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kD. Fletcher RoDiMSOM (o-JlufAortr'A dCamiDoye c "TheJoujidozAeBoiAem'UX THE MYSTERY OF THE JADE SPEAR (Continued.) As It disappeared up the avenue towards the bouse I beard a taint bubble of laughter In my ear. I turn ed in surprise. ' "Why, Peace." I said, "what Is the Joke?" "There Is no Joke, Mr. Phillips," be answered. "It was fate that laughed, not I." There were moments when, to a man of ordinary curiosity, Inspector Addlngton Peace was extremely Irri tating. We walked up the avenue In si lence. The motor was standing at the front door, the chauffeur, a bright faced youngster, loitering beside It Peace greeted him politely, entering at once into a dissertation upon greasy roads and the dangers of side- elins. Was there nothing that wouia prevent themT He had heard that there was a patent, . consisting of -.mull chains crossing the tires, that was excellent "It's about the best of them, sir,' said the lad. "Mr. Bulstrode uses It on this car sometimes." "So this is Mr. Anstruther Bui- atrode's car?" "Tea, sir. He was the brother of the poor gentleman Inside." "Tbe roads are fairly dry now,' continued Peace. !but If 70U had been out this morning " "Oh, Mr. Bulstrode had the chains on this morning." be interrupted. "I 41d not eo with him. but when be came back be told me he was glad to have them, for the roads were very bad." "And Mr. Bulstrode thought the roads were dry enough this afternoon to do without them?" "Yes. He told me to take them off. He " '1 am glad to see the police Inter est themselves In motoring," broke In a high-pitched voice behind us. "I was under the Impression false as I now observe that they were con firmed enemies to the sport" A yellow husk of a man was Mr. Anstruther Bulstrode, as I knew this stranger must be. Years under the Indian sun bad sucked the English blood from bis veins and burnt their own dull color Into his cheeks. He stood on the step of the porch with his- hands behind him and bis little eyes glaring at the Inspector like a pair of black, beads. His mouth, twitching viciously under his strag gly mustache, proved that tbe poor colonel had not been the only mem ber of tbe Bulstrode family possessed of an evil temper. Over his shoulder I could see Miss Sherrick's white face watching us. And now - she stepped forward to explain. "This. Is Inspector Peace, uncle," be said nervously. 1 know, my dear, I know. Do yon think I cant tell a detective when I see him. 80 you have caught your man, eh, Inspector?" "If you will come Into the library, Mr. Bulstrode, I will answer what questions I may." It was now close upon eight o'clock and the pleasant twilight of the long summer evening was drawing Into heavier shadows. There was no gas In the old house, but Miss Sherrlck ordered lamps to be brought In. We all seated ourselves about the big fireplace save Peace, who stood on the hearth-rug with his back to the flowers that filled the empty grate. The shaded lamp dealt duskily with our faces. There was a strain, a ague anxiety in the air that kept me leaning forward In my chair, nervous and watchful. , , "Well, Inspector," repeated Mr. Bul strode, "what Is your news?" For answer, Peace walked np to the lamp and laid beneath It tbe Jade spearhead, now cleaned and polished, with Its four Inches of broken shaft "Do you recognize -that Miss Sher rlck r Tbe girl bent over It without alarm. She bad no Idea what part It bad played In that grim tragedy. "Certainly," she said. 'It Is a anlque piece of stone, and Colonel Bulstrode prised It more than any thing else In his collection. I know It was banging In the ball this morn ing, for I was at work with a duster. How did the shaft come to be brok en r "An accident. Miss Sherrlck." "My poor uncle would have been dreadfully angry about it, and so must you be, Uncle Anstruther, for I understand you claim it to be yours." 1 we aid not come here, Mary, to talk about Jade collecting," snarled the old planter. "But does the spear really belong to you, Mr. Bulstrode?" asked the Inspector, blandly. The man stiffened himself In his chair with his fists clenched on his knees, and his beady eyes staring straight before him. "That spear Is mine, Mr. Detective. My brother having practically stolen It from me, threatened me with per sonal violence if I attempted to re claim It It was the most perfect piece of workmanship In my own col lection. I shall take legal steps to claim my rightful property In due course." "Your brother seems to have acted In a very high-handed manner with you, Mr. Bulstrode. I wonder that you did not walk In here one day and recover your property." The piaster rose with a twisted laugh. "I'm not a housebreaker," he .said. "Also, I must point out that I dont Intend to sit here all night Can I do anything more for you. Inspector?" "No, Mr. Bulstrode." "Or for you, Mary?" "No, uncle. I have my maid, an there Is Agatha, the housekeeper." "80 that's all right Let us thank Heaven the criminal is no longer at large. It didn't take long for our excellent police to make up their minds. Oad! they're clever beggars. They bad their bands on him smart enough. It Is a pleasure to meet such a man as you, Inspector Addlngton Peace. A celebrity, by thunder, that's wnat I call you." He burst out Into a peal of high pitched laughter, rocking to and fro and clutching the edge of the table with his hand. Then he bowed to us all very low and swaggered out of the room. Peace stepped out after him, and I followed at his heels. A lamp hung In the roof of the porch, and Mr. Bulstrode stopped be neath It In Its light he looked more fierce and old and yellow than ever, "It Is no good, Mr. Bulstrode," said Aaaington Peace. i!.xacuy: can I give you a lift?" he said quite quietly as be pointed to the car. "It would certainly be most conve nient" Mr. Bulstrode laughed aealn. leer ing back at me over his shoulder, aa If my presence afforded an added zest to bis merriment There seemed an understanding between him and the Inspector. Frankly, It puzzled me. xou do not make confidants of your assistants, Mr. Peace," he said. Tbe little Inspector bowed. "At the same time," continued the old planter, "I should like to make a statement before we go. There Is no necessity to warn me. I know the law. "It is Just as you like. Mr. strode." Bul u 1 sneered at the police this evening I now make them my apolo gies, xou nave managed this busi ness welL I still do not understand how you come to accuse me. Re- memner. 1 aid not know he was dead until I received a telegram from my niecw oner iuncn. it was rather 1 jiwuiyi at nrai 1 was of a mina not to confess. It would have avea me mucn inconvenience." "And endangered an Innocent man." ..I J .1 a . stuu uie inspector. wen. wen, you couldnt have provea 11 against him, and I might have escaped. The whole affair was an accident I had no Intention even 01 wounamg mm. "Exactly, Mr. Bulstrode no more than the excursionist who throws out a glass bottle Intends to brain the man warning oy ue line.". The truth was clear enough In some strange fashion this man had amea nis nrotner. I stepped back a pace instinctively. "You see." he continued, "brother William had, under circumstances of no Immediate Importance, appropriat ed my jaae spear. . 1 made up my mind to get It back. I knew the hour at which he lunched, and leaving my motor In the road I walked down the avenue, hoping to find the front door open and no one about I had a suc cessful start The front door was ajar. I went In, took the spear from the wall, and set off back to my ear. I was some fifty yards down the drive when I heard a yell, and there was brother William tumbling out of the pdrch, revolver In hand. "It startled me, for he had tbe most devilish of tempers; but though I was the elder man I knew I bad tbe pace of him, and set off running. When I reached the entrance gates and looked back he was nowhere to bs seen. I took It that he had thought better of It ana gone bank to lunch. "I was driving the car myself, bar- log left tbe chauffeur behind, as I did not wish him to know what I was about I started up the engines. Jumped into the seat, put the spear beside me, and let her go. We came round that corner at a good thirty miles an hour, and there was brother William In tbe road, waving his re volver and cursing me for a thief. He had run down through the Wilder ness to cut me off. "I give you my word I was fright ened, for I knew him and bis tempers. I took np the spear, and as I passed threw It at blm anyhow. Let him keep it, and be d d to him, I thought I wasn't going to have a hole drilled In me for any Jade ever carved. I never saw what happened, for In that second I was off tbe road and only pulled the car straight with difficulty. The spear must have struck him end on, and I was travel-; lng thirty miles an hour. "My niece sent me a wire. When I received It I understood what had happened. I was in a blue funk about the business. I meant to get out of It if I could. You see I am hiding noth ing. I told my man to take the chains off the motor I had a thought for the tracks I might have left and came back to find out how the land lay. Well, you know the rest" "You have done yourself no barm, Mr. Bulstrode, by this confession," said Inspector Addlngton Peace. - "Thank you. And now, if you will Jump In, I will drive you to the police station. You will want to get Boyne out and put me In, eh. Inspector V He was still laughing In that high pitcnea voice or his when the car faded Into the night It was not until the next day that Peace gave me his explanation over our pipes In my studio. It Is Inter esting enough to set down. If briefly. "There were many points In the favor of Boyne," he said. "Miss Sher rick's story not only coincided with that told us by Cullen, but It also ex plained much that the butler consid ered suspicious. Tbe young man left the drive hoping to meet Miss Sber rlck. Cullen told me that Boyne ask ed where she was as he left, and was Informed somewhere In the upper gar den. He failed to find her, however, and probably concluded she had gone In to lunch. Boyne said he was walk ing down through tbe Wilderness when he heard tbe scream. Suppose this were a lie, then bow could be have obtained the spear? Was he a man of such phenomenal strength as to use It In so deadly a fashion? You observe the difficulties. "It was when I was upstairs exam ining the body that the idea occurred to me. Tbe force used In throwing the spear was abnormal. Either the murderer must have been a man of remarkable physique, or be must have thrown the spear from a rapidly moving vehicle. You remember the notices that are displayed In railway carriages begging passengers not to throw bottles from the window which will Imperil the lives of plate-layers. It Is not In the force of tbe throw but In the pace of the train that the danger lies. It was a possible par allel. "And here I made. a remarkable dis covery. On closely inspecting the shaft of the spear, I found a smear of lubricating oil such as motorists use. It suggested that a man who bad late ly been attending to the machinery of a car had been handling the weapon. Had one of 'he group under possible PRAYER OF MODERN WOMEN Inez Haynaa Qlllmore Gives It a New Expression That Makes Food for Thought "Lord, we have come out of the dark and the quiet and the calm of the past Into the dazzle and the noise and the hurry of the present But yesterday we lived Inside four sealed walls, the hearth our earth, the fam ily our world. Today the door and the window have swung wide and we gaze out The earth lies before us. Thy world encompasses us." These are tbe opening sentences of "The Prayer of the Women," by Inez Haynes Qlllmore In Harper's Bazar. In It are also the following: "We thank thee that we were born in this day. "Help us to give back to the chil dren who toll all the tender love and all tbe fairy lore of their lost child hood; Its green fields and sweet wa ters. Its bright flowers and blue skies, Its soft winds and warm sunshine, its golden sands and changing seaa. "Help us to give back to the wom en who aln all the love and honor of their loat womanhood, Its gaiety and security, its helpfulness and happiness and peace. suspicion anything to do with motors or machinery? Not one. 1 had noticed the Jade collections In the halt This spearhead was of unusual beauty. Could It have come from the colonel's own collection? He had not taken it with blm when be ran toward the Wilderness, loading his revolver. Why did he so run thus armed? - Had he been robbed? "Yet the thief bad not passed that way. Cullen would have seen him If he had done so. Was the colonel en deavoring to cut blm off? "I .found the motor-tracks In the drying mud unusual tracks, mark you, for the driver bad run off the road circling the place where the col onel had stood. I traced them easily by tbe chain markB on tbe tires. Tbey led to the front gate, and Just beyond It the car had stopped for some time close to the hedge. Lubricating oil bad dripped on the road while It wait ed. The case was becoming plainer. "My talk with Bulstrode's chauffeur made it self-evident The Information of Miss' Sherrlck and her uncle's own explanation as to his quarrel with his brother over the spear swept away my last doubt Do you under stand r "Yes," I said. . "It seems simple now. Bulstrode baa had bad luck. though. Things look black against him." "I think he wlU he all right" said Addlngton Peace. "His story has the merit of being not only easily under standable, but true." "And Boyne?" "I saw blm meet Miss Sherrlck. It was enough to make an old bachelor repent his ways, Mr. Phillips. Be lieve me, there Is a great happiness of which we cannot guess we lonely men." (THE END.) SEEMS A POOR OCCUPATION Demand for Female "Kennel-Maids" 8ald to Be the Latest In the Old Country. Ladles have been advised to take up the profession of "kennel-maid," but the latest development of this oc cupation appears to be that of "ca nine nurse." Reports from the old country tell that there are actually Institutions for training ladles to be come nurses for dogs. They are of the canine pets, and have to serve taught to study the different ailments an apprenticeship for at least twelve months before they are qualified. A good nurse can command a good sal ary. Only recently a lady In Dublin engaged one of these canine nurses at $16 a week, besides paying traveling expenses. At most dog shows In Eng land one sees girls in nurses' cos tumes attending the valuable animals that are on exhibition. An advertise ment appeared In a London Journal only a few weeks ago offering $300 per year and all found for a qualified kennel maid. - Told of Eugene Field. Eugene Field and his wife once en tered a street car, to find all the seats taken save one at each end. When the conductor collected fares, Mr. Field announced audibly as he gave him a dime, pointing to the far end of the car, "This Is the fare for the lady there the one wearing the new, beautiful brown dress." All eyes turned, and her pretty face was rose color; but back of her reproving glance was mingled Indulgence, appre ciation, and mirth at the unexpected and truthful announcement Youth' Companion. ' .,H--rf""-v-'i "Help us to open the hearts of all good women to their new duty. "Help us to make easy the way of the working woman. . "Help us to point out new paths of service to the Idle women." Shapes of the Satellites. Photometric studies of six of the principal satellites of Saturn, made by Outhnlck, Indicate a confirmation of the previous conclusions of other ob servers that several, and nerhanH all. of these satellites behave like our own moon In keeping always tbe same side toward the planet around which they revolve. In regard to the satel lite named Tethys, an Interesting hy pothesis Is offered to account for Its very, marked changes of luminosity. The theory Is that Tethys possesses the form of a long ellipsoid, the two principal axes of which are to one an other In the ratio of five to two. A similar suggestion has been made con cerning the shape of the asteroid Eros, which likewise exhibits great va riations of light according to Its posi tion In Its orbit artmnd the aun. Harper'a Weekly. The man who stands at the bottom of the ladder and steadies It Is often of more benefit to the country than the one who climbs to the top. MEN IN SECOND PLACE KRENCH ARMY OFFICIALS RELY ON WOMEN AVIATORS. Have Many Points of Superiority Which Must Be Taken Into Ac- Aount Whan tha Tnimnnti nf War Are Sounded. The French army department has determined to have as many women aviators In Its air battalions as It pos sibly can, says an English paper. For this purpose a special law will have to be passed making women eligible for army service. The fact Is that the leaders of avia tion in France have come to the con clusion that women make better avi ators than men, and they are deter mined to encourage women fliers In every possible way. Their first step has been to make Mile. Helene Dutrieu a chevalier of the Legion of Honor, a decoration that has been given to very few' women. Among the experiments undertaken by the French authorities were a num ber dealing with the effects of height speed, quickness of thought and ac tion, and other essentials of flying. In these experiments both men and wo men took part, and, to the amazement of every one, It was found that the wo men were far better air pilots than their male competitors. First of all, women are more primi tive than men. They are far less well developed mentally; and, though the man in the street may not think it, women are not so nervous as men. A woman is less liable, say' the French scientists, to collapse In the higher altitudes of the air than a man. Her greater capacity for bearing pain, or rather her Insensibility to pain, en ables her to withstand the cold of the upper regions of the atmosphere cold so Intense that more than one aviator has lost control of his machine through It and been dashed to death. Another cause which makes a wo man better at high altitudes Is the fact that she needs less oxygen for breathing than men. She Is, In conse quence, less affected by the rarlfied air, a further proof of which fact Is that quite a large number of women have. earned the highest reputations for mountain climbing. The fifth statement In the report Bays: "The arc of a. woman's vision la nearly twice that of a man." Put In ordinary language, mis means mat while a man only sees what Is direct ly In front of him, a woman sees things at the side as well. A man's vision Is concentrated, while a wo man's Is spread. - -' This ability to see all round, as II were, la of the greatest possible Im portance In aviation. The airman does not want to see just ahead so much as each side and above him. The general look of things tells him the state of the atmosphere, and enables him to steer clear of dangerous eddies, currents, and tin nn f A woman, also, Is not so concen trated In her thought as a man. The latter thinks of only one thing at a time, while a woman thinks of sev eral things, and Is able to deal with them all successfully. This faculty la called "diffused attention" by scien tists, and Is valuable In the air. Finally, the report to the French war office, states that tbe woman's spe cific gravity is less. J . The highly-developed modern wo man, however, la useless for driving an aeroplane, according to the scien tists. It Is her home-loving sister, who is not so highly concentrated, who has the power of "diffused atten tion," who will make the air-woman of the future. , Humorists Always Geniuses. I Men of humor are alwaya in aome degree men of genlua; wits are truly so, although a man of genlua may, amongst other gifts, poaaess wit, aa Shakespeare. Coleridge. 74 1 Egga Beat "Grouch" Cure. Fish may make you brainy, but It's egga that make you amiable, at least If we can believe the clalma made for this particular article of food by a German scientist of note. "Cranks, grouches, nervous wrecks of all kinds, should eat all the eggs they can possibly digest," says Prof. Stleglets. "Eggs are the best thing In the world for those whose 111 tern-, pers make themselves and every one around them uncomfortable. They should be soft boiled preferably and eaten four times a day for four weeka on a stretch. Then the diet should be stopped and not commenced again for four or even six weeks." And though no mention Is made of whether Eastern eggs in particular have any more healthful and cheerful effect than ordinary egga taken at or dinary times, Isn't It alwaya true that "the better the day, the better the deed?" Dull. Oabe Smith Is the dullest fellow ever met Steve Should aav aa. Whv. h couldn't even break a monotony. 1 -.V