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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1932-09-22, Page 6SYNOPSIS. Inch old .IV1irs. Jupiter is robbed end, 'miurdered during .,the •engagement party. •'ghee gives for her. secretary, Mary •mess. Mary's scapegrace brother, ;Eddie, was to have been admitted at the mur- der.hour: She tens her fiance, Dirk Ituv= ther, who arrengOs a rendezvous• with this boy but oversleeps. Bowen of. The' • Star drives Mary there, Eddie is ruti•down and killed. Bowen`'tells Wry there is a recetrraelc gambler called The Ply to: whom., l..ir. brother owed money. Bowel gives. Mary a coat he;•found 5n. the Ju ~'iter house the •night, of the.xr. urder�'. Ito r brother's.-,.rDirk, Ifhrliids, e' Mary on': with 'the investigation) becausof -. thee nptorie 3".,:a' •, • .. • . CHAPTER XVI":":, the car'" ut be :on�d ; the <d "ve o . y , Dirk m� i "of. the utt *elite;` road.:into.;the �limt r y,,•.. to -. stall meadow which . •crowned . the Point and turned:o#f• the engine. With • a second turn' of -.the wrist betented • off the '1 ghts. Then he :turned and drew- tier to • him, swiftly,. surely; • a'nd with an air: of ,complete ' possession. , Surprise nningl•d' with' the ardor 'with which she returned his long kiss, , •Presently, she asked ' curiously, "What did you want to talk about?" "This," be said, • and: she heard' him chuckle! _..__" 11. Whaf7 • • wasn'ttired. now! Instead, elle seem- ed to bounce, feathe* ligl t; up the long staircase; she feltefar4 toe happy to sleet , There waste dum light burning', in • her,.room, anti a note'• left for her by the thoughtful. Deilla: More thought foul than 'literate,; for the note was difficult to- deci:pher. �'+ •u . to tell'you Mi Jupi= •I'"$tayd••PY. ter*ants � see y ; ou . ;n the' morning . is ,y he. ,sorry -for someLhir'g -and wants. • �appolagtze �:I do ltienr what f. �,. • , The,' world''bed-been all wrong and now i'twas right again in. every; or pure happiness;, Marys whirled around the ;~vont ` in an inepromptli; dvhce before tumbling into bed As she drifted off to sleep the let- ef the word "Saturday seemed to bunt upon the " *alit of her mind' ' ke •: giigantic • electric sign. ' They both felt better after Mr. Ju= iter. had "a I ole i. ced" next.'morn=' - pp fin ing.. "I. was sorry for that • the minu'tel'd said it, Mary," he 'scold'ed'. • "You hadn't ought to.take what. an Old Man like me, Says to heart see". "I guess -that' one: thing is a kind •"And something else. Listen. Hoiv soon ~'can yeu',get ready' to' be. Mar- ried?" ,: , "Rihyr, T vent bought. anything ,.:, .. ' . 9 es lots t the~ red - bu e s 't�4ne yet; . sh � , of: time, isn't there? A month, surely. It;was66 days the last time I counted,: • but lately I haven"t, kept track." • Dirk' smoothed her • hands ',gently With his big .one. • • . ?'I mean . how .long would it -take you 'to. pack?" • "Dirk!" ' f . "You could pack a toothbrush,, �.. "couldn't you? Ansi. we could buy •dunes here and there as .we. went "along ,- here eate---lots eef_nice:_little,„ shops for women's gewgaws in Bet-, mu`deor would you rather, go to Eutrope? We could make' it -if . we didn't' 'stay too long." i'But, what's the hurry~,?" Mary's heart-hammeran-happily before the 1pok, in his ,eyes. • "Let's get:::married tomorrow. .I don't know •Why we've Waited -this long, if . it comes to that" "Well' aren't ; you , the., impetuous lover!" Mary qua..ered, trying to keep a light - toneti ' Vii by this; "'all• of a 'sudden?" Dirk moved impatiently. . "Oht.peopl'e`have hacked at us' long ,enough!" he.'gr•,owled. "If they keep at it much longer, they'll spoil things for us. Look at.tonight." Reviewing the . miserable evening 1a _ she' had. jest, -spent, Mary thought there might be something -in what he said; He seized her hands, and gripped them tightly. "If we've got to quar- rel, let• it come after.''I don't want: it to spoil the beginning for us. Do you?" "No, oh, no." • "Well, that's that, . then. How's Saturday? That give you time to. Shop?" Mary nodded. It was a long ` time before • they felt the need of Ws...,. _..:. . "That's-vihat• I've been wanting to tell you, all evening," Mary whisper- ed, presently. '"That we needn't quer- - rel anymore. I ,won't see that news- paperman . again, if you don't want me to." Dirk felt m ignaninious, too, appar- •ently,.for he laughed indulgently and kissed her. a'I guess Mrs. Dirk Ruyther can be. trusted to do the right thing," he said: ' • . - " It was nearly tagg when Mary's latchkey turned' in the lock and she - let' lerrelf into the great house and went happily upstaii s. • Strange, she• of sore..spet with ane,". Mary exielain- ed. " 1 Thatever .Eddie did or didn't•do, I feel `responsible .for, at least. partly. So f- couldn't let anyone call him a » murderer when` it. isn't the;'trutlt! - Surprishigly, she noticed , tile'"old. Man's eyes. were, wet: His lined face looked ten' years older. • bet I've thought :the .'same a htindre:: times' since," he said,' in • a broken iroice: "Yon know he came to me fer money, I suppose?"". Mary nod ded; 'in embarressmer-t. "If I hadn't of -lit into hail -the .way, T did, he might. not have-=" he broke off hastily; and -•substituted; evex-Ythitige_mtgh have been''all,xright.:. Sq you 'see, I've got, -my hire -`to'ethinlc One sameees-. you- have." • • ' This humility ,was so,new to 'the' old -man's 'manlier that -Mary could 'hardly credit her senses.: ' It made it'.easier • Ott nt rio Toronto Daily Quotes Som Heartening, tatist cs Issued .by Research. • Bureau 'The Canadian Economic'. Research Bueau r, 'which: makes..:a specialty oi< presenting fact9. about; Canada to itae patrons in the United States, is opti neistic about the future of Ontario.., After comni'enting • 'upon the recent advances in the prices of base metals and .other commodities and after not- ing the.benets to be derived from the British' preferences on our print- ary •products, it id aware •of . no, other m, 'arket, either• in' the •United'.Stattes er, in 'Canada, ;which shows ' areate. grgwth pp ,; o ulation an • in 'mRnU�f#4 nPyi,' promise,;'of" in cturi mining and • 4014 .":.3>'a'. i"@tin' >t:•.:Y'i.�i. 9 �iin that vibes. `I. l -cultural 'acts 'hovi ce •.already has 5;2'tier cent anada's •.' Manufacturing. produc of C., - " tion, 48 per Cent of its', buying. power: cent.' Of the '!(,'national. and3:6' :11er • „ .,. wealth, and: that. it has shown a 're ;markable 'stability of conditions '.in 'the face of a. three-year depression, 1 e e -are -other-: s teen t • Ontario. _ pu:t forward: by the, • Bureau.. The value, of , nnanufacttir'ed ,prod- ucts' grew from $579,000,000 "in 1910, to $2,103;,000,900 in •1929. It possesses the most promising, mineral resources of any section of the world;, its agrie. cultural output.' averages $500,000,006 per annum; • its farming is highly diversified," which -makes for stabil; ity. It boasts an imitemise asset in the extent of, its cheap hydro -electric. power. Its cities are practically .free' of sl'ums...The average wage-earner has not *tiered to anything like• the extent to which he has. suffered in_ the: i7nited States. There . has ` bena greater • amount of home-building; even since 1929, -than In, the neigh: boring republic. In Toronto the, ratio of hgme-ownership to popula- :tion:••ils,-•63•-•per- cent., •which._coniDares.. Seining?" Mary heard. herself asking- with 311 -Per 'cent:. .In Beaten, 36 per , . faintly:, .. and could have -=boxed. hey . cent. _ in_ .Cleveland, 45 per: ' cent._ in .own•etirsir There might be fitting - •Philadelphia and ,38 per cent.in St. peavens she couldn't nearly aceom•• anti.. The climate makes for ....... . :lloo . ...:.,.....i r�-.-.rA,x ..—,.r .-..• fish all she. " ust if she waited untT`uierit`ai� and- Iih'Ysieal'"ef$cienGyr-and- p thisafterno _ _. ' - thus for, progress in industrial, min - "Eh?" The old man came ou„of eral and agricultural ,production' 4` •thebrown study' that enveloped hint: • . From.'the same authority we learn "Oh,. I'm going down with Miller to, that the highest developmetit, in tele - look over 'The Gypsy.' Jordan thinks phone- 'ownership' .'has .occurred in orher. to know that :he blamed 'him-. sea air -may take •a', cruise if • I' can Toronto,,rather 'than~ in the United e " ' -gest. the .-right crew." States.as has -often been thought. Ac= "Well- forgive and'�forget. That's Mary�'drew a deep breath of retief • wig'-torrBereau' 80'--'per-cent "Wan to go alOng�" of the •families in Toronto have-tele- all ave -tele- all: we Can i t 59 ".Oh, I .can forgive," Mary assured O , i Boston-, 53 per cent In 'him, earnestly, "but. I, cban',t forget-= not till I've found out the. truth." • "Well, bless you, child; I won't stoti yea. Go ahead. But if, you run 'afoul of Emily Ann Ruyther; don't; say I didn't warn 'you." Mary laughed and snapped her'fin,. gers. "Oh, that for .Emily Ann! .Dirk's all that' matters, and he's going 'Feeling • fit' . and a ' cricket ;, en thuaiast Rev. F. Leveson -Gower, who is 61, made a good • show' iu a game.. at Oxford, England, re- cently, • T, • . , "Fresh from the Garden"' An •Ola English:Harvest'in� When we. were come: to• the bag field -gate, •where the first sickle was to be, Parson 'Bowden heaved up' the, rail with the:.sleeve,.'of his •'gown done. • gpn,r,een 'with .It;' ,.and. he: said that~ A- R everybody• might 'beer him... "fn' the. naive, of the' Lord, :Ameni" -, - .."Armen) Bo it!'"aeried the ,clerk; alio°.was "tar behliiid,, being•oirly a shoemaker Then 'Parson . Bowden. read 'seine verses' from ' the . parish ' Bible, telling,' us' to .life, up 'oue eyes, and to look this? -1, eldg'-aIready"whfte io`-h'alt vent,-•and=.then he-laki the. Bib'le•..down: on ,'the square head 'of the. gatepost, 'od and despite ,'his, Cassock,, three'g4, swipes he , cut, of corn, and laid theta right end onwards. • All: this , time the ' rest '.Were huddling 'outside the gate, an(l- along the Mane, not -daring, to Interfere with parson but wCisper-, ing how well 'be • did. It,. When. • h'e had . stowed' the corn like 'that;.Mother entered,;leaning• on me, and we •both. said, "Thank.':the Lord for •all His •mercies 'and 'these ,the .first :fruits- of His, • hand!;" And then the clerk gave out a psalm. verse. by verse, done very , well.' ; ••Of course I mean . the men; not women;' although •I know that—up the country, women" are .allowed to• reap; , and right well they reap it, •keepingq row -•:for --row- with-••m'en,---comely,_-.and_ inn due order ,.....But in our ` part, women. do what seeFrs their .proper business, following' 'well .'behind 'the men, out of harm of the . swinging- Whook, and stooping with"tlreirr breasts- end, arms up they stitch the swathes of corn, where. the reapers cast 'them. and tucking them together tightly with a 'wisp laid under .them, •this ,i to help me -he . told me so last night." At the recollectio.t .of what' else he had told her last night Tier eyes were" Starry • anti her'• lips smiled' irre- pressibly. ' : • :'Everything all tight between you, eh?" Mr. Jupiter Was. an excellent observer, and he saw his answer writ- ten in her face. "That's good." Stabbing' her grapefruit thought• tiptoed out of'the room with dam§y, fully, Mary wondered whether she p schoolboy gallantry. 'Ought to watell. him of her plans: In a Almost instantly, it seemed, a way, it was like•"giving 'notice -- but then•she wasn't employed -here starched•and statuesque maid appear - an. more, really.. At least her only ed with an envelope which,'ahe handed y _ _ _ n a they.. f Bessie had been dines seeme(T�o 'tie �traylYtg"'crxbbage•'-i'o- and Writing a few notes. • - released to pursue the sort 'cif: it- ri= "I suppose you haven't )heard any' onic career for which she seemed to more froth' Mr. Bruce?" she asked. think herself fitted.) The' old man's face clouded; Mary Mary fumbled it open with • one instantly regretting havingbrought hand while holding feet to the 'rcceiv the subject. - er with the other. When site finally "Not--a-line;" he said slowly. •'held up the crisp bit of paper it con- . -.1000=- - _,_ . ,- - --- a : •_ ' i '_.'o . phones._in....their hoes, as. against h h headed • h no thanks. I ve somethi�l g t do. $ ' little s 'oppmg: She blushedcent in St. Louis' a tell-tale red. • they -fetch :round and twist, with a •• knee :to keep It .close; : and lo, there • - ie. a•• goodly sheaf, 'ready to be set up'In:• stooksl • After •these the chit, • •' • den-. fen come etherin • each for his • ,' , come, g. �,.: , hti' ` ;n little self 'if the fai±m;er :beia.g ..,• •. OW i .• „ �� gniuded; ', until each bath a. bundle Made as • big as. himself ,hand longer:, aid. tumbles ;nese end :Man with in•• the dee;per part Or the stubble. . We, the men,kept •marching ow', • wards down the :flank :of . the -yl'_1iow,' wall, with- knees bent.wide,-and left. arta' bowed,and right • artti flashing , -steel. •Each-•mphKin his several place, keeping down the 'rig or 'chine, onthe right side 'of the reaper in front, and the 'left ',of the mlan. that .followed ' a1 - him., i each . making further • sweep: and' inroad into, the golderi. breadth and depth, each .casting leftwards his; • r1 ih' .clearance .on his fere vers' don- • • hieetracks• . • • • • t So like .half a wedge of wildfowl,. _' ,to and fro we swept ,the "field; and'' when , to 'either hedge we' cant.e,. sickles wanted whetting, and • throats • ., re required .:moistening ,and'•tia'cks we • in need' of easing; ;' and every elan had •much 'to 'say; end' Wome.n.' want- , ed praising. Then, all xeturned,'to the ,other, end,, with ere aping hooks beneath • our arms, and dogs left to • mind Packets. -From "Lorna • Doone," �liy R•. Yj:'"$lackmoie- '-' August Noon pa c o`udisles"lre=timr►ovi In sapphire "seas high overhead Butter -.flies• -.Ocie ::,..:on _ , ,cavy h " per cent n ees phlox ' d Cleveland, ,48 per And wave bright silken wings, The telephone trilled sttc>(denly:. It arid 41 per cent in New'York. We __ silken was Bir read further': "In no other •large city erican Continent has "1 jus 'called up. totell'you,• ],Vlrs: on the North Am In .honeysuckle •.'canno,..• and Ruyther, that you have a. checking there been less of a :deelthe in retail ' ' crepe' Myrtle; account,' you know.: Why don't you sales, and buying•• power •than ' in To- While' against the wall, runup a few bills, and see what kind route. ' The • leading Toronto. depart- Th ile a en helianthus Of a husband I'm going to make?"'ment stores are the; largest in Can - And flaming hollyhock "Oh, .Dirk,' you •musn't=not yet. ada, and'are.on e' par with any other 'Turn open faces to the'sn. That's one of the rules. Don't you departmen't stores ,in the world, w= Ina wide, dush meadow, • v„ ing further evidence of the high Mild -e ed contented cattle know your had, Emily -Post_ .x lb/111g and:;buying power y' ' "Go ahead woman. Do you know standard. of. v g RI' treat My ' y in this city. Drowse through long siestas obe Ime " • T .wives when the dont In oases of emerald shadows. ' obey me?''' •There was more'of the.These statistics .and deductions, Like .a silver flute, conversation, but it seemed' to make presented as they are by an organize A. robin's .lidu:d song • very little sense. • , tion whose head offices are in the .Breaks through the noontide soninri • Smiling knowingly, the old man United States, should help' to'insptre' letice; a' heaved himself out of his chair and the people of this city and province And from. a locust bough, with confidence in their own future. Ash Till cicada uhants Toronto Mail and Empire. His ceaseless roundelay.. • -Winnie Lynch' Rockett. Let us' be thankfulhealth, d rained .and saw the• figure$ , What ',on earth could be keeping •and the signature; . J. J. Jupiter, still Ret in the corner; her joyful exclama- tion reached•• clearly the young men murmuring fatuous nothings.into the Bruce? Mary; wondered. Then she Ioyfu dismissed the matter as something that did not concern her. She ought to go about her shopping at once if telephone many miles ;way. she expected to- finish today. Time was '!A little wedding present",' was the important thing. written on the business• card that fe l t "Whoa would you like to do .this out with the cheque,_ • - .-_ - = • - - - - 'Never mind supporting me yeti-•, n Man,. .. they're gtoodl" Mea like these finer- f`lavore crackers, oven-fre�h and flaky with just a trace of salt. Rade thein. handy ite the ganliry. always.' • I'm rich!" she caroled gleefully;, arid told Dirk of the cheque. "Well, that's Dae!" he replied with a perfunctory heartiness,. Such munifi- cence rather dashed his (iwii"':ileasure in . turning over his idly goods to his bride-to-be,. "Vii t t Etre you going flight of stone steps. Then she must, to do'with it?" have fainted, for she•knew no: more. , "Bank it." • • • •(To be contined-) "You will not!" ' "Buy clothes," she amended happily. • "And then buy some clothes. • And -. then buy a few nlore clothes." "That's better, Lunch with me?" "Oh,;I won't have time. We'd. dawdle and I've so much- to. get!" '- "Better •come. I'll be working late at the office, putting things in shape so:I can leave. I may not get out until quite late." •• "But you'll conte?" "I'll come. Wait up, for me?" "You know I will.' She was to egret that decision about lunch, as she sat sipping a•luke- warm, too -sweet drink at a chowded fountain after• a hectic mor'tiittg's l shopping. .It would have been de- lightful to be lunching en ,a cool roof somewhere. with Dirk opposite. Shop- ping,even with a $1,000 cheque in her purse, was terrible. Her feet hurt, her head ached, and she felt as if itee • eyes would never site focus a%gair. Atid there was more ,to come. I At 1i'vts she hailed the first taxi she. .saw, piled it 'full of bundles and - climbed in gratefully: for , hen t t, an competence, and, above all,;for a quiet eolscience.-Izaak Walton'. Lady in flat' below -•What was .that ... rrcrts8 fi lieard---several tithe _-:last "I alt4ays:laugh when I see any- thng funny." "You must enjoy your- self when ,You. shave." • Common • .sense is the,..' average night? :Lady in flat above -My poor husband dreamed he. . had his car in town• and he was moving ,his bed around • from. place to place iso he Wouldn't be tagged for parking too thing in one spot. .sensibility ,and intelligence of men ' undisturbed liy individual peculiar- ities W R Alger.- • "Long Island," she told the driver and •sank back against the hard: lea- ther seat. 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