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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-02-02, Page 2'PAGE 2 rift, N IIAN le-11,ECOR,11 .^Rt; trxl t}} { BY IiAYE FOX CHAPTER VI. watchman — he's supposed to be on at Christine without speaking. duty after eleven, isn't he? The fact "I couldn't get here earlier, she. "PUSSYFOOT" is, stewardess, that I simply couldn't said. "I was on dutyin the hospital l face hot milk at ten o'clock—the night until midnight, and then I had to do vie anythin • the matter, mea. l was then so very warns—but I. don't something for one of my. passengers.'• Carlyle?" :Christine asked anxiqusly, seen ^able to sleep without it. I "I thought you'd come along to - for the old lady was in her dressing thought I might ask the night watch -1 night," Fay muttered, "though good - gown, and there must be some reason manto heat it up - again for me. 'nem knows that I don't want to see why she was wandering about, on the I " But why didn't you ring your you. You've done me enough harm deck below her own. bell, Mrs. Carlyle? Though the bell' already by butting in where you were "I was just looking for the night doesn't actually ringat this time of not wanted." t night, the light flashes up on the `Fay,' Christine said gently. ` I. bell -indicator. If you'll go back to happened .to find out that Royde and ;The Clinton News -Record your room, I'll find him, for you," Mrs. Smythe were planning that you Christine offered. 'should be left alone with him in the with which is Incorporated It struck her that the night watch- cabin de luxe last night. Would you man might be cleaning shoes on the expect. me not to interfere?" little deck outside the smoke -room, "'That's all a fairy-tale," Fay burst for the watchman on the Brent Tor out angrily. "Of course Martin wants had sometimes cleaned shoes there' to be alone with me sometimes. He's other foreign countries. No paper .on hot nights. , —he's falling in Love with me, and discontinued until all arrears are But it -was not the night watchman how are we going to get to know (paid unless at the option of the pub- whom she met on her way to the I one another better, if we're always dither. The date to which every sub -1 smoke -room, but Arthur Grant, who with other people? ' I shall lose him seer' tion is paid is denoted on the ought to have been in his cabin in if I go all coy and silly at the very dabel. i the steward's alley -way, two decks 'below, at that. hour. It was not even ADVERTISING RATES — Transient his night to be on watch from nine .advertising 12c per count line for to eleven. first insertion. 8c. for each subse- t "Hallo, Christine," he said, with a THE IsiEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $L50 per year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2.00 to the U.S. or eluent insertion. Heading counts 2 dines. 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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- ance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on applica- ion to any ,of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post offi• res. Losses inspected by the director who lives nearest the yacene. 'CAN DIAN N , TDONAI. IL14► Y ; TIME TABLE trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows Buffalo and Goderich Div. 'Going East, departt 658 a.m. Going East, depart 8.00 p.m 'Going West, depart 11.45 p.m. 'Going West, depart 10.00 pan. London, Huron & Bruce 9Going North, ar. 11.25 lve. 11.47 p.m, Goinga&outh .ar. 2.50, leave 8.08 p.m. cheerful grin, "this isn't your way home from the hospital." "I'm looking for the night watch- man. And what are you doing up here, Arthur, so far from your own home?" "Mind your own business, kid, and you'll hear no lies." "Which just means thatyou've been playing poker in the bar," she guessed, "with the bar door closed, so that the passengers think the bee closed at the usual hour." "And so it did to passengers, and as I've been chinking lime squashes, and nothing stronger, it's been a very harmless form of amusement. I only came away because we've been play- ing for drinks, and I've been winning steadily, and fourteen lime ,squashes is as much as I really want, even in this heat" "Was the night watchman there, be- cause • Mrs. Carlyle wants him?" "He was not. The bar's very ex-; • elusive after closing time. Why does idea of being alone with hint, as if —as if I expected hint to make love to me. You're simply jealous, Chris- tine, that what's the natter with. you." "Je'alous?" "You're jealous that I've got a chance of marrying a wealthy man — and a veiy attractive one — when you're only a stewardess, with very little chance of marrying anyone at all, unless it's a steward. And I'm so fed up with you, that if I do marry Martin—" "Marry Martin?" . Christine 'ex- claimed. "You don't honestly think that Martin. Royle is thinking of marrying you, Fay?" "Why not? ' He's not a snob. He knows that I earn my own living but he's spending all his time with me, even though there are lots of girls on board who have never done a hand's turn in their lives. And even you must admit, Christine, that if I was a rich man's wife I could look the part—he'd never have any reason to feel ashamed of me." PRETTY..—ANL FOOLISH Mrs. Carlyle want Pussyfoot'?" Site glanced at herself compliment- Mrs. heat some mills for her—she's ly in the mirror which faced the bed, been. ringing for half an hour and instinctively putting up a hand to got no answer:" pat her curls into place. There was "I expect he's got his eye glued to no doubt that she was pretty, and at a key -hole somewhere," Grant sug-Isite had learnt to make the verr the beauty salon gested. "He's always sneaking roun0, y most of apple - blossom skin, big blue eyes and gold- flecked hair—her long, dark lashes were so artistically tinted that no one could be sure that they were due to good management rather than good luck. "I wouldn't look :as though I'd ever earned my living," she said, "if I had furs and jewels, and frock from Paris and really good shoes — none of Martin's friends could say that he'd married beneath him." • "None of his friends will have the chance," Christine said bluntly. "I've told' you before, Fay, that Martin Royde is notorious,, and he's' no more likely; to marry you than to marry Mrs. Smythe, or any of the other women with whom he has had fliers - tions, for the duration of the voyage only. I've heard Mee. Smythe and the ship, trying to earn a little extra by honest means. There's the little blighter himself," Grant said sudden- ly. Christine turned and saw Pussyfoot —she never knew his real name— coming quietly out of an empty state- rooni half way down the alley -way. His face was flushed and his hair rumpled, and itwas easy enough to guess that 'he had been having .a sleep in the empty room, "Hallo, Pussyfoot—you're wanted," Grant said. "I'm not so sure of that" Pussy- foot said slily, glancing from Grant to Christine. "We don't want you. It's Mrs. Carlyle front number ten—she's been ringing for several hours and got aro answer. You'd better hop off in a hurry.,, ,Ales Collins talking " You c an 't believe ve 'any thi ng thatPuss Pussyfoot gave Grant an angry say about him. They've been but he hauled off without say- nice enough to ate, - I must admit, ing anything, and Christine) and but they're so cynical, and. -of course Grant .followed at .a slowern ace. I t' M: i to n is a good deal older "It's just . as well #oi•' Pussyfoot- than I that we were the people who saw am. They've forgotten what it's like C 0 , be youngand , theydon't realize I him,"Grant said. Some people would have jumped at the chance) of • re -i that a man stays young so much porting to Perrin that Pussyfoot wasIloeger—they'd laugh at the idea that asleep on duty.", a man of M "This is a lovely ship,"- Christine sighed. , "You've said .;it, Christine." Clu�istine went down the main com- panion:with Grant, but they parted when they reached Otho deck 'below, for he went along the port alley -way to the companion which led to the stewards' quarters, while her way to heir own cabin was the starboard alley -way. She paused as soon as else was out of sight of Grant wondering whether she should, ger to Fay that night. It was' now so late. But the very fact uon't realise what a 'very great deal the staff does know about the 'things that the passengers do—why, I was up in the hospital lest night, on the boat deck, but I was' told' about your being in the cabin de luxe." "11 seine sneaking steward' comes and tells you that I'm there..again, fft, ware you going to do?" "1'l1 mine and fetch you out again —and if you force me to do it, I'll tell Royde that I'm 'your sister,', .I know that I promised not to give •you away, since you're ashamed of me, bit-elem.not going to stand quiet- ly by and wateh Royde do what. he likes with you." Fay burst into tears, but they were tears of sheer rage, and between her sobs she gasped out that she never wanted to see Christine again, and began shouting at her to get out of the .room, Christine went, for she was afraid that a noisy scene would wake ot:ltei:_ passengers,' She knew Fay's rages of old -if' she tried to soothe her, Fay would only ,get more noisy and violent: ' • Weary though she was, it Was a long time before Christine fell asleep. It was a bitter sorrow to her' to quarrel with Fay, especially now. If they were not reconciled before the end: of the voyage, Fay's last link with home would be broken, and Christine would be able to take back no news of her to the mother who loved them both, but who loved her baby best. , Christine was little late in the morning, and Mrs, Parr'and Mies Crane were down in the pantry ten minutes ahead of her. They were all in such a rush from then until their breakfast hour that Christine saw nothing of either of the others, and it was not until they sat down. to breakfast in the saloon that she reelised that they did not intend to speak to her that morning. She was a little puzzled, for she could not understand why they were openly hostile today, when yesterday they had been ready to igore her scene with Mrs. Parr in the hospital. But she was so absorbed in her thoughts about Fay that she was not altogether sorry to be left alone. After her own breakfast she had to carry Miss Robins' breakfast up to the hospital. There were a good many people in the pantry when she went to fetch it, and she noticed sud- denly that some of the stewards were staring at her in a curious way. Cat- on; who was filling a hot water jug et the urn while Christine was wait- ing with her own jug, glanced at her over his shoulder with such an expression of satisfied spite that She was startled. No one said anything to her except the chef, who was standing by the hot press, and who. called out, "Good mcrning, Miss Jor'dan," .inch more heartily than usual. Somehow, the chef's heartiness warned her that something was ser- idusly wrong. The chef was one of the few then on the staff whose posi- tion was assured, and who could af- ford to defy the Chief Steward, and from the very beginning of the voy- age he had hardly attempted to con- ceal his contempt for Perrin and his band of toadies. Across Christine's weary brain there flashed the warn- ing—the chef was going out of his way to be extra friendly because, for' some reason which she could not guess, there was bad trouble in store for her. SERIOUS TROUBLE AHEAD She hurried up to the hospital with the patient's breakfast, and then ran down to her own section, hoping for a word' with Grant, who would be sure to know what was the matter. He was 'sweeping Mrs. Carlyle's room number. ten, but, when Christine paus- ed in the doorway, he signed to . her to go away. "For goodness sake, Christine, don't let Edwards see you: speaking to me—we may get a chance later," he said urgently, and Christine went, on at once to make a start on one of the -other rooms. There was something serious the matter - Grant, Who was always s0 cheerful and happy-go-lucky, was looking pale and worried: And Ed-' wards was. watching to see whether she and Grant talked to one another, for he popped out of a.bathroont just after Christine had left number ten,. and he seemed strangely • unwilling toleave Grant's section and go, round actin's age can fall in to Calor s. TIIURS., FEB. 2, 1939 Ifs st s ler a uurnitPi i�tsurttnc d in There's defendable jtjaCadaptable to weather the "changes—plenty changes--l'e 'Easilynty o£ reserve heat fox. coldest snap• srutoleeless, ks• r�,,�; Dusl'o less, s best fuel r>tixiimum °l 'our local dealer`. ala --call y berg �..�---•��.>:..x. �.�� % M.'cl� • Ask your dealer about the new TAANICO Automatic RAFT CONTROL D and HAIVICO 1.107 WATER HEATER Two great money CO nt/ ences. saving epi .. s4te$S; COKE HAMILTON BY-PRODUCT COKE OVENS, LIMITED HAMILTON, CANADA De you know how' to burn Coke effectively and economically? 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Arthur, who had been badly rattled at first, recovered some of his usual cheerfulness before long, but though he ;;ginned at Christine when they passed in the alley -way, he did not pause to speak to her. i It was not`Perrin't own morning for inspection — on,alternate morn- ings, the Mate and the Second:Stew- ard cane round instead of the Cali-' tain and tite Chief. Christine was thankful for that, since site was sure that Perrin would have worked off ing his fist down on the desk. "You met Grant by 'appointment, as you have often done before--" 1 "Dr. Stanhope will tell you when I left the hospital, Mr. Perrin, and Mrs. Carlyle will tell you that she wanted the night watchman." (To be continued) love as romantically as a boy." Chritine was in number ten herself "I'd laugh at it too, perhaps, if it when the men went down to break- was said about Martin Royde,and fast, but a few minutes after she any other girl but you. Butas it!had seen Grant and Edwards pass the is—oh, Fay, can't you see.that you're door, Grant came in to her. dazzled by Royde, and don't see him "I doubled back," he : said' breath as he really is?" - llessly, "but I daren't stay a moment. "You're completely wrong about' Christine—'look out for squalls. That Martin -you don't understand," Fay little tick Pussyfoot, has been spread- said ebsiinately, "and because you've mg a wild tale all over the ship about got this rotten narrow minded opinion l you and 'me --wanted to get in first, of hip., ,you'll ruin: my chances with I suppose, in case we reported him hien—if I let you !' • for being asleep. It's bound to reach Christine stared at her hopelessly. Perrin -of Course we can prove the It seemed ahnost incredible that Fay, thing's a iie, if they give us a chance, who appeared so sophisticatedin but I'in. afraid we're both in for a many ways, should be so blind about that it was late made it all :the safer, bad time." He disappeared, as silentlyas he had come, and within a minute Cater strolled along ,the alley -way, glanc- ing into every room: he ;had obvious- ly missed Grant from his.. place at the breakfast table, and hacl slipped up to gee" whether Grant was talking to Christine. Grant must have been wise enough to go through the smoke, room, and down the outside compan- ion; to avoid meeting anyone who and she could explain hqr delayed return to her own cabin by telling Mrs. Parr and Miss Crane about the fuss over Mrs. Carlyle's milk, if one of them was awake when she went in. There was no light in Fay's room, but as Christine opened' the door, Fay switched on the light over the bed. Christine' saw at a glance that she was in a bad hood, for her mouth was set in a sulky line and she stared Martin Royde. 'sorry, Fay," Christine said at last, "but if your chances depend en your being alone with Royde in the cabin de luxe—well, I shall 'just have to ruin them;, If /you're in there with him again "How will you know if I ata?" Fay interrupted, tossing her head defiant- ly, s • "How did I know last, night? You some of his wrath on her and Grant by findings everything ossibie the natter with their room Site was not surprised when a bell boy came tearing up, the companion immediately after inspection, calling out that the Chief Steward wanted to speak to Miss Jordan in his office— and it seemed to her that even the bell boy looked pleased and excited because someone else was going to get into trouble. The bell boys saw much too much of Perrin. Britain's Firm Stand Great Britain is using every effort to maintain peace in Europe, but she is taking no chances, She is strength- ening her armaments, tightening her belt and 'is preparing tq . resist •any show of force' on the part of the dictatorial nations. In the past few days there have been four develop- ments, which must be' encouraging to every lover of peace throughout the world and to every loyal citizen of the British Empire. They were: 1, The speech of Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain in Birmingham, his home city. In this utterance he reiterated his determination to work continuous- ly for peace and defended the position he took at Munich. But he made clear that Britain and the democratic nations must inevitably resist any at - 'tempt to dominate the world by force, 2.—Sir John Sinton and Sir Samuel. Hoare, two of the leading members of the Chamberlain Cabinet, declared that Britain was in a position to resist 'the Most formidable attacks. Simon referred to the financial position which will be a dominant factor in any struggle while Hoare made it clear that Britain was as strong as she ever was, and had no fears of the challenge of foreign powers. 3.—A group of 18 of the leading men of Great Britain led by the ;Marquess of Willingdon, former gov- (ernor-General of Canada, issued a As she went down to the office, broadcast appeal to Germany in Ger- she -told herself that she had ntothing man to join in an effort to end in- to fear, since the night-watchman's ternational enmity. accusations could be proved false, but' 4—Finally there was the reorgani- her.; heart was beating wildly. Per- zation of the British Cabinet with ria was going to bully her, she knew the appointment of Lord Chatfield; that 'already, and it wvouldtake all regarded as the strong lean of the her courage to face up to hint, in- British navy, as minister for defence nocent though she was. • co-ordination. At the same time it He was sitting at, his desk, enter- was announced that Major-General H. ing something in a ledger, when she O.' Weinyss had been; named director knocked at the office door, and he of mobilization, Britain will be ready kept her waiting for a'eood five ruin- for any crisis. • utes before he turned his head. Then Central and Eastern Europe; his brut- al and medieaval persecution of the Jews has turned all democracies against him. v a. • Hitler has united the British and French people. He has aroused the American nation. They are today in closer alliance tha at any time in their histories except during the Great War. Not even at that time were the British people such a unit or so determined. John Bull is slow to net, but when he does he moves vigorously and efficiently. In the past few months, as Mr. Chamberlain pointed out, Britain has strengthened her armaments to an amazing degree, She is ready for any crisis. If force must be met with force then Britain is t * 4. .0 • The speeches of the British Cabinet ministers and the response of the British people show that the Britain of today is the Britain of the past. She has not grown soft. Germany and Italy know something of British courage and British determination and it is hard to believe that Mussolini and Hitler would be so mad as to 'risk war. It would mean the encs of their :house of cards, Chamberlain's closing words of his notable speech express, we believe the sentiments not only of the people of Great Britain but of the citizens of the empire: "Let us continue to pursue the path of peace and conciliation but until we can agree on a general• limitation of arms let us continue to make this country strong, "Then, conscious of our strong th, avoiding needless alarms equally q y with careless indifference, let us go forward to meet the future with the calm courage which enabled our ancestors to twin through their troubles a een- tnry and a quarter ago." 4' 5' 4, he stood up ssddenly, pushing his'• chair back with an impatient hand,' These four developments should and took a step towards her, so that make the dictators in Germany and he towered above her and she had Italy pause and think before they to look ea into his heavy •bloated plunge into war. There is no question face. that last September, when Hitler t world want you to explain: to• tae, Miss dragged he won d to the brink of Jordan," he said, with a very Bang- Armageddon, Britain was not ready erous calm, "why you were wander- for war. Chamberlain realized this ing about the ship—on the promenade when he signed the Munich agree- decic—at midnight last night. Arid ment, But developments since have why Grant was in your company at changed the whole situation. If Hitler that time?" had accepted -the friendly hand 'at "I was in the hospital until :nearly that time he would have had the good midnight," she said quietly. "On my will of the people of Great Britain way down, I met one of my passeng- and the democratic peoples. But his ers, Mrs. Carlyle looking for the night whole action since has shocked 'all watchman, and, I offered to find him believers in the democratic principals :Poi; : her. I' met Grant by chance—", of freedom and liberty. He has made "That's a pack of lies,'and you of Czecho-Slovakia a vassal state; he know it," he shouted suddenly crash -;has attempted to ride roughshod over * 4. 4' ,. Incidentall it Y, is not 'about time that the Government at Ottawa made it plain that it stands :shoulder to shoulder with the British Empire if a war should break .out that would threaten the freedom of democracies, 'It is advancing a scheme for defence of Canada and with this policy most Canadians will agree. But it hesitates to say that it is ready to co-operate With Britain. The policy surely is being worked eat in co-operation with the British authorities. We hope so. But for political reasons it maintains the fiction that Canada alone is be- ing considered, If the democracies were defeated Canada's independence Would be threatened. Britain is still the world's Gibraltar of'freedoni and the maintenance of Britain's strength 'is as vital to us in this country as to .the Englishman living in London; the heart of the empire. Let no ono deceive himself that. we. are safe be- cause the Atlantic stands in the way. Canada should tell the world where; she stands.—London Free Press.