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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-06-01, Page 2THVRBDAY, JUNK 1st. 1939 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE “Ted!” said Marjorie impulsively, “I’m your sister! Don’t speak to me that way!” “My sister!” said Ted scornfully. “Well, I can’t help it if you are. that doesn’t give you a right to ,pry into our private affairs, does it?” An angry flush had stolen over the boy’s lean cheeks and his eyes were hard as steel. “Oh, please, don’t!” said Marjorie covering her face vWth her hands, “1 wasn’t prying. I was trying to help!” “Well, we don’t need your help!" said the boy with young scorn in his eyes. “But you see, Ted, I’m not a visit­ or. I’m one of the family, and Bet­ ty and I are working together.” “Betty! Does my sister Betty know you’re here? Where is she?” “She upstairs now with the doc­ tor.” “The doctor! Is ray mother worse? “I don’t know. I haven’t seen her yet, but as soon as I heard she was so sick I begged Betty to get the doc­ tor. You know pneumonia is a very treacherous disease.” “Yes, and who did you think would pay the doctor?” asked Ted in that hard cold young voice so full of anx­ iety and belligerence. “Oh, Ted' I’ll pay, of course!” “Yes, and what do you think Mrs. Wetherill will say to that?” “She won’t say anything, Ted. She's dead!” There was a bit of a sob in Marjorie’s voice in spite of her best efforts. The boy looked at her speculative­ ly and frowned. “If you are family why didn’t you ever turn up before when Mother was fretting for you.” “Because I didn’t know anything about her or any of you except that you had let me be adopted. The hardness in the boy’s face re­ laxed. Then they heard ‘the doctor com­ ing downstairs with Betty just be­ hind him, and by common consent they froze into silence. Marjorie with a hand at her throat to still the wild throbbing of her pulses. Then they heard the doctor’s voice: “No, I don’t expect the fever to go higher ’tonight. Oh, perhaps a little more. All she needs is rest and nourishment and good care. Be careful of the temperature of the room. Of course don’t let her get chilled. That is the greatest danger. No, I don’t think her lungs are in­ volved yet. Good care and rest and the right food will work wonders.” “Doctor, my sister ------has been away some time. iShe has just come back. Do you think it will hurt my Mother to know she came? She has been grieving to have her at home." “What kind is she? Will she worry your mother, or will she be a help?” “Oh, she’ll be a help. She’s rather wonderful! ” Ted stole a shamed glance at Marjorie, -with the flicker of a grin of apology in his young face. “Well, then, tell her about it by all means. Joy never kills. Perhaps you’d better wait till she wakes up.” When the door closed behind the doctor Marjorie had a sudden feeling of let down as if she wanted to sit down and cry with relief. Betty’s face was eager as she came ■out into' the kitchen. She looked straight at Marjorie. Perhaps she did not see Ted at first. “He thinks maybe she won’t have pneumonia after all,” she said with relief. between that, and dying and she seemed determined to die with us, if we did, so I let her have her way.” Marjorie felt a sudden lump com­ ing into her throat that betokened tears near at hand. Bhe felt so glad to have got here in time before her family starved to death! How awful to think they had been in such straits while she feasted on the fat of the fund! He studied her gravely for an in­ stant and said: “But we can’t live off you! It’s great of you to help us out a little till we get on our feet, but we can't keep on letting you feed us. Perhaps I can get a job and pay you back.” The brightness went out of Mar­ jorie’s face. “Listen, Ted, if I had lived here, and you had plenty, wouldn’t you have shared it with me?” “Of course!” said Ted .crossly, “but that’s different! I’m a fella!” “Well, that’s all right, ‘fella’ dear, but it isn’t different. I’m a part of this family, unless you throw me out, and what’s mine is yours. And now, come, I’d like to say a word about what you did to me when you first came in. You took that cup of tickets away and told me they wouldn’t interest me. They interest me very much. They’re pawn tickets, aren't they? Well, what are we go­ ing to do about them. Ted? Are those Mother’s things that she’s fond of? “They’re her things. They’re all the things she has. And she couldn’t get new things even if she did want them. She can’t get these either,” he added rejectedly. “I tell you it costs a lot of money.” “Yes, but how much, Ted?” per­ sisted Marjorie. “It isn’t your responsibility,” said Ted doggedly. “It’s mine. I pawned them.” . “Now look here, Ted, you just stop pushing me out of the family like that. Now you reach up to that top shelf and take down that teacup and we’ll add those tickets up and see what it comes to. Please!” Half shamedly Ted did her bid­ ding. They got out the tickets and Mar­ jorie added them all up, a pitifully small sum it seemed to the girl, to represent the household goods of a home, but to the ’boy it seemed a breath-taking fortune. “Is that all!” said Marjorie when he handed her the sum ‘‘Why, I can give you that right away.” “But I can’t bring them home till after five,” said Ted. “That will be after dark, too. The neighbors are so curious. Mother hates that! Hav­ ing them all find out just what we’ve got and -what we haven’t. You know we used to have a nice home ovei’ in a suburb on the othei’ side of the city. Nice big house built of stone. Plenty of rooms. We each had a room to ourselves, and there was a garage and a big garden and flowers and fruit trees. It was a swell place. And Dad had a position with a good salary. That was before the depres­ sion, you know.” “Oh, my dear!” said Marjorie quite honestly crying now. “My dear I’m so sorry you’ve been going thro' all that!” “Well, don’t bawl!” said Ted very crossly, brushing his hand over his own eyes. “I can’t stand bawling! I just told ya because I thought you would wanta know. We haven’t always been down and out this way. We had a swell home!” “Oh, Ted, you’ve got back. been so worried. You went off with­ out any breakfast, and you had no dinner last night!” “Aw', whaddaya think I am? ’ A softie?” said Ted. “I’ve been keeping the soup hot j for him,’ said Marjorie. “Here it is ! Ted.” She placed a bowl on the box | and brought the thermos bottle. “There’s coffee too, and a plate of sister smiling. “I thought sandwiches.” She set the things be- you’d think of something fore him. that I’ve forgotten.” “Gosh!” said Ted dumbfounded. “Gosh!” said Ted gazing“Where did you get all this layout?” I the roll of bills in his hand. “Don’t “You don’t know what’s happened! know’s I can trust myself out alone, since you left, Theodore Gay! A mir-jl might get held up carrying all this acle has come, that’s .what!” saidjwealth.” Betty. “We’ve got another sister, and she’s just like Santa Claus. She did it all!” “Gosh!” said Ted, wrinkling his nice mahogany brows, “but I don’t think we ought to take it.” i “Well,” said Betty. “I thought so; too, but I found out it was a choice! I’ve “Well, now’ let’s make this one as cheerful as we can before evening,” said Marjorie taking a deep “I’ll get the money!” She went into the parlor handbag that she had left bare little high mantel and brought back a roll of bills that made Ted’s eyes open wide. “I put in a little extra,” said his perhaps we need breath. to hei’ on the down at Robust Health for Young People What a common sight it is to see a young person whoso bloodless face and feeble frame ate evidence of poor circulation and weakness where bounding health and rosy cheeks should reign. Young people in such a condition need a preparation containing iron. Milburn’s Health and Nerve Hills meet this requirement as they con­ tain three concentrated forms of iron of fen easily assimilated nature to­ gether with other valuable ingredients indicated io build up your system and add to your physical attraction. Tlw T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. The boy grinned. “I can see where you’re going to spoil us for living again when you’re gone.” “Gone!” may in her to go?” “No, not not going gings. Not with the been used to! Say!’ evantly “you look and yet you don’t, apart already! You so frowsy at Betty, cute little quirk in the corners of your mouth. Maybe Betty would look like that too if she hadn’t had to work so hard, and have such a lot of trouble.” “You’re sweet!” said Marjorie and suddenly reached up with a quick motion and kissed her new brother on his learn hard young cheek. Then he turned sharply away to­ ward the window and she saw him said Marjorie with dis- voice. Do you want me on yer life! But you’re to stiak around these dig­ home you’ve he added irrel- a lot like Betts, I could tell you don’t look quite and you’ve got a brush his hand across his eyes and swallow hard. “You’re aw’right,” he said grud­ gingly. “Thanks awfully!” said Marjorie, trying to enter into his spirit. “But who is that comin in the door?” “That’s Bud,” said Ted, peering through the crack into the hall. ‘Hey, Kid! Hush up there! Dad and Muth’s asleep!” A boy about ten came panting in­ to the room, so out of breath he could scarcely articulate. “They—sent me—to tell ya—” he panted. “You gotta come right away an’ et the kids. Bonnie’s got a fever —an’ she—wouldn’t eat her cereal— an’ she is crying for Betty—an’ ‘Sun­ ny is yellin’ his head of!” “Okay, you come with me, Kid. We’ll get ’em,” said Ted, “but I don’t know what we’ll do with them here. (Gosh! Can you beat it?” He cast an apologetic eye at his new sis­ ter. “What is it?” she asked puzzled. “Who are they?” “The kids!” answered the brother in astonishment. “Didn’t you know about them?” “No!” said Marjorie. “Oh, I re­ member, Betty said something when I first came about taking the child­ ren somewhere, but I had forgotten about it. I didn’t realize there were more of us.” “Two besides Bud!” said Ted lift­ ing his chin maturely and sighing. “I don’t know how we’re going to make the grade with any more sick folks.” Marjorie gave a gasp of astonish­ ment and then her soft lips set very firmly. “We’ll manage!” she said. “I’ll go with you to get them. I can carry one of them.” They walked almost a block before Marjorie’ spoke again and a great shyness was possessing Ted. Then they arrived at the neighbor­ hood creche and Ted led the way in. About that time-back at Marjorie’s home in 'Chicago Evan Bower was standing at the front door impatient­ ly ringing the doorbell. Since he had left her, Evan Bower had been vaguely disturbed by Mar­ jorie’s attitude, and wished he had stayed in spite of her request that he go and let her think things over. He should have reasoned with her right then and there. He had never considered Marjorie Hetherill impulsive before, but now he recalled a certain look in her eyes as she had spoken of Her own people, that smacked of fanaticism. Also, she was young and utterly without experience in financial af­ fairs, and here she was suddenly left with a fairly large fortune, and men­ aced by a family of unknown quant­ ity and quality. These thoughts had been milling about in his brain all day as he drove from one appointment to an­ other and then back to his home city, coming straight out to Wether- ill’s instead of going to the office first. He walked around the house to the garage where he found the chauf­ feur out washing the car. “What is the reason I cannot get any answer to my ring?” he asked severely. He was the kind of young man who always required perfect service, and usually got it. The chauffeur looked up from his work deferentially, recognizing a friend of the family. “Why, sir, they're all away for the holidays. 'Miss Wetherill went last night and gave all the servants a holiday while she is gone. Very kind of her, sir. She’s always kind.” “Indeed!” said Evan Bower as if it were somehow the chauffeur’s fault. “You don’t know where she’s gone? Haven’t you her address ” “No, sir, I haven’t.” Evan Bower frowned. This was really serious. What a fool he had been not to make Marjorie sit down and listen to him the other night! Evan Bower got into his car and drove away in much dissatisfaction. Bo! She had gone. Headstrong lit­ tle girl! Impetuous! He hadn’t thought she was like that. If he mar­ ried her, and he had practically com­ mitted himself to that course, he would certainly have to train that out of her. Marjorie had slipped neatly thro' his fingers and gone her own way in spite of his protests. He would try the letter carrier and post office ; of course, though they were not sup- i posed to give such information. But the post office when consult­ ed said they were to hold all mail for further orders. She had left no Well, somehow he must get in touch with her. So he went his way, and made his plans for going after Marjorie when the right moment should come, and that would be the first minute he knew where to find her. He went out and bought a de­ lightful Christmas gift for her. He eveil went as fat as to look at the engagement rings. The more he thouht about it the more his thoughts became in­ trigued with the girl who was so sweet and unspoiled. How easily she could be molded to fit the environ­ ment in which she would live if she were his wife. Then, he. reflected, Marjorie had always been fond of his company, had been ready to' accept his invita­ tions always, although until recent­ ly he had taken her out very little There was no reason thinkable why she should not want to marry him. And it was quite the appropriate thing for him to marry her. More and more as he turned it over in his mind his common sense as well as his inclination approved the plan. And it was comfortable to think of the girl of his choice as being utter­ ly unspoiled by contact with the world. There had been no other man in her life, he was sure of that. He would not have to worry about any youthful indiscretions. Innocent and lovely, that was what she was, and very likely he had been the ideal man in her eyes. Not that he had always had one ideal of womanhood; but of course men were different, It was man’s part to choose, and naturally, he had considered other girls, but had never been quite satisfied. He began to think back to his first consciousness, of Marjorie, when she had come home from college after •graduation. He remembered her as she sat in church, across the aisle, a row in front of where he was sitting with his mother. He had been struck with her beauty then, and wondered that he had never seen it before. He had watched her during the service, as she gave attention to the sermon; her sweet seriousness at­ tracted him strongly. This difference they had had the last time he had talced with her, about hunting up her own people, had been the first unwise decision he had ever seen’ her make. In the meantime his mind was making itself u.i> very definitely that Marjorie was desirable. The more so as he discovered through an old friend of the Wetherill family that an usually large number of shares of a very valuable stock were a part of the Wetherill estate which Mar­ jorie had inherited. Marjorie had a lot of money and needed the right man to look after it. And he was convinced that he was the right man. W. J. BEER Main Street Phone 109 EXETER, ONT. CANADA AND MALTA Although Canada’s trade relation­ ship with Malta is not big, this little Mediterranean island has a specai interest to us because of its strategic importance as an outpost of empire. Fifty-eight miles from Sicily and about 180 miles from the African coast with a length of 17 and a breadth of nine miles, it is the head­ quarters of the British Mediterran­ ean Fleet. The colony of Malta in­ cludes seven islands, the chief of which are Gozo and Comino — the site of the steamer Sultan’s disaster in 1889. Sixteen centuries before Christ, Malta was colonized by the Phoenic­ ians, who made it a trading station. After that it was owned successively by the Greeks, Carthaginians and the Romans. During the regime of the latter, St. Paul was wrecked there. That was in 5 8 A. D. In the Dark Ages it was ravaged by the Vandals and Goths. Then in turn it came under the Byzantines, Moors, Aragonese, Spaniards, Knights of St. John, French and now British. Truly a remarkable history. When in pos­ session of the Moors its commerce was destroyed and it was used main­ ly as q, base for piratical expeditions. The Norman Count Roger of Sicily brought it under 'Christian rule again in 10 9 0, and it followed the fortunes of that kingdom for the next 440 years. In 1530 it was handed over to the Knights of St. John, who made of it a stronghold of Christianity. In 1565 it sustained the famous seige when the last great effort of the Turks was successfully withstood by Grand Master La Val- lette. The Knights expended large sums in fortifying the island and in carrying out many magnificent works until they were expelled by Napoleon in 1798. The Maltese rose against the French garrison soon af­ terwards, and with the assistance of some British and Neapolitan troops compelled the French to capitulate in 1800, when the islands were ceded to Great Britain, confirmed by the Treaty of Paris of 1814. In religion the Maltese are Roman Catholic. The lower orders are main­ ly Punic in race. The Maltese lan­ guage, which is generally spoken by all classes, is of Semitic origin and is held by some to be derived from the Carthaginian and Phoenician tongues. There is a Maltese order of nobility recognized by the Crown consisting of 29 families. There is a university and many elementary, sec­ ondary, military and private schools. English and Maltese are the only languages taught in the elementary schools. The climate, although not tropi­ cal is hot in summer. The islands are highly cultivated and the princi­ pal ccupatlon of the people is in connection with shipping. In the 'commercial world (Malta is especially noted for its honey and its lace. ■ Some of the very fine em­ broideries which come to Canada are made by the Maltese. Our exports to the island, somewhat irregular, sometimes amount to close to $20'0,- 000. They consist mainly of wheat flour, leather, condensed milk, ma­ chinery and automobiles. SERVICES AT PARKHILL FOR LATE GEORGE JAMES Funeral services were held from the residence to St. James’ Church, Parkhill, for George James, one of Parkhill’s oldest residents. Services were conducted by Rev. F. L. Lewin. He was born in West Williams in 1861. Mr. James is survived by his wife, and four daughters, Mrs. Frank Brown, Parkhill; Mrs. AI- mur Mathers, London; Mrs. Neil McKenny, St. Marys and Mrs. Clark Brundige, Detroit; one brother, John James, Kitchener, and a sis­ ter, Mrs. William Dobbie, of Forest. He is also survived by 11 grand­ children and three great-grandchil­ dren. Exeter QJtmen-Ahuncatt Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday morning SUBSCRIPTION—$2.0’0 per year In advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six woTdt. Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 50c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. peT line. In Memoriam, with one verse 50c. extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association 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, &o 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 Afternnnmi Dr.iH. H. 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Till life’s end from the moment they begin it Folks need a lot of loving all the time. Royal Engine for Record Run FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER P. O. or RING 138 USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Exeter, Ont. President ........... JOHN HACKNEY Kirkton, R. R. 1 Vice-President .... JOHN McGRATH Dublin, Ont. DIRECTORS W.. H.. COATES ................. Exeter ANGUS SINCLAIR ... Mitchell, R. 1 WM. HAMILTON ... Cromarty, R. 1 T. BALLANTYNE ... Woodham, R. 1 AGENTS JOHN ESSERY ................ Centralia ALVIN L. HARRIS ... Mitchell R. 1 THOS. SCOTT ................. Cromarty SECRETARY-TREASURER B. W. F. BEAVERS ...............‘Exeter GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exetei’ D. L. & W. Scranton Blue Coal The solid Fuel for Solid Comfort. The Blue Color is your guaran­ tee of Quality. Hamco Coke and Mill and Al­ berta Coal on hand Engine 2850 of the Canadian Pacific motive power fleet — semj-streamlined Hudson type, last-minute word in locomotive construction—will haul the Royal Train from Quebec to Vancouver and 25 Canadian Pacific engineers, each selected for his record and ability, Will in turn handle the throttle during the coast-to-coast run. From the time the royal train leaves Quebec City May 16 until it arrives in Vancouver May 29, the engine will provide the power for the trip of more than throe thousand miles, a fun not heretofore carried out by any one engine on the North American Continent, r Canadian Pacific engineers, fire­ men, conductors and trainmen to h total of 110 men will man the Royal Train on the Company^ lines, and an equal number select­ ed with equal care will handle the Pilot Train which has been pro­ vided for newspapermen, police and accompanying officials. The honor of being first engineer to pilot the locomotive of the train bearing Their . Majesties King George VI and Ghieen Elizabeth when they visit Canada, however, goes to Eugene Leclerc, (inset) quiet-spoken French-Canadian lo­ comotive engineer who has 48 years’ service with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Nearly 38 years ago when the late King George V and Queen Mary, then Duke and. Duchess of Cornwall and York; visited Canada, * Eugene Leblere was fireman Quebec City time he will same run. on their train from, to Montreal. This be engineer for the Comparison of the above pic­ tures of the new locomotive of the same series as 2850 and old No. 360, which powered the royal train on the 1901 tour, and which was one of the best in service at that time, shows the great strides made in engineering in the past four decades. ° Locomotive 2850 is one of the new semi-streamlined engines built last year for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. It weighs 363,900 pounds, more than four times as much as the original 90()000-po'und engine, and has a tractive effort of 57,000 pounds as compared to the 13,400 pounds of old 360. No. 2850 is being care­ fully checked for the trip and will be beautifully painted Mn royal colors for the'■tour over Canadian Pacific Hues. A. J. CLATWORTHY Phone 12 Granton DEAD LIVESTOCK Phone Exeter 235, Collect DAY OR NIGHT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK Onr drivers are equipped to shoot old or crippled animals DARLING and Co. of Canada, Ltd. CHATHAM, ONT.