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/' ROW WE RECOMMEND Says Mra. Joseph Pare, Montreal, Quebec: "I find KEIXOCC'S ALL- BK *N much more satisfactory than pills or powders. Nearly all our family suffered from constipation. Our friends suggested pills and powders, but relief was only tem- porary. Now we eat ALL-BRAN regularly and recommend it to our friends." Instead of waiting until you suffer and then dosing yourself with harsh purgatives, try ALL-BRAN'S "Better Way" to correct the cause of constipation due to the lack of the right kind of "bulk" in the diet. Rat it daily and drink plenty of water, but remember, ALL-BRAN doesn't work like a cathartic; it takes time. ALL-BRAN is sold at your grocer's in two convenient sue packages; at restaurants in indi- vidual serving packages. Made by Kellogg's in London, Canada. ! SERIAL STORY MURDER IN FERRY COMMAND BY A. W. O'BRIEN THE STORY: Clyde D.wton, Canadian Intelligence Depart- 1, hain't many clew* to work on in tracking fifth columnist* operating againit the R. A. F. Bomber Ferry Command. One of tk* pin. Lemoy Statler, ha* been hanged for murder. He left Daw- *OB a inapthot of a girl who look* Ifte a famout film actre**, and a cryptic note about a broken "reunion date." Then, after post- mortem examination, Dawton IcvrrK deduce* that Statler wai hockey and baieball player probably a college athlete. A GHOULISH GIFT CHAPTER III The sleeping oar was uncom- fortably overheated as the New- foundland train sped through the b-cero night. It was plowing Into a raging blizzard in the heart of the Topsails section of the 647- mll* trail from St. John's to Port. Mx-Basques. sailing point for the Cabf't Strait crossing to Canada. Unable to sleep, Dawson found Umself cursing the ill luck that made him miss the weekly boat i riling from St. John's to Halifax | and the continued stretch of bad ( weather that had grounded all Royal Air Force Ferry Command planes bound for Montreal from , the secret airport "Somewhere In Newfoundland. " It was taking him days to make the trip he could fly in hours. But it had to be the train the Intelligence Department at Ot- tawa had done some fast work on his "beefsteak clew" and the hunt now pointed to Chicago. It was nine days since he and the American sergeant had drawn onclusions from the body o/ the hanged Lemoy Statler. But Ot- tawa had evidently rattled off the circulars in record time and air DIRNDL-TYPE JUMPER By Ann* Adantt A school "belle" special this young dirndl-jumper made from hmple Anne Adams Pattern 4118. The back buttoning extends be- low the wnistline to let you easily In and out. The smart, useful blini'i may have abort or long ajeeven. Pattern 4118 is available in Junior miss sizes 11, 13, 15, 17. 13, jumper, taken 1*4 yard* ; blouse 1 \ yards 86- inch. J Send twenty cents (20c) in eoinn (flump* cannot be accept- ed) for this Anne Adams pattern to Hoom 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Write plainly size, nnme, address and style number. mailed them special delivery t the various universities. That afternoon a cable had ar- rived from Ottawa informing him that the State University, located just outside Chicago, had wired that it was believed the man whose identity the department sought had been a star athlete there prior to graduation in 1929. It was suggested that an investi- gator be sent for further details. Dawson decided to try another cigarette. He got into his dressing gown and slippers in the cramped quarters and weaved his way down the bumping aisle between green-curtained berths to the small combination washing and smoking compartment at the end. It wan deserted. Blinking at his watch, Clyde saw it was after two o'clock and be yawned expansively. In an old newspaper he re-read editorial comment on the entry of the United States into the war after Pearl Harbor and the sinking of two British battleships in the Pacific. The > . , ng door separating the smoking compartment from the rest of the car moved inward with a cold draught evidently caused by the door at the far end of the car being opened. Dawson hoped that it was the conductor he'd have a talk about the heating system. But fully a minute passed and nobody ap- peared. The door into the car had opened, there was no doubt about It. Impatiently he stood up and looked through the glass down the aisle. Suddenly Dawson was on the alert. Down near the end of the car a muffled man was pulling apart the curtains of a lower berth in stealthy fashion and it was Dawson's berth ! In the feeble night lighting of the car it was impossible to see any of the man's facial features. Besides his coat collar was turned up. He was now reaching into the berth. . . . Dawson whipped open the swinging door. For a split second he caught a flash of white face as the figure hurriedly withdrew from the empty berth and took a quick look toward the smoking compartment before wheeling and rushing out. * * Dawson was yards behind and the cha.se was difficult due to the motion of the train. Between two cars he lost one of his slip- pers on the snowy platform but kept going on one bare foot. Abruptly ho halted three cars be- yond his own. The man had van- ished- either he had hopped into a berth Dawson already passed or was in a berth still further back. The car porters would be having forty winks up front in the dining car converted into a crew sleeper at night. There would be nobody to tell him if a man had just rushed through any one car. Ob- viously, the unknown intruder had chosen his time with that in mind. Returning to his cnr, Dnwson went directly to the berth be bad occupied and switched on the light. He whistled softly through the monotonous clickety-click of the wheels. His pillow was badly slashed by. what must have been a sharp knife! "Now what in hell was that for?" Dawson muttered to him- self. It all seemed so melodramatic like the familiar detective stories where the sleuth's life is threat- ened nightly. After all, what good would it do to kill him an- other investigator would take up the trail. But thnt slashed pillow where his head had been resting only a short time before could not be ignored. Somebody on the train hnd murder in his heart with Dnwson as the victim. * * * The next day he kepi strictly to himself aboard the train. This b- havior was prompted by thinking things over during the early morn- ing hours following the knife- slushing episode. He realized thnt in the dim light he hndn't een anything that might prove a clew to the would-be killer's Identity. If he acted like a person looking for somebody the following day it would only serve to put Mr. X on his guard. There was only one thing to do. Act indifferently in the hope that it would invite the killer to try again. Next time Dawson would be waiting with open arms. However, nothing -unusual hap- pened during the long day as the Overland Express puffed through the bleak country. It was running four hours late as a result of the long fight against the blizzard. Port - aux - Basques, a lonesome little fishing village now ten times busier than in pre-war days, was reached shortly before midnight. The train pulled in directly onto the wharf beside which a fleet of fishing boats, their sailless masts towering forlornly above the tops of the cars, rested at anchor. Down the wharf, waiting for the passenger and cargo load from the train, was the ice-breaker Cari- bou, a sturdy veteran of many rugged battles on the turbulent Cabot Strait. The railway company had re- served a cabin for Dawson and he went to it after hurriedly re- porting to the purser. It had four bunks, two at right angles and two parallel to the door. He nod- ned approvingly at the lay-out, then stepped out on deck. There was a dark corner directly above the deck onto which the gang- plank led and he wanted to study the passengers as they eame aboard in single file. It took less than half an hour and Dawson found grim humor in the fact that one of those passen- gers was apparently boarding the boat to murder him yet he could only guess at which one or ones it could be. But imprinting mental pictures of them all might come In handy later on. About 1.80, Dawson wandered into the corner of the lounge where the purser was completing his endless forme for the com- pany's records and the Canadian immigration authorities. A group of American and Canadian sol- diers homeward bound on leave had started a poker game while another was blowing lazy tunes out of a mouth organ. "Pardon me, Mr. Purser," said Dawson, "I was expecting to meet up with some old friends tonight has anybody asked for the whereabouts of my cabin ?" He gave his name. The purser shook his head. "No sir nobody has asked for you. But it might not have been necessary your pal or pals could have seen your name on this big sheet and noticed the cabin num- ber beside it." Dawson nodded. "Uh-huh, that's probably what happened." Mr. X would hardly have done anything so risky as to ask for his victim's cabin number. Pursers have good memories. * With every sense alert, the in- vestigator lighted his pipe, walk- ing slowly and deliberately down the passageway towards his cabin. The Caribou had cast off and was already grinding into the ice with strong, tireless lunges. From a nearby cabin came sounds of some poor landlubber in distress after the first few rolls. At his cabin door, Dawson paused, opened it just enough to switch on the cabin light and pushed the door, meanwhile bond- ing down to pick up his lighter which he had purposely dropped. With one fast, movement of his head, his eyes swept through the interior of the cabin and up and down the passageway . . . nobody anywhere. Inside the cabin, Dawson shoved a small suit r.-ise beneath the blanket!! of the lower bunk paral- lel to the door. It wasn't enough to form the shape of a sleeping man and he picked up the blanket rolled at the bottom of the other lower berth. As he did so, a package dropped onto the cabin floor. Quickly he picked it up and read his name printed in bold, block ink letters. Gingerly Dav.-son unwrapped it and found a cardboard box. He lifted the lid and looked at the contents ... a sudden nausea rushing over him. It was a human hand- hacked off at the wrist. But what left his Rtomnch feeling troubled was the horrible realization that he recognized that hand beyond nny shadow of doubt. The one badly twisted "base- ball" knuckle and the partially twisted one told Dawson that hand had belonged to the hanged Lemoy Statler! (Continued Next Week) TABLE TALKS SADIE B. CHAMBERS Gift To R.A.F. In loss than * ymr, people of The Netherlands have presented to the R.A.F. Of. fighters, 32 bombers and, H number of night fighter*. One fiirhter has de- stroyed nt least 30 enemy aircraft. ISSUE 39 '42 Conserves And Relishes This week as I was taking a final i-cMirne of my garden I found some lovely fresh mint fresher and crisper than many times in the spring, no doubt on account of the recent rains. I decided to make these three things and thought maybe you would like them too. Mint Jelly 1 cup fresh mint leaves and stems firmly packed 1 cup cider or malt vinegar (diluted) 1 cup water 6'i cups sugar (two cups of corn syrup or 1% cups honey) 1 cup commercial pectin Green coloring Wash mint. Do not remove leaves from stems. Plate in kettle and press down with potato masher, a wooden one if you hava it. Add the vinegar, the sweet- ening and the water and bring to a boil over a hot fire. Add enough green color to give the desired shade. As soon as mix- ture is boiling add pectin, stirring constantly and bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard for % minute. Remove from fire. Skim and pour through the sieve to re- move all trace of mint leaves. Pour into sterilized glasses and seal. Mint Fruit Relitk 6 oups or two Ibs. of prepared water melon rind 1 teaspoon salt S medium sized oranges 7 cups sugai H cup vinegar S' cups water Substituting for sugar use honey or corn syrup. Try three cupfuls. Taste, if not sweet enough for in- dividual taste add more tt cup finely chopped mint leaves 1 small can crushed pineapple Remove green skin and all pink flesh, from rind of firm but not overripe watermelon. Put rind through food chopper, using course knives. Drain and weigh or measure. Cover with water, add salt and let stand over night. Drain, icrub oranges cut into eighths; remove seeds and all course membrane. Cut crosswise Into very thin slices. Cover water- melon rind and oranges with fresh water. Bring to a boil and sim- mer. Cook for 45 minutes or until tender. Drain; mix sweet- ening, vinegar and water in large kettle; bring to a boil stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil rapidly until syrup is thick. Add fruit mixture und mint tied in a cheesecloth bap. Bring slowly to boil for 40 minutes or until fruit and rind are clear. Remove mint bag and skim. Minted Pear Preserve* 8 cups prepared pears 1 cup water CV4 cups suK'ir 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons finely chopped mint leaves firmly packed Wash and prepare about 4'/i HIP. firm ripe pears. Cut inlo ijuarters, remove cores anil cut crosswise into thin slices. Weigh or measure into large preserving kettle. Add water, bring to a boil and simmer covered about 20 minutes or until tender, stir- ring constantly. Add sugar, salt and lemon juice. Mix carefully, cook slowly or until mixture boils, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil rapidly for about twenty minutes or until fruit is clear and syrup ' s somewhat thick, stirring frequently to prevent scorching. Skim. Add mint and reheat just to boiling. Pour into hot sterile jars or glasses and seal at once. Grape Coruerve 6 ll>s. grapes 6 Ibs. Mitrai 1 Ib. raisins 3 oranges Separate skins and pulps of grapes. Cook pulp and run through colander, to remove seeds. Cut rind of oranges into small pieces-. Cook together until tbick, then add a cup of nuts. Minn Chiimlii'rN tvr Irmm-M iimvoiinl i. - i . i s from ntiri - * i fit reuilrrN She l iiniM-ii to i.-,,-i\.- iiKjrrn liana on toiilr* for her column, anil U vn rcmly to lUlrn lo your ::|irt prevrn." lli-<|iitif for rerl|>m or i>.-. -hil in. i. n- .in In order. A<ldre your Inter* In "Ml-.- Muille II. I'hnm- hern, 7:1 \V- Ailclulile Mrrrt, To- ronto." Scnil Hliimnrfl Nclf-iiillreMe<l envelope If you i-i. n revla . Two Flower Girls Lose A Friend At the King's request there were not many flowers at the funeral of the Dukt of Kent but a bunch of carnations and roses arrived nt Windsor Caatle with K card expressing sympathy and signed "Mrs. McCarthy anJ Mrs. Fnrmflcy, two London flower Satisfy those active appetites witii good stenming-hot aonp and a generous plateful of Christie's Premium Soda Crackers! They're alway* dependably fresh and so crisp and tasty. At your grocer's, salted or plain. Get the econ- omical 2-pound package. Serve with soups, salads, spreads any food or beverage. Christie's PREMIUM SODA CRACKERS Teach Economy Of Electric Power Ontario Wowen Will Be Ask- ed To Stagger Ironing Days Housewives in Ontario will be urged to stagger their ironing days this fall and winter, W. L. Houck, vice-chairman of the Ont- ario Hydro-Electric Power Com- mission said recently. "We are going to conduct an educational campaign to teach housewives how to conserve elec- tric power," he said. "November ami December are the two worst months of the year. Tuesday is the worst day. That is the day the housewives do the ironing. We are going to try to get them to do their ironing on other days of the week." Mr. Houck said that before the end of this month the Hydro- Electric Power Commission will I They hnd often supplied the Duke with a button-hole flower and they said: "He treated us not ns just flower pirls but s friends," Industrial history is made as fair sex invades CanaJiai: Na- tional Railways yards. The rail- ways employed a few women dur- ing the last war, but a much larger program is planned now, as the National System prepares to meet the increasing war-time traffic demands that will be made upon it. "Our only requirement is that women must be willing to work and have the intelligence to do a good job," declared K. H. Bait icy. General Superintendent of Motive Power and Car Equip- ment, Central Kegion. Women are cleaning everything; in the yards from ashtrays to giant locomo- tives, in addition to handling food- stuffs in the Commissary Stores for Canadian National dining curs. At present women are em- ployed at Toronto, Montreal, Windsor and Sarnia in similar capacities, and they will be en- gaged at other points across the system as the necessity demands. Experience has proved they are dependable workers, who do a splendid job of work. ask that advertising lighting b absolutely curtailed. Theatre*, h said, will be allowed enough lights in front to permit the public to see what pictures are being dis- played and to find its way in and out of the theatres. Housewives will be asked to have more oven dinners to cut down on use of elements, and to turn off radios when they are in other parts of the house. "These things may seem small," he said, "but the system serves 600,000 urban and 130,000 rural homes. A little saved in each home* will add up to a large torsi. "There is going tc be a power shortage of from 200,000 ~o 300,. 000 horsepower this fa''." Mr. Houck said. Housewives Have War Organization Housewives are mobilizing in the British war effort through a nation-wide good-neighbor scheme. Like the women in the forces, or the members of th-3 Land Army, housewives have th'ir own organization. Cards in the windows oi more than three-quarters cf a million houses in city streets and coun- try lanes indicate the residences of members of the Housewives Section of the Women's Voluntary Service. Here are the 'vomen who, though they cannor do a wholetime job in factory or work- shop, have been trained through A.R.P. lectures, cookery and nurs- ing, and other demonstrations to give efficient service to their neighbors in any emergency. Wherever the wheels of Britain's war machine can be oiled to pre- vent friction upon the individual, right there, it seems, is a mem- ber of this service to givo the necessary comfort and help. From this organization, for in- stance, come the Sister Susies of World War II. No longer does Tommy Atkins have to spend Inrd- earned pennies in postage slmnps to send his socks home to Mother. They are now mended at W.V.S. work parties or in the homes of, members of the Housewives 1 Sec- tion. Canada Exports Machine Teals Canada, once entirely depend- ent on the United States and Great Britain for mm-hine tools, now is exporting some tools to those countries and has stopped up her production some 800 per cent since the outbreak of war, munitions and sutpply officials <aid last week. Before the war Canada made hnrlly nny machine tools and even now the production meets little more than one-fifth of wartime industry's demands in this coun- tr. But four ceneral types are being made in n 'vide range of sizes. Almost hnlf Canada's ma- chine tool output goes to help war industries in the United States. 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