The Brussels Post, 1911-11-23, Page 2Prr
CLOSE QUARTFRS;
OR, THE HOUSE IN THE
RUE BARRETTE
CHAPTER "VIII.—(Cont'd)
To his acute brain there came an
immediate confirmation of his
theory. Evidently the diamonds
had not been previously in the
Turk'/ possession. The little
Frenchman had just delivered them,
and this in itself was a strange cir-
cumstance in view of the fact that
the genuine stones mast have been
in Paris at least three days.
a visit in the night
Brett concentrated all his drama-
tic faculties in 1ouk, voice. and ges-
ture.
"You fools 1" he cried. "You
have been swindled by a device
which a child might suspect. These
are not the Sultan's diamonds.
These aro frauds—cleverly concoct-
ed hits of crystal and alum—intend-
ed to keep you happy until you re-
turncl
-Constantinople
to
rn to a
n
er how thoroughly you were deceiv-
ed."
"You lit 1" roared the Iittle
Frenchman. "They are genuine."
Brett wanted to punch the di-
minutive scoundrel heavily in the
face, but he restrained himself.
Turning with a magnificent assump-
tion of courteousness to Hussein-ul
Mulk, he said—
"Come, I told you you were act-
ing childishly : this proves it. A
most outrageous attempt has been
made to swindle you, if I may use
such a term to persons who confes-
sedly are plotting to rob another.
Surely this will convince you that
you have nothing to fear from me. Brett stepped into the breach.
I am here as the agent neither of "It is quite true," he said, "that
the Sultan nor the police. It is a my friend was anxious on my ac-
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turned out differently you wou d
now be a lifeless corpse in till's
room, whilst your body would not
he discovered for many weeks, as
we intended to leave Paris this af-
ternoon as soon as the diamonds
oamc into our possession."
At thia moment a thunderous
knocking reverberated through the
louse.
The Turks gazed at each other in
affright. None of them meved to
open the door. But the knock was
nut repeated, for the door itself was
thrown bodily from its hinges, and
the stalwart form of Lord Fairholme
accompanied by two policemen, ap-
peared in the passage.
"Alt," cried Brett, intervening
with ready tact, "I had forgotten
you, Fairholme. I see you kept
your appointment. These are not
required," he rattled on pleasant-
ly, the stern -look-
ing
turningtowards s
v
,
efts
ville; Ia'm
is de q
ing serge/
alive and uninjured. My friends
here and myself had a few earnest
words, but we have settled matters
needs /veiled and strongly pencilled' er of the children to apply theta•
eyebrows. Her akin bad that. pooh- selves• was mere marked than the
liar tint of poreeleeia white so often physical ohange for the better, al -
!aeon la women of southern blood. though that,too, was great.
Yet there wales nothing delicate in The healtcommissioner divides
this lady's appearance or: manner. the hares done. by poor, ventilation
A rich color suffused her Cheeks, into two kinds—the qufok-seting or
and her language was remarkably air -born lnfectiona, and the slow -
free both in volume and style. seting of air -caused conditions.
Her manner changed somewhat Among the former he places infiu-
as she addressed herself to Brett enza, Bolds, cerebrospinal meningi-
and his eompanioo. 'There was stif tis, and various infectious, such as
flcient of the landlady in her de- scarlet fever, diphtheria and
mcanour when she said, "And what measles. Among the latter be
would messioura be pleased to corn- places alrowsiness, mental slowness,
Mand?" headache, lassitude, muscular flab -
Now, if there was one typo of bines, anemia, chorea and irrita
femininity more than another which bility.—Youth's Companion,
Brett thoroughly understood it was
the saucy, quick-witted, handsome COLD CURES.
adventuress. He knew that the we- Boil two ounces of flaxseed in one
man scrutinizing him so coolly came quart of water. Strain and add two
well within this category• ounces• of rook candy, one-half pint
He could not tell, of course, in of honey, juice of three lem•uns, let
what way she might be associated all boil well. ]..et cool and bottle,
with the gang whose proceedings Dose: A wineglass full before meals
contained the explanation of Tal- and at bed time. The hotter you
bot's fate, but he instantly resolved take it the batter. Children will
to adopt redetermined position with readily take this, as it is ploasant
the lady who ball -petulantly, half- tasting and certainly is an exoel-
euriously, was awaiting his reply. lent remedy.
He came nearer to her. Icor colds on the chest, if lard is
"I am glad," he said, "that I spread on a layer of cotton batting
have met you." and thickly sprinkled with grated
The woman looked him boldly in nutmeg, then laid across the chest,
the eyes. "Was it for the happi- it will quickly loosen the cold. Also
r has
nee seeingme that monsieur s ofpick off the
s the cold gets better r c.
a
g
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visited the house?" cotton little by little, and there is
"That might well serve as the res- no sudden change from warmth to
son, but the pleasure is all the cold, as when a piece of flannel is
greater since it was unexpected." used.
satisfactorily." "You are pleased to be facet -
The suspicious policemen glanced ons," she replied. "Will you not
from the smiling Englishman to the tell me your business ? I have al -
perturbed Turks. At the first sound fairs to occupy me."
of danger Hussein-ul-Hulk had "Assuredly. I have driven here
closed the case in which lay the as quiekly as possible from No. 11,
spurious diamonds, so these preten- Rue Barbette."
tions -looking gems did not excite This attack, so direct and uncom-
the curiosity of the mon of law. promising, did not fail to have its
The senior officer demanded from effect. A ready mask of suspicion
Lord Fairholme an explanation of fell across the woman's impudent,
the exciting statements which in- pretty face.
duced them to accompany him, but There was just a tinge. of stage
laughter in her tone when she cried :
"Really, how interesting! And
where in the Rue Barbette, mon-
simple matter for you to verify my count. It was even possible these sieur? In what way am I concern -
statement. All that is necessary is Turkish gentlemen here and myself ed with—No. 11, did you say?"
for one of your party to take any 'might have proceeded to extremi- Brett well knew how to conduct
of these alleged diamonds—I would tics, but the affair has ended saris- the attack upon this lady. His voice
suggest the smallest one, so as not factorily, and if you will allow fell to a determined note, his eyes
to create suspicion—to any jeweller I me—" He put his hand into his looked gravely into hers as ho an -
in the district, and lie will test it pocket and a slight monetary trans -
for you immediately, thus proving ,action terminated the incident plea -
the truth of my statement. Loolc'sanths fur all parties.,
here; I will convince you myself." Soon Brett and Fairholme found
He took the mouster diamond ir- themselves in the street, and again
reverently in his hand before Hus- did the barrister draw in deep and
sein-ul-Mulk could prevent him and invigorating draughts of Paris air.
turned to the window. He pressed "Where now?" said Fairholme.
the stone. against the glass and tried "Tell me," cried Brett eagerly,
to make it cut. It failed. He placed "did you notice in which direction
it against his cheek. It was warm. the little man who left No. 11 about
A pure diamond would be icy cold.
More than this, a small portion of
the composition of which the imita-
tion had been hastily coneocted,
broke off in his fingers.
"You see," he laughed. "Do you
require further proof 1"
Even while he spoke the diminu-
tive little Frenchman turned and
bolted. One of the Turks drew a
revolver and rushed after him, but
Hussein-ul-Mulk uttered some au-
thoritative words which prevented
the man from firing. The French-
man wa.s evidently an adapt in the
art of Budging pursuit. In the pas-
sage he ducked suddenly and threw
the Turk heavily to the ground,
Then, witheut further interference
ho slipped the latch of the dour and
slammed it hastily behind him, leav-
ing Brett silently laughing at Hus-
sein-ul-Hulk.
"Can it be possible that what you
say is true?" said Hussein-ul-Mulk,
in such piteous accents that Brett
was moved to further mirth.
"Surely you do not doubt the evi-
dence?" he said. Take any of
these stones; they will crumble to
pieces on the hearth if struck the
slightest blow. See, 1 will pulver-
ize one with my heel."
And he did so, though the amazed
and despairing men whom he ad-
dressed would have restrained him,
for they still could not bring them-
selves to believe,
Russein-ul-Mulk was the first to
recover his scattered senses.
"We can not choose but believe
you, Mr. Brett," ho said. "We are
even indebted to you for making
this disastrous discovery at such an
early date. We paid our agents so
highly that we thought their hon-
esty was assured. We find we aro
mistaken, and consequently we
a; n]ogizo to you for using threats
were unnecessary. We rely ; di -envy -lever?
onor not to incriminate us. itt-'
es.
ewercd—"It is useless to pretend
that you do not understand me. You
are losing moments worth gold, per-
haps diamonds! Within a few min-
utes the police will be here, and
then it will be too late. Help me
first and I will let the police take
care of themselves. Refuse me your
assistance, and I will leave you and
your friends to the mercy of the
district commissairc."
ten minutes ago ?" A dangerous light leaped into the
"Better than that, I heard where woman's eyes at this direct chal-
he was going to. He was in such lenge.
a fiendish funk that he paid heed to "Monsieur is pleased to speak in
nobody but flung himself into a riddles," she said. "This is a res -
passing cab and yelled, 'Take me to taurant. We can execute your or -
the Cabaret Noir, Boulevard ders, but we are not skilled in aet-
Montmartre.' " ing charades. You will find better
"Good. You are a splendid de- performers in the booths out
tective. You have saved me hours there ;" and she swept her hands
of search and perhaps days of fail- scornfully towards the boulevard,
ure. Come: let us, too, =o to the
Cabaret Noir."
CHAPTER IX.
The exterior of the Cabaret Noir
belied its name. SCHOOLROOM VENTILATION.
Originally, no doubt. it was one of
the vilest dens in a vile locality, but In an address delivered not long
the fairy hand of the brewer had ago, the health commissioner of Chi -
touched the familiar wincahop, and ,cago, speaking on the subject of
it glistened to -day in much ma:hoes-I ventilation in schools, said that al -
any, more brass, and a dazzling though good ventilation is import -
collection of mirrors. ant for every one at every age, it
"Here -we are," said his lordship I is never so necessary as during the
cheerfully. "Let's take them a/+ I school years,.
surprise and run over the y1'10101 All through those years the body
show before any one can step use, is growing and maturing rapidly,
"No," said Brett; this is Paris, and physical habits are being estab-
and the polir'o hero has ways more lished. Since whatever material is
mveterious than those of Scotland formed in this time will have to do
Yard. We will gain nothing by dyes.' duty throughout the years of adult
tic measures. Indeed, had I knnwn We, it is a bad time to make ma-
terial that is below the standard.
The human body may be compar-
ed to a garment. It will stand a
bo„ seen already by any one inter- I great deal of rough wear and tear
with its medley of tents, stalls, and
merry-go-rounds.
(To be continued.)
the sort of place we were coning
to I would have visited it to-meht
and in disguise. As it is, we have
ested in nur movements, and it if it is made of good material ; but
would be useless to adopt any pro -
tome, so follow me.
He boldly entered through the
mein door, and found himself in a.
light. airy room, filled, in three- early years is so important—it is
fourths of its area, with littlethe time to make material that will
marble -lopped tables surrounded by stand the wear and tear of latex
diminutive aloes, wi+ilet a bar life. Children who in the school
if it is made of shoddy, it will grow
shabby and wear out quickly, no
matter how well it is cared for. That
is why the care of children in their
ff years are subjected to avoidable
counter was partitioned in n oar -
nor. n strain du not always sae. the ef-
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•feet immediately •-'
Tho attend ' a
when they di
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As Dangerous as the Tobacco or
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"Coffee heart" is common to
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if your heart is troubled. A lady
who was once a victim of the "cof-
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coffee all my life unci have suffered
very much in recent years from ail-
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directly due to the' poison in the
beverage, such as torpid liver and
indigestion, which in turn made my
complexion blotchy and muddy.
"Then my heart became affected
It would beat most rapidly just
after I drank my coffee, and go be-
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off. Sometimes my pulse would ge
as high as 137 beats to the minute.
My family were greatly alarmed at
my condition and at last mother
persuaded mo to begin the use of
Postum.
"I gave up coffee entirely ants
absolutely, and made Postum my
sole table beverage. Thin was 0
months ago, and all my ills, the in-
digestion, inactive liver and rickety
heart action, have passed away. and
my complexion has become clear
and natural. The improvement set
in very soon after I made the
change, just as soon as the dace
poison had time to work out of my
system.
"My husband has also been
greatly benefited by the use of Pos-
bum, and we find that a simple
breakfast with Postum, is as satisfy-
ing and more strengthening than
the old heavier meal we used to
have with coffee."
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CONSTRUCTING A SILO.
The importance and value of the
silo. in furnishing succulent food for
dairy cowe and other farm anima's
is now being more generally appro.,
Mated, Only a trial is necessary
to convince stock raisers that silage
is an economical feed for the pro-
duction of beef as well as for the
production of milk, Silage when
included .in the ration for steers
makes it more palatable, and in this
manner is an active agent in bring-
ing about more rapid gains. Also.
in many eases well.prc.arved silage
has been found, a cheap and suc-
cessful feed for sheep, swine and
horses, writes Mr. J. B. Davidson.
The silo may be made an orna-
ment to any group of farm build-
ings. Its form is such that it may
be made to add to, the appearance
of any style of construction.: One
or more conical silo rods when -
viewed from a distance; or in the
full height of the curved wallsat
a closer range, gives a very pleas-
ing effect when placed in a setting
of rectangular buildings.
, scof
silo, re-
ur o
isthe any
It purpose
gardless of its oonstruoticn, to ex-
clude air as far as possible from
the silage, and in this way prevent
decay. To prevent the air, from
reaching the silage, all silos must
have air tight walls. These must
be rigid enough not to be sprung
out of shape by the pressure of the
silage, permitting air to enter next
to the wall. Not only the walla but
the doors, also, must be perfectly
air -tight. To accomplish this they
should bo well fitted and the joints
made perfect by felt pads or gas-
kets. It is a good practice •where
the silo door sets against a shoul-
der, to place clam worked into the
consistency of putty in the joint.
The clay is placed on the bearing
surface and the door placed over it,
and when the pressure of the silage
comes against the door an air -tight
joint is obtained. Tar paper is suc-
cessfully used by some silo owners,
either in strips to cover the cranks
around the doors or in widths suf-
ficient to cover the entire door and
lap a few inches on the silo walls.
Not only should the walls be
tight and rigid, but they should
also be perfectly smooth on the
to permit the silage to settle
without forming air pockets, which
cause a certain amount of the ad-
joining silage to rot. Several fail-
ures have been caused by a shoul-
der being made where the walls join
the foundations. The foundation -
wa]l, and in fact the walls of the
entire silo, should bo as smooth as
possible: If due care' is used in
tramping the silage the filling,
'doors which extend into the silo
are not a serioas objection, though
perfectly flush doors are certainly
an advantage. A vertical wall is
the only satisfactory wall to use,
as a wall inclined outward will sup-
port the silage to a certain extent
and prevent it settling satisfactor-
ily, thus creating air pockets. When
the wall is inclined inward the si-
lage will settle away from it. In tbo
case of concrete silos with tapered'
walls, those should be vertical on
the inside.
Best results are obtained where
the silage is uniformly distributee'
throughout •the silo and is careful-
ly packed near the walls and around
the Floors by tramping. Care tshresla
be taken that tho heavy and light
portions shall be uniformly mixed.
Some silo owners are of the opin-
ion, that a great amount of tramp-
ing is unnecessary, but the investi-
gations of the writers would indi-
cate that where tramping was not
followed there was always a certain
amount .of spoiled silage and that
the money spent for labor used in
thoroughly tramping the silage in
the silo when filled brought good
returns.
In localities whore freezing oc-
curs, it is necessary to construct
the silo ea as to prevent, so far
as possible, freezing of the silage.
It is difficult to make a comparison
between the merits of • the various
types of silos in this respect, ow-
ing to the inability to find them.
under like conditions. Freezing of
silage is clue to loss of heat, first
through the silo wall ; second, to
the air in contact with the feuding
surface. The first logs may bo re-
duced by using a nen-conducting
wall in the silo, and the second by
preventing the circulation of air
above the silage iu the silo.
Any kind of an air space will par-
tially prevent freezing, depending
upon how little the air circulates
in this space and also upon how
much conducting material is re-
quired to tie the outer and inner
walls together.
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It takes t clever child' to refrain
Iran saying elite, things.
The schoolmistress ;vas examining '
her pupils before some visitors.'
"What knuwri what useful article is
furniehrd us by the elephant1" she
asked. "Ivory," war; the prompt
reply of nearly "all, "And what Flo
we get frim the whale?" "Whale-
bone," answered several. "Quito
richt, And what from the peal?"
'~dialling wax," leased Peter.
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