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,
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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
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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
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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.
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