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# PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Tyrrell puffed out a wavering smoke ring that dissipated in blue haze. "Of course we‘ve had to chequs up on your movements," ‘he intimated. "What, as a ssspect?" "That‘s rather too leading a quesâ€" tion, sir. And, anyhow, at the inquest nothing came out about foul play." "No, but I‘ll. be generous. Thomas was dead wheon the lorry ran over him. It took a second and specialist opinion to ettablish the fact. If you crack a scull with soms blunt instrument and then run over the victim, one more injury more. or less can be overlooked. Nowadays we have research departments that find things scientifically. In this case a rod of about threequarters of an inch diameter had bzen employed, leaving an indsnted mark of impact. Part of a car striking a man could inflict a similar injury. Theoretically, a whesl might afterwards; have passed over the body." : "‘There are othser factors. Rigor mortis had already set in when the vehicle came into the picture." "Is that conclusive?" "Almost. Strongly â€" circumstantial, anyway. On the night in question rain was falling. "Now, you‘d conclude that anybody walking in the country would have his boots saturated. "Indeed, it does." "Even an innocent man is inclined to be queasy when question:d about the matter. Imagine the effect on a guillty one." "I hate to think of 1t Knocks even me at times, sir, though you might not. credit it. Policemen are human like the rest." "Then your theory of murder is not thoroughly established?" ‘ Tyrreli took a pipe from his pocket, remarking amiably: "Pleasâ€" ed to join you. Helps to create a more friendly atmosphere; though mind you, when I have certain auties to per. form social touches are out of place." form social touches are out of place." "Not mine, sir. The laboratories. The significance of the rimark was Smart chaps with microscopes and inâ€" obvious, but clearly for the time being genious apparatus. When th:y submit he regarded the intervicw as entirsly a report it is a revelation. Soles and friendly. heels and â€" uppers. State of trousers "Shakes you, sir, to think of someone and the dust in the turnâ€"ups." "Shakes you, sir, to think of someone you know being murdcxed 44 h resumâ€" ed. “Am'I entitled to ask what fresu evidence ‘has accumulated?" The Man Who Wasn‘t Himseli CHAPTER XX _ Under The Eye Of The Police Do you mind if I smok2?" said Harkness to the inspector. He felt the need of a smoke, and still mor» the nesd of tims to reflect. \Langdon Langdon Chronic fatigue and nervous exâ€" haustion are getting men down . .. down in health and down in resistence to cold and other ailments. It is high time for a build up with Dr. Chase‘s NERVE FOOD, the Vitamin B tonic. It will help to steady your nerves and help you to sleep better. * and to regain energy and vigor. 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That he had bsen watched without his knowledge made him wondsr how much he had, unconsciously, given away. "sorry not to be able to do better." "You‘ve helped, sir. Difinitely. Don‘t take it into your head to do anything silly through my calling." "Another wink to a blind horse?" "Not so blind, sir." He left a friendly impression. Yet Harkness could not hide from himself the certainty that Chetwood‘s carser Secretivenes was forgign to his nature. In emergenci:s he was impelâ€" led to seek support. Joyce Barlow, catching him on the rebound, autoâ€" ‘"Much obliged," the officer concludâ€" ed. "Who : would want â€" to murder Thomas?" *‘Nobody ever wants to commit murâ€" der. They drift, or ars driven to it. Motive? Plenty of motives. Even you had caus:>. to wish Thomas out of the way." "You mean to insinuate...‘"‘ "A wink‘s as gsood as a nod." ‘"‘This places me in a drsadful quanâ€" dary." s ‘"Dossn‘t it!" the inspector agresd cheerfully. "Whatever I say may weigh against All his other queries were connected morzs directly with Thomas, thos: associated with him, «and. generalities which Richard did his bes:t to answer. "Murder is the gravest of crimes, sir. It stands to reason, I can hold out no promis> of favour, but any coâ€"op?raâ€" tion shouldâ€"erâ€"mitigate other lapses." "Am I being officially caution:d " The inspector tapped his pipe. "Wouldn‘t be sitting here smoking were I doing that," he said. "I‘m tryâ€" ing to find out why Felix Thomas was killed, and by whom?" "I don‘t know. I didn‘t do it." "Unshakable alibi, h‘m? Nothing comes in more handy." "Wrong, inspzctor! To save my life I couldn‘t say where I was." "Wrong, inspzctor! To save my life I couldn‘t say where I was." "It‘s rather a joke that I s10u:d be able to save your life, sir. Almost it amounts to that."‘ The police officer consulted a slip of papsr and recit@d the movements of Harkness on night of the murder. "Good lord!"‘"‘ Harkness ejaculated. "spent a long time in the company of Mr. Fawley. Dear me! Trensham‘s stores twinkles in and out of_the Nice place!" "Is it?" "But," Tyrrell echoed. "Every day I run up against ifs and buts." "All this," Richard said, "Is most interesting, but...." Inspsctor Tyrrell‘s syes glinted. Inâ€" wardly he was amused. Thomas‘s were nic>ly muddied on the soles. Very carefully muddied indeed. They were very particular about that. criminals r:ad detective storâ€" fies. Clean footw:ar on a wet day is such an obvious giveâ€"away. Do you know there is a difference the way the dirt clings wh>n you‘re walking or when it is applied deliberately?" â€"â€""No, though I will accept your word." [ Arch.Gillies,B.A.Scâ€",0.L.S. Ontario Land Surveyor | Buillding Plans Estimates, Ete. | $3 Fourth Ave. . Phone 362 Fourth Ave. _ _ Timmins, Ont. Income Tax Returns Filed Phones 285â€"286 . <._ _ P.O. Box 147 P.O. Box 1591 Third Avenue Swiss Watchmaker Graduate of the Famous Horologh:al Institute of Switzerland Phone 1365 P. {. LAPORTE, C. G. A. 5A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 60 THIRD AVENUER Phone 640 § "Was It Timnmins, Ont. Empire Block "I‘ve long since given up trying to dodge my shadow." "What is he like?" "Can‘t say, never having s:en him. After the inspector told me I tried hard to pick him out. From my exâ€" perience the polics are jolly clever at following people without being spotted. They know about Fawley, so what are the odds?" "TI‘ll come," sh> promised. CHAPTER XX1 Is It Tco Late? Accumulating allies was a strengâ€" thening proc>ss. Already Richard Harknes:s had Joyce, Tom, andâ€".>ss definitelyâ€"Inspector Tyrroll, on his side. Richard Harkness was gaining confidence. As th2 need for subterâ€" fuge diminish:d, he lost the feeling ui living in a dream. The future was yet assur:d, but the outlsok was brighter.. Now he had plenty of inâ€" centive, and a driving zsal to avenge Thomas. "Thomas was a pitiful creature," he explained at the gathering of his friends. "An object lesson, too. â€"Murâ€" rey wanted to get me under his thumn just as completely." Jsyce, from a longer experience, corâ€" robzsrated. "Always a bad influencs," she said. "Especially on weak men. Perry â€" Chetwood went to pieces through him." "A nasty specimen," Fawley pruâ€" ncunced. "Couldn‘t you tell the inspector? H:2 sounds trustworthy." "I‘m too dubijious about Cooper and the money I was accused of stealing." "He‘d losk aft>r that complication as well, wouldn‘t he " Joyzcz caught Richard‘s look ana smiled. "The real ChetwooGg did," sne added. "But you‘ve grown right oui of the character. Don‘t you think so, Mr. Fawley " matically served the purpos» of a prop. There was no chiding, no recrimina. "So you se>," he concluded, "how it has all got into a monstrous tangle. It was the very dickens of a mess at the tion only a sympathetic understandâ€" ing that encouraged him to hold nothâ€" ing back. time last talked about it. Sinc> then it‘s twisted into a maddenâ€" ing ravel." "Perhaps. Oh, I‘m not so â€" sure. Tyrrell is out to catch a murderer. Clearing up a false charge isn‘t his line." ‘"Not necessarily. Coincidence, if you like." "You ask my opinion, Dick. I say go to the police openly." "Yes, but don‘t you see that Chetâ€" wood is the worst character, and you ar> not improving it by working with Jack Murrey, however halfâ€"heartedly." ‘"Merely for convenience." "You cannot possibly go on op>rating with him." "I don‘t intend to." | "But you are doing, in his meat racket," Joyce persisted. "He‘s a beast. ly murder>r, too." "Not proven." "I trust my intuition." "Toâ€"morrow," Richard interrrupted, "is Sunday." ‘ ‘"Meaningâ€"*" "I expect Tyrrell has a day off. Wait a minuteâ€"I‘m not going Ooft at a tangent. and mest my friend Tom Fawley, and we can hold a counâ€" cil of war." day, Richard?" Nothing of the sort. He‘s a lovelâ€" hsaded lad." s "So am I, levelâ€"headed. You‘re tne ons who isi‘t. You realize we shall probably b2 followed?" "Never having :t eyzss on Chetwood, I don‘t rightly know. But I‘m preâ€" pared to say that Richard‘s no longer a stranger Mighty glad of it." It was the first time had called him Dick. He was thrilled. "They‘ll believe you now," Joyce adâ€" ded. "This inspector would, for surs. Lsave him to do the rest of the deâ€" tective work. It seems h> has stacks of information alr2zady. More than he told you of." ' Richard still hesitated. "Both Chetâ€" weod and Harkness have black marks against th:m," he protested. "There‘s a decidsd improvement," sh2z said slyly. % "Miss Barlow gave tha only possible direction. Put it before ths police superintendentâ€"*" "Inspector." A "The insprctor, then. You agree h>‘s uncommonly shrewd." "Never mind studying my variaâ€" ticns," Richard hastened to interrupt. "I‘m at the cross roads. Which way dgâ€"I go?" "Not half good snough. Hé‘s got to be nabbed with the stuff in his possesâ€" sion. Strike a bargain. in raturn for rounding up the Murrey mob insist on the other matter being settled." "Officialdom doesn‘t bargain." ‘"‘That‘s where you‘re mistaken." ‘"Well, I hope I‘m not being mislsa." going to do it, Richard?" Joyce asked earnestly. "For good or ill, I am." was a man hanging about outside Fawley‘s houss. With little traffic and few pedestrians ne was not able to merge into the background. ~sunday is visibility day for guarâ€" dian ange!s," Harkness murmur:d. "He‘s darned clever. But he won‘t be interest2d in Cooper." "Sure he will." "I had thought of g:tting into his place again, taking away the incrimiâ€" nating machine and cards, and clearâ€" ing myself that way." "As I it they are bits in one jigâ€" 28 Goldfields Block 21 Pine St. North â€" Timmins D. R. Franklin you trying to put off the evil 946 ~"Probably it is somewhat: unusuai. Can you tell me whether the inspectur is on duty toâ€"day?" "Not on a Sunday." Ah!â€" Thanks for the admission." "Seeing you know me, Mr. Chetwood, I‘d rathsr you didn‘t mention this taix I to my superior." "You‘ll not gset into any troubie, rest assured. I‘ve â€"s:cmething rather imâ€" portant to discuss with Mr. Tyrren.: It was DDT whch was rushed to Naples in the spring of 1943 where typhus threatened to reach the proâ€" portions of an epidemic. Then miliâ€" tary authprities on typhus contin»l took over and daily some 20,000 perâ€" sons, rich and poor alike, were being dusted with DDT. Over two million people were so treated, and «goon the decline in the incidence of this louseâ€" borne scourge was as abrupt ‘as its rise had been steep, For the,first time ‘in history, a typhus plague had been t arrested in midâ€"winter. 4 Continuing demand for lumber and pulp on Canada in large quantities is growing to such an extent that forest conservation experts have, deâ€" cided to study â€"every means possible to prevent the destruction by insects of timber which is vitally necessary to meet mounting military requireâ€" ments, as well as to provide an esâ€" sential building material in the reâ€" construction of devastated Citle“. and towns overseas. And in South â€"Pacific areas where Allied troops were waging a grisly war with the Japs, not the least of the killers turned out to be malaria. Here the story of DDT was equally dramatic and equally effective. When Allied troops had to fight their way from island to island, with supplies of quinine at a very low ebb, the spraying of DDT proved fatal to all the mosquito types transmitting this dangerous â€" disease. "I‘m going to stagger him." As he crossed the road the detoctive began to edg> away until hailted by a brisk cuall. "Sir?" he exclaimed. "Did insp>ctor Tyrrell send you here?"~ "I beg your pardon, I don‘t know what you‘re talking about, sir." a plainâ€"clothes detective. "That‘s my business!‘ ‘ "Exactly." ‘"You‘veâ€" noâ€"right to interf=re wir: mss like this, sir.‘ This experiment which follows the recent test in Algonquin Park is beâ€" ing conducted by the Ontario Deâ€" partment of Lands and Forests. and actually is a joint effort on the part of American and Canadian agriculâ€" tural authorities. Observers from the United States Department of Agriâ€" culture and from the corresponding department at Ottawa will be followâ€" ing the results of the tests from headquarters which are being set up at Fort William. Montrealâ€"One of the largest teste to date of DDT, the war born insectâ€" icide, is scheduled to commence this month, in the Lake Nipigon area north of Fort William in an attempt to check the spread of the spruce Judworm winich jis threatening to destroy valuable stands of timber. Aeroplanes of the R. C. A. F., especially fitted out for the task, will undertake to spray the %ectxon of about 100 square miles. Department of Lands and Forest Testing Out DDT DDT is a chemical compound which was discovered in the 1870‘s, and like many other products of scientific reâ€" search, remained nothing more than it not only kills the insects.on i mediate application, but continues ‘kill for months. Applied it solid fo it readily kills body insects. i "Anyâ€" statement may be given a your. own diszgretion, sir. It will be reportsd by me in the proper way." "So you wouldn‘t mind publicizing this encounter, if I mads avâ€"nice, juicy conf2ssion!" "I hope, sir, it won‘t be too late," was the reply. an idle curiosity until 1939, when the first news of its successful application arrived out of Switzerland. In the form of a ‘one per cent dusting powâ€" der, it had saved the Swiss potato crop from: destruction by the Colorâ€" ado beetle. â€" The reports of DDT thereafter read like ‘fairy> tales. DDTâ€"or diâ€" shloro . diphenylâ€"tichloroethane, to give it its full nameâ€"proves relatively harmless to man and animal, but is a tested killer of many household inâ€" sects, many of the innumerable varâ€" ieties of insects which prey upon crops, and of many types of bloodâ€" sucking insects responsible for the spread ‘of disease in animais and man. Its fatal action is said to be equally certain whether the insect ate the drug or simply touched it.*+As a film on surfaces, it is reported to be efâ€" fective for weeks at a time. "That would be different," the deâ€" tective grinned. ‘"Only to the inspsctor." "Unfortunately, it can‘t be donge." "I‘ll be calling on him in the mornâ€" ing bright and early." Ontario Testing Marvellous Killer of Insect life itfi oc lt i. .2 DDT is efiectxve in solution, or when used in a dusting powder. Readily soluble in many solvents, it is possible to disseminate clouds and sprays from the air as well as from the ground. On interior walls, DDT has been shown to retain‘ the lethal effect for as long as 300 days, As aâ€"spray .in solution, kill for months. Applied it solid form, it readily Kills body insects. Only recently has DDT begun to come on the imarket for general purâ€" . pose use, and even yet is being restrictâ€" | ed by the Director of Pestidities for Canada this year to stable spraying,‘ (‘To Bs Continued.) sectic is a guaranteed deâ€"louser and killer of fliles, as a solution for application on interior walls of stables and barns. The householder will welcome its proâ€" tection against the common fiy and the hungry mosquito, as well as the destructive moth. Production has been commenced by the Naugatuck Chemicals division â€"of the Dominion Rubber Company at Elâ€" mira, Ont., who are the only mantuâ€" facturers in Canada. The investigation of all the possibil«â€" ities and limitations of DDT has not yet been completed. Its claims as an insecticide have been only too well substantiated; unfortunately, it is as deadly to some good insects as it is to undesirable ones. R will kill beneâ€" ficial lady beetles, it will under cerâ€" tain conditions kill the valuable honey bees. A recent test in the Algonquin Park in which DDT was sprayed from an autogyro in an attempt to combat an infestation cf the spruce budworm brought these results:; all the budworm moths were killed, as well as the budâ€" worms; and so were many other inâ€" sects; and some frogs and snakes. But alive and healthy were the birds, the chipmunks, the mice, the beaver and deer in the park. ; The findings of a sevenâ€"man comâ€" mittee which has been‘ studying the effects of DDT over the past year inâ€" dicate that this. miracle insecticide is valuable weapon against insect outâ€" breaks in the forest. Are You a Winner? Good fortune has come to many through mining stocks! What will the next turn of the wheel bring you? Some will lose what they have made and more! 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