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and the strange ends_ which it might be made tb serve. My-I-__`9_ n__:__ _. _ , In x. --.x.:v u . " "" "' I runnmg under -the stone t at-ween those lemon trees. \ cellar of her house rizrhtg H'I'\](Al1-l"r\1nn 1I:l'n L .. -L3 -- -.-u - n with` V ....J van nvvvvn uuvvl. uuu AQIGHKS 8013 on B01`!-I upper and lower bowel and removes all gas and poisons. Excellent for obetinte constipation. Helps any case gas` on the stomach in TEN minutes. Wm. Grassland, lDruggiat. In E1mvale~by W. .J. MoGuixe.1 A I hated cooking because all I ate turned sour and formed gas. I drank hot water and olive oil `by the gallon. Nothing -helped until I used -Adlerika. Most medicines -act only" on lower bowl but -Adlerika acts llnner Khfl lmmun Hanna` nun` ---- ---- Woman Statemeht Will Help Barrie :.-__-.-.j_--- A Pennsylvania farmer plowed up a 310 gold piece he lost three years ago while plowing the. same -field. le . .-.555 . . . . . . .; . . . . . . 60-65-70c p_er dc i, 5 Chickens ............ .. 22-23-20-27c It I Potatoes . . ._. . . . . . .; . . . . . . . $1.00 per l__ Cabbage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20c 1 ;t Beans, white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 20c _a Summer Savory . . . . . . . . 4. . . 5-10c bu we Parsley . . . . . . . . . . . . . hisage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10c bu t Red and Green Peppers . . . . . . . . . . 3 fol Lamb 22- v A,.p.es,f's;o;.;s' '('s;,;;1a'i,;g1;;;) .... ' . """ .. - Apples, Tolman Sweets (small basket) . Apples,` ordinary (large basket) . . . . . . Parsnips, bunch E Parsnips (large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Onions, dry, small . . . . . . .. 35-70c bas f Horse Radish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30-60c -Buttermilk ..; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5c qu I -Turnips . . ..; . . . . . . . . 3 for 10c, 5cV e: F Beets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 0c has V Carrots (small basket) .. .1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 Celery . . . . . . .`.2. . . . . . . . 100, 3 for I Onions (small basket) . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 Onions (large basket) . . . . . . . . . . . S ?lCauliflower ., . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15-20c he t Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . .; . . . . . . . '25-30c pt Butter . . . . . . . . _..' . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-45c. Ducks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-2 Geese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; . . . . . ._ . 25c Turkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25-27c . Pork . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15c I Baby beef . . . . . . .V . . .L . . . . . . .' 13-156 1 Hubbard Squash . . . .; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 _ _ _ . _ V . _ . u . vvv pus uauum. There- was some ha on the market. ton. straw $6.00 a I to $14 a cord. Single wood. sold for an ..A...L:.'.__ , $4 a cord. A Y straw ahd wood Hay sold for $13.00 a hardwood 313 k, 12-inch hard- nuusuls LIULH IUC 101' File Sula for the largest basket. The also had a. supply of ax ha she sold for'50c per handle. f|'Ik'A '_"__ _____ , `I - name.` out. _ ..v-_.a uy-u VOIJ CLGIUU. -. vwvvvvl Anul III I The slump, however, was welcomed. by thousands who had not tasted turkey for years. Turkey didn't hang high this year and many a feast was made complete I that in years before, _lacked the presence {of this famous guest or host. n___h_ _,__ . , .. . 7 Geese also maintained at 25c _a pound and eggs from 60c-65c-70c per dozein. Ducks were very scarce. , ,, .___. ......vu.. 5uuau U1 uuat. I I I II ... o:...-- -` .-_. .---u vu luv unucaulug PRICES Usuuy `lwent to waste`, but during thexlast three --j or four years the western farmer has been {turning it into turkey and the western bi ihas become a big factor in the market. [As to comparative quality of the two thirds some of the dealers think the Ontario [turkey is a better finished -product than his ,western competitor. That means he is ispecially fed for a couple of weeks before lkilling, something the Westerner doesn t. Ido. On the other hand there- are those 5 lwho say the western bird is so generously lgrain fed and, running free to the last, has `a better flavor. ........- uvnu nu; V`: a 60111. Quotations range as follbws :- _. -... .. uvuclv uuytlli uu uauu. ii The price of turkeysthis year has taken. jthe heart out of the Ontario farmer. No doubt but that the influx of the west- ern turkey by full train loads has been` szthe cause `of the slump`in the prices. VThe -{Ontario grower fully expected at least 30 . to 35c a pound and it was a bitter pill to swallow to be compelled to accept 25c L and `even less for his birds. The weather, l: too, no doubt, has had some influence on . the market for the reason that the western ' Jturkey _was. slain in large numbers some three weeks before Christmas and then : came the mild spell and the birds, instead i. of hanging cold ready_ for shipment atpany winter remained mild--something had to be done and the result was that carload Yafter carload were traveling eastward in lCanada and southward to the_United States gfor many days. Twenty carloads reached `Toronto alone, which means that the Tor- ,onto market had 40,000 `birds that did }not come frnm thn nn+m.:.. c........... rm- time, threatened to become a loss. The ' 1- uuauwu. may i Chickens `sold strong at 22c-23c-27c per `pound which was a good raise on the last `market. Turkeys remained firm at 250 to 27c with a scant supply on hand. VFI... .._:-- _: 4.,,,L, I vuuuwuuwuuu nu-\III\|-I V The feature of Saturday's market was ithe firmne$ at which the farmers held'to `their prices and the eager 'buy-ing displayed I by the public. The crowd was not as large asit was Thursday at the special Christmas market but it made up in. quick dealing. The holding back for lower prices was not in evidence as it was at Thursday's !market. The total made a very brisk_ I market day. lainlmna ".11! .4--...... ... no. no. em. __..\ .41/_\',\ /. - ADQIJX 1 THE MARKETS any-2.a1:Lvz.ms-4.=us44vgL_\ SATURDAY MARKET. UNnEE?KRERs 60-65-70c per dozen . . . . . . lb. V ; bag . . . ., head qt. ; . bunch 5c . bunch . ers for 5c . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22-28c lbasket) 40c} its 35c rge 50c . . .. 35c E at) . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40c -- . basket ......... 30-60 jar 7 -.:u_.uuU uu'us E11813 (110 Ontario farmer. The fn Malta `)0 6.. 00 ..-_L- ac quart; 5c each . 30c basket . .. 25 ~1n.. -2 c._ or. 4v unuaucla DU O1.0U Indian lady air 4hand`les which 400 25 . . 50c . . 90c .. head .. peck lb. 22-25c lb. . . lb. .. lb. 13-15 : lb. `gag; 6oNsUL5r US. V;I'I`-H YOUR BUILDING was name in. Laycocla 86 Woraley St. ' Office hours 2 to 3 pm.` Application for the num made direct or through ' v --- s \J\ TAILORESS Suits, Topcoata, Dresses, 2 Adelaide St., Allandale. Tel: _______________ _ Miss M. McArthur FURS' REMODELLED AND REPAI1 Over Hun-lburt s Shoe Store, Barrie Z""? --vI\llIll'\l` UIIULK UF . Barrio Branch Miss Nellie M. Laycock, R..N., G.P.-H.N. Worsley Talenlm... -yum unartered Accountants Phone Main 5874. 59 Yonge St., Toronto. H. J. Welch, G.A. G. D. Campbell, CA. W. S. Hulbig, Production Engineer T. E. Lawless, C.A. V Manager Cost and mm..:........ nu- 1"!) Terms reasgnable. vowel` St. Teacher of Plano, `ISL 1'. Manager Cost ______,__ sucuny, UFEB St. Andrew Gold medalist 0 Music and of t |l3 Worsley St. AUD E. CLAXTON, L.T.C.M. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conservatory of Music examinations leading up to and including the A.T.C.M. degree Studio--King Block. Phone 424 I-l\lnI|nn- ..- _-- - 9-9-_3;_`;m1.&~'T .___.___________ EDMUND HARDY, Mus. Teacher of Piano, Organ, V4 Theorv. (M-mm:.+ .....a r EXPERIENCED DRESSMAKER Open for dailyengagementa or sewing at h - MISS WILDE, 72 Small St. DR. E. G. TURNBULL - Graduate of McGill University, Montreal. Office and Residence--Corner Elizabeth .and Bradford Sts., Barrie. Phone 105 Office hours-9-10 a.m., 1-3 p.m., 7-8 p.m. " VICTORIAN ORDER 4______ WELCHE: CAMPBELL &. har-harm! A .... ...x- 1 Office : - DR. FRED-A. ROSS (Formerly of Drs. Ross & Ross, Barrie.) Late Surgeon Specialist with the I, ' Imperial Army, 4%,: years. General Surgery and Obstetrics especially. Office-140 Dunlop St., Barrie. Phone 710. PO. Box 1078 _________f____________.__- DR. MORTIMER LYON i122 Bloor St. West, Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St., Barrie, lst Saturday each month. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. .Co'nsultation hours-11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Barrie, phone 2. Toronto, North 3320 _..______________.______ Mus. Bac., F.T.C.M. Veacher Vocal, and Musical Theory, Organist and Choirmaster of s Presbyterian Church . . iold of Tnrnntn (`mm----4--- -` H01 WATERHEATING % PLUMBING TRY DRS. LITTLE &. LITTLE Physicians and` Surgeons, Barrie, Ont. V Office and Residence-47 Maple Ave. Office hours: 1 to 3 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m., or -by. appointment. Phone 213. A. T. Little, M.D. W. C. Little, M.B. :j:"` ' PIAKO AND VIOLIN TUlTlbN Special attention to younger children _ BOYD SYLVESTER Bandmaster Barrie Citizens Band. 120 Bayfield St. * DR. W. A. LEWIS Surgery and Diseases of Women Asociate Coroner gounty of Simcoe DR. W. V. JOHNSTON Graduate of Toronto University Phone 61 Office-58 Collier St. Hours: 8-9 a.m., 12.3 -2 p.m., 6.30-8 p.m. MISS E. GOSNEY 'm n ntmon DR. H. T. ARNALL Associate Coroner County of Simcoe Office and Residence-Corner Toronto and Elizabeth Sts., opp. Central Church. Telephone 167 ______________________ I C. W. Plaxton. uuuuluiu W- trig E9929` tsllnnnnnn `- V II|JI`Uf`\l` I. `IA: ' `Successor to Creswicke & Bell ` BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. MONEY TO LOAN Ross -Block, Bar l ALEXANDER cowAN Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of wills, guardianship and administration, and General Solicitor, Notary, Conveyancer, etc. Office-Hinds Block, 8 Dunlop St., Barrio. M` MONEY T0 LOAN lsimcoe Marble Works} : i _ BOYS & MURCHISON ` Barristers, Solicitors, Notary Public Conveyancers, Etc. ' Money to loan at lowest rates of interest. 0ffice-l3 Owen St., in Masonic Temple -Building, Barrie. Branch Office,-Elmvale. W. A. Boys, K.C., M.P. D. C. Murchison. .1 p RDIYB ~ _ DRS. BURNS & BURNS 60 Elizabeth St. Opposite Palmer's New Garage NERVOUS AND CHRONIC DISORDERS PHONE ans nr nn" .4 nun..- 4'... :..c..-...-a:--- wunvuuo mvu uruturuu u1b`utu)l'JR8 PHONE 406 or call at office for information no uuIunI.o`oI.., Ioronto. R. J. Edwards. G. R. Edwards, B.A.Sc. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1923. *j'_" I-CC II?! (Successor to J. Arnold) IISIS III!!! was 4 n.. RADENHURST &. HAMMOND BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. Masonic Temple Building, Barrie. MONEY TO LOAN _ PLAXTON & PLAXTON BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. Offices: 707-8 Kent Building Toronto, Ont. ~ W. Plmrtnn (1 r1..-.x_.. ~m-_A A... weu supplied ag- DONALD ROSS, LL.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, Masonic Temple Building, Barrie ` MONEY T0 LOAN R. J. EDWARDS &. EDWARDS IR Tnrnninv Q4 Tn-nab- DUNCAN F. McCUAlG, B.A. Succesenr tn nrngwi}-Ira .2, nan CHIROPRACTIC ` \. uaycock, R..N., Telephone 7&1W. to p.m. daily. Phone 10253 * nurse : services may be * your doctor. 13tfo ARCHITECTS u. uawmas, U.A. and Efficiency Department u. EllIIl'\l'|IlI) II ILUVVHHI I8 Toronto` St., Toronto. '*!Rl'l"'R, G R IC`.!{\unu-1-In Phones:--Office I63, Resldoncfe 353 uu. n.u::ouU(ll8D Unurch .no, Organ, Voice and Theory ` Phone 283W ble . 46`/2 Clapperton St. :w a ncsoyrenan Uhurch Toronto Conservatory of. E the University of Toronto.- :t. Phone 683 _-_-.-7-------- AIEDICAL Musxc LEGAL Lo\Jn, 1u..I. U J. R. Boys. 3&3, Etc.,` Etc. `o. Telephone |053W ,.__ OF NURSES rush \ Vlltl G. Gordon Plaxton :1:-ST.:`;: c`>;-net oi Phone _275 1": amount: we auosonoer WISHES EDD 80l`Vl08 continued. REMPITANOEJS should be made by registered letter, money order, or cheque pwable at par in Barrie. L bri gas :1 and lam nois safe. 08811 lamp give cali Writ ask oi` Oi SP fY\f\ so be Published every Thursday afternoon at the Post Office Square, "Barrie. Subseri tion ;Price--Canada and Great Britain 2.00 ' r year in advance `(in arrears $2.50); nited States, $2.50 per year in advance. Both old and new addresses should be given ' when change of address is requested.s0AN- C'ELLA'l'IONS--We find that most of our subscribers prefer not to have their subscrip- tions interrupted in case they fail to remit before expiration. While subscriptions will not be carried in arrears over` an extended ` period, yet, unless we are notified to cancel, we equine the subscriber wishes the service anntinmul Rmunwsnnm .I......u 1.... ......1- w. J. RICHARDS YOUR REAQLNG NEEDS 250 I-`OR -THE BEST IN BAKEWS BREAD. HOMEMADE BREAD Dlllll hall Al; Call `and see ouTciis_p_1ay of monuments before . i purchasing.` ' Our stock of V imported and domestic` granite is. well assorted, and prices` right. ` Morgue and Chapel . IN coNN:c1'IoN__ . 0| EN DAY AND NIGHT - G. W. J. EASTMAN, PROP. V Phone 277 R. G. MANUEL, MGR. Phone 721 V fruqs. RO(7El`2-` Agent for . McClary s Furnaces 52 Elizabeth St. Phone 952W The Barrie Examiner UULVQ '7 ILVUQWQ In IICOMMINDID 0801.0 I1 DRUOOISTS 6 OPIICIANI \ um IOI run In an was Mumu co. cmcaoozul I - and 5. lab? IRRITATED BY nun l\I1lllI 1 I 20 Owen SL, Barrie Pug Six pa Nor DELAY scofrs sooxswone esuut:rci_iao5' >21:--__ J. A. MacLaren, Editor; W. 0. Walls, Managexf. `Phone 32 norm. Then it `will have to be in the evenin ," announced the owner of the studio, ` for my day: for tlaer-est of the ,weel: will be quite taken up." ' To this theold my ln-black eventually c agreed, provided the work could be proper- ` -lyvdonejby electric light. On usur- uuurxrzn "13. | s`6N.w1Nn.nUsr mun QCOMMINDID nnuooms L ollncuun ulje ' The old l-ady_in black, pulling herself together after being shaken out of her sleep, fumbled with scratch pod and ear` trumpet u and finally came to. an understanding of the situation. . _ `She was by no means willing to be put ` off. The nunisture was begun and there ` was no reason. why it should not be fin - 'lshgtll; and `finished before they started 1 no 9 ` ' -.' III.-- :4 -_.1II 1 , -- I - -- saw um: 53] her arm-ohm :n J-Ln .-...II-. I31 vu auger. So persistent were his outcries that `first the child and then the uniformed nurse followed the miniature painter into the hall- way, where, apparently by accident, the door closed behind them. Yet in the few moments during which that altercation took place the dowdy old lady in black was the most active figure in ` Palermo. She had fitted key blanks a covered with colored wax to each of the f doors leadmm fmm that rnnnn qt... 1.-.: nation in his voice.` `He loudly proclaimed upuwtuu, more PBIBIXIPFOTIIV H1831 0V8l'o This time she was greeted by_ the Sicilian sponge seller with fire in his eye and indig- I that the silver coin she had given him was spurious. This, once she -had comprehend- ed hia dialect, she firmly but gently denied,` only to be met with a lender storm of abu- sive anger. - ` Rn V\AIVa:nCnn.6-V Ilvvn-um LL. -..L_...2_, J` . an a `street peddler, selling sponges. So eager was he to make a gale, so eloquent was he in his talk, that the preoccupied woman ap- parently purchaaed a sponge as the. most ex-V peditious way of ending his nnportunitiea. That young woman, however, had scarce- ly reached her chair before the knock was repeated, more peremptorily than a This time shn was an-m+...i I... n... q:..n:..._ ~ auu uuuu uvur we uuue OVBI OI 1V0|'y. A second 1nterrupt1on_to the work came fin the form of a peremptory knock on the! entrance door. Again the woman who, called herself Miss Keating stopped in her labors, looked from the novel-reading `nurse to the slunrberous figurerin -black, and then promptly answered` the knock. A Street Paddler It turned out to be nothing more than J J he [30 Hlk 3 IA!!! nn Alnnunnt nu... L- ` -7", ...u - occasional 1 4...H.... paululug want on 11] _auence. V f This silence was shattered by the sudden shrill of 8.` call-bell. At that sound, how- ever, the old lady` in the armchair neither stirred nor blinked. T TO nuts `FLA ---\---n--- ---A--~ ' ` ` ` auu IIUUIRIUIU 35' uexore. Yet the watcher did not fail to observe, the facile and quick-fingered "hand `as it`! worked, and the thought that this hand be- longed to the most skilful forget in all Europe, suddenly robbed the face of its in- herent loveliness. 1`he'mere memory of it sent a" twitch of revolt through the dowdy old lady in black. It seemed incredible. ; A look of shadowybewilderment troubled .- the eyes behind the amber lenses. But the { painting went on in silence. 4 Thin nilnnnn Inna nl-:nu....`.....l L-- LL- -..JJ- _. ..---- ---v I! vvoi Theriielicnte oval of` the face carried the same incongruous suggestion of fragility, of unblunted sensibilities. The tilt of the chin as the head was thrown back to observe!` through drooping lids the effect of the first' hurrying brush-strokes seemed as unstudied and adorable as before. ' Vac +1.- .....o..l..... ..l:..l ....; 1--:I L- -L,.m - - (Continued From Last Week) IL- .I-I2-_1, , ""BAN_IQFTORONTO BRANCHES ` BARBIE ALLANDALE ELMVALE BOXES are of dierent sizes to suit requirements, they are accessible at any time during business hours, the rental is moderate, and as the renter hold the keys, privacy `is assured. OUR MANAGERwill be pleased to explain their operation to you. AVAIL of .the `many -advantages aorded by a Safety Deposit Box in our vault for the care of your bonds, deeds, insurance policies and other valuable papers. Inorporated{ 1855 Shop when Ayoufx-o Invited to thou. E as no cropped to relight his cigar. I've found, them and been through ; them. Every `bleesed--Wiait a minute, i , there's something going over the wire!" The two men suddenly froze into posi- ; tione of gene gnded movement. Keetner wefholding is head a little to one aide, with the; watohcaee receiver zireseed close . against his ear, a blank etare of concentra- tion on hi; face. He made the other man 1 think of the hen-hawk again, a poised and quieeoent vigilance forever on the lookout. And to that other man therealso came a .1 thought. unto the wonders 'o.e1eoTt,l'ioity 4 Not a thing from ` the dictograph. They're all lying low. The whole place is like a hen-run with a hawk overhead. Andi. can't figure out what's made them suspicious. But I'm waiting for something over this phone wire.- _ - Why do you any it's like a hen-run ?" Because I ve found their coop and ,- they haven't altogether flown it!" V ` They're here?" demanded Wilsnaoh. : I've explored their whole blessed war- ' man. And it s on complete a lay-out as you ` ever olappedeyes on-only I wish it were anywhere but i in Palermo! . 1 `-You mean you've found their quart- 1 ere? questioned Wilsnaoh, staring at him has he stopped to relight his I -"I've found,` them t t_hem_. bleeeed- ' n m-inn}. - [I u: 110: , `Well, we re getting down to tin ,.taok.sl" quietly announced Kestner, as he 5 motioned Wilsnach into a chair and at the : same time resumed his own seat, ` What have you got?" asked Wilsnach, still standing. . .' I ve got their telephone wire tapped, and I've got a. dictdgraph planted." Anything coming in? ' anxiously in- quired the newcomer. i` - thing from. dictograph. _plac_e ii lik ll }IAlI-I|IIl| unit`. - L-/-` ncauuur up W01`! There he beheld Kestner in his shirt sleeves, with a half-smoked cigar in his ; mouth, and '9. switchboard operator's , helmet" made `from t'he wires of a bed- . spring clamped over his head. To one sidei , of this improvised helmet was tied 9. small -watch-case` receiver, connected with two ` wires covered with insulation silk. which ran to the window. Attached to the otherll side of the helmet and `held still close to Kestner`s ear by his own hand, was .a small < metal `microphone, also connected with two wires which led to the window and from there ran somewhere out into the night. ` WB`PV nffin I'D -`A--m `- l i..c.um, -uuu mus ume more H 114 key turned,- and he wa.sV It e'*roo1n. - T,` V` ` _ .--- _ uunu all 110111" past midnight. - Then he left his room in the Hotel de France, struck through the Via Bottai to the Corso Vittorio Emanuele, swung back out of the liferand lights of that thoroughfare and by streets more obscure threaded his way -steadily westward. Then he rounded `a block, In men... ....... n.. .....i `uuv uuuuleu 01 so much as a V she went. : A ` H-valet in that brief space of time a skeleton-.' blank had "been thrust into the key-hole, a quick turn made, and an exact imprint of the wards of the lock left on the`wax- coated metal of the`key-flange. ' Waving her cane in .a splutter of anger she hobbled on after the 9ther, v_vi_thout |.gn I-nun}-u nu - -|--A- luau "VHO: CHAPTER VI. Wilsnach, as had`been planned, until an hour past midnight. left his mnm :. .1... u nunruvudulvlflll FEW BROWN BREAD SANDWICH BREAD and Du full line of H85. CAKES AND PASTRY Bakery and Saleshop Cor. Elinbeth and Small Sta. e uiuu vue arnoer-colored lenses searched the'g" planted with Ie.m tiiees` hTh",s st face of the woman so inhospitably usheringg l'13lWtPlH_SS8Sb6 Pllnnlntil till :91 if e Sloane` d themout. Still again about that self-eon-G"! ` d af '95 hetwee" t e em .e`S' tained and ascetic face the searching eyes. it ea 5 mm t 5 cell f he .h"5e seemed able to discern some vague sense of , .th"`,i.ih the b'k`d"w. `"113 bak`"3 l t" the pathos of isolation, as though at onceJ't' .95 V`? take" lb I?i "`'ua `he /3 I . ardent and buoyant spirit had been driven Ed wlred `t, mi tted ` up f" 3 ""k_`] 1 under` Protest into a shadowy underworld flefllzflatglefvzfegveforgi gllfclrsggzlrr-ggglt 1 ; f_usl;_t:l%:,ow evening at eight the young you see. `and shut off with silence doors: 7 woman with the voice as clear and reedy as,7A"d they "e 3 3 lveet "et' f n' _ a clarionet was quietly repeating, as she trabmd stuff there` _ i 1 held the door for her oddly-sorted visitors. A Comlllf-`$8 Outfit 1 . The child` smiled shyly back at her. The Well. such as three good-sized presse` < German nurse nodded. pleasan-tly._ But theifor printing their counterfeit notes, al ` figure in blaclr with the silver-mounted oldstock of the finest inks I ever saw out- ` . ear-trumpet neither ventured a word of fare-fside a government plant, etching tools, well nor essayed a backward glance. Shefand a complete collection of plate-steel and.i ntirely trudged stolidly out behind the copper. They _ve goth difes for striking off 0 ere.` A y l ' si ver coins. and a lat _e or rimming gold."_ At -the entrance door her cane slipped Then everything's grist for their mill!" \ from her rheumatic fingers and she stoop- But that's nothingcompared to theirll ed to pick it up. `This was not easy to do. ; stock of paper! Wilsnach, those people 1 She had to steady herself, as she stooped; `have paper for banknotes of about every I lylvithone hand clinging to the door beside_ power in the world. They ve got an imi- 5 er. " " ` " ` J W1 W1 her. we uwl` 1186 On the c I-n:vm L- --1 A Searching Gaze e But for one brief moment the eyes ba- ['-hind the adiiber-colored lenses the .f&O6 the wnmsm an inhnm-.:+...l..I.. ..-1...__-__ ' V1 UlI\l VLIU \JUU`I edbf this the ward the doc`:-. C Ketnef at "Work L-I__I,I 1'? - ` _- uyov n\UJ'll.ll U. U ' m others, without glance over her shoulder as` group moved brokenly to- I154: uy - admxtted rm: nuuui-: axauman. g g . _ _...___._a .._I.... corner Sophia and Mary Stmts Manufactumrs of Sash, Doors; Frames, Flooring, Ceiling, Moulding, Water Troughs , Tanks. etc. We carry in stock a large as- aortmet of Rough and Dressed Lumber, B. C. Shingles and Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and Kiln Drying a Specialty. Dress- ing done prom-ptly. ` ' nu`--.-._-.. _ .__.. _____,, _, 7 , I wanted I u \JUlll`).`L`C UUCIIC I er. thezfor their notes, a. nted I saw out-' of :e. and. ind copper. got dies silverrcoins. lathe for gold._ mill!"l e their Ito do.;stock stooped, ibanknotes r They've `got ltation water-lined Irish linen, five by eight, keleton-,with ragged edges," for Bank of England ey-hole, work. _ They've got _an equally good white water-lined paper for their Banque de |e"wax- France stuff. I urm____s___ __,,,, . 1- -- a.-uuu,y~mgni wan 10,01 stined for_ Rotterdam: There has been no sign ofrwinter in La- brador thus far this season, no frost, ice not snow. The,Duteh steamer Alberamin, the last of the season, left Quebec at 11 o c!ocl. VFriday.~ night with 10,590 tons of rye, de- 1 stined for Rotterdam. '- . uvl, any at GICVBII, take her to the Marina 1 or to the foot of Via Principe Belmonte, ; and there a boatman will be_ waiting to row her out to the steamer. Then I`ll cut the wire", so there can be no more ' I calls." ` It's a fine scheme, admitted W'ils- nach, but I don't think any woman - would start across the Atlantic atla few I words over a telephone." ' _But some such trip is in the air, so they wouldn t_ be interested in the Pan- nonia. 4 ` Even though she acted on the message, 1 there d' be some one in that circle of hers to -interfere." , ' Then, for a few hours, it would be ` our duty to see that she was not interfered with.` (To Be Continued) Aluwu sweet Will. And when we get the rlkevstone of their little arch." J `You mean the woman, Lamber: s l daughter?" ~ I I mean the woman." 7 I Then how are you going to get her? 1 I m going to try a trick of her own. In other words, I think I'll try uttering 1 a forgery. But instead of being on paper, r it's going to he on this telephone circuit. r Tomorrow I'll find a field-transmitterto attach` to this bridge I've put on her wire. Then I ll watch my time, andat thelvright moment have Maresi here call her up, give the password, and speak to her. ` `Why Maresi?" I'm afraid of my voice, but he can tell her the latest word is for her to get aboard the Pannoni-a, .some- time be- fore midnight. A cab- will `call for her, say at eleven, take her to the Marina fOOt hf Vin pinning 'Dgl...u--L- ' 5-- _.... ...1......_y 5uuu vuuu: It water-lined' paper :- ' They've even got South American cur-, er rency paper done up in cinnamon brown It and slate blues. They've also. got the s trick of process-hardening steel. I imagine that `partly explains the clearness of their: counterfeit print-work. They don t print 1' from the original late. That woman ar- .` tist of theirs worl<)s out their plate first ; 3 on soft steel--and it must take her many J` 1 week to do one of those plates! They take ,1 ; an impression from this, and process~harden I] p; it, doing the Government trick, exceptth-at J , instead ofvprinting from a cylinder they glpound it off on a bedpress. 1 1 l ; What a find! gasped Wilsnach. : After the Principal aKestner did not seem to share in his 1 exultation. ' ( 4 But, don't you see, the`plant's not 1 ' what we want! The plants an incident.|1 We could wire Rome and have the Italian -1 authdrities close in on A that plant, - of 1 course, at any time we wanted to show C our hand. .It s here, and it can t get C away." _ C You mean it s the people we want?" ` C It's the people we ve got to get. The` C authorities can drop that junk into the P -Tyrrhenian, any day they see fit. But the B l people who own the hands that make those 1] plates and prepare that paper can t be 211- G lowed to wander about the world at their T own sweet will. Ami wlsnn urn ....t u_. u E _-._._ ,. .... Wu -uuu zcunuu uub`. 109798 glznarrow passage running stone! !walk that lies between silt leads from the house rizrhtl f through to broken-down villa backing] `lit. They ve the old wine-mallnr flan:-al PHONE _c#.% BROWN _ yuan puauh 01 melts! ` he finally ventured. Kestner tossed the" silk-covered wires back over his shoulder. The movement? reminded the other man of a girl tossing; aside her troublesome braids. i It s about where I thought it would. be, only with a difference. They`re using`: this woman, of course, as their`stick~up.l The rear door. of her place opens on a5 garden planted with lemon trees. There s _8 l'18l`!`0W nassamn. rnnnina nu.-1.... H... -1---- 3 thef soeuruer come u'om'." She s a. Cunarcler, sailing from (Trieste and Fiume. This is a port of call on her_ westbound trip. But westbound to where? mi IE0 New {or ." hie long re < ew Yor ." repeated Kestner `as heiater car oa sat back, deep in thought. The, watch-iganada and! southwlhr case receiver was still being held close~ 01` ays. W against his ear, ' _- iToront.o which Just why should people, be intresu.-d;0nt0 4 'in` the APa.nnonia?`V he ruminarerl aloud.anot come fromltge `Anything on the `wire now? inquiredW9Stel'I181' W88 8 3 t` Wilsnach. Kestner shook hislvearl. if0I` his birds: and Wi . Wilsnanh atnml m..:+:..... ...:u_ -L, 1- . nn_r_,,, - - weeks mild read time, threatened .I.'ucu nest-net SPOKE agam. K >` I He's just said the Pannoniais due, in, Palermo harbor som time to-morrow, `and; will sail again at midnight." `He turned: _quickly_ to Wilsnach. Where does that! steamer come from? .m... . .. n.._--4-_ _-s-- - --- . uuu_ unsuspecting mortals belowhim. . Then all thought on the matter sudden- ly ended, for KestIr1er`had-leaned forward? with a nervous jerk of the body. _ ' . Moreno ; Voice I I `5That's Morello!" he gasped with his; unseeing eyes fixed on the blank wall be-I9 fore him." There was silence `for a while. Then` Kest-ner spoke again. . He s inst. said 9-kn Dm-......;:.. :. .1..- :.. cucuuca` uau enrrencneu themselves. ' There, by means of a few delicate in- struments and a couple of slender threads! of copper. he was able to sit, like a god one Olympus, unseen and unheard, yet all the; while listenimrtn Hm npfhr +.n, .....r ..1....... uxympus, and unheard, thef listening'to the petty talk and plans: of theunsuspecting mortals belowhim. Then 3" l`.l'\nnnl\1~ nn 4-}... mn&4-- ----`J-- way: nan H1211? QUCSHOII IITSE. 7 . Wilsnach was not a man of imagination. In his calling, he contended, such things were a drawback. . But as he stood watch- ing that other man with the tiny receiver at his ear, the subordinate from the Paris; office` was oddly impressed .-by the silenti drama of the. situation. He -was con-I Cscious bf a latent theatricality in Kestner s position as he" sat there so quietly breaking through .the reserve behind which their , enemies had `entrenched themselves. There,Vby de1icate`in- ; strnmnnta and n ........l.. -4: -1.....u-._ LL___-,I,i u W wauuu uuuun we world at their will. And when get` tone little an-.11 " mm: to serve. .- _ _ I That their password," Kestxier was saying, Che maestro mrete? They al- ways ask that question first. ' Wilnnnnh urn: uni a am... .4` :.........:_..a.:-_ Th2.ez:is E!a!!iq}a_J?*i'|