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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-07-14, Page 2?AGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD "Hills By Agnes Destiny" Louise Provost Synopsis i XI There was little time now for Vir- ginia to let her thoughts dwell on Lee. She had two unannounced guests to entertain, Both city dwel- lers of luxurious tastes. If she felt a fleeting' dismay at the prospect she cached for it by the warmth of her greeting. Mrs. Archer, having hero- ically endured '20 miles of assort- ed jolts in Andy :Gleason's dust -grit- ted flivver, had retired exhausted to her room to register renewed detest- ation of ail ranchesand of this one in particular, and to survey anx- iously the :effect of the desert glare on her complexion. Virginia excused herself to Stanley and found. her. 1 "Darling, this is lovely! But why didn't you send word, and let me 'meet you." ("I wanted to surprise you, dear. It was a silly notion, of course. I should have remembered how incona venient things are in these places." Mrs. Archer returned the •warm young kissand smiled wanly. "We same up from the station," she added with tragic fortitude, "in the most are," awful old car that ou ever saw" Lee Hollister, returning unespeet- -edly from ,a trip abroad to the Circle' V ranch, his home from childhood, is troubled by signs. of neglect, Joey, .an old prospecto> friend of Matt Blair,' Lee's foster father and owner ..,of the ranch, tells Lee that Matt has • :killed himself, probably discouraged Iby hard times. The ranch is going -to ruin under Lawlor, manager ap- ;pointed by Matt's daughter Virginia, who is visiting the Archers, her want :and uncle in New York. Lee persuad- es her to return to the ranch. Her -uncle }wants her to sell the place to Milton Bradish, old associate of her father. Mrs .Archer follows Virginia to the ranch, accompanied by Stanley Bradish, The Clinton News -Record 'with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year in advance, to Can - :tidier'''. addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or ,other foreign countries. No paper -discontinued until all arrears are amid unless at the option of the pub lusher. The date to which every sub- scription is paid is denoted on the label. .ADVERTISING RATES — Transient advertising 12e per count line for first insertion. 8e. for each subse- .quent insertion. Heading counts 2 dines. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Wanted". "Lost, "Strayed", etc., inserted ongtt for 35c., each subsequent insertion 15c. Rates for display advertising evade renown on application. Communications intended for pub- lication roust, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name .of the writer. ,G. E. HALL - Proprietor H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Finaneial. Real Estate and Fire In- 'eurance Agent, Representing. 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to. W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block Clinton. Ont. A. E. COOLS. Piano and Voice 'Studio—E. C. Nickle, Phone 23w. 80-tf. D. IL McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage .Office: Huron 'Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION 4ey manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 . GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the Country of Huron Correspondence promptly answered limmediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling phone 203. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed. checked her' plaints in a spial sob, a little frighteirled that she night have said too much. "I'm awfully some, about the cottage, real y. I know you and Uncle Ellis have done wonderful things for me—all the trips and parties and the seasons at Palm: Beach and Deauville and Nar- agansett. They must have been frightfully, expensive. You helped Dad,' too, in doing all those things for me when he was carrying such a burden and couldn't,' do it himself. I'll 'never forget that as long as' I live." For a moment Mrs. Archer sat still. The delicate but fixed bloom in her cheeks slowly deepened. Then with a quick, deprecating laugh she 'reached up and patted Virginia's hand. "Oh, my dear, don't even mention such things. I'm sorry that I said anything to remind you of them.. It's only because I'm tired and nerv- ous; I'll be all right when I've rest- ed. Now run along, darling. Stan ley will be wondering where you Y Virginia hastily 'smothered a gig- gle. Mrs. Archer's tone • could scarc- ely have expressed more distasts if 1she.had been brought in a police pat- rol. There was no doubt that Andy Gleason's stage was an ordeal. ".Poor lalling, it must have been awful." "It was outrageous!" Mrs. Archer shuddered, "The road was frightful, and I believe that horr_ble old man deliberately chose the worst places he could find. I was glad that Stan- ley was with me. I hope you don't mind illy bringing him this way, but I couldn't very well object when he wanted to eorne." "Oh no, of course not." Virginia smiled brightly. "As soon as, you've rested you'll feel splendid..Everybody does out here. I can't provide a plaid or a private bath,. but I can slake you comfortable." She paused, and the rest tante jerkily, "Father was going to build a new ranch house as soon as I came back. A big one with an electric plant for lights, and things like that, And I never cane. The plans are in his desk still." TINE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont.: Officers:. President, Thomas , Moylan, Sea- forth; Vice ?resident, William Knox, Londesboro; Secretary -Treasurer, M, A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors, Alex. Droadfoot, Seaforth; Janes Sholdice, Walton; James Connolly, Goderich; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Chris. •Leonhardt, Dublin; ,Alex. McEwing, :Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton. List of Agents:, E. A. Yeo, Goderich, Phone: 603r31, Clinton; James Watt, Blyth; John E. Pepper, Brucefield, R. R. No. 1; R. P. McKer- ellerr, Dublin, 11. R. No. 1; Chas. F. Hewitt, Kincardine; R. G. Jarmuth, 13ornholn, R. R. No 1. Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of ''Commerce, Seaforth., or at Calvin Cett's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- .once or transact other business will be promptly attended to on applica- lop to any -of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post off'. ces. Losses inspected by the director who lives nearest the scene. ANADIAN NAT1ONA TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and' depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Godericb I)iv. Going East, depart 6 58 ann. Going East, depart 8.00 p.m •Going West, depart 11.45 p.m. Going West, depart 10.00 p,nt. London, Huron & Bruce Going North, ar. 11.25 ive. 11.47 p;m. Going south ar. 2.50, leave 3.08 pan. Mrs, Archer looked frightened. She had not heard that hard sound in Virginia's voice since the first days after Matt Blair's death. "011, but you were practically on the way home," she said soothingly. "And I'm sure we shall be very cont- fortable here. Stanley had had one of his cars shipped out. Wasn't it nice of hint? Of course your fath- er's old car was good in its way, but it's dreadfully shabby now. Really, if you weren't going to sell, I should insist on your getting a new one." Virginia did not answer immediat- ely. She was standing near a win- dow and she looked out, soberly, on the wide .stretch of valley that lvas her debt -ridden inheritance a green upland basin cupped in guarding hills and fed by a precious stream, while a thirsty desert flung its high slopes at the outer walls. Of course she meant to sell But it would seem strange to leave this place for the last time, to think- of str'anger's hese, of familiar things sold and gone, and workmen tearing the old house down to put up sone -1 thing huge and lavish, a sort of royal hunting lodge for a mttltimrllionaire-! Saunders would profit by the greater trade, a new toad would be built to replace the agglomeration of gullies, that now passed for a highway, the motors or owners and guests ands tradesmen would flashalong it daily when the lord of the manor was in residence, and the Valley of the Sun' would take on new life. Just now, shining golden in the late! afternoon light, it seemer as hushed and remote as it had been on the day when the first 'wandering Navajos had looked down.,on it. "Oh yes, I suppose I shall sell," she: said slowly. "It would be foolish not to. But I'd rather not talk about it, if you don't mind. We'll plan things, to do while you are here," • I Mrs, Archer flashed an • alarmed glance at her niece's face. "Of course," she said hurriedly, it's your property and I' don't wantl to seem insistent, but if you delay too long, you'may Tose the opport-j unity. Mr. Brattish is a very genes -I ous man, but' he is also very—es-1 peculiar. Ile may get impatient and withdraw the offer. I ge almost mach when I think of it, After all your opportunities, anti all we have tried to do for you, to bury yourself out here and risk losing everything) And there's thatexpensive cottage stand- ing idle, 'We couldn't afford it at all, but I had planned a wonder'fu'l sunnnes fol, you. And you rushed off with scarcely a word—' "Darli;ng, I 'ditin't mien tot dis- tress you." Warm young arms clasp-, ed her, and Mrs. ,Archer hastily"'' Mrs. T. Ellison Archer's ears alight have warmed unpleasantly if she had known that at that partic- ular moment the young man Lee Hol- lister, whom she both disliked and feared, and the little dried up pros- pector whom she considered a very vulgar and obnoxious' old man were discussing her affairs with consider- able freedom. f "Reckon Mis' Archer's airnin' to take Honey back east?" said Joey, "Shouldn't wonder, Joey. She thinks this is a' pltstty *civilized spot, unless she had changed consid- erably." "She ain't the kind to change," said Joey sententiously. "Ye think Honey'll go, Lee?" 'I'm betting she. won't, Joey." The old titan peered 'at him shrewdly, but found nothing is a dark profile to enlighten him. He took out his pipe and slowly seSat- ched a grizzled jaw with it, "Looks ]dada serious, that young' Bradish fellow comin' along, like it was a fancily party. It's queerhow life keeps turnip' folks around. There was Milt Bradish, back in the late nineties, busted and glad- to eat the grub Matt give Minn, and now Milt's a millionaire and Matt's the one that's down, an' Milt's boy is out hese bangle' around Matt's girl. Funny, ain't it?" "Very," The voice sounded grim. "Going to getout your best suit and go up to pay your respects to Mrs, Archer?" "Not less'n I lose my mind. Us simple savages is all right in a mov- in' peter, or ridin' herd on dood vis- itors, but when it comes to mixin' in with the family we're about as welcome as a polecat at a party. You go, if you want to " There was a wry twist to Lee's smile, but again he was silent, and Joey went on. "Never did have any use fer them Archers," he grumbled, "Too plumbfull of foolishness to live. All they think of is money and' how many yachts atter butlers their fr'iends has, It must have'lcilled 'ern when Honey' ma married ifrta the shirt sleeve set but I took notice that when Mat was rnakin' a lot of Money they nor responded with hint pretty frequent Can't tell me!" The dark head 'turned slightly, "I thought they were well off They had a pretty fine house down at that 'Long Island place." "Mebbe they are, but I don't be neve it. Soule folks can put on More airs with a mortgage than you or me would with a' million dollars . , 0) well, they .ain't no use in grouchin' They're honey'sfolks and she's fond of 'cm, and I reckon they've been pretty good. to her." He sighed resignedly. In Joey' eyes to be good to Honey was to haw at least half of one's sins forgiven The younger, »ran grunted irnpat iently. "'Yes, Joey, that's just it. They're' Virginia's folks and they've been good to her, or she thinks they have aper what they say goes. Only—' he stopped, with tightened jaw. "Only what, Lee?" "Only 7` think they're busier being good to themselves. They're born grubliners, Joey, if I knew the breed. I'd like, to see the stubs of Matt's eheelc books for the last six years". Joey nodded thoughtfully- Silence fell between- them again, (Continued next week) YOUR WORLD AND MINE (Copyright) by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD• '. Have you been perceptive of the our views concerning their policies fact that most persons known to yoululid decisions we have to admit that' want to do somethksg - superlatively well? Take Budge, this year's Wim- bledon tennis champion; or Helen Moody, or Mlle Le'nglen, the famousFrench tennis .player whose death has just been anounced. Or take Burt, the winner of the. Diamond Sculls at Henley-on-Thames. Or take Joe Louis, the pugilist. All of these persons did their utmost in all their contests. They did their utmost in preparation: It is the same in the case of our foremost painters, singers, .pianists, actors, preachers, lawyers, doctors,' surgeons, architects, engineers. All' do their best, not forthe sake . of money rewards, but because there is something' in thein which forces them to do their best. There are farmers and carpenters, and breeders of horses and cattle and sheep and hogs and fowl and pigeons and dogs and cats, who are always trying to excel. And, sim- ilarly, there are manufacturers who want to make the best soap, the best brushes ,the best soup., the best bread, the best shoes,. the best clothes, the best ships, the best tools, the best watches, We can admit that one of the motives leading men to do their best is the desire for praise and reward; yet below all else is the honest de- sire to do their very best—not in all things, but in regard to some unc- ial form. of self expression. I ani acutely conscious of the ex- cellence of many advertised things which I buy or use. Take' one's tooth- brush. I have been astonished by the durability of some of these ad- vertised brushes, When I was a lad a toothbrush didn't last long. Its bristles were always coming out, Today bristles are more securely fastened in, and the handles are made most attractive. The brush ,may be delivered to you ,in a glass container, You are paid compliments at every turn by the maker, Aecox ding to old records of. 1732 in Huntington .E;.I. Count Rumford, the physcist, who "mado outstanding contributions" to culinary science, began his experiments on baking ovens made from tombstones. On Father's Day I was given a shaving brush -an aclvertised brush. This brush has been delighting me daily ever since. It gives me a sup- er -abundance of lather from about r/: inch of cream. Before I got this brush I had been using a bristle brush which had cost me about 60 cents, This bristle brush was well made; but it never„`. gave me the pleasure of my new badger -hair brush, and it required more shaving cream or soap to produce the amount of lather needed to making shaving ageeable, I. have been wearing two pairs of shoes made by the sante maker, for upwards of eight years—a tribute to the good workmanship of the manu- facturer. A. good watch will last from 50 to 100 years if it is well looked after. Typewriters a r c extraordinarily long-lived. Well -macre furniture will last from generation to genera- tion. Motor care last far longer than most owners want them to last, I have books on my shelves which are 100 years old: the paper and the binding were good ; Ships last re- markably. There is far more honesty than roguery in the world. Look about you and consider those well known to you whose lives may touch yours. Go over them one by one. Do you find then honest. I believe •that your cheek up will reveal to you that most of those well known to you are hon- est and dependable people. It is far better to see the good than the bad. One is happier when one habitually sees the good rather than the; bad. . There are persons-- and er'sons-and all of us know them -who are everlasting pessimists: they see what. is: dismal rather than what is shiny bright; they see sinners rather than righteous persons; they see failures more than successes. What we see is n smatter- of habit. If we practise seeing the bad, we shall COe the bad. If we practise seeing the good, we shall see good. If we practise being sunny' natured, we shall be sunny natured. We ought to be thankful that we are not magistrate '° and judges, al- ways seeing and dealing with, wrong doers and doings. I' wrote a novelist not long ago, after having read two of his books which were most depres- sing and dealt with: the' life of op- pressed persons living in ugly sur- roundings and with very coarse' per.: sons, expressing the hopethat his next book would be more cheerful. For four years or more this writer has given himself up to depleting the life • of a few people :in a community where sin ' and 'ugliness abounded, such intensity of effort maintained for so long must have a bad' effect on this novelist. Personally I would not want to be warden of a prison. 'Probably it 15 an indication of cowardice in. me when I say that I would not want to carry heavy re- sponsibilities -such as those borne., by MTV prime ministers and the members of their cabinets. Whatever may be these public servants do ; carry! burdens which break down their health. Our great public servants` spend themselves limitlessly in their public service, and thereby shorten their lives. Speaking for myself I would not want the burdens borne by school teachers. Some of es may think that they have short hours and many holidays, but we fail to seer the wort; done away from school- by these teachers and to appreciate the strain on their' nerves. THIIIIS., JULY 14 19 8. Change In Leadership May Change Leafs' Luck of the Leafs' difficulties this season has been the large' number of lett hand batsmen in the line-up. The team has been notoriously weak against southpaw pitching. The present home stand of the Leafs will last until July 28 with a gap of two days, July 24 and 25, Elevation of Jack Burns to role of when they play in Rochester, Follow - Manager gives Dan Rowley chance ing the series against. Newark which to seek players to strengthen began �n Toronto. on July 8, the team Leafs oppose Syracuse, Jersey City, Baltimore and Montreal at Maple With Irving John Burns;, first Leaf Stadium. There will be. twilight baseman, at the helm as playingFlood-light doubleheaders. on Satur- manager, and Daniel Philip PIowIey day, July 16; 'against' Jersey City devoting his whole thine to front of- and: Saturday, July 2S; against Mont- Tice problems such as the acquisition real. These Saturday evening twin of playcts to. strengthen the team, i bills are proving popular` in Toronto the Toronto Maple' Leafs have: occas-� and also attraeting many e � g Y p cyte from ion to feel optimistic over the re -I outside of Toronto. There will be a manning two; months of the Interna- mid -week twilight -floodlight double tional League campaign, 1 bill against Baltimore on Wednesday The recent changes , did not bring 1 evening, July 20, What I,am trying to impress on about an immediate evacuation of myself and on my readers is this; the lowly position occupied by the we are being' quite wonderfully sot -'three-week trip: on the road, the' :edit—nadir ed —n most efficiently served by Leafs in the league standing, but, 1 multitudes of persons, most of whom their brief home' stand following the we never see and aboutservants whom: we players . demonstrated that they area rarely think, These servants of ours capable of playing crowd -pleasing tail often to the point of exhaustion baseball. The hustle and fight they and death that we may have pleasure; displayed made a big hit with the or comfort or ease, or better food, fans. better clothing, better domestic util-1 Rain washed out two of the seven 'ties, or better health, Some endure games 'of their home stay and addedl immense' hardship and many dangers to he number of double-headers later that we may have fish on our table— on, but, in the five games played the fish by way of example. Men risk Leafs won three, two of them in extra their lives that we may have pearls. innings. If at first you don't succeed Try, try to pay us a little on your subscription, it it is in arrears. The Clinton News -Record A British report states that . the Men toil endlessly in mines that wej Burns' popularity with Tozronta United States has more non-military may have coal. Men study for years fans is firmly established, :and he planes ' than all other' nations put and years that 'we may have the appears' to have all the requirements together, • easements of science. Our research of a good leader on the field. He chemists and doctors devote their commands the confidence and respect whole life to labours which winire' of his players. His elevation to the g � In the. Culebra Cut of the Panama us sures-for disease managerial position mi have and relief front g p i,ht ed more auspicious, . however, had Canal, 2,500 tons of explosives were pain. Photographers put their lives used. In the biggest blast, 26 tons in peril daily that we may have pie- not a coaple of incidents oceured to of dynamite and blasting powders tures in our newspapers. weaken the Leafs. Bill Urbanski, were used. - whose batting and fielding had im-I Perhaps our own work is disagree- proved considerably over his early able perhaps dangerous perhaps season showing, was forced to the ill -rewarded in the matter of wages; sidelines with I Every year at the Paris trade fair h a torn muscle in. his hotel in May, yet our work may be a contribution back. visitors are given a free to the well-being of others near or Then, Heinle Manush, veteran out- bottle of Chablis, Pommard, or far front- us. A person who will fielder' who was batting leader of the nvray w]ne, and some years as never 'know of our existence or give team, was called to his home in Tus- many as 400,000 bottles are thus a thought to us. , cumbiaAlabama, owing to the death distributed. ,5 Truly we are servants one of an- of his mother. The absence of these+ other, and I hope that we are honest two players for overten days dealt servants, giving a quality of service the Toronto team a real blow at al Metal toys shipped feem Japan to equal to the quality of the service time when it was making a strong foreign countries last year were vat - we get front others. The farmer who' bid to improve its position in the ued at $2,603,000, while these of sweats in the harvest field, the wom-(standing. Ted Petoskey, who filled inlcelluloid were listed at $2,180,000. an Who 'works in a mill, the taxicab ter' Manush, failed to shake off the driver, the dentist, the salesman be- batting slump that caused him to be hind the counter, the surgeon, the dropped from the line-up several chemist the retailer, the publisher,; days previously, and the Leafs' at - the teacher, the preacher, the delivery tack suffered as a result. elan, the miner, the ditch digger, thel Meanwhile, Dan Howley has been garbage collector—all are servants contacting several major league ministering to others' needs and clubs in an effort to fortify the wants and welfare. i Leafs with more batting strength. Since we are so well served by Howley seeks an outfielder or two, others, is there not obligation on us' preferable right hand batters. Such to serve them with the fidelity with' players are scarce, at least players which they serve us? 1 of International League calibre. One BE HAPPY! 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