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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 1944-09-28, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS.RECORD. The ,Clinton 'News -Record with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION °$1,60 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 sub- -neription is paid is denoted on the i'r-abel ADVERTISING RA*iS — Transient advertising 12c per count line for dint 'insertion, 8c for each ` subse ',fluent insertion. Headingcounts 2 lines. Small advertisements ,not to' ,exceed one inch, ;such as "Wanted," "Lost", "Strayed", etc., inserted once for 36c, eaich subsequent insertion' 15e.' Rates for display, advertising ,.lade known on application. Communications intended for pub- Gication must; as a guarantee of good :faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. G. E. 'HALL Proprietor, H. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC Fire Insurance Agent iRepresenting 14 Fire Insurance Companies /Division Court Office, Clinton Frank Fingland, B.A,, LLB. Barrister,' • Solicitor,. Notary Publie Successor to W. Brydone, K.C, Sloan Bloclt . .... Clinton, Ont. IL C. MEIR Barrister -at -Law • :Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. Notary Public and Commissioner ;Offices in Bank of Montreal Building Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. Dr. F. G. Thompson House and Office, Ontario Street Clinton. Telephone 172 OFP1GFi HOURS: 2-4 in the after- noon and 7-8 in the evening daily. y Other hours by appointment. s The Princess Gratzen Louis Arthur Cunningham.. The Princess Meridel of Gratzen and her cousin arrive in •C'anada to visit Baron Rudi deMorpin, her un- cle. Ilehad been 'elnployed by Ma- dame Fabre-Lusignan, who turned the estate 'over to the Baron in order that he could entertain the Princess without her knowing of his reduced circumstances. Roger Fabre of the Canadian Air Farce and nephew 91: the Madame's falls in Love with the Princess: The estate is turned over to the care of unfortunate children of wain -torn Europe, Pol Martin and Rosine find a photograph on the Madame's table and learn that it is the man who Roger. huts vowed to krill, They then learn that the man is Roger's brother. Roger' still does not know the connection between his brother and the crime he is pledged to avenge. The children break the picture frame and tell Madame the truth. She tries not to believe that Roger's own brother had killed Bon- homnte Tricot, but a doubt remains. `Do you believe it? You knew hint for only a little while; I knew him for years; yet I feel that iri the short time you were with him you learned much. And do you believe it?" "I won't let myself believe it. 1 should have to see it with my own eyes. I should have to hear it from his own lips." "And you would believe its then, Meridel?" Woman looked at woman, the oung one at the very old, and they nderstandeach other. "Perhaps," aid Meridel. D. R McINNES 1 CHIROPRACTOR 'Pedro Therapist, Massage Dffice: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed..and Sat., and by appointment FOOT CORRECTION by Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Sales, Licensed in Huron and Perth .Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. For information etc. 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 67 Bloor Str. W. Toronto. Ont. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Bead Office, Seaforth, Ont. OFFICERS- President W. R. Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President Prank McGregor, Clinton, Manager :Secy-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; George Leitch, Clinton. AGENTS—. John E. Pepper, Bruce - field; R. F. McKercher, Dublin; J, F. Prueter, Brodhagen; George A. Watt, iBlyth. Parties desiring to effect insur- .attae or transact other business will bepromptly attended to on applies- •tion to any of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post offs- sees. Losses inspected by the director, 1 ANADIAN NATIMAITAILWAYS. TIME TABLE Trains will arrive 'at and depart .‘from Clinton as follows: Toronto and Goderich Division Going • East, depart 6.48 a.m. Going East, depart 3.0$ p.m. 'Going West, depart 12.04 p.m. Going West, depart 11.10 p.m. London and Clinton Division Coming North, arrive 11.20 a.m. Going South, leave ." . 3.10 p.m. used to be on the stage with Ma- dame Fibre-Lusignan: Where' is Mimi;? We canis to surprise her. Oh, here's ;someone we know! Here's Rudolph, the butler ---good old Ru- dolph! i , Meriil'eI was close to liim, but • had she been a block ' • away she could still have beard him. Slowly her cheeks grew white; her hands were clenched'. at her sides. "Has he been butler here a long time, Mr. Winterside," sire asked softly. The big man grinned down tat het. "Bless you, my dear, 'of' course he has—years and years and years. He's as much a fixture at, Philibert as the statues in the park. How d'you do, Rudolph? We popped in for .brief visit. On our way td Quebec. How is madame, I'll bet she'll be surprised." Rudolph's face was impassive; only Meridel could see the tumult, the sickness, behind the smooth, menial masque. He bowed to the Winters -ides. "It is good to see you again, sir. And you, madame. Let me take you upstairs. Madame Fabre- Lusignan will be pleased to sere you." He conducted them into. the house. Meridel and the quiet Miss Carrick stared after their depart- ing backs. Pol Martin and- Rosine came close to Meridel. They did not quite understand what had hap- pened, but they could tell from MerideYs face, the fixed look in her eyes, the way her nostrils flared, that everything was far from web. And 'Uncle Rudi bad been like a dif- ferent person and the big man had flung • his coat to Uncle ,Rudi so Things did not go so smoothly carelessly and Uncle Rudi had can - now at Philibert. Nothing further ied it in his arm. was said of the darnaged'\ picture "What is it, Meridel" Poi Martin and the routine of play and study tugged at her hand. proceeded as usual. Still there was "Lies and deception and—and something in the air, some jarring cruelty," said Meriden, "It is all that and more. It is—" she looked about her.. "I shall leave the chil- dren with you, please, Miss Car - rich. T Lmust talk to my ;uncle at once." discordant note that had not been there before. The young 'ones seemed to sense It. Poi Martin and Rosine were shbdued; almost word- less when in madame's presence. She knew, as did Meridel and En. She was waiting at the foot of dolph, that nothing on earth or in the stairs when Rudolph came down heaven could convince them that after conducting the visitors to his the picture was, not that of the man mistress' apartment, Stiff and men - they hated. acing she stood there in the dim - There were quarrels among the noss of the hall and so remained other children, petty bickerings and until he came ail(' 'stood meekly disputes; now and then fists flew before her. Then for a long mo- between one boy and another, and melt she looked at him, reading once, when there was a general dis- the whole story' in his stricken face, turbance on the croquet ground ma- the refusal of his eyes to meet the dame, shaking her head stuttered, burning look she gave hint. "Mott Dieu! But they have brought "Why, Rudolph?" she said at Europe over here with them," In length. "Why did you do this" time, she thought, they will for- .He gazed fixedly at the carpet. get this business about Michel. It His voice was very low, very hum - is of course absurd. Too bad Rog''-. ble. er is not here to tell them` how ridie- "I knew from the start it was ulous it is; they would listen to wrong, Merida, But hear me— Roger when he told then his broth- hear me and try to forgive." er could never he a traitor. But "You were butler in this house. what an .awful idea to get into their You never were anything' more than little heads! And there seems to be that, were you?" no shaking it out. "No, Meridel." Perhaps tune would have made "All the letters, the pictures, the the Little ones forget, as they are glowing stories you sent to us, bound to forget, their hatreds and your kinsmen . and kinswomen in their fears, but time was not given 'Gratzen—all lies, Rudolph?" them. They were standing with I "AII lies. T thought, you see, that Meridel and. Miss Carrick and some no one would ever find out. This of the other children in front of the was another world and I did not house one afternoon when a long dream that the • two worlds would cream -colored convertibne sedan , soon be hurled together. The firat drove up and disgorged a huge beefy intimation I had of your coining man in a checkered jacket and tan as when T saw the piece in the slacks, a lady in gorgeous mink and paper and your picture and the a diamond choker. IstorY abort your rich uncle in Can - "Well, bless my soul,: Martha?";ada. I confessed to Madame Fa - The big man's voice seemed to :bre-Lusignan at Once. She is so shake the walls of Philibert. "Look kind and good. She would not hear what Mimi has here now—a kin- of my telling you that I was only dergarten, by gad! Trust her to do servant, only a poor failure. She the proper thing. How d'you do? was once the famous aetress, Mimi. How d'you do?" He bowed right. Fabre—" and left to the curious ehildren, "We must go from here at once, and beamed on Meridel and Miss you understand." Carriclt, . "I'm Guy Winterside and • "But of 'course. I will go with you, this is my wife, Martha Stahl. We if yen will haven me, I have some money saved. I wanted madame to rise it fpr you. She would not. Now we shall go and we shall be happier, T know I shall sleep better at night, I'll do anything. I'm sure I can find work in the pity as a waiter or. door- man or the like. I can leen yen and Rosine and Pol Martin. 7 • know I can We shall be not , rich maybe', lint » Poor Radii Go: now, please; and' ^Hake ready. We shall carry with us only the things rve brought. We shall thank Madame ; Fabre-Lusig.. ran;. Yes, I have heard- of Mimi.. Fake as a great actress, I Have, OLD VIRGINiA PIPE TOBACCO It's a real pipe smoker's tobacco proof of it now." "Thank you, child." Madame spoke from the dimness of the lead - 'Mg. ing. "I could not help hearing you, though I would make no apologies liar listening: And it in well -h did 'hear; I think 1 can understand now !why you feeb,las you do about—. about the little game of snake -.be - 1 lieve we played. Believe me, it was never staged from any motive other than kindness and the desire to spare d'you further pain. "You are, ,as always, kind, ma= ' e. „ � amMeridel smiled up at her and curtsied. "And it was a lovely 'play, for which I thank you on be- half of the little -ones and myself.I IBut now the play is ended, you see. 1 ' And this . tins ' the princess really 'does become Cinderella. The train whistled drearily and its light shone Widely through the darkness, The silent children, clutching their little suitcases, wen shephered on to the dingy train; then Meridel got on, and finally Rudolph. There was the hiss of steam, the tinny clatter of milk cans, the shouts of the trainmen. In the coach were a few habitants, a priest reading his • breviary a half-dozen soldiers returning from leave. But Warns was their welcome at the Coq d'or, "Stay with me to- night!" Jules stepped back when Meridel told him they would shel- ter with him until tomorrow. "Stay with me always! 1 have this big 'rouse—three floors. All warms. All furnished, My business is goad here. It is well here." From then on there , was a 'new par:'tnor, a new . maitre d'hotel, at the sign of the Golden Cock Rudi! To be welcomed to the warns corn-" fort, the good viands of the Coq d'or by Rudi was better than any appetizer, any cocktail ever poured by man. Emil and Magda played each eve- ning while dinner was beingserved, sometimes Meridel sang, and when that sweet -contralto came stealing into' the ears of the goests the sound of cutlery, of clinking glass, of busy talk died out and everyone listened raptly and marveled and gave the full need of applause. Who was this .lovely girl, they won, tiered, who looked like a queen,, who made the beauties of the screen look artificial? What was her his- tory? But they neves' found out. Oh, a rumor here,` another there: She was on of the Hapsburgs, she was a Norwegian princess, a great.. Polish lady; she had left a grand castle in Europe; a fortune in precious gems ---Meridel smiled when Pal Martin and ,Rosine came back from school with stories like these. "Tell those who ask you," she arid, that we come from one of the little countries, that we are of the small folk who were in the path of the mighty. Tell •them we were happy in o1r own land and that we are happy here. You do like it here, don't you? . You like to make snow forts, to coast downhill on your sleds, to go on skis and snow- shoes?" "011, we like it, Meridel. But when will Roger come? When shall we go back to Philibert again?" "Soon—sooty is the answer to both your questions, I hope." She had re- ceived no word of Roger Fabre. She had written tomadame to tell her hiw they fared at the Coq. d'or: • "To say we are as happy here .as at Philibert would be no lie, ma- dame, and no reflection, I trust, on the wonderful kindness you showed to us. We shall 'always remember that and bless your generous heart. But here too we are happy; here. we T ThiUM.s., EFT. 28th 1944 Avoid Expensive. Repairs Conserve your present equip- ment. A £ram Oil Filter will help keep your equipment on the job day after day. Keeping pphysicallypad visibly clean, NRAlifsavcspat ts,reduces over. hauls, thus lengthening the life of the motor. Tttstall Frani and get more service from your tractor or stationary engine. Write for descriptive folder to — 4. C. ADAMS COMPANY LIMITED 115 GEORGE ST., TORONTO, ONT. have ciend t true and- loyal friend and an honest welcorne, Uncle Rudi has invested the money ' he had saved, with Jules, and is now part owner of the Coq titer. He is mai- tre d'hotel and how •proud you would be to see him in that role!! He was born to be the royal cham- berlain 'and sometimes when I see him with the guests here, I am ready to weep, but more often ready to laugh. And I am sure Rudi is far happier attending to the comforts of good Monsieur Char- bonneau or stout Madame Grand- niaison than, ever he couldhave been dancing attendance on the poor rulers of our beloved country. "Pol Martin and Rosine are well. They love their school and they are happiest when they go skating or skiing oar on the toboggan with their playmates. But they are always asking for you and when will Beget come back and when will they go to Philibert. And all I can answer is aeon, and I hope that is ,really the truth. You are our good friends, our first friends in this country and you have a place in our hearts. "I guard this picture you gave me. I think I shall always treasure it. Have you had any news of that one?" It has been very lonely for the old lady after the Morpins had left her. 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