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NOTES OF THE DAY GENTLE ART OF TREASURE The Very Idea!
DANGEROUS EXPEDIENT
Austria's protest to Germany is so dangerous an 'expedient in the present state of feeling in Europe
that it is dificult to regard, the move in any other light than as wilful provocation of a crisis.
HUNTING
By H. de VERE STACPOOLE
PANTOMINING
By Edward Kelly, Prospector
the information of FOR THE other day. I received an in-f once been an olive grove, and the the charming young vitation to go to the Sen of ground was full of old roots. As lady who, in the Y.M.C.A. Sulu to hunt for treasure, on the ne laboured something occurred to
strength of a treasure chart-inis mind. What did the stranger Fantomi last night, played Dr. Dollfuse le demanding of know something about, treasure mean by those words. "They the part of Robin Hood, and would take you for an antiquarian, who, during the First Act, Herr Hitler satisfactory assur-charts.
He looked up out of the pit at asked "Where's Old Kelly," ances that Germany's active sup In Havana you can buy a trea- and not for what you aref" port of the Nazi campaign Insure chart for a few pesetas, If Austria will cense, and threatens you look like a prosperous Eng- the black-bearded one outlined
hns which
ཛྫཱ་
about to ask the question be found in the Telegraph an appeal to the League. Horesh or American tourist it la most against the blue Slelllan eky, and we wish to state that we can 11.55 a.m. and noon, or any lies a very real peril. It would be likely that before, you have been was foolish to deny that there is more than a day in Cigar Town when he saw a pistol in the hand office any morning between-
"Villofort," said the latter, cause for complaint, but paradoxi- your sleeve will be plucked by aor the 1.5.0. cal though it may seem that gentleman with, rings in his cars
the situation and a great grandfather whose "your disguise did not deceive me afternoon between 2.30 and
n the least, and now that you 8 p.m. fact only renders
Furthermore, we are at this! Ho is starving (the gentleman have dug your grave hero in my doubly dangerous. It is scarcely brother was Morgan's boatswain. possible to imagine a more-in- opportune moment for an appeal with earrings). Gastados, and the garden of Auteuil."At
scene and secured the pay day on Monday, we have a for Longuo protection against chart, a family possession long monient asylum attendanta burat this moment heart free, it's
lost and only just-turned up, he on the nlready Germany, virtually deserted the League will sell you for a hundred pounds; Count of Monte Cristo, who had ducky little two-seater car, and
maison de sante at arrangement. tabouring under a sense of dis- well, then, he will sell it for twen escaped, not from the Chateau d'If, appointments may be made by The other people who sang. Illusionment the moment when ty pesetas, if you will proinleg to put
"For whom did he take you?" treasure when found. The funny everything depends upon an im-give him a quarter share of the Palermo,
the European
males, can mind their own' provement In
thing is that he must sell his asked the head attendant of the that particular song, being ali f pacificatory
charts. You would not find a man saved one. atmosphere for
"He called me Villefort," said business: settlement of the disarmament peddling oranges in a city whoso
Actually, we went to the panto- problem.
inhabitants had no mouths with Smith.
"Then," said the other, "you mine under a false impression. We which to suck oranges-in a city! destitute, to put it crudely, of may thank your God he didn't take thought it was "The Bares in the suckers. But I'll wager he does you for Caderouse. In that case Wood" and a skit on the local not sell them to the Spaniards, he would have knifed you on the nudist Colony..
CENEVA'S PROBLEM
:
but to the English-speaking races, brought up on the "Gold.Bug" and "Treasure Island" and the father of all treasure tales, "Montal Cristo."
will do.
1
spot without bothering to make you dig your grave."
informed
There were three acts, includ- ing the acts with which Bob Selk I give this true story as an acute was going to cut off the heads of that inspires the transure hunter was scene one, scene two and example of the romantic lunacy the Babes. In the second act there -for Smith, falling in with such a scone three.. We have often scone In my experience every treasure proposition was as big a lunatic double, but never seene three be- The plot moved on. In Act f hunt in real life, with one excep-in his way as the proposer. I told fore, tion to which I am coming, has it the other day to one of the
of hardest-headed men in London Robin Hood made love to Mald always proved to be a case
The Baben were led into the cherchez l'auteur-gneerally some and he said, "All the same, and Marion, but found she was the Iring old shell-back with a roman-oven if you are right about the Marion kind. tle complex, or some plain crook. Romanticists, treasure, as a thing:
woods to be slaughtered by the. ench working, of course, on ground to be sought for, isn't dead."
Poo, Then he went on: "My friends, robbers, and presently squeals off- Us that the tilled and fertilised by Stevenson, Dumas, and Co. One the Smiths, of Surbiton, were atago
happy only that they hadn't quite
Closer investigation, how- ever, showed that it was example in this special connection married, and would have been slaughter was taking place.
A friend of mine named Smith, enough money. Mrs. S. was near
merely the pipers piping in the haggis at the Scottish do on staying at Girgenti, sitting one day ly driven distracted by servant
the other side of the harbour. Someone at the back of the ball front of his hotel, was accosted worries and the other ros angusto manners and a black beard. The or service flat, but she hadn't the
was growing intense. conversation on the weather and found her in great excitement.
"You remember that dream I
The villain strode on to the the olive crop, became at once
stage. mysterious and Informative. had the other night, said she, It's Leaning forward in his basket after I'd been reading of the
Island Expedition. chair he told Mr. Smith that hel Cocos knew of a treasure in the vicinity brought luck, I believe I've got the indication of-well, read this Putting two and two together, that was only waiting to be cu letter." She handed him a letter
up; he was unable to do the dig siderai attempt to, discredit the ging himself owing to an injury to written in a curious, old-fashioned "Rubbish, he said: 'I don't Langue, by placing it in the al-his right arm, and was in need of
action upon a digging on a fifty-fifty basin?
Smith said he would. There you are being fooled. ing to take
"All the same," said she, 'you've well seemed no snag in the business, no presumably justified complaint or
the got to go and try and find out of authorising measures knowing that they can only make money was naked for, and things trebly worse.For it is taken bearded person was evidently a about it. for granted everywhere, in per gentleman of the Italiam school. fect confidence, that Germany will decline to give the requested
That Geneva shirks the fasue is not surprising: even though it may be a confession of weakness. The Austro-German diripute, it it develops along the lines fore- shadowed, is certain to place n severe strain upon the goodwill the still youthful structure of Geneva organisation, following aa it will Во rapidly upon the strasses of the Manchuria im- broglio. And it is because Dr. Dollfuse is as well aware of the perils of the situation, as anyone else that the proposed appeal must be looked upon with some auspicion. It is not insignificant that Austria's sudden change of polley coincided with the visit to Italian Under Vienna of the In view of the present tense Secretary for Foreign Affairs. New Mayfair Dance Orchestra situation in the Pacific, it is not And it is no secret that Raly is by a gentleman with exceptional domi, she wanted to live in a hotel | and the system by which it carries 24248--Alma En Pina-Tango....Carlos Molina & His Orchestra to be wondered at that the dissatisfied with League methods bearded one, after some general/money. One day her husband fell off their seat.. The excitement.
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"Foiled!" he muttered.. "Wood'n the Babes? someone in the audience asked
"Bah!" he shouted. Everyone started shouting, 80 we went out and shouted ourself
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Act 11. We came in. quivered with excitement.
Nympha and fauns nimped and fawned around the sleeping Babes. Somewhere an owl howled, and
"And, grumbling at her stupidt-Robin Hood shivered (Don't inter rupt us, we're beginning to like The cache, it seemed, lay half mile beyond the olive groves to tyas it seemed to him-off he doing this). The bad Uncle laugh- the right of the hotel, and the wont. The first indication pointed ed scornfully.
tho clock to an old house In Hampstead, "To-night, when "But if people were to see me where he interviewed an old lady: strikes twelve, the Babes will be
she was reserved in manner but murdered?" he hissed.: digging?" objected Smith.
moment was now.
*
It was hot work; the place had
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"No"-ahouted-Robin bravely "Yea!" he snarled "No!" "Yes!"
"No!" "You
" (Alright, alright,
the interval curdled; 1
"Robber!" shouted Robin "Robin," screamed Marion "Who's robbin'?”
robbers
"I am!" said Robin
"Llar! We aret"
to
asked
the:
"If they did they would take you kindly they talked for ten min of the world which will not ensi- | AMERICA'S NAVAL PLANS
for an antiquarian," replied the, utes; then he rushed from the ly be lulled. Whilst it would be stretching the facts to suggest
And the darkening shadows in other with a laugh, "and not for house, called a taxi and drove to old-fashioned looking that the Singapore Conference Europe are not accompanied by what you are. I can borrow a house in X-street. Here he
else shovel and pick from the landlord met an brightness has been specifically called be
compensating cause of current apprehensions where. Quite caroless of the re- of the hotel to dig for Romanzo General, almost Victorian in ap-
actions in Japan and of growing mains; people are always doing pearance, who, after an interview: \ we'ro telling this story).
went upstairs and had fetched Maid Marlon dashed into Robin's of trouble, it is only reasonable
(for other it. Walt for me."
He came back in a few minutes down two heavy boxes locked and to assume that the present anxiety in Britain
"He shall not harm you!" she Goneral and the boxes accom-
(Pasted is the right. situation and its possible future reasons) the United States in.
one hundred proceeded to the terrain.
panied him into the taxi and sit-panted. developments will figure largely dicates that the Vinson Bill is to with the pick and shovel, and they corded. Two minutes later the arms.
are be expedited and in the discussions which
The place was sufficiently de- ting side by side they started for word. Make no mistake about it, Robin placed his arms around taking place. Singapore is the and twenty new fighting ships are to be built. The arguments sub-
her. gateway from the West to the mitted in justification, would be solate, and the "spot" was evident. Waterloo Station and Surbiton, we are now in the Y.M.C.A.).
"There, there," he whispered Pacific, and the naval base there
almost amusing did not the mat-ly well-known to the bland and Smith almost surprised that an hal- has been specifically designed as ter raise issues of extreme gravity. bearded one. Ile marked out an looing mob was not chasing them to feet by four, rob him of his treasuro. A real a vital strategic point from If there is one certain method of oblong area acven
cinemas, had a ton years' charac-aine," Or was it pal o' mino? Pal o' mine! Pant o mino! YES! which British shipping and increasing the grip of the Japan and Smith, taking off his coat, be treasure: a General who disliked tenderly, "be not afraid, old pal o
(Continued on Next Columns.)
(Which reminds us, we must get that button sewn on to-morrow)· other interests may be protected ese militarists and their naval gan to dig.
The two robbers rushed on in case of need. Since it was collaborators upon the politics
the stage, women screamed and first begun, work on the base and diplomacy of Japan, it is
strong men in the audience fainted. has not boon pushed forward Burely that of giving the suppor
ters of the positive policy wea-
drunk during The milk we had with as much celerity as might be wished, due in part to the pon to fall the masses with in propaganda describing warliko suspension of activities when preparations aimed against Japan- the Labour Government first
eso interesis. There may not be came into office. Later, how- ever, even the Labourites appear to have been convinced of the desirability of proceeding with the scheme, and there is now no question, with another Govern ment in power, of any further interruption with the project. Indeed, the tendency is all in the other direction. And it is well
The The justice of British complaints that this should be so. necessity for a strong base at against shipping subsidies Singapore was never greater vividly brought home in the record than it is to-day. There are so of the inquiry into the affairs of the U.S. Shipping Board. The re- many possibilities ahead that port shows that the Export Steam- risks cannot afford to be taken.ship Corporation, buyer of eighteen Preparedness for all eventuali-vessels from the Shipping Board, ties is the only sound attitude.received in three years upward of Happily, we may rest assured 24,000,000,000 or more than the that this feeling will dominate vessels cost-in payments for mail the Singapore Conference as the carrying. The poundage on which averaged that the coat in 1929 keystone of British naval policy. these payments were based, showed Indin, Malaya, Hongkong and 866,000 per pound of mail carried. Australasia are keenly interest- Shipping men offor the explanation ed in the deliberations now tak-that the number of pounds is not payment for ing place, and although secrecy significant, as the regarding its decisions may mail carried, is merely a legal prevail, we may feel that pretext to permit payment of In all its direct subsidies: This is just the the situation implications will be fully ex- trouble with subsidies, according to plored and such measures resol. their critics. They are covered in grants made partly with economic ved upon
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"I was born right up there somewhere.
"Robbing what?"
"You"
"Yes, I said I was" "You're what?"
"Rob.
Editorial Note: It is regretted". that this stirring story ends here. The author. 1008 discovered this morning lying unconscious' across his typewriter, with the unfinish- ed' manuscript still in it. Readors may rest assurred that this lapse will never be repeated, as Afr: Kelly has undertaken not to drink milk again
tor, was warranted never to fight with housemaids, only wanted £85 a year and could cook-cook general, in fact, of the old type In this world of Brigadior-Gener alo
I believe this was a true story. But the point is, if I were to poddle treasure charts, round London to morrow indicating the position of a treasure like this, I would not. sell one in a month of Bundays I would be working on a public mind untllled by the Romanticlats"? the public would not believe that. such a treazare existed and may- be the public would be right.