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The Huron Expositor, 1941-02-21, Page 7A 4 • o' 4 41, LEGAL EIMER B. BELL, B, Barrister and Solicitor saAroaTii - TU 114 Atteadatme in Britasels... Wecine.sday and Saturday. • • 10-418 McCONNELL 4-11AYS Barristers, Solicitorn Ete. Patrick D. McConnell - H. Glenn Hays SEAFORTII, OiNT. Telephone 174 11.6$11- K. T. McLEAN Barrister, Soliniter, Etc. Hensall, Ont. Hemphill Block PHONE 113 MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC DR. E. A. MeMASTER, M.B. Graduate of University of .Toronto PAUL 1.,. BRADY, M.D. Graduate of University of Toronto The Clinic is fully equipped with complete and modern X-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic mad therapeutics equipment. Dr. Margaret K. Campbell, M:D., I.A.B.P., Specialist in disease in . in- fants and children, will be at the Clinic last Thursday in every month frems a to 6 p.m. Dr. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in diseases of the ear, eye, nose and throat, Will be at the Clink the first Tuesday in every Month .from 3 to 5 p.m. Free .Well -Baby Clinic Will be held oil the second and last Thursday in every month from 1 to 2 p.m. 3681 - JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon' IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE Phone 5-W - Seaforth MARTIN MARTIN W. STAPLETON, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat Phone 90-W Seaforth DR. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat G..aduate in Medkine,, University -of Toronto. Late assistant New York Opthal- mei and Aural Institute, Moorefield.'s Eye and Golden, Square Throat Hos- pita', Louden, Eng. At COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SEAFORTH, THIRD WED- NESDAY in each month, from 2 p.m. to 4O p.m.; also at Seaforth Clinic first Tuesday of each month. 53 Waterloe Street South, Stratford. 1241 AUCTIONEERS HAROLD JACKSON Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Coun- ties. Prieee reasonable; satisfaction guaranteed. For information, etc., write or phone Harold Jackson, 12 on 658, Seaforth; R.R. 1, Brucefield. -891,4 • HAROLD DALE Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in farm andi ho.usehold sales. Prices reasonable. For dates - and information, write _Harold Dale, Seaforth, or apply at "The Expositor Office. 12-$1 Great Things - Between the great things that we Cannot do, and the small things we will not do, the llanger is that we Shall do nothing.—Adolphe Monod. Your Niche Fintd nalir niche, and fill it. If be ever so little, if it is only to be a hewer of wood and drawer of water, fioSomething in this great battle for ,qod and truth.—Splirgedin Duty The situation which has not its duty, its ideal, was never yet occu- pied by Man. Yee, here in this poor ham. ed Actual wherein thou evert CHAPTER VI. STINKTIM After Mark Alexander's beauti- ful wife Ellen, •died, her whole family became interested in Val- erie, Ellen's daughter by' a for - Men marriage. All save' Shirley seemer to have, their eyes on the blast fund left Valerie by Ellen. Dorothy, Elsie and their husbands want Valerie to live with then, but Mark will have none of it. Mark and Valerie go on a two - months' automobile trip and as they near homes they meet Lucy Tredway, owner of a brokendown travelling library. Mark- asks Lucy to tutor Valerie and live with them. 63/ • I I • ' Mark knocked at Valerie's, door the next morning, just as she was about to knock on his. He came in and drew her down, beside him on the window, seat, overlooking the hotel gardens. "Just in case you have five minutes you don't -know what to do with before breakfast," he said. "If you're sure it won't be any more " ; She leaned her head against his arm, and looked, down on the flower 'beds, niulticolored in the morning sunshine. But when she heard about Lucy, she sat straight up. • "How did you know?" she cried. "Know what?" "What •I was wishing tor? Ever since you brought her into the car. When I saw her in my dress, I could hardly bear nt—I mean, giving her up! She's so sweet, father. And she's—dh, like one of us. 'So many people's arent', if you've noticed." "I've notice tV; said Mark. "I don't want feu to lose your 'enthusiasana, but we'll go a bit slow just the s,amn." "Well—Lucy insists on our looking her up. Probably we'll do it today. The places are all near. 'Then shell go home with us and try, it out. Then if she doesn't like us, or we don't like her, we'll 'call the whole thing off. "It'll be whether she likes us," .,aid Valerie positively. "You'll see. I know. I shall always love her. Something tells you about people. It's funny. Of course, ' it would be silly not to like "Is my face red!" said Mark. He jumped up and pulled her to her feet. "Do you want' me to be ' a conceited old: man with a squint in my eye from looking down on peo- ple?" She dropped behind him on their way to the elevators, eyeing his slim erectness critically. "You'll never be old, father," she said seri- ously. "You'll just go on and on— being yon,"• •. Lucy met them later in the hotel lobby. She made no explanation as to why she hadn't joined them for breakinst. As a matter of fact, she had got up early on • purnose, pre- ferring to conduct her business trans - you may not like us, and may want the Ark, her ea0ital Consisted of a to escape in the nights • How would five -Cent piece! 4'Iroii see, it's almost you make your get -away?" 'dinner tinie.. If We stay here, We can "So what?" asked Lucy. But „an :get an, early -start, and make Wide untorseen hope was stirring. . 'Acres, probably '-by 'evening with "Bo leave the, Ark to me. I'll 'ease—" have it, put lin shape and sent home. "Of coinse," thought Lucy, "he It's a — —a sort of institution , I neauldn't imagine anybody with only couldn't abandon it. I mean it." / 1 five cents. What's a, ten -dollar -a -night hotel to him?" • But she changed her mind later in the evening. As they left her at her door, Mark handed her an envelope. He did it so quietly that even Valerie hardly noticed. In her room, Lucy tore the envelope open. A hundred -dollar bill lay cosily inside a sheet of hotel note paper. "Half your firat month's salary in advance," Mark had written. "Just to bind the bargain. So you can't walk out •on us." Then his initials. Noth- ing more. Lucy sank down on the tufted satin of her bed'. She had nev- er owned a hundred -,dollar bill be- fore. She,, felt like Crcesus. Were employers often like this? She won- dered! "But 1 can't let "you," protested Lucy. "And I can't afford any more repairs. So I really don't see—" "Look at it this way. I'm buying the Ark for the repairs. And cheap enough. I want the books too. You can buy them all back later, if you want to. But I'd feel a whole lot better about it that way. All right?" "It's marvellous," said Lucy. She would; work twice as hard with Valerie to make up for it. It was a great load off her mind. She hadn't quite realized what the Ark meant until she abandoned it by the road- side in the rain. And selling her father's books had seemed awful. Now that she was going to be a wage earner, shecould, as he sug- gested, buy the things back. • Mark hunted up the best garage in town, and made arrangements about the Ark and about sending the books to Wide Acres. Theirluggage was stowed away in the cart and they started out to hunt Lucy's references.. Mark tried ,to laugh her out of the idea, but when lie sawwhat it meant to her, he decided to go through with it. They called first on the judge who meted out justice at the Allington court house. Aliington was the coun- ty seat, and the court was in session, which was a break fon Lucy. Valerie was much impressed by the building, which wag of Civil War vintage, with a round and rather tar, nished dome. The processes of the, law terrified her slightly until she met Judge Brown, who was round al- so, and a little like the dome, except for the tarnish. He greeted Lucy with wheezy en- thusiasm. He had gone to college with ;her father, and was quite defin- ite in: his opnion of. the family. , "Surely' thats' enough," said Mark, as they came' out of the musty corri- dors into' the sunshine. "Just one more — Mr. Barrows, over at the bank in Melton. It's only ten miles. You premised!" They dragged Valerie away froni the pigeons strutting over the grass in the court hourse square, and went back to, the car. "You never told me he '.vas a president," said Mark an hour later. He was, he said, tremendously awed by bank presidents. "And he's known you since yeti were' five. Don't you feel completely vindicated by now?" "I suppose so," said Lucy doubtful. ly. "I did sQ want yon to see the dean—but if you haven't time—" "We haven't," said Mark. 'I'm hard-working president myself. Noth- ing swanky, like a bank. Just chemical company. But if don't *' * * They reached Wide Acres in time for dinner the next 'night. Lucy never forgot her first sight of the. house. s. Mark had told her a little about it, and she knew it was com- paratively new. But ; as they drove u,p to the door, and she glimpsed its mellow brick beyond the. great white pillars of the portico, it was hard to believe it hadn't been there forever. Chiltern opened the, door. The spirit in which the two men's bands met. was obvious, although all Mark said was, "Well, ,Chilterra!" And Chiltern answered., "It's good to see you back, sir." Mrs. Banwood stood, primmer than ever, in th, background, wait- ing to be greeted. And, there were the still -smiling Alice, and Katie, the other maid Lucy was. explained to them all simply as "Miss Med- way, who has come to. us as . Miss Valerie's tutor." Lucy felt more than a little strange as she followed Mrs. Banwood to her rooms, with Valerie at their heels. What standing had a 'tutor? Shehad read that secretaries in great houses often had their meals served upstairs to avoid embarrassnsent . But what happened to tutors? And what. was she between class- es? She had gathered, fruit lVfark that she would then be a sort of com- panion. Although she had never had a. regular job before, 'she -knew she was being overpaid for this. Two hundred dollars a month,.and such a all:vohuultanth'y hat and loosened her flattened hair. all. • She had heard Mark tell Mrs. Ban- nood to show her several guest . suites it! So far, it looked like no job at home! Well, she must try to -earn and. let her choose. But she never got farther than 'the first one. She purse and gloves, and said, "I like more, thankna will bring your bags imme,diately. this se much, I won't look - at any took one look at it, .put down her and bath, all done in.delic,ate mauve an g green and silver, with here and there a faint touch of blue. n said Mrs. Banwood. "The houseman quite used to looking after myself." Shall I send a maid to you?" She glanced at Valerie, who still stood looking critically around her. in the middle of the sittin'g roam It was a bedroom,. sittiag room, Dinner is at eight, Miss Tredway," "No, thanks," said Lucy. "I'm Mrs. Banwood said, "Thank you," dsouo rr.e a ILI yu etit teo otek seeoffherthe . ,,,, • others?" she asked. "I could show them to you myself, you know. May- - be you'd like them better." She hop- ed Lucy would say yes. "But I could- n't possibly like anything better," said. Lucy. icYour mother must have had prettymarvellous taste!" It was the first time she had mentioned, Valerje'a mother to Valerie. "You see, my father built this house quite a long time. before he married us—" . Valerie explained. "I remember he told mother she could do anything she wanted to with it. And mother said it was almost too perfect as it was, and she wouldn't dream of touching it.", Valerie had aecomplished a strange withdrawal at the mention of Ellen. Lticy could have understood grief. But this detachment---alniost as if she B poke of some character in a story or play—was a trifle' uncanny. Valerie jumped up from the deep chair before the little wood fire. "I'll have to change," he said. "It's twenty minutes to eight," ' A man knocked and came in with Lucy's bags, and. she began at once to unpack. (Continued Next Week) the VI, theSevnfighta TeVieltfrfher , 10Pit: ;Ros4, 'Agate , rtiPlinS 9tk a.;n1f4irtr:.P,P4• .40 .ta4Se.'A,,).,a,.*, poro Onti,114" anik a' Ilakr tilP,9ent#Ok It.13;?:11.!FtLreat ftsfiter aniali);%latira R4 Wet year:13, seveo. months AMY twOiYe Oyg against threat ef fattline an& over;.' whelping odds General 1J1U OMR thousand Men held out against forty thousand Span,istr. They still tell that, story at Cilbraltan' still pay trihnte to El- lieit and his men. It was a fair night in June of 1770 • when into the Ban sailed; the fleet of Snails. Spain had decidedlithe, Britisli star was sinking. slt. seethed a geed time to take the field against i13.er. So the declaration Of war and the try "Gibraltar for paa." • Inside the fortress rock tbe ues- tioiju of food 'became pressing. Out- side, as the auturon months went on, the Spanish: continued their prepara- tions for bombandtment. In January the .first rounds struck against the rocky sides. „Five days later the cry went up that the British fleet was on the way. Rodnen—"admirals all for England's sake"—,drew to the Straits and the Spanish fleet turned to give fight. It wasn't a long engagement. Back presently its galleons, "fled to their owti ports. Rodney ,had other work. He could not atay. But he handed in supplies of food, and one thousand men. Then he gathered in- to hs ships all who could be evacuat- ed. The Rock saluted the fleet unit as it drew away, and once inore sm- es settled on Oil -altar. During those long days the Span- irele came back. Once more they bfillded their bombarding works. They .seizedi also the African ports opposite so that no food could reach the gar- rison from there. And every so of- ten new forces would join those al- ready gathered for the great assault. Inside th,e fortress there was hunger again. There was sickness too, scurvy and fever. But there was no thought - of surrender. * * * It was an April night of 1871 when once again the flag of the British fleet shone over the glassy bay. A convoy this time; with 100 merchant vessels laden with provisions. At once the Spanish batteries opened fire The .gannison must be reduced before this aid could give them fresh' strength. From April to November that bottn bardment continued. Then one, raid - Per now stande,st, here or nowhere is thy ideal.—T. Carlyle, Ieer eZe Sales Books „ • are the best Counter . Cheek.Books made in Canada:, They cost no - more than ordinary books and always give aatistaetion. We 'are agents and ictill be pleased to quote yeAt bilk 'lull 4style or cps:entity &pita twt","00,41,1iNebir.Fi etuieily, Mark handed Lucy an envelope, actions alone. She packed the primrose taffeta, the slippers, the nightgown., and the drug store soap in a little hag Valerie had loaned. her, and came down to the.offiee and paid her bill.' After that, she had just twenty-five cents, twenty of which she exchanged for coffee and rolls at a drug store counter on a side street. She made some inquiries about the sale of her books, and finally ran to earth a timid little man in a second-han,d book shop. He listened warily while she told+ him about the library.. He seemed, Duey decided, to be afflicted, with chronic suspic- ion.. He could never, he said, com- mit himself without seeing the books. And even then—with times what they were- LUcY thanked him and went back to the notel.• Even With five cents in her pocket and no sale for her books, there was an extraordinary lilt to her spirits. -She met Valetle'a eager hand, and bulled a cheerful grin on Mark. She had, she said, made Inquiries about towing in the Ark, and, strap- ping show up once in a while, they may throw me out an my ear." S'o Lucy had to be sattsfied. They droves back to Allington, to fund the van towed in and work already begun. Lucy let clown the back steps and climbed aboard to pack her things. Valerie got in after her, beginning at once to plan for future trips. The small bed that folded up against the side when not in use fascinated her. The half dozen, shining pans hanging from their hooks, and the tiny ol stove, suggested incredible adven A ture. Tey almost had to drag her away when they were ready to leave. Val -erne could, hear Mark talking 'to the head mechanic while inucy was pack Ing. She heard the man say some thing about a new engine, and saw, the quiet nod, of Mark's head, and bis quick glance at the old van. Evident ly Lucy1 was not to know. She Would never tell. If the Ark needed a new engine, it was no more than it de- served. Back In the car again, Mark look ed at his watch. "Can you stand another night at the hotel?" he asked. Valerie nodded Love Y'ou must love, in order to under- stand love. One act of charity will teach us more of the love of God than A thousand sermons.—P. W. Robert- son. Trivial Teske The most trivia tasks can be ac. oorfeptbfbedi th a noble, gee*, Toga]. *ha er Ing ton vegiela.011,04140,...ii91PO4:,-, Ott§r f33.4114 War4. ,beang.' 09,1141*(it :0! Isoldierh, across the •?Strait. . There, wore exercises going fortilard for em-, • bazIntIdge atnIt dfloserrretkla the seve./i-' thousand or what was left of. them, left by sickness,- and wounds. bin Oitte on the horizon, no English flag com- ing up the straits. .And how weat the fight within? All these months and no word of the. war. Desperately surely, or else help would come. But there was no talk of surrender. It was the eighth of September when the Spaniards opened' up, bom- barding from all sides. Into the Bay moved units of the French fleet— what was left of it, to join the Span- ish. Forty-seven ships of the line ; the ten battering ships (the Spaniards secret weapon); and many frigates and smaller vessels. On came the battering ships, and against their thick sides the shot and shell fell thein.. On they came, aid now the shadow of the Rock was nPon It leas then that General Elliot op- ened up with red hot cannon balls. Would this succeed? Would the ons warcl' sweep be stayed? Hour after hour the red shot streamed. Then. the Spanish flag -ship was in flames. Then the second in eornmand. Through the night the red shot pour- ed on, By dawn eight of the ten "in- vincible" ships were in flames. •By full day. the ten were flaming. 7 The Spiateisrth 4,,fiteewt,aswitthhadew • trlit.tie boats put ottt• from the Rock, little boats man- ned by British soldiers and, marines. They drew near to the burning hulks and, with fire roaring above them, seven feet thickness of Wali ablaze, theyriskd their lives to save the ma emy wounded abandoned on these ships. r * * * The Spanish fleet had. withdrawn., but only to the other side of the Strait, and' once again the besieging horabartlimettt n the second' those bulge Wane hatileei lea:rtied from , ish fteet.'"Theli4§4 ept irtonn:Teif risas: ti ly a thensand the men of Gibraltar Who' frit months and -years :had' helicIftbSC., o Your IfeiFt\VAIt to TORONTO Try HOTEL WAVERILEr _.. Located on:Wido-Spadiraa Ave; • at College St. Easy Parkins' Facilities , • Convenient to Highways •single - $1,311t0 $2.50 . 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