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The Brussels Post, 1921-10-20, Page 6The Kingdom o The Blind By le PHILLIPS OPPENEDIM, (CopyyChted) Synopsis of Later Chapters. , eschewing the inviting luxuries of the his ,�in !billiard room and library, passed into Granet is commissioned by I aall room hehini1s study, Gannet de plainly furnished uncle, Sir Alfred Anselman, to destroy! the new submarine detector, maseas" a business man's his uncle by the arm. Meyville Worth of Norfolk, le, henen '"It's coded, 1 suppose?" calling upon Isabel Worth he is min -j Sir Alfred nodded. taken. by the inventor for the captain; It's coded, Ronnie, and between of the guard and shown the marvels' you and me I don't believe they'll be Ions invention. At midnight, with his able to read it, but whose dung is tocoide a, ZeppCollelin, he Nextligday flats that?" he added, ointin with his to guide a Zeppelin• he is p g euminoned to the Hall and questioned:finger to the envelope. by Thomson. Isabel Worth cares to! "le must have been a mistake, his rescue vrtth a false explanation of Granet muttered. Granet's preset •e at Burnham Hall. Sir Alfred etanced towards the Geraldine refusta to consider Grant's leitsed dear. el ith' ut a doubt they proprse? until the end of the war. She were glare. eating 'i'homseii when he is fired upon. "1 iron t know," he said. "Mistakes from a trey rating -ear. At the War of this sort don't often occur. As I Office Thomson insists that Anei- a „ke.l around to -night, Ronnie, 1, mar.':t Dutch correspondence be t";ought—I eouldn't help thinking that ;hat wonderful. censored. Anselman gives a danner- Dur loaitton ,party, Does it mean that this is the first breath of suspicion, I wonder?? Was CHAPTER XXVII—Continued it really only my fancy, or did I hear !'here was a little rustle as one of to -dight the first mutterings of the the row •parornaids walked smooth- sterni", We " ly to s side and presented a silvery No one can possibly suspect. salver. He took the single letter from Grarhave t declared, "no one who could her, glanced at it for a moment care- have influence enough to ovenede,aur lesaly and then felt as though the immunity uben from an accident." hip, It must' me fingers which •heal it had been pierces •q wonder!" Sir Alfred muttered, by red-hot wires. The brilliant little "'Can't you decade it?" Granet company seemed suddenly to dissolve asked eagerly. "There may be news. beefy his eyes. He saw nothing' Sir Alfred rs-entered the larger fiat the marking upon that letter,'lihrairy and was absent for several growing abler •ridge ger as he gazed,' minutes. When he returned, the mese veritable writing of fate pressed hand, sage was written out in lead pencil: —by the hand, upon the envelope b perchance, of a clerk, a rubber stamp; Leave London June 4th. Have flares midnight Buckingham Palace, St. —'Opened by Censor."' Paul's steps, gardens in front of There was a momentary singing in Savoy. Yet our lastlanced re rt received. ins ears. He looked at his glass, found eagerly back at the it foil, raised it to his lips and drained Granoriginal measage, Iconsisted of a it. The ghastly moment of suspended few perfectly harmless sentences con - animation passed. He felt no longer cerasin various rates of exchange. that he was in a room from which all He gave it to his uncle with a smile. the -air had been drawn. Ile was him- I shouldn't worry about that, sir," seri again but the letter was there. he advised. Mr. Gordon Jones, who had been talk- It isn't the thing itself I worry, taw the bishop, leaned towards him and pointed to the envelope. about," Sir Alfred said thoughtfully, hetell "le that yours, Sir Alfred?" he. It's thea never decode that message. asked. It's something that Hes behind it, ally Alfred nodded. It's the pointing finger, Ronnie. 1 "Becoming a little more stringent, Th nest we'd last it lack differentu now. at anYou're I see." he observed, holding it up. serious, I suppose? You don't want "I thought I recognized the mark, serious, to America?" the ether replied. "A most outrageous ,q don't," Granet replied grimly. mistake! I ane very glad that it came ", under my notice. You are absolutely •You&knawlw very wellor whatitpsesent. I do ffree from the censor, Sir Alfred." "I thought so myself,Sir Alfred Sir Alfred frowned remarked, "However, I suppose an eThere are plenty of wilt' enter- wonderedlat. Don't worry th mmistake cano about poses afoot," he admitted, "but I it, please. My Dutch letters are don't know, after all., that I wish you simply records of the balances at myparIica particularly to bgga aabouted uhare in them." hniueb tails," different banks, mere financial do- longer," his nephew grumbled. "I get „Al] the same," Mr. Gordon Jones the fever in my blood to be doing insisted, "there has been gross neglect somewhere. I will see that it is in- quired into to -morrow morning." "Very kind of you," Sir Alfred de - tiered. "As you know, I have been able to give you fragments of in- formation now and then which would cease at onee, of course, if my cor- respondence se a whole were sub- ject to censorship. An occasional mis- take like this is nothing." ways seems to be mixed up in any There was another interruption, This time a message had come from little trouble I find myself in. 1 gat out of that affair down at Market the Eloise—Ministers would be re- Bm-nham without the least trouble, quire(' within the next twenty minutes, and then, as you know, the War Office The little party—it was a men's din-: sent him down, of all the people on our -party only --broke up• Very soon, earth,. to hold an inquiry. Sometimes Sir Alfred and hie nephew were leftI think that he suspects me. I met alone. Sir A1fre'i's fingers shook for' him at a critical meront on the bet- ef his ;otter. Ile glanced through the a moment as he tarc open the coal': tlefield near Niemen. I always be- lieved that he heard me speaking Ger- few lines it contained and breathed a; sigh of relief. i man --it was just after I had come Come this way, Ronnie," he invited,; back—welt, Ioss boldhyou e abous. t that other Isabel day They :c'ft the dinning -room and Worth saved me or I don't know where I should have been. I think I shall kill that man!" !'What did you say his name was?" Sir Alfred asked, with sudden eager- ness. "Thomson:" There was a moments silence. Sir Alfred's, 'expression was curiously tense. He leaned across the table to - ward's has nephew. "Thomson?" he repeated. "My Goll I knew there was something I meant to tell you. Don't you know, Ronnie? but of course you dont You're sure it'a Thomson—Saxgeoni- Major Thomson?" "That's the man." "He is the man with the new post," Sir Alfred declared hoarsely. "He is the head of the whole Military In- telligence Department) They've set him s p at the War Offitee. They've practically given elm unlimited powers." "Why, I thought he was inspector of Field. Hospitals!" Granet gasped. "A blind•l" his uncle ,green ad. "He is nothing of the sort. Ile's Kitehener's own mare, and this,' he added, looking at the letter, "must be let world" CHAPTER XXVIII Surgeon -Major Thomsen looked tin a nest eagerly as Ambrose entered hi oar the next morning. The ening nvan's rnnantsee tele dejected and something. I had a try this morning.' itis uncle looked et him for a moment. This morning," he repeated. "Well?" Granet thrust his hands into his trousers pockets. There was a frown upon his fine forehead. "It's that roan I told you about," he said bitterly,—"the man I hate. He's nobody of any account but he al - There were blaek lines under his .titres.. He answered his ehinf'e unspoken Vest* with a shake •ef the hoe, "No Ince, sir," he announced. "1 spent the whole of lest night et it, toe—never went to • ied gat rill. I've tried it -with thirty-one codes. Then I've taken the first line or two and tried every pcsaible clump," "1 couldn't melee enythhi * of it my- self," Thomson confoa,oed, looking at the eboot of paper which even at that anement wee spread out befere him, "All the same, Ambrose, I don't' be• lieve keit," "Neither do I, sir," the other as - Genteel eagerly. "I am going to have another try this afternoon, Perhaps there'll be acme more letters in thorn and we eau tell whether there's any ateanat• ity " "I've a sort of feeling, Ambrose," he eadd, "that we cha'n't have many of these Fetters." "Why not, sir?" "I heard by 'telephone, just before You carte," Thomson announced, 'that 'a certain, very distinguished per - eon was on his way to see me. Cabinet Ministers donet come here for nothing, and this one happens to be a friend of Sir Alfred's," Ambrose sighed. "More interference, sir," be groaned. "I don't see how they can expert us to run our department with the civilians butting in wherever They Tike. They want us to save the eountry and they're to :have the •credit for it." There was 0 knock at the doer. A boy scout entered. His eyes were a little protuberant, his manner be- tokened awe. "Mr, Gordon Jones, sirl" Mr. Gordon .10.es entered without waiting Dor any furter announce - anent. Thomsen rose to his feet and received a genial handshake, after which the newcomer glanced at Am- brose. Thomson signed to his assistat:t to leave the room. "Major Thomson," the Cabinet i a •er began impressively, as ee 14I nest settled down in his •cu'ir, "I hve come l here to confer with you, to throw'my-: self, to a certain extent, upon your understanding and your commons sense," he added, speaking with the pleased air of a nese sure of his ground and himself. "You :have come to protest, I sup- pose," Thomson said slowly, "against our baying—" "To protest against notitdng, ntyl dear air," the other interrupted - ""Simply to explain to you, as I have just explained to your Chief, that: while we possess every sympathy with,) and desire to give every latitude in the world to the military point of� view, there are just one or two very small matters in which we must claim to have a voice. We have, as you freer� ` list We have know,a cense ..hr F put none upon it who is net far and away above all suspicion. I am given! to understand that a letter addressed! to Sir Alfred Anselman was opened yesterday. I went to see your Chief about this morning. He Inas referred me to you." "The letter," Thomson remarked, "was opened by my orders." "I happened," Mr. Gordon Jones went on, to be dining at Sir Alfred's house when the letter was presented. Sir Alfred, I must say, took it ex- ceedingly well. At the same time I,r have made it my business to see that! this does not occur again." Thomson. made n0 sign, file eye- brows, however, rose a little higher. "The country," his visitor cony, tined, "will know some day what it' owes to Sir Alfred Anselnvam AtI present I can only express, and that tion to him. He has been Of the. poorly, my sense of personal oblige - greatest assfisbance to the Govern- ment in the city and elsewhere. His: contributions to .our funds have been magrssficent; has advice, his sympathy, invaluable. He is at man inspired by. the highest patriotic sentiments, one of the first and most noteworthy of British citizens," Thomson listened in silence and without interruption. He met the well - satisfied peroration of his visitor with- out comment. "I am hoping to bear," the latter concluded, with some slight asperity in his manner, "that the ebrcumstance to which, I have alluded was accidental and will not be repeated." Major Thomson glanced thought- fully et a Tittle pile of documents by Ids side. Then he looked coldly towarde his visitor and provided him, perhaps, with one of the most complete sur- prises of his life. "I am sorry, Mr. Gordon Jones," he said, "but this is not a matter which I can discuss with you." The Cabinet Minister's face was a study. "Not discuss it?" he repeated blankly, Major Thomson shook his head. "Certain responsibilities," he con- tinued: quietly, "with regard to the sale conduct of this eountry, have been handed over to the military autltor- itier, which in ties particular case I represent. We are in no postiian for amenities or courtesies. Our coun- try is in the gravest danger and no- thing else is of the slightest possible significance. The charge which we have accepted) we shall carry out with regard to me thing only, and that is OUT idea of what is dee to the public safety," "You mean, in Blain words," Mr, Gordon Jones exclaimed, "that no re- quests from me cr sat,, for instance, the Prime Minister, would have any weight with you?" ("Po be continued ) Dyed Her Draperies and a Faded Skirt "Diamond Dyes" add years of wear to worn, faded skirts, waists, coats, stockings, sweaters, coverings, hang- ings, draperies, everything, Every package contains directions so simple any woman eau put new, rich, fadeless colors into her worn garments or draperies even If site ltas never dyed before. ,Inst buy Diamond Dyes ---no other Mild -then your material will come out right, became) Diamond. Dyes are guaranteed not to streak, spot, fade, or run. 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He had fallen in love with her hands; of that I felt sure, for I im- mediately fell in e.ove with there my- self, even without the magic of a handclesp. • Men don't always fall in love with pretty faces. To many a ratan the loveliest face, the most alluring ex - premien, makes no appeal whatever if the lmdy owning it happens to have the •distressing habit of biting her nails; or even if° her hands are merely ill -kept. Whether there is .anything in palmistry or not, it is certain that upon many sensitive observers the general appearance, shape, and move- ment of a person's hands have enor- mous influence, and that from the hands, more than from any ether evi- dence, they form quite accurate Opinions. Hands eau "look" cruel, avaricious, tired, tranquil, eager, servile, .sensu- ous; but one can easily make mistakes and assume too much. The thick hand deo not always prove its owner-in- artistie; it often belongs to a bril- liant pianist. AltetnativeIy, the dainty hand may be possessed by a person quite ignorant of the Arts. There is, however, some mysterious quality about the hand which has the power of repulsion or attraction; all the shrill of the manicurist cannot change a emit, hand into a charming one, although it can do much to en- hance the natural beauty. The really beautiful hand occurs in all classes, among all ranks of life, but it is •comparatively rare. And, as a rule, the posseasor of such a hand is more to be envied than the owner of a pretty fate.-- The Reason. Beatrice Drew was not a coward. Her defeat to -clay was the first big disappointment she had had in all the eighteenyears of her happy spoiled life. Moreover, it had come without warning. She was easily the most papular girl in the class, and she knew, of course, that she wes going to be nominated for president; but that the night not be elected never once en- tered her mind. 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Staten, Mho fast bring about the some condition, for all the land to'come into the possession and. under the control of a minority of the population, Thus do not only all the then of the nation not possess land - but many agricul= , turaltsts do not own the holdings they till and cultivate, but are merely- tenants paying rent to their landlords annually' for the fruits tate earth yields to their efforts, , An agricultural survey of one of the counties of Minnesota recently appear- ed which indicated that nearly half of the farmers in that county are merely tenants and not owners,' paying for the privilege of aiding: the land to become productive. This is a purely fortuitous example and in the absence at statis- tics It is not known low Chia propor- tion would agree with that for the whole state or the total farming area of the bounty, But certain It is that a great nutuber of the farmers of the United Steles clo not own tae laud they farm, and each year are under the obligation of returning. to their landlords a substantial portion .of that revenue they have induced the land to yield. And with increased population and settlement the tendency is all this way. In the Aritieh Isles awl cant'. rental Europe the hope of ,land temen- te of course mucic more hopeless and the absolute acquisition of a plot of grodnd is practically, beyund the as. pirations of the average dt'.zeu, Tenant farming is in every way en. ate:etctory, and on the other band there is a gratification in owning a pinch r'f Bend which t:rlltinii elide exact• ly is tl rrts. The untittnl satisfaction r. w1 rit ,no cut 'r fe a plate of land ex- porter te x- po ertt s, mater:al 'tine sentimental, in improving It and traria :lining it in perftct fruition is denied to the tenant, who, in addition'to lacking the induce- ment of ownership. pays rent accord- ing to the value and productivity of the farm he occupies. A man who in- tends to occupy a farm all his lite is certainly going to treat it better their cue who may be gone at the close of the season, and it logically follows that the first roan Is going to be, the better citizen and greater national as - net. A Land of Farm Owners, Canada furnishes a diametrically op- posing picture—a land of farm owners and farm land wanting owners. Broad- ly It may be stated that there aro Lew tenant farmers In Canada. The Do. minion may conte to this state event- ually but the time is not in sight with the vast tracts of virgin agricultural land of proved fertility awaiting settle- ment, millions of acres t0 make per- manent farms for tena of thousands of Yarn owners. Improved farms, close to railways and markets, can be pur- chased yet for prices even lower than farmers In other countries pay to cul- tivate for one year. And not only have farmers bought farms in Canada at the same purchase price as they were ac- customed to paying rental, but it has been no uncommon occurrence for the first crop to refund theta the purchase price in its entirety, Homestead land, the available ex. tent at which is fast decreasing under the absorption of settlement, nay be secured for but the fulfilment of a few ear residential and cultural duties; offer- ing fit nothing in return a permanent home and a farm of n quarter of a square miio in area for all tiro: -It's difficult nowadays to secure hone - steads except at some distance from the railroads, but 1n the rapidity of settlement and incroased production, towns with all their Improvements and conveniences sprang up, railroads are extended, and the homesteader amts that he is in the centre of a thriving farm colony and les land worth any- thing up to $100 per acre, of which he is the sole owner. With wide tracts at rich agricul- tural land awaiting settlement and inn Proved faros to be purchased at low rates in Canada, offering comfortable homes and substantial land holdings for all thee, the wonder of 1t is that there aro still farmers who are content to be tenant tanners elsewhere, ri .,t . Mistakes.' it's not a crime to make mistakes, if we'll but profit from our breaks, and with determination seek to doctor up the place that's weak. Nor Is it rated a disgrace to meet art error face to face. Our failure doesn't start 'till when we a atte.the same tuts - tape Again, Perfeetlon in the ars'., "degree 10 hardly asked of you and me, None look for us to go along, and never' make a Mth's wren,. Birt riltIl,ove it's neltathor wide nor nlesi to tt'tulte the self -same blunder twice; and eaelt militates that we repeat but shovels us nearer to Hereat. -41. 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