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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1945-11-16, Page 7!!n�'.��a�JAa.aux u,a:WgN,JWe,1'�YP�+i1Ran�IFIf1A"Fx /t�iFe'a"4,k�,.fat 1%4 lrlrlit l�a� 8toitoltora, 'Etc, �1r 1VI 'proles Ct7o!!It►,ell 8; (1ezlii ars Telephone X74 Ido I, MMLEAN Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. SEAFO1i,TH - ONTARIO Branch Office - Henson Bensall Phone 113 (Continued from last week) I reek's On •tris following day and ez BeIla's only reply was to turn, Pressing her biting opinion offhand when near the Custom 'louse, and I of the whole matter, sofar as 'Bella make a dash at the harbor Wall, I was concerned. For which reason, which was about the height of,there being no restraining influence Phone 173 her shoulders, "Now she's gone!" I at hand,. Bella, furious and almost Seaforth thought Mazy and shrieked aloud for weeping at her mother-in-law's 'sting - D MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC DR. E. A. McMASTER, M.B. Graduate of University of Toronto The CIiele . is fully equipped with complete and modern X-ray and other np-to-date diagnostic and therapeutics equipment. Dr. F. 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 month 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-J 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- mei and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye and Golden' Square Throat Hos- pital, Landon, Eng. At COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SFAFOR'111, THIRD WED- NESDAY in each month, from 2 p.m. to 4.39 p.m.; also at Seaforth Clinic first Tuesday of each month. 53 Waterloo Street South, Stratford. • help. At the first scrambling leap Be'!a lodged the lower part of her breast on the top of the wall; • then she saw the dark, lapping water be- low. But instead of her hearing it whisper "peace and rest," as the real. suicide does, Bella instantly saw pain and death and heard a horrible im- aginary gurgling. By this time she was much more sober than when she fell on Mary's neck at the shop door, and she khew that a semblance of attempt must' be maintained, or she would be a laushing stock to Mary. Hence she struggled to get one knee on to the wall, was further sobered by the fear ,of falling over, bruised her elbow in the unmeaning effort, and was half out of her skirts when Mary, still crying for assistance, laid strong hands on her sh :alders and dragged her back to the road. Then, as pei'sons began to issue from the houses opposite and to run across to them, Bella, part in actual hysteria and part in desperate pretence, kick- ed and screamed to get back to the wall, crying that, she was "a trouble to everyone and best dead and out of it." So strenuous •and' apparently determined was she that those who held her, or stood around, in shock- ed wonderment, thought that she really meant to end her life there and then. However, by dint of per- suasion and half carrying her. Bella was got bac);. home, sobbingly deplor- ing her useiessness and disgrace; hi which manner she was put to bed by Mary, and a neighbor, while_.tb'r oth- ers returned to their own comes It was at the tail -end of, this .that Der- reck eniered, to hear the story in surprise, anger and some new pity at this frash tendency in Bella; and pre- sently -when Alice had also been put to rest, and Mary had harried home thrilled with a curiously guilty sort' of pleasure, over which the tu- mult and the 'horror of Bella's crazy attempt east a check -to be left sit- ting in the old Kingsworth armchair, with his elbows on his knees and his face in his hands. CHAPTER VIII I A MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF AUCTIONEERS V- HAROLD JACKSON Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. Licensed .in Huron and Perth Coun- 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, DENFIELD If jou want to realize greater re- turns from your auction sales of live stock and farm 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-tf LONDON and CLINTON NORTH Loadon, Lv. ' Exeter Rensail Kippen Brueefield Clinton, Ar SOUTH Clinton, -Lv. Brucefield Kippen .® Hensall Exeter London, Ar 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 Goderich Bolmesville Clinton Seaforth St. Columban Dublin Mitchell Mitchell Dublin WEST St. Coltimban Seaforth Clinton Goderich A M. 6.15 6.31 6.43 6.59 7.05 7.12 7.25 11.27 11.37 11.40 11.51 12.04 12.35 FISHES ing regret that she had been prevent- ed,,, from "dumpin' herzelf into the harbor," went out there and then and again lost all respect for herself. By this act she left Alice to the care of Mrs. Kingsworth, who was greatly pleased at being able to take the child home with her. Then, in the even- ing, came Derreck. When he learnt what had happened he went instant- ly to his mother, and had with her the most hard-hitting ten minutes' talk that had ever passed' between, them. He took Alice home with him and during the next few weeks hard- ly a word passed between mother and son; which was much nearer to' com- plete estrangement than they had previously been, and naturally in- creased her hatred for Bella. It was during these weeks that Mary made her greatest advance in Bella's redemption, and brought some gleams of sunshine to Derreck's home and heart again. For it was Bella's nature to be suddenly actuated to good or ill that was not an inherent part of herself; then to drift back by degrees, after a period that •was always consequent to the weight of influence under which she worked, to be what she was at heart. In her light, spasmodic way she had a gen- uine affection for Mary; and here there was real admiration together with that large portion of what we mean by looking -up -to. It was in this last part of the' tie that Mary's pow- er of guidance lay. And as Derreck was outwardly much the same to- wards Bella as he, had been during the past year, and nothing out of the common occurred between him and Mary, Bella wisely let alone that which shet could neither understand nor make either better or clearer by discussion. Not that she thought lit- tle of Mary's confessed love for. Der- reck; on the contrary it often caused her grave consideration, which al- ways left her in a fog on strange wa- ters with no course to follow. The truth was that while Bella still be- lieved implicitly in Mary's goodness and in the unshakeable loyalty of her husband, she was puzzled beyond measure at several matters in con- nection with her friend. Not only did the latter's love and all its bear- ings and conduct' put Bella's smaf intellect into a confused muddle. There was that perplexing power of outwar quiet when Bella,knew her to be in inward tumult, and when she would have rushed into hysterics. There was this reading of dull, dry books, not a bit about menand wo- men's affairs with one another, and the very sight of which nearly gave her a headache; yet Mary had not been to any better school than she had. Then there was her curious power of peruasion over people gen- erally; the manner in which most persons got out of her way 111 a crowd; that wonderful depth in her big eyes now and then, like looking into the beautiful, large eyes of a baby in the twilight, or down a bot- tomless well with a lovely guaze ov- er the top and a faint mystic .light diffused below; that unaccountable respect which well-nigh everybody gave to Mary, and no one had ever shown to her even in the best of her days. Bella alsoargued from her own foolish affair with Bob Aplin, of whom she had seen but little of late. He was in love with her, she thought, enough to take her away from Der- reck. But she was not in love with him, or what, would have happened? Supposing she had flung herself at his feet, as Mary had at Derreck's! Why, in such a case what was a man to do but take what he could get? At any rate, that was what most men would do, and -she told herself -it was lucky both for Mary and for her that Derry was so ,much out of the common in that way. Fin- ally there were those strange dreams of Mary's, according to Mary's pre- vious reading of them; her ability to interpret the dreams of others `at times, and her general faith in every one that was clear enough to have a meaning attached. All these charac- teristics tended to confuse Bella, and to leave her in a sort of doubting worship --but still worship, the foun- dations of which were mystification and a morality and will -power that astounded her -whenever she allowed her mind to dwell on Mary. aid Bella, .zloticit} flint Mary • wa' weaning a .long, hedyy 04)at and had `a knitted ehawl tied On her head. But Derreck .was about stenewhere, she added, and believed theold man oto be at home.'Saying that she would go and see, away went Mary...Kineu- worth was indoe rs, smoking in soli- tude by the remains of his lonely tea. "Mr. Kingsworth," she began at once, "I want you to take me out in the boat with you." • "Why, dear a -goodness me, what's a -matter wi' en!" he• cried, looking up over the parafin lamp on the old round table at his elbow:, "Nothing -with me," Mary answer- ed, drawing her quick, observant glance from the big sea -boots off the end of the high, • steel -topped fender and from things generally, thinking how much more tidy the place was than she had expected, yet missing the touch of a woman's hand here and there, and fixing her deep gaze on his steady grey eyes; "but I want you to come out, at once, and say nothing to anyone -till we come back anyway, and perhaps not then." "But, lawks a-! What's in the wind, girl? 'Tis a-" "Now listen, and I'll tell you " "Right, me -dear,' I'1L, hearken to anything you zays." He returned the pipe to his mouth and leaned back in the chair again. "But do 'ee zit down while 'ee talks." "No, I won't sit down -not now, because I want you to' come at once. Listen." Now strongly impressed by the quietude of her tone and bearing he again looked straight at her face. "You believe in many things you don't understand-" p•• - "That's zo.-" • She was referring to his well-known and admitted superstition. "And you believe in some of my dreams, and others' dreams-" "Zo agen." "Well, two nights ago and again last night I dreamt I went out in •Derreck's boat, by myself -which, of course, I couldn't, because I couldn't manage , t-anid put the net down, and when I pulled it up there was a box of treasure in it-" "Well, bliss my butes! An"lee dreamed it twice an' !-" "Yes. I know exactly where to go to -I saw it all in the dream, just•like a real thing in daytime. And I want you to make' haste and come with me and manage the boat, before any- thirg comes in the wa7...- "Lor', how you takes me breath away!" "We shall • be back before supper - time, perhaps in an hour or so. Put your bo* on, please, quick and-" "An' do 'en think az we'll really ketch that treasure!" Kingsworth was now leaning eagerly forward, his pipe in his hand again and his el- bows on the arms of the chair. "I don't know, Mr. Kingsworth; but my dream says I ought to go and see what it means." "'Tis zo, 'tis zo," he replied, laying down the pipe and reaching for his boots; then pausing in the action to look back at her and add. "But, Der- ry-zeems to me like az Derry ought to come along wi' en." "No, Derreck mustn't. No one must know a word of it till we come back and perhaps not then. So do, p'.ease, let us go at once. There warn't a soul on the pier when I came past, so far as I could see." While Mary still stood by the table glancing here and there at the hum- ble appointments of the room and thinking what a muddle and a mess it would all be in if a landsman lived there alone, instead of this old long- shoreman, to whom that inexorable monitor. the sea, had taught the va- lue of "a place for everything and Emotional to excess as Mary was in some ways, it was yet given 1.'1 her -as it is to women generally 9f mucn more than to men -to h'de nine tenths of what she felt by this re- suming of former relations between her and Bella and Derreck. With a temperament that v' a fitted' mainly to serve where her affections lay, and be happy in the serving merely, that heavy cloud of depression soon Passed from her bearing, and some color 'came back to her cheeks. To her uncle, about what he had -read in her diary -in a manner that :old him she did not wish to pursue the sub- jc ct, she said "she was trying to ,rite a story from the heroine's point of view. and when it N,:s finished he should see it; in the meantime she wanted it kept quite to themselves. As for Mr. Kingsworth having stolen her affections, or anything, of the kind, he was wrong altogether; but she did not blame him for that, al- though it had probably set some tongues wagging. However, as she paid no heed to any sort of gossip at any time she did not 'mind that." There the matter ended, so far as discussion went. The real truth had tb be hidden, and all that Mary could allow herself was the subterfuge of a half-truth. In so much as he was concerned, her word was enough for him. Beyond that, his main thought was of the trouble he had made by interfering -"the worst he could re- member, except *hen he forgot him- self over so-and-so; but this would be a lesson to him to keep himself more in hand." His contribution was great. To his mind, Mary was incap- able of any such wrong as would come out of a young woman being 1n love with another woman's husband. And when he saw that she was grow- ing to be her old self again, and was proving of such signal service to Bella, he felt more assured than ever, his private convictions being: If there hacl been anything between her and Kingsworth, she would not put herself so much out of the way to keep the erring wife straight. No, what had caused Mary to be so de- pressed must have been some quar- rel between her and Bella.' Nor, did his arguments trend a step past this point. And what he saw became the general idea; that is: when it was seen that she 'was devoting herself to Bella's redemption from drink, the neighbors would not believe that Mary was- in love with Derreck; or, said they to one another, "Why should she be a -spending herself for hiswife, 'stead o' letting the slattern guzzle herself out o' the Way?" So the affair stood outwardly, un: marred -to any great extent even by Mrs. Kingsworth, who had --been from home during the afternoon and " eve- ning of the rumpus. But she triok the P.M. 2.30 2.50 3.13 3.21 3.27 3.35 3.47 10.33 10.44 10.56 11.10 11.35 C.P.R. TIME TABLE EAST floderich 1, Meneset McGaw Auburn Blyth Walton McNaught Toronto Toronto McNaught Walton Blyth Auburn McGaw 4eneset ...................... WEST ledietrieh sryr.as r rp.r..ae.a tl IhaQ�• what; pt�r "�Gxexlfitilie Ion, >te doll, , �'heri Off, : t p ^,went for 1 e Old., f4,04}!?' tty, ll an i "`Well, 'e*ar a I can dP any baFlu even,1J P ';dgp;t tial b 3Ylidt It •1F4�11 h1 that 'Merle prezfpiis, »?fl $nt, �P , h ealt,o,„ zhould liken to zee pada dream •epma !o1I1 104rY t1z true' 'T would be zo grand vor Der- b,af ' ':sR late' AgaWerp 14,,o4o0iv+llye. oz}, #0 P.M. 4.35 4 4.40 4.49 4.58 5.09 5.21 5.32 9,45 A.M. 8.20 P.M. 12.04 12115 12.28 12.39. 12.47 12.64 1.110 ry! Wouldn't en.?" 0-9 444' hts as tp Oa As Mary had sttreeised, the jettysort Of..tlieaaure 'W'oO „+# to x?,a e was deserted, • They got aboai"di the he w-'1 have •zl:otz> O , that1,�.Ao "Night Queen" without hindrance and dtirtant atop suddenly; 'but that riser Kingsworth began t9 set the nada. ! rate had been slgwly lessened, tzli at',� Here Mary was ,but of little service last she had pulled an, as ff l:•Ao weaty^ to him; but she was strong; auielc to to go. further. understand and eager to he'll where- At this time the 4Night fusee,'* ever. possible. Naturally, this was not was cloae•hauled, and Kingsworth got her first boat -voyage, by many; but her off the wind, jibed her, and let she was no lover oiY 'the sea, never her go with the sheets out, in oxder had been and apparently never would to clear the supposed obstacle. But be. During the past two years or so she speedily slowed down again, and she had learnt to understand it, prob- ably better than those about her who - spent their daily lives on or near the sea. So far as her understanding went it was a treacherous and an insatiable thing -an element of which to make the most during its docile moods and to leave severely alone at all other times. Now, however, not only was it fairly smooth; but the task in hand held a possible great- ness that put all other matters far into the background. Thus Mary lent her amateur assistance -with an in- telligence that was akin to an ex- pert's knowledge. This was chiefly in handling the tiller until the sails were up, the mooring slipped, and Kingsworth took her place to work the boat out of the harbor. When they had doubled the head of the jetty, she sat on the midship's thwart, gazing astern and telling the old man where to steer for, by ex- plaining that, according to her dream such and such lights should be just so-and-so. When this had continued for some forty minutes and the har- minutes later he cried: bor lay about three miles and a -half "Ther' en be! Ther' en be!" And astern, Kingsworth began to doubt while he ran in the •slack rope and whether or not their net would reach took a turn around the lower part of the bottom, and to say that treasure the mast, he nodded towards the or no treasure they would get no wind. Then up went a disengaged fish, for none of them ever went fish- hand, pointing briefly to a spot on ing there. Then Mary considered that the water only five or six fathoms they were far enough out; to the' away, he adding, "Look 'ee! Look best of her ability to ascertain, this 'ee! Ther' be 'en! -al lafioat an' was the identical spot in lier dream. !" In came the rope again, as So while she assisted at the tiller Mary saw something, whitish but un - again, he prepared the small' gear for certain, just awash where he had going over the side, both of them pointed. "Len' a hand! Len' a hand, feeling a seriousness, even an im- me dear!" Mary was there, eager for pressiveness, that would have made anything, knowing nothing of what the cold sceptic grin with scorn to was • happening nor where to lay her witness, what in his phraseology hands for help. "My butes, we got ;Would be, such sublimely ridiculous 'en.! Treazure!-Lor'! But get 'ee faith. Kingsworth, between his in aft an' zit down • out'n the way! Get terjected orders to Mary at the helm a -hold the tiller an' keep 'en' in the could talk of ,nothing' but the good middle'. My butes!" fortune for , Derreck, should that "But what is it, Mr. Kingsworth? dream come true; and she, saying no What is it?" Mary asked, hurrying more thafl yes, or 110, as his remarks over the thwarts to the tiller. needed, thought of little else. Was it- "Biggest bag o' fish oz ever waz not all for Derreck that she was do- ketched out'n Minehead!" And he ing this apparently mad act out there was tugging away'again. "But how'll on • the silvery -topped waters in the we get 'en in? Lor', my butes!" darkness of, night and in secrecy, "Oh, I see it then!" Mary exclaim - when her uncle thought her to be ed, now infected by his happy excite - spending the evening with some ment, "This is the treasure in my dream! "That it be, girl! What a haul vor Derry! Dose 'the tiller-do'wn a bit, down a bit! Zo, steady. Now . . . •I got 'en! We'll tow 'ee in -too big to get aboard!" he was surprised to see that she was making poor headway. nable to grasp the meaning of this, he brought. her to the wind again, and, with Mary's now valuable help, he pro- ceeded to haul the gear. Long and laborious, indeed, this proved to be; so hard and so long that he, to break the monotonous strain of the situa- tion,°osaid he thought there must be a whole fleet's treasure chests in the net, or a golden cannon or something of that. He "b'lieved he rekerlekted. hearin' az zum o' they Zpanish gal- leons had been zent down zumw'er about yer." , Then suddenly there was a slackening of the rope, which again immediately tightened and became as difficult to haul in as before. The old man paused a moment, his face full of questioning; as he did so, up came the rope, slack enough for Mary to gather it in -to become, the next min- ute, inute, as taut as ever. Now Kingsworth began to wonder aloud, in words so disjointed that, Mary could • not un- derstand his meaning, till a couple of which was WWI so*"a and getting it ;,read`y : h market at once, done was to disco'rer the fishing -ground, Which, hotyever ol#z i3 be worked by their. small "0oatra soy in fine weather, heeau e of 1t1 delft and distance, And, out: of it ;laer€eel a1 and his step -father made a 01410a ,harvest for a few days in faOi t}l the weather broke, and the fish, gan to thin off owing to other •boat• joining them as soon as the „spot be-' came generally known. . During all - 'r that day and the next .the harbor and thereabouts was agog with the news, Mary's name being in it all. But the different versions of the story were more or less garbled, till the truth was told, so that the haIf-lies should be put to rest. Naturally, some persons believed without under- standing; others neither understood nor believed. Mr. Milroy simply held up his hands .and .mildly_deolared..that___ _._. "his niece was the wonder of that part of the coast; he really ,thought that sometimes she was inspired; and what she would do next nobody could tell, but whatever it was it would be right." To Bella the affair was mere- ly puzzling and as impressive as any- thing could be to he flippant shal- lowness of mind. But one thing it did, with some strength and decisive- ness -it drew Bella to look up to Mary as she had not done before, as to a being with something in her that was rather too high to be hu-,, man, that was, in fact, somewhat un- cannily good. Irrespective of this, however, she marked her apprecia- tion of the good fortune by getting drunk on what she could lay her hands on in this, sudden influx of money. Another thing that came out of this matter was an affair that threat- ened hreatened to be very unpleasant for sev- eral persons, yet was destined to bear excellent fruit eventually. Some daysafter the whole thing had quiet- ened down Derreck, Kingsworth, the two Aplins-father and son, both of whom were named Blab and much a- " like in their ways -and about a dozes more were out on the jetty. It was mid-afternoon, almost low-water, and with a stiff breeze blowing. Talk had turned to the new fishing -ground, then to the cause of its discovery; and young Aplin -who was generally as - careless of his words as of some "oth- er things -looked at Derreck and laughingly made a remark, concern- ing him and Mary, that brought Der - reek instantly to a sstiffened upright position, while his eyes angrily glar- ed a question at Aplin, whet, was half a head shorter but rather broader than Derreck. 0 And here it was, just before Christ- mas, that the tall, strong, Norse -look- ing girl -woman did that which still further mystified and drew Bella to her. For some weeks Derreck and his step -father had experienced a run of bad luck. So continuous and sev- ere had this been, in fact, that it looked as if the festivities.would be poor ones for them -unless Derreck was to fall back on his little fund of savings, an action to which he was always. strongly averse. About six o'clock In the evening, the weather 171014 'fine and the wind from the t estal'ard, Maly entered, found. Bella alone • and asked if Kingsworth had ,first opDortUlaitX 01 V!a J ,Rtt0 sir- flee?), in-sw Vatted to see iti er. iota, friends in Upper Town? Thus in tense excitement and an- ticipation, all severely 'restrained, the net, went down. Kingsworth took the tiller again, Mary resumed her place in the waist and til'e "Night Queen" forged slowly ahead. How the min- utes now dragged by, all in silence, except for Mary's steering directions as before! Their subject of Derreck and the treasure was' large exhausted and what might still have been said was kept down by the intensity of wondering expectation, questioning hope and fear. Kingsworth had for- gotten to light his rarely discon- tinued pipe, and Mary was oblivous of that cold night breeze, which at other times of inaction would have ;rade her shiver. Then the unexpected came - the boat stopped, straining at the rope between her and the gear below and unable to go any further. The net had caught and stopped at some wreckage, or, a huge stone, said the old man, in some dolefulness, and He passed the tow -line aft, made it fast over the weather -quarter, eased out the sheets, put the boat nearly before the wind and .headed for the harbor.. The ' floodtide was then run- ning in, and still their rate was stow. About half -past nine, however, they gained an anchorage; and Kingsworth rowed Mary ashore, for her to hurry to Derreck and tell him to go to his step -father -she having first enjoined silence on the latter as to their voy- age in search of treasure. But how could such a matter be kept private in an old town that was little more than a village? - especially as Der- reck and Kingsworth went out twice more to .the same place that night and caught a full bag on each occa- sion. They" worked till daylight, bringing in the fish -the most of "You mind what you say, Bob, about Miss Milroy, or by God I'll-" "Oh. don't 'ee take on so-neether you nor she be'ant-" "Before another ,word could leave his lips Derreck had struck at him; but the blow was warded oft and they closed. Here Derreck, being the best wrestler for many miles around; had by far the advantage. In a minute Aplin was rather heavily throws. The others clammered around, trying to make peace; while the elder Aplin insisted that it should be "a zstand- up fight," if anything, because his son was good at boxing. a (Continued Next Week) c ��i The rubble -filled streets of Caen or the sandy water -filled fox- hole* oxhole* of Holland 'Vere all in a days work to advancing Cain dna'° '. 'filo' t . e true G. Y', -theownind, Y.., "K`,,. ,, Infantrymen, and orl5 all *h resents the story of the Europeafl 't' ?l'o'ng►, w* tib V 'Oaf. which p • ;?;klfi ! p060e1►tbiir dittietet* peObleme but the Crith k I1litoklell them cheerfully, Intent only *.pan the dettructldh o4f tri der Left, above, a 'Canldian retro' pl,eks K. V,ih'y,ras 0 ' 11 ' iy lr; t * '" r b r In aUt 6 01'► sniper . ruttlh o a ,r1 ., 0 C,�i t j,*o" rlira o loot tta atta< se0`tl`an"*w�fie'd' wi��t Pint hnr� r�r. ##t0'#�i , ��,,iiSt the, clash bode* Ifite Gettilihy. '