Zurich Herald, 1947-03-27, Page 7r
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WHOPS'S
CRIAPTER IX; B' aooldent McCale en-
Onsters a detective from a rival a¢enoy
$,ho is "sauna, to sen some information.
Rocky, McCalo's assistant, reports on
the Bigelow's activities at the mansion.
Mo tells how both Vallaincour and Chris-
tppher Storm called on Veronica during
Om evening.
CHAPTER X
He slid the money over to the
big man. He had the exasperating
feeling that he'd been cheated. He
chugged it away.
McCale had set his alarm for sev-
en -thirty the next morning. It had
shrilled in vain. A feeble ray of
sunshine flickered across his face as
someone shook him by the shoul-
der.
"Hey, boss," Rocky was saying,
"it's almost nine o'clock. 'Your
beautiful girl secretary will be here
any time now. I've got a pot of
Java perking."
McCale began to dress as Rocky
headed for the inner sanctum. It
didn't take him long.
"Well," he said, between sips of
the hot black liquid, "let's have
your birds -eye or key hole view of
the goings on of last night."
"Nothing sensational to report,
boss, outside of a lot of nervous
running in and out till about one
a.m. I had a look-see at about
everyone but the dame called Vic-
toria. She'd gone out someplace to
dinner when I got there and must
have slipped. in without my lanlping
her, if she casae home at all."
"No trouble with the servants?"
* * *
"I only saw the butler. Very su-
perior guy. He kept looking in the
dining room where I was sitting
with an eye on the door. I don't
know whether he thought I was
going to snitch some of the finger -
bowls or sample the family bour-
bon. Anyhow, he kept popping up
at odd moment until around ten -
thirty.. Say, what a parade of junk
they've accumulated."
"Yeah. What do you think of the
set-up? In general, I mean. Atmo-
phere-that kind of thing."
"I may be wrong, but outside of
the little old'lady, they're a bunch
of screwballs. She's okay.. A little
.jumpy, but for that matter, the
whole caboodle ain't my idea of
what I've been led to think of as
calm, quiet, unruffled bluebloods.
They're all as jittery as a hang-
over," •
"Definitely."
"Well, here's five to your one
that there's something cooking
that's going to smell to heaven."
"You've no taker in me." McCale
grinned and lit a cigarette.
* * *
"Smart, as usual. The old dame
acts as though she was walking
through a bad dream but doesn't
Mare wake up."
"Very aptly put."
"She meets me last night, shows
me around, sort of impersonal -like.
So far as she was concerned, I
might have been the plumber's
helper came to repair a leak. Very
cool and calm, but burning up with
something inside her. Acts all the .
time as if she's scared stupid but
won't admit it if it kills her."
Rocky poured himself a second
cup of coffee and took a deep
breath before he continued.
"She went to her room early—
about nine. I didn't see her after
that. Veronica, the bride and joy,"
. he looked at McCale to see whether
he was amused by the play on
words, "of the old lady—she is that,
isn't she—it sticks out all over—
stayed home all evening, too. She
was in the back library most of the
time."
* * *
"Did she look good to you?"
"Oh, yeah, if you like the placid
type. She had two visitors. Guess?"
"I'll buy it. Don't play guessing
games with me so ' early in the
morning,"
"Well, the present and the past
Glamour Boy Number One, and
good old dog -like, ever lovin'
Chris."
"Oh. He impressed you that
way? Christopher Storm, I mean?"
"Remember, I only got a short
gander at the past and present
crown princes, as they entered and
left. He was the second one, by the
way.. Mr. Big came first."
"Go on."
"Well, I'd just got settled in the
silver and crockery department
when Johnny Weismuller comes
twinging from tree to tree calling
for his mate. Such a flutter they get
Into over him, don't they? The but-
ler scuttled around after him as, if
he'd just brought the fatted calf.
Then the bride-to-be comes down
the stairs in a flurry. But a flurry,
I said. And lie just tells her he's off
to dinner with some friends. She
looks at him with the trust of a
bird fascinated by a python: You
know ---''What enormous eyes you
have, Grandmother.' And off they
go to the library."
"I take it you don't
Romeo."'
"Not me. Obvious as heck, don't
you think?"
"I 'don't know. The boy's got
something Just what is it?"
"It's a old as the world, chief.
The Vallaincourt can just make his
eyelashes go boo."
"Take that needle out of your
arm, He's in love with the girl."
"All right. So he's in love with
her."
"What's your impression of the
girl? You didn't show a great deal
of enthusiasm."
"I guess I don't like 'em quite so
wide-eyed, chief. She's nice. You
..know what I mean—nice—and
when you've said that, you've said
everything. Right out of a Mignon
Eberhart novel, if you get what I
mean. Just beautiful and wispy and
too dumb to take off her rose-
colored glasses."
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warm to
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Rocky had already settled for
himself the fact that Veronica Bige-
low was both beautiful and dumb.
McCale leaned back in his chair
and smiled, for Rocky was a good
guy, most amusing.
Searching for the coffee pot,
Duke's eyes slanted up quizzically
at Rocky as he said, "Well, boy,
what's the word on Christopher
Storm, now that you've dusted
everyone else off?"
"J, P. Marquand has done him to
a turn, on both sides and in the
middle. More than once. That guy
was born to the Yankee purple, has
gone to the best schools, and never
stepped out of ,line in his life. He
may be a little shocked at the Bige-
lows, but they are Bigelows, aren't
them? So they couldn't be wrong.
Veronica has tossed him overboard,
but would he say a word about it?
Would he ride up in his Stanley
Steamer and rush her off to the
nearest Justice of the Peace before
she makes a fool o herself? No
sirree. It just isn't done by people
in our set, doncha know?"
"He did come to see her."
* * *
"Oh, ,yes. Had a short confab
with her in the Iibrary. I didn't get
a 'chance to eavesdrop,• of course,
but I did see them when they said
goodnight at the door. He had the
most miserable little -boy -who -has-
been -kicked expression on his puss
when he kissed her good -by."
"He kissed her?"
"Don't let it throw you, It was
just the old I'll -be -a -sister -to -you
act. She sort of put her head up
and he gave her a solmn brotherly
kiss on the forehead before he went
into the night like the last act of
an old melodrama. •I could have
spit in his eye, the doper'
"My, my. You are taking this to
heart."
"Not so you'd notice it. Well, do
I go on in the order of their ap-
pearance?" he asked, a sour smile
on his lips.
Rockey waited a moment, look -
"Oh, of course. No offense, pal."
Rocky waited a moment, looking
at McCale skeptically, not quite
sure he wasn't being made fun of.
Then he resumed.
"Let's see. First there is Mr. Ste-
phen. Now there's a jumpy guy.
Surly, wedded to the bottle, too.
Comes in all decked out for the
night life. Soup and fish. Gave me
the once-over and had a few quick
straight ones. When the butler
stuck his nose in the door, he split
out, 'Tell my mother I'm going out
this evening.' Not his wife, mind
you—his mother."
"Mania's big boy."
"Oh, sure. He and his wife don't
get along, I take it?"
"Your surmise is a good one, I
think."
(TO BD CONTINUl;D)
New Method Used
to Harvest Honey
A streamlined technique for har-
vesting honey from Northern Man-
itoba's wild flowers is being plan-
ned by a farmer in the small Sas-
katchewan town of Tisdale, 70
miles west of the Manitoba -Sas-
katchewan border.
The farmer, B. Baines, last year
shipped more than 50,000 pounds of
honey from his mobile apiaries.
His teclmigge is described as
being simple. In the spring he
spots three or four hives in iso-
lated areas, surrounding them with
electrically charged fences to dis-
courage roaming bears. In the fall
Ile garners the honey and prepares
the hives for the winter.
Northern flowers, Mr. Baines
says, appear to enable bees to pro-
duce a more concentrated honey
than the normal, generally pure
white and greatly in demand on
the market,
ENGLAND HIT BY FLOODS
First it was snow storms, now floods that are crip
Thames River has -contaminated the municipal wa
truck loads of drinking water. At Maidstone, in
27 years, flooded its banks and then the town. The
get a drink at the bar' and a housewife (right) wea
ters, another round of blizzards and gales hit the
piing England. From London where the swollen
ter supply an emergency call has gone out for tank -
Kent, the River Medway rose to its highest level in
customers at an inn (left) wade through water to
rs boots to do her housework. To complicate mat -
country over the week -end.
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
1. Should a woman's title be left
off the envelope when writing a
business letter to her and one does
not know whether or not she is
married?
2. Is it good form to talk about
one's self?
8. What is the most popular way
to make a public announcement of
an engagement?
4., Is it proper to place the elbows
on the table while eating?
5. Is an entire outfit of new
clothes necessary for the bride-
groom?
6. At what age should boys and
girls be introduced in proper form?
ANSWERS
1. No; address the envelope with
the prefix "Miss". 2. There are
many people who have the idea
that to talk about one's self is tad
form; however, most people do'Jnot
think so. If the story one has„is
amusing or Inst-uctive, there is no
reason why it should not be .fold. .
3. The newspaper announcement
the most popular. 4. This practice
How Can I?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I remove clogged
ink from steel pens?
A. Dip them in a strong solution
of ammonia water. This softens
the ink and it can be easily wiped
off.
Q. How can I prevent olive oil
from becoming rancid?
A. Add two medium size lumps
of sugar to each quart of olive oil
as soon as it is opened to keep
it from becoming rancid. `
Q. How can I clean white kid'
gloves?
A. Pure alcohol is preferable to
gasoline for cleaning white kid
gloves. It dries quickly and with-
out the unpleasant odor of gasoline.
.Q How can I tell if an egg is
fresh?
A. A fresh egg is indicated by a
rough surface and how quickly it
dries when it is taken from boiling
water.
Q. How can I clean the window
shades without using water?
A. The effect will be very satis-
factory if a rag is slightly moisten-
ed with paraffin oil and then rubb-
ed over the window. After a few
minutes, polish with a clean dry
cloth.
Q. How can I make a needle -
book that will not permit the
needles to rust?
A. If a needle -book is made of
chamois, instead of the usual -flan-
nel, the needles will not rust.
New Director
Alfred Pittman succeeds W. Stu-
art Booth on Board of Directors
of First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, Boston.
The Christian Science Board of
Directors has announced the resig-
nation of W. Stuart Booth, C.S.B.,
for eight years a member of the
board, and the appointment of Al-
fred Pittman,' C.S.B., to succeed
him. As Mr. Pittman's successor as
Publishers' Agent, the Trustees
under the will of Mary Baker Ed-
dy announce the appointment of
Hudson C. Burr, C.S., who resigns
from the Board of Trustees of. the
Christian Science Publishing So-
ciety.
S u ay Sc
I- Lesson
Jesus Lays Down His Life
John 18: 37-38; 19: 10-16, 25-30.
Golden Text.—For God so loved
the world, that He gave His only
begotten son, that whosoever be-
lieveth in Him should' not perish,
but have everlasting life. John
8 :16.
Palestine, the homeland of the
Bible, has been strangely a land
of great beauty, idyllic happiness,
and somber, terrible tragedy.
Goodness, wisdom, visions of
peace and happiness and plenty,
and ideals of righteousness and
truth are forever in the heritage
it has given to the world. But
violence, hatred, evil, and all the
fruits of' evil have been all too
manifest from the beginning in
Cain, who slew his brother, through,
C.m". BULLETIN
Prize of $100
.• For Best Quilt
"If you're proud of your quilt-
ing and you want to make $100
for yourself or your women's
organization, there's a real
chance to do it by entering the
special "Canada" quilt competi-
tion at the Canadian National
Exhibition this fall," according
to Kate Aitken, Director of
Women's Activities for the
C.N.E.
Mrs, Aitken explains that the
$100 prize will go to the winner
of the most artistic quilt in the
form of a picture map of Can-
ada. It should be done on a
white background with the Pro-
vincial boundaries outlined. The
industrial and natural resources
of the nation are to be shown
by embroidery or applique.
"Open to individuals and or-
ganizations in which several
women may wish to combine
their artistry in producing the
finest piece of Canadian quilt-
ing, this contest is a challenge
to the ingenuity of Canada's
best quilters," Mrs. Aitken says.
Particulars about the special
"Canada" picture quilt may be
obtained by writing direct to the
Canadian National Exhibition,
Toronto.
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all the history of the Jezebels,.
Herods, and other perpetrators of •
iniquity.
All the beauty, tenderness, and
goodness of 'that land, with all the
tragedy of hate and violence, were
comprised in the brief earthly life
of Jesus of Nazareth.
* * *
The law of vicarious sacrifice,
of suffering, and of giving of life
for others was written deeply into
the history and religion of Israel.
Among biblical scholars there has
been much controversy as to how
directly and in what way the 53rd
Chapter of Isaiah, with its -por-
trayal of the Suffering Servant, re-
ferred to Jesus.
But plain readers, whose corn-
-mon sense judgments are often
'sounder than those of hair-splitting
critics, have had little doubt about
the matter. They have read that.
chapter seeing how Jesus fulfilled
its vicarious law and its spirit.
* * *
Just how early in His earthly
ministry Jesus became conscious
that. His ministry was tobe ful-
filled in His death is not clear. Nor
is it clear whether or not He as-
sumed at first, as the disciples did,
that His ministry might involve the
setting up of an earthly kingdom,
What is plain, however, is that
Jesus came to foresee and to accept
fully the fact of His sacrificial
death, He was the Good Shepherd
about to lay down His life for the
sheep.
We tend• to speak of the cross
lightly. We wear it as a piece of
jewelry or a symbol, but how
much does it mean to us of the
reality of sacrifice and suffering?
How much are our lives given for
others?
Stop Worrying
Learn to Relax
If you take frequent short rests,
you can work longer and harder,
Dale Carnegie 'promises, in ' the
periodical, 'Your Lite, The more
rested you are, he says, the less
tendency you will have to worry.
"You cannot continue to worry if
you relax." Carnegie writes (neg-
lecting, however, to tell us how to
relax when worried.)
Carnegie says that the secret of
Winston Churchill's phenomenal
energy during the war was the fact
that he worked in bed until 11
a.m., slept for an hour after lunch
and for two hours before having
dinner at 8. He was thus able, Car-
negie declares, to work "fresh and
fit" until long past midnight.
Eleanor Roosevelt has told him,
he discloses, that before meeting a
crowd or makirin a speech, she
often closes her eyes and relaxes
for 20 minutes.
For those who cannot indulge in
afternoon naps, Carnegie recom-
mends an hour's nap before the
evening meal, This, plus six hours
of sleep at night, he writes, "will
do you mdre good than eight hours
of unbroken sleep."
—St. Thomas Times -Journal.
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