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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-07-06, Page 64 HI: THVHSDAX. JUIA «th, 1033 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE SYNOPSIS Tiny Carteret was a free easy going young man extremely popular with bath men and women and and with his income of five thous­ and a year enabled him to live in an up-todate apartment in the city of London. He received a letter one morning from a friend, Ron­ ald Standish, which bore a post mark Grand Hotel, at Territet, on the Lake of Geneva. Standish t appealed to him to meet him at once as he needed someone who had steady nerve, could use a re­ volver and could use their fists if necessary. Gillson from the Home Office calls Tiny and he goes there before leaving. Here he is instructed by Gillson to appear at a certain restaurant in Paris and after receiving instructions there to proceed to Switzerland. Just as Tiny was about to leave word came that Jebson, a mem­ ber of the force had been mur­ dered, he being the fourth officer to be done away with in the same manner. Dexter came in and des­ cribed the facts. Tiny finds- that his friend Lady Mary is connected with the case. Lady Mary and Felton gether. gets no terview Blake are Tiny calls satisfaction working to­ on Mary but from the in- CHAPTER IV BY SAPPER iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin himself to. -think, it over dispassion-( proved to be unnecessary. For when ately he had, to a^mit that even he got to the station he found, that the train was crowded and every other berth in the coach was full. But of the possessor of Number 7 there was no sign. He tipped the porter, and then got out and stood on the platform. The usual bunches of people .seeing off others stood chattering in l,ittle groups under the iglare of the arc lights, and Tiny watched them idly. There were two or three obvious English people, but for the most part they consisted of French or Italians. Two monks in brown cowls paced gravely up and down, and he wonder­ ed what their particular order was. And then just as he was beginning to hope that for once Gillson’s arrange­ ments had miscarried, and that he was going to have the compartment to himself, a strange trio advanced along the platform. The centre one of the three being, if not supported, at any helped by the other two, and a rible premonition of impending doom assailed ‘Tiny. And the next mo­ ment it ceased to be a premonition— it became a certainty: the trio had stopped at the entrance to the sleep­ er. Then one man pushed and an­ other pulled, and the centre one shot inside. iThe occupant of Number 7 had arrived. Breathing a short invocation to , Heaven to give him strength to bear iinr -place, imade a strange grunting noise terrible distorted face, which Tiny took tQ mean good-nUht,' collapsed on. the lower bunk and be­ gan to breathe stertorously, But not for long; the Tiny opening the window galvanized him into frenzied activity. He sprang off the bed pouring out a flood of unintelligible, words, and shut it again. Then gesticulating wildly he turned to Tiny, and said "No” with great distinctness six times, Af­ ter which effort he fell down. “Yes, but look here,” said Tiny, ' when he’d helped him to his feet.. there’s not an atom of air in. the carriage. Pas de l’air. Fenetre. Ouvrir. Instantaire. Cui. Non.” “No. No. No,” answered the “Danger.” “Rot,,’ criedi Tiny angrily. can’t have the window shut on night like this.” But the man had collapsed on bunk again, still repeating No at teiwals, and Tiny stared at him non­ plussed. He knew that by the re­ gulations for all railways abroad, the ,man was within, his^ rights, in in­ sisting on having the window shut. He also knew, that despite all those regulations he was going to have it open. Already the carriage was be­ coming stuffy and airless, and to go all through the night in such an. at­ mosphere was a physical impossibil­ ity. And then he man was half asleep nothing wake him. So carefully into the top bunk, and be­ gan to undress. From below came the gentle music of the sleeper, but he decided to give it a little longer. So he lit a cigarette, and opened a magazine. But after ten minutes he felt he could stand it no longer. He carefully inspected his companion in the mirror, and. having listened his snores, for a while he decided the .French was telling the chef du tram time was pipe. With great caution he descended to the floor: in a mo­ ment the window was open. And— the sleeper still slept. Tiny returned to his berth, and shortly began to yawn himself. And being one of those fortunate individ-j uals who can sleep soundly in a ___ train, he soon switched out the lights' het. leaving only the dim blue one in the | centre of the roof just above burning. Now, as has been said, Tiny Car-! ‘ Without a postmortem it sound ot liis i was Stye Exrter QJimea-Abuacate Established 1373 and 1887 Published every Thursday morn ini at Exeter, Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year In advance. “Qu’est-ffg-.quc y g§t arrive?” And Tiny could only shrug shoulders helplessly. What there to say? Every symptom seem- to to tally with Gillson’s description, of the mysterious murders, but how I was it possible In this case? How could a man be murdered in a train traveling at sixty (miles an hour when he was locked in a sleeper? The thing Was incredible; preposterous. The chef du train had arrived by this time, and after one look at the body had' departed rapidly to see it there was a doctor on the train. As luck would have it there was, and 2 minutes later he returned with a young Englishman, RATES—Farm or Heal Estate fo» sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c, each subse­ quent insertion. .Miscellaneous ar- ticleg, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, o» Found 10c, per line of six word*. Reading notices Card of Thanks verging 12 and Mesnoriam, with extra verses 25c. 10c. per line. 50c. Legal ed­ ge, per line. In one verse 50o. each. stranger mesailliances had taken place. The man at any rate looked a gentleman, with plenty of money. And then he recalled the expression on her face when she had passed him in the Rolls. He ordered another Martini and lit a cigarette, That settled it. There could be no willingness on the part of a girl who looked like that. Quite obviously she disliked the intensely. And that being the she was not going to marry him if it necessitated killing Blake his own £ands. He shook himself devil was the use those lines? You round London whose proposed nuptials you disap­ prove of. And if Mary had made up her mind, he knew the futility trying to dissuade would probably do office and no one thing about it till The room was beginning to fill up, but Tiny hardly noticed it so engros­ sed was he in his own thoughts. He ordered dinner automatically, ana ate it scarcely conscious of what the dishes were. Which-was manifestly unfair to superlative cooking’. And it was. not until the coffe and .brandy were in front of him that he sudden­ ly remembered that someone was to________o___________a________ meet him there. This ghastly quest-j his cross, Tiny entered the carriage ion of Mary had driven everything else out of his head. He glanced around the restaurant: every table was. full. And certainly no one that he .could see looked in the very slightest degress: like the possible bearer of a message. He was the only the other looked at In a few start for the station. “Monsieur Carteret?” A waiter was standing by his table and Tiny nodded. “A note for M’sieur.” He took the envelope from the tray, and for a moment or two he 1 hestitated. Should he open it at once., or wait till he got in the taxi? And then he realized that if by any chance he was being spied on it would seem far more natural to do the former. j Inside was a sheet of paper which was scrawled a single sen­ tence. “Tell R. >S. that D. is being sha­ dowed.” He looked round) the neighboring tables: no one seemed to be paying any attention to him. Then he beck­ oned the waiter. “Who gave you this note?” he demanded. “A gentleman who came to the door, M’sieur. He just looked in and I when he saw you he note.” “Right, thank you. ! bill, please.” He tore the message and dropped them in his coffee The R. :S. obviously referred to Ron- , aid Standish, but who D. was. he had Presumably Ronald would. man. "You hota his in­ man case even with angrily: what the of thinking along can’t go running murdering people of her. Besides, she it at a registrar’s would know any- it was all over. was rate ter- had an idea. The tight; oince ’he was would be likely to he hoisted himself “Good God!” -he cried, “the poor devil must have been in absolute tor­ ture before he died. What happened sir?” He turned to Tiny, “I can tell you nothing,” answered Tiny. “I was in the top bunk! and I was suddenly awakened by feeling his hand on my arm. His face was convulsed with agony, and then crashed to the floor. I realized once, of course, that he was dead. I rang for the attendant.’ “You know him? Was he a friend of yours?” “I’ve never seen him before in mv life,” said Tiny. Once more the doctor stooped over the dead man, and suddenly gave a little exclamation. “Hullo! 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At Lucan Monday and Thursday pair of deliber­ ately studied him before replying. “You have had a good time in London, I trust?” he said suavely. “Thank you,” she answered. “Lon­ don at this time of the year is al­ ways delightful.” He lingered for a few minutes shooting little quick glances at Tiny between each platitude: then he moved on into his own coach. | “How very funny, mon ami,” said the Countess, “that I should have( been speaking about the then. For that man is himself.” “Indeed,” cried he?” “A man called answered. “The enemy of our someone that exists.1 But I don’t suppose you have ever heard of him.” “On the contrary, 'Countess: I have. You know,” he added with a smile, “I am not quite so ignorant of affairs in other countries as the average Englishmen is always reputed to be.”. “I would give a good deal to know what he is doing in England,”, she said thoughtfully.' “I suppose,”, she gave a little laugh, “you would­ n’t like to perform a thoroughly meritorious action and drop the brute out of the window!” j “He looks the irrepressible type who would bounce back,” he answer­ ed with a smile. “Hullo! we’re near­ ly there. Now, look here, Countess, will you promise me one thing? If you should find that I can be of the smallest assistance—and you never know, I might be—will you drop me a line to the Duchy Palace Hotel at'no i<jea< - -- - Lausanne. I’ll make arrangements, however, and having poured some to get it with a minimum of delay whether I’m in Lauasnne or not.” “I promise,” she said. take what I said about Mary too ser­ iously I may be completely wrong.”! remembered Gillson’s remark about But that was just what is was im- the sleeper, and he began to wonder possible for him to do. Asi he drove why the temporary possession of No. to Philippes it rang in his brain: as' 8 bunk was going to fill him with he sat in the empty restaurant the gloom and despondency. Presumably The new-comer turned a shrewd eyes on Tiny,, and solitary diner present: all tables had parties. He his watch: half-past eight, minutes he would have to spider just) the spider, I is I Berendosi,” she. most implacable Tiny.“Who gave me Give me into tiny and walked along the corridor to his compartment. And shook him to the gentleman reclining would have shaken marrow. He was a fat puffy-looking indiv­ idual of about forty, with a greasy unhealthy complexion. At the mo­ ment he was- breathing hard, his eyes were roving wildly from side to side i like those of a frightened rabbit. He was making periodical remarks in a' teret was a man whose nerves were language unknown to Tiny, and one'just as strong as a man’s nerves' may of his companions, was answering him be. | in the same tongue. looked and evidently lishman. It was he who first he grinned slightly “Had to make him or we’d never have got him here,” he j said, joining Tiny in the corridor. on'“Still, he’ll sleep all the better.” what he saw marrow. The on Number 7 anyone to the /I him I the my bits cup. that nothing could be done: that the man was dead and that his body had better be removed from the train at the next stop. “Dijon,” said the worried official, and then with the attendant he lift­ ed the body back on to the bunk and covered the ghastly face with a blan- Dr. G. S. Atkinson, L.D.S.,D.D.& DENTAL SURGEON Office opposite the New Post Office Main St., Exeter Telephones, Office 34w House Mj Closed Wednesday Afternoons Dr. G. F. Roulston, L,D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office: Carling Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoon “What was the cause of it, think, doctor?” asked Tiny. do you is im- other, taking He had, like many of us, suf-. The third man fered moments of intense fright dur- was; an Eng-'ing the war, and again like most of us those moments had passed into X1-- ”----—— But that I I “Thank Heaven for that anyway,” 'Tiny grunted. “He’s scared out of his life,” mut­ tered the man. “And I don’t wonder Not sorry to be shot of this show hiyself.” “I suppose you realize that I haven’t the slightest idea what you are talking about,” said Tiny. IThe iman stared at him in amaze­ ment. “Good God!” he cried. “Ain’t you . . . Hullo! Train’s off. Hop it, Jim.” They scrambled on to' the platform leaving Tiny gazing moodily at his bedfellow. And the more he gazed the less he liked it. could see the gentleman had no re­ deeming feature. At the same time, in view of what Gillson had said, he was evidently one of the'pawns in more coffee over the scraps of paper, the game, though where he fitted in to obliterate them still further, he jt was impossible to say. The arrival of the attendant set­ tled one point: he, too, Lusanne. Moreover, he his own fashion. Not saw Tiny, and the limbo of forgotten, things, it is to be doubted if the thing a bit screwed, • happened in that sleeper some two hours, afterwards will ever fade,from his mind. At first he a nightmare: liar thing is during the few seconds in which it happened he very distinctly said to himself—“It’s that lobster.” For suddenly a hand clutched) his arm. and as he opened his eyesi he saw not six inches away the face of the man below. I thought he was having in fact, such a pecu-, the hupian brain that) i possible to say,” replied the “But from what you tell me, into account the rapidity of the thing and the contortion of the feaures, I should say that almost certainly it is a case of advanced disease of the heart. Look here,” he went, on, “I’ve got a carriage to myself, and I have also got a spot of Scotch. You’d bet­ ter come along with me, at any rate as.far as Dijon.”. “I think I will,” said Tiny. “It’s shaken me a bit, I confess. I’ll put some clothes on.” “Right you are,” cried the doctor. “I’ll wait in the corridor.” “Is it true that a poor fellow is dead?” A deep voice fropi the doorway made them both swing round; stand - JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTIC, OSTEOPATHY, ELECTRO-THERAPY & ULTRA­ VIOLET TREATMENTS PHONE 70 MAIN ST., • EXETER ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex farm Sales a specialty PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION guaranteed Phone 57-13 Dashwood R: R. 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He paving made the sign of, the '.cross, leaned over the ed^e of his bunk: the man was sprawling face down­ wards on the floor. And instini&t- dvely Tiny knew he was dead. He got down and turned him over. i I “I regret to say that he is,” said the doctor. “But reverend Father, he is not a pretty sight to look at.’- “My son,” answered the other, “one learn to disregard the outer and pay attention only to' the spirit.” drew back the blanket, and for must He -. OSCAR KLOPP LICENSED AUCTIONEER Honor Graduate Carey Jones’ Auc­ tion School. Special Course taken in Registered Live Stock (all breeds) Merchandise, Real. Estate, Farm Sales,. Etc. Rates in keeping with prevailing prices. - Satisfaction' as­ sured, write Oscar Klopp,’Zurich, or phone 18-93, Zurich, Ont. , . ■ • , ■ :I - . f “And don’t, rose and left. It was in the taxi that he suddenly i - — - - . ----------- as abruptly as he had come, he van­ ished. "I suppose its’s grossly materialis­ tic of me,” said the doctor, “but I’m ■ blowed if I see what good that has comparative comfort of pyjamas and! There was no doubt about it: that done. However — doubtless I’m sheets, but something far more prim-1 strangd word "Bazana” was the last'wrong.” 'word he would ever utter. His facej was contorted with agony: his arms to his coat, and legs were rigid. And for a spate! authorities Tiny stood looking at him dully.'at Dijon?” hardly able to realize what had hap­ pened. ' The whole thing was so astound- three hours Since they left. ingly sudden, and Tiny’s brain was so far as he remembered, was about not at its best at the moment of four and a half hours from Paris, waking. But at last he pulled htm-' and to be shot but thefe in the middle self together and rang the bell for( Of the night was not a pleasant the attendant, who came slight relay and tried, the "Comb in,” called Tiny. - '"C’est ferine, M’sieur,” Of course; the door had been lock- Tiny remembered now: the' locked it himself. He' 'the conductor came I ’ he cried, as he no- Then he drew back was going to was .going in for him the itive. He did, it is true, remove histhought kept dancing through his’it must have something to do with-shoe, having first, with great diffi- Tnind. till it S.1niosit RPPiTtiAd tn hAwrlt- inAnimanf* ap nta 7 a TH ri Ka r* n stint tb.6 window TllOH;mind till it almost seemed to be writ-, the occupant of No. 7, and he groan-1 culty, ed mentally. The night was* hot, swaying slightly, he turned a. rather and the thought of being cooped up glazed eye On Tiny and pointed to with some odoriferous male was not the top bunk. pleasant. Still his orders were quite Assigning that he was asking a definite, though as it happened they .question Tiny shook his. head and pointed to the lower, But that ap­ parently was not what lie Wanted. Still continuing to point at the bunk With one hand, he beckoned to Tiny w/ith the ojther. » "Come,” he ejaculated solemnly, "Come." “Oh! you want me to turn you,” said Tiny., "Well, we’ro going to have the window whether you like it or not,” Me entered the cohiparifnent, the instant he was inside the shut arid bolted the door. Then he bolted the door into the washing­ ten on the cloth in front of him. Mary married to Blake! Mary mar-’ Tied to Blake! It was inconceivable; hideous; monstrous. And yet as he forced • '■ “Look here,” said Tiny, getting in- “do you think the French are likely to detain, me He took hook: ten his watch down from the minutes to twelve-—not Dijon, Bowel Complaints of Children During the Summer Months Mothers should look Well after their Children during the hot summer months. Despite all 'they can do the children may be seized,- at any time, with diarrhoea, dysentery, summer complaint, or other forms of bowel trouble. \ There is a safe remedy in Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry ; a remedy that has received the en­ dorsement of legions of Canadian mothers during the i hfeen Ob the market. Don’t experiment. Get “Dr. Fowler’s ” andbe on the safe Side. Manufactured only by The T. Milbum Co., Ltd.. TorohtOj Ont, in, do laddie, open ed dead mdn had opened It and and 'in. man i after door. "Entrez.” "Mon Dleu!1 ticed the body, with a icry of horror as he saw thdt a thought. “I really don’t see why they should,” said the doctor. “You can do no earthly good. Of course they may keep you on sbmO formality. At the' same time I Should say the Cause of death is obvious. Heart, as I told ready, good.” USRORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FTRE INSURANCE COMPANY i Head Office, ‘Farquhar, Ont. President ANGUS SINCLAIR" Vlce-Pres. J. T. ALLISON • DIRECTORS SAH’L NORRIS, SIMON DOW WM. H. COATES', FRANK McConnell AGENTS JOHN ESSERY, Centralia, Agent for Usborne and Blddulph ALVIN L. HARRIS, Munro, Agent for’FUliatton and Logan THOMAS SCOTT, Cromarty, Agent for Hibbert W. A. TURNBULL Secretary-Treasurer Box 295, Exeter, Ontario GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter Come along, it you’re both you, A drink will do us (To be continued) Me that,speaks 6f things that do not concern him, shall hear of things that will hot please him. "Every tomorrow has two handles We can take hold of It by the handle of anxiety or the hafidle of faith.”