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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-04-02, Page 2TLwMby, April K........................ TOE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE % Page 2 • Serial Story All That Glitter S ANNE TEDLOCK BROOKS The next day Tamar watched | I’1 ^at moment Tamar Knew the Sands leave to go hack to his hotel: truth. There was no need to per­ in the little town of Tahlahneka. form an operation that would be of Jt left the other hours barren and benefit to her mother. It nottlil * *. only serve to lessen the number of wwl J** 1 Hfivct 581, a cnnlra .ir> wnvrl nnrt Ml A The summei' months were drift-i^ays- lag by, she realized with a start one day. In the weeks since the .dinner, she had seen Ransome Todd but a few times. And on those oc­ casions they had been dancing at| the Roistan. k-, ™— - - ■ had gone two or three times week to the night club. She spoke no word and the voice had floundered intodoctor’s silence. Tamar cess of whiteness of the hot sun. came out of the dim re- the hall into the glaring She must She and Christopher pot ker mother know that she eac^’htid learned about this. Life at i Shadwell must go on as usual, I Tamai' wanted desperately to gal­ lop back home and throw herself in- .x, i to hex* mother's arms, but that was with him, next. dented to Her CHAPTER XVI her Old Trysting Place Going for a Ride Her days were filled thoughts of the last date with and with anticipation of the Occasionally she went on her mare, Madcap to the mine, because the: sound of the blasts no longer fright- i ened the animal. 1 Today Tamar paused by the mea­ dow fence aud waited for Madcap to gallop up to the bars. Aristotle stood by with the saddle ready to put on the pretty animal. 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Member of The Canadian Weekly # Newspaper Association When Chest Colds Strike Give- —* give the important job of relieving miseries to the IMPROVED Vicks treat­ ment that takes only 3 minutes and makes good old Vicks VapoRub give BEFTERTHAN EVER RESULTS’ if they’d found you there this morning, after they'd of their intentions?” Two large crystal down Tamar’s cheeks, was appalling, and Ran. looked at her in time to see her wipe tears away. Ran was abashed, had left his office to find hex* try to offer hex' comfort after blow she had just received about hex' mother’s condition, and here he had.* callously made hex* cry. Plan a Picnic They were nearing the house now, and Ransome stopped the car, untying Madcap, led hex* to a gate and slipped the saddle off. He gave her a friendly little slap and turn­ ed her loose, "We’re going noon off, when he got back into the "I’m going to kidnap you fox' day,” "I really do want to go back see Mother, Ranny.” The red’ trembled and kiss them. "Didn’t you ; that you were the afternoon? "How did you know?” Mother would wondex' why she had chang­ ed hei* plans, certainly need "I called. I just after you Ran slipped his strong hand over her small one, His comforting fingers touched Tamar like no words could possibly have done, She suddenly Xnew why he was away from the office. That was like Ranny. He had left his work to find hei' so that could help lessen the shock of doctor’s words. Ransome paused briefly at entrance of at the lane, the house or do we take off the next few hours?” Tamar’s little fingers curled up over his long brown hand. "It will bl better to stay away for a while longer, then I won’t have to ex­ plain. I don’t want Mother realize that I know about her. would worry about it so.” Ransome drove on past the columns, and, speeding up the a little, said: "Let’s get a picnic lunch and go to the old mill on Whiffle Greek.” "Oh, Ranny, let’s! Why, it’s been years since we’ve been there.” t She Forgets Christopher discussed all drops rolled Her silence the He .and the JAMES SX. MISSION BAND The Easter Thank Oftorlng meet­ ing of the Mission Band was held on Monday afternoon, March 23rd at 4.15 with an attendance of 43 children and 14 guests. The presi­ dent Myrna Pym was in charge of the meeting which opened by sing­ ing "The More We Learn of ’Mis­ sions” after which several members took part in the worship service. Mary Hannigan read the minutes of the last meeting and Audrey Har­ rison read the Easter Scripture les- Recitations were given by Charles Coxvan, Marie cutbush, aud "Serve Him, The nxet numbex’ was Tamar was shaking so that the bushes moved. She hastily stepped back, keeping within seeing dis­ tance of the two men in the car. Hei’ heart pounded madly as the one called Nick started to get out. "Don’t get jumpy, Nick. This kind of job takes .some real cast iron nerve. And~as I said before, it has to be timed absolutely so that nothing will happen.” Tamar lost the next words as the Major stepped on the starter. "Well, I guess the place will do, but I want­ ed to see fox* my own eyes, work the Tamar widening about to she knew Nor did she know the time or the nature of the plot. The only thing she knew fox' certain was that this old picnic spot come come black g to take the after- Ran said to Tamar, car, the son. Richard McFalls, and Dorna Taylor, Jean Taylor,. Lorna Taylor Marie Huxtable sang Serve Him.” an instrumental by Elisabeth Glad­ man, Maxine Reeder and Marie Huxtable sang "Beautiful Garden of Prayer.” (Mary Hannigan sang a solo "Loving and Giving.,, Ten oldex* girls sang an Easter hymn. Following the program Mrs. Hunt, the guest speaker, gave an earnest, inspiring address, illustrated by several appropriate stories of fam­ ous children that will be long re­ membered by everyone. Bernie Floyd extended a vote of thanks to Mrs, Hunt and the other guests. Following hymn 453 the meeting ended with prayer. Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY (F, W. Gladman) BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &c ■Money to Loan, Investment? Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of out . Clients without charge EXETER and HEN8AUL ACTS 2 WAYS AT ONCE to bring relief . , . PENETRATES to upper breathing passages with soothing me­ dicinal vapors , . . stimulates chest and back surfaces like a warming poul­ tice .. . and WORKS FOR HOURS to ease coughs, relieve muscular soreness or tightness, and bring real comfort. To get this improved treatment- just massage VapoRub for 3 minutes ON BACK as well as throat and chest, then spread a thick ® g a , layer on chest and w cover with wanned VapoRus cloth. Try it! and lips Ransome wanted to We’ll rest out in the office.” watched them leave with eyes. Something was take place that included not what kind of crime. send word to Phoebe going to Selby’s fox'’ Instead, • the side road leading to the Cricket i Hill, Before she reached the mine, however, she turned the mare once more; this time up an old wagon track which led to hex' favorite pic­ nic site. The weeds had grown up on both sides of the roads, and stood, rank and dusty. t a e I 'A hard aching lump was in her (•throat, and she needed to cry to dis- !<sn)vp> flip nnXnfnllv mimTi feeling that held her. She- tied Madcap to a small sapling and sat down on a fallen log. It was difficult to ima­ gine life without her mother. When the tears came they left Tainax* a crumpled heap, washing out the tight feeling in her throat, and the pain in her heart. Her face was streaked and her eyes swollen. Aftei’ a while she walked slowly - the river bank to a clump of small persimmon trees, and taking off her clothes, dived off the steep bank into the river. laved de Cricket Hill?” tightening Tamar drew on her green suede !s°lTC the »atntully numn leeling had suddenly be- a potential scene for some- a potential scene for some deed. She Meets Ranny waited until she was sure xriding gloves.She stood straight and slender in her jodhpurs, white silk shirt open low at her throat, a boy’s cap with long peak shading her eyes, and trying to confine hex* black curls. "Yes, Aristotle, Tell Phoebe please to go ahead and have lunch. I may be late getting back. Tell her I’m going to ride over to Selby’s from the Cricket Hill.” 1 As she walked Madcap down the ‘ up lane, Tamar wondered if he would remeber to tell Phoebe. She felt just a trifle conscience-stricken to ride away from the house this morning, for she thought there was .-swam an almost imperceptable change in-stream, her mother when she took breakfast tray to her. the I rent. iI 1 i After As she rode along on the shoulder, the log of the highway, keeping Madcap off skin, the hard paving, she worried about the expression she had caught on Dr. Forrester’s face the last time she had talked with him concerning her mother’s condition. But in the past two weeks, Maris Randolph had even sat at the breakfast table with them a few times. Dr. Forrestei' had not men­ tioned the operation to her, and she finally asked him. Now, she realiz­ ed he had avoided a direct answer. Was her mother’s strength too frail for her to undergo a major opera­ tion? Or did the doctor think it was unnecessary? Then a thought assailed her.. Her hand leaped to her lips as though „to keep the thought from speaking itself. Could it be too late? As coldnfess crept ovei’ her, Tam­ ar urged Madcap forward suddenly. She passed the turning off point from the highway to the mine at a swift gallop, and headed straight on into Tahlahneka. The town was de­ serted as usual at 10 o’clock in the morning. -Only a straggling shop­ per or two, glancing indifferently at the windows. Tamar tied Madcap to the ancient hitching post that stood near new bank building. She flew the wooden steps to the doctor’s fice. Miss Carey looked up astonishment as Tamar burst in .the door. I ’"Youi' mother, Tamar? She isn’t worse?” Miss Carey asked. "I don’t think so. Is the doctor in?” Tamar heard the shuffling steps in the inner office, and the kindly beard for The cool w^ter her velvety skin, and she in graceful strokes down drifting idly with the cur- Disturbing Moment A Sudden Thought her swim she sat down on and let the breeze dry her the log clothes, the old She wondered who it could In a flash Tamar was off and running toward her Some one was coming along trail, possibly be. Tamar was still buttoning her shirt when she heard a man’s Voice: "Fetten says that no one evex* comes here. It would be a perfect place I think.” Major Towne’s voice "It’s something we’ll have to be sure of. We can't afford to take any chances.” Tamar gasped. Major Towne! Instantly she remembered her first impression of distrust for the man. Tamar’s heart heat quickly. In this impossible way she had stumbl­ ed onto something of great impor­ tance, give her away now. She over to the tangle of small carefully crouching down sight. She that the cai’ had burned back on the main highway, and then she mounted Madcap and rode slowly along the trail. She could take no chances on those two men her. Tamar turned Madcap home, She heard a cax* her and started nervously ’'jit passed she saw that the drivex* was Ransome Todd. She wondered what he was doing away from his office at the bank at this time of day. He waved a friendly arm in greeting and stopped, pulling off the highway onto the shoulder of the road. "Having a ride?” he asked, though he had not just talked Dr. Forrester and had come purposely to find her. As Tamar pulled up beside he saw that hex* face was white and her eyes deeply • disturbed. He wanted to lift hex’ boldly out of Madcap’s saddle and drive away with her and never give her up. ' “If I drive slowly, can we walk Madcap back to Shadwell, behind the car?” “Thanks, Ranny.” Her voice was deep with something intangible. “Oh, I do want to talk with some­ one, Ran.” She looked anxiously down the road. “Did you meet answered: (Major Towne and some one just now seeing toward behind but as as with out him, Ranny Hears Her Story and that would some explanation, ran into Uucle Doc were there, honey.” For Better Results The Improved Way aaa he. the the the brown T columns "Shall we go up to to She two car If only Madcap wouldn’t moved growth out What is the Plot of of old doctor put -his gray through the door. "Looking for me, Tam? Come on in.” She Learns the Truth the up of- in . at doc-Her blue eyes bored into the tor who had not only brought her into the world, but also had seen her through measles and mumps, whooping cough and malaria and knew her almost as well as her par­ ents. "Please tell me the truth, Uncle Doc,” hei* voice demanded, "Why aren’t you going to operate on mother?” A direct question that would acccept no hedging thig time. "Now see here, Tam———” The major was .at the wheel his big black car, and the man with him she had seen in the office at the Cricket Hill. He was one of their own workmen. "The most important thing of course is to work everything out carefully, timing it to accurate pre- cission, so that there can be no slip­ up. If we should fail this time, it would never do to try again,” The younger man laughed and Tamar shuddered. There was something sinister in that laugh, cold and calculating. "There won’t be a slip-up, Major, for I’ve decided not to use any of these Southern gentlemen. I’ve gone so far as Jto hire some really tough birds, you know the ones that pulled the last deal. They’ll get here in a couple of weeks or so.” The Major looked about hastily. "Shut up, Nick I You don’t know but what trees have ears.” "I never want to go through an­ other job like that one. The cop —-Hell! What’s that?” He open­ ed the car door. 4‘Nothing I Sit down, Nick. You make me nervous.” “Thought I heard something over there. Guess it’s my imagination.” “Yes. They sped by me, break­ ing every one of Georgia’s speed laws. I noticed especially, because I heard 'Sheriff Mack say that 'he intended clamping down again. There’s been a lot of that since the Cricket Hill’s opened up.” Ran got out and tied Madcap to the back of the car. "I’ll drive slowly enough so that it won’t hurt her feet.” He got in beside Ta­ mar and they rolled back on the paving. He looked at her question- ingly. Tamar said: “I hardly know how to begin. You’ve been right all along. Ranny. You never* have trusted Major Towne, and now I have reason to believe that your judgment is correct.” Ransome said sharply, "Go ahead, Tam. What have you found out?” "I went to our old picnic grounds, tied Madcap down the batik some distance and went for a swim.” After she had cried her heart out about her mother, Ransome thought to himself. He could “see the tell-tale marks on her eyelids, even though the cool waters of the Chestatee had almost obliterated, them. "Yes?” ! my for car one sat cou- Port with Itching, Burning, Stinging Eczema or Salt Rheum Eczema, or salt rheum as it is commonly called, id one of the most painful of all skin troubled. The intense burning, itching and smarting, espe­ cially at night, of when the affected part is exposed to heat! of the hands placed in hot water are most un- bearable, and.relief is gladly welcomed. # The relief offered by Burdock Blood Bitters is based on the knowledge that such ailments as ecZema, and other skin troubles, are caused by an impure blood condition. .. , Bring about inner cleanliness by using B. B. B. to help cleanse the blood of ltd impurities. Ask at any drug counter for B. B. B. Price $1.00 a bottle. * <, Th» T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont, Tamar realized suddenly that she had not thought about Christophei' Sande during the last two hours, even if she were in love with him. Ransome drove the car up in front of a general store in the first little town. “Do you want to help select the lunch?” "Of course!” She wanted with Ran. She -didn’t want member Christopher just What could he possibly have with comforting her mother? share in her new discovery about the Major, when he was under the man’s employ? No, not Christopher to-day. To-day she was very glad to have Ransome Todd with He would know Just what to and -do. They went into the store after much playful bantering, select­ ed the things that each liked. The blazing sun was at its high­ est and sent -off a dazzling sheen from Banny’s polished car. He drove faster now and in a very few minutes came to the old’ road that led to the widest part of the Chestatee where an ancient mill .wheel creaked in the nearby branch of Whiffle Creek. Ranny parked the cat in the clearing. The old cabin was weath.- er beaten and the roof sagged at one end. "I’ll bet it’s full of rats and ghosts,” said Tamar as they stood looking at it. "We’ll investigate later, build a fire at once.” me to to go re­ now, to do comforting her about her And what part could he her. say and, I’ll and on a their WINCHELSEA Mrs. Geo. Delbridge visited on Wednesday with Mrs. Harry Murch, of London. Mr. John Andrew, of Exeter, vis­ ited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Joe Bailey, Miss Wilma McCurdy, of Kirk­ ton, spent the week-end with Miss Jean Davis. Mrs. Cox, of the West, spent a few days last week with her sin, Mrs. W. J. Veal. L.A.C. Winzer Rundle, of Albert, spent the week-end Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Pooley. Miss Ethel Pooley is spending a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Hillson Whiteford, of Inger­ soll. Master Kevin Delbridge has re­ turned home after spending a couple of weeks with his grandpar­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D, Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Prance and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Pym and family, of Thedford and Mr, and Mrs, Wilson Yule, of Science Hill, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Prance. BRINSLEY 'Clarence Neil, of Chatham train­ ing camp, spent the week-end at his home. The three-months-old son of Mr, and Mrs. John Hotson is quite ill. We hope he will soon be better.. Mr. Wm. Lewis, who underwent an operation at Victoria Hospital, is much improved and able to leave the hospital, A number' attended the funeral of Mr. Wm. Lee, $£ Clandeboye on Monday. Mr. Lee was an uncle of Messrs. 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The other man said that Fetten had told him that no one ever came there, and that he had hired some ‘really tough birds' to do the job. what could It be?” That’s what we’ll , When Is this to They didn’t say, exactly, said the men would be here in about two weeks/’ “If I so much as catch you out­ side the well-known and well-trav­ eled bridle paths around Shadwell, I’m going to give you the spanking of your life,” Ransome, said grimly. "Tartkar Randolph, I hope this will teach you a thing or three! What mean?” I don’t know. Major Towne said it Oh, Ranny, have to find take place?” One even Tamar said finally, Ranny everything and put the back neatly into the box, and into the car. back and sat down be- They were silent for a time, lazily watching the » Better Homes and Gardens ............ Canadian Home Journal ..... Country Gentleman (5 years only) Cosmopolitan ....................................... Collier’s Weekly ................................ 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