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THE LAST EPISODE <
She had heen crying. As a inat-
'ter of fact she was weeping now1.
(Bravely she was endeavoring to
hide her emotion. Indeed, emotion
Is not the word, for that word de
notes a certain agitation that was
Jacking in her manner.
(Sheer hopelessness was written
.upon her face—that
youth so infinitely more
the despair of age.
Was pathetically young.
perhaps, she had reached maturity, hut herb was the type of face, that
mirrors the innocence of childhood.
Neither time nor experience can
0ver age such folk.
But even these can suffer. Per
haps, indeed, they suffer more than
the caloused of soul. I, a cynical
Violator of.the laws of man, wanted
to go over and pat her hand, and
"Wipe away her tears. "
I smiled as I pictured myself do
ing this. Her young escort would
■doubtless resent such an action, for
I have not reached the age when I
jn’ay venture such benevolence. I
•am young—not as young as the
youth who accompanied her, but
st'dll of an age*when women some-
tjfflres glance my way. Partly, too,
liny smile was sardonic. I was not
the person to offer chivalrous sym
pathy to weeping maidens, with or
Without escort.
V , At this very moment the police
Wypt New York were searching foi* me,
Ir As I have recounted in a previous
»'<j chapter, one Swede Thomassen, a
brutal murdered, had been .killed in
my apartment by the White Eagle,
•that great Frenchman whom I
would rank as the foremost crim
inal genius of his time, did not
truth compel me to admit that I
have defeated him on numerous oc
casions.
The newspapers were filled with
•accounts of the finding of Thomas-
sen’s body, and with the tales of the
• extraordinary efforts police were
making to find Robert Stickney,
the tenant of the
the newspapers
Stickney. They
rendered a service to society in rid-
■diing it of Thomassen, Neverthe
less the police naturally desired to
interview Mr. Stickney., And it Mr.
Stickney were captured by the po
lice, it would transpire, possibly,
"w£hat lie was a gentleman of fortune,
rwho had become a professional de
spoiler of the too numerous profit
eers which the Avar had created.
Now I, John .Ainsley, had no wish
to disclose my identity, my means
of livelihood. In fact, that means
of livelihood, I hoped, had been
abandoned. I had made my stake.
.11 intended to sail for Australia. In
& couple of years I would return. I
would go to that native town of
mine where the Ainsleys were
known and respected, and wotfld
take up again the life that I had
led before the war and the crash of
my fortunes.
• Five 'days had elapsed since the
discovery of Thomassenj's body. And
during those five days I had seclud
ed rayself in the rooms which I had
taken in a modest hotel.
But I was always a restless per
son. Tomorrow, at
morning, the
her dock in Sydney.
I . was already in my
• Would have been a
for me, having paid
to step into a taxi, drive downtown,
.jand cross Brooklyn Bridge to the
steamer.
But I would not see New York
again for at least two years. It
would take me that long to establish
myself in Australia so that if, in the,
years to come, some one should ask
if John Ainsley really had made a
fortune in the island continent, it
would be possible to point to a back-
L- ground of trading or speculation.
< I felt homesickness before I had
left my
to drink
Vital air
hurrying
the fact
ed with
Stickney,
Trevor.
It was
taken no
certainly it Atfould be madness of
me to add to the risk already run
by intruding upon the young couple
who sat in the alcove diagonally
across the Trevor dining-room.
Who was I; bearing my burdens,
to think that I could lift the weight
from ^mother’s shoulders? And
yet she looked like a girl whom I
had known a dozen years ago, a
girl with whom I had gone to school
She was a pretty girl. Her hair
was golden, her
and white, her
gentle and her nose was
despair « of
tragic than
And she
In years,
apartment. Indeed,
did not condemn
said that he had
five in the
Celeste sailed from
My baggage
stateroom. It
Simple mattei’
my hotel bill,
country’s soil. I wanted
in, for the last time, the
of Manhattan, to see the
people. And so, despite
that policemen were arm-
a description of Robert
John Ainsley dined at the
a time when I should have
risks whatsoever. And
gssed than now, his face would have
seemed ingenous. This was no
lover’s quarrel; this was no grief
of the ordinary sort which they.,were
sharing. Only some desperate
turn in the tide of their affairs
could "reduce these naturally buoy
ant young people to their present
condition of despair.
Well, under al^ the circumstances'
it was no business of mine. I >aid
my cheque and started
room. It
pass their
girl sal:
yourselfj”
Now, nine hundred and ninety-
nine times out of a thousand, the
person to whom such a question is
addressed has not the slightest in
tention toward self-destruction, But
there is always the thousandth case.
This boy had pride; it was legible
in his lips, .in the gleam of his eyes,
the thin line of hip nose. Such a
person might readily be proudly un
able to see any way out of a diffi
culty but of doorway of death. And
so, acting as always in my life, up-
,on impulse, I dropped into the seat
"feeside him.
These alcoves in the Trevor were
furished with broad benches whose
cushions would accommodate two
persons on each side of the table.
The girl and the man sat, as though
I for the extreme of privacy that the
(recess afforded, against the wall,
opposite each other. There was
plenty of room for me beside the
youth, but not much welcome.
I raised a hand to stop his angry
expostulation.
“I want to talk to you,” I said
curtly.
The anger died out of his face, to
be replaced by a grimness hardly
credible in one so young.
“If you try to arrest here,
kill you first,” he said quietly.
I smiled at him. Do I look
detective?” I asked.
“I’m a friend,” I told him.
“I never saw you before in
life,” he asserted.
The girl’s face lost the expression
of horror that the youth“s words
She reached
touched
was necessary
table. And I
“Frank, you
I paid
from the
for me to
heard the
wont kill
like
a
my
had brought to it.
across the table and
hand.
“Let him explain,
pleaded. It can do no
I bowed to her.
boy.
“She’s worth living for,” I told
him. “Equally worth living for.”
“Your opinions are undesired and
impertinent,” he said.
“But my intentions are of the
kindliest,” I retorted. “Young man,
don’t be a fool. Men in fear of ar
rest and threatening suicide, are
silly to think of conventions. Look
at me. Do I seem the sort to do an
unconventional
reason?”
“Let me hear your reason,”
replied.
“I have been watching you two
people,” I said,
table I heard
at the girl—
himself. Here
a coward that
the ordinary
and save a life?”
The young man sneered, “Strang
ers give their5 lives for strangers,
but not their money.”
“How much?” I asked.
“Ten thousand dollars,” he re
plied. I suppose you have that much
in your pocket?”
“I have,” I told him calmly. As a
matter of fact, I had at least three
times that amount in cash upon my
person. Also I had, in letters of cre
dit and in securities that would be
as readily negotiable in Australia
as they were in New York, some
thing like three hundred thousand
dollars more.
“And I suppose that inasmuch as
you would risk your life to save a
drowning man, you will gladly hand
me over ten thousand dollars.”
His lack of belief was understand
able.
“Wait a bit,” I suggested. “Be
fore I leap into the river to save
the drowning man, I assure myself
t'hat he is really in danger, not mer-
•ely hysterical from fright.”
The boy’s eyes were contemptuous
but the girl anticipated his refusal.
“Explain to him, “
pleacfid. It can do
not a detective.
I bowed to her.
said.
“I am a thief,”
facing me squarly.
I nodded. “And discovery—”
“Is certain by tomorrow morning’
he declared.
I glanced around the restaurant.
The hour was late. Most of the pa
trons had left. I produced a pocket
book. From it I withdrew twenty
five-liundred-dollar bills.
His eyes
amazement
ched teeth.
“Do you
such a gift?” he whispered, as tho
ugh the sight of the money had hurt
his vocal cords.
“Is death easier?” I inquired,
“You’re about twenty-five,”
guessed. “Let us assume that I did
■ not always have a pocket-book f ill-
Frank,”
harm.”
I turned to
his
she
thing without
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Jhe Sunday School Wesson
IJy CHARLES G. TRUAH1ULL, Litt. D.
(Editor of the Sunday School Times)
PAUL IN ATHENS AND CORINTH. | sense of satisfaction with
and with their literature
sophy. It was verySunday, Sept. 9.—Act's 17; 16 to 18:
17; I, Cor. 2:1-16; I. Tim. 2:3-7
Golden Text
“For I determined not to '
anything among you,« save .
Christ, and Him crucified.”—I.
2:2.
know
Jesus
. Cor.
Four great facts stand out in
lesson; the fondness of men to
son out for themselves that which
they can never discover, and always
to be searching for something new;
the uselessness of philosophy in
bringing'men to God; the wisdom of
Christ crucified, which is folly to
men; and the importance of the na
tural man to understand the wis
dom of God.
Paul had come to one of the in
tellectual centres of the world,
Athens.' Men here prided them
selves on their brains. They were
keen thinkers, and they were proud
of it. The leading philosophers re
presented the two great classes of
that day, as of today, the Epicureans
and the Stoics. The Epicureans
“abandoned q,s hopeless the search
by reason foi1 pure truth, seeking
instead true pleasure through ex
perience.” The Stoics philosophy
“was founded on human self-suffi
ciency, inculcated stern self-repes-
sion, the solidarity of the race and
the unity of Deity.” One of
classes thought they could
through into all the truth they
The other thought*that
the
this
rea-
these
think
need
plea
chief
Both were hopelessly
Most men are in one or
do some-
will.
can make
men
But
move
i
a
he
“Pausing by your
you,”—and I looked
“ask him not to kill
is danger. Am I such
I must refuse to obey
dictates of humanity
Frank,” she
no harm. He is
“Thank you,” I
he said 'harshly,
widened; a whistle of
came through his clen-
suppose I can accept
I
y $ilh uui uau -complexion pink ed with money. Let us suppose that
mouth sweet and a stranger had been my friend,
geime tixiu nd ...u straight had done for me what I am offering
and small enough to add a touch of y°u» that—well, there might have
a?oguishness ten her countenance—jbeen a girl, as there is a girl with
although, indeed, her present mood you?’ I heard my voice grow gruff
(held no gayety. ; and harsh. “Take it and live, or re-
Her companion was abput twenty- fuse and die. Do I have to beg'you
four. He was good-looking, and on T ,1z' nAt
an occasion when he was less har-^
there might have
to accept what I do not need?
(To be pontinuod)
HARNESS REUNION
ed..
sure by experience was
end of man.
mistaken.
the other of these two classes today.
We read also that “all the Athen
ians and strangers which were there
spent their time in nothing else but
either to tell or to hear some new
thing.” This has a’ familiar sound.
Since Satan offered Eve “home new
thing” in the Garden of Eden,
men’s search for it has simply meant
their desire to find and
thing contrary to God’s
God is the only One who
all things' new; therefore
around in the dreary circle of old,
worn-out things, supporting these
are new.
Paul was able to tell the Athen
ians something really new. But ap
parently he made the mistake of at
tempting to reach them through
their reasoning and philosophy. He
began with a very logical argument,
he quoted from one of their own
poets, and he led up to an announce
ment of the coming judgment of all
men by Jesus Christ, who had been
raised from the dead. This was too
much for many of the Athenians.
They mocked, while others said they
would hear Paul again. And a very
few believed in the risen Christ.
Paul’s stay in Athens apparently
was brief, and he journeyed to Cor
inth. There he preached a much
more direct message, as we see
from the second chapter of I. Corin
thians. Many Bible students be
lieve that Paul learned by his ex
perience in Athens how not to
preach. He writes to the Corin
thians that he came to them “not
with excellency of speech, or of wis
dom,” but “determined not to know
anything among you, save Jesus
Christ, and Him crucified.”
At Athens Paul’s message was
calculated to give men a certain
themselves
and pliilo-
concilatory
and "tactful.” It did, indeed, cond
emn idols, and it called upon men
to reent. But when it came to
Christ and his resurrection, the
hearers evidently had not been con
victed of sin, and had little realiza
tion of their need of salvation. This
is the danger of attempting to reach
men with the Gospel today by work
ing along the lines of even the best
human philosophy and the reason
ing of the natural man.
such a method seems to get
the results are likely to be
ficial and not lasting.
At Corinth Paul preached
Jews that Jesus was Christ,
rejected this message, and
.phemed. So he declared to
that their blood must be upon
own Iliads, and that henceforth he
would go to the Gentiles with the
Gospel. In his epistle he reminds
the Corinthian Chistians that he was
with them “in weakness and in
and in much trembling,” and
speech and my preaching was
with enticing words of man’s
dom’s, but in demonstration of the
Spirit and of power; that your faith
should not stand in the wisdom of
men, but in the power of God.”
What was the result of such
preaching? It was very different
from what had occurred in Athens.
“Many of the Corinthians hearing
believed, and were baptized.” Then-
the Lord appeared to Paul by a vi
sion, saying,
speak, and :
The Lord
Paul, and
have much
stayed on there a year and a half,
with a great gathering as a result of
this amazing evangelistic campaign.
Eventually the Jews started
persecute. Paul at Corinth, but
Pro-Consul Gallio gave them no
couragement, so Paul was able
stay on even a long while after this.
God knows who still accept eter
nal life by faith in Christ as Saviour
and who will reject Him and choose
death instead of life. God had
“much people” in Corinth, and He
knew this long before they knew it.
This gives us a hint of the fore
knowledge and sovereignty of God.
But does it mean that any who
might wish to be saved cannot be?
No; for, in his lettei- to Timothy,
Paul writes that “God our Saviour
—will have all men to -saved, and to
come unto the knowledge of the
‘ men are not" saved it
is not God’s fault, but their own.
The lesson chapter in I. Corin
thians should be carefully studied,
for it is needed today perhaps more
than ever before, when man’s self
confidence and exaltation of his own
wisdom are increasing appalingly.
The natural man cannot understand
the wisdom of God—and that wis
dom is Christ crucified as man’s sub
stitute and Saviour.
God tells us,
natural man.
foolishness to
and privilege,
know nothing
Jesus Christ,
When we declare this to men, “not
with enticing words of man’s wis
dom, but in demonstration of the
Spirit and of power,” some will be
willing to listen and will be saved,
as they were nineteen centuries ago
in Corinth.
into
were
etc.,
Dora
Kirkton
to the London Hospital this
and operated on for appendi-
We hope to see them back
soon.
(Intended for last week)
Mrs. Bushfield and two daughters
who were visiting with Mrs. Han
nah left on Tuesday for theii’ home
in Calgary.
Rev. Mr. Foster and Mrs. Foster,
of Ingersoll, attended the funeral of
the late Mrs. E. N. Shier, on Friday.
Two of our young 4men, Floyd
Pridham and Lome Marshall were
.taken
week
citis.
again
Those from here who went west
this week are: Misses Ellen, and Iva
Sweitzer, Russell Brock, Allen Flet
cher and Wilbur Williams.
Miss Dennis, of Watford,
this week with Miss AlVa
wood. *>
Mr. Hamilton, of Milbank,
ed on Sunday morning,
ject was
Newman and Miss Kelly came
with him and assisted the choir. Miss
Newman singing a beautiful solo,
“Nearer My God to Thee.”
Threshing is the order of the day
and if the fine weather
most of the harvest will
barns this week.
Harry Burgan motored
•visited
Mazie-
preach-
His sub-
“Cliaracter Building”, Miss
and
continues
be in the
to London
on Sunday and visited Floyd Prid-
ham at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Mr. Wm. Doupe, of St. Marys,
visited his parents over the week
end.
GREENWAY
(Intended for last week)
Miss Nathalie Hutchinson visited
her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R.
Hutchinson in St. Marys for two
weeks.
Even when
results,
super
to the
They
blas
them
their
fear
“my
not
wis-
“Be not afraid, out
hold not they peace.”
promised protection to
added the word, “For I
people in this city.” Paul
to
the
on
to
This wisdom,
is foolishness to the
And man’s wisdom is
God. But our duty
as Christians, is to
among men “save
and Him crucified.”
Olive
Ross
child
Miss Eldore Webb and Miss
Webb were guests with Mrs.
Battram last week.
Mrs. Lottie Hutchinson and
ren have been visiting friends id this
community.
Miss Emma McPherson is at the
Bend for a holiday.
The sympathy of the community
is extended to Mr. Geo. Down in the
very sudden passing of his wife
week.
Miss Adah McGregor had her
sils removed last week
valesing rapidly.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Seattle, Wash., visited
Mr. R. English.
Mrs. Westcott, of Montreal and
Mr. and Mrs. Westcott, of London,
visited with relatives here over the
Sabbath.
Rev. J. M. Colling will resume his
work in the United
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
gone to visit Mr. and
Sherritt in Hanna, Alta.
Miss Doris Hicks, entertained her
little girl friends to a birthday party
last week.
Several from here attended the
funeral of the late Mrs, Wm. Mol-
lard at Grand Bend.
and is
last
ton
con
English, of
his brother,
church next
Turner have
Mrs. Herbert
Have ain Apple, Hear!
When Eve passed round the luclous
fruit,
Then clothing came in style.
She’ll have to pass the fruit again
Methinks, in a short while.
• * * » M * H
A TEST
(Troy Times)
So live that you wouldn’t be
ashamed to sell the family parrot
to the town gossip.
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The first annual Harness reunion
was held on Wednesday afternoon, i August 22nd, at the home of Mrs.!
Robert. Dann, nee Charlotte Harness
of Granton. An enjoyable afternoon,!
was spent, everyone entering
the sports with vim. Prizes
awarded for winners of races,
as follows .’-—Girls under 6,
Dann; boys under 6, Gerald Dann,
Alvin Harness, Elmer Harness; girls
20 and under, Irene Harness, Laver-
na Allen; boys 20 and under, Tom
Hanks, Roy Harness; ladies of all
ages, Laverna Allen, Cora Harness,
men all ages, Tom Hanks, Garnet
Harness, fat ladies’ race, Mrs. Dann
Mrs. Ted Harness; three-legged race
Bernice Levy, Wellington Shipley;
gents’ funny face, Ted Harness,
laughing contest, Mrs. Dann, blind
horse race, Jean Backus, Wellington
Shipley; time walking race, Jean
Backus; graceful walking, Mrs. C.
Harness; guessing contest, Melville
Harness; oldest Harness, Ann Har
ness; youngest present, Dora Dann;
Ladies’ ball throwing, Mrs. Laverna
Allen; men's ball throwing, Well
ington Shipley. Sides were chosen
for a softball relay. Captains were
Irene and Cora Harness; Irene’s side winning. After the so’ftball game
tea was served, and arrangements
for the next picnic were made. The
officers for next picnic were made.
The officers for next year are: Mr,
Ted Harness, president; Miss Greta
Harness, treasurer; Miss Cora Har
ness, secretary; sports committee,
Garnet, Walter and Melville Harness
and Wellington Shipley. The neces
sary business was finished, and all
proceeded homeward, remarking on
the enjoyable time they had spent.
* * * # * *
the most uncommon
is common sense.
h- M sh
Nowadays shut-ins may be merely
people living in- closed cars.
***
Strange, but
thing on earth$ 4s
The more a man accomplishes the
less time he has to talk about it.* * « m
Marriage is a game of give and
take, what you don’t give, she takes,* *« * * *
All work and no play makes jack
for heirs who will have sense enough
to enjoy it.* * * * * >ft * * *
In Turkey the sexes can argue on
equal terms—-there are two men to
one woman.•k $ $ $ $ $ :f:
It s very hard to tell a wise man
from a fool after they become ar
dent partisans. ~
Few things seem more futile tha#
paying dues to a golf club in th#
winter time.
# ♦ * * ik # * * *
You’re right! Even if the world
is round, a man can always be o»
the square.♦ * * * * * * * ♦
They say a man has a larger voc
abulary than a woman, which muX
be true if you don't count the words
to designate stocking colors.
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