Show - l- M I iicojieoa CHAPTER f i I By Arthur D Howden Smith W Copyright Copyright The Broken Messags The messenger was peering at the card above the push button beside the entrance as I came up the apartment atalra ei Chesby" he said laconically tending a pink envelope “I'll “He lives here" j answered for sign It” The boy clumped off downstairs and I let myself In never dreamlna that I held the key to destiny In my band— or rather In the pink envelope cousin ’’Betty Klng’ huTleff the from the couch on which she sat be tween her father and Hugh “Here you are at last" she cried me ti say good hv "Had and I have We are going to t'onstan to yon to hunt for Greek manu tlnople 1 u scripts" m “1 have a theory" explained uncle Vernon King “that the uphcav ala of the war and the occupation of the city by Christian garrlsois of rich opppr should be productive es ll k e np sell chance fm aside from an enhanced rclieologlcnl research wish you luck" I grum “Well was not tied wish “And bled ' down i an architect's drawing hoard “’Matter of fact I'm about fed up Street" growled Hugh with Wall "Nobody can make money any more' remarked Betty “M's eery funny when “Both you and Jack announced you settled down after tb war Hugh that nothing could ever root you up was wanted told All you you again a good Job and plenty of hard work' “I re “I know It" admitted Hugh member Nosh here and Nlkka Zn ranlto — " ean the famous gypsy violin “You who IstT Interrupted my uncle be ought to soy uses the millions re Des from his oil holdings to pat rnnise the arts and sciences tn the was lie "Yes air Foreign Legion during the war We all mei In the last big puxh The last time we we got together before demobilisation agreed we never wanted to feel the We wanted to threat of danger again and fat betnne rich and prosperous That was why I mine ami contented over to New York with Jack Instead of staying home and flgitlng with iy N 1923 1123 of BDy bona tide portions of the Bu col eon The older portions of the city have been so overbuilt since the Turkish conquest that frequently what Is build s relatively modern ostensibly Ing turns out to he almost unbelief at the core Hut the ably ancient and the Turks dls of their prejudices taste for foreign — “ her dug era wIMiJm iU‘ttyrchewlng waved to her father to be patience silent “Baddy 1" ahe exclaimed “Iteally Do you know I you aren’t lecturing let Hugh get on with the treasure" “But Tu afraid I've gotten aa fat as can" replied Hugh "The tradl con tlon simply enys t hut Andronlrus tledcd the secret of the location to Lord tauc'S Then Andronlcus was as an Jumes was thrown In snsslnated to prlon ov bla successor Hugh JtttHvV sou went to ('onstatcrlociple wltlv-JalluCruia liera-be had decided Ihal the best way to help the Holy lunu was to establish a The base there Crusader friendly the city and Hugh rescued captured Than they returned to tile father Before James died he pa ised England on the secret of the treasure t Hugh There are documents In the Chuitei Chest—" “Whnt’S that?’ detnnnded Betty “It’s a ’errthly old oaken box hound and steel" with copper explulnid llug “We keep It In s snfe deposit I I duties" “Yoo really are too exasperating "A declared Betty treasure story Is never boring" “I im on Betty's side!- said hei fattier Vernon la a very deem' My nncle sort despite the fact that he Is s millionaire tie Is a professor Ami times over and hates the title he Is one ol the few learned men know who can he genuinely Interested In low brow diversions "So am I" said baiklng him up “You have been guilty of secrecy with your friends which Is an English vice I trad broken I thought you of Hugh Come rleua P "But there 'a so tittle to tell" Hugh said “1 had an ancestor shout seven hundred years ago who Is generally This Hugh was -- fulled J I ugh the First wmr went’Te’ a son to lnrd James the (’rusades sod was a famous char acts In his time On hla way to Fat eatlie the stories say James rayed a sidle with the Emperor Amlronloti who ruled In the Eastern empire— "Very Interesting" maided King te Is supposed “And this treasure he In t’ontantlnople F exploded Betty Isn't that ao "Where we are going! Hticfr always toes ted In Con sfantloople" answered Hugh “In fact If la referred to at the generally uo Treasure of the Rucoleoo which was the principal ders’attd pature ol he' Eastern emperors" “Quite right" agreed Vernon King bis scholars Interest whipped aflame "It was magnificent residence vying In with the palace of the Caesars I tiive been In t'onaianrlnopie t’iime oded oeii’tds upon several ocand I have never swtlslled ar to the exit fence at this time “Yes A t fi ei tt la tj “Nonsensel" s Treasure Sain Betty “tt'e Story as Ever by fear ao" assented King said Betty “Nonsense" “It’a as rood a treasure story aa I ever rend It be truet Could yon Why ahouldn'i Imagine a more perfect place for concealing a treusure all these centuries than ConataptluoDle? for one Intend to believe In it and if your ancle wants any help to bunting for It be can count ne" “We'll all help him If It cornea to I suld ihut “Nlkka Zaranko would neve forgive ua If we left him oat ot such n party " “Uncle James will have nothing tan “You glide to go on” said LI ugh can stuke your lust shilling on that lies never hud a sane Idea yet In couldn't honcMly eucourage him any more oollhresa" ‘Tei iapa’' suggested King “his visit has nothing to do with the treasure' Hugh chuckled merry self again “('rcktT the Atlunilc Just 'to look the Not a chance sTri up" Hla "ruTTri Is driving him on Confound pus It thought I wish this hadn’t come And didn’t wish up crave adventure ag:In wish you weren't And going to Constantinople" “How about glviothe Kings a line to Nlkka In Burls or wherever he Is?" ask mI "Tliunka’’ sold Betty “but we’re goThe best ing via the Mediterranean thing for you boys to do is to pack tth Hugh's uncle up coect your friend Nlkka en route and follow on” “No go answered Hugh dismally “All I am scheduled for Is a fat fam“1 ily 7 uncle" "That reminds me" I said extend Ing the pink envelope 'Here's a cable for you Maybe — " James I ahull “If H’a from Uucl be surprised" replied Hugh ripping open the envelope "A line once In six cor months Is his Idea of avuncular Hallo I" respondent's lltt purser! bit lips In a prolonged whistle asked wrong?” Betty "Anything anxiously It’s hard to “No— well— humph tills: to Uuten “Sailing Aqultarilti aay mu! today due New York eighteenth see you Immediately have lnimrtuat fuml! your aid essen'lul discovery fortunes Involved thla confidential" “Yea on second thought It Is wrong He’s mat treasure after all wrot g did my best to Oh lord again "'m to he sensible before persuad left England with Jack" excluluii "A' treasurer Betty "Bui you neve told me about ltl“ “Oh It'a a long atory" protected ‘It's sup boring Hugh “Frightfully posed to he located In iVnatantlnople and my unde has spent tils life and most of the fumtly'a property trying u to llnd IL' That’s shy I have o money In New York Instead of play There was Ing thf country gentleman little enough It the family treasury Now before Unde James readied II — Well the new lord who wUI prod a My he me sill find trouble paying the hernld's fees let alone succession Service Brentano’s Ino Tht Ridgeway Co C as Good Read vault In the City— lindon you know For mnnj generations ‘he Lords of Chesby were Inc busy to hunt Ireusurv so far from home" “One Lord tried It In Harry thr Fifth's time but the Greeks watched nlra so closely that lie thought him self lucky to escape from (Vnstantl nople with hie life Thau the Turks the city and aftei that It captured was too risky— except one chap In Ellzuhetha relgu He was Lord James the sixteenth baron a shipmate ol Itulclgh and Drake and Hawkins end tie feared nothing that lived He put In at Constantinople and bearded the Grand Turk In his lulr But even he did no venture fb make a genuine sea h In view of the eoudltiou'c tbit From bis lime on fw nt prevailed the family bothered wL it e Irudt to lion until t'nde lumen commenced gage fai n s to flounce bla re sea rc Ill's" "Then you huvp no definite know! iMlge o the location id the treasure?' asked King “No churl or— ” H igb liciigtii'o bitterly “No sir that Is lust why I feel so James peevish over the way t'nde It'S (tie estate has ctevi staled search for a needle In a Imysiac k— unit oev s that tn gl probability er ex'ated at that" Heroic Remedies row" The steamship company telephoned while Hugh and were at breakfast to say thnt the Aqultanla was Just docking When we reached the pier West street was swarming with automobiles loaded with the Orst contingents of debarking passengers We our passes and dived Into surrendered the swirling vortex of harried travelers hysterlcnl relatives and Impassive customs officials The purser's office tn the main sa loon was vacant but Hugh button holed a passing steward “Lord Chesliy sir? Yes sir he was one of the first ashore There was a to meet him I think sir” gentleman “Thut’s queer” muttered Hugh as we returned to the gangway "Who could meet him beside us?" "Iti damned queer" I agreed “What does your uncle look like?" “lie's small stocky not fut Must be around sixty" said Hugh vaguely We surveyed the space In the customs lines under the letter C “No he’s not here” said Hugh “Wall though there's Watkins!" “Who's Watkins?" asked boring a passage beside him through the crowd “He’a Uncle James man" Watkins was the replica of Hugh's of his uncle He was a description chunky solid sort of man wttb the maskllke face of the trained English ervatiL “Hullo Watty?? Hugh greeted him "Where's my unde?"' Tiie valet's features lighted op "Ah Mister Hugh I'm very glad to see yviu sir If may say so 'Is went off with yout sir? Why sir" messenger “My n''s'tigerr Hugh repeated ulankly The daik gentleman You "Yes si was shIcI man e sir" "My mun !" Hugh appealed to me “Did you hear that lack?” became suddenly anxious Watkins I ope sir? “There a nothing wrong came The aboard to find gentleman how you'd us and told Is ludshlp and was to come been delayed saw along to '( ut rooms sir whilst the the customs through Wasn't that right IrF' lligh sal down on s trunk “It’s right enough Watty” he “except that I never sent groaned such a message and I haven't a man' " oiti sort of a man was this mes t asked senger?’ for Ills of Human Body Thumue Bed does au alert physician noticed' of 12A years ago England about iheie was something peculiar tliul the hreutli of a cow and tt must he a good medicine for liuiusn nwtltuehewdiulnl vselngFor lered this remedy la large doees by tying up a cow and etandTng t tie sul ferer tn front ot her to Inhale the cows exliultatlous through taigc to great curve wens record funnel od hut the unique (real men t recalls 'he Baltimore physician I patient wim wat according to a tale ut daya became discouraged with the lit He progress being made In hnnlshlng doctoi and asked the his tuberculosis for permission to try a treatment he bad thought ot The idiyslclin believing rhe case ifopeleas told his patient to go ahead If the method required do grout exer when Ion and was much Surprised six months later rhe man came hatk Asked the very picture of health what he had done the patient said hav tach morning he had risen and around with nothing hut a bathrobe him had run a mile to an Ire old spring lea ed la and stood there Im mersed The to story bis neck for a writer In has few News comments medical circle minutes Detroit believers In the Watkins turned to me a took of tn bis face bewilderment "An gentleman was sir Uke the gypsies ’is ladshlp 'as down to Chesby occasionally "How loftg ago did Undo James leave Watty?" asked Hugh' “Nearly an hour air" for him to bars “Time enough reached the apartment Jack do you on the mind telephoning 1'li fetch an Inspector to go over this stuff" Twelve Simple Rule to Preerve Health are twelve health rules for men contained In the London Year Book ' U your employment Is sedentary eet no more than two meals a day Counteract the bad effects of stoopdesk or other cramping ing over posture by suitable physical exerdsee Here dally breathe an Do not habitually atmosphere laden with amoke of any kind Avoid wearing a tight collar Do not drink stimulants between meals habit Avoid the Cultivate a hobby for your hours of recreation Avoid excesses In eating drinking smoking or walking when on holiday — Do— not cultivate - Inhalation when smoking carbon monoxide Impairs your red corpuscles If your pipe gives you a sore Up or tongue give It up and see a doctor at once Don’t play Indoor games during the brisk walk In the Inncb hour take open air Never bolt your breakfast get up In time to enjoy It In a leisurely way bad no difficulty In getting the The cleaning woman who apartment No nobody bad “did" for ua answered and there bad been no teleI hastened back to phone messages the C space with a sense of ugly forebodings “Do yon know Jack" said Hugh “I am beginning to think seriously that something sinister may have haptells me that be and pened? Wa Uncle James are Juat come from ConHe says my nncle went stantinople there convinced that be had discovhidered the key to the treasure’s In samp unexplained but place ing 1 way Uncle James was (leterred from carrying ouf his staffs and Chey re TuTnM'liurrledTy'TdnEhglifna'’" "And now think of It sir" amend ed Wa’k'ns "we 'ave been shadowed ever since we went to Turkey I never paid much attention to them considerlike but It’s ing It waa coincidence Begin Taking Salts If You Fsel been one dark gentleman after another Backachy or Have Bladder it din I’era Palace hotel In Constao Weakness Lino ile on the Orient express tn London when we called on 'Is ludsblp’i Too much rich food forms acids wttb solicitor After hla conversation the kidMr Bellowes 'e sent the cablegram to tfhich excite and overwork In their efforts to filter It from you sir And 'e 'ad the Charter Chest neys Flush the kidneys occasent up from the safe deposit vaults the system to like relieve them you re—but that was before we went to sionally lieve the bowels removing acids Turkey to be sure air" wastev and poison else you may feel “It was eh? Hugh was all Interest a dull misery In the kidney region "How was that?" sharp pains in the back or sick head"Why air 'e rang for me one day ache dizziness the stomach sours Is at Chesby and 'e was rubbln’ tongue Is coated and when the weathantis together like he does when er Is bad you have rheumatic twinges ‘Watkins we’re 'e and said: pleased The urine Is cloudy full of sediment goln’ to run down to Constantinople the channels often get irritated obligWire Mr Jlellowea to 'eve the Charone to get np two or three times ter Chest sent up from the bank I ing the night must 'ave another look at It— 'e was during To help neutralize these irritating talkin’ to hlmst$& sir — T wonder If acids and flush off the body’s urinous the hint might not 'ave been tn the waste begin drinking water Also get Instructions after alL'" about four ounces of Jad Salts from Ilugb Jumped any pharmacy take a tablespoonful be baa been after the In a glass ot water before breakfast “By Jove treasure! The Instructions Is the for a few days and your kidneys may original parchment on which Hugh the then act fine and bladder disorders to bis First Inscribed his command disappear son to go after the treasure — carefully This famous salts Is made from the the directions acid of grapes and lemon Juice comleaving out however for finding It Dammit I knew the old bined with Uthta and has been used II boy was up to some foolishness for years to help clean and stimulate he's taken on some giddy crew of sluggish kidneys and stop bladder irventure—" crooks for a piratical ritation Jad Salts is inexpensive and “He wouldn’t have called on you for makes a delightful effervescent help” i cut him off drink which millions of men “True" assented Hugh “But wish and women take now and then to could take some stock In the nonhelp prevent serious kidney and bladsense at the bottom of It” der disorders By all means drink 'l wonder!” I said “I'm drifting to lots of good water every day Betty’s belief that there la more tn the treasure story than yon think' For tl Haadi “It'a bunk I tell you" said Hugb Teacher— Now tell me the names of collect "Watty disgusted thoroughly some pieces of clothing and get this baggage some porters Children— Coat hat shoes blouse — down to the taxi stand" Teacher— Yes now a piece of clothwoman waa still In The cleaning for the hands and ing the apartment when we returned Fritz— Trousers’ pocket that assertion her she reiterated had called- We had some lunob Not' tho Owner t - - — J end then on Watkins' suggestion "What Is Schmidt doing now?" rang up hotels for two hours— without “lie opened a shop recently" any result At the end of my tethet "Successfully?" and Joined I bung up the receiver "No he was caught— Fllegende on tbs reflection Hugh tn gloony Blaetter Munich couch one thing more to do' “Tbere’l tin said Hugh suddenly “Telephon Drink Water If Back or Kidneys Hurt oL aads Start thorowk bowelbaodoehr dtaax whM r bi Ilona Tako MATUB ZtSbstttt ' wm narr lazativoa mUoi nghk For Keep yea ttc SaU at A11 9 AWlOHT Druggiata Uncle Sam Helped by Playeri of “Bridge 1 enthusiasm— If thui Tha national is the right word — for the game of bridge Is certainly a boon to the United State treasury and to the manufacturers of playing cards In 1928 it la reported 4282192 more the packs were sold than In 1027 The tax on total being 52241404 card in1928 amounted to $5222870 are only a A few million perhaps drop In the bucket of nntlonn! Income but not to be scorned card tables when Then bridge are prizes and bridge refreshments tt becomes apparent all considered that the game has a fairly Important place In national prosperity How long will this partlculiu boom last? The puzzle and which may or may not belong In the sama category with bridge — had 8 piuch jess phenomenal and vmbrklgenmhe a exit one of these slightly postponed days or has It become a permanent feature rf the American home like tile baths and telephones?— Evansville Courier Flying Accidents Let ns not get the Idea because we read of airplane accidents that ainn Ing progress Is not made In safe fly As a matter of fact flying Is be tng The renson coming Increasingly safe of course that our attention Is called to a number of accidents Is that the use of the airplane Is Increasing nt a tremendous rate Thousands of people are now flying as a matter of course when but a few years ago the flyers could hardly be numbered In In proportion to the hundreds In the air the number of machines mishaps are far less frequent than The traveler by plane formerly probably as safe today as In almost any other common form of travel Horaa’s Long Swim An swim was performed by a wild horse at Le Araroa New Zen land While being chased by two Maoris It dashed Into the sea and swam Late at night the anlmnl wa away observed through glasses far from At nine o’clock next morning shore It was seen to land and make Its escape Haircut Donated get free haircut Needy schoolboys Upon Invitation of the Suntlago barbers’ union they began recently to go In crowds to the barbers’ school where they were shingled by student barbers Thirty youngsters were sent In one day by the principal of their school In CattUli The Chorus Lady— I know I ain’t My face la my for got much voice tune poverty Rough Soubrette — Well but tf you should go ain’t no crime I’d hate to be the re bankrupted eelver By Way of Variety “What’s the matter with the cabinet now?” “It refuses to resign" French police” I “Thnt would Involve publicity" pointed out “It can't be helped" The tel phone Jangled harshly as he spoke and I unhooked the receiv- er “Is thla Mr Chesby'a apartmrntr The voice thut burred tn my ear wat with a guttusxl thick strangely “Tell him they are Uktnp tonation what’s left of his uncle to the Bellevue It's his own fault the old fool got It And you can tell hla nephew we will feed him g dose of the same inedl cine If he doesn’t come serosa" “Walt Walt!" gasped Into tht “Who—" mouthpiece said a stilted “Number please feminine voice “Hugh they “My God" I cried killed him I think " Hugh s face went white as I repeated the message "Where la tbla hospital T stammered Hugh jTti oa the East side" must catch a taxLHurryP Sweating u By theSwan" — —"We Wstklus came with ua In lbs taxi From earliest times the swan tius ueen held In highest veneratiou poets have Iy rlclsed lla grace and beauty religions have used It as a symbol of both spirit and sex painters bave found It a challenge to their beat florts and la England the early hrlotliiD king that oaths required be sworn on the swu as e sacred bird As late ua l'KH Edward used dils graceful creature to trike a royal 'nth having two of them brought be “ a fore him In The Yankee golden net “I swan!" ta merely a ejaculation form of this oath which In shortened Its original form was “I swear by the swan"— letrolt News Solemn Jewish Day The t uy ot Atonement "fixer red on' the lent day of the moult of TIslirL ta tht most solemn day of tha Jewish calendar We were all dazed oone of us spoke As we turned Into East Twenty sixth and the poriala of the huge loomed of buildings red brick group ahead of ja Hugh exclaimed flcrcely: "It may not he true I I believe li was a Ile! But (l was not a tie as we soot Yes the aurae on duty told teamed had brought tn ix us an ambulance elderly man such aa Uagb described The orderly the naif hour within would hw us (he ward We traversed a maze ot passages to s curtained doorway where a young surgeon Immaculate In white awaited os see the old man wt "You waul be eald has been stabbed?" Hugh gripped ray arm Is he — " “StaMied are certain times when every woman should accept the aid and comfort of Bayer Aspirin Not just for the unexpected headache these tablets relieve so readily Not just for colds which they check so quickly Bayer Aspirin brings ease on the days too many women still submit to pain that is not natural not necessary This relief is perfectly harmless as in all uses Remember this Look for Bayer on the box and follow proven directions found inside THERE street 7h surgeon (TO BE ' fv n noAed GOBTIMX EIA Avals ll Ike U4o mark gtjm gqitims MoeoUccU(St( tt taUcrUceclA dr |