The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 51, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 23, 1930 Page: 3 of 8
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by MARGARET TURNBULL
Illustrations by IRWIN MYERS
Copyright by Msrgsret Turnhull.
CHAPTER X—Continued
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lie wns off, and soon Sir George
•could see the lights on the little
bridge to the Island. Glad to see
them, too, In spite of the fact that he
would have to face ltoherta Mac-
Beth's hostile eyes across the dinning
table. What did the girl want any-
how? He had done his best for her
father and for her, and if she thought
he'd told about her friend of the other
night, she was mistaken, though she
might have to hear some ugly tales
about that lad soon, If his recognition
this afternoon should prove that Jack
Navarro was mixed up In the attempt
•on the payroll. If it was true, It was
plain why Navarro never came to the
house. He had probably given the
girl some highly romantic reason.
What drove a girl like Roberta to a
sly fellow like that sleek-haired lad,
when there were men like Ray and
Dunham about? It did not occur to
him, Roberta being a girl, that It was
the same thing that had brought him
here to MacReth's Island; that had
, made him risk his skin today—ad-
venture, and the desire for things
new and strange.
After dinner he would go down to
•Green Bend and see Alice or Nell,
and rest his tired brain. Nice girls,
not nearly so disturbing as Roberta.
lie reached the bridge, clattered
across It and up to the terrace.
Roberta and Ray were already there.
They had passed him when the po-
Rceman halted him, they told him,
without his observing them. Lady
Sandison came running down the ter-
race steps and grasped him. It was
the first time Aggy had hugged him
since he was seven, but she had lost
nothing by want of practice.
"Oh, my laddie 1 Did they touch
you ?"
"Not a touch," Sir George said In
what he thought was a truly Ameri-
can manner. "Now hands off, I must
report to the chief."
MacBeth eat In his library, tele-
phone near at hand. He was drawing
on a piece of paper and trying to
look businesslike, but the hand that
held the pencil shook a little, as he
saw Sir George in the doorway. Just
by so little had this shining young
head missed death on this wonderful
day In this peaceful countryside and
It was he, Robert Maclleth, who had
set him on 'tis dangerous way—to
save a few miserable thousands.
But that was not the way Sir
George looked at it.
"Well, we pulled it olT, sir. Chicago
wasn't 'in it,' as you say over here.
I've had a great day," lie concluded,
and then hesitated as he saw the ex-
pression on Robert MacReth's face.
"I—I did hope you'd be pleased."
"I'm Just terribly pleased, but I'm
d—d glad it's over. Aggy was In
such a stew."
"Oh, you've got to make allowance
for Aggy," her stepson said. "She
thinks that without her supervision
and superintendence the f Srindlsons
would hove perished. Maybe she's
right, at that," he added, remember-
ing the debt of grntltude the family
really owed Aggy. "But she has an
awfully aggravating way of acting as
though she were still my nurse."
Robert MacBeth lauffhed.
"But leaving Aggy out of It en-
tirely, sir, as we must, I'll ask you to
think of this nnd discuss It after din-
ner. Why did the beggars attack the
bank today and why did they come up
the towpath? Was it because the bank
robbers in New York got wbrd through
that I was there after the money? Or,
and this I think the more likely, wns
It because there was a leak somewhere
—here?"
Roberta called cheerfully: "Sir
George, Aunt Aggy says not to dress,
but come as you aft;. None of us are
dressing tonight."
"Oh, blnstl" ejaculated Sir George
as he sprang to his feet, "that means
I must get some of the soil from my
face and hands." He disappeared.
• ••••••
In the cheap Philadelphia restau-
rant only two men met at their cus-
tomary table. The waitress asked the
older man, who hnd come In first:
"Where's your friends?"
••Ah " the sound was like a smoth-
tred oath, "that Is what I should like
to know myself."
Jack entered and approached the
table. The older man nodded and let
him slip Into his chair and give an
order before he spoke.
"Well?"
Jack shrugged his shoulders. "Well
—Is It my fault If Paul bungled It?
Check up on me! Everything I got
was straight. They had the money in
the country bank and he did take It to
the works. The New York car was n
decoy, as I told you. The mau who
slipped up Is Paul."
"They have Paul."
"What! Will he squeal?"
The older man was silent. Then
he looked up and asked, "The girl?
Does she suspect you?"
Juck shook his head. "I tofd her
enough about him to keep her from
believing anything he says about me."
The older man looked at him grimly.
"Eat and come to the office by the
back way. We're not done. Since
the payroll's lost to us, you must get
the cush through the girl."
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Roberta was feeling a little lonely.
Here where she used to be first, with
her father and those within the house,
Sir George seemed to have taken first
place away from her. Even the
servants watched for him, tried to
anticipate his wishes, and as for her
aunt and^father, why, quite evidently
as Aunt Aggy had said, they both
looked to him for amusement and ex-
citement. That this was partly her
own fault Roberta knew vaguely, but
resolutely she Insisted to herself that
she had been justified, even now when
the demands of her newest friend
made her feel reluctant and a little
fearful.
Jack was growing impntlent nnd In-
sistent. Would she agree or would
she not? And how had it come about
that Jack held such importance in
her life?
She was utterly weary of this island
and this life she told herself, and yet
at that moment how bright und
sparkling the island looked. How
lovely the countryside round about!
And wjiere, she thought, would she
get two people like her aunt nnd her
father under one roof, ready and will-
ing to do anything for each other and
for her? Yes, now that it came to
screwing up her courage to take the
step that would sever her, maybe for-
ever, from them, with all their faults
and errors In their treatment of her,
Roberta hesitated. What would It be
like to be quite alone in the world
with Jack?
"Roberta?" called her aunt's voice
from the hall. "Where are you?"
"Here," Roberta answered with n
start. "Come to my room, Auntie."
She heard her aunt's quick, decided
footsteps, then the door opened and
she came in.
"Your father's bent on having his
young engineers out for the week-end.
He wants to talk over his plans with
them and have them know Sir George
better. He said you would know just
what to do, and where to send the
invitations. He wants yon Browne,
nnd a man called Arlent, another called
McAvoy, two cousins of the same
name, Tom and Terry Ilaugton and an
older man, McBurney. He said you
were to ask Roger Dunham, too, and
jist for the afternoon and to stay to
supper, he'd like you to ask a few
lassies to make it pleasant for the
men." Then she hesitated. "Roberta,
It would please your father something
awful If you would put yourself out a
bit for these young men. He takes
pride in his daughter, you know." She
looked at the girl a little wistfully.
"He sets a great store by you, my lass."
Roberta turned abruptly away.
Somehow she could not face her aunt,
but she said pleasantly enough, "Why,
of course, Aunt Aggy, I'll do what I
can. But after tea on Sunday," she
hesitated and then went on, "1 have
an engagement, and you'll have to
manage the rest by yourself."
"You couldn't break It, I suppose?
It may be fanciful of me, but I have
a kind of feeling that he—Rob I mean
—will be disappointed if you are not
there. You see the young men will be
going Sunday night."
"Oh!" exclaimed Roberta. "They
generally stay until Monday morning."
"This time they are all going Sunday
night and on Monday there's a jaunt
to the construction works, with Sir
George driving your father. It'll be
your father's firet try at going out
In a car."
Roberta faced about and looked at
her aunt. "Do you—Does Sir George
think there Is any danger—for Father?"
"Well," admitted her aunt, "they
say not. I can see, however, that
having diddled the robbers so cleverly,
It'll maybe make those black-hearted
rogues that are left so angry that
they're like to get Into any mischief
they can. At least that's what I think
Sir George Is anxious about. For the
lad's anxious, no matter what they say
before me, and he was awful partic-
ular that I should tell you."
Roberta's heart contracted with
fear and anger combined. Though
Aunt Aggy gave her th« message In
W. N. tJ. Service.
all Innocence, Roberta was sure Sir
George's intention that she should be
told was not so Innocent. He was
somehow, without any justification as
far as she could see, except his fear
of what Jack might say against him,
determined to throw some sort of slur
or suspicion on Jack, If he possibly
could. Probably wanted to Influence
Dad against him, and so prevent his
believing anything Jack said.
Then quite suddenly she thought of
her father's danger. It was a new sen-
sation for Roberta to be afraid for
anyone, yet she could not dismiss her
fears lightly this time. There had
been danger to Sir George, the other
day, though she laughed at the Idea.
She could not bear to think of her
father being In any danger when She—
"Oh, Aunt Aggy, can't we persuade
Dad not to go?"
Aunt Aggy's sharp blue eyes soft-
ened. This girl did have some feeling,
after all. She did care about her
father. "Well, I don't know, my dear.
I don't really think Rob will do any-
thing for me just now, but," and she
eyed the girl eagerly and shrewdly,
"there's no telling wiiat he might not
do for you, or If not he, there's Sir
Geordie."
"Sir George will do nothing for me."
"Well, I'd not be quite as positive
of that as you are. You forget, my
dear, that you always approach him
with a lifted poker, as you might say.
Now, if you were to drop the poker
and, remembering that he's a poor
young man and that you're a rich
young woman to whom he cannot
exactly be as up and corning as some
others—why there's no telling."
"Aunt Aggy," said Roberta, amused
in spite of herself and a little exas-
perated, "are you trying to tell me
that I don't know how to interpret Sir
George's manner to me? If you are
you may save yourself the pains. He's
not only looked things, but he's said
things."
"Did he so?" her aunt questioned,
her eyes screwing up with mirth.
"Well, that's hopeful. There's never
a lud would go to the trouble of in-
sulting a good looking lass, unless he
wanted to attract her attention." She
rose briskly. "I must be off to my
ordering. Thank you, my dear."
It was not until her aunt's footsteps
were far distant down the stairs that
Roberta moved. Then she put her
modern head down on her desk and
cried in a good old-fashioned way.
I.ady Sandison passed her stepson
coming in with the evening papers.
"I say, Aggy, when you've time
there's no end of a treat in store for
you. You should read the different
accounts of our little excitement in
these odd American papers, especially
the country ones. I mean to clip some
of them and send them to Havllant
and Uncle Charles."
But In the library he forgot to read
or clip, for on turning over the pages
of one of the papers his eye caugh®
a name he knew. He stared, unabU
to believe his eyes. There it wa*,
however, under marriage licenses:
"Roberta Jean MacBeth, MacBeth's
Island, Pa., and John V. Navarro,
Philadelphia, Pa."
Was It just one of Nicaragua Jack'n
tricks, or did Roberta know and con-
sent? He had been unable to trace
any connection between Nicaragua
Jack and the bandits captured or at
large, and that fact had kept him
silent. But now—what was he to do?
Hastily he tore the list from the paper
and thrust it In his pocket.
(Tp BE CONTINUED.)
Algerian Native Today
Mixture of Many Races
The first Impression of Algerian na-
tives comes to the tourist when sail-
ors and boatmen swarm up to his
steamer at the time of landing. They
are certainly a piratical and cutthroat-
looking gang, decidedly picturesque,
nnd anything but clean. Although
they are descendants of pirates, they
are considered awkward and stupid at
managing a boat. In the streets of
the towns are many oriental types—
the Moors of mixed Spanish and Ara-
bian blood have degenerated physical-
ly and mentally from the builders of
the Alhambra, being now mostly beg-
gars and petty laborers. Th Arabs
or Bedouins, "stolid and squalid,"
also look like a conquered race. Most
of the Bhops are kept by Jews, but the
Kabeles form the largest part of the
population. These men are of a pure
mountain race Bhowlng traces of
Greek and Roman ancestry In their
complexion and even In their laws.
A 60-story skyscraper In New York
Is to be decorated In a variety of hues,
the entire exterlo "" '
Improved Uniform International
Sunday School
T Lesson1
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATHJR, D. D.. Mem-
her of Faculty, Moody Blbl* Institute
of Chicago.)
((E). 1830, Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for December 21
TIMOTHY: THE INFLUENCE OF
HOME TRAINING
LESSON TEXT—Acta U:l-3; Philip-
plans 2:19-22; II Timothy 1:1-6; :
14-16.
GbLDEN TEXT—And that from «
child thou hast known the holy scrip-
tures, which ar« able to make thee
wise unto salvation through faith
which is In Christ Jesus.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
IC—Living for Christ in Our Homes.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP-
IC—Religious Training in the Home.
I. Timothy's Parentage (Acts 16:1).
His father was a Greek and his
mother a believing Jewess. On his
mother's side, at least, he had a godly
ancestry. Frequently the influence of
the mother makes the son. A pious
mother and a pious grandmother were
back of Timothy. How thankful to
God ought those to be who have been
blossed with a godly ancestry. Chris-
tian heredity and training are vital
elements which go to make up Chris-
tian life.
II. Timothy's Training (I Tim. 1:5;
II Tim. 3:14,15).
His wise and faithful mother and
grandmother carefully nurtured him
in God's Word. He knew the Scrip-
tures from childhood through their
training. The faith which eume to
him through his grandmotL'er and
mother did not come through *he laws
of heredity, but through careful train-
ing and teaching.
Three factors were lnvolv'Vl In his
training:
1. Godly ancestors. Those tvlio have
been blessed with godly ancestors
should thank God for then. Those
who are to be the parents cT the com-
ing generation should see to It that
their children are not handicapped
by a wrong life and wrong teaching.
2. A Christian home. The young of
the human race must remain for the
longest period under the influence of
their parents. Unending existence and
exalted destiny demand long and care-
ful training. The goodness nnd wis-
dom of God are vitally reflected In
this provision for humanity.
3. A diligent study of the Holy
Scriptures. Timothy not only was
taught the Scriptures from childhood,
but was commanded fedillgently to
study them (eh. 2:15). No home train-
ing or hereditary influence can possi-
bly take the place of personal study
of the Bible.
III. Timothy's Call (Acts 10:2.3).
While on his second missionary
Journey in company with Silas, Paul
found Timothy at Lystra near Derbe.
Perhaps he had been converted on
Paul's first missionary Journey, but
hearing a favorable report of him by
the brethren, Paul circumcised him
so as not to offend the Jews, because
his father was a Greek. This was in
harmony with the decision of the
Jerusalem council. It was a case
where conciliation was possible with-
out compromise of truth. From this
time to the end of Paul's life, Timothy
was his devoted companion.
IV. Timothy's Character.
1. Of a retiring disposition (II Tim.
1:6). He had received a gift from
God at the hands of the apostle but
It needed to be stirred up; that Is,
fanned Into a flame. Such a tempera-
ment would mature in touch with a
great personality like Paul. Each
Christian has a gift from God's hand.
It Is highly Important that the God-
given gift be stirred up.
2. Courageous (II Tim. 2:1-8). Hav-
ing been stirred up nnd freed from
the spirit of fear, he deliberately Iden-
tified himself with Paul In his suffer-
ings and trials. Courage Is greatly
needed In doing the Lord's work.
3. Faithful <Ph!l. 2:20). Timothy
tarried In the difficult field of Ephesus
through many years. He was the only
man «f the proper fidelity to minister
to the Philippians. The secret of his
faithfulness In such a position was
his fidelity to God's word.
V. Timothy's Ministry.
1. As a fellow missionary with Paul
(Phil. 2:22). Paul testified that Tim-
othy, as a son with a father, had
served with him in the gospel.
2. As pastor of the church at
Ephesus (I Tim. 1:3,4). Here Timothy
labored for many years, tactfully
meeting the difficulties of that great
church. The secret of his ministry,
as that of all Christian ministers,
was that he had Implicit confidence
In the Scriptures as God's Word, and
that he diligently studied them so as
rightly to divide them In meeting the
needs of those to whom he ministered.
This Is the only way to meet the needs
which arise In tha difficult field of a
pastor.
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Insurance against illness is famil-
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All the schemes—actual or pro-
jected—under which a person pays
a regular subscription to a hospital,
and in return is entitled to receive
treatment at that hospital, free of
charge, if lie requires it, full into
this category. And now there is an
interesting extension of tile illness
Insurance principle for which doc-
tors themselves are responsible.
This is a voluntary contract, sys-
tem, under which subscribers pay a
fee of three pence a week (six cents),
which goes to the doctor in full. In
return for this weekly fee, the sub-
scriber is "entitled to medical and
surgical treatment within the com-
petence and skill of a general prac-
titioner at the surgery or at his
house, Including all naedful medi-
cines."
According to the Lancet, the fa-
mous medical paper, there are :io or
so services of this kind in various
parts of the country.—London An-
swers.
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University Libraries
The number of hound volumes In
the'llbrarles of the 1,07(5 universities,
colleges and professional schools of
the country reached -10.408,2!) 1 in 1928.
The privately controlled institutions
have the largest libraries. Harvard
ranking first, Yale second and Colum-
bia third. Among the publicly con-
trolled institutions, the University of
California has the largest library.
Hope Beats Eternal
"Miss Oldgirl seems to be painted
over tonight. Evidently she has her
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"Yes; on becoming some one's
wife."
u
A Mother of Five
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that helped me. This fine tonic
built up my health and gave me
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needed to do my housework and
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— From letters of grateful women.
St. Joseph's
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ments. salves or injections.
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