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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-06-16, Page 2popularly believed to be your father.BEGIN HERE TO-DAY. popularly believed to be your father. To escape hanging on the charge What precisely do you- . of sedition, Andre-Louis Moreau flees t “Just that. It is a belief that 1 do from his native town of Gavrillae.not share, It is a matter of instinct, and hides his identity as a member of t perhaps, with me. Moreover, once a band of strolling players in which j asked M. de Kercadiou point-blank, he makes a great success in the char-ld j receive4 from him a denial.” His “ugh’hTSi^d him to delay I your mother, was aho equally revenge on C_ o...... ....i . Marquis de La Tour D’Azyr, who j — -■ tricked Andre’s dearest friend, Phil- the light, ippe de Vilmorin, n divinity student,) into a duel and then killed him be cause he fedred the idealist’s “danger-! out gift of eloquence.” Over the dead, body of his friend, Andre-Louis swore J to carry on I_L ' the lot of .he peasants. t , I Seaii:mouche, as Andre-Louis i„ -----, „ now called, falls in love with Climene, you bear?” daughter <;f tho owner of the troupe, and fries to forget the beautiful Aline g? Kercadiou, whom, he thinks, will marry the Marquis. Climene tier4.- 'dm with coldness. CO ON WITH THE STORY. bus cHus^d. .him to aeiHy i, ,n,j glathe great and powerful ■ ignorant. She was sneon.ig, but he La Tour D’Azyr, who ■ did not remark it. Her back was to ‘ “He would not disclose her name to me. He confessed her to be a dear friend of his.” She startled him by laughing, and i»« ws not pieasant . I “A very dear friend, you may be! is sure, you simpleton. What name do! provided, the j^ives nothing’ in ex change.”" White-faced, with flaming eyes,; she turned on him at that. “How? You dare?’1 “I know M. do La Tour d’Azyr,” ho answered her. “He is a man who I takes what he wants wherever he, finds it and whether it is given will ingly or not; a man who reckons no thing of the misery he scatters on his self-indulgent way. Ponder it, Cli mene, and ask yourself if I do you less than honor in warning you.” He went out on that, feeling a degradation in continuing the subject. On Tuesday of the following week, Andre-Ixiuis ran into a slightly built, sallow-complexloned gentleman very neatly dressed in black. “Moreau! Where the devil have you been hiding yourself these months?” It was Le Chapelier, the lawyer, the leader of the Literary Chamber of Rennes. Without halting for re ply, he continued: "You are the man we have been seeking everywhere, and—behold!—-you drop from the skies into my path.” They crossed the square and en tered the <cafe. “I suppose you haven’t heard oi the royal order for the convocation of the* States General, or the terms of them—that we‘are to have what wo demanded, what you demanded for us here in Nantes! You haven t heard of the fresh uproar in Rennes, last month. The order was that the three estates should sit together at the States General but in Rennes the fiobies took up arms, headed by your old friend, M. do La Tour d’Azyr, and they were for slashing us—the members of th© Third Estate - into ribbons so as to put an end to our insolence.” He laughed delicate ly. “But we showed them that we, too, could take up arms. Wo fought BunionsQuick relief from pain. Prevent shop presort?. At all flnj shoe Hora DxScholl’s Zhto-pads Wilson Publishing Company pum 19 !|; T’l wKIh 1'!!j ’ j 1 11 FC i 7ll cleaning SOFTENS WATER Everywoman’s Mnidofall-work , Correspondent of Miss Marj?' Ancona Describes Suffering • That Drove Victims Insan.V^ I A man and his wife stood two days and nights with their six children in i their marooned Mississippi Valley ‘ home. Their supply of food was eaten the first day. Exhausted,-the parents were unable to hold their children and the two smallest drowned when the water rose ; (Jn still higher the third morning. Crazed, This^coun-1 the man-spent aid that day trying to More Than Half Worlds Out-1 put of Pearls is Raised Off Broome. Perth, W. Aust.— Tho close of pearl-fishing season at Broome in this i ^state shows a considerable decline in; th© fleet, which now numbers'only 96 1 luggers, as against 177 last year and ■ 320 sonuf'is years ago. Nevertheless, there ar© indications of increasing I business in future. Before the Great War, Germany took; a large percentage of pearl shell, but i now it cannot arrangQM»credits and no ! business is done with it. America is | London Truth (Ind. lab.): the big customer to-day. In 1914 that1 Notes from’New York.)' rFhte- L_15_98 _ Tit-for-Tat iS coXmtry took 20 per cent, of the shell!try ia accused of playing the Shy- drown his wife and the surviving chll- --------------------- • " 1 - - dren. this • Mississippi mishap is an op portunity for Europe to show her gen- Iraised'; to-day 80 per cent, of its goes ! lock and of other infamies. When the family was rescued that night by a Red Cross boat the mother The parents there, chiefly for manufacture into but tons, and handles for dessert knives and forks. There is every promise of a permanent industry being maintain ed, as- tho capacity of th© grounds has never been determined, and natural re plenishment is continually proceeding. In 1924 tho value of pearls exported was nearly £94,090, and of pearl shell £243,680, a total of about £337,000. The value of pearls raised last year was approximately £60,000, and the figures are now likely to increase. The aggre gate exportations recorded since 1S70 aro estimated at £2,160,690 for pearls and £6,527,640 for shell, giving a total production Western ficial data, duction of world’s output of pearls and pearluhell. Broome is the commercial base, and the fleet is manned by aliens of all colors. The habitat of th© pearl is the tropical sea, where the sky flames gold and tho waters underneath are warm greens and blues. I^abor for the Industry Is indentured for a certain number of years under the strictest conditions. Those who Import Asiatics are compelled to re-' LU VUiHruj> ilJia CC1HI. turn them to thete native land at the j omical, Stands without a rival. 100 expiration of the engagement. Fully |Mll©s to Gallon of Gasoline. Price 90 per cent, of the divers are Japanese, -?300. Down Payment :?100, Balance with a sprinkling of Malays and Manila ' per month. Walter Andrews, men, and the crews are composed of Limited, 346 Yonge St., Toronto, Ont Japanese, Malays and Kocpangers. In dentured labor can be used for no other purpose, but pearling, excepting with the permission of the authorities, I and the request is invariably refused. A diver is paid about £3 a month, and on a sliding scale, ranging from £25 to £45 a ton on the shell. Tho principal local pearl buyers at Broome are Frenchmen or Russian .Jews, and English interests have special repre sentation there. The raised at this center only £60,000, but there tion of these figures stantially. Pearls range in price from 5s. to £4000 and £5000. During the war a pearl was found which was valued at £10,000. Last year the quantity of pearl shell was valued at from £150 to £1SO a ton; it has gone as high as £235 a ton. There is a bill before the Federal Parliament at present to form a com pulsory pearl shell pool for the whole, of Australia. Under this legislation the product will be marketed through one channel, and thus the industry will be stabilized. erosity. It menns that countries other' reftfiOiL than , France have devasted areas, now are convalescing at Camp Hayes. Europe has resented American dol- Such is tho tragic story of the llood lars as an insult. . Here is a fine «• let^ C. S- Waggaman chance of a tit-for-tat, Let' Europe p°r}- refugees on a insult America with francs and lire: harge at Vicksburg. and .even thrpe-penny-bits. Then the j balances will bo even, and everybody; can again love everybody else as we ran two miles before he was overtaken used to do when we were all fighting each other during he great war. Aged Negro Drowned She also told Vf an aged Negro who Of. £8,G8S,330. Australia, according to of- is responsible for the pro- more than one-half of the Brilliant as Captain Lindbergh has shown himself, his success is due to other than surface qualities. and drowned by the water pouring | through the crevasse at Stopps Land- : ing.j "We understand here," Mrs. Berl i write, “that if the country contributed . the fifteen millions needed, that tho I Red Cross will not cniy get all these . regugees right back where they came i from, but will give them ulso the bare jnecessities of life and perhaps enough j seed to plant a crop and start afresh. ' “There are no words too strong to ' use in praise to the Red Cross. I can- 1 not understand to fills day how they . wero able to handle this situation so efl’ciently and so rapidly, and to bring food and other supplies in 'such a short time. There are thousands of people in Mississippi who owe a d -bt of gratitude which they can n ver re pay to the Red Crcts winkers here. 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Patterns sent by return mail. Hq restrained his own rising in dignation to answer her question calmly: “Moreau. It was given me, I so I am tcld, from the Brittany vil- ilage in which I was bora. In fact, JI have no name, unless it be Scara- I mouche, to which I have earned a | title. So that you see, my dear,” he ; ended with a smile, ‘1 have practiced J.L 1ft VUU, - ----------. I should never perceive that Nantes ’ | is being politically active.” I i i That night at the theatre he had a mischievous impulse to test what Le Chapelier had. told him. of the state of public feeling in the city. They were playing “The Terrible Captain,” in the last act of which the empty cowardice of the bullying braggart revealed by Scara- i i i .................. ........; i that, ro deception whatever! fur the explanation which j ,.No, nQ. j that n<,.„ „ ghei ; laughed without mirth, then drew ajRhodomont is ' deep breath and rose. “I am very ; tired,” she said. +• ? “Fni' She moved towards the door, drag-’posure of the roaring captain invari questioned. her feet a little. He sprang to ably produced, it remained for Scar- CHAPTER IX. "De } o,i know,” said Climen I cm wi’itii' 1 think y<u nw5 me?” They w.j/c- alone together, lingering; still ::t •.able, to which Andre-Louis ■ hod cm.'', bolateclly.»i 'j; •r' nt-i-* st. 4- i. ©n wlmf •■‘•'■>.1 e?” ’ "On d «: score cf the' deception you have piu'Oit-iJ on us—on me. I1 should ret have pretended to be simple < cimtry lawyer, which coui? , any one could see that you not." "I to said, and pulled at pipe. “Bi;t :-cu are wrong, qiimene. I am neither more nor less than I have rep'resen ted in yself.” “Ila! J'-n.l that fine lady who car ried ycu oT in her cabriolet? What is • she to ycu?” “A su.t of sister,” said he. “A sort of sister!” She was in dignant. "Harlequin foretold that you would s.<y so; but he was amusing him self. Sim- had a name, I suppose, this sort uf s’sti r? ’ “Ccitain’.y she haa a name. She is Mlle. Aline da Kercadious, the niece of Quintin f'.e U ..rtadious, Lord of Gav- idll.a'':'.” “Ch-! T’:fs a sufficiently fine name fcr u-.r ,-ort of sister. What sort cf my friend?” For the first time in their relation ship he cbscivcd and taint of -vulgarity, in her manner. - “He- uncle, M. my go.1 father. It lieved in GaviUlac of deplored the shrewishness, Kercadiou, is popularly be- de is that M. de Ker cadiou is my father. He has cer tainly cared for my rearing from my tenderert years. I owe to him every thing that I had. To-day I possess nothing rave what I can earn for myself in the theatre or elsewhere.” She tat .-Tunned and pale under that cruel blow to her swelling pride. “You should have told me this be fore,” she eaid, in a dull voice that she strove to trader steady. “Perhaps I should. Eut does it really matter?” “Matter?” She suppressed her fury to ask nr.--1 her question. “You say, that tb's M. de Kercadiou is mouche. After the laughter which the ex- mail. MM But at the first you tremble, you whine pitifully, and “WHAT PRECISELY DO YOU MEAN?” SHE ASKED. aMESm xlz-open it, and she passed out without looking at him. On the morrow Andre-Louis found his mind distracted by thoughts of both Climene and Aline. It was Aline who provided the deeper perturba tion. Climene’s attitude he regarded as a passing phase. But the thought amouche contemptuously to dismiss him in a phrase that varied nightly. This time he chose to give his phrase a political complexion: “Thus, coward, is your emptiness exposed. Because of your long length and your great sword people have imagined you to be as terrible and value of pearls last year was is every indica- increasing sub- “Squatter” Gets Important Post. Sydney, N.S.W.—The selection of Maj.-Gen. Sir Granville Ryrie to suc ceed Sir Joseph Cook as High. Commis sioner in London has caused some sur prise in Australia; since there had been some competition among highly placed politicians for this post. Tho gallant general himself expressed surprise when the Prime Minister, Stanley M. .Bruce, offered him the post, exclaim ing: “Has everyone else refused it?” General Kyrie will be the first native Australian to hold this high office in London. lie comes of a family of squatters (sheep-raisers on a largo scale) and his appointment is highly popular among the graziers of New South Wales. I 3ay Tite Movie Staff So Cay all who«e work ft hard after they try the deli* cious, invigorating refresh ment of Wrigley’s Double Mint. of Aline’s conduct toward him kept1 as formidable as you insolently make rankling and still more deeply rankl- ’ yourself appear. ed the thought of her possible be- touch of true spirit you crumple up, trothal to M. deLa Tour d’Azyr. This is was that brought forcibly the great sword remains in your to his mind the self-imposed but by I scabbard. You remind me of the now lialf-forgotten mission, that he1 privileged Orders when confronted had made his own. He had boasted by the Third Estate.” that he would make the voice which I IS6UF Nd. 24—'27. Ahn ■'■wiU Ahn CH18, tnaii no wumu manu une vui<-v wmud It was audacious of him, and he M. de La Tour d’Azyr had sought to'.was prepared for anything—a laugh, silence ring through tho length and’ breadth of the land. What a fine contrast between the promise and the fulfillment I It happened that the first person he saw when he took the stage on that Thursday ovening was Aline; j the second was tho Marquis do La' Tour d’Azyr. They occupied a box! on the right of, and immediately above, the stage. That was the evening’s first shock. The next came after the second act. Entering the green-room he found at; the far end v/ith. Climexi^ §ver ■whom he was bending from his fine height; his eyes intent upon her face, M. de La Tour d’Azyr. That night there tvero high words between Andre-Louis .arid Climene, I the high words proceeding frop-Cli-i mene. When Andre-Louifs agaih 1 joined 'prudence upon his betrothed, she shocked and stunned him by her virulently shrewish tone, and her still more unexpected force of ih- veettve. "I’ll not tolerate your insensate jealousy. A girl in the theatre must make it her business to accept hom age from-all.” “Ag':<ced; and there Is no harm, ! applause, indignation, or all together. I But ho was not prepared for what ! came. And it came so suddenly and j spontaneously from the groundlings ! and the body of those in the amphi theatre that he was almost scared by it— as a boy may bo scared who has held a match to a sun-scorched hay rick. It was a hurricane of furious applause. Mon leapt to their feet, sprang up on to the benches, waving their hats in the air, deafening him with the terrific uproar of their ac clamations. And it rolled on and on, nor ceased until tho curtain fell. (To be continued.) ------ j tiling is so iremi.- I She—"And the fel jfresh.” jLORD BALFOUR IS LAZY' l i ! "Ah don’t ride on dem things,” £ tho old colored lady, looking at the Jbjprry-go-rqiind. 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The shield-shape green and red SftjP trademark is a guarantee of full value and best quality. The firm behind SM? goods is the Sheet Metal Products Co. MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG I DMONTON VANCOUVER. CALOAKY i “A hernly Virk.-L:irg doubl 1 Its . population, ami live Or m rogugee ! camps, five miles from town, Imv'- been , organized like army eanti aments toi the 2,Opo refugees. The medical super- i vision has been so excellent that there i has been only oun ease of typhoid ami ; two of smallpox. Every one is vaeei- t in ted and given typhoid injeetkus, .and no townspeople are permitted to . visit tho camps nor refugees to leave • tbAn. ; “Tho breaking of a levee at Duel© ’port, ten miles north ’of Vicksburg, t transformed the city into a peninsula, with all train service discontinued cx- . cept on the lines from New Orleans, j The Red Gross had not entirely finish- | ed rescuing the inhabitants of Green- jTiile and the- surrounding country after ; the break at Stopps Landing, when re- ! fngees started pouring in on uh 1’rcm i Louisiana. The captain of eno of the boats said the water broke through ; the crevasse with such a terrific roar ; and with such force that it dug a lmio .■1000 feet and rushed across the lan 1, ; uprooting trees and everything in Its path.” The most sung song on the radio in America tho night of June 1 was “Where Is My Wandering Wavelength To-night?” tLikes to Lie in Bed and Read “Thrillers,” He Admits. London—Lord Balfour is a lazy man —and admits it. “I am a great lover of idleness my self, though I never say much about it, and I always love to hear that there are to ba certain hours of iho day when no ono will ask me to do anything,” the former Prime Minister said at a luncheon of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology. “The institute is engaged upon ono of the most important tasks facing peo- i pie engaged In social welfare,” the ; Lord Balfour went on. “That is th© t complete explosion of tho superstition 3 • that &U hours of work are a minus Tdo1 fl^ntity in the happiness of life mid all hwtutl of idleness a-^ilus quantity.” Lord. Balfour's idtja of perfect bliss and Lwin’&js'Is to listen to perform ances of Handed cr lie in bod and road ''thrillers” or detective stories. Campers— Take Minard’s with you. Cakes baked with Purity Flour keep fresh for three or four days. Purify is a vigorous, “dry” flour that absorbs and holds more water or milk. 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Unemployment lum become serious owing to the fall in prices of dairy produce on the London market and tho influx of thousands of immigrants from Britain. Curiously it has been serious during the. summer, when labor is in greatest demand, and anxiety about i tho coming winter is increasing. Tho .’Government, has discontinued most of Hhe assisted immigration and has pro- j fosed a. scheme for employing men on j public works. I The Nc-w Zealand-mad© Preference ( League is calling on New Zealanders ; to rdduftc unemployment by buying local i manufactunf.s wherever possible. New ! Zealand depends for its prosperity on its farm products, which It soils in great quantities in Britain. It has, how- 'ever, developed quite a. number of local I secondary Industries, «vd the quality ' of goods produced jn these c«tablish- >0 NM3CMMS li merits is often The Sengue < high ('.iss. ,rgg<ized a fair in Auc.k- Inml i at which nothing but Stew Z t n km .1 manufactures were di»- Vitold.rn.l It »« hoped that this Will have ♦.va.’ut.b'!fr A.ta’Mthte erect