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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1929-12-19, Page 2preapa Every tiny leaf is a storehouse of flavour i� "Fresh from the gardens* 11 fffl(1iuiu1( 1 iuutio i !Alit; f1!lllliTrrl(I1 miffing) .til,.It(IIIHillrurunnut►,Ut►il,plIili R R Ra CHAPTER V. THE INNER CIRCLE. They caught the afternoon train for the city, it was a perfect summer evening in June. They mounted the breakneck spiral to the top of A bus and jolted • t, !itself to a fine'adju atmert, She epee- la pen• .I ur• els l a door and admitted them into a very slim, roar,. At Insect Invasions "No one bat Geoi;gee." Redoubled Warfare or Fruit She went out into the halt again, Fly Held Necessary closing the door softly. Garrick, running tattle to form, open- Both "Nature" (England) and "In - ed at cedar bet between two closet dustrial and Eltgineerin; Chemistry" doors Ike beckoned Dicle. "A nulla, have ;recently expressed alarm' over the'' frexlurtt',r antplifierf" he muttered to increased difficulty of insect control, Dick, "Ali, : whed up. About forty the recent invasion of one mare inr feet of wire' placed behind the picturo sect,, the 114editarr anean ' fruit fly, wire. The receiving outfit in a cedar serves again to call, our attention to r'hest where-, no one neine see it, the never -ceasing warfare between Humph!" nilan and these tiny competitors. We Garrick closed the .chest an . looked confess that there is almost enough in keenly at the., colon; scheme the the situation to make us' pessimistie," lotange ""Pink-i'itilrey...• v;^ just says the latter journal "Nature" is i up thele. , I gather tth,at the et rL,at concerned chiefly with the spread of or wanting carne over this w ilelees-- the buffalo sly in Australia. This in - from the 'Bacchante," It's riniiiing sect 'was brought in from Java. Con - through my mind: '5-22-22. 250 cases ditions there hake the insect less de - S. S, Aroyo, CKGG: 'This„is CIivGG. structive than in Australia, where the Do you begin to get it?” plan of cattle raising—the cattle being Reith opened the door quietly, nays- rounded up but once in a year, or even te+iously. She seemed to be laboring two years—makes its control next to under high ner,'vous. tension She impossible. "The raising of fat cattle beckoned them out into the hall. "Of forslaughter is rendered almost .int course, I. can't allow you around up possible at certain seasons, and, indeed, here. You see, these ,^.re the lodgings it seems, possible that this pest may of about half a dozen ineinbers and, prove to be a main limiting factor in believe me, they . pay.' That was a beef production in thenorthern areas lounge, really for ladies." She was of the commonwealth. In view of the leading them back down the thick.- world position in the beef industry, tire' carpeted hall. "Theee's one thing you situation is disquieting from an empire might be interested ill." She opened a point of view," says "Nature," door and they folio -teed her down a — flight of stairs, then claw r another' flight that led to'the for "Wait here a minute, Does anyone know yon are hereq" by Tarrytown, ee wonderful iri tihe old day; ?„ 4 Georges motioned them to a little table, clapped his lands sharply and a waiter appeared• on• rubber heels, took an order and they settled them- selves. "Now for the mystery of, the dancing men," whispered Garrick to and swayed across to Fifth Avenue, Dick just as Georges turned. There then uptown in blocks of motors and was just a shade 'of contempt in Gar - taxis. Everywhere were bay crowds, rick's tone of raillery." At a'glance almost as if New York were itself a he bad taken an estimate of the char- summer resort. actor of the place. Sauntering slowly do-wa Forty- For ten or fifteen minutes Garrick Ninth Street, they found the address reminisced of the old days before and of the Inner Circle, a big 'k1 brown- during the war.: Gradually Dick stone house midway in the block west pieced together the drama -of the pre - of the Avenue, back of a high iron sent. fence with plain brass knobs setting It seemed that a group of rapid off the sections. Heavy grilled doors young people, many of them his own opened into an English basement. acquaintances, had started what they Two or three smart motors were called the "Fifty Club." There had drawn up along the curb. been a split of some kind, reducing the "Recherche!" nodded Dick, hesitat- stalwarts down to twenty. Tile twenty ing a bit had tried to go it alone. But it had Garrick turned le at the gate and 'been too much for their allowances. It pressed a button by the side of the had been a bit too exclusive. doors. "Are'•'t..1 select enough for the Now it was really a private club run Inner Circle?" He straightened with by M. Georges who had catered to the true British swank, elite of a generathen at the Chateau The door swung open. Garrick in- Rouge. Most of the twenty had stuck, quired • nothing, explained nothing. and enough of the selectedelect acs- He inclined slightly toward Dick to mitted by card kept the Inner Circle . • precede him, and they passed the Am- going. e.ridanized butler. It had been a mag- The long, wide, high-ceilinged par- nificent gesture en Garrick's part.: The for -of the old house had been remodel - most difficult thing had been accom- led into a dining room with a beautiful plished on sheer nerve. dance floor. Outside they could hear He might have owned the place as the plaintive rhythmic. notes of the he led the way up the short flight of club's own Hawaiian orchestra of stairs from the former basement. three performers.. "Monsieur Georges—as I live!"- As nearly as Carrick could Blake it Garrick grasped the hand of a thick- out, M. Georges was making an ex - set, erect, very dark Frenchman with cellent thing out of the revolt against a black, pointed mustache. He had reform. ion `and been standing_ just at the head of the"In. a • lull of the conversation : stairs. - • above the soft Hawaiian strains float- :" "Ah -h! It is Monsieur the Ad- ed new voices from a table outside. ntiral1"' The . Frenchman grinned "Well, Glenn, here we are, alone -- pleasantly, displaying rows of splendid for once." teeth. Indeed he seemed in fine trim. Dick peered cautiously out through Before- them opener. a little alcove slightly -parted portieres and nodded reception room. Garrick paced on into to Guy. It was Vira. �„ ' it,followed by Georges and intro "It does seem good, doesn't it?" she seemed to be parting iron doors on mer basement. Bank Of Montreal I,UScicnus odor's of cooking senate their. a nostrils.. They emerged into 'the-ltit- Meeting When. Ruth opened another door and disclosed a stairway down intothe cellar, in which a light was burning:' President and' General Manager Re -- She started down, and. the door closed view the • Great Strides Made by behind them. Ruth was moving, to country; v-ard the front of the building. "1 suppose you've been wondering," she The :annual meeting of the Bank of said, "where the things are you•.tisu- Montreal, held at the Head Ofice of ally find in. a cellar." She paused the Bank, was marked by interesting and open a door in the 'front, then, acldtesses by 'fir Charles Gordon, with a twinkle added, "The heating apparatus. p, •President, and Mr. II;- B. Maekeuzre, Dick's face fell and Troth laughed General Manager. outright. "That was a mean one, In a.` comprehensive review of<the Dick. D!sappoit.tel? I get you. Well, :'conunercial situation in Canada, Sir as I was saying, the most interesting Charles ret cellar!" in mind that there have been five She winked and stood before a lit- years of almost uniuterruiite.d' expan- tle iron door. This' must be'what you S. In lthat brief �:periocl • Canada expected.. The vault .. - only this is •has achieved a degree of development built out under the sidewall'. Now gloats , quite unprecedented. Not in one or She swung the door open. It was two directions, but practically in all, dark and dank inside and cobwebby, remarkable material progress has The light from the cellar did not shed oceiined—in agriculture, in malty any ray into the vault. Ruth held the lines of manufacturing, in •rilining, door, and smiling., gently took. Dick's' forestry; trading, water power •reclue arm and guided him in, their ' oris' tion, and building construction. "Strike• a match—if you wan No l.nflation in Basic Commodities. part of a house nowadays• 'is the to s remarked: "It should be kept see some good stuff!" Arnth g, tile. other favorable features Dunk struck a light. • As he tlid so .;in the situation,' he mentioned the a rush of air e$ tinguished it a}i%rback . fact that there is •ncte inflak'ion altar- of them clanged the iron door. There ent in any.. of the great ' asi& was a grinding, of a bolt.' modities such 'as.wheat; sugar, cotton., A gong began ringing steideutly. It steel,.and other raw materials. seemed as if the very floor on ��i!bich•'- Unfavorable features in the situa- they.stood was moving, Garrick ran 'time were, first, the small. crop of the his hand pp over his head. Here was 'Prairie Provinces sad the slow move - a heavy iron bow. The top of the IJ' -lent of the grain toward the sea- board, and secondly the crash in the stock markets. duced Dick. i , was saying. "No Rae,' no Ruth, no either side •.• ' • "You must .lenow, Monsieur Dick, rumpus. Let's have no worry. You've •"•-'Hang it," growled Garrick, "the who made the old 'Chateau Rouge up been lookingnervous lately." Vira, you're great tonight. T violet tweed is slick. If I stole a lass ... would you register 'anger? That's the' word they nee, isn't. it'?. .Register?" Glenn chuckled contented- ly as they toyed with thin -stemmed glasses. "It's riiighty fine of you,. Vira, to notice that I haven't been looking quite right. I didn't think• you carred. any. move for rue than 'far, the rest of thein. • To tell the truth I ani worrier blit I can't tell! a1 yone," •c "I don't believe its over: exams Yon don't seem to be carrying yoifi• Horace or' calculus .around in yonr pocket. •i'�ou're' not in love, are you, Glenn?" Vira gave him a- look that Would• have -thrilled• the audience of aity>"~rftane palace from coast' to coast: Glenn reache-'1c over, took her hand, passed his foot under the table and ! !laid it gently over her dainty aslkle. i "Honest, Vira, I love you!" Then he ,added fervently, "I want to get you in my racer, soon, and we'll motor out to some nice quiet. spot; like Canoe i to Place used to .. and I m • go ng tell you all about it. Will you let inc tell you?„ "Dear. boy, I'm just dying to go on. that ride with you." . "Make it tomorrow, Vira;" Glenn took her hands :and toyed with the ring. finger on the left hand. "Well; you dumbells1" laughed Rae, suddenly drdlcing her pretty piquant face around the corner. "What are you doing, Vira? Rehearsing a scene on Glenn? You're not falling for it, are you, old dear?.. With three cock- tails, Vira, he would say the sante things to me."' Suddenly sitting down, Rae •art ec fish lift!" That They ctepped off' the lift. Slowly the' platform began to sink and the iron doors close down over the U. Back of theiigWas the iron grill of the Inner Circle. Dick looked at the fence, thea at'. Guy and 1augfied foolishly. Just. as the lift• doors clanged shut there canie' a' voice merrily from the depths: "'You can't slide down my cel lar door!" (To be continued..) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT This thrilling war novel is the book of the year, over one million copies sold. "It . has certain marks of genius which transend Nationality. There are moments when the narrative rises to heights which place it in the company of the great,' nor are these always scenes of battle or horror, Herr Remarque is undoubt- edly a great writer." — London Times. The Beaver Canada First, Canada's Greatest National Weekly, •has made soecial arrangements with the publishers of this great war novel whereby they are able to make this most liberal offer. "The Beaver Canada First" For One Year and "All Quiet -on the Western. 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The chief :disappointment is the' Cron itt the Prairie Provinces, Dirt rig ,too much should not he. made;of one 1 t t 1 lean '.year: The West e a country of to hera'cnmpanionyen, have eentfin- The other'evening I was" at a very proved agricultural nothing is more portant news forfyou: I've been hunt- 'n • all over for ou. :jolly. party, • and one, of the. chaps ',dependable tliari riciiiiess and oV,er a Her voice• dropped to .a ingy quitelot of. fun with this lit-! series of years 5eedtime and harvest "tlzzx-brr.- oausad a IIe first of all told the other boys 1 that he could draw a allele 1 ug i rant and' roar; i In winds that one of t]iem, so that he eotticln t 1un11gl - drifts circle week( I only know. it always c • nut oe it, although the The deepest at my door. net, be inort3,.thafi two feet from his 2 feet. fn I that M;inard's Liniment for Chapped Hands I�eryliocly, of cot.rsr,; "'said the _ couldn't be done, thinking, of a circlet, Never Satisfied „ 1 r..: tlraw.li"on the iinor. . `� ee Man's the only animal that suffers This boy%, however, rust tool. a pie, of chalk and •drew a. line. round' tile' from regret. • .' . not more Longs for pain when all is dry, hates hotly of one of the othnts, • than two feet front the floor.,: -( it Mien it's wet. , how hard he tried, -Wants, the eetoMee when he's cold, Arid, Iso matter h � dump The Circle bar" Garrick and hick sisrainecl'their tle caress ears. "I was just up there. . And it came la over Pinkey's wireless from It said, `Watch out for'Garrick and Dick . they got ashore . . , to York. orl+... Get them ant of the. way for geode" There was a sw; sh 3f someone liars- ,ing the,. dour. It was Ruth. Dick and Garrick were on their. foot in .a moment,, quietly, clown the hell after fieri,,tp the stairs to the second floor, She turned as she heard their steps. "What are you boys doing here? „ s shack Snooping again? It's a bad idea 0 Breathing soft air. Has ,the East.Windthat drew. The flock's 'sweet breath Gone.prouill-y sweeping home To Nazareth? Jhlia Bolton in Tile Irish Statesman. : TEST or HAPPINESS Happiness does not depend- en tri crazy he's• of Always longing for the iliing that lie 12 Queen St. East Toronto. ,Whole Truth( y . To Be K,nown •Loni'ton,'-0ne of the roost •curious •- exhibits ever seen in an Tngliah. court room was produced recently when a:, keyhole was introclnced'tn evidence in a diaorce case so that the jury miglit judge how, much could be seen 'by, peeping 'through it, tr -"i The keyhole was completely sur rounded by a drawing room door and ,MIS justice. Hill . allowed the whole •door to be placed int efidenc'e: ip'n,the plea of counsel that there yeas a'tines- tion of observations Having been made „illraugli the keyhdle end that the jury,..,., ;night like to test its possibilities for,` -themselves. ... +;• --' money or rules}re oi' abeie y al even ons After a'. careful survey of cotttemy :health; it depends on our relation to ',Ovary husbands, we feel that :a wog, those we, love. I love to ije abed till ten -' And yet`I must confess 1Vly conscience sometimes hides 'nte figs ;, My dreadful laziness. 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