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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-09-27, Page 2PAGE2 Clinton News -Record With which is Imoorpccated THE NEW ;ERA Weems of Subscription — $1.50pelt. year in 'advance, to Canadian ad- dresses $2.00 to the U.S. or oth- er foreign countries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publisher. The dateato %inch' every subscription is paid is denoted on the label.` 41.dvertising Rates—Transient ,adver- tising 12c per count line for first insertion.'` 8c for each subsequent insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements, not to ex- ceed enc inch, such as "Wanted", "Lost," "Strayed," ete., ,inserted one* ler 35c, each subsequent in- sertion 15c. Rates for display ad, ♦ertising made known on applica- tion. Communications intended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee of rood Smith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. G. B. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor, H. T. RANCE THE 1W CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton. Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, Sloen Block Clinton, Ont, DR. FRED, G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street — Clinton, Ont. One door west of Anglittan Church, Phone 172 Eyea Examined and Glaesea Fitted DR. H. A. McINTYRE DENTIST Office over Canadian National Express, Clinton, Ont. Phone, Office, 21; House, 81. SYNOPSIS Three weeks after a cream colored roadster had been found wrecked in the sea at the foot of a cliff, a girl calling herself Anne Cushing appears at the desert town Marston. She has bought, sight unseen, a ranch located thirty miles away. Soon after her ar- rival she marries Barry Duane, her nearest neighbor. Against her better judgment she accompanies her hus- band East, Mrs. Duane is bitterly re- sentful of Anne. Wealthy Oleo Pen- dleton, her obvious choice, vows re, venge. Anne recognizes a man loit- ering on the Duane grounds. Later Barry tells Anne Join Gage is the real head of the Duane mills. He fails to note her frozen silence. NOW GO ON' WITH THE STORY DR. F. 'A. AXON Dentist Graduate of C.O.D.S., Chicago and R.C.D.S., Toronto, Crown and plate work a specialty. Phone 185, Clinton, Ont. 19-4-34. * "I can't tell you. It --it isn't anine to tell. Can't you understand that. Barry? Wiry don't you believe it He wanted to believe, but that dark tormenting suspicion was tearing both of them. to pieces, "Believe that you can't tell. Oh yes, you don't leave me in any doubt of that." "Barry!" Anne quivered and stiff- ened. "I've told you all that I can tell." She turned on him in passion- ate appeal. "Don't you trust me en- ough—don't you love me enough to believe me when I tell you that no matter what appearances may be, there was nothing, nothing wrong in my going to meet Jim Kennedy?" She knew the second it came out that the familiar "Jim Kennedy" had been a mistake. Barry looked shak- en, a man almost persuaded, but at the last words hot suspicion flamed again. "Trust you! I did trust you. I trusted you that night when you came in fresh from keeping a cheap rendevouz with this same man. And you lied to me!" "I have told you all that I can." "You've answered rte" I•Ie turned abruptly and walked toward the door. With his hand on the knob he paused. er. Imbecile." "I've done better than you think. If she and Duane are starting West on the same train it's for appear-, ances, not for any joy ride. You'll probably find that one or the other of them will go on to Reno," he added significantly. "why?' "Oh, Duane horned in while we were talking. At a place where I'd asked her to meet me." Kennedy looked .sharply at Miss Cleo Pendleton. The small childish face was lit for a second with a sort of greedy joy. "Now that they've gone, 'I'd better hold myself ready to follow up and D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT E.acensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron Correspondence promptly ,answered. Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling phone 203. Charges Moderate , and Satisfactlar Guaranteed DOUGLAS R. NAIRN Barrister, Solicitor and Notary Public ISAAC STREET, CLINTON Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays -10 aan. to 5 p.m, Phone 115. 3,34. stopped in front of her and caught her arm in a close grip. "Don't you know that I'd give up everything 1 have on earth to hear you say something which would set this hideous thing right? To have you back as you used to 'be—aand, to be able to take my wife back among my" friends without—" If he only hadn't said that, about his friends! Anne shivered. "I have told you all I can." She swayed a little, stiffened and stared' at him bitterly. "As for your friends, they needn't matter so much now, Marston is a long way from Granleigh. Tell them. I'rn dead, if you want to. That's quite see that it goes through. I'll need respectable isn't it? The best people money for that. How about letting do it, Barry." me have the other five grand now? "You're talking ridiculously! What Cash this time. Cleo considered. it. "I will give you the ten thousand in cash and you may turn over the check." "I .couldn't think of asking it." Kennedy bowed politely. "Five thous- and will be plenty. When the job is complete I can cone back for the other five, and trade it in for the check." Cleo could have killed him. "Very well. I will have it for you tomorrow at noon." The door closed on Kennedy. In the hall the new footman ap- peared from a cross corridor and ob- ligingly let Kennedy out. They ex- changed a word or two, and the door closed. Kennedy paused for a second on the steps. "There's something phoney about that bird," he reflected. "He. was out of breath. I'll drift, as soon as I, get the five grand." He got it the next day. Inside of an hour he had sent in his notice, re- ceived his wages and was on his way to the station. "I have this much more to say. There are some things which can't be overlooked or forgiven — not be- tween man and wife But I am not going to have any open break with my wife over somebody's chauffeur, nor have my mother's name and mine dragged through a tabloid scandal. We'll go on for the present as we are, and at least maintain the ' outward civilities. And then if you still re, fuse to clear this up satisfactorily, you and I are through." She made no attempt to answer him, There was something in her eyes that hurt him savagely, If he stayed he'd be sweeping her into his arms and pleading with her. He jerk- ed the door open and went out, with- out a backward glance. After the door had closed Anne stood there sick at heart. Barry ex- pected her to stay, but Jim Kennedy had said that she must go. Just for a little, lying back with closed eyes, she wondered what would happen if she defied Jim's orders—if she stayed aucl let John Gage meet her here, Upheaval and ruin, and a slimy trail of disgrace. She laughed with a rising note of hysteria, choked it back and abruptly pulled herself out of the chair. She moved quietly around the room, opening drawers andclosets, choosing articles here and there and dropping them on the bed. Indecision was THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. Officers: President, Alex. Broadfoot, Sea - forth; Vice -President, James Con- nolly, Goderich; secretary -treasur- er, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. ' Directors: Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth, R. R. No. 3; James Sholdice, Walton; Wm. Knox, Londesboro; Geo. Leonhardt, Bornholm, R. R. No. 1; John Pepper, Brueefield; James Connolly, Gode- rich; Robert Ferris, Blyth; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth, R. R. No. 5; Wm. R. Arohibald, Seaforth, R. R. No. 4. Agents: W. J. Yeo, R.R. No. 3, Clinton; Jahn Murray, Seafortht James Watt, Blyth; Finley McKer- oher, Seaforth. Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal' Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cutt'e Grocer, Goderich. Parties des:rrng to effect insur- ance'or transact other business will !be promptly attended to on applica- tion to any of the above officers addressed to their respective post of- fices: Losses inspected by the direc- tor irectfor who lives nearest the scene. CANADIAN NATONABAlitWAYt.� TIME TABLE Trains n*ill arrive at and depart front Clinton as folio's: Buffalo and Goderich Dir Going East, depart 1.08 a.m. Going East depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart • 11.50 • a.'m. Going West, dop'art 9.5S }I! London. Huron & Brave Going North, ar. 11.84. Ive.11.54 a.m. Halla Reath Los ass do you mean?" "Oh, nothing. I'm not going to commit suicide. Not because my hus- band refuses to believe I'm decent." She walked slowly toward the door, pausing to look back. "I'm going—, back to Trail's End. Good-bye." "You can't go now," he said sharp- ly. "The Gages are coming. They'll be here next Tuesday." She stared at hint in a shocked sort of way, and said "Oh!" half under her breath. "I am sorry," she added hur- riedly. "But you see, I shall not be here." In spite of all that had passed he could scarcely credit his ears. "I suppose," he said in a tight voice, "that you understand what this visit means to me? Whatever our personal differences may be, they expect a hostess." "I'm sorry, Barry. Truly I am." Her eyes were desperate. "But I can't stay. I—+" "Don't trouble to apologize. I'm not a jailor, to keep you here against your will. But if you leave me now. A few days later Kennedy's eye I'm through. Don't ever try to come picked up an item in the paper. back again," "Mr, and Mrs. Gage will leave next She put her hand to her throat. Friday on a trip to the Pacific coast." "I understand. I shan't come back, Kennedy's eyes narrowed thought- Barry. Good-bye." fully. Gage had business interests "Good-bye," he said curtly. He was out there, It was not likely to be cruel with anger and savagely hurt. more than just coincidence. "I don't IIe heard a door close softy, and see how there could be anything in light footsteps that died. Silence af- it," he reflected, "but it wouldn't hurt ter that. Empty silence. to be on hand." Cleo saw the same item. She sat * 11:' %?c up suddenly, Nancy and Barry had ' Many miles to the East a number gone West. The Gages were going of small things had happened. West, ostensibly to the Coast, but The new footman had left after less Marston was on the way. Jiin Ken- than a week of service, a circumstance nedy, if he kept his word, was going which vaguely disturbed the colorless West also. Mrs. Pendleton. Cleo looked content "I don't suppose there can be any- eclly at her own image in a long mir- thing in it," she thought. "But' Bar, ror and decided to contrive a call on ry knows the Gages, and he had been Mrs. John Gage. trying for years to get John Gage in- At the Gage offices Winston called terested in that old valley. It's queer to make a personal report and found I wish I had a decent excuse for fol- that Gage had been called away. A lowing them." secretary admitted that Mr. Gage was due to start shortly on a trip West. Winston kept his verbal dynamite Anne was discovering that not ev- stored in his own cautious head. en the beloved Perch could banish a tormenting devil. of jealousy and sus- picion. Things grew worse instead of better. A slow week dragged by, each day held less hope of reconciliation. Ling's bland face never betrayed anything. Anne was glad that Martha Larrabee had gone back to Marston. Martha had closed the little house at Trail's End only a. week before their return. It was quiet and peace- ful. Sometimes she wished bitterly that she had never seen Barry Duane. She rode Comet often, but always alone. She saw Barry in the distance one clay, sitting Captain at a jutting point in the trail. Comet whickered a shrill greeting and Captain replied, but Barry merely turned his head, raised his hat and turned back. Anne's face stung with angry heat. She'd' rather be ordered out of the house than treated like a child in dis- grace, She went back to her own loneli- ness, and presently Barry came In, saying little. She was dropping her small efforts at cheerfulness now. She must have it out with him and end this, one way or another. "Are you busy Barra'?" '"No" He put down the book he was reading. "Don't you think it is time we came to a different understanding, Barry? You know we can't go on this way." "I agree with you entirely. I am ready, and have been, whenever you want to do your part." Her eyes closed for' a moment. "But I have told you that there are things that I cannot explain, without—with-, out involving other people. I've 'pro- mised—you shouldn't ask meto break that." "Most escapades do involve other people," he retorted. "I've done rash things, I know, but nothing that I am ashamed of. Won't you believe that? You've got to, Bail- ry. All the rest of our lives depends' on it -just having some—some faith between us.- If you can't have that, I'm going, I won't stay in your house like this." • He was, on his feet now, tramping DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD in• Fr'anice' no fe' er than $00 Boy Scouts are preparing for ordination. in various Roman •'Catholic seminar- ies and eminaries:,,and novitiates. * He An Eerie Job 0£ unexpected jobs assigned Boy. Scouts one of the strangest was that given Medicine Hat, Alta,; ';Scouts, When requested by the R.C.M,P, to help search for the missing skull of a'' skeleton. Scouts Climb' Snowdon British Boy Scouts from a number of .centres camped at the foot of fam- ous Snowdon this summer, for traina ing in moutain climbing. Those suc- cessful were awarded the new Scout Climber's badge. A Chain of Old Time Beacons A chain of beacons constructed and lighted by Boy Scouts on the highest points throughout the length and breadth of England will be Scouting's contribution to the King's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. gone. There was a tap on the door. It was Bertha, with a message. "Mr. Barry sent me up to pack for you. He says he's called back to Marston, and can you be ready to leave tomorrow morning on the sev- en -forty-three? He's just 'phoned for. reservations." A. filmy garment dropped from Anne's fingers. "The seven -forty- three," she repeated blankly. "Yes, Bertha, of course I can be ready. Here are some of my things. I've just been gathering them together." Anne went toward the window and looked out to conceal her, face from the niaid'e too -friendly eyes. "I'll fight for hint!" she thought fiercely. "I won't let both of our liv- es be wrecked like this. I love him, and when we're at the Perch again I'll get him back." * *, , Cieo'3 blue roadster swept reck- lessly up the drive. A watchful foot- man sped down the steps. "Send Kennedy to me," ' she ordered. The footman, was a new man, but he seemed to be well trained. Cleo waited impatiently in the lib- rary. Here Kennedy came, an infuri- ating eight minutes late. "Well, you've bungled your work nicely, haven't you " "Think so!" He was defiant in an, instant. "I do! You undertook to see that Mrs. Duane left here within a week. She was to dioappear completely, and impatiently up and down. "There, there!" He smoothed' a alone. And ly this morning they 'Tow can :you expect me to accept rose leaf cheek and kissed her. started back t, that ranch. Togeth- a' situation' Ilice'that`blindly?" (Continued Next Week.) Boy Scout Band at Toronto Ex. One of the musical organizations entered in this year's band contest at the Canadian National Exhibition was the Vicker's Boy Scout Band of Mon- treal. The boys raised the necessary traveling funds by giving outdoor concerts. THURS., SEPT. 27, 1934 MINNINION011eVagit Goderich Council Asked To Petition To Have Status Of Collegiate Changed A large.crowd Was• present for the the ratepayers of the town of Gode- meeting of the Goderich town council rich; also that a copy of this resp- last Friday evening, the gathering coming on the, invitation of Councillor Huckins, who at the meet- ing of Sept. 14th, said he hoped the council chamber would be filled with townspeople for this meeting when he expected to "explode a bomb." At Friday's 'meeting' discussion came up on reducing the status of the local collegiate to that of a high school, thus giving the town control of financial matters in connection with it. The following motion by Councillors Humber and Huckins was referred to the special committee: "That this council petition the minister of educe - tion of the province requesting that the status of the Goderich Collegiate Institute be changed to that of a High School as we feel that such a change would be in the interests of A Canadian B. -P. Robert Baden Powell attended a training camp for Scoutmasters in Nova Scotia this summer. Not the Chief Scout, however,—but, proving that Scouting goes with the name, a school teacher who once lived with the Stony Indians in the foothills of the Rockies. In his comfortable hotel Kennedy was studying plump tine -tables and discovering possibilities. He also dis- covered that at odd moments he was seeing the same face with suspicious frequency, Being resourceful he con- sidered the situation and took reserva- tions for New Orleans, where he had no intention of going. Then by car and plane and modest day coach he shook off his exasperated shadow and sig -zagged his way to Marston. The Junction's best hostelry was the railroad hotel.' Kennedy registered as Frederick James, acquired a slight but convincing cough to account for his aimless presence, and a battered old car. He might have been interested if he had known of Gage's absence from town. This time Paula had been left behind in their huge hotel apartment. Nevertheless she pouted at the thought of having to go to some dole ful ranch in a rough mountain valley. She had just received a telegram from John, too, saying that he would have to join her. at Chicago, but had made all arrangements for her by wire. Paula was feeling just a little song for herself. Miss ' Cleo Pendleton could not have chosen a better mo- ment to ask for Mrs. John Gage, A few days later, when.Gage board- ed his own ear in Chicago., his first glimpse was of a head of snug, 'shin ing gold, very much at home in one of his chairs. In the privacy of a stateroom 'he' jerked an expressive thumb and said "How come?" "Yon don't mind, John, do you? She is a friend of this Mrs. Duane's and she told tn.e that Mrs. Duane had been asking her to come out and vis- it them. I thought it would be nice to have somebody along, and shes frightfully amusing" "Oh, yes , . . yes, honey, it's all Tright. Old Ambrose's, girl,' is she? How did .she know- we were headed for Duane's place?" "Why, I don't know. She just seem- ed to 'know it. You're not angry, are you? I did want somebody with nie, and I had to start' all 'alone'!" A Scout and Indian Barbecue Reminding of buffalo day feasts, Scouts of the 10111 Calgary Group during their summer camp entertain- ed Joe Big Plume and a number of his. Sarcees to a lamb barbeque. As the subsequent camp fire Edward One Spot contributed cowboy songs and Chief Big Plume told of buffalo hunt- ing and the making of braves in the days of his boyhood. lution be forwarded to the County. Council before the next session." Mr. Humber would have liked the motion passed immediately, but was wiping to have it referred to a com- mittee when Deputy -reeve Turner : suggested that more information con- cerning the result of such a change should be gained. Mr. Turner said that he had children at the Collegiate and that he would not want to vote for anything that might be detrimen- tal to the education of his own or anyone else's children. Mr. Humber stated that this was the aftermath of what had been tran- spiring for the last few months. He said that this motion was made to al- Ieviate the expense to the ratepayers. "It is in the interests of the rate- payer," said Mr. Humber. MEISNER BORN IN BRUCE TOWN Kidnap Suspect is a Native of Lucknow DEPORTATION LIKELY In Meantime Extradition Plans Go Forward The birthplace of David Meisner, held in Detroit in connection with the kidnapping of .John S. Labatt, Lon- don, Ont., brewer, is believed to be Lucknow,. Ont., and unless the man had obtained naturalization papers it may be unnecessary for. Ontario au- thorities to depend entirely on extra- dition proceedings to bring Meisner to trial at Sarnia, Ont. Provincial police are reported to have obtained definite information that Meisner was born in Lucknow. A warrant for Meisner's and Albert Pe- graf's arrest has been sworn out in Sarnia, the district where Labatt was made captive August 14 by a band of kidnappers who held him until Aug- ust 17 before releasing hint on To- ronto outskirts. In the meantime plans to obtain evidence for extradition proceedings are under way by Ontario authorities and it is possible the kidnap victim may come to the attorney -general's office in Toronto where the evidence will be taken in camera. Clifford Magone, of the attorney - general's department, said he believ- ed there was "some chance that Meis- ner may be proved to be a Canadian citizen and as such may be deported." The department has been officially in- formed Meisner does not intend to come to the Dominion voluntarily. A DRESSLER STORY w Marie Dressler had a fund of good stories. The international craze for slim- ming tickled her sense of humor. During the making of her film, 'Re- ducing," she told a story which has gone round the world. "My doctor," said Marie, "advised me that riding a horse was a guar- anteed method of losing weight. He was right! At the end of a week the horse had lost seven pounds and I'd put on ten!" Thanksgiving Day holiday Week -End Travel Bargain From CLINTON OCTOBER 5 To CHICAGO $ 7.00 RETURN Final Excursion to World's rair closing October, 1934. Reduced Rates at leading Hotels in Chicago. OCTOBER 5 To PORT UR©N FLINT DURAND ROUND TRIP FARES Tickets, Hotel Rates, Train Information and Return Limits from Agents. Ask for Handbill— IAA andbill— I A NATI He who asks most gets most. There is no es- caping this truth. It is something like the tortoise and the hare. The race in business is not to the swft, nor to the clever, nor to the brilliant man, but to the man who is most diligent—to the man who• keeps on doing his plain duty. You are a retailer. You want to get on. You want to swell each day's sales. Well, you will sell more each day if you ask! ask! ask! buyers to' buy your goods. You can hardly go round canvassing homes and buyers face to face. This practice would be too costly, though undoubtedly would be effective. But you can use newspaper advertising; in this way you can do your asking for business. You are not required by the buying public to do smart advertis- ing. The public doesn't like smart or clever adver- tising. The public just wants to be informed about what you have to sell; and if you will add reasons why the public should buy what you offer, then you will get more customers. The public wants informa- tion, and it won't object to a little urging. Spending money is for the most persons quite a serious busi- ness, and so they like retailers' advertisements to .be plain, straightforward statements of fact. See that Our Readers Are Informed of What You You Have To Sell. 0 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD A FINE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING—BRAD ADS. EN TEM Maus PHONE 4