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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-07-23, Page 2THURSDAY, J VIA' SS><1, IMS THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE itqood...—I—- by BARBARA WEBB WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE yesterday Judith Rennet made ar­ rangements to meet a detective to help her clear her father’ Chester Pennet’s name, Chester is serving ten years in the penitentiary for embezzlement, unjustly Judith be­ lieves. Her mother has eloped to Europe with a lover and. Ju­ dith must fight alone. She has taken a job as entertainer in a night club, the Golden Bubble, owned by Sam Emory, protected by Gilbert Saunders, a powerful politician. At home Judith has Aunt Mary, her father’s spinster sister to look after her. Deepest of her troubles when she has time to think of it is her broken en­ gagement to Spencer Owen, whom she loves and who is deeply in love with her, but bitterly op­ posed to her appearance in the night club, and to her employ­ ment of a detective. . . . pointed. Harvey Teller was neat, businesslike, ordinary looking in, the extreme. He shook hands with her, declined to have a drink with Sam and got down to cases the minute Sam left them to talk, "You want to get your father out of jail,” Harvey said, looking at Ju­ dith across the table. "Yes. I believe he’s innocent. He says he is. And I believe him.” "Why?” "Because he’s gentle and kind and good and honest.” The detective smiled, "I was talk­ ing about proof.” "Oh,” Judith’s breath was taken away, but she recovered, "Isn’t that what you’re to find." “Cheek," said Harvey, “but it would be nice to have something to i go on. Here, tell me this, was there and reason that he might have taken , this money? I mean let's look at it from the reverse side of what you want done, Det’s see what the mo- CHAPTER IX Judith couldn’t help watching thej(.an, entrance at rehearsal that day. She, . was intensely curious for a glimpse ’ of Harvey Teller. In talking with him ; it she would be taking the first step to-i ward the task she meant to perform. > Somewhere the proof of Chester's : innocence existed. She was sure of it. To engage this man to begin the search would give her a feeling of achievement. She worked hard, began to feel that this song and dance might turn into something worth listening to and looking at after all. When she was dismissed she speke to the chorusmaster. “Have I improved ” she asked. He grunted, “You’re too serious, kid. But maybe they’ll like it. never can tell what in here is going to I’ll say this for you, any swelled head.” Sam joined them, nervous all morning, fat hands together, moving restless­ ly from place to place. He was still nervous, but he smiled widely. “Well. Gil’s pleased.” he said. Judith’s face showed blank sur­ prise. The chorusmaster yawned. “Mr. Saunders?” Judith exclaimed, “why I didn’t see anyone come in and I've been watching all morning.” Sam chuckled, “Gil don’t always announce his presence. See that little window up there ” He pointed to a square pane of glass just below the skylight over the dance floor. “Well. Gil had that cut in the upper hall and lots of times he sits up there and watches what’s goin’ on with­ out no one the wiser, He was watch­ in’ this mornin* and he told me just now he thought you had the goods, Judy." Judith looked up at the window. It gave her a breathless feeling to know from it Gilbert Saunders had been watching. He was a possible link in the chain she meant to forge. "I wish I could meet him,” she told Sam. "He seems to be terribly mysterious. I’ve been hearing about him for days now. but never a sight Of him do I get.” “Yen’ll be seein’ him come Satur­ day." Sam replied, “he’s fixed some swell advertising for us. ought to be packed. You here now? Then come on down my office. I told Harve to blow around 11.30.” Penny Meets Detective If Judith expected a slouching figure wearing a cap, sucking on a pipe and moving on tiptoe to meet her in Sam’s office she was disap- You the mob we get like. Anyway you haven’t got He had been rubbing his The .place through to in lives for guilt might be, then turn ’em around to prove innocence if we Suppose then he did steal it . .what did he do with it?” "He didn’t steal it. But if he did would have been for . . . for my mother.” I -Why?” "Because he . . . you haven’t any idea. Mr. Teller ... I couldn’t ex­ press it tc yen hov very much he . . . eared for my mother. He wor­ shipped her." •‘She was a "?t younger, wasn't she Rar. off with this Clarence Stevens just after ytur father was arrested?” Judith nodded. "Stevens married." Judith nodded again. “Got any money? Stevens I mean. “Yes. He was well to do and his family had money. Mrs. .Stevens was the daughter of the president of the bank, she had money in her own name. I don't think anyone there is suffering . . . for lack of money at least.” "You never got anything more out of your father than that he wrote down those dates and amounts just for the fun of it?” “No. He’s so broken up over what mother did that I don’t think he cares much whether he gets out or not. But I want him out. He’ll feel differently when he’s free again. I know he will. “Been up to see him yet?” “They won’t let me until been there a month.” Harvey drummed on the with one hand. bank this morning,” he said, “before I came over here. They weren’t in­ terested in reopening the case. They were insured. They didn’t lose any real money over the thing, but they took some knocks over the scandal . . . arrest of the cashier they’ve had for twenty years, then the busi­ ness of Stevens and Clio Rennet Least said, soonest forgotten is their angle. They won’t be any help at all. I wanted to see the books and so on, but nothing doing unless you have some kind of .pull there.” “I haven’t. I can’t think of any­ thing to suggest.” “Well, you fix up a list of all your father’s friends, every one he knew, every one your mother knew. Put all the papers, letters, that sort of thing yon can find in the house to­ gether -for me to go through. Give me a list of all the Stevens’ connec­ tions you can think of. I’ll begin somewhere . . . ing your father story direct?” “I'm not‘sure try to arrange it what to do.” New Source of Help Harvey opened his eyes very wide. “Tell me what to do,” he exclaimed, “what are you pulling on me ” Judith’s face was distressed. “I’m sorry, I honestly don’t understand.” Harvey snorted his indignation. "Don't understand. Why, all you have to do is to ask Gil Saunders, isn’t it?” “I haven't met But I’ll ask him him if I can get a Teller whistled, from Sam that Gil out of your hand, that you were his latest and worst headache. On the up and over I honestly wondered why yon wanted me horning in when Gil can do the whole thing for you -f you work it right,” Judith clasped her hands in front he’s table “I stopped at theft’ how about my and getting he’d see you. if you’ll telL see- his I’ll me him, Mr, Teller, when I do meet chance.1’ “I understand was ready to eat of her. “Please, Mr. Teller," she said, "I honestly don’t understand any of this, I wish, if you believe me, that you would make it.all clear to me. I thought the way’ to go about getting Daddy free was to pay some one to find out the truth . . . now you tell me, or rather you hint at another way . , . maybe an eas­ ier way."' Teller smiled. “A lot of girls would call it that, but after looking at you I’m not sure you would. It’s like this, -Miss Rennet. Gilbert Saunders is as powerful a man as there is in the State politically. He’s come up through the gangs and rackets, made money, established himself. He can if he likes, engineer a pardon for your father.” ‘ "But wouldn’t he have to be sure Daddy is innocent?” “No. A pardon isn’t proof of in­ nocence, anyway. It just sets the prisoner free, but that’s "what yo*u want, isn’t it . . . your father free? To be honest, Miss Rennet, I don’t at this minute see any other way out than a pardon unless there’s a lot stronger proof to -be found than in anything I’ve read or you’ve told me. “Why would Gilbert Saunders get a pardon for my father?” Judith asked slowly. “He wouldn’t unless he was crazy about you.” “You know him?” Judith asked. “Sure.” “Why should he be crazy about me?” Teller looked at her a long time. “You’re good looking. You've got the public, interested in you. You’re a lot sweller type than Gil can usual­ ly get next to. Gil likes class, but it isn’t easy for an ex-gangster to get on real speaking terms with swell people. Oh, I know what you are going to say . . . your old dad is in jail and your mother’s . . well, she’s a lady; we'll leave her out. The point is you belong to classy people even if they are in the shade now. That’s about as near as Gil cam hope to get to the real thing with his past history.” Penny Sees The Light “Then if ... if Mr. Saunders found me attractive, all I’d have to do would be to ask him to get Daddy a pardon?” "Oh, it might* not be quite S'O easy as that. He’d have to fall pretty hard I should think. He might even want to marry you.” Judith looked at him quickly. "And he’d hardly like to have his wife’s father in jail?” "You said it. Gil wants to get married, I happen to know, wants to raise a family so he’ll have some one to leave his money to. Well that is the layout there.” He grinned at her. "Still want me to go on?” Judith nodded. "I want more than one iron in the fire,” she said. "And it may be that unless we can prove innocense that Daddy won’t want his freedom. I don’t want to leave a stone unturned.” “Okay,” said Teller, “I’ll get busy * * * .but you take my advice and butter Gil up some. He’ll enjoy it* and maybe you will, too.” Judith thought back over the in­ terview on her way home. It was no use denying that Gilbert Saun­ ders, unknown and unseen though he was, occupied a large part of her,, thinking these days. She went up to her room and looked at herself in the mirror a long time. She had never deliberately tried to -captivate a man. It would take, she decided, more than mere prettiness in this case. Saunders was in his late thir­ ties. He must know good-looking gills of all kinds, by the dozen. The house was desolate. It oc­ curred to Judy she was spending her last night in it. They were to move in the morning. Her familiar room, the memories the house con­ tained * * * the thought of Spencer smote her like a knife. If she did what all the signs pointed to as wise * * * made a play for Gilbert Saunders she’d be betraying Spencer, all their feeling for each other. "And I’m going to do it.” J<udith told herself; “I must get Daddy free.” • Moved by an -impulse aS strong as it was obscure, she went to the tel­ ephone. She would ask Spencer to come to her this evening. And even though she did not tell him so in so many words, she would say good-by to him * * * finally and irrevocably. (Continued next week.) CHRISTIANITY SPREAD BY PERSECUTION Sunday, July 26—<Acts 7:54-8:4; 11:19-21; 26:9-11; 1 Refer 4:12-19. Golden Text SEE US FOR MOTORING SUw Sxpter ©imw-Ahwate Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday morning SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per ypar In advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion, Miscellaneous ar­ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c, per line of six words. Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 50-c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line. In Memoriam, with one verse 50c. extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown -of life.” (Rev. 2:10 ,) Why should -Christianity, which is the best thing in this world evei1 be persecuted? Christianity has always been persecuted, and it always will be, because Satan hates God and Christ. -Back of all human persecu­ tion of Christians is Satan himself, Those who do the persecuting may be quite unconscious of this, but the fact remains. .Satan, once sinless and the highest of angelic beings, fell from his exalted position because of pride and forfeited his place of leadership and dominion. When God created man, giving him dominion over all the earth, Satan planned to ruin man by causing him to sin— and Satan succeeded. Then Christ redeemed fallen mankind by becom­ ing the (Saviour of sinners. The age- long enmity between Satan and re­ deemed sinners followed, because of Satan’s hatred of Christ and those who are made righteous by faith in Him. At the time of our lesson, within the first year after 'Christ’s death and resurrection, men were witness­ ing something that had never before occurred in the history of the world. They were seeing the miracle-power of -Christ in human lives. Thousands of Jews, including some of those who had thirsted for Christ’s blood and had shouted "Crucify Him” and now seen their tragic mistake and had turned in repentance and con­ fession of their sin to the same Christ as their Saviour. They had 'been born again from above, and they were living a supernaturally new life, a heavenly life here on earth. They were working miracles in the name -of Christ, the apostles had been changed from cowardice into courage and fearlessness. And perse­ cution did not stop 'them at all; it simply stirred them to greater activ­ ity in witnessing for -Christ. One of the first deacons, Stephen, had been arrested by the Jewish lead ers and brought before the Council or Sanhedrin. False witnesses accus­ ed him tof blasphemy and teachings he had never given—just as they had accused 'Christ. Stephen’s divinely inspired reply is given in Acts 7, and is a very re­ markable picture, in detail, of the whole history of God’s chosen people Israel. Stephen might have saved his life by using soft words and flattering the Jewish leaders. He would have been a traitor to -God if he had done so; and he did not fail. He reminded the Jewish Council that their fathers had persecuted the prophets and that the men he was addressing had run .true to form by becoming the “be­ trayers and murderers” -of Israel's Messiah, Jesus Christ, the Son of God. His fellow Hebrews were enraged with the same murderous hatred they had had toward Christ. They cast Stephen out of the council out -of the city, and stoned him to death. Not before he had borne a wonder­ ful witnes again to Christ, for he “looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing or? the right hand of God and said, Behold, I -see the heavens -open, and the Son of Man descend­ ing on the right hand of God.” As this first Christian martyr was dying he said two things. First, ’Lord Jesus receive my spirit.” then "he kneeed down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this he fell asleep.” There was the miracle of true Christian life that Stephen forgave his murderers as he was being stoned to death, and interceded in their be­ half in a last prayer addressed to the Lord. It was like Christ’s own word on the cross: “Father, .forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Did the death of Stephen, the first marytr mean the death of the church It meant just the opposite, as perse­ cution of Chistianity always means. The church testified more vigorously than evei’ to Christ as Saviour and increased mightily because of this persecution. ‘The -blood of the mar­ tyrs is the seed of the -church.” But here is another wonder iof God’s miracle-power and grace. The Church’s greatest persecutor became her greatest apostle. A young man named .Saul, prominent as a Jewish leader, consented to the death of Stephen, and later told of his persis­ tent, relentless, persecution of the church. He says: “And being ex­ ceedingly mad against them, I per­ secuted them even into strange cities , But Satan overreached himself when he drafted Raul into service hnd we shall see in a latter lesson how the chief persecutor was con­ verted, horn again, saved, and be­ came Christ’s chief apostle. So long as Satan and sin contin­ ue perawution is the normal ex­ perience of the true Christian church The Lord Jesus Christ told His dis­ ciples plainly that they like Himself, would he persecuted, Peter tells the Church net to think that “the fiery, trial” of persecution is something strange, for it is simply a sharing WE GIVE YOU EXTRA MILEAGE AND BLOW-OUT PROTECTION FREE Professional Cauls ... BECAUSE WE SELL THE ONLY TIRE WITH LIFE-SAVER GOLDEN PLY * An amazing new invention, the Life-Saver Golden Ply, has solved one of the greatest problems of motoring safety—heat. This heat, generated inside your tires, is the great, unseen cause of high-speed, blow-outs. Now the Golden Ply resists heat so that blow-out blis­ ters do not form. The only tire in the world with Golden Ply blow-out protection is the Good­ rich Silvertown. Put this protec­ tion on your car and play (jr ou get morit owns. 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Five years ago he was predeceased by his wife, Rebecca Jane Webb, whose parents were also pioneer settlers of York and Middle­ sex Counties. He leaves three daughters, Mrs. M. Haskett, of Lucan; Miss Kathleen Foreman, of Woodstock and Miss B. Foreman, of Toronto. HAY TOWNSHIP STATISTICS The statistics of the Hay Township Voters’ List which has recently been compiled and printed by the Clerk, A. F. Hess, varies very little from the 1935 list, the total gain being only one name. The list is divided into eight polling sub-divisions, and there are three -parts in each sub-division. The total number of Part 1, is 1,- 478; Part 2, 166 and Part 3, 134, making a grand total of 1,779. There are 416 names qualified as jurors. winchelsea (Too late for last .Week) Quite a number from this com­ munity attended the (Sunday School picnic held at Grand Bend on Tues-* day. Messrs. Kenneth Mason and Bruce Gardiner, of Greenway, spent Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. Prance. 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