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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-12-23, Page 6Ibvedt caul to. (be PP raC with THE SYLVESTER DIAMOND By BLANCHE ROBERTS Synopsis Roney Monroe, pretty young redhead, eneeeede In taking the Sylvester Diamond from a woman in a Los Angeles depart- ment store and concealing it In her apart- ment. But Joe Danburne, professional thief whom she has known ee era! menthe, be- comes suspicious and, .10 fear of her life, ahs takes the atone with her to the apart- ment of Dan Brewster, district attorney.' with ivhom else is in love, Before she luta , time to explain. to Dan why the took the stole, Mere is n knack at the door: Dan puehee her into the bedroom and then goes to see who le there. CHAPTER V. Honey did not, close and lock the door as Dan had instructed her to do. There was too much curiosity in her general make-up for that. She wanted to see and to hear what passed between the men, She had been right about the caller. It was Joe Danburne. She Wiped the tears from her eyes so she could see clearly and peeped through the crack of the open door. Dan said to his caller, forcing a yawn to make it appear that he had been disturbed froth a sound sleep: "It is rather late, sir, but is there something I can do for you?" "1 am Joe Danburne," said his visitor as if that explained a great deal. "I have business with Miss Monroe." There was deadliness in his voice that Honey recognized instantly and a cold chill swept over her body as she saw how cruel and ruthless he looked as he stood before Dan. y + •f The district attorney showed sur- prise. "Why come here? Vt'hy not go to see her?" He spoke curtly. •'I have been to her apartment. She isn't there." "How do you know? It's possible that she's asleep." Dan reminded efvily. "It is customary to sleep at this hour of the morning." "No. She isn't there." Both men were very angry though trying hard to remain cool and col- lected. "What slakes you think I know where she is? And what business is it of yours, anyway?" Dan straight- ened his shoulders and Honey saw his right hand close into a tight fist at his side. e, "It's my business, all right," Joe said flatly, and Ilsley saw his ryes cover the room quickly and settle on the bedroom door. A flame leaped uto his eyes and they burned /trough the narrow opening of the = Answer to Last Week's Puzzle DOD �' I Ili ®I!!Z1EIt Ii? ©0©.- DLL ©BO©© tJnura1114130110 :C]00(i CI©©©©all EICIER2181110110 000© INCrOC1131111 I1130 ;0mO0© I1©©11 :ap©®© rJi 11 IV D0 D A 17,11b IJ©©DT` Etna Oa 1011141112113111. ©0 ]'UrIsI! : n©00©© EILIOE >000 t' . -.'I1 •:,,0131i tI3 doorway and she withdrew deeper into the darkness. hoping that he had not seen her. His jealousy was something to be afraid of too. "Well, you can get the blazes out of here," thundered Dan hotly and reached to close the door on his visitor. But Joe was too quick. FIe step- ped inside the room. "Only when Miss Monroe leaves with ine,' he said and pushed the door shut be hind him with his foot. It slammed hard. And in that moment, Dan made a swing for Joe's chin and they went down together, heavily, knocking over a small table and sending the things on top of it to the floor to scatter in all directions. Honey closed and locked the door then. She was seized with a violent panic as she heard blow after blow fall in the other roost, not knowing how the fight was going. She walked the floor, ringing her hands. Then quickly, she made a decision. She dropped the velvet box in her purse and went into the bathroom, but there was no way of escape there. She turned back. The bedroom window opened onto a small balcony which looked down into a patio. She peered over the rail and discovered another bal- cony on the ground floor just be- low it, a matter of some eight or ten feet, "If I only had a rope, she whis- pered to herself, "or sane-" In- stantly,'she thought of a 'substitute for the desired rope. She took the sheets front the bed and knotted them, together, work- ing with quick, nible fingers. She looped one end securely around the rail;• then she climbed over the bal- cony and thanked her lucky stars that she had been brought up a "tomboy" and that she had lost none of her agility. She slid slow- ly and carefully down the sheets. Escape V. tht only thought 'in her mindtas she touched the ground and looked around. Joe's car was parked by the curb, the keys in the lock for he seldom bothered to take these out, especially if he were in a hurry. She got into the car without hesitation and drove herself to town. She parked the coupe on 1. side street where it could easily be found. A short distance from it, she picked up a taxi to take her to her own apartment hotel. Honey dare not get into the elevator at that time of the morn- ing and advertise the fact that she bad gone out unseen after Dan had brought her home, and that she was just now getting in. After all, she did think well of her reputation, even in this hour of mental sus- pense. So she tiptoed quietly through the lobby to. the stairway. Up three flights of stairs she ran. (Continued next week.) CR SSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 4. Gear tooth 1. Plaint/lag B. Hes Ration device syllabi 7. Pilots a• Savory 7. Clipped g Address !. Fairy 134. , Dawa Blest 15. Neat 06. Ledge 13, Down (prefix 10. Sett of Noah 20. Cut of matt 21. Brenn 2, And (ar.) 2 . Purchaser 54. Rave 26. Allude 27. Pours oft entry Barrel otaq qA.ppofntMel Small beat a 9. Pure Ott p1tio Gomm Gomm? tl. & 14. Spanish article Be. Btx-ilrtt it. Gnawing etanspo animal --- 22. Cordial 15. Conteetlona 34. 54. Mix Mix cerculp.. le. Pttenudd 55. gunner pl O. lite suddeaEy 37. old playing 21.'Xhrob shot A rda aa. Ahrobo 40. Arm 10118 24. African weight 44. Pain 26. (var.) h eahing 446. Enoch imfflement 47. Astern 23. .iewoler ' 49. Four weight 111. Musical note 411 t•Lrelii� Armerw So, 1711t a Fusels Wlll Appsour NMI Wsss How Small -Yet How Precious -Weighing only 1 pound and 14 ounces, tiny Mary Ruth DeAror can barely cover the tip of the doctor's, thumb with her hand. Born prematurely by two months the baby made her cath era debut at theage oftwo weeks. a HR INGE'S NICv,{ 6we-MLh .otin.e P. What can you do with a car - given the time money, opportunity and courage! J hn, the young 'fel- low who has made this his home `off and on for seven years, and who, last August, felt the hire of the West in his bones, is now back hone again. He left Alberta on a Wednesday, went on to the Rock- ies, over to the States, back to Canada and then stragiht hone,' covering about three thousand miles and arriving here about five p.m. the following Tuesday. No flat tires ,no motor trouble, no undue excitement of any kind -and a fel- low with him to share expenes. Also he has come back with a great liking for the West. Ile had a good job with a young couple who treated him like a brother and who would have kept him had there been any work for him anywhere around. But apparently there wasn't because, as John put it -"The West is a great country and yo l can -earn big money -for awhile. But then comes the time when there is .110 money, and no work either." The opposite seems true of farm- ing districts its Ontario. There are still more jobs than men to fill them. Tomorrow John starts in on a new job just a few utiles from home, one of several he could have had. As for us, the are getting ready for our final threshing this season -the machine is supposed to come in tomorrow. We shall be very glad because we are absolutely out of cereal grain. But we still have neighbours, and, like many a farmer before hint, when Partner needs chop then he borrows grain from our neighbour across the road., In just the same way another. neighbour borrowed seed wheat front us until he had his own threshed. What would we do without neighbours? That question reminds me of a book I read a few years ago concerning a man who decided to go farming. He also made up his mind he would have no ''Iterence from anyone, and wanted no neighbours, or friends, or relatives to visit him. To this end he bought, a farm in an extremely isolated locality. There he brought his loyal and lovable young wife and practically foreba_e her associating with the few neighbours who did live in the district. Two boys were bora to the young couple and their father's hostile, anti -social at- titude naturally made life difficult for the boys, and also their mother. It is a tragic story but well worth reading. The title? "Floods of Spring" by Henry Bellamann, and first published in 1942. And while on the subject of books -I wonder how many have read "The Owl Pen" by Kenneth Wells? I have read many reviews of hie book, heard the author on the radio and last Tuesday had the pleasure of meeting Mr. 'Wells at a gather - Ing where he w„s giving a short address, and yet, so far, I have not read his book. But I still have hopes of borrowing itl 1 cannot possibiy buy all the books I want to, read bat between friends and libraries I get 'along all right. •.Me. Wells spoke of the wealth of material for where on a farm an4 a serted that while he had only foto acres of land, a sow, ons rooster and a few pullets yet he dii •t't expect to run out of sub- ject matter for his writting for at least ten years. How true -for there is Bever a dull moment on a farm. Even a leaky roof can provide an element of surprise and uncertainty. We know, because we have such a roof When the first rain came after the drought this summer Ove got almost as much rain inside as out. And there was no way of t 1" •tg where the leaks would come until it did rain. So then Partner started in to fix the roof ,but as sure as he patched one place the next rain that came would find another weak spot. Another matt might have given up the job as hopeless but Partner stuck to it and in the end won out. So now we can listen to the patter of rain on the roof at Night without wondering if ise should get up and run all over the house to collect pots and pans to catch the drips, an ' then lie awake longer still listening to the steady tat -too of raindrops hitting those - sante pots and pans. Did I say "we would lie awake?" It should be "I" -Partner wouldn't hear it if the roc f leaked 1 •' ' Want to perk up your kitchen? Make these gay potholders and oven mitts 'of bright scraps.,,They are big bazaar or gift Items toot Pretty potholders and mitts for. heavy Butyl Pattern 510; transfer, of 4 potholders and 3 oven mitts. Laura Wheeler's improved pat- tern /makes needlework so simple with (ts chart,s photos and con- dos • directions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins ,(stamps cannot be ac aepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 1 9 Eighteenth St,, New Toronto, Ontk Print plainly PATTERN NUNMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. ISSUE 43 - 104 AN E I4IPST.J 71ort-'- troy,ntgi Esui4 dal "DEAR ANNE HIRST: If 1 don't confide in someone, I'll break completely. We've been married three years, and have an adorable little girl: I expect another baby next month. Here are some of my problems: "My husband has a good job, and lie's a steady worker. But he has stopped giving me his wages now, claiming, he can • matte them go further than I did. He spends money in bever- a.ge rooms (when he drinks he is very nasty) and he goes and comes as he wish- es. By the middle' of the week he is broke, and we don't eat as well as when I handled the money, either. "He never tabes me anywhere, I keep the apartment, myself, and the baby neat. In fact, his mother tells me I'm foolish to 'knock my- self out,' but I can't stand to be careless. She does not approve of his actions, and she knows i am not at fault. She is a wonderful friend to ane. "I can't stand this life touch longer. I am a nervous wreck. If I nagged my husband,;it would be' an excuse for him to act the way he does. "He claims he loves me, but it seems a funny way to show it "What should 1 do, Anne Hirst? Keep praying, that things will change, 00 take the baby and leave him'? Could it be that I ant trying too hard to please him? God bless you. A Disgusted Wife" IT COULD B•E that your husband is so accustomed, to your spoiling him that he has grown even more self centred than he used to. be - Unintentionally,' of course.• He should be made to realize that a wife is an individual,. a person of feeling like himself, who must de- pend. largely upon him for her coh- tentment in life. When he disre- gards' her wishes, or denies her fair play,or shuts her out of his emotional life or his future plans, he is destroying the very things in her which once made him fore her. And he is cheating himself of the loyal affection a woman like you is capable of giving, Your husband, like so many others, has been taking you for granted. He should know that particularly now you need his tend- erest affection and his kindness; you need to be cheered tip, to be amused, to be fussed over. You need the assurance of his belief in your wisdonn and your judgement. In other words, you need exact- ly what he is NOT giving you. You say he reads this column: If he would like• to write me his side of the situation, 1 shall be, glad to hear from him. Just' Thoughtless, Perhaps Meantime, 1hope he will admit that a wife deserves to be treated at least as fairly as one's business partner. I hope he will take better care of you, be more thoughtful, show you in the .waye he used to know how dearly he does love you. It takes so little to please a woman that it is sad that some husbands forget to snake 'the effort. And write ane again after your baby conies. Then we may find that your husband has grown more considerate and that the worst of your troubles have passed. If not, _that will be time enough to think o£ lem. a Soavingmetimhies a bytsband Q 11 needs to be reminded! But sometimes it takes a shock to wake him up to the. danger be faces. Tell Anne Hirst your trouble, and let her guide- you. write her at 123 Eightlieenti' St„ New Torn to, Ontario. 1 NDAYSCHOOL LESSON By Rev, R. "Barclay Warren Parables_ In The Bible Matt 13;31-33, -44-46; Luke 15:340, Golden Tent: - Never man spike like this • man, -John 7:46. While there -are a few parables the, Old Testament, it was Jesus who excelled in the art of teaching truth by this means. 'Though COW - toms have : greatly; changed, hie stories are still vivid and the truth is readily' apparent. The parables of the mustard seed 4 and of the leaven illustrate the V growth of the kingdom. From insignificant beginning -Christianity has become the greatest force in ,the world. The parables the los the lost coin and the last son Parts three in' one. 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