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Esta lished 1860
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SEAFORTH, Friday, Sept. W
COUNTY COUNCILS
HAVE A PLACE
former Conservative Premier
of Ontario, Hon. George S. Henry, is
reported to have said, recently, that
be believes County Councils have
outlived their usefulness in the face
of increased provincial responbih.
ity.
The Provincial Government now
assumes 50 per cent of the cost to
counties of education and roads, and
up to 80 per cent of the cost of bridg-
es, he said in an interview. Twenty
years ago the Province contributed
only 10 per cent of education costs.
To us it seems the reasons That Mr.
Henry adi'ances as justifying the
abolition of County Councils mean
just the opposite. It is true, as he
,says, that the Ontario Government
during -recent years has gathe
about itself vast powers, and that to -
'day responsibilities that might bet-
ter be held by elected bodies nearest
the people, are centred in Toronto.
But because these powers have been
taken by Toronto in the past is no
reason to hand over to the Provin-
cial Government those„ responsibili-
ties which remain.
There is nothing wrong with the
County Council system that mem-
bers of county councils themselves
can't rectify. All that is needed is
a greater appreciation of the re-
sponsibilities remaining to councils,
and a determined and sustained re-
fusal to abandon authority that is
rightfully theirs. -
The Legislature, too, could do
much that would result in county
councils serving the people they are
elected to represent to even bet-
ter advantage than now is the
case. Instead of persistently and
sometimes insiduously seeking a
greater centralization of power in
Toronto, the Ontario Government
alight well investigate ways of re-
turning to the county councils pow-
ers that have been removed.
All County Councils and the offi-
cials who administer council policy,
may not be of the high caliber of
those in Huron. At the same time,
we .are certain that even the worst
of the County Councils could carry
out many of the functions now held
by .the Ontario Govern xient, just as
well as now is the case, and at a
considerable saving to the taxpayer.
In counties such as Huron, where ef-
ficient administrative practises are
in existence, the saving would be pro-
portionately greater.
There should be no talk about do-
ing away with County Councils. In-
stead, there should be an honest ef-
fort to see that councils are equip-
ped and given the authority to pro-
perly serve the people in the manner
that was' intended when they were
created. .
A WORD ABOUT LIGHTNING
Lightning. and thunder are phen-
omenons that we 'know little about.
Most people, when they see the flash-
es and hear the noise, don't bother to
.ask questions—they only hope it will
soon be over.
According to life insurance com-
pany figures, about 300 Americans
Are killed by lightning each year and
nother 1,700 are inju.;ed, usually not
Severely. More than 60. per ceht of
e deaths occur between noon and
six p.m., and three-fourths of the
fatalities are Males. The reason ,is
that men are outdoors more.
Probably the most impressive sta-
tic, according to the Milwaukee
Journal, the source of our informa-
, ion, is the number oflightning flash-
.,: over the world each year. It's. es -
i' hated- at 8A00,000,000, or 100 every
rilir
al : Floii'ida has the highest
Blau
.414 lightning in . the
ut the world champions in
that regard are India, Central South
America, the Caribbean Islands, the
northern tip of Australia and the
southern section of interior Africa.
Although anyone's chances of be-
ing hit by lightning are comfortingly
small, there are several factors which
influence the odds. City dwellers are
safer from lightning than' their coun-
try cousins. The odds against light-
ning entering your house is about a
million to one—and even higher if
you live in a steel frame apartment
house.
Closing the windows offers no
more protection against lightning,
and using the- telephone during a
thunderstorm is not dangerous. Shut-
ting off the lights, radio or television
set makes no difference, either. The
centre of the roo away from such
appliances, is con:°s'' ered more safe;
however, and the lower floor is safter
than upstairs.
About one-fourth of the deaths
caused by lightning each year are
persons who took shelter under a
tree.
When lightning hits the earth, the
flash you see is travelling up, not
down. The downward stroke is in-
visible to the naked eye until the
earth's electrical charge leaps up to
meet it, producing the brilliant flash.
The column of air traversed by the
bolt is heated as high as 54,000 de-
grees, producing a terrific expansion
which causes thunder.
The energy produced in an aver-
age lightning bolt is enough tb light
a million electric bulbs. Although it
Looks like a single flash, there may
bt as many as fifty separate dis-
charges travelling the same path—
too fast for the human eye to dis-
ce
ACCIDENT CAUSE
The prime cause of most accidents
is bad manners, says the ° London
Free Press: Speed, drinking, and
lack of skill play their part, but in
the majority of cases it is because
some driver refuses to recognize
other people's rights. He must get
there first even if he has to take
chances. The Free Press draws this
very sound conclusion: "As long as
people drive on the principle of push-
ing other people around regardless
of their rights, we shall continue to
have traffic accidents."
Not Too Sure!
(Wall Street Journal)
"The experts think the females in
your family will buy fewer duds
than in 1953."
Now any ordinary husband can see
a certain logic in this forecast. The
closet, at last glimpse, has absolute-
ly no more room. And while the
closet is full the pocketbook is empty.
No husiness prophecy we have seen
all year sounds more rational.
Still, we greet the opinion of these
expert's with as much reserve as all
the other prophecies. --
Experience counts for nothing
with an expert because as soon as
he has had some he knows that he
isn't. But eiperience in a family
with females of assorted ages induc-
es a certain humilit - about forecast-
ing they will acquire fewer duds, es-
pecially if they are marked down 20
per cent:
Found At Last
(Acton Free Press)
When the chairman of the Ontario
Hydro 'Commission has been talking
about "your" Hydro we have often
wondered where his remarks were
directed. On many occasions he has
been quoted as saying there will be
-no rate increases. Somewhere most
Hydro users gained the impression
that the changeover to 60 cycle wo•uld
not cost them anything. • •
In the past two years, however,
there has been an overall increase of
approximately 15% to most Hydro
consumers in Ontario. Like most
folks we sometimes wondered if it
was "our" Hydro to which Mr. Saun-
ders referred. Now we know one of
the communities in Ontario to which
the chairman had • reference. c In
Wingham a rate reduction of 9% will'
go into effect immediately. We've
always felt that Mr. Saunders was
not a man to make rash statements
and we were therefore pleased to lo-
cate the Ontario municipality which
fitted into his assertions of no rate
increases. We wonder if there are
any other municipalities in Ontario
in the same favorable.position as the
Wingham users of "your" Hydro?
41.
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trap HURON EXPOSITOR
SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS
Purchases Home
Mr. Donald Hartman, who is em-
ployed at Pearsoas Motor Sales.
has purchased the home on Gosh-
en St. South, from Mr. Ivan Kaib-
fleisch, formerly occupied by the
Candy family.—Zuricly Herald.
Relieving Agent
Mr. Jack Bailey, of London, is re-
lieving C.P.K. station agent here,
pending a permanent appointment,
the necessity for which arises
through the sudden passing of Mr.
Harry Riordan.—Blyth Standard.
Is in Hospital
Mr. Wallace Rose bati an opera-
tioni�PPn his hand at St. Joseph's
Hosiiital, London, caused by an in-
fection of a sliver lodging be-
tween the thumb and first finger.
His many friends are pleased to
learn that he is progressing favor-
ably.—Zurich Herald,
Bank Clerk Moved
Mr. Ronald Mains, bank clerk on
the staff of the local branch Cana-
dian Bank of Commerce, left on
Tuesday to assume similar duties
on the branch staff at Beamsville.
Ronnie's Blyth friends regret his
departure, but wish him good luck
in his career.—Blyth Standard.
Purchases New Property
Mr. Francis Kipper has purchas-
ed the lovely new dwelling proper-
ty that has been built the past year
by Mr. Charles Hay, located on
John St. It is an ideal property,
being landscaped• and garage built
in the home. We wish the Kipper
family the best of everything, so
they may enjoy their fine home for
years to come—Zurich Herald.
returned this week from a two-
month tour of Europe. They
visited England, Scotland and the
Continent and report that weather
was wonderful throughout the
entire trip. They spent five days
in Rome and visited the tomb of
Julius Caesar. — Goderich Signal -
Star.
Nearing 9,000 Mark
Curator J. H. Neill of the Huron
County Museum in Goderich, hoDes
to see the number of registrations
at the historic centre go over the
9,000 mark this weekend. Mr. Neill
said on Tuesday that the number
of people visiting the museum up
to that time had reached 8,598. By
this time last year, the figure was
only slightly over the 6,000 mark.
--Goderich Signal -Star,
Awarded Bursaries.
Maple Leaf Chapter, I.O.D.E.,
has announced the awarding of
two bursaries valued at $50 each
to Goderich District Collegiate In-
stitute students. Winners of the
chapter's bursaries are Delmar
Maize, son of Mr. and. Mrs. A. C.
Maize, of Dungannon, and Carol
Anne Van der Meer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Van,• der Meer,
R.R. 2, Goderich. The students
will enter Grade 12 this year.—
Goderich Signal -Star.
Celebrate Double Birthday
Members of the family and
friends attended a double birthday
celebration at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. Everett Desjardine. Mrs. Max
Desjardine, Stephen, grandmother
of Mr. and Mrs. E. Desjardine,
celebrated her 85th birthday, and
Phyllis Diane. their only daughter,
marked her first birthday on the
same date, August 25. Each one
had a birthday cake and each re-
ceived many remembrances of the
occasion.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Back From Europe
Mrs. H. E. Knechte], Britannia
Road, and her granddaughter, Miss
Mary Curry, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Curry, Bedford Hotel,
Presented To Queen •
;Miss Shirley East, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. East, Toron-
to, and niece of Mrs. Gordon yv.
Cunninghame, Clinton, while va-
cationing in London, England, this
summer, was among 26 Canadians
(three of whom were from Toron-
to) who enjoyed the distinction of
being presented to Queen Eliza-
beth. On another occasion 'Miss
East was a guest at a famous gar-
den party held at Buckingham
Palace, Late in June, Miss East
sailed for England and at present
is touring the continent for a cou-
ple of months prior to returning to
her home in Toronto. -- Clinton
News -Record.
Defended Bowling Title
The twosome of Harold Vodden
and Gordon Elliott were in at-
tendance at the bowling tourna-
ment held in Wingham last Friday
night, in the role of defending
champions for the John Hanna an-
nual bowling tournament. Messrs.
Vodden and Elliott were the envy
of local bowlers last year when
they brought home the coveted
cup, polished it brightly and plac-
ed it on display in Vodden's win-
dow. They returned in its defence
last Friday night, but lost out.
This year the trophy was won by
a Walkerton twosome. --Blyth Stan-
dard.
Pair Making Recovery
Mr. and Mrs. William Haviland,
of Crediton, who were injured in
an automobile accident near Elgin -
field on Saturday, are making a
satisfactory recovery in St. Jos-
eph's Hospital, London, where they
are being attended by Dr. F. J.
Milner, •formerly of Exeter. Mr.
Haviland, who is employed at the
R.C.A.F. Station, Centralia, receiv-
ed facial lacerations, an injured
wrist and possible internal injur-
ies, while Mrs. Haviland suffered
neck and back injuries and shock.
The Haailand car swerved into a
ditch and rolled over when it was
in collision with a car driven by
William S. Stewart, London, while
both cars were proceeding north.
Property damage was estimated at
$800.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Years Agorae
Intoreating Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
tyfive and Fifty Years Ago
From The 'Huron Expositor
September 23, 1904 -
Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Paull, Bay-
field, are away for a few weeks'
holidays at Galt, Toronto and oth-
er places. Archdeacon Jones -Bate-
man, Goderich, took the services on
Sunday. _.
Mr. Jerome Jordan and bride, of
Detroit, spent the week -end at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James Jor-
dan, Dublin.
Among those in Constance who
attended London Fair were: Mr.
and Mrs. E. Adams, Donelda and
Kelso, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ferguson,
Mr and Mrs. Earl Lawson and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dale
and Mrs. George Dale.
Mrs. Anna McDonald returned to
Hensall on Saturday after a pleas-
ant motor trip to the West, where
she has several brothers, sisters
and other relatives. She spent part
of her time at Winnipeg and
Moose Jaw and returned by way
of Detroit, and had a most enjoy-
able trip and visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McMartin
have returned to Hensall from
Galt, where they had been with
Mr. and Mrs. D. McDonald., their
relatives, for the past three months
in the interests of their health.
Both are now considerably improv-
ed and will no doubt continue to
gain in health and strength after
their change and rest from the ac-
tive duties of life.
Mr. Leonard Boyce, son of Mr.
and Mrs, J. Boyce, Brucefield, who
has been teaching in No. 3 School,
Tuckersmith, for the past two
years, has been engaged as prin-
cipal of Embro public school, and
has now entered upon his duties
•
Escape Injury in Street Accidents
Two small youngsters narrowly
escaped injury bymotor car last
week. Richard Chambers, seven-
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Chambers, rode his bicycle into a
car at the intersection of James
and Maria Streets. Harold Good,
Goderich, was driving south on
James, when the youngster collid-
ed with him. Richard was not
hurt. On Saturday, ,Mrs. J, K.
"Dick" Noble, Ontario St., was
making a left turn from Albert St.
into Ontario, a,f the main intersec-
tion. At the same time young
Susan Smith (seven years), daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith,
was walking from north to south
on the east side of the intersec-
tion, on a green light, whey ,Mrs.
Noble's car apparently' knocked her
down. No injuries were sustained.
—Clinton News -Record.
To The Editor
I'orcuto, Sept. 2, 1954.
Editor, The Huron: Expositor-
Dear Sir: I was attracted by
that editorial story in your feature
column, "What Other Papers Say",
in which your Toronto Stir con-
temporary deals with the sale .of
farm products made by the nation's
farmers in the following keen fash-
ion: "Last ye r the fig':re was
$2,741,00(1,000. Hut if their expens-
es are anything like American
farmers, and we presume they are,
the individual farmer realizes a
relatively small sum of each dollar
of sales . . ."
Somehow, the above picture
vividly reminded this rural Cana-
dian of a brace of similar refer-
ences in my farm papers which,
definitely, accent a point brought
forward by a recent speaker at one
of our conventions, and who warn-
ed: "Production is today only half
of farming. The second half is
marketing."
As my experience and economic
know-how are limited, the best I
can do is 'quote' wiser folk than 1:
(1)—One of the poets puts it in-
to these few lines:
"The fa f years and the lean years
• come and go,
And farmers are by countless,ilis
best;
The profits of their labors none can
know
While every change's of weather
holds a threat;
Then when at last the crpps are
gathered in
The problems of their marketing
begin."
(2)—"out of the urban house-
wife's 'food dollar', according to a
recent a urvey by a committee of
the U.S, Congress, 66 cents accrue
to off -the -farm Americans. Obvious-
ly, it is inequitable and unfair to
blame the farmer for high-cost
food. Out of his 44 cents, he pays
out 30 foroperating costs. These
hold steary while his prices de-
cline."
J. B.
Farm News of 'Huron
Recent rains have held up har-
vest operations considerably, but
in moat areas this work is com-
plete. A considerable amount of
fall plowing -bas been done. Indi-
cations are that winter wheat will
be sown in considerable acreage
this year. A good deal of interest
is being shown in the Genesse va-
riety which has proven very satis-
factory in trials to date. Corn in
this area has been .making good
progress. A number of farmers
have been reporting considerable
rust in their bean crop.
Labor Efficiency in the
Poultry Plant
Many changes have taken place
in management practices around
the poultry plant in recent years.
These changes reduce the labor re-
quirements necessary to care for a
given number of birds, and hence
have contributed greatly to the of
flciency of production for which
the poultry industry is noted.
The use of deep litter is so com-
mon now that it is usually taken
for granted. There are variations
in the methods of using deep lit-
ter, but ,most of them involve the
maintenance of several inches of
litter with a partial or complete
clean out only once a year. This
is in contrast to cleaning out every.
few weeks where no attempt is
made to ,buiid 'up deep litter.
Dropping . pits are favored by
many poultrymen, and they result
in the saving of much Tabor over
the uee of dropping boards which
must be cleaned frequently. At
the Experimental Station, Freder-
icton, N.B., the pits are cleaned out
only once a year and, no difficulties
have bean eateountered, from this
practice, Reosts, which have
heavy. tette netting fastened be-
neath them, can be made in sec-
tions to". $ii on top of the pits.
(binitikliied on Page 6)
there. .Leonard will be very much
missed in the community, especial -
People's Society.
Many friends will regret to learn
that Mr. George Cardno, of Cardno
Bros., of town, suffered a severe
stroke about 5:30 Saturday even-
ing while working in the store. His
left side was paralyzed and he was
in a serious condition for some
days, but we are glad to learn he
is now' showing slight signs of im-
provenment.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyce and
son, Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Boyce and family and Mr. Thesk
motored from Aspin, New Ontario,
on Sunday, and are visiting friends
in Seaforth.
Miss Dorothy Melady, nurse -in -
training at ,,,St, Mary's Hospital,
Kitchener, spent Sunday with her
father, Mr. Francis .Melady, St.
Columban.
Mr. F. Eckert, of Manley, took
in the sights of Niagara. Falls over
the weekend.
Mrs. Frederick, of Cleveland, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo, Dun-
das, McKillop. Mrs. Frederick was
formerly Miss Nettie Johnston and
is well known in the Walton dis-
trict.
•,
From The Huron Expositor
September 9, •1904
Mrs. William O'Rourke and Miss
Katie, of Beechwood, are visiting
friends in Minnesota.
William Lindsay, Constance, has
-purchased a blower and attached it
to his threshing outfit. He has now
a good up-to-date outfit and will no
doubt be second to none in his line
of work.
Mr. Stanley, grandson of Mr. Jas.
Stanley, is visiting friends in Con-
stance. He will return this week
to his home in South Dakota.
•On Tuesday morning about 1:00
a.m., the citizens of Dashwood
were aroused by the cry of fire. It
was found that Mr. Alfred Tiegcr-
man's house' was in flames. 'Help
was soon on band, but the house
was doomed. The house, which was
a one -storey brick, was unoccupied
since Mr. Tiederman removed to
the Bencl. Nothing lisp was burst-
ed. Incendenrism iS expected.
Mr—Allan Roe, Wroxeter, assist-
ed the Teeswater baseball team -in
a game,with a Wingham team in
Teeswater on Labor Day,which re-
sulted in a victory for the former
team.
Mr: William Daley, from Acton,
London, England, is Visiting his
brothers, Peter and John, of this
town.- Mr. Daley came to Canada
in 1870, but returned to London in
187.5 on account of the i11 health
of his wife. He then engaged in
the building trade, buying land and
building houses on it' for sale 'or
rent. At the present time he is
paying in wages weekly, two hun-
dred pound's. In the last five years
he has built 85 houses and, most.
of these rent for £90 a year. His
foreman at present is a Canadian
from Aylmer, Ont., where Mr.
Daly lived for four years.previous
to going back to England.
Dr. M. O'Carroll is a new doctor
who btalt established himself in. Sea -
forth and has opened an office in
the Cady Block. The doctor was
17 years in the British West Indies
civil service, and is a graduate of
Trinity College, Dublin.
• Mr. John Thornton, Seaforth, has
removed his bicycle and repair
shop to the store south of. Mr.
Gunn's clothing store, and the store
he vacated is to be occupied by
Mr. E. Latimer,
Mrs. T. Ballantyne, of near
Broolydale, Man., and formerly of
near Hensall, had the misfortune
to break her arm a short time ago.
She and her husband have been
rather unfortunate, as he had his
leg broken a few •months ago.
Miss Clarissa Mellis, of Toronto,
who has been spending the ,pest
month with her father, Mr. Thomas
Mellis, Kippen, has returned to the
city, where she holds a -good posi-
tion in the T. Eaton Co.'s store.
gal gieeeeeeeeeeke
SEPTEMBER 10, 1954
"Keeper of the Trees"
(By M R8. M. 0. D010)
(Continued from last, week)
Love took the form of a travel-
ling salesman for cured meats who
called at the store twice a month.
His name was Sampson and he
was in his early thirties. Karen
had sten him many times ,before,
had even talked with him briefly,
but the day he reached across the
counter and pulled one of her
braids and said "Hello, Brunehild.
How's Siegfried?" he started some-
thing.
The half dozen beers he had had
in Tanner were responsible for
this unusual affability, bdt Karen
did not know that. She blushed
wildly, and that made the sales-
man laugh. Sigmend came for-
ward to discuss the relative merits
of bologna, Dutch loaf, and cottage
roll, and Karen retreated to the
back of the store where she sat
down on an empty egg crate. Her
heart was hammering.
So this was it! This wasq.Love!
This was what the girls at school
talked about I1 the time! It wasn't
so bad once one got used to the
upset feeling. How old was he?
He must be a lot older than she
was, but did that really matter?
When she came to think of it,
nearly all the heroes in her moth-
er's old books were years and,
years older than the heroines—St.
Elmo, Mr. Rochester, Guy Carle-
ton. This reassured Karen great-
ly%
She came out of her daze in time
to hear the salesman wish her
father good -day, and say that he
would see him again about the
15th.
That was the longest two weeks
Karen had T'er put in. Her stu-
dies suffered, as she sat dreaming
her life away. lost in a rosy haze.
She wrote a poem in the privacy
of her room which she called "The
Travelling Salesman's Sweetheart."
"He called her Brunehild, though
her name it was Karen,
He woke her young love which
would live evermore;
To live just for him her true heart
was rearin'
On the • wings of the wind their
two spirits would soar." •
"I read that paper can be one
of the best things to keep you
warm,"
"I'll say. My mortgage keeps
me sweating."
en's voice as she died with Best*
at the window, that Leroy thought,
"By George! I've found someone
who can read at last!"
When the cast was picked out
for t h e "Midsummer Night's
Dream," Leroy saw to it that Kar-
en played Titania. In fact, he bat-
tled witty, the other teachers to•
give it to her. Miss Doucher
thought that a fifth former should
have so important a part, and,
Granville—Latin and physics, and,
a snob if ever there was one—
didn't see how the daughter of a
country storekeeper and a Swede
to boot, pould ever do justice to
Titania.
Karen's heart was overflowing
with gratitude when she learned of
Leroy's championship, .and she re-
solved secretly that he shouldn't
regret it. She would show them.
She would lay them in the aisles_
-She did, too. When the last cur-
tain was " rung down, audience,
teachers, yes, even the disappoint-
ed other aspirants for the part,.
agreed that Karen was Titania.
Philip Leroy was everywhere
during the evening; directing, mov-
ing scenery, and clutching at fair-
ies as they were about to fall head
long off the stage among the audi-
ence. But he also-' found time to
pay- a bit of attention to a pretty,
smartly dressed young lady in one
of the end seats of the fourth row.
A cold hand clutched at Karen's.
heart as Leroy went down to talk
to this girl for the second time.
Was her heart to be broken again?
When everything was over, Le-
roy brought the pretty young lady
back stage and introduced her
around.
"And this is Karen Kelson, Nina;
our superlative 'Titania. Miss
Snaith, Karen."
"Superlative is right. I've seen'.
it played far worse by, profession-
als, Karen. And Philip tells me'
that you have never had any dra-
matic lessons at all."
"No. Miss Smith."
"I don't know whether Philip
has told you that I am on the staff
of the Toronto Conservatory—dra-
matics—but I would love to hear -
you. do something else. I'll be in.
Tanner for a couple of days; Phil-
ip is an old, old friend." She smil-
ed at Leroy and Karen's heart
grew cold again. It was all up.
She knew it. At any rate, she
hadn't fallen for a married man
this ` tftne. Although likely he -
soon wotald be. -
"I don't live in Tanner,' Mise
Smith. I live in Brig End Mills.
But I can come in any time on my
bicycle if you would like me to."
"Lovely, Tomorrow's Saturday,
isn't it? How would you like to
come over tomorrow afternoon and
see me at the hotel? I'll be there:
until ,Monday morning."
"I'd like to, Miss Smith."
"Andif your mother can cone`
with you, I'd like to meet her. Is -
she here tonight?"
"Oh, yes. The whole family ia'
here All but Ted. I suppose they
wtalfed to see if I was any good."
"If you'll lead me to them.
tell them just how- good you were!"
Even Evelyn and Martin were
there., They had taken time off
from making the garage pay to go,
to the school play and see if the•
kid really had any talent. They
were impressed. but not by Kar-
en's pertormanee. If a real drarn-
atic teacher from Toronto sawpos-
sibilities in the young sister, then.
there must be something there.
Nothing like the good opinion of
an expert to boost the value of
anything.
Under the easy cordiality of
Miss Smith the whole kelson fam-
ily expanded. If it' had not been.
for the sight of Philip Leroy hov-
ering at Miss Smith's elbow:. t{ar
en would have been in hea{3en.
With a supreme effort of will, her
glance went to Miss Smith's left
hand.. -It was there, all right—a
nice ring with a square settin'g—
and. when Miss Smithgestured,
with that hand, which she often
did, the diamond Hashed a n ci
sparkled. Oh, gee!
'Rearin did not seem a very
poetical word, but then not many
poets had to wrestle with the prob-
lem of providing a word to rhyme
with Karen.
She tore the poem into little
pieces eventually, and threw them
out the window when a highf'wind
was blowing. She was taking no
chances on Jon seeing them. At
the thought of such a catastrophe
Karen's blood ran cold. She could
hear Jon in a high falsetoo voice.
supposed to be hers, reading that
lovely -line; . 'He woke her young
love which would live evermore'.
It wouldn't bear thinking of.
She looked up the story of Brune-
hild and Siegfried in the school en-
cyetopoedia and was not greatly
impressed by it. Why, Brunehild
had destroyed Siegfried!
By dint of never losing a mom-
ent in geeting home after school,
and taking care not to commit any
error that would warrant a deten-
tion, Karen managed to see her
young man on .his next two calls.
Luckily, he always did his rounds
at Tanner before driving over to
Brig End Mills, and that made his
call' come rather late in the day.
The fact that he only grinned and
said "Hello," and went right on
talking to her father or mother,
did not bother Karen. yVfhat else
could he do with her parents
around, but -just wait. Just wait!
The' blow fell unexpectedly. But
it was a paralyzer. Karen came 'in-
to th,e store and threw her books
on the counter. She had been hur-
rying and hoping and there 'he
was, passing what appeared.' to be
snapshots across the counter. He
was saying: -
"Aird he's only six and '}te. can
skate like a little Cyclone Taylor.
We gave him skates for Christmas,
and by Christmas nicht he could
skate, A coming Howie Morenz,
that's. what he is!"
"And the little girl?"
"That's Bonnie. Cute, isn't she?
Only two and can talk blue
streak. You should hear the
words she uses." " '
"The lady your wife?"
"Yeah, and am I everathe lucky
guy. Not many fellows with my
job have wiveslike'f•mine. Believe
me,. she isn't tearing around the
town to every cat and dog fight
while°-ITm away, She stays at
home and minds the kids and cooks
them good nourishing meals and
mends my socks, that's what she
does. .I must have been born un-
der a lucky star," •
For the second time during a
visit of Mr. Sampson's, Karen went
back in the store near,the post of-
fice and sat down on an egg crate.
Not the came egg crate. -
So he wa married! Oh, woe is
me. Not otfy was he married, but
he had children! Ohildren he was
prom, of. Hardest blow of alb -he
was jond of his wife. It was al-
most,' more than Karen could bear.
A lifetime of hiding her feelings
from scoffing brothers, stood her In
good stead now. Her heart was
broken but no one would ever
know.
It took her
recover.
almost a month to
I1I
Karen's next encounter with. love
took place et the beginning of the
fall term and this time it was the
new ,physleal training instruotor,e
who also taught English literature
in .Miss Fenton's place. Oliver had
been too much for MISS, Fenton,
and she had gone on to other fielde
not quite so barren and stony.
Karen had some excuse this time
for fixing her affections on Philip
Leroy. Karen was the hest inter-
mediate girl athlete in the sohooi,
and Leroy took considerable pains
in teaching her how to add a few
inches to her pole vault and broad'
jump. But it eaea after hearing
her read "The H ghwayman'e sad
listening to the organ tone in Kir-
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"A Midsummer Night's Dream"'
did something to more than Kar-
en and. Philip Leroy and Nina
Smith. It hardened Janet's de-
termination that her remaining
(laughter should make something of
her life. And by making some-
thing of her life, Janet meant a
career.
It was all right, for Evelyn to
settle down to keeping the books;
in. a garage, however, successful.
Evelyn had never shown any par-
ticular talent for anything, unless
one could, call that adroit facility'
of hers for bossing people and
things a talent. But Karen was
different. Karen :had. something.
Miss Smith thought so. Janet
straightway bggan to build a few
castles in the der. Janet was go-
ing to squeeze anough money out
of the store toive Karen some
lessons in elocution. And if Sig-
mund did not like it, he could lump
It..
Janet took care to get Miss
Smith's Toronto address. Far bet-
ter to have the thing ail planned
ready to spring on the family the
moment Karen graduated from
high school. There would be plen-
ty of arguments and 'bickering
then, Stye knew that Sigmund'
would never consent to sending an
adolescent daughter to a city the
size of Toronto, career or na car-
eer. The place for Karen, accord-
ing to Sigmund, was at home, right
here in Brig End Mills, in, the lit-
tle bedroom looking out on the Old
Forest, or in the store where he
could keep an eye on her.
(Continued Next Week)
"Willie, can you tell me the
time?"
"Don't know, small fry, but 1t
ain't four yet." -
"How do you know?".
"Clause j; gotta be home by four
and I ain't anywhere near home-
yet." a.-
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