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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-18

Ledsam and Margaret were agree
ably surprised the next day ct noon.
when they had arranged luncheon for
tive at the Ritz, to have Lady Oynthia
and Sr Timothy ahow up and joiR
them.
II francis AarxsAd on to give the
necessary orders to enlarge his table,
Q page-boy touched him On the arm.
If you please. sir" he announced,
"yeu are wanted on the telephone"
"Tr' Francis exclaimed. "Soms
mistake. should think. Nobody knows
that I am here"
"Mr. Lsdsam." the boy said. "This
way, sir"
Francis walked down the vestibule
to the row Of telephone boxes at the
further end. The attendant who was
standing outside Indicated one Of them
and metioned the boy to 60 away.
Francis stepped inside. The man fol-
lowed. closing the door behind him-
II am asking your pardon. sir. for
taking q great liberty" he confessed.
AN~ ~3~ W@At~ JVO VA &A~ S$A~PA0A~~'
j wished to speak to you"
Francis looked at him In surprise.
The man was evidently agitated.
Somehow or other, his face was
vaguely familiar.
"Who are you and what do you
want with mer Francis asked
Il was butler to Mr.. Hilditch, sir."
the man replied. II waited upon you
the night you dined there. sir-the
night Of Mr.. Hilditch's death"
II have q revelation to make with
regard to that night, sir" the man
went On. which should like to place
In your hands. 1t IL q very serious
matter. and there are reasons why
something must be done about 1t at
once. Can coms and see you at your
rooms. sirf'
Francis studied the man for q mo-
msnt intently. He was evidently agi-
tated-evidently. too. in very bad
health. His furtive manner was against
him. On the other hand. that might
have arisen from nervousness.
II shall be in at half-past three, No.
1S-b Charges street." Trencas told him.
4 Gan Eet OF for half an hour then,
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-18

back In her chair, that you and my
father are becoming extraordinarily
friendly, Cynthia"
IT am hopefully In love with your
father" Lady Cynthia confessed. 1T
has been coming on for q long time.
I suspected it the first time I ever met
him. Now am absolutely certain"
"It's quite a new idea," Margaret
remarked. "Shall we like her In the
family, FrancisT
'No airs!" Lady Cynthia warned
her. "You two are not properly en-
gagged yet 1t may dsvolve upon me
to give my consent"
I'm that case" Francis replied. II
hope that we may at least count upon
yeur influence with Str TimothyY"
"n you'll return the compliment and
urge my suit with him." Lady Cynthia
laughed. II am afraid he can't quite
make up his mind about me, and am
20 nice. I haven't f1irted nearly so
much as people think. and my In
stincts are really quite domestic"
my position" Sir Timothy re-
marked. as he made an unsuccessful
attempt to possess himself Of the bill
which Francis had called for. sis be-
coming a little difficult"
"Not really difficult" Lady Cynthia
objected. because the real decision
rests in your hands"
"Just listen to the womanW Mar
garet exclaimed. "Do you realize, IA
ther, that Cynthia is making the most
brazen advances to you? And was
going to ask her If she'd like to come
back to the Sanctuary with US this
EVENING""
Lady Cynthia was suddenly eager.
Margaret glanced across at her father.
Sir Timothy seemed almost impercep-
tibly to stiffen a little.
Margaret has carte blanche at the
Sanctuary as regards her visitors" he
said. II am afraid that I shall be
busy over at the Walled House"
"But you'd come and dine with usy'
Sir Timothy hesitated. An issue
which had been looming in his mind
for many hours seemed to be suddenly
Joined.
"Pleasel" Lady Cynthia begged
Sir Timothy followed the example
Of the others. and rose to his tact Ha
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-18
CHAPTER XVII

Punctual to his appointment that
afternoon. the man who had sought
an interview with Francis was shown
into the latter's study in Charges street.
He wore an overcoat over his livery,
and directly he entered the room
Francis was struck by his intense
pallor. He had been trying feverishly
to assure himself that all that the man
required was the usual sort of help,
or assistance into hospital Yet there
was something furtive in his visitors
manner, something which suggested
the bearer Of guilty secret.
please tell me what you want as
quickly as you can," Francis begged.
II am due to start down into the coun-
try in a few minutes"
II won't keep you long, sir" the man
replied. "The matter is rather a seri-
Gus one"
Are you nlT'
"Yes, sirI"
you had better sit down"
The man relapsed gratefully into a
chair.
"Pll leave out everything that doesn't
count, sir" he said. "I'll be as brief
as ] can. / want you to go back to
the night I waited upon you at din
ner-the night Mr.. Oliver Hilditch was
found dead. You gave evidence. The
jury brought in suicide 1t wasn't
suicide at all, sir. Mr.. Hilditch was
murdered"
The sense Of horror against which
he had been struggling during the last
few hours, crept once more through
the whole being Of the man who lis
with that terrible issue. Had he per
jured himself in vain? Was the whole
structure Of his dreams about to col
lapse, to fall about his ears?
"By whom?" he faltered
by Sir Timothy Brast, sir"
Francis, who had been standing with
his hand upon the table, felt sudden
" inclined to laugh. Facile though
his brain was, the change Of issues
was too tremendous for him to readily
assimilate it. He picked up a ciga-
rette from an open box, with shaking
an easy-chair. He was all the time
quite unconscious Of what he was
doing
"Sir Timothy Brast" he repeated.
"Yes, SIR" the man reiterated. II
wish to tell you the whole story"
or
him.
That evening before dinner, Sir Tim
othy Brast called to see Mr.. Hilditch,
and a very stormy interview took
place. 90 not know the rights of
that, sir. l only know that there was
a fierce quarrel. Mrs. Hilditch came
In and Sir Timothy left the house. His
last words to Mr.. Hilditch were, You
will hear from me again AS you
know, sfr-I mean as you remember,
II you followed the evidence-all the
servants slept at the back Of the
house. l slept in the buffers room
downstairs, next to the plate pan
try. was awake when you left,
sitting In my easy-chair, reading.
Ten minutes after you had left, there
was a sound at the front door as
though someone had knocked with
their knuckles. got up to open 1t,
but Mr.. HiIditch was before me. He
admitted Sir Timothy. They went
back into the library together. 1t
struck me that Mr.. Hilditch had had
a great deal to drink, and there was
queer look on Sir T1mothy's face that
I didn't understand. I stepped into
the little room which communicates
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-18
"THE EVIL SHEPHERD"
BY E. Phillips Oppenheim
Illustration
Copyright by Little, Brown and Company

well. 1t was his life or mine. ne was
q poor fighter and I killed him"
"And Marsaret's mother died from
the shock"
"She died soon afterward."
The stars grew paler. The passing
vehicles, with their brilliant lights
grew fewer and fewer. The breeze
which had been 80 welcome at 6rst
turned into cold night wind She led
the way back into the room.
II must CO." he announced.
'You must CO." she echoed. looking
up at him. "Good-by"
She was so close to him that his
embrace, sudden and passionate though
it was, came about almost naturally.
She lay in his arms with perfect con-
tent and raised her lips to his.
He broke away. He was himself
again, self-furious.
LADY Cynthia" he said. II owe you
my most humble apologies. The evil
that is In me does not as a rule break
out in this direction"
"You dear, foolish person." she
laughed, that was good. not evil. You
like me, don't you? But know you
do. There is one crime you have al
ways forgotten to develop-you
haven't the simplest idea in the world
how to lie"
Eyes, l like you," he admitted. II
have the most absurd feeling for you
that any man ever found 1t impossible
to put into words. We have indeed
strayed outside the world Of natural
things" he added.
"Whyr' she murmured II never
felt more natural or normal In my
life. can assure you that am low
Ing 1t. I feel like muslin gowns and
primroses and the scene Of those first
March violets underneath q warm
hedge where the sun comes sometimes
feel very natural indeed, Sir Tim
othy."
What about meT' he asked harshly.
"ln three weeks time ! shall be hfty
years old"
"And in no time at all I shall be
thirty-and entering upon q terrible
period Of spinsterhood!
"Spinsterhoodr he scofred. "Why,
whenever the society papers are at q
loss for q paragraph. they report q
few more offers Of marriage to the
ever-beautiful Lady Cynthia"
Don't be sarcastic" she begged. II
haven't yet had the offer of marriage
want, anyhow"
You'll get ONE you don't want In Q
moment" he warned her.
She made O little grimace.
"Don'tW she laughed nervously.
"How am to preserve my romantic
notions Of you a. the emperor Of the
criminal world. II you kiss me as you
did just now-you Kissed me rather
well-and then ask me to marry you?
1t isn't your role. You must light
q cigarette now. pat the back Of my
hand. and swagger or to another Of
your haunts Of vice."
I'm other words. ] am not to pro-
poser Sir Timothy said slowly.
"You see how decadent I am" she
sighed. II want to toy with my pleas
ures. Besides. there's that scamp Of a
brother Of mine coming up to have a
drink saw him get out Of q taxi
and you couldn't get It through in
time. not with dignity"
The rattle Of the lift 40 1t stopped
was plainly audible. He stopped and
kissed her fingers.
II fear some day." As murmured, II
shall bs o great disappointment to
you"
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avoided Lady Cynthia's eyes. ne
seemed suddenly little tired.
Il will come and dine," he assented
quietly. II am afraid that / cannot
promise more than that. Lady Gym
thia, as she knows, Is always welcome
ct the Sanctuary"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-07-18

my Nerves Are Going With My Old
Age" He Apeiogixsd. "That Cup.
~ port Seems Tee Fragile"
J This man would have wronged me and
robbed me Of my honor. bade him
!AaAanA Aimaalf In any Wax Aa theuKht
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25
Cousin Buys Tract and Presents
It to Audubon Societies.

New York.-Eleven and half acres
OF wild land which surround the grave
OF Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
has been purchased by his cousin. w.
Emlin Roosevelt. New York capitalist,
and presented to the National Associa-
ton OF Audubon societies for a wild
bird sanctuary and shrine for bird
lovers.
The gift has been accepted and
plans made for the expenditure Of
thousands Of dollars in carrying out
the donors ideas. This announce
ment was made in connection with the
associations convention at the Ameri-
can Museum Of Natural History.
Mr.. Roosevelt. whose estate adjoins
the late presidents home at Saga
more Hill, has turned over to the An
dubon societies n veritable jungle. an
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25

chemical research In America have
been retarded by the lack OF pubic
appreciation. This Is an indictment
Of the intelligence of American women
as well as of American men. Mani
festly II Is through the great womens
organizations thar women will do their
most effective work In remedying this
grievous national fault. What are the
obvious first steps?
First of all, get the educators and
scientists In your own communities
In touch with the objective of your
organization activity. Find out what
bearing the development Of chemical
research has upon that objective
whether 1t be national defense. promo
tion of agriculture, development OF ma
tlonal resources, promotion Of public
health or other civic or educational
activity.
"Second-Find out what research
equipment and personnel in your COM
munity and state and in the nation
are devoted to the subjects in which
you are interested.
"Third-Look into the educational
systems of your own community and
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25

the attention of American womer
upon the fact heretofore stated, tha
10 be weak in organic chemistry Is tt
De weak as nation in the very hear,
OF scientific research, and that suct
weakness Is itself a challenge to the
American public.
obviously the reverse of this fact
is mat the nation which beittles or
ignores the Importance Of persistent
skiiiful pursuit Of knowledge, the ma.
tlon which withholds from sound re-
search the material resources and Off
cial recognition essential to its sup
port-that nation will be outdistanced
and outclassed by the nations which
grasp the astounding present-day sig.
nihcance of the ancient doctripe.
knowledge is Power The nation
that allows itself thus to be out
classed and outdistanced in a tyne Of
research lying at the very heart of
sclentlfc research not only writes IT,.
self down a laggard in the worlds
principal harvest fields of knowledge
ana forfeits its claim to respect as an
equal bearer as well as an equal shar-
er In such harvest yields; it imperils
IT'S national independence If not It's
natlonal existence. For il is at the
mercy of other nations for the skill
needed 10 wrest from its own resources
essentials of life, health and wealth
-essentias often, too, of -actual pro-
lection in time of conflict.
Until a few years ago there has
been in this country no correspond
ing supporting structure for the or.
ganlc chemists-no industriesg whose
constant demands for skilled research
assured the chemist living while he
searched out from natures. compounds
their secrets Of life, health and human
welfare. support for such research
was TO be found only in overseas conn.
tries. Upon overseas chemists we had
to depend for an amazing number of
absolute essentials of life.
"The story of how our few organic
chemists under the forced draft of
the war secured from our own soft
coal and other natural resources rho
drugs, dyes and other essentials of life
as well as indspensables in the con.
duct OF war has lost its novelty but
not It's significance. Organic chemis-
try underlies these industries built up
as a result Of the conflict as the en-
tire science of chemistry underlies the
development Of our natural resources.
Can the women, whose activities
center upon making this nation secure
In Its peaceful development, be wise
or effective in their decisions and ae.
tions and ignore the needs and achieve
ments of chemical research? The wom.
en- who are working for the nations
peaceful security will find no more
Illuminating or enthralling subject o,
study than the bearing of chemistry
upon national defense.
| "The growth. and fruitage Of ocgani,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25
Quake Makes
Prince Popular

counselors. "At least--surely at the
very least-we may be allowed to Or
der immediate commencement of the
work of rebuilding the Kasumagaseki
palace?"
Food Comes First.
no" said Hirohito. I'VE won't I'm
mediately commence the work OF re-
building the Kasumagaseki palace. AZ
matter of fact, we won't commence
II any time soon. Indeed, as l think
1t over, have hunch that 1t Is go
ing to be a long, long time before we
rebuild that palace--because, first,
we're going to feed the people and
build temporary homes for them, and
then rebuild the city permanently.
And after that Is done, II there Is any
spare change left you might drop
around some afternoon and let me
have the lowest quotations on pal
aces"
To repeat, the words are liberal
ly Amercanized version Of the rough
and ready version OF the story that
the people OF Japan are applauding.
But the spirit, sthe Idea behind the
actual official orders. is faithfully pre-
sented. Earthquake sufferers first;
then / can get married AND talk about
a new palace" was the word Of the
regent.
Yes, the earthquake has done good
many impossible things. And among
its impossibilities was to make crown
prince regent more popular than he
was before among his people.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25
Soar Over Ice
Peaks in Plane

PEELED TO land In the course Of his long
flight Though Amundsen's failure
was known before Mittelholzer reached
Spitzbergen. he made use OF his %
portunlty to make interesting aerial
reconnaissances, which he describes u
the Neue Zurcher Zeitung In an article
translated In the Living Age as tct
lows:
Engine Starts TO Knock.
i determined to cross over the
Chydenius range. which eliminates Z
crystalline pinnacle of Newtontop att
height Of nearly 6.O00 feet. aud thence
across tile 80 or GO,miles OF mountain.
Gus country to Hinlopen strait
My pilot Neumann. was veteran
seaplane operator. The great Ice iordI
lay, before US. On both sides vast ga'
iciers, framed in rugged cliffs, descend
ed Into the deep blue water. To the
northward rose sea Of peaks anaI
pinnacles, whose violet hues stood out
with knife-like sharpness against the
SViNeh-yctoW hotiLoh. " tiiC SNNNN
ward one snowy dome followed an.
other under an azure blue Italian
heaven, beyond which our ssIe
seemed to lose itself in infinity.
But what allied our motor7 Whes'
ever Neumann gave II more gas L
would knock distressingly. left u
to Neumann TO decide whether We
should turn back, but he motioned
vigorously ahead. throttled down his
motor as much as possible and trust.
ed to his flyers luck" not to leave y,
In the lurch.
Take Pictures Of Scenery.
We were only 5000 feet above th,
sen and Newtontop still lowered above
Us. When Neumann gave the motor
more gas TO rise higher, IL began 10
knock again, so our only recourse was
TO find way through the mountaln
passes, where we were violently tossed
hither and thither by powerful wind
currents. We would glide above deep
abysses, skirt, glittering blush green
Ice precipices. and turn sharply this
way and that In order to record on
our films as much as possible of the
glorious, awe-insplring scenery n|
either hand. Neumann performed hbI
task with coolness and courage.
For nearly half an hour we threaded
our way with many a twist and turn
amid the highest peaks of Spitzbergen|
in a seaplane! Leaving our lofy
mountain companions we were soon
speeding over mighty glacier. where
we could easily have made landing
almost anywhere.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25

state 10 learn what place Is assignee,
IN the curricula TO chemistry. organic
and inorganic, and how much human
interest characterizes its teaching.
"Fourth-See what your local H.
craries have in the way of authorize.
tive and interesting literature on or
gnnic chemistry.
"fifth-Study carefully, and decide
for yourselves whether the organic
chemical industries-the manufactrpe
OF dyes, drugs and the finer chemicals
are necessary as an assurance of
support of the American young men
and women who may be induced to
choose career in the field of organic
chemistry as result of your enliyen-
ing activities.
"Sixth-When you have gathered
this information through group study
be 1t remembered along the line OF
your group interests and activities
take counsel with (a) other groups OF
women who have been STUDYING the
same subject from their own angles
~ "pP'N"Nh W. tHt iiitn NHO are con-
cerned and active in the development
of organic chemistry and an organic
chemical personnel in America.
"Seventh-With this information
and with this counsel formulate your
own ideas as to what national and
state policies should be put into effect
for the surest development and main
tenance of an American organic chem.
ical personnel adequate to our nation.
al needs.
"Eighth-Act in accordance wtrh
the Judgment you have thus formed
and demand of those opposing your
course Of action clear explanation
of the motive and grounds of their
opposition"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25
People Of Japan Applaud Orders
to "Feed Hungry Before
Rebuilding Palace"

Tokyo.-The earthquake was pretty
rough to Hirohito, crown prince regent
and future emperor Of Japan.
But Il made him, II possible. even
more popular with the people than
ever beforehand he had already oeen
held in more affection by his subjects
than any of his predecessors ever were
not even excepting Meiiji the Great,
whose reign saw the beginning ana
much of the making Of modern japan.
The ji-shin. which Is one way OF
describing an earthquake without
using profanity. busted up the crown
princes wedding and his pet palace,
where he had planned 10 live with
his bride, the Princess Nagako kuni.
and Ii caused Some of the imperial
counselors to propose that the imperi
al family remove to Kyoto, the an
cient capital. in South Japan.
Nothing doin'," said Hirohito. or
course he didn't say II in those words.
But his veto was fiat. 1t was straight.
direct and to the point.
We're going TO rebuild Tokyo. as
get the big idea." said he--or APP
proximately that, freely translated.
"We're planning bigger. more beau
tiful Tokyo. And several million peo-
pie are going to live here. They're
not going 10 run away from Tokyo.
And I'm not-not by jugful"
Stopped Moving Talk.
So that was that. And when the
story leaked out--and you could hard
ly expect such story 10 stay bottled
up very long-it squelched pretty ef
fectively the talk of removing the jap
anese capital from Tokyo TO Kyoto,
or anywhere else
We'll, then" said somebody. per
haps IL will be just as well 10 60 ahead
with the imperial wedding-the prince
regent anu the Princess Nagako were
TO have been married in November.
1T wouldn't be right TO allow an
-ah--to-ah--sha we
say, interfere with the happiness Of
80 auspicious an occasion"
This ji-shin has jimmied the hap
Diness of an awful lot OF people," OBJ
served the regent, "and TO me ii doesn't
seem fair that my happiness should
'e sought when SO many are sad
,r that The state should spend so much
money on wedding when all the
money we can raise is needed for re-
ief and reconstruction. There will be
10 wedding this fall I"
SO. again, that was that.
"Oh, very well,r came back the |
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25
Explorers Cross Lofty Crags In
Flying Boat-Wonderful
Pictures OF Scenery.

Spitzbergen.-Flying over jagged
ice-clad Arctic mountain crags III a
seaplane with knocking" motor pro
vides the thrill Of thrills-lt Is no
sport for one with weak heart. Such
a trip was made by w. Mittelholzer, a
Swiss aviator who has charge Of the
aviation expedition sent to Spitzbergen
TO cooperate with Amundsen In bis
attempt to fly from Point Barrow TO
Spitzbergen. He took with him an
all-metal Junker seaplane TO relieve
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25
Nephew of Shah Goes
to Work in Coal Mine

Berlin.-Abdul Ahmed. the your
nephew of the shah of Persia, has y
sdn work as an ordinary miner In ii,
Guido mine near Hindenburg, uppe,
Silesla, for the purpose of learning
practical mining engineering so ths,
he can develop the valuable turquoise
mines OF Persia. in the vicinity Of
Nishapur, which have been worked 70,
more than eight centuries in primL
tive way.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25
One From Home

The man from New Jersey was tell
ing the Utah man thar the mosquitoes
IN Utah were as nothing compared
With the ones back East In the end
ne made a bet that he could take on
his shirt and let the Utah pests hire
him for ten minutes without even
taking . slap AZ them.
At the end Of nine minutes the Utah
man saw good chsnce to lose the
- a. although the New Jersey
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25

man was covered with mosquitoes, he
hadn't even quivered. Something must
be done. Picking up burning glass
the Utah man threw its rays on the
New Jersey mans back. The man
from the East gave yell and smacke
his back with his hand.
There's one from home,r he yelled.
as ne paid the bet. -Everybody's Mag.
azine.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-01-25
Gold First Metal Used.

Gold was the first metal used by
man, and the arbitrary value assigned
to 1t for its supposed magical quail
ties initiated worldwide search for
1t and make 1t potent factor in shap-
ing the history Of civilization.