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a personal interview, so Mr. reâ€" quests me to ask you to call and me at the office here at 11 a.m. on the day after you receive this lett=r. In the meantime he reauests you keep this communication private since the matter to te disoussed involves your own famâ€" ily affairs Morecver, having regara to what happzened on the wreck, he feels that your own safety might be involved should it become common property. beâ€" stroy this Wwhen read. I will assume that you will keep the appointment unless I hear from the contraryâ€"once more Mr. Wake desires to impress upon yOu its urgency â€"Yours faithfully, Alfred Jennings. "Well, I‘m blest," the girl murmlured. "What in the world is it all about, I wonder." Â¥Your uncle, Mz. Terrivale Wake, has been called away for a few days on urâ€" gent <business, and has. requested me (his confidential clerk) to communicate with you on his behalf. The matter is of too lengthy and important nature to be dealt with except in the shape of She read the missive through again and frowned. In spite of the injunction to kesp the matter private, she felt that she must have some advice about it, but to whom could she go? Then she flushed. Why not Jimmy Ashcroft? She felt that she could rely on his disâ€" cretion. "A pastyâ€"faced, rather sly little man, but as I always call him, thinks the world of him. He‘s had him years, and says he‘s always dspendable." "What seems funny to me," he said, "is why, if it‘s so jolly important, Mr. Wake should leave it to his clerk to tell you unless, of course, he‘s gone away on business connected with it, What sort of fellow is this Alfred Jennings?" "H‘m; he should be all right then. Look here, Phil, I don‘t like this hint about pcssible danger. Nothing else has been happering, has it?" Despite herself Phyllis shivered. She could not get those moments of: terror at the well out of her mind, and more than once since, the thought had struck her whether it had szen hopsd that she too would bhave stepped unsuspectâ€" ingly into the abyss. Then there had been Mearcroft‘s news that Cartwright had been szen prowling about on the cliff too. If he had been there, why SAVE MONEY Timmins Laundry You‘re not saving money when you do your washing at home! ‘Take a peneil and paper and figure it out for yourself! N o t counting your time, not counting the drain on your health, on your appearance, on your disposition, you can rarely get by for less than our ordinary charge. The Launâ€" dry method is economical. Try it this weok and see‘! TIMMINS New Method LAU NDRY Y ou Actually when you send your washing to the too, puckered his brows about CHAPTZR XIII ce was a study i her hand. pozseive a d had zot XILV "Anyway," he added, ‘I think you‘d setter go up to town and see Jennings. There‘s evidently some mystery about which needs clearing up. And if you do, I‘m going with youâ€"not to the ofâ€" fice, of courseâ€"not my business. But T‘ll wait outside, and <if you‘re not out in quarter of an hour I‘ll go in and call for you‘! No, it‘s no trouble at all, and anyway I‘m going to look after you." Nor did Phyllis protest very strenuâ€" ously. She felt it would be a comfort to have this tali, capable individual at h=r back, and the prospect of a long railway jcurney with him was somehow not altogether distasteful. «"hculdn‘t he have also been able to board the wreck from a boat and atâ€" tack her there. Beliton‘s boat, by the way, had been discovered badly damâ€" aged on the rocks a short way down the It was no wonder, perhaps, that George Cartwright was becoming an with his wife‘s companion. She told Jimmy acout the well now, and his face darkened. "If I thought Cartwright had set that trap for you," he said viclently, "I‘d throw him down it myself. I‘m not certain that Wake wasn‘t rightâ€"that yoroughtn‘t to have ecne back with him." Once their decision was taken, they wasted no time. Phil returned to the Manor House to acquaint Cartwrightâ€" whom she now only addressed with an effortâ€"that Torrivale Wake desired her immediate presence in town, whereâ€" at he raised his eysbrows but placed no obstacle in her way, while Jimmy went off to borrow Dr. Cottle‘s car to take them to the station. To his relief, for he wanted none of Tubby‘s ragging, he found that the latter and Marjorie were out on some dusiness of their own. Dr. Cottle readily undertook to drive them to the train, and if he thought their expedition a curious one was discreet enough tp make no comment. On their arrival in London that eveâ€" ning they defeated any possible stricâ€" tures by Mrs. Grundy by putting up at different hotels in Bloomsbury, msetâ€" ing at an agreed rendezvous next mornâ€" ing for the short walk to Bedfordâ€"row. ‘ Accustomed though they both were to the metropolis its roar and bustle struck them as very marked after the quietude of Roma Cleft, asleep by its western sea. In spite of what had happened there, Phyllis at any rate felt glad that she had not consented to return for good with Terrivale Wake. She found herself looking forward to her return once she had fathomed the meaning of Alfred Jennings‘ mysterious letter. At the entrance to the block of offices of which Wake‘s was one, Jimmy left her with the renewed promise that he would return in a quarter of an hour, strolling on down the street while the girl ascended the staircase which led to the pffice. It had always besn a matter of surâ€" prise to her that Wake, doing the busiâ€" ness he apparently did, had so small a staff. The cuter office she found now rolely tenanted by a stunted but preâ€" cczcious youth of 15 to whom she gave her name ard asked to see Mr. Terriâ€" if he were in, or failing him M#®. Alfred Jennings. The youth regarded her with bright appraising eyes. "Take a seat, miss," he said, "Mr. Wake‘s away, but I will tell Mr. Jenâ€" nings you are here." He departed for the inner room, to come back after a short murmured colâ€" loquy within. "This way piease, miss," he said, "Mr Jennings will see you at once." Phyllis walked in, to find Jennings installed at his employer‘s desk. He rose to his feet at once and greeted her a little too effusively, Phylâ€" lis thought, who had never cared for the pasty little clerk. "Ah," he said, as soon as the youth nad closed the door, " so you got my letter, Miss Laleham, you got my letâ€" ter?" "Naturally," was the cool reply, ‘"or I shouldr‘t be here." "Quite so; quite so. Sit down, Miss Laleham, sit down." His slits of eyes roamed over her with appreciation. He had always conâ€" zcidered Phyllis Laleham "a deuced pretty girl." y "One moment," he jerked, "if you will excuse me, I have something to tell my clerk." 4 His air when saying this amused her. He was usually a very different, very figure when Wake was at the office. Going into the outer office, he handâ€" ed the youngster a letter, L at "Put on your hat and deliver this," he told him. "It‘s too urgent to send by post6." It bore an address the other side of London, and its dslivery would mean an hour‘s journey there and back. The youth regarded him with impudent, cockney eyes. "All right, guy‘ner, I understand." He jerked his thumb in the direction of the inner sanctum. "Tasty bit 0‘ goods, ain‘t she, eh2" Alfred Jennings frowned. "If you don‘t want to get the sack, you‘ll keep your mouth shut," he said. "The lady is here strictly on business." "*Not ‘arf," the youth grinned, and depaited whisiling. As a matter of fact, he was wrong (Copyright) in his impression of why he had been sent out of the way. There was no idea of attempted dalliance in Jennings‘ mind. He merely meant to ensure that no inquisitive ear was placed to a keyâ€" hole during the ensuing conversationâ€"â€" Alfred Jennings had before now found his own use for keyholes. "Suppose," he said quisctly, "we leave your iuncle out of it for the present. Suppose we confine th» matter between you and me. At Roma Cleft, Miss Laleâ€" ham, an attempt was made to kill you on the wreck. Suppose I could tell you who made that other things; that, for instance, you are beâ€" ing defrauded out of a fortune of ten theusand pounds. bhould I find you grateful?" ‘The nossible eavesdropper disposed of he returned to the private office rubâ€" bing his hands and ressated himself at the desk. "So you got my letter, Miss Laleham," he repeated. "Now, how, I wonger, did it strike you?" "As a most extraordingary effusion," the girl said. "How is it my uncle isn‘t here to speak to me in psrson?" Alfred Jennings picked up a pencil, and began to make vague marks on the clean sheet of blotting paper before him. "What on earthâ€"?" she began, and then stopped short. Footsteps were crossing the outer office, heavy footâ€" steps which maile Jennings gasp and turn as white is the virgin blotting paper on the desk. Next instant the door opened and Terrivale Wake strode into the rooni, his eyes blazing, his right hand buried in the pocket of his coat. The girl stared thought him mad. Beneath those pitiless eyes Alfred Jennings seem<d to shrink and shrivel in his chair. "I have told nothing," he muttered, "nothing!" Hon. T. B. MeQuesten at North Bay Toâ€"day To Confer with Engineers and Members on Works Programme for North. According to word from North Bay, Hon. T. B. Minister of Highways for Ontario, in whose departâ€" ment the administration of Northern roads now rests, will be at North Bay toâ€"day (Monday) to corfer with disâ€" trict engineers from all over the North and also with members for the various constituencies in the North, in regard to the programme of work on roads this year in the North. The mseting will be ‘held in the Empire hotel at North Bay and it is understood that the road proâ€" gramme for the North will be draft=ed at this meeting. Fome time ago it was announced that Hon. Mr. McQuesten would make a tour of the North to familiarize himself with the roads of the North. It is hoped in many quarters that this necessary tsour of the North will follow the conference on Monday, but against this is the reâ€" port that after the conference Hon. Mr. McQuesten will return to Torontn. There is a movement at New Liskeard to establish a town band there. The plan is being sponsored by the New Liskeard Kiwanis Club so there is a good chance of it being carried out successfully. Some years ago New Lisâ€" keard had a nice town band and those who rememser its value and advantage to the community must wonder how a town gets along without a good band. Certainly the town is the poorer for lack of a good band. Every town of any size should have a good town band. Of course it costs something in monsy, time, effort and public support to have a town band, but it is worth itâ€"and more. at him aSs if _she Ambulance Brigade Social on Saturday There was a very good attendance on Saturday right at the social even: held by the St. John Amsulance Briâ€" gade, Timmins Division, in the Hollinâ€" ger Recreation hall on Saturday eveâ€" ning. Ncedless to say all present enâ€" joyed themselves quite thoroughly all through the evening‘s programme. Among the features of the even‘ng‘s entertainment were solo3 by Miss Pozsy Bellamy and A. Bellamy, these numbers being much appreciated. T. Nixon, in his entertaininy tricks of magic and sleight of hand, won round after round of applause. All his tricks were skilfully done and roused considâ€" srable interest as usual. His young asâ€" sistants added to the entertainment by "beating him to" some of the good ones. but he even profited by that through his ability to turn all things to magic. The ladies served a very fine line of refreshments, this sing among the parts of the evening spevially enjoyed. Texas Anne gave some cowboy songs that pleased the crowd, while her yvoâ€" dellirg number made a specially hiz hit. In addition to the programms of (nâ€" tertainment noted above, dancing was enjoyed. The music for the dancing, both round and square, was provided 3y Messrs. Charlebois, Brespow and Devine. Privates Carpenter and E. Briggs of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, Timâ€" mins Division, had charge of the event, and were congratulated on all sides on the decided success and enjoyment of the evening. By Shakes "Smoking does not do a great deal of good but it does not do a great deal of harm." This is the expressed opinion of Alâ€" bert G. Ingalls, associate editor of Scientific American and one of the fex men who has troubled himself to gather scientific information on the Lobacco habit. He smokes himself, as, he says, do most editors. But he has tried not to lst this influence his thoughts on smoking to too great an extent. From time to time smoking has been put doewn as one of the great scourges of the human race. Fanatics attribute such things as cancer of the tongue, toxic ‘effects on the brain, muscular tremor, jumpiness, irritability, neuralâ€" zia, vertigo, insomnia, headahe, lowerâ€" ed mental efficiency, deafness, high or low blocod pressure, and a host of other «discouraging conditions to the effect of tosacco. There have betn surveys made of scholarship students and the figures at first appeared to bear out the antiâ€" tobacco people‘s idea. For certainly there were more nonâ€"smokers among the universities‘ most brilliant students. But someone else came along with the equally plausible suggestion that the students who did not smoke were of the kind who wsren‘t sociable, and smoking is a social habit, The ones who did smoke wouldn‘t make good scholars anyway. Then there has been a tremendous lot cf stuff written on the poisonâ€"nicoâ€" tine. "A pack of cigarettes," Professor Mendenhall has said, "is a pack of rest." Nicotine when consumed as it is in cigarettes, is a mild sedativeâ€"it inâ€" duces a sort of rest that some people feel they require in one form or anâ€" cther. Most smokers, when they feol they have been smoking too heavily, ease off. This establishes a sort of balance, Mr. Ingalls believes, that is Mr. Ingalis Dbelieves, Tnalt is seldom upset by the normally intelliâ€" gent smoker. In other words, your own feelings are your best guide as to whether or not smoking is doing harm. { According to a statement made last ‘ week at Toronto by Hon,. T. B. Mcâ€" Questen, Minister of Highways for Onâ€" ‘ario, there will be no prefix lettors on !a,uto markers next year. The new plan | to ke tried out is â€"to have the letters placed inside the numbers. For examâ€" ple a car that would be Fâ€"6125 this year | will apparently be 61F25 next year. On the face of it, the new plan does not appear to have any particular virtus, though no doubt there is good reason for its use, It is also said that noxt | year‘s license plates will be red letters ‘on a white background. Hon. Mr. Mcâ€" @Questen says that he and the registrar of automobiles are working on a plan :o give medical men a distinguishing number. Definite effects are noticedâ€"effects that do not jibe well with athletic enâ€" deavour. Smoking does increase the pulse rate and increases the blood pressure at least temporarily. The big argument at present going on in scientific eireles that have reâ€" gard for the tobacce habit concerns the sucstance used to retain moisture in cigarettes. Familiar American brands use small amounts of glycerine, and this, it has been proven, is a much greater throat irritant than diâ€"esthylene glycol, which does the same jc5 in a cigarette performed by the glycerine. 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A. Bradette, M.P., Says Collectors‘ Might be Mobbed "Joseph A. Bradette, M.P. for Cochâ€" rane, who was one of the speakers at the annual banquet of the Temiskaming Motor League here on Tuesday night, told the gathering that he had been asked to name a few likely men among his constituents who could be appointed as collectors of radio license fges in that section of the North Country. He declined to make any recommendations because, he said, they would be sure to be either "crucified or murdered" if they so much as suggested the payment of the fee to any radio fan in the North Country. Referring to an address by Jos. A. Braâ€" dette, M.P., at the annual motor banâ€" quet held recently at Haileybury by the Temiskaming Motor League, The New Liskeard Speaker says:â€" "Nevertheless, Mr. Bradette is deterâ€" mined to carty on his fight for better conditions in the North. He sees hope, also, and gave it as his belief that beâ€" fore another year has passed the North Country will have the same service that is available to other sections of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In his campaign for better radio service he has received splendid support from the weekly newspapers of the North, he said, and he asked the continued support of all citizens in the campaign for better consideration of the needs of the outlyâ€" ing districts, where in many cases the radio is the only means of entertainâ€" ment available to the people." Officers Eleeted for the Ontario Conservatives The following officers were elected last week at the convention held in Toronto by the Ontario Liberalâ€"Conserâ€" vative Association : Honcrary presidents, Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, Hon. George S. Henry and John R. MacNicol, M.P. President, W. H. Ireland, Trenton. 1st viceâ€"president, Mavyor Cecil Frost, Lindsay. 2nd viceâ€"president, Mrs. Arthur Vanâ€" Koughnet, Toronto. 4th viceâ€"president, Alderman Edra Sanders, St. Thomas. 3rd viceâ€"president, James Sanderson Kemptville Auditors, Mrs. George Gooch, Toronto and Major Bagot, Pembroke London Advertiser:â€"Desirable as it might be in many ways for Canada to annex the United States, most Canaâ€" dians will agree with Senator George P. Graham that the Dominion is too busy right now to take on the probâ€" lems of our neighbours to the south. Secretary (by acclamation), W. G Clysdale, Toronto. : Bottles Treasurer, Argue Martin, K.C., Hamâ€" lton. Don‘t M LSS This Off er TEMAGAMI DRY (plus deposit) Hardly used and good as new, 6â€"foot marble top, 7 pumps, 5 fruit jars, heavy porcelain covered, four ice cream and one cooling compartment complete with coils ready to hook up to compressor. _ Sell $410.00 F.O.B. North Bay, Ont. Cost $950.00. New three years ago. Used by summer account only. Terms apply direct to: at all dealers in Timmins â€"â€" Schumacher â€"â€" South Porcupine Large Beautiful Banded tumBier Free PALE GINGER ALE Macdonald Son Limited, North Bay. A United States naval doctor, Ltâ€"â€" Commander W. W. Hall, is reported from Washington, D.C., as having' perâ€" fected devices for â€"scient deâ€" ciding the degree of intoxication ‘of any manâ€"and, presumably, any woman â€"at any given time. His test has been christened the "sousometer" by the newspapers and thcugh the whole thing is rot very clear to the> layman as yet, it is hoped that the device is all that the doctor orders and that it may come into general use. It would be of special value to the police and magâ€" istrates, and might do away with a lot of bitter argument,. The more intoxiâ€" cated a man may be the more likely he is to be sure he is almost dead sober. If he could be brought to agcept the decision of the "sousom@ter," this might yet be a happy world for policemen. In the case of those charged with being grunk in charge of a car the device shculd prove invalzable. Doctors difâ€" fer, but a "sousometer" should give the same diagnosis for one man as for another, according to the degree of his Naval Doctor‘s Device toâ€" Fix Degree of Intoxication Some anglers spert a great deal of time and money to get their hands on a husky little trout like this one, but Mr. J. B. Thomson, wellâ€"known Vancouver business man, has one all his own. This trout now more than fourteen inches long, was caught on a bent hook by Mr. Thomson‘s son several years ago, and has been in the Thomson garden pool ever since. He is very aggressive and takes food away from the cther fish. On one ozccasion he killed an unwary goldfish which has stolen a juicy worm. He rises to Mr. Thomson‘s whistle, however, and will come right out of the water for a tidbit as this photo shows. C# PISH STORY WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF (plus deposit) Dr. Hall or Lieut.â€"Commander Hall, or both, as the case may be, would apâ€" pear to have staggered onto one of tlre most important discoveries of this scientific age. epoflicaticn Large Bottles In the "United States Naval Medical Bulletin," he reviewed clinical evidence by which intoxication might be deterâ€" mined and described â€" methods for chemical determination of the concenâ€" tration of aleohol in the blood, breath or other body fluids. Less than one milligram of alcohol per eubic centimeter: "Dry and decent." One to two milligrams: "Delighted The chemical findings of the tests were classified as: and devlish." Two to thrse milligrams: "Delingquent and disgusting." Three to four milligrams: "Dizzy and delirious." Four to five milligrams: "Dazed and dejected." T Eomm EiC JE i. 86220 _%. .%. * #., ;% # * a*est testes? More tham five drunk." Washington Post:â€"Blessed are the peacemakers, they will never se unemâ€" ployed. s M ligrams: "Dead ““ 00000. *,* *"% * C 4 0:0 ‘: ¥‘+