Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 257, 8 September 1921 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 192L

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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Copyright, 1321, by Harper & Bros. Published by 6peclal arrangement with The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.

It was a bitter night, so we drew on our ulsters and wrapped cravats about our throats. Outside, the stars were thining coldly In a cloudless sky, and the breath of the passers-by blew out into smoke liKe so many pistol shots. Out footfalls rang out crisply and loudly as we swung through the Doctors' quarter, Wimpole Street, Harley Street, and so through Wigmore Street into Oxford Street. 4n a quarter of an hour we were in Bloomsbury at the '"Alpha Inn," which is a small publichouse at the corner of one of the Ftreets which runs down into Holborn.

Holmes pushed open the door of the private bar, and ordered two glasses

of beer from the ruddy-faced, whiteaproned landlord. "Your beer should be excellent If It is as good a your geese," said he. "My geese!" The man seemed surprised. v "Yes. I was speaking only half an hour ago to Mr. Henry Baker, who was a member of your goose club." "Ah! yes, I see. But you see, sir, them's not our geese." "Indeed! Whose, then?" "Well, I got the two dozen from a salesman in Covent Garden." "Indeed? I know some of them. Which was it?" "Breckinridge is his name." "Ah! I don't know him. Well, here's your good health, landlord, and prosperity to your house. Good-night?" "Now for Mr. Breckinridge," he con

tinued, buttoning up his coat, as we

came out into the frosty air. "Remem

ber. Watson, that though we have so homely a thing as a goose at one end

of this chain, we have at the other a

man who will certainly get seven

years' penal servitude unless we can establish his innocence. It is possible that our, inquiry may but confirm his guilt; out in any case, we have a line of investigation which has been missed ty the police, and which a singular

ihance has placed in our hands. Leti

us follow it out to the bitter end. Faces to the south, then, and quick march!" We passed across Holborn: down

Endell Street, and so through a zigzag of slums to Covent Garden Market. One of the largest stalls bore the name of Breckinridge upon it, and the proprietor, a horsey-looking man, with a sharp face and trim side-whiskers, was helping a boy to put up the shutters. "Good-evening. It's a cold night," said Holmes. The salesman nodded, and shot a questioning glance at my companion. "Sold out of geese, I see," continued Holmes, pointing at the bare slabs of marble. "Iet you have 500 tomorrow morning." "That's no good." "Well, there are some on the stall with the gas-flare." "Ah, but I was recommended to you." "Who by?" "The landlord of the 'Alpha.'" "Oh, yes; I sent him a couple of dozen." s ,' "Fine birds. they were, too. Now where did you get them from?" To my surprise the question provoked a burst of anger from the salesman. "Now, then, mister," said he, with his head cocked and his arms akimbo, "what are you driving at? Let's have

it straight, now." j "It is straight enough. I should like . to know who sold you the geese which ! 'you supplied to the 'Alpha.'" j "Well, then, I shan't tell you. So

all those birds that went to the 'Alpha'

were town bred." "You'll never persuade me to believe that."

"Will you bet. then?" "It's merely taking your money, for I know that I am right. But I'll have a sovereign on with you. just to teach you not to be obstinate." The salesman chuckled grimly. "Bring me the books, Bill." said he. The small boy brought round a small thin volume and a great greasy-backed one, laying them out together beneath the hanging lamp. "Now then, Mr. Cocksure," said the salesman. "I thought that I was out of

geese, but before I finish you'll find

that there is still one left in my shop.

You see this little book?"

Well?" That's the list of the folk from

whom I buy. D'you see? ,Well, then,

here on this page are the country folk, and the numbers after their names are

where their accounts are in the big ledger. Now, then! You see this other page in red ink? Well, that is a list of my town suppliers. Now, look at that third name. Just read it out to

me." "Mrs. Oakshott, 117 Brixton Road 249," read Holmes.

"Quite so. Now turn that up in the

ledger." Holmes turned to the page indicated. "Here you are, 'Mrs. Oakshott.

117 Brixton Road, egg and poultry

supplier.' "

"Now, then, what's the last entry?" " 'December 22. Twenty-four geese

as 7s. 6d-' "

"Quite so. There you are. And un

derneath?"

" 'Sold to Mr. Windigate of the "Al

pha," at 12s.' "

"What have you to say now?" - Sherlock Hlomes looked deeply chagrined. He drew a sovereign from his pocket and threw it down upon the slab, turning away with the air of a man whose disgust is too deep for words. A few yards oft ho stopped under a lampjposl and laughed in the hearty, noiseless fashion which was peculiar to him. Tomorrow "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," continued.

Trje Theatres

WASHINGTON.

An ocean-to-ocean search has result

ed in the finding of a tzigane cynbalum.

This is the Persian name for a stringed

instrument that recently has become popular in French tango places. One of them will be used in Metro's colos

sal production of "The Four Horsemen

of the Apocalypse," by Vincente Blasco

Ibanez, which is to be the attraction at the Washington beginning next Sunday.

Jacques d'Auray, a French veteran

of the world war. who is serving in an advisory capacity with Rex Ingram, director of the super production, had

been assigned to the task of finding not a copy, but a genuine tzigane what-you-call-it.

After all other avenues had been searched in Tain, Mr. d'Auray discov

ered a cUrk Ki a small Los Angeles

shop who recalled a customer who had ' sought the extra long strings required for the cynibalum. Following directions ''given by the clerk, the expert hunted up an old repair man who was reputed to make

such strings to order. The repair man furnished the name of a man living in

San Pedro, who owned the instrument. Two days later the person was found and, he agreed to take his precious stringed instrument to the company's big studios in Hollywood. The cynibalum is played with, sticks which, beaten upon the strings are said to produce just the swing necessarv for the tango as it originally was

danced. It is the only instrument known that does produce this rhythm.

So far as is known, this is the only

cynibalum in the United States. MURRETTE.

An incident characteristic of Will

Rogers took place during the filming of "Boys Will Be Boys," by Irvin S. Cobb, which comes to the Murrette Theatre for two days, commencing Friday. Rogers and his crony and ranch foreman, Walter Cameron, were being set upon by an ambitious oil stock salesman, between shooting scenes in this delightfully whimsical Goldwyn picture. Rogers had listened in silence to a tale of fabulous wealUi and gigantic oil gushers for some time. Finally, he said wearily, "You tell him, Cameron!" To which the fore

man remarked dryly, "Well feller, well take a couple o'thousand shares that is, ef you'll throw in a hawse with every share!" MURRAY Rowland V. Lee, leading man with Hobart Bosworth in his latest J. Parker Read, Jr., production, "His Own

Law," released by Goldwyn, which

comes to the Murray Theatre, for four

cays, Deginnlng Thursday, has been selected by Mr. Bosworth and Mr.

Read to direct the star's next picture.

As Jean Saval. "Frenchy," in "His Own

Law, Mr. Lee contributes a perform

ance second only to that of the star in

its importance and in its histrionic

skill. . ,

There is no doubt but that Mr. Lee

would in a short time be a motion pic-1 followed by a period of semi-conscious-

ture star himself if he wished to con-1 ness ana ueunum. untu aeatn came tinue acting for the screen, but his yesterday. Miss Standish was 21 years interests have been turning to the old. .

directing end of picture production for -

some -time and Mr. Read has gratified

that ambition.

GIRL DIES OF GRIEF WEEK AFTER DEATH OF FIANCE WARSAW, N. Y., Sept. 8. Grief killed Mary Miles Standish. whose funeral today comes one week after the burial of her sweetheart. Lloyd Warren of Hermitage. Warren was asphyxiated by fumes from an automobile on which he was working in a small garage. When told of his death. Miss Standish fell in a swoon, which was

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now:

"Oh. it is a matter of no importance; j but I don't know why you should be soi warm over such a trifle." ! "Warm! You'd be as warm, maybe, I if you were as pestered as I am. When I pay good money for a good article there should be an end of the business: !

but it's 'Where are thi geese?" and 'Who did you sell the geese to?" and 'What -w, ill you take for The geese? One would think they were the only geese in the world, to hear the fuss that is made over them."

"Well, I have no connection with !

any other people who have been making inquiries," said Holmes, carelessly. "If you won't tell us the bet is off, that is all. But I'm always

iPHdy to back my opinion on a matter;

of fowls, and I have a fiver on it that the bird I ate is country bred." "Well. then, you've lost your fiver, for it's town bred," snapped the salesman. "It's nothing of the kind." "I say it is." N "I don't believe it." "D'you think you know more about fowls than I. who have handled them ever since I was a nirper? I tell you

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IGHM0ND THEATRE

TODAY EDGAR JONES in "Single Handed Sam" MARIE DORO in "The Midnight Gamble"

Coming Sunday "Bob Hampton of Placer"

Palace Theatre TODAYCHARLES RAY in the Paramount special feature "The Sheriff's Son" With it a big comedy

URRAY

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Famous Players- La sky Corporation presents

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A COSMOPOLITAN - PRODUCTION Once she had reigned in the gayest palace on Broadway. Until? Now, fled to a sleepy South Sea isle, she danced to forget her fear. Hoping ever that the world had lost her. But a New York detective stepped from the motley crowd one night and That was where her real life began!

Ct (paramount Qidurt

"BETTER COME EARLY" Pipe Organ Concert Orchestra

Another Good BW

Thursday and Last Half MACK and STANTON Two clever comedians direct from Keith big time in an absurdity entitled "Home Sweet Home." Plenty of laughs and exclusive songs. FULTON and BURT . in "THE HOLD-UP GIRL" by Paul Gerard Smith. Another Keith offering of class and merit. Special scenery. ROSE, ELLIS and ROSE A Comedy Barrel Jumping Oddity THE NAGFYS Mysterious, Wonderful, Defying Nature's Laws.

With Seena Owen and E. K. Lincoln

ALSO SHOWING

Hearst News and Two Reel Comedy

ttrxw'tfii Own Li'Lamr hcoart oaarCi

HOBART BOSWORTH In "His Own Law" A sterling actor in five .thrilling reels. COMING MONDAY Burt Earl and Girls; Mellon and Penn; Bobby Van Horn; Nash and Thompson. Another big bill.

wrette Theatre

"Where

the Stars r

Twinkle First" Theatre Beautiful

Today, Friday and Saturday Another Great Curwood

Tale

mi lit. uii.ai Fighting men Fighting malemutes A mystery girl with golden hair A mad loup-garou in

hiding from the worlds

A baby A sergeant on a manhunt And a ship ablaze in an ice-pack The North as Curwood knows it, wT-ites it, and screens it with new thrills, new romances, new mystery.

lames Oliver Curwo

-u The

Added Feature BUSTER KEATON in "THE SCARECROW' Coming Sunday Norma Talmadge

In Chicago

at the La Salle Theatre REX INGRAM'S Prodigious Picturization of Ibanez's Great Book

The

Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Began an Engagement Last March and It is the Current Attraction at this

Theatre, where Every Record Has Been Shattered. Same in Boston, Same in New York, i Same in Philadelphia, Same in Pittsburgh, Same in Cleveland,

Same in Trisco,

Same in Los Angeles, Same in Kansas City, Same in St. Louis Same in Every Place! It'll be the Same in Richmond Beginning Next Sunday at the Washington.

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