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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1938-2-16, Page 2r1%'SO "ROMN:.CE AND MARRIAE" By Rosemary Beryl (SYNOPSIS) Mary 13asteett, supremely happy, about to be married to Richard Terrill, is warned by her frond, Lydia Marks, that there are two danger periods in marriage, the second year esti the seventh. She anarries Dick and in her bale pines laughs at Lydia'$ warning saying "Dick Is different.,' ' Five years later on 'return from a week -end business trip to Maria Dick tells ber he "is fed up with lite as he has found It." He does not wish to leave her and their small son but he must have his freedom. He is interested in another woman Liane du Marve, Mary decides the,( SE he feels as he does the break must be complete, Dick ban said some unforgivable things, and besides, he had wanted ]his freedom, She tried to laugh, I I -i: Brothers BRUSSELS, Phone SaXt; but the laugh caught in her throat, "Do you remember that island, Dick? Well, it has come p to the surface an dhas changed everything Wdth M'aey gone Dick finds it le only bee' and not Liaise he loves, ,s A. :r Dick laughed flatly. Diane bad called him a fool, and now Lydia. "Alt men are fools," Lydia said sententiously. "Why did you do it, Dick Terirll, making youroelt out a martyr with all your rubbish about freedom? You were tree enough to make or break Mary's heart; free enough to live a Rae life with her and stated by Dicky!" His Pace twisted at her words, "I don't know what possessed me, Lydia, but I telt hampered. Little things chafed—the little things I have wanted ever since—but I swear I never meant we should aotually part. This is not making excuses for myself, and there isn't any blame to '.Mary. I though, a man who was married was a man in priseon, its you say, I was a tool!" "send now you want Mary back?" Ile drew a deep breath, "I can't ask to that, tut I want to see her—end any boy!" "That's it!" Lydia said slowly, Abotot Dicky, are you wanting to take him away from her?" Dick stared at her, and then hunched' his shoulders. I sen not quite such a scoundrel,' he said. Lydia breathed more freely; but she remembered John Trevass, "There is one other thing if l am to tell you, where Mary can be found," she said, "You crashed through to your freedom, Dick, but she is not free while she is mauled to you. A woman tiedlike that is more truly in prison than any man. Wil you promise to set her free if it means her happiness?" Dick's Pace, hard and grim, was white, his, eyes were wretched. "That's a promise, Lyles," he said, "It is the least could do if it would mean her happe_ees," Lydia was on her feet, holding out a. hand she had not offered him on his coming, Tlteer wag po,itive friendlinese in, ler. eyes. -/eint''T hl,.",s',ee_said softly, "111 e11 you where yo�u.caii "iftsd Mary.''• CHAPTER V. Mary and John. John Treves:; meant to kayo tt THE BRUSSELS POST out with Mary. Ten months le long enough for any man to want, keeping himself in patience. 130 anew Mary was married, but he knew also rhe was virtually free. Thee' was to say she could get a divorce without the smallest difficulty. And she ought to get a divorce, ' There wasn't only herself and hits, there was Dicky and the future. It warn e7 good for a woman, any more than for a man, to Rive alone. Long enough ago he ,had learnt through Lydia the main facte of Mary's story, and he had marshalled all hie arguments and his Pleadings. And the man who bad left ber alone for nearly a year, promising her a divorce, must be a blackguard. It wasn't like making love to auntlter man's wife, because Mary was free of every moral tie which bound her to the man she had married, and the Jew was waiting to do the rest. He bad come down from London the previous afternoon determined to bring her to see hie point of view, and that was why he had come to the cottage, only wafting for the hour before tea wben she would have more time for that all Impor+taut talk, ` Mary was !n the front garden with Dicky when his tall, strongly, built figure reached the gate. She saw him with a smile In her eyes; There was something strong and dependable abop.t John Trevass, "I'm digging, see!" the small boy announced, with imtenee satisfac. tion, "That's right, old chap," John said. "You get onwith your clip ging while I talk to your mother. She is coming along with me for a walk, and we'll be back in a jiffy." And he held open the garden gate for Mary to pass through, "You will come, won't you? It's important!" be added, and she. drew in a deep, quivering breath. Instinet leapt to life within her, and she knew what he was going to say. "Yeas," sire said, her consent fret - tering from her. "I'll come, of course but we mustn't go too tar and leave Dicky," No need to go too tar, only out of earshot of the boy who was •plying a garden fork into the soft earth, and so busy as to be completely Iappy. A11 the same they -walked on for ,, Mttry eroaded the start, yet 11 w she who precipitated It, "You sold you wanted to talk about something ,1111po'tant," she rt attended hem breathlessly. "Whet le it, Mr. Trevass n • Ills eyes were earnest and plea ing, as (1. He turned upon her and Naught her hands 111 his. "1t is just that]" 11e said blunder. tngly, "Stop calling me 'Mr. Trevass,' Yon are 'Mary' to me and love and happiness and coalman- i0ushilpi! Mary, I have been wetting for rtbe time when you will be free, but I can wait no longer" • "51. Trevass'—" ehe began, only ber voice was sbaking, and her fu,ce', was piteous'. But site forgot to take her hands away for looking at him with trembling lips. "Jobn!' he pleaded. She shook her head, with the man weak under the crush of desire for , ber, "You• don't understand," she said, in a husky little voice. 'I am not free!" You can be free for ,.the asking, there is no need even to find the man who has deserted you. There is evidence enough and to spare and you owe nothing to a black guard like that!" "You still don'.t understand," she said. "It's not only that I call get a divorce, it's—" There were tears In her eyes, "Oh, can't you see she ended up brokenly. John's face was nvbit0; but he was holding her hands tightly, not letting them go. "Go on," he said, "I can see every reason why you should give your3elf to me. but I can't see my reason why you shouldn't" She tried to shrink away from him, bat he drew her hands up to his breast and held them, his yes looking down at her, pleading. You see—I loved Dick --and a woman can't love like that—twice," John drew in a ehaking breath, The wonder of a woman, and the amazing wonder of this, Particular one whom he wanted! "n11 take second best, Mary, It isn't only for myself I want you, I want to take care of you, I want the right to be with you, to look alIter you, dear. You are !on0ly woman, and I am a lonely man. I have loved you for ,months, dear, and I'll take second beet!" "You are splendid," Mary whisper- ed, with those tears in her eyes; but she tried tc smile back at .rine. "Only it wouldn't be fair, You are too good for second best, and—and —I'd bate myself if I couldn't love you!" "Try," he pleaded. 'You can like me a little, can't you, Mary?" "So much," she said earnestly, "I do," "There's the futures" --all the years that lie ahead. They will be lonely yearn, Mary, but with me, helping you over the rough places, and you making life fine for me!" His voice shook in the earning for t. "There's the future Maryi" quite a distance, with Job nTrevass finding It utterly difficult to begin, c a 0 I iew of Rio for Cruise Members "Please don't, John!" Slte was rying, while he was flghting the razy desire to crrsh ber in his rips. "I have never once thought f marrying—another man—even if were free." "Aril .there is Dicky," he said, "You have to think of him, The boy needs a, father; Ile will need one more than ever later on. If you won't think of re, or yourself, or the lonely years in front, there is stilt Dicky! You would trust me to stand by him as I would stand by you?" Mary .caught in her breath. There was Dicky to think about, Dicky's future. This, quiet backwater of the world was a haven at present, but by and tr Earns Prolnotion e Mot of flying nor rolling down 'to a Ilio but leisurely sailieg'there aboard a luxury liner will go ti happy crowd of winter cruise tour - lets meet January when the Can- adian Pacini liner Empress of Australia heads south from New York Janteary 15 on a West In- dies and South America cruise, The glamorous Latin city that was named. Rio de Janeiro he- 0ause its harbor Was discovered in the month of January and mis- taken for We nloutii of a 'elver. claims that the harbor is the world's rnoel beautiful. Certainly other pefis vroued have to show Street' tG ritual this claim, and there is Hardly a doubt that The B1n,Urete df Australia's Bruise peg. sengers will return confirmed "Rio fans." From the heights of the lof Corcovado, a mountain peak on which stands a huge figure of Christ, and from the summit of Pao d'Assucar, the famed "Sugar Loaf," members of shore excur- sions will have an eagle's eye viaw of the city and harbor. Thrilling in itself is the ascent of the Sugar Loaf by aerial cable car in two rides, first to the half- way efatlon on Penedo de Urea, then to the summit of the conical Sugar Loaf itself, 13esidos tbese two excursions Were Ire otliee %i'1 b atranged for the five-day visit, The lovely mountainous i'egloff o? Tljuca and the rnountaili residential section • > of Petropolis will bo the reef? '1, of excursions a "1 h ' t , r there will be a pat X H. - , , enjoy the r "tin r ,,: •, Rio is not the only 1 f •. 'i on this cruise. est , c. , and Jumalca ere Least • + be visited derive :t fres jt while on the Pe—Tee; n etre Amer lea, I.a teuei/i. ,ia. will Share with itio fief fetsm's Of the Empress f A1sir.Iet'.= passengers wile will be back in New York on Fhr+racy 17. Pictured above are the Theatre Veneered at Ilio, a view of Bota- fogo Bay frmn the Corcovado showing the Surer Loaf, the ca- ble -car ascending the latter, and the Illmprose Of Australia, the cruise ship that will visit Itfo, 4 FI, C. JJ.MEit, who on h'ebruary 1st becomes assistant general pas- senger agent, Canadian Pacific Railway with headquarters at Montreal, Mr. Samos is at proeent district passenger agent for the Company at Saint John, N,I3„ and brings a wealth of experience, earned during lila 23 years Cana- dean Pacific service, to ha new post. • • PIPE TOBACCO FOR A M I t D, COOL SMOKE twee+ sseeee+ rrr estreeeeeee.vwN, by Dicky would have to face the 1.11°44- 11—e needs a father," John plcaslecl; he had sensed the—was 11 weakening'? "1'11 stand by ltlm, 1110ry, as 1 would stand 'by youl" "I have never thought of marriage —again, site said, her voice trwnu- lone, 'Keep on thinking of Dicky then: "And you would—if I—" She was stuenaillug and a little inoohor- "11 I 1011 you my arrawer a week from now'= I want to think about it. And you would know— would know—lt was se0ond beat?" For answer to that he lifted her hands higher till they reached his lips, and }duel them, "Keep on thinking of Dicky;" be said sourly, It reminded her they had walked quite a long way from the cottage, but it was still near enough to be within view, Ile had et go her bands and she turned to look back. She eaw Dicky then, unmistak ally, but it wasn't that which sad. densly set her heart throbbing madl- ly, dazing her wits( shock and a frightened feeling. Dicky was belrg held in a man's arms, his own baby embrace round a man's neck, and he was kissing hint! John Trevas's, too, saw it, For a moment Mary was petrified, and then a sound carne to her lips, a choking frightened sound. "Dick!" was what it formed it- self into. Then she was running franticaily towards the co" 'ge. Had Dick come to steal her baby boy? He was here! She was pantirg when sh0 reach- ed the inside of the garden gate, huskily,"You have my baby!" she said "Ours'!" Dick said, and his voice was husky too, "Even if you marry Trevass he is ours, Mary!" "'course I'm daddy's boy—and =SNAPSlIaT CUIL WEDNESDAY, it'll , 111(1, 8 Mutnlny's1''---11118 from small Dicky, (tie was still hugging hie father's t Peak, I "(live him to mel" Mary ei'led desperately, 'end there was a sob 111 her voice. She was 4.911 frightened that Dick bad corse to steal what they should have sharer], Ole love of Dicky and hes daily companielli/lip. *Dick disengaged the boy's' 1111115 from 11118 neck rad gave (Balt to her, "Don't forget he is ours(" be said, Mary Was holding him flow, light- ly, pass ems ively, "1 thought --1 tbougitt----" she said piteously, "That 1 was going to take him tram You? I pa'oneis0d Lydia I wouldn't, before she told me where I could find yea." elle voice had become weary, "I premised Lydit something else as well," His eyes went to the man la the dletance, • John Trevose was, wondering whether he ought to come forward ' or not, (Mary's husband—obvious- ly r I•ie came slowly on, Dick's, eyes came back to rest en Mary, In 0mad interval he had imagined Lane du Marco romantic and •fascinating in conit'aet! Heays ens, what a fool be bad been! "Are you in love with Trevass'?" Mary was holding on to Dicky, lookdng back at him, yith tears 1n ebr eyes, She would be safe mitt John Trevass, there would be no danger of Dick etealing her boy then, "He has asked ane to marry 111111," she said brokenly, "Only I haven't applied for a divorce—yet." "Do you love him?" Mara looked at him ane was urged to despira(lon, It was refuge she wanted and safety and security, "Yes," ehe said. "I want to marry hien," "Very well, that is another promise I made to Lydia, I said teat if it would mean your happi- ness I would set you free." (to be consutue:0 ELMER D. BELL, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phone 20X - Brussels, Ont. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS d°. "I resolve, by the magic of Ilghtin the pictures hidden g, selection, and arrangement, to find in common things." interesting a picture must have a central idea, a pleasing arrangement and lighting which is suited to the idea the picture is to express. I further resolve - 4, To try to see the "hidden pie - tures" in everything and to asst myself, not "Is this a good pia tura subject?" but rather, "How .eau I, by the magic of lightingand arrangement, hrin„ out the picture or pictures this subject contains?" 5. To experiment with lighting and pictorial arrangement so that my eye will berme trained to see the pictures in- heront in common things, 6, To study 111y mistakes and note down what I did that was wrong and remember not to make the samo error twice, And I resolve that whenever I make an m•t'm`, I will try to do the picture over the right way, so that its lesson will be more pointed. L1 other words—I resolve to make more and better pictures, 171 John van Guilder. LONG tradition demands that everyone resolve, at the begin- ning of a new year, to turn over a 11010 leaf, perhaps several new leaves. If this is a good idea for ordi- nary people, It is a still better idea for us as photographers. liven the best of us matte mistakes that we could avoid if we would only take a flt'nr stand—and nothing can help so much as to work out a code and then stick to it, Here, then, is a set of New Year's Resolutions for Snapshot Gelid members, Check them over and see which ones apply to you, Add any others you (bink of, Then paste the whole list in your photographic note- book and abide by it in the twelve- month ahead; This yea, I resolve - 1. To think always before I shoot. 2. To remember that a camera. has no brain of its own, only an eye, and will only take pictures of the acmes and subjects I put in front of it. 8, To bear in mind that my pic- tures to be good must be in- teresting to other people as well as myself and that to be THE NVI1S The worldgroesbetter year by year, Jleeaus'e 'seine 11111'x0 iu filer;' spboi'.o Pats on 11e1' well, , grins Aad si�lgs, Ansi keeps on doing the isume old. ((hugs; Tatting temrps„ giving the p1110 To remedy mankind's numerous lila« Feeding the baby, a'n'swering be11g Being Petite with a, 11044 that rebels, banging for home and all the while ' Wearing hoe old profeselonai s'm'11e« Bossing 'tee newborn babe's first breath, Casing .the eyes that are still 14 death; Taking the beemo for the doctor's anletakee . 011, dear! Whad. a lot of pattanca 11 takeel Going off duty at seven o'eloek— T'ire'd, discouraged, wearer to drop( But called back on "speolal" at sevemteleteen With woe in tbo heart that must never be seen. Morning and evening, noon ,and night, Just doing it over and hoping it's night; 017, Lord, when we lay down our cape and arose the Bar, Will you give us Just one little star To wear in our orowns with the uniform new In that. Great Ward above where the head nurse is You? (Mlle HAROLD W. LOVE General Insurance Agent Ethel, Ont.. — Phone 22-8 James McFadzean Howick Mutual Fire Insurance —Also- -Hartford Wlndetorm —Tornado Insurance --Automobile Insurance 'Phone 42. Box 1, Turnberry 8t Brussels, Ontario JAMES TAYLOR License Auctioneer tor Vie Count} of Huron. Sales attended! to in tuo parts of the country, Satisfactlo. Guaranteed or no pay, Orders Leh, at The Post promptly attended le. Selgrave Pose Office. PHONES: Brussels 14-9. 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