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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1932-04-14, Page 671 r, pit • SYNOPSIS. : aW'o%rt earth 'ave 1 dOnellowrT,Ile When i flip Crane a young aeroplane enquired. designer arrives in London on a boiidaY,,� "You've .given me what I think. is through a coincidence of Like name i he the solution to. this rnystery," vas Ute reply. • • • 1s 'taken or the crook Crane. who s a tool of a band 'ruled by a mysterious d'Empress."' ,Ue • rescues )Margery. 'Ferguson and ,learns that her father is held captive by "The Ernpress" in Mandling 1'hillh goes to; .handling and meets Charles' • Whittle. an Amtriean, 'detective., • When• Crane is abdueted,whittie, calls in Scot- land.Yard. Then Margery goes to Mand- ling• Whittle is captured, by the ;gang;. 'However, Abe,. Goldschmidt a notorious criminal lawyer.. effects his escape. he T�glk tigne \.:polies search ' "The White. House' ror }dung ,Crane. , They°, assure, gMargery-he wilt •be found. • CHAPTER, XXI,. -The air was raw, and he felt a chill. in. has `bones.. So this ,underground, .vault was what Stevensson had meant when;he said "downstairs." • • Ifehad been hustled by the,two men' down a flight of stone steps,•, the cov eking of which was.so;cleverly masked by wooden loving that no one could; possible:. have • suspected' their exist- encs, and then :pitched forward se that, ' P , his oat -stretched hands `still held by manacles, anacles, were ,etit-•aWd.bruised.. Thisa was to be the end, apparently. It might he that •after the visit of. the police, Stevensson would order him to be killed. With a :big coup ,nearing•: completion, it iwas not likely that such• s ruthless,-erook would harbor any, mercy' towards a man' who' was •in his way and,,. providing he once escaped, could -do him no end of mi'schief... Struggling to his feet,. Philip lean ..edjagainst the damp ' wall ':and .looked across' the cellar towa;ids the -door: through which he had been hurled. A wild hope surged through him' momentarily as • he • saw . thisopen• again But any idea of escape Was CHAPTER' X.-,-(Cont'jl•).: . a d barn , .11 right,"' said a t. •"We. shall:fin asPe fos Laadley, i` dont—YOU•,worry-• 1�peC shout that, Miss Ferguson." ' "Hut he maybe dead!" t "Then the mar.whokilled him will. yang—rest assured of that." "Mrs. 'Amble!"' called a *dice from. without. "Mrs. 'Amble!" "That's that George Johnson.'Would YOU like to lee 'im, Inspector!" "Do you mean the local policeman'!" "That's' "''im-`George• Johnson.' liaising her voice, she called lin reply: • "Come en in;; George Jolknsea re':: • " the Inspector from Folkestone wants to_ You. .. . Laidley seemed about'•to.maile' sone protest, bet by, this time, heavy foot- steps were heard' outside, and the next. moment the blundering form, of the n'IIsge 'constable thrust itself in‘ view • . • P C.: Johnson' made a . eternal at-. tempt: at a salute,- and then removed lids•helmet to disclose a'steaining fore • • 14eed. •`• • ' '"Thank goodness you've come, Ind hood, Philip. recognized him immedi- I rang.lip Folkestone; . ,an girl's, fatherthe ' told' pie a'ow you 'ad, already 'fo ly . it was the' gi Obi: .a` : "Someone `to -talk' to;"-- growled the' The Inspector turned sound in his, jailer; and, with a harsh laugh; slam e ' '-inieds,the door after h' . ' "I 'understand that you've been in i' Ferguson ; shambled,forwatd.. I wall "I tell you she's quite all right;: westigating `this. case, Johnson; !}ave "Who are you?" he asked in a. weak -J took her to a .onvent" en Chats,. Early spring is the proper time to set out most new . shrubbery; roses• , ornaanental and fruit trees, climbing vines: and ether things purchased to make the grounds about, the house at- tractive. These should be bought 'from the neal:est. reputable source of supply •so that they maybe planted as soon as possible, In elaitaing this part of the garden it is'important 'to. secure. plants that are suitable to Canadian condi- ?ons and -if- satisfactory results ;are -to_ lie secured it is ,essent`al that gobci stock is bought. One will find a wide. range,of`prices quoted, just as in any other line, .but here again as; always,' :good plants, well grown, hardy and true to nan'ie cannat be sold at the ':lowest figure. Unless the plant is in p'ri_nie condition, with plenty of green bark, moist pliable roots and large live • buds, it will have little chance, and if to at all n w -tole :year will be d Even a Cathedral appear i ";lives Ships,, Jewels Rill a Stones an Jost in getting;. it Started., After all;, , fi7 L jl • I� ,.b Relics on Two Continents b Attributed to the .,Vikings teal t f the nursery Material •x: The ',recent Viking e Onarc on which may be .achieved, Cache of ems:'on the 'S'w'edish island On arrival et ' the new: •planta, they a g • d e.. planted . innmediately' in of.Gpthland in- the• Bait* ;Seas' direc Should b t e ac a cos o Course o'f the Norselnern Trace the.. mere bagatelle compare, with the •' e t discos erg . ` a , • outhouses. ' must ' have been .large .. 'enough' to. accomniodate 100' cows, be • sides . horses, pigs, .etc., arid to hats r a smithy:' -'The cathedral' Was , 'roam •10 is i Ed'wa'rd Spink; `the .ifat-' '•�;h s. ter at- Lave.-.Lane,:,'who "inakeb the queer leather lids for . Billingsgate rlish porters. , His London shop .i8 ., over 25.0 years "old w out a key," he, said. "We'll; just have to •wait -that's all. _kg; God, thepo- lice;" . he went ens muttering to ;'hind self. Philip imagined' he knew , ,roll' well why' the speaker should" be afraad.nof-. , . In police, but, with . a fresh feehdg' hole ' and '.press soil down -firmly. of 'Pitt', he touched the • forger on the- the case.of trees-aZid-such -single-step► p y, arm.' ' plants as lilacs, provide some support "Why don't you sit. down?" he ask- against the. wind, in the form' of ' a ed, "there's a dry : Fatch'over th'ere.*ant stake= and 'tie with' soft' twine. or You look as though you want 'soflte raffia. .If the soil is 'oon it is a good qtticldy' dispelled; one of the men who rent'? . thing to add some good ''garden .oam had'so roughly handled himstood ,in "Rest! I wish I could die" was the the doorway, a revolver pointing men- reply ` • acingly in h'is:direction, "`That's nonsense! Look here,. I've The jailer, was not sada,.' • He .was, 'got something to' tell you. I met yeer 'leading .s. bent, 'shrunken wretch with 'daughter in' London:' a weak, pitiable;face from which h's'd'„ The lack -lustre eyes stared at him. disappeared any seinblanceWoi man- "My daughteTy'•'T "Yes.. Now; don't you worry—she told me about her disteess, and I ,tool;' her to' a place of safety. Stevenson was trying 'to -let -hold • of--ller--don't you worry," he repeated; • as' the other crumpled. and staggered, against the moist sol ` but. if this' not possil> e, attention -to -other relies"d`ug• un during l `a s&allow : tretiele� slid "heel _in" ' ge Al,the •-present century that appear"to by covering roots firmly with soil. trace the activities of these sea wan- shrubs, rose bushes,: trees, and vi'nes,, :ace eta thousand years ago. These. should ..have tops pruned' back and i most' part :in the. ,Scandinavian coun- tries, • ands in Iceland andGreenland. '`the' urn haQe alto been revealed on 'the ;North American continent suggesting that the.Norsemen propelled 'their great galleys far to the west, • but auth-- verity is divided as to the Viking origin hese remati'rl ' • should'be set in permanent discoveries have been made. for the 'they quar- ters'a ''trie dee?er than they• wee planted ,i'n the .nursery bed.. 'Give the roots plenty' of room;, spreading them, loosely about.the'hole, then cover : with good garden soil, throw in a pail of water, ':fill' in the' remainder.' of the .avideuf,ly ninety feet .long, : with :sev- eral chapels attached. +• rt: w:as built Of`-- sandstone ''.quarried near the settle- anent at. • Igaliko: This was 'evidently the colony ruled.by Eric the Red. Iii 1931 Dr. Knud,Rasinusse i, Dan- ish. explorer, discovered iji E,kjoldun- .1 gen Fjord; . Greenland, the 1,000-year .old ruins of a house which' was .not,of Eskimo origin;' and which • was believed to have been bunt .by. the Vikings. . The question : as to.whether the Norsemen discovered America; and 'if of t In the`Iii" aricaVM 8eum--i1 Oslo, Norway,, three Viking ships are,.dis-, played: One; found at Oseberg in 190. was evidently :a pleasure yacht owned by ,a woman of noble rank, and used' as her sepulchre.. The ship was ap and also an occasional application of . patently hauled high' and dry into a commercial fertilizer 'dissolved in. hollow place, then roofed over and water. covered with . eattth, peat and stones. Y` ANI) you got any 'cine'." . voice; "are you in the hands of these "Not a h'inch of a clue; it's all as• devils like myself?"' dark ai night :to me. Mrs.: yAmble 'ese sets-a$'owshe thinks thatgetele- roan up ,at ``The W�Pfie Ouse' 'as toff iethiri.' to _do with it; but I can't the s that can be. I :know see as !ow gen'leman ia, question. 'E anus sea's 'Gond enornin'' tome pleasant -like.: I ien'`i'�think as ''ow 'e could 'ave' any tom' to de with this''ere affair. '0' eonrse, there's that Eyetalian e a :''engin.' 'arouni -a narsty lookin' crea- ture; as Mrs: 'Amble says; but=" The Inspector stopped, the rush of words. . !'How long have you lived in this district, Johnson?" "All me life. 'I was born at Hythe, ini •came 'ere when. I• was ten year eld." . "And that is= --how long ago'", -, uTbirty-seven years come Nevem- Before replying, Crane reflected how aage a a this circumstance; he had promised the girl that he would' her,father—lint how ironical that the. Fellow two should meet like this! prisoners, waiting—unless he :was. very much mistakeir- -for a' quick blit Merciless death., He tried 'to put, some,, courage into the' stricken' wretch. "Yes --but we'll' be all right; you see if ye're not. The police have got their suspicions about 'this 'place, and they're. coming here to make'. a search." ' Instead of giving the other confi- dere; the words seemed to unnerve • "What do you'''know about:' 'The. White Souse'?" - "Not much. O' course,'twas ..buiid- -ed on a ruin-" - "A Olin?" "Yes. Years and years ago, there was a kind o' a -monastery; .they' do say, and the remains were a -knocked • down by the gen'leman who buiided "'The White 'Ouse'—a Mr. Farrant 'e was, from Southampton. A very rich ata*—an' terr'ble fond o' 'is wine::il'E: used the cella "You're not deceiving me? - "Of course I'm not! I'm telling you the . truth. Why should I want'to lie ons- t.' -t we in the' same boat? It was through your daughter 'that -I' came down. here. .I promised to find away. ai leget you a y yo'u out and, if tpos b , �, It doesn't:look as ' though I ve been very saccessful,! . But we're not beaten yet. Some- thing will • tura: tip, you see. These swine' won't' be allowed to have it all their own way." • A sound outside made Ferguson raise a hand• • "Don't talk any. more,"' he whis- pered; "someone may' be'• listening. But, think you, my.friend." him still more. • lie eeeinled about to. add something "The police coming here!, Do you else, but ill; head. drooped on his chest,. know what that'll mean? ,. I shall be the body sagged, and ..then, with a killed _ ..they'll never rtin the risk ;gentle sliding movement, it slumped of mebeifigfoiind! I-1've been doing to the floor—and: lay still.' some work or them."' "Is anything the : matter?" asked Crane's pity overrode' his contempt. Crane anxiously. . , `They wouldn't have the nerve to There • was no reply.= -no sound save kill ''you," he said; "look. here: you his own heart 'beating rapidly couldn't do anything: with these, I. Crane walked across . the uneven suppose?" He held up his and -cuffed floor, knelt and endeavored' as best he wrists. could—although that. was ,clumsy Fergi son. started back. His whele enough—to ,feel if- there was any body shook. movement in the mans breast. But, "If they've , done that to you," he quickly,. he realized the truth; this said; "what will they do to me?" Weakling, who, in spite of his .fai`lings, "Pull yourself together," ' Crane perhaps desereed pity; had gone across rs to keep the ,bottles found himself saying; "they shan't the border. .-,r �,�,, hurt you while I'm here," he went on, : He was -dead' ; r Inspector . Laidley rose ' from i s • endeavoring- , • instil IN PLANTING SHRUBBER In•1926 an expedition under Das Paul 7 -WHEN -SOH? IS- wOtCB Two skeletons, troth of women,. r cera T. ROSES.. (found on boar' i. • IT TO- - Norland, made some interesting d?s- • When this old earth. really begins to coveries of Viking' relics, in Greenland: warm up in the spring the normal -per- Most' important :were the' rums of a son who traces his ancestry back t0. a"cathedral and. a Bishop's_Palaace, which farmer 'before the ape feels. an--im---boasted a -main -building- 150 -feet long. pulse to• get 'out and ' dig, and While the modernist frowns • on repression of any kind the experienced' gardener advises extreme,cautiiin at this time. If the,earth is too wet there is 'grave. danger of a nasty cold, not to. mention dire consequences to the soil' itsel-f. -Too early working will cause the' latter to pack down hard' and it may requiiie a' whole summer of. constant digging its old c tato itoak and taking to. get crumbly self again. There is a simple test. If the' soil. crumbles after a little is'squeezed•in the' hand or if it .does not muddy the boots, it is safe to' 'go ahead, but if it compacts into..a, ball, it'is best to satisfy the. spring craving with a good walk or a game of golf: • GRAFTING AND TRAINING. h once again to instil' some In a Stevenson was ,$air so impetuously that.he sent it spirit into his companion'. If only I facing a room above,• *jag, I could get myhands free— -" c nghave you come here?"' he"Thank yon, Johnson," . he said t ..Moved by the words, the other ex- asked "you've given' me just the information amined the manacles. ' 1 wanted." He shook his heat'. - "' . F.C. Johnson "It's impossible to get those off with - blinked. are No substitute can be good enough, tet les °rrawroats • Your Mother's Mother gave htr children "Christie's" Arrowroots, Canada's original Arrowroot Biscuits, baked in Canada by Christie's since 1833.: There isnothing better for your children. Judith Felstead winced at the criid- ity of the question. • Here was another enemy, then. • • "I've come to tell you what has hap- ,pened," • she replied. "The Empress. bus turned against me. I taxed her with it this morning. She pretended otherwise, but.I know the truth; she int, ds to get rid of me containing a Iarge banquet hall: The Grafting is not a difficult operation. The• main thing is to get.a portion of the inner bark of the scions or twig being, grafted onto the tree exactly opposite and .tight up against the inner bark of the limb of the tree, so that the two may grow together. When working on a big' limb it is best to take two or three twigs and insert them around• the' edge of the:sawed-off portion with the tivo inner barks in close : contact. Later, on when growth has well started 'remove all but, one twig. After putting. together, tie tight- ly with raffia or some soft twine ,and cover all around the joint with graft- ,Ing wax: •It is advisable to get some good Government bulletin on this sub- ject before attempting the work. By grafting one tan repair a tree whish rabbits or mice 'hare girdled and which would die without' this treat- ment and can put a complete new top. on . a broken . down tree or one of a non -desirable Variety. • Grafting and' training opens up interesting possibi:- ities to the gardener. One apple 'can be made to fill the lace of three ordi-• nary trees if an early variety' like the , Yellow Traltsarent, or Astrachan, a geed' early cooker like the Duchess And a fine winter apple such. as the McIn- tosh are all grown on the same trunk. By careful pruning and . training. . they -€lid, how -laic -they went into the country, .has been debated for many years. Similarities have ; been',fqund between ancient civilizations in Ameri- ca men ca and .]Norse culture, mounds;�ha�ve ascribed to the'•,Norsemen,�"d'nd been ase runic writings and names.have been. traced -to. Norse origins; : but 'although it ,is probable' that the Norsemen reached -America, no 'proof' of their •' - ry having eenetrated the country for any distance has been found.'' �iticient 'ru'i'ng on Scuipin --iadand,--- . twenty miles .oft Nein, Labrador,. were discovered in. • 1926: :by ' Commander Donald B, 'MacMillan, and believed by him to. be the remains•of a horse set- tiement. N • Zealand Establishing I of public exhibits. It cause'.)• many New • r specimens to deteriorate by fading.' �3ezztal . Clinics in Schools. New' Zeeland has a systetn of No product in the world as 2s great school dental clinics—begun in Jp20 a. turnover as heworlchewing-guns whieb-•are--estabi'ished—on applicav h• tion when . the ,•coat of premises and certain maintenance expenses ' are guaranteed fiyw responsible local or - c i t h ganizations. The teeth o f all dren in 'the entering classes are examined, and any needed treatment is given if the parents consent. Re- examinations and necessary ' treat-. ments are given. at intervals' of six months. At the (present time„about 60,000 children in 130 • schools are being cared for. An' important fes, ture of the system is the' employ" Ment of women. nurses who have re-, ce}ted a two-year course in dental hygiene in "the Wollington training , school. No Windows ii* New • Museums Most modern museums are now built entirely ,without• windows. Day- light, ''even when Altered through glass, has such intensity that.it has been labeled "the greatest enemy" 1 FASHION _HINT - . 1 "How to, make my old short skirts•• conform.to. the new'length was: a problem to me until'I hit on, this plan, I dropped;the hems; and:as the part that bad been turrieisen- iler was darker than the rest) ..I re- dyed the entire' dress, after babingu bleached `the goods, following direc tions •in the Diamond Dyes package. • "I used Diamond Dyes for' the re - ,;dyeing. of course,. • I have dyed many things• With these wonderful colors. They have saved' me many dollars and have never failed to give perfect results --smooth, even. colors—fast ,to *ear and washing. Friends think' my 'things are new When I redye of tint them. with Diamond Dyes.. They do give the most gorgeous colors!" 'Mrs. G .C., Levis, Q.:ebec. • n The eyes of Stevenson were very shrubs and.trees may be made to' as• cola. "Why should I interfere?" he asked. "You,say that; Simon?—after all that hahappened? 'Is this your gra- titude?" "What do you expect me to do?" a stake and then encouraging this t> same weird shapes or almost` as orn°t-. mental as the hardwoods usually planted for this purpose. One may make, bushy trees of climbing roses by only allowing a single stern trained to He was parrying With her, his • lips branch by, cutting it off when it were uttering words that had no meaning. It was only hiseyes that could be relied upon. And these were deadly—full of cold hate. - To be continued.) ' ' Plans to , Industrialize Fishing Santiago. Chile — Industrial zatliob of the• Chilean fishing business' IS f ' proposed by Don' Rene. G 1:avarie, a naval engineer, who bus -requested the government' to give hint -a con- . cession covering the entire island of Santa. 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