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"Rather early to say that. be glad to stand My. Suppose with the easiest witnesses fit old couple, for instance, migt posed of in a few seconds." ""Mr. and Mrs. Wyllie, you know them by sight. They‘v holding by Little Borringham Another win for Mr. Sharpe set them down as small farme had nothing to reveal that regarded as helpful. "Come and listenâ€"in, sir," he invited, suddenly making up his mind to avail himself to the full of the presence of this quick witted little man. "Rather irregular, isn‘t it?" "So‘s the whole confounded business. It strikes me you‘ve got the instincts of a detective, and I appreciate the way you‘ve managed to set me working on fthe right track." (NOW READ ON) CHAPTER IV. A MATTER OF MOTIVE Up to this stage only the schoolboy had been definitely eliminated from the list of those who might have committed the crime. Because of his confessed reputation, John Smith could not be ruled out. Sergeant Matthews was satisfied about Morrison Sharpe, for whom he was acquiring a slightly envious regard. This queer stranger had quietly taken chargs of the investigations mthout any ostenâ€" sible intervention. The first to be question: Tuckley, a schoolbay, who: tion of the people in the‘ bu clear. A police car, conveying Sergeant MATTHEWS, who is on traffic duty, comes along, and Matthews takes the case in hand. The sergeant, who is not too familiar with this branch of police work, interâ€" rozates the passengers and does not rebuff Morrison Sharpe, who has alâ€" ready grasped the essentials of the proâ€" CARTER, the driver, and WITHERS the conductor, take the situation in hand, assisted by a rather dreamy litâ€" tle man named MORRISON SHARPE, whose chief interest in life is solvingt puzzlesâ€"thess iproblems, crossâ€"words wnd the like. Sharpe suggests that the first thing' is to account for all who were in the bus when the shot was fired. Withers makes the number eleven, including the dead man, the driver and the conductor. But Sharpe, although uncertain on the point seems vaguely to recall a twelfth. 0; UNne Cchapters already given: sSynopsis Travelling from Colborough to Nethâ€" erton, a country bus develops engine trouble and backâ€"fires several times. Under cover of one of these explosions, a male passenger is shot dead. YOU CAN START THE SORY HERE Only two instalments of this thrilling serial have been printed. Here is a sYÂ¥nonslis of the chanters already #iven: . R 1. T . Huel Moir K. H . Kirk 3. Dt =v%>+>a¢ «h - # 4 Osoorne, Kapuskasing ... S. G. Eplett, Liskeard........ J. Patterson, Englehart.. Dr. E. A. F. Day, Tlmmms C. P. Ramsav. Timmins.... . hamsay, limmins. 14. Tooke, Kirkland...... Huehnergard, Norand Moir, Dome ...s*::.:....;.:. A. W. Lang, Timmins.:........... Dr. E. C. McKee, Kirkland.... H. MacLean, Noranda.......... J. W. Eeclestone, Timmins ... Jas. Brough, Timmins ........ H. L. Dunbar, Haileybury.... J. Linklater, So. Porcupine.. H. Graham, Titnmins........... G. C. Irwin, Miscoc.................. Sandy Fulton, So. Poreupine T. N. 0. Bonspiel â€"Seotch Anthracite Trophy 5 say that, But T‘ll y. Suppose you deal vitnesses first, That tance, migit be disâ€" seconds." Wyllie, you mean. I ht. Theyv‘ve a small questioned develops engine Ps several times. _these explosions, 0t dead. r., and WITHERS arpe, who had armers. They that could be bus i recollecâ€" ; not too Terry ‘"Naturally sirâ€"fiddling with the magneto control nearly all the way. Made it worse, if anything. The exâ€" haust was poppin‘ like a maxim." Withers, the â€"conductor, agreed. ‘"When the window was opened you could fair see the passengers jump every time it went off." ‘‘*Now think carefully! How many people were aboard at the time of the tragedy?" ""M‘n. Nine I suppose." "You suppose? Aren‘t you sure?" "All I can say is there were ten of us, including Carter and myself, when I counted by the roadside. And the dead man was extra." ‘"Haven‘t you any check?" "Not rightly.sir. We don‘t run: to Inspectors on this service. They counts up in the office and books according." "But you‘d know the number of tick. ets issued ?" "Yes, on the journey, But that doesn‘t keep tally, because of the continued comings and goings." equite so. It suggests your employâ€" Morrison Sharpe had only one quesâ€" tion to ask. "You were trying to do the best you could without actually stopâ€" ming?" ~Nevaire. I know not‘ings about i tell you!" thees business." "Some domesiic affair?" Harry Carter came out of his cab tol "Yes, sir, nothing to interest you. add his testimony. Trouble had deâ€" | I‘m sure." veloped with the engine soon after leav. Morrison Sharpe had been listening. ing Colborough and it had grown steadâ€" | Also he had watched the last of the ily worse, especially at the hilly part | witnesses, a plumpish man with a ruddy of the road. complexion who had managed to keey "What appeared to be the matter?" | himself well in the background. Only "Ignition, I should say." Dy a little twitching of the lips did he "Why didn‘t you stop to attend to it" | betray some measure of anxiety. "Well, IT‘d thought of that. but as we Matthews turned to deal with him. could get along more or less, I decided | "Let‘s hear what you have to say," he to wait until a staff mechanic could | invited. put it right. We drivers are only supâ€"| The man spoke well choosing his posed to be competert to deal wgthlwords with care, almost as if he had running repairs. Anything serious has| been rehearsing them in readiness. to be reported to the garace." }My name is Huntley Young" he reâ€" to wait until put it right. W posed to be C running repair to be reported sometimes by motor bus as the whim | gruntled, "Yes, why not?" took her. The happenings had upset "No reflection on your good name, her too much to notice anything parâ€" !conductor. I‘m just trmying to make ticular. When it was found that the certain that nobody slipped away in man was dead, she had promptly faintâ€" | the excitement.. That would be possible ed. . No, it was not a habit of hers. I suppose?" Then came the foreigner, neither; "Perhaps! Often I counts up, but I French nor Spanish, but a Levantine. Itwas thinking things out this morning His passport, quite in order, identlfled and didn‘t notice as I sometimes do. himâ€" as Gregor Gardopoulos, importer.| F‘olks was getting on and getting off "I leeve in Iford and I coom here to | and the backfires were a bit of a nuiâ€" sell my so good dates, figs and currants, . sance.‘ the best that Corinth can supply." ho| "And that kept your mind occupied? announced. ' "With other things. Poor folks like "Ever seen the dead man before?" lme plenty to worry about, I can "Nevaire. know not‘ings about | tell you!" rier name, it Maude Hanson London. She w tional holiday. ; Moit QOsborn« Patterson Preliminâ€" ary iIne L pose? Aren‘t you sure?" n say is there were ten of ig Carter and myself, when by the roadside. And the was extra." Nixot Bink} Patterson Moit A. W. Lang Andrew First Round AIM irT H. Graham Broug Nixou CGoddartd Rinkl Moir Pip« aiged â€" woman , e . was Edith | h d, of South in unconvrenâ€" | m by train and | ri Second Round SemIl~â€" Final A SECRET JOKE Matthews scowled. "With a bullet hole right through his outer garments and no weapon to be found?" "I didn‘t know that. It was just a suggestion." "Tell meâ€"you were well to the rear of the bus." "Fairly. Most of the others were well in front. My seat was about two rows from that gentleman." He pointed to John Smith as he spoke. "On his right hand?" ‘*Yes.‘" "And behind you?" "ILâ€"I‘m not sure." The man spoke well choosing his words with care, almost as if he had been rehearsing them in readiness. "My name is Huntley Young" he reâ€" cited crisply. "I am a commercial traâ€" veller and last night I stayed at the ‘Golden Lion‘ at Colborough. No doubt you have heard of Messrs Sillingway and Marlowe, whom I represent." ‘‘Who hasn‘t? What about your home address?" "Mostly I live in hotels. You see I have to cover a large territory on beâ€" half of my firm." Matthews pressed for fuller informaâ€" tion. Almost regretfully, Young* ad. mitted that he was a married man whose wife lived near Eastbourne. "I don‘t see her very often because imtfy work takes me so far away." "@uite so! We can verify your story if necessary. Now about the murder." "The first I knew about it was when the man appeared to be taken ill. Only when he was taken outside did we susâ€" pect foul play. Besides, it might be sulcide." ers have implicit trust in your honesty?" Withers looked as if he was about to make an angry retort. Controlling his rising indignation, he muttered a disâ€" gruntled, "Yes, why not?" "No reflection on your good name, conductor. I‘m just trmvying to make certain that nobody slipped away in the excitement.. That would be possible I suppose?" "Perhaps! Often I counts up, but I was thinking things out this morning Ca f" C XOn Final S arcgiH XOLY Winnetr PORCUPTINE ADCANCE. TTMMINS ONTARIO tance?" "Not much good trying to question him," retorted the sergeant grimly. "There you go again . Perhaps he could tell quite a lot. Try his pockets." Matthews hesitated. "If I‘m not careful there‘s going to be a howl over the way I‘ve acted up to now. Identiâ€" fication is a matter for headquarters." "By which time anytHing may hapâ€" pen. Why not be hanged for a sheep instead of a lamb?" "All right! Let‘s carry on with the g#ood work." Going through the dead man‘s pocâ€" kets was a gruesome interlude. As each article was removed it was entered on a list in the sergeant‘s notebook. Mr. Sharpe also found pencil and paper for an inventory of his own. In some ways it differed from the official form by reason of one or two personal remarks jotted alongside. Back Trouser One crumpled ten shilling Treasury note, seven shillings in small silver and five pennies. Left side Trouser ‘‘Common sense is good enough. We‘ll accept an entity because there must be one to explain the general impression. Knowing that Mr. Young wore an overcoat tends to corfirm it." "I don‘t quite see . . "Yes you do. That means another elimination. Substract myself, the schoolboy, the spinster lady, Mr. and Mrs. Wylie, that erâ€"gentleman with the police record, the Greek. the driver, conductor and commercial traveller. What does that leave?" ‘‘Only a corpse." "And ‘X‘ an unknown quantity. You must take ‘X‘ into account to arrive at the correct answer. What about the dead man? â€"Can he give any assisâ€" ‘"Meaning you want to hand it over to the detective department," quizzed Mr. Sharpe. "I thought you were proâ€" gressing very nicely." "All it amounts to is that I‘ve learnâ€" ed that a commercial traveller did the Good Samaritan act with the overcoat." "Highly important, sergeant. Docesâ€" n‘t it rather confirm the fact that anâ€" other individual is concerned?" "If I happened to be a spiritualistic medium there might be a chance of finding Him "*Common thew rollit "What do you think of that?" Sergeant Matthews was appealing to high heaven in general and Morrison Sharpe in particular. But that indi. vidual was smiling as at a secret joke. He had already worked this move out for himself three minutes before the statement was made. "Probably outside on the grass to mal victim." "I rather think there was somebody." "Think! Think!~ That‘s ‘what: they all say. I want facts, not figments of the imagination. An overcoat at any rate ought to Rave been noticed." "An overcoat?" ‘"‘That‘s what I said and that‘s what I keep hearing, and that‘s as far as we gat." say so before?" "You never asked me. I‘ve had : summer cold and put it on to make sure. These vehicles are very draught: sometimes." ‘"Then whe searching fo hnour." ping roundad papers, postaiâ€"order counterfoil for five shlllmgs and a bunch of keys. (Rather careless in his habits, Not the orderly disposal of proâ€" perty such as a business man would ensure). Top right Waistcoat there was a spook on this beastly busâ€"or the invisible man himselif? What in the name of wonder kept evemrybody forward? There‘s a smokâ€" ing compartment which was apparâ€" ently deserted unless this spook occuâ€" pied it. Doesn‘t anybody smoke?" "Nobody bothers on this bus." Morâ€" rison Sherpe explained. "They‘re not particular when and where you light up." "Are you quite wearing an overcC in the vicinity?" traveller. "I rather think "‘Think! Think! The sergeant raised his hands in a motion of hopeless resignation. "Heaâ€" ven above," he exclaimed, "It is posâ€" simle there was a spook on this beastly busâ€"oOor the invisible man himseif? Right side Trouser FROM A DEAD MAN‘S POCKETS "I‘ve had about enough of this," Matâ€" ews complained bitterly. ‘"‘Road patâ€" lling is more my mark." ‘"Meaning you want to hand it over the detective department," quizzed r. Sharpe. "I thought you were proâ€" Vansickle TRANSPORT "<Ase But I was wearing one myself." What? Hang it man, why didn‘t you pJl 1X bâ€"day â€" weekly â€" service by experienced movers using all modern equipâ€" ment. And our prices make this offer all the more attractive. ly outside. We put it down iss to make a blanket for the PHONE 1J of string 8 eceipted b s and a halfâ€"penny rubber bands for slipâ€" papers, postalâ€"order e sure that nob( oat sat behind you Matthews asked : it now r@ibo quat 5l nobodyv been of an ‘OoU or a the this?" He drew attention to a hard lump at the side. Carefully unfastenâ€" ing the waistcoat it became obvious that something was hidden in the linâ€" ing. A pocket knife soon ripped up the thin cloth, revealing a flat case about the size of a popular packing for tins of fifty cigarettes. Pressing the spring catch the officer gave a littlée gasp of surprise, echoed immediately by Morriâ€" son Sharpe. "Whew!" he exclaimed. "what a treasure!" In the clear morning light a diamond necklet winked like icedrops in the "‘That," announced the sergeant drawing himself, upright and stretching his cramped back, "is the lot." "Some men affect money belts or secret pockets," suggested Mr. Sharpe. "HMe hasn‘t a â€"belt... Hullo; what‘s this?" He drew attention to a hard Bottom Left Cigarettes, paper. Fountain pen on clip, two soft lead | sunshin pencils, and a worn indiarubber, their g Also a watch. cleveres (Unusual place to carry the lat= blue tir ter. Type of timepiece not coldnes ordinary. Rather valuable, "Ha!l‘ with heavy gold case. Most we are men carry pen on left side). . | for sure Top left Waistcoat [ â€" "Yuu Fob aitached to massive gold chain| "Of c passinsy across to watch. Faded murder photograph of girl in leather case lection with mica protecting panel. | â€" "oOon (Sort of thing a sentimental , should colonial would favour). better j Bottom right Waistcoat under c Three foreign coins of low denomâ€" | robberv ination. "*I ; ho (Must be a Virginian to supâ€" port the tobacco industry so thoroughly. Sweets rather sigâ€" nificant). at an amazingly low price. Free Metal Clothes Hamper with every washer. They are going fast. Get yours now! casn ,, POWN 24 months to pay A fortunate purchase from one of Canada‘s leading manufacturers enabled us to make this excepâ€" uonal offer. A complete, modern 1937 model washer and wringer ON SaALE NOW "The Chatelaine" two soiled toffees in the Try The Advance Want Advertisements washing. Bbut not at the expense‘ of her own health and figure. She has abolâ€" ished the rubâ€"aâ€"dubâ€"dub, the backaches and the headâ€" aches of keeping active children‘s clothes clean. Result, her children always look clean and neat, and her towels, sheets, table linen and personal clothes are equally fresh, crisp and ready to use . .. Washtubâ€" bing might be justified, if it saved money â€" but it This woman bidding goodâ€" bye to crisply clad school children does her own washin warded to the authorities at Tor recommenrding cancellation of the tel‘s beer selling license. It is known at present whether charges b» laid against the proprietors of Allies Cafe. charged with havin The trio were a of Grenier‘s hotel, Mr. St. Hilaire. B Rcebert, it is allegos which, they stated, elsewhere and hac into the beer parlo leased on bail raise prietor and later were again arrested Iroquois Falls, On (Special to The Ad\ sult of raids on sev sonville suspected o cently conducted by stable Allan String oux, Ansonville and Eq QOlaveson, Iroquoi men, E. McDonald, Mr. Johnston will istrate â€"E. R. Tucke Ansonville Places Raided by the Police words as well aggravating litt uable as a mon Three Men to Face Charges of Havine Beer Ille(’dllv nmng in return‘ ?"‘~ asked OM cryptically. Sergeant Matthews ‘snortéd your confounded riddles." ine. Neither of the men doubted genuine value. .Not evenâ€" the est imitation could capture that tinge or simulate «the unvielding ess of the glitter. breathed Matthews softly. "if re and had taken with them e beer parlor. The trio were reâ€" on bail raised by the hotel proâ€" and later the same evening ain arrested at the Allies Care. understcod a report will be forâ€" to the authorities at Toronto ng iittleé man. ‘"They‘l i montal exercise." TO BE CONTINUED) Controlling and Operating Northern Ontario Power Co., Limited Northern Quebec Power Co., Limited may imagint three and a juois Falls chief, ild, "L. Robert 1 appear icker here ving beer arrested el, now Thursday lllegally. coming out owned by a Both McDonald and rzed, had cases of beer d, they had purchased before Magâ€" | ANOTHEKR WHIST DRIVE A\‘l) DANCE BY THE PIPE BAND Events by tho Pox(‘npmv District Pipe Band are always popular because they are always well arranged and enâ€" joyable. The event announced Friâ€" cay evening, Feb. 12th, will be no exâ€" for i0uld ‘anada Northern Power Corporation, Limited Ont., Feb. 8th, 1937. Advance)â€"As the ‘Tteâ€" several places in Anâ€" 1 boctlegging, reâ€" by Provincial Conâ€" inger, Chief A. Girâ€" nd District Constable 11 seven hat. Why k completing t Dear, dear em capable ake _up crossâ€" ‘ advised the Thev‘re invalâ€" itters meanâ€" Mtr. Sharne ~#/ Yor But 1 theory a cent a tubful. The crossâ€" currents of warm, soapy water dissolve and wash out the dirt without a tenth of the wearâ€"andâ€"tear of the old â€"fashioned rubbing board. And electrically driven rollers press out all the surplus moisture so quickly, easily, that all the clothes dry more quickly, too. You‘ll find an electric washer the greatest single labor saver in doesn‘t even do that. Elecâ€" tricity is now so cheap that the current to run a washâ€" ing machine costs only 1 hoâ€" no: will the joyable. The event announced for Friâ€" cay evening, Feb. 12th, will be no exâ€" ception. It is a whist drive and dance to be held in the Hollinger Recreation hall. There are 12 handsome prizes for the occasion. Refreshments will be served during the evening. Doors will cpen at 745 and the whist will start promptly at 8.15 Events by the Porcupine Pipe Band are always populat they are always well arranged EYESIGHT sSPECIALIST 7 Pine Street North, Timmins Evenings by Appointment Phone 212 Located in Halperin‘s Jewellery Store. child. Do not let the thought of cost keep you away : thet can be arranged. While we have the skill and knowlâ€" edge to liborate a child from this handicap and make his entire life more pleasant and more successful, we do not want any child within our reach to suffer all his life because his eves are crossed. For the sake of this single child wo print this messago to the parents: Crossed eyes do not straighten themselves. Y our child will not "out grow" this sad affliction. For it is a sad affliction. No®onts from the standpoint of apnecarance but also beoeceuse of its effeet on the child‘s character and porsonality Supposing you samw the faces of loved ones in a bluzrod, distorted fashion / If you are the parents of the liitle boy or little girl with crossed eves please come in and see us. and let us tulk over what can be done for yow For the sake wo print this ni Crossed eve:s themselves. Y ou grow" this sad Somemwhere in this town, we feoe sure, there is a little girl or linl bov we don‘t know. who has crosse IRVIN ROSNER, R.0. Somewhece in bhis bown Removes the house