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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1932-09-15, Page 6* ( * . THURSDAY, SE1TO1BEK 15, 1032 A 4 A.THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE tfhe J^ouse of fireams and it was with almost her usual composure of greeted Blaise joined he£. “I’ve raided day ” she said, manner that she when he presently i Come Jrue BY MARGARET PEDLAR SYNOPSES Glyn Petergon apd his twenty-year old daughter Jean are dining to­ gether in their home in Beirnfels, Austria, Glyn was of a poble Eng­ lish family and against the wishes of his family had married Jacquel­ ine Mavory, the beautiful half- Frencli opera singer. They had liv­ ed very happily together travelling around when they so desired but always returning to Beirnfels. One year ago Jacqueline had died and Glyn can stand it no longer, he is going a-way somewhere just wandering, and has made arrange­ ments for Jean to visit his friend Lady Anne Brennan, England, Jean remains at Mon- tavan awaiting a reply- from Lady Anne, She meets an Englishman and spends the day at his cabin on the side of the mountain In the pine woods. When she goes to visit England this Englishman meets her at the station and proves to be a son of Lady Anne. CHAPTER XVII you ing now But $ old in “Oh, no—no.,” she began hastily. 'T really must finish cutting the roses—really Geoffery.” She tried to release her hands, but he held them firmly. ‘No.” he said cutting net now. to me.” drew the coolly. “You won’t youi' flo-wers- You’re going -at to her fish scissors from flasuea like a as he tossed them rose basket. Then, 1 PURELY VEGETABLE W Exeter ©imra-Aitwraie Established £87'3 and 1887 Published every Thursday merning at ^xeter, Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year in advance. 0 the rose-garden to-* smilingly indicating the mass of scented blossom that lay heaped, on the table, “I expect when Johns finds out he will pro­ ceed to meditate upon something for my benefit with boiling oil in it,” I Johns was one of the gardeners to whom Jean's joyous and whole-' 1 sale robbery of his first-fruits was a j daily cross and affliction. Only ' chloroform would ever have recon­ ciled him to the cutting off of a solb tary bloom while still in its prime, Blaise regarded the tangle­ roses consideringly.' “I wonder you found time • When I passed you were- For 60 yoarjs ths world** best sorrs<?tivo for CONSTIPATION and INDIGESTION Sold (everywhere in - 25c and pkgs Carters wpnis j Livnis-—.j hevei’ dreamed I couldh’t- trust you.” ' | “Well, you can’t/’ he said un-l steadily. The sight of her slender, gather so many. defiant figure and lovely, tilted, the rose-garden, face, with the scornful lips he had 'vise engaged.”just kissed showing the scarlet stain! The quietly uttered comment sent-i j against its whiteness, sent the blood , the blood rushing up into rioting through his veins once more,‘face. When had he passed? had he seen? She kept her eyes lowered, ingly intent upon^the disposition of some exquisite La France" roses in a black Wedgewood bowl. “What do you mean?” she asked negligently. , Tormarin was silent a moment. Had she looked at him she wpuld have surprised a restless pain in the keen eyes he bent upon her “Jean” —he spoke very gently-r- “have I—to congratulate you?” It was „difficult to preserve her poise of indifference when the man she loved put this question to understand? It’s no use fight-, friends- against me. You may say no, ; you may say no fifty times, one day you will say^—yes,” Jean’s slight frame tautened. ’You are mistaken,” she said at last, in a chili, cleaj/ voice calculated to set immeasurable Spaces between them. “I’m not a cave woman to be forced into marriage. Oh!”—, the ludicrous side* of this imperious trust'any man who loves you, Jean” kind of wooing striking her sud-( Her thoughts flew to Blaise, .She denly-—“don’t be so absurd, Geof-, would trust herself with him—now, fery! You can’t seize me by the hail* and cari’y me off to your own particular hole in the rocks, you know.” She began to laugh a little, “Let’s go -on just being good friends —and forget that this has ever hap-,.■n a fl ’1 * , | You’ll you’ll never be able to at any time, always. But then, per­ haps—the afterthoght came like a knife-thrust—perhaps he. did not care! ’ ‘A man who—loved me.” she said ; dully, “would riot do what you’ve just done.” “He would—sooner or later. Un- Of to by •other- Jean's What seem- RATES'—Farm or Real Estate tor sale 5Qc. each, insertion for firjrt four Insertions. 2§c, each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To. Rent; Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six; words. Reading1 notices Card of Thanhs yertising 12 and ’ Memoriam, with extra verses 25c. 10c, per line, 50 c, Legal »d- 8c. per line. In one verse 60o, each. REV. ROBERT WEIR Rev. Robert Weir, the United Church minister who pass- ' ed away in Vancouver recently, at the advanced age of 80' yehrs, was born in Biddulph Township, near 4 Lucan, his grandfather having come "■ to this digtrict#in 1818, His early , manhood was spent in Hensail and MfarfhaMill’e, Lambtori County and then he went to the Canadian west where he was engaged in the min­ istry until a few years ago. He was the father of a disting­ uished family, the members of which devoted their lives to education. His Isons are Dr. George, of the Univer­ sity of- British Columbia, wllo re­ cently conducted the survey pf the education of nurses in Canada; Jas. professor of McGill University; Ar­ chibald, registrar of the University of Saskatoon, and John A.,, dean of | the law school -of the University of Albei;ta, Surviving also, are • three daughters, Mrs. Dr. H. McLean, Mrs. Eliz- • \ retired Member Of The Canadian / Newspaper AssociationNewspaper Association Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY v BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Ac. ‘ Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vault for use of our Clients without charge EXETER LONDON HENSALL pened.” ‘ | She held out hex’ hand, bpt he took f notice of the little friendly ges­ ture. There was a red gleam in his eyes, a ssioulderirfg glow that need­ ed but a breath to fan it into flame. “You speak as if it were some­ thing that was over and dqne with.” he s*aid in. a low tense voice. “But. it isn’t; it nevex* will be. I love1 you, and I shall go on loving you der do it before! I’ve want- and wanting you as long as I live, 110’ dozens of times. But I wanted Jean—sweetest"—his voice sudden-J your loye more than a passing kiss, ly softened incredibly—“I’ll try to ■’■’ve waited for that—-waited all be more gentle.- But when a man f ^iese weeks. And now yon refuse loves as I do. he doesn’t stop to . it-ryou’ve not even understood that choose his words.” He ^stepped vn”’'”0 0,1 1 closer to her. “Oh! You little, little thing! Why. I could pick you up and carry you off to my cave with two fingers. Jean, when you marry me?” ~ His big frame towered beside He paid no more attention to dismissal of him than, if she not’ spoken, and she was conscious of ran odd feeling of impotence. “You don’t seem to have under-, Hess his veins ran milk and water!” 1 He drew a step nearer and stood staring down at her sombrely. “Do you know what you’re like, I won­ der? With your great golden eyes and your maddening mouth and that little pleft white chin .'.. . You’re angry because I kissed you. I w-cn- CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c LOANS, INVESTMENTS INSURANCE Office: Carling Block, Main Street, EXETER, ONT. At Lucan Monday and Thursday \ she loved put this question to her, but she. contrived it somehow, Wo­ men become adepts in the art of hiding their feelings. The conven­ tions demand it of them. Jean's answer fluttered out with the airy lightness or a butterfly in the sunshine. “I am sure I can’t say, unless you tell me uon what “You know swiftly. “None ” Sihe nibbled and surveyed critically, ing -her. “Then,” he said gruffly, ‘let me suggest you revive your methocis. The woman who plays with Geoffery Burke might as safely play with an unexploded bomb.” His voice betrayed him, revealing the personal element behind proffered counsel. , Jean glanced at him between lashes. So that was it!-He jealous—jealous of Burke! At something had happened to pierce the points of his armour of assum­ ed indifference! Her heart sang a a little paean of thanksgiving, and all that was woman in her rose bub­ bling to meet the situation. In an instant ' she had recaptured her aplomb. ‘ “I rather think I enjoy playing th an unexplod’ed bomb,” she re- “There are ■about them.” ‘And it is possibilities L. Philips, of Detroit and Miss abeth Weir, of Vancouver. Dr. G. S. Atkinson, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Office opposite the New Post Office Main ^t.> Exeter Telephones 34w House 84j every Wednesday (all day) until’further notice. grounds?” none, then?”—fof you’re all earth and"heaven to me. oh! How 'blind you must have been She was silent. Her anger was waning, giving place to**'a certain dis-, tressful comprehension of a mighty force which had suddenly broken bondage in the man beside her. Dimly, from her own knowledge of the yearning bred of the loved one’s nearness, she envisaged what these last weeks must have meant to a niaxx of Burke’s temperament. Was stood me," she said forcing herself any wonder-, when suddenly made to speak composedly. “If I loved to realise that the woman he loved you, you’d have- no need to ‘carry hot- only did not love him in return me off’ to your cave. I’d come— bht had failed even to gladly, fery. man I don’t love. “You’ll marry stubbornly, ing* to give you you, do, you’re n^istaken. you, and I’ll teach you to love me; —when you’re my wife.” The two pairs'of eyes met. a Chai-' lengiilg defiance flashing between them. Jean shrugged her shoul­ ders. “I think you must be mad,” she S,aid contemptuously, and turned to leave him. In the same instant gripped her shoulders and her rpund facing him., “Mad!” ‘ • - - - will the the Torjnarin felt like shaK- end of a stalk Wedgewood bowl R.N., has two weeks’ Office Closed finish least, listen He grasp, and they ixx tlie sunshine down on to the quite deliberately, he pulled off the loose gloves she was wearing and his big hands gripped themselves suddenly, closely, about her slight, bared ones. “Gepffery------” Her voice wavered uncertainly. The realizatioxx of his intent had had come upon her so unexpectedly, rousing her from her placid uncon­ sciousness, that she1 felt stunned— nervously unready to deal with the situation. She struggled a little, instinctively, but he» only laughed down at her, a ring of/ masterful triumph in his voice, holding her effortlessly, with all the ease -of his immense strength. “It’s no good, Jean. You’ve got to hear me out. I’ve waited long enough." He paused, then drew a deep breath. “I love you!” he said slowly. “My God. how I love you!" There was an element of wonder in his tones, a'nd -she felt the strong ■’ hands gripping her tremble a little. They their clasp tightened and he drew her towards him. “Say you love me/’ he demanded. “Say it!” It was then Jean found her voice. The imperious demand, infringing on that secret, inner claipx of which she alone knew, stung her into quick denial. “But I Then, as his eyes, Geoffery, _ . _ _ gxiessed—I never thought of your caring.” , , “You never guessed; Good God!”ider throat, where a little affrighted —with a harsh laugh—01 should Pulse throbbed tempestuously.. Then have thought I’d made ‘it plain as though.the touch of her snapped' enough. Why. even that first day, the last link of self-control, his on the "river—-I wanted you then.1 mouth sought hers, and he was kiss- What do you suppose has brought inS her savagely, crushing her soft, -■ - - Affection wincing lips beneath his own. Her slender body swayed helpless as a “I thought—thought—” She cast reed in his strong grip while the about in her mind for an answer, tde °t hs passion, like some fierce, her her. her had the don’t! I don’t love you!’’ she saw the blank look In she. went on hastily: . “Oh, I’m so sorry. . I never me to Staple every day? for Blaise Tormarin?”—cynically. “I thought—thought- Hern, of Dr. G. F, Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S< DENTIST (* H Office: Carling .Block EXETER, ONT.vjlClosed Wednesday Afternoon Z' Sunday with Mr. and of Lucan. Morley, of, Woodham, days at the home of i'f ‘ her was last 7 A I’d come— hut had failed even to sense his But I don’t love you, Geof- love for her, that his st-ormy spirit An'd I shall never marry a had rebelled—flung off its shackles » ‘ | An element of self-reproalh tinctur- n,p „ hp vpfnrnpd ed her thoughts. In a measure the "Do Z think rm So"'taul‘. be“ hers;, her selt-ah- up so easily? II |t0 „„ I love‘ Y®s: sAe acknowledged' “I’m ' afraid I have been blind, Geoffery, Indeed—indeed I would have pre- . vented all' this if. I had known, if I had .guessed. But, honestly, I just thought of you—you and Judith— a’s friends.” ’ , “I believe yo”u really did,” he said slowly, almost incredulously. Then, as though in swift corollary; “Jean, is there anyone eise?’t The "question drove at her with­ its sudden grasp of the truth, face grew slowly drawn ed-locking beneath his gaze and her lips moved Jy. ■ . ar. “So it is that, is it? he—has. he—---” ‘’“Geoffery, you are' insuffearble!” The w^ords came wrung from her lips in quick, low protest. “You have no right—no right------” “No. I suppose I haven’t,” he ad­ mitted, touched by the stricken look in her eyes. “I’d no business’’ to ask that. For the moment, it’s enough that you do.n’t love me . . But T shall never give you up, Jean., You’re mine—my w-oman!” The’ light of possession flared up once more in his eyes. “Do you remem­ ber I told you once that, if a man makes up his mind, he can get his own way over most things? Well, itis true. He paused a moment, then abrupt­ ly swung around on his heel and. without h, word; -of farewell, strode away across the garden towards the gate by which he had entered. As the latch clicked into its place behind him. Jean was a sudden tremor, of a controllable fear., words held The man’s seemed to ing her by his hands he swung •hoarsely, you. You know h® exclaimed “Yes, Um mad—mad for little cold thing!. Do you- what love is—man’s lo.ve?” •She felt his arms close round her like a vice of steel, lifting her .off her. feet, so that she hung helpless in his embrace. 'For a moment his eyes burned downed into hers—the hot flame of desire that blazed-in them seeming’almost to scorch her —the .next,, he . had hidden his- face against . the warm white Curve- of Her and pinch- merciless speechless- And does with an unexplod’ed bomb, turned meditatively, always—possibilities— “There are”—grimly, precisely against those that I am warning you.” . “Don’t you think it’s taste on- your part to against .a man who is on terms of friendship with you all? “No, I don’t”i—steadily. ‘(Nor should I care if it were. When It’S a matter of you. and your safety, the question of taste doesn’t enter into the thing at all.” ■ “My safety?” jeered Jean softly. (It was barely half an hoar Burke had inspired her with sudden fear of him and of his pelling personality!) “Well, if not your safety, at your happiness ” amended Blaise. ‘It’s ye-ry kind of you to interest yourself, but really my happiness has nothing whatever Jo do with Geof­ fery rather baa warn me admittedly since that com- least Burke.” (Continued next week) I. then presented him with the simple untameable flood, swept over truth. “] about it at all. I coming over for granted. you and Judith were old friends and neighbors, so it seemed quite natur-, out^liis Jiand to steady her. al for you to be here often—j/ust as 'L ” “ ’ Claire Latimer is.” Burke searched her face for a mo­ ment. He was thinking of the other women he had known—women who would never have remained blind to his meaning, who had, indeed, shown their willingness * to come hal^-way—m’ore than half->w|Eiiy—/to meet him. “I really Relieve that’t true,” he said at last, grudgingly. “But if it is, you’re the most unselfconscious woman I've ever come “Of course it’s true, simply. “I’m—I’m so fery. T like you far ‘ have wished to hurt you,” ‘1 don’t want liking. I want-your love. And I mean to have it. You may not have understood before, Jean, but you do now.” She drew herself away from him a little. “That doesn't make any differ­ ence, Geoffery. ,1 have no 1-ove to give you,” she said quietly. He shook his head. "I won’t take no/’ he said dog­ gedly. “You’re the woman I Ytaut^ And -L mean to have you . . , Don’t. I’m afraid I never thought, resistlessly. ___1 Whan atjust took your i I knew across’” ” she replied sorry, Geof- too much to * When at last he released her, she stood back from him, rolcking a little. Instinctively he. stretched ‘Don’t . . ,ft touch me!” she pant­ ed. ‘ The words came driven between clenched teeth, chokingly. Her face was, milk-w|iite and her eyes blaz­ ed at him out of its- pallor. She felt as if her heart were heating in her' throat, stifling her, and for a little space sheer physical stress held her silent. But she fought it back, asserting her will against her weakness. # “How dare you?” There was bit­ ter anger in her still tones. “How- dare you touch me—-like that?” With a swift movement she pass­ ed her handkerchief across her lips and then let it fall on the ground aS though*1 it were something un­ clean. He winced at the gesture; for a moment the passion died out of his face and a rueful look, al­ most of schoolboy shame, took its place, “Do you he said. ; kerchief, “Just 1 you uld you? But I thought we wei;e / -"feel that way about it?’ nodding toward the hand' “Do I wr with ■* like that,” she returned think—if I had known, have risked being alone ■> conscious of curious, un- tliOUgh his of prophecy. as something dominating personality swamp her overwllelm- its sheer physical force, The remembrance of her sinister dream, and of the threat: “It’s too late to try and run away. If you don’t come into my parlour, you’ll Jxe stamped with the mark of the beast forever,” return-' ed to her with a disagreeable sense of menace. She shivered \a. little and, picking up her basket, almost ran back .to the house, as though seeking safety. CHAPTER XVIII Cimss-Purrioses. In the task of arranging her roses in the Various bowls apd vases Baines had set* in readiness for her, Jea^ti found a certain relief from the feeling of terror which had invaded her. Something in the homely everydayness of the occupation serv­ ed to relax the tension of her mind, keyed up and overwrought by the stxmss of her interview- with Burke, dream-Burke’s « « COURT CONFISCATES . GUNS WORTH $1,OOO A unique Collecton of firearms, valued at over a $1,000, the pro­ perty of Oliver Goldthorpe, Bayfield sportsman, were ordered confiscat­ ed recently by Magistrate Reid af­ ter he had fined Mr. Goldthorpe for assault and promiscuous display of arms, preferred by Mr. and Mrs.' Hough the gardener and housekeep-' er,‘respectively, of Mrs. Helen Scott Wealthy summer resident. Mr. Goldthorpe, who is a war vet­ eran, is an expert m.echaniqian and driver on land, sea and' air, owning tw-o high-powered racing cars a costly speedboat, and holds an air pilots llcehse. He asked the court for permission to destroy the col­ lection. WHALEN (Crowded out last week) -Mr. and Mrs. B. Cooper, of Elim- ville, were Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Melville Gunning Mr.’ and Mrs. John Wright, of London, are holidaying in this com­ munity. . Miss Florence Pullen gone to New York for a Visit with friends. ■Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Woodham, spent Sunday witfli Mr. and Mrs. H. Squire. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. Wm* Morley" are visiting rela­ tives at Leamington f-rir a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Morley and family spent Hrs. Toohey Mrs. John spent a few of her .son Wilson, mst week and also , attended the Bailey-Morley wedding. ' -Mrs. Butler returnee -to her home in, London having spent several days Vfith friends in this community. , On Thursday evening -of' last week a large number of friends and neigh­ bors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Morley and pre­ sented Miss Bessie Morley with a silvex' basket in honor of her ap­ proaching marriage. A most enjoy­ able -program was given wth Rev. Mr. Robb'in the chair. Mr. Haz­ elwood spoke of Miss M-orley and how much she would be missed in every way. The, following address was then read by Miss Dorothy Hhz- elwood and the presentation made by Miss Ruth Morley. Miss Morley expressed hex- thanks to the people in a vhry capable man­ ner. Lunch was' then served by the ladies. Following was the address,— Deal’ Bessie,— We, your friends and neighbors have met here this evening to enjoy to ~fhe full youx’ coxnpany once more. In the past y-ou have given us ample proof of yoUx’ .genial personality and have ^always given - a helping hand whenever needed not grudgingly but with a spirit-of williilgness.' Youx* faithfulness both in the church work and also in the W.-M..S. will not soon be forgotten. We a$k you to accept this gift not for its value but as an appreciation of your services. ,We hope in the using of it that you will always re- xnember us. 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