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“You know what relation the mar- quis is to you?" “The marquis?" she faitered. “Yes, you told me once that he‘d known your mother." ._ "Yes, he knew her.‘ “I guessed then that you had an idea ‘ of the truth. but not actual proOf." "Proof of what?" “DOnt hedge! It was just that proof you were looking for the night you came to his flat here. In that secret drawer in his desk, which I had al- ready searched you found a photo of your mother with an inscription that showed you must be his daughter!” “But, that‘s only of secondary inter- est. I’ve only mentbnel it. to establish that. Jean d'Erlemont is your fathcr. I don’t know how you feel towards him, abut it‘s a fact you’ll have to reckon with. “What a ridiculous question! The cnly pan the marquis had in it was that of an invited guest. He happen- jewelsn .Naw. can you guess what hand your father had in that. tragedy?” Raoul shrugged his shoulders eon- temptuously. “Now do you know the exact part played by your father in the tragedy at Volnlc chateau? You've heard abOut the tragedy, of course. if only through Ream here (Valthex‘s voice was full of hatred) and you know that a singer called Elisabeth Romain who was my aunt was murdered and robbed of her Valthex became graver still in voice and manner. Clara. did not protest She was waiting to hear what he wculd Say. He con- tinned. “A bedtime story for you, perhaps," rejoined Valthex, "but a regular good- night, fer her I’m thinking. Just. look at her now, see how she's staring at me! She knows I never joke, I don't waste tithe speechifying. Short and to the point that's me." He leaned towards Clara and staring her .in the face, went, cu: He turned to Clara, who sat motion- less on the divan, looking more com- posed but still tense and m at ease. “Go ahead, big boy," Raoul tom him. “Tell us the bedtime story.” Blue Casino. And new you wan; to make the most of our chance meeting today. Good. But somehcw I don’t think you'll succeed. And she must: "So that's your little game? You mean to hand me over to the law? You tried that on me once before 111 a bar in Montmartre. and then at the He sat down in the armchair and punctuated his words with stamping on the flocr: The double taunting galvanized Val- thex. It was his turn to attack, and to attack with the coolness and pre- cision of a man who knows he has dangerous weapons at his command and is bent on making use of them. Valthex's rage knew no bounds. The obvious understanding between Raoul and Clara roused him to fury. Clara no longer looked frightened; she even dared to jam Raoul in smiling mockingly a: Big Paul. “Come on, old chap, brace up! I’ve told you you’re safe for the moment anyway. The guillotine must wait a bitâ€"time enough for you to get used to. the idea. Today we'll only have a little ceremony consisting of binding your arms and legs. very gently. Then I’ll telephone to the police and nice kind Gorgeret will come and fetch the lagg- age. All quite simple, eh?” VALTHEX was striving to regain his self-possessicn. Heoclenched his fists and knit, his brows. Racul’s banter anncye'd him almost, beyond endurance, seeing which, Raoul cantinued: - WY. APRIL m. INS He' leaned towards-Clara and *went- on. CHAPTER 25 * led to be at the cha “And then, having returned to the chateau, the marquis :11qu her so as not to have to give back her jewels! He murdered her from a distance by supernatural arts!" scoffed Raoul. “N3. she had her murdered.” Racul could no longer hide his im- “Se. he’d robbed her without her even protesting?” “No. she entrusted the jewels to him feeling «they were not, in keeping with the sang she intended singing, which was perfectly in keeping with Elisabeth Homam‘s feeling for her art." “I discovered many things," retaliat- ed Valthex calmly, “and, better still, I was able to link them up with other details all tending to show the real mo- tive of Jean d’Erle-mcmt‘s strange con-- duct." “Tell us!" “It 'was Jean d'Erlemont who got Madame de quvelle to invite Elisa- beth Hm'nain. It was he who per- suaded my aunt to sing in the ruins, who pointed out where she could sing with the best effect. And again who led her to the spot through the gar- den and up the steps.” “In full view of all the other guests." ! “No, not all the time. Between the , cment when he turned the corner of; the first platform and that of Elisa- beth's appearance alone at the end of the alley of shrubs concealing them both, there elapsed an interval of a minute. much longer than is necessary to traverse the little alley. What hap- pened in that space of time? It is quite easy to guess if one admits the theory :based, moreover, on the» evidence of many of the servants who were ques- tioned, that when Elisabth Homain ap- peared alone in the ruins, she was notl wearing her jewels." Raoul again shrugged his shoulders incredulously. “And did yOu discover anything fresh Paul Pry? You're such a bright lad. you know!” “I was 20 at the time, and knew nothing of the association between my aunt and the marquis. It was not un- til 10 years later that I discovered it through reading some family letters. I could not help wondering why the mar- quis had never mentioned it at the in- quest. So I started investigating on my own account, and climbed the chat- eau walls, and who do you think I found one morning walking with the caretaker and searching the ruins, but the Marquis Jean d’Erlemont! Jean d’Erlemont, the secret owner of the chateau! From that time I went on? searching everywhere. I read all thei papers of the time of the tragedy, lo- cal and Paris papers. I came back again to Volnic, ferreting everywhere, questioning the villagers, spying on the marquis, getting into the place when he was away, searching his drawers. Opening his letters, and always domin- ated by the conviction that the mar- quis must have had some very serious reason for concealing so all-important a clue.’ “But. no one in his senses would kill “You're too, too amusing, my good Vaithex! Quite a humorist, I declare!" But Clara protested indignantly: “It‘s a Lie, I tell you, a lie!” Valthex repeated his accusation with even greater violence. Then, once again, with great self-restraint, he sat down and went on. Valthex thump-ed with his fists on the arms of the chair, and rose to his feet. Raoul laugher derisively. “That’s the pclice version. but it’s no the truth." “And the truth according to you 15-3 “T hat Elisabeth Hornain was mur- dered and robbed 'by the marquis." ed to be at the chateau at the time, that's all." Later in the evening police reported overheated pipes in the furnace room of the NOrthern Ontario Power Com- pany’s building. It might have been a sericus fire it it had not been promptly by Miss Smythe, Timmins High Schoel teacher. Gasoline became ignited and the flames caught the curtain. Neigh- bours called the fire department who extinguished the blaze before any damage other than to the curtains was A spark caused by friction is given as the reason for a. fire last night in the Massie block in the mom occupied Several Fire Calls During the Week-end Friction Causes Fire with G a s 01 i n e. Overheated Pipes Another Danger of Fire. Scouting is an international boys’ Organization that has grown rapidly in recent years. The news of the world periodically records some outstanding action on the part of Scouts as indi- viduals or bodies. Recently the Sea Scouts of Lyminton, England, became volunteer firemen. They keep the crowds back, do salvage work and help run hose. In Regina a tr00p stages an annual oratory contest. In Glasgow, Scotland,.they help to supervize public shating rinks, giving the smaller childs ren a specified time of their own on the? ice. On and on the last of Scout ac- tivities goes, every day bringing some new idea for the public benefit that has been conceived by or has received the hearty support of Boy Scouts. Leaders’ training classes ended last week with a model Scout meeting. The average attendance throughout the series was about 19, so that there are now a good number of young men in the district who have had their know- ledge of Scout work greatly refreshed and brought up to date. Organization of the Fourth and Fifth Timmins troops should go ahead quickly now. A review of any of the lectures missed byi those attending the classes may bei promptly arranged by dropping a card‘ to the instructor, Box 1056, Timmins. l Eight boys of the Third Timmins troop passed parts of their Tenderfoot tests on Friday evening and should soon be ready to be full fledged Scouts. During the Lenten. season, Third troop meetings are being held in the Holy Family school on Vimy road instead of in the basement of the Church of the Nativity. Scouts Jack Webb and Earl Abraham were invested at the Second Timmins troop meeting last week. The troop leader and the troop scribe took charge of part of the meeting and when a considerable amount of work was done in second class test first aid. This test requires that a Scout know how to render first aid in the case of minor cuts, how to counteract poisons inad: vertently taken, and how to apply pro- per bandages. Membership of the First Timmins troop is still increasing, and another three boys are nearly ready for investi- ture. Before becoming a Tenderfoot Scout, a boy must give his leader proof that he knows the Scout law, a few simple knots, the Scout salute and signs used in the bush to indicate a. trail. When these are learned, the boy is invested as a Scout in a simple but impressive ceremony. A beginning has been made during the week to give Timinins six troops of Scouts instead of the originally planned five. Mattagami school boys who are interested in all the varied activities that Scouting covers are to have the opportunity of getting together them- selves. A dozen lads have already decided to join and have begun work Meetings are to be held in the school} each Friday evening. I .’ ‘ I 0...... o .0 0000000009. oooooooooooooooooooozuooooo??oooooonooo 0390003039009to390003030o “é":v’txxv??xs?xsvv?xé raise!” “She had to." “Why?" ”She was married . . . and the Jewel: had been given her by a certain weal- thy American. To keep it from my uncle and also to avoid causing jealousy among her colleagues on the stage. Elisabeth kept the secret. I've found written proofs c! the whole thing. and proofs or the value and marvellou.c beauty of those precious stones." cTO BE CONTINUED) were real and worth millions. it imam site: the case!“ "What dc yOu mean? Eltsabeth her- set! used to tell everyone they were the woman he loved to steal perfectly worthless jewels. false rubles and emer- _. Mo‘"‘ Boy Scouts in Timmins jewels In W mm, W, MARIO w-vâ€"wv on 21 claims in Bourlamaque Township, Quebec. now held by Sigma Mines. A small shaft has been sunk to 264 feet and levels established at 100 and 225 feet. The shaft was put down on the vein to the first level and disclosed an average grade of 9.51 dwt. over width of 7.4 feet for the incline depth of 124 feet. Underground work done has only opened a portion of the zones indicated by diamond drilling. While the first level shows strength. continuity and medium grade as far as the work has been carried. the work on the second level has revealed continuity of the. none but the ore shoots are short with: lower grade than on the level above; Work carriedoutto datedoesnot per-i mit of a definite conclusion as to the merits of the property being arrived at. The balance sheet as at Dec. 31 shows “Development of a second entry to these levels is now under way. The work started will give needed venti- lation to these lower levels and will permit of actual mining being done should further development not indi- cate the presence of ore bodies which would necessitate larger scale oper- ations. “The work done to date indicates the possibility of securing upwards of 350,- 000 tons of good grade ore from the zone from the 23rd to 27th levels. “The presence of much visible gold in this vein makes it impossible to state definitely the grade of ore to be won but it will undoubtedly be highâ€" p’ossibly About 15 dwt. “While no large mass of are similar to that found on the 24th level has been disclosed by this work, the downward continuation of the vein structure in drift 2504 described in last year’s re- port has been located and drifted on for 560 feet on the 26th level and 60 feet on the 27th level. The 26th and 27th levels have been connected by raising showing the ore to be continu-i ous between these levels. From the ap- pearance of the vein and its geologicali location it can safely be assumed that the vein is continuous to some point above the 25th level. “In further development of the ore zone on and below the 23rd level, 2,968 feet of drifting, cross-cutting, raising and sinking has been done, also 9,- 982.9 feet of diamond drilling. The winze has been sunk 386 feet and 1,364 feet of drifting and crosscutting done on the 26th level and 1.388 feet on the 27th level, in partial develonment of these areas. “Above the 6th level approximately 1,900 feet of deveIOpment was done. mostly in connection with ore mined in the open pit area. This area yielded about 100,000 tons. From the 6th to the 18th level about 7,600 feet of develop- ment was done, mostly in connection with known ore bodies or extensions of same. “Approximately 19,500 feet of drift- ing, crosscutting, raising, winzing, and boxholing and 34,000 feet of diamond drilling has been done in the course of searching for and opening up the var: ious ore bodies,” states H. P. DePencier, general manager. Operating costs for the year were $3.877 per ton milled, as against $3.729 in the year 1933. The increase is‘ due to increase in broken cre reserves and un- derground conditions. Ore from stopes wholly in the sedi- mentary area yielded 95,171 tons aver- aging 7.45 dwt. per ton. Ore from stapes wholly in the greenstones and partially in the greenstones yielded 402,829 tons averaging 7.88 dwt. per ton. Of the tonnage milled, the stapes yielded 498,000 tons averaging 7.8 dwt. per ton, and development work yielded 49,600 tons averaging 5.06 dwt. per tan; a total of 547,600 tons averaging 7.55 dwt. per ton. , During the year 587,200 tons were hoisted; of this 547,600 tons was ore which was sent to the mill and treated, and 39,600 tons was waste which was dumped on the surface. In addition, 16,200 tons of waste was dumped into old stopes. The 547,600 tons of ore milled yielded bullion containing 203,- 896.878 ounces 3! geld, the yield per ton being 0.3723 ounces. In addition, there was recovered from the re-treatment of by-product, 2,265.89 ounces. Mill headsl averaged 7,5499 dwts. per ton, with re- covery 7,4467 dwts. Total dividends amounted to $3,336,- 669 or $3.50 per share, as compared with $1,859,001 or $1.95 per share in 1933. Clash and investments in the dividend assurance fund totalled $2,375,550, equivalent to $2.39 per share. Divi- dends were paid for the year out of the general fund and not out of the dividend assurance fund, it is stated1 by Jules S. Bache, president. j Dome Mines Ltd.. in its report cov- ering the year 1934 shows net profit. after all charges of 33.882.423 equiva- lent to $3.88 per share on outstanding stock. and compares with 83.851.008 net of $3.85 per share for the year imme- diately preceding. Bullion production after deducting 8504.365 bullion tax. to-. tailed 86.672.721 to which is added non.J operating revenue of $378,908. bringing total revenue for the year to $7,061,629. After deducting 32.123104 on account of operating and maintenance expen- diture $700,000 reserve for depreciation and contingencies. etc.. $332,377 for Dominion Government and municipal taxes and $13,724. for outside explora- tion written 011’. net profit of 83.882.423.l as shown above. remains. I Annual Report Shows Very Satisfactory Year for 1934. Cornpany Earns $3.941)” Share. Net Liquid Assets Show Good Increase. ____ The annual report of the Dome Mines current assets of 37.391385. made up of Limited. shows a very satisfactory yearl cash. 82.115336; bullion settlements in 1934, both from the standpoint of outstanding. 3282.710; accounts receiv- earnings and of development of new able. $6.256; interest receiveable 394,105; are at the mine. Government. railway and other bonds Important New Ore in Deep Levels at Dome Chicago Tribuneâ€"And now that little New Deal is two years old why has itstfllgottobefed fromthebottle and carried around all the time? What that bmtseemstomedisagoodsponkms. Andmaybeintwoyem‘sit’smto get one. And again maybe not. You never can tell. The difficulties of changing the na- tive's habits from the customs of gener- atic-ns to better and more modern ones are a particularily hard part of a mis- a-ionary’s life, Mr. Jackson said. Deep- rooted religious superstition and the many gods who are supposed to govern his life make the bringing of Christian- ity a long labour. Witch doctors, with all the power they exert over the be- lieving black men, more often for evil than for sow, are still found with the tribes. The slowness with which the native takes to any novel idea was em- phasized by Mr. Jackson. A hearty vote of thanks to the speaker was moved and unanimously adapted at, the close of the interesting address. Benediction by Canon Cush~ ing brought the meeting to a close. A talk on Africa by A. Jacks-on, based on his personal experiences there, was the special feature or the Thursday meeting of the A.YP.A. Mr. Jackson was a missicnary there for some years and gave a wealth of detail on native life and customs that was both amus- ing and instructive. Interesting Address to the A.Y.P.A. on “Africa” Friday of last week a man of 19 years of age named Aurille Barbary, residing at 315 Spruce street, south, and em- ployed at the Hollinger mine, was ar- rested on a charge of attempted rape. The complainant in the case was the mother of an eleven-year-old girl. The little girl told her mother of the at- tempts made upon her during the ab- sence of the mother and the police be- ing informed the charges and arrest: followed. The accused is said to have made admissions to the police after due warning. He is out on bail, to come up for preliminary hearing at police court to-morrow. . Young Man Alleged to Have Committed Serious Of- fence Against Youngster of Eleven Years. I The stocking of Porcupine district iwaters has been one of the objectives “cf the Porcupine Fish and Game Pro- tective Association f-Or many years and the success with which the fry have been placed indicates that great deal has been accomplished in the way of increasing the Sportsman’s attractions in the district. Dam Nearing Completion Tractors and teams are still busy drawing rock for the cribs of the dam at Frederickhouse Lake and about 48 men are an the payrou of the Northern Development Department under whose supervision the work is being carried on. Within two or three weeks it is expected that the job will be done to the complete satisfaction or the govern- ment and the association. When worst is received that the dam is once more in good shape, the annual meeting of the association will be called and a complete review of the work given. Arrested on Charge of Attempted Rape Requisitions are now in the hands of various Ontario fish hatchery superin- tendents to reserve a definite number of fry for the Porcupine. The date of shipment cannot be set yet, as the temperature of the water in which the eggs are hatched is an important factor and sometimes delaying hatching for weeks. When of a proper size the fish are placed in large cans and shipped from Southern Ontario to the various parts of the province that require them. Application made to the Biological and Culture bureau of the Department of Game and Fisheries was approved by John Rowlandson, M.L.A.. and or- ders granted for the placing of speck- led trout in McIntyre Lake, Down Creek, Crafts Creek, Grassy River. Water Hen Creek, Shaw’s Creek, Reamsbototc'm Creek, Mattagami River. Fulham Creek and Red Sucker Creek. Pickerel will be placed in Barber‘s Bay and Big Water. . Nearly 200,000 speckled trout and pickerel fry will be placed in Porcupine dbtrict waters this year by the Por- cupine Fish and Game Protective As- sociation, J. D. Brady, secretary-treas- urer announced late this week. Fish and Game Club To Restock Waters Néaiily 200,000 Trout and Pickerel Fry to be placed in District Waters This Year. current assets of 37.391.785. made up of cash. 32.115336; bullion settlements outstanding. 3282.710; accounts receiv- able. $6.256; interest receiveable ӣ105; Government. railway and other bonds at market value. 34.461554: shares in East Geduld Mines at cost “30.03 (current market value 81.481.681). Current liabilities include accounts payable $73,125; salaries and wages payable 360.039; income and other; taxes accrued. $373,641. 1 The single Toronto office of 1875 has grown to a. great head omce (which, in this diamond jubilee year, is to be re-plabed by a new head office at the comer of King and Bay Streets, now in construction) and 116 branches in Ontario, three in Quebec, eight in I The bank was incorporated by act of the Dominion parliament passed in 1873, and when it opened its doors in 1875 arrangements at once proceeded for taking over the Niagara: ' District Bank, a small institution of three i'branches. Some of the original share- gholders were prOminent in the Niagara ipeninsula and this step was in accord 3with the intentions when the bank ob- tained its charter, Thereafter the bank o:ntinued without amalgamations un- til in March, 1931, the small Weybwrn Securityu Bank of Saskatchewan was taken over. This gave the Imperial a great expansion of business in that part of Canada of which it was a pi-on- I eer. The bank was the first to do] business in Brandon, Edmonton, and in other points in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. on March 16, 1875, that the Imperial Bank opened its doors in the Masonic Hall of Canada Permanent Building. Torcnto St. The following year the head office {was removed to the Ex- change Building at the corner of Wel- lingt-Sn «Street and Leader Lane, ever since a landmark of Toronto. At that . time the Exchange Building housed the Stock Exchange, the Corn Exchange land the Board of Trade as well as the tofl‘lces of Messrs Gooderham and _, Warts and other long-established firms. -Although the building has been re- ‘ modelled and enlarged several times and the former exchange is but one corner of the present head office pre- mises, the word “Exchange” and the coat of arms still remain as of old. The Imperial Bank was very closely assoo ciated with the Board of Trade through { the early years of both institutions; The late Colonel D. R. Wilkie, the first;i general manager and afterwards the; president of the bank, sat at the coun- i oil of the board. He acted as treasurer of the building 'fund wnen lthe canvass was commenced which resulted in the Board of Trade building at Yonge and}- Front Streets and was president of the Board of Trade in 1893. I March 26,4935, was the sixtieth an- niversary of the opening for business of the Impenfial Bank of Canada. It. was The foliowing is the story of the Im- perial Bank as written in The Mail and Empire by Fred Williams:â€" Diamond Jubilee of g the Imperial Bank. One of the Pioneer Banks of the North Started on March 16, 1875, in the City of Toronto. 2.526272829303132 Your co-operation to prevent unlawful and un- necessary abuse of the roads is earnestly solicited Traffic officers will be on duty in this district to check speed and weigh trucks. Pneumatic-tired trucks with carrying capacity of three tons or over are limited to half load and speed of 20 miles per hour. Horse drawn vehicles capacity one ton, 250 lbs. per inch of. tire. Penalty for overloading is a fine, or imprison- ment, or both. Permits may also be suspended. Unlawful overloading will not be allowed. The abuse of roads by a few, causes great inconven- ience to many. Frost action will soon be at its worst, road beds are soft and very subject to damage. District co-operation in the protection of the roads will result in district benefit. Roads! Roads! Roads! , DEPT. OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT A. T. HAMER, District Engineer . .uoouoo oouoou cow 30 on: noouoou oouoouooooouoouoou oouoooooouoofiouozz. In 60 years six gentlemen have held the cmce of president and four the office of general manager. It is inter- esting to note that Mr. Henry 8. How- land, the Organizer, continued as pre-’ sidâ€"ent for 27 years until 1902 and that his son. Mr. Peleg Rowland, became president in 1915, continuing in that office until 1930. Mr. Frank A. Ralph is now president, assisted by Mr. R. S. Waldie and J. F. Ric ie as vice-pre- sidents. Mr. A. E. Ph ps, the general manager, began his apprenticesz in Western Canada and continued in many capacities in the West until 1918 when he moved to Toronto as Superin- tendent of branches. and became gen- eral manager in 1921. The present directors are Frank A. Rolph, 001. J. F. Michie-, R. S. Waldie, G. C. Heintg- man, A. E. Phipps, J. W. Hobbs, G. H. Aikens, K.C.;. Walter C. Laidlaw, H. E. Sellers, John A. Northway. R. 0. Mc- Culloch and,W. '3. Woods. 0 0000000900000. .0900 o3030:030‘030303035’300009 The origlnal authorized capital of 31,000,000 has grown to $7,000,000, all pald up while the reserve fund ls 38.- 000,000. Total assets have grown from $3,000,000 in 1877 to $136,000,000 as on October 31. 1934, the date of the 1888 annual statement. And the first de- posits in that little office on Toronto Street 60 years ago have been succeed;- ed by a yearly growing total, which. this year, has passed $106,000,000 in the re- cent annual statement. Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario f Alberta. and 12 in British Columbia. It is unique in not 113th branches outside of Canada. though of course. its interests are sufficiently safeguard- ed ‘by substantial oorrés‘pmdents in Great Britain, the United States and other countries. Further information and specifi- cations may -be obtained from --9-’- "\Ju - Eastern Cédar Poles 30 and 35 foot, 6” and 7” tops. 40, 45 and 50 foot, 7” tops. 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