Zurich Herald, 1933-10-12, Page 2Mysterious Masquerade
sa NOPSIS.
fiA a London dance club Molly Car-
stairs meets Roger Barging who prom-
ises to. get her a Joh. . ;Che following
morning Molly is stelMed by a pollee-
man and taken to the police station,
where she is identified by a Mr. and
sopor Silver as their missing niece. She
discovers she is being used as a decoy
in a gambling house, The Silvers next
tell Molly that Maier Carstairs, her
father, is returning from India. Molly
meets her supposed father. They take
a fest in town, Molly meets Roger Bar -
ling at a dinner given by her father, and
uses her loss of memory as explanation
of her silence, She receives a letter
from the real Molly Carstairs, who de-
mands money and silence.
CHAPTER XXIII.
The staircase leading to Roger Bar-
ling's service flat was wrapped in
darkness. Usually on the second land-
ing a solitary electric globe lighted
the way of the late -comer until ap-
proximately three o'clock in_ .he morn-
ing when, by some automatic device
contrived by the landlord,- it extin-
guished itself.
Roger Barling had been down to the
country. Since his meeting once again
with MollyY'he had an idea that Dalton
Towers might possibly be in use more
often in the near future.. To that end
he had been clown to Surrey that
afternoon to consult the Land Stew-
ard, a vassal who received what Roger
considered to be a princely income for
doing very little indeed. There had
been something of a stir at the Tow-
ers on Roger's appearance. He ap-
peared to have found quite a new in-
terest in Dalton Towers. He pressed
for particulars of this and that; asked
about the strength of the personnel;
consulted:the books regarding profits
or loss for the year, and insisted that
estimates; should be obtained immedi-
ately fora thorough over -haul of the
tenillis collarts.-
Altogether he had spent a delight-
ful day in the country, and had gone
away leaving the impression that
"something was in the air."
It had been close to midnight when
he had reached London. He had drop-
ped into the Club for some supper,
and it was nearly one o'clole when he
mounted the stairs to his menage. He
paused half -way up the stairs, noting
the absence of the light. Thinking
that something must have gone wrong
with the automatic device, he sprang
lightly up the steps towards the en-
veloping darkness.
Suddenly he paused, becoming cur-
iously aware that above him, in the
gloom, he was not alone. He had
heard nothing; not. a sound. Perhaps
it had been a sudden deepening of the
shadows around the angle of the land-
ing. Roger listened intently. It might
have been someone breathing, or it
might have been the wind blowing.
under a door from a half -opened win-
dow in one of the rooms. Whatever it
was Roger grew suspicious, and being
suspicious, he was more cautious than
usual.
Slowly and noiselessly he crept up-
wards until he reached the first land-
ing. Then it happened. Something
swished past his right ear with a dis-
concerting proximity. Judging by the
blow which descended on. his clavicle,
someone nearby was using a loaded
stick, Forgetting the pain which stab-
bed his shoulder, Roger rushed for-
ward to where the shadows were deep-
est, and his eager hands gripped a hu-
man form.
The subsequent struggle was for-
tunately a short one. Roger manag-
ed to get one hand on the man's
throat and the other on the nape of
his neck, and finding that he was
against the wall, rapped the man's
head sharply on the plaster. Whether
the man had anticipated the assault or
not he certainly made small resistance
to Roger's shock tactics and inside of
three minutes Roger found himself'
with an unconscious man in his arms.
Lowering the man to the floor,
Roger mounted the remaining stairs
to his apartment. He let himself in
with his latchkey switched on the light
and rang for Cleveland. Without
waiting for his man, Roger, returned
to the'scene of the combat andmanag-
ed to drag the limp form of the man
up the stairs to his rooms. His shoul-
der was still paining hint but he was
thankful to know that no bones had
been broken. There would probably
be a nasty bruise there in the morn-
ing. He laid the man on a settee and
was standing surveying him when
Cleveland entered.
"You rang, sir?"
"Yes, Cleveland, we have a visitor,"
smiled Roger. "We met on the stairs.
He tried to swipe me one with a stick.
I expect it's lying out there some-
where. Fortunately he missed my
cranium and I managed to get in be-
fore he had time to realize his error.
Nasty piece of work, Cleveland," he
added, nodding to the recumbent fig-
ure. "Friend of yours?"
Cleveland consulted Mr. Judson's
features with interest.
"Now you mention it, sir, I've seen
the fellow hanging around for a day
or two. He once asked me for a cig-
arette. Is he dead, sir?"
"The dead do not breathe, Cleve-
land. That is one of the elementary
physiological facts with which medi-
cal students have to be cognizant. He
will probably awake in a moment or
two with a rather bad head. You'd
better prepare coffee for two."
"Very good, sir. But I don't want
to leave you here alone with him. It
might be as well if we trussed him up.
There's some window cord in the bur-
eau drawer, sir."
"If :'ou insist, Cleveland, perhaps
that would be just as well. By the
way, I have just remembered who our
visitor is. He is. a fellow by name of
Judson, chauffeur and general handy-
man for .a certain Paul Silver who
lives at Hampstead. Apparently he
has developed homicidal tendencies.
We must have a chat with him."
Cleveland found the cord and pro-
ceeded to bind Mr. Judson's. wrists
and feet securely.
"Now for the coffee, sir."
Roger selected a chair. His face
was serious. "Why the devil should
Silver have instructed Judson to be-
have in this extraordinary fashion?
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I suppose the truth is Silver's got the
wind up. He considers me dangerous'
Judson made a noise like an animal
with indigestion. He moved his head
then he opened his eyes and stared
vacantly about him,
"No need for alarm, Judson, Now
I want you to be a good fellow and
tell ire something aboi t yourself, Yon
see, we've never been properly intro-
duced and I'm yearning to know your
family history and whether you were
a good lad at school. And I'm certain
there must have been some extraneous
influence in your life which caused
.you to adopt a career of crime. Now,
sir, what about it?"
Judson turned a pair of sullen eyes
at Bailing. "Have you sent for the
olice?" he asked, quietly.
"All, the police!" smiled Roger.
"Useful people, the police. I{now 'em
rather well, in fact, There's a cer-
tal:1 inspector at Scotland Yard who
haunts my sweet life. I've never inet
him until a week or, two ago and now
—we're nearly inseparables. But per-
haps you know him, fellow by name
of Blayton?"
"Of course I know hien," answered
Judson, humanly. "Look here, Mr.
Barling, for God's sake don't tell Blay-
ton about this. I'm sorry, real sorry
I am. I've been a food. I can see that
now. What good was this going to do
me if I'd laid you still? Give me a
chance, Mr. Barling!" The span's voice
was pleading now.
"Here's coffee," announced Roger,
brightly. "You'll take a cup, Mr.
Judson? It will do your head good.
Sorry I had to give you such a nasty
knock, but I thought it best at the
time. Cleveland, release Mr. Judson,
he's going to be such a good boy in
future."
Cleveland looked doubtful as he
turned away from the table where he
had set down the coffee. "Do you
think it wise, sir?"
"I think we shall both be quite safe,
Cleveland," smiled Roger. "Mr. Jud-
son would hate you to telephone to our
good friend Inspector Blayton."
Cleveland unfastened the cord that
bound the man's wrists and ankles, but
his demeanor while performing the
task was such as to suggest that he
was handling a snake of doubtful an-
cestry.
"Now, Mr. Judson, drink this' cof-
fee," commanded Roger, handing the
released man a cup of steaming liquid.
Then he turned to the hovering Cleve-
land. "I don't think you need wait,
Cleveland. I'll show Mr. Judson out
myself."
It was nearly half -past two when
Roger opened the door and bade Mr.
Judson a pleasant "good -night." Dur-
ing the interval of drinking coffee and
U. time of departure Mr. Judson had
done a deal of talking very largely
because Mr. Judson knew when he was
and wasnot dealing with a "mug" and
he had early arrived 'at the decision
that Roger Barling might talk as if
he were a fully-fledged foe but he
was anything but that.
After he had gone Roger .Barling
did not go immediately to bed. Mr.
Judson's talk had done him a world
of good. He had learned of Judson's
apparent infatuation for Molly Car-
stairs and also Paul Silver's sugges-
tion that he, Roger Barling, might be
a whole heap safer if he were out of
the way, and Roger, being broadmind-
ed, realized that Judson had been ani-
mated by the very best of motives
when he had made that swipe in the
darkness below. He had 'heard some-
thing of the truth regarding Molly
Carstairs and for—the first time he
realized the clanger the girl was in
and how very necessary it was for him
to keep a close watch on events in the
near future. Not for one moment did
he doubt the girl. He felt that her
motives were eminently above re-
proach.
Roger was about to contemplate
turning in when the door of the room
opened very softly and the still dress-
ing -gowned figure of Cleveland enter-
ed. The elderly man moved carefully
and in one hand Roger saw the gleam
of a revolver.
"My dear Cleveland, what's the
matter now? Going ratting? And
where the devil did you get that nasty -
looking little thing?"
"Just thought I'd look in, sir, to see
if everything was all right. I couldn't
bring myself to go to sleep again
knowing you were alone with a po-
tential murderer, sir."
Roger laughed. "We parted quite
good friends, Cleveland. You may not
believe it, but that man is a mine of
information."
"Very good, sir. There is nothing
else you require?"
"Nothing, Cleveland, except that 1
do wish you'd put the safety catch on
that little plaything of yours. It un-
nerves me."
(To be continued.)
Fashion's Alphabet
A is for accented figures and allure-
mont.
'
Bis for bustles, bows and back
pockets,
0 is for curves, Chinese influence and
clergyman's. cone-.
D Is for daring bets and .dresses
superbly built.
B is for elongated lines, elegance and
Edwardian period.
]! Is for figtn'e-conscious, fish -trains
and faille.
G is for grandeur and gondouras.
H is for handkercbiefs of lace.
I is for impish berets that billy -cock.
J
is for jabots and jewel colors,
K is for knightly armored waists.
L is for lame, lines and length.
M is for mermaid silhouette, Mae
W tendencic- mandarin collars
and metal cloth,
N is for necklines going tip.
O is for off -the -shoulder effects.
P is for peplum effects by "A'iaggy
Rouff.
Q is for quality in everything.
R is for reversed silhouette,
S is for shoulders rounded, and satin
sheaths.
T is for throat hugged and taffeta.
U is for up and up movements.
✓ is for velvet, Vionnet and versatile.
W is for wool, wing shoulders and.
wash waists.
X is for x-cquisite.
Y is for youthful complexion.
Z is for zinnia tones and zenith of
achievement.
How About Now?
In the smoking room of a club, two
business men just passed middle age
were criticizing the young men of to-
day. •
Said one, "Look how reluctant young
men are to marry and settle down."
"That's so, replied the other. "They
seem, to fear marriage. Why before I
Iwas married I didn't know the mean-
ing of fear."—Tit-Bits.
Port Arthur.—The return of Dobbin
to his former place in the commercial
structure is indicated by the remodel-
ling in the village of 1Vturillo of a, gar -1
age into a blacksmith shop, the same
having formerly been turned froin a
blacksmith shop into a garage.
Orchards On Sand
Stand Drought Well
To the speculation that has been
somewhat widespread, as to the effect
the exceedingly dry summer through
which we have just passed would have
on orchards, W. H. Milts of Sparta
offers an answer. According to the
St. Thomas Times -Journal, Mr. Mills,
following observations, has found that
orchards on sand stand the drought
better than those on clay, soil if they,
have, received proper care. The apple
crop, he says, in many of the orchards
of the sand area in leis district will
be exceptionally good this year, while
production in the clay sections will be
only fair. Mr. Mills is of the opinion
that the sand soil to give the best
results in this respect must have good,
warm bottom. It is interesting to note
that Mr. Mills, who operates an apple -
grading and packing plant, is shipping
carload lots of apples to the British
market.—Toronto Mail & Empire.
Mushrooms in Mines
Pittsburgh.—There is a possibility
that. a use has been found for aband-
oned coal mines. It is well known
that, commercially, mushrooms are
grown in caves as well as under green-
house benches and in specially prepar-
ed buildings. It is believed, however,
that P. E. Polley is introducing some-
thing new in; two abandoned rooms •of
the C zlnierville Coal 'Company mine,
near -Pittsburgh. He is growing mush-'
rooms successfully • 500 feet under-
ground.
From 5,000 square feet of mush-
room beds in the mine, Polley has
gathered an aggregate crop of 14,000
pounds in four months. He gathered
his first crop of the mushrooms seven
weeks after they were spawned.
Now it is said that mushroom grow-
ing may eventually be carried on as
a regular thing in conjunction with
mining, promptly utilizing the space
from which coal is taken. .
Queen Offers to Put a
Parcels in Her Pocket
The Queen paid a visit to Harrow -
gate recently and spent soine time
shopping in three antique shops. She
Nees accompanied by the Earl of
Harewood and attended by Lady Al-
gernon Gordon Lennox, Lady in Wait-
ing, and by Major Mclyneux.
Among the purchases her Majesty
made were a set of fine miniature
Chinese water -color drawings and an
8 -inch statuette of Napoleon in Rock-
ingham china, bearing the date 1812.
Two of the articles she bought at the
first ship she entered were quite small
end the Queen decided she would take
these with her.
When the shop proprietor offered to
have them packed up she replied: "Oh,
don't bother. I'll put them in my
pocket."." She found, however, that
they created something of a bulge, so
she bestowed one of them in Lord
Harewood's pooket.
Number of Students
At Eton Sets Record
London, Eng.—The new term at
Eton, famous old public school and
peobably the best known institution of
its kind in the Empire opened this
year in memorable circumstances. Its
number of scholars, 1,156, is a record.
Claude Aurelius Elliott, 0.B.E., a
fellow and senior tutor of Jesus Col-
lege, Cambridge, succeeds Dr. Cyril
Alington, now. Dean of Durham, as
headmaster. The mountain -climbing
tragedy in the Alps last month, when
four Eton masters on vacation lost
their lives, has involved eonsiderable
rearrangement in staff.
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Toronto. Telephone ELgin 54i2
Sees Women Gaining
In the Professions
Educator Explains They Are
Successful in 537 Out of
572 Occupations
"There are nearly 600,000 women
students in colleges, universities and
teachers' training schools and the
number is rapidly increasing," ex-
plains Mrs. Helen C. Zwick, the first
and only woman to ba appointed as a
member of the board of curators of
the University of,,.Missouri. "In Mis-
souri alone we have about 10,000 wo-
men in colleges and universities and
approximately the same number in
teachers' training schools.
"The normal American gir_ of to-
day wants to go to college and only in
recent years has higher education for
women become essential. conventional
and even fashionable. It usually means
rigid economy upon the part of the
student and stern sacrifice' for every
member of the family, To those girls
who earn their own living, a college
education offers the surest guarantee
of success, and this is more manifest
in periods of depression than at other
tinges. Out of 572 oecupations listed,
women are engaged in 517.
"That great bulwark of self-sup-
porting women, the teaching prole: -
sion, still offers rare opportunity for
the college graduate, and in the U.S.
there are 700,000 women teachers in
public schools. A. few attain adminis-
trative and executive positions, and
with better knowledge of modern life
and public affairs, more experience in
.i handling business and political deals,
! their availability as adminstrators
r and executives will increase. From
fthe days of Emma Willard, Catherine
Beecher and Mary Lyon until the
j present time, higher education has
l bean influenced by women's ideas.
"While women have been welcome
in the profession of teaching for three
generations, only recently Lave they
made any appreciable impression en
the other professions. There are now
highly respected women lawyers, doc-
tors, dentists, arahi'.ects, chemists,
judges, earning more than a compet-
ence and making definite contributions
te• their chosen professions. We have
eminently successful women insurance
agents who have said that college
training has been of inestimable value
t. them. One of my ewn classmates at
the University ,of Missouri has made
a remarkable success in New•York in
real estate as a home finder because
her training in home economics en-
ables her to find the home best suited
to the client's family and income.
Publishers have been quick to recog-
nize the superior attainments of col-
lege women.
"The consular and diploinatie ser-
vices are open to women adequately
treeined. The Federal Government is
employing more and more women as
experts in various capacities. Banks
and trust companies maintain wo-
men's departments operated by women
trained in our schools of business. The
conclusion then seems to be that col-
lege training does help, especially
during hard times when competition is
keen. -
"A year or two ago one of our
magazines published the biographies
of twelve women whom their readers
voted America's greatest. It is inter-
esting to know that all but two- are
the product of sone institution of
higher learning and all but four hold
college degrees.
"Those who have been charged with
the higher education of our girls may
have made mistakes, and if we can
find the money I believe we span make
many improvements in our system,
but after all, what finer type of wo-
manhood has been produced than that
which has come from our universities
SAVED IMPORTED DRESS
"After a little wearing, a lovely green
voile—an imported dress—lost color so
completely that it was not wearable.
A friend.who had admired it asked me
whyI wasn't wearing it any more. On.
hearing the reason, she advised dyeing
It and recommended Diamond Dyes.
To make a long story short, it turned
out beautifully. I have a lovely new
dress that really cost just 15e—the
price of one package of Diamond DyeS.
"I have since used Diamond Dyes for
both tinting and dyeing. They do
either equally well, I am not an ex-
pert dyer but I never have a failure
with Diamond Dyes, They seem to be
made so they always go on smoothly
and evenly. They never spot, streak
or run; and friends never know the
things I dye with Diamond Dyes are
redyed at all!"
Mrs. R, F., Quebec,
and colleges? I think the ctllege wo
man has justified the high place which
society has given her. She is worth
all the sacrifice it may have cost to'
:seduce her and she is paying divi=
dends on the capital invested in her."
All Williams, in World
Are Invited to Brittany
St. Brieuc, Brittany.—An interna-
tional congress of Williams is to be
held in St: Brieuc in- October, 1934'
Everybody named William, or Gugliel
mo, WilhelmGuillaume, Willens and
just plain Bill is invited to come and
help observe the 70.0th anniversary of
St. William, one-time Bishop of this
picturesque Breton city.
Every Breton village has its local
saint, but St. William, or Guillaume`
Pichon, as he is known in Frenchii
was canonized by Pope Innocnt IV on!
April 15, 1247, only a. few years after'
hie death. Next to at. Yves, the'
lawyer -saint of Treguier, St. William::
is the most popular of Brittcny's Holy'
men, his specialty ,being feeding the,
hungry. In 1225 he became "food dica
tator" of Brittany, despite the opposi t
tion of Duke Pierre, and saved the'
lives of thousands who would other-
wise have rished during the famine
of that ye,
"Yer a liar, yelled Pat"
"l'er a gentleman, retorted Mike,
an' g'e'ar both liars."
Pretty Blonde Sings
To Excited Voyagers
New York.—The ward liner, Morro
Castle, arrived after a victorious bat-
tle with the North Atlantic hurricane
minus its wireless antennae and with
a battered passenger list,and an ewer-
gency orchestra.
During the 48 hours, while the ship
was hove to helpless off Cape Hatteras
in asterrificstorm, every member of
the orchestra was prostrated by sea,
sickness, The 140 passengers, hud
died in the lounge because most of
their cabins were ankle-deep in water;
were badly in need of cheering up.
Gwendolyn Taylor, a pretty 20 -year
old blonde returning to her home ib
Philadelphia, stepped into the breach
Seating herself at the piano she playe(
and sang for hours to the panic
stricken passengers.
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