The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-12-06, Page 7.THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
She tjatooed Arm Jhe •s’ch0°l JtessonP • "99 By CHARLES‘G. TRUMBULL, Litt. D.
(Editor of the Sunday School Times)
by Isabel Ostrander
“Good! Take if train around sev
en tonight and 1’11 phone when your
.J?ue comes.” Miles attended to the Cheque and they rose.
It was almost dinner time when
he reached Brooklea but instead of
returning at once to the Drakes’ he
paid a call at a neat, old-fashioned
cottage near the village.
Carter and Pierre were 'hurrying
about the kitchen busied with the
serving of dinner and as he passed
the servants’ dining room Scottie
beckoned imperiously, but Miles
waved an emphatic dissent and hur
ried up the back stairs.
At the first landing he came upon
Hitty.
“Mr, Roger’s condition hasn’t
changed since last night?”
“No, an’ I don’t know’s it’ll be
any harm if I
shivered. “I’ll
fore the family
She scuttled
Miles softly entered the sick room
iand took the chair beside the bed.
He leaned over and spoke gently:
“Mr. Drake! You can hear me?”
The eye which' had turned eagerly
ioward him at his
swiftly, gratefully,
wide
“1 meant what
The past is buried
.^efeurrected, but there
must be silenced, the one whose
name you tried to tell your brother
yesterday. I knew—I guessed—but
I must have your assurance that I
am right. The man you fear, the
r,man who can bring ruin and worse
upon you all—is this he?”
Bending mode closely over the
prostrate form he breathed a name.
There was a pregnant pause while
Roger Draka'is eyes seemed to dilate.
Then, unwaveringly, enexorably, the
lids closed.
do leave him.” She
be right back he-
leave the table.”
off downstairs and
first word closed
and then opened
1 said yesterday,
and must not be
is one who
the one
Put the
as well as
two walk-
“You’re close enough to the truth,
old man.” Miles wedged down the
lid once more and. began heaping tho
loose dirt back upon it.
boards back over the hole
you can and follow me!”
Scottie obeyed and the
<ul to the road where ;a machine had
halted. With its three grimly busi
ness-like occupants the briefest of
greetings were exchanged.
“You understand,, boys, that you
’re on a confidential case, and
tie is here just by accident?”
spoke with authority hut there
note of uncontrollable elation
tones.
“Sure, we understand all
Sergeant,” the burlier of the trio
replied with immense respect. “We
’re all set and waiting orders.”
“All right, Farrell;
come with me. I’m
you indoors and then
neighbors to join us
want ais a, witness,
in and) let Barker drive you down to
the Mansion House where I want
you to send word up to a Mrs. Hig
gins that you’ve come to bring her
back here. While she is gelling
ready, call up 130 Brooklea and in
sist on speaking to the lady of the
house; she, too, will be prepared for
your call. Tell her Miss Drake is
ill and has sent for her. She will
use a conveyance of her own to
reach here, but Mrs. Higgins will re
turn with you and Barker, and see
that you make it snappy./”
Scot-fo
Miles
was a
in his
right,
you and Marks
going to post
get one of t'he
whom I shall
Scottie, jump
CHAPTER XVIII
John Wells was still fully dressed
when Miles knocked upon the door
of the guest room. After a brief
colloquy he descended to the library
where he found Enslee Grayle.
“My dear sir!” He extended a cor
dial hand to the bewildered natural
ist,
at which
you are
friend.”
“Sad!”
is—!”
“His seizure has not yet. taken a
fatal turn, but it is well to be pre
pared. But here are the others.”
“What is the meaning of this?”
Hobart attired in a robe and slip
pers appeared in the doorway.
“Grayle, you here?”
“Hello, Grayle!” Andrew’s voice
behind his "brother.
“Williams told me you wanted me,
What's up now?” ?
“I do want you, Andrew’, and you,
too, Hobart?’ The attorney’s tones
were low’. “If you will wait until
your sister joins us—?”
“Patricia” The. cry came from the
stairs and Miss Di<ake tottered into
the room and fell into the nearest,
chair. “She is gone again! Why is
Mr. Grayle here, and what have you
to tell us, Mr. Wells?”
“Very little. Your new servant,
William, is here to explain the situa
tion.”
Miles had entered quietly and An
drew turned with a snarl.
“William, eh?” He added an oath.
“Who the — are you, anyway?”
“A special agent employed by a
member of this family to protect
their interests, sir,” Miles replied
still respectively.
“You, John?” Hobart took a
step forward. “By gad, you’ve gone
too far!”
“It is the end!” Jerusha Drake
bowed her proud head and buried
hey face in her hands.
“I suppose that lunatic upstairs
wont to you and you saw a chance
of making a fat fee out of us. you—
vou must, take your traveling muck-racker!,” Andrew advanced
and slip out and join him. He threatenly upon the attorney.
“I was consulted by my ward. l’a-
............... ... tricia Drake, who is safe and in good
be to find that all the trouble has Wells responded. “I am co-
pasked.” guardian with her father. As for
She held both her hands out to lny «c]ieap private detective,” Ser-
1 geant Owen Miles from Police Head
quarters will speak for himself!”
.. .... _ “Really, I feel that I am de
You ’have found the terrible trop—Grayle rose slowly from
his chair.
“No you don’t!” Andrew leaped
for him. “Can't you see it’s a plant?
path That we are done for? You’ll take
‘One'vour medicine the same as me—!”
‘ ' "Are you mad?” The spare, white-
PAUL GOES TO ROME,
Sunday, Dec. 9. Acts 27:1 to 28:-
31; Romans 1:8-15; Phillippians 1:
12-14,
For a long time Paul had been
longing to go to Rome. Back in
Corinth, at. least two years earlier
than last week’s lesson, Paul wrote
to the Christians at Rome of his de
sire to visit them. The lesson se
lections include that part of his Let
ter to the Romans in which he tells
them how unceasingly lie prayed for
them, “making request, if by any
means now at length I might have
a prosperous journey by the will of
God to come unto you.” He count
ed himself under obligation to bring
them some spiritual blessing.
His ‘longing desire was granted,
but how differently from the way
he had expected-’ Two or three
years later he reached Romp, after
one of the most, terrific experiences
of ocean storm and shipwreck that
any man has ever lived through.
And he reached Rome a prisoner,
un'der military guard; yet even after
this, wHiile in, his Roman prison, he
could write to the Phillippian Christ
ians; “But I would ye should under
stand brethren, that the things
which happened to fall unto.me have
fallen, out rather unto the further
ance of the gospel; so that my bonds
in Christ are manifest in all the
palace, and in all other places; and
many of tlhe brethren in the Lord,
w,axing confident by my bonds, are
much more bold to speak the word
without fear.’’
Paul really racticed what he
preached. His joy and thanksgiv
ing were not dependent upon cir
cumstances,
condition. I-Ie
gave thanks in
why God could
ously.
His physician friend, Luke, was
with. Paul in that perilous voyage
or upon his own bodily
rejoiced always he
every tilling. That is
use him so marvel-
CHAPTER XV.II
“Man, but I’ve got news for you!”
Scottie exclaimed when Miles came
downstairs. “Dick Kemp has found
wlia.Vs been under our very noses.
Do you mind Rip told us' of meeting
two men in the garden? Last night
they came again and Dick frightened
them away, But not before he dis
covered the spot they were after.
We’ll beat .them to it tonight, but
bun how are we going to get rid of
the., lad—1” I xx^v,“I'll find a way,” Miles respond-1 sounded from
Ied briefly. “It’s only the last link
in the chain, anyway, but it will be
best for him and his little bride to
he far from this
“When young
him to pack his
his runabout in
Patricia joins him.”
Miles was passing
Andrew Drake emerged from the li-
bray fuming with exasperation.
“Confound that pettifogging
Wells’” he explained to Miss Drake.
■“He's coming down on the ten train
tonight and insists that I meet him
at the station. Wants a private
■talk."'
“Sh-h!” Miss Drake warned him
and vanished up the stairs, Andrew
grumblingly following.
As Miles turned Patricia appear
ed in the door of the music room.
“I heard!’.’ she whispered. “Oh,
Sergeant, why is Mr. Wells coming
.and where have you been all day?
When is all this dreadful suspense
going to end?”
“Tonight for you. my dear young
lady, the detective replied. “I want
you to keep away again now tonight.
Mr. Kemp will be waiting for you on
the back road in his car in an hour
and’ you must take your traveling
case ...
will keep in touch with me and when |
you come back in a few days it will
house later tonight.
Dick
grip
the
meets you tell
and, wait with
back road till i
i
the hall when
“This is an unpardonable hour
to have disturbed you, but
our poor Roger’s closest
Grayle 'returned.“Roger
to Rome; the pronoun, “we” shows
this." When it was determined that
we should sail into Italy, they de
livered Paul and certain other pris
oners unto one named: Julius, a cen
turion of Augustus’s band.” The
rest of the long twenty-seventh chap
ter is taken up with a detailed 'ac
count of that voyage The journey
was made in different stages and
different ships, the first one taking
them from Caesarea along the coast
of Syria, then north of the Island of
Cyprus to Myra, on the coast of whn +
we today call Asia Minor. Chang
ing ships there, they started on their
voyage to Rome, against Paul’s bet
ter judgment. Even so, the ship’s
master was intending to make
Phenice and winter there, though
Paul warned him not to try it.
Paul was right; the ship was
caught in a storm, and for two -weeks
they were driven helplessly out of
their course, not knowing whether
every diay might be their last. The
long and detailed account of the
storm and their experiences is well
worth studying in class, paul alone
knew that every lite on board was
to be spared, for an angel of God
came to him by night and told him
so. The desperate/ and well-nigh
hopeless men were ready to look to
Paul then, remembering that .should
have done better to listen to his ad
vice
no
tell
are
the
long fast
eat and
what lay
thanksgiving he set them the ex
ample of breaking bread1 and eating
it, and they were encouraged to do
tlhe same.
Thrilling and dramatic events fol
lowed fast, on one. another. The
vessel is broken to pieces by the vio
lence of the waves after running
aground on a bar, and every one of
the 276 on board get safely to shore,
swimming or holding to broken
pieces of the ship. God had vindi
cated His word.
They wore on the Island of Meli-
ta (Malta) now, and the natives
gathered and cared for their needs,
a. snake fastened on Paul’s hands.
God worked' another miracle as Paul
shook lite reptile off and was un
harmed. Then the apostle prayed
for the healing of the father ol’ the
chief man of the island, named Pub
lius; the miracle was wrought, and
others who came were diseased camo
and were healed, ft was a journey
of triumph in spite of, and because
of, all the adverse circumstances,
and t'lm Gospel had good advertising.
After three months’ waiting an
other ship brought them to It'aly,
and Paul finally reached his longed-
for goal, the Capital of the Roman
Empire.
Guarded by a Roman soldier, Paul
received a deputation of leading
Jews, who questioned him, 'and with
whom he talked freely about his
own case, and his Gospel of Good
News. Out of their own Scriptures,
the law of MoSes and the prophets,
he preached Qihrist to them: “and
some believed the things which were
spoken, and some believed not.’’
One of the great imprisonments of
human history followed as “Paul
dwelt two whole years in his own
hired house, and received all that
came in unto him, preaching the
the Kingdom of God>, and teaching
those things which concern the Lord
Jesus Christ, witih* all confidence, no
man forbidd'in'g him.” John Bun
yan in Bedford J,ail wrote an unin
spired book that, next to the Bible
has had a ministry though the cen
turies since. Paul, the great apostle
prisoner
the Lord
ministry,
ed away
and Saviour.
from among the Jews and the Gen
tiles, gladly heard, and believed, and
were saved. The message of this
trusting, rejoicing prisoner broke
eternal prison bars for uncounted
numbers.
1 early
way c
them
alway
practi
r in the voyage, and seeing
of escape unless he could
of it. Truly spiritual men
'•■> practical, and Paul gave
ical advice that, after their
,' they take, something to
strengthen themselves for
ahead. With a prayer of
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him impulsively.
“Oh! I have always had faith in
you even when I was living a night-
ffiRTG \ s.
old woman who tried to have me ab
ducted and the man with the tatoo-
•ed arm?”
“He will never cross your
.again.” Miles i-eplied evasively.
thing more; not only was your own I <__ _ __
.sanity in question, but that of your ]Uljred figure threw him off with
people also.” ' 'unexpected strength, and turned in
it was midnight wlli.en Miles and ‘ <Hgnity >tp Hobart. “Mr.
He indicated Maizie, but she
drew herself up with a laugh.
“’Im? I never laid eyes on ’im
until larst week, but I can tell you
right enough ’oo that w’ite->ired
old cove is! ’E’s Ben, Grey, my law
fully wedded ’usband, as left me and
the Salisbury Repertory Company in
Victoria two years ago!”
The erstwhile natualist, sprang
for the door, but Miles, recovering
himself, called sharply:
“Farrell! Marks! Here are your
men!|”
Gray struck out blindly, but Marks
seized him in. an iron grip and Scot
tie tore off the white wig, disclosing
the sleek, close-cropped black hair
which more naturally accorded with
the culprit’s bright, dark eyes and
stalwart, athletic frame. Farrell
was watching the man who had. pos
ed as Andrew Drake and who h*’*1
all at once regained control of him
self. He stood waiting quietly with
a half-smile upon his lips.
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It was midnight when Miles and' offendedj dignity tp Hobart.
| Drake, your brother—!”
| “He is not his brother!” A nasal
feminine voice wrung with anguish
startled them all as Ora Hawks slip
ped through the opened French win
dow from the verandah and pointing
an accusing; finger. “That man is
not Andrew Drake!”
At the same moment Maizie Gray,
famboyant even in crisp new widow
weed'«, entered the door with Scot
tie and the impasive Barker behind
her.
“Not—not Andrew!” Miss Drake
seemed' oblivious to the arrival of the
__ _ Grio as she lifted astounded and hor-
wee printing press, rifled eyes to the face of her old
though I own I’ve had that in mind friend,
- •* -- ■-i—i “Andrew Drake died in. Australia
'three years ago,” Miles said gravely.
.“This lady will be able to inform
you of the identity of the Impostor,”,
.Scottie, equipped with shovels, set
to work with a. will and soon had a
hole waist deep where the floor of
the summer house had been.
“I’ve struck something,lad,”
Scottie announced in an unconscious
ly lowered voice.
Milos leapedi doivn into the exca
vation beside him and felt 'about
with his hands.“Machinery” Soottie exclaimed.
•“Rusted and broken as though it had'
been crushed with a sledge-hammer! ’
“Our friends hoped it would be in. [
better condiition, I think,” Miles re
sponded. Can you guess what it is? ;
“It’s not a v \
since you took the counterfeit bill
from me.” Scottie shook his head
slowly. “If I had a chance to try to
.assemble it, now—?”
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I would cough until I would vomit.
I heard of
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and after the first bottle I had no
more cough, and now I am never with
out a bottle of 'Dr. Wood’a ’ in the
house.”
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-A** T*Mabum Oo*
Mr. Emanuel Koehler, of Detroit,
is visiting at the home of his sister
Mrs. Well. Johnston.
.Mr. and Mrs. Morley Witmer, of
Detroit, visited with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Decker, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Smith and two
sons, Stanley and Gordon, of the
Blue Water H,ighway, were visitors
recently at New Hamburg and Ba
den.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lennox and
daughter Beatrice of Crane Valley.
Sask., visited recently with Mrs. Len
nox’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
How aid.
Mrs. H.
Hospital,
operation
progressing favorably.
Mr. and Mrs. Con. Thiel, of Kit
chener, while visiting their son Adam
Thiel were pleasantly surprised when
several friends gathered at their
home and a small remembrance pre
sented to each of them.
Death removed a highly esteemed
citizen of the Bronson Line, Hay
Township, in the person of John L.
Gerher. aged 63 years and 4 days.
Deceased a's born in Wilmot Town
ship and came to this part when
quite young. The late Mr. Gerher
was for the past number of years a
sufferer more or less. He is surviv
ed his wife, Barbara Schwartzentru-
ber, and no children.
Alexander Rannie, son of George
and labella Rannie, died at his home
on the Babylon Line, Hay Township
lecently. Deceased was born in 1844
near Galt and after moving to Cross
kill for 47 years they located on the
farm where they now reside. The
late Mr. Rannie was married to Mary
Ann Webster, who predeceased him
nearly 21 years ago. Six sons and
three daughters survive. William,
living near Blake; James on the
homestead; Arthur, Leonard and
Frank at Frobisher, Sask.; Jack in
Chattagooga, Tenn.; Mrs. Edgar
Broderick, near Hensail; Mrs. Anna
Rose, on the homestead and M'rs. H.
Boyd, at Rossville, Georgia. The
funeral was conducted by Rev. W. Y.
Dreier.
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Herman Trelle is one of the men of foreign birth who is doing things
for Canada. Born in Germany, he is now the, owner of a fine farm in
the Peace River country near the town of Spirit River. At the Chicago
Live Stock Exhibition of 1926 he won the prize for* the world’s best
Wheat, and he is working on the development of a new early-ripening
wheat which, he_says,_win revolutionize farming throughout northern
Canada. T. 1— — T.‘.----‘ "
were in the Peace River country r
where the important work of thre
have the above photograph taken.
«jn th a rioht is Mr. BeMty. and on
When E. W. Beatty, and his party of Canadian Pacific directors
jcently they visited Mr. Trelle’s farm
diing was interrupted long enough to
Mr. and Mrs. Trclle are in the.center,
the left is yir Herbert Holt,
“Joseph, if your father could save
a dollar a. week for four weeks, what
would ho then have?”
“A phonograph, a new suit, a re
frigerator and a set of furniture.” -
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Tailor (measuring curtomer for a
suit)—-And how woul.l you like t:<fe
pockets, sir? *
Macpherson—Well—ju-f a w -e
bit deeficult to get at.- -Fam’Jy Her
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