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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1932-12-29, Page 6& THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATETHURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1932 I ..................................................... fA<lso, I 10c. ppr Hue. 50c, Legal ad- 8c. per iipe. Id one verse 60 c. each. 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 Established 187$. snd 1887 Published every Thursday morntaf at Exeter, Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year In advance, JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTIC, OSTEOPATHY, ELECTRO-TBHRAPY & ultra­ violet TREATMENTS PHONE 70 EXETEB CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c LOANS, INVESTMENTS ' INSURANCE Office: Carling Block, Main Street, EXETER, ONT. At Lucan Monday and Thursday 25 c. each subse- am Office MAIN ST., of injuries she re­ car in which she and driven by her into a tree on the a we an dis- President, interviewed Banff Springs Honey produced in Canada in 3931 totalled 27,867,397 pounds valued at $2,058,(194. Horjey is produced commercially in all the provinces of Canada. Of/ice Closed Office: Carling Block» EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoon USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Farquhar, Oht* President FHANK McCONNELL Vicd-Pres. ANGUS' SINCLAIR DIRECTORS J. T. ALLISON, SAM’L NORRIS SIMON DOW, WM. H. COATES. AGENTS JOHN ESSERY, Centralia, Agent tor Usborne and Biddulph ALVIN L. HARRIS, Munro, Agent for Fullarton and Loghh THOMAS Cromarty, Agent for Hibbert W. A. TURNBULL Secretary-’t'rdaBuref jBdit 296, Exeter, Ontario GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter I. W terau.ee of the brief question brought her glance swiftly, curiously, back to his face. It was as though, be­ hind those four short words, she could feel the intolerable pressure of years pt endurance. ~ ent she seemed thpugh she had the impression disagreeably, “Too light to satisfy her sister, at any rate," Tormarin froze, “It is,fortunate, then, that my ul- tiftiato fate does not lie in your hands,” he observed. “But that is just where it does lie —in the palm of'my hand—-there!” She flung out one shapely hand, palm upward, and pointed to it with the other. “And now—see—I close my hand —so! . . . And this beautiful mar­ riage of which you have dreamed, your marriage with Mees Peterson— it does not take place!” I “Are you mad?" asked Blaise con­ temptuously, experiencing all Englishman’s distaste tor this play of unforced drama. She shook her head, “No.” she said quietly, , “I not mad.” The air of theatricality seemed to fall suddenly away from her, leav­ ing her a stern and sombre fgiure invested with an intrinsic atmos­ phere of tragedy, filled with one sentiment only—the thirst for re­ venge. “No, I am not mad. I am telling you the truth, You can never marry Jean Peterson, because Nes­ ta.—your wife—still lives.” Tormarin fell back a pace. For one moment he believed the woman had gone g£nuinely mad—'that by dint' of long brooding upon how she might most hurt and punish the Englishman whom she had never forgiven for marrying her sister, she had evolved from a half-crazed mind the belief that Nesta still lived and that thus she would be able to pre­ vent his marriage with any other woman. * And then, looking into those seeming soft brown eyes with the granite hardness in their depths, he could see the light of reason burn­ ing steadily in them. Madame de Varigny was quite sane, as sane as he was himself. And if so . . . , A great fear came upon him—the fear of a man who dimly senses the approach of some appalling danger and knows that it will find him ut­ terly defenceless. “Do "you know what you are say­ ing?” he demanded, his voice rough­ ened and uneven. “Yes, I know. Nesta is alive,” she repeated simply. “Alive?” The word was wrung from him, hardy more than a hoarse whisper of sound. He swung round upon her violently. (To be continued) For a ntom- to waver, then, as deliberately pushed aside, she laughed EIGllT TONS OF FOWL More thap eight tons, of fowl—- chiefly turkeys-—were purchased by the Department of Health,. Queen’s Park, Toronto,, to provide* Christmas dinner for the 10,500 inmates, of the province’s eleven institutional hospitals. CHAPTER XXX I Although the mellow sunlight of .September flooded the lawns and So Nick had perforce to bow to terraces, that inescribable changie Claire’s decision, and it was settled Wnich heralds autumn had already that for the first month or two, at begun to manifest itself. Not that least, of her widowhood Jean would {any hint of chiJJ as yet edged the remove herself and her belongings balmy atmosphere or tint of russet from Staple and bear her company j reddened the gently waving foliage at Charnwood. And meanwhile joj tj1G trees. It was something less Nick and Claire would spend 3»any j definite-—a suggestion of maturity, * > of completed ripening, conveyed by the deep, rich green of the grass, the strong, woody growth of the. Then, as Tormarin made no answer, trees, the full-grown glory of the roses nodding on their stems. To the left, in the shade of a state­ ly cedar, Lady Ann and Jean were encamped with their sewing and writing materials at hand, and the rays of sunshine, filtering between the widespread branches above them woke fugtive gold ana silver lights in the downbent auburn and white- crowned heads, Further away, in the valley below, the brown smudge of a wide-bottomed boat broke the smooth expanse of the lake whence the mingled laughter of Nick and Claire came floating up on the breeze. It was a peaceful ^cene, full of in­ timate happiness and tender prom­ ises, and Blaise watched it with con­ tented eyes. The voice of Baines formal and urbane, roused him from a pleasant reverie. “Madame de Varigny,' announced peaceful hours together of quiet, happiness and companionship, while- Claire, as she herself expressed it, u “rebuilt her soul." • To Jean the issue of events had brought nothing but pure joy, HeT belief had been justified, and the grim gateway of death had become ' for these two friends of hers the . gateway of happiness. She had neither seen nor heard , anything from Burke since the day she had fled from him on the Moor, although indirectly she had discov­ ered that he had quitted the bunga­ low the day following that of her flight from it and had gone to Lon­ don. i Judith sent her a brief, rather formal letter of congratulation upon her engagement, but in it she made no reference to him nor did she en­ deavor to explain away or palliate her own share in his scheme to force Jean’s hand. Probably an odd kind of loyalty to her brother prevented her fiom clearing herself at his ex-r pense, added to a certain dogged | that functionary, throwing opon the pride which refused to let her exten- door and standing aside for the vis- uate any action of hers to the daugh- jtor to enter.. ter of Glyn Peterson. j Blaise rose courteously to greet But none of these things had any her, holding out his hand. But the power to hurt Jean now. In her the Countess shook Her head, new-born happiness she felt that she* “No, I will not shake hands,” she could find it in her heart to forgive'said abruptly. “When _ you know anybody anything! She was even* why I am come, you will hot want conscious of a certain tentative un-’to shake hands with me.” derstanding an indulgence for Burke j himself. He had umy used the “primitive man” methods his tem­ perament dictated in his effort to Win the woman he wanted for a wife And he had failed. Just now, Jean could not help sympathising with anybody who had failed to find the happiness that love bestows. I She reflected that the old gypsy) on the Moor had been wonderfully; correct in her prophecy concerning I conscious * Nick and Claire. The sun was ’ “shin’ butivul” for them at last,' just as she assured them that it would. X j And, with the same, |ame a sud- ' den little clutch of fear at Jean’s L ,heart, like the touch of a strange Won t you, at least, . sit Sand. The gypsy had had other Pftihng forward a chair, words for her—harsher, less sweet-, sounding. “For there’s darkness cornin’ , black darkness.” ■She shivered <a little. She felt as. though a breath of cold air had pass­ ed over her, chilling the warm blood than ran so joyously in her veins. CHAPTER XXXI An Unwelcome Visitor replied his chair 'It's the in- she returned carelessly, have lived much in Paris.” “Ah! that explains it,’ Tormarin, leaning back in as though satisfied fuence of environment .and heredity, I expect." , He was fencing carefully, wait­ ing for the woman to show her hand, . “I have also Corsican blood ip my veins," pursued Madame de Varigny DEATH ACCIDENTAL IS JURY VERDICT Coroner Dr. yfiT. Rurrowa presid­ ed at the inquest held in the Town Hall, Seatorth, in. connection with the death on November 28 of Mrs. Thomas Fields, a life-long and prom­ inent resident of Wingnam, who died in the Scott Memorial. Hospital, Sea­ forth, as a result ceived when the was a passenger husband, skidded London road near Hensall, RATES—-Farm or Real Estate for sale 50cr each insertion for firnt four insertions. quent' insertion. Miscellaneous, ar­ ticles, Tn. Rent, Wanted, Lost, j>r Fofind 10,0, per fine of si?c words, Reading notices Card, of Thanks vertising 12 and Memoriam, with extra verses 25 c. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association ' -...................... Here and There she leaned .forward and said intent­ ly: “Do you know the characteris­ tic of the Corsicians, Monsieur Tor- ma-rin? They neVer • forget—nev- aire”— her foreign accent increas­ ing, as usual, with emotion of’* any kind. “The Corsicians always re­ pays.” * “Yes? And you have something to repay? Is that it?” “Yes. I have somethng to repay.’ “A revenge, in fact?” She shook her head,, “No. I do not call it revenge. It punishment—the just punishment who married Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, *c. Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vault for use of our Clients without charge EXETRR LONDON HENSALL h *.i is earned by the man Nesta Freyne and brought her in re­ turn’nothing but misery,” Tormarin 'rose abruptly. “What have the Freyne to do with sternly, “As you aware she was my not propose to discuss private per­ sonal matters wth an entrie strang­ er.” He moved towards the door. “I think our interview can very well terminate at that. I co not wish to forget that I am your host.” “You are more than that,” Madame de Varigny suavely, are my -brother-in-law.” “What?” Tormarin swung around and faced her. “Yes.” The suavity was gone no>w replaced by a curious deadly precision of utterance, enhanced by the foreign rendering values. “I am—or i marriage—Margherita Nesta’s sister.” TOrmarin - regarded “In that case,” he affairs of Nesta you?” he tasked are obviously wife. And I do said ‘You of syllabic was, until my i Valdi. I am her steadily, said, “j Will Though Registering an ^impressive ad­ vance in prices over recent years the first batch of Nova Scotia apples in the Liverpool market brought 23s to 25s per barrel aS compared with 9s to 15s in 1931. Great improvement and develop­ ment over a period of 30 years has been noted in the Canadian seed industry. Last year 3710 seed farms with 12 0Q0 persons occupied in the production and marketing of improved seed were estimated engaged in the industry.—— , Preliminary returns of maple sugar production in Canada just completed for 1932 show a total yield of 1,744,479 gallons of maple syrup valued at $2,054,277 and 7,217,300 pounds of sugar valued at $69'2,480. This production com­ pares favorably with that of for­ mer years. Cutting of wheat is nearing completion and threshing is well advanced in all the Prairie Pro­ vinces, with Manitoba leading, ac­ cording to a report from the agri­ cultural department of the Cana­ dian Pacific Railway, western lines, dated September 10. Oats and barley at that date were 76 per cent. cut. Dr. G. S. Atkinson, L.D.S.,D.D.S, DENTAL SURGEON opposite the 'New Post Office Main St., Exeter Telephones 34w House 84J every Wednesday (all day) , until further notice. Dr. G. F, Roulston, L.D.S..D.D.S, DENTIST "" ■'EJ... . ...............1 .......... DR. E. S. STEINER VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College DAY AND NIGHT CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO Office in the old McDonell Barn Behind Jones & May’s Store EXETER, ONT. Liza Commanda, Chippeawa In­ dian girl golf caddy at the Cana­ dian Pacific French River Bun­ galow, who came eighth in the women’s marathon swim at Tor­ onto, recently, has been present-* ed with a purse of $150. J. G. Strathdee, manager of the Camp, stated that she would be thor­ oughly trained and would enter the contest annually until she won. There was something not unat­ tractive about the outspoken refusal to sail under false colors, more es­ pecially softened, as it was, by the charm of the faintly foreign accent and intonation. Madame de Varigny nad paused a! moment in' the middle of the room I and was regarding her host with | curious'-y appraising ej^es, and as hear what you have to say. Blaise returned her gaze .he was i don’t think,” lie added, “that any ___ as once before at the good can come of raking up the fancy-dress ball at Montavan, of the past, it is better—forgotten.” strange sense of familiarity this wo-. “Forgotten?” Madame de Varigny man had for him-. seized upon the unlucky word. “Yes “I am sorry tor that,” he said ans- —it may be easy enough for you to wering her refusal to shake hands, forget—you who took Nesta’s young and beautiful life and crushed' it; you who came like, a thief in the night and stole from me the one creature' in the whole world whom I loved—my bambino, my little sister. Oh yes”—her voice rose passionately —'“easy enough when there is an­ other woman—a new love—(with whom you think to start your life But I tell you, you - ” ‘ L There shall be no new beginning for you—no' marriage with this Jean Peterson to whom you are now fiance, I forbid it—I _______- •“ Blaise stemmed the torrent of her speech with an authoritative gesture. “May I ask how the news of;my engagement reached you? he asked his cool, dispassionate question fall­ ing like a hailstone dropped into some molten stream of lava, “Oh, I have kept watch. I have ■the means of knowing. There is very little that has happened to you since—since I wrote to you of Nes- ta’sX death”—she. stumbled a little over the words, and Blaise, depsite his anger, was conscious of a sudden flash of sympathy for her—“very little that I have not known. And this—your engagement, I knew of that when it was barely a week old.’ “I’m really curious to know why my affairs should be Of such sur­ passing interest to you. My engage­ ment, for instance—how did you hear of it?” “■Oh, that was easy”-—contemptu­ ously, “There was another man Who loved your Mees Peterson—this Monsieur Burke. I used him. I knew he was afraid that you might win her, aftd I told him that if ever you became engaged he must coble and tell me, and I would shd'w him how to htake Sure that you should marry her. Oh! That was simple!” . “I’m afraid . you promised more than you can hope to perform. I grant that you have every reason, to, dislike me—hate me, if you will. I acknowledge, too, that I was to blame, miserably to blame, for Nes- ta's unhappiness—as much in fault aS she herself. But there is nothliig gained as this Ute hour by appor­ tioning the' blame. We each made bad mistakes-—and we have each had to pay the price,” - “Yours has beep a very light price —-i&omparatively,*'’ she commented With intense bitterness, “Do you think So?” Something in the quiet, still ut- down?” “Yes, I will sit.” She sank into the chair with the quick, graceful motion of the South, and rontinued to regard Blaise watchfully between the thick fringes of her lashes. Had Jean been pres­ ent, she would have been struck, new by the expression ou implacabil- all over again! ity which hardened the dark brown shall not!, eyes, else as well—-a Iook able triumph. “I have much—much Monsieur Tor-jna-rin,” last, you a little about myself. I am”-— here she looked Away for an instant, then shot • a swift, penetrating glance at liim-—“an Italian by birth.’ A brief silence followed this an­ nouncement. ' Blaise was ■ thinking concentradely. So Madame, de Var­ igny, despite her Frencn name and her French mannerisms, was an Ital­ ian! He might have guessed it had the possibility ever definitely pre­ sented itself to him—guessed it from those broad, high cheek bones, those liquid, southern-dark eyes, and the coarse, bUde-black hair. Yet, cept for one fleeting moment Montavan, the idea had never oc­ curred to him, and it had then been swiftly dissipated by Jean’S explam ; ation that the impressive-lqoking de Vari- Cleopatra was the ComtesSe de Var- j igny and Iler chaperon for the time thought- being. * * before,) Italian! Blaise felt more conviilc- By that, and by or something unmistak- study say to youto she began at "I will commence by telling Blaise was. seated at his table, regarding somewhat dubious­ ly a letter which lay open in front of him. It was written in a flowing, for­ eign hand and expressed with a quaintly stilted. un-English turn of phrase. The heading of the note­ paper upon which it was inscribed was that of a hotel in Exeter. “Dear Mr. Tormarin,” it ran. “You will, without doubt, be surprised to receive a letter from me, since we have met only once. But I have something of the most great impor­ tance to confide in you, and I there­ fore beg that you will accord me an interview, When I add to this that the matter approaches very closely the future of your finance, Miss Pe­ terson, I do not doubt to myself that you will appoint a time when I may call to see you,” The letter was signed M. gny. Blaise had received this provoking letter two days and had been impressed by an un- ed than ever now that Madame de ,Varigny’s Visit portended unpleasant; evedopments. Something, a voice . from the past, was about to break stridently pn the peaceful present, He braced himself to meet and coun­ ter whatever might be coming. Va­ guely he foresaw some kind of blackmail, and he thanked Heaven ’• for Jean’s absolute understanding and complete knowledge of the past* and of all that appertained to his ' first unhappy marriage. There would be little foothold here for aft at­ tempt of blackmail, however skill- j fully worked, he reflected grimly, ' He therefore responded civilly to | Madame de Varigny’s statement, ap- parenty accepting it at its mere face value. “I am surprised,” he told “You have altogether the air Parisian.” The Counters smiled. J ”Ok, t had a French grandmother,” comfortable consciousness that if foreboded something unpleasant. He could not imagine in what manner the affairs of Madame de Varigny impinged upon his own, or rather, as she seemed to imply, upon those of his future wife, and this very un­ certainty had impelled him to fix the interview the Countess had de­ manded at as early a moment as possible. Disagreeables- were best met and faced without delay. So now he was momentarily awaiting her arrival, still unable self of the impression thing of an unpleasant pended. He glanced through window facing him. Afterwards, he was always able to recall every little detail of the picture upon which eyes rested; it was etched upon mind as ineffaceably as though upon steel with a graver’s tool, to rid him- that some- nature ini' the open his his cut he­ at her. of a never vairy him account of the request of number of . subscribers extended the special offer of for a year's subscription to the On large have $1.50 Times-Advocate until January 15th The special offer of $3.95 for either of the London papers als-o- holds good until that date. This special offer positively closes January 15. Rev. Dr. Beattie, for the past, 11 years minister of the First United church, London, is retiring from the active pastorate owing to ill health. Rev. M. A. J. Waters, of Toronto, Director of Religious Education at Ealbn Memorial church will supply until June 1933i. HURON OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATION OF TORONTO 'The 33rd'Annual At4Home of the Huron Old Boys' Association of Tor­ onto will be held at Simpson’s Ar­ cadian Court, Toronto, on Friday ev­ ening, February 3rd, 1933, with a well arranged program of Progres­ sive Euchre, Bridge, old time and new time Dancing, to suit old and .young and With a high class orches­ tra. A cordial invitation to be present is.extended to Huronites everywhere INJURIES FATAL TO MITCHELL MAN John E. Williams, well-known Mitchell resident, died on Sunday in San Francisco from injuries receiv­ ed last Wednesday, when he fell from a train while en route to Long Beach to visit his daugnter. Word of Mr. Williams’ death was received by George Ross. Mrs. Ross accom­ panied Mr. and Mrs. Williams on the fatal trip. They left here on No­ vember 24. Wheeling airplanes added a . roaring farewell to the cheers with which passengers and well- wishers speeded Captain J. A. Mollison on his return -to Eng­ land aboard the Empress of Brit­ ain as she sailed on her seventh departure of the 1932 Season from Wolfe's Cove, Quebec. The in-, trepid solo trans-Atlantic flyer was promised a quiet time on his trip by Captain Latta, commander of the Empress., “I am not running away from the election. ’ I am out of poli­ tics. and have no vote in the dis­ trict of Columbia,” said Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the famous . United States war-time Hotel recently, where she stopped en route to Tokio Where she is attending the marriage of a family connection. Mrs. Wilson motored on to Cha­ teau Lake Louise as part of her tour of. the Canadian Rockies. “I have never seen a more beau­ tiful country or enjoyed a visit more,” said Sir Philip Cunliffe- Lister, British Secretary-of-State for the Colonies, as he said fare­ well to British Columbia when boarding the Canadian Pacific imperial Limited on his way to Calgary. HP enjoyed his favor­ ite sport, fishing, in that province, where he and his party took four fine fish, including a 17-pound salmon. (869) FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed . EXETER P. O. or RING 138 z INSURANCE LIFE, ACCIDENT & HEALTH When Studying your future Life, Income or Pension program, consult ELMO RICHARDS Representing METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY EXETER, BOX 277 OSCAR KLOPP LICENSED AUCTIONEER Honor Graduate Carey Jones’ Auc­ tion School. 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