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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-05-10, Page 6lam rtL1 Rpt110: Co y fight 1924 , NEA Service. Tzzc 'r !UTif �h " BEGIN HERE TODAY Jahn Ainley, a man of education and breeding, becomes a master crook preying upon other thieves, His that venture into theft was at the expepee 4r Dara son, a Fifth Ave. jeweler. New, in e resort hetel, asinslee is recoverieg the strength whreh he lost in months of near -starvation before he turned to dishonesty. At the ree host he unfairly loses $600 in a golf bet with Ernest Vantin, chief owner of a detective agency—a coarse, boor- ieh individual; Vantive i.; engaged to a Miss Kernochen, daughter of a wealthy retired broker, As proof of his great wealth, I€eenochan shows ,Ainsley a ring—an enormous ruby— which he gave to his daughter upon her engagement to Vantin, NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY He was not loath to do so, and I learned that the jewel had a history, It had been owned by a Russian grand duke whe had fled to Italy when Kereneki cane into power. He had disposed of it to an American million- aire by the name of Adams, who had died shortly afterward, leaving his affairs much involved, •"I had a claim against his estate, and I took this stone in settlement from his widow," said Kenochan• I wondered, looking at his smug face, with the pious sidewhiokers and the mean, hard mouth, how just had been his claim against the estate. Idly I questioned frim—yet not too idly, for the shone attracted me. I learned that Adams had left a widow, who And in furtherance of that endeavor, now resided in Boston and" who was I made a Cee.11'. 4,n Mrs• henry Adtlnls, in dither iltraitened circumstances, I found her in a modest boarding- Srhinldng of hdw comfortably that widow might live upon the proceeds of the sale of the ruby, I felt my .dis- taste for Kernoehan increasing. ' I made up my mind that I would have that ruby. But next morning, starting for the wand fairway, where the profession- ._ al was awaiting me to correct a nasty slice that long absence from the game had produced in my drive, I came upon the Kernochans and 'Vantive in the lobby. They were dressed for travel, and porters were laden with bags. I stopped beside them. "Yes, we're leaving," Kernoehan told me in reply to any polite question. "A telegram late last night -sudden death of a farmer partner of nine; inconsiderate of him to die just now, when I ani enjoying the golf, but it can't be, helped." His callous brutality should not have affected me, but I marked it up against him. I, too, felt that his part- ner was inconsiderate; I wanted the ruby, and it was going away. T mur- mured an insincere condolence. I turned to Vantine. "I'd hoped, with a little practice, W take you on again," I told him. had qualified me to speak learnedly "Well, there are other gold -courses„, upon the subject of precious stones— he leered. ' , wisely enough, at least, to deceive any 'T live at Greenwich, Mr. Ainsley,,but a jeweler. Furthermore, as I ex - said I(ernocliant "In a few weeks the I plained to Mrs. Adams, my book was courses around there will be in good deal with the romance of jewels, condition. If you're in New yore—. to rather than with technicalities. I had answered that question satis- factorily. By one bit of sleight-ef- hand I. had made more money than honest drudgery would have earned me in a lifetime. For I had no pro• fessime Born to expectations which had not been fulfilled, I found unyself, at thirty, possessed or an aristocratic birth, a cosmopolitan education—and nothing else. I was a living sermon of the futility of the gentleman. For the day when the mere being a gentle man entitled one to a decent and hon- orable onorable Living has passed forever. The world has no respect for fine instincts —it pays its tributes to fine gold. I had intelligence; that I knew. But in addition to a good mind—which had never been used`I had only a gift for sleight-of-hand, assiduously cultivated during my youth. That contemptible accomplishment, how- ever, had been sufficient, coupled with a quick wit, to enable me to do what a supercrook had failed to achieve. Yet, with all my contempt for the intelligence of the police, I had vowed that I would; if possible, confine my efforts to fields in which the police had no concern. I would rob thieves, But here, at the very outset of my new career, I found myself planning to steal from one \who was not a thief. Pride entered into the affair. Kerne- Chan and Vantine thought me a weal- thy fool who could be rooked with im- punity. I would endeavor to show them that they had been mistaken. house on Beacon Hill. I introduced myself as one who planned writing a boo on historic jewels. Two days of hasty reading in the Public Library "I could not wear such a ring.” "Thank you very much," I told him warmly. And the next day I, too, left Pine- hurst. Two evenings later I was in Duke's ruby," I replied. Boston; and twenty-four hours after "Not any longer;' she told ma, my estival I had read and digested, shaking her white head. hi newspaper files, the life and death I assumed an expression of stir - hadthe Henry Adams, whose widow had surrendered the great ruby to patine. "I understood that your hus- Benjamin Kernochan. For, you see, band had acquired it; said I. when I make up my mind, I am very "That is true; but, since my hus- murlr in earnest. band's death, the stone has passed I- had read of supercrooks; I had from my possession," she informed met one in the flesh, and almost under me. Then, in response to my ques- his eyes had abstracted a jewel for tioning look, she told me the things the possession of which he had made that I wished to know. "My husband his supercrook plans. I had told my- and I, Mn Ainsley, have always been self then that the so-called super- simple people. We never expected to crooks succeeded merely because of own such a thing as the Grand Duke's the low intelligence of the police op ruby, and we acquired it almost sect posed to them If low cunning— which was all my supercrook possess- ed --could achieve success, what would the intelligence of a gentleman achieve? "But why conic to me, Mr. Ains- ley?" she asked, "You are the owner of the Grand A Fair Canadian Alyn paoaud, noted film star, the daughter of the assistant high come missioner for Canada in London, saw it! And then, just before he died, he determined definitely to get out of the eity, 1 don't understand business, Mr, Ainsley, and so I cannot tell you just how it was that Henry c estate, which 1 had thought to be h'or.h at least three mi•Iliu"t dollars, emsunted, when all the claims were settled, to less than twenty thousand, "Ilia he had entered into seine sort of an arrangement with another bro- ker named I(ernochan; and ICernochan bad papers that seemed to prove that Henry was entirely responsible for certain vast debts incurred under that arrangement" Her gray eyes bleam- ed. I sensed the fire within this sweet and pimple lady. 'wired say tii(rse papers seemed to prove certain things/' I commented. "I was wrong," slie corrected her- self. "I.understand law no more than I understand business. And the courts decided that Mr. I(ernochan's claim was just. So it is not becoming in me to discuss the matter. But,"— end she smiled again -"you see that T eo longer own the ruby." (To be continued.) • Always have the magic M- WRIGLEY padcage in r'O.a M. your pocket. ✓ Soothes nerves, allays 0 • thirsty aide digestion. After ir.: c Every' i.bleat 0, „"} ells II38US No. 18—'28 dentally. My husband was a broker. He was in Italy, arranging for the flotation of some Italian bank -stook in this country. While there, he met the Duke, who was in great need of money. He wished to sell the ruby, and experts assured my husband that the price, one hundred and fifty thou- sand dollars, was hardly half the jewel's real value. lily husband had considerable cash available at the time. It looked like a good invest- ment, and so ire bought it. But neither of us ever intended that I should wear it. I am afraid,"—and she smiled whimsically—"that I am not the type of woman who could success- fully wear such a ring." I agreed with her, although I pros tested otherwise. But she laughed at me. "I am a simple countrywoman, Mr. Ainsley. I never could be a grand lady, and never wanted to be one. And Henry, my husband, was a coun- tryman. In search of a living, Henry came to Boston when he was • boy; he always hoped to save enough to buy a farm. Yost know how those things are. By the time Henry had ten thousand dollars, he was in volved in business. By the time he possessed one hundred thousand, be was' more deeply involved in ati'aira. Then, when bio fortune amounted to more than a 'trillion, his entangle- ments were so great that his with - Trees Draw Birds Trees are the houses of the birds where they nest and live. Aside from their beauty and their song, the pre- sence of birds is of incalculable value In assisting to maintain the balance of nature. Their consumption ot destructive insects and slags saves Canadian farmers and fruit -growers thousands of dollars a year. GIDDAPS "Now, tell me, what is the opposite of misery?" "Happiness," said in unison, "And sadness?" she asked. "1lladness." "And the opposite of woe?" "Giddap!" shouted the enthusiastic class. the class A reliable antiseptic—Minard's. The Years Before School By Mrs, Nestor Neel One day I was on a visit with my four.year•olcl daughter. There were no other children in the bonze, and She was getting lonely. "Loud her a book," I said, They could not find, a picture book. "Any book with large print will do," I told them. A book with good phalli letters was brought, To their astonishment, the little girl was quite ttappy, reading woa'ds here and theta. "She should not •l.now how to read at her age," objected a woman. . "Wlty not?" I asked. "It's bad for her health," Was the reply. This child had not been urged to react, At an early age, I had given her alphabet biocke :with which to play, As she wanted to know what the blocks meant, I told her the names. of the letters. Frani,' that, it was not longbefore she knew the words under the pictures on the blocks and was pinking them out of every book she same across. It afforded her .much amusement for a rainy day. Know- ing something about books, she was, later, less timid at the idea of going to school. ':lih,ere are other things, however; more important. Before reaching' the school age a Child should be taught. to speak good English and should un- derstand and practice pleasing man- nere. Some children are entirely un- trained in the little courtesies before. they enter school, and often school does not improve them in the least in this respect. "I do not knew what kind of man- ners the children are taught," 're- marked a woman to me onus. "They seem ever so much rougher than be- fore they went to school." If the home influence does not keep children as polite as they should be, 11 is unreasonable to expect the sahool to do so, It is the home life which has the most influence. It very largely determines the future. Before school age, when we think our chil- dren are learning nothing, they are really learning a groat deal. It rests with us to see what they learn. In the bright sayings of Children we of- ten get an insight into, their daily home life. The years before seven are the most impressionable, and their in- fluences continue throughout life. A child comes into the world know- ing nothing, It does not know how ot walk, to eat, to speak. Why not teach it to do all these things cor- rectly, to save learning them twice? These lessons should net be made difficult; all of us remember best the experiences most enjoyed. We spoke in the beginning of reading. If your little one learns to recognize the letters and some of our common words it sbould be as an amusement, a game. Do not commit the mistake of eking it a lesson. All life is a lesson if you want' to make and can it such. Accept as much as possible of it in the highest spirit of play and it will 'bring more joy. Especially, do this with, those first few years of a child's life at home when all work should be play. A carper will cavil at anything.— Old Proverb. Romance on C.P.R. Route The Canadian spring had early in- the bride from the company, An or- dnance upon Andrea Hansen, 21, and lice adjacent to the Winnipeg 'mini - Ne 1s Christian Nielsen, 23, handsome ration hall was cleared and prepared young Danish immigrant couple who, for the occasion. 0. A. Van Scoy, on arriving at Winnipeg, decided to head of the cololitation department marry and, with the assistance 01 the of th railway for Western Canada, Canadian Pacific Railway Colonize- volunteered to act as groomsman, .and tion Department ofleials, did so forth- It, G. ItcNeIliie, ,general passenger with. agent, 'to give the bride away; a group They had known each other in their of twenty immigration and company a homeland, Denmark, for many years officials gathered— and the stage was e and had even been sweethearts, but set for the ceremony, the first among newcomers for this season, t thermore discovered their' destina- tions to be close together. On reach- ing Winnliieg on their west -bound trip they decided to marry, 'and the apart.. Colonization department officials did the rest, Rev. N. Damskov, immigration chaplain, aided' the groom in seour• Ing a special marriage license. His drawal from toneless might have in- son Victor, a member of the coloni- jured scores of other people. We settee .staff, hurriedly procured a fine bouquet from the florists as a gift to on departing for Canada they had r harboured no.omantitc ideas of thoughts of marriage, Travelling as strangers In a strange land, they met and found happin ess in each other's company during he journey, and fur - bought the farm, but how seldom we '3156 Nowhere else but in a "SALAI)A" package can you obtain such high quality tea for so low a price and be sure that such quality will continue. Try one package: If it does not please you, your grocer will gladly refund you your money. (ifyiyo_ty Can't Explain It Bat Caves ®f . I•t . Yield Strange Bic nes, Remnants, of ,Animals and; Birds Now Extinct Brought Back by Sniithuonian Expedition How rapidly races 01 animals may die out is illustrated by a large coilec- teen of extinct animal bodes gathered in the limestone caves of Hayti and brought back to tbis,'country by a• Smithsonian expedition under Arthur J, Poole of the National Museum. The caves, which are near the west• ern edge o fthe great central plain, of Hayti, near San Michel,, are infested by bats. The Boors are six or seven, feet deep in guano and refuse. Scat- tered +through this guano the Smith- sonian expedition thingquantities of Cape Town,—White people were ad- : animal and bird bones, many of them mitted to the Hindu temple at Durban representative of apogee which no for the first time'. to watch the fire- longer inhabit the /eland, though the walking ceremony which has just been period of their deposit "probably does held there. not : extend back more than '1,000• An enormous bonfire was lit, and years and many bones are of recent - when many tons of firewood had been origin. _ reduced to a wide carpet of glowing Though the bones have not yet been, charcoal an orchestra of reed pipes wort od over, Mr. Poole has been able and Weaning began playing weird In- to identify the skull and skeleton of a, dian music. ground sloth, which is believed to ,be The "Soutris," or fire walkers, had the most complete recorded from the silver pins stuck into their flesh and island; Several rodents resembling skewers .pierced their ttngues. They in size the muskrat and beaver aro re- oarried heavy ;burdens acid sne of presented among the bones, and there• ihenit walked on nails which hl been is at least one insectivore. 'Phere are driven thraug'h the soles of their wood- a great number of bat skulls and 11z en sandals. A,wild outburst of music and jaws• arose, and they stepped fearlessly into Many of them crossed the red=hot In sono. cavae, the .Smithsonian the pit and walked across the fire. In found skeletal remains of man, but whether they belonged to layer of embers several times and the present natives of leo island or to seemed to feel no pain. Major Rich- the Indian aborigines who have been ards, Chief mof Police, and two doctors extinct for a long period, has not yet then exained them. Nota burn or been determined. Incidentally, Mr. blsiter was to be found on the feet Poole reports that the eaves have of the fire walkers. When the pins Poole used by superstitious natives as were withdrawn from their bodies places of worship. In some cases they there was no bleeding. Major Richards and the doctors carved heads on the stalagmite and stalacite pillars in the caves to repre- sent saints or gods. Offerings of eggs, fruit and even coins were made to these objects of worship. How the hones got into the caves, is not clear in all cases. Most of the smaller bird and mammal bones un- . doubtedly represent prey , eaten by owls. Bones of the larger creatures probobly represent, individuals who entered these caverns by chance. As is well known, owls in feeding swallow their prey of birds and mam- mals entire or in large fragments. The flesh is digested and the bones, fur and feathers formed into pellets A SMART ONE-PIECE DRESS A style that proves a favorite fox the woman who desires to leek slen- der. The collarless V-shaped neckline is completed with a ve,stee crossing in diagonal line. 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Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each: number and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. How To Keep Fresh Fruit "Vll du have Andrea fur din ekta husfra?" asked Rev, N. Damskov. "Jai" responded•Nieisen. The chaplain pronounced a special prayer for their guidance AS strangers in the new land, charged them to cote Untie faithful to one another, repeat- ed the Lord's prayer, gave the bene- diction, made the sign of the crgse,— and Andrea' and Neils Christian were declared man and wife. They continued their journey west. Ward Mkt afternoon, two out of fourhundred settlers,—Danes, Dutch, and English,—who were travelling at that time with the Canadian Pacific, Hindu priest, who said that although the ceremony would never be under- stood by Europeans it was an age-old custom among the Hindus. One of the doctors afterwards stat- ed that he could not explain how the fire walkers escaped unhurt. They appeared to be in a sort of trance during the ceremony. Minard's Liniment for failing hair. Lost Half His Weight. "That Russian red says he lost half his weight while in prison." "No doubt—they shaved his whis- kers off while he was there." Tis. following good advice as to how to keep fresh fruit is given in the our - rent issue of "Successful Farming", a— highly practical farm ''monthly: "It is very common for farmers to keep theirvegetables in sand over winter but fee, realize that fruits • can be kept for a long time and the same Oranges, way. apples, lemons, and sweet potatoes can be kept fresh for months. The rinds being porous, the dry sand absorbs the liquid in the. fruit that would otherwise cause de- composition. The fruit must not be wrapped in paper but let the bare rind come 1n contact with the sand. I have used sand far plums, pears, and other smooth -skinned fruits and found them to keep, I put a layer of sand about six inches thick, then the fruit, and then sand to cover them well, and so on, andfind it handy to have fresh fruit on hand until late in the season. When buying fruit for packing I'm i careful not to get any overripe or spoiled fruit.,' • • ids ‘atar,l'i The Harley-Davidson Single Cylinder Motorcycle 1e the,great,eet little ma chine that has been merle. Sale toat aide, easy to control, and moecon- omical. Stands without a rival. 700 Mlles to Gallon of Gasoline. Down Payment $1,05, Balance $22 per month for ten months, Pride $306, Waiter Andrews, Limited, 346 Yong()6t., Toronto, Ont. • We should never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.— Molrtesgnien. Save Your Old Carpet's. We re -weave them Into RUGS Write for circular Baker Carpet Cleaning Co. 178 Harbord St. Toronto, Ont. 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The Smithsonian . expedition re- ceived hearty co-operation from the United States marines, which officer the local police of this isolated sec- tion ection of the island; from the 'United West Indies Corporation, on whose tobacco plantation the expedition was a guest, and frod the officials of the Insular Department of Agriculture, who assisted in transportation and. in 'other ways. • • A Deplorable Verdict Tho acquittal of Harry F. Sinclair Is a failure of justice which every tamest man will deplore. It is to be added to the long list of escapes from deserved punishment which the ex- cessive tenderness and grotesque in- tricacies of American criminal law have permitted in recent year's. The prosecutors plainly did their best, and the verdict of the jury may well have been justified by the evidence pre- sented and admitted. Conviction for eonspiracx-=is always difficult to ob- tain, The criticism falls not upon in- dividuals but upon the system which entangles peet!ce in legalistic red tape. But no clearing of the defendant's moral responsibility is involved in the verdict That question was settled liy the decision of the Supreme Court lu the civil action. The Country wilt not forget and should not :forget the rlisgaceful fraud practiced upon the nation by Sinclair and Fall in the Tea- pot Dome lease. It Is greatly to be hoped that the conviction for eon - tempt of count found against Sinclair' will be sustained. This, punishment MOST people know this absolute would fitly express the sentiment of antidote for pain, but arc you careful the nation toward a colossal despoiler to say Bayer when you buy it? And of the nation.—New York Herald- do on ways give a glance to see Tribune. Bayer on the box—and the word 0pcntt rlC printed in red? It isn't the genuine Aspirin without it! A drug- Value of Forest Products Store always has Bayer, with the proven directions tucked hi every box; The value of the annual harvest of Canada's forests Is not far short of 1 $000,000,000 even' with the present somewhat Wasteful methods • of ex- lptoitation. . 11 has,: been estimated that by proper protection anti manage- ment the adcessible forest land of Canada can be made to produro at •' lenat three times the present annual cut in perpetuity, • Wile, (on the telephony, disguising her voice)—"Guess who title' is?" I•fusband—"Ie It—ah--Phylifu7" Wife (furiously) -- "Phvilist" Husband (disguising liis •voice) -"Guess who this is?" 4'94'ia In rho trademark ((Ya latare5 tri (Janda) Stwr011 i ov Dt�at Aaslrlsnmoos l0e�'mariU leatarc io anetfru tun pubtltl .anlnat hilt fens, b(ho Teelets will he damped With theft ' •p5yee Ura1a' hada .testi