The Exeter Times, 1919-8-14, Page 2seasa
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THE FIGURE IN ���
THE Ff !�i EO S
The Captai is Other Self Is Invisible to All But One Man.
To the Corporal It Brings a Crisis When
Courage, Deattends Mutiny.
By DOUGLAS DOLD.
The three privates unitedly gave
} their dasninatoey tale, And when they
I were dismissed, a physician in the
I service testified that Chesney , was
t perfectly sane, and must always have
been.
Mutineer Madison listened dully, in
no surplrise. -I•fe seemed to himself to
be quite alone on a very, very little
and muddy island, around which ran
dreadful floods of hate 'and acid scorn.
Grey and Henley, and Chesney --they
were all alive because he himself had
willed they should be. The day had
been saved because he had wined that,
too. But these now seemed queer,
Military precision of war -law, having; ea was muffled, unrelated facts, far, very,
one of the g id rdi `falling it had struck ai ^l the edge of a
very
t ii d. far away from the matte. in
11. � Not far away, Chesney sat, very
Events moved with all the swift, pale but graeefuliy, composed. His
n head was neatly bandaged for in
halon zni gees o- o '
nary courts. ; sharp stone. He made a superior,
An hour before the mutineer would; handsome figure. Sanity spoke in
every line of his cool, suave counten-
be called for court-martial, Lieutenant
Henley came into the tent where
Madison was eva'.'ing.
Henley was a grave, kindly ratan who
was given to looking under the sur-
face of things.
He had a "queer feeling of disturbed
interest in the mutineer.
As the corporal rose respectfully
from the camp -cot on whose edge he When it came Chesney's turn to
bad been sitting, Henley made him sat testify against the mutinee., he rose
down again and, in his quiet manner, and calmly reasserted his own clear
took a seat beside him. story of Corporal Madison's private
It was morning. In the thin light, grudge, •of Chesney's own sanity, of
Corporal Madison sat hunched on the the non-existence of the hypotheical
cot. From his usually military figure sanatorium.
all effectiveness of poise was gone. Thereafter came Private Grey, who
His haggard, unshaved face was gray testified to the former thrashing
with sapping despair, Madison had had from Chesney—
"Look here, Madison," the Beaten- "and he powerful well deserved what
ant said gently. "You saved my skull he got"—Grey viciously added, shoot -
yesterday from that bochels lifted ing a side glance at Madison, for
gun -butt. Maybe you saved my life. which he was rebuked.
Anyway, I'm here as your friend. But
this attack of yours on your captain I _.
looks mighty rotten, You've deelaredi
to all who would listen that Captain
Chesney had gone temporarily mad;
you reg terated that he boasted he was :<'
going to give an order which, as you .
quote it, of course no sane man would'
give; you assert you saved the com-
pany�
from an insane officer. You,
vow you saw those three privates
coming,
"But what are the opposing state- i
mems?
anee; in the cold, impartial look he
now and then swept over the gather-
ing.
Henley's last toueh of faith in
Madison vanished; the man carried
guilt in his slouch, in his down -
dropped, shamed eyes, his furtive
glances,
Because the matter tin hand was
merely a matter of loneliness, of
standing. all by oneself and hearing
the acid floods hiss closer every min-
ute. To be all by oneself—it had such
a dulling, funny feeling. And he was
ashamed, terribly ashamed. He ab-
sorbed a horror of himself from the
general abhorrenee felt for him, His
innocence was a weak, silly, wobbly
fact that was no good—to be consider-
ed a hound really was being one --of
course—after a while—a party of men
would come on his muddy little island
of isolation—they would stand him up
—somewhere—near a hole—there
would be a quick crack of rifles and
the island would not be there any
longer. He began to perceive he was
getting more and more afraid—some-
thing in him seemed to say he had
once been known as a daredevil—yes
—that was it—"Daredevil Madison!"
But if a man got to be so alone—
(To be continued.)
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from ripe tomatoes ,simply sprinkled
with a bit of salt. The tomatoes are
cut very thin, and either brown or
white bread is used. A particularly
dainty and delicious sandwich for a
refreshment •sandwich is made from
cucumbers. Try to pick them all
about the same size. Peel and crisp
on the ice. Cut small circles of bread,
a little larger than the slices and put
one slice between, covered with a bit
'of mayonnaise.
If a more substantial sandwich is
SHIPS WHICH
FAIL Tt ; RETURN
POSTED AS "MISSING" AND "LOST"
AT LLOYD'S.
"Chamber of Horrors" in London, of
"Doctor" Deals in Risks,
The "Doctor" is a mail who deals
in overdue risks, and for an increased
premium is willing to take the original
underwriter's responsibility on his own
shoulders.
Where the original premium was, saY,
25s. per cent„ the "doctor" demands
five guineas—or, as the risk increases
through the continued non -arrival -of
the overdue ship, ten, twenty, fifty, or
more guineas for eaen £100 in 'kc red.
In some cases an underwriter has
Which the World at Large paid as much as seventy and •ninety
desired, a supper sandwich for ex- guineas per cent. to i'nsure an over -
ample, make a potato salad with chop- Knows Nothing. due vessel, which has turned up safe -
ped chives, cut large slices of brown ly after all, to his chargln and the
bread, spread with butter, put a let- In the very heart of the city of Lon- ,•doctor's" great jubilation.
tuce leaf on each slice and fill with don there is a "chamber of horrors" It is thus easy to see with what tre-
which none but the privileged may en- nitration a man who has staked a
large sum on an overdue vessel must
enter the "chamber of horrors," dread-
ing day by day to see the fatal an-
nouncement that must mean a heavy
loss, and may mean absolute ruin to
him.
the salad.
Another sandwich that is popular ter, ancl of which the world at large
with the masculine side of the fancily knows nothing, says a London maga-
is an onion sandwich C1it the onions zine.
into very thin slices and let them There is nothing at all gruesome in
stand for some time in cold salted the aspect of this chamber, which is,
water to extract some of their in fact, a small, cheerful room leading
strength. Spread than slices of brown out of the great hall of Lloyd's, and
bread with butter and a thin coating on the walls of which is an array of
of mustard. Season with paprika and flimsies, yellow andbrown.
It is cent -looking
salt.
- dwich makes a pieces of paper that the latent tragedy
roar kind. Book -shelves should also A vegetable club sag
Whatis the value of a rest room; be put up, or two or three empty splendid emergency luncheon. Toast lies, for they tell of ships missing and
orange boxes might be put together two slices of bread for each person lost, and each telegram has quite a
He declares, an his honor as a ;entre
in the nearest town or village to the g g
man, he never even heard of the sans farm women in the neighboring com-II draped with muslin and made to serve and broil one slice of bacon. Have, tragic importance to some of this 150
three pr vn rayshe was thatpe wa Thu, estimate,es? It would be difficult to l the purpose of holding a library. Al ready lettuce, tomatoes, and cucum-i underwriters who haunt the room.
three privates swear the way you; but I have not the stightestt nice Iinoleum or eongoleum on the bers sliced. Put on half the slices a Whenever a ship leaves port she is
were standing you could not have seen doubt that women who already enjoy floor will add greatly to the attractive- large leaf of lettuce, tomatoes, then, insured by her owners at Lloyd's
them before you struck down the can -
these privileges would not part with± ness of the room, and muslin curtains the bacon and cover with encumbers' against loss or damage to herself or
ta,•n. • ' them for the world. All state the on windows should not be omitted. and more lettuce. Add a spoonful of her cargo; and this risk is divided
Y, There are women's organizations in mayonnaise and the second slice of among a number of underwriters, who
"Furthermore, it develops, from the. have many times been repaid for thea oast and serve at once. insure her for certain sums ranging
story of one of them, Private Grey, a time and money spent in their estab every community willing to take care A very good sweet sandwich is made, from £100 to thousands of pounds, in
man from your home town, that on li�hment The country woman, of the rest room, though some perma-by mashing bermes; gooseberries and return for a premium.
currants should be cooked a bit, sweet -I Huge Gambles.
"Captain Chesney recovers con Rest Rooms For Farm Women y
sciousness and proves perfectly sane.i
your home road. Captain Chesney once
especially the woman who has yomrgi nent organization must stand back of
ening them and spreading between A slip is massed round from ons un -
slices of white breac. when cool. 1 derwritereto another, and on the in -
Unusual sandwiches far a garden 1 formation `supplied as to the destine -
party can be made by picking nastur-I tion, cargo, and class of the ship, the
est town to do her shopping. The day My Veranda.
flim, clover or rose blooms and pack-. names of her owners and captain, the
her! he knows I thrashed Chesney:
done it thoroughly, too! Blast him!"( is hot, the roads are dusty, and when The old-fashioned house in which I ing them about both the bread and insurance required and its rate, each
Henley looked at him sorrowfully, j they arrive at their destination, the once lived hada long front veranda butter to be used in an air tight tin; underwriter puts down on the slip the
"Then there was bleed between 1 children are all mussed up, and the facing the north. But it was little box the night before. • Wrap the but- i sum for which he is prepared to marcs
+ mother feels tired, blown about and fa himself responsible in case of loss to
you! Even way hack in your early + comfort we derived from it, for cone ter ,in a cloth. will have the sandwic es
or
• untidy. How nice it is to know that
twee+'es " tinually we had to watch to keep the are made they the flavor and! damage.
they can go straight to their rest The limit is entirely at the discre
IrIadison dropped down the cot. He' en_ babies from rolling off of it. odor of the flowers used. Serve on
•
roanerl. (room, have a wash and tidy up g When my third baby came I deter- sandwich plates garnished with the tion of the underwriter, and there have
g • "Grey! They'll believe him, of: erally, rest a little while, and per mined to alter that veranda, so that I Hewers. been cases in which a man has ven-
course. The favor -currying deg'. He; haps make a cup of tea, before they -would have a safe, cool place for the tared £50,000, and even £100,000 on
hates me, too. I laid him ut once:': start out to do their shopping and to little foils to play and a comfortable Oldest Countries Least Advanced. the safe voyage of a vessel.
"God knows everything is against; meet their friends. place for all of us to sit when the The history of China dates back to e�saf a a man thus risks hundreds or
'� n! i h- even your car -1 Even if one is lucky enough to owns day's work was done. thousands of years before human foot- thousands on a stake so full of uncer-
marks began to appear in Britain. tainty as the safety of a ship, which
naturally encounters so many dangers,
her voyage is a Matter of daily anxie-
ty to him until she reaches her des-
tination.
When she -is overdue the anxiety
of the underwriter increases, and each
day that passes without the ship's ar-
rival at her destination being reported
adds to it. He begins to see the wis-
dom of reducing his risk by "hedging,"
and at this stage the "doctor," as he
is called at Lloyd's, comes on the
scene.
gave you a severe thrashing. chldren, know: what it is to get them; it to see that it is properly equipped,
Madison started fiercely up. Isis nicely dressed, all looking spick and � eared for, and of continual and de -
dull eyes cleared with fire; his strong; span, ready for a drive of anywhere; &endable service to the community.
fingers clenched. ' from six to fifteen miles, to the near-(
"Grey said that, sir? The damned; `
Ii
I
you, !alae ..o• - ,
riage isn't that of a fearless, inno-3 an auto, the rest room is none the I had the veranda screened in, a
cent man. Look how you slouch!" I less valuable, as even in an auto one flower box 'built at the east end and From Asia civilization spread west -
"Because, sir, I ain't fearless any+ gets pretty well blown about on a a Japanese screen hung at the west wards, travelling right across Europe,
more," the prisoner sand wretchedly. i'i windy day, and after battling with the end. Clematis and honeysuckle climb- and thence to America. To -day Japan,
"I don't see any use in lying to you, elements for even a comparatively ed up the netting in front. With a instead of absorbing the apathy of her
lieutenant—the one friend I got. I'm' short distance, one appreciates being hook high enough on the screen door nearest neighbor, is touched by the
afraid. I'm damned afraid." I able to get one's hat on straight once to keep little fingers from unfasten- westward slow, and is raising her
"You were brave in the fight yester- more and the stray ends of one's hair ing it, I could put the three little tots heacl, ti ted ani
o pith to have a u sir oy
day," Henley said uneasily. I pinned up. It zs els
friends
men's one's n meet
"Because I still had the re -!place where one ca
spect; except those three, which I'd no and have a chat, instead of having
e to think J.
I see now what to stand in the street, or in some
out theretoplay with their toys and The maeority of domes ca
know that no harm could come to mals are Asiatic in -origin, . such as
them. Later I added a long strip of horses, dogs, mules, donkeys, sheep,
matting, porch pillows, a hammock goats, honey bees,. chickens, ducks,
rain
courage I had was built on people . store. Undoubtedly women will come and a veranda table. etc., and this alone shows that domes
thinking me the right sort. I was thea to town much oftener if they know The summer that the veranda was tic man had his first kingdom in Asia.
right sort. And I done what I orter / that when they have finished their screened in I noticed that our livingYet it is strange that the countries
done. But if I could have known, full shopping, they can go to a nice bright room was nearly deserted. I took my' with the longest human histories are
• an' clear, what it would be like to sit' cheery room of their own, where they sewing out on the front veranda, my to -day the least ad`'an-
vced.
huddled up here an' wait for the of -i car. sit and talk with others or read husband read his paper while he rest- —`
facers to decide, as of course they will,; a magazine while waiting for the ed in the hammock; the hired girl
that I'm a sneaking,, mutineerin' I men to get through with their busi- found the screened -veranda the cool idea! Marriage Age.
Interesting points regarding matri-
hound who tried to kill i iy captain tot ness. This means a long dreary inter- est place to shell peas and beans in the mony are raised by a clause in the will
settle an old grude, if I had realized Val spent sitting in the car or buggy, .morning and to crochet in the after-' of a London magnate. Much of his
completely hew I'd feel, waitin' to l.e 1 if there is no rest room, which de- noon; in the evening guests always! Property
set up for even the sutlers to spit at, tracts very considerably from any! said: "Let's sit on the veranda,it's so is left in trust for his child ren, the income from their shares to
an' then to be shot an' tumbled into, pleasure which the outing has for the cool and pleasant here." i be paid to their mother until each
a hole with 'Damn you!!' for a salute' women. Many farm women say they When it came my turn to entertain, drill attains the age of twenty seven.
over ane—I'd have let -the company go', had rather stay at home than stand the missionary society they voted to; The maker of the will expressed an
to hell, an' have carried the message; around. have the meeting on the big front! "earnest wish and desire" that no
ho told me to carry back where I'dj Reit rooms have a variety of uses. veranda. When I needed three rooms "earnest
should marry until that age was
been safe an' respected now." ' In most places they are social centres,' for entertaining a large crowd one, reached.
"Are—are you glad you didn't real -1 where the meetings and entertain- summer evening the screened veranda] - -
in it?" Henley asked doubtlfully. He', ments are had. It is very much easier made the third and was the most pop- Niiaarci's 3.intzuent Cures
felt his faith in Madison had been' to get a good attendance at a meeting ular of the three. Banked with flowers _�.-_----
steadily diminishing, t when it is held in a bright comfortable and green branches at both ends, it!
"Oh, yes, I'm glad," the prisoner I room where the members are at least I certainly did look inviting.
said wearily. "Only I wish to God' sure of warmth in winter. Dishes are ( My, veranda became so popular that
they'd settle me now. I don't want to; kept on hand, and as a rule there ,is , the next summer there was quite an
be court-martialed. 1 know, dust how; a small stove where a kettle can be+ epidemic of screened -in verandas in
pt'll be—so what's the use?"' boiled, so that a light Iunch can bei our neighborhood.
And Henley secretly assented, as het sevved with very little trouble, which
went pityingly away. Very shortly, is greatly appreciated, I Sandwiches Delicious and Dainty,
afterward he was present at the brief
trial, as one of the court.
When the prisoner was brought into
the dingy, shell -scarred hut, and had
doggedly asserted, under questioning,
'the same story he had previously told,
theverdict. already readable in
The establishment of a rest room From the Garden.
is not a Very difficult problem. It is The most delicious of all the sum !
necessary to secure a room centrally The mer sandwiches can --be made right
located in the town or city. Rent is'f
paid for this, met by an annual tax, { from the garden. Nothing makes a
The next thing to do is to furnish; rnore acceptable lunch for a sinner
is nerd not be ex en-' day than a vegetable sandwich; with a
ver is was a rel y e the room. r, n
the set jaws of the court; in their 1 sive. For the ideal rest room let us! crisp, cool filling and a bit of mayon-
unsucces•sfi l efforlp to mask. thea ste,r,Ln 1 lig nal; �6>Riefi 'rink ilafrs, in01ud-I mice
anr. idln'fancy- sof ispe.dtfes-is ut
t
c, ..
-�cartcempt for this coiyirlal tivho, nn I ing � rockeir br �wo, tome benches, a � sin
the very heart of a' fearful battle, few shetves for dishes and a small t ideal menu for the parch tea also.
'�-°,,lir].. ston, to settle a��ixiy�ite spite by
sto';e. The main idea 'should be toI Lettuce sandwiches have for e. long
half murdering his eapi;aln, make the •oom .attractive -v •h the I thine been i '.orate , To make them,
=_ least possible expenditure, Wonders i pied 'the : L . the night he.fr re, wash
Dean 11' Pe'"I4 I can be performed with empty boxes, thorough_ i r.,i put in a cheesecloth
and some pretty inexpensive muslin. bag on tl„ e. \t'h :r ready to use it
For instance, air empty apple or, will be very crisp. Vegetable sand -
orange box can he tri'! sforined into; wiches arc ..wayw better made just
a washstand, while another would: before ui r as the dressing softens
make a dresser. A looking -glass, I them. If thi.Y be out of the question,
needless to say, is a most essential: they mc.y be rlscnert and the mayori-
article as are also a wash jus; and' naise or cc,;l:ed c o..>,;iin spread on
basin. Paper towels cost very little, them. y ,
An:Jf ler gem; L .::iwich is nil tie
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STUDENT WARRIORS RESUMING.
THEIR STUDIES.
Master of Bailie) College, Oxford,.
Gives Interesting Facts Regarding
War and Higher Education.
The great universities of England„
whose student bodies and teaching .-”'
staffs were greatly depleted by ser-
vice its the army or in Government of-
fices during the war, -are again filling
with students and resuming normal
lite.
According to an estimate made by
the Master of Balliol •College, Oxford.
sent approximately 12,000 of its men
to the war or into the Government ser •
vice, OE these 2,394 were killed and
100 are hissing. More than 400 won
honors in the wain, including sixteen
Victoria Crosses, The ,figures of Cam-
bridge University would be about the,
same, the writer estimates.
Effect of War on Attendance.
Outlining the services rendered by
men of the forty colleges of Oxford
and Cambridge, the master writes that
owing to the response for war service
the student life "dwindled to a thread."
Ile adds that "tile importance of the.
response of these two older universi-
ties was that it filled up the gap be-
tween the destruction of the old Re-
gular Army in the fighting of August.
and September of 1914 and the nom-
ing forward of the newly trained Terri-
torials in the spring of 1915. This im-
mediate response to the call of the
country and the present courage and
devotion of these young men were a.
complete and decisive answer to any
'class' jealousy or feeling that the
workers were being grade to bear the
brunt.
"We doubted how many of the nen.
would want to come back," continues
the master. "We are finding that prac-
tically every man who possibly can is
applying to be taken back. at any rate
for shortened courses (lasting on an
average of one and two-thirds years),
and already the colleges are overfull,"
The general tone and character of
these men is described by Bellofi's-
master as remarkably high, There is
quite as nnich life and cheerful activi-
ty as before the war, and a great deal
more seriousness of purpose. The
piaster notes not only a marked im-
provement in the strength of character
shown by the returning students, but
that they even gained intellectually
what they had lost in book knowledge,
and -have more than made up for this
loss by the power of coming to the
point and by a sense of reality about
their work.
This he concludes, shows that their
previous university education was for
i ...t
type boyishabstract 3
too and abst a p
"neglected too much the intellectual
effect of beginning things at the lir ,c -
tical and concrete enol. These retut: -
ed men are not only keener to work
but they work with more Swiftness
and directness thah before they went
out; for, as one of them said, 'You
had to do a lot of thinking in the
trenches or else your number was soon
up,„
Important. M odlfications.
Oxford has made many concessions
to these men which the 'master re-
gards as justified by the showing they
now are making in their studies.
Formerly nine terms residence was re-
quired to obtain an Oxford degree;
now the men who served in the army
are excused from half this require -
went. These concessions tons will enable
the majority of them to take their
degree and go into the profession only
a year or two later than would have
been the case but for the war.
"In character and in general intel-
lectual development they will be bet-
ter men than they would have been
under normal conditions, and in intel-
lectual equipment of knowledge hardly
if at all inferior," writes the Balliol
master.
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"Au Royals, Tommeel"
Good -by Tonimee Atkins, au revolt'
mon cher ami,
Pout -etre you congas encore a In
belle France;
Ze 'Un 'e finish now—no more 'e goose -
stop a Paris,
No more ze kaiser mak' ze grande
advance,
W'en France spik, "Angleterrc, be
queeck, lo jour est arrives,"
Tenneco, le beau soldat, come wiz
'is smile.
Il dit, "Elio, Froggy, wot's up?" mon
Dieu 'e was si gal,
Il rit toujours, lnals vaincus all ze
w'ile,
Ze bootie say 'e was meprisable • -Tom-
mee laugh an' say,
It ees a long, long way to Tipperary;
An wen 'e was so 'urted what ze Fran-
cais say bless°
'El ask us for a "fag"—le pauvre
ch eri,
An now 'e go to Blighty an 'e say.
"Good -by, Francais,
It's been a lovely war," 'e mean la
guerre
Ii soni'frit beaueoup•-still 'e appals et
tous les Froggies say,
"Remercles-vous, Tommie! Vivo
I'Angleterro!"
A Forgetful Urchin.
"What is it, sonny?"
"I'm tryln to 'member what inc
wanted me to git in this jug.'"
' hst ;it,g?u..
i,. ,.! I forgot the pits.`"