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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-04-06, Page 6WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES T SYNOPSIS Thwrsdsy,, April 6th, 1939 When the wealthy foster parents of Marjorie Wetherill both die she finds a letter telling her that she has a twin sister, that she was adopted when her own parents couldn’t afford to sup­ port both of them and that her real name is Dorothy Gay. Alone in the world, but with a fortune of her own, she considers looking up her own fam­ ily whom she has never seen. A nei­ ghbour, Evan Brower, tries to argue her out of it and tells her he loves her and, asks her to marry him. She pro­ mises to think it over but decides first to see her family. She goes to their address, finds that they are destitute and gradually persuades them to ac­ cept things they need. When the doc­ tor calls to see her mother she notices that lie seems particularly interested in her sister. Marjorie goes to church in Brentwood, where her family used to live,-and becomes very much inter­ ested in the young minister there. She then sees the nice home there that her ■family had owned and determines to buy it back for them. She confides her plan in her brother and goes to see a real estate man about making the deal. erty from him, you mean,” said Mar­ jorie coolly, “I understand you gave him no chance to refinance the mort­ gage and that you were very hard on him indeed, However, that has noth­ ing to do with my question. I have some money myself and I would like to clear my father’s home and put the deed in his hands for a Christmas gift if I find that your demands are within reason. I shalll call up my Chicago lawyer, of course, and have the whole affair looked into before I pay the cash, but if I do this I shall want to do whatever I do quickly.” There was something about Mar­ jorie’s air of assurance that impress­ ed the real estate man, who had been having a hard time himself just now. He looked at her a minute question- ingly and then he said: “We’ll go and see Mr. Horgan.” Mr. Horgan was an elderly man with gray hair parted meticulously in the exact middle and thin lips- that never seemed to give an advantage to anyone. He had small steel-colored Marjorie knew about certified checks, She knew their power. Mr, Horgan became suave at once. “I would have to talk this matter over with my partner, of course, for usually you know we do not do things iii just this way,” went On Mr, Horgan. “It would be, however you understand, at least—” and he named a sum so much smaller than Marjorie had dreamed that she was almost afraid she showed how surprised she was. , “Very well,” said Marjorie taking a deep breath and hoping the man could not see how excited she was, “I will get my lawyer on the telephone, and consult with him about this. He'will know what I should do about it, and I shall either return sometime this af­ ternoon for your answer, or send a representative of my Chicago lawyer to talk with you.” Marjorie, still holding her head high, sailed out of the office coolly, with only an icy little smile for impressed agent, He bowed her the out *, * * So she was soon in his car speeding toward Brentwood rapidly. After she had gone over the house without comment, allowing the man io continue his sales parley without interruption, she said as they were about to leave: ■ ’ “Well, now I may as well tell you, I am Mr. Gay’s daughter. I was away for several years during the time my father lived here and I had never seen the house. I know all the circum­ stances of my father’s having to give iip the house of course, and I know how they hated to lose it. I have been wondering if there is any way in ...which my father can recover the house. Can you tell me the lowest terms on which he could recover it?” The man’s face fell. “Oh, in that case you had better see Mr. Horgan. He has charge of all those cases. But I am quite sure that mortgage was foreclosed.” “I was not speaking of putting a mortgage on the place. I was speak­ ing of paying cash. As I understand it my father had only lapsed in his payments a short time. If he were ready now to pay up all obligations^ and whatever other expenses you had been obliged to meet, isn’t there some way that and the hands?” “Why, tlie man do you have to suppose that your fa­ ther could pay his obligation now any better than six months ago when he finally surrendered the property?” “When you finally took the prop- amount within the week.’ . “I have not time to answer questions,” she said. s. the matter could be settled property taken off your - my dear young lady,” said’ patronizingly, “what reason i eyes thaTlopked coldly through her, and tried to put her through a ques­ tionnaire about her family. “Excuse me, Mr. Horgan,” she said “I have no time to answer questions. I want to know if there is any way in which my father can now meet the obligations. Perhaps I had better get my Chicago lawyer to attend to the matter, since you do not seem to be willing to name any sum that would gatisfy the demands.” “Oh, not at all,” said Mr. Horgan rising in protest, “I was merely in­ terested to know just how sure a thing this would be.” “If I decide to do this thing,” said Marjorie, drawing herself to her full height and trying to act as grown up ostentatiously, almost afraid to have her gp lest he was losing a prospect that perhaps .would never return. . Marjorie, out on the pavement, hail­ ing a taxi, found herself so excited that she co-uld scarcely giv.e a direc­ tion to the driver. She had gotten from Betty a list of some of the best department stores, and she went straight to one and hunted up a telephone booth, calling the Wetherill lawyer on long tance. “Well, I certainly am glad to your voice, young lady,” said Melbourne, “I was beginning to think you had eloped or been kidnapped or something. A certain gentleman in , _ „ I Chicago has beseiged me night and as possible—though in reality she was; day to discover your address. Noth- very much scared-—“I will see that ling the matter, is there, that you take you have a certified check for the full1 such an expensive way of communica­ tion?” dis- hear Mr. ON THE WAY TO THE FIRING SQUAD There's a firihg squad ahead and Well does the little Ruthenian captive know it. He.has beck named a “ter­ rorist” and is to be shot by the Huh* garians as.an example after the con- qpest of Carpatho-Hkralne, Not only the bounds of Hungary, Troops and mens like this, but home guards who gendarmes were kept busy “cleaning attempted to stave off the invading up” after the country was occupied, armies paid the price of rettithing'to “No, nothing the matter,” said Marjorie. “I’m quite all right, thank you, But I telephone this morningin* stead of waiting to write because I want your help. I’ve fqund the house that used to belong to my own par­ ents and I want to buy it, I want very much to get possession of it before Christmas if I cam I shall need sev- eraJ thousand dollars dt once and I would like to have you put it into some bank in this city where I could draw on it within a couple of days. Would that be possible?” “I suppose it would,” said the law­ yer, “I could wire it to them today. But are you quite sure this house is a wise buy? It’s my business, you know, to advise you in. such matters.” “I know,” she said, “but I’m quite sure about this, And even if it were not a wise buy I should want it. But, Mr. Melbourne, of course I know I’m Hot very experienced in buying real estate, and I was wondering if there isn’t some lawyer in this city fa whom you could recommend me, who would take charge, of this transaction for me — I think perhaps those people who have the house are a little tricky? “Yes?” said Mr, Melbourne. “Well, you certainly should have someone whom you can trust to look after the affair. Let me think. Yes, there’s William Bryant. He’s in the Federal Trust Company Building. I’ll call him up right away and ask him to look after you. Could you go to his office at once? All right, I’ll phone him about you.” “Oh, thank you, Mr. Melbourne!” said Marjorie in a relieved voice. “And by the way, Marjorie,” said Mr. Melbourne, “I don’t suppose you have any idea of selling your Chicago property, have you? Because I had a very good offer for it last week.” “Oh!” said Marjorie a little breath­ less. “I hadn’t go’t that far yet. I — don’t — quite know what Lam going to do.” “Of course,” said the lawyer,, think­ ing he knew pretty well that she’d like to be married before long, and would have to consult a certain young man before she made any decisions, but he did not voice any such idea. “I just thought I’d mention it.” “Thank you, Mr. -Melbourne. And —please, Mr.. Melbourne, you won't let anybody, not anybody, I ’mean, know about' this matter of my buying this house. I don’t s.ee that it’s any­ one’s affair but my own.” “Certainly not, my child. You can trust me for that.” “And Mr, Melbourne, there’s just one more thing. Would you have any connection in this city that would give you influence to get an opening fpr my father somewhere here? He’s very much discouraged. He had a very fine position and lost it. He’s an expert accountant!” ' “Indeed? What was the name of the firm, do you know?” “Hamilton, Mclvor and Company,” said' Marjorie, glad that she had re­ membered to ask Ted that yesterday. “You don't say,” said Mr. Mel­ bourne. '“They had a fine standing.. I should say there ought to be some­ thing pretty good somewhere for a man whom they employed. I’ll see what wires I can pull!” Five minutes later Marjorie turned from her expensive - telephone call well satisfied. Mr. Melbourne had been just as kind and'helpful as she had known he would be. She took another taxi to the Fed­ eral Trust Company Building and she found to her joy that Mr. Bryant was in and had just been talking with the Chicago lawyer, so her way was smoothed for her at once. \ Marjorie was delighted .with the kind interest he took in the matter and promised to return to his office at three o’clock to learn the result of his interview with the real estate com­ pany. She went on her way with a lighter heart now, summoning her wits to re­ member all the 'things she wanted to buy. First of all she had it in mind to get a warm lovely negligee for her mother, and comfortable pretty slip­ pers to go with it. Then,she hurried up to the credit department, opened a charge account, giving her Chicago re­ ferences, and also Mr. Bryant, then went and found a squirrel coat for Betty that was almost an exact dupli­ cate of her own. Passing the millinery department she found a little soft grey felt hat with a bright dash of pheasant’s fea­ ther cocked aslant in the crown. She was sure it would be becoming to Betty, After that it didn’t take much time to select a warm house coat of brown for her father, a nice leather coat for Ted, and a thick, warm sweater for Bud with a bright Roman band of col­ ors in the roll of the turtle collar. Then she was off breathless with an­ xiety to meet the lawyer. She found a better report than she had hoped for, Mr. Bryant had look­ ed up the records of the transactions > at the time Mr. Gay had surrendered I his property, and. found more than ; one questionable trick that the perpe­ trators would not care to have brought to light by such a lawyer as William Bryant, so he had succeeded in bringing them to accept a reason­ able sum for bank payment yvith in­ terest, and the transfer of the prop­ erty was not going to cost quite its much as Marjorie had been told at first. p , < She could hardly wait for her pur­ chases to come home, 'They would probably wait for two. or three days before sending them until they had looked up her references, but they had promised positively that the things would all be there before Christmas. She stopped on the way out of the store to get a five pound box' of can­ dy and another of salted nuts. Those would be,things she couldn’t well pur­ chase at the little grocery store near Aster Street. She realized as the taxi drove up to the door that the house had become Home to her, so different from what it had seemed the day she arrived, on; ly a few brief days before! Home be­ cause thpre were dear ones there, and already her interests were tied up in theirs, Betty came wearily from the kitch­ en' peering out into the hall at her with a relieved look; . “Oh, I’m glad you’ve come! I thought something dreadful had hap­ pened to you in the strange city—or- else—1” she stopped suddenly. “Or else what?” Marjorie looked at her with a sharp note in her voice as if her answer meant a,great deal. ' “Or else, maybe you had got tired of us and gone back1 to Chicago,” she saidj with her eyes half averted. “Oh, and would you have cared?” ’Would- get asked Marjorie breathlessly. “ n’t you have been rather glad to rid of me?” (Continued..bjext Week) BOOKS UNLIKELY TO CARRY DISEASE HITLER MAKES ANOTHER PROMISE In his victorious entry'to jMemel, I had completed his self-appointed task:: Hitler tried to assure the'Avorld he of righting the “wrongs” of Versailles. Dr. Arthur H. Bryan of Baltimore, ,Md., made laboratory tests on books recently used by students and found .few germs of any kind; those present, were mostly of a harmless variety. , Communicable diseases .‘are trans­ mitted mainly <;by the person and. not by objects. Books that have been handled‘recently by patients suffering from smallpox, scarlet fever or diph­ theria may transmit such infections to susceptible persons. 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