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VALTHEX was striving to «*«ain
his self-possession, fie clenched his
fists and knit his brows. Raoul’s
banter annoyed him almost beyond
endurance, seeing which, Raoul con
tinued:
"Come on, old chap, brace up'
I’ve told you you're safe for the mo
ment anyway. The guillotine must
wait a bit—time enough for you to
get used to the Idea. Today well
only have a little ceremony consist
ing of binding your arms and legs,
very gently. Then I’ll telephone to
the police and nice kind Gorgeret will
come and fetch the luggage. All
quite simple, eh?”
Valthex’s rage knew no bounds.
The obvious understanding between
Raoul and Clara roused him to fury.
Clara no longer looked frightened:
she even dared to Join Raoui in
smiling mockingly at Big Paul.
The double taunting galvanized
Valthex. It was his turn to attack,
and to attack with the coolness and
precision of a man who knows he has
dangerous weapons at his command
and is bent on making use of them.
He sat down lii the armchair and
punctuated his words with stamping
on the floor:
"So that’s your little game? You
mean to hand me over to the law?
Yon tried that on me once before in
a bar In Montmartre, and then at
the Blue Casino. And now you want
to make the most of our chance
meeting today. Good. But some
how 1 don’t think you'll be lucky.
Anyway, you’d better know just what
will happen If by any chance you do
succeed. And she must know, too.
He turned to Clara, who sat mo
tionless on the divan, looking more
composed but still tense and ill at
ease.
"Go ahead, big boy.” Raoul told
him. “Toll ns the bedtime story.”
"A bedtime story for you, perhaps.”
rejoined Valthex. "but a regular
goodnight for her I’m thinking. Just
look at her now, see how she’s star
ing at me! She knows I never joke,
I don't waste time speechifying.
Short and to tne point, that’s me.”
He leaned towards Clara and
staring her in the face, went on:
"You know what relation the mar
quis is to you?”
"The marquis?” she faltered.
"Yes, you told me once that he’d
known your mother.”
“Yes, he knew her.”
"I guessed then that you had an
idea of the truth, but not actual
proof.”
"Proof of what?”
"Don’t hedge! It was just that
proof you were looking for the night
you came to his flat here. In that
secret drawer in his desk, which I
had already searched, you found a
photo of your mother with an in
scription that showed you must be
his daughter!”
Clara did not protest. She was >
waiting to hear w’hat he would say. 1
He continued:
"But that’s only of secondary in
terest. I’ve only mentioned It to
establish that Jean d’Erlemont is i
your father. I don’t know how you 1
feel towards him, but it’s a fact you’ll
have to reckon with. Now . . .”
Valthex became graver still in
voice and manner: i
“N6w do you know the exact part ’
played by your father in the tragedy •
at Volnic chateau? You’ve heard i
about the tragedy, of course, it only
through Raoul here (Valthex’s voice j
was full of hatred) and you know j
that a singer called Elisabeth Hor
nain, who was rny aunt, was mur- t
dered and robbed of her jewels. . . . f
Naw can you guess what hand your c
father had in that tragedy?” t
Raoul shrugged his shoulders con- «
temptuously.
"What a ridiculous question! The
only part the marquis had in it was 1
that of an invited guest. He hap- I
pened to be at the chateau at the s
time, that’s all.” ;
"That’s the police version, but it’s i
not the truth”
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He leaned toward* Clara and went on.
“And the truth according to you
Is ”
"That Elisabeth Hornain was mur
dered and robbed by the marquis.”
Valthex thumped with his fists on
the arms of the chair, and rose to
his feet. Raoul laughed derisively.
"You’re too, too amusing, my good
Valthex! Quite a humorist, I de
clare!”
But Clara protested Indignantly:
"It's a lie, I tel) you, a lie!”
Valthex. repeated his accusation
with even greater violence. Then,
once again, with great self-restraint,
he sat down and went on.
"I was 20 at the time, and knew
nothing of the association between
my aunt and the marquis. It was
not until 10 years later that I dis
covered it through reading some
family letters. I could not help won
dering why the marquis had never
mentioned it at. the inquest. So I
started investigating on my own ac
count, and climbed the chateau walls,
and who do you think I found one
morning walking with the caretaker
and searching the ruins, but the
Marquis Jean d’Erlemont! Jean
d’Erlemont, the secret owner of the
chateau! From that time I went on
searching everywhere. I read all the
papers of the time of the tragedy,
local and Paris papers. I came back
again and again to Volnic, ferreting
everywhere, questioning the villagers,
spying on the marquis, getting into
the place when he was away, search
ing his drawers, opening his letters,
and always dominated by the convic
tion that the marquis must have had
some very serious reason for conceal
ing so all-important a clue.”
“And did you discover anything
fresh. Paul Pry? You’re such a
bright lad, you know!”
"I discovered many things,” re
taliated Valthex calmly, "and. better
still. I was able to link them up with
other details all tending to show the
real motive of Jean d’Erlemont’.-
strange conduct."
"Tell us!”
“It was Jean d’Erlemont who got
Madame de Jouvelle to invite Elisa
beth Hornain. It was lie who per
suaded my aunt to sing in the ruins,
who pointed out where she could sing
with the best effect. And he again
who led her to the spot througl the
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garden and up the steps."
"In full view of all the other
guests.”
"No, not all the time. Between the
moment when he turned the corner
of the first platform and that of
Elisabeth’s appearance alone at the
end of an alley of shrubs concealing
them both, there elapsed an interval
of a minute, much longer than la
necessary to traverse the little alley.
What happened in that space ot
time? It is quite easy to guess it
one admits the theory based, more
over, on the evidence of many of the
servants who were questioned, that
when Elisabeth Hornain appeared
alone in the ruins, she was not wear
ing her jewels.”
Raoul again shrugged his shoul
ders incredulously.
"So he’d robbed her without hei
even protesting?”
"No, she entrusted the jewels tc
him feeling they were not in keeping
with the song she intended singing,
which was perfectly in keeping with
Elisabeth Hornaln’s feeling for hei
art.”
"And then, having returned to the
chateau, the marquis murdered het
so as not to have to give hack het
jewels! He murdered her from a
distance by supernatural arts!’
scoffed Raoul.
“No, he ha<J her murdered.”
Raoul coulj no longer hide his im
patience.
“But no one in his senses wouE
kill the woman he loved to steal per
fectly worthless jewels, false rubies
and emeralds.”
"True enough. But if those jewel?
were real and worth millions, it
might alter the case!”
“What do you mean? Elisabeth
herself used to tel! everyone they
were false'"
"She had to.”
"Why?”
"She was married . . . and the
jewels had been given her by a cer
tain wealthy American. To keep it
from my uncle and also to avoid
causing jealousy among her col
leagues on the stage, Elisabeth kept
the secret. I’ve found -written proofs
of the who'e thing, and proofs of
the value ami marvellous beauty of
those precious stones.”
(TQ QONTHiUKD)
NAMING ANDERSON
PLEASESNI STATE
Alumni of Raleigh School
Pleased To Get Rockne
Trained Man
The naming of Heartley W. “Hunk”
Anderson as coach of N. C. State’s
Wolf pack for the next three years,
has been met with praise among the
alumni of the school in this section.
Anderson is former head coaclf of
Notre Dame, leaving there thin past
season following a disastrous season.
Anderson was born September 23,
1898 in Calumet, Mich. He entered
Notre Dame in 1918 and played with
the great George Gipp in 1919 and
1920. In 1921 he was on the Western
championship eleven, which lost only
one game, that, to lowa.
“Hunk” was a star guard, one of
the first “watch-charm” and received
considerable All-American mention,
placing firs on some selections. After
bis graduation in 1922, he became
Rockne’s assistant and line coach un
til 1928. He left Notre Dame but re
turned in 1930 to develop the 1930 na
tional champions in spring practice
while Rockne was in Florida. Here
he made a reputation of being one
of the greatest coaches in the coun
try. ’ •
Anderson has many characteristics
of his past teacher and friend, Knute
Rockne. He is thorough, has a keen
kknowledge of the game, and stresses
fundamentals. He is well liked by
the students and players.
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Winborne Begins His New
Duty As Utilities Officer
(Continued from Page One )
two associate commissioners who
shall sit and act with the utilities
commissioner in hearing cases involv
ing sums of $3,000 or more or in
which the general public good is con
cerned. These two associate commis
sioners have not yet been appointed
by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, al
though they are expected to be named
in the very near future.
Begin New Duties.
Although Commissioner Winborne
and R. O. Self, who has been appoint
ed as chief clerk of the new commis
sion, took the oath of office yester
day morning in a very quiet cere
mony with Associate Justice Herriot
Clarkson, of Jhe State Supreme Court,
officiating, they did not begin their
new duties until thi morning, since
all the State offices and departments
were closed yesterday. Self was for
many years chief clerk of the old
commission and will continue in this
post with the new commission. He
will continue to be in charge of all
bus and motor truck regulation, and
hold other broad executive powers.
The appointment of Miss Elsie Rid
dick as assistant clerk was also an
nounced toc.ay by Commissioner Win
borne, a post which she had held for
many years under the old commis
sion.
“The position of assistant clerk is
exceedingly responsible and requires
a person of the broadest experience
and highest character, both of which
Miss Riddick possesses,” Commis
sioner Winborne said. “Miss Riddick
will continue to be in charge of a
large part of the correspondence of
the commission, of all the funds that
pass through the office and in charge
of all the files.’’
Commisioner Winborne said that
while he had some definite and new
plans in the making, he was not pre
pared to announce any of these yet,
since he thought it best to wait un
til the two new associate commis
sioners have been appointed so he
could confer with them. It is expect
ed, however, that one very decided
change will be made in the conduct
of hearings and that they will be
carried on along much more strict
judicial lines than in the past. The
new commission is also expected to
take a much more vigorous stand
with the various utilities in the State
than in the past..
Hili Sponsored Bill.
The law creating the new Utilities
Commission was introduced and
sponsored by Senator John Sprunt
Hill in the 1933 General Assembly,
and was finally passed after one of
the bitterest legislative battles in the
history of the State. As first drawn,
the bill would have abolished the old
Corporation Commission immediately,
but it was finally amended to extend
its life to January 1, 1934. It did pro
vide, however, that the new utilities
commissioner had to be appointed by
the governor and confirmed by the
1933 Senate. So on March 31, 1933,
Governor Ehringhaus appointed Win
■borne, who was ijlso a member of the
old Corporation Commission, and he
was immediately confirmed by the
State Senate.
The new commission has wide re
gulartory powers and control over all
public service corporations and com
mon carriers, including railroads,
street railways, canals, express com
panies, sleeping ,car companies, pas
senger and freight carrying bus and
truck lines, telegraph and telephone
companies, electric light, power,
water, rydroelecfric, public service
and gas companies. The total value of
the properties coming under the ju
risdiction of the new commission is
estimated at approximately $600,000,-
000.
The commission has the power to
conduct inquiries and to make in
vestigations into any such company in
the public interest and to fix and re
gulate rates charged and to require
such efficient, service to be given as
may be judged reasonably necessary.
The new law also provides that in
matters of controversay pending be
fore the commission involving sums
of $3,000 or more or in questions
where the public good is concerned,
the two associate commissioners
shall sit and act with the Utilities
Commissioner. The terms of the two
associate commissioners, yet to be ap
pointed, will expire in 1935 and 1937,
respectively, thereby making the new
commission a continuous body that
will require the elapse of six' years
before its personnel can be entirely
changed.
One of the provisions of the new
law is that the associate commission
ers shall be paid on a per diem basis
and that in no case may either of
them receive more than S9OO a year
regardless of the amount of length of
service performed. Only one other
state, Oregon, now has a single
utilities commissioner, while some
states have as many as nine mem
bers on their state utilities commis
sions.
Powers Enlarged.
The powers of the new commission
were considerably enlarged by new
legislation passed both in 1931 and
1933, looking toward a better regula
tion of public service corporations.
Governor Ehringhaus, in a letter to
Commissioner Winborne in the late
summer of 1933, promised his support
to the new commissioner in his ef
forts to conduct certain inquiries in
to the affairs of the utility compan
ies in order to get a basis for a de
finite and fair regulatory and taxa
tion program to be presented to the
1935 general assembly. Commissioner
Winborne in turn promised his full
support in such a program and this
work is expected to get under way
within a short time. In fact, some
of the preliminary work has been
under way for several months.
Quota Exhausted, Europe
Turns to U. S. Liquor Mart
(Continued from Page One.)
management of the liquor traded
France as the world’s greatest
wine-drinking country, taxes wine
lightly, but exacts heavy tribute from
liquors and pure alcohol, altogether
producing two billion francs—current
ly about sl2o,ooo,ooo—annually for the
treasury.
INSIDE OF HOLLYWOOD
Simple Devices A re Employed
For Making Sounds On Screen
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By ANDREW R. BOONE
Hollywood, Cal., Jan. 2—lnside the
four walls of| a Hollywood “scoring”
loom can be produced with ease na
ture’s most eerie noises.
ound inventions, many of them se
cret, produce for the talking screen
artificial earthquake noises more real
No. 11066
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
•
Washington, D. C.,
Effective Jan. 1, 3 934.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation it has been
made to appear that Industrial Bank of Henderson,
Henderson, in the State of North Carolina, has com
plied with all conditions imposed by law to entitle it to
become a member of the Temporary Federal Deposit
Insurance Fund and to the insuring of its deposits as
provided by law from the date hereof until July 1, 1934;
And, Whereas, its admittance to membership in
such Fund has been approved by Resolution of the
Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation;
Now, Therefore, I, Walter J. Cummings, Chair
man of the Board of Directors, do hereby certify that
______ Industrial Bank of Henderson, Hend
erson, in the State of North Carolina
is a duly qualified member of the
seal Temporary Federal Deposit Insur
ance Fund.
——_ _ In testimony whereof witness my
signature
Walter J. Cummings,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
e ‘ ’ ’ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Walter J. Owens,
' , Secretary
I than the real earthquakes; rain and
wind and cyclone and volcano erup
tions and footsteps on the stairs.
Anything, in fact, a director de
mands can be made to emerge in,
sound from these machines.
Simplicity
The devices are simple, and in their
simplicity lies hteir realism. ' >
A half-dozen different types of
wind are produced by two wind ma
chines consisting, simply, of; wires,
bent at the ends and radiating from
a hub, and by a screen fixed on a
heavier! wire frame As the wires
slash through the air at different
speeds, singly and in combinations,
low, winds and sweeping
gales spring into the. microphone.
Rain comes from pebbles, rolled
over obstructions in revolving drums
Pig grunts emerge from organ horns
Horses’ hoofs pound out ffrom rub
ber plungers falling on dirt. The whir
of automobile tires comes from a.
rubber-edged roller turning against
the pitted iron surface of a second
roller. ;
Not long ago a director wanted a
scene of, two young people walking
down a graveled path. The camera
truck made more noise than did then
footsteps, so the picture was filmed
silent and sound recorded in the stu
dio later.
Best. Indoors
Murray, Spivak, one of Hollywood
Lest known sound effects experts,
produces in the studio many sounds
of nature that cannot be recorded
outdoors. i
“Usually," Spivak says, “we can
not control conditions on location a.->
we can indoors. With artifical in
strumentswe also can vary the pitcti
and intensity of sounds to suit screen
needs.” , ;
Spivak, and a dozen other sound ef
fects men, has as a daily job the task
of devising new ways of making
sounds. He, may supply pig grunts
from organ horns in the early morn
ing, walking up creaks stairs at noon
blast dynamite for earthquakes in the
early afternoon and kick up a wind
storm before leaving at night.
Wife Preservers
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