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Show PAGE FOUR ' THE BINGHAM PRESS BUfLETlN 7 By EPhillips Oppenheim Ooprrl(t by Llttl, Browa a 0. turn to England, with tti consent and the approbation of my relatives hwe. Paul and I have but one hop and one desire to live until the time when the of Russia return to thtr allegiance, and to the Ro-manoff dynasty In Russia, either through ourselves or our children. or thnt reason we art living here with an unseen guard provided by the English government. When you flrnl met ua we lived In seclusion, because already four tlmea my life bud been attempted. There ire still men pledged to de-stroy ua root and branch. Here they will not succeed. We are surrounded by fulthful guards, and our Uvea are consecrate. Not until the children isve and flourish who Khali carry on our nnme will I or my hiiKhand take rhe slightest risk. The world may aea something of ua Inter. For the present we have only one thought" Herald stood among the wreck of hi dreams. He aeemed to be listening to the thunder of the sen. to be watch-lu- g the queer-ahitpe- d shaft of aunlivht which stretched across the floor. He found speech almost Impossible. The silence lusted so long, however, that he waa compelled lo break It. "Your highness' explanation Is com-plete?" he asked. w n, , - , CHAPTER VIII Continued 26 ,. 1 wrote down the address and tere It la," Christopher laid, handing a enrd. "If I can be of any use" . "You dear man I" ihe exclaimed. "We must leae It to Gerald. I hope thiil he will let me go with him. I think he ought to find out Just where ' , be stands at once." - "I am not going back to the house." Christopher remnrked. "Could we have one game of blllliirds?" ,' "I should love It," she answered, "Gerald will come and look for ua as toon as he haa finished with the doc-tor. You oaed to give me fifleea , wasn't Itt" Gerald came In ' presently. Mary eated herself by her brother's side. "Gerald," she said, "Christopher has discovered Pauline's address. It Is quite close by here. You must go and see her tomorrow. Would you like either of us to come with you J" Gerald began to tremble. "She la here In London ull right Y' he demanded. "Absolutely." Christopher declared. "She wai looking quite well. Her ' brother waa with her." "I will go alone." Gerald decided. "I will go tomorrow,; Now you have told me aomethlhg worth hearing. Per-hnp- s tonight I shall sleep." Two men servants, both foreigners, awaited his arrival. One attended to the closing of the door and remained with the chauffeur; the other silently beckoned Gerald to follow him across the stone floor of the bare, circular hall Into a room at the further end. He stood aside to let Ceruld precede him. "The gentleman will please De seated," he sold. Gerald found himself alone In an apartment not unduly lurge but ex-ceedingly lofty. It was simply out niugnltlcently furnished, hut only a Ingle rug lay upon the floor. The windows looked sheer over the a, and the thunder of the waves against the Jagged rocks seemed almost at his feet., The windows themselves were narrow the windows of a fortress and the depth of the window seat showed the thickness of the walls. Gerald hud little time to take note of these things, however. Within a mo-ment or two of his being left alone the door opened Mnd Pauline entered. Speech of any Soft,. It seemed to Gerald, must be pitifully Inadequate. He stood looking it her, wondering If "It Is complete," she replied, "You will understand that your shull I call It admiration? was. In a sense, an offense to me. In Monte Carlo I will admit that through sheer weariness I was perhaps a little Indiscreet. The situation then seemed hopeless." "I understand," Gerald murmured. "The grand duke, my husband, will wish to offer you some hospitality," she said, touching a bell. "Be so g iod aa to await his coming." Prince Paul entered the room a mo-ment or two later, a touch of sunburn on his cheeks, erect and handsome, a very different person from the broken prisoner of a few months ago. He advanced toward Gerald with hand. "It gives me great pleasure," he said, "to welcome you In my very bad English to our home. You see, I reached England safely. Perhaps you will give us the pleasure of your com-pany to dinner tonlghtT" Gerald shook his head. "I have promised the owner of the car which I hired," he said, "to retnrn it to him tonight. I must, In fact, be leaving at once." anything In her expression would give hint the cine to her nijxierlmis be-havior. She came toward him. how-ever, as composed and unresponsive as ever. There was nothing whatever in her manner to indicate the fact that she was greeting the man who had risked his life In a mad enterprise for her sake. , "You have had a long Journey, Ird Domhey," she said. He bowed over the hund which ihe had extended to him. "A long Journey, Indeed." he as-sented. "A Journey down Into h I and back," "Sit down," she Invited, "and I will give you the explanotlon I owe you." "Thank you," he answered. "I do not feel at home In this house. Let me remain standing until after you have told me what It all means. I have done your bidding. I have come to beg for my reward." Her eyes looked at blm coldly. "I promised no reward," she re-- I minded him. "Not In words." he admitted. "Yet you know what I desire." "Whut you desire Is absurd," ihe declared. "That Is what I wish to ex- - . Gerald, after all, derived small satis-faction from bla visit on the following day. Me found hia destination easily a small, detached house In a retired bsck street, with a bell at the front gate and spiked railings. He was ad-mitted without undue delay by an ordi-nary- looking parlor maid and con-ducted Into a small ilttlng-roo- After waiting a minute or two, the door was opened and Madume de Po-- nlere entered.. "You have come to see my niece, Lord DombeyT" she Inquired, after a ' word of conventional greeting. ' , ' "Is It very surprising that I should comer Gerald rejoined, a little bit-terly. "Perhaps not from your point of view," was the equable reply. "My niece has. In fact, been anticipating your visit." "It would have been kinder of hr," Gerald ventured, 'If she had let me know her wherenbouts. I have beets In the hospital and afterward in a mus-ing home for some time." "My niece had other matters to con-sider," Madame de Ponlere declared dryly. "She Is living In the utmost re-tirement, through force of clrcuin- - A servant entered with a tray bear-ing wine and whisky. Paul served his guest himself. "They tell me that this Is the most hospitable country of the world," he observed. "Even in Russia we should not let you depart without a toast You will wish us those things for which her highness and I live." ; Gerald bowed and raised his glass to his lips. "I shall drink to you and to your country," he s.'ild, "and to the good of both." He set down his glass empty. Pau-line smiled her goodby, but they handed him over to the care of serv-ants with the air of royalty. Gerald drove through the opened gates, heard the bars grind behind him, and, look-ing around for a lust view, was ducly conscious of men who watched. Years afterward this strange visit, with all Its trifling events, assumed Its proper proportions In his mind. That nlnht. however, he drove over the moors and around the mountains absolutely with-out any direct emotions. It' waa to believe that his visit had not been the phantasy of an after-noon- 's slumber. Chapter IX stances." "Can I see her now T' Gerald asked bluntly. "She will grant you an iudlen-e,- Madame de Ponlere replied. "I have her permission to disclose her where-abouts to you only, enjoining secrecy." "Where Is shef Gerald asked. "My niece Is to be found at Duvenny castle In Scotland," Madame de Po-nlere announced, "It Is a somewhat Inaccessible place. Particulars of how to reach It are here." She handed him a slip of paper. "In Scotland?" Gerald repeated, a ' little wearily, "But she was here yes-terday,"' "She left at night," Madame de Po-nle-re reminded hlra. . Gerald folded the slip of paper and put It In his pocket. "Very well," be said, "I will go to Scotland." Madame de Ponlere looked at tiro through her lorgnettes for 1 moment thoughtfully. ,.. "You have been 111," she remarked. "I have been 111," he assented. Madame de Ponlere lowered ner w lorgnettes and closed them with a little " snap. "If I thought that you would accept It" he said, "I would give you a word of advice." "I can at least hear It," he sug-- . ' gested. "Go back to the manner of life you were living before you met Pauline and forget her. Your visit to Scot-land will be of no service to you. It will only end in disappointment." Gerald shook his head. . "That," be said obstinately, "I must discover for myself' Gerald, following In the main the i directions on the slip of paper given him by Madame de Ponlere, reached his destination on the afternoon of the- ' After they bad left Toulon the two men seemed almost to change places. , Gerald, who for the last four days bad been In much the same mentally coma-- "You Have Had a Long Journey, Lord Dombey," She Said. plain. You have discovered, perhaps, who I am." "I learned who your brother waa" "My brother I" she smiled. "Well," she went on, "listen. I am the Grand Duchess Pauline of Itunsla, princess and hereditary ruler of the Caspian provinces, and nearest in kin sin.mg living women to Nicholas, who was murdered by the people. The man whom you rescued Is Paul, grand duke of Volostok, hereditary ruler of seven-teen provinces, and nearer In the tuse state as he had been since his return from Scotland, sat up and for the first time began to look about blm with Interest. Christopher, on the other hund, who during the whole of their journey had been continually en-deavoring to amuse and entertain bis companion, gradually relapsed Into a rare fit of thoughtfulness. They had passed through llyerea, however, and were winding their way around the Poret du Dom, before any direct allu- - slon was made to the subject wh'ch In varying degrees was foremost In the minds of both of them. "About an hour and a half beyond this, wasn't It?" Get aid asked. ; Christopher nodded. It was signifi-cant that he made 00 comment upon the fact that Gerald had caught up with his own train of thought "Just about this time of the year, too," Gerald went on, rumlnatlr.gly. "I remember these orchards were lust showing a little pink. And you say she's back again there, Chris. I won-der why? There wasn't any trouoie at home, was there?" ' "Not the slightest," Christopher as-sured him. "In fact, all the time you were In Russia your father seemed to rely upon her absolutely. ' I waa a great blow to him when she made up her mind to go back." (TO BE CONTINUED ) male Hue to the crown of Russia. He Is my cousin." "Your cousin?"' Gerald exclaimed. "And my husband," she answered calmly. Gerald was extraordinarily cool. The. situation began slowly to shtpe Itself In his mind. ' " v "It has been the province of royal-ty," Pauline continued, "to make use of their courtiers, without explanation, tn whatever way may seem good to them. ; I have made use of you. I lid not seek your acquaintance or your friendship. I have mude you no prom-ises. I have kept you much farther away even from hope than would many of my Illustrious ancestresses. Vet, In these days, you will probably think that you have been I can-not help ft. I and others of my race have been 111 and mercilessly treated. Yours hits been a small wrong. I made use of you and your devotion to free my cousin, to whom I was af-fianced. So far as ruy thanks can sat-isfy you, I tender them." "You are very gracious." Gerald ac-knowledged, forgetting all his weari-ness and holding himself like a man. "May I ask, were you married to the grand duke when I fetched him from hU prison?" "I was notJV Pauline assured ulm. "1 was married a month after his re- - ; third day. Ue was in the car which m he had hired at the last town on the V railway route, a town which seemej to " him, unacquainted with this corner of Scotland, almost an outpost of civiliza-tion. After miles of moorland, un- - broken except for huge boulders, the ; way had led around a range of smaller mountains until he had suddenly en countered, when be had 'been least ex-pecting It, the tang of the sen. Muny hundreds of feet below he saw at last his destination, a dwelling of stone as ancient and rudely fashioned. It . seemed, as the massed-u- boulderi on every aide. The road by which It was approached was precipitous, in places almost Impassable. The last quarter of a mile was along a narrow bank, unpro-tected on either side, with the spray 4 from the wavea leaping up Into nis v' face. The road ended In a circular sweep, surrounded by a high wall. In J, iront of blm waa a massive gate, . closed and barred. The porter who appeared In answer to the bell kept aim waiting while he communicated with the bouse, finally the gates were - pushed pea and the car allowed to proceed up a steep, stone-pave- d ascent to s courtyard also flagged with stones I and also surrounded by a high wall. In front was aaother massive Aoor, which, however, already stood opeau (Edited by a Dbuslas Wrdrop. Editor of Radio Merchandising.) rvy. : t. - ; r j Radio Station at tha University of Illinois Part of Broadcasting Studio, Transmitter and Power Room All in One. Success of the noncurrler wave sys-tem of broadcasting, which was de-veloped by H. A. Brown and a A. Keener, members of the electrical en-gineering staff of the University of Illinois, Is announced as positive after another series of tests which bore out the results of previous tests held over a period of more than a year. The elimination of "fading" is an added feature of the new broadcasting system which now seems possible. In the last series of tests, Instruments which accurately measured the curve of audibility of both the carrier wave system and the new noncarrler system were set up a distance of 100 miles from station WltM, the university's radiophone with which the experimen-tal work In carried on. These Instru-ments showed the usual fading when the old system was used, but did not vary a particle when the noncarrler was employed. However, this advan-tage Is not yet being claimed, because it has not been subjected to enough tests to establish It as a fact Previous advantages which were claimed for the system and which the final tests show as outstanding over the system now In general use Include increased sending efficiency, more se-lective tuning at the receiver with greater possibility to tune out local stations, opportunity to cover greater distances and the elimination of all sorts of sounds which are impressed on the carrier wave and which only perfect modulation at the transmitting end and perfect detection at the re-ceiver can eliminate. The suppressed carrier or noncarrler system differs from the present type of broadcasting In that the carrier waves go out only when s note Is sounded or a syllable spoken. Be-tween notes or spoken words, the car-rier wave does not go through the air. That Is, the sound and the wave on which It rides leave the broadcasting apparatus simultaneously. This In-terval of time between sounds when there Is no carrier wave In the air makes possible the advantages noted. ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 II-- ; Hints for Radio Fans ' AHKI nta ' 8et wltl1 WT ; ; W erai stages of radio fre- - ; , quency that are not neutralized, ; ; be sure to use vernier dials or attachments. , ; I Try connecting the negative B lead to first the positive and ; ) then the negative A battery post, '. - and note which glvea the best i I results, '. Use a good mica grid con- - ; ! I denser In the grid circuit of the ! detector tube. Much depends '. '. upon the grid condenser and '. I ; leak. ;; ! If you are troubled with dls- - ! ; tortlod when the loud speaker Is ; ; , used, try the speaker on another ; set. ;; When your set Is operating ; O. K. leave It alone. 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For this reason It has been a favorite house-hold remedy for colds, coughs, bron-chitis end especially for lung troubles in millions of homes all over the world for the last flfty-eig- years, enabling the patient to obtuln a good night's rest, free from coughing with easy expectoration In the morning. You can buy BOSCHEE'S SYRUP wherever medicines are sold. Adv. , Well-Merit- ed Success Honored politically and profession ally, Dr. R. V. Pierce, whoae picture jSffitjv appears here, f made a lucceea M MS law have Veti fiS 'Quailed. H i S Ivy V Wf pure herbal d'i which have bJPjEhbi itood the test TmErV 'or ft7 Jrear f t the "best sell- - 'f7T r' P'trc,' Ayrf r Golden Medical tr Discovery li a blood medicine . and stomach alterative, It clears the skin, beautifies it, increases the blood supply and the circulation, and pim-ples and eruptions vanish quickly. 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MOTHER-:- Fletcher's Cas- - f "a a pleasant, harmless ' '" Substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared for Infants in arms and Children all ages. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Proven directions on each package Physicians everywhere recommepd Ifc Mind Your Addre$$ Many parcel post packages are ac-tually delivered at the senders' doors because the return address Is thought-lessly put where the sending address should be. The postal authorities ad-vise that packages should be addressed In the sume form as letters the re-turn address always appearing In the upper left-han- comer. Here You Have It The cross-wor- d pu.zle Is an Inten-sively rectungular but essentially heterogeneous concatenation of dis-similar verbal synonymic similitudes, replete with Internal inhibitions, yer promulgating extensive ratiocination and meticulously designed to promote fulmlnatlve vltuiteration, dispel ty and develop speculative, contemplative, Introspective, delibera-tive and cogitative faculties. Prairie Farmer. This Hookup Based on . Old Weagant Circuit By EARL T. DENTON Some time ago there appeared In Radio Digest a Itelnartx hookup by 0. T. Hanavan, and I have tried this cir-cuit with good results, but with the tickler coll placed as shown In the ac-companying diagram I obtained much better results. This arrangement Is based on the original Weagant circuit This hookup gave louder and greater distance signals than the ' straight tickler coll arrangement of the Rein-art- s circuit. The greatest Improve-ment was In the ease with which the set could be controlled once the proper size of tickler coll was found. The only trouble that was experi-enced In building the set using this circuit was to find the correct size of rT7 rvd( i isoTuns"ifc 3" ox "K com 'Q-- i a a 1 q OOOES "" the tickler coil, The exact number of turns on this coil roust be found by experimentation, as It varies with the design of the set. But In most cases it will be found necessary to have more turns on the tickler than is gen-erally used on the straight Reinurtz set. Do not give up on the first try-ou- t, because the set will work and It will be well worth the effort used in experimenting with the tickler coll. Radio Digest. Courageoui The common house fly hns what might he called "nerve." It Isn't afraid of anything. It walks over your nose, flies away when your big hand comes thnt way, and then returns to your nose as If nothing had happened. The house fly la said to fear nothing except tobacco smoke. World't Greatest Needs Among the greatest needs of the world today as listed by an eminent scientist are an alloy ferrous or s, possessing higher tenacity than any known combination; a light thnt will penetrate a fog, refractory material for lining steel-meltin- g fur-naces, labels that will not erode or corrode, and a safe method of stopping the rolling of steamers In rough seas. Ancient Anglo-Saxo- n - A glossary of Anglo-Saxo- n and Old Saxon, which la preserved ut Eplnal, France, Is said to ha'S been written about the end of the Seventh century. It was originally kept at the Moyen Moutier nhbey, Lenones. Shoe Eyelets Serve as Rotor Shaft Bearings Shoe eyelets come In handy In radio work where a person builds his own sets. They make good bearings for shafts In varlocoupler and variometer ubes. Two of them will make end tvuri if! rf"T"'(j yAMwf II X II HLUM " couneitors on a piece of Chipboard for a grid leak. Hu!e drilled In panels for showing the light from the tubes may be embellished with the use of eyelets , 'I .. ', Devoutly to Be Wished Coal mines will be run by machln ery and loss of life practically un known 75 years from now, declares a mining expert. Use Indoor Loops to - Escape License Fee The British postmaster general is meeting with serious, difficulties In handling radio receiver licensing reg u la t Ions, for It is estimated that there are about 2,000,000 persons who have receivers In their homes and who are not provided with licenses. Indoor uerlnls make It impossible for the authorities to know If there are sets or not and direct intervention In private dwellings on mere susplclont or denunciations is not permitted In the British Isles. The authorities are therefore In a quandary, especially as It Is believed that many amateurs will refuse to re-new their licenses. The loss of rev-enue to the B. B. C. would be enormous. Tars Superstitious When the West Campgaw ran Into 48 hours of ensuing gale and fog In a region infested with Icebergs, the sailors attributed their bad luck to hymn singing by two preachers who were working their way to Europe as cattle men aboard ship. The black robe of a churchman in the early Mid- - die ages was regarded as certain mis-fortune for the craft .he sail!, on. Chicago Poet. Avoid Sharp Bends A sharp bend In a wire not only offers a good point for energy to be radiated from, ' but It also changes the resistance of the wire All wire should be led directly to the proper terminal without bending, If possible, Where It Is necessary to bend a wire at right angles, use round-nos- e pliers or some other tool to make tbe curve a large one. Nearby Metal Spoils Loop Directional loops are hampered In reception by metal structures or parts of buildings. The magnetic properties of nearby metal dlmlnsh receiving ffoalltSli of loop antenna. |