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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1921-10-13, Page 6(CoPellatitsette Synopsis of Later Chapters. eschewing the inviting luxuries of the billiard room and library, passed into Granet is commissioned by his • a email room behind, plainly* furnished uncle, e,new " Alfred Anselman, , to destroy as, a business man's Sillily. Garnet the, �resw_ . ;r!1nz««aine,.ciegeetgr, made by"se1zed his uue,e by the arm Six , ley i .4.e nrih ai .l!Iarfalk; h6n ' c ling upon Isabel Worth he le miss "It's coded, I suppose?" taken by the inventor for the captain Sir Alfred nodded. of the ward and shown the marvel- "It's coded, Ronnie, and between lots invention. At midnight, with his, you and me I dent believe they'll be ac onipIiee, Collins, he lights a flare able to read it, but whose de{ng. is T to :"� is Viet?" e aide anon, hi u. heh d a with s e a 1" Next g Zeppelin. ,n . e:c da, P YPointing sz n:moiled to the Hall and questioned finger to the envelope, br Thomson. Isabel Worth comes to ""It must have been a mistake," h s res, ue with a false explanation of . Grant muttered. G :net's preeeuee et Burnham Hall. Sir Alfred glanced towards the Geraldine refuses to consider Granet s.. closed door. Without a doubt they proposal until the end of the war. She, were alone. assists Thomson when he is fired upon; "I don't know, he said, "Mistakes from a grey racing -car. At the War: of this sort don't often occur. As I Office Thomson insists that Ansel- ` looked around to -night, Ronnie, I man's Dutch correspondence be thought --I couldn't help thinking that eensore•& Aneeliaaan gives a dinner-' our position was somewhat wonderful. parry. Does it mean that this is the first breath of suspicion, I wonder? Was CHAPTER XXVII—Continued . it really only my ftancy,,or did I hear There was a little rustle as one of.to-night the first mutterings of the the r ew par:ormaids walked smooth- • storm ?" • _ h to his side and presented a silver No one can possibly.• :•su er salver. He soil: the single letter from Granet declared, "no one wined' uuld tete g r.cad at it for. a moment care heave i 1fiuence enough to override your lease:: .,;.+«,tee eels as though the immunity from censorsh p. It must fingers which held it had been peened have been an accident. by red-hot wires. The brilliant little' in wonder!" Sir Alfred muttered. e+omparti seemed suddenly to dissolve' Can t you decode it? Granet before- tis eyes, . Be saw nothing asked eAlfied" re--"Thee-ea-lay to .in the larger bu.. the nlar'„ing upe that letter, growing larger and larger as he gaud, library and was absent for several the: verlt.lbie writing of fate,.irreieed minutes. W hen he returned; the lnes- upon tee °fnvRlope by a rubber •stepete .sage was written tut In lead penile:—" —by the hand, pereesaiteee of. a .clerk• Lees e. London:June-4th. Have flares; ---'Upended by'Ceeeer;". • - Uiiilinght- Befk eesham, Pelaee,; St,, There was 1n mane :tory alias, jn• 'Paul's steps,' • g:txtienS in front of f his ear:, .Ile eeeeee.,.t°his alias, roupd . B. Ere tie•lire st rep rt received. it full, raised. latte late -hie lips an<l.eirained x >t.`t d . ge y k the; it The ,gba by main ent of suspended. glnni cssai;e. it consisted of ai animation p.oae;i. ;FTE' felt no la'nger few peeeeetly harmless sentences con -i that he xva«; in te room front which all eernang-• .y.«•areous rates of ' exchange. the alar had teat airatikn. He was ham-: He par t'w`it to "his uncle with a smile, self again but tee letter was theree `"I':elina%{aln't worry eboutehat, sir," Mr. Gordon Jones, who had been talk- : h µeec aurx''t size thing itsE if I worry ing to the bish- p, leaned towards feint «' Sir,Alfred said thoughoy: iliele i pointed to the envelope. Cyt ' -'..,,;,,.thet'll never decode that message. aske?, that yours, Sir A3fre":]. he' It's the something that lies behind it. Sar Alfred n"t hied. It's the pointing finger, Ronnie. I "Becoming a little more stringent; though took deist it out, at any rate. I see." he c' Ferrel. heeding it up, r et 're ••I thought I reeognizetl the mark " serious, I suppose? You delft want the ether replied. ".A moist outrageous t"xga toy America.?"' mist•zike! I am very glad that it+.came ,.• I dont,' 'Granet replied grimly. freeuneer my from iy'e" censor, are ltreeu"tely ThYou veryclwell ford. the it pre-sent. l do ser, Sir Alfri3„ ant "I "thought so myself," Sha -Alfred w Six Alfred frowned, ' remarked "however, I sup'e1 - an ""There are plenty of wild enter - wondered mistake tan scar'eely. 'be res ,ufnot" "but aa. Don't worry them about p , he admitted, I it, please.. My Dutch letters are dont know, after all, thet'I wish you simply; re oris of the balanceseat my particularly to be mixed up in them." different banks. mere finauaai;al de- I can't hang about here much tea. • «. , „' .r .. longer, his nephew grumbled. "'I get .; the fever in my blood to be daing :4I1 the same," Mr. cordon Jong insisted. "there has been g,rt#as neglect something. I had. a try this morning." sone where. I will 'see that it is in- t His un�c]e looked at him for a quired into to-morrow•mo2•n.ng," moment. ,� -Very kind of vour Sw-.Alfred de- ,; This• morning, he repeated. elareu. , as yoae Rages 'T have been Well . aha to t;a�e y t #raiaents of in Granet thrust . les hands into his t fo=n anion Il,w and these which would trou=ers pockets. There was a frown cease .at once, of course, if my car- upon leis fine forehead .: - .. re .!i„n,ien e .,,s i, wh»Ie were sub- It's that man 1 .talc you about," Jett to cense-Miller' h e fxireeeasional•mi's= he••sale •'laitterlee .""thatenan I hate. take like this es yaotlaii;e " He's nobody of aria 'account'btlt he al - There w.,. "'urieti'ier• interruption: litNyae troubl to be e I find a ix'ect up in I got The, time a measa,g-e had .come from the Rouse•--eleneeters 'would be re- out of that affair down at •.Market quired within the next twenty minutes. Burnham without the leant trouble, The little party --it was a men's din- and then. as hem down, u of all the the- Office ner party ,nidi—broke up. Very soon 'people on Sir Alered ate hie nephew were left earth, to_ hold an inquiry. Soinetimes atones! SriAlfred's fingers shook for I think that he suspects• .nae. I met a mei/lent tee he tore open the seal him at a critical moment on the bat - of h letter. Ile glanced through the tl fielcl Haar Niemen. I always be - with tales it contained ante breatheciee lieved that he heard me eeeekin Ger- a:gh cf reeee. man—it was just after I ;dead'+ come ti -Come m e this Way, Ronnie,' h•e'inwatetl tea*. 'Berea' the. lines . Tihe other day Thi left ,tkee e'ne irag ro¢nr'• a ted;,;.,_ weld,, I, told yea •abou .thee. Isabel 4 fie lb ailed nae arTl,doneeeen.Q'vwherc .i Chould' !lave :been:. I think I shall r kill that mane" "yeha't tlid 'you say, his' n:anie was ?" e ` ti• : >. frxd asked, with sudden eager- • . There'was a moment's alienee. Sir Ailrreles .:expression-, was. ' erriou,sly tease. He .leaned across' .the table to- wards his nephew. . ""Thanr's•on?" be repeated. "My God! -I knew there was soinething. I meant to tell yen. Don't yeti know, Ronnie?—but :of course you don't You're sere 'it's Thoriison--Surgeon Major Thonsori$•" `"Tha:t's the . Man." • • :`"He is the"Bilin with. the 1 ewv pest" Sir Alfred declared' hdersely. "He lathe head of tea whole Difilitar- In- telligence Department! They've set hem up at the 'V(l ar• Office. • They've piveticaliy given- him unlimited powers." ,. , "`Why,, I thought the was inspector of Field Hospitals!" Granet gasped., `"A blind'!" his uncle groansd•. "He is nothing of the sort. He's Kitchenee's• own man, and, this," ` he adtd�ed, looking at the letter, "must be his work!" there were black lines under 1'$s eyes, . — ~T Ile answered his chief's unspoken; questioe with a shake of the head. ! "No luck, sir," he announced. "I spent the whole of last eight at it, too ---never went to bed at all. I've tried it with tleirty-one codes. Then: I've taken the first line or two and; tried every possible change," "I eeu1dn't mieke anything of it my- • serf," Thomson: confessed,, laolcate a the sheet of paper which even at that n,�ament was spread out before him. ""All the sante, Ambrose, I don't be- lieve in it." "Neither do I, sir," the other as - embed: eagerly, "I am going to: have another try this afternoon. Perhaps there'll be some more lettere in then and we can tell 'whether there's any* s;milarity." ".I've a sort of feeling, Ambrose," he said, `"'that we sha'n't have many of these letters," "Why not, sir?" heard by telephone, just before You came," Thomson announced, "that a certain very distinguished. per - see was on his way to see ire, Cabinet Ministers dant come here for nothing, and this one happens to be a friend of Sir Alfred's." Ambrose sighed. "More intel.ferenoe, sir," he greened. don 't see how they eau expect us to ran our department with the civilians butting in wherever they like. They. wan-} us to save the country and , they're to have the credit for it," boy' There WAS a knock at the door, A scout entered. His eyes were a little protuberant, Ins manner be-. tokened ewe, "Mr. Gordon Jones, sire' Mr. Gordon Jens entered .without waiting for any further °axlnpunce- went, Thomsen -ease to his feet and ak receive a dgenial handshal�e, after which the newcomer glanced at Am- brose. Thomson signed to hie assistant to leave the room, "Major Thamson," the Cabinet Minister began impressively, as be settled down in his chair, "I have came here to corder with you, to throw' my self, to e. certain extent, upon your , understanding and your common sense,"he added, speaking with the ; pleated air of 'n. Haan sure of his gptun•3" and himself. 'You have. come to protest, I sup- ose," Thomson said slowly, "" w a list ya sa our having.-•,': , `"T•o-' protea against nothing, my deer sir," the other interrupted. "Simply to explain to you, as I have just explained to your Chief, that while we passers every sympathy with, and desire to give every latitude in tae world to th military point of view, theme are just 'one or two very small matters• in which we must claim to have a voice. We have, as you know, a free censorship list. We have put no one epee it who ie not far and away above all suspicion. I am given to understand that a letter addressed to Sir Alfred Anselman WAS gpend yesterday. I went to see your Chief about this morning. He has referred me to you." "The letter," Thomson remarked, "was opened by my orders ," ""I happened," Mr. Gordon ° Jones went an, "to be dining at Sir Alfred's house when the letter tie*as presented. Sir Alfred, I must; say, took it ex- ceedingly welt At the same time, I have made it my business to see that this does not occur again." Themson made no sign. Hie eye- brows, however, rose a little higher. I "The country," his visitor cone tinued, "will know some day what it owes to Sir Alfred Anselman. At present I can ()illy express, and that poorly, nay sense of personal obliga- tion to him. •`He has been iif the gresttest asp utance to the Govern. Hands that Thrill. . 'What ever mild lie have seen in her ?„... . The question came into my mind ae a eouple entered the dining -ear and took the two seats opposite to my cern, One was a eneelooking man, ` bronzed end keen -.-he might have been an explorer; but his well dressed wife had a fate ~which was simply ordinary, --unattractive, undistriugmshed, ' The exp]anetion mete when the lady removed her gloves, for she had the; hands that 'Willi by reason of their, mere shapeliness and ”"character" --d long and sensitive 'and slender, but not elaw-like; perfectly kept; white,: but not too white; strong and capable and beautiful hand•'•. One knew that their clasp woul.t be firm and sweet and indescribably expressive , He had fallen in love with hear hands; of Chet T felt sure far I im- mediately fell in love with them my- self, even without the magic of a' handclasp. Mon don't always dell in love with pretty faces. To many a: ren the loveliest face, the most alluring ex- pression, maltea no appeal whatever if the lady owning it happens to leave the distressing habit of biting her nails; or even if her heeds are merely ill-kt, Whether there is anything in palmistry or not, it is certain that upon many sensitive observers the general appearance` shape, and move - anent of a persons• hands have enor- mous influence, and that front the hands, more than from any other evi- dence, they foram quite accurate opinions. Hands ran "look" cruel, avaricious, tired, tranquil, eager, servile, sensu- ous; but one can easily make mistakes and assume too melt. The thick hand does not always prove. its owner in- artistic; It often -belongs to a brit - tient pianist, Alternatively, the dainty , hand may be possessed by a person quite ignorant of the Arts, There is, however, sonie mysterious quality about the hand which has• the power of repulsion or attraction; all - the still .of the manicurist' cannot' change a poor hand into a Charming one, although ft can do much to en-: hence the natural beauty. The realty beautiful hand occurs an all elas,-ea, among all ranks of life,' but it is comparatively fare. And, as a rule, the posscsear of ouch .a hand is more to be envied than the owner of a pretty face. The Reason. Beatrice Drew was net a coward.' Her defeat to -day was the first big disappointment she had had. in all the eighteen years of her happy spoiled ife. Moreover, it lead coarse without warning. She was easily the most popular girl in the class, and see knew, of equrse, that she was going to be nominated for president; but teat ,she might not be elected never once 'enen- tered her mind. Yet Frances Stuart ment id the city end elsewhere. His contributions to our funds have been I magnificent; his advice, his sympathy, invaluable. He is a pian inspired by the highest patriotic sentimentts, one s of the first and most noteworthy of British eitizene." Thomson listened in eilenee and tivithcut interruption. Ile met the well - satisfied peroration of his visitor with- out comment. vas not only elected 'but' elected, by a arge majority. Beata;ice took the blow Bike the courageous girl •she was. In .a second he was` on:her feet and had moved that the election be made un�animoue. he 'vas among the first to congrat- ulate the new president; and she laughed end talked • with the 'erowd and declared that Frances was the best c oice that they could possibly have made. - But when it was all over and , s he could s'7 awayshe P flow- to her room and waited, for bee roommate • , S ""I am hoping to hear," the latter h concluded, with some slight asperity - in his manner, "that the circumstance o.wlaich I have alluded was accidental and will not be repeated." Major Thomsoel glanced thought- fully et a little pile of deerements by his side. Then he Looked eoldly towards hips visitor and provided him', 'perhaps with _one of the most complete 'et -i prises of his life. "I am sorry, Mr. Gordon Jones,"" he !' said, "but this is not a matter which I can discuss with you." The Cabinet Minister's: face was a steely.. • "Not discuss it?" he repeated blankly. . " . Major '.Clioenson shook his hea.d. "Certain responsibilities," he`''coii- need' quietly, "`wi�th•_-reeard to the afe conduct of this, country, have been aande'd over to the military author - ties, which in this particular case I epresent We are in no ,postiion for inanities or courtesies. Our c()ain- try is in the gravest danger and. no- thing else as of the slightest possible significance. The charge which we have accepted; we shall carry out with regard to one thing only, and that is aux idea of what is due to the public safety.,, "You mean, in plain words," Mr. Gordon Jones exclaimed, "that no re- quests from me or eay, for instance, ,the Prime Minister, world have any weight with you?" (To be continued) • Dyed Her Draperies. and a Faded Skirt 1S3Ui No 41--'2177-7 CHAPTER XXVIII SutFgeun Major. 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"You were great," she cried, "I never was so proud of you, Bea Drew," Beatrice disregarded the praise ""Tell nage," she repeated inexorably "Never mince my feelings. I've gat to get this, thing straight. Why was I snowed under by .a girl net bait so popular as I? There must be a rea- son, Pliny up Gwen, and give it to me," Though it was bare, Gwen did it, "You know Fran,cee Stuart'' nick- name?" ick name?" Beatrice nodded. "Old Reliable. "That was it, Bea." "s"But still I don't understand," Beatrice replied, "It was because you promise things and then forgeet, Like that concert at the •ekuroli in the village; you virtually pledged yourself to sell a hundred tickets, and you said only thirty-six, and the committee had to make up the deficit out of their own pockets, It has happened like thee a good many times. The crowd loves yen dearly, but they are afraid to depend on you. And they had to have a president whom they could depend on. 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