Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 200, 23 August 1922 — Page 7

(THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23, 1922-w

The Adventures of the Mazarin Stone A New Sherlock Holmes Story By SIR ARTHUR GONAN DOYLE

i It was pleasant to Dr. Watson toihe said was more likely to be under-

ifind himself once more in the untidy! Iroom of the first floor in Baker Street ."which had been tne starting point of so many remarkable adventures. He looked round him at the scientific charts upon the wall, the acid-charred bench of chemicals, the violin-case leaning in the corner, the coal-scuttle, which contained of old pipes and to"bacco. Finally, his eyes came round to the fresh and smiling face of Billy, the young but very wise and tactful page, who had helped a little to fill up the gap of loneliness and isolation "which surrounded the saturnine figTire of the great detective. "It all seems very unchanged, Billy. You don't change, either. I .hope the same can be of him?" Billy glanced, with some solicitude, tet the closed door of the bedroom. "I think he's in bed and asleep," It was seven In the evening of a lovely summer's day, but Dr. Watisoa. was sufficiently familiar with the iirregularity of his old friend's hours X-o feel no surprise at the idea. "That means a case, I suppose?" "Yes, sir; he is very hard at it just 3iow. I'm frightened for his health. Me gets paler and thinner, and he

ats nothing. 'When will you be pleased to dine, Mr. Holmes?' Mrs. Jludson asked. 'Seven-thirty, the da7 after tomorrow,' said he. You know diis way when he is keen on a case." "Yes, Billy, I know. "He's following someone. Yesterday he was out as a workman lookicg for a job. Today he was an old -woman. Fairly took me in he did,

and I ought to know his way by now." Billy pointed with a grin to a very baggy parasol which leaned against the sofa. "That's part of the old woman's outlit," he said. "But what is it all about Billy?" Billy Sank his voice, as one who filscusses great secrets of State. "I

&m't mind telling you, sir, but it fhould go no farther. It's this case of the Crown diamond." j "What the hundred - thousand-! pound burglary?' "Yes, sir. They must get it back, sir. Why, we had the Prime Minister, and the Home Secretary both Fitting on that very sofa. Mr. Holmes was very nice to them. He soon put then at their ease and promised he would do all he could. Then there is Lord Cantlemere " "Ah!" "Yes, sir; you know .what that means. He's a stiff un, sir, if I may pay so. I can get along with the Prime Minister, and I've nothing against the Home Secretary, who seemed a civil obliging sort of man, but I can't stand his lordship. Neither can Mr. Holmes, sir. You see. he don't believe in Mr. Holmes, and he was against employing him. He'd rather he failed." "And Mr. Holmes knows it?" : "Mr. Holmes always knows whatever there is to know."

"Well, we'll hope he won't fail and

that Lord Cantlemere will be con

founded. But I say, Billy, what Is

that, curtain for across the window?"

"Mr. Holmes had it put up there three days ago. We've got something funny behind it" Billy advanced and drew away the drapery, which screened , the alcove of the bow window. Dr. Watson could not restrain a cry of amazement. There was a facsimile of his old friend, dresing gown and all the face turned threequarters towards the window and downwards, as though reading an invisible book, while the body was sunk deep in an armchair. Billy detached the head and held it in the air. "We put it at different angles, so

statement than exaggeration. Watson

wa3 always the man of action, and he

rose to the occasion"Count me in, Holmes. 1 have nothing to do for a day or two." "Your morals don't improve, Watson. You have added fibbing to your other vices. You bear every sign of the busy medical man, with calls on him every hour." "Not such important ones. But can't you have this fellow arrested?'' "Yes, Watson, I could. That's what worries him so." "But why don't you?" "Because I don't know where the

diamond is."

round the

Watson looked warily

edge of the curtain. Yes, there is one rough fellow near the door." "That will be Sam Merton the

faithful but rather fatuous Sam. Where is this gentleman, Billy V "In the waiting room, sir." "Show him up when I ring." "Yes, sir." "If I am not In the room, show him in all the same." "Yes, sir.". Watson waited until the door, was closed, and then he turned earnestly to his companion. "Look here. Holmes, this is, simply

impossible. This is a desperate man, guns."

lar of the dressing gown which pro-

jected above the armchair in the win

dow. At first his expression was one of pure amazement., Then the light of a horrible hope gleamed in his dark, murderous eyes. He took one more glance round to see that there were no witnesses, and then, on tiptoe, his thick stick half raised, he approached the silent figure. He was crouching for his final spring and blow when a cool, sardonic voice greeted him from the open bedroom door: "Don't break it, Count! Don't break it!" The assassin staggered back, amaze

ment in his convulsed face. For an instant he half raised his loaded cane once more, as if he would turn his violence from the effigy to the or

iginal; but there was something in

that steady gray eye and mocking smile which caused his hand to sink to his side. "It is a pretty little thing," said Holmes, advancing towards the image. "Tavernier, the French modeller, made it. He is as good at waxworks as

your friend Straubenzee is at air

field, Stream and Woodland A department conducted exclusively for the protection of fish, game.and natural treasures.

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FISH AND GAME FACTS That game is on the increase we are informed by nearly every fish and game commisioner in the United States and we have a hunch ihat a year or so after Congress passes the

Public Shootinar Grounds bill that

there will be more same in some

states than ever before. 1 With the increase in wild game we are pleased to mention that there has been a wonderful increase in fishing and fishermen. We have it on

pretty'good authority that the fishing tackle business had quadrupeled during the past year. that certainly means something. It is necessary for the fish and game commisionera to stock the streams with millicns ot fish yearly. California recently planted 23,926,000 trout and Commissioner Shelby said in announcing the planting that his great problem is to teach anglers to allow the fish time to develope. Most of the streams are de

pleted of their stock by the end of

each year, he said. What Should be Done

For a number of years we have tried

to keeD in close touch with the Fish

and Game Commissions in an effort to ascertain the number of people who fish and hunt, the amount of money they spend, and the amount of game

taken. It is surprising to learn that!

6o few states makes an effort to ascertain the amount of game within its confines. To our mind this is the first thing a Fish and Game commission should do. New York state is finding out how much game was taken by making the person applying for a license give the amount he took from the fields the year before. This method, while a year late, is better than none, at all.' Penn

sylvania through county wardens tries to check up every season and makes a pretty fair job of it. Alabama, for instance, has no method of compiling information on the game bagged, but it is estimated that 8,040,000 quail are taken e'ach year. That's a lot of quail to be taken every season and not deplete the stock. Eleven thousand one hundred and sixteen people paid $15,948 to hunt in Alabama the past season.

Arizona has no more information

on its game than Alabama. Sixteen thousand two hundred and sixty-four people paid $22,026.25 to hunt there last year. Quite a number of predatory animals were shot by Government hunters in Arizona. H. E. Musgrave and four others killed a 900 black bear that turned cattle killer. In California 165,000 took out fishing licenses and 155,530 took out hunting licenses, for which they con

tributed ?241,000. It is estimated that

1,000,000 ducks and. 500,000 -quails, as.

morethan ever the value of the-shot j gun. and the rifle. ' " i OHIO PROTECTS DUCKS. It -will be unlawful to kill doves In OMo this year, according to- word given.out today by A. C. Baxter, chief of the Ohio Division, of Fish and Game, hxspite of the fact that the federal

well as 16,000 deer were baggedJ law Klasses the- dove as a game-fcird, There are more deer in.California to-4 andbopens the season from September

day than at any time in the pasta fifteen years. It is a natural state fori

deer. California paid bounties on the-! pelts and scalps of 3,170 mountain

liqna. J. C Bruce one of the hunfc-i

ers or tfhe commision killed 127. These animals kill colts, calves, sheep and goats, and before laid low with a rifle do considerable damage to the etock. It will be interesting one of these days to ascertain the amount of game killed in every state, how much that means in dollars and cents in the way of food and then we will realize

1st to December 15th. Baxter calls attention to the fact that Regulation

II of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act provides that the federal laws do not permit the taking of migratory birds, when state laws are enacted to give adttilional protection. Section. 1408 of the Ohio laws under which turtle or rooruxning doves are classedas nongame birds, can not be construed to permit the shooting of doves.

Bachelors were taxed in England in tfee early years of the eighteenth century. 1

Tke TiAtut of a, korrtbL? kop?

"Ah! Billy told me the missing Crown jewel!" "Yes, the great yellow mazarin stone. I've cast my net and I have my fish. But I have not got the stone. What is the use of taking them? We can make the world a better place by laying them by the heels. But that is not what I am out for. It's the stone I want." "And 13 this Count Sylvius one of your fish?" ' "Yes, and he's a shark. He bites. The other is Sam Merton, the boxer.

Not a bad fellow, Sam, but the Count has used him. Sam's not a shark. He is a great big silly bull-headed gudgeon. But he is flopping about in my net all the same." "Where is this Count Sylvius?" "I've been at his very elbow all the morning. You've seen me as an old ladv. Watson. I was never more

that it may seem ?JV I ti; J ! convincing. He actually picked up wouldn't re tourh it if the blind, gol fQr me once .By your were not down. But when it s up ; leaye madame. aid he haiMtalyou can Bee this from across the way. j fa VQU k and vita the South.

"We usea someming oi 'Mern eraces ot manner when in the

once oeiore.

"Before mv time, sai

drew the window curtains apart and, happenings, Watson.

lOOKCU OUl 1IUO LUC urci. are folk who watch us from over yonder. I can see a fellow now at the window. Have a look for your

self."

Watson had taken a step

, t era graces of manner when m the a c-iw TT-tmood, but a devil incarnate in the aid may. eotner m0od. Life is full of whimsi-

"It might have been tragedy.

"Well, perhaps it might' I followed

him to old Straubezee's workshop in I the ilinories. Straubenzee made the

forward , air-gun a very pretty bit of work, as

when the bedroom door opened, and; understand aim j. wiu im. l The long thin form of Holmes in the opposite window at the present

and had drawn the;uf"""" J

tnny, wnat is it;

at the window,

blind once more. ; 'That will do, Billy," said he. "You were in danger of your life then, my boy, and I can't do without you just yet. Well, Watson, it is good to see you in your old quarters once again. You come at a critical moment." "So I gather." "You can go. Eilly. That boy Is a problem, Watson. How far am I justified in allowing him to be in danger?" "Danger of what. Holmes?" "Of sudden . death. I'm expecting something this evening." "Expecting what?" "To be murdered, Watson." "No no: j-ou are joking, Holmes!"

Even mv limited sense of humor

could evolve a better joke than that.

But we may be comfortable in the

meantime, may we not7 Is alcohol i permitted? The gasogene and cigars are in the old place. Let me see youj once more in the customary armchair.! You have not, I hope, learned to despise my pipe and my lamentable tobacco? It has to take the place of food these days." "But why not eat?" "Because the faculties become refined when you starve them. Why, purely, as a doctor, my dear Watpon, you must admit that what your digestion gains in the way of blood supply is so much lost to the brain. I am a brain, Watson The rest of me is a mere appendix. Therefore, it -is the brain I must consider." "But this danger, Holmes?" "Ah, yes; in case it should come off.' It' would perhaps be as well that

vnu should burdn your memory

with the name-and address of the miiMorer. You can give. It to-Scot

land Yard, -witfe my love, and a part-

& !ner blessing. Sylvius is tho jramo-

-Nrpn-ptto Sylvius. write 31

down! 136 Moorside Gardens, N. W.

Go It' Watson's honest face was twitching with anxiety. He knew only too ' well the immense risks taken by polmesas -wellgga-gaxB that-wliat

The boy had re-appeared in tne

room with a card upon a tray. Holmes glanced at it with raised eyebrows and an amused smile. "The man himself. I had hardly expected this. Grasp the nettle, Watson! A man of nerve. Possibly you have heard of his reputation as a shooter of big game. It would, indeed, be a triumphant ending to his excel

lent sporting record if he added me to his bag. This is a proof that he feels my too very close behind his heels." "Send for the police." "I probably shall. But not Just yet. Would you glance carefully out of the window, Watson, and see it anyone is hanging about the street?"

who sticks at nothing. He may have come to murder you." "I shquld not be surprised." "I insist upon staying with you." "You, would be horribly in the way." "In his way?" "No, my dear fellow in my way." "Well, I can't possibly leave you."

"Yes, you can, Watson. And you will, for you have never failed o play the game. I am sure you will play it to the end. This man has come for his own purpose, but he may stay for mine." Holmes took out his notebook and scribbled a few lines. "Take a cab to Scotland Yard and give this

to Youghal of the C. I. D. Come back with the police. The fellow's arrest will follow." . "I'll do that with joy." "Before you return I may have Just time enough to find out where the stone is. He touched the bell. "I think we will go out through the bedroom. This second exit is exceedingly useful. I rather want to see my shark without his seeing me, and I have, as you will remember, my own way of doing it." It was, therefore, an empty room into which Billy, a minute later, ush

ered Count Sylvius. The famous game-shot, sportsman and man-about-town was a big, swarthy fellow, with

j a formidable dark moustache, shading a cruel, thin-lipped mouth, and sur- ! mounted by a long, curved nose, like

the beak of an eagle. He, was well dressed, but his brilliant necktie, shining pin, and glittering rings were flamboyant in their effect. As the door closed behind him, he looked round him with fierce, startled eyes, like one who suspects a trap at every turn. Then he gave a violent start as he saw the impassive head and the col-

The Theatres

"Air-guns, sir! What do you mean?"

"Put your hat and stick on the side table. Thank you! Pray take a seat. Would you care to put your revolver out also? Oh, very good, if you prefer to sit upon it. Your visit is really

most opportune, for I wanted badly to have a few minutes' chat with you." The,, Count scowled, with heavy, threatening eyebrows. "J, too, wished to have some words with you, Holmes. That is why I am here. I don't deny that I intended to assault you just now." Holmes swung his leg on the edge of the table. "I rather gathered that you had some idea of the sort in your head," said he. "But why these personal attentions?" "Because you have gone out of your way to annoy me. Because you have put your creatures upon my track." "My creatures! I assure you no!" (To be Continued Thursday)

MURRETTE Richard Barthelmess' ambition is to be a motion picture director. However, he is not going to attempt that until his acting days are over. When asked if he wasn't something of a director himself in his role as a star, he replied:

"Yes, but the director has the bur

den of the entire picture on his shoulders. He interprets every role and sees that everything runs smoothly. His i3 the big job." Mr. Barthelmess always pays par

ticular tribute to Henry King who di

rected "Tol'able David," "The Seventh Day" and has just completed "Sonny" which is at the Murrette tonight. In filming the big Pathe Special,

"Nanook of the North," Robert J.

Flaherty, the explorer-producer, did all his camera "shooting' 'in weather far below zero. All the scenes are txter-

iors, showing wide stretches of land in

the frozen north. The territory cover

ed in the photoplay is laid in the vi

cinity of Cape Dufferin, N. W. Un

gava, and covers a large expanse of

land and frozen sea about two-thirds

up the east coast of Hudson Bay un

inhabited except by a small tribe of Eskimos. At the Murrette Thursday.

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7:00 p. m. The Smith-Spring-Holmes Co. One of the Most Popular Companies on the Platform

p. m. ' LOR ADO TAFT America's Greatest Sculptor Do Not Miss Hearing Him TOMORROW

10:00 a. m.--Hon. S. D. Fess

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2:00 p. m.--Hon. SIMEON D. FESS Congressman from the Seventh Ohio District and nominee for U. S. Senator, in an address dealing with America's - relation to the present European situation. 3:00 and 7:00 p. m.Ver Haar Concert Co. Mme. Ver Haar is one of the Gifted Vocalists of the Platform. f... s,. 8:00 p. m. Program by Billy Sunday Club and Virginia Asher Women's Council 8:30 p. m. Jessie Rae Taylor Monologues in Make-up A' Big Number .

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