Exeter Advocate, 1911-9-14, Page 2CLOSE
UARTE
OR, THE 1 -10 -USE IN THE.
RUE BAREETT
CHAPTER II.—(C'ontt'cl) s;,id yoer brother leave tie
;� ; house immediately �' `.eked Brett.
,y.d your brother call there as ° "That instant, He w,
nt dowxan-
esual ext :Monday: afternoeln?" said stairs 'rat un his ; :a
, 1o eleoaat and hat,
and got into a tiab with the meleea-
e ire straight here from e who brought g}, t; ..l , ,
rA with
n' � n tab Ba t n�i' T•Q' MP'.
te, alma h.zu; tea with "Do yea know who this znessein.
axne-self, He; eat :n the ger was s',
and .n the very ea si eriall "One cif c„4 po. w eme can ,deity
you now ciee?an1: , I, can renteaxxber . ie the house itself."
him saying: `Bye Jove!the hen's A slight' pause ensued and Bret
er
'k
g8 #"—the ,..t is w;..att he iisexl to' van � was aebt,ttt to take itis departure,
having no fur er questien.s to ask
the mement, w; -$aria scene elm was
heard hastily ascending the stairs,
talking to a eoaxnpaanie n as he
v-aneed,
ac�=has
Miss Taayl to r .
dr. Before sl
elderly: gentleman era
kung upon bink all those
Bakens that stamp as.
tilMajor general,
tact a euely°
taro gh,
l : ani,.
,gent
Brett.
ctY' s ; $x.4
Albert:
G
uole an(?
Yei Chair
the big daanlolid--`is turning Qiut i
filte style.' He even discussed th
porsihi?ity* of bringing uze to ee
the collection when it was finished
and before it left this eoasn:tre";^'
lyia your brother er say why the
aliaarxnonn(ls were brought to this
rare, in the fnrst instance?"
'Yes; the Sultan and his advis-.
ere. leered: to think the work of
eairing them could be penfermed
rc eefely and expeditiously here
anywhere else. lived the 'Mark
high reg;arc1 for the maa*n' te
tell lawn and order are mein_
Britaaiu. Yet; the sequel
awtn Heat the diamonds as+ad. ,'1_
guardians were p(rll'ies in
veer here than they
been isceetsteati-
A
"
a°e ttxtl I
'4'Was t':at ti
said Brett, wltt
made up bis mini w
ertee to the pattern of :xne
and svaaS new gazias into the br ..
fare which danced merrily in t
grate, for the day though fine w
c:3ainF.
The girl wrinkled her brows
thought bef+.tre she answered: `.
think 1 do remember jack slay in
-that lie believed there we, ate'
State business mixed nein- in t
lair, but I -a nu incite scare It
not know the exact fasts hire
"Can you reeeileet .tray
pacial, pre autione telcenr. 1
teet the gems? Your brother rota
have Mentioned Sonne details
c>ouversatioa!s, you know."
"Oh, 1 think 1 knnow
them. In the first instance, 1
house at Albert Gate had: previous
ly been tenanted by as itch banker,
`and
it was well defended by allor
dinary means against the attacks
of ;arctinary burglars. But, in adds -
tion to this, before the diamonds
deft the safe at the Bank of Eng-
land, the building was practically
torn to pieces inside by workmen
acting under the dire,tioal of the
an
exelaai*nie
o go to tla
reach it: a;
retest, bean
distianguishe
1
Principle that the movements of
the missing pian should be minute-
ly traced. frorxa the very xnence-
ment.';
Mr. Winter looked somewhat coo-
fused, but Edith Talbot broke in.-
"I think, uncle dear, it would
be well to defer to Mr. Brett's
judgment."
"De you really" believe," she said,
turning to the barrister, "that you
will soon be able to iinndmy= bro-
ther r'
"I ,zun quite sure of it," he re-
plied, Weil- the conviction in his
tome astonished the professional
de ectiw; e, enlist it earried a mes-
sage twf hope to the others, Even
Sir Hubert, for serene 'eason which
lie.eou,dnot explain, soddenly ex-
perienced a stro: g sense of ee.nan-
denee in this reserved, distinguish-
ed-looking
ist n:guish-ed-lookia2g man. Ho ste for'-
� 131`
as*ard eagerly and held out his
haled., saying—
"Then "Th we will ni(nt detain yen,
Mr. Brett, Aet s yo in think fat in
.11
things, but de Jet ahs have all
possibie information at the ea
efit Axle xnennt."
Brett'
and Ur, 'Winter nu tted tlse
I+nse R they bailed a h,anatn'm
drove r apidly t+;aavatnaal'e Albert Gate.
"Do yaks kTMnow," raid the amara
ia•osni Seotland Y'ar'd, breaking in
eonepataion's reverie, s'whea-
lraPPen; to meet yen, 3Ir.
i:n the course cif hex inquiry•,
start by being very angr,
at eel—;a,
aeede:.d man,
mufti, all
eee,tr .<zI in his alapneaa}
w nag eombined lnugi1isn
ocess-servi'at ; as a profes-,
eains of ex .4te:1(`e, His faaee
into is smile N1.11311 i'is eyt".$,
1 the bat riete a-.
Brett,- he cried. "1 c
something to de
mark. You are 4A
WW1), hilt tits„
ysay that 1am
rt Fntsjares
stemislimerat from bis niece
sister. e eplalcl find
er to
This,
Bre
TE
tt pz'tartnptly eleared that
dalailling te Sir Huber
itx to few tvca ds, the reason for
riraexpe �t c1 lutea eneo, aaaad \sli a
name'
age wv;
trdcnirintnlnie tea the har
he express d a rea'cdy aequi
eseence in the desire to utilize f is
srviees. Nor was the effect taf steels
as notable introduction lost on Mr.
Winter, whose earlier kno:vlecl.e
rnr signer to . to w'a`s , t le erne er S ren a.rkaole
Why " There was ,ani amused
Brett" s eyes, . which
warted the ``cher of a,
II.
'sat
pias y nth.
fright lit
Inossible p'tf
4 R t' €le4P11 t~ r ,
wareapr ctet
theo
dulgen
io i' of
"r
or cul; rty-
et I have tine re-
eing cne of the,
Ud ' :ard, or 1 should:
on this job. And,
tang
-tee.
pith
you," F.
it 1 dein"t sradul e you
u aagaa"a,,, snapped
wvindat .ether*
Ileca'ry bf tike; erilmet
»aAA1r
w, and
h older.: Bear with. kale for
e while, I beg you. *oia xrnaay
and I may be quitexron
ilea there is much beneati
Surface Au the investigations w
now pursuing. My advice
is tee drop all preconceived
beories, to mote every eikeurn-
ince, .however r'aimote it may aap•
upon evealtti,
act plat*eipl,
i do don't itr.
LETTERS OF
A SON IN THE MAIM/0
TO HIS DAD.
—By RE
McEVOY
[lir, McEvoy' will write for
paperthis : $. p
a ies of letters
from the west, They will
appear front, time to time un
-
(ie..' the above heading, and
will give a picture of tile
great Canadian west from
the standpoint of a young
Ontario man going outthere� r a�, These to flake his w3a, . .l.hese let-
teers should be lull of inte.e t
for every Ontario father.]
algary, At . 27th, 1911
7: Dear Da -
nee 1 wrote yo:,t from i,CinzanPeE
i.e lex,
be prairies lael?in t rue.
daY, .about Aorta—r0 ray m lnefasres rtxaelr,
in; Gadgety, l lied MY fast Sig1
Becky Alouutatns, They 14y lel*'
the Western Bari aa, diaaQ chi/n4». Tl;a
orate wway you eoul4 t R thew were.
iQetds watt hrcause they did not Change
t ie.s shape, On the prairies 1 saw Xar:
aliFras, looting very &raised with their
laaira wwaggoaaSe eeww,laa}13. axi4 aneurtted
policemen. but 1 most teas ererythipE i x
turn, efore 1 go any forther, 1. wsilnt,
lc you tailie ewe ' to tend tato the
iayser fFern hernae, I reel Susi til
whore 1 met ilt ;unripe .
telaitaE tate that w'beuerer lie g
from florae, it woo ,last film ;mot -
014 friend, beeanee it told Blit`
out rite felts be'lnuew. liis father
leis a st;bs.ript:On fora year as i
as presexat, `tad lie etaia he
eaaaadn'a•, 1i ire hark anything haat w eir:4
iiia, o a`le cl la€sae Mort, at I deeide to
d ;nnyltaatly
Seiner
trap at
tAa«aw
A New Head In 30 Minutes
E`chano that aching, throbbing. surfs:leg, muddied head
fcr a clear, cook, comfortable on, by taking
IVA-DRU-CO Headache Wafer
25c. a box at your dr ugpieta' or by mail from
Natioaal Drug and Chemical C. of Canada. limited- Montreal.
by engines on the hid, farms, out, on the
prairies I saw great big galvanized iron
tain s. which I thought must, be for hold-
ing gasoline for reunite; the viewing en -
eines, but a man on the train said that
these were portable granaries into which
the grain is nut as it is threshed, until
it ettn be taken in to the eleraters,
Aft, the prairies are lonely, You eau
leo* frown the train window and zaet a
wide Weep for uncles and miles, and per -
h .tka there will otity be eae hence iu the
whole laudseafae, And, there are no fences
to show that anybody lits eaade their
donne there, The rail fenees, such as we
haze, about the Ola place, Tenn never see
oat here: weed is too scarce- why, the
only ` laee about which there was a tenet:
in s.Qtrae of the towa'ns was the 'amber=
rig- and this was dire to be Protested'
blit` feuee. blond. is 'So wralnehler
p sir lreoaile leek the kitad2ina;
safes before going to bed.
.bio fart the a:reeat.
having Ace,
Mark
Th.e Building was admired by ,aa
Pito in their father's .foot
trod:
It was' than house they loved to
The Temple et the Living Oa
d
iitt. on that day
'II st He who ow
was there:
Of Hien they did not stem view :
To Him they breathed no word o
prayer.
y little lent
ed the hou
*a
s ww.tta a
ila,st fife treasury sat l 'e
eweeixa end earth th
;s all
1 t
A
ening eye eould sett
tame their guts to
ew
i(acleaa tlai,ls
?,eiir
ss ;an(1 putt$
ar in, its bearing
ad in any easenot t
Lely. Wllatt€vel' w^al
st anybody."
4'But," said the
otherytarfiewllat
mollified by Brett eaarznestness,
"half a dozen people may be ar-
rested at any 'moment,"
Coin f Police I " f 1 b " "Prey drill Me ilOW
absolutely: impossible for any carte achievements in unravelling the
to enter except through the front tangle skein of eranlindl inee;riga.
door, unless they flew out of the , tion was now suppleme lied by a
second story window. Servants certain amount of awe .for a man
and workmen, like everybody else, 'who commanded. the eontidelate ef,i
had to use this door alone, as the biz ;t eje:-tv's Government.
windows and doors in the 'basement "Weil," said Bir Hobert; Iitz-
had
a ill been bricked up. Inside fames, with the brisk aninuaai ra of
the entrance hall there were always
twelve policemen, and an inspector
in charge,
"Every one who left. the house
was •searched by theinspector on
duty, and ;Tack used to say that lie
was very glad he invariably' in-
sisted upon this examination, al-
though the police were at first dis-
inclined to meet his wishes in the
matter, he being, so to speak, their
direct superior for the time. Be-
neath the entrance -hall were rooms
occupied by. several Turkish and
other servants. Mehemet Ali him-
self, in, the` prese.ice of his secre-
taries, used to open the door lead-
ing to the suite of apartments in
which the diamond cutters worked
and two of the Turkish gentlemen
would remain there all day until
the men left in the evening. The
Envoy and both secretaries used to
meet Jack when he visited the
place, and for the last three weeks
he had nothing to do but see the
diamonds, eount them, drink an
excellent cup of coffee, and smoke
a wonderful cigarette, made of
some special Turkish tobacco, -cul-
tivated and prepared only for the
Imperial household."
"Ah !" sighed Brett, with a note
of almost unconscious envy in his
voice. lie 'knew exactly -what that
coffee and those cigarettes would.
be like. - "I beg your pardon. he:
went on, perceiving that Miss Tal -
bet •did not understand his excla-
mation. "Will you tell me as near-
ly as you can the occurrences of
Monday evening?"
"They were .simple enough,". said
the girl. "My brother dined at
home. We had one or two guests,
and were all ib the drawing -root'
about 10.15, when a note came for.
hire from Mehemet Ali, I knew ex. -
(Ale -'what was in it. 1 looked over
his shoulder whilst be read it. The
voids were '1 hist` to see you to-
night on important business. Come.
if possible, at enee.'' 1 have to tell
-tie that it was in French ench but hi�>
en exact tro station."
"Your brother wos wascisure.
at it Awa, from Mehemet Ali ham -
2' said Brett.,
taite surwas the
one aeeustamed to utter commands
that must be instantly 'obeyed. "we
will now proceed to busincs."
For .a moment no one spoke. Thi.
Scotland Yard detective evidently
wished his distinguished collea^«ie
to take the lead. No sooner did
Brett perceive this than he rote,
bowed politely to Miss Talbet and
her uncle, and said—
"The first thing to do is to trace
the whereabouts of Mr.. Talbot and
this should be a comparatively easy
task. The, other features of this
strange occurrence impress me as
highly complex, but it is far tot`
early a stage in the investigation
to permit any definite opinion being
expressed at this moment."
Every one seemed to be surpris-
ed by Brett's attitude.
"Where are you going to, sir?"
asked Mr. Winter.
"That depends largely upon
you," was the smiling reply. "If
you come with me we will go direct
to Albert Gate, but if you decide
to, prosecute further inquiries here,
I will await your arrival at my
fiat.:,
"That is as much as saying that
there are no facts worth ingatirieg
into to be learnt here?"
"Exactly so. Miss Talbot has
told nie all that is material to oar
purpose. Her brother was unex-
pectedly seat for after dinner on
Monday night, and left the house
hurriedly, without affording any
clue to, Tis subsequent proceedings
beyond that contained in a brief
note sent to him by. Mehemet Ali
Pasha. Indeed, it was impossible
for him to afford any explanation,
as he himself was quite unprepared
for the summons. Meanwhile, every
moment lost in the endeavor to fol-
low up his movements is precious
time ww-asted."
The barrister's manner, no less
than his words, impressed' Mr.
Winter so greatly that he too rose
frein the seat which hehad occu-
pied, with the intention of conduct
-
hag a long and careful examination
of each member of the household.
Then I: will come with you at;
once," he said.
ieh' Ile c`01cried the Major -Geneva',
is handwriting wee iasis <<I 1l udc_stootl ee
seve a c ,turaiinica-tione t came here that there were many
.luring th-e pro•grecs 01 (ep estions ,winch 2,'ecoired ;IxnR?.l;di
es."ate ill Ctnil ( in fu11H 1to114t5 . on
the
i'Y
"Descriptions of the stolen
mends and of the suspected persons
are in every police office in Great
Britain .and in most Continental
centres by this time. Passengers
by all, steamers are most, carefully
scrutinized, livery pawnbroker
and diamond mt:xchant in the
eouattry"is on the lookout, and, gen-
erally speaking, it will be odd if
somebody* does not drop into the
net before many hours have pass•
42,
1
"It indeed," murmured
Brett; "arid no doubt the somebody
in question will experience a. eer-
tain amount of inconvenience be-
fore he proves to you that he had
nothing whatever to do with the
matter. Now, don't answer' me,
Winter, but ponder seriously over
this question : Do you really think
that the intelligence which planned
and successfully carried through
an operation of such magnitude
will betrapped by plain clothes
constables watching the gangways.
of steamships, or by any pawn-
broker who has ever lent half the
value of aplede?"
Almost impatiently the barrister
waived the subject out of the han-
som, and the detective bad sense
enough to leave him alone • during
the few remaining minutes before
the vehicle pulled up near the Al-
bert Gate mansion.
(To be continued.).
SCOTCH hOCelIC.
. Donald (who is seeing his more
prosperous cousin off by the train
—Ye micht tae leave bob
or two tee drink ye a safe jouree,y,
canna. A' my snare shullin's 1 gie
tae my Auld mither."
Donald—That's strange. Because
auld 'either onything, what sort o'
chance dae ye think you've got?
Perhaps there is nothing grander
ed foreman, and Richard. .whoseh
appointment was but one day old, I
fully appreciated his position. A
lady happening to visit the works!
approached him. "And who niight1
be in charge of this department?"
as homage to -his. pesition. "Yes,"
puffing eut his chest, "and I
I'll prove, it. Ic.elly," aciclressing,.1
lRad, if «:yoia r;twry
�Aae..s, that: ^awrre teat`
s zit ll'iunipe w al
tlza, lnrnarles rasa
iin tixe waest 1
tod
at people
y. Thebe Mat
aiding like 1
he stripped, renitatdcal
Africau war pictures` Qt Staple r;
aat1 inrtamunition to the front. There
eb 11tt, tie' Lore, At, the eta -
t the line, are more Ana.
be unloaded,' and empty
seine, collected Qn the sid.
t e erozx cant. l:coryaaady
e 'thra�snx9
d rite mitres
tQ he s14xi'
rlain'4 wQnde
11,
d en
And
and e fore, What
yea can Set. cortainlY
looks geed. They eve got, euttitig well
It's funey the way the towne out West
advertise.' You trequently come to towns
where Sign beards have been ereeted
the statiOnS telling of the advantages
he tOwns have to offer settlers. Back
t Port Arthur they had en attraetive
eneetory brick building, what is
caned a Iciosk, which is a bureau et Li -
formation. At Pert William there was
a big sigu; "Fort William the Pulse of
the 1101ninion: the bulk of East and West
traffic passes through this tovai." There
another big sign there, but there is
s lunch erOwdecl on it, ana the print
was so small that 1 could not read it
the train, Indian Head is another
Rlaee that advertises in this -way. On
One aide of the traelc is the sign: 'In-
dian. Head, Saskatchewan's Iteauty Spot.
4ed land $20 to $50 per acre." Atrose
the traek on the other side is a sign
ieh reads. "Dominion Governmeat
fo egt, nursery, 480 acres, one mile front
teem: Distributed annually, 3,000,000 trees
free to settlers. Visitors 'eau inSpect at
any time." You would think that if
those towns wanted to advertise they
would do it in -Ontario papers. Of course,
thousands of people read the signs by
the railroad track, but by the time they
see them they have tickets to their des-
tination and are not likely to stop off.
Out from Wionipeg the country is as
flat 'as a table, and the horizon is as
straight as the edge of a ruler. It sur-
prised me to filni. out that between Withd-
peg 'and Portage La Prairie, which is
fifty-six miles west, there is a rise el
100 feet. Portage has a population of
7,000, and is quite a town, and one of
Manitoba's principal grain marhets.
There are elevators there, of course, and
fromeethere west for a, long way there
are elevators at all the stations. There
will be two or three elevators at each
statioe, belonging to difDerent companies.
To a hew -comer from Ontario these ele-
vators; so many of them, are strange, and
they are all the more noticeable because
the country is so flat and there are no
big trees. The elevators can be Seen for
At Brandon I laid eyes cm the first
Northwest Mounted poliCeman I ever
saw. They wear red coats, just like those
of the dragoons we saw hi. Toronto, and
eow•boy hats. It is said that the red
coats were made port ,of the uniform of
the police by John Macdonald because
the Indians among whom the police had
their ino4 difficult work always looked
on the soldiers of the Queen as their
friends. -A red -coat would be' trusted
where anyone else 'would re,ect dis-
trust, rd suspicion. The most pronain.
is a seed warehouse, and this is aeother I
indieation ci the character of the Wesel
engines ' for sale. The pfowing is dote
That Iltn nnattyto"
Celt
gifts
The wwOrtillees
old.
• meet of certain facts which will en.
able you more fully to sympathize
with me . in the catastrophe that
closes thisinid-ocean episode.
You must know that white servo,
ants were impossible to find at the•
Cape, a:xad, one must bring all one'e,
staff out with one, "for better, for
worse," it may be for three, four;
five years, If any turn out badly,
it is true you may send t;lem home,
but—who is tp replace them
cot dnot persuade , y I
Il pm,cook at
Dover Castle to undertake this ex-
patriation, her courage failing her
at the last moment, and I had to
find an untried substitee. he was
a, Dane with .the blood of genera-
tions of bellicose viltings coursing
through her veins, and from afar I
had watched her dally on the other
(leek with apprehensions.
"The ball is over .aand. I feel tde-
e-ided1y limp. I thought I was go-
ing to have a pleasant .evening. I
was sitting with Lady -wand all the
others -who were loot masquerading,
ajoying the Fight of the figures nn
l kinds of extempore costumes a x-
a1"ing on the deck .from below and
twang,, prior to setting to, the
band phytin ti spirited waltz, when
arra siert errlc.rged from the
Q,ay#, €as if rising from
she t'tslesmBritanania
'a .high brass helmet witt
st, then a:, incident heli
caa°let c«rc
the outer, and the folds of the
union ack draapi;;nf her :commanding
form, She 'Stepped on deck"
„ '1 say, said a voice, this is th(
saaeeess of the •evening. Who it it'll,
'Wing is It 1' ,you heard on ew;'ex
Fide
„ 'Wile is it?' asked La 1yr
ilnl 3Ia+
bile soling brought gifts with
boastful air.
, s if they gloried ita their r
A widow, with 4siIo.rt yi.raye
Th'oilglit all she had --two si.i
mines.
to Ilis own said Ch
"Their gifts which seem ee great
are small ;
They gave what they could well af-
But this poor widow gave b
Beside the tre ury to -day
There sits the Lord of earth and
To those who de His word obey
The riches of His grace is given
He. honors those who for His eake
Tinto each urgent call attend:
1Te knows the sacrifice those make
Who seek His kingdom -te extend.
May love enrith the gifts we give
And eleanse our gold from sordid
The Rfe of service may we live
Aed always glory in the cross.
T. WATSON.
Iona Station, Ont., 1931.
'WHEN BRITANNIA. Iter,ED.
An Episode on Board a Steamer
Bound for South Africa.
A fancy-dress ball in celebration of
"crossing the line " given on board
a steamer bound for South Africa,
is described by Lady Elizabeth But-
ler in ber book, "From Sketch -
Book and Diary." On this occasion
the passengers of the second-class
cabin were invited to join those of,
the first on the gaily decorated
promenade -deck. Before quoting
directly from her diary the account
of the ' catastrophe," the author in -
Here I must interpolate the state -
nokii;fel!
augh.
pprtaata
Q shetlit?l;nyr lcle;s
it 'alt seiz Haar again.
4`]'tztr.r tan I satw ilratannaa dant•
ing in a small
set of laneolrs, lured
air hand wiitil the litaarehianess.
Shall I ever gab her harnessed
St:a
now 1'
"' went back to ° hang over the
bulwarks and lose myself among the
rsI."
FOUND EIGUT PATH,
t Pelee Start.
"In begau to drink coffee.
"At ime I was healthy and
enjoyed life. At 4,rst I noticed no
bad effects from the indulgence, but,
course of time found that various
troubles were corning upon me.
"Palpitation of the heart took
unto itself sick and nervous head-
achee, kidney troubles followed and
'entually my stomach became so
deranged that even a light meal
eaused me serious distress.
"Our physician's prescriptions
failed to help me and then I dosed
'myself with patent medicines till T
was thoroughly disgusted and hope.
less.
"Finally I began to suspect. that
eoffee was the cause of my troubles.
I experimented by leaving it off,
except for one small cup at break-
fast. This helped sotne, but did
not, altogether relieve ray distress.
It satisfied me, however, that I was
on the right track.
"So I gave up coffee altogether
and began to use Postum. In ten
days I found myself greatly improv-
ed, rey nerves steady, my head
clear, my kidneys working better
and better, my heart's action rap-
idly improving, my appetite im-
proved and the ability to eat a
hearty meal without subsequent
suffering restored to me. And this
condition remains.
Leaving off coffee and using
Postum did this, with no help from
drugs, as 1 abandoned the use of
medicines when I began to use the
food drink." Name :riven by Pos-
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
"There's a reason," and it is ex-
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Road to Wellville,'', in pkgs.
Etter read the above letter? A new one
appears from time to time. They are
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