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The Huron Expositor, 1933-07-07, Page 7,r afar JULY LY 4 3. f ,FAT ht en I LEGAL - Phone No. 81 JOHN J. HUGGARD Barrister, Soli'ettor, Notary Public, Etc. Beattie Block - - Seaforth, Ont. HAYS & MEIR Succeeding R. 43. Hays Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyancers and Notaries Public. Solicitors for the Dominion Bank. Office in rear of the Dominion Bank, Seaforth. Money to loan. , • BEST & BEST Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyan- cers and Notaries P'u'blic, Etc. Office in the Edge Building, opposite. The Expositor Office. VETERINARY JOHN GRIEVE, Y.S. Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin- ary College. All diseases of domestic animals treated. Galls promptly at- tended to and charges moderate. Vet- erinary Dentistry a specialty. Office and residence on Goderich Street, one door east of Dr. Mackay's office, Sea - forth. • A. R. CAMPBELL, V.S. Graduate of Ontario Veterinary College, University of Toronto. All diseases of domestic animals treated by , the most modern principles. Charges reasonable. Day or night galls promptly attended to. Office on Main Street, Hensall, opposite Town Hall. Phone 116. Breeder of Scot- tish Terries. Inverness Kennels, Hensall. MEDICAL DR. E. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Threat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto. Late assistant New York Opthal- mea `and Aural Institute, M,00refreld's. Eye and 'Golden Square Throat Hos- pitals, London, Eng. At Commercial Hotel, Seaforth, third Monday in each month, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. SS Waterloo Street, South, Stratford. DR. W. C.SPROAT Graduate of Ffaculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario. Lon- don. Menrlbber of College of Physic- ians and Surgeons of Ontario. Office din Aberhart's Drug Store, Main St., Seaforth.' .Phone 90. DR. F. J. BURROWS -Office and residence Goderich Street, east of the United Church, .Sea- ' forth. Phone 46. Coroner for the County of Huron. Dr. C. MACKAY • C. Mackay, honor graduate of Trin- ity University, and gold medalist of Trinity Medical College; member of the College of Physicians and Sur- •. geons of Ontario. i These Women by`E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM DR. H. HUGH ROSS Graduate of University of 'Toronto Faculty of Medicine, member of Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; pass graduate courses in Chicago Clinical School of Chicago; Royal Ophthalmie Hospital, London, England; University Hospital, 'Lon- don, England. Office -Back of Do- minion Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 6. Night calls answered from residence, Victoria Street, Seaforth. (Continued from last week) , "dlermllyn, old fellow, I'm not sure that you deserve your luck," Laken - ham deeclar'ed, setting down his emp- ty iglass. '"You're a dull •stink some- •t:imrles, you know. No one would think, to watch you now, that the prettiest woman in England had just promised to marry you. If 'I thought you meant to shut Miss Cluley up here for the rest of her life I'd for- bid the banns." "We haven't an idea of anything of the sort," Jermyn assured him. "On •tlhe contrary, 'Miss 'Cluley and I are going to begin studying the -new 'play directly after dinner. You will in all probability see it produced in October." "And dull stuff I expect it will be," Lakenham :grumlbled. "I used to like• 'Miss Cluley before you got hold of !her for your ;psychological 1 'plays. They're much too clever for me, all of them. You ought to have stayed in musical comedy, Miss Cluley." "Do you think so?" she laughed. "You know, I spent all my time when I was in it praying for the day when managers would think that I was worth something better." Lakenham shook his head 'vigor- ously. °A•ll depends upon what you would call something better, of course. For mjy part, give me a rattling good mus- ical comedy, with a jolly good waltz tune, lots of pretty girls in Slap-up frocks and 'a principal like you. There is nothing better that I know of." "Oh, but there is, really!" Sybil protested. "That may be all very pretty and graceful, Ibut...it isn't the real thing." ' "And what," Lucille asked calmly, "i's the real thing?" °Not to amuse people," •Sybil 're- plied, "but" to make thedml feel. Laugh- ter, mirth -compelling stories and mus- ical comedies only minister to the holiday moments of life. To portray real emotions, to• excite real sympa- thies, to make people think, to send them away making them feel that they Keele passed -through a. lithe epi tome of life, to break through the crust and to (make; them conscious for a few Moments of the great things -that seems to me so much more wonderful. Jermyn laid his hands upon Biers, has eyes glowed with pleasure. "That," he declared, "is What we are going to do." Lakenham laughed. long and bois- terously. "If all the pretty actresses in Lon- don were to 'fill their heads with those ideas," he exclaimed, "half the the- atres would have to close their doors bd ore the season. was over, and the other. half wouldn't pay! It won't do, Miss 'Cluley. The stage, in Lon- don; at any rate, wasn't meant for that sort of things. Amusement is what we' all want nowadays. We don't want to have our feeling trifled with after dinner. You were. the .most- divine Anita who ever waltzed upon the stage. You'll neverde any- thing 'greater' than that." .She made a little grimace at him. "For you, perhaps, no, Lord Lak- enlh'ain, but then, you see, there are many people in the world who have ether standards." "`Thank. Heavens!" Jermyn whisp• ered under his breath . "And now," he added, rising, "you have all Veen warned. 'There are some people in the drawing room who want bridge -a couple of men from the barracks who couldn,t get over in time to dine, and the local doctor, who, they tell n'4e, is quite first-class. Miss Cluley and I are' going to ,read and we mustn't be distavbed upon any pre- text." ,Lucille rose slowly to her feet. She paused for a moment ea she passed her. host. "Jermyn," she said quietly. "I do not consider it good taste on your part to go to your study and shut yourself up with Miss Ciuley." "My dear Lucille," be .protested, "don't you understand? Miss Cluley came •down here simply that we might study my new play together. She has not seen her part yet and' •it is to he produced, within three months. There is really not an hpur to lose." 'Lucille shrugged her shoulders very slightly and pas§eci on her way out of the room. Jermyn watched her disappear with a puzzled frown upon his forehead. "I am not sure," he said to Sybil, as thtey crossed' the. hall together, "that I quite understand Lucille." "Then you are a goose," she laugh- ed. Jermyn's sturdy was the old library of the house,- only a trifle moderniz- ed. The bookcases, which reached to the ceiling, weremellow with age, but the interior of the room, though still preserving a certain scholarly tone, gave evidence of a more mod- ern taste. A baby grand piano stood in one corner. There were guns and fishing -rode and cricket 'bats in evi- dence:..The windows opened on to the lawn, and beyond were the woods with the slowly -rising moon in the background. Jermyn dragged the writing table up to the open windows and lit a green -shaded lamp. Then he placed Sybil by his side in a low ohair and took up the play. Sudden- ly s'h'e held out her white arms to him. "Jernryn," she wrisper ed, "ruelver mind about the play for a moment. Tell me, please, tell me now quickly, that it isn't all a dream? It's se wonderful that I feel as though I were drawn up into heaven, and then s•ometimies I a.m afraid!" (Her eyes were large and round and ,plead'in'g, her voice trembled, her lips were quivering. Her Whole frame seemed shaken with suppressed feel- ing. H dropped on one knee by her side, "'Dearest, it is all quite true" he assured her eagerly. "You know that it is' all true. II love you very dear - DR. S. R. COLLYER Graduate Faculty of Medicine, Uni- versity of•Weste'rn Ontario. Member College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Post graduate work .at New York City Hospital and Victoria Hospital, London. Phone: Hensall, 56. 'Office, King Street, Hensall. DR. J. A. MUNN • Graduate of Northwestern Univers- ity, Chicago, 111. Licentiate Royal College of Dental 'Surgeons, -Toronto. Office over Sills' Hardware, Main St., Seaforth. 'Phone 151. DR.. F. J. BECHELY Graduate Royal •IiCollege of Dental Surgeons, Toronto. Office over W. R. Smith's Grocery, Main Street, Sea - forth. Phone: Office, 185 W; resi- dente, 185J. 'AUCTIONEERS OSCAR KLOPP Honor Graduate Carey Jones' Na- tional School for Auetloneering, Chi- cago. 'Special course taken in Pure Bred Live Stock, Real Estate, Mer- chandise and Partin Sales. Rates in keeping with prevailing markets.Sat- isfaetion assured. Write or wire, Oscar Klopp, Zurich, Ont. Phone: „-93. ;a; rw .x �f3i.�i��fri�elL xt. u., ly and you 'halvie promised to be silty w'itle." She *g ipped (hold of him. There was a nervous strength in the fingers 'which held his arms. • "I am so afraid," she murmured, "that something may .'happen, that it may all go. Ave you sure that you don't think -you're not imagining that I'rrn better, that •I•'m clever than I arn;? Tell 'mie that it is T myself, just as I 'alrel-just as I am here at this ;moment -•not different in any way -whom you love? Teal me that, Jerilyn? Make me sure of it -snake me believe it!" ;He held her in his arms. Hier heart was 'beating fast against his as he kissed her. :'"Dear," he answered, "it is indeed you, you ,just as you are now, no cleverer, no different, just• you whom I love. Nothing shall com!eF between use There is nothing in the world w'hicheyou need fear." She gave a deep s'ig'h of content. Nevertheless, she would not let him go. "Staff' where you are and I will tell you what it is that troubles me," she went on. "I am a little afraid of you. No, don't interrupt., You see, all of the men whom( I met at the theatre, the actors and the manager's friends, and the mien whom one meets out -I don't go, often, you know, but sbmetimes I have to go to the other girls' houses -they are all so differ ent. They look as though they be- longed entirely and altogether to the world. They are like Lord Laken - ham. And you are different. You are , very different, aren't you, Jermyn? Your face is so grave and quiet somletimles, and you look as though the ordinary things of life didn't amuse or interest you.. You look all the time as though you were seeking for something better, some- thing better always. All the time your head is lifted towards the clouds: Yo.0 seem to be listening for the music that comes from heaven. And I am on the earth, Jermyn -+I am so very much upon the, earth! 1 can't get- my -feet • away- from it, ...1: ama- fraid that I may not see what you sea!" "You silly child!" he answered con- solingly. "If I am just a little dif- ferent from the others, well, it isn't anything in the least to be afraid of. Lt simply hasn't amused' me to lead the ordinary London life. I have lov- ed oved my lr6gl:s, I have loved to study a little. I am fond of the country and country sports -so will, .you .be ' in time. But don't believe for a mom- ent, please, that I ani a prig. I think I really do know the value of things. I want to come: nearer to you, just as much as • I want to draw you a little nearer to me. It's humanity I want to study, dear, and you'll help nre, I know. If I was 'a little quiet at dinner time, well, you must for-. give me. Lakenham, was making rather an as of himself, wasn't he?" She held him once more tightly in her arms. "I never dreamed that this would come to nie," she said- softly, "but now that it has come 1 couldn't bear to lose you. 'It's been so hard the last few years, Jermyn. Pere tried almost to shut myself up lately, but there have always 'been men whom one meets sen e'how or other, and they have come, and before I have talked to them for an afternoon or an ev- ening they begin.. the same old fool- ish, insincere, artificial love -making, just because I am Sybil Cluley, I suppose, a little girl on the comedy stage. I've wanted friends so often, and the women are very scarce who would know me whom I Svould care to ,know, and even the nice men, whom I would like to have been friendly with, always began to try to pay me compliments and imagine things. instead of treating me like a reasonable human ]icing. I was get- ting tired of it all, tired to death, .Term'vn and I was so lonely. And then you come, and now everything is wonderful. I, don't feel, somehow, that I have any right to be as happy as I am, and yet I don't feel that I could hear it if it didn't last. He smiled at her confidently. "Do I feel like a dream, dear?" be asked. • "Do you think that I could fade away? 1 am a very solid, hu- man man. and I love you far too much She drew a long sigh of content. to give you up -ever." "If you are sure," she said, "if you are quite, quite sure -we'll, then, we will begin the play." black spot upon her life? She was rte•ver the same afterwards. She lost her self-respect. The lie that follow- ed seemed almost natural to her. The moment she let, go of the absolute truth she began to sin'k.' "But she was tempted -she was horribly tempted and women are so weak when they are lonely," Syebil sighed. He smiled "at her. "Dear," he said, "of course she was tempted. If there were no. tempta- tion, how could there be any sin? A' man is judged not by the number of his sins but by the number of tempt- ations which he has overcome. Sin- lessness in a person who has encoun-'' tered absolutely no temptation is scarcely even a quality; it is a nee, e:•-ary condition of existence. Now tell me really what you think of your part ?" "If I can ever play it," she replied, "it will be my best. • "You really mean ,that?" "I• do," she insisted. "I honestly do. And yet, ibecause I am so sure of it I am a little afraid. I believe that I could play the part of "Nora" so that I could bring tears to the eyes of every woman who under- stands, and of every man who loves the woman who understands. Qh, I know what "Nora" was!' But then she was human, so human that I am afraid. She is like pt -just, like me." Jermyn laughed reassuringly. "And why shouldn't you ue 'hu- man, dear," he answered, stooping towards her, "adorably human? And, I wouldn't have you anything else. Bring your little faults with you, dear, and I'll love them. Now let's put the play away for a time. It's all rather emotional, isn't it, end I don't !want you to be overstrung.' I wonder if you know what 'you are really like, little lady? Look "liege," He drew . an illustrated paper to- wards him and turned over the pag- es. "It only`'arrived this evening," he said, "so I don't suppose you have Ken it, The photograph, you know, of course, but did you -ever -see 'such a lovely reproduction? I think that I shall frame it just as it is. It is softer and more beautiful even than the photograph itself." iHe showed her the full-length pic- ture. of herself. She looked at it ap- provingly. "Am I really as nice as that?" she murmured. ured. - "Nicer by far," he 'assured her, smiling. "There are qualities in your face, dear, which no photographer could ever know anything about. And do you see what a wonderful person you are? Two pages-hiography;.,or interview • or something. Nobody ev- er wanted to interview me. at that length." 'She leaned over his shoulder. '"You stupid person!" she declared. "As though you could 'possibly com- pare us!" "I am not, jealous," he laughed, "but there's no illustrated paper could find as much to say about me. Here you, are. Born -gracious, you are •twenty-three years old •- no, twenty-four! Stock companies for so long, musical comedies so long, your first great success a fluke. You were •playing -why. what's the mat- ter, .Sybil? What is it, dear?" He broke off suddenly and looked at her in amazement. A hoarse lit- tle cry had broken .from her,.lips, the colour was fading from her cheeks. She was gazing intently at the page from which he had been idly quot- ing. "It's there!" she cried. "There!" Jermyn' looked from the paper to her and' hack again. "What's there?" he asked. "Sybil, 1 don't ttnderetand." She opened her lips and closed them again. Her eyes were still distended, tho fingers of one hand were clutch- ing his shoulder. She was residing a certain paragraph. He followed her eyes. There was nothing to be read except the ordinary story, a.few sim- ple facts of her earlier career. She had been playing in stock companies at Blackpool when she vas compelled to give up her position andgo to Lon- don to take her sister to a hospital. Whilst she was waiting for an oper- ation to take place. a small part was 'offered to her at the last moment in a London production. She was the success of the play. From that mom- ent she had never looked back. "What on earth is wrong with it, dear?" he rpersistcd. "I• can't see anything, not a line, •that you should not be proud of." 'She was beginning to -recover he•- se'lf. Her cheeks.• however, were 'still ivory white. Even her lips were al- most bloodless. "These -isn't anything," she fal- tered. "Forgive me, I nm just a lit- tle hysterical. Scr in;* it all down there made nee think of my struggles of those early days! It was 'hard work, Jermyn." "My dear!" hn ;aid consolingly. "You mustn't ! Thr<„ days are' al over and done with now, 1f' you think of them at. all. yeti should think of then with pride. You should be as proud of yourself as I arm of you to Chink that you fn'r.rht your way through ev'eryt'hing, alone and un - helped." "Is there another of those papers in the house?" she asked. He shook his head. "Not that I know of." CiH'AP'PF4R VI The last Page of the manuscript was turned. The 'ninon now was clear of the tree - tops, yellow and luminous in the midsomanet sky. A little breeze was rustling amongst the firs. a breeze which brought through the open French windows oc- casional wafts of spicy perfume from the.flower gardens. Sybil's eyes were glowing, but, she was very quiet. "It is wonderful," he whispered '"It is really wond•'r-ful, Jermyn. And yet, I am so s•o•ry " "S o r•ry ? " 'She wiped the tears from her eyes. "T am sorry for the wnm{an-for "Nora" -for the woman who will be myself." "She deceived her husband," he. said, a little sternly. ""Site lied to her friend." "But there was a reason," she re- minded hien eagerly. "She didn't do it for her own sake. Every evil thing sire „lid was to save another from suffering." "She broke her word," ,Jermyn re- marked calmly. "Thew isn't•any ex- cuse in •this world for a woman who deliberately breaks her word." "No excuse!" she repeated, her eyes still holding his. "None! Can't you see that what she did in that first act was like a• shy !8S1Ad+n !gj?� iMb til' • i$ 9 Yeito1 to ► 1au k><ua1�e ; i rt'>i nearly.<e1e'yerr eaele-n:'I She rise to her feet. 411 the. Xie and spirts of •a few hours ago ti3.ae ll ed to have gone. !Onee more the lttld' wrinlde was -there by bleu' eye. IS.1e seemed all the time to he thinking. A'Jernsyny" she •as'ked, "how long #II Lord. Lakenham 'going to stay borer' ";He is off to -'morrow or the nett day, I think," Jerniy'n replied, "un- less you have turned hie head com- plet. ly. You seem to have got ove your dislike of him," he added, smil- ing. "A very little more and I should have been, jealous." .She shieldered. "Jealous of Lord Lakenham. No, I don't think so, Je'rmysd Will you prdmhs'e me something?" "To -night, dear," he answered, "I will promise you. anything." 'yIf he wants to stay, don't let him. If you can get rid of him to -morrow, let him go." "You foolish child!'!' Jermyn • laugh- ed. t`I can't turn him out at a mom • ent's notice if he wants to stay. There isn't any pllausib1.e reason for it. But, if you make a point of it, 1'1l insist upon his clearing out the day afterwards. I don't think you need have any fear, though, There can't be anything for him to do here and he always needs a good deal of amusement." 'She looked behind at the illustrat- ed paper lying upon the table. "You don't think that anyone will come in here, Jennsyn?" she whisper- ed. "No one, dear," he answered. '`Now before we go out .I want you to give me one kiss, and then I am going to ask you just one 'question." . She held up her lips: "The question first?". she begged. He held her tightly. "There are never' going to be any secrets 'between.. us," he said softly, "never any secrets or the shadow of a secret. Why don't you want Lord Lakenham to see that paper?" s CHAPTER VII Jermyn entered the smoking room about half an hour later, and found Lakenham installed in •one easy chair with his feet upon another, a large • brandy -and -soda by his side, and a pipe of 'bull -dog pattern in his mouth, from !which he was emitting columns of smoke with an air of great satisfaction. "I say, Jermyn, is 'Miss Cluley bet- ter?" he asked anxiously. ' Jermyn nodded. He brought him- self a whisky and soda from the side- board •ancd-•-drew-up -an easy.eha-in toe. wards his guest. • • "Yes, she seems all right now-,". he announced. "It was just an ordinary fainting fit. I suppose she came down here really rather strung up. That seting night after night must be a -strain upon any one." • "Can't see how they do it," Laken - ham confessed. "Must be working on their nerves all the time. Queer thing, when you come to think of it, though, to go off in a faint like that without a moment's notice." • Jermyn was. looking grave and worried. .aft frightened me," -he admitted. "However, 'she seems quite all right now. I suppose it has been rather an exciting day for her, and just as we were leaving the study I asked her a question which seemed to up- set her a little. I ought to have left those sort of things alone -for to- day, at any rate." Lakenhalm looked thoughtfully at his pipe. "Yes, I daresay she's foand• it a bit exciting," he remarked_ "No doubt she gets plenty of offers of marriage, but we can guess th-e kind, of •peo.ile they dome from -.as a rule.- stage- struek boys, actors and hangers-on at the theatre -any One who come:; within the glamour; not to speak of the adventurers, who've got, an eye on her salary. I was a 'bit of a fool that way myself in my younger days but my, tendencies weren't matrimon- ial,fortnn tely. It's certainly a great \ day for iss Cluley."'- :Termyn turned his head 'slightly and regarded his guest with level eyebrows "I consider it also," he said slow- ly, "a great day for me. I ha:e the utmost respect and admiration for Miss Cluley, apart from the feelings which have prompted me to ask her to become my wife." 'Lakenham knocked the ashes from his pipe slowly. "You're a bit.too high-flown in your notions for me, Jerilyn," h: declar- ed. "Pee no doubt you know a gond deal more about the young lady than I do, hut if I were to become engag- ed to a young lady from the theatres who has had as much admiration as Miss Cluley. I shouldn't. start by ex- pecting too much. What I do say," he went on. his eyes becoming a shade hrighter, "is that she's the most fas- cinating little creature I ever saw in all my days. .lust the sort of girl to turn a man inside out. To -night at dinner -time she was irresistihle- simnly irresistible." IHe se:iued to have forgotten that fore three or feed o'clock, and the his pipe was already empty. ile went I beidige was too awful. Your doctor on tapping it, against the ash -tray was the only man who contd. play a by his side, with his eyes fixed upon 'card. and he didn't understand Auc- "T have knocked about a bit in self-denying person in the world to the carpet. tier. Really, I think I am the most Paris and Vienn.a, and d know New onr "si s : l? the is haunts a,? . have 'hnoeke(i Omit- a4:• o oOnSdentjaibr. awe. girls Iiiv'e 'flirted. with eV one of tl$e *MAW. AW. wa's ever hound, ;Nattp';ea me with hl^cfir like Wlonuen and sport have l' :hies. Yes, 'I can see�th of your lisps, but J ami Tate. It may seem to sort of confession, b Now somewhere lrac. in mq? rowers! there's • a little cell that• I Can't see into, and in that ,c 11 there'd a mem- ory, and the n .ci,ry has something to do with that -that faseinatisig lit- tle witch 'upstairs. All •day long I've been .struggling with it, struggling to remember. -The thing's. becoming almost a torture to .me. And this is the funny ,part of it, Jerennyn, since we are on the subject. She won't admit, it, she ..probably wouldn't ad- mit if., ren if you asked her; but she knows." . Jenmym walked across the room for a moment and stood at the open win- dow. The. moon now was alimlost ov- •er'head.' As she stood there, Jermyn was conscious of his first moment of actual depression. From his first meeting • with Sybil there had never been a single second when he had doubted her. He had been in those days absolutely without prejudice or preference. Hia intuition had start- ed him fairly. Surely his instinct was to be trusted for the rest? He. thought of her simple life, her care- ful avoidance of all the excesses and vulgarities into Which she wee' so continually teepted; her care for her sister, their devotion for one another. When he came 'back. into the room he was himself again. "Aynesw•orth," he said, "with ref= erenoe ,to that memory which you say is 'elu'djn•g. you, I should like you to understand something. You are a man of the world; I am not. 1 have asked Sybil Cluley to be my wife, add having done that I have placed everything I have to offer of myself and my life and my honour in her hands. These things are not affect- ed by circumstances. Do you follow nue ? "" "No, I'm hanged if..I do!" Laken - ham replied, striking a match and lighting his second pipe. "You've asked her to marry yea all right, but if you were to find out that she was " He shrank suddenly'back in his place. The word's, which he had been about to ttse-"carelesly enough eeem'=- ed choked in his throat. The fire in Jernryn'.s eyes was like the flash -of a rapier. . "Forgive me," Jermyn interrupted quietly. "You had better let me fin- ish:• • You say yourself that -I, am a crank. Perhaps in worldly things I am to same extent. Yet I would like you to understand this. I decline to hear anything which you may ^'eniem- ber•concerning Miss Cluley. I decline to hear anything whatever about her except from her own lips, and from her own lips I have heard all that I choose to know. Ik that clear?" (Lakenham, whose pipe was now going to his satisfaction, nodded with a subdued air of compassion. "Yes, that's all right, Jerrnyri," he declared. "Lord love you, we're all made differently, aren't we? . The only trouble is that I seem • to be made to 'fit ieto this world, out- the Lord knows where you'd find one to .suit your notions!" Jenmyn smiled as he rose to his feet and threw away th.s end of his cigarette. "My dear fellow," ' he said, "half the people you pass by in the world are living somewhere in a little gar- den, or a wilderness, perhaps, of their own making. We can see no more than they care to show us of their live. We may think that they are pressing on side by side with you or with me. They aren't really. We needn't. you know. unless we like, Good -night! I'll leave you to finish your pipe." "Good.'night, old fellow."; Laken - ham answered with a sigh. "God bless my soul!" he added to himself as the door closed. Jermyn found Lucille with her foot upon the stairs, looking dou;tfully at the clock. "Of course. these hours of yours. my dear host.," she protested, "are too awful!" "What on earth are you grumbling at?" Jermyn replied, smiling. "It's midnight and you've had four rub- bers of bridge." He had paused] by her side. She moved a little nearer to him, as though 'by accident. Her eyes and lips were veryeclose to his. In his present stat. he was, of course, al- most hopeless, hut she was a past mistress in the small subtleties of her sex and she had great faith in prop- inquity. She knew, also, that she was beautiful. "You dear. primitive person." she whispered. "I hate to go to bed he - 't• #ries: Jerrnyie,•• n my het, Tittle .curl mle-lst,, atr any'. ou'an e it's the truth, 'I'M ..t,t•.!.• • ;.E++r,eteT artPajl m. .., r' .. .. , $4';/:; �rr'u�field .i.r. iFlRAlt'!nJl"d" Clinton .,.1..N,. rr?rwr"e. Lpnd.4s�boro .... ! r r t ti a a. ?myth • '.,..i..... iris. .r • Belgrave , p;•1•.1 Wfngham Goderich Clinton Seaforth Dublin Mitchell C. N. R. East. Dublin . t, Seaforth Clinton Goderich West. AM. 6.45 2.30'., 7.08 3.00' 7.22 31$ 7.33 18:31.. 7.42 8,48 11.19 .9.32 11.34 WI5, 11.50 9.09 12.10 10.25 C. P. R. TIME TABLE East. Goderich Menset McGaw .Auburn Blyth Walton McNaught Toronto ' Toronto McNaught Walton Blyth Auburn McGaw York," he continued, talking as though half to himself, "hut T never in the course of all my days saw a more charming. a more fascinating little ohject than ,she was to -night, with her quaintiittle grace and that smile and her exquisite figure. She has all the Eve tricks, you know, .Jermyn." Jermyn stiff ned perceptibly. "I find Miss •('luley exceedingly na- turd " he .said. "That. to my mind, is' one of her chief charms. Py -the - bye. Ayneavorth,• you are about so min London, and u aStich She delibeately ince a page out a uch point of icing n figureyominke theatri- amd thrust it into the bosom of her cal society that. I rather wot•dor you gown. 'ever mot her." "I don't want people to read this and make fun of me," she said. "Keep the rest of it here. Don't let any - "1 rather ' wonder `at it myself." T.akenham1assented, "If 1 had only known -hi k there. it's ton late now. one see 'it." Yon see, sire w•as never to he tnet "No one wil} cone in here, dear." w-ith at. the musical comedy dances he promised. "Of course, I think you no those sort of shows. T think she are a foolish little girl. I should be knows her value, that young lady." ,eery proud of that biography, if I "Luelle was talking to me for a were you. Now don't let's think any moment," Jermyn continued, "after West. Menset Goderich A.M. 5.50 5.55 6.04 6.11 6.25 6.40 6.52 10.25 A.M. 7.40 11.48 -. 12.01 12i2 12.23 12.34 12.41 12.46 do this for you -for many reasons!' .'Jermyn vas a trifle uncomfortable without knowing was very nice of you to come, Lucille'," he said. "'Still, you propos- ed it yourself, didn't you, and some - low or other I always see= to rely upon you if I want anyone to do me a kindness." " She looked at him with a little pet- ulant frown. "My dear boy," she exclaimed, "you do ask such strange Rinds -leases! Now something elderly, with a cat and a dead husiband and cameo ornaments? would have done just as well as I." "But 1 don't knew anything of that sort," he objected. "Besides you wanted to come for a• few days." ' "I wanted to come, it is true," she admitted, "but not exactly under these conditions. Harrod's .or Wlute- ley's would have supplied exactly what you wanted. Really, I feel that I am wasted, besides being,,quite un- necessary, I am sure. Your beauti- ful Miss Cluley if the soul of pro- priety, isn't she, and you always say that your life is direeted'without any regard to other people's opinions." "There are certain: conventions," he replied, "which one owes it to one's future wife to observe." 'S'he yawned. • "Every now and then, Jerilyn," she declared, "you make me 'wonder why you are not a worse prig than you are. In •any case it's too late for a discussion of this sort. If you were really grateful, really conscious of your responsibilities as my host, you v ot.ldl do your best to entertain me. for en hour -sit with me in the gar- den. perhaps. and tell me about yuur new play -No? Well, then I shall go in and make poor Ayneswer`h en- tertain me for a few minutes. I can't think of a 'more satisfactory way of e'.''ting sleepy than to listen to him. tall.." "You'll find him in- •the "smoke - room in a typical attitude," Jermyn rema rked, smiling. "Gon i -night, Lucille!" He raised her hand to his lips -- their old form of salute. The fn- gers were very cold and she leaned ;.,>* n little towards him. re:rt. was a time," she ee --- He laughed. "Don't flirt with me, please, Lucille," he begged. moving up the stairs. "I am in far too susceptible a frame of mind " She stood with one foot upon the '-'ntton stair, her hand upon the ban- isters, watching i,rm ascend. He ;Ia.F- ed out of sight without turning his beefl Then very slowly she crossed 'lir hall once m. he and entered the •,r,•- king -room. (Continued next week.) whisper - DEBTS COLLECTED We collect Notes, Accounts, Wages, anywhere. Our success will astonish you; we seldom fail. If we do, it costs you nothing. You take no risk. You can't lose. Act now! Send in your debts to -day, big or small, old or new; we will surprise you with results. Clip for future reference. Do it' now. NO COLLECTION -NO CHARGE. UNITED CREDIT MEN OF CANADA Branches Everywhere OWEN SOUND BRANCH, P. O. BOX 22. Ake