HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-07-28, Page 2THUItSDAY, JULY iSStlx, 1038 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
“AFRAID OF LOVE”
by Phyllis Moore Gallagher
Yon see, there are about forty form
ers and their best girls out in the
barn now, husking corn like fiends.
The lad who gets a red ear has to
kiss the girl sitting next to him if
shell let him. She won’t usually, and
then the chase is on. He has to catch
her and hold her nintil he has kissed
her, It’s all very jolly. You’d be
surprised how many ears turn up
and so-o-o-o you can see that no
amount of money can lure these
buskers out of the ‘barn. From the
stack of corn piled up in the ceuter
of the floor I’d say they’ll be husking
and kissing until dawn.”
“Oih, all right,” she told him “Mr,
Vallance and I will come for you af
ter I sing for him, and not before!
That is, if we can find yo«u by these,
wild directions!” I
“Swell!” Ted answered. “And snap'
into it, kid! You’ll miss the fun of
your life if you don’t get here be
fore the husking bee is over! Vir
ginia’s out in the born now, and I’m
going back. I’m in a husking and
Kissing mood, no foolin’.”
But when he reached the wide,
lantern-lit barn his eyes, his whole
face glowed with dull fury. For a
youth in blue deniw overalls had
just turned up a red ear and was
kissing Virginia. And Virginia, con
trary to the rules of the bee, was
making no effort to resist, but plac
idly permitting him to -kiss her.
The Husking Bee
Mr. Carroll, the farmer host, went
over to welcome Ted and said: “Ain’t
this the craziest ever? First bee we
had in years. Honest, ye’d think we’s
headed straight for the nuthouse in
stead of being down right sly, now
wouldn’t ye? You see, this year, -with
money for hired help scarce’n hen’s
teeth, us farmers decided to co-oper
ate, and the red ears is only a bait
to snare them otherwise unettables
into the business of shucking.”
He paused: “Reckon ye’d care to
join in the huskin’, lad? But you
can’t sit by your gal. Rules of the
game. Aggravating couples get to
gether now and agin and do a lot of
kissing and yell ‘ found one!’ evei’
minute or so. But ever-body knows
they ain’t, ’cause I declare to my
Maker, the whole pile would have to
be red ears if they had of.”
A little sulkily Ted took a seat on
the floor. He didn’t notice the girl
he had selected for his husking part
ner. Through a blur of indignation
and fury he could see Virgiina be
yond the mountain of corn—stalks,
ears, husks and all, just as carried
in from the fields—and he could see
that was looking up into the country
youth’s face, her brilliant lips say
ing; “Don’t be a piker! Find another
red ear, .you good-looking devil!”
And to Ted’s torment, he watched
the youth working feverishly in an
effort to find a red ear, something
of that fever burning in his lean,
tanned cheeks and his shining eyes.
Suddenly he felt some one roughly
shaking his shoulder. It was Mr.
Carroll and he was yelling at the
top. of his lungs. “Lad! Ye’ve turned
up a red one! And look at Mary Jane
go! Quick like a rabbit! Atta girl,
Mary Jane! No daughter of mine is
going to- be easy lipping fox* a fel
low!”
In a sort of daze Ted heard the
insinuation against Virginia and saw
a pink gingham dress whirl away
from him. He knew then that the girl
he had to kiss was on the run an-d
that he couldn't humiliate her by not
chasing her.
He got up quickly and started af
ter Mary jane Carroll. She was as
elusive as a sunbeam and her slim,
little figure knew all the arts of
dodging. He really didn’t see her
face with the loose dark hair around
it until he caught hex’ at the far end
of the barn and gripped her shoul
ders to pinion hei' against the wall.
Fate Steps In
But when he saw her, he stared
at hex* breathlessly and fox’ one mo
ment couldn’t swallow. Years later,
he had only to close 'his eyes to see
her there against the wall, gazing up
at him with shy blue eyes shadowed
by lashes that swept sideways to her
temples, hei- cheeks flushed with ex
citement, hei’ soft lips parted in the
wanest little smile of embarrass
ment,
He bent to kiss her lips, his heart
thuwping now from sowething more
than the chase—something he didn’t
quite understand when he loved
BACKACHE
A Cry for Help
Most people fail to recognize the
seriousness of a bud back.
The stitches, twitches and twinges
are bad enough and cause enough
suffering, but back of the backache,
and the cause of it all, is the dis*
ordered kidneys Crying out a warn*
tag through the back
The pain in the back is the kid*
neyfl cry for help. Go to their
assistance. Get a bort of Doan’s
Kidney Pills. A remedy for back*
ache and sick kidneys. Be sure and
got “Doan's?’
Tlio T, Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
Virginia as he did—but he nxissed
her mouth, for she turned her head
quickly. It resulted ixx the briefest
kiss on hex* firm chin. Then she clip
ped out of his arms and hurried back
to the husking, the blood high on
her cheeks.
Ted followed tier, strangely exhll-
eruted, and took his seat on the floor
'beside her. Fox' a full five minutes
he husked industriously in the hopes
of finding a red ear but not another
one turned up.
By the time Patsy and Vallance
reached the farm the evening had
worn away and the mountain of com
had worn away with it. Mr. Carroll
had finally swept a few feet of barn
floor, a young man had produced a
worn fiddle and had struck up a tune
for the Virginia Reel. Now the old
barn was reverberating with laugh-
tei' and the shuffle of feet as the end
couples advanced, curtised, retreated.
Patsy stopped at the door and
caught Vallance’s arm. She said;
for Heaven’s sake! Look at Ted go
ing to town! And what a perfectly
beautiful partner he has! Now there
is the girl who ought to have a
screen test, Mr. Vallance. If she can
be that lovely in pink gingham just
think what a Hollywood fashion ex
pert could do to her."
When the music stopped and most
every one made a dash for the cidei’
and doughnuts. Ted came over to
Patsy and Vallance. He was wiping
perspiration from his temples and he
a as still laughing. He hadn’t, Patsy
thought, laughed like that since he
had met Virginia Keith. He said:
“Gosh, I never had so much fun!
This is the life! Wish you two could
have been here for the husking!”
Then he lifted an eyebrow at Patsy
“Sa-a-a-y, what’s up, sxd? you’ve got
a sort of smug expression. Like a cat
that has just polished off a nice fat
mouse.”
CHAPTER XVIII
Patsy’s blue eyes were bright. She
said: “No, Ted, my expression isn’t
smug. It’s elation under control.
You see, I’m a working woman now!
I go to New York in the morning.
Mr. Vallance heard me sing tonight
and has given me a place in one of
his night clubs. And with the money
I make and the money Grandfather
allows me, I shall have enough to
take two lessons a week with Dme-
trieff! Oh, Ted, isn’t it perfectly
wonderful!”
“Well, say—that’s swell, kid. Per
fectly swell.”
Patsy grinned. “I don’t know how
I shall ever prove to Mr. Vallance |
just how grateful I am, do you?”
Then she added: “But, Ted, do ga-
thei' up Virginia and let’s be on our
way. It’s a two-hour ride back to
town and it’s after 1 now.”
Ted turned, clicking his heels. But
she saw that before he went to gather
up Virginia he crossed the room to
the small dark girl in pink gingham
and stood for a moment holding hex’
[ hand.
; Courtney Vallance leaned toward
I Patsy. His eyes grew narrow and
[ amused beneath heavy lids. He said, [ in an undertone: “There seems to be
j a reversal of things here tonight.
Your brother is casting a wicked eye
j at that child in pink and Virginia is
i ovei’ in the corner looking daggers
I at him.
J Vallance paused a moment and
1 stood staring at Mary Jane Carroll.
Then he said: “When technicolor is
a definite things in films, I think
I shall ask that child for a screen
test. That’s one of the loveliest
blushes I have ever seen. Genuine.
After a man has known as many
as I have, he can tell the difference.
Wonder if Ted recognizes,” he con
cluded gravely, “a real gem when he
sees one Of if he will go through life
that has blinded hiw to pure facts.”
Before Patsy could answer Val
lance turned quicky, looking deep
into her eyes. He'eaid: “You see, I
knew the real from the spurious.”
Vallance Proposes
And Patsy felt the blood rush hot
and quick to her cheeks. For his
words brought back memory of those
last two hours driving through the
rain and sleet: Courtney Vallance
building great plans for hei’ future,
outlining the course he’d advise her
to follow in her career. One year in
New York studying with Dmetrieff,
another in Italy followed by a con
cert tour of the Continent. Always
in the arcana of her mind—the Met
ropolitan. Money -was a part of the
problem but she’d make some by
singing and she had .hei' small inher
itance. If she budgeted carefully
there would enough,
Suddenly he had ceased talking
and had laid his hand over hers. Her
eyes had not turned to meet his, but
had remained level in distance, re
mote and cool on the wet ribbon of
macadam. Yet slxe had felt his gaze
on her profile and had known, in
stinctively, that he was going to ask
her to marry him,
When Vallance finally asked her
stumblingly, adding that she must
decide immediately, that she must
take as long as she wished to make
up her mind, she had said:
"I’m sorry you asked me because
-'because I don’t love you. All even
ing I told myself that I wanted to
marry you, that if you ever asked
me I woud accept you. You see, I’m
desperately in love with another man
and—it’s an impossible situation.. 1
thought that if I married you—” Her
voice had broken off. Then she had
confessed that she had looked upon
him as an opportunity, knowing, as
she did, that no singer, no matter
how talented, evei* succeeded entire
ly on her own merit; so many people
play parts, small and large, in the
building of one person’s career, At
last she said: “Now you’ll hate me.
You won’t evexx want a scheming per
son like me for a friend. Still I had
to tell you.”
Her cheeks flamed. /Oli, please
believe that I think you’re fine and
real. That you’ve paid me the great
est compliment ixx youx* power. I’m
putting this badly, but you must see
what I mean.” She had looked at
him then a little helplessly, her blue
eyes begging him to understand and
agree with her.
“Look here,” he hues said, quickly.
“Lee Cavendish is one of the swell-
est guys who ever lived, no matter
what a mess life has dealt him. For
get everything I’ve said, and thanks
a lot for not tearing my pride into
shreads. You see, you’re the first
girl I ever asked to marry me. J
mean that. Now about this career
of yours. Tomorrow you'll be in
New York—”
Then the memory snapped, for
Ted had gathered up the incredulous
ly angry Virginia, and. after thank
ing Mr. Carroll they returned to An
napolis.
In New York
The days that followed in New
York were the fullest that Patsy everj
knew, leaving no time to let her
thoughts linger on life and its store
house of bitterness. Save for brief I
intervals necessary for shopping, the'
walks on Riverside Drive for her J
health and the numerous interi’up-j
tions that Vallance and the gay soc
ial life of the city provided. Patsy
worked and studied and practiced all
Winter long. She had a small apart
ment on Barrow Street.
But most of all Patsy liked the
two afternoons a 'week when she
went to Dmetrieff’s studio for her
lessons. Dmetrieff was a tall,
swarthy man. with grey eyes beneath
shaggy black brows, a mop of untidy
gray hair ancl an unkempt mous
tache. He said that his years num
bered fifty, 'but he looked much old
er. Hard living, a victim of strong
emotions, intense reactions had aged
him. But his smile as disarming,
and for all his pacing nervously up
and down the room, Patsy was deep
ly fond of him.
No matter how poorly she sang
from 'Schubert, Grieg and Wagner
when he expected the full-throated
richness and plentitude of voice
that turns criticism into praise—
making the art of criticism and ad
ulation one and the same thing—
no matter how often he went off
into a tantrum because he thought
he detected tobacco smoke on her
breath, a quiet always followed his
, storms. A quiet when she and the
j great impresario would sit before his
1 blazing fire drinking strong tea and
r nibbling on cinnamon toast.
It was on one of these afternoons
that the great impresario had sur
prised her by saying: “You have
been deeply hurt, have you not, my
little bird?”
She had said: “Yes, master—yes,
I have. How did you know? And
she had wondered if that ache in
her heart which would not stop or
even lessen with time, if that con
stant tormenting desire to give up
her career and crawl on hei’ knees
to Lee, showed in her face.
Her Heart Cries Out
That afternoon Patsy had hurried
away from Dmetrieff’s studio with
tears brimming on her lashes. For
a long while she walked on River
side Drive, each step she took seem
ing like a mile of bewifdered .unhap
piness.
When at last she reached her
little apartment she sat for a. mo
ment studying a large photograph in
its silver frame before she made her
decision. Then she picked up the
prodigious New York telephone direc
tory and turned to the classified sec
tion of metropolitan newspapers.
Her face sobered and unshed tears
magnified her blue eyes when edit
or’s voice over the wires totd her
that they had never heard of a Lee
Cavendish who wrote an aviation
column. By the time she made the
last call and realized that she didn’t
know where to find Lee—that she
might never see him again—the
tears were no longer brimming on
her lashes but were falling down her
cheeks.
That evening whexx she sang at
Vallance’s night club the chatter in
the smoke filled room ceased for
the first time since she had appear- *
ed there. The rattle of dishes seas-1
ed, too, and the only sound in the
room was the low, aching lovliness
•of her voice—a voice that went
through those who heard and caught
them up in the throbbing sweep of
the melody. All eyes turned 0x1 hex*
and discovered that not only was her
voice perfection’s own but that she,
too, was goldenly beautiful and some
how pathetic.
When she finished and bowed the
walls reverbrated with sudden rap
turous applause, For a moment she
had stood still, incredulous, her hand
pressed ovex' hex' heart. Could this
be the same indifferent audience of
last night and all the nights of the
Winter? Could this be the saxne
audience that had laughed and talk
ed and eaten steadily through their
suppers while she sang?
The orchestra leader had said, his
eyes excited; “Encore, Miss War-
field! Encore!” And she had sung
again and again while the skating
act that followed her on the program
waited impatiently and a little
temptuously in the wings.
con-
■She Finds Lee
stillThe next day the manager,
excited by the glory of her voice and
her success, talked incessantly, wav
ed his hands, made faces. It matter
ed very little to him -whether Patsy
listened or not. The exaltation of the
performance had not subsided yet,
and, until it did, he was beyond no
ticing such trivial things. When he
finally calmed down he raised her
salary and put her nawe in lights
over the door. The first broad visa
that Courtney Vallance had prophes
ied had come true.
Spring and Summer came and
went in a blaze of heat, of electrical
storms, of street corners bright with
carts and stalls of flowers.
And then one day when Fall had
changed the brilliant
the Hudson to a slate
ing no longex* the sun
million-splashed sky
Patsy saw Lee Cavendish. Saw him,
pitifully thin and hollow-eyed, sitting
on a park bench on Riverside Drive.
Sbe stopped abruptly before him, her
eyes looking suddenly hurt and stun
ned.
“Hello, Lee. How nice to see you
again!” she said to him. But her
heart cried out within her: “This is
the man I love! -Oh, Lee, my dearest
what has this year and life done to
you!”
blue tints of
grey-, reflect-
and the ver-
and clouds,
Farm News
Branch of
of Agrlcul-
have every
a T.B. res-
has proven
MUST BE T.B. TESTED
(To be Continued)
The judgment of the majority of
county councils in Ontario in sup
porting the Live Stock
the Ontaro Department
ture in its efforts to
county in Ontario made
tricted area for cattle
sound in view of the recent action
taken by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture governing cattle
being shipped to that country.
These regulations substance
;F-: - i ■■V Jo-F
Canada’s unique inland sea voy
age across the Great Lakes is
a delightful holiday outing in ad
dition to being a pleasant and in
teresting alternate route on a
cross-Canada trip,
More-people every year are turn
ing to the Canadian Pacific Great
Lakes Steamship Cruises for a
holiday that possesses attrac
tions out of the ordinary. The
542-milo trip is along a magnifi
cent lake and river shoreline, and
is sometimes completely out of
sight of land. Leaving Port Mc-
Nicoll, flie boat threads Its way
over a historic Indian water
route through beautiful Georgian
Bay; strikes out into Lake Huron,
second largest of the Great Lakes,
207 miles long and 101 miles
PICOBAC
PIPE MM
tobaccoJUH
FOR A MILD. COOL SMOKE
state all Canadian cattle being ex
ported to the U. S. A. other tlxap
those for immediate slaughter, must
have a qualified veterinarian’s cer
tificate showing they have been test*
ed within 30 days of date of ship
ment and found free of bovine tu
berculosis. This, however, does not
apply to cattle exported directly
from an accredited area. It means
that a veterinarian’s certificate is
not required for cattle in the On
tario counties already tested and
the owners \vill be able to export
freely.
The reason given by American
officials for their new law is that
practically all United States cattle
are tested and they wish to main
tain this status and keep T.B. out
of their herds.
This new ruling
quire the testing
Canadiaxx cattle annually sent to
U. S. for feeding purposes.
will probably re-
of at least lOOyOOO
the
the
the
Tlie Tobacco Croj)
Weather conditions during
month were very favorable for
establishment and early growth of
5.000 acres of flue-cured tobacco
the tobacco crop except for some
wind damage on the lighter and
poorly protected flue-cured fields in
the Norfolk area. Approximately
5,000 acres of flue-cured tobacco
were blown out by high winds in the
Norfolk district anil about 5,000
additional' acres were damaged to
some extent. These blown-out areas
were practically all replaced but the
reset tobacco started rather slowly
due to dry soil at the time. As a
result some of the fields in the
Norfolk area appear rather patchy.
The tobacco crop, as a whole got
a very good start and growth in the
majority of fields has been partic
ularly rapid. A large proportion of
the crop will be harvested early this
year. Some time-cured tobacco has
nearly reached the topping stage
and priming will commence about
the middle of July.
While planted acreage of all types
is somewhat lowei' than the allott
ed acreage, the total acreage will be
considerably greater than in 1937.
No accurate figures are yet avail
able on the actual acreage planted,
but it is estimated at approximately
7 0,000 acres as compared with some
58,000 acres in 1937.
Damage from insects and diseases
in the crop are practically normal
to date. White cut worm damage
was below average this year, the in
jury caused by wireworms was very
slightly more than usual. Root-rot
diseases have occurred in many
fields but the loss to date is slightly
less #than in 1937.
Cruising on The Great Lakes
V'Ol flLr
wide; winds through St. Mary’s
River, the international bound
ary; passes Sault Ste. Marie, and
emerges into Lake Superior, the
world's largest lake.
Shipboard pleasures which con
tribute to the charm of the trip
are the change of air, refreshing
coolness, magnificent scenery,
and complete rest. The steamers'
are equipped for deck sports, in
cluding quoits, shuffleboard, and
deck golf. Dancing and music en
liven the evening hours.
The two Canadian Pacific steam
ers “Keewatin” and “Asstniboia”
Urd bacK in service groomed for
the most exacting of up-to-date
travel demands. In addition to I
the regular winter check-over
they were modernized in other
ways, several staterooms in each |
30-YEARtQLD CLAIM
DISALLOWfD IN HURON COURT
There was no wager, and the stake
holder, pavey McConnell, of Dublin,
was ordered to pay to Danny .Shana
han. Seaforth, the ?5 the latter had
bet four years ago * with a fellow
Irishman, as to whether
Premier Drury paid his
minister more than does
Hepburn, or vica versa, Judge -Cos
tello, also an Irishman, ruled in a
' division court judgment handed
down recently.
iSome time after the wager was
made in 1934, it was decided to call
it off, the question on Cabinet win-
isters’ salaries never being satisfac
torily answered, but when it came
time for McConnell to pay Shanahan
back his $5.00, lxe remembered that
Shanahan owed him $5 foi’ a wagon
tongue made 30 years ago, so he re
tained the money to satisfy the debt
Shanahan entered suit.
Deciding there as no wager, be
cause it was never determined. The
Judge tools the case out of the pro
visions of the Gaming Act. He held
that Shanahan's debt, if it was debt,
was outlawed.
And besides Shanahan testified,
McConnell’s wagon tongue was
never any good, it being possible
to use it only 0x1 level roads, and
.not on hills, there being no univer
sal socket joint where it entered the
front qxle.
“Going up hill the tongue point
dug into the ground, and going
down hill it almost lifted the horses
off their feet, and that’s why 1
never paid for it,” Shanahan ex
plained.
former
Cabinet
premier
3-YBAR-OLD PACER
ON HER WAY TO ENGLAND
H. Berry & 'Son have sold their
outstanding 3-year-old pacei’ “Ima
Lee” to Mrs. Nora Bullock of Ham
ilton who had the horse shipped to
her brother in England last weekt-
end. Mr. Berry received a fancy
price for the pacer which he believes
to be the best three-year-old pacing
filly to be seen this year.
St. Marys Journal-Argus
. being luxuriously renovated and
1 additional reading matter being
supplied for the libraries.
The schedules make it possible
to take an enjoyable week’s re
turn trip from either end of the
lakes, with overnight stops at
destination. Special boat trains
connect with all arriving and de
parting steamers. In addition,
attractive all-expense tours at
very low cost have been arranged
to provide pleasant combinations
Of rail trips overland and Steam-
Ship criilses across the Lakes,
with leisurely stop-overs at fam
ous vacation resorts. The Weekly
excursions of the M Manitoba,”
leaving ..Port McNiOoll Mondays
for Fort William, returning Sat
urdays, are also proving very
popular this year.
A. J. CLATWORTHY
Phone 12 Granton
SO Say AVe All of Us
If we could have the boon of the
correct answer to all of our ques
tions, the first three we would like to
ask the young ladies are: How they
keep the seams straight in their
stockings? Why they use rouge?
And, how can they work all after
noon on a thin bread and cheese
sandwich and an ice cream soda,
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