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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-01-16, Page 2THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATEWURSPAY, JANUARY loth, 1930 FINAL INSTALMENT turned“It is true?" cjQgxJBeach Ftee 3«rud Fiction la a aax form., ,. . Three Prixe Short Storie. (of four inatalmanto each) by a mutter rtaryMtrfler. . They’ anxiety. He moved her into cabin and tried to force her to some sleep, but as for him he not remove his clothes and fragrant with blooms—a place for a .gentle, broken to sleep. Other hands were dig the grave, but this was reserved ten times what it’s worth. That’ll certainly shock her.” “You had a reason for that of fer—more of your “Michigan's" luck probably! I understand you did most of the .panning. Funny about that luck of yours, isn’t it? Funny how everybody loses when they play with you. You were crooked in Daw son and you couldn’t even play straight with Rose and her father. Its perfectly obvious why you came out here in the first place. Hell! Men like you ought to be shot for looking at a girl like her!” “Well, Hayward, I’m not until I get ready.” It Was a dimal travesty of era! that occurred late that noon, zen of Mr. had driven out from town, but even including them, there were not twenty people who followed the pine box as it was carried across the thin autumn place. 'Rose figure, rites Jim Rowan’s heart bled for her He it was who let fall the first shov elful of earth. When the grave had I been filled in he saw that -Hayward ’ and the -clergyman had taken her back down to the cabin. Jim had secured a which to drive the girl in to town, and while the visitors where -bid ding her good-bye he went to his own cabin and began putting his few belongings together. a fun- after- A clergyman and a half do- Morris’s acquaintances snow and up to was a brave but During the final I its resting a .pitiful depressing team with explained: have a word about every- Jim told Hayward’s struggle died suddenly It came still-born. Into his purple face crept a look of astonishment then, incredulity, Hiram1 Morris was too sick to be moved. The doctor pronounced it pneumonia and for Rose and Jim there commenced a period of sleep less his •get did scarcely closed his eyes for nearly a week. Then Mr. Morris died. He had muttered almost constantly; the last words they heard him whisper were those of his favorite prophecy. “Some day I’ll land in the pay.” 'There followed the customary melancholy preparation and formal ities, There were still a few women left on the creeks near by and these did what they could for Rose. It ras Rose who selected a bur ial place, upon the north “rim” of the creek—a high bench that para lleled the bottom and that looked out across the tundra towards the open sea. It was a spot that in win ter was- sheltered from the icy blasts in summer it was brilliant with wild-flowers, lush with, tender grass es, and pleasant old man ready to a labor that Jim Rowan for his own. In due time he began it. Fortun ately, the rim was ell drained and, once he had picked through the thin crust of autumn frost, the gravel was dry and he made good progress. He had finished his melancholy task and was about to climb out of the pit, when he noticed a peculiar red dish tinge to the gravel beneath his feet. He took a heaping shovelful of it and, descending to the creek, he stamped a hole through the ice and .idly “panned” it on the shovel blade. He was thus engaged when young Hayward and two of his men ap proached. Jim rose and leaned up on his shovel handle. He supposed these wrere the first arrivals for the funeral, but Hayward “I came up early to with you, -Rowan.” “I thought you said thing, the other night,” him. “I’m not in any humor to— “Oh, I was drunk! I made a of myself. Now that I knew you are, I’ve come prepared.” Jim stared -incredulously at speaker: harshly he inquired: “You don’t .mean to say you intend to start something today?” “Certainly not, I came up here to serve notice on y.ou. I’ve learned how you met Mr, Morris and came out here, and I understand why you came. -But Rose doesn’t understand. She doesn’t know you’re the Michi gan Kid; she thinks you’re just the old friend of the family, her little playmate from the home town. She doesn’t know it was you that offer ed forty thousand dollars for this claim.” “Right. (She doesn’t know: any .of those things. I suppose you intend to tell her.” “I do. Unless you have enough decency left to -behave like a -man.” “How do you figure a man would hehave?” Jim asked. “Of course it’s all hearsay with you, but I’m curious to know.” Hayward flushed. “Never mind that line of talk. I came to give you a quiet word -of warning but if you want to get nasty, why, just write your own ticket. I’m ready to take you on now, or later.” “I see. That’s why you: brought help.” The speaker’s color deepened. “Listen Rowan! I know what hap pened to that Englishman, Thomp son. He didnt’ have any friends with him; the witnesses were all your friends. I’ve heard about a lot of your other fights, too—if you can call ’em that—and I’ve had a dozen warnings to lay off of you, so I provided my own witnesses. Now here’s what I’ve got to say,— after thetfieremony you duck!” “And what will happen to Rose?’ “I’ll attend to that. Her friends will see her through.” “If I don’t duck, I supose you’ll tell her I'm a gambler and that I offered to buy her father’s claim for He stamped a. hole through the ice and idly ‘panned’ the shovel of dirt. He was mystified when he could not lay his hand upon the little case with the old newspaper portrait of Rose, for that was a'bout all that he really c-ared to take with him. He looked everywhere for it before. he finally gave up the search. Rowan had refused Hayward’s warning to leave not because he ex-pected Rose to reconcile herself to his- past, not because he now re tained the faintest hope realizing his dream, -but there -was something yet to be done, and, moreover, because it was not his nature to come or to go at any man’s bidding. I-Ie was interrupted in his task by the girl herself. (She came to hiS door and with her she brought Hay ward. •of ever because a strained white face upon The Michi- • gan Kid. “Most of it is. Not that about the : killing of Thompson, of course. He sht himself because he had lost company money, “Rose, will you let me take you to town?” Hayward asked, earnestly. iSlowly the girl shook her head. “Jim has arranged to drive me in. I’m sorry you didn’t wait a while before—I’ve had a ’ good deal to bear.” When1 the- young man Scowled at Rowan and .opened his lips to protest, she smiled faintly. “I’ll he perfectly safe with him. The Michigan Kid hasn’t been -accused: of killing women, has he?” “Very well. I’m' sorry, too, that it had to come at a time like this. But I thought it best. I’ll see you to-morrow, Rose. Forgive me if l’ve' been rough. It’S only because—” The speaker stammered, then he turned and went the chill twilight. When the crunch of his had died out Rose inquired, simply: “Why did you do it, Jim?” Rowan answered carelessly: "Oh, I’m just naturally a badi sort, I guess! No great amount of char acter. I wanted money, and gam bling was the easiest way to get it. “I don’t mean that. Why did you come out here with father, the way you did?” “Well now, I’m not sure that I c-an explain, that hunch- managed a sincerity, hunches, you know, just .proves ' them. “A mighty to-day, Rose, you yet, but your father was right. There’s pay on Rowan. “Please don’t let’s talk about that.” “But, Rose, listen! While I was digging up there on the rim the gravel looked good. I took some of it down to the creek and tested it. I can’t begin to guess what was in it, but it . was 'rich. You’re a rich woman. There’S no mistake. It wasn’t a prospect, it was big pay*, coarse gold!” (For a while the girl sat silent, then abruptly she hid her face in her hands. “Oh! The pity of it!” she cried. ’“After he had worked so long, and endured so much! Poor father! So patient, so gentle, so old—!” Tears stole through her fingers. “He told us he would land in the pay and we wouldn’t believe him. But I know he’s glad, for it was you he wanted it for, not himself, and. every thing lias come -out just the way he would haye had -it. I—I’ll bet he’s happy at last.” “ ‘Michigan’s luck still holds good doesn’t it? Jim'-.’ “Pshaw! rangement money, lots things a good deal easier for him and for you, but I didn’t dare. Nd, Rose, -it’s all yours and you have nothing to worry about any -more. You needn’t pay any attention to what Hayward said, want to. I know you —he’s a mighty nice courage and he loves “But, Jim, I don’t He's an unselfish boy. He did a great deal for father, I think he’d never said that he loves me. I to find it by chance.” “Rose!” All the reserve, all counterfeit cheerfulness of the chigan Kid, fell away. It was Rowan, the Dover boy, who stared at her with 'working face, and ex claimed in a voice suddenly grown hoarse, “You—found that picture!” that night when I was look medicine. How long have it, Jim?” since the day you graduat ed, I’ve always loved you, ever since I 'was a ragged kid and you drove by in your wicker pony cart. Rose dear, it was because of you that I gambled. I wanted mopey. 1 think I’d have killed to get it—al most. I went through hell. Then when I had my money and found you. I went through hell' again be cause1—'well, because of the hell I'd been through. I—I’m not much of a man. I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake—<” Jim did not finish, for the girl held up her arms to him and said, quaveringly, like .a weary child: “Take me, Jim. Please! I’m'—so tired!” >So it was that The Michigan Kid’s luck held through to the finish. (THE END) “Yes; ing for you had “Ever had the Mi- jim I Dr. Wood's NORWAY PINE SYRUP chocked, out into footsteps unless it was because of I told you about,” Jim splendid assumption of “We gamblers play . And say, it there’s something in queer thing happened I didn’t m’ean to tell this claim!!” said Half the claim is yours ‘That ‘partnership’ ar- was a joke. I’ve got of it. I could have made unless you ike him and jy. He has 1,650 CATCH MEASLES IN OTTAWA EPIDEMIC Dr. T. A. Lomer, medical health officer, said Ottawa’s current meas les epidemic had affected 1,650 per sons since it started last October and between 10 and 1-5 per cent, of all cases were not reported to quaran tine officers. CANADA’S WEALTH LN COIN areDespite the fact that there 46,000 Canadian 20 cents pieces in circulation in the dominion very few people have seen any of them of recent years. This is not so much to be wondered at however when we consider the small percentage of the 279 million one cent pieces, 90 mil lion 5 -cent pieces, 86 million ten cent pieces, 44 million quarters and five million half-dollars, turned out by the Royal Canadian Mint, that the average person sees in the Course of a lifetime. In April 1935, 42-8,(120 'Canadian silver dollars were minted of which 417,7(60 were issu ed. Not many of these are in cir culation, most of them being kept as’ souvenirs or keepsakes. Alto gether the Mint has turned out $30,- 000,000 in small change. WIREWORM RAVAGES HELPED BY POOR SEED RUSSELDALE MISSION BAND The Russeldale Mission Band of’ ficers for Catherine Grinney; Russell; Fraser rison; sistapt secretary,. Bert Dalrymple; treasurer, Willie Hocking; offering, Jean Sawyer, Ruth Cole and Lois Sawyer. 1935 are as follows: Pres., Fraser; 1st Vice-Pres., L. 2nd Vice-Pros., Marion 3rd Vice-Pres., Eleanor ; 4th Vice-Pres., Eileen Mor- secretary, Betty Miller; as- Bert Dalrymple, BEAL HOCKEY FAN HAS VERY HOUGH JOURNEY Goderich—-Wilfred Graham drove to Seaforth Wednesday and saw the Goderich team defeated 2-0. He left the skating rink to find that some one had punctured a tire on his car. While driving to a garage on the flat tire, his engine caught fire out side the fire hall. The gas line was smashed by an enthusiastic fireman, gasoline spurted and flames envel oped the side ofk his car. It took him one hour and a half to drive 21 mliles home on the icy pavements. QJlp? lExeier Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday morning SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year in advance RATES—-Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c, each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar ticles, T-p Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six words. Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 50c. Legal ad vertising JL2 and 8c. per line, In Memoriam, wHh one verse 50c. extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Professional Cards J ...,. GLADMAN & STANBURY ZURICH BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &a> Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-dOpOsit Vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER and HEN8ALL “Jim,” she began. “Mr. Hayward has been’ trying to tell me something f9 “What? Already?” A flamte leap ed into Rowan’s eyes as he turned them upon the Bonanza foreman. “Yes, already! It’s best to have it out and over with,” the latter de clared doggedly. “I -asked him to say it -before you, Jim if—if he insists upon saying it at all.” “I merely started to tell her why she couldn’t afford to have anything further to do with you,” the visitor announced. “I tried to tell her that I love her and want to marry her; that I’ll give her a home and end all her troubles—” “What was it you said about Jim?” she insisted quietly. Hayward told her, frankly, bru tally he repeated what he had pre viously said. Jim listened in silence. .... *■■■................ . ................. ............. him. don’t even like him', any more.” “Then that’s that!” Rowan dared heartily. '“I love Somebody else,” the i de- girl lifted her tear-stained face. “I’m in -r til I. h K FT; >■< Early attention and care of a cough are imperative* They will hasten recovery and eliminate the danger of serious complaints. On the first sign of a cold or cough .go immediately to your druggist or dealer and get a bottle of Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup. You willjflhd it help to loosen the phlegm, stop the irritating, rasping cough, end the tickling in the throat, and soothe the mucous membrane. Oil the market for 44 y&iti. You don’t experiment when you get it. it was that luck held tln'Ott&h. love with a hoy from oar old town. I think I must have cared for him; evor since I Waft a little girL And I’VS been in his thoughts, too. Ho has cairied my picture constantly-^-” “Woll, well! That’s’certainly nice, Jim ’COftid think of motltihg else to Mr. -Donald Manson, of Toronto, is spending a few weeks at the home of his mother Mrs. Mary Manson. Mrs, William Davidson, Jr., has received the sad news of the death of her uncle Mr. Robert fitelck, of Edmonton. The late Mr-. Stelck was a former principal of Zurich Public School from 19011 to 1905. Mn. and Mrs. Wellington Johnston and daughter Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Johnston spent the week end with friends in Detroit. Miss Ruth Turkheim1 B.A., haS returned to her duties at Springfield Ohio, after visiting with- her parents Rev. and Mrs. E. Turkheim. Mrs. W. L. Seibert is at present visiting her daughter Mrs. Major in Toronto. Mrs. Arthur Steinman, of Baden, daughter of Mr. and- Mrs. Ezra Koehler, former residents of Zurich was seriously injured in an auto ac cident near Baden recently. The car in which she was riding was struck ’by two other cars. Mrs. Stein man suffered a double fracture of the jaw, a broken arm and other cuts and bruises. The Times-Advocate are giving away sixteen prizes to subscribers Who pay for the paper before Feb ruary 15th. First prize $5.00; five $2.00 prizes and ten $1.00 prizes.. 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