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_ However, Dowothy gives him no symâ€" pathy, although ‘he tells her he loves. hner.. So, , takes as companion for the v ge FLORENCE SHAW, a pretty young actress, travelimg to South Afrfca"with a touflfig company under theâ€"direction of KNOXâ€" OLth a wellâ€"known impresario. oo K is going to: Jnvesfigabe Dorothy to be . ; + The <professor,: however is a .very unecnven tional : ldnd of »pa'otessox: and Dorothy ‘an: unusual type .of : girl. For one thing, she and> Rupert destroyed all +photographs .they. pm-% ] sessed fâ€"each other, before he Joft, reâ€" lying solely, as she terms it, on "mental; images." Franlg £ this as un.healthy in such a beautiful girl as Dorothy.â€" driver, is going to ‘South Africa to take part in the Grand Prix. mompanying Him is his Aunt CHRISTINE, . Among aunt and nephew‘s circle of friends cn. the ‘ship are Professor (Now Read On.) /. ‘ °_ <| tion of CGeorge. TLANTIC DAWN | .Dorcthy .remained where she was. ‘‘Dawn broka*scftly, and the . sleeping] That was that. She would have to seek passengers.in the Athitne *Towet atwoke another partner with whom to gc to shrill cries rending the air. The shipJ)ashore. It was a relief, of ‘course. was motionless; ‘at anchor in the bay. atf ‘Cif course. Punchal, the capital of. acadelta. The Geonge awaited Frank with a cheery shrill criés were produced by stnall boys|:grin. "Or presumably it was his idea o in boats which swarmed round the cheery etin. But it made Frank " ‘Ullo there! ‘Wilo! G$% Tnglese!realize how apt was Florence‘s descripâ€" nere. ‘Ave a good time! Throw peninies,| ion. George indeed looked as though boy dive, you see fine sport!" . dire had come fresh from the butchery ~Frank stood at the rail ‘arith Fiorencel.o? nis aped grandmother. _ â€" â€"â€"~~. o. LEONARD. ELLINGTON, the . noted anthropologist,‘ and _ his‘ . daughter: boy dive, you see fine sport!", _ dihre hnad come fresh from the butchery Frank stood at the rail with his aged grandmother.. Shaw. Laughing, he flipped acoin. It! a. wizenedâ€"man with awwrlnfifgéf hit the surface ‘of the water, andâ€"sank|tprown face and a collarless shirt in slcwly in the translucent depths. Tt syhnich the brassy stud gleamed yellow: did not sink far. . A small brcwn figtre he had broken teeth of a colour to. dived ‘from one ‘of the tbats, igrabbedi match. His brown evyes squinted unâ€" the coin, canse to the surface/nanmity, Pushed back on his head was shakim‘wmrOm mwes ~~ . battered black cap. A homeâ€"made und ‘to this stene was a; ‘pigarette from which strands of tobacco coral Asiana bowered with fim; iprotraded from his lower lip.: lcoming against a coral aky 34 With a Crossâ€"Eyed Guide "They‘re: marvellous!" sald m‘ore!me’ ner eyes! @,ne and her ‘lips were parted. : ~ Published by Special Arrangement Excursion travel wil be hanifed on Train No. 46, connecting at North *Â¥ 4 . Ray with C.NKR. No. 2 On me“lwwnn mmy.m will be valid for travel on ‘C.NR. Tratn No. 1 from Mcntreal 320 p.m. Monday, May 20th, 1940 ats which swarmed round the Ship.lg cheery etin. But it made Frank ‘Ullo there! ‘Ullo! S$ik Tnglese wealize ‘how apt was Florence‘s descripâ€" . ‘Ave a good time!, Throw |â€" ' live, you see fine sport!". ... _ nad come fresn from the butchery ank stood at the rail w‘!’fia mme’ ‘of nis agef grandmomer he suufiace ‘Of the W wd sar- m and a ‘collarless shirt in y in the translucent m t:lawhnich ‘the brassy stud gleamed yellow: not sink far. . A small brown figure he had broken teeth of a colour to. 1 frcm one ‘of the. bats, :grabbedimatch. His brown eyes squinted unâ€" coin, ;Mrii canse to the m'cez ‘canmily, Pushed back on his head was mfwmmmmww bIiack can OA homeâ€"made Pembroke Jct., Ottawa, Mentreal and Quebec via North Bay and Canadian National Railways BARGAIN COACH EXCURSION FRIDAY MAY 17th, 1940 'photogmphs they pas- other, before he }efl: re» she terms it, en "mental; match, His brown eyes squinted unâ€" 'emw Pushed back on his head was A Buttered black cap. A homeâ€"made z'cicm*e‘tfibe Trom whitcth strands of tobaicco protraded dangled from his lower lip.: ‘"Yes, yes! All right"' said Frank soothingly. ~ "We‘ll go with you." i "Hufrry, Frank!" she said briskly. ‘ want you to hire ‘that marvellous roak phantly in theâ€" direction .of a crowd o cxampnrmg guides who had just come. atboard ‘"‘The one with the squint." : . "The Jdogic seems a ‘bit weird." saic Frank dublously. Don‘t you think we‘d be better with one of the regulatiar ccmpany guides?" ‘ ‘Oh â€"no. They‘re dull. ‘In this church yeu will see the ‘tomb of the ‘emperor What‘sâ€"it who diedc in 1799‘â€"that sort: é€f thing. But I‘m sure George car show us much" mcore romantic things.‘ "Is his name George?" _‘‘"Well, I‘ve just christened him that 3y s 49 : 2 "*Good morning, . Florence, who rad slipped away, was deubtfully. places the ordinary tourist doesn‘t see Besides .he looks as though he‘d : jtxst murdered his grandmother!" Frank moved resignedly in the dxrec-r ticn of Cieorge. _Dorcthy where she wasA ‘That was that. She would hnave to seek _a;}other partner with whom to g¢ George led them to the ladder leading down to the laurlch b:l5oing alongside the great ship,â€"stood courteously to one side to let theam precede him. Frank waved him on. "You go first." A ‘ship‘s officer watched them with a frtwn. He touched"Frank on the sleeve. "I‘d keep an eye on that bird, if .I were ‘you," ‘he murmured. ‘"He‘s a slippery customer." j Framnk nodded. "Thanks for the tip. IJ lng man as a guide " She polnted t.rium "You come with me. I show you all the sights. The mountains! The flowers! The bay! The mofuments crge, relaxed.© He blew out garâ€" licky Breath. He sighed. He smiled. _"It is settled. It is good. T‘have a car. vlmb-a-we poun«i note English." agitated monkey, brandishing a guideâ€" With a Crossâ€"Eyed Guide He pranced in front of Frank like an Frank handed over one pound note I‘ve ‘promised him we‘ll go, sc why that one?" He fTelt *~ Wihen they were â€"seated in the jaunch and speeding for the shoreâ€"â€" . "What did he say?". asked Florence rand tw w6 ns â€" the Ni .ts;,..fl!he % a n S ns n k e A ‘ts-»%e eroiwds in the -streat twere a. heterogenous but frlendly looking lot. Most of them :waved cheerily to George, who, at some risk: to t.he accuracy Cif his steering, ‘waved back ' sm(all beys and girls ran. alongside the: Cat, . begging for pennies. At only one point. did Geornge seem disconcerted. A policeman, to whose costume a tZuch of grimness was added by the leather ‘holsterâ€".on ‘his belt, gave a sharp Jook. He seemed to..ponder some action, and ha.lf-raised his hand. Then he shrugâ€" ged ‘"his* «shsulders and turned away. Florence did not note the incident,. Frank did, but he made no comment. It merely confirmed his resolution to keep a close eye on their guide. uy threw open ‘the car door for them. But. a deep scawl had settled on his swarthy face. "I have been insulted," he murmured: through his teeth,. ‘"My beautiful car has been insulted." ' ; Frarik decided to ignore the fellow. "They clinibed into cne <of the ‘open carriages of the train. Ahead of them, the steel track climbed at an incredible gradient, a narrow way on either site 0f whigh gartiens bursting with fruit clung to the hillside. ; ; The train began to move. They moved upwards at a lelsurely pace. ‘The small children who had parâ€" sued them in the street# ran alcongside "‘That‘s enough!" said Prank shanply. We nhave deckied to make this part Gf the trip by train. We‘ll meet you aAt the top. Besides ytu have been ‘paid *He . said . we mustn’t linger ashore," said Frank. "The ship sails early in the afternoon." The launch was filled with passengers and when the bogat reacired the jetty ncst of them were led, rather ‘like a jock Oof sheep, towards"guaint carriages drawn . by bigâ€"muscled, . swarthy men. ‘But ‘George led Frank anid Mence iway from the main group. Very soon, hawever, they forgot these minor discomforts in the fascination of the town of Funchal. The.streets were narrcw, cokbled and winding. Shops srowded togzether like blackberries on a sush. The shops were cpen to the pubâ€" c gaze, and they had glimpses of ‘blacksmiths plying hammers, «cobblers squatting crossâ€"legged on little benches, and menuat work.on the manufacture of the carriage, shouting for pennies. They had gathered large bunches of vividly coloured fiowers, and ‘with these they wegiin to pelt the occupants of the _"We gc by car," he announced in a superior voice. . "If .you‘d like.to change your â€"mindâ€"" began Frank.. § ‘Drive us through the town first," suggested Frank. "Of course! Of course! .A pleasu With â€"brisk confidence CGeorge clhmbed_ into the driving â€"seat. ‘Phe car started Â¥ith asnort, a roar, andâ€"a nerveâ€"shakâ€" ing jar. "The Street of Difficulty!" proncumced George grandiloquently, and the ‘car toiled up hill cf intredible steepness. Frank thought uneasily Of the still steeper hill which lay ahcad. Blackmail with Flowers â€" ; He glimpsed some of their fellow passengers being shepherded on to the tiny platform of Funchal‘s cuirous railâ€" way station, and had an inspiration. Wuy a) VEL VA WA WA _ BC He leaned forward amd tam;ad Georg‘e on. the shoulder. We will go ‘to the top of the. mounâ€" t.ain by the tram Drive to the junction and wait for us." i She gazed dubiouslyâ€"as the steep road which wound ‘up ‘the vineâ€"covered: hill ahead of them. . Their doubts ‘were not dispelled by the sight of George‘s car. Ramshackle and "battered, ‘one of the doors was very abviously held in place by string. _ "Net a bit!" said Florence quickly. "We‘ll â€"stick to George. But I hope this zsar of his is a geod one." Floronze. :ocked back rather longingly at the carriages with theirâ€"gaily «colored George ‘braked. He turned a fate Of tm* t "But I am hired. I am the guide. I Copyright "It is the slope," explained Geonge. "Presently we come to the top.â€" Then all is well." Butheseemeu tobehavmgmmcnle The car gradually lost spood. Also, ‘Creorge ‘betrayed ‘a sudden enthusiasm for ~other attractions wliicth had apâ€" parently just come Into his mind. A View So Marvelidus . | At that moment -Dorothy Elunghon was telling her father and Christine, that she had decided not to go ashore. after all. A headache, she pleaded, and: went belcw. Her habitual calmness had deserted her. She was conscious of a Sstrange. empty feeling inside. Somg- thing had gone wrong . Meanwhile Frank and F‘lorence had. resumed their pilgrimage in their.sinisâ€". terâ€"lcoking guide‘s ancient car. They were enjoying themselves. George, surâ€". prisingly, had proved as good as his word. He had taken them to quaint charming, outâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"way places that the ordinary tourist did not seeâ€"a little; farmâ€"house perched on a steep hillside. ¢iverlooking the curve of the bay, where, they drank excellent Madeira wine and listened to the brisk sunny melody of; a band of guitarists and mandolinistsâ€" and an old shrine set in a cool green, valley. _ We stopped the car at ‘the eritrance ‘to a narrow Jane hung ‘with vines. _ _ "There is a tomb of great historical interest," he explained. "A most charthâ€" ing ‘spot. It is but a Httle way along here:â€" "The lady would be vastly interâ€" The.leader . of the grimly little band instantly produced a large mass‘ of. coinsâ€"Frank‘s . own copper largesse aistitquted en‘ route. "We give you change!" he mn*«unced promptly, f I"lore‘nce shook with laughter "We haven‘t time, George," said Frank. "Come on, now, none Of this. ‘Take us ‘to this view you‘ve been praisâ€" ing so extensively, and then we‘ll go ~""The view is certainly excellent," adâ€" mitted ‘George. ‘But it cccurs to me ‘that if e Getour a little, there is #n even â€"more magnificent sapectacle to be withessedâ€"â€"" j "No!" said Frank definitety. ‘‘Take us to your viaw, ‘or tm back. And in peither .case, hurry!" s Frank put his hand in his proket. "I have no more pennies," he informâ€" ed them, a tr‘fAle grimly. "So be off," "And â€"now the view . magnificent!‘. proclaimed. Geotge. iHis selfâ€"confidence had â€"been fully restored. "Marvellous! Wonderful! Really okay!" ‘ j "Where?" asked Frank. ' George waved a hand upward. . "We must climb yet furtherâ€"to the. summit, From there one can see the wide sweepâ€"of the blue sea, the gardens cutâ€"spread like. a gay carpet, . the entire town!" He kissed his fingers in ec':‘sta'cy.fl Frank glanced dubiously at his watch. "We ~haven‘t much time," he said "The ship sails earlyâ€"and she won’t wait for stray passengers! Hc'w long will it take, George?" "Have no fear,‘" said George reassurâ€" ingly. "A few . minutes. only. ‘Then, when:.you have feasted the eyes, We descendâ€"-swiftly!” He made a swwping motion with his hand. 3 ‘"Like ‘a bird " he added “Notw::swu’t}y I ‘hope," sald Floâ€" rence. > > "Wihatâ€"shall wedb "asked â€"Frank. "Well, #f "this view is really so marâ€" veéllous, ‘we won‘t be passing this way again for some time." ‘said Fiorence wistfully. _ "All right, Créorge," said Frank. ‘"Take us ‘to it. But hurry, please. Then she grlmaced ‘"Here‘s George again!" ‘"‘George it was, a George. who had raced up the motintainside determined not to ldse them, bowing and â€"scraping triumphantly beside his amclent and now overheated car, s ‘They gl'mmd 1ip the mounta‘ins!e going very slowly. 4 "Can‘t you get her to go a bit ‘raster?" asked Frank. He had halfâ€"decided that George, despite his lcoks, ‘was ‘harmless after ll. ancient car lurched forward. > The ~charactersâ€" in »this â€" story : are |emt.h\e1y imaginary. . No referexwe is h‘rtehfied to any nmgmmor 'oo a'-uy 'pufbllc or pume -edmmy E4. By Hon. Norman. mpel .minister llaibcn' Construction is being speetlefl: rp in yarious sedtions, Whfle‘thefidfln Scandinavia. has resulted in increased . erders for «Canadian paper. . A .At Samt. Ste Matic, "ohe yaper mm is on Â¥ull time â€"at ipfesent, O#wing "to demand ‘fér mewsprint ‘oaused. oy ’she, War m.Swndmwia 3 " ‘Tn Ottawa,. wdrk 'has sta:rtetlo‘n a hew‘ $370:080 buiding for the ‘departiment of: matiorial Hefence which imust: e comâ€" ‘pleted in 10 ‘weeks.:. There 4s a sho?tage in :‘a fever.â€" =~â€" c toM aurt W:m out. mdude r the Tro vat Om,m ing from the tonnet, Torestaled "It is unnecessary<to investigate, sir Khe engine is absolutely, topâ€"hole., She Will start now." ; : But she didn‘t. | © S k t i0 %.Mmmgmfl”ufim He bent and swung lustily. . Micrenie. St. Amour, 10, also ‘of Timmins, was sentencedtooneyearlnmeconm Jall afber pleadlng *gunty"mthesame oftenite. The two 'I!lmmins ,youths were piolned up in Reouyn last Gtunday on hfl’brma- tion supplied by ‘Teck Police. Rarly Saturday morning G-eoraé Cfirn,: K Swastika, telkd police that hs-cat was stolen. ‘That same evenifig gmsm«4 "And what will Uncle Oliver qay?" sked Forence.: T"iet ‘nfin ownâ€" Ohi, Frank, we hnavée nlmy gdt. todeo -aomething!" f t : . George, who had been standihg by,‘ how ‘put ‘a hand ‘to ‘hiis . â€" â€""It" is itragic?" me oried: ‘"Tt 48@ ‘dalâ€" amity! Why ‘did I notâ€" think of 4t beâ€" ‘ Kirkland Lake, May 1i1.â€" Maurice Chapelle 24, of Timiins was seme:md' to two years in Portsiouth Pebibinâ€" ‘tany, Kingston, by Magibstrate Aitiiinson. pral police court Ti;ursdgy morning, after the young man had admitted the thett df tar and a quantity of gasoline n Kirkaind Lake lnst weekâ€"end. Craston But still noththy ‘hnappened., Gmrs. ear could net.boast even a cough. Frank raised his back and p‘aM A hand ‘over his brow .: mm ly Acwn towards the ‘town, far â€"below. "If I migs thatpogtxm Athe race, and my chantes of pumnk win‘ 1or Britatn are he mosnéd. ‘Goot Jora, "6ld Harrison‘ will mever Yorgive; ‘"A~moment," said George gloomily. â€"â€" He staiked tothebackottheear and ‘fimscrewed the cap ‘bf the: p!!t.mlf tank. ‘Fe!‘ sqahmt’od 3ea!mmy ‘Into the: he smtghhemd himself{,. "No petrol," he said briefly. . (‘To ‘be contintred) warehouse in "the Pederal Townâ€" site whs broken thto and ‘nine gallons [df gasoline taken. | ‘ . Both young men admitted the two thefts and their seritences tan Aas Tolâ€" for the theift: of the war and uix snonths for the theft of the sentences to run concurtently, St. Armour Was sentenced to ‘one yeur for the theft and six months for the gasoline theift, also to run concutrently. 1 When the reported stolen Trom Swastika, ‘Teck polive gent out weneral warning to all imâ€" mediate pohits in Nearthern ‘Ontario and @Quebec. Early Sunday morning Queâ€" bec ‘Provincial Police ipitked up the tar and mon 12 nlles twest of Roupn. That Aferneon Detective Carl Tripp, of Teck Township Police, went to Rouyn and acdtompanied him and returned frome sronto, May 11+War: ‘contracts ‘are: st,hnulang Onthfio mm to. the weekly lanbor rapOrt issued today One Man Two Yaeues ~ in the Penitentifary. | narge. ecrge got "What the OW1 m it aéked "Patience!" said George smoothly. * ' # $ ey turned on ‘him asâ€"one. â€" B. Robinson armider ~Section ©©400 ¢/ the. UCanadian Orlmlm\l Code, His Worship then md the informaticn . to «read - the ‘theft of" glsolme" ‘and the ‘two accused ‘readily plmd "guillty" to that charge. ' _ The Crown asked for. the mlnlmum weantérice Tor St. Amour, but nis only for Chapeliewas the pecord he read. to the bcurt. â€" : ~ . â€" m <CAUSE Or CANCER JS . ~ DMFETCULT !"0 TIND > You may: wonder. why the. cat)se ‘Of caricgr.hag not peen discovered. Here is a Ittieâ€"group of cells in one. part of tme bouy ‘that keeps growing ‘Ttapidly ‘and in allâ€"â€"directions, antl yet Cheve 4s .no symptoms ci any. kind until the :canâ€" "céefts grow ~ amongst certain other Aesmues pain, bléeding, ‘ofr a u\arge of somekâ€" ind. (It"Wwould Sseem @hat ‘compared to finding the cause, and cure for, such diseases as diabetes and. peufiaoug ansemia,"the ‘finding cf the «saugse‘ aitd «cure <of â€" canser . would not be: dltficult 22 Tt is just because Cahcer. is “diffenent” from ‘other diseases in the way it deâ€" veldps ~or gmws that its cause is dtffi- cult. tp : .. _. ; (At. 1 . l C a 'In cancer small group, of cells l lgfldre the law and ‘order, rebel against ‘regular, orderly work, cross |swrg§ ‘parriessâ€"grow into and ‘destroy | ;'nngl‘ tissues, multiply ranpidly, mmg like purasites at> the expense i ithe lawâ€"abiding cells,~ spreading IWegyWhere, disrupting cell . harmony ndisa,pping the general vitality t.o such ‘anextent that tell: life ends and, the erson dies. Canter is a deadly disease, m ""'%namg in â€"death if not removed céntmlled B _ s think over this vividâ€"descripâ€" "tton, ycuâ€"can get an idea of :what cur wesearch . workers are up against; not the usual, orderly growth or processes of ‘the body, but a disorderly group ‘Of i g'a‘ngsber cells. Fortanately, though the cause is unâ€" known, . the cure in early â€" cancer: is kn,.iwn es surgery, the Xâ€"rays, and radium. . Thus â€"every lump, any sore that ‘doelsntt heal, any continuous! bteedmg/vr; -diwhar.ge or any mole or skin. blemish that begins to change, should be conâ€" sldeéred canocer, ‘if in cancor age coâ€"ordination or the ‘working tâ€"gether df »‘bhe usgs and development of every "afi in ithe body, in acâ€" oofim vmn» well recognized rules or « *They‘re So Convenient HALLFUCLESNVE TAMTED m * > SHOWROOMSâ€"I THIERD AVENUE TWOs 20000 New Liskeard, May 4th, 1940 lo E. Bond, ° _ § j DÂ¥ . Ray Hushes reported to the mem»â€" bers of the Lions Club, at the meeting on Thumdav evening in the, Empire Hote!; that one hundred cighrettes‘ had beeyp "given by ‘the OClub_to: gabn .of ‘the seventyâ€"men who left ‘here on: Thursday to join the road ‘construction division Of ‘the "Rovyal Canadia, Engineers, at Dr. Kugzhes was endorsed as the.Tim« m club‘s mmdidate for theâ€"Deputy ,District Govqrnmship Election to that besition will ibe held ‘in Ntn'anda on May 32 on the :oâ€"tasion> of, the: zwone Lions Gave Men â€" Who Enlisted 100 â€" Cigarettes Each .. Liskeard Not to Loseâ€" _ Highways Dept Offices New Liskeard Board of Trade, New Liskeard, Ont. Will" Nominate Officers at Meetmg to be Held Next ‘~_Week.~ .:~~ | The Gonsumers Coâ€"qperative, . said Qr Hughes, made , up, the, difference When it ‘was found‘that the amount srovided ‘by the Lions Quy waseight or aiine ~hundred «shortâ€"of .the .number nqeded to provide each .man with meeting bsing held â€"there. â€" President ‘William Kh;mg m,ae me anâ€" nolntEnmient that next week the annual ncomination of ‘officéers. for the ‘club held. â€" In conversation with Mr. Nixcnm beâ€" fore hnis departure for Toronto, where he is attending sittings of the commlt- tee investigating the operations of the Lands and Forests Department, The Speaker was told that there would be mo. move made this year. Tcronto Telegram :â€"It ‘takes a strong man to ‘keep from cracking under mean Reply. to your letter of April 23, which is a copy of onie adagdressed ‘to the Hlonoralble Minister of Highways, may I advise that it is not ‘the intenâ€" ticn of the Government or the Departâ€" ment of Hig\hnways to remove the office from ~here to ‘Wasflka at ’the «premt time; Yours very truly, awhanioue wabem