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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-02-19, Page 2Page 2 Thursday, February 19th, 1942 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE • Serial Story set the ex- I helped * her was a bad find this. SYNOPSIS j Tamar laughed. lot the gold, stories around here. Tanum scours the old attic for (well soou lf* tUe Major papers and in a trunk she makes accept our terms.” startling discovery. In reading over some of the papers which it' contains she realizes that she is j '■»« O’T* “5 «* thing to do te to go into be able to get a more just contract with Major Towe, who wants to develop the abandoned shaft. She rushes away to the mine to tell her father. For* the Future “Your terms, Tamar. I think the NW- she knows thot she w. I « coherence with “It’s all right, Madcap. It’s per­ fectly safe,” Tamar said stroking the soft neck. She pulled on the lines and urged the mare forward, but Madcap stood like a statue. Tamar shrugged her shoulders and got down from the saddle. She led her to a tree and tied her. . In her hand she carried the pack-: et of papers that she had found in the did trunk. What She Found The Exeter Times-Advocate Established 1873 and 1387 at Exeter. Ontario Published every Thursday xwmM SUBSCRIPTION—? 2. OP per year U r d V& & RATES—Farm or Real Estate fox sale 60c. each lasertioa for firs! four insertions. 26c. each aub&e* quent insertion, Miscellaneous ar« tlcleg, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found ide, per line of six word®, Reading notices 10c. per line, Card of Thanks 6Qc. Legal «d* vertlsiag 12 and 8c. per line. i> Meaaorjam, with one vers©- 60o, extra verses 2£c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association “That’s typicalithat belonged to Christophe, Don’t keep lunch waiting,, please, Dad I’ll tell Phoebe to tra places.” The poung ‘engineer into the car. “That shock,” he said with concern in Ms voice. “Madcap is so gentle. I can't imagine her bolting like that.” Tamar waved aside the accident by changing the subject. “Do you like your work as an engineer?” “This i s most interesting. I spent eight months in Alaska, and had some very practical experiences there. The thing that amazes me is that this rich are has lain there for generations unntined, but for the first shaft that iyas sunk into Cricket Hill, here so able,” head toward her, and said, you have a cigarette?” Life in the Hills To us as individuals and to us as a nation • there is nothing more vital than our war effort.. Upon a successful outcome of the struggle is based all pur hopes and plans for the future. No other investment therefore, that we can make with our money, holds promise of rewards so rich in security and happiness as does the Victory boon Dick Sheridan. You’ve got to out something more about How much is fair for you to ask the Major to give, and if the paper can be proved as legal evidence of your grandfather’s will.” “I’ll go on back to the house, and wait for you. Why don’t you asfc the Major and,” she hesitated a moment, then with determination went on, “and the engineer, Chris­ topher Sande, for lunch?” If her father noticed the slight pause in the invitation, lie appear­ ed not to have given it thought. “A very good idea, Tamar. The cool- Iness of the living room should be I more conductive to this broiling sun.” i As Tamar turned her father Madcap’s saddle for I thinking than This space donated by MASSEY^HARRIS CO., LTD Professional Cards ..;.................................==sg GLADMAN & STANBURY How it could be left long is almost inconceiv- Christopher turned his dark “Will “You look excited, Tamar What on earth did you find?” asked, glancing inquiringly papers. “Come on, let’s go sit/ tree trunk.” she suggested. §he held out the packet at on and the away to get in the return riae, and the young yOu The was they I’ve you the she saw the Major engineer emerge from the opening of the mine. Sande wore a miner’s light on the front of his cap. He se-{ stood straight in the sun, rubbing lected the least yellowed of them. noticed this in the first place be­ cause it looked newer. Recognize the handwriting?” “Of course. It is my father’s Tamar.” He took the paper and opened it. He read it through Slowly, and she noted that a smile touched the corner of his lips. his hands across his eyes to accus­ tom them to the light. Her Horse Bolts couldFrom her distance, Tamar see that he had a splendid figure. His wide shoulders tapered down to slender hips that were encased in whipcord breeches. His boots were “Isn’t that just like father?” heja shining brown, and he looked the said staring off into space. Can'the part of a rugged engineer that you remember how he used to ride i he must ‘be to delve into the tunnels , you on his shoulders, down to see I of Cricket Hill. the horses, Tam? you!” He touched the even go through documents. How he loved Under foot Tamar saw the blue of , a flowering moss, and stooping she paper. “I didn’t * picked some of the flowering blos- this packet of soms and tucked them; into a but- It was marked ‘Cricket ton hole in the lapel of her culottes. Hill mine’ and I never thought any- She was warm andj her hair curled thing coming of it. Congratula- hoydenishly about her face, tions, Tamar. I think this will1 She untied-Madcap and; put her throw an entirely new light on the {foot in the stirrup. Just as she slid >> | in the saddle, another blast of dyna­ mite exploded. Madcap jumped high in the air. When her foot touched the ground-, she bolted. In her fright- she was running directly toward the opening in the tunnel. Tamar’s heart stood still. She had never been in the saddle of aj„spran*g runaway horse. S__ _ _ _ __ __ . reins and called to Madcap, but the hooves thundered over sun-baked road. Even in her fright she Towne scuttled out of The man in khaki stood In another moment it and Tamar was hurtled Madcap tremblin' head about, • « whole situation.” | “I knew that you had given your word that he could lease the mine, Dad. And I know that' it was "an unfair advantage to have your word before the ore was assayed. Ran­ some and Dick are certainly right about it; and yet I know how you feel after giving the .Major the word word to go ahead on the work.” “I'll admit that I felt that I have no right to ask* the Major to sign the new contracts. But this docu­ ment certainly gives you a very big right to have a voice in the deal.”' “Thank you. If I could, give a picture of the whole thing! first mine that really produced the Milder Mine, which yielded four million dollars. .Oh, this part of the hills has always been prospected, Mr. Sande. Many of the families of Tahlahneka have taken their bread and buttei' from the fields and creek bottoms of this country.” Her eyes wondered over the countryside. It- was a beautiful morning. Suddenly she had an idea. “Have.you been out to Squat­ ters Square?” “No- but the name*’ sounds familiar.” “If you have an hour, let’s drive over, and I’ll show you something interesting in the way of making a living.” She indicated a narrow turn down a country road, and Sande obligingly turned the car in­ to it. , “I’m- in no hurry to get back, to the mine.” The car bumped along the rutted road, which grew rougher as they proceeded. The red dust lay them and the land became once more. After a time they turned a bend in the road and came upon an unpainted shack against the pine trees which grew at the base of a, higher hill. As the car came into ‘view a half dozen dirty, bedraggled children and as many barking dogs _ _ *g suddenely from nowhere. She pulled ‘ on theI Tamar smiled on the look on Chrfs- i ■ ' ‘ ’the hard my shoes.” Sande swallowed suddenly. She was the most desirable creature he had ever seep, standing there in her wrinkled blue linen, culottes, faded from’ many washings, barefooted, and with the sun turning the black hail- to blue, He was silent as crossed the open field. “Good morning, Mr. Fetton, •brought a friend here to see pan some gold'. This is Mr. Sande,” Glad to see you, Mjz Randolph, and you, sir.” He nodded toward the two boys, who were shyly peer­ ing at them from half-closed eyes. “Here Ossie, let Mr. Sande see your, pan. The boy Ossie, accommodatingly held up his pan of ordinary-looking dirt. “It’s empty, Pap. I’ll start a new one,” He picked up a spade and quick­ ly filled the pan, which was deeper than a pie tin. He took the pan of soil down to the flowing water of the staggling brook and let it run into .the pan. He crushed the clods with his hands as the water dissolved them and the. pan was soon full of sticky mud. Then he shook it steadily. At regular intervals he stopped and flicked away the top mud and let more water run into the pan, Small Returns “Ain’t that good enough, Ossie?” the father asked impatiently shift­ ing his quid of tobacco to his other cheek. At first it looked as though only fine particles of, sand remained in the pan, then the engineer could see the bright specks of yellow scatter­ ed in it. “Tain’t quite, Pap,” Ossie an­ swered. He repeated the operation once more and then handed the pan to Sande. (To be continued) HEY!SARGE WHERE’S YOUR MINARD’S SOLDERS RUB OUT TIRED ACHES LAKE HURON U.F.W.O. The Meeting of the Lake Huron U.F.W.O. was held recently at the home of Mr. and .Mrs* ©on Hendrick with the men invited. The meeting opened by singing aud repeating the Creed followed by a talk on “Nutri­ tion” by Mrs. Don Hendrick. Mr. Albert Hendrick told how the Hen­ sail Co-operative started, the work it has done, and the progress it has made. Plans were then made to buy material for a qui’lt and the money made from this quilt be giv­ en to the 'Red Cross. The meeting closed by singingv the National An- refreshments box (F. W. Gladman) BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, &c Money to Lpan, Investments Mad« Insurance Safe-deposit vaults for use of our Clients without charge EXETER’ and HENSALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS, &c- LOANS, INVESTMENTS, INSURANCE Offlcej Carling Block. Main Streb\ EXETER. ONT. W. G. COCHRANE, B. A. s them, after which were served in the form of a social, . On Active Service Among' the trainees called military service at No. 10 Basic Training Centre, Kitchener,- who have volunteered for active service are W. E, Dunsford, Exeter;’ B. A. Green, Grand Bend; W. G. Burdge, R.R. No. 1, • Brucefield; G. G. Langford, R.R.. 6, St, Marys; L. W. Chittick, R.R. 3, Granton; C. M. Elliot, and Robt. B. Campbell, Clin- for Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Phone 77 Exeter Residence Phone 74 Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office: Carling Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday' After noons Generous Girl “You understand, Dad,” she said enxiously, “that this paper doesn't mean a thing to me. The Cricket Hill Mine belongs to you and moth­ er. But I felt that it might have a great deal to do- Major to sign the The smile that ers of his mouth in Ms eyes. Even in the brief space! of time allotted to realization oft what this might mean to them all, I semehow a few yeaars had slipped off his shoulders, and the furrow on his forehead seemed not too deep. “Generous little Tamar. You’re so like your mother. Nothing has made me so happy for years as to find out that you own half the Cri­ cket Hili, and that it stands a good •chance for producing the wealth that my father, and Ms father be­ fore Mm, have expected it to bring i In.” I He stood up and put the paper in | Ms pocket. “Tahlahneka has ways believed in the ’gold under ground. Sammy Goldwln, down the Kandy Kitchen, grubstaked old prospector about ten years ago. Once In awhile the old man would come in with a pinch of gold dust to make a payment on it. “Sammy told me last night that the prospectoi- got behind on his payments, and he took him down to the mine, He pointed out a place where he intended to make a rich strike. Sammy told that he was satisfied that the gold was there but the old man died before he found it.” saddle. Ing her flaring. with getting the new contracts.” | touched the corn-| had risen and lit al- its at an about hilly short saw Major the way. firm. was over from the g, throw- her nostrils CHAPTER felt a hand all -right,” ATI on her should- She asserted Tamar er. “I’m weakly trying to sit up. She looked up into dark eyes that were anxiously studying her. “I’m awfully sorry. I should have kept you from getting that I nasty spill,” Christopher Sande said, j “Are you sure that there are no 1 bones broken?” “Tamar!” her father exclaimed as he ran up- to her. Child, are you hurt?” His face was whiter than the paper he held. Sande was kneeling beside her there on the hillock where Madcap's flying -hoofs had short, “I’m perfectly reaffirmed, der white helped her scared, I’ll cap. She’s been brought up i all right!” Tagiar held out her slen- and Christopher "A little She hand, to her feet, admit, Pool’ little Mad- more frightened than I. Look at her tremble.” She Accepts an Offer . home, offered, one of topher’s face. A frowzy looking Woman came to the door and stood there while the car drove up to the diiapitated gate. In a moment it was surrounded. The Squatters Spot!” the woman go ter pesterin’ the Howdy folks, come smiled Christopher Sande some Dr.-.H. H. COWEN,.L.D.S„D.D.S DENTAL SURGEON Office,next to the Hydro Shop Main Street, Exeter* Office 36w Telephones Res. 86J. 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 “Better let me take you Miss Randolph,” Sande i “I’m through for awhile, the boys can bring your mare.” Tamar’s knees felt crumply and she said, “I believe I will accept your offer. Now don’t worry, Dad/’ To prove that she was unhurt she started to walk to the grey coupe “Git down, called. “Don’t folks, Lemuel. in.” “Hospitable,” to Tamar, “I want to show Mr. of the boy’s work,^ Mrs. Fenten.” “Go right ahaid, Mlz Randolph, I cain’ hardly see you fer the sun. I didn’t recognize you at first Lem- mie! Come here! Shading her eyes with one hand, and switching her ragged skirt together with the other, she came out of the broken screen door. “Pap and the boys is down in the north field today. Got ’em some new prospector’s pans yesterday. The ok ones <;was worn out. I’ll keep the kids off’n the car.” As they left it behind, Tamar smothered the laughter that leaped to her lips. 'Clii’istopher looked so glumly sympathetic. Don’t worry about "them. They probably won’t ever kjnow the difference, anad as long as they don’t they’re perfectly happy.” - WM. H. SMITH LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex Special training assures you of your property’s true value on sale day. Graduate of American Auction College 'Terms Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed Crediton P. O. or Phono 43-2 USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Exeter, Ont. President ......;.... JOHN McGRATH Dublin, Ont. 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There would never be ending to try and help them, the queerest thing about it, is father doesn't want .to help/’ indicated a broken rail fence, pull up by that tree.” they stopped he could see men, or rather a man and youths sitting on their haunches down by meandering creek- turned and waved. Tamar glanced shoes. They were gansf but she hated to walk In the red soli, knowing that their color would never be white again. With childish naivete, she sat down on the running beard of the car. “Excuse me, while I take off Vice-Pres...... T. G. BALLANTYNE Woodham, R.R. 1 DIRECTORS W. H. COATES ... JOHN HACKNEY, ANGUS SINCLAIR WM. HAMILTON Exeter Kirktoh R* 1 Mitchell R. 1 Cromarty R. 1 AGENTS JOHN -ESSERY ............... Centralia' ALVIN L. HARRIS .......... Mitchell THOS. SCOTT ;............... Cromarty SECRETARY-TREASURER B. W. F. BEAVERS ............ Exeter GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter “Here As three two the baiilc of a Ohe of theta at her white heavy sport bro- Engagement Announced The engagement is announced of Miss Marjorie Ward Complin, daughter of Mr. Montague Comp­ lin, to William Hayes Jackson, sen of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bartlett Jack- son, the weddiiig to take place Feb­ ruary 21st, in St. Paul’s Chapel, Bloor Street, Toronto. GRANTON —- JWhen walking Up the steps of her home. Miss Minnie Rigney had the misfortune to on some arm. ice and fracture Renew' Now! her • slip right