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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-07-10, Page 2THE EXETER TIMiS’ADY.QCATl l‘f thursmy, a ply ioth, ion SYNOPSIS . aA Cruise for Cinderella” by Bentley Ridg$ ■ . . ..... ...............' Bridget Brown is secretary to her wealthy aunt, Mrs. Garforth. on a world tour with her two spoiled daughters, Joyce and Diana,. Her aunt is a popular authoress, but her work is more remarkable for quantity than for literary merit, and it is chiefly her secretary who is kept busy by these activities- The conductor of the tour is a former airman^ Mark Salt, tough, reckless, handsome, and 'minus one arm owing to the air crash which put him out of aviation, Joyce and Diana set their caps at him, while Bridget, shy and quiet, and always busy typing for Mrs. Garforth, is right out of the picture. Joyce, hiding a trifling indiscre­ tion of her own, gives Salt the im­ pression that Bridget is apt to be a liar, party are makins Kruger arouses tacking handed, aboard tralia, a fellow passenger, wealthy Mrs. Wertheim, misses a pearl neck­ lace; and in the presence of Mrs. Wertheim and Salt, the falls from the pocket of jjaeket. • iMrs. Wertheim reports ming to the captain and lay a tcharge against Bridget when the ship reaches. Australia. Mark Salt is the only witness. But in South Africa, while the a trip through National Park, *“ Bridget Salt’s admiration by at- a poisonous snake bare- and saving his life- Later ship on the way to Aus- necklace Bridget’s the liap- threatens (Now Read on) CHAPTER XI ‘*A Horrible Imputation” about the time that Mrs. Wert- left the Captain, Mrs, GaT- was. walking along the cor- with Joyce and a fellow pas- Mrs. Wells, en route f.or Mrs., and that cabin afid slammed the said breath, insolence! Mrs. Garforth/ "What fright- Is the creature At heim forth ridor senger, bed. "A most enjoyable evening!" said Mrs. Garforth, yawning grace­ fully. Mrs. Wertheim appeared sudden­ ly round the corner before them, stopped, hot faced, glared at Garforth, and shouted to all sundry. “Disgraceful! It’s a disgrace decent people should have to travel with Such scum!". And she bounc­ ed into her door, "Well!" fighting for ful drunk?" She trembled rushed to Mrs,, with the intention- of tearing it open and demanding an apology. Mrs. Wells restrained her, and they all. went into Mrs. Garforth’s cabin, where Mrs. Garforth collapsed into a chair. • "1’11 complain to the Captain! I’ll go now, immediately, and complain to. the Captain!"- Mrs. Wells, a level-headed little woman, dissuaded her and left Mrs. Garforth still raving about the un­ provoked insult which had been put upon her. In the* midst of this scene, her whole ’’being sickened by the task before her, in walked Bridget. Joyce began at once, before Brid­ get could open her mohth: "Mother’s frightfully upset!" “It’s' outrageous! Outrageous!" Mrs. Garforth, tying herself, fur­ iously into, night garments trimmed with orange swansdown. Bridget closed the door, and leaned agaihst it, her eyes dark with suffering. “You’ve heard?" "Heard?" said Mrs,’ Garforth,- stopping as she caught sight of Bridget’s face, "Heard what?" . "Mrs. Wertheim has accused me of taking her pearls,” "What? You?\ Hbr- pearls!" The , words tumbled breathlessly out of Mrs. • Garforth’s crimson face.. "They fell out of my coat on the deck." Mrs. Garforth staredj her baby black eyelashes fluttered; the only color left ih her face was two blots of rouge. Joyce, too, stood as though she was turned to stone. with rage. Joyce Wertheim’s door, I don’t know how they came there," said Bridget, controlling her voice with difficulty, idea. there, know, the coat, and them. I—-I’m rest.” Joyce, with into a torrent of words at the top of her voice: * "You! We’re ruined! Whether Bridget took them or not, we’re ruined, We’ll be disgraced by even being connected with such a thing!” Mrs. Garforth showed some pre­ sence of mind. "Be Quiet, Joyce!” she snapped. "It’s true, Bridget, that you knew nothing about those pearls?" "I’d' never seen them until they fell out of my coat. I swear it,' Aunt Miriam!" "Where .was the coat, did you have it with you all .evening?” "I had it with me in Madame Du­ pre’s cabin, and then I had it on the deck. It was lying on a chair be­ tween dances. Anyone might have slipped the necklace into it then." "And who saw the necklace fall out of it?” "Mrs. Wertheim herself—and Mr. Salt." This announcement called forth another outburst from Joyce, more frantic than the last. Mark Salt! What would he think? He might think the same of them all. Mrs. Garforth Questioned and re- questioned Bridget about the situa­ tion for half an hour. "Well,” she said at last. "We can do nothing until the morning. Heaven knows there’ll be enough to do then. I shall have to get in touch with a solicitor by radio at once. It will be all ovei’ the ship before we land- That vile, unspeakable woman! You’d better go to bed," ’ Bridget went to her own cabin, and shut the door. She took off the lovely blue frock, the’loveliness of that best and worst evening of . her life. She was trembling un­ controllably. That was how they all were. No one except Mrs. Wert­ heim said they disbelieved her—or believed her. She was utterly alone with this horrible imputation against her character. Mark Salt said he would help her; butihe said nothing else. Did he, too, wonder—<? bow awful it was! __ .......„ "I have no Someone must have put them Who—how- They ■why, I don’t just dropped out of Mrs, Wertheim saw practically under as­ startled eyes, burst CHAPTER Xn Handed over to the Police A Help To Thosei Past Middle Age ’ Wlien men and women get past middle ago their1 energy and. activity,, in many instances, begin to decline, and tHeir general Vitality ia ozl the ■ wane. r ' ' ■ ■ . ■ ’ u Little sicknesses ahd ailments seem ^harder to shake! off than formerly, ^kad, hero and there, evidences of a ^Mmkddwri begin to appear* iA the time when those who I&kOMLo maintain their health and retain their energy un- should take a course- of . wtii and- Nmvo m up and invigorate the d help sUli off tho decrepi* ^^^^^Kvancing years. a th., tx<t, Tosxmh/'d'aA <| The Exeter Times-Advocate Established 187$ And 1387 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday mornin« SUBSCRIPTION—-52.0.0 per year 1» advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c, each insertion fey first . four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ^r- tides, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found iOfi. per line of six words., Reading notices lQc, per jin®., Card of Thanks 50c, Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line. In MemorlW» with one '5’verse 50o. extra verses 25c. each. Member 0t Ihe Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association A-l DARY CHICKS“I can’t say, Miss," saij the man, obviously very much embarrassed. Bridget stood miserably at the porthole looking at the shimmer­ ing reaches o£ the harbour as the ship steamed slowly in., The stewardess, unwontedly sil­ ent, brought her a breakfast tray. Bridget ^hrank into herself, thank­ ful when the- ^por shut again. She drank a cup of coffee, leaving the food untouched, and there was an­ other tap on the door. In came Joyce. "Just to tell you, my dear, that the police are on board! They came in a launch,” Her cousin’s original dismay was now mingled with ex­ citement. "They’re questioning stewards and people, and they’ve had a talk .with Mother. Mother told them what she thought of Mrs, Wertheim, but they didn’t any notice, Mark is doing thing," Joyce looked at Bridget wardly, and added: sake, my dear, don’t worry! sure to be all explained somehow! I don’t believe you did it for a men t—-I'm perfectly didn’t!" “Thank you," said her cousin’s kindness effect Of chilling her with a fear that Joyce was flying in the, face of gen­ eral opinion. * "Mother is going to get in touch with a solicitor for you' the mo­ ment they connect the phone," Joyce told her, sending the party on to ciusko, and he’s going Sydney and see things through heard him tell Mother so." Joyce went away.” So Mark Salt was helping, as he said> he would. Bridget was warmed by the news, .The'ship which had been creep­ ing in between the wharves, now came to a standstill. Bridget’s cab­ in was. on the water side; a steward knocked and- came in hurriedly to screw up the porthole. He went out,* and in the new stillness of the ship at rest, she heard voices outside the door. In a moment, Joyce came in. She seemed in breathless haste, "They’ve put a steward out there to see you don’t come* out. He didn’t want me to come in, but I told him I’d left some things in here. ’ Mark sent me down, my dear!" Joyce dropped her voice to an excited whisper. /‘The police will be down here in a moment. He told me to tell you not to make’ any statement to them.” ’ . ‘ . . "Not to say anything But I’ve nothing to say-but the truth. I can only tell them that the pearls drop­ ped out of my coat— ‘He said you’re not to say a Word; My dear, "he was terribly anxious that I should tell you! Just fuse -to make any statement, said. should do as he sure he knows best; I’m can trust him more than "Very well,” breathed ‘H won’t say anything!” They came two minutes after Joyce had gone, the Inspector, a typical lean Australian, the Sergeant, a stolid Yorkshireman. They were perfectly civil., ‘‘.Are you Bridget Dorothy Browh?" said the Sergeant,, read­ ing ponderously from his note book. "Yes,” said Bridget, rising shak­ ily from her chair in the silent-cab- in to«face them. They looked at her without the slightest personal interest. "q^hen we must ask ,you to Come along With us," said the Inspector. "Am I under arrest." . "No," said the Inspector. "But if you come along now, you’ll save trouble for yourself, and it’ll be the same in the end.” She saw her aunt hovering in the passage when the door was op­ ened, Pale with shame, Mrs. Gar­ forth told her hurriedly “I’ve found a solicitor for you; he’s goiug'^to the police station immediately, so we’ll See him there. We’Ve staying at the -Service Hotel; the girls are with me, they won’t go on the motor tour with tile others. Mark says it’s* best for you to go with the,po­ lice now, it will be easier to_ get bail." At the wharf gates Bridget ahd her escort gqt into a taxi, and at the police station she was charged with being "oil tile night of tile ‘14th of November, in unlawful posses­ sion of a .pearl necklace, valued one thousand two hundred and fifty pounds’.’—Bridget noticed the dif­ ference between ‘ Mrs, Wertheim’S boasts, and her more cautious state­ ments to the police-—"the property of Mrs, Rachel Wertheim," "Have you any statement to make?" asked the Sergeant, "I don’t wish to make any I’ve Seen my solicitor,” said get, but she couldn’t retrain adding; "Except that I. ing about it!” The solicitor, a brisk, 1 who seemed on good the police, arrived a few minutes later. To him Bridget poured out tho whole story, "I had never seen the necklace until tit fell out of my jacket!” .Bridget assured him, with tears, in her eyes. , "Quito!” said the solicitor cheer* fully. They took her to the court at 2,30. She summoned all her self-respect to meet the unpleasant ordeal of ashoret" (standing tin the dock—cynosure of so many different eyes, Mrs, Wert- 1 f Oh, •"Strange!" said Sir Marcus Mey- erbaum to his wife next morning, when tile Australian Monarch crawl­ ed smoothly under the bridge into Sydney. Harbour. "Here is a note frofn Salt to say we do not-stop in Sydney to-day; we go straight to Mount Kosciusko* by car instead. We stay in Sydney when we come back. Why does he alter the tour, eh?"' ' ‘ To Salt himself, when he met him •on the deck a moment later, Sir Marcus said in an undertone.*. "What is this, I hear,.eh? About the Wertheim and Miss Brown—?" Salt frowned, then smiled wryly, . ."I’d hoped w.e were keeping it quiet!" The financier nodded. “The Wertheim told me herself on .deck before breakfast. I am shocked— I have not even told my wife." "The Captain has Mrs. Wertheim in tow now, and I be telling anyone ing to hush it up; Sir Marcus—” "I understand! this Why you alter- the arrangements and send our party on to Mount Kosciusko to-day?" "I think it would be best to get the rest of you out of Sydney while the matter is 'dealt With, I’ve been in touch with ■ ohr ■ Sydney office by radio, and they’re sending “a man with you to take my place. It’s un­ avoidable." "Ah, yes—-yes! Most awkward!” Sir Marcus nodded, gazing at Salt under heavy Brown! Very mistake. Do Brown-—?" Mark Salt made no reply. "She showed such that snake!" said Sir "Extraordinarily plucky, say!" Mark Salt nodded abruptly to the old man, and hurried on. For the next half-hour he ranged from, the purser’s office to the main, deck hatch, * where the passengers’ baggage was rattling up out of the hold, doing everything possible to get his party ashore the moment the ship berthed. Bridget meanwhile had t.aken her frock back to Madame Dupre^ Qaj* bin and had fled from the innocent cheerfulness of that kind old lady. "Captain’s orders, Miss!" her, bedroom steward icame to tell her.1 "But he’d be obliged if you’d keep to yotir cabin until attar the ship berths." ’■» ... "When—when will I go asked Bridget, don’t think she’ll else. so I’d We’re try- be obliged, I am dumb! Is lidded eyes. ’ strange! There you believe that smiled take every- awk- “For heaven’s It’s sure mo- you Bridget, only had but the shore tele- “Mark is Mount K0.3- to stay in I re- he I’m you says, sure- anyone!", Bridget, 1 "Miss is a ; Miss slightly, courage Marcus. as and with you know zf w ww w AtttGAGG AW SIG WAury m a me GET GGGWeAA AiAAAWGIf ■ m rw we tise I THAT REAliy SAVES At e AtO/fCy F 4 ■-■■■-Xj.-t tl'’1'............ I r x:. S III the Marathon, yon get every desirable Goodyear quality for long trouble-free service plus the popular centre-traction diamond tread at the lowest price. Drive in today! 1 FOR YOUR BEST BUY IN TIRES... SEE G. F. SkinnerSnell Bros. & Co. EXETER, ONTARIO Bfcl heim was there, dressed as thopgh j for a summer 'race meeting, her eyes spiteful in a face crimson with conscious' indignation. As predicted, the police asked for a remand jmtil the following day. Bridget’s solicitor asked for bail and the suppression of Bridget’s name. The magistrate granted bail on Mrs. Garforth’s recognizances of two'hundred ^pound's, and gave .the order tons the suppression of the name. Blessed by temporary re­ lease, she found her aunt waiting for her in a taxi outside the court, and they drove to the Service Hotel. ’ A private Inquiry agent, on the advice of Salt and Mr. Crowther, was making inquiries on the ship. Brid­ get went to see Mr. Crowther in his office. The defence, she under­ stood, w.as to be her own, that someone might have placed the pearls in her jacket at any time while she was dancing during^ the previous evening. "Unless,anything new tur fore ther. until Brid- from noth* Barred Rocks, White Rocks, White Jersey Black Giants, New Hampshire Reds s Write er Phene for Prices A, H. SWITZER HATCHERY Phono 38-3 Granton, Ont* m.«» • trying to persuade Joyce- and Di­ ana to rejoin the rest without waiting, until fair was settled. "I nevei* want to see that ship* again,” cpuld kill Bridget!’’ "I won't .have you talking like that!" §aid Mrs. Garforth angrily, "Bridget says she didn’t do it, I've never capght her out in a lie—and there are, not many people I can say that about, I assure* you!" she- glanced meaningly beautiful daughters, stand, by Bridget, at all surprised if 1 inable woman put Bridget’s jacket < against me!" Diana looked • sullen/* but Joyce, -with more feeling, remarked: “Brid­ get looks frightfully ill!” rds up be-, to-morrow," said Mr. CroW- CHAPTER XIII A Desperate Way Out ‘ won’t go on to Mount Koscius- said Diana. They were sitting “I ko!" in their suite at the Service Ho­ tel on the following morning. Brid­ get .was lying down in her room, waiting to deliver, herself to the police at 2 p.m. Jtfrb. Garforth was Of the party Bridget’s, af- anyone from said Diana, " I ’' at her two i. "I intend to. I wouldn’t be that vile, aboih- those pearls in out of malice 15 YEARS AGO Exeter Entrance results - W, BalkwiU, Clarence Boyle, G. Burke, R. Collingwood, W. Ellerington, W, Lee, H. penhale, R, Snell, M. Wells, Hensall Centre—R. Blackwill, M, Drummond, M- Foster, W. joynt, D. Little, A- Passmore, R, Smale, Bertha Soldan, L. Ste'acy, Misses Margaret and Gladys Ben- hale are visiting in Brantford and London. ’ Mr. and Mrs, F. Wood left Wed­ nesday morning by auto for Sud­ bury to visit for a couple of weeks with their son, Dr, C. Wood, Master Grafton Cochrane was suc­ cessful |n passing his violin musi­ cal exams at the London Institute of Musical Art, Miss Margaret Rogers, of To­ ronto, is visiting her' grandmoth­ er, Mrs, E, ’Christie, Sr, Harry Seldon met with a mishap at the Exeter Canning factory on Saturday that might have proven more,serious. While operating one of the steamers he was struck by some escaping hot water which -scalded his back and one side. Medical attention was required. Crediton Public School, Room II, Jr. IV to Sr. IV—Lottie Waghorn, Hazel Woodall, Clara Lewis, Mar­ garet Kuhn, Marion Richard, Eber Lewis, Russell FJnkb'einer, E£lna Beavex’ (absent). Sr, III to Jr, IV —Harold Faliner, Helen Finkbein- er, Velma Guettinger, K. Hillow, Dorothy Fahner, Alma Lawson. Jr. Ill to Sr, III—Ila Appleton, Helen Hill, (absent), Sr. II to Jr. HI— Elva Wuerth, Annie Waghorn, Eugene Beaver, John McTavish, Jean Richard, Clarence Fahner, Ed- Gaiser, Dorothy Hill,^/(absent). Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY (F, W. Gladman) BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &c Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance t Safe-deposit Vaults for hae of our *4 Clienta without charge EXETIpR .and ■ HENSALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS, 4fcc* LOANS, INVESTMENTS. INSURANCE Office; Carling Block, Mnin Stree«, EXETER, ONT. Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D,S.,D.D.S. DENTIST- Office; Carling Block EXETER, ONT, . Closed Wednesday Afternoons na 1 of has Mr. lias Dr.«H. H. COWEN, L.D.S.,D.D S DENTAL SURGEON Office next to the Hydro Shop Main Street, Exeter Office 36w Telephones Res. 3 6) Closed Wednesday Afternoons ARTHUR WEBER ' LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY prices Reasonable SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Phone 57-13 Dashwood R. R. No. 1, DASHWOOD (To. be Continued) DOBERN ••?!»/fireproof *HOTEtS » • s Z! ’ SFCOHVENI ENTLY toCAW »USY ftWKiaauriES RATES H5O f to 250 llWJWOWl* Swots wResia'fe 25 YEARS AGO Miss Lena Coates,’’daughter Mr. ahd Mrs. Wm. Coates, of Us- borne, and pupil of Miss G. Bissett, has passed the grade three Har­ mony examinations at thef London Conservatory of Music, obtaining first class honors.V /Miss Laura Sims, of Stephen, taken a position as clerk with Lee Wilson. < Caven Presbyterian Church just completed the installation of a motor blower for their organ, the propelling power being hydro elec­ tric. ' ' . . McTaggart—Tiernay — At "Or­ chard Lodge”, East Wawanosh, on Wednesday^ June 28, Miss Margaret Douise, . daughter of Mr. hud Mrs. Jas. B. Tiernay, to Dr. J. A. McTag- ’gart, of Blyth, son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Peter McTaggart, of Exeter, by Rev.. W- B. Hawkins. At a local tournament of Hensall and Exeter bowlers, 10 rinks in all were engaged. Each rink played 8 ends against 3 other rinks. Two rinks Won their three games each. F.- W. Gladman’s- rink won first prize with a plus score, of 16 and Jas. Taylor’s rink second prize. FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex ■ FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satistactioh Guaranteed EXETER P. O. or RING 138 WM. H. SMITH , , LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex Special training assures you-of your property’s true value on sale day. Graduate of American Auction College Terms Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed Crediton P« O. or Phone 43-2) USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY First Tank in Canada Produced by Canadian Pacific Railway ■W riS:*:SS broad man, terms with I I Oratefully accepted by the Government fdr use by the Canadian, Army, the first bf thousands of tdnks to be pro- ‘ duced at the Angus Shops of the Canadian Pacific Railway Com­ pany, Montreal, relied off the assembly line and gave an im­ pressive test performance before a large group of government and company officials/ newspaper men and shops workers.It was a new note in Canada’^ war history when, this mighty war machine rumbled out of the shops/ to be turnecl >over to the Government by D. 0. Coleman, vice-president, Canadian Tactile Railway* who said! "This *ma- chino, is the Child. of.- sweat and tears. It will be, followed by hundreds and thousands of others to help the Empire to its victory," . ■■■. Hon. C. D, Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply, praised Mr, Coleman, H. B:, Bowen, chief of motive power and rolling stock of the railway, and the workers who had done the job. He Said that the armor plate on the tank Is equal to that to be found anywhere, Hon. J, L, Ralston, Minister of National De* fence, spoke of the groat need for all these machine as fast as they can bo produced and thanked the railway and tim workers for doing such a fine job. He re­ vealed that 800 of the tanks being made at Angus will bo for the British Purchasing Commis­ sion, Sit CliVe Baillieu, head of the British Purchasing Commis­ sion in the United States, said . this first tank was "a- symbol of Canada’s War effort and a por­ tent of Hitler’s doom,” The picture layout shows the tank being tested before D, C. Coleman, at left, and other offi­ cials} inset a thorough examina­ tion by Mr, Howe, left; Mr. Rals­ ton, tight, and Brigadier K, Stu­ art, D.S.O., M.C., vice-chief of the General staff, Department of na­ tional Defence. i Head Office, Exeter*, Ont. President ......__..... JOHN McGRATH Dublin, Ont. , Vice-Pres. ...... T. G. BALLANTYNB -Woodham, R.R. 1 DIRECTORS W- H. COATES .... john Hackney ANGUS SINCLAIR Mitchell R. 1 WM. HAMILTON... Cromarty R. 1 ......... Exeter Kirkton R. 1 AGENTS JOHN ESSERY ........ ALVIN L. HARRIS .. THOS. SCOTT ....... Centralia .* Mitchell Cromarty SECRETARY-TREASURER B. W. F, BEAVERS ........ Exeter GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter The World’s Finest Anthracite is Trade Marked Blue. Order Blue Coal and We have it, Also Large Lump Alberta Coal HAMCO Dustless Coke Prices are Right A. J. CLATWORTHY Phone 12 We Deliver Grahtos My bed is- like fy little boat, ‘When I get In at half-past four. Careening on the stormy deep—- Without a sail, without an oar.