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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1919-10-31, Page 6- _ ..... . ,.sr -°^c z7tw cnu�..—r- .-"=7_srarcas.-,_.: ;,. as, M.7. N --r.•.'.•r�ru3'Am .. ,.,�„-..�._,�-r�-u-�vac�4-•..- cr . A V, Ca Fiero to Vir Rescue r, 1 [xawair•,,.•ccL,=.xa 01' Perce, otherwise John Perce, general doesn't leave the house to- V.C., stood leaning on the gate of his morrow moraine' before, say, half -past English garden, smoking a peaceful eight, so that there can be .ro hitch pipe, and admiring the autumn sunset. in the proceeling.e.' Whilst he was thus engaged two "There's no one else that .we can Once she glanced back towards the% stairs, but the general remained rho- ' tionless like a etatue, secure in the shadow of the wall. Brigadier -General Pepper considered' himself an expert in the art of con- cealment and an adept at taking eb,. or,. Marjorie muttered several little ,ex- clamations of impatience, and began' apparently to talk to herself. The gen oral strained his ear to catch her' words. • "Oh, why doesn't he -:cline?" ex- claimed Marjorie, in somewhat louder tones. "Ile promised -to be here. with the car at seven o'clock!" - The general chuckled ,inaudibly,• Xie had foreseen that the runaway couple .would make use -of a car for their pur-. cv pose. IInca.=e of such a sentingan y, he himself had arranged for a • ear to be "standing to" for hien in Sinrmond's garage just round the corner. Five minutes passed. - Presently ter faint .ivhir along the road announced the approach of a mo- tor car: "At last!" exclaimed Marjorie. A car drew up in the road outside • the h.n tse. With a sudden, quack gel- figures came into sight along the road trust," said Marjorie, gaeing at Perce ture, Marjorie caught un a small hand —a girl and a man.wistfully. "Besides, -we know what bag, and paced hurriedly through the One was 112arjorie, the daughter of great powers of strategy you possess." door, closing it behind her. Brigadier -General Pepper._ (retired); Ol' Perce thought deeply for a The general lost no time. He de's the other was young Hurtmore John- moment. eencl d the stairs three at a bounce. son, the dentist, who had quite recent- "Um!" he said pensively, strokiae Seizing the door -handle, he pulled ly returned to Puddleboro'. hes drooping black Moustache.. "You're violently. For an instant the door Soon the pair caught sight of Perce askin' a good bit, you are. If the gen- seemed to stick, then it gave suddenly; and quickened their footsteps towards eral catches me there won't- be - any in fact, for the general sat down' with - Woodbine Villa. hol'din' Wim. I know 'im! Don't I re- a concussion that rattled every tooth, "Good evening, Perce!"; said the girl,! member 'im in '15, afore ''c Was put both real and false, in his head. • ;eeetness. on .the retired list! However, shall mishaps like this. smiling with teatare nothing' to an old warrior. He sprang to his feet and literally leapt through the doorway. But, quick as he was, a lithe,• cdark "Good evening, Biles Marjorie!" said "Give nee a proper dreeein' down, 'e Perce, noting the high quality of the; did, once. Up in the 'Salient, it was, smile and wondering what was in the , jest be'ind Railway Wood, and well I wind. - 1 remember it. Not 'arf I don't?! Jest He knew the world, did 01' Perce. ! because I'd scrouged a jar of rum figure that stood waiting outside was ;- The dentist also exehengetd greet-: wh.at was intended for Brigade Tad- quicker. 01' Perce •s vigil was at an: For the fraction of a second he stood there, poised, with a large flour sack gripped -in his horny hands. I Then, like a matador at a bull, her Ings, and shook hands with extreme; quarters. lou' -d 'a' thought '.e were cordiality. - f gain' to throw a fit, the way 'e carried "Nice evening, Perce," he added,on!" casually. 01' Perce paused. "Very'." agreed. Perce. "Well," he said, at length, "I'll do He eyed the couple, and waited.. it. I was young meselt once. And I closed on Brigadier- General Pepper That they wanted something from himwouldn't mind chalkin' off a score (retired),, and neatly encased him in was very patent. The color in Mar -'i against the general—not that I bear jorie's cheeks,_ he noticed, was higher malice, but jest to even things up a than -usual- .whilst Hurtmore Johnson bit. Pll do it." was behaving with a spurious calm to! "I knew you would," said Marjorie conceal his evident excitement. i gratefully. "The—er—fact is, 'Perce," said the; At five o'clock next morning Brig- make a business -like reef -knot, in' dentist at last, "I—that is, we—er—' adier-General Pepper rose from his spite of the infuriated struggles of the specially wanted to have a word with' slumbers. • unhappy man inside. you this evening." I He performed his toilet with ex- "Lemma out!" gurgled the general, "We want your help," added Marj-! treme care, taking great precautions dancing with more vigor than agility. "Scoundrels! Assassins! Blackguards I" "Now, now!" muttered Perce. "Don't go working yourself into a state, general! Keep your 'ead!" -The frenzied prisoner redombled his frantic efforts to escape. •- "Ah!" he yelled. "I'll teach you to speak to me like that!" • 01' Perce regarded the wildly -strug- gling figure thoughtfully for a minute or two, then, lest the curiosity 'of a chance passerby might be aroused, he placed his hands. firmlyegn,the region of the:genieralrs' waist=line, and' ran him back into the house. After that, snaking a rapid exit, he closed the front -door—taking the pre - the sack from the waist upwards. The sack was a prepared one. Its mouth was threaded with strong i clothes -line. For Perce it was a' simple matter to tighten the rope and orae, in pleading accents. I to make no noise at all. "It's like this," said Hurtmore, Nevertheless, despite himself, he Johnson. "Marjorie anti I—er—that: was unable to restrain occasional is to say, we—" . grunts and snorts of rising rindigna- "Go on," said Perce. "I understand." i tion. "We're very fond of each other," i Through the medium of Mrs'Hig- blurted out the dentist. !gins he had become aware of Marj- "You surprise me," said Perce drily. i olle's little plan to run away that "We want to get married, in fact." i morning, though the faithful house - "But," broke in Marjorie, "dad, keeper had failed to find out where the won't hear of it. You know what he; marriage was to take place. is. He's set his heart on me marrying ! He was quite determined that his an Army man. The very suggestion' daughter should never. marry_ a civil - that I should wait -to please myself, ion; A - Service man, or none at all, makes him fly' into a passion, He's a 'was his ruling for Marjorie's matri- dear, of course, but-" monial ambitions,. "The long and short of it is," put in When he was dressed he switched the dentist, "as we can't get married off the electric light, opened his door caution of changing the key to the outside and locking the door after him —and strolled towards the road. The car with the eloping pair was out of sight; so Perce walked quietly home to Woodbine Villa and break- fast. ly, Green, or anything like lids closed, an;cl he sank into a doze. A few days later a •small package that. The plan is this. I have arrang- Suddenly the sound of a slight arrived for Perce. Opening it, he dis- ed for a special license, and we are movement caused him to awaken with covered a piece of wedding -cake and to be married at eight o'clock to -mor- a start. • a note. « row morning at the next village— He listened intently. I . "Dear Perce,"—ran the note,—"This Middlehridge. It's in the same district, A fa: nt, rustling noise made his ' is ,just to tell you that we are married you see. The ceremony will he per- nerves tingle with excitement. and are now enjoying our honeymoon. formed at St. John's." The next moment he heard a gentle We -are very, very happy; but, what - "Well ?" said Perce, footfall pass his door. ever happens, we will never forget "What we're afraid of," said Marj- There followed just the suspicion of your help, nor can we ever be suffi- orie, "is that dad suspects something. a creak on the stairs, but the alert ear e:ently grateful to you. He's been behaving rather strangely of the gallant officer caught it. He "Yours very sincerely, the last two days. I'm dreadfully opened his bed room door, and, tread- "Marjorie and Jack Hurtmore Johnson. "P:S,—I hope dad will not find out what you did to him." 01' Perce read the postscript, and then eyed the niece of wedding cake doubtfully. "Ah!",he murmured. "I'ope so, too!" But he never did, with his permission, we're going to do a few inches, and- sat down to begin without ,it." his watch. "What!" said Perce. "Do ;.•ou nears Time passed slowly. Gradually, in • to 'lope?" hn spite of hself, he found his thoughts "We do," replied Hurtmore Johnson. wandering until they were lost in a "No t to Scotland " he went on hurried -dreamy • haze and presently his eye afraid that Mrs. Higgins—that's our housekeeper—has found out some- thing, and let the cat out of the bag. If so, dad will try to prevent our mar- riage at the last moment." Perce began to see daylight. "I see," he said slowly. 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Limited Montreal istz AROUND THE WORLD ON 'HE EQUATOR TRAY FLUNG LINE OF NO LATITUDE. An is iagi.,,'ary Journey Which WG.ad Take You Through Interesting' Countries.. If anybody ever did "speak disre- spectfully of the Equator," it must have been owing to lack of acquaint- ance, '!`lie molt interesting and instructive of all imas,ipable journeys would be takeh' by •anybody who should follow the lino of nb latitude around - the world. As fjoocl a place as any fo start would be the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles due west of the coa:,t of Ecuador; to which they belong. This little group (the equator runs thi',ough it) is the home of giant land -turtles, which have been known to attain u weight of more than 60`0 poun:s, The islands• are paalts of extinct volcanoes emerging :trove the surrace of the sea, and each one has its ow'I peculiar species of huge tortoises, though all are doubt- less derived from a sin.;la ancestral stock that anciently inhabited the mainland of Ecuador. A' ress South"`Arnerica. Do you know what the name Ecua. dor means? It is Spanish for equator. Never thought of that, did you? Now for a trip eastward across South America, following the equator sal line, which takes you through northern Ecuador, southern Colombia and northern Brazil, 1t• is a wonder Eul pilgrimage, mostly through tracla less forests intersected by numerous rivers, on the banks of which dwell tribes of extremely naked savages, Practically, the only clothing they wear is donned for ceremonial oat casions, and consists chiefly of the brij liant plumage of tropical birds, the metallic -hued wing -covers of certain beetles and necklaces of monkeys' teeth. One of these tribes preserves the heads of its enemies taken in battle. by removing the skull and drying the fleshy envelope. thereof over a slow fire. Hot pebbles are put inside, and, as a result, the head is so reduced bj' shrinkage as to be no bigger than that of a small doll, , though the features are perfectly preserved in miniature. .• Cannibalism is certainly not uncom- mon among these tribes,. some of which are formidable by reason of th3 poisoned arrows they use, the points' being dipped in a preparation mads from the seeds of a plant that yields strychnine. The arrows are dis- charged with exceedingly -accurate marksmanship from blow guns, tivhich are reed thbes six feet long, the pro-, jectile wrapped with silk cotton to make it fit the bore, It was in this region, by the way,! that rubber was first seen in use by,, early travellers, who found it employ-. ed by the savages for the making of syringes. The equator departs from South; America directly through the mouth of the Amazon river, in which lies an; island as big as Denmark. Crossings the Atlantic ocean, it strikes French Equatorial Africa before passing on through the Belgian Congo. Equatorial Africa. All of Equatorial Africa is the home of the blackest of black people—ca. nihals mostly, when opportunity; serves. There dwell tribes of the vanishing pigmies. Also, in the west:' ern part of that belt, our nearest lis• ing relatives on the earth, the gorily. las and the chimpanzees, Pursuing your journey eastward yob' pass not far from the mighty Coag i cataract called Stanley Falls (after the famous explorer ,`and,,,about k :miles further on (having left'•Ehe•1 e gian Congo behind), you find your. on the western shore of one of iii fF` world's greatest sheets of fresh wateia1 It Is the Victoria Nyanza (the 1att wont means "lake''), which is th'Ei principal source of the Nilo. ' The equator runs through the lak and so you must hire a staunch, cra to carry you across, for it is a voyage of 150 miles. .A veritable fresh -water sea is , the. Victoria Nyanza, Compare able in size to our own Lake Superior, Arrived on its eastern shore, yott will have 1.85 smiles further to go be'• foes striking the western slopes o • Mount Xenia. Would you enjoy ter sensation of travelling through snow', on the equatorial litre? If so, -You may get it right there—supposing that yoit are a good climber, Por Mount Henle, is the second highest mountain in -all Africa: perched directly on the aqua= tor, its topmost peaks, covered with. everlasting snows, reach an elevation of nearly three and it half smiles. When you leave the east coast et Africa, you strike across the Indian Ocean, following the equator, which' cuts Sumatra and. Borneo in halves.' It is in the forests of those groat is» lands that our somewhat less near re- latives, i.he orange-rtting:+, reside;