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ION ord tl aa' Zod, CEE ve Wy Re " Ln, PEE 1 5 iE 0G go. floundering. "were stolen, SYNOPSIS CHAPTER I: Duke McCale estab- lishes an enviable reputation as a private detective in Boston. He is consequently surprised and cha- grined when Miss Adelaide Bige- low, wealthy old aristocrat, asks him to guard the presents during: the festivities surrounding niece's wedding. McCale accépts be- cause he senses that Miss Bigelow is afraid of something more sinls- ter than theft. CHAPTER II The old voice faltered and trailed off. a McCale looked at her attentively, "Of course. I'm quiet and unob- trusive and inclined to be helpful.' _ She dropped her eyes. "I--I think "you're the man I want." ' "It doesn't exactly take brains to watch over a table of presents." "F know \ that. Blt. if something pen, you'd have to investigate, wouldn't you?" - McCale glimpsed then, for an in- stant, the whirlpool of ~events to _~_come. There was something in that at piqued his curi- remark alone tl osity. * * * . He made up his mind, "That will "be twenty-five --dollars--a-- dy," he -- said, and added, meaningly, "for guarding the wedding gifts." But she would not rise to his bait. She searched a moment in a large black bag that hung from one arm. A hundred-dollar- bill crackled as she put it on his desk. "A retainer," she said. "One moment. Miss Marriot will give you a receipt," "Never mind. It isn't at all nec- essary. Will you come to tea this afternoon; at five?" "To tea?" "Yes. Please do." eyes pleaded with him. "The family --you should know them by sight --and there might be something to talk over--some arrangements "you might want to make." itu "Why, intuition quickening in* his mind, yes," he agreed, sudden She seemed relieved; turned to. "One moment, Miss Bigelow. You'll want me to assume respon- sibility =when?" "Oh, rigfit away.' ' That look 'had come back into her face again, "Immediately." - "But the wedding is=-" "l know, I'd' feel 3afer"--she- caught herself -- "that the gifts would be safe if you were to take charge today. They. keep arriving ~<more and more--most valuable, some of them." He cut in on her embarrassed "Very well, "I'll gee you at tea. That's all you want to tell me?" She: looked. wretched. all," she said. The door closed' quietly ier her. McCale stood statitig thoughtfully into the fire. He heard Anh Mar- "That's A rot say good-morniig and the out- | a door. shut, her . lady is frightened!" . I I wedding. if something did hap-". The tired ol#] ~ 'plenty of dough W.H.U FEATURES . " LF "She's a nice old thing," sald Ann Marriot. "I hope you weren't curt and distant with her. She seemed to be in trouble." "She "wants me to guard her niece's wedding gifts." "But . He shrualed, "1 took the job." He flipped the hundred-dollar bill under her nose. "Nice big retainer. Funny. She seemed sort of lost to me." "Ann," McCale said, "that old » A nursemaid's job to'a lot of iced-tea spoons, "Phooey;"" The big. young man hitched his' long legs over an arm of the chair and snort-» ed in irritation. "Holy Milke! What are we--broke? I thought we were. definitely out for the big stuff--no" more small time. .I run my. legs off: getting "dope on this Vallaincourt guy--and what for? What has the "bridegronm got to" do with seeing that the friedds of the family don't _snatch all tlie silver plate McCafe chuckled." He liked ™ this . fellow. Rocky Bjorkland was moré Tike .a colleague than an employee. He was broad and blond and a bit -on-the rough side, but he had clear, . honest blue eyes and a loyalty as big as his shoulders. Duke wouldn't have hesitated to trust him with his last dollar, or his girl's best friend, or his own best girl for that matter. Ann Marriot came in on the last part of the harangue. She set a coffee percolator on the desk, and busied herself with cups and saucers. I * * "Keep your shirt on, Tiny," she said to the big_ fellow. "Duke has a | hunch." Why not let him do the talking? We only work here." 'McCale helped himself to a sand-- wich. "There isn't anything definite; Rocky. The old lady Bigelow, aunt of the bride, comes in here to hire special service--that of guarding thd wedding gifts. That's her story. But look here. She doesn't want half a dozen men planted there. She is after only one inconspicuous man; " not for the day of the wedding, but starting now -- for the duration. That in itself is screwy. Besides that, she doesn't want the police and she's turned down operators from all the big agencies. To top ft off, she 'acts as though the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were tracking her down." Rocky's eyes narrowed. "Skip- ping the mythology, 'maestro, I think T do 'see a glimmer of light. In other words, she doesn't give'a hang if the wedding feast Is lousy with kleptomaniacs. She's. got other troubles, " : * * "Exactly." "Go to the head of the class," said Ann. "Well, where do we come in?" "You've got. me there. T'm not sure the lady knows herself, but It's certain she wants someone around. We're elected, anyway. So my first - move is a file on the family and the dashing bridegroom, just in case. What did you get on Curt Vallain- court?" "Not much, rm afraid." Rocky flipped open'a notebook. "Showed up around these parts about a year ago. He's from New York. City, dr so he says. Definitely not Harvard nor Blue Book. Scems to have apartment ~ on the Riverway. Doesn't work. Goes everywhere with 'the society crowd. The gals all do cartwheels whenever he shows up anywhere. Anyway, he's marrying twenty million, dollars next. week. Make anything mysterl- out of that" (To be continued) tr ------------ Russia's Whalers A 29,000-ton "mother" , ship, Slava, and eight fast 350-ton whal- ers forthing the first Soviet whal: ing expedition, have sailed for the lives in-a swank ry "Antarctic, Moscow radio said Te cently, a Modern Etiquette 3 By Roberta Lee 1. When one is travelling and is forced by gircumstances to econo- mize, is it*necessary to give the same sized tips that one sees the other passengers giving? 2. Is it all right to say, "I am de- lighted fo .meet you," when being introduced to. someone? 3. When sefving aj thé dinner table, should one serve all the + women first, then the men? 4. When giving an Informal din- ner in a home, where there is no butler, who should greet the guests at the dodr? 5. What sized bill does the ten per cent tipping rule apply to, when staying at an expensive hotel? 6. Is it proper for women to kiss each other when meeting or parting in public places? « : ; Answers: 1. No, it is not necessary. Ons should give tips only according to one's means, Only "a timid persoh "feels obligated to be more generous than his purse allows. 2, Not unless you are reasonably sure that the -other. person is also delighted to meet you. 3. No; this was formers done, but not now. 4. The host should" open the door, assist the women guests with their wraps, and show the men where to place "their hats. 5. To a bill that is $3 or more. When the bill is less than $3, a tip may be niore than the custom- ary ten per cent if one desires. 6. No; this" is overdone and is now considered a mark of ill-breeding. Princess Elizabeth And Prince Philip -- In recent weeks Conds speculatjon has centred upon Prin- "cess Elizabeth and a possible 'royal romance with handsome Prince Philip of Greece, -says the St. . Cathafines - Standard. The speculation has hen Lightly quiet- ened by official statements that there-is "nothing" to it" and that the "cabinet has not even - talked about it. Be that as it may, the world has taken a sudden interest young --{n--Philip,~ of --whom---it--had heard. little previously. British Navy He has been Prince Philip is through and through. tion, for at 25 he has already spent. seven years in the Navy. tered as a cadet in 1939, went to sea as a midshipman in the Battle- ship Ramillies in 1940, and by the "time he was 21 he was second-in-«:] command of a destroyer Sicily landings. His grandfather was Prince Louls of Battenberg who became a naturalized British, subject, entered the Royal Navy in' 1868, rose to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet and was First -Sea Lord just prior to the First World War. His uncle? in the is Admiral Lord Louis Mounbatten whose record in the Navy. is one of the finest possible. Although a Greek Prince, Philip '| has spent practically all his life In England, was edgcated there and in Scotland, and then came up the hard 'way 'with seven years in the Navy. You'll'look your foveliest in this pretty 'dinner dress, Crochet the bodice of a 3-ply wool; make the skirt of fabric. It's easy!' Pattern® 517 has directions for crocheted 'bodice; pattern for skirt sizes 11, 18, 15 and 17. State size. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) - for. this pattern to the Needlecraft Dept, room. 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly PAT- "TERN NUMBER; "your NAME - "and ADDRESS, g He en- ~ "for thirty-eight years, No wonder the neighbor children are so enthusiastic about 54-year- --- old Paul Hollis, Jon Worth, Tex., landlord--he doesn't lock his _ doors to them! i704 rent from him and have a baby, you get a ~month's rent or or quintuplets he'll give you the house! Talk- ing things. over with him 'are. Chester Hapgood, left, Judy and Linda Waltney, and Leah Ray Bell. . Sunday School Lesson Tike the Giver of Life' John 4:46-51; 52-9; 11:11-18, Golden Text.--I am the Resurrec- tion, and the Life: he that bYe- - lieveth in me, though he 'were dead, yet shall he live.--John 11:25 Recovery From Death . Recovery from the point of death was wrought by Jesus for the nobleman's son who was ill with a fever. In his extremity the noble- man went to Cana, begging the Great Physician. to cure his- child. The response of Jesus to his ap- peal seems tinged with harshness but in reality it was a stepping- stone 'to higher; ye will not believe. The masses were too prone to ignore the sig- nificance of his signs and to 'dis- regard the worker of flies won- ders. The increasing faith of the noble- - --man-who_reiterated his appeal was |}. rewarded: "Go thy way; thy son liveth." It was not necessary that Jesus should go in person to Caper- naum and lay His healing hand upon the boy's fevered brow; He could heal at a distance. The faith that secured the blessing caused the nobleman to turn believingly from Cana on' his way) back to Caper- 'naum. The Cripple Is Healed Jesus went up.to Jerusalem and there found a great crowd of sick people 'lying around the pool of Bethesda, It was the general opin- ion that the first afflicted person to step into the water would be instantly healed. Jesus. singled out a man, lame as the object of His mercy. The Great Physician now gave His own prescription for healing: "Rise, take up thy bed stronger faith:- "Except ye sce signs and wonders, = Church of Canada. 40,000 British war brides who have "|. 'better (pillet) 'and "walk." . . G Resurrection From The Dead Resurrection from four days, in the tomb was wrought by Jesus for his dead and buried - friend, Lazarus. © After attendants had taken away the stone that closed the entrasice to the vault," Jesus lifted His eyes heavenward and offered to the Father a: prayér of thanksgiving for past ansivers, an expression of confidence as to fu-. ture "blessing, and the desire that bystanders "may believe that Thou hast sent me." the . sepulchre, "Lazarus, come forth." From the bandages of death | Lazarus was immediately released and thus walked once more among the hie Wartime: Marriages Mostly Successful by members of the armed services in uniform--anywhere--will have ended _in divorce, it was. estimated" recently by the assoclate secretary of the Board of Evangelism and Social Services of the United Out of about arrived in Canada, a few "hundred «+ have given 'up and gone home, which would seem. to indicate that ' this group is having, if anything, than average success in making a go of marriage entered into in wartime. But for some strange feason their failures, a comparatively small percentage, seem to have been singled out as the only ones suitable for, public dissection. ISSUE 5--1047 "Then He cried into Within two years 'one out of | "every three marriages contracted How Can |]? ; By Anne Ashley p-- Q. How can I water- proof the soles of shoes? ~~ aio A. Melt two parts of- tallow with one quart of resin. Warm the soles. of the shoes and while the mixture is also warm, apply it to the Soles as long as the leather will absorb it. Q. How can'I keep quinces? A. Place they carefully in a bar- 1, using only perfectly sound fruit. Ei the barrel with water, fasten "on the head of the barrel and put in a cogl place. They should keep "fresh all winter. . How can 'I protect the blank- ets to prevent frequent laundering? 1° A. Sew a piece of thin muslin to the 'blanket, reaching about eight inehes down from the top, This will lighten the cleaning bills. Q. How can I keep from soiling the wall paper when washing the woodwork? A. Try using a strip of tin, about one foot long and six inches wide, holding it agoinst the. edge of the "woodwork." Also use this method when painting or varnishing the woodwork. A, Q. How 'can I treat the coal to make it burn longer and give a hotter fire? A. Try springling the Pd with water before using in the furnace or stove.' 'Big-Hearted It's "a little late "in the season, Hank of the St. Thomas Times- Journal admits, but the story of the letter carrier who was expecting a 'nice Christmas gift from a:well-to- _do woman on his route really merits telling. Came the day before Christmas ° when the postman was given to understand, the remembrance ;would be forthcoming. He greeted." the ~ lady at the front doorwitia regis- tered" letter and instructed her: to - sign for it, with the pencil he sup- plied. __réturned. \ "Now you 'wait just a moment," 'requested the lady. I have séme- thing for yo" = . The postman waited at the door, wondering if a dollar tip 'or more : would be forthcoming, The lady "Here," she said, "is 2 longer' pencil .than that one you're carry-" ing." 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