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Canada*s FavouriteTea "SALADit TEA S07 ' THE CHINA STAR É By JOSEPH LEWIS CHADWICK haps, looking for someone ?" "What makes you think I was looking for someone ?" Morley asked, asked, inwardly irritated by the Oriental's Oriental's insatiable curiosity. CHAPTER I Forward, the China Star's bell struck twice. Nine o'clocit Hi the evening. evening. Hugh Morley, United States' Secret Secret Service, Agent, came out on the promenade deck and paused to light a cigarette. His eyes traveled down the deck, and narrowed a trifle as he glimpsed the slim, tuxedoed figure of Phil Ron. The youthful, bland Chinese-American was having his evening cigar while he enjoyed a solitary solitary view of the Pacific under a full moon. Morley was careful not to intrude upon his solitude. He had already had enough of the too-affable Mr. Lon's painfully perfect English. He had rather hoped to find someone else on deck---explicitly, that attractive young woman who, the purser had informed him, was Sylvia Ames. But he was disappointed. disappointed. Odd, how interested he was in her. It was not like him to become infatuated, infatuated, and at first sight at that, while on an assignment, Morley muttered under his breath as he saw Phil Lon turn and catch sight of him. The Chinese moved toward toward Mm, smiling. "Ah, Mr. Morley -- delightful evening ..." "Perfect," Morley agreed, grudgingly. grudgingly. He studied the Chinese face bè- fore him--the beady eyes behind spectacles, the high cheekbones, the drooping lips, the receding chin. He did not know quite what to make of Phil Lon. Not that it mattered .... His assignment had nothing to do with the man. Or had it? Phil Lon was looking at him obliquely, grinning. "You were, per- Igpsgêiaigig mmm yn full view of NIAGARA FALLS Here life takes on its bMsh&H hue . - , . nothing spared complete the pleasure for yens stay. Sky-rline with the Falls at your feet . ... see the cat acts from your bedroom in this, the only hotel with an unobstructed view. Ideal facilities facilities for golfing, riding and games of every sort. HONEYMOON MAGNET! No other resort on the continent continent attracts honeymooners like this romantic spot. 300 rooms with bath, most of which over look the Falls Write for Rat eg and Free Literature RONALD P. PECK, Manager Lon shrugged his narrow shoulders. shoulders. "I merely suggested . . Morley looked at him squarely. "Who in blazes do you think I would be looking for?" Lon still grinned. "This evening, at dinner, I thought I saw you staring staring at Miss Ames--Miss Sylvia Ames, is it not?" Morley flushed. So the Chinese had noticed. "I don't know what you mean," he said, and turned away. He strode to the smoking room. Lon, not to be shaken, followed him, Morley found a chair in the nearly empty room, and sighed resignedly as the Chinese seated himself beside him . "What did you say your -- your racket was, Mr. Lon?" The Chinese smiled. "I didn't say., But my racket, as you call it, is soya bean products. I am American American , trade representative of the Kwanti Exporting Company of Man- chultuo." "Soya beans, -eh?" Lon inclined liis head. "Yes. I have just been to the Orient to attend attend a meeting of the company's representatives." Morley nodded, his interest flagging. flagging. "Mr. Morley-- You said your--er --racket was law?" Lon probed. "Right. Have a small practice in --in: Baltimore." "Vacationing in the Philippines?" "Combining business and pleasure. My most important client is making a world tour aboard his yacht. Got in trouble in Manila, and I had to come halfway ' around the world to get him out of the jam." Morley glanced at the Chinese to see how he was taking this fabrication. fabrication. Phil Lon's face was inscrutable. inscrutable. "To bad you are in such a hurry to return to Baltimore. I would have enjoyed having you as my guest in San Francisco." i "What makes you think I'm in a hurry?" Lon looked owlish. "Your method method of arrival aboard the China Star," he said. "Only a man with urgent business would fly out to sea to catch a boat." Morley was suddenly on guard. Regularly stationed in Manila, he had received cabled orders from Washington to sal aboard the China Star, bound from Shanghai for San Francisco. And the China Star had already left Manila. Hence his airplane airplane flight. As yet, no further orders orders had come, though fie had haunted haunted the radio room, "You're right," he answered Lon. "I was in a hurry--but only to get aboard this ship." Lon smiled. "Yes?" How interesting." interesting." "Yes," said Morley, and looked deliberately deliberately ingenuous. "I was interested interested in the young lady--Miss Ames. Saw her at the hotel in Manila. Wanted to meet her, but she slipped away before I could wrangle an introduction--" introduction--" Phil Lon gave him a quick glance. "I thought," he said smoothly, "that Miss Ames boarded the ship at Shanghai." Just then, a steward entered the smokjng room and lpgde<j Morley a radiogram. He quickly ripped ofi- en the envelope. The message was, of course, in code. Decoded, it read:-- Locate John B. Ellis among passêngèrs. Informed he is Eli J. Brandon, travelling incognito. incognito. May be in danger. Keep discreet guard. Further orders later. Morley rose, thrusting the message into his pocket. Phil Lon rose, too. "Would you care for a drink ?" Morley shook his head, "Later," His pulse quickened as he went in search of the purser. Eli J. Brandon Brandon ! The international financier. His New York banking house had branches in every important city in the world. Brandon was a mystery man, never ' photographed, seldom quoted in the newspapers. A little later, Morley, accompanied accompanied by the purser, entered the cocktail cocktail lounge, "There's Ellis," the purser said, nodding in the direction of a short, stocky, gray-haired man at the bar. "If you care to meet him--" 1 Morley shook his head. "Not now, thanks." He moved to the bar, ordered a drink, and studied John B. Ellis. The man was pinlc-faced and his fresh appearance belied his possible sixty years of age. He was chatting with a swarthy man of about forty -$hose deeply tanned face was marked by a scar. Morley's glance wandered across the lounge to the door. He glimpsed Phil Lon's slim figure in the doorway. doorway. Then he started. Phil Lon was not alone. He had a dark, lovely , feminine companion--Sylvia Ames ! Morley saw the girl summon a steward, direct his attention to the bar, and hand him a slip of paper. Then, she and Phil Lon moved on out of the lounge. Morley, frowning, turned to finger finger his drink. He saw Ellis and his companion move off toward an exit . . . "Mr. Ellis?" The steward was at Morley's el- DRINKS... v\or #4 I Colo taste better with "RITZ" Their tangy, nut-like, slightly salty flavor gives added zest to refreshments. Christie's Biscuits Ohere's â Christie Biscuit for every taste" bow. He had mistaken the girl's directions! directions! Morley hesitated a fraction of an instant. Then, on an impulse, he nodded. The steward handed him a folded bit of paper, "From the young lady, sir." Morley reached in his pocket for a coin. After the steward had gone, he stood looking down at Sylvia Ames' note to Ellis. Household Science By | iPeS 1 fis--O---®-- 6--9-- SUSAN FLETCHER Â -Favourite Summer Salad Now, more than any time of the year, is when salads come into their own. They can be served and are so acceptable, at almost any function where refreshments are in order. The family meals, of course, are considered considered first of all, and every housewife housewife knows just how important to the diet and health of her family are fresh, green vegetables which are so plentiful and cheap during the summer summer months. Then, of course, there is the question of saving time and that must be considered from the standpoint of the housewife. There are so many reasons why you should serve salads, that, every housewife will serve plenty of them but more than that, you will want to serve salads like the one below. It is nourishing, • time-saving, good-looking good-looking and tasty. After it has been accepted accepted in the family circle, you might make it for the summer bridge luncheon or the community picnic. It will be in "good taste" and an outstanding outstanding success whenever a salad is called for. Spanish Jelly Salad 1 package lemon flavored setting jelly powder 1 pint warm water 1 tablespoon vinegar teaspoon salt or 3 pimientos, finely chopped cup white cabbage, finely shredded shredded cup celery, finely chopped cup. pickles, finely chopped Dissolve jelly powder in warm water. Add vinegar and salt. Chill. Combine pimientos, cabbage, celery, and pickles. When jelly is slightly thickened, add vegetables. Turn into individual molds. Chill until firm. Unmold on crisp lettuce. Garnish with mayonnaise. Serves.' 8, Try These Chinese Dishes There are superstitions about cheese that every sensible person should do his or her best to suppress and abolish. The most common of these silly notions are that cheese is heavy and indigestible. There may be a rare person who suffers one or more of these reactions, but 999 times out of a thousand, the cheese is not at fault. It is due usually to some other cause, one of the causes being over-eating, another is the gobbling of food, and a third is a diet containing - too much protein foods. Cheese is made from pasteurized milk, it is high in food value, rich in vitamins, and is good for every age from youth to the nineties or hundreds. hundreds. The following recipes suggest the infinite variety of forms in which cheese may be served : To be served with poached eggs or other egg recipes. One and a half cups yellow cheese ; 1 tablespoon butter, M. cup milk, salt, pepper, % teaspoon mustard, mustard, dash of cayenne, 1 egg, beaten. The Value of Humus The value of Humus lies in its high moisture retaining powers, and because of its light fibrous texture. Humus that is neutral, neither arid nor alkaline and containing a high percentage of ammonia and nitrogen has a twofold value, it acts ns a moisture retainer and when mixed with soil produces a porous top surface; surface; it acts further as an insulsttor and nourisher, keeping the plant roots cool and supplied with ample moisture. Humus, by retaining moisture moisture readily keeps up the multiplication multiplication of bacteria life which, where soil is baked and dry, dies out in millions and the development of plant life is retarded. Marl is light gray or white in colour, colour, very fine grained in texture, soft and soapy to the touch and has excellent fertilizing qualities. Sweden, Sweden, Germany, America, France, etc., are now supplying world markets markets with this type of soil conditioners conditioners in vast quantities. 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