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THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29th, 1942
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Man in her heart’ ko”“™
South Huron Track and Field Meet
is Held at Zurich
•“I’m willing to take over all the
obligations, Anne-—that’s what I
meant.”
“I’m sorry, Pat. I just can’t think
of myself—yet.”
‘Then you mean you’re not de
finitely turning me down?’’
“I don’t know what I mean, Pat.
My mind’s in such a muddle.
I do know that I haven’t
romance until I get myself
ened out. And then—’’
“Okay,” Pat exclaimed,
spirits returning instantly,
take a rain-check on the romance
then,”
When she was alone again in her
apartment, Anne got out the sketch
she had made and went over every
detail again.
“It’s good,” she announced, “and
it might possibly work, I may have
lost Rusty, but I haven’t lost the
big race—;yet.”
CHAPTER XXIX
In 'the ordinary course of events,
Sunday for Doc Burgess meant the
start of a jag 'from- Which, with
luck, he might crawl from under
by Tuesday
himself with
ed until next
morning and content
being only half jingl-
Sunday.
At Sea
With Ills new resolution still rid
ing strong, bolstered by his feel
ing’ of slxame for having failed Old
Tim and brought Anne Laurie to
the point of financial ruin, Doc
was completely at sea when his first
sober Sabbath slipped up on him.
He had loads pf friends, all good
bottle men, and associating with
them meant laying himself wide
open to temptation. Things were
quiet around the track, with no
racing schedule until Tuesday and
there was little point in hanging
around.
He wasn’t interested in sight
seeing or in picture shows. So be
ing at the end of his rope, he did
as many
such an
home?
Home
another man has done in
extremity, he stayed at
a rooming
track, and
to him was
house not far from the
once there he still couldn’t figure
but any way to occupy his time.
Having digested the newspapers
.and a home-cooked afternoon din-
ier, liis thoughts drifted to the .sit
uation of Anne. The kid certain-
... ly had had tough breaks, he ad
mitted, to which he had contribut
ed the crowning blow when he was
the I.
Moon
‘He
cheap
He
means
Count and Ricco and regain pos
session of the Stake candidate for
the girl, but‘in the end he had to
admit that his imagination wasn’t
equal .to this problem.
Thinking of Anne, his mental
processes progressed to the point
of taking in Rusty, somehow, ’ever
since the girl had arrived on the
"scene, he always had linked them
together.
It was, a shame the way Rusty
had fallen for Brenda, he mused.
It was a tough jolt for Anne as
she obviously was in love with him,
too.
He s'at up straight in his chair.
Here was something he might help
her With, although his personal ro
mantic experiences had been rather
sketchy.
'Somehow, he’d get those two kids
instrument used in filching
. Jade. ■
sighed gustily and lighted a,
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considered various ways and
whereby he might outfox
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together. If Anne succeeded in 'get
ting Rusty, perhaps she’d forgive
■him for losing Moon Jade.
Needs Advice
But how to do ■ it? He ponder
ed the situation for an hour and
finally decided it iyas something
that needed expert 'advice,
went in search of
That estimable
had had various
periences and she
suggest a line of action that would
literally toss Anne right into Rusty’s
arms.
He found Mrs. Murphy in the kit
chen, deep ip a love pulp magazine
as She rocked comfortably in a
chair sturdy enough to accommo
date ffer ample proportions. She
was more than willing to give ad
vice, especially when she learned
it had to do with a problem of the
heart.
“I ain’t been married four times,
Doctor Burgess,” she said, “with
out getting some important’ahgles,”
Doc poured out his story to this
fountain of knowledge, telling in
detail how Brenda had charmed
Rusty away from Poverty Row into
the higher c.brackets,
Kate Murphy pursed her heavy
lips and pondered. v
“Does Rusty care for your Anne,
do you think?” she asked-
“He seemed to—at least they
were always fighting, and that’s
a pretty good sign, isn’t it?”
“The true test. Now let me see.’
According to formula, there should
be another man—a man who will
give Anne a big rush.”
“That’s easy, ma’am, He’s,., there
already. Pat -Barnes has been hang
ing around the lass and I know
they’ve been running around to
gether, too?’
Gentle-Lilre
. “Swell. Now -here's what you
have to do. Go to this Rusty guy
and tell him that Anne’s in love
With Pat. Not right out, of course
—you can’t hit him in the head
with a club, but do it sort of gentle
like. Sub-tull, I think they call it
in the magazines.”
“Subtle, sure. I can do that all
right, but what’s the good of that?”
“You silly goon, I can see you
ain’t experienced .V1 these things.
The idea's to make him jealous.
He’ll be sore for awhile, and then
pretty soon he’ll get so -mad he’ll
start givin’ the girl a rush himself.
Then everything'll be hotsy dory.-
See?”
The old vet promised to give her'
’strategy a trial. However, he was
still skeptical enough to seek fur
ther advice and headed straight for
Joe’s Oasis.
Joe had been his confidant on
many occasions. Had listened to his
troubles “ by the hour. Had fre
quently given him advice, which
might have been good if Doc had
ever remembered it when he sobered
up. '
Joe greeted him like a long-lost
brother and reached under the bar
and swung, up a bottle
vorite bourbon.
“Nix on the hard
Doc protested. “I’m-
on the wagon these days.”
“Far be it from xne to urge a man
to drink the filthy stuff,” Joe said,
and put the bottle away. He knew
i Doc too well to leave the bottle
within easy reach. “What brings
you here then, my friend?”
Problem
Doc laid the problem before him,
; He deliberately didn’t tell him he
already had consulted Mrs. Mur
phy, but when Joe, after consider
able pondering, gave the same ad
vice, Burgess was satisfied that he
was on the right track.
“I think it’s elegant advice, Joe,”
he said, “and I intend to give it a
whirl.”,
“Let me know how it works out,
and maybe we’ll split a bottle if
things go the way you want ’em- to,
“That’;
caught a ride to the track,
about six o’clock and there was
chance Rusty might be around,
CHAPTER XXX
of Doc’s fa-
stuff, Joe,”
hitch-hiking
greeted him, and Burgess pretend
ed to be surprised,
“Hello.
seen you
for some
“Been
plained.
How’s tricks? Haven’t
around this neighborhood
time.”
pretty busy,” Rusty ex-
“Is Anne around?”
Big Date
don’t believe“No, I
She left last night she
thing about a big date
glanced slyly at the younger
to see how he took this.
“Oh,” Rusty started to
away,
“She didn't say who the date’s
with, but I suppose it's Pat again/’
Doc hastened to add before Rusty
got out of hearing. The result was
quite satisfactory, as the trainer
walked slowly back,
“Pat Barnes, eh?”
“Yeah, You know I wouldn’t
be surprised if they xnade a go of
it. She's pretty nutty about him,
and1 she could do a lot worse1. He’s
a nice young fellow, got a lot of
brajns and has a good job, too. One
she can depend on.”
“Yeah, I guess Pat's all right.
I don’t know him very well, though.
Do you think he’s on the level with
Anne-—not just playing around?”
“You know/’ Burgess said,1 “I’ve
wondered a bit about that myself.
He seems all right, but, you never
can tell.”
“I haven’t a lot of use for most
of these newspapei’ men. You can’t
trust ’em- But if Anne wants to
chase around with him, that’s her
affair.”
With that, Rusty walked away
and Burgess could tell from the
stiff set of his shoulders that he
was vupset by what • he had learned.
“I’ll be a- cock-eyed hop toad,
if I don’t-think Mrs. Murphy and ’ Anne,” he
Joe were right,” he told himself,
elatedly.
“He’s blinder than a bat in his
right eye and doesn’t see the
crowd. Not seeing the crowd, he
Keeps on his merry way, hugging
the rail, and conies swarmipg down
the track kicking dust in the faces
of all the other horses in the race.
Now do you get it?”
Doc had t nevei’ seen the girl^so
enthusiastic^ He hated to throw
cold water on her scheme, but
knowing horses as he did, he had
very grave doubts about whether
Kokoa would -react the way Anne
expected. ’
“Well, what do you think?” she
demanded,
ent. ,
“Horses
when lie remained sil-
“Rusty sure acted sore.”
He automatically started for Joe’s
to celebrate the occasion in fitting
manner, but remembered* in time
that he was off liquor and went
home to report to his landlady.
He was further elated the* fol
lowing morning when Rusty came
by the stables and met Anne. ' He
couldn’t help but overhear their
conversation.
. “Sorry about yesterday, Anne,”
a bit grum-pily Doc
late—
are creatures of habit,
said slowly. “Kokoa’s
always run wide at that same point
every time he’s been in a race, and
I doubt very seriously if merely
shutting off his sight in one eye is
going to cure him of it.
“■Besides, when that thing clicks
in front of his eye,
jump right over the
oughbreds are high
know, and it doesn't
give them the jitters.
he’s ‘ likely to
fence. Thor-
strung, you
take much to
s a promise,” Doo said, and
It was
a
- It proved to be a good guess
When he saw Walton coming toward
the Laurie stables, he pretended to
be busy looking at -the horses. It
wouldn’t do, he decided, to be loo
obvious.
“Hx’yu, Doc?” the yourrg trainer
and
Thu South Huron field and trwk
meet was held at the faix’ grounds,
Zurich, on Wednesday afternoon,
October* 21, with Hensail, Tucker
smith, Hay, Zurich, Blake and
Stanley schools represented. In the
draw for the prizes, directed by Dr,
A. R. Campbell, Hensall, Sam Hey,
of Blake, was the winner of two pigs; E. Heinrick, Zurich, won a
$10 War Savings Certificate; Wm.
Hildebrandt, Hensall, a $.5 .'00 War
Savings Certificate; Ezra Kipfer,
Hensall, two chickens. prizes
awarded for the various events were,
first prize, two War Savings
Stamps, second prize, one War Sav
ings stamp,
cejved a
sponsored
sociation
Following
Junior Roys
• Champion, Billie O’Brien*
yard dash, Bill O’Brien, Zurich;
Bobby Tragualr, No. 1, Tuckersmith;
Billy Mickle, Hensall. Broad jump
Billie Mickle, Hensall; Billie O’
Brien, Bob Traguair. Running -high
lump, Billie O’Brien, Bob Traqualr,
"Charles Fee, Hensall. Softball
throw, Billy Mickle, Billie O’Brien,
Charles Fee.
Inteiyiicdiate Girls-
Each contestant re
ribbon, This event was
by the, War Service As-
of Hensail and district,
are the results:
Juvenile
Girls—50 yard dash, Claudette
Blowes, Hensall; Joan Bedard, Zur
ich; Jean McAllister, Hay. Sack
race, Vivian Regjer, Zurich; Shir
ley Chapman, Hay; Joyce Witmer,
Zurich. Three-legged race, Phillis
Thiel, Zurich; June Willert, Zurich;
Lois Heckendorjr
Regier, Zurich;
Corinne Smale,
Zurich; Rosalie
Lois Henderson,
Hensall; Betty
Park, Hay; Ulene Ducharme, Stan
ley.
Boys—50 yard dash, Jack Haber-
er, Zurich; Ronald Heinrick, Zur
ich; Ross Corbett, Hensall. Sack
race, Ronald Heinrick, Douglas
O’Brien, ‘Zurich; Bob Bell,_ No. 1,
Tuckersmith. Three-legged\ race,
Douglas O’Brien, Donald O’Brien,
Zurich; Ross Corbett, Lloyd Buch
anan, Hensall; Billie Carlyle, Jack
Boyd, Hensall.
Junior Girls
Junior Champion, ’Frances Lostell,
7 points. 75 yard dash, Marilyn
Dagg, Zurich; Bernice Dilling, No.
1 Tuckersmith; Bernice Jinks, Hen
sail. Broad jump, Joyce Mousseau,
Zurich; Frances Lostell, R.R. 10,
Hay; Bernice Dilling. High jump,
Frances Lostell, Betty Rowcliffe,
No. 10, Hay; Bernice Jinks. Soft-
ball throw, Thersa Deitrich, Zurich;
Frances Lostell, Joyce Mousseau.
Champion, Marjorie Hoffman, 7
points; 100 yard dash, Marjorie
Hoffman, Zurich; Barbara
Hensall; Betty Munn, Hay,
ning broad jump, Marjorie
man, Barbara Grant, Aileen
No. 10, Hay. High jump,
Buchanan, Hensall; Aileen
Marjorie Hoffman, Softball
Betty Munn, Clara*. Baker,
Aileen Munn,
Grant,
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Blake;
Intermediate Boys
Champion, Ray Erb, 5
1»00 yard dash, Jerome Durant, No.
12, Hay; Ray Erb, No. 9, Hay, Bill
Campbell, Hensall. Running broad
lump, Jim Southern, No, 14, Stan
ley; Robert Erb, No. 9, Stanley;
Jack Adkins, No. 3, Hay. High
jump, Jim Southern, Victor Hey,
Blake, Roy Erb. Shot put, Roy Erb,
Orland Gerber, Blake; Maurice
O’Dwyer, Zurich.
Senior Girls
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Champion, Lenore Norminton,
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ton, Hensall; Marjorie Merner, Zur
ich. Broad jump, Lenore Normin
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Rusty said,
thought. “I was a little
unavoidably detained.”
“Is that all
Anne asked,
angry, too.
“That’s all.
venienced you.”
“Oh, you didn’t,” Anne answer
ed airily. “Pat and I had a love
ly time.”
Doc grinned as lie went into Kp-
koa’s stall.
“Imagine me at my age, playin’
cupid,” he chuckled.
Errand
Anne had an important errand at
harness shop in Hollywood, and
was noon before she arrived at
the track, a bundle under her arm.
She greeted Doc enthusiastically.
“If I didn’t know better, I’d
think you had something to be
really cheerful about,” he said, re
turning the grin.
“Nothing’s gone
koa while I was
manded,
“Not
shape.”
“That
you’ve got to
She seemed
Sorry if I
say?”
a . bit
Si >
incon-I
a
it
wrong with Ko-
away?” she de
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times
it as
CHAPTER XXXI
“Sure, I know all that, Doc, I
know they’re ci’e'atures of
But we’ve got two weeks to
him into these things and
work him with them several
a day, he’ll get accustomed to the
sudden blindness and accept
a matter of course.”'
“Maybe- so. I hope you’re
lass. There’s nothing in this
I’d like bettei' than to see you
land Kokoa in the money in the
big race.”
“In the money, Doc? What's
the matter, are you losing your
nerve? I’m playing him to win,
and if he can’t win, I’d• just as leave
he’d be last.”
Privately believing tha,t the colt
was more likely to be last than
first, Doc agreed; however, to give
Anne’s plan a thorough tryout.
Doc consulted several friends
about a good boy and he and Anne
made a deal for Johnny Rains, a
promising young apprentice, to
work out Kokoa. His agent was
glad of the chance to pick up a
fifty dollar fee for exercising.
, “If things work out the way we
hope,” the girl told the rider, “and
you can handle Kokoa, we’ll see that
you ride him in the Mayfair.”
The gangling lad’s freckled face
was almost split wide open by his
grill.
. “Ge,
said,
mount
agent,
chance,
the call, you know.”
After1 Johnny had sworn to re
veal Anne’s plans to no one, not
even Terry, she told hixn what they
intehded to do.
“Think you can do it?” she
asked.
Throws Johnny
“Nothin’ like trying Miss.” So
Kokoa was led out, his new blink
ers put on, and Johnny rode hinx
the track.
pull the cord and let’s
happens,” Anne instruct-
I
great
chest.
Come
in alarm,
a thing.
'in
takes a load off my
I was worried for a minute,
in the tack room, I want to show
you something.”
Burgess followed her. Proudly
she placed her bundle on the cot
wh*re Cephus slept at night.
“Take a look, Doc,” she exclaim
ed; when she had unwrapped it.
“What do you think of ’em?”
“Can’t see why you’re getting ex
cited over a pair- of blinkers,” the
old man grumbled, “What’d you
spend your money for those things
for? We got a couple of sets around
here already.”
“But look—these are something
special. My own invention. I got
the idea Sunday afternoon from
my 'Venetian blinds, drew a sketch
and had a harness maker fix ’em
up for' me.”
“Venetian blinds?’’ From Doc’s
tone he obviously thought the girl
had lost her mind, “You can’t put
Venetian blinds on a horse!”
Ann laughed and held the blink
ers in her left hand. A long leath
er thong hung from the right blink
er. She pulled it,
It winked shut like a huge eye.
Burgess stared.
“Get the idea. Doc?” She de
manded. “See what I’m driving at?-”
“Can’t say I do?
“The big idea is this. You say
every time Kokoa’s in a race, he
starts to lug out as soon as ho hits
the straightaway
in the stands.
Trick
“Well, here’s
these trick blinkers on
when ho reaches the spot
always swings wide, we'll pull the
string, and prostol
and sees
Ulin tiers
the plot.
the crowd
We
him
where he
pttt
and
Just why should the Wartime Prices and Trade Board announce the removal of .
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Why should they be treated any differently from any other commodity which is
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The Board says it has done so in order that the newspaper and magazine publish-'
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It is obviously impossible for the government to grant subsidies to the newspapers
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Town and village newspapers are the hardest hit by wax- restrictions, says the
Board announcement, and it is practically impossible for them to put economies into
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of profit and indulge in few extravagances*
Miss that’ll be swell,” he
“I’ve been hopin’ for a
in the stake, but Terry, my
said I didn’t have much
The older jocks always get
jerked the thong, there
o.ut onto
“Okay,
see what
ed.
Johnny
was a click and Kolcoa"leaped into
the air. The jockey tumbled off
his back onto the dirt*
Burgess promptly grabbed the
horse’s bridle to -prevent-him from
running away,
“Are you all right?” Anne asked,
arfxlously, helping Johnny to his
feet.
“Sure, Miss. Takes more than a
jolt like that to -hurt me. Let’s
try it again.”
They did try it, not once, but
half a dozen times before calling
off Kokoa’s lesson fof the morning.
Each time Johnny clicked the blink
er the horse reared, but the boy
knew what to expect and wasn’t
thrown again.
(To be Continued)
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