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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1940-4-24, Page 2THE BRUSSELS POST Wdll'DNRISDAZ; APRIL E4tb, 3940 Read 11 Now 1 Started Last Week 1 Another romantic Serial Story for Your Reading Enjoyment. ENTITLED Meryl and Retribution By Susan Redgrave "Compared with what I'm used to, Sandbays, and especially The Glebe, is a humbling whirl of exette• merit," said Meryl impressively. "Really," said Giles, .wondering why the girl 'troubled to lie to him. "Do you mind if I smoke?" '"Of course not," she smiled, and again that intriguing dimple danced' into view. "No thank you, I don't smoke,' she added, as 'he proffered his case, "Frightfully behind' the times, aren't I?" 'What's the idea?' asked Giles, lighting up. '!Preservation of com'pl'exion?" "Oh, no!' she laughed. "It's that I don't happen to like it." Small blame to the girl if she did. cherish that lovely skin, thought Giles, half-shrnt, .speculative grey eyes on the vital little face, so alive, the warm 'pallor of her skin so at- tractive, even to the dusting of tiny gold freckles across her sweet little nose. tht just "Are you in Sandbays for long?" he asked. Business ear WILLIAM SI'ENCE Estate Agent Conveyancer s and Commissioner GENERAL INURANCE OFFICE MAIN STREET, — — ETHEL, ONT. .a,::gIIa'HHY.'Ili.'r..'L..SAI}J4hC-:PLx}':?4`"'.'58IS4"."' ts,t. iFk•L+•Y..'r Dr. C. A, MYERS PHONE 4 Office Hours 10. a.m. to 12 a.m. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WILLIAM STREET, BRUSSELS, ONT. 1 D. C. WARWICK Perth Mutual Fire Insurance —also— . Plate Glass Bonds Automobile Insurance PHONE 72 or 92X TURNBERRY STREET — — BRUSSELS, ONT. ez D. A. RANN FURNITURE FUNERAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICE Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer PHONE 36 o BRUSSELS, ONT. ELMER D. BELL, B.A. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. PHONE 29X — — — BRUSSELS, ONT WALKER FUNERAL HOME William Street, — Brussels, Ont. Day or Night Calls 65 B. G. WALKER Embalmer & Funeral Director ' We also take orders for Flowers of Dale's Estate, Brampton. A Walker Funeral Costs Os little as $55.00 to $200.00 JAMES McFADZEAN !Howitck Mutual Fire Insurance ---oleo.— Hartford Windstoriin, Tornado Insurance. Automobile Insuran PHONE 42 P. O. BOX 1 TURNBERRY ST. % BRUSSELS, ONT. A shadow crossed MerYl's face, and for the first time she looked uncertain. "I don't quite know," she hesitat- ed, "I hope' so, but I'm not sure." "In a 'spot of bother about her next jab," Giles. concluded. Aloud ice said—'"l :hope yon won't be in too great .a hurry to run away, Mise—" "I'dn Meryl Valliant," she put in, flushing adorably, "The 'tricks these actresses can turn on at will!" thought Giles ad miringly. "Mass Valliant," he went 00 aloud, ''I have to go back tb London early in the morning, but Perp hoping to run down again at the end of the week. May I say that I'd lake to find you still here " "Would; you really?" asked Meryl, a little breathlessly, flushing and dimpling ell over again. "I think I won't have to go before then'. It—it was nice of you to tell me that," blurted out like a like sehologirl. Giles warmed to her in a manner that astounded' himself. The naive, the ingenuous the school -girlish, as a rule had no charm for him. Pven now, he thought, the genuine breed andabutter miss would have no charm for him. "Like you, I'm keen on Sand - bays," he said. "Topping golf, the best hotel I've struck for many a day—and the most charming wait- ress," he added, thinking the girl would expect sonvttl'ring o f the kind. To has surprise she took it ser- iously. "You really mean, it" she asked, squirming with delight. "Most certainly," he assured. her. "And a great deal more that I could- n't. say on so short an acquaintance.' "How perfectly lovely " breathed Meryl rapturously, and Giles jump- ed to the conclusion that her next part was that of a. particularly in- genuous child and that she was practising on him. "I'm sorry to keep you 'waiting, Mr, Reycion," called Mrs, Johnstone from the hall. "Johnstone's at the telephone, but he'll give me the items in a minute." "No hurry, Mrs. Johnstone, I'm being well entertained," he returned easily, But it was a long ',minute," and to his surprise he found himself telling this young actress of his. affairs, i and himself, as he had told few persons, certainly no stranger. She seemed so deeply interested —of course it was all a trick of the i trade but these film. and stare people were wonderfully easy to get on with, he considered. "I got aback to England only Yesterday," he told' his wade -eyed listener. "I'm a consulting engines.— mining—and I've been out to in- spect some atones in Central America; but you can't bo interest- ed," "But I am!" she cried, so sincere- ly that he found himself going on, He had sent in his reporrt to the head office ands had hoped to call his time his own, fora dew days, but he had hem summoned to a confer- ence, "But I await come back again for a few daYe at least," rte said, Re laughed a little at himself, "I don't ramble on like tisis to any and everybody; Miss Valliant," �. he said, "Only to me?" said Meryl, "How f perfectly thrilling "'Only ttot you," ,Tie smiled down at her. "But it's your turn now. Won't you tell aro something about you e" ''hareehf?s nothing to 'tall, " she 'de- clared regretfully, "'Nothing ever happened to ma=yat,' Again' Giles smiled; thinking how II well she Isnot up the pose of galla" 1 lea's innocent*. "We donit seem to the getting on very felt with your side of the eon - 1 Versationy" he said, ", urpposss I ask. You ado W' questiona?" "Dei' she agreed eagerly. " 'I'll answer," "Father and mother?' he enquired Seating hdmsel"f en he edge of the ftaabhAleer, moedthewr,h" mai; wtoald aibab, y."My "Brothers and sister?" he Der, ,listed. "N -no." She hesitated, colouring painihrlly, and "h.e wondered why she needed to think twice about it. "Heanem!ber, Meryl," her step- mother had said, pacluinig her oft to Sandbays in a hurry, "I want you not to speak of Jean, not to mention her name to a soul, until You hear fro' same. You promise " Vaguely troubled;. Mryl had prom- ised', not understanding, But then, there was snnudlt she did not under- stand about her sltegisister, whoa by a curious 'freak of nature she re- sembled as closely as if 'they had been' sisters by blood, A stepsister was not the same as a sister, and she had never dolt like Jean's! sister, that brilliarvt young film• star, so ,there seeaned nothing false in her reply to 'Gales. "You play golf proved Giles, "H'sna bit!" she nodded, glad to have gat off the subject of -a sister. 9Swim?" he asked, wondering at his own interest. "Wm'!" She nodded her bright head again, "Drive a car " And she •told him she 'did. "You've gone in for flying, or course?" he added', remembering that film: stars must be prepared for all kinds of stunts, By this time he had made up his mind she was in pictures and not on 'the stage. He had s'omt hazy ini- pressdon that he had seen her on the silver screen, and in an engtsue role, too. "Not flying," laughed Meryl. "I'd love to, but mother's so frightfully nervous about flying that she won't even. go to 'the 'Continent by air, or let 'm'e," Ah, the traditional stage mother! thought Giles, 'Some highly res- pectable—in appearance, at least- exetage queen. Here Mrs. Johnstone cane back, and the pair saw no more of each other until half -past six next morn- ing, wisalo, to 'Gile's surprise, she appeared with a breakfast tray as came dawn the stairs. "I wouldn't take it into the dining - room until you were quite ready," she said', graybiX 4 p0?t $ M } child !playing a game of crake' believe. The bacon, crieply grilled and drily on its dieir, and the coffee gave forth the mash tempting of oto his and Giles instantly changed Plans, "Thin is unexpected," lie said, sitting down. 's1 hail intended breaktestinte on the road, in a couple of 'hours' tine. "I knotty," nodded MerYl, pouring out a cup of coffee', and Priding her- self on remeinbering from the even- nig before that h'e liked the merest spook of mrilk and one small hump 'of sugar. . "But it's so had to stint off with nothing to eat Is the bacon all right?" 1 "First rate," he assured her. "Do sit down, Miss Valliant, and have cup of this splendid coffee with mem "I couldn't and any eggs." she explained, obeying his 4nwiltation.. "You couldn't and eggs?" he said, "You sound like the cook." "I was the cook," she told him gl'ee'fully. "You?" he repeated, and frankly he did not believe her. The chef would not be on ditty so early, but she had, of course, got round some kitchens underling anal was taking the credit unto her dainty little self. s "Really?" Then I must congratu- late you. Wall quite 'wonder- ful!" "I even, remembered the marma- lade," she said relaxing from her gravity now that she was assured all Was well. "I don't care for marmalade, but it's just as wonderful of you to remember it," smiled Giles. "Whet a pity you're not a real waitressS" he humoured her. "I never felt more like bestowing a 'tip atter any meal," "I suppose it wouldn't do," sighed Meryl gratefully, ,"Though it would make me feel so professional, and it• would be, fun,—the first money' I'd ever earned. 'Giles laughed, paying tribute to !the .clever way in which the young actress kept to the spirit of her ,role, Why; the papers were full of the fabulous sums 'these film people earn:! "No," he said, standing sap, "I won't tip you, not 'even to make you feel a professional waitress; but Pll 7hexe 4 no othiit "totacce JUST LIKE bring you something back from Lou- don oudon to celgbrmibe the ocaosion it I may, and if you'll p'r'omise to be hero whesn I relturfl," • Again that inaxpljtcable shadow crossed Meryl's dace. "Perha,Pe. I think a'o—I hope so," She said', with a touch of confusion. "a/very:thing seems so uncertain)" she said, as if to herself, ""I'14 home for .the best; he said, again surprising himself. It was pant of a film star's' stock - in -trade, he supposed:, civil power of attracting a man at sight, and if she 'liked! to play out her little comedy dor his benefit, what matter? Meryl laid her slim hand in the brown paisis he offered,. and the odd- est ddest little thrills ran up and down her 'spine when has iflngers closed round that scram of a hand. It was queer—it was as id that strong clasp enclosed her heart as well as her hand. For minutes after his dar had gone she thought she could feel the clasp of that muscular hand, and her heart beat wildly. "You. can fall in. love at first sight, or nearly first sight, you can you can " she murmured. passionately. TO BE CONTINTJ2D NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR HARNESS REPAIRED ' CHAPMAN Brussels. Ont. The demands of our Country and Empire, occasioned by another Great War, cause us to pause and recount the progress made in the quarter-century since the beginning of the first Great War. . Then but 1b,000,000 acres were sown to wheat in contrast to over 25,000,000 acres now; then we exported but 25,000,000 lbs. of bacon and ham to Great Britain in a year, whereas this year our shipments will total over 260,000,000 lbs. Then the average yearly production of a dairy cow was 4,500 lbs. of milk which now has been raised to 6,500 lbs. Farmers have been alert to the findings of science and the better practices developed by our agricultural colleges and experimental farms. Changed methods have brought vast improvements; higher standards of products have been attained and maintained. Science, too, applied by practical men of knowledge has, through the solving of many of our immediate problems, greatly increased the productivity of our farms and added immense sums to the farmers' yearly revenue. Rust -resisting varieties of wheat have now ended the annual losses occurring from this perennial blight which is estimated to have cost the farmers of Western Canada in the 62 years of wheat growing, an amount in excess of half a billion dollars. Grasshopper control efforts have been perfected to the point where the damage from these pests has been greatly curtailed, one authority placing the saving from this work at several hundreds of millions of bushels of grain in the last seven years. And the agricultural implement engineer has been busy designing machines to meet the specific needs of the moment. Speed, less man -power, and lower costs of operation, have been the goal and as a result most machines have undergone great changes. Tractors have been tremendously improved. New machines have been made available. One -Way -Disc Seeders -till and sow in one operation, cutting the cost of these operations by 40% to 50%. The new Small Combines extend the use of this new low cost harvesting method to farms of all sizes—saving upwards of $1.60 per acre in harvesting costs. Massey -Harris is proud to have played an important part In adding the contribution of the implement maker to those of the scientist and farmer in furthering the interests of agriculture. c�tp3. 6c. MASSEY-HARRIS THE SERVICE..... ARM OPTHE CANADIAN FARM