The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-11-30, Page 7The following letters were re
ceived by members of organizations
that sent parcels to the boys:
THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETEJR ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER ?0, 1944
7/ZLOUIS ARTHUR CUnninGHfifTI
of his boots
and almost
the hall he
he said. "Landed at
the middle of the
did .you not let me
beloved
Hensall Boys
Apppeciate Parcels
Tante
and
for
CHAPTER VIII
The noisy honking of a motor
horn aroused her from her dream-
mg. Roger! The sight of that tall,
spare, blue-clad figure brought a
rush of gladness to madame’s heart,
"You—’you young fiend!" she call
ed. "Stop that horrible noise at
once and come up here!"
Roger looked all around him, puz
zled, then pretending to find her
only after an Interval, he feigned
surprise, saluted briskly and said,
"Ah, so you are the wicked old
Witch who has the lovely princess
shut up in her castle*! Free her at
once, beldame, or I shall be forced
to draw upon your goblin guard
and—
"Come up her',”
"I come, madame.”
She heard the clatter
on the back stairway
before she could reach
was there, bright-cheeked, smelling
of frost and tobacco, strong of arm
as he drew her to him and kissed
her.
"Surprised!”
St. Hubert in
night.”
"Why—why
know?”
"Military secret, my
aunt. But here I am, Tante Mimi
—and oh, so glad to be here! Please
sit down and tell me all about ev
erything — about yourself, about
your grand gesture of playing fairy
godmother to the little
..about—"
"Anout Meridei?"
"Well — yes, about
Where is she?”
"Gone.”
“Gone!”
fore he had
"You mean
has gone away? But—’
"Not far away in distance, Rog
er; but very, very far I am afraid,
in relationship,
do things have
are! We were
then—”
"And then
pened?”
"She found out that Rudolph was
only the biitler. That big mouth,
plundering Guy Winterside came
one day and—well, she learned the
truth.”
"And
"That
I could
felt about it all. I forgot about
her being a princess. I realized
what she was, and why she was—”
"Were you ever in doubt about
it? She is the l-oveliest—”
"Yes, I know, Roger, I’ve missed
them all terribly, Rudolph went
with them. It was sad to see them
go. It was pathetic somehow. They
looked what they really were, as
they stood in the hall that night,
saying good-by to us—exiles, stran
gers in a strange land, four poor
souls lost among millions.”
"You should not have let them
go! You should have made* them—”
"You sit down. Here—■” she hand
ed him the letter she nad just re
ceived from Meridei.
like to read that.”
She watched the
as he read. Little
the eye corners,
ness around the mouth that used to
•be so boyish, a pew ribbon added
to the pnes he had worn; his black
hair grew to a peak. It was cropped
close; still it curled a little,
could see him as a very little
playing with Michel whom they
used to call
exiles,
Meridei.
up be-Roger jumped
settled on the cushions,
she is not here? She
Oh, darn it,
to be the way
all so happy
what? What
why
they
and
hap-
she left you?”
night. I didn’t blame her.
understand just how she
one, It seemed only yesterday when
the two. of them had first come to
her. And look at Roger now, a man
and a splendid one; and Miehely^
where was Michel?
"That’s a grand letter,
Mimi,” Roger came to 'her
kissed her, "And did she ask
the picture of me or—”
He saw the quick dart of :
dame's vivid eyes. He* looked
the dresser where the photo
Michel used to stand. Blankly,
first, then
wondering
her.
"Whose
her?”
"Michel's.”
"Mike’s, picture!
hisr picture! But why in
—?"
"She had met him before—in the
land she came from, in Gratzen.
She had met him just once and
then only
Roger's
"I know,”
the whole
he conquered. He made more of an
impression on her in a few hours
than I could make in years or in
a lifetime. On her, as on you, and
on you as on all women. That
fa^al charm. The fair-liaired boy—”
"Stop, Roger!”
"■Sorry, madame.
talked like that,
guy. He’s got me
That’s why,
thought: Well,
old Roge has the field to himself
and a clear run
I love her so. I
might—well, it
licked before I
had got in some of his finest work
ahead of me. She was in love with
him already. Yes—I recall it now,
the first night I met her she spoke
of someone she had met in that
queer little country of hers. It nev
er occurred to me—how could it?
—that it might have been friend
Mike, Well, I suppose soon he will
come back to claim her.”
"Roger—theTe’s something more
—about Michel.”
"What more, Ma Tapte?” Roger
lit a cigarette, rested his heaa
against the chair back and closed
his eyes. He was tired. He hadn’t
realized how stiff and weary he
was until this jolt had been handed
to him. Drat it, a man should re
ceive something better than this
after flying across the Atlantic witn
a l.oad of politicians. "What more?”
you
told,
and
with eyes .narrowed
question
picture
he
did
You
stared
ma-
at
of
at
in
at
gave her
the world
briefly, yet-—”
face was almost sullen,
he said, "I can tell you
Story. He came, he saw,
I shouldn't have
Mike’s a swell
beat every way.
when I met her, I
here is one time
ahead, I—darn it,
thought in time A
seems that I was
started. The lad
gave
“I think you’ll
dark thin face
wrinkles about
a certain grim-
She
boy
"le rouge”,
9
THE PICK OF TOBACCO
"I don’t know how to tell
this, or whether it should be
It was the little ones, Rosine
Pol Martin.”
"Nice kids.”
“Yes. Bright children too. I
them tea the day you brought the
Goujons.”
"Ah, yes. I remember it so well.
It was pretty lovely. I—I’ve thought
often of
"Yes,
to you.”
“She
Mike hasn’t got her y6t. I’m right
here on the spot. If -I work fast—
But I interrupt you, I’m - sorry.
What about the children?”
"You recall, that day, the little
Rosine would not eat?"
“Yes! Meridei thought she had
the Stomach-ache.”
"She hadn’t.”
"Well, what-ailed her then?”
“She had spied Michel’s picture.”
“Sapristi! Don’t tell me Mike Fa
bre ever spoiled a woman’s
tite! What’s the trick?”
"Be patient, Roger. She
nothing that day, but some
after Rosine and Pol Martin
to me and Rosine confessed
she had knocked the picture
that day.”
I know. She said goodby
kissed me. I was—well,
appe-
It DOES taste
good in a pipa
said
time
came
that
down
and smashed the glass and with her
heel, trampled upon it.”
"But—”
"When I asked her why”—Ma-
dame’s voice made Roger’s eyes
grow wide, brought a sudden chill
to him. He leaned forward in his
chair, his hands clasped ill front of
him—‘"she said that she had done
it because he was the man, the
German soldier, who had killed
Boiihomme Fricot.”
"Who had—” Roger started to
smile, but the smile died a-borhihg.
hate
God,
that
thesince, In
night when I
how old I am
and remember
Painful, Pus Filled Boils
dan do may not stop more
. If you.suffer from boils you know how sick and
miserable they made you feel.
Boils are an outward indication mf impurities in
the system, and just whcfi you think you are rid of
. one another crops up to take its place and prolong
JOur misery. All the lancing and poulticing you <
coming.
To help overcome; boils you Should purify the blood, so Why not give
that old, reliable blood medicine, Burdock Blood Bittern, a chance to show
• what it Will do in helping you get rid of them? Thousands have used it for
this purpose for the past GO years. Why not you?
Th® L Milburn CcS;, iiMilod, Tocont^ (jaL
His lips worn parted. He stared
hard at his aunt and saw no gleam
of mirth in her eyes, A shadow
there, a hideous lurking curtain of
doubt,
"A moment,” he said spftjy.
"Just a moment! This—this was
no play, none of their make-be
lieve?”
"This was serious. We questioned
them, Meridei and Rudi scolded
them, It was no good, ‘He is the
one who killed Bonhomme Fricot,
And he laughed afterward. I
him, hate him, hate him!’ My
Roger, I have been hearing
child's voice eVer
dark hours of the
waken and realize
and remember you
l\im—him,” •
"They could be mistaken. Young
sters like them—”
"They are old, these children of
the war—old and wise, Roger, I'm
afraid. I’ve been afraid since that
day. I can’t think of it—can't bear
to. You know how he felt about
those people. He lived among them
three years. He was formed by
them—”
"Not to betray his country! Not
to wear their—”
"Even the scar on his chin,” said
the old lady bitterly. "His souve
nir of Heidelberg he called it—a
saber cut—they remembered that.”
"Don’t! Don’t talk about it!'''
Roger got up and walked to the
window just as the telephone rang
softly, handy to Roger’s elbow. He
looked inquiringly
lifted it when she
very little talking,
listening. The old
him sharply, straining to read in his
eyes the news that made their dark
looks alter, grow darker still.
"Good! We shall see you soon,
my friend!” And lie put the tele
phone down slowly and looked ear
nestly, appraisingly at his aunt.
"Order that coffee and cognac, ma
dame. You are going
"What-
house phone to Gesner,
to her nephew. “Tell
was that?”
"Old Delorme, your
agent's clerk. That black devil Fol-
let has skipped. There’s a letter in
his office there
what I could
else.”
"You mean,”
her stick and
“you mean to say that Gabriel Fol-
let has swindled me!”
“It looks that way. You know,
darling, I’ve been telling you for
years and years that Follet smelled
of brimstone and that you should
look after your affairs a bit better.”
"Pouf! Where is the coffee? I
have been poor before. I never
minded that. One day champagne,
the next gruel. It was the way
when I was young. Ah-, Gesner,
you bring ambrosia.”
"I shall go back to the city at
once and see what’s to be done.
I’ll get some good lawyei’ for you.
I know that you wouldn’t be inter
ested enough to come with me.”
“Why not? It is a long time since
I have been away from here. We
shall go right after luncheon. Per
haps now that we are poor, Meri
dei and Rudi and the Children will
forget their pride and come back.”
The tiny back parlor of the Coq
d’or held a gay .company that night.
The tavern was closed early and
the little ones, as a very special
concession, were allowed to
up a 'full tw-o hours after their
time. Roger was their hero,
“You must come to stay
us.” said Madame,
visit, If I am able to
Meridei, you and the
return to me. Now.,
shoe is on the other
who am poor, who am in need of
good friends and cheery faces
around me. You would not leave a
poor helpless old woman alone!”
She tried to look piteous, but
failed signally. She did not take
the threat' of poverty at all serious
ly. She had already dramatized
the situation, in which her part was
somewhat of a cross between the
Little Match Girl add Eliza cross
ing the ice. She was enjoying her
self greatly and after a few impre
cations and vain threats against
"that sly ^ox, that Gabriel Follet,"
she seemed to have entirely for
gotten blip, She sat in the place ot'
honor by Jules Goujon’s -fireside
apd benignly let Rudolph wait
upon her, which he did with obvious
pleasure,
"Ah, it is like the good old times,
Rudolph./’ she said, "t fear it was
not until you were gone that t real
ized what a treasure I had In you."
"Just as^I, until I became a bar
on, madame,” murmured Rudolph,
"did hot know how pleasant is the
lot of a butler,"
(To Be Continued) 1
Dear M-Ts. Campbell:
In answer to your very lovely
parcel I received last night: thanks
a million. Also received one from
Mother and Pad. so I really had
some fun opening the two, Of
course 1 had lots of help as every
one was very willing. We sure had
a nice lunch for once in a long
time, please accept by deepest sym
pathy on hearing Jimmy was
wounded, I hear you are expecting
him home soon, so be sure and say
"hello” to him for me, please, I
watch the casualty list every week
apd it seems I see some of my old
chums every1 time, Gladys Luker
was telling me about most of the
boys. I see CeciK Kipfer quite often
as we travel with his battalion. He
was fine and ready to go last time
I saw him-
spirit
have
Most
were
rest,
were
very
on. '
at madam's and
nodded. He did
a great deal of
lady, watching
to need it. "
■” she spoke through the
turned then
Whome,
confidential
for you—and from
gather—n-ot much
Madame picked up
fingered the knob,
stay
bect-
with
"not just to
remain there,
children must
you see, the
foot; it is I
■all the confidence and
; in the world, Well, I sure
seen a lot of country lately,
of France and Belgium. We
at Dieppe for a while for a
The graves of the hoys who
killed there in ’42 were kept
well. Lots of flowers and so
The rest of our journey is
more or less a secret yet so can’t
say too much, but since Caen and
Falaise it has been somewhat quiet
er in our positions. We had a very
lovely time lately. Was able to
get into town once in a while
the shows were open and ha fl an
indoor swimming pool. There was
also a zoo, so we had lots of enter
tainment, I also met my girl friend
that I went with in England, so 1
was really happy. I hated to move
on but guess
to home. As
•sign off for
and everyone
and hoping to
it’s getting us closer
news is scarce, will
now. Thanking you
for the lovely parcel
see you all very soon.
As ever,.
Alex Boa.
* « ♦
Dear Mrs. McKinnon;
Just a few lines to thank you for
the parcel I just received. Every
thing was in perfect condition and
we sure bad a real feed. Some areas
we are stationed in, the food prob
lem is none too good and as far as
the sweets and tobaccos are con
cerned we practically depend en
tirely on you people at home, so
you
ate
ing
for
•lucky enough’’to meet him. There
are so many troops over here now,
that one would be ^fortunate if he
did meet anyone he knew from
home, but will* keep on looking
and hoping for the best. It is- real
fall weather over here now and it
looks as though there will be an
other winter of war. I only hope
it will be the last one as I think
everyone is anxious to get home.
Speaking for myself, in all the
thousands of miles I have travelled,
I have never seen any part of any
country that f would trade for
Huron County. Well, Jess, will have
to close as it is getting late. Please
thank all the members of the In
stitute for me and every one else
whose efforts made your lovely
gift possible. Good luck to you all.
Yours truly,
■Spr. Donald Hoggarth.
* * *
Dear Mrs. Norminton:
Several weeks ago I received
your letter telling me that a parcel
was on the way and that gave me
something to look forward to as
the W.I. parcels are always some
thing to look forward to. Well, the
parcel arrived on Saturday and I
wasn’t disappointed. Once again, it
was another really swell box—well
packed and in good condition ana
full of the stuff -we like to get.
You people must certainly go to a
lot of trouble and extra work to
supply us so regularly and I’d like
to say that I really appreciate what
you are doing and I’m sure the
rest of the fellows feel the same
way. I am still in the hospital but
am not having such a bad time of
it. I expect to be out soon, though,
and will be going bn a 7-flhy leave
directly from here. After that my
future is uncertain. The war seems
to be about finished but it looks
as thotigli thb Huns -are going to
fight until all chances are' gone. Oh,
well, if that is the way they want
it, that is the way they’ll get it. In
the meantime. I’ll close once again
with very many thanks fOi- the
swell parcel and better hopes than
ever of thanking you in person soon.
Sincerely,
* Jim Campbell.
* 4, i
Dear Mrs, Campbell:
Hope these few lines find every
one there fine as it leaves me the
same way. I received your most wel
come parcel from the Hensall WA.
today and it Was just swelL What
a change to get some good old
Canadian cigs. They sure are ..
change from the ones we .get here,
also the razor blades too. I nassed
the candy around to the boys here
and they all thought it wng grand.
It did quite a bit of travelling as
’ it was sent to the Grandmere and
31st October, 1944
99
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9
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•-*
a
12,900,000.00
327,291.46
16,604,876.48
11,576,134.02
203,104,015.12
Cash in its Vaults and Money on Deposit
Hank of Canada . . . ' .
Notes of and Cheques pn Other Banks .
Payable in cash on presentation.
Money ori Deposit with Other Banks ,
Available on demand or at short notice,.
Government and Other Bonds and Debentures , ♦
Not exceeding market value. The greater portion consists of
Dominion Government and high-grade Provincial and Municipal
securities which mature at early dates,
Stocks
Industrial and other stocks. Not exceeding market value,
Call Loans .
In Canada 6,632,049.80
Elsewhere ..... 44,533,800,89
Payable on demand and secured by bonds, stocks and other
negotiable collateral of greater value than the loans,
TOTAL OF QUICKLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES
(equal to 8830% of all liabilities to the Public)
Loans to Provincial and Municipal Governments
including School Districts ‘ ,
Commercial and Other Loans....
In Canada ..... $194,487,531.12
Elsewhere ..... 8,^16,484,00
To manufacturers, farmers, merchants and others, on conditions
consistent with sound banking. .
Bank Premises.......................................................... .
Two properties only are carried in the names of holding com
panies; the stock and bonds of these companies are entirely
owned by the Bank and appear on its books at $1.00 in each case.
AH other of the Bank's premises, the value of which largely
exceeds $12,900,000.00 are included under this heading.
Real Estate and Mortgages on Real Estate Sold by
the Bank..............................................................................
Acquired in the course of the Bank's business and in process
of being realized upon.
Customers’ Liability under Acceptances and
Letters of Credit . . . . . - . .
Represents liabilities of customers on account of Letters of Credit
issued and Drafts accepted by the Bank for their account.
Other Assets not included in the Foregoing (but includ
ing refundable portion of Dominion Government
taxes $975,703.73) .
Making Total Resources of
can see how much we appreci-
your efforts. Have been watch-
both in England and France
Mack, but so far have not been
BANK OF MONTREAL
Epuncted in 1817
presentation, in easily understandable form,
" of the "Hankes
ANNUAL STATEMENT
RESOURCES
with
t-
♦9
LIABILITIES
$184,473,969,24
56,397,561.85
31,264,469,84
955,538,24(5.28
382,539.67
51,165,850.69
2,999,296.88
$1,526,734,251.53
«
>•»$r,244,528,982.86
176,282,154.01*
$1,420,811,136.87
Due to the Public
Deposits
In Canada «
Elsewhere
Payable on demand or after notice.
Notes of the Bank in Circulation
Payable on demand.
Acceptances and Letters of Credit Outstanding
Financial responsibilities undertaken on behalf, of
(see off ^setting amount in '‘'Resources*'J.
Other Liabilities..................................................
Items not included under the foregoing headings.
Total Liabilities to the Public . . «
To meet which the Bank has resources as
indicated above amounting to ,
Leaving an excess of Resources over Liabilities,
represents the Shareholder’s interest over which
Liabilities to the Public take precedence.
Capital ..... $36,000,000.00
Reserve Fund, Profit & Loss Account
’• and Reserves for Dividends . . 41,965,464.71 $ 77,965,464.71
< •
customers
*s
3
8,568,045.00
16,604,876.48
2,784,728.47
$1,448,768,786.82
. $1,526,734,251.53
which
PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT
Profits for the year ended 31st October, 1944, after making appropria
tions to Contingent Reserve Fund, out of which Fund full provision for
Bad and Doubtful Debts has been made, and after making provision
for estimated Income and Excess Profits Taxes amounting to
$3,725,000 (of which $340,000 will be refundable under the pro
visions of the Excess Profits Tax Act)..................................................$3,194,300.19
Dividends paid or payable to Shareholders » » » $2,160,000.00
Written off Bank Premises ....... 500,000.00 2,660,000.00
Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 30th October, 1943
Balance of Profit and Loss carried forward .
$ 534,300.19
$1,879,521.13
$2,413,821.32
NOTE REGARDING SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT OF TAXES IN
RESPECT OF THE YEAR ENDED 30th OCTOBER, 1943
The Minister of Finance has expressed the opinion that die transfers made in
1943 to Contingent Reserve Fuad from the earnings of this Bank were in excess
of the reasonable requirements of the Banlj.
The management and the auditors of the Bank do not agree with the Minister
in this matter but having been advised of the Minister’s views and of his purpose
to act in accordance therewith, we have estimated that approximately $2,200,000
of such transfers must be added to income of that year for tax purposes. As a
result the Bank Will be Called upon to pay additional taxes for the year 1943
of a like amount under the Income & Excess Profits Tax Acts, Provision has been
made from Contingent Reserve Fund for this tax liability, of which twenty
per cent, of $440,000, will be refundable under the provisions of the Excess
Profits Tax Act.
GEORGE W. SPINNEY,
President
B. C. GARDNER,
General Manager
& 4e *
fThe strength o
its mdnagentent
Batik of Motif r<
>f a bank is deietmined by its history, its /20>Zz^T|
f and the extent of its resources. For 127 years the |k
Montreal has been in the forefront of Canadian finance. JJ
I came off it about a year and a
half ago and have been drafted
on and off two ships since then. I
like the ship I’m on now swell and
I’Ve had a couple of go’s with Jerry
since I came over here, Had a few
days’ leave a while ago and sent
my brother Stuart a telegram say*
tr:
ing I’d meet him in London but
he did not got it in time to get
out but hope to see him yet some
place, I guess I’m about the same
as all the rest of the fellows over
here about getting this affair over
and be able to be bach with our
old ft lends again, 0mm again I
wish to say thanks for the lovely
parcel and feel very much indebted
to tile trouble and extra work that
you people go to for ttg fellows.
Will say, "so long"1'tor now and
wishing yott¥ all the best of luck.
As ever,
Ben Dick,