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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1927-05-26, Page 6Ra r85o t. Flresh emir delicious. :MELVI LE. DAV16soN POST, TUE MAN WITH STEEL FINGERS. • The great drawing -room throughlifting of the lip and extended vague - which M. Jonquelle advanced teas' ly with but a slight changing of the empty, man's features. Bit it was not silent. ' A vague Hisvoice, when he spoke,, was low, music, like some weird' conception ef well modulated and composed. Hie manner was easy and gracious. "Ah l"<he said, "it is Monsieer Jon- quelle, the Prefect ofPolice of Paris. I am honored. ur Mon ie Jor well removed his Monsieur til e gloves; he sat for a mometit,twdsting them in his fingersµ,ince one -in a cer- • tain embarrassment. His host, also seated, regarded him with the vague smile which -appeared now as •a sort of background on the • mask of his face. ;The Prefect of Police 'hesi- tated. "Monsieur," he said, "1 have called upon you for an opinion upon a prob- lem which has always perplexed me. It is a problem.upon -which the opin- ions of persons without experience are wholly without value, and un- fortunately, all those who have had experience, and were,therefore, able to give me an opinion, have been. al- Tschaikowsky, seemed to feel about the room, extending itself—a thing that crept blindly and disturbed as though it would escape :from some- thing that followed it tirelesslyand invisibly.`, It required the fingers of a master, on the board of a keyed instrument, to produce these sounds. They came from the room beyond, a second draw- ing -room looking out oil the Bois de Boulogne. Monsieur Jonquelle had not allow- ed the servant to announce him. "One is ;not permitted to disturb Lord Valleys at this hour," the ser- vant had 'said. . Monsieur Jonguolle's . card had added to the m,an'a perplexity. One was also not permitted to deny an entrance, anywhere, at any hour, to the Prefect of Police of Paris. The man had made a hopeless gesture, ways persons lacking in a certain' ele- like one resigning himself to the in ment of intelligence. I have not had evitable. the opinion of a man of intelligence, Monsieur Jonquelle, after the door who was also a man of experience, had closed behind him, remained for upon this problem." some moments quite motionless in the He paused, The man before him eddy, as one might write It, of this did not reply; He waited as In a strange, weird music, in which there profound courtesy for Monsieur Jon - was always a note of ruthless vigor queue to complete the subject with —a note of barbaric vigor, harsh and which he had opened his discourse. determined. had taken a small chair, and he Monsieur Jonquelle could not place at in it as a man of great strength and vigor and of an unusual bulk rests. his -weight upon something which he is uncertain will support it, He, did not move, but the expres- sion of his face changed slightly. His eyebrows lifted as in a courteous in - the music . in any remembered com- position. It was not the work of any master' that he knew. It was an im- provisation of the fingers that pro- duced it. Presently he advanced into the room from which "the music issuel, Ile paused a moment in the doorway, watching the figure with white, nim- ble fingers hard as steal. Then he spoke. "Your pardon, monsieur," said the Prefect of Police. "I ant dseolate• to disturb you." The man at the piano sprang up and turned swiftly as though his body accomplished the act with a ,single motion, To the eye, the man was strange. His shoulders were very broad and stooped; his face was wide, -massive —the face of a Slay. His hair was thick, close and heavy, but it Was not lo;lg, end ,affected no manncrlsrri8, The man was very carefullydress. ed, after the English fashion, and with its well-bred restraint. teat the im- pression he. gave one was decidedly not English. It was that of a Slav adapted to English aspect. The eyes one did not see. One rarely saw them. They seemed to be and turned swiftly, O•rtrna The . man at the piano' cps hidden by heavy lids like curtained windows. And there was no expree- qudry, Monaleur Jonquelle went on. sion In the face. The face was a He seemed not entirely at ease. "I shall not pretend at ignorance of your affairs, monefeur. The\lave courts of England are brutal and di- rect. I'hey have no consideration for impression. The man before him was l anyone, and the press of those islands luae a less restraint either the greatest eliminate or the I "When, one is charged with a crime greatest genius that he had ever seen. in England, and comes into its courts, Jonquelle had also a further im-! no humiliation le neglected. That one pression o>i failure. He had meant te. is innocent means nothing; that this startle this man, and observe' what lnnocenc`e. 18 presently'. demonstrated followed. And he had startled him• but Outlaw to every experience, there does not preserve one, to the evvnty precoddng such a 'verdict, from every was nothing to observe, The mane, imaginable humiliation," face remained without anexpresslone he wee behind it hidden from ever 1 Monsieur Jorrquecontinued to eye. It was a mask that could not bs hesitate. But he wonte an. changed by the will of another. Mon- sieur Jonquelle wondered in what manner it would change at the will of the man that it se admirably; obscur- e h ang up Mask. It seemed always In repose. The big nose, the square, brutal jaw, and the wide pianos offthe face, were white' as with a sort of pallor. 'Mon - "Monsieur," he said, "out of this unfortunate experience you will have come, I. feel, with. a certain opinion upon the problem which .disturibs me. d: It was a thing he was not triter- And 1 am sura, monsieur, you will ested to discover, not deny me the. benefit of that opine It was only for an instant that the l°n." man was without expression. Then The Prefect of hesitation looked: qd st like one who with hesitation requests. e smiled and came forward into the I a favor from another, • more. The smile began with a queer Lord Volleys replied Immediately. "I shall be Very glad to give you my opinion uppon' any point In the. matter" he•safd. "Surely I have been n spared -little. I have had every ex - Variance of humiliation. The erian- final law of England is a bungling and BRITISH cruel device, ` Those who find them- [selves hem - LEGATION selves concerned with it, I profundly IN VATICAN STAYS pity. "There isno coireirteration of fam- ily Or culture that in any way miti- gates a iti-gates. fire severity or in any direction preserves one from odium, once the machinery oa a criminal court of England Is am Its way, The evperi- once of pt _is, a horror to me, `manedeur; but if It tan result in any benefit to you or to another;; I ain wining to recall it, What is the problem, mon sieur, upon which, you would have my opinion?" ' "It is this, monsieur," replied the Prefect of Police, "Is it your conclu- cion, upon thie experienoa of life, that there is a Providence of 'god that undertaker to adjust the affairs of mankind—to asa'ist the 'helpless and to acquit the innocent-or;do you be- lieve that it is the intelligence of man that acoompld:ahes this result? . What is it, monsieur, that ,moves be- hind the machinery of the world -- chance, luck, fortune or some sort of Providence?" level Valleye roomed b, reflect while r .tar?i 1+� t• l.i . , I� I ,Inen Far Real Leas -t -i -n -,r, Refreshment Get Nips — deli- cious Peppermint flavored ,gum in auger -coated form— A benefkNe.i trent—cleanses mouth end teeth—elrl, digestion. "AN, Eunrr Mal" •. ,.a VtYF: ISSUE. No. 21--'27. the Prefect of. Police wad speaking,. and he now replied with little head - Wien, "Charioe, monsieur,» he said;,':Pis unquestionably the greatest' and mast mysterious' factor in all human ae- feirt,' but it is modified :and diverted. by the human will.. , . Iiumnn in- telligence, montiettr, ntolligonce,-monsieur, and chance are the two factors." The Prefect of Police continued to. look down" at his hands. "I have been of a different opinion, Lord, Valleys,'.:` he said. "I think there lad an intention behind' events, 'n sort of will to justice, to righteousness, `as onehas said. It Ss not chance ae wo Usually define the word, and the hu - Man will ennnot circumvent it, , It is strange, :as;,see it, Lord Val leye This thing wo call human intelli- gence acerae to be able to aid, to as- sist, to advance the vague; immense, persistent impulse behind events, and to delay and to disturb it, but not ultimately to defeat it. "Take the extraordinary' events that have happened to you, Lord Val- leys, and tell me,, if yen can, how they could have arrived by chancel "Your, uncle, Lord Winton, took the title and the whole properties of. your family, by the accident ref birth. Your father, the second son, having no title and no fortune, entered the diplo- matic service and was allotted to one of the little courts of south-eastern Europe. He married your"' mother there, and you were bornand grew up. hi' the 'atmasphere ef Serbia. "There was little chance that you would ever have fortune or title. Lord Winton had two sons; one of thein married an American; ,the other re- mained unmarried. There were three lives between you and this title and its immense estates' in England. , What chance was there, monsieur, that these persons 'should be removed and these benefits descend to you?" He paused. t'But they were removed, monsieur, and the benefits have descended: The War appeared. Both sons' of Lord Winton lost their lives In dt;-Lord. Winton is himself murdered; and you come, monsieur, from a paupered kingdom of southeastern Europe -to be a peer . of England with an -im- mense estate. Even the American granddaughter of Lord Winton takes nothing under this extraordinary Engldeh law of entaiL Would you call this chance,—monsieur?" Lord Valleys found no difficulty at all with the inquiry. He replied di- rectly; "Morieleur," he said, "it was all clearly chance except the murder of Lord Winton. That wag, of course, design--" •. . (To be continued,) . C. DOYLEf S OPINION ON LONDON MURDER Originator of Sherlock Holmes Would Employ Spiritualist. POLICE IGNORANT. London (U.P.)—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle repudiated his famous detec- tive, Sherlock Holmes, ;he the midet or the Charing Cross' murder mystery. ,The Charing Crosti murder mystery Was revealed to the public Thursday with the discovery of the dismember- ed body of a woman wrapped In brown papera trunk which heel been cheek- ed at. Charing Cross station. Flavor Recognized The Sherlockion flavor of . the tale which ie bow unfolding generally was sensed, by the public as Scotland' Yard detectives began their search for the "well dressed man" who arrived' In a taxi and. checked the trunk. But "Sehnert and his violin, bis mag- nifying glass, fore-and-aft hat and un- canny perceptions, have been super- .seded for Sir Arthur by a new kind of detective. In a speech, Sher - lock's creator argued the necesssitY for every police atatithi in the world t0 have a epiritualietfc medium at- tached to its force. The medium, Sir Arthur acid, world solve mysteries'.. Police now "are too ignorant"' of rypirltuallsm, in the opinion of the tel - les' of detective stories. So long as the law requires the police to prose- cute mediums., oillclere of thedaw can- not be expected, to ask medltims for a+ssietan cc. • Christie Mystery Sit Arthur said that he had helped to solve' the mystery of the disappear- ance several months ago of Idrs. Agatha Christie 'by handling one of Mrs. Cbrlstle'8 gloves, to a, medium who foretold the actual date upon which Mts, Christie would be ironed, Relatives of s'missnng women to -day besieged ibe mortuary in an effort of ideality the Charing Cross trunk victim. Meanwhile .the Yard, true `to its 6raditions asset down in the stories of Sherlock Holmes, scorned outside assistance as it investigated clues.. Sir Austen Chamberlain :'Re- fuses Request to With- draw it. bondon--Sir Austen Chamberlain, in the House" of Commons emphatically refused to withdraw the British lega- tion from the Vatican as desired by come Laborites. Sir Austen declined: "At a time of great international trouble the British Government established tills legation --to withdraw it now would be almost t an offensive act. "Apart from that, whatever ylene we nta,y taker about the Roman Church there can be' no doubt that the head of that church repre- a THE PRIZE WINNING 'ESSAY ,.:c .•ha x r:..,: -:i: s3 sr. yXxe'�sx ..b �SP''�.Y 6i*�,'.�..�1`�xizw.�i"r.�.`,s:�"'Y.k�'�''x�°•ti^�`,�`v�•.''�''�.v�*�c�.'���`�Nn?�`�.`�a�.�.'i3�.�..��;��`���. The Winner and Her Sisters Dear Sir:- ' ' 1 did not dream when I sept in my effort for the Canada. Panay Contest that I would be lucky enough to win a prize, suck a stilendid one at that, and I can hardly realize my good fortune even yet, but I have the evidence of mY own eyes and must believe it. This is the Drat time I have tried in an Essay competition, though the sec and public prize r have won, for last year secured third prize in the Home Garden Competition in connection with. the Public Schools of the County. 1. on Oct. 14th, 1913, was born on my father's farm In Burford Towilsbip, and attended Public School at Fair- field Plains School, Section 'No. 16, Burford, and passed into High Selland in Burford village 'last September. There, although perhaps not my best subjeote, composition and English literature are easily ray favorites and the more I study them . the better I like them. In the last Easter maculae - adobe my average was 82 and 1 rank- ed fifth out of thirty -tire students in my form, I like sports and games and especially gymnastics but I am not strong enough' yet to exoell in any • great degree. I attend regularly the Meal United. Church for service arud Sunday School and I find my ° lesions in English literature . are a. great help to me fn understanding what: I hear there. I }rave a sarong desire to become a Public School teacher though I have my'doubte sometimesas to whether I am clever enough but I am doing my beat, - I am sorry I have no photograph of mysolf alone and only the eaoloaed snapshot taken with my two sisters last summer. I am standing on the left, myelder sister in the middle and the younger on the right. I wish it were better but this is the beet,I can do and I hope this will prove satlelao, tory. I have no brothers. Again 'thanking you for Considering my Essay worthy of your splendid prize. lam, Tours- faithfully, Margaret Hobson, "THE JOHN CANUCK DEPARTMENTAL STORE" Margaret Hobson,of Burford, proaclt to,:fairy land, while you must in Original and Delightful 11 til© araiin i tea alio wIll not Style, Tells of Our Coun-coag forget the sight. A voyage try, through the Thousand Wanda, a visit I to Quebec with its historical Interests e and "13vaegelines land" would be well ✓ worth while. For the "hiokers";are ✓ the Rocky Mountains with their sub- lime views and British Columbia offers scenes entirely different from the rest, r 1 For Mr. Farmer there is some of the i finest land that lies out of doors and he can find anything he }•equtres from e- an ideal site for a chicken farm to a thausand acre rattail, We grow the finest wheat ip -the world and are rapidly building up a reputation for the choiaeet bacon and butter while our fruit and especially apples would be hard to meet Our British Columbia apple Is good, and T linen heard It stated that It was probaby its 'bright• aI est'color that tempted the mother of the world, but I believe that it took the flavor and aroma of the Ontario grown article to bring -=about the down. fall of Adam. Ir eo, if he eould speak, he would probably say It compensated i even for Paradise. A great and es I, pending market for all the farmer grows, lies at our doors, whole his in- tereste are looked after by a pedernal government; with: agricultural colleges and experimental stations at different polite; To ram up, good people, it sloes not matter who you are or what degree • you occupy in the world, whether you e ara young person with nothing but your hands to help you, or of mature age with wealth to !Moan you cannot do better' than come to this young growing' store. We can give a wet - come' to you all, To the children,. a good education, the only qu•aliflcation for which is brains and "grit" -for, un- like most of rho older countries 1t caa be truly seal of our store that every "toddler" just marting school carries the .Premiers position in his book satchel. The man with ideas le al I ways'welconse and here he will have a °hence to exploit them, while the pro - J Years ago in Old London It was tis custom of • apprentices, among thel other duties, to stand outside titer master's place of business and cry his wares •to the passers by. They usually began by crying "What d'yo lack?" "What dyer lack?" I appear before you to -day In much the same capacity but the firm I r present is, I will not .say the richest but I believe in the extent of its re sources, the largest, in the world, 1 speak of our newly organized Depart mental Store of. Canada. In our. early days ,we started as a small outpost of the British Empire Ltd, Sixty years ago we became one of the chain and recently we have developed into fully established store udder our own management entirely, but still and always affiliated to our great Central Moe. Now what does our store contain? I honestly believe 'everything that is necessary to man;. Woman or 'child. For you, Madam Fashion, we have the choicest of ,furs, and the finest of Jewellery, the latter from our own mines and both manufactured In our own store, We also grow the finest ,of wool for your garments which are made- up by the most talented of dness•makers, Mre. Housewife, you are Indeed fort- unate for owing to the peculiar position of our establishment you have a larger range of products probably then any other; country in the world. Open to your choice, are not only finite 'tend vegetables equal to the beet grown in the temperate climate, but from the Niagara Peninsula and British. Coium- bia are obtained many of those ' usually assoelated, with the Tropic]. zone: Mr. Business man, you are not for- gotten fore what ever your 'business, is it ragvirea power we can supply you cheaply and plentifully from our comparatively .unused` water -power while your rsiw-material if not grown, as it likely is inside our limits, Can.. be cheaply brought to; -you over our great inland waterwaye. Then your pleas- e a o for ileo well attended t , if yen are a eneoker yop will find we grow the finest cf tobacco while for your hours of relaxation in our vast un- explored open spaces you wile find a Veritable sportman's -paradise. For where else in the world can you Coin - bine big game hunting, end Rahing of such quality? ° If you are, undecided where, to go Mr, mid Mrs. Tourist, just look over our store, for whether yeindeeire' to travel by train, boat,` auto, "Shanks-. Ponies". or a combination of all four, we Cain provide you with anything you desire, A train journey across oar possessions tram pile Atlantic to the Pacific with its generous' conditions as to "stop over" priyileges':at, places of nterest, will give you a`gsneral bird's eye' view of what eve have to offer. If you wish a closer inepectlon an auto rip, over our network of good roads, with well equipped rest camps' in whlah you via. have your comfort eh Well looked after, that you are free to enjoy all the beauties' of the 'road, is n experience you will always look cents a:grett fores In the world andla venerated by-ma.ny millions of Hie Majoaty!s subjects: To withdraw the f legation: would be highly impolite," The 'statement was greeted with commendatory cries of "Ilear,'Hear." back. on with pleasure: The diversita. of headquarters' you have to olvaose rem is only equalled by their differ. ecce in tyke of interest. The Niagara Peninsula when the fruit trees are in bloom you will consdd.er a close ap- feseional roan has every, opportunity to c rise to higher positions. The religious 1 life' is well attended to by men, many of whom are leaders• in their reepee- tive branches of thought and all we ask of you in return is that you help to make our great company a power to be reckoned with, not only cora mercially, but in the finer things' of life as well. An Electric Washer Mrs. grown --"Have' yoti' an electric washer at home?" Mrs. Jones -"Sometimes T. think elm is—I'm's.o often shocked at the way she does up the clothes." The Electric Maid. A British -made electric maid -of -a11 - work washes, wrings, anangles, and MAY CONFER ON WATER- POWERS Negcstiations' Between the Do- Minion and Provinces Deemed Likely. OTTAWA RIVER POWER. Settlement of Conflicting Claims Said to Be Prompt- ing Motive. Ottawa --From official' sources it 4s learned' that before long the Dominion Government will endeavor to initiate negotiations with'the Governments of Ontario and Quebec looking to a settle, meat ofthe vexed queation of the -Ot- tawa River water powers andin the hope of reaching an agreement. The way is pretty well cleared by the refusal=of Parliament to renew the charter of the Georgian Bay Canal Company vitae the conditions under which the National Hydro aeoured 800,- 000 horsepower at Carillon have not been fulfilled and, a hether or not the company has lost its rights, which is a matter of-cop,tacyv'ersy, it is not in a position t0 go ahead and finance the undertaking, Dominlon's Position The Dominion Government takes the position that while the prcvinoee have rights the Dominion has full authority over navigation and particularly to the Power develolied from Dominion um dertakinge. - It is hoped. that, as a result of con- ferences an agreement wild be reached, settling definitely the question and permitting the ultimate development of the potential powers on such terms and circumstances as may be agreed to. As matters now stand; •the.Domin- fon Oovegriment and Ontario and Que- bes all claim the porters in question adn none shows any disposition to yield. After the Quebec elections are oversome negotiations are looked for. Tho matter of St, Lawrenoe develop- ment, It Is intimately will Viand till the arrival of the United States min - Hon. William Philips, In the early summer, Wilson Publishing Company 00\170Y THE BLAZER."JACKET IS SMART. This two-piece suit is decidedly smart for the young boy and a style suitable for all seasons. Contrasting material is introduced in the facing of the front opening blazer jacket, the laps on the set-in pockets, and the cuffs finishing the. sleeves. The trou- sers are of the side -closing type, No. 1538 is in sizea 4, 6 and 8 seers. Size 6 years require§ 2 yards 86 -inch ma- terial, or .1114 yards 54 -inch, and % yard 86 -inch contrasting. Price 20 cents, the pattern. • Home sewing brings nice clothes within the reach of all, and to follow t o ist u h he mode el illi t v r a g v en it can be done so easily and economically, by following the styles. pictured in our new Fashion Beek. A eluart accom- panying each pattern shown the ma- terial as it appeare when cut out. Every detail is explained so that the inexperienced server can make, with out difficulty, an attractive. dress. Pri'ce of the book 10 cents the copy. ROW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain. ly, giving number and biz° of such patterns as you want, Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap It carefully) for each number and address your order to Pattern Dept„ Wilson Publishing :Co., 73 West Ade- laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mall Mr. Coolidge and the Presidency Calgary Herald (Ind:Oone): The next Presidential election In the United States will determine whether Mr, Coolidge will enjoy his third term as President or his. 0rs't: termas ex - Preen e t. x-Preenent. irons clothes, makes leecream, minces, The average maar doesn't think of makos- sausages, and cleans and eharp- giving for a rainy clay until 1't .begins ens knives. ' to sprinklb. BRITAIN ORCANIZ FOR TOURIST TlVEI) Every_ Facility 'Necessary for' the Comfort of Visitors Being' Looked After in, Advance. London—An .advance indication Point to a very Heavy volume of world travel' this year, especially betwee North America and the Old World, Ittl Britain every facility necessary for thq comfort of visitors le being Looks after well 1n advance and this, yearn newcomers wild find Britain a country.' well organized to care for tour -let' travel. Clean sleeping quarters, good, senna etantial food, .and ,plenty of it, au t} oellent railroad system, a network bus lines traversing every part of ilio country, no taxes designed - to. hilt tom-iate,and reasonable prices every's' where—these are a few of the legi,t8-1 mate reseone put forward by Britain hi inviting—the people of the reet o2 th world to• visit them. - On the. Continent the Musket st prevails to a very great extent that all overseas visitors are mdil4nimea'; 'Tills error isnot shared by the Britieh, Visitors pay exactly tine same foo' everything they buy as the Meat res • dents. There are no highly priced cards of identity, no service obargea on hetet bine, no taaee of any sort ap• Moine especially to vi'ittora. The series of .articl'ea printed by "The Oliristian Science Monitor" In an • endeavor to induce visitors to Britain to include placee tiff the usual tourist' route, has .been written with the thought of suggesting places where comfortable and clean aoeommodatlo at amoderate price could be secured and from which centers short . trips - could be . undertaken, It is in: such abort trips that the visitor will come, into touch with the real Britain. There has been a tendency In tourlat travel to visit the Continent first, re: serving only a few days for Britain before taking ship for home. 'Mite is. a regr•ettab'le• practice, and now that the inducements in the Way of cur. rency depreciation which made travel- ing on the Continent comparatively cheap no longer exist there is no ex- cuse for slighting Britain, The wisest' travelers win be those who come 'no. Britain first, enjoy the beauties., of 'its. early summer, and visit the Continent later. . The visitor who sees London and etratfordon-Avon and imagines he hat seen Britain cheats himself. It is only those who get off the beaten track and: visit the places where the Angio Saxon civilization laid the foundations for the institutions of the entire Eng- lish-speaking ngdish-speaking world of to -day who. really get their money's worth out of; their ;trip, IRISII CRITICISM Emigration One of the Main Questions of General - Election. Dublin ---The. Free -Staters are en - groaned in preparation for the forth - corning general ,election with nine dif- ferent parties seeking support. 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