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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1926-05-20, Page 6Bu4a,;Nt';b5 c;.e.tt. b BE- WELLINGTON TON MUTUALFIRE INSURANCE CO. Established e84o. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. Risks taken on all classes of insur- knee at reasonable rates.. LeBNER COSENS, Agent, Wingham J. W. DODD , Office in Chisholm Block FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH - -^ INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE:. "P• O. Box 3Go Phone 240 WINGIIAM, - - . . ONTARIO` DUDLEY HOLMES BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Victory and Other Bonds Bought and. sold, Office -Meyer Block, Wingham R. VANSTONE BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC, Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Wingham, - Ontario'. J.A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. Wingham, A. Ontario DR. U. E[. ROSS Graduate Royal Colne 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.. -special attention paid to diseases of Women and Children, having taken postgraduate work in Surgery, Bact- eriology and Scientific Medicine. 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Office in Craw- ford Block, four doors north of Post Office. Hours 2 to 5; 7 to 8.30 p. m. and by appointments. Special appointments made for those coming any distance. Out of town and night calls re- sponded to. Phones: -Office, 300, Residence es on 6oi, J. ALIT IN E X DRUGLESS PRACTIONER CHIROPRACTIC AND DRUGLESS PRACTICE ELECTRO -THERAPY WINGHA) .Rippling Ruby., By J. S. Fletcher CHAPTER XV The. Amlerican. Tourist, The butler and I looked at each other. He was an old and very•confi- dential servant, and,withal a depend- ablee and sensible man. There was a limp silence between us then, probab- ly realising that I was very young and he himself becorningelderly, he spo- ke, glancing around us as if to ,sug- gest secrecy. "I imagine that all this" -he waged a hand in, the direction of the room in which Jifferdene and Beecher were still lingering over their cigars -"al this, Mr. Cranage, is ,on account of that Neamore affair? Those two -in there -they're detectives, of course! I spotted 'em, Mr. Cranage, at once!" "What do you know about the Nea- 'more affair, Buxton? I asked. "I've seen . the newspapers this morning, sir, .as most people have!" "and f I b that, well enough., :'('hat goes where -with her!" \ ."Olt!" lie exclaimed, and exchang- ed a look with his .companion, Then he turned again to me, "Come, Mr, Cranage!" he said, "this is all very Well! We've got to see her." no - ADVANCE -THUS •°and wholly and entirely tin -English. Elmer C. Peyton, '85 -23rd St. Mil- l -laving- l -laving d sneaking affection for Americans, and a desire' to improve Any acquaintance with them, I went out into the hall. There, swinging a /Panama hat in his hand,'and looking. `about hizn with an air of frank, undis- indeed, a: famous actress, She was guised curiosity, stood a young #ei1- l xiown .in your country, too—I belie ow of about illy own age. He was ve she'd quite a triumph there." what they call a hefty chap -711 "That's interesting!" he exclaimed. ;`What was her stage name?" I told him, and he nodded as thou- gh to assert that he knew, the name well enough, `•`That's a long way, back, though," ing any confidence in admitting that she was. But I added that the things which we we're now beginning to in- spect had been brought together by her late husband, Sir William Ron ardsmere,, "Lady Renardsmere," I remarked, "was in her tune a very well-known above medium height, with the torso of a prize-fhgter, and a general appear- ance of mighty muscular strength. He suggested. fresh air and sunlight, too; his face was bronzed almost to cop - "That's impossible," aI answered, per colour, his eyes were clear as he remarked. "That would beinthe smiling at him, "Lady Renardsmere ,pools of fresh water; candid, too, they 'eighties, And she's alive, and this'ie ;, 'were, and•, looked straight at you. The her house? Well, now, that's some - 'Were here an hour ago. sort of ingenuous youth who wants to 'thing to tell! Is there any chance of. His mouth opened and he stared at make friends at once, he shoved out !seeing her?" me incredulously. a big right hand. - as I walked up . to I in afraid not,I said, laugTi ng at "Left? An hour ago?"he exclaim- him, and'as the sleeve of his tweed his .eagerness, "Lady Renardsmere ed at last. "Did you know?" jacket was unusually: , short, and he isn't •at home." "Knew nothing about it, Jifferdene, wore no cuffs to his flannel shirt, x , "Will she, be long away?" he asked. 'until Just now," I answered. "Then, noticed that on his wrist, tattooed in "I'd bang round this village a day or theage. There was no neklefor you to butler told me. • She left a mess- more colours than one, there was; a two, to say I'd seen her!" klesign which, later. on, I . saw to be I shouldn't advise you to,"said I. some sort of a dragon. "She may be away some time. But 1 He begVi. to make some apology, can show you. a portrait of her, paint - but 1 eut hint short. ed by Millais, when she was at the picked up his hat and umbrella. It « height of her fame and her beauty; was evident that lie was very angry: This is not one of the specified we'll come to it presently." days, Mr. Peyton," I said, "but I think too angry to speak just xhen. But He appeared to be greatly enraptur- edlBeacher spoke. He laughed, too -as can make an exception.in'yoµ`, ca by •tlie . portrait -so much: that 1 if he were amused. se. You are just passing this way? hastened to tell him that it was forty wait longer -she had nothing what- ever',,to say." Jifferdene turned to a corner: and he replied, o course remember "I'm wheelingbetween Winchester this Neamore corning here the other "Done us!" he said. !. years since' it was. painted and`'that day=I saw his card before it was. ta- : "And done herself no good!" and Chichester,' he answered, speak- Lady Renardsmere had changed so Zing. without the least trace of what ken into you -and her ladyship carry= ;growled Jifferdene. "A very foolish I' greatly in that time that there were ing himoff in her car.. And now he's thing on her part, Mr. ' Cranage,' to !English folk `fondly believe to be dis- few. traces left of ,:her former beauty. : . murdered! -and quick on the murder, `run away like that." Itinctive Americanaccent "and n I "And since' she came into possess - these two `nen come here! And -her "1 don't know that it was running stopped to get some lunch at the inn ion of. all this," he asked, waving tate ladyship won't see 'em." +away, I remarked. "Lady. Renards a the villageei.below. Thelandlord tattooed handround the gallery in �, told me"of the. pictures and things i You know Lady Renardsmere well mere is not the woman to run awaywhich we rood, "these priceless plc • , !enough, Burton, to know that nobody from anything. I suppose it's just that are to be seen here, and he said tures, these cabinets of rarities, and and nothing can make her do what that she's not inclined to talk," (that though it was'not of the days set all the rest of it, does she add to it— "She'll dawn in' theguidebook, he felt sure she doesn't want to do,"•I said. "If have to talk if shes' put in a _„is she too, a collector?" she says that 'she's nothing whatever witness -box under a subpoena!" mut- - I was so sure of my visitor's bona u have fide so completely seduced by his ap- o say to these two -well, there you 'tered Jifferdene, "She knows more "Just sol" said I. "As y.o re! But did she leave no other mess- Mian you think! Wetl, we'll be gets- h not, pearance of youthful innocence and ge?-no message for ane?" Ing back to that station, Reacher,- of course, with Renardsmere his ingenuous air that I answered "Nothin but what I've toldyou of,olely in your eye—" g wasted a whole day! Where's she without thinking. never o i i rr re collects preci- "And-no instructions? -for heleavingage," he broke in with evident siin your ing on me as was the a `come such a long way--thoug a House "I heard f t till an • hour Mr.Cranage," he answered. (gone?" he demanded, suddenly turn -Lady Renardsmere I suggested. ous stones I said. "7 believe .she' s !room. "She's a big palace in Park !icily: "I'm just touring in Eng' one of the'iiiost -- rl.. • collections He shook his head, smiling to him= Lane -I know it! Has shs gone i an - .came' ow r v • Chester, Shrewsbury, War-• hzin the would." d down from Liverpool self. there?" oug 1 t es er, rews ury, r, , "Then -she'll probably be back to -"No more idea than ou have," I re- wick, Stratford, Oxford, Reading Are these shown. Ire asked, ,with e y Winchester,' g• turning aside here and jsirihlicity., night, especially as she took no lug- plied. Nor has anybody in this hou- age?" 1 said. ``Just ran up to town !se, Jifferdene. Lady Renardsmere ne- there -I like to get in all that 1' can: for a few hours, eh?" !ver tells anybody anything about her Architecture, pictures, anything like Again he smiled -enigmatically. movements. ,that--" "If you'd known her ladyship as "Weshall go to Park Lane to -1 "Artistic tastes, eh?" I said. "Very long as I have, Mr. Cranage," he an- night, he said firmly. "If she isn't well -I'll show /you round." swered, "you'd know that you never there,- then.I shall know very well 1. He thanked me very politely -2 -all can argue anything from anything she tat she's hooked it! -to keep out of through, he was a very polite, well - does. I've known' her set off to Am- ;the way." • mannered person -and observed, as I'. erica at ten minutes' notice, and to "I hope you enjoyed your lunch,' ed, him up the great staircase to the Paris at five, I attach no importance anyway?" I' said, as I showed then various galleries and state rooms that. to her going from here without lugg- out. all this sort of thing was absolutely age -there are always trunks already "Takes all the nice taste of it away, new to him, and that I had no idea packed for any journey at the house this, has, Mr, Crana.ge/' .lie replied, how he enjoyed it. in Park Lane, and she's nothing to do but call for 'em. You never know what she's going to do -but in this case I do think she's off for a while, or she wouldn't have taken Marn'selle Felicia with her. Luggage? -Lor' bless you, Mr. Cranage!=I've known her set off to Italy in the one gown she stood. up in, and rig herself out with whatever she,and the maid want- ed as they went along! -a woman wi- th her unlimited command of money 'can do anything!' "And -in such instances -she leaves you to look after everything, with no special orders?" I asked. "Precisely, sir! There never are any special orders," he replied. "This house, Mr. Cranage, and the house in Park Lane, too, are both kept up and staffed so that her ladyship can walk into either of 'ern at any hour of day or night and find everything going on as if she never left 'ern! Oh, 1 know what to do even if she never came ba- ck for six months!" "What?" I asked, anxious to apply his method to myself, "Go on just. as usual,' he answered coolly. "Always be ready for her to walk in -which she will do, sooner or later, without any warning, and just as if she'd never gone out. And if I were you, Mr. Cranage, I should do the same, It's what she likes --which is the main thing," "Well," said 1. "I suppose so -but just now I must get rid of these men. They won't be pleased, Burton!" "1 daresay!"' he asserted, with a knowing look. "But -I don't thunk that would bother het ladyship." ' I went off -slowly and thoughtful- ly -to the little parlour wherein the two detectives were awaiting me. 1 saw at once that Jifferdene was gett- ing impatient. So I went straight ght to the point. • "I'm I'zn very sorry," .r said bluntly, "but Lady Retiardsrnere clecliues to see you, Slie has nothing whatever to say." 1 don't know whether it was that Jifferdene felt that he represented the Majesty of the Law, and that this cart announcement outraged; it, but he !turned very red and got on to his flet. , "1Teelities?" he said questioningly, "Nothing to say? Did -did: you tell .!'none 191. ours so -12 a.rri., 2-5, 7-8 p. ni. or by appointment. D. H. IVieINNES CHIROPRACTOR MASSRUR Adjustments given for diseases of all kinds, specialize in dealing' with children. Lady attendant. Night Calls responded to. Office on Scott St., Wingham, Ont, in the 'house of the late Jas. Walker, Telephone 150. GO Lao",[�f"p,Y11'r10,rYlYa"Ir„Pp rrr11ap1,1, Yi,lttCl"YeulY,nr,u Pl oriee t Office aos, .Regd., 224 A. J. WALKER :FURNITURE DEALER -ea and k OR 2� U.1�ERA1� DiR'EC IC Motor Equipment ONTARIO, i7tr't�G��A i, sullenly. "I think her ladyship's tre- ated us badly! A few questions.. . However. "But I think,, you have• a few mill- onaires-who are also big collectors. -in your own country, haven't you?" He marched • off, followed by Bea- I said, with a sly laugh. "Sonne of cher' who seemed inclined to take them are pretty keen about removing h more easily and hiloso- ome of our .most cherished possess - things mac y p hicall and 1 returned to : my own ons across the Atlantic,' tool" p Y, r what I should' do "Cherished?' he retorted, with an room,: and wondered w t with myself in : the event of Lady Re- uplifted eye -brow. "You can't call nardsmere .remaining away for some,them cherished, I think, if you let time -as I. suspected she would. :U - hem go! If you cherish them so mu on reflection, T decided to do just p p ch, why don't you outbid the fellows what Burton 'said he always did -go who come across to buy them?" ion as usual. There was always plen- "Ask me another!" I answered. ty of correspondence .which I myself 'You see, the average Briton thinks attended ` to without ever showing it more of sahnon at seven shillings' a to Lady Renardsmere; there were'oth- pound tlianhe. does of a book of son- er duties, too, within my province nets at half the price, and he'd rather which didn't supervision.' her require su .i ay out thirty thousand potinds. on q p And.. there was Peggie, across ,drains and sewage than on keeping a the valley: I was beginning to adoreVelasquez or a Rembrandt in the Peggie, without exactly falling in lo- I�country. However, I think all we've ve with her. Igot here isn't- likely to be carried off The consideration of these matters ,as long as Lady Renardsmere lives." .f eiMYntieeeMuMrkcreYirrl'r,eitio rite el UfiYaurlekerdeen'Tanta suddenly reminded me that the visit of the detectives had interrupted my ►day's work --I had still several letters "Very rich woman, I suppose?” he nquired. As everybody knew that Lady. :Re - to write. So, the afternoon being Inardsmere was unusually wealthy , I now at its middle, I set to work on slid Clot consider myself to be brealc- t1Fem, :and 1 had got abotit half tlirou- gh my task when a footman entered, bringing a card, • "Gentleman in the hall, sir, waisting to see the house," he said as he laid the card before me, "I told him it was- n't one of the days, but he 'said that he's only on his way through the nei- ghbourhood, touring, and won't ever be this way again, so perhaps yott'd kindly make an exception in his ease?" Renardsmere House was .a show - 'plate -and no wonder, for it was a (veritable treasury of works of art, an ;tient' and modern the late Sir Will- iam Renardsmere had been a famous collector in his time, and while there gatherings in the big 1 of his a n s was tet g g JtsnSio `fit Park Lane,the greaterter and more important part was housed here on the Downs. And. on three days a wveele, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Lgdy B:enardsmete admitted the pub- lic to see the things, between the hours of three and six in the after ,Si.00tt--ott; payment of a shilling a head, which shilling, with its fellows, ;went to, a deserving charity, But this twos neither Pt•iday, Wednesday nor Monday. However, in view of what the foot- •dl6ert SnlL1 1,lenlhn1, ilrrc., Jlmtr,nnL I "No, no 1" I answered. ' "That -wouldn't do! She keeps them under lock and key of course. Otherwise "Just so!" he said. "There's a man with whose son I was at College - Cyrus P. Warrill, 'a rich man of Chi- 'cago-he goes in for that sort of 'thing. He has a ;diamond 'necklace that belonged to Catherine the Great, `and some ,pearl ornament that was 'once the property of one of the Fren., ch Queens -I don't know which. I suppose that's the sort of thing your Lady Renardsmere likes: to acquire? -things with historical interest at- taching to them?" _ "Can't say," I- replied. "Ive never. seen any of Lady Renardsinere's possessions -of that sort." "Well, there's a lot) to look. at . y here," he remarked. "And whatever you may -say about things being ,car- Tiedover to our country, it strikes me since I came to yours that there are accumulations in these old English.. Mansions and castles and halls that `you'll not find anywhere in the world! You've had a long start!" In this sort of light conversation, I passed a couple of hours with him, and then, wishing to be hospitable to the stranger within our gates, gave hon some tea before he went. Final- ly :I saw him off on his bicycle -his one regret being that he hadn't been able to see Lady Renardsmere so that he' might have told her that he had heard his mother speak sof her acting. We, parted very good friends, and he waved the tattooed wrist at me as he sped down the drlvec Walker came back that , night with the car -late. He came to see 'me- with a message. But it was not at all the sort of message I had expected.. It was merely to say that while Lady Renardsmere was away I was to have Walker's services and any of the cars in the garage -whenever I wanted them. Nothing more. I asked Wall:- er a question or two -he had taken` Lady Renardsmere and her maid, Fe- licia, to the house in Park Lane and left thein there: that was all he knew. I wondered then if Jifferdene and Be - Etcher had descended on Lady .Re- narclsmerc that night rafter getting ba- ck to London? But first thing next morning knew' that she had not stopped in. London: she had evidently gone to Park Lane to get whatever she needed ,and,andhad thentravelled on- ward. For just as I sat down to breakfast 1 got a wire from her whi- ch had been handed in at Dover the night before. It was of no import- ance: mport-ance: it merely , desired me, to deal with all correspoudence'durieg her ab- sence -but it showed ine, being from: Dover, that Lady Renardsmere was On her way to the Continent. I liad to go down to the village that morning,. and there, near his Inn- I inset Holroyd, the landlord, and stopped to speak to li"ilii. (Continued ext week) GEORGE -A. SIDDALL —Broker-- ('hone 73• - I.,titknow, Ontario. Money to lend on first and second mortgages on farm and other real es- tate p'ropertie's at a reasonable rate of interest, also on first Chattel mortga..' ges on stock and on personal notes. A few farms on, hand for sale or to tent on easy terms. JAS. GILA/OUR -Agent `or- Cil!LI ,OSS P'IItE t1441JRANer: her wit we were`,. Ur. Cratlag c, and luau' had said, T glanced at the card Mauro in a doo'd Sottnd Company `where from?" 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