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by AJilene Fitch
TT<E STORY THUS EAR;
Hope Castler has made her
home since childhood with
young Dr, Castler and his wife,
Winnie; Hope is 19 and the
delight of her youthful adopted-
“parents,” She is the delight
also of Larry Culbert, aged 20,
• who will 'be in love with her
when he gets around to it.
Winnie’s aunt, Jane iMorton,
has returned to town; Aunt
.Jane disapproved Winnie’s mar
riage with Jack, and the new
doctor in town, one Hedway,
is a favorite of hers. Larry
Culbert begs Hope to help him
patch up a quarrel between his
• older (brother Tim and Tim’s
sweetheart, Katherine Stall,
CHAPTER III
Katherine and
quarrel. Tim’s all
I can’t stand it.
Tim
brok-
And
“Why?”
“Because
have had a
en up and
Kathy thinks you’re so swell, Hope,
I’ll bet you can pa.tch things up,”
“They've had a quarrel?”
“Yes. Something about that new
Dr, Hedway. Will you try to
straighten it out, Hope?”
“Kathy and Tim have quarreled?
Not really, Larry?”
“Oh, but they have! When I got
home—I
half
the
was
out
was late, because I waited
hour for you down under
tree—Tim was there. He
feeding the horses, I went
but he hardly
an
big
just
to help him,
talked to me- And all through sup
per he acted queer.”
“But he didn't mention Kathy?”
“Not until we were alone togeth
er out on the porch. I reminded him
that it was time to .get dressed
intended to get to town in
to take Kathy to the show.”
“What did he say then?”
“He said he wasn’t going to
her. He said, ‘Let Dr. Hedway
her!’ ”
“Oh, Larry, you don’t think-
“I guess she did have one date
with Hedway, all right.”
“I don’t believe it.”
“All right. Don’t believe it then.
But won’t you go over with me to
see her? We just have to patch
things up.”
“Of course I’ll go.” She turned to
Winnie, “But I’ll be home early.”
“Run right along.” Winnie
smiled at her. “And do patch it -up,
Hope. Katherine and Tim
too fine to quarrel.”
They left their bicycles
the edge of the wide lawn
up the walk together,
was seated on the front porch with
Mr. Stall. In her lap lay some fancy
work, but she was not working on
it. Instead, her hands were idle,
and her dark eyes looked out over
the green grass dreamily. When
she saw Hope, who walked ahead
of Larry, she rose to greet her,
“Hope!” she cried.
Then she saw Larry,
you, too?”
if he
time
take
take
are both
down on
and went
Katherine
“How nice!”
“Why, Larry,
Instantly she was ill at
ease, obviously wondering if he had
come from his brother.
“Nice evening. Hope.” Mr. Stall
smiled over the top of his paper.
“And hello there. Larry. You two
kids on your way to the show?”
“No,” answered Hope, “we’re
not. We’ve -come over to see
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Kathy.”
“You sound as though it were
very important.” Katherine ran one
hand back over her black hair.
“It is important. It’s about Tim.”
“Oh.” Her red lips became firm
set. “I don’t care to hear anything
about him.”
“Silly biUy. You :
him,”
“I don’t love any
not trust me,”
“Please,” begged
you tell me all about
you’ve quarreled?
friends for years, Kathy. Won’t you
please?”
“Not around Larry, I won’t,” She
was slightly defiant now, .her dark
head held high. “Probably he’s
heard Tim’s side of it, and wouldn’t
believe me.”
“Probably I wouldn’t," agreed
Larry cheerfully. Because when
any gal fights With a square-shoot
ing fellow like Tim it’s a cinch
she's wrong.”
“Scram!” He ducked just as
Hope made a dive for him. “Come
on, Kathy,” she suggested. “Let’s
go inside. Larry can stay here and
talk to your dad.”
“If I start at the beginning,” con
fessed Katherine, when
alone, “you’ll
with me, too-”
“You’re my
simply, placing
ably against the back of the daven
port, “and I never get angry with
my friends. So go on.”
“For several days last week I had
a pain in my side.”
“I remember. You told me. I
said you ought to see a doctor.”
“I did. Only-—I didn’t go to your
Jack.”
“You didn’t? Why not?”
“You must understand, Hope.
It’s not that I‘m not crazy about Dr,
Castler- He’s wonderful. But—well,
I’d seen Dr. Hedway and talked to
him for a few minutes in dad’s of
fice one day. And I did find him
very—oh, very—”
“Fascinating,” Hope supplement
ed. “Personally,
half as handsome
too skinny, and
mustache.”
“Maybe not,”
weakly. “BuF‘ he does have such
interesting
green, and
“So you
the pain in
“Yes. And we
visit- He asked
dance, and I said I did. You know
I adore
“And
he?”
“Oh,
ful. So
to go
dance .
no.”
“Tim
“Yes.
wasn’t
learned
felt terrible. This morning
to see me again; we
Then-
“So now
marry him.’
“No,” answered Katherine, and
her voice was low, “now I’m not
going to marry him.”
“Too bad you quit nurses’ train
ing.”
“I didn’t like it, anyway.”
She fidgeted for a moment with
the cover on the davenport. “Did
Larry say anything about—-how
Tim felt?”
“Tim has ft date with another
girl tonight.”
“He hasn’t!”
“Oh, but lie has.”
“How could he! So soon after—
this!”
“But you did and even when
were still engaged.”
“But that was different!”
“How, Kathy?”
“Oh. it just was. Because—-well
-—oh, Hope, you do make me feel
so miserable. So—-guilty. I know
T shouldn’t have done it, I’m sorry
—dreadfully sorry. At the time I
thought it would be such a lark; I
didn't know it would end like this.”
“Then you’d like Tim back?”
know you love
man who does
Hope, “won’t
it—about why
We’ve been
probably
friend,”
her
eyes,
his—’
went
your
they were
be angry
said Hope
feet comfort-
“Yes.” She looked now at Hope.
“I didn’t ever really plan to give
him up, There's nothing between
Dr. Hedway and me- Nothing at
all.”
“And Tim doesn’t really have a
date tonight,”
“He doesn’t,”
“But, Kathy, are you sorry
enough for what you did to say
you’re sorry-—-to Tim?”
“I—I hate to.”
“Then you don’t think he’s worth
that?”
“Of course, he’s worth if!
Hope, you witch, you
anybody of anything.”
“If I can get him to
evening will you tell
ashamed of what you did?
-I—oh, yes, I will.”
suggested Hope,
little more posi-
themselves behind the hedge. And
when Kathy met him at the edge of
the walk, her small body clothed in
moonlight, and when Tim took her
silently into his embrace, Hope
murmured peacefully to herself.
“Nice job, Hope,” admitted Larry
generously, “Nice clean job of kiss
and make up. Now I gotta be get-
tin* home again. Mom will worry
about me”
“Sure,” Hope climbed back on
her bike. “Don’t ride home with
me first, I'm hot scared.”
“Okay, I won’t,” agreed Larry,
seeing no good reason to chiv
alry interfere with his departure.
“So long then. Be seein’ you to
morrow.”
I “So long,”
She pedaled rapidly down the
road, eager now to tell Winnie
and Jack of what she had accom
plished,
through
Winnie
sewing.
“It’s
When she dashed in
the front door, she found
by the dining room table
“All
walk
Oh,
can convince
come in this
him you’re
“I-
“I’d be happier,”
“if you'd sound a
tive about it.”
“I’ve promised,”
her. ‘
I don’t think he’s
as my Jack, He’s
I don’t like his
agreed Katherine
gray-They’re
. to see him
side.”
i had such a
me if I liked to
about
grand
dancing, Hope.”
Tim’s a rotten dancer, isn’t
he is, Hope. Perfectly
when Dr. Hedway asked
with him last night to
in Trendell—I couldn’t
aw-
me
the
say
He
he
found it out?”
He came in to see me.
supposed to. When
where I’d gone, I guess he
he came
see me again; we quarreled.
•I gave him back his ring.”
you aren’t going to
yon
Katherine told
'That means I’m positive.”
‘Then I’ll be on my way.” Swing
ing her legs down from their com
fortable perch on the back of the
davenport, she started for the porch
Katherine followed her.
“Come on,” she told Larry as
she passed him, - “I'm riding out to
your place. Be seein’ you,” she
shouted back to the plump black-
eyed girl ou the porch as she wheel
ed away.
“Tim!” Hope shouted the name
as she drove up the lane leading to
the Culbert’s back gate. “Oh, Tim!”
“Somebody calling me?” A tall,
slim figure appeared around the
corner of the house. It was Tim,
“It’s Hope and Larry.”
“Glad to see you.” He came down
to the gate and opened it for them-
“But what are you two
ing around here? You
stay all night, Hope?”
“Nope. Just came out
how sorry I am you’re
marry Kathy. Kathy’s
Tim.”
“Guess you’re right
“She’s a little unstable, all right.
But Jack says it’s because she’s
never had all the excitement she
wants. He says she’ll get over that
when she grows older. Anyway,
she’s pretty enough to make up for
a few faults like that.”
“Say, what’s the big idea, Hope?
Why not talk about something
pleasant?”
“Okay. Is it pleasant that Kathy,s
got another date tonight with Dr.
Hedway?”
“She has! Well - let her go! See
if I care! But, say! Is this your
idea of being cheerful?”
“Just wanted to find out if you
still loved her. You do. Would
you think it more cheerful news to
be told that Kathy hasn’t a date
after all - and that she’s sorry for
the one she had with him?”
“She isn’t! I know that! I
her this morning.”
“All right then. Don’t take
word for it. Don’t go back in to see
her
me
and
she
really wants.”
“She. said that, Hope?” His hand
trembled a little now as he reached
over to touch I-Iope’s shoulder.
“You aren’t - lying?”
“She just told me cornin’ out that
Kathy said that,” Larry vouchsafed.
“But look here, fellow! Don’t think
you have to make up with that
rattle-brained nit-wit. If you want
a nice girl now. Tim—”
“Who’s a rattle-brained nit-wit?”
shouted Tim, already halfway out
to the garage- “And you’re an angel
Hope! An angel straight from
heaven!”
“Don’t let it .go to your head,”
‘warned Larry sternly, when they
were alone,
matchmaker,
“Positively
riders
going
do-
to
to tell
not going to
a swell girl,
you
about that.”
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Evangelical AM
The Tegular meeting of the I.ad-
ies’ Aid and W.M.s. was held at the
home of Mrs- Hy. Reaver on Thurs
day eve July 6th with 18 members
and one visitor present. Mrs. Wes
Wein presided for the programme
which was opened with a Hymn
and scripture reading followed by
a playlet by members of the society.
The chapters of the Study Book
were given by Mrs. L. Hey and Mrs.
W. Wein in form of questions and
answers. Mrs, F. Morlock presided
for the business session- The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. C. Sicus. A dainty lunch was
served by the committee in charge.
A vote of thanks was given to the
hostess and committees by Mrs. M,
Faist
Haist.
and seconded by Mrs.
United Church W.A.
Wi
with a reading “The Road
The meeting closed by all
The National Anthem. The
es, Mrs. T. Yearly and Mrs-
er served a lovely lunch and
half hour was spent. A hearty vote
of thanks was tendered Mrs. Yearly
for her hospitality.
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fixed!” she chortled-
fixed! Tim went right up the
and took Kathy in his arms.”
“Before you and Larry?”
“He doesn’t think so,"
Hope. “But he did. Say,
Jack?”
“He had an emergency
into the country just after
He’s not home yet,
him—”
The ringing of the
her short.
“I’ll go, Winnie."
Hope knew the man who stood
just outside the door. He was one
of the men who drove the ambu
lance for the hospital over in Bron
son.
“Yes?” she asked. “What do you
want?”
“There’s been
man told Hope-
here?”
Winnie was at
brown eyes wide
“Yes?’'
admitted
where’s
But
call out
you left.
I expect
door-bell cut
the
Mrs. Castler
an accident,”
“Is
door now,
fearful.
“What is
herthe
and
’ she asked.
“There’s been an accident,'
peated the man. “Dr, Castler’s beeii
hurt—badly. We’ve just taken him
to the St. John .hospital in Brun
son.”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
it?”
re-
the
saw
my
tonight just because she told
she wanted to apologize to you
make up. Don’t go just because
told me that you’re the man she
“Maybe you’re a
but you’re no angel."
not,” agreed
“If I were I’d have to pick
ent friends.”
“What’s more,” pressed on
“I bet it doesn’t last. She’s sold on
that Hedway right now. She’ll go
with him again.”
“She won’t.” said
said it firmly, because most of all
she wanted to convince herself.
“Wo golfi’ back to Kathy’s?”
'“Might be fun to go flown by the
hedge ah fl watch them make UP.”
“Not So much fun for me- I don’t
want them to make
“Oh, you don’t?
you come running
things? Answer me
“Well— I can't stand to sop Tim
unhappy. If lie wants Kathy -oh,
skip it! Got back on your bike. If
we want to see the big clinch, Hope,
we’ll
So
ford
“big
Ing
Hopp,
differ-
Larry,
Hope, She
Up.”
Then why did
after me .to fix
that!”
. have to ride fast.”
i they went buck
and to Stull’s to witness the
clinch.” Tim was just hurry-
up the walk ng they stationed
Into Stft.ii-
Women’s Association of
Church, held their regular
The
United
monthly meeting'Thursday evening
last, at the home of Mrs. T., Yearly-
With the president, Mrs. J. Wood-
all presiding, the meeting opened
by singing Hymn 180, after which
Mrs. B. Kestle offered prayer fol
lowed by the Lord’s Prayer in uni
son. The Scripture lesson Psalm 90,
wag read. The roll call was answer
ed by ’18 members and 6 visitors.
Some new members were added to
the roll- The Association are con
ducting a contest for new members
been
and
The
were
was
Mrs. Chas. Miners
Dies in Saskatoon
Emma Elizabeth Miners, wife
Charles M, Miners, 415 Eigth
Friday, June
at the age of
had lived in
was a leader
of
St.
and attendance. Sides have
chosen with Mrs. R. Swartz
Mrs. E. Chamber as captains,
minutes of the last meeting
read and adopted. Hymn 210
sung after which new business was
in order. Plans were discussed re
lative to the celebration of the 75th
anniversary of the church to be
held October 1st. and 2nd- Final
plans will be made at the next
meeting. Several other items of
business were taken care of. Mrs.
A. Baker then favored the meeting
Saskatoon, Sask,, died
30, in a local hospital
37. Mrs. Miners, who
Saskatoon since 1910
in women’s organizations and <took
an active part in many community
affairs. She was born in Mt. Bryd-
ges and married Mr. Miners in 1910
at Winnipeg. Mr. Miners operates
a construction company. Besides
her husband there are two sons
and three daughters. Sqdn. Leader
Evert L. Miners, is with the R.C.A.
F. at Ucluelet, B. C., and Kenneth
is at Nitro, Que, Another son, Har
old, was killed July 7, 19 42, in an
R.C.A.F. plane crash. Mrs. Shirley
Brooks lives in Saskatoon, Mrs.
Luella. Ludwig at St- Anne de Bel
levue, Quebec, and Mrs. Veta Rey
nolds in Saskatoon. Mrs, Miners’
mother, Mrs. Marie Ball lives in
London,
The Seaforth
iety has decided
against rats and
a -tall foi* all rat tails exhibited at
Hall Fair, and in addition to above
is offering a grand prize of $50,00
to the person having caught <the
greatest number of rats, This boun
ty is open to anyone living in Sea
forth, Hullett, McKillup and Tuck
ersmith,
The Seaforth Lions have engaged
Mrs, Kennedy of London as lady
lifeguard at the Lions Park for the
summer. Mrs. Kennedy will give
swimming lessons to children from,
lip to 12 o'clock every morning.
Hodgert Reunion
The Hodgert clan held their 19th
annual reunion at Queen’s Park.
Stratford on July 12th, with about
75 guests present, coming from
Dunnville, Port Hope. Toronto, Ex
eter, Hensail, Chiselhurst and Rus-
seidale. Despite a heavy rain at the
noon
all.
year
John __
Treas. John Bray- Sport Committee,
Foster Bray, Ken Hodgert and
Milton Hodgert. Table Committee.
Mrs. J. Madge, Mrs. J. Hodgert,
Mrs. H. Lawrence and Mrs, Hart-
The races are as follows—
Children under 5 years; Tommy
Bray, Kenneth Clarke. Boys 6 to 7
years; Kieth Coates, David Dow.
Boys 8 to 9 years; Kieth Madge,
Douglas Colquhon. Girls 8 to 9 yrs.;
Labelle Coward. Kathryn Bray-
Girls 10 to eleven yrs.;
Bray, Wilma Coates.
yrs.;
Single Ladies;
Shirley Coates.
Hodgert,
Ladle’s
Coates,
Married Men’s Running Race; Gor
don Hodgert, Foster Bray. Clothes
Bin Race; Reg. Hodgert, Mac
Hodgert. Ladie’s Slipper Kicking
Contest; Elsie Bray, Maida
ard. Gent’s Slipper Kicking
test; James Hodgert, Foster
Ladle’s Threading Macaroni
test; Mrs. R. Clarke,
Richard. Special Tug of
Kieth Coates, Tommy Bray,
tance Guessing
Bray, Mrs. Roy
Clothes Pin in
Hodgert, Bernice
hour the day was enjoyed by
The officers for the coming
are as follows: President,
Hodgert. Sec. Campbell Dow.
Kathryn
Margaret
Girls 12 to 13
Bernice Belling, Agnes Bray.
Hodgert,
Reg.
Married
Mrs. W.
Hodgert,
Ross
Walking
Mrs.
Marion
Single Men;
Hodgert.
Race;
Charles
Contest;
Coward.
Jar;
Dilling.
Tuckersmith Soldier
Killed in France
Pte. Arnold Archibald, of the
Canadian Paratroop Corps, and
youngest son of Mr. and tyirs. Wil
liam R, Archibalds of Tuckersmith,
has been killed in action in France,
taking part in the invasion- Official
word was received by the family.
Arnold was twenty-two years of ago
He enlisted in August, 19 42, and
trained at Kitchener and ipperwash
where he volunteered for the Para
troop Corps, and was successful in
passing the rigorous physical
mental tests,
tions being
branch of he
He trained
Ft, Benning.
Shtin, Manitoba,
on his last leave here in May, 1943,
and went overseas in July, 1943.
Ho had trained in Rugland for the
past year. The family had received
no word from him since May of this
year, until a very comforting letter
arrived on Monday of last Week, af
ter word had been received of Ills
death, in which Arnold told his par-
ante he was about to go into action,
and
very high qualifica-
demanded
service,
as a paratrooper at
Georgia, and Camp
Arnold was home
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