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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-01-19, Page 2z -A the finest Orange Pekoe Blend you I & 288 Wilson Publishing CompanyA Close Call Unfortunately bloused bodice with a deep V-shaped' accuracy and precision of draughts- ’nnf fim’chnrl n nrtUflv fAT- fVizi hnch. i.liino’ rvf its. www gent:y opened. Then a voice I though he might summon the re- gray "It is teeth ft -r sing ■*<i For frostbite use Minard’s Liniment.in- of With the voice replied, be placed before When you have upon him to ensure his silence. Yes, he, Nicol Brinn, was bound Planning Ahead was cooked by the Chinese ■the kitchen, which was built I Fate was with him, for almost im- It mediately he detected the smooth, "Two native oilers, Inaibo and He­ re!, .were inside, and I don’t see how they ever got out. Inaibo, a barefoot . His own dows. backed by fancifully carven He stepped up to the first bis ho I’ll ALL CLEANING which is mercifully civilization by 20 sea, remains pretty 30 or 40 years ago. lead to the dtestrnction of the move- ’ beyond'. A woman’s voice answered ■ they ment, but pressure was being brought and, listening intently, he detected mops. He had become accessory to a jnur-' ion. Ct-ri fusing The caddy had returned first piano lesson. Asked liked it, he replied: "Oh; I get used to It. must pace the deserted country lanes inactive; he must hold his hand, al- V those Who desire to learn. ----------- -------------- Minard's Liniment for aore throat. ,ia tuvwn Higin, ana, wime it is again? You’re not a forgetful little mostly olementury, the higher branch* byboy are you?” Little'' Boy: "Oh, no es of education can be obtained •—last time you gave me,two shill- “ * ' ■ - Ings." ' round—is sufficiently hot to make this The BEGIN HERE TODAY. Charles Abingdon engages Paul Harley, criminal investigator, to solvo the mystery of constant surveillance er Sir Charles. While Harley is dining at the Abingdon home Sir Charies t tails from his chair in a dying condi- ucn. Dr, McMurdochpronounces death sue to insert-failure. Harley insists Sir 1 carles was poisoned. The last words Ltlered by Abingdon are “Nicol Brinn” i.nd "Fire-Tongue.” Harley asks Brinn to explain the jneaning of “Fire- I ongue." Brinn refuses to divulge the secret. While Harley is shadowing the home of Ormuz Khan he is discovered by the Oriental and made a prisoner m the house. Phil Abingdon is also brought to the home of Ormuz Khan. Nicol Brinn watches outside the house of the mysterious Oriental. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. Furnishing Cora! Dwellings—* Fish and Fruit Menu Items : Our coral house in the South Seas sounds so ilylliq that it might be the creation of some ultra-romantic imagination. Such a mundane word as "housekeeping" probably pever enters one’s mind in connection with It. _______ Yet keep house I did, while my bus-have seized hen in his arms our, nine- „ vand saw t nlantA/innevading him .he “aded dld ’“‘l The h/use S/ivac tb/moet nrac- a sob, and darted away th x> L • limousine depart- tlcally conceived dwelling for a fro- trees toward the house. | When, Jatei, the nmousme a^part- climate it hniit hv a manFor long he stood looking after ed again, at great risk of detection J1 JaS Xe f07r seven her, fists clenched and his face very he ran across a corner of the Ja7n\ear? and Stfin!? crav in the morning light. He groan- to peer out into the lane, in order that yeai»> this was his thlid, final, S and, turning? aride, made hi! way he might obtain a glimpse of its oc- perfect essay in house eonstruc- through the shrubbery to the high-i cupant, This proved to be none other road I than Phil Abingdon’s elderly compan-; waH® ©X oioiren coral, mixea ______ ,__ ‘ M-. She had apparently bedn taken Wlt11 cement and Huie, iaade for cool- | der7 for" hThad Teanied" for what ill, and a dignified Hindu gentleman, nes* * LuS^h^t^ reason and by what means Sir. wearing gold-rnnmed pince-nez, was J *y about^? doe the "year Charles Abingdon had been assassin- in attendance. :maln? a?2ut 83 a11 th,e y!ar ated. He had even learned the iden-1 Nicol_ Brinn clenched his jaws beloved son than thgt which a woman bestows upon the man she loves; an* act of renunciation. He uttered a low cry and would* have seized hen in his arms but, lithe- CHAPTER XXVIII.—(Cont’d.) Very cautiously ho withdrew to the drive again, retracing his steps to the lane, and walking back to the spot where he had left the burrowed car, all the time peering about him to right and left. He was looking for a temporary garage for the car, but one from which, if necessary, he could depart in a hurry. The shell of an ancient barn, roofless and desolate, presently invited inspection and, as a result, a few minutes later Colonel Lord Wolverham’s luxurious automo­ bile was housed for the night in these strange quarters. When Nicol Brinn returned to Hill­ side, he found the garage locked and the lights extinguished. 'ifc-Apiled his cigar from corner to corner of’his mouth, staring reflec­ tively with lack-lustre eyes at the silent hdfise before him. In the moon­ light it made a peaceful picture enough. A cautious tour of the place revealed a lighted window upon the first flocr. Standing in the shadow of an old apple tree, Nicol Brinn watched the blind of this window min­ ute after minute, patiently waiting for a shadow to appear upon it; and at last his patience was rewarded. A shadow appeared—the shadow of a woman! Nicol Brinn dropped his cigar at his feet and set his heel upon it. A bitter-sweet memory which had been with him for seven years arose again in his mind. • There, is *a kind of mountainin certain parts of moi1 ItiyffT'- India which possesses a curiously high, plaintive note. He wondered if he could remember and reproduce that note. He made the attempt, repeating the cry three times. At the third repeti­ tion lijrbt in the first-floor window went out. He h -ard the sound of the —a voice which held the sweetest music in the world for the man who listened below—spoke softly; “Nicol!” “Naida!” he called. "Come down to me. You must. Don’t answer. I will wait here,” “Promise you will let me return!” He hesitated. "Promise!” "I promise.* Everywoman’s You may not be able to get “SALAPA” Orange Pekoe Blend in every stere, but most good grocers sell It. A,great many people do not realize that SU€h a tea Is on the market--“SALADA” is much A “ i can buy. Crew of Blazing Ship, a Torch in the Night, Saved in South Seas by Pass­ ing Steamer San Francisco.—Snatched from the shadow of death after a futile battletiiy of his assassin; had learned that’hard. The girl had fallen into a trap. Xep^Tloninz ™of&1 waTof‘natural’ agalnst flames whlch destr°y^d. the the dreaded being called Fire-Tongue He turned rapidly, facing the house, steeply sloping roof was or aatu^ax • ■ - - - -the dreaaea bemto i it a . he came to the shallow.colorGcl shingle, and we painted the motor schooner Doris Crane far out in the South Seas, officers of the ves­ sel arrived the last day of the year to tell of their almost miraculous res­ cue through the chance passing of a steamer. ' The blazing craft in the dark of the night attracted attention of the liner us in India was known and respectedj # throughout the civilized world as His verandah with its four sightless wm- Excellency Ormuz Khan! | dows backed by fancifully caryen Paul Harley had learned these screens. I _ _ _ things also, and now at this very of these and pressed his ear against hour Paul Harley lay a captive in i the glass. « Hillside. Naida has assured him that] Fate was with him, for almost im- Paul Harley was alive anl safe. IJ------ . - - -- - had been decided that his death would. musical voige speaking in the room, rooms were bare concrete, so that the -white officers 1 . ji i. r___,• 1V _ ...... ’ Viotrnn/r A TWIffl nn’e Vrtirp nnTOtoTWr Hiatt aaaIItt nrllll mnYnhorc nf 4 if A Al’n outside wall® white, the shutters be­ ing a cool green. Wall Coverings Our two house servants were Chin­ ese and competent, and a native Tahit­ ian acted as boot-boy and scullery­ maid. The floors in several of the *• Niagara, thirty-five mils away, and “ i and nine native- could be cleaned easily with members of the crew were saved. The ■ Chinese straw mats of cheer-, Doris Crane sank, the funeral pyrethe sound of a closing door. I ful colors were all the carpets we re- of a South Sea Islander who lost his Thereupon he acted: with_the re-Jqulred. Wood-fibre netting made by i life battling the flames. was hung like tapestry! "We were at breakfast Dec. 19, nine -_____,____________a ’ rlnva mii nf P’tinninc' TnlnnrJ When wq breathless and more frightened than: curious zig-zag designs in dark heard an explosion,” said Captain she had ever been in her life, pre-'^rown and white were cool and rest-' Hiram O, Davison. "A can of gaso- sently found herself driving a_ lux-j fU1 to the eye. Striking designs of:lln© had capsized in tho engine-room urious car out of a roofless barn on pineapples, crabs, and other symbols . a,1<I th© whole place became a mass i it - __. J? . *• - /. . • a » flownu and manacled to a gang of assassins; suit, as has appeared, that Phil Ab-|the natives ----- __ — . and because his tongue was tied, be- mgdon, hatlesB, without her furs, over the bare concrete walls, and their i days out of Fanning Island, when we cause the woman he loved better than .anything in .the world was actually a member of the murderous group, he darted away.Evading JUKI I , to the highroad, and down the slope made exotic splashes of color on the °^(^mesji to Ciaybury station. It; was at about this time, or a little later, that Paul Harley put into execution a project which he had formed. ' sources of New Scotland Yard by phoning from Lower Ciaybury sta­ tion! Through life his word had been his bond, and Nicol Brinn was incapable of compromising with his conscience. But the direct way was barred to him. Nevertheless, no task could up­ 11 j tiL-IS. . CHAPTER XXIX ’ !! ”’ THB CATASTROPHE. The first faint spears of morning creeping through the trees which •surrounded Hillside revealed two fig? ores upon a rustic bench in the little orchard adjoining the house, A pair incongruous enough—this dark-eyed Eastern Woman, wrapped in a long fur cloak, and Nicol Brinn, gaunt, »nshaven, fantastic in his evening dress, revealed now in the morning light. “Look!” whispered Naida. the dawn. I must go!” Nicol Brinn clenched his tightly but maiH no reply. "You promised,”* she said, and al­ though her voice was very tender she •trove to detach his arm, which was locked about her shoulders. He nodded grimly. "I’ll keep my word. I made a con­ tract with hell with my eye® open, and I’ll stick to it." He stood up sud­ denly. “Go back, Naida!” he said. Go back! You have, my promise/ now, and I’m helpless. But at last I aee a w?y, and I’m going to take it.” "What do you mean?” she cried, 'X-anding up and clutching his arm, "Never mind.” Hi® tone was cool again. “Just go back.” "You would not-—" she began. "I never broke my Word in my life, •nd even now I’m not going to begin. While you live I stay silent.’’ In the growing light Naida looked •bout her affrightedly. Then, throw­ ing Mr atm® impulsively around Brinn, she kissed him—a caress that was passionate hut sexless; Tather the kiss of a mother who parts with a him. Nevertheless, no task could ap­ pall the inflexible spirit of the man, and he had registered a silent vow that Ormuz Khan should never leave England alive. Not a soul was astir yet upon the country roads, and sitting down upon a grassy bank, Nicol Brinn lighted one of his black cigars, which in times of stress were his food and drink, upon which if necessary lie could carry-on for forty-eight hours upon end. In connection with his plan for co­ ercing Harley, Ormuz Khan had gone to London by rail on the previous night, departing from Lower Ciay­ bury station at about the time that Colonel Lord Wolverham came out of the Cavalry Club- to discover his car to be missing. This same car was now a source of some anxiety to Nicol Brinn, for its discovery by a passing laborer in- the deserted barn seemed highly probable. -However, he had matters of great­ er urgency to think about, not the least of these being the necessity of concealing his presence in the neigh- . borhood of Hillside. His genius for taking cover, per­ fected upon many a big-game expedi­ tion, enabled him successfully to ac­ complish the feat; so that, when the limousine, which he had watched feo by durin'g the morning, returned shortly after noon, the lack-lustre eyes were peering out through the bushes near the entrance to the drive. Instinct told him that the pretty girl with whom Ormuz Khan was deep in conversation could be none other than Phil' Abingdon, but the Identity of her companion he could not even guess. On the other hand, that this poisonously handsome Hindu, who bent forward .so solici­ tously towards his charming travel­ ing companion, Whs none other than “ BEST FOR ALL TOUR BAKING dillIIIWIIII w II111 tamir Tho vSXlatJr above the divan, which he had determined to -be the spy-hole through which his every movement was watched, had an orna-, (mental framework studded with metal knobs. He had recently discovered an electric bell-push in the centre panel of the massive -door of his prison.^ He pressed this bell and waited. Perhaps two minutes elapsed. Then the glass doors beyond the gilded screen were drawn open, and the now familiar voice spoke: "Mr. Paul Harley?” “Yes,” he replied, "I have made my final decision.” "And that is?” "I agree.” "You are wise,” "A statement will you for signature, signed it, ring the bell again, and in a few minutes you will be free.” (To be continued.) ---------------------- Instruments in London’s 1 Subway Record Accidents London.—By installing instilments SCOpe for our Chinese cook, docnrihnrl aa "notvc rcpnT'/lpro ” T.nrrV -ci_— _i divan covers. Protective Sea these handicrafts gavage islander, was a hero. His own slowly to industrial ]eg badly burned, he struggled out on Tahiti; but our is-; deck dragging poor Rerei, who died I nL Im wa wrtlland of Moorea, protected from miles of rough much as it was Needless to say, we used European oil lamps. described as "news recorders," Lord Ashfleld, American born director of London’s subway system, hopes to cut to a minimum the delays following ac­ cidents in the tubes. These machines will state first the mishap’s nature; second, where it occurred; third, what- caused it, fourth, the changes neces­ sary to correct it. j The dials on these recording clocks on paper cover twenty-four hours, ro­ tating at clock speed, and are electri­ cally connected with a contact lever on the track. A train passing a cer­ tain point makes electrical contact, which causes a small kind of hammer to strike the dial’s fringe and as the hours go by the fringe reveals a series of fine markings. If transportation Is not functioning properly the shown on the dial. gap Is PURR PLEABURR Enraged Dadi What bualneaa Have you klaalng my d«ughfe6 air? Oeculatlng Youth! No buolneaa whatever, Mr, Smith—-this la pure pleaatirt and nothing elee. , —-— "Teacher, do you punish boys for what they don’t do.?’* "Certainly not.” "Good, I haven’t done my homework!" ’—Lustige Kolner ZeltUng, Cologne. Food boy In separately from the house. The only difficulty, about catering was that as the boat crossed from Tahiti only twice a week the commissariat ha'd to be planned a week ahead. One boat took the orders and the next deliver­ ed them. Frota ‘civilized Tahiti I ordered fresh meat on ice, New Zea­ land butter, and tinned food. With this compromise of romance with reality to fill the larder our meals were easily arranged. For the seven o’clock j breakfast East met West in grape fruit or man­ go, followed by toast and boiled eggs, with coffee from our own plantation. At Luncheon Luncheon at 11.30 afforded more . A little silver fish, benito, soused, but hardly pickled, In vinegar, was a favorite dish. A big, savage fish called barra- eouta was also delicious, if caughti When small. The sea-centipede—varro, the na­ tives called it—was .eaten boiled, and Its taste was reminiscent of a very delicate lobster; while curried shrimps was another alternative for the fish course. This, if the boat, had 'just come in, would be followecFby a joint, or, if my husband had been out pig shoot­ ing, there would be pork. Wild pig and wild chicken are excellent, but the latter is tough if it is not previously wrapped In the leaves of the pandya (paw-paw). Besides this delightful fruit we would be eating at luncheon now a wide choice of oranges, man­ goes, guavas, bananas, grenadlllas, and avocado pears. Mapi nuts, rather like walnuts, are also ready now. Supper at eight was the same kind of meal as luncheon. Often cold tin­ ned meat would vary the menu. In that climate, tempered by trade winds from the sea, no afternoon siesta Interrupted our round of wbrk and sailing and swimmings except in January and February, when the lassi­ tude from the combined effects of heavy rain and heat had to be slept off every afternoon. • This, however, was our only concos^ sloii to the exigencies- of an otherwise idyllic climate. -------- A Difference. Madam—"I wish you wouldn’t while you work, Bridget, It’s Very an­ noying.” Bridget—"I wasn’t Working; madam, •I was only singing." —-----4--------- Trailing. ‘"Is your son still pursuing his studies at college?” "I believe so; he’s always behind." shortly afterward. "We had no wireless and were 340 miles from land. We couldn’t reach the pumps. The copra cargo and fuel tanks must have caught fire. We couldn’t stop the engiues and the ship churned ahead for th/ee hours. We sealed the engine room, bored holes in the decks and all hands got busy with buckets of water. We didn’t stop for nineteen hours and there was three feet of ‘water in the holds when we left. "Two lifeboats* were provisioned and we went over at 2.30 the next morning. "It was dark and choppy. The whole ship was beginning to burn and we hoped some one might see it, though these are lonely seas. In the darkness the steamer Niagara saw the flames thirty-five miles away. We fired distress rockets. She looked mighty good as she came up to us.” The body of Rerei was left aboard the Crane. The nine other natives in the crew were^sent home to Suva- and the Niagara landed the white officers at Honolulu. A Smile With Canada Confessing astonishment that Cana­ dians laughed at him when he predict­ ed the time would come when Canada would walk southward and* annex the United States, Morley Roberts, Eng­ lish traveler and author/holds fast to his view in his book "On the Old Trail.” His thesis io that a hardy northern nation will some day grow so strong in the regions south of Hud­ son Bay that economic. pressure will force It to expand southward. As a variation upon an old theme Mr. Roberts’s prophecy Is amusing and refreshing. Hitherto most of the annexationist talk has run in the other direction, where it has done un­ necessary Jiarm. What Mr. Roberts says on the subject is about as sens­ ible as what any other prophet of an­ nexation has ever said. After al, the proposal that Canada should annex the United States is about as reason­ able as the proposal that the United States Bhould annex Canada, the one has about as much chance of taking place as the other. If our Canadian friends laughed at the Englishman’s suggestion wo of the States can afford ^to smile with them. The realm of international politics Hub too little humor as it is and such a priceless opportunity for merrimnt, ought not to be lost An­ nexation is a scarecrow Which has sometimes been taken too seriously; it Is good to have it dragged out and revealed for the ridiculous thing it is. —N.Y. Times. • ——.—------ Visitor: "So you remember me Pies, Cakes, Buns and Bread DOES ALL YOUR BAKING BEST Book That Cauld Rebuild St. Pawl’s Magnificent Work of British Architect Just Pub­ lished .London.—A monumental work} so detailed in drawings and measure­ ments that, if St. Paul’s f<?U down to­ morrow, it could! be rebuilt from this book, is about to be published. Its great value lies in the 32 won.-* derful drawings, which show Wren’s masterpiece in pl an, section, and ele­ vation, and with exterior and* inter­ ior views. It is the work of Arthur ‘F, E. 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The Queen heads the list of sub­ scribers.,----------........... A Castle in Spain CANADA TO EXTEND “BOX CAR” EDUCATION Winnipeg, Man.—Canada’s frontier college, which provides a free educa­ tion in box cars, bunk houses and other places wehre men line who are working far from the established centers of civilization, is planning to extend its work in northern Manitoba, now that greater activitis in the mill­ ing fields and railway construction are being planned. Alfred Fitzpatrick, of Toronto, the principal of the "college,” was in Winnipeg recently tot confer with the Provincial Government regarding a grant for the work of his institution. His western visit Includes a trip to The Pas, in northern Manitoba, tho center of the construction activities in that part of the Province", All the teachingJs done by college graduates and undergraduates from" various .uni­ versities. They are on the staff of the company employing their "pupils" and all day they work with the men at the sitme kind of labor. The school­ ing Is given at night, and, while it is Not So Intimate. jack—-"I hSar. Bll^has a Mbit talking to himself wheti he’s alone, Jim—"I’m suro I don’t know/’ Jack—"Why, I thought you two wer.o Intimate friends." Jim—“Yes, but I was never ...... him Whan he was alone.”—Good Hardware. I8SUE jqo, 2—'28 Eccentricities iri Building Palace in Madrid Aroused Anger of Marquise de Casa Riera, Who Refused to Live in Edifices; Other Not­ ed Structures Destroyed Madrid.—Despite’ its historic conser­ vatism, Spain, too, must yield to pro­ gress and to changes, even to the de­ molition of many of its famous pal­ aces and other landmarks. There have been torn down the old Casa do Heros, pn Alcala Street, which wa3 the official residence of the President of th Council—somewhat correspond­ ing to the famous No. 10 Downing Street -in London, and the; Torrecilla Palace, the residence of the late Mar­ quis de Torrecilla, the Grand Major Doro of tho King of Spain. Now jt is announced that the Casa Riera, also on Alcala Street and near these others, is likewise to be destroy­ ed, This palace is known as the house that never was a home, and has long been the center of many roman­ tic legends. It is said that tbo Marquis (le Casa Riera intrusted tlio building of it to a French architect, who never once visited Madrid and therfore never saw the palace. In conseuence, it was marked with absurd and intolerable errors. » Thus, the service entrance and the rooms for the Servants were at the front of th building, on Alcala Street. Because of this the Marquis declined to occupy or even to enter the house, but left It shut up and untenanf.ed, and made his homo in his mansion in Paris. Now the palace is to be de­ molished without ever having been habited. from how guess L 2. But thefC arc so many mashie-niblicks on the paper it’s fiffd to chooset he right one/’ A F-rlend O f R-urai D-wolleM Some aref like automobiles ua6 unlesk driven,