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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1940-1-10, Page 2TIDE BRUSSELS POST ENT1Mrl i-rr s%i' The Wjndinq Path By Anthony @arlyle Ho stopped speaking auddenlY, Tr'evena had entered with Mavis, 'but from behind the closed door of the cabin, there, carne the sound of voices, one thick and harsh, using above the rest. 11 And almost at the same moment the door opened hastily to reveal the ships doctor and another man, the former exiiostulating indignant- ly In law but determined tones, the latter gesticulating wildly. his facie flashed tinily, his eyes gleaming. "Goldening!" It was Julian who- spoke, and at the sound of his voice Goldening ceased his efforts to crass the doctor and stood staring through the open dear. "Se," he said, his eyes on MayIs's entreating ones, "yon managed to get ]fere after ail! I've had a hard race, and only got aboard bp a fluke. We're off now, It's lucky 'for me you lett that telegram. Where's' my wife?" He took a step forward, and Mavis turned instinctively to Tre- venna. "Stop him!" she begged. Don't let Dr. C. A, Myers PHONE 4 William Street —x— Brussels Office hours -- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Ln. A' RANN FURNITURE FUNERAL CIL AMBULANCE SERVICE Licensed Funeral Direet.s and Embalmer Phone 36, Brussels him go ins-.--." She broke oft as, with a sudden movement, Trevenn's long art ,'bot out, 'catching Goldening by the collar, and a second later the latter found himself jerked sharply back and the door closed, while his captor held him in a grip of iron. He began a string of expletives, bug after one glance at Trevenna he ceased, and twisted himself free. "Get!" said Hering Trevenna, sternly, and the other shrugged his shoulder's, "All right," he said, with a twisted ensile, "I'll 'get,'. but I']I come back presently.' Ile turned sullenly away, swaying unsteadily in a manner that told its own. story. Trevenna gazed after hif con- temptuously, then lie went slowly on deck. As the big boat swung out to- wards the 'sea he accidentally knocked against a man who was standing against the rail, gazing moodily out into the lifting grey 01 the dawn. This other man turned sharply at Trevenn a's muttered apology, and as their eyes met, they both cried out in surprise. "Deaner!" "Travenna, whet in the world—" Their hands met in a swift, warm grasp of real friendship. "Jack, -what are you doing here?" asked Trevenna, when the first as- toishment had given way to sm'- Prleed consternation, for that Jack Darner should ibe an board was not what Trevenna wanted, much as he P ked: to see his friend. "1 got pretty fedup knocking about over there," said Damer„ vaguely indicating the coastline, "so I'm off in search of adventure. Any- thing that turns up—I'm not parti- cular 'what it is, or where!" He ended with a bitter laugh, and his friend stood staring out to sea through the mist which was lifting with the coming of the sun. How he wished that all the doubts and dangers ahead bad been lifted in a like manner, but now they only seemed added- to, and he wonderer hopelessly, what would be Fate's neat move in this very complicated game. She had played many strange frit ks .hrfore, but this was tlia mos grin of them all, CHAPTF,n ;1L The Truth loll. ft was not until the evening of the following day that Trevenna again saw Mavis'--Ma'vts whom he had married, and who, though she was his wife no longer, he called Marise in his heart, and whom he cared for still, though he knew her heart was: given to Darner, his friend, whom he had saved from marrying her, because of what had happened in the past. It all came back so clearly to Trevenna now he was fare to face with all those other humans who bad taken• part in that curious drama of love and pas- sion and final parting. I -Ie had ,wan'lered several tines in the direction of Nancy Goldening'', suite, but •the doors had not opened, and behind them was an ontmous silence, By careful inquiries he had found out that Hire,: Goldening had re- mained in his cabin all day, but now, as- he paused in the hope of seeing Mavis or someon-e who could give him news, he thought he caught the sound of a threatening voice from behind the closed door, and a moment later -a woman's 'cry. "You must not You shall not!" it was Mavis's voice, and instinc- tively Trevenna put his hand: on the door knob, "I tell yon—" The frightened cry came again, and without any more hesitation Trevenna flung the door open. Mavis was standing with her back to Nancy's: room, her arms out- stretched to keep Goldening from forcing his way int and as Trevenna entered she gave a glad cry of re• lief. "Don't let him go in!" she ex- claimed', urgently, but with a snarl Goldening ,ewumg round towards Trevnena, "Yor may as well understand for once and all that I's not going to stand any interference from you or h:er"—with a jerk of his head to- wards' the girl. "I don't know what you are doing here, anyway but I do know that Nancy is my wife, and Every little child that's admitted to The Hospital for Sick Children ... there were more than 9,000 last year ... wears an imaginary tag that reads "Return to Mother in Good Condition". For more than sixty years, this Hospital has been receiving the sick and crippled children of Ontario, treating them, healing them, and sending them home to grow up and become healthy, USEFUL citizens. Now, more than ever before, children have a greater chance to be sent home in "Good Condition". Advances in medical science have increased greatly the scope and ,services of this Hospital. New treatments have been dis- covered to improve ... even cure ... the crippled children once doomed to a life of misery. Great strides have been taken to reduce the horrible effects of Poliomyelitis. New cures have been discovered for Pneu- monia and many other diseases. All these wonderful developments, plus the increase in emergency accident cases, add to the operating expenses of the Hospital. But nothing new has yet been developed that will add, in the same proportion, some- thing to the OPERATING REVENUE, except, of course, the generous support of kindly Ontario citizens who make many sacrifices to send a donation to help The Hospital for Sick Children, Please appoint yourself a benefactor' of sick and crippled children ... send a generous gift to the Hospital TODAY. Your financial assistance is urgently needed, THE:H'OSPITAL-F- !IC--K-CHILORE--$ • 61 COLLEGE STREETy TORONTO WfPNDSDAY, JAN., lOah, 1040' the chilui's my child, and I'm going shrank. in, And 1f you lar—" 'Wheat 1s that Fen are ridging,' What else he might have said was Goldening?" he demanded, in a chested by the opening of the door choking whisper. behind Mavis anti Jnllan Forrest Smiling in a Makin sneering way, stepped Into the room, For a second there was tense alletwe, then Golder itg's eyes glow- ed with a strange light, "You here, loo? Say, now, isn't ,that too cunning for word.,'! But I might babe guessed it, I'm beginn ing to undenstand this Iittle affair better now,' Ice laughed sneering- ly. "Yep), I'm beginning to see tht'ongh it all right! The ehllds ill- ness' was a mighty good excuse for Nancy to cut off suddenly to South Africa with you to make the voyage Interesting for Iver, Mr. Julian For- rest!' Again he laughed mnnkln',"v ns the other ratan, his eyes blazing, sprang forward, his arm raised. With a warning cry, Mavis caught atan and Trevenna stood motion- less. Then Goldening we"t on— 'A very •Pleasant arrangement, but I should have thought sister Mavis —Marise would have been rather in the way, though ma doubt you thought it just as well to bring her along as a red -herring, -eh? But you didn't calculate Ill come on the scene in time to spoil your little game, did you? And 1'mgoing to make you smart, you and that—' "You cur:" Julian', strong hands closed with a savage grip about his throat, when once more Mavis cried' out— "Publian, don't! For .Gad's sake re- member Nancy! And even as she spoke Nancy herself came through the door, There was something about her tragic face that made them all stand still, staring at her with min- gled apprehension and pity. Jullan released his ,rip n Golden- Ing, oldenIng, who sagged) back against , a table, while Mavis, ran forwa)vl to her sister, but Nancy held up her hand, "Baby is dead " she said, very low, very steadily in a voice from which all feeling had gone, Again 'silence, then Goldening took a lurching step fotitvard- He had no pity for the white-faced girl in the doorway of the 'stateroom, his, mindwas indented with: anger, there was only one thought—the thought of revenge! "Dead!" he. cried. ',Then, by God, nothing shall keep me silent a voanent lnoger! Oh, you think that like the rest of the world I have been in ignorance of what really happened that night when. Trevenna found his wife .in your roams, For- rest. But I haven't! I've known the truth from the begining, have known it was not Mavis who—" "Oh, no, no, he silent!" begged Mavis, but with a terrible laugh Goldening went on, "ltis queer you should be here to- night, Trevenna, but it's fitting, I hated you, because, If I bad not beets tete husband of your wife's sister you'd never have allowed me inside your pause. And I hated Mavis, and I meant to• be even with You. Of course, -I coul:clln''t guess she would be such a quixotic fool as to keep the truth from you when she- found, herself in a tigltlt corner, but I meant 'to give• you good scare. Then, when I saw site meant to stick by Nancy, I saw my way to be revenged—revenged on my wife and on her lover, Julian Forrest!" "It is a lie!" Mavis', voice rang out in pasion- ate protesst, but Trevenna, courting fonwand, deadly white and with his eyes 'burning, strode up to G° Mg, who detail/Le Iris own blind rage, James McFadean Howlck Mutual Fire Insurance —A leo— Hartford Windstorm --Tornado Insurance —Automobile Insurance 'Phone 42 Box 1, Turnberry St , Brugesls, Ontario NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR HARNESS REPAIRED N CHAPMAN Brussels, Ont. Goklelting did net ansavwr, then, was '1'rotionn,n wttl olCuclteid fief',, regent, trio qugatien, ire said-- "I mean that any . wife was in Forerst's rooms that ightit. I mean Elite was going to leave me and run away with. him. I gat wind of her intentions, and followed, and I saw her easter his rooms, Marise went ka stop tii ssi, to bating Nancy back ]sonic agaht.--•--" "Marise" Travenata shot the girl a look of dnmblotinded appeal, but Goiklening went on talking. ',Forrest hid Nancy somewhere whew we came, brit he: had no time to hide Marise, if either of them t'hought Of it. And for Nancy's" sake Marise let you believe she was guilty. I could have told you- the truth, there and then, but"—a flash of triumphant cunning sprang into the cruel vindictive eyes -="I saw a chance of being revenged on thean both, and took 1t- I knew I could make Nancy sniffer more by forcing her to remain with. ate, than by divorcing her, and I chose that mode of revenge. Marise, by her mad sacrifice helped• me to that re- venge.!" "ls it true?" Trevenna', voice rang out sharply aver sneering words, and he caught Goldening with such force that he squealed until the other shook him to silence. "I'11 deal with- you later, you cru'!" he said. "And tell me if what you have said is, true. Is it?" IBat before Goldening could reply Nancy herself came into the centre of the cabin and her voice was clear and steady, and; she seemed a new Nancy altogether. iForrow and suf. Tering has, given her strength, the fire of pain had hardened and mould- ed her in one flash of time. She faced them with flickenless eyes'. "It is quite true!" sore said, dis- tinctly, "My life was a torture with by hudband, and my sister knew it. Julian had known us in the old- days, and' when I was constantly meeting him in Nene York we learned to love eacls other. And that night Hiram goaded: me to madness. O went to Julian, andyou have heard, how Marise followed and. tried to make me go back home again. I was 111 afterwardsi and never realised how Th. puNM fere is which obsess sss bs ,,..id" terrible was the sacrifice she made for ate, And for any salve Julian was forced to keep silent, too. We thought, both Of us, that Wiese would tell the itru'th—S can never think why she did, not. 1 Suppose if she had lavekl you it would have been different." Trevenna wheeled round, Paling to -the Ups. I:f she had; loved him it would have been different! Ole wanted to laugh—the whole thing was so painfully ludicrous, so gro- tesque. If she haul loved him—but she had nett, and all her affection had been given to her weak and un- ^happy sister! Well, he could not judge Marise. lie hada married her, knowing site could give him nothing more than mere liking, and this had , been, Iris Punishment. "Yes," repeated Nancy, and near her tone had risen and hath become shrill, "It is all true! And nothing . else mabtrse—nowt" - Site flung out her handl and took a stumbling step forward. Mavis ran to catch her, but it was into Julian Forersit's aeons she fell. * :i, * ',Here? On: board this boat? Zelavis here?" Jack Dancer stared at Trevenna with unbelieving eyes. "Yes, she la on board," answered Trevenna, and then went on as IX the words, were being forced from his day Lips., "And, Jack, old' man, I have found, out that there has been a horrible mistake—Mavis' is inno- cent! " Them he told in a few cart words all that be had heard frosn Nancy and from Goldening, When he had finished he left Jack Deaner with the knowledge that he had restored to him his faith in the wo'an, he had so Passionately revenced, TO BE CONTINUED, F. F HOMUTH Analytical Optometrist guarantees you the Best Eye Service Harriston, phone 118 Brussels (Second Thursdays) Phone 26X More Than Twenty Operations Every Day Keep Hospital Surgeons Busy ! One of America's Great Hospitals Treats Children Only During a visit to Toronto recently, your reporter called at the Hospital for Sick Children on College Street. I had seen this Hospital mentioned in news reports many, many times, particularly during the great Polio epidemic of 1937. It was high time, I thought, to do a little private in- vestigation and find out why this Hospital should be so much in the news.. WHAT HAPPENS EVERY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS I interviewed Mr. Joseph Bower, the Superintendent of this busyIn- stitution. He told me that during the twenty-four hour period pre- ceding my visit, nineteen operations had been performed , . fifty-two X-ray photographs taken ... two hundred and eighty individual pre- scriptions filled in a completely - equipped dispensary , :. twenty- eight bed patients were admitted , thirty-three children discharged as cured , . more than fourteen hundred meals served ... ten chil- dren had extensive dental work done ... 95%u of the beds were oc- cupied, leaving only 19 bed. free for emergency cases. And, according to the Superinten- dent, the twenty-four hour period was an average one, insofar as typi- cal hospital activity was concerned, VISIT TO PUBLIC WARDS After this chat on Hospital acti- vity, I was kindly shown through the Institution, We visited the Public Wards, the kitchens, swim- ming pool (necessary in the treat. ment of Polio and other' cases), the orthopaedic workshop, the dispen- sary and operating rooms, It struck me as being a completely -equipped hospital with much sgeclai equip- ment. Every Ward we visited, Mr. Bower would say: "Tris is a Public Ward." I was quite surprised to learn that 95% of the patients treated here are in Public Wards. The Hospital is taxed to capacity with little children whose parents are unable to pay even the low Public Ward rates, The case history of ono little chap I had chatted with, while walking through the Ward was very Inter- esting and quite typical. "He was brought here one cold Winter day in 1937.. His parents had driven more than' a hundred miles In the old farm truck so their little child might have hospital treatment, 'After examining the little fellow, our doctors told the parents that he needed attention Immediately that a complete cure would take many months. "Upon hearing that bad news, the father and mother were all - for bundling the little chap up and leaving for home. They could never begin to pay for that much treat- ment, they said, 'We had hoped it might be just a week or so'. "It took quite a while," con- tinued the Superintendent, "but we finally convinced the parents that just because they couldn't afford to pay for the boy's care was no rea- son to deprive him of the ' only chance he had to get welt. We ask- ed them to leave their son with us and let us worry about the cost of the treatment. "The boy is going home next week after almost two years of con- tinuous hospital care, many opera- tions, several X -Rays, special dleta, orthopaedic equipment, etc. Hem• feeling pretty fit now and iia par- ents have been able to pay but a little toward this wonderful treat- ment. When a sick child needs hos- pital care, he gets It regardless o!' race, creed or financial circum. stance." This led to a discussion on the - operating costs of the hospital. I was given information which is in- teresting and well worth passing on. In round figures, the operating expenses of the Hospital for the part year amounted to more than $543,000. The operating revenue—from Pri. vete, Semi -private patients and the - comparatively few Public Ward patients who are able to pay, grants from Toronto, other Municipalities. and the Provincial Government— amounted to just a little more than, $394,000. This means that the Hos- pital, although run on the most et - Relent and economical basis, suffer- ed an operating loss of over $149,000. Part of this deficit is met by the in- come from investments made with. moneys bequeathed or endowed over• a sixty -year period, There Is still a deficit of $90,000, And that is why this Hospital con- ducts an annual appeal at this time• to secure enough funds to offset this• operating loss. If everyone who reads this item could visit the Hospital for Sick Children and see, as I did, what is. done here for Ontario's little ones, then they would do as I did. Dig - down deep into the pocket for a do- nation to help continue the splendid work. 0! you are able to send a gift please• do so now. Send your donation to, the Hospital for Sick Children, 67 College Street, Toronto. You'll enjoy a certain sati>,factlon. by supporting this cause, You'll have helped give the greatest `gift one can give to children—GOOD' HEALTH.