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â€"â€"Brilliant Diamonds that are guarâ€" anteed perfect and insured free against loss or theft. See our comâ€" plets display toâ€"day. ENGAGEMENT WEDDING RINXNGS RINGS Priced Frzm Pricea From Only $1.00 Down and $1.00 Weekly Major Mosson was hurrying along the corridor to his Gdepartment tucked away in the rabbit warren of offices which make up the interigr of that muchâ€"criticized archite:turaar curiosity known as New Scotland Yard. It was not unusual for him to be seen moving at a â€"smart pace, for like most consisâ€" tently unpunctual people, he was genâ€" erally tryin‘x to make up for lost tims. Presumably the Major‘s executive duties were important, though it was a at pace, for like tently unpunctual people erally tryin‘x to make up Major Mossor corridor to hi: away in the r which make u muchâ€"criticized known as New not unusual for at pac tently unpuncti! LOVE â€"LIGHT DIAMONDS CHAPTER I CLUE â€"OF THE BROKEN ORCHID and efficien humosur, an employ uno with Mossor much rope t "The Chief. a hish Arm after reverst turns his or Ruthless, pu three other each a speci; Majir Mossen: Department of plewsant man called upon 5; experience is v Captain Caythers sistant Commissi YOUR CREDIT JEWELLER ) Third Ave, Timmins Bellair Brcome: Private secretary to Sir Timcothy. Also tall, but dark. Preâ€" Cise in his habits until aroused, when he becomes a man of action. He is in wiry. kig is tIt plot which lat Felicite Delbes unexpectedly J and cutlook, d Sir Timothy‘s : man, but the d an early age a PRINCIPAL â€" CHARACTERS standing joke that ncoody knâ€"w what Commissioner Caythers . gets th(‘;’ Sir Timothy Wade: dubbed "Tim the| they were, particularly the <iPnart-]1’m‘S“-"' ' Teaman" by the irreverent. Selfâ€"made| mental chief. farenine *iOns 14 I millionaire, with hobby cof growing! Somebody was just coming out of| "That isn‘t giute what I intended,"| Nearine sixty vears of age mm |the Assistant Commissioner‘s room as | Caythers hastened to explain. "You‘ve | orchids i fTedt JustPhone 427 0444948044988 0099990009994 PIC HOLTZE The Wade KIDNAP Case Published by Special Arrangement HC northodox methods. Friendly son, and knowinz .just how o ty allow his colleague. ef." alias "Mr. Brown": Was rmy officer in the ‘war, but, ‘rses and disappointments, organizing talents to crime. put not cruel. With him are er disgruntled Army men, cialist in his particular way. hodsx n il ith the npl requird l oyed in the L Szotland Yard it mannerisms. CID. because Mitli 1} lim Yard As3â€" Quiet, incisive, 1 a Ssense> of sbed "Tim the ent. Selfâ€"made y of growinz ‘ars of age, but 1 a kidnapping s his neice. and monage appearancs ench name 1 a Frenâ€"châ€" iined ucht 5. I1§ e his carly ctful n his al "Now isn‘t that nice of you! First I‘m appointed stoogeâ€"inâ€"ordinary, then I‘m promoted to the position of whipâ€" ping boy. If anything goes wromz you can blame the poor inquisitive semiâ€" amateur, but if all is well, Assistantâ€" Caythers flung himself down in his swing chair so hezvily that it sprang back alarmingly. "I‘m not in a mood for jcking." he snapped. "If there‘s anything in the story there‘s going to be the davil to pay! If there isn‘t it will stir up trouble, anyway. That‘s where you csome in. Wade wasn‘t even in our effective area, but down at his place in Surrey, so I can‘t delegate one of the regular officers to the job. Why not take a few days off and nose around. Strictly unofficially, of course, although hs a Scotviand Yard executive you‘ll be readily acceptable to Broome. But don‘t make a mgss of things by antagonizing the local force. You know how they hate us butting in without invitation." "He didn‘t strike me that way. We get dozens of imaginative stories told us here most days, as you know. But somghow it is always possible to tell the crazy creatures by the way they look and behave. Broome betrays none of these symptoms. I saw him without hesitation as he is Wade‘s confidential secretary, and he insisted on coming straight to the fcuntain head, so to speak." ‘"‘Thanks for letting me be the basin in which your precicus splashes drip," Mosson murmured. ‘‘Maybe! Anyway, he isn‘t in the front rank of philanthropists, althougzh ncted as a ‘zood employer, because it pays to have satisfied workpeople. Noi that all these aetails have anything to do with the business. Suppose, howâ€" ever, that he was kidnapped?" "Huh! Another crank with a fancy varn!‘" "Has he been?" Mcosson demanded, visibly startled. "I don‘t know. Bellair Broome thinks "Ssort of stooge, old man. All great i detectives need a Dr. Watson." "M‘yes! Maybe that‘s right. But| Broomse has come here with a story | which, frankly, I find incredible. You‘veâ€" heard of Sir Timothy Wade?" "Tim: Wade the teaman?" "That‘s him, though it isn‘t a good descriptive nickname. Ranks as ons of the wealthiest of our commercial prinâ€" ces. «Consistently refuses to aczrcp!} Righer honours than a knighthood. . "| "Because a peerage would cost more to keep up!" ‘"That is the idea," Caythers said "Somehow or other you always stimuâ€" late my thought processes. ~Gcodness knows why?" "That‘s a queer hokby. First time I‘ve heard about it Hang it, you‘rs trying to be funny." Mosson grinned. ‘Well, it was a triflie queer to be dral:sged into your august presence and presented with an apâ€" parently inconsequentlal scrap of inâ€" formation. Now I am here, wou‘ldn‘t it be as well to get it off your chest at once." He led the way back into his barely furnished cffice and bezan pasing up and down, while Major Mosson made himself as comfortable as possible in a chair that was not designed to tempt callers to overstay their time. ‘"That fellow you barged into cutside was Bellair Breome," Caythers remarkâ€" ed frowninge. C.E}l!to "I thought you were contributing a new specimen to my collection of odd names." mental chief. Berenice steps In Somebody was just coming out cf‘ "That isn‘t qiute what I intended," the Assistant Commissioner‘s room as | Caythers hastened to explain. "You‘ve ne passed, and the Major muttered a | E¢% tact and a natural flair for detscâ€" brief apology to mark the occasion of , tive work, or elss luck walks beside you a collision narrowly missed. Captain| when you poke your finger in the polâ€" By Leslie Cargill me. he agreed. "No family or financial into cutside ‘ handicaps. What about the note?" ers remarkâ€"| ‘"Might be forged. There‘s andother , explaration." _ ‘"Written under threat, you mean? }| Quite a customary resort of kidnappers, s { I believe!" r at that | ce pie." his recont "The metaphor is somewhat mixed, that was|but I see what you‘re Griving at." it indicate| Mosson replied. "Not that you need or perhaps | apoligize. Qwiously, a fellow so emiâ€" re aroused.| nent as Tim Wade is entitled to special Syudbury Starâ€"The last we heard, the fellow who used to name Pullman cars had gone over to shades of fingernail lacquer, and was doing very well. "We hadn‘t got so far as admitting anything was wrong. Now it really does begin to look fishy." Mosson was studying the stamp with the aid of a powerful magnifying glass. "Date too smudgy to be helpful," he announced. "Same afternoon." "Well, it would take at least a day to make the journey between Benton and London. Incidentally it‘s the first mention made of this beinz a morning "Benton, Yorks," Mosson amended "Little village right up beyond Richâ€" mond. The Yorkshire Richmond, of course. And didn‘t you say something about this letter having been delivered a few hours after Wade left the khouse?" Caythers snatched up the envelope and examined it intently. "One up on you, he remarked. "Of course we‘d have spotted it later, but I hadn‘t subâ€" mitted it to close inspertion. These oldâ€"fashioned date stamps are only used at the smaller offices, so we can check up on your idea. Posted inâ€"inâ€" Bentonforks, or something like that." "You forzet I‘m not a pukka detec. tive, but only the amateur who comes into show you experts where to get off. Miss Berenice persuades me. Besides, I‘ve just had a squint at the envelope lying on your desk. The stamp is stuck with a darned sizht too much geometriâ€" cal nicety in the corner. Just like I should stick it if T wanted to affix an already cancelled stamp steamed off another letter. You don‘t notice then that the postmark daoesn‘t go round and round in a complete circle." "You can‘t go and bag a fellow out of a greenhouse," Mosson cbjected. "Most awkward place to stage a crime. Too many windows." "Dear Broome,â€"Have decided to cut adrift for a few days and take a hcliday. Please carry on aSs usual until you hear from me. T. W." "Quite friendly," he commented. "The initials, I take it, are customary in writing to Broome?" "Every darned thing is normal except the truancy and Odontoglossom, Bereâ€" nice Farlane." "Ah, cherchez la femme." "Odonto:losom," Caythers s a i d severely, "is the botanical label for soeme sort of orchid." "Somebody‘s been telling you!" "Broome. That happens to bhe one of the points he makes. Wade has one passion and that is the cultivation of orchids. The Berenice Farlane is a newly acquired specimen, very rare and expensive, and the apple of his eye. The hanging basket in which it grew was found on the floor of the hotâ€" house, apparently having been torn away from its hook." "Oh, but there has," the major said gently. "on‘t jump to conclusions. _ We don‘t know that a crime has been comâ€" mitted yet." "Hunches have no place at Scotland c "Must be my natural flair coming out. You can‘t attribute it to sheer luck this time." He read the brief note aloud: "Wade isn‘t the sort of chap to get into a funk," iCaythers remarked. "By the way, you seem to be able to make quite a lot out of that note. Rather more than T had, as a imatter of fact." Caythers scowled ferociously. "Such crimes are rare in this country," he said. ‘‘Personally I have never dealt with one involving an adult. But I beâ€" lieve in other countries ‘where they are more common the method you suggest is used. ‘Anyway, hore‘s the mesage; read it for ycourself." ' "Is it the original?" Mosson asked, taking the sheet of paper held out for inspection. "Yes. There is a matching envelopse.‘ "I see! Gosod quality paper. Exâ€" pensive, by the texture. Written with a fountain pen by the look of the conâ€" sistent lettering. No sign of quaver. . ." elo "Usually an excuse to get away from th2 family, eh?" "But Wade happens to be a bachâ€" son whistled tleda. *‘That‘s different," No family or financial Copyright THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO "My people are living in the South, pleasant than here, and I have only left here twice since the war started. Have been busy the whole time doing war awork. ‘"Well, T have given you as much war details as possible but get this, brother: This country is out to win, whatever the price may be. We have got no moaners here, and the whole country is united and everyone is doing all they can for the common cause. "I have not heard a soul who has "groused" whether it be the young man Jjust called up, the middleâ€"aged man whose business gradually bust, or the old man living on his hardâ€"earned savings, whose income tax is bumped up to 7s 6d in the pound as a start off. They are all of one mind, Our Country First. ham, Manchester, have been evacuated }by the ministry, and industries have spread ithemselves all over the counâ€" _try. Every hotel of size has been comâ€" mandeered by the various ministries. The Admiralty, for instance, is parked n Bath; Imperial Airways Ministrics, Bristol. Gloucester, Cheltenham, Droitâ€" wich, etc., are in the same boat, and there is not a sizable hotel left in any reasonable safe distance. This has got the last war stone cold for organization which has been going on at full speed for the pst three years. The Governâ€" ment has known all along (althougzh they have done all possible for peace) that this was coming, as sure as we know that the seasons are coming around, and had to face the inevitable. Poland or not, Hitler had fixed the day that he was going to hand in their number, just the same as the Cechs. He never expected France or England to fight, which has upset all his calâ€" culations, and at the moment he is in a nice mess. He does not want a world war, and expected to get away with the bluff, as in the past, but this time he has to face facts. To show the menâ€" tality of the man, he had his subâ€" marines at sea a fortnight before he marched into Poland, which clearly shows what he intended, and that peace, except at his price, was out of the question. ! "This bastard Hitler is alone resâ€" posible and if it had not been for the Western Powers calling a halt he was out for world domination, and after digesting Poland, France and ourselves were next on the menu, and later on the Dominions and colonies, and U.SA. would have been on the C list. If th» world is to be saved from dictators, England and France are the only peoâ€" ple to stop it, and they are holdin the last line for cvilization, and any Engâ€" lishâ€"speaking people, who do not help in every possible way, will have someâ€" thing to think about in the days to come. The conditions here are extraâ€" ordinary; the whole country is an armâ€" ed camp, and consists of nothing but vast armament faztories, airdromes and soldiers. Everything is controlled and rationed. Income tax 7s 6d in the pound, and taxkes put on anything that can produce money. Anyone who has a stock of anything, such as furniture, food, stores, drapery, etc., has to pay the Government an insurance against war risks, of four per cent per annum, so a man who has a steck of $10,000 has to pay $40 per annum for this alone. At the same time it is impossilble | to insure the property against the same | risks, so really it is a straight tax. | "Petrol is 1s 9d per isal.;a ‘bottle of whisky costs 14s 94. All the large towns and cities, such as London, Birmingâ€" n two World Wars. Still, it was un â€" avoidable and brought about only by one madman, and now we have to see it through. but at what cost, God only knows. "Well, since I wrote you last, we are well into a second war, which is bad luck on our generation to be mixed up The letter in part, written fromvBriS- tol, England, is as follows:â€" Mayor H. Weeks, of Englehart, has been kind ensugh to send The Advanc» a letter he has just reveived from his brother. "I thought it might be of inâ€" verest to the readers of your paper," Mayor Weeks writes. Undoubtedly, it will be, and what is more, it is not too much to say that it will also be a zenuâ€" ine inspiration to all who read it, showâ€" ing as it does that the British spirit and the loyalty to the ideas of freedeom and the right still live in the heart of the Empire. "This country is out to win, no matter what the price may be!" Incidentally, T have built a proper Britain Out to Win Whatever the Price, Says Bristol Man a model community from the traffic regulation cbservance point of view. The Rouyn Kiwanis Club is strongly backing this move and will supply the | equipment necesaryâ€"the boys will wear | Sam Brownes and arm bands with the initials RJ.P.F. Roauyn is the first town in the north country (either Quebec or Ontario) to start this meovement, which is, however, meeting with great success elsewhere in Canada, and in the US.A. One of the main duties of the Boys will be to assist in the safety first | movement, and as Rouyn has already got quite an enviable recordâ€"no fatali accidents with in the town limits in 1939â€"it is expected that it will become | At present ten boys from the Proâ€" testant school and ten boys from St. Michael‘s Roman Catholic schcol are in traininz. They are 12 years old and up. Rouyn, Novy. 11. â€" Rouyn will soon have a full fledged junior police force. The boys are having regular drill and are attending lectures., Boys Being Drilled in Police Work at Rouyn 0 "Grousing" in England. / All of One Mind â€" "Our Country First. which has made it safer and more air raid shelter in the cellar, a "bolt hole" when we are raided. All over the city are underground air raid shelters to hold anything from 350 to 500 perâ€" sons each, so you can imagine it is impossible to forget there is a war on here." "Life is going along well here but the European war lies heavy on ou: hearts and has very serious reperâ€" cussions on the situation here. There is evidence of the people losing heartâ€" mainly because of selfâ€"seeking leaders. If Kiang could have a free hand and full support the country could stand out indefinitely but with intrigue and treachery in the government it is difâ€" ficult to carry on effectively." the air raid alarm sounded by 11.30 so we up and dressed and opened windows and saw the way clear to the dug out. The "allâ€"clear" did not sound until 4 o‘clock but we were able to havae a sleep. ‘The night before we were not because there were constant intimations of the nearness of the planesâ€"could hear the bombs and see the tracer bullets, etc. The fact that it actualy is no "lark" is well brouzht out in the letter from Mrs. Jolliffe to her sons: "It is full mocn time and that means raiding night," she says. do not matter because we can go on with our duties and run to cover but night before last we were up from 11.30 to 4.30. The planes were coming in relays so that the "all clear" did not sound until morning. Without becoming less careâ€" ful we are becoming more careâ€"free. Last night we all got to bed by 9.30 and To help in this good cause The Timmins New â€" Method Laundry gladly contributes this space. _ _"The United Church of Canada has a large establishment on a high piece _of ground beside the river. These buildings were singled out for bombingz and two heavy demolition bombs scorâ€" ed direct hits on the hospital and anâ€" cther landed in the garden of the misâ€" sionary residences, breakin‘> the houses badly and killing three cows. A fourth bomb hit the church across the street from the residences and demolished about half of it. Fortunately the roof stayed on and the building is now ‘beâ€" ing used as a refuge centre for about 100 homeless families." The trials of raising a family in an area that is under constant threat of being bombed are told by Mrs. W. Jolâ€" liffe, wife of the Missionary head of the United Church Press Bureau in China "We know we are sure to be bombed sooner or later. The atmosphere has been on our side apparently. The moonlight times have been clouded but we cannot count on this so surely that we woud keep the children here, and in any case, each alarm gets us cut oi bed from two to three hours in the middle of the night. That is hardly condusive to study even if the chilâ€" dren do think it a lark." THE NEED is YRCENT~â€" DiG 1# AKD give "Fires were started in six or seven sections and unfortunately the wind blew strongly from the burning area towards part of the city which had escaped the bombing causin‘@ much adâ€" ditional damage. The part of the city in the triangle made by the north city wall and the two rivers is completely destroyed. ‘"On Monday, Sept. 11, a squadron of about 27 Japanese planes bombed the crowded city of Luchow. About half the bombs were heavy demolition and half were incendiary,. The bombing was directed at the centre of the comâ€" mercial section of the city, without reâ€" gard to military objectives, of which there are one or two a long distance from the city. * Foliowirr are exerpts from letters from China. They well prove that the war there is progressinz quite nicely despite lack of attention from us whose attentions are now centred on the Eurcpean theatre of action. It 10oks as though Holland is going ' to have to let her friend the sea in to greet the Germans when they come. Because they apparently mean to come. Queen Wilhelmina may not have to flood the streets nine feet deep howâ€" *ever. The modern mechanized army would be slcwed down to a walk, or possibly to a swim, by water degp enough to reach up to the hubs of the tanks ana cars. The Dutch and the Belgians, to a lesser extent, have a strong friend in their system of canals. Use of water may prove more effective in stoppin: the Nazis than their armies. "*‘And we can the streets o Amsterdam to a depth of nine fee Your Majesty," portly responded Wil helmina. *o: *s ate @ueen Wilhelmina, of the Nethorâ€" lands, was asked to come to Berlin once by the former Imperial Kaiser. Durâ€" ing the visit the then youn: and comeâ€" ly queen reviewed the Prussian Husâ€" sars along with the German Emperor. "They are all over eight feet Your Majesty," said the Kaiser o ously. »@ARAF 1 1 . NO § THE NEWS ols «* . P *o w# By Hugh Murphy ominâ€" Wedding at i Church of the Nativity Saturday Afternoon (From The Montreal Star) It happened at a wild party. Shortly after midnight, a jealous wife went round looking for her husband. Finally she found him sitting in the kitchen, with a heavy blonde varked on his lap. So big was this blonde that, as she sat on the man‘s lap she practically conâ€" cealed him from view. ‘The jealous wife faced the blonde. "Pardon me," she stated, icily, "but you happen to be sitting on a married man‘s lap!" . The blonde arose hurriedly. "Oh, I beg your pardon," she apoloâ€" gized. "I didn‘t know this seat was Prior to her marriage, the popular bride was entertained at several showâ€" ers, and received many lovely gifts. Outâ€"ofâ€"town jsuests at the wedding included Mrs. Adamo and little Miss Sarah Adamo, of Sault Ste. Marie, and Mrs. Kubicki, aunt of the bride, of Hamilton. . Followings the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride‘s parents, 218 BRalsam street north, where a large number of friends of the paopular bride and grocom gathered to extend their best wishes and to present them with many lively gifts. Mtrs. Pottoski, mother of the bride, chose for the cceasion an ensemble in turquoise blue crepe, while Mrs. Adamo mother of the groom, of Sault Ste. Marie, was also becomingly attired. Later in the evening, a reception was held the bride donning a gown of powder blue net, with a short bolero jacket and trimming of tiny pink bows. Mr. and Mrs. Adamo will reside at 218 Balsam street north. The groom was attended by Messrs Rotk Gentile and George Pottoski brother of the bride. The two little flowerâ€"girls, Misses Sarah Adamo, sister of the grcom, and Margaret Ann Murray, wors charming little frocks, the former in white organza and the latter in Queon‘s blue taffeta. They wore matching hats and carried nosegays of mixed flowers. Mss Lorraine Cousineau, as bridesâ€" maid, was attractively attired in powdâ€" er blue net, fashioned identically to that worn by the maidâ€"cfâ€"honour, a matching flowered cap, and a bouquet of pink roses and lilyâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"valley. a bougqu valley. waistline, and full flar wore a flowered taffeta shoulder lenzth net vi Entering the church on the arm 6f her father, who gave her in marriage, the bride made a very lovely picture in a bridal gown of white glazed chiffon, with chenilleâ€"effect floral design. It was made on Empire lines, with a high @ueen Anne collar, long leg 0‘ muttan sleeves, and the long fitted lines of the gown falling into a short train. She wore a floorâ€"length veil of white emâ€" broidered tulle, caught in a corcnet of orange blossoms, anu carried pink roses and lilyâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"valley, with calla lilies in an arm bsuquet. Miss Olzga Bozzer was the maidâ€"ofâ€" honour, charming in a gown of Queen‘s blue taffeta, fashioned with short pufâ€" fed sleeves, shirred bodite, long fitted waistline, and full RGHarsd skirt. She One of the season‘s loveliest weddâ€" ing was solemnized at the Church of Nativity on Saturday afterncon at 3 a‘clock when Miss Olga Pottoski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pottoâ€" ski, of 218 Balsam street north, became the bride of Mr. Joe Adamo, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Adamo, of Sault Ste. Marie. The Rev. Fr. Leo Madry perâ€" formed the marriace ceéremony, and Mr. Geo. Hale presided at the organ. Entering the church on the arm 6f Miss Olga Pottoski and Mr. Joe Adamo United in Marâ€" riage. Wedding Dinner Served at the Home of the Bride‘s Parents. Reception Held in the Evening. LAUNDRY ! 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