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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1945-08-24, Page 71. jt .•••••••Aa. !me, ••••••••••••••• • • • • .111411. Etp;. 410.400),*14yiopoiilltGn HM . , • • . • • Telepboue 174 • L I. iVicIaNN Barrister, Solicitor, Etc,. SF.h,FORTH ' ONTARIO Branen.Office - Heiman •HettesX Seaforth l'hfaue 113 Phone 173 MEDICAL - SEAFORTIICLINIC - •DR. E. „he McMASTER, M.B. Graduate of University of Toronto The Clinic is fully equipped with complete and modern X-ray and other up-to-date diagnosticand therapeutics enninment. Dr. P. J. R. Forster, Specialist in diseases of the ear, eye, nose and throat, will .be at the Clinic the first Tuesday in every month from 3 to 5 p.m. Free Well -Baby •Clinic will be held on the second and last Thursday in every,enonth from 1 to 2 p.m. JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE phones: Office 5-W Res. 5-3 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. 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SOUTH Clinton, Lv. Brueefield Kippen Hensall Exeter London, Ar. • • 1 A.M. 9.00 10.17 10.34 10.43 10.55 11.20 P.M. 3.10 3.32 3.44 3.53 4.10 5.25 C.N.R. TIME TABLE EAST A.M. P.M. Goderich 6.15 2.30 Holmesville 6.31 2.50 Clinton 6.43 ' 3.13 Seaforth St. Columban Dublin Mitchell •e WEST Mitchell Dublin St. Columban Seafoeth Clinton Goderieh 6.59 3.21 7.05 • 3.27 7.12 3.35 7.25 3.47 11.27 11.37 11.40 11.51 32,04 12.35 10.33 10.44 10.56 11.10 11.35 C.P.R. TIME TABLE EAST Goderich Meneset McGaw • Auburn - Bleth , • Wilton McNaught Toronto • WEST`' 'Toronto McNaught Walton Illyth Auburn Wang* lieneiet • • • ..... 410dotielk • P.M. 4,35 4.40 4.49 4.58 5.09 5.21 5.32 9.45 • ..,)44EANRE (Continued from lash week) They had satified Angela with their admiratien, and an they came in he three standing Men advanced ntenteet them, and the woman turnedher head. Ruth looked at her, and her brain working by a sort of doubleepro- cess, she had tine to compare her with the maid's description, even while her heart was standing still be- cause of the imminent meeting of Gloria and Professor.e" Pendragon. Miss,. Gilchrist did have short hair, not 'a fluffy mass like Dorothy Wins - low's, but lank, dank, soiled -brown locks that franied a lank, soiled - brown countenance. Her gown also seemed to be of a dusty black, and Ruth could easily imagine that if her manners were no more attractive than her appearance, she would be quite as disagreeable as the maid dee scribed her. A 'closer view showed an out -thrust foot in a long, fiat, soil- ed -brown shoe, and Ruth remernber- ed what Dorothy had once told her: "Never trust a woman who wears common sense shoes -there is some- thing radically wrong with her." She was, being introduced to Mr. Peyton -Russell now. She had -never met, him -before. He was a large man who looked es if he took his material wealth very seriously indeed and thought he owed some reparation to the public from which he .had ex- tracted it, but he had a heavy cor- diality 'that was rather charming be- cause it was so obviously sincere, "And now you must meet the others," chirped Angela. Ruth realized for the first time that Angela was like a ..yellow canary. The birds, singing gaily in the sun- shine„ made the comparison almost compulsory. - "You'll have to come to them, and anyway, I always have cocktails in front of the fireplace. After that lone- cold ride, you must need one, though it is only ten o'clock in the morning," They followed her across the long room, Ruth walking 'a step behind Gloria, watching her face, waiting ,for the moment. when she should see around the bigh-backed chair.. They must have -seen him at the same mom- ent, for Ruth's heart gave a little thump and it seemed that Gloria missed 'a step, her body swaying niat perceptibly for.. a second, while one band flew to her throat in a gesture that Ruth had seen before. Her col- or did not change, but with the sophistication of four months in New York Ruth knew that Gloria's color did not "come and go" for very good reason. The biggest change was in ber eyes. They seemed to have turned a dark violet and to have opened wider than Ruth had ever seen them before in a fixed stare. •They were standing before him now. In her anxiety about Gloria she had not thought of him at all. His face was quite white and he seemed to be nerving himself for some tremendous ordeal. "Pardon me for not rising" -he in- dicated the crutches beside his chair. "Professor Pendragon's not a • bit like a real invalid -one forgets it the moment one talks to him," apologized Angela, rather tactlessly. "He and John are such good friends that I us- ed- to be jealous of him, and when I heard he was 111 1 insisted that John make Iiiincorne, and do you know, he wanted to run away before, but I told him what clever people were coming and made him stay -aren't you glad now that you've met GloriaMayfield and Ruth?" "Miss Ruth' Mayfield and I have tr.et before," he said. She was almost afraid to look at him, There was in his eyes a look of questioning, almost of reproach. He had grown thinner and she won- dered how Gloria could be so heart- less. Still it wasn't all Gloria's fault. Ruth had seen her dark eyes melt with pity at sight of the crutches•-,-• pity and a sort of bewildered fright, but when he spoke as if he had never seen her before, the soft look faded and her eyes changed from violet to the coldest grey imaginable, and her mouth set in a cold line, quite unlike its natural form. • "I'm sure you'll like our little Bo- hemian circle," She said. Ruth wondered how she dared make fun of Angela that way in her own house. Somehow or other they had all been presented to Miss Gil- christ, too, but she proved to be one of those persons one habitually for- gets. and who is perpetually trying to call back the wandering attention of others, like a friendless pup rubbing hi nose in the hands of strangers, hoping some place to find a master. Of course Miss Gilchrist hadn't that kind of nose, but there was a pitiful look in her dust -colored brown eyes that simply plead for attention. Evi- dently Terry saw it, for he was talk- A.M. 8.20 P.M. 12.04 12.16 12.28 12.29 12.47 12.54 1.00 , • ! ea. 4 • , . a Ing tet•ee'149W; Perhapa' was only trying tO relieve what Was an awkward moment for him as well as for Rutl. Cocktaile came and though Ruth had never seen Gloria drink anything stronger, than coffee before four o'cloek in the afternoon, " she took this one in the way that Ruth had sometimes seen men drirat, al- most pouring it down. They all mov- ed off to the breakfast table then, Gloria with John Peyton -Russell: An- gela beside Prince Aglipogue, and. Terry with Miss Gilchrist. Ruth waited while Professor Pendragon picked up his, crutches. Evidently hW could get about very well by him- self. "I want to see you after breakfast -as soon as possible," she whispered to him. "The enclosed veranda at five o'clock," he whispered back. She wanted to ask him what and where- the enclosed veranda was', but there was no chance. Every one was talking at once; it seemed; that is, every one except Professor Pen- dragon and herself. She tried to catch Terry's(' eyes, but when she did he only lifted one eyebrow as who should say: • -"You see, your anxiety was need less; they are sophisticated .New Yorkers and didn't mind a bit." But they did mind; she knew that. If they had recognized each other -- that would have been the sophisticat- ed' thing to do. Instead they had tak- en the romantic course and met as strangers, though unlike strangers they did not talk to each other. All around her she could hear snatches of conversation. Terry seemed to have quite wan the formidable Miss Gilchrist. • "Yes; I sing," she could hear her saying; "but I prefer poetry to any of the arts." "Really?" said Terry politely. "Yes; I say that poetry is my chief metier. I have a poem this month in Zanelsie's." "I must read it," murmured Terry. "You should hear me recite to real- ly appreciate; don't you think 'that one is always the best interpreter of one's own- work?" • Terry nodded understandingly, and then in a voice that amused Ruth even while she thought it rather cruel of him to laugh at the serious Miss Gilchrist: "Do you write rhymed poetry or do you prefer free verse?" he asked. Miss Gilchrist destered her grape fruit and gave him her undivided at- tention. "You know, Mr. Rierdan, for years I have written rhymed pOetry, but recently, mlite recently, I have felt a definite urge toward the ftee med- ium. I have not relinquished the rhyme, but I am expressing myself in both forms. The free medium-" Her voice went on, and on, but Ruth could not bear her now because Gloria's voice, clear and high like the sleigh bells, rose above everything else for the moment. "No; I can't work in Terry's play; I've decided never to go back to the stage. I want to travel -South Am- erica, perhaps." "But you're going there on a con- cert tour, aren't you. Prince?'' said Angela. "Perhaps -if you have a secret from me, Gloria, I don't knew what I shall do to you." For a moment Ruth's eyes met those of Professor Pendragon. She saw a strange light flash into them,, like a sword half withdrawn from its sheath and then replaced, as he drop- ped his eyes. 00 CHAPTER ,XIV: It was easy to slip away alone. Ruth knew that Gloria, who had gone to her own room, expected to be fol- lowed, but she did not want to talk alone with Gloria until she had seen ProfesSor Pendragon. She found the enclosed veranda, a sleeping porch above the sun room. She threw a heavy cloak about her shoulders and passed unobserved down the hall and through the narrow doorway. leading outside. He was there, waiting for her in his wheel chair, There was another chair -beside him, perhaps for the nurse. She could look out over a wide circle of white hills with mass- es of dark green where fire trees clus- tered in the hollows. The outer edge of the cirelewas stained a deep rose, so that hill and cloud- lay heaped against the sunset bathed in cold ffame. She moved toward him slowly, won- dering how she would begin now that she had kept her rendezvous. He laid down the pipe he had been smoking and held Out a hand to her, a hand through which the light seemed to shine, it was so pale and thin. She sat (Riven beside him without speaking at once and looked tot a a moment at tbo hills. They seemed so Outer 411.4'4941 and Peace - net Wilat she ilaa,'•going to say !!!:. would sound streteepealed unreal here -more strange evepeehen it aottrieed in New York. "I want to talk to- 3,.pu about Glor- ia," she began, but Ike 4.d not speak when she pausedaed. alite went on: "When you sent e that card to the water color show -it was at breakfast I got Ite-Garia told me that she'd been married to you. She's my aunt -my fathereCnister, hut I'd never seen her until after father and mother both died and. I came here to study art. Mother sent me to her because she is my only living rela- tive. She didn't know you were in New York until I got thet card, and she asked me not to tell you about her, so I lied when you asked me about myself, or at least didn't tell the truth. Then just before we came here I saw Nels Zord and he told me you were here too. At first I thought of telling Gloria, but I didn't because 11 want you to help me. I want you to save Gloria." "I'm afraid 1 can't save Gloria, my child, any more than Gloria can save me -she perhaps has lost her soul - tomorrow I lose my life. It is all set and we have as little to do with it as with that thin thread of waning moon up thdre, which tomorrow night will be utterly dark." "But don't you, see, Gloria doesn't understand and that's why she is helpless; but you do understand and can prevent things. You said your- self to me once, `The stars incline but do not compel.' If you won't help me I must do everything alone, but you meet tell me the truth. Isn't George the cause of your illness?" • He leaned suddenly toward her. "Why do you think that?" "You talked about the evil eye and the dark of the moon; the others, Nels and Dorothy, thought you were joking or talkingehn • riddles, but I didn't. The night of the show, when you were first stricken, I saw George performing incantations before a horrible snake -a black cobra, I think; a month later he worshipped the snake again and pear illness in- creased. He has come ;here because Angela wants him to entertain us with his music hall nia'hhe., I am afraid that he willaise the snake. You say you are to lose your life tomor- riw; if George is the cause of your illness, then that is true." He was still leaning toward her, searching her face in the walling light. He spoke slowly as if his words were but a surface ripple over a deep lake of thought. "It is true that my Illness is mind - born -I have known that from the be- ginning -and that it is not of my- self, and I have tried to discover who could have thought it on me. It may be, as you suggest, .that George has done it. It is an answer, but why?" "Because of Gloria," she said. With driother man it would haVe been dif- ficult to tell her beliefs, but for the moment it seemed as if they two were hanging suspended in the dusk - blue bowl of mountain and sky, and the soul, eager yet indifferent of life, that leoked out of his eyes, com- manded absolute truth. "George loves her -he is a Hindoo, and for no other reason would he have been her servant all these year. At first he understood the prejudices of a Western woman and realized that couldn't marry her, but I think if you will look back perhaps now you can See how he separated you and Gloria. I have newer seen the two men who followed, but I think he must haye hypnotized her into•MarrY- ing them, and then himself broken the inarriages, and„ now she is going to marry this horri,ble Prince Agli- pogue. George is forcing her to do that. He boasted that it was so to me. It will ruin her career and make her pain., and break her oheart -,Wfth shame when she wakes to what she ha's done. Then George will claim his reward. He did not mention your name when he talked to me, but he said, 'There is only one other tit to walk beside her, and he is slowly dying of an unknown disease.' You see there is only one link gone from my story and that is how you let Gloria go at first. Why did you, why did you?" In the retelling_ of the story that had occupied her minds all these weeks, putting all her fears into words, it seemed that the danger she told had grown fourfold. When she had tried to tell Terry his very atte, nude of uncomprehension had made her story sound unreal, but when she told it now, she saw belief and un- derstanding hi Pendragonts eyes and something else -a resignation that hardened her. It was as if he watch,, ed Gloria being murdered and-inade 4g 4d 10: a14 P,P4,4 •40 • flAiin§ 4)4a• ••40.411±0.,, float When ' Wee.. wAAtqd, tO ilt•rtth' her. 1 4140 li;he hire and advised her atot. to, take •114,n; it would lave !en paLoh better' for him to go back to his profeseimh but he begged tO ,Vome ad ehe liked hint; Oeenapti his dew), len flattered ner.' Everething went well until the night when Gloria was to open. in a new play. I itever went much to the theatre. 1 thought it better to leave her alone in her professional life, and oe this night the planet Eros -a small planet discovered quite recent- ly in our new solar system -was to be very near -much nearer than it had ever been but -once before; much nearer than it would be again for many years. The first • time the astronomers of the world had missed a wonderful opportunity;, this time th'ey were all watching. We were' to, take photographs if the weather per- mitted; by means of Eros and com- parative calculations we would discov- er something exact about the dis- tance and weight of many other plan- ets. It was the opportunity of a cen- turye "We had a small flat in London and George was acting as a sort of butler and sometimes valeting me as well. I hated having him around; but Gloria said he was happier when he was busy. I remember now everything that, happened and how he looked at me. 'You are going to the theatre tonight, Sir?' he said, and I had the impression that he often game me, that he was being impertinent, almost insulting, though there was neither impertinence nor insult in his words or manner. "'No; I'in due at the observatory,' I answered. There had been no idea of my going to the opening in, my mind, or in Gloria's, I think, until that moment, but when George had left us she turned on me .with re- proaches. She said that I took no interest in her work; that I was jeal- ous of her career and that I must choose between her and the stars that night. I dare say I was very stupid, but she seemed quite strange and unreasonable as I had never seen her before, and I said some rather nasty things. She said if I did not go to the theatre she would never re turn to the flat. Of course I•said that was unnecessary-that'I would go. I did; expecting a message from her every day. The only message I got was frenrher 'lawyers in Paris, where she had gone for a divorce. That's the story. He stopped talking now, but Ruth waited. Over the hills the rose flush had faded, the thin, keen blade of the almost disappearing moon hung like a scimitar in a field of dark purple and resting above it a star hung, trembling, as if waiting for the cold arms of a laggard lover. "I suppose half confidences won't do," he said at last. "I still love Gloria: what man once having loved her could forget? 'Time cannot change nor custom 'stale her infinite variety'; but of what use to fight one's destiny -in another incarnation, perhaps. I cannot believe all that you saY of George. That he is a ma- hatma is doubtless true, that he loves Gloria is gruesomely natural, that he hates me and has put upon me this mind -born malady is reasonable, but that he should possess or even aspire to possess, Gloria is incredible." There was a sadness on his face, another worldness in his eyes, but there was no light of battle there, and Ruth Whose youth and energy cried out for action, felt as if she were beating with futile hands against a stone wall. "But he dpes want her, and he's going to succeedif you don't do something : -It he has the power to kill you, he haS the power to do these ,orher things too. Even if you don't believe this, you must do something to save your own life." "I'm afraid I'm not very keen about living; if I die now it is an easy way out-" She wanted to protest that if' he had courage he might yet win 'Gloria again, but she did not dare raise hopes that might never he fulfilled. Even if Gloria were saved from' the Prince who could tell that she might not marry Terry? "That's weak, and cowardly," she said, "and if you believe in the Wis' dom of the East you know that in the next life you will not enjoy the fruit of any joy for which you have not struggled in this. You are sel- fish, too. Even if you no longer care for your own life, you must do what you can to help Gloria." "She no longer wants anything from me; she would only resent my interferenee." • "You are thinking only of yourself -what difference can her attitude make now? Promise me ,that you Will do somethin.g-promise-" "Perhaps the voide of youth is the voice to folleete-4 ant afraid 1 h&V`e. grown old and age does not foie Ane 1.14.P1•Eit m1e••taifi; • AWAYazti let lb* IlAih.O.,•giiii.dliarae don l Afit,'•'''yotT',,40''•',13,14t13 'started AWAY, want tMng to .Profeseor Peadrhgen .aied „ye don't want -to bn. alone Wlth. hi`" Ruth could not see his, face 'very clearly, but she haz his long white hands clenching over the arms of hie chair. "I thoughthourse, when we met this morning, that you would find nsoellie eaxien,uaePefrocryeg ' oing away on the xttr "Why should I do that, Gloria? I did not know you were coming; you did not know f was here. We have been thrown together for a brief time. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Peyton - Russell knpws that we have met be- fore. I have promised to stay over the New Year. John knows I haven't any Particular business interest to call me away. I thought the least conspicuous thing would be to stay., My illness makes it easy for me to stay much in my own rooms. We need not meet often, but if you wfsh, of course, I can go tomorrow." There was no trace of bitterness or anger in his _voice. He spoke in a cold, casual way as if he' wete dis- cussing some rather boring detail of business. . "I do wish it very much -- Prince Aglipogue has 'asked Angela to an- nounce our engagement tomorrow night. Of course no one but Ruth and Mr. Riordan khows that 'we have ever met before, but it will be awk- ward for me, even though you seem to have forgotten everything." • Her voice, as cold as his at the be- ginning, deepened and trembled on the last words, whether with tears or anger Ruth could not tell. She only knew that both of these people were suffering as only proud people can suffer and she did. not want to watch. She tried to slip away, but Gloria's hand on her arm restrained her. "Really, Gloria, I don't see why you should _announce •a thing like that; you might as well make an announce- ment every time you buy a new frock." The words could not have cut Glor- ia more than they did Ruth. Surely this, was not the man who not fifteen minutes earlier had told her that he • ...ee• -,•-.,• rude. She ble," she said in "No; forgive Me=44- early train." ' se. he , But already Gloria had' 14.17,40 was walking away, itb knowing what to, say, foil:owed,: be, heart adhing for both the.wonianeandi. the lonely man outside. Glerille* • not pause nor loOli back and Hetleee suspected that she dared not twit:hiei! face for fear oe disclosing tears. The warm air inside made Rath alize for the first time that, thought sheltered, it was very Pc1c1: outside: She hesitated, wondering whether- to follow Gloria or to go back and 'beg Professor Pendragon not to remain longer out of deters. ,,hgeehea _depidede • ' her by walking steadily forward and turning into her own room, closing . the door behind her. •• He was etill sitting where they had left him, staring out into the blue - black sky. Even his heads stilt clang tightly to the arms of his chair as they had when she .had left him. "I've "just discovered that it's ter- rifically eold out here and you ought - to come in," she said, trying to sneak as if nothing had happened. "The nurse was to have come out for me a long time ago; I dare say she saw us talking and ,went .back. If you think you could push the chair for tee -I haven't airy crutches here -I will go in," he answered in the same tone. Without speaking. she moved to the back of the chair and began wheel- ing him toward the door. It really moved very easily. She stopped at the door, opened ,it, and push him through. '" "Which door?" she asked. "That one," ,ne pointed. • (Continued Next Week) cheSNAPSI-10T GUILD •CAMPFIRE PICTURES 121 ,IA Interesting campfire pictures are •easy to take with any camera. Increased effectiveness was obtained in this shot by setting off a flash bulb to the right of the figures. JT'S THE season for evening pic- nics and corn roasts, and fe.w outdoor subjects offer better picto- rial possibilities than the ,campfire. These pictures, with a merry group sitting around the glowing fire sing- ing, telling stories, and preparing food, are extremely effective and at the same time very easy to make. Por campfire pictures using the firelight as the sole source of illu- mination, simply place your camera on a tripod or some firm support; group the members of the party around a bright, blazing fire in such a manner that no one has his back to the camera; have the group "hold still," and make a short time exposure. That's all there is to it. Now for a few details. The cam- era should be loadcid with a high speed "pan" type film. For the average campfire picture, an ex- posure of five to fifteen seconds with a box camera should produce satisfactory reStilti with finer cam- eras use the same exposure and set the lens at felt The illumination from the campfire varies consider- ably, so it might be a good idea to take several shah at different ex- posures, to insure getting one that. meets With your approval many excellent este/Ate pieturen are Made With the aid of flash lamps. All you need is an inexpen- sive device that looks like the bat- tery case of a pocket flashlight, but has a sockeethat fits the flash lamps. There is also a small reflector to in- crease the intensity of the light and direct it where you want it. These are pretty scarce now, but you may find ode of your friends has one. Merely place your camera to in- clude the view desired, and set the shutter for a time exposure. Then hold the flash unit about five feet from the ground and slightly back of the camera; open the shutter, press the button to set off the Photoflash lamp, then close the shutter. Here's one suggestion to help add natilralness and interest to your campfire pictures. Don't have your group stiffly posed and looking at the camera. Let them relax and hold their natural positions, seated or standing in a semicircle around the fire, pretending to talk or sing. Neict time you go oh a Monte which Will continue after dark, take Along an extra roll or two of high 'speed illm, and plan to get a pod series of night campfire ,•AbOcts. 'Voted ‚find that taninliten 14,h tidt difficult Subleets,, a bianyysaPptfae,•',, and they will add patOebttAg oilt • 414ils to Your PopManitit oolleetlini. onn Van •entuuete I "I .„„