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IHE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 135, 1928 PAGE SEVEN i re GE ---------- The otory thus far: Barbara Bush Atherton lives with her father and sister Amy in a modest little bungalow in Cot tonwood, Cal, Lincoln Mackenzie, the richest boy in town and ome of the nicest, is interested in Bar. bara, but she, much to Amy's dis. gust, shows a preference for Bar- 1) du Spain, poet and r, arianne Scott, pretty and so- phisticated, comes to Cottonwood to visit her cousin, Ines Wilson, Link's wealth attracts her and she uses her wiles to bring him to her feet, Almost against his will he falls in love with her. And at the thought of Marianne Scott becoming Mrs, Lincoln Macken. zie Barbara finds herself unac- countably distressed. On an im- pulse Barry and Barbara marry and go to his old ranch to live, R tely Barbara adapts herself to the hardships of her new life and to the varying moods of her p tal, irresponsible hus- band and is reawrded by his ar- dent love, Link's wedding is de- ferred, as Marianne has revealed the exi of a husband from whom she is now getting a di- vorce, But Link's love for her is waning, for he realizes now that it is his money she wants. He determines to go away for a while, INSTALMENT 19. In October and November, two years after Barbara's marriage, there i were exactly forty-three days of i hard rain, . Barbara counted them, desperately, doggedly, stoically, re household was late in getting started every morning, partly because little Kate, was a croupy Hom and often kept her parents awake until midnight, partly because the morn- ings were so dark and dreary that there was no special incentive to rising, Barry slept alone in the large, damp, plaster-scented room next to the kitchen now, and Barbara and the baby shared the big couch in the kitchen itself. No need, Barbara de- cided generously, to have both Barry and herself constantly disturbed by the little third member of the family, The kitchen was the only warm place in the house, and little bottles, blank- kets and garments could be dried and warmed there most easily, Sometimes Kate slept in her bas- ket, so close to the couch that her mother's hand could touch her from the bed. Sometimes, as she grew big- ger and stronger, she was fenced in- to the corner with pillows, and spread hesself like a little starfish on the ed. Either way, Barbara liked to know that a matter of inches, and not walls and door, separated her from her child. Often the hands of the kitchen clock stood close to 9 o'clock when she awakened, and stumbled up, in fatigue and sleepiness and chill, to set the machinery of the household f FouPHENT HIGH GRADE EQUIP: MENT KEPT IN PER FECT CONDITION. MEANS RELIABLE SERVICE Phone 82 BARBERRY BUSH One Girl's Marriage Problems By KATHLEEN NORRIS .| came in late for supper, but showed a Va Par ith stale ashes, and very cold, even in Oftober, Barbara, Jbarefooted, with her tous- led braided hair in a loose rope over the shoulder of her flannel night- gowngwould kneel at the hearth, pile slender logs upon leaves or crumpled papers, After the hearth fire, the stove fire was the first duty; it was made with kindling, and short stocky logs of madrone and oak, furiously hot when they once began fairly to burn, but often so damp that they dismally succumbed two or three times before reaching this point, When the toast was spread on the detached half of an old broiler over the stove it was time to call Barry, Breakfast over, Barbara worked about the kitchen until nearly noon; leaving the dishes to minister to the baby, stopping on her way back to the sink to put the couch in. order, remembering the necessary 'soaking of beans or prunes and delaying once more to attend to it, feeding the fires, rushing out into the blowing rain and wind to give the chickens their hot breakfast, stopping there to clean 2 water dish or gather a few warm brown eggs, and returning breath- less to the kitchen to find Kate whimpering aggrievedly in her home- made high chair and the deserted dishes cooling and half done on the sink. Then she must clear the way for lunch, The kitchen was in fair order now, couch neat, washing out of the way, sink cleared, But lunch would spread disorder again, At the best of times, feeding Barry was a problem, for a part of his un- reasonableness and inconsistency was displayed in his impatience with monotonous or limited bills of fare, and yet he would neither encourage Barbara to experiment with her own original ideas in the matter, nor re- cognize the fact that their extremely uncertain financial standing was the real trouble, after all. Weeks ago they had sold to To- mas their cows, all except the one for which Barbara now cared in their own barn, Kate was the least ex- aeling of babies, but she had to have her first boots and first ccat after all; some money, not much, was ow- ing to Maria Bettancourt and her mother for nursing and housework during Kate's first weeks of life, and there was a modest doctor's bill still owing to Dr. Bonner, What could they do?- Barbara asked herself desperately over and over. Money was needed every day, all the time; nobody -in the Boo | could get along without a little money, With Kate and with the old haci- enda to manage and Barry's meals to cook, with the cow and chickens to keep, she could not possibly go back to Cottonwood and to her old job. Barry said comfortably that he would sell a couple of poems, and he did sell one or two, modestly. But the return from these was less than $50, and three persons could not expect that to last long. Patience was the only thing mow, and Barbara strove for it with more steadfast, determined courage than she had brought to amy previous crisis in her life. But it was hard to have Barry so cross, so bitter and hopeless. He seemed bewildered and overwhelmed by the incrcusing ré- sponsibilities he had assuiied, and it was galling Barbara tu realize, far | more clearly than he did, that just at present she was far more of a lia- bility than an asset. Her cheerful- ness fell flat, her bright, confident dreams of their future only deepened the annoyed and impatient cloud on his face, and his despondency in- creased day by day. One evening in early November he so unusually joyful and contented a mood that Barbara knew it must have some definite explanation, that the change had never been cau y [ome of his long walks on the Ss. It appeared that he had gone into town, walking the highway at first, later been given a lift by a kindly tourist. He had seen old friends, and even stopped in for a little while at the moving-pictire theatre; he had had 2 late lunch with the Wilsons. and | for lunch and her baby. Her cousin Marianne was Now when the weather is un- certain it is more important than ever, in building or repairing oper- ations, that deliveries be made on % time, therefore we repeat again, sur first service pledge to the citi- zens of Oshawa, that when neces- LE % | KE "a WE { sary-- still there; he hadn't seen Marianne, but Lucy Barnard had a new baby. Link Mackenzie had been away al- most all summer, but was back now, and every one said Dr, Bonner had sent for Ward Duffy to ask him to come share his practice with him, and that in that case Ward and Am would of course live in Cottonwood, And, finally, Barry had had another lift all the way home, Barbara was delighted and excited by the unexpected event, She cross. examined him about everything and everybody, and exclaimed loyously a hundred times about the rumor that concerned Amy, Think of having Amy and Ward back! ; It seemed to promise better things somehow that Barry was happier, that the Wilsons had been so hos. pitable, that there was no immediate talk of a marriage between Marianne and Link, and that, above all, darling Amy might be back here in Cotton- wood, where Barbara might often go to spend' the day with her, "And, Barry, we could have Amy down here for a real visit in sum- mer! Imagine that, I haven't seen her since before her wedding, And that was almost two years ago," "Sure we will," Barry conceded graciously. Barbara had waited to share her supper: with him, and his long drive had 'made it seem a de- licious - supper, Now, in lamplight, her satiny cheeks were blazing, her shining bronze hair loosened and her dark blue apron set off her white skin and high color 'to perfection, "I wish you always looked as pretty us ou do at dinner," he said significant- y. But his face clouded as a resent- ful expression came into her eyes. "Cleaning up and washing for Kate," she countered, displeascd, "feeding chickens and raking out the barn!" "Oh, for the Lord's sake, fight about everything!" Barry said vici- ously, jerking away from the table and from the fingers she instantly extended, ; But she would not let him escape. The tale of his trip to Cottonwood was not half told and she must cross- examine him again. "Ah, don't--stay where you are! I only meant that I'd love always tobe dainty and pretty if I could, But I get myself into old boots and sweaters because the work is so dirty. Tell me, did you happen to see Fox or Harry?" \ Barry, mollified, by her apologetic tone, reauily began again, and Bar- bara, with Kate drowsing comfortably in her arms, listened and questioned him from beginning to end once more. 'the dishes cooled, the fires burned low and a soft wind cried about the roof of the hacienda. And Ba.bara, enthralled with the details of what had been to her only the everyday lives of commonplace and uninteresting neighbors a year or two ago, thought that Barry was more like himself tonight than she had seen him in months, and that it was a fortunate impulse that had taken him toward town today. "And Link and Marianne make a match of it after all?" "No. They say that's all off." "She did get her divorce last spring, I know. It was in the paper.' "Well, I don't know why they did- n't, but anyway, they didn't get mar- ried. Lucy told Inez the o.her day that she thought Margaret and her father "were going abroad after Christmas and that Link'll be presi- dent of the whole business. Crown prince stuff." "Oh, I don't know. He's en working with the firm awfully hard ever since he left college four or five years now!" Barbara reminded him leniently. This was the first time. But when, in a few days, Barry went to town again, and again had an ex- hilarating and absorbing afternoon with old friends, Barbara felt an odd sense of being hurt--of being slight- didn't © The third time, again only a few days later, he stayed away all night. arbara waited for her supper until about 8 o'clock, ate it philosophically with 2 book propped before her and with Kate's sociable gurgles from the centre of the couch keeping company with the eternal soft dilp-driptsip sed | of the rain on the patio or not, she did A mor; of y, TOsy and ing wet, cheerfully a; 1 and matter-of-course. He br. breath of fresh, cold air into the kit- chen, was rapturous over the baby and sat chatting with his wife But, not like in an unwontedly friendly and pleasant mood. Barbara, fighting inner resent- ment, went on with her rations straighten- ing of the kitchen and tried to dis- only her usual manner. i .] Weisut worsied of, ansions ) no, I had Kate, I was all er ont. bi lwp was. deling about you." "We guarantee to deliver any- thing from stock in any guentity to any place in Oshawa in one bowr from time the order is slaced." Oshawa Lumber Co., Limited | 25 Ritson Road N. Phone 2821-2820 RHEUMATISM SAID: "YOU STAY - AWAKE!" bt LAC brogh pnd, wi re T (} 0 if the other didn't "Well," writes Mr. Burrows, "I t | just as well have taken so much wa as Oil of Win , Ididn't sleep, Next ent back to the to try T- and to give you --with absolute safety, too, as T-R-C's are entirely free from habit-forming or ous drugs. A wonderful remedy, ved in use by thousands of grateful people, | There is no mystery about the action of T-R-C's. They enter the blood- stream, Go to the root of the trouble, Help your body throw off the poisons that are by life. wretched, Get a box of T-R-C's, Enjoy good health once more, 50c and $1 at all 104 TRC® Wi helped. To speak honestly now would be to reproach him, "I stayed with Fox-Harry was there and we played rummy. [I've not played rummy with those boys for years!" "I thought you loathed Harry Poett," She couldn't help saying it; some ugly impulse stronger than her- self spoke in her place. "Harry? No. He's nice enough. I've always been fond of Harry!" And the maddening thing was that Barry believed what he was saying. Barbara told hersclf that she should be thankful that he was outgrowing his prejudices against the Cotton- wood folk, He made himself charmingly com- panionable and useful on this partic- ular occasion. He brought wood and carried away ashes, swept the tiles of the patio vigorously, and was ra- venously and appreciatively ready for lunch. He was, for an hcur or two, in fact, the old, silly, happy Barry, the Barry she had lost for dreary, struggling months. But it was a part of Barbara's dark mood that she re- sented this, too. He could be gra- cious and helpful when he wanted to, he could control his temperament | and make life agreeable for her, The trouble usually was that he did not care to make the effort, It was hard to listen to him inter- estedly, smilingly, to agree with him over and over again that his visit had been most fortunate, Yet what else could she do? To insist. that he remain down here at the hacienda beside her, idling, fret- ting, quarreling, just because she was unable to accompany him into town, was to put herself into the ranks of the jealous, narrow-minded women who acted the part of dogs in the anger with their nicn, No, he had his life and his intercsts and she must shape her own independently, True, she reflected forcing herself to calm and amiability, she might re- mind him that his work needed him, But Barry quite innocently deprived her of this argument by plungin into the remarking of his play wit! reat zest, exulting that his holiday ad rested and refreshed him, had given him quite a new point of view on Napoleon III, And this weapon he presently took from her hand to use in his own, A week later he complained of being jaded and began with quite obvious diplomacy to speak longingly of the stimulus the visit to Cottonwood had given him, He thought he would take a long walk, Perhaps would take the high- way, and if he did get into town, did Barbara need anything at the dry goods store or grocery. She was too proud to protest. They were lingering at the luncheon table at about 2 o'clock when he in- troduced the subject skillfully, Bar- bara made no comment, She went on carefully feeding baked potato to the rapturous Kate, Regarding Barry's movements there seemed to be nothing to say, No reason why he shouldn't take a walk through the heavy, muddy fields and roads, if he liked, no reason why, if he got a lift, he shouldn't go into town, and no real reason why he should not stay there over night. The one real argument against all this--love for his wife and child and the need and desire to be with them --apparently did not enter into the matter at all-knowing Barry, one would know that it could not enter in, Barbara was not well, now, she was overworked and worried, physi- gally handicapped, and made a pris- oner by Kate's needs, and Barry, in the heavy winter weather, found no special amusement at home. Suddenly Barbara became aware that Barry was watching the clock. He meant not only to get away, but to get away at a special moment; he was keeping an appointment with some one. (Copyright, 1928, by the Bell Syn- dicate Inc.) (To be continued.) MISTAKEN IDENTITY Lou'sville, Ky., Dec. 14. -- By switching cells with W. H, Kram- er, John Henry, bank thief, escap- ed jail here recently, A womar called L. J. Bradbury, lawyer, acd asked him to obtain bond for Kramer. Bradbury went to the jail, put up the bond, and made an appointment to see the supposed Kramer in his office. But the supposed Kramer, in reality, Hen- ry, never showed up. BALLOT TANPERING CHARGED AT SAULT Most Sensational Disclosures Ever Made in Ontario Are Promised Sault Ste, Marie, Ont, Dec. 14-- The most sensational evidence ever disclosed in a municipal election pro. test in Ontario was yesterday pre- dicted by J, A, MacInnis, counsel for Alderman Brewer, who is attempt- ing to upset the re-election of Ma- yor Irwin, : Alderman Brewer was first declar- ed elected by a majority of 31, A recount reversed this to a majority of 51 for Mayor Irwin, Today two deputy returning officers stated that they could not understand how the results in their own polls had been changed, Charges Tampering Charles Rose, who has been an el- ection official for 20 years, plainly stated his belief that ballots in his box had been tampered with after being placed in the City Hall, The recount showed a gain of eight votes for Mayor Irwin at poll No. 11, where Rose offic'ated. E, ). Wagner, deputy at poll 16, where Brewer lost 15 votes and Ir- win gained 11, can give no explana- tion of the switch, Rose today made a declaration in which he says: "My ballot box is as sacred to me as is my Bible, 'In the 20 years that I have acted at deputy returning of- ficer I have never experienced nor heard the like of this, and I can't understand it. I acted as D.R.O. for C. N. Smith and Dr, Gibson. Never before have I counted such clean- cut and perfect balluts as were cast on December 3. There was one spoiled ballot and seven or eight per- fectly blank ones in the box when we opened it, The ballots in the box were all found to be properly initialed by me, including the blank ones which the voters had not used. No Doubt About Ballots "There was not the slightest doubt about any one of the ballots. There were eight of us in the room, includ- ing the scrutineers. 'Ve all kept count and when we failed to tally I went back over the ballots until ey- eryone agreed. There was no pos- sible chance of mistake and every ballot but one, as I said before, was perfect," Lo. It has been discovered that it is quite easy to get to the City Hall where some of the ballot boxes were kept, practically unguarded for at least a day and a half after the elec- tion. A number of the ballot boxes were not returned to the City Hall until the day after election. Will Irwin is less than encourag- ing when he says we could promote good relations with Latin America if we had better manners. -- Buffalo Courier-Express. sides at Hort Two Boxes Brought Him Speedy Relief New Brunswick Lady Gave Husband Dodd's Kidney Pills "We have used Dodd's Kidney ile for for Kidney Troubles Yomith, who DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS COASTGUARDS SEIZE RYE WORTH $30,000 Woods Hole, Mass., Dec. 14, -- Attracted by the suspicious move- ments of a speed boat off Mattapoi- sett, in Buzzard"s Bay Tuesday night, coastguardsmen boarded the craft arrested two men and seized the biggest cargo of liquor taken in this vincinity for a year and a half, The contraband, valued by its captors at $50,000 comprised 400 sacks of small bottles labelled old Baltimore rye whiskey, Two men arrested gave their names as George O'Neil and Willlam Brown, both of Fall River. 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