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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1925-12-18, Page 717 RR 18 9 URO MO ion �. C � ..ar, rebatS, PREPARING YOURSELF FOR COLDER WEA9 }IER'•- These prices afford you a splendid opportunity to choose the Winter Over- coat you have been planning on buying.: The care -we have exercised in purchasing these Coats assures you of getting the best value for your money, when it is known that our coats are made by such firms as Ascot, Empire, and Society l3rand—you are in company with Canada's -best cloth- ing makers. All Coats 20 PER CENT. OFF al,. only Young Men's Overcoats in sizes 35, 36, 37. ' eP5 95 THIS WEEK ONLY- SERFS FOletADIES Fashions Latest As Shown h Paris and New Torii ,; This range of Crepe de Cherie and Silt Knit in plain and plain . wmfJi: hand painteddesigns with long hand tiect f iinge.Very large. size. All shades; HEADQUARTERS FOR CISTMAS SHOPPING i This,store is loaded'with as t;- Weafeel positive that our cus- tomers will be delighted with the many ; desirable goods on display at Christm • R. J. &IBgifB GIFT HANDKF.CHIEFS In Dainty Gift Boxes and loose. A pleasing variety in white and colored handkerchiefs. Boxed to suit every taste and priced to 9to suit every pocket 105E HERE Christmas feistivmtaes ; a; informal little d'aneea, time affairs. , Radiant Dresses of happiest styles', "party" frocks'alla-twinkle with gold . ,. silver lace, or quaint with ruffles fard sbandl$ of taffeta, ENCIi;A.NT1NG DRESSES You'd not find anything smarter than these Dresses ;.if you . earched the, Whole of New York! This is a Special Christmas offering__picturesque- the extreme, yet giving the effect of sweet simplicity. The Dresses were' carefully chosen, making selection very interesting and delightful. - The prices are remarkably low for such stunning little models. t Ing estions ter Hare you Will: find . dozens of articles that will snake useful and desirable gifts for Men and Boys: ;.. A "Gibb" Suit - A "Gibb" Overcoat Wool Lined Gloves Woollen Gloves Snappy Mufflers Neckwear. Fine Shirts Fancy Sox Underwear Pyjamas Bath Robes Coat Sweaters Fancy Pullovers Arm Bands Suspenders Garters Handkerchiefs Cuff Buttons Umbrellas Belts MEN'S SOX This large assortment includes Silk, Silk and Wool, Pura Wool in the newest shades of heather, Brown, Lovat; Grey, Black, Tan. and Fancy mixtures. All sizes. 50c to $1.50 MEN'S NECKWEAR This large stock comprises all the newest shades and patterns in the most wonderful color contrasts. All Ties in Fancy Christ- mas Boxes. 25c to $1.50 Garters, Armband and Braces All in Christmas Boxes. 'Everyone guar- anteed. These have all Brass trimmings, and made of silk elastic. 25c to $1.00 MEN'S FINE SHIRTS In Silk, Broadcloth, Madras, Poplin and. Woven Stripes. These Shirts have collars to match, and are guaranteed shades. $1.50 to $3.50 MEN'S UNDERWEAR In all the heavy weights of Stanfield's, Penman's, Tiger, Cee -Tee, We have all these lines specially .priced to suit every pocket. MEN'S SWEATERS Coats, Pullovers, V Necks—of every shade and pattern. A collection from all the best makers. Worth while seeing. $1.50 to -$7.50 MEN'S PYJAMAS In Flannellette and Cashmere stripes and fancy patterns. All are made very roomy. Knit in Pyjamas $1.95 to $3.00 Ladies' and Men's Bath Robes In all the newest patterns and designs of Brown, Blue, Grey, . Pink, etc. Priced to suit every pocket. $7.50 to $12.00 GIRLS' WOOLLEN TOQUES; GLOVES AND MITTS The Ballantyne Make in Flame, White, Grey, Fawn and Castor. All are guaran- teed Pure Wool. We wish to express our sincere thanks to you and everyone of Seaforth for their patronage given us in the short time we have been in Seaforth. We ask you and your friends to come in and see what we have, as it is a pleasure both for you and ourselves. We extend to you and your 0 friends a Very Merry Christmas anti a Prosperous New Year. STYLE SERVICE SATISFACTION R. J. GIBB Big Tremaine. By MARIE VAN VORST GROSSET & DUNLAP New York. Continued from bast week. dreadful! What -courage! John! Can you ever forgive us—can you ever for- give me?" She forgot every one in the room but the man at her side, given back to her—no, given to her for the fist! time; and she could freely love him and think of him and idolize him. "Speak to me," she said. "No, don't speak! I can't bear it.—You won't go now? You'll never go? Oh, your lonely years! How can we make up to you? Who can make up to you?" She touched•his hair, his forehead, yearning over him. Then she saw the tears come to his eyes. "My darling, my darling!" and she burst into tears and drew his head to her breast. Leavitt and Julia, watching them, were profoundly moved. After a few moments, Mrs. Tre- maine drew away and dried her tears. "Isobel!" she said. "Isobel- will Intetise as the moment was for make you forget, as we can never do. And you can have your life, John." Then she said to Leavitt: "Tele- phone at once to Malvern, Sam. I want to tell Redmond—I want him to know immediately. I want Isobel to know. Ask them both to come here." Her hands were clasped in both her son's; a feverish color came into her cheeks; her tears had dried. She,sat up proudly. She was very beautiful in her excitement and in her tender- ness. She could think of nothing- but John. 'Leavitt might well have been jealous of her absorption. She said bitterly to Julia: "You should have told this long a- go—long ago!" And Julia, who was sitting on the arm of the big chair near the table, said, quietly: "I have sons, too." John, whose eyes had scarcely left his mother's face, now looked over at Julia, where she sat, long and grace- ful, her arms clasped. She had tried to win him by every intrigue; she had watched him, to think that she alone would stand by hini in spite of the stain; she would have married him and kept her counsel. Would. she? At all. events, she had reinstat- ed him. He oared it to her. He bow- ed his head to her, thanking her si- lently. 'Leavitt came round in front of him and wrung his hand. "X dnn't wonder they can you the 'Big Treinaine.' 'r don't mind telling you, though it comes too late and dees no -good, that I think ,you'be made a great mistake. You ought to have let David, bear his sin. I know you did it fair her." He smiled at Mrs. "Tremaine'. "It was beautiful of Julia Tremain, big as it was in her life, shaking as she was with the im- portanee of the fact she told, she -was forgotten entirelyas much so as though she had not spoken in her low vibrating tones—as though her wo- manly hands, full of sympathy and tenderness, were not on those of the other woman. Mrs. Trenlaine looked at her, listened, pushed her firmly a- side, and got up from the sofa. John stood near her, looking at -her with syiii pathy—almost pity. "John, is it true? Is what Julia says true?" He answered unwillingly: "Yes." She showed none of the Shock they had expected her to show at the shat- tering of heridol Her mind was all on John. "My son! }tow you have suffered." She took the hand she held and lifted it to her lips. "How you have suf- fered. Why didn't you tell me long ago?. You should have told me. No man should bear another's, fault like this. You .'should have told me, John." She `questioned hien: "Why? Why didn't you tell me?" lie only milled without speaking and she understood irlty How could he have proved •his innocence?F: There wasdo��sroof--tlte evidence wet ail, against him. •` a could not'even have asserted, •hia-innocence without charg- ing his dead brother with the crime. If he had done ii;;, -ould she have lieved hint? Would she not have con- sidered hima coward a8 wel'l,,as a thief? , There, was :nothing that he could have done.but to stllOnlyt tit the ,wrong they had Put hpon hint. ; She broke dowl completely; the re-. serine and coldness Of years :was one. She 'hank backs on the sofa, anti ss yon,. John. You did it for his sons Sohn placed her there, she drenr .hint and" kiss wife,. I know. But, it wag a do n matin Iheri `' ;� 'grey, ntilstake, owever, r love you Si`t: dow �`r alma dadr 431e .,._?Xolxrt, Eris• itl A,ndr yen .::belong its Virginia And t�r'lton4.,jarxd;dltl�lnd ugs'he'.'to�k. tmow' lJp'`ell �telthe boys Clint you'll his face between herr hands,'s'Gann13n for Congress. Now i'ib go and it, lookinga xt in nsely, ?lei• fes- telephone t i Malvern .}tone." tut *diking t1i great''eincttefe.• John had not spoken. "What Sad' etii" she reel "'n' CHAPTER XL Some one came up the steps of the verandah and was welcomed in the hall by Leavitt on his way to the telephone. It was Malvern himself. He had ridden over hastily and car- ried his riding -crop and gloves in his hand. He was animated by the air of importance and interest in events that was unusual to him now. "Where is Tremaine, Leavitt? Shall Shall I find 'him here? There's a very extraordinary state of affairs— a fusion of the parties! My candi- date has withdrawn. I am placed in 'a most extraordinary position." Leavitt opened the door for him in- to the living -room, and he came in upon the family group. He greeted Mrs. Tremaine, still absorbed in his errand, and Julia. "I want to have a few words with you, Tremaine," he said. "The coun- ty and the district are demonstrating for you. There's a delegation coming through Redlands at this very mom- ent. They'll be here directly. I spent yesterday in Richmond with Bran - degree. You know his partisan- ship----" John had risen from the sofa, . =', e he sat by his mother's side. M's. Tremaine began: "Redniond but John raised his hand, and she waited: Malvern had observed noth- ing, in his alisorption in his subject. "They don't seem to take your 'no' for an answer; Tremaine," said his neighbor, looking at him sharply. "Moreover, my candidate has with- drawn. Your popularity is extraord- inary! Brandegee has asked me, as a personal favor, to insist upon your taking the nomination. I think I gave him no cause whatever to. -,imagine my point of view. There'll/ be a del- egation here of eight hundred peo- ple---" He did not ask Tremaine what he intended doing. They all heard the noise ofcheeringin the distance. The cries grew louder. People were filling the lower part of the grounds in front of the house. Froin where she stood in the window, Julia could see them surging in. There were banners, there were sticks and umbrellas with handkerchiefs tied on the end; there Wasa band playing My Old Kentucky Thome. They ware drawing nearer. Malvern glanced from John to Mrs. Tremain, who satNwith uplifted face; her „eyes fastened on her son with a lookof adoration and eagerness. She was waiting for hinm to speak, since he had told her to be silent. "Not only Brandegee," said Mal- vern, "but my daughter! My daugh- ter has ridden the country round, can- vassing for you—carrying your ban- ner! She has put herself against my Will. You have magnetized and---" He stopped. . •. Mrs. Tremble rose from thesofa. and.. cane ower and stood. by. John, linking her arnr thsretigb'liner Ones, Pier air of p'ridein hint Was 'beaxtfa fol, lerillirt, • "Redmond, he's going to run for Congress." Malvern waited. "There's no reason why he should not return. We were going to tele- phone you to come over—" —.She stopped and realized that it was not easy to tell—that in clearing John she dragged another into the dust. And the fact that Julia's reve- lation brought to her—the fact that David was a traitor and a thief came upon her with all its weight of mis- ery. In the moment of this rehabili- tation of John, whose life had been a martyrdom and a sacrifice, her heart sank within her at the knowledge of what David had been. This gave her back a living son, but it robbed her forever of the dead. She tried to speak; she could not, and she looked appealingly at John, the quiet of whose face was unbroken. The people were thronging up the drive. There was a momentary lull in the cheering—a momentary lull in the music. They were waiting. Sev- eral members of the delegation were slowly coining up the gallery. Julia Tremain had opened the long win - ow and gone out on to thee,gallery. eavitt came up to the group. aWe wanted to send for you, i- vern, to tell you what Julia has j t told us." He (handed Malvern David's letter which Malvern took and read once and again with absorption. Leavitt's eyes did not leave his face. He put his hand on Malvern's shoulder and shook him lightly: "There doesn't seem any reason, Redmond, does there, why Big Tre- main should not run for Congress?" "Good God!" cried Malvern, his voice shako a with emotion. He look- ed from John's motha to John, with tire letter in his hand. Ire put out both hands to John. "Give me your hand. .I couldn't have done a thing like this, Tremaine. I beg your par- don." Some one started the cry: "John Tremaine." It was taken up. Com- ing as it did from several hundred throats, the cry was deafening. Mal- vern was wringing John's hand. "I'11 go out and :speak to them, John. I'll say a few words' first. Then you come." He went hatless out on to the gal- lery and there addressed the delega- tion from the steps. His voice was clear and ringing. He called out a short, concise, and telling message to the crowd, just the right words from a ratan who kne* how to speak to his fellow citizens. He was interrupted by cheers, and called back into the hoose: "Tremble! Premainel" John, stili in something of a daze, went slowly out from the roOrn, which for yottm bad been the setting of his liftes drama and the enviroxtnaettt sur. ISOMlding WU iii many' nionietit4 'of rlent'al aughist lord iii' fieetmng isnarin- exmts aid': ybr. On the gallery he stood between Malvern and several men to whom he was hastily presented and looked out over the crowding mass of the people from his State. 'Phe light of noon shone over the crowd, as they seethed up from the gates of ,the property to the very door. They were the usual heterog- eneous lot, gathered along the way, from Craig's Corners down to Red- lands, taking strength from the vil- lages `along the river. There were citizens of Redlands; there were his own workmen; there were some of the miners. There were white peo- ple and colored people with banners floating above them. A big banner flashed its red and white message be- fore his eyes: "Tremaine for Con- gress!" and Johns heard them call the name which within the last half hour had been washed clean. He heard them cry: "Speech! Speech!" Mal- vern at his side urged him. No one knew how John had want- ed just this thing, and how his am- bitions had all pointed toward this— to be the man of the moment among ,his own people, chosen by them—but for a second he could not find his voice. Malvern seemed to understand that the candidate was not quite ready to address the crowd. Some one gave a MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH Gift Suggestions for "iR" Our stock of Christmas things are simply wonderful this year: We would advise you to come at once, as this means greater choice and better service. A "Gibb'.' Dress A "Gibb" Coat Bath Robe Woollen Gloves Woollen Toques Skating Sweaters Hosiery Underwear Handkerchiefs Stunning Scarfs EVERY ARTICLE DONE UP IN A CHRISTMAS BOX. sign, and the colored band fell into the tune that had so linked John with Virginia. They began to play: "Hard times, hard times, Come again no mo' . It was the note needed to unlock his heart. When the music ceased, and Malvern with the others called: "Speech! Speech!" John was ready. He heard how they cheered him, how his name rang out. He was conscious that they swept away as they had swept in, like a dark, re- ceding sea. They were going out of the gates. He had spoken something to them; it had been short and to the purpose. Ile never knew what he had said. When he glanced at it the next day in the papers, he thought it must have been the words of another man. They were going out and away. The delegates were the last to leave, one by one, loitering down the steps, fol- lowing the edge of the crowd. Event- ually even Malvern had disappeared somewhere. John Tremain stood alone, leaning against the pillar of the gallery. Be- fore him the grass was torn up by the feet of the people, and scattered here and there were the remnants of the hand -bills; even a stray banner trampled under foot lay upon the lawn. The last note of the band died away in the distance, and John came slowly to his senses and realized that at the moment of his apotheosis ha stood alone. He turned, and standing in the doorway in her riding -dress, holding in her hand one of the ban- ners marked "Tremaine for Congress" was Isobel Malvern. They looked at each other' across. the gallery. Then, by the same in- spiration, they came toward each oth- er. Isobel held out both her hands to him. "Oh, I knew you would take the nomination! I knew it! Wasn't it wonderful? Wasn't it wonderful?" He felt her clinging to him, and he heard her say in a voice broken by excitement, speaking as it were a- gainst time, against the overmaster- ing feeling which she knew was in his heart for her: "You didn't know I was there, did you? I heard your beautiful speech. You didn't know that I led a little body of the Craig's Corners people myself, did you? I rode before them. I was so pfd. I carried your banner—Big Trenmaine! Oh, John Tremaine! John Tremain!" It seemed to him that his name had never been spoken before. He Iifted her face to his, between both his hands, and bent down and kissid her. FINIS Let the Province of Ontario Savings Office ABSOLUTE SAFETY Guard Your Savings It is easy to open an account by mail. 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