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The Wingham Advance Times, 1934-04-19, Page 6ii !' N7 PAGE SIX Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840. Rinks; taken on all class of insur- Vice at reasonable rates, Head Office, Guelph, Ont. M3NER COSENS, Agent; Wingham. J. W. BLJSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan Office—Meyer Block, Wiatghani Successor to Dudley Holmes iL, S. HETHERINGTON BARRISTER And SOLICITOR Office; Morton Block.. Telephone No. 66. J. H. CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Successor to R Vanstone Wingham - - Ontario DR.. G. H. ROSS DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store. DR. A. W. IRWIN DENTIST — X-RAY Office, McDonald Block, Wingham. DR. G. W. HOWSON DENTIST -Office over Bondi's Fruit Store. H. W. COLEORNE. M.D. Physician and Surgeon Medical Representative D. S. C. R Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly Phon 54 Wingham DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND .R.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated. 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Water I.RNITURE and FUNERAL SERVICE Wingharrll, Onto Ambulance Se SYNOPSIS Nancy Gordon trades herself in marriage with Dr. Richard Morgan for fifteen thousand dollars—to save her family the disgrace of her .broth- er Roddy's theft of that amount for a woman. Nancy loves penniless 't [she could gel no farther, and elle did :not know \\•here site \las, She:. climb - led dorm a muddy bank and looked lout tbreugh the mist and raid. There was a htlitee—nut twenty 'yards ' tU ,She drew a lung Sigh of relief., gath- ered. herself together, and breasted the stalrm. young Page Roemer, and Richard is It was a mere shanty, a tumbled - loved by Helena Haddon, a sophisti- down house, But it was shelter from cated young married woman. King- the storm. Dripping and breathless, don Haddon, Helena's husband, sees Nancy knocked at the door. A w\`lin:aa.at the elopers, but holds his counsel, Af- . opened it; there was a glimpse of ter the ceremony, Nancy returns to bare interior, a spark of fire dying her parents' home, and continues to in the old stove, a close smell of cooking and medicine, and the fretful cry of a sick child Not a word was spoken. The wind and the rain swept the storm -beaten car st to see Page, who urges her to divorce her husband. Mr. Gordon, to release his daughter from what he considers her shameful marriage, sells his house to his friend Major Lomax, who rents girl in. The woman slapped the do it to the original owner. Helena is to, struggling, her shoulder again Jealous of Richard's interest in Nan- it, shot the bolt, and ran back in cy, although she knows nothing of the room where the child was moan the marriage, and tries to make trou- ing. ble. Once Page comes to Nancy's Nancy moved over to the stove and "r house and makes love to her. Nancy began mechanically wringing the was is frantic—she loves Page but refuses ter out of her dripping clothing. M.., togo back on her bargain with Rich- ter the rush of the wind and the cold and by divorcing hint. driving rain, it was suffocatingly hoot in the wretched little room, but grad - NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY ually her mind cleared. She began to head the wail of the child and the Nancy understood. With a gasp shewoman's sob of a prayer. wrenched her hand out of his and "Please th' Lord, ain't I hed enuft" stood up, staring at him. She saw no;Don't take him, Lord, I ain't done one but .him. She did not even see inothin' ter make ye!" she choked, that Helena Haddon had risen from 1 sobbing aloud, and evidentl?, turned her table and was coining toward i back to the child. "Thar. tha, honey, them. She looked only at Roemer yo' drink et, yo' ain't goin' ter die— "Oh!" she gasped, "what have I :the Lord ain't goin' ter take yo'—I'se done—that you should think me like been a'talkin' ter Hirn," this?" 1 Nancy's mind came back sharply. He rose, too, staggered by her look. :She moved swiftly across the room to "Nancy, I swear I adore you -- I rthe open door and looked in. oneee The storm bad darkened the place, "Hush!" she cried fiercely, "hush— and the woman had set a candle in al never say such things to me again! I `bottle on a table beside the low cot —" she eking to the back of herein the corner. The flare of it fell full chair. Then she turned, put out her ton the flushed'face of a very sick hand gropingly and went toward the !child. The woman, on her knees by long window where the rain was beat- E the bed, did not even look up. ing in. Nancy went in, "Let me help," she Paae Sprang offer her, but she Jsaid softly, "you're tired out. You waved him back, "Let me alone — !must rest!" don't speak to me," she gasped. "Go The mother's head sagged forward. and talk to that woman. Mrs. Had- "Tired? aea ain't sIe p fo' days— don, I mean. She's coming, Deep her 'Tony's thet sick. Honey, git well, sit 'away. I must be alone a minute. I ap, honey, yo' ain't real sick now—yo' —I dont went even to look at you'tna's prayin'-prayin' helps him a yet!" she panted. 1sightt" she added, Aghaet, Page stood still. He was The girl took the cup out of her aware, too that Helena was coming limp finders and sat down on the edge idly toward him. He turned to face of the bed, her—he had to cover Nancy's retreat, Tony is that his name? Pony dear, drink this for us," she coaxed. The child opened his glassy eyes and stared at her. His face was hot with fever and there were white rings around his mouth and eyes, Nancy lifted hint, pressing the cup to his lips. It was only water and the child tried to drink, but he could not. The stran- , gled, gasping, falling limp on her arm, his little hot fingers holdings hers, i l clinging tight. Nancy gasped. "He can't swallow!" she cried, "where's the doctor?" The woman was crying softly, drawing her sleeve across her eyes. "Th' doctor ain't come—I sen' for him—but he ain't been Here. Yo'-all -=yo'all gits doctors easy, but 1 ain't got no money, I -" "Money?" Nancy straightened up ' sharply. "Whom did you call?" "Dr. Sirnmon- h' ole un—he useter come, he took care of my man when he was a'dyin'." "Sirnmon? Why, he's ill, he doesn't At last her mental anguish began to go out any more. You trust have a give away to her physical weakness.' doctor-*" Dying? Yes. Death was at the threshold, "You've got to have a doctor," she said sharply, "Dr, Rich - What on earth would this,woman lard . Morgan!" think?The woman stood, numbed with Nancy stood only a nuirnent on the thenslippedmisery, her hollow eyes on the gasp - piazza, she the bolt on ing boy, "I ain't able ter leave hien an unused window -door in the half- noway. 1 reckon th' Lord'll help me enclosed' perch, opened it, and drop- —I ain't got no un—Tony honey, sit peel softly to the ground below, up, tell yo' ins yo'aii't'sick, honey, The rush of rain was welcome: She honey!" her voice rose in -a crescendo felt it es if it might wash awa the y lof terror, she fell on her knees, moan - contamination of Page's thoirg,hts' of line, burying her head on the. child's -She did ont care where she pttlow. Went. She turned, and was swept al-) "Tony,.I'm going to get you a doc ong the new road, beyond the inn, tor," she farther and farther from town. It did; ' said, lifted his little hot not matter! hand to her cheek, put it down again, 1 -Ter• clothing was so drenched that. it weighed her (totem ,and tite rain continued in torrents, At last her mental anguish began toy i e way t o her g v w physical weakness; DR. .I. R. LOCKHART Corner egNTT R an PATRICK Streets. Trillog 'HONE 150. and ran ottt, tears in her eyes. A doctor? She must have a doctor! Site tore open the front door and :faced the drive of the rant. It was like a caress,it cooled her own face again. Tlttt it was fearful' still! Rich- ard—she must get Richard, At an- other crisis he loomed up at the very gateway of life. Suddenly, without thought of herself; she knew that he was the man she must reach, She did not smatter -Death had WINGRAM Al: VA gC ^'. uEs �y;.cwtuc to the door, Riekarwl could ?fight lac ath. She inked re:at'li P.tehard. 9 �ltt ?knot tellers, she t`#,?\1', aisn,lst I'fi\a' ?iiia'. t''all t?t t<\\Nils Through the sheet of tlrt' rain she could tht' ii;l4s ,!.1910,-ite, the shoulder en a hill, sauce some loo Imihlhnge • hetes? ? See remembered with a .taai•t, it was Pall .,i Kingdon llaa3dt\n's .rut. Ii Was a long way to the barns. but there must be some one thea e. ,tilt, eonid' et help!' She etraty g led, breast. ins; she Wind, with her Masi down. lie was alntoet halt nay there when fitat•e eame out of the barn, swung the hig door shut and learned to suet.! her. Through the storm she heard a rich young negro \•ali.t. It \vas Henry, old iolt:ny Floyd's boy, sieteen years old and as bla k ee coal. Nancy knew him well. He did chores for Major Lomax, ran er- rands, curried horses. \t first he did not :hear her, be- tween his own musie and the storm, Then he looked et\ saw her, drench- ed, clinging to a ten. e. "Gee., Miss Nancy!" Nancy eanght his arnz in both her shaking hands and poured out her tory. "We've got to have Dr. .Morgan, Henry, and you've get to get bine!" The boy stared at her helplessly. "Dat's Kinney's kid. I knows hien— but, gee; Miss Nancy, it's two miles "Yo'-all—yo'-all gets doctors easy, but I ain't got no money." an' more'n dat, an' de tel'phone's broke clear down—I can't walk no- ways—it's awful' muddy—an' look at de rain—ughl" Nancy shook him, "Henry, you've got to go. You'll save a life, won't you? You've got to!" Henry's. eyes rolled, "Fo' de Lewd, Miss Nancy, dere ain't no horse but Polestar!" '`Lei: hint!" Nancy cried, on fire with zeal, "we need a racer. Polestar Can do it in half the tune! Can you ride him?" Henry's grin widened ecstatically, "I'se trainin' fo' er jockey—sho, I can ride him!" "Then get him quick!" "Lardy, Miss Nancy, I'se afeard— 1 reckon de boss 'd skin me alive, yessir!" "Never mind the boss! It's a life, Henry. You know Dr. Richard Mor- gan? He nitist come if you can get to him!" "Sho de doctah's come — he ain't skeered•ob nuffin, hell come—but I'se skeered. Deed, I can't go, Miss Nan- cy!" Nancy held out her hand impera- tively. "Give me that key!" she snatched it from his hand, "now—you come with me!" "Deed, lvliss Nancy!" Henry gasp-- ed. asp-ed. "Deed, .miss, I can't ride no horse. outen, dis yere seeable, de boss, 1ie'll kill me, he sho will!" "He won't, I'll make it rightwith him. There's a child dying for a doc- tor, you hear me? That's all that matters, you've got to go on Pole- star!" As she spoke she unlocked the. big barn door. The wind swung it open but she held it, In the dim corner' she dis- cerned the box -stall of the racer, "Henry! Get Polestar out this min- ute!" Her sharp tone of cornmand, the flash of power and authority in her eyes awed the boy. .T. -IC sidled away from her, but he sidled toward the stall. "De boss get niY hider he said, half whimpering, "deed, Miss Nancy, I can't -•I ain't got no orders, 1--" "I give you the order!" She stood outlined against the fury of the storm, her eyes glowing, a flush on her face now, The negro boy stated at her, fascinated, He undid the bar. In a moment the great rac- er came out, quivering, eager, tos:ding his splendid head,, he strained of the halter in Hettryts hated, "Get on hitt!" Nancy held the door open. "You've got to, I'll snake you, it's a child's life—get on that horse!" , Henry obeyed. He had to obey. He O Thursday, April 19th, 1934 nmde a-yriId snatch at Polestar's nutrne, grinning,' and Nag himself astride the racer's :bare back. jtiaatltetl from Polestar's bead and flung- the door back. The boy, cliits;ing -to P'olestar's mane struck his heel in the racer flank, .ln ars inst;int the horse slib 1 ns. Nancy, ;plunging and furiou Xan,'y 'trembled with mite inty, Cuu1 black hey keep his seat? Then lilt an arrow from the blew- i'olestn shot away into space, Nana• pressed her hands over he ?eyes. Dripping t;gain, she turned bac. to the house ujd heard the woma waning aloud. Nancy opened the door quickly. Th stove fire :made the room stifling an she seemed to feel the child's gasp ,for breath, The mother was walkin up and down, rucking herself and cry "He ain't able ter breathe—he ain't :able ter breathe mac' longer—I reck- on. God's clean forgotten mei" she wailed, "an' I ain't got no doctah fer liinl!'' "Yes, you have, one's coming—the hest in town," Nancy said softly, tak- ing hold of her and trying to still her. "Don't act so, you'll frighten Tony— the doctor's coming,' I've sent for him —';'1"'e ]rust have towels and hot wat- er ready. Where are your things?" The girl was roused; every nerve in her body tingled. Here Was work she could do. Get ready for the doctor; Richard would find it as ready as she could make it. "I ain't got no towels, I ain't iron- ed 'ern, I ain't done nothin' but take care o' him. I-1 reckons I do have er clean sheet, I kep' it,"she lowered her voice, "1 kep'it in—case he died." "Give it to me please!" she held out her hand, the same power and authority carne to her that had fright- ened Henry. Mrs. Kinney felt it. She stumbled o an old dresser and found a sheet, lean but ragged at the edges, and a ouple of rough -dry towels. (Continued Next Week) 's t s. tl 1•. 1 •t ; n e d s g ,t c HOW TO PRODUiCE EARLY POTATOES (Experimental Farms Note) In order to produce early potatoes the sprouting of the seed tubers has been employed with varying results, but most of those employing sprout- ed seed agree that some gain has been made, The sprouting should be done in diffused light and under conditions where the temperature can be main- tained around 50 to 55 degrees F. The growth should be slow, so as to de- velop sturdy stout sprouts. As a rule seed potatoes sprouted in the open become withered badly be- fore planting time arrives. An experi- ment has been tried at the .Central 0 0 leeeteepereeeeeee ALL SET FOR SPRING SPORTS Sally, the four-year-old daughter of Gladys Cooper, one of Britain's fore- most actresses, breaks out her hockey club and practices about the terrace of her mother's Essex house apart- ment in New York, as mother takes. part in a performance at the Booth theatre. Her father is Sir Neville, Pearson, London Publisher, and her - mother, inprivate life, is the Lady- Pearson. adyPearson. Experimental Farrn whereby the seed tubers are•placed in flats or shallow boxes and sand filled in around the tubers.. These flats are fitted with four blocks, one in each corner, one 1 inch square and projecting two inch- es above the edge of the box. These blocks facilitate the stacking of the boxes one on top of the other, al- lowing light to enter and permitting the application of water when, desir- ed. Water is applied to the sand at in- tervals as required by means of a wafering can with a piece of i -inch hose attached to the spout. The boxes may be stacked in the potting shed, in the corner of the kitchen or even in a warm cow barn. Four to five week will produce well - sprouted and rooted material, that whenn planted out of doors will start growth at once, when the soil warms up. Plant to a depth of four inches and cover the tip of the buds with about a ?! inch of soil, .Potatoes sprouted in this way will come tliru the sprouting process perfectly firm.. The yield froin the various treat- ments were as follows, with whole small potatoes being used as seed: Dormant tubers planted, yielded, when dug July 25th, 43 pounds, a second digging Aug. 16th, 55 pounds, in all cases 60 hills were dug for compari- son. Sprouted in flats, with the tub- ers stood on the sten end, when dug July 25th, 45 pounds, a second dig- ging Aug. 16th, 70 pounds. Sprouted. in sand in flats, the sand being mois- tened, yielded July 25th, 74 pounds, a second digging Aug. 16th, 108 lbs. The sand -sprouted tubers out -yield- ed those sprouted by other methods. One of the drawbacks with the tub- ers sprouted in the sand and fully rooted is that they must be dropped" in the rows by hand. The increased earliness and larger yield compensates for this. 1==10=101::=10=201======101=20 ""•un mu n", 1111, A Classified W.nt Ad I� Th AdvanceTi -es ill Sell It or You ! Don't think that Buyers are as hard to fia*J as the proverb- ial "needle in the hay ;stack". Not if you ADVERTISE! People, these clays, are "Bargain Hunters", and, nearly 2000 Families in this district are constant readers of this paper, and make it a prac- • tice to watch the Classified Want Ad. Coltnnan for the "Bu' in��' Ol - �' p portunities" listed there. RATES 1/z CENTS PER WORD WITH A MINIMUM OF 25c., Telephone 34 0i .t 01 0: q