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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1930-07-24, Page 6The TreasRre of the Biiooleoll By A. D. HOWDEN SMITH SYNOPSIS 0 PSIS Hugh Cbeshy, on the. death of his uncle, becomes Lord ChesbY, and shortly thereafter discovers the key to the Trea- sure of the:Buooleon, which was left by Hufirst gh sets out Lord i of the. treathe sure, Which 1a hiddenin a house in Constan- tinople.. With him aro Watkins, his .ser- vant; Jack Nash, and Nikka Zaranko. Theya re set upon by a band of desperate criminals led by one Touton, who hone to steal thesecret and purloin the trea- sure: Nikka and Jack gain access to the house where the treasure is hiddenand which is occupied by Tekalji, an. ally of Touton s. In order to further their ende. they;consent to join Tokalji's band of. young mucin I for 'the young menGwhen girl, is dancing Touton arrives. aand Niknext areh recognized, but escape. The next.Bitty t they some back In the launch of Betty IEing, Tacit's cousin, and. enter from the sea well. They are ambushed and Hugh, Jack and Nikka are captured. Touton starts to with his ehannds, butbKara knifes is Tones with i TMtou and chases him from the room. es, CHAPTER XVIII. My ear, that I could not lift from the floor, registered once more that pe idly along the floor, watched a rat flit I There was a knock on the door. "Send him up ' he said. ie stiffened answered ,, His '--'- stiffen- Nikka. "e n....-.. asking a�.:.,, "They—they vc—tod'c 'er, your cud= Two Inquisitive Boys ship," said Watkins faintly, M rs. Good"How? Where? Mother was giving a party, And when her' two boys were at 1 King -sprang. from his chair, wring- ingschool his hands. She placed three jugs; of custard 1 "It 'appened so quick I don't rightly "We 'ad On a shelf in,the pantry to coop know 'ow it was," he said. " boys hurried home in great t beyond thePrinces Islands - and I saw there was around, •your ludship and gentlemen. I Tho ogee; run out eyon So soon as their lessons were over, little shipping i And then there wafishing-boat s h' ing-boat with They knew that mother was making power bore down on us Miss Betty All kinds of nice things for tea. The moment they entered the pantry They spied three lags on the, shelf; But how to get up was the problem, Which quickly presented itself., "Let's get. the stepladder," said Joe; and I, we didn't think anything. about feet from the ground the roee came it until 'e was right on us. When they bl aboard t I knew tumbled b us'and t asprecipitatedbumped free above,. and hew ,U mp into an opening in the rocks, which we they wasn't up to'no'good, your lud- had not hitherto perceived. It was. ship. some time before we began to explore "Miss Betty reached for 'er gun, and it. The rest of the story you know." so did I. Blit somebody grabbed 'er, Twenty -Icer hours rest made 'us fit. and somebody else pushed Me over, Nikka's muscles were still lame, but at the same time a, chap lashed at. he had Watkins rub him with liniment me with an iron -weighted club:. 'E You reach to the shelf from my shout- that hout- th t suppled the strained muscles and thought 'e'd -knocked my brains out. : dere "No, I've .a much better plan; a supp e declared that he was as game for a and 'e would, too, ixcept I fell so fast And - see what is In them;" said Dan. And down came the shelf with its bur us an invitation to breakfast folder the revel of, the rail when the brought fight as. any of us, And when Watkins on account of beta pushed, I was he the Kings' sitting' room we were club 'it me and most of the blow went den— rn D,dwn with a terrific noiee; ablet osier a degree of optimism into the rail Splintered it it did, despite the difficulties of the situation. your iudship. And but for that I And mother screamed loudly on find "It boils down to this," said Hugh wouldn't be 'ere." ing hissecond cup of coffee. "We • "And Miss .Betty?" questioned Hugh The -custard all over the boys, over p know that the Instructions are correct eagerly. and that we have a desperate crew of "I don't know, your ludship. - When Of course, they said they were sorry, criminals to reckon with. Our job is I saw anything again I was lyin' on . But mother said: "You needn't cry, to trick m..,, 's crowd." the floor of the cockpit, dusk was com- I'll not tell the guests of two naughty "You can't trick them," snapped ing on and the launch was drifting far boys Nikka, "They .re as clever as we•" out to sea. They'd stopped the engine.. Nor the custard I made for the pie." "Then what can you do?" demanded I don't know 'ow I got back 'ere.". collar clinking underground, this time Bett The room telephone rang. King an- What New York' more pronounced and nearer. I peered Y. 17 • "Exterminate them:' swered it. And to IS weaYlnLl' Watkins from hole to hole, and then with amaement as the grating in the middle of the room lifted two or three inches. Two hands clutched the sides of the drain opening, the grunt. was repeated for the third tin e—and Watkins clam- bered laborously into the dungeon. We could only stare at him. "WeltyI Where did you come from?" burst from Hug -a. "Frani the drain, your ludship. I ed. as he peered through the crack. "A moment, if you please, sir," he said coldly,' refastened the door. and turned to us. "Mr. 'Illyer would like a word with your ludship." Hugh rose, his jaw set. "I'll talk to him outside," he said. Watkins reopened the door, and bowed him out. We heard his first 1 broke y neck in the opening icy words: nearlmg ac e so sudden with the Professor, and The door closed behind hint, and we y ro e nt "To what am I indebted for this—" last • l t count of coming down the when I told Miss Betty she said it was a gift from'Eaven and we must come back• which we did, your ludship." "Do you meat to say." asked Hugh, "that there's a passage down there and looked at each other. startled, uneasy. Nobody said anything. We were all thinking of the conversation going on in the corridor. The tense silence lasted for perhaps re - Miss Baty is outside?" five minutes. Then the door was re - "Quite right, your ludshio" said opened and Hugh entered. Watkins, rising and commencing to "Hillyer want: to talk terms," he dust himself off. "It fans cut into the announced. "In the circumstances, I bigrocks on thebeacit. The P-ofessor, didn't feel we could afford to overlook 1 'discovery,it's any chance. would give us a shouse to force the sir, r - a ugh o"Hillyer stated, that inasmuch as street entrance, and we should have a regular,Mis Betty, cisc old Romanas o- the Imperial government would be then between two tires." er. Miss Betty, she aid it was no- g (To be continued• thing of the kind, it was a gift from notified by them if we succeeded, we ) �� „ might as well give in, This, of course, "That will be Wasso Mikali," cried Nikka. BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON There was •a knock on the door. Wasso Mikali entered- • Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson F'.r- "I greet you, son of my sister," he nished With Every Pattern said calmly. "My young men, watch- ing in Sokaki Masyeri this evening, be- held Tokalji's party carry in a bundle in a sack. which was a body. I have hastened that you should' know it." Nikka clasped his hand. "It is_ well, my uncle. I thank you for the news. This - is the night of blood of which I have spoken. We shall all dip our blades before the sun rises tomorrow." "My. heart is glad,"'•replied Wasso Mikali with flashing -yes. Nikka turned to ua. "I must go with my peoph," he said. "Hugh, do you and Jack think you could keep the gait in play by a sur- mise attack through the drain? That "vett• ,, would eliminate any claim we might "Never mind any more, Hugh cut hi v "Unfasten these bonds." have toward the treasure. It seems him o Presently we ;vete able to walk they have a friend in Touso.sf Mah- stiffly. Our first concern was to lower kouf Pasha who is, known as the Nikka into the dra'n. Ile was so weak 'Grand Vizier's Jackal' He offered to that he took very little interest in the settle. 75 per cent. to them and 25 per rescue. We had Watkins go down cent. to us I refused to hare any- thing to do with him." ahead of him, and Hugh and L be- kween us, eased him gently through the hole, and Watkins caught him around the waist and steadied hint My instinct was Lo follow them immediate - CHAPTER XIX. We returned to our room that night. somehow feeling that Toutou's gang ly, but Hugh checked me. had somewhat of an upper hand in the "Can't we cover up our tracks?" he matter. Next day we arose rather pursued. "Here, Witty," he called early and went out for a walk accent into the drain. "hand up that crow- panied by Mr. King. We noticed sev- bar." eral Gypsies shadowing us, but haying "We won't lose this opportunity," become accustomed to this in the past answered Iiugh. "help me break down few days, we paid no attention to the the door." hatter. Upon our return to the hotel, This finished, we crept down the as we entered the lobby one of the clerks cane from the office and ac- costed Hugh. "Your messe,:ger would not wait, milord," he said. "Mees King had not returned. Indeed, she has not yet re drain, titter Nik,ca and Watson, pry- ing the grating back into place with the crowbar to cover up this means of egress. The drain was slippery and it was aonte Line before we arrived at the turned," exit, our fantin� being the more pre- "My' messenger?" repeated Hugh' carious b^eause of Nikka's disability. with a startled look at us. We reached the ship without mishap "Yes, milord. Ile said he most see and Betty and her father promptly her. When I told heem she had gone gave first aid, treatment to Nikka. He out he left your letter for her, weeth seen recovered, although his muscles' instructions that I present it.so soon were extremely sore, as she came in. I then recounted the full story of Hugh's face creases into grim linee. our adventures of the past twenty-four "Very well, As long as she has not hours, yet retarned, I will take it back." ' I imagined• e' course, that a itis- The clerk went to the mail -desk and hap such as you describe' had befallen plucked an envelope from Betty's let you," remarked King when we had ter -box. Hugh thanked him, and turn - finished. "When Nikka shouted his ed it over in his hand, It was ad - warning, Watkins and I held a hasty dressed in an extrao. dinarily scrawl conference on the root Upon Wat- ing hand to "Miry Ring." In the lower left-hand corner was written: "By messenger," The envelope held a single sheet' of Riddles If a boy jumped into the river after a salmon. and found it wasn't there what would be do? Why, get wet. What a -as the first verse made?.The tori -verse. Why is a member of Parliament like a shrimp? Because he has M.P. at the end of his naive. Why do sailors know that Mars is uninhabited? Because they have been to see (sea). Why is the letter E like London? It's the capital of •England. What table has no lege to stand on? The. multiplication table. Why are you nose and chin' at vari- ance? Because words are always Passing between them: Why is a doctor who has lost his practice like a man In a :temper? Be- cause he lost all his patients. What are the lightest hate made of? The material Mates not felt. What is that which we often return yet. never borrow? Thanks. $o in a What should you always hurry? Nothing. Why should a poor man drink water? Because he has no proper tea Rine insistence, I preceded him down the rope. Prior to his own descent, he loosened the grapnel, with an.eye to the possibility of twitching it down, paper. On it was written in same so that when he was some eight or ten scrawling hand: ey :h w "Dear Bet: ' "I've broken my arm, which explains this abominable wailing, I never could do anything with my left hand. Don't worry, I shall be fit in no time Can you corse with the bearer, or if that is not convenient, with Watkins, to the house in Sokaki 1Vlasyeri? It's import- ant. Can't writs any more. "HUGIH." 1 L s "P.S. The others are still right. The bearer can't wait:' `'We mustn't leave anything to ` WRIGLEY'S is good company m any trip. It's delicious Savor adds zest and enjoyment, The sugar sup. plies pep and energy when the day seems long. In short ic's good and good for you. To* After Every Meal. r•tt .. zr.. l� JE No. 28-'30 (property). Why are weary people like blcycles? Because they are tired. What ships never sail the seas? Hardships. When is butter like Irish. children? When it is little Pats. • chance," said Nikka quickly. "You can't tell what other steps they may have taken to trap her. We nad bet- ter go down to the dock at once." None of the dock attendants had seen the launch or anything of Betty or, Watkins since they departed early that morning. We waited a while, thinking they might show up, but after six o'clock Ring became nervous and persuaded, us to return to the hotel. We went to Icing'' sitting room 'and sat down weart:y, discouraged dis- hearaened, more than a little dismayed when Watkins' entered unannounced. He was very pale. His collar was streaked with blood. There was an ugly bump on the side of his head. He dragged one foot after the other. There is a delicate mellow flavour toSalada JapanlTea _(gREEN) <JAPAN A 'Fresh from the gardens' Dare -Devil Racing Car Drivers Human? Speed Enthusiasts Cite Many Thrilling Episodes That the automobile racer risks his life in every event in which he takes part is taken for granted by most of us. Wet let the matter' drop there: If someone feels like .taking his life 741 into his own hands for few paltry dollars, let him, go ahead. It doesn't. difference so ]cthe slightest bit of. differ make g m far as we are concerned, But, if one had the chance of living with these demons of the speedway' for just e• few days one would have' no difficulty in seeing that, after all, they are earn•' ing their daily bread the same as we, and think fact, sone of themntry to figure essar i Dreaded Disease Forks LJnnec Y In Ancient Days Y There were forks in the days of our remote Angio -Saxon forefathers, but they were articles of luxury, used only by the "great and noble" on state oc- casions, One was' found in 1834 as some laborers were cutting a- deep drain at a Lown in North Wilts, Eng. Seventy Saxon pennies, sovereigns. .1 dating from 796 to 890 A.D. were Packed iu a box, of which some de- cayed remnants were left. It also held some articles' of personal adornment and a spoon, besides the fork and the coins. The fabric and ornamentation of the fork and spoon gave evidence of their age, which was confirmed by the dates on the coins. There is still :n existence a German fork which is believed to have been made'somewhere near the close of the sixteenth century. On its handle is the figure of a "fool" or jester that is I Jointed 'like a child's doll.and that tumbles about when the fork is used. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, forks' were introduced into England by the author of that curious book, "Cot'yate's' Crudities." He was a strange traveler, ramous Cor visiting far countries and noting their alien ways and customs.. He says he first observed the use of the fork in Italy only, "because the Italian cannot "y any means endure having his disk touched with finger's, seeing all mems fingers are not alike clean." These. "little forks" were usually made of iron or steel, but occasionally of silver, Coryate says he 'thought good .to Ind - 'tale the. Italian fashion by this forked. cutting of meat" and suffered for it by being called a fop by some of his friends. But it was not long before' the cleanliness and convenience of the innovation caused it Lo be generally adopted. The early craftsmen devoted much o1 their skill to devising clever orna- ments for the handles of the forks. Perhaps a desire to popularize the new instruments may have inspired them. 1:•Iowevee that may be, pictures of these ancient forks show many quaint and clever designs. One can easily fancy a company at a feast spending a goodly part of their time in "handling" their forks, fascinated by the various birds, flowers, beasts, saints and notables gayly depicted thereon, and sporting with all thruld- Lime hearty ardor this new fashion of the table. nothing of the dangers into, IsNow Isolatee1 which they thrust themselves. In N out 'why on -earth some people want to of Scourges a tl t t storey Trachoma is One l; w ork on the top o a t,r y - of Human Race -Results structure for a dollar and a half an in Blindness Detroit, Mich. ---Investigations cors roborating the work of Dr. Hideyo No- ;hoguchi of the Rockefeller Institute for 1Vledical Research, who isolated the germ believed. to be the cause of trachoma, were reported at the dos- ing session of the American Medical Association by William C. Pinner and Dr. Phillips Thygeson of Denver, The reported germ, identical ca with The feminine influence is apparent in a printed crepe silk with flared cap sleeves and bow neckline. t is the smart moulded silhouette with belted natural waistline. The back is slim and straight. Circular flared front of skirt ro- vides interesting f ulness. Style No. 3473 comes in sizes 10,'18 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. It's an excellent model for the at- tractive summer cottons, as printed dimity, pique, prints, embroidered batiste and printed voile. Flat silk crepe in skylark blue, dusty - pink shantung, coral -red linen and candy striped silk shirting are at- tractive selections. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plain - 1y, 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 order to Wilson pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. ee— "Even if you seem familiar the boss caa't always place *'ou." "Mother, may Igo in to swim?" "Yes, my `darling daughter; Hang your clothes on a hickory limb, But dont' go near Me water." "Mother, you know I'm not a fish, You needn't be afraid; Ready -Made Office Building Predicted Office buildings fabricated in shops, with parts delivered ready to he put in place rather than built, and a con- tinued -teudency toward the elimina- tion of the work of the masonry trades, at least above ground, are seen by H. J. B. Hoskins, of Chicago, as trends of modern commercials architecutro. "Anexierior may be 'a restless metal, possesiug possibly "porcelain enamel finish, or: a sprayed -on coat of paint material yet to be discovered," Mr. Hoskins says in an article in "The Architectural Forum," The inside of the wall slabs probably would, be finished to match interior woodwork or paint, thus avoiding any problem of the handling of wet plaster. As- bestos 'block, or a similar substance applied over rustproof paint, would protect steel work from fire. hour when -he can take up automobile racing and earn from $500 to $1,000 a day. Human'Element Revealed They are human. They have wives and families in their respective homes, and -as' soon as they receive their pay envelopes they send the bulk of it home. They think nothing of their hazardous work, for they haven' time. They are up first thing in the morning, and, right after breakfast, are taking their cars around the track that described by Dr. Noguchi, was re• to see if everything is ship-shape for covered by them from several trach• the day's events. Most of them ad oma victims. Inoculation of monkeys mit that they are just a bit "keyed' with the'germ produced trachoma In un," as one put it; before the start of these animals, and the germ was again the rase, but after that there is no- • recovered, thing to worry about unless an asci Dr. Fiunof regarded this ascon• dent happens. And it Is at that theion of the results obtainee d by stage of the game that the alert mind the Japanese scientist, He declared, of the automobile racer saves itis however, that there is not yet final in ninstaue, it i- demItfe thatmaoney ►nears esoC afor driversselbe• ' proof that the organism in question is the cause of tracoma in human beings, tag killed while on the track. since trachoma in monkeys Is not At the'recent Shrine convention In identical with that in human beings. Toronto some 20 of the most out - The studies and experiments report- standing drivers [rein all over the ed by the Denver physicians appeared 'United States were fu town and thrill - to make a deep impression upon the ed. thousands In front of the grand assembled scientists, who regarded statue ' the confirmation of Dr. Noghchi's work A Close Call as an important step toward the con- of Kessler, who runs a garage quest of .trachoma, a dreaded disease near, Buffalo in his spare Lime, stated ob tate eyes, which may result in blind- that his most exciting moment occur- ness. The disease, caused by a specs- red last Memorial Day on one of f10 micro-organism, whose complete America's prominent tracks, the name identity has not yet been definitely es- of which ire did slot care to tell. Nor tablislted, Is highly infectious. It re- val DeLelys, whom Kessler was trail - mains one of the unconquered ing crashed throegh a fence and '1 scourges of the humans race. 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Some more cook out doors and others on a charcoal stove which does not give out any smoke. ' This interesting Hawaiian city, it was pointed out, is not a pro- fitable field for painters. struck a telephone pole with sue force that it cracked and toppled over in such a position that tite wires ran across tite track about tlu'ec feet from the ground. One wire caught No Picnic is a Real Picnic Without hrislies R , Arrowroots Take along one or two packages. Good for the kiddies -liked by every- body—pure, fresh, de- licious. Canada's original Arrowroot Biscuits baked in Canada by Christie's since 1853. Plan Now For HUNTINCI, nsbtng, poled. and cruising on lance, ri00r, sound or bay add to the zest of living,. happiness, contentment and enjoy men. of Cruisabout owners. Thos double cabin - Crulsabout, 29' long, 8' ,r.. le" wide and 2' 4" draft .... - a is a completely -equipped summer home•.• and is f• • — is A priced' Ie $s,7ix at fad- rQ Lel 9h �*i /y �_` O Cory. 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Skidded On 011 Herman Schurch, of Hollywood, witoni one 1s attracted to immediately because of his pleasant smile, which seems to fit in well with his red tie. black shirt gaud white "ducks," had many interesting Yarns, but none were as hair-raising ns that in which he and many speotators were almost kill- ed outright. The event was being run in a sunken bowl, the track of which was node 05 wood. While travelling at the rate of 90 miles per. OIC hour, his Prenty skidded In the o l Oh the wood and turned three cbtu plete circles, landed on the gravel at the bottom of tite bowl, turned -an- other circle, and then shot forward. Fortunately, his car plunged In the right direction; for, despite the time lost, he finished second in the race. tlecing Without Steering Louis Hornbrook, of Ithaca, has the distinction of being the only driver, in his memory, to complete a full lap at top speed with his steering gear out of eomnitission and finish among the first three. He stated that that was thrilling, enough. Myron Fulls, whose „ home is in Syracuse, hasn't had any, "real" accidents, but he admits bay- ing .crashed through several fences without being hurt. Freddie Frame, 'of Los Angeles, who broke the half mile record tor a dirt track in Can- ada, doing that distance in 23:4.5 sec - ands on the opening day of the meet in Toronto, turned over a number of times on a track in Texas, his : car ... landing. just a few feet in trout •of hitindreds of spectators. He blamed the heavy dust for this catastrophe. And so it goes right through the list. From the - 48 -year-old grey-haired veteran of the speedway, Ralph ' De Palma himself, down to the newcom- ers, all have had what one might call their meet thr hill o.. nxpP.... I, 9 1 as yet, hone of them ' coin ares w those related above. , • Trite' liln�114gdndia air mail has, now been siosued uv Letters posted bet 6 a.m,'on Saturday are due -to reach Alexandria oh Monday evening; gaze, Tuesday morning; Baghdad, Tuesday, evening; Basra, Wednesday' morning; Karachi, Friday afternoon; and Delhi, Saturday evening. "If I went through' four dlplomatio years 'on $100,000 a' year I would be saving money."—Charles G. Dawes.; What goes upstairs en iia head?- A naU in ahe.shoe, •