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Let's see Tory talent
With the resignation. of Frank 'Miller, leader . of the
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, the party has ;a
chance to revitalize itself and provide a credible challenge to
David. Peterson and the liberal Party's occupation of the
political centre.
The complacency of the PC party was evident in the way
the last leadership campaign was conducted.. Any of the
potentially contraversial issues were avoided . by common
consent and the result was a head-nodder until the last
ballot with Miller- and Larry Grossman' on it:
Because there were few if any challenges made to the
substance of the party's program, there weren't any new
ideas generated to capture the votes of the electorate, which
needed ideas to respond to after the loss. of the personal
appear of former. Premier William Davis.
We need some innovation, has well, to handle some of /the
problems which currently plague us, most particularly
unemployment.'
A party content to ,continue with the same bankrupt ideas
deserves to be tossed out and to remain in: the netherlands
of the Opposition: The Conservatives have many talented
individuals within their ranks; let's have a leadership
contest revealing that talent and vision.
Watch for children.
Once again. our most precious natural resource is heading
off to be refined by, 'a school system now Working with one of
,its most crucial struggles. -
But more mundane matters have. to be attended by the
• majority of people when children ,return to school.. There is
the back to school shopping and the student's plans for the
,- next year, bort especially important and underlying all. of the
return to school concerns, is that of safety.
School buses will soon be lumbering about with 'their
noisy, contents and crosswalks near schools will see traffic
dramatically increase..
Drivers should be aware of children when approaching • a
bus or crosswalk and 'expect the unexpected. The safety
rules governing encounters on the road vJith children should
be followed to the . letter. •
Following these rules ensures our children return, .home
safely. Because they are our'mostprecious natural resource,
we must treat them with the greatest of care. . •
'frying to arrange a very full 'class of youngsters into 'some. semblance
of order for the class graduation picture is a day's work in itself: rust, •
three lines have to be figured out and -then it's time to convince Some of
the students that they actually want their photograph taken as with
Leisa'Hartman, above, being persuaded by .Diane d Sally Van Osch.
In.the other photo, Sally tries to persuade th per mortarboards to
remain on students' heads. •, (Photo by James Friel)
It was close to midnight when Allan
Livingstone made his way stealthily to the
unfinished stone house on the I Murdoch
property.`The doors had not yet been hung,
so- he crept inside: In the darkness, he
clumsily collided with a piece of lumber
which had been leaning against a wall. He
almost jumped out of his skin when it fell
crashing to the floor, thp noise. echoing •
throughout the empty structure.. In his
extremely overwrought and nervous state,
he imagined he had 'caused enoughcom-
motion to wake up the entire population of
Redtrees. Cautiously he went outside again
and looked towards the Murdoch • cabin,
expecting at any moment tosee lights
appear and, God forbid, the awesome
figure of Mrs. ' Murdoch come chasing.
towards him in her nightgown. -
What he did see was the d�.outline of
Anne Murdoch approe..chin She was
carrying a large bundle. When she came
dose she dropped her burden at his feet,
grasped him not too gently by the arm and
spoke softly but tersely between her teeth.
'Why did ye no blow a trumpet and tell
everybody ye were waitin' here tae run awa
wi Annie Murdoch? Pick up yon sack and
follow me - and frae goodness sake, dinna
trip over a cow!"
Without as much as a'word in reply, he
followed meekly behind her: He could not
help thinking there was more to the lass
than one was likely to guess , at first
meeting. This beautiful creature had a
temper, a strong will of her own, and in any
partnership, she : would ,be :the dominant
character. Obviously, she was a chip off the
old block!
It was only when they were well into the
bush 'by the sixth line that Anne slackened
her pace and saw fit to address him again.
"Where di ye expect tae gae? she asked.
"Tae Toronto, ' he said without a
moment's hesitation. • '
"Aye, that's what I thought ye'd say,"
she said in a superior tone of voice. "And
that's where mi mother an' stepfather will
,think we hae gone. But we'll lead 'em a
little dance we'll awa tae the west,
through the bush. As I told ye before,
they'll never find us!"
Allan sighed heavily. This lass had
another characteristic,ha had not bargain-
ed for - she was as afty as a witch!
"But there's nothing oot there frae the I
canna find work in the bush!" Allan said in
a distressed tone of voice.
• "There will be farms," Anne.' assured
him.. "And where there ' are farms we
willna starve:"
"I know nothing about, farming. All I
know is how tae lay stone."
"Then ye'll hae tae learn," Anne said
firmly. "I'll soon teach ye. I can tend
• cattle, drive a team, Work in the fields and
•do almost1anything a man can do. Ye've
got hands and a young,;strong back - dinna
fash, yesel Mister Livingstone* I willna let
. ye gae hungry!" •
'"But what - will people think? It's no
decent free a lad and a lass tae be covin''
around the Country wi'out being married!"
Anne laughed out loud. The lad was
more . simple than he looked. -1e might
know a lot about stone masonry but he had
plenty to learnabout life.
"From now on, ,we're tae be brother and
sister - aye, that's it - we'll call ourselves
Anne and Allan Livingstone. As frae being
decent - I can promise ye we'll be that.
There'll be no man get near me unless he
puts a ring on mi finger!"
. When morning came to Redtrees, „Katie
Murdoch went about her domestic chores.
As usual, she began to prepare breakfast
. for her husband and daughter. Hanish
Murdoch was still clearing the last of the
trees from his land and it was the auty or
Anne to :milk, the four cows. Anne was
usually up at daybreak and away to the
barn before her, mother and stepfather
were out of their beds, so there was no
reason for Katie Murdoch to go to the girl's
MOM.'
Hamish. Murdoch hada good appetite in
the mornings,' Wheh he came back to the
cabin and smelled the aroma of bacon and
fresh baked biscuits he was ready to eat
there and then.
"Where's the lass?" he asked. "Is she
no, back from the barn?"
"No yet," Katie said. "Och well, we
may as well eat wi'out her. She's likely "
spendin' mare time wi' that new calf. It's
no taken', tae the bucket the Way it
should:"
They sat down together at the table and
bowed their heads.
"Frae what we are about to receive Lord,
we are truly thankful;"