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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1938-6-8, Page 6Emifra Copy on Room, THE BRUSSELS POST •j'J"E1)NU7SlDiAY, .JUNE, 8111, 1938 ENTITLED "TtI48 INTRUDER" By Millan Rhodes SYNOPSIS Dora 'Sheldon Is engaged to Ralph Ransom, a young bank clerk she nab known for only a short time, .At 'their engagement dinner an unexpected vesetor Tansy Clare, who claims, to he a niece of the 1 former occupant of the house, arrives. The Sheldon's' take her in as she has no place else to go. Ralph is math attracted by Tansy. i He takes her to board with his , landlady until sbe bears from her aunt. Tansy ie nota governose• as' she Hahne, hat a obOrlis girl out 0t a job. '•'hila a shame!"' commented l':ty!. "But what sort of a tour 1 11.:ve you had?" "Rotten!" said Tansy. "Any nice boys?" Tansy shrugged her shoulders cx- pl es slvely. "Do you ever see Frampton now"," was the next question. 'Not for ages." replied Tetley. "And I'm. sure I don't want to." "Well, you were very silly about Mmol'' said PhYt sagely. "Fie was crazy about you." "He was so beastly jealous I couldn't stand it," returned Tansy. "Why, so's Berrie, and I'm very glad," declared Phyl. "It shows they're ,net too sure of you, deaf, As soon asi a znan!s.• really cure of you he loses interest." ?She slipped her 'cocktail pensively. I didn't want Frampton anyway worrying nie," Tansy said, "And I've fouled somebody ever so much nicer." "You do -find them, Tansy." raid,. Phyl admiringly. "But I 'hope he's, got some money." 'Net Touch," replied Tansy. "Only a few thousands he's just had left him, but he's a perfect lamb." "Did you meet him on tour?"- .._1. "No, since," laughed Tansy. 'And I believe I'm really in love this time, Phyh" 'Weil, good luck, my child," said Phyl, approvingly, 'So nice to have seen you. I must he getting home now. Bobby is taking me out to I Inner." She bent over Tansy, shedding a 'CHILDREN of all ages thrive on "CROWN BRAND'! CORN SYRUP. 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As she went out of the tea ghc.p, she drew her coat more closely around her, and she ,thought of Phyl'e beautiful furs. She set her little teeth, and made up her mind afresh to have beautiful Lars herself, She laugbed as the bus carried her hack to The Laurels. Wouldn't all the women there be horrified li they knew ,that she was a revue dancer? it would be great fun to e'ltock theme. CHAPTER The Stolen Kiss. The next day the postman was very late. He had not come wben Ralt'h left The Laurels, and Taney looked anxious, "I expect if I don't, get a letter 1 shall get a wire," she said to Ralph in the hall. "Aunt Edith is sure to send, so it I don't see you again—good=bye, lir. Ransom and thank you so much for all your kindness." Ralph felt a curious. pang as he hurried' away. Ships that pass is the night, he and Tansy, Perhaps that was the last time lit would ever see her. The wis"ui little face haunted him all day. in the evening he approached the tboarding-house in suspense greater than he would have confess- ed even to himself, yet somehow, lie did' not feel as' if she had hone away. And when he went In, there she was, looking pas and subdued. He had no chance of speaking to her before dinner, but he had eyes only for her, When he went into the drawing - room after dinner he saw Tansy setting on alow hassock, 'I had my letter," she said, 1' ok ng up at him. "It came by the midday post." "And It was• too late for you to travel to -day?" he said, with an odd mingling of satisfaction and regret. '1 can't go at ail," she answered ".My aunt can't have me. She has shut her house and gone to slay with friends." "I'm se sorry you are disappoint- ed," Ralph cried. 'But Dora asked me to say haw glad all of them will be if you'll come round. Lt's Dera's birthday, they're taking a party to the theatre, Plenty or room for you in their box." Oh, Mr. Ransom:, I never kcew such kind people," said Tansy. "Miss Sheldon came round to -day and asked, me if I'd heard from annttie, • and she brought me such sheet messages from her mother and father, and was such a dear." "Slee was, talking of it last night," seed Ralph. "They were afraid you might not hear from Mrs. Whit- field in time," He escorted her to Roselands nett da.y. Dora gave her a warm weleotee, THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Rn International Daily Newspaper It records for You the world's clean, constructive doings. The Monitor done not exploit crime Or sensation; neither does it ignore them, Ma deals correctively with them. Postures for busy mon and all the family, including the Weekly Magazine Section, 'the Christian Science Publishing Society ono, Norway Street, Boston. 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Burt, girl -like, she lnnged for those stolen moments which are dear to the most conventional of lovers, and Tansy being there made it much, less easy to snatch them. 'Somehow dinner passed and Dora had not had the few mlantes alone with Ralph that she would have found so sweet, The cldinl of the guest had to be unntidereal, and Dora .was much too shy to make an opportunity for her- self, After dinner they went on to the theatre, and Dara die] not find 2 single opportunity to speak to her fiance dining the evening. It Waslate when. Ralph escorted Tansy back to The Laurels. Once more Dora saw them go off together, and missed the' good night she wished for. But she acceptedd the situation as inev'table. 'What would one uo but show every kindness to a girl so friend. less as' Tansy? Ralph and Tansy walked to- gether along the still suburban street, and the girl said— '"Its been lovely—I haven't en- joyed myself so mulch since I eves a, little girl; ' "I'nl se glad," returned Ralph 'The Sheldon's house is such a home, Isn't It?" she went on wist- fully. 'It must be lovely to have a real home ]tike that." "Yes', it's something to be thank- ful for;' he agreed. "1 don't know where I shall be going now," Tansy said, 'But you are going back to New• castle adiiter yur holidays, aren't you?' 'he said, "No," she answered. "I'ni not going back, they—they don't waut me any more. I've to lok etit for a free:h situation, I meant tar talk to Aunt Edith about it, tint she'd so fax away, ad. I don't feel I can afford elle fare all deem to Devon. shire, though I eui pose 1 S11ouIt1 have gone if wile had asked me. As soon as my holiday is over I must look around, and 1 shall have a better chance of finding a ENO situation in London, shan't I?" "Yes," said Ralph, rather lamely. 'I e'u lase you will." He was overwhelmed by the reve- lation of her posit`on, Alone, with very little money, and out of a situ. anon, 'I ought not to weary you with my affairs," she maid quickly. "Don't speak like that," h1 re- turned, roughly. "You know you win speak to le, I hate to think of you worried." 'Oh, I shall mon tge," she bald. with that pnIh'e tc eheerfalnts'' whtrh touched him so, "1 only hope you'll he h'rpity wherever you go," he said. They had rearh"d the gate and he opened it for ber, and then followed rte" in, it 1val, dark insidt•• The light haul been turned off ter the night, and their candler had been letit on the hall table, "Take tare," said Ralph. He put his arm round Tansy to guide her. She felt soft and s'lkc•n and she was fragrant like a flower. She gave a little soft, low laugh es they .tuiiebled for the table. Ralph found matches, and struck a light, He lit Tansy's' cancliit and ids own., and the glean 'shone up wards, on her little face, framed in ito clustering curie under the close Riling cap, Hes con was flung crack, 'deeming the long,eurvo of her throat. Why they stood looking et r-urh other he did not know, :Somehom', he Was' drawing her tee PICOBAC PIPE TOBACCO IOR A MILD. COOL SMOKE wards' him again, she looking up at him, her lips parted, anti the glt.anl of pearls between them. He did not realise what was bap. Pealing till she was in ilia dills', her cheek soot as 1.010 leaves beneath his lops. For a moment she clung to 111m, soot and yielding in his' embrace as Dara hart never been, And' then site drew suddenly away. "Oh, Mr, Ransom!" she uttered fa'Inily, "Tansy!" That was all he could mnrulur— try0ng to draw her back, but she taught up her candle and run up the stairs. He stood as' if spellbound, gazing after her and as she vanished he seemed to wake from. et dream Good heavens, what a fool he had been! What a cad! Here, in the darkness and the silence, he had held her; he lied felt the clinging or her little hands, tire' suppleness, of her slight body. He seemed still to touch the vel- vet softness of her cheek, and all around lido was the faint, ,105140 perfume that was para of her ems.- ence, He could not sleep that night, the thought of ber possessed him, When alley meet next morning there was, conereousnees Tansy seemed to avoid him he felt dlsttu'b• ed to a degree that seemed out of all proportion to the cause. He wished she was going hack to Newcastle, and yet his thoughts were on her continually; his eyes must follow her whenever he was near her. CHAPTER V. Meeting Again. The weeks had gone by. It was one afternoon late in early spring and Mabel Parsons, who had conte over to the Sbeldon's to lunch, was up in Dora's pretty bedreom. looking at some of 111e dainty things 'Whicit were kept in t19511e ea1Por en the bottoms drawer, mla:ny presents had already come, Various Rue pleeos of linen with handmade lace' 0aembroidery. Mabel,. 'who hail never bad a "bottom drawer" of her own, and novel' expeeted to be saving treas., tires' for a married home, hung over diem tenderly. In her Ings she had been busty '- d'01'f0l tea -cloth With 1 meant to surprise Doral Another drawer, leve.: ' was' opened, anal other lb: l ee brought out --finest 1 a :MU linens', sparsely trimmed 1:'1'11 =rood lace, or emin'oiderdd by loving fingers, And a7nongst these some little fluttering garments of pale blue crepe de Chine. "Aren't tlue•y sweet?" said Dora. "Tansy Clare made them, poor ladle thln'g, and she brought them round and Basked me it I would buy them. I'm having two more se' ' eet . r evenings, you know. f" t. ' be so grateful if I could .. t :; r some orders. Sherr trying to earn a little money that waw"' - "So she hasn't found another situation yet?" said Mabel. "No, it seems very difficult" re- plied Dora. "I feel so sorry for her. She had to leave Mrs, IIilder- rley's mhen Mee Arnold came beak, and ahs couldn't have afforded to shay there in any case. She just has ere room in a poor street in B11xteut" �lahsi fingered the material of 811'3 : ;le blue "set" "'it's very poor stuff, Dora," she said, "It won't wear." (To Be Continued) .THE HOME MERCHANT 'mid pleasures and palaces though I may wend, I find the borne merchant a much valued friend. The mail order catalogue woos in to vain, for to buy without seeing gives me a pain. The home mer- chant credits till pay -clay arrives; he knower all the whims' of leis friends, and their wives!. His over- alls wear like the buckskin of old, his hutdons ain't brass if he tells You they're gold. Of every eonl- nnunily he is a part, and the kids know diet way t0 his heant, He bocets for the chapel, the lodge ever his rule, and even the softball anal baseball team look,' kindly on him SNAPSHOT GUIL LEARN YOUR LIGHTING Careful lighting, low and to one side, gives this "character portrait" ito unusual firelight effect. HAVE you ever tried shooting away a whole roll of film on nue subject, not changing ire pnsltion in the least hut merely altering the way the light strikes it? It may seem foolish and extrava- gant but it can he one of the meet important photoe,raphle lessons you ever took. Try ft on this theory: that the ob- jects in a picture have no real in- terest In themselves but that all the interest Is in the way they are lighted --how the light strikes, how shadows are cast. Or, in the words of a great French photographer, that the subject is nothing, the lighting is everything. Take, a photoflood lamp in a re- flector and arrange a number of small objects ---say some Pratt spill- ing from a bowl—on. a Willie table top. Ilavc enough general room light to give detailin the shadows. Now get up your camera firmly with the light right beside ft, for your first picture. Take another with the light far to the left and high up. Take one With the light directly over tea subject. Take 0111 W111111 iseh)nct the Nnbjeet, shading the bulb so that no direct light ehtnee Into the cam- era lens. Try as many positions as tine length of the film roil allows. When the pictures are developed and print- ed, the differences will astound you. Study them and You will learn what call be done with light whoa it ie properly used, If you don't like still lite, try' a series of portraits, ueing the sante poison and the sante pose but dif- terent angles of lighting, From pie - Imre to picture, facial expression will vary astonishingly—dead with flat frontltght, 'debater with the light low and directly in front, startled or even terrified with the light low and to one aide, and so on. eais true The a h m of landscapes. With euclt hour of the day they change, the deep morning shadows dwhtdUng Info noon and growing again into the grandeur of evening, Light is the photographer's work- ing material, the piaetlo clay 1501n whish he modals 11is pictures. Study it. Learn what lighting can do and apply your knowledge and you will pt'Otllfee pictures 0f which you wilt bo proud, 153 John van guilder D, A. RANN FURNITURE 10,4t!+i :S9:F'A"e«;• .,. RHC' ;= FUNERAL .jj_'. & AMBULANCE ISERVICE :Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer Phone 36, Brussels n athletic d500121, I'd rather have him at my elbow each day than deal With someone Liarther away. Let's ,make the thing mutual and stand by our friend; there's no place like home for the money we spend. ----- Dr- C. R. Richmond Comes to Ethel e Dr. J, 1), „0olquhonn, 'who :has macticed in Ethel for 5118 pat four years, has gone to Seaforth where he has entered into pantnersbiP with Dr. E. A. McMaster, who was also a former label physedian, Dr. Colguhoun is succeeded in Ethel by Dr. C. R. Richmond, gradu- ate of Queen's University, who has been doing Poat Graduate work at Hamilton, Dr. Riehmencl is extteuded a wel- come to our community. ELMER B. BELL, B.A. Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phone 20X - Brussels, Ont. HAROLD W. 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