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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-11-11, Page 2iiraw, November THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE I ‘RECKLESS LADY’ I BY VERA BROWN “Marcia, I want you to meet Mr. Mallory, Mr. Mallory, this is my fiancee, Miss West.” Jay bowed, and Marcia turned to little Cecelia. “This is Cecelia Marietta, Mar­ cia.” Marcia nodded and Cecelia drop­ per her eyes, embarrassed and un­ comfortable. 'Well, now—-I was right. I know, Dick, it was something about the Mallory girl. I just wanted to warn you.” Dick held out his .hand. “Marcia, you don’t know what your talking about Please!” “Dick, you’re such a lamb, so easily taken in!” She smiled her* sweetest at him. “I know she’s doing something to upset our plans. I won’t have it.” Marcia spoke with a light tone, b,ut eyes belied her voice. “I'm waiting for an explanation, Dick. I think there is one due me.” “You’ll have it in the proper time and place, Marcia,” Dick said quietly ‘Just now I’m in the midst of an important conference—" Marcia interrupted him: “Politi­ cal, I suppose,” with a glance at Cecelia. “I must be going.” The girl got up. "Don’t let me drive you away, my dear.” “I was just leaving.” Dick called to Henry: “Put her in a cab.” Then he went to the door with Cecelia and warned her again not to talk to anybody, not to worry about anything. “You’ve been a good girl!” He patted her shoulder. He saw her troubled eyes. “Everything’s going to be all right.” Marcia Threatens Dick turned back to the sitting room with reluctance. Marcia was talking casually with Jay when he came in. But she began again when Dick was back in the room. “I don’t care what’s happened! We’re going to be married Saturday and sail for Bermuda as we plan­ ned!” There were tears in the girl’s eyes. “This Mallory woman has caused me enough heartache al­ ready.” “I’m sorry that things have work­ ed out this way, but Marcia, I’ve got to talk ot Mr. Mallory.” “I’m staying right here and you are taking me back ot the party. 1 insist on that. I promised them I would bring you if I had to make you ccme with some police officers!” Dick shook this ehad, “I’m quite serious, Marcia, I cannot go to that party. I have many things to do yet tonight. I’d like to come with you, and I’m sorry I can’t take you home.” Marcia’s eyes were blazing, but she held her temper now. The set of Dick’s jaw warned her. She rose with a charming litle gesture of defeat: “Sorry, darling. But I was so worried, I didn’t mean to be a nuisance. Be sure and pick up the steamship tickets tomorrow, or shall I?” “I’ll get them! Don’t worry, Mar­ cia,” Dick felt like a cad, but he had no other choice. All this was too important. He went with her to the elevator and hurried back to Jay. “Where’s he living?” “At the Van Dorn. He has a big suite, he’s at a big party tonight at the Warrens over on Seventy-seventh street. I found a bellboy I knew.” “Good, Jay, we’ve got to get his telephone tapped. I think I can get that done right away before he gets home. Suppose you dash over to the party and give us a buzz when Rani leaves there? Hurry now!” They stood looking at each other for moment. “If we did anything which would hurt her-—” Dick’s voice halted, He could not go on,“I’ll be careful,” Jay said in a* muffled voice, Tapping the Wires Later, after Jay had gone, Dick got in touch by telephone with some of his friends at headquarters. “I've got to have a telephone tapped. I want the location of all calls into the place.” Dick usually got what he wanted. He did this time. “When I get word that the guy has left the party, I’ll telephone Don’t Count Sheep When You Can’t Sleep Help You To Get That Desired Rest So Necessary To Make You Fit For Your Day’s Work Serge’s suite at the hotel. I’ll just insist that he must be in because he has left the party. The telephone girl can tip you.” Dick went back to wait for Jay’s call. He paced up and down the living room; wondering whether he was doing tike right thing. Should they keep faith with these potential murderers? 'What did money mean to Mallory? Nothing? But Dick felt they had to try. Jay called much later, and prom­ ised to come around to the apart- ent on <his way home. He came in later. ‘(Thought I’d better go home and dress before I went stepping.” He threw himself down into a deep chair “You know I think you’re wrong about Serge. He couldn’t have act­ ed as he did if he’d .had anything to do with this!” Jay shook his head. “I pretended I was drunk.” “Jay, you didn’t taken any chances!” “No; I just pretended I’d been on a drunk for two days and that Kar­ en and I missed the boat and that she was so mad at me I hadn’t seen her since Monday. I pretended i was in bed at home.” “But Jay, if this fellow is mak­ ing it his business to find out what is going on in your house, he’ll know that isn’t true!” Dick was frantic now. “If we've made him supsic- ious!” ‘But I tell you he isn’t the one! Couldn’t be- He’s in lcve in Karen! He told me so, quite seriously!” “Rot! In love with her and then tries to blackmail her! Jay, .he has taken yon in. That was his idea.” “Well, I did my best. We parted friends! Drank champagne together and all that.” With that Dick had to be satisfied “But you knew I can’t see how Karen could disappear from a busy street without somebody seeing her.' Dick retorted: “Not unless she went willingly.” “Willingly?” “Yes. Not unless she knew the person—or thought she did.” Dick stoed in front of Jay. “I think 1 have found how they got her away.” He went and stood by the window looking out into the night. “What do you mean, Dick? Ex­ plain. The Parked Car “I heard earlier tonight, that my car was parked by the drug store on the corner.” He stopped. Jay’s eyes had a queer light in them. “The point of it is, Jay, that k wasn’t parked there, I parked' in .rout of the Mariettos.” "You might have stopped for ig- agettes and forgotten.” "No; I was pretty upset at find­ ing Karen had been there. I wasn't ■parked there, but that druggist knows my car. So what?” “You ask me?” “So there was a car there like mine, and somebody was in it, and they, told Karen I .had sent for her. It would be simple.” “Would she have gone?” “Have you ever been in love, Jay?” “Yes.” “'Then you know the answer. We happen to be in love with each other She was going away. She was not going to see me again, maybe for­ ever. If I had sent for her, she would have come. It was dark, she migt.it not have noticed the lic­ ense plates—” “How would she know the license plates of your car?” Jay retorted. “She’s Been in my car often, jay, she’s waited for me, watched for my car—” He broke off. “Let’s not talk about that. Believe me when I say she wculd have come if I had sent for her. The first thing we’ll do tomorrow is check cars like mine.” “It’s too much for me. I’m going home. Tomorrow night, or rather tonight, now’s the zbig night.” Then Jay came over to Dick. “Don’t think I'm hard-hearted, but it’s all I can do to keep going.” And then he left. CHAPTER XXXIII Another day. Dick awakened with foreboding in his heart from the three hours sleep he managed to get. 'Tonight they must turn over the money. If only they could make the connection. Before he was dressed Mallory called and asked him to have breakfast at their home. Dick left word with Henry where he would be and started. The new ransom note was just an order to keep all window shades on the sec­ ond storey down tight all day it they were ready with the ransom money. The shades were already down on the second floor. It was terrifying to think among the thousands who passed up and down the avenue, in the park, on busses, in taxis, was the kidnaper or one of his qides. Somehow they had to get through the hours before the 6 o'clock dir- action would come- About noon Henry called Dick to tell him Mar­ cia was at his apartment waiting .or him. “I’nv calling from downstairs,1 said I had to go out to the sihop.” “I don’t know when I’ll be there. (Tell her to run along, I’m busy,” Dick said shortly. “And get back to those telephone calls.” Mallory today was still firm tnat no law-enforcing agents should be called in. “I’ll pay! I’ll pay! All I want is my girl.” Pretenses The house was beseiged with tele­ phone calls from Karen’s friends, who believed <her ill. There were boxes of flowers of which Lucy had to take charge. Lucy went for breakfast and luncheon trays, and brought them to Karen’s empty sit­ ting room, only to stand there and weep, then throw the food away. Dick had insisted on that “If we are to keep this quiet, the servants simply must not know!” Mallory agreed with him. “We can’t trust anybody.” Jay continued to be seen about town each night in white tie, appar­ ently still painting the town red. When people commented on his ob­ viously worried state he attributed it to Karen’s serious attack of in­ fluenza and his continuous hangover Hue newspapers called to see how she was. It was then Dick decided they must call in a physician, “Surely you can trust your family doctor?” When Dr. Richardson came and he came that morning, he was taken to Karen’s suite. There Mallory told him the story. He promised to do what he could. Later the papers carried the news that Karen, ill ot influenza, was somewhat improved. The doctor was quoted. It all seemed quite legitmate. Lucy and Mrs. Mallory kept guard over Karen’s door. When the maid cleaned the sitting room Lucy sent her away and said she’d do the sick­ room herself. If the servants spec­ ulated cn what was going on in that house, they talked only among them­ selves. Dick was downtown most of the day, meeting the detectives who were checking Serge’s phone calls and getting the lists. “I think when things get hot the phone calls will narrow down,” Dick prophesied. And the detectives hon­ estly believed the Judge was inter­ ested in some society blackmail plot and played along with him. Marcia At 5 o’clock he stopped off at his apartment. He knew he might be cut all night and he felt a shower and fresh linen would fix him up. As he walked in, Marcia rose from the davenport where Karen had been only a few nights before. It had never occurred to Dick she w ould wait all day. “Marcia!” He came forward and he was ashamed when he saw her haggard face. “I’m so sorry about all this!” She stood looking at him hope­ lessly. “Do you know tonight is our rehearsal dinner?” “It can’t be!” Dick stared at her as though he did not know what she meant. “<It is. In just three hours the dinner starts.”' She turned and walked toward tihe window. ‘Dick, this is the.. show­ down. Are .you coming to ‘that din­ ner tonight?” He paused. Tonight was the night foi‘ the ransom money. “Marcia, I can’t.” “That’s all I wanted to know.” She picked up her hat and coat from the chair where she had toss­ ed them hours before. Then she slip­ ped off her ring and handled it to him. “We’re done. Dick, I can’t stand any more cf this. I am willing to be broadminded. But it has gone far enough. Either you’ll come to­ night, or there will be no wedding Saturday.” “Marcia, If I could only make y ou* under stand.’L “I understand well enough. That weman. She’s got everything in the world, and just because she wants you, everybody's life is to be spoil­ ed! I hate her!” Tears ran down Marcia’s cheeks. “This is a trick, I tell you! Just a trick! She’s gone into hiding just to scare you, and break up our wedding! I know it!” “That isn’t true, Marcia.” “Why are you So sure?” “I caii’t tell you!” PICOBAC ===== PIPE ^^TOBACCO^| FOR A Ml IP. COOL SMOKE “You'll tell me—” Marcia’s voice had become hysterical. “I trust ♦ won’t tell you, Marcia, I can’t you where she is concerned!” a ‘She make an appeal- Djck He Ern- coat, back last. “Ruth told me time ago, but I didn't out his hand, but she she left him. threw the ring on the man- hurried to freshen up. He and worn. Now he was free. They had to get her (They had to! Marcia Quits Him Marcia turned and struck at Dick In her desperation she cast all re­ straint to the winds, Her (hand hit his cheek and left a red mark. He stood there without moving. He felt desparately sorry for her. But what could he do? She wept for a while, but D^ck did not move, “I'm going now,” she said in stifled voice. ing. gesture toward him, But did not even see. The telephone was ringing, turned hurriedly to answer it. est informed him that tihe telephone calls to Serge’s apartment were com­ ing from around ThirtjMFourth St. and Ninetieth Avenue. He made notes as he talked. ‘Good No, I won’t be here long. I’m going on.” When he turned back to Marcia she (had regained some of her com­ posure. “I still ‘give you a chance. Dick. Come tonight and we’ll forget every­ thing.” “That is impossible.” He helped her on with her went to the door with her. (She was struggling to keep the sobs. “I couxdn't have held you anyway, even if I (had married you,’ she said at that a long believe her.” Dick held could not see it for her tears. Then Dick tai and felt old But Karen! tonight. He reached the Mallory home at a quarter of 6, in a taxi. Then came the last minute wait for instructions. Finally the door-bell rang. Jay answered. It was another special delivery letter, mailed from Times- 'Square. "‘Go to tihe stalgae of Garibaldi in Washington Square at 9 o’clock. You will find, your instructions for to­ night. (jo alone. Karen’s own signature was on the bottom of the sheet of paper, a feeble signature. They tried to eat some dinner, but it was a dismal failure Mrs. Mallory did not at­ tempt to come down. The three men ate in solitary grandeur and made little pretense of keeping up a conversation. (Continued Next Week) Current Croi> Report The weather during September and October development the yield or corn in well estimates place the yield of grain crops in Ontario at 13 per cent, above last year, hay and fodder crops also 13 per cent, above tihe root crops 10 per cent, higher. In Northern On­ tario, however, the hay crop was de­ cidedly light and considerable quan­ tities will have to be purchased, AMh.ile in Eastern Ontario, as well as in Manitoulin and (Thunder Bay, grain yields were disappointing and insufficient for winter feeding pur­ poses. Farmers in Western Ontario have purchased the largest number of Western feeder cattle On record In order to make use of plentiful sup­ plies of grain, fodder and roots, a considerable portion of which is of inferior quality, and only suitable for feeding. In the three months, July, August and September, ship­ ments on feeder cattle from Western Canada to Ontario totalled 120,143 head as compared with 42,128 in the same months of last year. Due to an increase in both acre­ age and yield per acre the produc­ tion of potatoes in Ontario shows a gain of approximately |L2 per cent, with production estimated at 9,789,- OOOi cwt?, this season as compared witlh, 8,700,000 cwt. in 1936. The to­ tal Canadian crop will , amount to 411,799,000 cwt., as against 39,439,- 000 cwt. last year. Recent prices have been quite low, tub a firmer tendeeny is developing as it is realized that the supply situation in relation, to demand is almost as .favorable as last year, due to the fact that pro­ duction in the Maritimes shows a de­ crease of 6:65,000 cwt. from last year. was favorable for the of later field crops and root crops and fodder up to average. Present "c ai a nr TEA ~ for individual performance, the leading bird No. 9 (Pen 13) having scored 289 eggs and1 317,3 points for the year. (Another outstanding record was made in the contest this year by Mr. W, S. McCall’s (Simcoe) pen ot White Plymouth Rocks, wlhich laid 2151 eggs with a score of 2392.2 .pointg. This is the first pen of W* Plymouth Rocks to gain this high rank in tihe Ontario Western contest during its seven years operation. Birds numbering 10|6' or 48.6 per cent of those completing contest, were registered in the Oanadian Na­ tional Live Stock Records Associa­ tion by meeting all the rigid qualifi­ cations. This contest begins and termin­ ates. cne month in advance of the other contests. Mr. H. F. Murwin is the superintendent and Mr. W. T. Scott is head1 poultryman at t|his centre. There were twelve Barred Rock hens eight S. C. White Leg­ horns and three White Rocks in the contest. New Minister and Deputy lOntario’s new ■Minister of Agri­ culture, Hon. J?. W. Dewan, was born on a farm in Carleton County near Ottawa and spent jhis boyhood there. His college training began at Ottawa University, continued at St. Francis Xavier University, at Anti- gonish, N.IS., and was completed at the Ontario Agricultural College. In 1922 he joined the staff of Kempt- ville Agricultural School, specializ­ ing in poultry, animal husbandry and economics. There years later he ac­ cepted, a position as manager of tihe Oxford! Farmers’ Cooperation Pro­ duce Company at Woodstock. This is a county-wide organization which has •grown to large proportions -under his able direction. With a first-hand knowledge oif marketing problems Hon. Mr. Dewan is well-fitted to deql with the many problems of co­ operative selling wlhich confront the provincial government.. Mr. W. R. Reek, the new deputy Minister of Agriculture, is already well-known throughout Western On­ tario as Superintendent oif the Ex­ perimental Farm at Ridgetown. Kent County claims the honor of his birthplace and- has been the centre of his activities for the past 15 years. After graudation from O. A. C., Mr. Reek was engaged as darinage sur­ veyor for the Department of .Agri­ culture, being one of the pioneers in this work in Ontario. He became se­ cretary to the late Dr. C. C. James, who- was t|hen deputy minister of agriculture. Afterwards Mr. Reek was sent to England by the Ontario Government where he became assist­ ant to the Agent-General for Ontario in Londton. In 1914 he was bac-k at the Ontario Agricultural College as associate professor of animal hus-% ban dry. In 1916 the was found in the employ of the P.E.I. Government as director of agricultural education, During the last fifteen, years he has served, as headi oif the Ridgetown Experimental iStation, where lhe has made a notable contribution to the agricultural development of Western Ontario. GREENWAY Laying Contest Leaders Mr. W. S. Hall, of Oakville, be- the most creditable record Western To longs ever made in the Ontario egg-laying contest at Harrow, Ontar­ io. His pen of S. C. Wfiiite Leg­ horns, No. 13, took the lead in the first week and maintained it thro’- out the entire 51 weeks of the con­ test, finishing with next to the (high­ est record ever made in this contest namely, 2823 eggs and 2643.4 points Mr Hall also had In this contest a pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks, which was tlhe most important ruh- net-up. It never fell below third place during the year and finished second with 2240 eggs and 2469.1 points. Two s. C. White Leghorns of Mr. Hall’s held the high records FRIDAY 10 p.m. E.S.T. Stations CFPL-CRCT for several Toronto, Alliance of Day November 8. appointed to the United has installed spending Mrs. R. P. U. as supplying, the music events recently. Rev. Mr. Webber, president of the Lord's will be in Parkhill on A committee has been attend and represent church. j Mr. Elmer Shepherd a new radio. Mr. Ed. McPherson, of Grand Bend, is-a guest witn Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Pollick and •sons spent a few days with relatives in Mich. < Mrs. Roy Sheppard, is this week with Mr. and English. The program of the Y. outlined last week for the anniver­ sary was carried through verj' suc­ cessfully on Sunday last. Morrow, of Thedford, speaker gave two thoughtful ad­ dresses. The music witJlr solos by Mr. Rufus Turn­ bull and Mr. N. 'Geiger. At the ■evening servidq four mem(bers of the Executives of the Y. Y .P. had charge of the first part of the ser­ vice viz Muriel Curts, Thelma Shep­ pard, Shirley Ulens and Ray Eagle- son. Rev. Mr. as guest choir gave special "Crown Brand” Corn Syrup makes happy, healthy chil­ dren. No doubt about that, for doctors say it creates Energy 'and helps to build strong, sturdy bodies. 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Misses Evelyn and Mary Bullock Spent last week with their cousins at Winchelsea. < Hearty, congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Steeper (Miss olive English) who were married at the’ manse last Saturday. The Romphf orchestra has been The CANADA STARCH COMP AN YLimlted 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 PLANING MILL 3 i A QUIET, WELL CONDUCTED, CONVENIENT, MODERN tOO ROOM HOTEL—85 WITH BATH WRITE FOR FOLDER TAKE A DE LUXE TAXI FROM DEPOT OR WHARF—250 Ifl ■ 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 in. lumber at low prices. A. J. CLATWORTHY Phone 12 Granton Betty Retires FARMERS - - ATTENTION WE REMOVE DEAD HORSES AND CATTLE ' .Call us tor prompt service. Our Men Will Shoot 01(1 and Disabled Animals ONTARIO TALLOW CO. EXETER, TELEPHONE COLLECT—-EXETER 235 ONTARIO The party was going with' a swing and, as a great treat, soven-year-old Betty late. had been allowed to stay up the evening wore oil, she be- very ^uiet, and finally her voice was heard piping up: As, Came weary “I think I’d like to go to< bed no'W, mummy, I'm th’Od of this night life.”