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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1927-01-13, Page 2E sN AR DY R4 .IM EL S.ABATINI, ?`,aster Tale -Toiler, .Author of "Bardeles the Magnificent." Attalla Stirring Story of Adventure and Love in a New Sating - The Peninsular War. WHO'S WHO. frock wbo entered. It was Lord WeltFlight of the 9' us ser cant," he Called �rzd, when it is `'A chair here ft -a, rale, if yen please, Picture them far above the shore of a tlivana� was the Polar lar OceauM an array et gjust fetctied�, took tris seat at the end of the land pr two thousand swans, table, immediately facing the prose- launching forth upon their a ntpendeu•s rotor, i journey, challenging with loud, exult- Col. Grant continued and oono:udeil 111 out trunupetiugs the leag'ue's that lie his statement of what be had seen and ! btua therm, '>?h�ei a is nose to hoax heard on the night of the 28th of May those wild voices. Par their strong. inn theardeir!t Monsanto, w"•lags have lifted thein to an altitude The lodge advocate now intoned en_ unattaivabla by rte lesser tribes .of t h memory back to the 'unGii J and to tell the court of the altereatzon on regiments of brown mayne was brought in by the Provost- that had passed" on that occasion be- shore birds of many kiudsk but above tween Gala. Tremayne and Count, ' them they see only the urntraveled woad to 'urn his a v ' ' look down, perhaps, 1p , eon party at Sir. Terence's on the 27t1r, the air• They cranes slat, Butler, lieutenant in. the marshal's guard +and Waren a stool Sareoval.. Grant gave a clear. account Irish hurt Dons during Wellington'7 placed immediately before and a few of the incident, of 1Ved's s_uxrzng re- g paces from the table, He had dec:in• ed mark, and Sainoval's rage, c.tznpafgn in Portrrg, cammi ad to an all offers of a friend to represent hard, an dtlze pale Northern sky. They fly in a long wedge-shaped phalanx like the armies of the ;geeee; but they fly . aHave you any questions for the, offence drlriIlg a drunken revelry, ar" r the grounds that the court could witness Capt Tremaynete 'te uired'faster by far than any goose or duck, • e eat of their wide wake pinions is deliberate aired unhurried; as e a reserve Seen from a ea the watchers on the • aa+o i her ;than the donde -they are higher than the tope of the tallest mountain andv to "n officio the disappears of Poh uguese not possib}y sliced lum a case tothe n�uci'ge advocate, at the cone orlon and yet 4h b d from is regi_ not GREEN TEA T„ isfar the most delicious. Ask for it. =t by of Brass Band m )�• the earth, uiw is Not Difficult. Butler, and adjutant general, is lin- ed blur, as the president finished read now usual admgaission that Col., Grant's are far above n a half asleep, stagnant town pe:;.ed to promise a ing t e c axge aazn h e or statement aec�or e � per ec y �I his earth they h g 1 bar been aroused earl officiate., He Ysappears r Lilt Terence O'Moy, brother-in-law of ma yne?'' the judge -advocate challen - i As sIn the negative, coupred :with the cin "How say you, then, Capt. Tie-' of Grant t tAx y , Ca t. Trema ne's answer though they held half their power In Org�eanizatn stimulated that Dick will be h st the prisoner d d f t1 th h' Ma y ;shot when taken; ce' young "Are you �t stn ty at these a sI g sinto Una ,?'May, Sir Zerezi s 3 not guilty. own heme jludg advocate facts. Prig, i wi E from us community largely a live, .p2•osp�tno wife, conceres her brothel Drck. , "Not guilty: Bates, who had been en sentry duty on as the result of a brass baud. Capt. Ned Tremayne, O'NToy's - The opening Ras cal finished theDuring the summer mouths band setas orrises tax help get Deck out butler, stand. riaswas called to the wit the evidence of the h 28th, ro -corroborate h vast a we ow their passage across ' promises 'Tremayne is in love i He stated his story nervi- the evzdeiuce of the sergeant of the the sky, we knave that, majestic ae`that concerts on the public square certainly of theguard as to `the hour at which the spectacle is, we can not realize its fall ! do attract trade, not Duly from the with Sy�Ivia Aref ,. but Sir Tex- ness but accurately, beginning with risoner hod driven up to.Monea,nto, majesty and stateliness. Mown tractile, bet from the rural die Lace is lealaus �f bis friendship with Sir r to t e's sergeant calling hint the tae i Priv. Bates having been heard, Maj. What if we could mount unseen to triots sumrounddng. This is well Lady 0 Moy. Tremayne is fogad letter to the of guard, ;Sworn announced that he did nog pro- some lofty air station close beside proved by the fact that ;renewer er once stooping over the body of Count Sarno- and ending with Tremeyne'a arrest. pose to call any further witnesses, an eel, who has been killed in a duel. by He was not questioned by either Tre- resumed his seat. Thereupon, to the their route and, waiting there, w established the town band•finds hearty Sir Terence, and is accused of th lnayne or the court. „� ,President's invitation , Capt. Tremayne them come on? How the heart quick•; support on the part of local merchants. ens at the thought And better yet•Still further, a good band will en - killing He cannot e ear Inn se_f with- . The next 'witness was Sir Terence, who gave z from his. call at all. aimmediatelyn the se, Maj. Swan," said Sir Co:quhoun Grant, Wellington's sec- president's right. He was pale, but Harry, "the court will be glad to hear ' =e on the scene in time wise composed, and his evidence further." " ton's enactment against duelling. a the crit - (o continued.) •. replied that he had no witnesses to I is in hiding lace at the board o "In that case, out revesting the fact that Dick But-' I his e�'idenca quzetly it ret <rgent arrives ether ver. you •ur er. to hear Sir Terence order Tremayne was no more than a Canftrmatian of And Maj. Swan cai�le to his feet under arrest for disobeying Welling- whet TTul,aniNadacad. •(a in to address the -court for the Invited to ea -oats -examine t prosecution, cess, Capt. Trer".yne declined, admit- T be CHAPTER XX. tin freely that all that Sir Terence THE W T. d. s• strictlytrue Then Car- ., authers whoappeared.intent had "Accepted." - would it ba to watch beside their sky. gender pa-i,d,e of eitlzen"siaip, provide lane -above the peaks of the Al7e• • moeh verbs f to the town and ghanies, let us say -. on a day when serve as a strong influence to keep their long journey neared its end., and young folks at home instead of break - a winter gale herr overtaken them in ing away to other fields. full flight, and the air was dense with Heretofore it has-been customary to meas and flurries of snow. - look upon a brass baud as an assent- ' We could not see them then as they 1 approached, for the shifting curtains i -•Mage of musicians. In recent years, however with various activities that said was to be of the sterni would bade them until are organized, the brass band has "A queer, mysterious business this to act as the prisoner's friend, took , �4ccepted!" ate. lonesome trord! they were almost at hand; but far off taken on a different aspect, ao that we death of Salilotsl," said Colonel Grant ug the examination of his chief. ;-hat tingly, twinkly thrills are stirred we -could hear them coming, the silveey •note find community bands, village clangor, of their voices swelling louder' bands, city bands, lodge bands, fee - and louder, filling all that solitude with !tory bands, police, firemen, Boy Scout. wild, melodious sound. Then sudden- ly out of the murk they would burst l At first thought one might think or - into view -fantastic, dein, white forms, l ganiziug a band was a- big job, but looming tremendous in the pallid when you analyze the matter you will light, their long necks outstretched, l see that it is not difficult. Every oom- their wide wings rhythmically rising munity or organization has in its mem- and falling, powerfully smiting the bers a tertafn number of peaple who snow and sweeping it aside in swirls can play more or less proficiently up- end eddies, irresistibly carving a pass -a on some band. instrument. In addition to We.lington as they sat alone to- "I4 is, of course, admitted that gether in the encteeed garden. "It Capt. Tremayne enjoyed free access to would be easier to read," he continued, Monsanto practically at all hours in "if it were not for the duelling swords. his capacity as, your military seere- Those point unanswerably to a duel. tarn, Sir Terence?" Otherwise there would be considerable C"Admnitted," paid Sir Terence. evidence that Samoval was a spy dealt feAnd it is therefore possible that With out of hand as be deserved," he might have come upon the body of "How? Count Samoval a spy?" the deeeased just as Mullins came "In the french interest," answered upon it?" the colonel without emotion, "acting "It is possible certainly. The evi- upon the instructions of the Souza dente to come will no doubt determine faction." And Grant proceeded to re- whether it is a tenable opinion," late precisely what he knew of Sarno- "Admitting this, then, the attitude Tait in 'which Capt. Tremayne was discev- Lord Wellington sat -awhile in ail- ered would be a perfectly natural one? once, cogitating. It would be natural that he should "Is this the evidence of which you investigate the identity and hurt of kese t`he man he found 'here?" PY"By no means" was the answer. He "Certainly." 1 Well -here is reason produced a little wallet bearing the "But it would hardly be natural initial "8" surmounted by a coronet. that he should linger by the body of a ' "I thought it as well before I deft last man he had himself slain, thereby in- The lover, when he hears, that word- night ordaright to make an examination of the curring the risk of being discovered?" Although to rapture he Is stirred - body. Th%s is whet T found, and it "Thatis a question ,for the court Begins to double; , In all who hear it. Or see it written an a page! In every land, in every age, They rise and cheer it! But there are only two, perchance-- The erch nc -- The lover and the Torn• free lance -- Who taste its flavor In fullest, finest plentitude, With rosy raptures most endued, Its sweetest savor! ( age through the storm; and one by to these, there are always several who And of these tiro, I dare attest,' one they would go hurtling by, swan, are ambitious to learn and would glad? The Torn free lance comes, off first best after swan, shape after shape, like that ly take up the study if there were any At every season, - ghosts of lost ships of the air until all , incentive to do sa. Nearest to peace of heart's desire. the, hundreds of them had passed; anl' To get a band together, first make "Eh?" You furl doubtfully inquire! the 'wink of their pinions had died Cup two i1St s, --one o3 pereone who you away, and the chime of their voices 1 knots play some instrument, and an - was a sound mo longer. . . . other list of persons who you think A dream, a vision? No for are musically inclined and would be these things • happen. Every winter interested. Then drop a line to these they happen, if only we could be there persons, announcing a mass meeting to see them. The wild swans for the purpose of organizing a band, contains these to which I would draw rather than for me.' Exertions, coils, manatee! lordships attention, First thisf.' "Thank you, Sir Terence." ndOft the beginning that word is come every year ane, may be seen In Hold your meeting at some central Your ace psr i thousands on Cttrrftuek Sound ,And he glared in ' as no one.question-him:some Local •that will be an a Prince of Eesl,n ert. introducing the Lady O'ltoy vers cared. h nnRy in smaller numbers, from bake Erie to have a few of your local merchants, t 1 1- trennli acrfic Ir�i' White and ` +i"1 t e em i 1 his frden see cry ,,v O 1 t •a along hand d int f thein t Lord Wel,iingtan a else tiesrred to Of stacks• of trouble.. their location on ng i d holograph note from the, Sir Tereuce resumed his seat,and and the waters of the Chesapeake and, convenient for all to attend. Arrange NV i1e the free lance mats at bearer, 1Gi- de ln. ec ne, scan -; a eama� zu v e_ slouch - 'ta . xt :t•coas � . , on an appo one o - - wha wing" consul+ with the"rr_g, acconnp'dnzed to Miss Armytag i • _ plush couch s±ares.-Herbert R-avanel Sass. tial agent, Count, ;and thanking him for file vaIuY :The oath adnniristered,� ane was in- ripen his •rrch...oft. wide _ Explain to the crowd the a$vahta$e lances!) perary chairman of the melting. able information already received -gated gently by Mal. Swan to tell the (Thus all free ) to both the commurtiity ande individual, from him. ' court what she knew of the case be- And yawn serenely, smlvt You Cannot Find—_. eli : a d a•.'tular stress upon the plea - His ter. "I sat downe t again to read fore them. Neale pities the i s aces! --One g3.eat invention whose inven 1 y ng p rtl the letter. It is. a tui aiarifnrmatianx c'But_ but I know nothing,"she Who took such chances!. of what you have told me," he said faltered in evident distress, and for was -not called a Pool at same time. sure and personal satisfaction of play- Srx ,,tunic Leona T,ptoa. w leaning on the -� savior of the world who has net zng in e band. Then explain that t s calmly. ,Terence, his elbo 8 "Then this," said Colonel Grant, table, covered his mouth with his hand A Disappointment. n . ant- hem -Crucified at some time. end he placed upon the table a note in : that lts movements aright liot betray t -A real prophet who has not suP_ French of the approximate number hone His eyes glowered upon her with Mr. Smith -"You look dzsapp $ini Vie. ed some stonings. disposition of the British troops' a ferocity that was hardly dissemb •ed. whir that parcel' the postman has just social t onveut on that has not know ityou will have Ind uo in Portugal at the tithe. "Nowtcthis, ; rt,"Will you be good enough td tell the brought you." had some good reason for its exist and before you sir." He unfolded a small sketch map, court, Lady O Moy, hew eau came to Mrs Smith- `les. I saw an adver- Lace, a nucleus of a real band. yin the title also in French; be upon the balcony?" •asked the ma- tiseinent for a detyice that was guar- -Any law that does not work an in Of course, it stands reason that it bearing extent of the or, Nervous, she dabbed her ;cps Probable position and j y anteed to keep doe7r gas bills so I justice at some tinne, takes money to keep toa band together fortifications in the Torres Vedras with a handkerchief before answer- wrote for Am he added "I have kept ing mechanically as she.: had been -section. poseibi�e to secure progressive band books adapted to even the youngest band. .�IDrALd _. /FT,1f :P l21Prawea4r/ 441141 A DISTINGUISHED ONE-PIECE' DRESS. i Charmingly simple and smart is. this one-piece daytime dress having;. the modified dolman sleeve with the a comfortab a deep' armhole. 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He .unfolded schooled: yet another document, and placed •it "I heard a cry, and I ran out-" in the hands of the Commander -in- ; You were in bed et the time, of Chief- It was the note abstracted from course"" quoth her husband, inter - the dispatch carried by Captain Gar- ruptuhg on earth has that to do with field: His lordship's Bps tightened as he it Sir Terence"" the president rebuk- considered it. "Samoval's death was ed him, timely indeed, damned timely; and the. "The question, sir, does not seem to man who killed hien deserves to be me to be without point," replied 0' - mentioned in dispatches, By the way, Mote"It is intended to enable us to when . does Tremayne's court rartial for inan opinion as to the lapse of tune" sit: 'between her ladyship's hearing the, "I have just heard that Marshal ery and reaching the balcony." Beresford has ordered it to sit one, Grudgingly the president admitted' Thursday here at Monsanto." !the point, and the question was re - His lordship considered. "Perhaps _peeted: I shall be present. I may be at Torres "Ye -es ' came Lady O' Boy's tee/nu- 'cadent:. 'cedeas until then. It is a very odd loins. faltering answer, "I was in bed" affair. What is your own impression ; "But not asleep -or were you of it,Grant?' ' asleep?" rapped O"Moy again. Grant smiled darkly. "I have been ; "I was not asleep," she told the i piecing things together, and the result court "I beard the cry, and ran to l is rather furious: one." "And what hare they sent yore" "A paper weight." For Golds-Minard's Liniment. y the balcony at once. That -that is' "Yoe :shall tell ane about it as we ail,"' ride into Lisbon. I want you to come . "But what did you nee from the bal- with me. Lady O'\Ioy must forgive `cony?" asked Mac -Sweat. me if I take .French leave, since she : "I saw a• man lying on the ground,, is nowhere to be found." end another kneeing over lune and;. CHAPTER 1 XI. then-i+niost at once -Mullins came' •out, and-'" rxrrnaEay.c t "I don't think we need take this any In : er, Maj. Swan," the presi- The board of officems convened by dent a_in interposed. "We have 11arshal Beresford to form the court heard what happened after Mullins that was to try Capt. Tremayne was came taut presided over by 'Gen. Sir Harry ; "Unless s the prisoner wishes-" be - Stapleton, who was in command of the" gait the judge -advocate. British troops quartered in Lisbon. It ,By no means," said Tremayne cone included amongst others, the adjutant-, posed T. general, it Terence t? (loy; Col, : , . And so, Lady O'Moyy' made her way Fletcher of the Engineer,, who had with faltering steps to the benches come in haste from Torres Vedras, ranged against the side wall, and set ,'laving t rst desired to be included iii ,there. to hear the remainder of tate ,. - t account a f hisproceedings. board chiefly o A the 3 .. friene.ship for Tremayne, and :,lata Carruthers, The yudge-adt•ocate's `. task of conducting the case against', the prisoner was deputed - to the! CHAPTER XII. 1 : L 4.Etpgcrno ARRIVAL.. e"s own quartermaster of . Trenrayn _ cart ° .after the uninteresting and per - The q• regirtue-At, \fa,, Swan. The court being sworn. Capt. Tre. : functory evidence of the sergeant of ;;the guard who testified that Tee/net-tie bad arrived at -Monsanto a. half-hour ',before the body was discovered, the: `prison:er way ordered under arrest, the ' 1. Grant. �l.i. 1w85 C'a witness 'd nest chis testimony was strictly in accord -,1 - sure with the facts whlcb we knots' ,him to have wdtzieeseri, but' when be �. was in tine middle of his ststemetnt acyl e" occurred. OCc'frT interruption i1 n P n rs door enc and thr< members o i A o P in sharp an - ad athe mart looked around rk' noyance,Which *hanged ittat.antiy t o t respectful surprise. '�ei"e- was 1 a ; of chairs an zl were. alk NURSES. no Toronto ttOsoltat fu isedrahail. to a1117isttca wrap actoouy st�d..11ait�d alotriot,. New Volt City, reero s three, mart' 'Couto of Trilabe it ram% waxiest,hark*' the to q r eaa , d [..r'e deeiroot: tS t•+e Cal v rat cd r.:. rto. T?le tiaapn'an hat adot,'.td the, elelt- hs r tiraaeta• Tht C U rectlro ,trifocal: of *M S r5I. +„ Gtorthi1 ritcacslo:a sod trarot.ho, cp r a s -rd irises Myr Yea,;. For ftilita tr.I:t ,ae� arae the Supe Ihtih4Bat. -Any traffic rule that Will protect the man who runs past the signs. _ -Any excuse that will` quiet your consrieince indefinitely. until it can put itself ou a self -sus - tattling basis. Therefore, have u t un- shou •d want to make her own clothes,. un- derstood that each member fs to pro_and the home dressmaker will find the' vide his own instrument. This will, designs illustrated in our new Fasl►ron k hardship on none because any Boopk to be radical and simple, yet'. ttoz person who does not have ready cash alai tIr metal ng a spirit of OLDS HEAVIEST JOB IN SHOPS eels buy any instrument on ecosy terms; the moment, Price of WOMAN � etailer It toil' cost some - Stit Net '2y:• ser ra8 ed tort�ieight n yeti in nthe y aandr S from any i • cents the copy thing for music and an instructor to get the au properly started, , i i- is generally gladly borne Write your name and address plain-, other things it is her duty to detect. by local nnerchants, ,tare, Indeed is .- giving number and size of stick! defects in' the wiring, fingers, con: the local merchant who will not cheer- tarts and brushes of the cranes and fully and freely support a brass band i i preferred; vera see that they are kept in repair. -he knows that every dollar he puts And to all the Bills, .Joel, and Jima in the shops she is "_ rnabelle-" itito it is returned many tittles over. She went into the shops with 26 Therefore, put the matter squarely up other women, and'with armistice to your local merchants, as lr clean - and readjustment the others went cut, legitimate business proposition; back to household or office tasks. explain to them that in all probability Mrs. Cooper stuck to her job. She, assistance will only be needed at the was filling the shoes of both father! first. and mother to her little daughter Hilda, and her job meant a great . Nlin6rd's Liniment for ehappe deal to her, 'rt love my home and my child," site Said. "Of course, the work in the shops it not a woman's environment. As it is the practical thing to do, ' shown hie fair visitor 'all through the I wear overalls while doing lay work. observatory, and explained the work When I am through for the day T in minute detail. leave that side of ivy life behind me ; ="I tau understand how tu• new star and go home housekeeping for the might be discovered site remarked rest of the day. My one desire is to: weekly, "butt how do you clever people give my little e'hild an education and' y`� the things that other children have. ever find out its name?" T love my work since I became used —aa - to it: Trade ,jobs with anyone? No, In H Is Head. thank your 'Nota," said the school inspector", Undoubtedly the most powerful sive none It definition of spare." lifting device in Battle CrCoope Tommy stood up. flustered and red. i huge dire operated by Mrs. Cooper "Please, sir," lie .strtuuireroal, "apace is run by a travelling motor of 5t1' • horse ower and two hoisting into- le wwhei e there is n atbiug. x...d -can't i tors Of 50 horse power, one on each expiate it exactly ret i hove its in any I carriage. The' bride of the crane held all right, sir; the mode of the book 101 the years of her work she has never band to ted and HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS had the slightest mishap. • Among to s expense patterns as you want. 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