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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1938-01-20, Page 6THE SEAFORTH NEWS 'IllfURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1938 s-"ele , Rose eenie eV* RA' 1)4,1: 43,4-2t.W 1111 nt 'ea 'Ah, 'because you think you will be allowed to write to him, and that all the (fine courting will go on that way; and I've no doubt you're thinking he's going to make money in 'Glasgow— for a girl as mad as you 'seem to be will 'believe anything, Well, don't be- lieve 'that'. IDont believe yon will have any, fine love -making in absence, and all that kind of 'stuff. Mother will take good care I should not wonder if she sent you to a school in Ger- many, if the expense were not too great—how would you like that ?" "But she will not" "Why, then?" "Because I will not go." Here's bravery! I suppose you want something more heroic—drown- ing yourself because icif your lost love —or locking yourself 'IV in a convent to escape from your cruel •parents— something that will make the papers write about you? Bait d think you will ;find a difference after you have been two or three months at Inver-Mtnilal. Perhaps you will have corm to your senses then, -Perhaps you will have learned what it was to have had a good prospect of settling yourself lit life—with a renpectable, well-conduct- ed yoeng man—of ,good familythe Landeen of Craig themselves are not in the least ashamed that some of the family have been in business—yes. you will think of that, and that you threw the chance away because of an infatuation almaet 5 drunken ne'er-do- weel—" "Lie is not -he is not!" she said, passionately, and Inc cheeks were shite, but there wan something grasp- ing ber heart, and like to suffocate her, so elnit nhe ecetid ma protest more. "Anyaay, I will take care that I ninell Inge nothing to do a hit it," the elder sinter contineed; -and if yoli Pheililti see hint again before you go, I would advise you to bid him .god -be. for it will be the last thaw. Mother will take care of that, or I ani taken." She left the room and !the girl re- mained alone— proud and pale and re- bellious, hut still with this dreadful weight upon •her heart, of 'despair and fear that gale would nut acknowledge. tf only 'he could see Ronald! One word from him, one look, would he enough. But if this were true, if she Were never to be allowed to hear from hint again, they might even appeal to ihimself. and who could say what pro- mise they might extract from him, if they were sufficiently cunning Of ap- proach? They might say it was for her welfare, they might appeal to his hon- or, they might win some !pledge from him, and she knowing nothing of it all! IT only elle could 'see him for one moment! The very ;mines of her blood seemed to keep repeating his name at every throb—yearning toward him, as it were; and at /ast she threw herself down on the snia and ,huried her head in the cushion, and burst into a wild and long continued .fitt of weeping and sohtbing. But this in time lightened the weight at her heart, at any rate; and 'when at length she rose, with tear -stained cheeks and tremulous lips and .dishevelled hair, there was still soniething in her look that show- ed that the courage with Which she had faced her sister was not altageth- er 'gone; and soon the lips had less of tremulousness about them than of a proud decision; and there was that in the very :calmness of her .deineanor that would have warned all whom it might ,concern that the days of her pleeid, acid cibedient giniltood were over, CHATTER XLL 'Never .veat there a gayer party than this that was walking :from the hotel toward the shores of Lake George on a brilliant and blue-skiedi .0gtober morning. Perhaps .dhe most ,detiture— or .the most professedly demure—was Miss lea,rry Hodson ,herself, who al - footed to walk ,apart a little; .and swung cordlessly the fur cape sbe fear- ried th her hand; and reNused alt kinds lower her; and pretended that she wis wholly engrossed with the air of in lave, sweet Mistrerd Pia e. Sooth I can't conceal it. My poor heart is !brake in tWO. You alone ean heal it," "I'm in love, sweet Mistress 'Prue." "It isn't fair of 3,1ci1 to teal tales out of inchool, Man," the young matron But I wasn't there. If 1 had been, there wioeldhave been a little better behavior,'Wby; 1 lleired Do you know flow they teakiih .girds to use a salmon - rod in that ,eountry?" ' The question was addressed to 'Mr. Hillysen, 'but Miss iKertfoot's eyes were fixed on 'Miss Carry. "No. I don't" he answered. , "Oh, yotti <161 know' she sin . 'You don't know, Really. Well, tell you. The gamekeeper—and thc. handsomer the better—stands oyer - looking' the girl's shoulder; and she' holds the rod; and he grips, Inc ,hand and the rod at the same time." 'But I know ihow," the young cloc"- tor interposed:. "Sce there—give me irnur hand—n shmv you in it min- 01 you shain't," said she, in- stantly disengaging herself ; "this , fi r e spec talhd e country. We don't .do such things 111 New York State. Of course over there its different. Oh yes; If I were there myself —and—and, if the gamekeeper was handsome enough:L.- and if he asked me to have a ilesson in salmonefishing—don't you think 1 wonld go? \My, I should smiler' But here .11iss Carry burst out laughing, Inc her friend had been caught, These two girls were in the habit of talking the direst slang be- t ween emselves (and occasionally hI inc ,Carry practised a little of it on her papa); but this wickedness they did in secret: outsiders were not sup- posed to know anything of that. And row Dr. Tilley did not seem very mach pileased 'at hearing .'Nfiss foot say "I should smile;" and Miss Kenfoot looked self-conscious, an amused, and a ,little embarrassed; an( Carry kept on laughing. However, it all blew over; for now -they were down at the landing -stage; and pres- ently the doctor was handing, them into the shick-and-span new eat -boa that he had just had sent through Iran Neve York that autumn. Indeed it was a right joyous party that now went nailing out on ;the cleat lapping waters, for there Wait a brisk 1)mi-ix blowing; and two pairs o' sweethears in one small boat's caret make fair proportion; and lake george, in October, before the leaves are beginning to fall, is just abont as beautiful a place as arty one can want. The Inc low hilln were all red and lirown and yellow with maple and stag!) oak, except where the pines and the hemlocks Interposed a dark blue- green; and nearer at,hand, on the sil- very surface of the lake, xere inhilil- 'rabtn small wooded islands, mitt' a line of white foam along the v‘ind- e,;tgl shoree; and overhead a perfect- ly cloudless sky of intense and bril- liant blue. 1nd if these were not en- tim.rh ifor the gay voyagers, then there were nher things- -laughter. sarcasm, subtle compliments, daring- or atolee glances; emit at last the M11 title o, joy burst into song. Who ean ter which t;f them it was that started 'I', g,\ ine back to Dixie; no ni‘we Is gwine to wander; My heart's 'turned Meek to Dixie; I can't stay here no longer!" As for the others of this light-hearted and laughing grotto .of young folk, they were these; Miss iKenfoot, a fresh -colored, plump, pleasantalooking girl, wearing much elaborate head- gear rather out af proportion to her stature; her married sister, •Mrs. Lral- or, a grass -widow who was kind en- ough to play chaperon to the young people, but who effective 'black eyes had a little trick oil roving 'on their own account—perhaps merely in quest Of a joke; Dr, Thomas P. Tilley; an adolescent practitioner, who might have inspired. a little more confidence ill his patients had he condescended to powder to profuse chestnut brown hair; and, tinatily, the long and lank gentleman who waited so humbly on Nliss Hodson, and iwho was 'Mr. J. C. Huysen. of the "Chicago Citizen." Miss Carry bad at length—ancl after abundant meek intercession, and ex- planations, and expressions re- morne—pardoned the repentant editor for his treatment of Ronald, lt alas nom of his doing, he vowed and de- clared. It was some young iackass Alton' the preprieters of the paper had introduced to hint. The amide had slipped in without his having neen it first, if only her Scotch tfriend would nrite something more, he would un:. dertake that the "Chicago Citizen nould treat it With thii greatest of re- spect. Ild `;11 forth. Miss Carry was for' a long time obdurate, and affect- ed to think that it wan poetical jeal- ousy on his part tier the longghaired editor had himself in former days written and published sentimental verse- a fact eltich was not forgot- ten Ity one or teo of the wicked ,!,oung meta en the stall. 'af the New York "Son", when 11 r, 1 uy:en ven- tured into ;the stormy arena of palit- igg, but in the end she restored him to 'favor, and found him more sub- missive than ever, fAnsi in truth there ivitA substantial reason for his sub- mission. Th, "Chicago Citizen" paid n'tienough, no doubt; but the editor of that jonrnal had large viewn; and Miss Hodsou's husband—if all torics were true—would ifind himself M a very enviable ,position indeed. "Mayn't I carry your cape for yOU, Miss Hodson?" the tall editor said, in the most pleading way in the world, "No, I thank you," she argwered, civilly enough; but she did not turn her -head; and she made believe that her mind was wholly net on "I'm in love, sweet Mistress Iran. South I can't conceal it." his timid prayer and its rennin,. had not escaped the sharp observation of 'Miss iKerfoot. "Oh." said she. "there's no doing anything with Carry ever since we 'came to Fort George. Nothing's good enough for her; the hills are mot high enough; and the place is riot wild en- ough; and there's no catching of sal- mon in drenchieg rain—so there's no amusement 'for her. _Amusement? I know where the trouble is; I know What .amueement she wants; I know what makes her grumble at the big hotels, and the decent .clothes that :people prefer to wear, and the rattle- snakes, and all the rest. 101 course this lake can't the like the Scotch lake; there isn't a hanclisome young 'game- keeper here for her to .flirt with..Flirt- ation, was it? Well, 1 suppose it was. and, no mare. T don't understand the manners amd customs of savage na- tions. Look at her now! Look at that thing on her headi I've heard of girls wearing true -love knots, and rings, and things of that kind, ito remind them of their sweethears; but T never heard of their going abou,e wearing a yellow Tam o' Shanter." Miss .Carry smiled a' superior smile; ,he would pay no. heed to these ribald ,plf attentions from agtall, lank, long_ remarks; aggarandY she was 'w}10113' haired young t'ita.n who .1-rumlbly;601. engrossed with ;he cclithr. However, they were now a long way from Fort . George; they might as well take a run back in that direction; and ,soLethe .1lOai having been let away from the wind and put on ,a,latir course' for the distant land.: ing-stage—'4r. iatlysen 'WAS called *twin from the how and directed 'as to how he should steer, 'and then the doctor went 'forward and got on't the banjo. . , Nnw this ."Dancing in the Darn" '1'the words are icliCittic enongth) has a very catchieg air; no sooner had the doctorwlio was standing ,upon the 'bit of deck forward, ,where jack 'Huy - sen had 'been-4eigun the tinkling Pre... itele than the .giris showed little Move- ments of, hands' and 'feet as they were performing an imag,inarY "cake- walk." No matter; nor was It of much con- sequence whether tile words of the s'eag were of a 'highly intellectual cast, nor whether the music was of the most distinguished eliaraelter, no tenet as there was a chorus admirably adapted for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. It was very speedily .clear that this was not the •firsit time these four had practiced this chorus (Mrs. Lalor was allowed to come in jest where she 'pleased). nor was there any nad- nes, in their interpretation of the worth:. this time they were beating- up against a stiff Mit steady head -wind; the doctor at the tiller, the lank edi- tor standing by the mast at the bow, the girls and their chaperon isnittgly ensconsed in the capacious codkepit, but still having to dodge the enorm- ously long .boom when the boat was put about. The .women -folk, of course, .paid ilo attention to ehe nailing—they nmer clo; they were quite happy in leaving the whole responsibility on the owner of the .craft, and were entirely wrapped op 'in their own ,petty affairs. Nay, so recklessly inoortsidenate were they that they began to be angry'be- cause IDr. Tilley would not get oat his .bantio—which was in .the tiny cab- in, or rather locker,' at the 'how. They wanted to 'sing "Dancing in the Ria,riit," they said. What was the use of that without a 'banjo to play the dance tnusic? • "Very well," said the complaisant doctor; "well nun into some quiet creek in one of the islands, ;gni then 131 see what I can do .for you." INio, no, they said; they wanted to sing Nailing: they did not wish to go ashore, or near the shore. Well, elle amiable' doctor scarce knew how to piease them, for he could not, steer the boat 'ansi play the ,banjo at the 'same time; .and he was not sure about intrelsting the safety of so 'pi-cob:14s a cargo to the once,rtain Seamanship of that she 'staggered op into the wind incessantly. ant this, at all events, kept them near the course they had come, and from time to time she got ahead ai bit, and the .women bad eea,s- ed their 'shrieleing and had eulbsided, the ,one into terrified silence, ithe ,other into 'frantic weeping and clasping of her hands. "Can't . you—can't you look out? Why, don't you look ant for them?" he (tried, though he scarce knew ,what he said, so anxious was he about the tiller 'and those puffs of wied that made the boat heel ovOr 'whenever be allowed the sail to fill, 'And then there was a cry treat, Mrs. Lalor. "Look---,look---this way—you're go- ing away ifrom them." iHe could only judge by the direc- tion of her igaze; he put the boat ab- out She .began to laugh, in a hysteri- cal fashion. "0.h, yes, yes, we are getting nearer —we are getting nearer—he sees us Em, • Elm, lookl—poor Carryl—oh, quick, quick with the boat! quick, quick, wield" • But the wringing of her hands was of little avail; and indeed when they did eventually draw ,c,autiously close to the two people in the water, the business of getting them dragged on board proved a difficult and anxious matter, for the girl was quite o51001 - scions, and lay in their hands like a corpse.. The young doctor ,was .very ranch exhausted too, but at least he preserved his senses. ,IIe at down for a minute to recover Inc 'breath. "jack," he gasped, "put my coat ar- "1011, we'll meet at the tell in the evening, Kase 1 love to pass the time away," They were all singing at it now; they did not wait for any chorus; and .Miss Carry had ,cauglit Miss Em's hand, and was holding it ,on high, and keep - Mg time to the music, as lf she were itt reality leading Inc down the barn. As we move so gracefully, We're as happy as can be. Den swing your partners all togeth- er, Kase now's the time Inc you to larn, Banjos ringing, iNiggers singing, And dancing'in the barn, , Then came in the rippling dance, played as a stalo on the banjo; and so catching was it that the two girls stood up and made believe to dan•ce a little. You see, the boat Was running free before the wind, and there was scarcel 3.1 an y appreciable motion, though she wt0i going at a .gaod speed, for her mainsail was enormous- ly large, and the 'breeze was :brisk. l say, 1-luyson," the doctor called out, while he was ;playing .the dance, 'took what yon're about, 'Never mind the singing, Keep her bog. straight for the landing -stage." Then the next verse began: "Den we's off to work in de morning, Singing an we go out to de field;" and they all went at it ,with at will. And then the 'chorus; and then the light sipping clance-gand the two girls were on their feet again, making believe to posture a little, while the sharp clear notes of the banjo tinkled end tinkled, amid the steady swishing imise of the water along the side af the heel. But all af a midden 'there eas .11 startled cry of warning—the banjo was dropped on time (leek, and the doctor sprung aft in a vaiti effort te Oleg:- what he had scum ileac; Conl- in:2.; the next illiintent the great boom eanle itt vily.swillging along, acceler- ating its pace as it went out to lee- ward, until there wan a frightful crash that seemed to tear the whole craft to piecen, .\ lid them in this gild lurch, what happened? Tilley Was the first ni see, There WaS s011ietiling in the aitter. He tore olf hie coat, and slip. ped over the hosts side—heeding no- thing di the piercing ,erearns of those be had left, hut shaking the wet from his eyes and nose an& incitith, and looking all around him like a New- founclland dog, Then he caught eight of a Small .floitting object—some doz- en yards away—and he made for that, it was the yellow 'Cam o' Shanter, he coulcl see; then lie heard a half -stifled cry jtist behind him, and turning ar- ound was just able to 'catch hold of Carry Hodson 'before she sank a see- timl tillie. However, she was quite passive; perhaps she had been stun- ned by a blow from the boom; and he was an excellent swinuner, and he could easily .kee.p her altioat—if only Jack 'Huysen kntsw enough about sail- ing to get the 'boat back speedily. It was in vain to think of swimming with her to the shore; the laml wits too Inc off. and •the weight tef ber wet clothes was inereasin g. Ide looked after the boat; it seemed ti terrible distance awiiy. but as far as lie could 'melee out —through the water that was 'blind- ing- his eyes—they had got her round into ilia wind again, and were no doubt trying to make .for 11 itn, Meanwhile gaelc Hiuysen ita,I been so stunned by .what bad occurred, when his own catelessness or Ian awk- ward gust of wind had .caused the great boom to jibe, that 'for some sec- onds he eeentedi quite paralyzed, and of coarse all this tinlp the little craft ,WaS swinging along 'before the ;breeze, The shrieks df the women !bewildered him, moreover. And then it occurred to him that he most get back—some- how, anyhow; and more by instinct than of knowledge he 'jammed down the helm, and rouncled the boat in to the wind-, 'where the big sail began to iflop,..ationt, 'with the iloose main -sheet dragging .this way and that. And then he set about trying little experiments __and in a Ifraritic nervousness all the while;, he knew, or he discoVerecl, that iie.inust needs get, inthe maiii-sheet; and eventually the boat began to malke 'uncertain progress — tinderMire cense he had been terrified, arid was afraid to keep proper way .,61-1 her, no PROFESSIONAL CARDS Medical DR E. A. McMASTEE—Graduate of the 'Facility of Medicine, Univers- ity of Toronto, and of the New York Post .Graduate School and Hospital. Member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of 'Ontario. Office on High street. Phone 217. Office fully equipped for X-ray diagnosis and for ultra 'short wave electric treatment, tiara violet sun lamp .treatment and infra red electric treatment. Nurse in, attendance, DR. GILBERT C. JARROTT Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, Un- iversity of Westera Ontario. Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Office 43 Goderich street west; Phone V. Hours 2-4.30 p.m., 7.30-9 pan. Other hours by appoint. anent. Successor to Dr. Chas. Mackay olind her—wrap her warm--IMrs. Lil- 0, get off her (boots and stoeleings— chafe her feet and hands—tplick—" And then he rose and went to where she ,was lying and stooped over her. "Yes, yes; her heart is beating— come aveay with that 'coat, man—" But it was his own coat that jack Huysen had quickly taken off, and when the .women were doing .what they could to restore her ciroulation. hi; (fetched 'the other coat for the young cloctor, and made him put that on, though the latter deelared he was all right now. And then the doctor took, the tiller, slacked out the main- sheet, and once more 'they were run- ning before the wind .toward Fort 'George. INrit a word had been Said about the cause of the mishap, nor its possible consequences. These at first—and to llittek 'Huy- sen's inexpressible joy---seenied to be trivial ennugh. Immediately she had 'recovered consciousness she sat up, and began to say a fewwords, though with some difficulty; end Mcleed,to brave was she, and so determined to do snmething to 'relieve the obvious anxiety of these good friends of hers. that 'when at length they reached the landing -stage and got ashore, she de- clared that she was quite recovered that she could walk to the hotel as vetl aS ally 01 (bent, that she had 'lev- ee felt better in her horn days. 'Nay, she made a joke of elle whole matter, and of her heavy skirt, end of the possible contents of jack (Hitlyseiiii• coat pookets; and when they did reaeli .the hotel, and when silie had changed bein wet garmen ts, da, Caine (town agaip looking perfe.etlg well, if a lit tle bit tired, It was not mrtil the afternoon that she chegan to complain of shiverings and then again, when tdinner-tinie ar- rived, 'Mrs. Lalor 'came doiwn with the message that tCarry had a slighg head- ache, and. Would -rather remain in her room. Next morning, too, she thought she would 'rather not get up; she had a slight cough, and her breathing was cilltiCtiiit; she had most relief when she lay quite 'still. "What does this mean, Tom?". jack I-Inysen said, and as if he ,leared the answer. "I hope 'it means nothing at all." was the reply; •but the young doctor look.ecl grave,- aed moved away, as if he did not .wish to have •any further talii,tiN4g. ye ve r, there 110 perceptible change for the worse all that da)'; and Nils:: Carry, ,when she could speak at all, said that sib WM; tiOing very well, and, implorecl. them to go away 011 their usual excursions, and leave her to herself. ,A servant might sit out- side in the passage, she said; if she wanted lier, she could ring, Of course this only sufficed to net lEtnnia Ker - foot into a fit of weeping ancl sobbing --that Carry should ehink them cap- able of any such heerelessness. 13,nt on the follow,ing morning mat- ters were inuich more serious. Site could hardly speak iat all; and iwillen she idid manage to utter a ,few ,panting e-ords she said it was a pain in tim- eliest that was troubling ber—no•t much; no, no, trot mci c h si"be said ; she wished they would all go away and amnse ,th cm se I.v es ; the pain would leave; she ,would be 'cell 'right by and "Tack; look here," said the young doctor, When they were 'together; "I'm alfraid this is ,pirreirmonia—and a sharp aittabit.. too." "Is it .dangerous?" Hitlysen said. imieldy, and .with rather a pale fate. The answer to this Was 'another question.: DR. H. 111.31011 ROSS, Physician and Sorgeon Late of London Hos- pital, London., Englatad. Special at- tention to diseases of the eye, ear, nose ard throat. Office and residence behind Dominion Bank. Office Phone No. 5; Residence Phone 104. DR. F. J. BURROWS, Seaforth. Office and residence, •Goderich street, east of the United Church. Coroner for the County of Huron. Telephone No 445. DR. F, 5. R. 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McKILLOP MInaIFire Insurance Co HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFIFI CERS President—Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Vice -President, Thomas Moylan, Secretary -Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. AGENTS F. McKercher, R.R.1, Dublin; John E. Pepper, R.R.1, Brucefield; E. R. G. Jarmouth, Brodhagen; James Watt, Blyth; C. F. Hewitt, Kincardine; Wm. Yeo, Holrnesville. DIRECTORS Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth No. 3; James Sholdice, Walton; Wm, K,nox, Londesboro; George Leonhardt, Bornholm No. I; Frank .MoGregor, Clinton No, 5; James 'Connolly, Cod - enc,; Alex McEwing, Blyth N. 1; Thomas Moyian, Seaforth No. 5; Win. R. Archibald, Sealforth No. 4. Parties desirous to effect insurance or transact other business, will be promptly attended to by applications to any of the above named officers addressed to their respective post - offices, "She left her mother at 'home, did- ift''Ys•lel8s,?'''' said he, breathlessly. "Do you want to send for her? B.nit that would be no ,113e. Her TM:Ogler ,C04.111C1 not ‘bravel .just now; she's to much of an invalid; ;why, it WM she who sent Carry tuvray on this toliday," "No—not yet— I ..don't want to frighten her. We'll See in the mac] - But long lbefore the morning came they discovered how things were go- ing with her. Late that night, Mrs. Lalor, Who had, undertaken to sit up till her sister .should come to relieve her, stole noiselessly along to the room Of the latter and .vvolSe her. (To Be Continued)