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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-09-24, Page 2THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1936 THE EXETER TIME3-ADV0CATE IPS “Real Sill “GOOD BY BARBARA WEBB In front of tihe apartment a car waited a big heavy car, with a Mouthing, ugly, powerful .man at the wheel. The neighbors noticed it and whispered about it. One of them asked the policeman on the about it. He shrugged. “That’s Saunders’ ear. Guess he’s got right to sit there if he wants to.’’ Sometimes the .man who sat the back, tihe famous Gilbert Saun- neighbors said now, got out down the street, in and his the beat ■ Gil a in waited, bodyguard, ent'ranee to ders, and paced up and Then he got back saying no word to watching eternally the apartment house. Late in the afternoon up. It took the watching man by surprise. A girl got out whi,le he was still in the car. She swayed a little as she paid the driver, A younger man stepped from the apartment-house entrance. “.Judith.” he said. .She recognized 'him. “Spencer! I thought you’d be at home. I left your car there and took a taxi here.’ “What’s happened, Judith? You are all in.” But before she could answer Gil bert was at her side. “Keep out of this, Owen,” he snarled at Spencer. “Is that what you wish, Judith?” Spencer asked, ignoring Gilbert. “Yes—I suppose so. I’m terribly tired. me. a taxi drew Gilbert—you’ll come in with I’ll rest a little while. Then took her arm, “Then," he said “we’ll have “Get Then I married, but get- that’s important, I Spencer as well as his head. “.Swear ijp’ z r^ery 10c Packet of / WILSON’S iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiii? We’ll be married just as soon as it’s possible. Y'all’ll get him out right away, won’t you, Gilbert? Do we have to go away?” “No. If it will make you happier we’ll wait for our honeymoon your father is free and in hands. Then, Penny—” “Then,” she said, and laid hand in his. But her voice until good her was dreary, her face a mask of misery. “It will be a full pardon,” bert promised her. “You’ll nothing more to worry about, take care of you and him, Penny, when we are married. “I wish," said Judith, didn’t have to happen this bert,, that letter from my it was a teirible letter—it feel I was doing you a great wrong to marry you—that I oughtn’t too even to get Daddy free.” Gilbert's face hardened. “I’ll man age that—don.’t fry to hack out now. Penny, with that kind o-f talk. Get it fixed in your mind, no marriage no pardon, your father will die in prison, and you, well, my car’s been outside all night. Think of it all around and I think you’ll agree that the sooner we are married the better for every one concerned.” Judith looked from him to the door of the living-room. Spencer stood there. She opened her mouth No sound would come. Gilbert fol- lowered her glance and sprang to his feet with an oath. Gil- have I’ll too, “that it way. Gil- mother— made me CHAPTER xxn There was a gun in Gilbert’s hand, a sh-rt, ugly gun, with a silencer . on it. and was Yet she Spencer isn’t afraid,” He jvasn’t He came further into the Toom, spoke: “Let’s sit down and Saunders. Judy, you fee, don’t you.” “Y-yes.” She saw back into Saunders’ reluctant admiration for Spencer In his eyes. “All right,” said Spencer. “Let’s all go out to the kitchen. I want some coffee myself after standing in that little entrance hall of yours all night.” “All tihe first “I let His face, lit by compassion tenderness through the night hard and cold as Winter stone. Judith wasn’t afraid. “Perhaps had time to think, “It's because He speaking to S'pencer, some news for you. Run along. Can’t you see you’re not wanted?” Gilbert stooped, picked Judith up, bore her into the house. Over his shoulder he said to Joe, You'rself some supper, Joe. come back, leave the car here. I may want it.” Spencer walked off. Joe got out ■of the car and disappeared. Spencer came back. There was a light in the iivUng-lroam olf (Judith’s apartment Spencer went up the stairs, listened ■outside the door. Then, softly he inserted the key Aunt Mary had given him noiselesly let himself into the entrance lhall. No one heard him. He could see into the living (room without being seen. His heart contracted at the picture before him. Brooding ■On the sofa Judith slept the sleep of complete exhaustion. Gilbert 'had removed her coat and hat, pulled a blanket over her. For 'himself he had pulled a deep ch^ir near. In it he sat, brooding, watching the girl, waiting. All anger died in er. This was the vigil Of iwho loved Judith as he did. the man was, Spencer had spect the deep* feeling that illuminat ed the scarred face. Hours passed. Once Gilbert tip toed from the room to speak to Joe. Spencer shrank back into the little coat clcset was unnoticed. The night wore on. Spencer stood wearily, hat ing his .position, sustained only by the certain knowledge he had now of Chester’s innocence, knowledge he must pass ion to Judith at the earliest opportunity.What a snarl they are in. That I with go*«d odours. Judith laid a fresh car of Gilbert’s standing all night ’ cloth on the b'reakfast-room table, outside of Judith’s apartment, the' neighbors knowing, he had brought her in. But how small even that seemed beside the truth Spencer now possessed, of telling waited On feared to certainty to know. At 4 in ed. Gilbert bent over her. _ ‘ ‘Sleep longer if you can, Good Penny,” lhe said. But she sat up, stared around (recognized Gilbert. “I went to fDaddvi. teJftD talk about this, want some cof- the gun slip ■pocket, saw the Spenc- a man Evil as to <re- I He tried to <plan a way her. Gibert, it was plain, some certainty. Spencer speculate on what that might be. He was soon the imorning Judith stirr- her _ see ihoned me. cer. I don't know what I’ll do . «* go on at the Golden Bubble maybe to take >ch-re iof Daddy and myself. I said ... I said a minute ago that it wasn't whom ting Daddy free meant that, for for you.” Gilbert lifted you won’t marry Owen if he’s got the proof die says he has?” “Yc-u can’t do that, Judith,” Spen cer’s voice was sharp. She threw back her head. “But 1 can! And I can swear something to you too. I’ll not marry Gilbert, I’ll not marry anyone. You two talk as though I belonged to one or the other of you. I don’t. I belong to myself. I’ve got my father to take care of. There isn’t a man on earth I want to marry. Never once,” Judith, her voice shaking now, cheeks flaming, “'have I seen what and you did- tell this aren’t '(happiness come out of I knew to talk There all the know else with ‘but now. loved said her any you call iove and getting married. Never once! If Daddy’s innocent and can be set free, there isn’t a single other thing I'll asl< of life.” Gilbert grinned. “Run along, Spencer, I still have the edge. She may need the pardon after all. And if she does, she’ll marry me.” Judith made no denial. An ea'rly morning breeze drifted into room, stirred the zinnias on table, Spencer stood up. “We seem to be pretty well wash ed up here,” he observed. “Judith, I think we should go to see your father at once. Are you too- tired to drive u*p? Would you 'rather go >by train?” “Drive,” said Judith. “I want to change my clothes. I’ll do that while you get your car.” “And I’ll drive him over to get it in mine, Gilbert’s face held a sar donic amusement, He added: “You get what you want out of mon, don’t you, Good Penny.” They left it at that. The two men went out of the apartment and Ju dith went to bathe and change. It was not until she stood, tingling from the cold water, that the full significance of what lay ahead smote her. “Why,” said Judith, “by this tomorrow Daddy and I may be free!’ (To be continued) the the DEATH ENDS VACATION TRIP OF MRS. FINKBEINER FLY PADS; WILL KILL MOPE FLIES THAN A'will ..--------------.^ SEVERAL DOLLARS WORTH/J * \OFANY OTHER FLY KILLER/^ lOc WHY PAY MORE Best of all fly killers. ' Clean, quick, sure, cheap. Ask your Drug gist, Grocer or General Store. THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., HAMILTON. ONT. EXETER’S HYDRO RESERVES AND SURPUS $96,088 (By E. George Smith) thing, two, stop Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday mornlni SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year in advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c, each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse quent insertion. Miscellaneous articles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six woTda, Reading notices 10c, per line, Card of Thanks 50-c. Legal ad vertising 12 and 8c, per line. In Memobiam, with one verse 50c. extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weakly Newspaper Association Professional Car GLADMAN & use of our RS, &<j. ewts Made night!” Gilbert spoke for time. myself in while your man Joe was gone for his supper, so don’t blame him.” “You have a key to the apart ment?” Gilbert’s voice was deadly now. “Keep your shirt on, iSaunders. Judy’s aunt igave it to me just before she went up to Vermont. I’ve never used it before, if that information makes you feel any better.” Apparently it did, for something like a smile twitched at Gilbert’s mouth. He went with them to the kitchen. “I can make the best coffee,” he said. “You two get out some orange juice and make- some toast. I could stand a couple of fried eggs myself.” Judith went to the icebox and ■laid out supplies. The men worked at their tasks. The 'kitchen filled ■put fresh water in the bowl of stiff, bright zinnias Aunt Mary had brought from the market. They made talk, add it wasn’t forced talk par ticularly. Judith found she could laugih. . “I seem to have the strangest breakfast-time habits," she said. “Not to mention your compan ions Spencer added severely, “You are a (regular little bum, spending your nights in automobiles and night clubs, sleeping on sofas without taking your clothes off. You’ll come &0' no good end this way, my dear.” She made a face at him. "It’s an , intere_sting life I lead,” she said. talk now,” he said shortly, talk, not cream-puff stuff." There were three sober around the table now, three cigar ettes smoked in nervous blue spirals of, smoke. Judith responded, “Why did you come up here, Spencer?” she asked. “I know ... I know it wasn’t be cause you knew Gilbert was here,” “I (have news for you, Judith. 1 had to get it to you as soon as I could. I didn’t know your plans.” “Her plans are to get married to me this • morning,” Gilbert broke in, “if that’s any business of yours. I’m engineering a .pardon for her father. You’re out Owen.” ■“I think not.” But Gilbert was aroused now refused to let him finish. “If had so much news for her, why n’t you come in last night and her? What’s the sense of all waiting aound where you wanted?” “.She was tired, Saunders, there’d be a scene if I tried to you, or her, last night, wasn’t any sense in letting neighbors in on it. They enough now, or surmise enough.” “One in the eye for them when (they hear about the ’wedding,” Gil bert said a little boastfully. “I don’t think there’ll be a wed ding,” Spencer put in. “I doubt very much that you will marry Judy.” “You don’t think any one would do you?” Gilbert asked, an ugly laugh. “I would,” Spencer returned, that’s neither here nor there Only remember, Saunders, I Judy long before you ever saw her. I still love her.” “You’re quite a saint, aren’t you, Owen?” There was an nasty note to Gilbert’s voice. He meant to pick a quarrel with Spencer, but Judith interferred. She was angry. “Two dogs over a bone,” she said bitterly. “I hate the way you’re talking, both of you. Isn’t there anything in the world important this morning except who I’m to marry? I wish there wasn’t such a thing as marriage in the world. Get this straight, Spencer, and you listen, too, Gilbert. I’ve just seen my father. He’s dying. I want him to spend the little time he has left a free man. That’s what’s important. If Gilbert has a pardon arranged and will trade it to me for marrying him, it’s the pardon’s that is important. Not me, not you, Spencer, nor you Gilbert, but an old man who’s sick and unjustly in pris on. That’s the important Could you remember that, you for tihe next five minutes and bickering about me?” No Pardon Needed “I have the (pardon all arranged. What are you waiting for?” Gilbert demanded of Judith. “You won’t need any pardon. Chester Pennet’s an innocent man. I have the proof.” Spencer’s bomb shell, exploded in. the room, was fol lowed by a tihick silence. Judith’s face was wihite, her eyes burned 'un believingly, yet with a wild hope against .Spencer’s face. “I don’t believe it,” Gilbert mut tered, then louder: “It’s a damned lie. I’ve talked to Teller,-this dick Judith hired. He says Pennett is as guilty as hell. Don’t be a fool, Judith. Owen’s giving you opium.” iSpenqer leaned across the table. “I said I bad proof,” he 'repeated, “and I ihave. But it must be con firmed by Judith’s father himself. I must confront him with it, get his confession that it is the truth.” “Joker in the triumphantly. 'Spencer shook hardly play fast chances on anything like this, Saun ders, I’m not much of a -gambler at best. Particularly not,” he glanc ed at Judith “when so much is at stake.” “What is it you know, Spencer?" Judith’s voice was quiet low. “I can’t tell you, Judith, until we have seen your father, I want you to go up with me.” “You wouldn’t get past the gate,” Gilbert' said contemptuously. “Yes, we’ll get past the gate. I went to the prosecuting attorney .•myself yesterday and told (him I had fresh evidence. He’s. arranged things for me—for us. I told him I ■Wanted to take Miss Pennet with toie. He doesn’t -k-now just what I ■kve uncovered, but he’ll act after ■bye talked with ’Chester Pennet. can’t stop my getting in. I hope ■■kin’t stop Judith’s going with pack,” said Gilbert his head. “No. I’d and loose, take |^^^^^^tared at Judith. “Sup- if you go with Owen, •?*££<my influence for a ■HHHBpffering you a Sure He’s asking you to H9||^BHw^ft>ite of what he said ■ a Stiff Game HHHHRHF innocent . . ” Judith ■■■■Knswered Gilbert’s stare efuse to help me if I -an d - ^ound Spencer MMMMM»en . . . that we still don?” MHHH^Rrew up (his hands help- no,” he cried, “I’ll get ■■■■usand pardons if you won’t ■■SHFe dowh.” He buried ■■ his arms cn the table. ^^^Pouched think I■T Gilbert, ■ould know r. , , even if Daddy is we don’t ihave to ilihve doesn’t follow that i'll Funeral services were held from the Hettinger Methodist Episcopal Church for Mrs. Samuel Finkbeiner, of Ellingson, South Dakota, who died August 23rd in Takoma, Washington Hospital while on a vacation trip. Death was attributed to hardening of the arteries. She was 69 years, 7 months er was beiner, church Mrs. Finkbeiner was active in church work since her marriage 40 years ago and‘since 18*98 she assisted her husband in serving various changes of South Dakota in the Conference of the Evangelical Church. For the past several years they were at El lingson. Fulfilling a lifetime de sire the Rev. and Mrs. Finkbeiner left August 13th on a sight-seeing trip to West Coast state but death ended the vacation when Mrs. Fink beiner died suddenly in a Takoma hospital. A large number of friends neighbors and parishioners gathered to pay their funeral respects. Rev. A. E. Hook, ipastor of the M. E. Church, officiated at the services and was assisted by Rev. Mr. Fraunter, pastor of the German Baptist church. In his eulogy Mr. Frauntner spect to Mrs. Finkbeiner’s •work in (her ihome and in For 40 years she shared the sorrows of a minister’s wife added that her work among young and old people and the sick was .par ticularly fruitful. Musical selections included a duet 'by Mrs. Frauntner and Mrs. Henry Sande accompanied by Mrs. H. T. Culier all of Hettinger and numbers by the choir; quartette by (Mrs. Clarson Swanson, Mrs. Ted Swanson, Mrs. Muriel Lewis and Mrs Lyle (Sack accompanied 'by Mrs. Mike Palmer, all of Ellingson. Following the rites there the remains were ship ped to Milbank, Dakota, where ser- ices iwere held -from the Evangelical church and interment made. Louisa Botha was born January 9, 1867, at St. Jacobs, daughter of John and Elizabeth Botfoa. She .grew to womanhood at Port Elgin with her parents and twelve children. Fol lowing her marriage bo Rev. Samuel Finkbeiner, then of Tavistock on July 16, 1896, they served tihe Can ada 'Conference for two years before joining tihe Dakota Conference. Since 1898 they have made their home in South Dakota. Surviving are her be reaved husband, three .children Mrs. A. C. Buciholz, Milbank, Dakota; Mrs J. IM. Laibal and John Finkbeiner, of Chicago; eight grandchidren and three brothers, Samuel and William, of Waterloo, Ont., and Ferdinand, of Saskatoon; two children predeceas ed tftieir mother in death, and 14 days. Mrs. Finkbein- the wife of Rev. Sam. Fink pastor of the Evangelical in Ellingson, South Dakota. paid re faithful church, joy and and Exeter’s total of Hydro Reserves and surplus is entered in this year’s Povincial Hydro report at $96,088? The items are as follows: Reserve for equity in Provincial Hydro System $28,3_Z8 reserve for depreciation on local plant $11,578; other reserves $6*9; debentures paid $13,856; and operating surplus $42,204. Consumers of Hydro in Exeter in creased by 7 to 567 last year; horsepower used- was 386.1 as com- paied with 123.3 in 1917, the sec ond year of Hydro service; total re venues were $24,904 as against $9,- 4616 in 1917; lighting revenues were $17,244 as against $3,814; kilowatt hours sold for lighting were 708,- -839 as against 46,676 and plant cap ital valuation is entered at $57,73 6 as against $IH8,978 in 1917. The average cost to Exeter light ing consumers last year was 2.43 cents per kilowatt houi as compared with 8.17 cents in 1927 and about 5.5 cents average in larger United States cities where private power rates prevail. In the provincial Hydro field the audited accounts of the Provincial Hydro* Commission this year show that the 19315 $3,000,000 Hydro deficit has been transformed into a $3,000,000 profit during 1936. This has been made possible by the revision of the Quebec power contracts, -which, as originally drawn would have committed the Ontario Hydro 'Commission to the purchase of 652,000 horsepowers of Quebec electricity ^t a cost of $815,000 dur ing tihe month of August alone. Under the revised terms of the Quebec contracts Hydro bought dur ing August only 3 00,000 horsepower at total expenditure of but $191,- 854, or a saving to* the people’s hy dro business of $623,145.83 for that one month alone. Of the 3 00,000 horsepower of Quebete (electricity purchased dur ing August, 160,000 horsepower is unused and stands as “reserve pow er.” Hydro’s “reserve power’’ sup ply as of today is greater than the 15 per cent generally regarded thro’ out the continent as normal safe, reserve. Best inforation form Hydro* Is that Ontario’s power rates would haVe had to rise 25 to 30 >pei’ cent, to carry the load of commitments under the original Quebec power contracts. Instead of an increase in power costs, however a decrease of at least $2 per horsepower is now promised or November ber 1st. The difference to Ontario industry and industrial workers between a 25 per cent, increase and the antici pated $2 pei’ horsepower decrease in power costs is enormous commecial importance, not only to Ontario but to Canadian industry as a whole in its search for world .markets, ■While Ontario homes and industry admittedly would nevefr fcjave af forded to use so much electricity at old, private power company rates, the difference between those o*ld lates and Hydro charges down thro’ the Hydro yeas now totals close $700,000,000. BARRISTERS, SOLI Money to Loan, Infji Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for Clients without charge EXETER and HE NS ALL CARLING & MORL BARRISTERS, SOLJCITO LOANS, INVeSm INSURAj Office: Carling Block, Mjain Streec, EXETER. ONT. 7F~S.s.Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S., DENTIST- . Office: Carling Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoons^" Dr. H. 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BEAVERS Secretary-TreasurerExeter, Ontario GLADMAN & STANBUBY Solicitors, Exeter his Ju- his sihoulder. should go With Spem But I this, too. thiiik you That even if innocent and a pardon, it marry Spon- HURON COUNTY OFFICERS RIGHT ON THEIR JOB The police of Huron County are doing their work pretty thoroughly according to the records at the Magistrate’s Court Clerk’s office. The number of cases so far this year ex ceeds by over 170 the number of cases for the same period last year, there being 458 cases to date this year and only 285 to September 10 last year. There we-re only 435 Cases altogether last year. Goderich Star, GIRL IS CHARGED WITH BIKE THEFT Cedar Chests ofAllegedly culminating a series misdemeanors a 17-year-old Clinton a bicycle it to Grand Bend, only to the arms of the law, a message having preceded arrival. girl, Myrtle Bezzo, stole and rode walk into telephone the girl’s Also furniture rl We take orders &r all bluet work for kftchen DASHWOOD P AND NEW FURNI RE odellelF to order, nda of est ate at the NG HORSE, AGED FORTY STILL IN SERVICE When Walter Carruthers drove into the Town of Wingham 30 years ago his buggy whs drawn by ‘Dolly’ a horse then 10 years old. Mr. Carruthers, who resides near Wing ham, continues to drive (into town and Dolly still (hauls the buggy, not having failed in the 30 years, Thir ty years ago Mr. Carruthers suffer ed an injury which made him an in valid and unable to walk, and dur ing that period the animal has nevei' been pastured, never been ill and ihas been the means of the owner making almost daily visits to town. The horse, rated as one of the old est in the province, obeys traffic signals and if Mr. Carruthers is hailed by an acquaintance from the sidewalk, draws up to the curb with out use of directing rein.