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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-09-17, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES ADVOCATE THURSDAY. SEPTOmER IO TWELFTH INSTALMENT Rackruff Motors hire Rowena to a<?- company Peter on a nation-wide L, tour in their roadster as an ad­ vertising stunt, At the last min- j ute Little Bobby is engaged to * act as chaperon, A few miles out Bobby becomes 1 tearful at beiu'gr parted from her «weetheart and Rowena insists on taking her place in the rumble so that she pan ride with Peter and ' have him to talk1 to about Carter. Rowena gets Peter to consent to . divide the expense money each ' week when It arrives, and aston- ’ islies Peter by eating too econ-’ omically. The three tourists reach Denver After passing through Buffalo, ’ Chicago and St. Louis. Peter and Rowena have many tiffs on the ' way while Carter keeps wiring ,, Bobby to return to New York. The morning after they reach ? Denver, Peter and Rowena dis- - cover Bobby has deserted them ’ and returned to New York by ■’ train. They are faced with the Impossible condition of continuing their trip without a chaperon. Rowena suggests to Peter that they make a “companionate mar­ riage,” They are married and go to Cheyenne, their actions, when they ask for rooms on separate floors, arouse the suspicions of the ' hotel clerk. They finally succeed k in getting Tooms, but not without exciting the laughter of the hotel loungers, • They resume the trip the next day and are overwhelmed by a "t cloudburst in an arroyo and are , thrown out of the car. A party of tourist campers gives them dry clothes and food. Spokane ’ is finally reached and the hotel clerk smiles when they register. They find Rackruff Motors have arranged a public reception and dance for them. They are delug­ ed with presents. After the festivities, Peter an­ gers the hotel staff by leaving! his . bride alone all night and Rowena tries to iconsole him for the opin­ ion he has won by his actons. They find Bobbie awaiting them in the hotel at Seattle and she travels with them to Los Angeles where they arc met by an unfriend­ ly hotel clerk, who summons the •police who thereupon place all three under arrest for kidnapping Bobby. .After adjusting their difficul­ ties, Peter accidentally oj<ens a letter from Rowena’s kid brother demanding $50 to pay a gambling debt. He sends the $i50 out of his own money, along with a caustic letter. On reaching El Paso, Rowena he airs froim her brother. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY “Why, here he’s written me tWo -wlhole letters, page after page, all about college and the boy’s and such nonsense, and never a word About. money.” .She vmarched straight to the telegraph desk and Peter fol- . lowed her guiltily. He had to know what she was going to do. • “But, Buddy, darling, don’t you want some money?” she wrote. “There was no bad news, I hope,” jsaid Peter, as. they went up in the elevator. “Nobody bothering him— or anything like that.” “Why, no,” said Rowena wonder- Sngly. “Nobody ever bothers Bud­ dy. He isn’t that sort.” “How—nice.” said Peter. The boy who took them up to their rooms did a very unusual thing, although neither Rowena nor Peter noticed it at the time. Instead -of unlocking the door at once, he knocked, and it whs opened from within. They noticed that, of course, .and framed' in the open door was Bobby Lowell. “Where in the world did you come from?” “What are you doing here?” Bobby was crying, but they were too amazed, too disconcerted, to of­ fer either greeting or condolence. “I’ve ibeen wia'ithlg four days,” said Bobby. “I nearly died of lone- aomeness. You were due two days Ago. I had to kill myself.” , Peter turned to the boy quite savagely. “Why didn’t they tell us At the desk?” **I told them not to/* dimpled Bobby tearfully. "I wanted to sur­ prise you. I told them to show you jrliglit up.” Rowena marched Mito the room, took off her hat and gloves and toss­ ed then upon the 'bed. Then she got but her lip-stick fill'd powder and -concealed the stains of travel In a jftost efficient manner, “AU fight,” she said cheerfully. “Come oil in, peter, and don’t stand gaping.—Constantine, shake hands with one of the Boston Lowells,—- fight, Bobby, give tig the low­ down. Now, Carter Wellman—” “It’s aji his fault,” sobbed Bobby ignoring Constantine’s black and white paw. “You know that tele­ gram he sent you, Peter? It was a lie. He didn’t mean a word of it.” “Will you sue him,, or shall I horsewhip him?” “How do you know? You have­ n’t had time to get to New York and quarrel with him this time,” obejet- ed Rowena. I had plenty of time in Albuquer­ que, and I called him up, I asked him what I should get fpr the wed­ ding? He said ’What wedding?’ I said ‘Our wedding. That you wired Peter -Blandp about/ Rowena—Pe­ ter—he went on something awful. He said if I thought less about Clothes and more about my immortal soul I’d better off. He said What did I mean by telling strangers—and low-principled char­ acters like Peter, at that—the pri­ vate details of our love affair. In fact, lie sa'id lie wasn’t going to marry me until New York had a new insane asylum where lie could con­ trol me by the latest improved me­ thods,” Rowena and, Peter screamed with laughter. “Rowena,” said Peter, “I take it all back. I won’t punch liim in the mose. He’s a great old scout-” “What did you say, darling?” in­ quired Rowena. “I said,” announced Bobby with dignity, “that while perhaps lhe had never been in jail as Peter had, and had never touted the country un­ der false pretenses and- that sort of thing. Peter could teach him a whole lot about handling women.” Rowena rolled back on the bed helpless with laughter. . “What did he say to that?” asked Peter. “Nothing. Pie hung up the re­ ceiver on me—and me paying for a telephone call clear from Albuquer­ que!” ■So Rowena retired with Constan­ tine to her rumble seat and they continued swiftly east. Bobby no longer did all the talking. Peter was showing up as something of a conversationalist on liis own ac­ count. •' “You’ve made a great mistake, Bobby,”-'he,-told her o.ver qnd over, speaking in a slow and impressive voice. “I know men. Carter meant just what lie said in that telegram, but he resented your taking up such a sacred subject by long-distance telephone. The telephone is such a sordid, mechanical, diabolical de­ vice. Naturally he would not wish to m'ake- plans for the tremendous romantic experience of his life by telephone at so much a minute. He wanted to have in his arms.” Bobby was impressed—even a little frightened. / “But he used to make love to m4 over the phone in New York,” sl(e said defensively. “That was L different. He was seeing you eveiry day then and the calls were from house to house. It’s not like shouting ‘I love you’ over three thousand miles of farm and factories. I don’t blame Carter. I’m like that myself.” “But I didn’t know what to wear “That cut him to the quick,” said j Peter. “Men don’t think about clothes in their emotional moments. And to know that instead of every pulse and every vein and every—er —corpuscle—singing aloud, ‘I am going back to Carter!’—you were wondering what to wear.—-Well, I would feel just like Carter. It would wound me to 'the heart.” - By the time they reached San An­ tonio, Bobby was completely con­ vinced, entirely repentant and ask­ ing Peter’s advice-—he being “one of those men” and knowing how they were, apt to feel about things. “If I were you,” said Peter, with the heavy air of one who weighted his words, “I should take the first fast train for New York. You can get a good train at Houston.” “I’ll do it,” declared Bobby. “I'll take the first train from Houston and I won’t breathe a word to Carter Then if I do change my mind along the road I can call him up some- where,” “She’s not very well,” he explain­ ed in a fatherly manner. “Not really bad, you understand, but has queer little aberrations once in a While Gets odd notions about traveling and wants to get off the train. Cooks up any sort of wild excuse for getting off-wants to send a telegram—- wants to call up New York—-no end to tlie silly nonsense she can trump up. Now I want you to see that she goe-s straight through to New York, Her doctor will meet her at the sta­ tion and I’m depending on you to see that she gets safely into his hands. Bihe’ll be no tfotible at all, One of the sweetest girls that ever lived, but just will, get that odd notion about travel,” Peter gave the conductor ten dol­ lars, who said he could safely prom­ ise tlrnt she would reach her doctor with misadventure, “You’ll know him all right,” said Peter. “He’s red-headed and kind of square-jawed,” The conductor, who was pretty square-jawed himself, promised to see to it, Peter passed on the same word, and <a five-dollar bill; to the porter of her Pullman, and then sent a telegram, to Carter announcing the exact moment of her arrival and advising him to get in touch with the conductor of the train- Then he hurriedly rejoined the girls. “Good-bye, darling,” said Rowena cheerfully, “Bee you in New Or­ leans," “Oh, no, you won’t," said Bolbiby. “You won’t see me again till you get back to New York." At the hotel in Houston they found another fat letter for Rowena and a telegram which she opened hur­ ried. But it was only Buddy’s an­ swer to her inquiry form R1 Paso. “No,” it stated briefly. “If I needed money, wouldn’t I ask for it?” And hard uip as she was, Rowena- gave herself’the satisfaction of wir­ ing back the one word, “Yes.” There was also a telegraphic money transfer for Peter, to the amount of fifty dollars, and with it a short cold message. “You go to hell.” ' It was from Ronald Rostand. Rowena was wrong about it. Bud­ dy needed money a great many times after that but never asked for it again. He accepted a job in a hab­ erdashery where he worked two hours- every afternoon and all day Saturday. Rowena didn’t like that because it kept him away firomi ball games, but all Buddy said to her ob­ jections were, “I’ve seen a ball game." Rowena was quite uneasy about it all. Peter wanted to write him again, tried many times to put his friend­ ly feelings into phrases, to- say cheerio and tell him he was- quite the stuff. He would even have apologized for his meddling. But somehow the kindly thoughts would not be written down, for he had not Rowen’s facility with words and it was only in the pressure of deep emotion that Peter turned to the pen. And so, months later, when the two met for the first time, there had been 110 exchange of opinions be­ tween them after Buddy’s lucid wire. But when Rowena, with a hand of each in one of hers, said brightly: “Oh, Peter, this is Buddy!” they shook hands heartily and Peter said, “Well, hello!” “I-Iello, hello,” said Buddy. And they both laughed a little, and each knew exactly what the other had in mind. They had looked forward to New Orleans ns one of the high spots of the entire tour. They had heard enthusiastic friends rave over its quaint charm, had seen exquisite etchings of its thousand odd little crooks and corners, had sampled its time-honored recipes. Peter had his heart set on doing something really worth while in New -Orleans—two really worth while things—one for Rackruff Motors, Inc., and one for Peter Blande and his future. It was his idea to pick out the most picturesque and typical corner, with just a small portion of the roadster showing, and with Rowena peering out mistily into a shadowy street—a new Rowena, shimmery and shadowy herself behind a Span­ ish veil. Rowena, on the other hand, thought it would strike a more telling note to have the quaint old shop and the quaint old street with a strictly modern Rackruff and a strictly modern- Rowena standing out in bold relief. Rowena and Peter never had the same idea about pictures, a-nd Ro­ wena wouldn’t admit for a minute that Peter was always right. Cer­ tainly, whether right or wrong, he would have his own way when it came to pictures. It was in vain that Rowena argued she wasn’t the type to do a native daughter peeping out—she was strictly a New Yorker, looking fas­ cinatedly in. (Continued next week.) BL ANSI! ARD BARN BURNED Early one morning recently a large bank barn on the farm Of Her­ bert Langford, a mile and a' half south of Woodham, was burned. The Langford family were awakened by an American tourist who was driv­ ing about 2-30 a.m, The large barn, coiitaiiiing the season’s crops, to­ gether with calves and pigs, were totally destroyed. A large number of hens, and the hen house, were burned. The horses were rescued in the nick of time. ELIMVILLE (Too late for last week) Miss Mildred Belli of Detroit, was home bver the week-end and holi­ day, Mr, Joshua Johns spent a few days with Mr, and Mrs- Giles in Hamilton also at Niagara Fails and Toronto Exhibition, Misses Joy and Evelyn Whitlock were visitors in the vicinity last Bunday, Mr, and Mrs Harry Mupch, of Lon­ don, visited at Mr, P. March’s on Labor Day, Miss Greta Hunter, of London, spent the holiday at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ford, Joan and Peggy, of Flint, Mich,, visited, the former’s brother in the neigh­ borhood last w?ek, A number from this vicinity were at Ipperwash Beach and Kettle Point last Sunday. Next Sunday service will be held' here in the morning at 10:30, It is expected that Rev. White will be home to resume his work. Mr, Lewis Woods and several boys from London, visited at his father’s home here on Labor Day. Mrs. John Johns, Mr, Fred Johns also Misses Olive and Ruby Johns visited Mr. Roy Johns and family at Comber recently, Mr, and Mrs, Chas. Johns, Walter and Kenneth attended the wedding of their neice Miss Leola Hern in Goderich on Wednesday of last week. Miss- Leola Johns, of Exeter spent Labor Day at her home here. ZURICH Mr. and Mrs. Herb Krueger and -famiiljy wore wee'k-end visitors at Kitchener and Toronto. 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An advanced Superheterodyne Chassis has been built into four of the 1932 Models, just announced. Best of all, you- can own this finer Superhetero­ dyne radio for fewer dollars than ever before in Rogers history! EASIEST TERMS Rogers-Majestic Corporation Limited Montreal Toronto Winnipeg SainlJohn Vancouver MAIN STREET, W. J. BEER EXETER, ONT. I and Mrs, ow Mr, and Mrs. Percy CJcrkn and family have returned to their home in Windsor after visiting with rite-* fives for a few weeks. Mrs, Harry Yungblut and daugh­ ter Inez, visited in port Hlgin tbp past week. Mr. Jacob Brown returned home after spending a week in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Merner EUber and two sons, of Detroit, were week-end- visitors with Dr. and Mrs. Jos. Rout­ ledge. Mr, Dennis DWcliarme of the Bronson Line, escaped serious injury while assisting at the farm of Paul Masse, Mr, Ducharme held the torn gue q£ the wagon while several men pushed a load of oats forward a little and in some manner he slipped and fell, one wheel of the wagon passing over both legs. No bones were broken but he is walking on crutches for a few days. Mr. Albert Rittenhouse has moved to Dunnville where he will reside in future. Mr, and Mrs. Hilton Truemner and. family and Mr, Conrad Truemner spent a few days with friends in Michigan the past week. FIFTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY The Parkbill Gazette contains an interesting account of the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Mawson, of Dundurn, Sask. Mrs, John Mawson is a bro­ ther of Mr. George Mawson, of Exe­ ter. M;r. and Mrs. Mawson were born in Parkliill and were married in August and went on their honey­ moon where they have since resid­ ed. Three children also reside in the West. A community picnic was held- in their honor and after supper Mr. and Mrs. Mawson were present­ ed with a floor lamp from their friends and many other gifts from relatives. pUNpAS^MlTPH . * A pretty hQusS” w&ddfeg was sol* emnized on Saturday, at 4 o’clock, with Rev. R. H. Saw by officiating, when Dorethy eldest, daughter of Mr-a- 6m®, of South, London, and the' late Giis, A. SmitlL foriwiy Ont., was united- in marriage to Stephen Rieiiard, youngest son uC Mrs. and the fate J. Dundas, 0,15 Clandeboye, Put. The bride chase a modish fall gamble of hunter’s green chiffon veL vet with ivory Battenburg lace bo­ dice, hat and accessories matching, A corsage bouquet of Talisman roses completed the costume, She also wore tile groom’s gift, a beautiful green gold wrist watch. The bride’s sister, Miss Mildred Smith, w'a,& the bridesmaid, wearing a smart en­ semble of black chiffon velvet with- ridh ivory blouse, hat and shoes to matcli. Her flowers were pink car* nations. ' The groom was supported by his brother, Edward Dundas, of Detroit, After the reception, Mr. and Mrs, Dundas left for a motor trip to To­ ronto, Buffalo and Cleveland, the bride travelling in a brown travel tweed dress and a brown boucle coat with brown caracul collar and cuffs, and hat and shoes to match, Guests were present from Qlandeboye, Hick- son, Kitchener, Detroit and London, a FACING SEPARATION John H. Taman and his wife, are facing deportation arid. separation, Mr, Taman, 34-year old Canadian war veteran and a native of Goderich Township is to be deported to Can­ ada from, Detroit while his English born wife is to be sent back to Eng­ land and their four children are to he held in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Taman have been living in Detroit since 1922,