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The Clinton News Record, 1936-09-24, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TIIURS., SEPT. 24, 193G ' Ike Clinton News -Record With which is. Incorporated THE NEW 'ERA TERMS OI SUBSCRTPTION 41,50 per, rear in advance, to Cana- dian addresses. $2.00 to the U.S. or other foretell countries. ' No paper discontinues until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publish- er. The data to which every sub a<:crintion is paid is denoted on, the (abet. ADVERTISING RATES Tran- sient advertising 12c per count line for first insertion. Sc for each sub- sequent. insertion. Heading counts 2 lines. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," "Lost," "Strayed," etc., inserted once for 35c, each subsequent insertion P5c, Rates for display advertising made known on application. Communications intended for pub- fication must, as a guarantee of good 'faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. C. E. HALL, M. R. CLARK, Proprietor. Editor, H. T. RANCE 'Notary Public, Conveyancer Vinaneial, Real Estate and Fire In- suranee"• Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office, Clinton Frank Fingland, B.A.; LL.B. ,diarrister, ` Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Bryclene, K.C. :Sloan Block -- Clinton, Ont. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage 'Office: Huron. Street. (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) ..Hours—Wed. and Sat. and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION '6y' manipulation- Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Enron Correspondence promptly answered Immediate arrange • ents can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by calling phone 203. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction' Guaranteed. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Read Office, Seaforth, Ont. Officers: President, Alex. Broadfoot, Sea - forth; Vice -President, John E. Pep - ;per, Brucefield; Secretary -Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Alex, Broadfoot, Brucefield;. James 'Sholdice, Walton; William Knox, 1Londesboro; George Leonhardt, Dub- ilin; John E. Pepper, Brucefield; -.sanies Connolly, Goderich; Thomas llfoylan, Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, :Seaforth; Alex. cEwing, Blyth. List of Agents: W. J. Yeo, Clin- ton, It. R. No. 3; James Watt, Blyth; ,John E. Pepper, Brucefield, R. R. No. 1; R. F. McKer'cher, Dublin, R. R. No. 1; Chas. F. Hewitt, Kincardine; Sat. G. Jarnuth, Bornholm, R. R. No. 1. Any money to be paid may be paid tto the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of 'Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- ,ance or transact other business will Ise promptly attended to on applica- ion to any of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective post offi- •ees. Losses inspected by the director 'who lives nearest the scene. 1 MAN TIQNAL;BAI , AYS TIME TABLE "Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: - Buffalo and Goderich Div. .' oing East, depart 7.03 a.m. Going East, depart 3.00 pan. .Going West, depart -12.02 p.m. Going West, depart . _ 10.08 p.m. London, Huron & Bruce 'Going North, ar. 11.34. eve 12.02 p.ns. Going South 3.08 p.m. ..J. J HUGGARD, SEAFORTH LAW VER SENT UP EOR TRIAL FOR THEFT OF CLIENTS' MONEY 1 CAUGIIT IN By THE WILD Robert Ames Bennet. SYNOPSIS Allen' Garth is preparing to make a trip to a nine which he has discov- ered in the Canadian Northwest when an aeroplane appears at the littlere- fueling station and an elderly man, a young man and a young woman alight. The two nen who are .looking for mining prospects, become much in- terested in some specimens of ore shown their by Garth. They are all rather haughty,, especially the girl, and treat Garth like a servant, but he shows his independence and does- n't allow himself to he ordered about. They decide to take Garth in their aeroplane to inspect his mine and if it turns- out to be worth working to take a lease for a year and give hien sixty percent. of the output. Garth leads them to his claire and Huxby professes to think that he might have salted it. After some digging, which is done by Huxby — and some - consultation by Huxby and Ramill, Garth feels that they are convinced of the poten- tial wealth of the mine. The party! proposes to go back to the flying ma- chine for lunch, Huxby saying he will come back and do some more digging. i They suggest that probably Garth does not wish to come back with them and he says he will take a trip up • the mountain side while they are gone. But Garth is suspicious of the two men, so as soon as he gets out of sight he makes for the flying ma- chine; takes a part fromtheengine and disappears again. The party comes up to the machine in frantic haste, the elderly millionaire being simost exhausted by the speed at wheh they have hurried hint along.I Just as they were about to take off Garth walks out of the brush and wants to know what is the matter and Huxby covers him with his pistol and tells him to place his gun on the! wing. Itis evident that they intend to fly back to the Mackenzie and leave him. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER V A man of iron nerve Haight have risked death from the leveled auto- matic of the Mining engineer by taking a sudden dive under the wing of the monoplane. Once in cover, any- one quick with a rifle would have had an even chance against the holder of the pistol. Garth made' no such daring break. He obeyed the order today his rifle on the wing top. • "There . you are," he said. "That, should clear your head of your crazy notion I'm dangerous." Huxby met this with a cold smile, "You're ,right in part, you poor fish. It would be crazy to fancy you're at all dangerous. I'm the one who has the gun, and I'm ready to use it. For- tunately, for you, there's no need to shoot you if you keep on doing as you're told. Back up now ancicast off that line." Throe steps away from the wing, Garth halted to protest: "Mr. Ramill surely you'll not abandon me this, way —not even let nae keep my rifle. That is what is called the long travois. I'll starve'before 1. caul reach the Macken- zie." ' After and ou f r remands, commencing re ron de 11 an continuing July ` o at - inter- vals vals since. J, J. Huggard, Seaforth 'lawyer charged with more than two- - score wo--score thefts of his former clients' se- curities totaling more than $150.000 last Thursday afternoon waived pre- - Iinninar•y hearing, and was sent up for trial. Huggard gave his age on Thurs- 'day as 36. Previously his age had been placed at 39 and 40 years. James Clark, 1V1.L,A., counsel for Huggard, said that after consulta- tion with Croi'n Attorney Holmes, it had been agreed to waive pre- liminary. He said accused. had al- ready given evidence satisfactory 'to the crown to warrant a com- mittal. Only twos charges were read by Magistrate J. A. Makins front a considerable pile, thoseof stealing two :Dominion onone for of Canada bonds, 500 and the other for $1,000 from the estate of Joseph Grummett, Sea - forth. Huggard was also .committed for trial on the same 31 charges of theft for which Gordon G. Mac - :Laren and Robert Fletcher, his i.or- •mer' Toronto brokers are now waisting trial in higher courts. The advertisements are printed fog ;;your convenience. They inform and save your time, energy and money., Let me suggest that you try your self- starter before I let go this line. I've heard' that airplanes sometimes balk, if you can't get yours into the air in time, the wind and current will drift. you down -lake to those falls." "How sad! you dumb dupe, if you think "Wait," cut in Mr•. Hamill. "Hand inc your pistol, Vivian . and try the motor. The fellow gave up his rifle a bit too readily." Though far from pleased, Huxby passed over the automatic. Iie'paused only to note that the older titan's hand did not shake as he aimed the weapon at Garth. Mr, Ramill had recovered from exhaustion and the way he handled the pistol showed' that he knew how to use it. Iiuxby swung into the cockpit and threw on the self-starter. It buz- zed—but the propeller did not turn over, The motor failed to go. Another try brought the same barren result. The engineer pilot made a hasty ex- amination of the magneto. He sprang out on the wing, in cold fury. "The damned sneak has crippled the motor. Give me the't,istol.." Mr. Ramill held up a restraining had. "One moment, Vivian.—Now, Garth, what have you done?" Garth smiled. "Merely removed one of the breaker points, Mr. Ramill It's platinum, you know, and that's what we're bargaining over. The point is quite ,safe here, inside my shirt." "Shoot him," said Huxby. "We're hot going to be done by a fool trick tike this. Shoot the idiot. Go on, chief. He's only a lousy .woods bum. It's a matter of a million at the least." The older man leveled the pistol. "Garth, you heard him. He has said it. You've played a silly trick. We have the drop on you. If you value your life, bring that stolen breaker point here, and be quick about it." "How about the line sir?" Garth inquired. "If I let go, 'the plane will be swept out into the lake." ; "Tie it again." "What if I'd rather not?" For the second time 'Miss Ramill chimed in on the talk: "It would be just too bad for you, woodsy boy. Dad is a better shot even than Vivian." "A better shot and a no less cool thinker," Garth replied. "How can I hold this rope if I'm shot? Those falls and the, rapids below -Hold on there, Huxby! Not so fast. You can come ashore; but. Miss Ramill and her father will come with you. There'll be ,no rush to catch the line until all three of you are off the wing." The two men looked at each other. Huxby's lips moved in a low murmur. Mr. Ramill started with hint out along the wing. His ,daughter did not move. "If you fancy I'll' leave the plane, you can guess again." IIe -father spoke in her ear. None too graciously,' she took' the offered arm of her fiance. Side by side, the three came out to the end of the wing. ; Mr. Ramill handed the pistol to Huxby and knolt, ready to slide over the front er�ge. The girl jumped. down lightly, without waiting for assistance Huxby handed her, the rifle, laic!' the pistol on the wing edge, and grasped Mr. Ramill's hands. I- As the portly millionaire slide over, off the wing, Garth let go of the rope end and sprang forward. The loop whipped from around the spruce trunk. He grasped the_ slackened line anti ;flipped it out into the swift rush of the milky I stream. , ' Miss Ramill smiled. mockingly. "Oh, no, Woodsy. You can throw stones.Al1 you need do: is stay right here and eat your fellow -rabbits. As soon as we record our claims, we'll come back to replace your stakes with our own." "Hu -wait," panted Huxby. "Leave him—to me." He stood dripping till he caught his breath. A flirt of the pistol barrel made sure it was free from 'water. Ile took a step closer to Garth, his eyes cold, his lips tightened in a bit- ter smile. "Another clever trick, Jack—and, your last. I'll be generous and give you half a'minute for your prayers." Garth eyed hint gravely. "That is indeed generous. Shall I reciprocate by praying that you and Miss Ramill do not suffer too long from the tor- tures of flies and starvation?" "Don't try to be funny. This is no joke." "Far from it,"' Garth agreed. "Mr. Hamill may possibly, be able to get over the pass, through I doubt it. In any event—the first muskeg will stop him. You and Miss Ramill probably will last for two or three weeks long- er," ong-er" • Huxby .glared. "You tricky devil! Clever, arn't you? Here is where you last less than a minute." "Yes?" Garth smiled. I might sug- gest to Mr. Ramill that he reflect up- on the inadvisability of murder in Canada. The Northwest Police .always get their mean. If he is unaware of the fact, I aright appeal to the wom- anly gentleness of Miss Ramill." "Go ahead." Huxby sneered. "You- 're welcome oto try." "Why bother them needlessly?" Garth came back at him. "My dear ;pan, you are no rash fool. Had you been other than what you are, do you suppose I would have walked up se innocently and let you get the drop on me? The coolness of tone and look that went with the question 'compelled Huxby's consideration. His eyes nar- rowed. "Out with it." "Yes," her father agreed. "No dan- ger of an experienced prospector like you starving, this time of year. Wait here for us, and I'll pay you that two thousand dollars I offered." Huxby signed with his pistol. "There's your answer, boob. Now step lively. Cast off that, line." Before the threatening muzzle, Gar- th turned about and walked along the ledge to the tie tree. He at once un- fastened the half hitches, but again paused. • "I say, won't the line be apt to snap the plane, next time you land, if you come down in shallow water?" "We aro most grateful for your concern," Huxby replied. "However, we shall make out all right. I'll haul in the line before we take off. It will give me the brace loop for swinging Mr. Ramill into the cabin. We thank you kindly however, for your thought- . fulness." - "Well, in that case," said Garth, He passed the rope end through the tree, loop, and pulled loose the bite of the stay hitch. Had he then let go of the rope end, the taut line would' have whipped the loop from around . the spruce trunk and set the monoplane adrift. Instead he held fast. Huxby frowned and raised the pis- tol. "What are you waiting for? I told you to cast off. I't's no use your whining. You don't suppose we'll pass up the chance to record that placer, de you?" "No," Garth repled. "You!ve shown your cotters—hoisted the black flag, Only thing a woman is a woman. The head of the released plane at once started to swing off shore. Hux- by grabbed his pistol and leaped down to grasp the wing edge. He shouted for the others to catch hold. But the unexpected bump of the edge against their heads had made both father and daughter crouch down. Huxby stepped back to brace him- self ;for a shove against the rotary outtlmust of the wing. His rear foot went over the round of the water - polished. ledge. The wing thrust him on outwards. Before he could let go, both of his feet were off the ledg I top: He slid down with asplash into the swirling water. Under the shadow of the outswing- ing wing tip, the engineer plunged upstream three or four steps to a split' in the glassy -faced ledge. He clawed up the crevice and sprang to his feet en the rock shelf, drenched to the armpits by the milky water. But his righthand still grasped his ,automatic pistol, Once more Garth seemed to have acted' the part of a fool. For a few moments Miss Ramill and her father 'had crouched , c ed mnotionless dumfounded cro u by the letting loose of the .monoplane and its shove of Huxby off the ledge. ' An active man could have dashed forward and wrenched the rifle out of the girl's grasp before she real- ized what was happening. Yet Garth' had not moved. He stood like an unconcerned onlooker. While the engineer was still struggling up out of the stream bed, Mr Ramill took the rifle, from his daughter and aimed it at Garth. "Take your time, Vivian," he call- ed. "I have him covered." "You see I have you sized up right." Garth replied. "You'reneither a hothead nor a fool. All your moves are based upon cool -blooded calcula- tion. In this case, you'll calculate these factors: If you kill me, you will most certainly starve to death, unless you first sink in the slime of a mus- keg bog. The only other alternative is for you to stay here and freeze at the first onset of winter. This region !s colder than the Pole. Fort Rae, on Great Slave Lake, once registered eighty-eight below zero. Platinum is of no more use to a dead man than is gold." The mining engineer stood silent. Garth went on: "We are speaking of what concerns you most. So •I'll not mention the no less certain death of your partner and the lady to whom you are engag- ed. The other side of my argument is that, if I ant, not murdered, I can guide you back to the Mackenzie. What if you then had another chance to steal my claim? Wouldn't that be a. big inducement?" Ur. Ramill came forward beside Husby, "Lower your pistol, Vivian," he or- dered. "Garth has us outplayed. He holds the aces. Look at the plane. It's heading • straight down the lake to- wards the falls. There's no chance for it unless the wind veers." Garth nodded. "That breeze will keep on blotting down off the glac- ier until the first autumn blizzard. It's a shame, sir, to crack up so fine a plane. Bat you would have it." %%%% %.%%%•.% %%%%%.•: ,r,rree..a: ,Ar".■, %5.%°,r.'1°r•.'r'd .%%%%%•r lf. ter off financially than are married YOUR WORLD AND MINE by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) • } men, and so are able to spend more .' money on pleasures, indulgences, and . clothes than they would be able to spend if theywere married and''had e household to maintain. And just because they may have more money than married persons, they become envied mid sort of tribute may be paid them by those who find the going hard. :Jask you to think about the "old" bachelors known to you, and to fancy shoes, Golf is a game which he ponder over, their qualities and habits. denounces- aird', bridge, because I think that you will come to the Con - these two games have enslaved So elusion that they are not admirable many. men -not good examples. -' Bachelors are apt to become very cranky persons in their old age. I met one of them quite recently. Ile is Can- adian -born, but has lived abroad for 35 years. IIe has to live very quitely, because his income- is meagre, and he sloes his own housekeeping and gets his own meals. Perhaps it is be- cause of his slim income that he shuns aceosiatioh with others. But all his life he has been an aloof individual. He is highly cultured, and is a high- ehihlking man.. He dresses 'carefully, and can be affable when he chooses to do so; but his conversation is main- ly criticism of other persona and of human life in general He does not like modern things, such as the motor car. He' belongs in sympathy with the horse age. The' new band "shell" on the Canadian National Exhibition grounds in Toronto arouses his .ire. He cannot endure the Baptist form of worship, and the Presbyterian procedure Is likewise abominable in his eyes. He sees the United Church fonin' of service becoming more and more like the Anglican form of ser- vice, and approves. Eaton's and -Simp- son's in Toronto are anthema to him. He laments that one cannot buy stiff. black silk dress goods at any and every dry goods store . in the land. The new manner of laying out houses -with dining -room and living room' com- munication and perhaps a third room as well, offends him. He wants doors which can be shut, to give the occup- ants of one room effective separation from the occupants of an adjoining room. He does not like to ]rear the housemaid's, telephone conversations 'with her boy friend or with other friends. He is muck upset by gym- nasium in churches and by all the numerous societies connected with „11" "You and Huxby. You may be a finauciai pirate, Mr. Ramill; that's. not' saying you're a .hypocrite. You'll not lie that I'm responsible for this mess. I gave you a chance to share my' claim. In return, you've done your best to bills me out of ,it all. This is. the result." The big `pirate" looked Trim in the eye. "I offered you cash down. You re- fused. Said you wanted to play out the game.. So far, you've taken most of the tricks. That monoplane cost me forty thousand " dollars. You see it heading for a total loss. Let it go. The question now is the next play. Vivian. what do you suggest?' Huxby regretfully eyed his pistol. "It's a damnable fact we can't kill the slick devil. We'll tie his hands, and start him guiding us out of this hellhole at once." .• n t! still a Garth smiled. "What! p in the air? Bettor come down to earth and face the other facts also. For the same reason you can't kill me,: you can't make ane guide you. I knew exactly what I was doing • when I turned the plane adrift." "What?" inquired Mr. Ramill "I knew I was putting you all in a hole out of which none of you can hope to escape without my help. If I die every one of you will die. I've .faced death many times. I am not a- fraid tomeet it, None of you dare chance starvation - or freezing. I do not need you, but you must have my help, or perish. Though you now have the guns, I am master of the'situat- ion,n "Of all the impudence!" cried the girl. "Vivian, don't tell me you'll let this woodsy fourflusher bluff you." Her fiance passed the buck. "Your father has lateen charge. "You mean Garth." Mr. Ramill tor- rested.—"Well, young. man, what are your terms? On what conditions' will you guide us to' that post on the Mackenzie?"- , "Just one thing. All three .of you will do whatever I consider necessary to get you out alive." "When do we start?" Huxby de- manded to know. Garth looked at Mr. Ramill. "It's a guess. May be ,two weeks. More probably three." Miss Ramill flared,; outraged. "What! Hang around this disgusting hole a single day? We'll start this instant." "Bon voyage!" said Garth. "You may reach the top of the glacier with the soles still on your golf -course boots. Your father, I fancy, will pre- fer to wait here a while. For one thing, he knows that in his pesent condition, he never could climb the pass. In_ the second place, he has no desire to go clown the other side on his uppers." Huxby's shoes; though low cut, were thicksoled. He looked from Mr. Ramill's flimsy oxfords to the girl's fashionable sport boots, and then at Garth's worn moccasins. "WeII, Jack, what's the answer?" (Continued Next Week) churches. He does not like the' way of dressing by, both men and women— c udigan jackets, windbreakers, sweaters, rolled -down stockings over - For well over an'hour I listened Perhaps' what I am writing' here. to this man's criticisms and cons- and now may be read by some "old plaints. Scarcely anything pleased Bachelor'', If they do read what I him. He was bitter, bitter. And of say then I hope that they will re- course he was wrong. I ant sure that solve to mend any disagreeable ways in .every* company whence he is found which they may have. But what I and where he talks, he becomes worse. 'write now is intended more for those than wearisome. He may say vvhat. men who have not yet gone for aside he has has to say smartly—with pep -1 front agreeableness of manners and speech. It is those who are young who are the best material for teach- ers. I seriously suggest to all young men men not so far, at any rate, de- , cheated to a state of bachelorhood, per and salt, and I suspect him of enjoying himself when he is saying his bitter- things about persons, places and things, also I have the feeling that he was trying deliberate- ly to win commendation for himself. that they keep a close watch on their It seems to me that he was indulging ways and manners and attitudes, in his vanity—trying to win adulation a purpose to practise at all tunes trying to show off a little, those habits- and ways which make All of us know men like the one I them agreeable to all about them, have described—and know women, and keep them always in esteem. also. They are- practised critics of And pray I say to both men and everything. They can see little good women, of aII ages and of all circum in persons and things and places. stances;. that they cease to be critical They have cultivated an "anti" at- of all persons, places and things, and titude. They delight,in every corn deliberately practise the- art of seeing pony in which they find themselves, good and of being agreeable. to pull things to pieces—to be crit- ical. They proclaim, by their judge- In this connection I think of 'Edna ments, that they are perfection them- Jaques, a Iivnig woman,whose home selves—that theyare guiltless of the is in the west and who is called "the faults and failures which they point poet of the prairies." She has written out so' caustically ire others.. i homely poems -after the manner of It hardly needs to be said that Edgar Guest. She sees always what everlasting fault-finders are dis- is good and sweet and kind and pleas- ' agreeable people. They may. be tot- ant, and so her poems give cheer to er'ated by their companions, but they many—both men and women. Here is become unpopular. They become shu- just a sample of her verse: ned and are not invited top/aces and I so love Earth!—old' folk with faded homes with the frequency a nd eyes, warmth. that pleasant people are. Women with understanding sweet and wise, Good to the poor and faithful to a Bachelors—meaning bachelors in friend. their 40's, 50's and (la's are pretty Men with -old plows and IittIe fields certain to be selfish• men. They de- to tend-- mend ench—nnand a lot, and give little. Each day These—and the sure belief that, come sees them indulging their moodsd what will, They. do not have to share experien- The Earth moves on—God's promise ces, nor do they have to snake con- cessions, as do married men. They live more or less isolated lives, even in their hones. They stick to their own rooms and to their own ways. They demand a lot of attention from those with whom they live. Quite often, ` because they do not have to support others or contribute to the support of others, they are bet - to fulfill. Love begets love, Criticism and fault-finding beget faultfinding. Disagreetble and selfish bachelors make themselves so—and they con- tribute sorrow and pain and bad tem- pers to ail about them. No monuments should be erected to the memory of old bachellors. They are better for- gotten forever. I • When the Easiest Way Is the Best Way 4`-4 THERE are no two, ways about it! Certainly the easiest way to get the most for 'every dol- lar you spend is to buy products that you know about .through the advertisements in • your local paper . You don't have to go out and look for buying opportunities. The advertisements bring them :to you. And all you need do is consider the facts, compare values and decide on the soap, or the sedan that best fits your judgment and your pocketbook. Certainly the best way of malting your money go farthest is to buy merchandise of proved nrerch ndise, Merchandise 1 Advertised a vaere. that is bought and used by many people. 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