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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-10-27, Page 2HME ORANGE PEKOE BLEND CHAPTER X.— (Cont’d.) When, presently, the cobbler emerg- opened', crossed uie ft. tuz. ia*i it was not Mr. Parker who the book-lined study within ed from the elevator, below, he paused walked through tjie the private before leaving the hotel to mop his where Innes was seated writing. . • - _ • « - ! it* Nirnio TVTv* Paul T-Trjvlrixr; It was Mr. Paul Harley.perspiring brow with a large, soiled handkerchief. The perfume of hya­ cinths seemed to have pursued him, bringing ’with it a memory of the handsome effeminate ivory face of the man above. He was recalled to his senses by the voice of the impudent; page. “Boen kicked out, youth inquired, this morning.” “Is that so?” answered Parker. “Who were the other two, lad?” “The girl wot comes to do his nails. A stunnin’ bird, too. She came down cryin’ a few minutes ago. Then—” I ... e „ »- , - , .“Shut u». Chivere!” cried the hall an5’th,"S• c£ «*>1X «rat-rate taport- porter. "You're asking for the eack, ““ ™th 'vh“* 1 slMu!d deal and I’m the man to get it for you.”.a*(Y'Chivers did not appear to be vastly I Well, replied the secretary, perturbed by thia prospect, and he S?aMng at some papers which he car- grinned agreeably at Parker made his way out into the courtyard. I Any one sufficiently interested1 to ‘ have done so might have found mat-1 ter for surprise had he followed! that conscientious bootmaker as he left the hotel. He did not proceed to the shop of Mt. Jarvis, but, crossing the Strand, mounted a city-bound1 motor bus and proceeded! eastward upon it a€ far as the Law Courts. Here he dismounted and plunged into that maze of tortuous lines which dissects the triangle formed by Chancery Lane and Holbora. His step was leisurely, and once he stopped to light his pipe, peering with interest into the shop wndow of a law rtatoner. Finally he came to another little shop which had once formed part of a private hou-se. It was of the lock-up variety, and upon the gauze blind which concealed’ the inter­ ior appeared the word's: “The Chan­ cery Agency.” Whether the Chpncery Agency was a press agency, a literary or a dra- matic agency, was not specified, but*’ Mr. Parker was evidently well ac­ quainted with the establishment, for he unlocked the dcor with a key which he carried and, entering a tiny shop-, <losed and locked the door behind him again. The place was not more than ten yards square and the ceiling was very low. It was barely furnished as ( rn office, but evidently Mr. Parker’s _ business was not of a nature to detain' him here. Tl.t... ____J—, to be unlocked; and beyond it appear­ ed a flight of narrow stairs-—at some time the servant’s stair of the par­ tially demolished house which had oc­ cupied that site in former days. Re- iocking this door in turn, Mr. Parker mounted the stair and presently found himself In the spacious and well-furnished bedroom. This bedroom contained an extra­ ordinary number of wardrobes, and a big dressing table with wing mirrors lent a theatrical touch to the apart­ ment. This was still firther enhanced by the presence of all sorts of wigs, ■ boxes of false hair, and! other items sa]^ of make-up. At the table Mr. Parker seated himself, and when, half an hour later, the bedroom door was CHAPTER XI. THE PURPLE STAIN. . For more than an hour Harley sat ; alone, smoking, neglectful of the rou- > tine duties which should have claimed _ , .. 'his attention.- His face was set and gov nor: the “-You’re " 4-ks grim, and his expression ono of total me uiira.1 t^ ..._abstraction. In spirit he stood again in that superheated room at the Savoy. He rang the bell communicating with the outer office. Innes came in. “Innes,” he said, rapidly, “is there ried, “there is nothing that could not i wait until to-morrow at a pinch,” 1 “The pinch has come,” said Harley. ; “I am going to interview the two most important witnesses in the Abingdon case.” The speaker’s face grew grimly serious. “Innes if I am right, I shall probably proceed to one of two places: the apartments of Ormuz Khan o<r He turned sharply and there was Mrs. Howett. I----- ------ -------------------------------------------------- • the chamber's of Nicol Brinn. Listen. ^re until 1 whatever the hour.” I “Shall I advise Wessex to stand by?” Harley nodded. “Yes—do so. You understand, Innes, I am engaged and not to be disturbed on any account?” “I understand. You are going out by the private exit?” ^“Exactly.” e As Innes retired, quietly closing the door, Harley took' up the telephone and called Sir Charles Abingdon’s number. He was ansyered by a voice which he recognized. a bunch of keys from his pocket, and, J crossing the office, locked the dc$r. He then retired to his private apart­ ments and also locked the communi­ cating door.. A few moments later he came out of “The Chancery Agency” and proceeded in the direction cf the Strand. As he alighted from a cab before the house of the late Sir Charles, Benson opened1 the door. /'We have jqst finished, sir,” he said, as Harley ran ’up the steps, “But Mrs. Howett would like,to see you, sir.” “Very good, Benson,” replied Har­ ley, handing his hat and cane to the butler, “I will see her in the dining room, please.” Benson throwing open the Paul" Harley walked into the which so often figured in his imaginings. Brows contracted, Harley just inside the room, looking slowly about him. And, as he stood so, an interrogatory cough drew his gaze to the doorway. He turned- sharply, and there was Mrs. Howett, a pathetic lit­ tle figure in black. “Ah, Mrs. Howett,” said Harley, kindly, “please try to forgive me for this unpleasant farce with its painful memories'. But I have a good reason. I think you know this. Now, as I am naturally anxious to have every­ thing clear before Miss Abingdon re- tuims, will you be good enough to tell me if the table is at present set exact­ ly as on the night that Sir Charles and: I came in to dinner?” “No, Mr. Harley,” was the answer, “that was what I was anxious to explain. The table is now laid as Benson left it on that dreadful night.” “Ah, I see. Then you, personally, made some modifications?” “I rearranged the flowers and mov­ ed the centre vase—so.” The method­ ical old lady illustrated her words. “I also had the dessert spoons chang­ ed'. You remember, Benson?” Benson inclined his head. From a sideboard he took out two silver spoons which he substituted' for those already set upon the table, “Anything else, Mr. Howett?” “The table is no was I left it, sir, a few minutes before your arrival. Just after you;* arrival I found-Jones, the parlormaid—a most incompetent, impudent girl—altering the position of the serviettes. At least, such was my impression.” “Of the serviettes?” murmured Harley. “She denied it,” continued the housekeeper, speaking with great ani­ mation; “but she could give no ex­ planation. It was the last straw. She took too many liberties alto­ gether.” ’ ■ " ’ As Harley remained silent, the old lady ran on animatedly, but Harley was no longer listening. “This is not the same table linen?” he asked, suddenly. “Why, no, “Last week’s laundry.” “It has not Mi's. Howett. list when you ley’s message.” , Paul Harley turned to her. “May I ask you to bring the actual linen used at table on that occasion, Mrs. Howett?” he said. “My request must appear singuluar, I know, but I assure you it is- no idle one.” Benson looked positively stupid, Mrs. Howett, who had conceived! a sort of reverence for Paul Harley, hurried away excitedly. ' - J (To be continued.) c Quick, Bate, sure relief from painful paljouses on the feet. At all dree and shoe stores Put one on —the pain is gone Wilson Publishing Company sir,” lineai gone <<■ door, room vain stood replied Benson, will be at the yet,” interrupted 'I was making up the brought me Mr. Har- Served for More Than a Year on Small Trading Ships in the South Seas Cannibal Sought her Hand 1243 JUMPER SPORTS frockNEW STRIPED IN THE PATOU WAY This is the type of sports frock every one is wearing abroad, subtle in its simplicity, and utilizing stripes 'both vertically and horizontally to achieve effectiveness. 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Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Pattern Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., .73 West Ade­ laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. Late Novelist Told Reason He Loved Animals CLEANING Evcrywoman’a Maid-of-flllwork Giant Bear Curwdod Wound­ ed Refused to Kiff the Late Author Lansing, Mich.—Wild life has had fq,w more fervent and militant d'efen- . ders than James Oliver Curwood« noted author who died recently at his Owosso, Mich., home. Curwood was in the midst of a bit­ ter fight with fellow members of the Michigan conservation commission to force further curtailment of hunters’ privileges before his last illness. • ..The author's personal arraignment of others who could not see conserva­ tion as he did caused many tense mo­ ments at the monthly meetings of the commission, of which he had been a member but six months, Curwood’s conviction was so deep- rooted that he would not eat meat and during an argument over his atteiiipt to prevent shooting of spike boohed doer declared he would not stop fight­ ing until it was against the law to shoot any deer. How Curwood became converted to his principles reads like one of bis wild life stories. It happened while he was hunting in his early years among the Rockies for big grizzlies, wild goat, and the Sights Gigantic Bear While on the trail Curwood from a distance a giant sleek bear, nine feet tall and known to hunters in the district as Thor; king of the moun­ tains. He became consumed with a de'Sire to bag Thor. Nights he dreamed of it and days he trailed for the 1(111. Three times in three weeks be came upon the giant and three times he sent bullets into the mass of fur, but each time Thor escaped. One quiet Sunday, when the sun,'the air, and all nature combined to make a perfect day. Curwood climbed t'o a certain spot on a mountainside to muse upon the roiling ages. A pre­ historic skeleton he had discovered was near his favorite spot and the author sat picturing the monster sporting in the sea far below in tho sunshine of a million years ago, before (he earth’s crust thrust up the levia­ than's fossil skyward/ Moving for a better view, Curwood slipped and in recovering his balance broke his gun. Putting the useless weapon aside he leaned back again to muse. * His Enemy Thor Appears Suddenly an ominous scratching along the narrow ledge above where he sat startled (he thihkeriout of his reverie. He glanced and rounding a curve in the rocky wall a few steps away, ambling directly toward him, was Thor. “The great grizzly no longer was the fat, sleek animal,” Curwood told in reciting his story. "The slash of( my bullets were in bis side. He had 'fol­ lowed me by smell along that ledge and he was here fighting for his life. "That beast knew me. He knew that here, -in his power, was the dead­ liest of all his enemies. His eyes blazed and his great head swung from side to side. "Thor reared to his haunches—six feet away. I was back as far as I could go without falling over'a preci­ pice. One sweep of that forepaw and it would all be over. "Then, slowly, he came down tjpon all fours again. Even more slowly, it seemed, he limped away,"back along the ledge he had come—leaving be­ hind his enemy to live!” Feeling thus forgiven, Curwood Re­ turned never to write of slayings, but to champion the cause of every wild thing. Says She Refused Chief, But That He Gave Her a Coral Island in the Fijis After an adventurous trip of more than a year in the South Seas, spent mostly on small trading steamships as a midshipman, Miss Viola Irene Cooper has just returned to New York. Last week at her home, 65 West Sixtyeighth Street,. Miss Cooper, Who is still in the twenties, told of her adventures in far corners of the earth and the rough-and-tumble life at sea in the One encos, marriage from a, former’ cannibal chief. This happened at the island of MaleltulQ during a two months’ cruising trip among the islands of the New Hebrides, cribed as about looking. “He proposed Cooper, "just like an American would buy a good piece of roast beef. But I smilingly refused his offer, and he seemed very much surprised and dis­ appointed. To show me how much he admired me, I guess, the chief pre­ sented an island In the Fijis, five miles square, having coral and cocoa- nut palms to me. When I asked him what I should send him in return, when I got back home, he asked for a Prince Albert coat, a silk hat and a pair of yellow spats. I supposo he had seen a -photograph of one of the European monarchs.” Tired of Routine Herp. Miss Cooper explained she made the trip purely in the spirit of adventure after becoming tired out with the routine in New York of type­ writing and stenography and other secretarial work, and being of a liter­ ary turn of mind, she was putting her experiences in manuscript form, and was hoping some day to have them published under the title of "Wind- pamming in Fiji.” She sailed from Vancouver in 1926 with a fellow-voyager, Miss Jean Schoen, on the French bark Bougain­ ville, first christened Himalaya, later known as the Star of Peru, a^, three- masted vessel that has been sailing the high seas for sixty-three years, and known as a “jinxless ship.” ’ The two girls were signed as mid­ shipmen, studying navigation, and the rest of the crew was made of French­ men and South Sea Islanders.. Cap­ tain Lem Chateauvieu was In com­ mand of the bark, which was on her last voyage to a port in New Cale­ donia, there to rust away her last days as a warehouse barge. Crews Always Courteous. "Miss Schoen and I spent sixty days on the windjammer, and when she was turned into a warehouse in , the New Hebrides that did not end our careers as seamen. My succeed­ ing months of service were on a small trading steamer in the New Hebrides, the St. Michel, then on the St. Andre, another small. French steamer, on a trip to Australia, when I was the only woman on board with a crew of fifty persons of many nationalities, and, lastly, on the Commandant Destre- meau, that brought me to San Fran­ cisco. ! "I was never troubled while at sea by any of the crew. . They were al­ ways most courteous to me. I car­ ried just one small trunkful of clothes and when I arrived in New Hebrides I cast my dresses aside, bought goods from the traders and made my own. I also carried a typewriter and a re­ volver. ‘ While we were anchored in the St. Michel in the South Sea Islands, dur­ ing our two months’ stay there, Miss Schoen slept on a mattress on the dining table, on account of the rats in the cabin. “While in the New He­ brides we had about fifteen earth­ quakes a day, and we could feel the ship shaking and the ashes from the two active volcanos on the islands in as a “middy,” the only woman crew. of her most thrilling experl- she said, was a proposal of The' chief she des- 45 and very good- had our faces, Once the French traders In the port sought refuge on our ship. “I have eaten most everything in a crew’s diet. I ate shark’s fins, snails, sea snakes, flying fox, aform of bat, whicii is delicious, and in the Fijis I enjoyed the wonderful fruits. There we had mangoes, pawpaws, yams and taro.” • Miss Cooper said that Miss Schoen left her in the New Hebrides for a trip to New ealand and was returning to New York by way of Europe, On the Island of Malekulo, she said, she visited a Mrs. Boyd, a Presbyterian missionary, who had been there twen­ ty-six years, and her husband, who had been there thirty-two years.. Mrs. Boyd said she had not seen a white woman, before the arrival of herself and Miss Schoen,-for a year. Not Always Parted “A fool and his money are parted.” "No—soon united'—to some digger. Minard’s Llnimdnt for Asthma. Jk soon gold Knew His Nightingale. One time on the Texas frontier a man came into a camp riding an old mule. “How much for the mule?” asked a bystander. “Jist a hundred dollars,” answered the rider. “I’ll give you five dollars," said flip other. The rider stopped short, as if-in amazement, and then slowly dis­ mounted. "Stranger,” said he, “I ain’t a-goin’ to let a little matter of ninety-five dol­ lars stand between 'me and a mule trade. The mule’s yourn. gamb- like. sighted --------------------- Four Different Pitchers Won For Yanks, Setting Series Mark The quartet of Yankee hurlers who beat the Pirates four games in a row set a series mark. Though three other series also saw four pitchers work, in no case did each of the four win a game on consecutive days. In 1907 Chicago tied Detroit in the first, using Overall and Reulbach. Pfeis- ter won the second, Reulbach the third, Overall the fourth and Brown the fifth. In 1914 the Braves beat the Athletics four straight. Rudolph pitch­ ing the first and fourth, James the sec­ ond and Tyler and James-the third. In 1922 the Giants beat the Yanks four games to none, but the second was a tie. Nehf pitched the first, Barnes the tie, Scott the third game, Mc­ Quillan the fourth and Nehf the fifth. Hoyt, PIpgras, Pennock and Moore hurled victories in order. The only one appearing twice was Moore, who relieved Hoyt in the eighth inning./ ----------*----------- Cariboo Road Toll is To Be Abolished Victoria, B.C.—Abolition of tolls on the Cariboo Road, the only toll road in British Columbia, was forecast at the public works department here. It is expected the Legislature at its next session will arrange for the elimina­ tion of the present charges in the* spring. This will affect thousands of American as well as Canadian motor­ ists who are planning to cover the new route along the Fraser river can­ yon in 1928. Some 7000 cars traveled the road during the present year, a total up to the expectations of the Government, but considerably below' the estimates of automobile and tourist organize* lions. Tolls will be lifted from the road on Nov. 1 for the winter, but no attempt will be made to keep the road, open during the ejitire wintei’ season, ’ when gra^$l sHdefi "fire sure to block {On pluses. In the- spring the high­ way will be made ready for use well in advance of the; tourist 'season. ■ O'- ........... The Pulman Company Is going to name an observation car after Col. Lindbergh, which seems all right as Plenty of models and no waste of time.1 long as it lsn t a .sleeper,g-xrar.iiid. Big demand for i ——our graduates bW.fi.use they are well . , ,, „ . ..Free Booklet, | You can’t hide it, all isn t leather Htteiiio Nichol* Beauty Culture school lobks like leather and squeaks.144 Bloor Street Went, Toronto w I I___________ __ | “This i® Paul Harley speaking,” he ’ *. “Is that Bensoh?” “Yes, sir,” answered the butler. , “Good morning, sir.”I “Good morning, Benson. I have one or two questions to ask you, and there la for me. sumo?” “Yes, “At the “la. Mrs. Howett in?” “She is, sir.” “I shall be around in about a quar­ ter of an hour, Benson. In the mean­ time, will you be good enough to lay the dining table exactly as it was laid on the night of Sir Charles’ death?” Benton could be heard ncrvou&ly clearing his throat, then: “Perhaps, eiir,” he said, diffidently, “I didn’t quite understand you. Lay the table, sir, lot dinner?” “For dinner—exactly. I want everything to bo there that was pres­ ent on the night of the tragedy; everything. Naturally you will have to place different flowers in the vases, but X want to see the same vases. From the soup tureen to the serviette rhw. Benton, I w^-you to duplicate W aihfiei? table as I remmAber It, paying particular attention, to the exact position of each article. ISfrs, Howett ■yyjHtofoubtlesq bo able to assist you in this,’! “Very good, said Benson—but his voice betokened bewilderfnent. “I Will see Mrs. Howett at once, sir.” I Replacing th© receiver, Harley took Always Familiar. “Is she familiar with professional men?” , <■ . "Always, my dear.” : ■’ ----------<♦_ Minard’s Liniment for Toothache, r, something I want you to do Miss Abingdon is out, I pre- sir,” replied Benson’ sadly, funeral, sir.” Party to Go Down 500 Feet For Study of the Pacific Denver, Cal.—Plans for an expedi­ tion that has as its destination 500 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean were revealed here recently by­ George M. Williamson, one of the Williamson brothers who filmed Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand League Under the Sea” thirteen years ago. In the project announced by Mr. Williamson, thTee men will be low­ ered to a depth of 500 feet below the surface of the ocean in a steel ball­ shaped chamber, and from heavy glass portholes they will study deep-sea life. A specially built schooner carrying the party of scientists who will per­ form' the researches will sail from San Francisco within,'sixty days the west coast of Mexico, Where' first experiment is to be made, said. 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HE outwear two ordinary (pair SOLD BY LEADING MERCHANTS EVERYWHERE Old Ship Figureheads Now Adorn a Garden Down on the New Jersey coast tn a little village close to the sea there is a garden that-----instead of the con- evntional sundial, bird-bath and Btatue —boasts figureheads from ships of long ago. These picturesque relics are set with careful consideration aud pride where they may be seen to the best advantage. Among them are a Norse goddess in gold, blue and red, a majestic figure of Neptune with trident intact, and a swarthy king or prince. The man who owns this unusual garden was at one time the captain of a sailing shi^ that visited many a far-off port. - -------------------------------------------------- Royal Music. One of the English shoe factories reports that it has had to adopt spe­ cial processes to insure squeakiness In new shoes in order to satisfy the Indian trade. It seems that a chief of the Chudasama tribe in India, who orders his shoes from London, by chance received a pair of the squoaky kind. His barefooted subjects were very much impressed by the chiet’i loud footwear, and now all the othei Indian, buyers are demanding shoe« with a squeak, the squeakier the beti ter. Marshal Chaing Kai-shek and Mjss Mei Ding Soong are to be married. H looks as if the war in China will never end. The millennium will fie hero soon after nations become as horrified by w their own sins as they are by th«r“ other fellow’s, Be they ever sc humHO, there’’'' body stays homfb ^'"li