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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-06-12, Page 2tiuwday, aro mi <«l* . .................... ........ 11 ................... .,, ,,... THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE STARTING THIS WEEK Rptocipal Characters BRIDGET BROWN—Shy and q,uiet secretary to her wealthy aunt. MRS. .GARFORTH A successful novelist who Keeps Bridget busy producing stories to quick succes­ sion.JOYCE and DIANA—Mrs. Gar- Xorth’s. two spoiled daughters, MARK SALT—Former airman— tough, reckless, handsome, and minus one arm owing to the air crash which put him out q£ aviation. He is now conducting tourists on cruises, MRS. WERTHEIM—Rich cosmo­ politan. Owner of a famous neck­ lace of pearls. MADAME DUPRE — Elderly •Frenchwoman of great wealth and charm; takes a sympathetic interest in Bridget CHAPTER I Gateway to Adventure ‘'The typewriter—is the. type­ writer there, Bridget?" “Bridget, where on earth is my hatbox?” “I can’t see my gloves, Bridget.} I gave them to you to hold}" “I have the typewriter here, Aunt Miriam. Your hat-box is by the driver, Diana. Here are your gloves, Joyce!” The taxi smelled of expensive per­ fume, seemed crammed with wo­ men and parcels. The anxious faces of Mrs. Garforth and her two daugh­ ters, groomed to the last eyelash, bloomed out of expensive furs; In •the midst of such exotic loveliness, Bridget Brown, Mrs, Garforth’s niece and secretary, looked severely pro- sale with her unadorned face, in­ expensive tweed suit, and unassum­ ing hat. 'But the light of excitement in Bridget’s eyes icould not be dimmed by the sadness of having just said good-bye -to her family, or the fret­ ful commotion of helping her aunt and cousins to leave. They were off! To Bridget it was the moment .of her life. She was going with her aunt, to type for her, on a tour round the world —Madeira, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America, New York, Canada. The taxi, speeding through London, was on the first lap ■of the journey. Mrs, Garforth, in a tone of vague, excited rapture, took up the con­ versation where they had dropped it when Bridget finally herded them out of the flat in Baker St. “Immediately I saw him at the tourist ‘agency, I thought, ‘What a remarkable looking man!’ And then the clerk told me, ‘That’s your conductor on this tour—-Mark Shit, the airman. Lost his hand in an air crash and doesn’t fly any more.” “I don’t suppose he likes con­ ducting tours after being in the limelight as a pilot,” said Diana Garforth, a trifle spitefully. “A man like that would be in­ sulted if one were sorry for him. Splendid looking, too—and his eyes, those far-seeing, . aviator’s eyes!” Mrs. Garforth’s voice grew more and more dramatic. “I remember the headlines in the papers when he crashed; and then a few days later —‘Mark Salt nevei’ to fly again.’ Never to fly again! And now he’s a guide for a tourist agency. And yet his smile—so cheerful! ‘Kismet,’ it seems to say, ‘Kismet!* Mrs. Garforth was rapidly work­ ing up-a dramatic situation for one of those novels she wrote—the nov­ els which kept her name, ‘Miriam Garforth’, so conspicuously on all the bookstalls. They sold by the hundred thousand, and had raised Mrs. Garforth to fashionable wealth; they paid for this world tour, and necessitated Bridget’s going, too, to take down more of them on her typewriter. “I’m just longing to meet Mark Salt!” said Joyce Garforth, with an impudent assurance in her rol­ ling, dark eyes. “I haven’t seen him yet. If I don’t want him, .you can have him,” returned Joyce. “I’d be sorry to throw myself at the head of a tourist guide!” said Diana. “ “You’d miss, darling, if you did!” Diana glowered, Joyce smiled’ maliciously. She had frequently snapped up men from undei’ Diana’s nose. Mrs. Garforth looked offend­ ed. She had buried her husband 15 Your Nett Visit t© TORONTO Try Hotel Waverley Located Ort Wide Spadlna Ave, at College St. ' Easy Parking Convenient to © Single • Double f Four to Room, $5.09 to $8.0# »• Clone to the University, Parliament Bulldinoa, Mapta Leaf Oardens, Hospitals, Wholesale. Houses, end tne Fashionable ■ Retaii Shopplnji District. Kt I Facilities Highways * susiosm « $2.58 W $5.88 years before and felt as much right tp an interest in men as her daugh­ ters did. “Don’t be vulgar, Joyce!" she said loftily. “Add don’t be snobbish, Diana. Mark Salt would have no time for either of you,. Men like that want the understanding and sympathy of a maturer mind!” The argument stopped as the taxi swerved into the station ap­ proach, Then a new commotion began. “Excuse me, but is this Mrs. Gar­ forth’s stuff?" Bridget turned, saw a left sleeve empty below the elbow, broad shoul­ ders, a big figure, tanned, open face, yellow-brdwn eyes set in faint laughter and wrinkles, She knew at once that it was Mark Salt. “Yes, this is Mrs, Garforth’s lug­ gage.” She stammered like a shy child. “You’re Miss Brown? I have your ticket here.” She had an impression of an im­ patient nature tamed to a kindly cynicism. Mrs, Garforth’s descrip­ tion “splendid looking” fitted well. There was strength in the cut of him, like that of a wild .animal, or a well-bred horse. Hardly glancing at her he gave the ticket, “There you are. I’ll take care of this stuff!” He followed the porter with the luggage, while she went - past-the ticket-barrier to Mrs. Garforth and the girls who were standing in a small knot of friends who had come to see them off "Mrs.. Garforth swam towards her; “My typewriter—Bridget, for Hea­ ven’s sake, what have you done with my typewriter?” “It’s with the trunks, Aunt Miriam.” “But I must have it with me!*’ . “Mr. Salt has the luggage. I’ll go and get it.” Joyce heard, broke off instantly in the midst of a sentence to one of her friends, and cried: “I’ll go and find it Bridget; don’t bother!” She rushed off along the platform before Bridget could move. A minute later they saw Joyce in animated conversation about the typewriter with Mark Salt; even at that distance they could see how hard nt work Joyce was, Weaving a spell of charm with brilliant lips and eyes, The girl talking to Diana said: “My dear, who is that marvellous man*1?” Diana’s reply was lost. They were all moving towards the train. “Good-bye! Bou voyage! ,Good­ bye! ” “Au revoir! Good-bye; sweet of' you'to conle down!” Mrs. Garforth discovered that she had. no magazine to read on the train. “Bridget, run and get me a maga­ zine!” r “All Tight, Aunt Miriam; but is there time?" “Yes, of course. I must have something to read. You can run.” Bridget ran. ’ The newspaper kiosk was well down the platform. Nearly everyone in the train. Doors were slamming. She asked for the magazine, had to wait for change. She snatched it and began to scur­ ry back. There was as little- time as she had thought, A porter yell­ ed to her. The guard was lifting his whistle. She pelted along. The door of their coach was open. Joyce was leaning out, and Mark Salt standing on the platform. “Idiot of a girl!” cried Joyce. The whistle blew. Bridget scrambl­ ed in as the train began to move, and Mark Salt stepped aboard af­ ter her. “What on earth did you want to' do that1 for?” demanded Joyce. '“Didn’t you know the train was just going?” “Aunt Miriam asked me------!” panted Bridget. No one listened to her. Smiling, Mark Salt said: “Don’t worry! No harm done!” He walked off along the corri­ dor. “Ridiculous!” said Diana. Rink with vexation Bridget made no reply, but went into their com­ partment, What a fool she must seem! “Here you are Aunt Miriam!” she said breathlessly. Roofs were slid­ ing by, London gliding into the past..,.:#,..,... Mrs. Garforth took the hard won magazine, glanced at it and ex­ claimed: “This is no use, Bridget, I’ve read this! You’ve brought me last month’s issue!” CHAPTER II Secretaries Must Work Tip-taptap! Tip-taptap! Down in Mrs. Garforth’s cabin on C deck Bridget typed and typed. From the time the Afric Star turn­ ed her head to the waters of an angry English Channel, Mrs. Gar­ forth had been at work. She lay flat on her berth with a wet towel on her head and dictated a novel, for the manuscript had to be air­ mailed from Capetown. The weather was frightful. Joyce lay violently sick in her cabin, and Diana triumphed to consequence; she was able to put herself next to Salt at meals, and keep him In constant conversation. But ft was plain in a little while 1 that Diana had not got very much further than Joyce, groaning In, her cabin. Salt treated everyone In. the tourtag party with the same even The many conveniences of a G-E Hotpoint Range from Hi-Speed Calrod Ele­ ments with Measured Heat to the Thrift Cooker, which, cooks complete meals in one operation, ensure cook­ ing success at a saving of time and tpioney. Come in today. MADE IN CANADA RE. RUSSELL good humor; Sir Marcus Meyer- baum, the millionaire watchmaker; Madame Dupre, the aged, but still, exquisite Frenchwoman; Colonel and Mrs. Kingslake, both very Poona, Mrs. Garforth decided one even­ ing that dinner in the saloon would do her good; she put on a gown of rich amber velvet, and a great deal of makeup, appeared at the table with queenly graciousness. She tried to draw Mark Salt about his profession; which gained for her- and for him the attention of the rest of the party. “How wonderful it must be,” said Mrs. Garforth, “to land at an aero­ drome,, far across the world, thous­ ands of miles from where you start­ ed. I sometimes think that if I hadn’t become a writer, I might have been a professional pilot." Mark Salt smiled. . “You smile,” said Mrs. Garforth. “Why?” Do you think that we wo­ men aren’t fit for the job?” “Women are all very well in. their place,” said Mark Salt, cock­ ing an eyebrow at her. “Oh, how abominably old-fash­ ioned! Don’t you like women, Mr. Salt?” Mrs. Garforth was half -arch, half scolding. “Oh, yes,” said Salt hastily. “Then why don’t you think women can take take their place on equal terms with men in flying?" Tn test piloting, for instance?” “Why not test piloting for women?” “I think it might be a bit tough.” “What is it?” said Diana plain­ tively. “I don’t even know what test .pilots do.” “They test new machines, new designs. You take the plane up to twenty thousand feet, for instance, and then put her into a perpendicu­ lar dive with the engines full on. When you pull her out, at five hund­ red feet or so, the pressure on all her parts is round about ten times the force of gravity—and on you too, incidentally,” “It must need tremendous nerve!” , said Mrs. Garforth. “But why shouldn’t a woman be able to do it?” “Perhaps she couldn’t yell loud enough!” suggested Salt. “Yell!” “You have to yell to stiffen youx’ •chest, otherwise the pressure would suffocate you; you feel as though you’re being driven through the back of the seat, and bleed through the nose like a -pig! Sometimes you go to hospital afterwards, and sometimes you don’t.” The horror, before tag: “How horrible! It’s wrong that men should have to do things like that!” She colored at hei’ own temerity, but Salt had heard her. He replied with ti laugh. “Wrong? Why is it wrong? One does it of one’s own free will!” 'And how often have you done ' asked Diana, 'About ten or a dozen times. I suppose. I only meant to point out that professional flying doesn’t all cbnslst of -spectacular jaunts,” Sir Mutsctts Meyerbaum, studying Salt with hooded eyes, like those of an amiable old vulture, nodded his head, smiling. “Not an occupation for a cautious man, I think.” “Ono for a fool, you mean?” said Salt with a .laugh. “No, no, I would not say that!” “You might as'weli,” said Salt drily. other Women exclaimed with and Bridget herself spoke ■she knew what she was do- tr 'W'S!W!I it? (To be Continued) RADER—KRAFT* Under an arch of maple leaves arranged to the drawing room of the bride's parents' home, the wed­ ding was solemnized on Thursday, June 6th, Of Dorothy Caroline Kraft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Kraft, of Dashwood, to Elgin S. Radar, of Dash-wood, son of Mr. and. Mrs, L. H- Rader. Rev. T. Luft of­ ficiated. The bride wore a floor- length gown of white sheeik featur­ ing dainty embroidery on the sleeves and at the waistline. Her floor­ length veil of white net was held in place with orange blossoms and was embroidered in -silver. The bride carried a bouquet of Johanna Hill roses. Miss Dorothy Rader, sister of the groom, was a pretty attend­ ant, wearing pink taffeta with a quilted jacket, and hat and shoes in deeper tone. She carried pink roses. Harold Kraft, brother of the bride, was best man, A recep­ tion followed and latex' the bridal couple left on a trip to North Bay, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec. The bride travelled in navy blue voile with white accessories. They will live on the groom's farm, 14th con­ cession, Dashwood. Congratulations In the results of the exams at Toronto University, the many friends of Mr, Paul Hess, of Zurich, and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hess, were pleased to learn that Paul won the Angus McMurchy gold medal, be­ ing first in his “ class and passing With first class honors in fourth year Law.—Zurich Herald. a Joseph McCarthy dies AT HOME IN BIDDULPH Joseph McCarthy-, member of pioheer Biddulph Township family, died Tuesday at his home, lot 11, i concession 2. He was in hisD 86 th , year. j Mr. McCarthy was born in Bid-' dulph and lived all his life there, farming for many years. He was a son of Michael and Johannah Mc­ Carthy, He was a member of the Holy Name Society, the League of the Saicred Heart and the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. 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