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The Exeter Advocate, 1922-12-28, Page 2V 71FTTritY 4....9. ,b a•'t 171 Re,rt a ptY%riCi TO asCAPE FROM TURKEY s ltru;.r,;dr tl:+ e,. 61 -erne from Asea -Minor :rare waiting at Cleilipoit for some traneeortetion :o Greece. • The pietnare shows them wait=rag by the t ${ar Greek ti 3ir&1"?S3, P4artiia's Day a� Days! A Lively Prophecy, Mad; to Her in Childhood, Cie on New Year's Day, 1 , El ? eellrT I :ANDERSON 51.-errna. .'•tar ir"'t; :tia,.r. ate .ed ]if?E' Yi.STil.. TEWA f"e. ;.:ai' "race :a ,°,; c?x 3"e '"•'.:-ersinn withe.e beniev ctree`.h :,lhet,e. her. TIT y'ear tie.at gee a t'at,".' e 3 , .a el .e 111141.1v, ''..ereeee.'. t at•: b°rax .eel .:t,we$- .., t`',na si .,. cue ee her ,:;eel!, Pts ,, .:Ii t• .t.:4 !r:ar1 tier tez .:A" P°p ti,.fIIiu tit': spa , o taw! a3'.C'sw ;• 4af.. ;an:of- te prei mob:' 3- :p eel a, ttea,F, �'?, j,+t•, r ia.•„ai•'I at • .,,ar• tg+rl v,.4 -regi] ., :.r,`^ e n,e netratire: Ins %t 4,4 Pr4ilik:r f, 'i'nt;? a7"tieege Tee itee ani ee out lee Agee ;lee gat „,.` I0E? : 1.{:. Sew:tele:Leti 'rr 1?x fere °;age the, women teals up u: ei a' nt:at?e Pef c ;rtntent. Stephen: teer-ela t +?rebel the waft me .. Aver s±ea. He loon]i two naps oaf; strong !nee; to� than ]castle ;I be Ic and sttare e eterenely at the lea^.tern dpt' the reit e r. table loth. Martha `.ezi t;1 lawny the ',upper: rand waehe' the diel:es, glarcieg 'at Stephen n tc end again ae Fite worlie Row Ler owe his sheul !era were as he sat there, !,trached in his chair; she' not1eeS1 tee: his cent w.as growing. tshlny� q For sea err.] cure Martha had been" worried a.w t i teehen. Something, had h• -en troubling bine something she did net .er tar. i. :She longed for izie eenfidienet ; a hundred times. she: had 'peen ran the point of aziting• him to open his heart to her 'hut each time; she hesitated, ret u!. ed by his sullen, eves. New she tappet him gently- on the shoulder. "Carrie over by the stove.' Fon. the room is getting cold but Ii• don't, want to make any more fire. I'll ;mist rnend your o:di gray trousers then' I'm going to bed.” Stephen moved his chair and sat' with his chin in his hands, absently 'ttatehire bis mother thread her Martha 'ewed for some minutes in eilenee then made an effort at eon - ver. ation. "Did you work very hard to -ray?" she a ked. "Yes. We're always busy around the holidays." M'rtha siglee.', She hated to think of this boy of hers tied to a cleric's desk for life. a,tdirg up interminable dollars—other people's dollars. "Another year almost gone by! It's good to bink that, at this rate, in five more rears we'll be clear of the debt and then we can start all :+ver again." "Five years!" groaned Stephen and elenehed his hands. "As we ere doing now it will take five years. But you may get promoted and perhaps I can find another family to wash for." Martha rocked as she sewed. "It was a man's debt and it ought to be paid by a man; Stephen scowl- ed, "I hate to have you work." "It's mostly the women that pay one way or another," said Martha. "I suppose five years does seem a' long time to- you • it doesn't to me." "That's where we're different" sdid the hog_ "1 don't see anything but New Chief ;of -U.F.O. W. A. Amos, oleeted. president of the `l,;rn'stet:, Farmers of Ontario, to succeed I1,. W. ,?,'. Buraaa In :.t' say i of work• --aril you Ion]: be. t a them." ••ielmI.dln, TJ-r,perrew ie a are -°',', S.e a'e•, iy r3utlkr taught n'.'i+ ,i':a`• nY, .r ;tet: and Ws.. helped me- ' .,'::pest it." urged the boy., sly+ evemeet to want to ,.et away front., e • own tIt'euebt , weatd'ver thee were. 'It wee :he :ley elle diet]." Faid ;share,?., ple=ases!. by S;„-evta'- ;atientit5n. wae oily nine and I Ivan ere -his -re She eielc;:1 late to the bee and strolat;i at 1 a:r. 'You're yeun,g. ;liarthia,' zee. acl. -My tgoirt; wi:l be :a greet eor- ee . yieu m g, met hallsee Ye,.et-gaggle a"d suffer eine the leer. eo{IOU pi i: ,e Vltir Day, Re -. :re + S" : s- , Mazrtha; rhe stave 'r.., menelie eg to• everyone there eoteei a Rag dee" Peifeet bappinees ani its r eke s a p. ff,or a Ta t:•recws.:lwa s , Ya'r'p 'le,:aar e that :- •motto will dad? the Day„••nda a:k.tter w.;:at lraapaperet! e,n glo a tap ladip:'— ' he rnadld= ante repeat it after her; WI:fttoyer lens, I ;hail !lave nay Day. " "An^t it .weever has tome?', asked' Stephen. :l:ertha smiled. "Nott yet" she sail. T: e boy left bee chair :and began` r,,d•iit t•rE+ il€ror. ' ilt'nce fell Ipetwecat teapot were blow With their' A NEW YEARS 1,77 .S The Old Year is gone, with and pain, We 'e hasten to welcome the New We hail hire our friend and we c so ;zfrain From giving a cher For the gift of old Time is a gift s` gas all. May his woes never la. may biz; ''..ever pall, And may we never spoil him, tti:. i.r.e:, e befall Our gladsome New 'Year. May all of his paths lead to plenty az:-1 peace, May all from grief's bonds find a "toy :.us release, And may all the discords of enz-a=.y et -11,7,e. In every sphere. May goodwill o'er all the earth brood like a dove, May we speak words and do actions prompted by love, And may every blessing from Heaven above Come with our New Year. May each one act kindly, forgetful of self;. May hatred and malice be placed on the shelf; And may he bring plenty of pleasure and pelf To all we hold dear, May each of his days, as they come to an end, Be ,Filled with the will, help to others to lend; And may each new day prove to each a new friend This gladsome New ,"`ear. Linen f-eainnz eON OF QUEEa' K:CTC MMlA liaster Alexander Ran;. ty, the only elnild of Princess "`Pat," now Dade' Fatrleia Raza: ay, pays a visit to Queen Alexaialra to present her with a bouquet of flowers on her birthday. Dominion ion News in Brief S nr,2ouver, 13,C. Valued cat $dl.,- this year will brine in 5a profit of $la,- e00,000, the Wee British Columbia 650,625, divided as follows, ;ltanito'ba „. d. Tw tee she started toward Sdd a doubt crept into her itpind, carmen pack a re gate i 90 G $19' 7-0 t hew $28 77^ 2p0 the shelf h h S dd I h k h i d i sg 2 �2 � b S w ere the paper .ay, t en, u en y s e `new t. at Ste care • a e r. « , o i Sd.3_f an k-� I, , drew back. Finally she sinned her more fen' 'Stephen's honor than for c,r:e.•. It hgs been exceeded only on and Alberta $8,454,62 5, Tinge figures eeneri[ age- ertil .Slle . eould help' anyIriein the world. If he fell 2a fern' oere"afoiis .e'itav s tat:* t;it•-s have aro haeed on the last Government esti- Stephen—maybe it wee bee duty to'v-ictim to temptation, what'could ever been compiled, dining the I. twenty-.' mute of return. I.nna, ;happen that would have the power sit years end the most reeezit was ir0 St. (`i:tlinrinee, Ont. --Werk on the 1919. wizen :)pa t aartl wa7 1: JY, ax: 11• o x:d (.'.anal will he c::z:tinued due, I ; P r , , beck the letter , i ,I a me" ' ing the winter, except in very bevoxsi She urafeleetl the Paper. It Was the evens to Buil her grief? a e of the ::::ter, eva4er"•tl; for, - ile�non times she it held d tan e n few typewritten words: _ frz,in the shelf. The worsts glared at, "•- i¢' i.ei ;a ia;ii.e thin; 14a: k, Ali her: "hardly a lie—big money," eeig;zree Alta.—At a meetingat the" y.�eether, ee�:ording to en annom'ee- Fou have to de is. to hay '\o' instead' Money! Sieve bad always longed for United (:rain (]rowers' delegates, rep.. went by Chief Engineer Grant, There lie t 'cs'---ly.,rdly a lie. It will mean `. money to clear them of their debt. resenting 11'eete nn C :n. a ie s .p G are aodxtt two thor,and melt engaged y 4 p,x, i, n aaruae�., twig money ten- you. If you won't agree What had he said last night? "It's it was un"-'--- •r;lv ee •t•i a t in the :voile A few risen !taus been to Seek us up. you'll be fired. I'np nnt•, a man's debt rand shaule be paid ypy ti€raid of you every one rig ev,s yd,tar as -nein." Hie pride head spoken there: ,a work n sections and toil, la,? 'i i t- father'a r•eeere. Jobs are bard to faitd-the idea ct his mother beingforced marketing scheme Svlzith eipp'arzice .Rao o can # r as a ,, . rah• t 1.1. o€ cattle e tem for Sale, l ey. trained a:P #o normal poem, t?tIs ¢into Q€ airs ea'ar, Titian: it oyer; to work bed grow=a\ hurt hire. Zlartha r , `the women stated et the words fer� vas eroue o% Stephen's pride hut— cent. • me tin a r;, -is of :til ,ter -rt. Ione : a .,� cent, of tare sn r ta,�nes :tiia>tc<iI Cd,r,'t.an •a refrncr• here a Ione time. Ther, gaaduzally, a vaguepnnight it not be bis undoing„ Mould rpertt valise, .osicnl, tuf P y y. certainly of their weaning caweed itearnel'iutto:nly :' o inetealof )es? cattle to mate 1►u arnifarnr laaeeeis °e1 meat more :aetire now than at :epee last•. Her i -ye, ii,e Fon; IHs7,To take his firet -tep on: the eternw:tr-d reeling reeee is of tattle a tee any time sines+ the cessation of ^,.':tr- ,,, , ath --tee path, ever • turn n trap ; t s end time stent and for r Ike t4sthca,. � , q p �P , } awl t P ef drat week, e;i�tr;u¢atiaar of proceeall n u . 9 u nickel. � !. Dperatiors 'Slowly Sd:e refolent the paper aIle; of tvhieh, fele wee c°t:-erveal se, \v.11? and distribution of extr n are also fan aaetite at Creighton tue'-ee it e •ay behind the Once • then' Juet eo lied his father ni omen the easy ' e e'' Mitis and at the Co Clift' Smelter. Copper ahead , a v U go ]<:i cf 00 eschews N`r,- an+ 2. but Rhea 1 u-ith a bo -o crative .,, .. - a . X 1 _, it F eat E mon in adv a 1= Port C:]Worms Ont,The lata*rna A> 4 , 4 .. r • rat er. went bark to her work. Now sliel way. (]le sire could anrlerstend, Steve! =Please Jars, Sin I:,m-Tine Plans Or -0 Both !none! metal ' t ! at^d nickel are uta:tiler:t©gal why the bee.was tvarricdi. shecould finder :and.--- .owns artd 49 villages were completed+, , .pu ht ay indus�r.aal ai.er ]She yearned over hint, The dreary da,yss eragge,l by, woe- during 19-1, ae'cording to the annna1, j" Martha had never quite understood fully ;alike. '.very evening' Steve eame report of the Direeter of Town plan- ' Tontre<al; erre. - - Approximately homc�z-a t:re<I sullen Steve K+ho t>tade x' �. 1U0,000 bailors paesed through the Martha lceleerd back along the years. Her mother's words had nnute a vivid inapreession ten her and at first she had :draught eon:, tantl< about her Day. She hadi 'i n aI allthe wonderful made a things that :Tright happen: the fairy prince, the t'oaeh and four, the rich gentleman was would adopt her and take her to his palace. Every morn- ing she had awakened wondering if it w'nee be to-dav; every night her last thought had been: '•Will it be to- morrow?" As she grew alder, that dreams had - henomde more leraetieal. :1t the time, elle remembered, a silk dress had' been her idea of happiness, then a garnet ring. This phase passed and romantic ireams began; her Day would surely some, she thought. when she .found her conn --- Hers was a sad little romance. There wa nothing of the fairy prince ::bout Jim. He was drunk on their wedding day and reeled through their nrrrrive life, shattering her illusions and dragging her to misery and anis-' forttire. When at last he die:], he left a heavy debt as his rnly legacy. !alter aha faced the world with a 'irrn lip and steady eye. "To -morrow!„ was her slogan. She no longer dreamed of what her Day weted bring but the Idea grew to be her philosophy. She had struggied and suffered as 1 er mother predicted blit her faith was unwavering—the Day when it came would make up for it an As the watched her sen prowl •rest- lessly up and clown the room, Martha ,t ned toward him, '••:raged to share with him her hope tied faith. "Come, Steve!' she !begged, "tiit dawn for a while ana rest." The boy turned, tossing b•ace hi head with a characteristic gesture. "1 can't, I'm going - out to walk," he said, and so left her. Martha slept Little that night. She listened until Stephen came in and then Iay thinking until .dawn came and she rose to another day. Breakfast was begun in silence. A letter came for Stephen; an occur- renee so unusual that it disturbed the routine of the meal. The boy read it at the window, with his back to. the - room. For a long time the stood' there and when he turned his faee was white. - Martha waited in vain to be told what- news- the letter 'contained and• tried to stifle the tear that crept into her heart. When Stephen passed his cup for more coffee, the crap clattered. against the saucer. Martha frowned; something was very wrong. If she might only understand! . The boy took 'his hat from the nail, then stooped and kissed her. His lips were hot and dry. Martha caught him by the wrist. "Steve!' Are' you side?" she de- manded. Ile snatehed his hand away.: "I'm all right," he muttered. On the thresh- old he hesitated. "Don't worry about me," he said with an effort, and closed' the door. > Then she knew, as mothers know, that there was cause for worry: Martha" went about her duties' me- chanically and with. a heavy heart. As she mover.] the table to make room for the ironing board,. she found a:'.sheet of paper under :Stephen's chair.: Hasti- ly she averted her eyes and folded the paper; he had not w�anted,`her' •to know. She would' trust him - For several. ho�irs she': worked and the thought of the letter tortured her: The fear in her heart was ,all the -More terrible • because she. knew not what Stephen. Even as za babyhe hud ]wen ting Tut subdivision of land Sa - P port 1 f f t . t o rap. d a n rl during vr th e en lair t o ae past .:t- a ter t t con.. e4.utty cot -r tae e t tw tndfflet4lt: he had never soros to her to P rased] and. which the owner:! propose P Ire erred, never held up ,'1 burl, finger t et ration impossible. The holiday P register , .. i ' son of navigzitiou. Eighteen rt4•ational- P to register ronres t. to be kissed. Perhaps it h «1 been her 'Pint seemed to have passed him by. err , zt*a 'creta er d,01t1 !rasa were reProsentedl, 'including fault: shoe was -in or emotion rand Martha would watch ]perm with tragic acres. Of this 6,7.47 acres `are included! el . �,.' g !yes, iadakin Far some sign to give her within the Hudson's Bay reserves ,li "`x'ys', !;antes, T Italian, Fnghslr, self-expression was hart] for her, She y f'fi Irish, Swedish, Norwegian, Chinese, adored her child in secret and hell hone. ILA be decided? She longed! ruble]! were divid .into farm •g1ot • In. Serbian, Arab, Frond Russian dugo often stood by his bed in the meet, I pet the develop plans approved 24 , simian arid; rstirpninn. to put hair arms :t' out him,to and gloating v 't his eomf art hint. One smile, one tender parcels were set aside fo it a t !, o er he beauty of him. <sx public te- he grew older, he became the centre of .look from him would have opened the serves, representing a total area of Iter gen:tome; she lived in and for floa+igatea of her heart Alnhave dS 2 'acres Which +by thef •broken datura her reserve .for always. 'process a him; he was her world. She had regi:;tralton will become dedicat striven i i But he made no sign. and. his another cd for for his >;aoa opinion. Baty sheu a P tilts use. .s t with nttas 1 rigid, : 3 a a c r, d her o e, n hall treasure his little acts f 1i' l- , � ,y d i+ t t, o zr nese! Steve had aihvays been a' her work—waiting. tlteirghtfui son. # How long, she wondered, would she Because of their•ututual troubles, a `have to wait? Christmas came and. comradeship had sprung up between !went uneventfully, scarcely narking diem, They were both shy and untie- a change in the daily routine. Tho ig p and 1ool.ed years seemed so long, and this scheme nwnstrative; theirs was :e silent affee-lions passed and, with their passim, would have made me rich." tion. Yet Martha ]rad been eontent;1 a dull fear grew in her heal•:, Perhaps SQeznecl "Oh, Steve, I tried so hard to help she had her San and he was fond ee there was nothing to wait for! Per- se you!" breathed his mother, (haps Stephen's manner 'could raison heavy silrepzee of reserve. Ohre Stephen "help? You saved m©! In tine end, her. !only one thong: that be had chosen— raised his bead as though about to it was the thought of the Dau—drat Now, when she realized what a small part of! Stephen's life see roans, the left-hand path. speak and his mother caught hor lip Day that's bound o come to evexyoue,I she blamed herself, She had boon able] New Year's day dame to Martha betwe.a .her teeth but the moment that kept me straight. And thein your' to give him so few ideas and ideals— match the came as any other day, passed and no word was: spoken, even her love was inarticulate. Stephen had :gone as usual to the of- Sumnierside, P. E. I.—It is estimat- ed by too 1�'eder,tb Government that Wet tyear over • o u Gtl 0 pairs �itsI' of it `, et, p 0 ea were exported from Prince Edward Island, and that 6,000 pelts were sold,. Winnipeg, Man,—It is estimatediI the average price of which was $275 that Western Canada's wheat cry per skin, Martha ratified a. sigh away. :She was not to know yet, it Another meal was eaten in tl Steve pushed back his chair. a+ , pluck—q you'd waited .still these yeanti�--- • I rat that Icnnrl of shamed me for wanting Perhaps Stephen thought Flie free. He was always busier oft the ping to wash the dishes,' he said. to give in, And then--" wouldn't understand, !fleet of the month than at any other ' Oau re tired, t'i'es, then?'' urged Martha, drink- . remembered one dao, when lie tints and the first day of the first Martha gate way readily enough ing in: the words. and toga a little boy, site had come upon month of the year brought heavy du- .eat to watch him at the work. He "Then I thought of what you'd said him suddenly in the street below.; ties. Vague rebellion tinned Martha's was cari fol to do things as he lknew.abd;ut 'hoping: 'Never give up hoping; Half -a -dozen hove were teasing him thought, as she contrasted his lot with site A.rake:1 to have them done. He hung von said. That helped me to decide. and lie stood with his back to the that of others to whom January First the diaheloth in its proper place and And then I was afraid to tell you drat' than five years now, before i can me—because it'll china on the shelf; then, with they'd wall, eyes blazingand fists doubled meant a halides', or even, perhaps, the put the;firers be long - to defend himself. A new idea divert opening of a new era of advancement hands thrust in his pockets; he began et- ed his tormentors and as they ran'and success. to ]wires the floor. Martha pretended give you your Day." re- booting away, Steve hid his face in' Footsteps on the stairs. Children's to 'be busy with her sewing but no Iter Day:!' Martha's a es shone ra- his arm. Martha knelt by the child,, footsteps that clattered past the door movement escaped her,. dettnt with unaccustomed tears. The her heart overflowing with tenderness, and echoed down the hall; heavy foot - done a time the boy stood at the ruin- years of struggle and sorrow were iii - "Tell mother!" she whispered but he steps that stumbled at the turn; halt - Rakes lacking at the scattered snow- deed forgotten; the'. shadow only pulled away from her kisses and corn- ing footsteps. that paused and then flakes that found their way into the toads the light of happiness More dal fort, "You wouldn't understand," the limped en again. The day was nearly narrow court. zling. With the dawning of the Nen said. !gone and merrymakers and toilers Suddenly he spoke year had come her Day of Days. It Could not she understand now? She alike were returning; Stephen would "Mother--!" 3m =began, then stopped was a bigger, brighter, more perfect had never asked or accepted sympathy: soon be home, as if it were difficult to go tin, . Day than she had ever' imagine and she hem I "Yes ?" to give. Hadher scourage,t he sho e b the stove waiting a M aha sat couraged. his mother's quiet voice en- She smiled down into her boy's g r p v v e son. troubled eyes.' "We will go away calloused her? Yet without that hope ;When he came in, her eyes sprang to "I—I was just wondlering--would , y „ and and courage, without her belief in the; meet him but still he made no sign. you like to go away—stare the year you shall have your chance, she said Day, how could she have ]cued? Longi "It's snowing," he said as he kissed somewhere else?" wrath the confidence of piaph'etict'vi- stun. I know, dear, because my Day, ago she must have fallen by the way- her and his cheek felt cool and wet Martha leaned forward; her nand , is here—the mosta g o 1 re side, .given up the useless fight, Of against her face. went out. across the table toward herobs Day that disappointments and sorrows she had; "Take off your shoes and: put thenni son and the sufferingof all the moth- `any mother ever .had, And you have borne more than her share but. with back of the stave,' Martha said as si:e ers in the world w'i in her eyes. ' . given it to me, Son -at „ s your New y'' Year's aft to me. ' My Day is each 'blow she had held herheadhigh- ; placed .the food on the table. And Steve, her Steve want to go•away be he i" eon the Day would have to be very - then, "You're late," she ventured and wonderful., a veritable Day of Days handed him his plate. "Were you kept but it would conte—it mast! In her at the office? She searched his face soul of souls she believed her own !with eyes filled with motherlove: philosophy—till now, for the first 1 No, said Steve. OCTO G, (Ara L r ixT lis: t �E:Fiaod te tee M 'S '- cause heel. made"big money"? I re, "Steve!" i"she p1eedd e . The soy flung himself into a chair The Halifax NS., Philharmonic !har ,L , , u p. So his elbows on the table. 1 ciety are this year conducting musical "I want to get away from it all, to ` contents betwean choirs of boy scouts, get out into the open where I'll have' girl guide's, public 'school pupils and a choanae. I meant to�tell you:_seveeal � church choir nnenp!hees. The aim .of the days ago but I didn't want you to worry. I—Poe lost my -Kb. This was' co'ntes'ts is to Guinn- eye choral and: my last day:" He choked and turn community singisig rya- Ii`alifax: ing his face from her hid it against ; -- :_ _ _ e_._.. _,- •,_ • ,._ __` his arm. ; Ma'r'tha was stunned, Lost -his job? "If you. don't agree you'll be .fired'—" She dared not think just yet what Stephen's words might mean. Surely there was only ene meaning Slowly she rose :and went around the table to him. Her shy hand stole out and rested an 'Steve's head, his band reached out and tremblingly' closed over hers. "I'm sorry," he said brokenly, try- ing to control. his sobs. "I'm sorry, Mother, for you—" Then Martha Renew. . "I'n, glad!" she; whispered. "Oh, Steve, I'm gfeell It means—" and then she 'stopped Steve must not 'guess. Bet Stere ,vias quick at guessing, Ile raised his bead and his eyes met hers squarely for the feest time in many days'. "You're glad?" :h'e questioned: "0l , , then I guesIsi you understand. Ilov.,, I wonder? Wall, I'll tell you,, There': was dirty work going on down there .. and when I found them out. they triers • et e to force inc to go in with.thlenii. 'I'cl I A r, -i,,s to ;tilig never thongihL of it until that nliglht1 i.,. ,,i• ,•':;f,c, reek . r..:,.d UI Cl. e..i11',1.t we talked and you' told me of y lla i,,„"i1,« UC ,3,..iti n .-01„.Y!iJaa Id1' 'n Q11 Day. You'd waited se' long- and there •slices;,f. I?.o. tr.t . 1 ion.. the Ring, : _ •didn•t 'seem much chance --those live �,` .