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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-07-31, Page 2'TOviwo, ihi by Bentley Ridge W^tWOSMS THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Waiting fox' her...,,.? But, of course, It was- his job. He took her suit­ ease, “Your rousing told me you’ were ill.” His tone made no attempt to hide a real anxiety, “III? No! I’m quite well.” She gazed ahead fixedly, walking 'along beside aim, coming up to his shoul­ der. “Good! Your aunt is waiting iu a taxi." Don’t think I’ll come with you though,; I have to go down to N.S.W; Touts Office.” He put her into the taxi with Mrs. Garforth and went to. attend to the matter of moment it was He smiled at already getting “See you later!” They drove away. This was It must be, Bridget thought, vious of her aunt’s stream of versation. She must be often him in the future,, seeming to no- remem- • matter, Bridget?” “The matter?" said Bridget. “Yes, you’re been crying and sobbing for the last five minutes!” M‘I must have been doing it in my sleep/’ said Bridget. And when she was awake she hardly knew why she should have cried. Awake her despair was dry, tearless, scornful. “Of course, you had a very trying time with that dreadful Mrs. Wert­ heim/’ said her aunt, “Probably your nerves are still upset/’ nnthiMP* the matter with I said Bridget to any- her- wentSecond Officer he did at nine o’clock In aher trunk, on the cab, them both, his hand out his pipe. how obli- con- witb There’s nothing said Bridget, the end of fourteen days, the returned to Sydney; Bridget Mrs. Garforth joined them on the ship before they sail- . the five-day crossing to New tice nothing, feel nothing, ber nothing. CHAPTER XVII tor her and work a refuge, to. it thank­ were full of us of to- me,” i At party and there ed on Zealand. Contrary to all expectations, the Tasman was as calm as a pond. They travelled on an up-to-date and luxurious American liner. Mrs. Garforth had stopped working, and Bridget was^ at leisure. But the presence of1’ Mark tortured her. Sometimes he talked to her, made remarks such as he would have, made to other people-—perhaps even I handbags a little more cheerily, more encour agingly. Her apathy broke. CHAPTER XVIII high front looked remarkably dash­ ing, and she wore a knot of freezias and grape hyacinths at her waist. She talked with wild incense- ■quenve to old. Sir Marcus Meyefhauin because he was the nearest person to whom she would vent the queer delirium that was in her. He smil­ ed aij.d led her on gently, with a gleam* oj^appreciation in the dull eyes priftefHlfe hoodlike lids, which told »her that her nonsense gave something xnore to,the world than her old sterile silences, There was no dancing that night; but she went boldly onto the boat deck with the Second Officer, and walked up and down in the moon­ light. “What does it matter what one thinks?” self. When the to bed, which because he had to go on watch at midnight, Bridget was going to the saloon. But when she saw Mark Salt sitting there talking to her aunt and Lady Meyerbaum she went down, to her own cabin. “What does it matter what one does?” she thought, lying in hex’ berth in a kind of fever, staring at 4he deekhead. But she hadn’t been able to face going into the saloon where Mark Salt was. The truce of casual politeness be­ tween them was broken next day, Bridget was looking into the win­ dow of the ship’s shop, where they had some very attractive evening :m kmukigij displayed; they were r- J priced at* ten dollars,, which was . much above anything she could af- J I ford. She was wishing ] get one, when Mark Salt came sud- . denly out of the- shop. she could Recovering | entitled to give you things. Shouldn’t I, legally, be responsible for your maintenance’!!” he smiled. “Oh yes, legally." “Then come and let me buy that handbag; I know you want one!” She said nothing for a moment; then fixed him with eyes which showed a sudden bright resolve? “Wouldn’t it look odd,” she said, “if you were seen buying me things?” “We can pretend you’re choosing It for me to send to my sistex* in England.” “Yes, I suppose we could. “Come along then!” Her manner suddenly completely meek, she walked with him to the door of the foyex\ As they stepped through it, she said: “Have you a sister in England? “Yes, three. Why?” “My sisters-in-law!” said Brid­ get, brightly. When they got into the shop she looked about her with an all' of great satisfaction. “Such an odd sort of place!” she said. “So funny to see packets of soap alongside gold cigarette cases, And all those lead picture frames at txyice the price of silver!” When the handbags were dis­ played, she looked at them with a glitter in her eye and made a great fuss about choosing one. “That one with the little flowers is awfully pretty. But that one with the gold clasp is elegant, isn’t it? And that with the silver stripe—I like very much! Which do you best?” “I these 'Salt, est. He heartfelt relief at the breaking of the tension which his behaviour in Sydney had occasioned. “I think that one would be very nice!” said Bridget, choosing the one with the silver stripe. It was wrapped up, and he for it, and took it himself to up the pretence that she was choosing the deck rail. He “There right.” “Thank you so much!” said Bridget primly. “For Pete’s sake don’t go thank­ ing me!” She, held it, looking at him grave­ ly, intently. “It really is mine?” “Of course!” “You have given it to me, it really is my .property to do as* I please with?” His smile was a trifle puzzled. “Yes, of course it is.” “Just as well to know,” said Bridget. HUi’ eyes smote him with sudden fire. “One has to be so careful, doesn’t one?” She tossed the packet lightly over the rail, and it fell with a splash in­ to the Tasman Sea. . Flushed with surprise, his lips smiling, his eyes hard, he looked at her steadily. “Not forgiven?” he said quietly. She turned, speechless with trip bitterness of a hundred maddenin memories, and walked away. 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Tf NTHUSIASM over the amount -LJ of war work being turned out by iFord Motor Company "of Canada, Limited, was expressed byRt. Ron. Lord Marley, Deputy Speaker of the British House of Lords, following a recent visit to the Canadian Ford plant ’ at Windsor, Ontario. His Lordship showed keen interest in the pro­ duction of the many types of mill- - tary vehicles and stated it was “indicative of the immensity of Canada’s war effort.” Lord Marley is shown above at the left, check? ing an engine for an army truck With Julius KoVack, on the motor assembly line. , W. G. COCHRANE, B. A. Barrister, Solicitor, Nptary don’t know anything about women’s things’” said Mark amused by hex* earnest inter- denly out of the- shop. Bridget turned hastily went through the Way onto the deck, wish to seem to run away? but the action was involuntary; she leaned on the rail and turned her hot cheeks to the cool breeze, when to her surprise, Salt suddenly appear­ ed at her side. Thrown Overboard Bridget's heart gave a jump. ■Salt seemed to hesitate, then plunged ahead. ’"‘You look very nice/’ he said, “Thank you.” ' “It suits you very well to do your hair like that. When you came in­ to lunch yesterday, I was glad to see that you were looking better!'” His tone expressed a matter-of-fact i> J kindliness. Bridget restrained her I astonishment. j “You know, about you,” he “Have you?” “Yes, and I looked pleased, as though inaway and nearest door- She did not Plione 77 Exeterby Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST,. Office; darling Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoons Huron County Council Holds Picnicaf-all hard- followed her aunt down ten minutes late. Their typed and typed Apathetic, rather Mrs. Garforth had to do. Work! It was she looked forward fully. Diana and Joyce the winter sports at Mount Koscius­ ko, what Mark had said and done, and his ski-ing exploits on some­ where known as “The Plains Heaven.” “He’s having dinner with night,” Joyce announced. Bridget ternoon. eyed, she to dinner touring party was distributed at various tables, and the Garforth’s had one to themselves. Salt and the two girls were already seated at it. “You’ll have to excuse us for not being dressed,” Mrs. Garforth said. “When I’m at work I can’t stop; you’ll have to put up with it,” Bridget noticed that Salt’s face and that the hair on his temples had been bleached by the sun. He looked at her—that queer, faintly- amused -searching look. She looked everywhere but at him, with a heavy apathetic indifference. Joyce was making him talk about flying. Bridget felt sickened by her food, excused herself at the end of the second course, and went away to correct the work Mrs. Garforth had done during the afternoon. “She hasn’t said a word since she arrived Joyce. It will get over with that vile woman,” forth said hurriedly. Bridget has always been Salt looked thoughtful, but said nothing....... While the rest of the party went on a fortnight’s tour to Hobart and Launcestion, Mrs. Garforth stayed in Melbourne with Bridget. A bill came from Mr. Crowther in Sydney for her aunt. “I think you’d better deduct it out of my wages,” said Bridget. “Unless,” she added, smiling, “you think that being accused of steal­ ing a pearl necklace is one of the risks of a world tour, and that you as my employer, should be respon­ sible for the expense of it?” Mrs. Garforth was so taken aback by any attempt at wit by Bridget that for a moment she thought Bridget „ meant it seriously, get took pity on her. “I’ll have to let you fix me now, but I’d like you to it at the rate of two pounds a month from my wages if you don’t mind doing it that way.” “If I deduct it from your wages it’s going to make you very short!” mumbled Mrs. Garforth, but she consented'With relief. She room when' away troubled so much about keeping up appearances—and one night her aunt woke her up: “For Heaven’s sake, what is the this x afternoon!” said take her a little time to that wretched experience Mrs. Gar- “Besides, shy.” Brid- it for deduct and her aunt shared a double at the St. George Hotel— the rest of the party was Mrs. Garforth no longer Many woolen have to do their own housework, and th© constant bend­ ing over, Jiftmgj making beds, (sweeping, ironing, sewing, bo neces­ sary to perform their household dunes puts a heavy strain On the back and kidneys, and if there were m> 'kidney weakness the back would bo strong and well. Doan's Kidney Dills help io gm relief to Weak, backache, kidney suf­ fering women, Ddaii's' Kidney Dills nta put up in PM oblong grey boit with our trad© ■mark A ^Mapla Leaf” mt Urt Wrapper. Don't accept a, eubstitufe B® mxe and-gipt “Doan’s,” Th® -T. Miibwra Cb*, LW, <M»- there was a dance; Bridget the saloon with Madaine are not dancing?”,said Ma- “And after you were Bridget sat on the deck often Madame Dupre, and listened to Ma­ dame Dupre talking about the in-s cidents of the tour. Madame some­ times looked at her queerly. On the night after the ship left Sydney sat in Dupre. . “You dame Dupre, such a success on the ‘Australian Monarch,’ such a sensation.” Bridget shrugged her shoulders and smiled. “I do not understand you,” said Madame Dupre. “I thought you had come out of your, shell. But you are back in your shell more than ever.” She spoke kindly enough; but Bridget knew that Madame Du-( pre was disappointed, thought her stupid. She would have liked to tell Ma­ dame Dupre .about the horrible af­ fair of the necklace; but considera­ tion for Mrs. Garforth’s wish to keep the matter quiet* made it im­ possible. She lay awake all that night, felt frantic. In the morning got up and went to the hairdressin, ’shop before breakfast, and made an appointment to have her hair waved immediately afterwards. She knotted a blue spotted ker­ chief around the shoulders of her white linen frock, and put on a pair of very silly-looking blue deck shoes—at least, she had thought them silly-looking—that Joy'ke had given her because they were tooo small. When she came out of the hairdresser’s, she let her too formal curls blow in the wind, got into conversation with the sec­ ond ' officer when he spoke to‘her, and let herself go in a spate of gaiety about ships and travel and life in. general. To her surprise the Second Officer went into gales of laughter. Bridget looked at him as though he were mad. Yet she couldn’t pretend,' in spite of her cynicism, that his apprecia­ tion didn’t warm her. “Say,. I haven’t seen you about before!” said the Second Officer. “I don’t suppose you have,” said Bridget. She could quite under­ stand that he had overlooked her as she sat moping about in corners. The Second Officer was drawn into a game of deck billiards, and asked her if she would like to play. Bridget recklessly said she would, but she didn’t know how, and al­ lowed herself to be taught. He showed her how to hold the mallet; her hair blew into his face, and she let it. “Life, after this, is going to be quite different!” said Bridget to heri self recklessly. She found she pick­ ed up skill at deck billiard very quickly; she played all morning, and got to know a young New Zea­ land sheep farmer/ She found out how easy It is to talk if you listen to what people say, and elaborate everything they have said; and how people laugh if yon say what you mean, because few people dare say what they mean. After her essay at liveliness at the dance on the “Australian Mon­ arch,’ this one passed without so much comment from her aunt and cousins. At luncheon she saw Mark Salt look at her as she...came in, but with what expression she had no idea, for she looked the other Way- In the afternoon, she saw Madame Dupre on the deck as she walked past with her sheep farmer, and Madame burst Into smiles and wav­ ed a hand at her. She came to dinner that night In het“old dark blue,” but She had out the back* down in a “v” so that the ■ She she g I’ve been thinking went on. might as well tell you what I think. I think, Bridget, that you’ve probably restrained yourself too much in sopm ways— you’ve gone without things and re­ fused to give way to your desire to be attractive. Isn’t that true??’ A month before she would have meekly admitted soppLething of the sort; now she fixed’ her sparkling blue eyos on him and nsked: “What is all this about?” “I suppose I’m trying to explain yourself to yourself, as you appear to me. I think' that people who re­ press, themselves too much along some lines tend to throw aside re­ strain along others; if they can only let go where they are too self­ repressed, then 'where they have been too free, they gain control!” Bridget gazed at him. She saw, suddenly, wlfat he fras driving at. He meant that she took pearl neck­ laces as a kind of outlet for an in­ tolerably repressed impulse to make herself attractive normally. “That’s^why,” he concluded, with the same dry kindliness, “I was glad to see you come out of your shell as you did once before on the Aus­ tralian Monarch.” Bridget laughed. She leaned for­ ward over the rail, and laughed un­ til her tears tfell into the flashing sea below. It was certainly an ex­ quisite pleasure td' be able to laugh at him wholeheartedly. *■ He stared, half frowning, half puzzled. .“I believe I’m right,” he said. But Bridget laughed, and laugh­ ed.“Stop^that!” he said. “You’ll be hysterical in a moment!” “I .shall” gasped Bridget, shall!” She stopped ^suddenly looked at him With and calm eyes. * “You evidently understand now!” she said. He shrugged. “Who can "understahd othei’ people’s motives? Half:of us don’t understand ourselves. As for pass­ ing moral judgments, I hope I’ve neveT done that. He stopped and looked at her- “X hope you never thought I had dphe that?” he said, “I’ve wondered if yo.ii did.” “NO, not at all!” said- Bridget, composing herself with an effort. “Well, ahyhow, I was glad to see you blossom fbrth as you should,” he said more lightly, atid asked bluhtly: “I suppose you haven't much ttion- •ey^” “Not very muoh,” She wondeved what on earth was coming. “I’d like to buy you something, Yon Were looking at those hand­ bags In the window just now as thorigh you wanted, one.” “Is this to assist at my ‘blossom­ ing forth*?” she Inquired. ; “’After all, we’re married, and I’m “I and I ^suddenly and a\ flushed face me paid keep only ontoit. They went out again, and stood by the put it into her hand. you ’are. I hope it’s all took Church, younger and the Alberta, William SHARPE—DOAN A charming summer wedding place in the Munson United whe'n Ethel Margaret, daughter of Mr. E. A. Doan late Mrs. Doan, of Morrin, bec'ame the bride of Donald Sharpe, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Sharpe, of Munson. Rev. S, Pike, of Munson, officiated. The bride taught school in Morrin for the past few years and was a mem­ ber of the Morrin Fliers softball team. The groom waS prominent in junior grain circles. The lovely bride entered the church with hex’ uilcle, Dr, James W. Bell, of Hen­ sail, who gave her in marriage. Her sister, Miss Marion Doan, act­ ed as bridesmaid. The groom was attended by his twin brother, Dean Sharpe. Robert Hodgson,, of Row- ley, and Rodney Sharpe, of Mun­ son, were ushers. Mrs. W. Stick­ ney, of Morfin, played the wedding music, and during the signing of the register, Mrs. R. H. Gilrie sang, “I Love for fifty Mr. and eymoon Doan, mother of the bride, former Miss Margaret Bell, ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bell, who resided on the London road, the sle Dr. You Truly.” A reception guests was held and later Mrs, Sharpe left for trip to the -coast. on the outskirts of I-Iensall, bride is also a niece of Miss les­ sen, Mrs. Hugh McEwan and James W. Bell, all of Hensall. Pert and Pertinent The members of Huron Gounty council with their /families' and friends spent a happy afternoon in Harboi* Park, Goderich, on July 23, when the annual picnic was held. Despite the fact that the event took place at the- busiest time of year, there was almost a full representa­ tion. After supper in the pavilion, War­ den James Leiper invited Reeve Turner, of Goderich, to apt as chair­ man fox’ a program of speeches^ » Mayor E. D. Brown, of Goderich, extended a civic Welcome, and was followed by Warden James Leiper. L. E. Cardiff, M.P., an ex-Reeve of Morris and ex-county councillor, and now member _fpr North Huron, told the reeves that as leaders their municipalities they had special duty and responsibility the war, and urged them to look out for fifth column activities, Owen Geiger, of Hensall, a former county councillor for twelve years, warned that .careful financing is necessary." Haacke, of Goderich township and^ George Feagan, of Colborne, wei’e .glad to see the county out of debt. J. M. Eckert, of McKillop, a former warden, expressed pride in the re­ cord of the county. Ten years ago the county debt was $210',000* to­ day the county is debt free. , Another ex-warden, R. J. Bow­ man, of Brussels, declared the coun­ ty council is trying to keep clear of debt, but he warned the members not to allow county buildings to fall into disrepair. Other speakers were Ex-Wardens Alex.. Young of Colborne and B. W. F. Beavers, of Exeter; Reeves W. H. Horritt, of Blyth, and Fred Wat-’ son of Stanley; Mrs. J. 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