The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-06-14, Page 3I*
THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, JUNE 1928
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by
Arthur Somers Roche
. i BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
various
suspicions
Moreover,
publish all
rather to
does not deem
where he pur-
Am I am no
A..ti
seated at a
a moment I felt lonely. I
that I, too, were accompan-
a charming lady into whose
could whisper soft flatteries
later on, I
press the inlaid plaques
For
wished
ied by
oars I
and into whose hands,
could
wherewith one staes at roulette or
ehemin de i’er.
thought from me.
crime must be like Kiplings cat; he
must walk alone. o
And in1 moments such as these,
when I realize that certain things
are denied me, 1 seek for change,
for relaxation. And before me, out
lined in electric lights, and shone
cynically upon by the scornful stars
above, loomed the great bulk
Casino. Excitement, was not
seek.
1 raised my finwer; my
But I put the
The artist in
of the
far to
the
au-
It occurs to me that, for reasons
jvhic.li should be obvious enough, it
.•Will be as well if, in these memoirs
•Of mine, I refrain from attempting
to set forth my adventures in their
^chronological order. AR policemen
■are not fools; if I should trace, with
too great exactitude, my
movements, dormant
would become wakeful,
it is not my intention to
my adventures I. prefer
confine, myself to those incidents
which have in them something of
the unusual. In presenting the his
tory of an artist, one
it essential tb. relate
chased his brushes.
'. artist.
Behold me, then,
table on the terrace of the Cafe de
Paris, sipping my coffee. It was
the atrocious decoction, rather,
which the French call coffee. It. is,
this coffee, the only blemish upon
san otherwise charming' people. And
iB confess, with what hesitation
may seem suitable to the prejudices
of the flay, that 1 had mitigated itsf
bitterness with some fine champag
ne. Moreover, I had dined at Giro’s
and nothing could efface the meni-
k /ary of that marvelous repast.
The air was balmy. The tables
were crowded. It seemed that as
If all the world had run away from
his wife and brought his sweetheart
here. For there was an air of ex
citement, of careless gayety, that
unfortunately is not. too closely as
sociated with respectable domesti
city. I could hear every tongue, ’
save German, spoken; and I strong
ly suspected that the guttural
French essayed by certain ostensible
Swiss had been learned in Berlin.
For though the German is not given
-even at this time in’the world’s his
tory, to dnying his nationality, i
Monte Carlo is worth a transient
treason. <
waiter
came to my side and presented
small bill.
“Monsieur plays?” he smiled.
“One feels gratitude of the
thors of these glorious surround
ings,” 1 told him. “One does not
play; one enters the Casino and
pays for the privilege of being here?
The waiter’s smile was swiftly
sympathetic. “Monsieur is unfor-
una te?”
1 shrugged. “Does anyone ever
win here?” I asked.
“Ah yes, monsieur,
luck smiles on many,”
me.
“I’ll believe it when
retorted.
“Then Monsieur would be well
advised if he watched the play of
the Baronne d'Esterelle this even
ing. Iler luck has been phenomen
al for the past week. 1 know, for
one of my cousins is a croupier, and
he has told me. If Monsieur will
note the lady, at the second table
to the right, he will see her.”
I followed the direction of his
glance. Of course the Baronne d’Es-
terelle would be fortunate at games
of chance. God had given her
neither beauty or charm; she was a
grossly overfed woman, who radiat
ed vulgarity; I suppose it is only
fair that such persons, devoid of all
other gifts, should be lucky. I felt,
an instant desire .to relieve her of
some of the priceless baubles that,
beautiful in themselves, pitilessly
contracted with her own ugliness.
“So the little god smiles on her! ’
1 said to the waiter.
“Luck, is like love, is blind, Mon
sieur,” he replied. I like the French.
Even their lower classes are deft of
speech.
The good
he assured
I looked at him. ‘'You recom
mend the Baronne’s good fortune
’to me, and yet that fortune does
not seem to please you/’
Had we been anywhere else, I
think he would have spat upon the
ground.
France,
Baronne
occupied
tions.
monsieur.
wears
made in the war
one jewel less than she
week. The luck frowne
smiles.”
“She lost a jewel?” I
He spread his hands
his lips. “Who knows?
does not read French, perhaps. Our
newspapers printed much about the
Baronne’s pearl necklace. She wore
it one night in (he Casino. She
went, back to her hotel without it.
The papers say that detectives from
Paris are investigating the matter.
The clasp may have become unfas
tened: it. may have dropped to the
floor. But Monsieur is aware,
strange people, come to Monte
lo. Bonne chance, monsieur!”
I tipped him, and with my
over my arm, I strolled across the
square to the Casino. And as I
walked, I frowned. As the waiter
has said, strange people came to
Monte Carlo. I would like to meet
that strange one who had taken the
Baronne’s necklace. It took genius
to abstract a necklace from a wo
man’s throat in the halls of the Ca
sino. And I was grateful to the
garrulous little waiter. I have
come to the. Riciera for rest, with
no intention of practicing my pro
fession. Now, forewarned, I would
not, no matter what the temptation,
permit my holiday to be
upon my business. The
detectives have brains.
Still,
coat, and. sauntered
outer rooms into the Cede Prive,
the more exclusive salons, and be
held the precious stones that gleam
ed from the throats and arms and
hair of the women here, I could
understand that. not. even the Ca
sino’s force of detectives, or the
importations from Paris, could de
ter attempts at theft. Also 1 spec
ulated on the difficulties that might,
be involved in
of the Casino
a job for an
as I have said
J went to a
half a doxen mille notes for chips.
Then I slipped into a vacant seat at
“I gave
Monsieur,”
gave. none,
in the pro
France ha;
’Th os i
were4 brought with
Ah, well, she
had
fl even ;
two sons to
he said. “The
Her sons were
duetion of muni-
? her pofiteers,
jewels which she
money
i has
last
as it
asked.
and pursed
Monsieur
that
Car-
eoat
infringed
Parisian
as I checked my
through
hat and
the
a raid upon the cash
itself. But that was
organization. And I,
before, walk alone,
booth and exchanged
one of the tables, glanced at a card
kept by the man next to me, saw
that refl had been turning up with
great frequeir
black's turn,
my judgment
suece
at io n
made
Siu
gave
wonu
—-sh<
besidi
eyes J
was »■
her skin. I
cestry might
of Spain,
but nut
most
And
ever,
ring,
most
the room.
But it was not. her beauty alone
that made me stare at
the expression of despair upon her
face. Her exclamation had been
one of almost hysterical dismay. Be
yond her sat a youth of twenty-five
good-looking, with that fresh com-
plexicm so common to the English.
His color was more florid just now
than usual. 1 imagined. For he was
crimson with embarrassment at his
wife’s cry. As 1 looked he placed
a hand upon her wrist. It was this
action that made me assume (hey
were husband and wife.
“Don’t Margaret,” he said to her.
“We’li get it back in a moment."
As he spoke, he placed plaques ag
gregating six thousand francs, on
the red,
“Jack, you musn’t! Take it back!"
She was frantic in her pleading.
Behind her stood a tall, black-
bearded man, broad-shouldered and
powerful. His huge nose, mottled
skin and pouched old eyes of a man
who knew no restraint upon his de
sires. He leaned over now.
“But what does it matter,
Beresford?” His accent told
that he was Russian.
“It matters tremendously,”
replied angrily. And then
croupier droned his cry as the little
ball settled into Number Eleven.
"Onze, impair, noir et manque.”
Eleven, odd, black, and the first
eighteen. His cry was music to my
ears, for I had staked two thousand
on the black,
my winnings,
come. For I
one of those
dies of Monte Carlo, the proofs of
which are to be found in the de
falcations, forgerjes and embezzle
ments that fill the continental
papers, and in the • hushed-up*“ ,l *■* .......’ •*- **
demanded
“I am here, and 1
Our CornerTHREE FATALITIES CAUSED
BY EXPLOSION NEAR
WINGHAM The rarest business is mlndlngf
your own,° * * ft * * ft ft e $
Every young man is where lie isft
because that is his place.* #* * * * * * *
Money is your servant if you knotr
how to use it; your master if you.
don’t.
md began hacking up
I had made three
fill coupes, when an exelam-
mn my left-hand neighbor1
.■ turn and look at her.
as well worth the glance I
I have seen few lovelier
han this young American
fr<
nn
w
'1
wa
■ m
ent
‘lilian
patently that™who sat
Black hair and blue
- her an exotic air that.
i*d by the olive hue of
judged that in her an-
l)e found some grandee
She was
nearly as
the other
wore no
t [)
dressed prettily,
expensively as
women present,
jewelry wliatso-
of
she
save a narrow gold wedding'
Nevertheless she
striking-looking
was the
woman in
her. It was
Mrs.
me
she
the
But as I reached for
1 wished that red had
was near neighbor to
ail to common trage-
(To be continued)
Department of
Ottawa, Juno G, 1928
i®
backed Ey a
Y “square Heal” we
mean just this . . .
Honest representation of
the Used Car . . . Sin
cere effort to insure your
getting the kind of car you
want . . . Turning the
Used Car over to you, in
the best possible condition
. . . Giving you the bene
fit of the lowest price we
can possibly quote . . .
Taking a genuine interest
in every Used Car buyer.
Buy your Used Car where
you get a remarkably at
tractive value . . . and a
square deal.CU-1228B
J. McDonell, Hensail
suicides of the cliffs/
“How can it matter?”
the Russian,
have money.’’
She flashed
him, I could
as easily as if
eyes in print,
elderly gentlemen befriend young
wives.
She.
Jack,1’
Her
pebate
Margaret.”
the Prince lends
nothing.”
Horror leaped into her eyes. She
looked accusingly at the prince.
You encouraged Jack.”
a look of scorn at
read the little story
it were set before my
I have seen too many
rose from her seat. “Como,
she said.
husband looked at her in des
appeal. “That’s all we have,
he told her. “Unless
money, we have
SEALED TENDERS addressed to
? undersigned, and endorsed
“Tenders for North Pier reconstruc
tion, Goderich, Ont.", will be re
ceived until 12 o’clock noon (day
light saving ), Thursday, June
1928, for the reconstuction of
North pier, at Goderich, Huron
Ontario.
Plans and forms of contract
be, seen and specifications and forms
of tender obtained pt this Depart
ment, at the office of the District
Engineers, Customs Building, Lon
don, Ont.; Equity Building, Toron
to, Qnt., and at the Post Office,
Goderich, Ont,, and at the Builders'
Exchange, 1104
to, Ont.
Tenders will
unless made on
plied by the. Department and in ac
cordance with conditions contained
therein. t
Each tender must be accompanied
by an accepted cheque on a char
tered bank, payable to the order of
the Minister of Public Works, equal
to 10 per
-r
28.
the
Co.,
can
Bay Street, T-oron-
not be considered
printed forms sup-
■entum of the amount of
Bonds of the Dominion
or bonds of the Canadian
1 Railway Company will also
pted as security, or bonds
cheque if required to make
add amount.
2--Blue prints can be
!aim'd at this Department by dopes-
Ir.g an accepted cheque for the sum
of $20.00, payable to the order of
the Minister of Public Works, which
will lie returned if the intendnig
bidder submit
>r
a regular bid.
order,
S. E. O'BRIEN
Secretary
Public Works,
Two
Finlay
others
zo Finlay, concession 11
Township near
four months old dau
and Mrs, Percy Jarvis,
ing a daughter of Mr.
later in the Winghain
pital. ’The babies’ mother
severely burned about the fa
head. The family had gathe
the home to attend the fmn
Mrs, Finlay’s father, Thoma
vert, which was scheduled
Thursday afternoon. On Wf
evening it was suggested
light supper be served,
the family took up a keros-
io liven up the kitchen st<
When oil was poured on th
flared up to the can, causing i
plosion. The force of the
threw burning oil all over th
ehen, inflicting teriible burns
the two daughters and on
mother and baby. Practically every
person in the kitchen received burns
of more or less serious extent. The
building was not seriously damaged.
The two daughters, who later suc
cumbed, were rushed to the Wing
ham General Hospital, but died dur
ing the night. They received prac
tically the full charge of- the blast
as they were standing quite close.
The fire which followed was extin
guished by members of the family.
s is tors Tlx 6 in
were killed
injured at the home o
T *4 1! YO
and several
Alon-
?rry
The
Mr.
Turn!
Wingham.
jhter
the latt
Finlay
Geller 1
is
L
d:
■r
r
O
HILL HAS SUNK 10 FEET
IN 14 YEARS
T <
di
H
a
■d
al
C
li
:ed
JS-
Iso
and
. ar
of
lal-
pist
day
of
■an
re.
,tire t
in t>X'
bias
kit'
Gil
the
i
Mr. L. E. Guenther, of Hellon-
quest, Sask., sends the following in
teresting item of a peculiar pmno-
nienon in his district,—“Six miles
south of Hollonquest, about thirty-
five miles south-east of Swift Cur
rent, is one of the most peculiar
phenomenons of Saskatchewan, the
“Sinko” a sinking hill on the farm
of Otto Ampthor.
Fourteen years ago, in the snring
of 1914 the hill was first noticed
taking a downward course,
(hat time it has sunk
hole is approximately
and foui’
visitor it
the walls
pearance
with a pick
Hundreds
to see this
the opinions expressed as to the
cause of the sinking. Some have
gone so far as to suggest an under
ground natural tunnel, others, say
ing it might be a field of oil under
neath.
Steps are being taken to huv<‘ a
geologist come to Hallonque.-i to
examine the spot.
Sinking operations have aprr.-xi-
mated three feet a year for tin- p;;<t.
13 years, but this spring tlw hill
appears to be taking a rest, as ob
servations show it. has gone wn
only six inches.
*** *** ***
The man who always does as in*
pleases is often dipleased with what
he does.***
Maybe the younger generation i®
all you can expect, from tin1 present
generation.
* * * *** »*«
June is here. The jewelers win
dows display an unual assortment
of pickle forks.
» «« * * * * * *
If somebody else does your think
ing you’re life when
doesn’t know it.
i- ft ft ft ft ft
Let's see now; a
rake, 8 packets of
yes, a back plaster,
ft ft * * ft ft
He isn’t a confirmed bachelor un
till he begins to think any girl woulti
be lucky to get him.
f ft ft # * ft * * *
There are 112 miles of thread in
a pair of ladies’ silk hose—and veijr
few blocks of walking.
sj. i<:
.Much of this blonde hair doesn’t-
seem just to be able to make up itfv
mind what color to be.
« # s|s * * =5 * *
Do you remember way back when
torchlight parades were features of
every political campaign.
$ * * * »» *
The way to get rich is to lav up*
part of your income and as much,
as possible of other peoples’.
:|r * .t <H
The difference between
clock and a hen is that
set a hen she sits there,
you set. an alarm clock it
he is happy and
*«■*
hoe, a spade, a.
seed and—-oh,
m
an alarm,
when you.
but when,
goes off.
MQRE SHOOLBOY WISDOM
These examples of “howlers” may
be added to the collection already*
published;—
“All the world except the United.
States lies in the ‘temperance zone’’
“The sun never sets on the Brit
ish Empire because the Empire is-
in the east and the sun sets in ther
west.”
“Finally James II. gave birth to
a son, so the people turned Jiiiia oft
the throne.”
“The Minister of War is the clei-
gyman who preaches to soldiers.”
through
and
her
Since
feet. The
rods long
the casual
a dugout.
40
12
To
be
rods wide.
appears to
the hole having the ap-
having been cut down
and shovel.
of visitors come yearly
“Sinko” and many are
of
of
HAPPINESS MUST BE SHARED
delusion” is the defiu/bm
happiness.
an illusion!
said: “The nearest wc .an
perfect happiness is to <
belief that wc
It was Sterne who wrote: “There
is no such thing as real hapiimss
in life.” Sterne believed that “a
tranquil acquiescence under all
reeable
of real
What
Shaw
come to
ourselves with the
have got it.”
What a delusion!
Solon wrote: “No
to be happy until he
What a snare!
Departing from the spiritual .-Ide
of this question, “true happii:t.-s.”
we must come to this conclusion:
The most beautiful period in lit'v is
cruel
Sir
hi&
to
Tie pressed hi’s
lived at ’ Windsor
“Queen Elizabeth rode
Coventry with nothing on
Walter Raleigh offered
cloak.”
“Henry VIII. was very
Anne Boleyn and ironed her.” (The
history had said,
suit on her.’’)
“Shakespeare
witIi his merry wives.”
“The king wore a scarlet rofca
trimmed with vermin.”
“Wolsey saved his wife by dying
oil the way from York to London.’*
“After twice committing
Cowper lived till lStm, when
a natural death.”
“The immortal William is
suicide,
he died
Eni-
into
run
a name
applied to the former German
peror.”
“Barbarians are things put
bicycle wheels to make them
smoothly.”
"A Soviet is a cloth used by tba
waiters in liolels.” (serviette.)
T’olonius was a mythical sausag-”
"The masculine of vixen ,‘u
vicar." — Living Church.
The marriage was solemnized ar.
high noon, on June 2nd. at the home>
............................................... 01 ancJ ^Ivs- Colo> their
that time when we have made s.jgk-I (^an^htor. Ellen Elizabeth,,
body else happy.
It is by owing happiness th;/, we
reap the right, reward.
There are other haunts of happi
ness, and they are so varied and aa-
accountable that I shall not tak< :1m
time to index them, but you i.my
put this down as the irrevocaM -
truth: True happiness must be mr-
ed.
A gracious or generous deed d-’ne
gives
such
reive
ness.
Can you conceive,of a man or ■?<?-
man being truly happy all alom. ? We
may find pleasure all alone, but .. r-
sonal pleasure is nothing but 5 r:/i
fication. It is not that insvLaig
emotion or that calm satisfy/ion
that thrills. We must, make ethtrs
happy before we can be truly Happy
ourselves.
Try starting out seeking hanwiness
on some selfish plan and you will
and Cecil J. Ashton, of Stanley Tp.,
t Idost son of Mr. and Mrs. Joh 1
Ashton, of Tuekersmith. The cer--
:.i< ’,y was performed by the Rev. A.
’A. Holmes. Miss Clara Rotter pla?--
' t d tile wedding music. Miss Fred%
(White, neiee of the bride, of Gode
rich. acted as flower girl. On their
return M'r. and Mrs. Ashton will re
side in Stanley township., near Var
na.
great happiness, and it is f:m.i
an unselfish act. that wt ve-
the reaction called true hi i\.i-
happy.—The Silent Partner.
wind up with th ' Starnes,the Shows
the S lions—writ ers who are
quote I save to show the weakmws
of tin'ir theory.
Tin most interesting Hid I’.?-.:
Ing h our in the heart's (xisum - is
when we have made others truly
sai
Suffered Tortures
From Headaefies
Mrs. H. E. Wallace, Orangeville,
Ont., writes:—*'‘1 have suffered tor-
tmes frn.ii headaches, even from the
time I was going to school, and had
become almost discouraged of ever
being free from them.
“I read of what
Men don’t think of saving money
until they arc married, then it is
too serious a job to contemplate.
m «)]i 4> ft ft ft
fhe mam may suffer certain /-•-
advantages, but ho can take off
something when it gets warmeih j
J
had dona -for others, so decided to try
it. When I had finished the fourth
bottle tho headaches were a thing of ,
the past.”
Manu factured only by Tho T, Milbum
Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont,