The Clinton News Record, 1937-05-20, Page 2°AGE :2
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD"
THURS., MAY 20, 1937,
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LIST
PRINCE'9
By
Frances Hodgson
son
SYNOPSIS
Marco Loristan was the kind of a
'boy people looked at the second time
;when they hacl looked at hien once.
Hawes ; a well-built boy of.12, intern -
:gent looking, and well-mannered' He same mystoriots, manner, and the
rand his father had travelled a great next: and the ncxt. For an entire they told each other things it had new
steal and the boy was proficient in week he went• out and, returned. with er before occurred to either to think
several languages, so that he felt at the tired look; but he did not explain of telling any one. In fact, they found.
+home in whatever country he was uritil one "morning, as he lay on hi3 out about themselves, as they talked,
•staying. Marco knew that they were sofa before getting up, he said to things they had not quite known be
.Samavians, 'that there was trouble Marco: I fore. Marco had gradually discover -
and bloodshed in Samavia at present. "I'm practising walking with my ed that the admiration The Rat had
.His father had told him the story of crutches. - I don't want to go about for his father was an impassioned
the Lost Prince, who might one day I like a rat any more. I mean to be as and curious feeling which possessed
:return to Samavia and restore order! near like other People as I can. I him entirely. It seemed to Marco
.and peace. At present the Loristan's
walk farther every morning. I began that it was beginning to be like a
,are in London, England, 'and Marco with twa miles. If I practise every sort of religion. He evidentiy "thought
had •encountered several interesting' day, my crutches will be like legs." I of him every moment. So when he
people, among them, "The Rat," a I "Shall I walk with you?" . asked spoke of Loristan's knowing hint to
'crippled boy who commands a group Marco. be only a rat of the gutter, Marco felt
•ef willing boys—the boys listen at "Wouldn't you mind walking with a he himself was fortunate' in rthem.em-
+tentively as Marco speaks to them. cripple?" • bering something he could 'say.
Later Loristan and Marco have a Don't call yourself that," .said' „
Hong talk about Samavia, and the Lost Marco, "We can talk together, and My father said yesterday that you
'Prince, who had disappeared five try to remember everything we see as had a big brain and a strong will,'
]hundred years ago. A secret society, we ,to along•." ' he answered from his bed: "He said
with members in many European I "Im want to learn to remember you had a wonderful memory
•,countries, were preparing to put his things. I'd like to train myself in which only needed exercising', He
4.1escendant on the throne of Sarna-! that way too," The Rat answered , said it after he looked over the list
via and end the civil wars and blood- "I'd give anything to know some of you made of the things you had seen
• shed in the country. At a meetingin the Tower."
the things your father taught you.; The Rat shuffled on his sofa and
a lot of things I don't want to re-, clasped his knees tighter.
„ He rested his chin upon his knees
Burnett
when he came bac]: he looked tired,
In the afternoon he fell asleep on hie
sofa in Marco's morn ,and slept licav-
Ily. ' •No one asked hien any questions
as he volunteered no explanation. The
next day, 'he went out again in the
hardness, because to each one the ong
unknown sense of companionship
was such a' satisfying these. Neither
of them had ever talked intimately
Lo another` boy, and now they were
together day and night. They re-
vealed their thoughts to each 'other;
sof the Squad, The Rat forms a sec-
ret society for Samavia among them -
:selves.
I've got a good memory. I remember
member. Will you go this morning?"I "Did ho? Did he?" he said.
That morning they went, and Lcal-1 for a few minutes and staffed straight
aVOW GO ON WITH THE STORY l star was told the reason for their
A few days later, Marco missed I before him. r Then he turned to the
walk. But though he knew one tea 'bed.
'The Rat soon after their breakfast son,
he did not know all about it.,
hour. He had gone out without say -When The Rat was allowed his' "turn" "Marco," he said, in a rather hoarse
ingianything to the household, d voice, a queer voice; 'are you jeal-
of the boot -brushing he told. more to ?"
did not return for several hours, and Lazarus. ons
i "What I want to do," he said, is
1not any walk as 'a ons? Do you know what it is like?''
1e do but faster. Acrobats train „ ,,
"I should have called on the Squadi
to charge with fixed bayonets.' They'd
have half killed you. You're a strong
chap, time]' you'd have hurt a lot of'
them."
A note of terror broke into his
voice. ` "What a fool I should have
been!" he cried out. "I should never
have come here! I should never have,
known hint!" Even by the light of
the street lanai Marco could see him
begin to look almost ghastly.
"The Squad could easily have half
killed me," Marco added. "They could
have Quite killed me, if they had
wanted to do it. And who would have
got any good out of it? It would on-
ly have been a street -lad's row
with the police and prison at the end
of it."., •
"But because you'd lived with him,"
The Rat pondered, "you walked in as.
if you didn't mind, and just asked
why we' did it, and ' looked like a
stronger chap than any of us - and
differei b—different. I wondered what
was the matter with you, yoti were so
cool and steady. I know now. It was
because you. were like him. He'd
taught you. He's like a wizard,"
"He knows things that wizards
think they know, but he knows them
better," Marco said. "He says they're
int'oueer and unnatural. They're just
simple laws of nature. You have to
be either on one side or the other,
'ike an army. You choose your side.
You either build up or you tear down.
you either' keep, in the' light where
you can see, or you stand in the dark
and fight everything that conies near
you, because you can't see and you
'hink it's an enemy. No, you would-
n't have been jealous if. you'd been I'
and I'd been you."
"And you're not?"' The Rat's sharp
voice was almost hollow. "You'll
:wear you're not?"
"i'm not," said Marco.
The Rat's exictement even increas-
ed a shade as' he poured forth' his
I "Jealous," said Marco; "why?"
'The Clinton News -Record 1 to]k fast asother peo-"1 mean, have you ever been jea1-
With which is incorporated 1 p I don't think I do; answered Mar
I themselves to do anything. It's train- eo, staring a little.
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ether ,foreign countries. No paper going to be ready. I'm going to than you are—and knows about his
discontinued until all arrears' are paid train myself until he needn't think of work—and can do things for him you
unless at the option of ,the publish the as if I were only' a emapple who
car. The data to which every sub can't do things and has to be taken cant , I mean, are you jealous of
�cbei. n is paid is denoted on the your father?
enema care of. I avant him to know that I'm
Marco loosed his arms from his
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lottrst insertion. 8c for each sub -"He" was what he always said, and ow.
eeequent- insertion. Heading counts"No, I'm not. The more people
1 lines. Small advertisements not to Lazarus always understood without love and serve him, the better," he
.exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," explanation.sa°d. "The only thing I care for is
``Lost," "Strayed," etc., inserted once "The Master" is your name for
A;or 36c each subsequent insertion—is him. I just care for him. Laz-
hina, he had explained at the begin- ares does too. Don't you?"
' 16c. Rates'for display advertising ping. "And I can't call him just
'Mister' Loristan. It sounds like The Rat was greatly excited inter -
cheek. If he wascalled 'General' or nally. He had been thinking of this
`Colonel' I could stand it -though it thing a great deal. The thought had
wouldn't be quite, right. Some day I sometimes terrified him. He might
as well have it out now if he could.
If he could get at the truth, every-
thing would be easier? But would
Marco really tell him?
"Don't you mind?" he said, still
hoarse and eager—"don't you mind
how much I care for him? Could it
ever make you savage? Could it ev-
er set you thinking I was nothing but
—what I ani --and that it was cheek
of me to push myself in and fasten
on to a gentleman who only took me
up for charity? Here's the living
truth," he ended in an outburst; "i
I were you and you were nee, that's
what I should be thinking. I know it
is. I couldn't help it. I should sec
v'nade known on application.
Communications intended for pub-
t.ication must, as a guarantee of good
`Faith, be accompanied by the name
of the writer.
eG..D. HALL - Proprietor. shall find a name. When I speak to
H. T. RANCE him, I say `Sir..'
The walks were taken, every day,
Notary Public, Conveyancer and each day were longer. Marco
F;Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- found himself silently watching The
,euiance Agen£. Representing 14 Fire
Oinsuranoe Companies. • Rat with amazement at his deterniin-
!Division Court Office, Clinton dation and endurance. He knew that
he must not speak of what he could
igd+'ranls Fingland, B.A., LL.B. not fail to see as they walked. He
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public must not tell him that he looked tired
Successor to W. Brydgne, K.C.
S41ean Block and pale and sometimes desperately
— Clinton, Ont.
fatigued. He had inherited from his
D H McTNNEG I father the tact which sees what peo-
Tor onto Baseball News
YOUTH MUST BT SERVED
IS DAN HOWLEY'S OPINION
O.ff to, a great' start, the best,that
any Toronto team: has made in re- 1
cont ,years, Dan Howley'e amazing
eVlaple Leafs, the' •youngest team that
ever started an International Base-
ball League Campaign, have aroused
Toronto to a new high in baseball en-
thusiasm.
The Leafs, hailed as septi -pros. by
Baltimore newspapermen because of
their youthful appearance when they
opened the season in the Maryland
c;ty, have an average age of. less than
24 years, which is from two to three
years corder the aveiege of the great
majority of teams in organized pro-
fessional baseball,
The Toronto infielders average -less
than 22 years, Frank Madura, se-
cond baseman who is 23, is the old-
est of the four players that compose
the inner defence of •the Toronto
team. James Walsh, big first base-
man, is 22; Don Ross, third baseman,.
is 22, and little Joe Gantenbein, the.
shortstop, is only 20.
The three outfielders, who appear
to have landed regular berths with
the Leafs, are Mayo Snaith, 22, Bobby
Porter,. 24, and Ted Petoskey, 26•
Tommy] Beath, the.rotund catcher,
who will. do most of` the Leafs' back-
stopping this season, is 24 years of
age.
Manager Howley is a great believer
in youth, and his decision to start the
season with this, bunch. of youngsters
was looked upon with much misgiving
by other officials of the Toronto Club.
However, Howley's judgment was
more than confirmed by the way his
players went out and won their first
seven games, In no time at all, they
became the talk of the International
League, and Toronto. fans could hard-
ly believe their eyes as day after day
the scoreboards recorded the Leafs'
victories. Major League baseball
scouts, ever in search of promising
young players, began' to trail the To-
ronto team
The Leafs have no
1 '' •CHIROPRACTOR pie do not wish to be reminded of.
Metro Therapist, Massage I HIe knew that for some reason of his
Office: iiuron Street, (Few Doors , own The Rat had determined to do
west of Royal Bank) this thing 'at any cost to himself.
Hours --Wed. and Sat. and by ; Sometimes hit face grew' white and every low thing there was in you, in
TCORRECTION
appointment,
FOOT worn and he breathed hard, but he your manners and your voice and
I
gas manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment never rested more than a few min-- your looks. I should•' see nothing but
Phone 207 ❑tes, and never turned back or short- the contrast between you and me an,
eaed a walk they had planned. between you and him. I should be so
GEORGE ELLIO`l"F "Tel) me someth ng about Sama- jealous that I should just rage. I
'iLicenscd Auctioneer tor ' the County via, something to' remember," he should hate you -and I' should despise
L orrespondcncofe Huron answered would say, when he looked his worst you!"
" 1Vhen I begin to try to remember, I He had -wrought himself up to such
forget --other thin •s."i a passion of feeling that he set Mar,
So, as they weht on their way, they co thinking that what he was hear
talked,' and The Yat committed thing's ing "meant strange and strong eme-
to memory. He was quick at, it, and tions such as he himself had never
'ATE McEILLOP MUTUAL grew quicker every day, They invent- experienced, The Rat had been
confession.
"I was afraid," he said. "I've been
afraid every day since I came here.
I'll tell you straight out. It seemed
lust natural that you and Lazarus
wouldn't stand me, just as I wouldn't
have stood you. It seemed just nat-
ural that you'd work together to
throw me out. I knew how I should
have worked myself. Marco—I said
I'd tell you straight out—I'm jealous
mf` yon. I'm jealous of Lazarus. It
makes me wild when I see you both
knowing all about him, and fit and
ready to clo anything he wants done.
I'm not ready and I'm not fit,"
"You'd do anything he wanted done,
whether you were fit and ready or
not," said Marco. "He knows that."
"Does he? Do you think he does?"
cried The Rat, "I wish he'd try me.
I wish he would."
Marco turned over on his bed and
rose up on his elbow so that he fac-
ed The Rat on his soot.
"Let us wait," he said in a whis-
per. "Iet us wait."
There was a pause, and then The
Rat whispered also.
"Far what?"
"For him to find out that we're fit
to be tried, Don't you see what fools
we should be if we spent our time in
being jealous, either of. us. We're
only two boys. Suppose he saw we
were only two silly fools, When you
are jealous of me or of Lazarus, just
go and sit down in a still place and
think of him. Don't think about your-
self or about. us. He's so quiet the`
to think about him makes you quiet
yourself. When things go wrong or
when I'm lonely, he's taught me to
sit down and make myself think of
things .I like—pictures, books, monu-
ments, splendid places.• It. pushes the
other things out and sets your mins
going properly. He doesn't know I
nearly always think of him, He's the
best thought himself. You try it
You're not really jealous. You only*
think you' are. You'll find that out.
if you always stop yourself in time.
Any one can be such a fool if he lets
himself. And he can always atop i'
if he makes up his mint]. I'm . not
jealous, You must let that thought
alone. , You're not jealous yourself.
Kick that thought into the street."
The Rat caught his breath and
threw his arms up over his eyes. "Oh.
Lord! Oh, Lord!" Inc said; "9f I'cl
lived nearhim always as you have,
If I just had."
"We're both living near Mm now,"
said Mare*. And here's something to
think of," leaning more :forward on
his elbow. "The, kings who were be-
ing made ready for Samavia have
waited all these years; we can make
ourselves ready and wait so that, if
4ust two boys are wanted to do some-
thing -just two boys -we can step
out of the ranks when the call comes
and sav `Here!' Now let's lie down
and think of it until we go to sleep."
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ed a game of remembering faces they thinking over all this in secret for
passed. Both would learn them by some time, it was evident. Marco lay
heart, and on their return home Mar- still a few minutes and thought it ov
co would draw them. They went to er. Then Inc found something to say,
the museums and galleries and Iearn- just as he had found something be-
lan, Seaforth; • Secretary -Treasurer, ed things there, making from memory fore,
• M, ArSeaforth. lists and `descriptions which at night "You might, if you were' with oth
forth; James Sholdice, Walton; Wil- they showed to Loristan, when he or people who thought in the same
!lam IKnox. Londesboro;. Chris. Leon- was not, too busy to talk to them. way," he said, "and if you hadn't
,hardt, Dublin; James Connolly, God- As the days passed, Marco saw 'that found out that it is such a mistake to
•erich; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth; W
-R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex. McEw-
The Rat was gaining strength.. This think in that way, that it's even stuff -
ting, Blyth; 'Frank McGregor, Clinton., exhilarated him greatly. They often pid. But, you see, if you were I, you'
Rist of. Agents: W. J. Yeo, Clin- went to Hampstead Heath and walked would have lived with my father, and
'ton, R. R. No. 3; James Watt, Blyth; in the wind and sun. There The Rat he'd have told you what Inc. knows—
John E. Pepper; Brucefield. R. R. would go through curious exercises what he's been finding out all hi';
No. 1; R. F. 1VIciCercher. Dublin.. R. R; winch .lee believed would develophis life."
No. 1; Chas. 1'. Hewitt Kincau•dme; 1
.:,R. G. Jarmuth, Bornhohn, R. R. No. '1. 'muscles. He began to look less tired "What's he found out?" ` ,
' Any money to be paid may be paid during and after his journey. There' "Oh!"' Marco answered quite cas•
e'en the 'Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of' were even fewer wrinkles' on his face, ually, "just that you can't set sa
•ever: meree, Seaforth; or at Calvin and his sharp eyes looked leas fierce, vase thoughts loose in the world] pec"
, c"att!s Grocery, Goderich• The talks between the two boys Were more than you can let• loose savage
Parties desiring to effect tient-
r•`tince or transact other business. will Long and curious. Marco soon real- beasts with hydrophobia. 1 how
4; he promptly attended to do `epOlica-. ized that The Rat wanted to learn— spread a sort of rabies, and they al
!n;1 to any of the above officers ad- learn—learn. ..ways tear and worry you first of
'tressed to their respectivepoet offi= "Your father can talk to you al- all."
CPR. Losses inspected by the director most as if you were twenty years "What do you mean?" The Rat
',who lives nearest the scene.
old," 'he said Once. "He knows you gasped out,
can .understand what he's saying. If "It's like this," said' Marco, lying
he were , to talk to me, he'd always flat and cool on his hard pillow and
have to remember that I was only a looking at the reflection of the street,
t0 e't" its 'T.IME TABLE rat that had. lived in gutters and seen lamp all the ceiling. "That day .I Marco tells me it was very smart:'
)'rains Will arrive at and depart fromnothing else."
CA ADMN,'R
working agreement with any major
eague .club and Toronto owns all but
three of its players. Itis certain that
some fancy offers will be made for
some of the yotmg Leafs at the end
of the present season if they mnain-
Lain their present clip.
The Leafs' present home stand con-
tinues until May 25th. The series
against the Newark Bears winds up
on May 20th, and the Leafs will have
an open date' on May 21st. On Satur-
day, May 22nd, the Buffalo Bisons
will make ,thein first appearance in
' Y •' Day,Mott-
lanonto ancl'on Vtc orma
Mon-
day, May 24th, the Leafs will play
morning and afternoon games against
the Rochester Red Wings. They also
meet the Whigs on May 26th, the
closing' of their home stay. The Leafs
will return to Toronto on June 3rd
for a three -game series against the
Montreal Royals. After that, they
will make a swing around the south-
ern end of the circuit and not be home
again until Jtme 26th.
vigilance of its policemen. They hal
tried many refuges before they found
the Barracks. No one but resented
the eiistence of a troop, of noisy va-
gabonds. But somehow this roan knew
that there had evolved from it some-
thing more than mere noisy play, that
he, The Rat, had meant order and dis-
cipline.
"His hien!" It made him feel as if
he had the Victoria Cross fastened on
his coat. He had brain enough to see
many things, and he knew that it
was in this way that Loristan was
finding him his "place." He knew
how.
(Continued next week)
CHAPTER XIII
Loristan Attends a Drill of the Squad
and. Marco Meets a Samavian
The Squad was not forgotten. It
found that Loristan himself would
have regarded neglect as a breach of
military duty.
"You must remember your men,"
he said, two or three days after The
Rat became a member of his house-
hold, "You must keep up their chill..
tinned into your Barracks, without Don't let them go slack."
Clinton as follows: They were talking in their room, knowing that you'd think I; was spy- "His men!" The Rat felt what he
Buffalo and Goderieh 'Div: , as they nearly always did after they ing, it made you feel' squame, and yin could not have put into words. He
Going East, depart .03 arm' went 'to bed and the street lamp shone threw the stone at me. If it had made knew he had worked, and that the
flniTio Fast, depart 3•.p.m in and lighted their. bare little room, me feel savage and I'd rushed in and Squad had worked, in their hidden
.Going West, depart 12.08 p•m. They often' sat up clasping their knees fought, what weuld have happened holes and corners. Only hidden holes
.Going West, depart 10.08 p.m.LondMarco on his poor bed, The Rat on to all of us?" and corners had been possible for
North, Rural , e 12.022e his hard "sofa,. but neither of them The Rat's spirit of generalship gave them because they had existed in spite
doing North, ar. 11.34; ive p.m.
tiloing South 8,08 p.m.• conscious; either .2 the poorness or the answer. of the protest of their world and the
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