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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-01-15, Page 3• 40143Cr CR 11,1iNit',4,44.14 ()CATE TitilltSO4).!, J44 SYNOPSIS Ilifargaret Leferre, eageged to intim Luke Maddison, wealthy banker, IS with hire when he encolinters ,Gunner Haynes an•Aniericau creek, apparently 1»' aecident, • Irondoa hotel lobby. Denton Moron, a friend of 11Iergaret's brother Itee, is. watching them, land wonders whether the Gamier Teeognizes him after seven years. That aight'llex is 'Nand dead with' a revolver by his side and a note addressed. to his sister saying that be has been ruined by taking Luke addison's advice, Moretti tell's • Maddison later that Rex cashed a cheque for Eighteen Thousand Pounds ,ostensibly signed by Mad- dison. NOW. GO ON WITH THE STORY Luke's voice was trefiblous, They Were alone b her pretty little draw- ing Town, and he was sitting by her Side, his arm around ber. She was very still and unyielding, but lie tbeught that he understood this, Luke was bubbling over with ex- eaten:tent—he was like a boy who had received a new and wonderful pres, cut fSji eay, did you see that queer -look- ing man ,standing on the pavement es we came out? A fellow named Lowing—a, thief of some kind. I wonder it he 'came to pick packets? bet he did; touched his bat to ape :as I carne out." .She was not listening, •and, after he had gone, could 'remember noth- hag about Rex It was indecent of kiln .mention the boy. Danty rang her up, but she would not see or re- ceive him. She mist go • through maw without any help. Luke was coming at seven. At six she called Aim on the telephone, and had one. 'panicky moment when she feared that he had already lett his flat and could not be found. Then she heard bis voice. "Darling, isn't it odd? I can't believait,--I still think of myself as nese, Walking slowly by- the pare - a trusty old bachelor—" 'pet, he came to a halt befOre Scot - "Luke, I 'Want you to do some- land Yard and eyed that Gothic thing for ine." She found her voice building incuriously, That big de- st lea. "No—no, don't interrupt. tective was there, the Sparrow—the Ira a big thing, I don't want to go Sparrow, who righted so many away tomorrow; not for a clay or two. 'wrongs, could hardly .disentangle the 4 want to be alone, not to see you. problem which ,deadened the mind Iffy nerves are hi a terrible state; I of Luke Maddison. The "children think I am on the verge of a break- of the poor!" He smiled mirthless - down." IT. He was one of the children of As -she -NW ord,,.lie listened with the poor, the natural .charge of that tediVnig sense of alarm 'and big man. To protect the !children of may. And yet he was not thinking the poor and punish the wrongdoer. of himself. Who had done wrong? Margaret? He "rve been a selfish brute. Of tried hard to apportion all blame to her, to hate her. He shook his, head course darling, I quite understand." The conversation did not occupy and walked slowly back toward Blackfriars. live minutes of time; be could hard- • ly realize what was happening, to Opposite the Temple station he what he was agreeing; before hewas restedeagain. There was a narrow sitting at his welting table staring street running up to the Strand— blankly at the telegram forme by Norfolk Street, eitisn't it? And his Which he was to cancel so istanyl lawyer had his ()Moe there. Why pleasant arrangements. not see him.and tell him all that had Danty, waiting at Waterloo Sta- happened? It was the sane thing -to do. But then Luke Maddison real - tion with a full view of the barrier, ized that he• was sane. He was the watch the mail -beat passengers maddest thing in the maddest world. ter through to the platform. He saw the. harried close and the red He went on toward Blackfriars and tail lights ;of the train disappear into came to a halt before the tram sta- the ,darkness, and went hOme hum- tion. There was a long queue of ailing a little song, for .Mr. and Mrs. people awaiting to board, the ears Luke. bladdison were not among -the which arrived empty and went roll - passengers. 9 ing along the Embankment crowded * with humanity. Husbands and wives, ,'Luke did not trouble to see Mar- Postibly; young men going back to garet at once. Before lunch he re_ sweethearts who loved them; girls lumbered and telephoned, who had faith in some man or other "I wait to see you, darling," he and were\ ready to make" every sac - began.. 'Why?" It was diffidult to .dis- Suise the suspicion she felt. ' ▪ wait you to sign a little dull - anent", be said gaily. So that was it! Danty had warn- ed her 'Only she had never dream- ed, she would he 'asked to renounce ter marriage portion so soon. "Wife!. wonderful—unbellev- chlert* ; • "A d Merit ?" ` EI want you to transfer some snoney to me," he said. ,"It is the anerest fOrtnality—I've discovered that I have rather lets than I need." She thought 'quickly. • . '• "Very well, come to the house at three o'clock." Ile forgot that the bank closed at three -thirty and agreed. After all, iy, ohe hand on the parapet, the cgpyIc1T e e49, WAI-LAM Md her in .disjointed; sentenees sitniction' -which Kaci arisen, and she listened and did no:, speak until. he stopped. "Ninety,seVen thousand 'pounds," she said. "A. tenth of that would have saved could only .stare at her Uncoil?... Prelientlingly, Man nhead et hitla was walking more slouching man with bie hands in his 'po4eta! and lila Oat collar turned up. Duke was wear - lug rahher-soled ehOe4, and came ttp. to the walker before he was aware of his presence, . He saw the niOt wanderer lurch sideways with a snarl, stoop Ice -ward ,as though be "It was rather dreadful to see a were going to run, and theu. sqrne- man malts a god. of money, Like,. thing In Luke's face or .appearance and to know that for its sake he is checked his *flight, willing to .sacrifice even a young life, "Hullo!" he .sald huskily, "Thought To him her voice sounded like the Yoll were 0 busy," the clang of a bell; to herself it Luke recognised "You're Lewing, aren't yea?" hardly.Seerned that it was she who. was speaking. • The man peered into his face, "And to accuse this poor dead boy PP•mo3r, it it ain't What's - of forgery—to add that. Infamy to Your-nante?—aViaddison! What you doing down here? You should the. other," ",I—you are speaking ot me?" he have come and seen me down Tooley said in a whisper, Street; , this ain't my pitch." She nodded, • Twiee he looked back furtively "Of you. I knew that You Were Over his shoulder, .coining to get your mopey back, "You thought 1 was a detective?" that Is Why 1 did not go with you toin Tahelee,thrin lips of the man twisted Franco, I wanted it to happen here, "That's. -what I Said, No, I Here, where I have friends and can Meet you on even terms. thought you were one of Connor's men. They chased me out of Ho A pause, and then; giving y 0 u no money, therhide to -night, said I'd been 'nosing' on 'eat, That's why I'm You gave it to ine—it is mine. Not. around here. Connor's crowd al- • a penny can you. have—not a penuy!" ways thinks that someone's nee* nosinizif one of his gang's dragged ' She wished he would speak durin" g — - - • Nosing? You mean spying?" the silence that followed. •She wish,- "Giving 'em away to the P6lice," ed Ile would rave, ourse her, do all explained Mr, Lewing. "Connor's the things that were Consistent with brother got caught the other night her Picture of him. But he said and they got a yarn down Tooley nothing, He was not even looking Street that I'd done at her, but was studying the pattern Luke began dimly to understand., of the carpet. Presently he jerked "Come down here." up his head. The elawlike hands of Lewing "Good-bye," he =tight him and dragged him down a, on his heel. uarrow, 111 -lit streqt. She heard the door close on him, ' nervous tonight," he !said, and .then there came to her a realiz- and here he was speaking. the truth,. ation that made her brain reel. She for his voice became a little whim - loved him. pering gasp. "You're a gentleman, Why he gravitated to the Embaelt- . Maddison. You'd help a pore ment he could never tell; it seemed feller to get away. You know what a natural objective. He had no Connor is—he'd knife you for twe- thought of suicide, no intention of peace. Bumping off, he calls it— finding,htbat gross way to forgetful- he's an American; at least, he's been in Sing Song . . . Sing Sing, is it?. Anyway, it's a stir. A couple of quid would get me out of London." • "x haven't got a couple of peunde with me," said Luke, He was already weary of the com- panionship, and, but for being in bis present. condition, would never have submitted to being dragged into thie foul 'little street. "Perhaps I can call at your office, in the"inorning?" Lewines voice beet trayed his anxiety. And then, as he .remembered: "Igive that ten pounds to the Gunn,4r----'; "You gave nothing to the 'Gunner," said Luke coldly, "Mr. Bird. told ine all ablaut you." There was an embarrassed 'silence. , "Anyway, I'd like you to stay with ine, sir," said the man. "I Called you a busy just now, and you 'look like a ,busy. If any of them Con- nors' see me with. a busy they'll—" They had just turned the -corner into aa even narrower • street, , and Lewing stopped suddenly. Four dark shapes, two on the pavement, two in the roadway, confronted them. Luke surveyed them cur- iously. They all seemed to have caps drawn over their eyes; each man had both hands in hie pookete. "Here, what's the idea, Joe?" Le - Wing's voice was, a whine. "This gentleman is taking me around—" The leader of the four laughed harshly. "You've got to have a busy with you, have you?" he said with an rifice. for them. To Luke Maddison oath. "You ain't satisfied with nos - every car that drew away was laden ing on us Connors, but you sot to With happy people, their day's work carry Scotland Yard strapped under ended, the recreations and pleasures .your arm. That's yours Lewing!" of the night before them. To Luke it only seemed that the Old nien, young men; girls look- men had edged a little ,closer to Le- ing trim and smart; young men wing as he spoke. Lewing coughed smoking big pipes, with s newspai3er and fell groggily against Luke. under their arms; bespeetaicled stu- "Get the busy," • said a snarling dents—they hYintotized him, these voice. great, blazing Akanipers. • Luke swting back but not quite 'I -le was standing 'With his ba.lt to in time. He saw the glitter of steel the parapet, his elbows resting on and felt as though a hot iron had, the stone. been drawn across hiS chest; and "Are you waiting, for anybody?" then a curious weakness came on The voice. had autheritY,.. though him, and he letteed beck against the it was guile kind. He 'looked upto wall and gradually slipped hitt, meet the suspicious scrutiny •of a City sitting position. His last Conscious policeman, The City police do not impression' was the 'clattering feet like to see men lingering indecisive- of running inen; foul' dark shapes Vanished into a greater darkness, and he was left alone, with some- thing that sprawled woes the pave- ment, staring with unseeing eyes at the flickering light of the street lamps, said', and turned it did not greatly Matter If the check Was returned, It was Merely transference from his personal no - :count to the bank's. 'He was, true to his methods, five 7oinufes late, when lie was shown Auto her little sitting room. The first thing that struck hint was that she Was dressed, He had Pictured her testing in her negligee—in led even, Vie was. not as pale as she had 'been, t was when he went to take her in Ills arms that be had his first shock, "Don't kiss ree--' please!" It was not a request ft was a cenintei.y coMmaud, ."Why—Why what is wrong, dati. Ingt" She shook her head impatiently. "PleaSe tell me what You What.", Ildr tone turned.bini CbId, 1t Wee laertl, almost antagonistic. Ile could Itardbelleve the evidence of lits zenetas. iStaminering like a schoolboy, he Owirling black river below—espec- ially a white-faced man, with a tense taco and all almost horrified stare, "14 -no," stammered Luke, "Pm— just watching." •The policemanwas looking at him curiously, as thoegh lie was trying to remember the face. "I've seen you before somewhere, haven't I?" "1 dam say'," said Luke, and turn- ed away abruptly. He followed the homeward -wend- ing croutd across Diackfrairs Eridge, It was dark and cold, and he strug- gled into the ovbrcoat -which he had been tarrying mi his ann. Ile re- membered somewhere in the borough that he entered a little toffee -house, redelent of burning lard, At eleven o'elock it began to rain a fine drizzle -that very soon soaked through the light teat, , 'He was Walking Aimlessly along York Road in the direetien of Westminster. A . . • • * * It was the thirteenth day after the disappeatanee of Lnke Maddison, and a day of fate for his wife, since it put a period to the long 'and agon- izing hours of doubt and uncertain- ty, of self-reproach that at times approached self -loathing. Twice she had been on 'the point of acquaint- ing the police, and twice,ltd Danty stopped her, • It was a time of worry for DalitY also, but trent quite. another ettuse. What had pitszled, and to some degree comforted her, was the fact that Mr, Stiles, the manager of Ma& disOn's tdaiik, lead shown no partial - 14r al”dotY. She guessed, orknew, that Luke had told him or her act, for when she lied offered her check it bad been almost peremptorily re-. fused. What she did not realize 'WaS that in thedays, before she became factor in Lake Madclison'0 We and tArgeir aeteminea his actions, Lithe Was in the habit Of tlisappear. tug into the blue. Invariably it was from Spain that, Stiles had reeeived a Postcard notifying him of the iu- nIuiij of hla .einployer. The collar), had a fascination for Lake • Maddison. He spoke the language. native. Ho wee one of the few Englishmen who understoed and enjoyed the punctilio Of !bull fight - lug, and leered nailing 'better than. to. retire to :sante lodging in 'CordOlik Ur Ronda and, Milking that his headquarters, rove the to-tintrysida for weeks on end, Stiles was uneasy, but be had that hope left, that in this great. crisis of lils affair.% Luke 1110418mi lip.d gone hack to the .scones• of his happy holideye, Margaret opened a drawer of her desk, took out 4 fOldedsheet of Paper and handed it to Moran, It was a telegram addressed to Mar- garet Maddison: • Too can hardly expect me to come back to you. In a few months 1 will furnish yOu with • sufficient evident to. enable you to secure a divorce, I an not • entirely without money, there, fore I am not entirely 'without pleasant consolations. It was signed "Luke" and had • been handed in at Paris at eight - thirty that morning. • "That's that," she said, Her tone was light, but there was an agitation • in her heart whioh she had not bi- agined possible, • Consolations! And this was Luke • Maddison, the idealist—a vulgar Philanderer, who had, fled to—con- solations! "I'm rather surprised that you gat this," said Denton gravely, "I shouldn't have thought he would have troubled to wire." A few days later, on the centre. page of the Post -Herald Margar,et saw the photograph of a haggard • and unshaven man. • It had evid- ently been taken in a hospital bed. His eyes were closed; the photo- graph just showed the edge of the sheet a few inches below his chin. "Do You Know This Man?" de- manded the headline. She glanced at the letter -press, • and saw that it had reference to a murder that had been .committed in South London, and that he whose' picture was shown had been present ' and had only escaped death by the ;narrowest margin. Not even his dearest friend would have recogniz- ed Luke Maddilon, for the photo- . graph. had not been taken until the eleventh day of his detention in hospital, and it had been taken in avery poor , • . t,;S • • * 0' '• They put Luke Maddison in a pri- vate ward, and one morning- they left a little temperature chart with- in his view, and he saw that his name was Smith. "How long have I been Smith?". His. voice was extraordinarily strong remembering that onlya few days before he had not been able to speak above a whisper. • The good-natured nurse grinned cheerfully. "If we doty't know people's names we • tall them Smith—preferably Bill," she said. "But you're going to be good, aren't you, and tell us yours?" He shook his head. "No, I don't think so. Smith is MITT.Tro, 4 very good nante, 1,Nrue Yfume 'very nice people. If any nap had been •Smith I might have been t bet- ter man," he .acided, alum they hadvmoved lm 11.1tO; the private ward the burly4eoking:1 : oliceMen who had loomed out et his dreams, and seemei. part of them 1104 been taken away. That day 'they thotrght he was dying a' police, magistrate, had teen sumnion- ed to talre his deposition; but he, had told. nothing whieb. was r;lt the, slightest consequence, or value, Moreover, he had heard ,one ,cf the detectives say to another that be would not be of the :slightest value. ae. 4 witness at tile ineueso, So be could afford to lie and weteli the hours pass, and the pale light of the sun move across the green well,. and night come chid the lights. He diti not care' really what hap- pened after, It was bis sixteenth .or seventeenth day in bed—be was. not sure which—when the sister canis (To be Continned) 1..!•!•••• THE Lamm 111I,THNHY Death removed a higlily esteemed resident of Goderich recently in the person of Miss Isabelle Mureey. De- ceased was in her sixty-sixth year and came to Goderich when a child. She was an ouly daughter and leaves two brothers, 'Messrs. William T. and Fred C, IVIurneY, both of Godeeich. • DEArni OF HENRY TAYLOR Otcr,ptIat :opgh, Pr FOrgct pour "flu"' And go bale to. ;work. rostent relief fromthe most etobborn•ousb or cold. No need tolose time nnraing influenza, Ono bottle of Rhz-lketn will*, the trick. Then you'll never •again he vvithont it, Prier 7$ cents ,HROWNINO'S DRITOSTOHN Exetbr, Ontario ...vm.rm•••••*•••••.••••••4 a prominent member of St. Thomas' Anglican Clutra, member of the Hospital Board and Public Utilities Commission, ZURICH Mr, and MrS, Orville .Steinbach, of .Londen, 'visited with. • their per- ents on Sunday.. Mr. Wiward Drear, of St. Clemens visited et the home of his. uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Druar, of the 14th concession recently. Mr, •and Mrs. Fred .Papineau, of • Well Death came very suddenly to a the Blue Water Highway have again. known resident of .Seaforth, o when Mr. Henry Taylor passed away returned tDetroit. Miss Gertrude Schilbe visited her at his home. Mr, Taylor had been sister Mrs, Geo. Kerswell in Grand slightly indisposed for several days buttwas able to be up and around as usual, One morning while walk- ing towards the woodshed he was seen to stagger and fall, he was car, vied into the house and died a few minutes later. A. few weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Taylor celebrated their golden wedding,. He is 'survivedby his widow, four sons and six dadgh- tors.' PRESENTATION TO EX -MAYOR Members and ex -members of the Seatorth town council, Public T,Itil- ities CoinmiSsion and members or the Scott Memorial Hospital Board met in the Council Chambers, Sea - forth, to show honor to. Ex -Mayor Parke, before his departure for Tor- onto. In a,ppreciation of his public services. ex -mayor W. H. Golding read an address and Reeve J. W. Beattie presented. him with a hand- some Iclul? bag. For ten years .Mr. .Parke liars been a member of the council board, serving in that time as. Reeve for .one'terra and last year es mayor. He has been re member' Rapids, iMich., recentry, Mr, and Mrs.'Fred Turuer and son Grant, of goderich, who have been visitiat the home of Mr, and Mils. E. E. Weido have returned to their home. Mr. Leonard Prang is taking a course at the Technical School, Lon- don, on motor, electrical and auto- mobile work. :Mr. John Hey, Jr., lest a valuable horse recently when in some manner it got •across the stall the rope was too short and it was strangled to death. • Mr. and Mrs. Milne R. Rennie, af Seaforth, were Sunday visitors in town. Miss Charlotte Farwell, of Detroit, spent a few days at the homs of her parents Mr. and Mrs. P. Farwell. Mr. John Fritz, of Morriston, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, West and son, Wind- sor, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fritz. Mr, Gordon Waiper, of Detreit, was a visitor with his parents recent- ly. • Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Inge, of Va.rna, ,visitorS' -at - the hale- lit Mr. of the fire brigade for twenty years, and Mrs. J. W. Horner on SaturclaY,_ Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup • Pneumonia Left Her With a Terrible Cough Mrs. A: W. Power, 681 Jane St., Toronto, Ont., writes :— "Eight years ago I had a 'very serious illness. I had a bad attack of pleurisy and pneumonia and was six months in bed. This illness left me with a. terrible cough. tried several cough medicines, but they did not seem to have any effect. One day my mother brought mo home a'bottle of Dr. Wood's Norway Atte Syrup, and after had taken several more I noticed my cough gradually leaving me. Since that time if ever my hilsband and children, or myself, have bad colds I always get 'Dr. Wood's.' " • • Price, 35 cents a bottle; large family size, 65 cents', at all drug and general stores. 11 LATEST GOOD -WILL SHIP. -71 NiSefee.. tikE is the C.X.S. Prince Robert, new liner! Which Lower left, smoking teem, showing Canadian nitioselieitl.... Lower right, a cabin, typical of the modern art put matins! iteW unit of the. Canadian 'filerthatit Marine. It is 'exiMfed' that 200 ratinbers will take the triiite. Senators, reeler:sot," Parliament, a representative of the Dernitilert 6overn" professional men, fnannfactUrcts. and 'Many who eile bided pleasure tourists are antongthose who have already reserve& spate.. The party vh1 tho indtde ti presentative of henry Thornton, president Of the Canadian National System. •T1hosbeendestibedasthe last wad in shipbuilding, and two views of her ifiterior. She has been described as arehi teCtutelly faster than the emen and she will be a credit to Canada when she takes the Canadian trade and pleasure party from flalifeg, sailing February 21# on a 49 -day cruise to South Anittitan, ports,. spending 11 days at guentis Aires, . where Canada will have a pavilion on the grounds of the British Empire Trade Exhibition to be opened by the Made' Of Wales, March 14 . .