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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-06-22, Page 2Thursday, -lune 22n.l, 1939______________________________________________THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATE “Well, isn’t that interesting. I’ll' have to take time off some day and < get acquainted with you both. But you know, I thought you were-—dif­ ferent-—somehow—when I didn’t know you weren’t!” They all laughed and then the minister looked at his watch and said “Well, I’ll have to be off. Hope you come again, Miss Gay.” “Oh, I will!” said Marjorie, a bit breathless from hearing herself call­ ed a new name. Then the brother and sister walk­ ed on in silence. Finally as they turned the corner and the minister went driving by in his car, bowing to them and smiling as he passed, Marjorie following him with her eyes until he turned another corner and was out of sight and then she said slowly, gravely: “He’s rather wonderful, isn’t he?” “You’re telling me?” said Ted in a reverential tone. The Brentwood house made a great impression on Marjorie. As they approached it Ted watched her with jealous eyes. She had his min­ ister, mow would she like the house he loved? There were the two tests he had set for this new sister, altho’ perhaps he. did not realize that he was testing her at all. “Why, isn’t it occupied?” she ask­ ed as they came in sight of the “For Sale” sign. “No,” said Ted with a heavy sigh. “I’ve been expecting every time I come this way to find that sign gone, but it stays.” “It’s lovely!” said Marjorie, taking in the tall elm trees that were placed just right to make a picture of the house. The long slope of snowy lawn, the shrubbery and hemlock trees heavy with their burden of snow making a delightful screen from the street, all added to the pic­ ture. Ted led her around to the back and opened a loose shutter to let her look into the long low living room with its great fireplace, flanked on either side by bookcases reaching to the ceiling, and her enthusiasm for the house mounted till it equaled the boy’s own. As they turned away from the gate at last Marjorie took note of the sign board and made a mental memoran­ dum of the name of the real estate agent. Could she possibly make some ar­ rangement with the people who had taken it over whereby they would transfer it back to her father’s name, clear, so that she could hand him the deed of it without any obligation for him to pay whatever? How she would love to give it to him for Christmas! 'Could a thing like that be done so quickly? There was still al­ most a week to Christmas! So she carried on an undercurrent of thought while Ted rambled on, giving, now and then a bit of inform­ ation about the house that fitted in with her thoughts. “Suppose. Ted,” she said finally, “that tomorrow some great man should send for you and tell you that he had been watching you and he liked the way you were doing, and he had a fine position for you at, say ten thousand or so a year, and he would give you some of it in advance if you wanted it. Would you think you were great if you decided to use that money for your home and par­ ents instead of buying yourself a Rolls-Royce?” Ted grinned. “Fat chance!” he said. “Of course,” smiled 'Marjorie, “but if you had it I think I know you well enough already to know that you would just delight to turn in every penny you could to the family treas­ ury and make them all comfortable before you thought a thing about any luxuries for yourself.” “Sure thing!” said Ted with shin­ ing eyes. “And if some unheard-of relative off in Europe or somewhere should died and leave you a million dollars. I wonder what is the first thing you would buy? I wish you would tell me that, Ted. I’d like to know what it is.” Ted looked up and without liesi- Backache-Kidneys Cry for Help Moat people fail to recognize the seriousness of a bad back. The stitches, twitches, stud twinges are bad enough and cause great suf­ fering, but back of the backache and the cause of it all is the dis­ ordered kidneys crying out a warn­ ing through file back, A fain in the back is the kidneys ’ cry for help. Go to their assistance. Get a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills, A remedy for backache and sick kidneys. ^Doan’s0 are put tip in, an oblong grey box with our trade mark a “Maple Leaf” on the wrapper, Kef use substitutes. Get1 ‘ Doan’a. > ' The T. Milbarn Co., IrtL, Toronto, Ont. turion replied: “I'd buy the house back and give it to Dud!” "Thanks!” said, Marjorie with starry eyes. “That’s the way I feel. Now. brother, do I belong ’ to the family or not?” “You belong!” said Ted solemnly. “All right!” said Marjorie. “I ap­ preciate that. And now, suppose we keep this to ourselves for awhile, shall we?” “Okay!” said the boy solemnly, as they went up the steps of the home, and only a quick smile passed be­ tween them to ratify the contract, but both knew that something fine and sweet had happened. “I’ve got to go into the city and do a little shopping,” said Marjorie the next morning. Marjorie went first to the real es­ tate firm whose name had been on the signboard yesterday at Brant­ wood. "I’ve come to ask about a house you have for sale in Brentwood,” she said, and the man looked her over keenly, noted her handsome attire, and said “Yes?” in an eager tone. He gave her a good sales talk. ‘That’s a bargain,” he said, “it’s just been thoroughly done over and modernized, and because the owner was caught in the depression we can sell it for a mere, trifle.” Marjorie let him talk for a few minutes and then she said: “Could I see the house?” So she was soon in his car speed­ ing toward Brentwood rapidly. After she had gone over the house without comment, allowing the man to continue his sales parley without interruption, she said as they were about to leave: “Well, now I may as well tell you. I am Mr. Gay’s daughter. I was away for several years during the time my father lived here and I had never seen the house. I know all the circumstances of my father’s hav­ ing to give up the house of course, and I know how they hated to lose it. I have been wondering if there is any way in which my father can recover the house. Can you tell me the lowest terms on which he could recover it. The man’s face fell. “Oh, in that case you had better see Mr. Horgan. He has charge of all those cases. But I am quite sure that mortgage was foreclosed. “I was not speaking of> putting a mortgage on the place, I was speak­ ing of paying cash. As I understand it my father had only lapsed in his payments a short time. If he were ready now to pay up all obligations, and whatever other expenses you had been obliged to met, isn’t there some way that the matter could be settled and the property be taken off your hands?” “Why my dear young lady,” said the man patronizingly, “what reas­ on do you have to suppose that your father could pay his obligations now i any better than six months ago when he finally surrendered the property? “When you finally took it from him, you mean,” said Marjorie cool­ ly. “I understand you gave him no chance to refinance the mortgage and that you were very hard oh him in­ deed. However, that has nothing to do with my question. I have some money myself and I would like to clear my father’s home and put the deed in his hands for a Xmas gift, if I find that your demands are with­ in reason. I shall call up my Chi­ cago lawyer, of course, and have the whole affair looked into before I pay the cash, but if I do this I shall want to do whatever I do quickly.” There was something about Mar­ jorie’s air of assurance, that impress­ ed the real estate man, who had been having a hard time himself just now. He looked at her a minute questioningly and then he said: “Well, we’ll go and see Mr. Horgan.” NT. Horgan was an elderly man with gray hair parted meticulously in the exact middle and thin lips that seemed never to give an advantage to anyone. He had small steel-colored eyes that looked coldly through her, and tried to put her through a ques- tionaire about her family. “Excuse me, Mr. Horgan,” she said, “I have no time to answer questions. I want to know if there is any way in which my father can now meet the obligations. Perhaps I had better get my Chicago lawyer to attend to this matter, since you do not seem to be willing to name any sum that would satisfy the de­ mands.” “Oh, not at all,” said Mr. Horgan rising in protest, “I was merely in­ terested to know just how sure a hing this would be.” “If I decide to do this thing,” said Marjorie, drawing herself to her full height and trying to act as grown up as possible-—though in reality she was very much scared—“I will see that you have a certified check for the full amount within the week,” Marjorie knew about certified cheeks. She knew their power, Mr. Horgan became sauve at once. “X would have to talk this matter over with my partner, of course, for usually you know we do not do busi­ ness in just this way.” went on Mr. Horgan. “It would be, however, at last—” and he named a sum so much smaller than Ma'rjorie had dreamed that she was almost afraid she show­ ed how surprised she was. “Very well,” said Marjorie taking a deep breath and hoping the man couldn’t see how excited she was, “I will get my lawyer on the tele­ phone and consult him about this. He will know what I should do about it, and I shall either return sometime this afternoon for your answer, or send a representative of my Chicago lawyer to talk with you.” Marjorie, still holding her head high, sailed out of the office coolly, with only an icy little smile for the impressed agent. He bower her out astentatiously, almost afraid to have her go lest he was losing a prospect that perhaps never would return. Marjorie, out on the pavement, summoning a taxi, found herself so excited that she could scarcely give a direction to the driver. She had gotten from Betty a list of some of the best department stor­ es in town, and she went straight to one and hunted up a telephone booth calling the Wetherill lawyer on long distance. “Well, I certainly am glad to hear your voice, young lady,” said Mr. Melbourne, “I was beginning to think you had eloped or been kidnapped or something. A certain gentleman in Chicago has beseiged me night and day to discover your address. Noth­ ing the matter, trust, that you take such an expensive way of communi­ cation?” “No, nothing the matter,” said Marjorie. “I’m quite all right, thank you. But I telephoned this morn­ ing instead of waiting to write be­ cause I want your help. I’ve found the house that used to belong to my own parents and I want to buy it. 1 want very much to get possession of if before Christmas if I can. I shall need several thousand dollars 'at once and I would like to have you put into some bank in this city where I could draw on it within a couple of days. Would that be pos­ sible?” “I suppose it would,” said the lawyer. “I could wire it to them today. But are you quite sure this house is a wise buy? It’s my busi­ ness, you know, to advise you in such matters.” “I know,” she said, “but I’m quite sure about this. And even if it were not a wise buy, I should want it. But Mr. Melbourne, of course I know I’m not very experienced in buying real estate, and I was wondering if there isn’t some lawyer in this city to whom you could recommend me, who would take charge of this transac­ tion for me? I think perhaps these people who have the house are a little tricky.” “Yes?” said Mr. Melbourne. “Well, you certainly should have someone whom you can trust to look after the affair. Let me think, Yes, there’s William Bryant. He’s in the Federal Trust Company Building. I’ll call him up right away and ask him to look after you. Could you go to his office at once? All right, I’ll phone him about you.” “Oh, thank you, Mr. Melbourne!” said Marjorie in a relieved tone. “And by the way, Marjorie,” said Mr. Melbourne, “I don’t suppose you have any idea of selling your Chicago property, have you? Because I had a very good offer for it last week.” “Oh!” said Marjorie a little breathless. “I hadn’t got that far yet. I — don’t — quite know what. I am going to do.” “Of course,” said the lawyer,* thinking he knew pretty well that she would like to be married before long, and would have to consult a certain young man before she made and decisions but he did not voice any such idea. “I just thought I’d mention it.” “Thank you, Mr. Melbourne. And —please, Mr. Melbourne, you won’t let anybody, not anybody, I mean, know about this matter of my buy­ ing this house, d don’t see that it’s anyone’s affair but my own.” “Certainly my child. You can trust me for that.” “And, Mr. Melbourne, there’s just one more thing. Would you have any connections in this city that would give you influence to get an opening for my father somewhere here? He’s very much discouraged. He had a very fine position and lost it. He is an expert accountant!” “Indeed? What was the name of the firm, do you know?” “Hamilton, Mclvor and Company” said Marjorie, glad that she had re­ membered to ask Ted that yesterday’. “You don’t say!" said Mr. Mel­ bourne, “They had a fine standing, I should say there ought to be some­ thing pretty good somewhere for a man whom they employed. I’ll see what wires I can pull,” Five minutes later Marjorie turn­ ed from her expensive telephone call well satisfied. Mr. Melbourne had been just as kind and helpful as she had known he would be. She took another taxi to the Fed­ eral Trust Company Building and found to her joy that Mr. Bryant was in and had just been talking with the Chicago lawyer, so her way was smoothed for her at once, Marjorie was delighted with the kind interest he took in the matter and promised to return to his office at three o’clock to learn the result of his interview with the real estate company. She went her way with a lighter heart now, summoning her wits to remember all the things £he wanted to buy. First of all she had it in mind to get a lovely warm negligee for her mother, and comfortable pretty slip­ pers to go with it. Then she hur­ ried up to the credit department, opened a charge account, giving her Chicago references, and also Mr. Bryant, then went and found a squir­ rel coat for Betty tlmt was almost an exact duplicate of her own. Passing the millinery department she found a little soft grey felt hat with a bright dash of pheasant’s fea­ ther cocked aslant in the crown. She was sure it would be becoming to Betty. After that it didn't take much time to select a warm house coat of brown for her father, a nice leather coat for Ted, and a thick warm sweater for Bud with a bright Ro­ man hand of colors in the roll of the turtle collar. Then she was off breathless with anxiety to meet the lawyer. She found a better report than she had hoped for. Mr. Bryant had look­ ed up the records of rhe transaction at the time Mr. Gay had surrender­ ed the property, and found more than one questionable trick that the perpetrators would not care to have brought to light by such a lawyer as William Bryant, so he had succeed­ ed in bringing them to accept a rea­ sonable sum for bank payment with interest, and the transfer of the pro­ perty was not going to cost quite as much as Marjorie had been told at first. She could hardly wait for her pur­ chases to come home. They would probably wait for two or three days before sending them until they had looked up her references, but they had promised positively that the things would all be there before Christmas. (To be Continued) "Th* pv<it fo»a la which tabacc* «•« Im New Books at the Exeter Library The following is a list of books received recently at the Exeter Pub­ lic Library: Fiction “The Patriot” “Start of the Road” “Kidnap Murder” P. Buck Erskine Van Dyne “Mystery Rider”Grey “Danger Signal”Bottome “Sue Barton”Boyes ton “Rainbow Cottage”Hill ‘Pulpit in the Grill Room Oppenheim “Song of Years”Ad rich “The Mandrake Root”.Ostenso “Robert Harding”Slatei’ “Disputed Passage”Douglas “Stormy Petrel”Carrol “High of Heart”Loring “Career”Strong “Witchwood”Buchan Non-Fjction “Disgrace Abounding,” Douglas Reid “The Guest Chamber” Stuart Parker “Grandma Called at Carnal” Damon “Mein Kampf”Hitler “Reaching for the Stars ’ Wain “^Canadian Mosiac”Gibbons “Malice Toward Some”Halsey “I Write As I Please”Duranty “10,000 Snacks” Ross & Brown Juvenile “Young Voyageur”Clay “Seeing New York”Lansing “Peacock Pie”De La Mare “Swallows and Amazons ’ Ransome “Susannah at Boarding School” Dennison “Escape tb Persia”Whitlock “The Jumbles”Lear Lucan Village Votes for Beer Citizens of Lucan voted Wednesday June 14th, to permit the opening of a beverage room, removing the vil­ lage from the ranks of the “dry centres” in which it has been slated for many years. The plebiscite carried by 229 to 127 votes, a majority of 102. The vote was 20 in excess of the three- fifths majority required to remove the village from the local option class. Two polling booths were opened, At No. 1, a .total of 125 votes to permit the opening of the beverage room, and 60 voted negative. At No. 2 subdivision, the vote was 114 affirmative and 67 negative. The campaign which preceded vot­ ing was a quiet one; Financial Statement of the New High School Building Financial Statement of Estimates and Actual Costs of the New School Building and the Equipment of the Home Economics and General Shop Rooms. Estimated Cost of Building ...... 8 26,000.00 Contract Prices for Building Proper,— ■General Contract ........................8 18,700,00 Plumbing Contract .................... 1,214.77 Heating Contract ...................... 2,745.00 Electrical Contract .............. 1,215.00 Architect’s Fees .... 1,479.00 $ 25,353.77 Actual Cost of Building Proper- General Contract .....................,,$ 18,5'87.94 Plumbing Contract .................. 1,228.17 Heating Contract .....................■ 2,760.10 Electrical Contract ............. 1,215.00 Architect’s Fees .......... 1,479.00 $ 25,270.21 $ 25,270.21 Additional Costs that could not be determined in advance,' Water for building purposes ...$ 7.50 Connect, water pipes to building 29.27 Drainage to town drains ........... 116.94 Connect. Stoves & Refrigerator 6.60 Rewiring to secure much re­ duced rates, because of Hy­ dro Commissions new regu­ lation ...»............... 176.35 Stoker to reduce coal con­ sumption ...... 585.00 § 921.06 ? 921.06 Additional Cost to protect tire Building; and improve grounds,. Doors and window screens ........8 17.90 Paint .......................................... 2.85 Toggle bolts ........................ .50 Fire Extinguishers ................... 6.00 Earth for terrace ....................... 21.00 48.25 8 48.25 Total Cost of Building ............. (To this labor will be added the cost of building to sidewalk) 8 26,240.12 cement walk, EQUIPMENT From information received from other schools a rough esti­ mate of the cost of equipping the Home Economics and Gen­ eral Shop Rooms was ........... Actual Equipment Costs are,— Home Economics Room Decorating ..................................8 100.00 Cabinets, tables, chairs, stools etc..................................... 1,026.82 Sinks and tubs .......................... 158.61 Buffet ............... 25.00 Stoves and refrigerator ............ 43 4.47 Sewing Machines ...................... 138.95 Teacher’s desk and chair ...... 33.00 Davenport, blinds, table and chair ....................................... 181.00 Table cloths, bedding, etc.......... 41.30 Silverware and dishes .............. 75.60 Kitchen, sewing room and house­ keeping utensils ...... 119.20 50 per cent, water tank ............ 12.50 Clock .......................................... 16.07. Books .......................................... 16.99 8 2,379.51 General Shop Room Cabinets, benches, stools, tables $ 460.00 Sink ............................................ 72.54 Teacher’s desk and chair ......... 33.00 50 per cent, water tank ........... 12.50 Clock .......................................... 16.07 Books .......................................... 13.08 Machines and tools ................... 1,382.79 Total Cost of Equipment 8 1,989.98 SUMMARY 8 4,200.00 8 2,379.51 8 1,989.98 8 4,369.49 Total Cost of Building ......................$ 26,240.12 Total Cost of Equipment ................... 4,369.49 Total Cost .........................................$ 30,609.61 Of this amount two items are inculded that are solely for the purpose of reducing future costs—-Rewiring' 8176.35 and stoker 85'815.00—,$761.35 so that the capital expenditure is less than esti­ mate by about $150.00 The Funds for Payment arc Provided as follows,— The Village By-law Debenture ................. $ 19,000.00 Education Dept., Toronto on Building ....$ 8,000.00 “ “ “ on equipment approximately 2,093.00 10,093.00 Rebate on plumbing re-arrangement ....... 150.00 Exetdr Board of Education the balance ’ approximately ................................... 1,367.00 The Village Debenture of $19,000.00 and interest will be paid over a term of years by the .County and the Villa.ge in proportion of about 55 per cent, by the 'County and 45 pel' cent, by the Village. HOLY NAME RALLY The annual Holy Name rally for district No. 10 of the Diocesan Holy Name Society, was held at Zurich with about 450 members of the So­ ciety marching in the procession. When the men had returned to St. Boniface Church they listened to an inspiring sermon by Rt, Rev. A. P. Mahoney, of St. Peter’s Seminary, of London, Later, they renewed the Holy Name pledge to refrain from all profanity in speech. Parishes taking part in the rally were; Mt. Carmel, Parkhill, French Settlement, Lucan and Zurich. BRAY HATCHEtlY, EXETER, Phono 246 or Ben Case, R. R. Nd. 3, Exeter Sty? Exeter QJitttetf-A&wcafr Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday aiorning SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year in advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each Tout insertions, quent insertion. ticleB, To Rent, , , Found 10c. per line of six word», Reading notices 10c, per line. Card of Thanks 50c, Legal ad- vertising 12 and 8c, pbt line. 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