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“I noticed
a call on my new parish-
Before’ the dumbfounded
could answer he had
Charmed io moke
she trilled,
ma’am,” chor-
sheepishly.
XVII
invitation, sir.”
morning, shall we
you
Dago Man-
His sense
“Can’t expect you
No, T
You’re regular,
the cops wise. I don’t
being outside the game.
one
Youse folks
my guests.
kept
little
the tension. “I’m
That would be
i,” the rector said
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&>as JH ftlontettii
by LESLIE CARGILL
Pago Manuel friendly
hand, like a well-cured ham, on the.
young man’s shoulder. Meet the
boys,” he said. “Hank Howes,
Trigger Tonks, Four-Flusher Far
rell and Lofty Mullings—-Lofty’s
the best lead-pipe layer out in the
States.
“Shucks, that’s nothin’, boss?*
Elise thought it time to add a
word or two.
your acquaintance/’'
‘You’re welcome,
the gangsters,
CHAPTER
Social Occasions
dunno what to, do about
straight I don’t?’two,
uel was in a quandary.
of fair play revolted from incon
veniencing anybody he had hailed
as “friends”, but he could not be
blind to the fact that the presence
of Jerry and Elise made the posi
tion peculiar.
to keep your mouth shut,
ain’t a dumbell.
Got to put
blame yer,
So what?”
“It does
you put it,” Jerry admitted.
“Honest, I hates ter put
across yer, but I gotta,
gotta stay here—7as
Not a harm intended, only
under covei* while
job.”
“Meaning Tony
“Meanin’ Tony.
got a system, lettin’ fellers out of
the pen if they promise to act
good. Parole they call it.
“That’s good English, too.”
“Yeah! But I can’t let you out
otta keep you here
around and enjoy
. coupla days. Get
on parole. I g<
on it. Stick
yerselves for a
me?”
“Indubitably.”
“That signify
raspberry?”
“O.K. to *you,
we haven’t any
Dago. Apparently
choice. Needless
to say we can’t promise not to
cape if we get a chance.”
“Y’ain’t been asked. Take
■ from me this place is as tight
any hoosegow. Watch out for rods
if you try to beat it.”
Elise started. “Surely
wouldn’t shoot us?” she. queried.
“Not such as you’d know of. One
in the leg and all in the best of
spirits.”
“Oh! That’s—that’s very thought-
ful.”
“Bon’t worry, missy. It wouldn’t
hurt much.
your step,
habit of hittiu.
self at home,
to be locked up at
Jerry wriggled
“I've been thinking
accommodation, ’ ’
“What arrangements are you mak
ing?”
“Everything good and proper,”
Manuel chuckled. “I got old-fash
ioned notions. There’s a room for
each of you, and if you’re ner
vous shoot the inside bolt. No
body’s going to hurt either of you
so long as you act right. Savvy?”
They 'understood perfectly. jGood
behaviour meant a safe, though
possibly wearisome day or two on
the premises, with the run of the
grounds for exercise. These were
spacious enough and surrounded- by
a high wall, which
garded as one of the
the place.
Dago
set .off
-stiffness
dicating
nessed in accordance with the
■its of his kind.
■ Opportunities for escape
non-existent. Tradesmen called at
'•intervals but on such occasions
-J'&try and Elise were led as far away
as possible,
companied
night
rooms,
out in
But you better watch
Some guns have a nasty
g high.
’Course you’ll have
night.”
uncomfortably
about sleeping
li e ventured.
known predicament
through an entirely unexpected vis
itor. Trigger Tonks and Lofty Mul
lings had been doing guard duty,
leaving the others to attend to the
house, the domestic arrangements
being unite excellent in the circum
stances. Cooking was tolerable,
and Manuel had impressed on his
followers the necessity of making
his guests comfortable.
Four-flusher Farrell answered
the door, in response to repeated
rings cm the bell, to find himself
face to face with a tall and muscu
lar clergyman.
“I’m the Rector/’ he announced,
“Paying
ioners. ”
gangster
marched into the halL
“J better go see if he’s home,”
Four-flusher muttered, not know
ing how to deal with the situation.
It was Lofty Mullings who solved
the matter. Elise and Jerry were
to deputize for the absent Mr. Man-
“And no funny business,” he
“Us boys will stick
the
an’
uel.
menaced,
around. One move and it’ll be
last for all of you—sky-pilot
all?’
Shocks for the Rector
The Reverend Oliver Mursdon
was the sort of breezy country par
son who likes to make friends with
newcomers. From the first he con
sidered *the establishment rather
peculiar, although Four-flusher
Farrell’s juicy trans-Atlantic accent
seemed to explain the mystery.
“Americans, no doubt,’? he con
cluded, and was mildly surprised
to find the two young people who
came forward to welcome him were
patently English.
“Mr. O’Hara, I presume,” he re
marked. “I took the liberty of
learning 'your name from the house
agents.”
“Er, yes, I suppose I am,” Jerry
said, cudgelling his brains to find
some means of getting across a mes
sage. O’Hara was probably the
nom-de-guerre of Dago Manuel.
“And this will be Mrs. O’Hara/”
“No. Oh, no. The lady is my—
my sister.” On the spur of the mo
ment he felt it would be unwise to,
invent anything more complicated,
Mr. Murdpn eleyated his eye
brows. ' “Mr. O’Hara’s” manner
was not reassuring.
“Indeed, yes,” Elise hurriedly in
terposed, sensing
Jerry’s sister and Jerry i§ my broth
er.”
“Quite—quite!
almost inevitable,
blandly.
“Won’t you come in,” she went
on. “Perhaps a drink—of tea?”
His eyes twinkled,
the hesitation due to my cloth,
he remarked. “May I assure you
that I am most broadminded in re
gard to the proper use of alcohol/’
Jerry warmed to him. “That
breaks the ice,” he exclaimed, lead
ing the way to the lounge. Lofty
and Four-flusher followed ominous
ly, standing stiffly, one on each side
of the door.
“Bourbon or rye?” asked Far
rell with what might have been in
tended to be a determine'd imita
tion of an old family retainer.
“I beg your pardon.”
“He means Scotch or Irish,”
Elise tried to explain.
“H’m I gather you have an im
ported staff. American, unless I
am mistaken?”
“Every single one of them. By
the. way, there’s sherry or port if
you prefer wine.”
“Thank you—Bourbon- will suit jj
Stepped forward
glasses generously
his statuesque
jolt, “We both hate
serted. “If only we could
away—-n
“Good gracious, Mr. O’Harra, that
is bad news. Perhaps if I showed
you around it would alter your
opinion/’
“A welcome
“To-morrow
say?”
Four-flusher
ling horribly,
slowly from side to side,
“Unfortunately we shall not be
free in the morning.”
“Friday, then?”
“Nix,” interjected Lofty Mullings
hoarsely,
Mr, Mursdon made several other
attempts and then gave it up. As
he went on his way, somewhat be
wildered by the strange visitors,
Lofty perked his thumb over his
shoulder and murmured, “They’re
nuts!”
This was an expression outside
the reverend gentleman’s vocabulary
and so was “bughouse”, which was
added in amplification. It required
the tap of finger to forehead to
confirm the dreadful impression he
had
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CHAPTER XVIH
P. C. Hill’s Suspicions
The Reverend Oliver Mursdon
became more* and more puzzled over
the newcomers to Hellington Grange
One heard such strange stories, and
after all, they were foreigners,
“Americans are aliens, right
enough,” said Police Constable
Hill, to whom he mentioned his
doubts. “I’ll mention it to the
Sergeant.”
Sergeant Mitton was* inclined to
take1 a grave view of the matter.
“We’ll look into this,” he exclaim
ed. “Get your helmet.”
P.O. Hill swelled with importance,
For cycling around his beat a
thoughtful country authority had
provided him with a peaked cap,
the more impressive headgear be
ing reserved for special occasions,
such as attending Petty Session to
give evidence against Jed Smith
for trespassing on. private Property
in search of conies, or against Toni
Hatcher for periodical bouts of be
ing, drunk and disorderly.
Once before he had been cere
monially attired to apprehend no
less a person than Farmer Phineas
Flitchett, who had defied the Min
istry of Agriculture relating to the
movement of swine in an area pro-1
scribed during an epizootic out
break. ‘Not only had the culprit dis
posed of seventeen store pigs but
he had taken no notice of the police
summons. Hence the helmet.
For all its spectacular effect,
it was uncomfortable for cycling, as
well as advertising to all and sund
ry that something important was
afoot. The two officers pedalled
through the village, conscious that
they were the cynosure of all eyes.;
Word was passed round so that
everybody'-who happened to be at{
home turned out to admire the pro- j
, cession. |
Tsfgger Tonks observed the state-1
ly’ approach from an upstairs win-1 dow at the Grange. His stentorian {
cry of “Cops!” had a similar dra
matic effect on the gangsters as
“There she blows!” has on a whal
er’s crew. They ceased all other
activities and foregathered.
. Hank Howes came from potato
peeling, drawing a snub-hosed auto
matic from its holster as he ran.
Messrs. Mullings and -Farrell drove
'Elise and Jerry before them to the
conference.
Only Mr. Howes was in any way
elated by the threat of siege. Even
Trigger Tonks was dubious about
the effects of taking part in a pitch
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The annual meeting of .the La
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after the opening selection road the
story of the Saviour’s birth and led.
in prayer. Matters of business were
discussed. Five dollars was don
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Cheer for, British Children. The
annual reports were then given by
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of the congregation who had been
ill and under medical care. The
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•helped her during her two years in
office. She expressed a wish to re
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chair during the election of officers
and led in prayer. Mrs. Roy Mc-
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president. Mrs., Jamieson, honorary
president; Mrs. Houghton, 1st vice-
president and Mrs. Keith MaqLaren,
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Thomas Laing; treasurer, Mrs.
Quance; box'committee, Mrs. Leslie
Mrs. T. L. Scott and Mrs. Russell
Scott; work committee, Mrs. 'And
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and the usual social time together
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(Four-flusher ;
and filled three gj
before retiring to
stance at the door.
Conversation was
Mursdon glanced at
as if expecting them to withdraw,
tried to dpen a discussion on trivial
matters, failed dismally, and drain
ed his whisky in miserable silence*.
“Well,” he said at last, rising to
go, “your hospitality has been most
appreciated, but I have promised to
call oh old Mrs. Wrankin. She’s
bed-ridden. Been a prisoner in her
home for years.”
“It is a terrible thing to be a
prisoner — in one’s own home?’
Jerry glared significantly at
guards.
The rector accepted this as
lite agreement. “Poor soul,”
Went oh. “One does what one
to ease her lot?’
“There is no means of escape.”'
Jerry shook his head vigorously,
, “Unfortunately not, She bears it
with wonderful fortitude?’.
“I shouldn’t, Freedom to go
Where one likes is a precious right.
Only when It is Withheld do we ap
preciate what W6 have lost, ”
Mr. Mursdotr found the platitudes
trying, but willingly conceded the
point. “It is to be hoped that you
find your hew abode and the neigh
borhood epugeniai?’ He went on,
trying to change the 'subject,
•ferry brought If back with a
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DIES AT SARNIA
The death of Mrs. Mary Hen-
dri'cli, wife of the late Rev. William
S. Hendrich, a former pastor of
the Evangelical church, Dashwood,
occurred at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Ed. Hiller, in Sarnia, on
Saturday evening at the age of 6 9
years. Born in St. Jacobs, Mrs.
Hendrich was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Cress, Her
husband passed away in Dashwood
on October 25, 1035. The Dash
wood Band, of which Mr. Hendrich
Was the organizer, was named in his
honor. Mrs. Hendrich is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Hiller, Sarnia
Mrs. H. W. Riepert, Tillsonbutg
and three sons, Walter, Toronto
Carl, Waterloo, and Norman, Moose
Jaw, Sask, She is also survived-by
two brothers, Noah Cress, George
town, and'Henry Cress, Elmira, and
one sister., Mrs. 6. J, Smith, St. Ja
cobs. There are also tour grand
children. i*he funeral was held at
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of Emmanuel Evangelical church,
Waterloo, officiated. interment
was made.in Mount Hope cemetery
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The December meeting of the Mc
Gillivray Women’s Institute was
held in Wes.t McGillivray hall last
Wednesday with the president,
Mrs. Malcolm Allison, lit the chair.
Roll call was answered With ,hh
exchange of gifts. Mrs.. Peri-y
Thompson sang a solo and Mr.
Perry Thompson gave a guitar se
lection. The Misses Keough, of Mt.
Carmel sang. Rev. L. IT, Turner,
of Crediton, gave the * address of
the afternoon. He also led in tile
singing of Christmas carols. A
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