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PAGE EIGHT ' 'THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930 SN ---- fhe Eiory Thus Var: Margaret Yorke, a New Yotk gir) is companion to Mrs. Cutting, In California, and governess to Mra. Cutting's small, adopted son, Jim, Stanley Crittenden, Mrs. Cuttings nephew, Is muck atirscted to Mirgpret. Mrs, Cutting tells Mar- garet that Mrs. Cuyler Theo- bald of New York, the former Shirley Wilson, and once Stan- ley's flances, is coming back to ge. a divorce. At the mention of Cuyler Theobald's name, Mar saret t ns paie Stanley takes the pews about Shire ley calmly, He and Margar- e: find themselves, falling in Jove Shirley meets Margaret and questions her about Stan. She tries to find out from Margaret Hans attitude on Mrs, Cuttings adoption of the child. She meets $25 and has a talk with bim and for the first time recog- nizes that Margaret Yorke is her r.vél in securing Stan's sffec- tions, Shirley Invites Stan to spend an evening with her. The next day be telephones his sunt that he is bringing Shirley to Uplands, Ehiriey makes herself very agreeable. They go to a party at Pebble Beach. On his return, Stan tells bis aunt that Shirley has about made up her mind to accept him. Mrs, Cut. ting dies, Margaret de cides to take Jim and live at the ranch. Stan goes to the ranch and Margaret tells him Jim is lier son. Shirley comies to the Zarm for the week-end and rve~ ceives a telegram that Cuyler Ihneobald, her recently divorced husband is dangerously fll. Mar. saret faints upon hearing 'he news. Stanley and Margaret realize that they are in love, Shirley decides to roturn to New York to ses Cuyler in the hopes of inheriting some of his fore tune. She e3zacts a promise from Stan pot to ses Margaret during her absence, However, Stanley cannot resist the tempta- tion to go to the ranch. He finds Margaret in a state of de~ pression, She informs Stan that she and Jim are going away from the r bh. Stan takes them into town the next morn. g Shortly after he !s in his ¢ he receives a telegram from ley announcing she and Cuy- have been remarried. Shirley turns to California and meets Margaret and Sta n a restaurs ant, She invites herself to the farm, She finds Stan and Mar. garet the best of friends and is very Jealous. INSTALMENT XXVII An hour after Stan's departure, funocently busy with needlowork In the sunshine of the deep porch, Ehirley fell into conversation with the old Peterses, "I've known Stan since we were kiddies," Shirley said, by way of introducing the subject. ,_ "So I understood." sald the old aay. "Last fail," BSbhirley pursued, with a deep, sudden sigh, 'we were to have beex married, You knew that?" "Someone was telling you that at the funeral, Settle," gald the old doctor, "But my husband was dying, and he wished to be reconciled," Nhir- ley went on. "It was a terrible position for me, terribe. But it seemed to me that there was only one thing to do; let him die in peace," "I see," Mrs, Peters murmured. "Nobody will ever know what it cost me," Shirley sald. "It meant giving up--Stan, And he has always been the moet wonderful person in the world, to me," "He's a pretty wonderful feller!" sald the doctor, after a short sil- cunce, "He's a man that a woman--1iko that--can easily get hold of," Shir- ley sald, lightly, feeling Ler way. "Becauce he believes in all wo- nen!" Neither of the old people spoke; the doctor fixed a shrewd bright look upon her, the old lady cough ed distressedly, 'Haven't you noticed that Miss Yorke is simply infatuated with him? Why, I thought that was a recognized thing!" innocent bright surprise, 'She seems a real sweet girl," faltered Cousin- Settle, "We all thought so!" Shirley sgre 2d quickly, "Ever poor Mrs. Cutting thought so!" "Wasn't Cousin Huitle real fond of her?" the old lady demanded, "Almost to 'the end," Shirley oxplained, "A@l then she gaw-- well, what you all see. It separat- ed me and Stan--I couldn't--! couldn't stand that! TI know men are not like women, but right here, in his aunt's old home, {¢ seemd so terrible!" "There's nothing wrong between 'em!" sald Cousin Settie vallantly, She looked at her husband ve proachfully, for help, but the doct- or, after a long look at Shirley, had pursed his lips, and was looking down at the porch floor. Shirley realized perfectly that to him her little ruse was as a pane of glass, but she would not ahandon the charge at this first rehuf?, The old wife was uneasy, it was plain, and it was to Mrs, Peters that she directed her next remark. "One feels that it is not--aquite falr, of Stan," she sald. "Either to her or to us, I spoke to him about it, last fall, and immediately he wrote you. But even that does- n't seem auite fair, Your being Liere, T mean--" "Doctor and T knew he admired her. At .least, Wwe suspected it!" said Mrs. Peters, uncomfortably, "Didn't we: Doctor?" she asked, "trying to draw her husband into the conversation, "I respect the gir! for mindin' Yer own business,' the doctor drawled "And 1 don't know hut what we might's well mind oure--* "Yau're very generous, Doctor," Shirley told him with a laugh, "and 1 think perhaps you're right. it's entirely thelr own affair. Rut you and Mrs, Peters are such love- Shirley sad, in | The Secret of MARGARET YORKE By Kathleen Norris " iy old-fashioned people, church members, and all (hat, that | feit " "You don't believe--7"" Mrs, Pot- ers sald anxiously to her busvand, as Shirley paused. All her fears were roused. If Stan Crittenden, ber own Cousin Hattie's husband's sister's child, bad asked Leander and herself down here to cover up any such carryings on, then at least Sarah Peters need be a party fo it no longer! "Now, look here, Settie," the doc- tor said soothingly. : "Don't think that I believe any- thing is really wrong, myself," Shirley sald quickly and earnestly. "l don't! But a great mapy of Stan's friends do, unfortunately. I see them, you know, and that's what made me wonder fust what you and Doctor Peters felt about ft, and how long you wers going to stay, and all that! No, {t's Stan's business," she added, indu!- gently, "and it doesn't concern us a bit--does t7" "Well, in a way it doesn't!" Mrs. Poters agreed, with a little shock- ed and angry laugh. "But in 2o- flected. vexedly. *'I declare some- times I think Doctor and I are 2 couple of bables!" sie broke out. "It wouldn't occur to tus in 2 thousand years ever to think of such a thing! I've always known that a man with lots of money---" "I wouldn't get myself all work- ed up over it, Settle," the doctor sald. "We know Margaret, and she's one of the nicest, sweetest girls 1 ever saw--she's something like our Dolly. I don't know as I'd worry myself--"" "Yes, I know, Doctor," his wif sald pathetically, faintly Impatient, "But isn't that the worst sort? You and I don't know anything about her except just what Hattle knew..." "And that's emough!" the old man interrupted. Now with an angry glint In the shrewd old grey eyes lie turned to Shirley, "Don't worry yourself to say one more word on the subject, Mrs. Theo- bald," he said sterriy. "Mrs. Pet- ors and IT are warned, and thank you kindly." Shirley, smiling but scarlet, sub- sided and busied herself! with her needlework, tossing her head and slightly shrugging her shoulders. Silence reigned for awhile, in the sunshine and quiet of tho porch, Shirley, deep in her being, laughed contemptuously. The fight was not lost yet; this old eouple might begin to think over what she had said, and to worry about it, in spite of themselves. "And for all 1 know," she re. minded herself, "it {s true!" She presently got up and sauntered away in the sunshine, and affer awhile Margaret came out, tousling Jim's wet, clipped litle falr head under a big towel. And as she sat down and turned her glowing, thin, beautiful face guard the old couple, she noted ith surprise and pleasure that their manner toward her was more than ordinarily affectionate, almost parental, and her bright color rose, and Ler own manner became {ts | B@cetest: grateful, responsive, and happy, Stan, with a possible guest, was expected in mid-afternoon. It was about three o'clock when Margaret, with Jim, wandered out toward the front poreh to walt for him. Shirley was lying down; Mar- raret supposed the old couple to be resting, too. Tony was coming up, in the farm wagon, He had had to make a special trip into town today; Mar- ho always wedged letters visibly into the upholstered seat. -She took tho letters from Yim with a smile, running them through ler brown fingers. Deters, Peters, ( Crittenden, Crittenden, Crittenden. Something for Shirley, forwarded from Burlingame, Stan, And, yes! Mizq - Margaret Yorke, She opened it slowly; and the bright day flashed and shook, and ker mouth filled with salt water, and her hands turned icy, Slowly the reeling green hills settled intn nlaece; this was just the familiar ferin--the harn roofs {n sunshine, the sheds and fences and the great trees in new. follage. "My God!" ghe whispered. She put the yellow paper back into its envelope, locked her hands in her lap, and rat hack, trembling, ler eyes closed, every particle of color drained from ler face, Jim came over to her, tonched her, curious and faintly alarmed. And suddenly she opened her eyes; etrained her young arms about the child's body; laid her ashen face against his bright halr, "My darling--my own boy!" she sald, over and over, "Margar, I read the whole page, nine words," Jim said, gently and anxiously. "I read one word with seven letters in it." She looked at him as if she did not hear him, yet with a painful in- tensity. "It was 'baskets,' Jim further stated, expectantly, "That is wonderful, my darling." Margaret sald then, not moving her eyes. But when he had gone baclk to his bool, she opened the tle- Rram again, and spread it on her knee, and read, over and over, the Urief gtrange words. "Party in whom you are intergat- ed died this merning. Roosevelt Hospital, elght-fitteen," she read. 'Will wire you more fully tomor- row, Arranging my affairs to leave at once for California to pro. tect your interests." Tt was signed merely with the letter "'T". The z!ddiness had passed, but Marzaret felt dazed and weak. It was over: the hitter strugzle that had broken her heart, that had eaten away silt of the sweetest other way--my gracious!" she re-/ garet could see that he had wail; | newspapers for | a telegram for | {years of bor life, that bad taught her to fear and to hate. He way dead; the man she bad married on that bewllderiog snd exciting day six years ago, The man whose incoherent words, whose thick breath, whose insistent arms, had sickened her again and again, Margaret, here alone, In the peaceful spring afternoon, on a California farm, leaned back in her chair and shut her eyes, She: would think no more, He was dead. He had not koown--how should he?--what a girl's beart and eoul could be, She could for- give him now: he was dead, The only person who shared with her the memory of that terrible dey-- of the next day--and the pext, was dead, £he read the telegram agaln, Died, in Rooseve!t Hospital, this morning at quarter-past eight, Fe Lad grinned at Ler timidity, Le hed mocked her, disbelieved her, erushed through all the reserves of body and soul----but he was dead, now. 'The recollection that stil brought the hot blood to her prond face, the recollection of hin: laugh- |ing at Ler tears, the memory of her own dazed senses, only thres days, four days, a wife, was strong unas her in this hour of release, The bitterness of her own helpless. ness and despair in those old days rusted over her again, (Continued tomorrow) a . hppJi)nV PRODUCE PRICES TORONTO FARMERS' MARKET The following are quotations, re- tail, in effect on the Bt. Lawrence Market, Toronto. Produce-- Eggs, ex3trag ooo. 00..0.62 Eggs, Firsts .... Eggs, pullest extras _.. Butter, dairy per pound 0.28 Do., Creamery, per pound anes 0.38 Fruits and Vegetabl®p-- Carrots, 6 bunches .. Beets, doz, bunches ...... Onions, dry, 11 qt. DaBKet +s vivevnve sue Cabbage ... 00000000 0.05 Cauliflower .....0... 0.10 Spinach, peck ....... Mushrooms, per pound Leat Lettuce, three for Head Lettuce two for Parsley, per bunch .. 0.05 Onions, bunch, three for ,.. Cress, three for ..... Ceolory, bead ¢v.vvvee +... Squash, each .....e00 0.15 Parsnips, basket ..... ... Beets, basket .....000 +... Peppers, each ....... Herbs, bunch ......04 Radishes, bunch ..... ... Oranges, per doz. .... 0.85 Honeydew Melons, each 0.25 Grapefruit, 3 for Potatoes, bag . Cucumubers, six for lemons, per doz, Bananas, per dozon. ., 0.20 Apples, bus, ........ 1.60 Do., Snows, 6 gt. .. ... Oranges, doz. vene 0.40 Can. Green Peas, 6 qt. basket eee Egzplant, ech ...... ... Green peppers, basket Pears, basket ....... Sweet potatoes 6 Ibs Cranberries, qt. ..... Pumpkins, each ..... 0.15 TORONTO PRODUCE Toronto dealers are buying p. duce at the following prices: Eggs--Ungraded, cases ed, fresh extras, 40c; fresh firsts 35¢; seconds 25c; pullet extras 30c.| Butter--No. 1 Ontario creamery} solids, 20 to 20%'%¢c; No, 2, 28 to 28Y;. 0.62 0.40 0.60 0.32 0.45 srsee wes cos 0.50 1.00 "ed a2 oocoonm "ee OOO PO0PO%e Linens wo vee sree CoSomoe Som © en 1, 28¢ to 29¢; No. 2. to 30¢; No, 26¢c to 26¢. Cheese---No., 1 large, paraffined and government graded Quotations to poultry are as follows: Poultry "A" rade: Spring chickens, 61bs. 0 2» Over b to 6 Ibs, 7 3 26] Over 41, to 6b Ms, ..10 2 24 i 4 Ms. cach and under Fatted hens, over § Ms. Over 4 to 6 Ibs. | Over 3%; to 4 Ms. .. Old roosters, over 0 | he. | Whité ducklings, over § Ibs, each 16 Over 4 to 6 Ibs, ,...12 Colored ducklings 2. less. | Young turkeys over 15 Mo, (dressed) .... -e 24k 20f Over 8 to 10 Ibe, each Over 6 to 8 Ibs. each ..... 20 Jld turkeys ve wees m 18% Geese, over 8 to 12 Ibs, each , 19) All other weights ........ 14 *'B" grade 3c less and "'C"" grade | 7¢ less than above prices, ! Guinea fowl per pair $1.25. '"B"" grade poultry 3c less, and "C" grade 7c 'less than Fons prices, | Toronto dealers are offering pro.| duce to retail dealers at the follow-|! ing prices: A Eggs--Fresh, extras, in cartons, 60c; fresh extras, loose, 48¢; firsts, 43c; seconds, 80c; pulleth extras, 38¢c; | Butter--No, 1 creamery prints] | 3214 to 33; No. 2 creamery prints,| | 81% to 82, Cheese--New, large, 15%e¢, twins, 15%c; triplets, 16¢; stil. tons, 20c. Old, large, 24c; twins, ik old etiltons, 25¢, i try |] Chickens, 5 Ms. up «..u.. tort Do,4tob ds .....r. 28.30 Do, 3% to 4 Ms, ..... .26-.28 Do, 3 to 84 Ms. +...vy 25-27 Hens, over § Ibs, 26 Broilers ...... .30-.35]1 Ducks .. .20-.80 Turkeys Geese Sams tarts EE RR Simran EE EEE EE EER RN CHICAGO PRODUCE FUTURES Chicago, Dec, 24.--Cash eggs ALO HO SN SMO OCcTo "Te Sow WW Jn STH ov return-§ Churnoing Cream--special, %9¢]/ colorea} 13¢ to 131c. | shippersf, Dressed Alive Sclect MLK J! Over 4 to 4% Me, ..13 9 22} Over 12 to 15 a, each .... 27}! Over 10 to 12 Ibs, each .... 25f| eens 24) vom oBBc- 40) steady and without change for fresh. Refrigerators were easier, due mostly to beayy receipts in East. Futures, aside from reflect. ing the easing spot, declined also because of unfavorable storage movements. Weakness prevailed throughout the list on spot butter, with the loss in prices rather gen- eral. Heavy receipts fu East and what appeared to be bearish twenty-six reports, together with unfavorable withdrawals from ten cities, served as depressing factors that carried values down sharply, with on cars and futures. The lat. ter rallied only fractionally from the day's lowest levels, Open commitments -- December eggs, 230; January refrigerator eggs, 169; December butter, 41; January butter, 386; February but- ter, 216, Two market receipts -- Butter today, 25,221; last year, 18,634. Eggs today, 25,627; last year, 24, 914. . Chicago spot market -- Butter, extras, 29¢; standards, 28c; tone weak. Eggs, firsts, 26c; tone steady. WHOLESALE, GRAIN AT TORONTO Grain dealers at Toronto are quoting the following prices for grain in carlots. Manitoba Wheat--No. 1 hard, 58%c; No. 1 Northern, 683c; No. 2 Northern G063c; No. 2 Northern, Monday, were in a position to hold 533%c; No. 4 Northern, 61}c. Price on tracks lc higher than above Manitoba Oats -- No, 1 feed, 86hc; No. 2 feed 34%c per bushel (cif. Goderich and Bay Ports). Argentine Corn--72¢ (cif. Port Colborne. . Millfeed dellvered Montreal, freights, bags Included): Bran, per ton, $21.25; shorts, per ton, $22,256; middlings, per ton, $30.25, Manitoba Flour--First patents, in jute, $5.20, Toronto; second patents, in jute, $4.70. Ontario grain ~-- Wheat, oats, 29¢c; barley, 30c; rye, buckwheat, Goce, Eastern Ontario News Victoria County Plowmen Lindsay. ~At the annual meeting of the Victoria County Plowmen's As- sociation, Sam Lovatt, Eldon, was el- ected president; William Rich, Oak- wood, and John Webster, Fenelon vice presidents; Newton Smale, Lind- say, treasurer, and M. H, Winter, 67e; 45¢; secretary, Celebrated Ann Lindsay.--Mr. and Mrs. William Johnston, Manvers Station, on Tues- day, December 23, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding, having been married by Rev, P, B, Wilson, at Ballyduff, December 23, 1880. One daughter, Mildred, lives with her parents on the homestead, Plan Nurses' Home Brockville~Dr,'H, A. Clark, M.P. P. for Brockville, announced that de- finite information had been received from Hon, Dr, Robb, provincial min ister of Health, that plans and speci- fications ' are being prepared for a new nurses' home at the Ontario Hospital here, work on which is ex- pected to commence in March next. Heads Children's Aid { Lindsay. --Alex. Clarke of the War- {der newspaper staff, has been ap- pointed Children's Aid Society offi- cer for the County of Victoria, in succession to Mrs, E. KE, Sarpe, For 35 years Mrs, Sharpe has been Secre- tary of the Children's Aid Society, relinquishing office because of ill health, Mr, Clarke is an ex-Alder- man. Demand Shipments by Rail Lindsay, --At a general meeting of Lindsay Canadian National Railways conductors it was decided that they would not Luy from stores that do not use railways whep they are bring- ing in goods from outside points, The resolution passed will he sent on to other C.N.R, and CP.R. organiza- tions, Church's Diamond Jubilee Lindsay, -- Little Britain United Church will commemorate its diame ond jubilee Sunday, Dec. 28, Rev, Noted for its Smart Millinery The Arcade J. Robbing of Bowmanville, formerly of Little Britain, will conduct the ser- vices Sunday, 4 YOUR CHOICE OF ANY Ladies' Hat IN THE STORE INDIVIDUAL MODELS -- FRENCH REPRODUC- TIONS--HIGH GRADE FUR FELT HAT. FINAL CLEARANCE, 95° each Regular Arcade Values to $6 The A ER a 2 ---------- The Mark of JEDDO-HIGHLAND A superior product is worth more and costs more than one ot ordinary quality and the producers and purchasers of this product are entitled to some thorough guarantee. This is the reason for the use of the Jeddo-Highland One Ton Certification Stamp shown above. When the Jeddo-Highland Coal Company ships us a car of coal they send us one of these stamps for each ton shipped--no more. no less. When we deliver Jeddo-Highland Coal to you we attach one of these red and white stamps to your delivery ticket for each ton delivered. We urge you to insist upon receiving these stamps as they are the guarantee of the Producer and our- selves to you that you are receiving only Genuine Jeddo-Highland Coal-"Arisrocrat of Anthracite" since 1858. yesterday, while not as firm as McLaughlin Coal & Supplies, Oshawa, Ontario PHONE 1246 op Pad a Sa enn aAN-- RS EE. .