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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-10-03, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES -ADVOCATE •••••••••••,..... .** 47:2=1111111111111111111111111111111111111i11111/11/11111111/1111/Millilliill/0111111111/1111111111 AMMO ,••••••• .011••• ••••••••• .11•••••• 0.0•1•1. .0••••••• 0•0•0141% :ORME. oves frit 1 ANNA S.• SWAN iS"-* how grateful we are, gierythinD Reeks so different since we came to know you." Bentley Carrington looped 13 =- MO • comfortable as lie felt. He wished —tor some reason that he cont1 not put into words—that he had never beep, mixed up in Sssendon aftiers. He had a vague revision of diaster .ahead„ "Pray don't speak about it, Mrs. Kerr. $o far as I elti cone'erned it =• has been a pleasure, Weether 11111.111•1. II I I I III I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1111 I II I I Idlrreveut loeru e • may trust nte "NO; its sufficlent for you to know Viet My mastitis u'e good, I am only asking you to try for some- thing that would be for your own ultimate benefit. And he's a street vitae—you saw that," "Oh yes, and I like 111 111. But !don't care about working in the .idarh. I should like to know what's at the back of your mind." tell you some day, Dolly, lleanivelle, 1 promise you this—that 4an the day you marry Harry Kerr -111 give you a .cheque fovea thousand ;pounds to be ffivested foy Baby, and n substantial present fole yourself as veep." "You're mighty keen on this thing Lionel," she said .shrewdly. "Have you seen somebody at his place. In Scotland whom you want, and he is p, .dangerous rival, el?" Maurice neither denied nor af- l'heee,e "yeur curiousity is the worst thing about you, Dolly, but I sup- pose youscan't help it. Are you go - :51w to sign or met?' "I'll thiek abbilt it. Meanwhile let him come as eiften as lie likes. _Ask me aboutitin a month's time Xrem now, and -TB give you a de- s finite answer." CHAPTER XVI • Thc First Heeds Jack ,Carringtori had no idea how inatteri Stood between Harry Kerr and his sister Blanche. 'Writing to his father that evening he mention- ed the fact 'of haring met Harry in Piccadilly C1'eus and stated who was hie companion. "Istan't help thinkng that it is a mistake for Kerr to have .gone into residence with Lionel. You know -what Lionel is and what queer com- pany he affects. That's his affair, and he can look 'after himself, but ICerr seould. lie more careful. - „He's very young .asiel-lietonishingly green. When you come np you had better put in a word. I am not particular- ly keen on having him at Hampsteed; ,Stell I'll take him rather than see go- off ate straight.I am nearly certain that will happen if he is left in • Ryder Street:. You know what tire neighborhe-bd is like, and we have got- to 'clo. the best that we can ,for him itor the sake of his people." This letter did not please Bentley Carrineston;eqnd it hastened his de- parture' for Sededonby q couple of deys. He did not mention the met- eor either to his wife or to Blanche, petit occasioned him a good deal of :anScfety.• - He '"deterinined, :to -speak wItli.eonspicious straightness to Kerr and to suggest e change of quarters. As luck. would have it, lie met AIM Kerr at the station on the morning of his departure to join the London truth, at Bordvsick. She came hp to him with SIElhliliS face. "I have had a, letter from Harry, IVIr. Carrington—a long delightful letter. He seems very happy, and the Wildness that' your nephew, Mr. Maurice, has shown him is extraor- dinary. I have written to him a little note of thanks this morning; We really are .awfully grateful." "Are you, ma'am? 1 .clon't see that there is very much to be grate- ful for as yet," replied Bentley Car- rington a trifle grimly. "When was the letter written, may I ask?" "On Sunday morning. He stayed at home from church to write it." "Written from Ryder Street, I suppose? I have !ward from my son that Harry has gope into residence at Lionel's place, I fancy that it is a- mistake to have done so," "Oh, why do ion say that? Harry. says,that it is a charming house, so admirably managed, so clean and comfortable, and so very central for everything. It its quite moderate in Price too," •-• "It may be all these things, Mrs. err, and ye,t it may not be the most suitable place for a young man from the country. We have to remember that that is what your son it. Will you leave thismatter to me, and I shall inquire into . "Why, yes. We leave everything to you, and we are overwhelmed with your kindness. Nothing seems a trouble to ypu." "Well; I mean to see the thing properly through. .1 shall make sure that your boy is thoroughly well oc- cupied—while I am in London at least. Work is the salvation of most of us." "How long do you expect to re- main in London?" "Till Christmas. There are one 'or two big things needing My at- tention. Will your son come home then?" 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Try as he would, Bentley Carring- ton could not rid. itimself of the un- comfortable feeling that possessed him with regard to i4sseudon's heir, and when lie met his .son at St. Pee - eras he at once plunged bite the subject. "Iiow is young Kerr getting on?" "I don't mtiee of him, He seems to be working steadily enough,but, of course, you gave nim in charge to Lionel, and I don't interfere," "Vi,Tell, it's la Lionel's e line et' things, and besides you have some- thing else to do. i didn't Ante what • You told me in your letter. We must get him away, from Ryder Street. .speak to Lionel this morning. Haven't you tried to see something of him yourself, or asked 111111 out to Hampstead? You might have done that last.. Sunday when you knew that Lionel was going down to Dorking," "But 1 didn't know that. 1 (Ltd speak, to Lionel of asking .Kerr out on the .Sunday, father, and he said that he would look after him. When I went to look them up i11 tee au er- noon—well, I encountered what 1. told you." "Do you know the girl, Jack?" "Only by name, and ,nothing to her discredit.' I'm bound to say. But, of course, it's the wrong tack that he's 011." • "Absolutely. As you properly said, it's a different thing with Lionel. He's that kind of man, and we can't meddle with his private life. 1,11 talk to"khim quite ,seriously to -morrow and to Kerr as well..Well, business seems to be going strong,. and that Paraguayan affair will be put through all right." "All right," said Jack. "Uncle Maurice is chuckling over it," he added with his slow smile. To this his father responded With the words, "The bit of the Jew that's in Maheice naturerly makes him chuckle over a big ,deal. You're coining back to dinner with me at Wilton's?" "Yes, father," answered Jack. and they got into a hansom together. When "'first, Bentley Carringtou had decided to make a. permeneat, home in ,Sciatland, he had made all arrangement wite the proprietor of a quiet, old-fashioned hotel of the better sort in the Mayflower district to reeerveeescite hinteas small menftes of - rooms. These. were never occupied except when he himself was in town, or when he lent them—as he did very occasionally --to •a friend. Father and son spent the evening quietly together, talking chiefly, of business. matters. They were excel- lent friends, and if Jack did not have the financial instinct so highly developed as it was in, his father he possessed other qualities, the value of which lits father fully realized. So far Bentley Carrington had suffered no dissappointment in either of hie childsen. • He was early - at . business next morning, and he found all the part- ners ready to receive him. An im- portant Board meeting and the busi- ness naturally arising from it oc- cupied his attention for the -thole of the morning, and, • though he had seen Harry Kerr, it had only been to exchange greetings with -him. He had to lunch at the Savoy with a Gerinan magnate: from East Africa, and it was four o'clock' in the after- noon before lie. returned to the of- fices in Cornhill—a free man.• Hnt went ai once to Maurice's roo "Where's Kerr?" he asked. abrupt- ly. "Don't you have him in here?" "The greater part of the day—yes. He's -with Lindley now. I assure you hat lie doesn't lack instructors, replied Lionel, raising his eyebrows slightly as the unusual brusqueness of his uncle's tone. Bentley Carrignton closed the door. "How's he getting on? Showing comprehension, grip, interest— all the qualities he ought to show?" "Oh yes, he's doing pretty good. But„ hell never make a great finan- cier,'eUncle Bentley, guess you don't need me to tell you that they are made of ,different stuff." "He has .a good square head oil him and some coMmon-sense—that was the impression left on my mind. He's a man whom people will trust and ilke, and that's a pretty valeable asset, Lionel, in a business like ours. But he mustn't be spoiled in the be- ginning." The tone' was significant, and • Lionel reseeted—or feigned to re- seet—it at once. "Yeu have got a crow to pluck with rtse. I/uncle .Bentley," he said imperturbably. "What's the head andront of my offending?" "Mt/ell, don't you think it Was mistake to take him to Ryder St?" "Why, may I ask? The place le conveniene and inexpensive. Has he nettle nay complaint?" • "He! Net likely,. but it's hard - tile habitation for a yOung man froth the contrary. It's all right, perhaps for a man about town—as you pride yourself 011 being, /Jolla He Would have beet safer at Hampstead With jack." "Let jadk take Mtn. by allMeanSi t thought that in tektite bile under my Wine t Was fulfilling your hes hest betein spirit and in the lietery • Uncle Bentley, Bet eliten't werrY if you shift him. Ile htas le hare my sitting -mei, and to u mita oS my temperament and habits. It is something .of a sacrifice and I have made inallowing him." "Of .course, and it is wholly int - necessary. Understand that 1. am responsible to his Mother for One, anci that 1 .0011'1: want ItIa1 to -V al! the straight." "but, heavous, uncle Hentley, ite hasn't shown the slightest inclina. tem!" said Maurice, apparently amused. "fie has been. hero only a matter of ten attysor so. Sonic- bociy has been telling tales, Jack, 1 suppose, has been retailing the in- cident of last feranday afternoon— perha.ps with embroideries :added." He spoke a little sarcastically. There was no -intimacy between the two cousins. The gulf between their two tastes, habits, and dispositions forbade there should be any. "Well, to he candid, he did tell me what lie saw, and be was right to tell me. May I particularly aok You not to introduce hini to—to— er—any of the Bohemian friends who amuse your idle hours. You know what his life has been up till now." Lloxiel laughed easily, as if the in- cident were at too little consequence to be taken seriously for a moment. .'"Let the' give you an accurate ac- count of the incident, Uncle Bent- ley, so that you may not attach to it an importance greater than it de- serves. I was down at Dorking and the lady ill whose company Jack met Harry Kerr called at Ryder Si, to, see me. No—such a visit is nut a common, occurrence, and I have taken the precautions to prevent a repetition of it. I 'happen to know .a emor family in the Drury Lane districee-a widow and her -two dau- ghters—connected with the stage, who have somethin.g of a struggle to make both ends meet, None of them is strong, and •they are fight- ing against odds. All three are very hard-workinge and self-respect- ing and respectable women," he add- ed with a slight emphasis on the last adjective. "I leave helped them a little once -or -twice—out of .disinter- ested kindness if I may be allowed to put it like • that. The younger girl was very ill on Sunday, and her :mother and sister did not know where to turn for help. Naturally the sister came to me, and I unfor- tunately was out. Harry Kerr saw her and volunteered—on my behalf, I suppose—to go back with her and see whether he could be of any use. He stayed in their house about a half an hour, 'and then he mune down to meet me at Waterloo in the evening to report weat had happen- ed. May I assure you that that is the incident, shorn of all that ap- pears significant of evil. Harmless enough, is it not?" "Certainly ---as you tell R. But you will admit that What Jack saw must have surprised him a bit. Well. I. am' glad that we have had this talk. You dont mind my spdaking ;4see yen,- Lionel?" . • "Mind! Why should I mind? And if you can get the sucking dove to fly to the heights of Hampstead, "be eery sure that I shan't, stand in the way, but that I'll isbe rather glad than .otherwise." , Bentley Carrington nodded, and, so far as Lionel Maurice was • con- cerned, dismissed the matter from his mind. Before business closed, he had an opportunity of exchanging 0 word with the other party in. the case. "Well, my lad, how are you get- ting 'along?" he asked Harry kindly. "Conse into my room and let me hear your impressions of your new life. First impressions are always interesting to a man like me." He drew him into his own private room, and by means of a few deft questions quickly elicited from the youth what he wished to know re- garding his daily Me in the office. And on the whole he was not disap- pointed in the point of view present- ed by Harry, inasmuch as it showed that already the good square head had grasped some of the salient points necessary to the successful conduct of great financial ender - takings. He did not seem overawed by the magnitude of the schemes floated in Cornhill, and his remarks showed at least an intelligent ap- ereciation or the elemets contribu- tory to success. (To be Continued) THEY DO NOT FORGET To show how carefully and meth- odically the British do their part in connection with wars and looking after graves of the fallen soldiers, we haste a concrete case of it in the instance of the late son of Mr, and Mrs. Wm, Wilkinson, a feW miles east of Hensall, who was known as Corporal Thomas Wilkinson, and Who paid the supreme sacrifice at a battle near Arras, in France. Cor- poral Wilkinson when but a young Man 'of 21, enlisted for service with the 161st Huroa Battalion, but was afterwards transferred to the 58th Battalion, and his grave Was mark-, ed 111 the usual way wieh.a.croes of wood nicely lettered, giving his tante age, battalloh, etc., and the date ot. his death, which was early in. the war. Just last week the wooden cross was returnee/ to Mr. Wilkie - Son so that he could preserve it its a precious but sad heirloom. The message with the sending Of the cross that it permanent headstone or itiorietiteitt hoe bean subaltituted, Thus it will be seen that the British do not forgot, with the lapse of years, the noble young nigh who had enlisted for King and ConfitrY and laid dawn their lives that others might live and have freedom, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3r1, 1E129 - 4.111* "AUT. 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