LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, AFFRAINERS AND SURVETOES. -Public Auctions—
FFUZA Undersigned have received musiczo- slous to sell by Public Auction,
125
FRIDAY, June 17, 1921,
mmencing at 5.30 p.m.
Ah King's Slipway, Praya East, The Auxilliary Sailing Boot, "BONAMI,"
Length.
Beam
3T
*
Depth - -510"
Fitted with ose 3 H. P. Eagle Kerosene Motor
And
One Dinghy with small Motor.
(Together with all gear etc., to be |
sold in one lot as she lies at the above
Slipway!
Terms --Cash on delivery.
LÄMMERT BROS.,-
Auctioneers.
Hongkong. June 10 1991.
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ROMANCES OF CRIME,
AMAZING DRAMAS OF THE COURTS.
A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTING.
much gossip that he was removed ground for the lovers, who would take to the village of Nobedes, remote train together for the neighbouring from the world of men, in the heart town of Prades. "The Abbe," wel of the Pyrenees, where he took up read. would stand at the window of the duties of print priest. And it the carriage until the train started. was bore the devas teed to revet blocking the way to any who would kimusell în” bis true character ofại monster in the form of a man, a wolf enter it; and on the journey remove his cassock, and emerge from the in the clothing of a sheep.
train at Prades in mufti, beard and moustache, smoking a huge cigar. Then they would ad- journ to a hotel to spend a merry day! together.
When Joseph Aurial arrived at his new parish, he found himself cordial by welcomed by the two principal ladies of the district, Mesdemoiselles Rose and Marie Fonds, who at once took the good-looking young priest to their hearts. Rose, the elder sister.
"I conless myself guilty of having put to death by poison two boty ladies to whom owed nothing but gratitude. In such terrible words the Abbe Joseph Auriol acknowledg- ed to the world his guilt of one of the blackest crimes in human history -the heartless, cold-blooded GT- we are told, was exceedingly sout der, from a motive of lust and lucre, and suffered from a weakness of the of two saintly women who had lavish teart; Marie was thin, anaemic and ed on him the affection of a devoted of very delicate health. And both equally dedicated themselves and Who was this black-hearted vilhas, their wealth to piety and good works. and how came he to be in the fold As was but natural to wo sich bere
mother.
with
Realizing that these stolen plea- sures could not last for ever, the Abbe decided to leave the Church, marry his lady-love, and begin life anew with her in Spain. But for this purpose money was necessary; and, when his uncle reftised point-blank to send him a peseta, his covetous eyes turned to his patronesses, Mesd:moi-
of the Catholic Church, masquerad-valent ladies, they took the new selles Rose and Marie Fonda, who ing as a man of holy life? There priest to their motherly arms; they had gold enough and to spare. This is no doubt that when Joseph Auriol ministered in every delicate war to
first opened his eyes on the world in his personed comfort, placed their gold he was determined to have at which he was to play so diabolical a purses at his disposal for charitable any cost, and the devil, who was now
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part he had bad blood in his veins.uses, decorated his church with thoroughly roused in him, was quick | KING EDWARD HOTEL
His father, a small tradesman in a flowers, and helped him to shepherd to show the way. village in the Eastern Pyrenees, was and care for his flock. And it was
THE FOOD THAT KILLS.
a man of vicious life, a prodigal and not long before his gratitude, ailed After he had listened to the voice
drunkard, whose defiance of the law to his personal charm, inspired in of the tempter he made an excursion brought him more than once within them a strong affection. He became into the mountains to gather the prison walls; and with this evil the dearly-loved son of their old age. poisonous root of the hellebore the example before his eyes and his But there was a serpent in this food that is "and a few days heritage of vice it is small wander Pyreneean Eden. And it took the later Mademoiselle Mazie, after break- that Joseph, even as a young boy,
showed vicious tendencies.
lad to tim, his thoughts to
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I am still heret the Hotel Ster Pierre-waiting for you, and you do not come. Unless you come quickly and ungrateful you are! What have I shall die of despair. How crud
foam of Alexandrine-Vernet, teacher fast, to which she had invited the by violent sickness and died after a at the village school-a girl, of When his father died, worn out by twenty-two, with the beauty of bold abbe, was seized with violent sick few hours of terrible suffering. dissipation, the boy was taken to the black eyes, a wealth of raven hair, ness, and within an hour had drawn home of his uncle, Garda, `a small ripe red lips which paried in dazzling her last agonised. breath.
But the Abbe wasted little time in farmer, who did his best to make a smiles, a plump senstons figure, and nicious anemia, the doctor certified schoolmaster of him; but his laziness a spirit of diablerie which made a was the cause of death, and Mademoi- this semblance of grief. He was now I done to deserve such unkindness and escapades made his uncle's task powerful appeal to the base oberit-selle Hazie was laid to her reet, having a rich man, able at last to realise bis My only fault is that I have loved. so hopeless that the boy was takened nature of the young Abbe. That bequeathed her property to her sister dream of freedom and passion; and you too well. What of all the pro- from school to help in tilling the soil. he struggled for a time against the It now only remained to dispose of Alexandrine was eagerly awaiting mises you have made, the asths you And it was while doing farm work spell she was casting over him we Mademoiselle Rose, and to prepare his coming that they might fare have swon to me? Do you really that a revolution carne is Joseph's know from the entries in his diary. for this second and final coup we see together to Spain and the new and mean to desert me? Then why did life, with the arrival at a neighbour in one of which he records am the Abbe accompanying his victim wonderful life together. Within a ing village of a priest whose applied by the passion this girl into the office of a notary at Perpignan, few weeks he had realised his bene- you allow me to leave my poor eloquence and fervour decided the spires in my breast swuggle where his had persuaded her to make factress's estate, and, with 15,000 ans Why have you dragged
me away from their loving care, to- Church. He, too, would be a priest, mere I seem to be eameshed in her day he writes to Alexandrine Verent: few hundred thousands in easily be of the world? Adieu for ever! God the against it, but the fore I fight, the her will in his favour. On the following francs in cash in his pocket and a leave me to misery and the contempt and sway the world by his eloquence tolls. Indeed, the time soon came My own, Beloved to gotiable. securities, was on the point will punish you, as you deserve to be Delighted with this promise of re-when the ceased to struggle, and Rose has misde her will, leaving me of starting on his journey of emancipumshed. I am now going to tell all focuration, Sepor Garda sent his allowed himsell to be swept, head her entire fortune. She has not been pation, when, with dramatic sadden- bephew to a seminary, to be trained long and reckless; on the tide of his at all well for several days; the least ness, the avenging blow of Fate fell
to a priest." for the Churer; but it was not long passion. before he rebelled against the Spar: tan life and strict discipline of the BUSED AGAINST OR SINKING? institution, and Begged to be allowed He knew no peace apart from the she must have caught it. Write to police of Frades, and a few hours later she made, as she had threatened to do to return to the far and his chore syren who had bewitched him Ha me before you leave, and on no sc- Joseph Auriel found himself lodged a full confession to a priest, and ber congenial hurts and table. This made nightly rendezvous with her count worry about anything. All in jail on a charge of murder. On ged to be allowed to take the veil. time, however, uncle was under the shelter of might, until the will soon come right. Adien until searching him's phial of prussic acid But when news came to her the adamant. He must either be a voice of scandal became so load that we meet, never to part again! Ever was found in one of his pockets, which following day that her lover had been priest, or he would wash his hands the temptress was sent away to the your own,
he made frantic but fatila efforts to arrested on a charge of murder, she of him sogether, as the oldma still more remote village of Laurynia,
JOSEPH. destroy; and the following day, when disappeared from Carcassone, and no ton; and, making a wirtue of neces- while her fellow sinner, the priest, It was perfectly true that there he was being taken for examination trace of her was ever found. sity. Joseph completed his framing, was left to recove the sympathy was an epidemic in the village of by the Juge d'Instruction, he escaped and in due time graduated as a full- blown curate of the parish of Prays the foils
guilless manaught in Nohedes, and the Abbe won golden from his escort and was only recaptar-
„designing "was opinions by his untiring ministrationed after a stem chase of two wifes, ston teemas only to have to the victims, especially to Mademoi- Meanwhile, Alexandrine was im
the Abbe's prasipa
belle Bose, whom he numed with more patiently awaiting her lover's arrival megzet journeys, tiraz filial tenderness. With his own at Carcassone. Tay after day passed d his without eight or news of him Gand
VICIOU
There he rem years, discharging.
the
dacted, under, power of the
ifventures which at last
his belo
sobenme foo
exertion brings on fever. There is an upon him epidemic in the village, and I think An anonymous letter had reached the
sande he prepared-her-food-
distessa was pitiful to drinking a cup of tea ha.
ALEXANDRINE When no reply came to this letter,
(Continued Paze 21
SOMETHING DEPENDAB
ARRECEA is always, more or Tee
pryvalent cineing this weather?? Ba
Darthos Bmedy in prompt, and It can alan by deoinded:
it iset, in her despair and anger, con- to eluding that he had played her false, upon for male paul Chemists, and
pect she wrote to him gas