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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 1944-07-06, Page 2s BWS•Itec01d 11:17iwittjh ;hien', is wIric.00regaorated NE TEEMS OF SUBSORJPTION t41.50 •per year in advance, to Chi- ,nedian addreaser $2.00 to the' ...tither foreign csiontries. No, paper 4isoontinued until all arrears are, unlepe at the option a the pub- , .lisher. The date to which every sub- oseription i paid ' is denoted, on the label. _AAA'S • .A/DVERTISING RASES — Transient advertising 12c per count line for , first. insertion. • 8,e for each mitosis:, quoit insertkm. Heading counts 2 advertisementse•not `to •exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," Lost"-, "Strayed", ete,; inserted once ,for 35c each subsequent insertion 'lac. iates. for display advertising isnade knownen application. Cornsouniusetione intended for pub - :Siltation most, as a guerantee of good efaith, be accompanied by the name sal the writer. . • • • - t„ G. E. '1 ALL - - Proprietor • H. T. RANCE • NOTARY PUBLIC • Sire Insurance Agent iEepresentingml'alerse Insurance CoI-Division Court &Bo, Clinton Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.11 Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Biotic — .... Clinton, Ont. H. C. MEIR Barrister -at -Law • (Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. Notary Public and Commissioner sOffiees•in Bank of Montreal Building Hours:: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage •Office: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat., and by appointment FOOT CORRECTION Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer `Specialint in Farm and Household Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth 'Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. For information ete. write or phone Harold Jackson, R.R. No. 4 Seaforth, phone 14-661. 06-012 DR. G. S. ELLIOTT Veterinary Surgeon Phone 203 Clinton, Ont. ERNEST W. HUNTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 Blear Str. W. Toronto Ont. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. CLINTON2 1‘110184tEcORD Parnela Wyrihe CHAPTER VIII `-, the front door'carefully:' . • Dr. Warner upon meeting the post:, man offers to -deliver •two letters to Mrs. IVIa,turin, owner of the Pole Star House. One of these letterg is from the British government ordering her to hold herself ready to take care of evacuees, unless she prefers to. take care of dependent relatives, Mrs. 'Maturin is much upset over these orders, but •dutifully mails an advertisement to the London Times offer- ing accominoclations for four people • As he yolked along the little , gallery Mrs: Marivers-Pollock, opened her door. Glad in, a long dressing gown she looked taller thee usual, ; say, .you weren't ,reelly worried abont me, Were you," he asked., othotight perhaps someone had. killed you." "Did 'ybu say • anything to any- orie?'2," ' • • ; t• „ ; ; • "That' was brave of • you," said "in hotel far from militag,,objec- John wailnly:, Shall have no fear tives." John Wyntei•,reads the ad and of telling you exactly -what happens decides to go to Pole Star House. He n future." tells his chief about it 'and i departs. MrsManvers-Pollock, a 4. "Good night." Mrs. IVIaavers-Pol- , guest - a'' justaring at him.' Pole Star House, believes :that signah lock stood there st . "" ing is going on at the hbtel. Shetells ____. Ggod might,and, then John went Wynter and he notes a tiny winking ''''''''' I signalEverything had its place in the --clot, dashdot, , -dash. J • oha rushes 'out to the point and nabs the scheme of things; thought Mrs. ManVers-Pollock drearily, except signaler. . I . ,, 1 herself, - . ' ! John slept badly; He could hear . again the stifled yelp of young' Cum - "It's my ' young lady, sir," and mins when he caught him across then -out came all the stupid story. the mouth. Why ;didn't he bite hirn, They were 'busy at the hotel and ' I wondered John, wandering vaguely sometimes at the last minute he down the long dim corridors of couldn't get out ,and then he couldn't semiconsciousness. It would 'have let her know because she lived up hurt fiendishly with those squared - on the top of the hill and there 1 . off white teeth—the eyeteeth a little wasn't time." 'longer than the others. "Who is your young lady?" "She's housemaid up at the1 He woke early in the pitch dark. Hours until be got his early tea; how was he going to endure it, now that be was embarking on this end- less 'hideous job of rounding up the girl he loved. Five o'clock. As he stood there the old clock in the hall Grange" said Alfred, almost weep- ing. "But don't you know that you are not allowed to signal?" said John sternly'. "Who cares here?" burst out accommodatingly wheezed out the Alfred. "There's Miss Hannan, up hour. Should he go up to London at the shop, wink, wink, wink, with and tell his chief that he must be her shutters; I've seen her only she set free from this job? That some - doesn't know. And I'M not going one else must take it on. That to tell anyone either and be cursed although he entirely realized -that for it, Wink, wink, 'wink, back from in his profession pereenal considers - the sea, too, once there was. And tion counted for nothing at all, he me not going to say anything •about was not able to adapt himself to such an outlook, John Wynter "I eee." How bright the moon buried his face in his pillow and was now, thought John. groaned. "Well, Jim," he said, "I think His groan deadened. the soft 'open- yoe've had a lesson tonight that ing of the door. "Your tea, sir." you won't forget in a hurry." Grace, in cap and apron, stood "Alfred, sir," put in the boy. there. "Alfred Cummins, Sir." "Good Gocl, how did you know I "Weir Alfred, I am quite sure 'was awake?" A fine gentleman cle- th t you't ai li • OFFICERS— President W. R. Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President Frank McGregor, Clinton, Manager Becy-Treas. M. A. Reid, Seaforth. DIRECTORS --W. R. Archibald, :Seaforth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Alex, Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris leonhardt, Bornholm; E. J. Trewar- •tha,,Clinton; John L. Malone, Seaforth „Alex. McEwing, Blyth; Hugh Alexan- der, Walton; Geoege Leitch, Clinton. AGENTS— John E. Pepper, Bruce - field; R. F. McKekcher, Dublin; J. Prueter, Bodhagen; George A. Watt Blyth. • CAVIII Partien desiring to effect insur arse or transact other business wil be promptly attended to on applica tion to any of the above officers ad dressed to their respective post offi- ces. Losses inspected by the director. won try s gna ng game again. You don't want to help the enemy do you? Anti it' might help him to see a light on a beach like this." "No, sir," said Alfred humbly. "And I should adviseyou not to say anything about Miss Hannan's signaling either. It does no good, and you have told me, so that's enough." "Yes, sir," said Alfred, vastly I relieved at this let -off. "But if happened to be out any night and saw it, should I tell you, sir?" Horrified at his first instinct, whit)] was to answer in the nega- tive,. John set his teeth. "Yes," he said, "But you will have to tell rne at once, Come to Pole Star House and ask for Mr. Wynter. Don't tell anyone what you want to see me for; just ask for me and go out and stand on the cliff and I shall join you immediately." -` "Yes, sir," Alfred suddenly felt hnportant This was like being a detective. ` I "And now 8 think we had better stove on. And look here. This affair is between you and the entirely, do you see? I know the police sergeant well and he's 'prepared to let me do anything I like down here, anything within reason, that is. So, all you have to do is to keep your mouth shut until you have something to tell • Inc. hi which case you must come , straight to Inc as I have already told you," . • • , "Very good sir," and with a respectful salute Alfred, started to - clamber back over the eocks. Back in the shaded' hall of Pole cided Grace, smiling her cozy little smile. Such grand pyjamas, all stripes and silk and open- at the throat, "I heard you open your door, sir," saki Grace, ` feeling very pleased with herself. John, stuffing a pillow at his beck, prepared to drink his tea and eat his bread and 'bate): slowly. A priceless servant that, he thought. Tea, yes, it was clearing his brain. He -would get off to London that morning on the nine forty-five, see the thief and tell him as much as he' thought fit. He would tell Mrs. Maturin et • breakfast; it was just as well that she should accustom lieeself to his unexpected comings and goings. "When shall we have the pleasure of seeing you back?" Joan was standing in the hall smiling. What an awful good-looking man Mr. Wynter was! "I .hope the day after tomorrow," said. John, standing 'aside to allow Mrs. Manvers-Pellock to pass into the dining room, "You aren't leaving us, are you?" Mrs. Manvers-Pollock's hard eyes seemed to blink.. He was going. Just as she had' got to know him, he was going. • , "Only for two days," said John, petting Itis hand on her arm. "And I've got to hurry or 8 shan't catch my train." Mrs. Manvers-Pollook stared' bleakly out of the 'window. Two days . . . what would she find' ;to do for two days? Where did Monsieur go for tea? won,clered. Mrs. Manvers -Pollock suddenly. Was he becoming entangled with that aban- doned woman who lived in the little cottage perched up on the cliff? London is a city of mysteviee, especially in wartime. And, al- though was accustomed to it, John Wynter felt it again as he walked along the bare echoing or - eiders of one of the most mysterious official buildings of them' all.' On the 'way up in the train John had decided to make a clean breast of it. By doing 'this he woul'd' stand fall', and if he fell he could get into one of the yegiehents scheduled tor the East.. He would marry Odette befere went, ansi if he came back safely he would •have lived down his O'ailsire to make' good in the way they wanted him .to make, good.. Anti ,if he didn't . And now he sat, smoking and' try- ' ing to breath slowly and evenly. ANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: " Toronto and Goderich Division Going Eaet, depart 6.43 a.m. 'Going East, depart 3.03 p.m. doing West, depart 12.04 p.m. •Poing West, depart 11.10 p.m. London and Clinton Division Corning North, arrive 11.20 a.m. ,Going South, leave •3,10 p.m. Star House, John Wynter wondered 'what he should do next. He had promised to tell Mrs. Manvers -Pol- lock what had happened. But the drawing room was empty; everyone had gone to their rooms so it must be later than he thonght. He locked BAD MANNERS?, Teacher (reading) Then came the great dragon belching forth . . • Little Johnny—And didn't ;he ex-, ,zuse himself ? OLD VIRGINIA • PIPE TOBACCO It's a real pipe smoker's tobtsc,co es„ "Yee wanted to see me," said 18.9. "I can • give you exactly half an hour. •Go on, you've got something to tell ine," John began, 'while the • chief listened and made little marks on his blotting pad. Apother of Fergus Leiter's victimet Well, perheps it was •just as swell. "How old is the girl?" • "About tvveety-four." "Good looking?" "Lovely." "An expert at this sort of thing?" "No, decidedly not." "Has anyone seen the signaling apart from the Cummins boy?" "No, I should say not." John, hesitated. "Battle Point Is such an odd piece. Nobody seems to care— there might not be a War down there. Nobody will say, anything about any one else for fear of being involved. You know the type of thing." "Yes, I know the type of thing and intelligence," said.the chief in- cisively'. "A. type I abhor, neither hot or cold." "Right." "13ut t, continuea.; note all you say with •profound syinpathy," said the chief, leaning his fat face on both hands as he stared over his writing table. "Love is the very devil; I've gone through it and I know. But in this case I. think it may turn out to be uncommonly useful," said tire chief, chuckling. "To put it briefly, get that girl to turn King's evidence, and whatever she's done she'll go scot free. There must be definite data, of course. I mean that Fergus Leiter must be delivered into our hands and there must be incriminating literature with him, signed letters and all that. But bring San these, plus the girl prepared, to speak up in coact, in camera, of eetirse, plus. Fezgus never lilted her! Grace, the fininilY servant who spied and, watehed and talked! ' "Cdt, Grace?" There was a note of interregation M her voiee, "Yes, morn. The mistress said that if I was still awake it would be wise to listen for g tdxi. MY. SIWItO has sometimes conte in by the five to twelve drain." Grace, in pap and apron, wore the expression thet meant she was •going to hove her Leitee, alive or •deed, and Pll be beet man •at your weciclingee "Othes's Might not so eye toeye rwith you," saidJohn. '` "I'll find that out first, if youslike." The chief miessed `.button, "Speaking." • 'Jobe tould heir` the well-Imown • voice coming • faintly from the receiver. "It's this, OT." •The pudding face was, ititent. ,"It' concerns E. You Will remember, he's on • fifteen -o - two, Western eircuit, Ile bas gOt it taped, up to a point, But is handi- capped by having fallen in love with the lady concerned." • "Can the girl give us valuable information?" • "Well . . . it's late, isn't it?" John ventured. Re hated to hurt anyone, but he wanted to be alone. "Yes,"` and without saying any- thing more Mrs. ManverssPollock went back to her bedroom, "No fool like an old fool." The bitter ,". THURS.,; JULY fith 4944 ' "Yes, invaluable." words rushed into her mind as she • "Then tell hint to go ahead. We'll set about getting ready for bed. Sparc the girl if she tells us what Tikhanteoxt thdaeowiwnadsoweloatinddlesdragged proof." we want to know and produces walked back his curtains. What should he "Very good, sir." The chief his., clo? Go and, see his love first of all tened for another arid look at her with eyes quit of and then disconnected, laaar,cateeoedr twoye11 treachery for ever, , And then get he,alts "Yes." John 3hoehneold:o: u down to his work, p and. walked The instant John Wynter heard to the window. This must be how it the funny old4ashioned bell over the would feel to be buried under a door of Odette Hannan's shop heap of masonry and then hear the he knew it was Fergus Leiter, This tapofhaildielcgson0eu 4 tpbtoresLcuonindgonsqquuaithim„in good steadagain.de sixth sense of his was going to stand He prepared to throw in his hand. And now he would not have to clo it. He (TO BE CONTINUED gave a long sigh of relief as the taxi v slid to a standstill outside the white gate leading. to Pole Star House. THE FIELDS OF NORMANDY But once arrived at the front door 1932 . . . 1944 he hesitated. Ne key, of course; he would have to ring. 1932 Dawn's grey embroldery. I try to touch them as I' eines Wet fields and lanes and dripping • TaInlisftleentewsofthNe onrinNlasninayg. lank:4 , „ • Like opal beads on silvev string • Dew rests on Normandy. The little river whispering by • Has. gem -like clarity.. Pale ,stars as white as frost on gl'Ag$ aSlip beiiind ClOWSS ,of silvelT brass All edged -with rose whei•e dawn will pass • Wee .fields of Normandy. 1944, • As they. pass 'through the livelong day The fields, of Normandy, The smell of cordite and, hot blood Will be their memory. The drone of bombers overhead, The tramp of feet arid the dark red Of our Youth's blood are there instead. Oh warotorn fields, enfold our dead Who die in Normandy.. Wynne Rutty "Oh, it is you;" Mrs. Manvess- As I passed through at break of day Pollock 'was still 'fully dressed. Her The' fields •of Normandy, shining hair gleamed 'under the The dawn -wind isa th' awakening electric light in the hall. trees "Good heavens! Surely you didn't Was stirring restles-sly. -wait up for me?" Shaking from every leaf a gem "They. all said yoti wouldn't come, To fall on jewelled baldaquin but I knew you would. I have made That overspread like kingly robe tea for yon," she said. The fields of Normandy. "Oh, what is that?" She lifted her face like a war horse scenting From the dark mystery of the trees battle. Someone coming down the Poplars of Normandy, stairs. Grace! Grace, who had Float mistly scarfs to trail above Get into step with our boys overseas! Get into uniform and volunteer for overseas service. Wear the G.S. badge—the badge that tells the world that you aro ready to fight for victory: VOLUNTEER TODAY JOIN TME CANADIAN ARMY FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE 41.111•11 IS ANOTHER MAN'S OU • 11...•. ,` • • '• kB 000 Seastirsesses „.„ IF rising prices and costs were allowed to keep pushing each other,up, inflation would be un- avoidable. 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