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The Seaforth News, 1928-04-19, Page 6ir;tiTii!t hi remote and distant; Rid▪ s' Of the world, flne teas are grown—wherever theygrow these teas are procured for"SALADA" blends. The best the world produces.- sold under the "SALADA" label. Millions know the satisfaction "SALADA" gives. 867 THE CLUB' OF ONE -EYED MEN BEGIN HERE TODAY. But I had given altogether toomuchd •The war left John Ainsley, a man of education and breeding, unfit for work, He becomes a master crook. "To prey upon thieves; that shall he IPS career," he decides. "For if a thief is robbed, where may he look for re- dress?" Aiusley 'visits the Jardin des Nyrnphes in Paris with two American acquaintances. A tall, white-haired • man is pointed out to him as the Whit appears, ie s ao. The brilliantTcro k who ite never has fallen into the clutches of the law. The White Eagle is in the company of n gross, vulgar -seeming man and - woman. Ainsley suspects that tbe White Eagle is manipulating a swindle. He finds out thenamesof the man and woman—then leaves his friends and returns to his apartment. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY "But yes, monsieur!" He almost capered with delight. As I have said, my French is feeble. Yet I managed to gather from his excited speech that all the applicants had been admitted to Club membership, that no only were there no dn'es, but that those members who were in need were to be granted annuities, that the Club was to have an outing upon a river steamer next week, on which occasion detailed plans were to be submitted to the member- ship by its benefactor,. "Did you meet the patron himself?" I asked. "M. Armand Codhet? But surely, monsieur. A. noble gentleman, white of hair, and with a manner of a prince" "I think I saw him enter then, amid I, "A mon with a great nose?" "Monsieur is correct," said the man. "And with an eye like an eagle, and the heart of a dove. Of a truth, a great man." "But certainly," I agreed. I congratulated my friend, parted from him with mutual expressions of esteem, and walked toward the river. And the farther I walked, the more incredible it seemed to me that the White Eagle, or M. Armani Cochet, could be engaged in such an astound- ing philanthropy as that in which I had discovered him this morning. And yet, battling against my disbelief, was my knowledge of the impetuous kindnesses of those who live by their wits. Perhaps the White Eagle typically fled his conscience by such a typ' Gallic charity. But criminals do not ordinarily in- vite public attention. Of course, though, I must not forget, that ac- cording to my fair companion of last night, the White Eagle had never yet been convicted of crime. Perhaps he did not fear public interest in him. But it was among the ordinary probabilities that one or more of the applicants attracted by his bizarre advertisement should be of the crim- inal rim inal class. One would expect the White Eagle to be fearful of recogni- tion by such a one. Still, beggars Can't be choosers, and I suppose the White Eagle felt that those in need of charity, for tbe Club was obviously a Charitable affair, would not be inclin- ed to question the source of the reven- ues which were to be applied to their wants. of niy thought to the Wluito Eag a an his affair. I confessed myself, finally, beaten, I could neither understand what could be the relation between the supercrook and the milloinaire, nor why the White Eagle should thatstitute a philanthropy, l I would think no more on these mat- ters. If in the dealings between Hig- gins and the white-haired man there lay opportunity for ate, I would fore- go it. I would not drive myself to distraction by futile speculation Nor would I be ashamed of my inability, to strip the disguise frons the figure of Opportunity. I would await her next passing, hoping that she would be more easy to recognize then. Even though one has rented a fur- ndshed apartment, and has lived in it only a few months, one finds that lit- tle by little one has acquired a con- siderable onsiderable quantity of possessions: I was sailing in two days; I could not afford to be willfully extravagant; so I spent the rest of this day in deal- ings with secondhand merchants, real- izing a few thousand francs- The next day I spent in packing argil ship- ping my trunks and in purchasing some necessaries for the trip. And the next morning, promptly at nine o'clock, I passed through the train gates at the Gare do Nord, and enter. ed a first-class carriage, Having Been to It that niy bags were safely deposited in a corner of the carriage, I walked to the plat - The Xliggine party ceeupted-two prl- Vete' coinpartnleuts, as I read tell ffettt the lrtllf-opened deore. The one - eyed titan shared a compai'telent with three other people, American tourists" The one -eyed man, then, was, not part of the Higgins entourage, Ile had exchanged no signs of recognition With the millionaire as they passed through the train gates, although they bad been close enough to touch each other. Puzzled, beivilderesd, ahnoet frantic because .I could net peer through cur- tains behind which, I was convinced, a play of vital significance tome was being performed, I rode to Cherbourg; X was no wiser et the end of the rail- way journey, Indeed, I was no wiser e]x days later when the Alberta was only a night from her dock in New York, . During those six days I had observ- ed, es closely SB I cold without draw- ing attention to myself, Higgins and the one -eyed man. But although near- ly every one of the first-class passen- gers, including myself, exchanged) word%' at some time or other with the millionaire, the one -eyed man never, to my knowledge, even exchanged a loch with Higgins. The one -eyed inan kept to himself; whenever he walked the deck; he was alone; he never seem- ed to utter more than monoslyyablee to his table -mates in the saloon; he neither offered nor accepted hospital- sty in the smoke -room, but drank. alone, On the night before we landed, I attended the concert in the lounge. I sat with a couple of chance acquaint- ances near the door, where we watch- ed the various arrivals, exchanged banter with then,, and gossiped,' after the fashion of travelers, about their manners, appearances, probable in- come, and flirtations during the voy- age. Then, as Mr. and Mrs. Higgins passed through the wide dears, we all three gasped. Higgins was worthy of note. His white waistcoat was fastened with emerald buttons; he wore a solitaire diamond on one hand that must have weighed a dozen carats and been worth a fortune. A solid rope of dia- monds hung rronr his watch pocket, supporting a ruby fob. Itis vulgarities had formed the basis of half the smoke -room talk during the trip, but this ostentation, in excessively bad taste, outdid any- thing else. But he was diffident as compared with his ,wife, It was not alone that her gown was cut so low that one blushed with vicarious shame, wondering that so ill -formed a woman should care to expose her muddy flesh. It was not that her pjewels were so expensive, even; it was that she wore such an unbelievable • number of them. She seemed plastered -with precious stones, until one forgot how low her dress was cut. I had read of her jewels, but had assumed that the newspaper writers had been guilty of the usual Sunday supplement exaggeration - Now I knew that they had been re- strained. And one jewel, a pearl hanging from a chain math it rested like a round white grape upon her bosom, held my fascinated eyes. It drew my companions' attention, too, for one of them, Brokaw by name, mentioned it. "Get the pearl?" he whispered. "Got any idea what that thing's worth?" I shook my head, "I know," he said. "I was in Maret's on the Rue de la Paix the day they bought it. Me," he chuckled, "buying a thousands franc brooch to take home to the Missus, and thinking what a hit I'd make with herl And in comes Hig- gins and his wife, and at the top of his lungs old Josiah declares that he's conte for the Ranee's Pearl, and that he's brought his check for a million francs with hint. Believe me, friends, Add to the joy of the open road—this pleasure. WA giving refreshment. A sugarcoated gum that ' affords double value. Pep• perniint flavor in the sugar coating and peppermint flavored gum inside. fit„• , 5t14ARonnit p �v�, $ettoeen x10 r kes 1,, S,o ]SSIJE N9. "Get the pearl?" he whispered, 1397. Many Changes In Advertising Club Hears of Conditio,' Which Prevailed 150 Years Ago Print used In newspaper advertl- log 169 years ago WPM much smaller, than ie generally used to -day, said Louis Carrier, French-Canadian writ- er and publisher, In d'eecribing• news- paper advertising of former days to the members of the Advertising Club, of Montreal. Advertising of the 18th century, the email amount that was carried in the newspapers, had no ,display lines and' no large type, Advertisers con- tented themselves with stating the facts with little ostentation to catch the eye. As space in newspapers be- came more plentiful advertisers . ex- customed themselves to using more and more of it. At one time melees cost so much • for each one regardless of the atniount of the space they used, unless they were considered quite lame, when the advertiser, was asked, to pay double the amount. ` The scarcity of space in the early newspapers wag mentioned by the speaker who said that it was often for this reason that news from Eur- ope was at times printed 18 months late. If an event in Europe of ordi- nary importance was priuted five months after it happened, it was then. considered to be speedy work in chronicling, During his talk, Mr Carrier traced the beginnings of newspapers on this continent, The first newspaper was established in Boston, and it was real- ly from that. city that journalism spread to Canada, The speaker made special reference to. Benjamin Frank- lin, whom he styled as the patron saint of printing in North America. Dr. Franklin did much to influence ublic opinion in North. 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Our designers originate their patterns in the heart of the style centres, and their creations are those of tested popularity, brought within the means of the average woman. Price of the book 10c the copy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. form to 'watch the rest of the travel- ers. I strolled as far tse the train gates, puffing at a cigaret. I was about to turn back when I saw, accom- panied by a maid, a valet and an obse- glous-seeming youth who was unquess tionably the millionaire's secretary, Mr. and Mrs Higgins. I had not examined the passenger list, and so was surprised at their ar- rival. But beyond a natural interest at the coincidence, I should have thought very little about it, had not they been followed through the gates by a man who was blind in one eye. Not merely that, but he was indis- putably one of the group with which I had collided on a corner of the Rue des Saints Peres! I could not be mistaken; the fact that his dress was much improved, that he had been to a barber, made no difference. In that first moment of shock, when I had realized that all these loiterers an the" sidewalk were blind, the features of those whom I beheld were ineradicably impreslsed upon my memory. All my resolutions, that I would worry no more about Higgins and the White Eagle left me. Indeed, I watch- ed eagerly for the arrival of the supercrook. But he did not come, though I waited until the last moment before the train started. I ;trolled through the train shortly after we pulled out from the station. I almost died with shame to think how I'd been haggling over my little brooch. I paid what they asked, apologized for annoying them, and sneaked out. One million francs, and no matter what the exchange is, that's money l" (To be continued) Write your name and address plain - 1y, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. 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For complete information, phone, Write or tail Personally at White Star Offices -in Montreal, Tors�nto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Vancouver. 227 $100,000 Often -Het an cricket Fights in China Insects Bred and Trained with, Same Care Given to Pedigreed Race Horses Placed on Special Diets The relation of Chinese to cr•ioitets, presents one of the most startling' characteristics and one of the most curious •chapters of• culture historical developments, states ("rho Scientific. American, Many Chinese people rear hundreds of crickets in their homes, ami have several rooms stacked with the jars.. which shelter the insects. The rich employ experts to look. after theirs. As soon as you enter ; a house' ',like ,this you .are greeted by a deafening noise whieh a Chyiese 1s able to stand for any length of time, The "fighting crickets' receive par- ticular attention and nourishment a.. dish oonsisting'of a bit of rice mixed' with fresh cucumbers, boiled chest - note, lotus seeds and mosquitoes. When the time for the fight draws near they get a tonic in the form of a bouillon made from the root of a. certain flower, Some' fanciers allow themselves to be stung by mosquitoes, and whon these are tulle of blood they- are heyare given .their favorite pupils. In order to stir their ferocity prior to a bout they. are' sometimes also com- pelled to om-pelled.to fast, As ,soon as it is re- cognized from their stow movements that they are aids, they aro fed on small red insects gathered, le water.' Fighters Are Bred. THE EXTRA STS INA You Need For Spring Driving Equipping with Gunn -Dipped Tires • ii an investment- in extra safety, speed, comfort and economy. 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In the course of many generations, the Chinese, through long experience• and practice, have accomplished what we may call natural selection of fighting crickets. The -good fighters are believed to be incarnations of great heroes of the past, and - are treated in every respect like soldiers.. These fighters aro dubbed "generals" or "marshals," and seven :varieties of them are distinguished, each with a. special name. Those with black Beads and grey hair on their bodies are considered best. The good fighters according to. Chinese experts are recognized by their loud chirping, their big heads and necks, long legs and broad bodies. and backs. The experts have a thorough udder - standing of crickets' diseases, .and have prescriptions at hand for their treatment and cure. 71 the crickets are side from overeating, they are fed a kind of red insect. If sickness arises from cold, they get mosquitoes.. If from heat, shoots of the green pea. are given thein. A kind of butterfly known as "bamboo butterfly" is ad- ministered for die;culty in breathing. The tournaments take place in an open space, on a public square or in a special house termed autumn amuse- ments. There are heavyweight, mid- dle'and lightweight champions. The wranglers are always matched on equal terms- according to size, weight and color, and are carefully weighed on a pair of tiny scales at the open- , ing of each contest. A silk cover is spread overta.be on which are placed the pottery jars containing the warring crickets. The jar Is the arena in which the prize fight Is staged. Aepirla Ie the rodo. mock (registered +in •Canada) in catina Dabef Manufacture. oldie it 1e wo known that AepIr)n means Dasei mnuu- faeture to seeure the palms aaatnat m taboos. the.Tel,teta w111 ho etamped wink their "Door Cross" tendo mart u:uuup emit Jill Pie Cakes,-. 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