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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1944-08-17, Page 7Quality* . Guar.nteed "SALAD TEA • SERIAL STORY Murder on the Boardwalk BY ELINORE COWAN STONE Last Week: Inspector Parsons ieeveals that Mrs, Talbert was killed isf a wheel chair, on the Boardwalk, that the murderer had stolen the iyhair, wheeled his victim to the Studio, pushed the chair off the pro- gnenade. He made one slip, the tide did not carry the chair out to sea. CHAPTER XVII "Does it occur to you, Inspect- or" Chandra went on — still very stiffly — "that there are interest- ing similarities between Mrs. Tal- hert's abduction and that of her nephew?" "Just what do you mean?" "In the case of Earl Talbert, leo, there were theatening notes. les that case, too, the victim was at first thought to have been kid- naped, and perhaps murdered, in is own car. In that case the vic- 4Ime had been drugged — or so it was made to appear... And that vase was confused by misleading attempts to incriminate others — :ts in this one, Captain King, Miss Thorenson and I have all been de- liberately involved." "Don't you think you're crowd - Ing this hunch of yours about the nephew's being alive? You would not push it so far, I suppose, as to Suggest that Mrs, Talbert kidnaped herself?" * * * "Only far enough to suggest that the two abductions were planned by the same mind — ac - lording to a similar pattern... 1 (think, Inspector, that the time has tome to confess that Mr, Jaspar has not been entirely frank with you. I happen to kaow" — the clairvoyant ignored the butler's startled outcry — "that he has some evidence that ought to help." Christine was the only one in a position to watch the medium alter he had stepped into the al- cove where his desk stood. It seemed to her that he fumbled un- necessarily long in an upper draw- er before he came back and handed The Inspector a folded sheet of pa- • per. It seemed to her, too, that In- epector Parsons spent an inordinate time over it; and that when he fi- nally raised his eyes to Chandra's, a look of intelligence flashed like an electric spark between the two. At length the inspector said, 44Perhaps we might pass this around. Someone might — have a suggestion." He handed the paper to Bill, who read it and passed it without comment to Jaspar. Jaspar adjusted his glasses and Headache Nothing is more depress sing than headaches... Why suffer?...Lambly's Se will give instant relief. LambIy'sisgood for ears eche, toothache, pains in 1 back, stomach, bowels. ,Weacill HEADACHE POWDERS_ la scanned the paper with startled attention . before he put it into . Christine's hand. * * * Removing the sun glasses she still wore, Christine thought, after a first glance, This is impossible.. Yet as she read on, fragments of conversation, strange encounters, bits of coincidence which had seemed entirely normal happenings tumbled about in the chaos of her memory. With shaking fingers she passed the sheet to Mr. Wilmet, The little •man also adjusted his glasses, tilted the paper to a more favorable light, and perused it slow- ly, nodding once or twice as he did so. YWITH RHEUMATIC PARNS Wash Them alY.a_yr 11 ro'e gnrok relief from miser- able neuritis, rh umatle, arthritic a n a lumbago pains --Drink water abund pttYand q nPQn ''a waLt'" herbal reinecly as an internal cleanser. Tar.s pain and fever-Keane. acids are way"cdl t I aitl revise eel- Beorpylies Isar be telt right at the start. 7l'ake *plights'$ ' B'WELL" regularly bofbrg retiring and 14ke rep each byo over 2.000 feelindrngelstne s. 2 ISSUE 31-1944. 4561 SIZES 6.14 Sh'e'll love this adorable dirndl, Pattern 4561. Simple -to -make, with becoming yoke and set -in -belt. Pretty in print or contrasting colors. Pattern 4561 is available in girl's sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14. Size 10, frock, requires 2/ yards 35 -inch material. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Room 421, 73 Ade- laide St. West, Toronto. Write plainly size, name, address, style number, • GOOD NEIGHBORS FIGI-IT IN ITALY sse E°a:.£ii9,?.i!3es%lrsfrx5:'•ik:,%4lu•,`••',•'`S''��� '^...:?'z' Swinging along in soldierly • fashion, troops of the First Division, Brazilian' Expeditionary Force, march through Naples shortly after debarking at the Italian port. Miss Thorenson drew my picture, and which you guessed hundreds of people would be ready to iden- tify." "Inspector," Mr. Wilmet broke "this man must be crazyl"• * * * "Perhaps." The inspector's tone was dry. "Let's see just how •his madness will carry him." "I wear that dagger only on pa- rade,'-'- Chandra went on. "When you came, it was lying on a low able near the chair you took. I didn't miss it till some time after you went... No doubt I should have notified the police at once. But how could I guess that it would be used to commit a crime?" "I thought you called yourself a medium?" Mr. Wilmet looked to- ward the inspector for applause. "That's 'what the inspector calls me. I call myself a student of hu- man nature. You see, I make it my •business to remember things other people hardly notice. ... `Ind among other things, Inspector, although I have seen Earl Talbert only twice, I recall certain peculiarities which were common to both him and his aunt. They were both superstitious. * * * "The first time I saw Earl Tal- bert, a few days before he — dis- appeared — he came to consult me because — he said, he had dreamed that he was in great danger. I saw no threat for him — he went away reassured that his scheme would work. "The second time I saw him was yesterday, when our Mr. Wil - met came here, also apparently to consult me about his warning dreams. Perhaps that was what he really wanted at first; but after 1 had again reassured hint, and he had gone, I found my dagger gone, too. Now" — 'Just a minute!' the inspector cut in, "Are you identifying this pian as the person who stole your dagger?" "I don't think that will be nec- essary, Inspector. Before we are through, he will identify himself. "1 think Mr. Chandra is right, Inspector," he said. "This should have been handed to you at once." * * * Whatever Christine had expect- ed, it was anything but this. For the paper, written in a small, but clear script, with ink barely dry, had read: "You will find that one person in this room will be unable to read this. He will pretend to, and may offer some harmless comment; be- cause of all those here, he cannot allow it to be guessed that his vi- sion is very bad. He will have no reason to suspect that this is not actually one of the messages he sent to Mrs. Talbert. The paper and the arrangement on the sheet are identical with those of .one of the extortion notes Mrs. Talbert showed me... Have you noticed that Mr. Wilmet stumbled in find- ing a chair, and almost fell over a footstool?" "You are right, Chandra," the in- spector said quietly, "The report that came a few minutes ago from Mrs, Talbert's oculist makes it clear that the fragments of lens we found in that wheelchair did not conte from her spectacles. ..You are all wearing glasses — or Miss Thorenson was. Mr. Wilmet" -- his voice dropped into a pool of silence — "we'll begin with you. Of course you won't mind giving us the name of your special- ist?" k * * "Why, of course." Mr. Wilmet looked startled but entirely confi- dent, "I've got niy glasses front the sante roan for years." "But not those glasses," the clair- voyant said. softly. "Naturally, people with vision as poor as yours always carry an extra pair cos emergencies. you had yours with you, if you recollect, when you Came to niy studio on the after- noon before Mrs. Talbert's murd- er, Probably, since you are above everything else an opportunist, it was pure inspiration that made you slip into your briefcase that dagger you hacl seen me wearing while You see, Inspector, poor eye- sight was another peculiarity cons* mon to Mrs. Talbert and her ne- phew, At 19, Earl Talbert had the vision of a man of 60." * * . * "Inspector," Mr. Wilmet burst out, "this man's practically admit- ted that he doesn't know who took his knife. There were a dozen peo- ple here that afternoon." "That is true," Chandra said gently. "But only one of them wore lenses like the pair you dropped from your pocket. No wonder you found it impossible to replace therm immediately after you broke the others in that wheel chair." He took a spectacle case from his pocket and pased it to the in- spector. "I think," he said, "that when you- have these lenses compared with the fragments you took from the chair, you will find that they are identical." "Well, there won't be any ques- tion about whose these are when we get into touch with the opti- cian," the inspector said. He glanced at the label inside the case and seemed about to add something. Then he broke off. (Continued Next Week) SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSN August 27. ISRAEL'S FIRST KING. -- I Samuel 9, 10, 11. PRINTED TEXT, I Samuel 9: 15-21; 10:25-27; 11:12-15. GOLDEN TEXT. — Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. I Peter 2:17. Memory Verse: Be ye kind. Ephesians 4:32. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. — The call of Saul, and the beginning of his reign, may be placed somewhere between 1000 and 1015 B. C. 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Summer Caserole 6 hard -cooked eggs 3 ripe tomatoes 3 tablespoons butter or other 3 tablespoons flour 2 teaspoons salt 1/ cups milk / cup grated cheese Buttered crumbs Cut hard -cooked egbs in half and arrange around the edge of s greased casserole or baking dish. Slice peeled ripe tomatoes in the center of the dish. Make a white sauce of the milk, fat and flour. Add cheese, and stir over a very low fire until the cheese is well mixed and smooth. Pour over to- matoes ' and eggs. Cover with crumbs and bake twenty minutes in a modern oven (350 - 400°F.) The centers of the tomatoes may be scooped out, and a whole egg placed in each, if desired. fat These days Kellogg's cereals are more important in our Canadian diet than ever before. They're easy to digest, appetizing anytime! A satisfying main dish for breakfast, a welcome change for lunch, between -meal snacks. Add flavour to left -overs too! t II CHRONICLESBy Gwendoline P. Clarke jol GINGER FARM • A long distance call ... and a voice I hadn't heard in twenty years said "Is that you, Gwen?: The voice belonged to another of Partner's brothers—one from away up north, Now he and his wife and daughter are staying with us for a few days. It was milking time when their train was due so it was I who met them at the station. "Would I know them ... would they know me.. . what shall we discover the years have done to all of us?" They werer thoughts that ran through my m d as I waited. And then when the train pulled out I had no trouble at all in recognising my in -laws -- even after twenty years. * * * Today we have been visiting places which Colin had known thirty-six years ago. You see, he and Partner both started farming in this district as boys. Later they went their separate ways but dur- ing the last war they were together again in France. Then again in Canada, each with his wife and young family. That was when they paid us a short visit so many long years ago. Before our visitors arrived on Saturday Partner and I were talk- ing about fancily ties, how broth- ers and sisters apparently drift apart, each with his or her separ- Place. — Ramah, by some, is identified with Neby Samwil, five miles northwest of Jerusalem, by others with ftaulallah, eight miles north of Jerusalem. Jabesh-Gilead was on the east side of the Jordan. Saul Anointed By Samuel "Now Jehovah bad revealed un- to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying. .. Behold the man of whom 1 spoke to thee! this same shall have authority over my people." It would seem that at this time the Philistines were again harass- ing the Israelites with their des- tructive raids. The annoyance of these Philistine raids and incursions were the inlniediate cause of the prayer for a king. Meeting of Samuel and Saul "Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate... and in the morning I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in my heart." It was probably in this high place that Samuel built his altar. A na- tural instinct among all nations chooses hilltops as fitting places of worship. Samuel tells Saul to go before him as a mark of honor. Saul Pleads Unworthiness "And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. ...wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?" Samuel tells Saul that from this d time o he is oroari n animals,re his or material t on property, possessions but to consider the wel- fare of the nation, for it would be to hint that Israel would now look for deliverance and leadership. In a spirit of humility Saul pled his „ • sr ll ate life to live, and their way to make in a competitive world. Each has his share of joy and disillus- ionment, his ups and downs, bring- ing in their wake tolerance, resig- nation or contentment. Then with. our grown families, who, in their turn, are making their way in life, we get a yen for our own folk, to see them once again, to visit and to remind each other of half for- gotten experiences. All this may be a sign that the years are creep- ing up on us but its a very pleas- ant compensation for the passing of time, don't you think so, friends? * * * Of course, with all this coming and going, farming goes on as be- fore. 'The grain that is ready is all cut and stooked, the remainder of the crop is ripening fast. The cows broke out this morning and Partner and his brother spent most of the morning fixing fences aa result. Now they are away fora load of hay. The pullets are begin- ning to sing, sure sign that they will soon fulfill their mission in life. The roosters are crowing lus- tily from dawn to dark—all that is, except those which have already gone the way of all good roosters. And the heat wave is definitely broken. We have much to be thankful for. unworthiness, the smallness of the tribe of which he was a member, and the comparative insignificance of the family in which he had been brought up. Saul's Loyal Guard "Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man tc his house." Having introduced God's appointed King and explained his duties to God and to Israel, Sa- muel dismissed the people. "And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts (sod had touched." With Saul went this band of men, fully approving what had been do`iie and willing tc, help Saul in his new tasks. "But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this scan save u•?' 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