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PAGE SIX * OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1922 "" North of Fifty-Three " i CHAPTED I~--Coniintied But Mr. Bush took her breath away at a time and in a manner to- tally unexpected. He finished dic- tating a batch letters one after- noon, and sat tapping on his desk with a pencil, Hazel waited a sec- ond or two, expecting him to con- tinue, her eyes on her notes, and at the unbroken silence she 'looked up, to find him staring fixedly at her. There was no mistaking the expres. sion on his face. Hazel flushed and shrank back involuntarily, She had hoped to avoid that, It could not be. anything but unpleasant. She had. small chance to indulge in reflection, for at her first self- conscious move he reached swiftly and caught her hand, "Hazel," he said bluntly, you hwarey me?" Mis: eir gasped. Coming, with- out warning, it dumfounded her. And while her first natural impulse was to answer a blunt "No." she was flustered, and she took refuge behind a show of dignity. "Mr. Bush!' she protested, tried to release her hand. But Mr. Bush had no intention of allowing her to do that, "I'm in deadly earnest," he said. fI've loved you ever since that Sun- day I saw you in the park feeding the swans, I want you to be my wife. WHI yon?' "I'm awfully sorfy," Hazel stam- mered, She was jnst the least bit frightened. "Why you're--" The thing that was uppermost in her mind, and what she came near say- ing, was: "You're old enough to be my father." And beside him there instantly flashed a vision of Jack Barrow. Of course it was absurd -- even though she appreciated the honor. But she did not finish the sentence that way. *'1 don't--oh, it's simply impossible. I couldn't think of such a thing." "Why not?" he asked. "I love you. You know that--youn can see it, can't you?" He leaned a little nearer, and foreed her to meet his gaze. "1 can make you happy; | can make you love me. [ can give you all that a woman could ask." "Yes, but--"" He interrupted her quickly. *'Per- haps I've surprised and confused you by my impulsiveness," he con- tinued. "But I've had no chance to meet you socially. Perhaps right now you don't feel as I do, but I can teach you to feel that way. I can give you everything--money, social position, everything that's worth having--and love, I'm not an emp- ty-headed boy. I can make you love me." "You couldn't," Hazel answered flatly. There was a note of domi- nance in that last statement that jarred on her. - Mr. Bush was too sure of his powers. "And I have no desire to experiment with my feel- ings as you suggest--not for all the "will and 3 ty' BERTRAND W. SINCLAIR "Exactly, I'ts the only thing to do under the circumstances." 'Give me a chance to show you that I can make you happy," he pleaded. Don't leave. Stay here where I can at least see you and speak to you. 1 'won't annoy you. And you can't tell, After you get over this surprise you might find youself liking me better," "That's just the trouble," Hazel pointed out. "If I were here yon woul he bringing this subject up in spite of yourself. And that can only cause pain. I can't stay." er that," he said; and a peculiar-- an ugly--light crept into his eyes, "unless you desire to lay yourself open to being the most-talked of young woman in this town, where you were horn, where all your friends live." "That sounds like a threat, Bush. What do you mean I mean just what 1 say. [ will admit that mine is perhaps, a selfish Dyssin sion. If you insist on making me ffer, 1 shall do as much for you. There are two characteristics of mine which may not have come to your attention; I never stop strug- gling for what I want, And I never forgive or forget an injury or an in- sult, If you drive me to it, you will find yourself drawing the finger of gossip. Also, you will find yourseif unable to . secure a position in Granville... Also, you may find your- self losing the--er--regard of this --ah--fortunate individual upon whom you have bestowed your af- fections; but you'll neyer lose mine," he burst out wildly. "When you get done putting your head against the wall that will mysteri- ously rise in your way. I'll be wait- ing for you. That's how 1 love. I've never failed in anything I ever un- dertook, and I don't care how 1 fight, fair or foul, so that I win." "This isn't the fifteenth century," Hazel let her indignation flare, "and I'm not at all afraid of amy of the things you mention, Even of I were not engaged, I'd never think of mar- rying a man old enough to be my father--a man whose years haven't given him a sense of either dignity or decency. Wealth and social posi- tion don't modify gray hairs and ad- vancing age. Your threats are an insult. This isn't the stone age. Even if it were," she concluded cut- tingly, "vou'd stand a poor chance of winning a woman against a- man like--well--"" she shrugged her shoulders. but she was thinking of Jack Barrow's broad shoulders, and the easy way he went up a flight of stairs, three steps at a time. "Well, any young man." With that thrust, Miss Hazel Weir turned to the rack where hung her hat and coat. Bush caught her byfthe shoulders before she took a second step. "Gray hairs and advancing age!" he said. "So I strike you as ap- Mr, wealth and social position in the world. I would have to love 2 man to think of marrying him--and I do. But you aren't the man. I appreeci- ate the compliment of your offer and I'm sorry to hurt you, but I can't marry you." His face clouded. gaged?" "Yes." He got up and stood over her. "To some self-centered cub--some puny egotist in his twenties, who'll make you a slave to his needs and whims and discard you.for another woman when you've worn out your youth and beauty," he cried. "But you won't marry him. I won't let you!" Miss Weir rose. "I think I shall go home," she said steadily. "You shall do nothing of the sort! There is no sense in your run- ning away from me and giving rise to gossip--which will hurt yourself only." "I am not running away, but I can't stay here and listen to such things from you. It's impossible, under the circumstances, for me to continue working here, so I may as well go now." Bush stepped past her and snap- ped the latch on the office door, "I shan't permit it," he said passionate- ly. "Girl, you don't seem to realize what this means to me. [I want you --and I'm going to have you!" "Please don't be melodramatic, Mr. Bush." "Melodramatic! If drama for a man to show a little genuine feeling, I'm - guilty. But I was never more in earmest in my lite. 1 want a chance to win you. I value you above any woman I have ever met. Most women that--* "Most women would jump at the chamee," Hazel jnterrupted. "Well, "in not most women. 1 simply don't care for you as you would want me to, and I'm wery sure I mpever would. And, seeing that you do feel that way, it's better that we shouldnt be, thrown together as we are here. That's why I'm going." "That is to say, you'll resign be- cause I've told you I care for you and proposed marriage?" he remark- ed. Sun iid Wind tng Ont iy spss Remove Easily Mon 2 chanes. Mie "You are en- it is melo- 3 it will not cost you a penny uniess it removes the freckles; while if it does give you a clear complexion the ex-|. pense is trifling. Simply : double st and a Yew applications should show you how easy it is to rid yourself of ful complexion. : one ounce needed for the worst case. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double stremgth Othine as this strength is sold under guarantee of money back #f if fails to: demove freckles. proaching senility, do I? I'll show you whether I'm the worn-out speci- men you seem to think I am. Do you think I'll give you up just be- cause I've made you angry? Why, I love you the more for it; it only makes me the morqufietermined to win vou." "You can't. I dislike you more every second. Take your hands off me, please. Be a gentleman--if you can." For answer he caught her up close to him, and theré was no sign of de- SHILOH STOPS ¢ THAT COUGH no hesitatic I AE me roots, so safe and sure for all CELERY KING drives away Severish colds, headaches and skin eruptions. Brew it. yourself, costs only a few cents. and "1 think you had better reconsid- | cadent force in the grip of his arms, He kissed her; and Hazel, in blind rage, freed one arm, and struck at him man fashion, her hand doubled fnto a smal] fist, By the grace of chance, the blow landed on his nose. There was force enough behind it to draw blood. He Stood back and fumbled for his handkerchief, Some- laa; sounded like an oath escaped m, Hazel stared, aghast, astounded, She was not at all sorry; she was perhaps a trifle ashamed. But the humor of the thing appealed to her most strongly of all, In spite of her- self, she smiled as she reached once more for her hat. And this time My. Bush did net attempt to restrain er. She breather a sigh of relief when she had gained the street, and she did not In the least care if her de- parture during business hours excit- ed any curiosity in the main office. Moreover, she was doubly glad to be away from Bush. "He looked perfectly devilish," she told herself. "My, I loathe that man, He is dangerous, Marry him? The ideal" She knew that she must have cut him deeply in a man's tenderest spot--his self-esteem. But just how well she had gauged the look and possibilities of Mr. Andrew Bush, Hazel scarcely realized. "I won't tell Jack," she reflected. '*He'd probably want to thrash him, And that would stir up a lot of hor- rid talk. Dear me, that's one expe- rience I don't waht repeated. I won- der if he made court to his first wife in that high-handed, love-me-or-I'll- beat-you-to-death fashion?" She laughed when she caught her- self scrubbing vigorously with her handkerchief at the place where his lips had touched her cheek. She was primitive enough in"her instincts to feel a trifie glad of having retaliated in what her training cempelled her to consider a "perfectly hoydenish' manner, But she could not deny that it had proved wonderfully ef- fective, - TO BE CONTINUED Oshawa (Continued from page 5) Twigg was safe when Hills muffed his grounder; Evans sacrificed him to second; Rowden was safe when his grounder got away {rom Me- Neill, Twigg scoring and Rowden getting arcund to third; the latter scofed on Saunders each of the second, third and fourth frames a runner was on base but in the fifth the side went out in order. Heavy Hitters The fielding of the Oshawa infield and Gallagher's pitching were the features of the afternoon but one other thing caught the attention of the spectators and that was the hit- ting powers of the entire line-up The batting order was well arranged and there was apparentiy not a weak spot to be found. The team will bear watching this season and local admirers have many treats in store for them when Belleville, Peterboro, Cobourg and Lindsay make their ap- Sd 8' sacrifice an Fair was thrown out at first. | pearance at Alexandra Park. Secur- ing thirteen hits, eleven runs and holding their fans expressed their pleasure and appreciation as well of their work. Peterboro on Saturday By winning yesterday's game Osh- awa are now at the five hundred mark, on even terms with Leaside, Lindsay. with Belleville and Co- bourg in the lead, On Satur day Oshawa will visit Jake Solo- mon's Petes in ihe Liftlock City and the game is the talk of both the lo- cal and Peterboro fans, With ideal weather a new record is likely to he set up at Riverside Park, for the chance to see a pitching duel be- tween Gallagher Ara ~al_Hockman. who let the Greybirds own with one hit last Saturday, has the fans on edge. Many Oshawa fans will nd] doubt be found among the hig_growd and a sensational game may ex- pected. Should Bert Booth's follows ers pull out a victory they will be well up near the top and be in fine trim to meet George Peacock and his Athletics on Wednesday. The box score: Port Hope |] 0 0 0 0 Rowden, 2h Hills, 1b McNeill, 3b . Hall, c¢ . R. Chalk, 0 Friar, rf or 0 Teepell, 8s .. ..: : 2 Fair, cf 0 0 Dedr, p 1 Boyd, p 0 *Chalk : **McDonald 0 0 0 0 Totals ...... 33 32415 3 *Batted for Friar in the ninth, ** Batted for Fair in the ninth. Oshawa AB R 2 1 -- 0 1 8 2 Twigg, 3b Evans, ¢ .. ... Rowden, 2b Saunders, 1b Fair, ss tar Gallagher, p .. Belding, ef Dobson, If .. Legge, rf *Wilson we A 2 3 1 ) 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 See 4 0 0 0 0 OS Bk TTY IY OY DO DO TD 32711 4 * Batted for¥.egge in the eighth, Score by innings: Port Hope 00000D000OD0-- 0 Oshawa 2000005 4x--11 Batteries: Dear, Boyd and Hall; Gallagher and Evans. Summary: Three base hit, Evans; sacrifice hits, Evans, Saunders, Beld- int, Rowden, W. Fair, R. Fair; don- ble play, MeNeill to Hill; struck out, by Gallagher 7, by Dear 1; bates on balls, off Gallagher 2 Dear 3, off Boyd 1; wild pitch, Dear 2; passed ball, Hall 2. Umpires: Gloster, at the plate; Boundy, on the bases. of Toronto, of Toronto, Father is Right Fay--Do you like winter sports? 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Both officials were called npon to make some close de- cisions, Johnnie Evans celebrated' his en- try into: the Central Ontario League by hammering out two singles and a three bagger in five attempts, while his teammates helped themselves to sfone or two each, \ The game at Peterboro on Satur- day promises to be a pitcher's battle between Heckman and Gallagher, with the same line-up as presented Wednesday the strength of the Osh- awa team could not he improved up- on. McNeil, who played at short for Port Hope looked to be the best in the field for the visitors. He comes from {Kingston Athletics as also does Hall, their catcher, and Teepell, an out (flelder. Port Hope will need to do something in the pitching line if they jare going to stay in the race this year, both Port Hope's twirlers were {easy for Oshawa batters, i tds ovr LATE FOR A SMILE | Lots of people in this jolly old world of ours think that they are not having any fun at all unless they stay out late at night. 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