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The Seaforth News, 1926-09-30, Page 2111)7Fresh Tea Good Se ed air tight. Fresh lam ate delicious. - THE POISONED GIRL BEGIN HERE TO -DAY. A novelist, seeking nocturnal ad- venture, waits in Grosvenor Square, London. Perceiving a silent figure in white standing motionless against a railing,,, he investigates. He finds a girl in evening dress and beside her a man. The man declares he is a passer- by whe wonders what Is wrong with the girl. . To every advance made by the two men the girl replies, "Go away.'". Fin- ally she says she has taken poison and wants .to die. The novelist asks the strange nen to hail a taxi to take the girl to Middlesex Hospital. On the way to the hospital the girl fights to lump from the cab. Calling at the hospital early the following morning the writer finds the girl conscious. She reproaches hini for saving her life. The rues ' e in charge e explains that the girl is recovering busays that she has had a very narrow escape from death, Tho nurse asks the girl tt:trive her name and home address. The girlsays she is Lady Grace Tarot of 216 Grosvenor Square and that her father is the Marquis of Gos- Wyn, She says she has quarreled with her lover, Carlo Scarlati, pianist. The novelist promises to bring Carlo back to the girl. Calling at Scarlatl's hotel, the novelist learns that the pianist has gone to the Hotel :Superbe, Brussels. IIe calls at the home of Lady Grace' and is grudgingly admitted to the sick room, where- Lady Grace is slowly re- covering health, The novelist follows Carlo to Hotel Superbe, Brussels, and begs Mint* re- turn to his sweetheart, Scarlati says he has been married for several years to Jeanne Darbot, He says Jeanne disappeared, so Mr. George goes to the district of Chartres, France the land of her birth, to hunt for her. ' NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. Chartres seems to be full of music mistresses, end not one of these is called Darbot, Inquiries at hotels, postoffieo and police station, revealed no Darbots of any kind, musical or otherwise. Then I decided to adver- sl tiseeeand enlivened the happy periods of waiting by regular visits to the cathedral; this was the only possible amusement, together with sweet syr- ups in cafes, If I bed not received a grateful letter from Lady Grace, I should have taken to liquor stronger than sweet syrups. My advertisements for music les- sons yielded a number of replies, not one signed • Darbot, I realized that Madame Scarlati, presumably resent- ' ing to the name of Darbot, mi;,>ht music, mistress in the' town. Carried away by habit, I went to see her. She was fine, es Scarlati had said. But her hair "was black, and her name, alas, was Madame Bordat. I was in such a state that I took an elementary lesson in harmony and left the town. It was in the train that my anemic fancy began to play with this visit, and that striddenly I saw the implica- tion of the word Bordat, B -o -r -d -a t, otherwise Darbot. Mademoiselle Dar bot was concealed under the ac Madame Bordat, And as for red or back . . , an adventurer of my perience might have realized- that tints of women's hair are some fugitive. I jumped out of the trail a wayside station, waited. ' for r hours for the train to Dreux, foun my hotel an announcement in " Times" to the effect that a marri had been arranged between Signor, Carlo Sear]ati and . . became ,h terical and rushed to the door of dame Bordat. She received me with perfect calm, asking if I wanted .a second 1egson the same day? In a few mangled sen - tames I stated the object of my jour- ney. She listened to me intently. Her silence frightened me, for it was essen- tial to produce her in person; other- wise ther wise Lady Grace would never believe. Still, I waited, and she began to ask questions. "You want me to return to him, to Monsieur Scarlati?" "Yes. You see, you are his wife. After a long, meditative pause, M dime Bordet said: "But I don't li him," "No more do I, but' since you' married to him, that doesn't matte "Quite so," said Madame Hord nee more he gave herself over' ieditations which I did not like nterrupt, At last they took for Flow much does my husband earn to asked. "It must be somethi considerable," "Oh, I hardly know. I hear th on his last American tour, he ma fixed for six weeks hence; plsnsur h] `■` excitement was :trrringen the breast of only •one player in the comedy. ^+ Perhaps, however; J ady : Grace was not as happy as she ought to have been art spell a seusen, • She' seemed Prete- ; Now, and then- T found her eyes resting epee with with a pecullar expressiese When we. were alone she would oec.tsiondl:y heavo'a' eigh. 'O-' she even remarked that it would h been better if 1'` had let her die Grosvenor Square„ "But why?" I asked. "throne you got your heart's desire?" "I suppose so," see replied. Nothing more was said, bait our companionship grew chore continuous, more intimate, more confidant. This was assisted by the fact that Lady `Grace played tennis and golf with fer- ocity, witiae Scarlati played the piano. Meanwhile in spite of letters and tele-, grams, Madame ,Scarlati was making difficulties, 'suggesting that Scarlati should come to her. It took me some time to realize that the key to her heart was made 'of.•gold; I; made Sear- 1•ati promise her 6:00 pounds on ear- rival; she fixed her journey. so as to arrive on the eve of the wedding. My tender iriendship with Lady Grace developed day ,by day. But I was not prepared for a fact which I put down to natural excitement; on the eve of the" wedding Lady Grace burst` into tears,. and rushed " away ace ave, in from me, refusing to •speak. Thee was just before dinner. But she -recover= ed, as women do. Later on, as it Was a soft night, I, saw her witb Searlati make for the terrace which overlooks the grounds of Goswyn House. I do not suppose he enjoyed, it, since he knew what was going to happen. It was agonizing,' but I looked at my watch; only five minutes to go. I went. downstairs, As the"clock struck ten I met' Madame Searlati`"who' insisted me of co . counting the five hundred pounds. hair At last L ushered her up the stairs, ext.' then upon the terrace where the couple the were standing looking up .toward the heat moon. at "Lady Grace," I murmured, and four 'they turned round. r " . Jeann r Jeanne!" cried Scar a , t, Then, d at on I The ----� age Ye- Ma- » ke re 0" at. to to ng at de over fifty thousand dollars in t months," Madame Eordat got up solemnl and said: "I wonder if 1 have been u just. Perhaps you are right. 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I don't know where Jeanne is, but T. thought I'd get out of you a little to I of the money you owe to your miter- - I able wife," - I.adj' Orate gave a muffled cry and m! fell fainting into my arms. A little ave chosen" another city, that th Chartres was perhaps not her home ba town. 'Phus you will' picture me at; Chateaudun, at Chateauneuf, at, Cha- teau -1 don't know what, raising amazement everywhere by my passion- ate interest in music mistresses. I found some, more and more of them. Completely demoralized, I began to call on them; some were red-haired, and some were line. But no Darbot! At last, having spent a month on this melancholy quest, writing daily to Lady Graea to keep up `my cour- age, I arrived at Dreux, a small' town, where the hotel informed me, to my great relief, that there was only one ater, when she had ,recovered T eme- nd, but you do not bring even a iet- j niured: "Anel now, are you going to ]till yourself;" "Oh," sbe murmured, as she clung to my aem: "I'm so happy." "What!" I said.. "Have you already forgotten Carlo?" 'Don't mention him again," she said, e 'with a shudder. "I was only 'going .through with it because I had given e' my word," • `I wonder," I asked, "whether you prefer someone else?" She laughed mi low, and that was all her reply. But th about an hour later, jus efor• e we ter- from him. You ask me to take an expensive journey to England, I think the journey should be paid for." "Oh, of course," I said. "AIso," Madame Scarlati went on obstinately, "he ought to send me sem money to show that he is ie earnest. He has treated me' very badly. H must show he means this," "How much?" "I don't know. Perhaps 5,000 francs." "I'll wire this minute, and "you'll have the money to -morrow morning." I found myself strangely popular in Lord Goswyn's house. Indeed I found the situation slightly altered. Scarlati called daily and was allowed 'the so- ciety of Lady Grace, but she seemed to find equal pleasure in mine. Her atti- tude was touching'; by degrees I be- came her familiar friend, to whom ehe liked to talk of perils past and joys to e. With Scarlati it,was different; used to take are into corners, ravel hair, beg me to say how long this going on, what Was going to hap- , and when I would produce his fel I was malicious enough to re - information. As for the marquis, .. con -� he his Good taste and. good health was demand sound teeth and Peer sweet breath, `°' fuse The use of Wrigley's chew.. he ing guru after every meal takes. that care of this important item of orri personal Hygiene in a delight cion fol, refreshing way—by clear. had ing the teeth of food particles or f and by helping the. digestion. me was pathetic; he confided to me his daughter must be crazy, and persistently asked me whether I dn't stop it that. I became 'suspi- s. Indeed, one evening, when I dined there alone, he drank three our glasses of port, looked upon beeevolently, and remarked: "Ah The result is a sweet breath that allows care : for one's self and con, sideration for others — both marko of refuaement. Ask for GG38 ISSUE No. 4Q---'26, if, only this hadn't happened! She might have married .an Englishman." In other words, my position was un- satisfactory. I was confronting the girl I loved, and who insisted upon being grateful; a man to whom I was doi'rrga good turn, and who was most ungrateful; a father who was hinting to me that I should do something I: wanted to do, but coed not, And still I dared do nothing. The�rvedding was -- The Habit of Accuracy. In some respects It is a tiresome habit, the habit of accuracy; It seems to preclude -ea sense of humor, or at least the faculty _for' humorous ex pression; it seems to imply literalness of mind and lack of Imagination. The picturesque extravagances and absurd exaggerations that often give color, to speech are not the characteristic charm of people Who have either a pas- sim) for accuracy or the habit of it. If=everyone were unfailingiy accurate,, it Would be a ranch duller world than it is. Nevertheless, the persons who mine rnize the importance of accuracy are uaualiy not those who get the most satisfaction out of life. lever though. they do not descend to dellbeeate un- truthfulness, to willful and eorsctous sstatement of facts, they fail to wins t b "' re confidence or persons, with whom went into the drawing -room, she asked nee me to tell her the whole story, which cot I did. • When I had finished, she looked ha up to me with. wet eyes, and_said; "It re seems silly, but I wonder if that Wo- is laz y are associated; . and conscious - ss of one's own brilliancy, ,if unac; npanled by the knowiedge that one s the confidence of othere, is a lar - 1 eatisfaction, .HabituAi inaccurate simply oneof thee, ways in which mess expressos itself; and to it man happened tp tell you why keit'sis- ter left Mr, Scarlati?" ' "Because," I said solemnly, "he made a noise eating his soup." (The End;) M!nard's Liniment for toothache, Ecuador PensionS'Teaehers, Teachers who become permanently to disabled after twenty years'service -cape in slate secondary schools of Ecuador, ear or who have' reached, the age of fifty; cur five nray retire with fall pay, accord- 'n0 Mg to recent decree of the provisional 1110 government In the event of disability 7001 before completion of twenty. years' So school service, a pension in iiropor thin titin to the length of service is allowed, you , call may be traced a good hell of the teou-: ble in the' world,- Malty'of•'tte mis understauditigs • bote/tinge, failures, even tragedies, ire due to habitual in• accuracy et obsertattoe, or 01 expres stone or of memory. Seeking to be Accurate In any one of those .three respects will help you gain accuracy in the other two. You not remember an incident quite ac. ately if yon did..not-observe 1t sc- ately; meter soolj. an effort to re- 'eher proves unsatisfactory, you are sly to have your' eyes and wits e alert for the next occurrence, 1.00 when you try to think of some - g that you have 50111 or.heard; if r language 15 inadequate, it 11 lis - y because, instead of a'clear out• of apechic ,details, you' hive In d only a generalfnrpresslon, raining , yourself to be accurate ns training more than your eye or d or memory; it means training your will. PircadLly Circus was not built until the beginning of the nineteenth con- To enjoy Sunday quiet try a stroll Miele !n the business section of any large aria city.. mea ban Minerd's Liniment foe bruises, 1 The Vanishing Zebra. • The zebra, the gayly strived-mein- ber of the -horse family, Is,,'•without doubt, the most beautiful of gnadru- pees; but both hunters and natnraliste claim it is fest becoming extinct. It is found only,' •in. South Africa; in -the ,niountainous'dlstricts extending ,down to Cape of Good Hope,. , They are- wary little animals and never-`eome' down into the plains of .their own free will, and neyer herd with the quagga or Berchell's zebra -- the other members ii£ their family.: Th'eyinhabit rho wl1dest, mostaeeluded spots of the mountains; :are always 0n the alert; always active; and because - of their ileetnesa of foot, It is almost impossible to get near them. Burcheil's , zebra Is handsomely striped, but the quegga had fewer stripes. Its bead and forequarters were covered' with' dark mahogany etripes on a'I-bee -own grounds Theo gradually became :Painter -and d sep- peered entirely on the'haenches'and hind legs. It was found an. the plains„ Being carelessly, sometimea in • herds of twenty or thirty, and although a social and peaceable animal it was never found .with its more elegant • brothers, It often ranged .with the' 'white-faced gnu, but moretoften with the ".ostrioh, far•which it seems to -have had e'pr& ference. It was' named "quagga" be- cause Its bray wase% high, shrill sound of which the word is a good imitation A quagga, was alive in the London Zoo in 1870, but it diet] In 1872 and after its death it is thought, that thea ceased to exist, The.Hottentots ate the flesh of the zebra and quagga. :The early Dutch settlers did not like the taste of their fresh'hut shot them in great numbers for food for. their native help, which may be one reason for their disappear. anc�, They used them, too,. as cell tries over their -horses: They would turn them out at night to graze with the hoe -see, so that they might protect them from Wild dogs and hyenas whose ways they well understood; A. lone• ua q ga often lr acted' as sentinel for the rest of bis herd. When he caught the scent of a hunter er a dam geroue sailing, he gave the alarm. The other quaggas would gather. quickly around .him to Bee or smell the lip. proaclring dadnger, then.lilce ,a flash they would turn and vanish. ' The hide of the quagga was ussd to make sacks to` hold grain, and the thicker parts that covered the hocks: was greatly prized for the manufae' ture of shoe soles, y the Wedding Fallow. Fields. Winter wheat is fair to see Green and trimly groomed, • But oh, it's fallow for me Softly' furred and plumed! . But fallow fields, with mulleins. warm And ferns and shaggy gress, Drowse like thick -furred animals And let the "reason pass. ' —Marie Emilie Gilchrist, in "Wide' Pastures." 'BAKE ¥OUR' OWN; 13READell WITH ie s rzdarc fbroveAnyear3 If You Refuse-- -To efuse- -To be generous do not complain; if Your money gives you no pleasure.. -To be tolerant do not complain if you are the victim of prejudices, --To be open minded do not be sur- prised 11 much truth in closed to you. --To be loyal do not be surprised if some one else is at your desk some morning,, to —To be ,faithful do not expect your I oleverness to atone for it. -To be consistent do not expect your children to overlook it. —To be patient you will Iose:mane fine prospects. • ••.. Why It Was a Success. "The wedding was a great smomes? Who. gave the' bride away? "No cue--thet's wh was such a samosa." • Had Whoppers. A man was complaining to a fried' that his soh' was not getting on at hie vfoitn lease's and that he thought he Wks wasting money. •"Perhaps you). boyhas no ear for nrusid t said his friend, "No cal b: hlowed!" 'replied the other. Why, hie ears are as big es saucers!" th When Is Clutch Out? When ie -the clutch -'out?" Many rivers press down too far on the latch, pedal and tire themselves hi un- neceeshrily. The clutch is "out"•when he ammeter pointer drops hack to in - Mate an idling engine, • A BEST SET-3.FR, ..OF `1678 The fact thiit a pa.i'Pect they of the Il first edition of John unyari'a "Pi lees Progress" was sold the other day in a London auction menu Pim $34,00e draws the attention of the world to one of the most remarkable books ever written, says a: writer In Youth's Companion. Like another of. the world's classics, "Don Quixote," it was written in a jell where the tinker - ,preacher ivas confined- for les. eestin ate resistance to the ecclesi.stical powers that were. In England aster tiro Restoration. B�unyan was 'a man of rather low social position, who hod very -.limited opportunities of educe - tion; and probably. read little outside the Bible and the religions and.pollti- cal• tracts of the period. But he bad three great. qualities to lead him to literary'succeseete vivid and sensitl» imagination, a burning,_iiassiohate -. - terest in the things of which:"he wrote, and an unpretentious, unaffected, use of the homely, vigorous vernacular of his time. 'Pilgr'im's Progress" was a tremend-. oris success from the very first. With. 1n a year two editions were -published. Before a decade had passed at least one buttered thousand copies had been sold. When we consider what wasa7re. population of England and Scotiand the seventeenth century, and what was the proportion of the people Who could read or who could.aeford to buy, " books, that is the equivalent of a sale of a million copies to -day. How many nil/bons have been sold in 'the' twb centuries `and a half since. then we dare uot'guess. The book has been :translated into a «score of languages, and probably, if the figures were' known; it would be found to be one of the best sellers of 1926, as it was by far the beet seller of '1678. An author who achieved v d s uchs a eas n g success to -day wouri `^be made independently wealthy. Runyon got a few poltnds for his book and was satiste. Not money, but the saving of semis, was his ob- There 15 no question that ".Pilgrim's Progress" is•the greatest allegory ever 'written. Net only that but the next greatest, "The Holy War," was also the week of Bunyan, fow hooks writ- ten by'the 'hand of man have ever de- lighted, moved and influenced 'for good so many human , beitlgs. Few are ,so distingulebed for the directness, vi- tality and austere dignity of their lit- erary style. And yet .the author was d ,only a poor, Half-educated, persecuted tinker turned preacher. If any man since the death of Meet has been in- spired from above to write in a way beyond what his natural gifts' would lead us to expect, .Iohn Bunyan was that man. There are only five perfect copes of e first edition of "Pilgrim's Pro- gress" known to be in existence. -..hat would John Bunyan think if he knew that one of those little books„had Bold for $31:,000? His vanity, if he had any, would be gratified, perhaps, but he would be much more happy to know that to -day, thousands of mee and women were still reading his book d finding in it pleasure, insplration d guidance toward the Christian e. 2,000•Year-Old Idol Found. i d A wooden idol, believed to halo be. I c longed tont rape that existed 2,000 years ago, has been excavated in F1ori.• t de. The idol is thirty-five feet tall, d 1 o Boni --' lig® " I�ubbang Ju I�' ase with Rinso A package of Ritmo' is a package of miniature soap bubbles.; You simpI dissolve for + _ Y 25 sere -ids the tiny bubbles in lot water soak the clothes a couple of hours or over. night, rinse therm well in clean water "and --that's all. 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