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"Good night, sir," answered Ho as the divisional inspector openec door of the chief‘s car which was ing for him. Sir Hallard jumped in, and th car disappeared up the street. "And that‘s that, Sergeant," ren ed Carlingford, as it rounded the : "VYery," nodted the Ot better order your men to gC that allotment and the fac as soon as it‘s light, Serq get along now, and see th nen are alright. Good nig "Yes Inspector," blowing his nose pleasant gentleman h "Queer man the Inspector, the Sergeant. "But you must too much notice of his ways." "I don‘t," Hopton assured hin listen Sergeant, I want to hav with this man Smith; get me "I do that, sorr," azreed TNE man with a humorous twinkls in hi blw» eyes. "That shculdn‘t be difficul‘ providin‘ you can shout loud enough Mr. Smith‘s very deaf." "Five minutes would ( assured him, "but I dot Vicar to over hear our C( want five minutes‘ chat : old boy."‘ "Foive minutes," repeal scratching his chin. "Th you what T‘ll do} T‘ll 4go : ‘phone box and put throug the Vicarage askin‘ the fat down here a moment as | have a word with him about in the shadows Ooulsic By John C. Woodiwiss PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT answered Hopton Then zh the T‘(d nd loike tC ou hansg his house No More Guess Work â€"No More Mystery to Starching 11 N1 O‘ 1Tll tell pI co\‘bfls s $ W oi C n lt fi“‘{' 23 o".‘aa e S h ® C \)o %c \)c\ {(\ hi 4 .gg_g‘fipwmi‘ ""Of\ 19 \0\" \_O‘ g8t_an® .c h o\O l 0 C o on m ‘\g’o of\e‘ {\o xi ar xR JA *4 C We C 5‘0__0,\69\ A ot ww i PC e,o"‘o e Ee t%\o\)‘e\w 0“{\ koozoi l gol im# ac* s n n the Back ° Starching IRECTIONS for all fabrics PREPARED by EXPERTS Te . . . . _. Also makers of u:-.A Cn-..n flnl‘ No mork Laundry package printed prepare« you how â€"how t fabrics 3 starchin take the day.: T‘ to corre tion. A tions 0 laundry date dir on Starch 1 with th up t i cha puol Iri and get in f How‘s that? "Admirab assured him. "IT‘ll be getting into posiâ€" tion. Don‘t forget to kzsep him there a bit." he warned his assistant and left him to carry out his share of the plo! while he made his way to the Vicarage Hopton carefully chose a position where h» was partially concealed by the high iron rails of the church and waited im patiently for the fun to begin. The minute hand of his watch crept forward very slowly until it reached the quarter to, and he was just begining L0 wonder if something had gone wrong when the Vicarag»> door opened, and in NOTE! : wWConder 11 140 â€"$Q11C Wi‘lliig when the door opened, and in the flood light from the hall, Hopton saw CGalesbourne com»e out, carefuilly close it after him, come down the steps and walk swiftly in the dirsction of the mews. The trick had worked, and as scon as the padre was out of. sight Hopton cam» from his hiding place and rang the bell loudly. Almost stamp ing with impatience he waited for wha! seoemed an incredible time, until the door was opened by an old man in a black,. tailed coat and stripped trousers IM t Tha JA 18 SOOOITl aA and 11â€"40, if _ splendidly brinzin said H tont ind J)¢ 11 CA him your grocer can‘t supply you, send awrence Starch Co., Ltd., Port Credit, Ont the Sergâ€" pulled out w exactly ring uit you?‘ detective 11 who blinked at him stupidly and, cupâ€" ping his right paim behind his ear, ask ced the visitor‘s business in a high pitenâ€" ed quavering voice. MYSTERIOU® TELEPHONE CALL "Good evening," roared the detective "I‘m Inspector Hopton and the Vicar was kind enough to invite me here io a cup of coffee." "Oh, I see,. sir."‘ nodded the old man; n AiSs IaAce. Mr. Smith registered nothing but vacant stare, but he leant forward and remarked, "I beg your pardon, sir?" Hopton rep»ated the question and, to his delight, the old servant nodded sevâ€" eral times and held the door invitingly. "Yos, sir,I expect that would be the best thing to do," he said as the Detaciâ€" ive stepped quickly in. "I don‘t think the Vicar will be very long, ifâ€" you‘d car>» to wait‘in his study." The wide hall was papered in red, and bright with copper and brass ornaments of Eastern design which were suspendâ€" ed by cords from the picture rails. The old man pottered in front of the visitor and opened a door on the right. "Like to take off your coat, sir?" he asked, as the Detecctive passed him and entered the study. "No thanks," he replied, gazing round at the lines of bookshelves and the hiz, fumed oak writingâ€"desk with it‘s heavy brassâ€"mounted, writingâ€"pad, Oriental pen tray, well stocked correspondenceâ€" holder and portable typewriter. The old man went over and poked the fire into blaze. "Please sit down here and wait, sir,‘ he said indicating a cosy looking chair as he spoke Hopton lowered himself inâ€" to "It. s . y oo _ S ‘ | | . y# e 8 3 4 Daniel G. Dodge, heir to over nine million dollars of the vast Dodge estate, will marry Loreen MacDonâ€" old ABOVE, 18 telephone operator, of Gore Bay, Ont., according to an announcement â€" made by Dodge‘s| mother in Detroit, : h eP P P PP P !fire looks good!" The man exposed his toothless gums in a grin as he once again put his haad to his ear. "I‘m rather hard of hearing, sir," h« apologized. "I said, the fire looks good!" Hopton. "Oh, yes sir," the old servant agreed| "IT‘ll go and get the coffee if you‘ll exâ€" | cuse me." He turned and made silently for th« door, but Hopton had no intention 0| l<tting him go without making som« attempt to get the information he re quired. c + â€"he scried : in‘ 8 voice which pulled the deaf man up. "I want to talk to you for a few minutes Mr. Smith." The old man turned with a scarec loock on his face,â€"the look of a cowel animal, and shook his head slowly. "Sorry, sir," he replied in a low tone "Very nasty night, sir," went on Mr. Smith, taking his hat. "Very." agreed the Detective. "That it e Vica Couldt ba wied AI 1t l * nodded the old man; , for the moment." come in and walit for the Inspector, fearful n should shut the door . . _. Also makers of Bee Hive Syrup and Durham Corn Starch ly you, send his name and address to the St. ort Credit, Ontario, and we will see that he is supplied. TAE "I‘m rather hard of hearin apologized. "I said, the fire looks good| Hopton. "Oh, yes sir," the old serva The old man turned with a seared loock on his face,â€"the look of a cowed animal, and shook his head slowly. "Sorry, sir," he replied in a low tone, "but the Vicar don‘t allow me to talk to visitors. Td getâ€"wellâ€"I‘d probably get the sack if he came in and caughnht fire looks good!" The man exposed his tooth] in a grin as he once again put to his ear. ‘‘"‘There‘s© no . hurry!" <heâ€" cried : in voice which pulled the deaf man up. want to talk to you for a few minut Mr. Smith." ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO | ing Uam2sDournes voice as nealiy is |\he could. His reply was followed by a short ’pause, as if the caller was susplcicus, ;before his voice began again in queet \stream of foreignâ€"sounding words: "Kil nowka, dessima denta raban, i dewcot. Wass jasima?" The rising inflection on the â€" last lword assured Hopton that the othel had put a question. He broke off abruptly, and ended the senteonce with a little hopeless gesture which drew back his immaculsately starched cufts. To his surprise, Hopâ€" ton caught a fleeting glimpse of the man‘s wrists and saw that they were black with bruises. Obviously Mr. Smith was not nearly so senile and foolish as he appeared. In an instant he had read the suspicious look on the Deâ€" tective‘s face and, awkwardly shuffling his cuffs down over the suggestive murks on his arms, he went out of the rcom muttering to himself. rcom muttering to himself. Hopton sat pondering over this new fact and decided one point was quite clear, namely, that Mr. Smith was in terror of his master and that it would t hopeless to extract any information irom him unless he could be got from the Vicarage. He had just reachâ€" ed this conclusion when the telephon»e on the desk began to ring. Hopton hestitated, but that the old servant was probably too deaf to hear the bell and then, prompted by a sudden â€" overmastering _ temptation, ros> and put the receiver to his ear Hardly had he done so when thick guttural voice began to speak. talking in a preâ€"arranged code! Whatâ€" ever the cost, he must try to discovel its meaning. "It‘s quite safe," he said, pringling with excitement. ‘"This line‘s bad toâ€" nightâ€"I can scarcely hear you. Repeat your messagse in English." The only reply was a grunt of fury from the other end: "Wass Basta!" and the receiver was crashed down. "Um," he replied, muffling his vorce much as possible. The person at the other end waited fore h» began again. "Wass dessima dewcos Hopton?" The Detective started involuntarily he heard his nams. The fellow was Iking in a preâ€"arranged code! Whatâ€" er the cost, he must try to discovel ‘Wass dfssima The Detective he heard his n rou, Vicar?" ‘eplied the D bourne‘s voice if vou‘ll excuse me tective, feign as nearly 2 * Buy the new Ivory i} Laundry Starch + â€" Package with b Directions on the Back‘ "Curses!" muttered Hopton and wa:s about to return to his chair when a sarcastic voice began to speak behind him. "Irritating things, these phones, In spector. So kind of you to answer i during my absence!" Hopton wheeled round to find the Rev. Charles Galesbourne standing beâ€" for> the fire, a smile wreathing his mouth as he observed the other‘s disâ€" comfiture. (Prom Fergus Ne We pause here to stories of actual hap trip. 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