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THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON, B. €., WEDNESDAY

APRIL 20, 1938

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To ‘The I Editor
Everything is Bad

Telkwa, April 9, 1938

The Editor:

This week’s ews, as usual, contains
the usual run of jokes, One U.S. small
husiness man bas been making his us-
uit income tax returns ail through the
depression, showing a steady, but small
profit. The authorities were so sus-
picions of this citcumstance that they-
set all available sources of investiga-
tors on his trail, Finally, the report
wis, “this man cannot read, and does
not own a radio” Judging by what
we read every day, we cna see the
moral

For instance, J. S. Woodsworth is
now a candidate for the Canadian hall
of fume. Halifax is being divested of
all its coast defenses, and the obsolete
junk is being shipped to the west coast
It is.to be presumed that Halifax will
have a’ line of up-to-date defense in-
stalled. This is merely in ne with
the policy of sending coaches that are
Hot good enough for Quebec out to B.
(. Or the fact that the West is the
dumping ground for . all out-of-date
junk that the East has no use for.

We just wonder if those O.N.R. rails
that were stripped off-the C.N.R. dur-
ing the war, when worth 25c per Ib.,
ure still piled ap on the banks of the
river in Quebec. ‘In any case the fact
sil remains that Laurier’s G.T.P,. was
stolen, and everyone on the west end
pf sume properly flim-flammed. Had
anyoue but the government pulled this
hugh swindle, they wonld have been
Iynehed.- - ‘

livwever, the saps, west of Jasper,
who were tobbed and swindled, as well
us the stockholdevs, have never opened
their yups. To continue the swindle,
‘the rend from the Peace will likely
rin from Prince George. In which
case they might as well give this end
back to the Indians. However, every
person who made an investment along
this end of the line should be re-imbur-
sed in full.

At last we have found out the dif-
forence between the Communists and
the A.P.L, The Communists take over
the property, kill off all the people
who had brains enough to operate the
project, and assume all the responsi-
hility. The Unions merely take over
the profits, leave the brain work and
financing ond responsibility to the
owners, How some people think Rus-
tis has anything on us is a mystery.

Unless we get some spring weather
xvon it will not make ‘any’ difference
anyhow.

We have wondered for some time
just what would happen if Canada or
-nerican fishermen went into Japan-
ese waters and started the same kind
of racket the Japs pull off over here,
We wold get away with that kind of
Imloney just: fifteen minutes, and then
would get slapped down and kicked
Where we. should be . kicked, That
shows you just how ‘much the Japs
dispise the poor-whitetrash.

We lave been waiting a long time

_ to tind out why. the U..8, France and
Bugland WAHL do: ‘nothing for Spain, but
do permit Italy. and Germany to do as

they like - in, Spain, ‘but sink British

ete;:/ Also what: the sltuation
aut Gibralter Qnd:'on the south France

order. will be. when | Italy . controls.
“Spain! We° faney’ “it will be fust about,
the Sue, 2s the, .Mexicun border wil be

when Germany and ‘Japan - complete.

ships,

thelr 20 year war’ in Mexico.

Strange we do not hear more about

_ the, lateest type British and U.S. avar
‘planes ‘that disappeared recently, It.
8 not, far into Mexico or Germany, and

y e, ‘just ‘wonder:

“Phe 4928 depression must have been
very profitable” ‘for’ some, as before.

that one was over another was started.

lt ts evident that yery few, of the smart.)
people | are. ‘working’ for’ ‘the. ‘govern:
“ments, ; ‘very bit” of, ‘degislation,, for
© “the neopley ts. autiquated® shd.‘a loop-.
rovided - nefone Me at. jg finally qnade

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Member Story

T his Side of a Bridge

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ee | crying.’

Anne listened. Faintly across the
valley cume the rattle of a caterpillar
tractor ‘and the rumble of Wagov
wheels. The noise, struck , strangely
over the quiet landscape. |

Anne might have been forty; per:
haps a few years less. Her hnir’
drawn straight back, was touched with
grey, and her features expressed the
composure of a kindly woman. As
she stood pondering ‘the cause of the
commotion .there came into her eyes
an eager light. But she smiled wiscly
and Julled the hope that began to stir.
Paralleling the plain w ire fence that
hounded her flower bed" and lawn to
the south of her big white house, a
gravel road wound downward nh sweep-
ing curves.into the valley Perhaps a
mile distant the road lifted to the op-
posite range of hills, thin aud white
on the far.-hillside and ascending to
the crest. where it lost itself. .

.

The: -gravel road ‘was old.. Anne as
a little girl remembéred’ it: thildiike
had created a gypsy’s world. for. it to
triverse beyonud the farther hills; an
unexplored paradise of verdant land
scape, singing waters and sunshine.
Now; when the summer sun was bigh
in the early afternoon, when wild can-
aries darted among the poplars, and
bees bununed the drowsy song, Anne

beautifnl world and | was strangely
Of conrvse Anne knew every .yard of:

taunt: knew the normal landscape that
hiy bey ond the opposite range of hills,
Int factual knowledge did -not--spoil,
entirely, the beauty that she could read
-into the paradise of ‘her “ehildhood
(reaming. : 6

Three hundred yards from where the
ernvel road curved out of. view below
Anne’s house, it stretched level for-a
(listaace of half'a mile along the floor
of a valley through which flowed a
still river, A wooden bridge, had
spauned the river to give continuity to
the rowd between the two parallel
ynnges of hills, .
> And as Anne Hstened'to: the increns-
ing rattle of the tractor she was re

the years that. had passed since the |
spriig-flooded river had torn the wood ;
en bridge from its moorings, had brok-
én through the ribbon of highway that’
‘led: to the hills beyond. '

That was more than twenty years .
digo; Anne well knew the exact num-
‘her. When the bridge had. swept away
there had come the sound of men’s
yolcos, of clanking chains, neighing
horses and the pounding of mallets on
stukes, -
noon she had hurried her house work
ang gone to. a prominence. that afford.
ed a clent view of ‘the valley. She saw
tents ‘below, and men, And , horses, at
work A new. bridge waa: being built.

The same night . Anne talked, ‘with

the valley and he bad’ teased jier— for
he was a “pookish ‘nan—about ‘the need

wi orld, ‘Remenibering, still, she thought
of ‘the house atter sundown that night
when. “the oil’ lamps. were lit, Yn, the}.
house; when. heavy footsteps. were whe

kitehon door Anne's father had been
heatd She ‘had called to him when
the knock sounded, and. , he had, slowly
‘put, ‘aside | his, glasses. and gone | ito the
. door a

; :

doorway. a. ‘man, jiad,, -gtood. He. WAS

tid. inud-stal ined high boots.
or

Tuer

sometimes. caught a glimpse of ‘that
mored fov a passing moment. |

the gravel read for fifteen miles dis: | every night when your. day’s work is

calling sketchily what bad happened in, ;

‘That long «ago summer after- .

her father about the bridge. builders ‘in

of na quick: inending of the brenk in the
gravel. road. ‘that, led, to; her, far-off

expectedly -on the, walk that led to the|..

‘abgorbed in his ‘book but, Agne had] -

‘In the lamplgtit ‘that ¢ tell ¢nioueh the :

‘I. was. ‘out for, a walle’ ‘and’ AW. Ye pt |

“Come right in, sir,” Anne’s father
had invited cordially “I suppose you

4 He drew her to him and lifted her face

heart was beating so that her breath+
ing was aitticnlt.

answered.

“Do you: love me, Anne.”
She had answered quietly though: her!

“Yes, Tim, I love}
love you.” .

He was a poet in his new strength.
“phe bridge is ‘built, Anne; “for ua" to’
éross to- your enchanted world.” Then |-
to his consternation he had found, her,

“What is it Anne?” he had question-
ed gently. Ty
'“T enn't go with you, J im," she had

“Not. much. It's #ood to see "you
sagaln, Anne, atter—" he smiled shyly,
Pawkward other finding him a weak-
ling"well;: sfifter #0 much water hag
‘tlowed vundét. the old bridge.” , .
" “The old. bridge: 3 is , down, Jim. I
wonder if. tT should ‘be glad that you
built it of wood.”

-They unconscously had. drawn 1 away.
and had found a quiet spot on the riy-
cr’ bank. ‘He took ‘heer ‘hind. “That
wag the’ bridge you: wouldn’t cross,'’-
he; laughed. : -
“Pather needed ‘mieniost then, Jim.”.

_ There was-instant sympathy in his-

have had your supper?” He realized intuitively, why. “Your volee. “Your father bas gone?”
The big i fellow entered. ‘Yes, thank father— “Nearly: fifteen years.”
you.” os ( hasn’t many years left, ‘Jims LT]. She felt'the understanding pressure.
Anne's father's ‘eyes had twinkled. couldn't jenve bim aloae. of ler hand” dntil-a seizure'of cough-
“I’m John Carmichael,” he —said  ex-| ‘pe.thunder had reverberated, along ing , turned- him from, her.' ‘Anne list-:
said extending his hand; “This is niy the valley, with vivid lightning. éned to his difficnts ‘breathing: aaw
daughter, Anne.” ‘Then. - waggishly, Heavy rain. followed.’ Next morning | bin: draiv. ‘baék’ itito ‘his: shell, of re-
“Anne's bee a bit worrled about. that | the sky was clouded and sullen. From | Serve. But in: -his very wealiness she
bridge.” the verandah of her home Anne had| found, courage!

Anne explained hurriedly “When I
was a little girl, Mr: Walker, I used to
imagine that the gravel road across the
bridge led to enchanted world hidden
beyond the hills, Father still teases
me about it.” sO
“A very grave situation indeed;
Anne’s paradise inaccessible with the
bridge -gone.” The old man led the
engineer into the one ‘untidy room in
the house, his den, in which Anne was
never able to inaintain ° any” degree at
order.

Anne's part in that long ago evening
conversation had been a minor one for
the young engineer. had.revealed a talk
ing acquaintance with literature and
John Carmichael had engaged him deep
ly unniindful of the hour grown lute.
Vinally Anne had ‘excused herself to
set ofit a bite’ to eat.

'Ttow long will it take to replace
the bridge,” John Carmichael asked.

“Two weeks anyway.” :

“Then come back often; come back,

\ done.”

“7 don’t want to wenr out a wel-
come,” the young engineer said, ‘and
with a laugh glanced in Anne's dixec-
tion

“We will -be glad. to. have you she
‘had confirmed shortly. wots :

Anne and her father had. stood: im
the doorway when Jim Walker left
lnte that night. His voice came back
to them out of the darkness. “I for-
vot to-get your answer about. the milk
and butter,” he laughed. :

“Anne’s the boss,” John Carmichaeit
had answered. “Can-we supply what
they need, Anne?". “

“In what quantities?” she had asked
‘Again’ -the.boyish laugh lad come
fram ‘the gate. “I will: have to- ask the
cook about that.” --
+ He ‘had - come. back each night, ‘and’
Vine leaving ‘had taken, with him what
fresh produce was required’ at the
“amp.” “And he had come one hot night,

| that, marked the completion of the}

‘bridge, -He ‘asked. ‘John Carmichael if
| he would like to seé thé work ‘of the‘
hridge builders, but: “Aune! 8 father had!
declined,

“It’s hot. tonight,” he had. said, “ang
the hills are a bit teo much for my legs
‘TN drive down some other time... But:
tuke Aine to see your. bridge.”. ot

She had gone with Jim and had secir

“the new bridge but dimly ‘outlined;
sinee it was ‘almost ‘dark. It was quite

had climbed ‘the gravel road. from the
villey back ‘to “Antie’s house.’ There
had come hetw een them an awkward
fhcapacity: fot" speach,”

your world beyond’ the’ hills, Ann.”
“Oh. it's just some'.of father's non-
sense,” she had declared. :
“Was it o beautiful. world? > |
“A child’s world is always, lovely.” :*:
There WES slight... trethor., @, his
volee ns he ‘continued : “And ‘the; ‘road
to that beautiful: world ds: broken. ms
"You! re talking, ‘Mike; father now,
Anne hid; said. ap a
“But, ‘the road is “mended. now. CA
now bridge is ‘there so that FOX may.

Pieaied

‘that. a-glrl. must—"",

Anne" te

‘| dipjied 4 three quart’ pail’ of butter-

dark nnd ominuously still, when they ,

Pell ‘ma,”, hé|
had usked after a heavy silence; about, ”

‘| and eggs for the: young fellow to tnke

tid rth fo ¥ " hes cross to your, benutiful; world, Anne.”
unde! rhirty, tne lai eee “inne. girl Wr ts ‘alten é. 95, they” etovpe a}

| at ihe gute. Soe? ae
“What 1 anean,” | ‘he continued, os
‘Hig voice modu-|
i dated, but with a- growing tremor: of ox:
pees ‘ctement ‘in ine broke. :

| then Jin’ eondhied /

ceding and the rumble rumble ‘of the
wagen wheels. Presently men and
wagons. and horses had emerged ghost-
like, from the mist thar lay deep in the
valley; had ascended the farther hills;
passed from: cher lonely vigion.

..e 8
Anne. Hatened. The caterpillar trac-
tor rattled to o step and voices direct-
ing operations came from the yalicy
faintly . And driving his buggy .along
the gravel road near- Anne's gate -was
the mailman
“Good mornin’ ‘Anne. Nothin’ tor
you today. But there’s a’dein’s in the
neghborhood. Meu down  there--".
He pointed in the direction of the val-
ley. “—are settin’ up camp. ‘They're
goin’ to tear down the old bridge and
build 1 celnent one.”
this information without bringing his
horse to a stop, and the news imparted
waved his buggy: whip in token of good
bye’
All that afternoon the. air Anne
breathed seemed surfeited with dread.
She sought relief from her forebodings
in work about the house rather than
among her flowers, &nd so did not no-
tice a young man approaching the
kitchen dowr. He. lifted 43, nushapely
fedori, from his ‘head. —
. “Excuse me,. 3 Ma'am.
wang’s cook. We need butter and milk
and eggs for the men.”
“Please come into the house," Anne
said. - _She , seemed suddenly years old-
er, but deliberately. she steadied her
voice. “What will you. need? she
asked,
The young fellow grinned. -yptyst!?
he said, “before any of the others gets
Jooked after, -I want to arvange for a
quart of buttermilk, every day 1 for the
‘|. boss,” “ mes
Anne started.
ask, “Why buttermilk for the bogs,”
“Bad stomach: gas did it to him in
France,” ~ -

“Coughs a lot. ~ Guess: sleeping .
tent’ isn’t too: good for: Blin.” *
Aline went to the cool pantry and
milk from a. luge stone’ crock, ., “It's
‘he will like it.”
much butter he would want.

is your boss's name?" | -
“Tim: Walker; he’s awell, ”

“Away,and’ ‘efilled “as wecond : pail with’
aweet milk.” After: the. boy went, , time

4 dragged‘ Calowly.” | * Disk ! was, - Shading 7 -
the valley as she closed the- ‘gate be-| |

hind! hr" and” followed: ‘the gravel rond.
Jim aya: ‘staining. near ithe old bridge

| s0.predconpied thie re’ ‘dtdn't ‘Heat her
| approach, ~-

She saw “that. ais “witht wt vas. itey! |

but.so solid. he. looked, standing with

was suddénly® bivatd.! ste stood. stilt.

cotgh and it rid “Anne of nll her.

She ‘called, “Tim,” ‘and ran‘ “to 85
‘calling’ again, “Jiin—your. ‘giek.””

i a

heard the muffled rattle of chains re-|-

He delivered |:

I'm the. bridge

She forced herself to|-.)

“was. he in ;

“Ainie asked sharply,
France?” .
“Sure, Le : oe
Again’ quickly : “Does the» snifer:)”

jmueh?"" | 4 a

freshly’ chined,” * shé ‘ ‘Said. “Tr “hope :
She had intended ' ta tk next hovy’ “:

“Instead |-
she startled: herself ‘by: inquiring “what a

‘Apparéntly ‘Gali, Anne packed b butter ~

“folded dTii8 ‘and Very’ apart” ‘that’ Anne

For. a minute,or two: neither moved; |:
was! dan ihagd |”
foarte

Ey d r

ei ‘Rootes siieprised and hurt ber, oe

“Fim,” she asked, “Do you still love

me?” Hy ts a ase -

As. though “he, ivere huet he ered out:
“Stdp it. Anne!" Thna after a mo-
ment's sitence, his breathing still aif-
ficult. The. ennfessed, “There never was
anyone but” you,Anne” ,

“Then. build your. bridge deny,” she
counselled in} her ‘titumph ; “puld = it
strong to last a ‘thousand years, if you
like And when you “have done that.
Tet the ‘bridge buildets ‘gO, and take me
with you, Jim; not ‘over “the new brdge
but back along the grayel road to our
enough and there roti v a grow sirong,
again, poo

Going Up!

, By Jane Dee.

how skirts are going
to achleve that pert
Paris-like “chic that is 80
| TRecessary if you want to he .
“gmart,this .Spr ing. Hem
lines ave definitely on the”
“pise ‘and’ if you eonsider -
@ | yourself: up-to-date, you -
1 must shorten your pkivta.

Us UPI UP! That's

~

ao tee

- b Look at the amart 1 new euitss

‘3 | the conts are longer and, the

: - skirts shorter—at the dressy
i Spring codts:cut with a flare -.
at the bottom and’.much .
shorter —and the frocks, :

smart and youthful in the
-new shorter lengths. . Since
_skirts have zone UP,’ think

My: Chow much: more: important
i your hosiery has become. Do.
you know, the newest Shades
‘ ‘for Spring and with which
colors to wear themt a

of course, there are several
‘important things to be con-"
 gidered,’ /First:your ‘helght,. -
“secondly your figure,—and
then the shape of the calves. |:
‘“Phese are features that play -:
‘an important part in the :
length-of your skirt. If you
aré..in doubt as to what *
-t “Jength “your sulf,- coat, or - x}
. ‘Spring. frock should be,. just ;
“owrite ta‘me, “TR pe glad tos
.. solve the. problem: because EF: ve
i | “know “you'll: want to” have
cA fe. your skirta' the proper length ~ QS
when the Spring Fashion :
frend is UP. a ce