HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1932-02-04, Page 2JIM THE CONQUEROR
By PETER B. KYNE
Illustrated by Allen Dean
s1NOPsIe gin of his favorite elixir.
Aon Jaime Miguel Higuenes, Texas He had a presentiment that Fate
rancher, and Tom Antrim, sheep owner,
have been bitter enemies. Capt. Hen Ho- was, in a manner of speaking, stack -
Hart, formerly Texas Ranger, now Don ing the cards against him.
chime's manager, finds the don wounded
atter shooting it out with Antrim, who a screen of stamped and gilded f�e-
Je killed. Don Jaime takes possession of i CHAPTER XIV.
Antrim's sheep. There is nothing quite so satisfying vent leather presented by a .criminal
Roberta Antrim o advised of re. who couldn't be hanged. In 1740 one
uncle's death. "Crooked ]3111" Latllaai, and restful to a human being as the
another uncle, wants Roberta to marry knowledge of a sly deed successfully, William Duelk was convicted and
Glenn Heck! and tells her he is on nay brilliantly, erformed. It is teat ""
the verge of bankruptcy. He outlines p hanged" at Tyburn, and his body
his match -making schemes to Hackett, to be marveled at, therefore, that bath committed to the Barber -Surgeons --
urging offer to make goodnthe Crooked Bill and s{oberta slept well
dosses. Latham believes this generous • p who were then combined in the one
Wier will make Roberta accept Hackettsthat night; at breakfast neither hadaLivery Company—for dissection and.
Proposal of marriage. I ever felt nor looked so chipper in' demonstration. When they set to
CHAPTER XIII—(Cont'd•) years, albeit, in order to accentuatework on his the "corpse," to their
"The plan is vetoed," Crooked Bill his pose of abandon and despair ! consternation, began to cry out loud-
"Friendship will Crooked Bill neglected to shave, had' ly: "Don't!" When he went on crying
loud -
declared virtuously. and ' "Don't!" +"� coulddoubt that
bear up under anything except the little to say during the mealDont. there be no
indorsement of notes or the swift sighed gustily from time to time. He • he was still alive. Having been hang -
heavy touch." . caught an early train to the city, ex -'ed once he could not be hanged again,
"But, Uncle Bi11, if there is such plaining that the sooner he swept up! so the Barber -Surgeons administered
•k ' the fragments of his scattered for -
The Pageantry
Of Old London
A Castle on the Cheap:
Chariot Drawn by. Nine
White Horses
By TREVOR ALLEN,
In "John 0' London's Weekly."
In the Hall of the Barbers' Com-
pany of the City of London there is
a small element of risk—
"No more, I beg of you, Roberta.' tunes the better for all concerned.
There is a definite element of risk,' Roberta motored in a little later
and whether small or large, I will not and went at once to Glenn Hackett's
leave nay friend accept it. I've had a' office, where he prepared and she
bellyful of risks lately," he added signed a formal assignment of all of
vulgarly. "I do not crave a second her right, title and interest in and to
helping." her Uncle Tom's estate to Hackett,
"But, Uncle Bill—" for and in consideration of certain and Melting.
Uncle Bill raised his leonine head moneys to be advanced to her by THE LORD MAYOR'S LOVELY
and his cold, steely -gray eyes flickered Hackett. The further details of say- DAUGHTER.
murderous lights at her. His mouth ing something out of the wreck for The history of our noble Livery
closed with a snick, like the door of a •her uncle she left to the lawyer. Companies abounds with picturesque
safe. "Thera will be no more discus- "Now, then, Roberta,"Hackett sei i stories of the kind, which Colonel Rob -
atoll
ef this unpleasant subject," he when the document was signed, "you ert J. Blackham relates in a book he
informed her coldly. understand that this is a busines, deal justly claims to enshrine "the soul
When Crooked Bill looked and spoke from first to last. Not a speck of of the city"—"London's Livery Conl-
in
in that tone of voice, Roberta knew sentiment in it so far as I am con -paries>' There was Edward Osborne,
from experience that obedience was cerned. While you have given me •e- for instance a sturdy Elizabethan ap-
incumbent upon her. Amiable and curity for the funds I am to advance, rnntice, who rescued from the river
loving as he customarily was, there it may be that I will be called upon the infant daughter of a Clothworker,
were times when he must not be trifled to advance a sum in excess of the total Sir William Hewett, who lived and
with, and this was one of them. Rob- value of your Uncle Tom's estate. traded in one of the old houses on
mile's eyes filled with tears; in a trem- Consequently, it is of the utmost im- London Bridge. The rescued child—
vinous voice she begged to be excused portance that the estate should he ad -
"grew up into a beautiful girl and
and withdrew. ministered wisely and conservedly. I many men of high degree sought the
Crooked Bill's wild eyebrows went have looked up your lawyer at Los hand of the Lord Mayor's lovely
up as the girl left the room. "She's Algodones, Don Prudencio Alviso, and daughter. Her father .put them ally
as big a crook as 1 am," he declared he appears to have an excellent r°c- off with the words: `No! Osborne s v -
proudly. "She isn't at all distressed. ord for probity, but is a poor businessed
She's just pulling the old stuff—not Iran. If I—" her and Osborne shall have her.'
Osborne got not only his master's
en me this time, but. en you, my boy. "He assures me Don Jaime Miguel heiress, but his business, and himself
She expects you to follow her out Higuenes is most reliable and is doing became Lord Mayor in 1583 and
and comfort her. She has just given all that anybody can do to conserve founded a noble house whose
whose present
head is the Duke of Lee
planted in her brain, and now she sure Hackett. Another daughter of aa Lord Mayor,
birth to the bright idea we have the estate," Roberta hastened to as -
to get you alone and spring it "I know. But what do we know Sir John Spencer, of 1594 fell in love
0n you. Do not disappoint her, my about Higuenes? Nothing except what with Lord Compton. As the father
boy. Forward! I'll sit here and mas- we have heard and the fact that his opposed the match, the couple decided
Ideate niy fodder. I shall not be lone- correspondence would indicate he is a to elope, and the young lady was
ly, Glenn, because I know you'll both kindly, humorous and wonderfully smuggled out of her parents' house in
he back for the dessert, and after that obliging gentleman. But lawyers look a baker's basket. They married, and
weal have a fine large evening. Rob- at all things from a cold and con -
restoratives, nursed him up, and pack-
ed him off in a ship going East. Duell
changed his name to Deverall, became
a prosperous Levant merchant, and
sent the screen to the Company not
only out of gratitude but to remind
them that the man they had "hanged"
at Tyburn was still very much alive
Quality has
no substLute
great diversion." In Restoration days
clowns singing jocular songs "guyed"
the country yokel, parodying his broad
dialect.
WHITTINGTON.
.n. on
The famous Dick Whit•it gt , who
was much more than legend for Sir
Z.ohn Watley says that in his later
years this illustrious Lord Mayr
actually attributed his success in life
to .a cat—once gave a great banquet
to Henry V. and Catherine of France
at which the fires were fed with cedar
and perfumed wood• Not content with
that, he threw on the flames the
King's bonds for 160,000! To this
day Dick's benefactions "are so link-
ed up with the benevolent work of the
Mercers, that an hour scarcely 'asses
in the offices of the Company without
the name of Whittington being men-
tioned
In addition to pageantry, another
feature of the Companies has invari-
ably been good banquet fare, and a
Falstaffian liberality of it. At one
time the members of the Armourars
used to, bring all their servants to the
banquets, and all, from the highest to
the lowest, would take away with
hm as much as they could carry—
outside as well as in—removing it
even before the meal had started. One
member even brought his "Chaim -
women." Gate-crashers abounded,
and a member was once accused of
_bringing twenty guests instead of one
at a time when the fare included such
costly delicacies as swan, lamprey,
and boiled udders.
she became an ancestress of the pres-
eeta shall sing for us." servative angle, and the thought oc- ent Earl of Northampton.
"Are you quite certain she wouldn't curs to me: Why is Don Jaime Miguel There is a legend concerning the
prefer to be left alone, Mr. Latham? Higuenes taking ail this trouble? father of the martyr Thibmas a Beck -
She's all upset. You gave her a bur What do you mean to him? He is a et, Gilbert Becket, a native of Rouen
glarious look and there was murder cattleman, so why should he bother who lived on the site of the present
in your voice•" with your sheep? My dear. Bobby, 1 Mercers' Hall, went to the Crusades,
"Listen to me, son. If you want to am highly suspicious of that fellow" and was captured by the Saracens. A
hold on to me as a client, if you ever Bobby's lip drooped. She had not beautiful Saracen maid—
expect to finger another retainer from thought of Dan Jaime in that light "fell in love with the Norman soldier
Crooked Bill Latham, don't pester him before, and her common sense warn- and worked to set him free. He my escap- bleat
with questions. I know y onioas. ed her that there might be more than ed and carried away with him the About the little woes that rack,
The girl's play-acting. Vamose!" a modicum of truth in Hackett's sus- hear' of the fair Eastern girl. She Or tell us to get on our feet
Glenn Hackett "vamosed" Within. picions. He saw the doubt he had
was evidently astout-hearted lass and
Ave minutes to h returned with Roberta planted burgeoning, and hastened to
If They Should Rise
If life flowed back and they should
rise
From hillocks neatly spaded down,
With youth still sparkling in their
eyes,
And wander up the road to town,
And see the stars and feel the sunch
And toua tree and press a hand,
And feel the urge to laugh and run—
I wonder would they understand.
How could they ever comprehend
The downcast mouth, the furrow-
ed brow,
The feeling we are near the end
And there is naught to save us
now;
Would they sit down and join our
follows A. her lover to London --a re -
And scale the heights by battling
en his arm. aid its growth. . markable exploit in the twelfth cen-
back?
- "Hum!" Crooked Bill reflected. "As I told you before, it is impos- tury. Haveeve forgotten darker nights
"And she spent at least a minute mak- sible for me to go yr Texas to look "`Legend pictures her wandering sten terror thundered through the
ing up her face! Four minutes to after your affairs, Bobby, wbith about London with no knowledge of sl les
put over her loving plot against me. standing the fact that it would
e a English, but the word Gilbert—the t ,
The little crook!" He beamed upon privilege to serve yoa. Unfortunately name of the man she loved. When bugles sang and our delights
her. "I'm so sorry I spoke crossly to others have a prior claim on my pro- eAt last they met, and of course Were offered up in sacrifice,
any little girl," he announced with fessional services and I may not evade lived happily ever afterwards." When we -were called upon to spend
hypocritical unction. them. Your unfortunate uncle dare Far more than wealth—our blood
Bobby kissed him fondly and gave not leave New York at this time EARLY PAGEANTS• and bone—
him a little hug, the butler passed the either. His creditors might think he Since their origin in the mediaeval Not for our own and gainful end,
coast beef for fresh hot cuts, and was endeavoring to flee the country. Guilds, pageantry has always been a But gifts on freedom's altar -stone?
Glenn Hackett began a discussion of Consequently, I think it is of the ut- feature of the Livery Companies. The
international tennis, to be interrupt- most importance that you go to Los Lord Mayor's Show derives from God give us back the ancient tight,
ed presently by Crooked Bill. Algodones immediately and investi- thein, Col. Blackham reminds us. Up Renew the courage of the Aisne,
"I think you might tell Harms to gate everything thoroughly." to 1752 the Guilds paid for his pa- Unfurl the flags, refresh the light
serve some of my Poi Roger 598, "But, Glenn, I don't know a thing geant, the cost of which is now borne That swept the Argonne wood and
plain,
ably be the Iast bottle of real chain- big an order. Quite usually I believe merly all Guilds took part; now, only Arouse us, God, to stir the marts,
Bobby," he suggested. "It will prob- about business, and I'm afraid it's too by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. For-
pagne we'll ever drink, but while we what apparently decent people tell those of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. To spin the wheels and strike our
stride,
Had Crooked Bill lived in the days "I disagree with you. You have a Guildhall are relies of giants which So we may face with. braver hearts
have title to the cellar let's go to it." me." The figures of God and Magog in the.
of Demosthenes there is no doubt but feminine intuition of the highest de -figured in mediaeval processions. At The days to be far which they died.
that he would'iave run the Oracle o - ByHenryDelphi out of business. Roberta did out a crook at sight. If you go there, "the Goldsmiths erected a Castle on Post
sing to thein after dinner! However, get acquainted with your lawyer and the Cheap with towers from which — _,!,_•. _.
Crooked Bill was not one to gum up Don Jaime and, after a sew weelts, flowed wine! A few paces from the
his own finely laid plans, and pros- discover that you hare absolutely no Castle fair damsels blew leaves of To a Child
truth of the old adage that three is a or both, I shall think at quite safe to his path not with rose leaves but with Lovelier than the stars of night
crowd, he withdrew to his room, leav- leave your affairs in their hands for gilt coins! Cups of wine were pre- Are your roguish eyes to me,
ing Glenn Hackett to make what pre- the present at least." sented to the King and his Courtiem As you greet me with delight,
gress he could with the rebellious This adroit speech flattered Roberta on arrival at the Castle, and an angel And such sweet sincerity.
1!doberta• since it was corroborating a belief she descended from its summit and pre -
But Crooked Bill did not retire. He had always entertained, i,e., that she sented him with a crown,' Let your laughter—like a bell—
Roberta-
But
eti
vias much too excited for sleep. In- could look through inen as if they A CHARIOT OF SILVER. All my solemn thoughts destroy;
stead he lit a cigar and smoked until `sere glass. Her respect for Hackett's The Mercers' contribution to these And the hurts of life make well
ten o'clock, at which hour he knew intelligence and ability increased at I,ageants was a Roman chariot "on By your healing touch of joy.'
Glenn Hackett, a creature of habit, once Ill go to Los Algodones just throning a beautiful young woman in
would depart for the city. So Crook- as soon as I can get ready,"she de- a dress of white satin with fringe of Little arms that clasp me round,
' ed Bill went down the back stairs, dared, old on her head a coronet richly set To my heart its love renew,
crossed the lawn and waited for Hack- "That's fine, Roberta." He escorted g • ' And I know that I have found
her to the elevator and upon return- with emeralds, diamonss, and sap- The blossom of my lite in you.
ett at the entrance to Hillcrest. "Did p phires. The shah' was of embossed -
it work?" he demanded. ing to his office pressed a buzzer three silver adorned with angels and cher- w R• W., Montreal.
"Overtime," Hackett responded. times, whereupon his secretary usher- t.bim, and 'around her sat figures
it hi fd.•.
res of development. You could sniff. the Coronation of Richard II. • H'enr Gillen in the Boston
ently, with a full realization of the mental reservations regarding either gold on the Rings .dace and strewed
"I guess I'm not some little old ed n o nn from an. a Ioinrng room symbolical of all th b virtues. Nine
yrrognosticator, eh?" no�ess a person than Crooked Bill. white Flanders horses, three abreast,
"You certainly know every convo- Well, have you sold her the idea drew this twenty -two -feet high char -
lotion in Roberta's mind. I'm sure I that she should go to Los Algodones, lot; twenty "savages" romped ahead
never, would. She'd outgame me every he demanded of the lawyer, throwing fireworks. No less a head
tinge she started:' I have. She promised me she would cent were the Coinpanies' barges
"Was she nice to you after I left?" go just as soon as she could get which figured in water -pageants an
"Well_er—ah--Platonic." ready." the Thames.
"Aggh!" Crooked Bill growled deep Crooked Bill rubbed his hands A feature of the pageants, says Col.
Sn bis throat, like an aged tiger. "Ga pleasurably. Hackett handed hint the Blackham, was the throwing of gifts
home, you jellyfish. You'd be a barh- assignment, which Roberta had just to the crowds. The Drovers rispensed
sior in the South Sea Islands—and on given hint, and 'Crooked Bill set are
to it and dropped it into Hackett's loaves of sugar, nutmege, dates, arc!
au island where they practice pely- pie ginger; the Fishmongers, live ash. in
ahndy.+" metal waste basket.
1689 the Skinners introduced ' a nun •
Thoroughly disgusted he returned "Nave you confidence in. this Jaime her of live dogs, cats, anti oxesy tui
Ifi' uenes Mr. Latham?" Hackett
to the jlause and mixed ltinascif g
i thither among the crowd afforded
a nog-' u s rabbits which being tossed hither end
i queried. d d
ISSUE No, 5..._.'32 1 (To be continued.)
The Difference
The ohoir•boy was applying for a
position in the office of the local
estate agent.
"Have you a„ny references?" ask-
ed
sked the agent. •
"Yes, sir," said the boy, "Here's
two—ono from the clergyman and
one from the eh.oirmasetr."
The estate agent read them
through.
I'm afraid these are no good,"
lin aid; "you see, I don't want you
on Sundays. You'll have to get re-
ferences f. em somebody who knows
you on weekdays."
Tea >es9on7 tie gar ns
A BATT G�t,�.NDe you cOF THE oTS AT
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1`ORTUNATE, indeed, the traveler who stood beside the camera
man as he caught this dramatic winter battle of the elements in
the Grand Canyon of Arizona.
For weeks on end, in midwinter, the Grand Canyon glows under
brilliant sunshine and blue sky. But when snow does come to the
Canyon rims, as it must do at any elevation of '7,000 feet in this lati-
tude, then the visitor may witness incredible scenes like this.
Travel is continuous throughout the year to the South rim of the
Grand Canyon, but Winter seals the North rim which is 1200 feet
higher, for months on end. Through Pullmans over the Santa Fe Rail-
way approach within 100 yards of the Canyon edge, South ring, and it is
but a step to the informal comfort and crackling fireplaces of El Toyer
hotel. Snow, when it comes, may lie thick in the pine forest, but it
rarely interrupts the motor drives along the rim roads, and not
often even the thrilling saddle trips down the inner -Canyon trails.
As one rides, down and down, the snow thins out and gradually disap-
pears. Imperceptibly one passes from the crisp cold of the upper
world to the hints of spring at Phantom Ranch, 5,000 feet below.
The Grand Canyon is one of the most glowing jewels in Uncle
Sam's famous chain of national parks.
Tramcar Post May Be
Abolished in Stockholm
Stocl.holna—Ou account of the in-
creasing traffic in Stockholm the
tram lines may be moved away from
the center of the town and be ex-
changed for buses. If this is clone
they will be missed by all those
who use them for posting their let-
ters, writes a correspondent of the
Christian Science Monitor. All the
tranaears have attached to the back
a letter box, which is put on at nine
o'clock in the morning and taken off
at eight in the evening. Iu places
where many trans lines pass there
is a post -office employee standing,
who empties all the boxes every
time the train passes and puts them
in a letter box on a tramcar that
passes the General Post Office. Here
When You
Fatigue is the signal to rest. Obey
it if you can. When you can't, keep
cool and carry -on in comfort.
Aspirin was meant for just suck
times, for it insures your comfort.
Freedom from those pains that nag
at nerves and wear you down, One
tablet will block that threatening
headache while it is still just a
threat. Take two or three tablets
when you've caught a cold, and
that's usually the end of it.
Carry Aspirin tablets when you
travel. Have some at home and
keep some at the office. Like an
efficient secretary, they will often
"save the day" and spare you many
uncomfortable, unproductivehours.
Aspirin is harmless, so keep it
handy, keep it in mind, and use it.
No man of affairs can afford to
ignore the score and more of uses
explained in the proven directions.
From a grumbling tooth to those
rheumatie pains which seem almost
to bend the bones, Aspirin tablets
ere ready with quick relief—and
always work. Neuralgia. Neuritis.
Any nagging, needless pain.
another employee
pties the boxes and puts the letters
into a chute in the post office, which
carries them up to the clearing room.
This is a quick and reliable service
and the letters very often reach
their destinations earlier than if post-
ed in an. ordinary letter box.
A Near Thing
Dismal James and his friend were
walking in the park.
Suddenly James stopped and nod-
ded to a grey-haired man on a near-
by seat.
"There's the fellow who swindled
me out of five thousand pounds," he
told his friend.
"Really?" he exclaimed.
"Yes," sald James, "he wouldn't
let his daughter marry me"
stands and em•
Get the genuine tablets, stamped
'with the I3aycr"cross. They areof
perfect purity, absolute uniformity,
and have the same action every time.
Why experiment With imitations
costing a few cents less? The saving
is too little. There is too much at
stake. But there is economy in the
purchase of genuino Aspirin tablets.
in the large bottles.
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