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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1945-08-23, Page 7LOUIS ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM CHAPTER XV "Not so hard for me as for you— tor your good aunt. Once, when we Pleat heard from the children about—*bout him, we said, ma name and I, that we would not be- Ileve the story unless we had the evidence of our eyes, our own earn. Unless we saw him, heard him confess his guilt. And we saw and heard." * * * "Yes. It was the same way with me." Roger stirred restlessly and lit a cigarette when she declined one." xJrn ow Mike well enough to realize that he would side with the devil—it he thought the devil was right But hew he strayed into this—this horrible business is more than I can fathom. What reward eould they give him? Money be never oared for and fame never bothered him. He has cast aside itle birthright, his self-respect, everything. I bave often thought of those renegade Englishmen who broadcast over the German radio end to me they seemed mere crackpots who were to be laughed at or pitied. You can't laugh at Mike—and he could never be an object of pity. He is one who 'move what Lt'a all about." "ft was all so strange," whis- pered Meridel. "So different from 4he memory I bad of him. Widen I met bim there long ago he was so young and carefree and there was something in his eyes that was beautiful and good to see. But to- night, Roger—you saw his eyes to- night.' • * * * "Yes—cold, hard, deadly. Yet I thought there was misery and tor- ment. In them. And still I had to go tonight and put men on his trail who will shoot him down like A dog, and receive no blame for doing so. Perhaps by now they have got ]ilni; perhaps—" "Tbcre! You must not concern yourself so." "Some women could care enough to forgive him even this," contin- ued Roger. "is there such love? Is love real- ly the name for it?" Roger shrugged. "I think there is such—the sublime, the all -for. giving;" "Mine is not like that. It wasn't love, perhaps. It may have been just a colored dream. "Then tonight was the end of that: Tell me that I may begin to hope—" She smiled up at him. "I think you never ceased to hope, Roger." "Say, rather, I never despaired. You will marry me, Merldel?" ile looked into her eyes, slowly with- drew his hands from her Wield - dere. "There is nothing to stand between ns now." * * * "Less than nothing. If --11 you want me, I wlll marry you, Roger." "Want you! More than I have ever wanted or even could want anything else in this world." "But you are not quite happy, because it came to you this way." "I think I would rather have lost the game than have won it this way --through !mowing the truth about Michel But I see no reason why that should spoil our lives, our happiness." Roger did not go to bed that !night. Ile drew his choir to the window and dozed there a while and awoke to see the red -gold fur - 'lace in the eastern sky. As soon as he heard a noise below stairs,' be shaved himself and showered ISStt 34-1940 and went down to drink coffee with Gartner and Rudolph in the kitchen. * * * Someone had turned on the ra- dio. The voice of the announcer gave the early news items from Montreal—"The police and mili- tary authorities have nothing so fax- to report on the two German prisoners, former members of the Nazi Luftwaffe, who escaped last night from a prison camp in the Laurentians. The two men, one of them armed with a pistol, took the station wagon—" Roger had reached the radio in three strides and turned the dial until he found music. But some of the keen little ears had heard. Poi Martin's big eyes were staring at him, at the still swollen lip and the newly healed cut. A strange look came over the chill's face. "Was it from this camp back in The woods they escaped, Roger? Was 1t your station Wagon—?" Roger could not answer, but Pol Martin needed no words; he could read It all in Roger's face, 10 the way he looked at Meridel, "They came here, and you fought with them. That is how you cut your lip. All this happened while we were sleeping. But I dreamed of Bonhonrme Tricot last night" * * * "You are sure ynu are not just telling us that, Pol Martin?" ask- ed Meridel. "No. no, I dreamed of him. He was alive again. He was smiling at me and holding out his hand to me and to Rosins. Tell me about the prisoners, Roger, please." "Not now, my little ono. Some other day, perhaps. Now it Is time for all of you to have breakfast. Today if you like we shall go up into the mountain." "That will be good, Roger," said Pol Martin gravely. "A lot of fun." But Flight Lieutenant Roger Pa - bre was not to climb the mountain that day. Shortly after breakfast an 11.0.AX'. station wagon, far faster and sleeker than his own beloved jalopy, drew up in front Of Philibert with orders for him to return to Montrealat once. "I felt it, somehow," he said rue- fully to Meridel, "I have to go, but this time I take my happinoss with me. When I return, dear, you will be ready?" "I shall be waiting, mon heave," she said gravely. "I shall pray each hour for you—for your safe return." "A heck of a note, air," said youngAyscoltgh, who had brought the car, "to have to leave. I guess it must be pretty Important, though, The old man was having fits when he couldn't get through to you on the telephone." (To Be Continued) Modern Etiquette By Roberti Lee 1. Wili you please give a list of what part of the wedding expenses the groom should pay? 2 When a business letter Is being written by an unmarried woni:ni, should she use the pre- fix "Miss"? 8. What is the minimum tip that one should give for having ones wraps checked? 4. If a man meets a woman on the street and walks with her should he continue to smoke his cigar or cigarette? 6. When one places the fork on the plate when the meal is finished, should the prongs be pointed up- wards or downwarclsi 0. When addressing an envelope, is it all right to use the abbreviation c/o? Answers 1, The groom must pay for his bride's wedding ring, the marriage license, transportation foil.. his .family and, his attendants, gloves,. ties, and boutonnieres for his attendant, the minister's fee, and tete honeymoon trip. 2. Yes, She should write Miss ill parentheses before her signature. 3. Ten cents is sufficient when one is alone, 4, No; he should throw it away, or' at least hold it between his fingers, without smoking. 5. The prongs.. should point downwards. 63vTc; the words "Care of" should be written out in Gull. 'LITTLE DID HE THINK' Hope 117 IDeseee C.vet Saar Lake Senesce) e C/ NA )A SkegwuyeeN Juneau Pacific Ocean When prospector Gilbert Labine, right, flew his plane over Great Bear Lalce in 1830 and found a rich pitchblende deposit only a few miles from the Arctic Circle, little did he think his discovery would play an important part in production of the atomic bomb. The Canadian gevernmen took over the mine, location of which is shown on the map. The uranium derived from the pitchblende ore was used to make the bomb that helped to knock Japan out of the war. Only other known deposits are in Belgian Congo, South America and Australia. One of factors which kept teermany from perfecting itsatomic bomb was that none of these sources of uranium was available to them. Veeeouver Seattle U. Granny Prescribed Black Currant Tea Grandma was a pretty smart old I lady. She didn't know that black currant juice was chuck full of vi- tamin C, but she did 'know that when the children began to sniffle and sneeze a cup of hot black cur- rant g1, would "fix them up, right smart." It took the nutritionists quite n loifg time to discover that black currants are the very best source of this important vitamin, but they know it now. Further, the division of nutrition at Ottawa has figures which shove that black currants are one of the few fruits which are still an excellent source of vitamin • C after being made into jam. "The people who grow or can buy black currants should count themselves lucky," say the nutri- tionists. Their figures show that two tablespoons of black currant jani will give about the same amount of vitamin C as an orange at less cost, Flies 555 Miles In 62 Minutes Travelling nearly as fast as sound, a jet-propelled P-80 "Shoot- ing Star" roared in from Dayton, Ohio, and hissed to a stop at La Guardia field recently after cov- ering the 555 males in one hour and two athletes. The streamlined craft described by the army as the world's fastest, touched the runway an hour and 34% minutes after leaving Wright Field, Dayton. The pilot, Col. William H. Council, said the extra 32' minutes were taken up by landing preparations. The jet-propelled fighter flew most of the way at 20,000 feet be- cause of adverse weather. Its top speed has been announced aS more than 550 miles an hour and its ceiling as at least 45,000 feet ILI®w Can 1? ley Anne Ashley . Plow can I brighten and sharpen pen for knives of the food chopper? A. Take a piece of scouring soap, or small bits left front- the cakes of scouring soap, and run through the food chopper in the same manner as a vegetable or piece of bread. Then wash thoroughly to remove all the grit. Q. How can 1 brighten gold chains or similar articles? A. Dip then) in a solution of one part ammonia to Three parts of water. Q. How can I remove a screw that has rusted into the wood? A By placing a bot iron on its head. Use the screwdriver while the head is still hot. Q. Low can I determine the ripeness of bananas? A. Do not buy green bananas unless they are wanted for baking. I7 they have green tips they are unfit to cat. Brown flecks on the skin of a banana indicate ripeness. Q. How can I remove the shine from a dark serge suit? .A. The shine can often be re- moved entirely by sponging with vinegar, then pressing in the usual manner. Q. How can I remove iron rust from white linen? A. By rubbing the stains with lemon and salt, and then exposing to the hot sun_ Battleship Refloated The Paris radio said last week that the French battleship Stras- bourg, scuttled at Toulon in 10.12, bee been refloated. of OCR FAINI By Gwendoline P. Clarke + 4 * • Concentrating on one's own. work has been almost impossible these last few days. Mixed 01) with harvest and home activities are thoughts—and fears—of the awful Possibilities of atomic bombing. It grips one's es Smfn a g ata u sends ers down the spine—andis sohut- terly fantastic as to be almost unbelievable. Comments from the press, pulpit and public have also been thought provoking—especial- ly those which assert atomic bomb- ing to be Inhuman. There is no doubt that such bombing Ss, of necessity, inhuman but one should also remember that It must be either they, or us, and if the use of atomic bombs serves to bring about the end of the war then surely their use is justified. * * What our mei) have been through under shell fire and as prisoners of war is bound to have its effect In the immediate future. There will be times when they will be irritable, restless, and moody. I know beause I went through it after the last war. This is a different war, and a different generation, but tandem en tally, cause and effect are the same. The men have done their part arid, for those who retti ,whether they are able to adj4ttst-'-themselvos to Peacetime conditions, depends largely upon the'women in their homes. A woman w110 -latches her husband's irritibility *1111 more of the same cannot expect 0 very happy future; nor can the woman who drags her man around against his will with the idea of giving him "a good time" and helping him to forget. * * * I don't suppose many young married folic read this column but if there are a few war brides who do, 'let me beg of you to bave pa- tience with that returned man o>i yours, remembering that all cas- ualties are not obvious to ills be- holder. Generally marriage is a ease of fitly -fifty but the after- math of war can make it anything —sixty-forty . , . seventy -thirty . . with a gradual evening of the scales according to the cour- age, understanding, sympathy and Plain common sense with which a returned man's family deals with his every mood. * * * If a man feels Iike walking the floor it isn't going to help if you tell him to sit down and read a book and stop being so restless. Par better to suggest that he take it ont on the woodpile. 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