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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1922-10-19, Page 6ri• R fr is ie r.fr • .`' WATER A TALE OF THE DEET' SEA FISHERMEN 13Y FREDERICK WTLT,L&.D1' WAI.I,ACIF1 Coiltsiett by the Musson Book Company CHAPTER TWEL:VE---tCont'd.) !soy! She introduced hien to me as; deliberating over things, his fit of !'hrotel. `eAnythin' four me yet?" he reseentuient passed, and' he began to ;asked- the clerk. look at things in a error favoi'ahle i "Nothing, Cap'ent" light. "I'm jealous, that's. what I ant," ; Frank turned away, and there was he murmured. "Why streuidn•z snela determined •gleam in his grey -blue hev a good time? I wouldn't want her eyes and an ominous set tia' lips and: t' tie herself up from havin' any fun1law. "Up to the hospital I'll gut this ',cause e' nze. ehe's only a girl en'' night, an' know th' reason of all thie." girls like t' `liev a good 'time, while With hie detiermireation stttong in I'm only an al' fish trawler what takes • mind, he strode up to the porter's of - no pleasure out e' life but chewing; ace, "Kin I see Nurse Dexter Fro- th' rag with a gang o' roughnecks; bationer Dexter?" what swear a lot an' spin needy yarns, i The uniformed official glanced up hese, Pm no judge o' women,, that's; quickly at Westhaver's set face gaz- evident—but what gits vie, is why she t ing at him through_ the glass partition. shalt enll that slob Morrissey herb Pretending to glance ata book, he ecusin? Ca1'late thee tryin' t' blue 1repiied, "Er --Miss Dextee's engages' them at th' hospital. However,, I'll I t'night. She's on duty---" steep on it, an' rine her up fust thing) "That don't matter," retained in th' nzornin'." And, like the hearty,1Frank harshly. "ICain't I' see her in clear-minvded young blood that he was, I th' waitin'-room for a minute?" Fzonk slept like a log. 1 The man was perplexed. He was After breakfast he went into a tele -`evidently making a "bluff" and West phone booth and rang up the hospital.' haver knew it—sensed it instantly "Nurse Dexter there?" with the acute perception of a jealous *'�t'ha•'s speaking?" queried a voice hover. at the other end of hs line, "Get heron ver phane1" commanded °"i is -Ca p'eir \4'estl aver." ; Frank, with something of he Bank - There. was a silence for a few sec- ` ing skipper ring in his reit*, and the onda, and the voice replied. !man obeyed. "Sorry, Captain. She's busy just; "Hullo! .Miss Dexter? •Gen'elman-- nova!" ' Cap'en Westhaver —want's t' .see you "'Well, w-hen'II. she be through?" la< moment, Can't, Ah? Busy? Oh, ah, "Don't know—may be all day. Im- ; I see! All right!" portant case, y'know," i Shorty was at 'him ere he put the "I'll ring up again," Shorty hung reeeiver up: "What's i hat's that? What the receiver up with a perplexed face. °did she clay?" he snapped. "Didn't know them probationers lied' "Very busy to -night, Gap'en,' Lard..:n g at the North Station,'? her eeusmzt--- ." '' anytltin:' t' do with important. cases," answered the man glibly. "Can't pas- Be. rte 'l."r c :art;:y gr ee at to a "That's a lie'.,, quietly returned the he muttered, "oniess earnbbin' tioors'sibly leave the ward to -night „ 1�.�" c ar is t be l ui;l t amag- y ux" fisherman. "He's absolutely no an' w shin' folks he salted important "Is that ail she said?" a. seems e s litaire ring. An he xe etion. An' haw often here captain: cure u, ring up AI In ]atl ke' a round "Yee, sir! � Frank leaned through seaseri I rtt the a erni ng bauble, he Morrissey bin Callan " Three times he got the hospital en the wicket. "Say!" he said quietly, w. rp< a:l tn tit+: �irz ainl4 clerk who, The matron felt that she hail hit the 'phone, and in each ease Mise Der- and fixing the elan with his eyes, "is veto a 1 upon hint, •`� e ''hink ti',rt'lk bee- upon ryotnethiaig which was likely to ter was engaged. The last time ,•'rank - it usual for probationers to be kept a ga a one. b ? Geed for an engage- prove interesting, arra being a seaman bei an es, suspect +ame.thieg soaves. on duty like this, Ain't it possible to leant r* t ne, ell? I don't knave leays•thia' : with a very enquiringturn ai mired greatly disturbed tilts cgtr�tnaniity, and 'see Client?„ ' :-u. t til gadgets an' I'll hev t' take and with a penchant for anything tip- after a rnomeart'e draught he went j'o The patter shook his head. "The !astir 'v, • se 1 f y laetghe 1. "Captain," he abo grave vandal, perplexed o weer- a ;telegraph +office and wrote out a Jaws of a hospital are very strict," h 1 , fine h t' I d tele he sand assertively, Nurses oar t dei sad a. is a trsehty stone, andavers ques some -t would, at least,; „ as t, ey like, and it you ;font to see z:; e. r ;;ttt r ishu else is, would he a4nethifi„ to gossip over in the "Miss Crottle Dexter, , Hospital, 141iss. Dexter, you'll have to wine e s v ver :i rine like that. Be- dormitories. Boston. around on her off -night--" ate, t buying a di tnzo ;d, you can "'Well, nose," size replied, "I don't l Can I see you to -eight and where? But th' matron, Diss. Kenealy,. told' . s. s s ; : v ase ce for it if the girl rightly know. He's been in Boston for me that I c'd see her t'night et I'. f.•. t : "moi" nen gas. a long time—this ship is being over -1 <,� , I'll aa, Hotels—Frank," wanted ta, She said s11e'd arran he e!:t te-r3...:vnt:,y; ani counting out er three times.. Once he came on one sure, he surd to the operator as lie P11 talk to her. Ge ahead, nowt" ti, m .r, , Ise ens :he ringinto his of her on -duty nights, a and they sat in bad the form over, a e ,, Al! afternoon he remained in the (To be continued,) i ., e , e t a c tear„ who was here for quite a while, She's been: , r ° s*t ,{ . inn earn ticay, wee- t;t'tting flowers final presents fr. m rotunda of the hotel smoking and' heaping ' ' t th desk • „ reply care Lomax rty szui't,1. "No fear o' that," hauls.. —and I've son him here twk„e ,n prepay a reply t make t' let her off, Get her down here awn' 4:. `. ".ac there t* e e: h in the him, cknew.. She'san �awfu3lyapretty and the messenger bays upon scurried' ° ^ri•eund There were bell boys with „ 1 S fcelled various navies, in Diamond Dyes ,e a an awful li�tie . but no falsetto Aleut of "Westhaveri" ae .,•s vsr.i*nt., tr.� ,er.ler girl, ,'11now, awl she's get .ars of Sweater or Skirt i. �a the v its{ a R. ".ti'u. admirers. Some a the students Dye Old Curtains, vl who te`'ei'�••eme w 4't a :<^'" t Lt( rs ar.1 a heart flute e• me here ere n;cst mazy over her, 1 wee esz in: 9.rti , Fr •anit and sees . , little „ ,�,; gxe .e=i1 his Cara, and the desk clerk "Diamond Ti; es add years Of wear ales 1,,, tit , iii"ai a,;} f+,nr d gr rn".1, while the n1atr3n c�nt.inueek , to eves, faded skirts, waists, coats n S same e evete waiting- —"eel 'Abe has a host of admirers eek l hard of the stocky, sun -biopsed , r .. .a I^ t 1;"r,"sad evenir,<P_ among' the patients who Yiave been young pian who• came to him every. stockings, sweaters, coveringe, hang - v. -14; here.'" half-hour with the question, "Any Ings, draperies, everything. Every t •sem eF n : esan i Fr rk pietar- wire for Westhaver--Cap'en West- package contains directions so simple : tee a er ' ze, h S u expe:ted 'visit. Shorty listened in`a daze and finer-"}Iavc'rle ".Y. r.421 a's'i'lt w t:ne a'n.e I saw ere:; the brim Af his hat nervously.,:five any woman calx put new, rich, fadeless I:- s' ,ii lin 'r * ;stem' t' set• th' ;.Cone cut with Bob Morrissey, had'' answer. w Frank strode dati ni to the tee and le- co ors into lte.� worn garmente, nor r,. -v et. :'i 4 :lie e s. e et' •her erre she? - A great hulking sislb•wird► no- . graph office and saw the operator•. •draperies even t- site dens never dyed re +ati' t range Wait i RSI,` ti ,; thing t:+ recommend him but his "+say!" her said anxiously, "ye re- before. Just bey Diamond Dye;, --no ti:. E, h <1 how ate:1 hike bounle anal fancy airs! He gripped member that ]:relaid wire I sent this other l.in;l---then your material will is r we + " A t "z 9 ri wee ° , :t;ant the hat in his fingers and almost aft tnoun? Kin ye tel} of it was de- come nut right, because Diamond Dyes tit eii c ti, e r cy ase and wt:•mete the brise off with the ems', livered? Wlil ye find oute, • are guerantecd not to streak, spot, t'. ra zie:, Mr=. Kee.;,.,y, e .tc•rr,i. tion of the thought. Th; girl rang up the suburban office fade, or run. Tell your druggist e'e hy, -1 leer es yea a ;,le, f':zri:t:a?" The matron watched hint, and therm un:l Fmk !leafs," around impatiently t! whether the material you wish. P t en y , oto dye.. s mese.: ;hire, ••it':: sredi :t -Jena was something of sympnthy in her await:z g her Ieply. is wool or silk. or whotlter it is linden,' time :nse c•,.:u've been here." voice when she asked him a • little! "Yee," she said. "It was delivered. cotton or mixed goods. hesitantly, "Ara you engaged to Miss at fear -fifteen and the messenger's I i zed: a< s �vv:<<'g<,l the salutation' v Q_ vita a te.nfu,-a 1 murmur, He had ex- Dexter. Captain. Excuse me for ask slip is signed'C. Dexter. He said I t : s 3 t':: tie and nett the garrulous ing such a question, but I'm a kind of that the reply was not given to him." No Relation. chi metre. mother to all the girls hers;, ' and I "Thank ye kindly," answered Funk, • First Scholar es "Who was Nero, 1I I1e�ster?" lie asked. `'Is she mother tier lyhou keen " tab ilii them as a' soil he went out inti the street like Rill? Wasn't he the eltap who was al- menr. 1 . ' it dazed man. ways cold?" C• , Theyoung. 7 skipper's 4 - e eyes fell and, Fl .d. � tl I now . "What'll 1 n v he do andered. P • �. �, • ^. cid Scholar --- Se o n S Ito "No. That was sit:.` i.. °e3.i ',wen; 3 � �otaeu with }u iaii. •lzc�l. �'4aa1—I ain't quite pre- '„ And he steed on the pavement while Zero—another man altogether." ' it "' t to -night." ' paned t' -ay. though 1 cal Late some: the' hurrying crouds Jostled hint as g Gi e •i�•c 's h art fell "Oh he eta say I • was. Y,e see, we've known' they passed. "Humph.'" He squared —t mar ass i :a ejaculate. "Hez sae gene eaeh other sense we were kids an'—;leis shoulders and strode back to the Keep MInard'tt Liniment in the house t' visit friends? I eal'1:�te slid didn't yes, we kinder hev an unclerstandin,"'.----e-- eerie.: i .: ?' The old lady nodded. "Well. Captain,1 The netts •n fiopp;-1 dawn hi a chair I'll tell her you called. Will you be! befeer r •nh an,. -We'd," d?." she said low- in Boston long?" ly, "I e :en t know whether she went 'I':i be •here all day to -morrow. II to visit fr encs ear not, but a cousin was plannin' t' leave for Portland th'l of hers e'<a"e3, and she's gone some- ilex' mornin'," alien with him." Mrs. Kenealy rose as a bell rang. ••Ther?" examined Frank. "A sou- "Ill tell you what to do. Ring. her; sin? Frani Lynn, was he?" up to -marrow morning, and if you; "'v --no." arse epi the lady doubt- want to go out with her to -morrow' • g 't, et hA1 off to go with tq fully, "He is a Coa.•faring man-----" ni h I'al l 1 idaqies y you• r Making Your Own Mops and Brushes. ••4'ii.at was his name?" You'll have to excuse me—teats my, . *`'_4i..rris, I think—" bell. Good -night, Captain." The farm wife has innumerable uses Frank almost jumped in his seat. Outside the hospital gates Shorty, for brushes, brooms and mope and. 'Morris? he growled in surprise. "A crammed his hat on his head savagely. I same women have found that many VP cur n rha ain't gat r a alertly e, "Bob 3iorriseey, eh? Awful Iittle fin-, f t part of the broom is covered with an I old stocking, and the legs of other old e stockings are cut twelve inches long ! then slashed in one -inch strips to c ; e :hent can be made at home with no !' e top, farming relations- e lett s. " Then a th aught —lets o' presents an' flowers—; outlay whatever, .ave time. i a fringe. This fringe is then sewed sterile him. "'Taarn't Morrissey, liuin ah!" And striding to hi, hate;,'. The soft," white twine which thea' on to the covering over the bz•aonl in was at? r TM y not!" he went to his room and threw Trimignccer ties aroundpackages can be; me about one inch apart, until the The re name— 4i rein smile —Ca stain "That's Morris- commuself ne with Chs thoughts. upon the ped to, ortemade into exce:;ant P dustless maps. m'ep ids of the desired thickness. The' within two inches of th er i5 e0k, Stanfield's U s "tinkabie Underwear .04 is soft,7r r urable. S fi ld' - S Unshrink 'ble Under earl.-vi�either low price 4,rZ. gY' 'e_ger cekif butNfair pri ag-C1. Stanfield's Tishri kaiS1e,�: ndexwear,,,...' gives mot :' than it oust.. in lel // � s a mth, ease, c'Omfort, healthI, � rotection and ' is , 4 st�.rd .wee r. a it is the s�- Y� undest e no any to buy. Made in combinations and two- piece suits, in full length, knee and ow length, andsleeveies9 STAifIEL'5DD for :nen and women. Stanfield's •lir /rt 0 e - Adjustable Combinations and �. Sleepers for growing children �;pr D E R N x R (pat.) A� geA�Alllb For sample book, showing weights and textures, write STANFIELD'S,, LIMITED, TRURO N.S. Crochet the twine in chain -stitch and make loops of the chain, fastening the loops to a hand:e. This makes inter- esting rainy -day work for the chil- dren. The crocheted• leaps can also be fa'sten'ed to the handle cf a worn-out dust -brush, resulting in an excellent brush for dusting woodwork. Instead of the pastry brush which is recommended for brushing over bread and cakes, or far greasing pans, bread -mixers or griddles, ' make a swab. To do this, tear, a strip of' clean white -cotton cloth two inches: in width, and tack lone end of it to a j clean new clothes -pin. Wind the strip, of doth alternately around the "legs" f of the clothes -pin (in figure-eight fa - finish• d l e mopis dipped in a solution niade eaf ane -half cupful of kerosene, after this solution has dried the mop j is tightly Tolled and pressed into a strong paper bag until wanted for use. Another good; floor mop is rade ' by fastening a common blackboard. eraser to a broomstick. - - Much of the difficulty ex erie d salon) until the opening is closed,' then continue to wind around the vat'�y' 1r el r MEM TO RHEUMATIC SUFFERERS This new candy«coated gum del gldl.ts youngand of It "melts in your mouth" and the gum in the center remains to aid digestion, brighten teeth and soothe mouth and throat. There are the other WRIGLEY friends to choose from, too: "After Every Meal" in sweeping out the garners of steps} will be removed if an old broom is eut diagonally across the brush telt! and the points -,d part used to sweep out u the •accumullaticns of dirt in masses- tsibiee corners. The cut should elope from a joint near one corner of the sweeping .edge acmes to u point an inch below stitching. ' t e osv tlz•e lowest row of s�titc�hin�,. •Ceiling brushes can also be rnanu- 1netured at henna, a very satisfactory one being made by stitching a thick pad of old stockings !orris the. bottom of a bag. The bag is drawn: aver a broom and securely tied,. The ceiling is brushed with the paddnecl end ,of the bug. Another hheusc-wife wrote of the brush which she made to accommodate her high ceilings. In this ease the garden rake was pressed into service, the teeth being covered with several: layers of old carpet, securely fastened. The carpet was covered with outing flannel, and aur correspondent claims: that the now uses her garden.rake the year 'round. • The Bride Book. -Little snowy Bride Book, Upon your leaves are spread The names .cf loving friends that cane To see .the lad and lam§ie 'eii "Suspicion," said 'uncle Eben, "mighty often consists in realizin" whut you'd be tempted to do if you had de other fellers theme," ing THE postman or express man will bring Parker service right to your home, Whatever you send --whether it be suits, coats, dresses, lace curtains; tapestry draperies, etc., etc.—will be, beautifully cleaned by the Parker process and speedily re- turned. We pay carriage one way on all orders, Write for full particulars, r�i�'t+eaeer Parker's Dye Works, Limited Cleaners and Dyers 791 Yonge St. Toronto out So the story opens— A. stirring tale of life. Rupture Kills Thee shifts the scene- from girlhood ''days To that of nate and tender wife. F,ar a+s hiet'ry reaches Such ,chronicles have been 'With light and shadow, bless and woe, All woven well and surely in. Little dainty Bride Brook, Guard close your moving pen, .� And let its lines a record be Ap Lsntt ' otkes-pin until the swab is of the desired sine, fastening the end with another tack. The swab can be steril- ized as well as a brush, •and there l are no loose bristles: to be deposited: upon bead of pansy.. A disk mop can be Made of torn -1 husks, tying the dried Busks to the' han:Re precisely as cotton maps are tied. The ,husd:s are then slit into narrow strips. Mops for cleaning bot- tles, vinegar cruets, glass jars and l lamp chimneys are made of circles :of cotton - doth -cut, five or :sit: inches in a "'a weth, 1 d,ai acrd. w h a small hole in the; centre. The cloth circles are s'ipr•ed I" en to a slander wooden. han•di'.,e (which has a notch cut one inch from the bot- tom), and fastened to the handle by. means of twine which is elosely wrapp:ad and securely tied in. the • ! iilEjl It was Mee necessity for a Re- liable Remedy for Rheums tisi n that brought . Dobson's New Life before the public after years of research, and no claim has been made for it that its use for` over 25 years has not proven; PIeasant to take, does not up- set the digestion, no basinful or injurious drugs are used in this formula. One bottle for One Dollar;, Six brttlis for FiveDollars. Ask your Druggist or mailed direct from . i.,� iced Ilettstin 1 A dou t-!ese mop foe painted or pole grill Fife tetnebu � onrpuno, ecd fl cos: s ::r, another convenience. .ph's is inti.'. by cutting the :straw �$ West Adetatde 8t., Toronto Canuda Trent ai w-,rn-; ut f..i' i. Cut straw 1 Ieven seri th •the wne.s eeltieli hold the -- - broom to the 'handle. The remaining Keep the roses blooming Within the mtaid+ea's cheek. Oh, stay the smiles upon her lip To hhappiness and vision speak. Let no paltry chapter Impair the finished! whole, Oh, lead this twain through testing years - To earnest livihig's perfect goal. In the Bible. "1' don't think flying machines are so very wonderful," said little Sammy, after his mother had been telling hini the story o&their'invention. "Teacher read about one in the Bible the cther day." - vIn the Bible? exclaimed his moth- er, 'Are you sure?" "Oh, yes!" replied Sammy. ``She told us that Esau sold his heirship to his brother Jacob." Silk was first ;ised. by the Chinese in 2600 B.C. It was•viot.until' 350 B. C. that another- nation -discovered the Mit-lard's Liniment For Colds, Etc, 7,000 Annually Seven thousand :persons each year are laid away—the burial certificate being marked "Rupture. Why? Be- cause the unfortunate ones had neg- lected themselves or had besn merely taking care of the sign (swelling) of the affliction and paying no attention to the cause. What are you doing? Are you neglecting yourself by wear- ing a truss, appliance, or whatever name you choose to call it? At best, the truss is only a roake-shift-a false. prop .against a collapsing wa_i—and cannot be expected act is more than a mere median:^al support. The binding pressure retards blocd circu- lation, tLus ro'abing the weakened muscles of that which they need most. —nnt. 13utourishmeseieuee has found a way, anal every; tru ..,> sufferer in the land is in• vited to make a test. -fight in the privacy, of their own home. The P1APAO method is uugiest'.onabiy th, most Scientific, logical and su• "ass- ful self-treatnit exit for rupture the world has ever known. The PLAPAO PAD w::en adhering closely to the body. cannot , possibly slip or shift out of place, therefore cannot chafe or` pinch. Soft as velvet —easy to apply—ir.expensive. Tobe ised .whilst you work and whilstyou sleep. No stra: , b'.` ales or string': attached. Learn.bow to close the berni, ' <p2:: ing as nature .intended so the ruptur, .. CAN'T,rcome dare n. Send your name and ten cents, 1 in or'stti dips, ;o -day, to PLAPAO 00,, 78F, Star r tit Bldg., St. Louis, Mo., for ,trial Plana id the information necessary.