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The Wingham Advance Times, 1933-05-11, Page 6sn PAGE SIX THE WIN CHAM ADVANCE -TIMES We1liugton M+ut aal Fire Insurance, Co. Established 1840, Risks taken', on all class o inst}r artoo at reasonable rates, Head Office, Guelph, Ont. ,A.B'NER CO$$ENS, Agent, Wingharn J. W. BUSHFIELI arrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan r r ham Office—Meyer Brack;' \rT t,:, g �)ff y Successor to Dudley Holmes R. S. HETHERI NGTO N BARRISTER And SOLICITOR Office: Morton Block. Telephone hone No. 66. J. H.,CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Successor to R. Vanstone Ontario Wingham DR. G. H. ROSS DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store,. DR. A. W., IRWIN DENTIST — X -RAN i Office, McDonald Block, Wingham. DR. G W. HOWSON DENTIST Office over J. M. McKay's Store. H. W. COLBORNE, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Medical Representative D. S. C. R. Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly Phon 54 Wingham £LI NbP•C BARRY SYNOPSIS Onebleak November day joyee Ashton, poor stenographer, was in a Next skidding, taxicab in Chicago. Nee thing she remembered was two years later when she woke one morning in California, with a wedding ring on hand,_. and a pleasant young man, ad- dressing her as Frills, telling her to be careful after her fall from her horse of the day before. Her hus- band was Neil Packard, rich fruit packer. Confused and troubled, she tried to find out more about herself, and from letters in her desk found. that she had been a heartless, frivol- ous young woman and had become. involved in ' a serious affair with a man named Maitland, Later, when he came to see her, he was hurt and surprised when she tried to repulse him, but he finally left her. man named Maitland. She decided that at all costs she would end it, but she found Maitland hard to manage. Her troubles were further complicat- ed lisa t- ed when she read a letter referring to a baby—was it hers? - that the writer, Sophie, thought Frills ought to have with her. Much to the sur- prise of Sam, in her husband's em- ploy, she asked for a dog, and he got her one. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND ," ,R.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON `. F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated. Office adjoining residence next to Anglican Church on Centre Street. Sunday by appointment. Osteopathy Electricity Phone 272. , Hours, 9 a.m. to. 8 p.m. A.R.&F.E.DUVAL Licensed Drugless Practitioners.' Chiropractic and Electro Therapy. Graduates of Canadian Chiropractic College, Toronto, and National Col- lege, Chicago. Out :of town and night calls res- ponded to. All business confidential. Phone 300. J. ALVIN FOX Licensed Drugless Practitioner CHIROPRACTIC - ' DRUGLESS THERAPY . - RADIONIC EQUIPMENT Hours by Appointment. Phone 191. Wingham. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE SOLD A thorough knowledge of Farm Stock Phone 231, Wingham. lit Will Pay : You. to Have An EXPERT AUCTIONEER to conduct your sale. See T. R. BENNETT At The Royal Service Station. Phone 174W. Shortly after ten o'clock Sam brought the car to the front door and stowed away her two suitcases. R. C. ARMSTRONG LIVE STOCK And GENERAW AUCTIONEER Ability with special training en- able me to give you satisfaction, Ar- rangements made :with, W. J. Brown, Wingham; or direct to Teeswater.. Phone 45r2-2. THOMAS E. SMALL LICENSED AUCTIONEER 20 Years' Experience in Farm Stock and Implements. Moderate Prices. Phone 331, SINGER SEWING MACHINES Needles and Repairs J Walker Furniture and Undertakin m< Olin bine She spent the afternoons ' riding in beautiful„Golden Gate park. Her first *. timidity 'vanishing very quickly, y, she made gratifying progress and every day looked forward tb her ride with greater pleasure. One day she overheard some girls in the Y. W. cafeteria talking about the Chinese restaurants, and; her in- terest aroused, she set out to explore these exotic places. One evening she went there for dinner, pleasantly weary after a day of riding and driving the car. Dreamy and contented„ she pres- ently wandered out of the restaurant, to realize a moment later that she had left her book on the tablet She retraced her steps. A man was sitting at the table she had occupied, and ` she was discon- certed to find that he had picked up her book. "I say, is this yours?” He was on "Please Pease srt inan instant. his feet down. I want to talk to you about it. This is really very extraordinary Joyce sat down, her embarrassment vanishing. She felt at home with this man, as if she already knew him well enough to be casual about the meet- ing. Why should she feelthat with a man she'd never seen before? He grinned at her with such informal. friendliness that Joyce thought he must, surely, be a friend of Frills The bank teller at the bank greet- Packard. And yet—and yet—he was She stared at him, frankly curious. ed her with a friendly smile. "Good morning, Mrs. Packard. Say, that was some little tumble you took. How do you feel after it?" "Oh, I'm all right," replied Joyce. hastily. She pushed her check in at him and stod on tiptoe with breath- less impatience while he :deliberately counted out the money. Then she seized it, thanked him abruptly and almost ran out to the car again. When they were well out of town, humming swiftly along the smooth roads, Joyce felt her nervous fear ev- aporate under the stimulus of an ir- resistibly .mounting spirit of advent- ure. This was going to be fun, site reflected happily. They reached San Francisco about noon and Joyce parted from Sam with mingled feelings of relief and regret. As soon as she was installed in her clean little room at the big Y,W.C,A, building she . proceeded irnmediately to carry out her' plan of action. The days passed rapidly. In the. mornings Joyce went out for her in- structions in driving a car. In these drives, much to her surprise, she had little trouble in learning to handle at *RAM- +ia• Joyce discovered that her new friend had read nearly every book that had, been written, and that his enthusi a.ms were largely hers. er lar 1 li rs. He agreed eagerly with her • opinions of Robert Ainsworth, who, he said, he "revered above all other moderns," He prais- ed Ainsworth so lavishly in fact, that. Joyce had a sudden sense that he was making fun of her, and for the first time she felt a slight hostility toward him. She could not bear her admiration for Ainsworth, whom she considered so gifted a writer. Hastily getting her bearings, she discovered that they had gone in a circle and were again near the Y. W. C. A:., and she therefore led their steps in that direction. "Good-bye," she said, "and it's been great fun .talking with you. I'm only sorry you don't-quite—feel as I do about Robert, • Ainsworth, Under the circumstances, r shall have no com- punctions about claiming my book!" "Qh, but. I do share your enthusi- asm!" He bowed somewhat mocking- ly, and held up the book. "But will you let me sign the little • sketch?" he propped the book up on his knee, and wrote in it, slowly, meticiously; waved it about with maddening de- liberation to blot the ink; then hand- ed it to her, closed. "Good-bye, Miss—?" "Joyce Ashton," she said without thought. He raised his hat and was gone. Joyce was frankly disappointed. "He might have said he'd like to see me again," she thought, then add- ed, "But, oh dear, I've no right to go about being charmed by strange men! Why, oh why, did I have to meet so vital and intelligent a man—it'll on- ly make life harder for me!" She opened the book, too upset in her thoughts at first to grasp what she saw. Beneath the sketch was written, in an exceedingly beautiful handwriting, "Robert Ainsworth!" so unlike the Manzanita men! She stared at him, frankly curious, He was much taller and looked al- most lmost as young as Neil. She guessed his age as about' thirty-one or two, A splendid physique undoubtedly, with wide shoulders and strong arms. As for his face, the details of it im- pressed themselves on Joyce , 'so: strongly in the first few minutes of their meeting that she felt she wolud never lose the picture. "I'm afraid I'm not altruistic en- ough to give the book to you," laugh- ed Joyce, "Robert Ainsworth is one of my favorite authors, and I've. wanted to get hold of this book for years, but never could. It's out of print, you know—'? The little Chinese waitress, subtly smiling, approached. "Some tea?" she asked. Joyce rose hastily. "No, no, I must go—" "Then I'll go with you," he said at once, thrusting a bill in the hand of the little Chinese girl, and follow- ing Joyce, who was a little ` bewild- ered but glowing with pleasure. They walked for over an hour, and %horn she had no more than barely spoken to, but on whose bounty she had been'so lavishly living: here was. problem enough to occupy her. More and more the subject of his return grew on her as formidable reality, Joyce had time during these two,: weeks to wonder about the friends, she had left hi the East. Did they everr think about her? She had been secretary to one of the members of the Lyman-Warde firm of advertis- ing`agents, • Mr. John K. Lyman, was an elderly, impersonal gentleman who had nevcr .appeared to recognize the fact that she might have a life • f' outside of the office. At the end of three years of this sort of existence Joyce was deathly sick of the city and the monotonous routine of her days, from the early morning scram- ble for her turn in the bathroom to the evening crush in the crowded, Stuffy trolley cars. Joyce :had made a sudden desperate decision to get out of it all and try some other, part of the country. Recklessly she gave tip her posi- tion, sold her Liberty. Bonds, bought a ticket for SanFrancisco with stop- over privileges at Chicago and Den- ver, said good-bye to her friends and started out for the 'West, of which she had, to be frank, only the vaguest general knowledge. As she lay inher bed in the Y.' W. C. A., Joyce smiled and frowned al- ternately at the thought of how her plan had turned` out. -. Thirteen days after she had left Manzanita, Joyce 'received the word that ended her solitary campaign to fit herself for taking the position of Frills Packard again, The morning mail enclosed a laconic telegram from Neil: "Arrive Manzanita Monday ev- ening." This was Monday morning. Joyce immediately got Sam on long distance and asked him to drive to the city for her. On the way home she questioned him with forced interest about all that had happened in her absence. Sam obligingly imparted what news he could think up: Dickie had won the love of both Roxie and Marcia;. Rosita was in fine condition; Sam had exercised her a Tittle every day but she was raring to go and Mrs. Packard would find her full of pep; there had been a small fire at the packing plant but almost no, damage had been done; and son on, a list of trivial items to which Joyce lis- tened with an interest that grew in spite of herself. Dickie was at the gate to meet hien and his joyous welcome filled Joyce with a quite disproportionate sense of the pleasure of corning home. But when she entered the big luxurious It was inevitable that Joyce should think a great dealaboutRobert Ains- worth in the ,days that followed. She was an emotional girl, of warm, staunch enthusiasms and Robert Ainsworth won her unbounded ad- miration. That she should ever meet him had not entered her wildest dreams. In fact, had she been introduced to him, she would have been tongue-tied, cov- ered with the confusion of awe. Even looking back on their conversation, she blushed to think how boldly she had advanced her opinions before him! At the same time, she glow- ed with the realization that she had been absolutely herself, and that he had regarded her as at least intelli- gent enough to talk to. It had been such a relief to shed the mantle of Frills Packard and dis- T.hursL, "So that's your new dog, is it;? Hullo, feller, you're a cute cuss, all right. Come here, boy!" Dickie was quite ready to make friends' for he appeared toregard every Arian in the light Of a ,potential playmate, . He be- gan nodi a little eager whining inter - *eased with short barks. ' "That means lts wants ' you to throw a stick for hien," she •explain- ed, "he has one great pas:ignn' la life, and that's to be given something to worry, and run away ,and tplay4 tttg of -war . with," ' Her voice faltered.a lifts.t the end when she looked up and.'met the puzzled expression on Packard's face. "Dinner's almost ready," she went on hastily, ' abandoning Dickie as a ttp is of conversation; "You haven't had any, have yon?" "No, and I'm hungry as a bear. 'I 'hope Marcia's got something good for ,;us. Who's here tonight?" Continued Next Week) HIGH SCHOOL EASTER EXAMS. (Continued from Page Two) Physiography - Class I-3. Campbell, E. Coutts. Class II—T. Reid, D. Fortune, C. Nortrop. Class III -F. Higgins, A. Under-, wood, D. Buchanan, H, Armstrong. 4 Credit—F. Howson, F. Currie, M. Powell, M. Wright, G. Johnston, V. B. Mundy, L. Haller. Failed—J. Preston, R. Barnard, A. McMichael, J. Jeinkins, M. Elliott, J. Sproal, 0. Shiell, M. Brown, E. Rad- ford, B. Lewis, j McBurney, C. Stewart, N. MaEvers, A. Mowbray, M. Fry, M. Mason. Zoology Class I—J, Campbell, F. Currie, C. Nortrop, D. Buchanan, D. Fortune, E. Radford, G. Johnston, F. Higgins, E. Coutts, M. Powell, M. Wright, A. Underwood, M. Mason, M. Field, 0. Shiell, T. Reid, M. Elliott, C..Heth- erington, 3. McBurney, G. Robert- son, H. Armstrong, A, Mowbray.' Class II -J. Jenkins, B. Lewis, J. Sproal, D. Forsythe, M. Fry, J. Pres- ton. Class III=N. McEvers, M. Brown, Credit—V. B. Mundy. Failed -D. Hutchison. Latin Class I—D. Fortune, J'. Campbell. Class III -F. Higgins, H. Arm- strong, T. Reid, R. Barnard, E. El- liott, L. Proctor. Pass—R. Hutton, E. Coutts, G. Robertson, M. Field. Failed—B. Scott, M. Elliott, F. Currie, C. Nortrop, E. Radford, ' A. Underwood, C. Hetherington,M. Fry, M. Mason, D. Forsythe, L. Haller, May Ilth, 193' Reediediy E RALGIAa•� There is no •known, medicine that' works quite like Aspirin for the awful head and face pains 'of neuralgia. The speed of these tablets, and their perfect safety, makes then" invaluable in relieving severe suffer+ ing of this kind. , Doctors know this peculiar efficacy of Aspirin in neuritic pain, and recommend it. Aspirin is safe. You could take it' every day in the year without any ill effect. '11 does not depress the heart. So, stick to this proven product with proven directions. Safe, uniform, dependable. Buy the bottle of 100 tablets at the new reduced price! ASPIRIN. Trade -mark Reg. wood, M. Ballagh, E. Ballagh. Failed—W. Tiffin. English Cohrrposition Class I -I. Habkirk, E. Itield, Mitchell, Class II—I. McKinnon, j.' Gear, Hamilton, D. Reid, H. Miller, Simpson, M. Ross, Ba Brown, Coulter. Class III: M. Cruikshank, Howson, E. Ballagh, M. Ballagh, Mundy, G. Brackenbury, C. Reid. Credit—K. Rintoul, G. Carter, Wellwood. Failed—W. Tiffin. Art Class I -I. Habkirk, C. Simpson,.. D. Reid, I. McKinnon, (R. Mitchell,. M. Ross). Class II—R. Howson, (E. Field, J. Gear, C. Reid), (B. Hamilton, F. Coluter, M.' Cruikshank), B. Brown;, B. Mundy, G. Brackenbury, H. Mill- er, iller, (E. Ballagh, M. Ballagh). Class IIT—G. Carter, C. Wellwood,. W. Tiffin. Credit—K. Rintoul. bedroom she was struck for the firstqG Johnston, J. Jenkins, J. McBurney, time by the dismaying realization 0 Shiell, D. Buchanan, G. Bracken - that soon she would be unable to flee bury, W. Craig, M. Powell, B. Lewis. to it for refuge and escape. FORM IA She unpacked hurriedly and had a Algebra bath, careful to take a negligee in Class I—R. Mitchell and W. Tiffin, with her and to lock the bathroom D. Reid, E. Field, E. Ballagh;; B. door. It was horrible to feel that at Hamilton, I. Habkirk and H. Miller,. any. moment a strange man might en- J. Gear and R Howson, G. Carter,. ter that bedroom, and one that she I. McKinnon, C. Simpson,' G. Brack-. could not order out! .Suppose he enbury. came before she finished dressing! In Class II—C. Wellwood, M. Ross. a panic she jumped out of the bath Class III -B Mundy. tub and dried herself hastily. Pass -F. Coulter, M. Cruikshank, She dressed in the huge closet, C. Reid. thankful that its size made this pos- Fail -K. Rintoul, M. Ballagh, N, sible, and was completely ready be McEvers, B. Brown. cuss with frankness, the things that fore seven -thirty. Dickie followed her downstairs and they went through the front door to- gether. Just as they stepped outside a big blue touring car came up the, drive -way. Joyce felt a. curious tight- ening in her throat as she recognized Neil Packard. she, Joyce Ashton, was interested in, that she knew she had been unusually vivacious and lacking in shyness. He had left her without protest, and he had made no effort to see her again. He had not despised her intelligence, but he had been indifferent to her. femininity! All at once .Joyce found this somewhat bitter. Days went by and Joyce drifted on. until one day she drew her thoughts up sharly, She had allowed herself to grow forgetful of her situation, to visualize Frills Packard as a separate person, and to consider herself as de- tached from Neil and Mait and the whole life in Manzanita, Little as she had grown used to it, Frills was herself! Frills' husband was her husband! Neil Packard: her husband. Neil, "Hullo there, darling, how've you been?" cried Packard, jumping out of the car. "I was hoping you'd' write again. It was great to get that letter from you." He came up with a broad eager smile on his face and bent over her. Joyce forced herself to lift her face obediently for his kiss, but mov- ed away hastily to present a second. "You were lucky to get even one," she said lightly, but her heart thump- ed so hard it made her breath come. short, "Look, who's here! Dickie, speak to the gent!" R. B. C.. F R B. C:: British History Class I -D. Reid, E. Field, I. Hab- kirk, J. Gear, M. Ross, • G. Brackett - bury, I. McKinnon, R. Mitchell, R... Howson,' H. Miller, B. Brown, B. Mundy, B..Hamilton, K. Rintoul. Class II—G.Carter, F. Coulter, C. Simpson. Class III—M. Ci''uikshank, C. Reid, W. Tiffin, E. Ballagh..' Credit -M. ,Ballagh, C. Wellwood. Failed --J. McBurney, M. Mason. Geography Class I—D. Reid, L Habkirk, B. Hamilton, H. Miller, M. Ross, R. Mitchell, E. Field, B. Mundy, ,R.. Howson," C. Simpson, W. Tiffin, I. McKinnon, E. Ballagh, G. Bracken - French bury, IJ• Gear, K. Rintoul, B. Brown._ Class I—(I. McKinnon, B. Hamil- F. Coulter: ton), I. Habkirk, D. Reid. Class II --M. Ballagh, ' M. Cruik- Class II -R. Howson, (E. Field, shank, G. Carter, C. Wellwood. M. Ross, R. Mitchell), F .Coulter. Class III -C. Reid. Class III• -H. Miller, J. Gear. Botany Pass -(E. Ballagh, G. Carter, W. Glass I -I. Habkirk, D. Reid, E.. Tiffin), K. Rintoul, C. Simpson, G. Field, G. Carter,R. Howson, I. Mc-- Brackenbuty: Kinnon, H. Miller, B. Hamilton, R. Fail—(C, Wellwood, M. Cruik- Mitchell, G. Brackenbury, J. Gear, M. shank), (M. Ballagh, C. Reid), B. Ross, C. Stewart, C. Simpson, F. ' Brown, B. "Mundy. Coulter, U. Mason, English Literature Class .IY K. Rintoul, B. Mundy, E. Class I -H. Miller, -E. Field, I. Ballagii, W. Tiffin. Habkirk, D, Reid, B. Hamilton, L Class III=M, Cruikshank, C. Reid,. McKinnon, G. Brackenbury. M. Ballagh. Class 1I—J. Gear, M. Ross, R, Credit—B. Brown, V. B. Mundy,. IVIitchell, C. Simpson. N. McEvers, C. Wellwood. • Class III—R. Howson, . G. Carter, Latin, B. Brown, C. Reid. • Class I-1. McKinnon, D. Reid, Credit—B. Mundy, K. Rintoul, F. R, Mitchell, B. Hamilton. Coulter, M. Cruikshank, C. Weih (Continued on Page Seven), THE FAMILY NEXT BOOR Economy Be. gins * In the Basement 'SILLS, atu.s, Bi LLS4 GREAT JUMPtty' LOCOMerri S� M.r -THERE 140 SUCH THING ` BEIN' CAREFUL OF EVEMSES ANY ac' of IsA0gEV? GONNA 141•40 ‘61 rt wt•iY ANC) WHEREFOR OF TliM , RIGH1 NOW «ON'. LOO HERE NOW I. WHA j ASOU `fNESE - JUST A tvtrt' UT:`E MR. (MSER- BEFORE YOU :START LECTURING ME. ON E.CoNONW You ,1'uST ' EP DOWN IN TNE. SAStMENT ANO TURN OFF ALL. ME 1.1GwiS YOi LSrrT 3U141ttt. LAST t&IG1411! iw