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can‘t bring the _ Neveri{neless, sIr, if Laroche in I shall resign from service," he said. "*Norsense, I won‘t hear you say anâ€" other word. The trouble is," Sir Harkâ€" er continued, "that the Prime Minisâ€" ter, the Foreign Secretary and Hathaâ€" way, of the War Office, are all shoutâ€" ing together." "What are they shouting for, sir?" The older man frowned. "Apparently they appear to have got it firmly fixed in their minds that Herr Kuhnreichâ€"either with or without the instrumentality of friend Laroche inâ€" tends to bring off some kind of coup." "But how can heâ€"the man Marve is all right, I take it?" Bellamy nodded. ‘"Yesâ€"he‘s still in the nursing home. The place is heavily guarded course, l the Caronian Government. director of Q.1. The subordinate smiled. "I‘m rather inclined to think so, sir," e returned. S AÂ¥xIt right, I‘ll ring if IL want you," isaid and the man withdrew. Peter waited until he saw Bellamy‘s eyes light up with excitement. "Anything new, sir?" he inquired. "Listen to this," was the answer; "it‘s from Peters in Menke." At the mention of the second most important town in the whole of Ronstadt, Peter moved forward in his chair. "Carry on sir," he said Sir Harker Bellary commenced to read: "The situation here is extremely grave. I have just heard that within 24 hours Kuhnreich intends to break off the present series of talks with ‘This is on the offchance that Larochs and his certain to be followed by a military CHAPTER XX THE AGENT WHO DIED In the msanwhile, Sir Harker Belâ€" lamy had his own worries. The report which Peter Renton had brought back to him had ruffled the old man‘s feelâ€" ings to an almost ungovernable extent. Not that he blamed his young agent: as he told Rentor, he believed that Peter had done everything possible.s "It‘s not your fault, my boy, if this swine has as many boltâ€"holes as the human rat he is." Renton drummed with his knuckles on the table. "Nevertheless, sir, if I can‘t Laroche in I shall resign from service," he said. PGE POUR Protect Your Car,Home Possessions Against Fire 3 Eim St. S. F. C. Evans Adoliphe DesRoches Clerkâ€"Treasurer Township of Tisdale Let us do our part. Keep chimneys and flues clean inflammable rubbish to accumulate. Be careful and matches. Carefulness cean stan thao fira tall Nearly half the fires are preventable. Ordinary caution greatly reduce this township‘s annual fire loss. We have an cient courageous fire department but they need your support Published by Special Arrangement Author of "Tiger Standish," "The Evil Chateau," Etce. Timmins Carefulness can stop the fire toll ed, "butâ€" "Are the cannot "*Then Befbr-e opened tary .T 81. 16 ing may at ‘e poor dey lat if taken me Sir Harke they imp mE 11 7/ BA llamy @damit emp pt something. Not tha would be of any use t« aey could kidnap him cal report is that h: Phone 1677 121 in Renton could reply. his princit kn xcitement. ‘?" he inquired. was the answet 1 flues cléean. Don‘t allow Be careful with gasoline jA Ordinary caution will oss. _ We have an effiâ€" 1e onl 1a@and lous than that." Bellamy, who had survived a thousâ€" and crises, and whose nerve in the face of the "enemy‘" could not be broken, waved his visitors to the chairs that had been placéd for them. "Nothing can be gained, gentlemen," he returned, "by losing our heads. Also, we might as well make ourselves comâ€" fortable." Without waiting for the othâ€" ers to follow, he reâ€"seated himself in his padded leather chair. wWhen the three Cabinet Ministers were ushered into the room, they all locked as though they were bearors of bad news. "Wel, gentlsmen?" started Bellamy. It was the Prime Minster who anâ€" swered him. "We have come to see you, Sir Harâ€" ker," he said, "on a matter of the very highest importance. No, I do not refer now to the man Marve," he went on quickly; "it is something far more serâ€" lous than that." some of them before." ‘"Who are they, sir?" "The Prime Minister. the Foreign Secretary and Hathkaway of the War Office. T told you just now that they were all shouting foor actionâ€"I had a telephone m°ssage five minutes ago to the effect that they intended to do a little of that shouting in his room." "I think IT‘ll stay, sirâ€"if I may." "Just as you like." The two did not have long to wait. Only a few seconds after the words had left Renton‘s lips, the telepone rang. Bellamy, taking off the receiver, listened for a few seconds, and then said curtly: "Show them up." He looked over at his vonnse awsent Peter considered the matter for a few moments and then nodded. "We know for a fact that the whole country is overâ€"run with their agents "That‘s true. Well, if there‘s any satâ€" isfaction in the statemert, I believe that very shortly now we shall see showing their hards. In the meantime, I am expecting some visâ€" itors."" . A *sOrt of blind, sir?" "Yes. In other words, I shouldn‘t be at all surprised if they had been using him merely as a cloak for something much bigger." "You want ‘me to stay? asked. CAan action of some sort. The greatest exâ€" citement and enthusiasm prevails here. I now send you details of reports covâ€" ering the various points mentioned in your last telegram. Signed Peters." "Good lord," ejaculated Renton:; "I can understand now why Stevens said it was important. Why. it may mean "Here they are r the fireworks. When the thre h C. V. Gallagher may, indeed know, Peot ay, indeed," supported Bellamy. now, â€"Peter," ‘he ‘ wentr on, "‘I elp thirking that our friends ‘my may have been using this fellow as a sort of blind." in if you likeâ€"you‘ve me hem before." Copyright it his young agent. " he stated:; ‘"now Reeve Renton THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO will do this service gladly. Make a date with your plumber this Fire Preâ€" vention Week. Furnaces were almost unheard of in the early days of the FPorcupine when the woodâ€"burning camp style stove proâ€" vided heat for almost all types of buildâ€" ings. Toâ€"day it‘s a different story. The proportion of houses with "central heating." as the English prefer to cali It, is constantly increasing. Furnaces need an inspection once every few years at leastâ€"just a check up by an expert to see whether everyâ€" thing is as it should be in regard to flues and so on. Timmins plumbers Your Plumber May be Able |fire: : to Help Prevent Fires| swsc t [:At, 1t s The Prime Minister put a hand through his thinning hair. "But if there is such an organization, B@ellamy, it is your duty not only to discover it but to smash it." Bellamy nodded. (TO BE CONTINUED) of the Ambassador‘s statement that Ronstadt will only allow this country 24 hours in which to make up ts mind." "Even if we remain neutral?" profâ€"' ferred the War Minister. "Even if we remain neutral. Although I have rot been able to obtain any reâ€" liable information on the subject, I have no doubt in my own mind thatl a gigantic organization of Ronstadt | agents has been built up in this counâ€" try during the past 12 monthsâ€"and | this organization, gentlemen, I believe would be used as an influencing facâ€" tor in case of hostilities with Caronia. That would appear to be at the back tem, 1 am sorry to sayâ€"are nothing more nor less thar carefullyâ€"disguised secret agents. I was remarking to Mr. Renton here only a few minutes beâ€" fore you arrived, gentlemen, that it is my considered opinion that they have used the Marve business as a cloak to disguise sime gigantic coup which they may launch now at any moment." "In _this . country?" inquired â€" the Prime Minister. "In this country, sir." ‘"You had better explain yourself, SBir Harker." "I will gladly do so, sir. Within 24 hours, according to Peters, Herr Kuhnâ€" reich will inform the rest of Europs to mind its own business while he gets on with his selfâ€"appointed task of enâ€" abling Ronstadt to fulfil what he deâ€" clares to be its destinyâ€"namely, the conquering of the rest of Western Europe. After Caronia, it will be our turn." ‘It is a fact, I believe, Bellamy, that Ronstadt has a largs number of agents in this country?" "There‘s no doubt about it, sir. Many of the refugees who have been pouring into Erglandâ€"thanks to our lax sysâ€" CHAPTER XXI BELLAMY SPEAKS HIS MIND The three Casinet Ministers looked exceedingly grave after they had all read the document. "There seems very little doubt about it; Kuhnreich intends ito force his hand," said the Prime Minister. ‘"And ours, apparently," supported Bellamy. The Foreign Secretary took up the conversation. ‘It is a fact., I believe. Bellamy that "It is a preposterous position," stated the War Minist®r; "anyone would think they felt convinced they could dictate what policy we should purfue." "Perhaps this will throw some light on the situation, sir," remarked Sir Harker Bellamy, passing over the deâ€" ccded telegram which he had been reading a few minutes before. "That is so, sir. As a matter of fact, when I told him that the whole matâ€" ter would have to be put before the Cabinet, he said that he could only give us 24 hours in which to make up our minds." "It would appear so, but I soon disâ€" illusioned him on that point." The Prime Minister cut in. "The crux of the whole thing would appear to be: does the Ronstadtian government think that it can compel us to do what it requires? It is a fact, isn‘t it" turning to the Foreign Secâ€" retary, "that the Ambassador gave us to understand that it would be in our best interests to keen out if hostilities should occur. between Ronstadt and Caronia?" ofner; . "I matter of I could nc immediate have to bs wWith a sigh the Premier accepted his advice. Then he turned to the Forâ€" eign Secretary. "You had better tell him," he said. The Cabinet Minister who, during his three years of office had not exâ€" actly covered himself with glory reâ€" garding his conduct of international policy, coughed and looked apprehen- sively at Bellamy. ue "What I have to say, Sir Harksr, can be put in a few words," he started. "Half an hour ago I received the Ronâ€" stadtian Ambassador. Although he tried to hide his feelings, it was very obvious to me that he was labouring under a sense of great excitement. He put to me a questionâ€"it was a grave and alarming question. It was this: ‘In the event of hostilitiss breaking out between Caronia and his countryâ€" that is Rorstadt, of courseâ€"he had been instructed by his Government to ask His Majesty‘s Government what attitude they would take up." Bellamy looked across at Peter Renâ€" ton. It was a look of great signifiâ€" cance. "And what did you tell hin Harker said, turning his _ at again to the Foreign Secretary "What did I tell him?" rep:a very little doubt about intends ito force his Prime Minister. pparently," supportedl Timmins plumbers ell him m ?" Sir @ittention ikept, ciéan and free of other refuse. In the house they should be kept only in la metal can with a tight cover. Hot ashes do not have to be very hot to 'ig’nite the waste in an ash pile. Examine your premises toâ€"day. Check up on your own method of disâ€" posal of ashes. Play safe. Ashes stored in the cellar should kept clear and free of other refuse. the house they should be kept only it, it will take firs and burn the box or house of which the board is a part. A wooden ash box is very dangerous unless placed in the open away from buildings and fences. tied on the ash pile. What Hot Ashes Do Many buildings are burned each year by ashes from stoves or grates being close to boards or against fences or sheds. Ashes that are not hot enough to set fire to wood will char it, and when the hot coals strike this charred surface the charcoal on it will take fire; and if a layer of charcoal on this surface gets any fat or grease against it, it will take firs and burn the box Fifth on the list of causes of fires in Canada in 1935 is the careless handâ€" ling of hot ash*es a and coals. Almost two thousand fires entailing a quarâ€" ter of a million dollars of loss were directly traced to this cause. Ashes thrown out in the streets, alâ€" leys ard back yards, or put in open or wooden receptacles, are dangerous, and are a nuisance. Of course, perâ€" sons who throw them out thinking there is no fire left in them, may find there is just enough to start the flame when fanned by the wind. Wood ashes contain a great number of little pieces of charcoal, which do not burn because there is not enough air given to the fire. The carbon in these little pieces, uniting with the oxygen of the air, causes spontaneous combustion in the Those who wantâ€"instruction in the business of fire prevention and fire fighting find a welcome at the fire hall. Trcops of Boy Scouts sometimes go there, are shown the uses of all equipâ€" ment and are told how they may help at fires wherever they may be. Educaâ€" tional work of this sort is spreading all Carelessness With Hot Ashes is Costly Keeping Refuse Clear of Ash Heap is One Way to Preâ€" vent Fire. brigade and this training has already proven invaluable. Knowledge of reâ€" spiration and the use of oxygen inhalaâ€" tors kept on hand at the fire station, has saved the life of more than one perâ€" son in Timmins, whose body has been brought from the bottom of the river by drags, also used by firemen. Average Fire Loss Here Less Than $2 per Capita Fighting fires is just a part of a fireâ€" man‘s duty in Timmins. The greater part of his time is spent in trying to prevent fires. This year so far members of the regular staff have made mors than two thousand inspections of busiâ€" ness places to advise how the fire hazâ€" ard may be cut. First Aid Given Tos Every regular fireman has a certiâ€" ficate from the St. John Ambulance This year‘s figures will be higheor, beâ€" cause of the St. Anthony‘s church fire in which the loss was eventually set at $140,000. So far this year the loss has Jeen 1$150,000 and there have been 284 calls answered. . The average fire loss in Timmins for , the time the years 1930 to the end of 1935 was The â€"c $38,700, or léss than $2.00 per capita,| realize it recently compiled figures reveal. Durâ€"| saves hin ing those same year the firem>n were| dollars e called out an average of 190 times durâ€" | when ins ing the year. ness ser| Loss for Years 1930 to End of 1935 was $38,700. . Av erage Number of Calls in Those Years, 190 a year. This Year‘s Loss to be Higher on Account of Fire at St. Anâ€" thom Church. So far This Year Firemen have had 284 Calls. 63 Columbus Ave. Fireproo{ Building Materials Cement Bricks and Blocks Advance Want Advertisements Cement Bricks and Blocks are not only fireproof but economical as well. They cost far less than any other type of construction. _ We will gladly give you an estimate on the cost. ment Bricks and Blocks are not ly fireproof but economical as well. ey cost far less than any other type construction. _ We will gladly give u an estimate on the cost. For a permanent structure build with brick or blocks. They are (lepend- able against the elements. Call 1680 toâ€"day and we will send a car for you and show you some of the homes we have built. Porcupine Brick and Block Supply Co. Economical s empâ€" The citizens of Timmins may not realize it, but the local fire department saves him thousands upon thousands of dollars every year. Therg was a time when insurance rates in the main busiâ€" ness section were 10 per cent. of the policy per year. Toâ€"day the rates vary from $1.80 to $4.00 ver thousand dollars insurance, depending on the type of building for which insurance is asked. A big reduction was made less than two years ago in the fire insurance rates. and it was made possible for all to bur insurance for three year periods at much lower cost than previously. Timâ€" mins is the only town in this part of the North that enjoys such consideraâ€" tion. Gordon Block Res, Phone 662 Is‘my furnace and chimney in good order? Is my home free of inflammable rubbish? Am I careful of cigarette butts, matches, ete? Do I handle gasoline with care?â€" Then I must attend to these things at once! Care can prevent fires, I‘ll do my part. If my home or business should be damaged by fire have I enough insurance to cover the loss? Can I afford to stand the loss myself ? â€"Then I must call A. Wilson Lang and see about more insurance protection | This week is set aside by Royal Proclamaâ€" tion to consider means of reducing Canada‘s great fire toll. Pause for a few moments and consider your own duty in this regard. There are two vital points to decide. Ask yourself these questions! Timmins Are all my personal belongings and Property Insured Prevent Fires? Am I doing all I can to Permanent Toronto Telegram:â€"An antiâ€"PFascist plot has been "discovered" in Italy. In preparation for a purge after the manâ€" ner of those conducted by Messrs Stalin and Hitler? There used to be just two ways in which to turn in a fire alarmâ€"run to the fire station, or pull a box. Toâ€"day there is one method of turnâ€" ng in an alarm that constitutes the bulk of the calls received in Timmins as well as other Canadian townsâ€"the telephone. The amount of money saved by this marvel of modern communicaâ€" tion is inestimable, but even in a place the size of Timmins, it must run to thousands of dollars each year. Secâ€" onds are precious when there is a fire to be fought. This does not mean that the box sysâ€" tem of alarms has been superseded. It never can be, for the box alarms tell the volunteers and regulars who are off shift the exact location of a fire. The regulars may respond to a teleâ€" phone alarm then turn in a box alarm themselves to bring the volunteers and to warn the pump station that more pressure is required. Telephone of Great V alue in Giving Alarm of Fire Office 295 Phone 1680 Timmins