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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-05-25, Page 2THURSDAY, MAY #5th, 1&3Q THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE and started back to the at the house she found door unlatched, but her streak of soot, on and her eyes wide down and start the a distressed tone. ‘I “Only the drugstore, You can get a- 'bottle of milk. Yes, bring it back quick.” Marjorie ran down the uneven little sidewalk, breathless with the thought of her father sitting there in the bare ugly house, cold and hungry, dizzy with faintness, and mother, no telfng how sick upstairs! It was dreadful. Arrived breathless at the diminu­ tive drugstore she found to her joy that they had a soda fountain and served soup or coffee with sand­ wiches. There was hot coffee and there was hot tomato soup, that is, it wasn’t hot yet but the man said he could heat them both in a jiffy. And he had just two thermos bottles left, He hadn’t had such a large or­ der in weeks. While he was getting them ready Marjorie hurried across the street to the grocery and bought two bas­ kets big enough to carry her pur­ chases, and also a dozen oranges, a loaf of bread, a pound of butter and a pound of sliced >ham. Back at the drugstore she added a quart full' of milk to her other purchases house. Arrived the front ■father was no longer sitting on the stairs, and she heard sounds from the cellar. Betty came hiurrying up the cel­ lar stairs as she came out to the kitchen, a long ■one white cheek and worried. “He would go fire,” she said in couldn’t do anything -with him.” Her voice was almost like a sob. “He al­ ways thinks a woman has to be waited on, but he’s had another dizzy spell and he’s sitting on the other stairs now. Did you get anything?” “Yes,” said Marjorie eagerly. “I brought hot soup and coffee and here is some aromatic ammonia. Perhaps that will help too. And here, I have two hot-water hags nice and hot. Take one down and put it in his lap, Haven’t you got a flannel or bit of old something to wrap it in? He ought to get warm right away.” “Oh, you’re great!” said Betty and the tears were rollnig down her cheeks, tears of relief. She snatched a nicked cup from the shelf and poured out coffee and with a hot-water bag under her arm hurried down cellar again. Marjorie hunted around and found plates and more cups and a knife, and cut some slices of bread, butter­ ing them and putting ham between them. When Betty came back up­ stairs she had a plateful of nice sandwiches ready for her, and a cup of coffee. “Take a swallow of this,” said Marjorie holding the cup of coffee, “and take this sandwich in ; hand. You’ll be sick next if don’t look out.” Betty looked hungrily at the . “But I must do something Mother, first,” she said. “No. drink this first, quick, won’t take you but a minute, you can work better with something inside of you. Take this sandwich in your hand, and carry a cup of something up to Mother. Which shall it be? Coffee first, or. soup, or isn’t she able for those? I’ve got oranges here. I can fix her a glass of orange juice in no time.” “Oh, wonderful!” said Betty grate­ fully, her eyes filling with relieved tears again. “I—don’t know—what we would-—have done if you—had­ n’t come!” “There! Never mind that now. Just drink a little more and then go up to Mother. As soon as she knows about me I can help you care for her I know people, out and haven’t those bags, and the house ought to get thoroughly warm and stay so. And while I'm out I’m going to Or­ der some groceries. Is that store I went to the best, or is there a bet­ ter one somewhere else?” “That’s the best one near There, all right. Ted will be home by and by perhaps and bring the tilings up for you.” Betty with her sandwich in her hand went, down cellar, and hurried up again. “He’s eaten all the soup and is eating his sandwich now, I think your you food for It and how to take care of sick And now, shall I just slip have that coal sent up? You got enough to last long in he feels better. So Betty flew away up the stairs, and back again in a moment. “She is still asleep,” she whisper­ ed. “Has she had a doctor?” asked Marjorie. “No, she wouldn’t let us. She said we hadn’t the money to pay him. But Father is almost crazy about it. I think we ought to have him come just once, anyway, don’t you?” “I certainly do!” said Marjorie. “Where is he? I’ll get him before I do anything else.” Betty gave the name and address. “He's supposed to be a good doc­ tor. I guess his prices are rather high,” she said sorrowfully. “What differencf does that make?” said Marjorie. “We want the there is, I’ll send him as soon can, and you’d better make him scribe for Father too. I’ll tell about it, and you make him. where do I talk to the gas people to get that gas turned on? We want to be able to cook some real dinner to­ night!” “Oh!” said Betty, quick tears stinging her eyes. “You are going to be wonderful, aren’t you!” “No!” said Marjorie smiling. “I’m just going to the one of the -family, and try Does the ter, too? off. And light?” “Oh!” best as I pre- him And, to make up foi* lost time, water bill need looking af- We can’t have that shut what about the electric cried Betty softly, sinking down on the lower step of the stairs, “you’ll use all your money up!” “Well,” said Marjorie happily, “that’s what money is for, isn’t it? To be used up?” “You’re really you, aren’t you?” said Betty. “I can scarcely believe it.” ! “What did you think I was, a spirit? Here, write down those ad­ dresses quick. I want to get things started and get back to help.” She handed her sister a little note book and pencil from her handbag. “You’ll be sorry you ever came near us,” said Betty sadly, “having to spend all this money and do all these errands." “I’m already glad I came,” said Marjorie, “and if Mother and Father get well, and you don’t get sick, I’d say I’m having the time of my life. It makes me greatly happy to be able to help and I only wish I’d before that you had all this ing. And me with plenty!” Then although she was choking with tears, She gave a bright smile and hurried away on her er­ rands. She betook herself to the drug­ store where there was a telephone booth and did the doctor, the coal the gas, and the electric light by telephone, and her crisp young voice accustomed as it was to giving or­ ders that were always promptly obeyed, brought courteous service full pay- when “No! No, I’m all right,” insisted Betty, raising her head and brush­ ing away her tears. “I just can’t un­ derstand it all, everything getting so different all of a sudden. Food in the house, and heat, and a chance to sit down.” ‘‘But, my dear, you’ve scarcely eat­ en a thing. Come let me nice little lunch.” Marjorie made Betty sit eat. “Mother said the soup best thing she .had tasted in weeks,” she said as she ate hungrily. “Have you—told her about me— yet?” asked Marjorie anxiously. “No,” said Betty, “I didn’t have a chance yet. I didn’t want to excite her while she was eating. And be­ sides Father had come in and drop­ ped down on the other edge of the bed. He went right off to sleep. “You spoke of Ted. Is he our bro­ ther?” Marjorie asked. “Of course. Hadn’t you heard of him, etiher? He’s almost seventeen, and he’s a dear. I don’t know what we would have done while Father was sick, if it hadn't been for Ted He worked early and late, just like a man. He's out now hunting for some kind of a job. And he hasn’t had much to eat for a day and a half. He had a real desperate look in -his face when he went away this morn­ ing. I wish he would come back and get something to eat. But he won’t come until he finds something. “Oh” said Marjorie, “couldn’t 1 go out and find him?” Betty’s eyes filled with tears, but she smiled through them and shook her head. “I don’t know where to find Ted. He goes all over the city when he gets desperate. He’ll come pretty soon perhaps, because he said if he get you a down and was the (Xiie Wimrn-AiWcatf Established 1873 and 1887 At Exeter, Ontario Published! every Thursday xiorniuf: SUBSCRIPTION—0’0 per year ip advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions, 25p. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ticles, To Rent, Wap ted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six word*, Reading notices 10c, per line, Card of Thanks 50c, Legal ad« vertising 12 and 8c. per line. la Mexioriam, with one verse 50o, extra verses 25c. each, Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association will cure her just to know you are here. I know it will.” “Well, you’d better ask the doc­ tor if it won’t excite her too much. There! Isn’t that haps he’s come! two o’clock!” Betty hurried Marjorie lingering in the kit­ saw through the craclf in the that it was the doctor. Betty him upstairs at once, and Mar- stood or a minute by the kit­ window looking out. GREENWAY (Crowded out last week) •Mrs. Jas, Wellman and Marilyn, of Port Huron, visited on Sunday with her mother Mrs. A. McIntosh, Mrs. W- T. Ulens, Ula and Dor­ man moved to Greenway last week. Mr. Claude Fallis, of Mount For­ est, spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Brophey. Mrs. R. L. Sheppard, of London, visited with her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. English from Tuesday until Friday. Mrs. English returned with her for a few days. Mr, and Mrs, Parry Thompson, of Lieury, visited on Sunday with Mr, W. J. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Woodburn spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. Harris, Brinsley. Mr. and Mrs. Newton McGregor left on Monday for their home in Saskatoon after visiting relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Turnbull, of Grand Bend, and Mr. and Mrs. Elzar Mouuesau and Marilyn, of Kippen, visited on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. D. Brown. Miss Mary Bullock has been un­ der the doctor’s care and has taken treatments in London or an ulcerat­ ed finger. Miss Lillian Ulens and Mr. W. For­ sythe, of Windsor, spent the week­ end with -Mrs. W. T. Ulens. Mr, and Mrs. 1$. English enter­ tained a number of relatives last Wednesday evening in honor of Mr. English’s birthday. Mr. and Mrs, Elmer -Sheppard, of Lieury, visited « Monday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Carman Wood­ burn, Miss Natalie Hntchinon has tak­ en a position at the Parkhill cream­ ery. Mr. Harold Pollock visited Mon­ day with friends in London. couldn’t find something else this morning he’d come back and get that chair and take it to the pawn­ broker. He felt we ought to have some coal as soon as possible, but he hated to give up the last chair.” “iOh, my dear!” said iMarjorie, her eyes clouded with tears of sympathy. “Oh, if I had only known sooner!” “Oh, don’t you cry!” said Betty. “You’ve come, and I can’t tell you how wonderful it is just to have it warm here again and have some­ thing to eat, and not be frightened about Mother and Father. I’m sure I’ll love you afterwards for yourself, but just now I can't help being very thankful for the things you’ve done. Maybe I can make you understand sometime when I'm not so tired. But you see I’ve hated you and blamed you for getting better than we were so long! I see now it wasn’t fair to you. You couldn’t help what they did to you when you, were a baby of course. Only I never dream­ ed they wouldn’t tell you anything about us. Mother said Mrs. Wether- ill had said they would tell you you were adopted, and I supposed of course you knew, and didn’t care to have anything to do with us.” “I don’t thing Mrs. Wetherill knew much about you either,” said Marjorie thoughtfully. “Not till Mo­ ther came to see her. And she never told me about that at all. She just left a letter. “I see,” said Betty sadly. “I was all wrong of course. But I guess that was what made Mother suffer so, thinking she had to let you go. She has cried and cried over that. When­ ever she wasn’t well she would cry all night. >She said Mr. Wetherill came to her when she was weak and sick and didn’t realize fully what she was doing. Father was threaten­ ed with tuberculosis and Mr. Weth­ erill promised to put him on a farm and start him out. Besides he gave them quite a sum of money to have me treated. It seems I wasn’t very strong and "had to have specialists for a long time. They said I wouldn’t live if I didn’t have special treat­ ment.” Betty’s eyes grew stormy with bit­ terness. “I used to wish sometimes they had let me die. I thought Mother didn’t love me at all, she mourned for you so much.” “Oh, my dear!” said Marjorie coming close and putting her arms about her sister we are lot!” It was kitchen sisters held each other close. Betty tilted her head, “I’m glad you’ve come, anyway!” she said. “You’ve been wonderful already. And I’m glad for Mother that she needn’t fret for what she did any more. As soon as the doc­ tor’s been here I want to tell her. It the door bell? Per- But it isn’t quite to answer the bell. and chen door took jorie chen Then she remembered the pantry which she had been putting to rights setting the supplies up in an orderly manner on the shelves. She stepped on a box to reach the top shelf, and there she discovered a handleless cracked cup with little tickets in it. Where they milk tickets oi’ what? She wiped off the shelf, stepped down with the cup in her hand, and stood there examining the bits of paper, Each one had some­ thing written on it. “Six plain sterling spoons,” one said. “One Brussels carpet,” said an­ other. “Three upholstered chairs.” Marjorie stared at them in dismay as she realized what these bits of paper must ,be. They were pawn­ tickets! They represented the down­ fall of a home! A precious home where these her own flesh and blood had lived! She went on with the tickets. “One child's crib.” “Six dining room chairs.” iShe stood studying them, trying •to make a rough estimate of the en­ tire amount loaned or all those ar­ ticles, when suddenly she heard the kitchen door open and a boy's voice said: “What’s the idea, Betts, of having the cellar window open? Did you think it was milder out than in?” Marjorie turned startled, letting the pawn tickets fall back into the cup, and that she hands. She saw with a shock of red hah* and bi, ■grey eyes that had them. He stared at her wildered gaze like come' in out of the sun and . not rightly see in the dimmer “You are Ted aren’t you?” sif^ened visibly, realizing that he was in the presence of a stranger. “Yes?” he said coldly, lifting his head a trifle, with a gesture that in a man would have been called hau­ ghty. !He was alert, ready to resent the intrusion of a stranger into their private misery. Then he saw the cup in her hand, and putting down the bucket of coal he had picked from the dump he stepped over and took the cup pos­ sessively. “That wouldn’t interest you,” he said coldly, reprovingly. (To be Continued) Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY (F. W. Gladman) BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &c Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and HENSALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Ao LOANS, INVESTMENTS, INSURANCE Office; Carling Block, Mjain Stree*, EXETER, ONT. Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office; Carting Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoons facing him, not realizing still held the cup in her a tall boy, lean and wiry, o green lights in first with one who Dr.;H. H. COWEN, L.D.S.,D.DS. DENTAL SURGEON Office opposite the Post .Office, Main Street, Exeter Office 3 6w Telephones Res. 38) Closed Wednesday Afternoons Practically everything from salt to psychology has been suggested for removing those lingering fish smells and onion odors from finger and utensils. However, experience has proved that nothing works quite as well as a light rubbing with a little bu tter. a be­ ll ad .could light. ’ He ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Phone 57-13 Dashwood R- R. No. 1, DASHWOOD ‘My dear! I think going to love each other a very still in the little dreary for a minute while the two Then came them away cellar sharp known suffer- almost ready to put these places for Quickly Relieved Only the mother knows hoW hard it is to keep the children from taking cold. They will get overheated and cool off too quickly, get their Jeet wet, kick off the bed clothes at night, and do a dozen and one things the mother can’t prevent,Theta is nothing better to help children’s coughs and colds than Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup, It is so pleasant to the taste the youngsters take it without any fuss; The T, Milburn Co., Ltd., Ont. at once, especially since ment of the bill was promised the agent would call. Then the groceries arrived filled the shelves with stores. In the midst of it Betty down with round eyes of astonish­ ment at the magic that had been, wrought. The chill was partly gone from the house by this time, and Marjorie took off her fur coat and her smart little felt hat, and hung them in the almost empty hall closet. “Now!” she said, “I’m go to work! Where do I things? Are there special them, or do I park them wherever I like?” “Wherever you like!" said Betty throwing open the little pantry door and displaying a vista of empty shelves. “And there comes the coal!” said Marjorie. “You’ll have to tell where to put that!” Marjorie enjoyed putting the things. Betty came up from the and looked at her. “Well,” she said in her young voice that had a mingling of tears in its quality, “I suppose you must be pretty wonderful, and I’m crazy!” “Nothing wonderfud about it! I'm just an ordinary sister, Betty, that’s mighty hungry to be taken in and made one of you!” “Well, I should say you’d taken us in, if you .asked me! I thought we’d reached the limit and tonight would see us all on our way out of this life, but you've somehow brought us back again were we have to go on.” Suddenly Betty dropped down on a box by the kitchen door and putting her head down in her hands burst into tears, Betty was worn out. Marjorie was at her side at once, her arms about her, soothing her, putting the hair back from her tired forehead, putting a Warm kiss on the back of her neck. “Why, you’re cold yet, you poor dear!” she said. “’Come into the hall and sit over the registex' and get your feet warm.” IN FEATURES IN SALES The biggest selling 1939 model car in Canada—and more than that the world’s biggest selling car for seven out of the last eight years. IN PERFORMANCE It’s faster on the getaway... it’s stronger on the hills... and a much better all-round performer . . . than other cars in its field. Steering Column Gear-Shift with "Vacuum Assist". New Aero-Stream Styling, New Bodies by Fisher. Chevrolet’s Famous Valve-in-Head Six. Perfected Quadro­ Action Hydraulic Brakes. New "Observation Car" Visibility. Advanced Knee-Action Riding System with Shockproof Dual Cross Steering (on Master. De luxe Models). Tiptoe-Matic Clutch. 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