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| | | | | - { | { | THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929 PAGE SEVEN THIRD INSTALLMENT She consents. That night the : is informed of an st tempt being made to carry of Sibnorina Cartuccio and Mar- gharita, who are walking, by bri- gands employed by a rejected suitor, on a lonely road. He rushes to the scene, and proves able to rescue the ladies. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY The two ladies looked at their pre- server standing in the middle of the road--fair and straight and tall, like a Greek god, but with a terrible fury blazing in his dark blue eyes. "You are not hurt, I trust?" he asked, his breath coming quickly, for he was in a towering passion. He was not speaking to the darker of the two girls at all; in fact, he was un- conscious of her presence, He was standing by Adrienne Cartuccio's side, watching the faint color steal again into her cheeks, and the terror dying out of her eyes, to be replaced by a far softer light. Her black lace wrap, which she had been wearing in Span- ish fashion, had fallen a little back from her head, and the moonlight was gleaming upon her ruddy golden hair, all wavy and disarranged, throwing into soft relief the outline of her slim, girlish figure, her heaving bosom, and the exquisite transparency of her complexion. She stood there like an offended young queen, passionately wrathful with the men who had dared to lay their coarse hands upon her, yet feeling all a woman's gratitude to their preserver, Her eyes were flash- ing like stars, and her brows were bent but as she looked into his face her expression softened. Of the two sensations gratitude was the stronger. "You are not hurt?" he repeated. "I am sorry that I did not get here sooner, before that fellow touched you," She held out her hand to him with a little impetuous movement. "Thanks to you. No, Signor," she sald, her eyes suddenly filling with tears. "Oh, how grateful we are, are we not, Margharita?" "Indeed, indeed we are. The Signor nad saved us from a terrible danger." "It is nothing. The fellows were arrant cowards. But what was the tarriage doing here?" He pointed along the road. Al- ready the clumsy vehicle had become } black speck in the distance swaying heavily from side to side from the pace at which it was being driven and tlmost enveloped in a cloud of dust. Adrienne shook her head. Margha- fita had turned away, with her face buried in her hands. "I' cannot imagine. Perhaps they yere brigands, and intended to carry as off for a ransom." The Englishman sh TS. «Odd sort of bandits," he remarked. "Why, they hadn't the pluck of a chicken between them, especially this one." He touched the postrate figure with his foot, and the two girls shuddered, "He is--is not dead, is he?" Mar- shrugged his forgotten?" He divined her meaning at once. "Of course, I ought to have told you my name!" he exclaimed hastily. "How stupid of me. It*is St. Maurice --Lord St. Maurice." i "Lord St. Maurice! Then are you not the fortunate possessor of that delightful little yatch in the harbor?" "Yes, if you mean the Pandora, she's mine. Do you like sailing? Will you come for a sail?" he asked eagerly. "We'll talk about it tomorrow," she laughed, holding out her hand. "Giood-night." He let her hand go. If he held it a moment longer, and a little more firmly than was absolutely necessary, was he much to blame? "Good-night," he said. "Good~ night, Signorina," he added, bowing to Margharita. "I shall come toe morrow afternoon." Then he turned away, and walked with long swinging steps back to the hotel. "Margharita!" She had found her way into a lone- ly corner of the villa grounds, and, with her head resting upon her hands she was gazing across the blue sunlit waters of the bay. Below, hidden by the thickly-growing shrubs, was the white, dusty road, and the voice which disturbed her thoughts seemed to come from it, She pushed the white flowering rhododendrons on one side, and peered through. "Leonardo!" she exclaimed. "Leon- ardo!" "Are you alone?" he asked. "Yes. Ardienne is in the house, I believe." "Then I am coming in." She looked troubled, but she could not send him away. He clambered over the low paling, and, pushing back the boughs of the shrubs which grew between them, made his way up the bank to her side. "Have you been away?' she asked. "Yes, I have been home. Home," he repeated bitterly. "I have wan- dered through the woods, and I have climbed the hills where we spent our childhood, I have looked upon the old scenes, and my heart is broken." Her eyes filled with tears. For a moment her thoughts, too, went back to the days when they had been chil dren together, and he had been her hero brother. How time had changed them bothy and how far apart they had drifteli. They could never be the same again, She knew it quite well, There had grown up a great barrier between them. She could not even pretend to sympathize with him, although her heart was still full of pity. "Leonardo, I am sorry,' she whis~ pered. "How is it, I wonder, that all through life you seem to have set your heart upon things which are impos sible." "It is fate!" "Fate! But you are a man, and man should control fate." "Have I not tried?" he answered bitterly. "Tell me, do I so easily relinquish my great desire? Why am I here? Because I have said to my- ¥ "Not he. I shouldn't say that he yas very badly hurt either," the Eng- hman declared, bending down and tening to his breathing.. "More Irightened than anything. He'll get up and be off directly we leave. You will let me see you home?" he con- Hnued, speaking to Adrienne. She looked up at him with a gleam f humor in her wet eyes. "You don't imagine that we should let you go and leave us here?" she jaid. "Come Margharita." The Englishman looked at the other girl, almost for the first time, as she jame up and joined them. Her dark yes were full of tears and her face bas troubled. There was very little relief or thankfulness for her escape mn her expression. The Englishman pas no physiognomist, but he was a little puzzled. "There is no danger - now, Sig- porjna," he said reassurmng?y. "To- morrow I will go to the police, and I jare say that we shall get to the bot- lom of the whole affair." She shuddered, but made no reply, walking on by their side, but a little fistance apart. As for the English- man, he was in paradise. To all Intents and purposes he was alone with Adrienne Cartuccio, listening to her low voice, and every now and then stealing a glance downward into those wonderful eyes, just then very soft and sweet. That walk through the scented darkness, with the far- off murmur of the sea always in their ears, was like the dawning of a new era in his life. 'It was she who talked most, and he who listened. Yet he was very happy; and when they reached her villa, and he left them at the door, she gave him a white flower which he had found courage to beg for., : "May I call on you to-morrow?" he asked, trembling for the answer. "If you would like to, yes," she answered readily, Come early if you have nothing to do, and we will give you afternoon tea a I'Anglaise. By the bye," she added, a little shyly, "is there not something which you have [Self That IT will not be denied. Ad-! rinne shall be mine!" She looked at him-steadily. "We have not met, Leonardo, since the night after the concert. Do you know that we had an adventure on the way home?" } "Tell me about it," he answered, looking away. ' : "Is there any need, Leonardo?" A faint tinge of color stole into his) olive cheek, i "You guessed then," he said. "Tell! me, does she know? Has she any! idea?" ' "None." ; "She does not suspect me at all?" "No; she thinks that it was an or-| dinary attack by robbers, and that the: carriage was to take us a little way! into the interior, so that they might! hold us and demand a ransom. It was her own idea; I said nothing. I feel as though I were decel her, | but I cannot tell her. She uld never look upon your face again, Leonardo." ! "You must not tell her," he mut- tered. "Swear that you will not!" She shook her head. "There is no need. I am not anx- ious to denounce my own brother as a would-be abductor." , "Margharita, I was desperate," he cried passionately. "And. that cursed Englishman, he has become my evil genius. It was a miserable chance that enabled him to become your pre« server." "It was a very fortunate one for you, Leonardo." : "What do you mean?" he cried sharply. "Tell me, has he been here?" "Yes." He seemed to calm himself with a great effort. He was on the thresh- old of what he had come to know. He must -keep cool, or she would tell him nothing. "Margharita," he said slowly, "the time is fast coming when I shall have no more favors to ask you. Will you remember that you are my sister, and grant me a great one now?" "If I can, Leonardo." "It is good. I shall not ask yov ) | is that of yatching with him. Yesterday and to-day he has spent nearly the whole of his time here. I believe that he is in love with Adrienne, and as for her, if she does not love him already, I believe that she soon will. You have asked for the truth, my brother, and| it is best that you should have it. : forgive me for the pain it must cause' you." ; The Englishman sat quite still, holding in his hand a long, curiously-' shaped dagger, which the first gleam' of moonlight had shown him lying at his feet. : He was no coward, but he gave a little shudder as he examined the thing, and felt its blueish steel edge with his finger. It was by no means: a toy weapon; it had been fashioned and meant for use. What use? Some-! how he felt that he had escaped 8 very great danger, as he put the thing] thoughtfully into his pocket, and! leaned back in his chair. The shrill; voices and clatter of giasses around him sounded curiously unreal in his ears. H By degrees he came to himself, and; leaning forward took a match from; the little marble table, and re-lit his! cigar. Then, for the first time, he; noticed with a start that the chair, opposite to him was occupied, ocoupi-' ed, too, by a figure which was perfect- ly familiar. It was a Sicilian who sat | there, quietly smoking a long Sigaveitey [| and with his face shaded by the open palm of his hand. 4 Lord St. Maurice made no sign of ( recognition, On the contrary, he turned his head away, preferring not to be seen. His nerves were already highly strung, and there seemed to him to be something ominous in this second meeting with the Sicilian. If! he could have been sure of being able! to do so unnoticed, he would have got up and gone into the hotel. "Good-evening, Signor!" Lord St. Maurice turned and looked nto the white, corpse-like face of the! icilian. It told its own story. There } was trouble to come. | "Good-evening, Signor," he answer- ed quietly. i The Sicilian le over the table. There were gray under his eyes, and even his lips lost their color. "A week ago, Signor," he remarked, "we ocoupied these same seats here." | "I remember it," Lord St. Maurice replied quietly. 1 (To be continued.) The Ex-Service Men's Provincial Parliament (Continued from page 4) ing debarred, by reason of their dis- abilities, from participating in a scheme evolved for their special ben- efit, ' Expectancy of Life The, chief difficulty has been faced securing unanimity of opinion as to what is meant by ex- pectancy of life. There have been cases of men who have been refused insurance on the ground that they have no expectancy of life but who, cighteen months later, are today in better health than when their appli- cations were rejected. The unfair- ness of this regulation was stressed by many speakers at the convention, and the suggestion was made that the only satisfactory proof of expec- tancy of life was the time which the man actually lived after making ap- plication for his policy. On this basis, the suggestion was put for- ward that returned soldiers' insur- ance be issued, in such cases, subject to a provision that they become null and void unless the man insured lived for a certain specified period after he issue of the policy. This, it was felt, would provide ample guarantees for the government against what has !| been termed "death-bed insurance." Time Limit It was also strongly urged, too, that the time limit for receiving ap- plications for returned soldiers' in- surance should be further extended, since if is due to close on August 31, 1930. In the report of the parliamen- tary committee of the house of com- mons on returned soldiers' problems, at the 1928 session of parliament, it was recommended that it be left open until June 30, 1933. The : senate, however, amended this, and fixed August 31, 1929, as the closing date, but parliament this year granted a further year's extension. The con- vention felt, however, that the date fixed by the house of commons com- mittee should be allowed to stand, and two resolutions, dealing with the points outlined above, were passed, as follows :-- "That the practice of refusing ap- plications for insurance under the RS.L Act on the grounds that the applicant has no reasonable expec- tation of life be modified so that the fundamental purpose of the Statute may be achieved. "That the operation of the Return- cd Soldiers' Insurance Act be ex- tended to June 30th, 1933, in accord- ance with the recommendation of the special Committee of the House of Commons on pensions and Returned Soldiers problems 1928" (Tomorrow's article will deal with the important resolution for free hospital treatment of burnt-out non- pensioners, one of the most impor- tant subjects coming beefore the convention.) When Ann Benoit, Boston girl swimmer, enters the waters of Lake Ontario on the day of the big mara- thon swim, she will be the centre of interest for a party brought here from New York by Miss Grace Ly- on, her promoter. Miss Lyon who appears on the LEFT ABOVE, is a wealthy New York woman who is | backing the Boston swimmer, who appears on the RIGHT. One week before the swim she will fly to To- ronto with a party of friends in two Sikorsky planes, which are among NEW YORK WOMAN WILL BRING PARTY TO TORONTO IN SIKORSKY PLANES the fleet of four aeroplanes which she possesses. Miss Lyon is now hol- idaying at Long Island, while Miss Benoit is in Toronto getting in con- dition for the big test. She finished fifth last year.--Photograph by De Mirjian Studios, N.Y. SCOUT EDITORIAL Within another week most of our boy scout troops will be in camp. of the year's training, for it affords to the scouts an opportunity of put- ting into practical effect the work which they have been studying and learning throughout the winter and spring scasons. Those scouts who are going to camp are ' fortunate in the oppor- tunity that is presented to them for healthful, outdoor activity, Camp life is a time of testing. It more than the boy's knowledge scouting. It tests his ability to be cheerful and happy under discipline such as is necessary in a camp. It proves whether or not he has the real qualities that go to.make a first- class scout by making him face al kinds of conditions without flinch- ing, and affords him with countless occasions on which his self-reliance and his manliness will be tested. It should be the aim of every bos scout who goes to camp to measure up' to the standards which are set for scouts, to perform the tasks al- lotted to them cheerfully and will- ingly, and to sharé the burdens of camp life in such a' way as to make all the others enjoy period to the fullest possible extent, FOURTH OSHAWA TROOP NOTES ol The fourth Oshawa troop launching out on something alto- gether new 'in the scout history in Oshawa, something in the form of a The picnic is being held this Satur- day afternoon near Clubtown, The various committees of the picnic have been very busy for the past week and will meet Thursday even- ing at seven-thirty at Rotary Hall. Scout meeting will be held Friday at Rotary Hall at seven o'clock. boys in town please be out to the meeting. 6th TROOP REPORT In order that the scouts and their new S.M., Mr. A. Fisher, might be- come well acquainted the mecting on Monday night was held in the form of a weiner roast, at the troop's meeting place in the "Bush." The meeting opened in the usual way |with the repeating of the Pro- mise/ While the scouts were sitting around the fire waiting for the wein- ers to cook, Mr. Fisher 'gave a short talk on the aims of scouting, deal- Scout's Honor is to be Trusted." After the buns and weiners had disappeared someone suggested a game of flag-raiding as an aid to di- gestion. This was carried out and caused lots of fun, although our S.M. came into sudden contact with some barbed wire, much to his sorrow. The troop was then dismissed. NEXT MEETING The 6th Oshawa Troop will next Saturday afternoon at at the hall on Albany street. WANTED FOR DUTY With the approach of the General Motors and the Kinsmen's picnics, it is well to remind all Scoutmasters that a large number of boys will be required for duty during both of these events, as usual, this year. The General Motors picnic will be held on Saturday August 10th, 1929, and the Kinsmen's picnic on Mon- day, August 19th, 1929. Will every troop please keep these dates in mind and be prepared to render all the assistance necessary, CAMP PLANS . Camping" arrangements are reach- ing a climax in the 2nd, 5th and 7th troops. All of these troops start their sum- mer camps at the end of this weck. Some of the boys of the 8th Troop will be attending the camp of the 5th Troop. FIFTH TROOP MEETING The 5th Troop held their meeting as usual last Friday at their sum- mer meeting place. Some of the members of the 8th meet 2 pm. aE EE EE Ee a as EEE Boy Scout News of what the Boy Scouts of Oshawa are doing contributed by the scout lead: ers. Contributions to this column will be welcomed, and should be sent to the Times office not later morning each week. The camp period forms the climax | tests | the camping | are | family picnic for the members fami- | |g lies and those of the committee men. || All| ing also with the first scout law, "A | ctivities than Tuesday had been un avoidably pos joined in with the 5th and had a good time with them. Several games were played, includ ing an observation game in which five boys stood down behind a bank | At a given signal they appeared | showing their hands. After standing in view for about | bali a minute, they disappeared be- | hind the bank and at a further sig- nal, one of their number put his hands above the bank and made the noise of a farmyard animal. Meanwhile the rest of the troop had been split into four patrols and | each patrol had one representative | to guess whose hands he was look- ing at and whose voice he was lis- tening to. The game was. continued until | everybody had had a chance to make a guess, and it was surprising how ting tponed, | difficult it was to pick on the name { of the boy whose hands were show- ing. 'I'he 5th Troop will meet as ar- ranged last Friday night, at the summer meeting place on Rossland Road at 7.30 p.m. next Friday night. In the event of wet or threatening | weather, the meeting will be held in the Y.M.C.A. in which case, running shoes must be worn on the gymna- situm floor. The advance party for camp will meet as arranged at 630 Mary St. on Friday. Boys going to camp will meet at 630 Mary St. at 10.30 am. on Satur- day morning. 2nd OSHAWA TROOP The troop parade on Friday at 7.15 p.m. All boys intending to go fo camp are asked to report for final instructions, NEW ASM. WELCOMED 2nd Oshawa Troop welcomed ay last Mr. Harold Peaver, who has taken over the position of Asst, Scoutmaster. We extend to Mr. Peaver our hearty appreciation for the interest he has taken in boys' work. 'The French don't drink ice wa- ter, but they would no more think of drinking whiskey than that American hoy would think of your dish for Plenty of crisp Kel - logg's Corn Flakes and: coolmilkorcream. Add | some fruit--and there's a treat for breakfast, lunch or supper. nnn aE CORN FLAKES Droits amt drinking prussic acid. -- Arthur Brisbane. TRAFFIC 5 EASED BY WHALEN'S PLAN Innovation in New York Succeeds in Cutting Down Jams New York, July 24 --When Grover A. Whalen, commissioner of police of this city, inaugurated a new and drastic system of traffic control in the theatre zone, loud cries of dis- approval were raised. But the sys- tem has proven more than success- ful, according to Whalen. The traffic problem at the time of the inauguration was that caused by large theatre crowds who flocked in- to the district at the same time, This was taken care of at a meeting, at which legitimate drama and musical production managers met and agreed to change the time of their curtain raising so that the crowds would not assemble all at once. Turns Barred . This congestion was further reliev- ed by the no-turn edict, which pre- vented cars turning into a side strect from the main thoroughfares. This prevented cars jamming in waiting for an opportunity to turn, It also eliminated much of the danger to pedestrians. Detours were provided for drivers who did not wish to travel through the no-turn area and traffic thus has been moving at a fair rate of speed. The third step in the regulation was to abolish parking in the thea- tre zone. Cars found parked during the show hours were taken by tow carts to the nearest police "Stafior where the owner went "to reclain them. Pedestrian control has been suc- cessful. Traffic light stops aré bbser- ved and with the mno-turn rule for automobiles, "human lives: are safer Taxicabs are forbidden in the- show area between 8 and 9, except to dis- charge passengers, If they aren the theatre arca for this purpose, how- ever, they are permitted to. pick up another passenger. . : Safer and Speedier Three months of this, new system has caused Whalen to make the fol- lowing summary: ; "Tests of the time 'required ta reach points within zones from ev- ery direction have shown that these points can be reached in from onc- third to one-sixth of the time form- erly taken. : MAINE VISITORS NOT 'AF: FECTED hk Augusta, Me., July 24.5--Non-re- sident vacationists will net Be:gnr- red by - the state's new ¥isy and game Taws from camping any Jik- ing in Maine's forest regiong €on- trary. to the belief which recemtly gained eirculation'and caused pro- tests by organiaztions in all sec- tions of the country. Under an opinion by Sanford L. ¥ogg, deputy' attormey under the new law. The decisjod relieves non- residents from the obligation to employ guides when tramping and camping in the Big = Woods, and clears up a misunderstanding aris- ing from a cladse in the' new laws reldting to building fires. | ' | | OSHAWA, CREPE-DI.CHENE DRESSES At A Special Clearance An exceptional offer of about 15 dresses all new styles in rose, pink, N mauve, sky, aqua green, maize. Reg prices $7.75 and $8.75. Thursday, : $5.95 Each 20 Only Printed Silk Frocks i; Just a few left from our season's business the cost price means nothing to us at a season's closing, hence the extraordinary price $1.98 Esch "HARVEY SILK HOSE Perfect silk hose in all the new shades. Harvey hose has a reputation for service and good stayle. Thursday. T9cor. Shop at The Arcade PRY