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Zurich Herald, 1931-04-30, Page 2Salado' Or' "' en tea is a onasteripiece in blending; 'fres Aid ,$• TWE3 KESTPEEL �� S ‘!, MYSTER' :`aa By T. C. 14. JACOBS lending a fresh tour, bung and sorely needed. She w ars o inexperienced to >.ecoge. but which flashed into his i'y)A that intuition which is ine warned her of crani; , t his Mercer thrust the diatplr pocket, and came nearer t9. 1 "Muriel, darling, whae ed to alter you so?" he m. with re- low voice, tender, ret tingeld 'roach. "Are all those,ai<1es which I have been building lti t .eststles in the air, to go ottt like a prick o(1 bub- ble?" He put.his hand up shoulder, gazing down at' her with troubled eyes, awaiting leer answer, She did not look up es she replied: "Hayden, it's all been a Mistake. I know that Guardy wants;nie to marry you, but I can't. I d'oia't want to marry anyone... yet." ich she What New York , 9ADvE-NTUS of ehat light Is Wearing yes, �� pixy femin- BY ANNABELLI WORTHINGTON C' attd «Dag SCOTTI - Illustrotecl Dressmaking Lessor Fur - i 1) o . , her . Whet 04111e before• Landing his plane wished With Ei,e'j/ Pattern, Beer the Chinese war '401)0, Captain Jim - d, y�;,;�fiA� my takes three .rnemy prisoner's away d, in a `. •w from their cruel captors. In the confu- sion that follows, he knocks out the Chinese Colonel by mistake, ':.�` ...o\�'..��. ��......• .�... acted you so SYNOPSIS. "No; but I scarcely .expected a she countered, Henry Holt and his ward. Muriel frrly," iendly smil. ing at a Dartmoor a iri :e'tUrri. Idainwaring, are sta3 Kestrel Farm, • Holt, who is a naturalist, has an old friend, )'Loiueau, living at Nouse, Holt is pressing Muriel to marr'Y Hayden Mercer, Moineau nephew. Meanwhile a series of mysterious dis- o,ppearances have been alarming the10- �Jality, the latest victim being Mona Page, daughter theof oft local is to vicar. Dart- moor in out waaalkingionstl search cinoor onelevening he le attacked from behind and thrown over di Muriel takesraowaik on thermoor. "Oh, I'm an awfully energetic per- son," he laughed. "By jove, you look bewitching in that jolly little frock:" He came closer to her, slipping s arm about her waist, and the color flickered into her cheeks as she felt the warmth of his embace. she "Shall we walk a little way?" faltered. "To the ends of the earth with you, darling," he responded gaily. Physical contact with Hayden Mer- cer had never pleased her, now she felt an odd sense of revulsion i nted to took her arm and they o walk {lowly along the track towards the valley?, tyou well, little one?" he enquired solicitously, stopping to place his hands upon her shoulders and regarding her with a questioning pucker between his eyes. "Why, yes, of course. What makes you ask?" She met his gaze unfalter- ingly, but Mercer was not satisfied. "But you seem so awfully quiet," he said doubtfully. Then suddenly brightened up: "But I've something here which will thrill your little heart. There, hew do you like that?" Muriel scarcely suppressed ;,he cry which rose to her lips as he opened ,a6.,talssu from his waist - diamond glittering with amazing bril- liance, as he tuned it about in his palm. She stared at it as if fascinat- ed by it, but she saw no beauty in the darting points of fire which flash- ed forth colors of marvelous depths and variety. Rather did it seem to her that she was beholding an evil thing, a living force of malignity, winking at her with a thousand wiek- ed eyes. She struggled to make some comment, but her mind refused to frame a single sentence. blercee mistook the reason for her silence. "Rather a stunner, eh?" he smiled. "Goat a fortune, but worth it for you, my dear." "For me?" she ejaculated. "Of course, who else? I'm going to have it set in our engagement ring." The blood receded from her cheek as she shrank away from hint, her breath mining fast, her heart heating with a rapidity which forbade speech, Mercer's eyes narrowed as he watched her doubtfully, as might a man who has some new and intriguing problem before him for immediate solution. "Don't you like it, darling?" he asked tenderly, with just a 'hint of disappointment. A slow flush mantled the white, young face: "Oh, yes, it's . . it's wonderful," she stammered, "but ... but, Hay- den, we are not engaged." The words came quickly as she turned away, shaking from head to foot. She heard hint draw his breath with a quivering ..,find of incredulity and a thrill of nervous dread swept through her. It seemed a vast period of time before he spoke, his voice low but a certain hardness had crept into it. "I don't understand you, Muriel," be said, slowly. "Why do you say that to me, what have I done to offend Mercer watched her fair head droop slowly towards her chest,' heard the involuntary sob she so bravely stiffied' "Tell use, Muriel," hc"" demanded hoarsely. "Is there anyone else? By God, there is! I can see it in your eyes!" She made a desperate little gesture of repudiation, but he' isrushed it aside, his face ugly in ire. hardness A". the affectionate tenderness, gone, his eyes narrowed with suspicion, his bloodless lip* drawn in a thin, straight line. With a sudden anovensent he caught her hand. "The old man was right. Its that damned fellow Pyecroft who has turn- ed your head!" She felt his lingers quiver as they tightened savagely upon her wrist, heard the sharp intake of breath as he drew her roughly toward him. She braced herself to resist, when suddenly a new voice .broke in: "Oh, so there you are, then. I thought I'd find -you, ha! hal" With a startled exclamation, Mer- cer turned to glare viciously. at the grinning Pyecroft, who nodded ami- ably in return. "I felt sure I'd find,, you," he re- peated, sinning at Muriel, "I was rather alarmed lest you should have wandered into the vale of doom, most frightfully unpleasant place, you know, all sorts of weird ,t�hling Marcel?" there, don't they, "How should I know?" snapped' Mercer. "Miss Mainwaring is well able to look after herself without your interference, sir. And my name is Mercer, not Marcel." "Oh, quite, absolutely, carried un- animously, but what I mean to say all these disappearances and what - note, one cannot be too careful. Some n,isguided blighters even tried to kid- nap me, you know." "Misguided is the correct word,"d snapped Mercer offensively: turning to the girl: "Shall eve walk back?", he suggested.: - chttc%7eT" `s :1?J'is L� < 14 xrult, game of tennis, 011, Miss Mainwar- ing?" Suddenly the atmosphere held an. indescribable tension. Though his words were spokbn � lightly, fol held ed by an inane little giggle, y an unmistakable challenge. Mercer re^ • ognized it instantly, but the only sign he gave was the quick tightening of his mouth and the clenching of his hands as he stood rigid waiting for her answer. With a desperate effort, Muriell forced a smile: "It's nice of you to suggest it, Mr. Pyecroft, but I really don't feel ener- getic enough for tennis. Let's all walk back and see what Guardy's doing, shall we?" Mercer drew in his breath with an audible hiss as his muscles relaxed and he flashed a contemptuous 'sneer at the other. Pyecroft, . totally undaunted and grinning broadly, fell in beside them as they commenced to walk back. "Oh, by the way,". he said, "I picked up this cigarette case as I came along; CHAP. VI. (Cont'd.) Muriel turned to look back along the path she had taken. The white walls of Barrows Farm stood out with vivid clearness, a familiar landmark and the only habitation visible. Yet even as'she gazed the dazzling white seemed to fade into a sombre g1ey. It was as if a cloud hacl sud- denly descended to hang like a pall over the building, ominous and lis - quieting, transforming a scene of peace and happiness to one both cold and sinister. But as quickly as it came it went. ' The gun shine out again in all his glory' and Muriel gave a little gasp of siervous relief. At the same moment she 'became aware of Hayden. d l e Mercer coming up the slope, fluttered with a surprising feeling For -consternation, almost of panic. hi?'1i l: ellen=xeu ."oeteeleeinht,-bt3# band mechanically and stood waiting for him to ascend the path. The man interested even while he puzzled her, and lately she was con- scious of a growing sense of fear when she was alone in his company- Handsome heewas synot, hbbut ld the curious pale blue -gr hypnotic force which she found diffi- cult to resist. The rippling waves of his yellow hair gave back the afternoon sun as he removed his cap. "Hullo! I've been looking for you everywhere," he smiled; "did you for- get that I was coming over?" NURSESTt ONTARIO HOSPITAL, TORONTO A Course of two years and s1x months, in genera! nursing leading to an R.N. Degree. Applicant must have had at least two years in High School or its equivalent, and be between 18 and 35 years of age. Salary the first year, year, and for Apply, Superintendent, $25 per month for $301fe third year. $35 Ontario Hospital, Toronto. r chance, and I crept up toward the cockpit of my 'plane. A few feet mere, and I could make out the dim shape of someone sitting there— 'keeping watch! I gathered myself for a spring.. After the Colonel recovered, I told The fight was about over up front the interpreter' to toll him I had and any noise would be quickly orders to take the three unfortunate} noticed, I gun throwing to ingtha tkhhnese in n to the enemy prisoners back to General winds, Lu, who WAS a personal friend of the plane. He turned with a blood curdling yell just as I hit him on the head. Not bothering to see what happened, I leaned over him into the cockpit; fired my gun just as I switched on salt was my pass, The , electrical. The mob started to rash Colonel glanced at back to the cockpit, when sudden - it in embarrass-ly, with a bang the light flashed full ment. He could in their faces. not read a line, ' Startled, they stood perfectly stili After some pro- for an instant—then broke and ran. testing, he con- So far, so good! I whistled shrilly, sented to let me have the prisoners, There was a commotion in the field —Scottie was driving the prisoners but would not lend a hand to help. We were spoiling his fun, and we in and making them step. knew that if he could upset our plans "You China boys hold wing them ows t" without openly stopping General Lu's d told them,e showing pener . a whirl. orders, a wouldagladly do it. So after dark we quietly stole out ' "Climb in" I yelled, and we started. of the 'house witb our prisoners— toSoldiers were runningunninfrom ...ea me mtP but as we came near the plane, asbodowy, sinister figures moved and a anotherllet sped by. andanother. 1Jp (the roc about. the we came, gathering speed. Anotlie Cautiously we crept along re lift - ground d the plane. oThe h ails, 1 ing,- er thirty whilesthe Chinese soldiers hang - dreamed covered us, and n dreamed we were anYwheTe near. ed away until we were out of range. The Chinese whispered among them -thing was Have you w ver' felt r, and dant some - know selves in subdued tones. "What do they say?" I asked the sonaeone was abouttograb sensed y u that but interpreter. • you? That was "Big China boY say getee big rock, couldn't see him the way I brakee whirlee stick." justft now. Some - propeller. So they were going to break the one was about 1f t o jump on-me.about pr"Wh t w 1)i "What else?" 1 asked. �°� , �' " ,� �a �"t I n s ti n cti'vt3lY gal , ,c I turned Illy "Little China boy sae big China I r *r " e a " rock, boy folies soup. Getee big `� head Tr �, \ +are_ brakes wing." s ,liar looked right That was esiough for nae. reel- `e�-�� j to 'the eyes ing around in the dark, I found a big one of them,' rock about halt the size of a man's head. Swinging it back, I tossed it vicious blood thirsty into the air, so it came down in the middle of the crowd. There was a howl of pain, and then, time! Each one mine. "Colonel say," answered the Inter- preter. "He personal bf8renc1 of Clis- Clun bits, too, Ha! Ha!". 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Read the proven directions ti of marriage. it's dreadfully. hard to %r paid, headaches, neuralgia, etc.: toll you but . but I must say it," The words sounded weak and inade• quate, perhaps unkind too. She saw the blood rise in an angry tide to bis face and a frown crease his. forehead as he thrust his head forward to stare at her critically. In that moment some glimmer of the truth . began to dawn. Hayden Mercer slid not really ; love her. It was nore an action of , the rub -conscious than of the con -i — scio'..s mind, but in some mysterious rr,anyner it relieved and braced her, ISSUE Na. 17 ,Lasts lon*er than Iron, Mowers r EMARKABLY light because of its Alumi- num .parts, remarkably durable because of its Barium metal bearings, steel drive wheel axles and steel drive wheel ,..bushings. your': Hardware dealer has it. & FO GINFOUNDRIES L M TED James SmartPlantMario Brockville but with half Makes Berlin. --A considerably in this town wool Some People Giddy model of the rocket motor shown for the first time a year ago was Arthure likely i es to start 5 store,—Por An explanation of why so many remonstrated by the inventor, Dr.1 theystand on people get giddy when Paul Heylandt, in. a suburb of Berlin. Man's desire to• undetstanrI is *outs high towers or at the edges of mewl- The motor, weighing about sixteen Ii fain precipices is, supplied by, Max pounds develop push re of -the marks Baker, of Clacton -on -Sea, England, in than 400 po continuation of a correspondence which has been going on in the col- umns of the London Times. The dif- ficulty, Mr. Baker argues, is not due to fear of falling but is merely because the eye tries to focus on two things at once; on the distant landscape below and on the edge of the shelf or ledge on which one is standing. This -pro- duces the same kind of confusion that happens when the eyes fail to con- verge properly for any other reason, for example in some kinds of poison- ing which also produce giddiness. A curious fact pointed out by many ob- servers and which is explained by Mr. Baker's theory is that few people are giddy when looking down from an air- plane, although they may be higher than on any precipice and with far less support. This is due, Mr. Baker ; on some enure believes, to the fact that there is uoth-i her distressed at her loneliness, offer- from our wardrobe .mistress. ing to see but the ground far below. ed a few words of consolation. says she has tried all the dyes 0 The eyes focus en the ground and are i „You must not," he said, "be cast the market put none do such splen'{ not disturbed. When one can see, in down by your sorrow and lonely poli- work and are so easy to use as 61 addition, the wall 01 the tower on tion. Remember the maxim, 'Man mond Dyes. I understand they a which one stands or the steep down- proposes but ' " the world's most popular dyes—a ' L.P., Montre only some man wouldl" ed a of mo ands. It consists of a two - foot -long pipe in which liquid oxygen and an. alcoholic liquid are forced through a screen and ignited by an ordinary spark plug. It can keep run- ning for twelve minutes, which is said to be sufficient to reach any point in , •I am employed in a theatre and 1 Europe through the air, I is a problem to make ends meet, al Last year's model developed a re= I help support my mother and si coil of about 220 pounds. 1 ters. I like to dress well but haven' Dr. Heylandt intends to demonstrate : verfr much to spend on clothes. T his motor on an automobile at the give the appearance of variety to ni Tempelhof airport. This demonstra-. slender wardrobe I change the colo tin was watched from behind 'steel of a dress or stockings as soon as th walls because Max Valier was killed things become faded. I always us a year ago at the same spot (luring a 'Diamond m asdyeses for sor drothes e or asisin tia i similar experiment. ( for stockings. I have always gotte ' I such perfect results that our neig l. Widow's Wish bors talk about the groat number 0 A clergyman, calling upon a widow new things I have. h matter and finding "I learned about Diamond DY 3 s that differentiate It in from the animal."—Prince de"Broglie. NEIGHBORS TALK ward slope of the mountain below one's feet, eye confusion happens and giddiness may be caused. The eyes must make a decision between two contradictory possibilities. They can focus on the edge at the observer's feet, in which case the landscape be- low is out of focus and becomes night- mare -like. On the other hand, the eye may focus on the landscape be- low, In which case the ledge at one's feet and the downward wall of tower or mountain is seen twice, once with each eye; as happens when one "sees{ double" as a result of eye disease or of poisoning, "Ah, sir," interrupted the widow, "if they deserve to be, aloes it by any chance belong to you, Mr. Mercer?" Mercer's lip curled at he glaticad at the CASE, Pyecroft held out to him; I "I'm not in the habit of carrying . tin cigi.. ette eases," he snapped. Pyecroft would have argued, but Mercer cut hila short and. thereafter successfully monopolized the conversa- tion until Barrows Farm was reacher!. He gave no further thought to the de- spised cigarer/.o case which lay ill Pyeeroft's pocket so carefully wra;J- ped in a silk handkerchief. (To be coni•itt OR DELICIOUS SANDWICHES Women who entertain frequently know that Kraft Cheese is ideal for sandwiches. Sliced wafer-thin, its tangy flavour adds a subtle touch totempting tea menus. m eta• i49 " FR1 h\01 :'.., 1)F,,; Made an Canada Made by the rakers of Kraft Salad pressing and Ve!vicet .