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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-04-14, Page 2THURSDAY, ABRIL 14th, 1038 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Im'*"'!"" '<■—I" ■ '.'I I i.i.m »!. .......■in ‘IF TOMORROW COMES’ BY AGEE HAYS CAR LICENSE PLATES WILL BE YELLOW» B*LACK ‘Don't ibe- Hunter. love a let him “You know Merry, don’t you Sue ’> “Oh, yes, Nok I do—used to ibe a waitress, didn’t you?” she drawled. And Merry drew back, wishing she had not come, wishing she could be suddenly invisible, (Flame flared into Worth’s face, “Merry’s been a good friend of mine, Sue. I asked her to come. If you don’t care to ibe courteous, maybe you’d like to—” He didn’t finish but his compressed lips continued to reprove, “I get it,” she said coolly. ‘Heroics’ Like a magnificent tigress she mov ed to the door, “Tomorrow night again—as usual, Worth,” she put intimate sweetness into her tone. “For me to hear,” Merry thought and sat down uncomfortably beside the bed. into Worth’s face, he murmured at last, answered tunable to from him. With the window ‘No. What?” “They have the‘same story on the ! back of each one.” “Then they were both—” “Faked! Where did you get that one?” “Bab gave it to me. Where did you get yours?” “Through the mail—and ;then Sue had one. She showed it to me.” “Gue!” “No-o. Bob . '. Say! Is he delated to the Norman Fostei* Printing Com pany?” “Why—yes’ That’s his Uncle Nor man. He worked for him!” They stared at each other* with sudden comprehension. Worth’s eyes narrowed menacingly, “That big—!” But with Merry be- 1 fore him Worth .could not follow a hateful sentence to its close. He re laxed abruptly, a sparkle of great joy in his eyes. “'Merry!” he chuckled, like one of the verge of a great discovery, this means?” “Wh-at?” “Darling!” He and pulled her to lifted humorously, again! ” He kissed her cheek, hex* forehead, “Wait, now, wait!” Clearing his tin oat, he drew up against his pil lows formally. “Miss Millington, will you do me the honor* — Oh, Merry, darling, how about marrying me?” Happy Again Merry’s eyes were misty with joy. “Worth!” she murmured. His lips were on hers, and Heaven was des cending into the quiet hospital room “We’ll tell everybody this time!” he said at last. “Everybody! So there won’t be any mistake!” “Everybody seems to think engaged to Sue. Weren’t you Worth?” Worth colored. ‘“Well, I—I ask her,” he stammered, “but the folks always have figured it and— Darling! After* I thought I’d lost you I didn’t care niuch what happened.” “You should have married her.” Merry reiterated, and for some rea son she felt a little sad, a little frightened. "I suppose I -would. It would have made the folks happy and— nothing matters but you, anyway.” “Oh,” Merry spoke softly, wnder- injg why in the midst of hei* great joy this little doubt should come, this little apprehensive feeling . . . He bent to kiss her again when a knock brought them both to atten tion. “You know what on his his do Billings told me about— stayed here—that night . . the week . . ” felt her cheeks burning. I Alone They were alone, a fragrance of flowers in the air, a breeze swaying the white curtains. Colox* stole “You—came,” “Yes,” she take her eyes Again silence. open, they -could hear* the shouts of bathers far up the beach, the sputter of a motor, some one walking the walk below. “Merry I—” He hesitated, eyes looking directly into hers, voice hushed and wondering, “I not -understand you.” Hei* lips parted a little 'but she could think no words. “Miss how you Then all Merry she (glutched the book tensely. What could she say? “Miss Billings swore that you— loved me.” Tears sprang to Merry’s eyes, clung perilously in her lashes. She was too honest for artifice. She knew that her whole heart had crept into into her face, stood painfully expos ed for Worth to see. “But if you did love me,” Worth’s low voice went on, “then why d you do it? Why did you do it, an way, Merry without telling m without giving me any warning . . Oh, Merry! I didn’t think—” ‘“But what, Worth What did do?” Merry asked breathlessly. Was this why—? Would she know now— “Bob Foster!” “But what about Bob Foster?” Worth stared at her incredulous ly. How white he was—How white and immaculate bed. “But—you’re “Engaged to Worth. How could you think that?” Worth drew from his handker chief pocket a folded piece of paper —a clipping. “My picture!” “Sure! You act like you’ve never see it before!” “I—haven’t.” And even now she couldn’t believe it—a clipping just like the one she had of Sue—a head ing just the same “Announces her betrothal to Robert Foster” and the date on the margin aibove, January 21! That would be the week before Worth had been expected and had not come to the beach. “But why didn’t you ask me?” she wailed. “I thought you didn’t seem 'to want to talk about it, so I’d let you out easy. I thought maybe that’s Why you wanted me to come down, so you could tell me—and I’d sort of let you know, so you wouldn’t need to . , . .But Merry, your let ters really were colder —- from the first one you wrote at the beach . . . It wasn’t natural. It was like you were trying to let me down — or something.” “Oh! Worth!” Merrys eyes wid ened in sudden remembrance. “That was because—'Wait a minute! I’ll be right back!” Skies (Hearing’ On winged feet she sped to the gray shake cottage, got the clipping of Sue, and racing 'back, laid it out before him. “But this was never in the paper!” he exclaimed, amazed. “It Says so. Look.” Together they stared at the two clippings, “Wait! Look here!” Worth said abruptly. “Did you ever notice the back of ’em?” the high smooth Life A Burden Work A Drudgery Tired All The Time? No Rest Day Or Night? Is The Medicine You Require To Help Build UpYourStrength grasped her hand him, his eyebrows “You’re mine he stammered. “You know where I got it, Bob,” she spoke with quiet severity. But his utter misery softened her. ‘How could you do this to Worth and me?" “Oh, Merry I—" Tine hand with which he made a short ineffectual •gesture, shook . . “Merry, it was because I—" “All the time I was so unhappy you knew this. You had done this,” she said with slow toneless emphasis. “I didn’t know how else to get you over this—this—Avay you felt about Hunter. I knew you’d be happier with me than with him—and any way—He didn’t probably care about you—I figured he was stringing you along . . . Well, this wasn’t exactly square, buit—” “It was-—awful. I always trusted you. I—was just desperate. I guess before I’d ,let any one else have you, I’d kill him . . I—” * “Bob!” Merry’s face whitened sud denly. “You don’t know what you are talking about. Now go!” But he still hesitated, fumbling for words. “You’ve went an. don’t ever this afternoon Worth many him. And I’m “You—?” He stood the verge of tears, in Q-been a good friend," she “But after this — please bother me again. You see asked me to going to.” helplessly, on the doorway. ‘That’s what you think," he mutter ed finally and plunged out into the crowded street. Threats moment Bob’s words left a fear on Merry’s heart. He you’re at all, didn’t ■CHAPTER XXVH For a chill of had said . , before . . he’d let any one -have her he’d kill him. And now 'he implied . . But not long can a heart filled with great happiness hailbox* fear. , It seemed to Merry (that their love ■—hers and Worth’s—had never been quite so intense, quite so wonderful. Sue had left toWn the day following their engagement. Mrs Hunter liad been called away just before that and was due to return any day. “We’y tell her together — yo-u and I,” Worth had whispered hap pily. And together in the little hospital room, they dreamed wondrous plans in which Worth, with the future that his father was helping him achieve more quickly, would do -great things for the world. But always they would come back to themselves, what marriage would really mean for them and they would sit staring happily into each other’s eyes, each thrilling at the touch of the other. “Love me, little Merry ” Worth murmured often as if -hie could not believe it. » “Oh, Worth, I love didn’t know any one much ... It almost I love you so much!” Reverently he basked in her love liness and her sincerity. “Merry darling! There is nothing to ibe afraid of-in a love like this. It is glorious!” But it was this great love, this same selfless, intense love, which Merry should have feared—this same love which 'Sue Williams had count ed on. Worth had left the hospital, Merry had seen his mother only briefly when she came in the car to take him to their cottage near the Tides, but she had been charmed with Mrs. Hunter. ' a penxtiless young lawyer would have no chance at all. “Oh, I don't believe you!” Merry cried at last “Judge Hunter- would not do such a thing to his own son!” Sue laughed bitterly. lieve me, Go ask Judge Prove it. You -pretend to man and yet you would wreck his life fox* yog!” When Sue had left Merry -walked the floor wretchedly. She would iproye it. She couldn't leave and see Judge Hunter. She would write him. But how to be sure that he got it? iShe would send it to John. Ask John to deliver it into Judge Hunter’s hands personally to await his answer and mail it personally to her, There could be no chance of cheating then! She wrote briefly and felt better, having finished it. Of course it wasn't true. No father would be so unfeeling. Hurt Again But even before her answer came back from Judge Hunter, Merry knew that for once Sue had spoken the truth As soon ias Mr. Traver* came to relieve her, Merry hurried down to the sand dunes where she had been meeting Worth the last few days. But he was not there. She sat watching three barefoot children overturn a jelly fish that had beeix washed in iby high tide, smiling absently at theix* shrieks of terror and delight. It was a clear day. The undula tions of the sea were so regular they resembled a giant washboard. Toy ing with the idea Merry imagined a great invisible laundress rubbing the bevies of loating gulls over it and splashing soapsuds on the shore. Worth came at last—and from a distance Merry knew. She knew by the discouraged slump of his shoul ders, by the way he crumpled a let ter in his hands, by the grim set of of his chin and—when he was neax* enough, iby the deep hurt in his eyes. (CONCLUDE!) NEXT WEEK) Ontario’s 1939 motor license plates will be yellow and black ‘with large numbers' Highways Minister T. B. McQuesten recently reported in the House. Mr. McQuesten said he would “take the blame” fox* the much criticized 1938 plates, which are orange and blue. Police author ities claim the numbers'are difficult to, read. rtANADA-l938>5 E< IMPERIAL TOBACCO’S Z y INSPIRING PROGRAM lady?” Nurse Waters stress on “this” both- nodded delightedly, ” he bragged. “Who It was nurse Waters who smiling ly surveyed the two flushed faces. She set the medicine tray down and glanced significantly at her watch. “The bitter with the sweet,” Worth grimaced amiably. “Wait! I want to tell you!” His eyes sparkled. “She,” He pointed to Merry and shouted hilariously. “She is going to marry me!” “This young asked, and the ered Merry. B-ut Worth “Sure! This one! else?” They told evervone. Helen had gone home to rest, leaving Mrs. Travers in charge that afternoon; and Merry burst in upon her there, radiant with the news. “I would have known if she had not spoken a word,” Helen thought. She kissed Merry’s cheek gently. “I am glad.” she whispered. “You know Worth is a very lucky man.” “01^ ducky, I’m really the - that’s lucky!” “Yes,” Helen conceded with’ -a smile. “I believe you’re lucky too.u Worth had promised to tell Sue i that night himself, For it was Mer- ■ ry’s night to work. j She moved about the shop with heaven in her eyes and a little laugh hovering about the corners of her young mouth. More than .one vaca tioner who came in to rent a book or buy a gift left with the assurance that she was a veritable wit and the girl in the attractive little shop, the girl whose contagious lauigh was like music was — they could not find words to describe her. Wealthy mat rons and youthful artists, alike, be came dreamy eyed trying to. Facing Bob Bob had left the Natatorium early and running in to the -shop, halted suddenly. He hadn't seen Merry like this since—last Fail. Apprehensively and with a crook ed grin, he igreeted her Merry had planned with which she would But She found it very loves me the way I do kept remembering. B-ut herself to return his salutation with dignified silence. She walked back to the desk and returned with the two clippings which she laid before him. For a moment Boib stared in stu- pitied surprise. Then his face slow ly crimsoned. “Where—where did you get that?' one the severity accost Bob. hard. “He Worth,” she she forced. you so ... I could love so frightens me. Sue Returns Four days later Sue returned to Seaside. She waited until Merry was alone in the shop at the time of day when there would be a lull in business, so that she would not (be interrupted. Striding in, she stared at Merry sil ently with an expression of utter con tempt. ’ “Well!” she said at last, “you ought to be satisfied You have mess ed Worth’s life up hopelessly haven’t you?” Merry did not answer. 'She did not deign to. She should have known Sue would ibe back. Anything that Sue said could not matter. There wo-uld never be any more misunder standing between Merry and Worth. They would never* listen to any one else but learn the truth from each other. That had been a promise. “You ’pretend to love him!” .Sue sneered. “And yet you ruin his life. Worth Hunter had all the opportun ities to become a great man and you stand between him and any success he could ever have.” “Excue me,'" Merry said politely' serenely and turning her back upon [ Sue, began count book. Sue. But she thing that Sue Said, was furious to think Worth had lost his head so completely. Judge Hunter was disowning him. He would not finance his last term at school. Utterly penniless, Worth would have to darn eVeh the food that from this day forth would not only disown him, ■would hinder him. lit fact, practically certain with as powerful a stumbling block as Judge Hunter, to enter items in an ac- iShe would not listen to did. She heard every- J-udge Hunter His he ate father but he it Was cus- box “Live Rattlesnakes”cin gin- 9 FRIDAY 10 p.m. E.S.T. Station CBL Exeier Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday jnorain/! SUBSCRIPTION— $2.(W per year in advanceRATES—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 word*. Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 50-c, Legal ad vertising 12 and 8c, peT line. I» Memoriam, with one verse 50c. , extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly ' H^wspaper Association Young Artist: “How did you like my paintings ” Friend: “Great! That one friend egg was so natural it made me ihiungry.” Artist: “Fried egg? Great that was a sunset!” of the nearly Scott, 1 LIVE RATTLESNAKES LOSE HEADS QUICKLY • GODERICH—Express and toms officials here handled a marked gerly fashion. The !box had several air holes in .each end, covered with screens, but even this safeguard did not prevent the use of extreme cau tion. The rattlesnakes, secured through a -Chinese importing house in Chi cago, .were consigned to Mark Lee, 220-jp.ound ’Chinese chef, who has suffered for five years from rheu matism. It was not long after receipt of the consignment that Mark had the heads off the rattlers. They were cleaned dressed and placed in liq- quor, to extract the venom. The con- 1 coction, taken inwardly, is said by the Chinese to be a sure cure for rheumatism. Mark has lost all faith in occidental medical treat ments. The rattlesnake liquor will not be ready for use for six- months. The longer it is aged, the more potent it is as a rheumatic cure, it was ex plained by members of the Chinese ■colony who gathered here. How did Mark cut the heads off the rattlers? He simply loosened a cover board, raised it a little, stir red the snakes into action and when they stuck their heads out of the opening, fangs darting and rattles rattling, he cut their -heads off in one fell swoop with a sharp butcher knife. Express and custdms officials here have handled many oddities, but this is the first occasion on which they have encountered rattlesnakes. Can adians can import as many as they like, for they are duty free, there being nothing in the customs tariff to cover them. 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