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Clinton News Record, 1944-08-24, Page 2" THE CLINTON NEWS‘AECORD The Clinton iNews-Record with which is Incorporated • , THE NEW ERA s_ Ti OF SUBSCRIPTION • $1.50 per ;year in advance, to Can- adian addresses.; $2.00 to the U.S. Or other foreign, countries. • No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the pub- lisher. The date to which every sills• - scription is paid is denoted on the label. ADVERTISING RAIIES — Transient advertising 12e per count line for • firat insertions • .-8c far each subse- quent insertion: Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements • not to excess one inch, such as "Wanted," "Lost", "Strayed", etc., inserted once for 35; ei,eh subsequent insertion 15c. Rates for display advertising made known on application. Comenunieetions intended for pub- lieation must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accoinemnied by the name of the writer. G. E. HALL - - Proprietor •j '‘t„, H. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC Fire Insurance Agent i Representing 14 Fire Insurance •Companies eourt Office, Clinton Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B. Barristor, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, H.C. Sloan Ere& .... Clinton, Oat. H. C. MEM Barrister -at -Law Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. Notary Public. and Commissioner Offices in Bank of Morltreal Building, Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesday. and Fridays. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Pedro Therapist, Massage Office': Huron Stieet, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sets and by appointment FOOT CORRECTION by Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment • Phone 207 HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. Licenied in , Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed, For informaticei etc. write or phone Harold Jackson, R.R. No. 4 Seaforth, plume 14-661. 06-012 DR. G. S. ELLIOTT Veterinary. Surgeon Phone 203 Clinton, Ont. ERNEST W. HUNTER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 57 Bloor Str. W. Toronto Ont. THURS., AUG. 24t14 1911 ; CHA,PTER, II Maclaine Fabre-Lesignare become indignant when her old butler,. Ru dolph, showers hot coffee over her • bed. Rudolph • explains his elmese- ness by rpointing to a picture in the paper showing a small pretty irl and two little ones over the caption: "The Princess Meridel of Gratzen and her -cousins arrive in Quebec:. to I seek refuge with I-1th uncle. in Cana- da," Rudolh a nuts. he is the rich' uncle," and explains that at Gratzen he was, the Baron Rudi de Morpins Madame insists that he stay on at th Chateau Philibert as the Baron Morpin, and that he bring the Prim - cess and her cousins es his guests. •She would not stay, I think," Rudi shook his head. "If she is like—" "Ah!" The black eyes danced. "Ab, it was then her mother for Whom you vowed to build the gold.: en castle." Rudolph nodded slowly. "She was born for a castle." "Al] women are," said madame. "Though most see theirs hi the smoke from the kitchen stove or the steam from the.wash tub. Ali, you, i Pellet, my old spittoon, how goes it? I want you to send me some servants at onee. I am entertaining royalty: Oh, no, my smart friend—not Napol- eon; nor am I Cleopatra. You listen to me and keep quiet." St. Didier des Montagnes is only three hours by car from Montreal. Gabriel Follet who of late had ob- jected little to madaine's most ex- travagant whims, sent the required domestic up to the mountain -thas team so quickly -that it savored con- siderably of Aladdin's lamp. God that she had done thie SH it please Your Highness," said madame in slow French—,Ah, :how :Ja- ditilne Sarah would have.appleuded Iher eating in this,. scene! --."1: shall Show: you and the little ones -to your apartments.", With a nod„ she dis- missed butler, maids ,Seid -cook. The THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. OFFICERS— President W. R. Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President Frank 1VMGregor, Clinton, Manager Secy-Treas. M. A. Reid, Seaforth. ISIRECTORS— 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; George Leitch, Clinton. AGENTS— John E. Pepper, Bruce - field; R. F. McKercher, Dublin; J. F. Prueter, Brodhagen; George A. Watt, Blyth. Parties. desiring to effect basur- • anee or transact other business will 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. CANADIAN: ATM: TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Toronto and Goderich Division Going East, depart 6.43 ails Going East, depart 3.03 p.m. Going West, depart 12.04 p.m, • Going West, depart 11.10p.m. London and Clinton Division Coming North, arrive 11.20 a.ra. Going South, leave 3.10 p.m. READ THE ADVERTISEMENT 111 THE NEWS -RECORD toll these pcsir • limited, children that he' e only the butler, Roger; it would hare been cruel to do so.- Had you seen them when they first walked in- to Philibert this evening.—" sI can imagine," said Roger: slow- ly. He sprawled out M an easy chair, a tall,- elegant figure in the uniform. of a flight lieutenant. He had been over and bale twice, "I'm glad you did it, Tante Mimi. It was like you. I'd never think of such a thing. I'd have -made1 a mess of the situation. You and Mike are the ones, who think of the fitting thing to do. I'nt glad s ger .can take it, seemingly, and he's you've forgiven Mike—it's about welcome to it. I'm off." time you brought his handsome mug And away he was too, that very out of the ash can. He was always night, even though she had,sisen is • your favorite, wasn't he?" • magnificent heights of invective, "That 'ungsateful, headstrong, ir.. responsible—" • •• n t.Sn'eatetiitiss and pleadings. Ile should neva „ have a cent of her moneS7--1ie didn't want ' it. His Chauffeur had- entered with the Mee_ brother Roger' should have it all, he was welcome to it, He was the ger luggege. derneath it all, Maclaine Falsre- "The' Prindess. sunderstamiS and speake a • little French; Maclaine Laurin," said'', Rudolph. "Likewise' Pol Martin and Rosine. Yon may he sure they Will learn fast." "We shall have good teachers; hein?" Meridel's slow sweet smile warmed the old lady's heart. She wanted to embrace • Meridel and these little ones, tell them they were safe from terror now away forever from fear and hunger and hate and misery. One could read in their faces smile of the story that was theirs; some of the haunted horrors was still deep in their eyes that had a too wide, too wondering look, as if they had gazed upon things beyond the ken of ,mortals. "Come. on, Bonhomme Fricot," said little Rosine to Pol Martin. The old lady stared. Meridel laughed, a gay, silvery laugh. "It is a nickname from a garne they lay. Bonhonin Fricot • h Roger beld his hand. "He's you all over, that's why the twa. of. you were alwaYs. fighting. But un - of• theirs, He is- like the Pied Piper. In reality he was some queer old the who did much good in the vil- lage in France where they refused, these little ones, after Gratzen was 1 i—.was trampled into the ground. I 'was in Paris then. By luck I found poi Martin and Rosine among 'the homeless thousands." • "Bonhomme Fricet,Y.," said Rome gravely, "was. shot dead by a Ger- "The man always reminded man soldier. We saw the soldier me of Cagliostro or Dr. F'austus," Ines.' go into Benhomme Fricot's house tered the old lady as she. inspected and come out And we saw Ron- homme Fricot' s- poor dead body ly- the new cook, maids and butler. ing there in his hut and then we The chauffeur had already gone to all had to run, for the Panzers meet the wheezy. old train that ar- riVetcl at St. Didier every other night, were coming into St, Come and—" The baron, the subdued but stately! "Please come, Rosine," said Merl - del. "And try to.forget those things," Rudolph, had accompenied him. These people, madame had stipulated, •must "We will not forget Bonhonnne know nothing of her status at Phili- .Fricot," said Pol. Martin. "Not ever. bert and she had probed sharply -leg when we were starving he gave sis chocolate. Everyone in St. Como be sure that none of them had any loved Sini.He used to teach us, games suspicion about her. She was the when we hid from the Stulcas—and housekeeper: Madame Laurin. She i had left off the usual ghastly make- he taught us to up, donned a 'black silk dress 'and rl He sang the ancient roundelay whit cap and looked the part. She that madame herself bad : sung in was a great actress, madame. , childhood, as they marched upstairs. Rudolph's eyes glistened when he Ah, how small is this world, mused saw the way she curtsied in the madame, that 'a little song can link great entry hall of the chateau as nations and bind generations togeth- the princesand her little cousins erl How dear and -warm and human it walked up the wide steps. He weer- I was to hear .the boy's -clear soprano *biped her then, as always in his and the little girl chiming. in! Not staid way he admired the old rebel. 10 more years. than she cared to think Ah, but she was une grande dame, about had the Chateau Philibert a noble woman, this Mimi Isa,bre, hoard Rich pure and lovely piping as whose father had been a poor cob- this. bier in St. Antoine Street long ago. The new staff gave their respeet- ful salutation, genuine awe in their eyes. This was indeed a princess. True, he wore an old tweed Bur- and smiled and flooded. "It is the berry that had seen many storms best play I was ever in," said old and a fawn felt hat that was bat- , Mimi Pabre, Sand the 'evilest role tered and out -of shape, but her hair I ever enacted." ' was like Marguerite's and when "And, I, madame," said Rudolph she uncovered her head the thick with a deep and inenble bow, "have braids of it lay coronet fashion like never before witneesed such su- things woven of golden sunbeams, perb acting." and her mouth, though . sed and I Madame had moved her intimate soft, was imperious; the ,blue of her possessions, her clothes, her count - eyes was deep and fearless. The less knickicnacks and photos to the blond little boy, Paul Martin, stood housekeeper's apartment in the north on one side of her, Rosine with long wing. Now she made a swift descent straw-colored curls and great blue- on the kitchen and rigidly inspected black eyes, clung to her hand. 1 the dinner preparations. No nonsense They looked about them and sud- for these hungry young 'ones—plenty most ungrateful of nephews—he Lusigmus Mike' was the apple of wasn't, but she was the most arm- your eye and you know it. The gent and overbearing of aunts. Madame had flung Michel's pic- ture in a trunk that night and tried to put him forever out of her heart. She had heard no word of hirein the years ,between, nor had his brother Roger, who was now with the, air force; nor had anyone elate. If he had gone' to France as he'd planned, per - beim they would • never know what had become of him. Wild young de- vil anYway; volatile, hot-tempered, reckless and devoid of any fear of self-consciousness. The old lady had set his picture in its chrome from in her dresser and had taken it up to look at it, holding it close to her, when she heard Ro- ger's step on the stairs. She put down the picture hastily, but Roger's dark eyes found it at once. "Forgiven him, Tante Mimi?" None of your business." She gave him her cheek to kiss. "And ' yhy are you sneaking up the back stairs?" "You told Inc to, over the phone —don't you remember? I'm the housekeeper's nephew now. What is all this anyway?" "It's Rudolph. He's the Baron Audi de .1/Louie. The princess is his niece. He's been letting everyone in, this silly little country of his think he owns Philibert and is worth a million. I'didn't have the heart to The think door of madante's own suite closed -on the childish voices. Maclaine stood in the hall with Ru- dolph anti looked at hios a monnint denly Mendel's- mouth twisted and of good habitant pea gem), of roast she flung her arms about Itudolples chicken, a rich pudding and strong neck and hid her face against his coffee. Those little bones needed a shoulder; the little ()nee came shyly greet deal more firm padding before close to hire, They were like near- meeting the Quebec Winter. "Ah, ly exhausted swimmers in a wild good," the told the new cook. "Give sea, mused madame, 'who have at everyone a double helping. They will last Teethed the safe and solid land. think it's- the custom of the country. And in that moment she thanked Sornethnes, when I go to a sestaus • - ant, I too think it should be." She went to her new quarters where already she had begun to ar- range her things. There had been a sad moment when going through them she had came upon Michel's, photograph --Michel as he had been three yeags before, a few days pre- ceding the thee he had said, "Darn it, Tante lVfliniS1 shall go to Prance if I want to, I shall lead the life I choose, 1 shall be a painter, a poet, a tramp—anything I like; and I don't care if I never earn an honest penny. Pin tired of. your dictator ways., I 'won't be ,regimented -any longee. ito- OLD VIRGINIA PIPE TOBACCO It's a real pipe smoker's tobacco harder you yelled at him, the loud- er you swore at him, -the more you loved him." The old lady scowled fiercely, then blew her nose and grabbed hastily for a cigarette. "You're too smart, you, Roger—always were— too darned smart." Roger grinned, shook his head. "I'll never be able to outsmart you, Duchess. Now what about the royal guests? Is the housekeeper's nephew permitted to have a peep at them?" "They are at dinner now. I take it you dined before you came here?' "Indeed, yes. I flew up, you know —got a lift with young Tremblay. Ile's on his way to Quebec. I'll go down on the bus tomorrow. Curiosity brought me here and I won't go away until it's satisfied." "The princess is not a poppy show," muttered madame. "I'll go down now and see that those chil- dren are having sufficient to eat and to watch that Rudolph doesn't Start to walk around the table and wait on them. You stay here until I come back, any man." Roger stayed there, smoking quietly in the slow summer dusk, watching the purple vista of the hMs above the chateau, loving the deep mellow green of trees and lawn. God, but life was good! How good it was, be thought, he never would have ARMY •111..•••••01. 111•01•11•01.....1.1..911.. 46 IF YOU RE ELIGII3LE-BUY •9 6(14)11) PYIEARS THERE'S NO -FINER SYNTHETIC TIRE. That's a fact! Because in Goodyear's new synthetic tire you get most of the,features that made Goodyear "Canada's first Choice Tire." 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