Zurich Herald, 1944-07-27, Page 2e SERIAL STORY
M
rder on the Boardwalk
• BY ELINORE COWAN STONE
Last Week: "Lucille" leads Chris -
One to Chandra. She realizes that
t was he who met her at the sta-
tion. He admits he is "partly res-
ponsible" for Mrs. Talbert's death
because he did not warn her of im-
pending danger.
CHAPTER XIV
"I don't believe itl" Christine
cried hotly. "I don't believe that my
;Cousin ever went to a fortune-
teller in her life. She was too—"
"Too sensible, you mean? I am
Torry to disillusion you; but Mrs.
albert has been one of my best
clients for years."
"And I let you make me prom-
ise not to warn the police!"
Christine swung on the girl.
"Pleasel" the girl spoke swiftly.
s°I brought you here because there
are things you must know that
Only my uncle can tell you... And
this is the only place in Surf City
where he is safe from the police."
Then a door opened and another
person came quickly from an ad-
3oining room.
* * *
Christine cried on a cnught
breath, "Jaspar!"
But this wasn't the caricature of
Jaspar she had seen last nig:tt,
his was the same immaculate, de-
corous Jaspar she'remembered
moving smoothly about his duties
at Cousin Emma's.
"Miss Christine," he began re-
spectfully, "I had almost given up
hope of speaking with you until
you called my niece as I told her
to ask you the other 'night to do."
He turned anxiously to the girl,
"You'd better hurry home, Lu-
cille," he told her in an undertone.
- The girl nodded, and slipped
obediently out of the room.
"There wasn't any chance," Jas -
par went on, "even after I saw
that you had recognized zne, Miss
Christine. , . That is—you did re-
cognize me, didn't you?"
"Oh, yes," Christine told him.
"I recognized you all right."
* * *
For a moment Christine stood
speechless, her thoughts scatter-
ing like leaves in a wind.
Apparently the butler was here
under Chandra's protection — a
trusted confederate. Yet if the
clairvoyant had learned about those
bonds from Jaspar, why had he
tried to warn her?... Or suppos-
ing he had really wanted to warn
her, why hadn't he given her the
information plainly, in words of
one syllable, without all that thea-
trical clap -trap? Unless, perhaps,
he had some reason for distrusting
the butler, and wanted to make
sure before he committed himself..
'Unless he had some reason for sus-
pecting that Jaspar was involved
in Cousin Emma's death.
But when she had talked with
Chandra, Cousin Emma was still
alive — at least, her death was not
public knowledge.
No, it's too thin, Christine
thought. These two are working
together.
"'I hope, Miss Christine," Jaspar
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went on, "that you
— left those papers
— or that you're not
about with you?"
* *
haven't just
lying around
carrying them
*
So that was what they wanted —
to know whether or not she had
the bonds here — now... "Some-
one," the inspector had said, "who
knew he could get them from you
as easily as he left them."
Christine said steadily, "I turned
the bonds over to Inspector Par-
sons the first thing this morning,
and told him where I found them.
...And Jaspar, it seems to me that
you are the one who — just left
them around. How did you know
where my room was, and how did
you get in?"
"That was the simplest part of
it, Miss Christine. You see, not be-
ing able to meet you myself at the
train, I asked Mr. Chandra, who
has been in Mrs. Talbert's confi-
dence for years, to make certain
where you went. And at the hotel,
all I had to do was to find one of
the maids who used to work under
me at your cousin's hone. I told
her I bad been sent with a parcel
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have taken a practical turn.
Here's the last word in new crea-
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be -ribboned, be -ruffled, and be-
. feathered. Felt V's and Morse
code V-signs adorn the brim, and
red -dotted black veiling ties coyly
under the chin. A large bow and
a curled feather add just the right
feminine touch.
for you, and she admitted me to
your room without question...
Mrs. Talbert had made nie promise,
Miss Christine, that if — anything
happened to her before she saw
you, I would make certain that you
had the securities."
"But my cousin was killed last
night. You put those papers there
the afternoon before. Nothing had
happened to her then."
* * *
"I beg your pardon, Miss Chris-
tine — something had happened.
She had disappeared. 1 hoped," Jas -
par was going on anxiously, "that
I might be able to get help to Mrs.
Talbert before — before it was too
late; and I had to get the papers to
you the- best way I could."
"I should think the bank was the
place for them,"
"Yes, Miss Christine," Jaspar
agreed uncomfortably. "But — of
course yoti couldn't know this —
for some time Mrs. Talbert had
been growing more and more —
well, strange, about things like
that. She insisted that you must
have then in your own hands."
"But if you knew she was in dan-
ger, why didn't you go to the po-
lice?"
* * *
"Because that was another thing
Mrs. Talbert had made me prom-
ise, You see, Miss Christine, she
had been expecting something like
this for a long time. Perhaps you
wouldn't remember, but almost 12
years ago, her only nephew was
kidnaped in much the same way."
"Mrs. Talbert paid a sweet ran-
som," Inspector Parsons had said,
"but the boy was never found."
"And Mrs. Talbert wouldn't have
the police called then, either," Jas-
par finished,
"Why .should she expect to be
abducted?"
"Well, Mists Christine, lately
she's had — threatening letters
just as the family did before Mr.
Earl was taken."
And who,' Christine thought,
SHORTY—A MITEY MAN IS HE
The British Tommy at right is pretty small compared to the tall
Heinies in front of him, but he has the situation well in hand. He's
pictured herding in two prisoners he captured in Caen battle.
would be in a better position than
you to see that those letters were
safely delivered?
For a moment she hesitated for
words. Then she went on, feeling
her way carefully, "Then why
didn't you leave a note with the
bonds — some explanation?"
Before the butler could answer,
a sharp knock sounded on the out-
er door. Jaspar and the medium
exchanged startled glances. Then
with a reasurring gesture Chandra
went out into the hall.
* * *
Christine had never expected to
be gladdened by the sight of In-
spector Parsons; but when he came
briskly into the room, she could
have fallen on his neck. Behind
hint were Bill Yardley — his eyes
seeking her .out with a kind of an-
gry relief — Mr. Wili.tet, and, sob-
bing miserably into her handker-
chief, the girl Lucille... In the hall
beyond, Christine sa several fig-
ures.°
The inspector 1 's- er
with, a satisfied, Jas
tion and favored Clint°"t14e withit
glance that was far from, friendly.
Then he turned to a uniformed
man.
"Take this girl home," he di-
rected, indicating the butler's weep-
ing niece; "and see that she stays
there till further notice."
He swung upon Christine,'
"Some of these days, Miss Thor-
enson," he said coldly, "you'll learn
that, when murder's involved, it
pays to tell the whole truth."
"Wait .a minute, Inspector!"
Bill's voice crackled. "I told you
that Miss Thorenson hadn't any
idea where she was coming to-
night, or whom she was going to
find... And a sweet chase you've
led nel" he swung on Christine.
"If Wilmet, here, hadn't happened
to see you following that girl, I
don't know how we'd have rain you
down. It was pure luck — his rec-
ognizing her when she came back
along the Boardwalk."
* * *
Christine, out of that day of
sickening anxiety about Bill, rec-
ognized his bruskness for what it
was — the nervous explosion of one
worried beyond endurance. The
knowledge that her safety meant
so much to hint brought a glow
of happiness so warn that she al-
most forgot the danger that hung
over both of them.
Inspector Parsons had turned to
Chandra,
"I was on my way here when
Yardley burst in about Miss Thor-
enson's disappearance," he said.
"So you do. cut in on this after
all?"
"I thought you'd work around to
that idea, Inspector."
The clairvoyant's voice •was
cool; but his tawny eyes were
watchful.
"When I talked to you this
morning," the detective went on,
"that dagger looked like a delib-
erately planted clew — and a pretty
stupid one. I didn't know then
about your talk with Miss Thoren-
son last night. . . Interesting that
you should have known that Mrs.
Talbert's bonds had been stolen --
and
and where they were... And 1
didn't know," he added very slow-
ly, "that on the night Mrs. Tal-
bert disappeared, she was last seen
going into your Broadway studio."
(Continued Next Week)
City Of Cherbourg
'Returned' To France
Lieut. Gen. Omar N. Bradley,
Commander of the American
Ground Forces in France, issued
the following statement on the fall
of Cherbourg:
"Ou'r troops now occupy the city
of Cherbourg. It is a pleasure to
be able to say to .the people of
France, 'Here is your first large
city to be returned to you.'
ISSUE 31-1944;
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
LESSON
POWER THROUGH SELF-
DISCIPLINE
SUNDAY SCITOOL LESSON
August 6
(Temperance Lesson)
Proverbs 1:7-10; Jeremiah 35: 5-10;
1 Corinthians 9: 24-27;
1 Thessalonians 5:22.
GOLDEN TEXT.—And every
man that striveth in the games ex-
erciseth self-control in all things.
1 Corinthians 9:25.
Memory Verse: He . . . careth
for you. 1 Peter 5:7.
THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING
Time.—We may date the writ-
ings of Solomon approximately
1000 B.C. The event spoken of in
the book of Jeremiah occurred
about ..604 B.C. The First Epistle
4,-.
of Paul to the Corinthians was
�,,,•itten, probably, between A,D.
57 and A.D. 59, and his First Ep-
istle to the Thessalonians, about
A.D. 54.
Place. Solomon probably wrote
most of his proverbs in the city
of Jerusalem, where also the inci-
dent of Jeremiah 35 . took place.
The cities of Corinth and Thessal-
onica were located in what is to-
day known as Greece; the former
in southern Greece, and the latter
far north, in the city now known
as Salonica.
Choosing Wisdom
"The fear of Jehovah is the be-
ginning of knowledge; but the fool-
ish despise wisdom and instruc-
tion," This fear is not the fear of
a slave for .a cruel master, but the
reverence of a dutiful child for his
parent.
"My son, hear the instruction of
thy father, and forsake not the law
of thy mother." The bible lays
responsibility on parents to give
their children moral and spiritual
instruction. Reverence to our par-
ents and attendance to their teach-
ing is the first step in the fear of
God.
"My son, if sinners entice thee,
consent thou not." There is no
way of dealing with direct tempta-
tion except by stout refusal—we
must say 'no' promptly, boldly and
definitely.
Loyalty To High Principles
"And I set before the sons of
the house of Rechabites bowls full
of wine, and cups . . , but we have
dwelt in tents, and have obeyed,
and done according to all that Jon-
adab our father commanded us."
There is resolution in their reply
'we will drink no wine'—not even
a drop. There is no harm in just
a sip, says the tempter to someone
and believing hien, a sip is taken,
which leads to a long draft and
often enslavement to alcohol.
These people were pledged to
live a simple life, to eat plain food
and dwell in tents. By their sim-
plicity of life they were a perpetual
rebuke to the Israelites, whose
self-indulgent habits had such a
demoralizing and disastrous effect
on the material, moral and spiritual
life of the nation.
Necessity of Self -Control
"Know ye not that they that run
in a race run all, but one receiveth
the prize? Even so run; that ye
•may attain." In the Christian race
all who trust in Christ for salva-
tion and keep right on to the end
till the goal is gained can be sure
of winning the prize which is the
gift of grace,
"And every than that striveth
in the games exereiseth self-control
in all things ... but 1 buffet my
body, and bring it into bondage."
If these athletes show such self-
control to obtain a garland of fad-
ing flowers or leaves, how touch
more should believers show those
same qualities since their prize is
an incorruptible crimen,
Danger of Fr ' Pride
"Lest l.y ally ",leans, aii'er that
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By
Cwendoline P.
Clarke
* * •
Berry picking...,, lost pails... the
antics of an acrobatic heifer — they
are the highlights of last weelc's
activities.
Yes, the berries are ripe. Last
week I made a reconnoitring trip,
taking with me two of my neigh-
bour friends and, optimistically, a
good supply of pails and kettles.
Rain prevented an early start so it
was nearly five o'clock before we
got to the berry patch. But the
berries were plentiful and of good
quality so we soon had quite a nice
picking. But isn't it funny how
the berries further on always look
better than the ones you are pick-
ing? Friend One said she would
like to go to the top of the hill. I
said I would go with her. So
Friend Two, who is not so good
on the walking, was left to look
after our half-filled pails. In a
little while we were back again to
find Friend Two had completely
lost track of the pails. We hunted
and hunted but not a sign of the
pails could we see. We finally
gave it up as a bad job and re-
signed ourselves to the loss of the
berries — plus one aluminium pail
and one enamel kettle.
After taking my friends home
the thought of those wasted berries
obsessed me — and I turned around
and went straight back to the
patch. I got over the fence at the
same spot, walked into the patch
a few hundred yards, stood con-
sidering a few minutes which way
to strike out, looked ahead a bit,
and there, almost at my feet, were
our pails. My friends could hard-
ly believe their eyes when I duly
delivered the berries!
* * *
Now for the acrobatic heifer(
she had recently calved. The calf
was in the barnyard, the heifer in.
the pasture. Once she broke
through the rail gap to the yard,
Partner put her out and fixed the
gap. Then he went out for ,a Ioal
of hay. It wasn't long before t
heard a crash. Heifer Jean wasn't
going to let a few rails discourage
her — no sir! The barn doors were
open ' so jean walked in and smelled
the hay. I fixed the gap to keep the
rest of the cows away. By this
time Partner appeared on the scene.
— but Jean had disappeared,.
We found her way badk in the
straw mow where the floor is noth-
ing but loose boards.,and the barn-
yard immediately beneath, where
Partner and I stood wondering
how best to deal with the situation.
Then what we feared' actually hap-
pened. A loose board gave way and
two legs dangled above .us. The
heifer tried to regain her balance.
there was scuffling and splintering
of wood, and, in a cloud of dust
and straw, the heifer came hurtling
through space. She landed square
on her back — turned over, got up
and walked away!
Once he was sure the heifer
wasn't hurt Partner's anxiety
turned to wrath — and Partner has
a way of saying funny things whets,
he's mad. This time, for instance,
he turned to poor Jean and said
disgustedly — "You darn fool cow
— what good will it do you now
you are here!"
I have preached to others, I myself
should be rejected." Having chal-
lenged others to follow his lead,
Paul could not for any cause fall
out and lose the race.
"Abstain from every form of
evil." When in the presence of evil,
let there be no dallying with it.
Abstain from it, just as the total
abstainer refuses to touch alcohol.
TALE TALKS
Canned Fruits
If you want to assure your family
of its basic fruit requirement,
then busy your-
self with put-
ting up fruit at
home.
A hot water
bath is ideal
for processing
the fruit once
it is in the jar.
Use a regular
wish boiler, fitted with a rack to
keep the jars a half 'ncl. from the
bottom. A cover that fits tightly
over the canner helps keep the
steam in and does not waste fuel.
Steps In Canning
1. Wash fruit or berries care-
fully.
2 Fruit is pre-cooked for sev-
eral minutes in certain cases to
shrink it, and to give you a bet-
ter looking pack with as little
floating as possible.
s. Use a light or medium type
of sprup in which to pre-cook the
fruit or L,iok in its own juice.
4. Pack fruit into hot, sterilized
jars and add bailing syrup or ,fruit
juice with which to cover the
fruit. Most juice or syrup is..
added to within one-half of the
top of the jar.
5. Ajust the cap according to .
the instructions for the particular
type of jar yoti are using.
of sealing it will need.
6. For a boling water bath,
see that the water boils during
the entire processing period
7. As soon as the jars finish
processing, remove theta from
the canner, set on several thick-
nesses of paper or cloth and allow
to cool. All jars should not be
inverted, so watch the manu-
facturers' instructions on this
point.
Open Kettle Canning.
Women who have canned for
years on end, still prefer the old-
fashioned, open -kettle method for
canning fruits. It gives a lus-
cious product, and if the canner
is careful, no spoilage will deve-
lop.
1. Wash and sterilize all equip-
ment. This means jars, rubbers,
spoons,' spatulas, fun iels, its fact,
anything that comes in contact
with the ford.
il!<tla, mire the food has
reached . the boiling temperature
before filling jars. Fill each jar
to the brim as rapidly as pos-
sible.
8. Run a spatula down the
sides of each jar after filling. Re•
fill with more juice to the rim
of the jar.
4. Seal completely, at once.
At The Funeral
Of Queen Victoria
At the funeral of Queen Vic-
toria the Royal Artillery horses
which were to draw the gun car -t
riage up the hill to Windsor stann-
peded and the situation was saved
only by Sir Hedworth Lambton's
guard of sailors, says The Win -
dor Star. They secured the frigh-
tened animals, unhitched them and
drew the gun carriage up the hill.
themselves. Since this incident the
Navy has always claimed the right
to draw the body of a sovereign
to the grave.
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