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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-07-26, Page 6858 Nowhere else haat in a "SALAA" packagecan you obtain suchhigh quality tea for so low a i.'rece aid be sure that such quality will continue. Tilt one packages If it does not please ytoup your, grocer mvp97 gladly refund yeti your money' 8 qlliiite rSoiiess id.;, c Capyyielht 19'24 NEA Sel!vice Inc, - THE JEWELLED CASKET BEGIN HERE TODAY John Ainsley, a man of education and breedieig, becomes a master crook —preying upon ether thieves. One afternoon on Fifth Avenue he knocks down a man whom he sees abusing a hunchback, and then runs. At an auction sale he sees newly rich Marcus Anderson buy a golden, jewel -studded box for $66,000. Later he sees Anderson in the company of the hunchback and a crook known as the White Eagle, The White Eagle lives in a modest private residence on the upper East Side, posing as a duke, with, the httnohback as his secre- tary. Ainsley sets about to find. out in what way the White Eagle is en- deavoring to rob Anderson. He picks- the icksthe lock of the East Side residence and enters. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY I went over that house from cellar to servants quarters on the top floor. In these latter rooms I found no evening. One never knows in what clothing. The servants had been dis- direction a woman's whim may lead charged and had left with all their her." "As always, my master, you are right," said the cripple. "I will tele- phone for a taxicab; we shall disap- pear. In a fortnight we shall land in la belle France—" - "But so much may happen in a fortnight." I flatter myself that it was a line worthy of the situation. Certainly Cochet anal Lotier greeted it with that stark amazement which a dramatic *the cripple insert his wrists through clipnoose, 1 draw it tight, and the rest was' easy, The use of towels as gags was unnecesettry. :N .N d. %k 8 And a few minutes later I decided that it had not been necessary even to bind then]: In fact, my presence here was' unnecessary. For the An- derson jewel -box could not be found in the expansive overcoat packets of either of them. Nor had they left it in ..the hall downstairs; or in the drawing -Imam, or anywhere else in the house.- It must have been delivered to a eonfederate waiting Outside the mil- lionaire's house. Yet this I did not believe. The White Eagle was not, the sort who lets some one else take charge of the spoils of his warfare against society: "Perhaps," said Cochet as I return- ed from my fruitless search of the premises, "monsieur is ready to apologize." In truth, I was. From my .pocket I drew a packkn fe. I opened it and placed it en the floor. "It will take you perhaps fifteen minutes to saw your bonds," I told Cochet. "And despite monsieur's af- fable manner, I fell that I need a quarter of an hour in which to dis- appear," Cachet smiled; but behind that smile lay deadly menace. Always,. from now on, a more dangerous enemy than the police would be at my heels. Though he smiled, Cachet would never forgive this indignity. "Bon sour, messieurs," I said. I had failed, but I tried to carry 'Off my failure with a good grace. I am not your vulgar crook who descends to threat or torture. My reasoning had been sound. I did not believe that the box had been surrendered to a con- federate, but what is belief in the face of fact? "You will have time to escape from this house," I said, "before the police arrive here, provided that there is some element of truth in the jests 1 heard you exchange. Because I have been unfortunate is no reason that I should wish you ill fortune. Again, good evening, gentlemen." And then I saw a gleam of triumph on the delicate face of the hunchback. Now, one cannot succeed at my pro- fession unless one has the quick intui- tion of a woman. And to that intui- tion must be coupled the logic of a man—not of an ordinary man, but the sort of man that I aim. I remembered how insensitive the cripple's hump had been to the rough touch of the bully whom I had knock- ed down. I tried to visualize the sleight of hand by which the box had been extracted from Anderson's safe even as the millionaire locked its door. Where had the box been hidden? I remembered the affair of the one - eyed men, and how a pearl had been secreted in a glass eye. The jewel - box was too bulky to bze placed in the pocket of a dinner jacket, and :loth of these men wore evening clothes. And the cripple wore a look of tri- umph. Also, his hump was not sen- sitive. Oh, Armand Cochet is the White Eagle, but I am John Ainsley! Shall I add more, or shall I let the modest narration of niy deeds speak for me? I bent over, tore the dinner jacket from the body of Lotier, exposed the carefully contrived false hump, and from that artificial deformity I took the jewel -box. ' T waved them a mocking good-bye. With the box under my arm beneath my coat, I sauntered out of the house, over to Fifth Avenue, and taxied, like any law-abiding citizen, to my apart- ment overlooking the Park. Five minutes later I was examining the contents of the casket. I was rich. I could abandon forever the life to which necessity had driven me. At least, on that April evening I thought that I could. I did not know that sometimes there is truth in old saws. I had forgotten one of "Once a thief—" (To be continued.) Minard's Liniment for Insect Bites. Fulfilment Who is he will regret The vanished violet? None will who ever knows In her full time the rose. We have outfledged the spring, We have new deepe to wing; To drink the sun's increase Unfold with me in peace. Long ago has my pollen ' On your bound graces fallen: Burn from your cloudless skies, Marigold of Paradise! -13. 3. Maesingham in London Observer. a profiteer shows us his priceless box, opens it and lets us behold the richest jewels\of his so vulgar wife that gleam within it, And then, as he closes the safe door, I distract his attention and' you snatch the box even as the door is' being closed." In my hiding -place I nodded approv- ingly. This was sleight of hand that might be matched against my own gift of legerdemain. The hunchbac'k's voice was depre- eating. "I have the trick of the fine gees, monsieur, but what are the me- chanic's hands without the artist's brains? To you goes all the credit," Cochet laughed merrily. "But the profits, eh, mon vieux? They are more important than the glory, and you will have your share of those. But we must not stay here. That lady whom you have so justly termed vulgar may desire to see her jewels once again this belongings. Two floors below, 1 enter- ed a study. Behind it was the chief bedroom oe! the house. I know that it must belong to the White Eagle. And in that bedroom were packed suitcases. To that room, then, the White Eagle would unquestionably come. But in the study was a decanter of wine and cigarets. If I knew my Cochet, there would be at least one cigaret smoked and one glass of -wine drunk in cele- bration of his latest coup. In this room, then, behind a great leather couch, I ensconced myself. But befere I went into hiding I took half a 'ir'zen towels from the bath- room adjoining the bedchamber, and from the latter room took a score of apparently discarded cravats. I tested each one of these and found them satisfactory. They were no longer beautiful, but I was certain that they would prove serviceable. And behind the leather couch I knotted them into four stout thongs. I had finished when I heard the front door open. Cochet bounded up the stairs with an activity which T envied. I hoped that I, when I attained his years, would be as supple. He entered the room where I was hidden, snapped on the lights, filled two glasses from the decanter on the table, and lifted one high above his head. The hunchback, less active, now entered the room. Cochet greeted him loudly. "Drink, mon brave!" he cried. "Drink to the genius of the White Eagle, who sees and sevuops and rises triumphant!" "Genius is too weak a word," said the hunchback. "You work mir'aclee, my master." He, too, took the other glass from the table and drank eagerly. Cochet filled the glasses again. o-ul" boast- ed of a simplicit, , ed the White Eagle. "This pig -dog of Look for it on the dealer's Counter WRIGLEY'S More for your motley ® and the best Peppermint Chewing Sweet for any ]looney of 82 Le iSSUG No. 29—'28 From that artificial deformity I took the box. Jumbo Finance To Get This Elephant Ashore at Boston and on to Detroit ,Took Close Figuring Wlien an elephant , has attained such size as to elford a problemto railroad tragic specialists, it ie' acute elephant, Even the parcel post would Imitate to 'give cou1deration to a proposal to transport it, Such an elephant arrived in Boeten inboard the steamer Nattier from Hamburg, and there wa seine hnllitbaloo be- fore arrangent eta; were aornpleted to sllie it to its eltirnate destination at Detroit, Obviously .it Was too far for an elepbant to walk even.Uiongh it was a full-grown specimen of some five or six tons in weight and 15 feet in height and had had a lat of training in the jungles. The elephdnt itself expressed no pteferenoes as .to the rout and methods of transportation and so C. L. Whittemore, who is looked upon as one of the outstanding traffic specialists in this district, was _called into oonferenoe, The chief difficulty was found to tie in the fact that railroad bridges and tunnels had not been constructed with the idea of lugging aroundmase todons and other pi oboscidean ani- mals With an average clearance of 1398 approximately 13 feet what were they going to do with a mamma'1 that re-' quired a crate 16 feet in height! But the problem finally was solved. By a very _circuitous routing it was DID YOU. KNOW ° found possible to get Mr, Elephant to that the first British church bore Detroit without disturbing existing the name "The Secret of our COOL AND LOVELY .conditions. And so, when the steam- Lord" or a thousand years? The printed frock joins a multitude er tied up at the Hoosac Deeks, a of summer occasions With the assur_ powerful derrick was ante of complete smartness and per- fect taste. One could never find alPier and`the task of transportingsotupo]I the thelargest. single package that over ar- cooler or more becoming model than rived at the port of Boston was begun. this shortsleeve frock with round neck- - - line. Graceful movement is given to an otherwise straight silhouette by a shirred flounce set on at the hips in an uneven line. There is a shoulder tie, with frilled ends of plain con- trastinglcolor material to match the frills. No. 1308 is for the miss speech should arouse. I assure you that I have never enjoyed a moment es much as I have enjoyed this one now as, an automatic pistol in my hand, I followed my words into the room from behind the couch. Cochet recovered his self-possession first. "This is an unexpected honor, mon- sieur," he said. I shrugged. "The more honor, the more surprise to a modest man," T grinned. "Messieurs will kindly ele- vate their hands and keep them in the air." The hunchback flashed a lightning, glance of question at the White Eagle. But Cochet knew that behind my lev- ity lurked grimness. "Obey, Raoul," he ordered.'I o look- ed at rue. "Does monsieur care to explsiin?" I doubt if I could have earried my- self any better than he, in such n s'ituaiion. "The Anderson jewel -box and its ,contents, monsieur," I said. "If mon- gem will kindly give that to me, I shall bid him bon coir and bonne chance," I held out my left hand. The White Eagle simulated amuse- ment. I cut short his laugh. "3 have overheard your conversa- tian," I reminded him. "Meneieur leeks a sense of humor," he retorted blandly, "He accepts idle jests as solemn truths "The box, please," I ineleted. "If monsieur', cad lack of humor persists, what don we do?" asked Cochet. "Nothing," I snapped. ."But I can do something, I can search you." The cripple was ready to fight, but the White Eagle was a wary old cam- paigner. ITe' believed that I would fire, and cc, ho sharply again ordered the hunchback to obey, At the Menlo of my pistol Lotter !round, with the impromptu topes that I had manufac- tured from the neckties, the haitdk and feet of his meter, Then 3 made. Have you read "God's Coonweaiths" by The Roadbuilder (Col, W, G. MacKendrick) •---- - — --^--o n OUR LORD'S ViSIT, to Glastonbury, England, Where church authority claims He buil Britain's first church, H JOSEPOF ARIMATHEA, Who buried our Lord, lived 37 years In Britain, LAZARUS, ater being raised from the dead, acre to Britain. MARIA MAGDALENE Came with Joseph and 'Lazarus to Britain. SiMON ZELOTES the Apostle ,who preached, died In Britain. ARISTOI3OLUS, father -!n -law of the' Apostle Peter, and Britain's first Bishop,- burled In Britain. 8T. •PAUL, the 'Apostle whom 20 church, authorities state visited' Britain. 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There are over 500 other glow -giving varieties. Although scientists know compara- tively little about glow-worms, it seems to be established that the light is generated in the act of breathing, and the rays are akin to X-rays, and not, as was, once thought, merely phosphorescent. - The glow-worm's glow, it has been proved, will pene- trate various substances in the same manner as X-rays do. A to why the glow^worm should glow, that again is a mystery. Some wise men say it is to show it its way; some that it is to share its enemies; and others that the light acts as an attraction to insects tinier still, and in that way the glow-worm ges its food. Sunburn? Use Minard's Liniment. DON'T suffer headaches, or any of those pains a tablet of Aspirin can end in a hurry! Physicians prescribe it, and approve its free use, for it does not affect the heart. Every drug- gist has it, but don't fail to ask the druggist for Bayer. And don't take any but the tablets that are stamped with the "Bayer Cross." Draws t •,) Jai k and Ates Ms Royal Flush And Wins. j13 With It Against a Full I-louse—So Runs Mr. Wyatt's Tale of Glory Merely a Neiihborly Game "Wish It Had Been Calcutta Sweepstakes," He Muses Some of tho emotions that come to az man wllo draws a, royal flush in •a poker game aro recouuied recently by a man named Wyatt whose cards built themselves into one of those coveted' hands in a neighborly game of draw. He drew the flush when he hadn't the slightest desire for such a bit of luck, which only goesto skew, he asserts, that some persons become famous without intent, The noises that it brought into hie head, he relates, sounded something like opportunity, knocking at his eku1l with the upper side of South America. If it had only been a 'Calcutta Sweep- stakes or a five -horse "parlay" • Or nine - thing, he mused. But it was only a five and ten cent game—what could one do when one's wife was present? 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Chick and Mrs. Chick. "And it's funny it didn't rain,", h,o commented, "I rarely °play except on rainy nights becaute I can win 'only on rainy nights, I expected it to rain, bat there you are again. It only goes to show you never can tell when it's not going to rain," Pot Was Growing Bigger Well, this particular pot had been passed several times, the five -cent antes had grown to 30 cents, and ho felt he ought to get into it with any- thing for the percentage. "Mrs. Taylor smiled," he went on. , "She always smiled when she was happy, and I knew she had some- thing. At it turned out ate had three nines, and she opened the pot with'a 10 -cent bet. Dr. Chick yawned and stretched his left arm high in the air as if he wore very tired and an- nounced in a lazy way diet he would drag along: How different people are! That was the doctor's way of showing that he had a swell hand. As it turned out he had a pat hand—a full house, full of kings. The others pass- ed and it came to me. Kept Jack and Ace of Hearts, "I had nothing, but there Was the 60 cents in the pot and,I decided to hang on. I kept an ace and jack of hearts nd called for three cards. I drew a ten, queen and king of hearts, giv- ing me a royal flush. "Why, 1 only wanted a pair of kings or three jacks or something like that. Which only goes to show that you never can tell from what you want what you are going to get. "Well, Mrs, Taylor bet and Dr. Chick raised on his pat full house, and as I went to pick up a few nickels to get into the fight my wife e - kept urging me not to be foolish and throw away money like that. Well, the money went in and then there were a few raises and Mrs,. Taylor ,dropped out. Dr. Chick began to smile knowingly and saidhe would keep it up all night if necessary. "And then, you know how fellows act in a poker game. I told him; be couldn't bluff me, that, after all. I thought two good pair could beat him and would prove it. Well, there was talk back and forth until the pot was piled up tot $3. The doctor seemed persistent and my wife- whispered that I was turning out a bigger fool than sbo thought I was. "Well, when it looked as dean the thing was going to keep up as long as the Democratic convention I suggested that perhaps the doctor would have patients waiting for 'him and tbat he ought to get away and, therefore, I called—called, mind you, with a royal flush, Another reason why I called was because I just had to let the party ,see ea quick as pos- sible wbat I had in my hand. 01 course, I gabbled up the $3 in nickels, tore up tbs rest of the cards and. put my royal flush in a frame. What a game!" 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