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stay with the de Jouvelles, and gave him cigars and even money. Why? In my turn, I cultivated Gasâ€" siou. Igot bits of confession from him in which he tried to tell me about a woman who sang . . and she fell down while she was singing! Incomplete incoâ€" confidenc:s. . . Then one day I came up:on Gassiou by surprise just as he was aimng with a clumsy sling at a bird flying over his head. The stons was propelled from his sling, killing the ird. It was a revelation. The whole thing became clear as daylight." There was a long silence, whicii "It‘s not a question of hope," said Valthex warmly. "It‘s a command. Clars has worked for me in the past and I neeq her back. I‘m master and the socner she realizes that, the better! "Clara," said Valthex, "will become my associate again. I command â€" her to come in an hour‘s time to the adâ€" dress I shall give her." A low moan from the divan. "You‘ve got a nerve," said Raoul, dangercusly calm. "And what grounds have you for this impious hope?" Valthex was positive he had â€" won the day, that his threats had been; effective, and he c3ulq now enjoy ]‘llS triumph to the end. Keeping ‘his eyes on him, Raoul deâ€" manded : "And what next?" ‘"My first intenticn was to avenge Aunt Elisabeth. Now the documents in my possession are my safeguard. I‘m simply making the most of them. Now let me pass!" Raoul paced the room, lost in thought. Clara stayed where she was, her face hidden in her hands. Valâ€" thex stood, arms folded. looking arroâ€" gantly on. Raoul came to a halt in front of him. "Bo youw‘re just a common blackâ€" mailler, after all?" ‘"‘Meanirg that if ever I‘m arrested. I shall accuse the marquis of having murdered® Elisabeth H:rnain. I‘ll give the police my dossier of the case, I‘ll prove that at the time d‘Erlemont was badly in need of money, that he was already negotiating with an inâ€" quiry agency for the recovery of an inheritance he hagq lost; furthermore, that he could never have gone on livâ€" ing in his accustomed style had it not been for the proceeds of his theft. And as the murdered woman‘s nephew, I shall demand the restitution of her jewels, or at least their value in casn." ‘"You won‘t get a penny." "Perhaps nct. But d‘Erlemont will be dishonored and go to prison. And he‘s so scared even though ‘he dossn‘t know all I‘ve got against him, that he‘s never yet refused me money." ruins, and his projectile mortally wounded Elisabeth Hornain. He jumpâ€" ed down and fled." "All guess work!" "It‘s the truth." "Can you prove ia?" "Irrefutably!" ‘"‘Meaning?" inquireq Raoul in disâ€" tr:ssed tones. ‘ "What else?" "What else? The truth was Out, Gassiou, primed and paid by the marâ€" quis, perched that day on a wall in the simple. I‘ve proofs that Jean d‘Erleâ€" mont cften went to Gassiou during his and Ilooked at Clara who was hidin: her face in her hands. "And who committed the murder?" he asked after a bit. Scmeore whom no one bothered to qucstiâ€"n, whose presence in the groun‘s was known to no one. Gassidu, a poor halfâ€"witted shepherd, not mad, but Traffic officers will be on duty in this district to check speed and weigh trucks. Your coâ€"operation to prevent unlawful and unâ€" necessary abuse of the roads is earnestly solicited Penalty for overloading is a fine, or imprisonâ€" ment, or both. Permits may also be suspended. District coâ€"operation in the protection of the roads will result in district benefit. Pneumatieâ€"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. Frost action will soon be at its worst, road beds are soft and very subject to damage. Unijlawful overloading will not be allowed. The abuse of roads by a few, causes great inconvenâ€" ience to many. Roads! Roads! Roads! DEPT. OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT A. T. NHAMER, District Enginceer "I‘ve killed him! I‘ve killed him! YCu‘ll never speak to me again! What a terrible thing!" Raoul consoled her: "You know I‘m your friend . . . .. Still clutching the ‘bloodâ€"stained knife, Clara looked on with her eyes starting out cf her head as she watched him sway and fall. When Valthex ecrumpled up, Raoul had to support her, as she stammered, terrified and comâ€" pletely unnerved: At first Valthex did not seem to have felt the blow nor to feel any pain. But his face, always very sallow, grew deathly nale. Then his long body arms stretched upon the divan, and gave a deep sigh, followed by terrible choking. Then all was still as death. deathly nale. Then his long body straightened cut, vast, unwieldy. And then he collapsed in a heap, head and For a moment, Valthex did nOot stivr. Had Raoul so knocked him about that he needeg time to recover? He leansd on ons elbocw, then sank back again, made another effort that brought him closer to the arm chair, tried to rise, but seemed to lose his balance and fell on his knees. But it was all feigned. His ons object was to reach the table. Buddenly, he thrust his hand into the drawer and seized the revolver lying there. With a hoarse cry, he took aiimn at Racul. But, swift and unexpected as his action had been, he was not given tims to accomplish his design. Someone else was swifter still. It was Clara who threw herself between the two men and plunged a knife drawn from the besom of her dress, straight into Valthex‘s chest, so that he was unable to parry the thrust, nor could Raoul do anything. had cooled. "All right, we‘ll let him go," he said. ‘"Ncw then, Valthex, get out of here! But if ever you lift a finger against Clara or the marquis, ycu‘re a dsad man! Get up and clear out!" Clara qid not give in, ut hung Racul staying his hand. She spoke of Jean d‘Erlemont, of the danger to which they had no right to expose him. In the end, Rasul gave in. His anger "Don‘t worry, Clara. He‘ll never split on the marquis. And what proof is there that his story is true? _ And even if it were . . . he‘ll hold his tonâ€" guse . ... in his own interests." "No, he won‘t," she sobbed. "He‘ll revenge himself, I know!" "Then let him! He‘s like a wild animal . . . that must be put out of the way, or one of these days he‘ll get But Raoul, still laying on, answered her: "Stop, Raoul! Please stop!" Clara. "Let him go! Don‘t give him up to the police! For my sake . .. for my father‘s sake, spare him!" For Raoul‘s anger was so tcrrible that he was belabouring his prostrate foe, giving him fearful punishment. No threats or explanations could hold him now. Valthex was at his mercy, and in the white heat of his rage he felt that only kicks and blows could square the account between them. "Racul! ‘Raoul!" cried Clara jumpâ€" ing off the divan an ruuning to him. "Please don‘t fight! Dou‘t, don‘t!" The other lost his balance with the pain, and before ho sould recover, fell to the floor. Bs frightful was Racul‘s expression, nothing makes any difference . . . . that Vaithex stopped speaking. His | but what made you do that?" hand felt for the revolver in his pocket.| "He was going to shoot youw . . . ho The two men challenged each other|had the revolver . . . ." with their eyes. The moment had‘ "But you silly child, it wasn‘t loadei‘ come. Suddenly springing up, Raoul)I‘d left it there on purpose to tempt dealt Valthex a violsnt kick just above him so that he shouldn‘t use his own." his ankles, then pinioned hkis arms in| He placed kher in the armchair, turnâ€" a grip of iron. ing her so that she could not see Valâ€" The other lost his balance with the thex‘s body. Then he bent over the pain, and before he scould recover, fell| wounded man, examining him, and Itsâ€" to the floor. | tening to the heart beats. 6 UÂ¥ V @" CREA OA EDTE Â¥ E6 B 4 Sps » * Expectations are that the region will witness considerable prospecting activâ€" ity during the 1935 field season, partiâ€" cularly the areas underlain by folded sediments and volcanics. These formaâ€" ticns, ccecurring in narrow belts in stated areas, are described in the report as the most favourable host rocks along the route for pitchblende and silver mineralization. A ~geological sketch map of a portion of the route accomâ€" panies the report. Copies may be obtained from the Director, Bureau of Geology, Department of Mines, Ottawa. Powassan News:â€"Doctor (to rich patient)â€"You‘re all run down. You‘d better lay off golf for a while and get a good rest at the office. The Bureau of Economic Geology, Department of Mines, Ottawa, has isâ€" tsued a preliminary report degling with the principal geological features of the strip of territory bordering the water route between Rae on Great Slave Lake and the mouth of Camsell River on Great Bekr Lake. The report is deâ€" signed to give prospectors and engiâ€" neers immediate advantage of inforâ€" mation gained as a result of investiâ€" gations by D. F. Kidd, along the rcoute during the 1934 field season. Discovâ€" eries of pitchblende and silver minerâ€" alization at Hottah and at Beaverlodge lakes have brought the area prominentâ€" ly to the forefront. Preliminary Report, Great Bear Lake to the Rae Area First prize is put at 10,000 Lire, the second prize at 5,000 Lire, the third prize at 3,000 Lire and fourth prize at 2,000 Lire. Informative and photographic maâ€" terial may be secured from the Italian State Tourist Department, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York. Contestants should send ten (10) copies of the newspaper or magazine article to the: Sottosegretariato di Stato per la Stampa e la Propaganda, Direzlone Generale per il Turismo, via Marghera 2, Rome, Italy. No article will be accepted after January 1936. The contest is open to anyone. It may be submitted in English, French, German or Spanish, but must ‘be pubâ€" lished in a newspaper or magazine outâ€" side of Italy between January 1st and HDecember 3l1st, 1935. The contest will be judged by a Comâ€" mittee presided over by the Director General of the Italian State Tourist Department. Theme and style are at the discreâ€" ticon of the contestants. Information sent The Advance by the Italian Line, Limited, Beaver Hall Hill, Montreal, Quebec, gives informaâ€" tion in regard to a contest for the best article on Italy. This will be of inâ€" terest to many here. It may be noted that as the first prize is 10,000 lire, and a hundred lire is epproximately equivaâ€" lent to $8.34 in Canadian money, the first prize will amount roughly to $834 should a Canadian win it. The second prize will be approximately $417.00 and the tkhird prize $166.80. The Italian State Tourist Departâ€" ment announces from Rome a worldâ€" wide contest for the best article on Italy to be submitted during 1935. The article shall contain a minimum of 1,500 and a maximum of 5,000 words, supported by at leastâ€" two illustrations. Italy Offers Good Prizes for Essays Over $1400 in Prizes for the Best Three Articles on Italy. Contest Open to Anyone. "No . . . he‘s got two men and he‘s watching the hcouse. We can‘t possibly get away." He ran to the window, raised the curtain, then drew back into the room. "Gorgeret!" he said grimly. "What?" cried Clara, terrified. Gorâ€" gerst? Is he coming up?" "Arrest you! Never! I shan‘t let that happen . . . I won‘t hear of it! The man was a brute, he got what was coming to him. Come on, let‘s get out of here. . . .. You can‘t stay." . "I shan‘t go without you . . . I did it! I killed him! I‘m going to stcp and let them arrest me!" The mere idea spurred Raoul to acâ€" tion. "But, think! If someone should find you here!" "What of it? What about you?" "I can‘t leave this man." Raoul was unrdecided. Hse knew Vailâ€" thex to ‘be a dying man, but he could nCt make up his ming to abandon him there; he was worried and upset. "Go, at cnce, Clara! You mustn‘t stay here ... somsone will come." ‘"What, go and leave you she prctested with sudden energy. Then, thinking only of Clara whom he must get away from the flat at all costs, he said sharply: "It‘s still beating," he muttered beâ€" tween his testh, "but he won‘t last Clara would not hear of his remainâ€" (To Be Continued) "A certain lady sent away for a horoâ€" scope reading and she was her neigh‘sour about it. "The man is wonderful," she said. "He says I am very intelligstical and that I should be an internal decorator." As I was walking along Hollinger Lane, one day, I saw two boys playing The proprietor of the hotel grabbed him by the arm, saying: "It is worth a dinner to meet a man like you," and he gave the man the biggest dinner hs had ever eaten. "Pecause," replied the man, "that horse has to carry me home, and when I get there I â€"can eat." The proprietor oi the hotel came out and asked: "Aren‘t you hungry?" "I am indeed," the man replied. "Then why aren‘t you eating?" "I‘m ‘broke," said the man. "You gave your last fifty cents to feed your horse!" exclaimed the hotel proprietcr. ‘"Why? The same man said tha: on on> cccasion he drve to town for provisâ€" ions and with his last fifty c:nts he bought a feed for his horse and sat on the verandah of the hotel whils the horse was eating. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO But when the moose turned on its back and disappeareq he did ~indeed shout for joy. The moosé h44 sunk into the muskeg and if it had come five minutes later, the man himself? would have been in it. Presently he saw a mooss coming slcwly toward him and he ‘hid himself and waited. When the mocse came within gunshot, he took aim and fired, and he said he alm°st shouled for joy when the moose fell. ~ Saved his Own Life F _ By Shooting Moose A man in town vsed to own a farm which was not paying véry weoll. One day he felt the nsed of som» fresh meat for himsslf and his family so he tock his gun and went into the bush. To the Editor cf The Advance, Timmins Dear Sir:â€"I heard a yarn which inâ€" terested me and I thought porhaps you would like to hear it. Further Interesting Advenâ€" tures in Timmins and Elseâ€" where by A. J. Doling. PHONE 1135 80‘% Third Avenue Any Location Easy Terms Imperial Motor Sales, Distributors, 59â€"61 Third Avenue, Phone 3, Timmins J. J. McKay FOR SALE Timmins, April 2nd., 1985 Porcupine Hardware Furniture Co., Dealers, South Porcupine The Swiss Autsmobile Club, in comâ€" meon with the recognized automobile club of .every country, is allied with the Motor League. It expects to organize a much larger tour to Canada and the United States in the not distant future. Never scrape sparkâ€"plug porcelains with a knife or other sharp instrument to clean them. The wisitors expressed surpriss also at the®quality and extent of our highâ€" ways ‘and amazement at the developâ€" ment and market ramifications of the automotive industry of Canada. Club tour during their recent. trip through the Goodyear plant in New Torcnto evinced unusual interest when they were informed by the superintendaâ€" _ent of the Shipping Department that a shipment of Goodyear tires nad been made from the plant to Switzerland a few days ago preceding their visit, They were much interested too in the plaâ€" cards revealing the low accident exâ€" perience of the various departments and all stopped to read the legend in the contre of the suspended truck tire which pointed out that the tire nad given 90,029 miles of service, thanks to the quality of workmanship of the empl¢yees who had had a hand in its fabrication. The visitors from the Alâ€" pine Repuwslic expiressed surprise at ths size of the plant as process after process was viewsd each evoking a triâ€" bute in a quietly uttered chorus of "verge interesting." ‘ i Members of the Swiss Automobile Swiss Motor Club Members Impressed Surprised at the Extent of Canada‘s Motor Industry and Shipments Made to Switzerland. "Nc,"* replied the boy. "I only wantâ€" ed to pull its tail." The boy thought for a moment, and then he said;: "Well I suppose you would have a right to ao so." I remain "Surs we have a cat," replied the Storekseper. "Why? Do you wanit t: buy cne?" "If you pull our cat‘s tail, I‘ll pull your ear!" exclaimed the storekecper. The storekeeper asked him what he was locking for, and the boy asked "Have yvou a cat?" A small boy walked into a store on the River Road and at once began iookâ€" ing around. The other boy studied the hand for a while and then he said: "That is a piece of cake; that isn‘t a minute!" going into the house for a minute!" When he came out again the other boy asked: "Did you get it?" "Yes," replied the first boy. "Here it is," and he held out his hand. Yours most sincerely A. J. Doling. The following are the officers elected by the Rouynâ€"Noranda. Council of Friendship:â€" f ce is P P y The officers are to include a president, viceâ€"president and secretary,, as the executive, with a board which Will inâ€" clude one representative chosen by each membership organization, and meetings of the executive and the board are to be held monthly. Open meetings will be held from time to time, to which all interested will be invited, and it is planneg to arrange occasional concerts, and displays of native handcraft, whiie lecturers will be provided from time to time for any of the societies repressntâ€" ing foreignâ€"born residents who may deâ€" sire them. | The new group is termed the Council of Friendship, â€"and the purposes of. the organization are given as follows:â€"To bring about closer relationship between native and foreignâ€"born Canadians by means of concerts, lectures, handcraft displays, etc. The functions of the orâ€" ganization are to be purely social and educational. The organization is to take no part whatever in politics or to interest itself in any way in procuring jobs for members or attempting to reâ€" dress wrongs or grievances, eithor for groups or individuals inside or outside its ranks. s A new organization has been formed in Rouyn and Noranda, the twin towns of Northwestern Quebe:, and the proâ€" gress of the new society should be watched with very keen interest â€"by all in the North. Twin Towns Organize to Promote Good Feeling Baoâ€" tween,Native and Foreignâ€" born Citizens. Presidentâ€"R. O. Bartleit, principal Rouyn and Noranda Friendship Group $5 0 to $200 to responsâ€" ible ~people â€"â€"â€" Repay im small ‘instaliments â€".â€"â€" “‘l applications treated conâ€" fidential. apply : Stratford Beaconâ€"Herald:â€"The Onâ€" tar}is Legislature is going to hold night meetings on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and that will give the memâ€" bers opportunity to go to Young People‘s meeting on Monday, and prayer service on Wednesday and choir practice pn Friday. Try The Advance Want Advertisements Northern Finance Co. P. 0. BOX 527 In reporting the inauguration of the Rouynâ€"Noranda â€"Council â€"of Friendship, The Rouynâ€"Noranda Fress last week says:â€""John Gtrancevic, representing the local Croatian society, on the strength of a resolution passed ‘by that organization a few days before, informâ€"» ed the meeting that local Croats had offered their hall to the Council for reâ€" gular meetings free of charge, a gesture of â€"coâ€"operation that was much appreâ€" ciated and was acknowledged by a un=â€" animous vote of thanks." of Noranda Protestant school. Viceâ€"presidentâ€"Frank Burry, of the Polish Catholic White Eagle Society. Secretaryâ€"treasurerâ€"Milosh Chorish, These officers, with the representa« tives to be chosen by the various mem= bership organizagions, will hold affice until the regular meeting in January next.