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THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1944
Presentation to
Eden School Teacher
Letters from Hensail
lt)hom Uou please
by Ahlene Fitch
chapter- I
anything, Hope?”
The girl beside
the word languorously,
you aren’t even watching
Larry Culbert’s eyes
“Caught
“Nope-”
murmured
“Say, you aren’t even watchin
your line Larry Culbert’s
looked reproachfully down on the
tangled curly hair half hidden in
the grass beside liim.
“I am so!” Hope Castler moved
ovei’ so slightly. “I can see it from
here. Out of the right corner of
my left eye.”
Larry turned his back on her
“You’re lazy,” he said. “You’d ratib
ei* just lie there and pipe-dream
than catch any fish,”
“I’m not pipe-dreaming.”
“Then what are you doing?”
“Thinking,”
“What about?”
“Oh-Katherine
“Well, think
about Katherine,
of it."
“Silly!
didn’t like
“I don’t
her that he’s my brother.
“I do remember, And I like him
a lot
“You should. Tim’s a swell fel
low. He's-he’s too good for Kathy.”
“Don’t say that, Larry.” Now she
was sitting upright, her long, slim
legs stuck straight out in front of
lier. “You only feel that way be
cause you’re younger than she is.
And because she’s going to
your only brother.”
“Maybe she won’t marry
“But they’re engaged,
she’s quit her nurse’s training.”
“I know. But maybe she won’t
marry him, anyway, Hope. I hope
she doesn’t.”
“Why wouldn’t she marry him?”
. “She thinks she’s too good to be
a farmer’s wife. Just because
old man’s a lawyer, I guess.
Tim will always be a farmer,
couldn’t do anything else.”
“But she wouldn’t have told
she’d be his wife if-”
“Oh, maybe not, then. All I know
Is that she doesn’t act very thrilled
about it. Not the way I’d want her
to act.”
“How’d you want her to
“Oh I don’t know. Only
marry you you’d better be
ent from that.”
“When you marry me?”
“Sure.” Momentarily .Larry pull
ed his eyes away from the fishing
line he had (been watching so intent
ly.” I thought I'd marry you some
-day.”
“Silly I
“Oh,
Who’d want a long,
19?”
“You’re 20.”
“I mean you, and
“Well, I’m never
him
and Tim.”
what you please
but leave Tim out
You act as though I
him.”
either. And just remem-
marry
him.”
And
her
And
He
him
scared kid of
other relatives
When mother
detested her;
me.”
Seems like
for
she
1‘ve
in that big, old house
Winnie was her niece,
to run in often, to see
I loved Winnie.
act?”
when I
differ-
not for years an’ years,
skinny kid of
you know it.”
going to get
married, and that’s that. Girls who
dress up in grand clothes and run
after fellows make me tired.”
“Right.” Abandoning his vigil,
he let his pole slide idly from his
hands.
Then he stretched out on the
cool green grass. “But you’ll have
to get married some day. Then
you’ll be glad I’m around. A girl
with freckles and a snub nose prob
ably won’t have many chances.”
“I’m going to die single. Lots
married
“Dr.
happy.”
“Jack
you bet
“How
them,
«»i-
people aren’t happy.”
Castler and his wife
of
are
Andand Winnie are swell,
they’re happy.”
long have you lived
Hope?”
“Ever since they were married.
That’S' six years now. Don’t you
with
seen you in a coon’s age,”
*“Hello, Hope.” Katherine's smile
of welcome was warm and sincere,
“Sit down, can’t you?”
“Oh, it’s nearly supper time.”
But Hope took the chair which the
small dark-haired girl offered her.
“I just thought I’d drop by and
tell you that I’m glad you’re going
to marry Tim?’
“Then I have your
Kathy smiled.
“Oli, you bet J Maybe
Larry when he grows up
can be related to you, Kathy,”
“I am grown up, freckle-nose!
And you’re not going to marry me
for a darn good reason. I wouldn’t
have you.”
“You proposed to
Hope firmly.
“That was because
your fishing line
around,
to catch something, and I
to keep it in the family.”
“On what small things
true love.” Laughingly Tim
over beside Katherine and
consent?”
I’ll marry
just so I
me,” remined
the bobber on
was moving
I thought you were going
wanted
hangs
moved
pulled
remember?”
“How could I? We bought pur
farin here just four years, ago.”
“That’s right. Well, ;ny own par
ents were-killed?’
“Gosh, Hope. I didn’t -know. I'm
sorry I asked,”
“That’s all right. I thought I'd
told you. There was an auto wreck.
Father was killed instantly, Mother
lived a few weeks. Dr, Castler
looked after her. He was a - a saint.
I was just a lonely
13 then,”
“Did you have any
around here?”
“None anywhere.
died, an old lady by the name of
Jane Morton offered to take me in
to -work for my keep. I worked
it, too. Hard. I
was very mean to
“Jane Morton?
heard of her."
“She lived
next to ours.
and she used
Miss Morton.
“Then oil was discovered on some
land of Miss Morton’s. It made her I her clown on the porch swing be
nch, and she decided to move to
Lethridge. She didn’t want to take
me with her, and I didn’t want to
go.”
“So Dr.
“Yes. ,
married, and then they adopted me.
They're
me now. Even though Winnie’s just
30 and Jack 33,”
“They’re good
Larry cheerfully.
ing inventory of
pects. “Did you
rning suit with you?”
“Yep. It’s over tied on to my
bike.”
“Well, go get it on. I’m boiling.
We’ll take a dip and let the
•catch fish -by themselves.”
“Okay, You wait here.”
Hope vanished through
bushes. When she was out of
■Larry ipulled on his swimming
trunks and then threw himself
down on the grass to wait for her.
In less than five minutes she was
iback, her neat green suit covering
her lithe young form.
“Last one in’s a donkey I” she
shouted, and then raced for the
bank. With a whoop he was after
'her, and almost simultaneously
their bodies sped through the air
and down into the cool water below.
“Eat at my house?” invited Hope,
when the swim was over. “Winnie
won’t care.”
“Can’t. Sorry.”
“Why not?”
“Tim’s in
.He’s over at
to meet him
“Guess I’ll
bike with you.
Kathy since
engaged.”
“She looks just the same as ever.
Just as much .powder and paint.”
“That’s nothing against her
Larry, She’s pretty.”
“You -don’t paint and powder.”
“I can’t be bothered. I’m too
busy.”
“Yeh, playing football and base
ball.”
“Well. I guess I don’t have to be
a lady, ever, if I don’t want to.”
“Don’t you dare to be one! Girls
like Kathy make me sick.”
“Old jealousy! Just because she’s
going to take Tim away from you-”
“Ah, get on your bike!” snapped
t Larry. “An’ make it snappy, Hope.
I’m starved.”
She followed
row path
open road.
he could,
giously to
teen feet
have overtaken him had she tried,
but she knew that he would not
like that.
“I beat you,” announced Larry
when they paused near the large
old Stall house.
“Sure,” agreed Hope placidly.
“There are Katherine and Tim
the porch now.”
“Hi, kids!” Hope was off her
cycle and running up the walk.
“Hi, Hope?' The tall, slim blond
hoy rose to meet her. Haven’t
Castler took you?”
He and Winnie were
like my own parents to
scouts,” agreed
He took a fleet-
liis fishing pros-
bring your swim-
lines
town waiting 'for me.
Kathy Stall’s now. I’m
there.”
ride over there on my
I haven’t ’ seen
she’s been formally
and
He
and
keep
■behind him
side him. Then he looked into her
wide dark eyes. “How long have I
known you, Kathy?”
“Oh, forever, I guess.”
“And you still love me?-”
“See!” remarked Larry to Hope,
“They don’t even care who’s around
It’s awful.”
“Loving you has become a habit,'7
answered Katherine.
“You even quit nurses’ training
with just one year left to go in or
der to marry me.”
“It was very dull,” argued Kath
erine with a little laugh. “I thought
being engaged might be more ex
citing. And I do want a little ex
citement in my life before I die.”
“I ‘ hope I can give it to you,”
answered Tim solemnly. I-Iope,
•watching him, thought she had
never seen anyone look at anyone
else with quite that light in his
eyes. Love was not a familiar sub
ject to her, but she knew instinc
tively that Tim worshipped Kath
erine.
“You
manded
“Not
li i ITT do Wil tile iiitr*
then out onto the
■pedaled as fast as
she managed reli-
always ten or fif-
■he .could
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Following are copies of letters
received by Miss Gladys Luker,
president of the Hensail Women’s
Institute from lads overseas
whom boxes were seat:
Dear Gladys and Friends of the
Institute and War Service:
Just a few lines to say hello to
folks back' home, Hoping this let
ter finds you all in the best of
health and spirits which leaves me
the same. I just heard the news
the second front started and things
are progressing
from England
get- at it and
won’t let the
down. I received 3 parcels from the
War Service and Institute yesterday,
one dated Aug. 1943, one Oct. 1943
and one Feb.
thank all you people back home
who donated
much, You can’t realize how much
we appreciate them. Also received
900 cigarettes from the War Serv
ice, 300 from Walter Spencer and
mother’s Christmas parcel, so have
fared very well these last two days.
I got your letter a few days ago,
Gladys, and sure enjoy hearing
from you as you write a very newsy
letter. We
people are
close, Again
tees for the
On Thursday evening the pupils
and ratepayers of Eden gathered at
the school grounds to hold a picnic
and to present Miss Beckler, who
has resigned as teacher, with gifts.
The following is
Running races:
Parsons, Ruby
Coates: Grade T,
ine Parsons, Barbara Hunter; Grade
4 and 5, Joan Ellerington, Jean
Whiting, Joan Parsons; Grade 3,
Jack Parsons, Norman Whiting, Beth
Taylor; Grade 1, Ross Hunter, Pat
sy Kerslake,, Bobby Scott; tiny tots,
5 and under, Jack Taylor, Billy
Piiicombe, Keith
Ladies, Maxine
Whiting, Shirley
men, Stan Whiting, Harold
lake, Doug. May; married men, Bill
Thompson, Lloyd Parsons, Bob
Hunter; married ladies, Anne
Coates, Anna Coates, Hilda Taylor;
ladies’ three-legged race, G. Beckler
and M,
Coates;
Hunter
and H.
won
potato fishing contest by Fred Ford’s
side; hammering a nail, Harry
Coates; the automobile race was won
by Arthur Kerslake’s side and the
contest of clothes pins in bottles,
Irene Sweet’s side.
After the sports were over every
one gathered
Bob Hunter
Beckler to a
tations were
Coates read the address and little
Elizabeth Hunter presented Miss
Becklei’ with a silver flower holder
from the pupils. Mr. Earl Whiting
read the address and Mr, Chas.
Prout presented the gift on behalf
of the section—a Kenwood blanket.
Following are the addresses:
Dear Miss Beckler: .
We, your pupils are very sorry
to hear that when school opens next
September you will not be here to
welcome us. As our teacher you have
been very kind and patient; you
have done all you could to make us
truthful, obedient, honest scholars,
and. many times you have gone to
much trouble to give us a good
time at our little parties and outings.
We shall never forget those happy
times or the teacher who made
them possible and we hope that we
may grow into better men and wo
men because of your teaching.
As a small token of our love and
our thanks for all you have done
for us, we wish to present you with
this gift. We trust that when you
use it you will remember that each
one of your pupils is wishing you
many, many years of
of
the list of sports:
Grade 8, Douglas
Minor, Shirley
Earl Hunter, Max
Coates;
Parsons,
Coates;
Young
Melba
young
Kers-
suddenly. The boys
will be anxious to
sincerely say they
people back home
1944 and wish to
the contents
spoke.
Hope was back on
and waving at him.
Larry turned hisa shrug,
on the others and followed
they drew near Dr. Castler’s
little green and white cottage,
ready to go home?” de
Larry,
quite.”
“Ah, come on, Tim. I’m starved.”
"He’s promised to stay here ana
eat with us. Dinner1 will be ready
the moment Jack gets home from
the office. You can stay, too,
Larry.”
“He can go home with me to
eat.”
“Okay, Hope, I'll go home with
you. What you going to have?”
“Larry! What manners!” It was
Katherine who
“Come on.”
her bicycle now
With
back
her.
As
trim
nestled down to the west of the
vacant house beside i't, Hope rode
slower and slower.
“It haunts me,” said Hope in low
tones as Darry came to a stop |be-
side her. “It’s haunted me ever
since I 1
“You
-pointed
place.
“Yes.
unhappy
She was
tall
.she’s
still
me,
of a
turn.
“Ugh t” said Larry. “You give
the creeps. Come on.”
“Company for dinner!” shouted
Hope as she dashed in through
the back door. “Mind, Winnie?”
“Not one bit.” Winnie 'Castler,
slender and trim in a housedress of
pink gingham, appeared in the
kitchen doorway. Her warm brown
eyes smiled at Larry- “Always glad
to have a pal of Hope's. I trust, you
like porkchops.”
“Who doesn’t like porkchops?”
“Jack!” In an instant Hope was
over by the front door and in the
arms of the tall, broad-shouldered
man who had just entered.
“Evening, darling.” Momentarily
lie stroked the tangled curls. Then
with a. laugh he. shoved her away,
“Even an adopted daughter
have a little restraint in
you know."
“I’m not public,” argued
“Absolutely not.”
“Some one’s knocking at the side
door,” called in Winnie from the
kitchen,
“I’ll answer it?* Hope hurried tt>
the door and threw it open. “Oh,
Mr, stall?’ she said, “Come right on
in. I just came from your place?*
(To be continued)
“It’s
lived there.”
mean this
toward the
house?” He
great vacant
I spent thoseIt’s where
months with Miss .Morton,
the soul of that house,
cold and unfeeling. Now
but the place 'is
and forbidding
Larry, it reminds
and
gone away,
menacing
Always,
body waiting for its soul to
to
me
re
me
should
public,
Larry*
•/
fez
Parsons, J, Parsons and W,
men’s ithree-legged race, G.
and E. Kerslake; S. Whiting
Kerslake; twine contest was
by Larry Taylor's side; the
inside the school. Mrs.
then escorted Miss
chair and the presen-
made. Miss Shirley
like to hear how the
getting along. Will
thanking your commit
parcels and cigarettes.
Ray Brock.
is proper to omi't the
was very pleased to
letter. News from
er.
my
of
the
are
we receive from home
much more welcome than
are given us over
received was very
here,
much
thing
very
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Every thoughtful person agrees that in this time
of war SAVING should be practised intensively,
and for the following reasons:
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happiness.
Eden School.
a close againto
regret that you
Your pupils
Dear Miss Beckler:
School has come
and we learn with
are leaving us. We are sorry to hear
this, as we have enjoyed having
you with us both as a teacher and
a friend.
You have been an earnest worker
among your pupils and a good ex
ample for them to follow.
In your future life wherever you
may be we
piness.
We ask
as a token
services while teaching
School.
Signed on behalf of
payers of S. S. 4
hope you will find
you to accept this
of appreciation of
at
hap-
i .gift
your
Eden
rate-the
Usborne.
Miss Beckelr thanked both the
pupils and the ratepayers and ex
pressed her sincere gratitude.
Following this a delicious lunch
was served.
Dear Gladys:
It certainly
“Sir” and I
receive your
home always makes the day bright-
I am very happy to hear that
name has been added to the list
those receiving parcels because
things
always
those that
The box I
to my liking. There wasn’t a
in it that wasn’t useful or
entertaining. It reached W in ex
cellent condition. None of the ar
ticles in the parcel went to waste
either, because if I had one I pass
ed it on to one of my section who
didn’t and naturally the magazines
and other reading material went
,’|the rounds. I haven’t seen any of
the Hensail boys over here, per
haps because I just do not happen
to be in the particular area in
which they are—but every new
place I go I scan faces to see if
there is any one I know. Thank
you again for remembering me. I
assure you that I will wait eagerly
for more news.
(Major) W. H. Hemphill. J
Dea>* Gladys:
Received today your letter of
May 29th, also your Feb. parcel
for which I thank you very much.
As you may know, our rations are
not very tasty or plentiful, so you
see anything we receive in parcels
is welcomed with open arms. The
candy in this parcel arrived in ex
cellent shape. The cookies were
rather broken up but were a real
treat just the same. As for the par
cels, on tjje whole, I don’t think
you folks could do better. I really
enjoy reading
You are doing
think. I am
waiting to get
get it over with so that we can all
return home an.I enjoy some of
those dances which you are having.
Please continue with your work,
Gladys, for we really appreciate tlie
things you are doing for us. Con
vey my thanks to the Institute and
your letters, Gladys,
more for us than you
in good health and
on with this job and
By saving instead of spending now, you will help
yourself and your country—provide for Canada’s
security today and your own security tomorrow^
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FOUNDED IN 1817
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everything.
Thanking you for
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KIRKTON W.I.
The June meeting of Kirkton
Women’s Institute was held at the
home of Mrs. Montague Dobson.
Roll call was answered by “How to
Destroy Insect Pests.” It was de
cided to take charge of the booth
at the Red Cross Frolic, also to have
a short course, “Making the Most
of Food” in the fall. Rose Mary
Dobson sang a solo. Current events
were given by Mrs. E. Paton. Mrs.
Robert Hazlewood read the Bible
lesson. The report of the district
annual was given by Mrs. M. Dob
son and Mrs. C. Switzer. Mrs. E.
Humphreys conducted a contest.
Tea was served.
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