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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-01-20, Page 2. Sj’gUETTCMf’ANY \gjS2. Better Value BY RAFAEL SABATINI. £ I Economy in its rich drawing fresHness. tlie. care- a mathe- the home in the cause of heart disturbances in children, not perhaps directly, but as The Premier was recently the prin­ cipal guest at a political dinner at the house of one of his friends; andi. TsaP. I characteristic that clearly* belongs to ’ 4.^ 1,1.14.4# . That is his absent-minded- These ne£0’ ^nnie entertaining examples of which are told by the Paris, comes- ’MAT.AIlfi” OflAUfliU-Mv" " f ' 1 TEA “But I have!” Its sharp, almost strident note acted like an electric discharge upon the court but no member of the assembly 1 Tremayne. THE SNARE The Master Tale-Teller, Author of ‘‘Bardolys jhe Magnificent.” Another Stirring Story of Adventure and Dove ip a New Setting— The Peninsular War. WHO’S WHO. | “Yon said, I think, that you were Richard Butler, lieutenant in the standing in the guardroom doorway Irish Dragoons during Wellington’s campaign in Portugal, commits an 11^40 on^the night of the 28th, offence during a drunken revelry, ar- . sir. . ,easing the xwmtment of Portuguese! “Well, now, did you observe which officials. He disappears from his regi-.way Capt. Tremayne went-whether meat 4 i he went along the passage leading to i Terence O’Moy, brother-in-law of the garden or up the stairs to the of- Blltlpr nnrl nrliiifHnf—O'OYiP'rnl- IS COIU-, “No, sir, Capt. Tremayne turned j the corner, and was out of my sight.” ! Sir Terence’s lips parted with a i snap of impatience. I “Very well,” he said curtly. “We Tremayne V in" love Samoval bad beem removed” from the courtyard, dad Mullins, my butler, 7» , Terence.” stooping over tho body of Count Sarno-! . What was the message? Please ted val, Who has been killed in a duel by. court.Sir Terence, and is accused of the L.®?. brought me a letter with in- killing. He cannot clear himself with- ^ructions that it was to be forwarded out revealing the fact that Dick But-|fir.st thmg in the morning to the com- Jer is m hiding.Colquhoun Grant, Wellington’s sec-J ret agent, arrives on the scene in time to hear Sir Terence order Tremayne under arrest for disobeying Welling­ ton’s enactment against duelling. Butler, and adjutant-general, is com­ pelled to premise that Dick will be. shot when takeii. j Una O’Moy, Sir Terence’s youngs wife, conceals her brother Dick. Capt. Ned Tremayne, O’Moy’s sec-? . "Xretary, promises to help get Dick out wiJl pass on. After the body of Count of the country. Tremayne is in love 1 with Sylvia Armytage, but Sir Ter- - .ence is jealous vf his friendship with co^ to Lady O’Moy. Tremayne is found] ’ |MBJU 1 'J|** ■ U . .1.-. Hi.' aonej Be Sure You Get The Genuine GILLETT’S FLAKE LYE | miss ary-general’s office.” L_________ _______ __ _______ j “That is all I wish to ask,” O’Moypvas more deeply stricken than Capt. ' intimated. 1 Tremayne. In his excitement ho ; Came Private Bates next, and Sir “turned’ to see Miss Armytage stand- Terence proceeded to question him. L\ „ !__, ’ “You said in your evidence that"purpose. t m Capt. Tremayne arrived at Monsanto j ‘ ' m between half-past eleven and twenty I minutes to twelve?” f “Yes, sir.” “That is quite in agreement witlx | the evidence of your sergeant. Now; . ' .’gi j the half-hour that followed—until you | CHAPTER XXIII. RELENTLESS HOSTILITY. Major Swan’s address for the prose­ cution presented the facts, properly. - - .marshaled so as to make up a dan-j Jeff thei court where you were during gerous case against the prisoner. IP1® ho.lf-hour that followed until you There remained only one point to bejeard the guard being turned out by settled, he declared. Evidence had the sergeant. , been placed before the court showing? ,.^^5 ln ^0nt+v01 garters, sir?' that Tremayne had come to Monsanto*. .Did you notice the windows of the was abundant evidence to show that] he was found kneeling beside the body i ’ of the dead* man at ten minutes past - twelve—the body being quite warm at the time, proving that he had fallen but an instant before the arrival of Mullins. Unless Capt. Mullins could account i. - ------«for the manner in which he had spent th* witness Mullins, consu.t- that half hour, Major Swan did not X*ot€S aS> V S°f ?hafc 01P I met his' death, I sent you to take a , letter to the sergeant of the guard, an urgent letter 'which was to be for­ warded to its destination first thing on i the following morning. This is correct, ■is it not?” “It is, sir.” Sir Terence signified that he had no more to ask, and the president invited -- , w hl.ts LVJLLliesS, to receive the prisoner’s unvarying re­ fusal. And now O’Moy rose in his place to; CJlclL X XwaJTci VTlw Ilcl Cl ci/lllti VU AM.Uil«c*4*yv - •? ■}♦ , -j .<« j. x.* ns)at twenty minutes to twelve, and there t h • O’Moy’s eyes gleamed. “All of them?” “Certainly, sir, all of them.” “That will do.” Private Bates retired, and Mullins was recalled. “You told the cc-uit,” O’Moy ad- UlClb HVU1? 1U.-CUJVAperceive what conclusion the court, co-uld reach other than that Capt. Tre- j mayne was guilty of the death of Count Samoval. . IUpon that conclusion the major sat j down to mop a brow that was perspir-' ing freely, and Capt. Tremayne rose! slowly to address the court in reply to the prosecution. I He spoke easily, fluently and calmly, , w -------a man supremely self-controlled.. He 1**' prnoner to question the witness, reiterated his statement /that he yfas . ° not guilty of the crime charged, i against him. He appealed’lathe eburt,.l lus1?Iac® to: asking whether they considered.-, it ke had himself a fur- likely that he would choose the garden ther statement to make to thecourt. of an adjutant-general’s quarters in ka\e heard from. Sergt. Fiyi.,, which to conduct a duel, in direct diso- ® . PW butier, Mui jus, that the letter not guilty of the crime charged of an adjutant-general’s quarters in bedience to Lord Wellington’s enact­ ment. “Common sense alone,” he declared, "should straightway acquit me on the grounds of the locality alone, and I am astonished that it should be neces­ sary for me to account fo-r my move­ ments during the half hour in ques­ tion.” He paused. So far his clear reason­ ing had' held and impressed’ the court. This he saw plainly written on the faces of all, with one exception. Sir Terrence watched him malevolently, sardonically, with curling lip. It gave him pause now that he stood- upon the threshold of falsehood. He hesitated to step from the solid, ground of rea­ son on to the uncertain, bogland, of mendacity. ■ “There was,” lie resumed slowly, “a certain matter connected With the com­ missary-general’s department which was of the greatest urgency. It was connected with some tents for Gen. Picton’s division at Celorico. It oc­ curred to me that, night that it would be better dean with at once, so that the documents relating to it could) go forward early on Monday morning to the commissary-general. Accordingly, I returned to Monsanto, entered the official quarters, and was engaged upon that task when a cry from the garden reached my ears and I ran out at once to see what might have occa­ sioned it. I found Count Samoval either just dead or just dying, and I had scarcely made the discovery when Mullins, the butler, came out of ,the residential’ wing, as he testified. That, sirs, is all that I know of the death of Count Samoval,” he ended and re­ sumed his seat, There was a silence for a moment, broken only by the rustle of the presi­ dent’s notes as he briefly looked them over as a preliminary to adressing the court. And then suddenly, grating harshly upon that Silence, came the voice of O’Moy. “Might I suggest, Sir Henry, that before we heal’ you three of the wit­ nesses be recalled? They are Sergt. Flynn, Privates Bates and Mullins.” The president looked round in sur­ prise as he became conscious of Sir Terence’s relentJess hostility to the ac­ cused. However, the request was Order, and the president gave way. CHAPTER XXIV. o’moy’s statement, Sergt. Flynn was the .first of the Witnesses recalled at Sir Terence 5 re­ quest, and it Was Sir Terence who took up fils re-examination. “You have heard from Sergt. Flynn carried from me by the latter to the former on the night of the 28th was a letter for the „ commissary-general; That communication concerned a com­ plaint from headquarters on the sub­ ject of the. tents supplied to the 3d Division—Sir Thomas Picton’s—at Ce­ lorico. The documents concerned that complaint—that is ter say, the docu­ ments upon which, we are to presume that the prisonuer was at work during the half-hour in question—were at the time in my possession in my own pri­ vate study and in another wing of the building altogether?’ ■k 1 in NURSES The Toronto Hotpltal for IncuraJJsi, tn »ffWIatlon with Bcllevuo nftd Allied Hospitals, Hew York City, offers a three year*' Gourso to’f TrAtnfnU to yound women, having the required education, and desirous of bscomlna nurses. This Hospital lias adopted tho ctoht- hdur system, the nuptla receive uniforms of th* School, tt monthly allowance and twelina expenses to and trorti New York. For further Information write ths Superintendcrit. ISSUE Nm 3—*27. CHAPTER XXV. HE SHIELDS A WOMAN. Sir Treence sat down amid a rus­ tling stir that ran through, the court, but was instantly summoned to his feet again by the president. “A moment, Sir Terence. The pris­ oner will' no doubt desire to question you on that statement.” And he looked with serious eyes at Capt. Tremayne. “I have no questions for Sir Ter­ ence, sir,” was his answer. Indeed, what question could he have asked? The falsehoods he had uttered had -woven themselves into a rope about his neck, and he stood before his brother officers now in. an agony of shame, a man discredited, as he be­ lieved. “Very well, sir.” The president paused and then added: “The court will be glad to hear you in answer to the further evidence adduced to refute your statement in your own de­ fence;” “I have nothing further to say, sir,” was Tremayne’s answer. And now Col. Fletcher leaned for­ ward to exhort him. “Capt. Tre­ mayne,” he said, “let me beg you to realize the serious position in which you are placed?’ “I assure you, sir, that I realize it fully?’ “Do you realize that the statements you have made to account for your movements during the half-hour that you were at Monsanto have been dis­ proved? Do you realize what infer­ ence the court ill be compelled to draw from this?” “The court must draw whatever in­ ference it pleases,” answered., the cap­ tain without heat. “Then, Capt. Tremayne,” said the president, “the court will pass te the consideration of its finding. For the last time, sir, before I order your re­ moval, tel me add my own to the ex­ portations already adressed to you, that you should speak?’ For a long moment Capt. Tremayne stood there in tense, expectant silence, Lady O’Moy fie knew to bo ih court, behind him, She had hoard that his fate hung perhaps upon whether Rich­ ard Butler’s presence were te be be­ trayed or not. I-et her decide. And then, because no woman’s voice broke tho silence te proclaim at once his innocence, he spoke at last. “I thank you, sir. Indeed, I am very grateful to the court for tho con­ sideration it has shown me. I appre­ ciate it deeply, but I have nothing more te say?’ And then, when all seemed lost, a woman’s voice rang out at last: MEN AND WOMEN OF TO-DAY A Royal Privilege* White the cx-KaiBOr, who is unable- to find a publisher for his .sermons, is a mere layman, our own King—though, very few people mpy 'be aware of the. fact—holds a. clerical appointment en­ titling him to preach. Hi® Majesty, is a Prebendary of St. David’® Cathedral,, receives one pound per annum in re­ spect ot that office, and is entitled thereby to preach in the cathedral— but only once a year. | ing there, her white face stamped with “I can tell you why Capt, Tremayne is silent,” she cried. “I can tell you whom he shields.” “Oh, God” gasped Lady O’Moy, won­ dering through her anguish how Syl­ via eculd have become possessed of her secret. “Miss Armytage—I implore you!’ cried Tremayne. And then the heavy voice of O’Moy crashed in: “Let her speak. Let us have the truth—the truth!” “And yoii shall have it,” answered Miss Armytage. “Capt. Tremayne keeps silent to shield a woman—1 * mistress, c ■ _ ' ■ half-hour at Monsanto in her room?' And then the voice of O’Moy on the note of terrible triumph sounded again. “Ah, but it is the truth at last. We have it mow. Her name! Her name!” he shouted. ■ “Who was this woman?” Miss Armytage’s answer was as a bludgeon stroke to his ferocious exul­ tation. “Myself. Capt. Tremayne was with Heart Disease in Children. Disturbances of the heart in children, automatically divide themselves into two groups, Those which were pre­ sent at the time of birth, and are due to defects in development and those Which are acquired after birth. Congenital heart conditions, or those present at birth, are not uncommon. They are, as a rule, easily recogniz­ able, and while they vary materially in extent, the majority of them termin­ ate fatally within a given period of time. Acquired' heart disease is rarely pre­ sent before the second or third year of life, and when found in extremely young children, is almost always al­ ways due to a rheumatic infection. Careful examination of school age children shows about one per cent, to be suffering from some disturbance of the heart. In many instances the presence of this disease was unknown to the parents or child affected. Rheu­ matism in some of its forms, St. Vitus’ Dance, diphtheria or some other infec­ tion was usually found to be the cause. Many of the existing cases of heart disease could have been avoided if GRACEFUL LINES. This is the type of dress suitable for many occasions. It is made in one- piece, and the collar may be worn .. - -------- ----------- — closed, or open in V-neck stylo. An' adequate care had been taken at the added touch of color could be intro- • time of the onset of the diseaserespons- tL LU MUV41 it wuurau—bis duced in the separate tie, while nec-|fb’le'- Rheumatism does not necessarily Capt. Tremayne spent that' essary fulness is obtained by the skirt jhav,s to b0 Present in the form of acute Vrncnv+A iv> Im-.’rroim ” being flare<i. at sides and lower edge, [rheumatic fever in order to damage Tho long sleeves are gathered into the heart, f’’"” ...... narrow ' cuff-bands. 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Slight pain or swelling in the joints, of. a transient character, should be. taken very seriously by the parents and physician. The early recognition of such dis­ eases as diphtheria and scarlet’fever, and the prompt adoption of adequate treatment, will do much to limit the possibility of the infection Involving the heart. TonsiMtis and disease of the tonsils is another common contributing factor Not Blowouts. "I had two horrid flat tires to-day.” "Why, what were their names?” Of Course. Says Tall Men Are Hungrier. That a tall thin man requires more food than a short one, even though both are the same weight, is the'con­ tention of a Japanese doctor. He de­ clares' that the amount of food needed depends on the total area, not the weight of the body. The Chinese learned' how to make paper by watching wasps build their nests. ■ «• • .<■■■’ For Colds—Minard’s Liniment. Bamboo is the latest material used for making paper. This means that bamboos, long regarded as weeds in India,'have become an important com­ mercial product. The Empire AMERICAN VIEWPOINT IN "WORLD’S WORK." The smallest of the great kingdoms of old has spun, history's largest empire over the face of, the earth, until long since, it could boa.st that the Sun never set on its territory. During four cen­ turies Britons have roamed the seven seas and. the five continents looking for trade or trouble, taking under their flag colonies which now include nearly one quarter of the world's land, and more than one quarter of its people. Surface Signs. But recently there have appeared signs and porteftts which 'lead the gloomy to prophecy the decline and fall of this glorious empire? Ths motherland, say they, stagnates. The coal mines which earned its bread were long idle; its unemployed are still legion; factories are idle;- and unrest steals through the land. In the overseas possessions, linked to the motherland by the Pax Britannica, are surface signs which hint at revolt un­ derneath. Canada has finally appointed her own Minister to Washington, Ire­ land, which already had her own minis­ ter to America, campaigned for her own Council seat on the League of Nations; and South Africa has said that she can continue under the Crown only if assured her full and free na­ tionhood. Hence there were many who ealcl that the Imperial Conference of October avoided an open break only, by skating gracefully round tho real issues. Canadian views, Yet there are many Colonials who agree With the Canadian lawyer who wrote his newspaper of his belief— . . . “that the empire has One fundamental Constitution, the essen­ tial principle of which is the liberty of the subject; that the development of the Dominions to local self-govern­ ment, whether under the,denomination of "nations” or not, is only a natural municipal development and does not affect the general constitution; that even a Parliament or legislature or court of any component part cannot, conformably with the spirit of the con­ stitution, take away nor infringe such a right . . , and that . , . the ark of the Constitution is founded on the fundamental acquired right of every British subject to the whole Umpire, and On his liberty to use it.” But this point of view is a reminder of the days when the Dominions were crown colonies. As Premier King of Canada -said during the la&t election campaign, "Tim essential feature of the Imperial situation to-day is tho transformation of what was formerly an empire in the old sonso into a league of free and equal nations.” x Empire Sound. N, Does all this moon that ths next Im­ perial Conference will really ‘moan te*- volt, that the British Empire is in truth falling apart? it does not. Re­ lations between Downing Street and tho Dominion capitals' are undoubtedly changing; but there Is no more chance that the Dominions will abandon their connection with Great Britain than that they will cense to speak English. Ireland has tried ‘that, to bo sure, but the King’s English Is still understood in Dublin, An Absent-Minded Statesman- Monsieur Painleve, the Premier of matliematlctan as which may grew and awead to the «« « a, statesman and he has one itself I characteristic that clearly* belongs to- Ths usuai symptoms assorted with' eolmtlao »the.- than, to his wlltl- early heant dtseaso In ohUdren ara not a,)Bent'm!ndMl: as definite a® one would like. — children tire easily, may have palpi-, tutton, pain over the ncRu »« heart, or shortness of breath on exer­ tion. Loss of weight or anaemia may be present The disease is, as a rule, - -brought to light on axamlnatlon by, “0TOl" «*» “ 1)<ien v - _ ■ • • Trmrrp r/xr no it mi nnm* nnnanY •anna.the school physician, or when the con­ dition has become exaggerated by some intercurrent illness. 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UHE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY Department of Colonization and Development Montreal (TORONTO SHERBROOKE SAINT JOHN KENTVILLH w OTTAWA J. N. K. MACAtlSTfia, Assistant Comra’s'd.cncf. •T. Dougal!, General Agricultural Agent. C. Ln Due Norwood. Land Agent. J. IJ. Parker, General Agent, Ocean Traffic. W, JMt. Hillltouse, Special Colonization Agent. G. 15nice Burpee, District Passenger Agent. George 13. Graham, General Manager, Dom. Atlantic IBy. J, A» McGill, General Passenger Department. JL S. JDE14NIS, Chief Commissioner. ssseszi there for half an hour, nobody was surprised' at the delay, for the Pre­ mier’s Idiosyncrasies, are well, known. But astonishment .was .provoked when, a quarter of an hour later, a telephone call to his official residence, revealed that he had begun the short journey an hour before'. A manservant who went downstairs, to investigate, how­ ever, found M. Painleve in taker’s lodge ’ working out matica.1 problem, part of work of the caretaker’s, son. In remembering-he was M. Painleve the mathematician he had' forgotten he was M. Painleve the politician and political guest. But he regained every­ body’s sympathy by admitting that the problem was difficult. Another adven-. ture of M. Palnleve’s wasi to forget the name of his> Foreign Minister^in full Chamber. On an interpeiiration he said, “Tc-morrow may be unsuitable for debate, because my friend Mon­ sieur—” and here he stopped,-pointing to M. Briand. Then 'he tried again, “The ex-Premier, Monsieur—” and he again 'halted, tiifl, rocking with laugh­ ter, a hundred! deputie® called out, "M. Briand'.” The Queen's Guild. Queen Mary’s interest in. her poorer subjects is well known but few people realize just how many humble homes have reason to be deeply grateful to her at this time of the year. For it is now, when the needs' of the poor are greatest, that the garments made and collected' by Queen Mary's Loudon Needlework • Guild are dis­ tributed through the medium of vari­ ous charities'. Queen Mary takes a great interest in the work of the Guild, and1 personal­ ly superintends the unpacking of many of the parcels of garments sent in. She also personally contributes every year six cot-covers in pink, blue, and white wool, which have been crocheted1 by herself. Needless to- say, the mother’s ■who receive these gifts are proud' wo­ men indeed'. ' This year Princess Mary has also knitted some warm woollen jumpers for her mother’s collection of gar­ ments. Altogether,'the number of gar­ ments sent in was 48,606, as compared with 47,557 in 1925. - -----------C*——------ PROFESSOR HUTTON FAVORS EARLY START Study of Languages" Should Begin With Child. "No civillzedi country except Canada expects to make language students out of children who are caught so late; possibly Ontario lias not expected it either.” This statement is made by” Professor Maurice I-IutVon in his an­ nual! report as Principal of University College, to the Board of Governors' Of tho University of Toronto. "It has. long been-the glaring blot upon our secondary schools,” declares Professor Hutton, "that they get their entrance pupils two or three or even four yeans too late. What can the average boy or girl bo expected to make of foreign language®, ancient oaf modern, If they cannot begin them at the natural age' for beginning foreign languages (as Well aS native lang­ uages), , childhood, from the ago of eight or nine years to twelve? At pre’ sent tho majority are nearer fourteen, and never recover tho handicap of a start so conspicuously belated. “Any shifting of the first year work (especially first year honor work) back to the schools would reduce',” die* clanes Professor Hutton, "the honor graduation standards of this college any such redaiotioii would remove at once tho one conspicuous advantage which the University of Toronto pos­ sesses over every ■other university of . this continent.; 'the proficiency reached, by it# honor students at tho date o£ graduation, and the advantage Urifl possess over other graduated in graduate universities of tills contifiJ|^B In tho competition for scholabsfiTS^I fellowships and, eventually, ^fofessof- ships; "It is not by accidtht that Toronto graduate® fill so many chairs in the now universities of Canada and the United States; it is the direct result of -tho high standard of our honor students' at graduation.” It is estimated that onp |et of gAH consumes as much air as four adults