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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-12-09, Page 27`I1E SNAR BY RAFAEL SABATINI. The Master 'rale -Teller, Author of "13ardely:•s the Magnificent," Another Stirring Story of Adventure and Love in a New 1 Setting The Piisp cnit, 'rt�iir: ' ' • WHO'S Lt Richard Butler of the Irish dra- goons, iagoons, on a foraging expedition during Wellington's -Campaign against the i rench in Portugal,commits an of- fence' during a drunken revelry, whit Arouses the resentment of Portuguese officials, and disappears from his regi. ••meet. • Terence O'Moy, brother-in-law of Butler and adjutant -general, is visited by Miguel b'orjas, Portuguese secre- t::y of state, who warns Sir, Terence that Butler ,must ,be shot for his of- fence. O'Moy promises. Principal Souza of the council of regency is opposed to Lord Welling- ton's plait to devastate part of Portu- gal, and interferes with military op- erations until the British commander- in-chief has issued the ultimatum that unless Souza be removed from the government he, Wellington, will with- draw from the country. Una O'Moy, Sir Terence's wife, and Butler's sister, hides Butler, unknown to her husband._ .: Coxint Samoval avowedly an ardent supporter of Wellington, assures Una that he will aid Dick if given an op- portunity. Capt, Ned Tremayne, O'Moy's sec- retary, is in love with • Syivra Armytage, Una's cousin, a Blear -thinking, inte:Iigent ming lady, CHAPTER XIII. Cont'd. The ( ) major slowly shook his iron - gray head. "You have no right to' assume an impassable barrier. There is no such thing as a line of fortifications impass- abie to the French." 'You will pardon tee, Major, but it is yourself have no right to your own assumptions. Fortifications are un-' questionably building in the region of Torres Vedras, and Wellington guards the secret to uealously,that not•even the British—either here or in England —are aware of their nature. Best part of eiseht months have already gone in their construction: It may be anomer•two or three months before the French army reaches theta, I do not say that the French cannot pass them, givers time. But how long will it take the French to pull down what it will have taken ten or elhven months to construct? And if' they are unable to draw sustenance front a desolate, wasted country, what time will they have at their disposal?" The major was silenced for a Mo- ment. "I congratulate you, Count,"' he said finally. "Monsieur 1e Marechal shall have your views without delay. Te11 ine," he begged. "You say these fortifications He in the region of Torres Vedras. Plans of these lines t must be in existence."' "Undoubtedly. Sir Terence O'Moy fl will have plans in his possession show- ing their projected extent." d "Two things, then, are necessary," said the major prdmptly. "The first is that the devastation of the country .+should be retarded, and as far as pos- sible os sible hindered altogether. The sec- ond—and this is more difficult—is p that we should' obtain by hook or by a crook a plan of the fortifications.' iv And he looked directly at Satsuma]. n The Count nodded slowly, but Inc s face expressed doubt. "I am quite alive to the necessity. I always have been. But--" ix Toa man of your resource end intelligence—an intelligence of which you have just given such very signal al proof—the matter should be possible. He paused a moment. "Obtain the di plans, and—"to He checked abruptly. The door had st opened, and in a Venetian mirror fac- ing hila upon the wall. the major c caught the reflection of a British ani 111 Soma the stiff gold collar surmounted to by a bronzed hawk face with which he was acquainted. "I bog your. pardotl, gentlemen;' Said the ofticer in Portuguese, "I was m looking for—" h Its voice became indistinct, so that to they never knew whom it was that he had .been seeking when he intruded upon their privacy. The door had. 0r closed again and the reflection had!tia rauiahed from the mirror. But there) were beads' of perspiration on the "It is fortunate," he muttered breathlessly, "that my back was to- ward him. I would as soon meet the he devil face to face. I didn't dream- he illy was in Lisbon." + "Who is he?" asked Minas. lean "Col, Grant, the British Intelligence' u' , Officer. Phew! »Name of a name I;1u1z What an escape! the major mopped ` his brow with n silk handkerchief. 1„: of hien, Monsieur de Saul- Ne oval." ! „ Shortly after the major took his de T 11 turr an ii drove home, cengratulai r s mg himself upon his most formulate .cape trona the hawk rye of Colqu- ed lean Grant, ye Tint when in the dead of that night he WI: awakened to find a British ser- den geant with ahalbert' and. six redcoats lie n with fixed bayonets surrounding his been ,t. o erred to him belatedly that S whet "nn 01,1 sen see to a mirror is flu also visible to another, and that lifer- sec stint Masseur, •I'riiieo of Esslingen, nein waiting for information beyond Olu- soli dad Rodrigo, would never enjoy the C hods Intages of a report of Count Sam- 10 oval masterly constructive and de- me' d.0:tive r easoi1:ng, Er 1 at Count `Redondo'a whore Sir Ter- ence had surprised the pair together in the garden and since then other things bad happened to revive his bitter doubts::' Daily,•constantly, had he been h looming upon Tremayne and Lady•0'- Moy alone. together in intimate, conr- 1dential'talk, which was ever, silenced I on his approach. The two had taken to wandering by themselves in the gardens at all hours, a thing that had never been. so before. •He was eon- vdnced that he had been a fool in that he had married a woman of half his years; a fool in that he had suffered his former rival to be thrown into, close association with her, Tremayne must go before the evil transcended reparation! , Then the door opened, and Tre- mayne himself came in quickly, "Here's' the' very devil to Pay, s die announced. Capt. Stanhope I just arrived from headquarters wx messages for you. The dispatc which we forwarded from here th • weeks ago 'reached Lord •Welling only the day before yesterday. G field,, who carried them, came i collision at Penaiva with an officer 1Anson's brigade. There was a d and Garfield was shot through lung, But you had better see .Sts hope hiznaelf," , The aide-de-camp came in and peated what hat Tr era. e had sire 3m a stated, with some few additional tails. • I Jx' " r 1 xa r -• R ALL ow" Rs l�00,0,use DD Awkir . AK! Pi DER Diode intonada No Alum s Mg aroused you ought to be conoid- th nee A wry smile and a shake of the see head was Tremayne's only answer; ton and'to his relief the subject was per- „, force abandoned. oto Yet he marvelled several times that of day that despite the many vexatious uel matters claiming attention Sir Ter - the erica should preserve an irrepressible n, and almost boyish gayety. IIowever, the matter of the missing no r to from Garfleld's dispatch was not roe' y Colquhouit Grant and r askingnce him tote to call eying?” 'I don't think any feature of case has so deeply angered Lord We ington as the duel, and it has driv to a step regarding• which letter will instruct you." The letter, bearing Wellington's o signature,: ran as follows: "The bearer, Captain Stanhope, inform you of the particulars of t disgraceful business of Captain G fields, While this campaign continu and as long as I am'in'charge of it, am determined not to suffer upon plea whatever the abominable practtc of duelling among those- under command. And to add force- to th injunction you will make it known th any' infringement of this order will considered as a capital offence; th any officer hereafter either sending accepting a challenge will, if fou .guilty by a general -court-martial, immediately shot Sir Terence nodded slowly. "Very well," lie said.' "The meas- are is most wise." - . "There is something more," said Captain Stanhope. "The dispatches bore signs of having been taingered with: r .: "But who would have tampered wi here?" "There were signs, that is all. Gar old was taken to the.•house.,of t parish priest when he was hurt. N oubt you Will have a schedule of th contents of the. dispatch, Sir Te once?" r •. "Certainly. It is in your ossession I think, Tremayns." P reniayne produced a strip of pa er folded and endorsed. He unfolde nd spread it on Sir Terence's'table hilst Captain Stanhope, producing ote with which he came equipped topped to check Diff the items. "Ha!" he said quietly at last. What's this? And he read: "'Note ons Lord Liverpool of reinforce- eats to be embarked for Lisbon in June or July.' That would appear to o the most important document of I. And it was not included in the spatch as it reached Lord' Welling - n. » Have you a copy of the • note, "Not a copy—but a'summary of its ontents are pencilled there on the argil," Tremayne answered. Allow me, sir,"said Stanhope, and king up a quill from the adjutant's table he rapidly copied the summary. "Lard Wellington must have the entorandum as soon as possible. I ad best set out at once." Later, after Captain Stanhope had ken lijs departure, the duty fell to reniayne of framing the general der. It's a devilish stringent: regula n," he said to Sir Terence." "But very salutary and very nec- "Omh, quite. But I shouldn't care to el the restraint of it, and I thank oven I have no enemy thirsting for blood," Sir Terence's brow darkened. "How a man be confident of that?"' he ondered, 'Oh, a. clean conscience, T suppose," ghed Tremayne. 'Do you boast a clean conscience, eh, d?" O'Moy asked. 'Almost clean," said Tremayne. emptation doesn't .stain when it's isted does it?" Sir Terence trembled. And he psi: - point -lila -ilk: "What's tenintiag u?" Tremayne was in a mood for confi- ces, and Sir Terence was his friend: 'It's just 11011 to be poor, O'Moy," ,aid. it Terence pushed back his chair, d rose. He tirossed slowly to his retary's : side. ' 'What's on your el; Neil;" he asked. with abrupt citude. • apt Tremayne looked up with• a eful smile. "Sylvia Armytage tells that She is thinking of returning to Wit the CHAPTER XV. Il- Tiie STIPLCD quomeae. ven At inoolm, next day, Col. Grant cavae this to the house at Monsanto, and found the adjutant alone in his room. . yen . "A wise enactment aids of•Lord - Wellington's," was his first comment. will at mean this prohobition of duelling." his "It, is on- the subject of the cause G. that I'm wanting to consult you," said ess Sir Terence, offering his visitor a chair. "Let me give you the details." any: And he related how the dispatch bore e'signs of having been tampered with, My and how the only. document of any real is importance came to be missing from it. b! Col. Grant listened gravely and thoughtfully while O'Moy spoke. In at, the end he shrugged his shoulders, the or keen hawk face unmoved. rid f ` "The herr is done,and caneot' td very be well be repaired. liat do you want 'me to do?" 'Take steps to' discover whose existence is disclose event." "That is precisely the mat has brought me from Lisle "Hew?" Sir Terence was "You knew?" the spy d by this ter which amazed. ,"Oh, not that this had happened. But,that.the spy—or rather a network h- of espion ge—existed. Of coa so•you eare aware that there is a strong party 0 which would tnrefer"to see the French e prevail. 7,heeheaxt end brain of all Ter this is the 'Pu'ipcipa!rSouza. You tell me that Garfield, was cared for by the parish 'pxiest at`'Peria:va. There you are. Half the priesthood of the coun- - try are on Souza's'side. This pxiest. d discovers that the British officer , whom he has so charitably. put to bed a in his house is the bearer of dispatch- , es. He advises the intriguert in Lie - bon. The captain's dispatches are ex- amined and the only document of real value is abstracted." major's brow. OH AP'IER XIV, TIeE- ci70Ni1ItAL oftn se. Sir Terence, alone in his spielers, jo severely furnished private,reonnin the '' official. quarters of elongates, sat back Ned in his chair, his work .neglected, a p heavy frow;t darkening his face, He it o was lost in thought of his eaM and 0 Tremayne. N Five;days had, elapsed .gince the hall sup 16;3 UB No. 50-,.-'26- the For 'e moment the weeds seemed to Sir Terence an irrelevance:' 'Then quite suddenly a tight broke Lipari his my us hat ddilie soughtng a ef to G heck it reat and And is Sy>vja the ' temptation, Of course," Tremayne said. "Isn'.t bvieus to any one?" Have you Spoken to her?" ed was indignant. ' "How do you pose I (mule?,' lt'lI not hive occurred to you that lady may.hare feelings which hay - (To be continued.) The Fires Before Troy. -- So So many in number, between the shlps end Ole streams 01 Xal:thus, shone forth in front of Troy the 11055 kindled by the Trojans. 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Day, Evening and Correspondennce Clasees. 513 PHILLIPS seuARE, MPNYREAL, SING AND 8E - HEALTHY' There scenes to be a n kisesprend be - ,1 of that singing Louis to teak% people soft=tlrlet" it Molle% tliam jrut on- fleoh et the expense of muscle, rend/arsthem liable to coughs' and colds, end even affects them' -'stilt more dieaticcillq writes Eric MarahaGI, the popul4ir bawl. tone, in the London Iknlly'l!lxpress, I believe that tlieoe tale% ideas have arisen simply b0catise most 'people who sing Produce their voices In quite , the w'roin'g way :Forced' •iuethodg-'of singing axe bound to be Itnrmful, But -to sing in an, easy, untrained manner results in an expansion'o1 the chest, stimulates the actf'on of the heart, anti invigorates" the whole 'syss tem as notltirtg else can. I icn'ow of nothing that would do More to improve the health of the nation than a"move- ment to encourage people to sing in a natural way,' Polson in Your,Lungs. T speak- from personal experience. Before I learned to sting naturally, my health wee far lrogit good. I never felt fit. I was constantly catching colds. I. even lid, to nndiergo severe' opera- tions, But as soon as I was taught not to hold My 'breath, but to 'open my throat :anal let -t come naturally -iny h.eadth 'moseyed, enormously, since learning to sing" correctly I have never' had a single day's nieces.: I have never even had a cold di a sore throat, .At the present moment I ride to hounds, fence;' box, row, climb mountains, and play golf. Eveafter four or' - five five -house' n, oes singing I do not feel realty tired. In fact, I / feel better than I have ever felt In my Sometimes I am asloed why singing should have such an effect on the heallth. To sing you have to breathe eomectly. I ash not a doctor, but •1: am told that the average man exli!otes only 27, per cent..ef the poleonous gates frons his lungs. - A man who is singing in a natural manner exhales nearly 8 per pant, of theee gases. These figures may or may not lee precisely correct, but I know that if I give up singing for a while I soon begin to feed that'I want to ventilate my lungs. • , A Natural Desire. In my opinion singing los an integ- • rel part of a man's; heathy functions. Every child wantato sing. It is a na- tun tl desire, and a child quite natural- ly produces his voice correctly—en- leee'fie tries to imitate someone else. 'The tragedy of it is that most ohild. real ivhest they grow up either stifle thia desire or icbevefop artificial moth- ods o1 singing. Instead of singing as they dial' in their childhood, they close their throats and hold to their breath: Nothing, could be'worse Toryhean, if everyone could be persuaded to sing freely 311 the way -brat Nature in- tended him or her to do, I' feel sure, that the health of the nation would im- prove immensely, Classical Words.• - 1!p have borrowed so many that it has lately been calculated that 9s nsany as one-fourth of the wor'de which we clan find in a full -steed Latte die nhve d ay directly, ortigilxdiary-rectaly intofounthetheir Eugllswh vocabu- nary, 11 large number' of these are Greek weeds which the 1Zomans had' taken from then. Thus, taking into acc0(101 those Creek words which have"` cone to lis by other channels, .Greens and Latins -term a verylarge and a very. ,important part of `tlte English language. Alt though the history 01 our nation the two theaads•can be seen running together. At' fret sight they i-ppeaz• to be so inextricably twisted round ore another as to form but one solid cord, but ' ,' ,,it•is not so dile flcult to unread them. The fact, for. instance, that hospitals parliament,' and prison are Latin, White chuieh and school have eniy come through Latin from the Greek, Is symbolical, of -the two main divisions into which tho claseieal part of Our language fails.; for words which are genuinely of Lat- in origin—arless they have 3o'trans- late the thoughts of Greek writers- are very often concerned with the Ina- tenial outer world, but words o1 Greek oflgin are more likely to be landmarks • in the world of thougha-and fangs.— Vi Ow'aenrtls.D"arfield; In :History in 'English To Workers AIL O workersof the•world, Hove yov all! We Claim kind hands „Across -the" nide earth's miles. ' We toil, nn}'friends, along a. common. tt ay No matte:' what The task or•distayce ran. 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