The Seaforth News, 1930-06-26, Page 6The Treasure of the Buooloun
By A. D. HOWDEN SMITH
BEGIN HERD TODAY
Lord James, the Crusader,, was elven
thesecret to the Treasure ofDucoleon
by the Emperor Andronlcus, The secret
bas. been -lost, Lut the present Lord
Tam,..; discovers it. Heis murdered by
a band of thugs and dies .�without reveal -
'1 -i: It to his successor to the title, Hugh
hesby. Hugh then returns from. New
York to the family -estate and begins a
'mark,. The thugs follow. and while all
are at the funeral .of Hugh's uncle, the
house is 'ransacked. Nikita Larankoaa
war -fine friend of Hugh's', and Tc
Nash, who tells the story, are Hugh's
bosom companions.
GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER' IX.-(Cont'd.) •
"And Watty and I?" questioned
Hugh.
"You goto the Peva Palace Hotel.
Meet this Miss IKii:g' and her father,
but don't let anybody suspect that you
expected to meet them. Remember
you Will be watched all•the time. Your
rooms and your baggage will be
searched. I think they will investi-
gate the Kings, too. You must have
Miss King hide the copy of the In-
atructicns you sent her. Let her place
it in an envelope, addressed to herself,
Poste restante• She can go tothe
Post Office and collect it whenever we
need it.
"But how are we going to get in
touch with you?" asked, Hugh.
"Leave that to us," replied Nikka,
with hip quiet grin. 'Make it a cus-
tom to lounge in front of the Pere
Palace every morning after breakfast
for half an hour; and keep a watch
out for Gypsies. Some morning two
especially disreputable fellows will
come by, and one of thele will contrive
to get a word with ycu. Follow them."
"That's a corking plan," Hugh ap-
proved warmly. "Well, lads, we'll be
in Marseilles early in the morning."
If we were followed in Marseilles
we didn't know it. We only left the
railroad station to get a breakfast and
dispatch a telegram from Nikka to his
uncle -or, rather, to an address in
Seres which acted as a clearing house
for the operations of this particular
Gypsy band. Then we took the train
for Milan, and stopped off over -night
to secure some sleep.
At Piraeus we had a choice of sev-
eral steamers sailing for Constanti-
nople. Nikita pitched upon a French
boat that lay across the wharf from a
Greek liner plying to Salonika and the
Greek islands of the Aegean. The
Frenchman was sailing at dawn the
next morning; the Salonika boat was
due to cast off several hours later.
We booked two cabins on the
Frenchman and hired a clerk at the
British consulate to reserve a cabin
and passage for two on the Salonika
boat.
Our cabins were next to each other,
and we played poker until long past
midnight. Then Nikka and I said
good -by to Hugh and Watty, and
sneaked out into the companionway.
The quartermaster on guard at the
gangway we handed a Napoleon, tell-
ing him we were obliged to land in
order to dispose of some forgotten
business. The watchman on the pier
was conciliated n the same way. And
finally, the deckguard of the 'Greek
liner, once his fingers were greased
and our tickets shown to him, offered
no objection to escorting us to our
cabin.
At dawn we were awakened by the
whistling of the Frenchman as he
backed out from the pier, and from a
porthole we watched 1 im disappear in
the mist of the harbor. At noon the
Epaminondas likewise cast off.
CHAPTER X.
WE MEET NXKKA'S 'UNCLE
At Salonika we entered a Europe
which was new to me; if an old story
to Nikka, a Europe which was blended
with the life and color and form of the
Orient. At the railroad station we
fought for places in a first-class com-
partment, which had room for six
and must accommodate eight. The
train lunged out of the station, shak-
ing off superfluous passengers as it
jolted over the switch on to the main
Life -like good golf -is made
up of many little things each
one of which helps the score.
Better digestion -steadier •
Jerves-stemi.kgra gra alL
factors that count Ind ale'
gained Tram' the i`
use of Wrigley's.
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Afrer
every meal
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sejoined the old Gypsy. "If you had
not elected to go to Buda with your
violin would you not be chief of the
band? Do I not stand in your place?.
Well, then, light of my eyes, we will
do for you all that we may."
("It's all right;"I admitted with due
humility. "And 'I was all wrong;; but
I didn't know the Middle Ages were
, still with us."
I Nikka' laughingly` repeated • my re-
mark, and his uncle'stwinkling eyes
line and in the full tide of hourswe before it was translated:"
and mocking smile conveyed his retort
craavled over a mountain -ridge and "Say to my'young friend'Jalcka that
entered the town of Seres. if a tribe cannot stand by their own
Nikka commandeered a fiaere in the then these days are worse than the
station square, old times."
"Doyou know the house of I{osta • secured
( Ile left us, and Nikka and bidjan the money -lender?" he asked another hour's sleep. When he re
: -
'turned Greek that sounded more'turned he as accompanied by a young=.
er edition of himself, who Barr}41 two
bundles which were disclosed ascom-
plete suits of Tzigane dress. He, him-
self, carried a pot of warm,. brown
liquid, and he proceeded to apply the
stain to me with a small paintbrush.
air, mustache, 'face and body :were.
darkeneu to a mellow brown. The stuff
dried quickly, and I was soon able to
pull on the strange garments, which
Nikita showed'' me how to adjust' and.
fasten•
(To be continued.)
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than dassable 'to me. `Very well, then,
drive us there."
"Who is Kostabidjan?" I inquired
as the driver Whipped up his small
horses.,
"He is the agent of the tribe," he
replied shortly. "It was through hint
I' sent word to my uncle."
A wicket opened, and a dark, be
whiskered face was revealed. Nikita
ejaculated a single sentence in the
Gypsy dialect that Toutou's gang
sometimes use, and the gate swung
ajar.
Theindividual with the whiskers; a
dried-up,' elderly man, quickly fasten-
ed the gate again, with a sidewiselook
at Nikka, half respect, half fear. At
the dour, he stood aside and ushered
us into a parlor furnished in the
reneh style. A stout, smooth -faced,
elderly man rose from a desk as we
entered. He started to salaam,
thought better of it, and offered his
hand, which Nikka grasped perfunc-
torily. Then he commenced to speak
in the Tzigane dialect, and Nikka cut
him off.
"Speak French," said Nikka curtly.
"I have no secrets from my friend,
Mr. Nash." And to me, "This is Mon-
sieur Kostabidjian."
Kostabidjian bowed to ole.
"The telegram` was forwarded at
once to the Chief," he answered. "But
Wasso Mikali sent back word yester-
day that he would be delayed in wait-
ing upon you in consequence of a
caravan of cartridges which the band
are running into Albania. It is an
affair which has attracted his atten-
tion for the last month, and he dares
not trust the work to another."
"Good," said Nikka. "When will
he be here?"
"He spoke of tomorrow-"
"Then serve us food, and lead us to
a room where we may rest."
When we reached our room Nikka
soon dozed off. For a while I watched
the afternoon sunlight outside the win-
dows, then the weariness of our travels
vercame me, and I, too, slept... I
woke abruptly, feeling a light blazing
in my eyes. My first thought was of
Teuton and Helene de Cespedes,' and
I dived under the pillow for my auto-
matic and sat up at the sane time.
A man was standing in the doorway
of the room, with a kerosene lamp in
his hand, a tall man, with the proud
face of an eagle- Wisps of silver -
white hair escaped from the varicolor-
ed turban that wrapped his brows, but
he held himself with the erect poise
of youth.
As I prodded Nikka awake, he dos-
ed the door behind hint and set the
lamp on a table, calmly ignoring my
pistol. Nikka, rubbing the sleep from
his eyes, took one look at the appari-
tion and jumped from the bed.
"Wasso!" he cried.
The stranger raised fingers to lips
and breast in a graceful salaam, and
replied in the Gypsy patois, a cadenced
musical speech when used by those
to whom it was a mother -tongue.
Nikka grasped his hand, and exchang-
ed a rapid-fire of question and answer,
then called to me:
"This is my uncle. He arrived
sooner than he expected. He guessed
niy need was great, and traveled with-
out respite. Conn and meet him."
Wasso Mikali rendered 100 a salaam
and a handshake.
Nikka explained to him the. circum-
stances of our trip to Constantinople,
and the old leans' eyes glistened at
the mention of the treasure. He in -
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silk in Hatt.ring violet blue shade. !t
is decidedly slimming. The back of
the skirt is in panel effect- It merges
into a hip yoke. Tab extensions
brought around on the front bodice
give it a tailored aspect and detract
from breadth.
Style No. 3404 can be had in sizes
16, 18 years, 36;88, 4.0 and 42 inches
bust.
Flat silk crepe, lightweight tweed,
jersey, shantung and inen's silk shirt-
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You'lI find it unbelievably easy to
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Write your name and address plain-
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"He says," Nikka interpreted, when
he had finished, "that he has heard
about it."
"Will he help us?" I asked eagerly.
Nikka gave me an odd look,
"His tribe aro mine My wish is
their wish. How canthey refuse?"
CHAPTER XI.
THE ROAD 60 CONSTANTINOPLE.
Wasso Mikali was a very wise man.
IIe questioned Nikka closely concern-
ing our situation, and this was his
verdict:
"When you fight with thieves you
must use thieves' tricks. You did
right to come to me. Now I will se-
cure fitting garments for you, my sis-
ter's son, and for your Amerikansky
friend, Jakka. For him also I will
brew a dye of walnut bark and chest-
nut leaves that will make him as dark
tuLs our people, so that men will not
rn tor' stare at him on the road,
"After that I think we had best go
away from this place as soon as pos-
sible. First, we must go across the
Rhodopes to the place where the tribe
have hidden some horses we got from
a Roumanian boyar. We will collect
the horses, together with some of my
young men. who can handle a knife,
and go on to Constantinople."
"But it was not my thought that
you should abandon the affairs of the.
tribe, and cone and fight with ole,"
remonstrated Nikka.
"Are you not the son of my sister?"
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By command of Queen Mary, the
table linen at Buckingham Palace,
17ng1and,was evaluated recently. Com-
prising hundreds of tablecloths, some
of thein heirlooms of great historical
interest, literally thousands of -napkins
of the;finestquality.and other 'napery,
it was pronounced by an- expert ap-
praiser to be worth upward Of $40,000.
One of the most remarkable items in
this collection of royal linen is the
"mother cloth" of the palace. This
Mtge linen ,tablecloth is big enough to,.
cover a table on'which 250 pieces can
he land. It was specially woven for
the wedding breakfast of Queen Vic
for a and is.used only on ram coca-.
cions.
A legend that had at least one dra-
matic sequel is connected with this
tablecloth. It is said that ill luck will
conte • to the person who ' chances to
spill any liquid on itduring a' meal.
At a State banquet Keiser William of
Germany was the : principal guest.
With him were the most important
members of hie suite, and during the
meal one of these German dignitaries
accidentally spilled some wine on the
cloth,
It was the first time since the table-
cloth was made that anything of tile'
kind had happened and superstitious
members of the palace staff have often
recalled the incident.
' Another "treasure cloth" that is
never used now, but is kept, as an heir-
loom, is the famous cloth made for
the coronation dinner of •Queen Anne.,
This piece is carefully preserved and
stored away and is brought forth only
tor the Inspection of favored guests
and connoisseurs. The .expert de-
clared
eclared that at least $2,500 could be ob.,
tained for It if offered for sale.
All the royal linen is stored in press-
es in the linen room of the palace.'
There are special presses for table-
cloths, sheets, table napkins, etc, It
is the sole duty of two maids to look
after this department: ,
Rice Dainties
Turkish Rice --Well wash and drain
foul!beepedtablespoonfuls of rice,
add two tablespoonfuls of butter, and
brown in a pan over the fire. Add
one cupful of boiling water, and steam
until all the moisture .is absorbed,
Plunge four large tomatoes into boil-
ing water, remove. the skins, and stew
to a pulp In a separate pan: Add to
the rice with a generous pinch eaeh of
salt, pepper, and sugar, and cook slow-
ly until the rice is soft.
Rice Muffins -Place one cupful of
cold, cooked riee in: a large bowl,
drop two eggs into it, and mix well.
Sift one cupful of flour with three tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder and a
generous pinch of silt; add slowly to
the rice mixture, beating all the time.
Place in greased peas, and bake in a
hot oven for forty minules,
Cheese Rice -Well wash one cup-
ful of rice anc1 steam in water to
which a generous pinch of salt has
been added. When quite soft cover
the bottom of a buttered pudding dish
with a little of the rice, dot here and
there With small lumps of butter, and
sprinkle with grated cheese and a
Pinch of cayenne. Fill the dish with
alternate layers of rice and cheese,
finishing with butter. Pour over a
little milk, and bake in a hot oven
for twenty-five minutes.
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Telephone Limits
r
's Vocabulary
Man bar. _ y
•
400,000. Words in Our Langu-
age—Only 3,000 Used?
The telephone has been blamed re-
cently for modern man's limited voca-
bulary. Yet this 'seems hardly fair.
Few People are at their best on the
telephone, for most of us regard this
very useful instrument as a means to
an only.
n Y.
• Still, allowing that .modern man's
vocabulary is Malted, what are we to
do about it? Some people seek the
aid of a dictionary • whenever they
'tear or read a word hitherto unknown
to them. If everyone followed this ex-
cellent plan there might he some hope.
for our vocabularies.
When we consider thatwe have a
choice of 400,000 words and most of
us are content with round about 3,000,
it does seem as if something should
be done about it. Still, we do not re-
ceive a great amount of encourage-
ment. Long or unusual words used in
conversation meet with raised eye-
brows, and, if read, cause a certain
amount of irritation,' unless. the, reader
is anxious• to learn.
Then how do we get additions to our
language New words are constantly
finding their way intd our dictionaries.
We adopt and borrow words from
other. countries. Slang' puts on a sober
habit and is .admitted' into highbrow
company. ' Time and use soften many
crudities.
It might, for instance, surprise you
to know 'that to the early days of rail-
ways it was vulgar to speak of travel-
ling by rail, r Every polite young lady,
t
said she was travelling, by steam. am En-
gles came from America. Over here
•we spoke only of locomotives. .Fan,
used in the sense of "Are you a film
fan?" -or any other fan, derives from
fanatic. Very appropriate; few people
know how apprapriate!
If you are really anxious to enlarge
your vocabulary countless dictionaries
are ready to be your friends. Never
remain uncertain of, br unsatisfied
about, a word. You may not wish to
follow the advice of the great man
who said that you should learn a new
word every day, but you can learn a
new wprd every week.-Answers.
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Dominion's Appeal
To Visitor. gide
Inquiries from Many Lands
Received — Phenomenal
Motoring Growth
Canada's reereatiou:,l resources are
a national asset ofthe first orddar.
They compose the t1odestoire which
each year draws millions' of visitors
Lo the Dominion and they Form a
source of wealth which annually adds
a large and rapidly growing item. to
the national income. There are, in
fact; few records ;n the annals of
Canadian development 'mare intei•eet-
ing or more remarkable than _that of
the rise' to importance of the Domin-
ion's recreational features._
Sonne idea of the extraordinary
growth atholiday traffic may...be.gain-
ed -from the records of touring aut64.
mobiles entering Canada in sec' `
years., In 1919 the number of c e.
entering Canada for touring:purposes '
was 238,000 and during the 10 years
up to' 1929 this figure, had. increased
to 4,509,000. Aside from the pheno-
menal ,increase of motor tourists, tail -
way • and •steanislrip lines each year
add large numbers to the' thousands
who holiday in Canada. , Tapping an
eveu wider field than the -automobile.
' these organizations have, Spread the •
Dominion's fame as a holiday -land
literally throughout the world.
Diversity Unequalled
The most casual traveller crossing
the Dominion from east to, west, can-
not but be struck by the sheer diver-
sity of Canada's natural features.
First there is the rugged Atlantie
shore; then the great system of In-
land lakes,' seas In depth and size;
next a thousand miles of roiling
prairie; followed by the great barrier
of the Rockies, rivalling the Alps in
grandeur; and finally the sea, bath-
ing with its warm waters the far flung
Pacific coast. All these contribute
to the glorious panorama of a'trans-
continental trip across Canadian ter-
ritory.
In the Maritimes
The charm of tete Maritime Prov -
laces is not easily depicted. Those
Provinces -Nova Scotia, Prince Ed-
ward Island and New Brunswick -are
toned with the Mellowness of age that
captivates the ` visitor from newer,
regions. The snow-white lighthouse,
crowning the loiifs that overlook the
sea, the white sail of the fishing smack
seeking its sheltering cove, the quaint
fishermen's cottages that straggle um,
the hillsides, the shaded inland roads'
and winding forest streams, the
spring -time mantle of blossom that
clothes 'mile upon mile of orchard
valleys -all these suggest the ele-
ments that blend to give the Mari-
times
vlaritimes a picturesqueness peculiarly
their own.
Baby Gets Sixteen.
Baptitismal Names
Americans are never happier than
when they are claiming a world rec-
ord of one sort or another and ()nor'
proud parent in the United States re-
cently had sixteen baptismal names
given to a defenceless baby, in the
hope that this would make the child,
the bearer of the longest name or rec-
ord.
Probably lie considered that no
private individuals were likely to beat
the number of baptismal navies be-
stowed on Royal personages, and as
the. Prince, of Wales has only seven,
sixteen night seem to give a pretty,
good margin.
Unfortunately for this calculation,
some years ago the (laughter of a
Liverpool man was given a Christian
name for every letter of the alphabet,
starting with Anna and ending with' .
Zu l eika.
Nowadays long lists of baptismal
names aren't popular. There are too
nanny forms for everybody to Mil up-
and all of them call for "name in
full.."
Lamp Makes Plane
Wheels Stationary, -
It is no longer necessary to stop air-
plane propellers or revolving wheels
to inspect or study them, A propeller
may cut through the air at 1,000 re-
volutions a minute or at even greater
speed, yet the lettering and insignia
on the fast-moving blade can be read
as easily as if It were standing still.
A new lamp, called the stroboglow,
does the trick. It was invented by a
trio of Westinghouse engineers -D. 17.
Knowles, L: R. ].'eters and \V. B.
Baines.
The stroboglow is simple and coal-
pact; in fact, it fits in to an orclinaiy'P"'"'""-
Suitcase.
'Suitcase. When the beam of light is •
thrown upon the whirling propeller of
an airplane the blade's quivers and ,,.-t
engine -value action can be seen with
the unaided eye. The propeller seems
to stand still. The engineers point
out that beca'ase of the importance of
having the propeller and engine in
perfect condition it is expected that
the stroboglo,r may be made a part
of an airplane's required 'inspection
before it hops off.
LITTLE AMY JOHNSON
"Take a letter -take a letter" -
Every day
etter"-Everyday the sane demand made!,
Was there Stalling any better
For a stenographic handmaid?, 4'
Yes! she bought .a little Moth 14a
(Not the kind you get in cloth) r4
And a tin of chicken broth
And an aeroiiaut'•i regalia, 1;.
And, by Jo! she took a letter
Clear from • Loc den to Australlat