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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-08-27, Page 2Page 2 THE EXETER TIMES-APVOCAT^ THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27th, 1^42 • Serial Story Wan in her heart’— By — ROB EDEN Kokoa? If you really want to buy a horse, he’s for sale. You saw for yourself how fast he can run/' The group joined in Brenda’s tinkling laugh. Even Rusty’s mouth twisted into a griu. “If I brought him home, Dad would lock me out.” “He’s proved he’s faster than Sky Writer. He ran him down in half a mile!” Fighter Sweeps Aid Second Front By Peter Masefield Anne Laurie, reared at race tracks by her lovable father, TIM LAURIE, left the track at 15 to Join her maiden aunt who disap proved of the life she was leading. Now a commercial artists, she has returned co the track because hert father is ill. She dislikes RUSTY ;1 WALTON, whose stable is next to hers on “poverty row”, and dis trusts SID SHORE, who is operat ing her stable of four horses, Mister Pound, Countess Q, Moon Jade and Kokoa. She is delighted to find her old friend, DOC BURGESS. CE PHUS LINCOLN is their aged Negro stable boy. Countess Q wins a race, paying Anne’s bet of $100 off at $1,190. Rusty tells her the race was crooked. When she gets to the bottom of the' deal she discharges Shore and starts for the steward’s office to return the money. Rusty tries to head her off. Unable to dissuade Anne, Rusty, admiring her spunk, goes with her. The steward questions the jockeys. He finds that the race was crooked and Anne returns the money. Anne is im pressed by Pat Barnes, reporter, who asks her for a date. Unable to find a reliable trainer, she decides to carry on with the aid of Doc Burgess, Now Read On Anne thrilled to the speed of the horse beneath her when she final ly drew the reins taut and rose in her stirrups, a horse, to run. She made no him, and he set his great space-devouring The seven-eighths by, and she loosened the pull on the reins a trifle. At the same time she spoke quietly to Moon Jade.. She could Moon Jade really was And best of all, he liked effort to rate own pace in leaps. pole flashed feel his- splendid muscles surge as he responded and he was fairly flying as they mile mark. sped past the Better than 1.40 for the clock-“Glad it’s too dark ers to catch him,” she muttered- to herself as she settled down to pull ing the horse up, gradually. “If he didn’t do a mile in better than 1,40 and without any urging, I’ve forgotten' everything I ever knew about timing,” A 'mile at that clip, without driv ing, she knew, would cut the future book odds on Moon Jade from twelve to one at which he was now held, to half that figure,’ And she was a smart enough horsewoman not to let' other owners know what they were up .against when the big test came. She’d work him later, of course, for the benefit of the clockers and give him one race for a prep, but she’d be sure she had a boy aboard with good strong hands whom she could trust not horse clear out. Cephus was waiting at with Kokoa saddled and ready, and took Moon Jade in hand for the careful cooling out process. “Walk him for at least an hour, Cephus," she directed. “He had a hard work.” and one to let the the gate Hands Full “Yassam, Miz Anne, Ah sho will,” the ancient Negro grinned, bobbing his gray wig.. She mount ed Kokoa and found she had her hands full. “Take it easy, boy,” she coun seled, patting his neck with her right hand. “I’ll let you go pretty soon, but you can’t just start off at a wild gallop. You know that.” Kokoa tossed his head and tip toed along impatiently. He danced all the way around the track, and Anne’s arms were aching and her hands around which she had wrap ped the reins, burned from the effort of holding him. It was much lighter now, and she saw a small crowd gathered by the gate at which she had entered as she neared the six furlong pole, It seemed a gay crowd, and there was considerable loud laughter as the group parted and a horse trot ted through, onto the track, stared at the strange sight of a in a gleaming evening gown on animal’s back. A ing was and Anne girl the rid- Didn’t Dare “Nonsense, Tad/’ the girl cried. Her voice was high-pitched Anne suspected that she might one oi' two too many cocktails. Writer and I are old pals. I (to show my friends how good he is. Besides, they said I didn’t dare ride him.” “If you must ride, get into pro per clothes,” the trainer begged. “You can’t ride in a long skirt like that.” “That’s an idea, Tad," Brenda shouted. She suddenly leaned over, caught the hem of her evening gown between her two hands and ripped it up the front. “Good idea. Naw I’ve got leg room.” The split skirt trailing back of her, her gossomer-stockinged long slim legs gripping the horse’s flanks, she settled into the stirrups. A sud den movement of the reins caused Sky Writer to jerk his head, and he was free from the restraining hand of the trainer. “Okay, gang, here shouted. “Yippee! Writer!” Her spiked heels thoroughbred and he leaped away so fast that Brenda was almost -up- seated, Her torn skirt, flared and flapped as the horse sped down the track and thoroughly frightened, now, Sky Writer bolted. Shrieking at the top of her voice, Brenda sawed on the bit but she couldn’t get it from between the horse’s tightly-clenched teeth. Tad, standing in the middle of the track, swore. 0 “Somebody stop him!” Rusty shouted. “She’ll be killed, the little< andj have “Sky want I go!” Brenda Come on, Sky dug into the fool!” . Anne heard Rusty’s yell of alarm. “All right Kokoa,” she mutter ed to he rmou’nt. “You’ve about pulled my arms off trying to run, now let’s see how fast you can go. Catch that silly girl." Leaning forward in her stirrups, her body almost horse’s neck, she head. He leaped suit. Spurred by fear flapped and whipped in the wind, the Van Evers’ horse was running like a dem-on, 50-Yard Start resting on the let him 'have his forward in- pur- as Brenda’s dress With about a 50-yard start on Kokoa,' he held his own for seconds, until the little black year-old really settled to his a few three- work.- .CHAPTER XI He apparently sensed that this was no ordinary workout, but a real race, and put every ounce of strength into catching the horse ahead. Almost Abreast Koko a, Anne She’d seen movies. Sev- stewards run They had gone scarcely a quarter of a mile until Kokoa was thudding right behind him. Two hundred yards farther and the horses were almost abreast. Brenda had sobered a bit now and was really riding her horse, trying desperately to hold on while continuing to saw on the reins. Leaning low over took a deep breath, rescue stunts in the eral times she’d seen down runaway horses on tracks, but she’d never tried it herself. Edging a bit closer she leaned out from her saddle, her right hand extended as Kokoa passed Writer and seized the bridle hand. Traveling at about the speed, there wasn’t the wrench she had expected, and it was fairly easy horse, pulled in continued a minute, the race slowed down his pace. Slowed to a Trot Sky in her same Violent back on Brenda’s other hand she and although he for his head for gray-haired man wearing breeches and a leather jacket holding the horse by the bit protesting. “I tell you Brenda/’ Anne recognized the Brenda Van Evers. it’s foolhardy, Miss heard him say, and feminine jockey as1 to 'Gaul With her Kokoa, to fight he finally got the idea Was over and gradually By the time they had gone three- fourths of the way around the track Anne had both horses down to a trot, and finally to a walk. - Brenda shouted that sheZcould manage the horse, but Aniie kept a firm hold on the bridle until- reached the excited group, thoroughly scared and much dued as the result of the neai astei they now Rusty is Angry There was a mild cheer as Anne handed Sky Writer over to the Van Evers’ trainer. Rusty, his face white with anger, helped Brenda off the horse’s back. “You deserve to be spanked,” he raged. “You. might have ruined: the horse, not to mention breaking your own neck/’ Brenda smiled sweetly at him and reached up and patted his cheek as she turned to Anne who had dismounted and was calming Kokoa. “Nice work, Anne,” Rusty said. “Thanks," there was a her eyes as ner clothes, ed to give your horses a workout, she jibed, Rusty flushed, uncomfortably, “We were at a party," he ex plained, “and some nitwit suggest ed coming out to the track, known a silly thing like this going to happen, I’d never have here.” Lone Ranger Rescue “And missed the thrill of ing a lone Ranger rescue," Brenda chimed in, with a laugh. “By the way, I forgot to thank you. very grateful.” “Don’t mention it,”' Anne wered. “Oh, I don’t believe you girls met,” stid Rusty. “Brenda, is Anne Laurie, da Van Evers.” “I met her the other day,” Anne said. “Oh, sure, I remember. You were the girl in the candy stick outfit, weren't you?” Brenda was fumbling with the catch on an ornate diamond and ruby bracelet on her left wrist. “Here*. I want you to have this,” she said, ’ generously. “What for?” “You saved my life, and I want to show my appreciation.” Brenda is Sincere she answered, and hint of amusement in she inspected his din- “I see you’re all dress- If I’d was been see- I’m ans- have this Anne, meet Bren- Anne’s first impulse was one of anger. -She was no waitress or lady’s maid to be rewarded with a tip quickly wering ; It was wealthy wasn’t the slightest hint of patron age in her manner. “Thanks, awfully, Brenda,” Anne replied, “but I can’t take it.” “But you saved my life—at; least saved me from serious Injury,” Brenda protested. “It wasn’t anything I wouldn’t do for anyone,” Anne answered, simply. “I don’t want a reward. It was enough for me to discover how fast Kokoa can run.” “Oh, but he’s not the good one in your stable—Moon Jade’s the horse we’re all afraid p£. Would you consider selling him>?b “Well, I don’t hesitated.. “I know Dad will him, and be tickled Rusty moved forward as though to urge Anne to accept, and then decided . to keep his mouth shut. for service. She glanced at Brenda’s face before ans- and was glad that she had. a sincere gesture on the girl’s part, and thebe know—" Anne pay $ 10,0 00 for at the bargain.” $10,000 in Hand Anne was tempted. Ten thou sand' dollars in hand certainly was worth more than taking a gamble on winning the big race and $5’0,- 0'00. Anything might happen be tween now. and the day of the stake. Moon Jade might go stale, he might pull a tendon. He might even break one of his fragile legs and have to be destroyed. And even if he escaped disaster, he still might not be fast enough. Ten thousand dollars .would see Tim and still leave for a think what Tim himself under the circumstances, her mind was definitely through his a new start. hospitalization generous sum| She tried to would do and then made up. Shoot the Works’ Lugs Out “Sure, but wait till a race and watch him grandstand. You may he gets into run into the not know it, but everybody here knows he lugs out and can’t be cured.” “I’d sell him for half what offered for Moon Jade," Anne sisted. Five thousand dollars would relieve all serve as a backlog against disaster, j 1 + T /I ft' ■ed? The best ans- 3 “yes, quite certainly/’ More than 500 of the enemy’s fighters and tens of thousands of defense shows where an • crews must be kept in France to too high fox* meet the raids. Germany desper- | ately needs fighters in Russia and J. . , . ‘ ' i. That 500 would make all another Nazi raid sweeping im ’ the difference on either of those met by the few squadrons of fronts. A steady drain of fighter . Fighter Command which I losses in the west means that the you per- her present worries and “Id like to, but I don’ “Okay, Dop’t forget that I once offered you buttons." The laughing group and started for their Anne led Kokoa back to her own stable area for cooling ou£' and a brisk rub down. “You know,” she they walked along, that girl. She’s a spoiled -brat, but not nearly as bad as I thought. X wonder if she’s really interested, in Rusty?” “Later that day, Brenda phoned and asked her to a party at her home that night. “It’ll be just a simple little af fair,” she said, “But,” Anne protested, ‘ “I won’t know a soul there but you.” “Nonsense. Nobody’s going hurt you—they’re all civilized peo ple. Rusty -Walton will be there and you know him-, I-guess. And Pat Barnes. Pat will call for you, if you like.” More of Rusty Anne accepted then, not so much because Pat Barnes was going to be her escort, but because she was beginning to realize that she’d like to see more of Rusty—away from the atmosphere of the stables. (To be Continued) some day Kokpa for broke cars, while UP told Kokoa as “I gather like to A Pimple Covered Face Kills Many a Romance The lives ot many young people are made miser able by the breaking out of pimples, and you probably know of cases where a promising romance has been spoiled by those red, white, festering and pus filled eores on tho face. ’ „ t . The trouble m hot so much physical pain, but the mental suffering caused by the embarrassing disfigurement which very often makes the sufferer ashamed, te go out in company. The quickest Way to get rid of pimples IS io improve the general health by a thorough cleansing of the bloodj Burdock Blood Bitters helps to cleanse the blood aud with the blood cleansed the complexion should clear up. TliS- T» MUbWft Limited. Tordhlo. Ont. , His policy had always' been to “shoot the works.” He might have been a wealthy man, at least in comfortable circumstances, if he had hedged a trifle, but it to his nature. \ Whenever he sent a race, it was with the either wanted to win or lose. bet, he followed the same policy. Tf a horse ain’t worth win, he ain’t worth a bet had told Anne times number. “Well, what da urged, was contrary horse into a idea that he When do you say? No betting at all/* without Bren- but the answer is‘I’m sorry, Tim would want me to slioot the works, and that’s \$ha,t I’m go ing to do. I*ni either going to win the stake race and be on street, or lose everything/’ “I’m sorry. Dad might go high-1 er. I’ll talk to him/’ “It’s a generous offer-very gen erous,” Anne conceded. "But that's the way I feel about it. How about easy All along the white cliffs of*1, the; the losses Incurri south coast of England can be heard i wer is the deep drone of airplane engines, Now and again a flash in the sum high in the sky, u aircraft is wheeling, normal ^ight. Two. years ago this drone would Africa. mean to beR.A.F . .............■ ......... stood between Hitler and victory. I equlpvalent of three new squadrons Today it meansv something differ*; monthly has to be sent from Ger- ent. It means that another sweep of Fighter Command, now hund reds strong, is going out to France to push British air superiority for ward from the coast of England, . British * fighter sweeps have now gone on for more than eighteen months. The very first—the turn ing of the tide, was on February 10, 1941. The R.A.F. has shot down more than 2,000 enemy planes in this period, for a loss of less than 1,500 of it.s own. “More Fighters” is the Cry Sometimes only fighters go out, as many, as 1,000 daily. Often they . escort Boston day-bombers to at- I tack with deadly precision German I installations along the coast, of; ed in with a German-controlled power stations Then and factories miles inland. To meet whether to attack or not. them the enemy must maintain there8' Hurricanes dive low and bomb park- many to France. How do we know this? First, by the number of machines the enemy sends up to intercept our daylight bombers, whether they pierce the defenses in the east at Dunkirk or to the west at LeHavre. We know it, too, from air reconnaissance; from the numbers shot down, from the evidence of prisoners and from the normal intelligence system. We know also how hard the en emy is trying to conserve its strength for if we send fighters over by theme selves the -Germans oiten refuse to engage them in combat; so bombers are sent to make the enemy fight—< or take the consequences. Often Hurricane fighter bombers are mix- Spitfire formation, the enemy doesn’t know If not, the The Exeter Timec-Advocate Established 1873 and 1357 at Exeter, Ontario Published, every Thursday mornins SUBSCRIPTION’— $2,00 per year la advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate tor sale 50c. each insertion tor first four insertions. 25c, each subse quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar- tides, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six worda, Reading notices 10c, per line, Card ot Thanks 50c. Legal ad. vertising 12 and 8c, per fine, Is Memoriam, with one verse 50c extra versus 25c., each, Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY (F. w. Giadmun) BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &c Money to Loan, Inventmexutv Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and HE NS ALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, *0 LOANS, INVESTMENTS, INSURANCE Office: Carling Block, Main Stree®. EXETER, ONT, thirty first-line squadrons, which can ill be spared from Russia and Africa. Some critics ask whether these fighters could be used more profit ably elsewhere. What about Bur ma, 'India, 01’ even Egypt? “More fighters” is -the cry from every front. c The truth is that the ail’ force is j only as trong as its ground organiz- • ation—ground crews, repair squads, maintenance equipment, spare parts, refuelling apparatus, ammunition and bombs. To attempt 'to operate more aircraft on any front than the ground organization can maintain is to lose them as certainly as if they were burned on leaving the works where they were built. Let us look at it from another side. Firstly, the R.A.F. must main tain in Great Britain fighter strength adequate to cope with any emer gency. Defence of the main base is the first consideration of warfare i and ‘the British/ Isles is the first re sponsibility of the R.A.F. As long as we have air -mastery over Great Britain the United Nations can I build up offensive strength for an all-out ground assault against Ger many. The enemy still has inner lines of communication and can switch forces quickly from the east to the west, whereas we have long, tor- . tuous lines. To fob Fighter Com mand to reinforce Egypt, even if the ground organization could look af ter much greater forces there, would mean exposing England to attack without hope of quick reinforce ment. A—strong Fighter Command is the greatest deterrent to a invasion. ’The fighters can be I tor attack and defence. 1 1 i I ! i Out of Sight Mike was smiling all over face. “I’ve a dandy job now, Pat/ he told his. “Who is P ,ta “Casey’s the reply. "Phwat is it ye’re doin’?’ ed his friend. “Diggin’ a well,” replied Mike. with an artful ''wink. “I’ve dug I down so far that the boss can’t see if I’m workin’ or not.” his1 » friend. ye Work for?” asked the contractors,” was i inquir- ed aircraft on the ground, and beat up hangars and dispersal points with cannon fire, Nazi Air Force Morale Sapped Fighter sweeps have other aims.- They set out to destroy enemy ship ping, slinking up the Channel close to the French shore, and they also cover allied convoys coming over the Channel to the port of London. These fighter shipping have been cessful. This continuous defensive tends to force .morale. To -the French people, the constant appearance of Brit ish machines keeps alive their knowledge that the fight ‘for free dom still goes on and gains strength each day. American bomber crews have al ready been in action over this area and soon, American fighters will join in these attacks on the enemy over France. This is the beginning of a great day-and-night bombing of fensive, a part of the “softening process” which is the first stage *0! building up air mastery over the Nazis. This is the foundation victory. attacks on enemy/ remarkably suc- fighting on the sap German air of Nazi used gain they What does the Allied cause from the fighter sweeps? Are worth all the effort expended Good Fishing increased business in 1 The Exeter Times-Advocate J I. , » the Surest Mean of Reaching Your Cu stomers Orville Twitchell, Gep. T. Wren, James A. Paterson, village cleric all of Hensall^ and Percy Phillips, of Toronto, motored to Meaford one day last week and spent the day on a fishing expedition1. They were successful in landing 41-lbs of lake trout. ’ Mr. Phillips caught the third-largest fish caught there this year. The fish he caught was 3 4 and a half inches long, weighing 15 pounds and 1’0 ounces. you getting your share of the our town? . . . 7 For years our town.has been the best business centre in Huron County. Actual sur veys have proven Exeter’s top rating. Now we have one of the largest airport of its type close at hand and many of the families of the R.C.A»F. personnel have moved in among us. . This means a larger turnover for our businessmen. Our business rating is climbing sharply. Are you getting your share of the increasing trade? ,f To get new customers, Mr. Merchant, you must induce people to come to your store. Only a small fraction of your business walks in the front door uninvited. You have to make an effort to attract customers to your establishment. Yes, it’s true you have the finest merchandise in the land—BUTyou won’t sell much of it if the public doesn’t know what you have in stock. That’s the purpose of advertising. Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. 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