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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1931-05-28, Page 6• . M1 tN The Tia that rash From t I,. ly circlet's, SYNQI'SIS.• • Icnon h' --as- Cock_ $obi iii o nd'- �gi'ttr"Vi ' ar' w `in Itis; heart; another, -Johnny . Sprigg,,, is found with • a bullet' 'Omagh the top of his head.., District Attorney'14tarkhain calls in Philo Vance, mho claims: 'the Murders -are ,fdunded •on• nursery' rhymes and aro the work of' a maniac. ' Those associated with the . case are: ;Prof. Dillard, his "niece' Sell, and pprotege,•, Sigurd Arnes"son,. •ails° a pro- fessor, of:, mathematics; John .Pardee; a. •neighbor with a passion for chess; Mrs. Drukker•and•'her son Adolph. Mrs. Druk- •Iter •i's mentally',unbalanced and .Adolph Is .a cripple. with. a super -brain. Mrs, Drukker tells how the murderer. paid 'her a' .terrifying 'visit Vie . previous, ,night.,• Vance learns that, Adolph Milk-, ker lied. as to;. -his whereabouts. on the • morning oP • Robins. death: ;Vance tines, thins Prof Dillard again. .• . CHAPTEP, :XI�III,, •(Cont'd,• • ) • Vents, leaned siewliy 'forward- and. "quested him to say nothing.' A 'quarter men '• .away,;' and it was' th'en''; • .that': Dr'ukker told him that' his game: was. lost that" he had- worked •himself :into.' a .position which,,though . it .looked' -favorable,' was:fundamentally weak. "'Vane had been running his -fingers ainnlessl,y oyer the beard; wird he had take. • wo or three',of-the, men, from, the: box and tossed' them'' back,' gas' if -toying with •them: "Do you" remember Snit ' what. Mr.' Drukker, said;"' he . asked without looking up. .didn't ''pay veryclose attention= the subject '•Was.. not eitactty one, of burning moment to me." • There "was Ain.•.unescapable note- of --irony An--:the out`; his •cigarette with that answer. "But, as nearly as I can ,re=•. :taut, deliberation,': which I had • long call, Drukker said . that Pardee could :'since come to ,recognize 'as a.,sign of have won provided ::it . had been•, a repressed -•excitement.. Then he rose.rapid-transit game, but that Rubin Carelessly and moved' •to • the'. chess stein was a notoriously slow and car•.e- table-in he -corner.=. He stood there,- %uL''player .andwould -inevitably find e,),hnld'4 r ging en At exquisittr thtvugak slier in Pardee's. posi1i ii 13Ii retry o ilii •alte"rnating 's'tliia'res: Did• Pardee resent this criticism?" tggeu--say--thatMir-,-P-ardee -was rice' *iotestrolled-baek to-chis-chalr- inalygng --his--I? itior,�... on.,;this• hoard..,ands seteet�ecb,C.a�nothe'IG-.e ettefret wheii:...Drukker 'came over to him?": his case, but he. ,did :',not sit :dowie Tia -S-„•• that-, is eat.", , B essor again.. Dilliird spoke::viath forced •,Iwliteness.' "He, did=very much, Drukker has �'Drukker. sat down facing 'him and an unfortunately antagonistic' man- ' :studied the layoff t.::' He started. to her: And Pardee is hypersensitive.on inake: some remark, and :Pardee re- ' the. subject.'or his,chess 'The fact is, k,.; •' _ -he went 'white, With, anger at:- Druk- ker's , strictures. But I personally changed the; suli'ect; and. when-, t n ,hey! went'awa3 the incident had, apparent ,ly been forgotten."• We .reiiiained but a ?few `.minutes • longer Markham' was profuse in- his apologies to,„the professor- an •sought to,maite amends for the patentiariney7 ante •our visit had. caused him, He &s z;ot pleased with , Vance' for his seemiirgly' garrulous insigtence onffie details' of Pardee's chess game, .'and whet weaiad=-descended' to he •raw. big• room;he.expressed'•'his displeasure: "I 'could •u:nderstand .your'' questions relating to ' the whereabouts- of the various occupants of this. house. last night, but I 'could see iio •excuse -for ALIGHTER, easier . run - 1 1 • ton • er lastin mower, , Aluminum, ' rive Wheels and Side Plates. Barium • Metal self -aligning bearings, steel drive Wheel 'Axles and Steel Drive Wheel • bushings. At your hardware dealer's', "' ' CANADA ,FOUNDRIES, • -g - FORGINGS-nUMITEP- . JeeesSmart Plant Brockville. •. Ontario .. , T • , a- leer's disagreement over `a game of --� -A pain in: the lower part of •your back ,can torture you.. 'But not .for long, if you know about Aspirin!• These harmless, pleasant' tablets. take away, the misery of, lumbago,' rheumatism, neuralgia, headaches, • toothache's, and systemic pains of women. Relief conies •promptly; is dcomplete., 'G-enuine-"Aspirin Cannot epiyess • the heart. Look for tthe • • Bayer cross, thus: • SC Made in Canada r '• • •$ FOR • HOMES ESTATES GOLF CLUBS - PARKS, CEMETERIES Very Very Simple to Operate.' Saves Money` and Does Better Work. Write; for ' Descriptive Circular and, Prides, sOLO AND BY , -W. PET IE .LIMITED.., 19".' and 23 " 1 ELgin.1271. TO .ONTO W dressy We have ••other .thi Rto do' "bes. ides rl seip," ill,- t'';,,.'°!, 4 hate of a goastp parlance also crowil'd : ;Tennyson's Isabel` th= o'•all her placid life,"'Vance returned puck- ' ishly "•'$ut-niy word,':Markham--- r our life is tot like Isabel's.. ' Speakin' serious3y there 'wa;s •,method iii ,lily gossip, I" prattled• --•and 1 learned,"' Mended sharply. W it h a cautiqus glance'into the Vance leaned forward . and lowered krisvette,__ ••••••••••_.;�,� ..�. .. ,..k , ,..- . "'I learned, mr dear LY, gu$, that lac iso is i b k bishop p "rusting from set u tl a library, and•r?tat"the chess; wean' left 'at' -Mrs 1)rukkei's • dour n;atcheS tine other pieces. upstairs !" . This piece of .news had a pl"ot?ound effeet• "on. Markt-lain. Los ,xis his •ha}�.it Who 'agitated, he rose- and began Peeing back enc,, forth,. hrs ..herds clasped . behind , hi ' . Heal ;,• toe, thaugh slpwar ;to .grasp, the signifi- eatee of Vane's_ revelation, ,puf e vigotously'oi} his :cigai an indicati Unit his mind w'as, bttay•'with a., diff c• ult nd'iustint'nw of facts; R,efoye ',either 'tad l ormritllated atiy comment", the.'rear doer'.; -of the ha r opened and light footsteps approach ed the drawing rpem. ' Belle Di11ard, jeturning,:.fr.. n�... ",Mrc.:. Dyukkej,'s APF, 9 : .r � __1? peered in the archway. •FIer fauewas troubled, and, letting:her eyes rest • on Markham,. she' asked --i. ' "What 'di'd you say to, Adolph 'this `inornip: ? . He's in an'awfui-state of . g funk ',He's going about 'testing all' t}ie; door -locks and wiindow=catches as. ;if ;he feared burglars; ,and .,lie„has frightened`, poor 'Greta bytelhing her •to, be sure to' bolt' herself,:in •at•night "• "Ah'! '' He has warned Mrs. Menzel;” hasw.he?"•'ionised Vance: "Vfry'inter- estite." , • • • • • , ,•The gi'rl's. gaze turned,swiftly to• him: • • "Yes:; but'he will give.; me no ex- 'pia'iiatiori I e_'s-excited!.an l mystere• ions;. And the's4angest thing about 'his' attitude is that lie' refuses' to .go near 'his •mother. ...',What does it mean, -Mr. Vance? I . feel. as;' though something terrible were impending." "I ••don't know ' just what_ -mean "-- -Vance _spoke in a '1ow, dis- tressed voice: "And I.'m afraid even. to'try to interpret•it. If Ip should be wrong..., .."' 'He came si en'l' t, for a no nt.' "Wo, ntus_t wait and-sse. T orrigI> perhaps; ;we'll fkituvtr: Rat' there's no' cause for alarm on your part; Miss Dillard". He sni:iled-CoM- •.fortingly, .:' "How did you find ;Mrs.: Drukker?" • -- • "She seemed inuch' better.., But" `there's still something •:worrying her; and I, think it has to.do=with Adolph, for she talked about titin. the whole time I' was there,. and 'kept''asking me- if . I'd :noticed anything -unusual in his manner lately." ; . "That's quite natural in the cir- cumstances," Vanee returned.: `•`But you musn't let;, her morbid attitude affect you: And now, to change the. -subject:- -'I-underst-and. that: you--were- in ou: were- in the library for half an hour.._or• so. that NO 'ut half -past twelve? ''I Hatted you vet we a ikateli " '"Siguzd told melt' she ,explained' " I was•rather-<mean to -him-' for bripg %ng me home so early, antraswe en- tered 'the n-tered'the hall here I' .asked him spits fully what time it was. He looked at his watch . and said' it 'was half -past twelve.. "_ • • 1zbiuveel;3) • "Vit,lilt came dbefore: • Captain Thorny, and • ,ybza. Saw �§>i• ••nu,�t,�•i t+�fii iae�•t�,tar rrtrire frOiT •-:q-ret--•L140-41t es •.� iYr,: They They are captured b'•- bandits and .sepa••- hall• . 'Wil t ated •Captain J1i my makes his escape Qr and" ,plans to seared ger' the 'faithful, Scottie- • Wearing a.� - Yes sir ;lust: as .l crowded the`old gf A , : ;: ' B•. Chinese interpreter. into the freight � . NNA EI:LE WORTI'INGTUN ear. to 'hide from those pursuing' Illustrated Dressnw.hi 2y • Lessont 'Fri,- 'bandits, ,a' black object carne . hurt!-. • nichedw'g _erg Pattern.' ' ing In and struck' m.e' square` in the, ' belt. '• .•::,_; a •.,:Scottie-!-'. We untangled ourselves, and . tl':ere was •a' .grand 're- lir�� •union.. ,Brit 'there. :Wasn't•any time to waste. 'The bandits ;,`we ;r a fpilow,i'n�g °Closely'• ;bail ,__:!:cote ;,place' lest _night'; just. •befor i du_ went_Lto the 'theatre. Tell • me,'. iss Dillard: where was your hand-bag:during that time?" . The ,question startled her ;• but after a .momentary hesitation she .answer- ed:' "When I: came into the library I placed i wi my wrap on tlilittle- table 'by the door,". • .'"It was the lizard; skin bag con- taining the ke- ?", �f des. Sigurd'' hates evening dress, • and: when we go out together I al • ways wear my day, clothes." `.`Sa,, you --left the-trig-tf-thy tb-1e during that half-hour and then kept it, With ,you the rest- of: the' evening. And'what'about this morning?" ' ' "I' went out for a walk • before breakfast and carried it' 'with . me. •Later I put it on, the, hat -rack in the hall for an hour or so; _but when I started for Lady Mae's at . about ten I'took''it with ine. It washen that I :discovered that the:little pistol had been returned, and I liostponed' nay call. I left the bag downstairs in the. arehey-room Until you and Mr. Markham came; arid I've had it wfth. me. ever' Since." ' ' • , • Vance . thanked her whimsically, -' "And now that the peregrinations .of th'e bag havebeen thorouglily traced, please try to. forget all about it." She was on the, point of asking' a question, but he anticipated her curiosity and said quickly: "You went to the Plaza for csupper East night, your, uncle told -.us. You ,must•have been late in , getting'home." • `"I never stay,out very` late whsn I go anywhere ith Sigurd„' she an - sinned, with a maternal note of corn - plaint. ' "'He has A' constitutional aversiim to any kind of night fife. 'T' begged 'him to stay out- longer,•.but he looked so miserable .I hadn't 'the heart to remain: . We actually 'got home at half past twelve.” ' . Vance rose.wilth a gracious smile. ' "You've been; awfully good to. bear with our foolish questions so patieilt- 'Iyi . . Now we're going to drop in on •Mi.'.pardee an11 see if he has arty illutninati:n' suggestions to deer, Tie's generally iii at this time, II believe."' "I'm sure he's in nos." The' girl, w alked with iis to the hall. "I#,e'was' here' only ,a little while .before you 1 carne, and tie • said he was returningI home to attend - to tome correspon- dente" • We Were about tO go O1 t 'when Vance parked , ' ' _. °.:.'."Ohs I sh-y, 17illgizi; -tl a one.pont I' fot,,o' to•aik 'you Shoat When you came h' erre last night with. Mr. Arnesson, how did you know it A good.: lookingall-day racticall a R d y dress is this tete de negre ;brown flat crepe silk. • • It' has the new double breasted -coati. effect '.with " vivid orange 'buttons, g [trimness altogether attractive The chic cross-over cellar and cuffs of orange crepe' silk . are ~finished at the •edge with brown silk trimming thht resembles' rick -rack braid. • The skirt has deep kilted -plaits at either •.side of the front, so entirely youthful and modish, • ' Style No. 3065 inay be had in 'sizes 16, 18 years, 36 38, 40' and 42 inches bust. •• Imagine -it -for- Iat-ar:- season- -weir developed in•pastel'flat washable crepe :.must r.,be ",found. ,to hide " • In the corder • „Maybe DIaybe' 1°ni a bandit, Captain" said the, owner•of the _boot., "But . • not Chinese any vaY r._ • he d : aY.:;,that f miliar m, - iyb,ei-e•'haci�'1- voice before?' I shoved !hien into . the light:', His.fa'ce was like •a- black mask 'from the:.'eoal dust:'_�.l� •! By Golly I. Jed .. stone, . I Yeflsd: And. -so' it was: My' old friend..,Jed Stone who I hat not teen for many. yea's: , Our meeting, 'xas one cot , those' odd co=incidences • that you • co'uldn4 make'' happen in' a 1l'fet:ime • ' if sou tried •to plan. it. 'Jed 'tbld •me. a ''startling story. He had a broth • ' •er' Guy; wigs g-' ed In :Chinese famine "relief. .!?'ver Knll opened the throttle. There• "wa t ia$r it leg o wata ivlieel? `tLliei-ails-b:unlped.. crashed against' one ,ano'tber noietly; -and at the' sante time 1 .palled the - wliis le _valve wide open. The Whistle fairly shrieked. _. Lt wa's-"'a: - perfect bedlam' let 'loose.•• ' Panic 'stricken;'`he bandits rush= ed• to the_ doors to .escape_ • Some jumped .oat,, some •here, • push.ed. out, others sIniply fell out. 13tit. in .fess time than it takes - .to' tell • it, there • w•as nota bandit on' beard. • Away w'e'-roare,d, gathering 'a d as: we backed down the track for dared not' go torlyard',, in the 'face Ti�f the signala The, engine' rocked g d swayed s I took . up • the shovel to feic3 the :.:biller file wheq suddenly : a ;liea%y' baot s..'tuek ` ou.t from. _under , � tl e- �oal :tui& omeone hollered " What 1 ezt,• ,oven tli',e coal' was alive with Chinese.bandits, l• of :the car' 'were: piled a number, et. tea',chests, • • These ..I shoved Out • so. the,-t'hree ,cif us could hxde.: in behind Over' the top- I spread .some old' straw matting. . ' ' ' j:f only the train' would move along before the .bandits caught . up we, • would -be. all. right;' but it seemed to 'be" walting on the 'switch • • until' a train' ',do'min g -the other' way had passed. ' uddenl9 the..sound-:ot boots:yang on • the,,rocky railway siding and: 'a. score. of , bandits began • running up and •.down: •the • train peekljig into • the cars. Things looked • pretty, serious,' 'especially when a• big •Chinaman' be- gin '.rurninaging• •aronn,d .among the tea. chests. • Luckily • hedid notno-, ti:.ce our hiding place • Sgrnething -had--to- be do'ne quickly, however, or, the outlaws would re turn, and find us. ' Quietly I signal led' •Fri Hsu and, Scottie to follow' me. • We' dropped out 'of 'the car aud'rept softly along the side ' of• the .train :_-away' frons• the .bandits,• and groped .. aur way in the dim 'earlymorning days, and tried 'to'' reason •with the light : toward the engine. • chief.. Makingne impression lie The engineer and firemen leaned anally lost control ,of himself,• and• tie-, I'1Jl work A bandit- 'gang had :pass . . ed . through ' the country raiding and • plu'ndering the pitifully scant' food ., supplies of the people. Guy 'followed the. . the: bandits : for - silk, men's striped .shirting silk, linen or pa cotton- mesh.. Size 36 -requires '3'is yards 39 -inch are helding more than'$960,000,000 for, vis h %,; yard 35 -inch contrasting and "rainy days" in France. ' ' 2 yards edging:' • The old woolen stocking, it would HOW' TO• -ORDER 'PATTERNS.d seem, "has gone -out of fashion ;in Write your Heine and address plain France and, 'despite recent bank scan- ly, diving number and size of such , s, e , ri y' ,rent eu -iic`-is iu patterns as you want: ' Enclose 20c in creasing its savings deposits. stamps or coin (cmn•preferred: wrap'' Savings ,_deposited : in 1930 showed it carefully) for each number,' •and: an increase of 16 per cent,' over 1929, address your, order to Wilson Pattin while the. n' nlber of: -new accounts was °Service, 73 West Adelaide St„ Toronto. nearly 10,per cent. higher than in 1929. i , 1 It• is estimated that every fourth Per- son in Trance Tiii a savings account, 'the' public banks and postofHces .Mime Ffor.e�-anyone- co:alcl._iarterfPr mu dly ' _airt^ot thejv labs nxiQnsly. wonder- .tMashed „ rllarii -ing-what--was appen-Ing -down-along- (To be continued.) the. track:: I slipped 'In beliiinrthem : • . and' gave them a good, sb ve., , • Off Note: Young ,readers -wishing photo. they •.wenf-cud over .code' into. • '.the oe',Caitingptain'"CaptJimm ✓ 'may'have semi by r; _ ..,_Jimmy"; 2410_ Star. Promptly I threw ' the 'reverse ` Bldg„ Toronto, a . CIno:IaieMalteti Milk The health -giving, dell:Eious,drink• for children and 'grown.- Pound and Half Pound tins -at your grocers. French -Savings Pass $960;000,000 Total 'IcsaiiB.- sane S a Watkins The Golfing Trail. "The white -moth -to the closing vine r The tee 'to the opened clover.'.' ,And the mashie pitch to the ghastly ,ditch Ever the wide world '• over.' Eve'r'1 the wide world over.,•Jed ;. - Clear 'to the Arctic Zone; Froth the glacial ice you•can see the slice ' • And hear' the • duffer moan. • ' 'There are greens by the Guadal- quivir; ' • • • ' • Fairways in Old Cathay; And a __tough tenth hofe that •will ' rend, xpur soul • '' On the road to Mandalay, • "The wild boar to the sun-dried • swamp; • • The red crane- to her • reed." And an easy par t 'I ntlfliar -To, lure the lfi breell. There's a nitie-hold course. at. Quito ,With greens that fringe the sky,. And they cut the grass -in the Khy- ber pass TO tarnish a brassie lie.. . Ey the 'wash of the Earramatta - Is. 'the golfing flag•:unftnrled. And' the crack' of the dial).. in :the. • hands of the dub •- .. Is the shot heaid'i.'onntl the world. Canadian Agricultural Implement Industry According•to the Dominion 13uret•u- of Statistics, 39 of :he 62 firms in - Canada engaged in the agricultural' implement .industry in 1920 were lo - eked ed in Ontario; 12 in Quelled; 5, in Manitoba; 4 in Alberta, and aim cion in Prince Ethy-ird. Island and' Sas. .ketchewan. i. • 'Better• tittles are on the way, htit 'flteiv- nfli „a1fti-TrW 4i-11 APthui tapper, • ISSUE No. 21 3] -reporting- 1.000,00.0- 4aceounis. total savings' deposits• in 1930 was $960,000,000, the --per capita.sa-vingg-i-n tance_;xe-_ __• present about $24 a person, not count- ing the. investment, 'in -trench rentes and, government bonds, whose total, val{ie represents many twines the sat'- • ing 'deposits: "Difference in. 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