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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-09-11, Page 2i i 1’HUIWAY* SEPWMlffiK ttth EXETER TIMES^ADVOCATE * J CHAPTER XXX By a Castaway's Camp Five WA Cruise for Cinderella” by Bentley Ridge ' ■ ■ ■ 1. (Bridget and from party open ville, late shore =del Fuego- belief that do with the theft of the pearls on shipboard and Bridget, still bitter from the humility which she has undergone, refuses to be comforted by his words. Now read on.) “Does he really believe me?” she thought wildly, Suddenly he turned to her and spoke, his pupils two points of dark in circles of fire. “Well,” he said. “What you like to do to me?” “Do?” “Will you take that”—he from the fire and feet—“and brand the word ‘fool’?” pale and scrambled Mark* separated the remainder of the touring after many days at sea in an boat after the sinking of Mel- have been 'cast up op, a deso- in the islands of Tierra Sult has just stated his Bridget had nothing to would 1 -pulled 1 looked to her shore, I “I‘d be as good to you as I knew how!” he told her as he walked at her side, He stopped suddenly, and laid his right hand across what remained tof his left arm, and asked her; “Do you hate this?” * .She melted immediately, assur­ ing him earnestly: “No, no. Of course not, sorry about it—'but it doesn’t affect me in the least!” . He looked sufficiently convinced. Her obstinate intolerance returned, “Oh, well,” he said, in a. tone of depression after they had, made up the fire. “I suppose you ’don’t care for me, you’re not in love with me in any case!” no.I’m “What difference does It make to me?” She spoke sharply, shoot­ ing » glance of rage at him. He laughed. ? A “I meant that I didmt get over the relief of my from marriage this’” “Why do you terested?” she him as she leaned on her elbow by the fire. “Because you were once in love with me from a distance!” His hand fell suddenly on her, shoulder, and drew her over, so that she found herself looking up at him. “Because I’m ‘going to make you. remember that, and forget everything else.” Her cry of “No!” was cut short as his lips fell hungrily on hers, “Darling!” he whispered. Bride suddenly rose superior to sense, she struggled so wildly that' he let her go. She sat up, her face aglow and senses di??y, wrath in her heart, and scrambled to her feet. Without a word she turned and ran from him into the dark­ ness, She stumbled hastily into the concealing night among the trees, in terror, not 550 much of him, but narrow from that I’m. Ui”assume that turned away from leave. They carried a supply of mussels tied up in his coat, and some baked fish* Despite Bridget's restraint at the situation which had arisen between them, she became almost hysterical. “Fish In a felt hat!” she said, laughing until* she nearly criedr “You know, if ope had been told at home that one day one would bq carrying baked fish about in a feit hat, one just wouldn’t have believed it!” “Calm yourself, young woman!” said Salt. “It may not be so funny when the bat is empty and we're on the mountain tops with nothing to eat.” He decided that their best plan would be to swim across the inlet at low tide and try to make their way through the beach woods on the southern face of the inlet down to where the rest of the party had gone ashore. Out of branches and boughs, Interlaced and bound! together* with strips torn from the lining of his coat, they rough raft to float their and clothing on. At low inlet was not more than a yards from beach to beach. Bridget took off her torn stock­ ings and her skirt, and swam wear­ ing her lifebelt. The water was icy, and ebb-tide carried them down a hundred yard's before they kicked themselves and their raft across. -Once on the beach they wasted no time in lighting a fire. Salt ex­ changed his wet shirt for his jer­ sey; Bridget put. on her coat and cardigan; they bundled the wet things into theii* pack and set off along the shore, climbing made a supplies tide the hundred Slie sat down and replied coolly of her own new-discovered weak- to punish him more; “I believe I was rather, at beginning of the tour, until we to Australia.” “Were you? But later the got I you couldn’t forgive me for not believing you?” “The feeling just died!" she him quietly, but he was not pressed. “Oh, no!” he said. “Things told irn- like a smoking faggot threw it at her my forehead with Bridget turned away. Then-she feet hastily. She walked down to the and along the beach on the rocks to look at the line they had put out that morning. She had made a rough fish hook out of her pin, and a line by unravelling the sleeve of her coarse knitted silk cardigan . that don’t 'just die’!” and plating the threads. It was “They do!” she cried, frightened still lying slack in the water, SheLby the look in -his eyes, took a moment or two, trying to master her thoughts. Looking round she saw over the rocks; “Nothing on trying to speak “We can eat the piece I ate He looked though he made no atteihpt to reply. They turned and walked back to the shore together. They came to a sheltered place in the rocks look­ ing over the water, and he said: “Sit down here, it’s warm in the sun.” She sat down. If it was so easy for him td believe her now, why had he not done it at first, and saved her so much pain? Her re­ sentment was more bitter than it ever had been, except on that night in Sydney, brought a fury. “I feel a worm,” he now what a cad I was!” She turned away her head. • “You don’t know how one suffers having people think that thief!” ‘ “Oh, but my dear, I’ve fering in my own way a while. You see, I’m in love with you,, and now look what I’ve got to • suffer for having been such a ghastly fool!” “You're what?” she stared, her cheeks .suddenly very bright. “I’m in love with you.” A less kumble look came into his eyes as he added: “After all, you are my wife!” “You—-in love with me?” “I’ve been half-consciously in love with you for a long time, conscious­ ly on the 'Melville/ and most acute­ ly since we’ve been here.” She spi'ang hem of her back. “Leave me iously trying he held on. “I love you/’ he said, his stark and- white. “Since we' the ‘Melville’, I’ve thought yOu loveliest person on. earth.” ‘ "‘You thought me a thief Uges!” she blazed. He let go of her skirt, and walked away, choking back emotion. In it there was some of the fright and reluctance of an untutored girl, faced with the immediacy of a man’s love, as well as 'her wrath about the past. That he should love her! But she hated him! -Couldn’t he see it?” She ran away, gathering wood, but she soon heard his footsteps crashing after her in the under­ growth. When he >came up to her she began to walk back towards the cave. thoughts. • Salt coming slowly she waited for him. the line,” she said, in an ordinary tone, those mushrooms— didn’t harm me.” somewhat calmer, Thinking of that again renewed, suffocating most utter and complin was saying, “I realize one is a been suf- for quite i up, 'but he caught the skirt and alone!” she to pull it held her cried, away, fur- but i face left the A-l BABY CHICIkS The Exeter Times-Advocate Established 1873 and 1337 * ’ at Exeter, Ontario published every Thursday MiomlxiH SUBSCRIPTION—? 2.00 per year La advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for eale 50c. each insertion tor first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent Insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or 'Found 10c. per line of six woTda, Reading notices lOc. per Rne, Card of Thanks 50c. Legal .ad­ vertising lg ‘and 8c. per line, is Memoriam, with pne verse 50?, extra verses ?5o. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Barred Rocks, White Rocks, While Jersey Black Giants, New Hampshire Rods Write or Phone for prices A, H. SWITZER HATCHERY Phone 38-3 Granton, Ont. Professional Cards'Lamport Reunion One hundred and sixty-six mem­ bers from Long Branch, Cal., St. Paul, Minn., Chicago, Detroit, Brown City, Clawson, .Strathroy, Denfield, Centralia, Crediton, Exe­ ter met at' Spruce Grove near Cen­ tralia on, Labor Day to celebrate the ninth annual Lamport Reunion, The president, Jas. Mawhinney, pre­ sided over a program consisting of community singing, song and dance by- Joan McCurdy, solo by Made-’ liene Grundy, prayer led1 by, Jos. Woodall, song by the. Grundy child­ ren of Strathroy, several bagpipe selections by Mr. McLellan of Dem­ field, reading by Edwin Grundy, It was decided to send :$10'.0Q to the1 Queen’s, Fund for bqmbed victims. The officers for the Labor Day re­ union of 1942 to be held at Spruce Grovp are Pres., A. Brokenshire, London; vice-pres., Agnes Lamport, Detroit;’treas., Mrs. Jos. Woodall, Crediton; sec., Mrs. M. McDonald, Ailsa Craig; program convener, Mrs. E? Noyes, Denfield; sports con­ vener, Melvin King; Exeter; table comm., Mesdames T. Yearley, S. King, C. Smith, J. Mawhinney. Mrs. Wm. McKenzie conducted the sports, results of which follow: pea­ nut scramble for little tots; under 6, Don McCurdy,' Melba King; girls 6;to 10, Joan McCurdy, Velma Hill; boys 6 to" 10, Marwood. Willis, Jim­ mie McNair; girls 10 to 14, Jean Kipg, Betty Mawhinney; boys 10 to .14, Bob McLelllan,,’ Edwin Grundy;, young ladies, Edith King, Rb,ena Yearley; young men, Hugh Wilson, Russel King; married . ladies,, Mrs. G. Amos, Mrs.’W. McKenzie; mar­ ried men, Orville Ford, Wm. Me-., Kenzie; 3-legged- race, Mrs. * G. Amos and Bill Lamport, Rhena Yearley and Edith King; pie race,. Wm., McKenzie ^nd Mrs. G. Amos, Edith King and Bill Lamport.;, clothespin race, Jim Wilson and Jean -Jones, • Russel . King ’ and Lois Swartz; banana race, Orville Ford and Mrs. L„ Hill; Mr, McLelland md; Elva Lamport. Mr. ’ Albert King/won the prize for the oldest man; Mrs, Basker­ ville the’ prize for the oldest lady;. Wayne Ford was the yo.ungest'baby present and Mr. and Mrs. G. Grundy had the grounds. per was evening dancing. i asrTBsg^ya.'.11^^ GLAPMAN & STANBURY (F, W. Gladinan) z* BARRISTER, SOLICITOR? &c Money to Loan,I Investments Made Insurance Safe-depoajt Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER - and HENSALL. - 15 YEARS AGO Scriven—Schroeder—>On; Wednes­ day, September 1st, 19:26, at the Buckingham Apartments,, London, Cora May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Schroeder, of Stephen^ to Mr, Carl Scriven, of Toronto, Rev. Rob­ inson officiating. Miss Francis Pearce, of town, has resumed her studies at ,the Central Business ’ College, Stratford- Mr. R. B. Quance moved his fam­ ily and household effects to Londdn this week. Mr. Quance has purchas­ ed a small provision store there.,; Mr. John Young has sold the hew Commercial Hotel in Hensail to Mr.r John Elligson, of Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. TJlric Snell/ Misses Verda Rowcliffe and Greta ’Harness motored to Toronto for the week­ end. j A large crowd attended the nom-* ination at Hensall on Tuesday. At the close of the, nomination return­ ing officer, Wm. Jf Carling, an­ nounced i that two names ?were pro­ posed, Andrew Hicks, of Centralia, for the Conservatives and Th os. Me-- Millan, of Hullett, for "the Liberals. Five hundred fans witnessed a 4-0 victory for EVeter in. the 1st .South .Huron Baseball League final's- against Zurich on Labor Day. The line-ups were: Exeter-—Medd, c.f.; Hinds, 2nd; Beavers, 1st; Lawson, p.; Tiemap, 3rd; Anderson, s.s.;. Dignap,. l,f.; Taylor, c.; Yule; r.f. Zurich—Gascho, p-.; Bedard, , l.f.; O’Brien,, c.f.; Hoffman, s.s.; Wurm, 2nd; Brown, rd;; Yungblut, Wagner, 1st, Bedard, c. .—:—v—— • Darling & morley BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, *©- LOANS, INVESTMENTS, INSURANCE Office: Carling Block, Main Stree*. ’ EXETER, ONT.’ ness. “He’ll get the better of me if I let him!” she thought desper­ ately. And that seemed an awful thing to her—-a man who had treat­ ed her in the past as he had, Her heart was beating heavily, and her face was still hot in the damp cold of the night, She stumbl­ ed against trunks of trees, and the rough bark grazed her hands... She heard him calling her. '“Bridget! Bidget!” His footsteps sounded on the edge -of the wood. She stood quit'e still so that he would not heai* her moving. “Bridget, where are ’you?” He came smashing through the undergrowth not far from her. CHAPTER XXXI i, W. G. COCHRANE, B. A. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Phone 77She resisted with all her will. “You’ve hurt me, tortured me for months with youp unbelief,” she cried. ' ’ ” “If you felt attracted to me once, you could be again!” he asserted. “And what would be the use of that, even if I could?” Bridget said, breathlessly. “Even now I don’t know if you really. believe what I say. I would always be thinkin that in your heart you were still wondering whether I had really taken those pearls!” “I wouldn’t — besides I don’t care!” “You don’t care?” Then you don’t believe me?” “I do! I don’t believe that any­ one with a nature like yours would have done it. That’s this morning that hadn’t.” , “But there’s no would always haVe suspicions.” “No, I wouldn’t. Besides, what does it matter?” “But it does matter. It does! I’d always be thinking of it,” she said. A look of gray defeat .came over his face. “I’m trying not to blame you!” she -said, half-crying. “I only mean I could never believe that you really believe!” “I know that. I quite - under­ stand.” He sat there, and she got up and 1 stumbled away down to the shore to look at their fishing line again. Her determination against him, her refusal to trust his good opinion was hard as stone. She wanted to cry, she did cry, fiercely; but the utter despair in her, fostered by months of injustice, was such -as no tears would melt. • Clouds came Up again in the "ev­ ening, it began to drizzle, and when site looked forward to having to pass the night in the cave with him, she almost decided to run away and spend the night in a hole in the forest. , They found a two-pound cod' on the end of their line, and baked it for supper. As the darkness fell, and they sat there in the leaping glow of their fire, he came rouhd and sat nearer to her, saying in <a casual tone. “Even if you dislike hulking beast of a bully, mind talking to me, as • one else to talk to?” “I don’t dislike you,” get. After a minute he said: “Well, I suppose many meh whom you “I haven’t known all,” said Bridget. “But you have been in love?” “Not exactly-—that is only from distance,” said Bridget, coloring. “As you were with me When you first met me?” She ppened her mouth t to deny it, closed It again and said’ nothing. “My deaf, innocent baby!” lie said with a laugh. “When you say 'never*1 to mo, what on earth do you know about make you quickly!” “Sidney! man!” said scornfully, your love-life? many women, Mr. Salt?” « . “A few,” .said Salt, and went on coolly. “I’had various calf-love affairs before I was twenty. I was once engaged to & very bosMtiful American. I was’violently in love with her. In fact, I haven’t got over it from that day to this,” “Oh!” l Me smiled as he looked shrewd­ ly at her studidueiy blank face. “You don’t like that?” he said. I for she Worry Saps The Nervous System Worry over business or'household duties, sudden shock, the insane ■quest for pleasure, the foolish at> tempt to put «.• week of normal life into twenty-foiir hours, feverish ac­ tivity, the demand for sensational dtefatpre are all tohduciye to the Ag^&ktldn of WMf and tear on the nervous system. you are tired, listlesg, nervous, and worried why not give Milbum ’s Health and Nerve Fills a chance to help put you oft your feet again* They • aro &■ body building, nerve strengthening tonic containing the o$5ehtial elomenta for the? nervoua eystom. T. tilth rim Ltd,, ToreaM, Oht, 0 1 Exeter Dr. G. F. Roulston, L,D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office: Carling Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoons V A Promise is a Promise “Bridget!” His ^footsteps towards her, she thought he see her white cardigan, and to run; at a dim iinpasse 1 the bushes, she stopped,, and in a moment he came rustling to her side. “There you are! Come back, my I didn’t, mean to drive you’ away. You can’t stay Out here in the cold. I promise on my hon­ or I won’t annoy you again! ”r “Let me alone...I’ll find some­ where else to go!” She tried to walk away from him. “But you can’t stay out here.”, She went back with him at last. He was silent with "contrition;' She went and lay down in the cave on the heap of dried moss they had collected there; he sat by the fire for a while. When he <came* at last he lay down softly on the out­ er edge of the cave. But he didn’t look at her. She courd see him out­ lined against the glow of the fire. She dozed uneasily, and when^ ever she wakened She could see he was not sleeping. Now and^as3-!11 he got up to puf wood on the fire. She wakened in the early dawn to find him gone. Their line had yielded another fish. They baked it for breakfast. , ‘ Salt’s manner was somewhat grim and his manner constrained. She Wopdered what was coming bext. “Couldn’t we try to get down to the sea to-day and find out what has become of the others?” she ven-" tured to suggest, after they had eat­ en. 1, < “Why?” “Why?” she echoed confusedly, and her cheeks colored. His face as he looked across at lier was a white mask of determina­ tion. “There’s enough-to® eat here, and sufficient shelter. I've no wish whatsoever to leave this place.” “What do you mean?”» “I mean that you’re my wife!” “You can’t mean that we should stay here indefinitely.” She man­ aged to speak calmly. “I do mean it!” “But you can’t do it- stay here. My mother— they think I’m dead! back to civilization! a promise! you!” She burst He drew sudden misery in his face, walked up and down for a moment or two. At last he came back to her, where she had sunk down by the fire, the picture of wretched­ ness. “All right,” he said quietly. "‘We’ll go! Forgive me for being so mad. ,I’m just raging because Pin trying to undo the harm I’ve done ns both-—and, of. course, I can’tA I’ll abide by promises; everything you wish always!” •“Thank you!” said Bridget in a choked voice. “That’s all I can do to .make you lilce me, isn’t it?” She bit her Tip and nodded. “We’ll get down to the mouth Of the Inlet to-day. Are you worry­ ing about your parents'?” "‘Yes. very much.”1 • “I have a father In Dorset,” Salt said with a sigh. “I suppose will have given me up, too!” CHAFJ'ER XXXII 'j \sdearJ why I told you I knew you proof! You me as a you won’t there’s no said Brid- you’ve known liked better?” many men at it? I think I forget Sydney e a could pretty someIt sounds like Bridget, trying to. speak “Suppose we talk about Have Vou known v. *• i came would began among violence of the> chafed. ’by the rag and bark. Cliffs had them almost immediately, into the dripping, lightless beech woods. Their feet' sank into rotting boughs, breaking the debris, and the silence of immemorial time. By trying to keep the inlet in sight .on their left, they made a course towards fits mouth. Then a rift between the hills, so precipi-. tous that they could not make their | way down it, drove them inland to try to make a. circuit of it, .They climbed and climbed on the edge of the gully through the twisted woods, 1 exposed to the cold wind. Their feet, rough wrappings of were cut and sore. Long" before sundown Salt stop­ ped by a trickle., of snow water in the shelter .of some great tumbled boulders, and looked for firewood. The .matches were damp, many were Wasted getting to start. But .they made fire,- and huddled over it,, their food. The shelter boulders, was n.ot like'the shelter of the cave; but1From where they ..camped -they could see the hump‘of hill not far away which hid the mouth- of the inlet. Next day per­ haps they would be able to see if the rest of the'party was still there. Overhead those cold, terrible stars in the wind-washed night sky look­ ed down -on them While ed and tried frequently to put wood Sitting up, -the firelight, denly: “I know what I can I’m going to find out who. reajly swiped those pearls!” I’ She wUs silent a moment, “You?” she said, “But. it would he too difficult. All the people who were on the “Australian -Monarch” are scattered. It time!” “Well, what’s Salt. “It’s good - of But it isn’t possible!” “Then I’m going to -do the. possible/’ “You tween a. huddled to sleep. hair on he said and the fire a great and ate of tip I they shiver- He got up on the fire, end against to her sud- y do for you! would take a life- a lifetime?”- said you to say that! fool!” she said, half laugh and a sob as she in the darkness, (To be continued) im- be­ lay r,.f,-; 25 YEARS AGO **■ '•Snell—Hlill—sAt the parsonage, Crediton, on Sept. 13th, Glarise W. Snell, of Usborne, to Miss Belle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hill, of Stephen Mr. James LaWson has taken down the veraiidah from the front of his store, the north;half of the Carling Bros, old‘stand. Jones and, May intend removing theirs, too. Mr. Milo Snell, received six new Horas on Saturday night and also a demonstrator. They areA delivered to E. H. 'Follick, T. Brock, Newton* ^Baker, F. J. Delbridgc, >D. Tieman and H. W. Cooper. Miss Hamilton, teacher in. the Exeter High School, has designed and. will go to Kincardine. Hydro linemen are here to start the tine from Exeter to Hensail. * --------V— ..■ ■ . A maiden entered a crowded car, . And firmly grasped’the strap, And every time they hit a bump ■She sat on a different lap.. —Pembin^ largest .family on ’ the A bounteous1 picnic Sup,- provided, after which; the. was spent in chat and -V- Conclusions based pn opinions are delusions. UUUJSJii C H.l? $ R - B.U FFALO - gUI fr; ► HOTELS wx LOCATES ► 8ASY ram; whites •we can’t -my father, I must get A promise is You made me marry into tears. back and turned away, He he Ttolc for Tuo Ry afternoon they were read^ to (r ’ ■ ■ ■• ! ■' • ■ . | Dr.cH. H. COWEN, L.D.S.,D.D. 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When the young swain proposed to his sweetie, shq answered: man I marry mus't be both brave ,and brainy/’ / “The they i A few nights later while were canoeing on the river, the boat upset and, like a true hero, he saved her life. After they were safe and 4ry once more, he again pressed h'is suit, saying* “I’ve lived up to ■ your wishes. Now will you marry me?” “I admit that you were very brave when j^u saved my life, but there wasn’t'anything particularly brainy about it, was there ?” “is that so?” lie retdrted. “I upset- the boat on purpose.” / F *