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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1931-09-17, Page 2Sea 'Frei%•, from the gardens' res, , Beetles gone toarket m " l o much the better" Vance took ;old of the butler sand;turned him to-! • zard the rear stairs.'' ije'�e go n tai' seareh the house. Pyne, you lend tie' way tr , c •Markham.caine forward, " "Bat, Vance, we can't do that!" Vance wheeled round. net interested, in what you can do or cant do. I'm 'going to search • this house..,. _Sergeant, are you with me? There was a strange look on, his face. - - "You bet your sweet Wei" •(I neye�t liked :Heath as .much • as; at., that mo- ment.) • The search was begun in the base-. Ment. Every hallway, 'every closet, every `cupboard and waste space: was inspected Pyne, completely cowed by Heath's vindicti:veness., acted as guide. , He brought` keys -and opened doors for And even suggested places•'we- might overwise have; overlooked. T3:e. Sergeant had-. thrown •himself into tie hunt with energy,,' though Z' 'a'm sure he had only a;v ue.idea as'cto its ob- ject. -Markhalff,followed • 'us disap-. ),roving but 'ho, ,tom, had been, :caught.;..in then ;,Weep -:of Vance's dy :namie_ yposefu1iess•; and he must haverealized that 'Vance •had', some tremendous ju'st'ification for' his rash ondtict;---- 'Gradually we worked our way.... up-' ward through the hotse , The library and Arnesson's room ,were gone over carefully; , Belle Dillard's ' apartment was scrutinized; and close attention wig given to the unused rooms on the" tette ywi0d9w .slid poeicod OA% iii b „1,tered suitcase Whitih 14ky on it4 SAW Against the "wall, 1: atotir e i that' was' unlatehed and that its st1 spa hung free. Leaning over ha th eW the. over back. (Tobe continued.) ' " SYNOPSIS R -man known ae Cock Robin :is fou • with an, arrow through the heart T•lien • a, young . chap, named Sprigg Is .shot through the . top df the •head: The Mur- derer mux d rer. writes: notes signed ;The Biaher, District Attorney' Marklie:fn cal% in Philo. Vance • to aid. him .,i • . . The following people. are associated •• with •the -case Prof, Dillard', hianeice, Belle, andrhis •protege, Sigurd Ar es'son; John: Parde'e;' a',neighbor; Mrs Drukker and her eon Adolph, • a: cripple Vance.. is 'convinced Adolph knows • something, 'but before he ban question him;.ho-(Adolph)-ie taurdered: Thealmelt. ,king !Mrs. •DrUkker. Then Pardee• cont mita :suicide. Markham believes Pardee " wait' The Bishop. but , Vance believes, otherwise.; ' Then• 'Prot Dillard asks' them' to once •chance—wo can't wait angihe 'de." He fazrl'y` 'dragged Markham toy Ilia : feet and led:him toward the door. " I've been, fearing something like this all week CHAPTER' XXXVIL'• Nei What view. York l Is•' Wearing' Iliteetratere.n nu. i qi Uss<on Ftp nished With Every Pgtterri& • BY tANNEM14E WORTHINGTON Markham wrenched . his arm. free. third 'floor. Eyenn the servan't's quer- from the.: other's grip. ters oil the: -fourth- -floor .were otic% "I won't move from this, .office, . hauled:. But nothing 'suspicious • was V_agce,.._unttl Y-00,. explain:' ;_ discovered. Though Vance suppress- "It's • another. act in :the play the ed has eagerness i edlrld-tell wfiat a last act!' Oh, take 'my` word;,for it:" 'nervous strain he Was under by the There Ova's a book'in Vance's eyes I tireless haste with which he pushed' fo. hie home: and •while there he :tells ;had never sees before- Its..• Little =that-'E•ike. _ ' . Bishop is still.actt,,ve,, thong he will. no.. rive`mQt .'any• reason.'Word then coes the disappearati'ce of a Ti'ttl'e )lith„ the search., ��ca iris '• 41e9us that ,� - Ml$a-�Illfeit' 7t0 .111. - lite It$114e�5 identical, but that doesn't matter; It's near enough for ;;the Bishop's jest he'll explain •it ;all to the press.: He probably beckoned the child, 'to the, "Very. 1 ” Markham :acquiesced.- tuffet, and sat down beside her: And. .-A five-year-old , girl, ns, wet named Madeleine `now she'' )crit frightened away Illoat was playing with a group of :'Markham moved •forward• in a sort about half -past �fiveMast. of daze; 'and Heath, • his eyes bulging, chu1dr`en• atierpt to the �ooi. i have often won evening. - _She crawled up on a high d ed what=went on; in -their--minds mound mei the retaining wall, and a; those: few seconds of Vance'''s.. little later, when her governess went during get h r thinking she a e• importunate urgings. Did they •be- el- 9- t were . elle morel ' • sat not to investigate;: in view of -the re- mote possibility that =Other hideous joke had been' perpetrated by the Bishop? Whatever their'' convictions := CHAPTER XXXVI{Coned.).' e had 'd scended. the other side, the child was -nowt• ler to beifo'und: ', .he • on:y. suggestive :fact- is -that two, of -the -other children_say�. they saw a man talking to her short- 19 before. she disappeared; but, of course,-they-can_giste no description of w.. The police' Were ',notified, and are investigating. And that's.' all there is to ,the' case ; se ' far. ' "'Madeleine' "A leppeeated the musin 1 "h say;; 1GIarlham,•',we picked up Tracy .*msyg �' theb,anclkofficeof the Detective Bur - •,,r eau in the Criminal g icer'•• This• affair is serious, - e exp "Yes'I". Markham sat up a..rttle: straighter.. ' "Her father mentioned that she often vent to; parties At bis • hoose.' ....„: • "I've seen the child.” Vance rose and stood, hands in pockets, .gazing • down at the .floor.. '"An adorable lit- _ ti ereature.. _golden curls. She brought a pandful flowers for' Drukker the morning of his funeral. And : now . she bas . disappeared. after having been.seen talking with a strange man....:' •o • "What's going) on in your Mind?" AmwookoM d • Eventually we came to a locked door at the rear of . the upper hall. "Where does that, lead?". Vanee;ask- ed Pyne. • "To a little attic room,. sir. But it's never `.used=" • ' , "Unlock it." __ ... The'' man.", fumbled' for several' mo- ments with o-ments"with his 'bunch, of keys. ---"L:don't - seem to.' And the;key; sir. It's 'supposed. to :be :here.'.. !'When did :you have it last?" "I copldn'ti say, sir. To ' my know1- edge no one's been , in the attic for years or deeibts, they -accepted the -situation_ as Vance saw, it; and- a moment.3ater we were in the :hall, hastening toward the 'elevator: At'Vance's suggestion Detective from ao you know if' this child knew Druk • a Detective tine Building. ,1 „h. y lain - "Anything'• ma ha en" • irony in Vance's retort. "We're deal - Tins y pp Vance stepped- back-and:;e-renched, "Stand=icicle;_,P ne. When ,the, butler had moved out of the way Vance hurled• himself 'against the door' with terrific:. force:. There was' a creaking and straining of.woud',: hilt. the lock held. n d rwa�d a • Markham, .' rushed` � fo , 'llhat came before; :.Captain. Jimmy sees a Chinese pirate junk' trying ,to, sink 'another ship and gees 'to -the"rescue "iii his plane. ,He. swoops down' in a..mr- prise attack and'leaves 'the• junk in, a .disabled .condition. • . bolero jacket dress is,engag- %ng mucl Tattention of: doles; -delve • • tantes and youthful type 'of wo- man• No 'small wonder -when ' .se', smart and so thoroughly wearable as_thi4 crit+ ' The origtnal-in a crepe silk had • its collar and jabot of white.crepe tuck -in blouse pleated to 'prove its caught' him 'round" the shoulders: feminine' chic. "Are 'you..: mad?" • he exclaimed. The gored skirt, slighly .flared, "You're breaking the law." lends height to'. the figure. t`The law!" .There was scathing' ; • In emerald green with. plain -- white, this,model is 'very snappy.,. • Style No. 3127 is designed '.for sizes• 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 years. 36 '' , and 38.inches bust. • Size 16 requires 3 yards 39 -inch, .with 1:V4' yards, 39 -inch for blouse. Crepe•marocain, crepe satin and • supple•-vvoolehs- will -make up very.. .fascinating in this chic model.. We emerged through the Franklin .• trig with a monster who sneers at all Street entrance,., and' in a few minutes law.: ',You 'may coddle him: if you care were on our`Way,, uptown in the Dis- to,'but I'm going to search .that attic trict. Attorney's car, breaking. speed if, it .means spending the 'rest of niy regillations and ignoring ittaffic sig- life•in.•jail. Sergeant, open that door!" Again I experienced •a. thrill of lik Hata... Searc'ely a. Ovoid. was spoken on ,-that-mcimentoturride, but a .. swun ing. for. Heath Without a moment's through the tortuous roads of Central • est after ' he •poise -d -hims'elf-on:" h,s- rk Vance said: Pa toes and sent' his shoulders crashing . "I maybe wrong, but we will have against the door,s panel just above the to risk it. • If we wait to see whether knob.. There was, ' a ,'splintering of the papers get a note, it'll be too late. wood as the lock's bolt tore through' We're not supposed to know •yet; and the 'moulding. The door 'swung"in- . demanded Markham sharply. that's our `one chance, , •" ward., • vow appeared 'not to have hestd "What do you expect to. find?" Vance, freeing himself .from Mack - the question.: gup "Why should her father appeal to Nlarlsham's tone was husky and alit- ham's hold, ran stuinbIin tie tie uncertain. ' •steps with the rest o ns at his heels. yon?�� ' Vance shook, his head . desponientf�'ry .. There was no 'light ,;the attic, and '.'.`•I've known_ it slightly •for . J eats -he was.at one time connected' "Oh, I don't know But it'll be We paused for a- moment at the heal,. y+ something. devilish." , ' of ;' he stairs to accustom. our ,eyes to with the city administration. He's franticgrasping • at every straw. When the car drew up wth,a lurch the darkness.. Then Vance struck a •Tie proximity of the affair'to the in .front of the Dillard' .house Vance match and, • groping- forward, sent up Bishop .murders has made �him morbid- leapt'out and ran up the steps ahead the window shade with a clatter.' The ly apprehensive...:. But see here, of us. Pyne answered his insistent sunlight .poured in, revealing a small Vance;,we didn't come. here to discuss ring. ' - room, scarcely •+•en feet square..clut-' „ "Where's Mr. , Arnesson?" , he- die- tered with all manner • of discarded the Vance lifted child's disappearance. thereecw . minded. • '• -• I odds and ends. The atmosphere was lifted his Bead; was a :mended. look: of startled horror on his face: ' • "At the university, sir," the, old but- heavy and stifling and a thick •coatifig "Don't speck—oh, don't. speak. - :". ler replied; and I imagined there was ,of ,Aust lay over everythin�. life began actn u a'nd ,down, while .fright in his eyes. "But -he'll be home Vance leeked quickly about him, and -. Markhameand Reath watched••him•-in-"fes early lunch." An -pression of -disappointment came relate amazeiiient: "Yes—yes; that "Then take us at once to Professor over his face. • • wonl'd° be it;" he muitrtured to' himself. Dillard.!'„ . .. "The time is right..... it all, fits.. •" "I'm 'sorry, sir, . Pyne told•lfim; "This is the only place left," he :ie - marked, With the calmness of desle'ra- He swung about, and •going 'to "but the professor .is also out. He tion. Markham seized his arm. The last.. we saw of .her, • she seetn- ed to be half full •of :water. Whether she ever made the shore' of 'China, n'Jthe stlfyenit g breeze, le doubtful: Meanwlii:relive circled back toward the little ship. Something -white and dense rests. from her decks. Smokef Then • •teafiaair''ot red flame. • Sui enough—these- The vil- 1i' .-tact-,-set-hef• Meanwhile,°. ' .the: freighter drew:, • near;..the epatain manoeuvreink his • ship,, so it would approach from the . •windward -.of -the -burning 'boat. wind would then ,.he driving • the smoke:away from the freighter:. • For afew Minutes ..w4 could not • _understand' his plan, then it became Clear. He . swung•+. hie., bow around .and made: it fast ,to the bow of the;, . burning ship... in a minute more he;: • was taking the. passengers 'ole• :-nono-too soon ,for „the littte._,shijL .Was fast bec'oming a raging furnace.'' Meanwhile, . we• 'spotted a patch of nice smooth water, to the :en, of the afire. na - rem fighter . and q to ckly�la tgh d. In . As we circled 'a few -mitre-es the •derrick sVeung:-us over. the- doomed up to ;the deck 'and .we'' rushed for-. veser:el, largo -clouds-of •heavy. whitetsreke. drifted . went to the Public Library—" • After a more careful scrutiny .of. the, •'.'Come—quickly! It's our only ,;'Are you alone here?" HOW :TQ ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and • address: plainly, giving number and size of - such patterns'as'_yqu_want..:Enclose .. 20c in stamps or coin (coin pre,. •. ferred;; wrap it carefully) for each .. nuinber,'a°nd address year order to Wilson Pattern' Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. up from the decks.. Then; to our, dismay, we noticed: that the' pirate, had -Cut, every • life boat lOose before they fled from the ship, ':thus taking, away --the -crew's.-•only-•-means•-:ot •-es-" left only Chung •to handle the ':hose. Back we headed Cot•• the freighter •Thc,s_e, high, pressure hose, .wilt wig- anti as' we passed I dropped a note gle and squirm 'like snakes sad it decks. "Ship on`•fire. No takes.two sarong `men to'control on her - lifeboats. -Hurry." thein. • • You' can guess what hap- But the •captain of the freighter t 1 t 'Ward • to help in the rescue., The first. sight . that greeted .our eyes, Chung—hanging on: for , dear .life to the nozzle of ,a fire•°hose, with 'a -big` Filipino • sailer helping, `him. Just.' Uteri, one._ot.: the' ship' --s' o;1iiC.ers. called -.the sail -or.. -who. went_aaaY a�►d ___ `.`Little Alley Washings" Oh, little alley washings Hung onmy neighbour's line. Criss-croseed above the hot cement, Unblesed by brief sunshine. Oh, ragged alleywasllings (The .poor, oli, -Lord, how long?) ltou know my neighbour's calloused• • hands, ' Her clieerfulness and song. - So, little shirts• arid stockings (Grimly,toih, arid few), - You'll never feelthe wind' from hills Nor • sweet baptism •ot dew! • • pened. Once,' the sailor e go, the hose be- • 'came • a'Fi v e. _'C•hun•g' didn't dais_ j_et Lgo forT _ 1 fear it; would .fly, up and hit him. —and ;ie simply needed no warning. Steam, up, he drove his • ship withall possible speed. Meanwhile, we circled around' and'• wjatted; for--the-,water--was-rnOw too rough to aligh" Fire at sea is'a beautif*sighc arid' a dreadful ' one too: In' some a aY it is like a fire in the country. Unless 'room, he stepped to the corner by the Nimrod, in The.; Chicago Tribune. Gi LLETT'S cleans floor, v.a�''is everything In the kitch.en, Ill Full strength for Sink Drains' Full strength for the toilet bowl ■' In solution for all generbl deanlhg • Fia*eLye .tett4 should never be dissolved in hot water. ' K k -ILLE '1 T'- - -Lye-. Gh at in", EEP a•:tin of .G iIlett's Lie handy and you can cut your kitchen cleaning time in two. ' Greasy pots, pans and dishes,, soiled walls, the kitchen floor; etc..... aIi can be more quickly and thoroughly cleaned with a solutio, of one tablespoonful of Gillett s Lye dissolved in' a Batton of cold* water. . -To keep drains free -running, pour a small quantity of full strcngt4 Gllett's Lye down themeach week an°d they'll clever dog with dirt and grease accumu- Inions. • ' , - r! e e • Gillett's Lye has why hondy house- 'hold uses. Send 'for the new FLEE 4Ci�lletts Lye_bstoklsL nlaini_nit how • • it will motet all '.your. cleanir cacti • someone. catches it at first, it is al- ottie rid couldn't. steer it. most impossible to put it .out, and ""'So a l -rushed forward• -to-- all to -all: you .,,'•n do is: to stand • -by and ' help . Chung and despite, the serious - watch it burn. 1 ness of the situation, �IwIe had, to laugh The stern of. the little ship now�be- at the funny pictuu'e of all ',hose gan to blaze brightly and the pas -1 Chinese scrambling away to escape sengers turned like a 'mob of fight-; getting drowned by Chung and his., -ing_ madmen, pushing :ap:d shoving to hose. . get away. Here,. the value, of •tis -1- • ( cipllne and training showed up—for I Note: an)' of our young readers in contrast to the 'frenzied rust of writing to "Captain, Jmmy", 2010 Star' the pa sengers, • the ships 'officers re- I3Idg., Toronto, will receive his sign - main cool and collected. ; , ed.' photo free. Chocolate Malted MIIk The health -giving, .delicious drink for children and grown= ups . ••• : Pound and Half Pound ting at your grocers. ' THE- -CHAMBER .OF SLEEP • SNARING JOY I have a Castle of Silence, blanked by 12yron has said, "All who joy would a lofty keep, • win must share it—happiness 'was. 'And across the drawbridge Beth the born a twin:' This implies the readi- .lovely chamber of sleep; nese to accept on the one ,hand as Its' wallsare draped with legends much as the desire to bestow on the ' woven in threads of gold,' i other. The ability and willingness to Legendssbeloved in dreamland, in the , impart. happiness are always deemed : • tranquil -lays of old.'' I . • worthyYof bonor,.Jlut the_pawAr an ' desire to participate In' it are se'ld'bml ' Here lies the Prinnv4s sleepingin; the considered of much consequence. o. • palace, solemn and .still,: And Knight ••and eounteas sluinlier;: and even, the nol-y Mill' • That' flowed by the anci.F•n t tower, rias of: the ' sweetness and 'happiness of passed on its Way to the sea, • . lite. Like other • faculties, It can be And the deer are asleep in the'forest, eujtivated; he who'•has' it not can and 'the bird's are.a.sie'ep in the acquire it and. he •Who has it can in:. tree. ` . crease it, And `I'In . my. Castle of .Silenee,,in• my __.t. ' chamber of sleep Ile down, • Trusting , -• Like the far-off murmur. of forests I once illustrated the act .of faith by° .come the •turbulent; echoes; of, the experience et aw-trietticl .who was ' town. , • in 'an upper ronin of a hotel at 'night, ' And the wrangling ,tongue7.s about( me. when the building took tire. • • He`seized • ' . 'have now .nit power to kerep tite escape rope that Wei in his room, My snip from the.solaro exceeding the swung 'out of the Window, .and lower - blessed Nirvana of sleep. • ed himself in 'safety to .the 'sidew•aik. ''yet it is just tiffs hospitable and , sympathetic welcome tb' all glad i,n- , fluences' which tnakes• a large -portion , Lower the portcullis softly,. sentri;es,. ' placed on the wall;' • .Let shadows' of ,quiet and Silence on all my rialace• fall; , Ile had' a good, opinion• of that rope!" chlritig"the• clay 'when he saw it coiled up by his bedside, but' it was only an o1aihio•n; when he. believed on the rope, • and trusted himself to tho roue, it 9rrf t•ly"cfl aw• m y-mrrra tit, I, I- -h o-ivirrl F 4 • • labor acid weep, • My sonl••i';t Farr onvlrone:d by •th'o Walis' of my eliarriher Of steep, • - saved his life, =-•T. L. Cuyler, D.11. [SSU; No. 37-----'31, •