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CHAPTER VI
SYNOPSIS
Audrey Swain, is the 'meq' daugh-
ter of a • .:bigbly a+elspected horse
treater. Rist ,famn4t adjoins the
estate of Judlge Castle, wtble a on-'
ly eon, Jeffrey, and• Audrey have
been life -Long trends. •Jeffrey'a
engageraeht to. Olive Cooper, rust
idivorceel, is announced. Judge
• Castle's desire to make Jeffrey a
partner in his law firm does net
fit int with Jeffrey's plans, nor •-
Olive''s, but" Annie Dodds, .the
Jud'ge's• ellderhy secretary, ie fort-
ed by ill health to retire, and
Jeffrey must help his - father
througih, the summer. Audrey Swami
meets Jeff's friend, Victor Quinn.
She is• walking with shim: to a
favorite spot of 'hers, and men-
ti"ons that her idea of a, real time
once was to come there with a
good book and a couple of ap-
pies.
"I don't wonder. , Its beaatfuL"
Vic, looked about soberly, then
dawn at - Awdrne-. "I'm, in love with
;yn:iui Attie Artd'rey ,Swlranf Deeply
and truly. Audi there it is."
Until this sunny Sunday after-
noon, no man +had• ever told Audrey
Swan that he laved her,
In t'he manner of :every normal
young woman she had dreamed her
dreams in solitude, dreams Unknow -
Maly -influenced by romantic stories
and pictures. If they awakened no
I ereep'tible 4 longing for love,,., they
did bring a kn,o'wledge:..of the thrill
thatmust come when the • words
were spoken .softly by the elan to
whoiii she was ready to give her
heart.
"I Love you, little Audrey Swan,"
words with quieter sincerity than
Vic. Yet there was no thrill, po
pattieular sensation of • amazement
or resentment. Instead, a littlee.feel-
ir_g of pity. It might be akin to love,
but it wasn't 'lave.
"Why .did you " w'as her low
question.- "Oh, why?"
Vie's smile was • pathetically twist-
ed, but Audrey was looking ..down
into : the water and did not see.
There was no 'smile in this voice or
eyes.
"I guess 1 had to, Audrey. Would
I ever have 'a chance?"
"1 cant . tell you, Vic. •It's be-
cause '`i dca't -know, --Honestly."- "_ _
"And •that+s• fair enough."
There was nothing. to cry about,
but Audrey felt perilously close to
tears.. Theme was stomietlang Pathetic
in Vic's acceptance of things. "If I
behave 'nicely," he asked, `can we
keep on being friends?" •
°Oh, of. c•ouree, Vic! Your. friend-
ship does mean a lot to me. Really
it does. 1 want it to go en."
"Then everything's all right with
the world. We'll' emit all this from
'the :record and start where. we Left
O.K.?";off.
"It's a bargain."
Vic's principal, reaction to his
visit at the .Sw.arisl' was a suspicion
'that he probably hod made a first
-class fool of himself and destroyed
any possibility of future hlappiness
by being so precipitate: Yet he
could feel no genuine regret, .His
love: for Audrey had, become such
a part of his life that the had,., been.
unable t'o suppress a 'hope that she
had in some way, felt it. The great
wonder was that • she even had been.
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. un!gateg aatou:n d : Au cbiey. Maybe
'you • 'need congratulations."
"Be eiourself, jest dropped in to
Pay wy Perny eal1 for the breakfast
I 'had theme when you wouldh't feed
-me. That wars all. I did want to
see you; too. Looks to me as' if 'doa-
ble congratulations were in order.
Nice to see you at work. Perman-
ent, I hope."
"Oh, sane." Jeff deliberately re-
lighted his pipe. "Trying to see
what your attaching wigs worth,
Aftefi all, a family man has to con-
template the sordid aspects of an
existence."
"Good for you. Seams to me that
wdbl be ,rather .an ideal -seat-up—ybu
and your father, here together,"
'"Everybody .seems • to think so."
"I wonder if that led's' serious,"
Jeff mused) to himself ,atter Vic left
elle office. "He's about the only gay
I know of I'tthat's good enough for
her. Queer how things happen." •' _.
Audrey Swan did riot •see. Jeffrey
Castle during the interim that pre-
cedled hie.marriage. Nor was rhe
surprised. She knew that he was
spending most of the time at home;
all Parv3•lle knew. She wonidtered
frequently, in spite of assuring her-
self thlat it was none of her affair,
what would happen after the couple
were married. Olive had been posi>
tine in .her determination to live in
the city.' it was hard to believe that
she would' change her mind. -But„ of
course, they must have, reached'
some agreement or conclusion by
this time.
For one of the 'city prapers had
revealed the date of the "wedding as
September iiobh, adding that the
bride and groom had planned an.
exteeded tour., but had made no 'an-
nouncement' re.gfarding their future
residence,
That 'hurdle had been cleared
more easily by the tiros pec:ive
groom than; he had dared anticipate,
when he was finally forced to being
up the 'matter for discussion with
Olive. "Why worry over ,that?" she
asked 'ealxridy. "Far the pxesennt, you
have given yoi r father all the 'help
he +has a right to expect. Surely
he. doesn't think we are going to
Niagara Falls' and back on an-,.exeur-
sion. 'My idea is a leisurely cruis
Jeff was thinking busily. This vt
new and unexpected. He ,had entitie-
pated a - honeymoon of a few weeks.
Now it appeared that Olive might be
figuring in terms ,of menthe.
If the young man had not been so
hopelessly is love, he might have
suspected that Olive was carrying
eat a wemlirlaii plan. In fact, she was
doing juet tihat. She' betie.'ed that a.
fen* menthe of happy indolence would
be a complete , cure for Jeffrey. He
would be anxious • to compromise,
would' willingly do anythiog to eseape
the drudgery which she could see
was growing more and more . ddstastte
ful to •hina
It vias about this time abet Jeff-
rey, after long hours spent in
wrestling with the dile•mm.a, had
what he believed was an inspiration,
and he voiced it to Olive at the.
first opportunity. "You know, darl-
ing," , be began With his familiar
elaborateness; "I 'Was thinking about
old •Vic today. Heen• quite on my
mind."
"Why?" she queeatioiued a little
etharply.
"Maybe he'd lite to take a crack
et my job while we're away. Father
has a lot of respect for him,' I hap -
"My idea is a leisurely cruise," Olive said.
kind to him, 'tihat she hadn't dis-
missed him fdrthwit'h and perm'a1•
•n'eatl'y. As long as site hadn't, there
was .some hope. He Would never
give up, but he must have sense
enough to watch ,his step from now
on.
The. •foltowieg morning he pre-
sented, himself at the Cantle office.
promptly .at nine -thirty. To his sur -
Prise, he found hie friend in the
private office, feet up on the desk
land puffing contemplatively on a
Pipe
Jeff's soles, game down with a
crash. "Well, of all things! Where
the dickens did youcome from,
Vic? Arid at this, time of dray! Cisme
In and, have a seat, fella." r .
Vic shook hands and aeoppedd into
a, chair. "Why, I'm on. tour at tare
moment. Vacation. After reading
the paper yesterday morning, seem':
ed, to me that It would be no more
than decent to break my trip lontg
`enough to offer congratulations and
ail that sort of rot, , So Here I dm.
Accept my good w!shtets, if you Willa
r'Thatilat; Vie: Thio entre . is, e a
'trough bung in whteh to endure a Sun-
day. Wb5' In. the world dfdelat you
go 'ut and put up with the 'folks?
Their would have been tickled to
have you," Jeff added reproachfully.
"Well, as a matter 'of fact . . . '
"Asa matter' of fact, you wore
pen do know." -
Olive appeared to muse over the
idea. "It would be perfectly spleridid,
daubing. Wbiy don't You call him
up?"
I will. Right now."
The same afternoon Jeffrey found
himself in the offices of Brand,
Blumenthal ands Brand wherre an
office boy ushered him ditto a small
consultation room ' Almost at once
Vic appeared. •
"Vie, • I'm going to put my cards
on, the table. You're the 'only one I
can talk to, I mean it. And you're
the only 'one ,I know who can. mhpip,
It's like We. Olive and! I are get-
ting married the -tenth of next
month."
"The •papers , beat you t'o that one,
son," '
"Dont kid: It's smerisus. O.1ive'r;
told me podnnblarnk- that she doesn't
intend to live hi Pai-ville. 'Frankly
I've been stalling. 'I ,toldf Olive that
I had to help Father ,out for .a ..Iitaffi
•
just now, because this office 'help is
leeaving. But now she's tacking about
an eictendted cruise "
"Io What. pioallble way do 1 flit in
this?" Vic aiskedi,
"Well, it's like this, old chap. I
don't( ,know what you're. • knotting
downh
dowere or what yeathindt your
chatiees are. So I wais, . wondering
wady you couldn't arrange for a
leave of- absence 'poi- aaa'."; tiro, pinch.
hit for me with tihee (+odd gentleman
while I'm away. You'd be ee much
better tires' 1,. th.e'4 be° glad to be
'rid of ane. I mean it.'"
"I'M riot ep.re I get that," Vic
admitted slowly. "You mean I should
give up a permanent jab for a tem-
porary one?"•.:
"No. Get a leave. If yfour boas
gets fussy, you cane easily line `1p
another ' berele " I kalow darned well
that Father would' Make it worth
Your while." `
Vic slowly shook lit head. "It's
the craziest thing I ever heard of." "
"Just tlbe same, •it,.appeala to you."
"In away. I don't think you an-•
predate 'the, reputatiemu ytaur father
has in this state as ia- aurist. It would
be quite ant opportunity for any eub
like myself to be aaeoelated with
him. That's the onlay reason, I'd ever
consider it . . , net ]at all • for the
reason you . have • in.' mind., That's
crazier still."
"Please think it over carefully,
Vic•. You can save the' happiness; of
s'everdal people, I swear."
"I wonder. Pt 4 -will take a heap
of 4cons4deration. See 'me next time
you're up I -won't Premise -a thing.
I still think ,i't's crazy."
* * .r
Jeffrey Cast1e'•a s'ugges'tion that
Victor take his place in the office
while be would! be on his thoney-
maon brought the consideration the
young lawyer promised, and a great
deal more. .Victor realized that -h,e
was .yearning to accept 'it because -
it would . bring shim so- near to
Audrey Swan. Now hie' curs'edd 'him
self helplessly for having told her
of this love. -
, Desperate, he put in a call for
Aiuddrey without any clear ' idea of
what he was going to say. He
would have to trump up some ex-
cuse rin ervre - then what?.
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e 80
Unfortunately, the operator re-
ported tliat his panty was not at the
number given. Would 'he talk to
enyone else? It Was Mrs. Swan who
took the call. "I wanted ta speak to
Audrey just a minute," ' -he attempt-
ed, "will she be at home after din-
ner?"
"1 doubt it;" Martha replied. "Aud-
rey's in the city. She broke a filling
yesterday and left early this morn-
ing. She hoped the dentist would be
elale. to take care' of her to -day. If
not, she said she Would stay over.
Her dentist is Doctor. Llewellyn:, tie's
in the Medical Arts. You might just
happen to catch her there. I know
she would be glad- to see you."
"Thanks a lot:- I'll. do that. Gold
ble." He found Audrey there. "We're
going. some lace_: to -• ir'av-e - lunch,"
VVaP -enlightened .her as he led the
way to the relevatorts.
At a small table in a secluded
corner ,of a grill. room Audrey said,
"Now tell m,e what it's all alibu.t`:"
"Well, it has to do with our old
pal, Jeff."
"What's he done? Trying to back
out, f things?"
u o t ', s?.
"
No. Trying to back in." Victor
briefly sketched the situation. • "He
thinks he's stuck for a lengthy
honeymoon ,and he's begging me to
pinch hit for him with his father."
"Why. don't• you?" '
"Let's skip that one for 'a min-
ute-" Victor pondered a little over
his next words. ark the situation
ware 'different I11 aderiit I'd jump at
the . ahauoe 'to be around the • of d
Judge, more or leas. It would be the
poet -graduate course of a lifetime:"
"What's holding you back?" •
(Continued Next Week)
Undesirable •
Apple Trees
Today the Annapolis Valley apple
growers are faced with a1, ect comic
situation foreseen by few, yet brought
about by war conditions entirely be-
yond their control. The duration, of
this conflict is, of oounse, unkavown,
but its. present economic affairs ef-
fects on the industry are felt by all,
The situation today is entirely dif-
ferent from that prevailing in 1914-
1918. Tihe orchards, then were young-
er, were pnoducieg large yields of
qualdtyofruitt 'at 1,ow cost, and the con-
semens taste was not so dnsc'rim4nat-
i•ng as to varieties..
Atslaeieli's Valley orchards' today,
states R. D. L. Bidet, Assistant Sup-
erintendent, Domin:on Experimental
Station,' Kentville, N. S., may be di-
vided into three, ciass•:est: the newly-
blanted and those as yet only becanr-
i:ng productive; the fifteen to thirty,
year-old. orchards approaching or at
the zenitlh of their low-cost produmc-
tilon; amid $he older orclhasde• which
to their. (senility, daecldning yields and
high production Costs, are a liability
to the orchardist:
The survival ,of the Annapolis Val-
ley apple industry is dependent on
the= care that ie given .the orchards
an the first tub: groups' for the dura-
tion of this war. The aged group, In-
cluding all Undesirable varieties, the
wi•ntereinjured, mth'e wind -blasted, Mtn
high-cost producers, eihauld all be
eliminated now while the government
is willing to aid,in ar pi'e .tree reanov-
al,
'Should -Vie war centime for a few
years' may not the oreharde of Eng-
land and; of Europe he sacrificed -far
more imperative food pro'ducti'on
needs? Then at its close would we
not be In a favored position?
Apple :growere in Annapolis Valley
are ihamaseed' but not beaten., ..Nfiany
may fail, but to. those who are able
to fight.,- o'te and survtv'a, ,tiraerifleitug
and, r+emtrving their. oIde - and Unpro-
fitable trohardo, re sting fif • ••pos-
Able with: lanartaaI bearing and better
Varieties, add g'Pvdng flume and .their
now established young 611011a1ds the
ptitvper care and devaltelailiete, there
way code an audio* nrt't u14:.
W thi ia• few ween` of being' op
board one of our largest .10#1.0 sips.
T found mys'e'lf at 'seat in' a vttot
tiorpedw-brat, *high is< tbO smonlleat ut`,
ear afep-ot-war.
Sire was 70 feet ]rang, '•carried Ivy'o
'tarp -Ode tabee, . 'spinae eptui "til' 1r "
aid •an 'afutianreraift a atnequt- The
complement eansieted 'of aeo officer's
andel •eu gih+t rating* The •battleship `.
earried, sixteen .hundred; and- it was•
interesting 'Go refleat that by a -,
bination of circume-tances, it • might
lea possible for one of theee seventy-'
foot' hornets to durable and even_ si'nnk'
a 35,000 ton battleslhip.
In+ outline, tbtese boats resemble a
flat -.iron, and economy aa space, wbaieb,
is of coarse a features of all ships, is
carried to a: fine art in a motor tor-
pedo-boat. The living spaces, . for
both officers and men, are in. the fore
part -'-of the - boat; the crew occupy
one compartment out of vehicle opens
the tiny gallery; while theacaptain and
his .• navigator, usually a lieutenant
and a snub-lieutiersant, R.N.V.R., occu-
py another.
There is folding bunk acoommb'da-
tilon for ail, and they can when nec-
essary .live on board for eonsider•able,
,peri'ods, •alt'hough when et their bases
crews of boats, not at sih.ort .miotice'
live in parent ships or ashore.'
As in the case of submarines; mo-
tor -torpedo boats are manned by
picked men. These ratings receive
•special equipment and certain tinned
rations which; as in the ease of sub-
mari+nes, are -officially' cablesd• "com-
forts."
There are times whew they must
need a goods deal of comforting.
When the boat is running on her
main engine the roar of the•exhaust
makes conversation -impossible. •
Wet and. Wild
In any seaway the water drives ov-
er her in a continuous sheet as she
bounces • from one wave -top to the
next.. Life on beard under these con-
ditions, is 'one • long showier -bath.
• The captain e and coxwain stand on
a thick soft rubber pad which absorb
some of the, sthock as the boat strikes
each successive sea. The rest of the
crew, wherever they happen to be,
just keep their loperes bent and hold
on to whatever is heady; there intim
be moments when they wonder whe-
bher the next jolt won't knock their
backbones through the tops of their
headsL-
Rest Before Action
I found myself can board one of.
-these craft late. one afternoon, .one,
o'f several moored alongside • a jetty,
and the crews were •sitting about the
flecks backing in the sun. Some lay
outstretched with their gas masks for
pillows, asleep.
But, even in this hour of relaxation
one Or -two of the gunners were fide
'dliiig with :the mecheniem of.. their
gars with a brush and a tin of oil.
One man was ..putting a touch of ,paint
on elle ni- torpedla. tutees where
a wire had chafed it. While he work-
ed he sang softly to himseelf.
Somebody elms put hies heard and
shoulders out of the forward, hatch.
and began .handing rand cups of tea.
As. the sun was setting the lieuten-
ants •i'n command came down the pier
and climbed on •boand. They had
been to • a council of war ashore.
`Ten •o'eloga," arid. our captain
briefly. "Get your suppers early and
turn in for a few hours, It'•ll be an
alI-night ethow."
• Some hours 1at'eer the • stillness of
the harbor was broken by the "roar
"of the high-power engines as they be-
gan warming tthrcugh-.___Dere_ were a
lea brief 'orders: one by ante the
boats glided seaward, the noise in-
creased as they gathered' speed, atd•
pres•entiy there was n+othi.ng round us.
but the roaring darkness and the fur-
roof 'o'ur wake'•pale in the. star-
light.w
• On the Enemy's Front
After some hours• the sound of the
engines '•dleopped abruptly to a soft
purring note. The night was calm.
A 'while later the 'navigator emerged
from the conning -bower- door. He
glanced at the dismay -lit binnacle,
murmured something and pointed
through the darkness. The boat re-
duced •speed tea "Sthe.. barely carried.
steerage way. The reflections of the
stars swayed • and danced in, the broad
wave that curved back from our bows.
I could s'ee it then, a dark object,
fine en the part bow. "That's it,"
.said, 'the captain, The outline of a
buoy loomed up and- slid past us.
"That's two miles from the enemy
coast," said the navigator. In the
comparative stilin'ess the sound cf
aircraft passing overhead was' plainly
audible.
A moniernmt later the darkness ahead'
suddenly' became a lattice of search-
light beams. They wheeled and eoa-
centiated, spread fanwis'e, and joined
thei points in clusters, that swayed
uneasily acted revealed specks of tin-
sel that eluded them.. While 'flashes
of gunfire spouted into fountains Of
tracer s•htelil. The .dell mutter of the
German guns' reached us across the
water and then the "Woom'p!" of ex-
ploding bombs.
"Good olid' R.A.F.!" said, the cox-
swain at the wheel. "K.nocking seven
belle 'out of the Bosch!"
"Woomp!" said the Britian bombs.
For two bours they continued. to say
the same thing with splendid mon-
otona. "Wo'omp! . . . Wootxap !
Woouiip! . . The search-
lights swayed litre the fiery girders' of
some Titanic striloture tabout to e'd'arsh
into ruin. Flan -deg anions Chung like
dying suns amid the, [lesser constella-
tlons of dstar ehell and sank slowly
to extinction. 'ahem the R-A.F. went
thoanle and darkness fell upon the
coast except where fires glowed dully.
Dawn found us back in harbor. A
doe/thane caau'ght the heaving line
flung by our gunner, "Where've yoid
been, mate?" he asked.
The gunner replied': "Sitting in
the front row of the stalls, chem."
'A Mann sumtn!otied for shaving no lie-
ens+e for -Ws dog said: "1 did not
t tink'tne died: to gest a licelise as the
dog .didn't 'lllltf me.»
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