Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 01, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 12 Winnipeg free press monday August i 1949 1940, by Dorff Morf company by King Feo Urei chapter one it was thought Proctor who had a mind for sombre things a perfect Day for a funeral. The Early March sky with Small veils of shifting across the Pale Tine was ready to weep at an appropriate moment. The sunlight was discreetly fitful. Proctor had kept his Eye on the weather since Early morning twitching at the red curtains in the Library to watch for the first sign of an it was As perfect a Day As it could be to Bury someone you loved and god he loved his sister Elizabeth. The sedate mauve crepe that Hung on the outside Entrance looked Well. The Gray casket banked with Blue hyacinths and lilies Lay in Lovely gloomy Shadow in the drawing room. The five pallbearers he would make the sixth would carry out their duties with dignity and feeling. He had Deli Rafello come said Proctor holding the door. Marvell bowed his head As Gra piously As if he had received a word of Welcome. He stepped unsteadily inside. Proctor smelled the Sharp odor of whiskey at once. Drinking again he thought bitterly. His body was taut with dislike and disgust. We expected you earlier. You received my brately chosen the same five men who had been Ushers at Elizabeth s coming out party. There was a melancholy comparison Here that pleased him. His schedule Proctor sat Down at the Large Sheraton desk in the Centre of the room and for the twentieth time for daughter bad weather in Marvell s voice boomed in the muffled quiet. He held put the pastry Box with a sweeping Ges Ture for my Proctor saw that one Side of it was dented in. He took it gingerly. Your probably in some pawnshop thought Proctor e Ori tempt Sously. Marvel stumbled went Over his schedule for the afternoon luncheon this they had arranged especially Early to get the maids quieted before the Here mov if. Minister service drive to Chestnut Hill approximately two hours. After the last notation Proctor had left a Plank. He Felt it inde Corpus to come right to Tea. Now he wrote in talk to Kather he skipped another Blank to allow for passage of time and wrote a. Hall to Ben Jamin Hall was the lawyer. His wife would be present which meant there would be no social talk and they could get right Down to details. He gave a Long sigh to relieve his. Impatience. Too nervous to plan or think further he leaned in his chair and surveyed the room. With the exception of the desk which it generally loses Ter. That is something the engineers ought to pause and con Sider. Improvement in the eyes of science Means to make More efficient. But nobody seems to ask for whose Benefit the efficiency is conceived. More efficient for truck Drivers yes. More efficient for the employers of truck Drivers yes. But there Are great numbers of people in the world who think More of the going than of the getting Liere. Millions who enjoy the Jour Ney More than the goal. Of course for them Thorp. Ufos Ute Ive Hack to Litls. The highways Are being dedicated More nil More to the sort of people who have no interest whatever in a journey hut merely want to get from one place to an other As fast nil efficiently As possible. This is probably All very Well he had at a private in keeping with the times. But the danger is that a great Many otherwise decent easygoing people Are Likely to be converted to the religion of efficiency Speed and haste. You put a simple human natural person on a High Way often enough and something is going to happen to him. The Bug of efficiency is going to get him. He is going to join the race to get there with All the rest of the truck Drivers and employers of truck Drivers. And what is he go ing to find when he gets there just whatever it is that truck Drivers and the employers of truck Drivers find. Forty years ago nobody would have believed that science Ami engineers could have converted the whole human race into an efficient body. But it begins to look As if the Miracle is half wrought already. To sit on the Side of and watch the Miracle pelting madly tense eager is to give you a Good guess As to what the going to be like in Twenty years. It. Will be next to impossible to find a Good Lazy inefficient Happy human being of the old fashioned image god made. Tion everything was the same As it had been in his father s time. The two longer sides of the room were shelved with books reaching half Way up the Wall. Above these the Walls were covered with dark red damask not a warm but a Muddy color. The room was filled with victorian relics. Here on sunday afternoons his father had read to him from Lamb s tales. He must remember to read them this year to Kath Erine. Here he had come each sat urday to receive his allowance be fore he had gone to College. It All seemed so Long ago he Felt Sud Denly old though he was Only a Little Over forty. Desperately he turned to a younger time. Here he and father had planned Elizabeth s coming out party. He did not remember having seen Eli Zabeth much in this room. He reined his thoughts in abruptly. I should to be. Wool gathering like he said half aloud. I should feel More about her but i m numb i can he Slid Down in his chair extending his legs and drop Ping his head Forward a Little in an Effort to relax. Startled by Bell suddenly he was startled by the door As a Friend of the family would ring once gently a longer Sharp ring on ring. His heart jumped. This was he had been dreading All morning. This was the crack in his Shell of numbness. So Marvell had gotten his Telegram. He pushed chair he would answer the door himself. The maids were Busy with other things. The door Felt heavier than it Ever had As Proctor swung it open. Marvell had come. He stood in the doorway his. Right shoulder slumped a Little the i it Taring crepe. It was and carried a White Box not flow ers sensed this immediately. This was a Flat squat Box that could Only mean French Pas try. Calgary cup Teddy Yel lowly of the Black Indian re serve and his wife were name he Best dressed indians at the Calgary Stampede. All the credit Oes to my Teddy said. She made both our Bella Coola b.c., up ranchers Melvyn Nygaard and Olof Odegaard got angry when hey found some of their cows killed and mangled. They set out on the Trail and in a week shot four Vancouver shave and a haircut two seems an outdated question but. You can get it at the technical vocational school you re willing to Trust student Barbers Over the table that stood against one dim Wall. Why Don t you have some Light in Proctor went on in lower tones than before asleep. Emily is with her. Well go right up to the Lead kindly and the first1 line of the hymn was accompanied by a1 faint Hiccough. A shudder of distaste ran through proc insufferably cheap the Man was. God in heaven Don t let him be a disgrace till it s Over he prayed. His hands were Clam my on the awful Box of cakes. He did t know where to put it and he would not go Down to the maids with it. Once in the Library Proctor measured the waste paper Basket with a wary Eye. It was t big enough. Marvell rescued his Box. He admonished. These Are the Best. I got pm at Henri new asked Proctor sharply. Why did t you come straight to x bad weather in Marvell repealed in a tone that indicated he was through with fur ther explanations. Can t go sit Down Proctor s at Elitude was that of an employer interviewing a prospective clerk. He himself remained standing to maintain what advantage he could. If i did t hate him so thought Proctor helplessly i could Man age him. He can t go to the ser vice he can t go. To the cemetery Damn the decency that had prompted his Telegram. Damn this Man who made him so impotent with shame and hatred. He glanced at the clock Twenty minutes to two. Marvell sat Down in a leather armchair near the desk the Stry Box on his Knees. He wore hat look of deceptive docility of a child who no aits i mild scolding. Am i in time for the Proctor disliked to admit thai he was. The funeral to at the interment is to be at Chest Tut and this a hated most to you wish to see Eliz the word shot out with a vehemence that matched proc Tor s intensity. The whole thing is there is such a thing As com Mon answered Proctor stiffly who could t1 resist getting in the last word. His voice sounded thin and Reedy next to mar veil s. In that Case perhaps you Don t wish to go Marvell raised one Eyebrow slightly. As her husband i shall do my Best to keep the Barlow Standard out of the dust. Woo l veep woo t fight woo l he quoted loudly. Ssh. Do be easiest Way out How about a hospitable drink. Marvell ventured. That would be the easiest Way out proc Tor decided. He walked Over to the sideboard. His hand Shook As he poured about four inches of whiskey into a Glass. Straight. I thank he drank it quickly Ajitu turned accusingly to his brother in Law in Ifould have come sooner if you had told me Elizabeth was so sick. I three months ago she looked Fine i i could t be in two places at once i you know. Everything i have done in Chicago was All for you. I can Tell you it was not easy living out Tejere in hotels and boarding House never seeing your daughter. Now it would begin thought Proctor the string of lies thei oud arguments. The last time j Marvell had been Home was after i thanksgiving. He had stayed less Han twelve hours and not even seen Katherine because of his Marvell made an Effort to continue. His mind was fuzzy. Hei was unable to stall off the drowsy i Ness brought on by the warmth of i the room. A since you have Suchi an aver i Slon to Umer ils Viviar vell i Sug Gest you remain Here to sleep if possible. No i m going to be there. But ii take Twenty winks now if we1 Lave to be soft Elk wedgies 4 .9.5 just arrived Irish China Tea Ware our first Complete Post War shipment of this Beautiful and delicate China. Choose from a wide selection of favourites and most wanted pieces. Patterns include the popular Limpet and the novel Harp As Well As Shamrock cups and saucers novel Harp handle. A. I .75 Belleek creams and sugars 2.75 and China second floor dial All departments 3-2-2 tuesday hours 9 . To 5.30 . Foot Comfort a Little Cost two smart styles in popular All purpose casuals. Good wearing soft Elk uppers Wedgie heels and flexible plastic outsoles. Strap style comes in Brown red or Black. Tie style comes in Brown or Black. Buy wedgies for Wear right now and then let them take you on into fall. Medium widths in sizes to 9. Phone mail and . Orders taken while Supply lasts. Women s shoes second floor Price teeters jeans in Navy Drill Denim popular jeans for teens in practical Sanford Zed Drill or Denim fabric. Be a City Farmer and make the rounds of summer fun in these exceptionally Low priced jeans. No phone orders please Reg. 3.50 Navy Drill Jive jeans. Stamped with All the latest Jive sayings. Sizes 10 to 16. Special Low i 5 Price Reg. 2.95 sturdy Denim Jeani. Summer Denim jeans in sizes 10 to 18. Zipper placket. Rivets on pockets. _ special i 4 Teener shop third floor clearance 3.95 to 9.95 Youthful blouses skirts save limited Quantity Only half Price because of slight soil ing. Trim blouses that take you anywhere. Short Long or three Quarter length sleeves in White and colors. Neat crepe skirts in Dressy Sty Tina a must for any wardrobe. Broken sizes j. And colors in both blouses and skirts. No phone orders. Junior miss and mrs. Shop third floor outsize slips in Rayon knit 98 Casy to launder practical and Long wearing slips specially designed for. The Fuller figure. Built up shoulders shaped top and straight skirt Are the features. Qut sizes Fri White or Tea Rose. Outsize Rayon knit panties Good fitting banded leg panties. Elastic Waistband. White or 1.29 Pink. Outsides. Lingerie third floor Sale Sample cloth Coats Fob fall at exciting big savings shop Early 1 Don t miss this rare one of a style offering of Coats in Rich All Wool fabrics. Sale priced away below usual. Every coat perfectly tailored. Wool coverts duals Broadcloth in new fall 1949 styles featuring the new modified swagger or fitted styles new Collar and cuff treatments. All interlinked and Chamois lined warm enough for fall or Winter Wear. Grey Brown Blue wine Green port Taupe Black. Sample sizes 14, 16, 18 Only. Specially priced great value in fur trimmed Sample Coats specially priced to offer exceptional savings. New 1949 styles in imported Broad cloths Duve Tynes and coverts with Grey and Black persian Squirrel Muskrat or Mink trims. Fitted or swagger styles Satin lined Chamois interlinked. Black wine Brown Grey port. Sample sizes 14, 16, 38. 46 59.50 suits Price reduced for Quick clearance misses Well tailored tropical suits in Navy Brown or beige. Sizes 1 2-20. 12 Early special 29 .75 incorporated May i67o. Clearance suits in imported gabardine 50 Only reduced from .59.50 All Wool suits in tailored or dressmaker styles. Pastels in Blue Pink Gold beige Grey red. 12-20 collectively. 36 at the Bay your purchases must be co m p l e t e l y s a t i s f a to r y or Money refunded ;