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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1938-06-23, Page 2• • - • 4 - al* or CHAPTER ,'CY "Syrac sel ' • • The word gasped from the lips,. of thethree startled pea sunui- tandenSlY. • s Benson gripped- 'nedint ,Vis - 'Titer by the ROT!, He _felt Ander' ' that shabby, coat:sleeise a „musele. of hardened, steel. . : , "Something haPP011ed.'There was a flash of the man's lanky arm a Unite respectable ,thud, and Ben-, • son was sprawling, linen his back, "I can't permit any. liberties,• gentle:ma-rip"- he positively beamed ' upco , the prostrate man. ' "If. „--Yeere net gOing. to be interested • in my .message; I think Dandy. West ...whipped Out . srnafl•hlaCk automatic. ;"Step you! What's your game,. anyway' You'll tell us right here • and now what you; Mean by all- ttas gPiterish. And 'what do you, think SYraense means to ,us? Why •• ;itiit'Ti.nbuCtOor- • • ' Warning. From the Spirits : 'Cranston stood his ground de- fiantly, without raising his hinds. as commanded. Insteadi'be,m9Vell in th$heavy, and cumbersome way •OWr the ilpbe. ."The message Of the spirits was for you particularly, West. It was one of ciarnfrig!" "Warning. me? How do yen "me? -Yrilf.:19:9117-WfieeTer7; You are you can't guy about With ' ."Don't j 000t, Dahdy,", gaspedTe '" BensOn. ' ' Warning was • .'unneeesSary,.- ..fOr one :again that tit ketty but " 'agile figuie sprang like a harlequin and gripped West's.eXtended hand that 'gripped the. pistol. West's •'Pistel. fell to the floor,' to he, kick - :cd Contemptuously- ;mak by - Cranston's foot. : • • 'Creeping '•behind. hirrit„at ,a, d-. deir.signalironr•Tenson-came theff. butler. At the same Moment Ben- son; 'himself % sprang.; their joint weight should have ,sent Cranston • "croaking to the floor, but with an • •. astoundingside wriggle, he step- ped 'clear, , asthough he were gift- ' • .ed with eyes ,i,at the back of his .Benson and., the butler- smashed •, together and sprawled upon ,tle. McClintock shrink back. Super- stitious .coward and natural. funk, this-,tincannY man with the MOve- raents f of 'ndeMon terrorised him. , Staggering Blow West, launched 'a blow; and re- ceived a . stinging, smack .whieh. made him stagger • "Stop him! mouthed Benmin a rage, as the, lanky form • flitted to the door. As well could thy expect to stay a thunder- bolt. for the Man in the faded! Clothes thrust one '10 the. left and , the other to the right as they at-. • teintited to hang On to him. . • "What's that, sir?". The 'butler nursed a rapidly , swelling eye. "He's, dropped something." , There intim Centre Of the floor • . a package. All eyes were turn- ed upon it, and Benson, who was • nothing if not careful, instructed :his man to Open ', it. The man somewhat :nervously obeyed: , • It was a small square package; . neatly: tied :with cord; 'removing the ,paper wrapping,' the • butler •• discles'ed a•small blackbaok. . 'The .three, beholding nothing I found sweetening my morning cereal with BEE IIIIIE Syrup Issue -No. • • • • More dangerous, approached with - 91.tileeit. • • • "What is it, 'Densen?, 1 told you all these things are not without a dreadful'Ineaningr bleated Me- clieteek.' • • • • , • "Drily more of this 'inadralin,'s- • tomfoolery. LoOk'Ut. what:is Writ- ten On'the cover: • • •- • • "To. •these • 'ohent ; , McClintock spluttered and coughed- only West made -no sign of his feeling's, , . , This guy's taking ns all for a ride, it seems,"' he remarked grim - Benson, without disguiseof his tremors and misgivings, , parted the grim", covers of the lit- tle volurne. It opened naturally at -fa given page, and there upon its whiteness, •scrawled .black and spidery writing. • "To.o. these about to die." • , . Then followed AlireP, names,. in theorder of:-:- , • bandy Welt, Oorclon McClin- tock, and George Benson, "all late of Syracuse and Chicago." : BensOrt's• pallid. lips .rthittered .' the words. The other two. peering • lover his shoulder; read then-1,111So, and a , silence followed' more -elo- quent than speeeli. ' • 'There as a faint thud as the . ,-.13o9k fele from Benson's numbed :• At that instant 'West svver,e in- - . distinctly iiiider„ his breath. •_. "Look!" he exclahned, "there he goes!" Rapidly' striding across. a dis- tant grayelied drive.:Passed a i!neer. figure, but they Saw :it was not: ' that of -their late awesome visitor:. It wa,. an old man, .vveariog a •nionkish Cloak. ' .„ Retileving his ,gun from the . ..corner of theroom into which it had been kicked, and flinging up - over the lawns after the little old :man ahead. ' The otherS,watching from. the • • window, saw f them both pass ,to the •' cliff head and disappear in the , fir trees. , CHAPTER XVI ' •L[ THE HOUND ABROAD The ,day closed with One of,those ;..strange winter thunderatorma; the ,clouds,: packed. and: ...dense, echoed baekthe pealing of thunder. It Was, past, ten 'ceclock and, ...Hunter had voted for bed, prom- ising that ).there ,was much work for the other to do on the. morrow: Digby had dutifully ' washed up' the table crockery, and in it Mascu- line and desultory fashionii. clean- ed up the kitchen ..utensils they had used for .cooking. , . "When all this is-eier, ; said. Hunter, "you may „then • en- gage your Servants, but in. the meantime the pre,seneeof any do- mostic would only embarrass us."' Mrs.. Barlow and .h.er spouse had vanished as completely as. though they had never, existed. Phis aspect' of the Mystery .rather 'puzzled IIiiiiterfOr the rest he, prefessed to an ever-increasing understanding. •' • , • This • night the two deterinined shotild be spent • in sleep:* Hunter . • bad 'dressed', the slight bullet'., wound in pighy's.arni, and, lights v. -ere all out by the tinie an an::: dient timepiece in the; great hall -below had chimed the quarter fol- lowing ten o'clock. „ A .-Morse Message' - • • I -renter • Sat' UpPri the edge of . • Elie boa. and :stared into the night ' sky, •Tbe ,lightning had played sethe 'remarkable. tricks, but that strange. ball :of flight .he noticed: • Was surely nothing to do with any.' rthendmena Of .tbe : •Cressing to the window, he stared intently at .whab appeared te,he eltiminous cloud in•the-sktr. 'There, ,reolking, as the misty: clouds "'Writhed,. Was a •red suffusing the one spot.•' ' it Snapped off, and then on again. In rapidly blinking fashion , this epic:wed cloud appeared and . isappeare • Thera With: a tart ' Of 'anger /punter .recogniz d • that he was WitnesPing.a therse' message.. ' Mechanically, he began to read from 016 'Ong and short dashes of ilght. , ' . 1,'Untit .• morning. : • ' f::• • • The resultant :blackiteet •�f the .skY. made,Hinitcrfgroan, : "What 6 fool I've leen" he intitteied, "I ought to have known there'd he'd inetlied of Signalling 'schwa' d." tfastiy aketuring from •hi'bag nArair of.,..tilght glasses,. 'hp %titplied eagerly over .the Sea. ' ,Prorn far out in the \bladli bight , iorbovhi..6 On those "ioniti6.ittoti§‘ ' waq s, ean,q an artaWer. ink; light flasheS flickering for an iti,;tiirit only, but IndiistriouSly, • Broke Her Tooth On Bran Mufj Woman Sues Bread, Coo:IA.411Y For $800 DoOlogcs As, A . Result ,„ • " •. Mrs'. Emily Baxter, of the ItiF- erdale Drive, London", Ont., car- • ried the case: of her broken Molar • and the. bran muffin .she Started . to eat inte the'!bourt last !week, , All betaiise of her claim; that tt- • molar Was, broken, when She took bite ,into a newly " :purchased bran muffin, she filed: . a Writ - -against ,a bread companyaging' the Cdints tnaWard. her $800. dent- ' ' In, legal "papers flled with the , Middlesex County Court,Mrs. Baxterrchargesthere was a horse. shoe nail Concealed in the muffin. The statement -of claim, prepar- ed for Mrs. Baxter by her „lawyer, . Frank Little, ..claims that she ',Ought bran muffineOn March 18. ' The same.. day, she started to eat one of the muffins, and, the pa- pers assert,. "her teeth came into forcible 'contact with a horseshoe. nail." 7 - RI ool Rgireshing When you atartout on a 'picnic, be singe to include some drink e§7 ; Pecially ter the; children. Paople. equally take Along tea or coffee for the. adults and the ' youngsters have to di'ink water, it it i§ • Prov,idieg: e special, mid- delicious. drink ,fer Oen)'et., akee:.:the Picnic mach happier ..and .healthier fOr'' everYone,_. . , While • the: strawberries are In _season, this drinit'ean be madnand,' .kept on land for later occsicinayit - Is•grand, for outings or; Just any? tifne on warm days when the urge is for something ..cool and tangy to drink, t •,1 Strawberry Shrub Shiub :Seleet sound frelt.' wash, .measare and Place In a stone Jar. For every four quarts ,of berries Use one quart of vinegar. Cgyer the jar by tying a cheesecloth oyer it. Stir the ben:, ries daily fOr' three or four 'days. Strain .without squeezing and put.. into kettle, allowing :one pound ot-. sugar to each pint of liquid. hail KITCHENS ARE BRIGHTER' Ocni GAY 1,AORA. 'WHEELER TOWEL MOTIFS„ :KITCHEN TOWELS • • F.,ATTERN. 1795 You'll be proud of'yotir kitchen when You hang theSecolorful towels, that yon'Ye embroidered. They go .quicklY:ter cream !stAtclaisingle, •optline, !running. stitch, lazy -daisy and French knots' are allifeharta do! A' grand ... 'gift for a friend! 'Pattern 1795 adritains a tranisfer,p''attern ' eraging,43/4 x 81/s.inthes; materials:required; Illustrations of 'stitches; co, • Send 20 .cents in.ctijns (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern; to Wilson Neddlecraft 'Dept.; 73 West Adelaide Bt, TOrOnto. write PLAIN- LY PATTERN •NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. " . . elew/3" for five Minute!!! bottle, cork • and seal, .Plinte, with geldWater. for serving.. For Phalle use, fill quart 1:14o:t1t113pr.eBt7tW4Prry. shrub, tightlY fin4 Pac4 In the, .Nova, Scotian Punch, f.euart 'water a cups sugar A el4P4 chopped piaeapple 1. thin grange juice rli.a cup lemon juice ' • ROI...water, anger and pineapple 20 nilnutes. Add trut Juices, cool, strain and dilute wltli iced water It necessary. Either fresh. or"eanned PinoPPPle may be 1.44e(L. ' For Mere elthetentlitr '..clriehe; eel • Ana 'he a •Iteele. 41! -.these. Make u syrup and kee:i13-11PnielPr.ha°n7...11Y°96661-ct useit to'se • •at home, professional lodk- ing drinks •Whfch lchildren And the' lure ef the aede fountain. et, S. EIC4fitia°1?e°81autnes*SeYretriilled,Ohec'e..... lite 2/3 cuP'8.1igbeaerwater . • • 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten, Melt chocolate over hot . water, - cool to lukewarm. Add sugar to the Water stirring until auger is (Us, solved; then Cool tolukewarin.-Add' this syrup te..4gg yolke,about one- fourth at a time, bcating well after each addition. add 'clicaeolate in the • same way. Then coptiette beating'.. mixture 1 inimite, or ,until „slightly . • thickened, Turn, into jar,goiter it tightly, and place in refrigerator, .Syrup can he kept for several days: Use.'2 tablespoons chocolate syrup , toecup tchocolate drinks. Makes ' 2 Cups Of Syrup. :of Milk In making iced • ChooIatc Milk Shake For each srviIig, add 1 cup of chiIIej'mWr.plowlor to,2 tablesPoone, ' of chocolatesyrup, stirring con- stantly. Beat or shake well. Serve • at once in tali glass, To make Choc- olate iceberg.. top " with. .34. table- spoons Vanilla ice creani just before Serving. ....„ and: Hunter' fund' his task diffk .'cult 'by reason of the. s'wiftness.. Lynn The red Cloud abobihe cliffs flashed it answer, back.- 41.Inderstend-LcaretullsIarks.", The ..blackness swooped down ,.vith a finality. : , Gond. Stage Management "Splendid," cheerfully eicciaini- ed.,Hunter. "We May neW•piethre 'her plunging her way teIbil•sliel.• ter • of the. King's Lynn harbour, and our.friends overltbe way, We maydeduce; are getting. windy.. So we're 'Nark,' are :we"' . "The only •Men 1 cannot place at this Momen" commented Hun- ter to himself; "are our friend Cranston,:and his nlystei•iout ally, the Old "PrieSt. -That signalling' light. is most interesting; and we .nitiat -investigate in the tribrning around the _mansion of Mr, George ,Berisen, Digby' u • Wealthy: neigh,. bour, That. queer -•;toWer • be has greeted is abnormal." • At that rimment;the night wind, ca.i•ried the • long drawn mournful howl of the Mysterious .hound; its clear cadence ;imparting' a aenSe of 'evil. The gliest.dog tO.aioad Punter smileL,. . "WOnderftil tinfing," he smiled a trifle grimly; "And a keen. sense Of stage•managernent." • ./ (TO -BE CONTINUED) 'Trinidad .Woman.. Is 11,6. l'oftira Old POET OF 'SRAIN., Trinidad', claim from New Zealand that ' .Patrick•fHaniiitOii,•:b.orn in Ireland:. on.. St. Patrick's DAY; 1830, ,was the, oldest Man in tile Em- pire Challenged. 'by' Trinidad'e• •. , •. , . • oldest • reSidenti , Mrs. NiEktY. is 116 yearof .age. •flininilton; Who does notnse. glasses In reading' daily, newspa- pers and gots'. Mitch quiet enjoy- •frOtii his garden, recently relehrated hiS'108.tif'Xiiiliday, • :But Mrs, William's said she was , 116 yaar'.6, 61d as 414141y- cele- brated, 'Mother's.' Day. ,At her home in Port, *.of' "sPaiit. • She was 'befit in St. -Vincent, en:lainnit Ler -.!•}16- ,- ' Windward '.groiiP•• Of the; Stititli ,Wet indie& „ • • ashion Flashes, . Open weave ,linens slubbed in pastel combinations are kood for jacket costumes ' , Cotton ratine in the .plain for slacks and in woven &becks or plaids for the shirt. ' ' Olivet, prints on piques and ot- toman cords for spectator sports. Cloque cottons in soft crisp sheers andin a satin weave of all • cotton printed in scroll designs for beach and evening •diesses, Haindprinted • ohambrays for dirndl influenced ...ShirtWeist dresses. Jacquard .,matelasse piques in subject "designs for little.jakets 'to wear . With ..day or :.evening dresses., • Frosted • Chocolate': , • •• For each serving,' add "1 chp: of chilled mlikeslowly to 2 tablespoons ..Of chocolate' 'syrup, 'stirring con- stantly. ,Then•.add•abotit .3 tato, beat or •shake until -ice Crean!' and chocolatemixtures are blended.•: ' Serve'at• Once 'in. tall glassei4'1 ,Chocolate ' Milted, "Milk.. . .. Per each' serving, .blend 2 table- , spool% malted intlk.poWder With. 21.- tablesPorine chocolate.. syrup. : Add 1., cup „chided nitik Slo.vily," Stirring ..• constantly.., Beat ,:or ••• shake well: . 'Then, Serve at. once . in tall ..glass.:: '..Tflais. le Very nourishing. ••• . • —•; '•• Chocolate float For each serving, add 1 eun of chilled milk,•sloW13, to 2 tablespoons • Of 'chepelate':iYreii. stirring con- stantly. Beat Or `shake .well.. Serve •" in. tall. :•glass with chocolate ice • cream. To make chocolate pine- apple• kfloat, use % cup milkand„ ." cup crushed pineapple for,1 cup of -, • • ,. Minted Chocolate • , For each serving,' add- II•Citp!of' slowly to 2 tablespoona of. chocolate .'syrtip,''. stirring .con- stantly. Add, 2 or 3, drops pepper, . mint extract and..beat,.eir.shake it . Well. Pour:into tall giaSs. Top with aprig, of, .fresh .'•niint.. Serye at once. ": 7 Chocolate !Highball FOr each serving, add ;1/4 'cup of Chilledmilk slowly to 2 tabieSt3eoria- .•of chocolate 'syrup, stirring i-i•con- : stantly. Pour into tall.Iglese. ,Add ginger'ile and :stir fenough to'mix.:Top,withvandla ice Serve at once.... iitageilaYiat will charge. half - fares to tourists using government' •raalways. ' • ''•• 'WrIesi'sGem hauSfou keep fit!. f Relieves that stuffy feeling after . . eating.' CleanseserevieeS between teeth, too, .. assures sweet breath.. 4-simploakt to. health?, • BuY some nowt Small in coat. but big in benefits! Enjoy it after oven' Meal— millions. do! cnat prywomen: Must RemoveHeadgear New York Judge Lays Down LoW,About Adornment, - Should Wothen of the 'jury wear -their hats in the courtroom? tus- , • tieo Abram:Zoller. Of the New York Ruereme Court says • they should . • not and he made an order to give .force, :to his opinion. •Hats wefe ` • .barred from the jury box. - islot"-A • 'Social. Function '.4ou'urglirhnsthsehy.owl4ledreatphReertter. fOinr. fbcuou un7sc'irlIttP;10a?;:t'asliaid Sonielrespects than tapa„, nd to attend a'sePier. iierYICe4etter but they :should leek like Misinesa peo- ple. Then,too, •hate 'interfered when lawyers sought to observe thelactal ' eXpression, of weitte,niAvheil exarnining them for Jury service: One of lite.lawyers who apPeared •I• • , in a case before Judge Zoller found ' the 'woman juror with the hat an inspiration. He said:, "Huts Im- prove the appearance of most Wn : men,and it is-eninspiration to me to lave 10 prim, and 'pretty_Women T -to address. durinFike7trial, It ls disillusioning sbnietipies When their • .•hats come off " Mothers5h. ould Have Careers In Reserve Wife of kJ. S. Secretary of War • Will Paint When Children Are ,Reared Fifteen year vacations as a re; wardfor motherhood are advocated by Mra. 'Harry H. Weibdring, wife of the United States Secretary of Herself the Mother, of three sniall Children; Mrs. Wo9dring indicated • that women sboUld"haYe time to .,. return to their \ careers after , they. . have reared their offspring. "But the fact,I have that career In reserve when My children are. grown 18 of intenee, satisfactiea ta- me," she said. "I'll have to -start • over, of course, but be einuch bptter painter in, the end, ••• bebande. I haye.takeit time out ter 'mother- hood."•'• :• COLIN SALVE 4 771 PgrgnszEvE. •Scommended tf• .puir lical-druggist • TratelT• ,bitt • 1- CO r aiette 0aest &too by 'intoolufaCWC-F.' . •101111Ce9 trl .s; me.overs Hide any Blemishes A :Multitude •,of .14 - Yeur FluvititY Kw Be ceuevir. " .',Fbereity - "You, 64n'tmehe a 'fsilit'Pnrae., , hut it's! •RuiteastOnishing. transfrirmatirin yencan effectin appearance ot year 'meet' :reeWlet,' trant pieces of boolst.ei•evuebg-• t.ere 12Y Meena: Of 01111-0eyerS. • The)" 43E4E4 large, 'bulgy sofas' tO regain theirfigurea 811. •-oiit 'the scrawny allg.11101tiea, of these.'spind.; 'ly 1ttle aettees Medestly conceal ,..nnattraetiVe feet. and lege, leduOtt odd fort w d esost..o7: 13, vn•..17.: co .090.4ce.cozatott,.where formerly Th pninclples which „Sheuld guide tliaintellig,erat Use, Ot,the..alip- • cover Are remarkably slnijlar to .."thein whch diCtate Ithe choice or patterns and 'models for ti Werlitti!a:;` ..:019thece.nirect' r:nnlis In Shape .ne.1. Botighmaterials with -a . Small fsiniple design:Maks chairs 'and toand 4c,iiki4iSinuaalvleiie shinyerA1,P:rest: e P.traticet,ef: Vertical stripe are horizontal .: stripes and, spots en courage.; anytendency to middle, . age spread % •'. • . • , „' These different influenapacan bo • combined -Ott the same Piece of fur- niture te tOrreCtfaults in its .shape.. 2 TakeoA, instance, the case of a narrow arm-cliair. With .6 high back. • USe a striped, -Material horizontallY across the ;back -and :seat::and ver- • - tieally• .on the- arms and from lila seat to • the -floor, and. ypu will'. find • . the 'chair' looks .wider and that„ the- back:see* to in lietter -proper. t.:1(n ;)Odtdo theehchairs can also be . made to • leek' like a P',1r SimgY bi'dtessing them.. the': same •wr0'.. • ' • Lind6erghs Qn Channel Isle Famous • FamilY of ,:FoUr2 It Settling.: Dovfrn. Off. Coast Of Brittany Cal. and Mrs Charles A. Lind-.: • berg have lett Long- Barn in .Kent., their English ,home for two and a . • • ' Friends said they had. one Le Idneiy lilieb. offthe oliast of .\ Prances-. Brittany': Which:, the. filer!' , beltight lastrApril. -Give Up :Kentish: Home . A. reliable- source said the Lind .berghs ., had given. .0 their , firm- ' house for good and 'with theirtwit- . sone,. Jon , and Lind; left the demi= Up to,e Month ago,:whea• they higan'•appearing-li pertiesflat• the hone of American, -horn. Lady' Astor, they kept almost ...entirely to, Own, ' selves 'while In England.: ' • , , Made Flying Trip, HOWever, 'during" the. past year they have beento the .United States •and have made frequent il&ing trim! to St. Glide's Island ; near flhiec to visit, or. Alexia Carrel,: with *limn, - „\. Cot .Lindbergh in 1935 deiploped.' the 'artificial heart" Their. youngest son,; :Land, .was :.born May 12, 1937 shortly after .the • Liadberghe returned, from a trip to India Their • Older son, Jon, who • will be six on•August,I6,fcaine with, ' them to kept .:two years 'ago fait "Chijatnias. ' • •• . " , " .. The Lindberghs left: the United States to live in England atter l3ru- . „.. no Richard if.auptnian. , had been • convicted ,of the:kidnap...murder, ot their first 'Child.' Charles A, Jr: •' • tieSS •Piodp Injurious .`Going Without A. Hat: It Net • Conducive! to Lovely \Locks, Says Beauty 7crt,.` Wear .",gt :hat outdoors if you Want to keep' your hair. The "hatless fad" which, up. ' props every spring because ,of the ' notion that lots of sunshine, Will ,stop hair from falling; and Make it troy" ,faster is in .reality major cat* of. baldness.. "Going bareheaded outtiO,oes is 0 CspeciallY harmful in ..spring - and summer," adeording.te a .scalp specialist. 4.!'While it is true that, , the hatr;. 'like vegetation, ,grows' .„..:falter in stiminer,lioth. the stain land hair often beconie seared and . bleached` by' too Much sun.• • "Herinftil ,effect a inevitably re. ‘, Suit from .stead4;expesiire of.: the bare head' to the 'i'Vvo kinds . of , r aa,tiri r:ee''btp4nsinet rfihaci enat mt4honoddbegrihna. ft ber dhr: eda tyi "Sparingly, -infra,ted• rays are s a, slimidant, especially to the' scrip's blood .system, , While the • ultra -violet expertly applied, have fl tonic and ehemicai eff7et on '110: w"Aorpore„ x de jet, otfli eu slieraacpv andolct" Eia7adYeS40,.. the" hair. The hair ,:becairieS , .ttieliftetIiiga salldt':thitetio% dbsr-tl'iliihg off or 8 • Argentina, Botivia,\ Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru have not a eiti; ttiotOreycle..