Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1926-2-25, Page 67The 1927 Sets Ready 1.0.19:00 Ask Your Local Dealer for a Free Demonstration in Your Own Home. (I.R.S. MUSIC CO., LTD. TORONTO, ONT. -.detests', :tai.=,,.. • ay ,i tDlli VetILROITS tu.Us rRArwD 5AllfgfrF1$0.1) BEGIN HERE TO -DAY, Mark Brendon famous criminal in- vestigator, is trying to solve for Jenny Pendean the mystery of the disap- pearance of her husband, Michael. Pendean is last seen in theom an of Jenny's uncle, Robert Redmayne, when the two visit a bungalow being erected by ° Michael near Foggintor Quarry. Blood is found on the cottage floor and witnesses testify to having seen. Robert ride i "I'llask you to hold off until I've seen the poor chap. As a brother I ask it." "Trust me. It's quite understood that nothing shall be done now until you have seen him and reported. It may not be regular, but common hu- manity suggests that." With . morning , Bendigo .proved grumpy and desirous te,-be.I.aft(. s1r.ne: He t- , _- ... reur bills are no less long. eye e with a heavy sack behind the don in the launch to Dartmouth, where !saddle. Jenny goes to live with her uncle, Bendigo .Redmayne,, and Brendon vis- its her there. Mark meets Giuseppe Doria, who works for Bendigo, On the road leading to his hotel, Mark sees Robert Redmayne but fails to capture him Jenny and Doria find Robert 'and arrange for him to meet Bendigo:. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. Mark visited the police station' and ex- plained the need for further delay. He telephoned to Scotland Yard and pres- ently returned to ""Crow's. Nest." Doria landed Brendon and then put off again, going slowly down the coast. The night came at last -very dark overhead but clear and calm. The tide was just making and midnight had struck when Bendigo Redmayne, Bendigo spoke, not to Doria, but to in rough -weather kit, stumped down his •long Sight of steps and went to sea. Brendan and Jenny stood above under the flagstaff, Anon they saw the flash of a ruby and an'emerald upon the sea westward and soon heard Redmayne's motor boat returning. Less' than half an hour had passed. Only Giuseppe Doria ascended the steps and he had little' to tell, "They didn't want me yet, so I ran back," he said. "They went back into the cave to- gether and I am to return within an hour." Doria smoked some cigarettes and then descended again. Jenny bade Mark good night and retired. CHAPTER VIII. DEATIi IN THE CAVE. the cave from the cliffs behind it.. He Alone, Brendon regarded the future will be in this place until his brother with some melancholy. Indeed, he. comes, to -morrow night after twelve knew that in the long run such a o'clock. He will light his lamp in the cheerful and versatile soul. as Giuseppe cave, and when the light is seen from was more likely to satisfy. Jenny than the natunch, you will put in and come he. 2eturn to of the motor boat an. Bendigo turned to Brendon. rested his reflections. But Doria once more came back to "Crow's Nest" .alone, ``After 4he time was up, I ran in," y� he said. "The cave was empty. New Ca %., $ I am a good deal alarmed and I come with back to you." Much puzzled, Brendon delayed only to get` his . revolver and an electric you/ rl :r. torch. He then descended with Doria . 1 to the water and they were soon afloat r 1 ` again. The launch grounded h:er,prow Yon a 'little beach before the entrance r of Robert Redmayne's hiding -place. Both' i landed nen and. Giuseppe. made' fast the launch. Then immedi- ate evidence of tragedy confronted f thein. 'rile lamp stood on. a ledge and flung' a radius of light'over theaflpor beneath. Here had been collected the food and drink supplied to Redmayne on the previous day, and it was clear that he had eaten and drunk heartiV, But the arresting fact appeared on the beaten and broken surface of the ground, Heavy' boots had torn this up and plowed furrows in it. At one VII*" spot lay ail impression, as 'though sfearenfaa some largat object had ia.lan, and here t „f, sant, Brendon gav blond—a dark patch al- snantpt, ready prying, for the substance of it was s aked w j% In the sandy shingle u f on which It id.'drop de Spots' of blood and dragged Int- ! II S tJ E h' a ti✓ --'26, - pression of some heavy body stretched the man in hiding. "Come right out, Brendon," he said. "The game's up for to -night." Mark emerged and Giuseppe gazed in astonishment. "Corps di Sacco!" he swore. "Then you heard ray confidences. You are a sneak!" "Stow that." cried Bendigo. "Breis - don's here because I wished it. Shall 1 go out to the man, or has he gone?" "I . am a, servant for•the moment and my duty is to Mr. Redmayne," Doria answered. `'This Is the'mes- Sage that I have been told to bring. He is hiding now near the place where Mrs. Pendean and I found him, in a cave beside the sea, It opens upon the water and it can be approached by haat. But there is a way also inside, that enables him to creep down into Keeps teeth ciean„.br'eath. -sweet, appetite keen and digestion gc+ada great otter • axnektng along the ground to the :stone step and there disappeared, "Pull yourself together and help if you can," said Brendon. "Where does this place lead? `Thereare many Phar,ow steps, the a long slope and, Lifter that, you. hav to bend your head and scraznbte ou through a hole. 'You are then on plateau halfway up the cliff." Lamenting the loss of time, Mar lent a haler and the launch was soon above highwater` mark, Then, with Brendon in front and • the ,light from his torch upon the steps, they be, an their ascent. Save for a drop of blood here and there, the stone stair way gage no clue; but when they had reached' its summit and the subterran can path turned to the left, still in a tunnel of the solid rock, they marked on the ascending slope, slippery with percolations from a roof, a straight smear dragged over the muddy sur- face. For the last ten yards of the tunnel Mark had to go an hisknees and crawl. Then he emerged and found himself in the open air on a shelf hung high between the earth and the sea. Here °Brendon saw evidences that the deadweight dragged:froin beneath had remained still a while. s sea in the harbormaster's swift steam laurteh. me Then began a 1ehOrious hunt in the cave and the tunnel by which it was approached from above. Morning light filed the hollow place and the officers • working methodically left no cranny t plored,, but their nn- fortsunexby 11sy:ight revealodeQzlittlebied marefe. a than Brendon had already found for !himself in the darkness, Inspector k Damare:l returned to the steam launch and bade the skipper go back to Dart-' Mouth.. "We'll ride home by motor from. above," he said. The 1aupch teras off and once more the chimney with the steps, the inclin- ed plane beyond, and the plateau half- way up the tail were all examined with patient scrutiny. For hours, until dusk began to deepen on the precipices above them, the men worked' as skillfully and "Where is the path from here?" Mark asked, and Doria, proceeding cautiously to the east of the plateau, presently indicated a reeky footpath that ascended from it. Brendon desired to be at Dartmouth as swiftly as possible, so that a search might be instituted at dawn. Doria considered whether he might make best speed by road or water, and de- eidod htat he could bring Mark more quickly to the seaport in the launch than along the highway. Brendan agreed and they descended the zig-zag path and then, from the plateau, re-entered the tunnel and presently reached the steps again and the cavern beneath. Extinguishing the lamp, which still burned steadily, they were soon afloat. Brendon directed Doria how to aet. "Tell Mrs. Pendean and the servant to lock up the house and then join us," he said. Doria obeyed and in ten minutes re- turned with Jenny, dazed and pale, and the frightened domestic still fumbling at her bodice buttons. Doria's work was now done and, having directed him to take the women back, Mark bade thein all keep the house until more news should reach them. In half an hour the newsy°' had spread, search parties set out by; land, and Brendan himself, with Inspector Damarell and two constables, put to "Then you heard my• confidences. You area sneak!" steadfastly as men might work. Then their fruitless task was done. --- The entrance of "Crow's Nest" opened upon the highroad which took the police. -back t6 Dartmouth, and here Brendon delayed the car and des- cended alone down the coomb to the house. Mark inquired for Jenny of the frightened maid. "Ask Mrs. Pendean if she can see me a moment," be said, and the woman left him. to ascertain. But Brendon was disappointed. Jenny sent word that she could not see him to -day and hoped he -would take occasion to call on the following morning, when he would find her more composed. surprise and a keen disappoint- ment awaited them The LstuNA___„,..„•� • AS'' the full' charinoil mak. eine is revealed. The flavor is pure, fresh and fragrant. Try it. • Black, Mixed or Gree' n Blends. days' work had preduced no result Whatever. Weary and out of spirits, Mark left the police' station and went to ,.his hotel. He fell asleep ,at last, thinking not of the vanished sailor, but Jenny Pen . Mark was early astir and with In spector Damarell he organized an elaborate search system for the day. Brendon proceeded presently to "Crow's Nest," drawn thither solely by thoughts of Jenny. He found her distressed but Balm. She had - tele- graphed to her uncle in Italy. She was very nervous, desiring to leave the lonely habitation on the cliffs as quickly as possible; but she intend- ed to await •Albert Redmayne's ' dee cision. t (To • be continued.) Minard's Liniment retie -yes °hendaoha. in Safe Keeping. 'A tailor cailed en ane of his custom - ere \i itis his bill. The customer was in bed. - "You've brought your Account, ,have you?" he asked. "Yes, sir; I want some money." - "Open my writing desk," said the customer '`You see that drawer?" The tailor opened one, expecting to find it full of cash. "No -not that one—the other!" The tailor opened the second, which, like the first, was 'empty. He opened another. "Wha-t do you see there ?"-asked the debtor. "Papers—lots of them," Bald the caller. "Ale-, yes—that's right! They're bills. Put yours In with them. Good- bye:,, Some people mak li -ht light of their troubles by keeping them in the dark. Cold? Practically Nothing. "Holly cow, ain't' this a cold day? Down to zero I bet!" "Oh, that's nothing—why cpinplain at such a •sinall degree of cold?" Mtnard's Liniment, for sore throat. Awful Example: The Society for Pure English offers this dialogue as a warning against the careless use of prepositions:—r Sick Child: "I want to. be read -to Nurse: "What book do you Want to .be read to out 'of?".• Sick•C'hidd: '" Robinson Crusoe.' „ Niirsne goes out and returns with "The Swiss- Family Robinson:" Sick Child: "What did you.bring`nie that book., to b e read (Jut of from for?" Uat "Sltnoads' Crescent Ground Sawa;` their teeth are of even thickness throughout the entire length of • the saw. thus lnakingbindinginthekerf mp ossible.. Crescent Grind- ing is an exclusive: Simonds feature�h,oeds Canada Saw Co. Ltd. tesu DVNDAS CT. W., TORONTO VANCOUVER MONTREAL. F.T. JONN,N wiato "CreatedCroaad" Lams Tooth .Cross Cat no. 22 1.24 MPANY- i_ .;OF - CANADA A IL ON OLL OF LIFE ASSURANCE IN FORCE 1925 ASSURANCES IN FORCE (net) An Increase of $149,460,000 New Assurances Paid For - e. An Increase of $56,011,000 .Total' Income - An Increase of $6,901,000 Payments to Policyholders and Beneficiaries 35,441,000 $1,021,097,000 5193,477,000 69,147,000 Total Payments Since Organization - Reserve for Unforeseen Contingencies Surplus over all Liabilities and Contingency Reserve - • An Increase of $6,532,000 ASSETS at December 31, 1925 • • 303,056,000 An Increase of $28;925,000 Policies in Force, Excluding Group Policies - - 411,492 Employees of Firms Protected by Group Policies 42,755 Dividends to Policyholders increased for sixth successive year 219,239,000 10,000,000 28,6.40,000 Your Directors present the fifty.tiftli annual report for your approval. The Compahvb•atatamasts have for years retlected,ha Constantly Increasing expansion and prosperity, but this year marks an epoch In the 1334 03 the or nlaation.' It has nn -it passed the -Billion Dalian nark In aeaurem:e fn force, tie amount after deducting reassurances {ring 81,021,. ....Applications for new as,nraneea Tuve teen thelargost In our his,t,oQrrvy egregating $220,634,52641, D*: new policies paid•for numbered 57,3144, ford* amount of 93471017,K after deducting manmade `marc,+vel. The saw bi,inexs f the year exceeds the loud amount of Isushue, the Company had in force only thirteen years ago. The gratifying evi need of.Rardwth sod e0pansfen (exhibited into accompanying atatenn nt art paralleled in regard to Aire thand ilofitable. nese: Notwr(htisnding the general decline'd Interest nsnatti, the ny hr ieen able not merely to ooniinta.,,.but toallghtly arc oeclura�tsaeprd�s1n 3314 tonne:eon, the rate corned dons '31, year on trot ,Man Invalid assets having been 6,41 per ant. Several far3ors have c0ntrantfel to produce this honk not the (not EXTRACTS FROM DIRECTORS' REPORT important heists an (nonose in the envie:vale paid by one a the oarpdrn• . tions in which the Company has substantial atak holdings, irt•r,t more important than interest yield bee been the advance In the Merkel value of our steatitic+, Por many years we have specialized in Jong .. tens bonds and preferred' and common stocks of outstanding corpors- 30ne, both in Conch and in 1310 United•States,'We are 1104/: reaping the rewards of this policy. On admit sales of munkipol debentlrrt.rord•otha securities width Jrdei risen to WW1 antiphons, we have reared a net profit of $2.216,772AI'wldk the increase 1e. the value of smuttiest still held lore been mutt greater. The mote earned,by the Company «wing the yyear, Mored on tha Income In lite valuation of ort sociuiiks as mode bs' tlw sovemnt 333 wnh,Hities, has teen $21.666,284.00, Ws, have not thaugirt it 3538), however, to lake.rredle forldds entire 4 and •, .1. have made a deduction of 0,000,400 front4Z Octal valuation placed on our aw,t0, We have, more. over, added 1g. .009 to Mir Conthigern4y Accoo ,1, twinging these up io a total 0f 10,000: pollookehiggbrapractice of `pant yew, we have written df 5750,000 hem Ow look value ddof Head Moe spd Branch BWldingl, Mat ether real estate. We have also. Vetting Mille an additional 8340,000, furhernrenttM onod.0* special reaer'0e to provide for. possible .gCreater tongevit9 among annuitants, bringing the total amount under this heading up 3, 61,300,000, in oleos+ of g0vernrraait requirements During 3). year ray* paid or allotted 87.642.784.°4 as Prelim to our po leyhat Ileus. niter penin, tib, sum, and the accretions to share account. and ntakingthe foregoing heavy allocations, we have pet been ab to odd ;13,532,842.76 to Our unuiiseded profits bringing the total surplus over ad llabilitiw, Contingency Accounts and Capital up to 828,610.000.69, For the 010th consecutive year We are able to announce an Mortal do lie tale of profits to be dlsthbinttl to our polityholdas bra the enuring ytas. • To provide tor the, eaparoion of our fussiness. it has teen necessary. to mal, en extension of the Head Office 9ding, Which nae now bas rorompltled and 4,311 tg Modally open"1 ad 33, day of our Annual r'Neets la' rcadynt )s -devoted Oorluoivc•19 is the use of 7Ft Company tint R la 'Arcady 403dcnt. 0,3113 wr 'mutt at once provide hr further Worse. 210116'. . SUN LIFE 'ASSURANCE COMPANYIOF CANADA 'AERIAL SURVEYS. AO. EXPERIMENTAL STAGE PASSING IN CANADA. About 47,7QO Square Miles of Territory Successfully Photo.. graphed Last Season. The season which has just closed has -added 'another nilerstone to {nark the rapid progress made in Oanade in applying aerialphotography in a prate• tical and economical manner as an aid to the development of the natural re- sources of the country. So marked - had this progress been that, while ex- perimental work ie still necessary to further advance this. '. new .science, ,aerial photography has nowreached a stage where it is playing a very de- finite part in increasing the efficiency of all Investigatloue" of these resources, at the same time •enabling much larger' areas to be -covered: During the past .. season alone . approximately 47,700 square miles have been sueccesfully photographed. This large amount of work was accomplished by the close co-operation of the ,Royal Canadian. Air Force and the Topographical Survey Department of the Interior. In patrolling the :forests to discover and check the numerous fires which annually do so much damage the aero- plane has supplemented, in some 4%. triets, the previous lnadequete meth- ods of ground patrol. . Maps must be provided for the guidance of the aero planes entll.etse patrols and for the de velopment'hf the re emcee in those unmapped areas . of which so .little is known and which cover a very large part of Canada.. Many of tepees areas aro heavily forested, many present geological formations favorable to the location of valuable ore deposits, and others contaiu undeveloped water - powers of great potential value, and lakes and rivers well supplied with fish. Air Method Cheaper. Mapping - and investigating these regions by ground methods. alone is mare expensive' and much less accu- rate than by air, a -great drawback to- ward their proper development. This is where the plane has been pressed - into service `in this country with such snzccess. _- The operations during the season were ,carried on in various parts of Canada form air bases'already estab- lished. The bulk of -the work per- formed was, -however, located in Mani- toba and western Ontario, ; where' 37c 700 square.miles of forested and min- eralizel areas were photographed. These operations were carried out -in ca -operation with the Dominion Foreat Service from the Victoria' Beach' Air Station which was esrtablished four years ago principally for fire patrol pui•lms�as, Tile first operation from this base ncludedd the mapping of some -4,000 quare miles'in the vicinity.of the sum- mer resort of Minaki, the mineral dig, rictof Red Lake, and Lac Seul. Less han 40 hours "flying Were required tor this work, with a surveyor °;actI as navigator. The resulting map, which w111 be issued in the eouree of .a few nioaths, will show hundreds of addl.-. tonal lakes, every bay and 'curve in lie shore line, every ishan:, all the imbued and burnt areas, swamps., ock exposures, and other related tea - eyes. Such maps are of vital• .impor. t- nce to the prospector,"the •tourist, the foreater, the:geologist, and the water - ewer engineer. Similar and are be - ng produced of the areas lying east of ake Winnipeg and it is expected -they w111 be issued before the opening of ext season, Many Photographs. In New Brunswick, an area of 225 quare lilies was photographed lu the rederieton distriot for the Provincial Ftorestry Service. In Quebec, about 00 square. miles were photographed n the Sorel and ShawinrPgan' districts, nd protographs� were ,'taken of -,the wn of St. Johns. In Ontario the Rideau -canal, the Rideau lakes, and not of the Muskoka area. were;sue- esefuily photographed. In `Manitoba, n addition to the areas previously entioned, a section of The Pais mite ral district was photographed as weld s the Hudson Bay railway. Further Jews -were taken in northern Sata etehewan and Alberta of forested ease Coincident with thin work experiments ere tarried on . in applying aerial photography to aid in the making of pographie -maps where accuracy and etail,,are.so essential. These expert- I` ents were ellecessfail and resulted in tee introduction of more improved ethods, and much,' -r eller greater eager speed: i er experiments involving the use f the siteres:cope were successfully arricd en with a view to ,aseeetixig in tvestigatttons relating. to the develop- eat of hydro -electric power projectss.- Ali the work a�ocaruplislled dnrifg o seaeou was designed .,to assist in ,ate definite way the development of e' natural respurces' of the country, nd the progres7a made its very enooitr-"" A salmi has bear{ known to pro - Me ever 10,0004000 eggs. If • hens uld read, we would have that print- in big tyle and hung in our poultry use, $ t t t t r 13 1 1 n s F 4 1 a to c i m e a vi as w to d m ti m 0 e in rat tel) s0 th a co od ho There are now 1,009,208 telephonf in Canada; this works out at one for every eight persona o ,.the pop'.iliafadial'