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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-11-01, Page 2THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 102« by Isabel Ostrander THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE BEGIN HERE TODAY What horrible and mysterious po wer was forcing the three Drake brothers, Hobart, the Wall Street broker, Roger, the scientist, and Andrew, recently returned home from Australia, to place themsel ves in ridiculous situations. Some power had forced Hobart to de liver a mock speech in the public square, Roger to burlesque a scientific address, and Andrew to sit on the floor and play with toys Patricia Drake, daughter of Ho bart, secretly secures Owen Miles, detective sergeant, and his col league, Scottie McCready, to in investigate. Miles is employed as a houseman and Scottie as garden er. Miss Jerusha Drake, spin ster sister of the brothers, ,is dis covered by Miles in a wildly ex cited state late at night (before an open grate in which sire was burn ing papers of some kind. Patri cia (disappears and Hobart sends for Miles. GO ON WITH THE STORY “William, I want you to take this letter to the home jof Mr. Martin Kemp and deliver it to his son, Mr. Richard, personally. Be sure that you give tit to no one else. If he asks you any questions tell him merely I said it was a matter of ut most .importance, but do not men tion. that fact that Miss Patricia 'has —gone away. I think I can trust you.’' “Yes, sir.” A trim-looking parlormaid opened the door of (the Kemp bungalow in answer to his summons but shook her head when he asked for Mr. Ri chard. i “He’s gone out motoring with the family and they won’t be home un til late this afternoon. They didn’t say where they were going/' “Maybe you could leave the mes sage with me and I’ll give it to Mr. Richard?” “No. I have orders to deliver it myself. I ought, to have brought it to Mr. Richard last ight.” “He wasn’t here. He had to take his mother to a-theatre party in the city, for Mr. Kemp wouldn’t go him self. They never got back till half past one. Who shall I tell iMr. Ri chard it was that sent you here?” “Just say William had a message for him and he'll know,” Miles smil ed meaningly. Miles returned with all haste to the Drake house and placed t'he let ter again in Hobart’s hands. “Young Mr. Kemp took his mother to a theatre-party in town last ev ening, too, sir,” he added. “They didn’t get home till after one o’clock.. I thought I 'had better tell you everything the maid said.” “Young Kemp was at the theatre, you say? Don’t go, I want to think for a minute.” Hobart turned and began slowly to pace the floor and it seemed to t£ie detective that the" assurance of Dick’s alibi 'had fallen upon him like a blow. Then he sat down and wrote rapidly. “I want you to go to this address and present this note to Mr. John Wells,” said Hobart. “Yes. ,.sir,” Miles replied, glancing at the Envelope. It bore an address on West End Avenue. “Will there be any answer?” “I will leave that to Mr. Wells. Be sure that you see him personally. Wells was seated in :h.is study and there seemed to be an added grim ness about his mouth at he greeted the detective. “I was expecting you.” “Mr. Drake telephone?” “No.” “Then you know what has occur red? Do you mean that you have heard from Miss Patricia Drake her self?” “Exactly.” Wells nodded, and, taking from the drawer a crumpled twist of paper, he held it out to the detective. "See what you can make of that while I read what Ho bart has to say about the matter.’’ The paper was of poor texture, limp and grimy and as he smoothed it Miles saw that It was lined not only across the page but vertically at each Bide. It appeared' to be a fragment torn from a larger sheet and the few sentences hastily scrawl ed upon it in soft blue crayon were so blurred and smudged as to be al most illegible. “Dear Mr. Weils, Have promised man who brings this that you will give him five dol lars and ask no questions. You will harm all of us if you d'o. I have left home, but am safe. Don’t look for me, Will explain when, I can. Tell M. keep at work without fail but no one else must know you have heard from me. This Is vital for everyone’s sake. Warn M. look out for tattooed arm. Pat*’* “What time did you receive it and what did you do when ft came, Mr. Wells?’’ .............. “What she asked.” The attor ney shrugged. “About ten o’clock this morning the man presented himself and I went out to t'he vesti bule to give him the money person ally and have a look at him, He was a rough-looking character but respectful enough.” “What did he say?” Miles ask ed, “Was his manner furtive and did he appear in a hurry to be gone? “On the contray. He was brisk and business-like as if he had come upon an every-d’ay errand and he exhibited either curiosity nor hesita tion. “Did you get the young lady’s note, sor?” he asked. “If you’r Mr. Wells, she said there would be something coming to me.” I ad mitted my idenity, handed' him a five-dollar note and watched him go off down the street. On snai) judg ment he might have been a porter, mechanic—you know the type, But what did you make of the letter?’’ “The letter was not written under compulsion; that is self-evident,” re plied Miles. “She left the house of her own free will, without taking me into her confidence. Indeed. I have reason to think that she had an ap pointment with someone who waited outside the gate to aid her in her flight and it could' not have been (the young man who is in love with her, for his presence elsewhere has been established.” “What can be the meaning of her reference to a. tattooed arm?” “When we have learned that !Mr. Wells,” responded Miles, “we will be on our way toward dispelling the nightmare of grotesque horror which hangs over the Drake family. Our young client has stumbled upon the path to the truth.” CAPTER XI The result of a> brief conference was that Sergeant Miles should en gage a friend, Zorn, a private de tective, to work out the disappear ance of Patricia:. This would en able Miles to remain at Brocklea in his capacity as 'houseman and, un known to Hobart, keep in touch with Patricia’s ‘disappearance. “Before Zorn arrives, Mr. Wells,” remarked Miles, “I wish you would tell me something about the early history of the family. What was the original sum which eac'h of them inherited? From whence did it come?” “From a distant cousin of their mother in England. He had own ed or been interested in a South Africa diamond mine, if I remember correctly, and died leaving no other heirs. I was not the attorney for t'he family at the time but later, when Hobart and then Jerusha plac ed portions of their inheritance in my hands for investment, I learned that they had never seen this cousin but had kept up a desultory corre spondence with 'him since their mother’s death and I do not now whether they all shared alike under his will or not.” “But what has all this to do with t'he test you propose making? What has it to do with Patricia’s warning about a tattooed arm?” Miles was saved the necessity of a reply by the entrance of the ser vant, who announced Mr. David Zorn. The later proved to be a fair-haired immaculately attired young man with an expression of polite boredom in his sleepy blue eyes., ' “Sorry I could not get here be fore, Sergeant. You mentioned a— er—little proposition over the phone _?” “To be brief, Mr. Zorn, a young lady of eighteen who lives with her father, a maiden aunt and two bachelor uncles in a Long Island suburb has left her home under my sterious circumstances in which, however, we are satisfied no ro mance is involved. Her father has asked me to engage a private de tective to locate her, but we are, at the request of the young lady her self and without his knowledge or that of his sister or brothers, inves tigating a certain matter which |threatens them. The position which I Sergeant Miles and I have taken is this; the young lady must be located at the earliest possible moment but not disturbed if she is in safe hands, and we do not want her father in formed of her whereabouts, al though he must be persuaded upon to take no further step in his own Initiative. Do I make myself clear?” “Perfectly.” The drawl was gone from Zorn/s voices “When did the young lady disappear, Mr. Wells, and in what manner?” The attorney turned to miles, who quickly recounted the circumstances. “This letter is s el f-explari a to ry,” he added. “But can you think of any legitimate occupation which would take an honest workingman out into the country on short trips at nifcht?” “The first supposition which oc curs to me Is th&t the fellow might be a helper on a moving van,” re plied Zorn. » “Ex'actly!” Miles cried triumph antly. “Now study the scrap of pa per on which the message is written. Zorn too up the letter, read it carefully twice and then carried it, together with the magnifying glass, to the nearest window. “You are right, Seageant. This paper has been torn from the blank page of a receipt book. The smudges are from carbon paper and the ii> dentations give us a fragmentary clue to the. name and address of the last person to whom delivery was made, —“Mrs. Ja— Sloe— gcombe Ro—kside, New Jer—.” For argu ment’s sake, 'let us say that “Mrs. Ja—is Mrs. Jason or James Slocum or somet'hing-combe Road, Brook- si d'e—if such a place exists—New Jersey, That will give us a start ing point. “Yes. It is my theory that she must have stopped the van on the road and arranged with one of the moving men to bring the note here as soon as they reached the city. Wo have reason to believe that she has gone to none of her friends, al though it is barely possible that she may have taken refuge with a Miss Millicent Armitage, Lane’s End, Oy ster Bay.” CHAPTER XII Miles saw nothing of Scottie until they met in the servants’ dining room when the latter muttered: “Come up to my room, lad, when you’re free. I’ve a curious bit of news for you.” (To be continued) o Zurich Mr. -Bruce Klopp, who is engaged In high school teaching at Gore Bay, Manatoulin Island, is spending a few weeks with friends. Mr. Klopp is not enjoying his usual health and is taking a few weeks rest. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hargraves, of Listowel, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Truemner, of Zurich, spent a few days visiting in Michi gan. Messrs. L. Schilbe & Son, Flour. Feed and Seed Merchants, are hav ing a large seed cleaning outfit in stalled. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kraft, of De troit, were [recent visitors at the home of the former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kraft, of town. Messrs. C. Fritz & Son are mak ing large shipments of celery to the city. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy O’Brien re turned on Monday evening from their honeymoon tour around Lake Ontario and are taking up residence west of the Zurich Bakery. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rau, Mr. and >Mrs. Morris Rau, and Miss Murley Rau, all of Detroit, visited with their parents and attended the fun eral of their uncle the late Joseph Brnner of Grand Bend. Mr. Kenneth Koehler has taken a position in Toronto. Mr. an Mrs. John Jacobs, of Clin ton, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. John England. Mr. Whitney Brokenshire is oln the sick list and unable to resume his duties as school teacher. A very pretty autumn wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Vincent, Ailsa Craig, when Mrs. Vincent’s sister Miss Dorothy Antcliff, was united in marriage to Mr. Audrey Gauden Rupp, son of Mr. W. G. Rupp, of St. Thomas. Rev1. C. Cumming officiated. The bridal couple left by motor for points east. On their return they will reside in Waterford. The Seaforth lawn bowlers at their annual meeting presented a chesterfield to Mr. Robert Boyd, for his gratis work in laying out and building of their new greens. T'he following officers were elected: President, Ross. J. Sproat; vice- president, Robert Boyd; treasurer, C. P. Sills; secretary, G. 0. Haigh; tournament secertary, J. M. McMil lan; executive committee, Harry Stewart, R. E. Bright, J. E. Willis; J. H. Best, R. Winter; chaplain. Rev. T. H. Brown. The “Flu” LEFT HER WITH A Wretched Cough Mrs. E. A. Brooks, 1164 Robson Bt^ Vancouver, B, C., write*: — “Leri winter I had the twice, and the ImI time it left me with a wretched flMgk that eeexned to atay right with ■m vatil I need Dr. Woed’c Norway Pine Syrup “Tke flrflt bottle I need Beemcd to relieve it so much I purchased the eeooad one, and, now, I find my cough bee completely left me. “I ahull certainly never be without a bottle of 'Dr, Wood’*’ Pine Byrup in the houne. “ Price 30c. a bottle; large family 60c. at all drugfiete and dealer.. Put np only by The T. Milburn Go., IM, Tweaw, Ow. &he ^Sunday School Wesson By CHARLES G. TRUMBULL, Litt. D. (Editor of the Sunday School Times) WORLD’S TEMPERANCE SUNDAY Sunday, Nov. 4—Romans 13:1-14, Golden Text Love worketh mo ill to his neigh bor; therefore love is t'he fulfilling of the law. (Rom, 13:10.) There is enough, and more than enough, in this single brief chapter to keep every true Christian today from the use of alcoholic beverages. If one lives in a Province or State or country where prohibition is the law, or where local option has de cided against the drink traffic, the first half of the chapter leaves no alternative for (the Christian but obedience to the law. If one lives in “wet” territory, wherever it may be, t'he second half of the chapter enjoins abstinence, not by the com pulsion of law, but by the compul sion of love.” And the conclusion of the chapter 'is iescapably plain for all Christians, no matter what the laws of their local Government may be; “Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness. Obedience to human law is a Chris tian duty, Good Christians are good citizens, always and everywhere. They are law-keepers, not law breakers. “Let every soul be sub ject unto the higher powers,” says the Holy Spirit through Paul. The passage clearly shows that these “higher powers” are not heavenly powers, but earthly and human, the Governments. The reason is at once “For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained' of God.” This (shows that even when human Governments are corrupt they are in their position of power under God; they could not be where they are but for God’s permission, and in a large sense His ordaining. That is, the universe is all subjects to government, and therefore all Go vernments whether good or bad, are but carrying out the God-ordained principle of rule; law rather than lawlessness; authority instead of an- ■archy. The Lord Jesus Christ laid down the same principle when -He com manded; “Render, therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s and unto God the things which be God’s.” (Luke 20:25.) We hear much today about the unrighteousness and cruelty of capi tal punishment; there is superficial and sentimental talk about abolish ing it in the interests of humanity and in regard for our fellows. All such mistaken appeals overlook the fact that God ordained capital pun ishment early in human history, and reaffirmed it for the present church age in the chapter. He ordained it immediately after the flood, when He committed government into the hands of men, requiring men to be responsible for their fellow-men: “Whoso shed'deth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.” (Gen. 9:6) That divine command has never been revoked through all the Scriptures and through all the cen turies. It is reaffirmed in this les son when we are told that the hu man ruler “bearet'h not the sword in AGiant growing The Great-West Life Assurance Company carried Over Half-a-Billion Business-in-Force at the end of 1927—the thirty-fifth anniversary of its birth year. ti Ulis is an unparalleled record in Canadian Life * Insurance. It is the product of sound judgment in S handling investments and conservative manage-, ■ ment at all points. MS R. E. PICKARD District Representative USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Farquhar, Ont. President, JAS. McKENZIB Vice-President SIMON DOW DIRECTORS FRANK MCCONNELL, J* ALLISON ROBT. NORRIS, WM. BROCK AGENTS JOHN ESSERY, Centralia, Agent foU Usbdrne and Biddulph OLIVER HARRIS, Munro, Agent Hibbert, Fullarton and Logan W. A. TURNBULL j Secretary-Treasurer I Box 99, Exeter, Ontario. I GLADMAN & STANBURflt , Selhcltoru, Exeter luu j vain, for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.” The honest payment of Govern ment taxes is a Christian duty, here enjoined: “For this cause pay ye tri bute also, for they are God’s minis ters.” The payment of debts is a Chris- lain duty: “Owe no man anything.” But just here a certain debt is a duty, as we read on, “but to love one another.” Every Christian is in debt, to his fellow-men in the oblig ations of love. Thus he w'lll keep the whole law, “For he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.” And1 as we read that “love work eth no ill to his neighbor,” we see the duty and privilege of refraining from alcoholic drinks, which cer tainly have worked untold ill to our neighbors. This lesson tells us that “rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.’’ The Sunday School Times publishes an antedote illus trating this verse: “An Irishman was being tried in a Kansas town. His was a petty offence. The Judge asked him if there was anyone who could vouch for his character. “To be sure, your Honor, there’s the Sheriff.” The Sheriff looked amazed “Your Honor,” 'he declared, “I do not even know the man.” “Your Honor,” came back the Irishman as quick as a flash, “I’ve lived in this country for more than twelve years, and the Sheriff doesn’t know me yet. Isn't that a character for you?” The best part of t'his lesson chap ter in its closing verse. It gives us the secret of everything: how to be good citizens, how to obey human laws, how to obey God’s, laws, and live the life of love toward all. “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.” The reas on we need make no provision for sinning is that “they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the af fections and lusts.” (Gal. 5:24.) 50 YEARS AGO One day last week a resident of Hay shot a large deer and sold the hide to Mr. Wood, butcher, of. Exe ter, and the venison was quickly disposed of to the Exeterites, which show they are fond of “deer” meat. The flat cars on the London, Hu ron & Bruce passed down on Tues day morning with about five inches 6f snow lying on them. A new lodge of the I. O. G. T. was instituted in Exeter on Wednesday evening of last week by Mr. Scar row, of London. The new lodge meets every Wednesday vening in Fanson’s Hall. The followig are the officers: Robert Pickard, A. Meek, G. Wil lis, W. H. Moncur, J. N. Hooper, Mr. Harding, Mr. Whitock. Mr. A. Walper, of the Prince Al bert Hotel, , Exeter Nort'h, gave a shooting match, on Tuesday on the eve of his leaving the hotel. The captains were William Balkwill and Alf. Sheer© and others taking part were: F. G. Simpson, John Sanders, S. Fairburn, RobL Sunders, A, Bright, T. Carling, Wes. Bissett, J. Westcott, T. Bissett, P, Curtin, A. Lake, J. Heywood, Wm. Carling, JL Carrey. 25 YEARS AGO Mr, E. S. Howard, a much re spected and lifelong resident of Ex eter, will move in the course of a few weeks with his family to London where they will reside. r Mrs. J. R. Inksater and 'daughter, who has been visiting here for some time, returned Monday to their home in Paris, Ont. Mr. Robert Sanders, w'ho has been in Manitoba and Dakota, returned home Tuesday. 'Mr. and Mrs. J. Wamsley, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. Buckingham, returned home on Sunday. Mr. E. G, Blaine, of the Blaine Harmw Manufacturing Co., of To ronto, visited Exeter last week with, a view to the establishment of his factory here. Mr. John Kerr, or Creditor!, has a goose that has laid eleven, eggs. The Orangemen, of Exeter Dis trict and visiting brethren will at tend divine worship in the Metho dist church, Crediton, next Sunday. Rev. R, W. Knowles will be the speaker. 15 YEARS AGO The New Commercial Hotel has 4this week istalled a hot and cold water bath system. This along with, other improvements and conven iences enables it to rank among, the best of hotels in the County. A mock court trial to be given, under t'he auspices of the James St. Epworth League, in the Opera House promises to be an event of usual interest. L. H. Dickson will pre side over the court; Miss L. Ed munds appearing as the broken hearted plaintiff; J. M. SouthcotL as the defendant; Col. A. V. Newton, of Worcester, Mass., prosecuting the case and J. G. Stanbury B.A., .de fending the accused; clerk. R. N. Creech; court officer, W. J. Bissett; crier, Hubert Jones; Witnesses were Misses J. Hardy and 0. Quance, Dr. Quackenbush, W. J. Murray, Earle Southcott; jurors, W. J. Heaman, S. Martin, H. E. Huston, j. H. Scott, B. W. F. Beavers, J. S. Harvey, J. Hind, J. Senior, W. S. Howey, T. Boyle, S. M. Sanders, W. B. WefdenA hammer. Dr. qnd Mrs. Rivers, of Leth bridge, Alta., and two children are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. George Mantle. (Mrs. J. McLaughlin underwent an- operation on Monday in St. Joseph’s- hospital, London. Dr. Amos, of town, is the doctor. After a bitter fight, the by-law to^ electrify the London and Port Stan ley railway was carried in London on Wednesday last by a majority of 746. Mr. J. A. Wambold is this week moving into the (residence on San ders street recently vacated by Mr. W. Baker. Suffered for Years With Her Stomach Could Hardly Eat V Mrs. H. J. 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