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" She's gone," Lieutenant." Jimmy ADVE-NTURE-S o f waved his hand around. " She's gone." He groped fo r words and found none, and sa.^k despairingly into a chair. O' D ay's voice was professionally crisp. " They aidn't kill her, tren. A n y sign o f a struggle? And evidence a n d /jm D o g SCOTTIEthat they hurt her?" , " Nothing." T ia t c a m e b e f o r e : Captain Jim m y and P u nchin g and pok in g \ m y way " W ell, I 'll take a look around. Tell and his dog Scottie are exploring China their plane. They call on a Chinese through the rin g I stood b e sid e th e me what you know first. W hat hap in General to get a pass, when Scottie prison ers. T h e soldiers, o f cou rse, pened ? " fuolishl catches him by the foot. did n ot take this treatm en t to o kind Jimmy, in a high state o f excite T h ere we stood b e fo re G eneral Lu, ly, and began to w hisp er a m on g them ment, told him. " She phoned me. She se lv e s and finger th eir rifles. T h en said, ` I 've found Jensen. He's in the w on d erin g w hat was g o in g to happen I to o k ou t G eneral L u ' s pass. L u ck next. S cottie, bristlin g w ith anger house across the street.' Then she ily n o o n e co u ld read it-- but Ipoin t said, ` O h!'-- as if someone had grab and re a d } to fight at the drop o f a the b righ t g re e n official seal T he in terp reter sca re d w hite, ed to bed her or something. A sort o f gasp hat. o r rather, sca red lem on y e llo w -- and and m ad e gestu res and fa ce s that ing cry ." m y self anxious and w orried fo r fe a r m ust have co n v in ce d th ose Chinese " And that was all?" so ld ie rs that dire ca la m ity w ould be " That was all. I called you up right that G eneral Lu w ould refu se to g iv e us our pass fall any m an w ho in terfered. afterw ard." T a k in g out my knife, I cu t the to th e Chinese O'D aj turned to the men who had ca ptives dow n, and autom atic pistol front. come with him- You men go outside. F ortu n a tely G en in hand I sh o v e d them th rou gh the Run across the street to the house op eral Lu w as too ring o f sold iers w ho w ere to o surposite this and see what you can find ( 0 1 prised to resist. grea t a man out. Y ou know7 Jensen's description. " H erd th o s e prison ers in to that both er m uch about See if he has been rooming there. SYNOPSIS. " Y ou're tired, Miss Lowell," he said dignity. W ith ou t h ou se." I said to S cottie, poin ting " W ait a minute. If you don't get H enry Rand, 65, a business man. is " I wish you would take a anything there, go next door-- go to even a w ord o f to a h ouse w hich rem ain ed stan din g. ound murdered in a cheap hotel in gently. iraftoil. In the same room are found a couple o f days off. Do you good." com m en t on Scot- In fact, it a fte rw a rd s p ro v e d to be every house in the block. W ake 'em y low theatre ticket stub and a woman's M ary's mother, who since the break all up. I f Jensen went into any house tie 's absurd attack, he sat dow n and the h ead q u a rters o f th e C olon el in handkerchief. Jimmy, his son. traces S co ttie n eeded n o se co n d ithe stub and handkerchief to Olga May- in g off with Sam Church wore per on thi6 street we're going to find out w rote q u ick ly on a sh eet o f paper, to ch arge. Hard, a ' ib a ret singer In Buffalo. She petually a grieved expression, met her in vita tion -- w ith a fierce g ro w l he w hich he affixed a b righ t green seal. about it. e a y s they were stolen from her by a lunged fo r th e ankles o f th e th ree m an with whom she danced. Jimmy at the door with sharp complaints " That's all." He turned to Jimmy. F iv e m inutes la ter w e le ft th e p a la ce m eets and fa lls in love w ith Mary about being late and " dinner w ill Chinese, and th e y co v e re d the d is " N ow I'm going to look around m y w ith a pass that g*.ve us fre e d o m to L ow ell, but Mary sees him with Olga ta n ce in no tim e at allgo an yw h ere we pleased. and drpj>s him. Ttien she becomes en- never be ready i f you don't hurry." self." Then the so ld ie rs sud den ly w oke Tfea red to Sam Church, a Wealthy lawyer, In fact, M ary's mother found it very E a rly n ext m orn in g w e to o k o ff in He went first to the telephone, pick tout when she sees his cruelty to a little up. S everal fired shots, and oth ers ou r plan e fo r L iu h o-- a little tow n easy to find fau lt these days. There she gives him back Iiis ring. Jimmy ed it up, then set it back again on the Ss murderously attacked and told to leave had been many attem pts on her part w h ere the fighting was in fu ll pro ran tow a rd u s- w ith th eir ba yon ets. table and stepped back and studied it. th e city, but he stays and is rewarded I ran to the door. T h is w as guard .when Olga sees Ike Jensen, the man who to persuade M ary to reconsider her " Tell me," he said to Jimmy, " how g ress. S oon the cou n try b e lo w sh o w ed by a se n try. H e m ade a stab at stole the stub and handkerchief from decision about Church, but they were ed the ravages o f war. B u ildin gs you fou.id this ,>lace when you came h ei. But Jensen disappears and leaves m e but m issed, so I b o w le d him ov e r r o trace. Then o n e night Jimmy r e futile. in. W here was the phone-- right w ere w reck ed b y shell-fire, b ridg es ceives a phone call from Olga. She says w ere dow n at th e rivers, and the and turned ju s t in tim e to se e two " Oh, dear," M rs. Lowell sighed as where I picked it up?" Jensen is in a house across the s t r e e t m ore figures ru sh in g tow ard me. she moved heavily about the kitchen, then there is a gasp and thud. " Yes. The receiver was off ;he ground w as so rou gh th at w e alm ost T h e re was no time to think. H idin g crashed at ou r first landing. getting in the way while M ary did hook. I put it back." L e a v in g ou r plane w ell b a ck from behind th e d oor, I h it each as hard C H A P T E R X L .-- (Cont'd.) all the work, " I get so discouraged. 1 " A ny lights on ?" th e battle fron t, we to o k a roa d lead as I cou ld as h e ju m p ed o v e r th e sill, Jim m y jigg led the receiver hook in could lie right down and sleep fo r two " No, all the lights were out." ·T h e air was and s co re d two k n o ck outs. " This rug here that's mussed up ing up to the lines. desperation, but the sound that came days, I 'm so tired." Th en as m y e y e s b e ca m e a ccu s dam p and foggy, and the ru m ble o f M ary made no answ er; she was too and wrinkled. W as it like that when ito his ears was. the tranquil " Number the gu ns seem ed m uffled under the tom ed to the gloom o f the h ouse, I busy cooking. please" o f Central. you came m ? look ed m ore ca re fu lly , and d is c o v " I'm not at all w ell" Mrs. LoweH " W hat happened to h er?" he cried, Jimmy hadn't noticed the rug. "I h eav y g rey sky. B u llet-scarred w alls ered to m y dism ay that o n e man w a? stood bleak and white, and n ow and continued. " The doctor told n>e w.iat pu tting the phone away from him. don't know7 , Lieutena.it. I suppose so. then a tree, w ith che w ood torn into m y in terp reter, a.id th e o th e r noI needed was a complete rest and a I didn't touch it." " W hat happened?" less than th e C olon el h im self. O' Day quietly stroked his chin, ribbons, sh ow ed the spite o f high ex H e grabbed the phone again and change." F ortu n a tely the C olonel re v iv e d in (W hich was not at all what the doc stood with his feet planted wide apart plosives. asked fo r police headquarters. a fe w m om ents, o th e rw ise we w ould Sudden ly w e n oticed a g r o u p . o f tor had told her. W hat he had said He got hold o f O'Day, then, and and studied a while in silence. been in a bad fix. as around have told him : " Get as fa s t as you can tn was that she wanted a rest and a " W hat do you think happened, Lieu sold iers, off duty, grou ped ru n n in g tow ard C om in g, e v e ry o n e O lga M aynard's apartment." He gave change. He hadn' i said she needed tenant?" Jimmy had risen from his som e o b je c t tied to p. tree. the h ou se sh o o t near w e heard a loud and co m p lica t O 'Day the address. " Ike Jensen' s been it.) chair and stood facin g O'Day. in g and yellin g. ed din-- m oaning, groa n in g and g ib Mrs. Lowell sighed deeply. " But I there. I think he's killed her. I 'm " Don't bother me now, lad- Let me S ittin g up, he suppose I 'll never get it. I suppose think." Starting out right aw ay." He smiled apologetically at b erin g en ough to m ake you r h air fairly screa m ed T o o u r h orror, w e Then he ran up the stairs, taking I'll end m y days in drudgery." Her his curtness. " I' m not one o f 'these stand on end. som e ord ers in three at a time, and m adly grabbed at drudgery consisted largely in watch fancy Sherlock Holmes detectives," he foun d th at th e soldiers h ad cau ght a C h inese. I nfew o f th e enem y, and tied them up ing M ary do all the im portant house explained. " I 'm a little slow at get his hat and overcoat. sta n tly th e hub * * * * work. Occasionally Mrs. Lowell knit ting my mind ;o work.. I have to have to a la rg e branch b y their w rists, so bu b cea sed. A ll during that day at the office ted and dusted a few pictures, and time. I want to see this thing first, th eir fe e t w ere severa l in ch es off the T h e C olonel ground. O f cou rse, it m ust have prepared a salad. M ary Lowell had sat expectantly at ju st as you saw it when you came in. tu rn ed to me. " Please, mother," M ary begged. her typewriter, starting eagerly every He walked to the door and stood on b een fea rfu lly u n com forta b le, but th e Quite evid en tly he hadn't the sligh t " I sim ply never imagined anyone the threshold, his eyes wandering sold iers on ly laughed and jeered . tim e the telephone rang. But the call est idea w h a t h appen ed. "C o m e on S co ttie " , I said, " L e t' s could be so foolish," Mrs. Lowell went She waited fo r did not come. around the room and yien through (T o b e con tin u ed .) b u st up th is party." i She w as first to greet the letter ear on. the hallway. And M ary, her mind too troubled to lie r on each o f his frequent rounds. " This door was open?" he asked. pay much attention, w ent on with the " Yes. I ca m e rig h t in." B u t there w as 1.0 jnail fo r her. " And all the lights were out, you " W hy," she asked h erself time and preparation o f dinner. . . . She hardly touched her food, how say?" again, " why doesn't he answ er?" She pondered on the variability of ever, and when *he dishes were wash Jimmy nodded. " Uh-huh." O'Day turned abruptly tier moods. Yesterday Barry Colvin ed and put away she gave the excuse The health-giving, delicious drink for children and grownaw ay and walked 'nto the next room had been to see her and what he told o f a headache to retire to hsr room. A s she sat on her bed, in utter de exploring. He shook his head slowly, h er had lifted her m agically out of Pound and Half Pound tins at your grocers. ups. ithe depression into which she had jection, she wondered i f the cutting " I wonder," he said doubtfully, " I remarks she had made to Jicuny when wonder if-- " and then he broke off . lately settled. And oday. . . . To come to work last they met had opened a breach ar.d resumed his search. t o cheerful, so expectant, and to hear that was irreparable. Quite abruptly he came to a pause Freedom Household Deities " But I wrote him," she said. ` *1 in fron t o f the mantel above the gas -- nothing. It was more than she Let m e be fre e alw ays, Queen' s Occupation told him everything. I did all I could. grate. His hand reached up and pick could bear. A s a s w ift strea m is, Mr. Hilton stopped once in the midst W h y didn't he answ er?" ed up a picture that was lyin g face L on d on -- " H om e d u ties" w ill lie the A s a w ild bird She was hurt, deeply hurt. ©f dictation and looked at her very down on the she f. Q ueen 's o ccu p a tio n d e scrib e d by K in g In heedless, m addened flight. " He simply doesn't care any more," sharply. He frowned as he looked at it. He G eorge' in the cen su s w hich w ill he L e t m e lift up m ine eyes she told herself. glanced around at Jimmy, who, quite taken in G reat B ritain on Sunday, T o th e boun dless sky, She sat before her m irror and oblivious o f O'D ay's movements, vas A p ril 26, and Hl3 M a jesty w ill d es T o th e tall trees. watched her reflected face. " Oh, Jim," standing before a window, his hands crib e h is ow n o ccu p a tio n as "H e a d ," A nd to all things she cried, " if you only knew how much clasped behind his back, looking out a cco rd in g to T h e N ew s-C hron icle, T h a t are free. I loved you. Y ou 're-- you're breaking into the street, w hich says th e R in g w ill fill in the A n d le t m e hear my heart." O'Day turned back to the oicture. 8am e kind o f form as any oth er N otes o f m u sic unrestrained, Her face dropped slowly down on A comprehending light came into \is h ou se h o ld e r in that land. Kvery T h e m elody o f sprin g rain, to her arm. eyes. h ou seh old er in G /e a t B ritain w ill be And the ca re fre e laughter . " Mother o f heaven!" he breathed^ She sat that way a long time, just requ ired on cen su s n igh t-- the returns O f children. Then he unfastened some buttons how long she did not know, but her b ein g m ade at n ig.it in stead o f in the L e t me b e untram m eled mother's complaining voice, rising on on his coat and stuck the picture into daytim e-- to g iv e full pa rticu lars con A nd kn ow no b on d s-- a note o f querulousness, broke into her his breast pocket. cern in g th e v a r 'o i s m em bers of the T h e Son g o f L ife (T o be continued.) thoughts. household, as ou tlin ed in the b ank It all too q u ick ly sung. " M ary, i f you have such a headache, T h e M aster o f th e K i i g ' s -B y T h om as E dw in Jefferson , in the form s. why don't you go to bed? Y our light H ou seh old, S ir D erek K epp el, will n d u r a n c e aluminum N.Y. H erald-Tribune. is keeping me from going to sleep." M o w e r is twenty pounds be re sp o n sib le for th e return s con The Weathercock W ithout answering, M ary roused lighter than a n y iron mower m onum ent, cern in g the serva n ts and th o s e m em "W h e n y o u 're dead a herself and put out the light. She un E ach painted w eath ercock on earth and far m ore durable . . . no m atter if it's a m ile high, does bers o f th e co u rt who m ay b e in resi R uns easier . . . Cuts dressed in the dark and then got into Is cold ly cru cified at birth, den ce on cen su s 1 ght. you no g ood ." -- Luigi P iran dello. with razor-like ke e n n e ss---bed. A truth he realizes after The finest m ow er purchase But she lay there sleepless, dampen H e perches high above his rafter y o u can m ake . . . A s k ing her pillow with tears. . . . Hours T o im itate in brass or tin y o u r hardware man. passed, but they failed to bring her T h e rooster w hich he m ight have C A N A D A F O U N D R IE S sleep. . . . ,been. & F O R G I N G S L IM IT E D How was she to know' that whe let W in dw ard he turns his steady eyes James Sm art Plant c ' .5 v ter she had written to Jimmy Rand In w ond er w hen ce the storm w ill B rockviile O n tario was at that moment lining the pocket r is e ; A L U M IN U M o f Paul, the admirable office boy? For, though h e neither flies nor crow si f o r a ll th< Salada Orange Pekoe is a blend of fresh young leaves ·Fresh fro m the gardens* TEA C l3 c n k fC i Chocolate Matted M k E HEALTHFUL FOOD * * » * 2 0 lbs LIGHTER I t s o l i t e A L U M IN U M LAW N MOWER IS S U E N o. 16-- ' 31 A t that moment Jimmy Rand was dashing madly up the hall steps lead ing to Olga M aynard' s apartment. The door was standing h alf open; the rooms within were in silent dark ness. He fumbled, then switched on a light, and the telephone .met his eyes. The receiver w as still off the hook. " W h at's happened to her?" e gasped. " W here is she?" He tramped through the small apartment-- ju st two rooms and a kitchenet-- turning on lights and ex ploring every corner, every closet. But th fre was no Olga--- lc- trace, even, o f her. A tramp o f feet com ing up t ie stairs. And then a squad o f unifr rm ed men, led by Lieutenant O'Day came into the room. A w ea th ercock is on e o f those W h o on ly in th e storm ' s hard drive K n ow s how it feels to be a liv e ; F or when all lines are blurred and gon e T ill earth and space and cloud a re one, And rain, like lead, or stin gin g hail, |Or sleet, or snow heat- dow n the gale i T he w ea th ercock believes h e flie« W ith perch and barn- r o o f to the skies. -- Isra el N ewm an, in the N ew Y ork Sun. Delicious with crackers or bread . . . Nourishing in salads. . . 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