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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-10-12, Page 2THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1039 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE I- Byjlsabel Waitt tiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii "I’ll look. Lemme. I don’t get hy­ drophobia," Lily screamed. We had to laugh, and it relieved the tension. Victor Quade lay down .on the rock, but Lily grinned back at us. "Oh, go ahead and laugh. High, ain’t it? Of course I know hydro­ phobia is really what they call it when people play sick all the time. Like my niece, before she got in pic­ tures. What I meant "was cliffto- m.ania.” She flung her full bulk alongside Victor, till I held my breath lest she shove him into the deep. But in an­ other minute Victor rose, shaking his dark head disappointedly, "Nobody down there on that shelf, Not a thing, so far as I could see, but the gaping mouth of the rock, with the fissure at the far end and the ocean below. What a frightful place! Either way, a thin person might roll into the sea.” "Used to be called Lovers Nook,” Bessie sighed. She walked away rap­ idly toward the church steps, with Hugh following to console her, as per usual. "Won’t somebody help Miss Ken­ dall up?" I asked. But Lily yelled. “Don’t touch me! I—I can get up myself." It took her quite a time. The men turned away politely, while the hot roistering land breeze played with her ballooning skirts, But finally the behemoth came panting up to me "Somethin’s rotten in Denmark!" she hissed. "Keep away from Quade feller!" CHAPTER XVI that What make KEEP away from Victor? could she mean. I was dying to her be more explicit but she shook her rigid marcel at me forbiddingly. “Not now!” This time the hiss, whispered so that I don’t see how anybody could have failed to over­ hear it was a command. It’s only a few steps from the top of the cliff overhanging the vicious .Pirate’s Moutli to the site of the ^Quaker church. The inn guests were making towards Bessie and Hugh, seated on the steps. Victor Quade came back beside Lily Kendall, who immediately switched to the other side of me. "Great bootlegger’s cache — that big shelf of rock, Jhdy." "Yes. Uncle Wylie said the coast guard found some stuff hidden down there during prohibition. The boot- leggs, fearing a raid, had tried the Pirate’s Mouth, but somebody have tipped them off." What Did Lily See Victor wasn’t looking at me, ticed. He was watching Lily dall. Why? She was marching, eyes and bosom front, like a grenadier. "Well, even the police wouldn’t find anything today," he sighed, giving her a side glance, She only pressed her lips tighter together. "V/hat did you expect to find — Roddy Lane?” I asked. "Or old man Brown?” Mr. Quincy spoke up. He^svas looking at his watch. "Why it’s only five minutes of 9. Never saw a morning last so long or fly so fast either.” "Lm practically starved,” Bessie called. "Hugh wants a look at the golf club Mr. Quade says he saw in the basement. Then we're going back to the inn. I’ve got to have an aspirin." “Why don’t you go back now?” Victor said. “I’m sure—er—Miss Kendall will be glad to go with yo-u.’ “Sorry, Miss Kendall stays." This was the first time I’d heard Lily snap out of her kittenish role. “With the gang," she added, her lower lip protuding till she look positively menacing. "Wise lady,” Victor shrugged. "I’ll wait for my brother," Bessie said with finality. "Are we all to go down to that horrible cellar?" "Why, of course not. Better if no­ body went," Victor explained. ‘There is a club there. May be your bro­ ther’s, maybe not. Doesn’t prove a thing either way. What I thought was blood may be rust, perhaps, tho' must I no- Ken- linilillllllllUIIIIIF|!IIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|lllUllinillllllllllUllll|illlUllllHlllll|HlUlllllUh I don’t think so. The police will'be'body’s playing you dirt, Hugh Nor­ ripping if we mess around too much. This is certain—none of us wants to leave fresh prints on anything down there.” "I wish I could go!” Tliaddeus Quincy regretted planitively. "Take the same committee you had before and have another look, Quade. And you men do what he tells you. He’s up to this murder stuff and the rest of us aren’t." "Thanks for that double-edger, Victor Quinn accepts the compliment Victor Quade has his doubts." In the Old Church I gave Victor the key and the crowd piled into the little old musty jchurch. Goodness! How dark it was! iThe cobwebby windows, with their darkly stained glass, showed scarce­ ly any light at all. The vestibule was light enough where the sun stream­ ed through, but save for that bright patch of searchlight sun down the main aisle, the pews were almost in a tomb until your eyes got—did I say tomb? Tomb is right! Lil astonishingly took command. "Why should the men have all the fun? Come on, Judy Mason. We ain’t murderers. We don’t play golf. Let’s us take a look, Why give the real killer a chance to take his hanky and give the stick a swipe?” Good idea, several nodded. Victor didn’t like it. He -was afraid we’d disturb the position of things, but Lily was already waddling down the main aisle. The Rev. De Witt surprised us by announcing he vras going outside with his glasses to take a squint at the bridge. The milkman might be early. Picnickers might be arriving at the Head. Was it likely every­ body was sleeping late after the night-ibefore celebrations? And, look he’d seen boats in the harbor. Not close, of course. But couldn’t we signal? Build a fire—? He stopped remembering last night’s, I suppose, and the uselessness of such dure on the Fourth of July. "Go along out and shoot couple of rockets.” the artist facetiously. Shall we help him, Mr. Quade?” "Why not? You’ve no call to stay here It’s occurred to me that the auction—” That’s all I heard. Lily and I took the narrow crooked basement stairs. She had to turn sidewise, once, but she made it. I was glad Victor had given be back my flashlight. Even by daylight, that dank, rocky, floor­ ed hole is spooky. Lily stood quaking on the bottom stair while I tiptoed to the sea chest closed now, and as innocent-looking as when I’d knelt in front of it and tried to wheedle the lock with a bobby pin. Only now the lock hung open. I proce- off a added Golt Club Found I played the torch down the space between the chest and the wall. Sure enough, there was the golf club! I didn’t want to touch it. The blood was unmistakable. It gave me the jitters. “Come here, Miss Kendall. Look at this.” ■She came, quivering, and leaned down to pick it up. “Wait,” I handed her my hand­ kerchief. "Use this. Just see if there are initials on the end and put it right back." "Plain as day!" Lily gasped. “But I don’t helieve that nice Mr. Nor­ cross did any killin’-— not after what I saw in—” “Hurry, up, girls.” We both whirled at the sound ot Victor’s voice. Neither o<f us had heard him come down the stairs, but there he stood. I could hear the babble of voices above and the lash­ ing of the sea outside. "Coming," I said, but Lily stood glaring at him. "They’re going to re-enact the auction," Victor whispered added caution to me: "You keep mum about that letter. Let me. Coming, Miss Kendall?" aside on the stair to let then, seeing the futility, along up. "O.K.,” said Lily. "I’m cross.” Hugh grabbed my arm, while Bes­ sie clung to the other one of his. "Dear, I wish you’d go back tp the inn," he said. I felt a little squeeze on my arm, but whichever one of us he meant, Bessie did the answering. "Not with­ out you Hughie. You'll find stand by you, no matter how lie about you. No matter what plant on you. Tell ’em to find blue scarf, why don't you?” "That," "would be "Hush," out to sea, tell Quade got a bee in his bonnet it may have something to do with all these out­ rages." i’ii they they your said Lily obliquely, a damned good idea!” Hugh interrupted. “Blew probably. We’re going to about the auction. He’s Sailboat Sighted The Rev. De Witt came hurrying into the church again. "Saw a sail­ boat. Came quite close, too. I hol­ lered and waved, and they hollered and waved.” "And went away?" "And went away. But not back to town. Headed for the open sea.” "Oh, well, there’ll be other boats. And there’s still the milkman to count on. He’ll send the police.” "If you’ll all go sit down some­ where—anywhere," Victor suggest­ ed, "And you’re going to see the significance of this when we’re thro. See if you don’t. I wasn’t here, so why don’t I play auctioneer and ask the questions? Nobody has to answer anything he doesn’t choose." Bessie Norcross stood up. My eyes had become accustomed to the dim interior, which, after the basement, seemed fairly light. “Just one minute please," Bessie said. “Did you find your bag, Judy? I want my door key not the one you gave me last night, which sticks halfway. I’m planning on a nap after lunch and I want to lock myself in." I’d been sure the key I’d swiped from the artist’s door really could lock Bessie’s. Now, somewhat flus­ tered I said: “I’ll get your key, Miss Norcross. Don’t worry." But I was worrying considerably myself. I’d left the bag beside the chest, but now there wasn’t a sign of it. Would the person who it use it to discriminate me? CHAPTER XVn took iner—the happiest time of my life—* years ago. Before my trouble over the funds I was accused of taking, but did not. Later, after I’d been disgraced and put out of my ichurch, I was exonerated in the records in Nothing whatever Lily is He sighed heavily, one huge paw grasping a dusty pew post. "One would be pretty certain to speak the truth in the house of God. Nothing can be concealed from the Almighty, who sees all, hears all, knows all." "That’s the three monkeys," tit­ tered Lily Kendall, Lily didn’t mean to be irreverent. I’m sure, iShe was just impatient and nervous. When you know something to tell in the midst ef murder and have to lis­ ten to a lot of extraneous stuff you nearly burst. I know, because 1 was -bursting myself to find out who had sent me the money and make a monkey of me, t "I bid in for purely sentimental reasons—a memory connected with my young wife, now gone," his voice faltered and he sat down—"forver." There it was again—purely senti­ mental reasons! Would Victor grab that clue and go for 'them? He would not. -Instead he made them admit what wfe already knew’, that they’d all wanted that church and had bid for it at the auction. But they were cagey. If any of them had come to the Head purposely to be present at the auction — the way Roddy an­ nounced he had that fatal night-—• they were mighty quiet about it now. Hugh Norcross had tried to buy the church for Bessie, "My sister needs something to occupy her mind," he said. "We found that the Head was still a pleasant place to come to,” he went on hesitantly, one eye on his keeper. ‘Her nervous­ ness was so much better, for one thing. The auction was fun, and here was a ready-made chance to get the makings of a gifte shoppe very cheap.". Insinuations “ I remember you said dump would make a good Thaddeus Quincy chirped, burn up the wrong building by mis­ take, did you, Norcross? Judy and I say you scouting around last night, remember." ‘‘Stop it, Quincy!" Victor said sharply. Hugh had risen. "Sit down, Norcross. Perfectly understandable. You wanted to allay any fears that you 5vere abxious- to get—’’ "What the devil are you insinu­ ating?" "Nothing, you’d get it shoppe for others didn’t see you were anxious.” "That’s right, Hughie, Just what you told me, remember?” Bessie backed Victor. (To be Continued) Before You Insure Consult or ip and reinstated. All New York City, to do with this." Nervous the old .bonfire," “Didn't. Just that you thought cheaper — the gifte your sister — if the Confederation Life Association One of the World’s Great Life Insurance Institutions. Renowned for Strength, Service and Security Since 1871. F, J. DELBRIDGE, Representative, EXETER DEATH OF JOHN ZILER STEPHEN COUNCIL The Council of the Township 'Stephen met in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Monday, 'October 2nd, 1939, at 1 o’clock p.m. All mem­ bers were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted on motion of Edmund iShap- toxij seconded by Edward Lamport. The following correspondence -was read: Bulletin No. 13 from Department of Municipal Affairs giving summary of Municipal Legislation passed at 1939 Session of the Provincial Leg­ islature, Filed- From Unemployment Relief Branch regarding vacant land cultivation. Filed. From Secretary of The Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities I soliciting membership fee, Filed. . i From A. E. Ravelle, Treasurer of •Grand (Bend School Fair asking for |a grant of $20,00. Approved on motion of Edward Lamport, second­ ed by Edmund Bhapton, From The University of Western ■ Ontario with reference to school for The death of John Ziler took place Municipal Officers to be held on the Saturday, September 30 at his late 26tll and 27th of October. Decided residence, Parkhill. Deceased had't_ navbeen seriously ill for the past six;10 legislation tee. weeks having suffered a cerebral! From the Bell Telephone Company hemorhage. Mr. Ziler who was in' of Canada suggesting the Township his 61st year was born near Dash-; Council passing a By-law dealing with the construction of Telephone I feeder (EimtiJ-Atocair Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday «jorulni5 SUBSCRIPTION—?2.OiQ per year in advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six woTd*. Reading notices lQc, per line. Gard of Thanks 50c, Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. peT line, in Memoriam, with one verse 50c. extra verses 2 5c. each, Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Professional Cards wood 'being a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Ziler. He was united , T_. , _ . _.In marriage to the late .Sarah Me- Plant on Hiohways. Filed. Moved by Mr. Roy Ratz, seconded by Edward Lamport: That the fol­ lowing Pay-Sheets and Orders be passed: Cormick daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. P. J. McCormick, Bornish. Mr. Ziler was a miller by occupation having purchased the mill some 33 1 years ago. He was a trustworthy I nn.and conscientious man and was ever' ®a5<er’ loa^ ?■’ ready and glad to lend a hand in | William Rollins, road 3, $33.28; J. every hour of need. His wife prede- —1 “ - ----- ceased him 13 years. Two sons and two daughters, Joseph, Eleanor/ Leo and Therese, at home and three, brothers/ Joseph, James and Louis, of Dashwood and Mrs. Cath­ erine Dietrich, of Kitchener, survive. Two brothers and two sisters prede­ ceased him. The funeral was held from his late residence Monday at 10 a.m. to the Sacred Heart church, Parkhill. Requiem High Mass was sung by Rev. Fr. McCardle. The pallbearers were C. Southerland, J. MMcIntyre, D. Hagan, G. Graser, W. Chines. Interment took lace in Born­ ish cemetery. HowTo Relieve Misery of Your CHEST GLADMAN & STANBURY (F. W. G1 adman) BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Ac Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposjt Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and HE NS ALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, LOANS, INVESTMENTS. INSURANCE Office: Carling Block, Mkdn Stree», EXETER. ONT. A Help To Those Past Middle Age When men and women get past rdddle ago their energy and activity, in many instaaees/4>egin to decline, Und their general vitality as Ou the wane. lattld sicknesses and. ailments seem harder to shake off than formerly, -.and, here and there, -evidences of a breakdown begin to appear. Now is the time when those who wish to maintain their -health and vigor, and retain their energy un­ impaired should take a course of Milbum/s Health and-Nerve Bills, They brace up and invigorate the system, and help stall off the decrepi­ tude of advancing years, Ba T. MHbura O>„ Ui.t Toronto, Ont, Albion Potter leaned forward from a pew behind where we were sitting in the church and exclaimed in my ear: "That reminds me! I haven’t a key to my room, Miss Mason. If—if you could trouble your uncle to find me one, I'd appreciate it, under the circumstances." "I’ll see to it." Anyway, I could supply his. But where the dickens was my bag? I was bursting to get this auction thing over and tell Vic­ tor to help me search for it. I'll con­ fess I liked him a lot, and Lily’s sudden antipathy only made me cur­ ious. She’s seen something in the Pir ate’s Mouth, I felt sure. And Victor had pumped her to find out if she had. Why? Simple enough. Not be­ cause he’d put whatever it was there, but because he wanted to investigate himself and to keep the other folks -from doing it first. Hence, I surmis­ ed, the play for the auction. Then it ■would be time to return to bridge. Fr-enacting the Auction We all settled down on the of our pews. "I’ve got some work to do on my [sermon," the minister said. “Will this take long, Mr. Quade?" j "You needn’t stay at all," Victor | said. "I’ll ’begin with you, then, sir. [You did bid at the auction?” [ "Certainly. I bid. Didn't everybody bid?" The Rev. Jonas De Witt had a powerful physique to match his voice. Now he stood up, a portly, middle-aged enigma, and held up his hands. I hoped he wasn’t going to offer Up a prayer. When you’ve just ! served a mortal with five boiled eggs [it sort of rubs against the grain to [ hear him pray for strength. He was ■ far too worldly to meet my idea of the I edge Quidnunc census of hotels in the United 28,822 Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office; Carling Block EXETER, ONT. CSoaed Wednesday Afternoon* Willis, road 2, $4-45; Pay Sheet, rd, 5, $1'3.16; Pay Sheet, road 6, $3.60; Chris. Baumgarten, road 14, $13.55; M. C. Sweitzer, road 13, $4.00; Hy. Isaac, road 15, $7.20; Augustus Lat­ ta, road 16, $3.65; Hugh Hodgins, road 17, $4.40; Hugh Hodgins, S.B. 18, $1.40; John Gill, road 19, $21.35 Elgin Webb, road 20, $4.48; William Devine, road 12, $27.65; Geo. Eilber, Supt., salary $50.40; Pay Sheet, rd, 1'9, $3.20; Pay .Sheet, road 12, $8.00; Mrs. Julia Stebbins, gravel $3.83; Henry Eagleson, road ;i0, $7.|35; total $2’2'2.95. Orders—Restemayer & Miller, re­ lief re Tyler $10.00; Treasurer, Tp. Hay, relief re Jackson $2.86; Chas. Zwicker, relief re Masnica $8.00; Wellington Haist, wood re Keller $2.25; A. E. Ravelle, grant to the Grand Bend School Fair $>20.00; Lu­ cille Lochner, conveyance to sana­ torium $4.00; Treasurer, Co. Huron, hospital accounts, Davies $2'8; Goss- man $28, $56.00 Dominion of Can­ ada General Insurance Co., premium on tax collector’s bond $30.00; H. K. Eilber, part salary as Clerk and Treasurer $125.00; bank of Com­ merce cashing road cheques $2.30; University of Western Ontario, re­ gistration fee $3.00. Carried. The council adjourned to meet again in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Monday, November 6th, 1939, at 1 o’clock p.m. Herbert K. Eilber, Township Clerk. Dr. H. H. COWEN, L.D.S„D,DS. DENTAL SURGEON Office opposite the Post Office, Main Street, Exeter Office 36w Telephones Res. 3tj Closed Wednesday Afternoons ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER ) For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY • PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Phone 57-18 Dashwood R. R. No. 1, DASHWOOD FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER ! For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER P. O. or RING 138 Massage throat, chest, and back with plenty of Vicks VapoRub at bedtime. Then spread a thick layer on chest and cover with a wanned cloth. VapoRub’s double action brings double relief. It acts as a poultice to penetrate the surface skin; and its soothing medicinal vapors are breathed direct to the irritated air passages. Try it, to loosen phlegm—to clear air passages—check tendency to cough—and also to relieve the tightness and < soreness of 1> lURa chest muscles. V VapoRub A States made in 1935 showed hotels with a guest capacity, one per room, of 1,462,646. The time of participation by the United iStates in the World War was 1 year, 7 months and 5 days; of Gt. Britain, 4 years, 3 months and 7 days. ■Since the Balloon Akron exploded at Atlantic 'City, July 2, 1912, there have 'been a total of 16 dirigible dis­ asters with a loss of 384 lives.’ The greatest loss of»live was 73 when the U. S. -Navy Dirigible Akron crashed in an electrical storm of the New Jersey coast, April 4, 1933. In the World War, Germany mo­ bilized a total of eleven million sol­ diers. Of this number, 1,775,700 were killed in action. 4,216,058 were wounded casualties; 1,152,800 were prisoners and missing; making a to­ tal casuality list of . 7,152,558 - which is 64 and 9-10 per cent. Austro-Hungary mobilized 7,800.- 000. Of this number 1,200,000 were killed in battle; 3,620,000 wounded and 2,200,000 were prisoners or missing; a total of 7,0'20,000 or 90 per cent. Fire losses in the United States from 19,21 to 19'26 averaged more than Five Hundred Million Dollars a year, From 1933 to 1937, the av­ erage loss was just about half this amount. And, the figures, for 1956, issued -by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, was just $263,259,- 746.00. Wild life refuges in the U. <S. A. number more than 231. While’’most of the refuges were established pri-‘ mariiy for Bird life, all species of wild life are protected. Thefe are 11 preserves and ranges or big game,-— Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Antelope, etc. The most popular booklet issued by the U. S.-A, government is "In­ fant Care" - 9,529,220 copies were distributed from 1914 to 1937. It is distributed by the Children’s Bureau, at Washington, D. C. for the nominal price of ten cents a copy. The sky is never blue, -hut only appears to be blue as a result of dust it is this dust, from the earth itself, which diffuses light; and 60 utiles above the earth, there is no light except that which would be seen by looking at the sun. annual at Reeve Mawhinney occupied the R. J. Scott, president of the MCGILLIVRAY W. I. The McGillivray Institute met in the hall West McGillivray. The president, Mrs. Dixon in the chair. Psalm 23 was repeated by everyone. Miss North graves gave a paper on "Home Economics." Mrs, L. Allen sang a solo. Mrs. Wes. Watson gave a splendid paper on Education. Mrs. Wes. Lewis and Miss Myrtle Neil sang a duet. Several of the ladies gave a skit. Current events were given by Mrs. McMillan. The con­ test was won by Mrs. Emerson Glenn and Miss Mabie Tweddle. Lunch was served. LAKE HURON JJ. F. W. O. Lake Huron United Farm Women of Grand Bend held their community night on October -3 the home of Lloyd Taylor. Chester chair. United Farmers’ Co-Operative Co., Toronto, addressed the meeting” on agriculture in war time. He summar­ ized briefly the results of the farm conferences held at Sydney, Winni­ peg and Montreal. He dealt with the cause and effect of the surplus pro­ blem of farm products and pointed out the great need of federal mar­ keting legislation. Mr. Scott also said that the farmers -were willing t.o co-operate with the government in a wartime agricultural program, but look to the Federal government to make the necessary adjustments, that such a program may he carried out effectively. USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Exeter, Ont. President ............ 'JOHN Kirkton, R. R. Vice-President .... JOHN Dublin, Ont. HACKNEY 1 mcgrath 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 .... ExeterB..W. F. BEAVERS GLADMAN & 5TANBURY Solicitors, Exeter GOODYEAR SALES SHOW • INCREASE Cover Dividend But Below 1938 EDWARDSBURG shareholders en- stand I I right be- • I hind you. But you can’t tell me that , a man of God, Personally, I thought hiice Hugh Norcross—" i he belonged on the links rather than i Bessie cut in chillingly: "So it was [in the pulpit. He was supposed to I Hugh’s club!" She was leaning down [he a widower, whether grass or real jat the head of the stairs, the ways even Auntie couldn’t find out. |I’d seen her that night she told me ' "My friends now that we are ga- j about the missing turpentine. When-jthered together in this house of God, ’ever I think of Bessi© Norcross I see-he began ministerially . » , Sher brooding white face leaning over; "House of the devil would be more J stairs, listening, hike it!" mattered the invalid, wheel- j "And it doesn’t prove a thing," ling up closer. J Victor said, comfortingly. j De Witt paid no atention to him. J ‘Sure, it don't honey," Lily pant-/Let us help Mr, Quade all we can- , »1. -‘Provo’s he’s innocent, if you!I bid twice, I think," He threw back |ask me. The feller that done it. left jhis head -with a pulpit gesture, fold- jit uil Yoti’I’ bl*oth.Olk xvould iiiir liis liJiiirls? hfiiiind liiffi. stud StSLFt** throw-n his into the sea to off the blood, it nothin’ else," "Then Quade was right?" Quincy, who’d been wheeled the main aisle, worked his way er. "There was blood on it?" he ask­ ed. "Br-r-r! No doubt about it. Some-j change pastor here one happy sum- I He started to her pass he went Net Earnings Requirements With letter to closing quarterly dividend cheques, President A. G. Partridge stated: "At the end of this period the sales of your Company show an in­ crease over the previous year altho’ due to varying conditions the net earnings while exceeding all divid­ end requirements are down in com­ parison with the same period of last year. "Registrations of new motor ve­ hicles, .passengers cars and in Canada for 1939, show a tion between 15 per cent, and cent as compared with 1958, present war conditions are affecting our export markets and the Company in common with most industries, is facing new problems due to exchange restrictions and increased cost of many commodities wltich must be purchased outside of the Dominion," Our.Prices are the Lowest they have been for several years. If you are building it will pay you to call and get prices. Just think Matched Lumber at $35.00 per M. feet ould ■ Ills liquids boil in d Hi nt, U-ticl wash Mr. into n ear- ed to pace in front of the pews "And why did you want to own this tumble-down old-—’’ "Sot tumble-down, my friend. This church will stand another hun­ dred years. The Quakers built for service. Why? Because I was 6k- Adversity is a greater teacher than charity.♦ * *I “£t, “n&T betote| V trucks redtic- 20 per At the CROWN BRAND ;«r CORN 5YR UP ■Floju&i A. J. CLATWORTHY Phone 12 Granton We Deliver 'J I "Lanes used to have boats," Aunt Nella volunteered. Eleanor leaks/’ "Roddy—what’s speedboat of his thought that he’d never use it again made me quiver yeats, she said. us uo boats at the Head had been used all summer. "Our boat—the become of that I asked. The Hadn’t seen it tot My aunt assured Phone Exeter 235, Collect DAY OR NIGHT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK/ Our drivers are equipped to shoot old! or crippled animals DARLING and Cd. of Canada, Ltd. CHATHAM, ONT.