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miss ann adam bakes her famous uffins with magic baking powder when selecting ingredients for my recipes says miss ann adam cookery authority of the canadian home journal i consider three points economy health value and successful performance magic baking powder meets them all- i use and approve magic because i knov it is pure and free from harmful ingredients and be cause experience has taught me that i can count upon successful results with magic every time magic baking powder is used exclusively by the majority of cook ery experts dietitians and house wives throughout canada in fact magic outsells all other baking powders combined miss ann adams recipe for bran muffins cuj br en l cupe flour 1 teaspoon ult 3 teaspoons mc baking powder 4 cup tucar i cup milsc m cup melted ihorteninc magic dating pon- der iiaa been hont- tcateuaotl approved by the home s- ice bureau ot cana dian home journal toronto fus to cri contains no alum tills state ment on every tin is your guarantee that magic baking powder is fret- from alum or any harmful ingredient mix the bran with the sifted fine dry in gredient mave a well in the centre nd pour in the milk end wellbeaten egc- with the fewest possible number of strokes blend these ingredients and stir in the shortening half fill greased muf fin pans and bake in a hot oven 400 f 15 to 20 minutes a few chopped dates lightly coated with some of the measured fiour may be added free cook book when you bake at home the new magic coot boot will give you dozens of recipes for delicious baked foods write to standard brands ltd fraser ave and liberty st toronto ont ask no questions by beldqn dvff adds zest to the meal synopsis here is the french wife of the wealthy indian prince aga khan and nowborn son as they appeared in the american hospital at paris a short time ago a native of chambery france mrs aga khan is the former andree carron iows of biblical times still used in india in recent years gandhi has attracted a great deal of attention to india but it must be remembered that the edu cated classes form a very small por tion of the whole population of 353- i00000 it- is estimated that about ihrcefourths of this vast number of people are dependent on agricultural or pastoral pursuits the primitive character of most of the agricultural class is illustrated in the following paragraph from a report on industrial machinery in british india made by mr n t young canadian trade com missioner at calcutta plows and other sorts of ma chinery almost everywhere one goes throughout the agricultural districts of india the primitive wooden ploy as india the primitive wooden plow as yoke of oxen is still to be seen in use this type of plow is highly suitable to cultivate the indian soil furthermore jt can bo manufactured locally at a very low cost and when it is borne in mind that there is perhaps but a few- bushels of grain or rice between the average ryot or peasant and starva- lion the cost of agricultural imple ments is for him a matter of very seri ous moment cheap light plows cap able of being drawn by oxen as horses ro not used aro the type required furrows aro very seldom more than j three or four inches deep and were oxen many of which are puny and un dernourished forced to pull anything turning deeper furrows it would be beyond their strength toronto mail and empire hes as conceited a youth as 1 ever met hows that he says he is guv he can make helen happy if she will marry him as if any man could be sure of making any woman happy england and wales birth rate drops london england and wales in 1932 had the lowest birth rate in their history tentative figures place the rate at 15s per 1000 of population or 10 per 1000 below 1029 and 1930 and 03 below 1931 ev crown bra corn syrup q pure wholesome and economical table syrup children love its delicious flavor cakada starch co uurted monttuja ask no questions is in the lvase which gius amassu wtt temporary possession yf kriuvs house a connecti cut estate mysterious deaths and dis- aiharans have oceurru tnere miss wests stable hoy otto is rourlred then a deputy who is put on kuard the linger of local suspicion points strongly at john diamond owner of a new york newspaper ho tried to pre vent attn from leasing mrides house ann is strangely attracted to a myster ious individual who rescued hr from a morass when she sought hcip at the house of lerick crimson a local veter inary tilts stranger who gives his name as david is suspected by the sher iff of knowing something of the murders ann accepts a dinner invitation from john djamond where she meets her furmet fiance oately terhune the din ner is interrupted hy the news that a mob is forming to lynch david as the murderer ami tells diamond that da vid is his sou chapter xx brought to their feet by abbys cry of terror alva cropsey and willie prentice did the fifty yards that lay between the vockbourd pool and brides house in less time than xurmi could have done it at his best but wingfooted though they were the giant david was before them they saw him standing in the doorway as they tore around the corner of the house whether he had just come in or was just going out was not quite ciear cropsey would have said the litter but in either case he turned when he caught sight of them and ran up the short flight of stairs that led to the floor above calling over his shoulder for them to follow the first two of the three bedrooms disclosed nothing out of the ordinary miss wests bedroom an unusually large and spacious apartment running at right tingles to the other two took up the entire south end of the upper floor it was here they found abigail earth the scotchwoman lay inside j the threshold so close to the sill that david stumbled over her a crumpled heap of starched white apron and pathetically shapeless flesh willie prentice thought she was dead and began to whimper like a sick puppy the editor of the free press too when the candles had been lighted thought it was death at which they looked but the other man pushing them both aside stooped and with the ease born of super strength lifted the inert body up and onto the bed only a faint he growled get soma water the water acted like a magic po tion a few drops of it srinkled on the upturned face and without any preliminary moaning or groanlnfr miss barth opened her eyes to full consciousness when she saw who it was who ministered to her however she promptly shut them again squeez ing down the lids until the flesh at the corners puckered into long uninten tionally humorous lines wheres miss wests necklace she demanded still with her eyes tight shut what have ye done wie it in the presence of three men and with darkness banished from the room it was going to be extremely awkward for a strict presbyterian to explain why she had yielded to believing in the ghost the giant to whom the question was addressed scowled ferociously necklace i dont know what youre talking about the sapphire necklace was in that box snapped miss parth her strength sufficiently restored to per mit of rising on one elbow is it there now i ask you is it no it isnt but im net to blame so dont pick on me to cropsey this talk of stolen jew els was an unwarrantable digression there were affairs of sterner moment afoot he put the dread question someone cried out the ghost the ghost was it you miss barth flushed to the roots of her irongray hair mayhap it was me she admitted unwillingly i was that outdone i scarce know what i said without further prompting she gave her version of the happen ings at brides house that evening miss wests invitation to dine with mr diamond her own and davids supper of chicken and chocolate cake on the kitchen table he she stab bed an accusing finger in davids di rection said he as going out to look after the horses and all unbe knownst to fear i came up hero the rest of the story was less selfassured more sketchy as to detail but the editor of the free press listened at tentively especially to the part about the womans sigh and the hand which had appeared from between the bed curtains when it was concluded he turned sharply to the tall young man who seemed in some strange and inox- plainable manner to dominate the scene just what is your particular role in this household he asked david hesitated then im here to help with the outside work im tho new stable boy miss barth rose abruptly from the bed and smoothed down her disorder ed apparel stable boy she sniffed more like a henroostin tramp if you ask me the giant eyed the speaker with it strange mixture of arrogance ami contempt he didnt ask you so take my ad vice and dont do so much talking in the silence which followed wil lie prentice snuffled apprehensively the sound drew attention to himself who are you asked david and what are you doing here cropsey answered for his compan ion and incidentally for himself that they were both known to miss west and had business of importance with her the tall young man looked down from the tower of his heighi and said miss west wont be back before eleven you cant see her tonight there was a vibrant pat se then cropsey took off his spectacles and methodically wiped the leises with his handkerchief miss barth he observed holding the spectacles to the light to ses if they were clear enough has accused you of stealing a neck lace of some sort i would suggest that you save that highlrnded talk until youve done nore than deny it for a perilous moment it seemed as though the selfproclaimed stable boy was about to take the managing editor of the daily free press by the reck and wring his head from his body but suddenly he thrust his pow erful hands into the pockets of his overalls where they would bo out of temptations way and sat down on th edge of the bed stay if you want to he said gloomily 1 might have known i couldnt have five minutes to myself on this place i cant stay piped up willie prentice who unlike cropsey had not been struck by the significance of that five minutes to myself ive got my wife to think of turning to the editor you promised to go with me into that hole with a spying david was on his feet again yiole youve found the tunnel young prentice cringed before the fury in the overhanging gize yyycs he stuttered the hhhole that leads into the tunnel 1 i been looking for it for months digging and the giant controlled himself with an effort oh so its you whos made such a mess of the garden i wondered what was going on after a moment ob viously spent in putting some unex plained two and two together well let me tell you something his warn ing look took in all three of his audi ence i found that tunnel weeks ago its mine understand me mine if anyone steps foot in the red barn be fore i say the word willie prentice opened his eyes and mouth in a fishlike experssion of be wilderment red barn i havent been in the red barn the giant clenched his big lists and took a menacing step forward dont lie to me the mouth of the tunnel is in the cellar of the red barn behind the packing cases here cropsey interposed his lean length between the two men it appears youve both stumbled on the same discovery but from dif ferent angles why not act- like ra tional beings and put your heads to gether while the giant glared at him he went on to explain about the hole under the rock at the edge of the pool its undoubtedly part of a na tural passageway which gives in two directions away from the red barn let us say and toward the house willie the pacifist was only too ready to do his bit toward establish ing a working basis thats it a natural passageway he cried excitedly see its all here on this old map taking a wallet from his back pocket miss uptc- grove loaned me a portfolio full of data about hales crossing and this was among them her grandfather made it for mr ezra runnelss fa ther he mr uptegrove was the town engineer or something the two men and abby unable to keep up her pose of aloofness any longer followed to the chest of draw ers where the map spread out in the light from the candles disclosed itself as being a single sheet 01 drafting paper so fragile with ago that its folds had cracked lengthwise and across separating it into four parts it was a crude survey of the run nels farm done in colored inks the house itself appeared ad the red barn the newer white bams were missing here said willie pointing to a scries of fine red lines is the tun nel it stems before revolutionary times the family used it to escape from the indians but after a while one end caved in making it imposs- ablc in 1859 wheij this map was made mr runnels decided to have it filled in but the civil war came along and prevented him from carry ing out his plan it doesnt lead to the red barn said david sec the line run from the house past the pool on the north side and back toward the town this cant be the tunnel i found after all fresh from the gardens issue no 733 this young lady doroliy fell was the belle of the ball and chain group at a recent society party at palm beach when are we going to investigate it asked willie prentice sharply i sec no reason why we shouldnt go now how about it asked crop sey with a look at david heads i go david ihidj and watched with feverish intensity while cropsey flipped a coin its heads chirped willie at the threshold the giant looked over his shoulder at the two who were to remain behind if i shouldnt come back tell miss west that my dark inheritance has gobbled me up to be continued the world suffers a great deal today from people who are uninter esting sir adaic richie statesmen talk about destiny only when they have made a mistake benito mussolini bored by expremiers talk chaffeur leaves table paris former premier kdouard herriots chauffeur does not mix lit- eraturo and his meals herriot who prides himself 01 be ing democratic and who travels as much as possible by automobile has a habit ot eating en route with his chauffeur but this ended on re cent trip from geneva to paris when mile ilelene yacaresco the ruman ian poet was a guest at luncheon the expremier warned his disting uished guet that his chauffeur are at the same table with him this did not matter the poet said poliics art and literature were dis cussed during luncheon to such an extent that at dinner time the chauf feur asked his employer if he might eat with the servants i was bored to death the chauf feur told the states nan i didnt understand a thing you talked about skirts win in womens golf wear war skirts have won in the battle of the- shorts in the womenswear war fare at the golf course at canberra capital of australia the controversy which has raged since the appear ance of mrs w garnett wife of the assistant to the representative in australia of the british government in silk shorts has ended the as sociates ot the links have written to mrs garnett asking her not to ap pear in shorts again irs garnett has written that she will not and the golf war is over u s imports japanese silk the united states imported more than 1sooooooo worth of iaw silk from japan in 1931 i hope the world never gets back to the insanity it was experiencing up to 1929 theodore dreiser so they say wo make great efforts to discover bidden things and we do not see tho most elementary aud evident truths cuglielmo ferrero the best poems are more likely to be sad than gad kdna st vincent millay if we wish to continue our capital istic civilization we must make it less selfish aud broyder in its general scope colonel e m house the days before the war is c new phrase for once upon a time sit james m barrio tho wage earner is himself the market for the major portion of the nations goods kdward a fileue constantly to live for your country is one of the most exhausting things i know of iady astor the time to have preached econo my was during the boom from 192f to 1929 not today roger w bah son the world as a whole during the next twentyfive years will see a wiset and better founded era of industrial progress than wo have enjoyed hither to charles m schwab only life lived for others is worth while albert einstein todays youth believes in very few things it has learned to doubt almost everything and to have confidence in nothing vicki baum the fruits of this depression like the fruits of war will be gathered ii future generations franklin d roosevelt if in international relations wo are to avoid the dangers ot war we must put in its place law and the recogni tion of obligations edouard herriot nothing is more boring than com mon reminiscences of old fogies bertrand russell history shows us again and again that about every 100 years civilization needs shaking up and a general up heaval results hugh walpolo melody and rhythm are almost lis essential to mankind as bread and water- charlie chaplin no matter what is said the parlia mentary form of government will not disappear king carol no one knows what constitutes an others happiness feodor chaliapin we must not be afraid of change it is the essence of life john mase- fleld if we go on trying to run a twen tieth century civilization with eigh teenth century policies we shall but court chaos and hasten the collapse of our social and economic order glenn frank love of a country like love of a woman may be a matter of prox imity- sherwood anderson physician uses airplane although it is only a small town yangum okla has something unique ir medical practitioners it is a flying doctor who makes his rounds in a fourplace cabin monoplane and e ploys a pilot to fly his ship accord ing to a writer in the kansas city journalpost dr g fowler border chief of the bordermcgregor hospi tal estimates that he travels approxi mately 50000 miles a year caring for his patients by means of his air ambulance he administers to pa tients in five states oklamoma tex as arkansas kansas and louisiana victims of accidents who require immediate medical attention are thankful for dr borders foresight in adopting this modern method of travel says the kansas city writer who qjotes the physician as saying he got the idea of using an airplane after a patient died because muddy roads prevented him from reaching the case in tine dr borders pilot is subject to call any hour of the day 01 night his hospital is equipped with 1 hangar and landing field theflying physician who served as mayor of mangum for eighteen years and then declined to run for that of fice any more frequently goes boo miles to care for some emergency case his plane contains much surgical and medical equipment dr borr and his pilot have never had a major acci- dcrt tfcnora off some men and women fight colds all winter long others enjoy the protection of aspirin a tablet in time and the first symptoms of a cold get no further if a cold has caught you unaware keep on with aspirin until the cold is gone aspirin cant harm you it does not depress the heart if your throat is sore dissolve several tablets in water and gargle you will get instant relief theres danger in a cold that hangs on for days to say nothing of the pain and discomfort aspirin might have spared s you all druggists with proven directions for colds ieadaches neuralgia neuritis rheumatism aspirin tracemark reg in canada fairbanks off to italy douglas fairbanks motion picture actor has sailed for italy on the ital ian liner conto di savoia his wife mary pickford plans to join him in rome and then they will proceed to indochina to complete a motion picture fairbanks said all his work is be ing done under his wifes supervision she is much more clever than i am he said she is the head and i am the feet of tho family i couldnt get anywhere now unless she were there to make the plans chilly ho had proposed many times and her inst refusal had been so emphatic that lately they had 11 et as strangers but on the ice one day he could not resist the temptation to skate near her she fled he followed and nei ther noticed the danger ahead until it was too late so there they stood in four feet of freezing water while rescuers got busy pushing out a lad der now that the ice is broken ho sftid with chattering teeth may 1 soy again how my lovo burns for you the warmlh of your regard leaves ik cold was her stony reply