The Huron Expositor, 1939-12-29, Page 2zlj
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n"- Expositor
Eakahlished 1860
tifb McPhail McLean, Editor.
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EEAFORTH, Friday, December 22
A hl appp New Year
The year 1939 was not a happy
year_ While it opened in peace, there
were many forebodings, ugly rum-
ours and fears which were only too
truly realized in the late silmmer
when war came upon us_
But in spite of war and its evils,
we can still look back upon the year
just closed with a large measure of
thankfulness, because of the mani
fold 'blessings that were bestowed
upon us. The bumper harvest we
had; the beautiful weather we had
in which to harvest that crop and
that followed us throughout the
year_ And there are many more
things that you will remember about
1939.
And now we are entering upon a
new year. Will •it be as good a year
to us? Will we be as bountifully
provided for as we were in the old
year? Will war and the horrors of
war come more nearly home to us
before this yearn, is olid?
Those are things we know not of,
nor do you. But we can hope and
pray and do our part to make the.
world a better place in 1940. We
know that wishes are not horses up-
on which one can ride, but wishing
good has never done eviI. And so
we wish you A Happy New Year.
•
For Men And Nations Both
No one who heard Sing George's
broadcast speech Christmas morn-
ing could help but be arrested by
the quotation with which he closed
his address to the people of his Em-
pire.
And these were the words: "I
said to a man who stood at the gate
of the year, 'Give me light.that I may
tread safely into the unknown,' and
he replied, 'Go out into the darkness
and put your hand into the hand of
God. That shall be to you better
than Iight and safer than the known
way."
There could be no known advice
as good and comprehensive as the
King expressed in those few words
Advice for men and nations both.
•
Early Closing
The Liquor Control Act provides
for the closing of all beverage rooms
at eight o'clock on the eve of Christ-
mas and the New Year, but for some
oversight or unaccountable reason
no provision has been made in the
Art for a year like the present one
when Christmas and New Year's
days fall on a Monday.
That means that the last business
Might before Christmas was Satur-
day night. Not only was it the last
night for Christmas shopping, but it
brought out more people and pro-
duced more business than any other
might of the year. And beverage
rooms and business do not mix very
welL
Christmas does and should mean
more than just one big jolification.
at is a fact that the Government
s add and does knout failed en-
tirely to recognize, at least this year.
NO . thanks, therefore, are 'due the
government, that last Saturday
night, the busiest night of the year,
Whenthe streets were thronged with
people and cars, was also one of the
most orderly nights of the year.
There Were no accidents, and not a
e: ,unpleasant disturbance of the
a, Perhaps all the people were
,temperate on that night,
as n etridence of intem-
tis:quite a bit to
las eve, er to
,and pie
has Eve.
tic Ives had
e
proprietors played a very conspicu-
ous ' and creditable part, because on
th&ir own violation they closed the
Leverage rboms at nine o'clock in-
stead of twelve. And they stayed
,closed.
That helped, and helped a lot. And
we hope similar action will be taken
on New Year's Eve.
•
Christmas Slaughter
The death toll over the holiday
week -end in the United States can be
more nearly described as Christmas
slaughter than in any other words.
While reports from the seat of war
carried little or no news, reports
from almost every State in the Un-
ion told a story of death and viol-
ence.
Five hundred and ninety-six per-
sons met a violent death in one way
or another, but largely from motor
accidents. And looking over that
list, one might safely say that it was
safer in the trenches in Europe than
on the streets and highways of the
United States.
Fortunately Canada has no such
accident toll, even considering the
great difference in the population of
the two countries. In .Toronto, our
largest Ontario city, there was not
a single accident on Christmas, while
over the week -end the total deaths
from all causes across Canada
amounted to thirteen. But that is
quite enough.
•
A. Cheaper Christmas Dinner
Are you aware that your Christ-
mas dinner this year was quite the
cheapest Christmas meal that you
have enjoyed for quite some years,_
and, perhaps, the cheapest you are
likely to enjoy for quite some years
to come?
We have not yet seen the cost of
this Christmas meal set out in tabu-
lar form in Ontario, but over in the
city of Boston the Director of the
State Division of the Necessaries of
Life has completed a price survey
which shows that the holiday feast
this year was one dollar and seven-
teen cents cheaper than in 1938.
And here are some of the Direc-
tor's statistics: Turkeys, he says,
were cheaper by .eight cents a pound;
oranges were two cents per dozen
cheaper; grapes were two cents per
pound less; potatoes were twelve
cents a pound less; cranberries were
four cents per pound less, and mince-
meat, onions, grapes and celery were
all down in price, compared with a
year ago.
In Ontario there is no doubt but
that the price spread was even more
in our favor. At least turkeys, pot-
atoes, apples, etc., were far down in
price from a year ago. We could
have told you these things before
Christmas, but in all probability, if
you had had them drawn to your at-
tention, you might have eaten a good
deal more than you did on Christ-
mas day, and you probably ate a
good deal more than was good for
you as it was. So in the interests of
true temperance we refrained.
From the consumer's point of
view it was a very satisfactory
Christmas as far as dinner was con-
cerned, but from the farmer and pro-
ducer standpoint, it probably left
much to be desired.
•
American Business Flees At Point of
Guns Sold To Japan
(From the New York Post)
Japan's pressure against all "Occidentals" has
bro"adeaned out into a general anti -foreign drive,
involving Arn kane, British, French and other
re dente in Chinese cities. American business
men are reported fieefiirng Kaifemg as one result
of thits drive, which intilud'es• the thiring of paid
demonstrators against all non -Orientals.
Tlve great paradox of our day is that 85 per
cent; of the arms which Japan: uses in carrying
on tabus ,'drive comm from the workshops of these
very game Occidentals. Almost 60 per cent comes
from the 'Dated States.
American bus:Mese is fleeing at it* poftrt of a
gnn sold to Japan by American business.
It below os clearer every day that an embargo --
on the sale of essential war materials to Japan, \
far from ,tieing a provocation toward war, is a
simple net of self-defense. If we are to maintain
the Open Door in China we must stop the sale of
trans, It we fear" that Japans is becoming so
strong that we do not dare to take steps for keep-
ing the Door open, then it is_ alt the more im-
perative that we stop the sale at arms.
Once the American sale is stoppede''Jap'an's
war machine will be in serious difficulties, -:the
cannot secure arm's from the already over -bur-,
dened factorias of her aide matters, Germany, and
Italy. She cannot secure scrap metals from, thee
oountriea, in which the very fend are being
torn down for melting. She cannot aecurre ;gaso-
line from them, --only !,'Anis week we had reports,'
of hen/MIAs of Gerrnatm Bans stalled man the rode
for Wank of fuel.
In these eirertmetaut en OM rg>a an Tear aaa-
tef'laIs Must be an effective sitrtolse. for pre.erit
tion of order anal' May lead to, new reit ter
From The Huron Expositor
January 1, 1915
Dr. Milne, Reeve of Blytli, pnesent-
e,d each member of the coan'cil and
each hQewn official with a Chsiertmes
turkey and a box of boa -bons or cig-
acs_ Needless to say the genial (tee-
ter was re-elected by acclamation on
Monday.
Mr_ Donald W. Patterson, son of
Mr. Donald Patterson, of Auburn, has
just been admitted to the bar and re-
ceived his gown at Calgary, Alberta.
The court 'officials, barristers and stu-
dents gave a banquet in honer of the
event.
Early Tuesday morning of lust week
fine originated in the furnace end of
the main. building of the handsome
new Grand Trunk eto,tiion, Stratford,
the derange totalling $4,000.
Presideet John Mallett, of the Exe-
ter Band, stave a rabbit supper to the
band boys and their lady friends one
eventing Iast week. it was held at
the Central Hetet.
The nominations pnseed over very
quietly in Hullebt and peaceful coun-
sels prevailed. There were several
nominated but the last hour found
all the old council re-elected, as fol-
lows: John Fingland, reeve; W. J.
Miller, Matthew Armstr'o'ng, James
Watt and Thomas Nei1ands, council-
lors.
Miss Ruth Sproat was successful in
winning the prise in the recent con-
test at Clinton Business College for
making the greatest speed' in start -
hand within a month.
Bobbie, the little grandson of Mr.
R. B. Scott, of Hampurhey, had the
'misfortune a few days ago to get the
thumb and frost finger of his right
hand so badly mangled in a cutting
machine that they had to be amputat-
ed at the first joint,
Messrs. James Archibald and Wm.
Cudmore shipped from Seaforth sta-
tion on Saturday last two earlbade of
heavy horses, thirty-six head, and the
Dominion Bank paid out $6,000 for
horses alone on that day.
Mr. Nelson Westoott, who is train-
ing with the second contingent at
London, was home during Christmas
visiting at the home of Tuis mother.
At the Shafarth ngminatiens on
Monday evening the attendance was
not Large, but the usual interest was
taken and as•a result the Mayor,
Reeve and councillors were returned
by acclamation, as follows: Mayor,
William Aantentt; Reeve, John Stew-
art; Councf•L1ons, Harry Stega.rt, J. J.
Cluff, H. Speame, George .Oardno, C.
Aberh a,rt and Dr. J. Grieve.
Mr. and Mrs. James Archibald were
in Guelph one Tuesday attending the
marriage of their son, Mr. R. 11. Arch-
ibald, matbematioal teacher in the
Dunnville Collegiate: Intsthitute, to Mise
Serimregeur, of Guelph.
The merchants say that Thursday
of last week was the beet business
day Seaforbh has seen for several
years.
0't
hh
.t,
Phil Osif er pf
• Lazy Meadows
(Bay Harry J. Boyce),
"MOTHERS"
Since I was a small boy I've done
a Lot of wondering about a variety of
s'ybjects. Ove of the t+hieige- that has
always interested me le the fact that
all mothers seem to want their ehil-
dren to be punctual and accurate and
doing everything with clock -work pre-
nisiion. They tell you oountless times
about being a success and lay down
the rule of accurracy as the unfailing
key to becoming important in the
world.
ThenI always think of mothers and
,their own Wives-,:' That is the good
ell-fastioned mdthers. who live such
fuitl, real live! Watch them in their
homes' and See haw the rule applies.
First of all there's the clock. Un-
derneath that ,clock thee stuff every-
thing. A little poem that they read
in the paper and enjoy . . , a recipe
they fancy . . . a letter from a far Ask Mo11he I Chow she makes her
relative to be answered at some fu- Ohrist'mns cake . . and perhaps you
ture date . receipts fnom the know the answer.
grocery &tome . . . a photograph- of
Cousin Lucy taken on her wedding "Well, I couldn't just write it down
day . . . and odds and ends of all but I can tell you ,pretty close. Abort
kinds so much flour and a pinch of salt
When; the Clock teetens on its man- - - enough cream to make it right,
tel shelf they make a rand and clean and paternity, of walnuts an.., a few an
DECEMBER 29, 1939.
monde ... and
,'lata` of 'nice fruit..
alert as of ginger. ., .
and'
so much tocol& or' c'hocatate
•i. and you Stir until 'it's about so thick,
•+ ankle add a little water . . . and " . ."
• 4,n, d ,so 'tine tato, goes. Monter just
+ 'ipralies that cake by maeonang! Site
•, doesn't quite know why she puts so'
• much of that and so 'many piuebes of
this in . . . she just knows *bat it
makes a good cake . . . and the
family enjoys it. Baking it by the/
thetunromet'er on the even . . . no -
air,' a thermometer can go wrong, but
a feel with her hand in :the oven can
tell Ther more than all the figures in
the wend.
Mother likes to think of her family
being smart and efficient and accur-
ate. She'd be &hocked if you pointed
out her own little ways of doing:
things . , - . and, probably explain that
it was dtiffenent.
same of the stuff out. It's supposed
to be going into the fine, but the most
of it is moved to the top cupboard
drawer. My what a collection they
have stared, in there . . . Letters
and Cheitaltmas cards _ . . a few pen-
nies in a nutmeg can . . . ;ening
and ribbons from last year's
Ch iistmas presents birthday
cards . a broken alarm clock
a treasure of the baby's first
s4oee . a bock of has first blonde,
curly baro• all wrapped in an envelope
intimate little ittem& collected
through like years . . . not junk—
just memories!
I think of being acotabe. Watch
Mother making a care. flour in
,the ,'sugar can . ;:. Mustard in the
ginger jar , stg'itcee in the rice
Scalier . . . alit Y;ralixecil up to the out-
sider and yet knoWertio mother like a
book,`
Mother daean',t realize that it's her
own -way that makes, her roma so
happy. She knows just when, a pinch
of cheer will make an unhappy boy
perk up. She never realizes that a.
dash o,t, her own good humor takes
the fromee from the tired man's face
makes shim go back and forget
his nee ';Wes. She couldn't write down
her ,"eci,*, e for gently stirring the dish
of faeh..iv affairs wrhen things get ton -
tided er :1 of how she prevents a burn
for ,:oh"eone by her gentle diplomacy.
Mathene were made to scold a lit-
tle anent being alw3.yst on the dot
-rah e'c•;,rthing while they go on do-
ing ::aeir own work in a "homely"
salig!,rly muddiedeup wan that just na-
tuTe:,y wells right
From The Huron Expositor
January 3, 1890
Mr. Harry Mclean, a former resi-
dent of Grey Township, has been
elected, county oom:mistaionretr for the
First Distnict of Cavalier County, Da-
kota. Huron bleed will tell.
Mr. James Morrow, formerly of the
eighteenth concession of Stephen, and,
soon -in-law of Mr. William McDougall,
of Kippen, bas been elected' Reeve of
the municipality of Louise, Manitoba,
by a majority of 143 over Mr. W. 11.
Gneemway, who formerly resided at
Centtralmia.
One evening last week the pupils
of the Walton public school, accom-
panied by some of the parents, as-
sembled at tate residence of Mr. W.
Neral, postmaster of .that village, for
the purpose of expressing their good
wishes to the teachers, Miss, Hilien
and Miss McDougall, who are leaving.
A kindly wonded address was read by
Miss Dtat Torrance and Misses An-
nie Ferguson and Torrance,
McDonald
.presented the young ladies,' with a
handsome silver tea service, pickle
cruet 'and, napkin ring.
A number of farmena were plowing
at Christmas time and a live frog was
ween on the 23rd of December in Mc -
township. Christmas of 18S9
will long be remembered as not onl y
green, but also a stormy one. The
heavy remora poured their accumulat-
ed waters Into the Maitland and; the
latter ran high at Wroxeter- The fol-
lowing day was marked by a great
gale of wind and one which blew off
the squaw front of Reeve Sanders'
harness shop. -
Mists Jenny Barr, daughter of Rev.
Ms. Barr, has received'an appointment
of aststistant teacher in the Kdnacar•-
dminae high sebum at a salary of $500
per y'e r.
Mr. Eldridge. Kellam ba been engag-
ed to.teach in Trowbridge four . the
present year. He. is a clearer young
mem and will make a goods teacher.
Hearty comgrtatulati are extend-
ed to Mr. Waileam Ivisont Jr., of Kip -
pea, who has silo successfully ,'passed
Ida a a.minaatibna beOoro the College
of Phert maty, taking the silver medal
for general eredei>eatcyi.
On New-. Year's, Eve a large astir -
'nese made up of the members of
Trinity Church, Beignave, gathered
at Mr., Mcl ealans and' presented Alex-
ander with a fine easy ebtair.
Mr. Charles Tough, of Knox Col-
lege, Zltyron*k , occupied the pulpit of
Utnlion Church, Blarcediead, last, Sab-
bath with marked :n,cceptlanee,
llfia. James 13. Jamieson, of Baruee-
fielkl, had a marrow escape from be-
ing burned out. ' Some paper in some
way got ignited in tiitle.ediae shop and
it wails not three atter ,mirth destrne-
timosr bad been, done wan the 'fire die.-
eontered,
%he ee ffl4 hoar and other iii eetpti .with the elect
trio ,'Bight `1i1i am tr ural n W.'a� in ple0e,
&lila]•mtegrrlj may?' for t t loan.
laplg az , , bd9n.
CHAPTER XI
SYNOPSIS
Anne Ordway, nineteen, is
afraid of marriage, of love. Her
parents, Francis and Elinor, are
divorced and the bottom drops
out of Annie's world. She does
not want to marry Garry Brooks,
whom she has known all her life.
She goes to live with her com-
panion, Vicky, in her"'farm home.
Charles Patterson, whose life
Margot has brought sensational
charges against him in a divorce
suit, is in love with Anne. At
first she will not listen, but fin-
ally consents to marry him. Gar-
- ry tells Margot of their engage-
ment. Margot, wishing to go
back to Charles, visits Anne, but
Anne is away seeing her father,
in response to a letter from her
mother in which she says she
needs money, and asks Anne to
persuade Francis to give Elinor
an allowance.
One lonely day in October Ruff,
as he Waited tri the pier for the re-
turn of the odd negro, was aware of
the approach of a speed boat making
for the island•. There were two wo-
men iu it. The one at the wheel was
slender, her hair bright against the
blue a her reefer. As tihe boat curv-
ed towards the landing place she said,
"Vicky, it is Charles,' dog -
And Vicky said, "Oh, the lonely
darling."
When they landed, Ruff ran ahead
and through the open, door of the liv-
ing room where a log fire glowed on
the hearth. Books were on title table,
flowers in the vases.
Anne, standing in the middle of the
moom said, "It is as if everything
were waiting for us, Vicky."
"How strange it seems," she said,
"to know that it is mine—my house
—and that Ruff is my dog."
Vichy, standing by the window,
looking out over the bay, Said, "It
is almost too wonderful to be true."
Anne said, "You can't know how
Wonderful. It was all so hard. To
think that the could take her back!
Fan a little while I hated him, and I
couldn't talk about it even to you.
But now I know I have thim back,
If I never seen him again, I have
him in my heart."
"Yet his letter didn't tell you why
ie married her,"
"He had a good reasons, 'Vicky, or
he wouldn't .have done it."
"How sure you are!"
"H,ia letter made me sure. I Want
to read it to you again, Vicky. Do
you mind? 1 brought it with me."
The. two women eat, before the fire
while Anne reads the letter. It had
Comte from Africa.
"I did what I did because it seem-
ed the only way. I have no explanna-
ttion. Yet somehow I have faith to
believe that you will need none. And
I am only writing now because I
thave a favor to ask.
"I have heard from old King, the
negro on my island. He fears that
should anything happen to him there
would be no one to look after Ruff
and my ducks and the birds. He asks
me who will take care of them. And
I can think of but one person who
would care. And that Is you, Anne.
"So I ask you to ltet me give you
my island, and; any house and my dog.
I shall be so happy to think of you
there. I have written my lawyers,
and if you accept the charge they will
make the transfer. •
"You need not answer this, Anne.
I shall hear from my lawyers and
they will .tell me of your deeision."
"Some women would never .have
forgiven him," Vicky paid when Anne
bad finislaued,
"Somehow it bagel seemed to me a
question of forgiveness," Anne said, -
"it (brass 'b`een a ,question of under-
Aotatnding,"
"I eon% tell you what these
STi'e sail gazing leto the fire and atmoamittg prayers by nisi bedoide, isead�
trio years. ,bane . raleatd:.to rift ti W hen ins °wetting pat k ti ; ghtw
1 left .ionte,I..was.so afraid of ritfaJ,knovrring that they<oemfottd eda,ui; dria.
f !ti tneefki d. rlo!" i!,, ill ewspi Velcro tha att..
,peelailg by the heti lilt
„ft* What Y had. belletted, Ttient ,1 F u1-1101 s' before dawn, helping ttim.
. yeiti fialkytrtan ,,'roils vrS �d IuTis r ode arm( arta lentil
yr
mull worltdkr
omen. I saw that marriage could be about your head, Vicky."
happy and that life was good if we "You dreamed it." She was mil --
made it so. And: I am not frightened ing.
any more." I "No- It',s just the way I've thought.
She was on her knees now beside of you. Vicky, will you and Anne
Vicky's chair, "Vicky, darling, what stay?"
would I have `done -without you?" "Stay?"
And Vicky said, "You are the child "When r get 'well?"
of my heart. And you have filled She hesitated and he said, "I don't
it." want to get well without you and'.
Old King, coming in an hour later, Anne. Vicky; I.don't want to live
found the two women in the kit- without—you."
then- She knelt by the bed. "My dear,'"
"Mr. Charles write me the house she said, "don't think about it. 1
and eve'ything gwine belong to you, will stay as long as you need me."
Miss Anne," be beamed. "I shall always need you," he said,
"Are you glad, King?" and slept with her hand in his, and
"I is that. Is you gwine live heah?" waked refreshed,
It- was on tthe day that the doctor
pronounced him out of danger that
Elinor came, and, Garry. They were
shown into the living room where
they found Anne trimming a Christ-
mas tree.
Anne had not seen Garry since
that day on the beach, nor had she
seen her mother since that last
poignant interv'1ew:.. Aha she de-
scended the stepladder and went for-
ward to meet them, Amine wore an
air of deceptive calmness -
Elinor was in black. There were -
pearls at her neck anti in her ears,.
She was as beautiful as in the old
days, but there was a difference in
her beauty, a dankness.
Anne shook her head. "I have my
school, but I'll be coming over Week-
ends_ And in the summer Vicky and
1 will stay here a lot."
"Thank the Lawd far that," King
said fervently. "I ain' exac'ly what
you'd call lonesome, but I misses Mr.
Charles. He'd 'a bin heah now of
she had'n come fer him."
Color • flamed in Anne's cheeks.
"Come for him?"
'Yes, ma'am. She come in a
speed -boat and sent it back and
stayed. And when, be come, he
wouldn't keep her. He made me
tek her to the mainlan', An' all that
night he didn't sleep. An' the next
mawnin he tole me he was gwine
manry her and never come back."
Anne ventured, "Do you think
he's happy?"
"Happy?" There was scorn in
old, King's voice. "No'm, he ain'.
How he gwine be heppy with a
woman Like that?"
The sun was setting now, blazing
up red from, the horizon_ "We must
run along," Vicky said, "but we'll be
coming back."
King took them down to their boat
and he and Ruff watclued them as
they went away_
In the weeks that followed, while
Anne taught her scholars, sth e
Anne, shaking bands with them,
explained, "The doctor thinks Daddy
will be well enough to see the tree. -
She was aware of a confusing shy-
ness, as if they were strangers.
Elinor said, "Then Francis' is bet-
ter?" •
"Yes."
"Do you think I can, see him?"
"The doctor is with him now. You -
can ask when he comes down."
Garry spoke. "You are looking
well, Anne."
"I am weld." She had seated her-
self by the fire, throwing about her
thought of her lovely domain.. In neck a Streamer of silver tinsel. It
winter and summer it would be her sparkled against the green of her
place of refuge. In sharing Charles' straight WOOL frock.
house Anne felt that she would Elinor demanded: "Where are the,
share, ire a way this heart "He favors I brought from Germany?
meant it that way," she told her- The wax chtenriea and the oranges
ever, before Anne came again to her
self over and over again, with mottoes?"
Many mortars were to pass, how- 'I couldn't find them." doctor was taming down the
island, for one ray when she re stains Wath Vicky. They entered the
turned from school she found a tele-
eery
ele living rain,' together.
gram waiting. Francis Ordway was "I thought I'd say 'Merry Christ -
very 111 and be wanted• Anne and oras,' to Francis," Elinor said to the,
Vicky. doctor. "May I?"
It was late when Anne and Vicky He smiled ,at her. "I think Anne'
arrived at the Dred house in Carroll hada better go up and ask hini,"
Comity. A nurse in white was wait- Anne went and came back to find!
Ing in the hall to take them up- the doctor gone end Vicky telling
'stairs. "He wants to • see you '-at -Elinor, "It's a wonder ho ever re -
once," she said. covered. Hes been very ill- He'll
"ts he—? have to take the greatest care of
The nurse said, "He is holding 'his himself*"
own "
"He'll never do that," Elinor said
Anne had seen her father once 'lightly, "No ratan does,"
or twice since Oho had left him. She "You can go right uta" Annie said
had refused, however, to go back to Elinor. "HeI1 be glad to see you."`
and live in her old home. "I am Vicky went upstairs with Elinor
happier with Vicky, and busy, You but left her. at ,the door, so that Eli=
mustn't expect too much of me, nor enbemecl' alone.
Daddy," Francis was sitting up in a big
Since his divorce Francis had chair by the window and: there
spent much of his time „ in town, was no one with him. With the
And hg had travelled} --a winter in strong light fu.il upon him ave (octad
Switzerland, a summer in Colorado, thin and old. Yet neither illness nor
and another summter in Scotland.age could take from him his fine air
Bet always lie hfond of dlatnrvetrian, He held' out has hand!
desolate, missingad hoesfelt itttismerlorn, hat a to her. "I1 He
good of you to
child; Vicky; missing, in. a way, eam'e."
Elinor. "No. I wanted to. When we kne*v
Now, racked by pain, he was glad you were 111, David and I felt it was
that his illness bad broaght him dreadful that you light never 'know
Anne. Shia lighted the doorway how we felt, might never know how
when sale came In with a radiance sorry °we are that things had to be."'
like that of a church window. "My "Did they have to be; Elinor?"
darling!" "Perhaps not, if you and I had
She knelt by the bed. "Daddy!" not been, such fools waren we were
After that either Anne or Vicky younghi
, Tnking BR. bad, tm gave tis
was alwa in the room,.nu
The reverything and .that nothing was re -
came and went, but to Francis they quired of us. Davild has taught me
were mere matelvitre;a for his com-
fort. lt. was Anne's voice that he, appy. I eau never make .ham bapivy
wanted, Anne's bond on • his, o'ti ,
'v Vic n a, That i 11131.
r ptilaiaahaautent, perhaps
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