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CHAPTER I
Scott Hayden felt his way along
ip the dimout, carefully stepping
off curbstones, hesitantly approach
ing other blurred figures. It was
eerje, he thought; out here In the
night with the high, curving arms
'umop SuiSueu sdumi mp; jo
their globes painted almost com
pletely around so that only small,
dull cones of light shone downward.
Scott stepped aside and with that
motion, the girl approaching from
the opposite direction moved in the
same way so that they came" up
hard against one another.
Scott spoke the usual; "Sorry,
didn't see you.”
The girl’s voice was breathless
as though she had been running.
"Please get out of the way!”
Scott took astep sideward, look
ing down at the girl as she went
past him. The only impression he
received was of long, shimmering,
blonde hair. He did not bother to
turn because her voice had irri
tated him. He started away again,
lifting a glance to the sky. He wab
in time to catch the last quarter of
a full moon as it slid behind a dark,
thick cloud. Even the heavens were
co-operating-, he thought.
For his vacation, he had decided
upon this small fishing town be
cause he needed a rest; but this was
not exactly a rest, it was more of
a strain.
• Scott came to an intersection and
he glanced carefully each way be
fore he crossed. The sidewalk
curved lazily to the left here and
made its way down a small hill. A
street angled off sharply to the
right. Scott turned his eyes to the
side street and he could glimpse a
long, faintly glittering stretch of
water and a cluster of boats tied
up close to a dock. They were si
lent, ghostly shapes in the night,
riding the small swell that washed
up against the granite edge near-
the end of the dock.
Two men loomed out of the
and Scott did not see them
they were almost upon him.
had emerged from the narrow
apparently coming from the
Their voices burst into his hearing
suddenly. They were arguing vio
lently.
"I tell you she came this way!”
the nearer was saying, and his
words had a savage intensity.
"But you do not know whether
she heard—!” The hot words
broke off abruptly as Scott stepped
aside at the last moment to avoid
colliding with them.
Scott murmured: "Sorry.”
He looked up, and by a strange
coincidence he saw the only two
faces that he had been able to
clearly make out all night,’
step
but
eyes,
men
oughly that Scott was
irritating resentment,
to glance back into
but they were gone. Scott shrugged,
swung back into his measured
stride.
He strolled a block farther and
then he was at the breaking point
of a line of small shops. Now the
sidewalk stretched out and van-
I
murk
until
They
street
dock.
in a
he was beyond the two men,
oddly he remembered their
In that quick moment the two
had Searched his face so thor-
aware of an
He turned
the dimness.
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ished along toward the beach. | alone is what I want, When I want
Houses stood black in the gloom, (to swim I can he ajope too; that
vague, shapeless hulks.
Scott stood in the murk and de
bated what he should do, A heavy I
restlessness was upon him. He are digging gun emplacements now,
looked down at his wrist to discover j though. Makin’ ready just in case,”
the time but he copld not see the ] Cortell broke off and looked
hands of liis watch. He reached Scott warily, as if he should
into hi3 pocket for a match and
then remembered; it wouldn’t do to
light a match-—not now. Scott
shrugged slightly, deciding then that
he would like to go somewhere
look at a light—just look at it
enjoy it.
He turned and Started back,
time more purposefully because he
<wtas more confident, 1 Coming up
the small hill that led to the center
of the town, Scott was kept busy
dodging the faint shapes that
emerged before him. He stopped
on a corner, To his right, music
and laughter echoed from behind a
screen door* that had a curtain
drawn over it. That was what he
wanted, Scott decided. He crossed
the street quickly, came up to the
door and pushed hard.
The lounge was wide and long
with a polished bar running the
entire length of the room. The walls
were bizarre with grotesque murals
of men and women. On the ceiling
huge electric fans whirred noisely
above the steady racket of the re
sort people 'talking, drinking and
laughing.
Down through a narrow doorway
Scott could see part of an orchestra
that was playing in the dining
room. The music was surprisingly
good and as he seated himself upon
a high stool before the bar, Scott
listened pleasurably to sweet high
brass flowing smoothly, surely.
The bartender moved down and
stood idy before him.
"Scotch and soda,” Scott ordered,
not looking up.
The man moved away and with
out looking plucked a bottle from
the shelf before a huge mirror. He
walked back and pushed the small
glass before Scott Hayden.
"Shall I mix it?”
"Please.” Scott looked up then
because the man’s voice was fa
miliar. "Why, hello,” Scott said.
The bartender was Tom Cornell, the
agent who had rented
house.
Tom
dering
paused
planation, "We work at all sorts of
things down here.”
He was a stocky man with a red,
round face, a double chin and a
wide, slightly comical grin.
Scott said: "I’ve noticed that ev
eryone here seems to have two or
three jobs.”
'"Yeah. You city people only come
around here for a counla n’ months,
so we got to make me nest of it.”
"Fair enough.”
Tom pushed a cloth along the bar.
"How do you like the house? It
ain’t too lonely for you, is if?” His
heavy lids were half shut, his wa
tery eyes focused upon Scott’s lean
face. "I was wonderin’ about that.
If it is I can get you another one.”
Scott answered quickly: “No, It
is just what I wanted—big enough
and comfortable enough. All those
conveniences—like any home in the
city—are certainly welcome. I tried
the telephone just to see whether
it worked or not and sure enough
it did.”
Tom Cortell shifted his heavy
shoulders and coughed to clear his
throat. He was a diffident man for
all his bulk. He said: "I had the
screen porch fixed before you came
and I checked on the refrigerator
and the gas stove, so you won't
have any trouble there. Nice fam
ily owns that place. They’re afraid
to come down here on account of
the dimout. I guess you can’t
them,, being as that house is
out oil the rocks like it is.”
Scott smiled wryly. "Well,
high enough from the sea, but from
the sound of those waves some
times, I would iiever think so.” He
thought of the heavy pounding of
the ocean, lashing up against the
rocks steadily, restlessly.
Scott continued, putting his voice
down a tone, "Is there anyone liv
ing near mo?”
Tom Cortell paused, seemingly
considering, but Scott somehow
knew that the man was feigning
hesitancy, that
tion ready.
Tom Cortell
was someone
down at the bottom of the hill and
back in the
don’t believe
now.”
Scott said
doesn’t make
long beach down over the rocks is
ideal?’
"Yeah. Good sand there. Soldiers
at
not
and
and
this
Scott his
was won-
up,” He
Cortell smiled. “I
when you’d look
and then by way of ex-
blame
so far
it is
lie had the informa*
Said finally; "There
in the small shack
bush a little, but I
there’s anyone there
slowly, "Woil, It
any ditfoi’enee. DeIng
Bray Chick Hatchery
Exeter; Phone 246
Agent:
Alyin Kerslake, Hensail
Usborne Council
have spoken.
Scott was elaborately bland,
that so? I haven’t seen them.”
looked aside
wood with a
Hayden, but
are callin’.”
"Is
"Yeah.” Tom Cortell
as someone tapped the
glass. "Excuse me, Mr,
I guess the customers
Scott played with the glass before
him in his wide long-fingered
hands, liking the feel of the moist
coolness on ]iis skin. He lifted it
and took a short drink. Just then
he turned his eyes in time to see
the two men he had encountered on
the street.
There were two empty stools at
Scott’s right and from the manner
in which the men were moving to
ward where he was, Scott knew
suddenly that they intended to oc
cupy those seats. For a reason he
could not explain he turned halw
away so that his broad back was
full to the approaching men.
Looking off to his left he was
surprised to see the girl he had en
countered on the street. He was al
most half around so that his view
of her was not complete, but he
recognized her hair. No two girls
could have hair like that, he thought
as he gazed at her. And then Scott
remembered the way she had spok
en and the hurried breathlessness of
her voice. And too, there were other
words recurring to him, words of
these two men at his side.
Scott Hayden twisted on
stool and faced around to
again, his elbows hard on
hogany and his head turned slightly
so that the men at ,his side would
not see his face. Tom Cortell was
talking at the far end and Scott
hoped that the man would
there. It would not do to have
the slightest attention.
The two men at his side
still arguing, but now more quietly.
The brunt of their words thicken
ed' and blurred against the back
ground of steady noise.
Scott placed his cigarettes beside
his drink, slid off the^ stool and
passed behind
threaded his
closely packed
was almost
up against
progress.
He had
now as he
was.
He murmured: “Will you excuse
me, please?”
At the sound of his voice,
girl lifted her eyes quickly;
the toss of her head swirled
hail* to one side. It was long hair,
Scott thought; too long — and it
was blonde
shimmering
and rolling
Were wide
ing, gray
Scott remembered the
curtness of hei* voice
thought that could not go with
what he saw now.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
the two men. He
way between the
tables and when he
of the maze he came
The Municipal Council of Usborne
Township met in regular session on
Friday, April 7th, at I p.m., owing
to the fact that Hensail Spring
Show occurred on Saturday. All
members were present, Minutes of
March llth*were adopted on motion
by Duncan and Tuckey.
Correspondence was received as
follows:
McLean Building Reports Ltd., re
proposed construction in the Muni
cipality.
Dept, of Highways, cheque cover
ing balance of 50% subsidy on pur
chase of equipment of former years.
Dept, of Highways, approval of
by-law No. 2, 1944
$7,500. as 1944 road expenditures.
County Clerk, advice that trees
ordered by Usborne residents and
$2,000. additional unordered trees
for ratepayers in this Township will
be delivered by County Truck at the
residence of the clerk.
The Clerk gave notice that the
report of engineer T. R. Patterson
on Branch B,, Elimville Drain ana
on Anderson Drain, had been filed
in his office, the former estimated
cost $654.80 and the latter $2,79 4.-
60, The Council set April 14th, at
9 p.m. as the date and time at which
these drainage reports would be
opened and considered in the Town
ship Hall; the Clerk to notify the
assessed parties accordingly.
The Reeve reported completion of
purchase of site for new building
to house machinery. The Clerk was
instructed to apply for the necessary
building permit and to call for ten
ders for the sale and removal of
shop and mill on the new Township
property at Elimville, said tenders
to be accepted until April 24th at
8 p.m. Approval of the 1944 gravel
ling contract to C. Smith of London
at 65c was received from the Dept,
of Highways.
Notice was received from District
Municipal Engineer of a proposed
meeting of Road Superintendent in
Stratford on April 14th; on motion
by Fisher and Tuckey, Road Superin
tendent Routly "'Was'’’ authorized to
attend.
The Clerk was instructed to wire
to the regional wood fuel officer at
once for 2 additional cars of white
birch.
Bills and accounts to the extent
of $653.00 were passed.
The Council adjourned to meet
in regular session on May 13 th at
1 p.m.
appropriating
out
a chair that blocked his
forgotten the girl, but
looked down, there she
as sunlight on honey,
down over shoulders
under neatly. Her eyes
and squarely question
green and tantalizing,
remembered the impatient
of hei* voice and he
ZION
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Jaques and
family, Mr. and Mrs. James Earl and
Marjorie attended the 25th wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Morley, of Exeter, on Wednesday
evening.
The Young People are busy prac
tising . their play entitled "Aunt.
Tillie Goes to Sea”. Watch for fur
ther announcements early in May.
The April meeting of the W.M.S.
was held in the school on Thursday,
April 6, when they entertained their
husbands and families. The presi
dent, Mrs. Wellington Brock, opened
the meeting with the use of a hymn
followed by responsive psalms. The
minutes and roll cull were read anti
adopted. The Easter worship was
held with Mrs. Wellington Brock,
Mrs. Melville I-Iern and Mrs. Angus
Earl taking part. Mrs, Tom Hern
then favored with a solo, A reading
by Mr. iLloyd Hern and a violin se
lection by Mr. Angus Earl. Mts.
Warren Brock gave a reading fal
lowed by an instrumental by Mrs,
Georga Brock, Meeting closed by
the use of another hymn and Mrs,
J. Johns led m prayer. Lantern
slides were then shown, Lunch was
served and an enjoyable time was
had by all,
VARNA AIWO HONORED
FOR DEVOTION TO DUTY
Squadron Leader Robert Morrison
Aidwinkle, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Aidwinkie, of Varna* was one
of a number of R.C.A.F. personnel
from Eastern Air Command, who
were awarded honors at an inves
titure held at Government House,
Halifax, by Lt.-Col. the Mon. H. E.
Kendall, lieutenant-governor of
Nova Scotia. Sqdrn. Ldr. Aid
winkle was awarded a Mentioned
in Dispatches “for displaying ex
emplary initiative and devotion to
duty in anti-submarine work in
the Northwest Atlantic area, and
has set a continuously high stan
dard as a captain and is definitely
an inspiration tp all members of
operational units.
Tread lightly, friends, Jet no rudp
sound
Disturb his solitude profound.
Here let him live in calm repose*
Unsought, except by men he owes.
"Johnson is so conceited,"
on his last birthday, he sent a tele
gram of congratulations to his
.mother!”
WOULD I DO?
Of course, I’m buying Victory Bonds—- double what I bought last
year. And that doesn’t make me any hero, either . , . I saw enough of
the last war to know what my boy will be going through some day
soon, and anything I can possibly do looks mighty small alongside that.
In fact, I don’t figure it’s a sacrifice at all. Sure, I’m doing without a
lot of things I used to think were necessary. But I’ve got more money
put away in Victory Bonds than I ever saved before. There will be
lots of time to buy the things Mother and I
are doing without, once we lick Hitler, and
Bill’s back home again — if he comes back!
Until then, I’m putting Victory first. What
else would I do?
A. W. Morgan, Clerk.
stay
even
the
and
her
the high
the bar
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KEEP ON BUYING
were
J, F. ROLFE
Classified Advertising
Results.—'Others have benefited by
it, why not you?
,000
PLAYS FOR RURAL SCHOOLS
To Stimulate interest in the Sixth
Victory Loan campaign, which
opens on Monday, April 24, the Na
tional War Finance Committee, in
conjunction with the’ Ontario De
partment of Education, is introduc
ing two plays for rural schools.
These plays will supplant the form
er school quiz contest. The play
for the junior .grades is titled "Blue
Boots,” while that for the inter
mediate grades bears the title “The
’tXT/il^cs *1X7aTorino * ’
•have been
ous rural
containing
plays, and
regularly.
Wolf's Waterloo.” Pamphlets
distributed to the numer-
schools of the province
the script for the two
rehearsals are being held
aciinowledgement
Q. W Layton, treasurer Exeter
Branch Red Cross's, acknowledges
the following receipts: correction,
Hurondala Federation of Agriculture
$16.60; Oredlton Unit $25,15; 1,0
O.F. Exeter $35,00. Donation:
Hurondalo Women’s Institute $24.54.IE;
The Minister of Finance of the Dominion of Canada
offers for sale
Dated and bearing interest from 1st May 1944, and. offered in two
maturities, the choice of which is optional with the purchaser, as follows:
3 years and 10 months
1%% BONDS DUE 1st MARCH 1948
Non-callable to maturity
■ Interest payable 1st March and September
Denominations,
$1,000, $8,000, $10,000, $25,000,
$100,000
ISSUE PRICE: 100%
16 years and 1 month
3% BONDS DUE 1st. JUNE 1960
Callable in Or after 1957
Interest payable 1st June and December
Denominations,
$50, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000,
$25,000, $100,000
ISSUE PRICE! 100%
The proceeds of this loan will bo used by the Government to finance expenditures for war purposes.
The lists will open on 24th April 1944, and will close on or about 13th May 1944,
APPLICATIONS FOR THESE BONDS MAY BE MADE THROUGH ANY VICTORY LOAN SALESMAN. ANY
BR ANCH IN CANADA OF ANY CHARTERED BANK OR ANY AUTHORIZED SAVINGS BANK, TRUST OR LOAN
COMPANY, FROM WHOM COPIES OF THE OFFICIAL PROSPECTUS AND APPLICATION FORM MAY
BE OBTAINED.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE APRIL1944
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