HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-05-11, Page 6THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVQCATE
TINY CARTERET
BY SAPPER
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J hours, j- - ■ -
, uncoiled his large bulk fromTiny Carteret stretched out a hand
like a leg of mutton and picked up
the marmalade. On the sideboard
what remained of the kidneys and'
bacon still sizzled cheerfully on the*
hot plate: by his side a cup of di-!
mansions suitable for a baby’s bath
gave forth the fragrant smell of cof-!
fee. In short, Tiny Carteret, half-!
way through his breakfast. I
The window was wide open, and;
from the distance came the ceaseless;
roar of the traffic in Piccadilly. In1
the street below, a gentleman of.
powerful but unmelodious voice was!
proclaiming the
berries: whilst
mark came the
cornet solo. In
in Curzon Street.
The marmalade stage
Carteret was always the
|ng stage, and as usual, he ran thro’
the pile in front of him before, be-
A
three morel
proclaimed1
the utmost
over which
was a
which
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CHAPTER I
1 kiss me, do you mind doing it some
where else.”
He came out of his reverje to find
himself towering above a delightful
vision in blue.
"Vera, my angel,” he said, “I
eat dirt. For the moment my brain
was immersed jn the realms of high
er philosophy.”
"You mean you were wondering if
it was too early* for a drink at your
club,” she answered. “Anyway do'
not forget next week-end.” |
"Ah, next week-end. Now that’s
a bad affair—next week-end. ‘For*
to-morrow, most ravishing of your
sex, I leave for Switzerland.” I
“You do what?” she cr|ed, staring!
at him. |
“Leave for Switzerland,” he grin
ned. "I am going to pick mountain
flowers—roses, and tulips and edel
weisses and all that sort of thing”
"Tiny! You must be mad! Whatj
about our party?”
“I know, my pet.
water when I think of it.
answered doctor’s orders. He* says I
I shan’t hl,’1Hincr ”n”
i
BREAKS JJEG AT FLAY
George Edgington, 10-year-old
son of Charles Edgington, of Clan-
deboye, while at play on the school
grounds last week broke his leg. He
was taken to London by Dr, Banting
foi’ an X-ray and treatment,
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Mr. and Mrs, R. J. McAlpine are
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In fact, he reflected, as he^peared in his usual unexpected man-
'"’1k from the ner, leaving a Free Forester team
chair, the number of lies he would' one man short as a result. Which
' x_ x,. -------------- - in itself was SUffieieut to show that
the matter was "important, for crick
et was a man|a with him. And yet
Territet of all places! Tiny Carteret
scratched his head and rang the bell.
“I’m leaving London, Murdoch,"
he said, when his valet’ appeared.
‘I’m going to Switzerland.”
"Switzerland, sir?”
ed as if he
senses. "At
"Even so,
Tiny with a
want you.”
"Very good, sir. And
you be leaving?”
At that moment the telephone bell
rang.
"See who it is, Murdoch. And
then fjnd out if I’m in.”
The valet picked up the receiver,
and Tiny heard a man’s voice com
ing over the wire.
"Yes, sir.
flat. I’ll see
He covered
his hand and
"A Colonel
speak to you.”
"Gillson,” muttered T|ny.
the devil is Gillson?”
He took the receiver from
doch.
Ifr
have to tell in the near future would'
probably fuse the telephone.
And at this period it might be
well to g|ve some slight description
of him. The nickname Tiny was of*
course an obvious one to give a man
who had been capped fifteen times'
for England playing in the scrum.
But though he was extraordinarily
bjgly made, he was at the same, time
marvellously agile, as men who play
ed him at squash found to their
cost. He could run a much lighter
man off his feet, without turning a
hair himself. The last half of the
war had found him in the Coldstream
then, bored wjth peace-time soldier
ing he had sent in his papers and
taken a sport of every description,
which, fortunately for him, the pos
session of five thousand a year en
abled him to do with some
That he was extremely
Wjth both men and women
to be wondered at: he was
pletely free from side of any sort.
In fact, many a net had been spread
in the sight of the wary old bird by
girls who would have had no objoc-
; tion to becoming Ml’s. Tiny. But so
he knew well although it was many jar keyon^ flirting outrageously w|th
j all and sundry he had refused to be
caught, and now at the age of thirty
he was still as far from settling
down as ever.
Once again he glanced at Stand
ish’s letter. It had been sent from
the Grand Hotel at Territet, a spot
which he recalled as being on the
Lake of Geneva,
asked h|mself the
what on earth was
doing there of all
was associated in
I tourists and
merits of his straw-
from the half-way
ghastly
short, a
sound of a1
service flat'
IIwith Tiny
letter-open-
ginning to read any of them,
couple of obvious bills:
of feminine hands which
invitations of sorts with
certainty—and then one
he paused. The writing
man’s: moreover, it was one
months since he had seen it.
decisive: strong—|t gave the
acter of the writer with absolute ac
curacy.
“Ronald, by Jove!” muttered Tiny
to himself. “And a. Swiss postmark.
Now what the dickens is the old
doing there?”
He slit the envelope, propped
letter against and. coffee-pot, and
gan to read.
My Dear T|ny [it ran] —
I know that at this time of year
Ranelagh and Lords form your happy
Neat::
char-J
I
the
be-
a handsome silk umbrella.
ease.
popular
. was not
; so com-
10c. per line.
50c. Legal ad-
8c. per line. In
one verse 50c,
each.
The man look-
had taken leave of his
this time of year?”
Murdoch,”
grin. “But
My heart is (
But the
require
when will
Tliis is Mr. Carteret's
if he is in.”
the mouthpiece with
turned to his master.
Gillson, sir, wishes to
“Who
Mur-
speaking.
The voice was1
“I am Gillson I
Home Offjce j
enough to come
Professional Cards
GLADMAN & STANBURY
BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c.
Money to Loan, Investments Made
Insurance
Safe-deposit Vault for use of our
Clients without charge
EXETER and HENSALL
building up.
| “There’s a girl in it,” she
1 cusingly.
"Thumbs crossed—there isn’t. You'
are the only woman of my life. Good,
I God! my dear—it is qarter past el-
' even. I must hop it. Think of me I
Vera, in the days to come—alone
with chamois—yodelling from height j
to height in my endeavours to please
the intelligent little fellows. Would
you like to hear me yodel now?”
“For Heaven’s sake don’t. And I
think you are a perfect beast.”
Tiny took out. his handkerchief
i and began to sob loudly.
I “Jilted!” he boomed in a
I vojce, to the intense delight
I crowd of people waiting close by for
| a motor-bus. “Jilted by a woman
for whom I have given up my honor
my fortune, even my morning beer.”,
"You unspeakable ass,” she cried *
striving vainly not to laugh. “GOJ
away at once. And I hope you get
mountain sickness, and die in. an
ayalanche.”
He resumed his interrupted walx
feeling rather guilty.
the girl he had just left had engin-
I eered the week-end party
■and solely on his account, and he I
had let her down. Now it would be*
to her even as gall and wormwood,!
and she really was a darling. |
“In fact, young fellow,” he rum-!
inated, “you must go easier with the
little pretties in future. It’s a shame
to raise false hopes in their sweet
young hearts. And one of these
days you’ll get |t in the neck your
self.”. I
He hailed a passing taxi and told
the man to drive to the Home Office
Vera Lethington was forgotten: the
immediate and interesting problem
was, What d|d Colonel Gillson want
with him? Presumably it must be
something to do with Ronald Stand
ish, since he could think of no other
possible reason for the summons. j
He asked for Room 73, and on
giving his name was at once shown
up. Steated al the desk was a hat-'
chet-faced man with an enormous
nose, who rose as he entered. He'
was very tall, and his eyes, keen and.
steady, seemed to take in every_ de
tail of his visitor at a glance.
"Mornin’, Carteret,” he said, and')
the words were short and clipped. |
"Take a pew. I suppose you' know,
why
said ac-
i
i
loud
of a
filed. Also a
Telephone Co
rebuild certain
tabled. Also a
the Ontario
CARLING & MORLEY
BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c
LOANS, INVESTMENTS
INSURANCE
Office: Carling Block, Main Street,
EXETER, ONT.
At Lucan Monday and Thursday
full
be-
the
not
Dr. G. S. Atkinson, L.D.S.,D.D.S,
DENTAL SURGEON
Office opposite the New Post Offica
Main St., Exeter
Telephones
Office 34w House 84)
Closed Wednesday Afternoons
■----- -------------4| .
Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S.
DENTIST
an-
has
re-
"Hullo! Carteret
“Good morning.”
deep and pleasant.
Speaking from the
Would you be good
round and see me this morning' any
time before noon? The matter is
somewhat urgent.”
Tiny’s face expressed his bewil
derment.
“Sure you’ve got the right bloke?”
he said. “The Home Office is a bit
out of my line.”
The man at the other end laugh
ed.
“Quite sure,” he
needn’t be alarmed.
73.”
“All right,” said
round about half-past eleven.”
“Now what the dickens does Coh
onel Gillson of the Home Office want
with me, Murdoch?” he remarked*
thoughtfully, as he hung up the re-
"And where is the Home
He knew that
Office: Carling Block
EXETER, ONT.
Closed Wednesday Afternoon
simply thewith
white
years
tourn-
was a
And once again he
same question*—
Ronald Standish
places? Territet
his
pretty
hunting grounds, as a general rule steamers on the lake.
by day, whilst at night you are in . - - - -
the habit of treading on unfortunate amen| there*
women’s in divers ballrooms. Never-j
theless, should you care to strike
out on a new line, I think I can. onjy j-ke Almighty and he himself
promise you quite a bit of fun out
here. At least when I say here, this’
will be our starting-point. Where
the trail may lead to, Allah alone
knows. Seriously, Tiny, I have
need of you. There is not going to
be any poodle faking about it: In'
fact, the proposition is going to be,
an extremely tough one.
let’s start under false
ago he had played jn a
I
mind
little
Also
tennis
But Ronald
j different matter altogether.
! It had been said of Standish that
which
more
asked
was, and that it t
of the two it'
difficult to find
■point blank he
speaker with a
knew what his job
was doubtful
would be the
out from. If
would stare at the
pair of innocent blue eyes and re
mark vaguely—‘Damned if I know.j
old boy.” For months < ’ '
I
I VAI* --<=> -- - - ulu uuy. x'vr luuums on end he 1
So don’t wouid remain in'London leading the t iany
pretences, j Ordina,ry i|fe of a man of
There is going to be the devil of a^ken suddenly he would disappear at
lot of danger |n it, and I want some
one with a steady nerve, who can just as unexpectedly,
use a revolver if necessary, who has
a bit of weight -behind his fists and
knows how to use them.
If the sound appeals to you send
me a wire at once, and I will await
your arrival here.
Yours ever,
RONALD STANDISH
S.—A good train leaves the
de Lyons at 9.10 p.m. Gives
dinner in
p.
Gare
you plenty of time for
Paris.
Tiny pulled out his case and very
thoughtfully lit a cigarette. A faint
twinkle in his eyes showed that he
appreciated the full significance of
the postscript: Ronald .Standish
knew what his answer would be as
well as he did himself. Even as the
trout rises to the may-fly, .so do the
Tiny Carterets of this' world rise to
bait such as was contained in the
body of the letter. And just De
cause he knew he was going to swal
low it whole, he played with it men
tally for quite a time. He. even
went through the farcial perform
ance of consulting his engagement
book. For the next month he had
not got a free evening—a thing he
had been fully aware of long before
he opened the book. In addition,
such trifles as Ascot and Wimbleton
loomed large during the daylight
a moment’s notice, only to reappear (
And any in-
quiries as to where he had been
would probably elucidate the illum-
inating answer that he had just been
pottering round. But jt was to be
noticed that after these periodical
disappearances his morning walk for
a few days generally led towards
that part of Whitehall where Secre
taries of State live and move and
have their being. It might also be
noticed—if there was anyone there
to see—that when Ronald Standish
sent in his name he was not kept
waiting.
Even with Tiny Carteret he had
never been communicative, though
they were members of the same clubs
and the closest of friends. The far-|
thest he had ever gone was to mur
mur vaguely something about intel-j
ligence. And it was significant that!
at the time of the Arcos raid the
first question he had asked before’
opening the paper which contained"
the news, was the number of men
who had been rounded up. Signifi
cant also that on two occasions af
ter he had returned from these
strange trips of his he had been ab
sent from London for a day, once at
Windsor and the other time at Sand
ringham.
At the moment he had been away
for about a month. He had disap-
Dr. Wood’s Coughed Until Thought
His Head Would Burst
answered. “You
Ask for room
Norway
Pine
Syrup
Mr. A M. Lambert,, Mount Olie, B.C., writes:—
“When out on my trap line I got thoroughly chilled:
caught cold, and would! cough until I thought my head
would burst, and no matter what I did the eough would
hot let up.
I sent for two bottles of Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine
Syrup, find before I had finished the first one my cough
was relieved.”
Price 35c. a bottle j large family size 65c; at all drug
and general stores; put ’ m
Limited, Toronto, Ont.
and general stores; put up only by The T. Milburn Co.,
means I “A taxi“(iriver might know that,
''sir,” ■’ ’ ' ....................“ ’
’' to go
when
Tiny lit a cigarette, and blew out
a great cloud of smoke.
"Tomorrow,” he said at length
"That will leave me today to* tell
the necessary lies in, and get my
reservations.”
“How long shall I
inquired his man.
Tjny gave a short
“Ask me another,”
darned if I know, Murdoch,
me enough to* last a fortnight
way. And one other thing.”
'turned at the door. “Get that
revolver of mine oiled and cleaned,j
and pack it in the middle of my kit.”
He went downstairs chuckling at
the look of scandalized horror on
his valet’s face. Revolvers! Switzer
land in the middle of the London
season! Such things were simply not
done, as Murdoch explained a little
later to his wife.
"Hindecent, I calls it: positively
hindecent. Why we were dining
out every night.”
But Tiny Carteret, supremely un
conscious of the regal pronoun, was
strolling happily along Charles St. .
The morning was perfect: London
looked her best, but no twinge of
regret assailed him at leaving. There
Were many more mornings in the
future when London would look her/
best, but a hunt with Ronald Stand
ish was not a thing a man could
hope for twice. And as he turned
jnto Piccadilly he found himself try
ing to puzzle out what the game was
going to be.
The Lake of Geneva! Could it be
something to do with the League of
Nations? And Bolshevism? He
rather hoped not. Unwashed inter-
"You do what?” she cried staring
with hair and masquerading at Rus
sians, failed to arouse his enthus
iasm.
"Hullo! Tiny. If you want to ]
said Murdoch helpfully. “But
back, sir, for the moment:
will you be leaving?”
pack for,
laugh,
he said.
sir,”
“I’m
Give
any-
He
Colt
I rang you up.”
(To be continued)
and'
i
of Clinton, met
an accident while motoring
London to Clinton on Tuesday
The can’ skidded on the slip
pavement and .swerving to the
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Mr. W. N. Manning, president
general managei’ of SherlOiCk-iMann-
ing Pianos, Ltd.,
with
from
last,
pery
ditch rolled completely over. The
car was badly damaged and Mr.
Manning .*S|u(ffdred 'inju'ri.es to his
head and right leg which confined
him to his 'bed for several days.
Hay Council
The regular mouthy meeting of
the Council of the Township of Hay
was held in the Town Hall, Zurich,
on Monday, May 1st, 1933, with all
the members present. The minutes of
the previous meeting were adopted
as read.
A communication from the De
partment of Highways showing that
the grant towards expenditures on
Township roads in 1913*2 amounted
to $3,848.77 was laid before t he
Council and ordered
letter from the Bell
asking permission to
telephone -lines was
communication from
Municipal Board re charges for tele
phone service was laid before the
Council and considered.
The following resolutions were
passed:
That according to an order receiv
ed from the Ontario Municipal Board
of Toronto, the annual charge to all
subscribers of the Hay Municipal
Telephone System who have paid the
principal and interest charges in
be reduced to $9.00 per annum
ginning with the year 1913*3 and
rate to subscribers who have
completed the principal and interest
charges to remain at $12.00 pel'
num until the term of ten years
expired when the rate shall be
duced to $9.00.
That permission be granted to
Bell Telephone Company to rebuild
their long dstance lines between lots'
15 and 16, Con. 2, and from lots 16
to 20, -Cons. 2 and 3, and the remov
al of one tree and the repairing and
replacing of a number of poles fromi
Lot 21 to the North Bounary, Con
2 and 3.
That accounts covering payments
on Township Roads, Telephone and
General Accounts be passed as per
vouchers.
Township Roads—Dominion Road
Machinery Co., drag bladess, etc..
$25.35 ; Goodyeai’ Rubber Go. belting
for crusher $26.49; John Oesch, rd
8, $4.90; W. Farrell, road 18, $2.90
J. Parke, road 1, $23.80; T. Welsh,
lumber crusher $8.03; C. Aidworth,
rds. 2, 3, 13, $5.80; Ed. Erb, road
9, $4.50; R. Adams, rd. 10, $4.20;
T. Dinsmore rd. 18, $6.75; T. Stein
bach rd. 8, $12.50; S. Martin, road
6, $7.35; A. 'Smith, road 8, $7.78;
M. Tinney, road 14, $3,215*; A. G
Pybus, road 5, $2.00; M. M. Russell.
!'*road 8, $19.45; H. Steinbach, Zurich
•\P.V. $30.47; F. E. Denomme, road
i*10, $4.25; P. Schade, road l|3i, $4.30 is. McArthur, road 1, $14.10; Wm.
Ducharme, labor,
Canadian Oil Co., Motor Oil, crush
er $20.40; Treas. Stephen cement
tile $22.90; W. J. Jarrott, material
crusher $4.45; G. Armstrong road 2
[ $6.00; A. Mousseau rd. 3, $8.20; J.
j M. Ziler rd. 10, $6.7’5; F. J. Haberer
road 7, $4.80; A. Reichert, road 4,
$10.00.
Telehone accounts—Zurich Hydro
lights 2 months Central office $4.-
18; Bell Telephone Co., tolls Feb.
to March $60.09; E. R. Genther car
tage $8.0 8; Northern Electric Co.,
material $222.62; Zurich Central,
switching four weeks $68.00; Can-
Tele. & Supplies, material $5.50; H.
Smith, printing account $17.00; L.
G. Hess, labor, etc. $100 75; C. L.
Sohilbe & Son, coal central office $3-
65; O. Taylor, balance poles $26.25.
General accounts—Zurich Hydro,
lights town hall two months $2.94;
Ontario Hospital re indigent $13(9.00;
L. iSchilbe & Son, re indigent $(3.25;
Silverwoods, re indigent $1.10; Mun
icipal World, subscriptions etc. $3;
F. Ducharme, school attendance of
ficer fee $3.30; D. Gestetner (Can
ada) Limited Sjuppllies $18.4:2; J.
Block, meals transients, $5.6|5; W.
H. Edighoffer, salary assessor, $100
The Council adjourned to meet
again on Monday, June 5th, at 1.30
o’clock In the afternoon for the* reg
ular monthly meeting and as a Court
of Revision of the Assessment Roll
for the yOar 1933.
A. F. Hess, Clerk
crusher $14.10;
JOHN WARD
CHIROPRACTIC, OSTEOPATHY,
ELECTRO-THERAPY & ULTRA
VIOLET TREATMENTS
PHONE 70
MAIN ST., EXETER
ARTHUR WEBER
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For Huron and Middlesex
FARM SALES A SPECIALTY
PRICES REASONABLE
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Phone 57-13 Dashwood
R. R. NO. 1, DASHWOOD
FRANK TAYLOR
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For Huron and Middlesex
FARM SALES A SPECIALTY
Prices Reasonable and Satisfacti»«
Guaranteed
EXETER P. O. or RING 138
OSCAR KLOPP
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
Honor Graduate Carey Jones’ Auc
tion School. Special Course taken
in Registered Live Stock (all breeds)
Merchandise, Real Estate, Farm
Sales, Etc. Rates in keeping with
prevailing prices. Satisfaction as
sured, write Oscar Klopp, Zurich, or
phone 18-93, Zurich, Ont.
USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office, Farquhar, Ont.
President ANGUS SINCLAIR
Vice-Pres. ' J. T. ALLISON
DIRECTORS
SAH’L NORRIS/, SIMON DOW
WM. H. COATES, FRANK
McConnell
AGENTS
JOHN ESSERY, Centralia, Agent
for Usborne and Biddulph
ALVIN L. HARRIS, Munro, Agent
for Fullarton and Logan
THOMAS SCOTT, Cromarty, Agent
for Hibbert-
W. A. TURNBULL
Secretary-Treasurer
j Box 295, Exeter, Ontario
GLADMAN & STANBURY
Solicitors. Exeter
Triithful
"Was your friend in the habit of
talking to himself when he was
alone?”
“To tell the truth, .Pudge I never
was With him when he was alone.’*