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HH] haunting her : "If you'd married my iA boy--" ed she was riding with him through - her hand---wished passionately that ¥ if Jonathan was beside her as he | 4s if it mattered whether he loved PAGE TWO THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932 d re a tt oll RR '*Ex-Fiancee" "by Ruby M. Ayres ARNEEENEEEENNNEEERERCARCENENE SERN EARNER RRNA NN of Preceding instalments : Priscilla Marsh, ijke the heroine of an old-fashioned novel, was pre- pared to sell herself in marriage to save her father from bankruptcy and her brother Hugh from prison Jonathan Corbie, son of a newly- family, fell in love with her at sight and she had become en- to him the day they met, y Clive it | Jonathan's car, He died in the hos- pital a few hours later and Jonathan took Priscilla home, Then her fathi- er dled suddenly and when Jona- than came, Sling the help a4 comfort that only money can, give, she refused him and told him she could never marry him. Jo an went away, without telling his fam- fly where he was going, His father bought the Moorland House, the Marsh home, and Priscilla was pre- paring to go to London to act as paid companion to an only child of the wealthy Lintells, A friend got Hugh a position in Canada, While an suctioneer's men were tagging the house furnishings, Mrs, Corbie was announced as 2 caller, 'INSTALMENT 23. "Mrs, Corbie ?" Priscilla flushed. She had not seen Jonathan's moth. er since the day Cilve Weston was killed, but she guessed how Mrs, Corble must feel toward her, She hesitated, It would be so easy to say she was engaged, and could ses nobody, but surely that was cowardly and unkind. "I'll come down," she told the old butler, Priscilla hurried to the library, the one room as yet untouched, Mrs Corble was standing by the table looking a little nervous, Priscilla went slowly forward; for the first time she felt a little afraid of this woman, Then Mrs, Corble spoke, "Well my dear--" She held out her hand and then her arms, and Priscilla iftly to her, "I wanted tc ore," Jonathan's mother as they kissed. "But it . I hope you don't think any ill will my dear ?" were running down Pris. ; the first tears she had father's death, d of you," she sald tre- "I don't deserve it, Oh, I think it's kind of you." "There, there !" Mrs, Corbie was herself, but she patted the and tried to smile, "We mustn't be silly" she said. "There is nothing to cry for ; you were quite jail 144 2 sik Hi E ---- away, with only Mary Lawler tc say good-by to her and wish he) luck, As she sped on her way to Lon. don, she sit starifig out of the tra window, her face a little pale and atoms? x and Rp wal lea Tr eve: ng tha -hitheito midd her life, I Jy there had been some one left.-- sone one who loved her--Clive, 01 even Jonathan Corbie, But she had lost -them both through her own fault, and through #. mistaken sense of humor and to a brother who cared no- 'or her happiness, © days before Hugh had gone away fuite cheerfully, "If TY don't like it, you'll soon see me back," had been almost his last words, He did not explain to what he meant to come back. He was sc used toshaving things right for him that he believed it would always be the same. He had taken half of Eris. cilla's little:sum of money withoit @ qualm, and his only real regret was that he was leaving'Mary Lawler behind, If he had been a rich man-- he decided it was damned hard Juck that he was not, . 'He had no anxiety for his sister She was pretty enough to get along all' right, Besides, she could have married Corble if she had chosen she was a fool to have jilted him "Anyway, she would probably mee! some other man with plenty of money. He dismissed her from hl thoughts . And now Priscilla was alone on her way to London to take up he: new life with strange people. The excitement and bustle of the past few weeks had kept her too busy to think much about it, but now the what it would really mean, A paid companion, at the beck and call of full realization came over her of | really "No~-at least not well enough." "Where is he now?" "I don't know.' "Perhaps you'll meet him again some day and change your mind. It does happen sometimes, doesn't it?" "1 don't think I want to meet him " again, "well," Joan said consolingly, "there are heaps more men in the world, Ill bet you'll meet some one over here." Priscilla laughed. "Thank you, but I don't want to. I'm quite happy." Priscilla was very happy, even if it was in quite a new way. her innocent pleasure to think of the sports clof she had managed to buy out of the little money left from the sale of her father's furni. ture; pleasure to think that she was really on her way to Switser- land for a holiday which she had so often coveted. For a moment she thought of Clive, Had she really loved him? It s0, would she have got over the tragedy of his death so soon? Would she ever have been happy and con- tented again as she now was? "What are you thinking about?" Joan asked %pddenly, and Priscilla woke from her thoughts with a sigh, and tried to laugh. "I was looking back," she sald "But it's silly to do that. We shoul always look forward, I think." Joan squeezed her hand, "We're going to have a wonderful time," she said for the hundredth time and Priscilla smiled and agreed, though there was a faint apprehension in her heart, Had she looked forward too great- ly to this holiday? And was it to be a disappointment? (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1831, by Ruby M. Ayres) Columbus BR other people ! She tried to be brave, telling her- self Bow much there still was to be thankful for. Then her hands grip- ped each other with sudden fear She was quite alone, Whatever hap- pened in the future there was no- body to whom she could look for help. She knew that to the world it must sem that in deliberate folly she had thrown everything away, and yet jn her heart she was glad, Surely there must be some happiness in store for her--it could not all be left be- hind? "If you look out of the window Priscilla darling," Joan Lintell sald excitedly, "you'll get the first glimpse of the mountains." It was just getting light. The long night during whic» Priscilla had been toa excited to sleep, was over and the ghostly shapes of snow-lad- en trees ve:c inning to steal out of the gray dawn. Priscilla left her seat and joined Joan at the train window. She had been with the Linte'l: several weeks: and now she and Jcan were on their way to Switzerland. It was Christ mas Eve. for the best, That poor Mr, Wes. ton--" Priscilla looked away from her. It was strange how the mention of Clive's name sounded--almost as if hehad been dead for years and years instead of just a few weeks, "I've been worrying about you," Mrs. Corbie went on, "What are you going to do with yourself, my dear?" Priscilla told her. "I'll be quite all right," she said, trying to speak with conviction, "They're very nice peo- ple--I'm very lucky to have found such a place." : Mrs, Corbie"s tears flowed faster "If there's anything I could do for you," she sald earnestly, "for your own sake, my dear, as well as for Jonathan's, It would break his heart to know you had to turn out and earn your own lving" "I think he knew I'd have to" Priscilla sald, and she felt a sudden resentment against Jonathan, He might have been kinder ; not that she deserved kindness from him, but all the same, if Le loved her so well--- "If there's anything I can do for you," his mother urged again, "If 1 could let you have some money, my dear--" Priscilla drew back agitatedly, "Oh, no, no, thank you very much, all the same, I couldn't think of it, Besides, I won't need any. I'll be getting sixty pounds a year and found, as they say!" She - tried to laugh, but Mrs. Corbie said indignanily, "Only sixty pounds ! Why, I pay my parlor-maid more - than that. It's a disgrace I" Priscilla did laugh then, heartily, . and felt better for it, "It's a lot of money for a com- panion," she said, "If you'd married my boy--" Jonathan's mother began, then checked herself, "Well, well, we + mustn't telk about what might have - " . But all the same in the days that - followed, Priscilla found those words . Some freak of fate brought Jona- than into her dreams that last night in the Moorland House, She dream. a dark night, close beside him sc " close that their arms were touching . And she wished that he would take he would take her hand and kiss it - as he had donc once when they were - engaged. Her whole being seemed * goncentrated on that desire, but he ! just sal there beside her immovable, ' tll at last she moved her hund and ' touched his arm, timidly, as if half - afraid he would repulse her, And in her dream he turped his ' head and she could feel his eyes up- ' on her in the darkness and hear him "sav : "I don't Jove you any more, It's foo late now, Priscilla." She woke with a little cry to the silence and darkness, and half as- leep still, put out her hand to see it i] * had been in her dream, And then she was wholly awake and laughing nervously at herself or not ! She had gaid good- The two girls stood side by side looking out at the growing day-light and Priscilla thought suddenly of the Moorland House, It seemed years since she had been driven down the neglected drive, yea: since the moment when she shu! her eyes tightly so as not to see it then that she would never be happy again, It only showed how mistaken one could be, for sie had been quite happy. The ILintells were, as Mary Law. ler had said, charming people, and they had more than kept their pro- mise to taeat Priscllia as one of the family: Sometimes she forgot that sie was with them only in the capa- city of a paid companion, especially cince Joan had insw'ed from the first that they called each other by their christian names. "It's so silly," she protested. "We're very nearly the same age." As a matter of fact, Joan was only eighteen, and looked a good deal younger, but Priscilla had been glad to have the formal 'Miss Marsh' dis- carded. She had been glad, too when Joan's parents suddenly de- cided to let the two girls go to Switzerland alone, Mrs. Lintell wae not very strong, and she had been advised to stay at home, "I know we can trust Joan with Priscilla," she had told her hus. band confidently. Joan was delighted. A dozen time: since they left London she hac squeezed , Priscilla's hand and sald: "Isn't it lovely, Just you and I going off by ourselves! Mother and daddy are darlings, but they do look afte: me rather tco much" «~Bhe had teld Priscilla all about the winler sports; what wonderful times one had in the hotels, how marvelously friendly every one was "We're all just like a big family," she said happily. "You'll love it." "I'm afraid I'll be an awful duffer at things," Priscilla said with a sigh. "I can skate, of course, but as to anything else----" "The men will be flocking around like flies to teach you," Joan pro- tested. She thought Priscilla was beautiful. "I oniy wonder you haven't married a prince or a mil- lionaire before this" Priscilla thought of Jonathan, but he seemed so far away she had al- most forgotten him, She had had one letter from Hugh. He was having a wonderful time, he wrote, and there had been a charming girl on board, an Amer. jcan-----"with a goodly share of the almighty dollar." He had not asked how Priscilla was Tang; he had written only of "I expect there'll be heaps of peo- ple in the hotel we met last year," Joan sald suddenly, Her eyes were bright with excitement. She was nob a pretty girl, but she was fresh and unspoiled, and pleased with ev. erything, She was small and rath- er childish in appearance, with brown, eager eyes, and a dimple in one cheek that appeared and disap. peared when she smiled in the most disconcerting fashion, "We had lots of romances last year," she went on. "Three couples yo her by to forever----- And in the-morning Priscilla went TE ¢ i . for the last time. She had beiieved | (Mrs, T. Cook, Correspondent) COLUMBUS, Dec. 20. -- The annual meeting of the W.M.S. | wag held at the home of Mrs. J. Hislop with the president, Mrs, Cooper, presiding. The Christ ma% story from Luke was read and prayer offered by Rev. Dr. Cooper. The reports of the dif- ferent secretaries were most en- couraging and {interesting al- though our Auxillary has lost valuable members and sickness and bereavement in many of our homes has been keenly felt. Yet we have much to be thankful for. We bave bad more visi- | tors and friends share in our Their co-operation ig appreciated and we are lboking forward to another year in which to do our best, The regular meeting or the Young People's League was held on Wednesday evening, Dec. 14, with the vice-president, Stanley Webber presiding. The scrip. , ture lesson was read by the pas- tor, Dr. Cooper after which cer- ' tain business was discussed. The missionary convenor, Gladys Ross gave a reading followed by several selections of community i'nging led by Stanley Webper. Another reading was given Ly Bertha Lapp after which Maxine Pereman read the topic on "The Ukrainians in Canada." The meetig wag brought to a close by all repeating the Mizpah benedic- | tion, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Cook visited at Brooklin with Mr. A. J. Cook on Sunday. Mrs. Down is visiting daughter, Mrs, ;H. Hayes. Sorry to report Mrs. Pau! Pur- ves {ll in Wellesley Hospital, 1'o- ronto. Miss B. Lapp spent Saturday in Toronto. We are glad to report Mrs. John Nesbitt able to be at home again after her operation and is doing nicely. We hope to sce her out around again soon, The Women's Association held their annual meeting in the church parlor on Wednesday af- ternoon of last week, There were 19 present, The president' oc- cupied the chair and conducted her ture lesson was read by Mrs. L. Guy and the roll call wag re- sponded to by 18 members, Busi- ness, old and new, was deglt | with and reports of different | committees given after which ciection of officers took place. In the absence of Dr. Cooper, tha chair was taken by Mrs, T. Pere- man for this period. The officers for the coming year are as, fol. lows: Honorary president, Mrs. Pascoe; president, Mrs. F. Good- man; Ist vice-president, Mrs. T. Pereman; 2nd vice-pres., Mrs, H. Wilson; secretary, Mrs. J. His lop; assistant sec., Mrs, J, Stone; rec. gec., Miss G. Ross; treasurer, Mrs, L. L, Guy; manse commit- tee, Mrs. Goodman, Mrs. J. Stone and Mrs. Ellins; flower committee, Mrs. Ellens and Mrs. H, Hayes; menu committee, Mrs. C. Hayes and Mrs. Lambert. Af- ter the election of officers, a pro- gram was given, consisting of a reading on Christmas by Mrs H. Hayes and Mies (i. Ross, A solo TAMBLYN Saves You Money BARGAIN PRICES IN CHRISTMAS STATIONERY Beautiful Packages Regular 75¢ for . Regular $1.00 for ....69¢ Regular $1.50 for ....99¢ by Miss Margaret Dearborn, The meeting closed with the Mizpai benediction. ter Fair was a group of 7 patients from the Toronto Hospital for In- curables. Boy Scouts and police in taking the party TO DEPICT STONE AGE ANCESTORS The history of Bedtordshire Scouts and Girl Guides at a "Jamborally" at Amptill Park next Whitsuntide. 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