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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1926-7-22, Page 6artial Experts is the finest `modePekoe* sold. - THE STOL BEGIN HERE TO -DAY. A novelist, seeking nocturnal ad- O'enture, offers to give a girl a lift n a taxi. They go from Paddington Recreation Ground to a poor part of London. The girl informs him that her sister is sick in a . hospital and that she is on her way to fetch her Sister's baby from her sister's home. The .seeker of adventure takes the girl and the baby to Elgin Avenue, and, as the girl alights, he notices a coat- ef-arms worked on the baby's coat. Slow at following the girl he loses track of her. He returns to the place where the girl went for the baby and. finds it a rear entrance to a nursing home. He tells the matron that a baby has been kidnapped. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. "Kidnapped!" repeated the black silk colossus in a tone of horror. r`Un- thinkable !" "But I'm afraid it's happened." "Unthinkable! You are evidently unaware of our system. None of our night nurses may for one moment leave the lady mother and her infant. Every infant is registered. At birth ' the infant is attributed a reference card with counterfoil. No person may remove the infant without producing the counterfoil." I jumped up, furious: "I can assure you that my little friend Rhodadidn't wait to hand in the counterfoil. I tell you, she's got one of your babies. She wasn't the sort of girl to he entitled to a baby with a coronet on its "Alil Oh! A coronet." "Yes. Haven't you- got a lady of title in the home?" The night matron raised her eye- brows. "We have, I think, three pa- tients who are not a title." "Well, anyhow, there- was a cor- onet." "Now you mention it," said the ma- tron, "this is an interesting fact. Do fou happen to remember the coronet?" "Well, yes. There was more than a coronet, there was -a coat of arms. Of course, I didn't see it properly in the hurry, but on one side there were thrum castles," The night matron jumped up, quiv- ering like an extensive jelly. Her usually purple countenance assumed a dirty brown tint, which was her way of growing pale. "Three castles !"..she murmured, and tottered out of her chair toward the bookcase, from which she drew Debrett. Her sausage -like ;lingers trembled; she found the page she wanted, and reeled back against a cupboard of which the doors creaked: "It's impossible ..." she was gasping "The Duchess . . oh, nonsense." She grew calmer. "Look here, don't you remember the rest? Wasn't there also, in the upper corner, three Iions?" "Well, now you mention it, there was something like three crouching cats." The night matron sat down with a crash, Then, in a whisper, she said: "Her grace the duchess- of Farnshire .. his lordship John Asdruhal. Peter • r^ Mark Redvers Mervv-n . born a week ago ... stolen. Oh,what are g Ove going to do?" For a moment she That del cioura flavor of fresh itit gives a new rill to every bite. Wrigley's � s is good t,�yt i' I and good, for you. EN BABY buried her. face in her hands. Then, suddenly, she looked up, and I saw that Mrs. Gold's. Nursing Home was properly organized for the night ma- tron brightly . remarked: "After all, I'm only indirectly responsible. The. night sister has charge of her grace's floor. I will ring for her." We waited fo} some. minutes, dur- ing which I kept silence, and the night matron read "The Morning Post," which had just arrived, so as to con- vey that she was not going to stay on my level.. " The night sister was a. tall, gaunt, Scotch -looking woman, in hos- pital garb. She closed the door be- soon stopped that. She, thereupon, -well; she said Hampstead, As I hap - hind her, stood in front of the desk, burst into tears, and I resumed pos- k pen to know that Nurse Harden's par= expressing no surprise at having been sent for. "Oh, by the way, Sister," said the night matron, "I suppose you have no- thing to report?" exodi "This gentleman conies to me with was proposed to exchange the babies." arrested at five minutes past one." a singular tale. I suppose you would 'By Jove!" I cried,' "now I see,1 After Rhoda had been sentenced to like to hear it." The Sister's features Look bete, I told you I saw the giri.itwelve months' imprisonment, a chit/ - did not move. Then, in less words meet somebody: That person gave her alveus -Hari of some fortune made her than I had myself used, and with the baby_" The matron looked' at met: a proposal; She is now married and greater dignity, the night matron re- with lesser contempt. . - 1 well established. His lordship grew cited the story which I have already "Possibly yo u are right. Please- go iup,to dissipate, with the assistance of • on, Sister. ' What did you do?" I wine and women, the remainder of the iii .} If]Tsr� It " • a iii 1#11i111) Icons -d red the situation. It is; Farnshire estates. The Duchess bene- oe never well to act in hurry. So I; fitcd by eight hundred and forty-four locked them into the room while 1. columns of publicity. On the whole, went out into the corridor to th;nk.1I have done no harm. However, I retained possession -of his lordship. He was fortunately dsleeP, 1 Another . story of -midnight adven- , Then, deciding upon my course, I went tore Ly W. L. George, "The Slipper into the room and obtained from the :or Ped'. Brocade," wi:1 start in our next young person a complete confession. issue. Her sister is very undesirable, and, bad proposed to send her own child to a baby farni to he done away with, as • is usual. It seems, however, that she did not have the heart to go on with this. So she entered into a plot with the young . person and with Nurse!, Marden, since they are three sisters. t The intention was to substitute that other -.baby for his lordship, and to send his lordship .to the baby fn"rm.." I felt a lump in -my throat as she recited this story.. It was tragic to l think of the poor young mother, un- j gb:e to keen her child, and resorting. to a desperate expedient to give it a' Ran With the Swells. chance in life, The Sister..went on "And what makes that common sail - told. She ended,,by: "That as this pitilessly.- After a while the matron. or •so proud aril haughty?" gentleman's story, Sister- Evidently stopped :her. _ °' ' "Long association with the swells." it is perfectly ridiculous." Very well, Sister, I see. But tell.' "Not at all," said the Sister, me what happened at last." Mieard's Liniment to:: Rheumatism. "How do you mean? I thought you1 brought his lordship back into said that you had nothing to report" the room. took his clothes off, put liim.• �i a �$sl Fvclting. This is Prebendary Wiisou Carlile, :D:D., C.H. (lett),'talking to Captain B. P. Mountford on. board the Cunardei• Ascania: The -distinguished cleric, who has just -concluded an evangelical tour oL a part of the. Lifted States and Eastern Ca4tada, is head and foundee of the Church Army, Who are con- ducting a crusade in Canada during the summer. session of his lordship.. As for the ents live near Elgin: Ave., I was' car - other baby ..." t? in that• -tile young person would re - "The other baby!" shrieked. the ma- i turn there, with the baby. I there' trona "How do you mean? Do you • fore te_ePhened the police, who were mean to say there was another baby?"' waiting for the _young person when "Naturally," aid the Sister. "It' she reached her doorstep. She was 1p, - Slur= "She was arrested at five minutes past one." • 0 you know that 'Jvhousands of (ljards of Fabrics are destroved early by iMplire 30418 ? -Made by Lever Brothers Limited Toronto. Sold Everywhere Ni5 it's all so needless. There is one soap that is dependable— that is , Sun- light, the all -pure soap backed by - a $5,000 guarantee. Sunlight Soap prolongs the life of fabrics. _ 111111101111111111111111111111111111111' The Lar g t Sellin Lauu d� Soap in theworrd. S8le Af tie istris,, Y c.„. "I did not propose to report any- back in his cot, and caused. the young ` thing for the moment." person to dress up the baby she had When the inmate stirs, the birds re - Excitement invaded me. Something brought in his :l'ordship's clothes. Then tire discreetly „ ,•., had happened, ,then. "blow- do you she took hini away." From the window ledge, whereon they mean?" said the matron acidly. "Yo a"What!" shouted the matron: "You ; report anything that happens. whistled sweetly know quite well you are .supposed to gave her his lordship's -. ? You And on the seep of the door, made them dress up that baby in his In the ,misty morning hoar "Yes. In due course." ` lordship's elothes? But~., . but =why?" But now the dwe'' er i up' they See rr " . The Sister again smiled her grim! To the crooked neighboring- codlin- Now, look here, Siltex, said. the , matron, standing up, "no complaint smile. "Matron,,' she- said, "as you tree; 3 p - l And..when be come'• Bill' -f forth they has everbean made against you, and know, we always avoid scandal, so 3 .� r 3 0 y I. do not want to make one now, but far as -we can in a business such as seek the garelen,' ours, but when I am in charge T am" And 'dome from the -lofty costard, as there are limits to what you may keep to ourself: There arelam -entitled to do what I think for the pleading pardon. y limits e the ' For shouting which you are allowed to best. Most `ladies, you will agree, � so near„�liefore In their t o at b, � i. . with - show. This gentleman. suggests that would have preferred. that I should joy ting, tti ve.-„- 'the Duchess of I+'ar , h• e' baby has dismiss the young person and hero Iearrwilile the hammering clock vvith- n9 it s a been kidnapped. You know something baby, and say no more about it But, ;- in goes five. about it: You will please report it, as you always know, her, grace the:: and forthwith.” Evidently the matron had a strong character, far the Scotch • wornali was forced to talk: `About twenty-five minutes to one, last night,” • she began it an evert monotone, I was engaged on my last round upon the first floor. In so doing I entered the bathroom. The blind having been„pulled up, I was able. to notice, across the well, that a Light was learning in. the dressing room at- tached to the duchess' room,This be. ing against orders, or unusual, I: was about .to proceed to that room, when I observed on the blind the shadow ef ,r tevo per;ons. ” "Who is _ in charge of her'grader asked the matron. a. "Nurse Harden. She is single- handed: I therfore proceeded• to; that room and found Nurse Marden' eat - gaged in clothing a baby for' the• street. A. young; person was in: the room." "There!" I shouted, "I told you so." "Go on," said the matfett, "please " p "I asked for an ex'la ation " said la , the Sister.. "The young person first. attempted to run out of the roof i, hut', , ," a. grins smile for the first time covered the Scottish features. "1 Duchess isnot only young and popu I knew a.domicile of brown and green, lax,' but very food of 'social advertise- ment I felt that she would be very grateful to the.home if we could pro- cure for her an opportunity of figur- ing in the. newspapers,`' -if we could, give her 1' chance to appear in the wit - tees box,as the heroine of a sensa- tional case," "I don't understand,," said the ma- tron, "Don't you see," said the Sister, "that with my evidence, and with the fact that the young person ' carried away the baby in his lordship's clothes, the case is complete. 7 asked -. the young person where she lived. Oft course, she lied, but being excited, her , imagination was not working very' Where for a hundred summers there have been • Just such enactments, just .such day. breaks seen, —Thomas I -Tardy: A Real Party. Johnny had been the guest"of honor at a' party tine Bay before, and itis lit, tie friend, 'Pommy, had .been hearing •'abo'ht it. 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