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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1937-07-15, Page 6aPAt,E; Si*. Rose 'Weenie THE .SEAFORTH NEWS 71 1JR•S'DAY, JI3LY 15, 1937. the young lady .on the sofa had now The valley is empty thrown aside the ;pretence of knit- ''Forever and ever. Hog,and was regarding him with el- oquent eyes, and talking as if it were all settled and attained, and Ronald7 he night -winds are wailing: already ,become an enterprising and 0 my lost lave, prosperous manager, whom they Whence are you sailing? should cane to see when they visited OIIIAIIx71FiR X'VIIII Scotland, and who was certainly to be their guest when he crossed the' 1't can hardly be wondered at that 'A+tlamie. ;No wonder his head was these suddenly - :presented am'bitious turned. Everything 'seemed so easy— Mg, call to be up and do - why, 'both she and her .father :appear. pig' and getting forward in the gen- ed to the surrounded, when .at 'home, crit race of the world—should add a with men who had ,begun with no- new interest and fascination, in his thing and made fortunes. 'And then eyes, to the society of the American he would not be 'torn away altogeth- father and daughter who had wand- er from the hills. IIie might still have erect into these distant wilds. 'And a glimpse df the dun deer front time perhaps..after all, he had been ntere- olime; there wank] still he the dewy ay wasting hfa time?—and throwing by lake and strath and away his life? That solitary, content- morningsmountain-tarn with the stum'blin'g an ed, healthy and happy 'existence was a bit .of 'white heather, and the ,pick a mistake --pan idle dream—an enact- ing it and wearing it, for fuck. And ronis'm, even? The common way of if he had to bid farewell to Clebrfg, the world. was right; and that, as he and Ben Loyal, and Ben Hope, and heard of it in 'tile echoes brought by Bonnie Strath lNaver —well, there these strangers from wi'bhotit, was ail were other districts 'far more 'beauhi a •pushing and striving and making ful than that, as well he knew, 'Where lite most of opportunities, until the At first that was mostly about the '1 am afraid,' said he, with a laugh, he would still hear the curlew whis- end was reached—independence and .adjacent shooting, w'hic'h Mr. iH'od- if ye put me dawn in a 'place .like ties and the grouse -cock crow in the ease and wealth; the power of choos- son thought Of taking for a season w•p that, 5' shot+id he sorely at a loss to evening, and the great stags ' ung this or that continent for resid- merely 'hy way of experiment; and tell what .to turn ,nay Brand to. It's ca- their challenge through the mists of epee; the radiant happiness 'and glow the question was how long he would ther late in .the day for .me to begin the dawn And •as .for a visit to Chi- of success. And then it all seemed so in that case have to 'be away from his and learn a new trade.'cago?—and a view , of great cities, easy and practicable when he heard native country. This naturally took 'N'onsense, man,' the other said. and harbors, and the wide activities these two talking about their 'friends them to America, and eventually alas 'You have the knowledge already, if of the 'world? -surely a'l't that was a and the fortunes they had made and to politics—which to Miss Carry was you only .knew' how to apply it.' wonderful dreamt, -if only it might it seemed stili eoore easy—and a her but as. the eating of chopped straw. 'The .knowledge?' Ronald repeated, come true! more desirable and 'beautiful thing — However, Mr. 'Hodson (if you could with some surprise. Most of his book- 'tl'n sure tI beg your pardon,' said wen it was .Miss Carry herself who keep the existence of lords out of his reading had ;been in the field of Eng- he, rising, "for letting ye talk all this tvas_speaking, site seated alone in the reach) was no very vidlent polemic; lisp poetry, ,and he did not see how time about my small :affairs, 1 think stern of the boat, her eyes—that had and moreover, whenever the Bird of he could carry that to nnarket.you'll have a quieter day to-mora:aw; a kind of surface darkness anti soft- you'll began to clap its wings too \4r, Hodson took out his note the wind has backed to the east; and nese, like 'blaoldberries wet with rain loudly, was there not on the sofa book and .began to l'oc'k over the that is a 'very good wind for this-helipin•g out her speech, and be there a not inattentive young tat ' to leaves.loch. Ansi S',ve ;brought the minnows trayilnag an opera friendliness, and interfere with a little gentle sarcasm? And you don't need to be as far that 11 took to mend; the 'kel'ts are even conferring a charm on her de - Sometimes, indeed, her itntetpositions as Chicago; if you would rather not,' awful +beasts for destroying the min- scriptions of that far-off pork produc- were both uncalled for and unfair; said be, ows.' Mg city of the west. Mr. Hodson, as and sometimes they were not quite "I'f you do,' said .Miss Carry flip -He put the metal box on the mala, he sate upright in his easy -chair be - clearly inteSlitgi'ble. When, for example pantly, 'mind you don't eat any df tie -piece. They would have had blip fore the fire, spoke slowly and sen - they were talking of the colossal eta- our pork, Papa, clear,, do you know atay longer. -and aliss Carry, in- tenitiously, and without any .visible tae of Liberty, enlightening the why a wise man doesn't eat pork in .deed, called reproaches down on her enthnsiasm: Miss Carry, in the stern world, she pretended not to know in Illinois? IDon't ,you know? It is be- head that she had not asked him to of the cable, her face all lit ftp with which direction—east or west the cause there is a trichinosis worth smoke nor offered him any kind of the 'blowing winds and. the sunlight. giant figure was to extend her light two of that,' hospitality ---but he begged to be es- talked with far greater vivacity, and and liberty -giving arm: and her db- Ronald laughed; but her father c•used. And so he went out andgOt w';t& obviously . deeply interested in jt+ction to her father's definition of was 'too •busy to attend to such id- home through the cold dark night— the future of her companion. And it the caucus system as a despotism iotcy. to his snug little room, and the peat - tempered had conte to this now, that, es she tempered .by bolting, was a still dark- 'Even if you would rather remain fire, and his pipe, and papers, and sate apposite him, as supplementing er saying of which Ronald could in the old countrv,''f ;he continued, meditations. her meaning; he no longer rather make nothing whatever, But what of 'and enjoy an out-of-door life, whinA wonderful dream, truly—ail all ahrank from the directness oi. her that? Whatever else was veiled to should you not make'use of what you to be achieved by the reacting up of look; he no longer wished that she him, this was clear—that her interfer- already know? I have ,heard you talk a few subjects of some of which tae wouid sit the other way, and attend enoe was on itis behalf, so that he about the draining of soil, and plant- already knew more than a smattering, to the tops of the salmon -rods. As for should not he averpressed in argu- ing of 'trees, and so on: well, look And why should he not try? It seem_ their speech together, the exceeding ment or handicapped for lack of in- here now. 'I have been inquiring into ed the way of the world—at ]east; of frankness of it and lack of conven- formation; and he was very grateful that matter, ,and 1 find that the High- the world of which he had been learn- tionality arose from one of two to Iter, naturally; and `far from anx_ land and nA'gricaltu.ra! Society of ing so much 'from these strangers— causes, no doubt .partly from this foul to say anything against a coon- Scotland grants .certificates for pro- to strive, and gush forward, and se- --that during their various advent 'try that had sent him so far and so ficiency in the theory and practice of cure if possible, means and indepencl- tires on the loch there Vas no time generous an ally. forestry. Why shouldn't you try to Nye. Why should he remain at In- lar the nbsarrance of studied forma, Ent, after all, was not this lauda- gain one of •those certificates, and ver -Tindal? 'The old careless happi- It was 11)0 Incti' and `'Do that,' and tion of the institutions of the 'Unitedthen apply for the post of land stew- 11e5 had fled from it. Meenie had pees with her it was 'Will that do, Ran - States meant only as a kindness—as aril? I'll bet yon could manage an es -ed hint twice nosy --each time merelyald?' or again --when ate was stand - an inducement to him to go thither, tate as ,well as most of then who are giving hitt a formal greeting, and ing up in fell encounter with iter un- amd better his position? 'There was at it—especially one of those 'High- yet, somehow, as he imagined, with seen mein•, both panels engaged the field where the race was to the land sporting estates: 'And then you a timid trouble in her eyes, as if she with the rod: 'Ronald, tie my cap swiftest, where the best man got to would beronte a Person of import- was sorry to do that. Her superin- down, or the wind will' blow it away 'the front, and took tine prize which ante; and not be at any lordship's—No,tendence of lla•,ggie's lessons was no, the other strings—ender- he had fairly wan. There no accident beck and call; you would have an op- more restricted now; and never by neathi' of birth, rro traditional usage, was a partunity of beginning to snake a any chance clid she come near the And indeed, on the morning alter hindrance: The very largeness of the fortune, if not of making one at once; cottage when he was ;within or about, the evening • on which they had ,been area gave the individual largeness of arnrl if you wanted to marry there The old friendliness was gone; the 't rt mg him to make a career for view, w^aulcl he a suhstautial future for you old happy companionship - however himself, there was not leech chance 'Yes,' said 'Miss Cary abut they to look to.' restricted and respectful o1 his side; (Si any calm discussant of that subject. took no heed of her impertinence), 'in 'And then you would %tome, over the old, frank appeal for his aid and The proceeding;, of the clay 'opened our country a bar -tender mixes and see us at Chicago, said l'' Mies counsel when any of her own email to a remarkably lively manner. .For drinks with his mind fixed on Nia- Carry, 'We live on North Park Ave- schemes had to he undertaken. And one thing the wind had Slacked still gars.' nue; and you would not feel lonely was she in trouble an his account? further during the night, and was Nay, the very effort to arouse lis- for want of a lake to look at—we've and had the majesty of Glengaxk and now hlntvintg briskly from the north; satisfaction in the bosom of this man a 'pretty- his; nate there,'Oro say been invoked? well, 'that pis 'bringingwith it from time to time who seemed alt too well contented But the first step—about the rare.' ;aibilitj• nerd harrow no human soul, smart snow -showers, that Blackener) with his circumstances was in itself tifica'te?' said ?Ronald, antehtfatlly-.- TT his aequaintanceaiti the hcavc ,e and earth .fo• a few min - meant as a kindness. \\'lay should he p- ar cateenie utes and then sped on, leaving the though, indeed, the an that these iatship, in a measure— with .lfeenie be content? \Vhy shouid he not get two .kindly people showed in him was was ennsidererl undesirable, there 'peaks and shoulders and even the on? It was all very web to have very delightful, and he was abound- was an easy stay opt of the difficulty, lower spurs of tine hills all a gleam - health and strength and high spirits, airtly grateful, and perhaps a trifle ;Acquaintanceship or conpani,utsllip, ing white in the wintry sunlight. and to sing tenor songs, and he a fav- bewildered by these ambitious and whichever it might he, it wtaild runt-- 'Salmon -•fishing in a snow-storm-- orite with the iarnn-lasses; hut ' that seductive dreams. it had ended, well. I declare!' said she, as she stood 'could not last forever. He was throw- 'Well, ,I should judge that would 'And then again, he earl to himself, on the shore of the lake, watching ing away his life, His chances were ie' easy enough,' continued Mr. Hod- as he sate at the little table and tarn- Nina putting the rods together. going by hint. Why, at itis age, what atm, again referring to his note -hook ed over those leaves that contained `The very best -time,' said he, in bad so -an -so done? and what hac`.yo- in that methodical, slow -mannered many a gay morning song, and many his positive way and -so not done? .And how had they wayas of his, 'You would have to go to a tnidttight amusing hat all abort ('fore ohver had ashamed S,dntlbnrgh or 'Glasgo•w, and attend lfeeitie, and the birds and flowers a with of pie leadty was ar alwatrays ewser ed started? What did they awe to fart- with \4eenie he always reserved vne—;what, rather, to their own reso- some classes, T should imagine, for and hill and streams that knew ]ter— and distant and timidly 'gentle). lotion and brain? they want you to know something of soon she would be away from Inver "'one. better, ;i would just like to find SRonald my .good'fellow,' said his surveying, and geology, and chemis- mutlal, and what would the place be a foot of snow on the ground. right Mentor, in the most kindly way, ,yf, try, and 'botany, Some of these you like then? Perhaps when the young clown to the edge of the loch; and the I could .only get you to ,breathe the could read 'tip here—for you have corn was springing, she would take flakes Sailing so thick ye •couldna see atmosphere of Chicago for a 'fort- plenty of leisure, and the subjects her departure; and ,what would the a dozen yards ahead of ye,' night I am pretty sure you 'wouldn't are just at your hand. I don't see any world be like when she had left? He 'Do you know where .I should be come ,back to stalk deer and train difficulty about that. ,I suppose you 'could see her seated in the little car- then? she retorted. I should - be dogs :for Lord !Milne or any other have saved something now, that you siege; her face n•o•t quite so fair and warming nay toes in 'front of Mrs, lordship.' could maintain yourself when you bright as usually it was; •her eyes— i,Iairray's peat-ifire,' tykes Carry said nothing; but she were at the classes?' that were sometimes as haue as a ,'Not one bit,' said Inc, just as .poli- Pictured him walkin 'I could manage for awhile,' was s • tivel: , 'If g down r�Lad-. speedwell do sine , and sometimes y Ye heard the sal+rnon were ison-Street—no longer, of course, in the modest answer. gray like the luminous clear gray of taking; ye'd be down here ,fast en - his weather -'tanned Stalking`I have myself several times the morning sky—perhaps clouded a ough,'I'nt thinking. And I'm no sure costume, thought of 'buying an estate in the little, and the sensitive lis-- ,but that 'this will, make a good but attired as the other yocmg gentle- 'Highlands,' Mr. 'Hodson. continued, ing? ' p fere, t- too, ;u g day, men to ;be found there; .and going into t,g. The children would he there, to just as it is. •I would like fine to Surke's Hotel for an lunch- `if I found that 1 have not forgotten hid her good by. Anti then away a tIsh +before the others 'came down,' 'antd coming out again oyster lung a be - if how to handle a gun; and through the icily glens she would War there was no doubt a certain eon;oothpick; and strolling on to the a slid so I would give you the man- go, by hill and river and wood till harmless rivalry had sprung u t he_ gement right. But it would not do they came in sight of tine western, iweert the twin .boats—at least between Kirand (:Pacific, to look 'at the latest telegrams, And she 'led for you to risk such a •chance; what ocean, and Lach Inver, and the great the two crews the ('though, you want is to g ld as riot e ing indeed; the •herself had not been be- qualify yourself, so steamer to .carry her to the soaith, ties looking on 'Ronald as something indeeand in urging him that you can take yronr stand on your Mee,vie would 'be away—and.Inver of an amateur; -and he, on lois side, get out of own capacity, and demand the mar- nntdal, then? his present estate end better his for- of eat ing, lures and also i tinevled knowledge for there was something cur- ken. value for it.' of enticing, lures and a[sn �of the shal- ioualy incongruous in that Well, it was a flattering proposal; Sniall'birds in the corn lows and hanks and racks of fine 1 picture; and this calm, shrew•rl-headed man Are cowering and quailing: would eventually place Miss, son and she was quite convinced that in 1 g nt t.snn. Wabash Avenue he would not iloak everted to consider it ea sly practic- 0 my lost love, ahead of her father, :At ,present tear nearly as handsome nor so much at able --and as the kind of thing Haat n Whence are you sailing? vete equal. his easeasnow Inc did. 1 (ovule man in his country wa„1.1 me i don't think it is ,fair' Fierce the sand she tii•rally make 'for and arhieve; ,e.11 Ile gale blows 'We should wait for them; my father 'Adove n the ;b leek ':river; had not so many . letters to write. stn y'.' 'We'll try ,for: the lfish lfiest; and settlecIthat after,' said he, as he put the rods in the stern of the boat, asst arranged •everything +for her 'connfort. And presently it seemed as if iNc early start of their was to ;be reward- ed; far scarcely were both lines tut— and Miss .Carry -'aa just settling her- self ,clown for a little quiet talk, and was pulling the collar M her agister higher over her ears (forthe wind was sonaewlnat .cold), when a sudelen ragging and straining of one at the roll's, followed by a sharp scream of the reel, upset ;all these little •p}ans. Sine made a dash at the rod' and 'rais- ed it quickly; 'Ronald got hold of the other one; and gayly he fan•ghed as lee reeled in the line. 'Q'uick 'wonkl' he cried. 'It would• be just glorious now, if we had a fish to show them:' when they come downi lI wish the beast woul+dn't come so near the !boat,' said she—wodki�ng at the 'ree,1 with ait the power of herwrist, and even then scarcely able to keep a proper strain on 'the salmon, that seemed to be corning closer and closer, with neither spring nor rush nor sulking. `We''ll Auld away from him direct- ly;' .Ronald said (for he was still en gaged in getting in the line of the se - cowl rod). `Pull away, Johnnie, ;lad— gull away, marl' ' And thee; as quickly as he could, he :put the rod clown, and got hold of his oar again, But what was this dreadful thing that happened—all in one wild and frantic moment? Down went the hall 'with a tremendous rush —and then --before she could call out and then—'before she could call out, or even know what wase taking place —in came the eine 'straight to the boat with surprising swiftness. 'Lift your oar,' shouted Ronald to tine lad. But it was too late. I'nt'o one 'could have foreseen or guarded against this sudden rush of the 'fish right under- neath the boat. The lime touched the oar; it lhung there fora second with a strain; in 'vain the lad tried to lift the oar away, in gain she tried to lower the top so as to lessen that deadly pull; suddenly the rod be- came quite limp and upright and use- less in her hand, and the broken trace mac 'flying high r in the air. 'Gad bless me!' 'Ronald cried. She looked on, helpless anis aghast '\'Veil; said Inc. with as much reeig- nation as he could command—and he reached over and took the rod from her, 'it mmekina ,be helped—it was no fault o' yours that we lost that one. The beast -to comae right ander the beat! And ye needna blame the lad arias Tlocieon—he had no time to get the oar out of the way—' 'Oh, I don't ,blame any one!' said she, eagerly (far 'she rather fancied in her de":pesatiot that he was going to scold her and accuse her of losing the fish through her own stupiclity). 'Oh, no; of coarse trot; of course not. •It was a nnicfortnsne---how could it have been helped? B'eaides, there ere more salmon in the lake: `The bea:stl' Ronald muttered to himself, as he pondered over the tin box, Tale has taken . away my best sole -skin minnow,' "Oh, I trope it won't hurt the ,pour thing much!' she cried, '3t would have hurt .him less,' he answered, grimly, 'if he had waited to be taken into the boat here. But T dare say he'll work it out of his jaw in time.' He rigged up another trace and minnow; and 'by and by both lines were out again, and they on their way. But he was rather sullen and vexed; and she forbore speaking to hint, as :she had intended, about the 'fishing -parties on Lake Michigan and her experiences of such things. 'There are the others conning now,' said he, 'gloomily, `We should have been one ahead of thein.' 'But sorely it doesn't matter mntcit ---' she said—or rather, she had but have said it w'inen again Inc.reel went out with a screech --,a long, shrill screech that lasted even after she had the rod in her hands and Auld feel the line whirling out un- derneath her glove. That's a good fish—Chat's a good fish!' 'R'on'ald cried, with his mouth set hard. "Niow let's see if we canna hold on to this one. Let him go, •Las- siel—II ;beg your pardon—let him go —let hint go that's right—a clean fish, and a ,beauty!' For 'the .salmon, a4 the end of the long rush, had made a spring out of the water—a flashing, 'beautiful tin ing he looked above the dark and driven waves—and now they were quietly backing down the host on him, and sine was rapidly reeling up the line. fRonald,' she said, 'if •T lose another fish, 111 go home.' '1'1 was no fault o' yours Mies Hodson,' said he, ,laying some slight rnnpinasie on her :proper title, for ,he was conscious he had invade a blund- er a minute or so before. 'And now we'll see if we cannot have one ine- Inre they come along after all. You're Irving well. That's night. Take it casw ft was ' no fault o' yours '1 world rather than lave shiliings this was a PROFESSIONAL CARDS Medical DR. E. A. McM,A!S+TE'R•—,Graduate of tine Faculty of Medicine, Univers- ity of Toronto, and aT the New York Post ,Graduate School and Hospital. Member of the College of Physicians and 'Surgeons of Ontario. Office on High street, Phone 2;7. Office fully equipped for x-ray diagnosis and tor ultra 'short wave electric treatment, ultra violet sun lamp .treatment and infra ,red electric treatment. Nurse in attendance. DR. 'GILBERT C. J,A'R'ROTT — Graduate 'of Faculty of Medicine, Un- iversity ofWesternOntario. Member of College of Physicians and'Surgeons of Ontario. 'Office 413 Goderich street. west. Phone •317. Hours 2-4,30 p.m., 7.304 •p,m, Other 'h'ours by appoint- ment. Successor to Dr. Chats. 'Mackay. DIR. H. HUGH ROSS, Physician and Surgeon Late of London Hos- pital, London, England, Special at- tenbian to diseases of the eye,ear, nose and throat. Office and •residence behind Dominion Bank. Office Phone No. 1; 'Residence Phone 104. DR. F. J. BURROWS, Seaforth, Olflce and residence, ,Goderich street, eastof the United Church. Coroner for ,the County of Huron. Te'lep'hone No. '416. DR. F. J. R. ,FO;RSTER—Eye Ear, Nose and Throat, +Graduate in•. Medicine, University of Toronto 11697. Late Assistant New York Ophthal- mic and Aural Institute, Moorefte•ld's Eye, and Golden Square throat •hospi tats, London, At Commercial ,Hotel, Seaforth, third Wednesday in each month frons 1.30 p.m. to 5 •p.m. DR. W. C. &PROAT Physician - Surgeon Phone 90-W. Office John St. Seafort✓} Auctioneer. GEORIGE. ELLIOTT, Licensed Ametioneer for the 'County of Huron. Arrangements can be made -for Sale Date at The .Seaforth News. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed, F. W. 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Mc'E•wing, Blyth No, 1; Thom- as Moylan, Seaforth No, 5; Wen. R. Archibald, Seaforth 'No; 4. Parties desi•rotrs 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. good 'fish.' (Good •ar no, the salmon had no hesitation about showing Inimselt, at least; for naw he ;began to lash the surface of the •water, sone !fifty yards away, not 'springing into the air, but ',nerdy beating the waves with Bead and 'body and tail to get 'rid of this unholy thing that he had pursued and gripped. Then drown he went with a /nighty ;pSunge—the 'reel whirring out its 'shrill 'cry, :and Miss iCbrry's 'gloves suffering in consequence— and there he sulked; so that they backed 'the boat again, and again sine got in Winsond?e of the line. (What 'was the sound that carte across the lake ' to them, in the face of the northerly 'They're waving a handkerchief to ye, 'Nfiss iIIodson,' ,said Inc, 'from the Outer boat° (To Be Continued)