HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-01-14, Page 2THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
“But Mr. Morris says under this
new plan all hut the largest deposit
ors will be paid off.”
“Yes, if we can get them to agree
to hold off and help us out!”
“What about your living ex
penses?” Linda asked.
.‘Mrs. Winthrop lias something.
We’ll be all right?’ He groaned “But
it is a terrible thing to see your life
'woik destroyed, your name dis
graced.”
“What about Keith?”
“He’ll have enough. He cabled
he’s on his way back. Poor boy!
must have been a terrible blow
him,”
“Where did you find him?”
“In Singapore,”
It would be weeks before Keith'
would be back, Linda knew. She
made a resolution to be gone 'before
Keith arrived.
Negotiations continued. Morris
managed to swing the big stock
holders. With the refinancing plan,
the depositors got their money, with __ — the remaining assets to guarantee ar. | The .restaurant was comfortably
least 10 per cent, pay-off for the filled with gay parties.* The head
large depositors. i waiter sent her to the upper rooms
Mr. Morris and Linda had about put per at a table for twu by the win-
completed the preliminary plan® for . dow, where she could see the traffic
the Laird‘Children’s Hospital and
Linda went to Boston to see the
Winthrops. It was a good-bye visit
With Morris, Linda left a message
for Keith. “I’ll be gone a long time”
she said, “I haven’t any idea how
long—maybe always! If Keith wants
me to
do it.
you to
sible.”
her diab room, did loneliness over
take her.
She had hoped she could spend
t'he first evening with Karl, talking
quietly, over a glass of wine, per
haps listening to some music in.
some little cafe, where the violinist
vas excellent,
note waiting for
cise German lad.
ed to Nimes for
M, Roget would
lowing day,
It
to
I
get a divorce over there. I’ll
As to the 'hospital,
go ahead as quickly
I want
as pos-
Her Mother Furious
Laird was furious at Linda’s
hei* to
Mrs.
going to Paris. She wanted
wait until she came north for the
Spring season. But Linda 'for once
■turned a deaf ear. There was a de
finite estrangement between' her and
he.r mother. Mrs. Laird seemed to
take it as Linda’s fault that Jim
mie’s fortune had 'been curbed. As
for Jimmie, Linda had scarcely
spoken to him since the will ‘was
read. ‘She felt the situation was im
possible. She had given him the
yacht and she washed her 'hands of
the whole thing. She felt it was
not her fault her father had been so
careful in making an “unbreakable
will.”
Linda had a letter from Karl
Schmidt not long after her father’s
death. From it she realized he had
no idea she was a wealthy woman
and she preferred that it remain that
way for the present although she
knew eventually 'he’d have to know.
She had cabled she was arriving in
Paris on April 10 and he had written
to say >M. Roget would be glad to
take her as a pupil then.
Linda felt by .going back to that
dingy room off the Rue de Rivoli she
would go back to those days before
her father died. I
But Linda Winthrop could not
leave her native land without much
fanfare. There was too much talk
abroad about her already. The gos
sip columns argued about it. Was
she going to get a Paris divorce? Or
to .meet her husband on bis way
home from India?
At the dock a score of .reporters
waited for Linda. She smiled, told
■them nothing.
It was a quiet crossing. Linda
stayed much to herself, avoided the
dining room as much as possible.
This time there was no bridal suite
with a piano in it, but Linda played
often in the deserted rear salon.
Only then did she realize .how tired
she was.
•practice,
badly.
iShe needed rest—and
She knew she was playing
A gain in Paris
When the boat docked at Le Hav
re, there were more reporters to
face. But that did not matter now.
She was back to a different sort of
life! She wanted to run, sing,
jump—and besides it was April and
the boat train running through the
early evening to Paris whizzed thro’
the gorgeous apple orchards of Nor
mandy, 'Which lifted their delicate
■blossoms to the soft Spring sky. She
put away any memories of that last
trip with Keith. iShe was resolute
now.
Later, as -the -cab wound through
traffic of the boulevards to the little
hotel, Linda hummed softly at the
song which was .haunting her 'April
In Paris?
Only after she was established in
Dr. Wood's
NORWAY
PINE
SYRUP
But there was a
her from that pre-
He had been call-
a few days, but
see her on the fol-
He left two or three
addresses which the thought might
be useful to her- in her hunt for a
studio apartment.
Linda asked the conceirge for the
name of a restaurant where she
could dine alone without feeling em
barrassed. He told hei* of one that
had won a medal for
“Madam will find
there to dine alone,”
“And it is quiet.”
Linda put a simple, inconspicuous
black frock, got a cab and started off
for her lonely dinner.
its fine food,
it comfortable
he promised.
on the narrow street below, Linda
ordered 'her dinner listlessly. She
was not hungry now. The waiter
was solicitous over her lack of in
terest 'in her food. She drank the
wine, sipping it slowly. But it
brought no felling of well-being.
That desperate feeilng
ness in a strange country,
never known it before,
had been an adventure,
she was on a lonely voyage into
world she had never known.
A Surprise Visitor
then she heard a gay
into the dining room,
bother to look at them.
of loneli-
Linda had
always it
But now
a
party
■She
Then
Just
coming
did not
suddenly somebody exclaimed. “Miss
Linda! What are you. doing here—
alone?”
At her table stood Prince Miklos,
bending over her cold hand. “My
child! How dreadful to dine alone'
in Paris!
She was never so completely glad
to see anybody in her life as she was
to see this old acquaintance. Prince
Miklos Bethlen was handsomer than
she remembered him. With him were
some amusing English people and a
lovely Italian woman .There -were
eight in the 'party and they swept
Linda up with them immediately. ‘I
was crying in my soup!” she admit
ted.
They were going on to a night
club. Lind’a 'begged off because she
was not dressed.
“We’ll drop by your hotel and
wait!” the Italian woman, Maria,
said firmly.
Two hours later Linda was sitting
beside Prince Miklos in a clufc in
the Bois. And Bet'hlen saying ex- I travagant things tto her as he lean
ed across the table.
And Bet'hlen saying ex-
the table.
Chapter XVI
Linda opened her eyes sleepily as
somebody knocked on her door. She
waited for Theresa to answer. Then
Linda remembered that Theresa was
back in New York; that she was
here alone in Paris, and that there
was work to be done.
Linda jumped out oif bed, slipped
into a negligee. It was the valet de
chambre. He brought Linda a huge
'bunch of roses with Miklos’ card,
She put the lovely flowers in water.
Last night had been fun, and the
Prince was really a darling! She
reached for her travelling clock. It
was 4 o’clock! She .must rush. She
promised to meet the crowd at the
Ritz bar at 5 and go on some place
for dinner.
When she was finally dressed and
out on the street Linda decided to
walk up to the place Vendome. The
bright afternoon sunshine charmed
away all her disturbing thoughts,
Jf Prince Miklos had been over
ardent last night, well, it had amus
ed. And 'he was a real prince with
a real title and castle!
Violets
At the Ritz she found Miklos and
two' of the young Englishmen. They
greeted her with enthusiasm, and
Miklos tossed a bunch of white vio
lets in her lap. “They were so like
you I 'had to buy them!” he said.
Linda felt Miklos' approving, eyes
on her, on every detail of her care-
ful costume. She was wearing a sim
ple black frock, 'handsomely cut,
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The only orament was a diamond clip at her throat, Mike’s eyes rest-1
ed almost with a caress on the dia-j
mond.
Maria and several others joined,
them later. As twilight came
•one of the Englishmen ordered his ' eyes,
car and they went for a drive thro’ her,
the Bois and out into the quiet coun- [
tryside to a little inn for dinner. to_
a sharp contrast to the preceding J that Linda
•night’s gayety, it was
pleasant, ;
Miklos remained at Linda’s side.
He talked about his countiy,
Linda got the impression that
could not return to Hungary now be
cause, of political trouble,
Her Future plans
“And what are you going to
with your life. Linda, dear?”
“I’m 'here to study!”
“Your music?”
“Yes!”
“With whom?”
“Roget.”
“Never heard of him! My
you must go to' iSignor Capitano, He
is wonderful. Everybody is going to
him!” The Prince held forth on
the virtues of the Italian maestro.
“I know, 'he’s fashionable, but I’m
afraid not what I want.”
‘What do you mean?” The Prince
•persisted, his eyes intent in her face.
Linda refused (to answer. She
could not talk to Miklos about her
serious intent, .her plans and dreams.
They seemed top pretentious there
under hiff keen eyes.
“You must move out of that ter
rible hotel, Linda. Are you doing
penace for a sin or something,
that?”
“No, just a fancy of mine.”
“If you’re going to study
must have a comfortable place
work.”
have a quiet talk with Linda, but it
seemed useless in this crowd. It was
so easy to laugh! Linda had never
felt so carefree. Things which had
troubled her seemed trivial now.
During the next weeks Linda was ing do^n on' PariS) Mikols leaned
rushed into whirl of good times, not dose to Iinda.
as hectic as those she knew with ’
Keith, but just as continuous and
more colorful.
Karl Appears
Karl came to see Linda. He called
several times before he found her
in. He called at 11 in the morning,
the third time, and Linda, who had
gone to bed at .six, groaned, but she
hurried out of bed, dressed and they
went off to a sidewalk cafe while
Linda had her .breakfast.
Linda was so glad to see Karl
she wanted to cry. They talked
and talked, or rather Karl did. His
concerto was almost finished, M. Ro-?j.
get had a bad cold, 'but he’d be able]
to---— .-----------„ _------
come.* | ,
“I’ll take you any time you say.” i sorry’
“I’ve ‘been so busy since I got But you know how I felt about you
back here!” Linda explained, unable *moment 1 first saw you
to meet Karl’s earnest eyes. “Such
a rush! But it has been fun. I’m go
ing to stop all that and get to work!
“That is good. You look tired.”
“I never felt better in my life!”
Linda declared gayly. She let Karl
do .most of the talking, but she felt
restless under his level gaze. Karl
was disturbed. He did not under
stand this young woman.
Inept with women, utterly unable
to comprehend them, he knew this
was not the same girl who had play
ed for him on the ship in t
class. Karl could not know
ber smart frock, ‘her chic,
something created definitely since he
last saw her. She was more worldly,
more casual. Karl, miserably un
happy about it. ,muddled on, hoping
Linda would talk to him.
“You are going to settle dowiu to
serious work?” he asked bluntly.
“Of course. But I’m going on to'
visit Prince Miklos this iSummer. |
I’ve never been to Vienna. I think
the change would do me good.”
“Ja!” Karl’s eyes were shadowed,
the girl in the rough tweeds who
had played for him with such in
spiration for M. Roget seemed to be
a different person than this lovely
sveldt girl in black across the table
from him.
“You are not playing these days.
You should have a piano.”
“Yes, I’m going to' get a studio, to
day, maybe?’
“Did you visit any of those I sug
gested?”
“I haven’t had time yet.”
Disappointed
“May I help you today in
search for a place to live?”
Linda was sorry to disappoint
Karl. Sincerely grateful for his in
terest. But it was as though she
were drugged.
“I’Ve promised a friend to let him
steer me about this apartment busi
ness, Karl, Jus as soon as I decide.
I’ll let you know.”
Karl did not know, the beautiful
green stone on her.slim finger was
an emerald, or that her ifrock had
Cost more than his
darnings. He was
Linda was ashamed.
’•Let’s hAve dinner
day night and go
Roget?’ Friday night the Prince
and his friend's were going, to a big
annual Stag dinner given by a fash
ionable young Parisian, it Was a
great event, and a good chance for
Linda to see Karl.
Sut today w*as Monday.
“We lose so much ImDortant
time” he protested.
“Nonsense!
time, Karl. *j
tion!” Linda
cause she felt
OU* to get away and forget Karl’s hurt
and his .disappointment in
She would have to tell him
who she was! She could see that!
As ' Prince Miklos had explained to her
Winthrop
equally as ' study with a dowdy old teacher, an
There’s plenty of
need a little yaca-
was impatient be-
guilty. She wanted
i
cop Id not
| unknown!
“If you’re
and work you must have somebody who
he
interested in concert
is wise in the ways of the world.*
Linda!” he had declared. And
Linda had listened.
do
dear,
like
Finally Karl brought hei* back to .
her hotel, just
Mikol was to'
bent over her
not with Mikpls' grace, but there
was a gesture of farewell in the act.
“Karl!” Linda’s eyes were sud
denly full of tears. “Until Friday
night!” He nodded and trudged
down the street.
I Linda was glad to see Mikols.
inspired confidence in herself.
| ideas were right! They went 'gaily to look at the apartment -of
t'he departing friend. The rooms
were handsome wih the view
which Mikol had promised. There
was an excellent piano in the
drawing-room.
I “lAnd the servants go with the
“It’s
Sum-
five minutes before
■call for her. Karl
hand and kissed it,
Off
not
place------” Mikols exclaimed,
only 14,000 francs for the
■mer.”
Linda nodded carelessly,
bothering to figure out that 1114,000
francs were $9 80' in American
money. And it would not have
bothered hei* if she had known.
“That will give you three months
here if yo-u wish. Although, I hope
■Miilos was manouryaring Linda to 'y:11 ym,e to Vienna before you
t'—’- to study.”
A Sudden Kiss
it was decided. The maid
begin*
•So
served them with sherry before they
left. Together, at the window, look-
Keith?” he asked
answer.
to divorce him, of
“What about
quietly.
Linda did not
“You’re going
course?”
•He held her hand very tight.
“I suppose so.”
“That’s over?”
“Yes."
Miklos caught Linda in his arms.
He kissed
could stop
“Linda.”
“Please,
There was terror in Linda’s voice
the Prince was1 quick to sense
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Camm cele-
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tourist * versary on Tuesday, January 5th, at
r that their home in Woodham. They were
■wag ’married on January 5th, 1887 at the
\ Methodist parsonage, Elimville, by
' the late Rev. W. H. Gane. Their at
tendants were John ,Sawyer, brother
of the bride, and Amelia Camm (Mrs.
W. Grey) sister of the groom.
Mr. Camm is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. John CUmm and he
was born in USborne Township near
Exeter on December 10, 1862. At six
years of age, he came with his par
ents to their farm on the 10th con
cession of Usborne in which Town
ship he farmed until he came to
Woodham twenty-two years ago. Ri
chard Camm of Woodstock, Albert
Camm, .St. Catharines, Mrs. M. Flet
cher, of Exeter and Mrs. W. Gray
of Detroit are the surviving broth
ers and sisters of Mr. Camm.
Mrs. Camm was Sarah Maria Saw
yer and is the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Sawyer. She
was born on October 10, 1866. She
came with her parents at two years
of age to the farm now occupied by
her son John at Woodham, where
she remained until her marriage.
William Sawyer, oif Vancouver, John
Sawyer, of Kincardine, Rev. Thomas
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L. Switzer of Woodham are the
brothers and sisters of Mrs. Camm.
.Mr. and Mrs. Camm have a family
of one son and two daughters: John,
Mrs. D. E. Johhston (Vefda) and
Mrs. W. J. Mills (Mary) all of the
Woodham district. There are seven
grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Camm are both
members of WoOdham United church
where Mrs. Camm was superinten
dent of the Mission Band for sever
al years and is a life member of the
Woman’s Missionary Society. (She
has been a member of the Woman’s
Association for thirty years. Among
many beautiful flowers and gifts re
ceived from relatives and friends On
the anniversary was a bouquet
yellow mums from the Woman’s
.sociation of the united Church.
over a hundred Mends and
atives attended the reception which
'The young married couple from
Anderson, Mount Pleasant and Kirk
ton whom Rev. Mr. Lewis has mar
ried since coming to this village,
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