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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT, AUG. 18, 1938 Of Special Interest to Women Readers Strength Came to Her Out of Nowhere The Miracle Happened! Waters" By REX BEACH An Absorbing New Story Which Starts In This Paper Next Week THE AVENGER . - - by Walter Forder • EPILOGUE The entrance hall of "Owl's Croft" presented a more cheerful appearance than Digby had yet A trim parlour-maid served tea, a cheerful fire burned on the hearth and over the whole apartment an atmosphere of well-being ■was suffused. Upon the hearthrug sprawled the form of a big dog; who sprang up at Digby's entrance, licking his hand with great affection. Hunter laughed. "Looks more like a dog now-a-days, doesn't he?" "Yes," agreed the owner of Owl's Croft, "your days of hunting are over, aren't they, old The dog wagged his long tail in reply. Seated round the apartment were Hunter, Digby and the superintendent. Likewise, looking very much upon his best behaviour, sat P.C. Bright, steadily and noisily consuming toasted scones and tea. Mrs. Barlow, too, was seated in a chair facing the detective, and by her side stood her furtive-looking husband. The woman looked pale and ill, and the uncomfortable man, at the back of her chair, shuffled from foot to foot. Mrs. Barlow was speaking. "So, you see, sirs, it was a very great temptation for my 'usband an' me. We was Mr. Benson's 'ousekeepers in London, and 'e brought us down here when he came, that was before he built the big 'ouse opposite." By Hook Or By Crook "Wny did he build that place, iMbies and growing children. For more than 100 years Mothers everywhere have trusted Steedman's to keep children health, folly regular from infancy to early teens. FREE Sample and Booklet ^STEEDMAN'S 9,25 i,:; powders Loot for the double EE symbol on each package. Issue No. 34--'38 Mrs. Barlow?" the question came from Hunter. "Why, sir, becos, we found it was nigh impossible to drive Mr. Digby's uncle out. That was our instructions, sir, to get 'im out by 'ook or by crook. You see, Mr. Benson knew all about Owl's Croft before we came. He bought the secret from a German gunman in America. All this cliff was to be an arsenal in the days of the war, if the German troops had landed here. For years they had prepared the caves and passages below as an arsenal and store for war materials. Benson wanted to get it all, but when Mr. Digby inherited the property, why he was a worse proposition than his uncle. When we got him thoroughly scared, he went off to London and brought you back, sir." "I see," commented Hunter, "and what were you and your husband to receive for this scaring away business?" "A thousand pounds, sir. We should a' been comfortable for life." She sniffed and looked as though she had been robbed of that amount. "That's all very well," breathed the fussy superintendent. "But you don't explain why Benson and his confederates wanted the place "I fancy I can explain that, superintendent," chimed in Hunter. "You see, Benson did a remarkably fine trade in the States with his whisky, because in the days of the fake whisky in America, this stuff of Benson's did actually come from Scotland. A pretty stiff price he got for the stuff, too, I guess. Having been distilled in secret in Stfathleven, it was carried here bv the motor craft." "The access to the secret ways, I suppose he built for himself?" added the police chief. A Remarkable Story "I fancy there is still a remarkable story down in the village, of the vast number of foreign workmen employed and the length of their stay. There can be no doubt whatever that one of those workmen was none other than' our late friend, Cranston." "But Old Shageen was a very live story here-abouts," interposed the superintendent, "long before Benson ever came upon the "Quite so," agreed Hunter. "He simply adapted to his own ends the fearsome story of a ghostly hound that walked the shore." "And Cranston, otherwise The Scarecrow?" "He came dogging the footsteps of Benson, McClintock, and West, the three gunmen who killed his only brother in America. He too, when the affair happened, was supposed to be shot. His recovery "By the way, Mrs. Barlow, I'd like to know the secret of that portrait in the library. The gentleman who was supposed to have been beheaded." "The passageway to this room leads to the panelling above the fireplace in the library," Barlow chimed in. "Come with me, sir, I'll show you." Nothing loth, Hunter, Digby and the Superintendent followed the man. He stepped to an antique leather screen and deftly opened a panel behind it. The mechanism was beautifully made and well oiled, permitting not a sound or scrape to escape in the process. The Secret Passage Stepping within the oaken panelling he beckoned. A candlestick with candle and matches stood on a small shelf within. Lighting the candle, he went ahead, stooping to avoid the low-pitched rafters in the secret way. A d^usty, narrow passage it was that they traversed, cloyed with innumerable cobwebs. About twenty paces and then a turn to the right and another immediately almost, to the left, brought them into a wider stretch. "Peep through here, sir," said Natural Line Favored For Winter Styles Skirts Short, Waistline Normal PARIS.--The winter fashions feature a natural line, an essentially feminine silhouette. Skirts are short, waistlines either normal or slightly higher. Elaborate sleeves constitute an important detail. The new silhouette jtakes two directions: The close-fitting sheath and the flared-skirt, tight-bodice line known as "Versailles," evoking as it does French court fashions of the 17th and 18th centuries. Rich Materials Used Rich materials and gay colors are seen in all the shows. 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Summer vacations in the Arctic ire popular among Russians this JELLY MAKING Tradition By KATHARINE BAKER That magic phrase "home jelly" brings to mind rows of gleaming, colorful jars on a shelf, shimmering glasses of various hues all ready for winter use. It's more than an art, more than even a pleasant occupation, jelly making is a tradition. A tradition is usually a custom which is handed down from one generation to another and that used to be so with jelly making. It was a tradition in the sense that mothers used to have to teach their daughters the secrets of jelly making; how and when to choose the fruit, how long to boil it and numerous other hints to secure a good batch of jelly. But even then it didn't always turn out as hoped. Sometimes fruit had to be thrown away with a great loss of sugar, time and fuel because it did not jell. Jelly making is still a tradition in the sense that good cooks pride themselves on their ability to capture delicate summer flavours for winter use. But the hard part of the tradition, learning how to do it, has been removed by modern jelly making methods. The reason that some jellies wouldn't jell in the old days was because they lacked sufficient pectin and even after long boiling, which robbed the fruit of much of its colour and flavour, the results couldn't be depended upon. Modern cooks use fully ripe fruit, add bottled fruit pectin, boil for only a few minutes and turn out Be Personal--Use This Laura Wheeler Initial Filet Crochet FILET CROCHET PATTERN 1844 The initial adds distinction to this filet crochet set that'? the easiest ever in string. The design also lends itself to buffet sets and scarf ends. You can use the initials alone, too, as inserts for linens. Pattern 1844 contains charts and directions for making the set and a complete alphabet, the initials measuring 4 x 4V3 inches; materials required; illustrations of stitches. Send 20 cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Write plainly pattern number, your name and address. flap. Hunter that he w library. "You're looking through a peephole in the big frame of the portrait now, sir. . It can't be seen from the other side. An look sir, this is how we make the portrait bleed." He indicated a half circular patch on what was the back of the canvas of the picture. "That's gauze, that is, sir. An' we soak this sponge in red stain and just press it to the gauze, and the colored moisture oozes through." "Very clever," agreed Hunter, "but whoever took the trouble to invent and install such a device?" "It was the work of Herr Straumann, the German gent who used to live here in the pre-war days, when they were preparing for the great war. He was a regular inventor, he was. He wanted to be able to scare off undesirable tenants." Returning to the hail lounge, they disturbed P.C. Bright attacking the last of the scones. A Great Wrong "It beats me," .murmured the Superintendent, "what a lot of trouble Cranston took to kill three men, when 'e might ha' shot at 'em any time; I daresay years ago." "Everything he did," said Hunter in a low voice, "was planned With theatrical effect. I know he was a qualified chemist before he became a vaudeville performer. His knowledge of drugs alone placed the lives of these men in his hands. At any moment he might have dealt out a slow and painful death. The theatrical strain forbade him, and he preferred the dramatic. "Well, for all his faults, and having no sympathy with a man who takes law into his own hands, I cannot but help feeling a great sense of understanding with this man Mysticus, or Cranston. His was a great wrong, but equally so his was a great vow and a terrible fulfilment." -- THE END -- RITZ hit! 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Makes about 11 glasses (6 fluid Baked Stuffed Apples 6 large, firm well flavored apples 1/3 cup chopped dates 1/3 cup seedless raisins 1/3 cup Bee Hive Golden or White Corn Syrup 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon butter 2/3 cup Bee Hive Golden Corn Syrup. 1/3 cup water Wash apples, remove peel from top third, and cores to within % inch of bottom, and stuff with combined raisins, dates, 1/3 cup corn syrup and lemon juice. Add butter to diluted corn syrup and pour around apples In a buttered baking dish. Bake in moderate oven until tender, basting often with syrup in dish. Serve hot or cold with cream. Shoe Styles Fall Footwear to Feature More Color In buying fall shoes remember: -- Color is threatening the long rule of black, particularly for daytime Choose your colors with discretion; each has been selected by the tanners and manufacturers for a real reason; don't try to make one color do the work of another too Smooth leathers increase in favor for all-round wear--Watch suedes for lessening significance, especially in black-- Pattern types are less differentiated--that is, one pattern adopts features of another, but pumps are increasingly important, and oxfords have new appeal by reason of their easy adjustment-- Things that "stick out," at throat or side-front, are an entertaining feature of pump decorations, often the means of introducing contrast of bright color. Says Romance Is Unnatural Wife of Belgian Explore- Declares It Is An Innovati m Of Civilization--Savage i Eaow Nothing About It. Soft glances, soft wore. Us touching slyly--in short, ro.n r,. ;-- are not natural to the hum), race at all. They are just some ,t the innovations of civilization, 'sople who have been untouch*:?. ' the slow process of civilization have never found a need to roma :c:ze the urge of men and wo me . for companionship with the ot i efts That is the conclusion of : nt is-ticated Leila Roosevelt Deni; . wife of the Belgian explorer, 4 Band Denis. She formed her opinions about romance after living for a year in the Belgian Congo-- . i: pygmies, giants, wild eleftouats, strange customs--while he- husband photographed the lira jt the natives for the Belgian government. "Dying Swan" Look Acquired Armand Denis agrees with his wife that romance and love-making are unnatural. He learned the lesson well when he made a film about East Indian natives, in which a love story was enacted. Making a native look lovingly at a girl was something. The only way that Denis could evoke the "dying swan" look that movie-goers expect in the first stages of a screen romance was to put a tempting meU before the hero. Then while he looked lovingly at the food, Denis substituted the heroins tor whatever edibles appeal to a native of the tropics. Help improve your personality with Wrigley's Gum. Keep your teeth white, breath sweet, by using healthful Wrigley's Gum daily--as millions do. The children also love the delicious refreshing flavor of Wrigley's Double Mint. Take some home today, csjf aaaaaaaaaa a HI REAPING A HARVEST OF HEALTH AND STRENGTH