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eas. THE Lucky RENCES Ls A) I ; by Rig gs ; pl Tu iin Lali fa 8 5 5 § Beet i i atts hil : Beets g d 2 8 5 : 8 i : ' i FE E] H FER a gt i 2% E § § i= i EEE, 25 i thie 2 hr oli LE] g love and it was entirely from what she had ex- be. Far from giggles, and excitement, business; it made her feel v up and le. 'She could never love any one else than Dick; it was all settled. Everything she thought now had to have him in it; the future had nar- i io J e no money--i not 'matter. Gail, who had always felt Clippersville tha , Dmited and her, kaew herself quite will- dng --ah, breathlessly willing!-- to lve contentedly in Clippersville on er, if Dick so decreed. What 4 or Edith would think of this altering of all her dreams nothing; there was nothing here, there was nobody any- a more comfortable footing the old Lawrence house than before, and while he and Ariel there was a far more base to their relation- friendship with Gail known, Very quietly, in bored tone, Ariel told 5 in early November tha' Van was going east to get to work. + "No more college?" © "No; he wants to get into the bu . His father says he'll start "him in the New Jersey plant." 4 he won't come back to sville?" "Yes. He's going to be back for ® week in January." - "He's coming back after her!" Edith said when she and Gail were /™Oh. Ede, it does look like it!" { Gail's Imagination was off at full peed again: Ariel married at eigh- Ee young Van Murchison; and Phil and Sam living on e at the old house; herself and But this last spaiched at her h. Herself and Dick. People e library would glance at her: She's engaged; she's to y that young lawyer, Richard [Dick would have cases and she puld study every detail of every A with him. And p ha Happiness, happiness, happiness - to be married to him, to have Dick to herself! The miracle of mar- je, the amazing flaming glory it, surrounded her with a cloud mist by day and of fire by night. began to seem as if happening in all. The sluggish current of 's life was stirred in many ws. It was not only that Phil got raise and that Van Murchison jht marry Ariel. Sam was work- for a scholarship and might win a year at Columbia ersify. Gail was assistant iib- lan' now, with Ys nae ge prin gold on ws and a salary [fifty-five dollars a month. then Christmas it was a | things | Clippersvilie | to itself, with its erisp hot recting himself hastily. "We know he loves her; you rei f a i e tables and counters; winkling and sparkling night as the Lawrences wearily, excitedly, out and started for home. Ariel was very silent. But Gail and Edith were gay. Christmas Eve at library and shop was over, and nothing but fun and holiday ahead. Their words tumb- led over each other; their thoughts were busy with additional surprises 'and plans. Edith thought of the tissue paper and ribbons in her lower bureau |drawer. She would begin wrapping and marking packages right after | inner; she had completely ruined BE RF Beg | herself on presents, as usual, and she felt the usual joy in her plight | Gail thought of presents too. She wondered if Dick would give her a present--of course he would! She would not care what it was, it would be the most valued thing she received. Dick needed socks and ties and belts and gloves--if he went to Los Angeles next week he would need gloves--but she had dared give him none of these. Books. She had two books for him. In one, with a fast-beating heart, She ros: "Dick, with love from "Perhaps we'll be married by next Christmas!" thought Gail, running, racing, hurrying home in the black rainy darkness of Christ- mas Eve. It seemed to her the most won- {€.rful "Christmas they had ever thad. From the hour on Christmas {Eve when she, Ariel and Edith got home wet, eold and tired to the warm kitchen and to planning and laughter and tea, toast and jam, and wrapping gifts, and surprises, until the two o'clock dinner on Christmas Day was safely served, there was not a flaw. They got all their presents ready jand then walked under warm shin- {ing stars to church at midnight. j Then every one stumbled back ut- jterly exhausted, to go to bed heav- (ily and blindly, fingers sore from ;strings and tinsel, backs and Teer aching, hands scented with pine resin, hearts filled with happiness ! And then it was Christmas moimn- [ing and every one was thanking every one else, and Gail was hon- |estly amazed at all the things they .got--and such beautiful things. iEach member of the family, and ithis year Dick too, had a table !near "the fireplace. These tables iwere loaded with boxes and bundles (Gail saw Dick's 'handwriting on a 'long thin box at the bottom of her {exciting stack and she opened tha' :last, spinning the expectation out. . An umbrella, with a little square "G.L." cut on the gold top. | He gave Edith the same thing, jonly with a silver mount, and Ariel 1a camera. Everybody got everything ithere was no end to the gifts, nor ito the tissue paper and ribbo:s. Breakfast, leisurely" and late, was wonderful, and by eleven o'clock ithe scents of the early afternoon jneal were in the spicy warm Chris- tmas-scenteq air. Dick was leaving for Los Angeles at seven, Ariel had promised Miss Lizzzie Vail, with whom she had bean studying jdramatic expression, to have sup- per with Lizzie and her mother. | "But come home early, darling, ifor tomorrow's your birthday and we have to celebrate all over again! -. Thus Gall, as she flew about tie kitchen. "Oh, I will, Gail." Ariel was very docile. She seemed to her sisters to be at her sweetest today. At two they sat down, ravenous, ito the feast. Everything was per- fection; even Gail had never cook- ed a turkey like this one before. The cranberry, the gravy, the roast buttery outside and its white tender damp- ness within--they could not say en- G {ough for the cook and the food. : for t She n or two years." "*"And if she were (omoe to leve To it Long after three o'clock the sex- tette lingered at the table, nibbling raisins and nuts, And when finally there was a stir it was only after a unafmimous de- cision to abandon all plans for supper. Phil went off to some point unknown, probably to see Lily: had to walk down to his get some papers; and Ariel she walk ; 4 ; ; i Bes g 3 thet! geiip i § ¥ i : 2 i: § floundered, turning red and Cor- _'THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 18,1930... EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS seemed unusually grave. "No. Yes, I'm kind of worried," Dick said. "Ariel's gone to the Vails' and Phil isn't back. Sam!" Gail called. "Come out and say god-by to Dick". "I'll only be gone two weeks" Dick sald with 8 curiously abstract ed, almost an anxious look. "I think we ought to kiss him good-by on Christmas night!" Edith sald giddily in a rare mood of dar- ing. : For answer his arm went about her s0 heartily that she emerged breathless and protesting. Then it was Gall's turn, The clean-shaven hard cheek was against her own, his tremendous grip lifted her, held her shoulders tight, she felt weak, helpless, she drank the deliciousness of that first kiss as if it were a draught of heady wine. Por an instant she was his, dazzled and ecstatic. Then pant- ing, laughing, she was squarely on her feet again, still close to him, "Well, Edith! The next time you have a bright idea, you might take Dick and me into yeur counsels!" "Don't worry--about anything that comes up, Gail," Dick was sav- ing, rather confused and breath- less himself. "I'll be back in a few days. Everything will come out all right!" He was gone. Thev heard the engine start and laughed at each other as they wandered down to the kitchen. "Allow me to be the first to con- gratulate you on your exquisite man- ners. Miss Edith Lawrence!" "Well, T don't care!" said Edith unash?med. "His mother isn't nere, he's all alone. and such a darling!" Edith and Sam had tea and cold turkey. But Gail, although she sat with them at the table. was feeding on finer food and could not touch' their tangible viands. Her month-- her whole being still pulsated to Dick's grave hard definite kiss. Phil came in at nine and they all talked idly until the clock amazed them by striking ten. Then every- nne was up at once and Galil went to the telephone. If Ariel was as late as this, Phil must go get her, Poor Phil, who looked so tired! "Let me run upstair$, Gail," Edith pleaded, "and see if she hasn't slip- ped in and gone to bed! She can't be at the Vails' this late--' "She's there if old man Vail has got started on the Civil War," Sam muttered. They were still laughing at his tone when Edith came downstairs with a letter in her hand and a whitened face. "It was on her pillow, Gail." "What!" Gall whispered. With- out moving her eyes from Edith's she tore open the sealed envelope. "She's gone!" Phil raid, "Eloped with Van!" Sam suggest- ed. "Read it--" Gail whispered. hand- ing the written sheet to Phil, Fhil read it slowly aloud: "Gail dearest, and all of you, for- give us. We had to do it this way for reasons we'll write you. "'It's always been Dick, Gall. I think Ede knew, months ago. Know how I felt anyway. But I never knew how he felt until lately. We're going to Los Angeles, and we'll be married there, I couldnt stand the gossip at home, and hav- ing no money for clothes or any- thing. I've told everyone that 1 have an aunt down south--it's true --and that I'm going to try to get into tHe movies. Please tell every one that. At least until we're mar- ried, Gail. If there is any hitch, T never can come back. But there won't be. Dick says there won't be. We'll write you where we are and everything. "'Don't tell any one, Gail. Just tell them I'm tryin gto get a job in the movies and let it go at that. If I don't make good, Dick will brine me home, ' 'Expect a telegram tomorrow. 1 do love you, Gail, and I'm sorry." It was siemed. "Ariel." "My God! Dick Stebbins!" Phil said in a long silence. ' "Gail, don't look so!" Edith sald trembling, cryinz. "She's safe with Dick! Maybe it's the best thing that could have happened!" Gall moved her lips as If she were about to speak, swallowed, shook her head. She pot up and went to the sink and took a glass of water, her back turned toward the roum. When she turned about, her face oddly ch d It was white. it was older somehow and in- finitely weary. Her hand wet with cold water, she brushed her hair feverishly from her forehead: her lips were wet with water too as she spoke, "Well," she said quietly, in a con- versational tone, her heavy brows knitted in a faint frown, "Well, that's that. Isn't it? That's (To be continued) Diana, aged six, had been taken to the dentist's for the first time in aer short existence. Being a regular visitor to the bar- ber's, a visit to the dentist had no terrors for her. After the operation, however, she was not quite so con- tident. bo "Mummy," she said, rather tear- fully, "we'll go to the hair barber the next time--I don't like the tooth barber." "One should prepare for old age as one Prepares for a long journey." --William Lyon Phelps. "Nowadays women cannot be ig- nored as far as flying is concerned" ~Ruth Nichols, rm ---- "There is deep pessimism now be- cause the public everywhere is scared stiff."--Sir Harry Brittain. "The most that we have done in any line jis insignificant' as com- Kingston. -- That the indepen- dent retailer and the indepen- ent farmer must sacrifice some ¢ their independence in favor of a closer co-operation with other independent retailers and farm- ers, if they were to keep abreast ot changing business conditions, was a thought stressed by several speakers at an enthusiastic con- ference of the Retail Merchants of Eastern Ontario held in the Hotel LaSalle, Wednesday after- noon under the auspices of the Retail Merchants' Association of Canada, Ontario Division. Fishing Still Good + Peterboro. -- More reports on the fish situation in the Kawar- tha Lakes bring the glad news that the fish in many localities Go not appear to have been af- fected by the intense heat of the first week in July, Drowns in Four Feet Ottawa. -- William McKewen, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. McKewen, 96 Glen avenue, was drowned in four feet of wa- ter at Golden Lake on Wednes- day afternoon during the regular swimming hour of the smaller beys at the Y.M.C.A. Camp. At the oputsei of the swim he is re- ported to have been in a rowboat with one of the lifeguards who him out in the shallow water near the shoreline, Cadets on Cruise Kingston. -- The Kingston Sea Cadets left on Wednesday morn- fug on a trip to Toronto in their vécht "Dream." Word was re ceived on Thursday that the cadets put in at Bath, where they remained Wednesday night and continued en their trip with the intention of staying in Pie. ton for a time. All the boys ar? feeling fine and are enjoying their trip. Hay Nearly All In Port Hope. -- Harvesting of fz1l wheat in South-Western Un- tario should be fairly general this week. Yields are very promising in most sections. Haying in som= parts is about completed, though pastures have heen pretty badly scorched on account of tha ex- treme dry heat. Spring grains will be short in the straw. Show- crs during the past few days have improved pastures and crops. Are Living Free Lindsay. -- Chairman Frank Armstrong, of the Parks and Grounds Committee of Lindsay Town Council, told the Council on Monday night that two repre- sentatives of the Star Studios who are conducting a children's beauty contest in connection with the Academy Theatre, here, have been living at the tourbst camp fcr ten days past and have heen using the town's supply of wood without paying a cent. Another Claimant Kingston. -- The village of Yarker, north of Kingston, now claims to have as one of its resi. Gents the oldest Orangeman in Canada. Its candidate is Calvin Lee, aged 92, who joined the Or- ange Order 75 years ago and viewed the parade in Kingston, although he did not take part in the "walk." C.P.R. Picnic Kingston. ----- Four hundred employees of the Canadian Pa- cific Railways with their wives and families 'arrived in Kingston on Wednesday for a picnic at Lake Ontario Park. The event was held under the auspices of tbe C.P.R. Recreation Club of Smith's Falls, of which R. L. Jen- ner is president and L. H. Cook vice-president. EE THE ESSENCE O LINESS EE When Yardley's Lavender was created, men wore beards and women hoop skirts. All these years this famous brand of toilet crea- tions hag held its friends and gained new ones. Its remarkable popularity is due to the quality and care- ful preparation of each ar- ticle and the invigorating effect of English Lavender Flowers whose perfume adds to the charm, As gift suggestions or for your own toilet use Yard- leys is unexcelled, Yardley Face Powder ..85¢c | Lavender Face Cream 75c Lavender Talcum .....83¢c | Bath Salts .........$1.00 Bath Salt Tablets ....680¢ Eau de Colgne 50c to $2.00 || Lavender Water i 85¢ to $4.50 GIFT SETS In beautiful boxes 85¢ to $10.00 REXALL STORES A a SRR areéd with what can be done" -- ar | Jury & oA Lovell | Masonic Service Kinburn. --A number of the Masonic brethren visited Fitz- 1oy Harbor and attended in a body in the United Church there. Au appropriate sermon was de- livered by Rev. T. P. Shaver. Special music was supplied by members of the Arnprior Grace St Andrew's choir. At the con- clusion of the service, many of the brethren were escorted by Edmond Beilharty on a lengthy tour of inspection of the Chats Fulls plant, Car In the Ditch Oakwood, -- A large car went into the ditch just west of our village this week when the front tire went flat. The occupants of the car were not seriously hur but badly shaken up. New Game Overseer Peterboro. -- Michael P. Ken- nedy, a veterinary surgeon of Lakefield, has been appointed same and fisheries overseer for this district. Rate is 34 Mills Kingston. -- The tax rate for Kingston township was set at 34 mills at a special meeting of the tewnghip hall at Cataraqui on Wednesday evening. Reeve Thomas HawkesoSrbo-taoishrdlu Thomas Purdy, Deputy Reeve W. R. Aylesworth, and Councillois Keid, Baker and Rankin were present. After paring the exveu ditures for the year to the last cent the councillors were of the orinion that with a one mill re- duction on the rate they wuld be in a position not only to run the township, and give the peo- pie the benefit of the reduction, but that they would also have a surplus at the end of the year sufficient to allow them to retire over $3,000 of the deficit. To Stop Speeders Portsmouth, "Speeding in the village of Portsmouth will te stopped and those caught ex- ceeding the limit through the vil- lage will be prosecuted to 'he full extent of 'the law," said Reeve Jchn Fisher of the village, fcl- lewing the accident there Thursday in which. J. Miler Douglas "sustained severe injur- ies. "So far as I can learn this accident was caused by speed and it is going to be stopped," cou- tirued Reeve Fisher, Junior Farmers Picnic Picton. -- Around five hundred persons attended the Junior Far. mers' Plenic at Presqu'ile Park on Friday last, a number being from Prince Edward County, Am- eilasburg being especially well represented. Our county was rep- resented in the softball tourna: ment by the Vietoria team who were eliminated in the semi-finals bv Peterboro. Ontario County winning the most events, having 44 points. Hastings County was second with 28 points whe Prince Edward County stood in fifth place. on, Visited Gananoque Club \ Belleville, -- When it comes to eutertaining the Gananoque Golf Club are ideal hosts, accordiug to the members of the Bay of Quinte Golf Club. Twenty-six of members of the Country Club made a friendly visit to the Eas- tern club on Wednesday after- noon and came back singing praises of the manner in which they were so royally received and entertained. At the end of the golf match, when the scores were added up, it was found that the Gananoque Club had won by one point, the score being 39 1.2 to 38 1-2, Yifty Years a Drummer Lindsay. -- --One of Lindsay's oldest Orangement, Alfred Bates has played the big drum in fifty- one 12th of July "Walks." He has been drummer of the Lind- say Citizens' Band for over half a century, has attended all mili- tary camps and at the present time.is caretaker of the Lindsay Armouries. When at Cobourg Saturday last, the Lindsay Band won the cup for being the best brass band in the parade. Coaching Classes Kingston. -- Coaching classes for domestic science judging competitions commenced on Mon- day at the various points in Fron- tenac County. The competition will take place in Kingston on July 29. Mayor Holds Picnic Cornwall. -- The biggest thing in the way of a free community picnic ever put on in Cornwall is tc be staged at Stonehouse Point a few miles east of Cornwall on Wednesday, July. 22, when all the children of the town who sel- dom have an opportunity of en- joying a day at the beach are to be given a day's treat. Mayor Horovitzsvevelved the idea and at a meeting at the council cham- bers today local companies were formed to carry it into ecect. Held Big Excursion Belleville. -- On Wednesday, Rellevilla Chapter. No. 55. Order of the Eastern .Star, ran their first annual excursion to Roch- ester on the palatial Canadian National steamer. "Ontario No. 1." About three hundred and fif- ty took advantage of the oppor. tunity to enjoy a trip on the smooth waters of Lake Ontario, ~oing to Cobourg from Belleville, Tweed, Trenton, Point Anne, Brighton. Wooler. Picton, Peter- hero ard Smithfield. by hus and antomobile. The appearance of the grounds at Cobourg made one think that the annual Fall Fair was being held. Many also went from Cobourg. A Step Nearer Carleton Place. ------ Carleton Place took a step nearer the top in the Eastern Ontario Lanark County Baseball League when they defeated Perth here on Thursday six to four. Donald pitced a strong game for the winners. He struck out 10 and held the visitors to nine scatter- &d hits, Bowman took the mound for the visitors but was hit hard REMIUM BYPRODUCT COKE, DEPENDABLE & ECONOMICAL ' FILL YOUR BIN NOW AT LOW SUMMER PRICES DIXON COAL CO. | Telephone 262 5 Direct Lines in the fourth, when after three runners had crossed the plate and the 'bases still loaded he was re- placed, by Wilder who pitched fairly good ball for the rest of tee game. Want T.B. 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As a result of the discussion that followed, a resolution was pussed by the conference calling upon the Government to institute a scheme for the licensing of shops, with a view to prevent the irdiscriminate opening of new cones in districts where there were already sufficient. There is, of course, a shop "censorship" already Shops may Le limited under the Town Plan. ning Act. Also, in the 'case of certain trades, wholesalers may refuse to supply newcomers. Living Rent Free Notwithstanding all this, how- ever, an unofficial census taken a few years ago showed that even then the number of retail shops in England and Wales was in ex- cese of 500,000, excluding stalls and "parlour shops." In Birmingham there were 18,- 960 shops, and if that number were equally divided among the population there, you get an ap- preximate average of fifty per- sons per shop. 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