Halton Hills Images

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), January 27, 1938, p. 3

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

ifjfl ti 1 wuv fff fcifflni ssis hsoartd unvmwr hill uk bmaugsattiaw itnnt it- in inns n the acton free press hilllllll iff tt ftetw atort fttorjj free from bonds anna brownbu svnaway xl x ask artad lael aatrlly wanted ftwdom muv jtnfaatly ad- i hfcwdw tmir aunt ivjmi aal4 that fifty jraan a m bar taihar with a tolafaat amito wha nbaltod aaint ttt mlaa and mbniuaaor her tttna por fifty yaara aha tug thmd a hfe of har own xjttala tjanaad infojuntarfly at the oq py abwre tha mantel that repre- aattatd atrat pafato in the btytfay of bar youth the family had ahpays amid that lneta was uto her it flattered the lrl to know that aha reatmblad that t amooa tmatjty ahhough aha uvad but a ftw mllm away7ai the crow fllaa luola had nmr asan her eccentric aunt aunt parau had vahmtaruy cut heraelf away from her family her name- waa rarely mentioned wow locfa felt that aha knew why aunt batata too had dahrad freedom she had rebelled acalnat bond tin gtad rm like aunt persia de clared lucia defiantly i glory in her spunk r dont amy that lucia amid bar mother anxiously aunt penis will was bar invwnr no one could evar break it lira bond alfhad aa bar aaav trafauad from the portrait to loela it waa ahnoat aa thouth aunt panua had atanpad from the frame lucia had tha aama oval fa tha aama proud tilt of the head tha aama thin firm upa only ufa can break a win like that ahe con- ttnuad aaouy 8uppoa you invito your frlanda to a houae party bare luela we can take them with ua to church eunday boaumaa eottree nf but ita already arranfed proteated luela botly to early american mother xmaftn not fcatn allowed to go to a houae party r but meh a houae party lucia not chaperoned or anything what i want broke in lucla petu lantly is to live my own life to do u i like one would think we were living in the daye of aharuenu modern young people are independent tney cant be bothered with rules and regulations she was quoting dalne summers no one is free to live his own die in this age or any other lucia her father looked up from the paper he was reading those who defy conventions are merely outcasts let us say no more about the house party lucia faced her parents her dark eyes aflame tm nothing but a prisoner ahe raged shackled to conventions what is the use of living if i cant have tome fun out of life i want to be free i tell you free she flung herself out of the room and rushed up the stairs throwing herself on the bed in her own room she gaaed moodily down the road that led to free dom affairs ehe reflected had reached o climax shr had come to an open break with her parents all because they made such a point of a little thing like a house party 1 dont like the crowd thats going myself said luda to herself in all fairness they do wild trunks 1 dont approve of id just as soon not go if it werent for edward cjatct bui if i dont go hell think i am a prude iter checks flushed at u new thought although it lacked but two day until the house party elwood hal nut yet asked her to go it was because her parents were so strict she reflected stormlly quite likely hr won taking some one else undbubuxlly elwood thought she uiu a prig and she cared 10 much for his opinion ill br fret she decided middaiuy home iter thoughts switched lo aunt persia und the oil painting above the mantel what manner of woman u the girl now who had said fifty years ago tliat ahe would live her own life whai freedom had ahe achieved ill go tu aw her cried ltacla with sudden ui- sptraifcm shell tell mc what to da springing up lucia flung a few clothes together she hastily counted the con tents of her purse almost ten dollars of her allowance still remained- she clipped out quietly listening ui thr- heuu of tlw stairs a faint rattle of dishes came from tin- ktichrn luim rrepi down the front steps and out u tlh garage where she ran out hrr own lutle car her lather sift u he on he twenrrrth birthday i should louf a note for them she thought with uwdy compunction slit scrawled a lev worda hait uy n the back of a let if r she found in the mall box do not worry ran the mcesage 111 or all right thanks for everything lucia t 6h found a letter in the box address ed to her a large square envelope that looked tike an invitation lucia merely glanced at the typed superscription be fore tucking the letter in her bag once beyond uir city limit ahe hrad- d weet the uitu roadster ate up the mjk it was glorious spinning along in the crisp cold air free thought lucia exultantly r at this pace ahe ought to reach aunt persia by nightfall how urprtsed aunt peals would bel it wee a shame the way the family had treated- her barely mentioning bar name and not going near bar all these yearn juaf baoauac aha bad viae me to take stead of fofaff to a atfftjmaea this collage reflected luda that waa an other point on which ahe and her parents had looked horna dusk had fallen before loda drew up in front of a square gaunt house with a manaard roof ra unugbted windows peered out from beneath the eaves with a sinister look only the mansard roof waa viable above the high wan surrounding the houae aa the iran gate clanged behind her luda hail a strange uncanny feeling the place looked so eerie literally buried as it was behind great treat through which the wind played with little walling gusts tjghl be spooky shivered loela fine recalled what the service station attendant had said when be had direct ed her to the place not old lady bond the recluse he bad demanded youre not going alone why yea luela had responded in surprise why not 6ome say shea quite mad lucia had only laughed at the absurd statement there was eomethmg queer about the place however she had to admit the high wall the denae growth of trees the unugbted wtndowa tha bouse indeed seemed to be rnil fin ally she saw a faint yellow light beneath a curtained window located hi an ell at the nor lucta went slowly up the walk almost hidden by the tangled brushy she began to wish that she had left her engine running oould it be potatble that aunt persia was really mad how oould she- live in such a place as luda mounted the rotting steps and knocked on the barred door her heart thumped uncomfortably only the hollow echo of her rap broke the still ness as she waited then ahe beard a sound like a stick tapping along the floor a strange high voice called peremptori ly whos there ita lucia bond quavered the girl your nephew john bonds daughter john bond repeated the voice with a great rattling of chains and locks the door opened a trifle a face framed in yellow light peered out lucia drew back a little startled it j wan her own face aged and shrivelled the dark eyes sunken the black hair gray it gave her an odd sensation as i though ahe were gazing into a mirror fifty years hence she managed a smile 1 how do you do aunt persia the door opened wide enough to ad- mlt the girls alight figure aunt persia 1 stared at her strangely what did you come for she demanded bluntly j to see you and why should you wish to see me er stammered lucia because i wanted to be free to live my own life like you do like i do repeated aunt perots a fulnt smile crossed her still shapely mouth come on then she turned and hobbled with the aid j of her stick to a close ancient room that seemed to have the musty odor of a cave the thought struck lucia that it might have belonged to ahasuenu time aunt persia must be mad living like uits with a lot of musty relic how old ore you lucia stared at thr abrupt question twenty twenty aunt persia stored at luciu with a queer wistful smile just my imr whvn i left inimc why did you leave inquired lucia shi wus not afruld now aunt pena wuaihi more nuidhaii ehrwas just u poor in mi y old woman because 1 quarrelled with jny father he was u very stern nuu he made me do things that i dmplied i had to work mottoes and moke samplers and commit psiums u memory he bent my wilt but hr never broke it onh life con do that aunt prrsis tell into u brooding silence luolaa wandering gase fell on a framed cardboard motto over the door it was worked in red worsted lucia spelled out the neat letters he thai troucleth his own houae ahall inherit the motto ended abruptly it sounded unfinished aunt persls completed the sentence for her shall inherit the wind ahe said loudly and clearly that is the motto i refused to finish lucia nodded understand ingly so you left home x ran away aunt perals stared at lucia with somber eyes i never went home again but you were free were you not aunt perals free cried aunt perals almost i flercely i never drew a- free breath x was too proud to give in and go back and i got so i despised the world thats why i burted myself in this old house but you cant be free no matter how you try fifty years of life of my own c and only the wind for my in heritance only the wind lucia shivered a utile as a sudden gust rattled the abut ters only the wind she wished that she was home in her iwu httle pink i bedroom late as u wee she would aasd aunt paries to her curious thigh totoe b waa a baby when i left toute a bond an rig yon gave me a torn when i first aaw yen standing there on the step x tbougbt yea were agboetf u tea tha ghost of my youth what did you ejnarrel with your father for she fbwd fjoeia with her dark jeage 1 dldn say x ajruvrelled wtth him yon cant deceive me said aunt it was about a houae party confess ed lneja all the crowd u going there u one boy esrerlajly ahe broke off coloring x thmlc xm old enough to live my own life aunt lvrsla oo x once thooghv muttered aunt perals grimly flfce pointed to the motto go back ahe cried sharply too cant be free of life oo hack x aayl 7ouh only inherit the wind she waa shaking violently as wllh a chin suddenly she tell back to her ehalr her eyes closed her face like tray parchment luda ran to her chafing her oold blue hands never in her care- lass sheltered life had she been eo frightened juston of rayrepeua aald the old woman gaspingly oet me my drops luda bustled about getting not water and remedies 0he helped aunt persta to bed where she lay white and inert her breathing still labored suddenly the dark eyes opened following luda with a bleeding look to stay with you aunt penis whis pered the gtrl until you get better tve been afraid to be 01006 mur mured the old woman after that she closed her eyes and seemed to sleep lneja regarded her pityingly the whole affair aeemed s and unreal like a nightmare if ahe had died shivered luda she sprang up sudden ly bow oould she have left home with out telling her parents where she was going xn the ugbt of an that had just passed the bouse party aeemed in- consequential and her break whh them aury and orrflrtlsh 111 ran down to the station and send a wire she decided as she opened her purse for a pencil with which to jot down the message her fingers came in contact with the invita tion that she had taken from the mail box that morning be opened it idly and stared at the familiar handwriting it was not an invitation to a party but a brief note from elwood i haverit asked you to the house party luda it ran because i didnt think youd want to go somehow i oouktnt think of you in that crowd for i happen to know some of the boys who i are going its a cinch i wouldnt want my sister there maybe you will go with me somewhere else saturday evening i will you you seem so different from elalpe summers and the rest of that j bunch they are only copies while you are an original that is what i tike about you luda i the motto muttered aunt persia j rousing suddenly dont fojret it lucia j he that troubleth his own house ahall inherit- the words trailed off into a dozing fcllence lucia finished the sentence softly shall inherit the wind she folded up el wood a letter and tucked it back tnto her purse above aunt persis steady breathing ahe seemed to hear her own heart singing like a bird set free usutji yajhf adheatve tap altenld be kept to ft utchen dr it ean be need in a acore of waya lor httle mendin jobs tf a hot water bottle he developed a crack to tha robber stick a piece of plaster over ue eraek ltend rubber snonge bags hi the aasae way taking care to fix the fleeter en the inside of the beg a bowl or jag which is eraeked may bejnended with tha tape o which after it ha been eeourely fired so that it eovera the whole of the crack a very thin aohruon of white paint ahonld be brushed altmonia mb gftatuuvftata one of the moat oaefal alaiiitnlr agents u a bowl of l water wtth a few drone of wwaowta poured tnto it use it for washing inrrrora then give them a final pousb wtth a aoft dry doth and they win look many umee brighter than before an glass is ranch h by being washed hi this way sneb aa flower vases thatheve aatatn on them from the eat flowers or cut glass that is al ways asrrjffflcult to ponah awkward anouta ean be easily with it while a soak with am monia and water 1 one of the beat thing for taking out the tae stern from inside a teapot ammonia pottahes windows cleans the bath and is tavahmhle for taking ink- stains off the carpet eo long as you catch them wet orease retires ranldry before this simple sdhrtton von would be surprised how many different tasks can be lightened by the use of this ttantd anthracite what has talk a shoe a tongue and yrt cannot mjuire now about 400ananthmaateeuanlngeouamen j b mackenzie son caml mat cmn laatar nrntumn acton itione 41 slats mas ouvbtt it wabami monday i un ott my nuns lomt jkxet and jw bui bteo jwu hat to to named jo now to nceb tha top of uk udder joe uadwlek jo ot uarlo is proof of my nsdihen a i bet isfwtt there name koreet toeaday we all et sapper tnliht down to tha reaterent tha wattane allpt ns a nrmrara ft sad yule find about errythlns on the menyoo this ernlnv bn i sea aed unset ben fetch us a eleen 1 ifa at nt bamy dlddent think uhkel ben otto sad that but pa seamed to injoy it st sed that are what ot to of been aed wed oot a food i onto jane i sed i are totaled to a nother ftrl jane sed she rust t dlddent tell her i had bmen taftced to jane money often- times i aed no bot i did tell her than was things in my past i were ashamed ot bat dlddent state no paru lane ot abbot u sore about what t aed but is ast for it t 4a got off 1 in the noose- paper where he works at today that the editor sed was good ft patted pa on the aholder beeos or a loaded truck run over a man ft pa writ it up ft sed tbe hirer dlddent know it was loaded friday wrends i cant see where i am lemlhft nothing by corns to school so often the facta is that- i dont care mutch whether i lern nothing nor not the more i lem the less i am sure or but i supoee i will haft to keep it up tm i am 31 yrs of old age i will add that seams to be about a 100 yn in the futcher as nspoleum sed they alnt no rest for the weery ft etc saturday are new nebers next door has got a new bebte boy son ft hot s very high crib to put him into it ft hla m sed to ant enuny when ant aiy called on are neu nabers it is high so as they can here him when he feus out ft hits the floor ant kmmy got all hel up ft exprest her unplesure vlger- eesly enjoy tea at its best tongue twistek a long time ago a duel was fought between alexander shot and john s nott nott was shot and shot waa not in thtse case it la better to be shot than nott there was a rumor that nott was not shot but bhot is certain that he shot nott which proves either that the shot shot at kott was not shot or that nott was shot notwithstanding so that either the shot shot shot shot nott or the first report was wrong and the shot nott shot shot shot in other words shot was shot and nott waa not all the same i think that the shot shot shot shot shot not shot out nott it not i dont know who was shot and who was not winter doesnt count when you have atelephone what if a bis blizzard dw rage for days and the roads arc blocked and youre snowed in you are never alone if you have a tele phone all winter and all year long it serves you you can chat with friends call into town and enjoy any number of other pleasant contacts with the world about you and in emergency your telephones a sentinel ever ready to call the doctor trie vet or other needed aid you and your family need the telephone new low rates for farm telephone service are now in effect the solid fuel for solid comfort potatoes white mealy cookers per peck 14c tomatoes firm ripe i rts for 25c orang delicious new navels ac special low price medium large sweet 18c grapefruit j lettuce delicious texan seedless fresh stock 7 nice size j- special value aic l nice size for 1 1 c new carrots cabtmures turnips apples tanxerines etc carrolls limited ssstt bacjc bbm half rase her ryes oil tha door so you an john bond dautntu salada te a g- ptjci t kibopv 33c i b i 5 c u j t s 2 25c e aglemuk 18c 15 snapo slcd woodburys fi so o 3 25c floor wa x s10u 1 b 1 2 3 pineapple no 2 tin 9c cotofmtiof ckoica tomatoes dc one 1 2 no 19c shortening 3 10c sardines 2 i ib p 25c ae 4 19c ll vubl corn starch bi lb pi 10c lux to soap caltc 6c infants delight soalb 5c newi glaikos savilla orant marmalade hot from tha rattle jtoi jar 20c toilet tissue nmti 3 oil 85c washhng soda t 6c corn brooms each 97c m n utns f palmolive ss 3 17c di mm nl 9l is carrolls lllltlll mill i street store open wednesday afternoon free delivery phonk 188 vfcsvf tia ias v-v-

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy