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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1943-12-17, Page 7' . t . to Y • l:' I ° iw rwarp!nr', c -r , • +y sr; 4$9.1/40r,,k Eta POSTS ;; ',M• 0001#Deil - H Olsoxi Hays • T til 1,"�°.... Raw L MMJd JA ° Uaa1r(r� g err Sellolt re .Eta, . ONTARIO Branch ()pm ® Neitliald enDeatM1l Seaforth /bate, " Phone 173 MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC OR. E. A. MoMASTER, M.B. Graduate of University of Toronto The AIMe is 11111y equipped with complete and modern X-ray and other spate diagnostic and therapeujics *quipinteat. . -Dr. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in di$eases of the ear, eye,- nose and throat, will be at the Clinic the first Tuesday inevery month from 3 to 5 Free Well -Baby Clinic will be held on the second and last -Thursday in •very month from 1 to 2 Pm - JOHN A. GORWILL, M.A., B.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE Phones: Office- 5-W Res. 5-, Seaforth 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 Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. Late ' assistant New York Opthal- me4 and Aural Institute, Moorefleld's Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos- pital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL ROTEL, _SEEAFOItTH, THIRD WED- NESDAY in .eachmonth, from 2 p.m. Se 4.A0 p.m.; alto at Seaforth Clinic first Tuesday of -each month. 53 Waterloo Street South, Stratford. AUCTIONEERS HAROLD JACKSON Spoolalist in. Farm and Household Lie ecded" fit Thfron and-PerttrCoun- ties. `Prices reasonable; satisfaction guaranteed. For information, etc., write or phone Harold ,Jackson, 14 on 661, Seaforth; MR. 4, Seaforth. , EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer For Huron' Correspondence promptly answered. Immediate arrahgements can be made for Sales Dates at The Huron Exposi- tor, Seaforth, or by calling Phone 203, Clinton. .Charges moderate and satis- faction guaranteed. LONDON and CLINTON London, Ly Exeter Hensel). Kippei NOR'T'H Brumfield 'Clinton, Ar SOUTH A.M. CHAPTER VI . Bighearted Sarah Daffodil acts its •every -capacity for the tour- family house' in Glared atter her husband's death. •The DIMS, eI doily Mr. and -Mbit. PepPescornt and the newlywed Andre* and Candace Thane ocean' the two top -loos+ ' apartments and below them middle-aged Bert Fitts and hie wife -who is too engrossed in war activities to care for her tome --and King 'Waters, veteran of World War I and his wife, Em- ma, mma, a devotee of fine crocheting. The Peppercorns wish to help a destitute family found ' by Hen, the junkman, sheltered under his scrap metal. Mrs. Peppercorn calls on Mrs. Fitts to ask her aid but Mrs. Fitts is not interested. Candace and Andy discuss the possibilities of the passage ofe a •bill exempting men of 28 and ov- er: 'She lay against his heart without speaking. Nothing is permanent but this, she thought. The men and girls she•and Andy knew had stopped plan- ning, many, of •them, and were wait- ing listlessly for someone dr some- thing to give them a definite signal. Andy and I can't be sure were right but at least we've moved "forward to meet life, Candace reflected, listening to the strong, steady beats of her hus- band's heart. She did not believe that the age exemption, depressed Andy. They had their pattern, the design might be altered, but it could not be destroyed. Aloud she said gently, "How much money have we in the baby's envelope, Papa?" They counted it together -eighty dollars thriftily set aside since they had begun to pool 'their salaries. We could save eight dollars' more a month, if it weren't for Zither," Can- dace 'sighed, "but I suppose she needs the money, too." No hospitable minded people be- grudged a few friends a night's lodg- ing, Candace, putting away clean lin- en a few evenings later, said. But what if' they had a limited, supply of sheets? "It's no trouble to do the washing," she fibbed smoothly, "the laundry in the basement is completely equipped, even to a mangle. It's really fun to work in such a light, dry place. Zither is positively fascinated by all the ma- chinery." // . "I've found ydu washing twice in the late afternoon without Zither," Andy tabulated sternly. "This Satur- day and Sunday tavern -keeping has 9.00 10.17 10.34 10.43 10.55 11.20 aiad.. saw,- ick Masons the - other night' Minnie Davis, who was more than half -engaged to the good looking tali''Halsey Kenneth -never far from her, shook a shower of pickles into a paper cup. - Coles said interestedly, "Is he up on leave?" At the stove where she was melt- ing cheese for Andy, who liked gooey snacks, Candace turned. "Does he know about the •exemption for men twenty-eight and over?" . "Leila% i;eady for the usual fight," Patty Bailey said, --licking her fingers daintily. Andy wished for a moment that they would all go home and leave this kitchen, with the blue gingham. check ceurtains, the silver and gray and black fittings that Candace loved, to his wife and to him.. Then the swift recollection that none of these people was as happy as he and Can- dace, urged him „to be kind. •All of them were young, most of them were poor and none of them, with the ex- ception of Leila, asked enough of life. "What about Dick Mason?" Can- dace prompted. now. "What did he say about the exemption talk, Min- nie?" Dick had been in uniform, Minnie answered.- "He's tickled pink, of Course. He was twenty-eight last April." "Whenll they release him?'? Coles Arnold put mustard on Swiss cheese. In. November, Minnie thought. "But he says the officers are telling the boys that they'll be recalled. None of the regular Arany men like the rul- ing because they ,lose fellows- they've just got trained. I'll bet they won't be called back -that's just to make them uneasy." "They'll be recalled all right,," An- dy began to open cans of beer. "You are twenty-eight, aren't you, Halsey?" Leila put down her cigarette to ac- cept her glass. "Gee, what luck, Hal- sey! Here's looking at you, Andy - and I hope you'll be twenty-eight be- fore your number's called." Patty Bailey shrugged. She was a plump, bustling and bossy girl, but- toned tightly into a black frock that fitted her like the casing on esaus- age. "If I had a brother, I'd be glad to see him off to training camp," she announced. "What's the matter with you -guys, anyway? A year in mili- tary camp would be the making of every one of you." "I don't see why you think -military training is all to the good," Leila al- ways. plunged into conversation as if into an army attack. "If everyone lived in the country and just went Bunting and skiing end raised dogs, no one would need to. be built up or made over. "Kurt would like to live in the country. In Germany his peo- ple live on a large farm, an estate." Beside her ; •Kurt smiled into the eyes that turned to him, but he did not speak got to stop." With the Fitts and the Waters a- way for week -ends, Sarah Daffodil didn't care, Candace assured him. "Mrs. Peppercorn and I do, extra -washing every now and then_ We ought to buy more sheets, Andy." "We ought to shut down on mak- ing our living room a tourist cabin," he encountered. "The next time r P.M. Clinton, Lei. 3.10 Brumfield 3:32• Kippen 3.44 Hensall 3.53 Exeter 4.10 London, Ar. 5.25 SUNDAY ONLY Tc4onto To "tioderich (via London and Clinton) Toronto, -Lv. ... London Clinton. 'floderlch, Ar. ' • C.N.R. Goderieh Rohmesville Minion North / St. Colainban • Du blin Jiiteheli WEST Mitchell 11.27 Dublin 11.37 lit,t Columba': ........ 11.40 Beaforth 11.51 sl ioton a 12.04 Oolderlch' 12.35 C.PORs TIME TABLE EAST- P. P.m. 6.00 9.40 11.55' 12.20 TIME TABLE EAST A.M. P.M. 6.15 2.30 6.31 • 2.50 6.43 3.13 6.59 3.21 ' 7.05 3.27 , •7.12 3.35 7.24 3.47 Elbowa3 op ta'�1 S.. P . ,, liih .1n AaailaP Candace said sereliely.: 11 tbi;q•!r peri' one.. of us is more Imp r -cant than any star, Kurt's square hand', rested on the. table and Leila 'picked Pp one of the blunttipped lingers,, letit fall. "But we can't do anything,, rally. You can give your life to getting something you want and if it's in the cards tha you're not to have it -well, you're just out of hack." - "Yes, and then again, you may get it and"die before you have a chance to enjoy it." Coles peered regretful- ly ' into the . emp'ty beer can. "That's why I hesitate about saving up to buy ,my deheatessen," •lie murmured. Given w delicatessen shop he'd die all right from overeating, Andy -in- formed him. "Oh, but what you want must be important, you see." Candace's voice -her clear, soft words -were an an- swer to the unhappiness in Leila's be - 'we're married, we won't buy a couch Patty maintained that military that. pulls out -that's where we made training was primarily ,for, defense• our mistake." "What would your skiing enthusiasts "Leila telephoned. She left word, and canoe trippers do, if the, enemy with Sarah," Candace reported to* Andy one July night when, warm and tired, he reached, home half an hour ;late. "This is Thursday. They know they can't spend the night. Leila may be able to sit up till three in the morn- ing and go -to business the next day, but we need our sleep. And I will not double up with Kurt on the couch when it's as hot as this." They might, be able to go to bed early, Candace offered none too hope- fully. "I can't head them off -they're somewhere on the road. Anywayq if it '•makes Leila happy to sit • arodnd anti talk to us, we can't be mean." Leila talked, as she diad everything else, incessantly and tensely. Welch- ing her that evening, Andy wondered as he had before, whether Kurt Her- idann ever opened his mouth en the long motoring• trips he and Leila took together. The young German was not unresponsive, he obviously listened with courteous interest, but he con - Muted almost nothing to the *gen- eral conversation. He had a delight- ful smile and a slow, hesitant man- ner that was rather engaging. None cif Leila's friends quite knew what she saw int him, but they would have said that of any man whom she con- sistently ".dated. Two other .couples, in addition to Kurt and Leila, had dropped in on their way home from /the movies. They had thoughtfully brought a huge bag of Prepared food -cheese and hard rolls, beer, cold cuternham, chick- en, potato salad, pickles and pretzels, the usual random selection of matt let loose in -the garden of the del- icatessen. Coles Arnold 'unabashedly 10.33 10.44 10.66 11.19 11.35 #ttiderich **ne et . . : ,mow • *abaft f 'Walton •, ' Me/aught- Toronto a Torofto McNaukiit Walton . 3Fil► '- Auburn .,.Y / WEST 3 M. 4,35 4.40 4.49 4.58 5.09 5.21 5.32 9.45 A.M. -8.20 .,P.M. 12.04 12.16 12.28 '12.39 12.41 12.54 1.0p sce..I to!ii Vie' enough -moi„ pert lou Are. r#e c less, nce,,0? worth the xisk of Yon can 1. without being :defeated, you hnOtyrAP When, can hour later, Candace aha L lia4 made up; a sol , bed .for!"Midy and Kurt who still washes , dishes in, the kitchen, Leilamurmured gv'istfal syr "I don't really cake whether °'we're; rich or poor, I jut want tobe roar' ried to, Kurt:' She pulled a clean White case over the plumpest pillow and dropped it on the side she hoped Kurt would ebowie. 'I'm` not unpatriotic. It's merely that I'm intelligent enough to know there is no difference in any of the countries -nationalism makes all the trouble between the different rac- es. ' You take the English. -don't you honestly -think they have a lot of faults?" "I think you're in love with a Ger- man," Candace said. "I think it's a good sign when two people can be happy together ,with- out having others around -don't you?" Leila said. There were times when she could dispense with other people herself, luto., 4e. CO' a ` p+re suppose 41e*' t►e same 9eyed.:the nulls,.. corner gloomi0. -.'%1Afsi. fad waiting crowd: cnntdaee� had taken the eight -thirty hits. fcr ve Months and • usually • saw same faces. morning' after ' morning. WO, 'won't get a seat,• will we'" Mfrs. Wa ters dug a sharp elbow :into the ribs;; of a white-haired - woman whet wellt. jockeying for a place on the curb: (Continued Next Week) CHRISTMAS LIMIT War savings stamps and certificates; are roving patriotic and practical gifts in many families. Others are limiting their gift purchases to twen- t -five or fifty cents. As somebody remarked recently, "After sell, it's on- ly for the fun of opening things at Christmastime. We're going to 'see landed on our shores?" No one was surprised when, Leila stood up. "There wouldn't be wars, if the ordinary people used their heads," she said. "No one wants war. How can I hate the Gertnans;, when know Kurt?" , "So- what?" Patty put down her beer glass with a thud. Leila flung up her head, her hands gripped the table edge. "What I'm trying to tell you dopes is that every- one would 'get along peaceably -Ger- mans, Italians, everybody -if each one had enough. There s'houldn't be any very poor, or very rich." ' Minnie Davis, leaning against Hal- sey as she smoked, said lazily that Communist propaganda didn't fool her. "You're like all the rest of the fuss -buttons, Leila; you paint a rosy picture of the world as you'd like it to be. It doesn't' follow, that it is what I want. You can't even be Sure that it's the kind of world ...Kurt wants." But if the majority of people want- ed it, Leila argued hotly, they were entitled to have it. "To live in the country, to fish and swim and not try to mike a lot of money -that kind of life would please most people. What ails the world -is that the petty, *selfish, grubby ambitions of the few are set up as something to strive for. I don't want to be rich ---ever." They assured her that the danger was remote, but Leila could not smile. She sat down and resumed her furious smoking, shoulder to shoulder with Kurt:' "A hundred years from now it will be all' the same," said Coles Arnold, a little more aggressivelythan usual because he had iiad two cans of beer. "None of us little yeasty 'specks mat- ters In .the scheme of things. whet, do you • kileW how this feeble platlet called earth compares with some of the really briiliattt heavenly' bodies?" 'confessed that it Was his ambition in life to run a de luxe delicatessen shop. 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