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Zurich Herald, 1931-10-08, Page 2Saari tea i gathered from the world's finest gardens 11 'F resb from the gawdcns' THE KESH'REL HOUSE :4 MYSTERY he pressed it there carne the sou machinery revolving solnewhe; side. The noise increased in until, it was aiinost deafens then Moineau switched it of Barnard realized wily the so bad heard on previous occasio so muffled, they cane from ground. "All is well," announced man, Letraying signs of su excitement, "I shall now pl; in the cylinder, whieh will be ed a semi -vacuum and, of cou- pletely sealed. I may say substance of which it is co an invention of mine." In response to the sligh sure, the cylinder swung_ o it was on a level with Barna The chief inspector exerte strength in a desperate effo himself as he felt the table neath him and he realized was being slowly slid into the ly cylinder of death. Moine: unmoved, watched as his vis% propelled forward Tde steppe the room and pressed the svw again the whirring of the filled the confined space. Barnard was almost corn the cylinder when suddenly„ chinery stopped and a second' place was plunged into darkni . heard a startled exclaliati Moineau and distinctly felt of cold air circulat:ng ar, 'head, the only part of ,hi cased. A bottle or some glai • smashed upon the floor, a d� softly behind him, and agai aware of that pungent ode had attributed to a poison hat New York Is Wearing ANNEI3ELLla WORTHINGTON aerated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With Every Pattern By T. C. H. JACOBS SYNOPSIS jeets. A woman's brain is of finer Henry Holt and his ward, Muriel delieate, capable than hat of of a more subtlemord ex fa• rm. HoI are end, M neat a Dartmoor at delicate, though having less reserve farm. o friend, Moineau, living et at Kestrel House, is desirous that 14lvriel pression, marry his nephew, Hayden Mercer, whom of ener;y." she dislikes. Several mysterious disap- Moineau paused and Belted his ton- borhood. have been alarming the neigh- borhood gue across his dry, cracked lips. Bar - Another boarder at the farm, Percival nerd found the action strangely re- pyecroft, and his valet, Flack, try to un- ravel the mystery of Kestrel House. pull really must apologize for all the with all the force of d Hayden Mercer threatens Muriel because "" Opened his mouth and let Mercershe rfuses a marry him. Holt and work has low. engage in a struggle and both trouble which I fear my Blimey, gov-nor," said are killed.given both to yourself and your wor- „ Inspector Barnard steals into Teau I l "he's still got a bit of pub' House and is trapped by ;4loineau in thy assistants, but you will • readily his underground laboratory. appreciate that the him." th a fQe' With startling suddenne came on. Barnard twisted 'h to stare with unbelieving •tla' vision of Percival Pyecif* CHAPTER XXIIe—(Cont'd.) Barnard listened as in a dream to the harsh voice as it continued: "Have you ever examined a drop of blood under the microscope? Prob- ably you have. Well, then, you will know that blood contains myriads of minute corpuscles in ; yellowish ser- couse of science is vastly more important an lives, which, at best, can onnly run their brief span. Youagree, of course. "Well, then, as I was explaining, I in an opened doorway. the best results are obtained from 1 CHAPTER XXIIt those in perfect health. You your- self are a splendid specimen, you are . The effect of the secomd-` in robust health, and mentally you I are above the average of your kind, too muchthe forBarnard. his um: unlike a young man who was l Moineau paused and pointed a long, quiteg dragged him from the skinny finger at the chief inspector ( brought to me a short while ago, a I lapsed into nnfrom the helpless upon the table. drink -sodden wretch, worse than use- When he came stoc his e Mr. less to me. It may interest you to "Now,s afollow me a carefully, i he foundvery himself in which 1 Barnard, for we came to a really know that this same young� goes he himself lying on astonishing fact. The serum is con- suggested met t genial to its own corpuscles but will destroy the red cells of the blood of any other creature introduced into it. Nov'wthe degree of action of one kind of blood on another c?epends on the nearness of relationship of the two animals. The closer the relationship the less destructive the action. The blood of man, for instance, mingles that of the an - •a.. apes. So your 974e `c rTtP -S of (PI" 43‘4, ,414 qac hhi Dag SCOTTIE- .' = What came before; After many :Avon. tures, Captain JimmY lands in his plate at the Island of Formosa. .tIe goes in- land to see the camphor camps and the country of the head -bunting savages. At last we reached a settlement of little huts with a big one for the manager. The camp boss was a young Japanese, who spoke .English perfectly. He had a long white scar across his face, which he told us was' a souvenir from a fight with a head- hunter, 110 objected cut off and, bounced it off Some one threw a knife at him, just grazing his face, and then the sol- diers came on. the run and the head- hunters vanished into the had told! After the camp us' the story of his fight with the head-hunters, he invited us to visit the camphor- camp. "This is the but where I slept ou , the night of the attack", he said, j with a grin that showed his white teeth, "and this", •., he continued, pointing to .a large Iron kettle that the pot He then showed us how a bamboo pipe caught the steam from the bar- rels and carried into clay chambers where it was cooled and turned back. into water, In the way that steam from a kettle will tusn to water on a cold window pane. Some of the camphor crystalizes oil the sides. of the clay chamber and some drops to the bottom as oil, After that, they take the crude cam- phor and heat it again until it turns to vapor and stream and condense A group of saw: it until it is solid. age youths had In_ another part of the camp they raided 1}is camp , pressed is into little cartels and pack at dead of night, ed it in lead boxes, ready to send to eager to bring japan. The guide told us that most back heads to their of the world's camphor supply comes dusky maidens. from Formosa. to having his head About a quarter of a mile from the seizing an iron pot, camp, we came to a well beaten road, the skull of the leader. with a high wire fence on the far side of It. This fence was charg- ed with electric current to keep out the head-hunters from the hills. Near tb.e fence, someone had i � a dug ugi quantity up oi fresh eartb. "This", said our guide, "hap- pened last night. The head- hunters tunnel• ed under for a surprise attack when a patrol Here's a jaunty dress for the col- lege girl. ft is not content with just contrast- ing trim, so chooses a plaided woolen in;"red and brown mixture for its e ,waistcoat bodice. The skirt is plain t matching shade brown woolen. e It"s just as snappy as can be, and so smartly appropriate for fall with- in out a.topcoat. in Style No. 3337 may be had in sizes at 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36 and 38 inches brought here in mistake for Moineau. For some Mints i 'lie bust. self. When my nephewSize16requires 2 yards 39 -inch for that you were interfering with certain tay still, houghts. endeavoring Son chow is is f��e5 cid blouse, 2 yards 54 -inch for skirt. matters which were engaging his at -1 from the mad scientisthe yetnlil 'r- Black sheer woolen is stunning with tendon, and that you *ere soca a l now. Pyecroft arI'rredd r I', ek white faille crepe silk for the rever suitable specimen for experiment, I l edcollar. decided to have you. The foolish fel-ihad loner rescued him. jail.' Bt 'Flack btu w ed.a the bungled the job and brought me I p�at the wrong man. However, that is now , hand across his eyes; a mat proceed." dreaming, or perhaps he •fir .. remedied, and we cans Someone moved a chaiirlliear him, quite peaceably with Barnard, for the first felt in his ancestors were life, knew real fear. He felt'the hair and,a voice spoke. Barnard'closa�l,his throe ' fairlylifting upon his scalp as Mo]- eyes again, for tvoSia tl ter all. M?:Batrnard 07 trk-Ak ",'" - Commissioner',„- .- lilt ...r `., , ane. ;:,ka`, aa^” T bulli " i Yi ii '"iris 'Rl� WW1 is it atoti •: ea-seesse. :,:ales aesaebfteasescrtous .: e �. silent ur• uns e kept �d k which had inertia im-1 li found that blood played a very�• portant part, had a vital connection ing the' lecture. With an oath he with the quality of the life force, strained savagely at his bonds, but he which, so that you will understand, I was held fast. Moir -eau drew back have called the soul. Before I dis- covered this 1 inclined to the belief that the life force of any living thing was simply a matter of degree, that stood •on a crude shelf, .is that I bounced off the chief's head, caught sight of them. We nabbed One never knows when it might 1 one, who was not quick enough to come in handy again."• get back. We've sent him down to What a life! Sleeping and work- the jail for a while." ing in the shadow of continual den -I Later on we had a good look at ger. Certainly the camphor camps � him He was a powerfully built fel- areno place for a nervous person. We walked , thick grann a trail t rough leaves trees with big, and filially arrived arnumber ofmall fires were clear- ing, burning. Over each fire was a large pan of water and a barrel. Our guide explained that the barrels were filled with chips from the camphor trees and when steam from low, with a square sort of face an. a low forehead. tHis se eyes were a fox. shifty, crafty, like He was a hard looking customer and not the sort°ling person. around onua dark care to have p night. (To be continued) Note: Any of our young readers writing to "Captain Jimmy", 2010 g., Toronto, will receive his holo free. the boiling water passed throng a these chips, it took the camphor with Star eBln Chocoat6 Mat9t1 Milk The health -giving, delicious drink for children and grown- ups. . - Pound and Half Pound tins at your grocers. In dark green.monotone tweed, it ; �__� ___ _. _._,_____-•- presents a very tailored -air. It's so wearable and so easily fash- i Lost oyptian Art icned, and you'll. love it. (HOW TO ORDER PATTBR1tS Write your name and address ;lain- 1"� 'tv -.cue bel and maize of such hall,'. sa Something was desperately` , !eons' ?tamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap with him; he must be stapling, - AA, carefully), for each number; ;.and s— ' '! L' ns?T iluci Biotte-n i it. h nWilson Pa was a..,....ger to —what� . your ox es rs cl He felt the weight of i .body on the ice, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. end of the divan and . •eased his erns atyou want.'' Enclose 0l in and regardedi "Calm yourself, Mr. Barnard," he Eyes. It was the .A. reproved. ""I thought you understood sioner 1 But before:, and appreciated the honor which I am Lis startled senses` ou „ :,peals, another figur fundamentally it was identical. I was about to do y stood first successful in collecting the vital appreciate"I'1th!the honor of s aald- Pyo- o t ling dow force of a hound; this 1 retransmitted I ing youto He as Barnard. "You damned murderous had lost that inane wpression. Barnard struggled and the Assishti; laughed outright atathe his face. "By gad, he takes m he said to Pyecroft. • ! Barnard; nothing spo . +ant 1b Barnard grasped. s e blind stretched to him, and something a sigh of relief escaped him .`I he glanced up at Pyecroft,'With a zled frown. "You are Mr. Pyecroft?" lie The other smiled. • ,4,1,• "No; Percy Pyecroft .s tied was sick of the ape, weren't you! A knock carne at the door andtect to a human being. But the effect was disastrous. I had wasted the body to the poiet of death, but while the ex- periment of retransmission restored the body itself in a manner beyond my wildest dreams, the effect upon I before it is too late.' the delicate nerve cells of the brain, I Moineau chuckled, a dreadful, grate while vastly interesting, was discs- .ing sound, scarcely human. trous. The subject assumed all the "No, no," he said confidently. "It is mental characteristics of the hound, impossible toureach at where, a are e (far underground, i and the river gorge. I have arranger, that this place shall be entirely sec- ret. No, no, we shall not be .is- turbed." He shook his head and turned to the bench, from which he took several coils. These he attached to the wires leading from the large cylinder im- mediately before Barnard. Then, ap- parently satisfied that their adjust- ment was correct, he walked with slow, dragging steps acro la- boratory to a switch in the lunatic. This place is surrounded by my men, do you undersand? I can hear them breaking their way in. Listen. you maniac, and save yourself and gave me so much trouble In keep• ing it under restraint, that I was re- luctantly forced to destroy it. I work- ed hard to find the connecting link, and, as I have explained, I finally to• cated it in the blood. Why it should be so I do not, at the moment, know, but on one point I am sure beyond doubt, the best results are obtained from human beings in perfect health. mentally and physically. r incline to the opinion that the former is the more important, and for that reason 1 prefer to have females for my sub - 4 djt KING ALFRED'S PRAYER 'y. walled By British Discovery -- . i '+ of treating ani- Applying :the new process of preset- al ars Vegetable , - tobirds ha'e beLnrineaccessful, mal and a'egetable matter so --that Sts ation reserved without .the owing to the oil in. their feathers. out sriginal form is P Ds - slightest alteration of structure are periments are now being carried claimed to have been discovered by I toovercome the difficulty. f the spoci- British scientists. The discovery is expected to cHaage , mlterdehydration -s i elated takes ith anvax that fills 2'd God, Almighty, Shaper and the art of the taxidermist and ie p in .af all creatures, we pray Thee work of medical training schoolsanatomical ,gas s i the up lrecess is ues in actin ext tfst sub - la great mercy to Inguide to well as that oft e i to make our minds stead- pathological departmentsflostg "f € f i be that sterilizes to theit air so and handled strengthen us againste a be recover- ��-]tricot injury ' temp- fish hospitals. The almost or deterioration. nd to put far from us all un- Egyptian embalming may • sitlt of these experiments. (,ven the flowers of rare plants that s usss.. ed t the ie bloom perhaps once in a century from dor foes, seen and , It is claimed that the new method may be perhaps but without losing alert Teach ns that we may 1n- can be applied with equal success to p love Thee before all things animals, reptiles, platt�rcripand tion 1tomx � oi'ihinat color and form. al ith a clean_mind and a clean body, ;cal specimens of a r Thou art our Maker and our Re- ---- -"— 1products of a village in the Drogheda timer, our Help and our Comfort, Little Old. Mill , district which specializes t in toys and Trust and our Hope. Am 91'���'�� I baskets and Soothe s, Ci nmel Amen. 1] and in o "There are too many middle profits • ��+�'' New `'° handmade hats are a local specialty. I In County Wexford one may buy bas - ."—Gifford the producer and the -cusum- -- "—Gifford Pinchot. Dublin.—In the Vale of Avoca; there11k illilIsgoo stl aand e are iture hand -knitted , is a little old mill which for m Y " he announced. ""Unfortunately tunes was used for grinding corn. For cardigans and pull overs for sale. mean was hi possession of poison, the last hundred years, however, farm-( FRETT_— anide, 1 fancy." ers have brought to it the wool frons' It is a great misfortune to have,a leal "Killed himself?" I their flocks to be woven into blankets1 "Yes, sir, it was done before any and flannels for fomily use, writes a ; fretful disposition. It takes the saluted Trotter entered, . correspondent of The Christian . fragrance out of one's life, and leaves of us could stop him."only weeds where a cheerful disp�si- and grinnedd the to Barna Commissa t r "Blast! Anyone else?" Science Monitor. I Y and to Barnard. +t ri,: About Ave years ago machine -made tion would cause ;lowers to bloom. "No, sir." goods began capturing the farmers', The habit of fretting is one that ss the "We've taken Deaf .and I?anib (To be concluded.) I 1 grows rapidly unless it be sternly re - wall. As Charlie and the housekeeper womht:, custom, and it looked as though the pressed, and the best way to over- little, old mill would fall into disuse come it is to try always to look on uid decay, and the few spinners and 1 . *Lye Ibtiiilcl ,never be ea, dissolvediaa aawater. Cleans SINKS DRAINS and the TOILET BOWL all ycla' A s•: sinks a.• rid the Saye ,. dor al. spoofs qal -v rength Gillett's Lye ie, ,o a ins Glean and free-runnir3, uantity poured down your oilet bowl, each week, will all'' dirt accumulations and ostiy repair bills. • usehold cleaning, one table - Gillett s able- Gillett"s Lye dissolved in a old* water provides a safe or washing floors, tiling, rs, etc, s!1 Full strength lar Sink Drains fig Full strength for the toilet bowl lain solution for sir general cleaning e-01,a1r' "Eats I. e .• b W 1 EE Gillett's Lye booklet ibex many other ways this handy :t can help you with'all your Ig. Send for it. weavers. would have to disco their work. Instead, however, the industry has expanded, and to -day is a flourisbing concern, employing about 15 men and a number of girls. Some of the yarn is still spun on old-fashioned wheels and some on an old "billy," said to be one of the lthe use its use' of cin whichliit Ire- land s land and byy claimed that the long staple is pre- served. Dyeing is done in an open-air brick vat, the dyes being macre from lichens grown on the rocks of the , Wicklow Hills. This instance is characteristic of Ireland's determination that modern methods of rationalized mass producs. tion shall not wipe out the century- olzl village industries and cottage drafts of the land. Not even the Shan- non electrification scheme is. to be al- lowed to do this, but it is hoped will be made in some way to aid them. Side by side with such instances of the revival of old industries in Irish villages aro to -day found examples of new enterprises adapted to rural con- ditions. There is a woodworking in- dustry in TAxlip (County Kildare) where 1antlniady ful•nitUre le being produced. Distinctly up-to•date, also, are the the cheerful side of things. Firm Frienclahip The firmest f,iendshig las as iron in formed in mutual adversity,ha fiercest most strongly united by flame. MOURNING WARDROBE "A death occurred in our,family and I' had to go in mourning. I could hard, ly afford to buy all black clothes, so_ deckled to -lye what I had. I consult ed our druggist and he advised using Diamond Dyes. Everything came out beautifully; coats, wool dresses, stock. ings and all.. I have since learned to appreciate the excellence of the black! Diamond Dyes. I tried another black stye and the results were impossible. I had to get Diamond Dyes and do the work over. Recently I have tinted myi curtains a beautiful raspberry shades, and dyed a rug a lovely garnet witb.4 Diamond Dyes. They are real moueyl savers—the finest dyes money can buy —I truly believe," Mrs. G,IC.h., Montreal. __ ISSUE No. 4O•-131