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by Ahlene Fitch
CHAPTER 2
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ing to do all I can to see that
thought
Stall sat down, Then
was settled comfortably
was seated opposite him
forward,
he began, “you know
been a good friend of
i ry from the kitchen. “We—want—•
food!”
It was just two weeks later that
Hope, noticed the changes being
made. She was running full speed
down the street to meet Larry un
der the big elm. Then pausing, she
caught her breath and stood still
watching them. Two workmen were
the
ing
was
the
course,”
interested in your busi-
cor-
til 0-
was
Jane
live.
Jane
I
like having
your Aunt
me, either.
roof. Another man was mow-
the lawn. Still a fourth fellow
doing some repair work on
porch.
Hope forgot that she was to meet
Larry. Turning, she tore back to
her own home.
“Winnie," she shouted, as she
bounded in through the front door
way. “Winnie, they are fixing up
her house! Miss Morton’s house!
Do you think she’s coming back?"
“I know she is coming back,"
answered Winnie evenly. She smil
ed, but Hope felt that it was not a
smile of pleasure. “My Aunt
Morton is coming back here to
“How do you know?"
“Jack found out. And Aunt
intimated it to me in hei’ last let
ter."
“Why didn't you tell me?”
“I didn't want you to worry,
thought you might not
her back again.”
“I don’t. I don’t like
Jane. She never liked
She hated having me around.”
"But we must try to be nice to
her, Hope dear. She’s an old woman
now and I am her only living rela
tive. We must try to forget the past
and be good neighbours."
“How did Jack find out?”
Winnie hesitated for a moment,
Then her white hands reached
and caught Hope's.
“Sit down here beside me,”
said. “I might, as well explain
whole thing to you."
Hope dropped down on the
enport, beside her. Winnie’s
went about her.
“My Aunt Jane has been living
Lethridge for six years—ever
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you blight as well know.”
“I already knew," answered Win*
nie calmly. “And that’s all right.”
When they were once more out
side and starting back toward their
own home, Winnie said softly to
Hope;
“Sometimes X think her mind is
not quite right. She's too—oh, too
hard and exacting to be normal.”
“But still you promised, even
after she’s trying to ruin our Jack
-—you promised that if ever—"
“X know. I know, Hope. But
somehow, X do feel so sorry for her.
She’s so frustrated—so alone. If it
would make her happy to think that
her name might live on through
some relative—well, calling a child
Jane couldn’t make her like Aunt
Jane,”
“Hope! Hope!”
She turned and saw that it was
Larry running after her. When be
came up to her he was puffing,
and it was a moment before he
could speak,
“Hope,” he asked finally between
gasps for breath, “will you go over
to Stall’s with me? Right away?”
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happy. They’ve been—everything in
the world to me, They’re the two
grandest people in the world,”
“They’re still happy together?"
“Perfectly happy, Miss Morton.
They’ll
They i
“Humph, I don't know as to
“Oh, but I do. They adore
other. And they—"
“Let’s not argue, Hope. I
trust that they’re raising you
a lady. But I doubt it: at your age
you shouldn’t be running around
in slacks, Winnie should use bet
ter judgment. By the way—where
is Winnie now?"
“She’s over home."
“I want to see her. I have been
writing to her ever since I moved
to Lethridge, as you probably know.
But there are things I want to dis
cuss with her that I can’t well put
on paper. So I want
her."
“She intends to call
Morton. She doesn’t
come yet."
“I don’t inform people of my ev
ery move. But I’m here
you’d better run right
her I’m expecting her
ning,"
"Oh, yes, indeed,"
pleasantly. “I’ll do it at once."
before Jane Morton knew that she
was leaving, Hope was off down the
path and headed straight for her
own home.
“It’s too late to meet Larry now,
anyway,” Hope told Winnie, “so I
will stay at home, and this evening
I’ll go over with you."
So they went over together, the
tall, dark young woman and the
slim willowy, bright-eyed girl, Jane
Morton herself let them in.
“Aunt Jane!” Winnie shook her
hand warmly. “So you’re to be our
neighbour again."
“Yes. I’ve come back to Stanford
to die,” the old woman replied.
“You mustn’t say that. You should
have years ahead o’f you yet."
“Well, I haven’t. I have a bad
heart.. Any moment now I may go.
I want to die in my own home.”
“Probably it does have—mem
ories for you.”
“We’ll not discuss that. But there
are several things
about with you. I
them settled and
begin with, about
“Yes?” Hope noticed that Win
nie’s body stiffened a little.
“You know
man,"
“You’ve told
ters."
“My attitude
you can hold him, well and .good.
But he’s the type who’ll probably
fall for some other woman. He
unless you have some definite
to hold him.”
“I don’t believe I know what
mean."
“You're my only living relative.
I’ve written to you
that I’d like for you
a namesake for me.
knowing that there
other
she ■
Since I have no children of my own,
that would be some compensation."
Winnie said nothing. Jane waited
for a moment, and then went on
speaking.
“If
child
much
“I
Winnie, “if I had any children.
“You’re 3 0; it’s time you were
having some. Besides, in the end
it’s probably the only way you’ll
be able to hold your husband.”
“Please," said Winnie stiffly
hands quivering a little in her
“let's leave Jack out of
know, Aunt Jane, that I
I want to be friendly with
make it very hard when
about him."
“I’m only being plain. Since
you're so crazy about him, having
a child would be an excellent way
to tie him to you. And since I learn
ed recently that I haven’t many
years to live, I've suddenly decided
that my one consolation in going
would be to know that I was leav
ing behind me another Jane—some
one related,”
“If I ever have a daughter,” pro
mised Wlnhie suddenly, her voice
low, “I’ll name her Jane.”
“Thank you." For a moment her
eyes seemed almost to -grow a little
softer— a little touched by some
inner warmth. But then they were
Wd again, and once more she
started speaking.
“One more thing, X suppose you
know that I’m responsible
Horace Hedway starting up
ford.”
”Yes.”
“Well, he’s a wonderful
l always be happy together,
were meant for each other.”
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“Good evening, Hope. Is Dr, Cast
ler in?”
“He is.” Jack himself answered
the question an he came toward the
door. “Come right On in, Stall.”
The thin, wiry man entered
room, removing his hat as he
so.
“Have a chair?”
August
when he
and Jack
■he leaned
“Castler,”
I’ve always
yours.”
“Why, of
“And I’m
ness. I want to see you do well. I
want you to 'have all the cases in
the country to doctor."
“You about have your wish,”
laughed Jack. “I’m the only doctor
in a radius of fifteen miles.”
“You were the only doctor,”
rected Aiugust Stall regretfully.
“What do you mean?"
“There's another fellow coming
in here. A young fellow from Leth
ridge. They say he’s a whirlwind.
I thought maybe you’d like to
know,”
After Stall’s announcement Jack
Castler looked thoughtfully at the
rug; he wag silent a long moment.
“Funny I hadn’t heard about it be
fore."
“It does seem funny," agreed St
all. “I just learned of it today. Pro
bably I shouldn't have repeated it
yet. But as a friend of yours I
ught I ought to tell you."
Jack nodded. “Thanks. That
nice of you, Stall."
Winnie appeared in the doorway.
“I couldn’t help overhearing what
you were saying. I’m so sorry about
the new doctor.”
“Now it may work out just splen
didly," answered Jack quickly.
"When I need help there’ll always
be someone I can call on."
“But I go on calls with you when
you need help," she reminded him.
“You’ve nevei' really needed any
one else."
“It’s the old Castler fighting spi
rit,” commented Stall, looking up
at Winnie. “He won’t even admit
that he doesn’t like it.”
‘■Oh, I’ll admit that right enough,’
Jack told him quickly. “No ques
tion but that it will hurt my prac
tice some. A second doctor in town
is bound to do that.”
“Well, I just wanted
know.” Stall was on his feet
now and moving toward the
door.
When he had gone Winnie
ped her two arms about Jack’s neck
“I'm worried," she half whispered
to him. “I am, darling."
“But, why, honey? Nothing
terrible has happened yet.”
“Oh, but I have a feeling
will."
“Feelings,’’- Jack told her
“are more generally a sign
digestion than of any psychic pow
ers. So just forget it.”
•Hope and Larry had listened all
the while with darkened faces.
.“We’ll run him out of town,” de
clared Hope, her eyes snapping.
“That’s what we’ll do!"
“Hope! You mustn’t say that!”
“But Winnie, you just said-—”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. It’s
just that—well,” she gave Jack a
little pat on the shoulder, “you’ll
have to stop being such a philan
thropist now. Your generosity keeps
us just one jump ahead of the she
riff all the time. I’ve never object
ed, because I think it’s splendid'of
you. But now—some of your pat
ients are bound to slip away"
•I’ll be good,” laughed Jack tend
erly. “I’ll hoard every penny.”
Then more seriously, “If you asked
me to pick a basket of stars for you
honey, I’d try to do it."
“.Food!" chorused Hope and Lar-
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“I know that.”
“Soon after she went away
became ill.
since. She’s
time.”
"I know,
about that."
‘‘Her doctor’s name is Hedway.”
“Why, that is the name of the
new doctor here in town!"
“It’s the same man,” explained
Winnie. “Aunt Jane is responsible
for his coming here. I understand
that she fairly worships him. When
she decided to come back I suppose
she persuaded him that there
an excellent opening here.”
“But she knew that another
tor might hurt our Jack. Oh,
old hen!"
“Please don’t talk like that Hope
dear.”
“She is an old hen!”
“She’s my relative. And she’ll be
our neighbour,
charitable.”
“Even though
“She thinks
away from her. She wanted me to
go to Lethridge with her -instead of
marrying him. We must make al
lowances for that.”
“Well, I’ll treat her nice,” prom
ised Hope finally, “but I can think
what I like.” She bounced off the
davenport. “Got to meet Larry,”
she remarked suddenly. “Be back
soon.”
Then she was swinging off down
the street again, red curls waving
in the light breeze, brown eyes
dreamy and seeing nothing. At that
moment some one yelled her name.
“Hope!” called the voice. “Hope
Castler!”
Hope jumped. A cold
feeling ran through her
Turning, she stared
gray old house. In the
way stood a tall thin figure, slight
ly bent from the weight of years,
but still stiff from some inner un
bending rigidity. Her hair, ‘gray,
and pulled back into a tight knot
at the back of'her head, framed a
face that was neither soft nor mel
lowed with age.
“Hope Castler!” she called again.
“Come over here, will you please!”
Slowly Hope retraced her steps
to the gate. Reluctantly she lifted
the old-fashioned gate-catch, swung
open the gate, and moved up the
path.
“Mow do you do?” remarked Mope
“It’s been a long time since
seen you, Miss Morton,”
"Yes, indeed, Hope, But I’d
kiioW you. Your hair is quite aS
gled as that day six years ago when
Dr. Castler took you to raise.”
“Yes, Miss Morton."
“Well, how have they got along
with bringing you up?”
“Eiftb, I mean—I’ve been very
She hasn’t been
had to doctor all
She’s written to
only
to be
to talk with
on you, Miss
Know you vo
now, and
over and tell
in this even
agreed Hope
And
she
well
the
you
was
doc-
the
We must try to be
she hates our Jack?
that Jack stole me
, unpleasant
body,
at the big
open door
I’ve
still
tan-
Just a brief scan of the
Wartime Budget as brought
by Finance Minister' Ilsley,
income tax rates are
I do want to talk
might as well get
off my chest. To
Jack Castler.”
that I
me so
hasn’t
dislike the
in your let-
changed. If
several times
to have a child
I’d like to die
would be an-
■ Jane Morton—even though
were a Jane Morton Castler.
you aren’t willing to name a
after me, you can not expect
consideration from me."
would be willing," answered
(TO BE CONTINUED)
the business
needed in
Sixth
down
Basic
unchanged
but compulsory savings are off as
of July 1st, while farmers benefit
by the nutting off
tariffs and of the war
on farm machinery
ments. Income
include one which
child dependent
whether his own
expense
those incurred outside of Canada,
The Prices Board also clears up
a point with the warning that any
reduction in laid down costs
through this measure, on agricul
tural equipment .and
be passed on to the
* * *
Weekly Consumer
Some Canadian mothers are find
ing that the 3 0 fluid ounces of corn
syrup which they can get each
month with their bay’s preserves
coupons is not enough for
baby’s diet needs,
that mothers can
baby’s sugar coupons at
Ration Board,
serves coupons for
pon.
I
of existing
exchange tax
and imple-
concessions
exempts any
a tax-payer,
tax
now
on
or not, Medical
deductions,now include
repairs, must
consumer.*
Branch item:
the
The answer is
exchange the
the Local
two pre
sugar cou-
receiving
every
* *
the final
House of Commons
* *
report was made
Sub-
PROMPTLY
Give the
boys a
helping
hand/
this,
love him.
you; you
you talk
for t)r,
hi Stan-
doctof*.
When
of the
Committee on Post-war problems of
Women, there was an interesting
section on farm women and there
were recommendations in regard to
electrification of the farm home,
farm housing, provision for a plen
tiful supply of -running water, etc.
One striking recommendation will
be of interest to our rural readers
It listed a number of remunerative
enterprises in agriculture, such as
mushroom culture, dehydration of
fruits
houses
might
to the.
was recommended some sort of as
sistance be given
young women in
* *
A nice Navy
struggle there might be, he had
figures to back him up. He in
stanced that it takes two thousand
gallons of fuel to move an armored
division one mile; a fleet of 5,000
bombers and escort fighters raiding
Germany uses up some 5,250,000
gallons of aviation gasoline. In one
30-day stretch the R.C.A.F, in Can
ada and Newfoundland used up an
average of 548,000 gallons a day.
Motor gasoline consumption in Can
ada from 1941 to 1944, including
armed services, Alaska highway, ag
ricultural uses and other war
sentials totalled the staggering
lonage of 3,429,354,440.
* * * *
scythe»
Board makes
in that area
by Central
Soreness
from tired muscles
and vegetables, boarding
and other projects which
attract young women back
farm. Where necessary it
enterprises.
He looks
does Padre
to help establish
small
* $
story,
more like a Commando
Harold Graven, R.C.N., senior chap
lain Canadian Combined Operations,
who is a familiar figure roaring up
and down the beaches of Normandy
on his motorcycle, and ducking in
between road convoys. Its a far
cry from his old churches at Pug
wash, Nova Scotia and Halifax. He
asked for a motorcycle, was re
fused, so he bought one himself
He wanted petrol, couldn't get any
for a private bike. Finally stump-
they gave him a government
welcome figure to
ed,
machine. He’s a
the lads.** *
that the
* *
■Farmer, spare the
Agricultural Supplies
an appeal to farmers
of Canada bounded
Manitoba on the west and a line
in Quebec drawn through Three
Rivers, “Go easy on milkweed with
the scythe or hoe!" Milkweed floss
is urgently needed by the United
States for buoyant, waterproof fibre
to replace kapok in life preservers
for the armed forces.
under gentla rubbing
with Minard's, th®
60-year-old remedy
for muscle strain, stiff
or aching joints,
sprains, twists and
rheumatic pains. Rub
the pain away with
Minard's I It's grease
less; has no un
pleasant odor; driee
quickly. Colds and
ordinary sore throat
are relieved by it. Sojre
feet rejoice in its
penetrating effective
ness. Get a bottle at
your druggist's today.
Keep it handy. 130
MINARD'S
LINIMENT
* * ft ft
total ton-
struck by
was 1,050
*
Do you know
nage of Canadian coins
the Royal Mint in 19 43
tons, four hundred more than the
year before. Operating on a 24-liour
a day schedule, seven days a week,
they turned out 3,000,000 coins
each week. The mint produced
500,000,000 coins in the past five
years, of which 329,000,000 were
one-centers,
tell the kids
Canada having got its first or
der from the United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Administration
to be delivered in 1945 and com
prising 20,050 short tons of agri
cultural machinery for internation
al relief purposes, it is interesting
to know that Canada and UNRRA
are now discussing an order from
Canada for 20 million pounds of
fish; more than sixty million
pounds of soap, and woolen outer
clothing to cost of $6,000,000.
* * * *
There was some decrease shown
in juvenile delinquency in the Domi
nion during 1943. The number of
juveniles brought before the courts
was 12,225 as compared with
13,802 in 1942. Yet that was still
28.7 greater than reported in 1939-
41.< The wartime juvenile problem
is accentuated and needs more at-
tion than ever.
Victory Loan
Summary
T T **
That’s something to
and make their eyes
Canada’s only
production of
. in fact, quite a
serious shortage of bottles
and cartons. However, it
can be overcome if custom
ers return their empties,
in the original containers,
promptly’—to the nearest
Brewer’s Retail Store—as
these can be used ovet and
over again. In this way you
can help us maintain steady
supplies for you.
Brewing Industry
(Ontorio)
ft * *
a very interesting survey
of the tourist business as compiled
by the Dominion Bureau of Statis
tics. Last year foreign travellers
spent $i89,500,000 in Canada, of
which all but two and a half mil
lion was by United States folks.
Canadian travellers on the other
hand went across the line and
spent an estimated $33,700,000
last year, a considerable increase
over the previous two years.
ft. ft ft ft
C.W.A.C. personnel studying
cookery at St. Anne d.e Bellevue,
Quebec, are now receiving instruc
tions in the fundamentals of field
cooking. That is to groom them to
take the place of men in actual
zones of operation as cooks in bat
talion kitchens, officers messes and
casualty clearing section kitchens
in the rear of
ies. Who says
equal rights?
ft
’‘Munitions Minister Howe
House of Commons that
no immediate prospect of
curtailment, but If the in-
Odids and ends:
i ompetitor in the
maple sugar and maple syrup is
the United States . . . commercial
failures were at a lower level in
the first quarter of this year than
for any similar period since statis
tics were ever tabulated 'by the
Bureau of Statistics . . . loose un
employment insurance stamps des
troyed by fire while in possession
of employer will not be replaced
by the Dominion government; if
they are only partially burned and
can be identified, okay » . . the
15,218 firms reporting to the Bur
eau of Statistics at beginning of
April reported an aggregate work
ing force of 1,882,322 persons, of
whom 5 07,575 were females and
1,374,747 Were males.
fighting Allied arm
women don’t deserve
*ft *
When
told the
there is
gasoWno
vasion became a long, brotraetdd
Wingham, OnU
Mr. R. N. Creech,
Exeter, Ontario.
Dear Mr. Creech,
I have just received the twentieth.
Bulletin of the Sixth Victory Loan
Campaign, and I am sending to you.
this brief summary:—
1. Sales through Salesmen, Banks,
Group Payroll, Payroll Savings, and
Armed Services $3,304,550, or
107.99 % of objective; Armed Ser
vices alone $271,900, or 169.9% of
objective; Special Names $165,000,
or 110% of objective.
2. Total applications 10,662—dr
one application in every 389 of
population.
3. There were 658 sales through
deferred payment letters for a tot
al of $198,400.
4. For this Sixth Loan the per-
capita purchase of the people of
Huron was $79.76.
These figures reflect a good sell
ing job on the part of our Huron
County Victory Loan 'Organization,
and a good response on the part of
Huron County people. I want to
Share with you my feeling of satis
faction over the results of our ef
fort,and of pride in Huron County.
Yours faithfully,
W. A. Beecroft,
Chairman,
Huron County War Finance
Committee.
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