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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1928-05-17, Page 2iteP lerv, Actin ffiJLfSomCfS Rpche, ccwrightr 1944, , NEA Se>.°vice BUJ N irOM,BUT IEOS and play some bridge later. In addi- tion to his other disqualificatiens, Ker- nochan was a snob. And I fear that .my careless mention of certain names highly placed in. international society had given the Kernochans a false idea of my own social position. They were not going to let depart, too easily, one who might graciously open doors,,for- ever barred to a certain class of broker and to detectives. At dinner Miss Kernochan wore her ruby ring. I had not invested in a motor car, nor in a golf -match with Vanti,ne, in vain. Before dinner was half over, Kernochan, learning of to- morrow's match, insisted that I must spend the night in his house. I could offer no valid excuse; and so upon my acceptance, the matter was settled. Not until Miss Kernochan and my- self, having lost a rubber, we were cutting again for partners, did I ap- pear to notice the ruby ring. "I see that you've had the setting fixed," I then remarked. Kernochan nodded. "Daragon's of- fered me three hundred and twenty- five thousand for that ring," he de- clared "But it ain't for sale. I guess my girl is good enough to have a ring like that for herself" She simpered, not prettily. I could not but contrast this insolent and common -looking woman with the sweetly dignified lady from whom, by chicanery, the ring had been taken. I whistled. "Three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollarsl" I ex- claimed "It doesn't seem possible. Still, it is beautiful." I leaned over, looking at the stone. Miss Kernochan did the obvious thing. Sjie slipped the ring from her finger and handed it to me. Now, I had net intended to put into effect certain plans, which had brought me to this.house, so soon. But a storm had been brewing during din- ner it burst now with a clap of thun- der and a flash of lightning. And a moment later the lighats.in the library went out. Miss Kerribehan screamed in alarm. Her father laughed. "They'll be on again in a minute;:;, ltliee," he told her. "This often happenla during a storm, Mr. Ainsley," he said to me. (To be continued.) Russian Girls in Japan BEGIN HERE TODAYI knew, as definitely as though I had the performance of the chi - witnessed p John Ainsley,g, a man of education k canary, that Kexnochau had swindled and bleeding, becomes thieves.a masterAtaaAdams' widow. He deserved to lose --preying upon other At a the ruby resort hotel he unfairly loses $600 in a golf bet with Ernest Vantine, chief Owner of a detective agency ,-•a coarse, boorish individual. Vantive is engaged to a Miss Kernochan, daughter of a wealthy retired broke.. Kernochan shows Ainsley a ring, an enormous ruby—a present to his daughter. Ile had acquired the ruby in settling a claim against the estate mind losing a wager to a gentleman, of a milloinaire by the name' of Henry but a man who will inveigle strangers Adams. Interviewing .Adams' widow, g Ainsley'finds that the elderly woman's into unfair speculation, is a cad and husband became indebted to Kerno- deserves punishment. chan in a deal which appears on the surface to have been a swindle. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY "I am sorry," I told her. And in- deed I was- She was so courageous, and her voice when she mentioned her husband's naive was so sad, that my heart went out to her. I have known widows who would have be- rated their husbands for leaving then unprovided for, but Mrs. Adams was not that kind. The memory of her husband was her dearest possession, infinitely more valuable than the Grand Duke's jewel. I felt a wave of sentiment engulfing me; but I meta- phorically swam to shore. My busi- ness held no room for sentiment. And so I broached the real reason for my call. "I had hoped," I said, "to obtain pphotograph of the ruby ring. plan to illustrate my text." on it I waited for her reply; upon everything depended. And luck was with me. "1 have a paste copy of the ring," she told me. "Henry had it made im- mediately upon his return to America with the stone. You see"—and her faded cheeks colored prettily—"I wasn't quite honest a moment ago- I am a countrywoman; but still, I am a woman. And I did want to wear that ring. Everyone knew that Henry owned it, and—one is as silly at sixty as at sixteen. Sillier! And yet the jewel was too precious. So Henry had the copy made, and once or twice I wore it. I wonder if all realities are shams, and all shams realities. Any- way, I have the copy, and if that would do you any good, I am quite sure that you are welcome to it." I turned my head away, lest she ob- serve the gleam in my eye. It was with difficulty that I kept my voice steady, as I assured her that I would be most grateful if she would lend me the imitation for a few weeks. Half an hour later I left her. For the first time since I had definitely adopted my new profession, I felt sick heeet, p'or Mrs. Adams had in- sisted that I stay to tea with her. T eveiag ho: poverty, I was loath to add the slightest expense to her straitened budget. Yet it was not that which made ine swallow her food and drink with effort; it was the fact that this brave old lady, who somehow made me think of a russet apple, wrinkled as to skin, but sound and sweet within, thought me to be as honest as herself. She questioned me about my life, my family, and I fed her lies. I was sick and ashamed, and wrathful at the weakness which made me feel this way when I left her. I sent her the finest box of candy the city could provide, yet somehow seem- ed to feel that my gift wasaninsult. For a moment I was tempted to aban- don my project; then my own self - disgust roused in me an anger toward Kernochan. For some things we need no proof susceptible to analysis by .the five senses. A sixth sense tells us the truth. Just as a child somehow knows truth, by instinct, so we adults occa- sionally preserve the gift of childhood. I say that instinct lives within us all, the heritage of a thousand genera- tions, and that we are fools who dis- dain it and prefer our lying senses. There was something else, too- Van - tine was a famous detective, as well as a boorish cheat. At least, he had inherited a great detective agency. He had thought me a stupid gull; it would afford me a certain peculiar satiefae- tion if I repaid his opinion of me by taking his fiancee's ring. Ido not Besrides, if I must be honest—and affords me, who am a thief, a peculiar joy to indulge myself, in these me- moirs, in the unusual luxury of hon- esty—the Grand Duke's ruby was worth three hundred thousand dollars. I know no arguments that could seem so potent to me. So behold lee, two weeks later, driv- ing into the Kernochan estate at Greenwich. I, who had gone a year without being able to afford a ride in a taxicab, now sat behind the wheel of my roadster. On the trunk -rack be- hind was a box in which were evening clothes, lounge -suits, shirts of finest linen, silken socks, and all those other concomitants of wealth. Wedged in the seat beside me were my golf -sticks. I looked, with all my furnishings, what I was: a gentleman. I also looked what I was not: a millionaire. I had taken the precaution of tele- phoning from the nearby town of Stamford; and so, when I arrived at the vulgarly ostentatious residence of Get Licenses as Geishas Tokio.—All geisha girls in Japan are not Japanese. There are at least six Russian geisha maidens, all with blonde hair and red cheeks, entertain- ing the tired business men of Kobe, Osaka and Nagasaki. NOW there is one in Tokio who has adopted the pro- fessional nam of "Helen Doran." Miss Doran appeared at metropoli- tan pollee headquarters recently and made an application for a geisha li- cense. The invasion of foreign girl the tertainers is not encouraay e authorities, so the young Russian can- didate was given a rigid examination, in her knowledge of the Japanese lan- guage avguage and ability to strum the shami- sen. She qualified in every particular and the license was given. She told the police she bad been born in Moscow and brought up in Harbin, where. she earned her living as a carbaret dancer. 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Price 20c the pattern. illustrating the Our Fashion Book, lstyles,strating t newest and most practical will be of interest to every home dress- maker. Price of the book 100 the copy Kernochan, Vantin was there. It was Saturday, and I had felt fairly certain that the detective would spend a week -end at the home of his fiancee, My logic was justified by the event. For bliss Kernochan had answered my telephone call, had invited ine to lun- cheon, and had assured me that Van - tine would doubtless be willing to offer me revenge. Vantive was willing; indeed, he was anxious. We arranged that We should play on the course of a nearby club, immediately after luncheon. It irked me to accept the Kernochan hospitality; but all professions have their disagreeable sides. And so I ate their foods with relish. I will say for Kernochan that his cook was :good. That is about all I can say for him. For not merely was he boastful as to his wealth, but he showed an unpard- onable curiosity toward myself. I in- dulged myself in a certain gift for fic- tion. I named a city in the West as my home. I skillfully created the im- pression that I was immensely rich, that a wound received in the war had incapacitated ole for active work, and that I divided my time between Am- erica and Europe, wandering wherever I thought I might find amusement I told them that I had acquired my car at Pinehurst and had motored north, golfing on the way. Also I warned Vantive that my game had improved, and suggested that we make the stakes a thousand dollars this time. He ac- cepted with elation. Three hours later, on the fifteenth green, I handed hint a thousand dol- lars. "I can't understand it," I said pet- tishly. "I just can't get going to -day." He grinned. Had he chosen, he eould have won earlier, and niy excuse was ridiculous. "We might play again to -morrow," he suggested. "For two thousands dollars," I cried. He turned away to hide a smirk. "Just as you say," he replied. 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