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"Killirg the two birds. Now we‘ve got to wait patiently for news from o ty W him to ‘phone me at once." "What train?" "Why, to London, of course. Dign‘t you expect it? Smith caught the first available one out, as I thought. He wanits to have a few words with Garâ€" dopoulas." "Then there will be dirty work?" "Not necsssarily. Anyway. our men will be just behind to put a stop to it." keen sent on to uak C Maxley grinned. * turned "As all roads place, I just put them on the track friend Smith. So much essler, killing two birds with one stone." versation whith he orly interrupted with monosyliai‘ble brevity. "Thank you very much," he exclaimed at last. He was smiling grimly when he repleced the instrument. slung a message out of the u'amsl;mg Suddenly the telephone jangled bharshly. Maxley picked up the receiver, listened intently to a fairly lengthy conâ€" «im 4 § is aa $ t F3 "Let‘s hope yo.u"re right, sir. â€" Perâ€" sonally I‘m a bit nervous." "Wihat asout?" Matthews hesitated. "Of course, it‘s only a vague idea, and you don‘t take much account of that sort of thing. He‘s a dangerous character. "Not on your life. Sharpe was right in saying he wasn‘t the killing type. Remember how the conductor fellow, Withers, put the wind up him about carryiriz a gun. No, Smith will rob and run, but he won‘t get violent." ‘"M‘m!" Matthews was still dubious. "Who can tell how ne‘s feeling now? Protty sore. T‘ll bet,." "So I suppose. But don‘t. imagine he‘ll have time to do anything if he wants to,. IT‘d have liked to have made the hbig arrest myself, or sent you along, but it wasn‘t possible with the court sitting toâ€"day. Something might have gore wring. Inspector Hilliard and Detective Collis can be relied upon to attend to the other end." "Suppose there‘s a rough house?" ‘"What‘s that matter? It helps to papers are on the way. Smith‘s liberty will be short and sweet.‘ "Wihy let him go. then?" "Can‘t keep him on the murder charge and officially the Bradham robâ€" bery is not yvet any concern of ours, Oh,; he‘s, being watched all right. As so0dn as.we get the tip it‘l} be no trouâ€" ble to pull him in." band of crooks. Not that he sat at home like the spider in his web, waiting for gsod things to turn up. He went ard did the jobs himself." "As in the Bradham businass!" "Precisely. From the full report, nowy to hand from America, we can appieâ€" ciate the cleverness of that robbery. It could only have been suzzes<ful in the States, where bigâ€"crime is as spectacuâ€" lar as kigâ€"busingss . . .‘ Mr. Sharpe wou‘d have been vastly amys:1l at the expressions used by Superintsndent Maxley. "But the method doesn‘t matter," the speaker continued. "It was smart enotfigh to succeed, and they were able to get out of the country with the loot. Which reminds me that extradition very real menace, as we knowâ€"-thofigh the idea is often poohâ€"poohed Wainâ€" wright was undoubedly the head of a "That‘s what I‘ve done, Matthews. But the cther things keep on intruding. First cf al we have to take into acâ€" count the existencte of a gang, highly "That‘s what I‘m afraid of," "Wouldn‘t it be best to confine yourâ€" self to the murder and what led up to it, sir? The other matters are red herringzs across the trail." "Good! To get the right angzle we‘ve got to go back at least to the Bradâ€" ham. robbery in Americaâ€"and long beâ€" / fore that to gather up certain of the strings. Some of them are not directly | ecnnected, but the side issues have got to be consxdexed in case they lead us | astri¢y . f "Exactly. Now don‘t let your attenâ€" tion wander because I want your helpâ€" ‘"From A to Z. This time there is going to be no mistake. Here is all the evidence any court will nged. This is a copy of the resume I have submitted to the Chief Constable. The proeecu tion will from it, I presume . "Bort of counsel‘s brief, Superintenâ€" gent!" "I‘m all ears." ‘"Exactly. Now don‘t let your attenâ€" “Go t Â¥ 4 4.; ing over the whole cafe again, he only interrupted say?‘ he asked suspicicusly. was thinking," Mr. Sharpe said with a slight smile. "You‘ve managed to demonstrate very effectively that logic doesn‘t help in an emergency." + Having acquired the habit of arguing things out, he tried subâ€"consciously to put himself in the place of Gardopoulos ‘Would he refrain from shooting beâ€" ‘cause civilized instincts revolted at the wanton destruction .of.â€"human life?.â€"Or ‘having murdered ons person, and havâ€" ing thus forfeited his life, would he taka pleasure in committinzg a sezond crime before the forfeit was demanded? Mr. Sharpe, instead of feeling afraid ‘was immediately intsrested. Here was a problem which had never previously been: set him, and the most abscrbinz :Of all. Life was important, but death (might ‘be more so. There was, too, a stimulating quality in the knowledge «that he could not pit his mundane mind ‘Against these circumstances. "I‘m damned if I know." he admitted, unconscious that he spoke aloud. Gardopoulos scowled.. "What â€"you CHAPTER XXIV. SENTENCE OF DEATH When Gardopoulos levelled the deadâ€" ‘lyâ€"looking automatic at Morrison ‘Sharpe there was no mistaking the inâ€" sane purpose of the Gresk. _ Bo, many things could go wrong, parâ€" ti.:'ularly if they had misread the charâ€" acter of John Smith. Biting his lip with vexation at what seemedâ€" a vwellâ€"merited gibe, Matthews fotiowed his chief to the waiting car. Not until he was comfortably seated and they were on the way to the station did ‘he think of a reply, and then it was ‘too late. Mcrrison Sharpe would have ‘nad it in a flash, but Matthews had not yeb cultivated the ability to think awhead. ~For what had ozccurred to him was that in similar circumstanctes the puzzleâ€"master would have been in Lonâ€" don first waiting for the arrival of Smith instead of following well behind. . They were a moody pair as the exâ€" press rushed .southwords. Maxley was not nearly so easy in his mind as he pretended. Both of them knew that if they had acted indiscreetly it was going to be a bad day‘s work for everyâ€" _ Matthews rose, almost reluctantly "Couldn‘t we have taken up the chase immediately @mith was released?" he asked. "That would surely have been the best way." "My dear chap, where are your wits? We‘re too well known. It would have alarmed our man. Crosswords don‘t seem to have sharpsned your detective (Copyright) MARSHALLâ€"ECCLESTONE Limited Telephone 2292 Showreoms, 7 Third Ave. Timmins, Ont,. So this was to be end of a fascinating adventure. * It. was annoying because the game was not quite concluded. Mr. Sharpe began to suffer a further unâ€" !easmess Maxley might bungle after _all. He hated that idea. A DESPERATE BID ‘Only â€"one chance: remained> and Mr. Sharpe tried it, ‘If the worst came to the worst it was better to be shot at in the heat of the moment than in cold blood. that Gardopoulos announcing the penultimate half minute announcing the penitimate half minute the little: man conceived a plan. His adversary would expect some attempt to evade death when his set limit expired, but it was likely that just previously his the shooting without a\mone noticmg"" he. pressed desperately. S_txll Gardopou;os_ kept off the bait. "T‘wo minutes and a half . . . three minutes . . . _ To his chagrin the Greek was not to be drawn into conversation. Every efâ€" fort to get him to talk about the crime ended in failure At intervals there came a growled "One minute . . . a minâ€" uate and a half . .. two min,utes ol There wasanother card he might play. Murderers Are notoriously vain, and the Greek might be prevailed upon to enlarge on the circumstances which culminated in the shooting of Caleb Wainwright. Help might come if only he could hold out long enough. _ "Worse and â€"worse. There are so many of â€"them that I should : wantâ€"a couple of : hours ‘at least." Gardopoulos baredâ€" his teeth. His fingers tautened so that it â€"seemed as he was about tq press the trigger in a fit of:â€"rage. It was no use talking. Mr. Sharpe had rather hoped that a little badinage would ease the ‘situation, inâ€" steadâ€" of whitch it only increased the frel esl:e “‘argt is time to say. many -Qraxers.‘ See, here is my watch. _ Wikh, it J time the minâ€" utes while you <ask forgee\reness for youn‘sins." f wondering whether you were really goâ€" ing to kill me. in cold blood or not." "I keel yonâ€"dead in one minute." "Why the;delay?‘ > The man, was His hesitation could be sensed. Then he hardened. ‘You say your prayersâ€"yes, no?" "In one minute?â€" My. dear sir, that is a very short respite.‘ "What ees thees? I do not undeorâ€" qd you manage to accomplish my trouble. I was just you then.. That! True, one arm hung â€"impotently at his side, but the other was going like a flail, reinforced by thrashing legs and butting head. Gardoponlos simply faded out as an effeqtive enemy. Ashe went down Sharpe finishedâ€"him‘off by bangâ€" ' The toe of his shoe neatly kicked away the revolver and a second effort snapped a bone in the man‘s wrist, causing him to yelp with agony. And it was only a beginning. Kick after kick thudded against his shins, on knse cap and other parts of his bodyâ€"anywhere ‘that came handy. o. By way of variation were blows by clenched fist, but these were feoblse in comparison. Mr. Sharpe was ntt built as a boxer, norâ€"indeed as a, fighting man of any kind. He gave a great displa‘y of unrestrained violence because he wadâ€" ed in with such determination. l Morrison Sharpe got ahead once more Some time or other he had found a passing interest in la savateâ€"that old style French foot boxing. Even that has traditions of fair play which went by the board as Mr. Sharpe lashed out. _ Hesitatingly at first, then more cerâ€" (taix),ly, the wicked barrel quested for a zvictim The two men were only a few ‘paces from each other and it depend2d ientirely on who recovered sufficiently first to decide the outcome of ithe strange fight. Gardopoulos â€"hardly knew what he way doing. He had turned a sickly green cclour. His breathing became a series of gulps. But he, too, was beâ€" ginning to think. Mr. Suarps forgot his damaged arm. All he knew was a burning resentment at being hurt. Never before had anyone deliberately inflicted pain on him and the knowledge rankled far more than he would have expected. Primitive pasâ€" sions overwhelmed him, makinsg him unmindful of the odds against him. ! Gardopoulos fired and the bullet splattered with an usly sound on the {wall behind where the little man had been standing. Taken by surprise at the sudden movement, the Greck had started so much that he would have | mlssed his target in any event. Before he could use the firearm agam Fa hard head rammed into the pit of his stsmach, sending him to the ground groanmg It was no ocscasion for genâ€" T se Lk it ut Te c 4A an in L omcs . k * ul d W fls PWR _2 as Gardopoulos was slowly pulling himâ€" ‘self together in the meantime. Forâ€" ‘tunately the nature of the attack had dazed him too much to make hiim forâ€" i'jmidableâ€"as yet, although the winging was a telling point in his favour as soon ‘as he began to realize it. That ought to have finished the fight, and would have done had not the Greek managed to retain possession of ‘the weapon. It is doubtful if he fired again intentionally.. More probably the second doubling up caused him to press the trigger involuntarily.. Whether that was the case or not Mr. Sharpe cerâ€" tairly experiencsed a sensation as if he had been clubbed on the arm by a ‘mighty giant, after whitch the limb ':wexit numb. Later he was to learn that it was only a filesh wound. been standing. Taken by surprise at sthe sudden movement, the Gretk had ‘started so much that he would have missed his target in any event. _ Before he could use the firearm asam a hard head rammed into the pit of his stosmach, sending him to the ground groaning. It was no occasion for genâ€" tlemanly tacticsâ€"not that Mr. Sharpe had any intention of keeping to any rules of sportsmanship. While the winded man was struggling to rise his opponent gathered all his strength into the azscomplishment of a mighty jump which landed him fest first where his head had first struck. "â€". . . Four and a half min .. . " and before the word was completed the table crashed over as Morrison â€"Sharpe skipped nimbly to on» side. hape, the horror he was about to unâ€" One learns quickly in this casis. That man who just passed us; last week was dewn and cut, nothing in view, his Claims looked hopeless. Toâ€"day he nas the world at his feet, a $30,000 opticn cn his property. ard ten per cent. of all shares issued. The chap who just nodâ€" ded â€"to us is now too in the moneyed $ ranks. He came to town just eighnt months ago, his sole possession a quart bottle cf cut rye. Toâ€"day he still has his bottle, but 10,000 green simoleons are its offspring. The worried gent who looks so forâ€" lorn, and reminds you of a whirling From the amcount of hustling and cars running wild. it would hbe safe to say that this metropcolis has more taxis per capita than any other city on the North American continent. Nor is this the only means of transportation. Doz teams, the like of which would gladden the heart of any Hollywasod producer, are quite the sityle, useful and cheap, besides which the horse and sleigh your grandfather krew are still in use in this bsehive of activity. | we had a Chamber of Commerce and if the chamber had, a bcooklet. For here you will find Austrians, men from the Eahamas,. Celts, Danes, Oxonions, F”enchmen Germans, â€" Hungarians, Jews, Swedes, Turks, conglomerated in ‘a heterogencity of tinker, tailor, soldier ~of fortune, sailor, rich man, poor man and beggarman, living in the closest harmony, and true spirit of brotherâ€" heod, as though international condiâ€" tions did ncot exist, and the most imâ€" portant problem of the day was wnose slct machine paid off the biggest perâ€" ~centagse. Some sort of civilization they nave already acquired for in the last few hours a bread war has been raging as enly organized ~business can wage. Breadâ€" has come down a cent a loaf until now you see it advertised at five cents, and further reductions may be made if recessary, we are told. Liquor, id ‘zeer, according to law, is not for this community, ut menâ€"of Val d‘Or are offen thirsty, and thirst must pé‘ satisfied; hence no matter where you may be in town a short walk will bring you to a stimulating filling station. Saint ard â€" sinner, banker, spinner, they are all here forgetting the past, building for the future.â€" Picneers all, forerunners perhaps of a great city that some day will rise as a perpetual monuâ€" ment to their ccurage and labour. ing his head on the floor by which time the Greek was not at all a pretty sight â€" â€" Not that the other had come through unscatched.. In.â€"addition to his injured arm, blood was running freely from his nose and there was in usgly cut over the right eyc. Standing upright, he surveyed the fTallen enemy, grimly conscious that there had been a certain amount of fierce enjoyment in the primitive tussle. He also realized that he was feeling weak from loss of blood. A handkerchief helped to staunch the fiow from his arm, after an anguished ten minutes spent in wriggling out of his jacket. Staggering to a chair, he collapsed into a. state of semiâ€"conâ€" sciousness from which he was hardly roused by another entrant. Visiting Val d‘Or as Good as a Trip Around the World (By Y. B. in Val d‘Or News) "Come to Val d‘Or and save $800 on a trip round the world." So would our Chamber of Commerce say on page 1 Cct its booklet, "Visiting Val d‘Or," it (TO BE CONTINUED) ! Mrs. Brennan was a member of the Altar Society and the Ladies‘ Auxiliary to St. Joseph‘s General hospital. The numerous floral and spiritual tributes received testified to the high regard in which she was held by all who knew her. Predeceased by her husband, five years ago, Mrs. Brennan is survived by four of her 11 children. Three sons, L. W. Brennan, Elk Lake; Dr. A. P. Brennan, Timmins, and Michael Brenâ€" nan, Timmins, and one daughter, Mrs. Urquhart, North Bay, survive. Two sons, Thomas and Martin died overseas during the Great War. Formerly Miss Anne Gauthier, Eganâ€" ville, tnc deceased woman married the late Joiin Brennan at Mattawa about 55 years ago. She rosided in Eganville and Sheenboro before coming to North Bay 35 years ago. * Attending the funeral from out of the city were L. W. Brennan, Elk Lake; Dr. A. P. Bremnan, Timmins; Miss Mary Urquhart, Swastika; M. J. Brenâ€" nan and Francis Brennan, Timmins. Friends and relatives gathnered at the Proâ€"Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at 9 o‘clock this morning, Monday, to pay final tribute to Mrs. Brennan. Rev. J. C. Humphrey .officiated at Requiem High Mass. Intermert was in St. Mary‘s cemetery. . Pallbearers were Alex Urquhart, Kenâ€" neth Urquhart, J. P. Jennings, Francis Brennan, Frank St. Louis and Leonard (From North Bay Nugget) A well known and highly respected . resident of North Bay for the past 35â€" years, Mrs. John Brennan died at the. home‘of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Urquâ€" hart, 64 Gorman street, early Saturday morring, March 20, after an illness of: absut two months. The deceased woâ€" man was in her 78th year. Death on Monday at North Bay of Mrs. John Brennan Nevertheless, something does get inâ€" to your bloocd, up here in the thrazsbing North. We think we‘re going to like it. At any rate even a Whirling Dervish must enjoy life sometimes. fully now. and if his merchandise does arrive this week, he‘ll endow any public institution in Val d‘Or. Dervish, is merely one of Val d‘Or‘s potential merchants. Two weeks in business, and it is a 100 to 1 bet that you too will look like this fellow. Me‘s only waiting for stock he ordered 3 weeks ago. The company promised faithfully to ship immediately, the freighter promised the same. The first second the freighter‘s wife gave birth to a child. The merchant prays dutiâ€" FIRE INSURANCE (Series 44â€"Sport Coupo with Opera Seats) Delivered at factory, Odu\u. Ont. Government taxes, licanse end freight additional. PM | _ There were cutside reports last week a "flood" cf counterfeit fiftyâ€"cent Sudbury Star:â€"More dinosaur tracks found in Massachusetts lead to the asâ€" sumpticn that someone in the ‘neighâ€" bcurhood had built a better mouse trap. St. Mary‘s Journalâ€"Argus:â€"The new maid was talking about her various reâ€" lations. "Yes, mum," she said, "my sigâ€" ter and me ain‘t no more alike than if we wasn‘t us; and she‘s just as difâ€" ferent as me, only the octher way." pieces in Sudbury.. Enquiry of the Sudbury palice, however, revegaled the fact that three bogus silver ‘halves‘ had been taken out of circulation in Sudâ€" Banks and merchants denied any flood of bogus . ccins. The three bogus coins picked up by the police were captured about a month ago and so the outside stories had a good chanes to grow. Next thing you know there will be "vigilantes" reported in Sudâ€" bury. However, it is not a bad idea for merchants a::1i others to be on the watch all the time ror any counterfeit money. When in doubt it is well to submit the mcney to the banks or to he police. Following such a plan counâ€" terfeit money has little chance to get into circulation, and the chances are increased for capturing any who try to pass bogus coins or bills. Some Bogus Halfâ€"Dollars Circulated in Sudbu: The hope chest will be given avway during the evening to holder of the lucky ticket. Wednes., March 31 A CARD PARTY at 8 zun, in the basement of the Church of the Nativity Auspiges of Catholic Women‘s League will be held ‘CANADAâ€"1937 4 IMPERIAL TC INSPIRING P Timmins, Ontario