J -*ger or eeepc Thursday, Noy. 5th., 1925 The Red Lacquer Case | AP’ I come and be comfortable. The front door of Bally Meredith's She altered the angle ot the big eg opened straight into | Pek Nae patted it cavikasty. and said, ing room. There was a red ick | —o ’s talk abo ut you for a change. tone, very clean, a much worn Pare Yo now you're ever so much nicer ian rug, and a big open fireplace. Of bey more interesting than me. What o large chairs only one was rose abruptly. He bent now, and picked it up, folding and refolding it n an odd, absent-minded manner. Sally thought him altered. His “Yes,"’ he said after a long pause. round facé was mot as rosy as it|‘‘Let us speak about me, but it is not should have been, but, after all, sev-{a comfortable thing to speak of, this en years were seven years, and those e.” between 1914 and 1921 might well count for double. Sally wae sitting’ on the floor in front of the fire, her} lap full of pa- pers which ehe was “a right she made a small pile. of those she wished to keep. On her left a rub- bish heap grew apace elbow on knee, chin in hand. and looked frowningly into the fire. Sally threw a big cushion on the floor, and sat down on it cross-leg- ged. The little room was full of a m glow. Yellow shades made the sie -light golden. M. Lasalle sat with the lamp at his elbow, and be- hind him three “little windows show ed a strip of sky still warmed by the “It's exactly like dips.in a lucky] sunset. she said. “Cousin Eliza kept “See then, Sally, if I speak of you, everything, and I never know wheth-| if I tease you, if I am, you say, er I'm going to come across a five-|‘brute’ to you, it is because—"’ pound note or an invitation to tea in the sixties She unfolded a yellow paper as she epoke, and read aloud. the en- dorsement. mother's recipe for maki currant jelly. Very economical. keep that." He broke off sharply. stared at her out of round blue eyes, and then began again There are two of me, Sally. There is the old uncle whom you call Fritzi, Vn = co Ss ° o o < ® ao <— Switzerland, an, as you smp~onentartabts. Then She laid it down on her-right, and there is the other—he who is Lasalle. leaning forward, picked it) chemist, inventor, man “of science up and began to read Take nine] pure and simple. Up to now he, too. pounds of biack currants and nine} has been happy. n is happy ecant pints of ater"—there be] when he does the work which he t - Temained looking for @ MO-| joves beyond all the world. I say up ment at the paper, and then said: |ty now, for now there has come up- ‘Thi on this other me, this one who is good | to you? Have you been happy Lasalle the man of science—” here “Pritzi, what is it" said Sai Sally y loked up. Her very candid) per breath came a little Center = eves held a little humour. ves widened. She looked at him “Oh, well,” she eaid, “she simply with concern and great affection. hated me because I had to do things “It is—I do not know how to call for her, and she'd alwaye been 80| + tragedy? Perhaps. A strain be- frightfully independent. It was very yond what. ean be : r? Certainly. decent of her to leave me everything And this for weeks, Sally, until there — ” 4 ‘Two years you were with her?” » but only this eaid M. Lasalle. Sally nodded. He rose and walked over to the fire, a “itttle man frowning vigoroué- ly. When he had pushed the log with his foot he said: “And why were you with her at all Why dol not find you married?” is tormented Lasalle. here and speak of you, and think of you-——than I am Fritzi again, just for a little. Oh, Dieu, the relief! And you 6ay, ‘Fritzi 5 us talk of} you and be comforta : taken the same uncom-; fortable attitude as before—on the Sally's colour zOse abe bachel-| &48¢ of the chair, leaning forward, ‘Alas, ilege we are both bachel-| one hand propping his head, the oth pol cr » arted. er closing and unclosing on the half allie s oe f e i } ced “When last we met.’ he eaid, =e? of paper which he had picked you were nevloly and sattably. trothed. To m ness. I chaneht but now all will be well.’ Sally rose to her knees, and put also it was a happi- { ‘Y h is t is her hand over his outh is headstrong, “Fritz, for goodne ss gracious sake. Always you ia what is {t? ‘Il am torn, HON. JOHN. E. SINCLAIR ministr without portfolio in the King cabinet, who, after being tied with a Conservative opponent in ueen’s, P. 1., will be declared the winner by deciding vote of the returning of- ficer. A recount will be made sub- sequently. Later—The official count shows a majority of 24 for the Conservative candidate. it safely. Next moment I think of all those othe 28, those who wiah for war, driven along terrible paths by what they call ambition. And I think that once this thing is loose in the world [they wili not rest until they hate it too. I*shall have set the pattern, and they will work and work until they . And my dreams—mon . my dreams!" ddered violently, and wa6é ent. Sally watched him with a little frown. “Poor old Fritzi.’ she eaid at “But if you test like that, why go on with it- Why note ut the whole thing out, and invent some nice ben — uncle sort of thing instead? ow, I don't think poison gas is in saan line, I really don't. M. Lasalle threw ont his hande with an Impatient gesture. “You sit there comfortably, and ‘ell me that! To you it is 60 easy. There is a formula written down, no more than half a sheet of paper, which will burn in five seconds match, a flame, a little white ‘ash, anf the devila that are plaguing me o back to hell and stay there. To you . har like t 7° Well, why not?" said Sally. She had locked her arms about her inees, and was rocking gently to and Her eyes were sorry for Fritzi sho was in trouble; her vivid Hps were pressed together in @ siniis that was Esp a little scornful. es, to you it is easy; but for me. i walk in a fog and can- way. and in the fog are Oo t see my were a trouble to my mind. Always | He pushed her away from hha} hat alwa3 s way a aifferent Tofelt’you a so sacred trust! for, Bee) ,onely thing. When I listen to one, and you, Sally, when your mother was dy- “I am telling you, but you must | at the point when I will destroy ev- ing she sald to me, very soft and| 44, s1i1] You asked me of my work lerything because of the voice which earnest, ‘Fritzl, who have not been! praye | invented, have I discovered? | says ‘Destroy.’ then comes another step-brother and sister, you nd it Is as {f you struck me upon a| voice that says. ‘You have gone too} i 1.) but nearer and dearer than the bro-| And it And I say.‘ I have work- | thers and sisters of one blood’—and' ,q | have invenved,, 7 “have discover- | because of that you are to me, in MY! ed” And like a fool, I was happy heart, as if the good God had given |are not an Inventor, Sally; you do not | me a child. are hurt I} ,, and when you Tay how one is plunged into it and) am hurt— . tos One does not think what will 1 He ran h‘s fingera through his| go with this. One thinks only ‘This thick grey hair, kicked the log vi ol-} 64 mine: here no one has passed; @ ently, and concluded in a tone aft sm the first.’ ” WIetn. je gave a sort of groan. | “We speak just now of your cous- “It was like that with me. It was & in—I can see she’made you no hap- gas that I have found, Jike nothing! piness, but I can forgive her before| cicg ewift, sudden. and deadly be- I forgive the other woman who has rome what words can describe, Then spo led your life and broken your be- whe the discovery is complete, and trotha cian Mrs. Stevens-Vine 1 hae made my experiments I think 1e-Stevens,”’ murmured Sally “Ww hat does it matter, her name? It ie what she has done. To drag a child unknowing, into] switzerland, she is wuute al for ever. an affnir of polities—do I say pol- Th ant God she needs no ojson! ities—madness Pr and of a pub-! pa ‘ After my own country I think licity, of a scandal—it is this she bas of ‘England. With all my heart I love her. and with all my heart I believe} myself. ! And | All that) ‘What to do?’ I come out of that) work dream 80 yt i and I be-} gin to reason. ‘My wn country, “Just what the magistrate a loves peace. I think to said Sally sweetly— “and Bill. and/-England shall have this secret.’ p> relations and everyone. I write to your War Office. ta ios time. We write backwards and | “Speak not to me of a Fable As for your Cousin Eliza—phui— feb we have conversations old maid .Will you be one too?” And you will understand I am _ not Sally regarded him with a dang- = troubled. Then something hap- erous smile pens; there come to me in three sep-| “Fritzi darling. of. date now ™ you are quite out! arate ways offers from other nations. | There aren't any old maids|] gay 1 fot cor-| respond and will not talk. I say they | are misinformed. They do not take | my answer. First in small ways, an hen in big, I . I cannot describe it; have I here? What forces are | ring? And can I resist them His voice sank to a whispe Sally stared at him, her ee quite pale. After a moment's pause he sucks volce. ‘And no suffragettes,” He hurled the question at her with vi tole nce. ‘Why, no, since we have the vote. “The vote!’ said Lasalle very ang- rily. “It makes you happy, that vote? It warme your heart. It is your com panion, your support, that vote?” ‘Fritzi,"” said Sally steadily, “ydu- ‘re er a beast.’ M asalle ruffed his hair again, with both plump hands this time. “A “Ye da; but it fe be- ing. cause 1 care. One is not angry like} thi tbat unless oné cares. If 1 were the step-uncle who does not care, I would shrug my shoulders and say: “It js a pity of my niece. Sally Meredith. She was betrothed to a fine young man—oh, some years ago now, before the war; and she obstin- ates herself to be a suffragette, and eak windows with a hammer, and in public places to cry aloud|enga “Votes for Women.” Sequel, she is him in my laboratory arrested, she is in your Bow Street | the morning, trying to open, with a police court—what will you The betrothal is broken— what d it nfatter to me? It is a pity, that is weachions of mine inspire his genius, e has the’ wish to compose a Symphonie Chemique, music futuris- tic and explosive. I tell machines are to inspire my genius, nk t people left. I will tell you of one. He was a refugee from Poland, a youth, violin- ist by profession, and he came me with an introduction from one whose name I will not say, because Then, with a complete change of Tanner: “Like that I cannot speak, Sally. I have a heart that a torn until I know howe it ja wi ere was a sence. The ash bok ped-in the fire. The room was ~ dark. Sally ae, her papers, got n n ight the lamps. with Officer pet I ‘oil ‘come abt here, le, she said: and they m ."" | plete pres negotiationa. A het all the t Ospitality. He departa. re at never _ to your Wi see what it is Lo I have} m ‘sec ret him that my} ly. ater. I a far. You are pledged in your honour. To draw back now, it is impossible. | And so It goes by day, by night, and I have no rest. But to you it seems —Would you like to make such Sally? W wh you find it . do you thi 8 lips par vied ‘a a quickened breath. Colour = in her cheeks and then died agai See here,’ said. ™M Lasalle He undid coat buttons, waistcoit buttons, and appeared to be wrest- ling with some further complex fast- ening. In the end, and not without a . he brought into view what appeared to be a ge case made of red lacquer deeply carved. ook, Sally, look well, for in all the world there is not another like it. When I was young I went once to China, “ad there a very etrange thing happened to me, a a that I tell to no one, ever yring away that eecret memory and this case, and until now my life has been so acid—like a Dutch canal. . when a thing terrible and easy— a decision, whith comes with me from China.” He turned, and with a quick move- ment tg back 7 falling frili of rhic yellow «ilk e Ly _ | leavi ne half the ite il- lumin “Now see. come close au. Sal- ly, whilst T show you what no one in all this world knows except my- self. Look , and- remember, for, if anything should happen me, you will have need to remem Saliy caught the arm of the chair, nd pulled herself into a kneeling position. M. Lasalle bent forward, the red ‘lacquer case in his left hand, an over his shoulder the lamplight fell upon it full, and Sally saw the pat- prabe of raised roses and fishes with oggling eyes. ia was speaking in : “au ick eager voice. “Here, in this case, ia my secret, nowhere elee, nowhere my brain. my formula sat all, susenting only Now see, Sally, this is the secret of and here,| take.” The case slid into two halves, op-|ed p ening as a card-case opens, a along howeg at rom the larger half a piece of paper protruded. M. Lasalle an ifregular line. Metal a the edges. touched it with his forefinger light- “Just a said, “like this Cousin Elisa's Prou etill lay ie ed on the broad arm of the chair, he yk ermre a pg the vethegmor sie ot r}the sam They are th one will i till your ge A cup Ge shut the case. me toge' kept while the matter is investigated. ‘|ageman, Mr. sheet ab note paper,” he; breath. p “e . sheet ar Paper and a little ink. look at-——but other will kill you and ea boarg. and scar The irregular] cau with just the = é her eyes, but NEWS OF THE DISTRICT Interesting News of Nearby Towns Clipped From Local High Price for Horse— A two-year-old filly, which was bought . A. MelIntyre, of Listo- wel for $155 on July Mg 1926, sold by him to Crowe & Murray, others, was shippe i Albert Johnston. aan wiek Ree- ord. 4 Found Matches in Bundle of Grain— The farmers in the vicinity of Ox- in that district. Just as a bundle of grain was about to be fed into the saekine, a bunch of matches was discovered, tied with a string, inside the grain. Had it gone into the cy- linder no doubt a fire would have resulted, the cause of which would nor on the threshing outfit. bunch of matches, a new brand sold in a store in that locality, is being Kicked by Horse— On Tuesday afternoon as Mr. Thos. Armstrong who Hves weet of Ros- tock, was returning home from near given a little too much rope, it kick- ed him in the mouth knocking out four teeth and driving in six more and a part of his lower jaw. Dr. Tye was ealled and gave him surgical at- tention and, while he has a very sore , it is hoped that he will soon recover from his injuries. It was only a, day or two pevious that Mrs. Armstrong fell on the steps and bad- ly injured her shoulder and ankle.— Miverton Sun. Radium Het Springs near the St pea Lf doally en the Banff-Winder- make it an all-year resort. a is practically settled and the 300 Compton, fair wage —_ of their curative -properties. federal dopttrtment of Labor. has been in Hanover since Monday. ae” Wild Horse Creek Gold Boeke tlon. The entire demands of the un- lena, Jnelading a union wage Was not disc Charged With Fraud— Ro McKenzie, an automobile having funds to meet jt in the Bank. The transaction for which he was ‘other 3 the American Con no aprpehended took place at Glamis on tinent, hig sven 0 sige ge Pag Mc ag - ixty-four years ago, when Sir wage dispute between e ne ger and other furniture com- » George Simpson was making anies of Hanover and their employ- the first overland teur around the world, he came across some hot springs on the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains which the’ local Kootenay Indians frequented on ac- the white settlers came in after The men received recognition of these came to be called The F Kootenay Chief, while the white folk their rights as members of their re- mont Hot Springs, cae aldol &| have a spacious swimming pool sur- apectiss unions without discrimina- well known landmark on the Gov-| rounded by scrupulously clean dress- Lake Winder- ‘mere to Cranbrook. In 1912 an Eng- lish rancher, Mr. Heap Holland, pur- chased them and erected bathing fa- cilities, and two years ago made ex- tensive improvements in connection jwith his development of a bungalow and gamp. The waters on analysis reso 6 waters bave & a temper- hresirnt to the Walkerton jail on the iproved to contain a ‘higher “percen-) ‘ature of 120" and never freeze charge of jesuing a cheque without tage of radium in station than any e only fly in the ointment is than those at Arkansas, fn addition to ‘valuable curative deposits of magnesium and li The Canadian, Pacific Rail- way had obtained right of way through his p in considera- tion of calling their station Radium, and these Radium Hot Springs now attract many visitors, the camp hav- ing a capacity for seventy persons A special bath is now being con- structed for the Indians, under the superintendence of Louis Arbel, the ing rooms. There is a tennis court and horses with suides are aie me for riding the neighboring while large numbers of sntomebiliate visit the Springs during the summer months. Mr. Heap Holland has the tance of making this an all-year -| that the Government operates rival hot Springs on -Wind mere Road, which are also called Ra dium Hot Springs, this being the post office address. pringt are also highly curative, and havi also a neighboring boa camt e Canadiat : ae operated very successfully by. the Misset keen. The Comennes Hot Springs were for many years knowt as ih Sinclair Hot "Springs, being named after James Sinclair, an ol¢ time pioneer, who is the first knowr white man to have crossed the Sin clair Pass in 1842. The virtues ol these Springs were known not only to the Indians but to the animals and it is credibly reported that i the old days bears used bathi their paws in the waters to mt relief from rheumatism. there is a natural confusion throng! = pee pidl: in i y increasing in| aaa, * chiefly owing to the a" crease in automobile traffic throne er-| the Rockies, when McKenzie after pur- chasing some motor oil from the gar-) i ohn Groves, is alleged to have given in payment a cheque for $10 on the Royal Bank at Har- riston, he receiving the balance of $8.50 in cash the garagemen When the cheque was later present- ed for payment it was rejected on the payment, it was rejected on the ground of “no funds.” Two similar bogus cheques are also said to have been given to parties in Paisley by him about the same period. The ac-| Died When Struck by Stone— ‘used WAS releat on bail of $800 Mr. and Mra. Theo. Gruetzner of to appear in police court at Walker-| town have the sympathy of the com- ton for trial on Saturday morning ‘ next at <l poloe «.—Walkerton Her- hope to have him in —_——— for: members of family have been at Kitchener sever- al times since the accident. They are y thankful that the results have been as serious a6 anticipated when he was first operated on.— Walkerion Telescope. \ ald & Tim by death of their little son, Stuart r raser, aged 6 years, 2 months and 3 day It appears that h F r Mor ing— . Bank Clerk Improving . struck on the head by a stone las His many friends here and else- Friday afternoon at recess on the where have been pleased to hear o the continued improvement in the |} condition of Mr. Grant Hibbert, the school grounds, and went home com- plaining to his mother of a pain in ;' his head. Later, his penne a _— = gel a — upset and he pdsaéd awa bd 8 quarters above day. He was a very bright little ene Bank of Montreal at Kitchener, on had seen M. Lagalle hold it, touched | Hanover cemetery.—Hanover Post. seen him touch; and in a moment his strained gaze saw the tiny crack appear, Widen—and Sally with a half of the case in either z. steady hand. She looked up, smiling in triumph, and god the sweat stand on his brow It med a long time before he said sathet loudly: “Mon Dieu, what a chance!" Then, as Sally stared—"I only told you half. If you had put just one of your fingers on the wrong place, if you had made any mistake at all, if you had tried to open it by force, there is a spring inside which would release enough acid to destroy that clever paper of mine. The acid is in a glass- lined compartment up here; and said to myself, ‘I w ake : chance. If she makes a mistake, and ee ged ned seen ree top the-paper is destroyed, I will take it; o¢ the car was completely demolish- for an OMen ‘ And you made no mis-| ed and the bus otherwise damaged. }—Port Elgin Times. Cheek Gashed in Auto Accident— Miss oe Fullerton, teacher of 8. No. 1, Saugeen, bi ogg eda bad ash on it cheek, ich took ten! stite hes to close, in Po auto accident! on Sunday evening last. Miss Full-! erton, who had been spending the week-end at her home in Greenock! township, was being motored back to Saugeen by a Mr. Garland of near Pinkerton, and when opposite James touring, causing the car, to leave the road and turn com- plete somersault and half way over again. le the driver of the Sally, unaatial upright before him, had been gazing first at the case and then at his face with ‘te harassed| Casserole of Bamb oe look, But suddenly she look- A wholesome baked dinner t him? over his shoulder at the/sisting of meat and vegetables can be pre with Vegetables rahe “oncartained windows’ a bare five feet away. They were black now, for the last of the glow was utterly gone. The saghedes samplight etruck them full. able time. All the real work is in t preparation—the cooking only re- ulres an oven of the proper temper- qu Sally iooked, and caught her|ature and timing. © pounds of lamb shouli-! as a hand pressed against) er or neck chanea trim, sprinkle with salt, pepper an nd; ¢@ flour and brown q from it by the} greased ‘frying pan. Place in a _desting roaster and of diced carrots da dozen | white ieee Add two reg of water to the fat in the et boll up once end then po over if nec- essary, er the roaster CES et dae Te hd nn Then |sout pole in South red in a self-basting enameled’ ferent direction at each ware ‘Sonatec, which saves eonsider-| suc ch add two cubtate| gmail) by something sopesaiag inside the) ¢p The Compass Does Not Point North compass is is first The invention, of the lost in the dawn gf history. It found mentioned legend which relates that the Emp- eror Ho-ang-ti 1 26384 B.C. led munity in the loss on Tuesday last! forth his army and attacked the reb-} ,, el Khiang on the plains of Tehou- lon. But Khiang, Aig the ' worst of the conflict, alled the wizards, s and arecrans to his as ised a great fog to Khiang and his army. Then the Em-| perer; not to be outdone, sed the greater magic pass, which‘led his army through the great fog so that he was able to ov- ercome Khiang and capture him. Led Way to New World The comprss appears to have been brought to Europe in the twelfth icentury, most probably by the Arab- liane, as it is known that the Arabian {and Chinese traders met in the Per- sian gulf; and on account of its very practical value as a guide in all weathers, it rapidly came into gen- eral use and Christopher Columbus to sail straight west from ‘Spain, by day and by night, through fair and stormy weather, to the die- covery of the New World. ! Docs Not Point | But contrary ana his sad death under such cir- pong Rca pees ai pi umstances has occasioned much re-; ing reports from the hospital ae . snd synipechy tor bb parental mien . and relatives. The funera! takes ==-|place on Friday afternoon to the| west at different places. {Yate étate that this is because the i} magnetic poles of the earth are not car gituated at the geographic miracuously escaped injury Miss Ful-'ehown on our om ~ ‘ 7 pees a. orld; ‘that in fact the north magnetic pole Plis near Boothia Felix on the Arctic coast of Canada, and the south mag- Victoria iam south from New Zeland. io Changes Every Year It might be thought that the com- con-| Paes would be eatisfied to call it a day’s work after pointing in a dif- place, but not the case for It ie all the time changing its direction and never stays put. It marches to the west for Many years, then turns back and marches to the east, then reverses a- maiden fair, and carries on in a in a hot} iGifterent way In each place. Whether self-| this fickleness ia ca wander- ing o ¢ earth's magnetic poles, or earth, or by or planets, mtists have not rye been able to find out. > Importance of March iy in na quaint Chinese, gain and marches to the west, and in} pin with a damp cloth, } Sect changes its mind more oft than know beforehand what the march of the compass has been aince the time when the old e6urvey was made. Surveys Necessary In order that the compass may be ed with reliance, therefore, the i different countries of the world car- 4 out —— surveys to measure ts directio ar picture the infor- oa ation on ‘eeensiia charte-fer-com- &! pass users First | Compass Work in Canada | information is particu- j larly valuable in such a large. new country as Canada, and it ie interest- rait 1% n Land 1616, Capt. at Churchili and fork Factory 1725: while Capt. Cook in 1778 and Capt. Vancouver in 1792 measured it along the Pacific Coast. Later Sir John Franklin 1819-26 and Sir John Lefroy ype made some lit- tle was done in tc uadee before 1880. Canada's Magnetic Survey Since 1880, however, the Topo- graphical Survey. Department of the Interior, has carried on a& most ex- tensive mcgnetic survey in this coun- try in conjunction with its other work, at practically no expense, be- cause the compass direction can be measured in a few minutesswhen the survey parties are already on» the ground; until it now poaseeses more than 20,000 measurements, -and reg- ularly publishes magnetic “ maps which picture all this information for compass users. 7 Leads Way Today In spite of the fact*that the eom- pass has been known for so long, it is today more widely employed than ever before; it is the sure-fire path- finder, the cloud by day and the pil- lar by night to the sailor afloat on the heaving main; the airman above the hiding clouds; the miner far un- derground in the deepest shaft; and explorers, surveyors, hunters, ers, prospectors, pioneers eliers penetrating the trackless for- est, the jumbled tod ag the vir- eee and the Far North. Unsolved But the pote still has hidden secrets, Elusi rth currents and stubborn static still act the part of tae ae en and hold up out welenah ainarene and wireless a: ie DB. it is very important to know this and ao eke in @ rgone march he especia: ‘s ing to note that Champlain measured - Ce eee ‘ .*