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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-01-12, Page 2'PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORD- TIIUR;S,, JAN. 12, ' 1939 'Christine who has been 'a Ter Line stewardess for some tune, is suddenly) transferred to the "Hay Tor," bound for Shanghai, Her pretty selfish half -I sister, Fay Lind just secured a post l in a beauty salon in Shanghai, and her passage is booked, in the Hay Tor. Since Fay is bitterly ashamed of the feet that Christine is a stewardess,, Christine promises not to let anyone •en board know that they are related. The . Clinton News -Record with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION 41.50 .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. 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On signing -on day, Christine dis- covers that the Chief Steward of the Hay Tor is Mr. Perrin, who has a grudge against her mother formerly a stewardess on the same line. Per- rin warns Christine before she signs 1 on that if she puts on airs with hint she will find life difficult. From the very' first, Christine's fel- low stewardesses, Mrs. Rare' and Miss Crane, shows a dislike of her for no 'reason and the only, person who is at all friendly is Arthur Grant, a cheer - 'fel 'young bedroom steward with whore she works. Grant warns her to be careful, because many of the stewards are Perrin's toadies and everything is reported to him. Among the passengers in Grant's section is a wealthy man called Mart- in Royde, who has often sailed in Tor Lines before and is well-known to the staff. He is notorious for giving wild parties .and splashing money about. One of his friends, Doria Smythe, a sophisticated woman of thirty, is one of Christine's passengers, and Royde himself occupies the cabin de luxe in Grant's section. Christine tries to keep in touch with her young half-sister, but Fay, not being in Christine's section, can be visited by Christine only late at night. She soon has to give up going reg- ularly, because she is seen in the alley -way by the steward on watch, who spreads a rumour that she is "poaching" in another stewardess's section. In the Bay of Biscay; Doria Smythe falls ill, which brings Christine into contact with the ship's doctor, John Stanhope, a friendly young nut to who she takes a great liking. Soon afterwards, she learns that Fay has taken up with Martin Royde, Knowing the man's reputation, Chris- tine decides that she must warn her against him. CHAPTER IV MIDNIGHT QUARREL A. E. COOK "P didn't expect to see you, at this time of night, Chriptine," Fay said, in Piano and Voice a rather ]hostile tone, as Christine :Studio -E. C. Nickle, Phone 23w. slipped into her room at midnight. Fay, still fully dressed, had been 08-t1 standing in front of the dressing table, staring at herself 'in the mor - D. H. NIcINNES ror, when Christine came in, and Christine saw that her cheeks were flushed and her eyes very bright. "I carne down earlier, but you were not here," Christine etplained, "so I waited until the others were asleep and then crept out of our cabin. Therefs no one on watch now except the night watchman—and I. hope he's cleaning shoes somewhere." "Any special reason for 'being so desperately anxious to see' me to- night?" Fay asked, sitting down on the bed and kicking off her slippers. She was so elaborately casual that Christine knew that she had a bad conscience. "I Wanted to speak to you—about Martin Roycle, Fay," Christine said bluntly. "Some of my passengers were talking about you yesterday, and they said you were getting friendly with hint." "The gossiping old peahens—why can't they mind their own business?" Fay muttered. "But I saw you tonight, Fay, dime- Broadfoot, Seaforth; James Sholdice, ing with him. ' • Walton; James Connolly, Goderich; "Well, there's no harm in daneing, • V. R. Archibald, Seaforth; • Chris. ,is there?" Leonhardt, Dublin; Alex. McEwing, "There is with Martin Royde. Frank !He's Myth,; Pr anit McGregor,. Clinton. Hes sailed on this ship before, and List of Agents; E. A. Yeo, R.R. 1.; the staff knows all about him—and' fames Watt, Myth; John E. Pepper, Brucefield, R. R. No. 1; R. F. McKer- bear to hear his name coupled with cher,' Dublin, R. R. No.' 1; Chas. F. xtty sister's. Hewitt, (Kincardine; R. G. Jarmuth,' "He's the most attractive man that' •Bornhohn, R. R. No. 1. I ever met," Fay . burst out, "and Any money to be paid may be paid I know what I'm doing, thank you, to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Christine. Every woman on 'this ship' Cvtt's Grocery, Goderich. is mad about barn, and I won't have ' Parties deeiring to effect insur- you interfering—coning .along here armor transact other business will to preach to me... You're narrow - be promptly attended to on applica- minded ion to any of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post offs- "Fay—you've never , been East be- ees. Losses inspected by the director fore," Christine said grhnly. "Do who lives nearest the scene., take my word for it that there are CHIROPRACTOR kllcctro Therapist, Massage •Otliee: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. 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Going East, depart ........6.58 a.m. • Going East, depart 3.00 p.m, Going West, depart 11.45 p.m. Going West, depart 10.00 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce Going North, ar, 11.25 lye. 11.47 p.m. Going South ar. 2.50, leave 3,08 p.m, some people on board who aren't — very safe friends for you, and that Royde is one of them."_ "I'ni old enough to judge for' my- self." Fay said, her mouth set in. an angry line. "You may be my elder• sister—and by bad luck you happen to be on the same ship—but`,I won't have you meddling with my private affairs. You're as bad as that old Mrs. Bugle, who had the nerve to give' me what she called a little motherly advice—" "Which you took very badly. Do have a little sense, and don't make yourself unpopular, as well as get- ting yourself talked about with—with one of the unsteadiest people. By the time• you get to Shanghai, you mai wish that you hadn't." "Will you` mind your own business, Christine?" Fay burst out. "It's true that you've been East before, and I haven't --but you've been East' as a stewardess, not a passenger. I can just imagine the way the staff talks about the passengers. They don't like to see other people having a good time when they have to work." "Don't be silly— ." "Silly! ties you who. are silly Christine; if you think Pin going to be scared, by your hints, picked up from the stewards. Are you going to stay here all night, or will you clear out of this room. and let me go to bed ?" "I must go 'to bed myself," Chris- tine said, reluctant to leave Fag; but quite sure by this time she could do no good by ;staying. And she dare not stay any longer, for Mrs. Parr or Miss Crane night wake up and miss her, and it would be difficult to expjain her absence :rom their cabin in the middle of the night. It was almost impossible for Chris- tine to see Fay at alt during the days which followed, for Fay was never' in her own room until late at night, and it happened that Mrs, Parr had neuralgia and was sleeping badly. Christine saw Fay dancing with Mar- tin Royde evening after evening, and she' heard the comments made by both passengers and stewards, but she had warned Fay once, and she could do nothing more, Ctristind and Crayit were doing numbereighteen together on the day that the ship was tied up at the wharf at Port Said. Since there was no inspection when the ship was in Met and both Mrs. Smythe and Mrs. Collins had been,up fairly early, it gave Christine a chance to do that room really thoroughly for once. "I suppose they'd come back laden wi'h'half the contents of the s6uvenir shop," Cln etine said, disentangling a long bead necklace which had tied itself round sortie of the pots and bottles on the dressing table, "and this room will be a greater muddle than ever." "They will not," Grant told her with a grin. "They've gone ashore together, on their own, and they're not likeler to spend much at any shop. If they'd gone with Royde it would have been a different natter ---but Royde is otherwise engaged.', "With—Fay Lind," Christine said, under her breath. "You're right, Miss Jordan — with that little fool, Fay Lind. I saw them going down the gangway as soon as the ship tied up, an hour before Mrs. Smythe and, IM's. Chilitis 'went. 01 course, they may be go- ing to join forces late, but I don't think so—I think Royde , has conte to some arrangement with Mrs. Smythe---" "What sort of arrangement ? " Christine interrupted, het' busy hands suddenly pausing in their task. Well, you know that Royde and Mrs. Smythe aye old friends, and that they were together a good deal at the beginning of the voyage. He's chopped her lately—but 1 happen to know that he's paying her chits, for drinks, and cigarettes and so on. Seemsltc me that he's more or less bribing her to keep clear, while he amuses himself with the Lind girl— after all, if she liked to turn nasty, she could tell the Lind girl a mighty lot about him; couldn't she?" "They make me sick, these people," Christine said, in a choked voice. "Why worry, Miss Jordan?" Grant said lightly. "If, you're going to start getting worked up over the things the passengers do, you'd ,better retire from this profession before you have a nervous breakdown. 1 don't are what they do—so long as they don't slip off without tipping me at .tee end of the voyage." "I don't care as a rule, but some- times—" "Sometimes you feel like a ,human being, not like a stewardess. And sometimes I don't feel Ike a steward, and I long to tell some of 'em just what I think of 'em -but we'll both over it awe older, gets grove Miss Jordan. It's the first twenty years that are the worst." CHRISTINE HEARS SOME+PIIING He went out laughing, and Chris tine heard him 'start whistling as Ica strolled down the' alley -way to the cabin de luxe: there was a pleasant feeling of pleasure on the tpp 'deck that day, since Port Said was their first port, outward bound, so that this was the first daywith no inspection, Christine herself had , been rejoicing' in the thought that Perrin was too busy in his own office to interfere wth the bedroom staff that morn Mg, but Grant's information had set her worrying about Fay again, ' Of course she had been worrying about Fay before, but she had some how hoped that Doria Smythe would. make e violent scene with Pay, be- fore Martin Royde's influenceover the girl - became too groat. But if. Doria ,Smythe's silence had been bought, there was no one to cheek the dangerous friendship be- tween' F'ay and Royde. Fay was by this time thoroughly unpopular with all the' older women, . Late that evening, after the ship, had left Port Said, Grant, came to tell Christine that Mrs. Smythe wanted her.'She went up to number eighteen at once, and found Doria there alone.' "Vve grazed my elbow, steward- ess," Doria said. "I knocked it against the car door when I was getting out, and though Mrs. Collins bandaged it for me, after a fashion, she hasn't made much of .a job of it. I'd like you to do it again." "I'll fetch a fresh bandage," Chris- tine "suggested, looking at the rather nasty graze on Doria's elbow. Christine went back to her own cabin to fetch the things she wanted, and when she returned to number eighteen, Martin Royde was sitting on the settee, talking to Doria. She hesitated at the door, wondering whether to go in, but Doria signed to her to go on' with her bandaging, and Royde ignored her completely. "1 haven't said anything to the little girl about the dance club idea, — I . thought that had better come from you," he said, "but, I'm sure she'll jump at it." "And .- you're still keen on the idea yourself?" Doria asked, in a rather strained voice. "Of course I am, my dear girl— haven't I promised to back you? If you can provide them with - some attractive little partners like Fay Lind—" Christine, glancing up at Doria's face, caught the expression of sheer hatred in her eyes, but Royde was fidgeting with a bracelet which he had picked up oft the dressing table, and was not looking at Doria. "Well, I must leave you now, my dear, for I've got an engagement." "With Fay Lind, of course." But Royde left without replying. Doria Smythe made an impatient movement which jerked the bandage out of Christine's hand, so that she had to start bandaging the elbow again. Christine had to force herself to concentrate on that mechanical task, and to hide her own feelings: she' must not Iet Doria guess how deeply she had been affected by that conversation about Fay. She had al- most finished when Iris Collins cane into the room and began repairing her mince -up in front of the mirror. "Has Martin been in"? she asked "I met him on the deck just now, and he wanted to know where you \Vere:' "He has been in," Doria said, in a tone of suppressed fury. "Chiefly, I think to remind me that we've made a bargain and that he expects me to stick to it. Upon my word, Iris, it was all I could: do to tell hint just what I think of that baby -faced Lind girl." "You!'ll be a fool if you do. Your tirospects 'aren't too rosy just now, and if Martin doesn't finance this Clubfor you, I don't knoyr who wilt. Martin's your one hope--" "Don't I know it, Iris. And apart from that, I need Fay Lind myself, for it isn't going to be too easy in these days to find dance partners for the club, and the girl's attractive enough, and a good dancer. I'mit hold- ing my tongue, for my own sake but Fay Lind won't get any symp- athy from me when she loses her job at the beauty salon and depends on the club for her living. That's when I'm going to get my Own backs" "You think she will lose her job?" t'1'm certain of iej" Doria said vindictively. "Apart from anything else, her head is pretty well turned already., thanks to Martin, and if she's going to spend her evenings at the club, slue isn't going to be much use in the day tim0. If they can get another girl out from England it'll be finish for Miss Fay Lind, eon- tract or no contract." RECEIVES HIS SCHOOL PRIZE 15 YEARS LATE Herbert Bridle, manager of a store g at Brantford, received a gift 15 years late, when he visited relatives at Goderich. It all began when Herbert headed his public school class back in 1924. His teacher had a present for him, but the Bridle family moved' from Goderich before he received it. 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Repression It is to our advantage that they are signifies Self -lin when we want to play when the shouldposed restraint. We , continually under repressions, t work; when we want to go on the I ate restrained from thieving and loose"; — then we are both present Kings and emperors in past days,. murder and reckless driving of our and ultimate gainers when we re- were. supposed to hive power to do .motor cars by the law; we are re- press these wills and wishes and ten - anything which they wanted to do, pressed from gluttony, and lust, and dencies. There may boa stain fight They could order' persons to be put acts or hate and transgressions between our desires and our cos- to death. They could confer honour's against the laws of health, by our science, and our innerknowledge and riches on their favorites. They own wills, and sometimes by the n lin le ge ose could decree war. Theycouldpardonwhat e, right; and if we should lose force of ience.tstances, and often by our fight—if desire should til lase murderers and lesser offenders. They our conscience. over the ever-present could cast into prison or send into I regard it as a defect i n our p guardians of ph our soul and spirit and health and of exile all persons obnoxious to them • educational system that our teachers our virtue -,then. the victory is bound They could eat and drink; and play are not required to teach morals and be rtuowth nblamenting; it would and lust, with none to say them nay. ethics. It would be good for all child- toee a ffoalse victory,afor litamenting; sequels They could tax the people at will. ren and all young people if they were would be bitterness,probablysuffer- They could attire themselves accord- taught in school how to live, as well ing to their whims. They could build as how to add, hots to sing, Trow to rug, perhaps shame. palaces if they wished to do so. They play, could have all the staves they desir- 1 A repressed life is not necessarily eel' I a chromed -up life, or a stagnant Unfettered liberty was a king'$ It is true that alt of ns ai'e aware poisoned life. The repressed life is prerogative in the ancient days. The that we have to deny ourselves the indulgence of many desires — both the disciplined life. The conquest of exercise of the .king's unrestricted des%res and appetites which should liberty was usually accompanied by proper and improper desires. We not begratified furnishes one with are full aware that five are re- w m injustice, malevolence, cruelty, in - weeping powers which will express themselves iquity, pleasureless suffering, viol - but our desires and impulses, the more strop 1 -- Owers which but not all of us see that this en- willbe i g y p cues in administration of public af- forced denialofapplied to high endeavours. fairs, treachery among' his subjects, many dosftes and these necessitious repression of de - grossness are not likely to be useful grossness in ways of life I sites and impulses are part of mer to pian until their wildness ltas been It was not until kings and eine- diet linin that the r'epr'essed, to foi,•m r'clilereoirs from °rots had their liberties curtailed, by p g is are o£ great which man -controlled and roan-direct- parllainents, that the countries ruled advantage to us. It not only child- ren who aslc, "Why can't I do this ed streams will flow to operate mach - by thorn became more civilized and „ Sues, or to irrigate gardens and farms bettor' countries in every way. and that?', and why may I not 'have this and. that?". Even we older and deserts. tones keep asking these questions. We It took centuries of time to teach older ones wonder why it is that oth kings and emperors that it is better cis of no greater merit have more foil 'both them and their subjects when money that we have. And many of they thergeelems, and ' tiheiri 'peoples { ills who are older: are asking, "Is • 'WHY A'D'VERTISED GOODS (SELL (Platen Times) are under the restraints and repres- there any gain in self-denial, in re- There 'are many reasons why ad- sions of laws framed and .enforced Pressing' desires for many de- vertised goods sell best, In s ealtin by the common people. It is signifi- lights?" of nationally advertised foods for ex - cant that the nations and countries' Many of us are not fully persuadedv ample, travellers are ably to pouch e which have greatest might and glory that the true end of life is character- the same brand of crackers in tate aty- those whose j.•nlers have been building and .self -conquest, and that East as in the West " in. the N" th' stripped of personal power and have it is not the acquirement of richesRu as in the South—and all of them tare been :made subject to the laws en- and power. If every one of its was equally good and crisp, acted by their eeeoples. given up to the unstinted .gratifiea Ansi the sante I. a c principles apply to As itiswith kings, so It is with tion of our desires and appetites, all merchandise and goods made or its all: every one of us is better every without regard for the niceies 02 sold locally. The buyer knows that way when we have not either liberty life and the rights of others;.11tevery a local advertiser is ready to stone or power .to. do as we please. Far one of us was bent on. inalcing a lot behind his product because his ad - from its being somewhat to lament of money; 'without checks of any vertieing is proof of his confidence. —our inablity to do all that we want sort; then this world would become The advertiser is known and has to do, it is something which we should a very horrible and evil one. What pledged himself to stand back of his be glad about, for it is pretty certain makes this. world tolerable and 'at- merchandise, He has given his rint- traetive is the cleanliness of livingp that if we had full power to do all ed word et the general public and that we want to do, we would.destroy and thinking of the great majority must keep it. It is the mark of good ourselves. of all persons known to us and un- faith and is 'recognized by buyers the All about us we see men and wom; known to us. We ale blessed atevery world over as such, en and children and young people turn by.the nobleness of the ways Almost without exception all of the chafing under their restraints. Most and minds of. the majority of men improvements in packages or other of us want more money than we .pos- and women, by their obvious devotion containers have been the direct out- sess in order to be able to. indulge to keeping their names unsullied by eoine of practices r and dishonorable con- travel advertising.' ., our desires—our desires to play more, evilp ' more, eat and drink more, wear duct. The strong •life is one which A statesman tells people what they richer clothing, sin in a variety of !is' full of repressions. The .fully- should know, and takes' the eonseq, disciplined s ways, and do halm to those whore' life is the enriching life, uerice , a politician tells them what we do not like and to those, who are The weak life is one which is un- they wish to hear/ and takes the, unjust to us or injure us. (checked by law, by conscience, by gravy,—Toronto Star.