The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-10-23, Page 2SYNOPSIS
TiirRSDAY, owr ihx THIS EXETER
1
by LESLIE CARGILL
Jerry Clitheroe, a young English-
man landing at a British port at*
ter crossing the Atlantic, is arrest’
ed under the mistaken impression
that he is an American crook nam*
hd Tony Montelii, to whom he bears
a striking likeness.
Taking advantage of the resem
blance, Montelii misleads the pol
ice. and even his own wife, who is
known as “Slim Annie” in criminal
circles. *
In the guise of Clitheroe, the
American has flirted with Elise
PaUas, with whom Jerry is in love,
On comparing notes, however, the
young couple are made aware of
their own feelings for each other,
vfNow read on,)
Headquaiiers knew all about
Jerry Clitheroe, it appeared. They
had made inquiries and verified the
fact that he could not .possibly be
an American crook. Furthermore,
the possibility of additional compli
cations had' not been overlooked,
so that, as he lived in the area cov-:
ered from that particular police
station, special warning had been
given. This had not been, passed
on to all the men as the message
was of recent origin.
“Seems you were right, after all,”
Willis said ruefully, hanging up the
’phone. “Well, well, well! But it
doesn’t alter the fact that there’s
an.engine left running against re
gulations.”
“There’s the -question of wrong
ful arrest, you know,” Jerry mur
mured significantly. “Let’s strike
a bargain. You forget about the
car and we’ll say nothing about the
handcuffs.”
Constable Willis drew himself up
majestically. “Sir,”* he retorted.
“Duty is duty and you must be
reported, whatever else happens:”
Somehow the uncompromising
simplicity of the man’s code appeal
ed to Jerry as admirable. Not for
the world would he have caused
trouble, and it was with intention
of shaking hands' that he rose hur
riedly to his feet, entirely forgetful
of the bonds which naturally tight
ened, so that he was automatically
pulled back.
“Better take these off,” he add
ed. “And don’t be afraid of any
unpleasant -consequences. You were
only doing, what seemed to„be fit
and proper.”
“Thank you, sir. ” He dipped his
hand into.his pocket, tried another
■ and then regarded the prisoners
blankly. -- ' .
“Cor!” he exclaimed. “Here’s a
pretty kpttle of fish. You’ll have
to come along to the station after
all so we can unlock the handcuffs."
“Oh, no!”
“Oh, no!”
Jerry -and Elise spoke simultan
eously. They smiled as they real
ized how obviously the situation
was being enjoyed and Police Con-,
stable Willis; recollecting the scene
which had met his gaze when he
first entered the room, winked.
“Then you’ll have to wait here
while I go and get it,” he said.
‘‘Please hurry,” ’Elise pleaded.
“If you do I’ll break your neck,”
•Jerry threatened.
No more intriguing state of af
fairs can be imagined than for two
young people,
that they are in love, to find them
selves brought
breakable bbnds. ' . • . . *
“Almost like a symbol,” Jerry
murmured.' • / '•/
“Or a. warjiing/’ considering, the
habit you have of Talling into* the
hands of .the police/’ ■■<>. *
“I was thinking how this habit
Had resulted in bringing us closer
together, Inore so at this time than
we’ve ever been before."
“You’re not often as serious as
this, old man/’
“No, Only when I think how
you mean to me.”
They sat in silence, looking down
at their fettered wrists.
“Till death us do part," Jerry
quoted vzith fetvour.
“At least until the constable re
turns With the key/’
"Ydu’re laughing at me/’
“Not now. To-night at dinner
We shall be able to smile/*
“And yoti will marry me?”
“Escape is out of the question,"
she answered* with another signifi
cant downward glance.
It seemed an incredibly short
period of time when a beaming
constable appeared with* the miss
ing key. »
. CiXrAI’TEIl V
Told by tho Scots 5
Alt the world loves a lover, and
reeoghl2es one at a glance. Tlie
ancient practical joke of throwing
cohfetti over ;a tong-married couple
sotting nff i>n aft overdue holiday,
after managing to park the child
ren, does hot deceive the restau
rant car attendant. He may en
ter info the spirit of the jest, if in
the mood, but is generally forced to
give it up fairly soon as a bad job.
xudmg radiance^ as Elise and
Jerry did at the time of
the expensive portals of
mopolite is not the sort
people can do in the
course of affairs.
Elise Pallas admired the young
man’s ability • to wear a full dress
suit without looking as if bis collar
was choking him or his short-front
ready to billow forth on the least
provocation, She liked his .mid*
brown eyes, the moderate length
of His darkish Hair which went
tp. neither of the extremes of giying
the effect of a ‘Chinese mandarin on
the one Hand or a Chelsea poet on
the other, and his easy manner of
carrying half an inch over six feet,
of wiry masculinity as if it needed
no effort.
Jerry Clitheroe was also particu
larly attracted by his partner’s eyes,
which, he thought, were, rather rem
iniscent of that thin grey smoke ris-,
ing from an autumn bonfire on a
true to the almost proverbial pre
ference of gentlemen, his taste ran
to blondes.
Her dress was Impeccably right
for the occasion—-what the modiste
would describe as “moulded tp the
figure”, of a color somewhat paler
than cornflower, set off with a sil
ver belt and a similarly metallic
ornament 'cunningly set on -hpr left
shoulder, 4
Perhaps her mouth, was ’ a trifle
on the generous side and her nose
a shade tip-tilted, but these^ irregu
larities lent piquancy.
Jerry had to glance down on her
from his superior height,. and this
he did willingly and often, assum
ing that proprietory air which made
some of the other ^vomen sigh and
most of the’ men reach instinctively
for their wine glasses, except the
older ones, who preferred spec
tacles, the better to admire “that
pretty girl in blue”.
Solicitously, the waiter steered
them to a discreetly set table, and
only when they were comfortably
settled did Jerry take any. real in
terest in the larger scene.
What he saw caused him to, stand
up again with dll the hurried agi
tation of a jack-in-the-box, ,
’phone—.urgent—forgot it
Excuse me—wait here—
a minute.”
inspected him anxiously.
...... „ V
“No,, certainly pot! What makes
you think so?”
“Ypu looked pale, but
off now.”
As a mater of fact,
flush had swept over his
he did not stop to argue,
swiftly away he could just ^observe
out of the corner of his eye that
a woman wearing an elaborate sil
ver creation had also changed
“Must
before,
back in
Elise
“Not ill, are yo„u?"
r.
newly discovering
together. - in > un-
entering;
the Cos-
of thing
ordinary
he must get out .of
before the awkward
he . foresaw could
A final burst and he
So was Mrs. A-
are
seen
“Give
yeah!
hoarse
in it,
course and was bearing down upon
him, her ridiculous ■ high heels tap
ping out a menacing tattoo In his
w.ake*
He put on a spurt, feeling that
the slightest increase of speed
would mean breaking into ,a run.
“Ton-ee."
At all costs
sight/ of Elise
conversation
eventualize.
was in the vestibule.
Montelii.
“Running away from me again!"
was hei- opening gambit.
“Of course not, There
reasons why we shouldn’t be
together."
She smiled, gathei;ed herself for
a spring, and he had just time to.
side-stpp to avoid a repetition of'
the fierce embrace i to which she
seemed particularly addicted.
“Don’t do it,” he pleaded,
me a Chance to explain.”
Hei’ face clouded. “Oh
.Guess you’re going to get
frying it. There’s a dame
I .seen her/’
Jerry winced, npt liking the.
rough and ready reference to sp
precious a morsel pf humanity.
“Miss Dallas is myisfiancee,” he1 said stittly. ■ *
'“Oh no yeu don’t Tony! None of
the bigamy stuff. I’ll stand tby most
things, 'but not’that." •
“The one thing you’ve got to un-
1 derstand is that I’m §ot Tony."
“Say, listen, what are you try
ing |o hand out?” %
“Your husband stole my pass
port, taking advantage of our mu
tual resemblance. So the police ar
rested me, believing I was Montelii.
When they discovered‘the truth they,
let me go.”
“That’s a good one.”
“Honest injun.”
“Well, you’re putting it! across
p.IG Nearly foolin’ me, especially with that stuffed shirt voice
MoptelH’s nose, a painful Incident
that brought tears to her eyes and'
picturesque trans-Atlantic- expres
sions to her lips.
“Who Js the lady?” Nllse inquir
ed with interest,
“Tony’s wife. You've heard me
speak of Tony.” ”
“Certainly! ’But I didn’t know
you two were o« such intimate
terms. Or is It another case of
mistaken identity?”
“Sure, you’ve hit it. This guy
is-'the image Of my Tony, only he’s
got an appendicitis soar.”
“Not here, Jerry, please," Elise
said sternly,
“There’s a nick out of his ear as
well,” Jerry hastened to add.
was just demonstrating my
dom from such a wound.”
“Really! Yom’ explanation9-
least ingenious.**
Satisfied th^t a mistake had ac
tually been made, and recovering
from her nasal shock, Mrs, Mon-
telli assumed her sweetest manner,
“Guess the joke’s on me," she in
sisted. “Who’d have believed it
possible? 'Why, when I* saw your
boy friend in the peg I gave him
a bunny hug as though he was my
own."
“One of the omitted details.
Jerr-ee!"
JHpw these women could elongate
the suffix of his rightful name, and.
the oqe he was inaccurately saddled
with, to signify various phases of
meaning.
“Well—er-—I—er, didn’t think
it necessary. , I mean I forgot.”
“He took it frosty,” Mrs- Mon
telii broke in. “Got my goat If
you want to know the rights of it.”
■Elise smiled softly and nodded
approval. A dryness which had
started to Spread in Jerry’s throat
eased somewhat. He was afraid,
that some retaliatory mention would
be made of Tony’s previous night’s
kiss and, with a slight knowledge
of 'Slim Annie’s jealousy complex,
dreaded' the possible consequences.
“Suppose,” lie suggested,
make up a party.” .
“Gee, I’d like to, but—”
“'Please join us,” Elise pressed,,
but the other woman fidgetted.
“Fact is," she jsaid at last, “Tony
Was meeting me ’Here.”
1 Jerry pricked*’ up his ears.
“Thought you weren’t in touch witn;
him," he observed.
“We got in touch to-day. That’s
The World's Finest
Anthracite
Trade Marked Blue. Ordei
Blue Coal and we have itr also
Large Lamp Alberta Coal
HAMCO Dustless Coke
Prices are Right
“I
free-
ip at
“we
you’ve golten hold of. Always knew Why I got all het up when I spotted
you, icould turn bn the Algy, but yOU two come in. Now I reckon it’s
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J. CLATWORTHY
Phone 12 Grantor
Wq Deliver
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usborne council
The Municipal Oouncil of Usborne
Townthip met on October U» with
all members present. Minutes of
the last meeting were read and ad
opted on motion by Hodgert and
Cooper,
A copy of the 1941 tax notice
was presented to the Council, was
approved and GOD copies ordered
printed.
The Clerk was instructed to no
tify the Bunk of Montreal at Exeter
and St, Marys, that the Township of
Usborne requests them to collect
all otaxes at par and the collection'
charges will be paid by the Munici
pality to the Bank.
The Weed inspector reported that
owners of property in Usborne upon
which he had found it necessary to
destroy weeds, had been duly no-
tified of costs incurred and had fail-;
ed to .settle said costs, On motion
by Berry and® Fisher the accounts
were settled and the Clerk was
authorized to add the same to the
current tax roll to be collected with
Other- taxes, .
Notice was .received from the
Township of Stephen that* tenders
had been called on the Centralia
Drain and that only one tender'had
been Received and that it "yas much
higher than the Engineer’s estimate'
of 30 cents per yard, < Th'e work
baa therefore been laid oyer until
spring and 'Usborne would not be
required to make a levy on this ac
count. 'Clerk reported hqwever,
that, the communication'' had come
too late, as .the levy ’ was already
upon the current roll. Council
therefore decided to forward pay
ment in, full tb Stephen with re
quest that it be refunded should
scheme be abandoned.
A By-law regulating pounds and-
the running of live-stock at large on
the roads of the Township was giv
en first reading. The Clerk was
instructed to amend the by-law so
that live-stock will be forbidden to
run at large upon any road in the
Township of Usborne, . hereafter,
ahd to place. it before the Council
at November 1st meeting',
Payments wdVe authorized as fol
lows: Road Voucher, $1274.8,8;
destruction , of weeds, ‘ $188.60;
grants, ,$125.00'; drain accounts,.
$,221.93. •
-Council adjourned to meet
on November 1st at 1 p.m.
A. ‘W. Morgan,
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morning, October 11th, Mrs. Edith
j Whitesell was united in holy wed
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Zurich. Rev, Father .L;. W. Power
officiated. The . bride wore her
travelling suit which was of .navy
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They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs. George^ Farwell. . After the
ceremony they left for Chatham
where they were received at
home of the bride’s sister.’
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howevei’, she decided to get him
away as sboh as possible, There
were dangers, in this duet even at:
this stage, And whp could tell the
further potentialities?
For the time being, at any rate,
Elise ' decided to walk warily and
to. make Jerry do. the same* It
wasn’t sufficient that he apparent
ly had eyes only' for one woman—r
’•which was not Mrs. Montelii,
Only once that evening did she
gently chide him on having With
held the incident of Slim Annie’s
visit to the jail, and that was more
ip the nature pf a quiet warning to
watch his step in the future.
The fact' that he did not retaliate
by referring to the incident of Tony’s’
taxicab kiss was, she hoped, : _
assuring.
A.
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Mrs, Marjorie Sparks, for a num-
T)er of-years, a resident of ,Hensail,
died suddenly at the home of her
son, Alex Sparks, ip Goderich Town
ship, on Thursday, October 16th.
She was in her 8'2nd year.
Mrs. Sphrks left .Hensail previous
to her death to visit her sister, Mrs.
E. McAsh, in London, and there
fractured her ankle.. She has since
been at the home of her son and
in apparent good health until her
sudden., death.
She was born at Blake, Huron
County, and lived i(n Seaforth be^
fore coming many years ago to
Hensall where she was ?a. well-
known resident. ■» She* was a mem
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Hemp*, Detroit, and Mi'S. McCutch
eon, . in^,Alberta, also one sister, Mrs.
McAsh, and. four brothers,' George
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this is a star turn,”
“Curse it. I’ve got to convince
' you. Hasn’t Tony any distinguish
ing marks?” .
“He had an-operatioh for appen
dicitis back in ’'23”.
“This is no time for* joking!”
“It wasn’t funny, and I’m not be
ing.” His earnestness was begin
ning to .impress. “Don’t forget the
: bullet hole in, your arm,"
.. “Tony’s arm,” he amended,
any rate that is more like it, but
I can Hardly remove my Jacket’here
to show - you I’ve neve? been shot.
Thanks for "the information, though,
It’s likely to come in handy.” ’
“Also a snick at the bottom of
his right ear. . Dago Manuel did
that, with a bowie knife.”
“The deuce he .did? Nice attempt
to carve up Tony/’
“X guess he can take It. Say,
I’m talking as'if you wasn’t'him!”
“That’s the' way. -of it,” Jerry
said cheerfully. “If you want to
make sure, you have, our ear."
He bent down and, .she fingered
i. the lobe, to the < .astonishments of \ several passing,'‘guests.
“Meet /Kony’s-
it’s gone
a hectic
fape, hut
Stepping 'V-i V. r' rt , r a
“At
* r
all gummed up. If he saw you as
well-he’d hop it quick.” {
“Pity! I’d like to meet 1 my
double.” -
Mrs, Montelii chuckled,* “You’d
-not know him to-night," she ex
plained., ...“My; a gift
for changing his plonks and it don’t
suit him to be himself right now.
Not,” she concluded, looking at
JTerry with • open approval, “that
there’s any. call for, either of you
to'put on ’a mask." ..
“What I can’t quite make out,”
Elise Observed, “is • how you got
mixed up ■ again if Tony is disguis
ed?” . •
“Yeah! That does ‘ want some
answering. I .was sure flummoxed a
'bit when I saw 'him looking like
himself. Only I don’t trust him and
lie might have been pulling a fast
one."
“I’m afraid it isn’t very clear,
even how.” ’
' “Forget it. It did: me no harm to
have a word, with your boy friend.
Say, I reckon we both like ’em that
way/’ ■ ; '
A passing gleam that might have
been attributable to the green-eyed
monster appeared in the smoky ‘gray
eyes of Elise Dallas. Only a mo
mentary spark, which died away
when she saw how unwillingly the
young man bore the Compliment.
In the- interests of safety-first,
V-
First Charlady—She wanted . to
-’av a finger in the pie, but I smell
ed a rat an nipped it in the bud./
Second Charlady—Lor’.’ Mrs.
’Arris, ’ow you do "mix your sema
phores.
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Wife
a charming“Dear
scene,”
E.lise’s
Clitheroe
head contacted violently with Mrs.
me, what
clear voice
up .so suddenly that his
jerked Jerry
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Some Jump
’Twas a dark and stormy night.
The trainman was signalling the
Engineer, when lie dropped his lan
tern, and it fell from the top of the
car to the ground. Another man,
passing by, tossed it back up to
him.
A few mlttutes later, the engin
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