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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-09-03, Page 2Vage 2 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1942 • Serial Story 1 JYfan in her heart’ | She hadn’t bothered to examineAnne Laurie, reared at race tracks by her lovable father, TIM her feelings about him before, and LAURIE, left the track’ at 15 to now when she did, she was astoix- joiix hex1* maiden aunt who disap- pshed to discover that she really •proved of the life she was leading, j was quite fond of Rusty. Now a. commercial artists, she has Irate, she’d miss him if he returned to the track because hex*. around, father is ill. She dislikes RUSTY I WALTON, whose stable is next to] hers on “poverty row”, and dis-1 trusts SID SHORE, who is operat- ‘ Ing hex* 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 $1,150. Rusty tells hex* 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 hex* 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. Anne takes Kokoa out to warm him up around the,, track, and finding Brenda Van Evers (clad in fomarl) in trouble on her horse, sets out to the rescue. Anne saves the girl and Brenda, grateful, offers to buy Moon Jade for $10,00,0. Anne re­ fuses, offers Kokoa but Brenda doesn’t want him. She invites Anne •to her home for *a party. Now Read On Smart Alec CHAPTERXH At any weren’t thoughtknow I hudu’t before,” she answered fin- I do believe I like Rusty * “You J about it r, I ally, but a lot more than I did at first. I {thought he was a smart alee when I first met him. Now, I guess I’m sort of used to him/’ “He’s a good guy,” the news­ paper writer admitted. “He knows his business, that’s certain, and he’s I thoroughly honest. ]ty hot for him, or that?” As Rat spoke, he into a circulax" drivew’ay lined "with pepper trees that drooped like gi­ gantic sprays of lacy feathers in .the headlights. Before- Anne surprise at his stopping under a footmaxi was opening the car door. A man in a chauffeur’s outfit slid into the seat as Pat followed her from the roadster, and drove it away to a parking space neax* the ! garages. I A uniformed butler was at the door, and as they entered, Brenda hurried forward to greet them. Brenda’s Gown a white of filmy bronzed darkex* many more fine paintings, except that they’re the moderns. * “You can find everything there from Frederic Remington to Grant Wood, with a couple of Gauguins and Piceassos tossed in for good measure.” “How does one go about acquir­ ing enough money to afford all this museum? Must be some movie star’s home.” Ham Built Brenda's pret- did you know swung his car* recovered from her remark, they vere a porte cochere and She was wearing gown, cut low, that made her shoulders seem wore. eve- chif- neck than the Alfred Van be a gross ex­ left shouldex* strap was spray of lavendex* or- there was a matching bound about hex* daughter of a hadn’t been To say that Anne wasn’t thrilled at the invitation to Evers’ home would aggeration. Her life as the gypsy horse owner one calculated to entitle her to in­ vitations to the mansions of mil­ lionaires. Her only taste of luxury had been when good fortune temporarily Smiled on hex* father and permitted them to live for brief periods at first class hotels, fifathxlde’s home had been a five room flat in Brook­ lyn. “I suppose the Van Evers have taken some movie queen’s palace for the season,”she remarked to Pat as they sped toward Bel-Aix* in his roadster. “I've always wanted to see the inside dream palaces.” Pat laughed as Sunset boulevard sive residential district parched on the heights overlooking Beverly Hills. No Movie Mansion "Their house is unique,” he grin­ ned. “It’s one of the very few in the district that hasn’t at some time been occupied by Greta Garbo. Ac­ cording to the real estate people she’s lived in nearly as many places as George Washington, Nd, the Van Evers haven't a movie mansion. “That's a shame,” Anne laugh­ ed. “If I’d known that, I might not have accepted Brenda’s invitation. It can’t be very elaborate, then?” “On the contrary, show place, a lot of vexy who have no tion pictures, erners, and some of the places they build would make a maharajah's palace look like a cottage. Do you still want to go, or shall we just have a little time for ourselves at somp quiet spot?” ning fon and they On her pinned a chids and velvet ribbon blond haix*, held securely in place by a star-like pin of diamonds. Anne thought she had nevei’ seen a more beautiful girl and while hex­ own evening g*own of flowered ma­ terial had come from a good shop on Fifth Avenue, poor relation the heiress to lions, “So happy Brenda said, and turned Anne over to a maid who led her to a powdex* room where- she could discard her wrap, The entrance hall of the Van Evers’ home was round, With a dome of stained■- glass leaded in diamond shapes. Marble she felt like* a as she stool beside the Van Evers’ xnil- you could come,” 've always wanted of one of those he turned off of into the exclu- it’s quite a You know there are rich people out here connection with mo- Mostly retired East- How Rusty Behaves “I wouldn’t miss it for worlds. I want to see how Rusty behaves in high society/* Pat spared a quick look at Anne’s face, but she was looking straight ahead. 4 “You’re pretty fond of Rusty, aren’t you?” he suggested. His words caught the girl by surprise, and it was nearly a min­ ute before she answered-—a minute during which she swiftly analysed hex* attitude toward the likable young trainer. She was quite sui‘e that she thor­ oughly detested Walton, still rank­ ling a bit at the joke he had play- r.d on her when she had first ap­ peared at the stables, and then his outspokenness about women adopt­ ing horse racing as a career. Statue the reception hall­ marble statue, a In the centre of was a beautiful figure of a young Diana in flight, hex* marble draperies streaming be­ hind her and revealing an exquisite figure Praxiteles might have model­ ed. “Gosh,” Anne muttered as she followed the maid, “looks like the she her- Metropolitan Museum,” and wondered what she had let self in for. Pat was waiting for her she had laid aside hex* wrap and dab­ bed a dash of powdex* on her nose. He led her into the formal drawing room. There was no one there, but sounds of laughter and talking coming from “Thought around here chance,” Pat hand carved, ported from an old palace in Flor­ ence, “The orientals on the floor, are from a sultan’s harem—the gold piano was a French museum piece, and on the walls you’ll see noth­ ing but old masters. when a room adjoining, you’d like to look while you have the said. “Please note the frescoed ceiling. Im- Genuine Michelangelo “That’s an El Greco at the end thei’e; the Madonna is a genuine Michelangelo, and there are a few assorted Haals, a small Rexnbrandt and a few others equally real and tremendously expensive.” “Beautiful to look at,” mxtted, “but imagine trying to in a place like this, Those beautiful chairs and those silk estry couches are magnificent, I'd be afraid to sit down in them, Guess I wasn't cut out fox* a life of luxury.” Pat laughed, ‘“this is merely the formal draw­ ing room. No one hardly ever comes in here except to admii'e the treasures, There’s another room— or rather, it’s a wide hallway with Anne ad- live are tap- but The Exeter Times-Advocate j^tablhhed .4973 and at Exeter, Ontario “Published every Thursday morning SUBSCRIPTION—$2.0Q per year ba , advance RATES—•Farm nr Real Estate so? ante 50c. each insertion for flrat four insertions. 26p. each subnet quent insertion. Miscellaneous ir«- tlcles. To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found lOe, per Hue of six iVorfla, Reading notices 10c, per lina. Card of Thanks 50o. Leg^l ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. pot line. I» Memorial, with one verse 50o. extra verses 25c, each, Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association “You said something about her being rather strong fox* Rusty. I think I see now what you mean. The way they were dancing—” I “She's got that ‘let’s see a Prea-! ,^^ ___ eher^lpok In her eyes. aU/ighL It x h was opened at Dashwood Lu­ theran church Tuesday of last week by Vice-President Rev. Dr. H. Grue- ber» of Milwaukee, Wis., with a j call to the church to combat the j powers of spiritual darkness- The| conventioncontinued until Friday.] “We are waging an all-out war; elxort against the powers of spiri­ tual darness/’ said Dr. Grueber. I "All our activities are turned to tlxe; Mayer, of Concordia Seminary, St, extension of defence.” Dx*. Gruebei' called fox* faith in a world in which old fortifications, once thought impregnable, falling to dust. Wall of China Line. Rev, Theodore Dashwood Lutheran in charge of part of The afternooix session was open­ ed by Rev, Fl Malinsky, of Elmira, president of the Lutheran Church Synod of, Ontario, who welcomed clergymen and lay delegates. Rev. A. Orzen, of Kitchener,’ chairman of the executive commit­ tee, presented statistics regarding the mission supported by the dis­ trict, Ville, sioxxs, Lutheran Convention at Dashwood I The 42nd annual convention of | the Ontario district of the Evan- would turn the head of most any guy Ohio with a dame like that on the make. I there Especially when she has the Van Evers* millions behind her/’ “What does Papa think it?” about differ- xf he best, and we should make use of ev­ ery opportunity to impart this knowledge to Sunday School pupils everywhere.” Wednesday’s session of the Synod opened by the sending of a letter of condolence to the governor-gen­ eral on the death of the Duke of Kent’ in a flying accident In Scot­ land. The letter was sent on be­ half of the Lutheran people of On­ tario and Quebec. At the night meeting Rev. F. B. i “Nope—this is a house that ham built, all right, but not theatrical ham. Used Van from built most This family South Seas in their 200 foot yacht. Probably costs them more to rum it a week than I make in a year.” Undex* Pat’s guidance, Anne in­ spected the modern art and then strolled through the solarium which was the first comfortable place she’d yet seen. “There are two dining-rooms on this floor, too,” th 6 newspaperman explained. “One formal, and the other a smaller one which is used on ordinary occasions. And the kitchen—it’s "big enough to serve a fair-sized hotel,” He led the way down a circular stairway to a playroom, and they paused for a moment on a land­ ing halfway down to watch an or­ ganist who was playing,hot music on a novochord. Real hams—-widely adver- and sold by the millions. The Evers are leasing the place a packer who made his pile, this little^ shack and spends of his time some place else, season, I think he and his are knocking about the Big Room At one side of the big room below larger thaxi many night clubs Anne had visited in New York—was a bandstand. The orchestra was tak­ ing a temporary breathex* between numbers, while the organist filled in. Strong for Busty “It wouldn’t make any ence what he thought, even objected violently. But I |hink he’s strong fox* Rusty himself. He’s been trying- for xnonths to hand him a fat contract to take charge of his. horses. Of course, Brenda has been helping it along, too. With Rusty virtually in the family, it would suit hex* fine, He couldn’t ever get away from her then.” “Why doesn’t he take the job? I should think he’d jump at the chance to take ovex* a big stable like Van Evers instead of poking around with a few nags of his own.” “He’s got a funny idea of inde­ pendence, I guess. You know he has a horse he thinks might pos­ sibly cop the big race, too. Red Cloud, A nice filly, too. He’s raised hex* from a weaxxling.” Anne said she knew the animal —in fact Rusty had offered to make a small side bet that Red Cloud would finish ahead of Moon Jade lxx the stakes and she had refused on the ground that it was bad luck to bet too far In advance. "So you think Rusty’s stalling until after the race?” CHAPTER XHI < There probably were a hundred people about the room, mostly in sxnall groups, laughing and talking.] A bar at the end of the room was j a popular spot, with three barten- ders mixing and serving drinks as j fast as though it were the Turf I club on Derby day, The 1‘oonx opened onto a tiled ter­ race and as it was a warm evening, the big doors were flung wide.' There were numerous chairs and benches oxi the terrace, and the glow of cigarets flickered like fireflies in the darkness, ' ' Many of the guests greeted Pat by name and he introduced Anne to so many people that a blurred vis­ ion of a phone directory floated be- fox’e her eyes. She knew she’d nev­ er remember any of the names, and was certain of the faces again. She, did Stable of His Own “That’s it- If he joined Van Ev­ ers now, he’d have to run his horse as an entry, with Sky Writer, Arid he might not feel like training an­ other man’s horse, either, to pos­ sibly trim his own. Of course if Red Cloud should happen to cop the cup, Rusty would be sitting on top" of the world, too. He could really build up a stable of his own and of course that’s wlxat every small time horseman dreams about.” “You don’t have to tell me, Pat. I’ve . been going through that for years with Tim. Now I’m trying to do the same thing myself. I’m tossing my whole future into one race, and' scrambling around trying to keep going until then.” "You know, you might very easily find someone to take 'your burdens off your shoulders, Anne—” There was no mistaking . Pat’s meaning. Anne hastily turned the conversation. She wanted to talk about Rusty and Brenda, not about herself and Pat, “Do you ■ think* Brenda will get Rusty,” she interposed. “I wouldn’t be surprised. She’s always had everything she waxxted, and if Rusty can be got, she’ll get him—With the help of her father.” Anne accepted an invitation to dance, and they were on. their way the floor, when they bumped’ in­ Brenda, her fathex* and Rusty. . $10,000 for Moon Jade- ‘I was looking fox* you Anne, the girl said. “I told Dad about of­ fering you $10,000 for Mooxx Jade and he approved. Have you chang­ ed youi’ mind about selling?” “Not yet,” Anne said. She ac­ knowledged Brenda’s introduction to her father, a handsome gray­ haired man. “Don’t think I’m being charit­ able, young lady,” L__" sxnile. “I’d like to own your He’s about the Only one I’m of in the big race.” to to she’d remember few if she ever saw them She. did recognize several fa­ mous people, each surrounded by his own group, holding court in widely separated spots about the room and the terrace. There were infrequent bursts of loud laughter, and an incessant chatter of voices. “Just a simple little party,” Anne murmured, and Pat laughed. “Don’t let it get. you down,” he counseled. “You’ll get used to it,” “I’d “never get used to anything like this/’ Brenda and Rusty “Don’t forget Red Cloud,” Rusty give you Mr. Van i put in. “She's going to the surprise of your life, Evers.” $115,000 were He cited the Great and the Maginot Luft pastor of the church, wfasi the service. his work and W. E. Nosske, S.R.A. outlined his work as the church extension W. Wagner,Kitch-< revealed of the Rev. A. Pollex, of Sebring- correspondent for home mis­ reported on Director Rev. I.C., Ottawa, chairman of department, ener, financial secretary, that the financial status church was satisfactory. Laymen met under the chairman­ ship of Rev, G. Walter Schoedel, of Stratford, to discuss lay work. The meeting was followed by a special pastoral panel discussion hour. Rev. W. Piper, of Clifford, stress­ ed the need for more Christian edu­ cation among the younger genera­ tion. “The Church,” Rev. Piper stated, “has flourished most when reli­ gious education has been at its 'Louis, Missouri, presented the first draft of his essay, “The Word Kingdom.” Rev, F. Struefert, executive sec­ retary of the general body, speak­ ing on home and foreign mission work, reported 79 missionaries with their families , have returned from occupied territories iix China. Otlxei' missionaries in China, he remaining duration. Officers elected Malixxsky, Elmira, dent of the Synod; Rev. A. Dashnex* Ottawa, , Theodore president. London, Schmalz, W. .secretary Wallace, tary. Rev. A. Orzen J. Woelsle, Delhi, Rev, M. Michael, Ottawa, and Rev, F, Pollex, Seb- ringville, were elected to the visit­ orship of theix* respective circuits, A special pastoral communion service was conducted by Rev. Woelsle, Delhi. ------------------- .................„ ua Professional Cards at their post® said, for Rev. are the l were Elmira, re-elected presi- F. 1st vice-president; Rev Luft, Dashwood, 2nd vice- J. W. H. •treasurer GLADMAN & STANBURY (F. W. Gladman) BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &c Money to Loan, Investments Mad« Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults foi\use of our Clients without charge EXETER -and HENBALL Rev. C. secretary; Kitchener, Wagner Rev. assistant Killinger, E. J, Kitchener, financial William Miehe, financial secre- Kitchener, Rev. PROFIT REALIZED IN USE % ( We have piles of them on hand. They are No. 1-XXXXX Best [ Grade. • THE PRICE IS RIGHT. We expect a car load of High­ land CEDAR POSTS this week. J. OF FERTILIZERS ON WHEAT Very few wheat growers in Hur­ on County attempt to gyow wintex* wheat without' fertilizers any more, but it is Well to draw to their at­ tention that the use of fertilizers on wheat is based ox; the profit­ ableness of the practice, provided the land is well prepare,d and that’ good seed has been used. This was borne out in the test just complet­ ed oix the farm of Wilfred Short­ reed, Walton. The soil on which the wheat was grown is 1 Londoxx loam, which is brown loam over greyish mottled > stony loam and clay. It is alkaline ‘jin reaction, low in nitrogen and very flow in phosphoric acid and pot- • ash, but has a medium supply of I calcium. | In the spring, Mr. Shortreed re- I ported that the crops had come • through the Wintex* exceptionally A 1 CI ATWORTHY I well, with Tlho winter killing. At **• • VLiHi If vJlxa Hi ; fcliat time he C0U](i see n0 difference ’ in the plots but at harvest time when the wheat’was cut, the 2-12-1'0' yielded 33.8 bushels pex* acre, while the unfertilized yielded 29.2. Hence there was a clear gain of 4.6 bush- ela^pei* acre from fertilizing. 2-12-10 was quoted at $37.00 cash and Mr, Shortreed applied fertilizer at ap­ proximately 205 lbs. per acre, which would represent an investment of $3.70. With wheat at $1,00 per bushel there was still room “fox’ a •n|ce interest on 'the money invest­ ed. . - It should he noted that the plots where the wheat was growxi were in aix especially rich section *of the , farm, hence the difference -between Phone 12 Granton j CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, LOANS, INVESTMENTS, INSURANCE Office; Carling Block, Main Stree*, 'EXETER. ONT. Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office: Morley Block ’ EXETER, ONT. Closed. Wednesday Afternoon Dr. H. H. 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And Rusty? Well, Rusty so far as she could see was eating it up. It was a subject that interested her. and when Barnes returned with his drink she led the way to the fax* end of the terrace where they could heai’ themselves talk above the clamor from the dance floor. "Well, what do you think of it by now? down “Maybe so, but if I’m want Moon Ja’de. tempt you, Miss Laurie?” (To be Continued) Walton’s intricate a * meanthe boy shakes that,” the girl commented eyes followed the couple possessively to frequently turned up to him, Anne ?” he inquired, '"as he «'set his glass and lighted a cigar- Wonderland Alice in Wonder- Painful, Pus Filled Boils the Bause of liuoh Misery If you duffer from boils you know how sick and miserable they made you feel, Boils are an outward indication of* impurities in the system, and pxst when you think you are rid of one another crops up to take its place and prolong your misery. All the lancing and poulticing you can do may not stop more coming.To help overcome boils^ you should purify the blood, so why not give that old, reliable blood medicine, Burdock Blood Bitters* a chance to show What it will do in helping you get rid of them? Thousands have used it fon this purpose for tho past GO years, Why not you? Tfid T* Milburn ’Toronto. Ont. AIlcc in feel like land,” ’ "Did you See “Mow could seems to be having a swell time. It's a funny thing, I never thought he was the sort who would go for this kind of stuff,” “You never can telL Brenda; doesn't give him much chance to relax, even if he wants-'to.” j Rusty?” I miss him? He he said with a horse, afraid We Deliver A Modern ... QU1KT . . . WM.L CONDUCTED . . . CONVENIENTLY LOCATED HOTEL . . . Close to Parliflmeht Buildings, University of Toronto, Maple Leaf pat'dena, FaShionablj Shopping District, Wholesale Houses, Theatres, Churches of Every Denomination. 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PARKHILL MA’N HURT AT DIEPPE PARKI-IILL—-Mrs. Ruth Stratton, of Parkhill, has received word that her husband, Spx\ Ronald Stratton, was serioxxsly wounded iix the raid oh Dieppe.* 1-Ie was wounded lxx his right knee, right shoulder, and re­ ceived chest Wounds. In a cable to Mrs. Stratton, he said he had receiv­ ed a few scratches but the cable re­ ceived from Ottawa said he was ♦ seriously wounded. However, after receiving the first cable, Mrs. Strat­ ton turned on the radio and heard her husband speaking from England to her and tlxexr two small children, Dorothy and Gail. Word lxas also beexx received in Parkhill that Captain Charles El­ liott is missing. “Aisle — altar — hymn.’” That, someone has said, is what the bride thinks when the organ plays tho wedding march.