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By ,MRS. C. S. PEEL
(Continued from last week)
"Qh, dear! Oh, dear!" mourned
the poor Ching. "You must try not
mind, dear Ivor -you must make
allowances -I fear poor Jean has
been most -most -difficult, b u t
gtoasibly there are - reasons -I mean
her health-" health?" ealtih?" repeated Ivor
stupidly.
"%1112 boy," cried: his motherin-
law impatiently -the events of the
night were beginning to affect her
temper -"did. it never occur to you
(that your wife might have a child?"
•
The grey light of early morning
found Ivor still sitting in tate large
leather chair. The coming of the
child meant very much to him, and
his heart was filled with renewed
,I; tenderness for the young fragile
girl who must bear his child.
The pains of childbirth!
Such words lightly heard had
never before conveyed much mean-
ing to him -but now!
And, then unbidden, unwonted,
came thoughts of the other wo-
man, that other child.
Next day Ivor went up to town.
The lodging -house • in St. John's
Wood was stilly a lodging -house. Of
LEGAL
McCONNELL & HAYS
Barristers, Solicitors, Etc.
PATRICK D. McCONNELL
H. GLENN HAYS
County Crown Attorney
SEAFORTH, ONT.
Telephone 174
A. W. SILLERY
Barrister, Solicitor, Etc.
Phone 173, Seaforth
SF.AFORTH - ONTARIO
MEDICAL
SEAFORTH CLINIC
E. A. McMASTER, B.A., M.D.
Internist
P. L BRADY, M.D.
Surgeon
Office Hours: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
daily, except Wednesday and Sun-
day.
EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday only, 7 - 9 p.m.
Appointments made in advance
are desirable.
JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE
Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-J
Seaforth
M. W. STAPLETON, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat
Phone 90 - Seaforth
its ,previous owners he could fear
nothing, except from a neighbour
Ing butcher the feet that the ma
was dead' and that• the woman he
disappeared', in debt to most o
the shops near by.
"She owed me a matter of thre
pun ten, sir," the portly Brea.
man continued.. "I'll never see i
nor her again."
CHAPTER IX
Anthea Hamlin Selincourt was
nearly three years old when h
twin brothers made their appear
ance. The nurserymaid, after th
manner of her kind, did not fail to
assure her, "You'll not be wanted
now, that there's two, baby boys
You'll take second place, you'i
see."
Thea -she had never been called
"Baby" -looked at Jane out of her
ba; utiful grey eyes, drew down her
dark brows and scowled. She did
sot like Jane; she did not like
Nurse; she did not like her
mother. The only friends which
she then possessed were Aunt An-
thea, Mrs. Blankhasset, a lame car-
roty -haired garden boy called Jos-
eph, and old John, once soldier -
servant to Captain Selincourt, now
coachman and family friend.
Thea was conducted by Nurse to
the room in which 'the babies lay
watched over by a large starched
rustling person, who gushed over
the pink objects and informed Thea
that she was her Mamma's Nana.
"Kiss your little brothers," sug-
gested Nurse Hong.
Thea looked at Mrs. Hore. She
was thinking: "I Ander if she
slaps Mamma," and in her heart
she sincerely -hoped that this large
Nana did slap Mamma. Thea would
have liked to see the deed done.
She then turned her attention to
the babies. Their appearance dis-
gusted her; she scowled again, and
shook her red head at the renew-
ed suggestions of the nurses- that
she should kiss her dear little
brothers.
"She's the most unnatural child
-there ever was," said the nurse to
Mrs. Hore, and the twins -begin-
ning to howl simultaneously the
interview ended.
By the time that the little boys
were a year old Thea still disliked
them. They interfered with her
plans to a preposterous extent.
Wihen Thea wished to sing, she
must not make a noise because her
little brothers were asleep. Her
most treasured possessions were
s ate:hed up in order to attract the
attention of these hateful babies.
She must walk up and down the
dull drive or along the road be-
cause the perambulator could not
be pushed over the field -paths. She
must give up to her little brothers.
The little brothers were large
pink -and -white torpid. children ' of
the order whom nurses adore, and
in consequence Thea, with her pas-
sionate, nervous nature, her scowl -
ng face in its frame of brilliant
red hair, was more out in the cold
than ever. Her irritable ' nerves
were parred by the constant noise,
and bustle that went on in the I
three large, bare, clean nurseries,
which were inhabited by the three
hildren and by their three attend-
ants. Nurse, the all-powerful, who
ordered and directed; Jane, .who
carried out directions; and Anne,
who scrubbed and swept, and set 1
and cleared away the meals.
Thea disliked, Anne the Least of
the trio, but Jane, who slept in her
room, she hated. Jane, a sharp
and not altogether an unkindly*
girl, resented her hatred, and re-
taliated whenever opportunity piie-
ented by teasing and worrying the
tenable child.
No matter how early she awoke,
Thea had to lie quiet, until eight
o'clock, when she was ordered -to
eat a .banana or half an apple;
hen washed and dressed she was
taken to Nurse to be inspected and
to have her hair ribbon tied.. Ac-
cording to Nurse no one but her-
self could be trusted to tie hair
ribbons,
At half -past eight breakfast ar-
rived, and while the nurses feasted
on bacon and eggs, kippers, had-
docks or sausages, Thea was fed
on bread and milk, which she loath-
ed. The slimy peppy feeling of
the pieces of bread soaked in the
hot milk made her feel sick; but
if bread and milk was not eaten,
neither egg, nor jam, nor fruit fol-
lowed.
And the tragedy was that, after
the bread and milk, there was left
so little desire for the egg or piece
of bacon! It seemed to Thea, an
unalterable rule -of the universe
that you should never be allowed
what you wanted at the time when
you wanted it. After breakfast
Thea learnt her letters for fifteen,
minutes with Nurse; then came
more dressing and the walk. The
nursery dinner was at one, and
while Thea ate chicken or a slice
of "good plain meat," stewed fruit
ek 411ilk zkad tl}e o '
bled Jana' -tart; qr freAQie iX, or,
cheese to which APT added L$s•.
cinatfng thIPPa ualle4, pickles -_Q i
Cif . a "`tat a "Sitifdre`. gl uss jsr;;
.Atter diluter Thea -Was seat fp
bed in adarlse'ned. room •t9 rest.
Then estate a walk, tea, more dress-
ing, a visit. to the drawing -room,
bed, and ail theterrors of the
night.
Sometitnea there were rad -letter
days when. the children were tak-
• en to the Cottage, or when Aunt
Anthea add Cousin Emily drove ov-
a er in the green brougham with the
d roan horse, and taciturn old Hor-
f rocks, the coachman. ,Aunt An-
thee,
nthea in her bonnet with its mare
e ! bout tuft, her eyeglass held drntly
sY in her eye, in winter clad in her
t sealskin jacket, in summer in a
mantle of silk and lace, invariab-
ly carried a green bag in which
was a store of pink -and -white aug-
er ar almonds.
- The feeling of Aunt Anthea,
e when she kissed you and you cud-
dled to her and she 'put a sugar
almond which smelt faintly of
. Russia leather into a ready little
1 hand, was extraordinarily pleasing.
Thea accepted her fate as very
young children do, and lived as
best she might, unl,�nowieg that
she was the victim of her mother's
nervous misery, and of the ignor-
ant conventional regime, described
as "the proper way to bring up
children" of her "experienced"
nurse, "Church of England, and
accustomed to take entire charge."
But if little Thea's life was trag-
ic the life of her father and her
mother was no less so.
"A beautiful place, youth, money,
three dear little children, every-
thing they can want" -so said the
neighbors, and Ivor looked at his
beautiful wife, at .his house, and
broad acres, and at his children,
and knew that he had gone out in
quest of the -inner things which
made life worth living, and had
returned With his hands empty.
Furthermore, his religion, his up-
bringing, the conventions of his
class forbade any hope of relief.
He had made his bed and. on that
bed he must lie.
By the time little Thea was four
years old her father and her
mother were living apart, and the
parting was made all the more dif-
ficult by the fact that, for the sake
of convention, they inhabited the
same house and outwardly lived the
lives of normal married persons.
Jean had done her best: she had
listened to the advice of her
mother, and had realized that Lady
Hanover's words - were probably
true. She had determined to do
her duty, and had prayed piteously
for strength, for help to live her
new Life rightly, but nevertheless
in the months before Thea's birth
she had suffered acutely. When
the ugly red-headed babe was laid
in her arms she turned away her
head with an involuntary shudder.
To Jean, motherhood was an in-
dignity; wifehood a shame.
No prayers, no wise advice, could
metamorphose this cold girl into
the loving, glowing piece of hu-
manity for which Ivor craved; at
best they made of her a submis-
sive, enduring slave. As a married
woman and the mistress of a large
household, Jean of necessity learn-
ed much that before had been hid-
den, and what she learned depress-
ed and disgusted her. Imagination
and sympathy were lacking.
Brought face to face with sin, she
saw but the sin, and with the sin-
ners, driven by the forces of na-
ture or the miseries of an unnatur-
al life, she could • feel no fellow-
ship.
Men now seemed to Jean Scarce-
ly more. than animals; she had no
understanding of their natures,
their temptations. Her nerves be-
gan to fail under the strain of her
Life, her mental poise ,became up-
set. She exaggerated the share
which sex must play in life, and
day by day felt for her husband a
greater repugnance.
The very Iook of him, the smell
of his cigars, the feel of his rough
tweed coat, the touch of his shaven
cheek against hers . repulsed her.
She felt that she could scream at
his touch, that if she did not move
from his side she would lose con-
trol of 'herself, would spring at
him, beating him away, shrieking
out her horror of his nearness.
And after such an incident she
would rush to her room, or to the
little church, and pray for forgive-
ness, for help, for comfort.
After the birth of the twins, Ivor
felt hopeless that his relations
with his wife could be adjusted.
Married life was impossible. He
became morbid and irritable, at
one moment still loving and desir-
ing the beautiful girl he had mar-
ried, at another feeling that he
would be thankful never to see her
again.
(Continued Next Week)
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in 1VIedicine, University
of Toronto.
Late assistant New York OPthal-
auei and Aural Institute, Moore -
field's Eye and Golden Square
Throat Hospital, London, Eng. At c
COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Seaforth.
53 Waterloo St. South, Stratford.
JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 110 - Hensall-
DR. J. A. MacLEAN
- Physician and Surgeon
Phone 134 - Hensall
OPTOMETRIST'
M. ROSS SAVAUGE
,... Optonfetrist
Eyes examined and glasses fit-
ted. Oculists' prescriptions accur-
ately filled. Phone 194, Evenings t
1204 Seaforth.
VETERINARY
J, ,O. TURNBULL, D.V.M., V.S.
Main Street - Seaforth
PHONE 105
AUCTIONEERS
HAROLD JACKSON
Specialist in Farm and House-
hold Sales.
Licensed in Huron and Perth
Counties. Prices reasonable; sat-
isfaction guaranteed.
For information, etc., write or
phone HAROLD JACKSON, 14 on
661, Seaforth; R.R. 4, Seaforth,
-EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer
Correspondence promptly answer-
ed. Immediate arrangements can
be made for sale dates by phoning
203, Clinton. Charges moderate and
satie•faction guaranteed.
JOSEPH L. RYAN
Specialist in farm stock and im-
plements and household effects.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Licensed
In Huron and Perth Counties.
For particulars and open dates,
write or phone JOSEPH L. RYAN,
RR. 1, Dublin, Phone 40 r 6,
Dublin. 4217x52
C.N.R. TIME TABLE
GOING EAST
(Morning)
(loderieh (leave)
Seaforth
Stratford (arrive
(Afternoon)
Goderleh (leave)
Seaforth
Stratford (arrive)
GOING WEST
(Morning)
Stratford (leave)
A.M.
5.40
6.20
7.16
P.M.
3.00
3.46
4.40
Qeatorth
1[EoderIeb, (arrive)
(Afternoon)
(leave)
A.M.
10.45
11.36
12.20
P.M.
9.35
10.21
11.00
St`_ 9 Ort tb (arrive)
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Spuds For Health
Potatoes are plentiful this spring
and prices and quality are both
attractive. 'This is good news for
the homemaker who is aware of
the excellent nutritional value of
this food. Potatoes are superior to
either spaghetti or rice in iron and
vitamin content and their regular
use in family meals adds up to a
better diet for everyone.
• Last week the Dominion Government an-
nounced that under the National health Plan a
Federal grant of $72,000 was awarded to one of
the Provinces to extend control of Venereal
Disease.
0 At a panel discussion in the College of Education, con-
ducted by the Health League of Canada, Dr. W. K. Fenton
pointed out that 80% of V.D. cases were infected WHILE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
In one year there were over 45,000 cases in
Canada.
THESE ARE FACTS THE LIQUOR
ADVERTISEMENTS NEVER MENTION
Sponsored by Huron County Temperance
Federation in the interest of Community Welfare
- . i<7Ci 411,4, Ta Ie%14 is
agent $unflay With Mr
+ea
Leslie Wcltexsat Borzl'btil1
Miss Grape McP4A i, of Mylan%
spent last Week with. Mrs f.+
gert.
A noug those who Were At ,ate.
hens of Mr, and Mrs. Wt m, Ioggy
o n their sale clay were: Mr.".411,4
Mrs, Louis .Hoegy and family,, of
Galt; Mr. and Itdrs. John Keebnie,
of 'M•ttcheell; Mr. Geo. Hoegy And
• Re;ele, of Grey: Mr,; and. Mrs,
Will Gross, of Blyth; Mr. and, Mire:
Alex Stoskopf, Mr. and Mrs. Wes',
Fisher and Mises' Viola and Mi rr
iel Fisher, of Fullerton; Mr. and,
Mrs. Gordon Muegge, of 'Seaforth;
Mr. and Mrs,. Fred Ewald, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Young, of Elkton.
The ladies of the Evangelical
Church, McKillop, desire to ex-
press their gratitude to those who
so willingly assisted in their booth.'
at the Wm. Hoegy sale, and to.
those who assisted by' their dona-
tions.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Franks, of Pres-
ton, were recent visitors with Mr.
and. Mrs. Wm. Koehler.
Miss Laura Jackson, of Seaforth,
was .a visitor on Friday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rock.
ZION
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd. Barker had
as their guests on Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Williams and Shar-
on, Burford; Mr. and Mrs. Lawr-
ence Barker and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Barker and Terry. Mr:-
and
r:and 'Mrs. Barker spent the past
week with their daughter, who re-
turned home with them.
'Members and friends of Zion W.
A. gathered at the home of Mrs.
Albert Roney and Mrs. Charles
Roney for the April meeting last
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Glenn
Pepper, the president, presided,
with Mrs. Gar Smith reading the
Scripture lesson. Mrs. Earl Bark-
er gave a reading on. April; Mrs.
Morley Lannin gave a reading;
Gladys Robinson played an instru-
mental, and Mrs. Daynardi gave a
talk on birds, which was enjoyed
by all. Two quilts were quilted
during the afternoon. The hostess-
es served a delicious lunch, assist-
ed by their helpers:
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.,.. for making ng alum numi
RA It may sound strange, but it's a fact:
Every thing you see made of aluminuu't was "made WWI
raindrops -even the bus for which you scurry to
escape the rain!
It's like this: Rain falls on high land in our north
country. It runs down as rivulets and creeks..It
becomes tumbling rivers. By trapping it behind dams,
and guiding it through powerhouses, Alcan develops
electricity -and. uses it to make aluminum.
Smelting aluminum eats up vast quantities of
electricity. Enough goes into making a single ton to
light your house for fifteen years!
Today Alcanis prospecting for still more waterpower
because Canada needs more aluminum for use at home
and to sell abroad.
RAIN MEANS DOLLARS FOR CANADIANS:
• Alcan jobs for 15,000 Canadians
• Alcan pay envelopes holding
$35,000,000 a year
• Alcan aluminum for more than
1,000 independent Canadian
manufacturers - some 50,000
more jobs.
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