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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-04-06, Page 7L. APRIL 6, 4951 dl' CHAPTER 1 The tall, young -faced man step- ped out of the elevator on the thir- teenth floor of the building on lower Fifth Avenue and moved along the hallway with an array of paper -wrapped packages stacked up to his chin. Balancing the stack of bundles, WhenYourBACK Begins toAche DODDS -KIDNEY %, PILLS i REACH FOR BECAUSE- Backaehe is often due to an upset kidney condi- Koa; and for over half a century Dodd's Kidney Pills have helped bring relief from backache by treating the kidneys. Get Dodd's Kidney Pills today at any drug counter. Look for the blue boa with the red •band. You can depend on Dodd's. 155 hebent his knees until his hand was on a level with the doorknob and his chin was opposite the gold lettering on the frosted glass of the door. In neat, fine print were the words: "Moe Martin, Literary Ag- ent." Beneath this, in bold and ele- gant style,- there appeared: "John- ny Saxon, Private Investigator. I Never Sleep."" Johnny Saxon managed to get the doorknob turned and then he kicked the door open with -leis toe. He staggered into tike office and hurried toward a table and let the bundles fall in a heap. His bright, warm gaze touched the man seated behind the desk nearby. "Hi, uncle," Johnny Saxon grin- ned. Moe Martin Looked. up from the manuscript he'd been reading. He removed heavy rimmed glasses and placed them carefully to one side, and his tired, bloodsihot eyes star- ed first at all the bundles, then at tall Johnny Saxon. "Something tells me," Moe Mar- tin said worriedly, "that we are going to be broke again." He frowned. "What have you been buying now?" "Clothes," said Johnny Saxon. "I also got you some shirts and neck- ties and socks, You are badly in need of them, sweetheart. All you need.now is a new suit." "I've got a suit," Your Business Directory MEDICAL DR. M. W. STAPLETON Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 Seaforth JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 - Hensall JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE Phones; Office 5-W; Res. 5-J Seaforth SEAFORTH CLINIC E. A. MCMASTER, 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 advance are desirable. 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 Opthal- mei and Aural Institute, Moore - field's Eye and Golden Square Throat Hospital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Seaforth, third Wednesday In every month, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. CHIROPRACTIC • D. H. McINNES 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 VETERINARY J. O. TURNBULL, D.V.M., V.S. D. C. MAPLESDEN, D.V.M., V.S. Main Street - Seaforth PHONE 105 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE-SEAFORTH, Ontr 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, Ooderich. AGENTS: J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; R. F. McKercher, Dublin; George A. Watt, Blyth; J. F. Prueter, Brod- bagel); Selwyn Baker, Brussels. C.N.R. TIME TABLE GOING EAST (Morning) A.M. Goderich (leave) 5.40 Seaforth 6.20 Stratford (arrive) 7.16 (Afternoon) i.M. (Ioderich (leave) 3.00 Seaforth 3.46 Stratford (arrive) 4.40 GOING WEST (Morning) A.M. Stratford (leave) 10.45 Hraforth 11.16 Goderloh (arrive) 11.20 (Afternoon) P.11. Stretford (leave) 0.715 neediertli Ma litsdistiob (artiver), CEL+i 6a a•06 Ma LEGAL A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phones: Office 173, Residence 781 SEAFORTH - ONTARIO. McCONNELL & HAYS Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. PATRICK D. McCONNELL H. GLENN HAYS, K.C. County Crown Attorney SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 MUSIC TEACHER STANLEY J. SMITH, A.T.C.M. Teacher of PIANO, THEORY, VOICE TRUMPET Supervisor of School Music Phone 332-M - Seaforth 4319-52 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 PERCY C. WRIGHT Licensed Auctioneer, Cromarty Purebred, Farm and Household sales a specialty. For a better auction sale, call the WRIGHT Auctioneer. Phone Hensall, 690 r 22. • EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer Correspondence promptly answer- ed. Immediate arrangements can be made for sale dates by phoning 203, Clinton. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed. JOSEPH L. RYAN Specialist in farm stock and im- plements and household effects. Satisfaction guaranteed. Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties: For particulars and open dates, write or phone JOSEPH L. RYAN, R. R. 1, Dublin. Phone 40 r 5, Dublin. 4217x52 HAROLD JACKSON Specialist in Farm and House- hold Sales. Licensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; sat- isfaction guaranteed. For information, etc., write or phone HAP•.OLD JACKSON, 661 r 14, Seaforth; R.R. 4, Seaforth. SURGE MILKERS DAIRY MAID Hot Water Heaters J. B. HIGGINS PHONE 56 r 2 BAYFIELD Authorized Surge Service Dealer Seaforth Monument Works T. PRYDE & SON Memorial Craftsmen Seaforth Exeter Clinton Seaforth Showrobme Open Tus*day See Dr. Harburn for appddnt- metut any other dine, or Phone 44 , ,liiteter„ ilLL'••,'. inn is "Yes," agreed Johnny. "You have a suit." " Moe watched as Johnny Saxon started unwrapping all the pack- ages. He stood up and came around the big flat-topped desk. He was of medium height, wide -set, with a large chest and a fringe of dark, wiry hair that circled his •partially bald head like a halo. Moe Martin had round, sad features that con- tinually looked worried about some- thing. 1 I didn't know you had any money," said Moe. "I haven't," said Johnny Saxon. "Then how the devil were you able to buy-" "I charged them, pappy: I've also made arrangements about your new suit. That is, you have an appoint- ment in half an hour." "What am I going to use for money?" "We'll eharge that, too," said Johnny. "I've picked you out a fine tweed that is a splendid buy." Moe groaned and went back and sat down beside the desk. He -pushed the thick manuscript aside. "Just why," he asked sadly, "must you do things like this, John- ny? We haven't had a case in a month. After that Benson case you bought a new car instead of putting something aside. Now we're back to eating hamburgers again. And yet you should spend mon- ey-" Johnny was grinning. He indi- cated the bundles and also the fine gabardine suit that he was wear- ing., He asked casually, "Pappy, have you ever heard of the Martin Smiths?" "I've heard of a whole lot of Smiths. I've got some friends named Smith. But-" "I mean the Hardware Smiths," said Johnny Saxon.. "They're the one; who have hardware stores all over the country. There's another one they call Hamburger Smith. He owns an immense restaurant chain. And I think one of the uncles is in the oil 'business. That one is called Gas -Station Smith. I've looked them up, baby, and they're rated at over eighty mil- lion," Moe nodded. "Oh, those Smiths," he said. "It must be very pleasant to have all that money. Sometimes I wish . . ." "Well," Johnny- was saying, "we have just been retained by them." "I was telling someone.,st the oilier day-" Moe Martiopped abruptly. He stared at his partner. "What did you say?" "I said we have been retained by them, that's. what I said. I have been asked to act as a personal bodyguard to a member of that family. Somebody named Irene Smith. We're going to make a lot of money." Moe continued to stare. • Johnny picked up one of the neckties from a box, arranged a knot in it and held the tie in front of his collar. "How is this?" Moe Martin said, "It's very nice" -absently, and then he said, "Who is this Irene Smith?" "It's a fine tie," remarked John- ny. "It cost three dollars." "Good earth!" "I told you, we're going to make a great deal of money," said John- ny patiently. "We were going to make a lot of money on that Dulcy Dickens case, too," Moe Martin pointed out. "And so wihat happened? We were left stranded in that ritzy Palace -Tow- ers hotel and we couldn't even pay the room rent." "That was different, pappy," Johnny Saxon's eyes were bright. He- came over to the desk and punched his finger into his stocky partner's arm. "It was really the Dulcy Dickens case that gave us the break on this one. These Smith people read about it in ehe papers. They heard, too, that I used to be a writer. And so they said that's just what they wanted -a private detective who used to be a writer." "Why?" "Because this woman - Irene Smith -was attempting to write a novel or something just before she lost her memory. And so the Smiths figure that with someone like me around. talking writing and stuff, continually reminding her of these things with which she used to be familiar, it might help bring back her memory. Then she can tell what actually happened-" Moe looked up at the ceiling for a while, and then in a still, quiet voice he asked, "When do we start out on this assignment, Johnny?" "I told them we'd be out there at SOLUTION TO BOXWORD PUZZLE ACROSS DOWN 1. 4. 7. 8. 10. 11. 15. 16. 19. 22. 23. 25. 26. 27. 30. 31. 34. 37. 38. 40. 41. 42. 45. 46. 49. 62. 53. 56. 57. 58. $9. 00r Swarm 1. Scoops Motet. 2. Arson Arc 3. Multi Uncle 4. Memo Ousel 5. Ton Manger 6. Tee Ado 7. Alarm Tiptop 9. Cup Pundit 12. Aplomb Lauds 13. Gaunt Mesa 14. Rises Atria 17. Italic Knell 18. Throb Myths 20. Uakari Boa 21. Dread Imbibe 24. EIbow Reduce 28. Yeoman Oil 29. Holes Swain 32. Meddle Dream 33. Inert Rated 35. Enrage Also 36. Utter Intra. 38. Swing Litany 39. After Garges 43. Lyceum Con 44. Ounce Garden 47. Isaac Abuse 48. Amuse Canea 50. Once Rise 51. Gun T'opee L54. Apt Cream 55. !M .0 r:pJ2. Northport tomorrow. Caornliig, - "Oh," returned Moe, "Anti ju0.t what is this Irene Smith like? Fles; she ever sold dfiything?" "You would thil}k of that," Said Johnny. He shrugged. "I've never seen her in my life. But if she's like most of those would-be novelists, she has probably got buck teeth, Some rich old dame who, thinks she can write fiction. I've met the type before. In the end they lay out a couple thousand dollars to ,have some vanity publisher put their stuff in print." "You say she lost her memory?" "Yes," Johnny said, "amnesia. Loss of memory. It happened about two weeks ago. I recall reading something about it in the papers. She disappeared, Irene Smith did, and the family has been looking all over for her. Now she's been found and so that's why they want me as a bodyguard. They're afraid some- thing might happen to ,her." "Why are they afraid?" "Because of what 'happened to Irene's husband." "What was that?" "He was murdered," said John-. ny. The day was Saturday. In the distance a sailboat moved languidly across Long Island Sound, urged along by a slight breeze. The sleek -looking craft was etched against the bottleneck en- trance to Northport harbor, like something painted on a blue back- drop. Within the fine, land -locked harbor small boats and assorted sizes of yachts and other sailboats drifted lazily at anchor. Curving along one shore of the harbor was a wide stretoh of beach. The sand looked very white and very clean against the blue back- ground of clear sky and water. Along the stretch of smooth white sand the boy and girl were racing. The girl had flaming red hair that curved off her slim shoulders and was wind-swept by the motion of her flying, slim legs. She wore a one-piece white swim suit, and though her firm, trim figure was nicely built, you could tell that she was quite young. She had unusual green eyes, Johnny Saxon had stopped his roadster on the landscaped road- way of the estate ancl- had been watching the girl running along the sand. Because of the angle at which he was looking through the trees, he saw only the girl at first, the sleek white bathing suit mold- ing her fine figure. A moment lat- er the fellow swept into view, the boy who was chasing /he girl. Johnny sighed and put the car in speed again and they followed the winding road through the vast es- tate. A few moments later they drew up before the house. Moe Martin said, "We must have made a mistake." He kept looking at the huge house, pop -eyed. The house was of Vermont gran- ite. Johnny Saxon guessed that it must have contained at least thirty rooms. If -he got the opportunity he would count them and find out. Johnny switched off the motor and sat there taking in the mag- nificence of the estate. A shaded patio flanked one end of the house; beyond this, there was a lawn ter- race spotted with modernistic met- al tables and brightly colored awn- ings. The terrace led down to a long swimming pool whose sides were tinted sea -green, so that the water in the pool looked like clear green creme de menthe. "I still think it's. some kind of hotel," said Moe. He climbed out, unlocked the trunk compartment in the rear of the car and started reaching inside for one of the bags. Abruptly. somewhere behind him, there came a very deep throated barking. Moe turned around -and froze in horror. The animal that was galloping to- ward him had all the characteris- tics of a dog, but on a much Larger scale. It was like no kind of dog that Moe Martin had ever seen: "Holy cow!" Moe wailed, and scramabled back into the car. Johnny Saxon reached past his terrified partner and patted the dog's huge head. "Hello, boy," he said fondly. The dog sniffed loudly at John- ney's hand. Moe squeezed back against the seat cushions, his eyes batting wildly. "What . . . what is it?" he stammered. "A Great Dane,-" explained John- ny Saxon. "They're fine dogs. eed1ControlAids 10`Fight Against Plant Disease Battles are usually won by strat- egists, and agricultural scientists sometimes find they have to change their strategy if they are to win out in their fight against disease. For years plant scientists have been busy 'breeding disease -resist- ant varieties which have helped materially in keeping the bread baskets of the world filled. But researchers are now beginning to find that some plant diseases, par- ticularly those caused by virus dis- eases may be checked by control- ling or eliminating certain weeds which harbor the virus or the in- sects that spread the disease, or both. Believing that weeds may be the weak link in the chain in the fight against the curly -top disease at- tacking sugar beet crops, scientists in the United States Department of Agriculture are beginning to change to what they term an of- fensive strategy aimed at destroy- ing or eliminating certain weeds. They have found that this virus disease is spread by the beet leaf- hopper insect that feeds on Rus- sian thistle and other worthless annual weeds on the ranges adja- cent to the sugar beet fields. These insects carry the curly -top virus from the weeds of semi -desert lands to sugar beets and other cultivated crops of the irrigated valleys. By crowding out and re- placing the undesirable weeds with useful grasses that do not harbor the virus -carrying leafhoppers, the United States scientists not only plan to check the spread of the disease, but hope also to increase beef and mutton production on the ranges. In Canada, sugar beet growers are not troubled with the curly -top virus in their crops, but the same virus does attack tomato crops in the dry areas in parts of British They're very gentle." "How do you know?" Moe's teeth were chattering. "Well, that's what everyone tells you." The girl's pleasant voice said. "He won't bite you." And then she said, "Michael! Get down, boy!" The Great Dane jumped down from the car and nuzzled his big, sad face against the girl's trim figure. The girl was the one Johnny Sax- on bad seen running along ,the beach. He saw that he had not been mistaken in his distant impression of her. She was a lovely, fine girl with beautiful red hair and green eyes, and now she was wearing white sandals and a beach robe thrown around her slim, shapely figure. He climbed out of the car and said, "I have a letter here-" He started to reach inside his pocket. "Are you Johnny Saxon?" He nodded. He liked the sound of her voice. (Continued Next Week) It's just common sense to carry Co-op Insurance Life or Auto Insurance For information, call collect or write: W.V. Roy Box 310 - CLINTON Phone 324-J es (1) When milk is given, do not use galvanized iron or rusty containers. Dirty water, dirty or slimy drinking foun- tains, spread disease. It is very important to scrub your drinking vessels thoroughly and keep them always well filled. 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