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^yUeadon Uall ^ BEGIN HLKE TODAY. Sir Dudk'y (JlcnistiT, .•â- uspoc'tP-:! of U»e murder of his coi.sin, James Glen- ihltr, has (I btrun^ callcj- m the pei- ton of Simon TrioKcy, whose liloiiteil face rulmiiiatps in one big red blob at the end of li)!" nr?re. Triokty's plan to Waikniail Sir D.idley is interrupted by iho arrival cif I'r. WillcuKhby Mehillc, and James VrKj.'j,'e. NOW Ui> O.V WITH THE STORY. fHAI'lKH IX.â€" (Cont'd.) •â- 'ihi.nk you. mailam, on the wholo I think I'd btiter nolV rep!i«-d th« iiis]>o<toi' in a tens of £fif-nopation. "Trickey mifihtirt like it. Besides, I r«;i ri!:d Iiim all rightâ€" the old bliKhU-r" •Sr long lh?n." ".Miss Blair" re- tiitd ir.lo the narrow entrance, "l.cok in n:;y tinip yon're pa.'ss.inij." "James Wragge, Ir.jprcttr Criminal Investigation Depsrtment,'' the page \v;;s headed. "A^ce 4:!, hcl^hi f> ft. 10 in., weight 12 stone, ^-o H-accs of orffanif disease. Appearance? and i:uli',o indicate temperate habits " The sp<>cialist pauK-d in hl« read- ing and in his mind's eye visualized the bogus clergyman whom he had Quick Thinking Is Big Factor In Car Driving Not Only Must Operator Watch Own Affairs, But It Is Necessary to Look Out for the Errors of Others ?t at the lodge gates of Beechwood leen had parleyed w'th Wragge from the ' dcjorftep the previouR day. Reeog-.iition ,' was mutual and inBtantanecus- "Sally Grime*!" *xclaimed Kath- tlransro. "Miss Maud Blair" advanced a ten- "And if." he )-cfl<-<-ted. "I had to diagnose Mr. Wrupge over a^ain 1 Bhould probably have tn use precisely the Eame v.ordi I used five years ago. He looks as fit as ever, and barring a few gray hair.s not a day older. But tbsro vclis a look of mental strain about his eyes." Melville Mad on : "When I pc<5ed him for the cause of v.hat I wa co:ni)eUid to describe as a nervous breakdown v.hicl". thrsal-' i>lu.-h-covered chair, cr.cd creeping paralysis, his fra:ih dc-l "Mr. Trickey is your hu.sband?" she Wraj/Re pronii.*cd to do so and got meanov difappeareil. He prevaricated j gasped, into th? waiting tavi. And rs he drove ar.d f c ncc.l with my questions till I '-y^.s, himself that he ._ .,„.,^_ ,. „. „ have tD r-jvisit that • - • - • <â-  â€" ' awi'.y he a£j.artd woul;) certainly aVode ut no dittant date. Tor Mrs. S.n-.cii Trie-key h.-ul not o!ily been re- v(.-.itd as "Mo'id BI:.ir," II:; cinema nitrtf.5, lij; v.ith^ut any niaiiner of i -'I'lt h;' v.a:. r.inj ihr or;;,'iiud of the |)holoj;rrph which Kathlucn Glenihter, not a; hour ago, had idtntifi:.'d as that was obliged to tell him that unless 1 was informed of the source of worry | "Though I daresay they have another Vigibnce Brings Safety Children in Streets Have Be- come added Responsi- tllity for Automo- bilists The modern motorist, that Is, the (ntivp hand ready, but dropped when mitomoblllst of f.iese days of exces- no re;ponyive sign of it being grasped ^^"^ traffic, must have an ample sup- was shown. jP'y "' «"â- *>' mater under his hat. He "Do sit dawn, .Miss G'.enister," she »""** ^° "»e thinking, for two people, simpered. "Mv husband told me he,"^ °"'«' 'hink. for himself and for the was expecting a lady on bu8ine«s, but,o'her fellow. The time Is gone when who would have d -earned that it would )"»« '•''^e'" «' a motor vehicle can ex- be you!" (pect to be a safe operator and do only Bewildered, and with a sense of '''» o^" thinking. He must develop a physical nausea she could not account ""c** ^"^^^ mental capacity than for, Kathleen sank into a gaudy, '"at. ' And who Is the other fellow for whom the motorist must have thought? The child playing in the I am ciuite an old married i|:'_''f«'_', Jo'»f,/° «'"' /â- â€¢o" school is won-ian," was the giggled reply. Judge tiM quality of GrMn Tea by tht colour dl^ the brew when poured Into your cup before creMii> It added. The paler the colour the finer the Green Tea. Compare any other Green Tea wlth^ '^SALADA"â€" None can equal It In flavour, point,, or clearness. Only 38c per ^-Ib. n SALADA' GREEN TEA H I could do btit little to remove it." tale to tell of me at Beechwood, Aliss Placing his finger betv.-een the Glenistcr." leave.';, th? doctor leaned back in his. Kathleen ignorad the brazen sug- chair and dcced hi? eyes. The scene gestion. "Nothing but the local gos- in tjiat cons'jlling room, now so long; sip that you were married reat-ned ago, cuir>« I'Bck to him a."; tliough it me," she I'eplied coldly. "I have not â-  r Sail;, Griines, the dauj i^t.\ i^umfloejHr «t Ciiai.,... I were yesterday. The hardbitten de- btor of ihCjtcctlvc officer, preSEcd for the cause Beechwood i of iiis trouble, had Liufit into tears, confes.'.ing that he had been caught h Ti.!; L.^•r.'â- .^ i; CHAPTKR X. HIE CASE BOOK. 2 I in the govtrnment of the day, accept- ing a l>i ibc for .".'lowing a de/aulting On thv evening afte.- lii> rctuin to Harlcy ;.trc>ct l)cct»u Willoughbv Mc!-i , vJlle, having linifh<'d his solitary dii.-l"" _' r,e'-, retired to hi"? cc'irMltins nom. .'-'•.vilching on tht ckctrics, he un- k'.kcd .'.n anlinv.L- corner clipboard a"ci ran his eye over several neatly r;''.-J v'pv'-'' ^f books in a uniform oihc.i./^ >vh;ch bespoke- ihein as manu- tcripl. Taking down one of the col- nr.ics he carried it to a dcep-soated fB«y chair and l^ga.i to turn tlie rage I;fl^ko>- to r'-'iane fr.-, in justice. Th^offi- liu.sband?" .".cial accuser, whom T\*ragg4 h?/! "lot. "He wi been much at Beechwood lately." "But you were there when the crow flew over the shooting lunch," the lady of the house insinuated slyly. "That is a~-i)iatter I cannot discuss with y6u," saicl Kathleen- "Is it like- ly to be long before 1 can see your had consented to hush the â-  AI . i-c years ago," he mur- ]\-i. iiic-eling with Inspcctcr VVja ggg .il ;KS '.^!'*r.i ?"'}r' i'- DsOchwOinl | (jinrige on ih^' V'i'i'vloi,s day had #lriick a chord of mcinory awakening | the liveliest curio:-ity- He had already j become obsessed with tlie niyslory ofi the sl.eU-fon finger, and when he rec- (â- gnized the ascetic looking clergyman Ii.-iterii:K there as a Scotland Yard «'li'.?y whom he had treated iirofcs- • iâ€".j'I^ \ca;;» btfoi-c^ho at once giiCf.'ied tnai 118 wa= (^giigej on tlie ra.'c. Ignoring iiie cleiical disguise, he ).ad given Wiagge the surprise of his life by addrc-ing him by name and retailing their old relation!' as niedi- eal adviser and patient. Imniediatidy afterwards he 1-ad made aiirjnds by as6-uining thai the in.spector was on duly tliere and informing him that a riuid;, 1- ;iking individual had just forc- ed hioiself upon Sir l)udley (ilcnister. lie found the entryâ€" jhis system of »ro!-o-ii!de.\;ng wa.s the last word ini method â€" without any trouble and he fettled down to peiuse it. Ilia first glance at the length of the entry told him that the state of W; ,g|j»-'« r'l'Ci fiyji i-fgrs ago had dc.aiided carefui attention. He read his own diagiiosls^jf the y^niptoms with a revived interest that re<'Hlled the esaniination to which ho â-º h<I submitted Mr. Wragge. Mi-'-'s Mau'l talive hand. Blair advanced a ten- I matter up, while giving him to under stand that it was only held in abcy- argrettjS- ancc. Jf at any futuie time the delin- quent niisbeha\< d himseif the old mis- conduct would be brought up. Melville read on : "Having once broken down Wraggc's guard, I found it easy to give him immediate relief by suggestion and drugs. The n-.cst potent factor used i for his cure was the belief I succeeded in inspiring that he had nothing to fear so long as he did not misbehave Inspector »^'''"" ill be in directly. 1 left him in the dining room with â€" with a man who's lather difficult to get rid of. You don't show much interest. Miss Glenister, in my present circum- stances. You would be surprised to hear that I am the chief breadwinner in this humble abode â€" 'Miss Maud Blair,' if you please, of the films. Kathleen had the haziest idea of what the woman was talking about, but she made a few polite inquiries which more than enlightened her as to the nature of "Miss Bla-ir's" occu- pation and the fame she had won thereby. .'Xiid thc.i a sudden intuition told her that her hostess was not only talking from vanity but to gain time â€" and that all the time she w"^s listen- ing intently. Kathleen listened, too, and she was almost instantly rewarded by two sounds in quick succession- The first \vas the swish of a silk petticoat in th-2 passage ajid the second was the furtive opening and shutting of the . _ front door, kathlcen was sitting too fellows for whim the motorist must far back in the room to obtain a full, think There are many adults about view of the person leaving the house, on foot who are highly excitable, but she caught a glimpse cvf a purple Some are Ignorant, some stupid, prob- if ably a few mentally unbalanced. one other fellow. A-very thought les.? creature. It Is estimated that about 20 per cent, of all those who are fatally injured are children. .Prob- ably a larger number of the accidents which do not result in death involve children. Protection for Children It is reported on reliable authority that some fathers who take a great In- terest in their children to see that they are sent to some first-class camp- ing place for the summer, primarily for the benefit of a better physical development will during the same per- iod drive their own automobiles at high speed past playgrounds and camping sites where the children of other parents are getting their chance for recreation and health. Such a father would not break any speed w;bere his own son might be located, but will be less thoughtless In the vicinity of other camping properties. Another mature automobile operator who takes It for granted that his own children have little capacity for looking after themselves will never- theless expect other children of the same age to be perfectly capable of dodging In front of his car. He will frequently sound his automobile horn a? warning, which reciulres quick and intelligent action on the part of those warned. It should be taken for grant- ed that children under such circum- stances do not readily think clearly for themselves and the motorist must d osonie of this kind of thinking for them In general. It might be said that any pedestrian Is one of those other Lanterns on Floor Serious Menace Should Be Hung On Hook Out of Way â€" ^Electric Light Safest A nervous brindle cow, being milk- ed for the first time, kicked over the lantern set on a box behind her, and a great city was wiped out. That was In Chicago, back in the last century, but the same thing has been going on in a minor way ever since. Each year, several good barns In Ontario go up in emoke, as a result of a lan- tern being knocked over, and while a city Is not wiped out, the loss to the individual, especially when mows and stalls are full of valuable stock and equipment, is disastrously high. And the tragedy of the thing Is that It Is all due to carelessness. Firm hooks, fixed In the celling of the stable at convenient intervales will cost but a few cents, and yet when the lantern Ise ftwung from these, hoIl pply l^s the light better dis- tributed, but a nervous heifer, a spirited horse, or a hurrying man cannot knock it over and set fire to the place. The Ontario Fire Marshal suggests that it would be good busi- ness if the country Insurance com- panies would buy several thousand of these hooks and present half a dozen to each policy holder. Even If one fire was prevented as a result, the saving effected would pay for the hooks for all time to come. Where possible, Ontario fire fighting officials urge the Installation of elec- tric lights, which they mantain make the safest illuminaton.' Where the wring is done by a competent elec- trician, and the work Inspected by a government official, fire risk Is reduc- ed to the minimum. Where It is im- possible to put in electric light, and unfortunately, this Is often the case in 'the country, good safety lanters should he procured and the hooks provided. « Importance of Our Water- Power Wilson Publishing Companj CORRUGATED IRON Wheeler & Bain "Council Standard" A lUlok, even, heavy spread of galvanized orer every Inch of sur- face. Deep corrugations. Write ut, stating tlie of barn you want to cover. WE PAY FREIGHT WHEELER a BAIN, LIMITED Dcpt. W, 108 George St., Toronto 2 CHAPTER XI. Ni MBKIt IC LirSCOMBE ROAD. Kathleen turned a deaf ear to JJor- nian Slater's plea that he ehould ac- company her to Simon Triekey's house in Brixton. Trickey was evidently a drink-sod- den reprobate, formidable poseiibly as H crafty rascal where money was-ccn- a singular ornament worn by "the man" with whom, ac- coj-diiig to his wife, Mr. Simon Trickey hud been engaged on the other side of the passage. (To l>e continued.) Improving Home Conditions Parents Are Reasoned With and Instructed in Better Methods by Children's Aid Officer 'Where children are neglected. It Is not our custom, says J. J. Kelso, Superintendent of the Children's De- partment, to order prosecution. That is only resorted to when milder methods fail. Ossaelonally however. Most of these people can hardly be Canada's water-power resources form one of her most striking and j Important natural assets. Their na- 1 ture, extent, and location combine to] give them a special value In relation j to tlie chief centres of industry and | Wilson Publishing Co A CHIC FROCK FOR THE JUNIOB MISS The little one-piece fr.;ck showtf here is a smart and practical styl«; for all daytime wear. Jhe skirt haa^ an inverted plait in the centre front,) and the sleeves are long and gathered to narrow wrist-bands, or short anclj finished with shaped cuffs. A note of| contrast may be introduced in the shaped collar and set-under vestce,. and the belt fastens with a buckle in front. No. 1303 is in sizes B, 8. H), 12 and 14 years. Siae 8 requires 2'A yards 32-inch, or 2'/b yarcl:< ;39-inc'h material, and 1-3 yard .Ta-indx con-j trasting (cut crosswise). Price 20o the pattern. HOW TO ORDKR PATTERN'S. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such-' pattern? as you want. Enclose JCc in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and addre«.s your order to Pattern Dept., 73 West .A.de- expected to act rationally In any kind • P01"''Rti'>"- Water-power Is available ; i„ide St., Toronto. Patterns =^^nt by cernei}, but not the sort of ruffian who] Heglpctfnl parents are brought before would use methods of violence. So it- was that Kathleen drove to I Brixton without escort, tfl be set down in front of the parish little villa in I the Court and Warning given of the danger of losing their children. In one case, with a family of six children, ranging in age from eleven down to the middle of thy afternoon. Telling one year, the conditions in the house the taxi-driver to wait, she rang the were deplorable. The children were bell and was admitted by the smart '^^ If r"" «'»« ui their Uiiiici, your *' leUtivci and (riendi mty obfaio the Mw otein rate of £i, teducril rail- road fare*, and FKEE traotportiiion for ckildren under 17, providing ihcy ..re flt€td in farm or liomeitic employ lociii A«k at one* for rfMalla of th« BrltMi Nomlnailan ichtma horn any of our oficri or igeaM maid without the opposition encoun- tered by Wragge on the previous day. SUm wa« shown into a tawdry sitting- room to the right of the narrow en- trance i>ae8age, and it was not until the servant had cloMd the door on )ier that fehe awoke to the fact that Bhe had neither been a»ked nor ^ven her name. » The fumes of a strong cicar had assailed her nostrils on entering the house, end she concluded that Mr. OWMDIAN j^mcs UNM NaUFAl TraMno Wtmttra* V« nivaa MmiMaaa fi|vâ- â€¢tc amrjMa IMUB N*. found to be iu an extreme state of dirt, and all looked miserable and 111 nourished. Their clothing was described as being nothing but rags. The house itself was in a filthy con- dition, Infested with vermin the na- tural result of unclean living. Tht* state of matters was not due to pover- ty, as the parents were quite able to do better. It was simply laziness and indifference. It Is pleasing to re- port that bringing them before the magistrate proved a salutury lesson, ter. Trickey had observed her arrival from I and conditions are now decidedly bet- the room on the other side of the p««- ' sage and that he would join her pres- ently. She only hoped that he would be sober. But five minute.* passed and neither dritfik nor sober, did Mr. Simon Trickey or anyone else appear. An- otftier five minute* passed and the door opened to admit the tinted lady who of emergency such as obtains In an automobile crisis. Even the most in- telligent of grown-ups are often so thoroughly absorbed In various thoughts that tUey cannot be depend- ed upon by motorists to act !u any specific fashion. Mora Reckless Operator Not all the extra thinking of the motorist can be directed toward pedestrians. There are many mo- torists driving automobiles, but not doing a very good Job of It. In other words. It becomes essential for the safe driver to do considerable thinking for the more reckless opera- tor. While this kind of mental exer- cise Is not always enjoyable to the motorist and certainly does not give him any great opportunity from the standpoint of observing the scenic beauty along the road and some of the points of interest, nevertheless it seems to be his fate. The manufacturers of automobiles are contributing their share toward helping to improve this situation. They are perfectng the braking facll- ites on cars and making other Im- provements in the Interest of safe driving and easier manipulation of a car. Those improvements go far In relieving the strain In handling a mod- ern motor yehlcle. With the stage all set by the mak- ers of cars In the Interest of safety, it la now up to the drivers to sharpen their wits, exercise their gray matter and cut down the actual number of accidents. It is safe to say that motorists are doing this with Increas- ingly satsfactory resuMs. in every province, and it is not too | peturn mail, much to say that, apart from the hu- i man factor, water-power Is the mcsti Hostess: vital force behind Canadian Indus- ' some trial development. -«- Give a small boy a watch and will have the time of his life. he V/illy, won't you have more Christmas pudding?, Willy: No, thanks; mothtr!' says I! don't want any more. Minard'a Liniment for asthma. Royal Bank Annual Meeting The modern woman Is considered too delicate to shouldei a gun, but nobody questions her ability to bare arms. MInard'i Litiimcnt relieve* | ain. It was the young advocate's first case In Court, and he was "Very ner- i vouH. "My lord," he begun, "I appear ! in tills matter to~erâ€" toâ€" erâ€" ' "Yes, I yef," interrupted the Judge, "but it's 1 not your business to err, Mr. Smith. i Thai Is my privilege." The annual Genera.1 Meeting of shareholders of The Royal Bank of Canada marked the close of the most successful year In the history of the Bank. Sir Herbert Holt, President, In his address, dealt more particularly with general conditions throughout the country, but touched on many devel- opments of great Importance, more especially from the standpoint of trade and Industry. C. E. NeiU, General Manager, re- viewed the growth of the Bank to the I'orcmoat position it now occupies and gave~io the shareholders an in- teresting insight into the part the bank is playing in aiU centrdfe in which it is now doing business. Outlook I'aTorable. Sir Herbert referred to the year's developments in industry, trade am! finance as generally eatiefactory. The foundation for the development which has taken place is sound. Sir Herbert declared that a« yet there are no indicationa of industrial and commercial Inflation. Production Is not expanding' to a point unwarrant- ed by growth and demand and it Is k noteworthy fact tbat^the whole ex- pansion has taken place during a period characterized by moderately declining prices. On the whole the financial situation In agriculture. In- dustry and commerce is more settled than at the beginning of the period. Summing up the business situation. Sir Herbert »tated that the "outlook was never more favorable for pro- longed prosperity m Canada." iVecesslty For Curbing liini»e .SpeeiiUtion. In commenting ou the annual statement, Mr. Neill referred *t length to the importance of call loaas, which represent loans against stock exchange collateral, not only ot the Royal Bank, but of all banks. He pointed out that this was indica- tive ot three things: "1. Increase in the number of se- curities available to investors. "2. Increase in the market value of securities. "3. Increase in s.peculatiou. "In a growing country the devel- opment of its resources produces new securities. Prosperous tiaes re- sult In the enbanceinen<t in value of securities and for these reaeoM it i« clear that the two firs.t mentioned causes for the increase In Call lioaao are at least to some extent justified. As to the third, it is obvious that speoitlation has reached a dangerous stage. The besHirfornied financial and brokerage fimi« are already op- eratin« on an unuvtially conservative basis by calling for inereaaed mar- glne, by declining to o^mu new ac- count* and by restricting the llabilHy of their customers to reasonable amounts. In times of exceasive speculation, the lure of e-iKy- profits cannot be denied, but speculation can be checked and held within reason- able bounds by the financial inter- ests, particularly the banks, and bond and brokerage houses." i-puRiiy FtouRn \ ^.^Sr FOR ALL yOVR BAKINGâ€" Pit*. Ckn. Bam mi nmd- DOES ALL YOUR BAKING a^ I l: