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The house of Carrickbarrohane
where in Morse dare lived Michael • Mc
Namara -:•-known as Micky the whole
county repnid. -stood well back „from'
the road, ,some -two Hailes outside
Stradbally, 4n parklpnd of its own.
The salt winds off the sea had left
their iiimiint upon all the vegetatipn
about it. •Stunted hawtb;ornes 'with;
twisted trunks were bent inland. some
blown hack like the hair oil the heart
of a woman that isshake!' out in the
scuffle of the wind,
It is a black part of the, world ev-
en now. for the storms that fret the
Channel sea are born out of the deep
womb of the wide Atlantic and come
recklessly to shore, :like the children
of -g+ants,'•'?beut Mian wilful d'estruc-
tion,'
' Even were there the heart for it,
there is little -purpose in the protec-
tion of property on that coast. The
eea is forever creeping into the es -
late of the land, poaching;• a piece of
rastnre 'here'
, there stealing a poor
Feld of corn from un•ior the fatmer:s
very eyes.. ' For some miles inland it
takes its perquisites, after the fash-
ion of those who steal, small petty
thefts, when there are no eyes about.
• earrickbarrohane House was pro-
tected in no little degree by giant
elms that stood like dogs, guarding
It from -the sea winds, yet in its nor-
mal aspect and in its tones of chilly
grey behind the black trees had no
great air .of comfort, but rather the
suggestion of one shivering in a d.is-
anal shelter, . with shoulders. nipped
and narrowed in the cold.
On that, night, however, it wore a
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DR. E. A. McMASTER, M.B.
Physician
DR. P. L. BRADY,, M.D.
Surgeon
Office hours daily, except • Wednes-
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Appointments for consultation may
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IN DR- H. H. ROSS' OFFICE
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Phone 90-W Seaforth
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
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AUCTIONEERS
HAROLD JACKSON
Specialist in Farm and Household
Sales.
Licensed in Huron and Perth Coun-
ties. Prices reasonable; satisfaction
guaranteed.
For information, ete., write or phone
HAROLD. JACKSON, 14 on 661, Sea -
forth; R.1. 4, Seaforth.
W. S. O'NEIL, DENFIELD,. ONT.
look o$ tifla+e,suateMet gaiety, *WI ping out of the 'hedge on the Streds
bright •lights in all the windows, ani4';belly^ road.
Vrindse 'Antares dangling from the It would go hard, however, with wo-
lower branches of. the trees. Theremen if thew hard 'no more than their
was. the sound of laughter, of •anu�
ric eyesight to be trusting to. Sophie's
,instinct- picked 'him out -sure enough,
the moment he entered the room, .,and,
in the space of an instant • had. gone
up -and introduced 'herself *again.
Charles looked his astonishment,
and mingled* with' no little admiration
too. There was not a girl In the whole
room within sight who could match
her for the beauty ,she had: If from
her father she had borrowed the
greater part of- her spirit, there at
least was the 'gentleness of her
mother looking out .of, her soft brow
eyes; . and that dainty curve of the
upper lip tp which John Desmond) had
eaten so wilting es v4ctlm in his youth
mazeall the full value of its imprese
Mon upon, Charles Stuart as he stood
looking down at her, „
It. was a dance 'he wanted at 'once.
and not one or two, but three if she
would give them. She doled them out
with as tantalizing a grace as you
niight have expected from; one of
that family. For with all the big
spirit of Jahn Desmond and all the
tenger gentleness • of his wife,, be-
tween them "'both they had bred
coquettes, these two. Even Margar-
et and,Josephine, they were flirts, the
pair .of them, in • their more timid
way.
She pointedthem out to him, sur-
rounded by the black coat's, but with
eyes casting in• quick glances tosee
what their sister was up to with their
hero of a noisy hour..
"And which .is Patricia?" he asked.
"Oh, sure, she's the kid," replied
Sophie — "This is her first dance.
She'll be pinning herself together up-
stairs. 'Tis the wap girls always do
that :when they come to their first
dance."
"Why their first?" .said he.
She looked up at him with a twin-
kle that w tether's in her
mother's brownhe eyes—"'Tie ' when
they get experience;" said sh'e,' 'toes,
wouldn't mind if their clothes w'Jre
dropping off them, so long as they
had • a good pick .of the men," She
raised herself on tiptoe, so that her
mouth came nearer to his ear. "She's
made her own frock," she whispered,
"and she thinkinl when she triecr it
on at home it was; the most beautiful
thing in the world. And now she's
here with- all "the others 'tis a rag
she's callin' it, and she upstairs with
her mouth full of pins."
How was he to recognize the small,
still voice, • of jealousy whispering
there? Sophie's ears had been quick
to hear that outburst of .Patricia's.on
the Stradbally road, and, quicker than
his, had caught the .•ready reaction of
it in his. reply* . In ,that_moment she
might even have wished that the high-
er flights of Patricia's spirits were
her own. But opportunity is a wide
arena in which a woman may use all
the weapons that she has. Sophie
was now using hers, and with such
effect that Patricia, with all her ,talk
of pole -axes and the flame he had seen
at that moment in her eyes„ slipped
gently from his memory to the per-
suading wiles of this girt with all her
beauty, at his side:
From Margaret and from Josephine;
he took his dances too, but none so
many as he asked of Sophie.
After ,the, third extra, and when the
dance was at last to begin, he wase
dragged away by Micky., bis host, in=
to the dining -room, stripped of all its
furniture,' with the exception. of "the
table that gfoaned beneath the weight
of the dishes-piledeepon it' `
"There en't be much of that left,
,said Micc ,, "the time it'll be strikin'.
the twelve o'clock." ^
It was a Friday night, most popular
.and the stir of people that carae like
a. murmur• -In the wind across the'. wade
grassland as coon as ever you Miter-
ed the 'drive. Outside -,cars and Wide
cars, 'vehicles no coach -builder #tad
ever mad;e,'before or will make again,
lwere coming -and going in character-
ictic confusion, the voices of the driv-
'ere lifted- Cin such tempestuous alter
cation}. struggling for entrance and
exit, ,as seemed touggest that at
any moment there Might, be a slitting
of throats.
Many an outside car making .its
way up the drive that night was laden
no less than that which came from
;Waterpark. Many an inside car, fill
ed to overflowing, disgorged its
crowded occupants once the house
was in night.
Jinny McNamara was coming . out
to a.. fair company, drawn mostly
from Dungarvan,'Who adl driven long
miles ' over the rutted roads, and
scarce a dozen in the -whole gather-
ing had ever seen Jinny in their lives
before. ,-
As"soon as they entered the drive,
Charles Stuart slipped off the seat tea
the well and walked beside the car
as it mounted the gradual ascent to
the house.
This was odd adventure to him who
had trafficked in none but the stern-
er issues of life, where men are dodge
ing danger, and with nothaig -more
between them and deata than a quick
eye and the ninyblenesf. their wits.
Beside the events of has life in Mexi-
e,o, this was adventure domesticated
and tame, yet possessing an element
he. had_zl_ever encountered before, the
element • he of set, having, but little
place in the mind of a man_ who is
living 'from day, "-to 'day by • the
strength 'of' his wrist and the clean,
quick...viilon.. of:..- _... •
. There .on that car, beside which .he
walked, were four creatures, stran-
gers toebies less than •an hour before
who, even in that darkness` and for
all he knew because of it, suggested.
that first, new, strange movement in
his pulses by which the young man
knows hee is coming upon ,the mys-
tery of life,
Up the Iong stretch of that drive he
found himself eager for the lights .of
the house to show him the features
of that strange little- company who
had helped him out of his dilemma,
and but for whom he might still have
been sitting by, the side of that poor
'beast..with age broken wind on a far
road miles from eign of habitation.
Over the remainder of the drive,
he had learnt their names, all intro-
duced by Sophie, and all, except Pa-
tricia,.making some rejoindere to his
salute, if -..it. were no more than'a.girl-
ish giggle... With Timothy it took the
form of {whipping up the old, mare
till the wheels were rattling and,.
bumping beneath them.
He gathered that they came from
Po!ttlaw. He understood the name of
their house was Waterpark, and from
Timothy that it would be the hell of
a fine pl'ace with a bit of money 'spent
upon it. Blit beyond thio* they were
still strangers to him in the black-
ness of that night, no -"'less than be
to them, and when they reached :the
-.pen,. halL-stoor._.-•.-..through 'which the
first light they had seen other than
the lamps of the car was flooding out
on to the drive, they had, whipped
off their seats and were gone up the
stairs into the hall before he had time
so much as to .catch a glimpse at
them.
'Let ye wait there• the time I'a be
goin' round -to the stables," shouted
Timothy, and before- he. could* expost-
ulate or propose that he might come,
as well, the young devil had whipped
up the mare, .who, relieved of her
load. ,bounded .into the- darkness of
the -trees. and was gone. Charles Stu-
art found himself standing on the
steps of, a strange house in all that
coming and going and shouts of wee
came—standing there, and. alone.'
In this predicament, he was not
left long in doubt. - Across the hall
and out on to thesteps there eame
a •man about fifty years of age," as
florid in countenance as he was in
speech. •
"Where's the fella?" he said in a
loud voice—"where's the fella had to
shopt his horse? They told me his
name, but I can't remember it. Where
is he?".
Charles came forward.
"Stuart's my name," eaid he.
"Ah! Stuart! It is, of course.
There's a sieve df a memory for ye,
an' they tellin' me .two minutes gone.
I'm glad to meet ye—I am indeed!
Ye must have had. a bad ride. Cottee
upstairs, man—shure, come .upstairs -
I've got the tail of a coat and a• shirt
I can lento ye, and a pair of slippers'
too, the way ye can be hop.pin' it
with the best of them. Will ye have
a drink now, or will 'ye come and
change first? Ah! clone and have a
drink—or I'll have 4t sent up to the
room, whicheyer ye like. Shure, the
place is yeer own; ye've only got to
rips, a bell -if it'll ring -and tell the
servant what Ye want, if there's a
servant at all would be comin' to ye
in all this shemozzle,"
He waited for no answer, and
carcely waited* for breath to speak.
A man who has had; to ride his horse
to death and then shoot ft on the
roadside with a pistol -all ready for
the business in his pocket is on the
fair way to being somewhat of • a
hero in a house like that. Micky—
since none knew him by any other
name—could have been no ,;protide'
had he been welcoming royalty to bis
doors. The best he had, waif placee
at Charles's disposal„ and half at
hour later he .came down( Into the
rdotn where 'they were all dancing
a stamping and m
-' a merry ass' "Of.theme:-with., IVIle'liu'i; tall ti'f : iodavi6 i
hie back, whoni none wouldi have re
cognized from that dark figure sten-
Licensed Auctioneer
Pure bred sales; also farm stock
and implements. One per cent.
charge; • Satisfaction guaranteed. For
sale dates, Phone 28-7, Granton, at
my expense. •
PERCY - C. WRIGHT
• Licensed Auctioneer
Heeteeholtl','farm wtoek, implements
and pure bred sales., ,special training
and expert nee enables;' Ma to offer
you sales Sairirlce that le most effiei
eat add elitiafitattnt. `.Mute 99' le 22i
HetrsslL
Meet
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e'h� hl#i ndi" liirty'.
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u It Hilt at!ili} 1 7e Wroge ' lie'
'�Xzo ;vas #�� xox�pd��z
Ate drinjl; Otte ;' �of ei the a ial'
hPAtoo4„03. +ens„,'a>rSl piled h.ia:. lent'
wkh, »iile his cttrii#rsity.. NOVO and
broiled wi't'hiat hi t0, find cut what
had been that Poigliews, on, the Ptrad-
bally, rand, that O.Olerli for a horse owl
beat and a. PietRi ready in the pocket
"Ye tlon'.t enle yr'a' shooter as,_ a • ^ule`
do ye?” he asked, ' -
"1'va been, Mkt „In Mexico," said
Charles cautiously, "You can't walk
about there iinelep d daylight without
one."
In Mexico!'" ;sa#d Micky•, :•`Well;_
fancy that now!' , arta, a long way off;
Aad was indeed .a: Ong way off to him
who had never ;been further than
Waterford in his,; life.
(•Continued' Next Week)
•
Mrs, A. Morgan„ ;wife of -`Township
-Clerk Archie Noon, is recovering
nicely from her recent operation . in)
St' Joseph's Hospital., London,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith •and Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley (pward visited in
Tiverton over the week -end. -
alu:fie
Interesting Prognm, Car-
ried-Ont-and
ar.:Tied-Ont-and
cels Elected,
Qi{ite a number of relat#Nes of the
Salkeld m
a e ,clan, from Coton 'district at:
tended their. -.annual picnic in Lions
l?,alrk, Seaforth, oir, 4stur;ciax, Anne 8
:Dinner' was -served' at 12.30e after,
which sports, were: Indulged in.
Winners in some of the contests
ware: Bali throwing: Ladies., 1st,,:
Mrs. Wilson; 2nd,, Mrs. George Salk-
eta;
Salkelcl; 3rd, ` Miss- E. Washington; Peen,
1st, Gordon Miller; 2nd, Wm, Hume;
"kick -the slipper, 1st, Mrs. --William
Haeme; . 2nd, •Mks. George Salkeldi
3rd, Mrs. S. Rae; children's race, 10„
Barre Hern; 2nd, Donna Bern; three-;
legged race, 1st, Lorraine Wilson and
Mrs: G. •Miller; and, Ethel ;Washing-
ton and Mrs. W. Wallis; 3rd;- 'Mas.
Dalling.and Mrs. George Salkeld; old-
est niember Present, Mr. J. J. Wash-
yr
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and Mrs E t,F•,rrratti'. Rt ��11} ljUpil
and •1Virs V U *e bi?a�lilai;, .'
nsend a '
Mrail >rs,
Jenk#nsTow,. of CJ#nton;rIr ." and Mrs,
Rundle, GF,oderichft;-
slio'wedd. BenMiller;;M':r land. Mre
Salkeld andld fan ly', St : al elensa; ,'. w # a, a 31„„'r,y¢ti
and Mrs. E• IJarrisl.^ani Mr;:nnd Na?K, • "n ant; Str tQrd f n
T. Salkeld Lucknow Mr. and Mr j -mlie il?agreOP1eq
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P a fin 1 M . rind . #K'r
y Misa Mary' i�•+o?s;,;
Leland 17uAsmore wand family,° "Sacra, . ; Mr^ li, , �; ; Until
ford; Mi. -arid' Mrs: George Matheson qP "Tlae'Uaieidf
and' fan'U , Goderlch-, Mr 'and M%: tglilai tb _rete;
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Wallace . Miller sand Mrs .'T., Wilson.
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and. family,' . St I eIens ti ',,Mgrs Tod Ithere wire iwer,'6P at 'r!•ner
Salkeld and ' family,.,:.Lucktiliw , . a . ;,:'
and' Mrs: ° 1. �;.. ��h 178 at supper: 'fief? st��ii2er; dale
Wil Dining,. Mof kton., -M a Of .ofti ris,rt r A t. ' ok'� c
ant% Mrs- Geo:. Salkeld and J00;
lows:. President, �'r, Tdmt Safi
Gederich; Mr. and `+Mrs "i' WM . t Wlse 4f "" t uc " eSei `" viee.1).e. ideiif, ..ly,,ti?
Gederich Twp.; Mrs. Martha Gordon, Rae; , secreta -treil urer; Miali
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Thomas Earl, Mitchell, conducted the
business. One minute of silence was
observed in loving memory of Mrs.
laesee,
Seaforth's
Leading Store
MAIN STREET
Tohn Cat.hers.
The officers were re-elected for a
further term: President, T, Earl;.
secretary -treasurer, 'Mr -s. J. Edgar,
iorrie, .It was decided to hold the
1947 reunion at Listowel on the third
Saturday in June. -
Little June Stokes drew the .ticket
Lo pick the teen-age girl who: -should
ie "Queen of the Day." The lucky
;irl, ,Miss Jean Moffat, was crowned
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It l3 a t'roit. The youngest child present,
'Ruth Edgar, was presented with an
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