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Zurich Herald, 1927-11-24, Page 2CT* .., - IP. ' ' I .11.10,4,4e."..........1.............* -.....,..,4,...4*../ ...***,......*-.4...--.-,-,^,' , ................M.,....,."..., • ..... 1 , . ' .............. . 44 o-4, ...., ...vv.. alitY ' 1 111 Real Q Ptavi.1.41, less c 201 n only' itimean poo tea. AVS."1 1/4‘ N\ USTRA B y ? ,t;;4 • Alt % "d• • 4 atti bALA Ig -vie a e.t.a Jazz. BEGIN HERE TODAY. Sir Charles Abingdon engages Paul Harley, criminal investigator, to find out why Sir Charles is kept under surveillance by persons unknown to bitn. Harley dins at?he Abingdon home. Sir Charles falls from his chair in a dying state. Abingdon's last words are "Nicol Drinn" and "Fire -Tongue." • Harley asks Brinn the meaning of "Fire -Tongue," but Brinn refuses to enlighten him. Harley ineestigates the life of Ormuz Khan, friend of Phil Abing- don, daughter of Sir Charles. Nelda, an Oriental, calls at the home of Nicol GO ON WIH THE STORY. es "Last night there was a meeting outside Lon -done' "You don't want me to believe there are Er.elish members?" "Yee, there are. Many. But let me go on. Somehow—somehow 4, don't und.erstand—he finds you are "My God!" "And you are not present last tight! Ncw, do you understand? So he sends me to tell you that a car will be waiting at nine o'clock to- night outside the Cavalry Club. The driver will be a Hiedu. Yoii know what to say. Oh, my Nicol. You know it all! You are clever. You can pretend. You can explain you had no call. If you. refuse—" .A discreet rap sounded upon the door. Nicol Brinn crossed and stood, hands clasped behind him, before the mantelpiece. 'In," he said. Hoskins Tnteeed. "Detective Ser- geant Slakes wishes to see you at enee, sir." Brinn drew a watch_ from his waist- coat pocket. Attached to it was a fob from whieh depended a little Chinese Buddha. He consulted the timepiece and returned it to his pocket. "Eight -twenty-five," he . muttered, and glanced across -to where Maisie, wide-eyed, watched hint. `Admit De- tective Sergeant Stokes at eight - twenty -six, and then leek the door." "Very good, sir." Hoskins retired imperturbably. CHAPTER XVL NICOL BRUM* COES OTIT. Detective Sergeant , Stokes was a big, dark, florid man, the word "con- stable" written all over him. Wessex's instructions with regard to Nicol Brinn had been succinct: "Watch Mr. Brinns chambers, make Plan ahead' To enjoy Christmas in the • Old name! Christmas in England; HOginanay in Scotland, Yule. tide festivities in Ireland, are now within easy reach of everybody. See a steamship agent to -day and. snake your reservation while the best accommodation is to be had. Round Trip froint $155 up. Children haif fare — every. thing included, Christmas Sailings From HALIFAX • , ttc., 5--ANTONIA for Paymtiothl Havre and London. Dee.. lles*ATHENIA for Belfast; Liverpool Arid Olasgow. Dec. 12---ASCANIA for Pip:00116i • Havre and London, ?rola ST. JOHN Dec. 10--ATHENIA for Belfast; Liverpool and GlesgeWs (CANAMANI StRVICESt1 OW" andlitafill dYfritfrOltptitaeOlif 'Oa *Mt tio1§Ditt fattsislklh CD.-lattiffitta Dor. Dee sed Weltitetten Ste. TOISONTO vieeemeareepaisoiomeasoimeesoosistaiiiiiaiiikiee MtUt Ng, 47es-'27 a note cf all his visitors, but take no definite steps regarding him perm -t- ally without consulting n'e." Armed with those instructions, the detective sergeant had undertaken his duties, which had proved more or less tedious up to the time that a fashion- ably attired woman of striking but unusual appearance heel inquired of the hall porter upon which floor Mr. Nicol. Brian resided. In her manner the detective ser- geant had perceived something fur- tive There was a hunted look in her eyes, too. Whet!, at the end orrome fifteen or twenty minutes-, she failed: to reap- pear, be determined to take" the initi- ative himself. As a result, then, he presently found himself in the presence of the immov- able Hoskins; and. having caused his name to be announced, he was re- quested td wait in the lobby for one minute. Exactly One minute had elap- sed when he was shown into that long,, lofty room, whieh of late -had been the scene of strange happenings, He looked into the unfatherna,ble, light blue eyes of Nie'ol Brim, and became conscious of a certain- mental confusion. "Good evening, sir," he said, awk- wardly. "I ant acting in the -case eaeeeee.,„. A sprecely attired Hindu stepped out, concerning the disappearance of Mr Paul Harley.'' "Yes," replied Brinn. "Wel, sir,"—again he glanced rapidly at'out—"I don't want to in- trude more than neeeseary, but a lady came in here about halfe an hour ago." "Yes," drawled Brinn. "It's pos- sible." .• "It's a fact," declared the detective sergeant. "If it isn't troubling you too much, I should lie to know that lady's name. Also, I should like a chat with her before she leaves," Nicol Brinn replaced his cigar in the right earlier of his mouth: "De- tective Sergeant Stakes, 1 give you my word that the lady to whom you refer no longer in these chambers." Stokes glared at him angrily. "But there is no other way out," he blue- teosed. "I shall not deal with this.matter ,furthez," declared Blinn, coldly. "I may heave vices, but 1 never was a ' "Oh,," muttered the detective setr- geatt, taken aback by the cold in- cisiveness of the speaker. "Then pee - hap e you will lead the way, as should like to take leek around." Nicol Brinn spread his feet more widely en the hearthrug. "Detective Sergeant Stoke," he said, "you art not playing the game. Inspector Wes- sex passed hie word to me. that. for twenty-faur hours any nlovtlnents should not be questioned or inter- fered with. How is it that 1 find yon here?" Stoes thrust his hands in hie pock- ets andcoughed uneseily, "I mn not a machine,' he eeplied; "and 1 do Iny own job in my own wa,y.",...-• "Maybe, bet it is,no affair of yourzl ta interfere with,:private affirs nize Detective Servant. See ireee,l ther s Ile lady in these chambered Seeencily, X have an appointment dti nine ,o'cloolt, and you aro eleteining mod 'What' e more," enewered Stekee, ;Mao had now quite lost his temper, 'I intend to go oe detaining you until I have eearchecit these chambers and vearched them thoroughly." Nicol Bina glanced at his watch. "If 1 leave in filk, Minutes, I'll be in good time," he said. "Follow me," Crossing to the centre :section of a massive bookcase, he opened it, and I. it proved to he a door; Within was a small ad • cozy study, In contrast with the rnuseurelike room out of which it orned, it wee furnished in a severely sample fashion. Palpably there was no one there. Nez did the two bedrooms, the, kitelion ralial the lobby offer any more -Satisfac- tory evidence. Nieol Brinn led the way back from the lobby. Ile resum- ed his place upon the hearthrug. "Are you Citisfiett Detective Ser- geant?" "I am!" Stokes spoke angrily. 'While you kept me talking, she slip- ped cut through that study, and down into the street,' ,— • "Sorry," drawled Blinn, again con: zulting his watch. "The five minutes are up. must be off." "Not until I have spoldin to Scot- land Yeed, sir." Nicol Brinn Strode to the telephone, whiela stood tiporra small table almost innn:ediately in front of the boakease. .The masked door remelt -led ajar. "You are quite fixed upon det inain- g me?" "Quite," said Stakes, watching hien closely. In one long 'stride -Brinn was through the cloomway,, telephyne in hand! Before Stokes had time to move, the door closed violently, in order, no doubt, to make it shut over the t:elepherje cable whieh lay under •it CIIAPTER XVII. WHAT HAPPENED TO HARLEY Some two hours after Paul Harley's examination of Jones, the ex:parlor- maid, a shabby street hawker appear- ed in the Strand, bearing a tray con- taining copies of "Old Modre's Al- manac." Nobody appeared to be pate, ticularly interested, and during his slow progression from Wellington Street to the Savoy Hotel he smoked cigarots almost continuously. This commercial optimist was still auntitig the courtyard et the hotel at a time when a vered handsome lianou- sine pulled up beside the surbdand a sprueely attired - Hindu as,dout. One who has been in the a;:ertriients of Ormuz Khan must have reeegnized his ececallency'e private seeretary. Turning to the chauffeur a half-easte, of some kind, and ignoring the., pres- ence of the prophet who bad generous- ly opened the dor, "You will return at eight &clock," he said, speaking perfect and cultured English "to take his excellen,cy to High Claybury." "Yes, sir," replied the chauffeur, and he touched his cap as -the Hindu walked into the hotel. The salesman, reclosed the door of the car, and spat reflectively upon the pavement. ,. Limping wearily, he -worked hi way along bee the direction of Chancery Lane. But, before reaching Chan - eery Lane, he plunged into a maze of courts with which he was evid'entIy well acquainted. His book -selling enterprise presently terminated; as it had commented; at The Chancery Agency, e Once Mora safe in his dressing - room, the peddler rapidly transformed himself into Paul Harley,' and Paul Harley, laying his watch uponthe table before him, lighted his pipe and indulged in half an hour's close thit-ik- mg. And presently, -laying hie pipe aside, he took up a telephone which stood upon the dressing table and rang up a „garage with which he had an szcount. "Hello; ie that ,you, Mason?" he said. "Have the ricer teeneet me at SOVen OVIOCk,, half -way along. Pall Never far a moment did he relax his vigilance. Observing every precan- tie's when he left The Chaneerst Agency, he spent the intervening time at one of his ebbe, from which, having made an early dinn'er, he set off for Pall Mall at ten minntes to seven. A rakish -looking gray car iesembltng a giant torpedo was approaehing slowly from the dieection. of 'Buckingham Palace. The driver pulled up as Paul Harley stepped fait() the road, and following a brief conversation Harley set out westward, performing a detour before heading south for Lower Clay - bury, a little towit with which he Was only slightly acquainted. He was in gunshot of Old Clay- hury church tower, when the sight ofa haystatk immediately inside a meadow gate suggested a likely hiding place for the racer; and, having run 'the ear under oover, Harley proceeded on toot E the little, diallway Station He approaohesl a porta "who leaned"in ..v,c.es and 130ripmczrvtiski ichoofdrifotr(gorribt :tt fitsoppacts alveze:r the ' doorway. "Could ,you direct mo to the house of his excellency Ormuz pan?" he inquired. T -o be continued.) What . the J- pa. ese ; rat It ie interesting, saye an edleorial to • writer ni The Lancet (Loudon), to attidy the food problems of a practi- cally hemog•oneous race which is changing front a agricultural to an industrial ,eb.aractdr. A great deal of work has' been done by the. medical staff or the Japanese Army, on the. dietaries adapted to their countrymen when doing light, moderate and heavy Work, and recently Prof. Shozo Toda, or the Kyoto University, has discuss- ed he Tho Japan Medical World the actual consumption of food In Japap. Says the .London. papa: "Japan is one of those fortunate eountries which produce nearly all the food they need. Some rice, beans, sugar,. eggs, and wheat flour are im- ported, but very little else; the total excess of food imports amounting, it is believed, only to about 11 per cent. of, the nation's requirements.* It is calculated by Professor Toda- that the mixed population of Japan, 56 million M all, requires the same amount of food as 43 million adults. After care- ful inquiry )re bas corrected the sta- tistics of ±ood production and con- sumption, which would appear very greatly to underestimate the produc- tion of vegetables other than -cereals and fruits. "The values show a marked defice tutor of fat. The ratio of physiologi- cal demands of food calories of tree European and Japanese are 100.85, based on weights and body surfaces; and on this basis ,the Japanese oats more .than the European this being mainly due*to the large proportion of rice consumed M Japan. This cereal appears to be very digestible in all re- spects, and although poor in protein and very poor in fat, especially meets the taste of the Japanese. The pro- tein consumed by the European' is largely derived front land animals, whilst the Japanese relies mainly on fish, in so far, that is, as he 'consumes animal food. "Altleough the consumption of fish is going up, 'the modern urban people in Japan' are inclined to take a simple food of polished rice Vith sons 'sub. sidiary diet.. se Thes- monotony of dietary produces malnutrition. . . . Moreover, it seems to be ,a chief cause of the increase of beriberi. The growth of population has been ap- proximately proportional to the pro. duction of rice. Disease, or a higher rate of mortality, does not seem to RolloW a poortrice year, but crime does, The present p9sition of Japan is not favorable to cattle -raising on a large scale, but larger, batches of ash might easily be made and some- thing done to use a greafer proportion of the total catch for food and less for manure. The problems of a popula- tion which has so rapidly altered its habits must, in the nature of things, be difficult." -----" • -- "Don't lot a girl's noes stop yeti When her eyes say yes." The prize example elf hard luck we think is illustrated in the following episode: August 'Winkler 14tas burned oulein Wisconsin recently and started Sduth to regain his fortune. On his way there his wifeedied. He started in business, and the Mississippi flood wiped him out, ' He Vent to Kansas, ,arriving at Roseville with his filvver and $165 in cash. 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Vet- eran guides themselves 'do not under- stand why a bull moose will so frequ- ently answer the fraudulent call of, the birch bark horn in the hands of a Tan, "I've listened to perhaps a hundred moose calling," said a Maine guide rocenaly, "and it seemed to me that no tivo were exactly alike, 6orae were short cries, ethers prolonged wailing& Others.would start with a high whine and descend down the scale. "I was up in the AIlegash region late last Fall before the rivers and lakes had frozen' up. An old Intlian had showed me how to fashion one of the most, ingenious birch bark borps for moose callifig I had ever seen, and one evening I tried it out. "My cabin was near Five Fleger Brook on the shore of Teal Pond, a Entail body of water about ehalf.mile across, and four or Mrs miles- long. I was delighted when I got .an answer trent a long way off, over by the Allegash Mountains. Well, we sassed each other back and forth for several parades, until -I got tired 'and' turn8d in. 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Afters ty- ing, a little; earth is mounded u around the base to prevent rodentsl iforking under the paper. This paper! is generally removed in the spring. The other Method, the use of wirs or metal, is more permanent, more expensive in material, but cheaper i ' labor, for the metal protectors las for a lot* period of years:Fine mesh ed galvanized wire netting is the mos lasting material. It is fastened b small pieces of wire and is made lien enough to allow for the trunk expand ing as the tree grows. Another very satisfactory an cheaper material is made from ex panded roetal, such as is used i building. It is bettees when botla gal vanized and dipped in paint, in which' state itmay be obtained from the fac-! tory. This material is fagtened round the 'trunk by small wire fasteners as' is the wire netting. It is advisable to stick the ends of these wire protect,: ors ,in the soil so that there will be no danger of the mice working from underneath.—M. )3. 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