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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1942-10-21, Page 2Heart. of Gold by Pat Moore "1 irate the idea of your halving to be with the odious woman," 11e an- nounced, nnounced, "1 1, -hall be quite miserable thinkiug of you at her house while 1 Ban away." Jean shook her head reproachfully at him. "I thought we had arranged that we were not going to talk like that, daddy," she told hien, "Now go and get your hat, like a nice old man, and we'll walk round to the station, and make enquiries about your ticket for Germany," It had been decided that Mr, Travers should cross to Germany bY a boat leaving Harwdoh very early in the morning, so he would have to get there overnight. As Jean refused to start on her journey to her aunt's till after Mr. Travels had taken his departure, she decided to travel by the last train in the day 'to Kilmanton, the town where her aunt lived, which was about twenty4lve miles along a branch line from Mudtluorpe. Mr. Travers never allowed any- body to pack for him, and since, as usual, he left his packing till the last possible moment, they had somewhat of a scramble in getting to the station. Jean was not altogether sorry that they only had a mmute or two 'before the train, so that there was no time for protracted goodbyes. When she came to look back after- wards on her farewell to her father she had a confused recollection of station lights already beginning to glow through the early twilight of spring, the brighter lights of the carriages, her father's face with a persistently cheedttul expression, and her Last glimpse of him teaming out of the oanriage window calling to her— "Don't let the old woman worry you too mulch, and it won't be long before I am home again." POR MEN The Erne "Ea quire" — bond- • ome and maga its hurt as pawn. "Now Era°. $2750 model In the smart coral tee. $2375 FOR LADIES C. Deeraslsel 'twt Ne tee ... fe b sws,coed D• .2175 Mists the tsctutitul Etc* "310:1"=t1nr, $.750 rM dependable EASY CREDIT TeRMS Shop at Savauge'S IT PAYS SEAF6RTH, ONT. Our Diamond Room Affords Privacy When Buying ;lean had no titn'no, once her father's train had gone pufiiing out of the station to stand on the plat- form mourning his trcpaa•tu're. It was all she eou'ld do, she knetw quite well, to get back to the house, see to the sinal shutting up, hand the key over to her neat door neighbor ready for the naw tenants, who were to arrive on the following morning, and return to the station in time to catch her own train to Kiiuvauton. As it was she discovered that she had run things very fine indeed bY the time she had given, the final survey to the house which she was handing over to strangers for an in- definite period, and had gone in next door with the key and to ask Permission to telephone for a taxi. Thenthere was some delay over obtaining a taxi, First of all the telephone number was engaged, then it appeared as though everyone con- nected with the taxi rank were either engaged or asleep, At any rate she could get no reply for several minutes., anti. stood, there funning, while the minutes ;brought the departure of 'fuer own train nearer and nearer. At last a voice informed her that a taxi would be dispatched immediate ly, and Jean said good-bye to this neighbours and hurried back to her own lsouse. When the taxi drove ln'to the station yard, Jean could see by the clock on the platform that .she had precisely one minute before her train was due to leave. As she bought her ticket at the booking office a train came thundering into oho station, and Jean pointe& wildly to her modest heap of luggage. "I want those things put in that brain," she said breathlessly, and dashed through the barrier, merely waving filer tioket at the collector in passing. tShe was just about to get into the compartment into which her porter was already 'hurriedly thrusting .suit cases when she became aware of a small but persistent voice at her side saying breathlessly— ; "Please miss, this is foe' "you. 1 saw you 'sta.nting and followed you down to the station." Jean turned (pinkly, and saw the diminutive form of a telegraph boy, who over the week -end was one of the ohorieters at St. Luke's Ohurch, He das panting excitedly and hold- ing out an orange coloured envelope , "Thank you, Simmonds," she said, diving hastily into her bag and pro- ducing a few coppers, "for taking so much trouble." 'Well, I knew the house would be empty, Miles, now that you and Mr. Travers have both gone away," said the small boy, pocketing :his tip gratefully. Jeas said a hurried "good evening" then turned to the train. The guard was already 'blowing his whistle furiously. As she put her foot on the step, the train began to move, but a strong arm was thrust out of the compartment she was entering and dragged her inside. "Thanks very much," sold Jean, as breathless herself as Simmonds the telegraph boy had been, Then she saw for the first time who it was who had helped her into the train. For the moment she could not quite place the tall, good-looking young man who was smiling at her and raising his hat, Then she .renlem• bered the restaurant where she and her father had gone to tea after visiting Dr. MoNab. ' "Why." she exclaimed, and there was a note of pleased surprise in her voice. It's Mr. Edwards" The young man nodded. "That's right," he said, "I recog- nised you the 'initiate I saw you getting into the train. Do you always catch trains in that fashion, by -the - by?" Jean laughed, "It's not always quite as bad as tat," die replied, 'taint I have had the mast appa'lling scramble. What between shutting up the house and getting daddy off, I very nearly missed any own train," She, added an exglanafion about her ilotber's need for treatment at the Getman Sya, and his harried departure that morning. "1 say, 1'4h frIghtfulll sorry," *Odd said dencemnedty. 9 do )tube ifre elide does all that*, It respected to de fOr him" "Thanite Very xnuelb," Haut has, etlaldnr, "I didbrt, ,te11t a yea weft te be in this uelghbourhood again se soon "On,"ly a flying visit this blame," he smiled, "1 canoe up from Loudon this morning and l'm going batik there tomorrow." "1 shouldn't have thought that you could have sold many oars In that time," laughed Jean. "I'm not selling cars this time," the replied, "Iran collecting my own oar, which broke down, when I was in the neighbourhood last week, and 0111 moving straight o11 to Newcastle." "I thought you promised to come and see us when you were up this way again," Sean pointed out. He shook his head with a little senile. "I hadn't forgotten your kind in- vitation," he replied, "but I knew that you and your father wouldn't want to be troubled with visitors just when you were preparing to shut up your house. I'an waiting till you are both settled down at ]some again; and then I'm going to give myself the pleasure of coming to spend the week end with you." "We shall look forward to seeing you," said Sean warmly. He rose and lifted down an attache case from: the rack. The train had already begun to slow down prepar- atory to stopping at the station next to Mudthonpe. "I get out here," he added, "so we'll have to say good-bye till you are back home again. Unless, 01 course, I have the luck to run up against you again in soma snob accidental fashion as I've done this evening.' • "Goodbye," said Jean, and she shook hands with him as the train came to a stop at the platform. He stepped out, raising his hat to her, and in a moment was swal- lowed up in the gathering gloom, which now showed more than a hint of fog. Sean settled herself down in the corner of the compartment and pick- ed up the telegram which she had put on the seat beside her. She felt pretty cbnfideut that it was from her 4. ARUS5E .S POST CU \COARSK POR THE PIPE cur FINE FOR COMMIES tether, and guessed that he had sent it when, a few minutes before be started for the station, he insisted on running down the street otensibly to buy himself some cigarettes. "Dear,' extravagant old thing," she murmured to herself with e little smile as she erilt open the envelope, She had rather a shock, however, when she opened the flimsy pink sheet, for the telegram in the end WAS not from her father. Instead, it was signed, "Aunt Margaret,' and stated in no uncertain tennis that her presence at Kiimanton was no longer desirable. "Don't come," she read with be- wildered eyes, "Olive and Bettie have both developed scarlet fever. Nurse in house, no room for you." Sean read the wire through twice, The second time very slowly and thoughtfully. Here was a sloe pre, dieament. She was actually on her way to Kilmanton, the house would by tomorrow be in the bands of strangers', and the one haven she had any right to go was now closed to her, I1 was certainly very puzzling to know what to do for the best. The first subject to which her thoughts turned was that of money. Her Pallier had arranged to send a week- ly allowance for her board and lodging to Aunt Margaret, and the small amount which he had been able to give her for her personal and pnivate expenditure would not go very far now that it was a question of living on it, Jean decided desperately that Aunt Margaret must receive her. She could sleep anywhere; a sofa M the sitting -room would do for her quite well, and if there were illness in the. house she oouid make herself doubly useful. As for infection, she hard scarlet fever herself when she was quite a tiny dhild, .so knew that AGS • PAPE Tkere are hundreds of valuable material ossa for rags and paper in War productloaj NBONThese •• are used in plane production and e iploslves: By carefully salvaging every bit of scrap • metal, old rags and every bone and scrap of paper, you are providing your country with valuable war material and funds for local war work. Keep at it Today and every day; remember: Every scrap counts! ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL WAR SERVICES 'CLEAN OUT"AND 'CLEAN UP"ON HITLER Wednesda, Oetobe let 1542 When in Listowel -- AT Wes'ton's Restaurant Hosne Away' From Home ieseeeSseallar 110-4, there was little risk of her taking it again. ' tw"( I,,4F Saving decided that the only thing to be donee was to go straight to Mrs, Sands' house and lay the pool - tion frankly before her, lean looked onrt of the window in an attempt to determine how near the train was to Iiilmaaton, ,She the name W.arsfiel.d on the lamps lo'f the station through which the train were passing, and realised that they were only one station away from Kilmanton. It was completely dark now and Sean could see nothing of the sur- rounding countryside, for which she was rather sorry, as she knew that by the time they passed Warsfieid it had begun to get very' pretty and had quite lost the dour and ugly look which was given to it by the indust- rial town of ltludthorpe and its suburbs. 'Onue more the train passed through the quick brightness, of a station and Jean began to gather her things together to be ready to leave the carriage at the next station To her surprise the train showed nosigns of stopping when it drew near K1lmailton. 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