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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-06-26, Page 2TWIWAY. 4UNB Wb, W so touts RUB OUT TIRED? ACHES ‘WHUI 4<A Cruise for Cinderella,, by Bentley Rife Was it an instant’s prevision which made him say that? Aftei’- wards, when Bridget had occasion to remember his words, she some times wondered-— “Anyhow, it was a magnificent piece of -pluck!” he concluded, as he wished her good-night. He turned away into the dark ness. Bridget went back to her table where a cloud of moths and beetles were whirring round the lamp. Praise from hitn was in toxicating. She sat for a moment Jost in a confusion of radiant thoughts. Arid then something broke in her. It was all useless! She must be brave, but she could never’ be really interesting! She put her head down on her arms, and wept. Wept for -her own hopeless shyness, gauch- ©rie, loneliness! “If only I were not different!"” The cry in her heart was the cry of all shy and unsuccessful people since the world’s beginning. “If I were like the rest/’ CHAPTER VI only polite to her in every way. didn’t know whether she longed for or dreaded it most,. She acquired a kind of phobia about the dances, a. dread of her own shyness, Byery other member of the party was either wealthy or sophisticated, or both. There were wool buyers, Australian- run holders .going home, New Zealanders and a sprinkling of South Africans on them was q woman, heim, who offended by her loudness. “Such a dreadful Mrs. Garforth. One Wertheim came trundling dinner, her tightly corsetted figure encased in silver lame, and her red neck encircled by a magnifi cent string of pearls. Diana remarked on them: “Look at those marvellous pearls!” Garforth drawled sarca/s- Mrs. Wert- tour. Among a Mrs, Wert- Mrs. Garforth person!” said evening Mrs. in to Mrs. Wertheini’s Pearls “So this is our heroine!” said Ma dame Dupre, as they entrained for KoQ-rmatepoort, on the morning af ter Bridget’s adventure with the snake. Bridget was embarrassed, but Madame Dupre looked at -her with such a kindly light in her face that she was touched. The old French woman, said to be fabulously wealthy, walked with the aid of a Silver-handled stick, took little no tice of anyone, and went everywhere attended by her maid Grimson, a pale, tight-dipped woman as reti cent as her mistress. But Bridget found that she had brought upon herself the notice of the rest pf the party. When they went up from Kruger Park to Vic toria Falls, everyone’ had a “good morning” for her, or a word or -two now and again. In Capetown, before they sailed for Australia, Mrs. Garforth paid her a month’s salary. But Bridget, though she needed clothes to make her feel more suitably dressed for -the. ship, -had. promised to -send the had been when Mrs. tically, almost before heim was past) “Pearls upon swine fit description!” She spoke too loudly, heim looked round, her eyeS -pro truding with rage. For a moment it seemed that anything might hap-’ pen, because Mrs. Wertheim who already suffered from a sense of social inferiority, was not notable for her restraint. But she swept furiously on to her seat at another table, and Mrs. Garforth tried to carry off the situation lightly, though she was really somewhat ashamed. And then the day before they were due to arrive at Sydney, it was all -over the ship that Mrs. Wertheim’s pearls were missing. CHAPTER VH would be a, Mrs. Wert- MINARD’S W WTEK TJM^APVOCATE frock!” GrimsoB the oth- money home. Finances very difficult at 'home left. All she could buy was some new deck shoes, and a to liven up her one good linen frock—which was not so good as it had been. • She felt even more uncomfortable after they sailed from Capetown, when her aunt said to her: “Well, did- you buy some Bridget?” .Not very many. As a of fact, I sent the -money Aunt. Miriam; I had ’said I would!” Mrs, Garforth, who was generous enough when -she noticed other people’s needs, .was quite put out. “You should have told me/ and I would have given you next month’s money now. I think you need more clothes than you have! We shall be a long time at sea; I noticed only yesterday on the train that that green frock of yours is .faded! I’ll get one of the girls to lend you something!” Joyce lent her a white frock with garish red spots on it. Bridget knew that it eclipsed her utterly, but it would have been ungrateful to re fuse to wear it., She tried not to mind but she did. The dances on board were more trying to her than anything. On the Afric Star her Aunt had not desired her to 'go to the dances 'because they had been working. But on the Australian’ Monarch she was -expected to go, and then Mrs. Gar forth and the girls were too -busy to give her any support. Bridget wore her only evening frock, an unpromising navy blue, and Stood in the shadow by the rail below the bunting. Nobody looked at her. Halfway through the even ing a very fat engineer asked her to dance. He looked so funny danc ing that people; stared and smiled. Mark Salt stayed in the smoking room, and when he danced with Joyce rushed up the music began Bridget couldn’t bear it any more and went below. The next dance three days later, was just the same. But Mark Salt did not-come odt of the- smoking room at all, and Joyce and Diana were disgusted. Bridget had -a fancy that if he had he Would have asked her to dance, because he wag always kind and a sun she hat, belt ■day matter home, he 'did come out Diana, and then to him as soon as again. Another Bad NigM Could Get No Best T® tte who toe®, night after night, ®® skeplem bed® and to who's® ayes sinaaber wHl mat tom®. To «Ui5p in ft kiUA of way, but whose mt h brofom by be.d dreams nad m'gM'r.xrm. To 'thoto who wake up to the morning as tired as cn. going to bed, w« offer in Milburn As Health and N*rve Pilla a remedy to help Booth® add tolm tho nemfl Sand toflto to a "J»<sar£<Seifc- condition, when this is done thfito i&Mid W ft® mote sleepless nightfl dtt® to '®W- tewd nerves. TtoT, ifttbura da* OM Surprise Dance Frock The first thing that Bridget heard of it was when Joyce told hei’ in the bathroom where Bridget was wash ing out some stockings: “My dear, haven’t you heard. That frightful woman has lost hei’ pearls, and there’s an awful to-do, Mark told me,”— he was ‘Mark’ to the Garforth’s now. “The first. officer told ,him that -the Captain is terribly worried, and they’re in vestigating. They think she's lost*? them, but she thinks they’ve been stolen! Aren’t you glad she isn’t vJith our party? Thank Heaven, we’ll be rid of her in Australia. Hor rible creature!” It didn’t interest Bridget very greatly at the time; infact, she her mind fixed on the fact there was to be a “farewell dance” that, night. Joyce Diana: were getting out their : special frocks, Mrs. Garforth lying down with a mud pack on her face. Mark, Joyce said, had •absolutely promised he stay in the smoking room ing. “I’d rather not go, thought Bridget. “No, I’d really rather stay below!” “And you?” said Madame Dupre, as She lowered herself with the aid of her silver handled stick, into a chair’ beside’Bridget's in the veranda cafe that morning. .. “Whqt are you going to wean at the dance to-night?” “I’m afraid I have only one dance frock,” replied Bridget lightly.. “Only one?” at your age?” claimed Madame Dupre. said Bridget, “so Besides—” “Besides what? the matter with lady shook the knob of her stick at Bridget. ' “You are shy! You . will not try to be beautiful and roman tic and captivating beca’Use you are afraid someone might laugh!” “Perhaps they might!” said Brid get with a smile. “How wrong to have such a lack of confidence! How ridiculous, my child, when thousands of girls whose features are not nearly -so pleasant as yours, plastei’ their faces with paint and charming!” “I wouldn’t said Bridget. “You are scious!” Madame Dupre wagged her stick quite wildly. “Yes, I know I am.” , “You were toot iseJf-consciou!s with that snake!” Bridget Could not help laughing, “Berhaps If I had had time, I might have been. Perhaps I would have thought; ‘Well, it might be a rather presumptuous thing for a person like me to go interfering with an important-looking reptile like that—-!” “You see, you know you are wrong!” “I know. I’m shy and silly,” Bridget admitted ruefully. “I’m not a bit l»roud of it. But just now H’s so difficult—-” and the conversation ended -as the trumpet sounded for luncheon. But during the afternoon, when Bridget had found a Shady corner on the promenade deck she saw Ma dame Duple hobbling towards het, followed by hoi maid, fil-rimson. Biidget lose. “No, Nd!” said the old lady. “I do not want to sit. I only came to say a word to you!” She stood lean ing on hoi stick, clutching her mag nificent sable cape round her shotxl- dets. “When t was a little glti my gfdat delight was to dress dolls and undress them, and my maman gave me beantifiil clothes for them: how happy I was With my, dolls!” She paused With a smile, fixing her black hawk-like eyes on Bridget*® face. “Will you, allow an old wo man to be a child again for one short evening and play at dressing dolls?” Bridget gazed in mute bewilder ment, “I have an evening frock which I bought it in Johannesburg for my niece in Brussels, J -think it is too small to fit her. You are slight and slender, you could certainly wear it. I would like you to wear it to night, my child.” “But, Madame Dupre!” exclaim ed Bridget, “You’re too kind—•!” “I am only asking a favour; allow me to have my doll again!” said Madame Dupre, “Come to my cabin immediately after dinner this even ing, and we will dress you, and Grimson shall crimp you a little!” With a nod and a smile the old lady turned immediately and hobbl ed away. /’ Bridget was touched; she was also excited. She longed to see the frock, and yet she had her doubts about it, Madame Dupre’s own clothes were very costly, but in a style long out-moded. Bridget’s fear was that the frock might fol low Madame’s taste. , Bub-still, a frock that Madame Dupre would trouble to, buy in Johannesburg for a niece in Brussels would surely be something special. “Perhaps it will be red and make me look mauve!” thought Bridget. “Oh dear! But still, it’s so kind of her! And it can’t be as dull as piy old navy blue!” Meanwhile, Madame Dupre was examining the perfumery depart ment -of the ship’s hairdressing !shopu peering amusedly through' her lorgnette at a little thing known as a ‘color chart’ for blondes. CHAPTER VHI in-the-mist ‘“Oh, what ia (perfect cried Bridget. „ Madame Dupre and stood hy> the one smiling, pr pinched and Mill. “It’s too perfect!” added Bridget breathlessly. The. cunning simplic ity of cut told her that the frock must have cost Madame Dupre a great many guineas. But in, a minute, Grimson deal ing with her efficiently, they had her out of her old .dark blue; Ma dame sat by with -a look of piea« sure while Grimson smoothed and creamed and whitened Bridget’s al ready alabaster arms. And soon the tongs were clicking, and Bridget was staring at a strange, heightened -picture of herself in the mirror, That rosy mouth. She was scared. “Do I like it?” Now the flat, fairish, inconspicuous ‘boh was going up into. a little corona of pearls, the ihair finding golden lights it had never known before. “Is that me?” thought Bridget, and her breath came short, and a chill raced down her spine. They helped -her into the frock. There wasn’t much of it on the shoulders, it fitted glove tight, and then billowed in a blue cloud, caught up with charming little posies. “A flower!” Sain Madame Du pre, “As I thought,, Grimson! She is just,a little flower.” “But can I really go like this?”, Bridget’s eyes yere two excitement, “Is this I mean—I do look don’t I? At least, I I could look like this!” Madame Du-pre was smiling and nodding, highly pleased.,- “It is warm, you’ll not heed to hide your self with a wrap!” she said, before they went. , “I’ll just take (this,” said Bridget trembling, and she took up her navy blue velvet bridge coat which had been •and blue stars of really me? rather nice, -didn’t know lying over the hack of a chair, carried it over ner arm. (To be Continued) > had that gala and most was wouldn’t all even- really,” ex- 'I don’t go to dances at -home,” I didn’t trouble. I know what is you—” The old consider themselves be so silly as to try/* abominably -self-eon-* The Fairy Godmother ’ “Have you heard?”, said Joyce, before the dance, coming excitedly in to dinner with Mark Salt. “Mrs-:. Wertheim has insisted that all the cabins in her corridor should be searched for those pearls! Isn’t it frightful?” “I’m not at all sure that it’s true,” put in Mark Salt, as he sat down. c Joyce insisted that it -was \ true; she was looking most alluring in a gauzy cloud of yellow, while Qiana’s effort to be terribly sophisticated in close-fitting magenta had not quite come off, to her mother and sister. “I don’t like you in Diana/’’ Mrs. ■coming up the much too late change........ ’ They buzzed about Mrs. Wertheim’s pearls, by Mrs. Wertheim to be worth thousand five hundred pounds, was a farewell dinner—champagne from . the Company, and a from the Captain, and more es fr,om the passengers... Bridget, hardly heard it her impatience to get out “old navy blue” into something less dowdy. She had begun, to tell her aunt about Madame Dupre’s frock, but Mrs. Garforth had cut her short with a remark about something en tirely different. ’ With a feeling Of -excitement, mingled with something like guilt, Bridget hurried along to .Madame Dupre’s cabin the moment dinner was over. She passed Mrs. Wert heim coming out of her cabin, which, adjoined Madame Dupre's; Mrs. Wertheim glittered all over with black paillettes, gave her a malig nant stare. Everyone connected with Mrs. Garforth shared Mrs. Wertheim's hate. • Bridget tapped on Madame Du pre’s door and went in. “Oh!” cried Bridget. The fr-ock was lying on the bed in the bedroom of the de luxe suite. It was all a haze of blue, with a 'crinoline skirt caught up with knots of blue love- cire satin according e you in it a bit, Garforth had said, stairs when it was for poor Diana to » and chattered STOCK SALESMAN GETS TERM AND $1,000 FINE GODERICH—Huron County seems' to be a “happy 'hunting ground for stock salesmen,” commented Mag istrate j. A. Makins as he sentenc ed GeOrge Ianson, New Hamburg, to terms -of six months’ reformatory imprisonment and a ?l,doo line or an additional six months for breach es of the Securities Frauds Act. Ianson was convicted on one ■charge of trading without a license and of calling at private homes for the purpose of selling stock. Then sentence and, fine were the same in , each cas^. ^/^un .concur rently. ; The stock traded in and sold was Hughmar Gold Mines Ltd. “People -must be very gullible. A lot of money has been taken out of this county by stock salesmen,” the magistrate refracted. No evi dence was offered‘ by the crown in three charges of theft arising out of the sale of the same stock. Restitution has been made. "V GRANTON David McIntyre, principal, and Miss Rena Avery, junior room, have been re-engaged as teachers for the coming year in the Public and 'Continuation School. Make sure that you’ll be free from annoying tire trouble this coming holiday. Take a look at your tires today and then decide to have wofn, uncertain tires replaced with extra-mileage, money-saving Goodyears. We have eleven different Goodyears for cars at different prices ... each is tops in mileage, quality and value in its price class. No matter what you pay . . . you can’t get better tires than Goodyears. That’s why: MORE PEOPLE RIDE ON GOODYEAR TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER KIND. ' Drive in for Goodyears at your price today! G. F. Skinner Serious Escort—“I’m sure we all have our own hopes and aims in life, Miss Brown. . What is the height of your ambition-” now said two It speech speech all, in of the LUCAN MISSIONARY ;TO WORK IN WESTERN 'FIELD Miss Lillian Powell, Reg.N., who for the past year has been on fur lough from the Canadian church missiod in the diocese of Mid-Japan, and who, because of conditions there, was not permitted to return, has left for Aklavik, in the Northwest Ter ritories, where she will take up her work at the Anglican Church hos pital. From Edmonton, Miss 'Pow ell makes a 20-hOur plane trip to her destination. GRAND BEND for last week) Carr, of Sarnia, vis- A. 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