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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-09-20, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE ■'"'w 'THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER irWW John Ainsley, Master Thief by , Arthur Somers Roche •j|—..... —4 r* THE LAST EPISODE .John Ainsley a man of breeding and education, becomes a master crook —<preying upon other thieves. Swede Thomassen, a brutal mur­ derer, is killed by another crook in Ainsley’s apartments. Police search of Ainsley. In the Trevor dining room Ain­ sley overhears young Frank Tir­ rell tell his fiancee that he in­ tends to kill himself. Tirrell has robbed the safe of his . employer, Phineas Garbon, a speculator. Ainsley gives Tirrell $10,000 to make up for the thievery. Go­ ing to Garbon’s office they find the employer’s body on the floor. Garbon has been murdered. And the housekeeper says that Garbon went to his office to see Tirrell. So circumstantial evidence turns towards the innocent Tirrell as murderer, , NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY ■“How many people know that you are Garbon’s confidential clerk?” I asked. ‘‘Hundreds, I suppose,” he an- fjwered dully. "How many of them are. of the temperament that would make you suspect them capable of murder?” "How can I possibly answer that?” he retorted. r- I nodded. Of course, a boy like this would not be a reader of char- .acter. “Do you know anyone who could imitate your voice?” I asked. “It isn’t hard to do is it?” he re­ torted. The shock of the tragedy had almost stupefied him. “Its extremely hard,” I told him. ’“You’ve been working for Garbon several years. The person whose voice imposed upon him so that he believed it yours must have been an excellent mimic.” A light flickered in'his eyes. “Po- ganni told me to-day that he used to be an actor,’1’ he cried. “The handbook man!” Gamblers are crooks—profession­ al gamblers that is. Po'ganni knew Garbon and his confidential clerk. Of course, a hundred other shady characters might have known the ■dead man. But only to-day Pogan- ni had accepted a wager of ten thou­ sand dollars from Tirrell. The sum of money might readily have arous­ ed Poganni’s cupidity. It would turn his thoughts upon Garbon and his safe. I had- but little time before me. The Celeste sailed at five. It was after ten now. I icould not spend days weeks, even months, in investigat­ ing the acquaintance of the murder­ ed man. For I must sail. Safety depended on it. But decency de­ manded that, no matter what the cost to me, I do not leave this boy in the lurch. I must find the mur­ derer or offer myself to the police as a witness, even though my credibil­ ity be doubtful to them, and even though I must expose my own mode of life, as was inevitable. The telephone book showed that Rafael Poganni lived in Greenwich Village. We left the dead, man ly- ixlg on the floor, took a taxi to Sixth Ave. and Eighth St. and walked the rest of the way to Poganni’s apart­ ment. A negro elevatox* man told us that he was at home; and, de­ claring that we were friends of his, we induced him to carry us up­ stairs without announcing us over the telephone. As the lift ascended Poganni’s door opened. I jammed a gun against the stomach of the man who opened the door. Tirrell pushed into the room. I heard him .cry out in exaltation. And as I backed my man into the apartment, over his shoulder I saw Tirrell strug­ gling with another man. The strug­ gle was brief. Tirrell was brief, and a savage blow sent his oppon­ ent unconscious to the floor. Tirrell turned to me. He pointed to the open door of a bathroom. “Look there! A shirt, the cuffs Mill bloody. He hasn’t had time to wash it out.” My man shrunk almost physical­ ly. “It was him did it,” he wailed. I didn’t know he was going to do it.” “It. was Harris who did the act­ ual. shooting then?” cried Tirrell. All the bewilderment had left him. He was tense and alert. “So help me, it was him,” said poganni, my prisoner. “Why?” I demanded. “Wefve not been lucky lately. A ten-thousand-(loll ar bet we’ve had. Afterward we lost fifty thousand. We didn’t have the money to make good tomorrow. So Harris propos­ ed robbing Garbon. I called him up and said I was Tirrell. He came down to the office. We waited hid­ ing in the hall until he was half- way through his door, and then we jumped him. But I didn't know he was going to kill him. We got his key out of his pocket, opened the safe and took the money, But how did you know we done it?” which is my single legitimate talent, I took his pocket-book from inside his jacket. I was holding him tightly so that he did not note my action. I palmed his pocketbook and told him to stand against the wall with his face towards it. From the pocketbook I took what I ex­ pected to find there, a card, which bore his anda. name, and bits of memor- “You purse in “Of course, did the killing but it sent us here.” “My pocketbook is in my pocket—’ he began. Then, and he slipped to faint of fear. shouldn’t 'have left your Garbon’s office,” I jeered, that didn’t prove who his figure sank, the floor in a “I’ Tirrell. waste,” I said to've no time to “Here’s your story. There was a matter of business—you can easily figure out what it was—that necessitated your telephoning Gar­ bon. His housekeeper, to your amazement, told you that you had already telephoned and made an ap­ pointment at picions were to the office. pocketbook, looking for a into a .stranger had happened. Poganni might unteered to go ni’s I looked There was a table in its centre, was crammed with the lot* of Gar- bom’s safe. I turned back to Tir­ rell. The two men were still un­ conscious on the floor. the office. Your sus- aroused.i You raced You found Poganni’s You raced outside policeman. You ran and told him what He suggested that get away. He vol- with you to Pogan- around the room. It I tell the to Rose, tell the His His 0he protested. It was and inspirations come theof us. I claim Goodbye.” Where are you go- The negro that I came come back finest man “You can’t I ever be a And I of “Don’t pity me.” I told “And don’t tell the little “Add your ten thousand dollars to the pile of money. We can’t steal from a man aftei* lie’s dead any more than we could while he was alive, Poganni and Harris will be surprised to learn that there was ten thousand dollars more in their booty than they thought. No one will ever know that you used the money. Tell the police that the bet you made to-jlay—it’s yesterday now—was made by you acting for Garbon. at his request and with his money.” “It’s a lie,” said Tirrell. “Ought not tell the truth?” “You have no right to truth; you owe something What good 6will it do to truth? God has saved you for own reasons. Will you defeat purpose?” ‘You saved me,” “The greatest detective that ever lived would not have ben justified in assuming Poganni’s guilt, an inspiration from outside credit fox* it. "Goodbye? ing,” he asked. “To get a. policeman, elevator man will testify in with you.” “But why won’t you with a policeman?” he inquired. “Because the police and I are bet­ ter apart,” I told him. “That Pam a thief. “Now can you understand why I am willing to part with text thousand dollars to a stranger? It is because I know what temptation is. I know that only once in a thousand times can one withdraw aftei* one has yielded to temptation. You can withdraw. I know that you will.” “You are the met,” he cried, thief.” “Ah, but I am,” I said, had- regained by own jauntiness manner. him. girl.” “I won’t,” he promised. And he, who had not wept during his own tragedy, shed frank tears at mine. I went downstairs. Excitedly I told the elevatox* man that two mur­ derers were in the apartment up­ stairs. Outside I saw a policeman, and told him that he was wanted in the building. Then I walked over to Eighth Street and took the ele­ vated downtown. At Park Place I left the train, found a taxi and drove to the Celeste’s dock and boarded my steamer. did -not go to bed until aftei* we steamed down the East Rivei* out into the bay. I was leav- America behind. But though I I had and ing went as a thief in the night, I also went as one who had done a. decent thing. I had saved one soul and made another happy. Few good people have a better record, for one evening, than I, John Ainsley, mas­ ter thief. Only, we are all instruments in the hands of a higher power. Per­ haps I had been used to save others in order that I might learn how to save myself. Could I save myself? I, a thief? Well, in a new land, I Jhe ^unday School Wesson By CHARLES G. TRUMBULL, Litt. D. (Editor of the Sunday School Times) THE CHRISTIAN BASIS OF TOTAL ABSTINENCE, (Temperance Lesson) Sunday, September 23; I. Corinth­ ians 8;1-13, ' Golden Text man seek his own, but another’s wealth. (I. Cor. Let no every man 10:24.) Christians diffei* as to what'"tlie Bible teaches concerning the use of, or abstinence from, intoxicating drinks. But these is no possible room for difference among Chris­ tians as to the priciple set forth in this lesson chapter, and as to its of­ fering just what the lesson title states, a “Christian Basis of Total Abstinence.” The Golden Text states this principle, as does the last verse of the chapter: “Wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no standeth, lest offend.” Paul was drink, but the principle is the same. The question of eating meats that had been offered to idols in heathen worship was a most practical one in such a city as Corinth in the first century. The valuable Comment­ ary by Jamieson, Fausset and Brown explains: “The portions of the victims not offered on the altars belonged part­ ly to the priests, partly to the offer­ ers; and were eaten as feasts in the temples and in private houses and were often sold in the markets so that Christians were constantly ex­ posed to the temptation of receiving them, which was forbidden (Num. 25:2, Psa. 106:28.) The apostles forbade it in their* decree issued from Jerusalem (Acts 15:21-25;) but Paul does not allude here to that decree, as he rests his precepts rather on his own independent apos­ tolic authority.” Paul begins his discussion of the question tiwh a tribute to the know­ ledge jtnd intelligence of his Chris­ tian hearers. “We all have know­ ledge,” he writes, “that an idol is nothing, and that meat that lias been offered to an idol, therefore, can neither help nor* hinder one’s spirit­ ual life.” Having complimented them on the knowledge that they have, Paul gives a sudden and unexpected turn to the discussion. “Knowledge buildeth up.” be proud of point, let us it is never our knowledge that other people most, Moreover, all that it should be, what we think it is. For the apostle goes on unsaringly: “And if any man think that he knoweth anything flesh while the world I make my brother to discussing meat, not Quietly he adds, puffeth up, but love If we are tempted to our knowledge at any always remember that helps live. never quite but our our knowledge is never 50 YEARS AGO Mr. T. Prior has placed on the road a handsome wagon, manufac­ tured by Mr. Jas. Down. The work­ manship reflects credit on the maker. On Tuesday, the day of the elec­ tion, a most disgraceful thing oc­ curred in Exeter. A man who was confined to bed suffering from a fever was taken from his couch and put into a buggy. An umbrella was held over the invalid, and a man placed on either side of the man to support him, and thus driven to the polling place to cast his vote. Mr. Richard Delbridge, Usborne, had bees swarm on the 7th tember. This is late in the of Sep- year. conces-The south half of lot D, sion 8, Township of Usborne, which belonged to Mr. G. H. A. Millson, was sold by auction at the Central Hotel. The amount realized for the farm was $2,751, Mr. W. Martin, of Usborne, was the purchaser. Mr. Win. Westcott, 3rd con. of Usborne has grown some very large squash, one SO and another 72 in. The Exeter Teacher’s Institute was held in the school-house on Sat­ urday last. Owing to the unfavor­ able state of the roads, but few teachers of this district were present. Mr. Thomas Young, occupied the chair as president, Mr. Thos. Greg­ ory and Mr. J. T. Sutherland were two of the speakers. Locals are as scarce as chicken’s teeth, the people being too busily engaged in election matters to take time to break their legs or sprain their ankle, but now that election is over the people will again settle down to business. 25 YEARS AGO Harvey Bros, mill has been shutIji <x VVV11, Ill cv Jlt»W X j '•'v would try to find the answer to that down for some time undergoing re­ question. Somehow I felt that the Pairs and for the addition of those answer would be in the affirmative, modern machines, which in con­ junction with the previously well- If I had Rose Peters, it would be equipped plant, go to make a model possible .... Well, I was still young*mill, and the garden grows more than one ‘ rose. question. (The End) Mr. Daniel Hartleib, of Dashwood, has purchased the general repair outfit of Mr. Israel Smith. 4 he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.” Solon, it will be recalled admitted that he might be the wis­ est man in Greece, because all the other “wise men” believed that they knew a great deal, whereas he knew that he knek nothing. Then Paul goes on to show why •it might be a Christian duty to re­ frain from a thing that in itself was harmless. For weak Christians, whose consciences were not fully enlightened in this matter, might believe there was some essential sin in ating meats offered to idols; and so, says the apostle, “Take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to them that are weak.” Even a Christian, says the apostle, may the mistake of supposing that conscience is a safe guide. It may be very unsafe. Indeed, the con­ science is not a guide at all, but a mentor. It. does not tell us what we ought to do* it tells us that we ought to do what we believe is right. And if we are mistaken in our be­ lief, the conscience may even urge us in a wrong direction. The Scrip­ tures speak of an evil conscience as well as a cleansed conscience. So naw, says the apostle, “For, if any an see thee which hast know­ ledge sir at eat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; shall the weak brother perish, whom Christ died? by your doing that harmless, another tempted to do the while he believes thus his moral broken down, and his faith be jured. There is only one thoughtful loving conclusion to which Christian can come. He will keep far away from even the appearance of evil, if any one else might be harmed by his example. Paul utters a ringing declaration of what he is going to do in such atters. He will even sustain from meat for the rest of his life if his use of flesh should cause his brother to stumble. Can any conscientious Christian today have any question as to whether intoxicating liquors are causing men to sin, in and of itself, to partake of such drink, one can be in no doubt that untold misery, po­ verty, sins and crimes are induced by alcoholic drinks. Therefore the Christian who is ready to seek, not his $wn, but his neighbor’s good gladly foregoes any “rights” that he may believe are his in this manner of drinking, and takes Paul’s high ground, thus safeguarding his neigh­ bors, his community, his own loved ones, his personal example and testi­ mony, and himself. and through thy knowledge for ”In othre words which is in itself person may be same thing even it is wrong and standards may be and the While Mr. D. Baskerville was about to hitch up his bronco on Sat­ urday last the beast made a break for liberty and made a down Main St. lively run the a Mr. C. B. Smell, of Power House, met with accident on Friday last when assisting Mr. Abe Bagshaw, Exeter painful he was of the 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Harry Parsons, who carries the mail on R. R. No. 1, Exeter, while driving along on the 2nd con­ cession of Stephen his horse became frightened at a coil of wire which. Mr. Jory was working with. The horse jumped and Mr. Parsons pull­ ed it up when the breeching broke The buggy struck Mr. J. Preszcator’s mail box throwing Mr. Parsons out, The buggy was smashed and. Mr. Parsons was cut and shaken up. Mr. Coleman Moncur, of Peter­ borough, who has been ill at that place with typhoid fever is able to be up and expects to be .brought to his home here this week by his sis­ tex* Miss Edith Moncur who has been nursing him. Mr. J. G. Jones and Dr. J. W. Harrison, of Detroit, arrived home Friday evening aftei* ten weeks through the. Old Country and Continent. trip the outRain on Tuesday knocked what promised to be one of the most successful fairs ever held in Exeter. There was a large crowd grounds, the gate receipts ing to $300.00. 2nd concession, of Usborne, work in the barn and he caught hold of a brace and it gave way and he landed several feet below, dislo­ cating on the amount- at some one of his ankle joints. annual meeting of the Missionary Society of Street Methodist church Wo- the was The men’s James _ held at Mrs. Buckingham’s. The fol­ lowing were elected as officers: Mrs. W. J. Bissett, Mrs. J. Cobble­ dick, Miss S. Harvey, Mrs. (Dr.) An­ derson, Miss B. Hartnoil, Mrs. C. B. Snell. Amongst the numbers on the program was a violin solo by Mas­ ter Harry Davidson, and a solo by 'Miss Lewis. Sealed tenders addressed to the un­ dersigned, and endorsed “Tender fox* Extension to Mooring Wharf, Goderich, Ont.,” will be received un­ til 12 o’clcok noon (daylight saving) Thursday, September 27, 1928, for the construction of an extension, at each end of the Mooring Wharf across the West side of the Inner Harbour, also dredging, at Gode­ rich, Huron County, Ont. Plans and forms of contract can be seen and specification and forms of tender obtained at this Depart­ ment, at the offices of the District Engineers, Customs Building, Lon­ don, Ont.; Toronto Builders Ex­ change and Construction Industries, 1104 Bay Street, Toronto, Ont., and at Post Office, Goderich, Ont. Tenders will not be considered unless made on printed forms sup­ plied by the Department and in ac­ cordance with conditions contained therein. Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a charter­ ed bank, payable to the order of the Minister of Public Works, equal to 10 per cent, of the amount of the tender. Bonds of the Dominion of Canada ox* bonds of the Canadian National Railway Company will also be accepted as security, or bonds and a cheque if required to make up an odd amount. Note—Blue prints can be obtain­ ed at this Department, by depositing an accepted cheque foi* the sum of $30.00, payable to the order of the Minister of Public Works, which will be returned if the intending biddex* submit a regular bid. By order, S. E. O’BRIEN Secretary Department of Public Works, Ottawa, September 7th. 1928. his researches while developing theJ* insulin treatment and Is now engag­ ed in similiar work at a sanitorium in San Diego, Calif. He is survived by his wife and a family of two sons and two daughters: Dr. Clar­ ence Copp, Mrs. W. E. Greig, Mis® Daisy Copp, R.N., Toronto; Dr, Fos-r ter Copp, of La Jolla, Calif. 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