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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1942-6-3, Page 71 it'iE BaLtSSi i . os'i The!!'� Sliest, lay OtcrselT, site would ■ h e One Man' at o cu 1 a ec adventure, but all at ones Slto recalleeied her numL's x • By Susan Redgrave Akl Obis Gerda enjoyed mightily, mail that mysterious disappea.ranoo of Dick iSelllwyn, after which, it all bad rather a dust,and-ashes effect upon her. After all, one can get so aecuetoaned to ovoeeing s'w'ords' with an enemy, that one may aetuailY miss that enemy w6ren he all at once isn't there any more. Miss ureveller bought a car, and even that brought only a very modi- fied thrill 'to Garda, though elle could not beep enjoying learning to d'r'ive, and liked driving her aunt out in it, "Aunt Anne must be going out of her mind," she gasped to Connie. "Not a cit of It. Mises Olceveley's just coming into her right mind," Bald that shrewd young person. "You make the moat of it, Gerda, before she gets a relapse:" Three months' ago, thought Gerda, all ell is would have made her blissfully happy, but now, as she mournfully reailiged, even the know- ledge that tete was to drive cher Dunt some forty miles, to the county town to buy 'Eur coats fon both of them scarcely touched ter, She ,had got everything she wanted— and it was, horribly dull. "Ponyskdnt for you, •my girl," said Miss Ohevele'. "You'll need some- thing warm if you're going to dash about like a mad 'thing in this car, in an weathers. For myself, I'm getting something really good, for a chan'g'e, and this fur sale is too good: to miss." Bell love a ponyskin, Aunt Anne," said Gerda dutifully, wondering inwardly wiry even this exhausting morning of blue skies, and clear sun- shine did not wake her up to en- thusiasm. Grine put in het water bottles. and tucked rugs about her mistress. "It's far too cold for you, Miss' Anne; said Grice disagreeably. She had been with. her mistress for over fifty years, and felt privi- f You -Roll Them Betel -With OGDEN'SfNT C/GARETTE •TOBACCO leged to speak her nein, "You can't •stand cold, Miss Anne, you never could, and we don't either of us get any younger, You seem te nave forgotten that lately "Aisa high time too," retorted her mistress tacitly: "1 intend to enjoy resat for the west of my days•." trice ,shook her head grimly, tui+led up her .sluouldens' under the luuunense wool .sh•awi she had dragged about her and shuffled up bite ,path as tlhe car drove off. It was a ,sparkling morning, bright but cold, against her will trerda'a spirits rose, and for the next few hours she forgot all about her aunt's eccentric heart. They had u splendid ran, had lunch. In the iowe, bought two fur coats, at the marvelous fur sale, made various atter purelhases•, and started for !some again in good time W reach Grawtully House long before datik. For the fleet time, however, the new car behaved badly. Gerda drove well and, with ' confidence, but she knew nothing whatever about the .mechanism of the car. She could not make the car move an mot, and at last she left Miss Anne, snug and watwt with the two We ovate upon tier and a newly -Gilled: h'ot water bottle at her feet, while she ran the three-quantersi of a mile to the near- est telephone box. Help soon arrived, but even s'o it took some initis thne to find out what was wrong and put it right again. , "There,," said the man at last, stepping hack. "All's well, and I don't fancy you'll have any more trouble. if 1 were you, miss, I'd ,hurry, luor it looks line s,ndw to me." "Snow?" ejaculated Gerda, "Why we haven t lead a flake all winter, and sorely it won't start now, late as this?" But she was wrong and the man was right. With. breath -taking abreptness the sky clouded :anda wicked, .searching wind'. 'began to blow, bringing with it tiny icy par ticiee. ,on bile wind screen. In an increcemy short time dark- nese arknese feel the wind howled and the snow began to Balli in earnest, tangs, blinding Makes, driving against the glass until Genda:could not see the road) for more than a yard or se Cik=SNAPSHOT GUILD PHOTOGRAPHIC INVENTORY, A few snapshots of your home, like this for Instance, may be of great value In establishing.. insurance claims if disaster strikes. DISAS'l'LiR, whether it strikes in the form of fire, bombs, high winds, or floods, is a dismaying thing. And even though your prop- erty may be protected by incur• ance, did you ever realize that Photography may help in the sub- sequent adjustment and recon- struction? Believe me, that's not eetion—it's fact. - What's the answer? A, little per- sonal documentary photography, that's all. Just make a photo, • graphic inventory of your personal Property, store the prints and neg- atives In a safe spot . , not in your home . . Then if disaster strikes you'll have evidence which will go a long way in establishing Your insurance eiaites where de- • strtietion has occurred. Begin your inventory with some good snapshots of your house. Choose a good sunny day, so that there'll be lots of detail evident, and then make three or four pho- tographe to show all exterior as- pecte and landscaping. The date and "'Other pertinent information should be written en the back. 4, Next, make a series of interior photographs, like the picture above, to show all furnishings and valu- able possessions. Two pictures of each, room are usually sufficient, al- though in some cases three are necessary to show all the furnish- ings. You may want to make inti- vidual pictures of especially valu- able cbjeats, but in general don't worry too much about how the room looks—the important thing is to show all articles plainly and clearly. Rooms with subdued light re- quire about 30 seconds' exposure at f/16 when your camera 18 loaded with very fast panchromatic film. Brightly lighted rooms re- quire about 8 seconds' exposure at •f/16. But if you're ever in doubt about correct exposure, make three negatives of each scene—one each at 8 seconde, : 30 seconds, and 2 minutes at 1/18. If your camera is leaded with "ebreme" type film, double those exposures. One 01 them is almost certain to give you satisfactory results. - 386 John van Guilder queer heart, that could net eland cold, "Aunt Anne, are you all right?" .sire cried in an agony of appreben- eton, stopping the car and toolcing round. "Quite all right, my dear," Said Mies Obeveley. All her life long she clad made a fuse over trifles and stood up valiantly to read calamities. In spite of the furs and rugs and the hot Water [bottle, she was feeling that ominouS chill, the One thing she could not stand up against, creeping oyer Iter, Soon, She thought, her gallant old lips smiling, soon it would touch ,her heart, like an icy finger, and she wouldn't be able to go on living, But there was no need to Marin the child, for there was nothing she could possibly do about it, "Don't, worry about me, Gerda, but get along," Miss Anne was mistaken in think- ing Gerda could do nothwg to help. She was never one to sit Still and let misfortune overtake her without Putting up a fight. . k Her own• heart seemed for a moment to stand still with horror as, by the light of the lamps, she sow how livid' her aunt's, face was ,gro'wing and how alarmingly blue leer lips. She glanced' wildly hound. She did' not know the road very well, though, rise aibd found her way easily enough in the morning. She could not tell how far they were from the nearest village, but if she could, but find a house she did not intend to drive a single yard farther, They were apparently in the centre of an uninhabited) world, full of swirling snowflakes and .made terrible' by a wind that cut like a knife. There, were hedges' on either side, and Gerda drove slowly along, her eyes 'striving to pierce the. snow and, :darkness for some sign of a huenan dwelling. eaten, no matter what kind of a place it was, She intended stopping to beg shelter for her aunt. Anotther tea -rifled glance over her sh'outider showed Miss Anne's face white as moonlight, her lip's purple, her eyes closed. At last, when Gerda 'was almost de'spair'ing she saw the glimmer of a liglh,t. If it had been an immvovable one she might well have missed it, for it was nothing more glowing than an oil, lamp. Fortunately, however, the occupant of the two cottages, converted into one was hanging the lamp he bad lit from its, hook above the table, and it swung to and from before he could steady it. . .Gerda drove straight for that light, .sending the ear blu'ndering:. through the crazy wooden fencing, Which gave at a tolteb over a promising bed' of sltinadh, invisible through the drifted, snow, stopping at the lop -sided ponah which hung like a badly placed eyebrow over both front doom, of the eonvented cottages, Miss Anne's, eyes were fast shut, she sat rigidly Still, and Gerda frenziedly wondered if the worst had already happened. She fen out of the oar up to her ]:noes in the ,soft snow and plunged to the door, ,She drummed on it hard, with both fists, but could not wait for the knonk bo be answered. instead, •slhe -fumbled foe the knob, found it, and was turning It when Ithe door was flung open from within, Disk ,Seilnvyn stared out in amaze - menet at this most unexpected vise - tor, on whose face hie lamp shone, but with the claoilniess, the snow curl in blaming hili back to the hanging lamp, Gerda saw no more than that it was a man who stood there, "lily aunt is in ,the car: it's killing her, this, awful cold," She painted out, ,live wondls torn, from her lips' by the wider almost before sate had uttered them "I want shelter and warmth ffar her, pleaee, please—oh, you must let me bring her in," she added im- �, I>erioitsly as the man said nothing. "I sea," said Dick Seliwyn grim- ly, ,r You're not asking a favour, you're just tents; me, as tinsel." "It's, you!" exclaimed Gerda, "How :hlovelely unfortunate. But you're got to have her in, Dont you under stand? The ,Gold,—;" "Is killing your aunt. I beard you the first time,"' he interrupted Sharply ."Worse than that" ga,siiedi G'eda fearfully, blown-eomhtletdly into his arms by a. gnat of wind that whirled away round the house, leaving e biestsed lull bellied it, "She !WY even be—" • '"Nonsense," tielke in Dick bruseplely, MAIM her pnleeretinon- iouely en one Side, °tile Really Wants BRIDAL WREATH ,a 1 Finest DIAMOND OF All See them here In vast array! Term U desired. EASY CREDIT TERMS Shop at avauae'S IT PAYS SEAFORTH, ONT. Our Diamond Roam Affords Privacy When Buying "If you don't give her' Shelter, she'll die, I know it, Site can't live through this," half 'sobbed Gerda. "My good girl, don't be stupid. Of course I am 'bringing ,Mies• Cheveley into the cottage. Stop ,babbling rubbish 'and go inside and drag the eoudh in front of the fire." Words and manner 'were distinctly unplleasant, but the arms be 'wrapped about Mies Anne were tender as they were .strong. He got her out of the oar, wondering for a ,moaneet if Gerda's fears were justi- fied and his burden beyond help, and carried, her into the cottage Gerda tad drawn, the shabby, 'cnetonnecovered couch up to the blazing fire, upon width she was recklessly piling chunks of - wood from a basket [beside the hearth. "Gently with that wood," snapped Dick' disagreeably. "We don't want the ohimmey on fire" "You mean you grudge the wood," asked Gerda, them was shocked into silence at sight tot her aunt's helplessness. She stood back, and when, once she bad got 'the door sihut was tan - pressed by Dick's gentleness and the sulcal with which he manoeuvred comb, Wedosday, June 3rd, 1342 When in Listowel EAT AT Weston's Restaurant Home Away From Home Mis; Anne 'took the 'matter in mama. "1 won't have a doctor," dke announced drowsily, "I doubt if you could find one if you tried, and if You could get ons here, he'd only say I must be kept warm and quiet. Thanks bo you two nice, kind chil- dren I can: be both those things without any doctor's, helps' She settled 'herself more counfor- ably amongst the rugs and cushions on the couch and fell asileep in five secan ds Dick and Gerda looked at • each other. "I'll h7' my luck," lie r•eaclhing for bis overcoat from a nail on the door. whispered that hung Asleep or awake, Miele Anises ears were sharp, "I will not have a doctor," the declared, 10. ,her own fa,sbion. "If either one of you set foot outside the door this night, I'll —I'N walk straight out into the snow." - Her eyes closed again, and She sank sweetly to sleep like a baby In her cosy nest, "I see now where you get your love of 'having your own, way. We in the, family," mattered Dlok savagely In Gerda's ear, winding a great muffler, mend tial neek, "I'm fetching in. some more wood," he explained. "Pelham, I may be per- mitted to de that without causing a Apt." And he vanished tha'ough an inner door TO BB OGNTINATFID, TENDERS WANTED Tenders will be received u111 to Saturday, June 611h, 1992, for luneh- es far plowmen and &einem to be delivered• tothe field each day of the International match (approxi• mately 300). Dullish .to consist of two sandwtuihes, halm or beef, 2 kinds of cake or cookies and pie, tea coffee or milk, For further parti- culans apply to R. Williams, R,R. 3, Bxete ; C. Rowe, R. R, 1, Reeler; Wan. Bthemington; RA. 1, Henlsall. 1 I'�i.4+404•44+ 4t•4.4.4.4.:44:4.4, N:* 4444N' 4-4• j(� t ;7. z Business x •�• s. a rc� s - �f 2. .-., ".; , � '—r, ow K .2. ALLAN A. LAMONT " Agent tor—Fire, Windstorm,omo•e* Get particulars of our Speials Automobile ire Policy e- 424 • .S4 for farmers. 'f •..• Queen St.Brussels 'Phone 657 •` Wm A.• comfortably on to titre '2' R'. s• laonctldson — Licensed Auctioneer y "It's all right, dont look so scatted," he said more sluasply than ever at sight of Gerda's dilated eyes. But this time the site rpnese was as much for himself as for her, for he too had load a bad: moment before his Linger detected a fait Rucker of ,toe •tech a in Miss Anne's wrist. "I've got a coffee anaalsine going over an oil stove in the kitchen. I'll bring some ,while, you get Miss Oheveley'si •boots, off and start rub- bing h,er feet Gerda went down on bar knees, pulled off the far -lined 'overboots, then, the ,shoes and stockings and began rubbing th,e teat that felt cold as the ice ,that had splintered on the glass of the Inas, her eYes aeon,isedly glued to 'tine ashen face pilitowed ,an, the gay cretonne cushi'ons'. She gave a half solo of tktsnkful- fulness, when at last She felt a shade of wattm,th returned to the chilled feet, anti again when Miss Anne's lashes et lash cadged theist selves, slowly and as if with difficul- ty, from. the pallid -cheeks,. "Good, that's first rate," said Dick over her shoulder. He, toe, went down on his knees, telling Gerda., to go ' on with ,the rubbing, while he sad an anti under the eusaidons, raising Miss Anne's head and bolding a cup to her lips. •. 42for the Counties of Huron and Perth .2. A• phone 35,r-13 — — Atwood, Ont •2• 2 aro All Sates Promptly Attended to ♦2• - EHARGES MODERATE--_ e+• For Engagements phone 31 'The Brussels ,Post' and they 424 will be looked after Immediately. 1. 4 4 n,2• riormaemosomemmermeemettameramma WILLIAM SPENCE .$+ .24. • Estate AgentConveyancer A and Commissioner 2 ` 1►♦ et GENERAL INURANCE OFFICE A 424' MAIN STREET, —. — ETHEL, ONT. + 2 2 4�4 CHAS. T. 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Miss Anne's cheeks. .24 fine fright I've given you two a. n1141lren,' she murmured faintly, the ghost of a. ehmle playing abort the 111)8 that were, gradually losing their purple tinge. "Don't wormy, I'm all right. now" Her eyes closed again, but Dick would not let bee fall aa'leee until site had, swallowed the rest of the - coffee, .wh.i b wee so strong it tasted as bitter a-5, gall, "We, meet get a doctor same - :hew." mnranafr'ed Genie below flier breath; while the. dloer and window rattled with the, wind, and powdered P'" OW wase driven 111- under the door• seeses tare floor-, Ti bus heart Deck agreed, ibongh where to find :one, be had no idea.' n` n cntt.eee wee not on the tele- rl,nnn. aha be had no knowledge ars to wltere the, neatest doctor' lived. 414 FUNERAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICEo 424 Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer ie ,,..n0•.,,�,�„�.�uM„�u.1•PO .M.n�,r�,�,,�i ,��,�oa.n.�....,4..,,...,,., 44 424 PHONE 36 or 85• -- — BRUSSELS, ONT. ♦24 444 424 ;; ELMER D: BELL, B.A- a;! �2o BARRISTER, SOLICITOR ETC. .4 PHONE 29X .... � — BRUSSELS, ONT 4e 44 • .24 'z' .2. 424 424 4r4 .2• 42. 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