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Zurich Herald, 1934-03-08, Page 2YEIAN HFI SII L4UCMS-; Sox Rohmer SYNOPSIS. As the liner WaBaroo sails from Lon- - cion, five cases of opium are removed and returned to Messrs. King's warehouse, adjoining that of Jo Lung, one of Lo. - don' biggest 'fences." Matt Kearney, correspondent of a New York newspa- per, has just said goodbye to his sister Eileen, a passenger. Det.Inspeetor Daw- son Haig asks Mat, t accompany Nor- wich, one of Haig's Scotland Yard men, to 30 Lung's, Matt finds a notebook dropped by Yu'an Hee See, head of an international gang. Norwich is murder- ed soon after leaving Matt. The note- book stolensaigeithe o Lung fletoarAuntyn notebook leads Haig to the Restaurant Suleiman Bey in Paris, Haig hears Frans Hartog saying he will board the Wallaroo at Marseilles. Haig, aboard the Wallaroo as Mr. Smith, learns the gang has informed a Dr. Oestler of : is presence. Others who receive and nd wrrei bd.. messages in code are a Miss Ddnam and Len Chow of New York. A huge Chinaman tries to throw Haig overboard, but goes overboard himself in . a desperate struggle. CHAPTER XV.--(Cont'd.) Dawson Haig, very reluctantly, had agreed to allow Eileen to pursue her inquiries in her own way; but he didn't realize than she had actually left the ship until she had been gone some time. He was watching Len Chow, who, having collected his bag - gaga, was now following a porter to- wards the ladder. Hartog had quietly gone ashore a1 hour before. Just before Mr. Chow reached the gangway he passel' a fortune teller, an evilly handsome fellow, wearing shab- by European clothes and a tarbush—. aot an Egyptian, Haig determined, but possibly a Greek, or an Armenian. Some words were exchanged rapid- ly, although Haig was too far away to overhear them The Chinaman pointed shoreward Haig looked and st.w a native boat.... In this boat sat Eileen with two women passengers, the party being escorted by Dr. Oestler and the ship's surgeon! Dawson Haig beca ne acutely un- eomfortable. The girl had played her Cart admirably, even to -the extent of striking up a friendship with Miss &unam. But neither from the woman. nor from the Austrian physician had she gleaned anything in the nature of a clue. She was convinced, and had assured Haig of the fact, that they Ia_ew she was watching them. Hurrying down the ladder, the dark - eyed fortune teller was pulled away hi. a boat which waited. Len Chow followed in another. There was no- thing to show that the pair were as- sociated. But why had the Chinaman pointed out Eileen's party? Haig stood there watching, and try- ing to make up his mind which of sr:veral courses to adopt.., Eileen!- At all costs he must keep Eileen in sight. He was up against a closely and cleverly organized group, he alone holding all available threads in his hands. Haig walked slowly down the ladder. It was a jot for three men, but, somehow, it had to be done by one. Eileen had some shopping to do at laimon Arzt, and so to this store the party made their way. Dr. Oestler, it appeared, had purchases to make also. The ship's surgeon, Heattherley, went along. Dawson Haig, who had been in Port Said twice previously and, odd- ly enough, upon that same business which saw him there now, having sat- isfied himself that this was the des- tination of the party, became interest- ed in the movements of Mr. Len Chow. II think, to Europe, but to some country• far west of Europe—.perhaps it is America?" "Detected my accent," was Eileen's mental comment. "You come not tQEgypt, but to somewhere further—to India, I think. And in India someone is waiting for you: someone you love and who loves you, No!" He stared closer. "It is not so. Yet there is someone who waits. There is someone -i think in England —this one I have spoken of—who is now on his way to India, or to some place very near to India, And there he will meet you... , Ah, but still I am not right! Ile is here, this one -here, in Port Said!" Eileen betrayed herself by a sudden start, "For him there are many dangers ..,and for you, too, Iady. I read it in your palm. But you will be married, and very happy. There will be—" "That's enough," said Eileen, startl- ed by the man's reading. "Then we must stick to our bargain —yes?" said Dr. Oestler. The man smiled triumphantly. "Please follow, my lady, my gentleman," he said. "It is not far. Please follow." Eileen was conscious of a sudden vague uneasiness. It was very diffi- cult to appreciate the fact that she was in the company of a criminal, but it remained a fact, nevertheless, a fact that the man's strange charm of man- ner invariably :nade her forget. "Perhaps the others would like to come?" she suggested. Dr. Oestler nodded, returned to the shop, and presently came back. "The ladies are still absorbed with silk wear," he said, sniffling, "silk undies— ha? So I left Dr. Heatherley to take care of them, and Y arranged that we shall meet at the Eastern Exchange in half an hour." The Armenian led them from the Sharia Fuad into Sharia Eugenie, and thence, left, into the native quarter. Eileen's brain began working rapidly. The question repeated itself over and over again: "Should I go? Should I go?" This gentleman, depositing his bag- gage at the Eastern Exchange, had strolled out, standing amongst the lit- tle tables set upon the pavement like a •,•tran with nothing }-Otter to do than. 1i ll time. The Armenian fortune teller had entered a shop nearly opposite, Dawson Haig, wearing the tinted glasses of "Mr, Nmith," sat down at some distance from the door and ord- ered a cool drink, He was doing some hard thinking. At about this time, Eileen had com- pleted her purchases. Her compan- ions—excluding Dr. Heatherley—had allowed themselves to be lured by wonderful shawls, scarves, and other pitfalls which await unwary travellers in Eastern shops. Dr. Oestler was inspecting a hand- some casket of inlaid wood. Eileen, covertly, was watching him. That this man was an associate of criminals, murderers, she could not doubt; yet he was a most entertaining companion, and in spite of -his marked ugliness, possessed the rare quality of soothing without boring. Eileen was enjoying that sense of martyrdom so dear to woman's nature. She was helping. Actually her help was nearly automatic. Her spirit was seeking Dawson Haig all the time. Where was he? Was he safe? Did he appreciate what she was doing? With it all, she was so happy that she was frightened. Dr. Oestler had stepped to the open doorway to examine the casket by day- light; and: "My gentleman," said a soft voice. The doctor stared through his glasses at the speaker.' It was the Armenian fortune teller. "I do not wish to buy anything, ha?" said the doctor good-humoredly. "I do not wish my palm to be read—no? And I do not wish to know my future. Is it so?" "It is not so, my gentleman," the soft voice continued. "It is that, I know where there are boxes such as this, ,but ever so much better—and cheaper." "You know this—ha?" said Dr. Oestler, smiling at Eileen. "You think perhaps I don't know this?" "I think-ha—you may. I say I do not wish to buy even such a box." "I make with you a bargain," the men went on earnestly. "I charge you nothing—nothing—unless you buy from the shop I take you to. This is my. bargainY Eileen began to laugh. "My lady laughs," said -the Armenian earnestly. "But I will show her." He took her hand, as Dr. Oestler returned and placed the casket on the counter from which he had taken it. The doctor rejoined them. "If I tell this lady true," said the man, still holding Eileen's hand, "something I cannot know except from the palm, will you come with me to the shop I show you?" Eileen agreed. "But he'll fall down on it and expect half-a-crown ell the same." "We shall see—ha? Proceed, my good fellow." "You belong," said the man, staring into her hand, "not to England—not, FOR over 50 years Royal Yeast Cakes have been the standard of fine quality. Today, they are pre- ferred in 7 out of, every 8 Canadian homes where dry yeast is used in home baking. Individually sealed in air -tight Waxed paper, they stay absolutely fresh for months. You can be surf of full leavening power every time you bake with them. FREE --The ROYAL YEAST BAKE DOOR to use when you bake at home. 23 tested recipes --loaf breads, rolls, buns, coffee Oakes! Address Standard Brands Ltd., Fraser Ave, & LibertySt., Toronto, Ont. Ask, too, for leaflet, "The Royal Road to Better health." 'ZVI MADE -IN -CANADA. GOO»S Exquisite Quality 712 Also in Black and Mixed Gold Blondes to Have Their Day Platinum Hair Not in Favor —Fingernails to Match Costumes New York,—Blondes ,lave gone off the platinum standard. So said beauticians and hair stylists at their annual convention. It's more desirable now to be gold -blonde, said they. They talked, too, about a haircut that matches the new ear. It's stream- lined; and these experts said it will be "the coiffure." The way of it is this: Straight back from the forehead to the ear -line, with no wave. But at the back, a riot of small curls. "More curls than ever this spring" was the hairdressers' prediction. No slick bobs, no feather -edge necklines, no shingled heads. "We're getting back to feminity af- ter two years," said the hairdressers. But women's tresses will go right on being bobbed, they added. A medium -length bob is preferred; and when a woman wants to look re- gal, for evening, she will add- to her bob an artificial braid. A trend away from the highly rouged cheek also was seen. But eo:or is leaving the cheeks, it seems, only to gleam more brightly on eyelids. Eyelashes will be more lustrous than ever before, the beauty experts said, and eye shadow of more positive shades. Fingernail note: They will be bril- liant. Many women will cling to deep red; but ladies of the exotic type will tint their nails to match their cos- tumes, and will flash purple and green, CHAPTER XVI, Perhaps even at the last moment Eileen would have conjured up some excuse. But suddenly she saw a sight which reassured her...made her heart sing. Dawson Haig had followed. Len Chow, when the Chinaman, apparently aimlessly, had set out, and had tem- porarily lost sight of him at a corner of Sharia Fuad. Almost at the same moment he had seen Eileen—alone with Dr. Oestler—accompanied by the fortune teller. And so Eileen, glancing back appre- hensively along the narrow street, recognized the glitter of "Mr. -Smith's" smoked glasses. Dawson Haig follow - ''ed, twenty paces behind : ee*ler "Was talking to the "palmet-guide and could rot possibly have at.ticed her backward glance. On they went into several streets. Presently, in a street native from end to end, they paused. A dingy little shop on the left was evidently their objective. Eileen glanced back. Dawson Haig was still only twenty paces behind! The shop was purely Arab in ap- pearance. They went down two steps into the interior, and from a dine cor- ner the proprietor, whom the guide addressed as Mohammed, appeared. Mohammed, black -robed and white - turbaned, was quite the most vener- able specimen of a living Egyptian upon whom Eileen had ever set eyes. His face was a maze of tiny wrinkles, and of the color of a walnut shell. His eyes, bright as a snake's, lurked deep in cavities resembling small caves. Wisps of dirty white hair, almost in- distinguishable from his turban, and a straggly beard of the same, outlined. that aged countenance. Mohammed bowed low, opened a door hidden in' the dark recess from which he had emerged, and stood aside. Eileen glanced back in the di- rection of the street. Dawson Haig was outside. Confidently, now, ' she stepped through into a big room—to pause, breathless with astonishment. The fortune teller had not exaggerated. This was, indeed, a wonder house, a treasury of beautiful things! And there were other rooms beyond. (To be continued.) Singing a Business As Everything Else Swedish Nightingale of Metro- politan Has No Patience With Temperamental Divas New York. — Goea Ljunberg, the "Swedish Nightingale," of the present day at the Metropolitan Opera, be- lieves the traditional prima donna temperament is "all made up." "I'm not a prima donna, I'm just a singer," she says. This screaming and nerves and temperament! People have to do •things with temperament when they don't do it with the voice, to show they're artists. "Singing is a business like every- thing else, but a nerve-wracking busi- ness. The best way to do it is to keep the nerves calm. Treat everyone as a friend, be easy about things. You learn that after a while. An opera singer's life, she goes on, is "absolutely like living in a convent" during the season: "You can't use perfume. It's bad for the vocal cords. You can't go out for more than an hour or so, because you work so terribly hard. You can't let yourself be disturbed." - He Talks Fast Montreal.—Mrs. John E. Lattimer, whose husband, a professor' at Mac- donald. College, was being sued for $10,000 in a damage aotien, stepped into the wintess box and ran into .a language difficulty, The clerk of the court glut the 13ible in her hand, took deep breath and asked. "Doyousweartotellthetruththe ` whole truth and notlringbutthe truth so helpyouGodyourname?" "I'm sorry," said Mrs. Lattimer, "but.I do not understand French." The amazed clerk repeated the formula, of the oath a little more slow- ly. Enrel'eftia .t3esner, le, a domestic servant, claimed she suffered infer bion in her hand as a result of being asked to use a disinfectant in the water for h.ouse•eleaning purposes and , claimed $10,00.0 damages, , Professor Lattimer and llr's tattlnier contend ed the chemical is In general use and Is not harmful, The girl's illness was due to other causes, they 'cone tended. "1',', you find that others do net rate Research Releases.New Foods Wheat, Corn and Oats, Specially Treated After Experiments at Cornell College of Home Economics, to be Put on the Market Ithaca, N.Y.—Set up for inspection by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt dere was the scientific, mass production re- sult of serving a new menu at the White House. The wife of the United States Pre- sident pioneered the menu in Wash- ington recently. The result is that the Cornell Research Foundation, which controls these products, has just licensed manufacturers to produce three of them in sufficient volume to feed millions -of relief agency bene- ficiaries. Nourishing Meals The foods are wheat, corn and oats, specially treated and with milk added. They were designed to give the poor meals costing only a few cents each, yet containing more nourishment than many affluent families purchase habit-. ually. Months of experiment with the new foods, as bread, muffins, soups, pan- cakes and cereals, at the Cornell Col- lege of Home Economics seem to in- dicate that the dietary scientists have found a working plan new for humans. They borrowed this plan, ready made, from 10 years' experience in producing near miracles in improving animals by diet. So -Called Waste Part of the substances for the ani- mals were so-called industrial waste products of human food processing. This waste was notmerely brans from hulls, but the embryo of grains, and vitamins and minerals. In the new Cornell food these elements are re- stored for human consumption. "Until a few years ago," said 11. E. Babcock, a director of the Cornell Re- search . Foundation, "we lost 25 to 30 per cent. of young chicks, due to faulty diet Now we lose none from that cause. We hope to do something like that for humans-" "No one would think of taking horses which had not worked for Starling Pie is A Sterling Dish Fit to Set Before a King—or a President Says Mrs. Angelo Biacoli Taylorville, Ill. --A woman came along recently with a neat tip for Gov- ernment officials at Washington who have been driven to. distraction by starlings, The small birds have long flocked around the Government buildings in pestiferous numbers, They invaded the midland coal field district here and it took Mrs. Angelo Biagoli to find that starlings make potpie fit for a king. 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