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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-02-05, Page 3s es t A • esememenamisial eiewemearereasiverairseammeeese ..out yo war.. ntr...4 s, 311W116.13,1.1.40r.....t. +.1.•••••16, • • ATER 11Mg$,AkVOCATE Tiliff:BSDAY* EBB1XA Margaret Leierre martles Luke Made disee, wealthy banker, after he bas treiteferred to her every di - • lar lie beein the Werld. After ' the ceremony he asks her for some money with which to pay sen els% Iliaatielle She retuses, declaring ' that he Shall PeTer have a Cent of tis money back, She discloses to him the fact that her brother, Rex 'Who was ifouna 'snot, had left a ,note SaYing that efeddlson had • ruined him, aid Margaret had snarrled Luke' for revenge, She does not knew that Rex forged • Maddison's name to a large cheek, Maddison leaves her and wanders ' about London, trying to under- ', stand' wit happened, when he meets Lewing, an underworld ' character who has previously brought him a message from Gun- ' ser Haynes, 'a famous American ' crook. o The two are attacked by Joe Connors' gang, who think Luke is '• a detective whom Lewing has put .4011 their trlal. Leering is killed and Maddison seriously wounded. He 'recovers conecousness, two weeks later and finds he is known in the hospital .only as "Smith." "Ee decides to retain that name. A messenger from Connors calls at the 1iospita-1, gives him $25,00 s mut the address a a Mrs. Fraser, 'explaining the there is a room for him there and that the gang wants to make amends for its mistake ' en attacking him. Luke goes to o the Gin -nett Street address and finds a good room ready for him. Meanwhile Margaret has had a telegram from Paris signed 'Luke' • -astying he has found consolations elsewhere and will let her have a .........1W.101.1101.1111111111141, CO P147ig g pAR, wAliwspo enettne He mid CIllith title?" the wall .from the mewl Which Teti "About every Othey' & .said at the heck of the flat; he itnew ex- ,cheartully. ."We're one 'Of SW- actly IsOw the whaleiv mild be fore- lag Squaas." ed, Apparently it was 'WOW usual fele * * the :Squad, f. be. Called to. buildings -XaTgarei: itiaddie9a was preparing where 'suspected burglars were. .Ther for bed when the, street bell yang, moved with the celerity of e, fire: She Opened the dope IC Iter rem and tiegiae. and were as listened.; i1e hard her feetenanai InepeCtor Gorton waited utitil, voice end a deeper one, and then Margaret had left the buildipg, 'and eomebody ead: then he Tapped again on the. panel, "Yenta better go up .eaci. tell Ole "Open this deo; my sou." lad?, I mast see her .• . 'Bootle:TO The bolt was slipped back, the Yard." • door - flung. ()pelt. !The. inspeotor' She sent her meal down to find saw 4 man with grimy face .and ds ff out what was the matter„ and in a ()Tama clothing standing lii o few Minutes the girl came beck, do•orwaY, and instantly be was seise "WS -an. inspector from Scotland ed, Yard, madam. He wants to see you , Luke was taken aback. He 11.40; on a matter of importance." expected an opportunity of parley - "Is it Mr. Bird?" he asked aux, Ing, .even et taking the 'detectiyo lously.into his confidence,. Resenting the Why she should be anxious at 1111.sudden .seizure, he tried to shake she could not .for the moment under- off the detaieing hands, and in the stand. Later she realized that i next instant was flung violently to wars the knowledge that Scotland the floor. Somebody passed their Teed was a carrier 'et unpleasant hands' scientifically behind. 300 news, and that possibly 'something Coat. • Inight have happened to Luke, which '"He's got a gat," said a voice,. sent her down to the drawing room The pistol was pastsed to Inspece so .quickly. for GOTC0,11. It was not Bird but a stranger, "I !can explain tlee guu," said who intrOdueed-himselt as Division- Luke. al Inspector Gorton. "I dare say' you can." Gartea "I'm sorry to disturb you et this snapped back the jacket of the au - time of night, Mrs. Maddison," he tomatic and detached the magazinei , said, "but we've got a report sent to "Loaded—you'll get a ten year us by the servant of Mr. Hulbert, *etch for this, my lad. Fen him, the solicitor—I believe he is your one of you; he may have another," husband's solicitor. In two minutes Luke was -search- She nodded, and ed and everything was taken from breath. "Is anything Wroug—I mean, with ,"Where did you get this mousy?" kr. iMaddiSon?" . asked the inspecter. "It was given to ine—" began Luke, and there was a roar of laughter. • "What is this?" said Garton,ex- amining .something in his hand. That moenag before he had left on his fatal expedition, Mrs. Fraser had heeded him a little blue -cover- ed book. "A driving license, eh?i you weren't by any chance driving a car to -day around about Bond St., were yet?" Luke's heart sank within hini. And then he heard one of the detectives say: "That's the fellow! He had a beard ,this afternoon. I saw him driving with a woman in the park," drew a quick "No, ma'arii, it's 710; serious—In • divorce. She doubts that it _is fact It -may be nothing at all. But this valet 'of MT. Hulbert's says that he had an inquiry from a strange man to -night as to whether your husband's flat was occupied—he al- so said that you had the Rey of the flat." Margaret nodded.' The key had been in her possession since a Sew days after, Luke's 'departure. His man had brought it; it was at that monlent in her desk. . "I understand Mr. Maddison is abroad?" "'Yes, he is in Ronda," '.she said quickly. "You can have" the key." Inspector Gorton hesitated— Luke closed' the door with some "I'd rather like yuu la come Meng (difficulty, for,the fall of the man with ussentadam," he Bead. "I pram - against?, theliiartition ,bati thrown the .se you there's ' not. the Slightest doer out of true. Mrs. Fraser was danger, but we do not like searching wery pale and her breath was coming houses until 'there is a representa- quickly. tive of the Owner present," 'never known them Lewings "What do you. expect to 'find? I'll to do that' before," she said. "I come with pleasure," she said. wouldn't be •surprised if they didn't ' genuine. Denton Morell, a friend • of lier Brother Rex, calls on her to try to get some Money. She horrifies him by telling hmi that • she has given all the money which Luke gave her back to his trustee eswho is making her an allowance to .live on. She is .convinced that Luke has gone to his favorite re- • sort in Spain, and intends Co join • him there. Koren realizes that Margaret is in love with her hus- • band and that his own schemes ' are likely to fall through, - NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY start a fire." They ,had taken this course ouce before, Luke learned to his horror and amazementthat explained •the VOW annex to the house. S39' •Ginnett 'Street was obviously Cain or' s headquarters. The place had never been faided—for the mat- ter of tbat,•it had never held a penny- wart1i of stolen property. First he must see Jack Hulbert, that -Sane young. solicitor of his. It .struck him that there was a posei- ibility that Jack might not he alon'e. The telephone, df course! He stop- ped at the first public booth and put through a call. .And here it was he. Was thankful to ales. Fraser for her .coppees. The voice of Mr: Hulbert's ser - ant: answerer him. • 'I want to speak to Mr. Hulbert," lie said, and to his horror the reply came: 'Mr. Hulbert is not in England, slr; he has gone to Berlin for a holi- day and will not be bask till next Week. Who is speaking?" Luke for the moment was speech- less; when the question was repeat - sod he had an inspiration. "Can you tell .me if Mr. Luke IVIaddieon's 'flat is ,ocetipied—is his „servant there?" 'The tone of the inan changed. `Who are you, and why do you Valet to know that?" he demanded. Luke rang Itiff without explanae Von. He might have told the lean Who lie wife, but he was chary of confiding in servants, and it was particularly undesirable that he Should betray his presence in tlaine • don to anybody except: to ,Tack. 'And then a thought struck hint And he Called the number of, his own waited, or fully five ifn- *ites listening to the faint bus z of the call, and then the operator's uId "I'm sorry, sir, but there's no Ans- e/Seek froze' that number.'• Luke Made a slow way to the Waal, and walked slowly toward Itleakingliant Pelabe, -Oblivious otte rain. Whin 'Wee now falling in earn, 'est. There was only one thing to tdot and (by the time he had reached th it,t1 Of the MaLi lie had Made his 1phingale had ,otten remarked jok- Jingly how eAsy it was to burgle his 11.1at. Recently there had been skeet - eel a new fire ofteapeat the back Of the block le Willett he had. his real. dente, end ateer . to the yard where etleape toueliA earth, Was by no 17 0 ‘,1 "You can wait outside in your The realization of that came with car, madam. What do we expect to shocking emphasis. And he knew find? Well, there is a. possibility that below, Mergaret was waiting that the man, who called up intends., ed burgling the flat, and we want tip and would recognize .him Instantly insspite of his moustache. be on the safe side." She went upstairs and finished Ahead of him was the -apen doot dressing, putting on a raincoat, and It was not a Mentellt ,araC. He threw a two-shIllitio piece IntO the eian'e hand, tented ,tlowu a naps row street conveniently and doubling latch, reached the mein road.. flere he found a taxi poring at leisure, and dtiVer who did not (legation 111$ bona fides. The cab drew up at the entrance' of Scotland Yard and Luke Went swiftly idown the declevity and into the gloomy entrallOe hall. A. pollee officer on duty challenged him and. asked is regairements, "Mr. 131rd's been gone for two hours, eir. I think Ite'a one into. the country. Would you like to see anybody else?" GT;id0eaallifiig inWartilY. Luke sheek Ma He came out on to the Thames Embankment et one end of the 'Yard as Gorton and. his Flying -Squad came in at the other. Turning left, he walked toward Waterloo Bridges At Charing Cross Underground he made another 'attempt to get into touch with the Sparrow, There was a chance that the policeman was wrong and that Bird was -still itt town. He went to the telephone directory, but there were ( so many Birds that it was impossible to tell which was which, And then he re- membered ono of his inttrals—an un - Usual "Z" (Mr. Bird's middle name was Zechariah). He scanned the list again and going into the tele- phone booth, gave a number. At first he thought bis luck was in, "Yes, this is Mr. Bird's house," said a voice, "but he' e out of towns Who •is it epeakirig?" "It is vitally necessary that I should get in touch with. him as soon as possible," said Luke. urgeut, ly. "Can you tell me where i can find hilly?" "Who are you?" "Vill you tell liiin it's Mr. Mad- dison speaking? I have been to Scotland, yard . . . " ' He felt a sudden draught. The door of the telephone booth was a- jar; an unconcerned man was stand- ing near, and apparetly hid no in- terest either in him or his .cOnvensa- tion Luke shut the door again, and then, to his annoyance, found that whoever had spoken for iMie Bird had hung up her receiver. Still, that was a start. He almost felt a sense of ,relief as he came out on to the cold Embankment and pur- sued his way toward Waterloo. He had not gone twenty yards be- fore two men, walking quickly, over- took him and fell in one at each side. "Hullo,' Smith! Connor wants to see you" He had never seen the man be- fore, His tone was ostensive and He wispered something to Gar;ag peremptory. ton, and: the' inspector -nodded-4M, "And who may Connor be?" .a.sh, the time Luke -wad thinking rapid- ed Luke coolly. "My name is not ly. That simple explanation of his Slinth, it is Maddison." was no longer possible. It he de- 4"Th.at's a,11 right, sir," said the elated himself to be Luke Maddison other more eespectfully, "but Mr. lie must also .explain what he had Connor does want to see you pretty been doing since he disappeared. -badly." •- accompanied the policeman into the street. A. car was drawn up, with two or three men sitting in the back and she was invited to, fake Place by the side of the driver. • "They came very quickly to entrance of Luke's flat. "No, no, I'll come up with you," she said.."I've only been lin it twice, but I'll probably be able to help you find your way about. The inspector sent one of his men to search the apartment: and then sucldendy he sniffed. "Somebody's been smoking a ef- gar here, and smoking it recently," he said. Margaret too had .sinelt the faint fragrance. At that moment the de- tective sent to look at the kitchen came running back. "The window's been forced!" he said. Again Gorton nodded. Evidently, he expected to hear this. 1 • "Which is Mr, Maddison's -room!" s .She pointed. A key was already ineerted In the lock. The detective turned the handle. ene door did not move; it was bolted On the in- side. . "Otit you comer son!" lie said In a loud voice as he rapped on the panel. "It's a cap!" He turned to the girl. 'You'd better ge down stairs, Mrs. Maddieon-e-we'Ve going to break in this door?" Luke IVIeddiscni, standing on the Other side Of the door, listening, heard the words and gasped. His wifel 'wag there -6411e one person in theworld who nittet not see him! • With ,her heart pounding a, little faster, Margaret passed eloWn the stairs. When he reached the street she felted that thedriver of the p0 - car had :surnmoned a taxi, which was drawn up behind the tender. "Is anybody there,. 'Miss?" asked a police ()Meer, "Yes, I think there is," she said. breathlessly; "At least, the impac- tor thinks SO." "You'd better get into the cab, Miss," said the police .officer, Snoods% iMr. Gorton expects a bit of a fight„" 'EDO you y0i 0 ft4n bavO cases like her the leading to. the hall. To • the right the little' room , he had used as a dressing room. • The window was right above the first landing •of the fire escape. Luke had a horror of fires, and it was his favorite amuse- ment to plan out how he would es= cape from a burning building. If he could get to that room. It did not seem possible; Somebody spoke from the landing outside. It was the hall porter, who had called to ,discover what the eom- motion was about. The two detec- tives who were guarding- the door turned their , backs for a moment, and in that Moment Luke Maddison leaped. He was something of an athlete; and played•for his fifteen at the college,'' and had nothing to. learn about the art of avoiding a tackle. He dashed through the door of the dreeeing: room, hanged it, tight, 'and ahot in the holt as the weight Of two men was flung against it. ' This was net ,moment for -Caution. He flung up the window and hig legs went out ahnest In the same, motion. In another second he drope pecl, into the darkness. He had cal- culated right. The eceel platfai'm of the fire escape clanged under hi$ feet. Ili another instant he was fly- ing down the steps and was over the wall before the first of the detec- tives reached the head of the eS- eape. • A man was leantnag in the mews; he turned with a silent as Luke dropped, But Luke was off like the wind, His long stay in the hospital' had thrown Win out of condition, but he had all the technique of ruttier. As he Merged from the narrow eatrence of the mew e he saw a eab passing, and leaped on the running -'board. "Paddington," he Said, and swung himself ,deftly Evidently the driver was in soniel doubt as to whether he shteild 'cote He went itliaitit two blocks and then .pulled up the, ear by the side of the eurb, "Where have you COltie from?" lie asked. "X can't take you, guv`nor., You look as it you were running. away from ser!'.kbady." "X wag," Os,: Y.Atke. "Where is he?" asked Luke after a moment's thought. "At the top of. Savoy ,H111—there goes the Squad." A ear flashed past at that Mom- ent; the red light disappeared along the Enbankment. "They call eem busies and they are busy," said the second man bit- terly. ,e They did not go up Savoy Hill but turned aside, passed one entrance of the Savoy Hotel and up a steep and narrow street. They turnell again to the right. "Where is Conner's" - "I'll tell you in' a minute when I've got a light for my fag," said the smaller of the two. He struck a motel], and Luke's eyes instinctively went to it. That is all lie remembered. He did not feel any pain of any blow, but drop- ped limply to the pavement under the impact of a rubber'hese. His head was splitting when he came to his senses. He was lying on the hard floor of a jolting mo- tor car; he discovered atterward. it Was a tilting Ford wagon. that bore innocuously enough the name of a respectable greengrocer. The We Men were squatting side by side; one was .smokleg, and they were carry- ing oh a cOnversdtion in a low Voice. " . . • That's what Conner told me," said one. "But then, Donner always thought that this net would :put up a squeal." Luke lay motionless.: 'his. head Was throbbing, but he felt no other -disco info rt. Appa r ently, although he could gueSs• there was as lump as big as an egg on his ekull, the blow had not drawn btoOd. (To be continued) COUGHS Take half * teaspoonful of Hinard'a la molasses. Heat Minard:a, inhale it, Also sub k welt into your chest. 32 You'll got ridief 1 102 million =pre cope •:00111101*.la• • tea were.Comisisissed In 1930 1929 bithe .people • of. Canada. • • ' ZURICH Mrs, (Rev.) L, Kalbflelsch was, pleasantly .garlirieed at her home in 41inira recently ,when about forty members of the $t. James Ladies' Aid ,0,1 the Lutheran -church present - her 'with a clozenreat cut glass gola: lets, A 'dainty supper was eerved by the ladies' and a social evening' event, A. quiet wedding took ' place on wedneeday January 23,st at the Lu- theran paraonage when Rev. E. Turkheim performed the wedding ceremony which united kiss Pearl, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W, Leibeld, of the' Parr Line, and prr. Frederick R. petzke, of Kitchener. Tieiliiacilinevn-e.yr.,oung„ couple will reside irilt Mr. Sol. Zimmerman is confined to hs wdth an attack of 'rheu- mat• lease Donella Ruby, who' spent a number ,of weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mit. Wm. S. Ruby, .has re- turned. to Kitchener. '• • Mrs. olui Fuss, who event the past tbree months- with her dangliter Mrs J. Schwartz, at Detroit. has. 1'e4 timed to her home in town. The young people of. the 1 •Ith.con. and iSauble Lien gathered at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ed..Stelck re- cently in honor of their son Mervyn who celebrated his 17th birthday.. Mr. Archie Routledge and: little daughter, ' of ,Regina., Sask., visited With hie parents Dr. and Mrs. Jos. Routledge the past week. • • Still Here ReeelttlYeas intlutalft: what had become Of the old-fashion- ed merchant who gave you a cigar when you paidyOur bill. Next day a van cailecl over the telephone: "I'm still here, Come ie and pay your bill." The; .Scotchman went .shopping, end he told the 'clerk, "I'd like to. see the cheapest necktie. you .havo." "Something a little better than you have on?''''asked the. clerk. He proudly said, "1 ani connected with some of the very hest families in town—by telephone." Isn't it remarkable what bum guessers men are as to the size of clothes their women folks wear. Vino The dearest friend to we mortals is Time. We can make up for a great many bereavements, but the loss of Time is irrevocable.—Pauley. tiocimy SCHEDULE Crediton at Grand Bend, rebs 3rd, Exeter at Dashwood, Feb. 2nd, Grand Bend at Dashwood, Feb. 6th Crediton at Exeter, Feb. 6th 'DaeltwoOd at Crediton, Feb. 9th. Exeter at Grand Bend, Feb. i3O., Here and There] ,6 More than two' million fingerling salmon and 40,000 trout earlings were placed in Nova Scotia lakes and streams during 1.930 from the nsli hatchery at Lake George " About $30,000,000 wasspent be Canada in 1930 ,on hydra -electric power development and installa- tions, and it is expected that fully three y ,000e,a0r00.0will be spent for a similar perpose ',during the nex t -Consumption Of natural gas in Canada during 1929 for domestic purposes was calculated to be suf- e ficient t displace 640,000 tons of coal. Natural gas is feund itt abundance in Alberta and genie -parts of Western Ontario, and the Maritime Provinces. Province of New Brunswick's re- presentation at Sportsmen's Shows in the United States this year will ts larger than ever and new terri- tory will 'be invaded. rts first ex - 'titbit will be at the New England Sportsmen's Show at Boston Feb- .ruary 7-14, and also at the 'labile- , delpbia Sportsmen's and Motor Boat Show, February 21-28. es, ate thousand pounds of unfrozen. te) fish from Nertherri-FSaWfiat- cliewan recently went by Canadian Pacific from Prince Albert to .Win- nipeg and points beyond. It was carried 150 miles to Prinpe Albert by aeroplane in one hour and al "quarter, a trip that would by or- dfnary means have taken frcim eight to eleven days. When a 22 -year-old woman re- cently fell from the'wharf at Pier D, Vancouver, into the dangerous rip tide of Burrard Inlet, William Hie- ' lion, assistant chief clerk S!.f :the British Columbia Coast Steamships of the 'Canadian Pacific Railway, without hesitation dived in and after a 20-mbiute beitipie.in the chill waters succeeded in getting het ashore. The woman will recover. All Canada from hors d'oeuvres to dessert was represented' at the first dinner served to the former Governor-General of Canada, Vis- count Willingdon, on Canadian Pa - Mlle liner Montclare, which sailed for England recently. Starting with Saint John oysters. it included su-. preme of Nova Scotia sole, saddle of western lamb. roast Ontario chicken, and bomb maple leaf as. a sweet. Hogarth Hatchery We have in stock the following poultry needs and feeds: Lay Mash, Oyster Shell, Grit, Cod Liver Oil, Beef Meal, Meat Scrap, Bone Mea1 Charcoal, Buttermilk Powder, Fish Meal, Alfalfa Leaf Meal, Worm Pills for intestinal worms in poul- try; Leg Bands; .Barred Rock Pullets; Breeding Cockerels in the following breeds, White Wyandottes, Barred Rocks, Black Minqrcas and White Leghorns. Motor Oil, one quart 20c.; ten gallons for 65c. per gal- lon; five gallons for 70c. per gallon; Best Grade motor Oil 75c. per gallon. ALSO ANTI -FREEZE AT $1.25 PER GALLON ALSO HANDLE CELO GLASS 4 Continual Backaches Was In Terrible Condition 1 lierget, Medicine Hat, Alta., writeee-e"Befeese uaitig 130a11.18 Kidney Pills X Was in a terribld dendition; Windown.tbaeontinual backache, tired feeling, ttnd completely ru "I used six boxes ot bosu,s1Zidrie and X am tow relieved of my backaches, and that horrid, tired feeling which 1 bad all the time. am certainly thankful for what these Pills did forme.' Price, 50 cent/ A box at oll drug er general atonic or maned direct on recpt of ptice by The '1 muhunik Co., Ltd., Ttironto, Onts