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Corductor Withers was leaning out from his platform frantically signalling to a small car that was coming rapidly towards them. When it stopped they could see that the occupants were police officers. One wore the three stripes, to the window. From t! vantage taking hurried comparatively simple. C would be an element of But there were expert could control a lethal â€" cover of a coat. Travelling â€" from Colborough to Netherton, a country ‘bus develops enâ€" gine trouble and backâ€"fires several times. Under cover of one of these exâ€" posions, a male passenger is shot dead. CARTER, the driver, and WITHERS the conductor, take the situation in hand, assisted by a rather dreamy litâ€" tie man named MORRISON SHARPE, whose chief interest in life is solving puzzlesâ€"chess problems, crossâ€"words and the like. Sharpe suggests that the first thing is to account for all who were in the ‘bus when the shot was fired. Withers makes the number eleven, including the dead man, the driver and the conductor. Now start the story here:â€" Travelling _ from Netherton, a count: gine trouble and times. Under cover posions, a male pas YÂ¥OU CAN START THE STORY HERE Only one instalment of this thrilling serial has been printed. Here is a syropsis of the chanters already given: URSDAY, FEBBRUARY 4TH. 1037 CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Limited FOR: LIGHT â€" BETTER S1GHTâ€"UV SE EDISON/MAZDA There‘s lasting comfort in the good light from Edison Marda Lampsâ€"and they are always "kind to your eyes". Synopsis Murder was the type of case Sergeant Matthews hardly expected to come his way. At first he was incredulous. When informed that a man had been shot in a ‘bus, he imagined that ‘bus conducâ€" tor Withers was playing a joke in raâ€" ther bad taste. "It‘s : true . Withers. ‘"See suli your leg like this." Telling Constable Higgins to park the car at the rear, Matthews went to inâ€" vestigate. As he stalked down the gangway he carefully took in the posiâ€" tior and demearour of everybody presâ€" ent. â€" Arriving in the smokers‘ compartâ€" mient, he stooped down and made a rurried examination. "H‘m,‘" ho grunted. "It certainly is a bullet wound. Fired at close range I should judge. What happened?" Withers explained in detail. When he related hcow the man had been takâ€" en outside the Sergeant‘s evebrows wen:t Having to earn his own living he had deliberately chosen a life that promised adventure rather than accept a humâ€" drum appointment with an office stool as its starting point. Promotion came early, especially as the formation of motoring patrols permitted an outlet for certain specialized talents he possessed. One disappcintment was that his work on the roads had usually involved cases that were either trivial or merely calling for the exercise of natural courage. "Well, we didn‘t know and it seemed best to : "I suppose not harder for purpo Just skow me whe Sergeant Matthews possessed outâ€" standing intelligenceâ€"not at all an un usual quality in these days when policd work attracts recruits of good educaâ€" tion. Although his intellectual attainâ€" ments were of no particular concern tC anybedy but his immediate superiors he boasted a firstâ€"class secondaryâ€" school training with a matriculatior pass that would have seen him to the University had financial circumstance: been different. At t] an intt nervous! 1 the policemsf guard. 1ll carry out Traffic Ac table. eaked miked Sergean Tha 1ly. ib ippose not. But it makes it for purposes of investigation ow me where he was sitting." 1II. it Matthew intelligenceâ€" from â€" be Morris foolish icugh, Sergeant," said for yourself. I wouldn‘t @about a serious matter Tison sharpe, So th the striking fingers wa inexpected intrusion 0o ad knocked him off hi. Oobile ur Jrovisions MADE IN CANADA x. Sharpe h th he was dead ive him fresh formed conâ€" at they wore ae customary evidently atâ€" CcvVIdentiy al‘â€" In Uic 2l t detailed to structed of the Road they oc 1ld reprov distinctl; so the | 1 "Name, please, and address!" It was the routine examination of potential witnesses that interrupted him. Mr. Sharpe gave the necessary particulars ard told what little he knew of the shocting, even to the detail of the winâ€" dow incident. Sergeant Matthews made no comâ€" ment. Eventually he turned awayâ€" lookea@ back again, and appeared to consider taking the next statement from the man with the slim fingers. Of all those who were there not one provided the right influence to enâ€" ccurage remembrance. Had there been a miscount of the passenagers after all? Managing to catch the official‘s eye. Mr. Sharpe beckorned Sergeant Matâ€" thews across, CHAPTER III A PHANTOM PASSENGER Matthews conducted his examination in a way that was rot strictly in acâ€" cordance with the rules supposed to be memorized and observed. Scme of the methods were faintly reminiscent of those attributed to American detectives At all everts they were unorthodox. otherwise. The boy‘s statement tallied; our nerves." with his own impressions. Someboay| "Eh! what‘s that?" had managed to leave a memory on t-he’ "The backâ€"firesâ€"bangâ€"bangs from subâ€"conscious . . . and there was no| the engine. I thought the shot was presence to encourage a distinct reâ€"| another of ‘em at first." mirder of what it was. "ABtrange! So there was a series of "No presence?" That was the clue.) explosions going on at the time. Very Of all those who were there not one convenient for the murderer. I‘ll come provided the right influence to enâ€"| back to that point later. Will you desâ€" ccurage remembrance. Had there beeni cribe exactly how you were when the a miscount of the passenagers after all? man was killed?" collect." Jerry stood up rather selfâ€"consciousâ€" ly, examining every passenger Wwith a wideâ€"eyed stare that would have been amusing under other circumstances, At last he shook his head. ‘"Can‘t place Morriscn Sharpe sensed the uneasiâ€" ness which tke Sergeant‘s scrutiny was giving the man. But the inquisition | was delayed. Again came that deep drawing of breath and the thin sound of breathing out. No, there was rct the slightest dount that one of them, at least, was on ten-J terhooks. don‘t know t "Look roun paltiertlly. Plainly witness as dullâ€"wittec from the man with the slim fingers. Instead he contented himself with fixâ€" ing that individual with a long and searching gaze. From ‘his expression it seemed that this was a bitter regret of childhood. "Did you notice anything suspicious happening?" the Sergeant asked. "Lots of things." Jerry, it trarspired, had imagination. He had been inventing stories to fit the passengers. Morrison Sharpe heard this statement with interest, tinged with an amusement that gave place to rueful chagrin when it turned out that "Pleage, sitr, I‘m not. But I can‘t re«â€" member. It was scmething to do with one of the men." "If you haven‘t forgotten that part you must know the rest of it." "Please, sir, I don‘t. Not . . . only I thought somebcedy looked queer like." "What do you mean by ‘queer‘?" "Just queer, sir. Sort of jumpy. You know, sir, as if waiting for something t») happen." "Not very clear, but I think I‘ve got the idea. Which of them was it?" be worried by Satisfied, he doorway he c interior of th form right at post of vanta as nad A firing 08 ‘he man down the "Name gedy hco 1 watclh ave; Th Maithews cli at Whers ced hi Car Or 1ll Lrandc them ipied ent ter ible hetr Which c funny. 2 arcng 16 : al 0 der was really superfluâ€" ie road was practically as an advartage not to curious spectators. turned back. From the ild see the whole of the vehicleâ€"even the still the far end. But that > left the driver out of it was necessary to pusini of the passengers, who aeir necks as they stood way. The Sergeant inâ€" to return to the seats at the time of the traâ€" he dead man had been , but I think I‘ve got of them was it?" too, sir, because I either." id see if you can reâ€" i it seemed that t of childhood. ything suspicious eant asked. is tongue imâ€" regarded the er he called him to keep hat nobody as thinking, row from ment tallied our nerves THE PORCUPINE TIMMINS, ONTARIO | _ Quite obligingly John Smith got up | and opened the window, closing it as he ] had been doing when the tragic interâ€" E "And good manners would prevent : ‘ou turning round to see who was beâ€" | hind you in the ‘bus?" ‘"‘Exactly! You are a man of acute discernment." Morrison Sharpe smiled to himself. This was exactly the theme he had first toyed with. John Smith wriggled uncomfortably. "You‘re too smart," he sneered. "But I thought you‘d invent that yarn when â€" ou found out who I was." "Keep a civil tongue in your head." "T‘ll try! Now get on with the third "Thank you, sir. Spare the compliâ€" ments until later. Now I‘m going to be busy discovering who sat in the rear seats. Much obliged for the tip." degree," The sergeant frowned. He did not like these taunts. "The gentleman in iront says you were standing up when the shot was fired." "That‘s true. We‘d had the window cpen, but it got a bit draughty and the row from the backâ€"fires was getting on ‘"Nine, to be exact," Morrison Sharpe pointed out. "Nine. I‘ve been counting them to make sure. But, mark you, I did not take a census of the passengers because there wasn‘t any necessity, although I could tell every one in the near vicinâ€" ity." The man with the slim fingers was nct negarly so grateful, for it drew atâ€" tention immediately upon himself. Forgetting that regard for good manâ€" ners which had been mentioned Mr. Sharpe placed himself in a position where he could both see and hear what was gcoing on. "Your name, please?" "Smithâ€"John Smith.‘" Sergseant Matthews smiled grimly. "Sounds rather familiar." "It happens to be true. Nobody ever believes it." "Then I shall have to accept it." The other shrugged. "Please yourâ€" self about that. There‘s worse to come." "I will be the worse for you if you come the smart Ale¢ with me, my man." ‘"Don‘t bully. Now ask my address, and I‘ll tell you." ‘"Well, what is it?" "No fixed abode." "H‘m Are you trying to make yourâ€" self out to be a suspicious character?" dilld L1 LOCll YOLUL.~ ‘"Well, what is it?" "No fixed abode." "H‘m Are you trying to make yourâ€" self out to be a suspicious character?" "There isn‘t any need. I am one. Might as well admit it. I‘ve been in qucod half a dozen times. That do you "Damn!" snapped Matthews. "Isn‘t there anybody without an addle pate on this ‘bus?" "I can‘t see one," grinned Smith. He was looking intently above his interroâ€" gator‘s eyes as he spoke. Mr,. Sharpe quietly interrupted. mind about the front, what any good? "Not unless you‘re going to come clean about the killing?" "You can‘t pin that on to me." For the first time he betrayved acute fear. "I didn‘t do it, I tell you." "What brirgs you here?" ‘"None of your business." "Let me suggest the reason. This man who is now dead was a conféderâ€" ate of yours. Either he betrayed you or "Feople are getting on and Ooff at irâ€" regular intervals." "Don‘t waste time, sir." "I‘m not. How many buttons have you on your tunic? Tell me offhand the number of pockets you have, or stairs leading to your bedroom?‘"~ Matthews allowed a flicker of a smile to disturb his studied grimness. "I live in a bungalow," he murmured. ‘"Yes. IT‘d answer at random that I had seven buttons and find the accurâ€" ate number was either six or eight." ‘"Nine, to be exact," Morrison Sharpe :ried the doubleâ€"cross. So ei him and took the first to croak him." "No matter, you know what I‘m drivâ€" ing at by now." "H‘m . . . the best place to hide a leaf is the forest . . . nobody saw the postman because he was too familiar to be noticed . . . Yes, that has been pointed out plenty of times. What pearing has it on this tase?" "‘The proper place for a ‘bus passenâ€" ger is on a ‘bus." "Agreed," said the Sergeant, a little snappily. "You mean they can say that the murderer has escaped?" "Nct so fast, please. Do you realize how rare it is to visualize the obvious? Ever read Chesterton?" "Well it is rather difficult, but I imaâ€" gine you will follow my method of reaâ€" soning." "Your reasoning, sitr?" echoed the Sergeant, slightly shocked. Mr. Sharpe was mildly apologetic. "Of course I don‘t pretend to teach you your business, I‘m not a trained obâ€" server like yourself. although I am in the habit of working difficult matters out very carefully." "What are you trying to tell me? This is no time to discuss these things." "I am only endeavour to justify my n:tervention. Suppose there had been ncther man present at the time in "I think I can elaborate the theme," he remarked. "In what way?" inquired the Serâ€" Why?" Taking mental notes is a habit of you followâ€" opportunity Admiration showed in Matthew‘s eves, He snapped his fingers in an inâ€" cause you mix him up. Ar pawn, say, tempts you to ma hop move that isn‘t on." Morrison Sharpe craned round. The sergeant showed signs of rising exciteâ€" nient. "Who was it? Where was he sitting?" "Gcod! "YCes. â€" B time for a "BOrry, :. be helopful "Didn‘t notitce the number, I supâ€" posed?" * "Nc, why should I?" "What happened then?" "The chap down the gangway gave a sort of a gurgle and flopped out." QUESTIONING A CROOK Matthews thought the story was straightforward enough, told so simply as to take suspicion off the teller. What if the man was an acknowledged crook? That hardly warranted him being held responsible for the major crime. "I‘ll have another word with you soon," he added brusquely. ‘"Can‘t you cops leave a chap alone to earn an honest living?" Smith said, with a leer. one Smith paused. Oddly he looked at the people sitting around. Then he turned and examined the rear, a frown wrinkling his forehead. "That‘s all I canâ€"remember:. .. but ; ..‘ "Go on! What else?" "Iâ€"I didn‘t notice."‘ His roving eyes fiickered. ‘"There‘s ten now, and yourâ€" self. _I suppose that‘s the lot. No, there was another . . ." about the back? That brought back the frown. "Well," Smith replied, "it‘s possible there was another, but I can‘t place him. You see I don‘t look properly, except to noâ€" tice the man with his coat collar turned up. On a warm day that struck me as a bit queer." "Never mind about him," broke in the sergeant. "Really, officer, I think you ought to concentrate on this point," objected Mr. Sharpe. "Doesn‘t anything occur to you?" "Orly that there is a lot too much talk about a man who didn‘t think the same about the weather as some of you. Numbers of people wear overcoats when travelling, even in the middle of sumâ€" mer." ‘We. can, the sergeant â€"â€"retorted meaningly. "So long as that‘s the sort of living a man is getting. But there‘s one more question I want to put. Who was behind you?" "COculdin‘t say." "There was somebody?" "Oh, yes. A man in an overcoat, for ruption intervened. While so engaged, his memory was stimulated. ‘"There was a rowdy little sports car passing," he observed. ‘"There," came the disappointing reâ€" tort. "Just down the gangway. It was the man who was shot, of course." But all 1e evel with you in that alâ€" a sort of psychoâ€"analysis, _ long as certain circumâ€" ist the memory will funcâ€" ly enough. Remove them, so easy. That‘s what vou Occasionally an odd man ss setâ€"very worrying, beâ€" , damn it all, I haven‘t these riddles." geant, I‘m only trying to o you play chess? His roving eyes now, and yourâ€" the lot. No, New Historic Books at Public Library ‘‘Voltaire," by Alfred Noyes, brings more facts to light about the man many consider France‘s greatest writer. Mr. Noyes has read every one of Volâ€" taire‘s hundredâ€"odd booksâ€"and so has absorbed an understandin#~of the man "‘Then W( Who was h Number of Volumes that Give Sidelights on History from the archives of the:Hudson‘s Bay Company, Gleat Britain. Canada and United States. â€"~â€" "History of the Russian Revolu- tion," by Leon Trotsky, is not a new work, for it hasâ€"beerâ€"Aavailableâ€"since 1932. Here the only man who has macde history and written it teélls not only is own part in that war but the parts played by most of the other prominâ€" ent revolutionaries. The book was first published in three volumes which have i0w been combined into one. T‘wo Germanys "‘The Kaiser and His English Reâ€" lations," by E. F. Benson. The author has written several books on British royalty and now turns his attention to Queen Victoria‘s most troublesome deâ€" scendart. He has a theory that Wilâ€" liam‘s injury at birth left him with a distinct inferiority complex. Between the Germany of William‘s rule and the Germany of Hitler‘s rule there ap- pears to be little difference. "Germany‘s War Machine," by Al- bert Muller, is not historyâ€"yet. This is not a sensationally written volume but the information it contains (apâ€" parently drawn from wellâ€"informed sources) is certainly s_gnsational. ‘The book is called a "dessier of militarizaâ€" lion of the Third Reich." It tells of the complete mechanizatior of the forces, the super highways designed to lead into ernemy territories and is illusâ€" trated with photos of Germany‘s latest war machines, maps. There are figures by the page télling the strength of various units. stinctive gesture. "Got it at last," he snapped. "There isn‘t an overcoit among this crowd. f "Except the lady‘s,".. Mr.: Sharpé pointed out. "Smith was looking at a man." "That‘s right,"‘ broke in Smith, who had been listening, openâ€"mouthed, to the discussion. dryly. "Better finish ques passengers first. You m something else interesting." Five nonâ€"fiction volumes~ added â€"»to the shelves at the Tlmmins Public Liâ€" brary this week wm.:be::mnow by lecal people for the new llghm they cast on history and in the future as accurate sources of information. One of these deals with Canada. "The Birth of Western Canada,;"â€"by George F. G. Stanley tells a difféerent story than that Canadians have read in hisâ€" tory text books of the rebellions Louis Riel led in the West. In Eastern Canâ€" ada there has alwa ays been anuabseng,e of explanation of. why theâ€"¢evolts ocâ€" curreds The reasons: are _ here,.dug up from the archives of the Hudson‘s Bay Company, Great Britain,â€"Canada and ve got to find that man. ?â€" Where did he get to?" excited." Sharpe chuckled er finish questioning the learn few others can hope to have. One re view says that sectarians will be dis appointed in this new appraisal, fo Mr. Noyes finds that much of Vol taire‘s wit was devoted to combatin atheism. Official Handbook of f Canada Ready for 1937 "Within That City," by Arnold Lunn, is a bcok that sets out the basis on which the Christian ‘Church was fourded and the paths the various "Catholic‘ divisions of have taken. mA The Dominion Bureau of Statistics announces the publication of the 1937 edition of the Official Handbook of Canacda. 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"The Mussolini Murder Plot," Newâ€" Laugh in the Sur," Bak Riddle of the Hills," Savi Hole and Corner,‘"‘ Went ean s Wentworth Baketr that church the present from Atlanâ€" of emphasis pects which THURSDAY, FEBBRUARY 4TH. 1037 THE PORCUPINE TIMMINS, ONTARIO PAGE THREE ww en nmemam w un mall on uk mm hi h PS mm en | k * ~ * y Tsc y o iss I think I can elaborate the theme | ssm ' #: || he remarked .I I j || "In what way?" inquired the Serâ€"| | is | t 4 4 1 | I ther difficult, but I imaâ€"| ut | my method of reaâ€" | l f o A sit ++ (‘('}\\'\4‘(;. the } 35 shocked mildly apologetic course I don‘t pretend to teach you business. I‘m not a trained obâ€" erver like yourself. although I am in he habit of working difficult matters it very carefully." "What are you trying to tell me? his is no time to discuss these things." I am only endeavour to justify my J * ons e 01 8 mA 4 es .. B | hi) ention. Suppose there had been | | man present at the time in h I t1On : | | "YOUR NAME, PLEASE?" | | When Mr. Sharpe suggested that c § F micht have e j na s N A Y t a § ere might have been a twelfth pasâ€" \\\ \\\\}\\g [ us Copyright i senger in the ‘bus at the time of the .4 e YOU CAN START THE STORY HEREF and t iniformed ; | ra it. w necessary to pu ragedy, Sergeant Matthews looked at Only one instalment of this thrilling ible Fron fact that they wor iroligh several he Ds ngers who Oim incredulously. | erial has Here L A C the AMNisthmart war ho t thay stot My gestion is made in perfect | yropsis of th t ilready giver iked h 6 vere idently atâ€" in the entrance wa The Sergeant inâ€" io s. Ask the others, and they - ; ) will. n lonbt ‘ar me £04 w Synopsis l e $ n e 1 detailed to t1 ( em ) turn o the seai will, no G@oud bear me out, plfl((‘fit(‘(l Travelli 4 Ts ; s £/4 1 f \ tha Sharpe ravelling om Colborough 0 rry ou ( f the Roa hey ipied a time of the traâ€" $ Netherton, a count: us develops enâ€" Traffic A« c Where e dead man had been ‘You mean they can say that the gine trouble a: backâ€"fire several A I m behind wa listinct] he placed hi murderer has escaped? times. Under V one of these exâ€" idible t Morrison Sharpe. So the Befo: roseeding further he calle« 3 so fast, please. Do you realize posions, a mal issenger 1 hot dead entlema e striking fingers wa the constable, instruciit him to keep how rare it is to visualize the obvious? Mver reaor "hestert 9 CARTER. t} iver, and WITHERS nervous! 1 nexpected intrusion of watch outside hat nobeogy Ever read Chesterton ; he conducto k e situation in the policeme id knocked him off his leave r entet "H‘m . . . the best place to hide a af j he forest + cau y hand, assisted I er dreamy litâ€" 1@ r( | The latter order w iperfluâ€" leaf is the forest . . . nobody x?\.\ the ' tie man named MORRISON SHARPE At that moment Sharpe arte ous, becau t road wa | because he was too familiar to whose chief inters n life is solving an intrigui f conjecture | deserted. It was an advantage not to be . noticed . . . Yes, !hr'u has been nuzzlesâ€"chess 4 y crossâ€"word 11 | be v rious spectators pointed out plenty of times. What! ] , ross= wot I M sarin, t this 9n | and the like | Sergt M € ossessed .( $ itisfik irmned bact From the | RPEAUNE has it on this case? Sharmne N R ; , 7 ce | wh of t} "The proper place for a ‘bus passenâ€" f ) ‘ ns V C ) Li 6 . is to account for a o wer i the ¢ n these da ger is on a ‘bus \| s § \\\§§\§\ ) 10 IC 11 1 4 i4 / , vhen the fired Wwork 8 ; i its 0 j "Agreed," said the Sergeant, a little se tex s Withers make e number eleven, tion. Although his intellectual attainâ€"‘! post of vanta snappily. f * \\~\\§\\\\\ :\\}3\\\‘\\§\§\ | (Pp in aottina esc We including the d man, the driver and ments were of no particular concern to si Feople are getting on and off At in S W W\Q\ | $ : i % r regular intervals." s s f the conductor inybody it h immediat« iperiot clear xcept wh reguia tervais. ; | Now start t + e io firstâ€"clas , »ber "Don‘t waste time, sir." I FIRED UNDER CCAT hool traini th a. matriculation fAring octurre "I‘m not. How many buttons have | | D )E }, np 11 mt I‘l 117 10L ) TTE $ | T s ves that u j s sean him taith he man Addline ; | you on your tunic? Tell me offhand | ‘Decided]: 7 ereed So it mizh! a a woOu LVC éen him to 1 ne mat We ) ndadiing abou W | M § e s eb Universi ; TIP o not un ere by 1 19 the number of pockets you have, or be for this man, who had en given an 4 * c i + | s ; n : "'1 ‘) o O Anan Afffarar T He !" Tt was) Stairs leading to your bedroom? | | exceptional chance to fire the fatal shot % 2 y$ : ; | Caul‘y 4 * i * Havifie | iss e routines . exa potentiai| â€" Matthews allowed a flicker of a smile when standing up. ostensibly to attend 0 earn mis own hiving ne Nnad 2 D y Ee uis ; P _ cA Ehn Farpiimbas i . | to disturb his studied grimness. "I live § to the window From that position of Gdéliberately chosen a life that promise« vilnes: that interrupted him. M1 ; n ; inter ied.. While ho dA cetinaltc + it at last." he few others can hope to have. One reâ€" | M y idventu rathap) i 4 htm o P essan articulars| t bungalow," he murmured. ruption intervened hile so engaged, stinctive ges Got= it atolast," ht ew others can pé hayv ne I , vs t ri y irricd im 1 , agventure rather nan accept f humâ€" C < 2CA U ; ; m s + Ends 4 , ; + manta vi s ) ha ic. vantage ,‘(,“A“,‘ A ied aim »Hflll(‘i be (’ j that ep "1 1t Ra‘ tal s ts > KHew of it "No matter, you know what I‘m drivâ€"| Ais memory was s imulated. There snapped There isn t an overcoat view says that sectarians will be di comparatively imple Of course there Crum appointment with an offic« LOO1 _ PA b > * s : 9 _ ns t inr 4 + 4 i thig w annraisal fry 4 ; . ng : y a was a rowdy little sports car passing," among this crowd ippointed in this new appraisal, for would be an element of chance in it. 48 1 tarting point. Promotion cam hocting, even to the detail of the winâ€"| !"8 :” M oys NRXA 1 hk o ; c n an t n 2 i insl o f Vol p s o sns EO s h in fommation dow‘ 1 ant "Yes. I‘d answer at random that 1| he Excep 1 lady‘s Mr. Sharp@~ Mr. Noyes finds that much of ol~ nb raning n ons “‘W) mot § : rmitted j P 12y Serseant Matthews made no com.â€"| 244 seven buttons and find the accurâ€" Didn‘t noti¢ce the number, I supâ€" pointed ou taire‘s wit was devoted to combating could control a lethal weapon under IMOloring patrois permitted an outlé * n t is f 4 ; ; ; $3 nosed ?" "Gmith a ind Eind Atus an atheist ntrc ipo ind . ns es ie : ment.: Prentiany tirred" as: ate number was either six or eight. posed? Smith was looking at a man atheism. cover of a coat or certain pecialized alents n 1C1 vontually N turned away ; F c ) , Th t A » i t mp by rnold Lunn 7 ce ‘ looked back again, and appeared to ‘"Nine, to be exact," Morrison Sharpe Nc, why should I? | That‘s right," broke in Smith, who Within That City," by Arnold Lunn, Mr. Sharpe had no firstâ€"hand knowâ€" e es 13 | Adneinar Iha ”“\,‘ statement| bointed out. "What happened then? had beern listening, 0 hed, to is a bcok that sets out the basis on ledge cf such methods. though he had e C wA ho m A ? slim Aincger "Th!" ‘"‘The chap down the gangway gave the discussion which the Christian ‘Church waAas J *A I n q q ally ivolve SHIM 6 S. ; ; ; bos ul inA +43 4 a + ¢ â€" y t g ; the var f cinematograph films 1'1 C C v”x]nlv 11;':lv1»' #ilh §X "Nine. I‘ve been counting them to| a sort of a gurgle and flopped ou Then we‘ve nd that man. fourded and the paths the various nastin® s um as 1 were ( al or meé 1 11103 * VA A~ ; on va rak o # f % stre ) s ; . p ; sBural ho NCY NE OM ‘f C tu ith a long and| MAke Sure. But, mark you, I did noi! qQUESTIONING A CROOK who was ht 1« to? Catholic‘ divisions . of eAMICil Motive was an factor. Half uP take a census of the passengers because| Matthews thought the story was D« get excite iuckled . have taken. a dozen possible ves suggested ~"" . | there wasn‘t any icituv | 1t m * 4 e 4 dryly. "Better finish questioning the New Fiction i es ‘ en Murdet type of case Sergean! 1 the uneasiâ€"| CCC ""“_”” any ““C_“-\llfl- JHWUH} I | straightforward enough, told so simply Pn s .] T : Aansn n innlnaag: themselves, all of them too farâ€"fetched _ _ $ e P ‘s scrutiny was| CCW4 tell every one in the near vicin=â€" | as to take suspicion off the teller. What u§ You _might â€" leart w fiction now available includes: to be probable. More neatlyâ€"fitting was hardly expected to come hi ols Te ns on ity." o ind s c y _4 something else interesting | The Avenger Strikes," Masterman. * , , y incredulous. Whe the inquisition | *~ if the man was an acknowledged crook? ie C n the idea that this man was a confirmed es e R f 4 "Why?" j a ; 14 â€" "The Mussolini Murder Plot Newâ€" iminal. H C . it form rad been shot in Was delayed. Again came that deep ‘}' | That hardly warranted him being held s o o CI Al. is hands favoured itâ€"so $ § it ; ) 4 ) "Taking mental notes is a hat reshons on P rime. . "P man restlessly se tive and> i ‘bus that ‘bus conducâ€" ie thin sound ie ie t s rabit Oof | responsible for the major crime. "I‘ll NEW AHAISTIOPIC OoKsS "Lauch in the Sun." Baker ssly sensitive ues C nine 7 3 14 augh in t Sun," Baker. ) vl iq ‘, s .‘ 2 tor Withers was laving a joke in raâ€"| SE C j have another word with you soon, Ne | o + i11s " GSav Juggling his thoughts a little more x h T ank s | adunt "And gcood manners would prevent | added bmisquely. | ‘lt i)uhll(‘ ]thl’al'\' Riddle of the Hills." Savi y ‘xpertly, he formulated a clever scheme ho | itc ‘ _| you tur ) see w ras j 4 | C ‘"Hole and Corner," Wentworth. | _I C o m»‘ rue encugh, Sergeant," said t, was on tenâ€" '\(,m urning round to see whio was beâ€" Can‘t you cops leave a chap alone| 8 j | of revenge involving the removal of for yourseit. _T woulgn"t | hind you in the ‘bus?" to earn an honest livine?" sSmith said.| , , o ns | somebody who either knew to . 4 See for yourself wouldn‘t 1 C § P ces can PE p (* T 4 + s « s somebody who either knew too much or _ n serions imatter| CHAPTER 1t Exactly! You are a man of acute| with a leer. | Number of Volumes that Official Handbook of who had doubleâ€"crossed the i ‘e L4A Ek CA io l M esd on uced e | y t s | nt." 6 | C 13 T cy} T hn » * .\ uen l e« he nlmfx d likeâ€"this * A PHANTOM PASSENGER }dlS((fnnum. | We. can," the ~sergeantâ€"â€"retorted Give Sidelights onâ€"Hist ory Canada Ready for 1937 pArt it that seemed too e ‘A~â€" m c "Thank y ir. Spat > c §â€" 4 * En‘ is t S MA | s Pelling Constable Higsins to park the! Mattbews conducted his examination| _ yott sit. Spare the ‘compliâ€" | meaningly. "o long as that‘s the sort z. | 4 matic. So many ti1 hings had to be 16g11 pPAi~ 41 ments until later. Now I‘m going to | of living a man is getting. But theres| Five nonâ€"fiction vo } ' C car at the reat. Matthews went to in in a w that was rot strictly in acâ€"| . 31 put together with meticulous exactness CAT at LM€ ar, ma ~"7\ YE CCCE ~cordance with the rules supposed to pe| D2 busy discovering who sat in the| ) e puzzle complete i _ stigate / ' Ik down the e ind n t ko |rear seat > ced for > o tip * | t 4 $ A R A to ma 1i C mplete. Relu memorized and observed. Scme of the| "CAr Seats. Much obliged for the tip." | was behind you? | brary this week will by methods were faintly reminiscent of| _ man with the slim fingers was | "Couldn‘t say." lczcal people for the new V lumes~ added ~to q one more question I want to put. Who| the shelves at the Timmins Public Liâ€" he Dominion of Statistics nnounces the publication of the 1937 edition of the Official Handbook of tantly he scrapped it, and was formuâ€" the posiâ€" lating an ertirely fresh theory, when ody presâ€" hR N l mokers‘ compart tho attributed to American detectives| NC neariy so grateful, for it drew atâ€" "There was somebody?" cast on history and in the future The Hanabeok cover 9 the ‘bus pul up with : ‘rk that set ne S ers cCO arlâ€" 4 4 tentio .m ; n : k anaDnook ds ; pulled up jerk that se JA { mad At all everts they were unorthodox. tention â€" immediately â€" upon himself. | Oh, yes. A man in an overcoat, for| accurate sources of information situiatJon in the Doimminion e already qui in erves of th w2 i Jerty Tu schoolboy. of 184 Parâ€" Forgetting that lxogard for good manâ€" | one. One of these deals with Canada. "The to Pacinc. the weight f majority of the passengers tingling C‘ + Ter hertor d . _ | ners which had been mentio anmi j § irt f Western 2t C Corduglor Withets w ] i t tainly is a bullei es ao etherton, had little to| _ i mj pog nPd.I_VD' Smith paused. Oddly he looked at Birth of Western Canada,"â€"by George ; ing placed on those a Corductor Withers was leaning out ESS a say. It was a merit holiday and he Sharbe placed himself in a position | the peopls sitfine Around Then he| P. G. Stanley tells a difféeren y urrontiy of ) 4 1 4 slnka) yan s h ; "a. was f merl 110110A y alnu 1 ; i | ie people ting arot . ( he Li c 1111 11\ are currently of most imp from his platform frantically signalling élose.: range. D shoull y avearnient «i . | where he could both see and hear what | h: read if hi s ) j onl , ened*‘ id stayed overnight with an aunt in e hat | turned and examined the rear, a frown | ‘‘‘" Canadians have read n DIS~ nhases of the country‘s e00 to a small car that was coming rapidly pen m in n early ‘bus I ,| was going on. fatain sul 4 4 tory text books of the rebelhons Lowi . , ; inwards ‘ t , i at y 7 ned in Whe: LaK1 an eanly bus nomeé s wrinkling his forehead. ‘"That‘s all I * t ces Pn se io m e t . anizaticn are dealt with, and statisâ€" towards them. When i opped they 4 iess 4 ) Your name, please?" » | R led in the West. In Eastern Canâ€" j could play in a cricket ! can remember . . . but could see that the occupants were police ; he related how the man 1 been takâ€" "Smithâ€"John Smith." | ' ] M in lb Posl f 1 that t] pants I | d : M nt | h during the afternoon. No, he is ce | "Go on! What else?" ada there nast ‘s been anâ€"absente gipe momernt. The teXx iccompanied | ) wore the three stripes. | en outside the Sergeant‘s eyebrows went| Sercean at y mi se f nf e n bar + 5 drecâ€"vaApr i 80 t j officer O: wo? h hree stripes, | 4 ‘* had had a firearm in his possesâ€"| * ergeant Matthews smiled grimly. [ o tâ€"â€"t didn‘t notice." His roving eyes| Of â€"o¢â€" 1,, . wealth of pertinent ill rariva 3 "That was fo he said reprovâ€"| | ‘..IL,” ,(jq )I i WII 1;”]““.'”‘ Nobod | fiickered. "There‘s ten now, and your.| CHTeds The UP maiter, which adds to the interest of fls ; xpression it seemed that y happens to be true. ever l T sunbose inhat‘s the xo. | from the arc s of the: Hudson‘s Bay }», subjects treated . i f on in us gan aplal aipitiee n of childhood. “.’(‘ es i j there was another . . ." Y, it _ Britain,~Canada and The text and page illust: ns are 7 wel ve Cdid1 now he was dead | _ , x natina anuthina Then I shall have to accept it." C haw n oT Init State 4 : ; V 8 ind it seemed best to e him fres} s i novice anyining suspiciou ‘The other nrus t Morrison Sharpe craned round. The % printed in tone and there are two o For nervousn« nd that depressed feeling + No i " the Sergeant asked. he other shrugged. Please yourâ€" sergeant showed signs of rising exciteâ€" 3 f{ the Russian Revoluâ€" h togravure inserts one of which Renews self AaAbout that. There‘s worse to ptfonuth \""‘ lity. _ They q e ome." | ment. "Who was it? Where was he .“'1“_‘ ’ j I‘wf? T ;-‘(m:}:._\'_ 1\ nOt:* NUEW‘ frontispiece, is a reproduction of an Dollars." trarspired, had imagination.| * ‘ sitting?" ork, for it official phoiograph of King George VI | | tore He had been inventing stories to fit the| "I Will be the worse for you if '\’G“; "There," came the disappointing reâ€"| 1932. Here the only man who has mad? jogether with the texts of the Proclaâ€" | | sengers. Morrison Sharpe heard| COme the smart Alec with me, my man."| tort. "Just down the gangway. It was|â€" ty and writ tells not ONIY mation of his accession to the Throne | | : tatement with interest, tinged ‘"Don‘t bully. Now ask my address,| the man who was shot. of course." his own part in that war but the part and the Prime Minister‘s Message on itith‘ 4 P y ‘ent n pach nlapail C 1 I‘ll te ‘ou." 66y Y 5 . | plaved by ast of the other nromin. s F with an amusement that gave place to| ANG 'II‘ tell you. Damn!" snapped Matthews. "Isn‘t| Pias PS 3y m Or ic half of the people of Canada; thne | rueful igrin when it turned out that Well, what is i there anybody without an addle pate| °PC The book was f other insert is illustrative « imna published in three volumes which have 4 on this ‘bus? publisned in three volumes which have export trade, a branch of our cconomy juvenile consideration "That funny| "H‘m Are you trying to make yourâ€" "I can‘t see one," grinned Smith. He| "OW Peen comoined into one. which has shown suc} lar object of ‘"No fixed abode." | he had been the pa: little man, who peeking about"| self out to be a suspicious character?" was looking intently above his interroâ€" s § Two Germanys gress during the past year â€" | was a description that stun "There isn‘t any need. I am one. gator‘s eyes as he spoke. _ £8 .,I\“m,:' and His PEI}}JH-“EK Reâ€" The price of the publication is 25 | "What else?" Might as well admit it. I‘ve been in Mr. Sh quietly _ interrupted. 1““!““““"' by E. F. Benson. The author cents per copy, which charge covers | The lad looked slightly bewildered.| quod half a dozen times. That do you ‘"Never mind about the front, what| P3S Written several books on British merely the cost of paper and ActUAl rj he admitted.| any good?" | about the back?" | royalty :'m‘! now turns his attention to press work. A special pri concession i g it was "Not unless you‘re going to come| ‘That brought back the frown. @uUeen Victoria‘s most troublesome deâ€" nas peen authorized in the case Of . "Come, come, that won‘t do! You) clean about the killing?" | Smith replied, "it‘s possible there was :"’("“"_"”1“ ie Nas Lh ie v\:\'xlâ€" teachers, bona fide students, and minisâ€" istn‘t hide anvi » » uy an‘ ; 6 intk ) + hd A liam‘s injury at birt} t hir ith i tb | t '\”A hi ar ing y ‘ \‘_‘” can‘t pin that on to me." For: another, but I can‘t place him. You ;‘i" n “‘f““.:‘) C ‘_.t"“‘-‘l .l‘.A C ‘:7“'” “*‘ ters of religion, since past experience ! Please, sir, I‘m not. But I can‘t reâ€"| the first time he betrayed acute fear.| see I don‘t look properly, except to ng.| inieriority complex. Betwéen nas shown that considerable use ha 1 membe I mething to do with| "I didn‘t do it, I tell you." | tice the man with his coat collar turned | ! of William‘s r_”“ and been made of this publication for eduâ€" i | one of the men "What brings you here?" E up. On a warm day that struck me as the Ge ::31‘1:1" of }{1"1:‘: s rule there apâ€" aticnal purpose, and it is the policy of | * ‘ forgotten that part| "None of your business." | a bit queer." pears to be little difference. _ the Minister to encourage such use. { yor e rest of it." "Let me suggest the reason. This| "Never mind about him," broke in | , j war m To such individuals, therefore, the ) lon‘t. Not only I; man who is now dead was a confeéderâ€" | the sergeant e not TBIi® price is set at 10 cents for one copy. ' T ty looked queer like." ate of yours. Either he betrayed you or | officer, I think you ought to| written vyoOolume posgtage stamps are not acceptable, and by ‘queer‘?" ried the doubleâ€"cross. So you followâ€"| on this point," objected| °" k tion it contains (ADâ€"â€" spplications must be a ipanied by a | of jumpy. You| ed him and took the first opportunity | ) Doesn‘t anything occur| PMEDYY _« ;“ in‘ postal note or by the apprepriate coln know,. sit if waiting for something| to croak him | ‘””’_' € y sensational. The enclosed between two squares of thin ‘ ) en Morrison Sharpe smiled to himself.| y that there is a lot too much | PCOK is Called "dossier of militarizaâ€" cardboard gummed together at the "Not ve lear, but I I‘ve got| This was exactly the theme he had first| talk about a man who didn‘t think the| 400 Of the Third Reich." It tells oOf eqges. plications should be adâ€" the idea. Which of them was it? toyed with. | same about the weather as some of you. fHCCEC _ M ‘3"":‘““""; _"'I ° dressed to the King‘s Printer, Governâ€" That‘s funny, too, sir, because I| John Smith wriggled uncomfortably.| Numbers of people wear overcoats when | 10C°S,. tae super hi ays designed t0 ment Printing Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, . don‘t know that either You‘re too smart," he sneered. "But I| travelling, even in the middle of sumâ€" iead into eremy territories and Igâ€"dllus= | ang since the supply i trictly limited i [ i hn i te. ough ‘d invent that yarn when| mer trated with photos « <, rmany‘s latest for both the 25â€"cent and 10â€"cf nt | ollect ou found out who I was." | _ a good look round wWAl All maps There are figures classes, early application i iggested. ip rather self nsciousâ€" "Keep a civil tongue in your head." | "I‘m doin o. Up to now I don‘t Py ho. PM telling the strength of examining every passenger With a ‘T‘ll try! Now get on with the third | see what you‘re L?:;'.‘n.,: at.‘ e is k â€" â€"eyed stare that would have been| degree | Anrd I don‘t want to explain. If $ s A Noyes, brings 1 g ut C imstances. At The sergeant frowned. He did not| you hit on it yourself you will appreâ€"| !"V° !8 about tLie. man | € 1 1ea Can ace| li} "The gentleman in | clate more thoroughly the point I want| ‘"* him, sir," he announced {ront says you were standing up z'h»'ni to make Mr. Noye every _ one of Volâ€" Iv Maithews clicked his tongue imâ€"| the shot was fired." "Oh, I‘m level with you in that alâ€" i booksâ€"and so f Pl ~ Tha ie. We‘d had window | ready. T i sort of psychoâ€"analysi i _ Lie j There‘s lasting comfort in the good light w ‘ â€" but it got :!,IU:. draughty and the | isn‘t i So long as certain circumâ€"| > from Edison Marda Lampsâ€"and they are .M« NC e C M C the backâ€"fires was getting on | stances persist the memory will funcâ€" j : * ; e always "kind to your eyes". | tion efficiently enotug . Ren nem Th b : b 5 h omcs on mt oo e best buy > j on the bangâ€"bangs f nn‘., isn‘t it ; e = *A | subâ€"consci . w\ no the shot wa | i! Do you play ches ln C' arette FOR BETTER LIGHT â€" BETTER S1GH Tâ€"U SE | presence to encourage a 1 reâ€"| a | But, damn it all, I haven‘ x g 1 i P all these riddles was a series of | ing on at the time. Very | mirder of what it was I No presencé That was the c s Of all those who were there not on« the murderer. I‘ll come| be helpful. Occas provided the ri luence to enâ€"| back to that point later. Will you desâ€"| get in a chess setâ€"very worryir Wf | courage remembrance. Had there been cribe exactly how you were when the | cause you | a miscount of the passenagers after all?, man was killed?" | pawn, say Lâ€"16 |_ inaging t h t ie 0 (7: (j:.;:v obligingly John Smith got up' hop move and opened th dow, closi t as he| Admira f;rv in Matthew‘s e CANADIAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Limited en doing when the in 3 t Euy j had been doing when the tragic interâ€"|eves. He snapped his fingers in an inâ€"] sergeant e o) _ x3 l uT ’ r ' N E *3 t Cb THURSDAY, FEBBRUARY 4TH. 1037 THE PORCUPINE TIMMINS, ONTARIO PAGE THREE ww en nmemam w un mall on uk mm hi h PS mm en | k * ~ * y Tsc y o iss I think I can elaborate the theme | ssm ' #: || he remarked .I I j || "In what way?" inquired the Serâ€"| | is | t 4 4 1 | I ther difficult, but I imaâ€"| ut | my method of reaâ€" | l f o A sit ++ (‘('}\\'\4‘(;. the } 35 shocked mildly apologetic course I don‘t pretend to teach you business. I‘m not a trained obâ€" erver like yourself. although I am in he habit of working difficult matters it very carefully." "What are you trying to tell me? his is no time to discuss these things." I am only endeavour to justify my J * ons e 01 8 mA 4 es .. B | hi) ention. Suppose there had been | | man present at the time in h I t1On : | | "YOUR NAME, PLEASE?" | | When Mr. Sharpe suggested that c § F micht have e j na s N A Y t a § ere might have been a twelfth pasâ€" \\\ \\\\}\\g [ us Copyright i senger in the ‘bus at the time of the .4 e YOU CAN START THE STORY HEREF and t iniformed ; | ra it. w necessary to pu ragedy, Sergeant Matthews looked at Only one instalment of this thrilling ible Fron fact that they wor iroligh several he Ds ngers who Oim incredulously. | erial has Here L A C the AMNisthmart war ho t thay stot My gestion is made in perfect | yropsis of th t ilready giver iked h 6 vere idently atâ€" in the entrance wa The Sergeant inâ€" io s. Ask the others, and they - ; ) will. n lonbt ‘ar me £04 w Synopsis l e $ n e 1 detailed to t1 ( em ) turn o the seai will, no G@oud bear me out, plfl((‘fit(‘(l Travelli 4 Ts ; s £/4 1 f \ tha Sharpe ravelling om Colborough 0 rry ou ( f the Roa hey ipied a time of the traâ€" $ Netherton, a count: us develops enâ€" Traffic A« c Where e dead man had been ‘You mean they can say that the gine trouble a: backâ€"fire several A I m behind wa listinct] he placed hi murderer has escaped? times. Under V one of these exâ€" idible t Morrison Sharpe. So the Befo: roseeding further he calle« 3 so fast, please. Do you realize posions, a mal issenger 1 hot dead entlema e striking fingers wa the constable, instruciit him to keep how rare it is to visualize the obvious? Mver reaor "hestert 9 CARTER. t} iver, and WITHERS nervous! 1 nexpected intrusion of watch outside hat nobeogy Ever read Chesterton ; he conducto k e situation in the policeme id knocked him off his leave r entet "H‘m . . . the best place to hide a af j he forest + cau y hand, assisted I er dreamy litâ€" 1@ r( | The latter order w iperfluâ€" leaf is the forest . . . nobody x?\.\ the ' tie man named MORRISON SHARPE At that moment Sharpe arte ous, becau t road wa | because he was too familiar to whose chief inters n life is solving an intrigui f conjecture | deserted. It was an advantage not to be . noticed . . . Yes, !hr'u has been nuzzlesâ€"chess 4 y crossâ€"word 11 | be v rious spectators pointed out plenty of times. What! ] , ross= wot I M sarin, t this 9n | and the like | Sergt M € ossessed .( $ itisfik irmned bact From the | RPEAUNE has it on this case? Sharmne N R ; , 7 ce | wh of t} "The proper place for a ‘bus passenâ€" f ) ‘ ns V C ) Li 6 . is to account for a o wer i the ¢ n these da ger is on a ‘bus \| s § \\\§§\§\ ) 10 IC 11 1 4 i4 / , vhen the fired Wwork 8 ; i its 0 j "Agreed," said the Sergeant, a little se tex s Withers make e number eleven, tion. Although his intellectual attainâ€"‘! post of vanta snappily. f * \\~\\§\\\\\ :\\}3\\\‘\\§\§\ | (Pp in aottina esc We including the d man, the driver and ments were of no particular concern to si Feople are getting on and off At in S W W\Q\ | $ : i % r regular intervals." s s f the conductor inybody it h immediat« iperiot clear xcept wh reguia tervais. ; | Now start t + e io firstâ€"clas , »ber "Don‘t waste time, sir." I FIRED UNDER CCAT hool traini th a. matriculation fAring octurre "I‘m not. How many buttons have | | D )E }, np 11 mt I‘l 117 10L ) TTE $ | T s ves that u j s sean him taith he man Addline ; | you on your tunic? Tell me offhand | ‘Decided]: 7 ereed So it mizh! a a woOu LVC éen him to 1 ne mat We ) ndadiing abou W | M § e s eb Universi ; TIP o not un ere by 1 19 the number of pockets you have, or be for this man, who had en given an 4 * c i + | s ; n : "'1 ‘) o O Anan Afffarar T He !" Tt was) Stairs leading to your bedroom? | | exceptional chance to fire the fatal shot % 2 y$ : ; | Caul‘y 4 * i * Havifie | iss e routines . exa potentiai| â€" Matthews allowed a flicker of a smile when standing up. ostensibly to attend 0 earn mis own hiving ne Nnad 2 D y Ee uis ; P _ cA Ehn Farpiimbas i . | to disturb his studied grimness. "I live § to the window From that position of Gdéliberately chosen a life that promise« vilnes: that interrupted him. M1 ; n ; inter ied.. While ho dA cetinaltc + it at last." he few others can hope to have. One reâ€" | M y idventu rathap) i 4 htm o P essan articulars| t bungalow," he murmured. ruption intervened hile so engaged, stinctive ges Got= it atolast," ht ew others can pé hayv ne I , vs t ri y irricd im 1 , agventure rather nan accept f humâ€" C < 2CA U ; ; m s + Ends 4 , ; + manta vi s ) ha ic. vantage ,‘(,“A“,‘ A ied aim »Hflll(‘i be (’ j that ep "1 1t Ra‘ tal s ts > KHew of it "No matter, you know what I‘m drivâ€"| Ais memory was s imulated. There snapped There isn t an overcoat view says that sectarians will be di comparatively imple Of course there Crum appointment with an offic« LOO1 _ PA b > * s : 9 _ ns t inr 4 + 4 i thig w annraisal fry 4 ; . ng : y a was a rowdy little sports car passing," among this crowd ippointed in this new appraisal, for would be an element of chance in it. 48 1 tarting point. Promotion cam hocting, even to the detail of the winâ€"| !"8 :” M oys NRXA 1 hk o ; c n an t n 2 i insl o f Vol p s o sns EO s h in fommation dow‘ 1 ant "Yes. I‘d answer at random that 1| he Excep 1 lady‘s Mr. Sharp@~ Mr. Noyes finds that much of ol~ nb raning n ons “‘W) mot § : rmitted j P 12y Serseant Matthews made no com.â€"| 244 seven buttons and find the accurâ€" Didn‘t noti¢ce the number, I supâ€" pointed ou taire‘s wit was devoted to combating could control a lethal weapon under IMOloring patrois permitted an outlé * n t is f 4 ; ; ; $3 nosed ?" "Gmith a ind Eind Atus an atheist ntrc ipo ind . ns es ie : ment.: Prentiany tirred" as: ate number was either six or eight. posed? Smith was looking at a man atheism. cover of a coat or certain pecialized alents n 1C1 vontually N turned away ; F c ) , Th t A » i t mp by rnold Lunn 7 ce ‘ looked back again, and appeared to ‘"Nine, to be exact," Morrison Sharpe Nc, why should I? | That‘s right," broke in Smith, who Within That City," by Arnold Lunn, Mr. Sharpe had no firstâ€"hand knowâ€" e es 13 | Adneinar Iha ”“\,‘ statement| bointed out. "What happened then? had beern listening, 0 hed, to is a bcok that sets out the basis on ledge cf such methods. though he had e C wA ho m A ? slim Aincger "Th!" ‘"‘The chap down the gangway gave the discussion which the Christian ‘Church waAas J *A I n q q ally ivolve SHIM 6 S. ; ; ; bos ul inA +43 4 a + ¢ â€" y t g ; the var f cinematograph films 1'1 C C v”x]nlv 11;':lv1»' #ilh §X "Nine. I‘ve been counting them to| a sort of a gurgle and flopped ou Then we‘ve nd that man. fourded and the paths the various nastin® s um as 1 were ( al or meé 1 11103 * VA A~ ; on va rak o # f % stre ) s ; . p ; sBural ho NCY NE OM ‘f C tu ith a long and| MAke Sure. But, mark you, I did noi! qQUESTIONING A CROOK who was ht 1« to? Catholic‘ divisions . of eAMICil Motive was an factor. Half uP take a census of the passengers because| Matthews thought the story was D« get excite iuckled . have taken. a dozen possible ves suggested ~"" . | there wasn‘t any icituv | 1t m * 4 e 4 dryly. "Better finish questioning the New Fiction i es ‘ en Murdet type of case Sergean! 1 the uneasiâ€"| CCC ""“_”” any ““C_“-\llfl- JHWUH} I | straightforward enough, told so simply Pn s .] T : Aansn n innlnaag: themselves, all of them too farâ€"fetched _ _ $ e P ‘s scrutiny was| CCW4 tell every one in the near vicin=â€" | as to take suspicion off the teller. What u§ You _might â€" leart w fiction now available includes: to be probable. More neatlyâ€"fitting was hardly expected to come hi ols Te ns on ity." o ind s c y _4 something else interesting | The Avenger Strikes," Masterman. * , , y incredulous. Whe the inquisition | *~ if the man was an acknowledged crook? ie C n the idea that this man was a confirmed es e R f 4 "Why?" j a ; 14 â€" "The Mussolini Murder Plot Newâ€" iminal. H C . it form rad been shot in Was delayed. Again came that deep ‘}' | That hardly warranted him being held s o o CI Al. is hands favoured itâ€"so $ § it ; ) 4 ) "Taking mental notes is a hat reshons on P rime. . "P man restlessly se tive and> i ‘bus that ‘bus conducâ€" ie thin sound ie ie t s rabit Oof | responsible for the major crime. "I‘ll NEW AHAISTIOPIC OoKsS "Lauch in the Sun." Baker ssly sensitive ues C nine 7 3 14 augh in t Sun," Baker. ) vl iq ‘, s .‘ 2 tor Withers was laving a joke in raâ€"| SE C j have another word with you soon, Ne | o + i11s " GSav Juggling his thoughts a little more x h T ank s | adunt "And gcood manners would prevent | added bmisquely. | ‘lt i)uhll(‘ ]thl’al'\' Riddle of the Hills." Savi y ‘xpertly, he formulated a clever scheme ho | itc ‘ _| you tur ) see w ras j 4 | C ‘"Hole and Corner," Wentworth. | _I C o m»‘ rue encugh, Sergeant," said t, was on tenâ€" '\(,m urning round to see whio was beâ€" Can‘t you cops leave a chap alone| 8 j | of revenge involving the removal of for yourseit. _T woulgn"t | hind you in the ‘bus?" to earn an honest livine?" sSmith said.| , , o ns | somebody who either knew to . 4 See for yourself wouldn‘t 1 C § P ces can PE p (* T 4 + s « s somebody who either knew too much or _ n serions imatter| CHAPTER 1t Exactly! You are a man of acute| with a leer. | Number of Volumes that Official Handbook of who had doubleâ€"crossed the i ‘e L4A Ek CA io l M esd on uced e | y t s | nt." 6 | C 13 T cy} T hn » * .\ uen l e« he nlmfx d likeâ€"this * A PHANTOM PASSENGER }dlS((fnnum. | We. can," the ~sergeantâ€"â€"retorted Give Sidelights onâ€"Hist ory Canada Ready for 1937 pArt it that seemed too e ‘A~â€" m c "Thank y ir. Spat > c §â€" 4 * En‘ is t S MA | s Pelling Constable Higsins to park the! Mattbews conducted his examination| _ yott sit. Spare the ‘compliâ€" | meaningly. "o long as that‘s the sort z. | 4 matic. So many ti1 hings had to be 16g11 pPAi~ 41 ments until later. Now I‘m going to | of living a man is getting. But theres| Five nonâ€"fiction vo } ' C car at the reat. Matthews went to in in a w that was rot strictly in acâ€"| . 31 put together with meticulous exactness CAT at LM€ ar, ma ~"7\ YE CCCE ~cordance with the rules supposed to pe| D2 busy discovering who sat in the| ) e puzzle complete i _ stigate / ' Ik down the e ind n t ko |rear seat > ced for > o tip * | t 4 $ A R A to ma 1i C mplete. Relu memorized and observed. Scme of the| "CAr Seats. Much obliged for the tip." | was behind you? | brary this week will by methods were faintly reminiscent of| _ man with the slim fingers was | "Couldn‘t say." lczcal people for the new V lumes~ added ~to q one more question I want to put. Who| the shelves at the Timmins Public Liâ€" he Dominion of Statistics nnounces the publication of the 1937 edition of the Official Handbook of tantly he scrapped it, and was formuâ€" the posiâ€" lating an ertirely fresh theory, when ody presâ€" hR N l mokers‘ compart tho attributed to American detectives| NC neariy so grateful, for it drew atâ€" "There was somebody?" cast on history and in the future The Hanabeok cover 9 the ‘bus pul up with : ‘rk that set ne S ers cCO arlâ€" 4 4 tentio .m ; n : k anaDnook ds ; pulled up jerk that se JA { mad At all everts they were unorthodox. tention â€" immediately â€" upon himself. | Oh, yes. A man in an overcoat, for| accurate sources of information situiatJon in the Doimminion e already qui in erves of th w2 i Jerty Tu schoolboy. of 184 Parâ€" Forgetting that lxogard for good manâ€" | one. One of these deals with Canada. "The to Pacinc. the weight f majority of the passengers tingling C‘ + Ter hertor d . _ | ners which had been mentio anmi j § irt f Western 2t C Corduglor Withets w ] i t tainly is a bullei es ao etherton, had little to| _ i mj pog nPd.I_VD' Smith paused. Oddly he looked at Birth of Western Canada,"â€"by George ; ing placed on those a Corductor Withers was leaning out ESS a say. It was a merit holiday and he Sharbe placed himself in a position | the peopls sitfine Around Then he| P. G. Stanley tells a difféeren y urrontiy of ) 4 1 4 slnka) yan s h ; "a. was f merl 110110A y alnu 1 ; i | ie people ting arot . ( he Li c 1111 11\ are currently of most imp from his platform frantically signalling élose.: range. D shoull y avearnient «i . | where he could both see and hear what | h: read if hi s ) j onl , ened*‘ id stayed overnight with an aunt in e hat | turned and examined the rear, a frown | ‘‘‘" Canadians have read n DIS~ nhases of the country‘s e00 to a small car that was coming rapidly pen m in n early ‘bus I ,| was going on. fatain sul 4 4 tory text books of the rebelhons Lowi . , ; inwards ‘ t , i at y 7 ned in Whe: LaK1 an eanly bus nomeé s wrinkling his forehead. ‘"That‘s all I * t ces Pn se io m e t . anizaticn are dealt with, and statisâ€" towards them. When i opped they 4 iess 4 ) Your name, please?" » | R led in the West. In Eastern Canâ€" j could play in a cricket ! can remember . . . but could see that the occupants were police ; he related how the man 1 been takâ€" "Smithâ€"John Smith." | ' ] M in lb Posl f 1 that t] pants I | d : M nt | h during the afternoon. No, he is ce | "Go on! What else?" ada there nast ‘s been anâ€"absente gipe momernt. The teXx iccompanied | ) wore the three stripes. | en outside the Sergeant‘s eyebrows went| Sercean at y mi se f nf e n bar + 5 drecâ€"vaApr i 80 t j officer O: wo? h hree stripes, | 4 ‘* had had a firearm in his possesâ€"| * ergeant Matthews smiled grimly. [ o tâ€"â€"t didn‘t notice." His roving eyes| Of â€"o¢â€" 1,, . wealth of pertinent ill rariva 3 "That was fo he said reprovâ€"| | ‘..IL,” ,(jq )I i WII 1;”]““.'”‘ Nobod | fiickered. "There‘s ten now, and your.| CHTeds The UP maiter, which adds to the interest of fls ; xpression it seemed that y happens to be true. ever l T sunbose inhat‘s the xo. | from the arc s of the: Hudson‘s Bay }», subjects treated . i f on in us gan aplal aipitiee n of childhood. “.’(‘ es i j there was another . . ." Y, it _ Britain,~Canada and The text and page illust: ns are 7 wel ve Cdid1 now he was dead | _ , x natina anuthina Then I shall have to accept it." C haw n oT Init State 4 : ; V 8 ind it seemed best to e him fres} s i novice anyining suspiciou ‘The other nrus t Morrison Sharpe craned round. The % printed in tone and there are two o For nervousn« nd that depressed feeling + No i " the Sergeant asked. he other shrugged. Please yourâ€" sergeant showed signs of rising exciteâ€" 3 f{ the Russian Revoluâ€" h togravure inserts one of which Renews self AaAbout that. There‘s worse to ptfonuth \""‘ lity. _ They q e ome." | ment. "Who was it? Where was he .“'1“_‘ ’ j I‘wf? T ;-‘(m:}:._\'_ 1\ nOt:* NUEW‘ frontispiece, is a reproduction of an Dollars." trarspired, had imagination.| * ‘ sitting?" ork, for it official phoiograph of King George VI | | tore He had been inventing stories to fit the| "I Will be the worse for you if '\’G“; "There," came the disappointing reâ€"| 1932. Here the only man who has mad? jogether with the texts of the Proclaâ€" | | sengers. Morrison Sharpe heard| COme the smart Alec with me, my man."| tort. "Just down the gangway. It was|â€" ty and writ tells not ONIY mation of his accession to the Throne | | : tatement with interest, tinged ‘"Don‘t bully. Now ask my address,| the man who was shot. of course." his own part in that war but the part and the Prime Minister‘s Message on itith‘ 4 P y ‘ent n pach nlapail C 1 I‘ll te ‘ou." 66y Y 5 . | plaved by ast of the other nromin. s F with an amusement that gave place to| ANG 'II‘ tell you. Damn!" snapped Matthews. "Isn‘t| Pias PS 3y m Or ic half of the people of Canada; thne | rueful igrin when it turned out that Well, what is i there anybody without an addle pate| °PC The book was f other insert is illustrative « imna published in three volumes which have 4 on this ‘bus? publisned in three volumes which have export trade, a branch of our cconomy juvenile consideration "That funny| "H‘m Are you trying to make yourâ€" "I can‘t see one," grinned Smith. He| "OW Peen comoined into one. which has shown suc} lar object of ‘"No fixed abode." | he had been the pa: little man, who peeking about"| self out to be a suspicious character?" was looking intently above his interroâ€" s § Two Germanys gress during the past year â€" | was a description that stun "There isn‘t any need. I am one. gator‘s eyes as he spoke. _ £8 .,I\“m,:' and His PEI}}JH-“EK Reâ€" The price of the publication is 25 | "What else?" Might as well admit it. I‘ve been in Mr. Sh quietly _ interrupted. 1““!““““"' by E. F. Benson. The author cents per copy, which charge covers | The lad looked slightly bewildered.| quod half a dozen times. That do you ‘"Never mind about the front, what| P3S Written several books on British merely the cost of paper and ActUAl rj he admitted.| any good?" | about the back?" | royalty :'m‘! now turns his attention to press work. A special pri concession i g it was "Not unless you‘re going to come| ‘That brought back the frown. @uUeen Victoria‘s most troublesome deâ€" nas peen authorized in the case Of . "Come, come, that won‘t do! You) clean about the killing?" | Smith replied, "it‘s possible there was :"’("“"_"”1“ ie Nas Lh ie v\:\'xlâ€" teachers, bona fide students, and minisâ€" istn‘t hide anvi » » uy an‘ ; 6 intk ) + hd A liam‘s injury at birt} t hir ith i tb | t '\”A hi ar ing y ‘ \‘_‘” can‘t pin that on to me." For: another, but I can‘t place him. You ;‘i" n “‘f““.:‘) C ‘_.t"“‘-‘l .l‘.A C ‘:7“'” “*‘ ters of religion, since past experience ! Please, sir, I‘m not. But I can‘t reâ€"| the first time he betrayed acute fear.| see I don‘t look properly, except to ng.| inieriority complex. Betwéen nas shown that considerable use ha 1 membe I mething to do with| "I didn‘t do it, I tell you." | tice the man with his coat collar turned | ! of William‘s r_”“ and been made of this publication for eduâ€" i | one of the men "What brings you here?" E up. On a warm day that struck me as the Ge ::31‘1:1" of }{1"1:‘: s rule there apâ€" aticnal purpose, and it is the policy of | * ‘ forgotten that part| "None of your business." | a bit queer." pears to be little difference. _ the Minister to encourage such use. { yor e rest of it." "Let me suggest the reason. This| "Never mind about him," broke in | , j war m To such individuals, therefore, the ) lon‘t. Not only I; man who is now dead was a confeéderâ€" | the sergeant e not TBIi® price is set at 10 cents for one copy. ' T ty looked queer like." ate of yours. Either he betrayed you or | officer, I think you ought to| written vyoOolume posgtage stamps are not acceptable, and by ‘queer‘?" ried the doubleâ€"cross. So you followâ€"| on this point," objected| °" k tion it contains (ADâ€"â€" spplications must be a ipanied by a | of jumpy. You| ed him and took the first opportunity | ) Doesn‘t anything occur| PMEDYY _« ;“ in‘ postal note or by the apprepriate coln know,. sit if waiting for something| to croak him | ‘””’_' € y sensational. The enclosed between two squares of thin ‘ ) en Morrison Sharpe smiled to himself.| y that there is a lot too much | PCOK is Called "dossier of militarizaâ€" cardboard gummed together at the "Not ve lear, but I I‘ve got| This was exactly the theme he had first| talk about a man who didn‘t think the| 400 Of the Third Reich." It tells oOf eqges. plications should be adâ€" the idea. Which of them was it? toyed with. | same about the weather as some of you. fHCCEC _ M ‘3"":‘““""; _"'I ° dressed to the King‘s Printer, Governâ€" That‘s funny, too, sir, because I| John Smith wriggled uncomfortably.| Numbers of people wear overcoats when | 10C°S,. tae super hi ays designed t0 ment Printing Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, . don‘t know that either You‘re too smart," he sneered. "But I| travelling, even in the middle of sumâ€" iead into eremy territories and Igâ€"dllus= | ang since the supply i trictly limited i [ i hn i te. ough ‘d invent that yarn when| mer trated with photos « <, rmany‘s latest for both the 25â€"cent and 10â€"cf nt | ollect ou found out who I was." | _ a good look round wWAl All maps There are figures classes, early application i iggested. ip rather self nsciousâ€" "Keep a civil tongue in your head." | "I‘m doin o. Up to now I don‘t Py ho. PM telling the strength of examining every passenger With a ‘T‘ll try! Now get on with the third | see what you‘re L?:;'.‘n.,: at.‘ e is k â€" â€"eyed stare that would have been| degree | Anrd I don‘t want to explain. If $ s A Noyes, brings 1 g ut C imstances. At The sergeant frowned. He did not| you hit on it yourself you will appreâ€"| !"V° !8 about tLie. man | € 1 1ea Can ace| li} "The gentleman in | clate more thoroughly the point I want| ‘"* him, sir," he announced {ront says you were standing up z'h»'ni to make Mr. Noye every _ one of Volâ€" Iv Maithews clicked his tongue imâ€"| the shot was fired." "Oh, I‘m level with you in that alâ€" i booksâ€"and so f Pl ~ Tha ie. We‘d had window | ready. T i sort of psychoâ€"analysi i _ Lie j There‘s lasting comfort in the good light w ‘ â€" but it got :!,IU:. draughty and the | isn‘t i So long as certain circumâ€"| > from Edison Marda Lampsâ€"and they are .M« NC e C M C the backâ€"fires was getting on | stances persist the memory will funcâ€" j : * ; e always "kind to your eyes". | tion efficiently enotug . Ren nem Th b : b 5 h omcs on mt oo e best buy > j on the bangâ€"bangs f nn‘., isn‘t it ; e = *A | subâ€"consci . w\ no the shot wa | i! Do you play ches ln C' arette FOR BETTER LIGHT â€" BETTER S1GH Tâ€"U SE | presence to encourage a 1 reâ€"| a | But, damn it all, I haven‘ x g 1 i P all these riddles was a series of | ing on at the time. Very | mirder of what it was I No presencé That was the c s Of all those who were there not on« the murderer. I‘ll come| be helpful. Occas provided the ri luence to enâ€"| back to that point later. Will you desâ€"| get in a chess setâ€"very worryir Wf | courage remembrance. Had there been cribe exactly how you were when the | cause you | a miscount of the passenagers after all?, man was killed?" | pawn, say Lâ€"16 |_ inaging t h t ie 0 (7: (j:.;:v obligingly John Smith got up' hop move and opened th dow, closi t as he| Admira f;rv in Matthew‘s e CANADIAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Limited en doing when the in 3 t Euy j had been doing when the tragic interâ€"|eves. He snapped his fingers in an inâ€"] sergeant e o) _ x3 l uT ’ r ' N E *3 t Cb THURSDAY, FEBBRUARY 4TH. 1037 THE PORCUPINE TIMMINS, ONTARIO PAGE THREE ww en nmemam w un mall on uk mm hi h PS mm en | k * ~ * y Tsc y o iss I think I can elaborate the theme | ssm ' #: || he remarked .I I j || "In what way?" inquired the Serâ€"| | is | t 4 4 1 | I ther difficult, but I imaâ€"| ut | my method of reaâ€" | l f o A sit ++ (‘('}\\'\4‘(;. the } 35 shocked mildly apologetic course I don‘t pretend to teach you business. I‘m not a trained obâ€" erver like yourself. although I am in he habit of working difficult matters it very carefully." "What are you trying to tell me? his is no time to discuss these things." I am only endeavour to justify my J * ons e 01 8 mA 4 es .. B | hi) ention. Suppose there had been | | man present at the time in h I t1On : | | "YOUR NAME, PLEASE?" | | When Mr. Sharpe suggested that c § F micht have e j na s N A Y t a § ere might have been a twelfth pasâ€" \\\ \\\\}\\g [ us Copyright i senger in the ‘bus at the time of the .4 e YOU CAN START THE STORY HEREF and t iniformed ; | ra it. w necessary to pu ragedy, Sergeant Matthews looked at Only one instalment of this thrilling ible Fron fact that they wor iroligh several he Ds ngers who Oim incredulously. | erial has Here L A C the AMNisthmart war ho t thay stot My gestion is made in perfect | yropsis of th t ilready giver iked h 6 vere idently atâ€" in the entrance wa The Sergeant inâ€" io s. Ask the others, and they - ; ) will. n lonbt ‘ar me £04 w Synopsis l e $ n e 1 detailed to t1 ( em ) turn o the seai will, no G@oud bear me out, plfl((‘fit(‘(l Travelli 4 Ts ; s £/4 1 f \ tha Sharpe ravelling om Colborough 0 rry ou ( f the Roa hey ipied a time of the traâ€" $ Netherton, a count: us develops enâ€" Traffic A« c Where e dead man had been ‘You mean they can say that the gine trouble a: backâ€"fire several A I m behind wa listinct] he placed hi murderer has escaped? times. Under V one of these exâ€" idible t Morrison Sharpe. So the Befo: roseeding further he calle« 3 so fast, please. Do you realize posions, a mal issenger 1 hot dead entlema e striking fingers wa the constable, instruciit him to keep how rare it is to visualize the obvious? Mver reaor "hestert 9 CARTER. t} iver, and WITHERS nervous! 1 nexpected intrusion of watch outside hat nobeogy Ever read Chesterton ; he conducto k e situation in the policeme id knocked him off his leave r entet "H‘m . . . the best place to hide a af j he forest + cau y hand, assisted I er dreamy litâ€" 1@ r( | The latter order w iperfluâ€" leaf is the forest . . . nobody x?\.\ the ' tie man named MORRISON SHARPE At that moment Sharpe arte ous, becau t road wa | because he was too familiar to whose chief inters n life is solving an intrigui f conjecture | deserted. It was an advantage not to be . noticed . . . Yes, !hr'u has been nuzzlesâ€"chess 4 y crossâ€"word 11 | be v rious spectators pointed out plenty of times. What! ] , ross= wot I M sarin, t this 9n | and the like | Sergt M € ossessed .( $ itisfik irmned bact From the | RPEAUNE has it on this case? Sharmne N R ; , 7 ce | wh of t} "The proper place for a ‘bus passenâ€" f ) ‘ ns V C ) Li 6 . is to account for a o wer i the ¢ n these da ger is on a ‘bus \| s § \\\§§\§\ ) 10 IC 11 1 4 i4 / , vhen the fired Wwork 8 ; i its 0 j "Agreed," said the Sergeant, a little se tex s Withers make e number eleven, tion. Although his intellectual attainâ€"‘! post of vanta snappily. f * \\~\\§\\\\\ :\\}3\\\‘\\§\§\ | (Pp in aottina esc We including the d man, the driver and ments were of no particular concern to si Feople are getting on and off At in S W W\Q\ | $ : i % r regular intervals." s s f the conductor inybody it h immediat« iperiot clear xcept wh reguia tervais. ; | Now start t + e io firstâ€"clas , »ber "Don‘t waste time, sir." I FIRED UNDER CCAT hool traini th a. matriculation fAring octurre "I‘m not. How many buttons have | | D )E }, np 11 mt I‘l 117 10L ) TTE $ | T s ves that u j s sean him taith he man Addline ; | you on your tunic? Tell me offhand | ‘Decided]: 7 ereed So it mizh! a a woOu LVC éen him to 1 ne mat We ) ndadiing abou W | M § e s eb Universi ; TIP o not un ere by 1 19 the number of pockets you have, or be for this man, who had en given an 4 * c i + | s ; n : "'1 ‘) o O Anan Afffarar T He !" Tt was) Stairs leading to your bedroom? | | exceptional chance to fire the fatal shot % 2 y$ : ; | Caul‘y 4 * i * Havifie | iss e routines . exa potentiai| â€" Matthews allowed a flicker of a smile when standing up. ostensibly to attend 0 earn mis own hiving ne Nnad 2 D y Ee uis ; P _ cA Ehn Farpiimbas i . | to disturb his studied grimness. "I live § to the window From that position of Gdéliberately chosen a life that promise« vilnes: that interrupted him. M1 ; n ; inter ied.. While ho dA cetinaltc + it at last." he few others can hope to have. One reâ€" | M y idventu rathap) i 4 htm o P essan articulars| t bungalow," he murmured. ruption intervened hile so engaged, stinctive ges Got= it atolast," ht ew others can pé hayv ne I , vs t ri y irricd im 1 , agventure rather nan accept f humâ€" C < 2CA U ; ; m s + Ends 4 , ; + manta vi s ) ha ic. vantage ,‘(,“A“,‘ A ied aim »Hflll(‘i be (’ j that ep "1 1t Ra‘ tal s ts > KHew of it "No matter, you know what I‘m drivâ€"| Ais memory was s imulated. There snapped There isn t an overcoat view says that sectarians will be di comparatively imple Of course there Crum appointment with an offic« LOO1 _ PA b > * s : 9 _ ns t inr 4 + 4 i thig w annraisal fry 4 ; . ng : y a was a rowdy little sports car passing," among this crowd ippointed in this new appraisal, for would be an element of chance in it. 48 1 tarting point. Promotion cam hocting, even to the detail of the winâ€"| !"8 :” M oys NRXA 1 hk o ; c n an t n 2 i insl o f Vol p s o sns EO s h in fommation dow‘ 1 ant "Yes. I‘d answer at random that 1| he Excep 1 lady‘s Mr. Sharp@~ Mr. Noyes finds that much of ol~ nb raning n ons “‘W) mot § : rmitted j P 12y Serseant Matthews made no com.â€"| 244 seven buttons and find the accurâ€" Didn‘t noti¢ce the number, I supâ€" pointed ou taire‘s wit was devoted to combating could control a lethal weapon under IMOloring patrois permitted an outlé * n t is f 4 ; ; ; $3 nosed ?" "Gmith a ind Eind Atus an atheist ntrc ipo ind . ns es ie : ment.: Prentiany tirred" as: ate number was either six or eight. posed? Smith was looking at a man atheism. cover of a coat or certain pecialized alents n 1C1 vontually N turned away ; F c ) , Th t A » i t mp by rnold Lunn 7 ce ‘ looked back again, and appeared to ‘"Nine, to be exact," Morrison Sharpe Nc, why should I? | That‘s right," broke in Smith, who Within That City," by Arnold Lunn, Mr. Sharpe had no firstâ€"hand knowâ€" e es 13 | Adneinar Iha ”“\,‘ statement| bointed out. "What happened then? had beern listening, 0 hed, to is a bcok that sets out the basis on ledge cf such methods. though he had e C wA ho m A ? slim Aincger "Th!" ‘"‘The chap down the gangway gave the discussion which the Christian ‘Church waAas J *A I n q q ally ivolve SHIM 6 S. ; ; ; bos ul inA +43 4 a + ¢ â€" y t g ; the var f cinematograph films 1'1 C C v”x]nlv 11;':lv1»' #ilh §X "Nine. I‘ve been counting them to| a sort of a gurgle and flopped ou Then we‘ve nd that man. fourded and the paths the various nastin® s um as 1 were ( al or meé 1 11103 * VA A~ ; on va rak o # f % stre ) s ; . p ; sBural ho NCY NE OM ‘f C tu ith a long and| MAke Sure. But, mark you, I did noi! qQUESTIONING A CROOK who was ht 1« to? Catholic‘ divisions . of eAMICil Motive was an factor. Half uP take a census of the passengers because| Matthews thought the story was D« get excite iuckled . have taken. a dozen possible ves suggested ~"" . | there wasn‘t any icituv | 1t m * 4 e 4 dryly. "Better finish questioning the New Fiction i es ‘ en Murdet type of case Sergean! 1 the uneasiâ€"| CCC ""“_”” any ““C_“-\llfl- JHWUH} I | straightforward enough, told so simply Pn s .] T : Aansn n innlnaag: themselves, all of them too farâ€"fetched _ _ $ e P ‘s scrutiny was| CCW4 tell every one in the near vicin=â€" | as to take suspicion off the teller. What u§ You _might â€" leart w fiction now available includes: to be probable. More neatlyâ€"fitting was hardly expected to come hi ols Te ns on ity." o ind s c y _4 something else interesting | The Avenger Strikes," Masterman. * , , y incredulous. Whe the inquisition | *~ if the man was an acknowledged crook? ie C n the idea that this man was a confirmed es e R f 4 "Why?" j a ; 14 â€" "The Mussolini Murder Plot Newâ€" iminal. H C . it form rad been shot in Was delayed. Again came that deep ‘}' | That hardly warranted him being held s o o CI Al. is hands favoured itâ€"so $ § it ; ) 4 ) "Taking mental notes is a hat reshons on P rime. . "P man restlessly se tive and> i ‘bus that ‘bus conducâ€" ie thin sound ie ie t s rabit Oof | responsible for the major crime. "I‘ll NEW AHAISTIOPIC OoKsS "Lauch in the Sun." Baker ssly sensitive ues C nine 7 3 14 augh in t Sun," Baker. ) vl iq ‘, s .‘ 2 tor Withers was laving a joke in raâ€"| SE C j have another word with you soon, Ne | o + i11s " GSav Juggling his thoughts a little more x h T ank s | adunt "And gcood manners would prevent | added bmisquely. | ‘lt i)uhll(‘ ]thl’al'\' Riddle of the Hills." Savi y ‘xpertly, he formulated a clever scheme ho | itc ‘ _| you tur ) see w ras j 4 | C ‘"Hole and Corner," Wentworth. | _I C o m»‘ rue encugh, Sergeant," said t, was on tenâ€" '\(,m urning round to see whio was beâ€" Can‘t you cops leave a chap alone| 8 j | of revenge involving the removal of for yourseit. _T woulgn"t | hind you in the ‘bus?" to earn an honest livine?" sSmith said.| , , o ns | somebody who either knew to . 4 See for yourself wouldn‘t 1 C § P ces can PE p (* T 4 + s « s somebody who either knew too much or _ n serions imatter| CHAPTER 1t Exactly! You are a man of acute| with a leer. | Number of Volumes that Official Handbook of who had doubleâ€"crossed the i ‘e L4A Ek CA io l M esd on uced e | y t s | nt." 6 | C 13 T cy} T hn » * .\ uen l e« he nlmfx d likeâ€"this * A PHANTOM PASSENGER }dlS((fnnum. | We. can," the ~sergeantâ€"â€"retorted Give Sidelights onâ€"Hist ory Canada Ready for 1937 pArt it that seemed too e ‘A~â€" m c "Thank y ir. Spat > c §â€" 4 * En‘ is t S MA | s Pelling Constable Higsins to park the! Mattbews conducted his examination| _ yott sit. Spare the ‘compliâ€" | meaningly. "o long as that‘s the sort z. | 4 matic. So many ti1 hings had to be 16g11 pPAi~ 41 ments until later. Now I‘m going to | of living a man is getting. But theres| Five nonâ€"fiction vo } ' C car at the reat. Matthews went to in in a w that was rot strictly in acâ€"| . 31 put together with meticulous exactness CAT at LM€ ar, ma ~"7\ YE CCCE ~cordance with the rules supposed to pe| D2 busy discovering who sat in the| ) e puzzle complete i _ stigate / ' Ik down the e ind n t ko |rear seat > ced for > o tip * | t 4 $ A R A to ma 1i C mplete. Relu memorized and observed. Scme of the| "CAr Seats. Much obliged for the tip." | was behind you? | brary this week will by methods were faintly reminiscent of| _ man with the slim fingers was | "Couldn‘t say." lczcal people for the new V lumes~ added ~to q one more question I want to put. Who| the shelves at the Timmins Public Liâ€" he Dominion of Statistics nnounces the publication of the 1937 edition of the Official Handbook of tantly he scrapped it, and was formuâ€" the posiâ€" lating an ertirely fresh theory, when ody presâ€" hR N l mokers‘ compart tho attributed to American detectives| NC neariy so grateful, for it drew atâ€" "There was somebody?" cast on history and in the future The Hanabeok cover 9 the ‘bus pul up with : ‘rk that set ne S ers cCO arlâ€" 4 4 tentio .m ; n : k anaDnook ds ; pulled up jerk that se JA { mad At all everts they were unorthodox. tention â€" immediately â€" upon himself. | Oh, yes. A man in an overcoat, for| accurate sources of information situiatJon in the Doimminion e already qui in erves of th w2 i Jerty Tu schoolboy. of 184 Parâ€" Forgetting that lxogard for good manâ€" | one. One of these deals with Canada. "The to Pacinc. the weight f majority of the passengers tingling C‘ + Ter hertor d . _ | ners which had been mentio anmi j § irt f Western 2t C Corduglor Withets w ] i t tainly is a bullei es ao etherton, had little to| _ i mj pog nPd.I_VD' Smith paused. Oddly he looked at Birth of Western Canada,"â€"by George ; ing placed on those a Corductor Withers was leaning out ESS a say. It was a merit holiday and he Sharbe placed himself in a position | the peopls sitfine Around Then he| P. G. Stanley tells a difféeren y urrontiy of ) 4 1 4 slnka) yan s h ; "a. was f merl 110110A y alnu 1 ; i | ie people ting arot . ( he Li c 1111 11\ are currently of most imp from his platform frantically signalling élose.: range. D shoull y avearnient «i . | where he could both see and hear what | h: read if hi s ) j onl , ened*‘ id stayed overnight with an aunt in e hat | turned and examined the rear, a frown | ‘‘‘" Canadians have read n DIS~ nhases of the country‘s e00 to a small car that was coming rapidly pen m in n early ‘bus I ,| was going on. fatain sul 4 4 tory text books of the rebelhons Lowi . , ; inwards ‘ t , i at y 7 ned in Whe: LaK1 an eanly bus nomeé s wrinkling his forehead. ‘"That‘s all I * t ces Pn se io m e t . anizaticn are dealt with, and statisâ€" towards them. When i opped they 4 iess 4 ) Your name, please?" » | R led in the West. In Eastern Canâ€" j could play in a cricket ! can remember . . . but could see that the occupants were police ; he related how the man 1 been takâ€" "Smithâ€"John Smith." | ' ] M in lb Posl f 1 that t] pants I | d : M nt | h during the afternoon. No, he is ce | "Go on! What else?" ada there nast ‘s been anâ€"absente gipe momernt. The teXx iccompanied | ) wore the three stripes. | en outside the Sergeant‘s eyebrows went| Sercean at y mi se f nf e n bar + 5 drecâ€"vaApr i 80 t j officer O: wo? h hree stripes, | 4 ‘* had had a firearm in his possesâ€"| * ergeant Matthews smiled grimly. [ o tâ€"â€"t didn‘t notice." His roving eyes| Of â€"o¢â€" 1,, . wealth of pertinent ill rariva 3 "That was fo he said reprovâ€"| | ‘..IL,” ,(jq )I i WII 1;”]““.'”‘ Nobod | fiickered. "There‘s ten now, and your.| CHTeds The UP maiter, which adds to the interest of fls ; xpression it seemed that y happens to be true. ever l T sunbose inhat‘s the xo. | from the arc s of the: Hudson‘s Bay }», subjects treated . i f on in us gan aplal aipitiee n of childhood. “.’(‘ es i j there was another . . ." Y, it _ Britain,~Canada and The text and page illust: ns are 7 wel ve Cdid1 now he was dead | _ , x natina anuthina Then I shall have to accept it." C haw n oT Init State 4 : ; V 8 ind it seemed best to e him fres} s i novice anyining suspiciou ‘The other nrus t Morrison Sharpe craned round. The % printed in tone and there are two o For nervousn« nd that depressed feeling + No i " the Sergeant asked. he other shrugged. Please yourâ€" sergeant showed signs of rising exciteâ€" 3 f{ the Russian Revoluâ€" h togravure inserts one of which Renews self AaAbout that. There‘s worse to ptfonuth \""‘ lity. _ They q e ome." | ment. "Who was it? Where was he .“'1“_‘ ’ j I‘wf? T ;-‘(m:}:._\'_ 1\ nOt:* NUEW‘ frontispiece, is a reproduction of an Dollars." trarspired, had imagination.| * ‘ sitting?" ork, for it official phoiograph of King George VI | | tore He had been inventing stories to fit the| "I Will be the worse for you if '\’G“; "There," came the disappointing reâ€"| 1932. Here the only man who has mad? jogether with the texts of the Proclaâ€" | | sengers. Morrison Sharpe heard| COme the smart Alec with me, my man."| tort. "Just down the gangway. It was|â€" ty and writ tells not ONIY mation of his accession to the Throne | | : tatement with interest, tinged ‘"Don‘t bully. Now ask my address,| the man who was shot. of course." his own part in that war but the part and the Prime Minister‘s Message on itith‘ 4 P y ‘ent n pach nlapail C 1 I‘ll te ‘ou." 66y Y 5 . | plaved by ast of the other nromin. s F with an amusement that gave place to| ANG 'II‘ tell you. Damn!" snapped Matthews. "Isn‘t| Pias PS 3y m Or ic half of the people of Canada; thne | rueful igrin when it turned out that Well, what is i there anybody without an addle pate| °PC The book was f other insert is illustrative « imna published in three volumes which have 4 on this ‘bus? publisned in three volumes which have export trade, a branch of our cconomy juvenile consideration "That funny| "H‘m Are you trying to make yourâ€" "I can‘t see one," grinned Smith. He| "OW Peen comoined into one. which has shown suc} lar object of ‘"No fixed abode." | he had been the pa: little man, who peeking about"| self out to be a suspicious character?" was looking intently above his interroâ€" s § Two Germanys gress during the past year â€" | was a description that stun "There isn‘t any need. I am one. gator‘s eyes as he spoke. _ £8 .,I\“m,:' and His PEI}}JH-“EK Reâ€" The price of the publication is 25 | "What else?" Might as well admit it. I‘ve been in Mr. Sh quietly _ interrupted. 1““!““““"' by E. F. Benson. The author cents per copy, which charge covers | The lad looked slightly bewildered.| quod half a dozen times. That do you ‘"Never mind about the front, what| P3S Written several books on British merely the cost of paper and ActUAl rj he admitted.| any good?" | about the back?" | royalty :'m‘! now turns his attention to press work. A special pri concession i g it was "Not unless you‘re going to come| ‘That brought back the frown. @uUeen Victoria‘s most troublesome deâ€" nas peen authorized in the case Of . "Come, come, that won‘t do! You) clean about the killing?" | Smith replied, "it‘s possible there was :"’("“"_"”1“ ie Nas Lh ie v\:\'xlâ€" teachers, bona fide students, and minisâ€" istn‘t hide anvi » » uy an‘ ; 6 intk ) + hd A liam‘s injury at birt} t hir ith i tb | t '\”A hi ar ing y ‘ \‘_‘” can‘t pin that on to me." For: another, but I can‘t place him. You ;‘i" n “‘f““.:‘) C ‘_.t"“‘-‘l .l‘.A C ‘:7“'” “*‘ ters of religion, since past experience ! Please, sir, I‘m not. But I can‘t reâ€"| the first time he betrayed acute fear.| see I don‘t look properly, except to ng.| inieriority complex. Betwéen nas shown that considerable use ha 1 membe I mething to do with| "I didn‘t do it, I tell you." | tice the man with his coat collar turned | ! of William‘s r_”“ and been made of this publication for eduâ€" i | one of the men "What brings you here?" E up. On a warm day that struck me as the Ge ::31‘1:1" of }{1"1:‘: s rule there apâ€" aticnal purpose, and it is the policy of | * ‘ forgotten that part| "None of your business." | a bit queer." pears to be little difference. _ the Minister to encourage such use. { yor e rest of it." "Let me suggest the reason. This| "Never mind about him," broke in | , j war m To such individuals, therefore, the ) lon‘t. Not only I; man who is now dead was a confeéderâ€" | the sergeant e not TBIi® price is set at 10 cents for one copy. ' T ty looked queer like." ate of yours. Either he betrayed you or | officer, I think you ought to| written vyoOolume posgtage stamps are not acceptable, and by ‘queer‘?" ried the doubleâ€"cross. So you followâ€"| on this point," objected| °" k tion it contains (ADâ€"â€" spplications must be a ipanied by a | of jumpy. You| ed him and took the first opportunity | ) Doesn‘t anything occur| PMEDYY _« ;“ in‘ postal note or by the apprepriate coln know,. sit if waiting for something| to croak him | ‘””’_' € y sensational. The enclosed between two squares of thin ‘ ) en Morrison Sharpe smiled to himself.| y that there is a lot too much | PCOK is Called "dossier of militarizaâ€" cardboard gummed together at the "Not ve lear, but I I‘ve got| This was exactly the theme he had first| talk about a man who didn‘t think the| 400 Of the Third Reich." It tells oOf eqges. plications should be adâ€" the idea. Which of them was it? toyed with. | same about the weather as some of you. fHCCEC _ M ‘3"":‘““""; _"'I ° dressed to the King‘s Printer, Governâ€" That‘s funny, too, sir, because I| John Smith wriggled uncomfortably.| Numbers of people wear overcoats when | 10C°S,. tae super hi ays designed t0 ment Printing Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, . don‘t know that either You‘re too smart," he sneered. "But I| travelling, even in the middle of sumâ€" iead into eremy territories and Igâ€"dllus= | ang since the supply i trictly limited i [ i hn i te. ough ‘d invent that yarn when| mer trated with photos « <, rmany‘s latest for both the 25â€"cent and 10â€"cf nt | ollect ou found out who I was." | _ a good look round wWAl All maps There are figures classes, early application i iggested. ip rather self nsciousâ€" "Keep a civil tongue in your head." | "I‘m doin o. Up to now I don‘t Py ho. PM telling the strength of examining every passenger With a ‘T‘ll try! Now get on with the third | see what you‘re L?:;'.‘n.,: at.‘ e is k â€" â€"eyed stare that would have been| degree | Anrd I don‘t want to explain. If $ s A Noyes, brings 1 g ut C imstances. At The sergeant frowned. He did not| you hit on it yourself you will appreâ€"| !"V° !8 about tLie. man | € 1 1ea Can ace| li} "The gentleman in | clate more thoroughly the point I want| ‘"* him, sir," he announced {ront says you were standing up z'h»'ni to make Mr. Noye every _ one of Volâ€" Iv Maithews clicked his tongue imâ€"| the shot was fired." "Oh, I‘m level with you in that alâ€" i booksâ€"and so f Pl ~ Tha ie. We‘d had window | ready. T i sort of psychoâ€"analysi i _ Lie j There‘s lasting comfort in the good light w ‘ â€" but it got :!,IU:. draughty and the | isn‘t i So long as certain circumâ€"| > from Edison Marda Lampsâ€"and they are .M« NC e C M C the backâ€"fires was getting on | stances persist the memory will funcâ€" j : * ; e always "kind to your eyes". | tion efficiently enotug . Ren nem Th b : b 5 h omcs on mt oo e best buy > j on the bangâ€"bangs f nn‘., isn‘t it ; e = *A | subâ€"consci . w\ no the shot wa | i! Do you play ches ln C' arette FOR BETTER LIGHT â€" BETTER S1GH Tâ€"U SE | presence to encourage a 1 reâ€"| a | But, damn it all, I haven‘ x g 1 i P all these riddles was a series of | ing on at the time. Very | mirder of what it was I No presencé That was the c s Of all those who were there not on« the murderer. I‘ll come| be helpful. Occas provided the ri luence to enâ€"| back to that point later. Will you desâ€"| get in a chess setâ€"very worryir Wf | courage remembrance. Had there been cribe exactly how you were when the | cause you | a miscount of the passenagers after all?, man was killed?" | pawn, say Lâ€"16 |_ inaging t h t ie 0 (7: (j:.;:v obligingly John Smith got up' hop move and opened th dow, closi t as he| Admira f;rv in Matthew‘s e CANADIAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Limited en doing when the in 3 t Euy j had been doing when the tragic interâ€"|eves. He snapped his fingers in an inâ€"] sergeant e o) _ x3 l uT ’ r ' N E *3 t Cb THURSDAY, FEBBRUARY 4TH. 1037 THE PORCUPINE TIMMINS, ONTARIO PAGE THREE ww en nmemam w un mall on uk mm hi h PS mm en | k * ~ * y Tsc y o iss I think I can elaborate the theme | ssm ' #: || he remarked .I I j || "In what way?" inquired the Serâ€"| | is | t 4 4 1 | I ther difficult, but I imaâ€"| ut | my method of reaâ€" | l f o A sit ++ (‘('}\\'\4‘(;. the } 35 shocked mildly apologetic course I don‘t pretend to teach you business. I‘m not a trained obâ€" erver like yourself. although I am in he habit of working difficult matters it very carefully." "What are you trying to tell me? his is no time to discuss these things." I am only endeavour to justify my J * ons e 01 8 mA 4 es .. B | hi) ention. Suppose there had been | | man present at the time in h I t1On : | | "YOUR NAME, PLEASE?" | | When Mr. Sharpe suggested that c § F micht have e j na s N A Y t a § ere might have been a twelfth pasâ€" \\\ \\\\}\\g [ us Copyright i senger in the ‘bus at the time of the .4 e YOU CAN START THE STORY HEREF and t iniformed ; | ra it. w necessary to pu ragedy, Sergeant Matthews looked at Only one instalment of this thrilling ible Fron fact that they wor iroligh several he Ds ngers who Oim incredulously. | erial has Here L A C the AMNisthmart war ho t thay stot My gestion is made in perfect | yropsis of th t ilready giver iked h 6 vere idently atâ€" in the entrance wa The Sergeant inâ€" io s. Ask the others, and they - ; ) will. n lonbt ‘ar me £04 w Synopsis l e $ n e 1 detailed to t1 ( em ) turn o the seai will, no G@oud bear me out, plfl((‘fit(‘(l Travelli 4 Ts ; s £/4 1 f \ tha Sharpe ravelling om Colborough 0 rry ou ( f the Roa hey ipied a time of the traâ€" $ Netherton, a count: us develops enâ€" Traffic A« c Where e dead man had been ‘You mean they can say that the gine trouble a: backâ€"fire several A I m behind wa listinct] he placed hi murderer has escaped? times. Under V one of these exâ€" idible t Morrison Sharpe. So the Befo: roseeding further he calle« 3 so fast, please. Do you realize posions, a mal issenger 1 hot dead entlema e striking fingers wa the constable, instruciit him to keep how rare it is to visualize the obvious? Mver reaor "hestert 9 CARTER. t} iver, and WITHERS nervous! 1 nexpected intrusion of watch outside hat nobeogy Ever read Chesterton ; he conducto k e situation in the policeme id knocked him off his leave r entet "H‘m . . . the best place to hide a af j he forest + cau y hand, assisted I er dreamy litâ€" 1@ r( | The latter order w iperfluâ€" leaf is the forest . . . nobody x?\.\ the ' tie man named MORRISON SHARPE At that moment Sharpe arte ous, becau t road wa | because he was too familiar to whose chief inters n life is solving an intrigui f conjecture | deserted. It was an advantage not to be . noticed . . . Yes, !hr'u has been nuzzlesâ€"chess 4 y crossâ€"word 11 | be v rious spectators pointed out plenty of times. What! ] , ross= wot I M sarin, t this 9n | and the like | Sergt M € ossessed .( $ itisfik irmned bact From the | RPEAUNE has it on this case? Sharmne N R ; , 7 ce | wh of t} "The proper place for a ‘bus passenâ€" f ) ‘ ns V C ) Li 6 . is to account for a o wer i the ¢ n these da ger is on a ‘bus \| s § \\\§§\§\ ) 10 IC 11 1 4 i4 / , vhen the fired Wwork 8 ; i its 0 j "Agreed," said the Sergeant, a little se tex s Withers make e number eleven, tion. Although his intellectual attainâ€"‘! post of vanta snappily. f * \\~\\§\\\\\ :\\}3\\\‘\\§\§\ | (Pp in aottina esc We including the d man, the driver and ments were of no particular concern to si Feople are getting on and off At in S W W\Q\ | $ : i % r regular intervals." s s f the conductor inybody it h immediat« iperiot clear xcept wh reguia tervais. ; | Now start t + e io firstâ€"clas , »ber "Don‘t waste time, sir." I FIRED UNDER CCAT hool traini th a. matriculation fAring octurre "I‘m not. How many buttons have | | D )E }, np 11 mt I‘l 117 10L ) TTE $ | T s ves that u j s sean him taith he man Addline ; | you on your tunic? Tell me offhand | ‘Decided]: 7 ereed So it mizh! a a woOu LVC éen him to 1 ne mat We ) ndadiing abou W | M § e s eb Universi ; TIP o not un ere by 1 19 the number of pockets you have, or be for this man, who had en given an 4 * c i + | s ; n : "'1 ‘) o O Anan Afffarar T He !" Tt was) Stairs leading to your bedroom? | | exceptional chance to fire the fatal shot % 2 y$ : ; | Caul‘y 4 * i * Havifie | iss e routines . exa potentiai| â€" Matthews allowed a flicker of a smile when standing up. ostensibly to attend 0 earn mis own hiving ne Nnad 2 D y Ee uis ; P _ cA Ehn Farpiimbas i . | to disturb his studied grimness. "I live § to the window From that position of Gdéliberately chosen a life that promise« vilnes: that interrupted him. M1 ; n ; inter ied.. While ho dA cetinaltc + it at last." he few others can hope to have. One reâ€" | M y idventu rathap) i 4 htm o P essan articulars| t bungalow," he murmured. ruption intervened hile so engaged, stinctive ges Got= it atolast," ht ew others can pé hayv ne I , vs t ri y irricd im 1 , agventure rather nan accept f humâ€" C < 2CA U ; ; m s + Ends 4 , ; + manta vi s ) ha ic. vantage ,‘(,“A“,‘ A ied aim »Hflll(‘i be (’ j that ep "1 1t Ra‘ tal s ts > KHew of it "No matter, you know what I‘m drivâ€"| Ais memory was s imulated. There snapped There isn t an overcoat view says that sectarians will be di comparatively imple Of course there Crum appointment with an offic« LOO1 _ PA b > * s : 9 _ ns t inr 4 + 4 i thig w annraisal fry 4 ; . ng : y a was a rowdy little sports car passing," among this crowd ippointed in this new appraisal, for would be an element of chance in it. 48 1 tarting point. Promotion cam hocting, even to the detail of the winâ€"| !"8 :” M oys NRXA 1 hk o ; c n an t n 2 i insl o f Vol p s o sns EO s h in fommation dow‘ 1 ant "Yes. I‘d answer at random that 1| he Excep 1 lady‘s Mr. Sharp@~ Mr. Noyes finds that much of ol~ nb raning n ons “‘W) mot § : rmitted j P 12y Serseant Matthews made no com.â€"| 244 seven buttons and find the accurâ€" Didn‘t noti¢ce the number, I supâ€" pointed ou taire‘s wit was devoted to combating could control a lethal weapon under IMOloring patrois permitted an outlé * n t is f 4 ; ; ; $3 nosed ?" "Gmith a ind Eind Atus an atheist ntrc ipo ind . ns es ie : ment.: Prentiany tirred" as: ate number was either six or eight. posed? Smith was looking at a man atheism. cover of a coat or certain pecialized alents n 1C1 vontually N turned away ; F c ) , Th t A » i t mp by rnold Lunn 7 ce ‘ looked back again, and appeared to ‘"Nine, to be exact," Morrison Sharpe Nc, why should I? | That‘s right," broke in Smith, who Within That City," by Arnold Lunn, Mr. Sharpe had no firstâ€"hand knowâ€" e es 13 | Adneinar Iha ”“\,‘ statement| bointed out. "What happened then? had beern listening, 0 hed, to is a bcok that sets out the basis on ledge cf such methods. though he had e C wA ho m A ? slim Aincger "Th!" ‘"‘The chap down the gangway gave the discussion which the Christian ‘Church waAas J *A I n q q ally ivolve SHIM 6 S. ; ; ; bos ul inA +43 4 a + ¢ â€" y t g ; the var f cinematograph films 1'1 C C v”x]nlv 11;':lv1»' #ilh §X "Nine. I‘ve been counting them to| a sort of a gurgle and flopped ou Then we‘ve nd that man. fourded and the paths the various nastin® s um as 1 were ( al or meé 1 11103 * VA A~ ; on va rak o # f % stre ) s ; . p ; sBural ho NCY NE OM ‘f C tu ith a long and| MAke Sure. But, mark you, I did noi! qQUESTIONING A CROOK who was ht 1« to? Catholic‘ divisions . of eAMICil Motive was an factor. Half uP take a census of the passengers because| Matthews thought the story was D« get excite iuckled . have taken. a dozen possible ves suggested ~"" . | there wasn‘t any icituv | 1t m * 4 e 4 dryly. "Better finish questioning the New Fiction i es ‘ en Murdet type of case Sergean! 1 the uneasiâ€"| CCC ""“_”” any ““C_“-\llfl- JHWUH} I | straightforward enough, told so simply Pn s .] T : Aansn n innlnaag: themselves, all of them too farâ€"fetched _ _ $ e P ‘s scrutiny was| CCW4 tell every one in the near vicin=â€" | as to take suspicion off the teller. What u§ You _might â€" leart w fiction now available includes: to be probable. More neatlyâ€"fitting was hardly expected to come hi ols Te ns on ity." o ind s c y _4 something else interesting | The Avenger Strikes," Masterman. * , , y incredulous. Whe the inquisition | *~ if the man was an acknowledged crook? ie C n the idea that this man was a confirmed es e R f 4 "Why?" j a ; 14 â€" "The Mussolini Murder Plot Newâ€" iminal. H C . it form rad been shot in Was delayed. Again came that deep ‘}' | That hardly warranted him being held s o o CI Al. is hands favoured itâ€"so $ § it ; ) 4 ) "Taking mental notes is a hat reshons on P rime. . "P man restlessly se tive and> i ‘bus that ‘bus conducâ€" ie thin sound ie ie t s rabit Oof | responsible for the major crime. "I‘ll NEW AHAISTIOPIC OoKsS "Lauch in the Sun." Baker ssly sensitive ues C nine 7 3 14 augh in t Sun," Baker. ) vl iq ‘, s .‘ 2 tor Withers was laving a joke in raâ€"| SE C j have another word with you soon, Ne | o + i11s " GSav Juggling his thoughts a little more x h T ank s | adunt "And gcood manners would prevent | added bmisquely. | ‘lt i)uhll(‘ ]thl’al'\' Riddle of the Hills." Savi y ‘xpertly, he formulated a clever scheme ho | itc ‘ _| you tur ) see w ras j 4 | C ‘"Hole and Corner," Wentworth. | _I C o m»‘ rue encugh, Sergeant," said t, was on tenâ€" '\(,m urning round to see whio was beâ€" Can‘t you cops leave a chap alone| 8 j | of revenge involving the removal of for yourseit. _T woulgn"t | hind you in the ‘bus?" to earn an honest livine?" sSmith said.| , , o ns | somebody who either knew to . 4 See for yourself wouldn‘t 1 C § P ces can PE p (* T 4 + s « s somebody who either knew too much or _ n serions imatter| CHAPTER 1t Exactly! You are a man of acute| with a leer. | Number of Volumes that Official Handbook of who had doubleâ€"crossed the i ‘e L4A Ek CA io l M esd on uced e | y t s | nt." 6 | C 13 T cy} T hn » * .\ uen l e« he nlmfx d likeâ€"this * A PHANTOM PASSENGER }dlS((fnnum. | We. can," the ~sergeantâ€"â€"retorted Give Sidelights onâ€"Hist ory Canada Ready for 1937 pArt it that seemed too e ‘A~â€" m c "Thank y ir. Spat > c §â€" 4 * En‘ is t S MA | s Pelling Constable Higsins to park the! Mattbews conducted his examination| _ yott sit. Spare the ‘compliâ€" | meaningly. "o long as that‘s the sort z. | 4 matic. So many ti1 hings had to be 16g11 pPAi~ 41 ments until later. Now I‘m going to | of living a man is getting. But theres| Five nonâ€"fiction vo } ' C car at the reat. Matthews went to in in a w that was rot strictly in acâ€"| . 31 put together with meticulous exactness CAT at LM€ ar, ma ~"7\ YE CCCE ~cordance with the rules supposed to pe| D2 busy discovering who sat in the| ) e puzzle complete i _ stigate / ' Ik down the e ind n t ko |rear seat > ced for > o tip * | t 4 $ A R A to ma 1i C mplete. Relu memorized and observed. Scme of the| "CAr Seats. Much obliged for the tip." | was behind you? | brary this week will by methods were faintly reminiscent of| _ man with the slim fingers was | "Couldn‘t say." lczcal people for the new V lumes~ added ~to q one more question I want to put. Who| the shelves at the Timmins Public Liâ€" he Dominion of Statistics nnounces the publication of the 1937 edition of the Official Handbook of tantly he scrapped it, and was formuâ€" the posiâ€" lating an ertirely fresh theory, when ody presâ€" hR N l mokers‘ compart tho attributed to American detectives| NC neariy so grateful, for it drew atâ€" "There was somebody?" cast on history and in the future The Hanabeok cover 9 the ‘bus pul up with : ‘rk that set ne S ers cCO arlâ€" 4 4 tentio .m ; n : k anaDnook ds ; pulled up jerk that se JA { mad At all everts they were unorthodox. tention â€" immediately â€" upon himself. | Oh, yes. A man in an overcoat, for| accurate sources of information situiatJon in the Doimminion e already qui in erves of th w2 i Jerty Tu schoolboy. of 184 Parâ€" Forgetting that lxogard for good manâ€" | one. One of these deals with Canada. "The to Pacinc. the weight f majority of the passengers tingling C‘ + Ter hertor d . _ | ners which had been mentio anmi j § irt f Western 2t C Corduglor Withets w ] i t tainly is a bullei es ao etherton, had little to| _ i mj pog nPd.I_VD' Smith paused. Oddly he looked at Birth of Western Canada,"â€"by George ; ing placed on those a Corductor Withers was leaning out ESS a say. It was a merit holiday and he Sharbe placed himself in a position | the peopls sitfine Around Then he| P. G. Stanley tells a difféeren y urrontiy of ) 4 1 4 slnka) yan s h ; "a. was f merl 110110A y alnu 1 ; i | ie people ting arot . ( he Li c 1111 11\ are currently of most imp from his platform frantically signalling élose.: range. D shoull y avearnient «i . | where he could both see and hear what | h: read if hi s ) j onl , ened*‘ id stayed overnight with an aunt in e hat | turned and examined the rear, a frown | ‘‘‘" Canadians have read n DIS~ nhases of the country‘s e00 to a small car that was coming rapidly pen m in n early ‘bus I ,| was going on. fatain sul 4 4 tory text books of the rebelhons Lowi . , ; inwards ‘ t , i at y 7 ned in Whe: LaK1 an eanly bus nomeé s wrinkling his forehead. ‘"That‘s all I * t ces Pn se io m e t . anizaticn are dealt with, and statisâ€" towards them. When i opped they 4 iess 4 ) Your name, please?" » | R led in the West. In Eastern Canâ€" j could play in a cricket ! can remember . . . but could see that the occupants were police ; he related how the man 1 been takâ€" "Smithâ€"John Smith." | ' ] M in lb Posl f 1 that t] pants I | d : M nt | h during the afternoon. No, he is ce | "Go on! What else?" ada there nast ‘s been anâ€"absente gipe momernt. The teXx iccompanied | ) wore the three stripes. | en outside the Sergeant‘s eyebrows went| Sercean at y mi se f nf e n bar + 5 drecâ€"vaApr i 80 t j officer O: wo? h hree stripes, | 4 ‘* had had a firearm in his possesâ€"| * ergeant Matthews smiled grimly. [ o tâ€"â€"t didn‘t notice." His roving eyes| Of â€"o¢â€" 1,, . wealth of pertinent ill rariva 3 "That was fo he said reprovâ€"| | ‘..IL,” ,(jq )I i WII 1;”]““.'”‘ Nobod | fiickered. "There‘s ten now, and your.| CHTeds The UP maiter, which adds to the interest of fls ; xpression it seemed that y happens to be true. ever l T sunbose inhat‘s the xo. | from the arc s of the: Hudson‘s Bay }», subjects treated . i f on in us gan aplal aipitiee n of childhood. “.’(‘ es i j there was another . . ." Y, it _ Britain,~Canada and The text and page illust: ns are 7 wel ve Cdid1 now he was dead | _ , x natina anuthina Then I shall have to accept it." C haw n oT Init State 4 : ; V 8 ind it seemed best to e him fres} s i novice anyining suspiciou ‘The other nrus t Morrison Sharpe craned round. The % printed in tone and there are two o For nervousn« nd that depressed feeling + No i " the Sergeant asked. he other shrugged. Please yourâ€" sergeant showed signs of rising exciteâ€" 3 f{ the Russian Revoluâ€" h togravure inserts one of which Renews self AaAbout that. There‘s worse to ptfonuth \""‘ lity. _ They q e ome." | ment. "Who was it? Where was he .“'1“_‘ ’ j I‘wf? T ;-‘(m:}:._\'_ 1\ nOt:* NUEW‘ frontispiece, is a reproduction of an Dollars." trarspired, had imagination.| * ‘ sitting?" ork, for it official phoiograph of King George VI | | tore He had been inventing stories to fit the| "I Will be the worse for you if '\’G“; "There," came the disappointing reâ€"| 1932. Here the only man who has mad? jogether with the texts of the Proclaâ€" | | sengers. Morrison Sharpe heard| COme the smart Alec with me, my man."| tort. "Just down the gangway. It was|â€" ty and writ tells not ONIY mation of his accession to the Throne | | : tatement with interest, tinged ‘"Don‘t bully. Now ask my address,| the man who was shot. of course." his own part in that war but the part and the Prime Minister‘s Message on itith‘ 4 P y ‘ent n pach nlapail C 1 I‘ll te ‘ou." 66y Y 5 . | plaved by ast of the other nromin. s F with an amusement that gave place to| ANG 'II‘ tell you. Damn!" snapped Matthews. "Isn‘t| Pias PS 3y m Or ic half of the people of Canada; thne | rueful igrin when it turned out that Well, what is i there anybody without an addle pate| °PC The book was f other insert is illustrative « imna published in three volumes which have 4 on this ‘bus? publisned in three volumes which have export trade, a branch of our cconomy juvenile consideration "That funny| "H‘m Are you trying to make yourâ€" "I can‘t see one," grinned Smith. He| "OW Peen comoined into one. which has shown suc} lar object of ‘"No fixed abode." | he had been the pa: little man, who peeking about"| self out to be a suspicious character?" was looking intently above his interroâ€" s § Two Germanys gress during the past year â€" | was a description that stun "There isn‘t any need. I am one. gator‘s eyes as he spoke. _ £8 .,I\“m,:' and His PEI}}JH-“EK Reâ€" The price of the publication is 25 | "What else?" Might as well admit it. I‘ve been in Mr. Sh quietly _ interrupted. 1““!““““"' by E. F. Benson. The author cents per copy, which charge covers | The lad looked slightly bewildered.| quod half a dozen times. That do you ‘"Never mind about the front, what| P3S Written several books on British merely the cost of paper and ActUAl rj he admitted.| any good?" | about the back?" | royalty :'m‘! now turns his attention to press work. A special pri concession i g it was "Not unless you‘re going to come| ‘That brought back the frown. @uUeen Victoria‘s most troublesome deâ€" nas peen authorized in the case Of . "Come, come, that won‘t do! You) clean about the killing?" | Smith replied, "it‘s possible there was :"’("“"_"”1“ ie Nas Lh ie v\:\'xlâ€" teachers, bona fide students, and minisâ€" istn‘t hide anvi » » uy an‘ ; 6 intk ) + hd A liam‘s injury at birt} t hir ith i tb | t '\”A hi ar ing y ‘ \‘_‘” can‘t pin that on to me." For: another, but I can‘t place him. You ;‘i" n “‘f““.:‘) C ‘_.t"“‘-‘l .l‘.A C ‘:7“'” “*‘ ters of religion, since past experience ! Please, sir, I‘m not. But I can‘t reâ€"| the first time he betrayed acute fear.| see I don‘t look properly, except to ng.| inieriority complex. Betwéen nas shown that considerable use ha 1 membe I mething to do with| "I didn‘t do it, I tell you." | tice the man with his coat collar turned | ! of William‘s r_”“ and been made of this publication for eduâ€" i | one of the men "What brings you here?" E up. On a warm day that struck me as the Ge ::31‘1:1" of }{1"1:‘: s rule there apâ€" aticnal purpose, and it is the policy of | * ‘ forgotten that part| "None of your business." | a bit queer." pears to be little difference. _ the Minister to encourage such use. { yor e rest of it." "Let me suggest the reason. This| "Never mind about him," broke in | , j war m To such individuals, therefore, the ) lon‘t. Not only I; man who is now dead was a confeéderâ€" | the sergeant e not TBIi® price is set at 10 cents for one copy. ' T ty looked queer like." ate of yours. Either he betrayed you or | officer, I think you ought to| written vyoOolume posgtage stamps are not acceptable, and by ‘queer‘?" ried the doubleâ€"cross. So you followâ€"| on this point," objected| °" k tion it contains (ADâ€"â€" spplications must be a ipanied by a | of jumpy. You| ed him and took the first opportunity | ) Doesn‘t anything occur| PMEDYY _« ;“ in‘ postal note or by the apprepriate coln know,. sit if waiting for something| to croak him | ‘””’_' € y sensational. The enclosed between two squares of thin ‘ ) en Morrison Sharpe smiled to himself.| y that there is a lot too much | PCOK is Called "dossier of militarizaâ€" cardboard gummed together at the "Not ve lear, but I I‘ve got| This was exactly the theme he had first| talk about a man who didn‘t think the| 400 Of the Third Reich." It tells oOf eqges. plications should be adâ€" the idea. Which of them was it? toyed with. | same about the weather as some of you. fHCCEC _ M ‘3"":‘““""; _"'I ° dressed to the King‘s Printer, Governâ€" That‘s funny, too, sir, because I| John Smith wriggled uncomfortably.| Numbers of people wear overcoats when | 10C°S,. tae super hi ays designed t0 ment Printing Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, . don‘t know that either You‘re too smart," he sneered. "But I| travelling, even in the middle of sumâ€" iead into eremy territories and Igâ€"dllus= | ang since the supply i trictly limited i [ i hn i te. ough ‘d invent that yarn when| mer trated with photos « <, rmany‘s latest for both the 25â€"cent and 10â€"cf nt | ollect ou found out who I was." | _ a good look round wWAl All maps There are figures classes, early application i iggested. ip rather self nsciousâ€" "Keep a civil tongue in your head." | "I‘m doin o. Up to now I don‘t Py ho. PM telling the strength of examining every passenger With a ‘T‘ll try! Now get on with the third | see what you‘re L?:;'.‘n.,: at.‘ e is k â€" â€"eyed stare that would have been| degree | Anrd I don‘t want to explain. If $ s A Noyes, brings 1 g ut C imstances. At The sergeant frowned. He did not| you hit on it yourself you will appreâ€"| !"V° !8 about tLie. man | € 1 1ea Can ace| li} "The gentleman in | clate more thoroughly the point I want| ‘"* him, sir," he announced {ront says you were standing up z'h»'ni to make Mr. Noye every _ one of Volâ€" Iv Maithews clicked his tongue imâ€"| the shot was fired." "Oh, I‘m level with you in that alâ€" i booksâ€"and so f Pl ~ Tha ie. We‘d had window | ready. T i sort of psychoâ€"analysi i _ Lie j There‘s lasting comfort in the good light w ‘ â€" but it got :!,IU:. draughty and the | isn‘t i So long as certain circumâ€"| > from Edison Marda Lampsâ€"and they are .M« NC e C M C the backâ€"fires was getting on | stances persist the memory will funcâ€" j : * ; e always "kind to your eyes". | tion efficiently enotug . Ren nem Th b : b 5 h omcs on mt oo e best buy > j on the bangâ€"bangs f nn‘., isn‘t it ; e = *A | subâ€"consci . w\ no the shot wa | i! Do you play ches ln C' arette FOR BETTER LIGHT â€" BETTER S1GH Tâ€"U SE | presence to encourage a 1 reâ€"| a | But, damn it all, I haven‘ x g 1 i P all these riddles was a series of | ing on at the time. Very | mirder of what it was I No presencé That was the c s Of all those who were there not on« the murderer. I‘ll come| be helpful. Occas provided the ri luence to enâ€"| back to that point later. Will you desâ€"| get in a chess setâ€"very worryir Wf | courage remembrance. Had there been cribe exactly how you were when the | cause you | a miscount of the passenagers after all?, man was killed?" | pawn, say Lâ€"16 |_ inaging t h t ie 0 (7: (j:.;:v obligingly John Smith got up' hop move and opened th dow, closi t as he| Admira f;rv in Matthew‘s e CANADIAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Limited en doing when the in 3 t Euy j had been doing when the tragic interâ€"|eves. He snapped his fingers in an inâ€"] sergeant e o) _ x3 l uT ’ r ' N E *3 t Cb THURSDAY, FEBBRUARY 4TH. 1037 THE PORCUPINE TIMMINS, ONTARIO PAGE THREE ww en nmemam w un mall on uk mm hi h PS mm en | k * ~ * y Tsc y o iss I think I can elaborate the theme | ssm ' #: || he remarked .I I j || "In what way?" inquired the Serâ€"| | is | t 4 4 1 | I ther difficult, but I imaâ€"| ut | my method of reaâ€" | l f o A sit ++ (‘('}\\'\4‘(;. the } 35 shocked mildly apologetic course I don‘t pretend to teach you business. I‘m not a trained obâ€" erver like yourself. although I am in he habit of working difficult matters it very carefully." "What are you trying to tell me? his is no time to discuss these things." I am only endeavour to justify my J * ons e 01 8 mA 4 es .. B | hi) ention. Suppose there had been | | man present at the time in h I t1On : | | "YOUR NAME, PLEASE?" | | When Mr. Sharpe suggested that c § F micht have e j na s N A Y t a § ere might have been a twelfth pasâ€" \\\ \\\\}\\g [ us Copyright i senger in the ‘bus at the time of the .4 e YOU CAN START THE STORY HEREF and t iniformed ; | ra it. w necessary to pu ragedy, Sergeant Matthews looked at Only one instalment of this thrilling ible Fron fact that they wor iroligh several he Ds ngers who Oim incredulously. | erial has Here L A C the AMNisthmart war ho t thay stot My gestion is made in perfect | yropsis of th t ilready giver iked h 6 vere idently atâ€" in the entrance wa The Sergeant inâ€" io s. Ask the others, and they - ; ) will. n lonbt ‘ar me £04 w Synopsis l e $ n e 1 detailed to t1 ( em ) turn o the seai will, no G@oud bear me out, plfl((‘fit(‘(l Travelli 4 Ts ; s £/4 1 f \ tha Sharpe ravelling om Colborough 0 rry ou ( f the Roa hey ipied a time of the traâ€" $ Netherton, a count: us develops enâ€" Traffic A« c Where e dead man had been ‘You mean they can say that the gine trouble a: backâ€"fire several A I m behind wa listinct] he placed hi murderer has escaped? times. Under V one of these exâ€" idible t Morrison Sharpe. So the Befo: roseeding further he calle« 3 so fast, please. Do you realize posions, a mal issenger 1 hot dead entlema e striking fingers wa the constable, instruciit him to keep how rare it is to visualize the obvious? Mver reaor "hestert 9 CARTER. t} iver, and WITHERS nervous! 1 nexpected intrusion of watch outside hat nobeogy Ever read Chesterton ; he conducto k e situation in the policeme id knocked him off his leave r entet "H‘m . . . the best place to hide a af j he forest + cau y hand, assisted I er dreamy litâ€" 1@ r( | The latter order w iperfluâ€" leaf is the forest . . . nobody x?\.\ the ' tie man named MORRISON SHARPE At that moment Sharpe arte ous, becau t road wa | because he was too familiar to whose chief inters n life is solving an intrigui f conjecture | deserted. It was an advantage not to be . noticed . . . Yes, !hr'u has been nuzzlesâ€"chess 4 y crossâ€"word 11 | be v rious spectators pointed out plenty of times. What! ] , ross= wot I M sarin, t this 9n | and the like | Sergt M € ossessed .( $ itisfik irmned bact From the | RPEAUNE has it on this case? Sharmne N R ; , 7 ce | wh of t} "The proper place for a ‘bus passenâ€" f ) ‘ ns V C ) Li 6 . is to account for a o wer i the ¢ n these da ger is on a ‘bus \| s § \\\§§\§\ ) 10 IC 11 1 4 i4 / , vhen the fired Wwork 8 ; i its 0 j "Agreed," said the Sergeant, a little se tex s Withers make e number eleven, tion. Although his intellectual attainâ€"‘! post of vanta snappily. f * \\~\\§\\\\\ :\\}3\\\‘\\§\§\ | (Pp in aottina esc We including the d man, the driver and ments were of no particular concern to si Feople are getting on and off At in S W W\Q\ | $ : i % r regular intervals." s s f the conductor inybody it h immediat« iperiot clear xcept wh reguia tervais. ; | Now start t + e io firstâ€"clas , »ber "Don‘t waste time, sir." I FIRED UNDER CCAT hool traini th a. matriculation fAring octurre "I‘m not. How many buttons have | | D )E }, np 11 mt I‘l 117 10L ) TTE $ | T s ves that u j s sean him taith he man Addline ; | you on your tunic? Tell me offhand | ‘Decided]: 7 ereed So it mizh! a a woOu LVC éen him to 1 ne mat We ) ndadiing abou W | M § e s eb Universi ; TIP o not un ere by 1 19 the number of pockets you have, or be for this man, who had en given an 4 * c i + | s ; n : "'1 ‘) o O Anan Afffarar T He !" Tt was) Stairs leading to your bedroom? | | exceptional chance to fire the fatal shot % 2 y$ : ; | Caul‘y 4 * i * Havifie | iss e routines . exa potentiai| â€" Matthews allowed a flicker of a smile when standing up. ostensibly to attend 0 earn mis own hiving ne Nnad 2 D y Ee uis ; P _ cA Ehn Farpiimbas i . | to disturb his studied grimness. "I live § to the window From that position of Gdéliberately chosen a life that promise« vilnes: that interrupted him. M1 ; n ; inter ied.. While ho dA cetinaltc + it at last." he few others can hope to have. One reâ€" | M y idventu rathap) i 4 htm o P essan articulars| t bungalow," he murmured. ruption intervened hile so engaged, stinctive ges Got= it atolast," ht ew others can pé hayv ne I , vs t ri y irricd im 1 , agventure rather nan accept f humâ€" C < 2CA U ; ; m s + Ends 4 , ; + manta vi s ) ha ic. vantage ,‘(,“A“,‘ A ied aim »Hflll(‘i be (’ j that ep "1 1t Ra‘ tal s ts > KHew of it "No matter, you know what I‘m drivâ€"| Ais memory was s imulated. There snapped There isn t an overcoat view says that sectarians will be di comparatively imple Of course there Crum appointment with an offic« LOO1 _ PA b > * s : 9 _ ns t inr 4 + 4 i thig w annraisal fry 4 ; . ng : y a was a rowdy little sports car passing," among this crowd ippointed in this new appraisal, for would be an element of chance in it. 48 1 tarting point. Promotion cam hocting, even to the detail of the winâ€"| !"8 :” M oys NRXA 1 hk o ; c n an t n 2 i insl o f Vol p s o sns EO s h in fommation dow‘ 1 ant "Yes. I‘d answer at random that 1| he Excep 1 lady‘s Mr. Sharp@~ Mr. Noyes finds that much of ol~ nb raning n ons “‘W) mot § : rmitted j P 12y Serseant Matthews made no com.â€"| 244 seven buttons and find the accurâ€" Didn‘t noti¢ce the number, I supâ€" pointed ou taire‘s wit was devoted to combating could control a lethal weapon under IMOloring patrois permitted an outlé * n t is f 4 ; ; ; $3 nosed ?" "Gmith a ind Eind Atus an atheist ntrc ipo ind . ns es ie : ment.: Prentiany tirred" as: ate number was either six or eight. posed? Smith was looking at a man atheism. cover of a coat or certain pecialized alents n 1C1 vontually N turned away ; F c ) , Th t A » i t mp by rnold Lunn 7 ce ‘ looked back again, and appeared to ‘"Nine, to be exact," Morrison Sharpe Nc, why should I? | That‘s right," broke in Smith, who Within That City," by Arnold Lunn, Mr. Sharpe had no firstâ€"hand knowâ€" e es 13 | Adneinar Iha ”“\,‘ statement| bointed out. "What happened then? had beern listening, 0 hed, to is a bcok that sets out the basis on ledge cf such methods. though he had e C wA ho m A ? slim Aincger "Th!" ‘"‘The chap down the gangway gave the discussion which the Christian ‘Church waAas J *A I n q q ally ivolve SHIM 6 S. ; ; ; bos ul inA +43 4 a + ¢ â€" y t g ; the var f cinematograph films 1'1 C C v”x]nlv 11;':lv1»' #ilh §X "Nine. I‘ve been counting them to| a sort of a gurgle and flopped ou Then we‘ve nd that man. fourded and the paths the various nastin® s um as 1 were ( al or meé 1 11103 * VA A~ ; on va rak o # f % stre ) s ; . p ; sBural ho NCY NE OM ‘f C tu ith a long and| MAke Sure. But, mark you, I did noi! qQUESTIONING A CROOK who was ht 1« to? Catholic‘ divisions . of eAMICil Motive was an factor. Half uP take a census of the passengers because| Matthews thought the story was D« get excite iuckled . have taken. a dozen possible ves suggested ~"" . | there wasn‘t any icituv | 1t m * 4 e 4 dryly. "Better finish questioning the New Fiction i es ‘ en Murdet type of case Sergean! 1 the uneasiâ€"| CCC ""“_”” any ““C_“-\llfl- JHWUH} I | straightforward enough, told so simply Pn s .] T : Aansn n innlnaag: themselves, all of them too farâ€"fetched _ _ $ e P ‘s scrutiny was| CCW4 tell every one in the near vicin=â€" | as to take suspicion off the teller. What u§ You _might â€" leart w fiction now available includes: to be probable. More neatlyâ€"fitting was hardly expected to come hi ols Te ns on ity." o ind s c y _4 something else interesting | The Avenger Strikes," Masterman. * , , y incredulous. Whe the inquisition | *~ if the man was an acknowledged crook? ie C n the idea that this man was a confirmed es e R f 4 "Why?" j a ; 14 â€" "The Mussolini Murder Plot Newâ€" iminal. H C . it form rad been shot in Was delayed. Again came that deep ‘}' | That hardly warranted him being held s o o CI Al. is hands favoured itâ€"so $ § it ; ) 4 ) "Taking mental notes is a hat reshons on P rime. . "P man restlessly se tive and> i ‘bus that ‘bus conducâ€" ie thin sound ie ie t s rabit Oof | responsible for the major crime. "I‘ll NEW AHAISTIOPIC OoKsS "Lauch in the Sun." Baker ssly sensitive ues C nine 7 3 14 augh in t Sun," Baker. ) vl iq ‘, s .‘ 2 tor Withers was laving a joke in raâ€"| SE C j have another word with you soon, Ne | o + i11s " GSav Juggling his thoughts a little more x h T ank s | adunt "And gcood manners would prevent | added bmisquely. | ‘lt i)uhll(‘ ]thl’al'\' Riddle of the Hills." Savi y ‘xpertly, he formulated a clever scheme ho | itc ‘ _| you tur ) see w ras j 4 | C ‘"Hole and Corner," Wentworth. | _I C o m»‘ rue encugh, Sergeant," said t, was on tenâ€" '\(,m urning round to see whio was beâ€" Can‘t you cops leave a chap alone| 8 j | of revenge involving the removal of for yourseit. _T woulgn"t | hind you in the ‘bus?" to earn an honest livine?" sSmith said.| , , o ns | somebody who either knew to . 4 See for yourself wouldn‘t 1 C § P ces can PE p (* T 4 + s « s somebody who either knew too much or _ n serions imatter| CHAPTER 1t Exactly! You are a man of acute| with a leer. | Number of Volumes that Official Handbook of who had doubleâ€"crossed the i ‘e L4A Ek CA io l M esd on uced e | y t s | nt." 6 | C 13 T cy} T hn » * .\ uen l e« he nlmfx d likeâ€"this * A PHANTOM PASSENGER }dlS((fnnum. | We. can," the ~sergeantâ€"â€"retorted Give Sidelights onâ€"Hist ory Canada Ready for 1937 pArt it that seemed too e ‘A~â€" m c "Thank y ir. Spat > c §â€" 4 * En‘ is t S MA | s Pelling Constable Higsins to park the! Mattbews conducted his examination| _ yott sit. Spare the ‘compliâ€" | meaningly. "o long as that‘s the sort z. | 4 matic. So many ti1 hings had to be 16g11 pPAi~ 41 ments until later. Now I‘m going to | of living a man is getting. But theres| Five nonâ€"fiction vo } ' C car at the reat. Matthews went to in in a w that was rot strictly in acâ€"| . 31 put together with meticulous exactness CAT at LM€ ar, ma ~"7\ YE CCCE ~cordance with the rules supposed to pe| D2 busy discovering who sat in the| ) e puzzle complete i _ stigate / ' Ik down the e ind n t ko |rear seat > ced for > o tip * | t 4 $ A R A to ma 1i C mplete. Relu memorized and observed. Scme of the| "CAr Seats. Much obliged for the tip." | was behind you? | brary this week will by methods were faintly reminiscent of| _ man with the slim fingers was | "Couldn‘t say." lczcal people for the new V lumes~ added ~to q one more question I want to put. Who| the shelves at the Timmins Public Liâ€" he Dominion of Statistics nnounces the publication of the 1937 edition of the Official Handbook of tantly he scrapped it, and was formuâ€" the posiâ€" lating an ertirely fresh theory, when ody presâ€" hR N l mokers‘ compart tho attributed to American detectives| NC neariy so grateful, for it drew atâ€" "There was somebody?" cast on history and in the future The Hanabeok cover 9 the ‘bus pul up with : ‘rk that set ne S ers cCO arlâ€" 4 4 tentio .m ; n : k anaDnook ds ; pulled up jerk that se JA { mad At all everts they were unorthodox. tention â€" immediately â€" upon himself. | Oh, yes. A man in an overcoat, for| accurate sources of information situiatJon in the Doimminion e already qui in erves of th w2 i Jerty Tu schoolboy. of 184 Parâ€" Forgetting that lxogard for good manâ€" | one. One of these deals with Canada. "The to Pacinc. the weight f majority of the passengers tingling C‘ + Ter hertor d . _ | ners which had been mentio anmi j § irt f Western 2t C Corduglor Withets w ] i t tainly is a bullei es ao etherton, had little to| _ i mj pog nPd.I_VD' Smith paused. Oddly he looked at Birth of Western Canada,"â€"by George ; ing placed on those a Corductor Withers was leaning out ESS a say. It was a merit holiday and he Sharbe placed himself in a position | the peopls sitfine Around Then he| P. G. Stanley tells a difféeren y urrontiy of ) 4 1 4 slnka) yan s h ; "a. was f merl 110110A y alnu 1 ; i | ie people ting arot . ( he Li c 1111 11\ are currently of most imp from his platform frantically signalling élose.: range. D shoull y avearnient «i . | where he could both see and hear what | h: read if hi s ) j onl , ened*‘ id stayed overnight with an aunt in e hat | turned and examined the rear, a frown | ‘‘‘" Canadians have read n DIS~ nhases of the country‘s e00 to a small car that was coming rapidly pen m in n early ‘bus I ,| was going on. fatain sul 4 4 tory text books of the rebelhons Lowi . , ; inwards ‘ t , i at y 7 ned in Whe: LaK1 an eanly bus nomeé s wrinkling his forehead. ‘"That‘s all I * t ces Pn se io m e t . anizaticn are dealt with, and statisâ€" towards them. When i opped they 4 iess 4 ) Your name, please?" » | R led in the West. In Eastern Canâ€" j could play in a cricket ! can remember . . . but could see that the occupants were police ; he related how the man 1 been takâ€" "Smithâ€"John Smith." | ' ] M in lb Posl f 1 that t] pants I | d : M nt | h during the afternoon. No, he is ce | "Go on! What else?" ada there nast ‘s been anâ€"absente gipe momernt. The teXx iccompanied | ) wore the three stripes. | en outside the Sergeant‘s eyebrows went| Sercean at y mi se f nf e n bar + 5 drecâ€"vaApr i 80 t j officer O: wo? h hree stripes, | 4 ‘* had had a firearm in his possesâ€"| * ergeant Matthews smiled grimly. [ o tâ€"â€"t didn‘t notice." His roving eyes| Of â€"o¢â€" 1,, . wealth of pertinent ill rariva 3 "That was fo he said reprovâ€"| | ‘..IL,” ,(jq )I i WII 1;”]““.'”‘ Nobod | fiickered. "There‘s ten now, and your.| CHTeds The UP maiter, which adds to the interest of fls ; xpression it seemed that y happens to be true. ever l T sunbose inhat‘s the xo. | from the arc s of the: Hudson‘s Bay }», subjects treated . i f on in us gan aplal aipitiee n of childhood. “.’(‘ es i j there was another . . ." Y, it _ Britain,~Canada and The text and page illust: ns are 7 wel ve Cdid1 now he was dead | _ , x natina anuthina Then I shall have to accept it." C haw n oT Init State 4 : ; V 8 ind it seemed best to e him fres} s i novice anyining suspiciou ‘The other nrus t Morrison Sharpe craned round. The % printed in tone and there are two o For nervousn« nd that depressed feeling + No i " the Sergeant asked. he other shrugged. Please yourâ€" sergeant showed signs of rising exciteâ€" 3 f{ the Russian Revoluâ€" h togravure inserts one of which Renews self AaAbout that. There‘s worse to ptfonuth \""‘ lity. _ They q e ome." | ment. "Who was it? Where was he .“'1“_‘ ’ j I‘wf? T ;-‘(m:}:._\'_ 1\ nOt:* NUEW‘ frontispiece, is a reproduction of an Dollars." trarspired, had imagination.| * ‘ sitting?" ork, for it official phoiograph of King George VI | | tore He had been inventing stories to fit the| "I Will be the worse for you if '\’G“; "There," came the disappointing reâ€"| 1932. Here the only man who has mad? jogether with the texts of the Proclaâ€" | | sengers. Morrison Sharpe heard| COme the smart Alec with me, my man."| tort. "Just down the gangway. It was|â€" ty and writ tells not ONIY mation of his accession to the Throne | | : tatement with interest, tinged ‘"Don‘t bully. Now ask my address,| the man who was shot. of course." his own part in that war but the part and the Prime Minister‘s Message on itith‘ 4 P y ‘ent n pach nlapail C 1 I‘ll te ‘ou." 66y Y 5 . | plaved by ast of the other nromin. s F with an amusement that gave place to| ANG 'II‘ tell you. Damn!" snapped Matthews. "Isn‘t| Pias PS 3y m Or ic half of the people of Canada; thne | rueful igrin when it turned out that Well, what is i there anybody without an addle pate| °PC The book was f other insert is illustrative « imna published in three volumes which have 4 on this ‘bus? publisned in three volumes which have export trade, a branch of our cconomy juvenile consideration "That funny| "H‘m Are you trying to make yourâ€" "I can‘t see one," grinned Smith. He| "OW Peen comoined into one. which has shown suc} lar object of ‘"No fixed abode." | he had been the pa: little man, who peeking about"| self out to be a suspicious character?" was looking intently above his interroâ€" s § Two Germanys gress during the past year â€" | was a description that stun "There isn‘t any need. I am one. gator‘s eyes as he spoke. _ £8 .,I\“m,:' and His PEI}}JH-“EK Reâ€" The price of the publication is 25 | "What else?" Might as well admit it. I‘ve been in Mr. Sh quietly _ interrupted. 1““!““““"' by E. F. Benson. The author cents per copy, which charge covers | The lad looked slightly bewildered.| quod half a dozen times. That do you ‘"Never mind about the front, what| P3S Written several books on British merely the cost of paper and ActUAl rj he admitted.| any good?" | about the back?" | royalty :'m‘! now turns his attention to press work. A special pri concession i g it was "Not unless you‘re going to come| ‘That brought back the frown. @uUeen Victoria‘s most troublesome deâ€" nas peen authorized in the case Of . "Come, come, that won‘t do! You) clean about the killing?" | Smith replied, "it‘s possible there was :"’("“"_"”1“ ie Nas Lh ie v\:\'xlâ€" teachers, bona fide students, and minisâ€" istn‘t hide anvi » » uy an‘ ; 6 intk ) + hd A liam‘s injury at birt} t hir ith i tb | t '\”A hi ar ing y ‘ \‘_‘” can‘t pin that on to me." For: another, but I can‘t place him. You ;‘i" n “‘f““.:‘) C ‘_.t"“‘-‘l .l‘.A C ‘:7“'” “*‘ ters of religion, since past experience ! Please, sir, I‘m not. But I can‘t reâ€"| the first time he betrayed acute fear.| see I don‘t look properly, except to ng.| inieriority complex. Betwéen nas shown that considerable use ha 1 membe I mething to do with| "I didn‘t do it, I tell you." | tice the man with his coat collar turned | ! of William‘s r_”“ and been made of this publication for eduâ€" i | one of the men "What brings you here?" E up. On a warm day that struck me as the Ge ::31‘1:1" of }{1"1:‘: s rule there apâ€" aticnal purpose, and it is the policy of | * ‘ forgotten that part| "None of your business." | a bit queer." pears to be little difference. _ the Minister to encourage such use. { yor e rest of it." "Let me suggest the reason. This| "Never mind about him," broke in | , j war m To such individuals, therefore, the ) lon‘t. Not only I; man who is now dead was a confeéderâ€" | the sergeant e not TBIi® price is set at 10 cents for one copy. ' T ty looked queer like." ate of yours. Either he betrayed you or | officer, I think you ought to| written vyoOolume posgtage stamps are not acceptable, and by ‘queer‘?" ried the doubleâ€"cross. So you followâ€"| on this point," objected| °" k tion it contains (ADâ€"â€" spplications must be a ipanied by a | of jumpy. You| ed him and took the first opportunity | ) Doesn‘t anything occur| PMEDYY _« ;“ in‘ postal note or by the apprepriate coln know,. sit if waiting for something| to croak him | ‘””’_' € y sensational. The enclosed between two squares of thin ‘ ) en Morrison Sharpe smiled to himself.| y that there is a lot too much | PCOK is Called "dossier of militarizaâ€" cardboard gummed together at the "Not ve lear, but I I‘ve got| This was exactly the theme he had first| talk about a man who didn‘t think the| 400 Of the Third Reich." It tells oOf eqges. plications should be adâ€" the idea. Which of them was it? toyed with. | same about the weather as some of you. fHCCEC _ M ‘3"":‘““""; _"'I ° dressed to the King‘s Printer, Governâ€" That‘s funny, too, sir, because I| John Smith wriggled uncomfortably.| Numbers of people wear overcoats when | 10C°S,. tae super hi ays designed t0 ment Printing Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, . don‘t know that either You‘re too smart," he sneered. "But I| travelling, even in the middle of sumâ€" iead into eremy territories and Igâ€"dllus= | ang since the supply i trictly limited i [ i hn i te. ough ‘d invent that yarn when| mer trated with photos « <, rmany‘s latest for both the 25â€"cent and 10â€"cf nt | ollect ou found out who I was." | _ a good look round wWAl All maps There are figures classes, early application i iggested. ip rather self nsciousâ€" "Keep a civil tongue in your head." | "I‘m doin o. Up to now I don‘t Py ho. PM telling the strength of examining every passenger With a ‘T‘ll try! Now get on with the third | see what you‘re L?:;'.‘n.,: at.‘ e is k â€" â€"eyed stare that would have been| degree | Anrd I don‘t want to explain. If $ s A Noyes, brings 1 g ut C imstances. At The sergeant frowned. He did not| you hit on it yourself you will appreâ€"| !"V° !8 about tLie. man | € 1 1ea Can ace| li} "The gentleman in | clate more thoroughly the point I want| ‘"* him, sir," he announced {ront says you were standing up z'h»'ni to make Mr. Noye every _ one of Volâ€" Iv Maithews clicked his tongue imâ€"| the shot was fired." "Oh, I‘m level with you in that alâ€" i booksâ€"and so f Pl ~ Tha ie. We‘d had window | ready. T i sort of psychoâ€"analysi i _ Lie j There‘s lasting comfort in the good light w ‘ â€" but it got :!,IU:. draughty and the | isn‘t i So long as certain circumâ€"| > from Edison Marda Lampsâ€"and they are .M« NC e C M C the backâ€"fires was getting on | stances persist the memory will funcâ€" j : * ; e always "kind to your eyes". | tion efficiently enotug . Ren nem Th b : b 5 h omcs on mt oo e best buy > j on the bangâ€"bangs f nn‘., isn‘t it ; e = *A | subâ€"consci . w\ no the shot wa | i! Do you play ches ln C' arette FOR BETTER LIGHT â€" BETTER S1GH Tâ€"U SE | presence to encourage a 1 reâ€"| a | But, damn it all, I haven‘ x g 1 i P all these riddles was a series of | ing on at the time. Very | mirder of what it was I No presencé That was the c s Of all those who were there not on« the murderer. I‘ll come| be helpful. Occas provided the ri luence to enâ€"| back to that point later. Will you desâ€"| get in a chess setâ€"very worryir Wf | courage remembrance. Had there been cribe exactly how you were when the | cause you | a miscount of the passenagers after all?, man was killed?" | pawn, say Lâ€"16 |_ inaging t h t ie 0 (7: (j:.;:v obligingly John Smith got up' hop move and opened th dow, closi t as he| Admira f;rv in Matthew‘s e CANADIAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Limited en doing when the in 3 t Euy j had been doing when the tragic interâ€"|eves. He snapped his fingers in an inâ€"] sergeant e o) _ x3 l uT ’ r ' N E *3 t Cb