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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-10-05, Page 2PAGE 2 Te Clinton INews-liecord with which is Ineorporat,ed THE NEW ERA •TERMS OF SUBSOILIPTION 51.50 per year in advahee, to Can- adian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or other foreign countries. No paper diseontirmed until all al:rears are paid unleSs at the option of the pub- lisher. The date to which, every sub- . seription le paid is denoted on the ,AEVERTISINQ BA•TES — Trandent •'advertising 12e per count lino for first insertion. 8c- for each subse- quent insertion. Mead,ing counts 2 lines. Small advertisements.net to' exceed one inch, such as "Wanted', •"Lost", "Streyed", etc., inserted once for 35e, each subsequent insertion 15c. Rates for display advertising made known on „applieation6 ' Contarunications intended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee ,of good faith, be decor/warded by the name of the writer. G. E. HALL Proprietor T. RANCE • NOTARY PUBLIC Fire Insurance .Agent, Representing 14'Fire Insurance Companies , i Division Court Office, Clinton Frankyingland, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Blear Clinton, Ont. H. C. MEIR Barrister -at -Law ' Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. Notary Public and Commissioner Offices in Dank o *Areal Building Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. Dr. F. G. Thompson House and Office, Ontario Street Clinton. Telephone 172 OFFICE HOURS: 2-4 in the after- noon and 7-8 in the evening daily. Other hours by appointment, D. H. MeINNES 1,1 CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: 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 hs 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 5? Moor Str. W. Toronto Ont. THE CLINTON NEWSI-RECORD he Prince G atzen Louis. Arthur Cunningham. OFIAPTER VIII • The• Princess Meridel of ,Gratzen arid her cousins arrive • in Canada to visit. Baron Rudi de Morpia, her un- cle. He had'been employed by IVIad- ame Fabre-Lusignan, who turned the estate over to the Baron in order that he .could entertain the Princess without her knowing of his reduced circumstance's. Roger Fabi.'e of the Canadian Air Force and nephew of the Madanie's*falls in love with the Princess. The estate is turned over to the care of unfortunatechildren of war-torn Europe. Pol. Martin and Rosine find a photograph on the Ma- dame's table and learn that it is the man whom, Roger has vowed to kill. They then learn that the man. is Rog- er's brother., Roger still does not know the connection between his brother and the crime he is pledged to avenge. The childrea break the frame and tell Madame the truth. She tries not to believe that Roger's own brother had killed Ronhoniine Fricot, but a doubt remains. The Princesslearhed that the Baron was not the owner of the castle, so they all left for Coq d'or where he bought an interest in the Golden Cook. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. OFFICERS— President W. IL Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President Frank McGregor, Clinton, Manager Secy-Treas, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. DIRECTORS— W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Alex. Eroadfoot, Seaforth; Chris Leonhardt, Bornhohn; 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. MeKereher, Dublin; J. F. • Prueter, Brodhagen; George A. Watt, Blyth. Parties desiring to effect %sus- 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. 1 • ANADiAN NATPALflA1LWAYS TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: ' Toronto and Goderich Division Going East, depart 6.43 a.m. Going East, depart 3.03 p.m. Going West, depart 12.04 p.m. „ Going West, depart . 11.10 London and Clinton Division • Coming North,. arrive ... 11.20 a.m. Going South, leave ........ 3.10 p.m, Roger looked, all around him, puz- zled, then pretending to find her only after an interval, he feigned surprise, saluted briskly and said, "Ah, so you are the wicked old witch who has the lovely princess shut up in her castle! Free her at once, beldame, or I shall be forced to draw upon your goblin guard and—" "Come up here!" "I come, madame," She heard the clatter of his boots on the back stairway and almost he - fore she eould, reach the hall he was there, bright cheeked, smelling of frost and tobacco, strong of arm as be drew her to him and kissed her. "Surprise!" he said, "Landed at St. Hubert in the middle of the night." "Why—why did you not let me know?" "Military secret, my beloved aunt. But here I am, Tante Mimi —and oh, se glad to be herel Please sit down and tell me all about ev- erything—about yourself, about your g -rand gesture of playing fairy godmother to the little exiles, about—" "About Meridel?" "Well—yes, about Meridel.' Where is she?" "Gone." "Gone!" Roger jumped up before he bad settled on the cushions. "You ,meaa she is not here? She has gone away? But—" "Not far away in distanee, Rog- er; but -very, very far I am afraid, in relationship. Oh, darn it, why do things have to be the, way they are! We were all so happy and then—'' "knd then what? What hap- pened?" "She found oat that Rudolph was only the butler. The big mouth, blundering Guy Winterside came one day and --well, she learned the truth." go! You should have made them—" "You: sit clbwn. Here--" she baba - ed him the letter she had gist re- ceived from Meridel. "I think you'll like to read it." '' • She watched- the dark thin faceas I he read. Little; wrinkles, about the eye corners, a certain grim, nese around the mouth 'that used to be so boyish, a new ribbon added • „ 4 • • to the ones he had W01:11; his black hair grew to a peak. It was cropped close; still it curled a little. She could see him as a very little boy playing with Michel whom they used to call "le rouge," the red one. It seemed only yesterday when I the two of them had fist come to her. And look at Roger now, a man and a splendid one; and Michel— where was Michel? • "That's ,a grand letter, Tante Mimi." Roger came to her and kissed her. "And did she ask for the picture of me or—" He saw the quick dart of ma - dame's vivid, eyes. He lookel at the. dresser where the photo of Michel used to stand. Blankly, at first, then with eyes narrowed in wondering question he stared at her. "Whose picture did you give her?" "Michel's" "Mike's picture! You gave her his picture! But why in the world "She had met him before—in the land she came from, in Gratzen. She had met him' just once and then only briefly, yet—" Roger's face was almost sullen. "I know," he said. "I can tell you the whole story. He came, lie saw, he conquered. He made more of an impression, on her in a few hours than I could make in years or in 'a lifetime. On her, as on you, and on you as on all women, That fatal charm. The fair-haired boy—" "Stop, Roger!" "Sorry, madame. I shouldn't have talked like that. Mike's a swell guy. He's got me beat every way. That's why, when I met her, I thought: Well, Imre is ,one time old Rage has the field to himself and a clear run ahead. it, I love her so. I thought in time I might—well, it seems that I was licked before I started, The lad had got in, some .of his finest work ahead of me. She was in love with him already. yes—I recall it now; the first night I met her she spoke of someone she had' met in that queer little country of hers. It never occurred to me—how could it?—that it might have been friend Mike. Well, I suppose soon he will come back to claim her." "Roger --there's something —about Michel." "What more, Ma Tante?" Roger lit a cigarettte, rested his head against the chair back and closed his eyes. He was tired. He hadn't realized bow stiff and weary he was until this jolt had been handed to him. Drat it, a man should re- ceive something better than this after flying across the Atlantic with a load of 'politicians. "What mere?" "I don't know how to tell you this, or whether it should be 'told. "And she left you?" It was the little ones, Rosine and "That night. 1 didn't blame her. Poi, Martin." I could understand just how she felt about it. I forgot about her being a princess. I realized what she was, and why she was--" "Were' you ever in doubt about it? She is the loveliest--" "Yes; 1 know, Roger. I've missed them all terribly. Rudolph went with them. It •was sad to see them to you!, go. It was pathetic somehow. They "She kissed, me. J was—well, Mike hasn't got her yet. -I'm right here on the spot. If I work f ast— But I interrupt you, I'm sorry. What about the children?" "You recall, that day, the little Rosine would not eat?" • "Yes! Meridel thought she .had the stomach-ache." • "She 'hadn't." "Well, what ailed her then?" "She bad spied Michel's picture." "Sapristi! Don't tell me Mike 'Fa - bre ever ,spoiled a woman's aPpe- tite! What's, the trick?" • "Be patient, Roger. She said nothing that day, but some time after, Rosine and P1 Martin •canie to me and Rosine conifessed, ' 'that she had knocked the' picture down and smashed the glass with her heel, trampled upon it." • eStit_e more "Nice kids." "Yes, Bright children too. I gave them tea the day you brought the Goujons." "MI, yes. I remember it so well. It was ,pretty lonely. I --I've thought often, of that day." "Yes, 1' know. She said goodby looked what they really were, as they stoocl in the hall that night, saying goodby to us—exiles, strang- ers in a strange land, four poor souls lost among the millions." "You, should not have let them OLD VIRGIN! PIPE TOBACCO it's areal pipe smoker's • tobacco *aumamerneziera. • "When 1 asked 'her whY"—Ma- dame's voice made Roger's eyes grow wide, brought a •sudden chill to him. He leaned forward is 'his chair, Ws hands clasped, in front of him—Palle said that she had done it because he was the man, the German soldier, who had killed Bonhomme Minot." "Who had—" Roger started to smile, but 'the smile died a-borning. His lips were parted. He stared hard at his aunt and saw no gleam of mirth in her eyes. A shadow there, a hideous lurking curtain of doubt. "A anoment," be said softly. "Just a moment! This—this was no play, none , of their make- be- lieve?" "This was serious. We questionsd them. Merida and Rudi scolded them. It was no good. 'He is the one who' killed: Bonhomme Fricot. And he laughed afterward. I hate him, hate him, hate him!' My God, Roger, I have been hearing that child's voice ever since. In the dark hours of the night when I waken and realize how old: 7 am and remember you and remember him—him." 'They could be mistaken. Young - store like them "They are old, these children of, the Wtir--old and win, Roger, I'm afraid. I've been afraid since that day, 1 can't think if if—can't bear to. You know how he felt about those people. lie lived among them three years. Ile was formed by them—" "Not to betray his country! Not to weir their—" "Even the scar on his chin," said the olcl lady bitterly. "His souve- nir -of Heidelberg he called it—a saber out—they remembered that." "Don't! Don't talk about it!" Rog- er got Up and walked to the window •just as the telephone rang, softly. handy to P,oger's elbow. He looked inquiringly at madame and lifted it when she nodded. He did very little talking, a great deal of listen- ing. The old lady watched him sharply, straining to read in his eyes the stews that made their dark looks alter, glow darker still. "Good! We shall see you 'soon, my friend!" And .he put the tele- phone down slowly and, looked ear- nestly, appraisingly at his aunt. "Order that coffee and cognac, ma- dame. You are going to need it." "What--" she spoke through the house phone to Gesner, turned then to her nephew. "Tell cue. Who was that?" .'91111! "Old Delorme, your confidential agent's clerk. The black devil Fol - let has skipped. There's a letter in his office there for you—and from what I could gather—not much else." "You mean," Madame picked up her stick and fingered the knob, "you mean to say that Gabriel Fol. let has swindled me!" "Itlooks that way. You. know, darling, I've been telling you for THURS., OCT .5th 1944 •••gal=mee Keep Your Motors Going < to Easy to install, Eram Oil Filters are a true economy for • they repay you many tours for the small initial charge. Keep - 011 physically and visibly cleanFRAM saves parts,teduces overhauls, thus lengthening the life of the motor. Ask your pram Dealer or write for descriptive folder to— . J. C. ADAMS COMPANY LTD. 115 GEORGE ST., TORONTO, ONT.' yearsand years that Pullet smelled of rbrimstone and that you should look .after your affairs a bit better," • "Pouf! 'Where is the coffee? I have been poor .before. I never minded' that. One day champagne, the next gruel. It was the way when I was young. Aih, Gesner, you bring ambrosia." ai shall go back to the city at once and see what's to . be done. I'll get some good lawyer for you I know that you wouldrOt be inter- ested enough to come with me." "Why not? It is a long time since I have been away from here. We shall go right after luncheon. Per- haps now that we are 'poor, Meri- del and Rudi and ;the children will forget their pride and come back." The tiny back parlor of the Coq d'or held a gay company that night. The tavern was closed, early and tbe little ones, as a very special concession, were allowed to stay up a full two hours after ,their bed- time. Roger was their hero. "You must come to stay with us," said Madame, "not just to visit. If I am able to remain there, Meridel, you and the children must 111111M1111111101.1•1v Amsesmom.aim return to, me. Now, you aee, the shoe is on the other foot; it is I who am poor, who am in need of good friends and cherry faces around me. You would not leave a poor, helpless old woman alone!" She tried to look piteous, but failed signally. She did not take the threat ,of poverty at all serious- ly. She had already dramatized the situation, in which her part was somewhat of a cross between the Little Match. Girl and Eliza cross- ing the ice. She was enjoying her- self greatly and after a few impre- cations and vain threats against "that sly fox, that Gabriel Follett," she seemed to have entirely forgott- en him. She sat in the place of honor by Jules Goujon's fireside and benig- nly let Rudolph wait upon her, which, he did with obvious pleasure. "Alt, it is like the good old times, Rudolph," she said. "I fear it was not until you were gone that I. real- ized what a treasure I had in you." "Just as I, until I became a baron, madame," murmured Rudolph, "did not know how pleasant is the lot of a butler." (TO BE CONTINUED • • Announcement • of change in Spirits Ration •.• EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2nd, 1944 COMMENCING October 2nd, 1944, and until further l.„.4 notice, every individual permit holder will be permitted to purchase monthly one bottle of spirits (25 or 26 ounces) or two half bottles as available. As a result of the restrictions imposed by the Dominion Government under the Wartime Alcoholic Beverages Order P.C.11374, it was necessary to reduce the monthly ration of spirits to 13 ounces to assure adequate supplies of spirits until , the end of the year. In increasing the ration it shciuld be explained to the public that unless the restrictions imposed by the Dominion Government are removed a similar restric- tion will be necessary again next year, although the Board, except for the Dominion Restriction, would be able to make available for distribution stocks of spirits in excess of the present ration. In any event, however, the ration becoming effective on October 2nd can be maintained throughout the winter months, so it is hoped that the public will co-operate by not buying in excess of actual requirements. OCTOBER 2, 1944 • • LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO Victor T. Goggin CHIEF COMMISSIONER