The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-10-14, Page 2THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14tli, 1037 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
CHAPTER XXVII
“Hold it! Look a bit! There’s your
boy friend! So he hadn't told you?
I could have told you— I could have
told you weeks ago. But I wouldn’t
I just waited and waited for this.”
Karen looked around vaguely.
“Tve got to get out of here.”
Ping held her wrist. “You’re stay-
until I get through with you."
Something in his voice brought her
eyes to his face. She saw there
the mirror of her own suffering.
“Ping.” She held out her hand
appealingly,
“So you can’t take it, But you
can give it. You could cut my heart
out and laugh! Well, now the laugh
is on you.”
Stung beyond endurance, Karen
retorted: “It isn’t true!”
“You know damn well it’s true!”
The bitterness in Ping’s eyes cut
Karen. “Ping, you wouldn’t want
me if I did not love you—’’ Prom .her
own misery she appealed to him.
“I'd take you anyway.” Sudden
tears came to Ping’s eyes. His voice
broke. He .covered his face with
his hands. With a desperate effort
Karen tried to comfort him, to for
get herself: “It does no good to say
I’m sorry. I didn’t know then—
Ping. I didn’t realize—’’
She was .folding and unfolding the
piece of newspaper in her trembling
hands. She did not know what to
say to Ping. Her throat throbbed
until it hurt, and she put her hand
to it. She touched Ping's arm. For
get me, Ping. I’m not worth it."
He dropped his hands to his sides.
He was suddenly ashamed of him
self.
He wiped his face and tock her
arm. Mechanically Karen tucked
the piece of paper in the front of her
dress.
Williams was coming.
“I’ve .been a cad, Karen. But I
love you.”
“I know Ping—•” Her voice broke.
“Help me now.”
When (Lew came up Ping made ex
cuses. “We’ve been having a bit of
a row. I’ll take Karen home, Lew.”
“You’re drunk, Ping, I’ll take her
home.”
“.Help me find Jay,” Karen inter
rupted. She could stand no more.
She clung to Ping’s arm, and Lew
seeing her state put his arm around
her slim figure.
“Ping, you mug. You should .be
kicked. Why make a scene? Come
Karen!” He took hei’ arm. Her knees
sagged.
Looking For Jay
“Here, take Ping's, arm, too. Now,
forward march. We’ll find Jay. I
ought to sock you in the nose, Ping.”
Ping mumbled: “You’re telling
me!”
The three of them went off to
gether.
“Do I look alright?” Karen ask
ed piteously of Lew as they came out
into the crowd.
“You’re gorgeous. Keep a stiff up
per lip. We’ll find Jay and you can
scram.”
Through it all Karen kept repeat
ing to herself: “I’ll never believe it
until he tells me.” Then she would
add; .“It isn’t true. It can’t foe. He
would have told me tonight!”
People stopped them and tried to
talk, but Lew was a good soldier. He
got them into the reception room.
Jay was there, talking to her father.
“I can’t see Dad now! Karen
turned suddenly. “Put me some place
and bring Jay, quick. I can’t keep
going much longer.”
Lew did as he was ordered, and
Jay found her later back in the din
ing room with Ping. The moment
he saw her fate he was shocked.
“Karen, what is it?”
Her lips trembled, but she could
not speak.
“She’s sick. Ping’s been making a
rumpus—” Williams began.
“Shut up! Jay, take care of her*
I’ve been a cad. Take her home—
quick.”
Then Ping turned on his heel and
left.
“Jay—” Karen’s voice was an ap
peal.
“We’ll get you out of here, honey.
Don’t worry.”
“I can’t see Dad, now.”
“He’s all right. He’s a brick1
about it all.”
“You 'don’t understand—
Jay took her arm.
“Come. We’ll duck out the back
way.” He called to a waiter he knew.
“Jon, Miss Karen and myself want
to duck. What about a back eleva
tor.”
Don’t Count Sheep
When You Can’t Sleep
Help You To Get That Desired
Rest So Necessary To Make
You Fit For Your Day’s Work
“Follow me, Mr. Jay, out that
door, In about half a minute after
I go.”
So Karen made her escape.
CHAPTER XXVI
When they had reached the street
floor Jay did not wait to find their
own car. He grabbed the first taxi
he saw and got Karen into it. It had
turned cold and he could feel her
shivering as he dretr .her to him.
Her slim shoulders shook with sobs
as he told the driver to hurry.
Karen was desperate. “Jay, Jay!
Listen to me.” Her throat was so
choked with sobs she could scarcely
talk. “You’ve got to let me go.”
“There, there, my pet, I’m taking
you home!”
But she would not listen. “Jay,
trust me. You don’t understand.
I’ve—there’s somebody I must see.
And I must go alone.”
“I can’t leave you like this.”
“You must! Jay, I’m desperate.
You’ve got to help me.”
“It’s a man, I suppose?”
“Yes!”
“Who?”
“There isn’t time to tell you now,
Jay. Please, if you love me, let me
go..”
Her agony was so apparent that
Jay could not refuse. He. held on
to both her hands. “Whatever you
say, Karen. Whatever you say!”
“Jay, you’ve got to protect me.
Keep going, go any place. By the
time you’re ready to go home I’ll
be there.”
Jay nodded understanding^. “May
I go with you wherever you are gh-
ing,?”
“No, please. Get out here.”
“Don't you trust me.”
Jay was really aiarmed at her
state, fearful of what she might do.
Something in his voice told Karen
his concern.
“Don’t worry, Jay. I’m all right,
really!”
She seemed to ibe calmer. “I give
you my word, I’ll be home shortly,
safe and sound.”
To Dick’s Apartment
With that Jay ha> to be content.
He left her at Forty-Second Street
and Park, left her' with many mis
givings. - But he had her promise.
Karen ordered the taxi driver on,
but Jay, although he tried, could not
hear what address she gave. He hail-
er another cab and tried to follow
hers, just to protect aer. But he lost
the other cab in the enange of light
at the next signal and gave up the
chase.
The girl, when he had gone slump
ed back into the corner of the cab.
“I mustn’t make a scene. I must
not!” she kept saying. When they
hit lower Fifth Avenue, she opened
her purse, took out her compact and
dabbed a little rouge on her white
cheeks, smoothed her hair.
Shortly they 'reached No. 1 Fifth
Avenue. The doorman bowed as
she got out, was respectful while she
paid the driver. She swept into the
smart apartment, head high, past
the desk. The night clerk seeing
the dazzling figure did not stop her.
She was too regal and gorgeous To-
bear questioning.
If Dick were only home! As she
pushed the bell of h'is apartment she
felt suddenly faint, Iest-eed against the
wall.
There was a long wait. Karen had
no idea of the time. Somebody was
coming down the hall. Two young
men. She pushed the bell again
impatiently. They passed without
speaking to iher.
Then Dick’s man-servant opened
the door. He had evidently been
asleep. “Why Miss Karen!” he said
in surprise, and he let her in with
out comment. In the foyer he
switched on the light, saw Karen’s
drawn face. He thought she was
going to faint, and he led her quick
ly into the dark sitting room.
“There, sit here, Miss Karen. I’ll
get you homething.”
He brought her a thimble full of
brandy and held it to her lips. She
drank obediently. Neither of them
spoke. Then he lit the fire for it
was cold in the room.
As the fire blazed up and he turn
ed on a lamp. Then he came back
to Karen.
“The Judge?” she managed thro’
her iblue lips,
“He is out, Misft Karen. I don’t
know when he’ll be in.”
Karen looked up at the man’s
troubled face. “I must see the
Judge, Henry. I’ll wait.”
>Shc must control hers elf. Kctroii
swaltowed hard. If only this man
would go and leave her alone. “Don’t
wait up Henry. I—1 won’t keep him
but a moment—”
Still the man hesitated. “I’m all
right, Don’t worry, it’s nice here by
the fire—” Her voice trailed off.
The man stood there helpless as
Karen covered her face with her
hands. “If there’s something I can
do, Miss Karen—*’
“There's nothing—I must see Mr.
Dick tonight, that's all.”
A Long Wait
But the eobs would sweep up in
Spite of her and tears rolled help
lessly down her cheeks.
“You mustn’t, Miss Karen.”
“I know—please leave me now,
Please!”
Her voice and eyes beseeched him
and he could not refuse.
“If you want me, just call, Miss
Karen, My room’s just beyond the
kitchen.”
Karen’s voice stuck in her throat
as she tried to thank him. When lie
was gone and she was alone, iher
tears seemed frozen. She sat there
huddled in the corner of the sofa,
weaving slowly back and forth. It
couldn’t be true.
After a long time one took out the*
paper she had tucked in her diess
and read it through man times. It
was quite clear. A short story. About
the marriage next’ week of New
York’s popular bachelor Judge.
There was a dinner party at Marcia
West’s home to announce it. Now!
Tonight! And he had not told her.
’ .She get up and threw off her coat,
pacing up and down the .room. He
had talked to her at 6 o’clock. How
could he have done this to iher? Why
Arrd he had planned their day to
morrow—to—no, today, now! Plan
ned it!
She dropped onto the couch again.
The pain in her chest hurt .her, it
was so intense. The ticking of the
clock sounded load through the
doom, Such a nice room. She look
ed around it as though she had
never seen it before. And Marcia
would come here. Karen buried her
face in the pillow. She could not
bear this thing! She -could not!
How long she stayed there by the
fire Karen, never “knew.
In Dick’s Altins
The fire died to emuers, and she
was very cold. S<he must have fal
len to sleep when she heard a key in
the door. She awakened with a
start, terrified, wondering where she
was. When she remembered she
gave a little moan. Then Dick was
standing in the door. She could see
him there, motionless, listening. She
tried to speak his, name, but the
whisper died in her throat. Then he
saw her in the corner of the sofa.
“Karen, Karen!” He gathered her
shaking figure into his arms and
held her. “My dear, my dear!”
Holding her there, ihe found her
lips. The girl’s slim figure shook
with sobs, sobs so deep and tired
they terrified .Stoddard.
“You must not, Karen.”
Then he got up for a moment
took off his coat, wrapped it around
her and took her in his arms again.
For a long time he let her cry. There
was so little he could say. The lines
in his face were deep-. He co.uld not
stand much more.
“Karen, you must stop and listen
to me!” he begged. At last, from
fatigue she quieted down. Dick got
up and she moaned when he • left
her. He went into her bedroom
and came back a moment later with
a damp towel. As though she were
a little girl, he wiped iher tear-stain
ed face, smoothed her hair. “There
now.”
In his arms again, the tears began
to flow once more. k
“I’m sorry, I can’t stop! I’m trying
reajly.”
He kissed her many times, then,
very gently put her head on his
shoulder.
“You’ve got to listen, sweet. I
didn’t knew about that newspaper
story. Not when I called you. You
•have got to believe that.”
She did not Answer.
“You do believe me?”
“I don’t know!”
“You do!” He kissed her again,
and this time it was Dick who’almost
broke down. “Darling, I can’t give
you .up. I knew that tonight!”
He groaned. I’ve been walking
for hours. I’ve tried to find you
every place. I callee? your home un
til I didn’t dare call any more.
As he talked he chafed iher cold
hands, tried th bring a little warmth
into them. “I love you, Karen. I’ve
never loved anybody else like'this!”
She could not answer. There was
despair in his voice, and she knew
there was no hope for her. She had
known from the beginning, from the
moment she had heard.
/‘After I telephoned you, I told—■
—” he hesitated ove< Marcia’s name.
“I told Marcia that I had got a job
fo,r you.”
Dick was determined now to make
a clean breast of everything. “You
see, Ruth Welsh is an old friend of
Marcia’s. I knew I’d better tell her
first. /
“She was furious—she accused me
of all sorts of things and finally she
called the newspaper and gave
them the wedding story------”
It all sounded so inadequate.
“Then it’s all true?”
“Yes, Karen.”
“Why didn’t you tell me before?”
“I tried. I couldn’t.”
She struggled out of his arms,
standing there before him, Karen
had never looked less lovely. Her
eyes were swollen with weeping, Iler
hair tousled, But never had Dick
loved her so much,
“i’ll go,” she said,
“I can’t let you!” pick was be
side her, holding her close. “It
isn’t fair! I can't do it! I knew
that all along, Karen. That’s why
I didn’t tell you."
He kissed" her so that she
not answer.
“Cl me, sit down here for a
I want to talk to you.” He
some more wood on the fire. #
Sitting ^here, Dick tried to explain
how things were. I’ve been engaged
to Marcia since I got out o.f law
school. I’ve known her and 'her fam
ily for years. She’ a ■
son------”
Dick stopped. It all
disloyal, so like a cad.
could he do?
“Then you came along and you
were so untamed and reckless and
lovely. He kissed her hand gently
now and then as he talked.
“I’ve tried to think of ways and
means. I’ve tried to break it off
with Marcia. I’m afraid of your
money, of your beauty, of the
people you know------”
“Not any more, Dick?” Karen was
pleading.
“Yes! But I love you. Nothing can
change that.”
So they talked for more than an
■hour. Sometimes Karen wept in his
aims, sometimes it was she who
comforted him.
“I haven’t had a decent night’s
rest in weeks, Karen. I have been
frantic.”
“I won’t give you up.
right! She won’t want
knows you love me!”
“She knows—now.”
“And still she wants
en’s voice was halting,
she knew she’d want Dick, even if
he did not love her. That’s the way
women are, she thought with a shiv
er, And men tco, she added, as she
remembered 'Ping. Poor Ping. She’d
been er.uel to him.
Karen had wept until she ‘was
Exhausted. They sat silent for a long
time and her head slipped forward
on his breast. She was asleep. He
lifted her gently and laid her down
on the davenpo-rt and covered her
with a blanket. Then he brought a
chair and sat down beside 'her. As he
watched her tear-streaked face he
irembered that other night she had
been there.
could
little,
threw
grand per-
sounded so
But what
It isn’t
you if she
you?” Kar-
Suddenly
(Continued next week.)
Miss Evelyn Follick, daughter of
Dr. and M.rs. L. L. Follick, of this
town, who is a graduate of McDonald
Hall, Guelph, has peen appointed
dietitian at Norfolk General Hospit
al, Simcoe and she left this week to
take up her” duties?’
•St. Marys Journal-Argus
Hay Council '
'The regular monthly meeting of
‘ the Council of the Township of Hay
was held in the Town HaUr Zurich,
cn Monday, Oct. 4th, with all mem
bers present except Mi. Wm. Haugh.,
The minutes of the September meet
ing were adopted as read.
After disposing of the communi
cations the following resolutions
' were passed;
That Joseph Gelinas be appointed
as Inspector of the Schwalm drain.
That le-eonstruction work in con
nection with the circuits of Dash
wood Central be authorized as fol
lows: Trimming trees; re-setting
necessary poles cn circuit on Gosh
en-Line, Twp. of iStepnen; re-setting
on circuit on Blue Water Highway
.north of Po.it Blake; re-placing poles
between the 16 th and 19th conces
sions on the Dashwood road.
That the monthly ‘allowance for
Wm. Hay 'be cancelled for the month
of October. „ I
That accounts .covering payments
for Township Roads,Hay Municipal )
Telephones System, Charity and Re
lief and general accounts be passed
as per vouchers:
Township Roads — Huron County,
Calcium Chloride, $110.08; H. Fuss
rd. 5, $5.'6'0; R. Miller, rd. 9, $-2.4|0;
H. Steinbach, Road Su.pt., $42; A.
Mousseau, rd. 13, $17,15; T. Stein
bach, rd. 8, $12.70'; A. Smith, rd. 8,
$21.55; A. Smith ,ad, 13, $11.4.53; W.
Farrell, rd. 18, $2; R. Munn, rd. 1,
$2-8.60; Dominion Road Machinery
Co., repairs, $8.‘7>2; J. M. Ziler,. rd.
10, $4.90; Hay Telephone, creosote, $2*25; H. McMurtrle, .rd. 1, $3.80;
N. Foster,r d. 6, $8.25; P. Neusch
wanger, rd., 7, $3.10; H. H- Pfaff,
'rd. 13, $4.05; E. Er’o, rd. 17, $4.20.
>E. Campbell, rd. 1, $4; W. J. Elliott
poles, rd. 13, $60.
Charity and Relief—E. Hendrick,
rent $3.50; Koehler’s Bakery, bread,
$2.2181; E. Tiernan & ,Son, goods in
digent $7.70'; W. E. Butt, clothing
indigent $|1i0.75; J. C, Reid & Co.,
goods $1.18; C. Rinxer, milk indig
ent $1.60.
Hay Telephone System—Bell Tel.,
tolls July to Aug. $490.63; H. G.
Hess, salary $165; Twp. Hay, audit
portion $45; Northern Elec. Co., sup
plies* $17 8.82; P. Mclsaac, sala.ry 3
months $537.50; P. Mclsaac, extras
$9.i0'9.
General Accounts....Waterloo Fire
Ins. Co., ins. on hall $20; Municipal
World, supplies $7.43; G. A. Mc'Cufo-
bin, re Aidworth Drain $280*; Ser-,
j ving and mileage by-laws, drain
$9.50; W. S. Johnston, postage tax
notices $20.24; assistance Aidworth
Drain $38. z
The Council adjourned to meet
again on Monday, November 1st,.
1937, at 1.30 o’clock p.m.
A. F. Hess, Clerk
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C. Calder entertained in honor of
Canon and Mrs. Appleyard, of Sea
forth, who are shortly retiring to
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|ed the clergy of the deanery of Hur-
( on and their wives.
i Mrs. J. Graham, secretary of the
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Roberts spoke on behritf of the clergy
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