TEA BAGS S\ XOI'SIS rHAI*Ti':K XWI: An McCale hanss uit ih.' iflf-pltonc rcreivi-r Hfu-r » ronvetHntlon Willi lx*nh'V>. he henrn « Hoft cHck a« Nimicuiif i-Ifte Hofily ri'i>In<c« a receiver. Hf tellB MiBH Blselow that "Ihln in Ihe fuJ. All will \w dvei' ill a few ininmea." Chapter XXVII Miss BiKclow closed her eyes in anguish. XlcCaie coiitinnciJ in a rusli til' wuids. Even ClirisiO|)lier Storm was con- vinced of \ allaiiKOurt's sincerity, lie had met t urt tlial morning and in a rusli of boyisli feeling liad deeded The Nest, tlie lioiise lie had liuilt for \cronica and himself. That left the others out in the cold. Better now that V'eronica should marry Storm than \allaincourt. if he was going lo turn his back on them. Storm, at least, would see that tliey had their allowances, may- he sonic thing mure. But Curt, ni his complete ahoiit-face. could not be relied upon. He might cut them off completely, in disgust with him- self and them, too. Vou can't take cliancees with a reformed rake. He is liable to become very self-right- eous and una|)proacliable. You sec? (.lift \ .'illaincoiirt had to die." Miss Higelow's eyes remained closed. She ^vas breathing heavily. McCalc hurried on "\'allaincourt, of course, had told only \cronica, to whom he had made full confession, and Christo- pher Storm because Ic was forced to, and Shari Lynn. Sliari Lynn, fatalistic it. all things, probably more so about the enigmatic Curt, set out to do a little blackmailing. Knowing that he hadn't come clean •to the four who were in the plot, she startctf plans for extortion. She got in touch wit Karen and threat- ened to let the cat out of the bag before the wedding bells rang. Al- though they all knew that something was wrong, that there was a rat Somewhere, Karin decided to be on the safe side. She took $100 v.itli her to The While .Abbey for Lynn that night. She surprised Vallain- court with her, and believe me, sur- prised was the word for Curt. He was utterly nonplussed when Karen walked in. She was observed by my secretary and myself; by her hiisl.;m<l wild uas tiierc on his own account, probably to watch for Shari I.ynn. Sybil was thc-c, too. She and Karen met on the steps. No donbt she uas upset over the rumor that Curt had been seen wiili the Lynn woman, and in her muddled way, u anted !(• see fur herself «> * 4: Hard bunches show ed against .Mc- Calc's jawline and his face looked relentless in the shadows. 'I'he next afternoon. Curt Vallain- court was shot on your doorsteps." Miss Bigelow sat up straight, shaking herself out of lier reverie. "We â€" we saw (he nmrdererr" she whispered. "Yes," he answered slowly. "Think back. What was it we saw?" "Why," she faltered, "there was a woman with red hair, \eroniral" ".N'o," he said, "Not X'eronica. That wa.- Shari Lynnâ€" in a red wig." She gave a cry of surprise. "Thenâ€"" "No, She did not shoot him. She W.N.U FCAT-URIt was not near enough. She saw who did and tried to blackmail after- ward, to her sorrow." "Then it must have been tfie other one â€" the other womanâ€" the one in the raincoat." "That was Sybil. She saw the murder, but in her confusion did not recognize the murderer â€" then. Think, Miss Bigelow. When we looked out the wiiulow two or three times in those few minutes before the shot â€" think. Wasn't there some- one else there? Someone already waiting?" He picked up the black kerchief and dropped it in her lap. She stared at it blankly for a long hor- rible moment. Then she understood. * » ♦ "Yesâ€" yes," she said, finally. "AwfnI-for Sybil. Oh, Ciodâ€" " She buried her face in quivering hands. In the silence that followed, Mc- Cale heard a soft footfall outside the door. .Someone was tiptoeing ((uickly, furtively, toward the serv- ice stairs. In a flash it came to McCale that during the time he had spent in preparing Miss Bigelow for the coming arrest, his lengthy exp.ana- tion, his gift of gabâ€" had given someone the needed few n;inutes to plan escape. For a moment he felt ])anic, not knowing what to do next, where to turn. Excitement raised the hair on the back of his hands. He controlled him* If with a titan- ic effort of will. Not stopping to explain to the old lady who sat motionless, he raced out into the hall, threw open the front door. He was in a frenzy. He ran <lown tlie front steps into the blinding sleet. ♦ * • I"or a moment, he was utterly befuddled, .\nger mounted in hira like a flameâ€" anger at himself. He had lost. He turned to retrace his steps when he heard a sound near him. He looked into the dark wet- ness and saw a form materialize out of nothing and walk toward the curb. He recognized the snug-fitting pants, pea jacket and round hat of a sailor. He stepped up lo him quickly, fumbling for a cigarette, and said, 'Got a light, buddy?" A match flared suddenly and Mc- Cale looked up over the flame to stare into the dangerously narrowed blue eyes of Stephen Bigelow. • » » The man gave a growl, making a iltiick gesture with his right hand. "i wouldn't do that," -McCale said, his voice harsh. "This block is lousy with police. You'd better come quietly. Every one of them has a gun. They've got a bead on yon right now. They'll shoot â€" lo kill." Then IIIljcIow said, "Nut before I get you. they don't." He fumbled in his coat and laughed hysterically. In that instant, McCale's knee came up with all the force he could muster. Bigelow gave a sharp cry of agony and doubled up on the sidewalk, tripping McCale as he went down. It was not until that moment that Kocky loomed tip out of the fog. (To Be Contimied) A New Serial Story BEGINNING SOON VALLEY of REVENGE By JACKSON COLE With freshly loaded six-guns and Winchester carbine, red-headed and scarlet masked like some panoplied knight of the Middle Ages, El Caballero rode down towards Luna Roja, bent on revenge. He was not a bad-man, this rider of the outlaw 'xail ; in fact, he did many a peon a good turn, especially Jaanit^, Whose mother and father had just been inurderciJ by a band of land hogs. You'll enjoy this story of the avenger of the desert badlands. • WATCH FOR IT Three Brand-New Neighbors â€" Tlie first iink-peiidcnt mass inovcniciit of Eurojjeaii.s to Canada sincf tlif war lia.s ljroiif.;lit 1000 Diitcli fanner.s to Canadian .sliorcs. I-aiulintc at Montrca'. .still dressed in native garlj, are Mrs. .Marten Jacobseii, wiili lier dauglUeis Jo and Xellie. who will join Mr. Jacobscii on a farm near Sariua. C^iitario. ANN€ HIRST Nice Boys Everywhere "DEAli A.N'Nl-: HIRST: \\\ read * in a newspaper where you said * that 'nice' boys don't marry girls * who are 'out for a good time.' * "We are old-fashioned «irls. * Will you please tell us where we * can find such nice boys? * BETS and Dot." YOU USUALLY find itirc hoyt lie.' Iliosr -,vlu< hcioug to faiinlies ivUn live nrnr you mid 7vlui are friends af your jiar c n I s. ) 'ou find^ the m in your cluirch. at school, all around you. 1 he brothers of your girl friends are probably nice BSfrtfiiwa boys, and so are Ihe hoys they huou: I'hry don't have to be imfiortcd A nice hoy cx[>ccls the ijirl he dates to know how to behave herself â€" that's one tiuy of tcllinij he is a nice hoy. lie is courteous and re- spectful, he doesn't try to kiss you the first time you go ivith hint, lie takes you where you want to go. and he brings you home at Ihe proper time. He is polite loyour family, too. If you are serious in your question, yoH can safely follow your parents' counsel. 'I'hey know ivho the nice boys are, and they will help you plan your social life so the boys will enjoy themselves when they come lo see you. One 7varning: Never dale a boy unless he has met your family and they like him. 'I hat's playing safe. TO "CONFLSI-.D TEEN-A(,l'.ir; * I agree with your friends. I 'on't 4602 SIZES 2. If Mother, you'll he so proud of her in the yoked version of this dirndl, or in the party frock with bowed shoulder strapsl Make Pattern 4fi02 both ways, they're so cutel Pattern 4M)2 in sizes 2, 4, fi, 8, 10. Size 6 with yoke takes 1% yards .35-inch; M yard contrast. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot he accepted) for this pattern, to room 421, 7.) Adelaide .St. West, To- ronto. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. ISSUE SOâ€" 1B47 * ihiiil; of aslciiii; ibis young man to * go lo the parly. He played a low * tiick and, though he has apolo- * wized. it is obvious that he does * not take you seriously. You would * Only appear cheap if you had any- * ihini; more to do with him. * Don't let tile fact that you like * him anyhow, influence you. There * are, or will he, other young men * who have greater respect for girls * in general than to descend to such * adolescent conduct. He is off your * list and, 1 hope, for good. * Your parents were right this * lime. -And how often parents arc! * * ♦ * bOOI.ISH SIXTEEN â- ULAR ANNE IIIRSI : I am 16, and in love with a man around .%. / have lo slip out lo be with him. One of his old girl friends found it out. and is telling everyone! "Shall I stop seeing himf Or be brave and let everybody see us to- gether.' I love him very much. MISEHABLE." ]{E UR.'W'I'., and stop seeing him * altogether and at once. * It isn't being brave to sneak out * to see this man. It is brazen. You * are insulting your parents when * you deceive them so, and if \ou * are not careful your name will be * a byword in your community. * You won't like my opinion of a * man twice as old as you are, who * persuaded a young girl to meet * him on the sly, and tells her she * is "brave" lo flaunt public opinion. * He is n cad of the lowest order. * (The dictionary defines cad as a * "Miliar, ill-bred fellow." Do >ou * waul to be seen with a man like * that?) * It lakes real courage to slop ♦•seeing a man you think you rare * for. Hut that is the only courage * worth having. *â- â- * "» ('.\ /. )â- simple goodness 'brings any happiness. If you need more courage, Anne Hirst will help you find it. Address her at Ito.v A, room 421, 7.1 .Idelaide St. U'esl, 'I oronlo. Your Handwriting and You By Alex S. Arnott I'ride is an iiiiporlant fcatu. » in handwriting ?s it tells us the gen- eral mental outlook of the writer â€"whether ho is boastful and over- confident, whether he has a quiet nnassuining pride of self-satisfac- tion at things well <lonc or wheth- er he is conceited and vain. If you observe all the capital letters in the script you will .see in which category the writer be- longs, remembering of course that in every script there arc other features to take into account that may tend to favour the writer's character. Handwriting with very low cap- ital letters shows the writer to be very humble, having little pride. Capitals that arc just a little high- er than the rest of the letters show a modest pride with a shyness â- for being in the lime light. Cap- itals that are twice as high as the other letters show the writer to be over confident. When the capitals are very high and look out of proportion to the other letters you can be sure the writer is possessed of vanilw Anyone wishing a more complete analysis please send self -addressed stamped nwclope lo JSo.r B, room 421, 7i Adelaide St. U'esl, Toronto. There is no charge for this service. Sunday School Lessca Wisdom Is Principal Thing Proverbs I: 1 -.S ; ^â- . I.MS; 9: 9-10; James 1 :5, aOl.ni.N 1 EX'I â€"irisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wis- dom; and with all thy gelling get nndershindiny. â€" Proverbs 4 :7. It in one thing to prai.w and com- mend wisdom, but ipiile anollier thing lo practice it. And Ihe most unwise thing that can happen is to abandon wisdom once you lia\e fonnd it. This is forcefully illuijlvaled in ibc bir.tory of Iving Solomon, reputedly the author of the Kook of ProYerbs, and reputedly "the wisest man who ever lived." At least two great ard noble inci- dents ;ire recorded of .Solomon, and if all his life and aclion had been in accordance with these he would sure- ly have deserved (he fullest of his repulalioii for wisdom. * * ♦ The one incident was ihe dre.im, recorded in I Kings .1:,^-12, in which, asked lo choose whatever he desired from llic Lord, he spoke in deep humility and asked above all things for an inidcrstandiiig heart to exer- cise good judgment, and rule his people well. l!ut Ihe other outstanding' incident was his prayer at the dedication of the Temple, recorded in I Kings 8, and among the noblest and most beautiful things in the entire litera- ture of religion. If .Solomon had conlinued in the letter and spirit of that prayer he might have gone down lo history as famous for his goodness and wisdom as he is for the outward splendor and magnificence of his reign. ♦ ♦ » lnsle;i<l Solomon took to himself many wives. Not content with the building of the Temple, he built for himself. In a great palace he sur- rounded himself with riches and luxury for which the people paid in oppressive taxes. Solomon in the early part of his career stands as a fine example and an exhortation to wisdom. But in the latter part he stands as a solemn warning of what happens even to a great man when he departs from wisdom. Poor Pop I'up had )ust returned from a tough day at Ihe office. LittIt Quentin was in an inquiring moot and kept asking questions until I'op finally lost his patience, "Look; Junior," he grozcled, "if you mu.st ask questions ask some I can an- .rwer!' "I hal kind,' Qucnlin ansivered C(ddly. I can answer myself. \ttii '.^ ill l''nifl.4 KfnylnR \t The St. Regis Hotel I'UKONTIt C t.\rr> lliiiirn tVith lialll. Sliuuer tiiifl Ti'ti'iilmne StficU'. $'.*.. 10 ii|»^ Itoiililr. $.1..10 up ^ <.u(i(l I'dciil. l>iiiinK and IMndnc Mctiib .â- -lii-rtiuiiriif Hi Ciirlton Til. It.\. <IS.'. ^ ROOMS BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED $1.50 up HOTEL METROPOLE NIAO.VK.* FAI.I..S OI'P. â€" C.N.K. STATIO.N lAffer W "your "NUGGET poush is , WONDERFUL,DEAR- BUT YOUR 5HINES, SO BRIGHT TM^ BUOS THINK IT'S A LIGHT r 1 FOR A SPARKLING, LASTING SHINE, ALWAYS USE "NUGGET". 1-0 NaGGET SHOE POLISH \ "I've nfver been so insu/qfed in all my life. Madam. I begin MY day with super-delicious Grape-Nuts FlakesI" "Well lands sakes! You too! Seems like ever.ybody's gotta have Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes or they figure they don't start the day right." "Lady, that's because they're so deliciously malty-riph, so temptingly honey-golden, so delectably crisp, so ..." . 'I know, I know, and they supply carbohydrates for energy; proteins for muscle; phosphorus for teeth and boiies; iron for the blood; and other food essentials. All because they're made of two sun-ripened Canadian grains â€" wheat and malted barley â€" skilUuUy blended, bulked aid then toasted." "And they're easy to digest, toa Go pour me a big economy package. And take a look at those recipea for cookies and other good thing! made with Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes. I'll be back thU way later." r us-