Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1930-06-05, Page 2The reasi of the Bolen By A. D. HOWDEN SMITH BEGIN HERE TODAY Lord James, tido Crusader, was given the secret to the Treasure or Bueoleonn by tut Emperor A.ndroticus, The secret has been lost, but the present Lord Jam discovers IL He is murdered by a hand of thugs and dies without reveal- ir-c it to his successor to the title, Ilugh Chesby, Hugh then returns from New York to the family estate and begins a sear.'. The thugs fellow, and while nil are at the funeral of .Hugh's uncle, the house is ransacked, Nlkka taranko, to war-t'mo friend of Hugh's, and Jack Nash, who tells the story are Ilugh's bosom companions. GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER VII, "Let me have that torch, Nikita," I commanded. I turned it on the over -mantel. A small flexible saw was fixed in the base of the panel above the dancing monks, where Touton had placed it, Nikka climbed on to the shelf, The Panel had been sawed through of both sides and part of the bottom. 'Finish it,' said Ilugh. "It's ruined anyway." While 1 held the light on the panel Nikka sawed away, and in fifteen min- utes ho had it detached from its bevel- ed frame. An inner wooden panel was next re- moved. Behind it was a shallow re- cess, perhaps nine inches square, con- pletely filled by a rusty Iron box. Nik- ko leveled the box out, and handed it to Ifugh, The box was unlocked, and Hugh lifted the cover without difficulty, In- side were two papers, very brittle and yellow from the heat of the chimney. The first was a torn fragment from a household account book, The second paper, on being opened, was found to be brief and to the point: "To Hymme thatte hath Witte to rede Mye riddel. Presse atte ye One time ye Sfinxes headde and ye Monkes belile. So win ye Flaggln drop 'in ye a Har . Matte Dexter side of th Y whych you Seke you shall Dlscovour in yts proper Place. JANE, CHESIIY." I flashed the electric torch on the mantle -piece. "Ye Sfinxes headde" was In the very center of the row of Turks' heads and veiled women that was sculptured along -the edge of the etone mantle -shelf, "Ye Monkes bet - Be" was the bit of carving that pro- truded from the center of the bibu- lous group that had upheld the panel bearing Lady Jane's verse. Nikka bounded up, and drove his two hands, palms out, against the pro- jections. There was a muffled thud in the fireplace, 1 sank on my knees, and trailed the electric torch limbic. On the "dexter," or right-hand side, in the rear, yawned a hole some two feet s9 uare. I crawled through the ashes, and th thrust the torch overo rim. There was a sharp drop of three or four feet, and then the beginning of a flight of stairs, heavily carpeted with dust. A damp, earthly odor smote my nostrils. The others crawled in beside me, On second thought we decided to eat and dress before beginning the ex• ploratiol as we were still in our sleep- ing garments, mine, especially, being torn and covered with ashes, A ser- vant was despatched after some quick- lime, the way now clear for the dis- posal of the body. Breakfast over, Watkins was left on guard, and Nikita and 1 carrying the body between us, followed Hugh with the lime and a flashlight, descended the secret passageway. After walling n kilometer, Ilugh's torch was reflect- ed on rusty ironwork of a massive door. en ,-tsyonthe Wedeposited the dead C1 p hed t Gypsy . floor, and helped Idugh.to bend back the creaking iron frame. Beyond loomed a vast emptiness. The torch scarcely could penetrate the heaped. mu shadows, ,but as our eyes became accustomed to the room's proportions eve realized that we stood on the thres- hold of a mausoleum. On a stone shelf lay a skeleton in armor. A bygone Lord of Chesby and his lady! On shelf after shelf lay the hones of men -- Drowsiness is dangerous. Weary miles seem shorter and the day is brightened when you have Wrigley's 's with you. Its sugar peps you up. Its delicious flavor adds to any enjoyment. A free felt package is Safety 111311ratCe ISSUE No. 22—'30 and women whose bodies had rotte 1 ages ago. Half way -.round WO came to an- other shelf that held two skeletons. The Iter, obviously, a Molten's, thrust its poor hones through the tat- ered fabric that robed it. The non wore an inunensa pot -helmet of the early type, with eyeholes and nasals drilled in the fashion Of across, On his chest, but just above the clasped hands, was an :rot box iden- tical with the one which we had round behind the panel of the over -mantle. Hugh switched his torch on the base of the shelf. In rough, angular Gothic characters we spelt the inscription: Hle Jacet I-Iugh Dominus Chesbleusls et Edith Dontina Chesbiensis "The first Hugh!" exclaimed llugh with a note of awe in his voice. Te hesitated a moment, and then reached out reverently and removed the iron box from the mailed breast. IIanding the torch to me, he raised the dingy cover. Inside was a chest of ebony, bound with silver, sound and whole. It was unlocked. As Hugh lifted the 11d, a sheet of paper fluttered out. and Nikka caught le "It's Uncle James's record," said Hugh. "After theexultationof plumb- ing the mystery to be murdered like a dog! Poor o11 chap!" Tho note or record was whimsical- ly brief and undated: 'Last Thursday evening, in studying Lady Jane's doggerel on the back of the instruction, I suddenly perceived the cipher. It occurred to me that the verse on the over -mantel in the Gun- room moist have some connection with this, and after several days' examina- tion, I fell upon the secret, I say fell, advisedly. h n in 1 y. i 1 y interest in the task, 1 had shut myself up, and refused luncheon, tea and dinner, and finally, late In the evening, I sank against the mantle -shelf, weak and halt•fainting. My hands, groping for support, struck the sphinx's head and the monk's stomach. I felt them give, heard the flagstone fall, After that hunger was forgotten. I descended the chimney stairs and found my way here, the first Chesby to traverse the Prior's Vent since that singular old ances- tress of mine so effectually concealed it, and with it, the clue to the,treasure. I do not se how I can Tail to find the treasure, but I shall leave the missing half of the Instructions, together with this note, In Lady Jane's chest, so that if I should fail, the information may be available for Hugh. "James Chesby." Hugh fumbled in the chest and drew 6 out a bundle wrapped in decaying vel - t Y vet cloth. Within was a wrapping of silk, and under all a folded blank sheet of parchment enveloping two other documents. One was a parchment in medieval Lalin, tattered and worn, whish had evidently been much hand- led. The second document was a pencil- ed translation of the first in James Chesby's handwriting: "The Great Palace—or as some call it, the Palace of the Bucoleon—is over against the Hippodrome and the Church of St. Sophia. In the Inner Court; which fronts upon the Bosphor- us, there is a door aider the sign of the 131111. Beyond the door is a hall. At the end of the hall there is a stair. At the foot of the stab' there is a gate. Pass through the gate into the atrium which is off lite Garden of the Cedars, In the Garden i. id t s the Fountain of the Lion. From the center of the Foun- tain take four paces west toward the wall of the atrium. Then walk three paces north, Underfoot is a red stone in ell square. Raise the farewell, my sot, and for- get not the moults of Crowden Priory and the plight of Jerusalem. "Thine in the love of Christ and the Sainted Cuthbert., "Hugh," Beneath this Lod Chesby had scrawled: "Phe missing portion is not essen- tial, Below the stone is the erasure. That scents certain." \1'e looked at one another, hardly able to believe our senses. The thing had appeared so difficult, so unattain- blo Ane now it was almost within our grasp—or so we reasoned in the first Resit of confident anticipation. A wild shout bellowed from the mouth o1 the passage newel and clanged 11110 0 trumpet -blast and was shattered by the echoes lour 1ud \loss Jack! Misr Nikka! Hugh slipped the. penciled transla- tion in his pocket and we hurried back to the gunroom. Watkins was great- ly excited. Our guest of last evening Countess Helen de Aspedes, it seems, had tittered the room during our ex- ploration, 110110ed the secret passage and departed before Watkins could prevent her. Now that tine secret was discovered, we began to realize just what danger ve might expect from Toutou's gang. Baste was imperative. We decided to start for Constantinople that after- noon, (To be continued.) Campers Carry Minard's, What New York Is Wearing By ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON Illustrdir( Dressmaking Lesson 1'ur- aisired Uritis Every Pastern A neat attractive play frock is dis- tinguished by its box -plaits from the neckline to hent. It is fetching in yellow and white shadow -block gingham. It closes at centre -front beneath a tab of white pique that is finished at the edge in brown button -hole stitch. Style No. 3403 comes in sizes 2, 4, G and 8 years, In the 4 -year size 2% yards of 39 -inch material with 1/4 yard of 32 -inch contrasting, is sufficient. Peach pink Linen with white and French blue dimity with white dots and white dimity collar are cute ideas. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your pante and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you wept. Enclose 20e in stamps or ebin (coin preferred; wrap It carefully) for each number, and address your orJer to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide It., Toronto, THE BURNING QUESTION Professor Snodgrass had promised to give a lecture on Burns, the famous Scots poet. Arriving at the village hall on the appointed night, he was pleased to find it full to overflowing, The lecture started with "Tom o' Shenter," and Snodgrass wound up with "Duncan Gray." Just as the lecture was drawing to a close a voice called out from the back of the hall. ," "Well, what is it, my man. asked the lecturer impatiently. "When are you goiegta give us a few hints.v replied the interrupter. "Hints?" echoed Snodgrass, looking very puzzled. "Yes, hints," went on the other. "I came 'ere because you were supposed to talk shoat burns, and you ain't done nothing but spout silly poetry, while my wife, who's upset a saucepan of boiling water over her hand, is waiting to hear whether she should rub it with oil or shape the flour bag over it," The Tiny Speckled Things By Willa Hoey I went a"fishing yesterda; And caught some little trout, I had them for 111y dinner, With parsley round about; They really were delicious— An diste'en fit for Kin a When served with fried potatoes, The tiny, speckled things. Last night I lay a'dreamhng, And lo! a fish was 1, A sportsman had just caught one, His hook had pierced my eye; Wriggling in pain, I heard him say— "A dish e'en fit for Icings, When served -,with fried potatoes, The tiny, speckled things." -The Humane Pleader, MAKING SURE Wilson was on his way home 'from' the station. \Vhen he was about three miles from the village and about 'a mile from his house he saw a man am 1 Preaching him from the opposite di- rection. "Excuse me, sit," said the stranger, when they met, "do you happen to have seen a policeman an101101e about.?" `101have afraid1 I haven't t s era one for 000r twc ut(les;' relu1110(1 Winson 1111- suapectingly. Good snapped l the stranger, , changing his tone of voice. "IItu'ry up and give 010 your wltteh and pocket book, then' Tune in on OKOO (340.7 meters), IIam- tlten, at 1 to 7.30 Eastern Standard Time, each Tuesday evening. Broadcast by Minute !{leen Company Solve that motor car cleaning problem and mane your household furniture shine like now with Minute Meth, the nes, world's wonder cleaner. A sample bottle s' nt you on receipt of to cents to cover packing and postage. We also have interesting offer for Stores, Don't forget to ]filenin to MINUTE KLEEN HALF HOUR 196 Adelaide St, West Toronto Special Terms and Reset led Territories. Tasty Recipes (Front "When the Cook is Away' by Catherine Ives), Casserole of Fish Ingredients. -2 !b. fish teed, hake, fresh 111111001k or whiting), 3 onions, 1 Ib. tomatoes, 1 oz butter, ?r pint of milk, pinch of mixed herbs, le, pint fish stock, pepper and salt, 1 oz, flour. Utensilo,—Casserole, knife, fish knife and fork, wooden spoon, asbestos mat, baking sheet, basin. N,B.—The hale ing sheet is used when a dish is cook- ed in the oven. If the fish 1s placed on the baking sheet itis much easier to handle, and there is less danger of food spilling over and falling to ,the bottom of the oven, Instructions,— Itemove the skin and bones of the fish and divide -it into neat pieces. Put the trimmings into a saucepan with salt, pepper anti a piece of onion, and cook to mance fish stock. Peel the onions and chop them tinelY. Place the tomatoes in a basin of boiling water far two minutes to make them easy to skin. Skin them and cut them into quarters. Melt the butter In the casserole and cook the onions gently in this fon' a few minutest. Ileat the 1111111. Add the flour to the butter and onions, stirring well with the wooden spoon. Add the hot milk and fish stocic very gradually, 8(101•ing con - staidly, Add the salt, pepper and herbs, and cook all together quickly for three minutes. - Add the fish and tomatoes. Put on the lid of the gas. serene and simmer gently for about twenty minutes. Fruit Custard Pudding After baking a custard 111 a pie dish, put it away till it is cold, then turn out into a glass dish and spread reel)* berry jam over it (be sure to use SAME FLAVOUR LA TEA NOW 1 1 SAME QUALITY C ALB. BROWN LABEL AT ALL GROCERY STORES raspberry jam, as It adds to the qual- ity of the pudding), then slice some nice bananas to cover, and repeat, al- ternately spreading jam and bananas till there is sufficient quantity. The pudding is completed by pouring cream that has beet whipped till very thick, over all. Shrewsbury Wafers Beat one egg until light, and add gradually, while beating constantly, half a cupful of sugar; then add two- thirds of a tablespoonful of melted butter, two•thirds of a cupful of rolled oats, one-third of a cupful of shredded cocoanut, one-third of a teaspoonful of salt, and one-fourth of a teaspoonful of vanilla. Drop the mixture by tea- spoonuls one inch apart on a thor- oughly buttered tin sheet or inverted dripping pan. Spread into circular shapes witha case knife first dipped in cold water, Bake in a moderate oven until delicately browned. Semolina Cake Ingredients.—Six ounces of self-rais- ing flour, three ounces of castor sugar, three ounces of semolina, two eggs and a little milk, and a quarter of a pound of lard or cooking butter, Meth- 011,—Mix the dry ingredients well to- gether, then rub ht 111, fat, add the eggsWhen and milk nein beaten. thoroughly mixed, pour r into a w ll - greased cake -tin and bake in a moder- ate oven for one hour. Caraway Cheese Biscuits Mix two cupfuls of flour with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder half a teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, half a teaspoonful of salt, and two teaspoon- fuls of caraway seeds, Rub in two tablespoonful of fat, Add a cupful of grated cheese. Stir in a well•beaten egg and two tablespoonfuls of milk. Tarn out on a floured board. Cut into oblong or crescent shapes. Cook in a hot oven for fifteen minutes Nut and Cherry Pie 1 lb. protose, 1 quart cherry settee, 1/2 cup sugar, plain pastry sweetened. Mix one fourth of the p0otose with the sweetened cherries, and place in a buttered baking dish. Slice the re- mainder of theeoto e andplace 1 s 1 ace on top of the cherries. Cover with pastry dough and bake in quick oven until crust is well done. Serve as main pro- tein dish. Whole Wheat Fruit Muffins 3 lablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 cap raisins, 1/ cups 100 per cent, whole wheat flour, 3 tea• spoonfuls balling powder, 1/2, cup milk, 2r teaspoon salt, Mend the butter and flour. Sift Ole dry ingredients, add the raisins, Beat the egg, add milk and stir in the dry ingredients, FM well-oiled muffin tins one -11a11 full and pat on top with spoon dipped in niillc, Sprinkle with sugar. Bake in quick oven twenty to thirty minutes. Salad Delicious 2 cups Tokay grapes, 1 cup diced pineapple, ',1 cup nusalted almonds, SCIATICA? Here is a never -failing form of relief from sciatic pain: Take Aspirin tablets and you'll avoid needless suffering from sciatica—bum. bago—and similar excruciating pains. They do relieve; they don't do any harm. Just make sure itis genuine, ASPIRIX TRADE MARK REQ. ASS salad, fruit dressing. Combine all gredients, Add dressing. Savita Brown Gravy 1/4 cup butter, 1-3 cup flour, ?z tea- spoon grated onion (if desired); 13e teaspoons Savita, 1-8 teaspoon salt, Meat the butter. Stir in the flour to a smooth paste. Place over the open llre, stirring constantly until light brown. Remove from the fire and add the water gradually, allY, stirring ❑g until smooth. Dissolve the Sallie in a small amount of hot water and add to the gravy. Cook from five to ten min- utes, Mystery Pudding Two eggs, and their weight In but- ter, flour, and castor sugar, a table- spoonful of marmalade, a teaspoonful of baking -powder. Beat the butter to a cream and add it to the saga•, then the flour, with which the halting -pow- der should be mixed, then the marma- lade. Beat the eggs well, yolks and whites separately, adding the whites last. When the other ingredients are well mixed, pour into a well -buttered basin, tie over with greased paper, and steam for an hour and a half, Turn out and spread a little marma- lade 000r the top, and serve with sweet sauce poured found it in - "Th modern entt novel impresses me as a sort of sack which people use as an indiscriminate duntppig place far ideas. "—Gilbert K. Chesterton. Heal the Sprain with MInard's, Lady: "Isn't .t wonderful how r3 single policeman can dam the flow of tratlic?" Boy: "Yes, Grannie; but you should hear the bus driver:' "A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence."—Brander, Matthews. LAWN MOWERS CANADA'S BEST! It lsn'tpossibletobutld abetter lawn mower Than SMART% Blnartli Mowers have proved their superiority wherevergrass Is grown Easy runnin(,kecre cutting andebsolutdy Guaranteed. 0000005 HAaowAat 110.11 JAMES SMART PLANT DaaCHVILLE0)0. Plan Now For This Summer's Good Times! HUNTING, fishing, plc. nlcing, se hnming and cruising on lake, river, sound or bay add to the zest of living, happiness, contentment and enjoy - men of Cruisabout owners, T h 1 s double cabin Cruisabout, 21' long, 1' 10" wide and 2' 4" draft is a completely equipp'd summer home and Is priced at 84,186 at far. tory. Sleeps nix, four in forward cabin and two in stern cabin. Excellent design,p erfect 1)711;1111'po and staunch, uualitw (00. structlon make Cru 1 5- abouts sound and sea- worthy for any water, 6 -cylinder, 60-3,P. Cray Marine motor gives mils. Mg speed of thirteen miles. write for a cata- IogAa. a 14 Richardson 1930 Cyi(isgbota Sales and Service by T. B. F. BENSON, N.A. 371 Bay Street Toronto, Ont. mad be a social lion this N'U'LL: A fadctl,baltercd hat is hardly respectable .. , yet `Ino worse than dull, gray -looking shoes . your morning toilet should always include a "Nugget" shine—which waterproofs the shoes as it polishes. s, SHOE POLISH e NUGGET TiN epeno pith a I;r4t 741