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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-07-27, Page 2THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATETHURSDAY, JULY »7, 1939 “Mr. George Gay. ‘1465 Aster Street. City, Mr. Dear Mr. Gay: Having known of your connection with the former firm of Hamilton, Melvor and Company, and being in need of the right man to head our accounting department, we are writ­ ing to know whether you are at pres­ ent open fox* a position, and whether you would like to come to our office any time this week between the hours of two-thirty and four to talk over our suggestions? Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience. Very truly yours, Martin Heath & Co. “Oh! George!" His wife beamed at him, a look such as she must have given him on her wedding day, look so full of trust and that at last his ability had recognition. “Oh, Father!” said Betty a triumph received that her gave any­ more beautiful in the world of that house.” way,” said the never envious that it was the you come, of smiled Marjorie, thinking that it CUMULATIVE EFFECT True to tlxeix* tradition of catering to the Ontario farmer and promoting a better understanding of Agricul­ ture, W. T. Cruickshank, manager of Radio Station CKNX at Wingham has announced a system of scholar­ ships by means of which some farm­ er’s son in both Huron and Bruce Counties will be able to take a course in agriculture at the Ontario Agri­ cultural College at Guelph this fall. Mr. Cruickshank realizes that one of the present problems of agricul­ ture is a proper understanding of getting the most from the land with­ out destroying its best growing pro­ perties, thus a scientific knowledge of practical farming is necessary. Briefly the plan is this, Any young man residing in Bruce and Huron counties is eligible to register for the CKNX scholarships. He will registers with lxis Agricultural Re­ presentative at Clinton, Janies C, Shearejv B.S.A,, or with George R. Gear, B.S.A. at Walkerton. The scholarship is for the period of one year and selection will be made late in August or early September, .giving ample time to register at the college. In the case of registrations in Bruce County, the final selection will rest with Agricultural Representative G. R, Gear, Warden Wellington S. Fen­ ton and W. T. Cruickshank. In Hur­ on County the choice will remain with Agricultural Representative J. C, Shearer, Warden R. E. Turner, and W. T. Cruickshank. Full particulars may be obtained from the agricultural offices in either Bruce and Huron, strings attached they have been fox* the purpose cubure study. Exeter ©imw-Aitaucate 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 fouT insertions. 25c. each subse­quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six words. Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 50c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. peT line. Is Memoriam, with one verse 50c. extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association ther’s characters that she had never (body restless because the time getting shorter and shorter, they were going to miss her, daughter who had only known a few short days! Finally Marjorie and Gideon seated in the train as it moved oft', waving to the father and Ted. Then the train swept out of the station and they were alone. The minister got out his pocket Bible and again and again the two heads were bent over the text. Mar­ jorie took out hex* pencil and note­ book and kept a great many refer­ ences fox* her help when she got to Chicago alone. So the time flew fast. It seemed only a brief space before Gideon had to put on his overcoat, seize his hat and suitcase grasp hex* hand fox* a quick instant, and hurry to get off at Harrisburg. He waved to her from the plat­ form an instant, and then the train moved on and she was alone.. A great desolation came over her. Would she evex* see him again? It was strange the next morning to waken and find herself almost in Chicago, to dress hurriedly just in time to get out and to find her own chauffeur waiting at the station with her ca.r according to orders. The house was immaculate, the servants all there in their places, welcoming her, thanking her for their holiday, apparently ready to go on with life as she had left it. Aftei* breakfast she went from room to room and tried to take up the thread of life. For this one week at least she was committed to do nothing her home. Evan Brower, wrote a note to “Dear Evan: This xs just to today and shall whenever you feel like calling. Sincerely, Marjorie” The time passed very quickly and in the afternoon she went to see her lawyer and check up on business matters. Then just Evan Brower came. Evan told her of she had been gone, got out the little velvet box again. "Marjorie,” he said in a calm voice, "I want you to put my ring on now and wear it.” Then Marjorie looked calmly at Evan Brower and answered in a cleax* voice: "Evan, I do appreciate your kind­ ness and your thought for me, and I feel sorry that I had to be so un­ certain in the past when you talked to me about these things. But now that I am home again I have thought it all over and made my decision. Evan, I am not going to marry you, ^either now or at any other time. I am quite certain that I do not love you as a woman ought to love a man she marries.” Evan Brower looked at her stead­ ily, calmly, and slowly put the ring back in its box and the box away in his pocket. “Very well,” he said quietly, de­ terminedly, “If you haven’t come to your senses" yet I can wait, of course, till you do.” So presently he took his leave. Finally there came a letter* from Gideon and her heart leaped up to welcome it singing a little soiig even before she opened it. It wasn’t a long letter. It was mostly about his work and the questions she had asked, and some books he was send­ ing. But it did say how much they missed her. The next They were dark. She sounded. It surprised her. they knew more about life than she had dreamed. Suddenly the time began at a terrific sreed. It was before New Year’s and Marjorie was to leave the day after. ° The doctor stopped a minute or two to ask how his former patients were, and then he suddenly got up and sauntered out in the kitchen whither Betty had been hastily call­ ed by a smell of burning cookies. “Say, Betty.” he said, pausing be­ side the kitchen table, picking up a cookie that lay on the top of a plate­ ful and taking a bite out of it. “I hear they’re having a watchnight service over at Bhentwood ■chapel, Like to go? Betty looked up with delight. “Sure!” she said eagerly. “I'll go.” So the doctor sauntered back and told Marjorie and Ted, who had in­ tended going anyway. “We’ll walk,” said Marjorie. “It’s a lovely night, and you and Betty can go in your car.” ‘No need for that,” said Keith Sheridan, “I’ve got a rumble seat. So they went to the watchnight service. It was a very solemn service. Mar- to have it for a pre- to take with her as Perhaps after all > was How the them were With head, Mar- Gideon gave the invi- wished to start the jorie was glad cious memory she went. At the close tation, if any New Year with their Lord, would they come forward while all heads were bowed, just to take a stand in the new life? Marjorie had not noticed till then that Ted had disappeared from the seat beside her, till suddenly she heard his voice blending with Gid­ eon’s singing. And then she heard a little stir be­ side her, a low spoken word, intense, earnest and realized that it was Keith Sheridan speaking to Betty. “Let’s go!” Her heart sank! Oh, were they angry? Were they going home? Were they going to reject openly the Saviour's call? Was he the kind of young man who was going to lead Betty astray? She began to pray with agonized petition: “Oh God! Oh God!” Her mind could form no other words. Betty had risen now, slowly, hes­ itantly, with a deprecating glance behind her, and stepped out into the ailse beside Keith. Then quietly, side by side, Betty with downcast eyes, Keith with lifted head as if he had just won a battle, they went swiftly up the aisle and stood before the singers. Marjorie had lifted her head in arazement as she saw what they were doing, and now she the glorified faces of the they perceived who their invitation. Afterwards when together, Betty, shy ened. yet wore a shining look. “I don't know why I evex* did it,” she whispered to Marjorie, “but 1 meant it, and I’m glad I did! I would not have had the courage if Keith hadn't started first!” Gideon took Marjorie, Ted and Bud home in the car. Though it was late Gideon ling­ ered for just a minute with Marjorie. Then as he turned to go he remark­ ed: “Oh, by the way, I’m hoping you w'ill give me the honor of taking you to the train tomorrow evening,” “Oh, that will be delightful!” said Marjorie. “It won’t seem so much as definite about leaving But that did not include In the afternoon she him. tell you I got home be glad to see you after dinner the news since and at last he And then when his sister fell up­ on his neck and embraced him, cry­ ing for very joy, he remarked quite casually though in a jubilant tone: “Gideon Reavex* said he was com­ ing over on Monday to drive us buck home. He said you said you were bringing your car, and I haven’t any driver’s license yet. He said I was to wire him when we would be ready I-Ie’s crazy to come!” They were hard at work packing, and there was a large van drawn up before the door taking away furni­ true, some that was to be sent to the auction rooms for sale, and some that was to be given to the mission when Evan Brower arrived. Evan Brower glared at Ted, scarcely an inclination of his and then he said savagely to jorie. “Can I see you alone somewhere?" Marjore gave him an absent-mind­ ed smile. What was said behind that closed door Marjorie never told him, but it must have been decisive for the caller presently came out walking as if he were following to the grave aftei* a dead hope. The last truck was filled and then started on its way; the cook had wept a farewell and had been taken to her train en route for her sister’s in the far west; the house was lock­ ed and the key handed over to the lawyer’s representative for the new owner; and they were all comfort­ ably seated in the big luxurious car ready to start. “It’s a lovely home,” remarked Gideon. “Im so glad to have seen where you were brought up,” and he smiled at Marjorie. “Yes, it’s a lovely home. But you’re going to one just as pleasant, I think!” “Sure thing!” said Ted fervently. “Though this one’s all right,” he added as if he feared Marjorie’s feelings might be hurt. Then they wound down alon,g the lake shore, into the city and out on the highway for home. And such a drive as they had! But oh, that home-coming. How precious it was! To be folded in her mother’s arms and to know that she1 was at home! To watch the lovelight on her father’s face as he said: “Welcome home, my daughter!” To feel the children’s eager sticky kisses and hear their screams of welcome. To see real joy in Betty’s face, real welcome! Ah! That was better than all the other world had to offei* her. And then to drive hastily over to Brentwood and meet the trucks which had just arrived and with Betty direct where things should go. It was great! There was Betty in the parlor with Keith Sheridan to help, taking off the covers from the upholstered fur­ niture. And there was Gideon go­ ing quietly about doing things with­ out having to ask what to do next, just as if he were a son of the house and had always lived with this furni­ ture and these rooms, “You want this here, don’t you ’ he would say, and pro- it there. in the back hall, toward two came hastily upon Marjorie from the way Five years ago, Carl. Rohr, West­ port, Conn,, painter and paperhanger stoped advertising in newspapers be­ cause “he was getting too much business,” He did not get so much after that. In facit, he began com­ plaining that business was poor. The other day, a prominent West­ port lady was cleaning house. She picked up a paper five years old with a Rohr ad in it, and suddenly re­ called that she had painting and paperhanging to be done. She went for Rohr. He clinched the contract, which amounted to $150. Business for Rohr has been better for the last few years—he is advertising again. If you were asked to name the top­ notch dance bands of radio, stage and screen your list would certainly in­ clude Tommy Dorsey, Glen Gray, Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo and Artie Shaw. All five will be appear­ ing in the Dance Pavilion at the Canadian National Exhibition this year. and of There are no to the scholarships, inaugurated solely of improving agri­ providing scientific “Say, Joe, can you tell meJih: why there are fewer railroad acci­ dents than automobile accidents?” “Joe: “Well, perhaps not exactly but I think it’s because the engine­ er isn’t always hugging the fire­ man,” ROUND TRIF BARGAIN FARES From EXETER AUG. 3rd, To C. N. R. Stations in the Maritime Provinces, Province of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia AUG. 4-6, To OTTAWA $9.40. To MONTREAL $10.75. 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Hex* own heart was throbbing with gladness too. But she mustn’t let them see how relieved she was. how thankful to the two lawyers who had helped to bring this about! ‘And now, mother, there’s some­ thing I need your advice about,” said Marjorie. “Will you promise to tell me honestly what you think I ought to do about something in Chicago?” The mother gave her a quick start­ led look. Was this to be about the aristocratic insolent young man who came on Christmas Day? “It’s about my furniture, mother,” went on Marjorie, “the Wetherill furniture! The lawyer said he had a good offer for the house, so if I sell it, what about the furniture? It’s beautiful furniture, mother, fine old walnut and mahogany, some of it very rare, some of it antique. What shall I do, put it in storage out there or ovex* here? Or sell it somewhere, or give it away? I don’t imagine it would bring much at a sale,—except the antiques—and those are the ones I like the best. Mother, if I should live with you, would you hate to have me bring any of it into youx* house?” “Hate!” said- Betty who was lis­ tening. wild-eyed. "I should say not! Why Marjorie, Mother has done no­ thing else since she went to Chicago but tell us how wonderfully house was furished.” “Betty, dear!” reproached mother. “Well, you did, mother. You us the idea that there wasn’t thing than the furnishings “Well, I felt that mother, "but I was It just seemed to me most ideal way for a house to be furnished one could ever have.” "Yes. but. mother, that’s not say­ ing you would want another woman’s furniture in your home. We could sell these things and buy some more letting you pick out just what you want.” said Marjorie. "Why, my dear, I don’t think I have any feeling against those things In fact it would be lovely to live amongst them. If course.”' “Yes, if I come,” “Mother, dear. I’m will all rest in your hands whether ■ I come or stay there. Because, re­ member, you promised to write the truth to me too after you have thou­ ght it over, that my mind will change a particle.’ i f k"now~aTthe station.’” Then suddenly they heard Mr. I Gay’s step at the door and all else j was forgotten. : He came in with a shining face. i "Well.” he said, “I’m hired! Isn’t it great? It isn’t a job, it’s a position. I’m head of the accounting depart­ ment. I can’t understand how it came about. It must be a miracle.” But Betty stood there staring very ! thoughtfully at hex* father, and mar- • veling at the response in her mo- ■ ther’s face. Somehow there seemed i * 7ot*Tf "questions That haveTeen to be depths in hex* mother’s and fa-1 crowding my mind ever since I first * ll 6 U I’d y O U p 1* 6 a C h. ” Marjorie, watching his cax* -spin i away into the winter night, had ! somehow a happier feeling about go- jing, now that she was to have such ‘ good company part of the way, ■ Betty and the doctor came in a few minutes later, Betty wearing a ! shining look, so different from tho ; one she wore when she came in the night before. J They talked a long I got to bed, in soft (to one another. ’ ‘I'm happy!" said__, ;strange! I think I’m happier thax I have been since I was a girl. It seems as if everything is all changed, I think if you weren’t going away I'd feel as if I were in Heaven.” But the next day wasn’t half long enough, and sped away so fast they were aghast, Marjorie was here and there and everywhere, with her mo­ ther and the children, and every- As for me I can’t see • jf j was gOjng away to have someone And“Fine, that’s settled then! there’s just the least possibility that I might go as far as Harrisburg on your train, if I can get someone from the Bible Class to take my prayer meeting tomorrow night. I’ve just had word that a cousin of mine is being married tomorrow at noon, and she’s taken it into her head that I must perform the ceremony.” “Wonderful!” said Marjorie. “Then j I shall have opportunity to ask you Bilious Attacks Liver Complaint Biliousness is just another name for a clogged or sluggish liver. It is a very common complaint, but can be quickly remedied by stimulating the flow of bile. This softens the accumulated mass, the poisons arc carried out of the system, and the liver and bowels are relieved and toned up. Milburn’s Laxa-Liver Pills quicken and enliven the sluggish liver, open­ ing up every channel, by causing a free flow Of bile and thus cleansing the liver of the clogging impurities. They are small and easy to fake. Do hot gripe, weaken or sicken. Tho T. Milburn Co., Ltd,* Toronto, Ont. time after they whispers, close Betty. “It's so day Gideon sent flowers, crimson roses, deep and buried her face in their sweetness and closed her eyes as she carried them upstairs to her own private sanctum. She did not want them out of hei* sight. And then the week was up. Marjorie with a feeling that great things might happen today. Would hex* mother write ot once, or wasn’t the week long enough for them to decide? She had decided. She was only awiting for their word. Would the morning mail bring her answer? But it came sooner* that that. Thel­ ma brought it up to hex* before sne was dressed. A telegram. “We have kept our contract. The time is up. We want you with all our* hearts. We feel that this is your place if yoxx still want to come to us, But not unless you would rather* come. Letter follows.” It was signed with all their names. Marjorie wasn’t long in answering that. She caught up her telephone and dictated a telegram: "Was coming anyway, whether you wanted me or not. Could not stand it without you. Brent­ wood for me. Glory Hallelujah.” Marjorie!” Next morning Ted appeared on the scene. A very properly-clad Ted, looking handsome and capable. “Mother said I was to come and help pack,” he said simply. “She said you oughtn’t to be alone. Dad would have come only he couldn't leave his new job, of course;” lips, and did anyone else was in the the moment, there stood Keith hand in hand. a mere brother-in-law offei* congratulations?” saluted Keith joyously, “because we’re in a posi­ tion ourselves to understand.” He grinned and bowed low with his hand upon his heart. That is, one hand. The other Betty had. Then he looked up at the embar­ rassed two who had been taken un­ awares and grinned. • “It’s a little soon, I suppose, to spring all this on the assembling multitudes,” he offered. Marjorie with glowing cheeks and dancing eyes was laughing now. “We didn’t know anything about this ourselves till a minute ago!” she announced shyly. “I believe you!” said Betty sol­ emnly. “That’s the way it came to me, all suddenly." “Well, I’m not ashamed of it, al­ though I didn’t think I dared an­ nounce my intentions so soon. But I'm glad!” said Gideon solemnly. “Yes!” said Marjorie^ “Aren’t we? But the rest were scurrying to the front door to welcome the family. The mother walked into her house and stood and looked around with eyes full of wonder. “Oh, it’s too good to have all these tilings at once!” she said “My girl come home to Brentwood, and all my children here!" “Yes, mother, rli ty from the doorw in Keith’s Who win jorie and Gideon, dren than you had bargained for!” ■ar,” chirped Bet- ay, her hand again Red across at Mar- "even more chil- THE END It wouldn’t do to take a gun to go out for customers. Hunting customers requires a clever technique, but some business men are blind in their search fox* more business. FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPEC1ALTI 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.. 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