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body thinks my father did it. I can swrar he never even saw Mr. Mortimer that night. Now, I‘ll tell you someâ€" thing," mss went on, lcowering his voice. "When we were at the Nagmaal, the niglh,.. before last, somebody got into our houss:. I rode back homs late. I don‘t usuallyâ€"my father likes m> to stay in town for Nasmaal; but I had The hotel lounge was empuy. Japie led the way to a distant corner where they could be secure from th> distracâ€" tion of possible arrivals, and they sat down facinz each other across cthe prim little table. Slill silent, Japie producâ€" ed a packet of cigarettes and lit one, while Malcolim filled a pipe. He did not want co ask questions yet; for Japie‘s remark abouwt Mortimer‘s death was so entirely opposed to the case he had built up round the evidence of the crop, thas, he felt it would be wiser to let him Sell his story unprompted. And at last Japi> spoke. "This thing is bothering me, he said again; ‘‘and I‘ll tell you why. body thinks my father did I ean here," said Malcolm better find some other place in. Why not stable your horse can go into the hotel and tall quietly." going Of for ms.‘ all th on, "It‘s botherin about i * 1 / / one of Mr.: 1 told my herd boy. Aand he was drowned." "Drowned!" Japie‘s : ful. "Dan‘t you belicy Japic‘s fir innocent of ; colm it was ‘£ m "About then?" . OUR LAST MINUTE SAVINGS ARE GREATEST § Lo EXCELSIOR DIAMONDS Uhen Th Five 1 Aiamand â€"nridL +6 YE bi m ‘I # «0 ” wwb ~ + k F‘ P _ ame iink ther was an a w Mr. Gr( m stared hi1 CHAPTER XIII JAPIE IS PUZZLED K ho Was leolm cou Dainty styles, in either white or yellow gold \24 75 colour from e 4 * Men‘s signet and initial rings. Massive 10k solid y _ _ 15.00 Chrome and black colour. The newest stvyles 28â€"piece service for 6, in atâ€" Lractive wooden tarnish i 18.50 chest Mortin Bulova, Rolex, etc. Attractive styles of natural gold colour. Priced \24 5 from ‘07! sels, onl PIC HOLTZE bu Men‘s Watches Ladies‘ Bulova Men‘s Signet Silverware Compacts UVZZLED | proved him io be | hous: im in amazt hey ar You‘yv and they sat cross vhe prim Japie producâ€" and lit one, pipe. He did aind also gold heard iving boyvs iving ing to trap my fath>r?" _ "But,â€"look here," said Malcclm, "the } police say tha, Mortimer was drowned, when I had my hands on hint was one of our own blankets. ’man. whoever is was, he bro !my father‘s voeorkis." "Well?" ~said Malecoim, w« what was coming nexs. t _"But, man, that wasn‘t all. you why I‘m bother®d. The d you and Corney came to our I ‘Othe middle of che nigsht., my "A,, the top of the spruit, not far from road. Mr. Greéen, my father locked up that whip in his voorkis, and the person who got into our housse took it away. It makes things bad for us, and I don‘t know wha..‘s the best thing to do. And that is not all. My father says tho>re were some pgeople in our spruit last night, and ons of them wasn‘t juss a kaffir. Mr. Grgen, can you tell me what I must do? I wanted to spsak to Corney about but I must go back in a short cime, and Corney won‘t be back before I go. Do you think it‘s the polics, and they ars sendâ€" crop? When you give a diamond, pride yvourseH with giving the best, and the knowledge that the lovely token is an "Excelsior." Symbolic of love is the Soliâ€" laire pictured below, $ A set in platinum, with middle of h 1i Mr. Mortim® 11 [ take mâ€"man, : do you d let me? He said he‘d town for Nagmaal, and ibout it himself. I said to find Mr. Mortimer o whin was lyving, and 1 N And her and tet "Look here, Mr. van Stellen," Malâ€" colm said desperately, "you know that, staying with Mr. Recoulls, I‘ve baen in pretty close touch with the police through the whole business, will you take it from me that they do not, and never have suspected your father, and that they had nothing to do with the crop being taken from your father‘s house?" ‘"Man, are you sure?" "Dead certain." "Well, I‘m glad, and thank you very much, Mr. Green. Man, but I‘m glad pespie UTAINnK] i Pecause hm do wouldn‘\t have signals if I them one nig}t change theses d business almo put : We have advertised items beâ€" fore, but never at such prices as these. For the last two days â€" before Christmas â€" our store is packed with real values. You may buy whatâ€" ever you need at Holtze‘s and simply pay a small deposit! the balance can spread over a convenient term. i difficul "Hange. AVÂ¥ECT â€"IRT â€"IFOIML vIHE . f{ortimer sat a horseo lik ‘"Well, the police aren o â€"trap anyone when hat he did hav> an a here‘s nothing to suggos: me an id out "Siocna FEUNNY Japie lea vering 1 ‘Mr. Gr( NNY BUSINESS GOINC ON" da 1l ib oS man ant forwart iis voice st €on, the pf Olt ) like mindo I kn y on them." d Malcolm incredulousâ€" 111 jlice are going to about it one of there‘s a funny His voice sank "I often go and at the river, and Basutoland that als. I‘m going to it s nonsenssâ€"tC vned. Why, th: ‘ road, and Mr ike a Hottentst.® n‘ going to try further ident. An ha: he didn 1 Y 1 be sure And 11 "Whee?" said I, "you have given them all away? All your beautiful| toys?" He was silent a moment, and then his ragged liitle face glowed as he replied: "Imagine my surprise when he said.| ‘I give ‘em to Jack Parker, the colored boyv, over vonder to Scruflf Town.‘ "I had ‘em; I had ‘em a whole day, I ain‘t got ‘em any more, but I had ‘em,. anvyhow." He was a littlse ragged waif living in a village. A stranger to actual comâ€" fort 1; is not co be supposed that he was very familiar with the pleasures of life. On Christmas eve m was standing before a shop window with his ‘ecan little face pressed against â€"the pane, devouring wih hungry eyes the beauliful display within. There was a lady in the shop,. deeply engaged in purchasing gifts for her small nieces and nmphews. She saw the waif at the windowâ€"ragged, halfâ€" clad, and without doubt halfâ€"starved as well. "Prudence," said she, in speaking of _he mater afterward, "migzht have sugâ€" gested food and clothes. But another idea had taken possession of me. I determined then and chere that that boy should know the blessedness of happy childhood for one Christmas at all events." N On the impulse she called, him in. Toys, a wagin, an iron horse with a. flying driver madly sounding a fireâ€". alarm, a drum with gilded sticks, a! tin horn, a pack of firecrackers, things which his povertyâ€"blinded eyes had never kefore looked upon in cthe light of real possession, were puw into his hands. "There was a kind Oof awe in his solemn, earnest eyes," said the lady, "as though the joy of possession had strick2n him dumb." It was the day after Chriss\mas that I came upon him again, hanging about the streets with that same old look of a beggar about him. That is, in all his ayes; they, I think, were never quite the same again. They fairly shone when he lifted them to my face, in recognition. "Good morning, Joe," | said I. ‘what have yvou done with your | uP nscfi mm c d C mak They hardly spoke on the way homs. After luncheon Malcolm went for a tramp, leaving Adhemar and Corneille to compose a Ilsiter co Mortimer‘s fathâ€" eér. When he returned, Maraka, who had been watching for him, told him that they had walked over to Campsie, and that his cea was ready in the dinâ€" inz room. ‘"You‘ve heard what the police say, Maraka," Malcolm said. "They say that Baas Mortimer‘s dsath was an acciâ€" daent:" Both the Recoullés had obviously now accepted «the police view of his deathâ€"not unnatural, Malcolm realizâ€" €ea@, because that view must have held a little comfort for them. "We seem to have made too much out of very little," Corneille said: "and old Maraka‘s imagination has been running riot. You‘ve always gcot to be careful of what natives say and think, you know, Malcolm, even when it is a2 chap like Maraka." Despite a good deal mor> qusestioning Japie had nothing more to tell, but, apart from what Malcolm had learnt, their meeting had had the good result of establishnig a sort off! figndaship between them; and before they partâ€" ed ~Malcolm had secured «a promise that if Japie saw the lighfs‘again, or if he discovered anything €lse that looked suspicious, he would orree more confide in him. An hour later Adhemar and, Corneille returned. The body found in the river was Mortimer‘s, It bore nd‘‘sign of violence. I spoke to you! But I‘m still going to find out about those lights; they‘re not right." Maraka shook his head sadly. "The police, baas, him like big whit ad. Him no like little foctpath." Col. Carlos Sanchez, the first miliâ€" tary attache to the Venzuelan leâ€" gation in Washington, is pictured here as he arrived in Neéew York en route to his new dutiés, The apâ€" pointiment ~f Col. Sanchez is beâ€" lieved to be the result of President Roosvelt‘s . announced policy . of unified military defence of the western hemisphere. First Military Attache s is a s‘ory without a title, but ry with Chriss.mas spirit, which it doubly bsautiful: was a little ragged waif living in H.) He was the proud possessor of chree pleasures: That of receiving, of giving, and the ever blessed pleasure of a happy memory. viewing the situation gengrally, the conference agresd that som>thin: should be done. Afier further conâ€" sideration is was decided what to do. This suggested an ext>nd2d program of public works. It was decided that a $2,000,000 program would be about right. With this programme in effect and under way it was hoped to relieve che unemployment situation in Northâ€" western Ontario. It is understood thast most of the work will be done in the Port Arthur section bus there ars one or two public works that could be vantageously handled in this part of the North where there is also unemâ€" plcyment to be relieved. For instance, the right of way could be ecconmically cut to complae the highway from hrough this wincer. Early this month representations were made by members o1 the House of Commons and also by memyers of the Legislature to the efâ€" fect that chere was considerable unâ€" employment in the North and particuâ€" larly in the Port Arthur and Northâ€" western Oncario area. In the Port Arthur area it was said there were fully 12,000 men idle and that there was no chance gsof any material number of these men finding work. It was stated Ontario and Dominion Eae Agree to Pay $1,000,000. Lo9 prev.cas ytars ChI numkbers. This year i ticulg*ly romiss to fai mer.ion to the War C 1933. Beautifully prin will delighs all who ha epirit of Christmas, bcauty and its appeal inttircts. Ths front® Ref@rence was made some weeks ago to a $2,000,000 emerzency works proâ€" gramme in the North to be carricd Works Programme is Approved for North o the appsal of the 1938 Chrisimas War Cryâ€"probably the best yvet in the long list of excellent Christmas numâ€" bers of The War Cry. In more serious vein there are full page coloured pictures of "The Shese that was Losw," another sceense in the Manger ("Unito Us a Son is Given") and a scene amid the Rockiss ("The Great Silence"). Equal to the pictures in interest and inspiration is the reading in the issue. The page of Chrismas Carols is a special feature, while speâ€" clal articlss, stories, poems of partiâ€" cular Christmas appeal add to the inâ€" teress, of the number. "Good King Wenseclas," tells the romantic story of the hero of one of the best known Christmas carols. The story of "Santa Claus" is reâ€"told in effeccive way, and some famous Christmas Days arse reâ€" viewed. "Christmastide and the World‘s Nseds" is the article contributed by G. L. Carpenter. "The Romance of the Army‘s Printing Press," is vcold by Lieut.â€"Cal. Ernsst Webb, editorâ€"inâ€"chief. The feature article is by General Evangeline Booth, who gives her essay the title, "The Preâ€"eminent Christ." Other articles and stories add fire sit two youngsters, a charmin little girl and an equally charming lit tle boy. The boy is pointing \ th stockings, perhaps simply calling at tention to his own, or maybe, suggest ing thas it is hardly fair thas his stock ing should be small when there is s much he would like to find in it in th mornine. rich and colourful vision of the Thre Wise Men prosenting theoir gifts t The Child in the cable of the inn. Th back cover shows "Sunday morning" i the calm and peaceful Christmas tim: as portrayed in a painting by the well known Canadian artist, Thomas W Mitchell, AR.CA., 0.S.A. To many, however, the 'full pag picture in colours on an inside page "Exp:coation," will make the greates appeal. This picture alone is wort more than the price of the whole issue In the piclure there is a wide firs plac with the stockings hanginz readv fo Santa Claus co fill. small stockings in the et good work of the A friendliness all the y friendliness :o rcade The Advance has fe Another Truly Reautiful Christmas Special Number 12A <tma been i¢ he case n Salvation 1€ mas, appe: front ful vis sentin Arm y V ginJ â€"ready 1f1or There are two up, and before Is, a charming and particu and North In the Por v his sto there is in it in ‘e are full The Shesep ‘ne in the is Given") ha 1 pi at 11 roads, forest .conSsrvation and other public works, the Dominion and provâ€" incs cach footing half of the cost. No details have been given owus, as yet of the proj:c‘s to be undertak2n. the conference referred to Jhe Oriario government agreed to carry through its share of the bargain, proâ€" vided the Ottawa governmenst would do the sam>. The idea was that a $2,000,â€" 000 programme of public works should be undertaken, the Dominion governâ€" mers pay $1,000,000 and the Ontario governmeni io contriute the other $1,003,000. Hon. Mr. Rogers, ministor of labour at Ottawa, recently wrote 0 Premier Hepburn endorsing the proposed programme and suggesting that. the two governments carry through th> plan on a 50â€"50 basis. Word from Ottawa this week indicates that deâ€" spite the recent flareâ€"up between Premâ€" ier Hepkurn and the Dominion Minisâ€" ter of Labour, the agreement had been svudied and revised until it was satisâ€" factory ‘to bcoith parties. This condiâ€" tion szsems to hav> been achieved withâ€" out particular difficulty and the anâ€" oul part ncuncom fect that mery pay governime $1,003.000. Sudbut this wi Timmins Branch F. A. Burt, Manager Branches also at Kirkland Lake, Larder Lake and Rouyn. T HE DOMINION BANK en * #o is f’- y ;/I 2 s to hav> been achieved withâ€" cular difficulty and the anâ€" nt received is so be the efâ€" $2,000,000 will be expenc>d on Uaw PHONE 153 now and arrange to send : ~ e ‘~~ Don‘t let the Thought of Washday Spoil your Christmas Festivities the Porcupine. 1 lone or not remait vyour washing to the New Method LAUNDRY Whether ns to be A funeral service was held on Monâ€" day night at 8.30 o‘clock at her son‘s residence, with Revy. E. W. McBrien, of the Un‘‘ed Church, officiating.. The boday was taken on the night train for burial in cthe family plot in Pembroke cemetsry. . Rev. J. Maxwoll Allen, a former minister at Capreol, and also stationed at Timmins several â€" years ago, officiated at the funeral services at Pembroks. The former Elizabeth Dudley, of Pemorcke, she was married there over 50 years ago {to Jam>s Copzsland, who predecsased her 49 years ago. Survivâ€" ing are ons dauzhter and two sons, Mrs. B. W. Bassett and James, of Capâ€" reol, and Jack of Timmins. 30B jo sira{ gg seam pustadop sn Ujt3p Jo awul} al} 1y ‘AEGq @8 BPoAl Atsnoraoid qn«g ‘stra4d 11 0J [csudrp ut poAt pey puttedOop sW oytB[ ouIL ‘Atp â€"ung uo ‘pustadop sowep ‘«N ‘UOs .Ttal JO awol[ eUy} 1t ABmt passed ouyA sawusp sW JO UitÂ¥ap 3U} UI AUQ UJION JO UMO] stWUOU J3Wi0] 32 jngq alal 40W j2t8sI [Â¥3 â€"~Uad o( [[IM a1ouLâ€"‘tZ ‘Je@ ‘toaids»y Death of Mrs. J. Copegland at Capreol on Monday THURSDAY. DECEMBER J2NDD,. 1938