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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-01-21, Page 2THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1937 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE x: CHAPTER XVII Linda mloved into the new apart ment the day following her visit there with Miklos. The housekeeper found a maid fOii- her and she began to plan a house-warming, for Mike’s crowd. Linda bought a new white evening frioc'k for the occasion, and ■planned a dinner and wines with great care. The Prince had arranged to bring along a well-known- actress as guest of honor after the theatre, and the affair ended up with a decidedly sa lon favor. Linda was delighted. After dinner her guests asked her to play. She did the “Bolero” she ihad dione for Roget and they went wild over it. “Simply marvelous! Marvelous!” declared May Harrington, in (her broad nasal English. They poured such flattery on Linda that she felt a bit intoxicated by it all. Prince Miklos spoke to Linda about building, up a series of “Sun day Night” with interesting .people there as guests of honor. “I can get the people if We can keep up the tone of the thing!” he promised. It all sounded very al luring to the American girl. Supper with Karl The .party followed the Friday night she was to meet Karl. She had sent the young, man her new ad dress and arranged to meet him over in the Tuileries ’for convenience. They had supper at the same res taurant 'where they had dined toge ther on the misty November night last fall. Tonight the flood seemed to have deteriorated incredibly, and Linda was restless and distraught. “You have chosen an apartment, no?” Karl said when they had or dered and Linda had tried to restrain her impatience at the wine list. “Yes, I thought I needed more a’olom if I’m to work there all day.” Karl smiled faintly. “It is very expensive.’ Linda, glancing up at the troubled face of the young man, smiled. 'Does be think I’ve found a wealthy sweet heart?” she wondered. Then she knew she must tell him about her self. “Karl, I’ve never told you, but please don’t be angry with me. At first I thought you .knew, then when I found out you didn’t, I just didn’t tell you.” (She paused as Karl waited with his head down and his eyes on the table. “My father was Andrew Laird who died in the United States just before Christmas.” “Andrew Laird? Andrew Laird?" Even Karl -had heard the name some place. “Wasn’t he very rich, did he nlot own many great buildings and factories?” Karl was groping to re member. “Yes.” Karl looked at Linda’s smiling face. She put her hand out and touched his as it lay on the table. “Yes, Karl, he was very rich.” “Then you are very rich?” “I suppose so.” iFlor a long time Karl did not ans wer. He sat slumped in his chair, playing with, his wine glass. “So!” Linda began to talk feverishly. “It makes no difference, Karl! Please don’t feel that way. I am just as I always was. We’re friends —to stay.” Karl finally looked at her. The hurt in his eyes .was painful to Lin da. He straightened bis shoulders. “I do not want ylou to think that is why I took you to M. Roget.” “Of course not!” Linda was amaz ed at such an idea. “That is done over here sometimes with wealthy Americans.” Linda winced at the change in Karl’s voice, his attitude toward her, She had been his friend. Now she was an alien. Money “Karl, does money make so much, difference? I think you are being, as much of a snloh as you try to make me out!” Linda laughed as she made her plea. “It isn’t that, Miss Linda. Money is a wonderful thing. But sometimes there is too much of it, too much to swim out of.” He paused a little, then leaned forward. “You have real talent; how much, nobody can be sure until you get down to serious work. That is what I wanted. It is like digging for gold, Maybe in the end there is nothing but a nice tal ent. And maybe, at the end-—there is real gold—genius." He spoke with great feeling. “I understand.” ‘I wiander if you do. Maybe some day you will.” I do understand, Karl, I’ll -work, but why can’t I work, just as well in a nice apartment as in any other kind?”.Linda demanded. “You can. It is not the apart ment,” Karl went on. “It is the people, about you. To get ahead ■with your music, you must live it, eat it, sleep it, Nice apartments mean parties, friends, entertainment distractions.” Karl spread out his strong han'ds —beseechingly to Linda. “I’m not objecting tio the money, It is very useful, I have found.” Karl knew he could not make Lin da understand. He shrugged his shoulders in despair. “I’ll prove it to you. Roget and I will prove it tio you!” Linda pro tested in despair. 'But you see, Miss Linda, Roget can take only take serious students. You cannot play at studying with him. That is the trouble!” He’ll take me!” Linda said with ceitainty. “Come. I’ll prove it tio you!” A Visit With Roget They found M. Roget as they had found him before, before a small fire in the fireplace. Although it was warm, lie had a shawl about his shoulders and he seemed older than Linda had remembered him. His shock of white hair in wild disarray accentuated the burning of his eyes. “You* have been ill, Monsieur?” “No, child. I am just getting old.” He looked up into her face keenly as he toiok her hand without .rising. “You have been a long time com ing.” “Yes, my father died since I saw you last.” “You have learned muich?” “Yes, I have learned a lot.” “Play for me.” Linda went to the piano. iShe drop ped her hands Ion the keys, began immediately. She’d show Karl! She’d prove to him what she could do! Roget listening, heard the harder, metallic note in her music. The depth was gone. He smiled grimly to himself. He said pleasant things when she finish ed and asked her to play something . mlore. Later, when she came back i to him, they talked of many things. Linda liked sitting on the footstool beside Roget’s chair. She spoke of her father, his kindness and under standing. He seemed very tired. j “We must go,” Karl said at last. '“M. Rloget should be in bed.” “Yes, I’m an old man.” He chuck led. “And it is not bad. I do not 'mind. iSleep. is so comforting.” The fire was dying down and Lin da shivered in the chill of the studiQ. “When may I begin work?” she asked. Rloget shook his head. “I have not been well. Perhaps we should wait until Fall, my child. This (Summer you can work over some of those things I mentioned to you when you were here. Then in the fall—we shall see!” (His vloice was kind but flat and rather sad. Linda jumped up, took both of M. Roget’s hands and -held them gratefully. ,It was a pretty salute. Later Karl and Lnida walked back down from Montparnasse. Linda chatted gaily, but Karl was silent. “You see?” she laughed at him. “ told ylou he’d take me.” Karl -did not answer. “You mustn’t be a poor loser!” Linda twitted him, hanging on his arm. He put his hand over hers as it rested there. Doubts Again “1S0?” Miss Linda, in the Fall ylou will not come back. We know that, M. Roget add I. That is why he say, ‘Im the Fall.’ It is simple, less painful. That is all!” Linda was furious. She stopped suddenly in the street. “That isn’t ■true, Karl! You’re not being fair!" Karl sholok his head. “Let’s not talk about it.” A taxi was passing them. “You said you were -to join your friends later tonigh't? Shall I put you in a cab?” “Perhaps you’d better.” Linda had promised Mike she’d meet him at midnight at the Cafe de Paris. iShe turned to Karl, “We’re still Shivers and Sneezes Then the Cold Begins You feel chilly; sneeze a few times; nose starts to run; then comes the cold which, if not attended to immediately, shortly works down into the bronchial tubes, and the cough starts. On the first sign of a cold get a bottle of Dr, Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup. You will find it to be a prompt, pleasant, reliable an'l effectual remedy for your trouble. It has been on the market for the past 44 years, Don’t experiment with a substitute and be disap pointed. Get “Dr. Wood’s.” friends?” “Always! I’ll be here until Fall. If I move on, PR let you know, Miss Linda.” “Come and see me, Karl, come for tea any time!" “Yes, Miss Linda," As her taxi rolled away, Karl watched it until it disappeared down the hill. His shoulders drooped, He was very sad. He knew Linda Laird was going out of his life forever and he had found her a lovely, diverting creature. Karl went on to his lonely Studio tio> work on his concerto. But he found it a weary task, Linda, in her cab, hurrying over the bridge, past the Louvre, onto the right bank, took cut her compact and “did" her face. She was more upset than she cared to admit, Her hands were unsteady. Perhaps Karl was right! But no, she’d show them all! She would have Mike bring M. Capitano for tea -tomorrow. Not delay a mo ment! And some day,, when she played with the New York Philhar monic as a soloist, they’d kniow then! CHAPTER XVIII The same May mourning Linda hur ried to meet Karl in Paris, Keith Winthrop walked into the Empire State Building. Keith looked exactly like a pic ture of what the well-dressed yto-ung man should wear in town on a Spring morning. But he felt anything but festive as he was shot up in an elevatoi’ to the twenty-second flolor. There he entered the large offices of Clayton Morris and was immed iately shown into the private (office. Morris stood us as Keith came in and gave him a hearty welcome. “What brings you into town this fine morning when you clould be golfing, at Easthampton?” Morris asked. He watched the young man sharply. There was an unaccustom ed serious light in his blue eyes. “I’m job-hunting,” Keith announc ed. Morris laughed. What’s all this about, Keith?” Looking for a Job “Very simple, really," Keith re plied, settling, himself comfortably. “Ais ylou understand so well, things have been going pretty badly for dad. There isn’t going to be any more money than enough for mlother and he. They’ll get along. The house in Boston is n|ot so large and J’m not worrying about that. But I can’t let them go on supporting me." “Nonsense, Keith. Youx- father has a fairly decent income now.” “Not as much as I thought he wjould have.” Keith shook his head. “These last months have made an... old man of him, -Clayton. Maybe some day I can repay you, for all you have d|one for us.” “I did nothing, really, Keith.” “You saved the governor from going to jail. I know., Clayton, he’s ■told me.” “AU we tried to d|o- was to sal vage the bank. That was better for everybody. We’ll forget all about it. But what about yourself?” “I want to get work. Oh, I know what yon think. Well, I’m through playing. I’ve” done everything I want to do—played polo, gone ’(round the world. There’s nothing left and I know m|ow it doesn’t mean much, this dashing about. So here I am, job-hiunting.” “You couldn’t stick at it. What would you do on the first really h’ot day in town?” Keith laughed. “Offices are air- conditioned these days. No. Clayton, I -tell youi I’ll make a good lawyer in about ten years. But how shall I go about getting a start?” Clayton straightened the letters waiting for hdm, .fidgeted about. He eyed-Keith critically. “A young law- yei* with a salary of $30 a week? Keith, that wouldn’t pay your taxi fare.” “I’m walking these days!” '“I believe you’re serious!” Mor ris remarked suddenly. “Do you think I’d be here if I weren’t?" Hired Morris thumped his desk. “All right! We’ll see. I’ll hire you. Thir ty dollars a week—hours nine until you’re through." He pushed a buz zer. “You. won’t last four weeks, Keith.*’ “I’ll be handling your personal business some day—” Keith added with a laugh. “Is there an adding machine in the office? I’m not much ■good at figues.” “The trick is to- subtract these days!” 'Clayton quipped. “Miss Elton, this is Mr. Winthrop. He’s going to work for us. Show him his desk. Put him in with young Melvin. He’ll show you about things.’ Morris rummaged about on his desk. Look them over and get them straightened out?’ Thus Keith Winthrop got his first job. Keith Worked until six o’clock that first day in Morris’ office., When he came out onto Fifth Avenue the rush-hour traffic was gone, He re membered he had had a date to take Iris for cocktails at the Park Lane. But his one interest now whs bath—■ and a comfortable chair, For some time he had been liv ing at the University Club when he was in town, It Was easier to avoid iris there. She could not come dashing in oil him as she did when IurayA ala.. • CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS MONEY ORDERS AND EXPRESS • SPEED, DEPENDABILITY, SAFETY Indulge in your favorite Summer sport —all Winter—in the balmy, invigorat ing climate of Canada’s Evergreen Play ground. Golf/ hiking, riding motoring; yachting, tennis . . . enjoy majestic mountain scenery—see snow-clad Canadian Rockies en route. Special Winter rates at hotels. Still lower rail fares now in effect and until May 14. Return limit 6 months. Stop-overs al lowed at intermediate points. Reduced sleeping-car fares Low meal rates on trains WINTER GOLF TOURNAMENT Victoria March 1-6,1937 Full information from any ticket agent CANADIAN NATIONAL he had an apartment. Tonight he decided to wa.lk up to the club, timed as he was-. His head ached and his back, was tired from bendihg over law books. He wanted to get things -clear in his mind. At the club was a telephone mes sage—in fact, several of them—-from Iris. She was waiting for him at the Park Lane. Keith telephoned there. “Do you want to have dinner with me?” “Of course!” Iris’ voice had a de cided edge. “We cam eat in the din ing room here,” Iris told him. “Too expensive,” retorted Keith. “Youre drunk!” Iris accused. “Nevei- more sober in my life. I’ll meet you- in half an hour at Child’s —near the church on Fifth Avenue." Then he hung up and she could mot argue with him. Iris was sitting at a table, tap ping furiously with the meirui, when Keith arrived half an- hour later. She eye him sharply. Economy FRst “Now just why are we eating at this place?" Iris demanded before he even sat down. “Because I have just $5 in my pocket!” “I’ve got $20; why all the fuss?” “My $|5 must last me until pay day “Payday?’ Iris’ blue eyes were wide. The more Keith talked the more certain she was he was sobering up from a binge. - “Now you listen to me, I am in no mood for your jokes! I waited two hours for you' this afternoon, oveir there ini the cocktail bar!” “My dear' Iris, let that be a lesson to you! No man on earth is worth waiting two hours ifor.’i, “Of course,, you’re just being ri diculous!” “Iris, I never was more serious in my life. If I am not weeping ovei’ uny ruined state it is because I rathei’ like working today—you see I didn’t know I was going to get a job so quickly!” Iris was in a white -fury. “This is just a trick to get rid of me!" '“Iris, the only trick is trying to eat!” “Your father has money—lots of it! What did he do with all that you got from Linda?” Keith’s eyes darkened. “That went —with the rest, Iris?” “Biuit what am I to dio?” “Iris, you got youi’ share of the money when- there was some. I can’t ■say anything more.” (To be Continued) A BIG FARM Considerable comment is being made about a Doctor from Preston, who has purchased 700 acres of land in the Klondyke area, southeast of Grand Bend, about four miles. The new owner has a large tractor work ing day and night in breaking up land, much of -which has not been cultivated in years. The object of the venture we understand, is to do farming -on a large scale. Much of this land will be sown to barley, which was a lucrative price this fall Just 'how this venture will prove it self remains to be seen. NEW GODERICH RECORD SET IN CRIMINAL CASES GODERICH—-The year 1903 saw the greatest number of criminal cases on the books since the earliest records of 1903, there being 745, in cluding 226 -charges'of theft prefer red against J. J. Huggard, Seaforth lawyer and R. H. Fletcher and G. G. McLaren, Toronto brokers, all of whom are in Kingston Penitentiary. Fines during the year 193 6 amounted to $2,001 of which the Province received $154 plus $488.- 40, representing two-fiftlis of all fines collected by the municipalities since June 1, 1936. Although there were only 442 cases in 1935, fines amounted to $2,630. 30 YEARS SERVICE John A. Wilson, has retired as Town Clerk and Treasurer, of Sea- ortli, has served the town since 1906. Previous to this he had many years’ experience on the council, and in 1900 and 1901 was Mayor, being elected each year by acclamation. He will be succeeded as Clerk and Treasurer by his son David H. Wil- Son, who has been assistant in the office for some time. Mr. Leonard Birk, formerly of Dashwood, and an instructor at the Ontario Agricultural 'College, Guelph underwent an operation for appen dicitis in a Guelph hospital over the Christmas holidays. 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