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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-08-13, Page 2THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE’Thursday, August 13thf 1942 ROB EDEN SYNOPSIS ’ • Serial Story X. Page 2 hoy, Ms Ms face question- him. He reared her lovable father, TIM left the track at. 15 to maiden aunt who disap- the life she was leading. Anne LAURIE, tracks by LAURIE, join her proved of Now a commercial’ artist, she has returned to the track because her father is ill. She dislikes RUSTY WALTON, whose stable is next to hers on “poverty row”, and dis­ trusts SID SHORE, who is operat­ ing her Pound, Kokoa, her old PHUS LINCOLN is their aged Negro stable boy. Countess Q wins a race, paying Anne’s bet of $100 off at $1,190. “Then how—” "He had .a different boy on Noah today—not Boots McGann. Boots is still laid up from that spill. Ricco could easily have gotten to Happy Jarvis, the apprentice who rode for Rusty. If there was anything wrong, I’ll het my shirt Rusty didn’t know about it.”<4 said, her own I’ll see you later, Doe,” Anne and started determinedly for stables. stable of four horses, Mister Countess Q., Moon Jade and She is delighted to find friend, DOC BURGESS. CE- Crooked race was crooked, Sid,” angrily, as she faced her “I told you I didn’t want like that and I mean it. Get your things Now Read Oil" CHAPTER VI facehis wrinkled old grin as wide as though inherited a watermelon Doc Burgess?” she de- got to won— should de guinea stand, Miz said. “That’s wheah Cephus, wearing a he’d just patch, beamed at the girl as she dash­ ed up, “Where’s manded, "Qvah in Anne,” he de swipes an’ stable boys watch de races, yo’ know. Say, didn’ dat ole Countess Q. show ’em some’in?” But his question failed to regis­ ter as Anne already was well on her way to the bleachers built on the far side of the track from main stands. It took but a minute to find Burgess, take him by the arm walk him back toward the stables. “What’s wrong, lassie?” he ask­ ed. the Doc and Accusation "Rusty Walton as good as accus­ ed me of crooking that race and I don’t like it,” she spluttered. “You saw it—what do you think?” “Well,” Burgess drawled, look­ ing at the girl out of'the corner of his eyes as they walked along, “it was sort of a surprise, wasn’t it?” “Don’t stall, Doc. What really think about ft? "I don’t know. Boy’s owner, is a fession. He ran until he got into this season. ..any farther than you could throw Countess Q. by the tail.” • “How could they do it?” the girl demanded. “I’m pretty much of a tyro at this business, even if I was brought up on a track. Old Tim always was so fair and square.” “I’m not saying that it was done that "but here’s been. is the best- the best time, he’s better bred, he was dropping down a thousand dollars in class in that claimer. “He’s had good workouts lately, indicating he was ready to run. Ricco knows the general public is smart in the out. do you Ricco, gambler joints for years the horse game I wouldn’t trust him Buzzer by pro­ way,” Ricco Burgess said, slowly, how it might have knows his Buzzer Boy in the race—he’s „ got enough to see these things racing sheets and figure ’em Made to Order "That she said trainer, anything You’re through, and get out,” “But Miss—” Shore began, his face flushing angrily. “I won’t listen to you. Tim said you were a crook, but I thought I could handle you, I see I can’t $0 you're through. Now I’ve give away all this money I and I need it, terribly.” “Don’t be a sap. Why you give it away?” Shore was ut­ terly unable to understand such honesty. “It’s dirty money. I won’t touch it. But I won’t argue with you any more. . I told you to get out, and I mean it.” “You’ll be sorry,” Shore mut­ tered as he turned away. Raging like a miniature tornado, Anne started back toward the stands. “Where are you going, lassie?” Burgess demanded, planting him­ self in front of her. “To the chief steward’s office,” she answered shortly. “I’m going to give back this money. It’s crooked money and I don’t.want it and I know Tim doesn’t either.” A Jani “Don’t do anything hastily, Anne,” Burgess begged. “You’ll only get yourself in a jam, not only with the stewards but with the other owners. Jqst forget it.” “I don’t operate that way, Doc,” she answered, walking around him, started again toward the stands. Burgess, showing more speed than he had in, 20 years, dashed around the stables and grabbing Rusty by the arm, quickly* told him what Anne intended to do. “You got to stop her, Rusty,” he pleaded. “She’,11 get herself blacklisted and there’ll be the devil to pay all around. Let her give the money away if she wants to, but .make her keep still about it.” “There’s no reason why I should try to save her neck,” Rusty said, “but you’re right. She’ll only .mess things up worse than they are. Darn women around stables, anyway.” He looked across the stable area and saw Anne just disappearing around the corner of the track, headed for the stands where the of­ ficials had their offices, to run. “Hey! ed. He started Wait a minute!” he shout- the other hand, Countess Q. too. But ■‘On is a pretty good horse, she ran a miserable race her last time out. Finished a dead last, and was the favorite in the betting. It was a made to order situation for Ricco. Mind you, I’m not saying that is what happened, but what might have happened. could make a deal or some other trainer good nag in the race, they knew would be over- on the board. OT ill© with who one "He 'Shore had a which looked get the trainer or the jockey of the next best horse’ and arrange a .little deal there, horse and let the Ion; Anne -remembered of the fat man who had stood her during the running of race. “I get it!” she exclaimed, co told his boy to take Buzzer v;ay out in front, run-himself and then when the other came on he’d have nothing left. Rusty Wal­ ton could have been th on the deal and. told his boy to hold back Noah it Countess Q got close, and let her win. I sec it all, now!” "It’s all right up to the point where you figure Rusty in on any deal,” Burgess said, positively. “He’s straight as a string. No one would ever try to monkey with him more than once.” They could lspi*£ks' too, to pull his .g shot win.” l the remark near the Ric- 1 Boy dizzy a* CHAPTER VH had been more experiencedIf she in operating a small racing stable it is possible that she wouldn’t have rushed so headlong into a situation which could bring her nothing but grief with only the compensation of doing right to offset it. When Rusty caught up she ig­ nored Ms efforts to reason with her. Instead, • she walked rapidly and determinedly toward the of­ fices, her firm little jaw set ahd her blue ’eyes glinting with electric-like • Finally, ,he forced her into a corner byasheer muscular effort and made her’ listen to him. “It’s the Worst thing you can possibly do,” he insisted. “You’ll get yourself in Dutch with every one. the bat. can do a “What manded. froin top to bottom right off You’ll make enemies who lot of harm.” can I do theft?” she de­ Forget It "Forget the whole thing and charge it to experience. You’ll gain absolutely nothing by sticking your neck out.” “How about the money I won?” "If you don’t want it, give it to charity. Even the stewards won’t thank you for dragging an unsa­ vory mess into the open. It will give the track a black eye and give the reformers a chance to start a new campaign to stop racing. And then where * will all of us be? Thousands of people make an hon­ orable living out of horse racing. Incidents like this are the things that kill the sport, “They happen so seldom that there’s no need Uo emphasize an occasional case by making a hol­ ler.” Anne wasn’t impressed with Ms arguments and made a move to elude his outstretched arm. “If you’ll let me go now, I’ll go about my business.” "Meaning what?” “I’m going to the steward and tell him all I know. Your little speech was «quite impressive, but it didn’t sway me in the least. I know what’s right and wrong. If racing isn’t strong enough to stand a jolt like this—if it can’t clean house for itself, it won't take out­ siders long to do the job. Nothing will be gained by letting a bunch of crooks get away with what they did today.” “You’re determined, then?” “Absolutely. Not you nor any­ one else can stop me.” Admiration One nervous, fidgety hands twisting Ms cap, flushed, remained to be ed« Anne felt sorry tor was so young., He couldn’t be more than sixteen, she decided, and his clear pink cheeks were in marked contrast to the leathery faces of the more experienced hoys beside him. "You’re Jarvis, aren’t you?” the steward barked at the boy sudden­ ly. “Yes—yes, sir. Happy Jhrvist, they call me, sir.” FLIES CAUSE INFANTILE PARALYSIS « Investigations by medical scientists indicate that fly-infected foods are one of the principal causes of Infantile Paralysis (Poliomyelitis), Every fly allowed to live is a potential menace to human health. KBU ALL WITH 1 CHAPTER VIII "How old are you, Jarvis?” “Nearly seventeen, sir.” “How long have you been around the tracks?” “Three years, sir.” “You’re an apprentice boy?” “Yes, sir. But I’ve ridden nearly year now and I’ll lose my allow-a ance pretty soon,” IO® PER PACKAGE OF 3 PADS At All Grocery, Drug, Hardware & Genorol Stores FUNERAL SERVICE HELD FOR MISS S. J, MCKENZIE hay council The regular monthly meeting of the council of the Township of Hay was held in the town hall, Zurich, on Monday evening, August 3rd, with all members present. Minutes of the July meeting were adopted as read. After disposing of communi­ cations the following resolutions were .passed: That amount of $6.63 taxes on 1941 collector’s sessed to Part Lot 21, Con McNaughton, Admiration shone from Rusty’s eyes as he smiled down at her. "Good,” he said. “Then I’m go­ ing with you.” He showed- the way to the chief steward’s office and introduced her to that gentleman. after he had been called by an attendant from his, box. Quickly, Anne explained her mis­ sion, She was certain, she said, that the race she wanted to She repeated planation Doc her without, however, bringing him into it. “Young lady, you’re a credit to the sport,” tile steward said. “You’re a credit to your father whom I’ve known for many years.” He pressed a button on and when a boy appeared, to bring Shore, Ricco and eys who rode Countess Q, Noah, Buzzer Boy and Brenda V.an to his office immediately. The jockeys appeared in a few minutes. A little later Shore came in, glancing nervously at. Anne and Rusty and then relapsed into a sul­ len silence as they waited for Ricco to be found. When a. detective finally report­ ed Ricco had minutes aftei* chief steward hearing. Quickly he Laurie had told him—her suspic­ ions of w'liat had happened, and how Countess Q. happened to accomplish the unusual upset in form. The death on Monday of Sylvia Jeanette, est daughter of the late Mr. ..........................................3. She If you lie' ljorn in Ailsa Craig in 1889. •” •* leaves two brothers and one ter, Osburt and Lawrence, of Ailsa Craig and (Margaret) ,Mrs. Leslie McLellan, of Watford. The funeral was held from the T. Stephenson funeral home, Ailsa Craig, on Wed­ nesday, to Nairn Cemetery. Rev. Mr. Pollock, of the Presbyterian Church, conducted the service. Miss * ), “In The .pallbearers were: Bruce Martin occurred in London eld- and was She sis- Orders "Maybe you will,, and maybe you ]won’t. Now, Jafvis, I want the l ^rs- Alexander ^McKenzie, full truth from .you, 1 to me, I’ll find, it out and you’ll i ..never, ride again. Maybe you won’t anyway, but we’ll see. What were; yopr orders for riding Noah?” "Rusty—that is Mr; Walton, sir, told me to keep Noah off the pace if it was too fast and try to keep up with Buzzer Boy when he cut loose in the stretch. He said to win, if I! could, second “Oh, turned The young trainer pulled his hand­ kerchief from- his pocket and” ran it inside his collar. “What was the reason for that do you suppose, Jarvis?” he asked, insinuatingly. “I don't know, sir.” Twiddle rendered a solo but he’d be satisfied with I Hna nQ1^Q„ „■ ml,Q , place.” he did, eh?” The steward cold eyes toward Rusty. the Garden.’' William Prest, Fred Bice, Lockhart, Alex McDonald, Scafe and John McPherson. MAINES—SIMPSON had been fixed and have no part of it. the theoretical ex­ Burges^ had given (To be Continued) BUTLER—KLEINFELDT A quiet wedding was solemnized at St, Mark's church, Einsdale, with Canon C. C. Simpson, uncle of the bride, officiating, of Ruth Elizabeth Simpson, youngest daughter of the Simpson, Gordon late Mr. Watford. late Mr. and Mrs. J, L. Clandeboye, to Thomas Maines, Lucan, son of the and Mrs. Thomas Maines, The bride wore a blue and beige roll as- 2, Peter 11____ . be cancelled to cor­ rect error in assessment in 1941, That General tax rate to be .levied on ail assessed property in 'Jown- ship of Hay for year 1942 ^ con­ firmed as at 1256 mills, the request of tli'e Police Board of Zurich a rate of be levied on the0 assessed in village for 1942. That covering payment of towns , Hay telephone, relief a accounts be passed as pel voucher 1 Township Roads ■ dale, re crusher, Smith, tally cards, Deitz, gas, labor, Spencer & Son, cedar posts, .$1.40/ H. Steinbach, roa'd superintendent, $21.15; pay list, labor, $23,65, . Hay Telephone—Bell Telephone Co,, tolls, May, June, $262.44; H, G. Hess, salary, $175.00; Bank of Montreal, interest on overdraft/ $1.00; Northern Electric, material, $261.32; T, H. Hoffman, salary, $183.33. Township and Relief—T. Laing, inspecting drains, $9.00; Municipal World, statutes, etc,, $3.62; Alex­ andra Sanatorium, refills, $15.00; Frovincial Treasurer, tile drain coupon, $15 0.39; Zurich Police Vil­ lage, 1942 township gfant, $183.75; Treasurer Huron Hospital, $>8'.75; Gestetner, supplies, $4,010; ICorn-,. S. & P. Co., supplies, $6.50'; O. L, Smith, printing acct,, $80.55; Bert Klopp, sheep vahiator, $.2,00; J. Suplat, relief, $16.65. Council adjourned on Tuesday, Sept. 8, in the afternoon. A. That at Trustee mills yoperty ccounts p roads4 general G, Drys- C, L. G. $23^5; — M, $13.14; $2.50'; M. etc., to at F. meet again 1.30 o’clock Hess,Clerk his desk told him the jock- left the track a few the second... race, the proceeded with his outlined what Anne Questioning he turned to the jockeys before his mahogany desk, first on the wizened- vet- Then lined up centring 'eran who .had ridden Buzzer Boy. “Better come clean, Tony,” h ordered brusquely. “It will^go lot easier for you if you tell the truth. What orders, did Tom Ric­ co give you?” “He told me to take Buzzer Boy out on the pace and try to hold my lead,” the boy . answered, his eyes shifting nervously, refusing to meet the inquisitor’s^squarely, “Didn’t you know that lyas the wrong way to ride to win?” “I didn’t think nothing about it, sir. Them was my orders and I did what I was told.” “You sure did. Buzzer Boy’s- tongue was hanging out a foot when he finished. Did you have a ticket on him in your boot?” “Naw. Tom never buys tickets for us. He gives us fifty bucks ex­ tra if we Win.”- “Any of ydu other boys ever ride for Ricco?” the steward demanded. ‘I have, sit,” Pete O’Fearna ans- He was the ride#’ on Bren- F'red Jerkes, who had Q., bobbed his wered. i da Van. been on head. “What co is right, Jerkes nodded confirmation. “Did you have any part in this boat ride, Pete?” “No, sir. I never rode a crodfced race in my life and I never will. I got a contract With Mr. Van Evers and I losing Countess Tony say's sir,” about Mr, Ric- O’Fearna Said. Da You.Suffer ' - From Headaches? It Is Mird to struggle along with a head that aches Bnd pMris all the time, « . ..A headacho heed hot he an illness in itself, but it may be A warning symptom that there is intCatinM necessary to eliminate the waste matter frcrn the system. Burdock Blbod Bittern w to remove the cause of headaches by regulating the mgestiw and biliarV Organs, neutralizing acidity, regulating thO constipated boWOta and tebinae hb the sluggish liver, and when this has been accomplished the h^daches should disappear. ,Get B. B. B, at any drug counter* Price $1.00 ft bottle. Tfci T« Milbtuu Co., Lindtod, Toronto, Ont. at a thousand a month wouldn’t take a chance ott that even if I wanted to.” “It’s your turn, Jerkes. have you to say? “I don’t know nothing about no (boat rides, sir/’ the boy pleaded earnestly, “Mr. Shore hired meMto Hde Countess Q. just this morning. His orders was to hold her off pace, give her stretch, we got thought times.” “Have "Just stuck in for him he always does that or not. 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