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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-09-09, Page 7'J'HCltSlklY, SBPTjarf »tll, J»S7 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE I Ki 4 8 WUIIUIIIIIIIIIIIW Karen siniledpr°ss the table at him. ‘ “How can I /er thank you?“By finding/ourself, by being baplpy.” "You’re swf! ’ “And you.’ (He toasted/er in the cup of cof­ fee which ha •'been served them. “How’s e^’J’thing?” “Practical perfect. If I get that job it will f. They t Karen's this 'girl son Dick leaned acpss the table and the frag­ rance of/her hair reached him. He wanted p 'torch it, smooth it back. It was /o startling with her brown eyes, His leart contracted sud­denly a| he /hought of Marcia, poor Marcia. 'AV least he could make her happy." “What | it Dick?” “Nothir^ 'my child. Just my legal reveries,’/ Karen did not pursue the sub­ ject .furjier, but she saw .his glance at his yatch. “Muft you hurry away? I was hojping; that you’d not be in such a rush and that we could have some scrambled eggs.” “Not tonight, Karen. I’ve several things to do and I’m dining out.” Dick had never mentioned Marcia to Karen, To Karen, “she” remain­ ed just a girl in a picture, but she was conscious that Dick was inter­ ested in somebody. T'o the wealthy young woman it was a new exper­ience. 'She could not (be sure how Dick felt toward her. “I’ll drop you Come along.” “When- .shall I job?” “I’ll meet you ed for a little while, is sparkling. Somehow s the most exciting per­ had ever known. He near your home. iknow .about the here tomorrow night. Maybe I’ll have good news for you then. Love Speaks „ They left together, and at the door Dick met a police officer sta- ioned in his courtroom. The man spoke, and Dick wondered if he rec­ ognized Karen. He set his jaw. It was nobody’s business if he wanted to see this-girl! He was going to marry Marcia. It was his duty, how­ ever, to help Karen. She needed him. The two drove away together. It was dark, almost six o’clock. Both of them were silent with their troubled thoughts as he drove on in­ to the night. When he finally stojpped the car, the girl hesitated before she opened the door. She hated to-leave him so. Perhaps he sensed it, for he took her cold little hand and put it to his lips. “I don’t want to go." He,r lips trembled at she spoke. Then he put his arms and drew her to him and soft lijp.s. “Now go!” Karen fled, her knees about kissed her her trembling. CHAPTER XVJL1I Karen ran all the way home. She arrived on the doorstep ibreathless and had to stand there a few seconds to rest. Her cheeks were flaming. Finally she walked into, the house hoping that she’d miss everybody. Her father, however, had guests in the drawing .room and she had to stop in there. >She never remem­ bered alfterward what she said to them. Once in her .room she threw herself on the bed and there Lucy found her later. “Mr. Ping’ll be here in twenty minutes, Miss Karen. 'Come, my dear. 'Get your bath.” Karen did not answer her. Lucy tried to find out what frock she was wearing• that night. Finally Karen turned over exposing her flushed face: “Where am I supposed to be go­ ing tonight?” “To Miss 'Gail’s party, it’s a din­ ner, you khow.” “I don’t want to go.” “I know, but you’ll be expected to be there.” Finally Karen 'got up and let (Lucy help her into her clothes. “Why am I doing all this, Lucy? I don’t want to.” “You’ll have a good time, once you get off/’ • Karen dressed with complete in­ difference. Lucy chose a pale green frock for the evening and there was purple orchids from Ping. The vivid color in the girl’s face was startling. Lucy, accustomed as she was to see her lovely mistress, was startled at the radiant beauty of her face. “You’re lovely tonight, Miss Kar­ en,” 1; And Karen’s smile was the only answer. her ■But when he saw her, firm resolutions were paying the check and shortly Marcia and Dick left the dining room. Kar­ en wanted desparately to go home, but seeing Ping's dour face she thought better of pressing that point When the party finally broke up it was long after midnight. Gail dropped Karen and Ping and Ping insited on coming in for a little. “I want to talk to you, Karen.” She did not object, and in the s^-BBassSR ......payable married men how regis-1 through in i and in receipt to accept farm to Otye Exeter STunra-AiiuiJratr Established 1373 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published 'every Thursday morning SUBSCRIPTION—$2,0:0 per year is advanceRATES—Farm er Real Estate for sale $0c, each insertion fur first four insertions, 25c, each subse* quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar* Holes, To Rent, Wanted, Doat, or Found IQc, per line of six words, Reading notices lOp, per line, Card of Thanks 50-c, Legal ad* vertisjng 12 and 8c, per line. Is Memoriam, with ope verse 50o« extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Karen winced, and, begged him to let her go, “It’s not Serge!” “It is!” .“No!” Ping’s fingers dug into her wrists. She cried out in (pain. He grabbed her by the shoulders, and his fingers caught and tore the deli­ cate fabric -of her chiffon frock, “Ping! Ping!” He paid no attention to her pleas, but kept on shaking her as though to get the truth out of her. “Who is the man?” “You don’t even know him.” “That's a lie/' “It isn't!” Karen was crying hys­ terically now. She was suddenly afraid, terrified of Ping’s desparate rage. •Suddenly he threw her from him with such force that she fell bank against the couch, He grabbed the ring from her hand and threw it in­ to, the fire. Then he iran out of the front door, leaving his coat and hat behind him. chapter XIX Karen heard the front door slam befoire she got up from where she had fallen. Then she got up on her knees and with fire tongs tried to rescue the beautiful stone which had been her engagement ring. She finally fished it out gingerly, weep­ ing as she did so and it lay a black­ ened bauble on the hearth while Karen, her frock torn from her shoulders, sat there looking at it, It was thus her father and mother found her. (She was sobbing wild­ ly and her father lifted her to her feet. Then he sat down with her in his arms as though she were a little girl and she sobbed out (part of the story. Her mother, excited and upset, sat beside him, but Mal­ lory managed to keep his wife quiet. ' (Continued next week) V* * -— Professional Cards( drawing room .before the fire they had-hot chocolate for Karen, whisk­ ey and soda for Ping. “You’re lovely tonight,” was what Ping wanted to say, but his anger at Karen prevented'him. If he had said that, things might have been different, Instead, he said: “That was a hell of a thipg for you to do tonight, Karen!” He set down his glass ano stood up by the mantle, watching vne lire play on her face. “Why? What was so terrible about that?” “You’ll see. I’ll bet you ten bucks it will be in the papers! T’he whole dance floor was watching you.! Kar­ en, when will you learn some sense.' He (paced up and down, fighting his desire to take her But he would not give She'd gone too far. was right. “Karen, you’ve got your mind. When ace marry me?” “Marry you?” The words sounded Karen. She’d almost about being engaged to Ping, ring felt heavy on her hand. “I've been, patient. I feel I have a right to an answer. You’ve put me over the jumps just once to often. I’ve tried to be reasonable, and I think you’ll admit I Serge.” “You were, Ping. ing.” “I talked it over day—•” Those were the wrong words again Often they’d worked before. But to­ night Karen no longer cared about anything but Dick. “I feel we must have an under­ standing. I’ve waited a year. What do you say?” Breaking Engagement Karen, looking 'Up at Ping, sud­ denly felt sorry for him. Hut there was nothing she could do. She did not love him. She must end this farce right now. It would take courage. Karen hated people to be displeased with her, hated to hurt those who loved her. ‘I’m always making people unhappy she thought. .Slowly she slipped the ring off her finger, ing her, could not it out to him. It palm of her hand, tering bauble. “I can’t, Ping.” Ping was speechless for a mom­ ent. The he almost shoutted: “Put that ring back on!” “No, Ping I’m serious. I should have told you before.” “What do you mean?” “I mean I don’t love you, Ping, I’m sorry. I've tried hard. But it is no good.’ ping, breathing hard, struggled to keep control of himself. He did not take all this seriously, but sud­ denly he was afraid, She sat there so sure, so serene, “You don’t love lie!” iShe stood up, went over to him. .ring in her hand, ter for me to be It had to come, sooner or later.” Ping’s lips termbled. “No, Karen, Don’t say it. You don’t You don’t know what you- ing.” “I do, Ping, dear, I do. the trouble. I’m so sure, be cheating you to marry you. He dropped Onto the sofa and put his head in his hands. He was trembling visibly. Karen went over to him and Smoothed his halt. He jumped at her touch, and raised a (piteous face: “You’re in love with sometbody else!” The thought seemed to strike him with the force of a thunder­ bolt. “You can’t be, Karen! I can­ not go on without you.” “Ping, please.” Karen’s eyes had tears in them. It was worse than she had imagined it would be. She took his hand and held tight. “You’re a Ping. Will get it. I couldn’t make happy. Your mother sensed I’m sure she does. the beginning.” “From the beginning? Didn’t you ever lote me?” Infuriated Karen felt now honesty Was the best thing. “I thought I did, Ping, I did, honestly. I won'idT/t have done this to/you!” Karen was plead­ ing with him. “Then I knew I didn’t,’ He jumped *up again. “Who’s the man?” ho demanded, grabbing her wrists until it hurt, “it is ,Serge?” YOUR OLD FAVORITE! GLADMAN & STANBURY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and HENSALL Pings Ollis Later when Ping called, he hissed Karen fondly quite against his will. He’d had a long talk with his mother that day, and had promised he'd either make Karen set the date for their marriage or (break with 'completely, as usual, his putty. They went Karen was so than usual to' Ping, would be easy, (persuading her to marry him now. 'This spring. This was a new Karen he hardly knew. He ifelt almost awed by her loveli­ ness. At Gail’s house they had only cocktails and hors d’oeuvers, for they were to ,go on 'to. the theatre and have supper later. Karen moved like a person 'in a daze. She heard not one line of the play. She was sure now that Hick loved her and nothing else on earth mattered. They’d be married and then could go away for a while to let people get over the shock. (Then when they came back Dick could practice law if he Hiked. She had money, money to do what they wished. The thought of seeing Europe again with Dick made her catch her breath. Ping calptuerd her hand in the dark of the theatre and Karen did not bother to pull it away. It meant so little to her. •Later they went on to the hotel when Gail was giving a party to a young cousin from out of town. There were twelve of them and im­ mediately Pink asked Karen to dance. They had hardly gone three steps before Karen’s eyes saw a pair of broad shoulders. Dick! It must be. Nobody carried his head like that but Dick. He was dancing with the girl in the picture. But that did not matter. He loved her, Karen! When the music stopped, the four were standing close together ..and Karen let Dick recognize her first. She waved to him, and in another instant, Karen as being introduced to Marcia. The music had started again. “I think the Judge who sent me to. jail should ask me to dance!” Karen’s imjpudent nose wrinkled. There was nothing for Dick to do but make the gesture. Ping was furious, and Marcia kept a forced smile on her face as Ping bowed be­ fore her. In another instant Karen was in Dick’s arms. “You’re a bad girl!” Utterly reckless, Dick was snatch­ ing a bit of happiness while he could. He had been thinking of Karen when the music stopped, and to see her standing there motre ra­ diant that he had ever seen her be- bore broke down all his defences. For the moment he was completely hapfpy, holding her close like this, but he did not dare look down at her. “Look at me!” Karen was equal­ rash. “I don’t dare.” “Everybody’s watching us.” “What, young lady, did you pect! Your father will hear about this.” “Nothing matters!” Karen’s voice was triumphant. The encore was short. With Ping and Marcia only a few feet away, she added. “I love you, Dick!” “Karen, you mustn’t!” Dick was watching the other two come toward them. Marcia was still trying to smile, but Ping made little pretense of how he felt. His fury was only at Karen’s Indiscretion, however. Parted Then, just as they had suddenly been swept together, Karen and Dick found themselves On opposite sides of the dining room. Back at the table, Gail was irre­ pressible. “Did you see Karen vamp­ ing the Judge? She’ll bring him to heel yet, just to get even!” Everybody thought it a great joke Karen could smile at them and toss her head. But she was watching Dick’s table. She could see he was on to the party and happy she was kinder He felt it in his arms in this time. ■His mother to make you going up to to iy ex­ A Bad Attack of Dysentery Had It For Four Days Mtar D. Marquette, Nobleville, Sask, Writes >--» “For four days I Was Co sick and miserable from MA attack of dysentery I could hardly Walk alone* neighbor called to.see me and told mb to us» Dr. Fowler's Ext, of Wild Strawberry, as they had been using it for tie joast tett years With excellent results. Now, I Cab Say, ‘There for dysentery, and We are never Without a bottle of it in _ ... n .A product hl The T» Milburn UA. Toronto, Onto On, th«xMirk«t for tk» past 90 ye«»> strange forgotten His I was Tight about You’re a darl- with mother to- Ping, watch- believe. She held lay in the small a gorgeous <glit- so gorgeous, me? Karen, you regretfully and She still had the “Ping, it is bet- honest with you. mean it. are say- That is I’d just>> it “YouM’e a grand person, You need a real (break. 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Fully realizing that the greatest single contribution it could make to a better, more enjoyable life, and a more permanent prosperity to Ontario, would be to electrify every rural home in the Province, the present Hydro has left no stone unturned to extend the benefits of low cost power to Rural Ontario. During the present fiscal year, Hydro will spend approximately four million dollars building over 2,000 miles of new line to serve approximately 10,000 new rural customers. Ht August 15th, 1937, over 1,500 miles had been built, and more than 7,500 new customers added. Service charges have always retarded Hydro growth. Realizing this, the present Commission cut these rates in half in November 1936. Hundreds of rural users immediately applied this saving on new appliances for the home or for labor saving and profit making electrical equipment on the farm. In addition to this reduction in the service charge, the basic cost of power was reduced in some.systems by $2.50 per h. p. 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