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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, !927 Full of Flavour "SAIADA" So why accept exhausted btilK tea. Carolyn WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE. Death strikes Garrett Folsom while bathing at Ocean Town, N.J. After Being perfunctarily examined by a doctor, the bodv is brought to the Hotel Majusaca," where an inquiry is starter. Folso had --o bathing companions -- been Roger Neville, Mrs. Helen Bar-»aby and Carmelita Valdon. It is established that Folsam, just before his death, had been standing next to Ned Barron, known as ' the copper | king. Then the startling announcement It made that Folsom had been stabbed to death in the water. Ross, his valet, is questioned, as are Barron and his wife, but no light is shed on the mystery. Anastasia Folsom, eccentric and masterful sister of the dead man, arrives and takes command. At tho inquest it is established that the death weapon was a pichaq, an Oriental knife, and that it and its scabbard had been purchased on the boardwalk. It is also established that Croydon Scars is a fancier of curious knives. Anastasia engages Titu3 Riggs to work on the case. He asks permission tc jro through the dead man's eiTe.-ts NOW GO ON WI.'H THE STORY. CHAPTER XX ing, happy pleasure-seekers; here and there sat those who qujgtly listened to the music drifting in from the next room where there was dancing. Tea tables were all about, and, though a few bored, weary faces might be seen, for the most part all was life, light and laughter. Tite Riggs and young Sears made th»ir way to a table where Robin's arching eyes had at once spied Angelica Fair. "Blessed boy," she called out, "we have missed you at home, we have missed you. Where you been?" "What a speech! When you fired me yourself. Said you had to stay with Maddy." ' This was an unfortunate remark, and Robin should have known better than to make it. Madeline Barron turned on him with quick resentment. "Nothing of the sort!" she said. Angel insisted she didn't want to go out this afternoon. It looked like rain, she said." "Did look like rain, too,' Angel said gaily, determined not to stir up a discussion. "We both wanted to rest. Madeline, who certainly did look what Robin had called "weedy." Beautiful as ever, perfectly dressed as always, she had a new look In her eyes, a sort of restlessness that he had never seen there before. And then, to his amazementment, she spoke with real pettishness: "Don't harp on dolls! The world seems mad on the subject!" "Don't you like them? That settles it. Suppose I try Angel's other bit of advice and find you somebody new to flirt with. Hello, Peiton, come over Laughing at Madeline's sudden start, Riggs motioned Dan Peiton, who chanced to be passing, to a chair at their tea table and nodded to a waiter. The man was an utter stranger to her. She braced up and smiled cordially when he was presented. And then the observant Tite saw a queer look come into Pel ton's eyes. It passed in a moment; so quickly that Riggs doubted it had been there at all, but, he thought afterward, there was certainly a surprise of some kind that brought about that expres- Pelton appeared to better advantage than Riggs had hitherto seen him, and Madeline revived under his compliments and seemed almost gay again. She was beautiful in an almost opposite way from Angel. Ned Barron's wife was dark, olive-skinned, and brown-eyed. Her hair showed the newest thing in bobs and her clothes were inconspicuous, so perfectly did she dominate them by her own personality. Vivacious yet quiet, charming--luring even--yet reserved. Somehow Riggs found himself comparing her to Carmelita Valdon, whom he also admired. But Titus Riggs' admiration of women was entirely superficial. He regarded them as pictures, meritorious or otherwise, only as they pleased his eye and his taste. Carmelita was far more provocative, far more seld-conscious, but Madeline was of a higher type of attractiveness and Riggs almost gasped as he turned suddenly to find her smiling at Dan Peiton, as if with a new interest in life. "Come on," Robin Sears said, draw-J 'Wait a minute, can't you? I want' to see what they've on to-dav." I "Oh, all right," and Hoblfl lit a] oigarct and showed no interest !n *he W'ndcw exhibit. "I say. Robs, there's hijacks--11 mean pichaqs, like the man was killed; with." "I don't want to look at it; come along. Tite." "No, I want to look at it, if you don't. Humor me." "I can't think what yon see to look Et in a mess of old junk." 'Valuable antiques, you mean, j Funny about that dagger, wasn't it? j Sold the very night your father was' in here. Wish it had been while he, was here. With his keen notice of anything of the sort, he might have remembered what the man looked like who bought it." "But he didn't," the boy almost groaned. Then he went on, earnestly. "You see, Tite, dad came out long before that jigger was put up, and he was up and down the boardwalk all the rest of the time till he went home to bed." "Yes. I know. I was only wishin'. He might have given us a steer." "Ski he. Dad has an eye for good piece*, hut that tin stabber wouldn't hold him for a minute." "Oh, come now, it wasn't so bad." "Yes it was. Dad said so afterward, i He knew all about it. But then he all such things, as you and I j Inxn "I waive the palm to you in that matter, Robin. Where were you that night?" "Dancing- with Angel in the Majusaca. Oh, Riggs, that girl dance3 like THE TWO WENT OFF TOWARD THE DANCING ROOM. "Like a thistledown, a wave i gossamer-winged fairy, : Now I'm fit again and dying to dance. Come along, Bobbin." The two went off toward the dar ing r i, and Tite Riggs dropped into "Oft, shut up, girls dent dance like ^ ^ the irf vac^d a*howadays. She dances like-oh,! „Flirt with Maddy» sho turned all, like most all of em do Only its, back to to him „ghe wants to go cer to dance with her than the ,6 and ^ bad, naughty crowd sha I has with her won't agree. Help us , I out, Mr. Riggs. Get her a new sheik inquiry meet-j op buy her a d,o]1 or something!" The pair went off, laughing, and Riggs gazed after the lovely vision. "How did they know enough to name the girl Angel?" he said. "And Angel Fair, of all things." "Yes, it just suits her," and Madeline Barron looked affectionately after her friend. "They couldn't help the 'Fair,' of course, and it was clever to add tho other. Though, as she was christened Angelica--" "All the same, they must have known she was to be called Angel. She looks like'a doll. And by that I mean no disparagement. The dolls of , to-day are often more lifelike than some human beings." Riggs had no, thought ■'What time did you turn "My word! Is this ing? 'Long about one, I guess. Not much later anyway. We're not the real thing in night club work, you siee. Madeline wouldn't stand for it. She's conservative and correct, first, last and all the time." "Mighty fine woman. Well, you not much good, Robbie, as a helper the great problem." "No. I say, Tite, why don't j chuck it? You'll never get at the truth, and why do you want to?" "Why do I want to!" Tite Riggs '•'Yea heard me." "I sure did. Well, I want to, ostensibly for the sake of justice. And that's a big part of my reason, ateo because I love the game." "Hounding down a man?" "Good heavens!" thought the apprehensive bachelor, "she musn't fall in love with him!" and then laughed at himself for the fleeting whim, for the devotion of the Barrens was the jest of their merry friends. "But I don't get it," he went on with his ruminations, finding his participa-^ tion in the talk was net necessary. "There's something wrong with Madeline--something more than homesickness, and it can't be that a new sheik to flirt with is going to cure it." (To be continued.) Threatening clouds had sent many scurrying indoors, and the lounge of the Hotel Majusaca was like a great cauldron of color, sound and frag-Under the tall palms sat groups of laughing, chattering young people; among the massed flowers' stood smil- ISSUE No. 49--'27 Advertising is National Asset Enables Various Sections to Learn of Others AT ADVERTISING CLUB Can Help Unite British Empire, Speaker Believes The important role played by advertising, not merely as a means of marketing goods, but as a factor in national life, as a means of cementing different units of a Dominion and bringing Its far-flung members better to understand each other's problems, needs and aspirations, and in bringing the members of an Empire closer to each other so that they also might better understand each other's position on questions affecting the welfare of the whole community, theme of a naddress by Aid. Theodore Morgan, delivered at the weekly luncheon of the Advertising Club of Montreal recently. He urged the great responsibility that developed on the advertising man, in view of his great opportunities for doing valuable educational work. The national advertising was the only man in Canada whose production could be the eyes of every reader in Canada practically at same time. The advertiser could ry messages to people who would probably never be reached through other channels. National Asset. Advertising was more than of promoting business, Aid. Morgan said. |The vast resources of Canada were still little known to Canadians even, and much less to the outside world. With all Canada's many sectional differences and disputes, Canadians had one thing in common, the desire to promote and develop Canada's industry and agriculture. The work of the national advertiser was almost the only educational publicity that reached all Canada at once. No editorial writer, for instance, could hope to reach all the readers In the country, as they could In the Old Country. This threw a great responsibility on the national advertiser. Need of Immigration. Canada's need of immigration was well known and admitted. The R.C. M.P. had made it possible for the immigrant to settle in the most remote parts of Canada without the least fear of danger, yet few Canadians knew anything about it. That was because In the past only the mistakes of government were widely advertised. Governments to-day, however, were awakening to the value of nation-wide advertising. The British Navy was one of the greatest agencies for the advertising of Great Britain and British institutions. The nation had to depend largely on the printed page for information. People could not often travel 3,000 miles to see the other fellow and find out what his needs and problems were. Advertising, therefore, was becoming an increasing factor in cementing Canadians together. Use Enthusiasm. If the enthusiasm o fthls young Canadian nation was wisely used, it would go far toward solving her future problems and an era of prosed in world history lay before Canada, perlty an ddevelopment unprecedent-The things Canadians should take pride in had not in the past been well enough known to them. It was the duty of Canadian to think of Canada as a unit and of the Empire as a whole. And it was the duty of the national advertiser to help inform and educate the people of the country. In this sense, advertising was a vital factor In the Industrial and economic life of the nation. Every province had made valuable contributions to the life of the nation but none had given fore great men to the country than Quebec. The country needed big men like Laurler to direct Its affairs. Educational Tours. University educational trips, inter-provincial conferences, business conventions were valuable assets in helping the different parts of the country to know each other better. The tourist trade' was a valuable factor and \ there should be a good fund expended on publicity to encourage this trade. | It was easy to arouse national con- ; sciousness when th enation's life was '■ at stake. It was not so easy when all was peaceful and the provinces had other things to do but national . advertising was ono of the powerful [ means to be used to that end. He urged the press to bea rin mind how public opinion was influenced by the way they portrayed events. There liever was a time when there wa.s more need of statesmen in tho editorial chairs. There was too much tendency to encourage Canadians to think along American lines. He quoter Sir Alfred Mond's recent statements which foreshadowed a day when the world would have three commercial combinations ,the United States, the European countries and the British Empire. Advertising, wisely used, would go far to relieve present national ills In Canada and would go far to realising Canada's development as a wealthy, powerful unit in the British Empire. Find Clue In Barnacle to Cause of Cancer Liverpool Doctors Stumble on Phenomena of Cell Rebirth in Crab Parasite London.--A clue to the cause of cancer, supporting the conclusions of Professor Blair Bell of Liverpool University, has been discovered by members of the Department of Oceanography of that university, according to a report from Liverpool. The discovery was made while a research party was studying the life of the succulina, a variety of barnacle, with no thought of cancer in their minds. Professor Johnson of the Department of Oceanography said to-day that the Investigators had observed that phenomena in the life of the barnacle, which starts as a free-swimming larva, were closely related to the biological condition known as cancer- "The barnacle develops into a cypris, to do which it had to settle on the soft parts between the joints of a crab" he said. "We discovered that after this a wonderful thing happened--the barnacle reversed Its order of development, becoming embryonic again and forming a tumor in the crab's intestines. "The process is again reversed afterward and the creature breaks through the walls of the crab, becoming a succulina. "Dr. Blair Bel has shown that cancer is the result of a condition in the cells of the human body which do not take on new life and become malignant. Exactly the same things appear to happen to the succulina and there Is no doubt that a study of the barnacle will make an important contribution to our knowledge of cancer." N.Y. 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