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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1944-10-26, Page 2PAGE 2 ernes THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, 'tie Clinton News-Kecord with which is Incorporated TEE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUB'SC'RIPTION ;$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 s, paid unless at the option of the pub usher. The date to which every sub- eseription is paid is denoted on the ;label, :I:ti< 'ADVERTISING RAVES — Transient :advertising 12e per count line for 'first insertion, Se for each subse- quent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements not to .exceed one inch, such as `.Wanted," ""Lost", "Strayed", etc.,'inserted once for 35e, each subsequent insertion • 15e. Rates for display advertising ',made known on application. Communicationsintended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee of good ..'.faith, lie accompanied by the name of ,the writer. . E. HALL : Proprietor rinces ratze Louis Arthur Cunningham. CHAPTER KI lovely picture he had taken away with him, the .bright faces ofthe The Princess Meridel of Gratzen children, madame's burning black and her cousins arrive in Canada to eyes and the pride in them and the visit Baron Rudi de 'Morpin, her tears Haat were like Jewels in the y hens the dame Fabre Litsignan who turned uncle. He had been employed by Ma - .4:1a es ,of Meel Behind t the estate over to the Baron in order gray "Walls of, the chateau; behind it that he could entertain the Princess the hills crowned with the dark wvitliowt her 'knowing of his reduced green beauty of the spruce trees circumstances. . Roger Fabre of the and the pines. ' ! Canadian Air Force and nephew of Your dear, remembered face, he the Madame's falls in love with the thought. Nothing shalldim the Princess. Pol Martin and Rosine find summery of it for sue—not the moult - a photograph on the Madame's table:'tains and the seas between; not i and learn that it is . the man whom years . if I should be kept away from Roger has vowed to kill. They then you that long; not eternity. But I'll learn that the man is Roper's' come baek to you, Meridel. I know I H. T. RANCE NQBAR.Y PUBLIC Ore Insurance Agent Representing 14 -Fire Insurance Companies ,Division Court Office, Clinton brother. The princess :learned that the iwas not first in your heart. He carne Baron was not the owner of the there once for . e little while .and castle, so they ,all . left for Coq d'or possessed it, and •he' does not easily ;Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B. where he bought an interest in the let go. I'sa sorry the end for him Barristor, Solicitor, Notary Public Golden Cock. Roger returns to find had to be like this, so • dark, so Successor to W. Brydone, S.C. the Princess gone and Madame's for -shamefully dark. I would.rather i Sloan Blo6k .... - .. - . Clinton, Ont. tune in a bad way. Re sets out have bested him in fair fight or at with Madame to find the Princess:least have had the chance to fight, and have her and the children return. even had I lest. There's something While they were together Michel and hollow about this victory, something that.robs it of its savor. f Dreaming thus; he dozed off and it was not until they had rolled into ' H. 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 Friday& ' Dr. F. G. Thompson House and Office, Ontario Street Clinton. Telephone 172 c -OFFICE HOURS: 2-4 in the after- noon and 7-8 in the evening daily. Other hours by appointment, D. IL McINNES CHIROPRACTOR ]Electro Therapist, Massage tOffice: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) :hours—Wed. and Set., 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 'CRARTRRED, ACCOUNTANT 57 Bloor Str. W. • Toronto Ont. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance, Company Head' Office, Seaforth, Ont. OFFICERS— President W.I R. :Archibald, Seaforth, Vice -President Frank McGregor,. Clinton, Manager Secy-Treas. M. A. Reid, Seaforth.,, 'DIRECTORS— W. R, Arehibald, 'Seaforth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Alex. Broadfoot,• Seaforth, Chris 'Leonhardt, Bornholm;- E. J. Trewar- •itha, Clinton; John L. Malone, Seaforth Alex. McEwing, Blyth; Hugh Alexan- %der, Walton; George Leitch Clinton. at your aunt's place, if this is a sample of it. Was that pretty 'girl AGENTS— John E. Pepper, Bruce- the princess field; R. F. McKercher,•Dublin; J 'F. "Yea—that was the princess" "Boy!. She looked it. War sure] Y has Its compensations." "Yes," said Roger wryly. "It's been a great war for the Fabres. We'll all be sorry to see it end." He fell silent, thinking of that last a companion, •escaping from a prison camp; appear and take the keys to the ear. Roger sent out •a general alarm for Michel, While search was the outlying districts of the city in progress orders were received for *here Ay g h had a chance to riving, that mend. he awakened -.just as their front fender grazed the nighty bumper. of a truck. "What's in the wind, Peter? Any "Did I miss much. Pete?" scow Roger to report back to his cons- do some really fancy • d idea?" "You have no idea sir" Pete "Ah well'" Roger looked at the grinned cheerfully. "Alt men, espe- , "You think it is like that with— with Roger and me?" "Isn't it?" "I--" she covered her face with her hands. "I do not know. Oh, lee is so fine. He is what you call a noble knight, I am nothing, )3y accident of birth I wan taught to consider myself something for a while. Not now Where is my- nobility compared with his, with that of so many thousands. of men like him -kings, princes, knights—s" "Butchers, bakers, candlestiek- makers,". said madame. "Every man, ,given a chance, can be a Bay- ard. If these wars prove nothing else they have shown that the heart of the peasant beats with the same stroke as the heart of a king. Well --t but you are gok g to 'marry Roget Fabre?" "I promised.'. When he returns, if he wants me still, I shall marry him." "You cot{ld . not -do better," said madame smugly. "Nor could he. You have my blessicng,both of you. It's too bad there was ever a sour note in this symphony of yours." "That sour note--?" "You heard it last night." The old lady's voice was harsh. "In this room. You know what I mean." "I will not think of him." "You can't forget him. No more can I." "But I—I must forget him.. You Would not have are go on thinking of him niter-" clear blue sky and thought of Meri- • lae1y truck drivers, will remember an you hole yourself''" del's eyes , and closed his own. It would be good to fly again, to range the heavens wide and free. "By -the way," said Peter Ays- passing of Peter Ayscough." "Please,' Please, . madame, you are muds "With a blessing, I'll bet." less;' "Well, I did hear some of then "I am a woman, and I am old." mention names that go with bless-' <`B:t�- „ Ings, though their faces belied their - cough, I heard they found that "And there it is,. Being a woman ritzy station wagon of yours Ethan -best, and. do it everyday. Ethan- words. But Ido my Alwveryays I know what a ,man, one man, the ' Boned at Sainte-Barbe, not far from the first to spring -to arms at the man can do to your heart when you the border. The fugitives grabbed , call ofduty, that's me! Pete." are young; being old, I will not deny route • farmer's truck there and took! Gradually, quiet descended on the it. The finest women have loved it almost to the line.: And they're ! great house as the laughter, the the greatest knaves who ever over, I guess. They seem to have 1 busy tongues were stilled in sleep. ed this earth." . vanished into thin air." I Rudolph, the incorrigible, went to "It is wrong to love like that.' "I thought they'd get away. Nervy , the kitchen soon after dinner, to sit' "Mon Dieu! Wiho shall say what beggars," im the chair he loved, to stalk grave -it is wrong to lova? Not I, be as - "It's a devil of -a note. That Kehl ' ly with Gesner- and the cook and I sured of that, nay little one." --Captain " Manfred Kehl—is a big' Florian and the other doniestics, of Rut who is to tell me? Oh, I try shot Nazi • -other a° w rs and the a 'te• a •� the iei am Lho aid Faberof war,o !not t was f to think'of him.It was ,� only for a hell raiser toe. No end of trouble 1 his own experience in the army of a little while I knew him—" with him in the :camp, I heard 'horn I France in the First World War. He 1 "A moment is Iong enough," mur- a chap who did duty there. They'll i spoke of the great -generals of Iris -]maned he Sibyl. "A portion of a find some pals in the States, yea :tory, of the fhst great Churchill, moment It is all done ,by a spark, may be sure. I :suppose they'll turn Corporal john, Duke of Maribor -:I think. The fire is lighted from up next in Tobruk." j ough; of Prince Eugene, of Napole- • that spark. Sometimes, most often, Roger, deep in his heart,' did not on, Wellington and Blucher. Ile in fact, the fire .needs to' be nursed knoiv' whether to be glad or sorry , loved Kitchens, did Rudolph, were I and replenished; sometimes—and that Michel had escaped. For a they of castles, inns or -cottages, Isere I speak of great loves—the while he had thought, with Tante He, who was "to the. manner born," .fire, untended and turfed ,except by Mimi, that perhaps a bullet from 'found his greatest ease°and happi- dreams, burns on all through one's a pursuer's gun would be the best. th •1 ; life." 1. v 0 t p r t e s a n e b e n some e a h t her is the truth of it.. If you can make cress an a mg en•oOA. answer to it all. Now he did not I Mttcilme and Meridel shared tl ( "You i I shall always—al- know. Bis own happiixess was so the i mean s a a ways— :fire in the room upstairs. It had been ways remember him?" groat, so wondrous.' Perhaps tile, e good day. The events of last night "You will keep what you have of Americans, this time, would grant had not faded, any more than the him," said madame gently. "That no bail; would take the men and i wine stain on the taupe carpet. But is woman's burden. To carry with hold them prisoners until. the war; the beauties of the clay had taken her things that can only hurt her, was Certainly it would' -be t some of the ugliness from them; the burn her, bring her misery. But she fool to let those two escape,Isweet and gentle spirit, 'the lovo cannot: a rid of them and she is so Well ay, it wasn't his woiry1that had pervaded file ]rouse had the- made that -I doubt she would rid her - any yen those dark shadows into ]aiding 1 self of them if she could," children had presented Peter, and both of them prayed, the old lady Are we such poor things then, and the young girl in whose eyes the anadam ?" Al s with a huge basket:of ` ribIs nily, barley toys, bonbons, ;dreams refused' to die, that they "I`m afraid we are, my child;' fruit nuts, which he ,eonsusned' would not come again. . I "The •—,then• I cannot, 'because I hap long the way at the con- i You sent Roger.. away happy tins made ane lovely image of that tan ard`of wrecking the machine 't]ine," 'said madame;` "Never be- olio, ever hope to he `worthy of the and king theirs necks. f fore have I seer] ]him go so gayly, love that ,Roger offers me? I can "I 1 be a relief to get up in :leave so much , that the loved be- never. really -be given to him be - the again, Pete," said Roger hind and departed singing. But it 'cause there is some part o1 me that e edge Was so today, I think he must have he can never win?" ephone taken 'something very precious away! "No one earl be given . completely over, hardy and more. Tihe cough ort -ca t and pity a thaz hien t will air they. a gully on "So safe up :there." Meridel colored, looked at "It is a bit slippery, sir. Gosh you must have had a swell time as stewed away froni th of and grazed a tel polethe other side of th e• road. with him." to' another. It is a •pity, but there Prueter, 'Brodhagen; George A. Watt, Blyth:'. ' ' Parties desiring to effect; iasu:ii- anee or transact other business *ill be promptly attendedto on applicit- tion to any of the above 'officers ad- dressed to their respective post offi- ces. Losses inspected by the director CANADIAN,NATIONAL RAILWAYS TIME TABLE Trains/ will arrive at and depart from ;from Clinton' as follows: ' Toronto and Godench Division Going East, depart . 6.43 aria, -Going East, depart .. 3.03 p.m. Going West, depart , . - . , .. 12.04 p.m. ,.Going West, depart 11.10 pm. London and Clinton Division • Coming North, arrive - 11.20 a.m. 'Going South, leave . . 3.10 p.ni 0 LD VIRCINIA PIPE TOBACCO It's a real pipe :.e smoker's tobacco • hadth • n at he lead kissed. "Some- titing' very small I think, madame. He asked for my love and I told him it was freely given," The old lady looked at her 'shrewd - for a moment; then at the fire. She robbed her chin on the gleam- ing knob of her stick. "Freely, yes," she said after a moment. "Sometimes, I know, it is not in our power to guide as we should Mee to give;" "And is' not that self]•sbness, ma- dame?" The thin , shoulders shrugged. Sa rather, er it le h urn an• u t a ure— a civ p ease, ' stubborn, sometimes hateful thing, Logic stops at hu- man "nature. Why do We do the things we do, .hein? Why should we cause pain to those who love us most? Roger adores you, ' but, you know what it iu love—one who loves, 'one ,who ,permits herself to be 'oved. Id; is like that in any match, There is no balance. ' One gives,- the -ether• • takes. Oh, I have seen it often, often." turn happy, my dear, it will be enough."• "I' will try. With all my heart." "Then you cannot fail, Meridel." The too -short holidays • and: the great feast of New Year's passed on: into the steady merciless cold of the iron months of January and February,. Life went on evenly enough at Philibert. .Although Roger had gone, Meridel and the children did not return to the city when vacation ended, and Rudolph spent most of his time . at the :man- sion that he had, from long' pretense of ownership, come to look upon rather as a place where he beloinged. Meridel , stayed because madame :needed her now. the children Could have good schooling from Miss Car- rick and the Other teachers whom the government had provided. Roger 'was still in England. Nees er a`\ great one to write 'Letters, he contented himself now with theodd cable, a verbal message entrusted tosome.hoinxing• associate in the Air Force, a few lines on a postcard, a TIHURS., OCT. 26th, 194 fir--—. see the battlefields of the ea `& ..;grass ±, yrs upon. :hem and Moss ,s is 4,,ladcorn .., OVER TOE non zo , peace and victory beckon., Soon the heal- ing growth of nature, which follows victory as the sunrise follows night, will clothe in fruit and grain and Bowers the war -scarred lands now desolate and fallow. But victory is not here yet. Peace is still but apromise. This year more than ever, we must fight, mo must work, we must lend.... we end..- we must Invest In Victory by 9S IY IA17ettmeezz buying Victory 'Bonds!` Each, of us must share in the job .:.each must do his part by Buying 7th Victory Loan Bonds, and buying more than in the previous loans. When those we love return, and once more we' all breathe the clean, invigorating air of freedom, we shalt be glad that we have done our utmost to help make peace real and victory lasting. • Affeeieeie rou C. v - 111��'S MASSEY•H&RRIS 1647 COMPANY LTII ESTABL18R D letter or two to Meridel. One she received in February said; "I hope to be with you soon. In the long weeks that have passed since we said goodby at Philibert, I have often wondered if I did not dream all the lovely things that happened there --as web as those unlovely. You are still mine, Med- del? You did saves you would marry me when 2 come home again—did• you. not? "Yes, yes, I could' not be such a self -deceiver. You told me when we sat in :front of the fires while the rest of the household slept. .I remember so well the sweetness of your lips, the silken saftness of your hair. I hear still the music of your voice, so Iike tittle bells. In the air I ' dream sometimes that you are at my side and I hear your voice whispering to me in the rush of the wind. And 1, to whom, life .has given so hutch 'of beauty, never think of death. I have known you; what could a elan aslc more? I fear I have become . greedy; I long so for the time to come when I shall bty back to you, and 1 know the first glimpse of those misty shores of Canada will . be to me, as to so many others, like seeing the battle ments of heaven. "80 you will begin to think of your trousseau now• You will know that I love you always. Roger. (TO BE CONTINUED) V Local Brfeeders Buy, Sell At Kitchener Sale W. Hume Clutton, Gocierich, re- ceived $300 for Meadow Clade Peggy Kerk -Pabst,a seven -year -bid cow, at the Annual Fall Special,Iiolsteio Sale held Oct; 19 near Kitchener. The buyer was R. F. Bookont, Mun- cie, Indiana. Mi.. Bookont also bought a mature cow and her baby bull calf for $213 from J., W, Vanlignxond, Clinton. Mr. VariEgmond secured a two-year-old heifer from Edwin Feick, Kitchener: , ;ener at 2'27 50. R. L. Marshall, Fordw'ch s 23 . tad fora a r , i $ 0 four-year-old heifer consigned by W. P. Laidlaw & Sons, Norval, and E. B.- Coudie, • Seaforth, $270 for a six- year oldfrom Milton A. Bechtel, , Preston. - V We should deal . with ourselves as t: wise physician is said to have dealt with his patients; those who were incurable lost their lives, but they . .never lost hope. --Ernest von Feitchtersieben. cibeSNAPSNOT GUILD HALLOWE'EN PICTURES 88 T, 'VERY holiday in the year offers •� many picture -making. opportuni- ties—but few are as photogenic as Halloween, and this night of mys- tery with all that it signifies is al- ptost here, Here's your chance for a real op- portunity to play with photographic lighting -to work for weird and strange effects in your pictures because that's just the type of pic- ture that catches the mood ofthe holiday. 'Of course, you don't have to con- fine your efforts to trick Many. illumine: lion. R Halloween h Rue FI 1 ween party pictures can justas eaelly be made with. straightforward lighting. Bat, In many cases, you'll want to create lighting which Is as far removed as possible front the conventional,type. For instance, let's say you're giv- ing a Halloween party and one of your friends'' appears as a witch. She carries with her the ti'aditioual broom ,and iron kettle—in which she, brews her magic herbs and niysteriously sees into the future: ,' You'll want to get a picture of her that tells the whole story in a glance. . Yes, you might get a perfectly satisfactory snapshot with a regular lighting set-up, but, frankly, such a pictere would Probably Iack dra- matic appeal. It would be: much more interesting if yon placed a.. small light bulb inside the kettle, and then pictured your subject lean- ing over it as ifshe were concocting her magic phosphorescent brew. You can adapt that technique to many situations at a Halioween art re lac shots,children party Sf l e c ld en around a Ja ck'-o-lantern weird faces peering In through the win- dow, and so forth. Suet shade the lens of your camera, so that no direct light, from th strikes e bulb b the lens, and you'll get crisps dra- matic pietuneS. Making pictures at Halloween parties can be just as much fun as the party itself, Try It; you'll see. John van Guilder