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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-08-17, Page 2THURSDAY, AVGUST 17, 1933 TH5 EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE . i TINY Tiny Carteret, a free easy go­ ing young man, extremely popu­ lar with both pien and women and with an income of 5,000 a year enabling him to live in an up-to-date apartment in the city of London, receives a letter from his friend, Roland Standish. He meets his detective itet-on the Lake of friend is connected 'which seems to Queen. Joe Denver scene and is lured away from hotel where lie is staying. friend ait Ter­ Geneva. Tiny’s with the case concern the arrives on the CHAPTER VI “Drop freely,” he shouted; a slight as they it boys; powerful lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll realized better than he did that the second hurdle was going to be con­ siderably harder than the first For it consisted of getting Joe Denver out of the country. Luck, astounding luck, had been with them so far: how Rug would it last? Obviously every frontier post would be watch­ ed, and Denver would simply be arrested on some trumped-up charge returned to Berendosi. It was that he might lie hidden for a with Andy Macintosh, but that only postponing the evil. And things made him unwilling to and true time was two leave him there longer than absol­ utely necessary. First, it seemed probable that Berendosi would get him and Tiny out of the country as soon as possible, which would mean leaving Denver on his own. And sec­ ond, though Andy had not hesitated for a moment to come in with them he was, married at that. wanted trouble. The devil of it was that lem seemed insoluble. And must be some way of smuggling the youngster out. One trouble was that he did not speak a word of the lan­ guage. Still, surely there must be some method. But he was still rack­ ing his brain the car drew house. It was past was deserted. There anyone watching if the men they got the number it had not been “I’ll put tihe Andy. “Yau go in." His wife opened the door to a homely sweet-faced Scotch man. ‘ “But you’ve got him,” she as he said, a respectable journalist, not too well off And the last thing Standish to do was to get him into the prob- yet there when at Macintosh’s it we to do about you." “Aye,” said Andy, helping him­ self to the whiskey. “That’s the point.” “We’ve got to get you out of the country somehow, it a said ever say. for an anwer up all pretence of concealment was useless now. “Thy’ll cut the rope.” But luck held. The heavy ward­ robe delayed their pursurers suffic­ iently to let Denver and Tiny reach the ground, and when at last they did get to the rope and cut it Stand­ ish had only some ten feet to la'll “Run like hell,” he said curtly. Panting and breathless they readied the car to find Macintosh had started the engine. “I thought I observed commotion,” he remarked fell in. “We’ll have to hop yon man Gregoroff has a oar.” “And, by Jove! Andy,” said Stan­ dish. when they had covered a coup­ le of miles, “he’s let loose. Give her every ounce you can." “Hopeless, mon, hopeless. But bide awhile there’s a turn a little way ahead.” j Suddenly he swung the car right-1 handed up a narrow 4ane, and then! switched off his lights. I “He has a Hispano,” he explained “I could never have got away from him. What happens if he spots us?”^ “We fight,” said Standish tersely, <‘g.30^e Come in, and have a drink.’ “Here they come.” Exhaust open, head-lights flaring ! Andy been destroyed, but this one hasn’t.” iShe threw' a faded print on the table, a,ud they crowded around. “Good God!” said Standish. “So that’s the trouble. How did you .get hold of this?” “But I don’t understand," mut­ tered Denver, scarlet to <the roots of his hair. “It’s the day I said good­ bye to her. What damned inefliable swine took this?” “Steady Denver," cried Standish. “Don’t tear it up. It’s more serious even than I thought, but at any rate we know’ what we’re up against, at last.” “But who took the damned thing? said Denver between 'his teeth. “Inmaterial, young fellow,” re­ marked Standish shortly. “Good Lord! you might both have posed es­ pecially for it." Which was no more than the truth. For the photograph showed a little glade in a wood. Two people were standing in it, their arms round one another. Their profiles were toward the camera, and the woman was looking up into the man’s face with an expression which caused the warm-hearted, Mrs. Andy to wipe her eyes surreptiously, and whisper, “You pool* bairn.” for the woman in the photograph was the Queen: the man was the youngster who now’ stood with his back to them, staring out of the window. “At any rate,” repeated Standish “we know what we’re up against Now, Countess, we’d very much like to hear your side of the story, be­ cause there is a good deal that is still mighty -obscure. And incident­ ally, Denver, come away from that w’indow’. Your face is a darned sight too well known in this country. JOSEPH ATKINSON . . one® •you"0 Qty* Exettr GJimefl-Aiinacate Established 1873 and 1887 Published every Thursday morninr at Exeter, Ontario SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year In advance. RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six words, Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 50c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line. In Memoriam, with one verse 50o. extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association madder soon,” “It’s getting any judge.” Denver. Civil war. Well CHAPTER VII Stricken with a heart attack while sitting on the verandah of his home Joseph Atkinson, the oldest resident of Egmondville died suddenly. He would have been ninety years of age this month. He is survived by three sons. The funeral was held on Fri­ day with Rev. Mr. Kane, of Seaforth Prebyterian church in charge of service. STEPHEN COUNCIL the Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c. Money to Loan, Investments Made Insurance Safe-deposit Vault for use of eur Clients withou.t charge EXETER and HENSALL CARLING & MORLEY BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, &c LOANS, INVESTMENTS INSURANCE Office: Carling Block, Main Street, EXETER, ONT. At Lucan Monday and Thursday Dr. G. S. Atkinson, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Office opposite the New Post Office Main St., Exeter Telephones Office 34w House «4j CLOSED ALL DAY WEDNESDAY “There’s not much to tell,” she began. “I got it about two months ago by sheer luck. I had been ou-t motoring one day, driving my own car, and I ran out of petrol. I was miles from a g'arage, but as luck would have it J was only ten min­ utes walk from the Castle of Biren- den, which house. It was a. or else nothing me to ask the But if I was to have to borrow him. It was a pitch dark night, and stifling hot, and the house was in darkness save for one room on the ground floor, from which a light Andy, we’ll shone out through the partially by the proper and the street was no sign of the house so even had driven at had of the car, as yet traced. car away.’’ one. said them wo- cried “You’ve guessed right there, Mrs --------- . _ . __„y,” laughed Standish. “And the car roared past, them crammed here>s the young blighter who is re- with men, and not until the noise ’ sponsible for all the trouble.” of the engine had died away in the’ distance did they breathe f— again.---------------------------------------------| an£She smiled at Joe Denver, freely then led the way upstairs. “I thought it would be safer above ‘And now,” remarked Macintosh.! she expained, “in case they started “we go back on our tracks. We can make a detour which will bring us road. may into Dalzburg by another Otherwise I’m thinking me aneet them coxnng back.” The castle was blazing with lights' as they approached, and suddenly Macintosh cursed under his breath.’ Three men were standing across the! road holding out their arms. “Drive at ’em, Andy,” cried Stan-' dish. “Denver, get down: hide.’” | And Andy Macintosh drove at ’ tthem, all out. Came a thud on the mudguard, a brief vision of jump­ ing, swearing men and the castle was left behind the,m. "And me—a respectable married journalist,” groaned Andy, hoping they did not get my ber.’ “You see the trouble you’ve to watch the house.” ‘‘You’re a marvel.” cried Sandish “We would never have pulled it off without you and Andy. Now. young fellow.” he went on, ‘let’s hear they got you to walk into their lour so easily.” “They sent me a note to say . . . that . . ” He hesitated for a moment tosh. how par­ that and glanced at Mrs Macln- “You i i “I’m* i num-, caus­ ed, young fellah,” said .Standish Denver with a laugh. “However, looks as if the first hurdle is in absolute whirl.” “i it, an iI “All- in good time,” said Standish' “Let’s get back first." j “But they’ll be watching the ho­ tel,” said Denver. | “That’s wly we’re not going there . Or at any rate you’re not. You are' going to bed down, any way for a time, with the excellent Andy.” | “And after that comes the second* hurdle,” said that worthy gloomily.j “Dinna forget that.” "You laughed Standish. \ something.” But though he he was far from feeling can speak out freely,” said Standish. “Mrs. Andy knows.” “To say that the Queen was in danger, and would I go at ou|ce. There would be a car waitng in the square, and I was to tell no one.” And into that singularly obvioits trap,” laughed Standish, “‘you walk­ ed with both your great flat feet, Ah! well, perhaps I’d have done the same.” “But what was the meaning of all that damned foolery?” cried Denver “That flashlight photograph and the rest of it.” “Young gravely, waters- of this staged getting woman ing and size might easily the Queen.” “The infernal swine.” ver savagely. “What are about it?” . “Don’t worry about the photo- I graph. Tiny and I attended to that c eer u y)Tlie pOint to be decided is what are it. No one fellah.” said Standish “we’re in pretty deep you especially. The whole evenings performance was with the express, purpose of a photograph of you with a in your arm. who-in colour- have been damned old ‘‘we’ll spoke - | I croaker,”; think of said Dert- we to do Any Looseness of the Bowels Is Always Dangerous When the bowels become loose and diarrhoea, dysen­ tery, summer complaint and other bowel troubles set in, immediate attention, should be given and the discharges checked before they become serious. To check these unnatural discharges there is a remedy in Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry,- a remedy that has been on the market for the past 88 years. It is, rapid, reliable and effective in its action. A few doses is generally all that is required to give relief* Get it at your drug or general store; put up only by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Denver, and do damned quick. For if they get you second time, they’ll keep you.” “But if you’ve smashed the photo what does it matter?” cried Denver “They won’t get another." “Perhaps not,” agreed Standish. “But there’s something else behind it all, though at present we don’t know what. It’s not a letter; Tiny found that out. What is it? Count­ ess Mazarin could tell us. . “Which reminds me.” interrupted Mrs. Andy “I rang her up as you told me. and promised to ring her up again if all went well.” “Bit late, isn’t it, nay” dear,” her husband doubtfully. “She told me to ring what time you came back,” she said. “Well, be careful what you Mrs. Andy,” warned Standish. "TelcY phones at this hour of the night bre dangerous.” “I feel is if I was in a sort of daze,” cried Denver as she left the room. “The whole thing seems like some mad nightmare.” “It’s going .to be said Andy gravely, mighty near, if I’m "What is?” asked "Hell let loose, my dear, did you get through? “I did. And she’s coming here.’ “The devil she is,” said Andy un­ easily. He went to the window and peered out. "I don’t see anyone at present, but pray the Lord she’s not' followed.” “Hardly likely, Andy at this hour said Standish. “They’ve got no cause to suspect her.” “Mon, this place is a hot-bed of* spies and intrigue,” answered the other. ‘And the Palace is the worst spot of the lot. However, we can but hope for the best.” j “And at any rate, know at last. That’s worth running'drawn curtains. I knew the place a bit of risk for. Though it’s not g ing to help us over this blighter’s ‘ tertains immediate future.” “But whait’s the cried Denver. ‘.‘I’ll you want me to.” Standish laughed “My dear boy,” frontier has been closed to you days ago. There are no strings you can pull at all, Andy, I suppose?” “I’ve been racking my brains Ronald, and I’m just phased. It’s a fair snorter. He can stop here, oi course, but after a time the servants are bound to talk.” “No, no, Andy,” “if we can’t get find somewhere he must go like man, into the i ravens.” Andy shook “They’ll go with a tooth-comb,” he said. “I seem a damned popular bird,’ remarked Denver ruefully. “What axactly are they going .to do with me when they do get me?” “Produce you as an exhibit at the psychological moment,” said Stand­ ish. “Though now that photograph destroyed it seems to me you lose good deal of your value. Unless is Berendosi’s country case of needs must would have induced brute for anything get home at all I’d some petrol from difficulty?” j go tomorrow if shortly. | he said, “every! I said Standish away we must If necessary i him else. > the Biblical gentle­ mountains with the his head. through the country Shapton and Beaver: That Dr. G. F. Roulston, L.D.S.,D.D.S. DENTIST Office: Carling Block EXETER, ONT. Closed Wednesday Afternoon is a O-1 fairly well, because Berendosi en- lavishly, and the room which was lit up was either the din­ ing room or his^study. And acting on the spur of the moment, instead of ringing the bell, I crossed the lawn towards it. I intended to ask him for the petrol, and for a man to carry it to the car.” “When Voices, and I hesitated Somehow I alone and had a dinner party, heard one that made “ ‘What Gregoroff ? herself.’ ” “Now I up to- that tion of spying or listening, crossed the lawn quite openly with no' pretence at concealment, and in another second peared in the really forgotten except that And to hear denly when expecting it, start. “My first I got^ close to I heard I don’t quite know why for a moment or two had expected to find him now it looked as if he , And then j remark of Berendosi’s me go cold all over, about that for proof Our gracious Majesty give you my word that moment I’d had no inten- I had I should have ap­ open window. I’d all about everything run out of petrolI’d a remark like that sud- one wasn’t in the least brought me up with a inclination was to gc back and ring the front-door but I was going to find out could. Evidently I had not seen crossing the lawn, and if ' one came to the window and I was discovered, I should have to put as good a face on the matter as I could So I crept a little closer until I could just see into the room- There were three of them inside: Berendosi Gregoroff and a third whom I had never seen before. He was the i most strange-looking individual— i completely bald with a high, domed i forehead. But the most peculiar I thing about him was that on his , - x i shoulder there sat a little monkey, ■ which he fondled continulously. Did you say anything, Mr. Standish?” "GOn on, Countess. It will keep.” “This man Was smoking a cigaret­ te and watching the other .two, who i were poring over something that was » lying on the desk In the centre of theshe cried. "Precious little oomfort, Mr, Standish. The|T0Gm‘ one they took to-dight may havej And at that moment the front­ door bell rang. “It’s the Countess,” said Andy, perring through the window. “I’ll go and let her in.” “Thank, Heaven you’ve got him,” she cried a little breathlessly as she entered the room. “I’ve made all the arrangements for a fast car to get him away.” “Hopeless, Countess,” cried Standish. “The frontier will be' closed. We should sipiply play into their hands.” “But we must said. "7. . . ... night?” He told her he’d finished she opened her bag. “The only Standish, “is troyed.” “Comfort,” get him away.” she briefly, and wheal comfort,” concluded that 6he photo is des- (Continued next weeik.) bell all I been any- I I motion of Mr. H. Beaver, sec- by Mr. E. Lamport .the Con- were awarded to the folllow- Block 1. Winer Bros .Skinner’s Pit. 2, Winer Bros. 20 The council of the Township oi Stephen convened at the- Towm Hal! Crediton, on Monday, August 7til 1933. All members were present The minutes of the previous meet­ ing w’ere read and approved. Moved by Mr. H. Beaver sec­ onded by Mr. Edmund Shapton: That Byilaw’ No. 467 authorizing the Reeve and Treasurer to borrow money to meet current expenditures until sueh timek as the taxes are paid, having been read three times be signed and sealed officials. Carried. Moved by Mr. E. seconded by Mr. H. the Reeve sign the application for the. Treasurer’s Bond. Carried. Tenders were opened for hauling gravel on the first four Blocks on the Exeter Side Road and in each case was awarded to the lowest ten­ derer. On onded tracts ing persons: 20 cords. .Skinner’s Pit. $2.80; Block 2, Winer Bros. 20 cords. Skinner’s Pit, $2.85; Block 3, Law­ rence Hill, 20 cords, Preszcator’s Pit, $1.70; Block 4, Lawrence Hill 20 cords, Carried. Moved onded by lowing paid: Orders, F. J. Wi'ckwire, Print­ ing Voter’s Lists, $102.82; Canad­ ian Bank of Commerce, Commission on cheques, $8.30; George Merner Weed Inspector, $42.70; George Merner, Truant Officer, $3.25; Pay Sheets, Gordon Wilson, Rd. 1, ^5.37 Gordon Wilson, Rd. 2,3', $3.40; Gor­ don Wilson, Rd. 1SB, $4.62; Gordon Wilson, Rd. 1, $1.22; Melvin King Rd. 2, $10.50; Bandford White, Rd. 3, $5.26; Lawrence Hill, Rd. 4, $2. Clayton Sims, Rd. 5, 70c.; William Schwartz, Rd. 8f $6.31; Albert Re- gier, Rd. 9, $12.8'3; Ben. McCann Rd. 12, $li5'.70; Joseph Regier, Rd 11, $14.48; Roy Ratz, Rd. 13, $8.20 Isaiah Tetreau Rd. 14, $6.07; Lea- sum Lafond, Rd. 20, $21.04; Albert Fahner, Rd. 6, $6.53; Wesley Mell­ in, Rd. 27, $14.'5'7; George Eilber, Supt., salary, $25.50; Gordon Wil- 1 SB, $62.5 0; James H. Pat- JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTIC, OSTEOPATHY, ELECTRO-THERAPY & ULTRA­ VIOLET TREATMENTS PHONE 70 MAIN ST., EXETER Preszcatior’s Pit, $2.00 by Mr. E. Shapton, sec­ Mr. E. Lamoprt: The foll- Orders and Pay Sheets be ARTHUR WEBER LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY PRICES REASONABLE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Phone .57-13 Dashwood R. R. NO. 1, DASHWOOD FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER P. O. or RING 138 OSCAR KLOPP LICENSED AUCTIONEER Honor Graduate Carey Jones’ Auc­ tion School. Special Course taken in Registered Live Stock (all breed*) Merchandise, Real Estate, Farm Sales, Etc. Rates in keeping with' prevailing prices. Satisfaction as­ sured, write Oscar Klopp, Zurich, or phone 18-93, Zurich, Ont. son, ton, gravel, $2.5.00; M. C. Sweitzer Rd. 15, $3.38;Rd. 15, $3.38; John Dietrich, Rd. 16, $12.‘50; Augusta Latta, Rd. 18. $10.38. Total Th Council again at the on Saturday, at 1 pm. $278.06. 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