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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1926-03-18, Page 6W ING#'i►M ADVANCE -TIME$ cause of opt knowledge of the affair that we took them to be' detectives. trrUAIr FIRE 'XRANCJ co. fished i840• ce, Guelph, Ont. eene4Pn all classes of tnsntt- aVgnable rates. 1C?SENS, Agent, Wingham VV., DODD in Chisholm Block LIFE. ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE — D. REAL ESTATE Box < 3Go. Phone 249 AM. - ONTARIO DI.EY HOLMES iti$TER, SOLICITOR, ETC. eity,and,Other Bonds Bought and sold. ffice—Meyer Block, Wingham 1w R. VANSTONE ,ARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. *Loney to Loan at Lowest Rates ' .• Wingham, - Ontario J. A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. Wingham, Ontario DR. G. H. ROSS Graduate Royal College of Dental 'Surgeons Graduate `,University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry Office Over H. E. Isard's Store. W. R. HAMBLY B.S., M.D., C.M. Thursday, March x8th., 1926 4 4 * ' Judged by merely outward ,appearan- • • ce they might have been anything.-*- comrnercial-travellers, , highl'y respect- able tradesmen, military or nava]men in nufti: `there was; tio particular i ,hand on them. One, a youngish fel= `low in a grey tweed snit, swinging a u h of longue, eminently maseu- village: I made out that he'd. come smart cane, looked rather of the,pio- lto g g , line rather than feminine, delighting from Portsmouth to .spend the 'day fessional cricketer type; another, a in hard physical toil in her gardens with him. He turned in. here about middle-aged man in a dark silk -faced rather than in books or music and the noon, for a drink, and we got talking overcoat and top hat, was a little more artistic things of life, this old queen a bit. We were standing m that win- 'suggestive of • his, job, but both night of the stage was an oddity and a puz- dow there, looking out on the street, (have been taken for idlers enjoying a Y zle-but as Leggy �-Manson had said, and; you went by. He sZv walls over the Downs; they looked in - she ou-and she was kind-hearted to the last de- he gave a bit of a start. 'Hello!' he zroeent and innocuous enough as gree, and there was not a soul in the says,' 'Who's that young 'gentleman they crossed the close -cropped turf neighbouring village who did not that's passing along there?' `Why,' towardJs us. Still. benefit" by her humanistic feeling. says, I, 'do you know him?' `I know "Detectives!—sure as fate!" reiter- As for her servants, of whom, in. him by sight well enough,' he says, 'ated Peggie. "Be careful! And the, my opinion, she had far too many, 'seen him in Portsmouth, I have, but 'third man!'W. • they held her in great awe and equal- I don't know his name nor who he is.' I Now that they were nearer it was ly great affection. i I think, too, they `Well,' says I, 'that's Mr. Cranage, at the third man that I was looking. regarded her as a good deal bf an ec- Lady Renardsmere's secretary, up at ,The first and second were English - centricity of whose .next movements the big house.' `Oh.' he says, 'that's ,men, unmistakably. But this was a• they were never sure, and 1 speedily it, is it? Lives here ch?' 'Not been 'Chinaman. And, from what 1 had at discovered that you never knew what here long, though,' I says. Then he various times seen of Chinamen in i n ` seemed to get into a brown study like.., London, I took him to be a Chinese Lady Renardsmere was gown to one , at last 'it's a queer, gentleman. He - was very precisely next; she would go off to townie - `Well, are says, of her magnificent -cars (therewere at thing!' `What's a queen .thing?' says and correctly attired in the latest fa - least hal , p his clothes had one a dozen in her garage, of I. 'Why—seeing him.. here. ,he says. shion—I should say at literally a mo- 'Do you object to seeing him here?' come out. of a Savile ,Row establish- ment's sort or another) Y turn up again at I `Not ine!' he says `No ment; everything about him from his nent's notice, and all or any:hour's of the night, and:woe betide thea cook—a Frenchman, who always wore a worried air -if he were not able to give her dinner at two o'clock ' in the morning. Queer, de- cidedly! -but as far as I was concern- ed, easy 'enough to get on with, so long as you were quick to anticipate her wishes and to do just what she wanted without fuss or question. I found out all this within my first. fortnight;•at Renardsmere House. And during that fortnight I heard nothing of the Portsmouth affair. I . never saw anything in the newspapers about h ugh I' took the trouble -to send it,tog to Portsmouth for copies'of the. local papers. Of course I -heard, nothing about either Holliment or'Quarter- vayne. And:in Renardsmere nobody =not even the' sapient policeman— rd anythingor discovered ,'any- thing about the wrecked car. The vill- age carpenter, remarking that it was a shame to see good stuff lying about, removed all of the wreckage that was worth removing to one of his sheds— if nobody ever turned, up to claim it, he said, he'd find some use for it him- self. My own belief was that he would. have'been quite'safe in using whatever he liked just then—Holli- ment in :throwing away that car )tad 'thrown a cover over the whole epi- sode that was not meant to be lifted. Ivry opinion was that he had cleared out, and that 1''should never hear of him and his strange doing again. But at the end of that fortnight the curtain -went 'iip once more—on Act Two. The landlord, of the Renardsmere Arms was one ' Holroyd -Ben . Hol- d a Yorkshireman, who had. drift- ed ed South as groom, ' or coachrszan in his younger days, •saved money iii his various situations,; and had! eventually, onie years' service with Sir after s . William Renardsmere, changed his mode .of life and. taken over the licen- ce of the village inn. ' He was a shrewd, sharp fellow, ably assisted in his business by his wife,' who had been cook at one of the big houses in the neighbourhood; in addition to his g trade as licensed victualler he carried on another in hay, straw, and horse - corn. Lady Renardsmere had exten- sive dealings with hurt in these things and it was part of my job to go down and pay his weekly bill every - Satur- day morning. And on the third Sat- urday after my settling down at Ren- arclsmere House, being at the inn for this purpose, Holroyd, when I lad' squared his book, gave me a glance which seemed to suggest privacy and mystery. Mr. Cranage!" he said, bending ov- er his liar counter-, "There's a word or two :l wanted to say to you—be- twecn ourselves, like." "Yes?" I responded. "What, .now?" There was tio one but ourselves in the bar' -parlour, the morning' being still early, but he lowered the tone, of his voice almost to a whisper, at the pling Ruby" By J. S, Fletcher "He ,was certainly about as frightened as a man. can be," "Lest the •Chinaman whose, face you saw at the window should get in?" "1 suppose so, But then, he , was- frightened;; long before that, He be- came mprtally frightened as soon as !. ever he got Quartervayne's note," "Well, you were with him a fair lot, Mr. Cranage! Didn't he drop any- thing that gave you an idea as. to the causes of his fright?" "No! -nothing whatever. 1 made out—got a notion you know—that for some reason or other the Chinaman who had looked in at the window wanted,: to get at hini and 1 suppose at Quartervayne, ` But he didn't tell me why." 'The two detectives , exchanged a whisper: or two; :then Jifferdene spoke to Mr. Shen. And Mr. Shen turned -to ine. "You arerquite sure that the face. you saw at the window was that of a Chinaman?" he asked in Perfect Eng- lish and a soft, gentle voice, . "I'm quite sure of that!" I ans7vered promptly. "You are familiar with the physiog To look at this picture, you would' nomy?" he 'enquired with a smile. think the principals hadn't seen each badly "Quite sure °I4ELLO"–SAYS MIKE TO TILE AND IK E TQ MIKE "I have seen a great many of your'other for a long time. But then, a countrymen in `London," I replied. :photographer, doesn't have to'write "Both in the West End and in the the story for his picture—so what dif- says g cots was of Limehouse district. Oh, yes!—he -Terence does it make how he poses his ley re y business o' mine, guv'nor. But I'll silk hat to his shining boots, hat' he says, confidential- a fine elegance and the hand that car- was a Chinaman, Besides, Holliment ,models. 11 Y above have never been without 'ach.. other's company all their lives. They are Mike and Ike, twin midgets well known to the vaudeville stage' as com- edy boxers and:expert dancers. Y TI ' 24 ears old, each measures' 24 inches in height and their cornbin- Jed weigth is 6o pouniks, Special attention paid to diseases of lliomen and Children, having taken postgraduate work. in Surgery,. Bact- eriology aCriology and Scientific Medicine. Office in the'Kerr Residence, be- tween the Queen's Hotel and the Bap- tist Church. All business given careful attention. Phone. 54. P. O. Box 113. abt. C. Redmond Dr.R. M.R.C.S. (Eng.) L.R.C.P.. (Load.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Dr.: Chisholm's old stand. R. R. L. STEWART Graduate of University of Toronto, Facuity 'of Medicine; Licentiate of the Ontario 'College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office in Chisholm Block Josephine Street. Phone 29. Dr. Margaret C. Calder • General Practitioner Graduate University of Toronto ?acuity of Medicine Ufhcc—Josephine St., two doors south of: Brunswick Hotel. ele hones: Office 28i, Residence 151. 'Telephones: F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated A Office adjoining residence next to 3 'Anglican Church on Centre Street. A g Sundays by appointment. Hours—9 a. m. to' 8 p. m. --9 Electricity Osteopathy Telephone 272. to you what,' , , , like, `between you and me and the ied his neatly -rolled umbrella was all through our conversation, referred It ' happens that: wall—d know them in Portsmouth 'newly gloved. I looked closey at his that 'ud be.n'iain :glad to know where gold -spectacled ;countenance as the he is!—I do so!' `Oh?'\says I, `what three men drew nearer, and I was at for?' `To ask him a question!' he 'once certain of one thing—his was says. `Can't you ask it ?' says I. ,not the face that`I had: seen at Holli - 'No!' y 'No!' he says.' And with. that- hefinent's window. ithout anoth three uncovered and bowed po- drinks off his ale;'and w I The er word, . off he goes. He didn't , lrtely as they carne up to me, and the come in again, Mr.'Cranage.: And—!Youngest of the three,,,looking enquir- I'thought I'd tell you all: about it." tingly at ine, smiled. "Ver good ofyou, Holroyd," I an- "Mr. Cranage, 1 believe?" ne ask- . g I ? Just swered. "No clonal you concluded ed, "Mr. James Cranage. so— that when Jim the potman returned to may we have a word or two with you, last night he went strai- Mr. Cranage? We've come out from Portsmouthg ght to these' people—whoever they are Portsmouth to get it!" —who are:so anxious' to question me? "If you'll•tell me who you are, and w. "you want a word or' two with, me, whyn Eh. l I t' just: what I did con-` certainly!" I answered. "Well, that'sy elude, Mr. Cranage," he replied.. "And "My name's Spiller, 'sir," he answer - —I just thought I'd let you know. ed readily, and with ,another smile. They might be people you didn't want "Detective Spiller, Portsmouth Police to see -u, yonder; at any rate."Force. This is 'Detective -Sergeant P Y , a- • i e st i a "It's utterly immaterial to me, Hol-Jifferdene, of the Criminal Ii v :a ro. d whether I see thein—whoever, tion Department, Scotland Yard --I, they are, for I've no idea—up at Ren- darsay",you've Beard of him, Mr: Cra- ardsmere House, or in your parlour,' nage. And this g-entleman is Mr. or in the street," I answered. "If you,. Shen, of the ' Chinese ' Legation, in should have any strangers asking' for London." int, here, send them up." ' { "Very well, gentlemen," I said. "Do „ `Then— you know this Jini?" he, you want to see nee. in private, -or— Y asked, `inquisitively. I "We've, nothing whatever to ' ask "He once' served me with a dinner you that the lady can't hear, Mr. Cra- -at a business place:in Portsmouth," ;nage," replied Spill"er, with a 'polite. I replied, thinking it best to be can- bow in Peggie's direction. "Nothing! did. "But I •haven't the glint' of a no- '-if she cares to listen." tion as to what his conversation with "All we want, -Mr, Cranage," added comprehensive glen - though meant—that is, in.particular, Jifferdene, with a b though I ,may have in general.'But ce at both of lis, "is for a little infor- as I said—if anybody asks for me,''ination about certain doings on a cer- tain date—at Portsmouth," "Yes?"I said "Well?" ' The two de,:tectives" glanced at each A. R. '& F. E. DUVAL CHIROPRACTIC SPECIALISTS Members C. A. O. Graduates of Canadian Chiroprac- 'tic College, Toronto. Office in Craw- ford Block, four doors north of Post Office. Hours 2 to 5; 7 to 8,3o p, m. and by appointments. Special appointments made for those coming any distance. Out of town and tight calls re- sponded to.. Phones:—Office, 300, Residence 13 on 6o1. DRUGLESS PRACTIONERS �. ALVIN. FOX - CHIROPRACTIC AND. DRUGLESS PRACTICE ELECTRO -THERAPY Phone 191. 0-12 a.m., 2-$, 7-5 p.m. `or by sante time glancing at the door, as a hours to him°'as a Chinaman. "Do you think you could recognize glance how Mr. Percy Neainore, booking agent. Dean Laird plans to: him?" he ashou, a i ed topre- leave Toronto July 19. The; route he "That I should hardly like to say," whoever;he was; had contrived is via Port - Arthur and doubtful about it. sent himself at Renardsmere House ,has planned. I answered. I m !at, the foot. Fort William, Winnipeg Beach, Win u must remember that T only saw so early in the morning; "i Cal ar Banff, to Win-, YoRego a,. g y, umh the win- of the terrace. steps stood - a convex•, nipeg,' him for asecond=thio a ,, ance which I knew to. have been hir- dermere across the Rockies by auto, dow. from our nearest station—it •when he and ed . was to Kootenay Landing thence by stea-,: And again, I kink, be had there. Evi- mer to Nelson and through the DOuk the other men broke. into the stairca- the only vehicle to e Ihabotlr country to Hope arid' Vancou- "rkedt dently, then, our visitor had corn m Victoria will be se, heremarked. « '� "butthat was in, down from town by the first morning ver. The return. from Yes, I agreed,Rockies and: • train--which-seer d to argue: .that. his via the Selkirks and the light of street lamps and soma size stop -overs have been arranged, among . I tried to si s p oth- him up as I walked along the hall to a Chinaman who broke in, with �I have said, imrnacul- Chinamen—behind hini." him; he was, as ers—not Chi r :, continued. "He ately attired, 'perhaps, a little over- did he .` not refer to the'Chinaman by 'dress if anything,and full of coni- e?" placent self-assurance certainly a the excursion. ria"Oh, o particularcanly nam `n Laird contends that this trip with something about him 'Dean "Oh, no—certainly not!" said I. T Jew, and be experiment as he has „ that suggested;e' her money or dia-will not heard no name. manners were good and made two••previous trips of like r Shen bowed as 'a sign that he monds. His of teachers tours. Mr. • I ture as organizer na- the characters send thein up." I left him at that and went away, wondering. Putting things together, Holliment, other:Jiffer"dene nodded to Spiller. I came : to a conclusion. Hoi"Well, `it's this, Mr. Cranage,"be- his doubtless; had utterly vanished from � i Probably the gag Spiller. "You needn't be in the place. of business. y police had foundevidence of the as -,least alarmed by our coining here, nor Sault on his premises—the remises—the ruined' about answering our questions—we staircase, the burst -in door, andso on. don't want you, sir, and we know They had made enquiries—Jim the nothing against you—we want infor- potman had no doubt told them of motion, and if I were you; I should ` the stranger he had seen there, and give it. Now;. rather more than a they- an were anxious to find that: saran fortnighto", did you spend the bet - ger d to q a g question him 'about his re -ter part of a day at Holliment''s shop lations with Hollinient. Now Jim had —a general dealer's place and coal of- accidentallydiscovered my where- fice-in Portsmouth?": abouts, Of course be would report it. "I did indeed!" said I. .from the Admiral Taking- everything into consideration, "The potitiatt I decided that I might expect a visit Hawke brought your dinner there?" fronithe p any oliceatminute,,..' .he suggested. ne e e h r 0 rt n had done with me, and I turned to the he bowed and smiled politely as triprhea is throwingfea c open to: alls drew. near. This a - They. asked a few questions ad d s- and sundry, the° only "stipulation; be - heard andif we had "You wish to see: Lady Renard Y,,, , aboutethe wreckedmur car, ?" enquired, lane- ing that members of the special train .heard any, rumours about.Hollinient mere -personally. I q glanc- art be chosen.. as being compatible •Navin been seen in ing at. the card which I held in niy. party and Quartervayne g with the whole: neighbourhood on the morning of hand; the i g deposited in it, and when 1 He bowed and smiled again—suave- my being them theywentaway lY. „ had answeredPri Canadian Pacific Agent. as unceremoniously as they had. ar- "On, business,"he answered. , I' vase'business:' rived. � Ia x "That's onlymade the mystery all (Continued next week) the greater." remarked Peggie as we turned towards the house. "There's SINCLAIR LAIRD ISSUES some big business at the back of ail CHALLENGE poor light. I : merely saw'' that it was business was urg nt p g other' places at Lake Louise and De- vil's Gap Camp, Kenora. A trip across the Great Lakes to Port 'McNicoll, thence rail to Toronto will terminate .. Apply Dean Laird, MacDonald Col- lege, Ste Anne de Bellovue, or any appointment. { D. FL McIfiNES CII.IROPRACTOR MASSEUR Adjustments given for diseases of !fill kinds, specialize in dealing with thildrrcn, Lady attendant, Night Calls i*caponded to. +Office'tt Sett St., itighs0n, Ont;,. i the Mutt, of the late Jas, Walker, Telephone tate hones; 0 c s66, Resid, 2z, y+��' aJ'aWALKER A� ER . I1 ti''RN1TIJItE' 8A14ER and — /1� yy �7NE'��L ;DSCTOT:' man does who ,bas no wiisli to be ov- erheard, "There was a fellow in here yester- day," he began, "that knew you!" Cle stopped abruptly' on thelast word, glancing mare mysteriously than ever in direction, But I af- fected indi:ffere nce, though I had no idea that sonicthing en.usual was com- ing. .there are a great many people who lctic-w me, Holroyd," 1 answered.' "And I know a great tvany people., Who was this,, pttirti,' lar person?" But the week -end passed and noth-"He' did!" I answered he went •n your tea,..T believe?" w "And Monday Tie n on _tire ing happened. l l g pn , morning, Lady Renardsmere suddenly on. "Now, Mr. Cranage, will you just took it into her head to go tap to tell me how you came to be there at town, and as nsttal, at a moment's no all, and exactly what happened while" tice. you were there?" :Before leaving site: gave me a mess- j I looked at Peggie, She was quick age for Peggie Manson with respect to interpet the meaning of that look, to something or other that she wished and just as quick as you were there?" done about Rippling Ruby, and about) "1 should tell them everything!" site noon when I had finished my corre- said. . spondence I walked across the valley) 'Good advice, miss!" exclaimed to Manson Lodge, to deliver it. I 'Spiller. "Mr. Cranage couldn't do bet - Met Peggie on the Downs, where ter." soinc of her precious charges were jut - "It will take Some little time," I re- st thea at walking exercise. We marked. "A good deal. Happened, stood watching them for some little ,However time; when 'Eradgett had finally alar- I Standing there on the :Downs, with shalleci them off towards their ste-!Portsmouth :itself showing ghost-like bies,- Peggie asked lite to lunch witti sand hazy in the fwir distance, I told her, and we were strolling slowly ,n 'these *Kee the "whole story, from'the the direction of the house, ctaattiu ' moment of my meeting Quartervaytie about Lady Renardsmere and her pe- ion the Clarence Pier to' that wherein culiarities, when round the corner of II woke up at the point of Miss Men- a coppice which lay between us -rad son's hunting -crop. The two dace - the village came three strange mel', tives occasionally made nbtes in theh' who, after one glance Mom ,direction, pocket hooks; Me. Shen listened with bore straight down on mc. rue Oriental inscrutableness; 1101 13 had seers Peggie the clay before, and them I looked at him, but his face after chtu•ch, and had told her 61 what remained gravely polite and utterly 'He was a chap they call Jim," he, Holroyd had, told me about Jim the unrcadable. And at last the story ans'vered, eyeing me. more closely. potl'nan, and had agreed that soba- came to its enci and the detectives put I that. Chinese Legation!—why should. come down from there? 25 DAYS' TOUR TO ALASKA Once Alaska was, identified with the golds seeker. Today it is as closely linked with tourist' traffic, for: men ha - an official . there is more sheer gold ' a State affair." 'Dean Sinclair Laird of MacDonaldve.foixnd that the semis like ' e t , f "We shall hearmore Y said. d. College his agreed to back up his re- in one Alaskan sunset than ever carie morefor some dayscent statement to the press that per- rockbound mines. It s a But I heard -no - out of the --heard no more of anything. Things sons desiring can make- a comprehen and e land t went on: quietlyand as usual at Ren- sive' trip across Canada and back for r e than o by chartering' a ver -ending surprises. It rs the desire ardsmere House.:Then, one morn -o more $33 ne-- ofstrange .contradictions- ing, ing, as I was writing letters, a foot- man came in with a card, bearing the. inscription Mr.: Percy Neainore• "Gentleman in the hall, sir—wishes to see her Ladyship, on most import- ant business," he said. It was my job to do the :prelimin- ary :interviewing of callers of this 'sort. I picked 'up"the card and went into the hall.,. There, looking inquisi- tively about him, stood an mmaculate- ly •attired, very self-assured young Jew. t f r.1 a a their mernorenda• g%. Y • a tli, I� rtsm u tY ilE:re t11. ., a •n-�--soi ew T avci ran "He's otrnali. at the .Admiral Hawks _ ,or later 1 shonlcl have a visit ,zo. w y p "And ou never heard Hollimcrtt 11 this, Ivl r. C for < reaS011 >, �n , „And--heWith ve t "Olt!" t 1 1 l y • i rte T said "Dear s Here, tiedottbted1 was ,.a1n0170 r �'', d�'• t 'C'viSitt•--an6she turned an ale tL a sharp exclamation. "D eteetivesl," wo 'of the titre re detectives. n age?" a;iltecl'Spiiler. ss know [definite reason—nog :I replied, "I'll >r No Ill tell yon all about it; he re- c tobe ,des eea ,ely ' •'ut he seen -led 1 1 "It c �nrn no doubt � plied. waw this way. ":`iris chap $ onl lie- fri hteneil 'ell?" iiri• wh'as soiree relation here in this vv , I t w y g 1 n for thepurpose of accoin- ' of ever tourist to visit this enchanted special train,p P, Y CHAPTER VII The Cheque for £to,000 The hall door being open, I saw at odating all those. who may be inclined country, the land of the midnight sun. to accept his challenge. 1 -le avers . he Kerr=Bryson our via the Can- that an- 'h t the trip,which provides for stop - t a . ;` : adian Too National Railways offers you overs at all points of interest beta een avers, and, Victoria, westbound via the desired opportunity under most,r ana an Lake' and eastbound by advantageous auspices and at a mini- thethe Ch d inn m includ'iit .'rail and watermum cost. The tour embraces Jasper. mainline, . g transportation, meals accomodation National Park, the famous Triangle , made Tour,the 'Pacific Coast, Alaska and and all other, expenses can, be l be the Great Lakes Trip on', the return as comprehensve as '''could possrb y desired and he is prepared fo accept journey. the amount stated, $330, as a blanket f Write for full information and des charge for all epenses. criptive booklet to Mr. A. E. Bryson, The Canadian Pacific Railway, will- 44 Silverthorn Ave,, 'Toronto, 9, O.zt., ch is interested in several all -expense or Mr. Martin Kerr, 4 Beulah. "Ave.,, tours this season, is acting as his Hamilton, Ont. DON'T GET EXCITED—DON'T,,GET EXCITED—THIS SCENE WAS TAKEN. IN P ARIS! No, o, kind readers, this picture was -� Before •. r 1 B, l.. r1 '�t taken back in at a � � Prohibition). Fact is that tlurc s a lot' of waterbetween here sand the pla- ce-whence(erne this photo, i rsion the bits It depicts a new d ve V Parisians have taken up .recently -•-a Utes at- so many centihes.' Arthe, end , e labeled a,.t pastime that.might r girt b p fishing for a, kick' in the streets of Paris. works out this wayy" : 1t w '9on rent a pole for so int of each pole is fastened a cord to wiiiw ell is 'attached a ring, If yoti sucecer� your a1lotcd tiizie— fit slippiixg' the: ring, over the neck of one of Atte prize ty -mar. Wille (filled) bottles, it's -yours! ed