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the georgetown herald wednesday evening may 2lt 1941 hawk in the wind by helen topping miller chapteb v he letjbunseli go wallace withers was an eloquent man he lovtd to hear his own voice editor at zing expounding opinions setting the world right now he walked up and down his sitt ng room talking as he had not talked in months his rough hair standing away from his temples a flusn coming and going on his wat tied neck this young fellow daniels from the morgan mill was a flattering aud tor middleage is always a tri fle ushed and important when youth p iescends to listen withers was pa i ting a picture of the pulp bust nv of the morgan pulp business he averred it could be b gger than any of them tied in with the big canadian mills stacks and vats in batteries timber rolling in brown pulp going out by the tra lload instead of a single car nou and then dave morgan was scotch he ssic the scotch build well but ha e no foresight or imagination the want security and they sacri fic- othei things for it they lei the lr sh go prowling around into a i he new places killing off the injuns and then along came your scotchman with a wagonload of goods for sale and be took up all the good half sections then they married al the good looking daugh tersof the irish and tamed them down to raise sons to fit this coun try maybe they married the irish girls because secretly they wanted to hear somebody laugh daniels contributed with a grin maybe so maybe oats why dave morgan married virgie vir gie was a handsome woman when she was young she s not bad look ing now rather a finelooking woman now agreed young daniels but darned unpractical de- clared his host business is get ting better fast but she am t go ing to catch up with it because she turns out a hand craft product in a machine age stated stanley daniels much pleased with himself you re kind of smart ain t you wallace withers relaxed his long jaw i reckon you must have col lected some ideas about making pulp at a profit he sat down laid his long yellow fingers together drew his upper lip far dawn giving bis face a little the look of the skull beneath il pamela laughed a trifle nervously this old geezer had something funny on his mind obviously his dry old eyes were full of sly secrets his knuckles flexed with an involuntary crushing movement well any young man hates to see a business dragging he said choosing bis words carefully espe cially when he sees that that bus ness is standing on its own foot making its own troubles thats whats wrong with the world now mr withers the young people have the ideas and the ambition and the vision and courage recklessness i suppose you would call it and peo ple your age have all the power and 11 the money s some people withers said would call you a young foot but i dont im a thinking man per sonally fd like to see what youd do- running the morgan mill daniels laughed that he said would be a grand idea but just about as hopeless as most grand ideas mrs morgan isnt going to nder the control of that mill anybody withers did not answer for a mo ment the stove clinked a mouse crept out from beneath an old or gan gave a brighteyed terrified look about scurried back again yixgle morgan don t own all the stock in that mill he said look ing straight ahead there s some of it loose and a lot of things could happen things might happen so that more of it could be had she ain t got any considerable reserve i know that i know how shes fixed if trouble was to happen in the mill or orders fell off shed be hard put to raise the money to carry on stanley daniels felt a sudden surge of wry distaste his tongue tasted e co bis ears buxzafil faintly so this old hick had ideas his ratty brain did he trick likely he had suspected h xet him pud his own potatoes out of the fire then daniels felt very noble and superior as he stood up pulled down his coat well this has been very pleas ant mr withers but i m a work ing man td better say good night withers collected his limbs and scrambled out of the chair but wait a minute you aint go ing to walk i was figuring on tak ing you back cars standing out side i think id like the walk dan iels was smooth impersonal in scrutable need the exercise thunder its most ave milts ill run you down to the main road anyway you can walk from there if youre itching for air air that was what stanley dan lels felt the neecrtor his overcoat on his hatbrlm snapped down the door open he felt honest again he had had a hunch all along that this dryeyed old guy was figuring on us ing him somehow what made- him hasten to be out in the wholesome air again was the awareness that he had been ready to hear withers schemes he had no inner hypocrisy he knew that no loyalty would ever blind him to his own advantage but he did not like being maneu vered so he sat a little stiffly and replied in polite monosyllables to withers remarks as they drove the rutty road to the highway he walked rapidly till ne reached the outskirts of thevillage his nos trils stinging in the frosty air the 1onn lay on a slope re the river widened and as da ipproached it the linked lights m it look like some jeweled ornament on the breast of the mountain he would go down to the mill he decided the air was keen and he should be certain that his tests were all right a freeze would ruin sev eral days work at the mill he moved in authority and this pleased his young vanity the men he spoke to had to listen the forms that went out of his lab oratory were commands on them depended the quality of the morgan pulp only a few men were at the mill the few who tended the processes that went on night and day dan iels unlocked his laboratory a tackedon structure half brick half wood sheeted with metal he snapped on the light unlocked the cupboard where he kept his appara tus his test tubes he saw were all in good order the thermometer stood at a safe temperature and the rusty steam pipe running along the wall was warm he put out the light again locked the place then he saw that a light as burning in the office it was after ten mrs morgan must be there lucy would not come down at night alone she never came at night he stepped up to the office win dow and saw that the person inside was old tom pruitt pruitt s status at the mill had al ways puzzled young daniels he knew that pruitt had worked there since the plant was built that he was always carrying messages from virgie morgan giving orders that she initiated yet he had apparently no definite position and 10 authority daniels opened the office door hello tom he said anything wrong tom pruitt looked up from vir gie s desk where was spread out a loose array of legal looking papers he looked baffled his hair was standing up but he grinned at dan iels nope nothing special- i m studying out this here never did see such fine printing nor so much writing that didn t make head nor taq you know anything about this here business lets look at it stanley daniels slid out of his overcoat you gotta know something about law i reckon tom got up grate fully surrendered his chair i ve kept shy of the law for 50 years but now it looks like it caught up with me at last i own stuff and i dont own it take a look at all them and see what you make out of it i ve done give up daniels sat down at the desk briskly and unfolded one document after another read them through with tom looking over his shoulder his amazement growing how about these contracts pru ltt they paid you did they not since 26 they didnt they didn t pay in five years nor in sev en neither they ain t paid nothing since that paper was wrote you should file suit then get your land back yeah she said that too mis morgan she said i d ought to go to law she wants me to hire mat fel ler willis pratt i was just study ing about it pratt will want a lot of money for nothing i reckon them lawyers always do but that land must have been worth money how much have you got anyway upwards of a thousrnd acres- mountain land never could raise nothing on it and these daniels snapped s rubber band about the thick bundle of certificates ought to be in a safety deposit box in the bank i didnt know you owned this big block of stock in the mill youre a rich man pruitt im glad i know you rich me old tom rubbed his ear i just got me a piece of this mill thats all dave morgan and me worked mi hard to k this but you ought t that land back you ought to fle a claim right away yeah i reckon so reckon i 11 have to get me a lawyer though i sure do hate to pay out money to that willis pratt you could sell some of your stock if you need money that stuff is as good as cash you know no nope i don t aim to sell none i figure to hang on to that 1 11 save up the money i got a lit tie saved already old tom locked the safe carefully wiped off the shining knobs with a blue handker chief well good night daniels put on his coat went out he walked away slowly but his thoughts were racing wallace with ers words camehacktojus mincl virgie morgan so the dry old man had said did not own all the stock of the mill there was a block of stock loose and now stanley dan iels knew where that stock was continued next week guest op canada let canadians do everything possible j make guest of canada mean something more than a slogan for a windshield sticker said d leo dolan chief of the canadian travel bureau department of transport in a state ment issued at ottawa the prime minister of canada tfre right honourable w il macftnwila king has issued a cordial invitation to residents of the united states the- oanadlan travel bureau and other organisations throughout the domin ion have been putting forth strenuous efforts to induce americans to spend their vacations in this country the united states press and travel agen cies have cooperated in the furthering of interest in travel to canada despite anticanadian propaganda which runs the gamut from food rationing to gasoline at 90 cents to the gallon it is expected that millions of americans will come to canada this year they will come not only to enjoy our scenery sport and recreational facil uwtehwfvm tfarituuf- marts n se no ur 00zpure costs less richardsons hardware phone 25 we deliver georgetown itaes but because they know that by visiting us they are assisting in the promotion of our war effort such is the spirit of goodwill and friendship which has existed for generations be tween the two countries our unsurpassed vacation attractions are by themselves not the only reason american tourists are drawn to can ada states mr dolan these people feel that in this country a friendly welcome awaits them that courtesy and hospitality will be extended from the time they cross our borders until they leave and that our good wishes will follow them home it is unnec essary to appeal to canadians to treat american visitors as they would guests in their own homes but it would not be amiss at this time to remind them of their duty as hosts etiquette common decency or the innate goodbreeding of canadians as a whole can be couwted on to see that v- the american traveller will be made to feel at home in yds country once he crosses our threshold or rests under any canadian roof he should be made to feel that he is an honoured guest we should even go further than that let him know we really appreciate his visit that we understand the friendly and generous spirit which animates his country that by visiting us he more strongly cements the bonds which have existed for so long and which we hope will forever exist between our coun tries the prime minister has given to us an excellent lead in the invitation which he has extended on behalf of of the people of canada to residents of the united states to visit our coun try during the course of the present year when you come to canada you will be able to cross the border without difficulty you wih need no passport you wih suffer no restrictions you wfil be as free in our country as you mf m your awn you will meet the wana friendship that good neighbours eater- tain for one another our country and our institutions are somewhat different from your own but these variuonf will add interest to your visit the fact that we are at war wih not occasion the slightest lntetferenoe with your enjoyment and freedom an american was defeated -ignomin- lously when he ran or the office at s he got 55 votes out of a total of 3500 and the next day he walked down main street with two guns hanging from his belt yoji were not elected and you have no right to camy guns fellow citizen told him listen folks he replied a man with on more friends than ive got hi this country needs to carry guns muti ted migh i andl goto and i been worfcln hard er since dave died no ainl rich i got no wish to be rich ever draw any dividends on this stock any money for your piece of the milir tom shook his head we agreed not to take out nothing mis mor gan and me we pay ourselves off every payday just wages i got all t need it takes the rest to keep them presses rolling and the handa working we re both iatisfled for active service bates of pay id tie huws 1j0 per day with board lodging clothing medical and dental care provided extra 1 rates varying from 25 to 75 per dy for skated tradesmen while employed 2 dependent allowances in cash jom upi2fe theres a plac for you at the wheel of a roaring tank behind a spitting ackack gun astride an armoured motorcycle and you are not the man to hang back its your fight t the weapons are being forged the way prepared the call la to action from the minute you step into uniform you and your pals are needed now canada and the empire your home your loved ones must be protected get into the fighu the canadian active army requires men for artillery engineers signals armoured cars tanks infantry transport and supply medical ordnance and other branches of the service the army is prepared to teach many trades and to train you to efficiently handle canadas weapons of war go to your nearest district recruiting office find out about these units how they work what they do see just where you 11 fit in see where any particular skill you possess can beet be utilized then join up for action l appl to n di r t office pr any local armoury department of national defence canada ssa