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CHAPTER XXX.—(Cont'd.) Lively out of ithe shadows and watched
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hti tYnned,y and dawn
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peak of the Rin lavas, nor even to
but to endeavor t<r found me still sitting there, the load ]
visit Tihatlna'Ki�du,
obtaina glimpse of the Tonzple of paces from tie, I anra man w'ho,man huddled on the.graund not three as in the rock, a little stream leapt out,
Friel e rule thinks slowly, but when the to fall sheerly ten or fifteen feet into
"We had camped for the night in light came my mind was fully' made a winding channel, along which it
. the shadow of one of the grant tors, up I dressed myself in Vadis, clothes, bubbled away westward, doubtless to
The bearers were seated around their and, . being very tanned et this time, form a greater waterfall 'beyond,
fare at some little distance from us, I think I made a fairly creditable "The mendicant was fully half a
and Vadi and I were consulting' re native,
specting our route in the morning, "Faintly; throughout the night,
when I decided to take him, into. my above the other sounds of the jungle,
co"Tade.. Accordingly: I had heard that of distant falling
"'wadi,' I said, 'I know for a post- water. Now, an informant at Nag-
five fact that we are within ten miles per, in speaking to me of the secret
of -the secret Temple of Fire. templehad used the words; Placing his bundle upon his head, he
"'The sahib is wise,' he replied. "'Whoever would see the fire must walked squarely into the face of the
";So is Vadi,' said I.' 'Therefore quit air and pass through water.' waterfall and disappeared!"
he knows how happy a ' thousand "This mysterious formula he had
Pounds of English money would make firmly declined to translate into coo'- GRAFTER XXRII,
kkm, It to his in return for a sight prehensible English; but during my `STORY of Tao CITY of FIRE (aoNr'n,)
of the Temple' journey I had been considering it
returned, softly. "Why should the conte to the conclusion that the en -water.' The meaning of those woe nw
sahib pay a thouennd paundit?' trance to this mysterious place was in 'became apparent enough, I stood at
anyto see the foot of the waterfall, looking up
"'It is forbidden forsome way concealed by water, the
1 even from a distance.' "r
Temple, And now, gentlemen, I must relate at the fissures from which it issued,
„: knows, that I
But if no one ever kn a discovery which I had made in the "'Al9owgh th® fact had .been most � ,
bave seen it?' act of removing Vadi's clothing. Upon artistically disguised, I could not SMARTLY SIMPLE.,PAJAMAS
"'Fire -Tongue knows everything' his right forearm was branded a mark doubt that this fissure was artificial. The chic two-piece pajamas riatur-
he replied, and as he pronounced the g
resembling the apparition which I had `"A great deal of mist arose from it ed here are an attractive and.a ally
name, he performed a curious gala-
witnessed an the night, namely, alit- But I could see that, beyond aduck- fashioned'�style."' The jacket is shown
tatien, touching his forefinger with tie torch, or flambeau, surmounted by ling, I had little to fear; and, stepping sleeveless or with short kimono
the tip of his tongue, and then lay- a tongue of fire. down into the bed of the little stream sleeves, a square or round -neck, and
ins his hand upon his brow, upon "The plateau upon which T stood which frothed and bubbled'pleas'antly with or without a patch pocket. The
bis tips, and upon his breast, at the was one of a series of giant steps, aiiout my bare legs, I set my bundle trousers have •elastic or tape run
sante time bowing deeply. and on the west was a sheer descent on my head as the mendicant had through the top and are straight or
done, and plunged through the water- gathered at the lower edge. No. 1114
mile away from me, but in that clear
tropical air was plainly visible; and,
feasting that he might look- around,
I stepped back into the comparative.
shadow of the gorge and watched,
"`Gentlemen, I saw a strange thing.
"'A man may die for nothing,' he from every angle, and I had recently "Quitting air, must pass through
die
"This conversation took place, " to a dense jungle, where banks of rot-
i have already those in the ten vegetation, sun-dried upon the
bil'oow of one of those strange stone top,lay heaped about the tree stems.
Weeks at. which abounded here, and itDragging the heavy body of Vadi
was this point that I recalled k� to the brink of this precipice, I top -
warning which Wright have deterred
many men, since it was inexplicable
and strangely awesome.
"My attention was drawn to the
phenomenon by a sudden cessation of
thatter amongst the bearers seated
around their fire. I became aware
that an absolute stillness had fallen,
and in the eyes of the Brahmin who
alit facing me I saw a look of ex-
altation, of wild fanaticism.
-r jerked n'iy head aroundlooking
back ever my shoulder, and what I
saw 1 .hall never forget, nor to this
day have I been able to explain the
means ley which the illusion was pro-
duced.
"Ma- in, downward toward me
through the jungle darkness, slowly,
evenly het at a height above the
ground of what'I judged to be about
fifteen fest: was a sort of torch or
flambean, visible becatse it was faint-
ly
aintiy lnwi rni : and Surmounting it was
,i "a -.tee tongue of blue flame!
"At t.h' moment that I set my eyes
u'en this epnarently einem-natural
ewe,' esle the bearers, crying some
weed i' liintluetani which I did not
and -ratans!. rose and fled in a body,
"I may say here that I never saw
s -v of then again; although, coneide
swing that they took nothing with
them. how they regained the -nearest
village is a mystery which I have
never solved.
"Gentlen en, 1 knew the East as few
of my "'ello'v-citizens know it. I know
something •,f the powers which are
latent in rein Orientals and active
in others. •That my Brahmin guide
was a hypnctist and an illusionist, I
have slime tho'•ght.
"For, e'en as the pattering foot-
s** of the t +arers grew faint in the
diste"ee. the •fiery torch disappeared
as if by n•a'•ic. and a silken cord was
about rev throat!
"As 1 began a desperate fight. for
Tie, I realised that, whatever else
Vadi might be, he was certainly an
expert thug. The jungle, the rocks,
seemed to swim around me as I crash-
ed to the gro and and felt the Brah-
min's knee in the small of my abck."
"I dealt with hint as he had meant
to deal with me."
fall, into a place of delicious coolness.
(To be continued.)
Mild Winter Has
Set No Records
Niagara Fruit Growers Uneasy
Over Prolonger Warm `
Weather
According to meteorological records
the present winter, although it has
been of a mild type to date, has not
made any records for high tempera-
tures. For the past 35 years there
have been periodical warm winters
similar to the present one.
The temperature average for last
December was 29.2, just three degrees
abeve the average, as compared with
an average temperature of 31.5 which
prevailed during, December of 1920,
and an average of 84.3 in December,
1889.
The warn Weather and rains of last
Friday, and ga rday, following a de-
cidedly cold period' earlier in the week,
has resulted in the country roads be-
coming almost impassable for motor-
driven traffic. The frost has 'com-
menced to come out and in some sec-
tions of the province it has come out
and the roads have dried sufficiently
to allow dragging and grading opera-
tions to proceed.
Winter sports have been hard hit.
Hockey,, curling and other sport sche-
dules have received a severe setback,
as no natural ice is available for these
sports except in Northern Ontario,
which is experiencing much colder
weather than in the southern, central
and eastern parts of the province.
Fruit..growers in the Niagara Pen-
insula are growing uneasay over the
prolonged mild spell. No damage has
as yet been done, but should the warm
weather continue a few days longer,
to be,followed by heavy 'frosts, the
result would undoubtedly prove dis-
astrous, as reports from several Ni-
agara districts state that the buds of
shrubs, rote bushes and - even some
apple trees have commenced to show
a swelling.
Farniers also are anxusly looking
for anew to protect the fall seeding
from frosts.
pledi it over, swaying dizzily as I
watched in crash down into the pois-
onous undergrowth two hundred feet.
below.
"1 made a rough cache, where I
stored the bulk of my provisions; and,
selecting 'only such articles as I
thought necessary for my purpose, I
set out again northward, guided by
the sound of falling water.
"At midday the heat grew so great
that a halt became imperative. The
path was still clearly discernable; and
in a little cave beside it, which afford-
ed grateful shelter from the merciless
rays of the sun, 1 unfastened my
bundle and prepared to take a frugal
lunch.
"I was so, employed, gentlemen,
when I heard the sound of approach-
ing footsteps on the path behind me
-the path which I had recently tra-
versed.
"Hastily concealing my bundle, 1
slipped into some dense undergrowth
by the entrance to the cave, and
crouched there, waiting and watching.
T hd not waited very long before a
yellow -robed mendicant passed by,
carrying a bundle not unlike my own,
whereby I concluded that he had come
some distance. -
"I gave him half an hour's start and
then resume,' my march. If he could
travel beneath, a noonday sun, so
could I.
"In this fashion I presently came.
out upon a larger and higher plateau,
carpeted with a uniform, stunted
undergrowth, and extending, as flat
as a table, to the very edge :of a sheer
precipice, which rose foam it toa
f
height of three or four hundred e
gnarled, naked rock, showing no ves-
tige of vegetation,
"By this time the sound of falling
water had become very loud, and as
I emerged from the gorge through
which the path ran on to this plateau
I saw, on the further side of this
tableland, the yellow robe of the men-
dicant, The was walking straight for
the face of the precipice, and straight
fir the spot at which, which' a fissure
CHAPTER XX.XI.
rr01rY 01 T1rE C1TY OF FORE (CONT'D).
"How 1 managed to thank of any
defence against such an attack, and
especially in the circumstances, is a
matter I have often wondered about
since;
"You may observe that I have large
hands. Their size and strength serv-
ed me well on this occasion. At the
moment that the rope tightened about
my throat I reached up and grasped
the Brahmin's left thumb. Desperation
gave me additionnl strength, and I
mapped it like a stick of candy.
"Just in the nick of time I felt the
cord relax, and, although the veins
fn my head seemed to be bursting, I
managed to get my fingers under that
• dpmnable rope.
=Ciiutching the rope with my left
band, I groaned' and -lay still,. The
Brahmin slightly shifted his position,
which, was what I wanted him to do.
The brief respite had been sufflcient.
As. be moved, I managed to draw my
hneas up, very slightly, fee he was a
big heavy .max, bet sufficiently to
erxble nae to throw him off and roll
over.
°FTlian, gentle vcu,, I dealt with him
as he lied reeont to deal with nee; only
7 peed nay bare hands and nude a job
of.
"The fires hurried lower and lower,
but I made no atttreppt to releniab
them; and beeause 3 sat there so silent
all kinds aP jungle •rreeturee crept fat -
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Know -Your Se Ape
Fake Diploma Schools Fought Sought in Jungles
In Federal Educational
Drive
Atlantic City. Tiro ,l`ederel govern
meet is waging "war to the death"
against fake correspondence schools,.
Universities and colleges, many of
which 'Carry on, a trefic in diplomas
and degrees, selling them to "anyone
with the price" it was declared here
by W. El: Ilunpiirey, chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission.
He spoke before ,the fourth annual
meeting of the Association of A,mere,
can Colleges, in the Chaifonte hotel.
Neglect Research
Manitoba Free Press (Labe: The
nation that neglects the advantages
to be obtained from`the research lab-
oratory , will inevitably fall by the
wayside, And yet the Canadian Gov-
ernment is spending only $170,000 this
year on research work, and there are
no adequate laboratory facilities for
carrying on industrial research. With
only a few exceptions, the industries
of Canada are not strong enough yet
to provide their own facilities, al-
though they might tlo more than ap.
pears to be the case... Canada bas
been neglecting a powerful means to
her material advancement which
other countries have found to be ex-
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Japanese Cirri
Not So "Modern'°
Mrs, Sugimoto, Columbia In-
structor, Finds Her More
Conservative Than Ever on
Visit to Horrleland.a,
Tokio,—So-called "modern" Japan-
ese girls are riot nearly so modern as
their critics would have one believe,
according to Mrs. Etsu Sugimoto,
author of," ADaughter of a Samurai" J.
and for many yearn a professor in
the exteneion department of Columbia
University,,
Mrs. Sugimota, is spending a year's
lepve of absence in Tokio with ono
of her daughters, her yjsit to her
homeland being the first in many
yeard. In a recent interview the
author made the surprising statement
tiaiit she finds the Japan of to -day
l33r Four Scientists more cons.rvntive than the Japan she
knew some years ago, She hastened
to explain the statement by going on
Party Headed by re. A. White, to say that of course the Japan of .
of Field Museum to Hunt': to -day has progressed greatly in,
for OtheTa' It re Animals adapting to Japanese civilization the
many mechanical conveniences which
on Expedition to Asia the estern wow hlto to offer,
New, Orleans. —The golden -fleeced DON'T WANT TO FORGET PAS'1"
monkey, the giant panther, the blue "But," she; added, "there is an ins
tiger, the giant seledong, the bantane crossed feeling o nthe part of thoughts
and other animals, the names of fal Japanesethee they must not throw
which well would fit into Marco Polo's away the, old oivilizatiotl:.They must
diary, are prizes sought in •Aslatio rot lose themselves in an enthusiasm
Jungles by four Americans, headed by
Some of the fake ach000is, some Captain Harold A, White, of the Field
operated by • indivldnals "during- their Museum, of Chicago.
With Captain White are Morris and
Sidney Legendre, of - New Orleans;
graduates of'Tulesee aria Princeton
and recent Oxford students, and Ben
p`inney, of Richmond, Va., all athlotep
with a liking for science,,
Of 'the rare animals nought the
goiden.fleeeed monkey and the giant
panther are the most desired. Tho
country and operated by American former is a monkey covered with long,
sAindlera throughout Europe, were golden hair, beautiful .in appearance
selling degrees and creating general elides')rare that even ancient Chinese
contempt among Europeans for the manuscripts number it among'. gifts
educational systems of the United worthy of presentation to empresses.
States, he said. ' The seledong is one, of the largest
There were to -day in .the United animals in the world and'captain
States 350 private correspondence White already has one to his credit.
schools, with: 2,000,000 •enrolled stu- It weighed 3,000 pounds and its great
dents Haying more than $70,000,600 head is now in the'Nete Zoological
annually in tuition: Gardens. After six menthe in the
Canadians would, do well to find out Jungles the hunting party, which sail-
deflnitely the true Worth of such insti- ed from San Francisco, January 5,
tutions before sending good money will return with its collection for the
Field' Museum.
spare ."tine,"' were named by Mr.
Humphrey, who urged aid from the
association to obtain state legislation
uch
cbntroiling senterprises and inun-
covering them.
Some of the alleged universities, he
declared, sold a master's degree for
55 and a_doctore. degree for 53,50.-
A large number, chartered in this
One of the many methods of locat-
ing oil without drilling, which has
some scientific backing, is the "seis-
mic" method. A large hole about 6
feet deep is dug and filled with 150
pounds of T.N!P. When this is ex-
ploded a radio wave is sent out by
auxiliary apparatus, a soundwave
goes through the air, and another-
sound wave goes through the ground.
These ars picked up by suitable ap-
paratus, that for the. ground wave I
being a delicately mounted pendulum
such as is used to detect earthgpakes,
and the time of arrival of each is re-
corded on a revolving photographic
film. By taking observations at sev-
eral points and comparing the times
taken for the waves to get there the
twined pro pector can tell if the
ground wave Lias met an obstacle.
It has been found that oil deposits,
particularly in Texas, often occur in
rock salt domes. These are large
cavities formedout of the salt below
the surface, extending down to the
level of the oil. This graduaiiy seeps
up to the top of the dome, forms little.
pools there, and if a wave should hit.
it, it would 1* bent from its normal
,semi -circular course. This deviation
is noted and .by taking readings in
several directions the top of the dome
may be very well mapped.
In most cases drilling has shown
that there was ell" below the surface
lwhere indicated. There is one cont-,
pany in Texas which thinks so highly
of the method that it spends some.
$801000 per month Por high explosive
alone. The method has been very
Successful there, but was not being
used, and would probably not be used
in • Canada since the peculiar salt
domes are not generally found here.
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Minard's Liniment for sore throat.
twins, and on learning the news he
During a general election, a candi- was se delighted that lie hurried to
date was addressing a crowded meet- the nearest pool ofSce, and sent this
ing. ' He promised that, if `elected to telegram to hie sister-in-law: "Twins
represent them in Parliament, their to -day. More tomorrow."
lives would be as snug and comfort-
able as it would be possible to make
them. At the close of his address a
voter asked, "Will you promise not
to promise anything that will com-
promise with your promises without,
A farmer became the father of
for something new and forget all? of
the past, . That is what I mean when
I say the Japanese ,are more con-
servative than ever, They are con-
servative in .that they are adapting
themselves rationally to the mixing
of. Eastern and Western civilization.
Commenting on the modern move-
ment among Japanese women and
especially young, girls, Mrs. Sugimoto'
expressed the view that girls who 'dress
in extreme foreign style and bob their
.hair are not nearly so;radical'in their+
beliefs and actions as many Japanese
girls who. deess,in Japanese style.
The author went on to say that a
great deal of ,the blame for the: ultra-
medern .,conduct of many Japanese
girls may be laid at the'door of their .
parents. She pointed out that too
many Japanese_ girls, after receiving
a liberal education, are giyen .no op- ^
portunity to express themselves
through normal channels. This roe
sti•icton,_the ,believes, is largely re-
sponsib1e for the "modern outbursts"
of many girls, who aro-merely seeking .
an outlet for their pent-up feeiingn.
•SPENT GIRLHOOD IN JAPAN . e
Mrs. Sugiinoto spent her girlhood, in.
Jean during that great transition
period in:Japanese history when the
Nippon Empire was discarding feud-
alism and a traditional policy of na-
tional isolation. She sailed to the
shores of America to become the bride
of a Japanese, leaving behind her the
manners and traditions which had
been instilled in her from birth, Some '
years later, •at the -death -of hereems-
band, Mrs. Sugimoto returned to Ja-
pan for a few years with her two
daughters, one of whom is now mar-
ried and living h Kobe.
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DOES ALL YOUR BAKING BEST
A Swanky Chef
Former Embassy Secretary At-
tempts to Revive Fame of
"The Little Chair"
Paris�A baunt • of gourmets; the
"historic restaurant "The Little Chair,"
is tieing reopened by an American
lawyer, recently in the diplomatic ser-
vice.-
Eugeue Shoeoraft, formerly 115.
secretary of legation and embassy at
Prague,'Vinna, Budapest, London and
Paris, has been led by his amateur
interest in lino, cookery to try to ro-
wive the feriae of this 150 -year-old
'place, where Ring Louis XIV of
France often went.
In the iron -grilled window of the
Place is a iittia chair which the Ring
bad made and which he gave to the
old proprietor, whose love of eating
gave him the gout and caused him to
sit by the door in the chair that gave
, the placeits name. The chair and
parts of the house are "classed as
historical nfonuments".ley the Ministry, -
of Fano Arts and may not be removed"
or altered without the government's
permission.
The last proprietor was a Spaniard,
who delved into ancient lore and,_be-
lioved a treasure was burd•ed. under' ;.
the floor. He excavated to a depth
of fifty feet, but firilally.abendoned the,
search. •
Imitation Antique Silver
Bootlegged in England
The man who puts, new moonshine
in old Bourbon whisky bottles has
nothing whatsoever en the bootleg-
gers of would -`be old silver wile have
boon unearthed in England.
Numerous casae have developed
lately of speculators and collectors of
antique silver who have been. de-...,.
cetved by a clever group of skillful
silver forgers.
This group, which has a consider-
able , knowloci o of what period and
pieces of silverware are, -Id demand,
first gots hold of old and .damage.l, sal-:
verware at a very small price. The
members then prepare new silver
eoptes of the antique ware;'
The next step is to cut off t'ao,period
stampings, the date of manufacture,
the ball mark and the master's mark
from the old silver, and- St them to
the imitation copies with. bard solder
ing and hammering.
A man is what he .dvmaf. ' • ~ �,