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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1927-08-25, Page 3Scientifically Packed 1! wW wr,r.r "What dif'l'•prenpe should the knhw>� edge ineko? Is filial pity to be callsfl into existence by the mere ..announces.' meat of relationship?" _ P "The deeieion is with you, Andre,,, "Nay, it is beyond me, Decide it vrltc can, I cannot," "You mean that you refuse eVen now?" "I mean that I Pon sent. Sime. X cannot decide what it is that I should: do, it only remains for me to do whet a on should. It is grotesque," CHAPTER XL Into the late 'afternoon of that end- TBIJ less day of horror with its perpetual alarms, its volleying musketry, roll- ing drums, and distant muttering : of angry multitudes, Mule. de Plougastel and Alinesat waiting in that hand- some house in tho Rue du Paradis. It was no longer for Rougane they wait- ed. They waited for whatever might betide. Suddenly madames young foot- man, Jacques, the most trusted of her servants, burst into their presence unceremoniously with a scared face, bringing the announcement that "'a man who had just climbed over the garden wall professed himself a friend of madame's, and desired to be brought immediately to her presence. ,lx "Bring him in," she commanded 'As free &&Cm dust a tea can bee CHAPTER X,—(Cont'd.) I conscience, But Mme, Plougastel `Early in the 'morning they were awakened by a, din•' of bells—the toc- sins of the sections ringing the alarm. To their startled ears carne later the rolling of drurns, an,d at one time they heard the sounds of a multitude 'call • the march, Paris was rising. The twe women at the Hotel Plow. gastel still waited for the return of , Reu.gane,, though now with ever - ,lessening hope. And Rougane did not return. The affair did not appear so simple to the father as to the son. Rougane the elder was rightly afraid to lend himself to such a piece of deceptio n. i r Late that night, as M. de Kercadiou Rat gloomily in his brother's library, the pipe in which he had sought sol-. are extinguished between his fingers, there came a sharp knocking, at the, door. A slim young man in dark olive sur - coat stood at the threshold. He wore boots, buckskins, and a small -swords' and round his waist there was a tri- color sash, in his hat a tri -color cockade. M. de Ke eadiou, startled in such an hour by this sudden apparition, greeted A ndee-Louis in terms almost identical with those in which in that same. rosin he had greeted him on a similar occasion once before. "What do you want here, sir?" "I am a representative. I have cer- tain powers. I am very opportunely returning to Paris. Can I serve you where Rougane cannot? Aline should be placed in safety at once." M. de Kercadiou surrendered uncon- ditionally. He carne over and took An4re-Louis' 'hand. - Andre -Louis continued. "About Aline?" he asked. And himself answered his own question: "She must be brought out of Paris at once, before the place becomes a shambles. Young Rougnne's plan is good." "But Rougane the eider will not hear of it." "You mean he will not do it on his own responsibility. But he has con- sented to do it on mine. I have left him a note ,over my signature to the effect that a safe-conduct for Mlle. de Kercadiou to go to Paris and return is issued by him in compliance with orders from me." M. de Kercadious took the sheet of paper that Andre -Louis held out. "If you send that to Paris by young Rougane in the morning," said Andre- Lonis, "Aline should be here by noon. If there is tiny other way in which I can serve you, you have but to name it whilst, I am here." "But there is, Andre. Did not Rou- gane tell you that there were others?" "Ile mentioned Mme. de Plougastel and her servdnt." "Then why ...?" M. de Kercadiou broke off, looking his question. Very solemnly Andre -Louis shook his head. "That is impossible," he said. Mr. de Kercadiou's mouth fell open in astonishment. "Impossible!" he repeated. "But why?" "Monsieur, I can do what I ani do- ing for Aline without olfending my p SPEARMINT has a tang and zest to brighten your whole day! It keeps teeth white soothes the throats and aids digestion. the wife of Male Comte de Plougtistel, whom all the world knows to be an agent 'betvreen the Court and the emigres." "You must take the risk," ' "I rust?" 'he echoed. "Why must I? Your reasons, monsieur?" "I 'violate my words of honor, my oath, if I tell you," M. de Kercadious turned away, wringing his hands, his condition visibly piteous, then turned again to Andre. "But in this extrem- ity, in this desperate extremity, and since you so ungenerously insist, I shall have to tell you. 'God help me, I have 'no choice. She will realize that when she -°knows. Andre- my boy . . ." He paused again, a man afraid. Ile set a hand on his god- son's shoulder., and to his increasing amazement Andre -Louis perceived that over those pale, short-sighted eyes there was a film of tears. "Mme. do Plougastel is your mother." Followed, for a long moment, utter silence. Thi thing that he -was told was not immediately understood. When understanding came at last Andre -Louis' first impulse was to cry breathlessly. Jacques went out, to return Pres- ently accompanied by a tall mean in a long, shabby overcoat and a wide - brimmed, hat that was turned down all round, and adorned by an enor- mous tricolor cockade. This hat he removed as he entered. The young footman wondered what it was in the man's face, which was turned from him, that should cause his mistress to cry out and recoil. Then he found himself dismissed abruptly by a gesture. , The newcome advanced to the mid- dle of the salon, moving like a man exhausted and breathing hard. There he leaned against a table, across which he confronted Mme. de Plou- gastel. And she stood regarding him, a strange horror in her eyes. (To be continued,) :• I am a great lover of idleness my- self, though I never saw much about it, and I always love to hear that there are certain hours of the day when no one will ask me to do any- thing.—Lord Balfour., Qt►lclr rellel frocrl pain. Prevent shoe pressure. se ell drug and shoe *Ares Pr8C iy� 2'ut one ee -the no'' iM ruin ie done Wilson Publishing Company w yivozy 1587 AN ATTRACTIVE NEW FROCK. The smart daytime frock shown here will be found quite simple for the home modiste to fashion. The skirt has two plaits at each side of the front and is joined to the bodice, while the back is in one pieoe. There are tucks at the shoulders, long sleeves gathered to wristbands, or thee -quarter length and having laoe cliffs to correspond with the chic vestee, and a narrow belt fastening. with a buckle in front completes this modish frock. 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RADIO ON TRAINS A breakeman sitting in a caboose of a freight -train and an engineer in the cab of a locomotive a mile and a quar- ter down the track talked to one an- other by radio at Schenectady, New York, on June 16, as easily ate two persons would carry on a conversa- tion by ordinary telephone. The tests were made by engineers of the Gen- re' Elctrisc Company. Transmission was on a short wave -length and, low power, to avoid interference with broadcast reception. Says Guy Bart- lett, in a press bulletin issued by the electric company: "Caboose and engine carried identi- cal apparatus—a transmitter and a re- ceiver. Both locomotive and caboose were equipped with a double antenna, one for transmitting and the other for receiving. Communication was es- tablished at either end of the train by the simple act of removing a receiv- er and pressing a button. The, pres- sure of the button called the other station by causing a +howling sound in the reproducer or loud -speaker at the receiving end, "The test demonstrated that com- munication may be carried on with comparative ease on a moving train.I Radio -communication, according to railroad men, will be most valuable, particularly on trains consisting of 70 to 125 cars. On such trains the engi- neer and conductor are separated by nearly a mile of cars, and there is no positive means of coniinunicatin.n be- tween them, Signals are usually ex- ehanged by means of whistle or flare lights. which. often; fail from curvature of the tracks or weather conditions. Should a defect ,' wvelop onth•es•e long trains, the 'conduc'or must either send a brakeman over ti'e top of the train OT stop the train by operating the con- doctor -valve, either of which would cause a delay. "Radio-communit'ation, as provided by these sets, gives a positive means of instant communication and will materiatliy •expodite train movement on main lines as wall as in the , ards, "A Aufiloient number of stets have been constructed to permit road, de- monstrationa of ooiiimtinication be- tween 'the engine and 'caboose of long trains, communication between near- by fixed points (such aa 'the signal tcwer) and the Locomotive engineer or conductor, and oomnluni'catiofh be- tween the yardmaster and the locomo- tives used in making up a train in large classification verde," •mr..n*.w. WM...YYn'i,'1"..Irlw.nmv,'W ., A King Panes King Ferdinancide illness, says en Associated Preen dispatch from the Roumanian capital, "slates back sev- eral yoars, and the actual cause of his death' was cancer." And in the. New York Times we reed; "The death of King Ferdinand I puts the Crown, for the present at any rate, on the head of a five-year-old boy, 1'rinco Mihai, or Michael, the son of Prince Carol, eider son of Ferdinand and Queen Marie. Prince Carol re- nounced his rights to the succession in December, 1925, and a royal decree was promulgated naming the young Prinee 11/fillet, as heir -presumptive. During his minority the country will be administered by a regency au- thorized by the Parliament, composed of Prince NichoIas, second son of the King; the Patriarch Miraly Chrlutea, and M. Buzdugau, First President of the Supreme Court, "Perdinand was one of the most pic- turesque of the _few European rulers who succeeded in retaining their thrones during and after the World War. He was tall, and despite his broken health during the last year or two, carried himself with dignity. He was born in Prussia on August 25, 1865, and ascended the throne on the death of hieeincle, King Charles 'I, on October 11, 1914. "Per the past two years Icing Ferdinand had been in poor health, but owing to a rigid censorship es- tablished over the press of Roumania, authentic reports of his physical condi- tion were not available. The King's illness took a serious turn early this year. "Toward the latter part of May, how- ever, he recovered sufficiently to per- mit his removal to his summer resi- dence on the Black Sea. Specialists were summoned from other European capitals last month to treat the King, but atter an examination of the mon- arch they made a statement that it was impossible to operate on the can- cer from which he was suffering, be- cause of his frail constitution. "The death of the King, while it places the regency •in the hands of three others, virtually leaves the coun- try with Premier Jon Bratiano as its strong man. With Prince Carol still in exile in Paris and the center of the discontented forces of the country, there is the possibility that an attempt at a coup d'etat in his favor may some time be made," "IF YOU SEND THAT TO PARIS ALINE SHOULD BE HERE BY NOON." out. But he possessed himself, and played the Stoic. He must ever be playing something. "I see," he said, at last, quite coolly. His mind was sweeping back over the past. Swiftly he reviewed his memories of Mme. die Plougastel. "I sea," he said again; and added now, "O£ course, any but'a fool would have guested it long ago." Ho sat down abruptly, to conceal the too -revealing fact that his limbs were shaking. He pulled a handker- chief from his pocket to mop his brow, which had grown damp. And then, quite suddenly, he found himself weeping. At the sight of those tears stream- ing silently down that face that had turned so pale, M. d:e Kercadiou cams quickly across to him. He sat down beside him and threw an atm affec- tionately over his shoulder. "Andre, my poor lad," ho murmur- ed. u mured. . I was fool enough to think you had no heart." "It is nothing, monsieur. I am tired out, and ... and I have a cold in the head." And then, finding the part beyond his power, he abruptly threw it up, utterly abandoned all pretence. "Why ... why has there been all this mystery?" he asked. "Was it intended that I should never know?" "The reason, my boy, is that you were born,some three years after your mothers' marriage with M. de Pieta- ' gastel, some eighteen months after M. de Plougastel had been away with,. the army, and some four months be-' fore his return to his wife. It is a matter that M. de Plougastel has V never suspected, and for gravest fam- ily reasons must never suspect. That is why the utmost secrecy has been preserved. That is why none was ever allowed to know. You mother ri c?1me betimes into Brittany, and under an lapsumod nam© spent some months in the village of Moreau: It Was whirler she was. there that you were "Then, who was my father?" • do 't know. She never told me. It was her secret, and 1 did not pry. It is not in my nature, .Andre, rt now, what will you do, An " asked. "Now that you 14416 God, Let Me Give— God, let ma be a giver, and not one Who only takes and takes unceae- ingly, God, let me give, so that not just my own, But others' lives as well, may richer be. Let me give out whatever I may hold Of what materials things life may be heaping, Let me give raimsnt, shelter, fond, or gold, If these are, through Thy bounty, in my keeping. But greater than such fleeting treas- ures, may I give my faith and hope and cheer- fulness, Belief and dreams and joy and laugh- ter gay Same lonely soul to bless. —Mary Carolyn Davies, Motor Signs Signs noticed on the backs of ram- shackle touring cars: "Will trade this for slightly used Packard,, "The Ghost of St. Louis." Master: "Narcise, didn't I tell you yesterday to call me at eight?" Maid: "Yes sir." Master: "Then why didn't you do so?" Maid: "Because you were asleep, sir," Radio station 4Q0, ' Brisbane, 'Queensland, announces a "good will day," when in a message to the world it will urge on all mankind "the spirit of service." This seems like another step toward the brotherhood of man. NURSES The Tenants 'Horpltal 'for Instr,bfei, la affiliation with Heflovue and Allied Hospitals, /few York City, cetera a throe years' Cents► of 7rainlna is :young women, having the repulsed education, and deslroue of heeeMind purtee, this Hospital has adapted the eight• WOK a dem, The ninths rooels. windmill of no Sellout, a monthly allovoi d , and hovel. lsj extlensee la and tela, New Vert, Fat tenter Infateeatiod write the superintendent. Minard's Liniment for scaly scant. Have You Noticed It? Girls might stroll fora simple good time, With narry a hook nor a line, They need not take bait Nor a sinker with a weight But they'll catch a few suckers time A man was giving an address to a very small audience. After talking an hour he decided to wind up, say- ing, "Friends; I fear I am keeping you too long." A man in the gallery shouted out: "Go on, old man; it's still raining." each Golf Gadgets The World's Most Miserabl44 Game Genially "Guyed" by Exponent --- An Old Country View Statistics prove that more mar. pia) golf noyvadays than kiss their wives "goorMsye" when they go to work o a morning, and this includes bache-i lops. If I add that the growth of golf i has synchronized with an appalling jump in the number of certified luna-1 ties, no reflection is intended on the Scotch race. The Soots adopted the . game be-' cause their country was unfit for any other, except looking for eagle's eggs and dancing on crowed swords with the fingers crossed. Golf is the dourest of games, not excepting knitying and cross -word puzzles. The man who says "Good putt, Mac," lays himself open to the just rebuke of "Chatter -r -r -box!" You can't begin golf too early—If you must begin it at- all. The best players are those who have been taught to lisp "niblick" at their mother's knee and to get an over- lapping grip on their bottles. At the age of 2 they are given pink itassels to their socks and pinnies several sizes too big for them, as it is I advisable to get acclimatized as early as poasible to the ferocious leg -wear blend of Killiecrankie atei the Can- tribal Islands—which golf convention demands. If you weren't born to golf, and haven't. got a clause permitting you to indulge in the vice incorporated in your marriage settlement, it's a pretty serious affair to take it up in later life. The only way is to make your- self so unpleasant to your wife (it oonies naturally to most husbands) that she thinks it a goad riddance. But first you must become profi- eitent in bad language. You can't hope to play golf unless you have taken the big D.D. degree. It is a curious fact that lots of the chest -dressed people who patronize golf clubs never play golf. There is a social side to golf though you eee pre-' cious little of it on the actual course, where the grin•din.g of tenth and the breaking of blood vessels is less the exception than the rule. The' beat people roll ap at meal tines, knock the "1" nut of luncheon with their mashie -molars, and after- wards practice what the pro. tell/ them—at the bar. "Scientific investigation has now es- tablished the period of the pre-schu:ll years, i.e., from birth to six, as the most important in the life of the child. 'As the twig is bent the tree's in- cline.rL' Later development is deter- mined to a very great degree by the first formative influences. If so with the true, how much more with a child! "—Julie Judd Swanzy in "Child - rood Education." I have never yet met an old gentle- man who did not think that the de- cline in good manners began in his own time,—Lady Rhondda. 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