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Ths Jade God By MARY IMLAY TAYLOR CHAPTER XIV For the last twenty minutes, while the jade god was meeting iti fate, Landon's taxi had been speed- ing uptown. Landon himself was â- o longer impatient; he was glad of this chance to order his thoughts. It seemed certain that the bird had flown. In that case, was there any harm done? If Pam likviii him she ' would have to forget him. It was » plain to Landon that Mark's cour- > age had failed. "He didn't want to face the un- masking," he thought shrewdly; "he knew I'd have to do it." Yet he was uneasy; so uneasy that he had made up his mind to see Mrs. Lynn and feel his way, find out If she knew anything, and If Mark Grant had been there again. If he suspected any effort to hold on to his acquaintance, he would denounce the convict rather than ri^k his making love to Pam Rodney. The thought made Landon furious; he was still stinging from the tone of her refusal and was ripe for mischief when the taxi drew np at the house. » • • At the door he got his first shock; Mrs. Lynn was at home but she was not alone; they had company â€" *a gentleman." Landon found out who it was without difficulty, and Us blood boiled. He had intended to wait in the reception room, but, Wi& he entered it, he heard the crash of the jade god in the library and a startled cry from Pam. Landon cast prudence to the winds; he passed the servant who was going to announce him, lifted the portiere and apppeared in the library. No one noticed him. Burleson had tot- tered as the jade god fell, his gray face was distorted with the red Women f "Why not help your man to better health by recommending this Vitamin Bi 'Tonic which has so greatly bene- fited you. Mo6t women know abotit Dr. Chase's NERVE FOOD from ex- perience or the report of friends. Many have learned to depend on it when loss of sleep, fatifpie or indiges- tion warns them of nervous ex- haustion. Why not see that the man in whom you are most interested has the benefit of this proven tonic when troubled with similar ailments. Ask for the new econ- omy size bottle of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food eoB.â€" Wctfl. 180bâ€" »1. 60 streak, his eyes flamed. He put out a long hand, a hand that used to be powerful, grasped the back of a chair and leaned on it. He was breathing audibly. "You're 111!" cried Mrs. Lynn; "Pam, telephone for the doctor â€" your uncle's illl" "I'm not ill," Burleson said thick- ly, but his hands went to his throat, he sank heavily into his chair, his eyes fastened on Mark. "You â€" go away!" he exclaimed furiously. Palm ran to him. "L'ncle, what is it? Tell us!" she pleaded. Mark had not moved. His eyes were fastened on the shattered green bits on the' floor and there was something akin to anguish In his face, Burleson would never speak! Mrs. Lynn, still in a panic, fled to the telephone. "We must have a doctor for you. Herbert," she cried, and came face to face with Landon. The young man was standing at the threshold, one hand still on the portiere, his face livid. He did not understand the scene, but he be- lieved that Mark had come there to carry off Pam, that he was defy- ing Burleson, and the girl loved him! It was the wildest fancy, but it kindled the spark. "VV'Iiy, Archie!" Mrs Lynn's startled exclamation broke the spell: she stopped with her hand on the telephone receiver and gaz- ed at the young man in open amazement. .Ml her rules were beinc: broken. When had he come? Why had no one announced him? * • * Landon did not notice her ex- pression. He had made up his mind to burn his bridges. He walked into the room and stood in front of Mark. "You've no right to stay in tliis house." he said in a choked voice; "the sooner you go the better â€" un- less you want me to fell them the trutli about you." Mark loffl<ed at him and through him. "My business here isn't with you, but with Mr. Burleson," he answered crisply; "after that â€" per- haps I" "Your business is with me," Lan- don panted, "for I brought you here. I â€" " he swung around, fac- ing Mrs Lynn's frozen look, Burle- son's streaked face and Pam's in- dignant eyes. "I owe you all an apology! I brought this fellow here by mistake; I didn't know the truth. He's an ex-convict" Mrs. Lynn hung up the receiver hastily and stood quite still. No one else moved: the color deepened in Pam's face but her hand still rested on Burleson's shoulder. "I've already told Miss Rodney that," 'said Mark, coolly; "you're a trifle late, Landon 1" "No. I'm not!" Landon retorted with a sudden wicked intuition; "you didn't tell the truth. Mr. Bur- leson, this man murdered his un- cle for his- money, .^sk Fosdick â€" he knows." A strange little sound like a moan came from the young girl; she crumpled to her knees beside her guardian's chair. Mark, disregard- ing them all, looked only at her. .She had hidden her face in her hands and liis hcirt tiirncl cold; he Crisp to bite . . . flaky texture . . . oven-fresh flavorâ€" that's Christie's Premium Soda Crackers -perfect partners for Cheese • Beverages Soups * Spreads \t your grocer's ask for Christie's. CE 3<sw Chri^iei PREMIUM SODA CRACKERS ONLY HIS MA THINKS HE'S CUTE All neck and knees is this newborn giraffe as his mother, with lov- ing care, nuzzles him. His arrival was a big event in the Washing- Hia, li. C, Zoo because he was first giraffe ever born there. hni been right in his fears; she would not stand for this final aw- ful charge; wliat woman would? * * * It seemed to freeze jiis emotions, even his anger, his contempt for Landon, grew cold. He put np his hand with a futile gestuie, brush- ing back the hair on his forehead. H« felt himself suddenly a convict, be might have been marching with kb mates to the jail; the rest of it was a dream. Then he heard Lan- 4ton's voice, shrill and womanish in its denunciation, and he longed to seize him â€" this puny product of so- ciety â€" and fling him out. He turned and looked at him with the con- tempt he felt, he was so big him- self, he was to much of a pagan, as far as the world went, that it would have been nothing to pick the fellow up like a puppy by the neck. His hands clenched at his sides, his breast heaved; he had taken a step forward when Burle- son's voice arrested him. "You'd better go," the million- aire said slowly, "There's nothing to say â€" liere!" « • • Mark met his eyes: he hated the man for his injustice. He knew that Burleson could have helped him. He remembered his testimony against him, and he had the jade fod all the time! No one had thought of that. Landon, shaken by what he saw- in Mrs. Lynn's stiffening face, in Pam's bowed head, pursued his point. "He was up for murder â€" fifteen years," he said, "he's just out." Mark turned on him then, and something in his look made the other man give way. Unconscious- if Landon stepped back and Mark passed him, taking his stand near the door before he turned to face them. "He's told the truth; I'm an ex- convict and I was accused of kill- ing my uncle," he said in a hard voice, "and this gentleman" â€" he in- dicated Landon scornfully â€" "intro- duced me here on a wager. That's all â€" quite all!" He stopped an in- stant, his eyes sought Pam and caught the lovely arch of her prone head beside her uncle's chair. She did not look up and a dull despair seized him. Not even she would be- lieve in him! "It's true," he said again in hi> hard voice, and his eyes flamed upon Landon, the wager-maker, the coward! "The convict bids you all good-bye." Again he looked at the girl, but she had not moved. He cauglit the frozen horror in Mrs. Lynn's (ace, Burleson's grayness, Landon's anger and malice. (To Be Continued) British Agriculture British agriculture is at presen: the most highly mcclianized in the world. Tlie tractors in use have increased from 35.000 to 1939 to 70,000 in 19-I1, 16,1,000 in 194.) and over 200.000 to date. Headac Nothing is Diuie depres* sin^ tii.^a headaches . . Vhy suffer? ...Limbiy's •ill give instant relief, ^^y laniDly's IS good for ear- ^^ ' sche. toothache, pains m "^^ â-  . back, stomach. bo«/eIs T^Uiaf AMBLY'S HEADACHE rOWDERS ii ISSUE laâ€" 1949 Things We Fight For The Canadian Red Cross epito- mizes the things we are, above all, fighting for: human survival, free- dom of individual choice, mercy and beneficence. No one is forced to participate in or contribute to the present Red Cross drive tor $10 millions. Vo- luntarily helping support and ease the lives of ethers is one of man's most precious privileges: the fin- est flowering of our civilization. The wartime services of the Ca- nadian Red Cross in carrying out the finest ideals and noblest senti- ments of the Canadian people have been great. Because of its work, many young Canadians now live; will, with peace, return to take their places in the task of unfold- ing this country's destiny. But beyond Victory lies an enormous task for the Red Cross, responsibilities probably greater than ever: helping maintain Cana- dian prisoners of war during repa- triation; assisting in European re- lief. The Blood Serum .Service has saved thousands of soldier lives in war. The Ked Cross hopes to con- tinue this work in peace to save thousands of civilian Iivc~. Success of Red Cross work â€" hence success in collecting adequate funds from the public â€" is a matter in which every Canadian has a personal concern because none would contemplate the fund not succeeding. But its success requires the active, positive co-operation of all those Who do not want it to fail; who do not want this work of mercy and of liberty to be halted. â€" The Financial Post. Hoxjo Can 11 By Anne Ashley Q. How can I make a lotion to use after a bath? A. After bathin.e; use tlie follow- ing lotion: 2 tablespoons of oat- meal in i quarts of water, boiled for 8 hour?, then strained and cooled. Add juice of 1 lemon and 1 tablespoon of alcohol. The oat- meal softens tlie skin lemon juice whitens it, and alcohol removes that greasy appearance. Q. How can I make flower pots waterproof? \. By dipping the bottoms in melted parafiin. This closes the pores and prevents moisture from staining the surface of the table or other furniture. Q. How can I test the purity of air in a room? A By pouring some lime water into a glass. If a thin, white scum forms on top, there is an excess of carbonic acid in the air and a need of more ventilation. Q ' How can 1 make a novelty salad? A I'se a tliick slice of pineapple for tlie base of the c.indlestick. Place half a banana upright for the candle, and top it witli a mar- .ichino chcrrv. Place a lile-s-aver tnint in the pineapple as tlie han- dle. .Serve with French dressing. Q. How can I clean tinware?. A. Make a paste of powdered whiting and ammonia, olive oil, or sweet oil. Dip a rag into this solution and rub the tin thorough- ly. When dry, polish witlt a soft cloth. ♦Rule of Thumb' It comes from the brewers who, in the old days, and even now for all I know, sometimes used to test the tcnif)cr:it\ire of the brew by dipping the thumb into the vat. Hzlp The Hi Red Cross "SALADA TEA CHBONICLES of GINGER FABM By Gwendoline P. Clarke At long last we heard from our son. It was nearly five weeks. Time w»s measured not ae from day- light to dark but from one mail time to another. When the long looked for letter finally arrived it was from Belgium and its said â€" "Don't worry about me â€" I am well and happy." Yes, we are quite sure our son is happy because he has attained his objective â€" that of driving a high powered lorry in • theatre of action. Bob had the choice of staying hi England as a corporal or going to Belgium as a private. It just doesn't make sense. One would think it should be the other way around {f men are to be encouraged to volunteer for active duty. Instead of that they are penalized. â€" or so it seems to us, but of course we may be wrong. • * • Another high-light of the week â€" the lane is open! For the first time in almost three months. Open- ing it looked like an impossible task but after nearly three days work the job was done. First they went up and down the lane with th" discs to cut and loosen the snow prclin;inary to digging and •hovelling Then Partner opened np ditches here and there while young Jo'm travelled the lane again with some contraption attached to the sleigh that scooped the snow to either side of the lane I n^ver saw so much snow in our 'anc before. Mov; a lot of time is saved every munirg since it j> no lo i!;er necussaiy ir hitch the team to akz the milk to the road. The truck is driven in and the milk picked up at the gate. * • * And yet I still haven't driven to town. Really, I was afraid I might lose my way! However, I took our Lizzie to the nearest gas station for air â€" and to make sure I hadn't forgotten how to drive. So we are getting out by easy stages. Incidentally, Partner was used up for tlie rest of the week. After all we were warned that persons past fifty were not sup- posed to shovel snow. .Apropos of Su^.,^iiankeelet Yes, leatlicr's scarce. 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