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A a, Fo wi NE . ging a fore-finger in the face of "the: "right, 'said sofetly, "an' Ah doan want any * one hour. Ah've locked all de doors Packed full of uncrushed sultanas, that's the secret of their tempting flavor. Christie's Sul- tanas are always exceptionally crisp and fresh, Christie's Biscui £ "There's a Christie Biscuit for every taste" <> & > Ps LAA i oo 2 MAAR a an a ae a le a a a oo 7 oe A a oo MY "The ------ » by Stuart Martin « 3eooe oo >-o * * + --- SYNOPSIS is de key. In de study is a big cup- Maud Barron awakes with a pre: | hoard wit' a hol t b monition of disaster, She hears padding Ole or two ored in Tvotsteps. Rushing Into her father's|de door. Slip inside and lock de door dy she finds him dead. ini Di, Sidnéy roster, a friend, Is joined from de inside and watch who com- by Detective "One Iiye" Uttock, a|e€S in. Glue yo' eye to dat hole in de mulatto, who has never lost a man. One-eye stepped into the middle of the passage, his face still expres- s.onless and calm. "Oh, am I not?" cried Hughes. "1'n show you. Have I to come to you when I take the dog out for a run to get your permission?" "De dawg kin do without a run to- day.' "What have you got to do with it" They looked Yeach other squarely. sinithe faces, & long look in "which it seemed they were measuring each other. Suddenly Hughes jerked One- cye"s hand away and burst through to the path beyond the door. But he did not get a yard farther than the path, for Foster had a swift vision of a flying form as One- -eye leaped. Down went the two of them, but enly fer a fraction of a minute. The mulatto struggled to his feet, haul- ing thé protesting form of Hughes with him, his dark hands twined about the other's neck in a grip that threatened to strangle him. He tos- red Hughes back into the passage as cne might tess a sack of shavings, contemptuously. and with a sort of scorn, "Mistah Hughes, on he said, wag- man, who was; too seired even to ecramble to. his feet, "when Ah. say a Ving Ah says it. See? Yo! git in: to-de dining room right now." He turned to the butler, who was shak- ing violently with fear. "An' yo', too, Sammy, got into dat room. An' teil ebery servant in dis house to do de same. Right away. AR' take die dawg's foot out." & Snatching the tray from the negro he stalked over to the kennel and popred the contents into the Al- salian's dish, then came back quick- Jy. "Yo kin come, loo, -doe," he said, as he closed the door and locked it. "Where's Hughes?" "He went along the passage." 3 Hughes was in the dining room all serting his tie and collar and looking black as thunder. The ser- vants trooped in, all eyes and mouths open, One-eye stood by the door, be- side Foster. "Dere"s a dead man upstairs," he trouble an' noise. Dere's someone ob yo' lot has got a key ob de study, and dat someone has taken a plate outen de camern ob Mistah Barron. Now lissen. Ah'm gwine into de drawin' room across de lanind'. F'r ob dis house. Ah've telephoned f'r a few policemén. If dat plate ain't back in .de study within dat hour ebery one of yo' lot will be searched and yo' belongings rummaged. An' de whole lot ob yo' marches to de station, Sce?"" With that he turned on his heel and walked across the hall motion- ing to Foster to accompany him. Once they were in the drawing room he caught Foster's sleeve and began to whisper. U.S. To Spend $19,000,000 'fums, swimming poels, golf courses, door, boy." "And what shall I do if al when anyone comes?" "Stick where yo' is in de cup- board. Jest watch. Tell me later what yo' see. Now den, scoot. Let 'em t'ink yo' gwine t'visit Missy Barron. Ah wait heah fr de police. 'Foster slipped out of the drawing room and walked upstairs. There was not a soul in the hall, but across in the dining-room Hughes was stand- ing just nside the doorway arrang- "ing mis "collar ahd' tie. He did not look at Foster, It was easy enough to get into the study for nobody was about to observe. I'oster carried out his dir- ections to the letter. From his hiding place Fostex looked out over more than half the apartment. The camera had placed on a table, the window had been closed, but the curtains were thin gauze material which, although they were drawn, still admitted suf- ficient light. The chair on which Mr. Barron's body had been dise¢avered was still in the same place facing the window. From the cupboard Foster, «coudd- see the door, but no one"could take a step inside the room without com- ing within his range of vision. He 'Stuod "in the darkness of. his cup- board and waited. It- was a long wait. Half an hour passed and he was beginning to be 'restless when his ear caught a sound that made him draw himself up and place his eye to one of the holes. A key had been gently inserted into the lock. ' ? imi "Chapter V -(Continued) IK FRUSTRATED Ioster waited, listening, his senses tuned up to the highest pitch. heard the door open and a soft foot- fall. He twisted his head to catch a view of the intruder; but he did not see anything except a sudden black- ness that blocked the peephole in front of his eyes. A suppressed chuckle came to his ears. There was a tinkle of glass as something was laid on the table, and next moment the door was clos- ed and the key turned in the lock. Then silence. (To Be Continued) In Work On Sports Fields Washington.--On the theory that outdoor life builds better bodies, the United States Government has agreed to spend more than $19,000,- 000 in work relief funds on sports fields within the next few inonths, The works progress administration announced recently that President Roosevelt has approved outlays of $19,097,976 for athletic fields, stad- armories and tennis courts in 10 "Ido, up yo' go to de study. Heah states. been [180 varieties in California since her | iy Arrival Shire TH Maréns. 'Shie explain- He | Applesauce and Prune Pulp Youth At The Wheel (Detroit Free Press) A youthful contributor in some- what heated over a suggestion by another writer that the minimum made 18 years. This youngster who signs him- self "Not Quite Eighteen," says, "It is not the young men and young ladies that cause the accidents, but doddering old men--and women," Something might perhaps said here about bad manners in referring to one's elders, but le! that pass. What is really important is the question of fact. - According to sictistics compiled by the Travelers Insurance Co; 16,800 drivers under 18 years of age were involved in accidents in the United States last year. In 980 cases these accidents were fatal, During the same period drivers Gb years of age or older figured in 11,860 motor car mishaps, of which 860 were fatal, The superiority of the immature young over the "doddering" aged is not very evident. ' be Prairie Flowers Painted for London Winnifred Walker Adds To Canvas Records Now Famous -- Regina.--Winnifred Walker, in- ternational known painter of wild- flowers, while on a tour through Saskatchewan put on canvas the colorful blooms which grow on the prairie. Later in the year the paint- ings will be exhibited in England. She has been awarded medals at exhibitions held in London, Paris; Philadelphia and Ghent, and her pictues have been hung in Paris salons and the Royal Academy in London. Miss Walker is the official artist for the Royal Horticultural Society in London. "I was simply drunk with delight," said Miss Walker. "When 1 went into the Yosemite Valley 'in Cali- fornia before coming here and found so many flowers that have never been painted before." She painted ed her prize is a picture of a blood- red snow- plant that grows at the line where the snow melts in Cali- fornia. "I painted 120 different kinds of Canadian wild flowers from Mon- treal to Vancouver when I was here in 1928," the visiting artist said. "Canadian flowers have a remark- able beauty and grow very well in England. Lady Byng has a Canadian garden in which she grows dozens of differvid inde f° Canadian flow- ers and shrubs. I have been asked to paint it." A horticultural artist must have a wide knowledge of botany and Miss Walker explained very ofen she can tell the patronage of a flower by merely rubbing the foliage or a petal between her fingers. "My pmctures must be exact reproductions of the flowers, for size, color and distinc- tive markings so they can be recog- nized by flower growers for what they are," she said. . A Hat To Wear If You Have The Mumps New York.--At last it has been created: a hat "to wear when you have- the mumps, and want to go out that night." This long-needed bit of headgear --a turban with a gold veil that swathes the ears and throat -- was brought forth at a fall hat show. The -designer (John-Fredericks) A Jaunched this style hint: Splash some ink on your new fall hat if you would be smart, and match it with a ink-stained scarf, "The ink splotches, red and blue, appeared on a white wool scarf and white insets of a sapphire blue. velvet hat. { Hats "of imitation beaver were shown--it's new, it hasn't been done since grandmother's day. Unmarried Women Preferred As Teachers Windsor Locks, = Conn. <= Married women school teachers will have 'to look elsewhere besides: Whidsor Locks for jobs heréa 2 fn: explanation for not re-engag- Use Caution in Adding Fruit to Baby's Diet Stew Berries For age limit for drivers of cars be| .| cocked .apples, peaches, ing four married teachers, one of], May Be Given To Infants; ThrepsYear Olds = CSV, About this time of year mothers are wondering what fruits may be safely given young children. Should they be raw' or cooked; canned or prepared at home? © How much "is plenty? When are fruits dangerous ? And so on, by Little babies under six months had better stick to orange juice, prune juice, and tomato juice. The time for enlarging baby's fruit diet is usually about sir months, Applesauce and stewed prunes then, come along to brighten life, Both must be cooked thoroughly and with'very little sugar, They should be strained, and tho first dose is one teaspoonful. Once a day enough, After a few days increase the amount slightly if the fruit agrees with baby. GIVE IT AT NOON We are, of course, talking about a well child, Don't experiment with new foods when he is ill. If one or the other and either apple pulp or prune pulp is too laxative stop it. Or reduce the amount. If he can- not take care of it at all, wait until he is older to give it to him. Around his near-noon feeding is the best time to give it. If all goes well he can be having as much as two or three tablespoonfuls of the fruit by the time he is seven or eight months old. This diet is not usually much, except under specific until the baby is a year old. Then he gets into second grade. A well- known baby 'specialist recommends pears and 'even sweet cherries or plums. LEAVE SOUR FRUITS ALONE Any fruit that is sour and re- quires too much sugar is bad. Rhu- barb, for instance, he seldom sug- gests on that account. He says that dried fruit is good, too. Skins: are best removed; then crush the fruit finely or strain it. Two or three tablespoonfuls may be given with the supper at five o'clock. He also varies this with 'a little ripe banana, mashed, of course. A child this age will bolt things whole, and that is never good for him. varied order, Raw fruit-is allowed - most ba- bies ai a-year and a half if they are well and other' diet changes are not impending. As usual it must bs started in very small amounts ar must be crushed, It may be given alternately with the cooked fruit, desired. Begin with a' ipa "til of the raw fruit and gradualiy increase. Eliminate skins and sceds. the specialist now adds grapes, which must be seeded, skinned and crushed. If it tends to stimulate the bowels too much give up all raw fruit until later. FRUIT MUST BE RIPE ° At three years cooked or raw fruit may be given up to five table- spoonfuls. Pineapple juice is good but the pulp-is too fibrous. You may add to the fruit diet now grapefruit juice and apricots. But all and any fruit must be ripe and sweet. The things to avoid for the child of this age are raw berries and melons, al- though raspberries may be stewed and strained. Stewed strawberries and blueberries are all right" too. Never use spice in cooked fruit for young children. Canned fruit, unless specially pre- pared for babies, contains too much sugar. to be suitable. Older children can take care of a great variety of fruit. But in hot weather watch that they don't 'stuff' on it when they are too hot and the fruit is too green, Whisky specially matured by a voyage round Cape Horn will soon be on sale in London. Shippers at Melbourne have exported eight casks with instructions that they must be carried round the storm-beaten Cape Horn. The severe shaking the spirit will probably receive is-expected to give it a rare flavour. HEALTH MEANS CHARM AND HAPPINESS - parkling . es and Smiling J ips Jen vitality. Clear { skin attracts. Th | healthy active iz 1 is both happy and popular, . erhaps yon are fot really ill yet, t whe en the y's work is do gre, tod tired to tt dato tp good tims sha en Kibet ener, Lydia \ Bla Compotad. it tones up pon general , heal Gives you more pep--more ! ber that 98 out of' 100 ' wornen teport benefit: Let Jt help aL them a vetéran of 21 years' service, the Board of Education announced ita policy in the future will be to en- 4 L Li SEARS. Tssue No. 33 -- "35. is. } points for 1768 eggs, the birds being : | Contest at Kentville. These birds are '| For number of eggs produced this is '| the leading pen throughout "| position is held by a pen of White 'you too: Hat i: Infuse @ PS on i 2 ll container the cold water; otherwis ¥ . 157 HOW TO MAKE ICED TEA id In pr SAE fou, boiling Ee a ) of ies i > All Rights Your Handwriting Tells Your Real Character! By GEOFFREY ST. CLAIR ~+: (Graphologist) Reserved. (Editor's Note: In the following article, this well. known Graphologist has some interesting comments to make on Talent and what your Handwriting tells about your poten. tialities). It Is not surprising that many of the letters 1 receive from readers ask whether there is any indication of talent revealed in their handwrit- ing. It is, after all, natural that people should be vitally interested in finding what js the best line of en- deavour to follow, and any-*informa- tion that helps them to get the best out of their capabilities and make the utmost use of their latent talents is always welcome, Handwriting does indicate talent, when there. is talent in the writer. This is not to be wondered at when we realise that handwriting comes from the brain, and the brain is the gource of individual power and ca- pacity. However the mere possession of a talent is by no means everything. We all know people who are talented in 'a particular way, but who do not reach any heights of attainment; who, in fact, drift along without ev- er doing anything really worth-while. I know a man who has a real geni- us for cartooning. With him, jt 18 an inborn talent, and worth intiinsi- cally many thousands of dollars. Un- fortunately, he is a vacillating sort of: fellow, lacks persistence and con- tinuity, and entirely fails to make any really practical uze of his talent, He has drifted from one job to an- other, and often finds it difficult to make ends meet, _. His trouble is that he has [failed 'to harness his talent. He has lacked the capacity to make a continuous effort to succeed in his particular type of work. He has, in other words, taken the path of least resistance and to all real intent his talent is utterly wasted. The mere possession of a talent does not, in itself, make for success, There are certain essential charac- teristics that must be called upon in order that the talent can be used to the full, The most important of these are undoubtedly Determination, Per- sistence and Will-power. Many of my correspondents reveal talent potentialities, but they lack one or the other of these vital in. gredients without which all the tal- ent and genius in the world is mis- placed and neglected. Versatility is a good thing to have, too, but specialisation more often leads to success. There are people who can do a good many things, but who fail to get anywhere because they jump from one thing to another, Again, there are people without any real inborn talent who, through cheer persistence and the faculty of pay- ing the price of sacrifice, attain great heights of progress. : Too many irons {in the fire often means that none of them are prop- erly attended to, and the result is failure. Graphology reveals talent where there IS talent. It also indicates where other characteristics are lack- ing -- and, because to Know Your. gelf is one of the secrets of success and happiness, a graphological de- lineation cannot fail to be of consid- erable value to you. Would YOU like to know what talents YOU have? Do you wish to know what Your handwriting tells of your character and that of your friends? Send specimens of the hand- writing 'you - want analysed, stating birthdate in each case. Enclose 10c coin for each specimen and enclose with 3c stamped addre:sed envelope, to: Geoffrey St. Clair, Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Ont., All letters are confidential and will be answered as quickly as the volume of mail permits. High Lights in Egg Laying Contest Production in the Egg Laying Con. tests conducted by the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture on the Ex- perimental Farms throughout Cana. da continues to go ahead at a rapid rate. Reports for the "36th week re. veal a number. of interesting points as to leading pens and birds. The New Brunswick Contest at Fredericton has the leading pen for all Canada. This pen of Barred Ply- mouth Rocks is owned by C. _M. Grieves, Harvey. Station, N. B. and have to their credit 2127.1 points for 1836 eggs. British Calumbia Contest at Agassiz holds second place with a pen of White Leghorns owned by C. Headey of Cloverdale, B.C. They have tg-their credit 2119.3 points for 1894 eggs. Another pen in British gamma Contest holds third place They are White Leghorns and have a score of 2065.8 points for 1919. eggs, Fifth place also goes to British Co. lumbia Contest with a score of 2013.1 White Leghorns owned by F. C. Ev-| ans of Abbotsford, B.C. The fourth place goes 'to Nova Scotia' Southern White Leghorns owned by C. and M. Ells of Port Willlams, N.S, and have a score of 2016.3 points for 1949 eggs. at the end of the 36th week. The sixth position for pens goés to the Manitoba Contest at Brandon, 'the points being 1984.7 for 1727 eggs. | Plymouth | These birds are Barreds Rocks and are owned by Mrs, W. Allen of Erikedale, Manitoba. Seventh: Leghorns in the Vancouver Island Conteat at Saanichton. They are own. ed by J, Smyth, Nanaimo, B. C,, and eBgs. - Eighth place {8 held by a pen of White Leghorns in the Canadian Taylor, of Bloomfield, Ontario, with 1943.2 'points for 1817 eEEs. 1256 ' - i 3 ' {i (All good conversation, * manners, and action come from a spontaneity which forgets usages and makes the | gage only unmarried women. / I Leys ; moment great. Emerson, or W. Whiting of Port Kells, B.C.{ = have scored 1948.7. points for 1795] Contest at Ottawa, owned by G. 8.| English Family Sets Scholarship Record London;- Eng.--A remarkable re- cord in scholarship winning has been established by the family of Rev. and Mrs. James Deans, Islington. Of their eight children, seven have won scholarships. " This is believed to be a feat without precedent in the his- tory of education ' The 'one: child who did not win a scholarship was known to be so in a secondary school. Five uf this remarkable - family' of scholars are boys and the other girls. Thelr ages range from 11 to 24, Ra TT Cigar Clipper Used To Save Girl's Life § An operation performed with a razor blade taken from a cigar clip- per is credited with saving the life of Patricia Lee Fléege, of Souix Falls, S.D. "Apparently choked on a foreign substance, the two-year-old gm was unconscious when Dr, Gregory I. W. Cottam reached her. The cigar clip- per was 'the only instrument avail able. He made quick incisions in the child's windpipe, - let her breathe, and then Be her to a Jospital, She is recovering. 2 Rr I a cleve that she was given a free place" '| the protective coating and is advisable if the best prices Parents Shouldn't Always Speak For Chi ildren This Story Is s About A Mother Who Didn't Give Young ster Chance To. Answer Questions, "Good morning, Mrs, White, Isn't it hot? Hello there, young man---out shopping with mother?" "Yes," said Mrs. White, "I can't leave him 2lone, He rung sll ovee the neighborhood." "What's your name, dear? "William," sdid Mrs, White. call 'him that. i father, of course. It's like the poem you see. - Grandma calls him Willy and the boys calls him Bill." "Aren't you glad school's over?" Mrs. Black made another overture toward the. listless little boy. "Noth- ing to do now but play and have a good time." "Yes, he's glad, but I'm not. He's into something every second. Wil- liam, stop that, Can't you answer Mrs, Black?" The ladies talked a 'few minutes, then Mrs. Black said again to Wil- liam," "How old are you, my dear?" 'He isn't quite eight,". promptly vouched his mother. 'He is three years younger than 'Mary, His bifthday is next Tuesday. We think he is tall for his age." MOTHER KNOWS ANSWER "Then 1 suppose that means a nice big birthday cake?" Mrs. Black smiled at the boy. "Are you going to have a party, William?" "Indeed, no," retorted Mrs. White, "I have had enough to do without parties, Don't ever let yourself in for chairmanship of a committee, Mrs, Black. You will never have a minute to yourself. That's what I am "doing this morning, seeing the printer about the year-books. Wil- liam, do stop that hopping. you answer Mrs. Black when she speaks to you? He talks enough other times," "Well, he is a very nice boy any- way. I wish I had one like him. That reminds me. My brother's son js coming to visit me next week. Will you come over and play with him, William? He won't know any- "1 be homesick." He is just your age. I can drive over and get you, Will you make friends with a nice little boy? He is very nice. He has eyes just the color of yours." NO CHANCE TO REPLY "Certainly. He'll be delighted to go," put in Mrs. White, prompt- ly. "Won't you, William? Why, William, I don't believe you've heard a word Mrs. Black was saying. Now stop stamping on those peanut shells and be a gentleman. It's all right, Mrs. Black. He'll he over to play with your nephew. I guess the cat's got his tongue today." They parted, Mrs. B. murmuring to herself, "Not the cat but his mother, The youngster didn't have a chance to say a word. And she is probably scolding him now be- ccause he was restless. 1 suppose if 'he had offered a few words on his own account she would have told him not to interrupt. 1 wonder if she realizes that she was more rude t> him than he was to me. In fact le wasn't rude at all. He never had a chance." . Gathering, Keeping Marketing Eggs Deep, - roomy nests, provided for the hens, will reduce egg breakage. Eggs should be collected at least once daily and during very cold and very warm weather collections should be made at noon and night to avoid freezing or heating. The eggs should be taken at once to a cool cellar, where there is a fairly uniform low temperature, It may be advisable to open--one or two windows and substitute screens covered with cheesecloth for ventil- ation to carry off excessive moisture or odour. Dirty. eggs should be cleaned with coarse sandpaper, but not washed. Stains 'may be removed with. a little vinegar on a clean' cloth, Washing eggs destroys lowers the grade. Clean pine shavings have proven to be the best nest material. Shav- ings facilitate cleaning and form a better cushion in the nest than hay or cut straw. At this season of the year shells are more likely to be brittle and the contents to be of poorer quality, due to hair cracks and so called "grass" or dark yolks, and careful candling are to be obtained. Candle and grade ac- cording to the Canadian Standard. Egg Grading Regulations and pack wholesale shipments in clean fillers and good cases. Fie For a special high-grade trade eggs may be packed in neat cartons with an attractive "sticker" or seal [} UP IN CIGARETTE TOBACCO § Auarantesing the contents, hy i < ire, He is Bill to his Can't body at first, and I am afraid he will pr Ta 3 7 ~~ gd + ! -~ 4 i "