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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1931-07-16, Page 6Wingham Advance -Times, W. Logan Craig - Publisher Published at WINGHAM - ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning tlbscription rates -- One year $2.00. Six months $1.00, in advance. To U. S. A, $2.50 per year, Advertising rates on application: _....— Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840 Risks taken on all class of insnr- R ce at reasonable rates. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. asseaumaa eleagENS, teigee w J. W. DODD 'Two doors south of Field's Butcher• shop. :IRE LIFE ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. P 0. Box 366 Phone 46 :IV/INGHAM, ONTARIO FIELD J. W. BUSHFIELD Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money . to Loan Office—Meyer Block, . Wingham Successor to Dudley Holmes J. H. CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Successor to R. Vanstotxe Wingham -:- Ontario J. A. MORTON BARRISTER. ETC. Wingham. Ontario .,.-.. ...., DR. G. H. ROSS DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store H. W. 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ADVANCE -TIMES ES Thursday, July 16th, 1931 «PYRI¢HT 1931 ISY THE .AUTHQB SYNOPSIS Rackruff Motors hire Rowena to accompany Peter on a nation-wide tour in their roadster as an advertis- ing stunt. At the last minute Little Bobby is engaged to act'as chaper- on. They are waiting:far Bobby to show up to make the start. A few miles out Bobby becomes tearful at being parted from her sweetheart, Rowena insists on tak- ing her place in the rumble so that she can ride with Peter and have him to talk to about Carter. Rowena gets Peter to consent to divide the ex- pense money each week as soon as it arrives, and astonishes Peter by ea in too economically. t 1 g x The three tourists reach St. Louis, after passing through Buffalo and Chicago. Peter and Rowena have "No,I'ni not in love." "Absolutely?" "Absolutely. "Then • Peter, how aboutthis?" Another ` deep breath—another pre- monitory quiver of cold flesh antici- pating an icy plunge. "You know, marriage isn't the sweetly sacred thing it used to be. It's only a sort of . adventure these days,; a matter of expediency, or convenience; or'emo- tional experiment, And besides, bus- iness is' far more important. Don't you think' so?" "I hadn't really thought' 'of it in just that way," said Peter vaguely. "We11, you think of it and you'll see I'm •right. And as long as we're not in love with anybody else or anything, and nobody cares one way or the other—well, why don't we - any tiffs,` while Bobby is enraptur- why can't we—don't you see what I d at the way Carter is fuming over er flight from New York. The morning after they reached Denver, Peter and Rowena discover. Bobby has deserted them and return - d to New York by train. They are laced with the impossible condition f continuing their trip without,a haperon. mean? Why not just go ahead with the trip the way we are, and do the work, and get the money and every- thing—and just get married?' That's all." Peter had not remotely suspected what she had in mind'until she. brought the word'' out, struck him full in the. face with it, as it were. And it pulled him up short, shocked and OW GO ON WITH THE STORY resentful, like'a struck man. "Well, you're not chained there, Ire you? There's nothing to keep sou from getting out, is there? I'm n bed, too, but I'm not going to let mere being in bed interfere with ny professional future,'am I? I'll neet you,clown-stairs in ten min- xtes." And she hung up' the receiver. Now on the .whole, no one could lave been more practical about things :onnected solely with business than "Why, Rowena, that's—that's very nice of you—I suppose. But I really had never thought about—being mar- ried to you—" "Well," she interrupted tartly, "if it comes to that I can't think of any- thing in the world I'd like less than being married to you, either." But she realized at once that she was off on the wrong tack and quickly chang- ed her method. "Of course, darling," she added kindly, "I know we don't owena. Her clothes' were smart, for get along very well together, and that. ll their increasing shabbiness, but we're anything but in love. But it hey were extremely tailored and isn't a real marriage I have in mind. rim. Her very manners were crisp nd businesslike. But something he didn't know just what -prompted er to discard her chic sports cus- Just to cover the properties and. let us finish up the trip—And just think how much more money we' can save, not always having to buy manicures ume that night. She dived to the and souvenirs for Bobby!—I know a Rowena looked adorable to Peter when she joined him in the lobby of the hotel. ttorn of her bag and pulled out a judge in New York and he'll annul ft and shimmery little dinner gown enticing line and beguiling color. e put on her highest -heeled silken ippers. Shet got out tinkling little ue bracelets and earrings and' ains. And she accentuated • her immery sweetness with the flatter - g lines of ;a chiffon velvet scarf, ep and wide and ruffled, When Peter, waiting rather sulkily the lobby of the hotel, first' saw ✓ floating toward him he' could arcely believe it was Rowena of the ruble seat. Her rouge -red lips sinil- I at his frank amazement and she ok his hand ill hers, powdery soft the touch and faintly perfumed. "Peter, darling," she said. "I have gorgeous idea.", Peter's sulkiness took instant flight. osh, Rowena, you you're exquis- ! You're just ravishing! You ust let me paint you like that. u're simply unbelievable -= you're tt real." -' .. , .... "Oh, but this is the real Rowena," e said with _' seductive sweetness. 'ou never saw nee before. You pow only a poor little working girl ging to earn her daily bread•" "I—I've just got to paint you like ate" "You shall," she promised, ;smiling, "1 supose it's too late to do it now " he began, "I'm afraid so," Rowena drew a cep, deep breath, Something about --something about heI �-rnade Peter nk vaguely of . "a swimmer stand- g cold and held and bare, body pots« d motionless, for a distance plunge to icy water. ''Peter—you yoYi Ara ry euro you are not in love?" "I will be," he assured her gallant- �, if you'look ilke •thio very of fl, U, .. � . •, Ina serious, Peter." us as soon as we get back, No harm done." "Maybe he won't do it." "011, yes, he will. He wants to marry me himself. : He'll annul us like a shot out of a gun." "But, Rowena—" he began wretch- edly. "And, Peter, dear Peter," said Ro- wena moving prettily in the transpar- ent velvet scarf, "I'm really a terribly nice sort when I'm not working hard and worried about money, Ever and ever so many quite nice people are terribly anidous to be married to. me, I dare say as a married couple we shall get along better than most. And we will be careful to get rooms on separate floors of the hotel and snake the clerks give us a receipt making a note of it, so we can use it for evi- dence that we have never—uh--never been -anything but just -well, mar.- ried, you know." "That's enough, if you ask me," said Peter in a troubled voice, "I'm terribly hungry," said. Row- ena. "Let's go down to that cunning_ little place the clerk told us about and have a sandwich, or something, And you think it over. I had to think ttp some way out of it, Peter, We just Couldn't chuck it—not here —not right at the very front door of the Rocky Mountains, I couldn't bear it," ', « ... .. ... So they took a taxicab and went down to the dee little place and Res- ,vena didn't say a word about busi- ties,. or moneys or professions. She talked softly of lovely, loveable thiinge, Arad .trailed, and the beads shone blue on her throat,., and stars shone he the blue of her eyes, until. Peter declared it was a very 'good idea of hers and they would get it. done first thitxg next Morning. After breakfast the next morning Peter insisted upon using' a small por- tion of their dwindling expense mon- ey to buy a plain wedding ring, They had no trouble procuring the license, hurried directly to the office of the nearest justice and by twelve o'clock they were married. Back . in the hotel they turned ab- ruply away from each. other as soon as they had their keys from the desk and went up to their rooms by sep- arate elevators. And at one o'clock they were drawing out of Denver, headed north, both a little hushed, a little excited and more than 'a little nervous. It was very late that night when they reached , Cheyenne. The last twenty miles Peter drove slowly, creeping along as one who dreaded the ultimate arrival and when no am- ount of slowing down could postpone the inevitable he was plainly on edge. "It's going to be awkward, 'as the devil," hesaid moodily. "Not at all," said Rowena. "Just go right in and ask for two rooms. on separate floors." "You'd better come with me, It. will look odd for me to go in alone and then come back for you." Rowena got out. "J-justbe off- hand about it, Peter. 13e casual." "Yeh," he growled. "They're go- ing to think it's very Y fishy." Obviously, they did think so. Pet- er strolled up to the desk with a con- spicuous assumption of nonchalance, Rowena.. tagging .nervously at his heels. "Got a couple of rooms?" he asked the clerk. "Yes, sir," said the clerk briskly. 'On-er separate floors, I suppose," said Peter hopefully. "No—connecting," said the clerk. "Er—well—" began Peter, weaken- ing. But Rowena nudged him. "We'd rather have them—er—on different floors, if you don't mind," he stammered and his face grew red. The clerk looked up at them srtangely. The telephone girl came around from her desk in the Corner and lounged within good hearing dis- tance. A large man in slouchy clothes sauntered over from the • cigar stand. Two men sitting near dropped their papers in their laps and one be- gan to rub his glasses "Separate floors?" repeated the clerk. • "Y -yes, please," chivied Rowena helpfully. "So-so we won't wake each other up mornings. We—sleep ate." "Um, I see," Said the clerk. "Tra- eling together?" "Yes," said Peter firmly. "My wife, nd I are taking a trip to Yellow - tone." The clerk swung the register to- ard him and handed him the pen. "Will you register?" "Peter Blande," wrote Peter firmly. "Your wife" too, please," said the clerk. Peter hesitated. • "Mrs. -Peter-" ho wrote slowly. Rowena leaned over. "I'd rather:. use my own name, Peter," she said. For—for professional reasons." Peter crossed out what he had al- eady`written and wrote "Miss," He cratched that out and wrote "Row- na Rostand." But it did not look test ' right t� liim so he carefully in- serted "Mrs." over the scratched-out"Miss," The clerk studied thename, the telephone girl looked over his shoul- der as he did. so. The large man in the slouchy clothes studied Peter, "New York, eh?" said the •clerk, "Yes," said Peter. "Yes, indeed," chimed Rowena. "Motor out together?" "ices," said, Peter and Rowena in well-timed chorus. The clerk frowned over the room chart, • "I'm afraid we're full up," he said slowly, "Not a thing left," Peter leaned over the desk and his mild face looked quite grim and ugly. "Yousaid you hadtwo rooms," he said in a low voice, "We did then," said the clerk ev- enly. "But just now" ---he" shook his head•'-"T'rn afraid not," The telephone girl snickereda lit - tic and one of the men sitting hear by rustled his paper. Rowena, flushed and caught a sharp breath, cowering slightly, but Peter suddenly showed surly and efficient, "Oh, yes, you have," he saki, "Two rooms, and we'll take them. We've got a marriage certificate, if that's what's eating you!" "Yeah?" 'Ilowena, get the certificate!" .Rowena hurriedly tools it out of v a s w " r s the side pocket of her bag. The clerk read it slowly and handed it to the large man in the slouchy clothes who looked it over and nodded churlishly, "Denver, eh?" inquired the clerk, "To -day, eh?" "Yes," said Peter, "Some other people drove out with us," Rowena hastened to explain,. "And they • were unexpectedly called back to. New York—and so—the rest of us—Peter and I—just got mar- ried." "We've got a very nice suite on. the second floor," suggested the clerk. "All right," said Peter grimly. "No," cried Rowena,faint but firm, "Separate floors." The clerk grinned, not unsympa- thetically, "All right, all right," he said. "Don't be nervous, lady. We'll put him on the top floor,—Congratu- lations, Mr. Blande. She's certainly a beauty. She'll get over that ner- vousness•" Peter muttered unspeakable things deep down in his throat, and the boy carne in and took their bags and led them off to separate rooms on sep- arate floors. A loud gust of laughter swept up the elevator shaft in their wake. In the doorway , of the room as- signed her Rowena turned and held out an appealing hand. "G -good night, 'Peter," she said sadly. (Continued _ next week) TIM THINKS OF SCHEMES To the Editur av all thine Wingham paypers. Deer Sur:— 'Tis ur:'Tis mesilf that kapes worryin me ould head aff tinkin up skaines, an devoisin plans, to foind wurruk fer the unemployed min we 'do be •goin to hev wid us nixt winther, an, shure, 'tislittle tanks I git fer all me 'thrub- ble. Here Mishter Binnitt goes an makes me ould fried, Pat. Burns into a sinator, widout ivir askin me if I wud loike the jawb. Av coorse, Pat is a good man, bein Irish, as he is, but, in the ould days, whin I used to wurruk wid him, he wus a shtrong Grit: Mebby he got his new jawb be rayson av changin his pollyticks. But to: get back to the quistion av foindin wurruk fer the oidle min nixt winther. Theer won't be anny thrub- ble wid the wimmin, fer thim that, hev childer will kape busy lookin af- ther thine, an the wanswho hev no childer kin attind bridge parthies, an pink tays. Wid the min it is diff - runt, fer 'tis harrud wurruk they nade an plenty av it, to kape thine out av mischief, I see that Mishter ^,1dinry iutinds to shtart clotn away wid the livil 4cros- sins fer to foind jawbs fer the min, an, shure, 'tis a foine oidea intoirely, so it is, but, he doesn't say who is to pay fer the wurruk. I suppose it will hev to be the Prawvince, be ray son av the fact that the railways hev no money, an won't hev anny until they shtop givin out so many passes, Mishter Binnitt doesn't know yit what he intinds to do, arr if he does know, he isn't sayln annyting about it, Mebby he will shtart wurruk on the $t• Lawrence canal, arr mebby he will build that motor hoighway across the whole counthry, arr build a tillyfone loins to the Nort Pole so he kin talk shtraight to thim Roo- shians an tell thim he doesn't want to hev anny thruck arr thrade wid thim. "No thruck arr thrade wid the Yan- kees" was the shlogan that won us the elickshun in 1911, an now the Tory oidea is to hev no thruck arr thradethe wid . Rooshians, arr a r wid annybody ilse fer that matther, The paypers say that a lot av pay- ple do beshtarvin in the Wesht, an that the elevators are full of whate. If thine Grits wus in awfice we wud know it wus theer fault, but whin. the Tories do be runnin tings we fate shure that iviryting possible is bein done, That is the advantidge av hav- in a Tory Governmint, ivirybody is satishfied that tings do be goin all roight. Av coorse it wus durin the toime the Tories wus in power that tliim' Grangers an Pathrons'av Indushtry shtarted, an the P.P.I., and the U.F. O's, but thim lads didn't know whin they wus well aff arr they wud av been afther x r ha 'iquiet,annyway an a ytivay they hurted the Grits more than they did us. . Mosht av the Tory. U.F.O. byes hev come back into the Tory camp, bringin a lot av the Grit crowd wid thim. But comin back agin to the. mum- . ploymint quistion, I tink someting shud be done roight here in Wing - ham to foind wurruk fer the min dur- in the fall an winther. Whoy not shtart at that road arround the lower dam a lot av fellahs hev been taikin about fer years?` Wingham cud go in wid the Town- ship av Turnberry an make wan av the purtiest dhroives in the county. Call it the "Maitland Droiveway," an advertoise it well, an it wud soon be a payin proposition, so it wud, wid picknick parthies comin fer moiles to enjoy thimsilves pleyin games on th,e. Fair Grounds, arr boatin on the dam,' 'Tis a.skame our Town Council an, Chamber av Commerce shod take in- to considerashun, so they shud, Yours till next wake, Timothy Hay, There are more entries for the• Sixth Marathon Swim at the Caned. ian• National Exhibition" than there• were for last year's event. Interest. appears to be world-wide and the tar - best galaxy of natatorial stars in his- tory will gather at Toronto for both women's and men's sections, Friday,, August 28th, and Wednesday, Sep- tember 2nd, respectively. .0' , Over 75,000 school children of On- tario have received invitations to at- tend the Canadian National Exhibi- tion as guests of the management on, Young Canada's Day, Monday, Aug- ust 331st.., If baby h C 0 L F.0 A CRY in the night. Collet Nm''' L', cause for alarm if Castoria is bandy. This pure vegetable prepara- tion brings quick comfort. and . can never harm. It is the sensible thin. when children are ailing.Whether it's the stomach, or the ttle bowels; colic or constipation; or diarrhea. When tiny tongues are coated, or the breath is bad. Whenever there's need. of gentle regulation. Children lova the bele of Castoria, and its mildness makeeit safe for frequent use. And a more liberal dose of Castoria is always better for growing children than strong medicine meant only for adult use. a D. SAVE NOT so Tony ago a famous personage advised the public "to spend." Another equally noted man retorted with the advice "save." Perhaps both were right, but the better policy would seem to be "spend wisely in order to save." Spending wisely simply means to use your money for those things that you need, as the condition of your purse may warrant—and at the same time, to buy only those pr - tides that have actually proved their quality and worth. By purchasing ]merchandise that gives the greatest value. for the money, you secure the longest service and so have the price of a repurchase; Thrift is a virtue, but so is wise investment. The ad `vertising in this paper is a reliable guide as to where and 'when to get the utmost value for your money. Advertising is . a safe and trustworthy guide to sound in- vestment. It has proved its reliability. You buy adver- tised wares every day—consciously or unconsciously.• You buy by name, because you know that the advertised, article has served you well in the past, and will continue to do so in the future. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS, that you may spend wisely—and save. NES The pages of this newspaper carry the advertisements of' reliable merchants and reliable manufacturers. Read them ---y take advantage of the opportunities they offer. 111 111 111 1 1110111 111 _. � II. I �Ill�llirgill�dll+�pl�l�lig1111111P1�llYi'�g11�1111�IIIlMl11!911lliMilIM911i19it!�l!II�(ll�lll�(IIMIII�iLINI