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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1950-12-08, Page 7I>,: z k It :r. n'rkU�aecsv% yp . CHAPTER X WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE Gay Carmichael was married to Mr. Everton. She had mar - Hold him for security, despite the fact that it broke up the romance between her daugh- ter Lis, and his son, Jon. Lis Tater became engaged to Mlles Benedict, to forget Jon. She went to see Reid Terry, a for- mer friend of her mother .who T4 GETTING UP fad Vage Doom? 1lf morning find. you only half rested, still weary -if yoursleep its broken by fitful tossing and turning -your kidneys may be to blame. When yotrrltidneys getout of order, your slee usually suffers. To help your kidneys regain a normal condition, we Dodd's Kidney Elle.Dodd's help the kidneys get rid of poisons and excess acids in your system. Then your uneasiness disappears -you can enjoy restful unbroken sleep - end awake refreshed and ready for work or play. Get Dar; Kidney Pills today. 147 Doddrs Kidney Pills MASON WORK • PLASTERING • BLOCKS • BRICKS • STONE For Any Work in the Building Line `'MATERIALS SUPPLIED . Free Estimates • SEE Huron Concrete , Products SEAFORTH held. a letter he was using for bliapkmnailing. Jon followed, knocked Field out, an4},Lia told him about the letter, Which he thought belonged to Lis. Us broke her engagement and dis- appeared. Jon thought she had gone. with Miles. Lisbeth stood there stupidly, her blue eyes wide and hurt and incredulous in her white face. Gay had gone out, casually, callously, not knowing what was happening to her daughter, not caring. Sud- denly it seemed to Lisbeth that this' was, the climax and culmina- tion of all her mother's selfish- ness, her airy disregard of conse- quences. Gay could go out, and Gay could laugh and be merry. Why should Gay suffer, so long as her burdens could be shifted to someone else's shoulders, so long es there was anyone who would assume the • worries and responsi- bilities that were rightfully hers? Standing there in the luxurious, dim - lit room, staring at her mother's empty bed, Lisbeth was aware, all at once, of a deep sense of release, of freedom. She went quickly to her mother's dressing table and, after a moment's thoughtful hesitation, transferred the letter she had taken from Reid's wallet, the money her mother had given her, to the case of creams and lotions Gay never failed to use before retiring. She couldn't fail to find them there; she couldn't 'help being relieved.' Now, Lisbeth thought, with a swift upwelling of exultance, she was free of Gay. No love, no loyal- ty, could require of her a greater sacrifice than .she had made to- night. She was free of Gay and as soon as she and! Miles were married, she would be free of Jon. Abruptly Lisbeth shivered as realization closed in upon her. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE-SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS: President - E. J. Trewartha, Clinton Vice -Pres. - J. L. Malone, Seaforth Manager and Sec: Treas. - M. A.. Reid, Seaforth. DIRECTORS: E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; S. W. Whit- more, Seaforth; Chris. Leonhardt, Bornholm; Robert Archibald, Sea - forth; John. H. McEwing, Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Wm. S. Alexander, Walton; Harvey Fuller, Goderich. AGENTS: J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; R. F. McKercher, Dublin; George A. Watt, Blyth; J. F. Prueter, Brod- hagen; Selwyn Baker, Brussels, Your Business Directory ; MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC E. A. MoMASTER, B.A., M.D. Internist P. L. BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Office Hours: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., daily, except Wednesday and Sun- day. unday. EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, 7-9 •p.m. Appointments made in adlvance are desirable. JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR. H.H. ROSS' OFFICE Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-J Seaforth DR. M. W. STAPLETON Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 Seaforth DR. F. J. R..FORSTER, 53 Waterloo St. South, Stratford Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. Late assistant New York Opt'halr mei and Aural Institute, Moore - delft Eye and Golden Square Throat Hospital, London, Eng.. At COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Seaforth, third Wednesday in every month, from 2 to 4:30 pan. JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 i • Hensall CHIROPRACTIC D. H. McINNES 01 Chiropractic - Foot Correction COMMERCIAL HOTEL Monday, Thursday - 1 to 8 p.m. ACCOUNTING RONALD G. McCANN Public Accountant CLINTON - ONTARIO Office: Phones: 'Royal Bank Office 561, Res. 455 C.N.R. TIME TABLE GOING EAST Morning) Ooderloh (leave) Seaforth Stratford (arrive) .. (Afternoon) • Godderieh (10arce0 • Seaforth Sbr tford (arrive) GOING WEST Morning) Stratford (leave) Seaforth Oodlerich (arrive) (Afternoon) Stratford (leave) Seaforth andifileti.taint*) ...:..: A.M. 5.40 6.20 7.16 P.M. 3.00 3.46 4.40 A.M. 10.45 LEGAL McCONNELL & HAYS Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. PATRICK D. McCONNELL H. GLENN HAYS County Crown Attorney SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 11.80 12,20 A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phones: Office 173, Residence 781 SEAFORTH - ONTARIO MUSIC TEACHER 935 10.21: UAW STANLEY J. SMITH, A.T.C.M: Teacher of PIANO, THEORY. VOICE z TRUMPET Supervisor of School Music Phone 332-M - Seaforth 4319-52 VETERINARY J. O. TURNBULL, D.V.M., V.S. D. C. MAPLESDEN, D.V.M., V.S. Main Street - Seaforth PHONE 105 T. R. MELADY, D.V.M., V.S. Main Street - Dublin PHONE SO OPTOMETRIST JOHN E. LONGSTAFF Optometrist Eyes examined. Glasses fitted. Phone 791 MAIN ST. - SEAFORTH Hours: 9 -6 Wed. 9-12.30; Sat. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. AUCTIONEERS HAROLD JACKSON Specialist in Farm and House- hold Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; sat- 'steedon guaranteed. For information, etc., write or Phone HAROLD JACKSON, 661 r 14, Seaforth; R.R. 4, Seaforth. EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Aui tioheer Correspondence promptly answer- ed. Immediate arrangements can be made for sale dates by phoning 203, 'Clinton. Charges moderate and eatisfaction gus,ranteed'. JOSEPH L. RYAN !Specialist in farm stock and: int - pimento and household. effects. Satisfaction guaranteed: Licensed in Huron. and Perth Counties. Tor Dartieulars and open. dates, Write or phone JOSEPH L. RYAN, RIR. 1, Dublin. Phone 4Q r 5, plulti 42i1k52 Miles Who was. so kind,,r so good to'b_er . . and whom. she didn't love. Whom she could ,never love, Lisbeth told herself starkly, no matter how hard she tried to de- ceive herself. Site could never love Miles and yet/ she would marry y him. In what respect was she better than Gay, whom ,she had condemned) so harshly? Gay mar- ried for money, for position and ease and security. Gay's daughter would marry for escape, for free- dom . But there would be no true freedom in such a course, no happiness for anyone, not even Miles. Lis Left Without Anyone Knowing' Where She Went Suddenly Lisbeth knew, with an unflinching surety, what she must do. If she went away . Her heart raced, her pulses pound- ed at the,very thought. If she ran far and fast, from Gay, from Miles, from Jon . . . Well, why not? What was to stop her? What' now was to :hold her back? . . . Lisbeth was gone, and the great, rambling house that she had; grown to love knew her no. more. To Jon the house seemed empty and aus- tere, the gardens' without beauty. Guilt rode him. A deep, unalter- able sense of his own responsibil- ity' weighed on his spirit. He couldn't tell Miles the truth. He had done enough to Lisbeth without that. Yet neither could he 'let his friend blame himself for her departure, her unexpected breaking of their engagement al- most on the eve of their wedding. Miles was in turn so ' crushed, so angry, so gropingly at a loss for any reason that might lie be- hind Lisbeth's 'baffling action. He told Jon, "She had no right to treat me this way! We hadn't quarreled, we never have quarrel- ed! She seemed happy - or I thought she did." The anger went out of him suddenly, leaving only /bewilderment. He asked, "Wasn't she happy, Jon? You ought to know; you saw her every day."' Jon said hoarsely, I don't know, Miles." And Miles went on. "Her note was plain enough, but ' She didn't give any reasons." Lisbeth had written: "Dear Miles: "I have to go away. I have to do this thing, unkind as it seems.( Please believe that. I wouldn't hurt you if there were any other way. We should never have got engaged at all, but that was my fault, not yours: Now I find I can't go on with it. And Pm so terribly sorry-" Miles ran his ,fingers through, his crisp, fair hair, remembering those shattering lines. He said, "It's all so crazy, so senseless. Something had to happen to make her run away. You know that, Jon! Wlhat does her mother think? Wihat does she say?" But Gay would see no one, would talk with no one but Car- ter. Gay was completely devastat- ed, utterly at a loss, according to Carter, for any, explanation of the girl's fantastic conduct. Jon's father was hurt and shocked by Lisbeth's' callous lack of consideration for !. her mother, for all of them. Gay's pallid, grief-stricken face, her fre- quent tears, but served to make', Carter's disapproval of his step- daughter more severe. ' Five days had elapsed since Lis- beth's disappearance. Hectic days' of pretense, of covering up. No effort was made to conceal the true state of affairs from the Benedicts. But Miles' family was discreet, if inwardly affronted. They shared the Evertonsr conviction tahat the less said about the unhappy..mat- ter the !better. Sothe two families presented to the world. at large a serenely unbroken front. Yes, the whole -affair was unfortunate True, Miles' and, Lisbeth's engage- ment had been dissolved by mutual consent. And Lisbeth had left im- mediately for a visit with friends in the East. This last statement was so logi- cal that no one suspected it was sheer fiction. Fortunately no word leaked out about the recovery two days after she had left it there, of Lisbeth's roadster from a parking lot near the railroad station. Not even Gay had the slightest idea of where she had gone. Lisbeth had left a note for her, but it had mere- ly asked them not to worry, nor try to find' her, and had stated she would be all right. But how could Gay know she'd be all right, how could anyone know? It was the endless uncer- SOLUTION -TO BOXWORD PUZZLE ACROSS DOWN i1. 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Waft. 55. kid to.4. no,,t li'�tq slixe discovery of h,0,r secret 01 her rt�t, that 'tortured Jett meeting with l e1d Tert clear ,til Lts'b"eth tate• 4.41e0.401it3" srtlsfere , tui) ria:sight aK s@ w�tli �vlifes Ia�� him sumrpond ISI+ 411 the old attra.tiOn. he {na;3t, at one time, have leeld fpr Ixe ?iqould elle, Jon asked himself 'FM tan that the question burned like ,a` brand into his cringing brain, !have' returned to Reid's hotel that night after the rectivery of her letter? And, ff she had, could Reid Terry have persuaded her to go away with hits. When he could bear uncertainty. no longer, Jon went, telling no one of his intention, to the hotel to which lie had followed Lisbeth' that unforgettable night. The same suave clerk faced him across the desk. In response to Jon's suc- cinct query he said politely, "I'm sorry. Mr. Terry left three days ago. Wednesday morning to be exact." Wednesday -the morning after there visit. Because that departure could mean anything, or nothing, and he had to know which, Jon waited only until he reached home to write a letter to Cassie Devine in New York. He was aware that Gay had wired,. her and, had re- peived an answer denying any. knowledge .of 'Lisbeth's where- abouts. Still, Cassie had been her friend and, presumably, her con- fidante. So Jon wrote, with des- peration driving his pen, to in- quire whether, in Lassie's estima- tion, Lisbeth had been sufficiently in love with Reid to marry him and leave Chicago with him. No answer to that letter had arrived as yet. And Jon could only wait . . . All these things marched in a gay procession through his mind as he sat in the Benedict library, while Miles paced up and down, up and down, before him. Jon said at last, rather lamely, "I wouldn't worry so. Lisbeth's all right; she can take care of herself. Girls have changed their• minds about marriage before this." Cassy Wrote Jon the True Status of Terry 'Miles' mouth twisted. "Sure; I know. If she had come to me and told me straight out she'd made a mistake, that the whole thing was no go, it wouldn't have surprised me a lot. I've known all along she didn't care the way I did. Sometimes I've felt she must have loved someone a great deal once and had the whole thing smash in her face . . . But I was satisfied, I think she knew that." His straight brows knit over blue, unhappy eyes. "It's all washed up now, of course. But I still don't get this running away. It isn't like her. There's something back of it." Jon was appalled at the shrewd- ness of his friend's deductions. Lisbeth had loved someone and the whole thing bad smashed in her face. That was bound to hap- pen to any girl who lost her head over a man like Terry. But he only said, shrugging, "At least, she'll get in touch with her mother be- fore long. Maybe we'll know then . . . " Three days later Jon came home from the office,. to discover a letter with a New York post- mark awaiting him. • Cassie had written. directly and with the ut- most candor, aa was her custom: "What is this all about? First Gay wires me, then you write! What have you managed' to do to Lisbeth, between you, that would make her run away? Lisbeth Car- michael is the squarest, the most honest and loyal and decent per- son I know, and that covers a lot of territory. To even mention her name in the same breath with Reid Terry's is an insult, and you ought to be ashamed of yourself for doing it! Reid's been away, het he's back in New York now. And Lisbetlh is not with him. The very idea of their eloping is ab- sured. Lisbeth always despised Reid. He was her mother's little play fellow, not her's. Is that quite clear? If you'll take my advice, you'll 'find 'Lisbeth and apologize to her for whatever you've done, whatever you've thought. And that goes for Gay. too! Tell her I said so." Jon stood there, staring. blank- ly straight before him. Good old C'assie . . . blessed Cassie, saying in words of one syllable the things he should have known all along, the triiths he should have sensed. knowing Lisbeth. Reid and Gay! Of course: That made sense, that added up, as Reid and Lisbeth never had. Except, Jon accused himself sternly, in his own per- verted, ugly, jealous thoughts. The parts of the whole crazy jig- saw of these recent, difficult months fell neatly into place. That night in New York, so long ago, so crystal clear in mem- ory, when Lisbeth had stood in Reid Terry's embrace, she had been shielding her mother. As she bad shielded her again in Reid's hotel room when he. Jon, had burst in. It was Gay's letter she had sought. Now he knew. Now, when it was too late ... now that he had lost her. (Continued Next Week) art :itiaji e "Does this package belong to you? The name is obliterated." "Then it can't be mine. My name Is Lancaster?" Seaforth Monument Works T. PRYDE & SO Memorial Craftsnien Seaforth Exeter Clinton it ,## „ i s• 4.44 igedd .,en '( :avid WYer.@ ing5'hakeal!ea1;e oa,Sln. day, the; guests o Mr, and Mrs;, 1'; ,f re -ar.• Mr. end Mrs. Thos, Adan,)e, of on4eebore, were ,guests qt A'ile..and. rs. Charles Dexter on Monday. MINT OP - Ralph. Zi Dav1tjison ''pd.Lgon ,hardt George Taylor, Russell ',and Harold 'MeCallunn, Fgdalr and Cal- `Yln Hulley, ,John and Fred Glenville and. James Hogg knave returned from Mandtonlin, where they spent Some days on a hunting trip. Rosa Montgomery, of Brantford, and Shirley Montgomery of Lon- don, spent the week -end at their home , here. BRUCE'IELD Mrs. C. Haugh has returned to her home here. Mrs. Barbelle Thompson has re- turned from Scott Memorial Hos- pital, Seaforth, and is with 'Mrs. Winnie Hill for a few days. On Sunday the Brucefield United Church held its reopening services. The church has just been redecor- ated and it surely is very beau- tifully done. At the morning ser- vice the choir sang two lovely an- thems and a solo by Mrs. Stan- way, "Bless This House," which was very much enjoyed. Rev. H. Snell, of Exeter, was the speaker for the day. At the evening se$ - vice Miss Jean McDonald, of Exe- ter, sang two beautiful solos and an anthem by the choir. There was a beautiful basket of mums at the front, the gift of Mr. Wilk- inson, of Wingham. Highest Cash Prices for DEAD STOCK Horses, $5.00 ea. Cattle, $5.00 ea. Hogs, 50 per cwt. According to Size and Condition Call Collect SEAFORTH 15 DARLING & COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED The Voice Of Temperance In 1934 beverage rooms were opened in Ontario. It was affirmed that more beer drinking would re- sult in less hard liquor drinking. There would be less drunkenness and bootlegging would disappear. after 15 years, what are the facts? There has been more .beer drink- ing by '533 per cent. Contrary to promises, there has also been more hard liquor drinking by 300 per cent. There has also been more convictions for drunkenness by 269 per cent, and more convictions of drunkenness among women by 243 per cent. As for bootlegging in ten years, convictions increased 32 per cent. 'Persons convicted. for drunken driving had increased by 212 per cent. What a damning re- cord for beverage rooms. If On- tario wants beverage rooms, then it will have to put up with this mounting toll of evil. The Canada Temperance Act saves Huron Coun- ty from the beverage rooms and their evil spawn. -(Adv.). *J, 3lfiihitlijn tt►+ tnoltiafl The turf We knl'W uta' take an 1pgnfo nratit7n• of unusual fcictt'to hop prom; in .nature and its preserviation TOURS TO ENJOY Via CARLING BREWERIES LIMITED b WA!IIRLoo, oser*itro A TTENTION / Seafotth Hydro Con 1 DEMAND FOR HYDRO FROM ALL CLASSES OF CONSUMERS CONTINUES TO RISE ! The Ontario Hydro -Electric Power Commission, in a message to the Seaforth Commission,' points out that consumption has reached an all-time high, and that co-operation of .consumers in conserving energy is necessary in order to ensure ' continued service without rationing. YOUR COMMISSION URGES, THERE- FORE, THAT EACH CONSUMER IN SEAFORTH, DURING THE NEXT EIGHT-WEFrK .PERIOD - THE CRITI- CAL PERIOD -UNDERTAKE A PRO- GRAM OF VOLUNTARY CONSERVA- TION, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11 A.M. TO 12 A.M. NOON, AND 4 P.M. TO 6 P.M. A continuance of the all-out support and co-operation you have given the Commission on past occasions is urged during the coming weeks! Seafoith Public Utility Commission PHONE 100-J -• SEAFORTH IN 5OYEARs ALUMINUM HAS GROWN TO 9E A LARGE PART OF CANADIAN LIVING MING omsau 'A' Al,' "Daddy,what makes it hum ?" "HARNESSED RAINDROPS, SONNY!" It's a true answer... In Shipshaw powerhouse you are awed by the hum of twelve gigantic generators. They are driven by rain and snow which fill Lake St. John and poor down the Saguenay River. The water is channelled to a man-made,lake on top of a hill. Then it rushes down tunnels chiselled through solid rock to dash against turbines like the model at which the boy is peering butweighing 50 tons. The turbines drive generators. The electricity they generate speeds to nearby Arvida. There it refines shining: aluminum ° out of bauxite from British Guiana. •- Over 1000 Canadian companies form aluminum into Amite at useful articles. All this' means work for Csaadinns This country supplies nothing but the raindrfipse-and the brains, hands and enterprise to harness thein The hum in the ppoWtr house at Shipshaw is ai Ilato of progrinc, It is a sound of Caiiiida's standard of litritig!goiiilp..: ALUMINUM t OAIlPANY OP d fredacirt and Promisees of Aluminum for C464411'1r Masts e1 Sh,5wl isee,Feills; ArvtderettlIAairgne, 311pii Wakefield. Itlniysial►. tdraYifti bMdoli% ki! . 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