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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1926-07-22, Page 10BUSINESS CARDS i1VELLINGTON MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO, Established 1840. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. Risks taken on all classes of insur- *nce at reasonable rates. ABNER. COSENS, Agent, Winghai9 jl J. W. DODD Office in Chisholr}m Block FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH --- INSURANCE — AND REAL ESTATE P, O. Box 36o Phone 24 WING13AI,1, . - ONTAR 0 DUDLEY HOLIlES ippling Ruby" WINGHAM ADVANCE.TIME$ usual, and the diamonds flashed and glittered as her bands moved, 1.` "You're my servant!" she snapped. "No, I'm not!" retorted Peggie, "I'm your trainer!' But I'll be no party, to your horse carrying that beastly thing!' There—that's flat!" Again the drumming on the table from the stiff, rigid figure. Suddenly Lady Renardsznere turned to. mc. "Cranage I.—tor this girl, she's a fool!,,, "1re!" 1 said firmly, "She isn't!" "You, too?" she °e claimed. "Then —" she twisted round on Peyton and pefore) kept could starling, tell you all about it! This was once gave him a steady stare to which he Before Joyc n could retire, she turn- a sacred stone!—it was set, it with ed sharply on him, pointing with just as steadily responded, "You azxother, now vanished, in a certain look like a man of commonsense, you what was doubtless one of her - old idol; It was broken out—out of. the imperious stage gestures to the win- American, she said. Talk sense to eye -sockets. It went through strange these peo151,e!" IO BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Victory acid Other Bonds Bought and sold. Office -Meyer Block, Winglram R. VANSTONE BARRISTER, 'SOLICITOR, ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Wingham, - Ontario J. A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. Wingharn, Ontario DR. G. 11. ROSS Graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeons Graduate, University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry Office Over H. E. Isard's Store.. By J. S. Fletcher CHAPTER XXIII she sat there looking from one to the The Burma Ruby I other: of us, with burning' eyes, toy - We all rose' to aur feet . as Lady , ing with the green belt and the blood_ rcd stone in its gold setting . , . , I2enarelsmere walked into the roam. "Listen!" she said suddenly, bend - Sheer astonishment at her sudden 'ap in" g over the table towards es. "I'll silent—and t ' dow whereat an hour before we had seen the Chinaman's face. adventures. It came at last into the "Pull. down thbse 'blinds and draw hand,,, ef gri>uP of Chinese finan- ciers—they paid a great price for it, those curtains!" she commanded. "Cloee:" One of them, Cheng, coming to Eur- ope on business; brought it with him, Then she turned to us, motioning thinking to sell it to some English or us to sea.t ourselves. Like school- I American millionaire, It was stolen B.S., M.D., C.M. Special attention paid to diseases of Women and Children, having taken 'postgraduate work in Surgery, Bact- eriology and Scienlific Medicine. Office in the Kerr Residence, be- tween the Queen's Hotel and the Bap- tist Churds. All business given careful attention. Dr. Robt. C. R.edmond PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Dr. Chisholm's old stand. DR. R. L. STEWART Graduate of University of Toronto, Taculty c1AMedicine; Licentiate of Plryilefate and Office in Chisholm. Block Josephine Street. Phone 29. Peyton clasped hie hands on the ta.- ble in front of hirn, and sitting bolt upright, gave Lady Renardsrnere. a long, calm look, ell, if you ve no objection, Lady Renardsmere," he , said quietly, "Ill children, awed by the movement of a I talk a little commoe-sense to 'you. iineargs.isterial fingel:, we obeyed; she from Cheng in Paris by his secretary , Chuh Sin It was stolen from Chilli You re ;aware, by your own confess - 1 elf dropped into a chair at the e. . I ion that lives have already been ta- side of the table. Flolliment, who had another man, „- ern in Portsmouth by a man nained ' ken by the Chinaman, Chats Sin, in el.iis etforts to get that thing back. cey," she went on, as the butler hay- uartervayne, in league with him. You meetiened three names—there's "Go away and shut, the door, Joy- Q ing discharged his task came back 1 Holliment and OnartervaYne escaped a fourth to add --your solicitor, Penn - from the window. "See to those Itmonte Lond6ii •With it, and took another I itliwaite. And --the Chinaman's at hand! He looked through that men outsid.e—if they want a drink, Neamore into their confidence very give them one, but see that they don'tl, about it Nearn' o d ' el re ha once ha window not two hours aeo ' And *f I m to talk commonsence, it'll be to leave the hall. Cranagel—lock theibusiness With name, about diamonds: he came to me ad vise Miss Manson t.e) stick to h t filmed, when I had turned eon- ' and offered the stone. I bought it I iv a I she's just said, anO have nothing to door after Joycey. Now," she ,,I. ii,upe ull you people are tchoerufkoeryt: from him and Holliment and Quarter - with that ruby—it's accursed!" able and are being well looked after, vaynet 1 eave them ten '''thousand clo„I will have nothing to do with itr, They deceived me: I Peggie, firmly.' "Ill give up all That's the Amer:ican: man, no doubt, bpoeluienvdesdftohreyit'd the right to sell. But ;said connection with Lady Renardsmere —I hope I see you well, sir? Peg- they were punished!--Chuh Sin and a and her stable first! That's final." g -ie Manson! --the filly's all right, I gang hed got together wege on their scarcely prepared for what followed. But sudd.enly, and with an The filly's all right, Lady Renards-Ivayne end Neamore were ,murdered. agility which wonld have done credit mere, and as fit as can be," replied Then I found out the truth—and I to a younger woman, Lady Renards- Peggie. "I saw her myself within the ' got the ruby -away from Pennitti- mere jumped to her feet; took tWo hour. She's safely guarded and will vvaite's, where I'd sent' it for safe steps to the door, unlocked it, and be till it's all over. You can go and keeping, anct went off to find Cheng. turning to the electric bell at its side look at her yourself if you like." II found him—in Paris. And I per - sliver to this invitation. She was un - no .an_'suaded him to sell all his and his -r, friends' right—I paid him forty swept her hand round at the rest of Lady Renardsmete made minute Joycey steed before her. She cloingea big heavy cloak which wrapp_' thousa.nd pounds. ,I've the receipts in ed her from head to foot; as she I my pocket; it's signed in Chinese and us' ' "Joycey, turn all these peCiple out threw it back from her shoulders with in English. And so the rftby's mine! Give them ten minutes to pack their Ma.ster Lloyd. Walden, spent last in her eyes. "That's a S,ttre tering!" "Oh, come!" said Peyton, "That's' superstition,, surely! You're getting as' bad as Lady Renardsrnore." "It isn't superstition," retorted Peg- gie. It's .intuition, I feel it!" "H you've got such a feeling, don't give way to it," counselled Peyton. "Gonne].--the filly's an innocent enough animal, anyway. If,Lady Re- nardsznere's so crazed with hers sup- erstitions as to insist on Rippling Ruby's carrying that stone—why,; that won't interfere with the creature's running powers, . 1 reckon. Not a nice thing to think of, ,certainly. that should carry an object that men. have been murdered for—but I guess. senti- ment doesn't come in where horse - racing's concerned. And maybe, as Miss Hepple suggests, Lady Re- inardsinere'll have come to her senses in the morning—she's an "'impulsive. old party, seems' to me—and well get things cleared: I propose we all'go to bed and keep cheerful—after all, the main thing is to win that race," II (Continued next week). SY Thursday ,Judy, 22nd„ 926 ,7„,17-771; 16101IIlll/III � 4.. �IIi�IIIIlIIm1li1!iIiIIaIiIi11;lIIIIIrllltlmlllil isllimllfmilslolll�IImIII;. ski Dr. Margaret C. Calder General Practitioner Graduate 'University of Toronto' Faculty of Medicine , Office—Josephine St., two doors south of Brunswick Hotel. :Telephones: Office 281, Residence 151 F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated Office adjoining residence next :Anglican, Church on Centre Street. Sundays by appointment Osteopathy Electricity Telephone 272. 1926 'Song Selection "Shingle befles, shingle Shingle all the way; ,A1.I the shops are busy, It's the newest fad to -day. Shingle belles, shingle belles, Riglat close to your dome; ' There's that much less to comb." 41 - Report of Hog Shipments For week ending July 8, 1.926. Wingharn, total hogs, go; select bacon a 35; thick smooth 4o; heavies 9; extra heavies s; shop hogs 2. Wroxeter, total hogs 72; select Feecon II; thick le; smooth 44; hea.vies 7; extra heavies 1; shop hogs 5. 13luevale, total hogs 1 s4; select bacon io; thick smooth 16; # 'heavies 3; shop hogs, 3. Belgrave, total hogs 40; select bacon 13; thick smooth 27. Huron County, total hogs r333; select bacon 387. thick smooth 751; heavies 97; ertra heavies 9; shop hogs 43; lights and feeders 8. will , of my house!" -she said in sharp, firm EAST WAWANOSH one hand she' pointed with the other '—mine! --and Rippling Ruby Mrs. Wrn. McVittie's t M tones. Eveiyone. out they go! and Mrs. Godfrey, are 'visitirig here: to the table in front of her. e • lwear it to -morrow as her mascot. I "Come and sit round this table, all stand to win half a rin 'Ilion of mone 'things, and then—out!" week with his cousin, Master Harold of you," she said. "I .a.nt to have a on Rippling Rubyl" talk to you—all. Iles j, why I've She suddenly Pushed the belt est tones '11f your ladyship . " Mr. and. Mrs. Alva McDowell and eide-r pretence of dra.wing chains wards Peggie. "Out! --the whole lot!" mer's sister, Mrs. Kenny Cameron of when she's saddled to -morrow after - 'come doygee tee7etsgist, 'CemInte,,,.. green leather fatross the table to- „ • • • Do as I 'tell your' she stormed. their daughter, Fern visited the for- X.t.f) to the table for MisS Hepple anct "Youll. put that round her necc Then, snatching up the -green belt T u 1 -now on Sunday. Peggie, Peyton. contrived to get Close BIGGEST USED CAR SALE OF THE YEAR We have 32 dependable cars to choose from and are willing to lose $1000 to move this stock in 10 days. All cars have been carefully reconditioned and pri- ced lowest for this sale. Trade your car for a better one. Come early and have the best choice. Terms arranged to, stilt pur- chaser. THE:CI.INTON GARAGE Open evenings to 10 p.m. 'W. J. CHISHOLIti i; Dodge Brothers Dealer 70 York St: London, Ont. it - Mrs. Rolarid Vincent. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Taylor and chil- dren accompanied Dr., J. and Mrs. Campbell on their return home to St. Louis, Mich'. on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Crozier and fam- Master Wesley Cook Belgrave is. 'visiting his grandmother, Mrs. John The Sunday'Stcho61 of the West- field United Church held a picnic on, Wednesday last at the home of Mr. Wm. Walden, which was a decided: nd Mrs. Atkipson of Leth- 'Mrs, Crozier's brother, Mr. A. Carnp- success, After expenses4:he proceeds Sask., are -visiting Mr.., and bell. to to me.. And he whispered a word in my ear which only I caught I wasn't sure that he wasn't right There was a queer look in Lady Re- narcismere's eyes; a strangeness in her manner; a strange 3erkaness about her movements. And as I sat down opposite her I began to watch her steadily. Yet her voice was firm enough, and her words coherent enough, and there was the old, famil; iar, brusque, peremptory tone, Still... "You're all wondering 7hat I've been after since I left Renardsrnere," she said when we had gathered round the table. "Iql tell .youl I've been making sure of something that I was bound to possess—something that'll make my winning- the Derby to -mor- row a dead sure thing. This!" With a sudden swift movement she drew from the folds of her gown a package of soft white tissue paper and placed it on the table before her. With equally swift movements she tore the paper away, and revealed a slender, snake -like belt of bright leather, in the centre of which was a round brooch -like thing, a siert of me- dallion of eolid-gold. And in the cen- tre of that was set a magnificent blood -red stone, at sight of which Miss Hepple let out a sharp cry. -The Burma Ruby!" said Lady Re- nardsmere. "The finest ruby in the world! There never was such a ru- by. ' And. --mine! Look at it! Touch it! Handle it!" But not one of us put out a halid. I sappose the others were thinking what I was thinking. Here, before us, baleful and suggestive in ehe glare of the electric. light above our heads, Nvas the thing that had caused nnir- der! Between it and me rose the ghost -faces of four dead men, . "Rippling Ruby will carry nhat to- morrow!" said Lady Ie en ardsmere. "Shell Wear it round her neck—noth- ing can beat her, wea.ring thatIN It's 1 half -trained She'd win with thet on her! Round her neck, to -Morrow!" looked round at my three com- panions. It was not. difficult to see that the opinion which Pe3rton had fotmed So quickly was already shap- ing itself in the rninde of Miss Flepple and Peggle—each was staring at Lady Renardsmere as if fascinated— and frightened. And I was frightened myself; frightened of the whole thieig; fright. cried of what might COthe next, For noon,lPeggie Manson!" she said were $87.00. in frornAhe ,tahle,,,,,she thrust it into her Mr., a rgo.ein, and walkinii, out into the hall bridge, her old imperiouetmanesen, '"Then. -4" Ito the itwo big men, kmotioned thern ' Miss Hepple rose from her seat— . ito follow her into 'th • ano ei room. All cluieklY'' ' three disappeared. "If you leave that thing in this w e lost no time in obeying Lady house to -night, Lady Renardsmere, IIRenardsniere's orders. Peggie had out of this house 1 go, and my niece ,. ith,_er own car and her own chauffeur in with mer she said quietly. "I -won- per- itauned in legs time than had been given garage at the back of the house, der that you can ask any decent son to look at it, much less handle it! -us, we had all packed our suit -cases There's blood!--li.ves of men1,—, °11 it! and walked out, Presently we were Peggiel—not a finger near it! ., in the ,car and out in the street—un- 1 "I've no intention, Aunt Millie, der the stars. said Peggie "I wouldn't touch it for all that Lady; Renardsmere gave for itr, ' as the chauffeur turned for orders. ‘:7T ehl le rheininotow?;c: siraitifio LMOnssdon14,ejiPmle,''' 'Peyton gave nee a kick under the ,anseveredel Peggie. "We'll get in table I knew what he meant Put into plain language, there was going CHAPTER XXIV The Saddling Paddock. to be a row between the three wo- We` got in—at one of the big hotels men, And one of them, in our mas- I Ctilirle opinion, if not wholly mad, . in Northumberland Avenue. 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The strange glitter had Phones: Office ,xo6, Resit'. 124 FURNITURE DEALER FUNERAL DIRECTOR gone out of her eyes, and she looked, knew -where her thoughts were. suddenly, her old masterful ordinary "Of course everything's ,over be - self, Once more she pushed the green 1.ween Lade- R_enardsinere and me!" she said, suddenly breaking an un- comlortable silence, "If she turns me out of her house, shell turn me out of her stabees tomorrovv morn - "My dear, the woinan eves beside herself to -night," said Miss Hepple "She—she might have been drieking, from her behaviotir. In the morn - that night she was wearing more thatel „ belt closer to' Peggit. "Rippling Ruby's to, carry that when sbe rurjs to -morrow!" she said. "You'll put it on her when Medder- "Nol" said Peggie, determinedly. , Lady Renardsmere 'began to drum the table with her jewelled fingers. She always wore a lot of rings, but Make your home brighter with Del - Electric Service. s Get our new low price and easy terms. 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And she won': give way—if Medderfield, for instaece, felt like me abotie,it, and refused to ride, she'd bundle him off and get another jockey --anybody, even a stable -lad. shell make Rippling Ruby carry that beastly thing, aecl if she doge... ," "Well asked Peyton, after a patist. "What if she does?" there was that in Lady Reeardsmere "Thch Rippling Ruby woret win the manner, increaeing with every mo- Fox 267 Wingham, Ont. Derby!" answered. Peggie a lbw ment, whiele seggested strarige thiegs or Pim* 276 r a voite arid with a sombre, moody look JAS. GIL1VIOUR --Agent For— CULROSS FIRE INSURANCE Insure in a Good Sound Company Natural Scelles With New- Rpad Beautiful Emerald Lake, now accessible. Left imert---pointing out wort,ders on Lake McArthur. Right insert--Siuclaiir Canyon, THERE is a fresh unfolding of the wonders of nature in the aew scenic area opened up by the bake Louise -Field Highway threugh the mountains. 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