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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-08-30, Page 2Etre Atigi*iriegs Rpcite. InNE ElcolltiOEDIEFit She had been crying. As a matter of fact she was weeping now. Brave- ly she was endeavoring to hidle her emotion,. Indeed, emotl.n is not the word, fox that woad connotes a cer- tain agitation that was lacking in her manner,' Sheer leotiele zee2es was svaittt"ti Open her face -that despair• of';youth eo infinitely more than the de- spair of age. And she was pathebie ally young. In 'years, perhaps, she had reached maturity, but hers was the type of face that mirrors the inno- cenee of child:med. Neither time nor experience can ever age such folk.' But even these can suffer, Perhapa, indeed, they suffer more than the cal. loused of scud,. I, a cynical violator. of the laws of man, wanted to gee over and pat her hand, and wipe away her tears. I smiled as I pictured myself doing this, Her young escort would: doubt- less resent such an action, for I have not reached the age when I may ven- ture such benevolence. I am young —not as young as the youth who ac- eompanied her, but still of an age when women sometimes glance my way. Partly, too, my smile was sar- donic. I was not the person to offer chivalrous sympathy to weeping m•aidL errs, with or without escort. At this very moment the police of New York were searching fir enc. As I have recounted in a previous chap- ter, one Swede Thomasscnt, a brutal inurdeaer, had been killed in .^v apartment by the Whitehg , that great Frenchman wham I would rank as the foremost criminal genius of his time, did not truth compel me to ad- mit that I have defeated him on num- erous occasions. The netivspanere Fere filled with ac- ceunts of the frdingi of TThumeaeg, 11'9 body, and with tales of the extra- ordinary efforts Felice were making to find Rupert Sticknev, the tenant of t ie apartment. In&ed, the iiews- papers did not con::emn Stickney. Whey s lid that he had renr?orcd a ser vice to 'society in ridding it of Thrnnansen. Nevertheless the police naturally desired to interview Mr. Stickney. And if Mr. Sticicnay were captured by the police, it would trans- pire, possibly, that he was a gentle- man of fortune, who had become a professional ciespeliler of the too num- erous profiteers which the war had created. Now I, John Ainsley, had no wish to disclose niy identity, my means .of livelihood. In fact, that means of livelihood, 1 hoped, had been aban- doned. I had mads my stake. I in- tended to sail for Australia- In a couple of years I would return. I would go to that native town of mine where the iAnsleys were known and respected, and would take up again the life that I had led before the war and the crash of my fortunes. Five days had elapsed since the dis- covery of Thomaseen's body. And during those 'five days I had secluded myself in the rooms which I had taken in a modest hotel. But I was always a restless person. Tomorrow, at five in the morning, the Celeste sailed from her dock for Syd- ney. My baggage was already in my stateroom. It would have been a simple matter for me, having paid my hotel bill, to step into a taxi, drive downtown and across Brooklyn Bridge to the steamer. But I would not see New York again for at least two years. It would take me that long to establish myself In Australia so that if, in theyears to conte, some one should ask if John r/r- i► treat ki .fl tte Peppermintavored sugar-coated jacket and another in the Peppermint^flavored gum inside— utmost value in long -,lasting delight Aineieyreally had made a at:Ai ee ea the island continent, it would be pos. Bible to point to a background of trading or speculation, I felt homesickness before' I had left my country's soil. SI. wanted to drink in, for the last time, the vital air of Manhattan, to see the hurry- ing people. And so, despite the foot that policemen were armed with a de-. TWIN GIRLS, TWIN JOB Helen and Olive Parish, twin re- porters' op. an Atlanta, Georgia, paper, covor their assignments and ler' e their stories together. ription of 'Robert . Stielniey, John Ainsley diner at the -Trevor. pie," I said. "Pausing by year table I It was a time when I should have heard you,"—and I looked at the gi 1 taken no risks whatsoever. And eer- —"ask him not to kill himself. Isere tainly it would be madness! of me to, is danger. Am I such a coward that add to the risk'• already run by in- I must refuse to obey the ordinary trud!irug upon the yoelng,coup.te who dictates of humanity and save a lifol" sat at a table in the alcove diagonally The young neap sneered. "Strang- across the Trevor dining romere guvet their lives for strangers, bat Who wee I, bearing my burdens, , to I not their money." thunk that I could lift the weight fromHaw much?" i asked, smothers •sho1)lders? And yet she. ""Ten thousand dellaes, he replied. looked like a girl whom I had known «I suppose you have that moth in a dozen year's ago, at girl with wham your pocket?" I bad gone to school, "I have," I told him calmly. As a She was a pretty girl. Her hair matter of fact, I had at least three, was golden, her complexion pink and tines that amount in cash upon my white, her mouth sweet and gentle, person. Also I had, in letters of cre- dit and in securities that -would be as readily negotiable in Australia .11S they were in New York, something like three hundred thousand dollars more. "And I suppose that inasmuch as you would risk your life to save a drowning man, you will gladly hand me over the ten thousand dollars." tale lack of belief was understand- able,Wait sagstci. I e "Before a 1 -ts S`e h I leap into the rivei:.,jo save the drowning man, I assure myself that Wellunder all the circumstances, he is really in danger, not merely hysterical froth fright. it was no business of mine. I paid The boy's eyes were conterhptuous, my cheque and started from the room. but the girl anticipated his refusal. "Explain to him, Frank," she plead- ed. "It can do no harm. He is not a detective,," "I bowed to her. "Thank you," I said,I "'m a thief," he said harshly, fac- ing me squarely. 'I nodded. "And discovery- -" "Is certain by tomorrow morning," he declared.. I glanced around the restaurant, The hour was late. Most of the pa- trons had left. I produced a pocket- book. From it I withdrew twenty five -hundred -dollar hills. Hiseyes widened; a wh'etle of amazement cane through his clenched teeth. '`Do you suppose I can, accept such a gift?;' he whispered, as though the sight ofethe none yhad hurt his_vlcal cords. "Is death easier?" I inquired. "You're about twenty-five," I guess- ed. "Let us assume that I ddd not always havd a pocketbook filled with money. Let os suppose that if a stranger had been my friend, had done for me what I am offering you, that—well, there night have been a girl, as there is a girl with you." I heard my voice grow gruff and harsh. "Take it and live, or refuse and dde. Do I have to beg you to accept what I do not need?" (To be continued,) ISSUE N o, 34—'28 and her -nose was straight and small enough to add a touch of roguiehness to her counhereance al•though,indeed, her present mood held no gayety. Hex companion was about twenty- four. He was good-looking, and 011 an occasion when he was less har- assed than now, his face would have seemed ingenuous, This was no lover's quarrel; this was ea grief of the ordinary sort which they were ng i shir- r turn in the a ate ; . Onl s`m ay d o sps Y tide of thair n flat s could reduce ce th ese naturally buoyant young people to their present condition of despair. "Do you suppose I can accept such a gift?" It was necessary for me to pass their table. And I heard the girl say: "Frank, you won't kill yourself?" Now, nine hundred and ninety-nine times out of a thousand, the person to whom such a question is addressed has not the slightest intention toward ae1f-deetruct1 p. But there is always the thousandth case. This boy had pride; it was legible in his lips, in the gleam in his eyes, the titin line of his nose. Such a per- son might readily be proudly unable to see any way out of a difficulty but the doorway to death. And so, acting as always in my lite, upon impulse, I dropped into the seat beside him. These alcoves in the Trevor were furnished with broad benches whose cushions would accommodate two per - sums on each side of the table. The girl and the man sat, as though for the extreme of privacy that the recess afforded, against the wall, opposite each other. There was plenty of room for me beside the youth, but not much welcome. I raised a hand to stop his angry expostulation. "I want to talk to you," I said curtly. The anger died out of his face, to be replaced bya grimness hardly credible in one so young. "If you try to arrest me here, I'll kill you first," he said quietly. I emtiledat him. Do I look like a detective?" I asked. "If you're net, why do you intrude upon us? be demanded. "I'm a friend," I told him. my Iv you before in my life," ne F• kssay.JY ty. •."+ fee* lost the expression ofoer«r that the youth's words lead figg }it�t ' it,. Sher hey across the tab it to hie hand. "Let h explain, Frank," she pleaded. "It can do no harm." I bowed to her, 1 turned to the boy. "Sdno'e worth ding for," I told him. E iiaillq, '}4o2�i) ling fen" "Zrgip °Malo to are undesired and penal) lie said. t,tlmy j 6ns are "Y ung moant, *W- heat,"ot be a fool. tacti in fear of arrest, and thrdatening suicide, aresvilly to think of comiven tions. Look at me. Do I seem the sort to do an uneonvend ixmal thing without a reason?" "Let me hear your reason," he re- plied rt Opinion on the Care of Men's Suits Occasionally one ineots ee tailor who will give one an insight into e few of the secrets of his treed°,` One sttch re- oently retired ;from his successful /tailoring business` in London. After many years of el servation, lie offers to malt advice in regard to prolonglug the 050 of their clothing that quite upsets soma generally accepted ideas along this line, . ^ Ilverybody knowq, for instance, that men's suits have :considerable wOol'in their composition; formerly, suitings for men's wear were eompoeed entire- ly of woolen threads, It is'thee° live- ly fibe'rs that rnalce the air cells in the fabric) which" insulate. the.wearer front Ole cold air around aim, and that so successfully shed dampness and water from the cloth. Most people know, too,that for the successful pressing of men's suite, cou`siderablo water must be used on the pressing cloth, But in spite of the general knowledge that animal fibers like silk and wool are at their best when moist, the Idea has steadily grown that men's clothing must •'al- ways be kept dry, Possibly one rea- son for this during late years is that much -cotton is being mixed with wool for materials designed for men's suit ings, and cotton rots when subjected too long to moisture. But ,for all -wool suits, technt:Al science adds its weight to this tailor's advice when he says "While I was in business, my best customers were those men who made it a rule never to venture out without a raincoat or art umbrella, unless they were certain it would not rain. Their idea was that they were saving their suits. But they weren't. They were, making the material deterior- ate and wear out just as fast as it could. "Woolen material gets thirsty. If You want a suit, to look well; wear well, and last a long time, let a shower wet it occasionally, or bang it near an open window where the :dampness in the night air can, get tp it. And when you put a suit away for any length of time, hang a damp towel in the ward- robe to impala moisture to those thirsty woolen fibers. It certainly will pay you. "It is wise to have two or more suits, so one suit need not be kept dry all the time. Two suits worn alter- nately, the one not in use getting the fill of moisture that it needs, are a bettor economy than two suits, ono at a time, each worn constantly till it is shabby. "If you can manage It, give a suit ono day's rest to three days' wear. And by a rest, I mean a real rest: Place it in a drawer, so the material that leas been stretched out of shape can go back to its original position. A coat cannot rest properly on a hang- er:, There is a pull on the shoulders, The very weight of the material is hard on it No more can trousers rest in a prase. Too much pressing of trousers, in fact, is bad, for the trans- verse threads, continually bent, will wear thin and break. "It is 'an excellent idea to line the press you,use for your suits. Flannel is`good material to use. And dampen it before you put the coats and trous- ers in. The creases will last longer and so will the clothes. And if you sit at a desk for some hours daily, don't cross your legs. That wears out trousers and takes out the creases at a rapid rate. "Do you know that a clothes brush is one of the tailor's best friends? Many suits brought to us were simple brushed into premature old agel Get a magnifying glass and look at your clothes brush. Unless it is new, as likely as not many of the bristles are broken or they have ends like fish hooks, And when you use a brush like that on .clothes, the nap of the cloth is injured, and the warp and weft of the material is pulled apart or broken. The Church of England Rev. I3, 11. L. Sheppard in the Lon- don Times (Ind.): I am not con- cerned in• these days to promote the pre-eminence of any one Of the pre- sent Churches, I do, however, be- lieve most sincerely that the Anglican Communion, with its ideal of oompre- hensivene8s, might, if it dared to risk its very life, bring into being the Great Church that is yet to be—the society of all those who, while they disagree about a hundred things, are at one in the only tbings that really matters, their common desire to fol- low the example of Jesus Christ and to be made for the world's sake more like unto Hint, ithe: You say Jack's serving ten days for arson? Short sentence for such an offense, isn't it? He: Oh, he wasonly burning up the road. Canada to Remain.. British Toronto Globe (Lib.) : The major• sty of enlightened Americans realize, not only that Canada Is determined to remain British, ;Mead "was born for no other reason than to. remain Brit- sbt" blit that elicic a state" of affairs is in. the best interests of the United States as well alf Canada. "I have been watching you two peal Millard's Liniment forrbllstered Feet. • 88£3 Dark-skinned natives—glowing sunlight—cool mountain tops—great ships ploughing through tropic seas—these things all come to mind when RI cup of 4'SALADA" Is steamiing before yroi.. Such llavottr-stitch fragrance. Try "SAL.A#LAA". Flying Flowers Butterflies Sinell_As Sweet As. Flowers, Says Invests- gator That butterfliesare fragrant is -he statement of Austin H. Clark, whose researches into the subject have re- cently been published by th Smith- sonian InstitutiOn. mithsonian.Institution. This fact appears the more remarkable, says Mr. Clark, sine° some of the -most fragrant sorts are among the commonest ^epodes. Ise offers in explanation the attitude of man . In looking on butterflies. as works of art,' causing hint to 'neglect 'their functions. Those who do take; the troub}e to sniff at the insect, hey adds, often -get no more than a fit oft sneezing caused by the .irritating ac- tion of the loosened scales. Children have a much keener 80118(3 of smell than adults and a more exact One. Therefore, when Mr. Clark com- menced* experimenting with butter - 'flies he utter-fiies.he took has two son into the field with him, He attribute his success largely to their assistance. It is the 'fragrance of the garden' that butterflies emit, though not nedesaarily that of the particular flow- ers on which the different insects 1 foal. Various specimens have boen found to smell like sweet grass, jas- mine, syringo, mignonette, orange blossoms, sweetbrier, balsam or ver- bena. A. Cuban relative of the blue eei'allowtail, which has been found in Florida, is said to smell strongly of fragrant orchids. Sometimes the This dainty frock is shown lure aroma is spicy. Butterfly scents have fashioned of plain or printed material) and having the skirt and bodice gathered also been compared to clover, burrut: to s belt, a round neck, •short sleeves, sugar, chocolate, molasses, vanilla and king collar, In View A frills of lace .I a certain popular brand of honey bis- and or material aro .added and the frock la cult. - trimmed with ribbon or velvet. NO). Testing butterflies for odors is gen- 1 14 s sizes , Y Broadcasting Bdinburgh, Scotsman: Broadcasting is a new art, and for many years to come the directors of the service will be feeling their way The time' may come when a broadcaster will need to qualify for his privilege. The abil- ity to compose poetry and music does not constitute 'fitness to broadcast" it; nor does either profound knowledge or exceptional skill as an entertainer make an invisible speaker attractive if he has not. the art of appealing. to the ear alone. In the course of dine broadcasting will bring out the right type of program and the best men to take control. Till then we must be patient, Mlnard'e Llnlment—A reliable first aid 'Tit _ I �� 6 4 I � A Chic Frock for the junior Miss orally a pleasant task, but not always so. A butterfly which smells diaagroe- ably, is generally a female, and the fritillaries are the prime offenders. If these insects 'are gently squeezed; on the abdomen, patches of soft orange Colored tissue will appear between.tlre last two segments on the upper side, followed by a pair of, hornlike protub- erances which give oft the `smell. These odors are said to. be protective in function, repelling the species' ene- mies. Butterfly fragrance, on the other hand, a male attribute generally, serves as an attraction in the process of wooing, the male endeavoring to envelope the female with his perfume. Upon examination the male butter- fly is found to be equipped with Patches of hairs or scales scattered on the upper surface or distributed, along the veins of _the wings, from which the flower-like odors are emit- ted. Occasionally the hairs are found on the abdomen or upon the hindmost legs, and the milclweed butterfly has them on the body :in addition to the scent scales in. the 'little sack on the hind wings. These hairs usually occur as an ex- tensible brush on the inner end of a tube which extends into the body, the tuft of hairs being unsheathed by the tube walls, until it is everted and pushed -out so that the inner end be- comes the tip, with the tuft of hair' radiating in all directions. Fragrance in butterflies, though rivaling that of flowers, is by no means as certain a quantity. liven after one has become acquainted with their. odors so that he knows what la expect from his catch, he is often dis- appointed ,to "find that his specimen is without smell. Sectionalism in Canada Termite Telegram (Ind; Cons.): Sec- tionalism ectionalism plays a larger part in Cana- dian politics than ever before. 'Fake' a glance at the map. The 'Maritimes are solidly Tory, Quebec solidly Lib- oral, 8ritlsh Columbia is also solidly Tory, while the Prairies are all a prey to different forms of Liberalism, And all tbese by large .majorities. It is small wonder then that the present Ilonse '01 Commons lacks color. , It represents' opinfone en bloc—and al- most anybody is qualified to do the representing, 11 to ' a• rliagallicout thing to encour- age the reading of poetry, but I am not at all eine that it is such a good' thing to encourage the writing of it, -Mr, John Drinkwater. "Sunbath" Auto England's Latest • A. new "sunlight automobile," in which riders can enjoy a sunbatit and still be shielded from the wind, is. in use in Great Britain. In its closed condition, this model resenxbies the usual closed car, but the bider can turn a handle and roll "back the top of the ear, exposing the interior to sun, while leaving the sides in place. .By the use of curtains to'cover,the glass windows, the occupant of the rear seat may wear light clothing and ex- pose himself to the sun, just as though he were In a private sun par- lor. 6 i in8 10,12 and 14.ears. Size 10 requires 234 yards 39 -inch, of; ls/s yards 54 -inch material: View A re-' quiref 2 yards wide add 12 yards nar- row ribbon; 15 yards 1/ -inch lace, or 34' yard 36 -inch material (cut crosswise) for frills 154 Inches wide when finished. Price 20 cents the pattern. IIOW TO. ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want, Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your oilier' to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St„ Toronto. Patterns sent by return ,mail. Satisfied Once in a while you see a man who doesn't want ally more money. 'lie 10 holding a 'flee—Buffalo News Even though some may not have such large bank accounts as they wish,' everyone can 'draw lnterest'be his work. WHEN ,IN TORONTO Eat and Sleep at SCHOIHOTEL, Cafeteria and Short Order Service. YONGE ST., Opposite. Eaton's. Hotel Rates: $1 Per Day and, Up. Tommy's Wish Uncle—Well, Tommy, I've just got engaged to Miss I-bomeleigh, Aren't you going towish me something nice? Tommy ,Eater glans at the fiancee) —Rather! I wish. you better luck next time. -Humorist In dealing .with )Englishmen you can be sure of one , thing—that the logical .solution will not be adopted.— Dean Inge. Yr Less Fussiness Oyer Motorists, Scotland, Y'urci iriaugurateu `'^New Policy in ,r +ata Cases DRIVERS" CO -.OPERATE "Autocar" Has Pungent Com- meat on the New Situa-. Oen Polio° court prosecutions in which, motorists are concerned are to bo re-. dueed In ntUnbel' be the London etl•e0,• says "Autocar."FFor some time it has., been felt be' the authorities at Scat" land Yard that ,it is unnecessary to.. exert the fail fore of the law when motor vehicle drivers are gulitY of what May bo dosci'ibod, as venial Offenc86, 111111 the resort ilas been that in a not inconsideboblo number of casee the police have Wilmot a warn- ing and not a summons. " This policy having Proved satisfac-• tory, it has been decided to extend ,,it. considerably so far as the metropoll tan' police area is concerned, and fie, Ibis way valuable tinge will be saved for motorists and police officers, and.' also for the, overworked magistrates. in the London police courts. These last-named will most certainly 'regard. Scotland Yard's latest action with the - Warmest "approval. It should: be emphasized that the initial; polipe procedure wi11 be the, same as bolero, and that it will: not. be within the province of the police constable to say whether a summons or a warning 'will be the outcome of an offence. This will be 'a matter fordecision by an official at headquarters,. where a veiy careful record will be kept of drivers' histories so far as they are known to the police,. I1 the police authorities have, de- oided, as is apparently the case, to enforce rather the spirit than the.pre- cise letter of Acts and Orders passed in i infancy,. bilism wasis a C when automaY, 1 p it is up to :alto= drivers to p la y the gala° and to do their best to help and notto hinder police olIicers in the- execution of their dirty. If once a spirit of mutual co-operation is firmly established between motorists and the police, not only will a great deal of. 'annoyance and wase of time be saved,. but police calices will have an oppor- tunity of carrying out more efficiently duties that are generally admitted to. Ibe ,of far greater importance than those on which hitherto, owing to their rather childish campaign against motorists, they 'have been too fre quently employed. ' The I-lome-To*n Sand 'Twas iii the fall of flighty -nine Wo started up our band; And in a few months' time we wuz Tlio finest in the land, • Our uniforms \vttz blue and 'white, Our horns wus polieied brass; When we marched out the teams took fright And hiked for taller grass. z.:s;s' QX. $� ra—aextRr� NL\t AND SL1G1131`LX.USLA, $10 UI', Est. ler Laxest li \trite_ ,.; /Yoe Latest. Illustrated 1903 ` Bicycles and Accessor- tesS'RE10 OATA- `T R LOGU:u".: eorle Sic cis ,4v4;.-.6. P es 9 y. (� ��. Works, C` 081-3-5n o j�l� �� r Qae Lt. w., Toronto. THERE is nothing that has ever taken Aspirin's place as an antidote for pain. It is safe, or physicians wouldn't use it, and endorse its use ay others. Sure, or several 'milike psers would have turned to something else.' But, get the real Aspirin (at any' drugstore) with Bayer on the box and the word genuine printed in red! e the undo mark :Watered in Canada) nicotine payer Matreture. While it >s r�ar ok.,7 that Aspirin Mean payer Manu the Tablets as ll ail paned Toth t their "Para the Tablets wail ba alaMrdl MW thou ••Barer... QM" kala rgatla Thom cornet mon could, play all day And never crack a hp, And allus when we went to play. Ilad sumthin' on the hip. pfd Tommy Judson, long and thin, IIe played the solo pic; Crowmatio seals wuz pie to him, FIis minors too was slick. And Bobby Dodge, he slipped the slide As dizzy as a loom; As time wont by suspicion grew That Bob played out of tune, So Wat 'lowed he'd investigate And see how it could be When wo were playing in 3 fiats That Bob should play in G. Says. Bob: "Them pesky sharps and flats Would drive a man to drink, It's alas been my policy— A good un too, h think To never fool with nuthin' I don't know nuthin' 'bout; So the safest way to deal with 'em Is jeat to scratch 'em out." Old "Minor vs Major" march It surely was a pup; And "Southwell's Pride" and "Nelly Bly" Wo simply et 'em up, And "Hone Sweet Home" I ester play In a way they'd all admire; And them as didn't know 'twas me They thought 'twos Arthur Pryor. The town folks knowed, and often said: "There's just two men can play that tune, And one of thein is Pryor,'t The people thought' us fellers both Would set the world afire; But one of 'em's quit playiai' now— The other one is Pryor. A bum 01d Timer's "on the air," Let everybody listen, I say our band iIIsi march and play, And that our horns did glisten. We've marched right through a crowd- ed street In town or rushing city. That Sousa ne'erwe chanced to meet I've anus, thought a pity, —Orchestral Journal, Boston., Fellow Victims Burglar (waking householder dm, log the spring-cleaning epidemic)— Excuse me, mister, bet (Oyer 'a.ppen' to know where the misses 'as pat, the silver among all this 'ore muddle l"— Hurmorist. I would be against my own brother, If he ucerp wet. ---Billy Sensiay.