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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1945-06-08, Page 7' 7M li( " i i ' 1 !!t e MFt Q alto, lT},x9 3^atrtoklLl.'Dia drby¢elela#a yin 1001104 **4.' K. 1. MCLEEAN Barrister? Solicitor? 'E ib,. W. gip-, i(d-.._-- t sEtwownr. Bran$ Oftic6 `^ Hensall ^' _ Helleall< , ,$eatorth ]Phone zt3• Phone 173 MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC •DR, E. A. MCNIASTER, M.B. Graduate of University sof Toronto The Clinic is fullyy equipped with 'complete and modern X-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic and therapeutics equipment. Dr. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in diseases of the eae, eye, nose - and throat, will be at the Clinic the first Tuesday in every month from 3 to 5 Dana, Well -Baby Clinic will be held on the second and last, Thursday in -every month from I to 2 p.m. JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR.. H. H. ROSS' •O Phones: Office 5-W Res. 54 Setiforth • MARTIN W. STAPLETON, B.A., -M.D. Physician and Surgeon Successor to Dr. W. O. 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- pital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SEAFORTH, THIRD WED- NESDAY in each month, from 2 p.m. to 4.3.0 p.m.; also. at Seaforth Clinic first Tuesday of each month. 53 Waterloo Street South, Stratford. AUCTIONEERS HAROLD JACKSON ' Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Colen- ties. Prices reasonable; satisfaction guaranteed. For information, etc., write or phone HAROLD JACKSON, 14 on 661, Sea - forth; R.R. 4, Seaforth., W. S. O'NEIL, ['ENFIELD If you want to realize greater re- turns from your auction sales df live stock and Yarm equipment, ask those 'who know and have heard me. Fif- teen years' experience. Sales con- ducted anywhere. For sale . dates, Phone 28-7, Granton, at my expense. 8979-er LQ 1DON. and CLINTON NORTH A.M. London, Lv. 9.00 Exeter • 10.17 Hensall 10.34 Kippen 10.43 Brucefield 10.55 Clinton, Ar, 11.20 SOUTH -, P.M. Clinton, Lv. 3.10 Brucefield 3.32 Kippen 3.44 Hensall 3.53 Exeter 4.10 London, Ar. • 5.25 C.N.R. TIME TABLE EAST A.M. P.M. G' derich • 6.15 2.30 1Holmesville 6,31 2.50 Clinton , 6.43, 3.13 Seaforth 6.59 3.21 $t. Columban 7.05 3.27 Dublin , 7.12 3.35 Mitchell 7.25 3.47 WEST Mitchell 11.27 10.33 Dublin 11.37 10.44 St. ' Columban 11,40 Seaforth 11,51 ,1'0.66 Clinton .12.04 11.10 Goderich 12.35 11.35 C.P.R. TIME TABLE ' EAST' P.M. +Roderick 4.35 Meneset '" 4.40 McGaw 4.49 Auburn 4.58 Blyth 5.09 Walton 6.21 McNaught 5,32 Torroitto 9.45 WEST A.M. Toronto • 810 McNau t y, MN Walton '" • ...••11 o '5j Al& •b•a ba•• 4 ,yp,, •.,.•.' • •••4 At Allot' tt ... b,' • b•. . 4• d••: r .\si h t htdd;lovr° • . . . a b. • . •, Il47 ndet :w srr a• ,s'b l: a -^.a9 S O r�Litl i -o._.,. bsai it 1611 o., ,„ _Tar_rqa n latt edfr m Iasi Wee . Riordan had a p l , n to Ruth. ei'nt;e tlldir ariv 1, 'T}el he -rad preteaded,;to tie „quite over"ksoane With the grandeour of her 'gown. Since then he had ddotedItWeelf entirely, to Gloria. Ruth ' Ggu1dn't blame him for that. Gloria made ev- ery one,. else 'a,ppear coiourlese, No wonder' Terry Riordan loved' her. It was foolish of her to let him oocupy her thoughts. • No man in his right mind would give her a seconld 'thought in the .presence .of Gloria, gven the thought that she was ail art student no longer. ,'brought: comfort. There were so many art students in , New York. Still ate could not keep Terry out of her . mind. It wag not that she • thought 'him a genius. Indeed; she rather .. scorned his slapstick ly- rics, New York might bow down be- fore his frayed cluff cleverness, but she was from the Middle West, where men are rated by what they have done, not what they are going to do. She couldn't analyze exactly what it was about Terry Riordan, that stirred her emotions -some sympathetic qual- ity in his voice perhaps, his never - failing cheerfulness and his absolute confidence in his own future. She was rather glad that he didn't 'talk to her very much/ for she blushed whenever he spoke to her. She had blushed when he spoke about ber flack and old John Courtney • had commented on it in his absurd exaggerated man= rer. r "How charmingly you blush, Miss Mayfield," he had said. "You must paidon an old: gentleman for speak- ing of it, my dear, but I dare 'say it is the Only genuine blush that Broad- way, has seen these forty years." If it had been • possible to -be an- noyed by anything the .ancient mat- inee idol said, Ruth would ,have been annoyed, especially as it momenta'' fly attracted the attention of every ,one to the party, to herself. J'o'hn Courtney Was another of Gloria's adiuirers. "The best actress in New York,"' he . whispered 'to .Ruth. "Bute she hasn't. had 'an engagement for three years. She won't take anything but loads, and there isn't a man who -dares play, opposite her It's not a- lone that she's'so tall-tirough" no man likes to play opposite a woman from one to five inches taller than he -it's her personality. She fills the stage. The other -players are just so much' Later even John Courtney seemed to forget the existence of Ruth, and she sat back in the crowded box in the crowded theatre quite alone. She could not even watch, the stage -for they had reduced the people on it to a group of ordinary individuals work - ;ng at their trade. She had a little sketch pad and a pencil with her and began making caricatures;,of the prin- cipals. She became absorbed in this and forgot to feel alone. "That nose is wbnderfut and that's just her trick with her hands. I didn't know you were a cartoonist." It was Terry Riordan looking over her shoulder. She had not known he was in the box. "I'nl a cartoonist, she said, making an effort to hid her sketch pad. "I was only doing it for fun.", "But they're great; let me see the others. I had no idea you were so talented. I thought you just daubed around with paint." From any one else ,the words could have been cruel enough, but from Terry Riordan they were almost un- bearable. She could hardly keep the tears back. "That isn't talent," she mita::d t articulate. "It's just facility. I am background." studying painting -I never do this sort of thing seriously -I was just playing." He had taken the sketches from 'her and was' looking at her in puzzled won der. "Do you mean to say you don't want to do this sort of thing - that you consider it beneath your talent?" "It doesn't interest me." She spoke with as much dignity as she could muster. , For a moment he looked' troubled, then his irresistible smile came. "Never mind, I understand," he said. "Ten years 'ago I, intended to lie a modern iShairespeare-and' just see the awful end to Which I've 0 come." • • Just then the curtain wentup, and she did not notice that he bad not returned her sketches. n ,Up to,athis time. Gloria had .been the gayest person there -so gay that Ruth thou'ght that she. had forgotten her existence. She was itt the chair 4.n front of Ruth, and had apparently been absorbed in the play and the conversation of the people with her. Suddenly she rose and left' the 'bale, pausing just long enough to whisper in Ruth's ear,'""1'in going home; Billie will explain." , ,The others i,ni.'the box didn't; se;0t .: aro to initi6e I*e tap they ttiought r+d P Clfatia id Igoe thab' stage ee o e Piq�611 it{ `return �x, lir ` tlP tTi s� nfa�.t attain i l'1 t *net idek to Ask t'he'n • to !$o to etipireir ,that Iter ahseiiee was eft» Flaiued •- - "Where's. 'Grlbria?" he Salted;`"(ioliailoutb; ' laid Billie "•Bila ash ed mo to explain to y'ou that she 'had to "But w.hy?" 'asked ' Terry, ' "Because site wanted to ---you 'know Gloria sudden at of depreseion, be, Cause she heart working and wants to. work. Why don't you write a play fcr iter, Terry?" "I will one day perhaps', -if I can, but I so wanted her tonight, Let's follow her, home and drag her Out again,'' - "Not if you value her friendship," said Billie. "Aren't there enough of us here to make a supper party?" She smiled -coyly at him, shrugging her plump shoulders and turning her pale oyes at him in an ingenue ogle. "Of course -we'll try to be ae mer- ry as possible without her." "I think if you'll help me find a cab I'll go home to Gloria," said Ruth. "You too?" Terry looked at her re- proachfully. "I'd. rather if you don't mind." "We can't allow you to go alone. I shall be most happy," said John Court- ney. "No indeed.,l• I know that you don'•t want to miss a word of what they say about Terry's play, and I'd rather go alone. The 'others would never, for- give me for taking you away." . After that it . was easy for her to slip away into the .darkness and se- clusion of a cab, alone. with the thou- sands, in the checked thoroughfare. .She wanted to get away from Terry Riordan and his success. She thought she was•escaping for the same reason that Gloria had 'run away, but Gloria could not be as unhappy as she, for Gl�ria had had 'her success. Terry Riordan knew that Gloria was a great actress, ,but he didn't know that she, Ruth Mayfield, was a great painter, at least a potential great paleter: He had suggested that she was a car toonist and he• had thought that he was paying her a compliment. Years from now, when she !became„. a beau- tiful, fascinating woman of thirty'like Gloria, even in imagination she couldn't make herself quite thirty-five -they would meet again, It would be at a private view at the Academy, and he would be standing lost in wonder before the picture she would ,have hung 'there, Every one would be talking about her and her work, and then they would- meet /ace to face._ There woield.,be no condescen- sion in, his words and smile then - 'She 'was imagining, childish non- sense. By the time she had won her success, Terry would be married to. Gloria. It was easy to see that he loved Gloria. Why„ not? No one could be so beautiful or so charming as Gloria. It was silly to dream of Terry Riordan's love, but she would win his 'admiration and respect. Af- ter fter all, marriage had never held any place in her plans. 'She didn't want to marry. she wanted to be a great painter. One most make some sacri fices for that. The cab turned into the great quiet of Gramercy Square. A soft mist hung over the trees, like quiet tears of renunciation.' She was started to see lights gleaming in all the lower windows of the 'house. - Inside she found George sitting on the lower step of the stairs. He rose ,as'she entered, but did not respond when she spoke to him. The doors into the drawing -room were op- en and she looked in. Lying face down on the floor, still fully dressed„ was Gloria and scattered around her were the violets from the bouquet she had been wearing, She was quite mp- tionless, and Rutlr dared not speak to her. Evidently George was keeping watch. "Can I do 'anything?" she whisper- " to him. He shook his head and pointed sil- ently up the stairs. She went, hurry- ing up the three flights as :if the act of going up lifted her above' her own discontent and above the unhappiness of Gloria. 'She went into the studio and looked at the canvas on which she had been working. It was hard to wait until morning to begin on it again. It' had been a week since she had touched it. When she began she had intended rising early to get an hour's work, before breakfast, but evening in the company of Gloria and ber friends had kept her up late and youth claimed its need of rest de- spite her firmest resolves. It was no good, the 'picture, anyway. She would paint it all out and begin over again. She would spend her Sundays in the country with the other art students, sketching. She had not en- tered into the student life enough. And she had entered into Gloria's life too much.. If she had been °taking her work more seriously she would not have had time to fall in love with Terry Riordan. She did not question that it was love that had come into her life to complicate things. In In- dianapolis it had all seemed so sim- ple. There were paint and canvas and her hands to work. vi•ith, and she. Would study and work and exhibit and become famous. Now it was made plain to het that art itself was not matter of ua4ntr and canvas and d ttii,K%ue, sir ete tlip',rwork as Doro- +, v��' 1x10..�lradOpfcl;. but a matter S ++•Fe+hi', . 4rrtOnl�l ,, 'Y,i d. eo tpetitloi ' at v' and hate iind,. Ea t�r a Ie and, e a e Si� Q jealottak and thwarts' ambitions like than tit the woman who lay io*tr the (rostral e, -gip t1 defeat,. T. feat that tragic jest -,-a -great- UO.0*. ttset # because "tis r- - tress 'was k' .11 success Was delaendent oil.ue' . ings as• that of what use to str �,.' ,le and wcirk? Crouched on the flSor before her Can- vas she looked, up', through the .sky., light at a stat anWit'.;soft tears moved slowly down he 'cheeks, • tears for herself and for Gloria and for all the unfruitful love ,"'au4 labour in• the world. CHAPTER III Ever since her Conversation with Dorothy Winslow,, RUth had-wonder- ed 'ad-wondered whether it eotiIil not be better -if she had taken painting and composi- tion, instead of, ,portrait painting in the morning Bat she didn't like to give up the portrait, painting and she knew that if she suggested attending one of the evening classes Gloria would object that she was working too had. Of course• she was her own mistress, .but it ..wasn't pleasant to -meet with opposition nevertheless. She spoke to Dorothy about it. "You can't get everything in a year and it all counts. 1 don't think one can tell exactly what one's forte is until one has studied for some time. Better keep on es you are. Certain- ly don't give up the portrait class. Bridgelow is wonderful," Dorothy had assured her, "and you may not get a chance to study under him again." It seemed to Ruth that she was living -a sort of double life, her hours among the art students were so sep- arate from ;cher life with the people at the .house on Gramercy Square. And in a way she, was not actually a part of either life. Among the stu- dents she felt a certain reticence, be- cause they were .most. of there at least the ones she had met, very ob= viously poor. They Were paying their own way by working at things far removed from art. One of the girls painted stereopticon slides for ilius- trated songs, and some of the boys worked at night as waiters. They liv- ed in studios and cooked their own meals,. and Ruth was- ashamed to let them know exactly' where or how she lived. She • heard their chatter of parties to which she had not been in- vited, and she could not control the feeling that she was inferior to these people because she had an assured income: The morning following the opening of Terry Riordan's play.Ruth had left the house ,without seeing Gloria, and_ the thought of her aunt as she had last seen her, was withher alI• morn- ing. In the brief time between class es she was glad to join the group of students who always hurried to a lit- tle restaurant on Eighth Avenue for a bite•of lunch, or a "'bolt of,lunch" as Nels Zord called it- Nels was a Nor- wegian, •possibly twenty-five years old who spent,every"other year studying. Hee, was supposed to have a great amount .of talent and -he 'sometimes sold things -seascapes, mostly, small canvases of a delicacy that seemed incredible in. vie* of his huge, thick hands. When he was not in New York, 'he went on long' voyages as a sailor before the mast, where he sat- isfied his muscles with bard work and his soul with adventure and gathered material to be painted from half fin- ished sketches and from ° memory when he returned to New York, He had gone to sea first as a boy of 01 - .teen, from his home in Seattle and always chose sailing vessels from preference. He had two passions, art and food, and bad never yet been known to give a girl anything but the most comradely attentions, which was, perhaps, why he was so ,much sought-after by them. Ruth, Dorothy and Nels walkers to- gether to the lunch room. All of the students were talking about the wa- ter colour show that was to open at the Academy the rollowing Tuesday. On Monday, evening there was to be a private view, and Nels Zord, by vir- tue of being an exhibitor was one of the few students who would be admit- ted. He was permitted one guest and had surprised every one by inviting Dorothy Winslow. She told the new% to Ruth as they walked ,along. "I- didn't," said Nels with what seemed to Ruth unnecessary rude- ress. "You invited„ yourself; and I hadn't asked any one else. ^ Might as well take y.,qu...as, any one." "Far be it from me to ,care how. I get them," said Dorothy with perfect 'good nafhr•e. "It's a shame that Ruth .can't go toe, You've never been to a private view at a big show like this, have you?" "No, and I'd love to go, but I sup - .pose there's no chance." "I'll tell you what; '1 think I know how you can get it," said Nets. "I know a chap, old feliow, one of the patrons, He always goes and he's al- ways alone,• I don't see why he wogridn't take you --'he's not one of those old 'birds who goes in for young girls -not old enough I guess -and you're quiet looking anti everything. You know he ought to be proud to talie you," he ended: up in what was for him a burst of enthusiasm, but Ruth was rather indlfned to be of= d fen ed. ?Really, , mut �� I d much 1e liar not go ,� then to go in that ra yr-sa" .she begat ttl'o' V dela'' he f0A401", iflteratiipted Dot°otfty. "''You kali--,'that any one: est of a -mafk 'I've fie' "T04uPl1't tandio sail 44'4e w.on't 1e tale'44u', th rteE ante'• It'njiiat Gla wPx . allow, red .one glg,eatr ?;'off never ,known bink ,t? aariatig. one , 44QRle 94#4 •Anig'14 jttst as`Wa4.79Se`.hral<_ a d- e-:1 friend of aline and I'll ash him for it, .If it's ,neeeisary for hi*' to..appear with you, 'v✓e Fan .all meet at; the, Acadeuey. $jrthe wap, a private''aview isn awftly dressy . have yu got eve- ning t}iings?!' Ruth wasn't surprised at the ques- tion. Site knew that lots of :the ntu- dents considered themselves lucky to possess one costume suitable for the street. She'knew two girls who shar- ed a studio and' one evening' gown together. They wore the . gown'' turn about, and couldn't both acee$t an in- vitation, to the same • party. Knowing these things she nodded without com- ment. "Of course, she has everything "° explained Dorothy. "Well, I haven't you know -always put on my Latin quartier clothes, things I never dared wear in Paris, but, they go big enough here, espec- ially when worn by an exhibitor," said $els. "I don't what I shall wear -.probab- ly borrow a frock from some one." "Would you -do you think you could wear one of mine?" asked Ruth hesitatingly. - "IYyou mean to say you've got la, iv,Rli?.,:,; altd''refl�.s•, ~^lfka'oic` I1ei,4 ao,: $or'1zpentl ' the •' p : ;'N standing, In "the: ---leis' i#au>xi'eia ?1 , gar. eats, -reeks, hrt..ts.� oee . i .' ie., v�s, all is a state tof wfd oonY. Ells o a, whole Getorge II;t agged . ; #lige trunks into the few` eplpt r 1Facgs •ow. the floor, and Amy stood tby, 'tryi4. is to. ftholdrew andthem ,aentlalifybout. gar ilents ae GOP'.; "I'm going to; Palm Seach :watts tG come along?" she called cheefu'ily• "1 can't very well, leave school, Glax- ia, .but if you want' to close the IMUS9 I oan go to a hotel for a few` weekp, How long are yeu/goizfg to be gone - when are you going?" "I don't know. I just know I've got ,to get away for a while, ; I .hate Nem York:. 3'm going as soon as • I can get packed, but •there's no reason for 'closing the hot,se. You're here and Billie will be -here at least until she gets an engagement, and Pll leave George and Amy. 1 just thought i8 you wanted to come you might." "Of course I'd love to go; I've nev- er been to Florida, ,but I can't leave school just now. Can I Help?" ' "Dive in; • the sooner the trunks are packed. the sooner I go." "Have you bought a ticket and • a ivoliid sagged be ver` dtd :704:11 1 01 tblugta George attbsi1 i3. �FF�gt' d>R w3 rIl A jst%liax lit GAM ItilgT IT ;ci1igg4g,; Camembert cheese `was origi7tel the 7rosk Wf Maci'O a Herol, .n I!'z'ex farmer's wife.✓ S4'10 all'the,Cry,. in her milk instead ef' $l#mmi as was the •local custom Grains people all over • Norniencly begun ai ing for Matdame HereYs Gbeese home town,-t?'amem'bert, . wa$ ^+; pleased with the fame and pr aspeid she brought to' the town citizens erected a statue to her. ' fhe famous cheese' is also made in C`iatL+ ada. ref "1 KNO' FARMERS ... says, john Bracken, the Farmer "When . 1 speak of agriculture, 1 mean farmers and farmers' wives and children and all those . who are dependent upon the prosperity of farm- ing for their material welfare." For more than twenty years, as the undefeated, progressive leader of a Farmers' Party, John Bracken has fought unendingly for the economic rights of farmers. To -day, this great farme• r's lifelong struggle to raise the' living standards of farm life in Canada, has become national in scope - Dominion -wide in the devoted intensity of John Bracken's life purpose. To -day, this far -visioned farmer -leader of the Prokressive Conservative Party - calls 'won all Canadian farmers to enlist under ,his progressive banner in order to achieve, here and now, a far better life for the farmers of every community, in every Province of this great Dominion." ONLY THE BEGINNING - of ,John Bracken's nation-wide Campaign for Farmers, is the assurance for every farmer of a fair, proportionate share of the nation's income - through guaranteed prices forfarm products. WE GO ON FROM THERE - Our Policies embrace every aspect of Canadian farm life - the life of the farmer, his wife - his children. They are typical of our farmer -leader's human, progressive approach to farm problems. To these measures, John Bracken is pledged:- - • HEALTH - In many rural areas, due to economic conditions, medical and hospital services are totally in- adequate. WE SHALL -• provide the financig1 assistance required to place and keep health services in rural areas on a par with those in urban areas - and raise the standard• of both. • EDUCATION - In Canada, educa- tion depends' • largely on land taxation. Consequently, in many rural areas, revenue is insufficient for educational needs and many children are unjustly. deprived of adequate educational facilities. WE SHALL - see that the Federal Government, without interfering with Provincial jurisdiction, provides fin- ancial assistance in order that Provinces may make possible a high standard of education in,every section of Canada. In this way, as well, the • burden of land taxation will be lightened: • FARM MACHINERY - In order to preserve the family farm. in Can- ada, a unit, now threatened by • the - competition of larger units in this and other countries . . WE SHALL - reduce the overhead cost of machinery required on farms by plans for co-operative ownership '.and, where advisable, by'' state or municipal ownership of power equip- ment.' The cost to farmers of securing the advantages of mechanization will thus be greatly reduced. • FARM WORKERS -In off-seasons• farm workers frequently lack em- ployment., , WE SHALL - plan supplementary employment for farm workers in off- seasons by the development of addi- tional enterprises. We shall encour- age the decentralization of industry and the location in rural areas of suitable' small-scale industrial enter- • prises. • RURAL ELECTRIFICATION - In order to bring more modern Con- veniences, at the lowest possible cost, to women in- rural homes, and to farmers - WE SHALL - start an immediate program that will ultimately carry the benefits of electricity` to every last farm home. • These are but :a few of our far- reaching Progrestive, Conservative Farm Policies founded on a new, pro- g'ressive conception of the rights of Canadian farmers in every commun- ity of every Province. To -day a farmer fights for farmers' rights. Help John Bracken to raise the living standards of • the forgotten man -- the Canadian farmer. WIN WITH BRACKEN • Vote for Your r es a ,err -,¢ N1;111'1114 M 1lre;'pre�tleetitie twrettv!A y`. Eat �f