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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-05-15, Page 2THVKSDAY. MAY ICS, J»iia T **fl»*- ZURICH The business men. of Zurich pre­ sented Mr. T. L. Wurm with* a fully equipped leather club bag recently. They met in Mr, Fred Thiel’s store And Mr. A« F. Hess, read an address and Mr. J. E. Gascho made the pres­ entation. Mr. and Mrs. Wurm have moved tn Toronta where they will reside in future. ‘ Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Thiel, Sr., Mr. .Hugh Thiel and1 Mr. Andrew Thiel '%ere Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. Dan Thiel, of Kitchener, who. is •on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin D. Smith, and daughter of Hamilton, were week­ end visitors with the former's bro­ ther’s )Mr. C. 0. Smith and Mr, C. L. Smith,’ Mrs. Chollett, widow of the late August Chollett, passed away after a lingering illness at the ripe old age of 81 years of age, 'She is surviv­ ed by three sons; Alex and Jul. Chol­ lett at home on‘the farm, north of Drysdale; Louis, of Detroit and al­ so one daughter in Detroit, Misses Margaret Scliilbe and Lot- tie Turkheim were week-end visitors at Detroit, Miss Eva Williams, who spent a few months in Florida returned to her home last week. Mr. Wm. Decker is suffering from an attack of rheumatic fever. Mr. Harold Walker, spent the week-end at his home at Walker­ton. The death occurred, in Seaforth of Christen a Ferguson, beloved "wife of Joseph Gibson after an illness of 8 weeks. The deceased was born on the 7th Con. of McKillop .where she •resided, until her marriage to Jo­ seph Gibson. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband, one brother and a sister, Mr. William T.uer, Jr./ of the Ful- larton road met with ah unfortun­ ate accident which might have re­ sulted a great deal more serious. Mr. Tuer was operating a tractor and the machine became overheated; He was in the act of removing the cap on the radiator to put in some wa- , ter when it blew off badly scalding him about the f;1ce and right arm. THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE answered ?S good news for • you - f ._____! . J IJ’emple tfower - - SAPPER STRONGER OIJGHER mysterious happenings we should Join forces?’ I said. ”1 can explain almost everything? he answered quietly. “But I do not think this is either the time nor the place. So let us put things in order here, apd go. It Avill be dawn soon? “But look, here chaps,” objected Freckles, “w|iat about the bloke from Spragge’s Farm—the Sparrow or whatever he is.called? He must still be lying about all over the place.” It was perfectly true: in the gen­ eral excitement the ladd'ei* maker had been forgotten. ’ “You saw no sign of him inside?” asked Matthews. “Not a trace,” said Hugh. “And even if we didn't see him, I should He is Incidentally, I to-night.” THE STORY SQ FAR Hugh Drummond and Peter Darrell are interested in Mr, Granger, who lives at Temple Tower, which he has strongly fortified. Miss Verp- ey accepts a position as private secretary to Mr. Granger and', her friend {Freckles.) Tom Scott, is staying with Hugh. John, ap; old friend of Hugh, has the plans of Temple Tower but someone stole them out of his room, Freckles receives a letter from (Miss Vern- ey and before they go home Gran­ ger opens the panel in the gate and while talking to them he sees a figure all in black watching him and is greatly alarmed, Later they go -back .to Temple Tower, again and a car pulls up with the boarder from Spragge’s Farm who hauls out a rope ladder and hides it in the bushes. At night Hugh and his three friends follow him,, • climbing over the wall on the lad­ der into the yard at Temple Tower. There they find the big dog pois­ oned and the man in black chokes Gaspard, Granger’s servant to’ . death. They, meet Victor Mat­ thews, a member .of the New York police who returns with them.and gives the history of this mystery man in black. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY “Because,” said Matthews, “the mysterious being in black, as you call him, who nearly finished me off, is known, among other things, as the Silent .Strangler, killed the servant, 'has “We came on him said Hugh. “Then that accounts retreat,’’ TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA Ulric Snell, Exeter .. 5. FRODUCTS OF GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA, LIMIT'eT| C A N AD I AN Low cost trip to the Pacific Coast, What a chance to see our Canada! The . great .prairies. .> Jasper ' National Park,..Mount Robson and the Canadian Rockies • • • Vancouver and Victoria. Perhaps a glorious cruise through the Inland Seas to Prince Rupert and Alaska . glaciers... towering mountains...the Klondike. Diverse routes are available offering delightful variety of scenery. 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' ' ■ 4/‘Splendid/’ was his 'somewhat unexpected remark. “Perfectly splen­ did.” ■ ’"“I am damned if I see anything splendid^liont it,”, grunted Freckles. “But I venture to think that you' will,” answered the other. And then his tone changed. “Gentlemen,” he said briskly, “we cannot stand here all night. You, of course, must do exactly as you ike. But may I. ask what you were proposing to do if you had not run into me?” And for a while no one answered. It was a bit of a poser; what was there to he done? . “As thews, don’t frank, yourselves in a position that is ..a little difficult to explain. If you go to the police you have to admit that you have- broken the law your-' selves and you have to tell them a story which will, take a bit of swal­ lowing. I know it is true; you know its true, but—well, I won’t labour the point. I think you would find the atmosphere a little incredulous,-' to put it mildly. So I have a pro­ position to make to you. Do noth­ ing at all until you have heard my story. As I told you, I can explain everyth i ng—o r a lm ost everyth i ng Then you must do as you see fit— go to the police or not. as you like. In return, you shall tell me all you know, and between us, gentlemen” —his voice rose.in his excitement— ”we will beat the most dangerous criminal that lives in the world to­ day.” “Yes, but what about my fiancee?” cried Freckles. “I give you my solemn word that she is in no danger/* said' Matthews quietly. “But if you are under any apprehensions, get her out of the house -to-morrow. Anyway, you can’t now., And# as I said before, I think you will understand When you have my story# why T was pleased when I heard that one Of our side was in the Ijouse. 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