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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-10-26, Page 2DIANA GOLD MINES LIMITED SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR Opinions and Reports On All Mining Issues Cheerfully Given DORAN SECURITIES LIMITED 811-20 Sank of Hamilton SuiZding TORONTO WAverly 2666 -e THE... Mysterious Masquerade By J. R. WILMOT CHAPTER XXV. Paul Silver had faced many crises in his life but none of them had been so critical as the present. Three days had gone by since .he visit of Major Carstairs and his pre- sumed daughter—days of panic and agony. He had sensed that beneath Major Carstairs veneer there was a menace. The panic side of his nature had persuaded him thus. 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"Magic com- bines efficiency and economy to the highest degree, Besides, it at. ways gives dependable results." In whole -hearted agreement with Miss Moir, the majority of Canadian dietitians and cookery teachers use Magic exclusively. And 3 out of 4 Canadian housewives use Magic because it gives con. sistently better baking results. No wonder Magic outsells all other baking powders combined! Favour your family with Chick. en Shortcake...made with Magic as Miss Moir directs': Note its deli. cate flavour, its feather lightness! Free Cook Book —'When you bake at home, then= Magic Cook Book will giye you dozens ofrecipes for delicious baked foods. Write to Standard Brands Ltd., Fraser Ave. and Liberty St.,Tcronto, Ont. Vinod "CONTAINS NO r Lims."Thisatate. mem on every tin is your guarantee thatMagicBaking Powder is free from alum or $n;r liarmitil AAg,te. diene. . back, old man, Molly and I are going away into the country. I've grown a little weary of London and so I'think has she. We're going to settle down and it may be a long time before we m et again. So I have been thinking that before we go I ought to make yot and Flora a little present—a small ex- pression of my thanks to you both .:or all you have done for Molly during my absence. I am not a wealthy pian, Paul, but I have some negotiable e- curities lodged at the Bank of France in Paris. 'They represent a thousand pounds. I hope you will not refuse them because I feel that I owe you a great deal. I have mentioned this now is the hopes that you will remain in London until I return." Those words had remained indelibly limned on the tablet of Silver's mind. Hc had told himself many times that it as a nice idea, but what Paul Sil- ver did not like were the Major's last words . . "that you will remain in London until I return." That, to Paul Silver, represented the nag. It sound- ed ominously like a threat, especially if, while the Major was in Paris, he tcok it into his head to inquire at the school where MolIy was supposed to have finished her education. But that'was not all. Certainly the prospect of obtaining a cool thousand on top of everything else he had had, was not to be ignored. There were other things. Silver had not yet re- covered from the menace which Roger Barling represented, the menace which had prevented his indulging in any further little "parties" at the house until the affair had blown over. He had mentioned the matter repeatedly to Judson, but the fellow appeared to be n:ore sullen than usual; sometimes he was openly insolent, and Silver felt that he could no longer trust Mr. Jud- son further, especially as he had, as yet, failed to hear that the dead body of Roger Barling had been discovered lying around anywhere. Silver might have surmounted these tribulations with his old philosophic ease had it not been for a third men- ace. Yesterday he had received an anonymotis communication which hint- ed that the writer knew all about the fraudulent Molly Carstairs; that he (or she) was actually in touch with the rightful daughter of Major Car- stairs, and that if he, Paul Silver, did not immediately post three thousand pounds in notes to an address in Greenwich within three days, an in- terested gentleman at Scotland Yard would be put into possession of certain information. It was not the first anonymous let- ter Paul Silver had received during h : career. This one unnerved him. Tomorrow Major Carstairs would re- turn from Paris. If all was well, Paul Silver had every intention of skipping the county inside twelve hours. His wife, on hearing what had occurred, was all for going immediately. "And let a thousand slip by?" he sneered. "Not on your sweet life, I'rn no quitter at this game. As soon as I've got my hands on the goods that will be time enough. You always were one for being scared, Flora. You leave this matter to ine. I know how to handle the big situations." So it had been left at that. Paul Silver had certainly no intention of paying over three thousand pounds to some un- known person in Greenwich, He was too old a hand for that. Meanwhile Molly had been enjoying Major Carstairs' absence in Paris. Roger Barling had been deputed to "look after her," and as a custodian of young ladies in the absence of their responsible parents he was such a suc- cess that le vowed that, if ever he fell l upon eviltimes, he would take the business up professionally. Yet all the time he was with Molly —and they had sonic really jolly times down in the country and elsewhere -- he was conscious that he was enter- taining a fraud, an imposter. But that I thought only made it all the jollier for Roger. He was firmly convinced that, somewhere, there was a ghastly mis- take, and that this sweetly attractive girl was no willing party to the fraud she was perpetrating. He had discussed the matter quite fully with Cleveland, whose knowledge of psychology was something to be admired profoundly. "As I see it, sir," Cleveland had :.aid, "the young lady is acting under duress. She is the victim of a more powerful mind, an evil mii_d. I be- lieve it is termed a condition of hyp- nosis. For some reason best known to the principal behind the plot, the Ma- jor must be hoodwinked into believing that the young lady is his daughter until such time as the principal deems - it necessary to dispense with her." And for once Roger had not smiled. He believed there was a ,great deal of truth behind Cleveland's .extravagant language.. No girl of Molly's disposi- tion could ever have been guilty of wilful personation in this glaring and cruel manner. If Molly could only be brought to confide in him, he knew it would help hint considerably. At the moment he was working in the dark. For he did not want to do anything which would at all endanger the girl he loved. If she chose to remain silent, he could respect her attitude—would continue to respect it. As for Molly, while she knew she was drifting into a deep love for Roger, she knew also the delicacy of her position. She had heard nothing from Molly Carstairs. She had writ- ten to say that the Major was in Paris and that she would like to meet her to discuss things; but she had received no reply. Dearly she wanted to open her heart to Roger and tell him every- thing, but rather than lose his love, for her she knew that she must remain silent. Molly and Roger had been down into Surrey that afternoon in Roger's car. He had taken her to Dalton Towers and she had immediately fallen in love with the delightful old place. It was after ten o'clock when they arrived back in London. Molly, tired after her day's outing, felt she must go to bed. Someone rang the front door bell. On the landing stood Molly Car- stairs, an angry glint in her eyes. "What have you done with him? Where is he?" she demanded, mnee- ingly. The girl pushed her way past into the flat. "I don't know what you mean," faltered Molly. "You're trying to double-cross me,'3 accused the other girl. "You've done away with him. Yea've killed my father." Molly sank down on to a divan. "You wrote me that he had gone to Paris. I don't believe a word of it. You're in league with Silver. I've threatened Silver and apparently there's nothing doing. Why? Because between you, you've put him away. When did .he made his will" she de- manded, her eyes like fire. Molly felt calmer now. "I really don't know what you're talking about," she answered quietly. "Major Car- stairs is due back probably in the morning. He told me he went there on business. What that business was h did not tell me. But I do know this," Molly's voice rose in an almost hysterical crescendo, "as soon as he does return I am going to tell , him everything." "Fine words," sneered the girl. "But you can't fool me. Either you give me a hundred pounds now or 'I go straight to the police. How does that suit you?" "Seeing that I haven't a hundred pounds it suits me quits well," Molly told her calmly. She felt suddenly glad. "There's the telephone on that tablebeside the bureau; or shall I call Scotland Yard myself?" The angry gleam had vanished from the other girl's eyes. A warm smile came to her lips. "I'm sorry," she apologized, "but I've been through hell since last we met. I've been battling with myself, as to what is the right thing to do. I've thought of fading out altogether ..letting this damnable world swal- low me up. It's been torturing me long enough. By doing that I won't be disillusioning my father, for he will be horribly shocked when he knows what I've been through. I've "THESE HARD TIMES" "The hard times and scarcity of money makes it more important than ever to economize, One way I save on clothes is by renewing the color of faded or out -of -style dresses, coats, stockings, and underwear. For dyeing, or tint- ing, I always use Diamond Dyes. They are the most economical ones by far because they never fail to produce re- sults that make you proud. Why, things look better than new when re dyed with Diamond Des. They never spot, streak, or run. • They go on smoothly and evenly, when in the hands of even a ten -year-old child. An- other thing, Diamond Dyes never take the life out of cloth or leave it limp as some dyes do. They deserve to be called "the world's finest dyes'!" S.B.G., Quebec. ISSUE No, 42-r--'3 tried to intimidate Silver, but he's still' too strong for me, just as he always was, Some men are like that," she added, bitterly. "A woman has no chance with them." fi'he girl flung herself on to the divan beside Molly, and there were tears in her blue eyes. "You see," she went on, "If I do that, you'll be able to go on as if I were dead, Perhaps I shall be by that tilne; no one knows. Everything will be smoothed out and Father need never know." Molly clutched the giri•'s hand des- perately, "No, not that," she cried. "Not that! I want you to promise that you will leave this affair to me. That you will go home now and that you will stay there until I send for you. As you say, you've had a hell of a life. Well, the Fates owe you something, and I'm going to see that you're not cheated. The girl beside her began to sob. "I'll do it," she assented. As the two girls embraced, the tele- phone in the corner tinkled. "Who was it?' asked the girl, as Molly came back to her. "Your father," Molly told her. "He says he waists to see me at the Silvers. Silver is sending a car around in half a. hour." "Then I'm coming with you," an- nounced the girl. But Molly was adamant. "No," she countered, "not yet. Remember, you promised to leave this to me." (To be continued.) Unto the Autumn Hills Rare flowers bloom in gardens In man's immediate care: The glory of the Autumn Grows freely everywhere No loveliness, no vision 'More wonderful could be Than this rich, changing colour Breathed out from every tree, Once, in a perfect garden, GGod walked at eve, they say. Behold, His steps arpassing Upon these hills today! —Minnie Hallowell Bowen. Russians Will Learn English By New System Moscow.—Ivy Litvinoff, English wife of Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet Rus- sia's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, is going to take up school teaching on a large scale this fall. Impressed by a simplified system of teaching Eng- lish recently developed in her home land, she has arranged to introduce it here and to hold regular classes this .winter at several Moscow institutions of higher learning. She became acquainted with the new method while she was in London with her husband for the World Econ- omic Conference. So enthusiastic is Mine. iLtvinoff over the possibilities she envisions for equipping Russian you with an ade- quate working knowledge • of her mother tongue that she has spent most of her time since returning from Lon- don preparing for her work. She will receive the standard teacher's salary, amounting to approximately $35 a month. In the small summer cottage on the outskirts of Moscow, where she and her two children pass the hot days in the shade of a pine forest, she is busy moat of the time preparing charts and -illustrations for her classes. Mine. Litvinoff, who fills the role of the Soviet Union's "official hostess," always has taken a leading but incon- spicuous part in the educational and cultural life of her adoptee country. She is one of its outstanding spon- sors in the development of the arts. Occasionally she writes criticisms of plays and books for periodicals, but most of the time her activity is behind the scenes, and she rarely is in the publib eye. Official Functions in Washington to be Friendly, Not Formal Washington.—If White House func- tions are described as "brilliant" this winter, it will Le because of the pres- ence of diplomatic uniforms, not be- cause of costly appointments. So Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told her press conference in outlining the changes that will take place in the round of official entertaining soon to be announced. The whole scheme will be simpler, she said—fewer guests at any one re- ception; no luxuries served at official dinners; and no "wasting of money for pure show when money is needed." Also the President's dining out is to be curtailed to one dinner with the Vice -President. Mrs. Roosevelt said she and her hus- band has held several serious conver- sations on Irhether to -o any official entertaining at all in view of the econ• omit situation. "I feel very strongly that not to lidve such hospitality would be a mistake," she said. "I feel that in times like these, one of the most helpful things is to see our friends." On this theory of friendliness as the essence of White House hospitality, Mrs. Roosevelt said she would serve refreshments, such as fruit punch and simple cakes, at the official receptions —a plan which has •not been followed for several administrations. ' Ioe-water has been the only refrosh ment proferred in recent years. Canadian sewing machines have ousted Cariadian wheat flour as the chief Canadian export to Brazil. 4' It's A Queer World Peddling seems a prosperous "pro- fession" in Italy these days. The Na- tional Federation of Pedlars has just resolved o establish a Sickness Fund for the Gentlemen of the Profession. Street hawkers in Rome are already enjoying the benefits of such a fund. Now these benefits are to be extended to all provinces, where it is estimated that 5,000 members can be gathered.. After whales in the arctic regions have breathed fresh air for about twelve minutes, their blood is " so aerated that they are able to go to sleep under the ice for several hours— without breathing, The Berlin fire brigade was. recently summoned to a tea garden to remove a swarm of bees from the plentiful white beard of an elderly man who had fallen asleep on a shady bench. Last year 10,251 wrecked or worn- out motor -cars were abandoned by their owners in the streets' of New York City—an average of one every fifty-one minutes. Stockley, a village in Wiltshire, has no church, post -office, school, or public house for its population of sixty-nine, of whom more than one-third are draw- ing the old -age pension. "Ha, ha," is now the password be- tween Nazis in Austria. It is a substi- tute for "Heil! Hitler," a greeting which has been banned by the Austrian Government. The Christian world has never adopt- ed one uniform Bible. Even to -day there are ten different versions in use: Roman Catholic, Orthodox Greek Cath- olic, Syrian, Abyssinian or Ethiopian, Egyptian or Coptic, Gregorian or Ar- menian, Latter Day Saints', Episcopal, Lutheran, and Protestant. Medical science records fewer than ten cases of progeria, a baffling senile condition that afflicts children. It produces white hair, wrinkled skin, and general debility in the child, some- times even before he has learned to walk. South Africa Puts Color in Locomotives Worcester, S.Af.—South Africa has started a "brighter train" movement. Pretoria has a locomotive painted green, picked out with cream. Bloem- fontein boasts a.blue and cream one, and now Cape Town has followed suit with a beautiful blue engine. The idea behind the use of brighter colors seems to be that the running staff are likely to take more pride in their charges and make greater efforts to keep thele spick and span. At the same time, in order to effect economy in "spares," the various local works depots are now turning out two stand- ardized types of boilers which are interchangeable on various types of locomotives. Reptile skins are now being so wide- ly used that more than 2,500,000 lizard, crocodile, and python skins were ex- ported last year from India alone. Autumn Forest (Midnight) Hushed midnight, and the trees a net of black; A moon of jade against a mackerel sky. The reeling depths. . , . The glinting star -lit track... .How infinitely pitiful to die! (Morning) Sun -given gold, the drift of yellow wealth, The_ last largesse the trembling maples give. The glorious copper hills. , . The glow of health... . How perfectly exultant, just to live! —Leonora Owsley Herman, Philadelphia. "Stealing" the Sea Forbidden by Law An unexpected obstacle, it has beer discovered, stands in the way of the realization of a scheme to provide Parisians with sea -water bathing b3 constructing a pipe -line between the Channel and the capital. This plan was submitted' to the city authorities some time ago. There did not appear to be any serioui practical objections to it. Alas! it has now been realized that the regulations of the Depart ment of Customs make it quite lin. possible to remove water from the sea. This sounds fantastic but an authority on this subject asserts that it is true. He recalls the history of the salt tax in France, and states that a law aganits "stealing" salt from the sea was passed in the eighteenth century, This law disappeared with the Rev- olution, but the regulations based upon it have never been abrogated. They are not applied nowadays, but the fact remains that it is still for- bidden in France to bring any part of the sea ashore. 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