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Paid on Time,.
A inhtineentent last week by Huron
shunt,` Tkeasgrer A. 11. Erskine that
the° firs` t' time in his experience all
ice tithes in the county had paidales' before the due date,
th1 20, is an indication of the
ei`t . aliner in which the, affairs
` iii ipatities are" administer-
iidialSs: and elected
re -
rt indicates, too the
�. r • ai . itfati.o `' h lz,� t h ch �
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►iiixca itxL ell (i.
The fact that each of ' e twee
our 3ur9u ria u, Pel; oba§0?
the #'04(1111, for patent is p 4 f �R
the, care with 'which :. the Municipal
of acials (vey out ' their duties. in
this they have benefitted tl rou h the
years bythe example which has been
et them,mand thassistance and ad-
vice whihhas. been given them by
County Treasui°er Erskine and his
staff.
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Nineteen Fifty -Three
With this issue The Huron Exposi-
tor enters another year. Will it be
a year of change? Of lowered in-
come'' Of increased international
tension? Or will it be a year not un-
like 1952, with its .high standard of
living, its full employment, its high
income for every class?
The experts of course cannot look
into the future, but . they on inter-
pret the facts, and it looks to them
that we Canadians will. continue to
enjoy the benefits of increased pro-
ductivity and of a bouyant economy.
Greater productivity may well be
the key to ensuring Canada's econ-
omic advance in 1953, according to
President Lewis W. Simms of. the
Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
There was every reason to believe
that despite some regional difficulties
the year ahead would see a continua-
, tion of a reasonably high level of ac-
- tivity. "Barring unforeseen circum-
stances there doesn't seem to be any-
, thing on the horizon to mar Canada's
record as being the greatest economic
news story of the last decade," he
said. "Canadians can rely on com-
petition and the flexibility of free
enterprise to carry the economy
through the stresses of 1953."
Throughout the year ahead it 'is,
importantto bear in mind thatpeace
and prosperity do not come by
chance. "Indifference and apathy
are the greatest enemies to be
fought," warned Mr. Simms. "Can-
ada's high standards of productivity
has been achieved in an atmosphere
of freedom and the democratic com-
petitive system was the motivating
force."
Farm income can be expected to
remain at the high level which has
been reached during recent years.
True, from time to time, problems
have developed with respect to cer-
tain products which have had the
effect, temporarily, of somewhat re-
ducing income with respect to those
products, but on the over-all picture,
farm income has been, and it can be
anticipated, will remain at a high
level.
While the international problem is
by no means resolved, certainly in so
far as can be seen at the moment, it
has not materially worsened. Some
improvement should be apparent in
1953, providing of course that we of
the free world continue to approach
our responsibilities in a realistic
fashion, and are not turned from our
1 resolve to properly prepare our-
selves by suggestions that all is well
and that we have done enough.
There is an undeniably brilliant,
long range outlook for Canada with
her abundance of cheap water power
and resources, a high standard of
education and an industrious people:
These factors which have been large-
ly responsible for our tremendous
growth in recent years will continue
to play their dominant role :not only
in making Canada a more prosper-
ous nation, but also a better place in
which to live..
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Questionable Risk
(Fort William Times -Journal)
Teen-agers can be brave. A pro-
portion of them display ,mature at-
tributes of caution, steadiness and a
sense of responsibility to their fel-
lows.
Offsetting this are a large number
who have yet to reach maturity, who
are extremely impulsive and lacking
in balance.
Statistics prove that a considerable
part of motor vehicle accidents are
-caused by drivers under the age of
21. Teen-age drivers have been heavy
contributors to the increasing cost of
automobile insurance.
Would it not be better to compel
youths to make the sacrifice of not
driving before fore they reach the age of
24 rather than to continue the piti-
ful sacrifice of lives . to say nothing of
rc�
er because se of the i
impetuosity
uoszt
of many of these young people?
obtailae 9070
W. A. lifoornetan. Qt' TQ,i'QI to;. ftdh
of Mr, and Mrs 17V..0 micori al•
and a graduate of Goderich Celle` ;n
iate Institute, was a cceasted in ob-
taining his degree in the .recent
anal examinations of the Institute,
of Chartered Accountants.—c ode-
ricb, SignanStar,
care Collide oa. Street
Clarke Stanley, driving a car en
Shipley Street, Clinton, on Sabal'-;
day morning teat, hall aloe mine
fortune to collide with, allotter
vehicle driven by Harold;' Jelin-
son, James Street, at the 1ntina
section of Shipley and Rattenbua'y.
Damage amounted approximately
to $50.—'Clinton News -Record.
Wolf Kills Dog
R. H. Thompsea,• of East Wawan
osh, reports that lest week a wolf
chased his*dog into an open shed
after fighting it around. the . barn,
and killed it. The dog was' a big
Collie. A waif has •beep. aeon .by
several East Waw.anoset t!sealants
at various times during the past
few weeks. --- wingliam Advance -
Times.
Hold Miscellaneous Shower
Around etty friends gathered at
tate home of , Mrs. Gordon Parrott
Friday evening in honor of Marion
Ward, when she was presented
with a shower of misacellaneous
gifts, A social time was enjoyed,
the guests playing bingo and eon -
tests conducted by Mrs. Norman
Harvey and Mrs. William Drum-
mond. Readings were given by
Mrs. Lorne Rensdck and Mrs. Ed-
gar
dgar Ritz. An address of good wish-
es was read by Mrs.. Orval Par-
rott and the recipient expressed
her appreciation of the lovely gifts.
Lunch was served by the hostess,
assisted by several friends. — Mit-
chell Advocate.
Presents Enjoyable Concert
The .Christmas concert of S.S. 3,
Hibbert township, was held in the
school house with a large attend-
ance. The, program included: reci-
tations by Dorothy Taylor, Velma
Parsons, Kenneth Vivian, Kay
Marie Wlorden; vocal solos, Cathy
Harburn, Billy Parsons. Plays were
presented by the pupils. Ed. Dear-
ing, chairman of the school board,
was chairman: for the evening.
Henry Harburn and James Scott,
trustees, and Mrs. R. Skinner,
teacher of the school,. all thanked
those who attended : the concert.
Santa Claus delivered gifts.—Mit-
chell Advocate.
.0nntruction, he aatiid i
§ignal-,Star, • '
Observe Diamond Wedding
;'Nir. anti Mrs. Gavin Hamilton
Green, Goderich, were at •home to
a d o 11n*
targe, numbed of frl@n .s+ n
day, December 21, the occasion, of,
their 60tt wedding; anniversary.
Mr. Green ` at 99 and Mrs. Green,
80; belied- the, pas eye ,4 to an.
the sprightly'manner"i11 which they
received the, cong}'atulations of a
host of well wisheta freta far and
near at their haute .on Sunday aid
Monday. Still Wave in the vasa,
tion of writing, a pursuit which
has brought him acknowledgment
by scholars and journalists, as en
authority on pioneer life in Huron
County, with a sparkling; natural
style, charged with uninhibited, al-
moat 'boyish. wit, Mr, Greet} person,
ifies the rearrest manner of his . pen
in the brisk pace -Which takes hiss
down town for his daily. visits to
the post office. His friendly nal-
utes and cheery greetingsto ac-
quaintances are complemented by
the modest and cheerful charm of
Mrs. Green.--Goderich Signal -Star.
Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Armstrong,
Hayfield, were. pleasantly surpris
ed Friday evening of, last week.
when their daughter-in-law, Mrs.
William Armstrong, entertained rel-
atives and friends in honor of their
40th wedding anniversary. The fa ii
ily dining room • table was set for
.15; while four grandee dren were
at asmaller table. A ; beautifully,
decorated three - tiered wedding
cake; flanked by pink tapers. in
silver holders, centred the bride's,
Male. Qvr it hung a white wed-
ding bell and pink streamers from
the chandelier were caught artistic-
ally with bows at the table cor-
ners, Followinga sumptuous tur-
key dinner the oldest granddaugh-
ter, Judy Armstrong, presented the
bride and groom of forty years ago
with • a chest of silver from mem-
bers of their family. On behalf of
himself and his wife, Mr. Arm-
strong expressed thanks and ap-
preciation. A very happy evening
was spent in games.—Clinton News-
Reeprd.
Enthusiasm For Arena
Six young married women of
Bayfield, Mesdames Reg. Francis,
John Lindsay, Grant Turner, Arn-
old Makins, •Kenneth Brandon and
Alf Scotcbmer, Jr., decided that
they wanted• .,to do something to
help raise funds for the Bayfield
Arena Building Fend, so they band-
ed together to sponsor a progres-
sive euchre and dance in the Town
Hall last 'Friday evening. Enthus-
iasm for the project spread and
they soon had plenty of helpers.
The result was most gratifying and
showed the result of careful plan-
ning in an evening of enjoyment
for young and old alike.• There was
a large attendance at this delight-
ful party. The prizes for 14 tables
of egchre went as••.fofoves: men's
high, Mrs. R. L. Bassett; men's
consolation, Mrs. James Hutchings;
ladies' high, Mrs. William H. John-
ston; ladies' consolation, Mrs. R.
J. Watson. John Middleton, Gode-
rich Township, held the lucky tick-
et on the basket of groceries. The
door prize was won by Mrs. Arnold
Makins. Murdoch's orchestra play-
ed for the dancing and the spot-
light dance prize went to Mrs. Reg.
Francis and Arnold Makins, The
lunch counter in the basement
was' well patronized and the ladies
turned over the net sum of $101.15
to the Lions Club for the arena
fund. ---Clinton News -Record.
Honored By Collegiate Board
On Thursday evening of last
week the members of the ,Goderich
District Collegiate Institute Board
met at the home of the vice-chair-
man, H. M. Ford, and presented
him with a coffee table" as a • per-
sonal gift from the members in re-
cognition of the outstanding rework
he had done for the board as chair-
man of the building committee in
cbarge of the construction of the
new Collegiate. The chairman, R.
D. Munro, read an address of ap-
preciation which was signed by
each of the members and the prea-
entation was made by Mr, Elmer
Robertson. Mr. Ford, in thanking
the members for the gift, stated
that it was a complete surprise to
him, but was deeply appreciated.
The time and effort he had spent
on the building during the past
year and a half had been gladly
given in attempting to have the
area secure full value for the cost
Farm News of Huron
With four or .five inches of snow
Friday evening, and colder weather,
we- got the first real taste of win-
ter weather. However, with no
snow on the ground earlier in the
week, travel conditions were excel-
lent for the Christman• holiday.
Farmers have made good use of
the excellent weather to bring all
outside work up to date. It is not
often that one sees tile being laid
on the 24th of December, says G.
W. Montgomery, agricultural re-
presentative for Huron County.
Recent rains and melting of
earlier snow has helped bring the
water supply in farm welts some-
what back to normal.
Operating Tractors the Safe Way
A preliminary count shows thirty
Saskatchewan farm people killed
in tractor accidents in 1951. In re-
lation to the number of farmers
using tractors and the death rate
from accidents ,in other occupa-
tions this figure may not seem
high. The tragic side is that most
of the accidents could have been.
prevented if the operator had fol-
lowed a policy of safety first. The
survey shows 60 per cent of the
aths were caused by tractors up -
ting. Tractors cam upset for
many reasons, it is pointed out in
the Weekly Letter, Dominion Ex-
perimental ,Station, Swift Current,
Sask. A list of the most common
reasons is as foIIows:
1. Turning corners at high
speeds. zs
2. Brakes not balanced with the
result that the 'brake on one side
operates before the other, throw -
Ing the tractor on one side.
3. Drivingthe tractor too fast ova
er rough ground so that the opera-
tor, in his efforts to hang on, loses
control of tine tractor,
4. Frying to take short cuts over'
steep batiks and ditches.
. 5. Nicking "jack eabbit" •starts
When the tractor is pulling a heavt
load, caltillig' the tractor to go otter
backvra%d.
6: Hits iitl "ids 'to some part ot,
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the tractor other than the draw bar.
This makes the possibility of the
tractor overturning backward very
much greater.
Several other people are killed
each year by being run over by a
tractor. This can happen when
the operator permits the following
unsafe ,practices:
1. Hooking up implements by
backing the tractor while standing
on the ground.
2. Riding on the tractor draw -bar
or fenders.
3. AIlowing others to ride on the
tractor.
4. Allowing
tractors.
5. Allowing children to ride on
and play around tractors.
If the operator is conscious of
these dangers and always takes
time to be safe, the number of peo-
ple killed and hurt by tractors will
be reduced.
children to operate
Wheat in the Poultry Ration
Normally poultry producers feed
a laying ration made up of a mix-
ture of wheat, oats and barley to-
gether with the necessary protein,
mineral and vitamin supplements.
Although it is recognized that the
proportion of the various cereal
grains can be varied to a consid-
erable extent, it is generally as-
sumed that wheat as the only cer-
eal grain in the ration is unsatis-
factory.
To test the validity of this as-
sumption an experiment was con-
ducted at •thew Experimental Farm,
Brandon, Man., to compare two ra-
tions identical in all .respects ex-
cepting the source of cereal grain.
i0ight pans of 50 pullets were used
in this feeding test. The birds in
four !pens were offered mash con-
taining 76 pounds wheat, 14.5
patulds .meat meal, 5.0 pounds vita-
grq,se, 1.5 pounds . bonerneal, 2.0
pditnds ground limestone, 1.0 pound
salt, :flus small ciinintities' of vita -
twit 03, riboflavin, and Manganese
sulphate. Tlitl plying gnash fed td
the .hens itt the rem ltifilg. 'Poor
('itittuedi On Pag43'3)
An appetite small
Will normally call
For a smapier,, serving.
Thus goodwill preserving.
Dept. el National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Iteme.Pleked From
The Huron Expositor of .Twen-
ty-five
wentyfive and Fifty Years Apo
From The Huron Expositor
January ¢, 1928
The following are the results of
the election held' in Seaforth on
Monday: Mayor, W. H. Golding;
reeve, J. W. Beattie; councillors,
H. C. Box, G. P. Cardno, W. A.
Crich, R. G. Parke (all by acclama-
tient; /school trustees, .3'. M. Rob-
ertson, Robert Archibald; public
utility commission, J. F. Daly.
Mr. George Thiel, Zurich livery-
man, assumed the contract on Mon-
day to carry the mail between Hen-
sel' and Zurich post offices.
St. Andrew's United Church
choir, Klippen, spent a .pleasant eve-
ning on Thursday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert DInsdale in
honor of Miss Mabel Whiteman and
Miss Jean Ivison, 'who so efficient-
ly managed the making of the
choir gowns. Mrs. J. L. Henderson
read the address and Mr. William
Sinclair presented Miss Whiteman
with a leather club bag, while
Mrs. H. McMurtrie presented Miss
Ivison with a pen and pencil set.
The annual meeting of Seaforth
.fire brigade was held Tuesday eve-
ning with the .following officers
elected: Chief, Thomas Johnstone;
foreman, Charles Holmes; assist-
ant, Ross J. Sproat; secretary, Hen-
derson Smith; treasurer, Geo. A.
Sills. The prize winners at euchre
were: games, E'. L. Box; consola-
tion, Wm. Gillespie.
Mr. D. Shanahan,;; deft this week
for Southern Pines, North Carolina,
where he•`expects to spend the win-
ter.
Mr. John Gallop, of Russeldale,
who is succeeding J. R. Archibald
as local Massey -Harris agent, has
ieased. the residence of Mr. Walter
Murray.
The election in McKillop result-
ed as follows: Reeve, F. McQuaid;
councillors, J. Campbell, D. Regele,
J. M. Eckert, T. McKay.
Last week Wm. Cardiff, 7th con-
cession, Grey Township, killed an
eagle in his barn. His flock of
pigeons were rapidly decreasing,
apd the saw Mr. Eagle flying off
with one. That night he went in-
to the barn with the lantern and
the eagle flew at him, catching him
by the wrist and leg. He fought him
off and next night he killed him.
He is having the bird mounted.
The recent snow storm has stop-
ped a lot of traffic in the oar line,
while the sleighing is the very best..
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From The Huron Expositor
January 2, 1903
Mr. Michael Murdie was re-elect,
ed reeve of McKillop by acclama-
tion. Joe O'Loughlin and Archibald
McGregor, members of the old
council, declined against being can-
didates, and John S. Brown, Chas.
Little, William G. Smith, Thomas
Archibald and John Murray were
nominated as councillors,' The two
new members are Wm. G. Smith;
Winthrop, and John Murray, Beech-
wood.
Mrs. Joseph Sproat met with a
painful accident when she slipped
on the sidewalk in front of her
residence and fractured a bone in
her leg.
George Chesney and John Fowler
have leased the Case barn on the
Silver 'Creek farm, .adjoining the
town, and intend engaging in buy-
ing and, shipping horses.
Mr. John Dodds, McKillop, has
sold his farm on the lath conces-
sion to his neighbor, Mr. "George
Love, for the sum of $3,300. Mr,
Dodds has purchased the fine farm
of Mr. Wm. McIntosh, on the llth
concession.
Mr. John R. McDonald, Tucker -
smith, who prides himself on rais-
ing good -stock, disposed of a fine
pair of two-year-old heifers for the
sum of $117.
On Christmas Eve a Seaforth
furniture van was driven out under
cover of darkness and deposited a
large quarter -cut oak secretary and
reclining chair in one of the Rose
Bill driving sheds at St. Colum.
ban. At 8:45 tem., Joseph McQuaid,
Daniel O'Connor, Joseph Delaney,
Frank O''Sullivan, John O'Rourke
and John Flannigan, all members
of the St. Coluumban orchestra, car-
ried the secretary to Father Mc-
Iieon's library where a presenta-
tion was made. Miss M. A. Crotty,
a relative of Father McKeon, was
also presented' with the chair. The
organist, Mies Kathleen G•ilmur-
ray, read the address.
On Friday the pupi% of the Un -
hitt Separate School at St. Colum -
bait, presented their teacher, Thos.
McQuaid, Ji" with a gold watch.,
chain and. ,an amethyst .pendant, MS
a slight token of eiteeint The
trustees added $20" oto his salary.
'ell -One you¢ weak* tl►a , aged main thing is to find out who'ueed
the stuff and . they ."
'' `!And then you'll know neap
wasn.'t tne Women who didn't open
that abel-tit 'e,hpicol'at a."
"Curse your riddles. We'll know
who killed Rotherson."
"Unless he committed suicide?"
sb! That'e already discount
`.'Agrecfl•. If that • mean hadn't
been, poisoned today, :he'd probably
have been• allot."
Matthews Altered incredulously.
"Don't tell nine: that you've also
found a revolver . ."
"Pugged -up behind one of these
innoce4t:looking stalls" Not yet.
Strategist. things have happened.
Heavens,. 2Viatthews, .I wonder if
that•. poor, devil had any idea of
the dangee he was walking into
when he came along to open a
sale of work? • There is something
very horrible in the bizarre killing
of anyone in such gay surround
ings. Let's get out of it, Would
you like another_vhocolatel"
"Not • me, sir. I wish I hadn't
eaten any at all. If you hadn't set
the example I'd never have dared."
Morrison Sharpe chuckled
"You'd better not play follow -the -
leader too often with me," he ad-
cised. "I'm apt to lead you along
strange paths."
"You're a confoundednuisance
at the best of times," Matthews re-
plied. "By the time you've tied
me in knots, bewildered me 'with
conundrums and trotted out a suc-
cession of paradoxes I began to
think that it's a darned sight eas-
ier to solve a crime than to keep
pace with you."
Mr. Sharpe give him a friendly
tap on the shoulder. "If you would
prefer it," he said softly, "I'll re-
tire into the background and leave
you to work it out in -your own
way."
"Not on your life you won't,"
snapped Inspector Matthews. e
CHAPTER IV •
Breakfast at the vicarage was, us-
ually a cheerful meal. The Rev,
Quentin Thorne was not the sort
of man to bury his nose in a news-
paper and lose interest in every-
thing else. Having plenty of lei-
sure for reading during the rest of
the day he preferred to chatter am-
iably over his early meal. His wife
always said she enjoyed these in-
consequential conversations,, but on
the morning following the tragedy
at the Church Hall the vicar was
not in form.
Mrs. Thorne looked across at him
curiously once or twice but made
no comments. She was an attrac-
tive woman, still in the early thir-
ties—a natural blonde with, that
fresh coloring that is supposed to
be typically English. Some of the
parishioners thought she was far
too pretty to be the wife of a
clergyman.
In spite of this not unusual cat
-
tishness it was generally admitted
that she had settled down very
well, keeping up her position with
perfect poise and wholly commetld-
able dignity.
"Another cup of coffee, Quen-
tin?"
"Eh?"
She repeated the question, made
with the intention of relieving the
tension, for be had hardly touch-
ed the drink in front of him. -
"I'm afraid your• thoughts are
wandering, my dear. You're not et
all yourself 'today."
"Sorry, M:argaret, Please forgive
me."
"Oh, it isn't at all surprising.
That dreadful • affair is enough to
upset anybody. I hardly slept a
wink last night."
"Didn't you?" He appeared a
trifle taken aback. "When I came
to bed you looked as peaceful as
a babe."
"That must have been very late.
1 did drop off' at last, but I was
wondering about you."
"About me?"
"You were wandering up and
down so restlessly. Then it grew
quiet and 1 imagined you must
have gone for a walk."
"Hardly! As a matter of fact I
did go and glance at the Church
Hall. There were lights there. The
police, of course."
"At such an hour. But I suppose
it isn't so very surprising. What
were they doing, do you think?"
"Nosing around—a big man and
a little wizened fellow who looked
more like a retired clerk than a
detective."
She made a desperate effort to
lighten the conversation, "In what
respect does a retired clerk differ
from clerks in employment, or
from other normal people, if it
comes to that?" 'A rather bleak
smile accompanied the words.
Normally Quentin 'Thorne would
have retaliated with some amusing
absurdity. Instead of which he an-
swered quite seriously, "He had
rather stooping,shoul•ders and a
scholarly face," he explained,
"Strangely enough he said the
queerest thing when I looked into
the hall."
"What was that?"
"Did I like chocolates?"
"He asked you if—if .
"Yes. Just that. As if it •was
a matter of importance, Why,
Margaret, what on earth is the
matter?"
"Nothing dear, I'm quite all
right. Yes, indeed. Tell me about
your talk."
"There's nothing else to say. Of
course I told the fellow .1 wasn't
interested in sweets at arty time.
Wasn't it strange?"
"Most odd," She rose from, her
seat' and went to the window. "As
it is aueh a •pleasant morning I
think Pie take a stroll,"' she add-
ed,
The vicar politely opened the
door for Her and then went back
to his interrupted toast. But
only toyed with it absently.
he
bserttly, After
a time he, tot., left the table and
went to his sttidy. AintteMittieally
he drevl a ,sheaf of sermon papers
to hire •{4ti,'4ttecrewect Glio.4'ai or
bier fouhtain pen.
Thin; was the usual preliminary'
to wrjting, om,position uanae very
easily as a rule, and he soul, dash.
off':tie easentlais`ttf & ta'e t uljl<s''
g,Lates' ei'ress in, little 4ngj1'e tigl<e'
Wada 1 took to maito it. put a te>'--
twenty minutes of'apparent'conceaa
traders all. "he 'had naanageai,, to lot
down was a text, 'followed by
scrawl, -that had no meaning `tt
anybody,, ,
"Thou shalt not kill" (Exodus,'
20 v 13)..
That .was as tar alk i.te keti g' Rq',
The commandment -stared "aim inti
paased
the face a assha1iy inhand lettereoveveetrhisfo;fre*,;Bkre-e-
,
head, suddenly screwed up •then
sheet, almost petulantly, and• vitae, -
ed it towards the wastepaper bas-
ket. His: aim was faulty and it-
Taking
the carpet.
Taking another folio he beggaa,.
again. Opening ,flit Bible at ran--
dom he was about•. to choose an,-
other teat when•• a tap ,aa the door -
interrupted bine. • It was the maid;•
with .the announcement that twat
gentlemen had called from the po-
Iice.
Frowning annoyance be decided
it would be as well to find out what
they wanted. "Bring them along toe
the study, " he commanded,
A minute later Inspector Mat-
thews and Mr. Morrison Sharpe"
were shown in.
"We must apologize for taking up.
your, time," the officer began, "but,
as you can understand, than -affair
necessitates
his affair -
necessitates a number of formali-
ties which may seem inconvenient.'
"They are certainly that," agreed'
the vicar ruefully. "Duty often.
goes hand in hand with unpleas-
antness, as I find in my own Walk
of life."
"You're not the sort of man toe -
shirk an unpleasant task, I take it,.
sir."
The eyes• of the vicar and Morri-
son Sharpe met in a steady stare•
that was only broken when Mat-
thews interrupted with the first of:
a series of routine questions a -hick
were mainly a repetition of those,
already asked. Mr. Sharpe appear-
ed only mildly interested. He walk-
ed to the window and looked out,.
came back and accidentally kicked.
the screwed -up piece of paper dur-
ing these restless meanderimgs.
"Anything..you want?" he inquir- •
ed, picking it up,
The vicar shook his head. "No,
just an initial attempt at my next
Sunday's sermon.". -
Forgetting all his gentlemanly in
words.n
stits, Mr. Sharpe smoothed out:
the crumpled sheet and read thee
"An unusual text," he murmured.
"Too unusual. That is why. I=
changed my mind about using it."
The Rev. Quentin Thorne fid--
getted under this examination.
"Couldn't we confine ourselves to -
questions, of immediate import?
he suggested. "You must realize -
that I am a very busy man."
"Then we will leave you to pre-
pare your notes,"
Inspector Matthews seemed about
to make some .objection to this per--
emptory abrogation of his official
rights of ending or prolonging an
examination of a witness. But at
a significant nod from Mr. Sharpe
he accepted the situation more or•
less philosophically.
Only when they were outside the-
house did he remonstrate, "What'
was the idea of butting in with all
that talk about sermons?" he de-
manded.
"Well, if you must know, I found
it most informative."
"More than I did. You didn't ev-
en. let me in on the text, though I
gathered it had something to do-
with
o-with the affair on hand."
"One of these days we'll make a
detective out of you," Mr. ,Sharpe -
said banteringly. "Don't grunt.
Here's the paper."
"You bagged it?"
"Without a qualm."
The inspector read the words
aloud. "Thou shalt not kill, H'mr
One of the Ten Commandments,
isn't it?"
"Right first time. As a student.
of divinity, my dear Matthews, you.
show distinct possibilities,"
"Then what's this reference to'
thirteen? The twentieth chapter'
of Exodus is 'O.K. I know that's
where the commandments are to
be found, but if there are ten of
them, why verse thirteen?"
Mr. Sharpe sighed ostentatiously.
"There are," he explained, "same
descriptive verses before the com-
mandments start. Does that satis
fy you?"
"I'll look it up. Why do you sup-
pose the vicar changed his mind
about that sermon?"
"Plenty of reasons One is that
preachers very rarely base their
homilies on the Commandments, es-
pecially one of them. You can't.
tell a congregation to behave ie a
particular way. Actually, .I don't
think our reverend friend really set
down those words in readiness for
next Sunday. Put yourself in hie
place."
like
"'Gothat,on, sir. I leave that to you.
You get interesting when you talk
"
"Very well. Here's it.
Breakfast -has been ratherthe ghat a gl000fmy
meal. The shadow of tragedy hangs
over the house. Neither Mr -
Thorne noir his wife have eaten
much. and the lady ehuielcly gets up
and soon afterwards leaves' the,
place, In lila etTudy the 'worried''
man autontatioally Writes down tae:
"rat thing that eomef to his mind.
Could' anything be mord appropr-
acante cthe
an the Biblical e'ithoftetiori?"
imagi"Thnaen it ha•s no apadlal •s•igidd-
"You're asking too mush of my
tion now,"
"I uhouidn,''k have thought that
possible. W1 at about those' neat
little earibreiderios' about 'the scene
tlate btrooeakgfoasodt?to Wbeerterunfte?th"
ey lit -
MY dear
Matth
ews, where wean
Year eyes? Didn't you observe
that the vicar had conteitted bin-•-
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