New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 26, 1922, Page 5

uc 6'»«’ E © by Rafacl Sabattt;ll BEGIN HERE TODAY The oath, taken as he held in his arms the body of his dearest friend, PHILIPPE DE VILMORIN, gent ANDRE-LOUIS MOREAU, lawyer of Gavrillac, to Rennes and thence to Nantes, where his fervid speeches roused to action the citi- zens who were chafing under the(the south, and plodded oppression of the nobility, Philippe had been tricked Into a duel and brutally murdered . because the great MARQUIS DE LA TOUR D'AZYR feared the ‘“dangerous gift of clo- quence” which the idealistic di- vinity student possessed. Andre- Louls swore to carry on the cause of his friend and revenge himself on the Marquis for Philippe's death and because the profligate noble had sued for the hand of the beautiful ALINE DE KERCADIOU, niece of the gruff LORD OF GAVRILLAC, who was popularly believed to be the father of Andre-Louis, Returning from Nantes, Andre- Louis is met on the outskirts of Gavrillac by Aline, who warns him that soldiers are waiting in the town to arrest him for sedition. GO ON WITH THE STORY' “My dear Aline! That I should have been the cause of so much con- cern and trouble,” exclaimed Andre with mocking nonchalance. *“Do you realize that they have come to arrest you?” she asked him, with increasing impatience. “You are wanted for sedition, and upon a war- rant from M. de Lesdiguieres." “Sedition?” quoth he, and his thoughts flew to that business at Nantes. It was impossible they could have had news of it in Rennes and acted upon it in so short a time. “Yes, sedition. The sedition of that wicked speech of yours at Rennes on Wednesday."” “You must not go into Gavrillac," she told him, "and you must get down from your horse, and let me take it. 1 shall return it to the Breton Arme.” “You haven't considered what will happen to you if you do such a thing.” “HE 1S COMING! ‘What do I care for law? Do you imagine that the law will presume to touch me?" 7 *'Of course there is that. You are sheltered by one of the abuses I com plained of Rennes. I was forgetting." “Complain of it as much as you please, but meanwhile profit by it. Come, Andre, do as I tell you. Get down from your horse.” And then, as he hesitated, she stretched out and caught him by the arm, Her voice was vibrant with earnestness. “Andre, .you don't realize how seri- ous is your position. You must go away at once, and lie completely lost until my uncle can bring influence to bear to obtain your pardon.” “That will be a long time, then,” said Andre-lLouis. ‘M. de Kercadiou has never cultivated friends at court.” “There is M. de La Tour d'Azyr, she reminded him, to his astonish- ment. “That man!" he cried, and then he laughed. “Why, yes. You see, 1 have not yet said that I will be Marquise de L4 Tour d’Azyr. It is a position that has its advantages. One of them is that it ensures a suitor's complete obedience."” *'So, so. I see the crooked logic of your mind You might go so far a sto say to him: ‘Refuse me this, and I shall refuse to be your mar- quise.” You would go so far as that?" “At need, I might."” “And do you not_see the converse implication? Do you not see that your hands would then be tied, that you would be wanting in honor if afterwards you refused to consent to anything that could sg tie your bands? Do you think I want to see you damped, Aline?” Her hand fell away from his arm. “Oh, you are mad!" she exclaimed, quite out of patience. “Possibly. But I like my madness. There is a thrill in it unknown to such sanity as yours. By your leave, Aline, I think I will ride on to Gavrillac.” “Andre, you must not! It is death to you In her alarm she backed her horse, and pulled it across the road to bar his way. “Aline, on one condition only."” “And that?" “That you swear to me you will never seek the aid of M. de Tour d’'Azyr on my behalf.” *'Since you insist, presses, I consent.” Obediently he swung down from his horse, and surrendered the reins to her. She was gone, and he stood listen- and as time young ing to the receding clopper-clop of hoofs until it grew faint in the dis- tance, BOOK II: THE BUSKIN CHAPTER I, Coming presently upon Redon road, Andre-Louls, obeyi instinct rather than reason, turned his face t wearily unx mechanically forward, He had no clear Idea of whither he was going, or of whither he should go. All that im- ported at the moment was to put as great a distance as possible between Gavelllac and himself, Midway across the vast common to the north of Gulgnen he came to a halt. Beyond loomed a tall building which he knew to be an open barn, standing on the edge of a long stretch {of meadowland., It was as big as a house, yet consisted of no more than a roof carried upon half a dozen tall, brick pillars, But densely packed under the roof was a great stack of hay that promised a w¥%m couch. on 50 cold a night. He cleaied a trough for his body, and lying down in it, covered himself to the neck with the hay he had removed. ‘Within five minutes he was soundly asleep. When next he awakened, the sun was already high in the heavens. Then to his awakening senses came a drone of voices close at hand, to which at first he paid little heed. “Oh, mon Dieu, Landre, let us separate at once.’ If it should be my father . & And upon this a man's voice broke in, calm and reassuring: *'No, no, Climes; you are mistaken. There is'no one coming. We are Jquite safe. Why do you start at shadows?" More was not needed reassure Andre-Louis. He had overheard enough to know that this was but the case of a pair of lovers who, with less to fear of life, were yet—after the manner of their kind—more timid of heart than he. In the space of to cropped meadow between the barn and the hedge stood a man and a woman, both young. The man was a well-set-up, comely fellow, with a fine head of chestnut hair tied in a queue by a WE ARE LOST!" broad bow of black satin He was dressed with certain tawdry attempts at ostentatious embellishments, which did not prepossess one at first glance in has favor. The child—she was not more than that, perhaps twenty at the most— possessed, in addition to the allure- ments of* face and shape that went very near perfection, a sparkling vi- vacity and a grace of movement the like of which Andre-Louis did not re- member ever before to have beheld assembled in one person. He could not have told you why, but he was conscious that it ag- grieved him to find her so intimate with this pretty young fellow, who was partly clad, as it appeared, in the cast-offs of a gobleman. He could not guess her station, but the speech that reached him was cultured in tone and word. He strained to listen. “That is what my heart desires, L.eandre, but 1 am beset by fears lest your stratagem should be too late. T am to marry this horrible Marquis of Sbrufadelli this very day. He arrives by noon. He comes to sign the con- tract—to make me the Marchioness of Sbrufadelli. Oh!"” it was a cry of pain from that tender young heart. “Save me, Leandre. Save me! You are my only hope.” So her father was marrying her to a marquis! That implied birth on her side. And yet she was content to pair off with this dull young ad- venturer in the tarnished lace! “It shall never be!" M. Leandre was storming passionately. “Never! I swear it!” And he shook his puny fist at the blue vault of heaven— Ajax defying Jupiter. “As, but here comes our subtle friend. He will bring us news, T know.” Andre-Louis looked also in the di- rection of the gap. Through it emerged a lean, slight man in a rusty cloak and a three-cornered hat worn well down over his pose so as to shade his face. “Monsieur,” sald he, with the air of a conspirator, “"the time for action has arrived, and so has the Marquis. That is why."” “Tell me, tell me! Speak!” Climene implored him, holding out her hands in a supplication no man of sensis bility could have resisted. And then on the instant she caught her breath on a faint scream. "My father!" she exclaimed, turning distractedly from one to the other of those two. “He is coming! We are lost!” (Continued in Our Next Issue.) It does no harm to try a Herald Classified Ad. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, INPOSSIBLE T0 GET TOTOP OF EVEREST Latest Attempt Fails--Doubt It Will Ever Be Reached Scicatists Have About Agreed That ' They Never Can Scale Mount Everest, London, June 26, (By Assoclated Press)—Mount Everest has again baf- fled the best efforts of man, The Calcutta correspondent of the Dally Telegraph today confirms pre- vious report that Brig. G. C. G. Bruce head of the present expedition has been forced to the conclusion that persistence in the effort to scale the peak would only result in useless trag- edy. Gen, Bruce was most reluctant to abandon further attempts but the condition in which the two last climb- ing parties returned, the advice of his um ! medical officers and the certainty of |, worse weather conditions daily fore- ed him to the decision says the writer, Major H. T. Morshead was the worst sufferer from frostbite, G. L. Mallory and another member of the party, also were badly bitten and sev- eral others less severely. The correspondent quotes “one of the greatest authorities on Himalayas as saying that Bruce's glorious fail- ur¢ has proved conclusively that the summit is almost unattainable. The authoritative view in India is that if any expedition started carlier in the season it might be barely possible to reach within 1,000 feet of the top but the last lap could only be covered by almost superhuman effort under un- precedentedly favorable weather coh- ditions and by men who faced the cer- tainty that they would never return. Highest In World. Mt. Everest, in the Himalayas, the hjghest peak in the world, has al'%gvs in the past interposed great obstacles to the few efforts of intrepid adven- turers even to gain a foothold upon its slopes. Only one definite and organ- ized attempt ever has been made be- fore to scale its sides and stand upon its peak at an altitude of approxi- mately five and one-half miles above the level of the sea. This was the British expedition of last year under Coionel Howard Bury, which reached an altitude of 20,000 feet, or about 9,000 feet below the summit. Bury's expedition was compelled to turn back and the work was taken up again this year by another British expedition under Brigadier-General Charles Granville Bruce. Announcement to this effect was mde last year by Sir Francis Younghusband, president of the Royal Geographical society of London. No peak in the world has presented such difficulties to mountain climbers at Mt. Everest. These have heen po- litical as well as physical for.only in recent years has it been possible to approach Mt. Everest from the Tib- etan side; the deep seated objection of the people of Tibet to foreigners pass- ing through their country made it im- possible for any expedition to take ad- vantage of the easiest route, which is through Tibet. The Bury expedition, however, discovered what was regard- ed as the easiest way to the summit before it had to turn back. Great Physical Strength. General Bruce, 56 years old, is a man of remarkable physicial attain- ments and of extensive experiance in mountaineering. He was shot through both legs in Gallipoli but promptly recovered. Stories of his great phys- ical strength, of his practical jokes, and of his other more serious exploits are common property throughout northern India, where he has com- manded a Gurkha regiment for years. Towering above the frontiers of the hitherto forbidden land of Tibet and the remote providence of Nepal, In- dia, another land of mystery, the dif- ficulties in even approaching Mt. Ev- erest have been sufficient to baffle ex- plorers. The world's highest peak lies in Tibet north of the British Indian bor- der, yet so far as known no Europeans ! Jack Dempsey and one of h his palatial residence in Los Angeles. MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1922. 'S Hard Life! tu Ju Vets, the tions Mayor James Rolph, J Take Noticg —To overcome that tired languid feeling occasioned by the heat of summer dayrs "SALADA" TXE A H210 “ICED" is Incomparable —— | heroes leading the marching delega- states, will officially Commander 8. Marx of the Disabled and state and civic officials will greet the visit- | from their respective rn over to Nati dge Robe keys to the city ing heroes warmly, ing of co ba is German dogs hard at work at|A‘ Nothing to do until he fights Brennan, Willard or Wills. with the exception of the Bury party have ever approached nearer than 60 miles to its base and few travelers have even seen it upper slopes. The attempts which have been made to ascend some of Mt. Lverest's sis- ter peaks of the Himala have usually been made through Nepal be- cause access to them through Tibet was not then open. The approach to Mt Everest| through Tibet is said to be more ac- cessible and presents greater pros- pects of sudcess than from the Nepal side, Sir Francis Younghusband an- nounced that the Tibetan government had granted him permission to attempt the ascent of the mountain by the Tibetan route, It was Sir Francis, who as colonel commanding a British mission to the Forbidden City of ILhasa in 1903-04, opened Tibet to civilization. | 29,141 Feet Higlt! | The trigonometrical altitude of Mt. | erset 2 feet; its probable | height is 29,141 feet. The next known | highest of the Himalayan peaks are | Kinchinjunga, 28,225 feet, and K or| Bride ePak, whose altitude is 28,191 | feet. The Duke of the Abruzzi reached the top of Mt. St. I Alaska (18,024 feet) and who at s in one time held the record of farthest north |. in Arctic exploration, tried to climb | K-2 or Bride Peak in 1909, but failed | because from whatever point of the compass he advanced he could find no way up to attain the summit At 24,- 600 feet he and his companions were | in good physical condition aithough | progress was slow and laborious; | thick mist warned them that to go on “would have been madness." This achievement of the: Italian explorer, however, is the world's record " for mountain climbing. RBride Peak is in | the Karakoram Himalayas. Besides it and its two higher sister peaks, there are in the Himalayas no less than 7 peaks abave 24,000 feet, 48 above 2 000" feet, 16 above 26,000 feet, and five above 27,000 feet. Some of the notable mountain/| climbing feats of history and the year | in which the *peaks of the variou mountains were attained follow: Other Records. 1774—The Titlis, the first true snow-mountain; 17 Mt. Blan summit reached for first time; 1811 the Jungfrau: 1812—the Finsteraar- horn; 1813——the Zermatt RBreithorn: 1820—Pike's Peak; 1854—the Matter- horn; 1855—the Mounte Rosa; 1865 the Matterhorn; 1879—Chimborazo; 1883—the Cordillera; 1888—the Sel- kirks; 189 Aconcaguay; 1598-—the Rolivar Andes; 1899-—8ikkim in the Himalayas; 1000—Mt. Ruwenzori. There have been no achievements by explorers last-named date since the | his fallen superior officer, during the | cisco. pre-eminent | th th 1,000 DISABLED VETS ATTEND CONVENTION San Francisco Extends Glad Hand to ex-Warriors Di: W in an wi ve San Francisco, June 26-—The second annual national convention of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War informally opened here this morning, when Gevernor William D. Stephens of California, ad- dressed the 1,500 convention dele- gates in a special pre-convention session, and officially announced the nate of California’s “greatest hero' for the “Living Hall of Fame,” which is to be one of the features of the conclave. Philip Katz, a San Fran- cisco man, who received the congres- sional medal of honor, for going back several hundred feet across an area under concentrated fire, and rescued wi great Argonne offensive, in 1918, was the man named by Governor Stephens as California’s candidate for the iving Hall of Fame,” which is made up of the “greatest hero” from every state in the Union. The balance of the day was given to automobile sightseeing, the local Elks assisting the citizens' committee in the day's program. Four thousand disabled vets were taken on an all- day tour of the city, with entertain- ments, band concerts, luncheon and other events fitting into the day's activities, A “Night in San Francisco’s China- town” was one of last night's events, another being a midnight smoker, snder the auspices of the United panish War Veterans of San Fran- Big Street Parade. Tomorrow morning, a monster mili- tary parade will wend its way out| farket street from the ferry to the civic center with pretentious units of army, navy and marines, the entire Pacific fleet remaining in the bay of San Francisco for the big parade. In- cluded in the procession will be marching delegations from every fra- ternal, civic and patriotic organization in the city, and substantial delegations of disabled American veterans and other veteran organizations. Attrac- | tive floats will set off the colorful { procession, and twelve military bands will lend dash and snap to the big parade. In the great procession will be the “greatest hero” from every | state, officially designated as members of the “Living Hall of Fame"” feature | of the convention, the various “great- | nent offi services of its leading numbers, Society Returns Present In the afternoon, the formal open- national American Veterans of the World War, will take place, in the the second annual nventdion of the Disabled and ancis Colonial Il rooms of the St. I dresse: Is of the government well as national and of the Disabled ns and other will initial treasurer of the e national e business session., Tomorrow sabled American Veterans of orld War. San Francisco has volunteered elaborate entertainment Il be staged. ts. The business of introducing numer- ous resolutions and entering actively into the purposes of the 1l be outstanding features of morrow’'s session. TABS ELECT OFFICERS Office for Seceond Months—$50 to Fresh Air Camp. At a meeting of the Y. M. T. A. & B. Ialian hotel. are to be made by promi- and local American organizations, The reading of the annual report of complete formal night there will be held | a monster high jinks, under the direc- ! tion of San I'rancisco chapter, No. 3, the Iivery theater and cafe the and program Following the show, there will be a midnight buffet spread, for the delegates and visiting disabled convention to- Leaders to Term of Six | society yesterday morning the follow- [ing officers were re-elected: Presi- dent, James J. Butler; vice president, Frank Coffey; recording secretary, Thomas J. Leonard; financial secre- tary W. A, Forsythe; treasurer, James H. tiley; librarian, Frank Riley; ergeant at arms, Charles Rakowski; marshal, William Gray. The officers will be installed at a regular meeting of the society Sunday, July 9. The organization voted a donation of $50 to the New Britain Fresh Air |camp fund. | WILFUL MURDER CHARGED | Assassins of Sir Henry Hughes Wil son Are Formally Accused—They Are Not Present in Court. London, June 26 (By Associated | Press)—A verdict of wilful murder against James Connolly and James O'Brien was returned this afternoon |by the coroner's jury in the inquest |into the killing of Ijeld Marshal Sir |Henry Hughes Wilson, assassinated last Thursday. The two men accused did not attend today’s hearing on ad- vice of counsel. The witnesses added little to the de- tails already published of the murder and of the pursuit of the two men under arrest. Several witnesses, in- cluding a physician who conducted the postmortem examination, the taxicab driver who was driving Sir Henry when the crime was committed, serve ants in the Wilson family and labor- ers who saw the tragedy, had given their testimony when J. H. MacDon- nell solicitor for the prisoners ap- peared in the courtroom and told the coroner he had advised the accused not to attend today’'s proceedings. Fortune At Stake In Stamp Suit Milton Carlson, authority on disputed documents, examines an “Hawaiian Missionary” stamp of two-cent denomination. genuine, it is worth $20,000. John A. Klemann, New York dealer who says he bought 43 of them, is suing a Los Angeles dealer, al- leging the government pronounced them forgeries. 1f SALESMAN $AM GEE WML, SN, HERES ANOTHER LETTER FROM THAT BLACKHAND GANG! WHATLL WE. DO -0H, WHKAT'LL Sam Sends The Gang a Reply LEAVE IT TAKE THIS LETTER, PLERSE, MILLY —— " BLACKHAND GANG, Ty — GENTLEMEN — DKIE. , WE POSIMVELY DO NOT DO ANY BUSINESS DOINGS OF THE DUFFS DOMOW LIKE | SAY,COMMODORE, | LOVE NOTHING BETTER THAN TO LIE DACK AND SEE ‘THE MAINSAIL PULLIN® AND THE JIB ALL SET AND THE - ~THE = = = =-YOU'LL EXCUSE ME FOR A MINUTE ! 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