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FAGEB EIGHT WHAT HMHAPPENED AT Story MOLLY BALSON: A young London nurse, specializing in the care of childâ€" ren. SIR JOHN MONTALBAN: Head of the Montalban family nearly years of age. ROBERT MONTALBAN: His son, ROBERT MONTALBAN: His son, who has been master of the family seat for twenty years. He has three sons: ROBERT,> Junior, crippled in a road smash (unmarried). KALPH : (married) CHARLES, 21 (unmarried). and two unmarried daughters ELSIE and CLEONE. MAILIA DAUNT: Met her death at Montalban in mysterious circumstances LAWRENCE SEVERN: Secretaryâ€" companion to the veteran Sir John. MONTALBAN: Wife of Ralph. ‘CHAPTER II "HE‘s COME HOME" Molly‘s first glimpse of Montalban was a memorable experience. The night was moonlit and the soft country rollâ€" ing away in meadow on either side of the road was silvered with a sheen like daisies. Dr. Leonard‘s car rounded the end of a grey wall, between gateposts which had not supported a gate for a hundred years, and came through flowâ€" er beds along a gravel drive; and there was the sudden glistening sweep of water before them, the drive dividing to encircle it. It was not a large lake, perhaps four acres in extent, and artificially holâ€" lowed from the course of a stream which flowed through the grounds. The house looked at them from lit windows across the breadth of it, a long gracâ€" jious frontage, raised upon a balustradâ€" ed terrace, a flight of marble stairs leading down to the water in the cenâ€" tre of the scene. â€" "Like a stage backâ€"cloth,". said Molly â€"~*YÂ¥ou don‘t see the real Montalban stuff here. It‘s Georgian, and partiâ€" cularly fine, but it‘s standing on the site of a Norman castle, and after you‘ve looked at the remains of the Keep and spent a few hours in the park you‘ll probably come to my conâ€" clusion that this house and this garden have no business here at all Still, it‘s pretty effective." ‘The car crossed a humpâ€"backed stone bridge over the stream, where it flowed out into the lake, and the path swung gradually round and drove up on to the terrace, over beautifully levâ€" elled gray flags motherâ€"ofâ€"pearl in the moonlight. They stopped before the door, which was open upon a small, darkâ€"panelled outer hall. "Â¥ou must have a look at all this in daylight. Take your time over it!_ It repays examination." Doctor Leonard got out of the car, and opened the door for her. "We‘ll go straight in. expecting you." 4s t en s q 20 T Molly looked up at the face of Montâ€" alban above her, three lofty .storeys, and attics above that, and the whole sweeping, noble frontage full of big uniform windows. "What is it Portâ€" land stone? Or doesn‘t it look so white by daylight?" "Stone, and practically white, but I couldn‘t say where it‘s from." He led the way in, through inner doors silent as the feltâ€"lined doors of a church, and brought her into a huge hall dimly lit, with a magnificent staircase in unâ€" expected oak, older than the house, running upward at the inner end. Wide of tread, mirrorâ€"black with age, they threw back the orange points of the lights from every facet, leading the eye The regular Cl council was held ten years Mayor Geo. S. Drew in the Councillors A. Caron, Dr. S. R.‘ Richardson, J. T. Chenier Chateauvert and J. E. Morriso There were about forty me as a sort of deputation fron the unemployed. One you acted as spokesman for t practially all of whom seen of foreign origin, said that them had a job or a place t the means of securing their cept by the kindness of other Drew in replying said that t two classes of unemployed in had no right to expect any . tion. "I would say to these t of people," said the mayor, â€" are simply wasting their tim ing to the council. The cCc nothing for them." One sses was the group of met been sont to Kap and had returne ‘These men had b had had their r the town, and yet they did not even returned. They sideration for the pect little in ret: said they could not make any money at the work at Kapuskasing. Mayor Drew said that conditions were changed toâ€"day to what they were in more prosperous times and the man who could make a decent living with a good place to sleep, good food to eat and enough to buy his clothing was fortunate. â€" The jobs thrown up by these men had been gladly accopted by others who had been pleased to step right into their places. The other ue ## ue ## ommc m W B omm PR CCC CE mR CCC d o q o q d td ce td e d e o"o'O'fi"Né'fi'WWWV’ PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS "FLISHMHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT n v had a v _ From data in the Porâ€"chpino Advance Fyles rrison pr€ meén pr from son APPENED 2 r\'lg‘:‘?.!l'-\".'ié' } Ji‘ to cut wood died in Timmins ten years ago. Myrs. that work.| Morgan had been ill for the previous d work, they | year, and was operated on in September ares paid by of 1931 for cancer, but the malady was ‘turning here | at such an advanced stage that desipite hat they had ‘ all that care and skill could do her wn no conâ€"| life could not be spared. nd could exâ€"| Friends in the district extendéd symâ€" e spokesman ; pathy to J. T. Heffernan, of Timmins, make any|in the death ten years ago of his moâ€" Kapuskasing. | ther, Mrs. Joseph Heffernan, who passâ€" nditions were l ed~ away at Toronto. The late Mrs. they were in | Heffernan was formerly a wellâ€"known nd the man ‘ and highlyâ€"esteemed resident of Guelph living with a | and The Guelph Mercury of December food to eat : 10th, referred highly to her in the reâ€" clothing was ‘ port of her death. irown up by In an interview given ten years ago dly accepted | in Toronto, George Tough, wellâ€"known leas>d to step | propector of the North Land, showed "The other gsreat eutEimlaim i0f thke MatacLewaii ‘Om some ol oung fellow, the cthers, remed to be i1at none of e to sleep» or +~â€"I0004, exâ€" rs. Mayor there woere _ town who commume § § omm thip ces t ie smm l consideraâ€" ; wo classes ’ ‘that they . r in comâ€" uncil can of these who had | cut wood , 1at work. work, they ; paid by! ning here} ho town ago with hair and ;. Honsy, W# ## $ nt | upward to a wide gallery which crossed | the end of the hall. Along this gallery a woman was comâ€" 'ing at a run, her skirt caught up in ! one hand. She was short, but so graceâ€" ful that until she halted halfway down the stairs one did not notice her héavy build and so vivacious that it came as a surprise to Molly to find her, upon nearer view, greyâ€"haired and certainly fifty. She came down to them more slowly, but with a ready smile. Her eyes were very dark, almondâ€"shaped in her rounded, creamy face; she reminded Molly of an older edition. of the Renoir Parisienne. "You‘l find us a triflie distrait toâ€" night, Doctor Leonard," she said. "Weâ€" are expecting Ralph any moment. I thought when I heard your carâ€"â€"â€"" "Still in bed, though I‘m a little surâ€" prised at that myself. Desperately exâ€" icted, though she has hardly a word to say. But I think that perhaps when Ralph comes homeâ€"and in a few days more â€"â€"*" She made a small indifâ€" ferent gesture of one hand which ended the sentence for her gracefully enough, if without any great passion. <"This is Nurse â€"â€" I forget the name you told me. I never remember names." "I‘m sorry to disappomt you. How is Mrs. Ralph?" "Nurse Balconâ€"Mrs. Montalban. Perâ€" haps we might go up at once. Thank you, I know my wayâ€"no need to trouâ€" ble anyone." They climbed the stairs she had deâ€" scended. "Well?" "His mother, I suppose?" "Yes. Frenchâ€"from an old family, and as poor as the rest of them. What did you think of her?‘" "She‘s been a beauty,‘ said Molly. "You have a way of putting your finâ€" ger on the place, Molly.‘ But he said no more. He had already said much more than was his habit about the paâ€" tients and their households, however peculiar. Doctor Leonard tapped upon the door of a big bedroom on th« first floor, and a voice unexpectedly cool and sharp, bade them come in A beautiful room, doubleâ€"windowed, under rather than overâ€"furnished, and flooded with light; a very large bed, and a very small woâ€" man in it, propped among pillows and wrapped in angora wool. Graceâ€" ful arms moved restlessly upon the blue eiderdown, and Molly saw an exâ€" hausted face under short straight fair hair. This was Barbara Montalban, who had been Barbara Beaumary Oof the Leicestershire Beaumarys. A dark woman with the face of the acquitted man was sitting upon the edge of the bed, and it was plain that her mother‘s chic; she might have the cool voice belonged to her. A tall, lean woman, but with something" of been anything between thirty and forty. She stood as they entered. "Well here comes your medical man my dear." "I‘ve brought Nurse Balcon along," said .. Doctor Leonard "She‘ll : take everything off your hadds now,. : Miss Montalban. I suppose you‘ve everyâ€" thing ready for her?" VZAiAkApy _A ELA J __ 46 NA +6 "I think so. If anything‘s wanting, you must pester the housekeeper, Mrs. Forester. Don‘t hesitateâ€"she‘s used to it." A faint and enigmatic smile curyvâ€" ed her long mouth. "I‘m Cleoneâ€"the eldest of the flock. I do the dirty work Come and look at your room, while Doctor! Leonard plays about with Barbara‘s; temperature and pulse." t She led the way into a dressing-% room which adjoined. "Ralph will have to move out into a guestâ€"room until class that should look for no special consideration frem the town was the transient who had been here only a few weeks or a month or two. The ninth annual Charity Turkey stag, under the very able management and direction of "Lap" Laprairie and his host of assistants attracted a good attendance to St. Anthony‘s hall ton years ago and he event was «t down as another success. As a result of that year‘s stag a couple of hundred or more families had Christmas cheer who would otherwise have gone without. Ten vears ago Lap and his assistants were busy arranging and packing the hampers for distribution. The hamypâ€" ers contained food and other desirâ€" able goods for Christmas and the reâ€" cipients were sure to be pleased with the generous Christmas boxes given out for Christmas 1931. Mrs. W. J. Morgan, mother of Capt. wW. J. Morgan of the McIntyre staff, â€"it might be too pati ed over her shouldet came again, objectiv personal. "That was slceping you see, wh The suggestions migh barrasing especially if out of the window." SAnC "The jury seem to have settled it that he didn‘t," said Molly rather drily. glad that the door through which they| had come was closed, and the patient‘s querulous voice only a murmur on the, other side. "I don‘t know t! the law myself. dressing room. I for mother and ¢ here by the way." dcor in one room. one wall tained window, a in the centrg. * closet once. We h a few years agc made for a nightâ€" child, her fa than « wrink] for th ing. "Ralph wan Cleone. "Ralpl Barbara was g take care of P myselfâ€"at least to look human we?" area. He did not confine that area to the many townships usually referred to as Matachewan, but believed the strike of gold would be found to conâ€" tinue through many other townships. He made special reference to the townâ€" ships nearer Kirkland Lake. By the same token he might well have conâ€" tinued the area north of Matachewan to the Porcupine itself. Between here and Matachewan there are many townâ€" ships that appear to be particularly rich and promising as gold areas. Local items ten years ago included: "Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Cameron, of Vanâ€" couver, B.C.. were visitors to Timmins last week visiting friends in the North Land on a trip to the East." "B. V. Harrison, manager, F. W. B. Cadman and Roy Douglas, of the head office of ‘the Northern Canada Power Co., New were visitors to Timmins this They went back to the bedside. The patient was saying complainingly: "No doubt Nurse Balcon is most capableâ€" most efficient. But I can‘t understand why the Rowley woman couldn‘t come. There was no need to take Nurse Balâ€" con away from her duties in London â€"none whatever." "I assure you I have my reasons for preferring to have you in Nurse Balâ€" con‘s hands," said Doctor Leonard soothingly. ‘Nurse Rowley doesn‘t want to be mixed up with murder cases," said Cleone quite calmly. "Or with us. Can vyou blame her?" "Cleo," MIS.: * moan of protest such things!" ‘My dear Barbara, don‘t be childish. You can always console yourself by reâ€" membering that in any case the Rowâ€" ley woman is practically halfâ€"witted." It was certainly time for someone to create a diversion, and Dr. Leonard did it by taking his leave. Mrs. Ralph seemed to be an easy person to sideâ€" track, which was perhaps as well. A few casual words in a soothing voice set her purring andit was not difficult to be artificially kind to so small and helpless a creature Molly made conâ€" versation of an exploratory kind as the doctor and Cleone left. "Cleone enjoys. saying whatever shouldn‘t explained Mrs. Ralph with surprising iclarity. â€"Her small hands fluttered at her lips; she had very little control over them. "My husband‘s family have no consideration for me or anyoneâ€"no consideration at all. Not even for each other. You hear how she speaks of Ralph. But ‘ he ought to be home by now. Do you supâ€" pose anything could haveâ€"â€"â€"" She broke off, hearing the unmistakâ€" able sound of a car drawing up Uupon the terrace. She sat up. That‘s Ralph. It must be Ralph. He‘s here. He‘s come home." (To be Continued) Report Further Instances of Violence at Kirkland f{0 fo: ol bre They 1c ariy Orca ) Newfou ‘as back â€" A€ aliâ€" D melthing oug alph and Cle ce reve;s distaste. led and iregc mon h wanted him here," sajid "Ralph was mad about him. i was glad to let someone else re of him. I detest children â€"at least until they‘re old enough NnIf ked 1d4er, , objective That was | see, whC NC 6 i1at I believe much in This was Ralph‘s ike it? Convenient hild. The baby‘s in She opened a small r and showed a tiny almost entirely curâ€" Iph gave a sharp "HMHow can you ‘say 31 1e bes best guestâ€"room ful." She lookâ€" and the smile quite without where she was n it happened.! be a little emâ€"| he did push her} British port, few i lunch there and te supper, in 19‘ nterval â€"between r suggests that be done to speed ront of the York m where he was red h‘m two or the lad unconâ€" t woman reportâ€" f alleged inâ€" Glen Wilson several men razge room. A nolice that as m through a second time Her husband ughes. Police sroup of men r to damage rking at the One man )lice) to look an‘t want to back, shall kland Lake been | BUSINESS DIRECTORY A 4â€"door model thoroughly reâ€"conâ€" ditioned. Equipped with weatherâ€" eye, etc. Winterized, ; 7 5 s A sacrifice Daigneault Motors 28 second Avenue CAKES BUNS PASTRY RYE BREAD FRENCH PASTRY 40 Third Avenue 10 Pine St. S. 31 Wilson Avenue Finger Waves â€" Permanents Paper Curls Marcels Manicures Komal Waves For Appointmentâ€"PHONE 1320 15 Cedar N. (near Third Ave.) Learn Beauty Culture under a Government _ Licensed _ school supervised by Maye MHodgins PERMANENT WAVES $1.25 56 Mountjoy 8. Phone 134 The Vanity Shoppe 45 Preston St. 8 The Most Upâ€"toâ€"date Bake Plant in the North Hairdressing THERMIQUE and MACHINELESS PERMANENTS BUILDER‘S SUPPLIES 16 Balsam St Coal Dealer CLEAXNX FUEL CLEAXN SERVICE 35 First Avenue 23 First Avoenue NEW AND USED PARTS FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS 18 Maltagami Boulevard Phone 1351â€"W Ask for coupons redeemable on Bread and Pastry. Try our Famous Doâ€"Nuts and rrench Pastry LBERTS pREAD LWAYS DPEST National Bakery Leading Brands of Fuel Wrecker and Garage Manufacturer LUMBEKR, SASH, TRIM, ETC. Builder‘s Supplies and Firewood Mike Mirkovich Albert‘s Beauty Parlour Timmins School of Hairdressing The Home of Better Bread PASTRY AND CAKES QURK SPECIALTY COAL AND WOOD DEALERS Building Contractor DISTRIBUTORS® FOR ALL Pigeon Auto Union Coal Company Ltd. Timmins and District business establishments enjoy a _ good patronage from the residents of this community because through the years they have earned the confi dence of the public and are coâ€"operating to retain i. Schumacher Bakery Bread 8e Loaf BAKERIES J.P Roy You are invited to inspect the values offered by the firms listed below. Schumacher Phone 2800 Phone 658â€" M Phone 1875 Phone 1445 Phone 10860 Phone 2570 Phone Phone 102 J Your Rest Cleaning Service Lynch Appliance and Furniture Co. "THE HOME OF FINE FURNITURE" Let Us Take Care of the OFFICE: 141 Main Ave., Timmins PHONE 583 Pasteurized Milk Cream Buttermilk The Farmer Owned Dairy Office: 5 Cedar N. Phone 524 Plant: 301 Spruce St. S. Phone 525 GEM ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE 61 Kirby Avenue 61 Kirby Avenue Clothes You Wear *h HATS CLEANED and BLOCKED 14 Birch St. N. 39 Third Avenue Phone 1870 Exclusive dealers for Westinghouse True Temperature Controlled Reâ€" frigerators, Electric Ranges, Radios, Washers, Vacuum Cleaners, Etc. Contract wiring, Lighting Fixtures, Neon Signs (Sales, Repairs and Erection), Neon Signs and Motors Serviced on yearly contract. . C. WARD, (prop.) 270 Blrch St. N. Ph We repair all kinds of motors, washing â€" machines, â€" refrigerators, stokers, fans, car generators, etc. We also sell and exchange 25 and 60 cycle motors. We loan you motor while repairing yours. 161 Spruce St. 8. 101 Pine St. S. 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SPORT SUPPLIES PETERBOROUGH SKI EQUIPMENT A small deposit will hold any article Phone 748 â€"â€" Deliver Anywhere Where Good Friends Meet PHONE 788 The 'lfinunins Office Supply Co. City Hardware Co. Phone 1965 First Avenue, 21 Cedar St. N PA | Manufacturers and Dealers in FOREST PRODUCTS ROUGH and DRESSED LUMBER PULPWOOD MINING TIMBEK Phone 584 MADE TO ORDER Reâ€"Government Order No. 64, and the War Time Price and Trade Board License Numbers. Cor. Mountjoy and Second Ave 22 Pine Nt Plumbing and Heating Sheet Metal Contractors Day or Night Service Private Telephone and Radio in Every Room 5 Kimberley Avt FRANK KLISANICH (prop.) LUMBER DEALER Ced OFFICE SUPPLIES Third Avenue New Low Rates on Fire Insurance to Life Casu: Albert‘s Hotel Dinelle Smith RUBBER STAMPS ‘mpire Marke PLUMBING AND HE ATING Excellent Dining Room MEAT M IARKET or STIRLOIN Steaks or Roasts 27¢ Ib. AT Pearl Lake Hotel CONSULT T P. J. Doyle Tâ€"BONE JEW ELLER HOTELS worie Watches For Xmas Swiss, Stella Reasonably Priced A., Mongcon, (prop.) and Schumacher Casualty Phone 384 Phone 133 Phone 1365 Phoaone Phone 298 Timminsâ€" hone 1930 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1 T. A. Marriott Sons Red Indian Service Station (quf the Firestone Tires Schumbacher Road tosseqa alt an uUunsuspecuing the following: "Dad, why do you wina up when you want it to stop?"â€" 63 RBRirch St, N Schumacher Rd Gasoline Complete Refrigeration Engineers Paul Voutilainen (prop.) AUTO RADIATOR REPAIRS BATTERY SERVICE Bâ€"A GAS AND OIL 61 Mountjoy st. S. Phone | FRIGIDAIRE SALES and SERVICE ". D. DWYEK wW. K. JOHNSTON 275 First Avenue Ph sSchumacher New Heated W arehouse SEPARATE ROOM SYSTEM SERVICE STATION®S 70 Spruce St S 77 Cameron N Hyâ€"Way Service Station FAST â€" EFFICIENT SERVICE REFRIGERATION Mount3joy Service Station Dodd‘s Transfer Spruce St. S United Movers Bill‘s Tire Repair GOODYEAR TIRES VULCANIZING 24 HOUR SERVICE All Careful and Experienced Drivers Phone 350 TIMBER and FU EL Wilson Ave Leo‘s Transfer ons amil Phones Dwyer‘s Taxi Bus Line International Tailors W, BARBER, (prop.) C Motor _ Oils ( Car Washing, Etce. EXIDE BATTERIES DUNLOP TIRES L. BOUCHARD (prop.) TIPâ€"TOP TAILORS and sSUPER SERVICE TRA WE MOVE ANYTHING Tire Repairs WHY? DA DEALERS in Agents for ped C joung unsu of one oA LAOSse it of thin air by AT Phone 1417 Phone 2500 Schumacher Phone 645 Phone 1062 Phone 888 Phone 2655 Washing '\l' Phone 3 Phone 557 Timmins »Feasos busint {lorthe