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jexcuses and left the house. He, dumb the police department is!" he had hoped, found McNeal In his protested. "I've never pretended took a cab to headquarters and; an "Nothing of the aort," Bannister oflee.
to know anything about crime. I The captain was busy with some only got Into this to watch you papers but he put them promptly follows do your stuff. But sori- aalde. "Well," he said, "has the ously, Cap-just between you and girl been up to any tricks yet?""" me-what do you think about it? Bannister sank into a chair. "You've been holding this girl us a don't know," he said. "She slipped suspect for almost a week. You've one over on Jordan and left the got Parrott now. You've got Seur- house a little before 6 o'clock. I inch- think she malled a letter."
BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
MR. F. S. BADEN- POWELL DEAD
BROTHER OF SIR NOBERT BADEN-POWELL,
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London, Dec. 30.
LESSON SERMON,
1934.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONGKONG
"Christ Jesus" was the subject for the Lesson-Sormon which was read in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, December 131.
Among the citations which
to
we for
The girl did not ace Bannister She was walking rapidly, her hands in her pockets. In the dim light| from the street lamp he caught a glimpse of the green sult, knew at once that it was Juliet France But where had she been and
The Golden Text was: "Thot, what had she been doing? Ban- nister cursed at Jordan, the "house
Beth-lehem Ephratah. though man who was supposed to be
thou be le among the thou- keeping a constant watch over the
The death is announced of Mr.sands of Judah, yet out of thee girl. Then he adw the mail box.
The detective objected. "Scur- Frank Smyth Baden-Powell, bar-shall he come forth unto me that It stood on the corner, not a dozen little while ago. That's One!"
"Yes, I know: Jordan phoned a lach isn't here," he said. "We re-rister-nt-law brother of the famous is to be ruler in Israc; whose feet from where she had been when
leabed him this afternoon." Scout leader, Lord Baden-Powell, at goings forth have been from of he first noticed her. So that was "What do you mean,
finalster Jooked perplexed. "Then you're convinced he's out the age of 83.-Our Own Correa- the explanation!
'fine?" he of it?"
pondent.
old, from everlasting" (Micah Bannister quickened his step
asked.
McNeal seemed to hedge. "Scur. Mr. Baden-Powell was
5:2). born at "Why, that's exactly what we inch'll be all right," he said. "He's Oxford in 1850, the son and caught up with her. "Aren't yn ei her write all the let-out of jail but he isn't going any inte Professor Baden-Powell, of comprised the Lesson-Sermon was
of the you afraid of getting lost?" heters she lenses. We'll not the an-place. Any time we want him we Oxford and Langton Manor, Kent, the following from the Bible:
She turned. Was It fright or them to and what she says!"
|swers, find out who she sendsean pick him up again."
He was educated at St. Paul's And John calling unto him two confusion that brought the girl's
"That leaves Parrott, and the School, Marlborough, and at Balliol or his disciples sent them hand to her throat? Then aud-
"Oh, I see!"
İxirl,"
College, Oxford, under Professor Jesus, saying, Art thou he that denly she smiled. "Oh, It's you! pocket and offered it to Bannister. Neal told him. "One of them's the honours in 1870 and his M. A, two another? And in that same hour
MeNeni took a cigar from his "It leaves a lot of things," Mc-Jowett, obtaining his B.A. with should come? I didn't recognize you."
look He took another for himself, fact that you seem to have for years later. He was called to the the cured many of their infirmities They walked along together.lighted it. This thing, my workpotten finding Al Drugan smashed Bar. Inner Temple, in 1823. "It's dark," Bannister objected, out better than I expected," he up in an automobile out on the "and you're a long way from the admitted. "You know I didn't go Morrisville road."
Mr. Baden-Powell studied art and unto many that were blind and Blagues, and of evil spirits; house. Aren't you afraid to be for the idea much when the chief
abroad, in Paris, painting under he ut alone?"
"You don't think Drugan's death Carolus Duras and sculpture under answering said unto them, Go gave sight. Then Jesus Jullet France shook her head. work out!"
first talked about it. But it may was no necident, do you?"
todin. Many of his works have "No," she said. "What is there to
"I've good reasons for hot think-been exhibited in
way, and Tell John what He asked neveral be afraid of?"
queations Ing no. Listen, Dave, I'm telling Academy, London, and at the Salon, how that the blind see, the lame the Royal things you have seen and heard; which Bannister answered as well you this because I know you can Paris.
he could.
In 1902-03 ho travelled Then Bannister keep your mouth shut. It's not to 40,000 miles found the world, dear hear, the dead are raised, to She looked up at him and her asked, "Has Parrott told you any-ret out yet. Understand? We're making the trip again in 1908-09.
walk, the lepers are cleansed, the eyes were not smiling now. They thing yet?" studied his face searchingly.
holding Parrott for the King mur- On the sports field be excelled, the poor the gospel is preached" After an instant she said, "I just word of 11 He claims he can was in town he was seen around an Old Bluo, Oxford v Cambridge,
"Plenty-only I don't helleye der but that's not all. While he being a keen all-rounder. He was (Luke 7:19-22). wanted a little walk. I didn't
The Lesson-Sermon also includ- prove he didn't go near King that with Mu Logan's crowd. You at Rugby football, and among the ed the following passages from think there could be any harm in evening. There's a lawyer who's know who Logan is, don't you? other sports in which he participat-the Christian Science textbook, that. I've been in the house all been buzzing around here this He's what they'd call an 'under-ed wore figure skating, billiards, "Science and Health with Key to day"
Her tone was so repentant that anyone else has of getting that leen up on half a dozen chargenic was also keenly interested in Eddy: Jesus' works established afternoon, A fat chance he or world king in a bigger place. golf, big-game hunting, fly-fishing. the Scriptures", by Mary Baker Bannister smiled. "Perhaps there bird away from here! Not until but he's always too slick to get mechanical inventions. isn't," he said. "Only after this we're through with him!" think it would be better to take
caught. It was Logan's lawyer, In 1902 he married Florence reply to John's inquiry. "Art thou bis claim to the Messinship. In your walks while the sun ia shin-
Lebrun, who came here to try to Sydney, the daughter of James he that should come," Jesus re- ing. Tell me, what have you been the desk. "Honestly. Cap." he
Bannister rested his arms on get Parrott out of jail.
Watt, of Napier, New Zealand, who turned an affirmative reply, re- doing all day."
"Logan's got several rackets—died in 1914.. She gave him a resume of hours said, "what do you make of all and I think one of them is hope.
counting his works Instead of re- spent at rending, at household of the King murder gets farther
power to heal would fully answer this? It seems to me the solution There's a federal man who's been
ferring to his doctrine, confident tasks and resting.
that this exhibition of the divine "Your aunt let me help munka out of sight every day."
the question...Jesus established the chocolate cake you're going to solve it" McNeal put in. Thought
mission on a spiritual foundation "I thought you were going to
his church and maintained his have for dinner to-night," she told you were going to show up how him proudly.
of Christ-healing" (pp. 131,136).
"Nothing I hope."
"Aunt Kate knows how to cook.
all right," Bannister admitted.
"Oh, Indeed sho does! And be
side that, she's a darling!"
"Well, I'm glad you two hit it off so well together. Aunt Kate's a real person. Has a lot of chur acter. Some people don't like her but that's because they don't un- derstand her...”
They had reached the house now. and Bannister pushed open the door. The warm air and subdued lamplight was delightful after the cold and dark.. Kate Hewlett enll- ed a greeling from the kitchen and Bannister auswered her.
There was no time to talk to Jordan until after dinner. Then Bannister found the policeman ip the basement, putting a shovel of coal on the tire.
Bannister lowered his voice dis- creetly. "Listen," he said, "did you know Miss France left the house this afternoon?"
Jordan's "eyes were reproach- ful." know it, Mr. Bannister, but what could I do about it? Mrs. Hewlett sent me to the gro;. cery store to buy some butter! i didn't know the girl had gone until after I got back. Listen, if I've got to be running around doing er- rands all the time I might as well not be here. How do you think I can keep track of what that girl's doing if I've got to be an errand boy? I can't "
Bannistor interrupted, promising to do what he could about the sit- untion. He'd have a talk with his aunt, he said. Jordan was right; he couldn't keep watch over affairs in the household if he were Bent un errands.
"She did it this morning too," the policeman went on, aggrieved. "Sent me to the dry cleaners. I took over half an hour and I ran nearly all the way back. No sir, I can't be responsible if things are going to go on like that!"
Bannister assured him that they wouldn't. Privately he wondered how he was to manage Aunt Kate, but managed she must be.
"I think the girl went out to mail a letter," ho confided. "I met her over on lawrence evenue right beside the mail box, Did she do any telephoning?"
Jordan shook his head. "I kepi
a close watch for that." he said. "When I wasn't running errands!"
in town for a week trying to find deal here and that Drugan and out who's peddling the stuff here. King were in the same racket, Parrott was indicted on last win more, I think the girl's in it too." Remember. it was a dope charge That's the way I figure it. What's ter. Well, I think he's in on a
(To be Continued.)
The postal authoritities at Mount Pleasant, London, had an unusually heavy rush of parcels for the Indian mail. A sorter is here seen hard at
work.
Mr. Wm. H. Lloyd, a London bus driver, has invented a lifeguard for
Evidently his pride had been motor vehicles. He is here demonstrating with the aid of a friend how the
effended seriously. "She didn't go near the phone while I was here." "Well," Bannister said, "if aho leaves the house to-morrow, follow ner. Don't let her out of your sight."
"I'll try to, Mr. Bannister, only. If Mrs. Hewlett-"
"Never mind about. Mrs. Hew- lett. You see where the girl goes and what she does."
A
Juliet France sang that evening. She did it at Kato Hewlett's urgent request. She sang a number of English ballads and an oriental love son and then she sang, "Annie Laurie." Her voice was not quite low enough for a con- traito and its range seemed limited but the tones were sweet and clear, Mra, Howlett praised the singing elaborately. Bannister said lens. He was wondering if Juliet France und sung those songs for Tracy King.
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