The Huron Expositor, 1953-03-27, Page 2fi
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SEAFORTH, Friday, March 27, 1953
Spring
So Spring is here!
As this is being written the tem-
-•perature is about fifty. While little,
if any, growth is evident, there is a
feel in the air that suggests that
green grass, spring cleaning, bowl-
ing and fishing are not far removed.
In "a few days March. will be ended
and April will be here. And while
there . is still time for snow, those to
whom its absence has meant the most
are reasonably safe in giving thanks
for an almost snowless winter.
All these signs and wonders are
due to the fact that last Friday—or
did it happen Saturday?—the sun
crossed the equator, making day and
night equal in length. This is the
vernal, or spring, equinox. The 'Ox-
ford dictionary places the crossing
on the 20th of March, while Webster
putsit on the 21st, the date generally
accepted in this part of the world.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica says
"about the 21st of March:" Anyhow,
Spring is here, and Summer can't be
far behind.
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Easter Seal Time
The annual Crippled Children's
Easter Seal campaign is at hand. As
has been the case in the past, those
in charge of the campaign can antici-
pate widespread support for a wor-
thy cause.
Endorsing the campaign and prais-
ing the work made' possible by Eas-
ter
as
ter Seal donations, Prime Minister
Louis St. Laurent has stated:
"Easter is a season symbolic of
hope and promise, and I can think of
no better way, of celebrating it than
to help bring hope and promise to
our crippled girls and boys through
the purchase and use of Easter Seals.
"Our generosity can help to supply
these young lives not only with es-
sential surgical .e i ment but also
with a o uniti-te spend a
health -giving holiday at a Summer
camp." -
The .Easter Seal campaign in this
district is being sponsored by the
Seaforth Lions Club.
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To Reduce Accidents
Amendments to the Highway
Traffic Act introduced by the On-
tario Government, and designed to
reduce the toll of traffic accidents,
should receive general approval.
The proposed amendments include
provision for:
1. The prohibition of T.V. sets in
autos. -
2. Increasing the distance be-
tween vehicles travelling . on rural
highways from 100 to 200 feet.
3. The raising from 15 years to 16
years the minimum age of drivers.
4. 'The tightening of laws against
the continued use of unsafe vehicles.
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Winners Are- Not Everything
An advertisement which recently
appeared in many national publica-
tions -paid tribute to the great num-
bers of people who are next to the
winners in every field of end vor.
The people who -tried fpr -ifirA but
tante in second.
rt is quite right that thought
Shetild be given those who never won
a. race,- For without, them there
otikthave been no `race.In having
" setsond. they- Built ed
to establi'rghing a standard as
t7ac y who, dame, first:
hese are days' of great .endeavors,
t fi s p ' leadership, the Saint
i You'rn�al, points, out.
for th
e ca.�r� i `
� dins.
e• sol, s ffr''the th;u. who
Y It is n 's'ol`o ii, that
to th.O P61)10 w ht
didn't OW make 'Lite grade, and it,
is of more than. a ilttl encourage- ge '
merit ti4`y° 1!' : ow that the
world`heeda it a pc er-Seeretaries and
deputies. bele of of students
o 1 e - the
who almost e Ih�, - s an
h -fir e e� ., d
men and women who ,almost got the
top jobs must' be important, because
most people: are among them.
Indeed, Einstein has a10 peer. But
think of all the mathematicians and
physicists who are head and shoul-
ders above their fellows,, even though
they fall short of the master. Lind-
bergh will go down in history be-
cause he was first to fly the Atlantic
alone. But there were other good
aviators who made the, attempt and
` failed. The world has forgotten
them. It remembers Jim Thorpe and
Glenn Cunningham, •but who remem-
bers the good runners who crossed
the line behind .them?
The world will not forget Scott,
Peary, Amundsen and Stefans"son,'
but the hundreds who tried the same
feats in hinterlands and were driven
back are already forgotten. But
they were all important. Think of
the inventors who completed a useful
contraption only to find that some-
one else had patented the same thing
before them, of the many scientists
who worked and died,, always': on the
brink of some new discovery.
"There just couldn't be a race with-
out the number two man who keeps
pushing the winner on. And it is
reasona'ble to think that if our lead-
ers are such big men, then the next
greatest cannot be so very small.
There is quality in all levels of en-
deavor, and we all count. In times
like these, when there is so much to
be done, it is good to be reminded of
it," the Telegraph -Journal concludes.
What Other Papers Say:
Overworked
(Sydney, N.S., Post -Record)
A despatch from overseas tells of
a Berlin householder who came home
to find a burglar asleep on the living
room couch, his loot beside him. In
court the burglar told the judge: "I
was just tired." It was his fifth
housebreaking job that night. Really
overdoing it. He was given eightden
months behind bars to rest from his
illegal exertions. Crime can be an
exhausting activity. Burglars should
go home to their own beds when they
begin to feel sleepy.
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Adult Entertainment
(Calgary Herald)
The people of Britain are permit-
ted, as an adult people, to see plays
on B.B.C. television • 'dealing with
adult situations, and if the plays are
unsuitable for children the people of
Britain look after their own children.
They do not ask„ the Government to
do it for them. We do not see why
Canadians cannot be treated as
adults, too. Those people who are
offended by adult plays don't have to
look. -
Net Farm Profits
(Windsor Daily Star;)
A delegate to the Federation of
Agriculture in Toronto expressed an-
noyance at the emphasis placed • on
gross farm revenues, rather -than on
net profits. There is something in
what the man says. And, it applies,
of course, to' other industries as well.
When industrial or other corpora-
tions make their annual statements,
they specify clearly what are the net
profits. After all, that is what counts.
That is the money in the till after all
expense's of operations, taxes, etc.,
are paid.
If a farmer gets $10,000 for his
wheat, that doesn't mean it is all pro-
fit by any means. He has to subtract
very sizeable amounts for his opera-
ing expenses, his overhead and his
taxes. Similarly, .:if a man sells a
prime st'ee'r for $300, that isn't all
profit. He has to deduct the cost of
feed, the cost • of caring for him and
stabling limp -and the--averhe,ad-re-:.
presented in investment in land and
buildings. -
A wag earner isin exactly the
same do
os� Theportion deduc
p nor a t~
ed frani his pay cheque for takes
doesn't represent
an profit from his
s
labor'.' At's. Only his take-home pay
Which enables hiifn to lady the gro'cer.
les .and pay the rent, .
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d erese11tcd ,Wi(t'h Gifu: • hn4. tbe•'coflstant puM •iflg
Qn the final night "of ti?� `Ql ages ,,to the82-foot leVeL a 019* o't
for New �Canatlianp, 'i}'ialleh 1:0. 70 cot , n view of th@;.contiuuona
Principal Garold; tt: Sniigis who: ',pumping which Went on day and
has conducted the clas.� vgaa' prg- `asukt1 overowthe ater 8Yyis ns
-day period, t'ae
aentetU with a gift by the members. pP y P co , iderea puf•
---Exeter • Timea•.Adrwo atet ticiQnt "tor, the pr9P9ned
requirements, according to Clerk
Bend Appoints Pollee Board Treasurer George Sloan. -- B14h
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• Grand Bend council' appointed a +Standard.
Police com'miSsion at ita'.,zneeting.
Ladies' Night Heid By Teachers
Reeve Harman Gill is the 'chair-
man. Members are James Dalton Several members of the Clinton
and John Hood. W. F. $. MacLar- 'public school teaching staff, and
en appeared for the Soy' Scouts. of other public schools in the
They were granted the use ,of the vicinity, attended the Huron Local
municipal hall on Thursday eve -of the Ontario Men Teachers' As-
nings, A deputation from the Lions dation at the ladies' night tut
Club _requested aid in” advertising key dinner held at the Bedford
and tourist business promotion, A Hotel, Goderich. Those pre&ent
grant of $100 was authorized for were conducted through the new
the public school board. The road public school in Goderich, and' en
Committee discussed the a trdition joyed an evening in social activi-
of the roads•. -Exeter Times -Advo- ties. Prize winners .in the variou-
cate. forma of entertainment were Mr
• and 'Mrs. John Blackwell, Heiman;
Failing Suitcase Injures Player Mrs, M. Edgar, Clinton; Mrs. Clar-
ence Trott, Clinton; Glen, Gardiner,
ford where the SHDHS teams en public school inspector, and W.
gaged in . hard-fought basketball Stephens, Gederich. „ President o.
games, an unfortunate accident oc- the association is John Blackwell, vs.
curred to one of the players' of the Trott lir vice-president, ,Clarence
Pub -
teams. Elizabeth Hunter was
Trott; A V/M, Hugh Ca easull Pub-
struck ori .tie head bf a suitcase lie School; secretary treasurer, C.
which fell from the rack,above the O. Martin, Clinton Public School:
seats and caused her a severe Clinton News -Record:
headache and dizziness. Later dui- Jackets. Presented To Team
ing the trip home she was taken A feantire of the Legion dance
to Ingersoll Hospital, <'where she
w,as given medical treatment. The, has 'the presentation of leather
next day because of continued die- jackets to members of the Blyth
zinc's and headaches the doctor Belball team o£ last year. Mr. Ed.
was summoned It was found that the president of the Legion,members made
Elizabeth suffered from slight con- the t presentation gto the
cussion and she was confined to and the gathering was very wen-
hich
her homer for a few days. We -all werethusiatic over the jackets which
hope fbr a, speedy recovery.—Ere were in the colors of the Canadian
ter Times -Advocate, Legion—blue and gold. The jack
ets also bore the Legion crest. Af-
Fitting "Out is Started On Boats ter the presentation Mr. Bill
with unloading of the 10 boats Thompson, last year's manager, is-
sued a call, for players for this
in storage due to be completed by year's team and expressed. the
Thursday night, shipping move- hope that at the tend of the ball
ments are expected to get under season next summer the team
way within the next two weeks -'would not onl be
Unloading of the- fast boat, the t group even
of Intermediate "B," but may even
Algosoo,. was started. the first of go further afield in softball circles.
the week. R. G. Sanderson, man- Mr. Bert t lay, a long-time athlete
ager of Goderich 'Elevator and in village sport, expressed the
Transit Company, said he believed (hanks of the team to the Legion
the navigation season would be op- ter sponsoring this dance and also
en before the end of the, month. making available leather jackets.
Little drift ice is left it the ,her- for the club. --.Blyth Standard.
bor and crew's have been working
steadily during the week prepay- Immigrants Unexpected Guests
ing the boats"for the shipping sea- The misadventures which are apt
son. 'Painting and repairs are 6e- to happen to one in a strange coun-
ing done, Mr. Sanderson said, and try were well illustrated by the
at least one of the boats, which experience of Arie DeHaan, who
was refitted when it first went into came all the way' from ost-Voorne,
storage, is ready to sail when t'he -DHolland, in the flooded area, with
season opens.•— Goderich• Signal- his wife and four children, to take
Star.
Barn Totally Destroyed
A fire which is believed, to have
started from a traetor totally
destroyed the barn on the farm of
James Cox, Porter's Hill. Fire
brigades from Bayfield, Goderich
and 'Clinton answered ciiIs, but
the fire was so far advanced that
they could do nothing but keep
the' blaze from spreading to the
house. .Mr. Cox told firemen tha
he had been using the tractor
and around the 'barn and had turn-
ed the machine off to go to the
house. Upon b;t ^'a eturn he found
the tractor on fire, and, although
be managed to extinguish this, the
fire broke out on the beams over-
head, and in a matter of minutes
the entire structure was envelop-
ed, Mr. Cox managed to save all
the livestock( but a seed drill and
a grain separator were destroyed.
—Clinton' News -Record,
Well Given Supreme Test
So as to leave no doubt about
the supply of water available in
the recently, drilled well which is
to supply the water for the new
fire protection system, the council
had the Consolidated Engine and
Machine Co., of Toronto, 'instal,,
one of their huge pumpers to the
well to test the supply. The pump=
er worked continually for S
days, carrying from 140 gallons per
minute to the maximum 220 gal-
lons. The water level normally
stands at 12 feet below the surface
a job in Wingham. ;Mr. DeHaan
had originally contracted to work
for Oscar ,Keiffer, II R. 2, Wing-
ham': and came to Canada on that
assumption. On arriving in Wing -
ham on Friday night, however, he
,found that Mr, Keiffer had a
obtained help elsewhere, a' d was
not in a position to offer im em-
ploym - while Mr. Keiffer,
o tearing the migra s would
e arriving, had cont ted Bob
Carbert, farm editor*Qf KNX, who
in turn sent out an S.O.S. to resi-
dents of the district via radio.
Several offers of help were receiv-,
ed. both for permanent employment
and for temporary shelter, and the
family were finally settled with
John Jarrell, a farmer in the Kin-
cardine area, When The Advance -
Times reporter arrived on the
scene the family were eating their
breakfast in the Brunswick 'Hotel,
having spent the night there. When
attempt at conversation in FJ'ng-
lish bore tittle fruit, John Brent
of CKNX was called upon to try
out his Pennsylvania Dutch. This
proved to be no more satisfactory
than English, and Norm Welwood
went to, bat with his smattering of
German, learned the hard way, Fin-
ally Hans•' Schipper, late of Henlo,
Holland, and now working for
Lloyd's, arrived on the scene to
act as interpreter. Mr. and Mrs.
DeHaan "'have four children: Trix
16, Nellie 14, Gerda 12 and Rine 8.
Here's wishing them luck is their
new home. Wingham Advance -
Times, ,
'Huron County Farm News
One farmer, with around 1,000
trees tapped, reports a make of 30
gallons of maple syrup to , date.
However, the general sap run has
been very poor, with not too much
syrup made yet, according to G. W.
Montgomery, agricultural repress
entative for Huron.
Farm sales are generally well
attended, with livestock and feed
.supplies selling quite well, while
used machinery is selling much be-
low last year's prices.
There's considerable interest .this
Spring in applying nitrogen fertil-
izer to poor stands of fall wheat.
Use Of Good Seed
Best Crop Insurance
Crops, Seek and Weeds Branch
of the Ontario .Department of Agri-
culture waited that this year le no
year for the farmer to "gamble."
With..�present farm economy de-
mandltng that every dollar be 'In-
vested -with • en eye --to fair return. -
the Seeds Branch is urging that
every possible precaution be taken
to eliminate the "chance factor" in
the use of seed, whether It be tak-
en
ak
en from the•..fartner's own bins or
etticfiasedi elsewhere.
Year after year, of e
when
cropfail.
fat
Urea o
res t+h u lit to he due s to seed are
investigated, it is usually found
that at same point far too dnuoi,
ch:urce Was taken with the Beed,'!
saga the Crops Branch, "Some irPi•'
portant fatter such as stere/Sae lit
variety, purity , or freedom from
Weed seeds, germination energy or
freedom from disease was taken
for granted, but the crop produced;
or its failure showed that the risk
was needlessly great."
•
"Life and property losses can be
recovered by insurance which' one
pays for in terms of rink involved.
In an equally effective manner,
practical insurance against any
crop losses due to seel can be
operative by the simple process of
finding out beforeliand all the es-
sential seed qualities which pre-
vent loss."
Seed laws have •brougtht about a
marked change in the manner.in
which seeds are offered for sale;
and required labelling has done
much to eliminate risk. In fact,
says the Department, reading lab-
els has Long been an important part
of .seeds buying. The label on the
seed packet, the tag on ,the 'hag,
and the control sample • certificate
provide the only method by ,whieh
the .seed grower can present a
permanent recor "off, the Taets' to
the buyer and ultimat&gfedwer.
Much risk can be avoided by'
knowing. the source of the seed
anad who is actually responsible for
It. S'eed:mon and need s Yobs are
coming to be knoWli the days bar
their seed btocltd an thei.
t a r oils
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Ifyou do nw e
ci'$if, s eda,
then know your sCedst ,"' 1er a
goo lioftby,
,Itis good iti,�itranr>e too!
A sudden attack'of croup maybe
A source of great anxiety.
A steam tent
or merely a kettle hot
It help while medical aid
is sought.
Dept, of National Health and Welfare
Years Agoaie
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty , Years Ago
CHAPTER )N:$ •
Coiiycidence•,,playa a Par larger
Part in human affairs than la 'gen-
entity credited. Morrison, Sharpe
had gone to the Morrison hotel be-
cause 'it happened. to..lie conVenn.
ent, comfortable and fama:tliar, not
through any sense of nomenclative
affection. • This was quite a minor
coincidence not to be. compared
with the chance meeting of Detec-
i hive Pears and Wallace Lenten in
t
South. Africa. Fate 'had 'certainly
decreed, that the one officer who..
4 could recognize 'the wanted man
should have been sent abroad for
the first time in nits career..ao that
his path shoujd cross that of the
nottorious defaulting financier.
There was- . hilar irony in the,fact
that the puzzle -master of Nether-
ton should/ find himself under the
same roof as the woman being
searched or high and low.
They met in :the [corridor, face
to face. • Alma Rotherson turned
immediately and was under cover
like a startled. hare, but not be-.
fore Mr. Sharpe, had noted the rap-
idly -closing door of her room. • •
'He tapped, and she evidently de-
cided that it was useless trying to
avoid recognition for she opened
up at once.
"How strange to meet you here,”
she remarked with perfect calm-
nes's,
"Most! And very fortunate. We
have been trying to get into touch.
with you."
"Indeed?"
"Yes. My, friend, Inspector Mat-
thews, has some questions he would
like to ask,"
"Questions?" Her surprise was
well simulated and he noticed that
the shortness of speech was a
guard to avoid saying anything
likely to assist his interrogation:
"About the Netherton murders,"
She winced, at that. "Murder" is
an ugly word at any time, and
more so when, one is directly or
indirectly implicated "You had
better 'come inside," she invited,
making way for him to ,enter.
The room was surprisingly tidy
for such an early hour in the morn-
ing. A travelling bag stood in one
corner. Mr. Sharpe took one
glance at it and nodded.: "I see,"
he remarked, "that you are on the
point of leaving."
"W2rat right have you tp . ques-
tion me like this? I am at perfect
liberty to please myself where I
go," w.
"Never mind about that. If you
are going back to Netherton I need
bother you no further. Any quee-
tioning can be done by the police.
"And you 'have no official stand-
ing?"
"Exactly!. Put me dawn as' an
interferring busybody if you "like,
t bui, I suggest it would be wise to
-humour me. In any case you can
hardly show yourself outside this
hotel without being stopped by the
first constable,"
"Good gracious! Does that mean
I am obtu to be arrested?"
"Not exactly, Merely a case of
being taken to headquarters and
asked to make a statement,"
• "Oh!" She was thinking, this
- out. "I understand that the evi-
e deuce I gave at the inquest was not
- material to the trial."
y
From The Huron Expositor
March 30, 1928
The roads in the .Manley district
are in an impassable condition.
Mr. Dan Matthews, the new auc-
tioneer of4L-Malin, held a successful
sale at Mr. W. J. Cleary's, St. Col
umbar. Stock sold "at very high
prices•
Mr., Frank Corriveau, Drysdale,
has purchased the 100 -acre farm
near Blake, occupied by Mr. Nor-
man Gazebo and, owned by John-
son & Son for $7,800.
Mr. Robert Higgins, Reeve of
Hensall, opened up a shop in A.
Murdock's block for his produce
business.. He previously carried on
business at his home.
Dr. A. R. Campbell, Hensall, last
week moved the stable which 'he
bought from Mr. Robert Eacrett, to
the rear of his lot and had. his for-
mer stable turned •arqund. He is
fitting up the north half for an
office and the south half for gar-
age purposes.
Rev. [Father John Jordan, B.A.,
recently ordained to the priesthood
in Detroit, celebrated. High Mass in
his home church at St. [Columban
last Sunday.
The "Dust of the Earth," a play
presented by t gmondvill
Young Pe.. 'e ' a:rdno's Hall on
wenn- %a .y evening, was well pu
o, .y the cast as follows: David
oore of Maple Farm, Ivy Hen
Berson; his wife, Susan, Jea
Smith; Elizabeth, their daughter
Bernice Joynt; Jerry, their. son
Pearson Charters; Rev. Templeton
Earl Webster; the village newspa
per, Grace Casentieri; John Ryder
the young master of the .Maples
Ben Johnson; Wandering Tom, W
Govenlock; Old Mose, Harold Jack
son, and Nell as "The Dust of th
Earth," 'Vera Hudson, The sue
cess of the evening was largel
due to the training by the organ
ist and choir leader, Mrs. Be
Johnson,
Forty-four years ago on the 29t
of, [March, the Salvation Army op
ened fire in Seaforth. Many hav
,been the changes of officers. sine
that time, but' there are a few vet
erans left in the little corps. rhes
are Sergeant-Major J. •McLekna
treasurer; Mrs, McLennan; Siste
Ida McTaggart; Sister Mrs, E
Smith; Young People's Sergeant
Major, .Miss Thompson, and. Mrs
Smith of Constance,
From The Huron Expositor
March 27, 1903
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The annual meeting of the Sea
forth Collegiate football team was
held • in .the. Commercial Hotel o
Friday evening. The following o
flcers were elected: honorary pre&
dent, Oscar Neil; president, G. i3
'Colling; vice-president, H. • W
Brown; manager, G. 'F. Rogers
secretary -treasurer, E. W. Murray
captain, G. J. Hamilton; managin
committee,' C. Silas,A. Waugh, .R
McLaughlin, C. Alexander, J: Ro
efts.
St. Partrick's Day was delightful
ly celebrated at the residence o
Mrs. J. F..Ms,Mann, "Somerset Cot
tage," who gave a reception an
afternoon euchre to a number o
intimate friends, Miss Helena Dur
kin assisted in receiving the guest
and also sang some solos durin
the afternoon. Mrs. J. V. " Daly
Miss Foy and Miss Stevenson al
'ao
,contributed solos. Miss 'Foy
Mies Mona Sills, Miss M. Holian
and Miss L. McMann had charg
of the tea table.
Mr... John Beattie, of the firm o
Beattie Bros., 'grocers, Seaforth
has purchased - the Forsyth res
thence in Egmondvil.le, paying fo
lit $1,100.. -
Mr. James Reid,, who has 1' een
connected with the flour mill here
for a number of years, leave
shortly, for London, where lie has
secured a good position.
The following were ticketed to
the West on Tuesday's excursion
by ,'Greig & Stewart: Albert and
Robert Elgie, Tuckersmith,-to -Cal
gary, Alta,; Mrs. Henry .McIntosh
and family;, Wiinthrop„ to Ilopid• City,,
itian.; W. J, d. Stoddard, Egmond-
ville,.-..to__ ioosainfIn Man,_..Annte
McIntosh, Seaforth, to Lauder,
Mtn,; J. D. 'Peek, Bayfield, to ,CM -
ford, Sask.
At the annual Meeting of 'Senn
Porth Bowling Club the following
officers Were elented: patrons, 0.
MeEi ran• and •
1U1 H. I;JiIb
tf sir
r � M
Pot'.; chaplain, Re . ,I, W. Ho ,
dgl ._ .
este Me.
r d tit 'Mie
p ., J' heel; Vice�ten
tient, .L C° Greig; seotetailatreaa"
Ur'err W, i, *MIAMI; committee,
Tri lk, wi Nat*, w: `. teita'r `r
w1 ti n Ighd, AIe1e
.iquiele'lg b> .`costing us three bola'
a call Any objection,?"
"It might have been tactless.',
"Sorry! We haven't traced the •
Rothersons yet."
''.`'>teally? - Evidently yen' don't
look in the right place.'"
"Don't be sarcastic. They, cam's
remain hidden for ever, anyway."
sho'dlnigt . be surprised' in,
•
you're right about that. Any more
moire?" re.
ems, a, thing, ,sir: No 40114
you've seen the newspapers?" ss
"With the Thorne case? Yes, I.
bought all, the evenings. N'oti'iug
fresh se far, as' I Mtn make out.
You've put your, case very prettily'
up to the present " •
"Maybe. Got anything interest=
ing to tell. me?"
Mr, Sharpe equintedt through the,
glass door of the kiosk and grinned
mirthlessly as he 'looked at Alma
Rotherson intent on her bacon ands
egg. "Can't say 1 have," he. replied`.
"Any way, what there Is can wait
until I come ,home."
"Good," said the voice at the
other end of the' wire.
"That is a matter of opiniott,"�
Mr. Sharpe replied austerely. •
CHAPTER XVII
Mrs, Rotlierson was enjoying•
toast and marmalade when Mr.
Sharpe got back to the breakfast.
table.
"Your coffee is getting : cold"
she greeted him.. "Rather•.' long -
call, wasn't it?", -
"Nine shilling's worth, I'm told." -
"Not so very • expensive eompar-
ed with the cost of communicating;
with Australia."
"The waiter had made a' mis-
take."
"No,, he hadn't. I may not be sos.
young, but I am not yet m my loot•
age. It was something to do with.
James Rotherson."
"Yes.. We have to trace all sur- •
viving relatives."
"No doubt. While you were tele-
phoning I've been thinking. Why'.
not come along with me?"
The change of front momentarily ,
astonished hi in "Shan't I be la-
the way?". he asked.
"Not unduly- It will give you!,
the opportunity to keep me' in...
.sight. That ought to appeal to-.
you."
"Very well. Where are we goes
ing?"
"Is that necessary?"
"Not particularly. Mere curios-•-
ity."
"The car will be here at half•
-
past nine."
(Punctually on time a uniformed
chauffeur reported to his mistress..,
Mr. Sharpe, who had a good mem
ory for faces, remembered seeing:.
him 'driving Mrs. Rotherson about
Netherton. -'
"Harris has been with me for Z0,'
years," the- old lady mentionedi
casually.
"Sort of family retainer, eh?"
"Quite so! t Discreet and not like
ly to 'talk. Even if Harris knew
the whole forces of the-cd'untry
were looking for me he wouldn't
say anything."
A polite doorkeeper saw them off
the premises and a passing cone
stable glanced incuriously at the'
occupants of the luxurious limous
ine.
• "Your first constable doesn't ap-
pear so interested in, me as you
appeared to think," his companion.
observed..
Morrison Sharpe did not answer..
He was more intent in watching
the course of their journey. Cross-
ing the river they were heading
south:
"Somewhere in Surrey," Mrs..
Rotherson said saftly, '
"So I gathered."
"W+andleford, to • be exact. There
is no necessity to make a mystery-,'
of pur destination':" '
"Now. you should have added"-
She
dded-She smiled slightly. "I did not.
want you to have me stopped be-
fore I had done business with my
daughter. • That was why I declin-.
ed to tell you where she was."'
"What is to,stop me getting out
now and telephoning the nearest
police station?"
"Nothing at all. Only I don't
expect you to do so. Tell me about .
James."
"He's dead."
"That isn't news. I made inquir-
ies some 'Weeks. ago."
""Call it a whim. Martin had ar-
ranged to look up his English. re-
lations and I had a belated sense
of duty. They were of•our Stock,
don't forget."
"Blood is thicker than water.
Stickystuff, blood;," •
"Really., Mr. Sharpe, Some of
your remarks are most peculiar."
. "Blood'., I tell you, is sticky stuff.
Once it gets on anything you 'have •
a deuce of a time trying to wash
it off,"
Unconsciously she looked down
at her hands, He saw the fingers
twitch beneath the closely -stretch-
ed leather of cher black gloves. Col-
lecting herself 'she saw he had no-
ticed the action. "How foolish of
me," she said. "For the moment .
I, almost imagined I had a guilty
conscience."
"Not a strain, anywhere," he ani
swered quietly.
It was a pleasant morning and
Morrison Sharpe almost enjoyed •
the drive through the increasingly
pleasant countryside. After the en-
virons of London• had been left' be-
hind the scene became more rural..
Soon they were threading a way
through leafy lanes, In .the dis-
tance could be seen the glint of
chalky. downs,. .Crossing, a,,_ .';mall
river they left the main roads well.
behind and; It ivae strange to think'
that six million people were hud-
dled together so short a distance
frbin thin rural solitude,
"You
have certainly hosen
y c an
ideal'' part for a country retreat,"
he obsbrved° • "'Right off the beat-
en track."
"Veit until -you get to the
house," s'he atts,ered. "That real -
(Continued on ]Mtge 6)
"Would you agree to see Inspec-
tor Matthews?" he .asked.
"Certainly—in my own time. To-
day, hoiti ever, is impossible, and
you appear to regard. it as urgent.
Suppose I promise to go back to
Netherton tomorrow?"
His hesitation was. apparent.
"Evidently," she went on, . "you
are not disposed to trust me. To
set your mind at rest I will under-
take to catch the, evening express.
You may tient me at the station if
you think it necessary to keep me
under observation."
That 'was all very well, but he
had no guarantee that she would
turn up. What was going to hap-
pen during the rest of the day?
'Before he could reach a • deci-
sion a tap came at the door. One
of the hotel servants. had called for
instructions. about the luggage.
"I am expesting a car to call af-
ter breakfast," she explained.
"Please see that the case Is taken
to it --in about three-quarters of an
hour."
"Very. good, madam."
"So you weren't going home?"
Mr. Sharpe remarked when the
girl had gone.
"Certainly not. I had planned to
spend a few days' with my daugh-
ter."
"Might I ask where she is stay-
ing?"
"That is no business of yours.
Oh, I see! , You were wondering if`
I intended to break my promise.
It will be quite easy, to see Edith
and keep thy appointment with
you. Meanwhile I do not intend to
remain hungry.
They entered the dining -room to-
gether. Uninvited, Mr, Sharpe fol-
lowed her to a tabId,-Mrs. Rother-
son smiled grimly- "Ali right,' she
remarked, "you' can keep me under
your watchful eye. Sit down and
look comfortable,"
Hardly had ,he obeyed than a
waiter came acres•'. "There is a
telephone call fon you, sir," he an-
nounced, "I was asked to mention
that ' it is in relation to Austra-
lia."
Inspector Matthews, at the other
end of the wire, wanted to mention
that" a further message hadi cont>
from Melbourne amplifying the in-
formation already given:, Jlimes
Rotherson hadi not prospered very
Well in the country of his .adop-
tion.
"Whhat was. tire -cave of death?"
asked Morrison Sharpe,
"Quito n'attiral causes, lair."
"Did -you learn anything more
about the inquiry front. England?"
"Only •that it was made by
cable."
"trni;t In a hurry to find some
thing,eut. All right, By the Way,
itlepedtoi, What made you tell the
'Waiter to ntentloii, the Australian
kinnotialu?"
"[illi+ to get lett to the 'phone
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