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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1939-11-29, Page 2THE BRUSSELS POST ENTITLED The Windlinq Path y Anthony earlyie "Macik.ot'auge blossoms," site said', aloud, Then pressed the faded spray to 1 ]ler lips! ydth a passion that strove to Mole .the tears that would rise to her eyes., and finally fail down her 'white cheeks, damping the little dead flowers as if In some strange Way they ;would try to give them hack life and sweetness. "God help me to bear it all," she sobbed, "God help and pity me CHAPTER -VI. Across Her Path. As she -walked slowly out of the. shadows of Euston Station into the brilliance of the early spring morning, Mavis paused, pressing her hands to her eyes, half -blinded by the glare, then stood staring about her dazedly. Last night her one longing had been to get to London; but she had given no thought to what sire would do when she reached her destination or where she should go, And now she stood, uncertainly, wondering wher she should make for, where she would be alone and might be able to rest. She had •eaten nothing since early the day before, and was beginning to realise she was faint with hunver, yet felt food would choke her, She had very little money, only enough for a day or two, and after that was gone she .hoped she would have found some work to do, The post she bad held et the time of her meeting with Jack Damer would have dong been filled, of course, and well enough did she realise the difficulty of obtaining work of any kind in a market al- ready overstocked with well-trained and efficient workers. Later on would be time enough to think of all that, she decided, and in the meantime she tried to con- centrate upon the very important question of her immediate necessi- ties. She shivered in spite of her light wool tweed coat and the glad warmth of the day, • The hum and roar of the streets eant,e to her very, very falletiy. She felt we and exhausted and a little giddy, and, she was lonely ' She pulled herself together with. a great effort and after a moment attenfpted to cross the road before her. • Her eyes were heavy from want of sleep and weak front sae shedding of many andbitter teats, auri it was not until she had reached the centre of the road that she became aware of a big red car bearing ewitI'ly upon her, Harte still she stood, then, as it came closer and closer. .someone gave a warning shout above the noise of the insistent horn, and she tried to draw back, just as the ear syerved to avoid her. •liar foot slipped on the greasy road; she matte an 'effort to reopver herself; then, as the car swerved again to dodge her swaying figure, she sllppea and fell. Whet happened nett she could scarcely tell, She knew the ear had not actually struck her and that it had stopped. The chauffeur was looking back over his shoulder in her direction. • .She was unhurt, she knewt,t! yet she ma deo n effort tori se, se, and she saw a man step swiftly teem the car and stride over to where she lay, Then she felt a light touch on her shoulder and heard a voice asking anxiously if she were hurt, Through a rapidly inoreasong haze she saw a hand'eome, startled face bending over her, then, above the drumming In her ears she heard a sharp, Mantled exclamation— "Good heavens! Marine! ;She was vaguely conscious of a strange irritation at the sound of that name, then a +cold numbness crept over her and she lay back with closing eyes. Strong arms lifted her. She was carried and laid very gently on a soft -cushioned seat, She heard a quick voice giving orders and the car glided swiftly and smoothly away. Then, as her head sank back, con- sciousness left and she knew no more. Her faintness cub' lasted a tow minutes however, and presently she opened her eyes slowly, The car was' still running swiftly through the crowded .streets, the open wind:.,we, let in keen, fresh air that whelped the colour lightly into her face, while someone who had riffled her suitcase for a restoratvie was-dabibing her head and temples with a handkerchief stake din eau - de -Cologne. She remained quite still for a tine, glad of the sense of peace that had engulfed her, thankful for the softness, of the npholsteerd seat to rest upon, for she was shalcing. Then again site opened her eyes and looked up into the face that be- came clearer, e,s her mind became less confused. The next second she sat upright, drawing away from the arms sup - potting her, while her eyes widened into startled recognition. "Julian!" she gasped, She stared, at him as if she felt she were shill in some dreaming - Beate He returned her stare, whatever surprise he might have betrayed swamped by keen relief, ',Thank the Lord!" he •ejaculatel. "You are all Tight! I thought the beastly thing had struck you -when yiou went down, and you were half - killed at least, Marine, what brought you here?' He was interrupted by her break- ing into sudden hysterical laughter. How small, how absurdly small the. world was after all! Truly Fate had been materially helped in her work of the last few hours, First Dering Trevenna had come' back from the past into leer life, and now, all unexpectedly, Julian Forrest had crossed her path once more. "Don't laugh like that, Marine, I can't stand it" Her companion took her hand and almost shook her in an ,efeot,t to calm her, After a second. she checked her outburst, stili staving at him with bewildered eyes, "Julian, is it really you?" she asked. Golf, Tennis, Fishing, Riding, Yachting Victoria Sports During Winter Months dui law GG olf, tennis, lawn bowling, riding, hunting and fishing may be unusual Winter sports for. most of Canada but not for.Vic- toria, beautiful Island capital of British Columbia, where snow' is a novelty, flowers bloom throughout the year, and overcoats are excess baggage; Winter golf le the sport that attracts Widest notice to Vie- torta's wonderful year-round oli- •mate, but the West •Coast has its pilgrims who are drawn there each winter be the splendid wear ther and the series of unusual ;Spotter and social attractions made Opals! by the tine weather, Winter fishing le a fnajor sport fn Blrantlrood Hai where sizeable s sy.NnGtis //fir ur �, grilse and spring salmon are caught by trolling. Fly fishing for steelhead salmon rip to 20 pounds le found in east -slope rivers such Eta the Oyster, Cow- ichan, Englishman's, Nanaimb, and Big and Little Qualicum, Best known of the winter at- tractions is the Mid -Winter Golf Tournament which will be held this year on the Royal ColWood comae, March 2-9. Keen Com- petition, a sporty course and good golfing weather, added 3o the many prizes of which the meat importaat is the trophy presented by Sir Edward Beatty, make the tourney one of the incest popular in Canada, Riding, hiking, lawn bowling, boating are but a few more'sports that are as popular ie Victoria in winter as in summer. Fiestas are arranged from time to time, named after flowert then in bloomsProbably the most pictu- resque celebration is the Christ- mas festival in Old English style, complete with boar's head, yule logs, wassail bowl and carols. Victoria and the Empress hotel have enjoyed a growing popularity in recent years, A. real impetus has been given this season by the fact that foreign exchange under War pressure makes a Canadian dollar worth eolisidorably more in Canada than he the United Staten. Forrest nodded, :bis eye's search- ing ber white face with e puzzled expregsien which' grew more come Paeallonate every moment that they reg rded her, "Yes, it is I. Oh, Merle's, thank God, I have found you at last! :niers have you been hiding all. this time ? Why did you never lend word as to whore you had gone? Wily did you give us n0 e`go all this time, If you only knew the miserable anxiety we have boon'' enduring Mavis shot him a quick glance, • "We?" There was real eagerness in the c,aery. "Nancy and myself," he explained euietly, and his voice softened, "She has fretted for you so greatly," "You have seen her then?" Mavis interrupted, Fot•erst flushed sn.ddenle. "Yes, I have seen her, not often, not snare than I could help. But it ha.ei been impossible for us to avoid each other altogether,. lately in particular, • .Since Goldeninv, brought her back from New Yorlt we have been bound to meet a good deal, and for some reason or other he has gone out of his way to make these meetings more rrequeut. I came to England only a week ago, and almost immediately he took it into ,his head to come over, too, and of course, insisted on Nancy coming with hint." "Then—then Nancy is in Eng- land," e'said Mavis, quickly, T'or'rent nodded, "Yes, at the present moment is In London." Maxie clasped her hands, her eyes filling with that same wistful light that had come into them when Tn.- venue re=venue had spoken to her about her sister a few hours before. Julian Forrest ;vas still watching her covertly, It was evident that she was ex- hausted and he saw she was in sore trouble, so obeying a sudden, fm- pu,se, he ,spoke to the chauffeur through the speaking -tube and in- stantly the car turned into a , side street. ''Where are you taking me?" Mavis asked, for something seemed to tell what Forrest had decided. "I am taking you. to Nancy," he re - 36, 36, Brusselsplied, quietly, 1 "To—to Nancy?" echoed Mavis, az if she could, not quite grasp the " full significance of his reply, then as the true meaning of it dawned on her eke uttered a startled cry. "011, no, no, you mustn't! Indeed, Julian, you mustn't! It's not be- cause I don't want to see her— alboye all else I want to see her— but it is impossible. Done, you know Hiram forbade her ever to see me again?" "At the moment It is impossible for Goldening to interfere," retorted, Julian Iiorrest, quietly, "After taltinptg it into his head to conte to England en the spur of the moment, he changed his mind again and went off on a friend's yacht for a cruise, leaning Nancy behind, The latest newts is that he is down with a sharp bout of fever, Which consider- ing the tricks he has played with his constitution—he ,is' .not going to shake 0.41 very rapidly, So Nancy is free, for a,time at least, and I aim going to take you to her.' ' Mavis caught her breath in an hysterical sob, Her eyes were glowing, her lips quivered with excitement, Then she shook her head with a sudden swift sadness. "No, no, Nancy mu.ytn't disobey her hnrsiband she was beginning when Forrest cut her short. "Yes, eke must," he insisted, "You are ill, rev are ;net fit to be by your-- self, andher Nancy would never' forgive me if I did, not take you to her," "For sake I had; better not see her Goldening—" "To the devil ;with Goldening!" burst out the. man angrily. "Now listen to rte, 'Marisa Nancy wants you, she needsyou, she needs! you - tel'rihle! You know 'what her life Inas been with that brute, And now She ,has not anyone near her ;who cares. for her. Her dtild is very delicate, and sometimes I think Nancy will break down underthe strain of it all. The suffering of these menthe, the uncertainty about . you, the hitter regret, the re, Morse-=" "Don't talk of it, Julian, please!" "There are thieve I mast say to you, Marine," The man's voice was hoarse and ebamed. "I have Suffered hell on earth, no one wi1l ever know how muclt! . T have been puniehed heavily for whatever wrong i may have done. The months that have dragged by since that time have been full of torture for Me, A thbusendl tdmels a day I have loathed myself, bave felt my eelt to be a mean and and pitiable toward, , because I remained silent. A 111 Y DAY A she WIADNIASIDAY, NOV. 29th, I939 Ameeeeeeeeeeemeeerereseeeeee Marine, 3 behaved like a eine I ought, oto have spoken, 3 had 310 SWE right 30 keep. silent, Mae for nor �.° sake. Site vitas Wrong to k001) s11' }� ant, even for her sake, She was CARO T e wrong to have arlcepited seek asag — e c A a E T rifioe 58 you made, Bat at: that time it was only of Naney. I thought, I did not undeestaal•d all It meant to yau, what you would' have to suffer in siaoriflciug youl'self for her, 1 thought Trevepina—" "Please be silent " Mavis faced him with blazing eyes; She . was utterly over.avrought, "1 cannot bear to hear , any more, What's done fa, done and nothing can alter' • "The purest form la which Wrote. een be smok.d" fnnel'al of a life-long friend Satur- day afternoon when he was streak by as Canadian National Railways freight train and killed, The acci- dent occurred near the Laoknow station, Mr, Gallen was struck by the ,t! it all belongs to the past, and side cif the engine, apparently as Nancy--oh--e he walked along a footpath along She broke off, her voice trailing the tracks, he was placed on a away to a mere whisper and she stretcher but died before he could covered her face ,with her hands, "011, I am so 'tired, so Utterly and terribly tired out, Julian," 'she with; eared, "Forgive me if I am unkind, but I don't think I can say or listen to mare yet," And watching her, the man was more then ever conscious of the terrible change that had taken place in the Marise he had known in the past. TO 13E CONTINUED. . 1..uucknow Man, 82, Killed By Train LmcknowAlex Gollan, 82, and deaf, of Lucknow, was. walking the railroad.. tracks as a short cat to a t^ 4 1 NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR HARNESS REPAIRED N CHAPI9 A,N be !taken to the near -by station, Or. Gillies, cor'onef, of Tees - water, was called, and ordered an ingaesit be held here . Tlluraday af- ternoon. Mr. Goldan was a former fanner M the South Kinloss district and was .on his way at 'the time to the funeral of Miss, Margaret McLeod, a friend, at South Kinloss Church • Be 'is survrred- be one brother and two 'sisters in the West, and, a sister in California FURER i3 RR RA • Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phone 20X - Brussels. Ornt) D . A. 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