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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-11-14, Page 2THURSDAY, NQVEMB®!? IL 1010 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE “Checkerboard Love” by Joseph McCord ■CHAPTER XI .SYNOPSIS Audrey Swan, nicknamed “Cygie” is the daughter of a highly respect­ ed horse trainer whose farm adjoins Judge Castle’s estate. The Judge’s only son, Jeffrey, has been Aud­ rey’s friend since childhood. He is educated to go into his father’s law office in Parville, but marries Olive 'Cooper, who scoffs at the idea and refuses to live in their beautiful country home—Judge Castle’s wed­ ding present. While Jeff is away, his friend, Vic Quinn, in love with Audrey, substitutes for him. Judge Castle closes his door to Jeffrey and makes Vic his partner. Jeff, tired of loafing, approaches Olive’s father, Harvey Harrison, for a job, and agrees to start at the bottom, advancing only on merit. This does not please Olive, and she goes to talk to her father. In the mean­ time. Audrey has -been talking to Judge Castle, and is just taking leave of him. GO ON WITH THE STORY “I will. Thank you very much." And Audrey made her escape in some confusion.* # * When Olive Castle went down­ stairs to have her ‘‘understanding” little talk with her father, she found Mr. Harrison alone in his library seated in an easy chair reading a scientific magazine. He seemed un­ aware of her presence until she ut­ tered an abrupt, “Daddy!” “Yes?” He did not raise his eyes, but his daughter lost no time in coming to the point. “Will you please tell me what all this is about Jeffrey? He has been telling me some fantastic story about starting to work for you....... as a beginning salesman! It’s posi­ tively ridiculous! Starting out that way.......” “i don’t see why, my dear. He admitted to me that he knew noth­ ing about the business. On that basis, I scarcely could start him out as a department head.” Harrison inverted his magazine on his lap, reached for his pipe lying on the table, and lighted it. “I believe it was your idea that I find a job for him, wasn’t it?” “Of course it was! Anything to get him away from the notion of settling down in that village office of his father. But I took it for granted that his education would fit him for some sort of executive position with an office of his own. I won’t endure it, I say! I’m not sure Jeffrey will either, if he finds that he has to depend on his little pay envelope for his spending mon­ ey. He has expensive tastes and practically nothing with which to back them up. (Harvey Harrison sat up with a jerk. There was a cutting edge to his voice that Olive seldom heard. “Let me tell you something, yo'ung woman. I have made two generous marriage settlements on you. It is too late to do anything about it, except to warn you now that there’ll never be a third. I have a great admiration for Castle. Your empty- headed set seems to think that mar­ riage is some sort of a game with side trips to Reno thrown in. If you have something like that in the back of your mind again, under­ stand once and for all that you’re going to do the dirty work. You’ll hire the lawyers and pay the bills. No more of it for the old man. I’ve some regard for my station, too.” For several weeks after that there was an armed truce between the younger Castles. (For the most part the topic of Jeffrey’s new job was tacitly ignored. Several times he had spoken admiringly of the cor­ poration that had its agents in al­ most every civilized country on the globe. He was enjoying his work, too. Olive was waiting for a time to put the situation to a test. It came one Friday afternoon when there was a suggestion of spring in the air, a day when any lover of the outdoors would be Night Coughs Terribly wearing on the system is the cough that comes on. at night and prevents sleep. Sometimes it is the constant cough, cough that will not be quieted. Sometimes it is a choked-up, stuffed- up feeling that makes breathing difficult. Dr, Wood’s Norway Pino Syrup is the remedy you need to give you relief, for the reason that this prep- urnt-on contains the healing virtues of the Norway pine tree with which if; f'omblned wild cherry bark, and the soothingr healing and expectorant Properties of other excellent balsanw, barks and herbs. ths T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. longing for freedom. Dressed in a becoming sports costume, Mrs. Castle appeared in the lobby of the Harrison Products offices and smilingly inquired of the informa­ tion clerk where she could find the sales department. Olive had pictured the general sales manager as a wizened elderly gentleman with sharp features, who talked in terms of discounts. She was rather startled when she was ushered into the presence of a huge man with a smiling florid face, who hoisted himself from between the arms of his swivel chair with some effort. “How do you do, Mrs. Castle?” he boomed hospitably. “Is there something I can do for you?” “Just a little bit of a favor,” she explained coaxingly. “It’s so beau­ tiful out this afternoon that I have arranged for a foursome of golf at the country club. But I’ll simply have to borrow my husband. Do you mind?” “Oh, I see.” Mr. Michelson was slightly taken aback. “Why I should think we can let you have him.” “You are a nice man! Now if you’11 tell me -where I can find him, I won’t bother you another second. Thank you so much.” “I was just going out to the main room.” he explained. “If you will make yourself comfortable here I’ll ask Mr. Castle to come over.” Jeffrey appeared almost at once. He was in his shirt sleeves, his vest was unbuttoned and he had a pen­ cil behind one ear. “Hello!” he said in mild surprise, closing the door. “What’s up?” “Get your things, you’re going out -with me,” his wife directed briefly. “■Going out? What’s happened? Anything wrong?” “Nothing serious. You’re going out to the country club to fill in a foursome. Please hurry. We haven’t any too much time.” “But this is Friday, isn’t it?” Jeffrey looked puzzled. “What of it?” “Saturday is my half holiday. Not Friday.” “Don't always be tiresome. It’s all right with your boss.. You have his permission. This brought a steady stare from Jeffrey's ‘brown eyes. “Let’s get this straight,” he suggested quietly. “Are you telling me that you caine down here to tell Michelson you were taking me golfing?” “Yes. Why?” "Well, it was kind of you. But naturally I’m not going. What would he think of me.......not to mention the other guys here? No thanks.” “Consideration for me comes last all the time now, doesn’t it? You don't worry about what anybody thinks of me. Are you coming? It’s the last time.” “Is the car out front? I’ll take you down.” “Id much rather you didn’t.” She hurried out, leaving him stand­ ing where he was. Jeffrey followed more slowly, without glancing in the direction of the stenographer who was staring curiously. Out in the hall he met Michelson returning. “Hope you have a nice game, Castle. I wouldn’t mind go­ ing eighteen holes this - afternoon myself.” “Funny thing,” Jeff returned in a flat voice. “Mrs. Castle got her dates mixed. Thought this was Sat­ urday. Good joke, wasn't it?”* * * With the advent of spring, life seemed to get back more nearly into its old cycles for Audrey Swan. Jim Sweet had taken over the cul­ tivation of the farm in capable fash­ ion, the coming of the mild weather also brought a number of riding pupils, and the loose boxes in the large barn opened their doors to arriving equine boarders. Once more there were horses grazing in the big pasture and taking their turns at exercising on the track. In the house, Martha Swan went about her usual tasks. There was the spring house cleaning to super­ vise and her flower garden to be put in order with the aid of faith­ ful Julia. Victor Quinn was still a frequent and welcome visitor. Audrey turn­ ed to him naturally for advice in every matter that bothered her and he Was conscious that they were growing closer as the time passed. He would have felt highly en­ couraged had he known how lonely Audrey was on one occasion when business took him away for a mat­ ter of two weeks. She was rather startled at the discovery, herself, and it was surprisingly difficult not to reveal in an Impulsive fashion her pleasure at his return. “I believe you’re really glad to see me,” he had teased when they met. “What makes you think so?” she smiled. “Your nose told me.” i“You musn’t believe in signs.” So matters stood one June morn­ ing when Audrey was called to the telephone and heard: “Audrey? This is Mrs. Castle speaking. How are you?” “Why.......why, I’m quite well, thank you.” * “The Judge happened to find oat yesterday that tomorrow is Mr. Quinn’s birthday. |I thought it might be nice if we had him out for dinner in honor of the occasion, and I want very much to have you as our other guest. Now please don’t refuse, my dear.” Audrey was thinking swiftly and reaching a conclusion before Mrs. Castle had finished. It would not be fair to Vic to refuse. “I shall be very glad to come,” she answered. “Thank you, my dear. I will send Dean for you about seven-thirty. And, if you don’t mind, I shall not tell Victor. It will be a little sur­ prise. Thank you so much. Good­ bye.” When the chauffeur deposited her at the front door of the big house, it developed that Victor had not yet arrived, and Audrey experienced something of a shock when Mrs. Castle accompanied hex1 up to the dressing room near the head of the stairs. The, older woman had changed perceptibly. She seemed much smaller and there was almost a suggestion of frailty. But there was a more subtle change, a touch of wistfulness in her quiet voice. And it showed in her eyes when she re­ marked: “I am so glad you could come, Audrey. The Judge and I live here so quietly that it seems delightful to have young people in the house again. We have .both be­ come very fond of Victor.” Audrey understood then. It was Jeff. His mother had not seen him since he went back to the city to stay and she was denied any hope of his return. Victor was in the drawing room chatting with the Judge when Aud­ rey appeared in the doorway with Mrs. Castle. Blank amazement and pleasure were in his face as he hur­ ried forward, and .Audrey felt a trifle self-conscious as she tried to greet him lightly. “Many happy returns of the day, Mr. Quinn.” Victor recovered sufficiently to greet his hostess properly. “I didn’t know it was a party!” he exclaimed boyishly. “This is great! I haven’t had a birthday party since I was a little shaver.” “This is no party at all,” Mrs. Castle smiled. “It’s only a little family dinner. And I believe it is served.” That explanation lingered oddly in Audrey’s mind as Judge Castle seated her while Victor was per­ forming the same courtesy for his hostess. Only four places were set at the square table. Candles at each corner, giving a subdued light, touching the dull polish on the table top, the rich but simple service. A maid waited on the guests tonight. The butler was not in evidence. It was a family dinner. After a quiet period of conversa­ tion in the Judge’s library after­ wards, the two guests took their de­ parture with Victor driving Audrey home in his car. It was Victor who voiced the thought that was upper­ most in both their minds when they found themselves alone. “You know, Audrey, there was something rather pathetic about our little party, pleasant as it was.” “I know,” she agreed in a low* voice. “They were both trying to be gallant, but they’re lonely.” “Quite different from our last dinner there. It will be a year next week.” '“You thought of it, too?” “Father. It was a very important night for me. I met a Miss Swan there and I’ve never been able to get her out of my mind since.” (TO BE CONTINUED) SHOWER FOR BRIDE-ELECT The ladies of Blacklbush gather­ ed at the home of Mrs. Russel Webb in honor of Miss Hedy Schendel, bride-elect, whose marriage was an event of last week. She was taken completely by surprise a few even­ ings prior to her marriage. All the ladies were present and she was met at the door by little Mervyn Webb and Dorothy Tetreau, who were dressed as bride and bride­ groom. She was ushered to a chair, decorated in pink and white, above which hung pink and white streamers and pink balloons filled with confetti. The address was read by Miss Joyce Engleland, after which Hedy opened the presents. They had all been under an imita­ tion wedding cake. Hedy thanked her friends most kindly and then everybody played Chinese checkers. Later the ladies enjoyed a delicious lunch, then departed for home wish­ ing Hedy much joy and happiness, TOWER OF LONDON AND HISTORIC CHURCH BOMBED A Canadian Press despatch from London, Friday, says the Tower of London and Saint Clement Danes in The iStrand have both been hit by bombs in recent raids, it was officially announced. Much of the historic interior of St. 'Clement Danes, regarded as one of the most beautiful churches de­ signed by Sid , Christopher Wren, has been destroyed but the struc­ ture still looks proudly down on The Strand. A bomib fell near the church, de­ stroying most of the interior “almost a shambles”, as the rector, Rev, W. Pennington-Bickford, put it. Two of its most precious parts escaped damage, however. They were the stone altar dating back to pre-Reformation days and the pulpit, carved by 'Grinling Gibbons. The ancient tower, the scene of many events in English history, served in its day as a fortress, a royal residence and a prison. Its tall spire on the shore of the Thames is one of the historic land­ marks of London. Among the famed figures of his- I tory who were imprisoned in it were James I of Scotland and Sir Walter Raleigh. It was there that Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. There also Anne Boleyn was be­ headed. ISir Thomas Moral and many others walked to their death behind its grim walls. It was there that “the princes in the tower” were murdered. The crown jewels were removed from the tower to safer keeping at the outbreak of the war. Home Secretary Herbert Morri­ son said German bombing of “vital factories” has been a “poor return for the number of bombs and the number of plane hours the enemy has expended.” (Citing a large building materials firm, he said orders it had received for material to replace that which had been damaged amounted to one quarter of one per cent of material originally supplied. He was addressing a joint em- ployers-workers conference on the “alarm within the alert” system iby which work has not been halted during raids unless bombers were’ signalled to be near by. Engagement Announced Mr, and Mrs. Cecil Ellwood of Ailsa Craig, Ont., announce the en­ gagement of theii’ eldest daughter, Lois Edith, to Mr. Harold Richard Whittard, London, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Whittard, Brussels. The wedding will take place on No­ vember 23 at St. James’ church, Parkhill. Rev. Mr. ,Lewin will of­ ficiate. And then there was the Scotch­ man who lamented: “Hoot, mon,— it’s just my confounded hard luck again. Here’s some medicine adver­ tised at half price and I’m in perfect health.” DEAD AND DISABLED ANIMALS REMOVED PROMPTLY Phone Collect: Seaforth 15; Exeter 235; Lucan 12 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA LTD. TkeAz la rw ctifi&cS to&wco JUST LIKE OLD CHUM WHALEN Intended for last week Mr. and Mrs. Milne Pullen mot­ ored to Woodstock on Sunday and spent the day with relatives. Mr. Geo. Millson, who suffered from pneumonia is able to be around again. Miss Dorothy Hazelwood of Staffa spent the week-end under the par­ ental roof. >Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morley, Elva and Jean, also Mr. and Mrs. Wm. French were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brock of Kirkton. Mrs. Veale and family of Win- chelsea were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Melville Gunning. Miss Maida Morley, who spent the past two months at the home of Dr. Kipp. Granton, has returned to her home. A Hallowe’en masquerade was held at the school house on Thurs­ day evening with a good attendance. Prizes were given to Marion Mor­ ley, Mary Ogden, Billie Ogden, Ola Morley, Mrs. Pullen, June McDon­ nell and John Sajonian. Following the masquerade several games were played. Refreshments were served. GREENWAY Intended for last week Mr. and Mrs. T. Isaac and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Woodburn, Marlene and Margaret visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Love of London. ■Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hartle (nee Miss Jean Ran­ dall) who were married last Wed­ nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Elzar Mousseau and Marilyn of Kippen, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Turnbull of Grand Bend and Miss Maud Bolton of London visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wellman, Mari­ lyn and Robert of Port Huron spent the week-end with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Langford Ridley vis­ ited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eagleson of Shipka. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Brown of To­ ronto spent the week-end at the home of Mr. W. J. Brown, Mrs. Brown remaining for a time. Mrs. A. McIntosh returned home after spending some time with friends in Port Huron. Mrs. Russell Brown spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker of the Lake Road. Mr. and Mrs. Chidley Woodburn Mr. and Mrs. Carman Woodburn and Marion spent Sunday with friends at Bayfield and V.arna. HOWALD—BEA A happy matrimonial event was celebrated at London on November 2nd, at the home of the bride’s parents of that city, when Anne Marie Rea, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rea became the bride of Lawrence Christian Howald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howald of Zurich. The bride looked charming in a dress and hat of airforce blue The gift of the groom to the bride was a handsome gold locket. Miss Roda Rea and Mr. Gordon Howald stood up as witnesses. After a short honeymoon the happy couple will settle down in London. I FOUND INDIANS WELL . EQUIPPED FOR OWN NEEDS Men an<l Wonuui Skilled; Boab Building and Primitive Art Won Admiration By W. H. Johnston in London Free Press The people of the adventurous nations, who travelled far from home and met other peoples, gen­ erally spoke of the newly-discov­ ered races as savages. This has been the case from time imme­ morial tout thoughtful people today recognize that in many cases the so-called savages were of a finer type in some respects than their visitors. For instance compare Cortez and his companions with the early Mexicans or Pizarro and his compatriots with the clever and noble Peruvians of that day. Even in Canada we find Cartier, kidnapping a number of the friend­ ly Indians with whom he had lived for a short time and carrying them off to France. It is true the native races were not equipped like their new friends but for their own needs they were furnished with what might be called crude equipment in­ deed but knowing what the limited conditions were under which they lived, we may well say they ac­ complished wonders. Take, for instance, their means of travel by water. Their boats were useful and serviceable, well- fitted to travel in all kinds of weather, and for any distance. The iMisses Lizars in their charm­ ing story, “In the Days of the Can­ ada Company,” tell us of these small chips of boats in the follow­ ing words: “Tlhese pioneers preferred the canoe called a dugout. There were three kinds of these vessels made by the Chippewas on the.Flats (at Goderich), the birch bark, the dug­ out and the elm canoe. The sec­ ond was useful for all practical purposes by the settler, but the In­ dian and the newly-arrived "who “posed”, preferred the birch bark. One famous dugout was a pine tree 26 feet long and three feet nine inches in the beam. It could easily carry nine barrels of pork and four or five men to paddle. Pine, black walnut, basswood and a tree for which the Flats were famous, the buttonwood, were all esteemed good, the two last named especially, as they were the light­ est and not likely to split from ex­ posure to the sun. They were also the best in the rice and weeds as there was no swish against their sides as with the birch. “The Chippewas often made theirs from one roll of elm, sewn up at both, ends and gummed, the thwarts keeping it spread. But the iMinnesetung (the Maitland) was too rapid for ascent and when on the hunt or in the sugar sea­ son they went unencumbered, made these temporary elm-bark affairs and came back from headquarters laden with sugar and game, afraid of neither rapid nor the current. Of the work of the Indian wo­ men, the Misses Lizars wrote quite approvingly as follows: “The squaws were most industrious fan­ cy workers in beads, colored por­ cupine quills and bark. They trac­ ed their patterns upon the last with theii’ teeth after folding it many times with fancy angles; the cor­ ners, once bitten when opened formed a regular design. The dyes were the hemlock for red, the root of the white ash for yellow and in­ digo for blue or mixed with yellow , for green. Like the blind they worked; daylight and dark were one to them. >“On the north side of the Col- borne boundary, upon a high cliff, overhanging the lake, there was an ancient Chippewa burying ground. The waves had under­ mined the cliff and the ends of' several rude coffins stuck out of the crumbling sand and clay. Cof­ fins were modOrn, the originals of these having been sheets of cedar bark above and underneath the I bodies.” The Exeter Times-Advocate Established 1873 and 1387 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday worning SUBSCRIPTION-—?2.00 per year in advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subset quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six word*, Reading notices 10c, per line. Card of Thanks 50c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line. 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