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1947 © THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE 'PAGE FIVE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, VALLEY OF NO ECHO --By T.C. Bridges PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS KEITH MARLOW: Of the Cana- dian Mounted Police, recently joined from Britain, COLIN ANSON: Marlow's cousin, who had gone out to Canada . some years earlier than Keith. CHET FRASER: Friend of Keith, he later joins the Mounted Police. PAUL MARRABLE: An unsavoury character, suspected of trafficking *in drugs and drink with the Ca- nadian Indians. GRACE ARDEN: Lives with her father in a remote part of the "mountains. DUNCAN MacLAINE: Keith Mar- low's fellow trooper. SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS , CHAPTERS KEITH MARLOW, straight from training in the Canadian Mounted Police, is assigned to trail JAKE DRANNER, accused of murder. He captures his man, but while crossing a frozen lake, the ice gives under him. Dranner escapes, and Keith is. rescued by -a beautiful young Englishwoman, who calls her. self GRACE ARDEN. She is trav- elling with her guide, GIL, to her father in the North, beyond which she tells Keith nothing. She knows the country well, and directs him to a cabin where Dranner will prob- ably take refuge. ' Keith finds a piece of paper near the campfire from which he de- ciphers . the words "Colin Anson." Colin has been dead two years. Keith tracks Dranner to the cabin, and finds he has left, tak- ing food with him. Continuing along' the track, Koltag, Keith's lead dog, growls a warning, and scratches up a cord in the snow. There is an explosion. Keith feels a violent blow on the head and falls flat on his face in the deep, soft snow, (Now Read On) "Kpdians Getting ' Duncan Maclaine did not show Keith a copy of the report which | he wirelessed to Regina, but the reply which came on the: following day gave both Corporal and Const- able a bit of a shock. They were told that Inspector Curtis was com- , ing north by 'plane, that they were to hold Dranner against his arrival and that Keith was to be ready to come South in charge of the pris- oner. "Ye are a lucky lad, Keith," said Durican. "Ye will get a fortnight or maybe a month of civilization." "But' I thought you didn't like civilization," grinned Keith. "I dinna like the sort they keep in hiskey odds to me," said Keith, "but all the same, I'm looking forward to it. Perhaps I can find something about the Ardens." "Crazy ye are about that girl!" "Noo ye can set place. The In- the eye of a hawk for was three days before the plane tor Curtis, made its ice of Moose River, the town. The In- thirty-five, who had the of being a martinet, ound no fault with the barracks, and praised the supper that Keith and Duncan set before him. He made Keith te}l the whole story of capture of Dranner over again. when Keith had finished, he nod- "You were lucky," he said drily. Then he smiled. "It was a good show, I hope you mean to stay Keith "Why, of course, sir," he answered "I may remind you of that prom- ise later on." said Curtis. He paus- ed, then spoke to Duncan. . "Maclaine, has there been any trouble among the Indians of late?" "Not about this part, sir. But I'm hearing that they Kuchins are no 'wery restful." "You've heard the truth. Some has been selling liquor to the 'spoor devils, and I suspect dope. Very "/queer stories have but one 'sent. Hatman and Bishop to investi- ' gate. "I want you to keep your eyes ' ppen, Maclaine.," I "But they will na come this way "They might. The dope might 'eome North by plane." Maclaine nodded. % "Aye, it might," he said, briefly. in Windfall For Keith '# Next morning the Inspector, with "Keith and the prisoner, went south «Py air. It was snug enough in the -anclosed cabin, and, as Keith watch- u the frozen wiledrness reel away them at a speed of two Jmiles a minute, he was devoutly § ful to be travell in such 'eomfort instead of the fodt-slogging which had been his lot for the past weary weeks, Two nights later he Sipped ing the well-warmed bar- at Regina, and realized with intense, though well-concealed de- light, that his fellows looked on him no longer as a raw recruit but as a '.'man who had pulled off a difficult Job, and one which reflected: credit on the force. - .. He was made to tell the whole story of his arrest of Dranner, and » next day found that it occupied a "on pins 1 the loca], paper I m © in the Montreal, Toronto, and Que- i bec papers, and a lot of sly fun © was poked at Keith, J Keith had something else to of. The kick on the shin Dranner had given him had very sore place and when the doctor examined it he told at the the bone was bruis- that he must le up for a, So Keith went into hos- ere good feeding and rest back on his bones the flesh h he had lost during his hard | ey. | fortnight later Keith had a let-| with' an English postmark and! "~pecognized the writing on the enve- | TEE oy : H i a i, lope as that of hig Uncle George Anson "Dear Keith," his uncle wrote, "with much pleasure I have read of your exploit in arresting this murderer, Dranrier, I am not great- ly surprised, for 1 knew that you had the qualities necessary for such a task if you chose to culti- vate and exert them. I confess that there was a time when you were leading an idle, irresponsible life in England that I almost de- spaired of your making a success, but it seems plain that the discip- line that you have endured, as a member of the world's most famous police force, has made a man of you. "I had always intended to make some provision for your future, as the son of my only sister, but orig- inally my intention was to give you an allowance which would be paid by my trustees. I have now chang- ed my mind and drawn up a new will by which, at my death, you will become my heir, In the mean- time you will receive an allowance of £400 a year paid quarterly which, with your. pay, should make you comfortable. "You see I take 'it for granted that you will remain in the Force take up any other career, I shall be ready to help and finance you. "I shall be glad to hear from you if you have time to write. "Your affectionate Uncle, "George Anson." (To Be Continued.) The characters in this story are entirely imaginary. No reference is intended to any living person or to any public or private company. (Copyright: Publishing Arrf»ce- ment with N¥.L.) West China Missionary At Columbus MARY M. DYED Correspondent Columbus, June 24--On Sunday morning Rev. R. A. Webster, a missionary from West China spoke in the United Church. He gave a remarkable address on the condi- tions in his field, and left impres- sions in the minds of all who heard Jim that will not soon be forgot- n, He also spoke to the Live Wire Class in Sunday School when they had the pleasure of getting ac- quainted with him in a less formal way than those who heard him later. The congregation was not as large as usual and those not pre- sent missed a rare treat. Mr. Web- ster is on furlough in Canada but hopes to return to China in the Fall, We in Canada cannot con- ceive of living conditions anywhere in the world such as he told of. His address? in the evening at Albert Street. Church in Oshawa was broadcast when he gave informa- tion on the war and its results in West China, Mar. and Mrs. Harold Hayes at- tended the wedding of their niece, Miss Audrey Down in Albert Street Church, Oshawa, on Saturday af- ternoon. Miss Down is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Down. Don't forget the picnic at Ge- neva Park on Friday afternoon, sponsored by the Home and School Association, This is not for the school alone, anyone in the com- munity is welcome. Mr. and Mrs, J. Cox of Toronto were week-end guests of Mr, and Mrs. Jack Hayes. Mr. and Mrs, J, Guy, Almonds, were with Mr. Roberts over the week-end. We are pleased to hear that Mr. Roberts was feeling well enough on Saturday to leave his bed and join them af the dinner table. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. Harold are motoring to St. Thomas on Saturday to at- tend the Baker Centennial Picnic. Miss Elsie Dyer spent the week- end at home, she leaves on Friday with Mr, and Mrs. Robert Holden to spend a month at their cottage at Windemree, door, but stumbled over falling beside the tracks. fied. hand and grabbed him." that during the scuffie he heard a shot go off; he said the gun was on the floor at the time. gun up, nothing in the magazine, the ham- mer was cocked and the action was closed. He had also seen three live shells on the floor. The witness identified the pistol | exhibited in court as one similar to the one Ellison had had that night. Goodyear mat , department, Ellison had complained to him dur- | ing the afternoon of Scott interfer- Duo Escape Train's Path, 'Amazing' . Ottawa, June %.--(CP)--M, and Mrs, Donald K. Macdonell, of Ot- tawa, were breathing more easily EE Cresswell termed the "most amaz- ing" in his experience. Approaching a level crossing in the vicinity of nearby Britannia, Ont., in his automobile, Mr. Mac- donell saw the approaching train too late. He jammed .on his brakes and brought the car to a skidding stop in the centre of the tracks, where it stalled. Mrs. Macdonell leaped from her a ral, Realizing the train would knock the vehicle against his wife, Mr. Macdonell stuck with the car and managed to re-start it and back 'it partially off the track before it was struck. the train hit the car, damaging it only slightly. ' Attempted Murder He jumped clear as (Continued from Page 3) chewed away quite a bit, called me for the present, but, if you desire to| a off to his machine." : few dirty names and then went Later in the afternoon, Scott had been questioned by Ellison and two other employees regarding the pre- vious evening at the movies. "I was eating my lunch in the smoking area at about 7 o'clock when I saw him coming down the aisle," the witness said of his next meeting with the accused. "He walked right over to me and I figured he was going to hit me. So I didn't do anything and then he pulled a gun from under his raincoat," Scott stated. He said Ellison had then come up to him and pushed the gun against his left side. : Heard a Click "I just heard a click," Scott testi- "I knocked the gun out of his Adding Scott went on to say that after the click, illison pulled the gun back to his (Ellison's) right side and he heard some further noise. Asked by Mr. Greer why he thought Ellison was going to hit him, Scott said Ellison was walk- ing quickly towards him and he knew he was angry at him. He sald Ellison had a raincoat over his shoulders at the time. Cross-examined regarding the meeting with Mrs. Ellison the pre- vious night, Scott said he had never seen her before. lived in Bowmanville for about three months at that time and while he knew Ellison to see him he didn't know him by name, He said he had In the line-up to the movie, she had mentioned that her husband's name was Ellison.. Scott went on to say that they each purchased their own tickets. Mrs. Ellison went in first and he sat beside her. Be- fore the movie started she shown him some snapshots. had Thomas Phillips, another em- ployee in the Goodyear mat depart- ment, told of seeing Ellison come up to Scott during the lunch per- iod. He said Ellison appeared to push something in Scott's side from under, his coat. "I just saw him push it and I heard a click," the witness stated. "I looked over and 'Ellison brought his hand up, the coat parted and I saw the gun," he went on, add- ing that Ellison had then moved the action of the gun back several es He sald Scott had knocked the gun out of Ellison's hand and when it hit the floor it went off. Stating that he had picked the Phillips said there was Cornelius Fagan, superyisor of the sald NORTH BAY PORQUIS ICT. KAPUSKASING New Service to the North ALL FLIGHTS ON STANDARD TIME For full particulars telephone Adelaide 5231 Toronto OR YOUR TRAVEL AGENT PASSENGER » AIR MA CA IL . AIR EXPRESS his wife the previous' eve- . As a result of a meeting" with e supervisor of the department it. been decided that the super- would accompany Scott and the latter's house and their respective stories with Mrs. Ellison, said he had given Ellison a one-hour pass out of the Plat and arrived at the scene of the altercation as Phillips was picking up the gun.. In cross-examination, Fagan said a good worker and not a trouble mak 2 er. Constable Bernard Kitney of the Bowmanville police force said he had taken the accused into custody shortly after the incident and when cautioned, the latter indicated he had nothing to say. at that time. Accused Gave Statement Later "that night, however, the accused had given a statement. This was admitted without objection by defence counsel for purposes of the preliminary hearing. lengthy hand-written document Was not read in court. The officer told of finding a hole in the floor 13 feet from the bench in the Sucking area of them at ent. Recalled at the request of defence counsel, Lindsay Scott testified that as Ellison pushed the gun against him, the latter said, "You've had it." Sgt. W. W. Sutherland of the RCMP. who had examined the pistol, the fired cartridge and the three live rounds of . ammunition found at the scene of the alterca- tion, told the court that fired cart- ridge case and the live rounds bore the same manufacturer's marking. Referring - to photomicrographs, he expressed the opinion that the fired cartridge case had been fired from the pistol exhibited. He said he was unable to state that the three live rounds had been in the magazine of the gun at any time. The officer said he had found no breakages in the pistol and it func- tioned normally. He had found, however, that it would fire in some instances when the muzzle was struck. When Mr. Greer drew his atten- tion to the clicking sound referred to by the witnesses, Sgt. Sutherland expressed the opinion that there could be no cartridge in the cham- ber of the pistol at the time such ciicking took place.y He said also that there was no indication of a misfired cartridge. He said it would not be possible for the gun to go off as the result of a blow if the safety catch were on. Appropriate $20,000,000 For U.N.R.R.A. Ottawa, June 25. -- (CP) -- Prime Minister Mackenzie King has. announced in the. Commons the government plans to recommend an appropriation of $20,000,000 for-.post-U.N.R.R. A, relief in Europe. Of this amount, $5,000,000 will go to an international children's fund organized by the United Nations while the remainder will be used to provide relief in certain specified countries. HOLD IT, MEN Ontario's general DLass and lunge season opens July '1, not on June 28 as last year, and any fish- erman taking these fish in the June 28 week-end will be prese- cuted, Hon. H. R. Scott Ontario Minister of Game and Fisheries, e | warned today. A late, cold season has delayed spawning, and he ask- ed fishermen not to take bass off |: the spawning beds in early July. "Remember, darling, you won't always be a junior clerk, in a mouldy old solicitor's office," said the young lover. "That's a fact-- I've already got a week's notice," responded her companion. Can't Assess Frost Harm To Rye Crop Winnipeg, June 25.--(CP)-- The full extent of frost damage to Western Canada's 312,000 acres of fall rye--a potential '4,000,000 bush- el crop at the average of 13 bush- els an acre--remained uncertain today in the face of varying re- ports from agricultural sources. It is not a major crop as com- pared with wheat or even oats and barley but it is the only grain in which futures trading is permitted, under a federal government war- time edict still in force, on the Winnipeg grain exchange.. Most experts agree that it will be some- time before the damage can be assessed accurately. D. G. Thomson, export manager of James Richardson and Sons at Winnipeg, says it is "considerable . » but the permanent extent is not_yet assessable." Manitoba may have escaped un- scathed. Reports from Melita, in the southwest correr and heart of the" province 15,500-acre "rye: belt," said earlier this month that the rye was all headed and no damage was visible, But it was in Saskatchewan -- Be where more than 200,000 acres were planted to rye this spring--that the heaviest frosts were felt and it is there the greatest damage is fear- ed. June 6, just after the last of the frosts, Saskatchewan Pool officials said that in the south and some central districts much of the fall rye was in head and "many of the fields have suffered severely." TAKE LONG DRINKS Water is necessary to enable every livng creature to breathe and digest its food. London-- (CP)--Delegates to the British Empire Service League con- vention will be received by the King and Queen at Buckingham palace. 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