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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1928-01-05, Page 2MLA el wee- Mit Aea..a eeense to induce instant death. It may be detected in its natural f3tate by the presence of hundreds of dead flies and insects upon the groun surrounding the plant It is especially fatal to nocturnal insects, its perfume being stronger at night. Preparation of the oil is an art pe- culiar to members of an obscure sect established in that district, by whom it is said to be employed for the re- moval of enemies. An article is sprinkled with it, and whilst the perfume, which is reported' to resemble that of cloves, remains perceptible, to inhale it results in im- mediate cyncope, although by what psyeiological process I have never been enabled to determine. With the one exception which I have mentioned, during my stay in Nepal and the surrounding districts I failed to obtain a specimen of this orchid. I have twice seen the curious purple stains upon articles of clothing worn by natives who had died sudden ly and mysteriously. The Mangars simply say, "He has offended some- one. It is the flower of sleep." I immediately recognized the color of the stains upon the enclosed servi- ette, and also the curious crystalline formation on their surface. The iden- tity of the "someone" to whom the Mangars refer, I never established. I shall welcome any particulars respect- ing the history of the serviette. Very truly yours, Warwick Grey. • "Sir Charles Abingdon was poison- ed," said Wessex in a hushed voice. "For the girl's sake I hate the idea, but we shall have to get an exhunia- tion order." "It is impossible," returned Innes, shortly. "He was cremated." Wearing a very gloomy expression, the detective inspector proceeded on foot to New Scotland Yard, and being informed on his arrival upstairs that BEGIN HERE TODAY. Sir Charles Abingdon engages Paul Barley, criminal investigate; to solve the mystery of constant surveillance of Sin Charles. While Harley is dining at the Abingdon home Sir Charles fella from his chair in a dying condi- tion. Dr. McMurdoch pronounces death due to heart -failure. Harley insists Sir Charles was poisoned. The last words uttered by Abingdon are "Nicol Brinn" and "Fire -Tongue." Harley asks Brinn to explain the meaning of "Fire - Tongue." Brinn refuses to divulge the. secret. Ormuz Khan, Oriental, is a friend of Phil Abingdon, daughter of Sir Charles. While Harley is shadow- ing the home of Ormuz Ellen he is dis- covered by the Oriental and imprison- ed in the house. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. CHAPTER XXV.— (Cont'd.) At noon the voice again addressed him from behind the gilded screen: "Mr. Paul Harley?" "Your last opportunity has come. For your own future or for that of the world you seem to care little or nothing. Are you still determined to oppose our wishes?" "I am." "You have yet an hour. Your final decision will be demanded of you at the end of that time." Faint sounds of withdrawal follow- ed these words. He began to pace the room nervous- ly, listening for he knew not what. • His mind was filled'with vague imag- inings; when at last came an over- ture to the grini test to be imposed upon him. • A slight metallic sound drew his glance in the direction of the gilded screen. A sliding door of thick plate glass had been closed behind it, filling the space between the metal work and the curtain. Then—the light in the brass .lantern became extin.guished. Standing rigidly, fists clenched, Paul Harley watched the curtain. And as he watched, slowly it was drawn aside. He found himself looking 'into a long roam which appeared "sto be practically unfurnished. The floor was spread seiith rugs and at the farther end folding doors had • been. opened, so that he could see into • - a second room, most elegantlrappoint- ed in Persian fashion. Seated in a carved chair over which a leopard skin had been thrown, and talking earnestly to some invisible companion, whose conversation seem- ed wholly to enthrall her, was Phil Abingdon! CHAPTER XXVI. TEE ORCHID OF SLEEP. "My God!" cried Innes, "here is proof that the chief was right!" Wessex nodded in silent agreement. On the table lay the report of Merton, the analyst, concerning the stains upon the serviette which Harley had tient from the house of the late Sir Charles Abingdon. Briefly, it stated that the serviette had been sprinkled with some essential oil, the exact char- acter of which Merton had found him- self unable to determine, its perfume, if it ever possessed any, having dis- appeared. And the minute quantity obtainable from the linen rendered ordinary tests difficult to apply. The analyst's report, juswever, concluded as follows: . "Mr. Harley, having foreseen these difficulties, and having apparently suspected that the oil was of Oriental origin, recommended me, in the note which he enclosed with the serviette, to confer with Dr. Warwick Grey. I letter which I have received frem Doc- for a moment. Mr. Nide' Brinn'e send a copy of a highly 'interesting ily improper, but I am not blaming you for Grey, whose knowledge of Eastern well-known reputation justified your poison is unparalleled, and to whose behavior." He laid one large hand opinion I attach immense importance." It was the contents of this append- • ed letter which had inspired Innes' remarhs. Indeed, it contained matter which triumphantly established Paul Harley's theory that Sir Charles Ab- • ingdon had not died from natural causes. The letter was as follows: • No. — Harley Street, „• London, W.I. My Dear Merton: Seated in a carved chair, talking earnestly, was Phil Abingdon. the Assistant Commissioner was ex- pecting him, he entered the office of •that great man. The Assistant Commissioner, who had palpably seen military service, was a big man with very tired eyes, and a quiet, almost apologetic manlier. "Ah, Detective Inspector," he said, as Wessex entered. "I wanted to see you about this business of Mr. Nicol "Yes, sir," replied Wessex; "natur- ally." "Now," the Assistant Commissicm- er turned wearily in his chair, and glanced up at his subordinate --"your accepting the parole of a suspect, under the circumstances, was official - 1 am indebted to you and to Mr. Harley for en opportunity of exarnin- ing the serviette, which Ireturn here- with, agree that the oil does not ✓ espond to ordinary tests, nor is any Israeli, perceptible. But you have no- • ticed itt your microscopic examination of the stales that there is a peculiar !Crystalline formation upon the sur- • - face. You state that this is quite Sisfamiliar to yol, .which is not etran,ge, eine outside of the Himalay- an"districts of Northwest India f have never vet With it myself Respecting the character of the oil einployed, however, I am lb no doubt, lend I actually ponces a dried sped- * Men of the flower from which it la expresSed. This is poetically lino** among the Marigets, One Of the Aght- ling tribes of Netial, es the Boom or Orchid of Sleep. It is feratid upon the l-ei an slopes, and bears a close resein- : klance to the white odentoglossum of temmerte, except that Ova flp*er is tohsrilaller, Its perfume attraete • insects and soinetimes email a• ninitibi firmly upon the table. "Mr. Nicol Brines absence alters the matter en- tirely." • "I am well aware of it," murmured the inspector. "Although," continued the Assist- ant Commissioner, "Mr. Benin's record leads me to believe that he will have some suitable explanation to offer, his behavior, you will admit, is that of a guilty man?" "It is, sir; it certainly is." "The nese, fortunately, bas kern - ed nothing of this unpleasant busi- ness, particularly unpleasant because it involves Such well-known people. You will see to it, Detective Inspector, that all publicity •is avoided if pos- sible. Meanwhile, as a matter of ordi- nary departmental routine, you will circulate) Mr. Brinn'e description through the usual chaenelif. the Asoistant Commissioner raised his; eyebrows slightly. "Age Does Not Weaken" ALIVE AFTER 26 YEARS! Sir Williain Simpson, director of tropical hygiene at Ross Institute, recent- ly opened these tubes, which he had sealed 26 years ago, to discover that the germs he had imprisoned were still alive and active. 4111•11••••••••••11, Laughing With the Children • John was a little boy in the kinder- garten. He was a sober little fellow, reminding one of ixn old man in his serious way of looking upon every- thing about him. He built play- houses, he played, games, ho read from his books, he drew Pictures— all with the same serious, sober man- ner. His teacher was the cheerful sort. She saw fun in. everything. Her smile was like the sunshine of a new day. Her laughoras as pleasing and far-reaching as the warm rays of the sun—and yet, it had not reached John. She had just told the children a very funny story. They laughed and laughed in their enjoyment of it. Mary said she was going home to tell it to Mother so that she could,laugh, too. One after another, the children told of how their mothers •would laugh. It was then that little John looked up and in almost a pathetic manner of regret eald, "My mother never laughs." Whs there note of almost tragedy in the words of the little boy—"My mothernever laughs"? , So many of us, as we have irgyn older, have = had -the choicest Mino- ries of our play days at home and particularly of our motlfer's laugh. It has served us as a bulwark of com- fort and joy when things may have temporarily seemed at low tide. It has been like a melody stirring our affections, our sense of appreciation, our means of enjoyment. essential to Home When neither the father nor the mother has a sense of kumer, there is something lacking in the spiritual expression of that home. Take time to laugh! rr-lte timo to laugh with your cheldree. Many a little girl and boy waits with anticipation for his Daddy to come horae to share with him a jolly picture in the paper, or a funny story of a silly bunny, of a foolish fox, or of a wiseold owl up in a tree. Thechit dren like to laugh, and they like to have you laugh with them. Laughter is intrinsic in its value. It plays a part in holding men. and women together throughout the year, in preserving oifr family life, in bringing society everywhere to - gather in joyful fellowship. Encouraged to Laugh 'Children should be encouraged to laugh. Parents should see to it that they keep alive in their children the saving sense of humor. There is no lutricant that will, keep the ma- chinery of our homes running as smoothly and as happily, as the sense of humor and the" ability to laugh. It ' is' necessary to -little jOhn's right unfoldment. Laughter, to a boy like John, may be the means of shap- inging his entire life. Then, why can't all of us who have to do with the children — fathers, mothere, aunts, uncles, „grandfathers, grand- mothers, teachers, and those who live in institutions, take time for this in- dispensable expression of joyousness, and. laugh together. mnielmen•••••••••••• i iV- - y Virtue of Merit T58 , is the outstandind lender in. Canada,. Wilson Publishing Company AN ATTRACTIVE APRON, SIMPLY DESIGNED. • Much can be- said in favor of this apron, No. 1024. It is unusually at- tractive, yet very simply made, besides being a source of joy to the busy housewife, who hurries home from her shopping and can slip it on with a knowledge that her dress is pro- tected by being entirely covered while she goes about her work. The pattern Ormuz Khan, stepping out, assisted the ladies to alight, for one moment Phil Abingdon hesitated, although she knew that it was already too late to do so. They were received by Mr. Rama Doss, his excellency's courteous secretary, whom she had already met, and whom Ormuz Khan presented to Mrs. MeMurdoch. Almost immedi- ately: "You have missed Mr. Harley by only a few minutes," said Rama Dasa. "What!" exclaimed Phil, her eyes opening very widely. "Oh, there is,no occasion for *me" explained the secretary in his urbane manner. "He has ventured as far as Lower Clayrbury station. The visit was unavoidable. He particularly re- quested that we should commence luncheon, but hoped be back before • i we should haye finished." • Phil Abingdon glanced rapidly frem the face of the speaker to that of Ormuz ICha.e. But her scrutiny of those unreadable countenances avail- ed her nothing. She was conscious of a great and growing uneasiness; and Mrs. McMurcloch, misunderstanding CHAPTIER AT 'HILLSIDE. , Phil Abingdon arrived at Hillside in a state of mind Which she found unable to understand. ,,Mte. 1VIchlut7, doch, who had accepted the invitation under proteet, eaying that if Doctor hictlurdoth bad been at home he would certainly have disapproved, had eo utterly fallen under the 'strange spen of Ormuz Khan, that long before Ahey had came to Hillside she was hanging upon his every word in a way inhtdWhich WAS almost patbet)c to watch. and reptilee, although atiot When at last the ear wet tirawn up bt.fore the perch of and iSSUA No. 10.11••••••1•MumIII•miallla 4 'enike 0...im•m the expression upon her face, squeezed her arm playfully. "Cheer up, dear," she whispered; i'he will be here qioon!" - (To be continued.) India to Celebrate Scout Jamboree tiombay.—The great jamboree, to be held in Bombay, will be attended by no less than 7,000 Scouts. 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Sir John Chancellor, the Gov- errior, said that one, perhaps the only, benefit that the Empire had gained from the Great War had been the awakening airing them of an Empire •sense, the realizatien of the possibil- ities of developintqrade between the various parts of the Empire, and of the advances that would accrue to the whole Empire from such 'a develop. 47111ept4 lying on behalf of the visitors, Sr Arthur Shirley Bean expressed admiration for the "wonderful John Bull spirit" that was 'noticeable in Rhodesia. He could assure them, he said, that the Federation of the tam rs of Commerce w* doing good Work,. and would do better if they ell expressed that same attitude and pull- ed together. Prairie Contraband. Waage 000--"Whet'ye YOU got In • that car?" • Gangster—""Nothin' but 'booze, of - Seer." Cop --PI beg your parden—I thought A stRANog 'riliENtisHils it might be Watery booke."—Lifo. deg, a Missouri black snake end a Mein beaded liZard en a 'California . 40.4***..,,4)...,...•—• a farm Heeh together happily. ' ' ' .„. ,,,.... . ,,. 'elinard't Liniment for Neureigli. • • 44 44 • Fun For All When the Children Give Theii Mother a "Day Off" A family of four were spending the summer in a lovely spot on the shore of one of our Canadian lakes. One' very wet day when' the delights- ot, outdoor life could not be indulged in) the 12 -year-old girl went into th kitchen where her mother was prepar ing lunch. After -watching her a fewt moments, the •child remarked: "1 must be fun. to do real housekeeping; I should love it if I could plan thing and do just as I like, as you dod mother." The mother was so impressed byi this Idea, that after a little densider-i ation he asked this young daughter, and her brother if they would like to have the housekeeping turned over to' them for one whole day. They were' charmed with the idea, and their joyli bubbled over when they were handed a sum of money io be spent in buying provisions. They had been allowed to help with small tasks frem their earliest years and so were not alto- gether incompetent. What fun they had.L, They pored. over cookery books; made out menus, decided which spe- cific task each would* undertake, andl made out, a shopping list. Then after much whispering, they Went to their, mother and informed her that the next day was to be her "day ont";i she was not to do any bousework nor, even to go into the kitChen at alk but was to be free to do Just as Sil3 liked, and go where, she pleased. When the breakfast gong sounded the next morning, mother and dad came into the'dining room to,find Lhe breakfast table charmingly laid) Flowers which the children' had genie ered were tastefully arranged and the simple food daintily prepared. The little girl sat in the hostess's seat and served, while the boy cleared the table and brought things in from the kitthen. After the meal was over, the usual housekeeper 'had the lux- ury of going straight to her room to feed, as she loved to do, while the children washed the dishes, swept and dusted. Then they went out to play until it was time to prepare lunch. • Dinner was a great succees. • The appreciative mother put on one ol her prettiest dresses and she and da& showed their appreciation of the food, which was delicious., for the young cooks bad strictly adhered • to the rules laid down in the recipe book. The older people offered to wash the dishes but this was not allowed. Not until they were washed and put away, and the kitchen tidied, did the ecnhileddron consider their day's =work a • In spite of the work, the hot kitchen and a jelly that wouldn't stiffen, the children declared it had been one of" the happiest days of their, lives, and bogged that they Might do the house- keeping one day each week during the summer • vacation. And that • was how "Mother's. Day Out" started. The children were very happy when they saer how their mother really enjoyed her clay of leisure, and even when the family went back to town they insisted on relieving her, of household duties one day each week as faras school would allow. On her "day out" Mother did not have to' hurry home from shopping or paying Calls; neither did she have to put her, book clown 'at a most interesting part' to go and prepare dinner, for she knew her little family were taking care of that, and their loving co-oper-. ation was even more precious to her than the increased leisure; while they learned the priceless joy or giv:e ing. IT MIGHT Mandy Fly: Genie away teem there, Henry; That Might be one • of those eternal triangiie that are &ways getting people Into treublel The amateur. Wa0 being eaut,ioned,„ than referee for ouestionabie tactice, plakins the Man rather than the. balL "Any more of it," said the of-- „„ ncial, "and off the field you go." Said the player, as he tenderly massaged hie leg, "I'm just as Much shinned against as shinning." • Vervolls Man (in department store) "1 have lost my Wife," Meer Walker, "IVIeurning goods are on the third, °QM.", sir."