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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-12-30, Page 2THURSDAY, JiRCEMBER 30, 1937 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE ‘IF TOMORROW COMES’ BY AGEE HAYS WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE Merry Millington accompanies Basil Norton, whom she does not know well, to a roadhouse, promising ■hey mother she will be home at 1. Basil introduces Frank Scarponi and Viola Wiess, who, with Basil, drink freely, In her embarrass­ ment Merry mistakes Worth Hunt­ er, famous football star and son of a prominent Judge, for a wait­ er, and asks his help when Basil spills coffee on her dress. Worth helps her and then, after a radio introduction, leaves with Sue Wil­ liams, his girl. Merry begs Basil to take her home, which infur­ iates him. He starts, but stops, on the road and says he is going to stake her to another party at Bcarponi’s. She attempts to take the wheel, and he steps on the gas and lurches back into the path of a speeding car. Miraculously both cars escape with dented fenders. But in the furious argument Basil and the occupants of the other car, Basil is shot and thrown back into his car, unconscious. The other car speeds -on, leaving Merry stranded in the deserted, wood- surrounded road with Basil. ting from her mind the menace of the surrounding night. Nothing watched her from the deep under­ growth of trees! Nothing added the faint drip to the watei* in the black recesses ahead of her! But she clos­ ed the car door softly and hurried hack. And there, glittering in the moonlight, just beyond the igun, was the car key. She grasped it first and just as she was bending over the gun a car hove into sight around a turn. She sprang back out of the way, leaving the gun where it ivas. A Policeman Should she Merry hestitated. shooting? No, she ihad She would drive Basil But the car halted fore the gun in the waited, paralyzed into enee, w’hile a man, the car’s only ■ occupant, got out, started toward the gun, then hesitated, taking in first Merry and then the car half off the road. “What’s this?” flag these people? and risk more the key now. ■back herself, abruptly be- road. Merry quaking Sil- ■I incredulity and fright in them, saw the brave set of her small chin nnd the tremor of her bright young lips. His expression softened, “It looks bad for you and that’s a fact, sister1. I don’t doubt he de- j served it. You tell the truth and, you’ll get off easier.” j “It was a man in a big black se-; dan—” “Now’ wait a minute! That’s*— That there’s too pat. They always say a big black sedan—They—” Merry rushed to the front of the car. Look! they fait each other. The sedan has a dented fender, too.” And she went on breathlessly, des­ perately to tell him all she knew. while he looked about half-listening I (Suddenly, as she talked, another1 car approached coming from the; north, going toward towm, t. ' ster. It slowed down a moment,, hack seat’s—” 'placed its fcg light over Merry, over I “That's O.K, Fine. Give me a I the car, over the policeman and then hand here and w’e’ll get my car out without stopping moved on. . °f the wav, To Merry it was like an unreal! Meri‘y» n°t wishing to be left ■a bad dream—the wan aiOne> had climbed out, too, andi the deserted highway, i 6- | a flashlight. “What’s the matter?” the police­ man called. j “Tm in trouble, buddy. Can you ■come over?” The officer head out road was man with of the angle for the beams from opened the door, stuck ■Squinting, From there in deep shadow and the flashlight was just I I his the the out Basil’s car. “What is this, anyway?” the of­ ficer demanded suspiciously his hand •cn his holster. “What yuh tryin’ to pull?” “Not trying to pull anything, buddy,” the other man responded cheerfully, “I’m out of gas. I pusfa- j ed her sideways so I’d be sure to get ; the next car coming, .Sell me a gal- : Ion of gas and I’ll get going.” The policeman was halfway ovei’ to the other man’s ear by then, “I ain’t got no extra gas,” he (growled. “Can't get it out of my tank.” “No. I—I’m in a hurry, but—” “How about letting me ride in with you, then?” The officer hestitated, looked du­ biously back. “Well, you’d have to ride in fnont a road- wRh the young lady an’ me. The hanlr SMf’a--- GO ON WITH THE STORY A Shot So intent was she on this new quest, on this chance to escape, that she hardly noticed the sound like the backfire of an engine, like the blow­ out of a tire. She turned quickly when she heard the back door of the car open. And for a moment what she saw did not impress itself upon her in the vague shadow. A large moving -ob­ ject—it separated. The car door slammed shut and half of wihat she had seen became a man who sprang to the other icar. The big black se­ dan roared away. By the expanse of white shirt, she knew the figue left on the back seat must be .Basil. But when she had snapped on the ceiling light and call­ ed this name and touched him, she realized with a sudden awful horror that Basil could not answer—that there in the middle ot the moonlight night, surrounded by the impene­ trable black velvet forest, she was alone with an unconscious and bad­ ly wounded man. How badly wound­ ed? The spring under the black lace shadow gurgled. The giant trees whispered vaguely like night spirits. I _____ ___ he demanded horror L gruffly. He strode past Merry and, moonlight, turned his powerful flashlight into the impregnable forest, the contin-1 the car. W;th shattering teeth she attempt­ ed to answer. “My—any friend. He’s been shot.” The stranger glanced at her sus­ piciously. He felt Basil’s pulse. Merry’s presence of mind grad- as he had talked to her on board ually returned and with it her con- the great liner- cern for Basil. thought he “I’d lost the key. I’ve just found it. trembled in I must get him to a hospital.” The man was quiet a moment, but said, as Merry started to crawl into the ( car, he looked up suddenly and put a firm detaining hand on her arm. “Not so fast, sister.” He threw back this ‘coat lapel revealing a star. “I’m a police officer. You’ll have to talk a little more. Relief like a soothing balm pour­ ed over Merry, softened her eyes, erased some of the sick despair from her face. A policeman! Thank you. Fate, thank you. policeman. al whisper of the spring, the big grim policeman. And Basil—the of­ ficer had drawn a blanket up over him—but he was there—dead. Basil dead. A shiver of horror " moved over her, remembering Basil CHAPTER V Merry -sprang from the car and ran out to the center of the highway which was only a shelf on a great black-plumed hill—and, as far as she -could see in either direction, an empty one. Frcm miles down the river came the faint ’whistle of a boat and behind her the half mur­ mur of the spring. All else in the vast wan. moonlight was silent. By ■could rectly road, into town some of the dancers from Palm Gardens would be passing. But here on the old sky-line trail in the middle of the would she .have to one came? It was now 2.30 should be in a hospital! over him again, she called in a low, commending voice. “Basil, listen! Basil! Try to tell me. Where are the keys?” But Basil didn’t answer. She thought (his breathing was a little heavier now, and -she felt into his pockets cautiously. No key. must have dropped it when he the man -had been arguing. In the dim light she searched road frantically, her yellow formal sweeping, forgotten, in the dust as she bent closer to the ground. There, something gleamed faintly Merry ruhsed toward it, started to touch it; then recoiled, trembling. A gun! The one they’d shot Basil with! Should she pick it up—take it along? A vague warning of -obliterated fingerprints flashed through her mind. Fingerprints pointing1 to the guilty person. No, she mustn’t touch it, and yet she shoudln’t leave it there. Basil would need it to identity the man in the big black sedan. Weak with growing dread, she went back for a handkerchief, shut- distant moving car lights she distinguish the river road di- below. 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Take “Fruit-a-tives”, it will build up your liver like nothing else will. You’ll be sur­ prised how young you soon feel. 25c., 50c., all Druggists. FRUITATIVESS watching them face the roadster most important of them is butter, back toward town and push it to one Butter acts not only^as a shortening side. I Then something happened so fast ness, but it also imparts a delicious that she didn’t reailze what it was palatable flavoui’ and a good colour until it was over, until the police- to the cookies. The Milk-Utilization " ’ ----1—-+ of Agriculture suggests the following butter-made cookies for the Christ­ mas season: to give the cookies the desired rich- UXXL11 It WWO VVX51, AillLAl V1LL> pVllLC' < ~------------~---------—--------------------------------------------------------- i man stood, hands uplifted, while the .'Service, Dominion Department j other man, automatic in hand, re- Agriculture suggests the folioi •the Basil she had was. Tears gathered, her lashes. the key,” the policeman ' ain’t gonna move the get in here with me and moved his gun from its holster. Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S DENTIST Office; Carling Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoons CHAPTER VI Merry stared amazed, sure now that she was dreaming. So much could not possibly happen in so short a time. “You can’t do this,” the policeman was growling. “I’m an officer of the law, You’ll he sorry if you mix with the law. Get his number, sister.” Merry moved quickly to the back of the car. The license plate was' -! turned over. The bandit laughed. 1 _ I Then, turning upon Merry Poinsetta Cookies % cup butter a & 1 or I “Give me “We body. You I’ll drive you and the car an’ the whole mess right down to the police j station.” I Obediently she slid into the front seat of Basil’s car, a little icy shud­ der walking up and down her slim body. - | “You can see the dented fender,”. she pleaded. “Doesn’t that prove— , , ----. - ----- “That proves somebody run into [ policeman -s gun, which he 'held m .floured hoard with 2-inoh tcookie it—yeah. But—” He shook his head J his 3eft haad’ he orde,red:/‘£° taclc gutter. N-’- "------------ ------‘ i cup sugar (fine granulated fruit) egg yolks or 1 egg cups pastry or cake flour teaspoon baking powder pinch of salt butter and sugar well toge- Add beaten egg. Then blend Cream ther. in flour, baking powder and salt. Roll to about % inch thickness on Then .something happened so quickly that she didn’t realize what it was until it was over. The other man, automatic in hand, lifted the policeman’s revolver from its holster. With a small unsteady voice she afereed. “I—want to tell you all about it but—there’s no time now. I must get him to the hospital.” The man shook his head. All the silence of the wood around them and the wanness of the moonli'ght mov­ ed in upon them in that awful mo- ent before he said: “It’s,too late.” Merry’s eyes widened. A trem­ bling hand flew to her mouth. “You mean—-he’s—?” The policeman nodded. “I mean his heart’s stopped heatin’".” “Oh!” For a moment Merry sway­ ed dizzily and the man put out a cold supporting arm. "You might as well tell me the truth, sister,” he said unmoved. “What was you doin’ out there in the road?” “I*—wihy I went for the gun. I*—•” She stopped and stared at his grim face in the moonlight. He nodded, “Going to pick it up with a handkerchief, wasn’t you.?” “Wihy—-yes.” "Pretty smart. Didn’t want to put no fingerprints on it, did you?” iSuddenly Merry looked up Into the big face of the policeman. "No. You—don’t think I did do you?” she faltered, - Looks Bad for Iter For answer, he flashed the light •ir at her, studied her smooth classic 1 evurut,. her <ado blue eyes, saw the It. ■” He shook his head jllis Ieft band, he ordered: “Go back ;,cutter. Make four cuts almost into _______ I to that other car and get the key. centre of cookie at equal distance. *i Remember your 'covered. j Trembling so that she could scarcely walk, Merry get the key dropped it, then in utter horror and despair retrieved it while the»'high- wayman watched her silently his right hand still holding the igun at the muttering ppliceman’s heart. j ‘‘Hand it over,” the highwayman ordered. And as lie did so she looked up into the face of her captor. It was masked. “Now,” he pushed the gun against the chest of the policeman, “go iback to the car. Don’t try to (get out till I’m .out of sight. You haven’t a key, anyway, you know.” i. Merry started to follow the of­ ficer, but the masked bandit halted her.... i “On second thought,” he mused, his eyes appraising her from behind the mask, “I’ll take you with me,” sweetheart. I’m lonesome tonight.” j Facing a New Captor j Merry shrank back, but she had suffered so any shocks tonight, had experienced so many ghastly unbe­ lievable things that sjh-e could utter no word of protest. ,She closed her . mind to- the horror of Basil lying | dead, in the Black seat of fads car. And with tortured eyes as wide and dark . as the night skies, she wavered be-1 tween the big, helpless policeman and the masked man who waited, a igun in each hand. “■Get going” the banditocommend- ed sharply, flourishing the guns in reminder. “Get back in that car where you were, big hoy. And yon sweetheart, .get in my car. Make it snappy, both of you.” Merrj’ wondered afterward how she ever managed to climb into the roadster, her teeth chattering with." anything, fright, and her head swimming diz- ■ zily. Obediently, too, the police- [ man backed to Basil’s sedan 1 crawled into the front seat. The bandit Sidled#after Merry without taking his eyes from officer, slid in beside her. “Now don’t try anything funny, mister,” he reiterated and kept his | Fold the four points to the centre as a pinwheel. Place a piece of candied cherry in centre. Bake in a moder­ ate oven 325 to 3 50 degrees F. until cc, Okies are delicately browned— about 15 minutes. Peanut Butter Cookies cup cup cup cup eggs butter peanut butter brown sugar white sugar 1 1 1 1 2 __ . 25 cups paltry floui’ 1 1 i “ 'Cream Add sugar and cream well together. (Add well-beaten eggs. Beat well. | Add sifted dry ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls on buttered baking sheet. Press flat with fork. Bake in a mod- . erate oven 350 to 375 degrees i about 15 minutes. teaspoon baking powder teaspoon baking soda teaspoon salt butter and peanut butter. 376 Mules Shipped to India The American pioneer Line freight­ er Cusetta sailed recently for India with a consignment of 376 mules in a specially constructed stable on her deck. The mules, which had been gathered at 'Omaha and tran­ shipped to New York, are being shipped to the .British Army to be • used for transport service in the mountainous regions of India. They will be landed at Karachi. The United States liner American Merchant also carried an unusual equine cargo when she sailed for London. Thirty-five Shetland pon­ ies, bought in the West, were abroard en route to the coal mines of Wales, where they will be used to draw the underground cars. Under a recently enacte'd law they must be taken to the surface once a year for a two- week period in the sunlight. Many of the ponies were bought from side­ show operators and are going to their new work after summers spent in carrying grounds. Dr.sH. H. COWEN, L.D.S.,D.DS. DENTAL SURGEON Office opposite the Post Office, Main Street, Exeter Office 36w Telephones Res. 36J Closed Wednesday Afternoons ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Phone 57-13 Dashwood R. R. No. 1, DASHWOOD FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER P. O. or RING 188 NEW Rolled Out Cookies F. for 1 cup butter % cup brown sugar 1 T 1 1 2 % teaspoon salt Crea butter. Add sugar and together. Add soda dissolved water and vanilla. Add flour, and. rolled oats. Drop by spoonful on buttered baking sheet, Bake in a moderate oven 350 to 375 degrees F. abgout 15 minutes or until cook­ ies teaspoon baking soda teaspoon hot water teaspoon vanilla cup flour cups rolled oast are slightly browned. Date Pinwrliecls children around circus YEAR’S PRAYER Another year is dawning, Dear Master, let it he, In working or in waiting, Another year with Thee. Another year of leaning, Upon Thy loving breast, Of ever deep’ninng trustfulness Of quiet happy rest. Another, year of mercies, Of faithfulness and graces, Another year of gladness In the shining of Thy Face. cream in hot salt Another year of progress, Another year of praise, Another year of proving Thy presence are the days.V USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Exeter, Ont. President, Mitchell, R.R. Vice-President .... JOHN Kirkton, R.R. DIRECTORS W. H. COATES ......................Exeter JOHN McGRATH ................. Dublin WM. HAMILTON .... Cromarty R. 1 T. BALLANTYNE .. Woodham R. 1 AGENTS JOHN E&SERY ............... Centralia ALVIN L. HARRIS .... Mitchell R. 1 THOS. SCOTT ................. Cromarty SECRETARY-TREASURER B. W. F. BEAVERS ............ Exeter GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter ANGUS SINCLAIR 1 HACKNEY 1 Cedar Chests I I slowly as he drove out onto the highway and started down toward town. “It doesn’t prove .about the shooting, sister. It really don’t even sound sensible that just ■because he bent their fender, they’d shoot him. People don’t do that They don’t go around—” “Oh, but they did.” Merry wailed, her hands clenched until her nails cut into the tender flesh of palms, her eyes, wide, burning, the darkness. “He was drunk —maybe they were, too. He things that—” “What did he say?” “I don’t know. I—• He— I not listening.” “What did the man look like?” ' hind ibut a (Son spat out after them,11-4 inch thick. Spread each with "I don’t know. I didn’t look. It its bullet whizzing dangerously near, J date filling and roll, as for jelly was dark—” j .... . -- — - • “You didn't get the car number, either, did you?” “No. I—” Merry saw his unbe­ lieving half-regretful grin and drop­ ped back, sobbing quietly, her face in her hands, 1 Halted It wasn’t until she felt the ear | slow down abruptly that she looked up. | frightened puppy ■*— she would dig The policeman was muttering un- herself into' the upholstery, She did tier his breath. They had just round- hot.look up. I ed a curve and ahetylf cross-way in I 'Don’t be afraid” His voice sound-[ the road and completely blocking ed suddenly soifcitons and gentle, the highway, was a roadster, peslde "Look at me.” ■*■ it facing them, was a man waving (Continued next week) . and cup. water cup sugar cup chopped,nuts cup butter 1 1-2 cups chopped dates 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 1 1-4 cups brown sugar 2 eggs 3 cups pastry flour 1-4 teaspoon salt • 1-2 teaspoon soda 'Cook dates, sugar and water gun pointed in the direction of the thick—about ten minutes. Add nuts police car while he, himself, mirac- and COO1, Cream butter. Add sugar ulously manipulated the roadster and cream well together. Add beaten into a fast start. eggs and bent well. Add sifted dry and the until r 9f i into a fast start. j e.ggS and beat well. Add sifted dry | They rounded the bend. He drop- ingredients. Chill thoroughly Div- was ped the gun and Shifted. In a burst, ide mixture into two parts. Roll i of speed they left the officer far be-' separately into two rectangles about ” * hind ibut a gun spat out after them,11-4 inch thick. I Merry huddled, white and shaking rolls, into two long rolls. Chill. Cut in the far corner of the seat, her into 1-4 slices. Bake in a moderate face in her hand. They rounded another 'curve. And the bandits, his own hands trembling jerked, off his mask, a great sigh trembling down his long frame. “Whew” I don’t hear anybody coming. I guess we are safe at last” Merry pressed farther away from him; pressed ns if—like a small | frightened puppy I oven 35'0 to 375 degrees F. about 115 minutes. ■ ni> Another year Of witness Another year For holier of service, for Thy love, of training . work above. is dawning,Another year Dear Master, let it be On earth Or else in .Heaven Another year for Thee. The Victorian FRIDAY 10 p.m. E.S.T. Stations CFPL-CRCT B AND NEW FURNITURE Also furniture remodelled to order. We take orders for all kinds of ca­ binet work for kitchens, etc at the DASHWOOD PLANING MILL Shingles & Lumber Buy your Shingles now while the price is right; also White Pine Dressed 10 in. and 12 in. wide at $40.00; Matched Siding, White Pine at $40.00; all sizes of 2 in. lumber at low prices. A. J. CLATWORTHY Phone 12 Granton FARMERS - - ATTENTION WE REMOVE DEAD HORSES AND CATTLE Call ns for prompt service. Our Men Will Shoot Old and Disabled Animals ONTARIO TALLOW CO* EXETER, telephone colleot—eyeter 235 ONTARIO 8 NAME CLINTON YOUTH MEMBER BOYS’ CABINET Alvin B. Corless, member of the boys’ parliament for South IlurOn, has been advised by Premier Ken­ neth Ingram, Stratford, of Ills ap­ pointment to a cabinet position, that of minister of welfare, Alv,in is the ^hunger son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T< Corless, of Clinton. He Is a graduate of Clinton Collegiate and is now a Imr.k dork In Clinton.