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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-03-10, Page 2THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 1038 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE ‘IF TOMORROW COMES’ | her team couldn’t beat Dot Temple’s for Dot was a senior with an un­ official majox- in athletics. But Merry’s team had won! Be­ cause Merry herself had evidenced real brain work — careful maneu­ vering, [The cheers of the crowd who’d followed surrounded hex- they stood in laughing line fox- the 2-cent tea every afternoon at four. “Nice going lington!” Her tongue. And Merry, her hair blo-wn loose ringlets about hex- face, smiled up at (Bob, “Now you sit down, too. Let me talk ft minute." Sergeant Burton glared John down into a chair. Ann pulled up a footstool beside him and sat on it. “All iright," the sergeant said at last. “You told me------You didn’t tell me, but you told Captain Ryan, didn’t you?"’ John nodded, still scowling. “You knew. Yon knew we were . about to find your sister, didn’t you? So you. come over and tell us you'll have some information on the man in the sedan that murdered Norton if we’B give you a couple of days.". “Yeah, but I—I told you I was a friend of Norton’s.” “Oh, sure you. tried to cover up all right. Didn't mention your sis­ ter. Said you wanted justice done for Norton’s sake; even gave a phon­ ey name and address.” “It was none of your business who I was or where I lived, so long as 1 gave you the right stormed, “That’s what you Merry felt she could the severity an innate “Well, that’s where I come in. The captain didn't take you on your face value. ’So he sets me on your trail. Boy, you’ve had me hopping these last few days, I’m telling you. And let this be a lesson to you! If you hadn’t had a couple of officers trail­ ing yon last night you wouldn’t be sittin’ here, brother. You’d be down at the Morgue and there’d be other murder mystery.” steer!” John think, son.” detect behind kindliness. takin’ my gun and leavip me out there with a stiff when a murder'd been committed. But—” “I know now I should have,” Worth agreed humbly. “But after I get another look at the young lady and—her mother and all, I don’t know.” Crinkles of hum­ or gathered about his eyes, “I ain’t sayin’ I wouldn’t a done the same thing when I was your age. What do you say, sergeant? (Sup­ pose I drop the charges, couldn’t we kind of fix it up—you know— especially when the brotliex- here helped solve the murder. What say?’ '“Well.” Burton hesitated, but the kindliness in his manner grew as he looked at Merry’s slim wistfulness, at the honesty in the depths of her blue eyes.” I’ve got somethin’ more to say to this feller.” He indicated John. “But, shucks, if these two will promise they won’t -evex- try anotlxei- stunt against the police I think we could fix it up with the captain, maybe.” now as disorderly dispensed Merry!” Merry Mil­ name was on every her cheeks flushed in golden Homage From Bob .pay think you an- The Missing Fender Merry shuddered. She looked at the horrified faces of her mother and Ann. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” John muttered. “I’ll tell you, then, there right (behind you I and another officer, you was aftei- somethin! the gu/y took a shot at you we gath­ ered it was something hot. When he follered you we follered him. We overhauled ’im about a block up the street here and arrested him. I knew you were headed for home, anyway, then,” Everyone waited breathlessly. “I come bacfc out here then. I know the boy here was hurt, so I got an ordex- to appropriate what­ ever you had without disturbing you if I could. I knew it had something to do with the case.” That’s where the fender had gone! Ann and Merry exchanged glances. The murderer hadn’t got it. Sergeant Burton shifted suddenly “Now I’m going to tell you what you’ve been waiting to hear. All day today we’ve been putting things to­ gether. That 'bent fender matched Norton’s. But, of course, that didn't prove nothing about the murder. But when we confro-nted Lucio With it ■he confessed." “Confessed?” [The murmured chor­ us moved about the room. There was a general relaxation on the part of every one (but John. He still stiffly forward, frowning. I went out . last night. We knew g and when sat upmixed any more, fellow have to answer.” like you’d what you and stared “You know Merry Exonerated “iSo your sister ain’t with a murder charge But she and this young got some othei^ charges He turned quickly upon Worth. “You Judge Hunter’s bey?” “Yes.” “Umn! Looks to me ‘.know better than to do did.” Burton frowned in perplexity at Worth, what you've got to face, don’t you?” Worth straightened 'quickly. “Ces, I do. If you want me to, I’ll tell you.the whole thing. I’ve been thinking Officex- Krugex- had an ex­ planation coming, anyway.” It had not been in vain that Worth had trained to be a lawyer. He gave his story well and briefly, plight with Basil, who’d drunk to drive; his plan her and mail Basil's can to him, “I hadn’t the remotest was dead," he finished. “I saw he’d mixed up with police, so thought I’d .go ahead and get Miss Millington out of a picture she didn’t belong in." Kruger broke the apprehensive silence which followed with: “Well I don't know . . after hearing your story— You did wrong. That’s a fact. You ought to have stopped and told me all this then instead of Merry’s been too to rescue key back idea he ^MILBURNS^i Laxa-Liver 3 *Pills\^B They Agree Merry and Worth promised glad­ ly, their eyes shining. It seemed almost too good to be true. “And the newspapers? What will they say?” Helen Millington asked. “The papexs?” Burton laughed. “They'll say the police have solved another crime. The murderex- has confessed. They won’t get anything else from us, huh, Kruger?” “Maybe we ought to say his con­ fession lets out the unknown blonde. She didn’t have nothin’ to do with it.” Big Kruger was almost rever­ ent before -the unassuming loveli­ ness that was Merry’s. “/Sure!” Burton agreed. “But the captain sent word to you, Millington See, he’s worked on this case with me all day. I told him how thor­ ough you worked. He says too bad there wasn’t a reward. But he’s got a proposition for you. His crime department needs fellers with nerve and brains -like you. good. Trouble.with me I haven’t cation for that . . ” And it A lot -bettei* than my got New Job for John vanished quickly, open ? John’s eager- enthusiasm “Education?” -he faltered. 'Helen stepped forward “Couldn’t he hold the job John so nearly finished high school. He could go to school. He could have a tutor—” “Why, sure. The captain’d make a place for him. He told me!” Bur­ ton outlined the requirements and Helen wrote them down. She was silent a moment figuring. “John, do you want to do this?” she asked breathlessly. “Do I?” John’s eyes glowed. He looked at Ann. “I’ll say I do!” “And you work hard—studying?” “I’d work day and night!” “Well—the high school part is easy. Remember -you had almost enough credit to finish. And this special retaining . . I’m sure you could do it all in a year- and a half!” Helen was as enthusiastic as John— happy for him, happy because she knew what it would mean to him. And to Merry came the realization too/ of what it would mean, as she saw John’s eyes leap to Ann’s. “A year and a half,”he murmxtred. And envy moved devasatingly ove1' her, left hex- weak with impatience fox- hei- and Werth. And even she looked up into his smile great feax clutched hei- heart. “Now we don’t worry about, from whispering. “.She now.” .Sue! That was have anything Sue,” Worth can’t hurt it! Sue who ser- life else Listen, with does­ make as a to was you was bent on revenge! 'Sue wh-o had al­ ways considered Worth her own. Fox- a fleeting moment Merry glimpsed the dark mysterious cloud which shadowed hei’ pathway just ahead, an impenetrable cloud which would change the course of life. Bob grinned, “Okay. I’ll whenever you say. I used to maybe there was something wouldn’t excel in. But there isn't!” With her hand on her arm, he .pi­ loted her down the steps and out of hearing. “Youre are prettiest, of hearing. “You’re the prettiest squarest and the smartest. I thought evexi after they elected you captain —maybe you couldn’t play as well as Dot. Thought maybe they elected you because they liked you., but— “Well?” Merry challenged, hex­ eyes sparkled in mischievous effort to embarrass Bob. She didn’t real­ ize how much the students and fac­ ulty adored her or that hen popular­ ity grew because she , liked everyone else, because she rarely gave a thought to herself, because she was generous and sincere and genuine. “I take it back! They did elect you 'because they liked you, I would too, I do, I elect you,” he leaned forward and became painfully ious, “to every office in my forever and ever . . no one but yo.u.” The laughtei- died from Merry’s eyes and she faced him abruptly. “Please, Bob! I’ve told you. You know I—” She flushed, unable to bring herself to use the word ‘love’ —'“like someone else.” “Yeah. Worth Hunter! Merry. My mother’s in love Clark Gable, too. But Dad n’t mind. Those things—” Merry winced. “Bob! Don't me hate you. Good-bye.” She turned south abruptly, run­ ning toward the bus line. Bob should know her affaii’ with Worth was not a one-sided love from afar. •She told him of* her dates with Worth each week-end he was in town. Of course, the breathless wonder of theix’ moments other, Worth’s tense ardor, the way hex­ skipped at the sound of his the hours she lay awake over every glance, every word fervent caress Worth gave those were things one could tell, things one ikept locked ixi a fax- inner room of the heart. That was why Bob could not understand. “I like sc-me one else, Bob,” she had told him. “(Like!” How puer­ ile, how utterly feeble the word was. Even love was inadequate—• a tiny candle symbolizing the daz­ zling sun of theii- feeling for each other. Betsy shuddered to a stop beside Merry and Bob hopped out. “Listen, Merry, I apologize, Hon­ est, I do.” He followed her with flushed face, pleading desperately. “Look Merry. I won't ever mention Worth Hunter again if you’ll just let me explain what I mean. Is it a go?” Merry glanced -up into his sincere boyish face. 'Sometimes his eager­ ness matched Worth's. .Sometimes there was a look in his brown eyes that troubled her. heart voice, living every her — not her CHAPTER XX are, in some lives, within these 'brief key s<pan There months the remainder of one’s days pattern­ ed. Months to which, scores of years later, an individual may point and say, “[This which happened to me today was determined back “there.” ISuch was December to Merry Millington, a month which she would remember all o-f her life with particular tenderness and particu- Idr horror—a month in which the gods had written hei' name very auspiciously. Aftei’ December nei- thei' Merry’s life nor Helen's could go on as they had before. Happily blind to the ominous hovering of Fate, Merry raced to Anna Mann iCottage on the after­ noon of December 9 with Bob Fos­ ter in tow. Although the eyes Of many co-eds (brightened when Bob’s six-foot-one loomed before them, Boh only saw Merry. It was an unusually cold day for December. >So cold the girls had .. .,-nr, hockey. Bob had bet Merry a double chocolate malt Persistent Bob [She smiled forgiveness, “You just don't understand about-—Worth. So I forgive you, Don’t talk about him. But (keep him in mind when you think of me.” “Come on. Betsy’s waiting and it's getting colder every minute. Merry hesitated. < “Come on!” “But, Bob, it isn't fair—” He laughed. “I know. It isn’t fair to me to let me do things for you when you won’t evex- love me.” His eyes twinkled down at her as he closed Betsy’s creaking door and tucked a robe over Merry. “See I know it by heart.” Merry smiled. “Then yen ought to know bettex- than to make pretty speeches to me like the one—Oh, Bob, I like you. But there’s just no chance—*” “Of your evex- loving me. But 1 can’t give up; Want to know why? that were opened to him, which was Merry watched Betsy’s perilous efforts at 'Climbing the ice-covered ! hill, watched until Bob maneuvered one txaok ovex- onto the snow, might be interesting at that,” mused. “All right! I’ve got ’em down. Reason No. 1. I’m not quitter. Two, I love you!” a quick serious glance at her as Betsy skidded around a corner and straightened in time to avoid a crash. “Bob’ You /promised that—" His Reason “O. R." jyst this one time. And, listen, Merry, I’ve got to tell you the third reason. Now, please don’t ■be mad. /But I’ve got to. It’s al­ ways inside ready to pop out every time I talk to you—” Merry dimpled in spite of self, at his intent earnestness. “Be careful!” she warned. '“Well, listen, Merry, you’ll it out anyway! My third reason for not giving up is because I know Wotrh Hunter is engaged to another girl!” (The coloi- slowly drained from Merry's face. But it wasn’t true! Of course, it couldn’t be true. “Bob!” she said sadly. “How can you be such a—cad?” “O. K. Maybe I’m a cad. I sup­ pose I’d a cad and a liar- and a theii- when your happiness is involv­ ed," he admitted with .prophetic ac­ curacy, “I happen to (know that Worth is not engaged to some other girl,” Merry said coldly. “Can’t you Bob? It doesn’t help your cause to—” '“IGosh, I know it! B'uf I prove this, Merry, /Hex- picture in the .paper—I don’t think it even a year ago—'When she nounced their engagement. I’m ing to show it to you!” “It she all a He stole her- ■find see any can was was an- go- to get that clipping! I’m going Doubts Arise Betsy chugged to a skidding stop Bob jumped out. They moved precariously up the icy walk togeth- “I've told you the truth,” he I’ve er. reiterated made miserably, “and a mess of it.” (To be continued) I Buildings Moved as Rodgerville Glory Vanished (By W. H. Johnston in London Free Press) and built a ■One side was and the other was a rem ar k- as crops in this important who- later in Usborne South Hur- In the days of the pioneer some villages started out under such fa­ vorable circumstances that citizens foresaw large and prosperous towns in the not distant future. 'U n e x p e .c ted events, however, blasted their hopes, and .people mov­ ed on to newer and more fortunate centres. 'Such was the fate of the almost forgotten village of Rodger- ville. (Situated about four miles north of Exeter, on the London Road, ij, grew rapidly. -One of the earliest citizens was Matthew Rodger, who opened a brick yard lax;ge double house, occupied as a store as a hotel. As a merchant, he able success, for, fertile territory produced abundant­ ly, there was plently of grain and dressed hops to exchange for store goods. Rodger’s storehouses were soon filled to capacity, and he branched out into teaming to Lucan and when the Buffalo & Lake Huron railroad was opened for traffic in 18i58, he sent his produce to Sea­ forth. Among his teamsters was one who became famous or locally, Archie Bishop, settled down to farming and who the electors of on were .pleased to send as theii’ representative to the Legislaive As­ sembly. Mr. Rodger’s success and the needs of the people spelled oppor­ tunity for others, and the village grew apace. Business men flocked to the village, and various shops were opened and did a good business The first settlers had .come in 1836, but the business boom whs not until several years later. .As Hay post office was only two miles away, it was not until 1858 that a post office was established in Rodgerville and named after Its founder, Matthew Rodger, who died in the village. A fall fail’ was es­ tablished and ran foi’ some years. The three Grey brothers launched out in another direction. Besides running their ibalcksmith and wagon shops, theiy turned out the Grey plows that for many years were the particular choice of aspirants fOi' honors at plowing matches. Altho’ fitted with a wooden beam and handles, the plow was so well made and designed that it was especially prized for turning sod as well as for its wearing qualities. The leading brother was John and he was a popular lay preacher and !For many all pulpits’ temfiemnce advocate, years he held forth in practically every one, Encouraged by his success, he became an or­ dained minister in the Baptist de­ nomination, and was a successful paster. After his leaving the firm, his brothers ceased to build the plow and it went out of existence. rosy Hur- and Railway Gives Setback Just as everything seemed for Rodgerville, the London, on & Bruce railway was ,built, opened in 1876. According to the agreement with Hay (Township, a station was to be built on the Zur­ ich road at Hensail. [This spelled the doom of Rodger­ ville. New stores opened in Hen­ sail. Mr. Clausin moved his har­ ness shop there. 'Others' followed, and in a few years all the business houses were closed and most of the buildings pulled down. The original joint store and hotel built by Mat­ thew Rpdgei- is still standing and three other small houses are in ex­ istence as reminders of the once lively and prosperous village of Rodgerville. [Following this remained standing creed was repeated then fhe singing of The roilli -(call was current event. Our Bluewater U. F. W. 0. The club gathered at the home of Mps. Verne Ridley fox- its .March meeting. Mrs. Max Turnbull, due to the absence of Mrs. Ross ILove, tilie -club pianist, began theli meet­ ing by singing the patriotic song “The Maple Leaf.” the members while the club in unison and t‘iO, Canada.” answered by a February questions, based on the January issue of Rural Co-operator was then answered. A sketch' of the life history of Mr. H. H. Han­ man, president secretary of the Un­ ited Farmers of Ontario, was thor­ oughly given by Mrs. Rufus Turn­ bull. Mr. .Douglas 'Gill, as guest artist foi- the afternoon, very cap­ ably entex-tained with his trained voice a solo, accompanied on his guitar. After this number- Mr. Earl Fahrner, a previous berta, and who also Alberta’s College /Schools, in a very educational manner Al­ and L. >by ed- ex- slogan of the lOntar io. The the business fire, it they resident of Al- studied through and Normal interesting and took the ladies through a geographical tour in berta by means of .his talk, map pictures. The president, Mrs. Taylor, read a letter received Mr. Harvey McDougall present ucational secretary. 'She also plained further her series of talks on the Rochdale Pioneers. How they sought and found “Co-Opera­ tion,” which is the United Farmers of farmers could set world in Ontario on did like the Rochdale Pioneers did and would unite and co-operate as do the business men in /Ontario. After this talk Mrs. M. .Desjardine, secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting wihich were adopted as read. Mrs. Howard Desjardine gave a reading of one of Edgar Guest’s poems and Mrs. Elgin Webb caused a roll After ■Colin letter in the cattle market. ■of laughter by a jockey story, some business discussion Mrs. Love read Mr. R. J. Scott’s concerning the present slump He gave sug- /gUL-. M f-RIMDrA "W KIM Of Ml** MK'MWm XnukntijNM* Exeter wuntb’-Aiiunruir Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday morning iUBSCRiPTION—$2.0iO per yea? in advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25 c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, o-r Found lOo. per line of six words. Reading notices 10c. per line, Card of Thanks 50 c, Legal ad. verfising 12 and 8c. per line. In Memorianx, with one verse 50c, extra verses 25c, each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY gestions as to how the membex’s in theii- clubs ican bring about the bet­ terment of conditions. Mrs. Rufus Turnbull courteously invited tbe club members to hold their April meeting at her home. Mrs. Ross /Love also invited each culb lady, with her husband to a ,St. Patrick’s •party to be held at hex- home ton the evening of March 17th. Aftei- sing­ ing the National Anthem lunch was served. In deeper thinking, a mor­ al Christian slogan to us all should be: two (F. W. Gladman ), BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &c Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and HE NS ALL TO Seperated we fall, united hands clasped we stand, AGAIN SEEK OIL IN HURON Hullett-Goderich boun- tiio farmers who have are: “Sandy” Sterling, Back in the year i860 men drill­ ed for oil in and around Goderich and found salt. This year, 1938, they are going to again drill for oil and it is oil they hope to find. A group of business men headed by W L. Forest, dredge operator, has already leased 4,000 acres in Hullett and Goderich 'Townships and it is expected drilling will start within a month on the farm of Ho­ ward Trewartha just north of Clin­ ton, on the dary. Some of given leases Dougald McDougall, Roy Chambers, J. A. McMillan, J. Yuli and W. Johnson. ’For weeks past two experts with apparatus have been busy tracing the “oil vein” across Huron County to a point where it strikes the Blue Water Highways between Goderich and Bayfield. Some farmers refused to sign. The leases are for $1 .per year and one barrel of oil in eight as royalty. .'Some $15,000 in private capital is already said to have been put up. 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