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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-03-03, Page 6THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd, 1938 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE ‘IF TOMORROW COMES’ | BY agee; hays know, That’s what Mother I suvpose when I am 40 peo- will still say, ‘Let’s see. Isn’t the woman who was tried for IHow could one worry and one per­ ih is I “I says, ople that murder once?” Meny shuddered a little. “That’s it. But listen. Remem­ ber last night, when I called you?" “And said you couldn’t come to the dance?” “Yes. Did you notice I was al­ most whispering into the phone? Well, Sue Williams was there. And, Merry, she saw us together out at Palm Gardens. She remembered the dress you wore. She knows you’re the -one the police are looking for. “Oh!” she murmured almost in­ audibly and snuggled closer to ■Worth. “You see, It’s kind of complicated saw us coming in from the gar- that night. And — she knows been changed toward her since, tried to get me to tell her what ■ name was. She’d forgotten. that them were the tops and cedars aeending a, threadlike procession of and vague that, the I’ve She your And she was determined to go with me last night. 'That’s why I didn’t go. You see, I wouldn’t have hail to take her, (but—well, I know Sue. She’d have you. (So I But—” <he Merry was followed her startled “Worth,” she gasped. “'That It's following us, I know. •peared from somewhere just aftcc we left the house. Its turned every corner we have. Look! It’s gain­ ing on us now. It’s—oh, Worth!” Realization drained the blood from her face. followed me and found took her hesitated, only half to a idealizing listening, gaze. movie, that He car! It ap- CHAPTER XVII Worth slowed the car down. “Well, it’s Sue’s coupe. She’s trailed me. I would. so,” he haven’t now. migth have known she She’s found where you live shrugged helplessly. “We anything to hide from her Let’s see what she wants.” He pulled over to the curb and waited. Sue’s icream-colored coupe bare down upon them. She was alone and hatless, as if she had come in a great hurry. Merry’s thumped strangely. She think what she would do, could say to this girl who hatted her so effectively Gardens. mercy But stared Worth twisted smile, a nod and a drove on. ped. They watching ‘'What’s she goinig to .do?” Merry asked at last. And Worth wish I knew.” it, he realized He knew Sue. “Will she go to the police?” He was silent a moment, he said finally, way. Not until- Merry looked up quickly. “Until what?” Worth colored. “Until she—has thought it over.” He became abrupt­ ly 'gay. “Now that there’s no more danger from Susie, let’s think about supper! ” “So soon?” Merry gasped. How quickly |the day sped toward the precarious chasm of night! “'Soon: irne sun’s going down. And do you know what I think? Now that we have a murderer in our wake, sneaking from bush to bush— “Oh Worth!” Merry shivered, thrust her arm through his and stared at the bloody horizon. heart tried to what she had high- at Palm Williams’(She was at ’Sue now. as she drew alongside she long .and triumphantly from to< Merry and then with a wave, She hadn’t actually stop- sat utterly astonished, her disappear. shook his head. “I But even as he said that he did know. “No.” “Not today, any- 99 I Love Blooms Again Worth patted the hand which curl­ ed about this arm. Scanning the empty street he bent down and sud­ denly kissed her on the mouth—a swift, rapturous kiss with a touch of heaven in it. “It’s a might weird world,” he said still intent on ibeing gay, “when murderers and kisses like that are considered in the same breath! Only—only aren’t, are they?” He leaned toward iher un­ til their foreheads touched. “When I kiss you I can’t think of anything else but)—you. Do that, Merry?” .She lifted honest “I'm afraid I do,” eyes she softly and again love, a had banished all worry to his. confessed magician, lines from RESTORE VIGOR TO EXHAUSTED NERVES BY TAKING teas) They Help To Bring The Shattered Nervous System Back OSd Time Condition Maybe go to jutting Juts beneath of giants pines majestically to road, where a tesimal lights moved. Beyond mat, me which flows into an ocean of lights. Ahead and beyond, the lights of the city like another sky, inverted, stretched Ibelow them filled with blinking stars and (fixed ones; stars in patterns and stairs that moved •makes you feel terribly un­ spoke distant infini- sounds fiver voice How her face, be with Worth? How could worry when the most wonderful son in the world held her in arms. “All I was going to say about murderer,” Worth spoke at last, “is that as much as I would like to go out to the same little woods far away where we were that first night— maybe it wouldn’t be wise, there’s safety in numbers.” He suggested that they Hillvilla, that little point out from a high road with all of the city spread out at its feet. “This time of the year it’s not so crowded. We could eat supper on the porch.” They were silent climbing the hill and silent locking the car. “Hi, Worth!” a masculine called from a parked car. “Who’s that? Oh, Tommy! are you, fella?” Won'th answered. And, inside, it was the same. It seemed to Merry who was worried and frightened that all eyes were upon them and every one (recogniz­ ed Worth. Worth replied to salutations warmly and carelessly. “There’s one table that’s sort of curtained off out here,” he told Meny in a low tone as he piloted her to the glass- inclosed porch, “if it’s only vacant.” Even as they approached, the oc­ cupants of that aible emerged poitunely and left. “Luck is us,” he whispered. Suspicious op- with mix-Merry’s emotions were too ed, her thoughts too absorbed for her to even notice the food that was placed before them. She had seen two men come in and sit at the table just behind the curtain. They were at Worth’s Iback. Sometimes they even touched the curtain. But all she could see was their feet. What were two men doing up there alone*.' Was it significant that they had sat down where they did? “Now .that we have a murderer stalking us,” Worth hed said. Merry shivered. “Here, iheie!” Worth protested leaning across the table toward her, “this is a celebration. We’re forget­ ting all our troubles—or were there any? Of course not. It was two other people who were fussing about something.” And Merry looking at the swirl of his hair away from its perfect part, at the clear bronze skin and sparkling eyes on down to his Ibroad. well-tailored figure, wonder­ ed how it happened that one man should be so terribly much somer than world. “[There, commended brought added color to her cheeks, added lustre to the depths of her blue eyes. “I was thinking .how—everybody noticed us as we came in, Worth. Do you—” “Why shouldn’t ever occur to those fellows before?” “Meaning?” pecting a joke. “Meaning, well, all of the others IThat’s better,” as the sight “It- important, doesn’t it?” Merry quietly—(almost reverently. Worth turned to press her and nodded. “Still . . Know hand what I was thinking? Here we are way up here—you and I—watching the world go by in the night. You, who matter so much, and I so close be­ side you that—that we need only to turn to- be in each other’s arms. There’S something big and wonder­ ful in that. It makes me feel im­ portant—more important than any of those—little people down there.” And far below an ocean liner moved slowly seaward, lights in all its portholes. Its low whistle, husky and as ominous as a warn­ ing in the night, wakened little ap­ prehensive shivers, which quickly over Merry. She them resolutely. A bridge slowly. “Still—there is always the point of view," she said. “<To tiny men moving out to sea, we are as- little and insignificant way off up here as they are to us.” Worth’s eyes twinkled. “But must look up to see us, * We only to glance down and there are, people.” own logic now. her e. after hair. moved ignored lifted other those they need they a ipart of all the other small He was laughing at his ‘“Besides, you are IThat makes the difference, all.” His lips brushed her Again Menaced Merny felt a sudden long- away from these lights, to ‘be with Worth, to feel his arms iher again, his lips on hers, they left, looked back to the side of the curtain where the To her ' hand­ in the Worth of him you had she they ? that never Did most seen it of you ■half-smiled,ex- a little incredulous, “Thank you, kind lightly. Since she ago her her I don’t know ■what I mean, because after all, they would look harder the second time they saw you than the first.” The twinkle left his eyes and he spoke softly, wtih a serious catch in his voice. “You are so lovely, Merry, sometimes I wonder if you know how beautiful you are . . .So—oh, there aren’t any words to express you. The only words I know have been used on ordinarily beautit’ui women. But you—>" He shook his head in wonder. Merry smiled indulgent smile, sir,” she spoke could rememiber, boys and men had told her she was beautiful. It didn’t occur to -her that they did not tell every girl the same thing. .She had accepted it as a 'part of their gallant­ ry as universal’ as tipping their hats, as rising when a lady—any lady— entered the room. Helen Milligan, aware long iof the -singular loveliness of daughter, had contrived to help away from all self-consciousness, to give her a sense of value deeper than beauty of face and form. The result had been a breathtak­ ing inner beauty to match the outer and a serene unawareness of them both. It was before this that Worth Hunter, whose readiness of tongue had won him honors in law college, would always win him honors and success—-except in one Instancei—in an instance which would lead them both into the depths of suffering— an instance which loomed ahead of them, waiting to alter their “Have you ever looked river and the lights from >he asked. lives, at the here?” Views in. the Night They shifted their chairs until they were facing the window. On his 8’11 tbeif' hands mot. With heads together, they gazed down, down. And a waitress, standing just be­ yond them, clattered a dish against a tray. to be alone about As other two men had been sitting, relief they were already gone, their dishes cleaned away. How foolish her imagination was, building haz­ ards out of nothing, seeing murder in the disinterested eyes of every stranger, betrayal in the greeting of friends. They must have left while she and Worth watched the lights. “I kept wondering about 'Sue Wil­ liams,” she confessed as they en­ tered the car. “Why did she -do it? What will she do now?” Worth pondered. Without want­ ing to admit it, he knew .Sue Wil­ liams had been deeply hurt by his change toward her, how deeply even he could not realize. She wanted him to know she had learned his secret, that she knew what she had only suspected Ibefore. “I don’t believe she’ll till she sees me,” he “And I’m leaving for night.’* And they forgot Sue, one but each other, in being together alone. It was only about 11 brought Merry home. His train left at midnight. iThere was a car parked in front c.f the Lewises a- cross the street. ■But neither Merry nor sensed any menace from it brisk footsteps sounded beihnd on the walk, until the dark of a, man loomed close beside and a voice said, “Is this Merry Mil­ lington?” Merry’s heart leaped into her throat. IShe clutched Worth’s arm to steady herself. “Yes,” she swered in a small voice. He was so close now she could his dark uniform, A policeman! “Do yo'u know this person. Miss Millington?” IThe ibig officer’s tone was slightly ironical, somewhat tri­ umphant. He turned his flashlight directly upon the face of the person in the shadows. As Merry looked up into that face, the invisible hand of Horror clamp­ ed itself tightly over her mouth, stifled her words, cut off her breath. do anything said finally. Eugine to- forged every the bliss of when Worth Worth until them form them ail see CHAPTER XIX The face Merry saw was that of the one man above all others she. had been frantically avoiding, the policeman Worth had held up the night Basil was killed, the man "who had accused her of murder! Worth recognized him, too, and, inarticul­ ate, the two- of them waited. At last the man who had spoken first said, “Didn’t think you could hide away from the police always, did you, Miss?’* in her fright Merry could find no answer. “Suppose we go in the house and talk this over,” the big policeman .said, and the four of them walked up the red tile steps, iMerry ahead, Wife Feared Husband’ Would Never Work Againj When her husband had been at home 20 weeks with rheumatism in his back, this woman began to think he would never work again. At last, she said to him: “Let’s try Kruschen,” and the change that took ■place was, in her own words, “like a miracle.” Here is her letter: “My husband is subject to rheu­ matism .and suffered terribly with his iback. iSome time ago, I had him in the house 20 weeks with it. I really didn’t think he would ever work again. We tried all the dif­ ferent kinds of salts you could men­ tion, but none of them did him any good. Then I said, ‘Let’s try Krus- chen.’ 'Since then, we have proved Kruschen Salts to be worth its weight in gold. My husband is back at his job, thanks to Kruschen. The change it made is like a miracle.”— (Mrs. B.) , Two of the salts in Kruschen are the most effectual solvents of uric acid crystals known to science. They swiftly dull the sharp edges of the painful crystals and convert them into a harmless solution, which is then expelled through the natural channels Soil Deficiency Prof. G. N. Ruhn’ke told the Field Crop convention in Toronto that many soils in Ontario were showing signs of mineral deficiency and this was reflected in the craps and live stock. Fertility is lost in the or­ dinary course of farming. It can­ not be replaced by the manure alone and there is a demand for fertilizers to bring back to the farms to full productive capacity. Before apply­ ing these commercial mixtures it is necessary to determine, if drainage is required and to test for acidity. Where there is an acid condition lime is the remedy. In choosing a fertilizer a soil test is the best guide through the .crop history is also ibe taken into consideration, At the it is Van- School Even out- that may be grown with relative safety. IHow great a gain may re­ sult is seen in a case at Winchester where a variety resistant to leaf rust went 60 ibushels to the acre, while Victory gave only 8 bushels. Ottawa Experimental Farm planned to drop Victory for guard and at the Kemptville Erban is recommended. side the districts affected with rust Lanark and Erban have given better results in yields than other sorts. iSipring wheat which is grown to a limited extent in Eastern Canada chiefly for poultry feed, also needs to- be ir-ust resistant. 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ITJie door was locked, but Helen Millington opened it. Quick pain crossed her eyes. Involuntarily her hand reached out for her throat. She stepped back silently to admit them. And John rose from his chair, his dark eyes wide and intent. Ann standing beside him, her hand touch­ ing very gently the white sling in which, his arm hung. No one sipoke until the door was closed. Then He­ len found herself instinctively mo­ tioning her two unwanted guests to chain's, “Sure, might as well all sit down,” the officer agreed. “Go ahead.” He indicated each of them in turn and each sat down except John and Ann. John waited belligerently, and Ann remained beside him, while even' Helen sat warily upon the edge of the davenport across from the chairs into which the officers had dropped. “Are you Mrs. Millington?” “,I am.’ “I’m Officer geant Worth, assuringly, “look like your bandit?” Kruger leaned Iback his thumbs in his Worth. I iSergeaiVt Burton. Kruger. nodded. his head who held Merry’s hand' re­ This is Does he,” the ser- toward armholes, ancj appraised ”,Stand up a minute!” Identified Worth ed quiet n the criminal court having taught him that, contrary to the old adage, volubility—not silence—is admis­ sion of guilt. Kruger studied him carefully. “He’s the one all right.” “It’s a serious charge,” the of­ ficer snapped, “holding up an officer of the law, kidnanipping a prisoner. Both of you ought to know better! And you, Mrs. Millington, harboring fugitives from justice—” “I beg your pardon! These chil­ dren have done nothing.” “You read the papers, don’t you1?” “■Sure!” It was John’s voice, sul­ len, combative. “And they haven’t done anything. I told you—” (To be continued} stood up. He had remain- advisedly. 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It was decided to ask for greater fi­ nancial aid to carry out experimen­ tal work. One of the matters de­ manding attention is a method of controllng seed-borne diseases. Dr. G. P. McRostie outlined the crop testing program which had been | proposed a year ago and on which some progress has been made. Bas­ ed on soil surveys made in Western Ontario- and the counties between Toronto and Kingston a number of zones have been marked off. Atten­ tion has been given to differences of climate so that some ‘uniformity of conditions in each cone can be depended upon. The corn growing area of Essex and Kent and the Nia­ gara fruit belt are striking examples of crops adopted to certain areas. Dir-. McRostie thinks there is a pos­ sibility of producing turnip seed in a strip of land bordering on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay where conditions are similiar to those in Nova Scotia. Much dependence has been placed on the thousands of tests conducted on small plots throughout Ontario. These have indicated in a general way the best yielding varieties. To get more accurate data twenty-five larger plots were tried last year by students of the Agricultural College Results so far have been satisfactory and obtained at moderate cost. There were also fourteen supervised tests wth fertilizers which cost about $30 each and were 85 per cent, reliable. Rust or oats has become one of the major enemies of the grain grower in Eastern Canada. There were heavy losses in the harvest of 1937, some frields being reduced to 10 hus. or less per acre. Fortunate­ ly there are a few varieties that are resistant to the disease which may show itself either on the stem or leaf. Dr. L. H. 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