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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-02-23, Page 6THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1933 SECOND INSTALLMENT ■ © Doubleday miau co, k BnHwaMmuiwwi iKayavrwnhoM I THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Resident of Kingston, Ontaiio. -po*.Young Scientist Spent n Year In Far IJorth Obtaining Films for Government Records. L w SYNOPSIS: Pauline, sentimental, trustful, sincere and loving love, .becomes engaged and marries Dennis O’Hara in the belief that their blissful happiness will con­ tinue unchanged thru all the years. On her wedding morning she awakens with a strange pre­ monition that maybe' love does change, a thought buried in aer mind by a letter from her clos°st friend, Barbara the night before. Pauline adored Barbara who had been married, was the mother of, a child which died, but now di­ vorced and living a life which some of her friends could not un­ derstand. Between Dennis and Barbara is a seeming wall of per­ sonal dislike for both. Six months, after Pauline’s wedding, Barbara' ■comes for a short stay. NOW GO ON ' been Dennis O’Hara's reluctant ad-; same you are admirably suited 1 mission. “The sort of woman man looks at because he’s not quite sure what she is.” It was a true' if not very lucid description. Barbara was tall and slim, but she rather affected a droop, and she had queer nondes­ cript eyes that were sometimes pale and a beautiful mouth, and of a real leaf brown. She clothes that were like nobody "God knows where she gets Dennis grumbled. She seemed a perpetual source of grievance to 'him. “She gets them at quite ordinary shops,” Pauline said, ever on the defensive for her friend. "But you see she designs them herslf, and she’s so original.” j Barbara certainly looked ‘origin­ al’ enough now, as she stood with I j one hand on her hip looking down | J at Pauline with an indulgent smile. | .She wore a frock of brighestt jadej green girdled with a band of dull hair wore eise’s ’em,” io he II WITH THE STORY . u|j the receiver slow- away from the tele- orange, and her long drooping ear- ! rings were jade, and her cigarette home till holder was jade also. I “Why should he disapprove of ” Pauline said, realizing whycloud of you? air, turned even as she asked the question. Den- she Pauline hung ly and turned phone. “Dennis isn’t coming late,” she said. Barbara Stark blew 'a cigarette smoke into the a page of the magazine reading, then glanced up. "Oh! Business?” she asked ually. “He didn't say.” There was a little silence, Paul­ ine went back to her chair and took up the work she had been engaged upon so happily a moment ago. I should give that up if I were you,” Barbara said in her lazy, mu­ sical voice. "How long have you been at it?” “Ever since I was engaged.” Paul­ ine spread the cloth across her knee and regarded it critically. "Time flies, doesn’t it? You’ve been married—how long?—Six short months?” asker Barbara, musingly. “Nearly.” Paulines blue eyes sought her friend’s face rather som­ brely. “It seems longer—some­ times,” she admitted. Barbara laughed. “Not very com­ plimentary to Dennis.” “Dennis is a darling.” gathered up the elaborate is a perfect darling,” she ; enthusiasm. Barbara, stifled another turned another page of the maga­ zine “And they lived happily ever af­ ter,” she quoted rather cynically. Pauline leaned forward, her chin resting in the cup “I want to ask she said, suddenly. “My lamb, why dark brows lifted ment. "What is it? wer to the best of my limited quence.” Pauline slipped to knees beside her friend. “I think I’m just bginning to derstand that life isn’t the simple thing I thought it was!41 she said slowly. “If it were we should find it dull and uninteresting,” Barbara declar­ ed. “It’s the uncertainty that keeps us going at all. What is the impor­ tant question?” Pauline looked down at her new wedding ring and twisted it thought­ fully; then suddenly she raised her eyes. "Why don’t you like Dennis?” she asked. Barbara was lighting yet another cigarette—her white slender fingers paused in their task; then she ans­ wered evenly: “But I do like him. J like him immensely.” Pauline shook her fair head. "It’s nice of you to say so, but somehow I don’t quite believe you. There’s a sort of feeling of antagonism are in the was nis likely "womanly women”— the 1 description was his own. "Barbara looks like a cross between an Egyp­ tian queen and a film vamp,” he had protested only last night. “Why on earth can’t she wear frocks like this?” and he had pinched a soft fold of his wife’s between a finger and thumb. Pauline had flushed with pleasure. “Now if Barbara wore what I call ‘fluffy’ clothes,” he went on, floun­ dering amidst explanations, “some­ thing blue—with some lace—’’ “She’d look frightful!” Pauline told him. “Why should he disapprove of it sounded profound, and then she ask­ ed the question which for months she had longed to as'ked. “Barbara, did you love your husband when you?’ she urged, as her 'friend not reply. “Men,” said Barbar a,“always approve of things they don’t under­ stand.” ‘‘Oh,’ said Pauline. She was not quite sure what Barbara meant, but married him?” The answer came without hesita­ tion. “I thought I did, but we been married exactly—I think hour—when I knew I didn’t.” “How dreadful!” Barbara laughed. "It was rather,lily. cas- you did dis- to ’ Pauline cloth "He said, with yawn and her of her hand. you something,” "May I?” not?” Barbara’s in mild amaze- I promise to ans- elo- her un- calmly: who doesn’t whenever you and h& same room.” Barbara interrupted "Isn’t it ra/ther he like me, don’t you think? And isn’t it perhaps because I am has suddenly decided into dinner to-night?” Pauline sat back on looked up at her friend, mired Barbara immensely, and nobody had ever called Barbara beautiful. "Striking looking,” here that be not to come her heels She and ail- yet a! him. You’re both sentimental. . whereas Dennis—” she stopped, but i Pauline caught her up quickly. I "Wliat about Dennis?” | “Nothing, except that tempera­ mentally lie’s your exact opposite.'’ ‘‘Then we must have been made for each other,” Pauline insisted. .“ ‘Like attracts unlike,’ they say, don’t they?” j “Attracts, yes,”’ and then, as if i regretting the word, Barbara laugh- 1 ed. “Why do you lead me on to talk 1 such nonsense?’ Oughtn’t we to dress Peterkin will be here directly.” Whn she was upstairs in her room Pauline made no attempt to dress ! She sat down on the side of the bed land stared at the rose-patterned carpet with eyes that suddenly seem­ ed to see a great deal. She had been married six months —.happy months, yes, decidedly happy months and yet . . . “Temperamently Dennis is youi exact opposite.” Barbara’s words came back to her with insistent truth. Dennis was not in ’the least sentimental—lie hated what he called “slosh.” Now Pauline came to think of it, lie hardly ever used any terms of endearment when he spoke to her. Pauline things of pointing, night, for home earlier than usual from the City and had gone straight down to the garage and had tinkered about with the -car. When they were first married his first thought would have been for her—or—‘wouldn’t it? Pauline submitted herself to a stiff cross-examination. Perhaps she had been unwise. It was a mistake to show you were too fond f a man— Barbara had always said that-—Bar­ bara who was so cynically worldly- wise. But even Barbara admitted to be­ ing in love! Pauline wondered whe the man could be, and decided that it was probably the married man with whom she had lately been going about. A bell pinged through the house and site changed hurriedly and went downstairs. Peterkin was alone m the drawing-room—Barbara had not yet appeared—-and Pauline went up to him with an unconscious sigli oi relief. “It’s so sighed. It was the little life that were, so disap- she decided. Only last instance, he had come had me • terkin.” | “Glad to see jib. He looked nice to 'see you, Pe- me?” he asked jerk­ down at her, but he but I’ve got over it, and it was an kept his hands firmly clasped he- experienefe I don’t regret.” "And since?” "Yes. that.’ "Oh!” t c you’ve never loved anyone I’ve been fool enough for Pauline scrambled t'o her feet. “Who was he? Do tell me!” Barbara moved away to the win­ dow. “It wouldn’t interest you,” she said. “Everything about you interests- me,” Pauline pleaded. Barbara turned, smiling a little. “This wouldn’t. It’s nothing ro­ mantic.” v But Pauline would not be "Didn’t he love you? Oh, must have,” she insisted. “I never asked him. One go about proposing to men don’t show the slightest interest in you, you know.” “I kn'ow, but—” Barbara, patted Pauline’s cheek. “I said I’d answer one question, and I’m sure I’ve answered half a dozen,’ she protested. “What are we going to do with ouselves tonight?” “Petenkin’s coming to dinner.” Barbara raised her brows. “Poor Peterkin!” “What do you mean?” “Why, by coming here to see you” “Why shouldn’t lie? He’s my cousin.” “I know—a cousin who adores the ground you walk on. Now that’s a man whose love I believe in, Paul­ ine. You’re the only woman in his life. You ought to have married him—I consider you are admirably suited.” “Barbara! I don’t care for him in that way at all.’’ “I know you don't denied, but he doesn’t who hadn’t she had teas- Paul- quiet Mr. Jarnos E, Dowdle, Bath, Ont., writes:—*T W such a terrible backache I became nearly crippled, and had to quit harvesting. I could r ot lie sti:I at night, and had terrible bladder Pa’nf1' . . , ,The lad” of the house told mo to get a box of Doan s Kidne" villi h I did, and was feeling better after firn ,... few doses, and I have not been bothered since I ii.ii-L'.i the one box.” For s;.!'* nt ?.!1 dn.’-’’ red i '■♦orep. or mailed rV tv r-.i Ct ., '' 1 ' hind his back. Pauline nodded. You’re a bit of my old life, and you’re so safe,” she said comfortably. He laughed rather grimly. "Is chat a compliment?—and where’s Den­ nis?’’ "Out on business.” "Already?” There was an unkind little note in the question, and Paul­ ine drew away from him offendedly. "And you’re still quite happy?” She met his eyes serenely. "Per­ fectly.” He let her go at that. "Well—are we dining alone?” "No. Barbara is here.” His eyes brightened. “Is she? I like that woman—she’s a fascinat­ ing devil. I wonder she married again.” , "I wish she would. There Pauline broke off, realizing been about to break a confidence by speaking of the man whom Barbara had admitted loving, and the next moment Barbara was in the room. They had a cheery dinner in spite | of Dennis’s empty chair, before which Pauline insisted on placing a vase of roses and a glass of wine "for luck.” “.Still so romantic!” Barbara ed her. "And always will be, I hope,” ine answered. She was rather during dinner—afterward, when she was in bed lying awake listening for Dennis, she realized there had not been much necessity for her to talk. Then she heard Dennis’ step up the little garden and the sound of his key in the door. She flew out of bed and down the stairs, barefooted as she was, and when he opened the door she flung herself into his arms. "How late you are! It’s been so lonely. Are you 'all right? I’m al­ ways so afraid you’ll get run over or something when you’re out so late.” O’Hara laughed flushed cheek. “Do you think I keeper?” he asked. Iy from him. no slippers or drossing gown.” "I’m quite warm.” She hung round him as ho took off his coat, and she fo’lo.wed him into the dining ’oom talking all the time, “Have you had dinner?” want a nurse or He put her gent- "Vou’ll take cold—- i (To be continued) Danger and excitement have been crowded into the experience of Rich­ ard Finnic, son of O. S. Finnic, of Ottawa, who lived a year in the Arctic regions and obtained 15,000 feet of movie film of the famous “blonde” Eskimos. This young Canadian dared the rigors of the Arctic in the interests of science and Government records, He lived at times with the Eskimos in their igloos, pictured them af­ ter making friends by an infectious smile, and made valuable records of their habits and conditions of living. Mr, Finnie was a member of the Major Burwash party that made the hazardous trip to King William Land and found relics of the ill-fated Sir John Franklin expedition. On that trip, Mr. Finnie handled the cameras while valuable map work was done by Major Burwash. Leaving Edmonton Mr. Finnie pro­ ceeded by boat to Akla-vlk and later by schooner to Peterson Bay on King William Land. It was at this point that he was picked up bj an airplane piloted by Gilbert and carrying Major Burwash for the dash in search of Franklin relics. That trip was ex­ tremely hazardous as ice was form­ ing on the lakes and it was necessary to return as soon as possible to the base at Peterson Bay. Leaving the machine on returning to the base, Mr. Finnie boarded a schooner which wae to carry him to Coppermine where he made his headquarters. The boat was wrecked three days after the trip ended. He found the Eskimos friendly at all times. No alarm at the sight of the moving picture machine was shown by the Eskimos. It was found advisable to set the machine up, then let It be examined by the natives ,who, after becoming accustomed to it, paid little or no attention when it w in operation. Speaking of the blonde Eskimos ’of Victoria Land or King William Land, Mr. Finnie said they intermin­ gle with those along the coast, where they come to trade and fish. These Eskimos are not actually blonde but of a light complexion, while those along the south coast are rather dark skinned in comparison. 1 "SHUT-IN” BROADCASTS ‘liev. J. Roy Van Wyck, D.D., himself •n invalid because of a strange malady that makes his bones liable to easy fracture, has undertaken ' to produce messages to "shut-in” folk, which is broadcast by the Radio Fellowship of a Toronto church,. . ......... « MUST HAVE PARROTS. Some Women Seem Unable to Live Without Them, Says Noted Doctor. Two thousand men of medicine, members oHhe< British Medical As­ sociation, foregathered at East­ bourne, England, and discussed the ills of mankind, including national neurosis, manipulative surgery, col­ ored Yoad signs, and the hardships inflicted upon certain sections of the population through the ban on Im­ portation of parrots. The ban on parrots was occasioned by the out­ break; of psittacosis, which later spread- in North America, Sir George Buchanan said the doc­ tors were unable to contemplate the ban on parrots without dismay. "You may laugh,” he 'said, "but if you had received as many communications as I have had from women, in some oases high functionaries, who seem unable to live without parrots, you would realize I am stating the bald truth.” MAN CAN’T GROW NEW DEG. I When a man loses a leg he cannot grow a new one, but some animals can, notably the embryonic ambly- »toma, a salamander. The reason why la a mystery, but science has struck a new trail seeking the cause. This trail is made public in the news of the discovery- that X-rays de­ tray this regenerative power, reduc­ ing amblystoma to man’s condition of legs. Previously the power of X-rays to deter regeneration in Invertebrates was known, but this Is the first ap­ plication so far as he knows to a back-boned animal. Hollywood Films for Britain. Sixty million dollars of British money goes to Hollywood every year for American films apd not one cent, of income tax is.pdd on it, though if British companies made the same profits they would hate to pay $1.12 on every $5.90, says a special de­ spatch from London to the Southam newspapers. Bad News For Him. "I simply cannot stand the sound of an automobile horn.” "Why not?” "Some months ago my chauffeur stole mv car and eloped with my wife, and every time I hear a born toot I think he ifi brihgiflg her bock.” sesses Relics That Were fs-vd In the Days of Moses. There has come to light in King­ ston, one of the oldpst cities in Can­ ada, what is believed to be the oldest coin in the history of the world— one of the she-kels which were cur­ rency in the days of Moses, and which we find first mentioned in Genesis, the oldest book of the world. Before this period all business transactions were by barter, and by the strangest freak of circumstance what is probably one of the oldest forms of receipt in the history of the world has been found in the posses­ sion of Lieut.-Col. Kenlis L. Steven­ son, who three years ago came from England to Canada and settled in Kingston, where he has been identi­ fied with the Students’ Union at Queen’s University, Colonel Stevenson, who is a world- famous archaeologist in that mysteri­ ous land of the dim past, Iraq, in which is located the Garden of Eden, conducted two years’ exploration, and is the possessor of some of the world’s oldest relics, some of which repose in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University. Among other things in his possession is a collec­ tion of tablets of hardened clay In­ scribed in ancient writing, which in­ terpreted show them to be receipts for the payment of taxes to the Tem­ ple. One of these, indisputably one of the oldest in history, interpreted by Professor Stephen Langdon, Ox­ ford University, professor of Assyri- ology, says: "Thirty-two sheep set aside for the regular offering from Ebbashag Inteae took in charge month of the Dungl festival year when Shashru was destroyed.” This indicates that this receipt was issued' in the sixth year of Bursin, who was the third King of the third dynasty of Ur, which was about 2300 B.C., making this document 4,230 years old. Being interpreted, this receipt in­ dicates that one Ebbashag Inteae made a sacrificial offering to the Temple of 32 sheep. Dungi was the father of King Bursin, Shashru was a town in Iraq, north of Babylon, i Scholars find, by studying these 'tablets, which were engraved in clay, that no business or legal trans­ action was considered final unless a written receipt was given. The stan­ dard of business ethics was higher 'in those prehistoric days than it is to-day, for to cheat in trade, which is to steal, was punishable by death. The coin in Colonel Stevenson’s possession is estimated by Rev. S. (Petegorsky, the local rabbi, to be over 3,090 years old. ) The origin of the word “she-kel” was "to weigh,” and the first refer­ ence to money was in the time of Abraham, in Genesis XXIII.; I860 B.C., over, 3,800 years ago, when, he 'came to buy the grave ("Mac- pelah”) for his wife Sarah. For this grave "Abraham weighed to Ephrori 400 she-kels of silver, current money with the merchants.” These were Just ingots of silver. In this grave are buried Abraham, his wife Sarah; Isaac, his wife Rebekah; Jacob, and hiB wife Leah. This grave, which is ■in Jerusalem, is well preserved, and is one of the places regarded as sa­ cred by the Arabs. SOLD ENTIRE TOWN I Another instance of how the old nobility of England is breaking the ownership of its broad acres was af­ forded by the announcement that the 22-yeor-old Duke of Norfolk, the premier Duke and premier Earl and Hereditary Marshal of England, has sold his estate at Littlehampton, Sus­ sex. The estate comprises the town, a coast resort, patronized yearly by thousands of holiday-makers. j News of the deal with a big firm of London real estate brokers came as a great shock to the local council of Littlehampton, for the future of the pleasant town’s green foreshore, which adds great beauty to the place, is threatened. The Duke of Norfolk, Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, is the 16th duke of the proud line which goes back to the 10th century. The Howards stand next to the blood royal at the head of the peerage of England. 1 A BLIND MAJFS_ VIEW. •An interesting phase of the life of the blind is referred to by Captain Ian Fraser, some time member, of the British House of Commons, himself blind and a noted worker for his af­ flicted fellows. He says that many blind people do riot sleep well, and that he has shared this experience, especially when overworked. He gives this explanation: With persons en­ joying sight there is something rest­ ful and suggestive of sleep about the act of closing the eyes or turning off the light. A stimulus to the mind Is .removed. The moment the eyes are shut or the light is turned out, we lose our usual landmarks and cease to be interested in a world which has disappeared. With the blind man this change is absent. There is no shutting off of the world outside to induce sleep. The world is always shut out, so far as sight is concerned. The blind man must wait for his mind’s eye to close up. It cannot be encouraged. It is not open to per­ suasion. ' Nevermore. A Montreal judge reprimanded a boy who was stea'Jr.g a rid'1 on a truck wlikh cm..Herl his log against a post, mak-'ng amputa.Hon necessary- Because of this admonition, says the Toronto Mail and Empire, it is un- I’kdy'tRt the Hy will steal rides on any more trimkr.,—E d m on ton journal r.. in Watch. rk tv w.’tc'-i serows made are only wie thirty f -ti.’-thousandth of ail inch in leaaih, the diameter of the h-'nd bei'»" twdvML outiand th of tm inh. S’ch a v;o tisimada to .'■m Qtye Exeter QJiinea-Afcnaratr Established 1873 and 1887 Published every Thursday inornlni at Exeter, Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year Id advance. RATES—Farm or Real Estate fo> sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles. To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found luc. per line of six words Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 5 0c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line. 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