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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-03-04, Page 6THURSDAY, MARCH 1th, 1937 THE EXETER TIMES.ADVOCATE A Song' of Warning Kozci obliged, his violin accom­ panying his strangely sweet voice. "And what does it mean?” *T will play and say in English what it means—not very well, Prinzessin, because I do not speak your language well.” He halted over the words he spoke so softly. Then he began: It is never too late. I see a great unhappiness in your eyes, And you are too beautiful for un­ happiness. Fly before it is too late, IFor happiness is fast-running And it can outrun even the most agile. Kozci stopped abruptly. The (room swam around Linda. What did Kozci mean? She looked deep into, his restless eyes. "My mother used to sing to me this song when I was a boy.” Kozci was without guile. Just how it happened Linda could not remember, but much later Kozci was beside her at the piano< in tne farther corner of the room and she was playing for him. She did the old "Bolero,” which had so inter ested Karl. "Years ago!” Linda thought. The music filled the low, silent room. Only she and Kozci and a few waiters were there then. She s5vept through the pounding restless melody with great power. But (before she had finished, she let her hands drop with a crash on the keys and stood up. I {Suddenly Linda felt she must get out into the fresh air. She rose from the table. "Tell the Prince I am tired, that I will rest for a little.” She rose unsteadily to her feet. But to Kozci she gave many schill­ ings. Her eyes were pleading. He ■watched’ her, his black eyes boring into' her. “Keep playing, Kozci, keep play­ ing—” He 'understood. Linda swept up her coat and in an instant was out the door. The cold morning aiir hit her like a blow. She was amazed to find it was getting light A taxi stood at her door. She got it. "Drive! "The chauffeur, puzzled did not move. Ringstrasse!” Linda said firmly. In her head still rang the strains of Kozci’s wild, unhappy song. Linda Flees The taxi moved slowly away. Linda rolled down a window. How fap they had driven Linda could not be sure, but suddenly she was thinking clearly. Over across the street she could see the marquee of the Hotel Bristol. Near it a big bus was standing. It was waiting to take passengers to Aspern, Vi­ enna’s airport—-for the Paris morn­ ing place. She motioned to the driver—he stopped and she paid him, giving him a huge tip. Inside the little ticket office, the clerk was weighing in luggage. She ordered a seat in the morning plane, showed her passport. Her voice was steady, but she was des- peratel afraid If Miglos found she had gone! He would bring her back. He would not let her go. "How long before the bus leaves?” Linda’s voice trembled a little. If the clerk thought it strange, he did not indicate it. 'She had ten min­ utes. '"I’m hardly dressed for travel!” Linda thought (ruefully. Thank heaven her dinner dress was black. The ship took off at 8 o’clock. She walked a few steps tb the Bris­ tol Hotel. The concierge at the, desk started in surprise as the beautiful young American woman demanded a hat. The scrubwoman working on the lobby floor did not raise her head. "I cannot miss the ship,” Linda was explaining. "I must have a hat. Tell her to get me hers. I’ll pay her well,” Linda fried not to appear nerv­ ous. She waited patiently. Finally the smiling Vienese woman came back from the kitchens with a be­ draggled black hat. Linda thrust some schillings into her hand and was gone. (She got into the bus, praying: "If only I can get away!” CHAPTER XXVH The bus started >up with a jerk. If she could only be on the ship, safe in the sky. It lumbered along, down the Ringstrasse, around to the bridge. As the bus rolled over the Danube, the sun burst through the morning mist in a blaze of crimson and rase. "A good omen! It is the sunrise!” Linda sat huddled in her seat, unmindful that the men passengers were giving her curious glances. She pulled her coat tight around her neck, shivering in the early morning chill. It seemed years be­ fore the airport came into view, There were big ships standing there, poised for flight all over Europe. There were the customs men, the immigration authorities. The ticket men. Linda hesitated, then wrote out two- telegrams. One to Miklos: "It is over. I am sorry. I am going home.” To Odette she wired to come to Faris. Linda had given her suffi­ cient rn’oney with the note several days ago. Miklos had kept her a prisoner, a mental prisoner, at least, in his castle. She had not had the cour­ age to act, no,t until she had heard the gypsy’s song. That had freed her! There was time for a cup of cof­ fee, the grateful porter told her. But Linda was afraid to get out of sight of the ship. If she should miss it! The boy promised he would stand guard for her. Up­ stairs in the bright little restaurant Linda drank two cups of coffee and ate a .roll. She felt better. Fatigue was slipping .from her. She tipped the waitress until the girl’s eyes bulged, Off for Paris Then tne young hoy came run­ ning, motioned for her- to hurry. She ran downstairs, out into the airport, In a moment the sharp wind from the propellers of the great ship whipped her skirts about her, She climbed in eagerly. As the great ship took to the sky, Linda looked back on the airport. She thought she saw the big old lim­ ousine dashing out the roadway to­ ward the airport, but she could not be sure. .She closed her eyes and prayed again. Later as the ship climbed high over the rolling Austrian country­ side, Linda slept. That sleep was a blessing to her. It brought her forgetfulness, even if her dreams were troubled. Linda did not awaken until the pilot throttled the motors hack for the landing at Prague. There sne got out of the ship stiffly, went into the small res­ taurant. tShe felt faint and her head ached desperately. The young Englishman tried to talk to- her, but she turned away .from him, un­ able to speak. (She drank more coffee, paced restlessly up and down. A uni­ formed official came to her and asked to' see her ticket. She trembled sb she could hardly find it, but everything seemed to (be in good order. At last, after what seemed years, they were Off. Miklos must know now! What would he do? If she could get back to France nothing would matter. She would go straight to her bank. Then home! She sat, a tense figure, until th’e ship came down at Nuremberg. EVen the beautiful country belo-w could not comfort her, or distract her mind. The fifteen-piinute stopover seem­ ed like years. But at last they were up again. After awhile a long winding, silver ribbon of water leaped out of the gray green of the Autumn countryside. The Rhine! "I’ll ‘be safe soon!” (Linda did not know just what she expected Miklos to do. But the bright Autumn sky was graying. When the ship landed at /Strasburg, the cloud's were rolling in. More customers and immigration men! In the funny little ‘bistro she and the rest <of the passengers herded for more coffee, sandwiches and wine. The girl stood aside from the rest, as they talked with the pilot. She was back on French soil. She was free! Later, when they hopped off on the last lap> of the air journey, the big ship felt Kits way high over the clouds which obscured the country­ side. Hen Flight Ends Quieter now, Linda could watch Itching,Burning, Stinging Eczema or Sait Blood * Bitters J Eczema or Salt Elieum as it is often called is one of the most agonizing of skin diseases. The intense burning, itching, smarting, especially at night, or when the affected part is exposed to heat, or the hands placed in Water, are almost unbearable. “Use Burdock Blood Bitters internally, and apply it externally. A few bottles are usually sufficient to afford relief from, this torturing blood and. Skin disease. with pleasure the shadow of the great ship on th© snow-white clouds. Far ahead the green crest of the Vosges Mountains poked up through the heavy clouds. On the ship flew like an arrow from the bow! Above those green-covered mountain tops like islands in a white rolling sea. Later, toward foui o’clock, the clouds thinned. Below, in fleeting glimi^ses, Linda could see houses and roadways. The outskirts of Paris. Shortly the ship swung about and came in at Croydon. She was at the end of her flight! Safe! Linda got out of the ship and walked hurriedly into the customs and immigration office. Until Linda got Jby that last custom’s barrier, without Miklos’ long arm extending out, she did not plan ahead. "What now?” She stumbled out and down the steps to the waiting bus. She got in quickly. The Englishman took a seat beside her, but she turned her head away, try­ ing to1 decide on her next move. "I’ll gio straight to the Equitable Trust, order them to get a ticket for home—” Her heart leaped up. Home! She’d put all this behind her, begin all over again, Forget all this last Six months! Tb Linda the bus seemed to crawl. At the bus termi­ nal she found a taxi and gave the address of hen bank. Linda shud­ dered to think how she looked, her long velvet dress, her bedraggled hat!” "I don’t care! I’m .going home!” At the trust company Linda sent ’hen card in. t'o Roger Wolf, who had handled her account abroad. Us­ ually there was a long wait for him, but today he came hurrying out of his office and motioned her in. "Mrs. Winthrop!” his voice show­ ed concern. "I’ve been frantic! Look at these! They’ve been coming in all day.” He pointed to- a stack ol’ cables on his desk. "I tried to tele­ phone you in Vienna, but they told me you had gone. I didn’t dare cable your mother!” IDinda, safe, happy, dropped into a chair. "I’ve been such a fool!” Wolf did not answer, ibut cleared his throat. "And this, Mrs. Winthrop, I don’t suppose you’ve seen this.” He handed her the morning paper. In black tpye, the story of her stolen jewels leaped out at her. •She shrugged her shoulders. "What does it matter?” "Only, that they’ve found out you’ve run away. Reporters have been calling me all day. All the press services. I’m afraid there’ll be the devil to pay. I know they’ve sent long wires to- New York this afternoon. I tried to do everything I could'—” He mopped ills torenead, for Mrs. Laird had .had him on the wire at 5 o’clock that morning. The Laird account was important, and Mrs. Laird seemed to hold the bank re­ sponsible for hen daughter. Why couldn’t she take care of her own family? Wolf wondered impatiently. For Linda had given the whole force a bad day. * ’"We’ve notified the police here, and your mother even had her law­ yer call Scotland Yards! Lord, what a row!” Linda leaned back in the chair. Even yet she could not realize the furor the whole Vienna episode had caused. That was to come later. "And I don’t think you’d' better sail for a few days. Let this die down—” Wolf was saying. Linda Goes into Hiding I’ll send you to a quiet hotel and you -can hide out for a little while. This is really serious for your fam­ ily and there is sure to be a lot of trouble over it (because the Vienna, police are furious because you .ran off with this jewel robbeiry unsolved I don’t (know what the insurance company will do—’’ Wolf talked in jerks but .he was so relieved to see Linda Khat he could not make the lecture which had been foment­ ing since the hue and -cry started that morning. "Yes, send me some place quiet. And keep my mail .here. (Send it over every morning and keep every­ body away from me—•” Linda stopped. Then she laughed. "1 •haven’t even a toothbrush with me!” Where is your luggage?” “I left my maid to bring it.” ’"We’ll meet her, when is (sjhei coming?” '"Probably tomorrow night on the Oriental Express.” "We’ll take care of that, for there will be reporters there,” Wolf called one of the stenogra­ phers and sent her out to buy toilet articles for Linda. "And get me a dressing igown—” Linda added as the little French girl listed Linda’s needs. Half an hour later Wolf, him­ self, took Linda to a little French hotel, over on the Left Bank. When Linda finally got into .her little hotel room, she turned the key. she had given orders she wag not to he disturbed until she called the concierge. She threw the little hat into a corner and for a long time looked at herself in 'the mirror. What she saw did not reassure her Her face was drawn, older!’ "I’m old!” Linda hid her face ih •her hands. For the first time she had that sense of fleeting life. Later- she bathed and went to bed. It was long before she fell asleep ton Wolf’s talk had made her un­ easy. Finally she did sleep the sleep of exhaustion and she slept the clock around. Twenty-four hours later she opened her eyes. The lights from the street were shining into her window. Linda jumped out of bed and ran to the window. There was a light tap on her door. The concierge stood there apolo­ getically. "There are many tele phone calls, Madame, and here is your mail which Mix Wolf sent over,” Linda, humming a little tune, gave her breakfast order and then began ripping open cablegrams. The first was from her mother, "Deeply humiliated. What have you been doing? The publicity is terrible. Do not come home, I will sail as soon as possible. Situation serious.” Signed "Mother” The smile died on Linda’s face. Then she snatched up the morning paper which was waiting for her, One glance and she dropped down on the floor and wept wildly. She had had such plans. And now! It was terrible! All the insinuations! And an interview with Miklos, from Vienna, anuoun|oing thelir engage­ ment. A description of her flight from Vienna and hen royal fiance. "Oh, my goodness!” Linda held up the paper again, then dropped it, (She couldn’t read it through. It was too1 awful. Humiliating! And the paper added she was "hid­ ing somewhere in Paris!” (Continued next week) Sunday School Lesson LIFE HERE AND HEREAFTER THROUGH CHRIST iSunday, March 7—John 14:1-15 Golden Text: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh. unto the Father but by Me. (John 14:6.) The last two words of oulr lesson title are the key, not only to this lesson, but to all of life. "Through Christ” is the secret of everything worth while that lost sinners can ever hope to- ’be or to do. It is as though a man found him­ self so hopelessly in debt through business failure and his personal obligations that, if left to himself, he would be completely wiped- out, and with no hope of ever provid­ ing for himself for the rest of his life. Then suppose a multi-million­ aire friend told him he would gladly pay all his business and personal debts and would provide everything needed for the rest of his life-—the only condition being that the in­ solvent man should draw freely upon his- friend at any time and all times. If that offer were accepted, then everything worth while in that wrecked mans life would come through his friend. That is what Christ means to the lost and redeemed sinner. All men are lost sinners; all can become re­ deemed sinners and enter upon a life of infinite riches and joy, if they will, byl receiving Christ as their Saviour, Lord-, and Life. ISeven striking facts are found in this‘ lesson. 1, The worst trouble and heart­ break that can come to any of us is sin]—our own sin. But there is as­ sured comfort for us even in this trouble. The Lord had just told self-confident, boasting Peter that he would fall into the shameful sin of betraying Him thrice. Then the Lord at on'ce said: "Let- not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in. Me.” There are no chapter divisions in the orig­ inal Scriptures, and the two verses of warning and comfort are togeth­ er. By faith in Christ as Saviour Peter could be restored even from that ‘black sin. 2. Heaven is a place. We are sometimes told that heaven is sim­ ply a state of mind, a spiritual con­ dition. But Christ says: "In my Father’s house are many mansions . , . I go to' prepare a place for you.” He did not say, "I go to pre­ pare a state of mind for you.” ,3. Christ left this earth in His crucified and resurrected body; He is coming back to this eartln in that same glorified body. “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” It has been noted that "I will come again”- is as def­ inite and literal as "I go.” Christ’s promises will all be kept; He will keep this promise fey Hi® Second Coming. ‘The- New- Testament is filled with passages declaring this "blessed hope.” 4, But how can We go to be with Christ if we do not know where He is going, or the way? The disciple Thomas made this objection. Christ’s answer is one of the most wonderful verses in the Bible: “Jesus saith unto1 Him, I am the way), the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.” So Christ Himself is the way, and the only way, by which we can jotfn Him In heaven. Heaven is where the Father is. 5, ’Christ is not only the way of salvation, the way of God; He is Woman’s Fear of Rheumatic Pains •One of the many troubles that af­ flict rheumatic suffers is the diffi­ culty of getting up and down stairs. Such was the case 'with this woman, before she started taking Kruschen ■but now she finds it no trouble. Read what she says: — "I have been taking Kruschen now for over 12 months, a half tea­ spoonful in hot water- first thing ip the morning, and I feel a new wo­ man. I had very painful rheuma­ tism in my knees? and back and also my head was getting very bad. I used to dread walking upstairs, now I am very thanful to say it is no trouble at all and I scarcely have any pains. I feel better” in health than I have done for years.”1— (Mrs.) G.M. Two of the ingredients of Krusch­ en Salts' are notable for their work in dissolving uric acid. Other in­ gredients of Kruschen assist Nature to expel the disolved acid from the system. 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He that hath seen Mei hath seen the Father.” That was a daring, stupendous claim. No other man in the his­ tory of the world—except charla­ tans like the negro "Father Divine” of Harlem!—has ever dared to say, "When you. see me, you see God.” The Son of man said it be­ cause it was true.. 6. Ghrist’s miracles were His credentials, the proof of His Deity. For He went on to' say: "Believe Me I am in the Father, and the Father in Me: or else believe Me tor the very works’ sake.” Toward the end of John’s Gospel we read of the miracles or "signs” record­ ed: "There are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, 'the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name.” John 20:31). 7. F&n'ally the Lord made a state­ ment to His ddstaiples that must have staggered them. "Verily, ver­ ily, I say unto you, he that believ- eth on Me, the-works that I do shall he do' also; and greater works than these shall he do^; because I go unto My Father.” Christ knew that He must re­ turn to heaven after His crucifixion and 'resurrection. But the "greater wqrks,” which God’s plan did not permit Him to do during His earth- ly m'inlis'try, were done, by His dis' | ciples, and. ‘by true evangelists and * missionaries from that day to this: the winning of countries thou- ' sands of lost souls .to actual mem­ bership in thei body of Christ, re­ deemed and born again by faith in His shed blood and death in their behalf. Prayer- was to • be the secret of this, the Lord explained; for “what- soever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do', that the Father' may be glorified in the Son.” Are we faithful, in doing these "greater works” that' the Lord has commissioned all who' believe on Him to do? 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