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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1942-04-24, Page 7ar 41, McCONNELL 4 RAYS 13arristers, 5rlleitor's, Etc.., Patrick D. McConnell 7 1I, Glenn Hays SlIIAFOR'rH,: ONT. • 'Telephone.174 MSS - K. L McLEAN Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. SEAFORTI • - Branch Office - Hensall Phone 113 ONTARIO Hensall Seaforth Phone 173 MEDICAL SE; AFOII,TH CLINIC DR, F. A. MOMASTER, M.B. Graduate of University of Toronto F ;UL L. BRADY, M.D. Graduate of University of ,Toronto The- C?shit is fully .equipped with complete. and modern X-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic and therapeutics equipment, Dr. F. 3. R. Forster, Specialist in diseases of the ear, eye, nosearid throat, . will he at the Clinic the first Tuesday in every month from 3 to 5 p Free Well -Baby Clinic will be held on the second and last Thursday in every' month from 1 to 2 p.m. 3687 - JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and.. Surgeon IN DR. H. H. RIOSS' OFFICE Phone 5-W. Seafor"th MARTIN W. STAPLETON, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon Successor to D. W. C. Sproat Phone 90=W - Seaforth DR. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate In Medicine, University of Toronto. Late assistant New York Opthal- mei and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos- vital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SRAPOR.TH, THIRD WED- NESDAY in each month, from 2 p,m. to 4.30 p.m.; also at Seaforth Clinic first Tuesday of each month. 53 Waterloo Street South, Stratford. 1247 AUCTIONEERS HAROLD JACKSON "Specialist In -Farm'l'and Household Sales. • . Licensed in Huron and Perth Conn- tres. Prices reasonable; satisfaction guaranteed. For information, etc., write or phone Harold Jackson, 14 on 661, Seaforth; !R. R. 4, Seaforth. 376S - EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer For . 1uron Correspondence promptly answered. Immediate arrangementscan be made for Sales Date: at The. Huron. Exposi- tor, Seaforth, or by calling Phone 203, Clinton.. Charges moderate and' satis- taction. guaranteed. • •` ., 3829-52 LONDON and WINCHAM NORTH A.M. Pewter 10.34 Hensall 10.46 IciPpen 10.52 Brueefield , . -. 11.00 Clinton 11.47 SOUTH ?`ti' P.M. Clinton . 3:08 . Brueefielde- 3.28 . Kippen 3:38 Herman 3.45 klketer . 3.58 • C.N.R. TIME TABLE.._, 1 ,wry • @ASV -' ° f A.M.'" P.M. 4ioderioii ..'... _ 6.15 2,30 I4vlmesville' . ' 6.31 2.48 Clinton , , 6.43 3.00 li{eaiorth t 6.59• 3.22 St. f olumban- 7.05 3.2a Dublin 7.12 3:29 Mitchell 7.24 3.41 WEST Mftcheil Dublin .... 3Seaforf'h ,,. .....,_. Clinton Goderich 11.06• 9.28 11.14 • 9.36 11.30 9:47 31.45 10.00 12.05 10.25 C:P.R. TIME TABLE EAST Ctoderich Ment MeGaw Auburn :Walton .s. .. .• •• TcNatight ..• oronto PAL 4.35 4.41 4.49 4.58 5.09 5.32 9.45 CHAPTER IX CHAPTER VIII SYNOPSIS Despite Leonard Berland's pro- tests that his (bank account is ample, though dead, ,his pretty, opera -struck wife Doris resumes her "career," interrupted by her marriage ' at 19 and the birth of two children. Borland knows her avowed purpose, to bolster the family income, is just another sub- terfuge Hugo Lorentz, her teacher always around, irritates him. Af- ter Doris gives a ToWn Hall reci- tal. Cecil Carver, opera singer phones ' Borland. • At her hotel, Cecil says Doris has a good voice but lacks style. Cecil is to sing for war veterans but hasn't the words of 84 certain song. He sings it and she says , he has a fine baritone voice. Cecil knows of Doris through Lorentz, says Hugo is hopelessly in love with Doris, and that Doris tortures every man she gets in her clutches. Leonard ought to wake her up by giving a recital, she says. "Go get your- self a triumph. Hurt her where it hurts." Cecil demands payment for lessons -kisses. He pays but de- clares he loves his wife. He spends much time with Cecil, making good progress. Doris tells hint Jack Leighton is getting her an engagement in a. movie palace. Cecil, on tour, wires him, he sings in upstate recitals, makes a, hit and she gets him an engage- ment with an opera company. Again he makes good and tearfully Cecil, telling him she loves him, say she's making a man of himself and bring Doris to his feet. He refuses a new contract. A movie, audience gives Doris the "bird." She says she's no good and that she loves Leonard. Cecil says a final good-bye to Leonard but warns him Doris isn't "licked." When I got back to the house the kids were home and came running downstairs and said did I know we were all going that 'night to ..hear Mamma sing. ,I said there had been a little change in the plans on that, and they were a little down in the mouth, but I said I had brought pres- ents for them, and that fixed it up and we -went running up. to get them. 1 went in the nursery, ,where I'd Ieft my bag. It wasn't there. Then • 'i heard Doris call, and we went in the bedroom. "Were- you looking for -something?' "yes. Are' you awake?". "Been awake . . You .might find it in there." ,She gave a funny little smile and pointed to the dressing -room. I went in, and thrive it was. The bids be- gan jumping up:and- down whenI gave them the candy, and Doris kept smil- ing and talking over their heads. "I would. have had. Nils ,unpack, but `I didn't want him poking around." "I'll do it." "Where did You go?" "fust down to the office for the "No, but I mean-" • • "Oh -Rochester, Chicago, Indianap- olis, and around; Thought it was riiout time •to .look •things over." "Did you 'have a nice trip?". WEST A.M. Toronto• .... ... ..,..e ,.., 8 8b P.1111 MaNaugbt" . ' 11.04' W'ayltore'e . �n fy4/, -• + .1.�{22.15 Hlybh .. r * *4'44 li 1' wt,{� (�Y W or; ` ... ; . .i2.28. •.,;Auburnr'�--rY c"G �' s•a r'F .svtc Y r : . �, . 12;30' • +sed arro''...wee.'.,, • •1247' •litteiiset , • "-12.54 soderletti'.uwwrrLs�:rsfr.+�wrw c. X00 tlfli "Oh, let' "skip it," "What!. And have them think I'm dying of 'grief? • I should say not ! We're going, • end we're. going quick, so we can leave before the whole mob ,gets there. Hurry up! Get dressed!" - I 'always loved' Doris when she drori ed the act and came out as the calculating little wretch •that she really was. She heard me laugh, and laughed too. "Right." She was dressed in five minutes flat, and for once she had to wait for me. "How do I ,jook?" How She looked was like some nine- teen year-old flapper who had spent her first day at 'the races, cashed $27.50 on a $2 ticket, and was feel- ing just swell It was only four or five blocks away, so we walked. On the way, Doris kept damning Gwenny and all of Gwenny's friends under her 'breath, and saying she'd rather take a horse- whipping than go in and face them. But when we got there she was 'all smiles. Only a -few people had shown up by then, and most of them 'hadn't beard of it. So they , were all crowding around her with their congratulations and wanted to know what it felt like to be a big headliner. Of course, that made, it swell,, 'But D.oris levelled it out without batting an eye: '• `But I flopped! I'm an ex -headliner!" "You-! Come on. Stop being fun- ny!" "I flopped. I'm out. ' They gave me my notice." "How could you flop?" "Oh, please, please, don't ask me -it just breaks my hrititrt. And now I.gan't go to Bermuda! Honestly, it's not the principle of the thin ,, it's the money! Think of all thos love- ly, lovely dollars that I'm not going to get!" • She didn't lie about it, or pretend that she 'had done better than she had • done or pretty it up in- any way. She had too much sense for that. But in .twenty seconds she had them switched off from the horrible part and. _had..managed to work it in that.. she must have been getting a terrific price, to go on at all, and had it go- ing her way. Leighton came in while she was talking, and said the public- ity was all wrong and he was going to do..,something about it. They all agreed that was •1t; anci"in five- min- utes they were talking about football. She 'drifted, over to me. "Well, that's over.' Was it all right?" • Perfect." "Damn them." "Just a few minutes, and we'll blow' - . . We've still got my bag to unpack." She,nodded, and cooked at me, and let her lashes drop over her -eyes. It was Eve looking' at the apple,' and my heart began to pound and the room swam. Lorentz 'came in. He didn't come over. He waved and smiled, and •Doris waved back, but looked away quick. "I'm a little Out of humor with, Hugo. He must have known. •You"d'id,• didn't you? He could have. given me some little hint."- • itt II • "Wound, my eyei Leonard, nothing has Ila: pence' •It's j_r; t'••• - _- thing that can happen to ati bodv," "Oni'y fair."' "You. certainly took plenty of 'glad rags." 'Just in ease. Didn't really need t hem:" Christine called° the kids, and they went out. f went 'ever to her and took her in . my arms: '"Why" didn't you want Nils poking around?" "Well -do you want him?" "No." - �• We both laughed, and she put her head against mine and let hell' hair fall over my face, and .made a little opening iii front of my mouth and kissed, me through that. Oh, don't think Doris couldn't be a 'sweet arm- ful when she wanted to be. I kept letting her bair fall over my face and holding her a little tighter, and then all of a 'sudden she jumped up. . • piped down, and waited. I was still in the corner .an he ..didn't see me until Gwenny called a out. She caught her breath' Gwenny introduc- ed me, and I said, "How do you do, Miss Carver,", and. she said, ."How do you do, Mr. Borland," and` they ,went on, But in a minute •she came back. "Why didn't you tell.' me you were coming' here?" "I didn't know i:t." "Is she here?" "Didn't Gwenny tell you,?" "No," "it was' on her account she asked you." I "Her account?" , "She's wanted to meet you So I just found out." • • ' "Gwenny didn't say anything. ' She called an hour ago and said come on up -and I wanted to go soffiewhere- Why has shewanted to meet me?" "Admires you. From agar," "Where is site?" , "Back there somewhere, in one of the bedrooms, probably, Hiding." "From what?" "You, I think." ,. "Leonard, what is this? She wants to meet me, she's' hiding' from me - what are you getting at?" "Gwennyrasked'you, as a big favor to her. But 'Ewenny hail 't heard. about the flop, and, on .account of the flop, she'd rather not. Just -pre- fers some other time." "And that's all?" "Yeah, but it was an awful flop." "You're .stere you ,haven't told her about -me? , Gone and got all full of contrition, and made 'a clean breast of it and wiped the slate clean -have you? Have you?" • "No,' not word." She turned and headed back toward the bedrooms. "Cecil!" I called. "She had a flop, ' didn't she? Then I' guess I'm• the one she wants to talk to." She went''on back. I went over and had a drink: I needed one. I was on my - third when she came back, and I went over to her. . "What happened?" "Nothing." "What did you say?" "Told her to forget it. Told her it could happen to anybody° -,which it can, baby, and don't you forget it." "What did you say?" ": "Asked if it had ever hsapeened to pie.. I told her i£ had 71'. g i's' not bad. I halfway like lien'.'_• She still didn't look at' me, but 1 .had the same old feeling about her, of how swell she was, and thought I'd die if I couldn't let her know, any- way a little. "Cecil, -can I say some- things?" ' "Leonard, I cut my heart out after you ]eft. I cut it out and put in- in the electric refrigerator, to freeze. So if you;ve got anything to say you'd better go down there anr'see if :t can still hear you. Me. I've got other things to do. I've got to be gay and sing tra-la-la-la, 'and get my talons into the first man that-" She saw Lorentz then, went run- nhig over to him, put her arms around him and kissed him, and pulled him into a corner. It was gay, maybe, 'licit it didn't make me feel any better. Doris came out then, ands I hurried to her, and asked if she was ready to go. "Oh- the tooth's out now. I think she's going to sing. Let's-sfhjY.'t "Oh you saw her, then?" "She came back to powder. I didn't' start it. She remembered me. She came to my recital, you may recall." "Oh, yes. Well -did you like her?"' "Leonard, she's everything '1 ever thought she was and about a thou- sand times more. She had heard about it. My flop, I mean. One min- ute, Leonard, and she had made a different woman of me." "Poured.oil in the wound, hey?" "Wound, my eye! Leonard, noth- ing has happened! It's just some- thing that can happen to anybody. It has ha•ppened to lier; it happens to them all. You take a drink and you forget about it." A"mald -came around with a tray of Martinis. Doris took one, drank it, and set the glass on a table. "So that's what I'm doing. I don't have to quit. I don't have to give up my career just because some movie audi- ence maybe hoped -tor a dog act in- stead of something good. It's just as she said. It's all in the day's work, and you just forget it -and go on." -I thought of what he had said; but I didn't say anything, We"ot "separated then, but pretty soon she had me by the aria, pulling me into ¢ corner„ "We've got to go. Make it aluick with Gwenny, and then -out!" "Why, sure. But what's the mat- ter?" "The fool!" "Who?" "Gwenny. I could kill her. She knows .how crazy I've been about that woman and how I've. wanted to meet her, and now, today Of all days, sh-" -had to pick out -she's invited her 1 'And she's coming!" t -- "What wo han?" "Cecil Carver! 1 can't meet her to- day. I dant •haye her -pitying me! Can I?" ' - "No. We'll blow." • "Oh, hell! The cocktail party!" ''I"ii meet you at the elevator -oh, "What cocitiai1 party?" my! Ther''e~ she is!" IG'wenny ?Hair's cocktail party. I 1 looked around, ��,tI Cecil -ewes just said 1!'d drop in before the supper reoining in the ro'og. I turned back chow',, tinct i and eomipletely '.forgotten to Doris, and she wasn't there: ' it W, stlpjp'er sflthw think • of .it! She was With •W'iltins-Cecil, I .y,,asn't. I th'e' darling''., Jpe ' mean.• h'dt ;meant she *as' going to 'that? • iVly,,''that aeems a •'lotto, time sing. Thete 'wnstl't nliie.h talk while %O.. Ana ft was.onily this tier -nine Gwenny Was taking her around. They 1' 44 {�F 4Yj,•...w .a li.1f ;oi $f Planting are Too often the seed or nursery -stock is blamed for poor 'treaults when in reality the fault lies entirely in care- less planting. Tb.e job is simple but experienced gardenerslpoint out that it must be done properly for satisfac- tory results. In the first 'place, these experts in- sist, the soil and climatic conditions must be favorablerthis they mean that seed "shpuld not be sown or plants set out melees. the soil is -fine, moist -but not muddy -and it must be pressed firmly around".the seed or plants to exclude air and ensure a supply of moisture. They also mean that the weather must be right. It doesn't do to plant tender things like melons, cucumbers and tomatoes before danger of frost is over. -and it doesn't do either to wait until Summer is at hand before planting hardy things like sweet peas, garden peas, grass and other' hardy lines. • These" must make their first growth while the weather is cool and moist. If they don't, root growth will not be sufficient to carry them through the blazing days of Summer. Too Early, Too Deep, Too Thick -Generally speaking, the , amateur gardener, it is claimed, plants too deep, too early and too thick. All these mistakes lead to trouble. Seed planted too deep will not germinate well. The general rule is ,three times the diameter,• which , means mere pressing into the soil •for fine seed like that of radish poppy, carrot, etc. and tubers, like gladiolus and pota- toes,' from six to ten inches deep is recommended, the heavier the soil the shallower the planting„ •Too early planting, of course, with: tender things that. will not stand frost is fatal. Many gardeners,: too, rush all vegetable seeds in at the same time and ' usually 'a day to a week ahead- of the regular season.. This is all right, professionals point out,. for a portion of the seed in each packet. With luck, one gets very early vegetables, but most of the seed should be saved for regular planting and some of it for later on. This ensures safety against early losses through weather and, what is more important, - it spreadsthe hare vesting season over several weeks, with really garden fresh ,.vegetables coming along steadily for the table instead of a feast and a famine suc- cession. 'Precautions against planting seed too close together ar'e'b etT $Ii a = nine desire to save the amateur gar-. denier a lot of worm and keep fresh jest' in .ceae the 'Jape' %et tee: close. If , seed' is properly spaced' the first place, there will .be itttle•:i thinning, which in most eases is a lilt of a chore. With ,things 1t1[e beans, peas,, etc., the seed shQuid he planted from three to 'four ,inebee-. a- part. With smaller 'seed like that of carrots, beets, lettuce, etc.,, -it is dif- ficult to space to the two inches the. Ant Skate should • be apart, but with a little care it can be. sown thinly. Sowing of very small seed can be aid- ed by mixing the same with a little, dry sand, then sowing the whole mix - t ure: ix-tures Grass Care The professional advises a thorough rolling' of the lawn each Spring to press roots back firmly into the soil. They •also urge one thorough weeding each year with a special spudder, and at least one good application 'of fer- tilizer-, The latter is most important Ds it will tend to promote rapid growth, which will choke, out most weeds. It also .improves the colour.; NEXT WEEK Labour-saving hints, special flowers, war•vef'etable garden.' Control Of Crab Grass Cultural practices which tend to control crab, grass' may be briefly summarized as follows: 1. Spring fertilization. Apply a. suite able lawn fertilizer just before active growth begins. 2. 'Mowing. Mow --frequently to a height of ,not less, than one and one- half inches. - ' 3. Watering. Do not give frequent Light sprinklings. Periodic deep water- ing is much•.inore desirable. 4. Hand Weeding. 'The best time td' Weed crab grass is in the seedling stage. It can be recognized; easily by its light green, broad, hairy, sharply - pointed leaves. 5. Prevention of seed -setting. Rake the lawn before 'mowing • to lift the toed atalks. up_ where the. mower-ea-e- get ower.-.-.ca- - get at them. Begin- this treatment before the seed heads' -•are. mature and continue throughout the heading sea- son, raking in a different direction before each mowing. Use a grass catcher and burn •the clippings. :"6'all fertilization and seeding. Apply a lawn , fertilizer and reseed bine and thin areas seed 'rlllxtnre I"uitl.,her informution� t tenanc"e. of la,wils rain' from the Division -of Fora8 Central 10xPerfinental . "i rm, it MADE IN CANADA Fell STRENGTH ...DEPENDABLE IN THE AIRTIGHT WRAPPER I could- hardly' believe my ears. Here it had been only that morning that she was broken on the wheel and had heard the gong ring for her if- anybody ever did. And note, just because Cecil had handed her. out a little line to make her feel better, she was standing there with her eyes wide open, telling herself • that noth- ing had happened, thatit was all just a dream. A. little chilly feeling crept in bn me, and I tried to fight it off. Well, had Anything Happened? Wasn't it all just a dream? Wasn't she the same old Doris, and wouldn't it be brat about a day before we were back right where we started, with me hare frig the career rubbed 111V:refire morn- ing, noon and night? 1 Wondered ff that was, What they . call pluck. To me, it was not having eno'l'gh sense. to kn'o! Whet, you've been hit with a ir1ok o!iitinbed Next W'de'k A re What Count In Business ! • Everybusiness man is interested in finding out how lie ,can increase his sales: The answer is advertising. Consistent and persistent adver- tising in your home -town weekly is a practical, inexpensive, thoroughly efficient medium for you to use in presenting the message • you want to bring before the public, Call us today and find out more about it. The Huron Ex Phone 41 Rn ,l Seaforth IY