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The Wingham Advance Times, 1927-06-09, Page 6inn iA E tiNor•ON MUTUAL. nag INsxTRANCE CO.,;'. Eetabliehed 1840. . UeaSd Offica, Git!elp1. Ont. Risks taken on all classes of insur epee at reasonable rates. ABNER COSENS, Agent, 'Wingham J. W. DODO Office in, Chisholm Block FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT HEALIiI --- INSURANCE -- AND REAL ESTATE:: P. O. Box 360 Phone 24o WINGHANiy'. •' ONTARIO J .W . BUSHFIELD .Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Et IVIor*ey to Loan Office—Meyer Block. Wingham. Successor to Dudley Holmes R. VANSTONE BARRISTER, SOLICITOR,ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Wingham, Ontario J. A. MO ACTON BARRISTER, TE R , ETC. Wingham, Ontario DR. G. II. ROSS Graduate Royal College of Dental • Surgeons Graduate University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry Office Over H. E. Isard's Store. 1. W. COLBORNE, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Medical Representative D. S. C. R. Phone 54 Wingham. Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly. R t. Csed Redmond Dr.Rob M.R.C.S. (Eng.) L.R.C.P. (Long) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Dr. Chisholrn's old stand. DR. R. L. STEWART`,•. Graduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the Ontario , College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office in Chisholm Block, :Josephine Street. Phone 24. [Dr. Margaret C. Calder General Practitioner Graduate University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine '.Office—Josephine, St., two doors south of Brunswick Hotel. Teaephones: Office 285, Residence isi DR. G. W. HOWSON DENTIST Office Over John Galbraith's Store F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated Office adjoining residence next to Anglican Church on Centre Street. Sundays by appointment Hours --9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Osteopathy Electricity Telephone 272. A. R. & F. E. DUVAL Licensed Drugless Practitioners, Chiropractic and Electro Therapy. Graduates of Canadian Chiropractic College, Toronto and National College, • Chicago. Office oppositie Hamilton's Jewelry Store, Main St. HOURS: el -5; 7-8.30 p.m. and by appointn1ent. Out of town and night calls respond- ed to. All business confidential. Phones: Office--.3oo; Residence 6or- s3, J. ALVIN FOX DRUGLESS PRACTIONER CHIROPRACTIC AND,: DRUGLESS PRACTICE ELECTRO -THERAPY Phone xpe. ours TO.12 a,m. 2-5,7-8 ...m. or P by appointment. D. I . McINNES CHIROPRACTOR EleECTRICITY •, Adjustments given for diseases of all kinds, enecialize in dealing with children. La lei attendant. Night Calls responded 'to. Office on .Scott St., Wingham, Ont. Telephone 55o. Y , I n,hiYY,nY,„ntYY.Yttldn,nYYgnYgn'IM Fitches; Office tog, Reeid. see; A.,. J. W ALHER PORN'ITHRE DEALER and dINERAL I)IILEC'rOR l .btow Equipment WINGIIA V.C, ONTAR.IO e MYYoxecieci rieti'r eexceeireectiHYocei ricis,IjmlMieiWl'11j'� u q aryr a� Tk,rulrsday, Juni 4th, x9'7, By ;Percival Christopher Wren THE GREATEST MYSTERY STORY EVER WRITTEN The crowd snarled. Several had so I Concluded that, like Boldni they. bayonets in their hands. had decided not to be awakened'by the "I last ; my way," screamed the noise, Y. prisoner, As all the , old Ieg ionn ires a pro - "And found it to the bed, of a man phesied would be the case, we heard who has money," laughed a voice. nothing whatever fron;, the authorities "Legion law! On the table with hint!" about the riot and the assault upon the Michael jumped on the table, thief.Clearly it was considered best "Silence you fools!" he shouted. to let the men enforce their own laws "Listen!" and the crowd listened. "I as they thought fit provided those laws woke up and found the man feeling were reasonable and in the public in - under my pillow. 1 thought he was serest. some body belonging, to the room. When the injured man came out of Somebody I have been waiting for. hospital, we took an interest in his Well —he he isn't.Let'xwon't m him go—hemovements. menu.. He proved to be a Por - come again. •. rxi tuguese named „a ed Bolder, a wharf -rat At that there was a perfect yell of docker from Lisbon, and quite pro - derision and execration, and Michael ,bably an amateur of petty crime. He was sent flying by a rush of angry stuck to his absurd tale that he had mistaken the room and was feeling his way into what hethought was his own bed. • +, We came to theconclusion that he was either staunch to his confederates, or else afraid to implicate them. We saw more r o e of him later at Zinderneuf. `Leave him to me,' said Buddy. `I'll loosen his tongue—the miserable houd- Ium. One night that Jago swine is ag- wine to tell me an' Hank' the. secrets of his lovin' heart. . `He'll sure sob 'em out,' opined Hank. But whether he was to do this un- der the influence of wine or of terror, I did not gather. men. While he, Digby, and I were strug- gling to get to the table, the thief was flung on to it and held down; a bay- onet was driven through each of his. hands, another through each of his ears,and helay moaning and begging for mercy. As I got to the table, sick with disgust, with some idea of rescu- ing the poor beast, I was seized, from behind and flung away again. "Lie there and think about it, you thieving cur," shouted Schwartz to the thief. "Stop your snivelling—or,I'Il put an other through your throat," growled Brandt: Hank seized m,e as I knocked Haff, down. "Let be Johnny," hei said, J Y, d, "It's envelop- ingm ine a bear's It h s t e sal- g sal- ootary custom of the country. They discourages thievin' in these parts. But wish it was Boldini they was lynchin'. . I tried to shake him off, as I saw Michael spring on Schwartz like a tiger., There was a sudden cry of "Guard!" a swift rush in all directions, and the guard traxnped in, to find a silent room—full of sleeping men—in the midst of which were we three pulling bayonets out of a white wooden table, and a whiter whimpering man. solemnly informed ' me that Bolidar 'What's• this?' said. the `Corporal of knew all this "for certain." Bolidar had got it from a friend of ours. No' —no names -but if ,Hank and Buddy could`y get the diamond -"rescue" it from the rascals—hie. Bolidar, was in a position to promise them a thousand What we did gather, a week or two later, was that We were the most fam- ous amous: gang of international natx on l c' rooks n a d jewel -thieves i n Europe, a had got and away with a diamond worth over a million francs. With thiswe had sought safety in the Legion, that we night lie low until the affair was for- gotten, and then sell the diamond 'whoI'e, or have it cut Up, as aught seem best. We were Germans pretending to be English, and we had stolen the dia- mond, in London, from Sir •Smith, great English general, to whom it had been presented by thePrinceof Wales; who was in love wih his sister. Buddy the Guard.... "An accident," he answered himself, and, completely ignoring me, he turn- ed to the stolid guard, gave the cart order: • "To `he hospital," and the guard francs, and the protection of—someone partly led, and partly carried, the wret-who was in a position ta.protect them. che4 creature away. What his name was, whether he was incited by Boldini, or whether he was merely trying to rob a man known to have money, I did not know. As. Michael caut-.ht him feeling un- der the pillow, it seemed quite likely he was merely looking for a purse or coins. coration, and promotion which was to. On the other hand, he may have be our first step on .he Path to Glory. which was to lead not to the grave but to fame and fortune. Moors, or fanatical ,Senussi—and in a state of cen$ant active servipe Possibly we were going to .take part in some comprehensive..schem•e of con- quest, extending French .dominion to Lake Tchad or Timbuktu, Possibly we were about to invade and conquer Morocco once and for all. Our ideas were, vague atter our'.ig- norance abysmal, hat what we 4i4 know was, that we were on .the road, we carried "sharp".„ -ammunition, we were a • self-contained, self-supporting unit of selected men, that'.the barracks and their killing routine were .Behind us, and the freedom and movement of active :service were before` us, With adventure, change, .fighting, and .the chance ofecl conation and .promotion. • Merrily we .sang as we .tramped, passing gaily from `Voila du. •Boudin'• to `La casquette de, Bougeaud,' 'Pan, pan .1'Arbi,` 'Des marches d'Afique,' 'Pere Brabaneon,'•.and .Soldats -.de la Legion/ and other favaurites of the march. Michael, Digby, ;and 1 were in one "four" with Maris,,and behind .us were Hank, Buddy, St. Andre, and •S.ch- wartz. At night, we .shared the little tent, which w.e could build, in a min- ute and a qu rterr .vxth the ccaanv ase and( joint tent -poles that we car- riedried. We slept on our overcoats with our car- . sacks for'pillows,our rifles P chained together and the chain .hand- cuffed to man's wrist. We were keen, we were ,picked men, and nobody went sick or ,fell.eat.r Had he done so, he would have died an unpleasant death, in which thirst, Arabs, and. `hyenas wo.uld have .been involved. We cheerfully did our utmost .like teen, cheerfully grumbled like fiends,' cheerfully'dropped :li -e Jogs at ,th dolp 1� og e end of a forty-kilomef re .march, ,and cheer- fully arose like automata, at,tle.saund I of the 2 a.m.reveille bugle. We had insi,fficient water, .insuffici- ent rice and niarconi, no meat nor veg- eeables and 'insufficient bread, .and were perfe:ctiy fit and healthy. . We had no helmets and no spine -pads, we wore heavy overcoats, we had only a liner flap hanging from our cap's to protect our necks; and we .had no cases of sunstroke nor heat apoplexy. And, in time, we reached Ain-S,efra and rested to recoup and refit, the fourrier-sergeants having a busy time, chiefly in the matter of ,boots: Here we learntthat the whole of the Sahara was fermenting in one of its periodic states of unrest, simply asking for peacefnl',penetration, what -with Touareg raids on protected vil- ages, ,Senuissi• propaganda, tribal re- volts, and sporadic outbursts of mut my and murder There was also much talk of serious "So here you are, par," concluded concentration in the south -Least engin- Buddy, with an amused grin. And eered from Kufra, and a . "sympath- there we were 'otic strike". on the part of the num- Rat only for another month. At erous and warlike tribes ' along Ft1ie the end of that time wefound our- Moroccan border. selves' in the selected draft under or- When this materialised, it would be ders for the south, and our chance had found that they had strucksimultan conic of winning that' distinction, de eously at every French . outpost, fort,, • and settlement, on the Saharan bora er from Morocco to Tripoli. The programme, then, wasto carry fire and sword northward to the sea and sweep the surviving Rouinis into it 'freeing the land ;for ever from the polluting presence of these unbeliev- ing dogs. Let Morocco, Tunisia, Tripoli, and Egypt join hands ,and under the green: tried the shelf and paquetage, and then under the pillow, in the hope of finding the alleged belt and jewel, be- fore essaying the far more risky busi- ness of rifling the pouch and money - 'belt. Talking the affair over the next day, none of us could, remember having seen Guantaio or Colonna in the fray, thought of escape from that deadly banner.of a purified faith and the spir crushing monotony and weariness, to itual leadership of our Lord the Mandi el Senussi carryon the active service;' change, and adventure, good work in inexpressibly delightful. The the name of Allah the All -Merciful, bitterness in my cup of joy was the the Compassionate, and Mahomet his. knowledge that I was going before Prophet, until Islam was again fie: Isobel could visit Algeria, and that if triumphant, and conqueror of all... . we were sent to the far south, and -This we gathered by • talking to were constantly on the move, I tor }la Arab gou7niers, marabouts, camel-driv-. only hear from her at long and rrg- ere, and villagers, in their ownCon- ular intervals. gue; as well as from ortlerlies and offi I poured out my heart to her in . a cer's servants who overheard„ the con- long jotter, the night before we mar-, versation of their masters al mess.. . ched; told her 1 was absolutely cer Prom Ain-Sefra We marched to tain I should•see her again; and beg- Douargala, where a large force of all arms was concentrating, and from this ted her not to waste her youth in thinking of me if a year passed with- out place we proceeded south, either :to out news, as I should be dead. trail the French coast in the sight of Having had my hour of self-pity, the Arab, or as a reconnaissance in and having waged magnificently septi- force and a protective screen behind mental, I became severely practical, which the brigade could mated its pre made all preparations, tallowed my 'paratiorxs at leisure and in security. feet, and laden like a beast of burden, And, in the fellness of time, after fell in, for the last time, on the par- endless desert starching, the battalion ade-ground of the Legion's barracks found' itself strung out along a chain at Sidi-bel-Abbies, of oases 'between which cornnittnica With a hundred rounds of ammuri- tion was rnxaintaiued by camel -patrols tionNin ourpouches, joy our hearts,which met half- wa and exchanged and a terrific load upon our backs we Potts, orders,:, nformation cigarettes, P S s, swung out of the gates to the music and bad language. of our magnificent band., playing the 'It was: at E1 Rasa, the last of this March of the Legion, never heard save cha.iredf cases (which must have mark - when the Legion goes on active ser- e,'th•4 course of cue 01 those subter vice. 1 ranean rivers which are conn on inr Wxer e er i 'or e w w ego ng,'we rxe ith r e Nthein'' Africa) that our.half-corn- knew or eared.. 'That, it would be a luny came in contact with the Arabs gruelling murderous march, we knew and we had our ."first taste of desert. and did not care, We should xttarch warfare. and fight as a battalion or we should Arab ,on n' g Y g t x rets came in at dawn one be broken up in companies and sec- day, riding in ` haste, with the news tions, and ,garrison , desert outposts that they camp -fires seen the camp fires of. where we should be iatitouelt�with our abig Touareg harka about twenty enexixies---be they raidingTouaregs, 1e-' miles to the south, where ati at,cient be1'lious Arab txih'es, jeha,d-preaching well' marked the "crossroads" of two CHAPTER IV.' THE DESERT We left the deport of Sidi -bel -Abbey in the spirit in which boys leave school at the end of the half. The Sure as Bank- ing. A Dollar invested in productive Poultry brings back two or three dollars. It is both a theory and, a fact that there is "Money in Eggs" and the sure way to get it is to '`make hens lay more eggs" by piling in their daily feed a dose o 1 D`I' fix.. ;,' C n.,d 9r 5dd by L'aalcix all aver Canada Write forPR,i7`.T S POULTRY 1500.K. 1' P•I1AATT �b FOOD CO.?, Bb t.`A•NAVA. limited ?yt% Cart4w.hve..'xarart:•tn 5 GEORGE A. SIIDDALL —Broker— Phone 73. Lucknow, Ontario. Money to lewd on first and second mortgages on farm and other real es- tate properties at a reasonable rate of interest, also on first Chattel mortga- ges on stock and on personal notes. A few farms on hand for sale or to rent on easy terms. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER --• - ' REAL ESTATE SOLD A thorough Knowledge of Farms Stock �-+ Phone op, Whitt** Bias ,caravan routes, a's old as civilization routes charted by the bones of count- less thousands •oj:'1cam�els and of inen ledee 'had ,trodden them until they died u f thirst, starvation, heat, disease or murder at the hands of Bedouin and Touareg 'nomads. "These are the oldest roads in the world and 'the grim relics that line them are those of yesterday and. those ,of centuries ago, They were "ancient nvhen Joseph came to Egypt, and the Men and beasts that venture upon them have not changed in fifty ,cen- aurigs. (To be continued) .r td1 ARmY .MAN .SAYS �•i ; �S TRUE NOTHING LIKE "FRUIT -A -TINES FOR CONSTIPATION • I • •o.I+R • 0 • • • MR. E. E. NEWMAN. Even the most severe cases of - con st ipa - tionYieldto.Fruit- - vee. Witness thi letter by Mr. E. E: Newman, Iona Sta- tion, Ontario:• "Ever since leaving the army I'`suffered' terribly from constipation. After spend - Mg :a:great deal of money on other rem- edies, I took `Fruit=a-tives'. I can sincerely say it gave me permanent relief. I often thought testimonials were untrue. I will gladly assure anyone writing me that; `Fruit-aerives' are all they are claimed to .be:" • '"?Fruit-a-tives":goes right back to nature. Apples, oranges, ;primes and figs give to it their fresh juices which are in- tensified and blended With ltonics. Conse- ':quently, luxe :action ,,of "Eriiit=a three".: is naturally (corrective :and strengthening. It is .a gosxtave remedy for paoirlyfunction xis stomach, lkidneys and 'bowels. This clay ihuy a box of "Fruit -a -rives" your- self. feel •well, vigorous, again. 25c and 10c everywhere. ' recent sale of Canned Peas was so immense that we know some of our cus tdrners were disappointed. Consequently we are re- peating the sale so as, to game (everyone the' op} or- tunity to secure, a supply. Canned Aylmer No. 4 Brand sieve Domino. 'Brand Fancy Quality Caiioniia,Stttter � ` . , Tall c �otd ]gad j 5 par , in IL 4, o . 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ClarDrinkstted ks Po Meats " 3 for 25c Fray Bentosoc Corned: Beef tint • I•• • I•u C•,8( toss NEW BOOKS AT, WINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY Arthur, Sidney -`A Man's Worth.' Deland, Margaret -"The Kays." • Dell', Ethel M.—"The Black Knight." Martin,Magic „ Helen R.— Norris, 'Katheen-"The Sea Gull. Oppenheim, E. Philips -"The 1Rilt^•; `I "Interloper." Porter, Gene -Stratton "The Garden." Fletcher, J. S.—The Mortover "Silvia o the f h Minute." 'Grange Affair." Marshall, Edison—"The Dead Fall:" Gibbs, George—"The Up -Grade." e " Philip—'!Young T�rkirigton, Booth—"The Plutocrat". Gibbs, P—`.`Young •Anarchy." r Niven,' Frederick—"Wild Honey." Wells , Carolyn—"All at •Sea.„ , Young, Gordon—"Pearl Hunger." air' Triftlifniu,,, - dbuil Doi''t apologise for Ontario roads. The day is past when they do not''cornpare'with those of any other Province or State. Road -building to carry modern traffic is a new science. It has been developed by practical effort, Bird in this development Ontario has taken a leading part, In addition to the intelligent study and experi- mentation otthe Highway Department engineers; a host of county engirxeees have devoted them- selves not only to following the best practices in road -building but to perfecting new methods and practices and letting fellow -engineers know of' thm. gh\ ways have You cern heap to In building the highways every consideration has been given to the safety of those who use them. Thegredtest factor for safety now lies in auto- mobile drivers themselves. When you go on the road, see that you p brakes, lights and steering gear' are in good condition. ' When you are on the road, practice caution 'at r‹....71110.4., v Jre``tl ij.....,...,,,,, ....... I ractice inci ;.. • • r It was in Ontario that the practice of putting on gravel orr crushed stone in thin layers wasfirst proven to be more economical as well as more safe to traffic. "Feeding the road” it is called. The practice has spread beyond Canada and now is followed in many of the United States. Ontaatio'Highway Department engineers devel oped the asphaltic mixed macadam which is a hot asphalt mixed with gravel or crushed stone. In ten minutes after being laid it is hard enough for traffic, Detours are not necessary while this con- struction is being put down. It is safe to predict that other Provinces and countries will themselves of this discovery at an early date. Y been made' sa. keep them safe spots where flan erm . g a a :... .. Y nee. Watch the warn- ing Sighs for cross roads, railroads or other danger. Be careful in villages or where pedes- friars are using the toad, Be courteous ire tratnc. The increased speed limit does not lessen one degree the responsibility of the driver for caution and courtesy on the, road.' Ontario Departrnent The RO . CrEO. S. IHENM Minkter