The Brussels Post, 1941-10-29, Page 2THE BRUSSELS POST
Misch'ef in
delna!ule(L "Who is It 1've got to
sten ethic for?"
"Now that's rather .a Personal
question, isn't it, JawWay,? said Way,
coolly.
'I'111 plug to knows I'hu, determin-
ed to know. Is it Eve Meredith?"
"No, it's not live;' said Tony,
ealivint:liwsal:
"Icals poo ibly be Liana Craw'
-^'°^c old• ke'd never' want that simp-
ByCynthia Dare dell about her.
"No, it's wet. Liene, either," ad-
Mitted Tony.
For a moment he said nothing. Had he hadn't a care in the *muted, For To stop any more questions, he
she offended him beyond forgive a moment she stared atter hint, AO took header into the cool .water,
nese? wrinkled aid face quivering. took
came uP splaslltng the water
Then, to her amazement, lie filmy "There's one thing about It," she from his face.
an arm around her, and gave her slue said to herself, "if any of them 01st „Suddenly Jenice realised that he
of his rare kisses. (willing to face harried life on two was gradually going farther and
"Darling Aunt Lavinia, you always Hundred a year, then 1 shall know farther out of her grasp, Of eouraa.
slid go straight for four fences, did- 1 that they love b!m for himselfit had been his big fortune that hail
set you"! You never shirked. The That's be goodenough for use. They
Host thing I can do Is to let Janice won't, they won't! There's only one
and the rest of the pack know." girl I know that would' faros life on
"One moment, Touy,-' She eauglle two hundred a year, and that's
his arm, "I intend to mut You off i Flower!"
with a shilling, You know that? Tony ran Janice to earth as she
You'll have Your allowance ofGwo went down to swim. She swung.
hundred pounds a year. 10 any of emerald green costume, and looked
those girls marry you, let thein the epiome of cool, Iovellnesw, s0
know that I'll ring for my solicitor perfectly groomed In her chic pee, '
to come straight away, and I'll termed georgette frock.
change my will?' I .He looked at her considertngly. '
Slender, too slender Perhape. but
"I understand,• he said, good attractive
llumouredly. 1 "Aunt Lavinia's shot her thunder- •
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Be 'want off whistling, as though holt," he said, "If we get marirld,
—r.�r ------ the money goes to a home for or-
phans.''
teligagaterM2DEVe`-ritztli" "Hateful old woman!" burst out
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Janice. "I knew she didn't like me
that first night'
"Hush, my dear. I'm rather fond
of Aunt Lavinia, as it happens."
"Well, I'm not! If we did get
married,'I can promise you I'd never
have her on my visiting list. I'd
never allow her near me."
"Oh, I think you would, my dear
Jan, said Tony, smoothly. "Dor-'t
forget that when a woman is as rich
as she is, one puts the 'with atmos,
anything,"
They didn't speak again until
they got down to the sands, Senile
went into the bathinglut, her face
as dark as night, smouldering wrath
in her dark eyes.
Presently she emerged, and wart
down to the sea, plunging into the
breaker's throwing up a spray as the
diel so. Tony could only play about
1 in the shallows. Now she had
t ed him, and was floating beside him,
memagefefERIEEZEZE. "Who Is she going to favour?" she
`'Tony, is site pulse determined „,
rapped out Janice..
"She's very determined that I
shan't harry atlyQlle who wa11t11 lu,1
ter nky nlonuy. She says she's pre-
pared to ring up for her lawyee.
As a nratterd of fact, she's so af1'altl
that I'm going to marry You, Janiee,
that she threatened to draw up 11
will to -day disinheriting me."
"Thanks 'for thosefew nate,''"said
Janice, tartly. "The sooner vve all
clear off the better, Good-bye, Tony"
I think
attracted her in the first place, but pit spread the good news,
now she couldn't bear the Idea of
letting hint go.
"If it's Cleo;I'll never forgive
her!" she said, diving in, and coming
up beside him, w
'Wort really, Jan, don't wor'Y
yourself about It''
"If It's Cleo, 1'11---P11—!'
"It's not Cleo," said Tony,
"yhen who on earth is it?"' she
said, curiously. "I'm determined to
know."
"Want must be your master," said
Tony. gaily..
"There isn't another girl about..
Is it someone site knows!? Tony, is
it someone she. knows?"
Tony kept his lips together flim•
ly. Now he was out -going towards
the hilt. Janice, however, was not
going to be put off thus easily.
When he came out 011 the sand1,
still rubbing his hair, she was out.
too. Now they were swinging bank
along the sands! and up the little
cliff staircase.
Quite suddenly an idea flashed
into Janice's mind,
"It's not that girl at the shop,
that girl with the ridiculous mama,
it it?"
For once in his life, Tony couldn't
help colouring up.
"Fy goodness, it is!' said Janice
furiously. "That little country num,
pkiu, Tony, youv'e never going to
give in, are you? She'd bore y011
stiff, Tony. You'll lige to hate your
Aunt Irawiva for doing this."
Tony's mouth set In grim line. He
was 'furious for giving anytl mg
away at all.
• It is doubtful if in any other line of business the
man at the retail end renders as technically expert and
helpful service to his customers at so low a cost as does the
local Implement Dealer. This, while it has always been so, has
greater significance in these days of more highly mechanized
farming, calling as it does for training and experience in the
servicing of modern machines.
His experience with machines enables him to give time and
money -saving service in the speedy furnishing of the correct part
when repairs and replacements are required—for delays in seed•
ing, haying and harvesting may result to substantial Toss to o farmer.
in those critical seasons his warehouse is open practically at all
times, and he is untiring in playing his part to prevent farmers
suffering from delays.
His accumulated knowledge of methods being used and of
the experiences of the many formers he calls on and associates
with makes his advice helpful and Valuable.
Since the early pioneering days, through all the
vicissitudes of farming, the implement Dealer has
shared the hardships as well as the fortunes of farmers
rendering a worth -while service and establishing a
welt'feunded place for himself in our economic set-up,
TWE S ER V I C E ARM 0
CANADIAN FARM
your aunt's preposterous! aver),
ed, than bo thought better °kit.
Tony looked at that 111oMell1 wnal,
he was—tile complete athlete. Six
foot, it he was an limb, where as
Douglas 101anaon was rather under.
sized, and his muscles were not in
too good a 111111, even tatting into
account Tony's groggy arm,,
"Just wanted to help the lady,
that was, all!" he said, airily.
Without another moment's hest
tation, 11e went out, leaving T•1ny'
and Plower alone.
Very determinedly Tony closed
the door and turned to Flower. Her
face was flushed andtroubled, but
site felt a sense of relief now that
he had gone, and she and Tony were
thele together.
"Thank you very much)'' she
said. "It's not often we get custom'
err who are a little too familiar, but
often lately he's ooine in to buy
things that I know he doeen't want,
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one knew that she was not a lady, 1 and that sort of custom is no good'
but this is the limit!"whatever. Of course, I like to
She swept off, leaving Tony star- ( make a sale, but not because--":
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after her. "I know," said Tony.' "Not beeausn
Well, Tgny didn't' agree. As a he finds you charming, and wants
matter of fact, he thought Anat. to grass an Idle moment away. Do
Lavinia :t
, m . you regard me like that, Flower?"
,
lea
a
able woman. There s one thing She Lifted those great blue eyes of
he Mould like to do, and that, get hers, Did she regard 'him like
it all settled with Flower. Plower, , that? No— indeed no!
the precious little thing, with her' His hand went out and closed over
soft sunshiny head and eager, hers,
delicious smile! . Flower, like !ter "Flower," he said. "I've only
known you ~well, a short time, bnt
it's been long enough for me. I
want to marry you, Flower. What
do you say- le it any good honing
that someday you might come t'1
care enough for me to marry me?"
She looked, and looked, and hooka
name! A veritable garden!
Slowly he went towards The Odd
Shoe He stood, for a moment,
looking in at the window.
Then he fronvnecl. Leaning over
the counter, was a figure in flannels.
A young man! Tony felt some-
what piqued. Of course, there hal
to be other customers at the pla"e
but it wasn't the honey or cakes
that attracted most young men, that
he knew. It was Plower,
Then he recognised him. It was
the young man Eve had broug1.t
down -Douglas Mansion A dark
frown disfigured his face. Douglas
Manson! What on earth was tie
doing here? He had noticed that
Douglas! was always missing nowa-
days. !Eve had been knocking bails
about with Cleo on the tennis courts,
strictly declaring that Douglas was
always busy about something. Si
this was' where he was, was it?
A few words caught his ears.
"After spending ten shillings I
think you ought to pay a little at.
tension to me."
Tony clenched his fists. So young
Manson was attempting a flirtation
was he? Well, he'd better look out.
Flower was not without a protector.
".I'nt Hauch obliged . to you for
making the purchases," came Flow-
er's rather scared little voice, vivo
shorthanded to -day, Aunt Martha's
very burry. She's making marrow
and ginger jam, I .can't spare the
Lime for anything but customers."
"Well then,, I'll be a customer.
I'd like a jar of that chutney."
The chutney was on the top shelf,
and Flower looked dubiously at the
little step -ladder.
Before she could start to clitnb,
Douglas had Vaulted th'e counter,
"Allow me!' 'he :mid. '
What would bave''happened next!
Tony could only guess, but the bell
went a sharp "ting -ting; as he stalk-
ed in
Never did anyone look n101'e
caught than Douglas Manson at that
moment.
"You're the wrong side of the
counter, Douglass," said Tony, grim-
ly. "Janice has just gone ftp to the
Hall. S think it wise if you joined
her,"
"Oh, poaching on your preserves"
said Douglas. "I thought Jan was
yours. I'sn frightfully sorry."
There was a sneer under -lying hie
voice.
Tony's hand clenched. Not herr_
but later he would tell Douglas.
Manson, what he thought of him
"Come along, Manson! This isn't
the place for a scrap,'' he said,
curtly, and opened the little green
door.
Just for a moment Douglas waver -
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at the ltind Young Vico, so earnest,
so very, very dear, the grey blue
eyed not leay and amused nowv, but
earnest—trem8ndously earnest, He
00101du't mean it, he couldn't! Things
like that didn't hapuen, outside
dreams.
"What would'your aunt say?" the
steam -nerd, "Oh, TonY 1 entre for
fou, but I don't' want to harm you,.
not if It would mean yon would lose
Your inheritance. 1 wouldn't do. that;
Tony."
"Why, Aunt Lavinia's as fond of
701 as it's possible for her to be 00
anyone, She likes yen tremendously.
As a matter of fact, Flower, Aunt
Lavinia isn't fond of the modern,
sophisticated girl who thinks Only
of herself ail the time, and can't do
a )land's strolte of work, Aunt
Lavinia would receive you with open
arms. We've got nothing to fear
from her."
"Oh, Tony, if that's true, if you're
quite sure slats true, then, why then
1 I w111 marl'Y you, because I love you,
1 Tony!"
He was the second young man
who vaulted the counter that morn-
ing. When Aunt Martha opened the
door, she found something that to,lt
her breath, Fi ever in young Tony
Lornimer's arms, Wonderful that
both their dreams should have coma
true like that!
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