The Lucknow Sentinel, 1938-08-18, Page 6,p
Carne to Her, Out of Nowhere :
The Miracle Happened! . In
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Waters
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By REX BEACH::
An' Absorbing New StorypWbichStarts In This Paper.
• -Next Week'•
/alter Foreler
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The.; .entrance' Hall • of "Owl's
Croft" presented a•mor-e cheerful
appearance than' Digby, had yet
A. trim •parlour-maid:.°served tea;
a cheerful' fire burned. on . ' the
hearth and over • the, whole apart
went ,an atmosphere of well-being '
was suffused. Upon the hearthrug.
sprawled the • form of a • big--dog;-
who sprang up at Digby's ;en-
trance, clicking his hand` with gr t
affection. "'
Hunter laughed "Lobus .more
like- a dog note a days, doesn't
be?"• •
"Yes," agreed the owner of
' Owl's Croft, ."your days' of hunt-
ing are ` over, aren't they, old
chap?" . '
The dog wagged his long tail rn
reply.
Seated'. round the apartment'
were 'Hunter, • Digby and. the sup-
erintendent. Likewise, looking
Very+ much upon his ' best :lsehav
iour•, sat P.C. Bright, steadily and
noisily consuming toasted scones
and tea.
Mrs. Barlow, too, was seated in
a'•chair facing the 'detective, and.
,by her side stood her furtive-
looking:
urtivelooking: ;husband The . woman
looked pale . and 111, and ,the' ;un -
:comfortable man, at 'the back Of
;her%. chair, shuffled from foot .to,,
foot
.-,•�b1rs�Barlaw�asa•spsakingz,' '..
Mrs. Barlow?". the question came.
from Hunter.. ,
"Why, sir, becos,i .we found it,.
was nigh impossible to drive Mr.,.
Digby's uncle out. :That was .our
instructions, sir, to get 'im outlay
''ook or 'by. crook. You •see, Mr;_
Benson; knew all about Owl's 'Croft
'before we 'came. Hg.' bought' the.
'secret: from,,a. German gunman, in
America All this cliff was to be,
an arsenal•.in. the ,days of the war,
if'. the, German troops had landed
;here. For years: they had pre-"
•`pared the caves and passages; be-
low as an arsenal and store ',for
.star.maherials;.:.-.,Benson_ var ted
,get: itk all, but when Mr. Digby
herited' the property, 'why he was
'a 'Worse proposition , than his un ,
'cle :When we: got him thoroughly
scared; he went off to London
Nand brought you back, Sir,"t
"I, ' see, commented . Hunter,
"anti 'what -:were you ' and p, your
husband to receive .for this scaring
away. business?"..
"A "thousand pounds, sir.. ''We
should a'', been .00mf'ortable ' for,
She sniffed and ' looked as
though she had been' r•obbed of
I '' '"So, you see, sirs' it was a .very
great .teniptation for ',my 'usband
an' me. We was• Mr. ' Benson's
'ousekeepers in London, and "''e
brought us • down here When ` he
came, that was before he built' the
big souse opposite."
By Hook Or By 'Crook
"Why ` did he:.:build that place,
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"That's all,; very well,", breathed
the'• fussy, superintendent. "•`But"
you don't .explain, why, .Benson and
his confederates . waiited •-the place
so badly,';
• ."I 'fancy I ,can 'explain that,
superinten- en ; 'chimed ri: Hu'
"You see,. Benson did,a remark •
-
•ably fine trade in. the States with
his .whisky, because in' the' days of,'
the fake whisky in America, 'this
stuff of Benson's did actually
'come from `,Scotland. A" pretty
stiff price he; got: for the,•:stuff,
too, 1 guess. Having been dis;
tilled in secret in Strathleven, it -
••:was carried,'here by the ',• motor
'craft,'
"The'•access' to°''the: secret .ways;
I suppose he 'buil£ for' himself?" .'•
ded ilie.po rce•'c ief.
A Remarkable Story
I fancy•there is still a,remark-'.
able• story down in the village, ,of
'the ,vast number. of foreign work --
men ;employed and the length of
-their-stay.-•There, ciorbe rio doul t'
whatever that., one of those work
Wren: was none other' ;than. our late
friend, Cranston."; '
"But •Old •' Shageen: was'" a. very
live story here-abouts,"_interposed,
the superintendent,• "long.: before.
.Benison • ever ` came upon the
scene."
"Quite s?, agreed Hunter.
simply adapted to his• own ends the
fearsome story of,a, ghostly hound'
•that walked, the shore."
4',And • Cranston, • otherwise 'The
..._ w..
"He Game dogging'•the foot's'teps
':of Benson, McClintock, and West;,„
' the three, gtinmen'who killed: his
only brother' in' America, He too,
when. the 'affair happened, • was;
supposed to be shot. His recovery ,
waS, :a .'marvel."
"By the ' way, Mrs. •.Barlow,; I'd
like to know .the: secret Of. that
Portrait'...in the". library: The gen
tieman who was supposed ,to have,
been beheaded." ' •
"The passageway'to.' this room
leads, to • the panelling; alcove ,the,
fireplace in the ,library,"; ,Barlow„,
I11showyou." `Come 'with pie, sir,
."
'Nothing ,loth, Bunter, Digby and
' the Superintendent• followed `.the
man.,,Ho.,stepped to an • antiqu'e•
leather screen• and deftly opened,
a panel behind: it. The • nieehan-,
''ism Was,. beautifully made and well•
oil34, permitting not' a sound or'
scrape to escape in. the process.,
The, Secret Passage
Stepping' within the ,oaken pen-:
elliny� he bec•koned,,' A candlestick
with,candle and'ri'tatches stood on;
a sirlal•1 sbelfwithin,- ':Lighting' the
caiidlc, he: went 'ahead,' stooping •
to avoid' the dew-pitche'd,'rafters in •
the secret way.'
A dusty, nariow passage rt' Was,..
that they: traversed, cloyed with
innumerable.coh'webs. About • tweri
`t3' paces and then a turn to the ,
right and another-inrmerliately-al .'
, nto:t, to the left; • brought them
into a wider. stretch
'"Pee,p through here. tit"
aural Line
Favored For:
Winter Styles
•
Skirts Short, Waistlilne''Normal
. PATHS. --•The winter fashions tea.
ture. a natural..line, an; .essentially
. feminine , :silhouette ,Skirts, '•are
short, waistlines. either normal or,
slightly higher. Elaborate sleeves
constitutean important, "detail, „
The new silhouette takes, two di•'
rections: The close -fitting' ' sheath
-• and. the • flared-akiit, tight -bodice
• „line known, as "•Versailles," evoking.
as, 11 does French; court'fa.shions of
the 17th and, 18th' centuries,
" Rich Materials Used: "'
Rich• materials and gay colors are
•- seen in all the shows.Sumptuous:
brocades,- -glittering . lames • ` stiff •.
moires and gleaming Duchess satin
;,are used in:,profusion:
Last season's tendency 'toward --a
lower.' waistline has given way to. a
higher line sometimes 'clearly,mark-
ed in 'certain evening gowns by ,a
corselet bodice as tightly adjusted.'
as the •jerkins of the Middle Ages. •
FlorentineSleeves- ,
Skirts are full, •sometimes: 'hang-
ingi straightand sometimes pleated
all. around. Certain formal even-
ing skirts are narrow, clinging, and
taper off .into long .trains, but there.
;are just as many for evening wear
which 'are made 'fuller by ' godets
and. stop short of .the ankle:
• •Bishop and, mutton sleeves r eirii-
nroceht of the 1900.'s are popular,.
btrt''• no more so than tight -fitted
Florentines•'sleeves--tapering�off-^to-'
a'point'at.the back of the hand.
Summer :va ations in thea Aretie
are popular among Russians this
Year: •
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ByKATHARINE BAKER ,.
That , magic, :phrase "home jelly" ,:
brings to, •mind, rows of'gleaming,
colorful • jars on aashelf, shimm•er-
ing glasses ot; various^ hues,: ell --
ready ,for..winter. use;, It's' "more
than an art, more
pleasant occupation,: jelly making
is:a tradition. A tradition •isM.usu ,
ally a•custoin' which is handed' down
"from, one "ge;°erafion ,to another
and that used .to; be, sq. With jelly
making.; It was, a tradition:in the
sense that mothers used; to have to
teach `their, daughter's the •secrets
of jelly• making;, how and when to
• choose the fruit, how long toaiolI it
, and numerous other hints to secure
'a good batchof jelly. Buteven
then it' , didn't. always turn out as
hoped. Sometimes fruit: irad' to; be
thrown away with , a great loss,of .•
'sugar, time and fuel, because it id
not jell. .•
Jelly making is still "a tradition.
in the sense that good cooks pride.
•themselves on theirr-ability to cap-
ture delicate sunirne : flavours 'for
winter, 'use: But the hard 'pert*, of
'the tradition, learning how to,do; it,
has^been removed by modern jelly.
Making methods: •The reason:: that
some jellies wouldn't' jeil.•in^ the old..
days !was because' they lacked Susi-'
tient , pectin and • even' -after long,
boiling -which: robbed-- the -fruit of --
much of its colour and flavour, the
:results, couldn't he depended .upon.' ••
Modern. 'cooks use.fully;; ripe fruit,
,add bottled �`fr.uit pectin, boil 'for
only a fen 'hiinites and ,turn out '
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squeeze 'out juice.' Measure•••sugar
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6 'large; firm Welt flaYored apples
1/3 et/P:ehopped. dates •
••1/3 cap seedlesS.raisina
'1/3; CUP fiee.thir0 'GOIdeli, or , White
:1 tablespoon lempn,juice
'1/3 eup-Water
" Wash apples, remove peel from
top third, and • cores .to within •
inch cit bottoin, and stuff with, &ma-
t/hied raisins;idates, f./3 scup corn
syrup and.lemon juiCe. Add butter.,
,around apples in a buttered biking
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tender, bd.sting ofien with syrup in
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The initial,. adds distinction to this filet • crochet set that's the
easiest ever in string. The design also•:`' lends _itself to buffet sets; and,
scarf ends. You can use the initials alone,, too, as, inserts for linens..
Pattern 1844 'contains 'charts and directions for making the :set' and 'a
coniplete' alphabet; the' initials measuring 4 x 4' inches;.. materials
—required, illustrations- of-stitciies.;
Send 20 cents in Coins, (stamps'. cannot be accepted) • ler :this pat
tern`. to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., 73 West• Adelaide . St., Toronto. Write
plainly pattern number, your.' name and, address.
the „Irian; canyaS •
Hunter 'applied his :eye and saw •
that he waslooking down into the
, ".You're looking through a peep-
hole ih the big frame': Of. the Por-
trait now, sir. It' can't' ibe seep.
:the_ other, side: .An,lpok. sir,
this is how we Make ?the:portrait
'• He, inditented •a half • cirmila
On.'whatWaS the hack: of.th
we' soak this' .•sponge in rett stein
the' :MOistnte ()ekes
days; ..When "'they 'Were, preparing
for,the great war. Ile was a regii;;:'.
iliventtir, he Was.: He wanted
Itetorning•',IO the hall; lounge,
"it beats ratityrinieil :the
ronble•Craziatiii took to kill three
Men,. when .'e ,ha' 'shot Let
'."tVerythirig dia,- 'said Him-
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eftect,, I. know he
WAS qualified ellen:nit before he
became 0,` Vaudeville perforinet,
His kiWWiedge drugs 'alone
inight 'have dealt Mit a •SloW and
•
strain forbade him, and .he'' pre-
ferred the 'dramatic:
‘flAr,e1I, for all his faults, .and
having no sympathy, with a mah
'I cannot but help. feeling a great"
man IVIysticns, Or Cranston.. }HS:,
his was a great vow and a
Mare
of black; spartieularly' for..daytilhe
tion; eaeli has been selected 'by,Lthe,
tanaers ,and . Manufacturers: ler
real .rleasen;_den!t7tr7 to make=onc.
' ' Smooth 'leathers' inerease in favor
.Pattern typea pre ,les13..differenti-
Things' that ratickOut," at throat..
feature' Of punin decorations,. often
Says Rominee
Is Unnatural
glares It Is AU.Inncriation Of
Civilization; -,-Savages Know
.NOthing About It:
Sbft glances soft wordi hands
' teaching alylyzin' short.;
,not natural to the hunian raod
at.- all: TheY,:are just settle' of the
That:is .the conch/Sion, of
.or,the,„dielgian, .• explorer, 'Armand
, She formed' her ,pPinians
year in the. Belgian ,COngp-7;land 'of
pygniies,' giants, wild ;elephanls;
strange ..customs•L-while. .her hus-
band photegraithed die. life, of the
"Dying Sylvan" Look • AOquired
. ,are ...Unnatural.' He learned the' les-.
.seri Whet] he made.a film ahoul_
. 'Making a native look lovingly at
exPect in the firat Stages of a screen,-
romance- was ta :Put a' tempting
meal before the .hero.,••• Then 'While
he looked lovingly it the food,
Whatever ediblesl•appeal a. iia-
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Dull IG4-1.'S 'Joy
Briton> Who 5ees for First Tyne
,:topOicgin[r,g, rTahco:sg:t. A.11; Werg .
Beantitut And V-'44: ``HaPPY,
)yvor:iitg‘ttfoaaclbel e4 Larssr,iriesanbtsleY:waeal •
British 11fedicill'Association by Pr-,
.prit reedrd person blind: from
birth who, has gabled sight as aa
'; adult. Her blindness bad been due ,
'to congenital -cataract.
, „Must ,Learn to See
All , her ideas, about the world •
had' been. o4tainects, front reading.
'Braille, frbm Information given '
. her br othets and by the acute de-,
vlelopment and use of her other
•After Dr. Colley operated; vis:on
re:to-lied slowly front apnreciation
of . light through' blurred'
eventually to, seeing -things ,rea-
spnably .weil With the.. aid of .
'ticed was a' white. aprOn• worn' by
a 'horse, then the red. ef' a dress.
Next She saw. windoW and ,a
ilootway. , The latter had no A•hape
„"Later;" Dr: Colley relates, ".she
could not diatingnish her nail's. Af-
" ter this she saw .chairs 'and
.the.. other , colots later. She had: ,
to be told. the narne •of each color.. .
' she iS it:ow able to distinguish' one
from another. 'She Was, gteatlY
said she had thought alrneople
were begutifttl and had. 'happy- -
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Rescued Fiction
It Would Have Wilted But For
, :Praise .. for Ferniinine'
'"dertainlY• the' ti is past, When
'.men 'Wi•ite iipa'ragingly. of
inre,, appearing in. „the a• e*
improve,:your personality
with Wrigley's' Gum. Keep yoUr.
teeth White, breath Sweet.' by • :.,
..usini,s healthful Wrigley's Gum ,
daily—as millions do., The chil- •
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SHikEDDED WHEAT, is natures,mo'st per -
tett cereal train Oietainiellfitamlnt, iniheeal
fieln 'keep' thi Mind alel•t, and develop sound
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list L:itrature," Dr. J. C. Smith
says that "fiction would have wilted ,
but for tne genius of women. •
Found Hprn To Matcli
irave-been-,irnpossitielo name six •
'.woinen novelists to Compare "with..;",
galsWel•tily and
critics oartietilar15! malesi to be
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,DorptIty •Bayeic4, *46 is, Compared to
story,. With detective inte• rn:pa/5/1't?l
. tractive- addition to the drawing
room„or the guest room' in summer:
them Shallow.•ci.n•dboard,h'OXes
Petals, sheiild ..1)6
' he 'ilr'eoaed. into it w II bout furl ifer
,a;) 4)101'0...added if negissary
riag along. the top, llbriblee
and :arse add sonia•1101.0ourr,1
;Anti 'refit eelorell fettle '
sOft shade of green With dark l'ed
yeiVelY aibrtikicred Oil It'
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