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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-08-05, Page 2THCTSnAY, AVGUST 3th, 1937 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE t'he flicker- place too he saw the Karen began to get tired. She was cold and hungry as the night began to wane. The richest girl in the world was suddenly faced with that common ill suffered by most humanity, money troubles. “ can't spend anything for food. I’ll have to get oil next time I stop!” Qn she plowed. The mountain roads were bad, the resort towns looked deserted and dreary. Karen stuck it' out until 9 o'clock in the morning. Then she stopped for gas and spent one precious nickel for cOffee, She still had 300 miles ahead of her. And never in her whole life had she been so hungry. It was 10' o’clock when she met another detour. It seemed to her she could go no further. But it Ihad to -be done. If she had any tire trouble she was sunk, Tears rolled down 'her cheeks. Their salt smarted her chapped skin. Never in her life had she been so miserable. She debated telephoning to Ping. There seemed to be noth­ ing to do but to march into the first hotel and announce herself, get a .room, go to bed and wait for the lightning to strike. Saratoga, and she could go no further. She was done. Best She pulled up before a hotel, fount a place to park, Karen Mal­ lory had met defeat. (She folded up the rug and turned to put it on the floor of the back seat for safe keep­ ing. Her eyes lighted on a small bag. She hauled it out. It had tools in it. She pulled it forward. It was dirty, but she found a rag in the side pocket of the car and be­ gan working with the aid of snowT from the running board of the car. It did not look so bad. She select­ ed a hammer and a wrench, wrap­ ped them in the oiled car rags, stuf­ fed some newspapers above them to make the bag full. Then she tried to tidy her hair, powder her nose. Two minutes and Karen Mallory, again with a light in hex* eye, got out of the ear, bag in •hand and made for the hotel, hei* hat at a rakish angle, her top-coat not too wrinkled. Karen had an air. There was no denying in. The bell boy perked up when she smiled at him. The clerk at the desk never quivered when she demanded a room and bath. Alone in her room she picked uP a telephone, ordered everything she could think of to eat. While she was waiting fox* it she got a hot bath. Life began to look up. By the time the bacon, eggs, pota­ toes, coffee and all the rest arrived Karen was ready to fight. But she did not have the courage not to tip the waiter generously from her slim store of money, although she sign­ ed the check with an impish grin. By now, although she had not slept, she was wide awake again. Her mind was clear. She began figuring up things. Her room was $3, 'her breakfast brought the bill to $4.50. ■Sitting at the desk, she wrote a check for $10, inclosed her card, with the following: "Sorry to have inconvenienced you, but I did not care to identify myself." She signed -her own name, put note, card and check into an envel­ ope and stood it in front of the mir­ ror. Then she went softly out the door, locked it and walked down to the desk. “I am expecting a visitor. Will you say I'll be back for dinner?" The plan worked perfectly. Two minutes later Karen, well fed, con­ tent, was on her way to New York, the last lap of her wild journey. ’She stopped only once for gas on the trip from Albany. Then, be­ cause she had her dimes counted, she risked 5 cents for coffee and 3 cents on a New York afternoon pap­ er. As she drunk the coffee she read for the first time an account of the Coroner’s Court inquiry into ac­ cident. Plans She read every word, although some of them made uncomfort­ able reading for her. She learned more about the Marietto and the Roslado families. There was a photograph of the Marietto family in court, five of them. Karen looked at the family she was going to adopt. She was very critical and leisurely in her judgment. Now Lucia, Karen decided had distinct possibilities. She was 17* and she’d be lovely ixx the rights clothes. Karen would send her to Vassar, or maybe to Smith,, or Col­ umbia, if Lucia preferred. Yes, it would be fun -having a ready-made family. Karen thought John ought to make an engineer and she’d let Joe s.ud? medicine. Kn;e.iV spirits rose high. She must hurry on. She borrowed a pencil from the counter boy and wrote down care- - fully Lucia’s address. It was on Tenth street, just off Second avenue. Karen wondered how Lucy and her parents were taking the flight. She hoped her Dad would not blame Lucy, but*Karen would fix all that! She hurried out to 'her car again. Those last 50 miles coming ixx to New York seemed like 500 to Kar­ en. Once a traffic cop yelled at her and ixx hex* terror she slowed down. So it was dusk when she finally came down iSecond Avenue, bumping over the frozen, snowy streets ixx the shabby little car. S’he turned left, negotiating her way dexterously in the rush-hour traffic, Slowly she cruised along hunting for the number, They were shabby houses, rising up and up, shabbier than Karen -had expected. Finally she found the number. She walked up the steps. There was no bell, but she went into the hallway A woman was standing there and she asked for the Mariettas. "They got company!” "That does not matter, I must see Lucia.” "Hey, Lucia—” sang out the wo­ man. From the second landing, a dark curly head leaned out. "A lady wants to see you—” Karen hoped the woman would go away, but she stayed, frankly inter­ ested in what was to transpire. Hex* eyes bored into Karen’s and the girl turned away. Then s-he was facing Lucia. CHAPTER XI In the darkened hallway onz Tenth St, the “richest girl in the world” stood facing Lucia Marietto. Lucia, pausing on next to the bottom step, looked at Karen steadily. So did the woman who *had first called for Lu­ cia, Karen, looking up at the pretty* Italian girl, smiled her famous smile. Karen’s smile usually got results. She was quite accustomed to that. But this evening those results were beyond anything she could have im­ agined. The woman who had been stand­ ing beside Karen gave a piercing scream. She started to beat hei* chest and a volley of Italian -came from her hysterical lips. As she screamed, Lucia joined her. The hallway began to fill with tenants and neighbors who had heard the wails. They closed around Kar­ en, and suddenly she was afraid. They had recognized her. She could read the anger in their eyes. Karen’s hands began to shake, but s-he stood her ground and tried to make her voice heard above the din. It was useless. Somebody reached toward Karen and hex* hat fell. The din became louder. She felt fingers in her haix* and a sharp ipain in her cheek as somebody clawed at her. Weak and dizzy, Karen tried to find the wall, put her hand out to steady herself. She could feel the ■hot breath of the women about her. Thqy were the worst. The men stood back and watched. When she put her hand to her cheek it was cov­ ered with blood. Rescued Just then there was a heavy foot­ step on the stairway, and somebody gave a command in Italian. She felt two firm hands on her shoulders whirling hex* around. "Gangway!” ordered the mascu­ line voice. The crowd dropped back obediently, but the menacing mur­ mur continued. Outside was a still largex* crowd, pressing up the steps from the street. "Hurry!" the man ordered Karen, as he pushed her in front of him. "Murderer,” yelled a voice from from the street, and the rest took up the cry. Karen was pushed into the back of an automobile. She ’heard the command: “Quick George!” The car was away in a rush, but Karen could still hear the cries. As the •chauffeur drove swiftly down the street, the man sitting beside her Subject to Constipation For Many Years complaint itself, bttfc Milburn's Laxa Stay Other taedicixtO*a product of ’ Mrs, L. Fakndax®, Melville Stu, Vancouver, B.C., writes:-—“I have used Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills with quite good testtits for constipation from which I had been subject for many years. I can not tell the cause of it, but it seems to be so common that every other person is A victim. I had tried many remedies, and so many t of them caused more suffering than the •Liver Pills seem to suit my cose bettor tlian Pho I*. Milburn Co., Ltd*, Toronto, Ont gave crisp orders. "Swing around and double back, George. The scout may pick us up.” Just then they crossed Fourth Avenue. "There’s an alley, Pull into that and out the othex* side,” "It’s one-way, boss!” ."Never mind!” (The car swung dangerously, so swiftly was the turn taken. It plunged on, weaving ixx and out or traffic expertly, Karen slumped in the cornex* and sobbed wildly. Try as she would, she was unable to stop. The reactioxx of the last twenty-four hours was too much fox* her. "Enough of that, Miss Mallory!” The man’s voice was crisp. There was something strangely familiar about it. She stopped her weeping suddenly, although her breath still tame ixx sharp gasps. Then she turned and looked at her rescuer. It was Richard Stod­ dard, the only rnaxx ixx the world she really hated! She stared up at him with unbe­ lieving eyes. Only the backwash ot her sobs broke the stillness inside the limousine. "You're surprised, I suppose. Well, that is a mild statement of my own case!” ‘The Judge lit a cigarette "How did yoxx get down here?" Karen did not answer. She sat there for several seconds. Then she mustered all her lost courage: "Let me out of here, please!” If Karen expected protest, she was, completely fooled. "George, stop the car here,” .Stoddard ordered. They pulled ovex* to the curb. Karen, looking out, saw they were approaching Fifth Avenue, on Nintn Street. Stoddard opened the car door: "Would you like me to drop you any place?” Karen drew in her breath sharp­ ly. She tried to straighten her hair. Where should she go? To Ping? To her father? To Lawton? If there were only some place to hide until morning! If she could sleep then maybe afterwards she could think. She looked with hatred at Stod­ dard’s averted face, unconscious of what a handsome picture he made there with the street lights illumin­ ating his profile. She couldn’t award him the victory without qual­ ification: "You win!” She turned her face away from him as she spoke "I have no place to go and no mon­ ey.” "I’ll stay here.” Her voice was small and there was an appeal in it. .Stoddard did not seem to no­ tice. He gave an order to George, and in two minutes the cax* stopped at an alley entrance. “Where are we?" "No questions now. They” come later. Come, we’re going in this way.” The judge opened a steel door and they went into a long hallway. Stod­ dard stopped at the freight elevator. "Now, if we’re in luck—” Karen did not speak. Finally, af- tex* what seemed hours, the freight elevator came. "Good evening, Jack. I want to get into my apartment without go­ ing through the lobby.” Jack bowed and beamed, did not seem surprised at the battle-scarred young woman the Judge was bring­ ing into the building. "All right then Judge, I never saw you!" Karen's face flushed in anger and she tried again to tidy her hair. The elevator came to a halt near the top Loor. Stoddard was hunting for his latch key. "I don’t want to have to wait for Henry to answer my ring, there might be somebody in the hallway.” Stoddard volunteered as they sped down another long hallway toward the front Of the building. But they were lucky. Only a bellboy passed them. “Now—” in HLs Apartment In a moment they were inside an apartment, facing each other in a small foyer done in green. The girl and hex* enemy, who had rescued her. "Where are we.” Tn my apartment. I did not know where else to take you, It is No. 1 Fifth Avenue. ’’Stoddard’s voice was completely mater of fact as he turned to his white-coated man at the doorway. "This is a friend of mine, Henry; will you please see slfe has some dry clothes and get a hot bath ready fox* her?” Meekly, Karen followed the valet into the bedroom.• She scarcely no­ ticed the living room with its bright­ ly burning fire, its comfortable furniture, Oriental rug. Stoddard was proud of that room. ♦ He had fought and stuggled from the old Grand -Street days to his present sal­ ary of $13,500. He was spoken of these days as a man with a decided future, •Stoddard had known abject pov­ erty. 'That is why he always thrill­ ed at the sight of fresh flowers re- fleeted in. the mahogany of the cof- per table, why he loved Ing firelight. *s>he won’t find this hubby!”' he otlxught as Mallory girl disappear with Henry. Inside the bedroom, Henry was taking off Karen’s wet shoes, exam­ ining her torn coat. "I can get this fixed, Miss," he said. "Now I’ll druxv your bath, and I think I can *ind some things you can wear.” Karen nodded wearily and xvent t.ver to the dresser, picked up a bl'ush. As she looked at herself in the glass she xvas horrified. Her cheek was scratched. Her hair was tumbled and there were deep circles under her eyes, “I’m a sight!” she said aloud and she seeined to be talking to the photograph of a pretty young xvonxan ixx a silver frame on Stoddard's dresser. Karen made.a little face at the girl and xvhen Henry handed her a ITurkish toweling bathrobe, she hop­ ed he had not seen her. "There, Miss, I think there are some colthes on the bed you can wear. Dinner will be x-eady in txven- ty minutes.” Then Henry left her, * Gratefully Karen xvent into the bathroom and closed the door, The xvarm xvater, hoxvever, instead of reviving her spir­ its, seemed to melt her heart and she* started to cry again. She cried soft­ ly xyithout effort, like a tired child. When she got out of the tub, she peered into the medicine cabinet and found an antiseptic for her cheek. It looked red and angry, but Karen decided not to cover it. Then slxe investigated Henry had left for her. pajamas miles too large, Karen got into thmn, turned up the trouser legs and the sleeves. iTlxe blue silk coat xvhich went with them hung almost to tlxc floor. Added to this costume xvere mules sizes to large. Karen did not have the courage to look into the mirror. ■She shuffled out into Judge Stod­ dard’s living room still trying to keep back the tears. Stoddard was waiting for her be­ side the fireplace. Henry had laid a table for two there. The sight ot the xvarin friendly room made Kar­ en’s tears rise suddenly faster. She tried to speak. “I’m afraid I’ve made a mess of things—” Stoddard, motioning her to come over by the fire, nodded gravely as he looked at her. “Don’t laugh at me!” she pleaded. "I didn’t have the slightest idea or laughing.” But there xvas a twinkle in his gray eyes as he looked down at hex*. She was an amusing sight in the much-to-large pyjamas and bathrobe, shuffling along in the No. 10 slippers. What Karen could not knoxv what that hex’ hail* curled ixx a distracting fashion about her pale face, and the shadows under her eyes softened the proud lines of her coun­ tenance. (To be Continued) the clothes There xvere of blue silk I What do we plant when we plant the tree? plant the ship, which will cross the sea. plant the mast to carry the sails plant the planks to withstand the gales— keel, the keelson, the beam, the knee; We plant the ship xvhexx we plant the tree. We We We The What do xve plant when we plant the tree? plant the houses fox* you and me. •plant the rafters, the shingles, the floors, plant the studding, the lath, the doors, ■beams the siding, all parts thax be; plant the house when we the tree. We We We The We 5v e plant plantWhat do xve plant when t'he tree? A thousand things that see; .plant the spire that the crag; plant the staff for our country’s flag; plant the shade from the sun free, plant all these when we plant the tree. Noted Churchman Dies Venerable Archdeacoxx Wiilfrid Jones-Bateman, aged 74, much be­ loved and popular Angican clergy­ man and overseas padre, died Wed­ nesday at his home in Goderich' from a heart attack.1 He was the chaplain of tl\e Middlesex-Huron Regiment. t Welsh born, a well read and much traveled man, the deceased clex’ie, who had served this church in many countries of the world, in­ cluding Italy, and Mexico city, was an interesting conversationalist and possessed of a most engaging per­ sonality. He went to Goderich 20 years ago exchanging parishes with the late Rev, Mark Turnbull. At the outbreak of the xvar, Arch­ deacon Jones-Bateman went to Eng­ land and joined the chaplain ser­ vices of the service in the His wife,| went overseas in hospitals throughout Besides his xvife, one son, John, of Albany N.Y., survives, as do three grandchildren. xv e daily British army, seeing lines and hospitals, ixvlxo. survives him, with him and serveq the xvar. We out-t oxvers '— —- ---------v — ‘ QJlje Ibtfter tJiuiefi-AHnurute Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday morning 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 words. Reading notices 10c. pep Hue. Card of Thanks 50 c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line, la Memoriam, with one verse 50c. extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Ac- Money to Loan, Investments Made . insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of out1 Clients without charge EXETER and HENSALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Ao LOANS, INVESTMENTS, INSURANCE Office- Carling Block, MjMn Stree*, ’ EXETER. ONT. Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office: Carling Block EXETER, ONT. 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Popular Ontario Holiday * BT tHI■p Summer life in Ontario is cen­ tred, as far as possible around its many thousands of lakes rang­ ing in size from the great "Inland Seas” that mark the southern ■boundary, to small, unnamed Jakes in the northern hinterland; Fishing, swimming, and boating are the chief pastimes with golf, .tennis, riding and hiking as lead­ ing land sports. Search for a perfect holiday like this is what makes, bungalow camps like those at French River and Devil’S Gap near Kenora so popular. Their location, not far from the city yet in unspoiled heavily wooded lake country, gives thorn undisputed advan- The Canadian Pacific Railway’s chalet-bungalow camps at Devil’s JOHN WARD ' CHIROPRACTIC, OSTEOPATHY, ELECTROTHERAPY & ULTRA­ VIOLET TREATMENTS • PHONE 70 MAIN ST. EXETER ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Phone 57*13 Dashwood R. R. 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Exeter GLADMAN A STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter SINCLAIR 1 HACKNEY 1 Cedar Chests AND NEW FURNITURE Also furniture remodelled to order. We take orders for all kinds of ca­ binet work for kitchens, etc at the DASHWOOD PfANING MILL Shingles & Lumber Buy your Shingles now while the price is right; also White Pine Dressed 10 in. and 12 in. wide at $40.00; Matched Siding, White Pine at $40.00; all sizes of 2 iri, lumber at low prices. A. J. CLATWORTHY Phone 12 Granton gfafafafawWMwfafaiMfall....lbw I The Canadian National Exhibition that unfailing barometer of business reports that space reservations by manufactui'ers and’ others have reached the 11)29 peak.