The Exeter Advocate, 1924-11-20, Page 7*f3.A.A. is wra.l+wu.:o.s.
For the,et.
L3oys ar d Girls
ONE .A.JTU1IIN.NIGHT, ba
t was a dark, chilly October night
nd one single, bright star was shin-
ing in at the chamber window where
Charlie and Will Rogers were sup-
posed to be wrapped in the healthful,
innocent sleep of boyhood.
But for more than an hour Charlie
had been gazing at that twinkling
star, that seemed to wink knowingly
back at Klatt and his thoughts were
very, very busy all the while.
And considering the fact that
Charlie was a well-bred lad, those
thoughts were very strange ones. Fin-
ally he hung the quilts aside and
turned over to wake Will with an
energetic pinch.
Aka "0 -o -oh!" said Will, now wide
.eawake.
I say, Will! Do you like honey?"
"Of course I do." -
"Do you want some?"
"I shouldn't object,"
"Let's get it then."
"Where?"
"From old John Alton's apiary.
There's lots there. I saw it to -day
when I carried his saw home. He was
at work among the bees. He's taken
the most of it away, but therecs lots
left."
"You wouldn't steal, Charlie?"
"You don't suppose he'd give us
any, do you, Will? He's too stingy for
that. He'd never miss what little
we'd take, and it isn't so bad to take
anything from him. He's an old skin-
flint, anyhow."
'qh, Charlie! As if stealing wasn't
ling, no matter who we took it
from l"
"Well, anyhow, I'm going to have
some."
And Charlie began feeling for
his clothes.
"Of course I'm with you, Charlie. I,
want some honey as bad as you do '
rn was burned. But something ran
, faster than they.
Each time the terrible noise sound-
ed nearer than before, and soon they
could plainly hear the rapid steps
of the something that was pursuing
them. '
"Climb a tree, Charlie,". gasped
Will, who felt -that he could not keep
that headlong pace much longer.
"Yes—come!" replied Charlie, as
"the noise sounded not thirty feet be-
hind them.
Darting across the ditch, they
grasped at the ]ow boughs of the first
tree they came to and luckily, each
chose the same tree—a low -limbed
spruce, among whose dense green
branches they soon sat in safety.
hut it doesn't seem just right."
"We won't take but a little, and no
one will be the wiser. Don't make any I
noise.. Come on!"
It is strange how each individual,
stair will groan and every door will
utter a moaning protest in the still-
ness of night loud enough to awaken 1
the soundest sleeper. The boys never'
had thought of it before. In fact, this t
was their first nocturnal raid. t
Down the stairs they crept, catching
their breath as a stair creaked louder:
tha steal under their cautious foot-, of
ste `tar reached the kitchen door' i
without disturbing the deep snoring
that came from the bedroom •where go
b
Will it questioned WWill, as he hu climb?"
thee
trunk of the tree.. hugged
No, it did not go- by. On the con-
trary, it stopped directly under the
spruce, and sent forth another awful
roar or screech, the .boys did not know
which to call it.
But it did not climb. It was con-
tent to watch at the foot of the tree,
now and then making that hideous.
noise to let them know that it was
waiting. •
"What time do yob suppose it is?"
said Charlie, at last. "The moon is
up, what little there is of it. See if
you can tell what kind of a beast it is,
Will. It's on your side of the tree."
Will
bsacrept looked downward, o"It" wae
s
lying quietly at the foot of the tree—
he could tell that much; but he was
quite certain that he had never seen
anything like it.
"How large is it?" asked Charlie.
"Larger than old Bruno, and you
know he weighs most a hundred and
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PETER
Stories About Well -Known :People
A Mystery Man's Mystery Wedding. "There wee, no one who could *peak
There are few more mysterious fid- � English, , .. Turning to my cleaved-
1 uree in the world to -day than Sir Basil on, 'Look here,' I said; 'we shall never
Zaharoff, who is thought by some to get the horses this way! Down you
1 be the .richest roan alive. Nobody go on. your marrowbanee;,' giving him
really knows who' he is or what he a Push forward,
1 does! His fortune has been estimated "Over he went, and as ;he placed
' at one hundred million dollars: Be, hlrps�e1f In' the 'familiar nursery atte
Basil is interested In baukin,g, in oft, tude for daddy- to give baby a ride, I
in. armaments, and la a' 'hundred and sprang upon hie back and began spur -
one other things" including the 'Casino ring birn with my.heels,,.whilst I beat
at Monte Carlo, He shrinks• from all, him behind with an imaginary whip.
kinds of publicity, His only bobby is The effect was magical. The old fel-
cooking, and he has invented several law dropped his pipe and tumbled over
new dishes. with laughter, nearly" rolling off` the
Now Sir Basil has married as mys- divan. He clapped his hands—and the
teriously as he has done everything , horses were forthcoming."
1 else! His bride was the Duchess dee; -----
Ila Villafranca de los Caballeros, a t An Awkward Question.
is the culmination of a Jong romance. 1 Few men have a bigger fund of Fleet
Twenty years ago Sir Basil swore his ; Street stories than Robert Blatchford,
devotion to her. Not until now has i the veteran author and journalist,
she been free to marry him. Only a I One that he is fond of telling con -
few friends were present at the cere- terns a brother newspaper man who
mony, and Sir Basil and Lady Zahar-- was holding forth to a mixed company
off disappeared immediately atter, of literary men, amongst whom was a
wards.
The Only Way.
In "S'punyarn," Sir Henry F. Wood's
I book of reminiscences of his adven-
• tures ashore and afloat, a story is told.
of a visit to a Malay Chief at Singa-
pore, who had forgotten all about an
McARTH UR I : $erly
ng to e published?"
optical humorist and his writings never Arms and the Man. Winter Cruises of 1925.
This picture was taken b A. + I
woke
Well known writer, who died on Oct. 28 in a London hospital. The Sage when is it going
well-known novelist.
The journalist was saying that he
had recently been engaged in revising
the obituaries held in readiness by his
paper. Turning to the novelist, he
added: "I've just been writing you
up.
The novelist, who apparently had
offer of horses when the visitors I ugt with aelstartg and said,eea
tailed.
b
Ekfrid was a genial � _...
failed to win the reader's heart.
Toronto friend, y S. Goss, a saw a ragged laddie in the street Three continents are visited by the
With capless head and bootless, grimy Fabre Line excursion ships in their
feet; 86 d
of and philos
The brothers were speechless with
amazement .and remorse.
"I knew you'd be surprised, boys.
One for each of you, or the two to own
together—just as you like. And now
come into the house. Your mother
has got up a birthday breakfast for
you. Then you can spend the day as
you like. Birthdays are holidays."
And the worthy man led the way to
y pounds. Maybe—oh, Charlie! the kitchen, where "mother" and "the
maybe it's an 'Indian devil.' Tom. girls" were waiting with their sur -
Jones says that they will never climb I prises, unconscious of the lesson his
a tree their intended prey is in. 1st dutiful sons had learned during the
I Charlie, is it?" ' darkness of the night.
And Will shook with fright as badly. The birthday breakfast was a boon
as he had done with the cold.
"I—don't--know—I'm sure," ans-
wered Charlie very tremulously. "I
wish we'd Never thought of coming—
hat is, I wish I hadn't. You were not
o blame, for I coaxed you."
"No, you didn't, CharIie," averred
Will, eagerly, ready to bear his share
the blame, "I needn't have come! honey, dears, and Jane ran over to,
n, if I hadn't a mind to. But I wish?John Alton's yesterday to buy a box
we were at home, and I never, never'll' especially for your breakfast. Next
to steal again," groaned the poor year' if you have good luck, you can
Words.
There is a vast snobbishness
In the world of words.
"Intrigue" is a climber
While "meticulous" begins to
air
Of shabby genteel.
No day laborer would say
brother
"Verisimilitude"
And to the Bishops
"Bokunk" is verboten,
His face was dirty, yet it wore agrin ay cruise from New York to all the
That plainlyprincipal ports of the Mediterranean,
proved a happy thought Shore trips, included in the rate of
within. passage, are made to all the places of
What could he have, this boy, to grin interest, These shore excursions are
about? under the direction of the Fabre Line
and are 'carefully planned for the con-
venience and satisfaction of passen-
gers.
The S.S. Patric and S.S. Providence,
which make these c !se
essly for the Mediterranean service,
e carefree enjoyment of these trips
long remembered by the tourist.
acerts, lectures and social diver-
sions of all sorts are provided, as well
as moving picture and wireless daily
news.
The Azores is the first point of call;
where twelve hours is given to view-
ing
the semi -tropical gardens where
pineapples grow in hot houses,
raltar, unique in position, in pie
esqueness and history, claims the
iriation of the visitor. From an
tude of 3,000.feet he views the
autiful panorama of Madeira Island,
ed for its embroideries. Algiers
sato
the striking contrast of the 014
the New, gay life and Arabian lei -
Fallowing a north-easterly course,
reach sweet smelling and volup•
us Palermo with its rich back-
nd of orange and olive treest
Naples, gem of Italy, is famous for
beautiful situation and remains of
glorious history. Athens stands as the
last beacon of the Golden Age, domin-
ated by the great Parthenon towering
over the ruins of the Acropolis,
e mystery and fascination of the
nt is nowhere more potent than
stantinople, at the cross-roads
o continents; a splendid, view
the Bosphorus, the Asiatic Coast
he Sea of Marmora,
three-hour trip in autos from Jaf•
ings the traveller to Jerusalem,
ost interesting city in the world,
ty that was adorned by Solomon
hallowed by Christ. There is
sly a paving stone of the old city
t its wealth of religious associ-
its legends and traditions. Much
11 unchanged for the admiration
verence of the ages.
t we set foot upon the ancient
f Egypt, land of the Pharaohs, •
e pyramids, relics of an age long
Cairo and the Nile and Alexan-
hen westward over the sunny
rranean to the Reyiera, garden
ope.
yage to charm and edify, an ex.
into the delights of three con-
. Information regarding these
may be; obtained from James
ell Sr. Co., 17 State Street, Ne -a
ity.
wear the Surely, if anyone's, his luck was out!
I looked him up and down, end under-
! stood
to his Why life to the poor urchin seemed
In the millennium things will change
There will be self-determination
And there will be democracy
tiful spread of everything dear to the Among words.
appetite of a healthy, growing boy,' Verily, verily I say unto you
that could be prepared by loving' It will be easier for a camel
hands; but the boys saw nothing but! To pass through the eye of a needle
a great dish of golden honey that oc-! Than for "epistemologiai"
cupied the centre of the well-filled To enter the kingdomsot Heaven.
table, Robert M'Blair.
"I knew how fond you were of
Mr. Rogers and his good wife were
peacefully slumbering, unconscious of
the fact that their'' sons' footsteps
were straying into forbidden paths.
Suddenly there was a break in the
sonorous sounds, a hush, the door
creaked loudly as it was slowly open
y, as he crept to his seat by the I eat your own honey," said Mrs. Rog
e trunk. ors, with a motherly smile.
'Nor I, either," said Charlie, em- , The girls brought forward their
atically. "No wonder father says gifts. -
way of the transgressor is hard." The boys praised and thanked, aria
Then they waited in silence for the got through with it somehow. They
to dawn, two cold, shivering, re- never really knew how. But one thing
an boys perched among the thick is certain. Even to this day—and
arches of the spruce tree, .with an they are men with boys of their own
fuI '"something" at the foot of it. they never see a box of honey with -1
Slowly the darkness gave way to Out out thinking of that cold autumn night
gray dawn, the _ weird, f antastic I when they shivered in the top of the 1
apes around them took familiar I thick -limbed spruce tree, while a don -
in the rosy daylight, that was key stood guard at the foot.
er half as welcome before. —4 ---
Look ` now, Will," said Charlie as When a doctor makes a mistake he
first sun rays lighted the dark buries it; when a judge makes a mis-
take it becomes the law of the land.
—Lord Dewar. ,
tre
ph
the
day
ed by Will's hand, .and there father's pens
voice was heard:. br
"Who's there?" aq,
"Quick now, Charlie!" whispered
Will, as he slipped through the small the
space, not daring 'to open the door sha form
They tiptoed through the woodshed nev
and slipped behind the rain barrel by `
t outside door. the
"Strange!" said their father's voice.
"I'm sure I shut this door, and here
jt is open. It must be the wind i
rising and blew it open."
"We're in luck, Will," said Charlie.
"Father thinks the wind blew the door•
open, Come on, now; the coast is
clear."
Then they crept across the yard
climbed' the fence and ran rapidly
along the highway toward John Al -
ton's house.
To reach there, however, they had
to cross a dark, dismal swamp near
swa
P
Iimb
nips
ainfully Will crept out on the
of
the keen autumn air aching awind the cramh the ped
positign on the limb.
Just at that moment the "some-
thing" jumped up and leaped across
the ditch into the road.
"Charlie!"
Will nearly fell from the limb in
his surprise.
Charlie' had never felt, so ashamed
the whole fourteen years of his
ake, and many fear -inspiring/ life. And for what?
stories were told of savage, wild ani-! There, in the road, his dull eyes
mals that inhabited it. ' No one had' staring into the astonished faces of
actually seen anything terrible, but l the boys, his long ears expectantly)
many were ready to affirm that they 1 erect, stood—nota dreadful "Ind'
had heard unaccountable noises in the
gloomy swamp at nighttime.
"I wish we were there and back
again," said Will, as they entered -the
darkest part of the swamp,
devel," no, not even a black bear, but
—Peddler Shugerean's old gray don-
key!
"I guess," began Charlie, laughing
The trees nearly met soave their Better e of his chagrin—"I. guess we'd
heads, and the. autumn wind moaned What dos you say, doWilthe chores.
and sighed through the tall ever -1 "I. think t would a� „
greens.. good plan
"What's that, Charlie?": asked W:
with 'chattering teeth.
And they both stopped to listen,
"That? Why, that's only a he
lock stump. Come on. Don't be
simpleton. It'll be morning before w
get our' honey, if we don't hurry,
answered Charlie ,with • a show ' o
bravery lie was fat"from• feeling.
In fact, Charlie had much rathe
be safe in his bed watching the twink
ling star as it'winked through th
window of his room; but he would's
say so, nor'turn back ----oh, no; not fo
`he world.
"It isn't a ' hemlock stump this
tune," said WM, grasping Charlie's
hand "Listen!"
Once more they stopped and listen-
ed intently. No; that was no fallen an
agreed Will, as. he slid to the ground.
11, "This is the last expedition of this
Ikind for me." •
"Axid me, too," said Charlie, as he
m- started the animal toward home, "Not
a ,to know Shugerean's donkey! Will,
e we ought to hide our heads. But the
noise he made did sound awful at
f night in the woods:"
"That's • so: Well, no one knows it
r but just as, and I for one don't mean
- that any one shall ever know,"
e And Will:looked inquiringly at his
't brother. •
r "Nor I," replied Charlie. "If we can
only get to the barn without being
; seen, that's all I ask."
IMr. Rogers was greatly surprised
on going to the barn to feed old Dob -
1 bin to find his two boys hard at work,
d the morning chores nearly done
Out early, aren't you, lads'? I
thought.I was going to surprise you.
1 didn't think you remembered it'was
r birthday. Lucky you was both
on the same day .of the same
:tree trunk, Charlie ° aeknowledged
that; but he could not tell what it
really' was, and then came such a
strange, unearthly noise: •
Again it sounded, nearer than at
your
first—the most ,hideous, ;.vful noise l
they had ever heard, month ---rt saves me a sight of� bother.
e. I C d reser
All th storiesof tlae loner swam orae an ser your p ts.' I got
ams fresh to their memories now, p 'them from John Alton yesterday."
irligise2.6112M:Re.
Polite—For This Day.
"Is he a"iolite man?"
` To be sure , he is—never fails to
offer his seat to some woman when
he's about to leave a car."
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so good,
A coat too large, as well as old, he ` pr
wore— + Th
His father's; I imagine, long before -1 is
And 'neath its tatters, rakishly dis- I 0
played,
There stuck ten inches of a bright tin
blade!
You who were young once, you know
how he felt—
So conscious of a cutlass in his belt!
He was no ragged urchin; in his
heart
He played some reckless and romantic tur
part; adm
His Glasgow was not Glasgow grey I alta
and cold, • I be
But some wild city full of loot and fain
gold; I sat
For all I know he stood, that lucky and
one, I
sureOn stout deck planking warped by
salt and sun, we
Or else—for he was quite a tiny boy— too
He had no dreams clear-cut, but just grou
vague joy
Because he bore a shining sword, and
knew
It was the thing that proper heroes do,
—W. K. H.
ru s, are built
More Trouble for Parents—The first Th
essential in training a child is to have' Orie
more sense than 'the child. at Con
oftw
The Coronation Chair in Westmin- over
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before had. they been )crown to run 1 he pointed gleefully) Prince of Wales consented to pose for
before
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every,,,.., i the ministers fill swarms of bees! the vessel's skipper,l
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1 Coco -Nut Pain Perfumes
1 The coco-nut paha is the most wide
ly distributed and most generally
known tree in the tropical regions of
the world. To such an extent do the
' people of all warm countries depend
upon the code -nut palm as a source
of food or income that it is difficult to
imagine -how they would get along
without it.
While every part of the palm fs re.
• auisitioned for special uses, it is not
,generally known that it supplies a
ryeing material of no mean import
ance, especially .of
Far East. The
'dye it yields is in the rind. The lat-
.ter is ground or powdered, and then
soaked for a few days iii water and
afterwards boiled. The material to be
dyed is w� shed in this water.
I Oil is present chiefly in the flowers,
which are gathered for their fragrance,
' and in a small way the oil is extracted
and sold for making perfumery.
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Ardent
daughter
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