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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1939-6-14, Page 2TIFF BRUSSELS POST THEIR MAJESTIES ENJOY LOCOMOTIVE RIDE PO' AtiO ;;c Queen Elizabeth, whose beauty and simple charm has en- deared her to Canadians from coast to coast, completely won the hearts of Canadian Pacific Rail- way Engineer Jock Rutherford and Fireman Stan Lea of giant locomo- tive 6919 in which Their Majesties rode over the scenically beauti- ful section of mountains from Beavermouth to Stoney Creek, B.C., in their westward trip across Canada. Their Majesties forsook the lux- ury of their special cars for a supreme railroading thrill — a ride in the leading engine of a "triple -header", their royal train at this point being powered by three of the Canadian Pacific Railway's largest locomotiveese With W. M. Neal, vice-president, western lines, Canadian Pacific Railway, Their Majesties entered the locomotive cab at Beaver mouth. The 5900 -class locomo- tives — the Selklrks — consist of ten new T -1-b locomotives design- ed last year by B: B. Bowen, chief of motive power and rolling stock, Canadian Pacific Railway, to power heavy passenger and freight trains in the Rocky Moun- tains. They are a further devel- opment of 20 locomotives of the same type which were baht in 1929 and which have given most efficient service between Field and Revelstoke. e Each huge oil -burner with its tender weighs 728,000 pounds and has ten •63 -inch driving wheels. It develops 5,000 horsepower, which Is sufficient to hard 12 steel cars or 1,050 tons up a 22% grade. This is equal to more than 12,000 tons on level track. The engine has a maximum tractive effort of 90,000 pounds and the cy- linder dimensions are 25 Inches with a 32-incb stroke. ENTITLED The Doings of Diana BV Pat Moore Diana •ra1ked np the little path to the front door. and knocked loudly on the heavy. oladaehfo0ed knocker_ There eras a moment's delay. then a voice. speaking ap- parently from somewhere up in the sky. enquired. `L.: that Meas Lewis?' Diane glanced up quickly, but could see nothing abate her except the roof of the little porch, so stepped back dorm the garden path, foam which she hoped to command a better view of the world and dis- cover whence the voice came. Before she had time to discover the whereabouts of the speaker the question, was repeated. ",is that Miss Lewis?" "Yes" Diana threw the answer out at random ae it were, and hoped It would reanh the right person, "I am Miss Lewis." "Well, if you will wait one minute miss, I will come down and let you in," the voice continued, and this time Diana was able to locate IL From where she was standing she could see a head appearing over tate roof 02 the cottage. It had a pleasant face, and a quantity of smoothly brushed dark hair, parted in the middle, +Its expression be- trayed no surprise at tlndintg itself In its somewhat .peculiar position. and having repeated the statement that it would come down and let her in It disaippeared from view with startling suddenness, Diana waited and in a couple of minutes the door was thrown open, giving her a view of the person who owned the mysterious head. She was a middle-aged woman, of medium height, scrupulously clean NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR HARNESS REPAIRED N. CHAPMAN Brussels, Ont. and tidy. "I'm sure I'm very pleased to see you, miss," said Nanny Saunders, "and to welcome you to my little home." 'It's so very kited of you to let me come and stay with you, Miss— er—n Diana hesitated, remember• ing that Mrs. Howard had said nothing about whether or not Nanny Saunders had ever been married. "You willexcuse Ly asging you, miss," put in the old nurse, " but would you mind please calling me Nanny Saunders, the same that everybody else does? I should feel strange if you were to call me Miss Saunders." "Certainly, I should love to," Dana assured her with a quick bright smile, which endeared her to the elder woman's heart. "Thank you, mise." said Nanny Saunders. "and now if you will come upstairs I will show you to your room. 15 there any other luggage for me to take up?" she added as she took forcible possession of Diane's very inadequate bag. "'No, thank you," replied Diana with a rueful laugh, "?this is all I possess, 1 shall have to go into Canterbury thta afternoon, and buy a few necessities. I did, think of buying tment in London yesterday, hut I am rather short of money as well and was afraid to spend too murk bemuse I did not know what it was going to cost, to get down here." Nancy Sauna -ere took her upstairs to a little bedroom, simply but ecni:brtably furnished, and like the (Avner ot the house in. a state of spotless cleanliness. Diana was to ale -cover later. that however dirty tete job on which Nanny Saunders w.aa engaged. she meter Lie :moil 95 got her hands dirty, or disarranged a heir of her neat dark head. "Whet a pretty mom," Diem ex' claimed, an dot her praise Nanny Saunders' tlarkelue eyes lit np, "I'm glad you tike it mina," sire staid, "and now if you'll excuse me, 1'11 just go back and finish a little jag I was doing on the roof," She departed downetatrs, and the nn next moment, Nufrom the win- dow saw her, sealing a tall leader, with the agility of a young girl, Later In the day, Nattily Saunders told her more about that roof, It appearedit was one of the trials o her exietance, "You see. miss," she mg-gained, It will let the rain Into my bedroom. "I've whitewashed the calling three times and every time as soon as I've flnisbed, the rain comes in again and' spoils all nuy work. "Couldn't you get the roof re- paired?" asked Diana, "Well, that's the difvieuTty, miss," Nanny shook her head. "You see I can't find out whose job it rightly is to keep bhe cottage in repair, Yon see, miss, I Kase What they call sub -rented it from that man Graham, who has gone as' care• taker to Mrrs. Hurst'e• boarding- house." "Oh, yes, I say him there yester- day," cried Diana. "I thought be seemed a horivble sort of man." "So he is, miss," Nanny Saunders agreed fervently, "he'sa dreadful man, 'He took this cottage on a seven. years' lease, then• found that be couldn't afford to keep up the rent so sublet it to me, and moved into one room I1 •the village till' he got that job as caretaker. But he wont do a thing in the, way oe re- pairs, nor will the squire's agent, Each of them say it's the other who ought to do it. 'So in the meantime I brave to try and repair the roof myself. I think I've done it this time," she added with a jerk of her head, as though sbe were well pleased with herself, When Diana came to discuss Nash nese with Nanny 'Saunders, she Mend the old woman to be so reas- onable that it was quite embarras- sing. "Well, if I come to you for as little as that," Diana stipulated, "you must let me 'seep you 601110r with the houseevork or with your sweatemakf ng.'." "Well, miss, since you are so kind as to suggest it," replied tete 01d nurse, et should he moet grate- ful'for a little help admetimes when I am in a rash." CHAPTER. VII. The Leaking Roof. When Friday came, and it was home for Diana tb write and tell ben parents all that had happened. she towel 'te 1!—', ;nettled crown so well that este ae,ked then if she might remain as Nanny Sanndera' paying great, tilt site 120112 199r1t to India again at the end of her year, Nanny Saunders turned out to be a delightful companion, with an un- expected, fund et Witmer lurking behind ter quiet, dark glue oyes, Diana helped her to do the WIlUIN,G•v AY; ifrNkl 14th, 0110' housework, and learned the art of eweet•ntaking, in which art as blra. Howardi bad said Nanny way 8 past -Master. The tree few days after Diana arrived at Newsham were remarle• ante line and bnjvlet, whichh rfither. annoyed Nally rSaundera, for site Was longing for s. lithe rain whicyt would show whether or not the • mending of the rood, was satisfac- tory. As, the fine weather continue ed day atter day however, without Showing , toe( signs of a break, she felt that she could no longer tole- rate the untidy dark patch on •the ceiling of iter, bedroom so she de- eded to wi21te-wash it for the fourth time. Diana helped her and thoroughly enjoyed" the novel experience of standing balanced precariously on the edge of a chest of drawers, while she wrestled; surd with a brnehful of white -wash, which seem- ed muoh more disposed to drop into lt>yr eYee and ;mouth, than to be spread over the ceiling. In the good country air, and under the care et Nanny Saunders, Diana grew stronger daily, and by the time a reply arrived by air mail from her parents, She had quite got over the terrible experience of the shipwreck. The letter arrived by the last post of the day on which they had whlteweshed the ceiling Diana who had gone out into the hall o nhear- ing the poetmlares knock, eagerly snatched up the missive on the mat. The envelope contained two sep- arate lettere from her father and mother and from what they said Diana gathered that as was only natural, they were extremely wor- ried about beer, Mrs, Lewis Seemed torn between adesire to come ROUND TRIP BARGAIN FARES 'From BRUSSELS JUNE 16-17 TO TORONTO Also to Brantford, Chatham, Godericb, Goeti''p'h, aatninont,e I:atzttony Niagara Falls, Owen Sound, St, atharines, $t. Mary's, inlarnia, Stratford, Strathroy, Woodstock, To Stations Oshawa and East to Corawal7 lnotuSLYe; i 17xllrdige, Lindsay, Peterboro, ' Ca'mpbellford, Newenterket Colltngtwood, Medford, Midland, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Clatpreol and' West to Beardmore. SEE HANDBILLS FOR. COMPLETE LIST OF DESTINATIONS. °.n Paw. Rehm On* 7rain;nto motion, Tickets, cans utenepfst•••A4ert0 SetRictiiM8ii-•9 �ANAIAN NATIONAL whether Yea will have much suc- eeae," • "I shall try anyhow, and you might give me. the address of the agent, and if 1 can't do anything with Graham, I'll go and tackle him." "I donft know why you should bother yourself like this on my account, miss," said Nanny. "Why on earth shouldn't I do anything I can to 'help you," de mended Diana, "look how awfully good you have been to me, but I had better get off if I am. going to see these two. men, and try to get any •repairs' out of them, Where does the agent live?" "You keep straight on up the hill past Allerdyce House, and past the gates of Upton Lodge, the squire's place, and you come to a small house hulk on a little bit of his lend, and that's where Jbnee the agent lives" home to lengland, and look after i "Very well," said Diana with a Diane, and dread of leaving her laugh, "I shall go and beard these husband. lions' in their dens. Don't be sui- s Prised if I'm late for lunch, because so tar as I can see it is going to i take some time." AL's on the occasion of her prev- ious visit to Allerdyce House, site had to ring more than once before she received any answer. When at lest he condescended to open the door, Graham, looked even dirtier and more unkempt than be- fore. etWell," be enquired, only holding the door sufficiently tar open. to en - gni the end' it appeared she had de- cided that she .trust stay in Inaba and the letter ended with a message to Nanny Saunders, asking her to keep Diana for a year. In the postscript, Mrs, Lewis added that she. had written to Mrs. Howard by the same mail Saunders nearly in• tears, as she to tihanit lie-• for all her kindness, and asked Diana whether she had remembered to collect from Mrs. Hursts, boarding-house, the letter containing her first month's allow- ance, whic lrhad of course Seen sent there before they knew of the change Ing her plane. "I am no longer a pauper," Diana told, the old nurse triumphantly. "it was awfully silly of me to go on being one t.r so long because 1 might have known it was quite U/3909999917 02 course, there's mon- ey waiting for me et Allerdyce House." That night Dian was waked by a sudden• squall of wind which made the leaded window panes rattle noisily, The next moment tante the steady swish of rain. Diana lay listening to It tor a moment. "I wonder how Nanny Saunders' roof is going to stand np against this," she thought anxiousey to her - 'seer, before she Tolled over and went to sleep again, When, she went downstairs, the next morning, she found Nanny cooked the breakfast. "'Would you believe it, mise," elle said in+ an agrieved tone, "that roof is leaking as badly as ever, and the ceiling in my room .has got a horrid patch on it again." "What rotten bad look, Nanny," said Diana sympathetically, "Can't you make that horrible mon. Graham do something about it?" Nanny Saunders shook her head. "I've tried, niters, and iia not a bit of good. He won't do a thing, and to tell you the trubh, miss, I'm not at all sure that it's his place to do the repairs. You see ae long as the old squire wee alive his agent used to keep the things in order. but aS soon as he died, the agent started playing up, said. It was the tenomt'e, job to do tire- repairs, and so beteveeoe him and Graham I can't get my roof mended," "But who is squire now." dea nand• ed: Diana; "I mean who Inherited the prbjerty?" "I forget his name,'r said Nanny in0idllen'ently, there was nothing of the gossip about her, "but tteet quite a young matt, and has 0'107 justcome to settle down here," '"Weil, I'll tell you what I'll do," Diane ordered, "I have got to go 10 to Allerdyce Haase this morning, to see it (there is a letter tram India, :ted while len there Pit see if 1 can't persuade that man Graham to do soanothing," +"It's" very kind of you to somggeet It mess," r5i,110d tenni' doubtfully, "arty you 1015112. try, ,but I doubt able grim to Street his eatureine- face through the aperture, "what do you want?" It he recognised her, he gave no Mgt oe doing so,. 'I alp; Miss Lewis," Diana told him, 'and I think a letter has come; addressed to me here, because it had been arraned that I was to stay wiwlt Mrs. Hurst,'. Ile withdrew his, heads and closed the door With. a bang. Diana waited, uncertain whether or not he intended to come back. After a couple of minutes or so, the door was opened and he held out a teeter with Indian stamps o0 and' the bright blue label whIih shoded' it had come by air. (TO BE CONTINUED) D .A . RANN FURNITURE FUNERAL tff AMBULANCE SERVICE Licensed Funeral Biretta. and Embalmer Phone 36, Brussels cli=SNAPSROT CUIL SNAPSHOTS AT NIGHT Night snapshots are easy with simple lighting arrangements. It's fun, too, to create "table -top" picture scenes as shown here.. _ SNAPSHOTS at night are fun, and a delightful way to spend long winter evenings. Nowadays, with in- expensive lighting equipment espe- cially designed for the amateur, night snapshots are easy with any camera, You can arrange interesting and artistic "table -top" pictures, using toy automobiles, doll houses and miniature furniture, with a bit of dark carpet for grass, or sugar for Snow, or a til of glass on top of a dark surface to portray a quiet pool. You can also take informal portraits of members of the family, pictures of them reading or busy with other. activities, snapshots of the pets, and interior views of the home. Indeed, there Is a 'wonderful range of pic- ture chances, none of which occur outdoors. The picture above shows how night snapshots are made. A photo bulb is screwed into a bridge lamp, with a cardboard reflector replacing the lampshade. The photo 'bulb yields an extremely .bright white light, especially suited for Mature - taking. With two largo photo bulbs in cardboard reflectors, three or four feet from thensubjeet, you have enough light for snapahote with a box camera. With a focusing type 1 .mora you would get satisfactory results by setting the leas aperture at f.11 and the shutter speed at 1/26. of a second. In the picture shown here, the light colored wall serves as a teatime for to illuminate the ehadow side of the "table -top" scene, Ordinarily, two lamps are used for a picture,. one to illuminate each side of a sub- ject, By changing the angle and peal - bon of the lights, many interesting, ehadowe effects can be obtained. A piece of cardboard can serve as a background as in the picture above. For night snapshots, the 001000a should be loaded with a fast Aim of the "super" type. With slower films, it is necessary to provide two. er three times as much light. And for close-ups, as shown here, a,por- trait attachment must be placed on the camera lens (unless yours is one of the finer focusing cameras). In night picture -taking, it Is int - portant to have your photo lights at a correct distance from the subject —not too near, and not too far away, An exposers guide is helpful 111 plea- ing the lights --or you can make save. Oral "test" pictures of each scene. Don't 1las the fun ot night snap• shots this whiter, You will learn much abttttt picture -taking, and pro.. vide many an interesting addition to your album. 214 John van Guilder,