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Peéiter â€"noad imng." He he men fimd hi with carefully "I think he‘s im love with you," said Peter fiatly. Lucy sighed. "I think he imagines himself to tbe, a li tle. < But I‘m sure it will pass. It‘s so hard to separate withn carefitily measured inconsequence. Imcy laughed. "Nc#t discerning woâ€" met." t Peéetor raissd his eyebrows. "How do vou mean?" ‘"Terry pretends that he has lo*ts of conque=ts; but in moments d8f confidâ€" ences he cccasicnally admits, is a born bachelor. He‘s scared stiff of women. He doesn‘t want them to find him irâ€" resistible. He much prefers them to treat him like a brother, or even an unc}>. And that is what discerning Peter took a <ieep treath. "Is that what you do?" "Of course." "And he prefers thatâ€"from you?" Lucy hesitated. ‘He pretends not to. Heâ€"pays me ccmpliments. But Terry in almost insufferably poilite." "I think he‘s im love with vou," said ‘"Yes ! said Lucy, wistfully. But Peter‘s courage faileda h‘m. ‘How kKng have you known Terry?" he asked a@bruptly. a porny of it. : relatives of Mcnt ing ito them. Am going to charity. ingly across the pect ‘that that m started the whole the feeling that I respcnsible for tw ‘"Don‘"t let‘s talk at said Pister, matter of fact, I don Ixg CCOUi(il NATGIY Say SOQ. "Wh:ili>ver I ithought, I was wrong," he said réih°r lamsly. ‘"He has keen a Erick." "How imicney changs Tmucy mcocked him. ""Now that you ans a wealthy young main yourself, you think more kindly of poor Terry!" Th, Peteo: reflected, had been part ¢f the reason, but conly pant. Thao chief hed been that he was jealâ€" cU3 of the hari‘scme youngs man. But he eculd hardly say so. MR. XOSA, A coloured man of Euroâ€" pean education, short of stature, but giant in detective skill., "Who?" "Terry," Péir looked at the girl "Shall I makse a confessicn? At firsis, I didn‘t like him." Lucy laughed. "I know." ""You know " "And 53," said Lucy, nodding, "does he. Terry is rather the perfect knight, you know. He hcos{‘lity in yCuâ€" and it embarrassed him frightfully You scerned him for being cne of the idle rich?" "Not a bad chap," said Pe.tgr sud~â€" denly. mtet ycir tUwo hour," he toid P yours2lves." LUCY CARR: His only child, a very cttractive girl in the early twenties. TERENCE PARRY: A rich young acquaintance of the Carr‘s. A man of great charm and good looks. FRANCIS GOULD: Sir John Carr‘s secretary. Silent. reserved: much ocâ€" FRANCIS GOULD: Sir John Carr‘s secretary. Silent, reserved: much ocâ€" cupied with his work and with mining statistics. An awkward flit‘tle silence fall between them whioy they ‘wers Potor gazed at the nczses. Lucy inspected her shoes. It was very quist and sitill in the gard:n. The suncihine was warm and soothing. BIR JOHN CARR : A South African gold mining magnate: widower, rather nompous and purseâ€"proud, but sound at heart. Characters in the Story PETER CROSBY: Young mining enâ€" gineer taking a modest seaside holiday when the story opens. e § (TPI2 P 2N SAND ul â€". % | g t L __:.L'._‘.-»'. .s-.-..., Snsce es pages = > > % k mt * eb . w ~e «stt s c i: t_ .4" 4‘ 2. l? 3 q‘ A 4 uks '}‘ > : q-. 'r C â€" ’/ '. ¢" % ’\‘ ‘.!J- * 3 / " ‘ ue Th "% ‘v ‘i\-’,- T4. _ "f, ) r wb w# * ® 1"-: t *#A l' . * . ..« ‘? t ux e . ' /'_ ""'~’A *» ‘ / _ ty 6 {\/\ *A . ."'Lt.»;\"s:?.;‘*“ ' ‘I?u Alpynndpr rnmnhp" * A «sn * who.2 thing that I have for two ‘dega sitate : atout Golden Deps. 1 that Monte got killed it he had given you the police linked the two that‘s all over now." is head. °T still can‘t rmm:r fseling ... amd I UIK arov$ thal mC®y!~ vout savagely. "As a [ don‘t iwitend ito If they ever locate any nte, the monmey is goâ€" ind if they don‘t, it‘s y." He starsad broodâ€" sunlit garden. I susâ€" nad ga <ure of Mconite‘s 2 thing. I can‘t escape T have becn indirectly cwo deaths." e turzai upen TDerry _ you good, my lad," i‘re gettimg fat. We‘ll th> ca~» in hailf an rand Lucy. "Amip 5. He‘s charmâ€" "I suppose woâ€" i<râ€"ible," he said, ed inconsequence. t discerning woâ€" the out} that monsyt‘ > Ry Alexander Campbeli d praâ€" > tlvy> main knew that money and t in the i AMb um on> arm. ‘He turned swif‘tly as they entered, and his smile was pleasanit. "You‘ve arrested "Detained him," said Inspector qQuayle catuticusly. "He‘s what you might call under arest. At the moment, he‘s consu‘‘‘ngz with his lawyâ€" er. He threat>»s ®o oue for wrongful arrest. I don‘t think he w.ll, though." added Inspector Quayle thoughitfully. Sir John shook his head in bewilderâ€" ment. "It‘s quite beyvond me," he conâ€" fegsyd. "What motive cculd Orion have for murdering this man Monte?" "Oh, he had motive, all right," sa‘id| Quayle. He was maceaging his jaw. with the fingers of one hand. His long, aesthetic face was Goughtful. Plcn-{ ty of motive. Only, you see T don‘t "They have arrested our host," said Myrheokr Rumplemeyer complacenktly. Sir John astonishment which he did not feel. "Arresiieda Qrion? Good lord!" He turned to his companâ€" ions, and passed on the news. Peter frowned in perplexity. "But what reason would he have for killinge Monte?" "Th2t I do not know," hesaid. "Bus the policcmanâ€"what is his name?â€" Inspector Quayle: he came to sse Orion this morn‘ng, and they had a longz talk. Anid now Orion is in his roomâ€"and there is a policeman on smard in ithe corridto: outside," m adde>d, with a certain relish. Sir John Carr looked on the unusual scene, and, being sensitive to atmosâ€" phere, he realized that there was news of which he knew nothing. A fat man in white, with a glisening bald head, wearing sun glasses and smoking a cigar, was standing on the steps. Sir John hailesd him wi‘thcut ceremony.. Rumplemeyer!" The South African Dutchman berield forward. "Have you heard the ntéws?" he asiked wheszily. Sir John shcok his head. "What CHAPTER XX AN ARREST IS MADE When Sir John‘s ciir drew up outside ithe opulent entrance to the Orient MHotel, is was clawious that senciaticn had paid the grea; buildirng a second vis‘t., People were staniding about in cClusters, in all sorts of attire, baithing wraps and tennis talking in an animated way, unusual in the guests (f an establishment devoted to relaxaâ€" tion and healthy idling. Mynhsq head. He being the Ne\ They went slowly back to the car, where Sir John awaited them, smoking a cigar. It seemed to Peter that he glanced shrewdly at his daughter and at the young enginesr from under his eyebhrows. "I Con‘t c2e what it‘s got ito> do with us any morg." Petrer shook hi‘s head. "They haven‘t got the murderer yot, you know." Lucy nad ro timz to reply. "Aha! The young murmured Terrence Parry, and Lucy blushed. Terry had approachod softly, his focitâ€" ‘eps making no rioiss on the grass. Now he grirmn>d impudently down cn them. ‘"HMas he proposed yst, Luzry?" ins‘s‘s on talking atcut murdâ€" ers," slhe declared. Peter, watching these two, listening to itheir bsexiter, felt his heart lighitem. What Lucy had said was true. He had no nmsed to fear a rival in Terry. And Lmzy had said that he had no need to fear a rival in anyons else! His heant bounded. They went silowly back to the car, "Pu‘rer, you do lcok frightfuly grim when you rush your fences! Like a sericus yourg man in a humcurless film, No, than2‘s noâ€"cone els2." "Lucy!" cried Petor. And then he relapsed into gloom. "But I‘ve got no Terry‘s poviie fictions from what he really feels and thinks. "amyhcirx," shies sa‘d frankly, "he‘s rececneiled to mot having me. That is well undorstood between us." She was watching him covertly. "Is thereâ€"someone elke?" "Lef‘s talk abcust your affairs for a changs," eaid Lucy. "Pelér, I‘m so glad you‘re cleared. I mean, ycu nesdn‘t wonry sny more awhbout that pcoliceman and is suspicicns. T think §t‘gâ€".â€"â€"" He initerrup‘ed het. We were talkinzg about my affairs," h> smid gi‘mly. "Lucy, I wan! to know if there‘s somecne else, I mean. Beâ€" cauze I love you." The girl laughed, though kindly note in her laughter rizht *#3 be talking lMike this We‘ve got to clsar up th> Mazx{e business Cce hce:r Rumplemeyer shook his He was Oobviously pleased at the purveyor of a si>nsational of news, but he was not prepared bate ithe pro‘s and con‘s of Jhe though there was a ‘"Last night I got a neow angle, from the hodesian police, who kn>â€"w Monts, though they‘d never been able to pin anything on him. They adv‘isad m thayt at one time he‘d worked with a perimer. He and the partner had quarrelled, and they‘d split. But the imveresting thing was that the desâ€" cription of tme par‘nmser fitted our Mr. Crion, manager of this very exr'lwawfl hotel." "Then I had a brainwave. It cccurâ€" red to m that Mom‘s might have been blackmailinz his former friend. So I called on Oricn ar‘d asked him to proâ€" duce his kcoks. I had a shrewd susâ€" @uayle paused to unload ash from his; cigar. ‘"Thon the case was turmnsd upsids down again when that card with the threatening message ‘urn=ad up. If lookeid as though my first surmis» had been correct after all. Monte had beemn presgsing somsbody, and that someâ€" bedy had wiped him out. "Ycu‘re righ ithere, Inspsctor," id Terry. He ncodded to Quayle. "I sat im as on> or two games with him, as I think T itold you. Arid in any case he was an indifferert player." G@uayle nodded. ‘"When I‘d considered â€" everything, Ah2re was only one rackst left in which you oftem get what mighit be cCalled the cunning amateurâ€"blackmail. "T‘d got so far when Monte was murdered. The job then became to find cut who he‘d been blackmailing. But right away I was faced with a startlinz +possibilityâ€"the blackmailer beinsgs ‘blackmailed." qQuayle grinned 2at (Peter. ‘"Mont? didn‘t look like the sort of man to give amyithing awayâ€"ye!; ho‘d given you a packet of money and some very valuâ€" able information. "Would you lke to hear the story?" He shct a level glance at Poter. +*I feel that I owe you that much, for any inconvenience I may have caused youâ€" Mr. Crosby in particular. "I tr.ed 4o find cut what his racket might be. Hse a cardâ€"sharper, for ‘hs never played for anything tut low stakes, curiously enough." "Blackmail!l" he said with startling sl::muptné|s. ‘"Thait‘s the core and kerâ€" met of the whole storyâ€"as T‘d cuspectiec from ‘tthe s‘art. Monte loocksd the type. He had monsy to burnâ€"but no> one had ever heard of him. We keep a sharp eve on visitors to Marathon. Where thore‘s plerty of money you‘ll always firid oncoks. Every sjimmier we goul. themâ€"big ‘uns and little ‘uns. "As you know, Mcm‘s had been stayâ€" ing here, in ithis hotel, for some came ‘before the s2ascn properly started; Ive Iooked as if hes intendsd to stay indefiniely. Now that isn‘t don». Even the riche=: people stay ‘here feor only three wesks to a month at the If you‘re staying longer, 1.‘J ibe chzaper to buy a hcuse and a eccuple cf yachts. Sir Jcohn exclaimed. â€" "You don‘t ‘hink so! Their why have you arrested him?" Intpecior Quayle accepted a cigar. He back in his chair, and blue smoke wreathed his tonsured head. "Blackmail!l" he said with startling el:â€"muptné|s. "Thait‘s the core and kerâ€" nmet of the whole storyâ€"as T‘d cuspectied ‘ ‘"There is ancother charge." Inspec tor Quayle ccnsul‘»d his, finzerâ€"nail Lucy squgezed Paler‘s arm exultantâ€" ly. @uayle was admitting that in susâ€" peciing Peter he had made a mis‘ake. Sir John ncdded. "Sit down. Have Sir John ncdded a cigar?" "So we had cur eye on Mr. Mcnite. We made ingulries in Johsnmnneffurg, Capetown, Durbanâ€"all over; ‘but we cculdn‘t gst a line on him. He had roever bo:n in the hands of the police, ‘) szems. TIHE JOB § NOT HALF DONE! COPYRICGHT © We still have a big job ahead of us. Our objective is coming to life. But, we must speed it up. We must get wholeâ€"heartedly behind this National War Weapons Drive. We must increase our regular individual purchases of War Savings Certificates, to the limit. Remember, our soldiers, our TIMMINS, SCHUMACHER and SOUTH PORCUPINE MUST NOT FAlL! OUR WAR WEAPONS DRIVE CALLS FOR ALLâ€"OUT PERSONAL SACRIFICE MAKE OUR OBJECTIVE A REALITY WITH YOUR DOLLARS! THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO picicn that they would <how Monts hadn‘t paid a bean for I pensive boered and Icdgin3. And right. "@â€"â€" h2ad an alibi," Quayle finished far her. ‘"Not cnly for the murder of Tickisy Charlie, tut also for the murdâ€" er of Monite! And both aiois, I assuce you, ssem unbreakable. "A detectivs," said Quayle soloemnly. "Or so I undorstand. I know that he‘s a of the Noive College at Fort Hars, And I know that he‘s not £o meek emd mild a; he lcooks. He has a hakét of popping vp inexpastedly in the middle of semjrtional cases. He‘s hnolped tire police before." quayle nodded spbeorly. "I‘ve changâ€" 63â€" my mind," he said. "Even ipoliceâ€" miin may do tihat, you know. And, you see, Oricnâ€"â€"â€"" "Ola!" said Lucy. "I think I see. the same:â€"reaion that finally conâ€" vinced you that Petar had nothing to do with the murdérs? Mr. Oriotvâ€"â€"* Lucy was frowring. "Bu; you say that, after all, you don‘t think Mr. Orion commi‘ted the murder?" qQuayle shook his head. "HNo." u.Why?" The policeman appeared to go off at a itangenit. "Cur fricna Xosa was smart encugh "Ard so hrrre we areâ€"kack where we scarted!" Address HEAD OFFICE : 112 King St. W., Toronto, Ont Name budgeting your income ? The first is : Pay no more than a week‘s salary for a month‘s rent. What are the other five ? This booklet gives them to you. It divides the expenses you must meet from the expenses you must calceulate. And it gives examples of budgets for married and unmarried persons earning various incomes. The bookâ€" let is called "Making the most of your Income." Jt helps you to do just that. Many pages are provided for your personal memoranda in this handy Pocket Memo Budget Bookâ€" let,. Simply fill out and send the coupon and you‘ll receive a copy free. Please send free copy of Pocket Memo Budget Booklet to "Orly Td been beaten to it quayle siniled ruefully. emad, Xcz#2» OHe‘d himeslf. And h ‘eai Oren‘s books Howover, he me. Anda Mr. oOri wiidh his lawyer.‘ "XWlhio." dcimazdso . R. de GRUCHY, District Manager A. NICOLSON, Special Representative F, N. WHALEY and CRIC CHARRON Representatives (To Be Continued) > had v to have handed on is no . _ Three Accidents Ami I wa " on Saturday are Blamed on Weather Bamu all out ery ccolly a look at them over w consultâ€" 121B sailors, our airmen are counting on us. They‘ve offered their lives,. We must give them the weapons. Our community has pledged us all to take a vital part in Canada‘s war effort. Can any of us turn a deaf ear to the call? _ Three accidents that occurred on | Saturday afternoon and evening werei investigated by the police and no | charges were laid against any of the drivers. Rain and snow were blamed for all the accidents and the slipperyi condition of the streets at the time‘ was taken into consideration. Damage to the cars involved was not very gfeat | _except in one of the accidents on Satâ€" z urday evening when damage to each of the cars amounted to about a hunâ€" dred and fifty dollars. Raining at One Time and Snowing When Two Other Accidents Happened. Ted Charbonneau, 564 First avenue, driving a truck that belonged to W. H. severt, of 153 Mountjoy street south, and Enrnest Mondeaux driving another *truck that belonged to A. R. Dubiens of 101 Commercial avenue, were inâ€" volved in an accident in front of 8 Spruce street north, Charbonneau was said to have been backing out of Beâ€" rini‘s Garage and was almost across the street when he collided with the other truck that was proceeding north on Spruce street. Skid marks on the street showed that the drivers of both cars had tried to stop but the icy condition of the street made this imâ€" possible. It was raining at the time A growing savings account reinforces your country‘s effort toward victory. We‘ve got to pay for the war and a savings account helps to do that because it enables you to accumulate funds for taxes, for Victory Bonds and for War Savings Certificates. It also provides for emergencies for yourself and your family. Open a Savings Account. It‘s not only wise to be thriftyâ€"it‘s urgent. and damage to the cars amounted to about five dollars all together. Frederick Chenier, who lives over the Timmins post office and Arthur Lariâ€" vee, 68 Toke street, were involved in a minor accident about half past six on Saturday afternoon when Chenier was backing his truck out of the laneway behind the post office and crashed inâ€" to the other car. Damage to the car was about twentyâ€"five dollars and was made up of a badly smashed right front door and several dents and scratches on the right side of the car. Police said that Chenier was unable to see as he was backing up. It was snowâ€" Ang at the time. Henry ‘Burke, 109 Hemlock street and Oswald F. Carter, Coniaurum Minres Schumacher, were involved in a headâ€" on collision on Toke street, about eightâ€" thirty in the evening on Saturday. Damages from the collision amounted to a hundred and fifty dollars to each of the cars. Police laid no charges against either of the drivers and said that it was snowing quite heavily at the time. Both cars collided while they were travelling in opposite directions and both drivers blamed the heavy snow storm for blocking their vision. Damâ€" ages to each of the cars consisted of broken grills, smashed fenders and smashed headlights. n "Is hat a "If #t is, ; undéer an : Record. THE LIGHTER SIDE OFP LIFF al 1 ermine fur coat? mc rabtk t has be scumed nams."â€"F TIMMINS â€" SCHUMACHER and SOUTH PORCUPINE WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE has been livir meo."â€"Kitchon Look at this graph. Time is slipping. We must get busy this coming week to UASSsUTE SUHCCESS, stans think the winter is going to be such a big help to themâ€"we would be r North Bay Nuggetâ€"Since ithe Rusâ€" i glad to give them our> with no strings Â¥ 3 ll Timmins Oddfellows at Cochrane Installation Several from ‘TMnwnins Oddfellows kdige went to Cochrane last week to as=«‘st with the installation of officers of Cochrane Lixige No. 418. The inâ€" stallation was eccnduc e with a dsâ€" trict team. There was a gcod attendâ€" ance of members qresont. Officers installed were:â€"â€"P.N.G.â€"Patâ€" er MacGregor, NG.â€"â€"C. V .G. â€"A. McNeil, Rec. Sec.â€"W. K. Stelford, treasuresrâ€"W. L. Warrell, fin. sec.â€"R. W. Rydor: alo all the subordinate offâ€" ers. The visiting district dogree team consisted of DDGM. F. McCauley, Cochrane: PDDGM., William Wils, Timmins: PNG., Charles Lacey, Timâ€" mins: RS.V.G., Wailter Avery, Timm{ns; Treas.. Gordon Campbell, Timmins; P.NAC., M. M. MaclLetod, Cochrans; P.D.D.G.M., M. David, Cochrane, were sorved at (he P.NXG., P.D.D.G Refre: close of "The best thing for you tq do," said the doctor «o the man with a nervous complaint, "is ito stop thinking abciut yourse{t and bury voursalf dn your yCurs work ‘Good heavens," said the patient, m a concr(‘te mixer!"â€"E®xchange. HIS OCCUPATION P T