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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1944-08-24, Page 7.The Quarlaty►° Tea: "SALADA TEA • SERIAL STORY Murder on the Boardwalk %BY ELI NORE COWAN STONE Last Week: .Chandra traps Wil - met, identities him as Mrs, Tal- tert'smissing nephew. He accuses Wilmet of stealing his silver dag- ger, declares that both Mrs, Tal- bert and her , nephew had bad vision: The fragments of glasses found, 3n the wheel chair may'iden- tify Wilmet as the murderer. CHAPTER XVIII )Ir. Wilmet had sprung to his feet. "But this is preposterous!" he cried. "Why why,.I was the one who brought you here! If I" — "Because, Inspector" Chan- dra's voice was agentle purr — "another trait Earl Talbert shared with his aunt, Inspector, was the delusion that, single-handed, he could outwit the world. But now" -- the clairvoyant stood, suddenly very tall, it seemed to Christine, over the blustering little man — "he is going to tell the whole story. "You are going to tell us, my —e friend, how gloating over the trick by which you robbed your aunt 12 years ago, you persuaded your- self that you were sufficiently the 'master mind' for a much more dar- ing crime.... I doubt if you in- tended murder in the beginning. But probably, after you had drugged Mrs. Talbert and taken what you supposed to be valuable bonds, you realized that she had recognized you" "I didn't!" Mr. Wilmet's round face was white and drenched with sweat. "I why, I never heard of the woman before last night. Inspector, he's trying to — for God's sake, don't let him do thisl' He was cowering' before the elairvoyant as he might before an evil genius. For without any of the trappings or stage -setting of his craft, Chan- dra was again the Oriental mystic Christine had seen that other night; his voice was the purring, hypnotic voice of the seer; his blazing yel- low eyes held Mr. Wilmet's eyes as if in a snare. It was mummery — but it was terribly convincing mummery. * * "Tell them," he commanded, "how, before you had drugged your aunt into helplessness, you forced her to write `those letters. Tell them bow, after you had held her in her own car while you made Are Jaspar had obeyed her orders, you drove her, by night, to her own abandoned home, and hid her there while you rifled the house for anything you might find that could fuelp to point suspicion to someone else.,. "Tell them that you even felt oafs in leaving her alone there, drugged as she was, because you semcmbered her prejudice against the police, and you knew that' Jas - par would respect her orders. .,.Tell them how you found Miss Thorenson's photograph and her telegram ,saying when she would arrive, and thought how Cunningly you .Haight turn them to your own advantage.. "Perhaps, at first, you consid- ered killing your aunt there in her tmpty house; but it was neccessary 90 your infantile exhibitionism to do the thing in a really spectacular way, and you had more ideas than You knew what to do with... Tell them how, after you had entered She house with Mrs. Talbert's own key" — You Will Enjoy Staying At The ST. REGIS HOTEL TORONTO di !Every Ileum with Bath, Show. me and Telephone. t slne:le $2.20 np— Double, /PM up. * food Food, Dining and Danc- ing ;tightly. gherbourne at Carlton Tel. RA. 4185' "But how could I?" Mr. Wilmet'i cry was shrill with triumph. "Why, she didn't have a key," * * * . Jaspar broke a shocked .dens. "He's right, Inspector," he mur- mured. "Mrs. Talbert hadn't taken her key with her." Christine, watching as if in a fantastic nightmare, saw the little man freeze as he understood how. much he had told in those five words; then leap to his feet and dash blindly, straight into the arms of two ,uniformed men who had appeared in the doorway, "Get his keys," the inspector ordered. When one of the officers hand- ed the ring to him, he passed it to Jaspar, a silent question in the gesture. "Yes, sir," Jaspar almost whis- pered. "The middle one." "All right. Take him to the bureau... Well" — even Inspec- tor Parsons looked white and shaken as his subordinates led the hysterical man away — "I've seen a third degree or two; but at least policemen don't hit mugs over the head with black magic... And now, suppose you tell Hie how you know all this," * * * "Because, sir" — Jaspar spoke — "after I — left your office last night, I thought it best to have a look at the house. I'd kept one key, because I felt that as soon as I could, I must go back. ...But someone had been there before me. Everything was turned upside down." "Much as we found it when we went out early this morning," the inspector nodded. "Perhaps you'll understand now why I was so much interested in your keys, Yardley. That story you told about absent-mindedly taking a key from a strange car and putting it into your pocket sounded pretty feeble.. Anything taken, Jaspar?" "Mrs. Talbert's will, sir — I suppose it was he sent that to the newspapers; and a pair of Mrs, Talbert's shoes" — "Tlte ones," the inspector ex - Your own crochet hook can cm - ate the smartest bags. The envelope is of straw yarn; the purse of 24 corde or string medallions, Get ahead of the rush; make a bag for a gift. Pattern 014 contains directions for purses; stitches; list of materials. Send twenty Dents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Write plainly pat- tern . number, your name and ad- fres.. MACDONALD'S BRIER fmoke FRENCHMAN FIGHTS FOR REVENGE Allied soldiers restrain a French patriot who tries to attack Nazi prisoners of war gathered on the Rennes city hall steps. Fierce hatred of his oppressors is written in every line of his face. plained,."that her nephew put on to make that false trail to the booth. One of my men found them buried deep in the sand where Yardley told us about having seen Wilmet pottering around the eve- ning before. Until now, I wasn't entirely sure Mr. Yardley hadn't put them there himself." * * * "And," Jaspar finished, "Miss Christine's signed portrait and her message saying when she would arrive. I wouldn't be surprised if he was at the station when her train tante in." "He was -at the newsstand, hid- den behind a paper," Chandra con- firmed that. "And he followed her to her hotel." "Well" — the inspector looked almost satisfied "now we only need' those faked bonds." From a tangle of images, one started out clean -lined in Chris- tine's tired memory, "I think that if you pried up the top of that stone bench at the back of the booth," she said, "you night find something underneath." When she explained about that first morning — her heel sinking into soft concrete, Mr. Wilmet's voluble explanations — the inspec- tor went to the telephone and gave an order. "Altogether," he said, turning back, "that bird used up enough ideas in one murder to last a good, honest crook a lifetime,.. But the thing that puzzled me worst he apparently hadn't had a finger in. You wondered how I knew that those bonds were your cousin's, Miss Thorenson. I found something among them that you . missed." He took a folded paper from' his pocket and handed it to Christine. It was a short note in Cousin Emma'. hand. "My dear Christine," it said. "If anything should happen to prevent our visit, Jaspar will hand you these. Take good care of them, for the bonds are non -registered; so, of course, - anyone could use them. Thery are yours, as most of what I possess will be in the end. Affectionately yours, Emma Talbert." "Till's morning," the inspector said, "I'd have sold my soul to know who really wrote that." The telephone rang, and he hur- ried to answer. "He has? Good world" they heard him say. "I'11 be right up, ..Well," he hung up, "Miss Tho- renson was right about that bench. Mr. Earl Talbert has shot the works in his confession. I guess that cleans up the slate." "Not entirely." Chandra extend- ed a hand. "rd like my glasses." "Your — what?" "I was sure," Chandra explained evenly, "that he'd lost his spares somewhere — even if it wasn't in my studio — or he would not have been wearing a pair of sun -glasses with ordinary lenses." - "You mean," the inspector said after a blank silence, "that you hypnotized that poor nut with your own spectacle case?" "Something like that," Chandra admitted, Then he murmured with a strange, tired smile — Christine recognized the question — " 'But there was something in it — tricks and all.' " (THE END) SUNDAY SCHOOL L ESSON September 3. Saul's Rejection 1 Samuel 13, 15, 81. PRINTED TEXT, 1 Samuel 13: 10-23. GOLDEN TEXT. — Because thou hast rejected the word of Je- hovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king. I Samuel 13:23. Memory Verse: I willsing unto Jehovah. Exodus 13:1. - Condemnation of Said "Then cane the word of Jehovah unto Samuel, saying... and he cried unto Jehovah all night." The conduct of Samuel on this occasion affords a remarkable instance of his genuine piety. 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Dough may be chilled, then rolled and cut . into lads; shapes if desired. Saul in the morning... I have per, formed the commandment of Je- hovah." Saul attempts to disguise his guilt beneath a -formal benedic- tion and aggravates it by a.declara- tion that he had fulfilled the com- mand of Jehovah. By taking this bold,_ boastful position he thought he could deceive Samuel, and save himself from reproof. Guilty mien usually assert an air of innocence and show great resentment at the. least charge of guilt. Saul's Insincerity "And Samuel said, what meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?" One falsehood needs many others to cover it, The bleating of the .sheep immediately gave the lie to ' Saul's boastful claims. ' "And Saul said, they have brought .them from the Amaiekites: for the people. spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sa- crifice unto Jehovah thy' God; and , the rest we have utterly destroyed." . Saul made a despicable attempt to throw the blame for what he had done upon the people, but Sa- muel clearly detected the falsehood and exposed Saul's guilty conduct, Saul's Ingratitude "Then:Samuel said unto Saul, stay, and I will •tell thee what Jeho- vah hath- said to me this night... and did that which was evil in the sight of 'Jehovah?" The sin of Saul was one of base ingratitude. When raised to his exalted position, instead . of ' being humble,, 'grateful, obedient be be- came proud,. ungrateful and (Bs - obedient. Humility is •a sign of true greatness; pride a sign of littleness. Why did Saul not obey the Lord? It was because he followed his own selfish inclination. It was the spirit of covetousness, not Godliness, which made Saul and the people 'fly upon the spoil.' 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Your grocer has it, in.2 convenient sizes, vah thy God in Gilgal." Saul con- tinues to slake the same excuse; showing no repentance, no sorrow for sin. Unless-soniet!33ing -tremen- dous' happens to a man like this, he is going on to disaster, and on to disaster Saul went. - Saul's Hopelessness "And Samuel said, Hath Jeho- vah as great delight in burnt -offer- ings and sacrifices, as inobeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." The prophets taught that all exter- nal ceremonial is worthless if the worshipper's life is not in line with the will of. God. Saul's Rejection "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Je- hovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king." Because Saul - by his flagrant disobedience had rejected God's word, he was re- jected by God. 1 CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM Oh dear, what a week of swelter- ing heat this has been — and no possible way of keeping cool. It is just as hot to do nothing as it is to keep on working — which after all is a comforting thought since one has to keep on working anyway. However we did have a few days that were really en- joyable — for which' I was very thankful as our Saturday -to -Mon- day visitors stayed for nearly -a week, They called it a holiday but Partner's brother was helping with the harvest all the time, while Jessie was giving me -no end of help in the house, Young Betty was here, there, and everywhere, apparently having a grand time. Really, I would call them the "per- fect guests" because they were on time for breakfast! * * * While they were here we fin- ished getting in the barley. I say "we" because I was helping too. Yes, I did something I haven't done in years — I worked in .the snow. The first two loads Partner pitched off the sheaves and Colin and I placed them in the mow. The rest of the loads were built on dings. In case our non -farmer readers don't know what I mean by "slings" perhaps I had better. explain, * * * Ropes, specially made for the purpose, are laid across one halfofthe sack, The sheaves are Iaid across the ropes, first one way and' then another until a bundle is Tuilt. This is repeated three times he load is then brought to the By Gwendollne P. Clarke * 0 * 0 J barn, the ropes are tightened and hooked . on to the hayfork cart, The next thing you see is the horses pulling a huge swaying bundle to the top of the barn, over to the mow, and then, when the trip rope is pulled, the tightly packed sheaves drop down in the mow in one solid mass. After the load has been dumped it is generally one person's job to • dis- entangle the sheaves and place them where they should go. It is hard work any time but at ninety -in -the -shade tempertaure — and under a steel roof — it is really something. You want to try it sometime. * * * I am sitting by the front door writing this column and just now a strange soundsmote my ears. It was the rythmie sound of horses hooves on the highway, I watched and in a few minutes a horse and buggy went by. What is the world going back fol The other night I heard a vary different sound .. a terrific bang , . , somebody's tire had blown out. Presently I heard men's voices but they were too far off for me to hear what was said—which was pro- bably just as well under the cir- cumstances. RAVE YOU A PROfLE11Ir Are you worried, sick, discourag- ed or need money,health, happiness? You've tried every- thing else, NOW try prayer. Sendyour name and address for plan. T081 WORLDWIDE PRAYER • CAIN Box. 9023, East Long Meech, Cal. 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