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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-09-24, Page 6WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, Sept. 24th, 1936 else. ...... * note and put it They wouldn’t SYNOI’SIS: Maris Trevor is dis­ couraged because Rod O'Rorke spends all his money developing an invention which he hopes will pro­ vide an income so that they can marry, Maris thinks they' should en- j»y the present rather than deny themselves for the* future, She be­ comes uncertain of her love for Rod. Perhaps there would be more happi­ ness with someone * * She crumpled the in the wastebasket, likely be home for at least a couple of hours. She’d just make a cup of coffee and have some cake, for probably Patsy ■yvas going to give them a swell sup­ per, Swiftly she remembered how dis­ appointed Pat had been that Rod had missed the duck dinner. Maybe she had planned this sur- ,-prise for him. Pat was always think­ ing about other folks and doing nice things for them. Well, she would be disappointed once more. For a moment Maris wondered how Rod was making out, but only for a moment, because she suddenly realiz­ ed that one of her favorite features •was almost due on the radio, and turn- 4ng the dial, she flung herself down in a comfortable chair, waiting for the coffee to “perk”. Then came the musical motif that signified the approach of the feature and a moment later she was complete­ ly transported to other realms. It ■was not until the players had been on the air for about half an hour that she remembered the coffee. Jumping from the chair, she darted into the kitchen just in time to salvage half a cup, and with that and a piece of cake, she returned once more to the living room to listen to the end of the play. But she was hardly seated till the door opened and Patsy and Johnny entered. 1 “-Home so soon?” questioned Maris as she greeted them. “Didn’t you go to the movies after all?” “Yep,” answered Pat, "but it was a rotten picture. Where’s Rod? Has­ n’t he come over yet?” “No, he left for Cleveland today!” “He did?” cried Patsy. “What’s up—got a new job?” “Nt>„ he’s got a chance to demon­ strate his radio gadget.” “Say, that’s great,” remarked Jim­ my. “Good old Rod; I sure hope lie makes a hit with it.” . “So do I,” exclaimed Pat. "But I suppose that’ll mean he’ll want to marry you right away and take you to the,country,” she added, look­ ing at Maris as though she expected her to confirm her suggestion. Maris smiled, but made no remark. Then, noting the coffee cup on the table, Pat said, “You haven’t looked in the ice-box, have you?” “Of course not, although I’m starv­ ing,” answered Maris. “But I thought you’d have a bite before you came home tonight—you usually do that r n my night off.” “Oh, it’s all right, Pat. I worked late at the office ” “You did?” questioned Pat. “Yes,” replied Maris, almost too eagerly. “T had to »ee about some stuff in connection with the exposi­ tion —at least Payson’s part of it. And say, Rowene Quirk was in in the morning, all dressed -up in the wedding gown she is going to wear at the sliow. She looked gorgeous.” “I don’t believe she’s any prettier than you,” remarked Jimmy. "All right, folks, let’s eat,” Pat said. “You can come and help me, Maris, and Jimmy can get us some good music and not these blood-and- th'Under dramas you’re so crazy ov­ er.” “It’s too bad Rod couldn’t be here, declared Patsy, opening the ice-box and revealing a sumptuous meal of cold spiced tongue, with vegetable salad and a delicious frozen dessert. "I just hope this trip will bring him some luck. Don’t you feel excited about it? Is he going to call you up?” “I don't suppose so." bands can’t be picked up at every crossroads.” “It's better so,” commented Patsy, and for a moment Maris felt furious- at her. Even if she was perfectly con­ tent with Jimmy Doyle and his fut­ ure, other girls had dreams of really raising themselves through their mar­ riages to important men. "Stan Fayson,” remarked Patsy, "would probably turn some working girl’s head with his attentions and wealth, and then she’d find herself left high and dry when he got tired of her. Well, I guess we’re ready to start. -Come on, Jimmy.” "All right, sweetheart,” he answer­ ed as he came into the dining room and put his arm about Patsy. Maris caught the look of affection that passed between them. Somehow Rowene Quirk was in that morning all dressed up in the wedding gown she is going to wear at the show. “What- do you mean, Maris? You’re surely not keeping up that sil­ ly fight with him, about Dulcie? You must be crazy if you’d let a thing like that come between you—or” Sudden­ ly Patsy stood stock still in the mid­ dle of the kitchen floor. "You have­ n’t thrown him over for the chance that one day Stan may talk to you? Her eyes seemed to pierce the girl beside her/ "Don’t worry, Pat, and work your­ self up into a state. I’m not worth it, really. Only you may be interest­ ed in knowing that I’ve a date with Stan tomorrow.” “A date with Stan?” Patsy repeat­ ed incredulously. “Oh, Maris, do you know what you’re doing?” "There, Pat, don’t get all ‘het up.’ It’s only.to .tell him something about an announcement for the exposition. Guess he wants my reactions to Laughing lightly, Maris shattered tension of the moment. “Well, Pm glad, though you • me worried for a minute.” “That's silly. Stan's engaged to Rowene Quirk, so he hasn't any eyes for other girls?’ (At least not just now, thought Maris to herself.) "If only I’d her money, what stunning- clothes I’d have!” "He’s really engaged to her?” de­ manded Pat. "Yes; one of the girls saw the an- I .nouncement in the papers, so not one I over Rod’s ideas,” remarked Jimmy, of us girls will have a look-in, though j "Oh, maybe I’ve heard so much it's a a darned shame, for rich bus- about this wonderful gadget that Im it.” the had Business and Professional Directorynot going to believe in its wonderful future. Guess I’m from Missouri, and need to be shown." There was a note of boredom in Maris’ voice as she an­ swered. “Just wait till Rod comes back from Cleveland. Probably the engine of the train he comes in on will be flying flags. I've a hunch he’s going to make good with it all right,” announc­ ed Patsy, , “Yes,” echoed Jimmy. “I feel that way, tdo, although it may take a lit­ tle while to make adjustments on it, but when its ready for commercializ­ ing I guess the shekels will simply pour in. Say, Maris, you’ve got a good thing in Rod,” And he grinned at the girl. “Maybe that’s what you think,” she answered. After that the conversation swung into a different channel. No further mention was made of Rod or his gad­ get, and Maris was glad of it. She would not tell them she was no long­ er interested in Rod. Late that night as Maris stood at her window, looking across the roofs of Manhattan, a remark of Jimmy’s echoed insistently in her ears. "Yeah, it’s the rich guys that are the biggest rackateers in the country. Fellows like young Fayson often have tie-ups with folks you’d never dream of. That’s why so many of these investi­ gations into rackets suddenly go up in thin air—the big guys behind them have flung around a bit of cash and everything’s okay again.” As Maris watched the lights disap­ pear from window after window she felt strangely troubled. Jimmy had as much as said that you couldn’t find a decent rich felloiV; that if you made any investigation about him you’d surely discover something pretty dam­ aging about him. But the thought that a fellow like Fayson should be linked up with rackateers was stag­ gering. What good would that do ’him? He had plenty of money. Why should Stanley risk such shady connections when he would one day be the head of a big important busi­ ness? But then, Jimmy did talk a lot. Sometimes Maris got bored with his talking, but going around as he did, probably he heard a lot. Still it was unthinkable .that a man like Stan Fay­ son should wish to link himself with anything of a questionable character. Yet Jimmy had said some of these rich men were^SO money-mad, that even the big risks they took in such undertakings wks quite discounted, when they felt that more money would be theirs if they could transact such shady deals. Somehow she felt troubled as she remembered how Jimmy had insisted that he could mention more than one well known man who was the brains of some racket—men whose wives, ev­ en, would not suspect them of such activities. Of course she would not want to marry that type man—there could be no lasting happiness with a back­ ground of this sort. Surely Jimmy must be mistaken. Everything about Stan Fayson seem­ ed to assure her that he was a gen­ tleman in the fullest sense d’f the word. Oh, why should he suggest such things, even hint at them, when this dark-eyed, debonair young man might play such an in her life? She tried my's words, tried to was “just talking.” But when she slipped between the sheets and her hot cheek pressed ag­ ainst the cool pillow, there seemed to be something sinister hovering about young Stan Fayson. Then suddenly all her fine theories of a girl bettering herself by marry­ ing a rich man, seemed to lose their power. Something within her cried out for Rod, He was straight. He was true. He would never link him­ self with anything shady. Had she made a mistake in passing up the love he offered'her? But before she had ! reached a decision, drowsiness Stole over her. Jimmy's pronouncements lost weight. Everything seemed to grow blurred. Maris had fallen asleep. Next morning when Maris reached the office, she hurried at once to her desk, read the. announcement Stan had given her and finding nothing in it which she could improve upon, she decided to put it on his desk at once.. But as' she started down ’the corridor old Mr. Payson’s door opened, and Stan almost collided with her. Handing the paper to him, she said “There isn’t a thing to be changed as far as I see. Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840. Risks taken on all classes of insur­ ance at reasonable rates. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. ABNER COSENS,, Agent, Wingham. Dr. W. A. McKibbon, B.A. PHYSICIAN And SURGEON Located at the Office of the Late Dr, H. W. Colbome. Office Phone 54.Nights 107 HARRY FRY Licensed Embalmer and Fuaeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service. Phones: day 117. Night 109. DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29. X W. 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ALVIN FOX Licensed Drugless Practitioner CHIROPRACTIC - DRUGLESS THERAPY - RADIONIC EQUIPMENT Hours by Appointment. | Phone 191. Wingham A. R. & F. E. DUVAL CHIROPRACTORS CHIROPRACTIC and ELECTRO THERAPY North Street — Wingham Telephone 300. tomato soup.—Teeswater News.“That’s fine,” he answered quickly. "Thanks very much.” But as he turn­ ed,to speak, Maris felt his eyes look questioningly into hers, and her Cheeks grew rosy. Something told her he was aware of her for the first time. With a smile on her lips, she hur­ ried back to her desk to meet wide-eyed gaze of Milly. (Continued Next Week) Parkhill ...... Seaforth ---- Brussels ...... Mitchell ...... Ripley ......... Wingham.... Zurich .......... Owen Sound Teeswater ...... Harriston Mildmay ..... Paisley ..’...... Tiverton ..«... Palmerston .. Fire Threatens Area A fire of unknown origin- took place when the barn on the lot of George White, Queen street, Blyth, was des­ troyed. The adjoining buildings, the house and barn of Art Barr, and the sheds of the Queen Street Church, were saved by hard work on the part of the firemen. it annoyed her. Patsy was a jewel of a girl, but how could she be sat­ isfied wiht Jimmy? Yet she seemel to adore him. Somehow that very fact seemed to make her feel like throw­ ing'Rod permanently into the discard. Maris felt with her beauty she should surely do better in the marriage mar­ ket than marry a man who merely had. a job—even if she loved him. Well, she thought, now, as she glanced again at the ..couple, she wouldn’t make a mess of her life by letting her heart rule her. What did marrying for love do for anyone? A cynical smile curled at her lips. Now she was glad that she had not let herself be carried away by her emo­ tions. She must keep them under con­ trol. Whatever came of love matches that folks raved about, but disillusion when the couple came up against the practicalities of life? But suddenly all her calculated plans received a jar when Jimmy said "I guess Rod. will be a rich man one of these days. One of the engineers down at our place was talking about his gadget. He thinks it will revolu­ tionize radio reception.” “That would suit you all right, Maris, wouldn’t it?” questioned Patsy. "Yes, of course,” “but no one knows be a pipe dream.” "You don’t sound answered Maris, yet. It may only I very enthusiastic the of important part to banish Jim- tell herself he Free Methodists Erecting House Worship on Victoria Street The Free Methodist Society of God­ erich this week commenced con­ struction of a church of their own at the corner of Park and Victoria Streets, on a lot just purchased from Mrs. DeLong. The new edifice, of frame and stuc-r co construction, seven-foot basement with superstructure, is planned to seat 125, and is to be ready for occupation on December 1st. When taken over form the contractors, the McKenzie Estate of Clinton, it is to be free of indebtedness, one of the foremost principles, we are informed, of the Free Methodist faith. For some few years, the congrega­ tion, some fifteen in number, has been meeting at MacKay Hall, of late under the ministry of Rev. H. A. Mar- latt.—Goderich Signal. Prisoners Fed at Four and One-Half Cents Per Meal Statistics on the Bruce County Jail at Walkerton show prisoners are be­ ing fed at a cost of 41- cents per meal. Of the 134 prisoners admitted dur­ ing the last year 54 were convicted of Liquor Act violations. Imprison­ ments for robbery numbered 26; burg­ lary 10; assaults of all classes 11, and fraud, 4. Six prisoners were women. Unmarried, prisoners totalled 71. “Don’t kiss me, dear, the chauffeur may see.” “They are used to that.” "The others, dear, but this one is ,my father.”'—Guerin Meschino, Milan. FALL FAIR DATES MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe­ cution of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display of monu­ ments of any retail factory in Ontario. All finished by sand blast machines. We imporl all our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in the rough. You can save all local deal­ ers’, agents’ and middleman profits by seeing us. E. J. Skelton & Son at West End Bridge—WALKERTON Following are the dates set for fall fairs and exhibitions in Western On­ tario for 1936: Ailsa Craig ...’.. Atwood ...■■.......<■ Bayfield......... Listowel ........ Lucknow ....... . Sept. 24, 25 Sept. 25, Sept. 23, Sept. 23, Sept. 24, 26 24 24 25 RIOTS MARK STRIKE OF LETTUCE WORKERS wS'fe; One matt killed atid dozens injured peace officers at Salinas, Calif. Above voy of trucks which were conveying Was the toll of a pitched battle be- is shown a scene of the rioting that lettuce from fields to the packing tween striking lettuce workers and took place when strikers attack a con- sheds. Coal Oil Stove Explodes When a three-burner coal oil stove exploded with a loud report, Mrs. Jos. Allison, who was in the kitchen, was given a bad fright, but luckily escaped injury. Mrs. Allison was pre­ paring supper when the stove sudden­ ly blew up without warning. With presence of mind she carried the glass container, filled with coal oil, outside. The stovoe, a tangled mass of iron, soon burned itself out, but not be­ fore the house was filled with smoke. It was a close call for Mrs. Allison. —Goderich Signal. Some Puff Ball Its just so much fun for Mr. Geo. Jones of Kinloss to go picking puff balls and he sure knows where to find them. He brought a half dozen or so into Thompson’s store on Tues­ day, the daddy of them all being a whole armful in itself. It measured four feet, one .inch incircumference and weihed 8% lbs.,. and if you’re acquainted with the puff ball you’ll know it takes a lot of volume to get that weight. Mr. Jones, who is. a brother-in-law of John A. Mackenzie, of the 4th concession, gets this nat­ ure's vegetable in the woods in that neighborhood.—I,ucknow Sentinel. Like A Small Putnkiri Mr. .Stewart Halliday brought to our office on Thursday last, a tomato weighing 2 pounds 2 ounces, and measured 20 inches the long way ar­ ound, by 10 inches in circumference. Nice even skin and not badly shaped. Quite a monster in the tomato line. One would be sufficient for a good sized meat or enough/ for a i>ot of HYDRO LAMPS The Lon# Life Lamps1 I mm! guaranteed Wingham Utilities Commission Phone 156,Crawford Block.