Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 11, 1922, Page 2

— - . }7 | = THE BEMIDJI, DAILY PIONEER wWilliam MacHarg <] Y 7 INDIAN DRUM dqnd Edwin B _mef‘ oY Gopyright by Edwin Balmer~ .= == @ = SYNOPSIS Sherrill"opened a drawer and took CHAPTER L—Wealthy and highly laced in the Chicago business world, njamin, Corvet is something of o re- Gluse and a mystery to his assoclates. After a stormy interview with his part- ner, Henry Spearman, Corvet seeks Con- stance Sherrill, daughter of his other business partner, Lawrence Sherrill, and Becures from her a promise not to marry Spearman. He then disappears. Sherriil Jenrns Corvet has _written to a_certain Alan Conrad, in Blue Raplds, Kansas, and exhibited strange agitation over the matter. CHAPTER IL—Corvet's letter summons Conrad, a youth of unknown parentage to_Chicago. ‘CHAPTER TIL—From a statement of Sherrill it seems probuble Conrad is Cor- vet's llegitimate son. Corvet has deeded his house and its contents to Alan. CHAPTER IV.—Alan takes possession of his new home. CHAPTER V.—That, night Alan discov- ers & _man ransacking the desks and bu- reau drawers in Corve’s apartments. The appearance of Alan tremendously agitates the Intruder, who appears to think him a ghost and raves of “the Miwaku.” After a struggle the man esgppes. “CHAPTER Vi xt day Alan learns trom Sherrill that Corvet las deaded his eontire property to him. Introduced to Spearman, Alin is astounded at the dis- covery that he’is the man whom he had found in his house the night before. (Continued from last issue) CHAPTER VI. The Deed in Trust. Memory, if Alan could call it that, had given him a feeling for ships and for the lake. But these recollections were only what those of a three-years' child might have been. Not only did ihey refuse to connect themselves with anything else, but by the very finality | of their isolation, they warned him that they—and perhaps a few more |vague memories of similar sort—were | ‘all that recollection ever would give | him. He caught himself together und ] turned his -thoughts to the approach- ing visit to Sherrill—and his father’s | ofices. He had accepted Constance | Sherrill's invitation to drive downtown to his destination. Observing the towering buildings to | his right, he was able to identify some of the more prominent structures, fa- miliar from photographs of the city. Constance drove swiftly a few blocks down this boulevard; then, with a stdden, “Here we are!" she shot the car to the curb and stopped. She led | Alan Into orie of the tallest and best- looking- buildings. On several of the doors opening upon the wide marble hall where the eleva- tqr left them, Alan saw the names, “Corvet, Sherrill and Spearman.” Constance led the way on past to a door farther down the corridor, which bore merely the name, “Lawrence | ; evidently Sherrill, who had side from the shipping busi- ness, had offices connected with but not actually a part of the offices of Corvet, Sherrill and Spearman. A girl on guard at the door, saying that Mr. Sherrill had been awaiting Mr. Con- rad, opened an inner door and led Alan into a large, many-windowed room, where Sherrill was sitting alone before a table-desk. He pulled the “yisitor's chair” rather close to his desk and to his own big leather chair before asking Alan to seat himself. “You wanted to tell me, or ask me, something last night, my daughter has told me,” Sherrill said cordiatly. “I'm sorry 1 wasn't home when you came back.” Sherrill Opened a Drawer and Took Out a Large, Plain Envelope. 7% wanted. to ask you, Mr. Sherrill” Alan said, “about those facts in re- gard to Mr. Corvet which you men- tioned to me yesterday but did not ex- plain. You said it would not aid me to ‘know them ; but T found certain things in Mr. Corvet's honse last night which made me want to know, if I could, everything yo P him | < out a large, plain envelope. “On the day after your father disap- peared,” he said, “but before I knew he was gone—or before nny one except my daughter felt any alarm about him —I recelved a short note from him. The note was agitated, almost incoher- ent. It told me he had sent for you— Alan Conrad, of Blue Rapids, Kansas —bhut spoke of you as though you were some one I ought to have known about, and commended you to my care. The remainder of it was merely an agitat- ed, almost indecipherzble farewell to we. When I opened the envelope, a key had fallen out. The note made no reference to the key, but, compar- ing it with one I had in my pocket, I saw that it appeared to be a key to a safety deposit box in the vaults of a company where we both had boxes. “The note, taken In connection with my daughter’s alarm about him, made it so plain that something serious had happened to Corvet, that my first thought was merely for him. Corvet was not a man with whom one could readily connect the thought of suicid but, Alan, that was the idea I had. I hurried at once to his house, but the bell was not answered, and I could not get in. His servant, Wassaquam, has very few friends, and the few times he has been away from home of recent years huve been when he visited an acquaintance of his—the head porter in a South Side hotel. I went to the telephone in the house next door and called the hotel and found Wassaquam’ there. I told him over the telephone only that something was wrong, and hurried to my own home to get the key, which T had, to the Corvet house; but when I came back and let myself into the house, I found It empty and with no sign of anything having hap- pened. “The next morning, Alan, T went to the safe deposit vaults as soon as they were open, [ presented the numbered key and was told that it belonged to a hox rented hy Cofvet,and that Corvet had arranged ahout three days hefore for me to have access to the box if T presented the key. [ had only to sign my name in their book and open the box. In it, Alan, T found the pictures of you which I showed you yesterday and the very strange communications that I am going to show you now.” Sherrill opened the long envelope, from which several thin, folded papers fell: e picked up the largest of these, which consisted of several sheets fastened together with a clip, and handed it to Alan without comment. Alan, as he looked at it and turned the pages, saw that it contained two col- umns of typewriting carried from page to page after the manner of an ac count. The column to the left was an inven- tory of property and profits and in- come by months and yenrs, and the one to the right was a list of losses and expenditures. Beginning at an in- definite day or month in the year 1895, there set down in a lump sum Wi was indicated as the total of Ren- Jamin Corvet’s holdings at that time, To this, In sometimes undated items, the increase had been added. In the opposite column, beginning apparently from the same date in 1895, were the missing man's expenditures, Alun having ascertained that the pa- pers contained only this account, looked up questioningly to Sherrill; but Sherrill, without speaking, merely handed him the second of the papers. Alan unfolded It and saw that it was a letter written In the same hand which had written the summons he had received in Blue Rapids and had made the entries in the little memo- randum book of the remittances that had been sent to John Welton, It began simply : “Lawrence— “This will come to you in the event that I am not able to carry out the plan upon which I am now, at last, de- termined. You will find with this a list of my p ions. Deeds for all real estate executed and complete ex- cept for recording of the transfer at the county oifice; bonds, certiticat and other documents representing my ownership of properties, together with signed forms for thelr legal transfer to you, are in this box.. These proper- ties, in their entlrety,.T give to you in trust to hold for the young man now known as Alan Conrad of Blue Rap- ids, Kan., to deliver any part or all over to him or to continue to hold it all in trust for him as you shall con- sider to he to his greatest advaniage. “This for the reasons which 1 shall have ‘told to you or himeI camnot know which one of you now. nor do 1 know how T shall tell it. But when you learn, Lawrence, think as well of me as you can and help him to be charitable to me. “With the greatest affection, “BENJAMIN CORVET.” Alan, as he finlshed reading, looked up to Sherril, bewildered and dazes “What does it mean, Mr. Sherri Does it mean that he has gone aw; “NEVER WEAKEN,”” AT GRAND THEATER THIS EVENING Laughs a lot of people never dream- ed they were capable of were liter- (ally scared out of them by the breath- lessly thrilling stunts Harold Lloyd performed in his inimitable comedy style in “Never Weaken” showing for three days beginning today at Lhe Grand. The first two reels of this new A:- sociated Exhibitors comedy, produced by Hal Roach, with whom Lloyd's entire comedy career has been assc. ciated, move along swiftly with a lot of typical Lloydian gags and humor In the last reel the comedy sud denly slips into a high speed gear labelled Thrills! It maintains a mau, hilarious pace to the very last fade- out. When it is over, you are so ex- hausted from your hearty, and some times hysterical laughs, you wonder if the title, “Never Weaken” is a pre- caution intended for you, or for Har- old Lloyd, who apparently places no value on his life. DESMOND HARD-RIDING HERO IN “FIGHTIN’ MAD” It is a thrilling story of rapid ac- tion, dealing witn love, romance and adventure which Wiltiam DesmorJ portrays in “Fightin’ Mad” a Metro release for Willam Desmond produc- tions, which comes to the Grand thea- ter today, Sunday~ and Monday with Haro.d Lioyd 1a “Never Weak- en,” In this story by H. H. Van Loan, the youthful hero finds life on a ranch too quiet to suit his adventurous uis- position and decides to join the Bor- der Patrol. He gets a stormy recup- tion from his future comrades but his two-fisted way of meeting all obsta- cles wins him a place and friends who stick to him in hig daring attempt to rescue the girl of his love from ban- dits. ' Supporting Desmond in the not- able cast are Virginia Brown Faire, as leading lady; Rosmary Theby, who had the leading role in “‘A Connecti- cut Yankee,” Doris Pawn, Joseph J. Dowling, William Lawrence, Emmett C. King, Jack Richardson, William J and left everything he had—eéverything to me?” “If Mr. Corvet does not return, and I do not receive any other instructions, I shall take over his estate, as he has Instructed, for your advantage. “And, Mr, Sherrill, he didn’t tell you why? 'This is all you know?” “Yes; you have everything now. All we can do, Alan, Is to search for him in every way we can. There will be others searching for him too now; for information of his disappearance has got out. There have been reporters at the office this morning making in- quiries, and his disappearance will be in the afternoon papers.” Sherrill put the papers back In thelr envelope, and the envelope back into the drawer, which he reiocied. “I went over all this with Mr, Spear- man this morning,” he sald. “He is as much at a loss to explain it as I am.” He was silent for a few moments. “The transfer of Mr. Corvet's prop- erties to me for you,” he sald sudden- ly, “includes, as you have seen, Cor- vet's Interest in the firm of ‘Corvet, Sherrill & Spearman’ I went very .| carefully through the deeds and trans- fers in the deposit box, and it was plain that, while he had taken great care with the forms of transfer for all the properties, he had taken particular pains with whatever related to his holdings in this company and to his shipping interests, If I make over the properties to you, Alan, I shall begin with those; for it seems to me that your father was particularly anxious that you should take a personal as well as a financial place among the men who control the trafic of the lakes. I have told Spearman that this | is my intention. He has not been able to see it my way as yet; but he may change his views, I think, after meet. ing you." Sherrill got up. Alan arose a little unsteadily. The list of properties he had read and the letter and Sherrill’s statement. portended so much that its meaning could not all come to him at nce. He followed Sherrill through a ‘Short private corridor, flanked with files lettered “Corvet, Sherrill, and Spearman,” into the large room he had seen when he came in with Constance. They 'crossed this, and Sherrill, with- out knocking, opened the door of the office marked, “Mr. Spearman.” Alan, looking on past Sherrill as the door opened, saw that there were some half dozen men in the room, smoking and talking, His gaze went swiftly on past these men toithe oue who, halt seated on the top of the flat desk, had been talkgig to them; and his pulse closed upon his heart with a shock; he start- ed, choked with astonishment, then | swiftly forced himself under control. For this was the man whom he had met and whom he had fought in Ben- jamin Corvet's louse the night before —the big man surprised in his blas phemy of Corvet andg of souls “in h—| who, at sight of an apparition with a bullet hole above its eye, had cried out in his fright, “You got Ben! Bat you won't get me—d—n you! D—n you!" Alan's shoulders drew up slightly, and the muscles of his hands tight. ened, as Sherritl led him to this man, Sherrill put bis ‘hand on the man's shoulder: his other hand was still on Alan’s arm. “Henry,” he said to the man, “this is Alan Conrad. Alan, I want you to know my partner, Mr. Spearman. Spearman nodded an ackn: dg- {went, but did not put out his hand; his eyes—steady, bold, watchful eyes —seemed meashring Alan attentively; and in retnry Alan, with his gaze, was measuting him, (Continued in Next lssue) Dyer, Bert Lindley, George Stanley' jand Vernon Sniveley. “HELL'S BORDER” AT I'HE « REX THEATER TONIGHT William (“Bill’) Fairbanks, ster- ring in “Hell’s Border,” is an expert witn the rope. Everytning was ready to shoot the scene wherc Junn Dalmer (Wm. Fairbanks) dashes to the edge of the cliff and lassos the Mexican as he passes below. The Mexican, played by Edward Serra, cume - dush- g along the bottom of the clift. Director Norfleet called to Mr. Fair- banks to come on. Just as the Mex- ican passed below Mr. Fairbanxs dashed to the edge of the cliff swing- ing his rope. True to the mark i encircled the Mexican’s body, but also caught the horse’s head at the same time. The horse jumped and Mr. Fairbanks lost ‘his _foothold as_the rope slipped from his hand, and h. oniy saved himself from a nasty fall by grabbing the brdsh and holding until he regained his breath and climbed back to safety. After the danger was over the funny side of the incident asserted itself and every- body had a good laugh. ] “RENT FREE” AT THE ELKO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW Lila Lee likes to play leading rolea with Wallace Reid and her hopes were not disappointed when she was chogen to play opposite the popwar: Para- mount star in hig latest venicle, “R t Free” which will be the feature at the Elko theater tonight and Sun-; ay. “It’s always a pleasure to play op-| posite Mr. Reid,” says Miss Lee, “for, not only is he a fine actor, but he is’ charming in every way. He’s always full of fun and never gets cranky. And Howard Higgin, who directed the picture, is splendid, too. So I wa very happy in this picturc—which [ know people are going to like because it is so human.” The scenes of the picture are laid in New York and tnere are many thrilling incidents not to speak ol laughs in the development of tno| story. The support is excellent and includes such favorites as Henry Bai | rows, Gertrude Short, Lillian Leigh- ton, Clarence Geldart, Clair. McDow- ell and Lucien Littletiela. “ENCHANTMENT” AT ELKO MONDAY AND TUESDAY A picture with a vital, pulsating story, with an insight into one of the great factors of the present day 1s found in “Enchantment” a Cosmopol- itan production starring Marion Da- vies, which will open at the Eiko the- ater next Monday and Tuesday. Miss Davies shows us the .real modern “flapper,” that product of present day’ civilization. She is spoiled, bat she has ideas of her own and knows how to carry them out. Men ure much attached to her.. They beseige her with invitations to dinners dances, and her parents decide s.ic must be “tamed.”” The story teils how this doctrine was carried out. lv's a Paramount. - Supporting Miss Davies are Forrest Stanley, leading man; Edith Shayne, Tom Lewis, Arthur Rankin and Cor- inne Baker. It was directed by Rob- ert G. Vignola, from the story, “Maun- handling Ethel” by Frank R. Adams. “CONQUERING POWER"” TAKEN FROM BALZAC The Rex Ingram production for Me- tro of “The Conquering Power,’” greeted in New York as one of tne truly great motion pictures of tue age, is announced by the Eiko theater for three days, beginning Wednesday next. It is an adapttation by June Mathis of Balzac’s novel, “tugenie Grandet,” a powerfs] story of love and gre ed in a smail French provia- cial town. . . Alice Terry and Rudolph Valentino who created such memorable success- es as the lovers in Ingram’s produc- tion of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” arc cast in the leal- ing role. “‘PARDON MY NERVE” AT | REX THEATER TOMORROW When Charles Jones received the call to become a star in William Fox pictures he was prepared. That is probably the reason for his rapid climb into popularity with motion picture-goers. Jones is a ruggqq fel- low, having lived an outdoor life on the range since he left school. He is a singularly practised and nervy horseman, and can throw a rope as well as any cowboy on the screen or off it; and he can do the fancy stuff| too. A His latest William Fox picture is «pardon My Nerve,” which will be at the Rex theater Sunday. If you don’t think he gets exercise while making pictures go see him in this one. It’s as full of action as a dy- namo under high pressure. FAMOUS MENTALIST AT REX BEGINNING SUNDAY Chief Bae Piere Brookhart, the great French-Italian mentalist will be the attaction Rex theater for three days, beginning Sunday. Since his appearance at the New Grand in Duluth, a year ago Brook- hart has received over a thousand letters from people in Duluth and Su- perior who saw his act. He ig without a doubt the greatest Indian mentalist and the press and public throughout, the country have nothing but words of praise for this wonder of the age. . He predicted the date of America’s| entrance into the World war. | He predictd the exact date of the armistice. | He predicted the election of Pres-| ident Harding. | He told an audience in Boston in 1915 while Gov. Coolidge was sitting ‘1 a box that he would be in the White House in 1921. | It was in 1919 that the eyes of the | entire civilized world were focussed | upon Bae Piere Brookhart who pre-; dicted that there would be four vears of world war. He gave the date of America’s entry into the struggle, the history and . destinies of all the nationg and predicted to! the day and date the signing'of the i spiritualism, and yet =i __SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1922 arniistice which ended the greatest struggle the world has ever seen. He does not claim to demonstrate one wonders how he acquires information he dis- plays of past, present and future without being in touch with some agency outside of the material world. He reads and answers questions which not only have not been written down but have not been spoken, the inquirer thinking what he or she wishes to know. Bae Brookhart will give his act threed times daily com- mencing Sunday. WANTED TO CHEER UP RIVAL Rossini’s List of His Ailments Designed | to Comfort Composer Whom He Knew Disliked Him. When thinking of celebrated mu- siclans who loved a joke, the name of Rossini naturally occurs to us, for he was as fond of one as of his table. Here 1s an instance. Walking one day with a friend in Paris he met Mey beer, who was his only formidable ri al at the time, though the two were al- ways courteous to one another. The German, hat in hand, enquired most anxiously after the Italian's health. “Alas,” sald Rossini. “I am suffering from complete loss of appetite, and when I manage to eat I cannot digest. My lumbago gives me no peace, my heart is weak, and I have difficulty in hreathing. My sight is failing, and my memory is going.” Meyerbeer ex- pressed himself as deeply grieved, and hoped that when next he had the good fortune of meeting “his dear friend,” he might hear a bhetter account of his health, and wished him good-day. When he had gone, Rossini’s companion asked him why he had told so many fihs, for he appeared to he in the best of health. “So I am,” sald he, “but the old man looked so unhappy that I felt impelled to say something to cheer him."—London Times. Differ Concerning Apparition. An apparition in dazzling white ap- peared above the altar at Belmont ab- bey, according to priests of the Belml dictine order at the mouastery at- tached to Belmont abbey. One of the priests was kneeling before the high altar when the apparition appeared and he called some of his colleagues, who are also reported to have seen-the apparition. One of the priests at the monastery said: “One evening I was in the grounds closing doors, when T saw the life-size figure of a priest, dressed in his ordinary habit. Another time I was asleep, when I was awakened by someone passing a hand over my heart. Starting up, I recognized the visitant ax the returned spirit of a dead priest.” The abbot of Belmont treated the mat- ter humorously. ‘... sensible person in sychic phenomena " he said. “If any man here tells nie he has seen a ghost I will give him a good dose of physic for indiges- tion aud watch how he eats his next meal.” DRS. i Larson & Larson SPECIALISTS EXAMINING EYES FITTING GLASSES Office, First Floor 213 Third St. Office Phone 131 Res. 310 D.B. C. MEN WITH FORD MOTOR CO. Again, the Ford Motor Co. has come to [akota Business College, Fargo, N. D., for a ‘‘capable office man.”” This time the call came from the Moorhead branch. Clyde Dalrymple was recommend- cd. Another ‘‘Dakota’’ graduate, Mr. Grimsvedt, now heads Ford’s Fargo office. D. B. C. graduates forge ahead with the biggest firms. L. R. Jones, 2 *‘Dakotan,”” is chief of the Stand-~ ard Oil Co’s. Kansas City office. Hundreds are bank officers. “Follow the $uccessful.’”” Enroll any day, Write F. L. 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