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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-12-16, Page 2o THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1037 But Merry was thinking only that part of ther was dying—that young, happy, dancing part of her which had dreamed of Basil, had believed in Basil, had seen him in the moon light as a thrilling, ardent lover. That part of her was dying. But she mustn’t let any one know—ever— that she had cared that much. So she smiled now. “You're glad? About what?” And, as if he remembered his po sition, he became suddenly confus ed. He reached out and pulled a rose from a hedge ■ and began to strip the thorns from it absently. “I—don’t mean I’m glad—except I thought first when I saw you, well you didn’t belong with that fellow and his friends. I suppose I mean I’m glad you didn’t.” He grinned down at her a moment and then turned abruptly to a fishpond where a tiny searchlight circled slowly from the top of a lighthouse on a miniature rock-bound island. “There,” he said lightly, “is the Isle of Broken Dreams and a beacon warning all sailors fro avoid ship wreck.” “But what about those who are already shipwrecked?” Merry asked softly of the big moonlike chrysan themums on the other side of the pond. “Are there no lifeboats?” The young waiter bent closer to hear her, -and a .little crinkle of gentle humor pulled together the corners of his eyes. “Lifboats? Of course—” Called Suddenly a girl’s voice calling, “Worth.! Worth!” broke in upon them. The waited whirled and looked back. “Coming!” he answered. And Merry, following his gaze, saw a slim, dark girl with gleaming hair and a cerise frock standing on the veranda steps. “What on earth are you doing ” she scolded. “They’ve been asking for you.” “Oh! Ch!” the young man laugh ed, and in a low voice to Merry, added: “Maybe they need my ser vices more than I thought. How’s the dress?” Only a little water mark showed where the coffee had been spilled on the pale sheer frock. “Dry,” sihe said. “And thank you so very much.” .She dreaded to go back, dreaded to face Basil. Dreaded to see any of the dancers who had witnessed Ba sil’s drunkenness. She wondered if she should tip the waiter, but de cided not to. The girl in the cerise dress waited at the veranda steps impatiently. “Miss Williams, this is my friend, Miss—” the tall waiter began. Merry felt a little like Alice in Upsidedown Land—lover turned vil- lian, waiter introducing her as his friend, “the Isle of Broken Dream” “—,—.Millington.” she supplied hast ily. “Merry Millington.” But the dark girl had noticed that Worth didn’t know her name. Miss Williams nodded to her. “Hurry, Worth”, she said. “They’ve saked for you a dozen times.” Worth excused himself, apologiz ed for not finding her escort, and hurried off down a long hallway.” Where’s Her Escort? Merry saw by her watch that it was already 12.30. She must find Basil quickly. If they started at once, they would hardly make it home by one. And she had never broken a promise to Mother. Basil -had disappeared from the veranda. In the ballroom Jan Brady’s orchestra was playing a soft waltz. Langurorous couples in gay formal attire moved slowly by. The vast room was crowded. Anxiously Merry scanned each face. IThey were all strangers. Twen ty-five minutes until one. Merry could picture (Mother at home, weary from grading papers, but awake, waiting patiently, lovingly.—not be cause she didn’t trust Merry, but be cause she didn’t know Basil Norton —because, Merry admitted to her self guiltily, she had come against Mother’s better judgment.. She had come, having begged so insistently having promised so earnestly. And she must get home. At last she glimpsed Viola danc ing with a little dark man, and she darted eagerly through., the crowd toward iher, followed beside them until a moment later, the orchestra stopped, and Viola saw her. “Well, what d’ you want?” Viola Don't Count Sheep When You Can’t Sleep Help You To Get That Desired Rest So Necessary To Wake You Fit For Your ways wont said roughly. She had obviously had a few’ more “swigs” of Frank’s po tent whiskey and the mascara had made bla’c'k rings about her eyes. Merry flushed; “Where’s Basil?” “Basil?” Viola’s scarlet mouth .expressed disdain. “I don't keep track of Basil. He's probably outside gettin’«m drink.” “But I must find him,” Merry in sisted desperately. “He’s got to take me home.” “Home?” Viola’s eyes widened in amazement. She turned to her ro tund partner. “Imagine Basil fakin’ anybody home at one o’clock!" And she burst into loud, uncontrolled, laughter. “What’s a matter?” she screamed, pointing a scathing finger at Merry, raising her voice until it could be heard -across the ballroom. “You gettin’ sleepy?” CHAPTER HI Merry went quietly from the ball room with as much dignity as she could manage.—she whose face now had a tragic etlieral quality, but whose feet always danced or ran, having never been taught to walk. And she wanted to run now. To flee from the amused glanpes of the dancers, from the loud, embarrassing scorn of Viola. (She wanted to run, too, because she was in su-cli a des perate hurry to keep her promise—to be home at one o’clock. And she did run when .she reached the steps. She ran down between the cars looking for Basil’s gray sport sedan, dodging in and out, al most praying that she would find it. would find Basil sobered and rea sonable. And there it was over in the dark, remote .corner cf the parking lot. And there, too, was’ some one in it—on the back seat with this hat pulled over his face. But it was not Basil. It was (Frank •Scarponi. She called him. She shook him. Frank sat up frowning, push ing -his hat back. “Basil? Oh , . . yeah. He was here.” He looked about the car helplessly, leaned forward and star ed about the parking lot. “Oh, I know, now,” he said. “Basil went td look for you. Wanted to dance.* That’s it.” Frank waved vaguely in the direction of tihe whole outdoors, of the forest around them with the I moon just rising, in the direction of the dim, gay lanterns in the garden and of the bright lights of the ball room. “He’s there somewhere, look ing for you.” Frank dropped back, knocked his hat ’ forward again. Basil Peeved Merry glanced at her watch. She had to find Basil quickly. She’d reached the end of the first row of cars w-hen someone yelled, “Hey! hey! you!” It was Frank again, sitting up his hat off his eyes, beckoning. Maybe he’d remembered more about where Basil was. She hurried back. “Listen,” iFrank eyed her solemn ly a moment. “You know -Basil's sore at you? . . Yeah. You walked ■out on ’im. He’s plenty sore. Want to watch out when Ba’ is sore.” He fell back again like -a dilapitated puppet, his hat drooping over his eyes as before. “Oh!” Merry wailed angrily. In disgust she fled back again to the garden. Maybe Basil had followed her and the waiter out there, and had stayed. <She passed, lonely and frightened along the paths where she and the waiter had walked, remembering, but in her desperation hardly real izing that she was remembering.' things he had said as be pointed out the garden. She passed the miniature lighthouse, ran out to- the fartherest icolored lantern. But no Basil. It was almost one now. They couldn’t possibly make it back. And the phone at home was on vacation rates. Mother had had it turned off that way for the Summer and until the middle of the mouth. They could phone out, but no one could get them. If she could only call and as-k Mother to send John after her in his little battered roadster; Instead, she must find Basil. Found He wasn't in the halls, but she did find him just as she was leav ing the veranda. She’d thought no one was there, for he was in the darkest corner leaning over the rail, smoking. “Oih, Basil!” she called and he turned to glare darkly at her. “iSo you come back? What's a matter? The other boy friend throw you over?”- And she saw he was quite drunk, And for the first time he appeared to her as ihe must have always ap peared to her mother-—'dissipated and coarse. Patiently she explained that they must leave at once, that she had. promised. Basil threw away his cigarette -and drew her to him, laughing, “Yeah? (That’s your idea. We’re not goin’ home.” “But Basil—!” right.” He lifted her chin 'and looked into her wide, pleading blue eyes, saw her flushed face, the wisps of gold that had curled away from her wave and clung to the edges .cf her hair and he became suddenly serious. “I'm crazy about you! You know that!” She struggled to free herself from his arms, struggled away from his kisses, “Thank you—for liking me. Bur. —I’ve got to get home.” “That’s what you think!” “You mean—you’re not going to take me, now?” she gasped. “Listen, baby.” >She could feel his hot breath against her cheek. “When Basil Norton takes ’em out, lie takes ’em home when he gets good and ready . ; . Good and ready.” “But f promised—” “Yeah? Well, you’ll get home for breakast. That’s good enough.” “Basil!” Merry read in his eyes that lie was not joking. Frantically she tried to think of a way out and thinking, was hardly aware that his arms there in the dark, behind the big palm, were closing about her, that his face was becoming livid with emotion until she felt his lips pressed against her -own. Revolted, Merry forgot she had heard one must not antagonize a drunken man. Slapped 0Somoway she managed to struggle1 down out cf his arms. Quivering with anger she slapped him squarely on the cheek. And while he drew back, amazed, she fled toward the ball room. Where was tihat waiter? She real ized now that ever since she’d walk ed in that garden with him, she’d been—in the back of her mind— depending on his friendly help. (S.he was thoroughly frightened now. But ■be would take her home He would protect her. Abruptly the ballroom had become quiet. The orchestra had stopped playing. Even the little trills of conversation and the noisy gayety had stopped. What was everybody doing? Merry slipped to one of the open doors, gazed down the long mirror like floor, saw the couples all fac ing the little raised balcony where, surrounded by palms and huge yel low and orange chrysantheumums, Jan Brady and his orchestra broad cast. ISlie remembered they went on tihe network from 12 until 1 every night. Remembered, on rare ' occasions, sitting in front of the fire place with mother -and John and listening to Jan’s throaty voice an nounce numbers; remembered danc- inng, twice, to the orchestra’s music at Mildred -King’s. But usually Jan had described the crowd dancing by. Now they were not dancing. Why? She slipped in a little closer. “Ladies and gentlemen!” Jan Brady was holding the microphone in one .hand, his blonde hair shining the famous smile Merry had heard about so often reflecting on the faces of his listeners. “It is our custom from time to time to share with you a glimpse of our well-known guests. Tonight we have a surprise for you. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, we have with ns a young man who last year was captain of the Pacific Coast's most victorious team, a young man who- has made and is making football history—a young man, ladies and gentlemen, with country-kid modesty, with. Holly wood charm, with a statesman’s fu ture. He is the son -of a great Judge and the pride of Brentwood Law ■College. He is, my friends, Worth- Hunter.” ’Turning round, Jan motioned be hind him. “Gome on up, Worth. iSay hello to the folks.” Suddenly Merry’s hand flew to her mouth. -Her blue eyes widened in dismay. Her Waiter The young man who :had taken the microphone was—-her waiter! IShe recalled now how she had hailed him because he had been carrying some glasses. She’d been so worried about Basil, so anxious to get some coffee for him that she had jumped t-o the conclusion the tall, good-loo-king fellow was a waiter.......He had brought,the cof fee. IHow he must have laughed 'to himself! Again Merry felt her cheeks burning; wished,- ad ishe heard his low, “Hello, folks!” that she might slip through the shining flodr..,.....Yes, and find herself at home! And how she saw Worth Hunter back away. A moment later, he was helping the girl in the cerise dress into her wrap. Merry watched mute with misery, until Worth ahd his girl joined an other couple and the four of them, smiling their farewell to the wills* tling, shouting, applauding crowd, departed. (Continued next week) Teacher — “Did your father help von with this problem?” „ ,lae- ■' hu, 1 It wrong my self.” THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATE, •Qlwayfft ilia. . t CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS MONEY ORDERS AND EXPRESS u• 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. 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FRUIT-A-TIVES t1®s Stephen Council Th© ppuncil of the Township of Stephen met in the Town Hall, in Crediton, cn Monday, the 6th day of December 1937 at 1 p.m. All mem bers were present. . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted, ThQ (following correspondence was read and filed; 1. IFirom the Agricultural Repre sentative of Huron County re: Re forestation and Conservative Pro gram in the County. 2. From the Department of High ways re: Railway crossing on Town ship roads. 3. From Mrs. J. Fowlie, President (Social Plains Women’s Intsitute of Bindloss, Alta., thanking all those who had contributed in sending a cai* load of relief to their district. Moved by -Ed. Shapton, seconded by Thomas Love: That by-law No. 517 appointing the following Deputy Returning Officers and Poll Clerks, having been read three times be passed and signed by the Reeve and Clerk and the iSeal of the Corpora tion attached thereto, namely: No 1, W. B. Willert, D.R.O., Lloyd Hodgs'.n P. C.; No. 2, Preston Dear ing, D.R.O., Geo. Walker P.C.; No. 3, |Thomas Trevetfiick D.R.O., C. G. Morlock P.O.; No. 4, J. T. Hitzel, D.1R.O., J. H. Gaiser, P.C.; No. 5, P. Sullivan D.R.'O., Jas. Mawhinney P.O.; No. 6, Ed. G. Kraft D.R.O., C. ■Gaiser P.O.; No. .7, John Houlohan, D.R.O,, Major Baker P.O.; No. 8, W. Hicks D.R.O., Mansel Hodgins P. C-; No. 9, Isaac Bestard Jr., D.R.O., J. G. Lovie P.O., Moved by Roy Bestard, seconded by Edward Lamport: That the following PaysSheets and Orders be passed: Norman Heamon, road 3, $3,144; Nelson Baker, road 1, $9.72; Law rence Hill, road 4, $1.6-5; Lome Finkbeiner, road >8, $7.70; Peter Re- gier, road 10, $2(6i9.-54; Dennis O’Rourke, road 11, $(55.63; Ben McCann, road 12, $334,7 2; Stephen Morrison, road 13, $42.11.6; ^William Devine, road 14, $4.80; M. C. Sweit zer, road 15, $50.'5'9; Placid Des- jardine, road 16, $51.88; H. Isaac road 17, $3(6.64; Augustus Latta, road 18, $12.50; Harold Turner, Carruthers' bridge 19, $126.08; John Gill, road 20, $1.20; J. AV. Bowman road 23, $25,161; Daniel Haugh road 24, $58.85; George Eilber, supt, tile used on roads $55.75; J. F. Smith, road 6, $H.3.28; Geodge Eilber supt. salary $60.00’; gravel pit expenses $7-5.81; Ernest Harris, gravel ,4:5 c.; James Patterson, gravel $115*43; Huston Estate, .gravel $67.30; Rous sel Skinner gravel $6:5.80; John KUfumpp, road 2'6, $23i8^6i9.; total $178'5.22. Orders,—Treasurer, Hay Township 1937 'Telephone Levy $2'542.(8'7; T. Trevethick, Division Clerk fees for 1937 $4'0.00; Harry Lewis, Bailiff fees $.40.00; Treasurer Co. Huron, rebate re Brokenshire hospital acct. $3'8.5'0; Canadian Bank of Com merce, cashing road cheques $'2.20; Centralia Farmers’, cement $7.50; Hydro Eelectric Power Commission, acct, re hall $3.50; Dept, of Health insulin 40c.; Huston Estate, gravel sold privately $6:5-6; W. J. Sm|th, refund tax, 50c,; Exeter Times-Ad- vocate, printing and advertising $18; Treasurer T'wp. McGillivray, balance acct. (Boundary) $(4.38; C, J. Mur.? dy & Son, burial McLaughlin $30; V. |L. Becker, wood for Miss Held, $5.00; J. C. Reid & .Son, groceries for Miss Held $2.34; Harold Elson, conveyance re Mrs. Rickborn $4.0(0; Edward Willert, acct.- Weed Inspect or, $4.50; George Clarke,-convey ance re Kinney and Staubus $7.00; Dr, C. 0. Misener, conveyance re Kinney, $5.00. Carried. |Tihe council adjourned to meet again in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Wednesday, the 15 th of Decem ber 1937 at 1 p.m. Herbert K. Eilber, Township Clerk Renew Now! *• ..............■: , > Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday aiorninr, SUBSCRIPTION— ?2.QiO per year in advance RATES—-Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar* tides. To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six t^ord*. 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