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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-01-27, Page 6john V�' atelled dr will be br ire E SNA BY RAFAEL SABATINI. The Master Tale•Telier, Author ot "Bardelys the Magnificent." Another StirringStory of Adventure and Love in a New Setting— The Peninsular War, • 115 et6eAia1C BAKING sap CHAPTER XATX, !lies everywhere." Wellington's tinge u TPI) RESIGNATION. flashed Do you realize what awaits • you as a result of all this damned in-• As he sat there, his face buried in sanity?" his hands, he was roused by the touch I do, sir," said O'Moy. of Tremayne's hand upon his shoulder, "You will have'to stand ii court- and Tremayne's voice, bidding him martial for the manner in which you brace himself to face the situation. He killed Samoval, and you will probably looked up, in an amazement that over. be shot. I can't help you. • You have came his shame. "You can forgive me, Ned?" Ned looked across at Sylvia. "You have been the means of bring acted and you must take the conse- quences. I have no more time for this infernal business?'.. At thik juncture there came d knock ,ing me to such happiness as I should at the door, and Mullins oppened it to never have reached without these hap- admit the adjutant's orderly, who pening's," he said. "What resentment came stiffly to attention` can I bear you, O'IVIoy?" `Itis excellency, the secretary of the Lady O'Moy turned to them, plead- council of regency wishes to see you ing for essplanations. very urgently," he said to O'ldoy. "What., does he mean? What has he Wellington spoke up sharply: done?" "Desire his excellency to step across Sir Terence answered her: "I killed Samoval. And then, believing what here. I will see him myself." I did I fastened the guilt upon Ned." SHAMIID, 0. ! It was anoutcryof hot tr from Una, instantly. checked, "But," she cried, "if this is discovered, Ter- ence, what will become of you?" "It must be discovered," he said, quietly. "I inust voluntarily go fon: ward and denouncemyself before an- other denounces me. It's the only way to save some rag of Honor." There was a tap at the door and Mullins came to announce that Lord Wellington was asking to see Sir Ter- ence. "Courage, my dear," O'Moy said quietly to his wife: "Wellington may show me more mercy than I de- serve." , Awaiting him in the study, he found not only Lord Wellington, but Col, Grant. By the gl•avlty of their faces he realized that in some way they knew the whole truth. "Ah, 'O'ltloy," said his lordship, "there are one or two matters to be discussed before I leave." "I have written to you, sir," replied O'Moy. "Perhaps you will first read my letter." His lordship took the letter in sil- ence. Breaking the seal he read it quickly. "Ah, your resignation, O'Moy; but you give no reasons. Perhaps you'll explain." corm:as:ma O'Moy raised his arms, only to let them fall to the sides again. !I was mad," he said, heavily. "I killed Sa- moval. Ile offended "me mortally, say- ing such things of my wife's honor thatno man could suffer. I.consented to a clandestine meeting without sec- onds. It took place here and I killed him. Anel then I had, as I imagined, overwhelming evidence that what he had told me was true, and I went mad." Briefly he told the story of Tremayne's descent from O'Moy's bal- cony, and the rest. "You fool, O'Moy," his lordship raged at him. "Grant suspected this from the first. But I could not believe it of you. When Miss Armytage inter- vened to afford Tremayne an alibi I believed her. I concluded that bers was the window from which Tremayne had climbed down. And now conies Richard Butler to cast himself upon my mercy, with another tale, which completelygives the lie to Miss Army- tage, but confirms your own" "Richard Butler," cried O'IvIoy. "He has surrendered to you?" "Half an hour ago." Sir Terence turned aside with a weary shrug. "Poor Una," he mut- "The tangle is a shocking one—lies, ianciaadixa The ff You really enter sunny Cali- fornia the moment you step aboard one of the five famous Santa Fe cross continent trains. The new. Chief—extra fare - is the finestf and fastest of the Santa Fe California trains. Only TWO business days on the way. No extra fare on the four other daily trains. Fred Harvey dining service sets the standard in the transportation world. i7tlioy the out.of doors this winter—take your family. California hotel rates are Ifea8onable,- sea Nie 1 sena you oar Octave fotdera? 1 • F; T. Hendry, :Gen.Agent Banta 1'. Itanway 404 'transportation B8114158 Detratt, 14iob, x..y Flume: Raneotph 8748 - ,)t 18811E No. 8-''274 The sleek and supple secretary of state, Doan Miguel, was ushered in, He bowed to the three men present and accepted the chair proffered him by Wellington. "I have sought you," he began, "on a matter concerned with the late Count Samoval, immediately uponu hearing that the court -mai t al had ac- quitted Capt. Tremayne." 'His lordship frowned. "I` trust; sir, you have not conte to gt-estion the find- ing of the court-martial." "Oh, on the contrary!'" Dom 'Miguel was emphatic. "I re- present not only the council, but the Samoval family as well. Both realize that it is fortunate in arresting Tre- iriayne the authorities arrested the wrong man and both have reason to dread the arrest of the right one. A. further investigation of the manner in which Count Samoval met his death can harh dly fail to bring to ligt the deplorable practices in which he was engaged, and the effect of such revela- tion would be disastrous to the count's family and to the council of regency," "I can sympathize with the count's family, but not with the council." "Surely, the council as a body'de- serves your sympathy in that it is in danger of being utterly: discredited by the treason of one of its members." Wellington was silent for a moment. "Granting what you have said, there British ritish justice to be satis- i fled." A BARGAIN. "British justice may assume that Count Samoval net his death in the pursuit of treachery. Cannot British justice, for the sake of British inter- ests, be content to leave the matter there? Especially, if it be provided that the council shall guard against further intrigues of this sort, and shall loyally support your measures?" "Your excellency may be right," said his lordship. "Let us be quite clear, then. You suggest that I should suppress all further investigations into the manner of Count Samoval's death. In return your council under- takes that there shall be no further opposition to my plans for the mili- tary defence of Portugal. That is your bargain, is it not?" "That is my proposal, my lord." "The bargain might be improved," said Wellington, slowly. "If your lordship will tell me how n "Your excellency will remember e certain affair some two inoiths ago- concerning a young officer named Richard Butler—It was an offence committed during a drunken revelry, I believe. To appease the council of regency you demanded that the boy be shot" "I could not help myself in the mat- ter---" "A moment, sir. Since all this hap- pened I have had thefacts of the case placed before me. I wil go so far as to tell you that the officer in ques- tion has been in my hands for the past hour, and that I have closely questioned him. I am satisfied that his conduct was not such as to merit death. And, therefore, I will stipu- late, sir, that your council shall relieve, us of all obligation in this matter; leaving it to our discretion to punish Mr. Butler in such manner as we may consider condign." "My lord, the council has given' me carte blanche to obtain your consent to a suppression of the Samoval af- fair. And without hesitation I accept the further condition that you make." T13t; MATTER CONCLUDIID. "Then we may look upon the natter as concluded?" "As happily concluded, my lord;" and Dom Miguel rose with a low bow to his lordeehrp. And so he took his leave of them, escorted by Col. Grant, who discreetly volunteered for the office. Left alone with Wellington, Sir Ter- ence heaved a great sigh of supreme relief. In my wife's name, sir, I should like to thank you for what you have done for me." "Tusii!" said Wellington, and then abruptly: "What are you going to do, 0 Moy? he asked. "Do," said O'Moy, "I am in :your ha de, sir." Your resignation is, and it must remain, O'Moy. You understand?" Of course, sir. Naturally you could not alter this he shrugged and broke off. "But mustI go home?" he pleaded. "I shall be shamed forever to go home when the army is about to take the field," SANCTUARY. But Wellington did not hear hint, or did not seem to hear him. He had reached the window and his eye was caught by something in the ,courtyard, What's this now?" he rapped out. "That is one of Sir Robert's aides," de Willed and went quickly to the oor, tuopening it wide. Col, Grant ap- peared, followed by a young officer of POWDfft m ail your � bolo sal •l. � ars themy $® assure success.. f'Iade in Canada' .✓Vo E.W. GILLETT CO. LTO1t TORONTO. CAN, light dragdons ` who was powdered with dust from head to foot. "You appear -to have ridden' hard, sir,"the commander greeted him, "The urgency was great, my lord," replied the lad. "The French columns are in movement. Ney and Junot ad - vaned to, the investment of Ciudad Rodrigo on the first of the month. The commander, Gen. Herrasti, has sent an urgent appeal to Sir Robert for. assistance. Sir Robert aaks for orders in this dispatch and refuses to stir without instructions from your lord- ship," "Good!" His lordship breathed a sigh of relief, He broke the seal and read the dispatch swiftly, then took up his hat'and riding crop from Sir Terence's desk. ."I shall leave for the frontier at Once," he announced. - As for you, O'Moy, this has chang- ed everything. The French and the needs of the case have decided. For the present no change is possible in the administration here in Lisbon. You hold the threads of your office and the moment is not one in which to appoint another adjutant to take theirs over. You must withdraw your resignation. Goodbye, O'Moy. I trust you, remember." ABSOLUTION. "And I shall not fail you," gulped O'5.1oy, strong man that he was fount himself almost on the verge of tears. He clutched, the extended hand. "I shall fix my headquarters for the present at Calorico. Communicate with me there. 'Oh, and by the way, you will find your brother-in-law, Mr Butler, ' in the guard -room yonder, awaiting my orders. Provide him with a uniform and bid hint rejoin his regiment at once, Recommend hint to be more prudent in future if he wishes meto forget his. escapade. And in fu- ture, O'Moy, trust your wife. Again good-bye." And thus Sir Terence O'Moy found sanctuary at the altar of his coun- try's need. He sent a servant to fetch 11ir. But- ler the prime cause of all this bother, and with him went to bear the in- credible tidings of their joint absolu- tion to the three who waited so aux- iously in the dining -worn. (The End.) The Captive. God gave me notes of clearest song, - The hills and valleys rang, The wild woods echoed all clay long, Goll made ins thus, and so I sang. God gave me wings of lofty flight, No barrier f knew, The depths were mine, the dizzy height, God made are thus, and so I flew. God gave me notes of clearest song, 1 sing, but ah, I sigh, God gave me wings of lofty flight, I would, but oh, I cannot fly! —Frances Pender Carver. ,-3 1 Next Door For Him. Hobo—"Lady, I need the dough " Lady—"Go next door—they n ake their own bread there!" Copper. Was Exchange Medium. It is not so very long ago that cop- per wag used in Sweden as the chief medium of exchange, ami at times merchants had to take wheelbarrows with them when they went to receive payment of censiderrable sums. A Lit -up Spider. A Burnresespider is phosphorescent, and turns on its light when irighten- ml, as a means of self-defense, The lass; of the tritish-owned four - masted sailing ships, the, Gartllpool, wag, built in 1891. TIERS ARE SMART THIS SEASON. Exceedingly smart is this attractive frock. The bodice has soft gathers at each shoulder, a deep V -opening, and a_ vestee with- convertible collar. The long dart -fitted sleeves are finished with scalloped cuffs to correspond with the triple tiers attached' to a fitted foundation skirt A crushed ribbon girdle, of a matching or contrasting shade, is tied in a bow in front. No. 1482 is for ladies and inieses and is in sizes 16, 18 years, 88, 40 and 42 inches bust. Size 38 requires 3% yards 39 -inch material, or 3 yards 54 - inch, and 74 yard 30 -inch material for foundation skirt. Price 20 cents the pattern. Tho designs illustrated in our new Fashion Book are 'advance styles for the home dressmaker, and the woman or girl who desires to wear garments dependable for ..taste, -simplicity and economy will find her desires fulfilled in our pattern?. Price of the book.10 cents the copy, HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain Iy, giving number' and "size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to 'Pattern Dept,,. Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- laide St., Toror to, Patterns sent by return mail. Reel Advice for Fishermen it is not infrequent' that anglers ex- press their preference as to the weight of a reel on a fly -roti of a certain length and weight. Some semi to pre- fer a heavy weight reel while others prefer a light weight. A salmon fish - email, well known in the East • riya he often employs a salmon reel on a heavy trout rod he sometimes uses for that fish when dry sly flshing for sal- mon. The term "balance" is frequently employed in c.ounection with the rod and reel of fly rode, hitt there pan be, in the nature of the tiling, no true .hel- ium* iu the ordinary sense of that word, of rod and reel for the ordinary single-handed trout fly rod. With any fly -rod a true and exact balance cannot he had without employ- ing a reel that is quite absurdly bossy for such a rod. Yet very likely there are anglers who could even get used to such extreme weight of reel, for very soon the. hand will get accus- tomed to almost any weight of reel within reason. If.there was any definite advantage in having a true balance of rod at the place where held in the hand, we are streaking of single fly -robs for trout and black bass, then the makers would long ago have weighted the butts of rods. Seine anglers prefer a light reel and sere a heavy reel, and that is about all there is to that, And also, it is a fact that very 00010 the hka.nl gets used to the weight of reel employed and is not co ecicus that at another time a heavier or lighter roll was employed. - Field and Stream. For Colds—Mlnard's Liniment. Soviet Planes for Wrangel. The Soviet Government is organiz- ing a polar aviation expedition to lrrrange' Island, off the northern coast of Siberia, where a Russian colony was. recently oslablishetl. The expedition will vieiL the colonNU y and explore the RS ES little-known Arctic regions in the The Toronto. Hagltal for Inonrolder, Yn atflIolicn with Bellevue' and. Allied Hoopi:ois, Navi'York City, afters n thrca-years' Course of Training toyoung women, buying rho required education, and desirous of becoming norms. This Hospital has adopted Ala, doh,. boor system.• The 55511e rocolvo uniforms of Th. school, a monthly allowance and twvellh5 . expegete to and train Now York,' For further Information write the euperinteadent. neighborhood of Wrangel Island. The parson who greeted a regular church attendant with "I an glad to payou so regular in your place on the fiiabbath day,"hardly p expected the re ply, "Deed, sir, I'm glad to come,; fore it's not every day I get such a com- fortable scat and so little,. to think about"' • GREEN T T73 Pure, uncolored, delicious. ask. for it. MEN AND WOMEN OF TO -DAY Ph'otograp hing Royalty. It must be very entertaining to be a Court photographer. 'That, at least, is thee conclusion ora comes to after rending the "Memoirs" of Mr. Richard N., Speaight. But It van allso 'be'con- fusing, and olneo, in a Spanish palace, Mr. Spoadght became hopelessly lost. He had been comdndasdoned to pliote• graph the Spanish Royal Fcmiity in Madrid, and the pa?aee contained dozens of passages and hundxed8 of doors. Towards, •the •end, of the Pose oeecl•inge be hadto escort the 'Queen back to her apartment, and after leav- ing h,r, be realized what the little children felt like in the weed,. He floundered up dile .passage and down that, opened eountlees, wrong doom, and was about to give up when he saw. the Queen's brother, P01nce Maurice of Battonberg, Wandering eking a pass age away from 'him: He rushed after the Prince, and asked the way out. "What."" exclaimed the Prince, bursting into a laugh. "Arse you Lost, too? So amu I!" They then joinedforces, and, as Mr. Speeaight puts it, "escaped together.." The Queen on Looking Natural. It was Mr., Speaight who took the last photograph of the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, and au this occasion he also took "Little Joe" , (Big Joe's grandson), with whom he continuer) his friendship. One day Little Joe burst into 111r. Speaiglit's studio' and • cried, in a state of oonslderiabie ex- citement: 'Please, Mr. Speaight, can T We your dark room? I've photographed Lloyd George on a donkey!" A most inteeesting insight into the Queen's mind le given in an account of the painting of her miniature, a work undertaken by Mr. Speaight at the time ' at the Coronation, When Queen Mary saw the completed pie- tare, she expreseed great approval, "I am aro pleased,' she' said, "that you have not attem'ptetl ;to males my mouth smell, and adso';that you have given a natairal color :to :my: hair, In, so many pralnddngs that I have had, they hav13, main my heli' b'•rigst golden, aird titre' whole thin:11.1 more like a plc lure en a ahecolate box than a portrait of Inc." One for Authors, Ivlr, J. S, laletcher is noted :fer two things: his splendid mystery 'and do tective novels and Iain many books on Torlcshire Some time ago he went' to live in a tittle village very remote from tbe busy world. 0nr day a farm- er apliroacdied a friend of his aird ask- od who this Mr, Fletcher was, far he seemed• to have nothing• to do aol! plenty to do it en. "He's a we'l'l -known author•," replied the man, "Aye, jut soy" said the farmer, "but what is het" "held you he's an author. He writes bookers" "Aye, aye!replied the farmer, testily. "I know he writes books! But what does he da for a living?" Post -Facto Postcards. The_acme of preparationwasattain- ed by a woman whom rho Boston Her- ald tells about. She had gone to a hoe - Rat to undergo an operation. Before, the aeurgeon arrived slho asked for two postal carols, wrote a short inessuge`cn • each, addressed them both to her hus- band and asked the nurse to mail the• one it was best to mall the next day.' The nurse glanced at tho cards and saw' that cne of then` read as fol- lows: "My' dear -husband: I have had the operation and am doing nicely. Will be at home in a week er two." On the other card WAS written: "My dear husband: I have had the operation and air sorry to tell you I FOR Jfrl`tiETNIND DIFFERENT Send ten cents 'for Vanishing Coin Trick, with new sixteen -page ciao - ;ogee of Jokers`. Novelties and Tricks, Address BELL'S NOVELTY Si-iOP 295 James St. North, Hamilton, Ont. slid pot survive:' Athletes use Mlnaid's Liniment. Sprroundod by Soup. "Can- I see Lady Brown? I—" maid—"I'm sure, sure, nistlam, her lady- 51iie cannot see yott 11005,01' she in the middle of a plate of soup." A Blind Fish. A blindfish known as the Tenons has a searchlight on its head, probably to attract fish food. C4RN/VAL AND THEATRICAL COSTUME ,. 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The town where Sim lives hes only one skilled 'window dresser,: and the displays of the other stores suffered by comparison, Feeling sure that the mer'bbatsits Would benefit if t'Sey die - played their wares attractively, she visited the different stores and soifcit ed the work of dressing their windows. Sha eonVineed several of the mer chants:that en artistic an'angemeat ot the goods in their windows would make en-appeall to the public that would resat in increased sales. Provide Suitable Displays. By agreement, she gives each store. 0110 eonsptete change of window dis- plays every two weeks and a near- i'amgement that gives the effect of change ogee a week. She also pro- vides suitable displays for such days: as are celebrated' locally or riiore wide- ly. Since she does not have to spend. anything: an the.. work, she figures that the two dollars a window that she re- ceives to it is good pay fer what is. only part -tine work, for ifebrings her at Ieast forty dollars a month. ,She stipulated that the two jewelers on the list should allow lies a reason- able suer to spend for flowers. By choosing the flowers to harmonize: -- with the rich velvets of jewel eases' and accent' the beauty of the glass, silver and pottery containers that are on sale she has more than justified , the expense. Friends, interested in her project and pleased with store windows that. • are a credit' to their city, lend her an- tiques, curiosities and ether things to complete and beautify her window de- signs. Clever ideas in window-dressing are bringing another girl a neat little in- come, For a shoe store she arranged a display tailed "The Seven Ages et Shoes. Iloving,coBected seven pairs of old shoes, from a baby's, pair up to• en old man's boots, she hail the shoe- maker mend one of each pair. The row, in which the 'worn and the re- paired were set side 'by side, was placed iu the window, where they proved to everyone who stopped to look in that by' skillful repairing even a hopeless -looking shoe can be re- stored to reputable appearance and further wear. The girl's charge for the idea . was five dollars, It has brought the share a great, deal of re- pair worlr, made new customers and soil more shoes. Have Your ideas Ready. To girla who feed . that they have taste an -:l ability that • they could use to advantage in such work, a word of advice may be useful; have your sell- ing ideas ready for the merchant long before the selling times If a store has a drapery department Or an art department, submit unusoial designs to it, Many small stores have no sidemen who is competent to cut "overdrape" patterns or to make a drawing suitable for a luncheon de- sign that is: to carry out a special plea]. If you aro clever, you can rimae from curtain materials or: wail paper de- signs that_cau he repeated in the sofa cushions or the bed spreads; front china you can copy designs for decor- ating luncheon sets to be :used with that china. Charge according to the importance of your work. - Trade journals will give you ideas; the special `reeds of your community will guide you; the surplus stock in some merchant's store maybe your inspiration. I7 your ideas are novel and praoticabie enough to sell goods no merchant will begrudge you the price that your idea is worth to hila. Noon in the Plaza. It was high 11001,' and the -rays of the sun, that hung poised directly over- head in an intolerable white glory, fell straight as plummets upon the roots and streets of Guadalajara. The adobe wally and sparse brick sidewalks of the drowsing town radiated the• heat in an oily, quivering shimmer. The, leaves of the eucalyptus trees around the Plaza d'r•ooped, motionless, limp and relaxed under the , scorehtn;g; • searching blaze. The shadows of these trees had shrunk to their small- est elm mference; contracting close about the, trunks. The shade had dwindled to the breadth of a mere line. The sun was everywhere. The heat' exhaling from brick and plaster' and metal met the heat that steadily des ended blanketwiso and smothering, from the pale, scorched sky. :Only the lizards --they lived in chinas of the crumbling adobe and in interstices of the sidewalks—remained without, mo- tionless, as If stuffed, . . At long, intervals the prolonged 'drone of an insect developed out of the silence, vibrated a'moment in a soothing, som- noiemt, lengnote, then traiiel slowly into the quiet again. Somewhere in the interior of one of the adobe, houses a guitar snored and ,hummed -sleepily. On the roof of a hotel a :group of pigeons c'o'oed incessantly with sub- dued, llkgnid nlurniurs,•vely plaintive; a cat, perfectly white,with a pink nose and thin, pink lips, dozed complacent] ]y on a'fenco 1a• full in the sum, . Ill, ren, . a corer of the Plaza three hens wal- lowed in the baking., hot dust, their _ wings fluttering, clucking comfortably.: frank ..Norrie, in 'The Octopus."., •1