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I BY VERA BROWN I
chapter I
“How much are you paying Keith
to marry me?”
Linda Laird's voice was low, de
termined, as she looked straight in
to her father’s eyes. The afternoon
sunshine made a queer modernistic
pattern over her taffy-colored hair
and her white drawn face as it
slanted in through the Venetian
blind’s of Linda’s sitting room. The
sudden question staggered Andrew
Laird. For a moment he could not
speak. Breaking the stillness of the
afternoon was the pounding, ham
mering. Carpenters were rushing
to compleie the dunce pavilion for
tonight.
“For my wedding!” Linda smil
ed faintly.
Andrew Laird looked helplessly
at this 20-y ear-old daughter 0? his,
his heart in his eyes. There was a
faint click at the paneled door.
“It’s mother. She’s kept me lock
ed in all day. .She’s afraid I’ll bolt.”
The bitter humor told Laird what
the girl was suffering much more
than tears could have done.
This slender girl, who looked so
much like him, Laird loved as he
never dreamed it possible to love
anybody or anything. She meant
more to him than his millions, his
power, his great prestige, his phe
nomenal success with motors which
had skyrocketed him, during a^quar-
ter of a century, from a poor farm
boy to a money power in the world
of 1935. The only thing in the
world which mattered was Linda s
happiness! And he had courted
that—with the best of intentions.
“Linda!”
Laird did an unusual thing for
him. He came to his daughter,
gathered her into his arms, held her
in his lap as he used to do when
she was a baby, before there were a
corps af nursemaids and governesses
before they were all swamped with
a sea of gold.
A Father’s Soliciture
*‘rl“Tell me about it!” His
$&Qke. He had been so sure h^buld make Linda happy. He
HMhjjKu at Linda’s white face,
would cry. She looked so
him! That was something
Andrew Laird
himself. 1^.-^-- ----
look-x^Selina had
^SawgR^^KRea.iU^^even in those
voice
Keith
look-
wisli-
Her voice showed she was desper
ately in earnest.
How he hated to answer! But he
could not lie to his daughter, as her
anther had done. So he answered;
“A million."
“Is he so in need of money ”
“Yes." Laird was determined
he honest. “But, Linda, be fair
Keith.
j ou.
happiness.
ts
wants to,
for money,
feel about
to
to
He’s a fine chap, he loves
That million I felt would buy
It was my idea. I want
ed him completely independent,
be able to do what he
never to have to ask you
You know how we both
that.”
••Yes,”
‘•Then,what?”
A Wild Night
minutes before
Her father waited patient-
relived again those
She could
door
tried to be a good
•felt drab, left out
reason at all, They
late for dinner, to
Linda had a split-
was loud and gay. She seemed to be
everywhere at once. She caught
Keith looking at her curiously. She
must not oyerlplay her hand!
Later in the evening Iris came to
her. She bent down and kissed her
cheek.
“Be sure and throw me your wed
ding bouquet to-morrow!"
Linda promised with a laugh.
Somebody proposed a swim. They
all rushed down to the beach. There
weren't enough cabins for everybody
A September moon shone over the
bay, making a wide path of silver
all the way from France, it seemed.
The girl could see The Linda rid
ing at anchor, waiting for tomorrow
The mooring lights of the yacht
which bore her name were dimmed
by the brilliance of the moonlight.
Linda just wanted to sit there quiet
ly. She
take a
dumped
watches
“Hold these ifor the boys. The
bulbs have burned out in our dress
ing-rooms," he said. Keith came
behind him, already in his suit, and
handed her his watch, the watch she
had given him last Christmas. He
looked down at Linda, smiling. He
touched her honey-colored hair.
“Good girl! The gang’s having a
swell time! You’re a grand hostess!’
The praise brought the color to
Linda’s cheeks. -Later Iris and Marq
Lou joined them and somebody yell
ed;
“Last one in’s an old sissy!”
There was a dash for the water. ’
Linda sat there on the shore
listening to the sound of their
laughter. It was
was hardly
lap to the
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Linda an-
Her
note
“Just wait till you see
FULLARTON TOWNSHIP
OFFICIAL LAID TO REST
refused to be persuaded to
plunge. Reed came and
a lot of money, jewelry,
in her lap.
ow'd not
<she had
It was
swered.
ly. Linda
hours since yesterday,
hear her mother’s voice at her
this very morning,
“Darling, are you awake?”
mother’s voice had held a high
of victory.
the diamond bracelet which just
came from Keith’s uncle in Balti
more.”
Mrs. Laird had stood outside her
daughter’s room in the wide, upper
corridor of Laird Hall like a Dow-
aged Duchess. It was 10 o’clock of
he: daughter’s wedding day. On her
'slim hand was a ring once owned by
an Austrian Queen. Her gorgeous
negligee swept about her tall slender
figure like a coionation robe. This
was Selina Laird’s day of triumph.
The day she had worked and
struggled for from the time Andrew
Laird made his first big stake. So
cial security. Position. It was hers.
Never again would any door be clos
ed to her. They’d have to recog
nize her. For Linda was marrying
John McKeith Winthrop III and th..\-
Laird millions with the Wintjyrop
name could do anything., A*
Linda wouldt ,?w be presented zat
court, of course, Selina still smarted
from the sn(-.(b of two years ago
when theyy'were in England. But
she’d goz<o Buckingham now. Selina
raiserjXher head and smiled.
‘I’ve done wonders with her,”
Selina thought in self-congratulation
‘And Linda does have style.”
.Selina knocked again on her
ghter’s door. Poor child, the
hearsal dinner had been
. the champagne! .Selina
gl
■iad saidrshe had'lsucli talent.Brd suddenly realized he’d be
■if Linda changed her mind,
mg her meant losing everything
Which he cared about. Those hours
^’hey spent together with Linda at
the piano playing just for him or
at the pipe organ in the huge library
with him sitting beside her, listen
ing, were important to her father.
“Now, young woman. Not a tear!
If you don’t want to marry Keith,
ail right! I don’t care if the wed
ding 'presents would stretch from
here to Detroit! You do as you
like!”
That pounding out in the garden
went on. Why hadn’t Selina stop
ped them. Laird thought impatient
ly.
“How much, Dad?” Linda was
back at that 'first difficult question.
BIDDPLPII COUPLE MARRIED
FIFTY YEARS
LUCAN — With guests present
from Detroit, Chicago, Northern On-
tai io, London, Stratford and other
district centres, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
A. ‘Stanley celebrated the golden an
niversary of their marriage at their
home, concession 3, Bidduiph Town
ship, where they have lived ail
mairied lives. Mrs. Stanley
to her marriage was Miss
Coursey, daughter of the late
and Mrs. John Coursey, Sr., pioneers
Oif the district, Mr. Stanley is a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Janies Stan
ley. 'A't their wedding 50 years ago
they were attended by the late Geo.
A. Stanley, brother of the. groom,
and the late Mrs. Frank Bole, sister
of Mrs. Stanley.
Magaliy, rector
Church at that time, officiated at
the cere'mony. About 80 guests were
present ifor the anniversary gather
ing.
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♦Ti I were only prettier!" Linda's
hand pulled open her jewel box and
.she took out a watch, a man’s plat
inum watch. She had been think
ing about that watcli for a long
time. If only it had disappeared,
were not there this morning! But
it lay winking up at her, the smart
est think Tiffany could offer.
Linda crawled back into bed
again, buried here face in the pil
ls, w. There was so little time! If
she only had courage! But all Linda
could see was that terrible rehearsal
dinner.
A Prophetic Wedding Rehearsal
“Fool! Fool.” Linda beat the hot
pillows in her despair. The dinner
had been a grand affair — fifty
people and heaven knows how much
champagne! Everybody had drunk
to.) much, except herself. Linda had
tiied to be gay,
hostess. But she
of things, for no
were two hours
begin with, and
ting headache. But nobody could get
the fifty wild young people into the
dining room. Reed Humprhey had
put the champagne punch bowl in
the middle of the floor in the loggia
and they’d all sat about it in a huge
circle.
“Now Linda’s to come down the
stairway alone with the exception
of her matron of honor. You brides
maids will be all in the library
and you ushers in the drawing room
and you’ll come out and stand wait
ing for her.
“Remember when Linda gets to
the thiid from the bottom step, you
ushers and bridesmaids fall in and
precede her out through the draw
ing room to the gardens] Then
straight ahead to the altar.”.
Above the din Miss Crockett ex
plained that Linda must choose one
of her biidesmaid to rehearse; that
she, herself, must not wal,k down
those steps to the music of the pipe
organ from he .library—not until
the next dayv’
Standing.*at the top of the stairs.
Linda lvd looked down at the
throng below and her eyes rested on
Iris Saver. She was standing be-
r Jcle Keith, laughing. Linda
Iris. They’d been friends
boarding-school days, Iris’
chiffon frock swirled about
lovely figure, and the light from the
chandelier made her wide blue eyes
mysterious, cast deep blue lights
over her ‘blue-black hair. Linda re
membered she had been smiling
as she looked down at Iris.
“You, Iris—take my place!” Lin
da had to repeat her request twice
to make herself heard.
With her -words a sudden, awful
silence came. S'he could feel herself
still smiling stiffly in that second
of sudden, electric quiet. It was so
short as to be hardly preceptible.
But the wild laughter had died like
a puff of Spring wind. The strains of
the wedding march boomed loud and
the u nex
f
dau-
re-
andlate,
shuddered.
■MHBse
n
'--xC-■e-
id
o-
Lie
Is-
,’s
liked
from
black
her
so quiet,
more than a very
waves along the
now to marry
she were
quiet. It
She could
see Keith’s
She did not dare. One of the
ti
er
use
me
Lrs
he
■■ ■ V;Wtt’
AW-'® to
^lander-steps from the iashiona
garten, to Hattie Christenberry’s
dancing school, to Linda’s spectac
ular debutante party two years ago.
It was Ella Crockett who decided
Keith should be the young man
chosen to give Linda such a rush
that (first season that the Bachelors
Club voted her the year’s most pop
ular debutante. And for such ser
vices Ella Crockett’s fallen fortunes
were very much righted and she
had bought hack the old family
home over in Southampton.
Wearily Linda got out of. her
luxurious bed, stumbled across the
room to her crystal appointed dress
ing table. For a long time she star
ed at herself in the mirror,
she saw.'dia not reassure her.
eyes locked sunken and old.
skin sefflned drawn over her cheelc-
What
Her
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The tired, ,
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Women suffering in
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ck and
She
startling and solemn in
pected silence.
Linda (felt as though
drowning. That terrible
tore into Linda’s heart,
not turn her head to
face,
ushers came running up to Linda.
Led her downstairs again. Then it
was as though that moment of sil
ence had never happened. The crowd
was almost hysterically gay. But
Linda knew life would nevei’ be
quite the same again, ever. This
morning in broad daylight Linda
realized that last night she had only
recognized something she had known
deep inside her for a long time. Iris
was in love with Keith! And Keith!
A thousand memories came back,
little things. That silence had just
crystallized what she had
thinking- subconsciously.
* “What a handsome couple
and Iris would make!” Linda
herself think Ojf them together. Iris
smiling up at Keith, his bronzed
head bent over- her in that gallant
way he had. It was not Keith’s
fault if everybory adored him! Lin
da tried tto be honest.
Keith 'was in love with Iris. /Linda
knew it as surely as i? Keith had
declared himself. Jimmie’s evasive
ness when the engagement wa^> an
nounced, a thousand things,
her more clearly than words.
She went to the kitchen sink
let cold water run on her wrists. She
looked
off the
on her
Her
wedding ring she knew as a work
of art.
Keith had money, of
reason to marry her if
Want to!
• ’ “I’m silly, acting like
child just because Iris
thah I am, just because
admire her.
Linda determined then and there
she would never be a jealous wife.I “I won’tJ^be a fool any more! I’m
not a child'!>,.
Squaring ht'er shoulders, Linda,
her soft yellow frock trailing be
hind her, went back into the front
hall. The procession had gone on
into, the garden and their voices
floated in to her. She went slowly,
dreading to go back, yet determined
to face them out. “They” must not
guess that she knew,
Midnight Swint
Then suddenly the rehearsal was
over. The party with a whoop settl
ed down to serious drinking in a wis
teria-covered pergola ovor behind
the rose garden, Linda’s laughter
down at the water running
beautiful square-cut diamond
left hand.
engagement ring. And her
These things are expensive
course.
he
a
is
Keith does
Why shouldn’t he?"
spoiled
prettier
alone,
ibtant
There
gentle
shore.
If she refused
Keith? Linda faced the issue. She
could see the headlines, the gossip,
hei’ mother’s rage, Miss Crockett's
firm arguments. All that did
matter.
(To be Continued)
Brevity
“I
not
am a woman of few words,”
announced the haughty mistress to
the new maid. If I beckon with
my finger that means come.”
‘•Suits me,
girl. ‘‘I’m a
myself. If I
means I ain’t
mum,” replied the
woman of few words
shake roy head, that
cornin’.”
1 A well known citizen of Russel-
dale was called by death on Wed-
jnesday evening in the person of Ce-
'phas James Drown, in his 73rd year.
| Born in Hib’bert, son of Mr. and
1 Mrs. Peter Drown, he married Em
ma Jane Curtis, who survives,
ceased had lived in Russeldale for
the past 16 years and previous to
that farmed in Fullarton and Hib-
• bert townships. He was a mem- Jber of the choir for several years,
^or the past three years he held
the position of tax collector for the
Townshii) of Fullarton, an office
he held at the time of his death. Be
sides his widow, ‘he leaves two bro
thers, Thomas and John, of Hibbert,
: and a sister, Mrs, George ^Villiams,
Toronto.
The funeral -was held Friday with
service at the residence, followed
by a public service in Bethel .Mun
ro Church. Interment was in Beth
el Munro cemetery.
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The late Rev. Wm.
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her
At-
and
and
and
MRS. JAMES McFALLS
SUCCUMBS AT LUCAN
Jifrs. James McFalls died Thurs-
jHy at her home, William street in
“Lucan, in her 73rd year. Before
marriage, Ishe.was Margaret M.
kinson, daughter of Elizabeth
James Atkinson. Two daughters
Mrs. Joseph Murray, of Lucan,
Mrs. Harold Coursey, of Bidduiph
Township. She is survived also by
one sister, Mrs. Ed. .Robinsdii, Tor
onto and two 'brothers, Jomes At
kinson, of Alma, Mich., and Andrew
ILusk, of Lucan. The funeral was
conducted Saturday at her home by
Rev. F. R. Johnston. Interment was
made in St. James’ cemetery, Clan-
deboye.
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f
been
Keith
made
GRANTON
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didn’t
on those
Sundays away
from Home!
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