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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1937-7-28, Page 6r lead the Synopsk and Enoy The New Romantic Story (Just Started in Last ast Week's Issue July 14th) Wit,;»,«;«; ;a.«.•,«.;ir-d'V»w, ,•,:;:::w M`w«;': L.fs i .._way BY M ARGOT W RIG HT SYNUtr THE ortussEiS POST her heart, was a vague, unreason, able real', elle could not ]levo said Qj what, Perhaps it was because of 1d i gaze of that he wes not to be u ge Y a arils. It was ' urtexpocted" gnus au ttY, She heti no idea holy dimple went with slim, or to what 'lengths the was prepared to go la or. der to get any(Iting on which he had set his heart, though she had an in.. atinct that he was net easily ttun0,1 front his pureos0. To her sorer's0, this evening, In stead of playing one or the Hungar- ian dances of which he was so fond, he broke into the melody of "where MY Caravan Hag Rested," ,r; - Ruth loved the song, and unikink Ingle she began softly to sing the the way Dolls had o f leaking at her wlth that long, Smou er ng hie At smolt 'times it seemed to bel' an tlnitll0NI! tinanllty, j d d b 1 dlntu y std• cu about himself. and his ambitions. Problem, so she had no choice but wards or 11: ora Ruth Norris, etuden't at a London ;- She learnt that he was taking Is Art School, joins her father, Court- holiday before .setting out to earn a land Norris, a composer, and his 'living bye his violin, He had been pupil c0mPaniou, Bones Quentin Tor studying with her lather, but was a summer vacation do a caravan. now anxious to get a Job In an or- naxian gypsy and he inherited her In. chestra, with hopes obpeso3osn one I 07 glv- Boris Quentin's mother was a Hung - tense nature, to stay behind with Boris. She avoided being left alone with hint lately, and she thought he had noticed it. She soon found that she was right in this, for alter they had washed up and cleared away, he came and ing concerts a small capital, which his railcar haul sat beside her on the steps of the deft to pay for his musical educatierl, caravan and said abruptly: but that was almost exhausted, "Ruth, why do we ,.ever have And now she was not sure wbeth- She in turn showed Iti3n 001110 of those long talks nowadays that we er she was happy or not. It ryas l I her sketches, and told him how see used to have? Is anything the absurd, of course, for there longed to stake a name as an artist allotter „ every 'reason in the world why she I Ruth learnt that Boris Qrtz ::tin there wag something In Itis tone, and Iriell to laugh though should be perfectly contented, and I was twenty, the same age as h. reelf, yet she could not rid herself of that ; though sometimes he seemed young. 1 in the smouldering depths of hes er, sometimes mucholder•. Thele e , eyes. as he looked at her, that made feeling of sadness that had Coale to it difflcult, her earlier in tete evening, almost was something very boyish ala"tit like a Dremindtien. r him, and yet, in the evening time, i 'Of course, nothing is the matter!' With ashrug of her shoulders and 1• when he palyed to her, he s m. d she said. "Why shoult- you think a different being' His mush• de• there 113?" a sten laugh at her moodiness, she there you are avoiding mo," }fastened the flap of her tent, and lighted her, but she liked liorio b -et , Again see laughed, avoneriding snuggled down emcee the blankets when he was just a pleasrnl fart , „I tum sure you are mistaken. of her cafp•bed, but it was a long panion and gay comrade. time before site fell asleep. g The weeks [ped by while they I avoid is no Boris son 1 why sei1 lioou is d * ° a drifted on from one pleasant Spot to • The next day Ruth had foot ten another and Ruth began to feel un lust that there is so tuuc•h to do and easy as she noted the growing adorn• ' see. But why should w„ waste time her inexplicable sadness of the ,diking about such stupid things? previous night, as the caravan set tion in the boy's eyes whenever he el to me Boris" off along the road. It was all new to her and delight- • fully exciting. Sometimes she sat ,in the driving seat, while the horse ',plodded placidly along, and sone- , times she walked beside the cara- van, talking to Boris Quentin. As the days went by, her cheek, acquired a lovely glow altd her hair a new gleam of sunshine, for site never wore a hat. Boris Quentin's eyes followed her continually, held by the lovely picture that she made in her neat tweed skirt and Jumper. ober hair blown about by the wind, :her brown eyes shining. was hotng 1110, would be at an end. Her father, engroseee- in his work, Ruth 'would have liked to go with She like him too well to wish to left them very much to themselves. `blur but she knew he would ratherShe him—and also, deep down in and Boris gradually told her all I be alone until be had selvei the Where nay caravan rested, Flowers I leave you on the grass, All the flowers of love and neemorY- You will find them when you puss suddenly. "So you 04y -130w• Btt1 0110 day you will change your tltlnd; but I s1ta11 never ohange 311111(1, Yo0 are the only girl in the world that 1 e --+and I shall astray. WilDNISDAY, ,TiII,Y lath, 1037 mei days of gaideu sunshine, the eleeelemamollieellaseasealivelooaleeleemo. gay comradeslllp of the :rami) fire, l i WALKER'S tile still: oveninge, st0I'V' 000 moon. At! Ilat 0110 knew 1 that what ilio bad FUNERAL HOME ,told Berle that evening had been the literal truth. She Could never love 1110ug113 she was ready to admit that many girls would Neve beet, T1lscinated by his dark, ramalitie 'good loolva and by his genius, Tier ideal wee someone big and strong and loosee1leitbod, and she did not ease very Wide whether he I could over av was handsome or gifted, so long as 110 possessed that indefinable seine. ��� be waiting for You.' ._, . —1111.1 Ruth felt a waive at pity rush over thing }vllnch world malt.[ her raaug• 1 ELMER D. BELL, S.A. her. He looked so young, standing t ?iis0 hint at sight, cheer in the twilight, his eyes very . She wondered dreamily, half- Barrister, SolToltor, Eta. asleep,+s, s,. rot 0 would ever Phone 20x. —x— Brussels, Ont. dark ill his Dale face. She i ' Chet she could have loved him, She -meet the fairy prince of her dreanie, I Brussels, Ontario PE;ISONAL ATTENDANCE 'Phone 66 Day or NlphtCalls MOTOR HEARSE B R. WALKER Embalmer and Funeral Director. put bier hands en his shoulders and smiled 111) at 13111, e "I tope you will forget me," she said gently, "After all, we are both very young. This mai be just an infatuation, I am sure we should never be happy together, married, We are so different in tetuperamtent, One day you will find a girl wbo understands you and will make you happy,' He did not answer, but only look- ed at her steadily, until she felt her eyes drop before his and the colour flood into her face. Suddenly he seized her In his arms and before she could move or cry 1 out, had kissed her passionately 1 several times full on the lips. Suddenly she was startled by Boris laying dawn the inetrnnlent and seizing her hands in his. She tried to draw them away, to stand up, but he held them fast, bringing his face nearer, and gazing up into her eyes with a flame in his own. "Roth— Ruth— darling— I love Yen! Don't think me mad to speak sto you like this— when I have troth. ,ing to offer you. Bat, Ruth if you will love me—I will do anything for your sake—I will work hard—and win success -4o lay at your feet—if only you will love me—as I love you—" "Boris, don't: Please, pjeaa@—ie "Why not Why shouldn't I tell you that I worship Yea I loved you as soon as I saw you—" "But, Boris, we are too young— it is impossible—" ' "lou mean I am too young," lie said angrily. "You tbink 1 am ooked at her. Her father, wrap ' The suggestion was made in order only a boy with my way to make.. ped up in his own dreams, saw So I may be, in years; but remember nothing, and Ruth began to weeder 10 turn the conversation from the I am not wholly English, 1 have whether she ought to leave the dangerously Personal direction it southern blood in my veins, and in Caravan and return to town ugt in• was taking: Boris seemed to guess the south the come to manhood She felt sorry for Boris. for she as much, for be looked at her ecenta smug, ethan the people to the north grew more and more sure every day tingly for a minute of two, thea IooI am ehl enough to love you—madly, that he could never appeal to her, went for his violin. If I knew that you lived me, too 1 I Ruth heaved a sigh of relief. Once could do anything for your sake—" save only as a,eomrade. One evening after supper. when more she had averted words which "But I don't, Boris. I don't love they were canned beside a Streten. ; she knew instinctively had been you. not in that way. I like you --t her father took his pipe and wenttrembling on his lips. She knew "Like me!" His voice, low and for a walk in order to think out that he loved her, and she did not husky, eves passionate, as he lean( same difficulty of composition that want him to tell her so, for 01,•0 he nearer. 'Can't 7031 love me Ruth? had • done that their comradeship Can't you—C'an't you? I adore. you—" "Boris, please d011't! I hate to hurt you, but 1 can't love you, 11' cane make ourselves sole people, not in that way." He looked at her in silence for 0 Meg time. then he said deliberately: "I— will— make— you— love -- me,R" 33111 began to feel anuoYed. She bonged for the scene to end, and it seemed to her that Boris was being stupidly melodramatic. "Please let me go,'' she said, ,•Father will be backs at any moment." "I al 11 make you love me," the boy repeated doggedly, '1 well go on loving you all nay life, and front this moment I will set out to be suc- cessful 'n my career s that one Canadian Pacific Extends Air -Conditioned Service 1'1777 . effeem ,?elle v'%r The Canadian Paelfec Railway A,ngus Shops at Montreal are humming with activity these days se the Company continues its comprehensive programme of air- conditioning. In the current year, air-conditioning equipment will be added to 136 cars, Including standard sleepers, dining cars, tourist sleepers, parlor ears, and day coaches, and these, in addi- tion 10 the 180 cars air-condition- ed In 1936, will permit a very considerable extension of, air-con- ditioned services throughout 1110 Bomtnion. •a Provision is made by the 1907 programme to provide air-con- dittoned dining ears on all trains ,carrying air-conrllttoned Bleepers or parlor cars, beside. additional sleeping and parlor ears for use on trains between Montreal and Quebec, Montreal and Ottawa, Toronto and Ottawa, and trains 39 and 40 between Montreal and Saint JohnN.B. Air-condition- ing of tourist care for use on the transcontinental trains between Vancouver and Montreal and Tor - MAO is a new and interesting fea ture of the 1937 programme. This will supplement last year's ser- vices which allowed air-eondilion- ed standard sleepers, compart- mentdounge, bedroom and parlor care to be used on transcontinen- tal trains between Montreal, Tor rento, and Vancouver; the Mont- real, Terceto, Hamilton, Chicago services; and the night trains be- tween 1100ntreal and Boston. Air - Conditioned sleepers and lounge care were also provided for the "Mountaineer" service between Chicago, St, Paul, and e'aneouver. Some idea of the Work connect- ed with air-conditioning is givon by the pictures above. Cars are stripped, as in lower right, anal insulated to keep out heat, cold, and dust. The pictures at the left show some of the material being placed in the cars. The satisfaction written all over the face of the young lady, in "Lower 5," expresses the public's feelings toward this new type of control- led comfort. In the Centre is a close-up of the oontrol equipment, by which, as the arrows indicate, the individual can regulate the volume and direction of tho fleet of air, ec Would she reel that she had missed 'something vital from life tf she never fell in love or anarried? Thera wast always her father, ,y'13o loved her and needed her, and would amiss her sorely if ever she left slim, (To Be Continued) ELMA TP. WILL CARRY ON WORK To Continue Battle Against Leafy Spurge`In That District Diana Township Council IS planning to carry on the work of wood eradi- cation where .the Depart/neut. of Agriculture ]eft off following weed "This will show you whether it be ', killing demonstrations near Menlo just an infatuation," he said savage i ton Friday. The weed -killing demon - ]y. "1 love you --I love you ' strations were directed chiefly He released her just as suddenly,': against the leafy spurge in that and she fell hack on the step, white and furiously aware'. "How dare you?" "Ruth—forgive roe I must 'rave been mad. You 1 'oked so sweet, standing there lis:••that• 1 lout my head—for a moment. Forgive me -- won't yen?" He looked so utterly slimmed that sbe could not find it in her heart to go on being angry. Her sense :'f humour came to her rescue, and her auger died down as suddenly as it had come. She had thought 33[333 . "une opeoted," and now she know that she had been right. He WDA all that and more. There was a passionate intensity about hire—the heritage of his southern blood, no doubt—ghat left one wand+ lin; What he would do next, "Yes, I forgive you," she said at last, "But it must never happen. again. we must forget this conver- sation ever took place, or it will be impossible for us to go on eeerng one another. I shall have to go back to town:" 'No—don't do that," he pleaded. "I promise not to annoy you any more." At that moment the return of Ruth's father put an end to the scene, for whieli she was they thankful, and she was relieved to find that he seemed to notice nothing. That nigh.[ she lay for a long time staring into the darkness or hes tent, asking herself whether she ' ought to go back to town. She ; knew Boris could not go --'her Tether t found hien indispensable, for he act• j eel as a sort of secretary-assistaut— ' and she felt that it would be im• possible to go on just as before, Ommonent DANCEY & BOLSBY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. L. E, Dancey, K,C, & P. J. Bolsby Brussels, Ont. 'Phone 64X James McF'a dzean Howick Mutual Fire Insurance —Also- -Hartford Windstorm —Tornado Insurance —Automobile Insurance Brussels, • - Ontario 'Phone 42. Box 1, Turnberry St, JAMES TAYLOR hiaense Auctioneer for tee Count, of Huron. Sales attended ee in ace parts of the country, Satlelactice Guaranteed or no pay. Orders lets district with hope of completely' 1 at The Post promptly attended ' bo. eradicating the weed. I Betgrave Pose Office. Last year sodium chlorate solu- v,on were poured over- tate leafy spurge areas and many plants vimkilled. A few seeds and roma es hr caped ci and grew up again s Yea • The Elena Township auth+n'itie' will start the spraying work o3 township roads immediately, 11. P. �113ite, agricultural representative announced today, To Operate Airways r a day I shall have something to offer after the scene of that evening. You. I do not believe you know 1 Why was it that people so often fell in love with the wrong persona she asked herself. Like most girls, she had a secret dream, deep down in her heart, or •the man to whom she would one day give her love, 1f only Boris h+id been the personification of that ideal what a wonderful time they could have had in this carefree, happy -go.. lucky appy-go- 1uc'ky caravan lire- The long sum. ; your own mind yet. You do not know what love is. But one day you will know --and then - "Boris, please don't make it so (111. ficult for me." Ruth pleaded, :n des- peration. "I have told you :hat I can never love you----" "Very well," he said, standing up Earns Promotion Arthur B. Smith, above, will become general superintendent, Sleeping, Dining, Parlor Car and NeWs Service, eastern lines, Cella- dlan Pacific Railway, with head- quarters at Toronto on July 1, After joining the Company as office boy at Montreal in 1903, he served in poste of increasing res- ponsibility at Winnipeg, Banff, and Toronto, where he became assistant superintendent in 1913 and superintendent in 1928. - se DEFECTIVE EYES May be the Reason YOUR CHILD 1 is Backward at Schoo Every Child should have their Eyes i Properly Examined at least once every two years to make sure t the delicate Eye Mechanism Is functioning Properly.. We have taken a special course on the care of Children's Eyes. Let us care for your Child's Eyea during the Vacation F. F. HOMUTH Phm, B., R, 0. Brussels Phone 26X Harirston Phone 118 I ISM MN MO "MN III 111.11111111 "111—PiLkee-egrifighaW--41/1/Pr"- .--'..--41/411111111111/12 PHILIP G. JOJJ7 SON Appointed Vice President in charge of operations of Trans- Canada Air Lines. The appoint- ment of Mr. Johnson, an air executive with international rep- utation and former president of United Air Lines, was announced by S. J. I•Lungerford, President of Trans -Canada Air Lines and Chairman and President of the Canadian National Railway, f01 - lowing a meeting of the directors of Canada's new air transport Company. Brussels 14-9. WILLIAM SPENCE Estate Agent, Conveyancer and Commissioner General Insurance Office Main titr'eet, •— Ethel, Ontario Important Notice Accounts, Notes, Judgements collected Our collecting department is a result o1 years of successful experi- ence in colleeting local or out-of- town accounts. No collection, no charge. Mail Burkes Collecting Agency (License 176) Head Office, Seaforth Ont Box 498 NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR HARNESS REPAIRED N SCHAPMAN Brussels, Ont. ■ II The Clubbing Rates ,dor Following Dailies With THE POST' Free Precs The Globe and Mail Daily Star Telegram it $6.25 1111 $6.00 $7.00 $7.00 1111 Beacon -Herald $5.25 IIIIII -- IIII 1