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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-08-11, Page 2THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1038 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE T “AFRAID OF LOVEn Madness and feet Ted His growing resentment changed suddenly into an acute madness. Tippy wasn’t, he had to admit fair ly, wholly to blame, even though he tried, mentally, to shift it all on his gay young shoulders. It was Vir ginia, too, who was overdoing her interest in botany. He ground this teeth together and told himself: “I am going down there and drag them back by their sculps.” He was in the far end of the gar den now where Grandfather, years ago, had planted shrubs hoping they would grow high enough to screen from view the adjoining cornfield. Those shrubs were the only plants that had ever failed the Admiral They had grown thick and full gloriously green, but at three they had ceased to grow. Over their prolific width could see the even rows of cornstalk 'wigwams. For a moment he stood there smoking leisurely, leaning against the sprawling trunk of an ancient cypress, thinking back on that night after the Army-Navy game when he and Virginia had been obliged to make a forced landing in Mr. Carroll’s cornfield. He found himself chuckling at the vivid memory of that husking bee and found himself wondering, too, v, hat had become of Mary Jane Car roll. That night after he had taken Virginia home and had stopped at Carvel Hall with Courtney Vallance, they had talked almost until dawn. Vallance had said something that had puzzled him for days. Still puz zled him. Courtney had said: ‘Ted, once long ago I stopped in front of a jewelry store and stood looking at the window display. Diamonds are my hobby—I’m a sort of Jim Brady at heart, There were two stones in that window—a dazzlingly brilliant one that almost made me overlook a flawless little gem in the back ground. The big, dazzling stone was paste—oh, a very lovely .paste, I as sure you. For years it might have passed for the real thing and dazzled me. But eventually its luster would have faded and I would have seen it for what it was. I might have re- memered the real gem then and gone back looking for it--perhaps to find it in another’s possession. I learned a lesson that night, Ted. Aterward 1 always looked beyona the glitter of diamonds. Nothing but the real,, the genuine, ever satisfied me. And that’s true not only of stones but of many things in life.” He had known Vallance was talk ing in parables and yet he could not quite get what he was trying to put across. Didn’t get le even when he finished, looking straight into his eyes, saying: “And, it’s particularly true of women, Ted.” But suddenly one night , he had known what Vallance had meant Knew that he had been comparing Virginia Keith and Mary Jane Car roll. Fie laughed now and crushed his cigarette beneath his heel and thought: “Even connoisseurs go hay wire now and then.” He loved Vir ginia. Like Vallance, almost every one misjudged her. Even he misjudg ed her sometimes as he had tonight when he thought she was still down in the garden with Tippy. What Ted Saw He started back to Tree Tops then walking, fast, 'feeling .a little /ex hilarated in the thought that last night Virginia had consented to wear his navy miniature, had even told him that some day soon she might marry him. But as quickly as he started, he stopped short. For suddenly the soft restless stillness of the night was ruffled by a laugh—a low, husky laugh as clear on the warm air as temple bells. He turned in that di rection, the grass under his feet as soft and smooth as velvet, and saw, fewer than fifty feet away, two fi gures beneath a rose arbor limned with* brutal frankness in the moon light. Saw Virginia’s hair like little tongues of flame, saw her in Tippy’s arms—-their lips clinging together as if they desired never to be parted. He was almost behind them now, but still they did not break apart. It was strange that he could stand there like that, watching—he might wonder at it later—but suddenly it seemed the only thing he could do. CHAPTER XXI by Phyllis Moore Gallagher he F. J. DELBRIDGE, Representative, EXETER HAY COUNCIL HEAD OFFICE TORONTO >x:: Stye Cxvier ©imra-AiJuaiuir Eetablished 1878 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario , Published every Thursday morning SUBSCRIPTION—$2.,0(0 per year la RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c, each insertion for flrut four insertions. 25c. each subse quent insertion. Miscellaneous articles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six word*. Reeding notices 10 c. Card of Thanks 50c, ,_ vertjsing 12 and 8c. per line. __ Memoriam, with one verse 5Op. extra verses 25c, each. Member of Tito Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association even more trembling fingers she opened the tiny box. tore off fthe cord and the paper and let them flutter to the floor. In it was Lee’s Naval Academy rinir—-Ms class ring. With a quick spontaneous movement she carried the ring to her lips aud kissed the sparkling stone, as a sac red possession, Joying Lee in that moment with a desperatin that made her want to trail that ship out at sea and never,, never let him out of her sight again. The phone shrilled several times before she answered it. When she did, her face drained white and the was clutched CONFEDERATION LIFE ASSOCIATIONshivering in the cold and fog, hop ing for just one glimpse of the ship that would carry Lee tp those frozen regions at the South Pole. For a long while she stood there hugged np in a pitiful, anxious little bundle. It was impossible to see anything yet through the gray mists, a dargging drapery of clouds that hung oves the skyscrapers like a mourning veil. She waiter impa tiently for the fog to rise, tried to Mife(ualize -What was happening on that pier below, There would be many newspaper men, of course, in terviewing Admiral Benson, There would be photographers flashing through the crowd like noisy giant lightning bugs. Mrs. Benson and many wives would be there, too—- dry-eyed, perhaps for by now they were accustomed to long separations from their sea-faring husbands. At last the morning mists lifted and with her eyes wide and glassy,1 her temples throbbing as if tight ened by an iron band, Patsy saw the two vessels of the expedition set off, pulled out by chugging little tugs. As if drawn by a powerful magnet she edged around the Tower for a clearer view of the harbor, leaning far over the edge, straining her eyes against the glare of the sun and the water that she might see the image of the ships well in hei’ brain; that she might have them, there forever when she thought of Lee. Now the ships were growing small er and smaller, almost lost in dis tance. Soon they would reach the extreme horizon of all visible things and enter those infinite regions. Soon, soon— little face in tears slipped fingers. When she had disappeared. For a moment she couldn’t believe that Lee was ’ ac tually gone—that tens of thousands of miles would be between them— that she might never see him again. Suddenly, something seemed to fall upside down in her brain—she was seized with a wild impulse to scream. That the sightseers were watching her now, she knew— watching her with a curious open look as if they thought she intended to hurl herself over the edge of the iion railing—and she felt a sort of shame at showing her despair before them. She jerked quickly and fear fully erect and held the palm of her hand to her mouth. What an hy sterical fool she was being. Lee was her own, and she know herself truly loved, notwithstanding this terrible separation, everything would be all would return safely — woud work she prayed How far row (Street long distance back to be gone thro’ before she could shut herself up like a wounded beast who hides in his hole to die. She tried not to think at all, but the morbid thought that everything was far from trailed her every step ■—■ vague — some strange, premonition that clung to her heart pound and beads of pers piration break out at her temples. 'She fought this feeling desperate ly in the elevator, on the street and in the subway. But when she reach ed Barrow St. her legs wree so weak beneath her she could scarcely climb the three flights to her studio. Inside the apartment, with the door tightly shut, she gave vent to the deep scream of “despair that choked her, and fell down in a cor ner, and had ask would have found himself, eventual ly, without her help. He was a man—a real man-—he didn’t a wo man’s fingers dabbing in his life. A Last Message She didn’t know how long she sat huddled there, thinking, worrying, wringing her cold hands together. It might "have been only a few minutes though it seemed a lifetime. Finally she got achingly to her feet and her eyes began to take in the familiar objects of the studio—the skylight, the piano she loved, the fire burning bright and amber on Came to rest finally upon the Ion, box of flowers on the chintz sofa, and a note propped tiny package. When she opened and saw that it was rustling of the paper 1/ mnsic that affirmed the fact that Lee was gone. (She read: Dearest Patsy—I waited as long as I possibly could for you. I’m leaving at noon on the BOn- son Expedition. Patsy, I love you. No matter what happens remember J love yoit—what a love deeper than the sea. Lee And so Lee had come and ehe had missed him* If only they had had one hour together—one last hour. In a daze of misery arid disappoint ment she opened the box of flowers —long, stemmod American Beauty roses—several dozen of them. With per line.Legal ad- . I» heavily bandaged ring tightly in her hands. A thin-voiced nurse Hospital well was for her. now? the are from Mercy Victor Cald-told her that dying, that he was calling Could she come to him— searching for Tippy and Virginia was gone. There were no longer doubts and suspicions and fears lashing in his veins. There was no struggle in his mind, no jealousy. Nothing was left of his love for Virgina; nothing was left to fight for. It didn’t seem possible that he could stand there looking at her, feeling numb. For tnree years had loved her, had existed only when he was in the same room with her. , For three years she had brightened his every thought a^ct dream and hope. Suddenly he felt he couldn’t cope with his own body or under stand it. If some one had told him he could ever look at Virginia in such a detached manner, he wouldn’t have believed-him, But now he had found her in Tippy’s arms—and it was like this. Virginia spoke first. She said, in quck, anxotus tones: “Ted, I—I hope you aren’t going to make a scene. If you won’t consider me, you have yourself to think or. One of your ranking officer is here tonight, and if this—this becomes a sesnation— it would affect your navy career. You know that,” When Ted didn’t speak, but just stood there staring at her, Virginia’s voice tore across the nght’s calm. “Why are you looking at me like that—as if you’re never seen me be fore!” Ted laughed. He said, equably: “Because, until this moment, Vir ginia, I don’t believe I have ever really seen you before.” For one second Virginia couldn’t believe that this was Ted Warfield looking at her; couldn’t believe that it was his gay, uncaring laughter she had just heard. Her face went starkly white and her fingers clenched at her sides. (She said: “Stop it, Ted! You don’t know what you’re saying! You’re—you’re not yourself!” Ted smiled at her steadily. “But that’s just it, Virginia,” he replied. “I do. I’ve never been so calm. My brain has never been so clear.” He thought: “There’s something almost tragic in discovering that.a woman you thought was entirely beautiful isn’t realiy beautiful at all. It’s a little tragic that I can look at her like this and feel nothing.” He couldn’t think of anything more to say then that would be of any use, so he turned to go. “Just a minute,” Tippy said, hus kily. He was feeling the shame of this thing anything in again. “What is “Virginia said. “I swear it! For a long time I’ve been trying to wear down her resistance. She doesn’t love me, God knows, I don’t love her. It was just the moon and the stars and the night—and because i'm stronger than she is and held her.” “I like you for saying that,” Ted replied. “I like yo-u for trying to take the blame. But it just isn’t important now who is to blame. You see, we all mistake.” at least to der where like to write him that lessons can be learned from other sources be sides jewelry store windows. Yes— I think he’d be interested in hear ing that.” Then he turned once more and left them standing there under the rose arbor, puzzled, and walked slowly off toward the house. But when he reached the eage of the gardens he hurdled the boxwood hedge, cut across the flagstones and dashed into the garage. The phos phorescent face on his wrist watch told him it was nearly 8 o’clock. If ■he started right now, he thought excitedly, he could make .the Clai borne ferry and reach the Carroll’s farm before 10. It was nearly an hour later when Ted, speeding down the Salisbury Road, remembered he Virginia to return his ture. For a moment it He wanted that ring, tradition number of important tilings, day, to'o, he might have good use for it—some day very soon, he hoped. But then he shrugged his broad ‘shoulders, grinned at his optimism and increased his speed. Tomorrow he’d ask Tippy to get it for him. Ready to Sail The Benson Expidition sailed out of New York on a Monday of the last week of October, patsy couldn’t bring herself to go down to the pier tO' see Richard and Lee off, She was desperately afraid that by some word, some unguarded look, she might spill the secret of (Lee’s ap pointment to the expedition. Instead, she dressed very early that morning, in a tailored brown suit with a beaver collar, pulled a soft broWn felt over tier golden hair and took the subWay to the Wool worth Building. There she crowded into the nxpfess elevator with a chattering group of sightseers and found herself at last on the tower. I All the rage Ted had felt while Nagging, bragging Pains in back ' Many women, have to do tlihir oWn housework, and the constant bending over, lifting, making beds, sweeping; ironing, sewing so necessary to per forin their household duties puts a strain on the kidheys, and the back- aches are undoubtedly caused by some derangement of the kidneys, for if there were no kidney weakness the back would be strong and Well, Doan’s Kidney Pills help to give perfect relief and comfort to all weak, backache suffering women, and make their household duties a pleasure instead of a burden* The T, Milbhtn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont, CHAPTER XXU Victor Caldwell, rousing out of a heavy stupor, bed screened other cots in ward. Though he stduent nurse cause there was somethin, tell her, he was only half-aware of her presence now, occupied as he was with the grim business of fighting death. He just lay there, drugged by morphine and fever, a haggard dark figure of infinite patience with glazed, burnt-out black eyes. Patsy took his hot, thin hand be tween her palms, ‘‘Look here, Vic,” she said softly. ‘‘You’ve got to snap out of this. You’ve got to!” Her young voice trembled and something deep within her ached for this pitiful Victor who had once lived in luxury and who now lay desperately a free ward. found Patsy beside his in with him from the the crowded public had begged his little to send for Patsy be- g he must (To be Continued) ill in more than he had left his life-—or would ever it, Tip?” isn’t to blame, Ted,” he made a mistake—a grave And then irrelevantly— them—he added: “I won- Courtney Vallance is. I’d hadn’t asked navy minia- worried him. It stood for and sentiment and any Some Professional Cards those infinite —Patsy buried her pale her cold palms add through her trembling looked up the ships Philosophy At times when I’m thinking, as I’m sometimes prone to do, My spirits start to thinking, and I get to feeling blue, think of many cases when my judg ment proved quite wrong, can point out many places where my thought was none too strong. But when I start to wailing, I wonder if I ought, Could you say that it was failing, when a lesson has been taught? I I of Confederation for the first six is 11 per cent, the similiar period Kitty and Some day right. Lee the future the patternitself out in for every night. away she felt from Bar in that moment, what a New business ‘Life Association months of 1938 greater than for of 1937, according to C. D. Devlin, general superinterident of agencies. The six months are the beet of any period since the first half of 1931, he stated, pointing out that June production was the best of any month since June, '19 31. Insurance in force with Confeder ation Life at the end of June was 8418,28;8<, 726—a new high mark. Gains were shown in Ontario, Que bec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Manitoba, British Columbia and Al berta as well as .in Great Britain and Central America. The regular monthly meeting of the council of the Township of Hay was held in the Town Hall, Zurich, on Monday evening, Aug. 1, with all members present. The minutes of the July meeting were adopted as read. A number of communications ■were disposed of after which the following resolutions were passed: That By-law No. 7, 193 8, authoriz ing the Reeve and Treasurer to bor row the necessary sums from Bank of Montreal until taxes paid for current expenditures!, be read three times and finally passed. That the Clerk and Treasurer be granted ten days holidays during August, That the following rates be struck and levied on the rateable property of the Township c'f Flay for the year 193 8 and that the Clerk prepare a by-law, confirming same for passing at the next council meet ing: County rate 5.2 mills; township rate 3-10 mills; unemployment re lief rate 2-10 mills; township road rate 2.5 mills.... general school rate 3.2 mills; Zurich Police Village rate 8 mills. The following special school rates will also be levied: U.S..S. No. 1, 2.5 mills; S.S. No. 2, 2.4 mills; S.S. No. 3, 1.6 mills; SjS. No. 4, 5.10 mills; S.IS. No. 6, 6.2 mills; S.S. No. No. 7, 2.8 mills; U.iS.8. No. 9, 2.5 mills; S.S. No. 10, mills; S.S. No. 11 mills; 'S.S. No. 12, 2 mills; U.S.S. No. 13, mills; |S..S. No. 14, mills; U.S.S. No. 15 mills; U.SjS. No. 16, mills; iSep. S.’S. No. 1, 8 mills. Re quisitions for those in blank had not been received at time of meeting. Moved by F. J. Haberer, seconded by Roland Geiger: That accounts cover ing payments on township roads, Hay telephone, charity and relief and general accounts be passed as per vouchers:. Township roads—Bonth- ron. & Drysdale, acct, crusher, $7.27; D. Oswald, labor, $11.25; R. A. Den- omme, road 10, $12.8'0; H. Brown, road 15, $5.40; E. Willert, road 2, $13.80; E. Oesch, road 8, $8.20; J. Battler, road 6, $7.30; D. Tieman, cement, etc., $40.90; E. J. Stanlake, cement work, $48.; M. G. Deitz, gas oline and oil $67.92; T. Steinbach, road supt., $35.70; C. Aid worth, road 2, $8.05; H. Becker, Jr., road 11, $4.35; T. Dinsmore, road 18, $14.- 85; Brunner Mond calcium chloride, $136.08; P. Neuschwanger, pay list road 7,. $6.60; P. Schade, road 13, $1.80; G. J. Thiel, trucking chlor ide, $30; O. Greb, road 6, $6.75; H. McMurtrie, road 1, $10.20; T. Welsh lumber, $41,-70; P. Eisenbach, gra- vel and trucking, $18.57; P. Fassold, old iron, $1.50; M. G. Deitz, operat ing grader, $47.96; E. Campbell, rd. '1, $10,35; G. (Surerus, road 9, $24.- 20; W. Farrell, road 18, $15.35. Hay Telephone—E. R. Guenther, cartage, $1.75; .Stromberg-Carlson Telephone •Co., supplies $4.58; H. G. Hess, one month’ salary $165.00; Bell Tele phone Co., tolls May to- June, $175.- 78; Northern Electric Co.,_ supplies, $168.18; National Revenue, tax tolls $3 6.29, Charity and Relief —■ E. Hendrick, rent, Hay, $3.50; Mrs. ;C. Gaiser, milk, Jackson, $4.96; W. Hay, allowance, $10; Dept, of Health insulin, $5.5 9; County Treasurer, re Desjardine, $2.60. General Ac counts—Municipal World, supplies, $2.55; Nicholson Bros., on Aidworth Drain, $.700.00. The council ad journed to meet again on Tuesday, September 6th, at 1.3 0 o’clock in the afternoon. —A. F. Hess, Clerk all right something terrifying her, made her head against the wall. Over over she told herself that she been a fool to make Richard Lee to join the expedition. 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For the first time Since t’Ve known you, you’ve left off yottr medals.” The lieutenant looked down at his chest “Great Scott,” he cried. “I forgot to take them off my pyjamas.” i <■>