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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1939-1-4, Page 6• ME BRUSSELS POST WEENESBAX, JANIJIV Y 4th, 1939 ENTITLE? TOURNAMENT ,R! s { ( By alive re Wadsley dOf course Toby •Stillwood had r ,adding Art Director in the tie nourished young actor, liar been ,$ leeenly interested in bis diffidently shown sketches, and had suggested his meeting another man who was the "big noise' 'in that direction, Toby did so hate to see genius dying in the gutter, only easily ob- tained Marlow th,d desired inree view. Only that month he u::,1 taken a yeny substantial share In the New England Film Company, so he was becoming a person of 4m• portance. Besides, great things were expie.ctee of his latest find— little golden -haired Papsie O'Con- nor, She would make all the other English elm companies sit up and take notice, they vowed over a dinner, following a board meeting, in fact, Toby Stillwood was a dtrn clever Chap and his real vocation seemed to be casting people—not writing about them! Naw Clime Marlow, chewing his unlit sigarette and too lazy to get up and find another box of matches in the adjacent candlestick, provid- ed by a landlady who turned off the gas at half -past eleven at night wras weighing up in his fertile mind just how much this coming inter- view would be worth. He was not exactly an artist, pre-' !erring to do impressionist work— and some of that was very crude— but he thought he would he able t. !persuade the N. E, F, Compnay tl.et be was capable of designing any- thing they might require in the way of scenic effects, costumes and drap- eries. e. i e a It sounded vavue, pat that way, but he was certain there must be some opening for a fellow with ideas, even though they Wright be picked from another's brain. So, wrath a furrowed brow, the young scamp—for he was little more—began to rehearse his com- ing interview and, having done so to his entire satisfaction, rolled off the bed and yawned. There was all the night to kill and nothing the least exciting to living in the Kennington Palk Road, and the girl in whom he was interested had gone away—,Mais:c to a friend art Southend, and Pawsle O'Connor to a more suitable environment for the rcming leading lady of G'oldiloeks end the One Bear no less a place than the riverside residence of Mr. and Mrs. Toby Stillwood. "She is a lucky little devli," thought the boy, with his -weak but handsome face darkening with envy. 'Oh, nurse it all, why do girls have all the easy times?" He straightened his tie and smoothed his hair and wandered to the window, staring down at the busy street with a frown. He pictured Pansie O'Connor, the favoured of the gods, sunning herself on the layns at Riverview and yet all site possessed was a pretty loge and a anoa of golden curls! He, compared her sudden rise to position to his own, and swore softly, His time would cone, it was ap- proaching, and yet --not quite the way he wanted it, He did not quite know how he was going to keep up the standard of the work those dead and gone hands had helped him to do. "It's icing to be awkward," he mused, watching a ear glide up to the pavement, outside the tall many-sto,eyed building out of which be eves gazing. And then to, itis seldom roused surprise, be saw the figure of Toby Stillwood emerge from the driver'e seat, glance up at the numbers and finally open the creaking gate of No. 1000. "He's come to see me!" cried Clive, and he gianced. round with swift caiculation. If Toby were brought up, the room looked in wbich a struggling actor inight starve. He threw his mangled cigarette out of the win. dow and, rumpling his hair, seated himselt at his table, a pencil in band, trying to look "fagged out" and yet inspired. The door was knocked on and Pushed open by ane of Mrs. Pars- on's younger daughters—a sprightly girl about sixteen. who put more paint on her face than many of the film actresses at the studios, and hal taken a fancy to young Marlow "There's someone to see you," announced, leaning against the door sucking topee and conscious of her very ,smart frock which an elder sister had paced on to her, "Should I fetch him up? He says his name is ,Something or the Other. "I e,epeot it 10," said Marlow, with irony lost on the minx, who understood on* one language, "Ask him to come up if he doesn't mind," Arid soon afterwards, Toby Still - wood, well dressed, and looking pleasantly peosperaus, came into the combined room, "I say, do forgive my butting in on you like this," he began, es Marlow rose with a well-altsumed air of shyness and surprise. "I am awDilly sorry, but the fact is, Pansie —that is, 'Miss O'Connor, you Imow told the wife and myself you were cooped up in a place like !prison and that yea are 111 still. I had to mot -1 a chap for dinner to -night on business lit he wired he wouldn't be able to come, I got the res• sage just as the ear was at the dor, so 1 said, 'Oh„ hang it, I'll lug that Marlow boy out, get him to have a spin round ;somewhere,' Care to?" Clive Marlow flushed with real eneution, The idea n appealed to . him most certainly. 'How awfully good. of you," he said, with the right degree of grafi' tulle, r I am getting a little fed -up with work, truth to tell, and I don't feel fit yet." Tally cost a swift glance at the thin figure and the pale cheeks. He saw a plate on which reposed hall a scone and his mind' was made -u0 "1 am starving for some grub," he remarked, "So let's get off and have a good :dinner, It's only seven now," So .Clive, arrotesaing yeekly, about his shabby suit, evas .piloted down- stairs and out into a car that made hie mouth water for the very price of its chrovium fittings alone. "I know a place near Rupert Street where we can have the best food in London, and yet sit as quiet- ly as though we were at home," Toby saide driving swiftly. "It's English, too, like our Sim compete.' He grinned at a policeman, gave him a signal and shot onwards to- wards the West Dud, "You are a perfect brick," said Clive, wishing he had suet this fool before. 'I hate burdening you--" "The wife ani Pansie are discus- sing dresses and hair and face creams, so I was sent off without a thought for my loneliness," said Toby, already forgetful of Pansle's hints for lien not to go, and grin- ning at hist banishment like a soldier on leave, "I shall enjoy a chat with you, Marlow. I am keen - on the work you do and—where did you say you studied " `0 learnt !Prom an old Italian," answered Marilow glibly. "He was a wonderful master. but I was too poor to have any ether training." "I wanted to •paint anyself, as a, youth," confessed Toby. "But I never did anything. Painting was one ad my early loves." that so?" said Marlow politely, ,thankful that his host had not pursued that vocation after all, "There is no money in Art or Beauty these days," he went on. "That is why I became one of the Modernistic ,painters — Cubist — anything you like, to call 'It." `SBrains and Beauty do win in the long .run," said Toby, and then they arrived at the restaurant and for a time the subject was dropped. But Stillwood brought it up again during the excellent dinner by mentioning Pansie O'Connor. "There you have a ease in poina," he said, "That girl is bound to win through with her beauty. "Alii" said Marloev, Cryptically. "A. girl is• different. Men pity women and help them. !Sometimes they act like brutes toward them, as well, but you are not the sort to—" "I have my wife," said Stillwood. quietly, and the younger man decid- ed it was time he switched on to an. other subject, And before they parted that night, lie, too, had an invitation to dinner uext Sunday at Riverview! Engineering Marvels at Vancouver T ho Empresa of Japan, Queen of 1 the Pacific, passing under the splendid new bridge now under construction aerate the Ara Nar- rows, the entrance to Vaneonver's landlocked harbor, The mainmast of the vessel is 196 feet above her load line, the bridge being 209 feet abbe% high Spring tides, The Canadian Pacific liner Em- press of Japan, 1>i, addition to bolding all the anted records on her Canada, Hawaii, Orient run to the largest ship entering Vaneouvor Harbor, The illustra- tion clearly shows the Magni- tude and the boaelt' of both ship and bridge. PIPE ' TOBACCO it>11 n PI) I. (001 SMOKE The latae dogs were 111 cloverl e * "Meet my wife, Marlow. Laura this Is Clive Marlon, the artist I Wes speaking about the other day, Mies O'Connor, you have met of course? Yes, You were good enough to tell arra about his work, Panda, and before lie is, saved from tate ivills of Kennington." Toby Stillwood, with Clive Mar - Jaw's boyishly slim figure be.:itin him, stood in the dining -room et Riverview one evening a few days later. Laura, and Pansie had Just come in together, Pansie .ivas well-estalblished at Riverview now, for Toby had per. usaded his wife to ask the girt to stay with thein for a few week's, an.l Laura, hoping too much Pansie would make Toby prefer their usual solitude had agreed. .Certainly she .did not dislike the girl; who had behaved with quiet immodesty considering the sudden rise she had acquired in so short a time. In Laura's ,presence she was al- most demure and only Toby, when alone With her or at the studio, seas allowed, to see the blue devils that danced in those wonderful eyes. He liked to hear her Laugh, how. ever., 11 was such a merry laugh, and Laura was not given to out- bursts of merriment. Thus he joked and teased the younger girl for the sake of rousing her in. tedious' gaiety. Now his latest protege, Clive Marlow, had been admitted to the peacelhtl home, and Laura, wonder- ing haw long this .craze would last with her impressionable husband, had dressed for the informal dinner with niw misgivings. She really would have to keep these odd people out of their Para- dise, she thought, for Toby was getting carried away. Her first impression of Clive Mar- low did not add to her ipeace of mind, for she definitely did not like the young man, He was far too ready to pay her silly compliments and to fawn to Toby. His tale of woe did not ring true and' almost she wag. angry with her husband by the time dinner was half -way through. ' Clive was not the man for whom Laura touted excuses. Hie nicotln stained flnyers and lazy blue eyes annoyed her and she felt like kiss- ing Pansie for keeping him at a distance. In fact, the girl, beautiful as a fairy in a white chiffon frock, one of Laura's which sue had felt too "fluffy" for her type, hardly spoke more than ,alta -dozen words to the - young man, and Laura .thought ;I Pansie was in any .danger of indulg- ing in lave -affairs, it would not , be with men of Marlow's type, Unfortunately, Laura had under- estimated Marlow's characaea'. He was anything but weak. In fact, he was diabolically hard in his efforts to gain his own ends, and what Lamle mistook for weakness was carefulness, Clive looked. at least a dozen times, before he leapt anywhere! However, Toby seemed to enjoy talking ,Art to the young man, and when they were deeply engrossed, Laura and Plansie slipped out into the garden It was a very hot, moonlit night and after the strain of the [inner -table, Laura was gaid' to take a deep breath of air. "That man annoys me," she said, "I wish Toby wouldn't keep bring- ing—..,, TO 13II CONTINUED Premier Plans To Sail Early In January Prettier Mitchell Hepburn wi11 sail for Australia trona Los Angeles Jan, 5. 'Mr, Hepburn, will go to Toronto for several days and will entrain tor Los Angeles in the .middle of the week, The Pdemier, while in Australia, will be the need: of the government, He plans to study Auefalta's soelal legisation and her financial system. An invitation to visit New Zeal- and hasalso been received, but the Premer's present ,plans embrace only a few hours stay there. Hon, Colin Camehell, Ontario Minister of Public Works was a Chrisisnee visitor at tite home it Premie rand Mrs. Hepburn in South Yarmouth, He is remaining in the dtetra, in order to inspect the pn- Round Trip Bargain Fares From BRUSSELS FRI, & SAT„ JAN, 13-14 To Oshawa, Bownvanv,lle, Port Hoipe, Oobourg, Trenton, Jet., Belle♦ille, Napanee Kingston, Gananoque, Broelrvilee, Prescott, Morrtebung, Ceietvvttll Uxbridge, Lindsay, Peterboro, Oampbe1lford, Newmarket, Penetang, Clolliingwood, Meadonl, Barrie, Orillia, Mid• lend, Gvaveuihurst, Bracebridgo, Huntsville, Calendar, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sudbury; all towns in New Osbario on line of Tennis - keening 4t Northern Ontario IZIy„ Ndpissing Central Ripe Hapiskas- ing, Lomglac, Naklna, Tashata, Sioux Lookout, Geraldlon, Jellicoe Beardmore, Port Anther, eleoford, Barrie Orillia, Meaford, Gravenhursw, Bracebridge, l•, i „ Saturday, Dec., 14th to TORONTO Also to 13eanttord, Chatham, Qhesley, Clinton, Durham, Ex- eter, .etem, Fergus Goderlclh, Guelph, HamiNton, Hanover, Iiaamiston, Inger- soll, Kincardine, Kitcbener, London, lAstowei, Mttokell Niagara Falls, Owen Sound, Paisley, Palmerston, Paris, Port Marin, St. Catharines, St Mary's, Sarnia, Southampton, Stratford, Strathroy, Walkerton, Wtarton, Wingleam, Woodstock. For Fares, Return Limits, Train Information, Tttrkets, consult nearest Agent, rt • Fara, Return Limits, Train Information, Tickets, consult nearest Agrnt. Sec Handbills. LPANADIAN NATIONAL • tario Government's $7,000,000 men- tal hospital under construction south oR the city, -- 'Suggested Welfare Committee The Editor, "The Post', Sir! S am writing to suggest the form- ation of a welfare committee for the village, a committee that would act as an auxiliary to the welfare de- partment of the Council. Every winter this winter included, famil- ies on relief have mentoned to me how hard t is for them to get along on the amount allowed, and there are also other families in town not on relief, and yet a little financial assistance would be a great bless• ing to them. !Lest I should ne misunderstood let me say that these families do not belong to any pa.rtieular Church. My suggestion is that I myself would take the initiative in talking the matter over with representative people in. town, I have already dia. cussed the proposal with Mr. Kerr, the Reeve, wbo would be quite in favour of it, and that then we might form a committee and put on, say, a ample of Euchres, and then a committee of about three would have full charge of dispensing the relief anonymously to !those in need, This suggestion is of course no criticism of the Council, but is instead an effort to help the Council in this regard, the money would be raised in town and spent in town, and would help some of the citizens through the winter, 1 atm; sorry that I happen to he leaving to'ien about the middle of January, but if it is decided, to put on a Euchre for this punpose before thea, I will help it all I can. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Rev.) John Graham .And now they say James Weddell never discovered the far southern sea named- atter, him. 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