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; Published by Special Arrangement opyrignt | 4$00900000800040000000000800000004844800099 0: ! Major Mossor feet, ruefully ru azâ€"quired â€" pinsâ€"a efficient kidna; nappers, would : he said softly. depth you won‘t good as a clue. of getting used . a Jong trip to obscure village specimen from for instance., reminds me tha time." He had the door cpen Assistant |Commissioner C back to mention that Sir Tin lived at Epworth. "That he added, "comes in hand but it won‘t lead you to instinet." f "I‘d have asked a polic ecould have found one round Cl Epworth wasn‘t so with the aid of a The village was o1 clusters of houses rig beaten ‘track suth : across in Surrey, in questing tentacles of was at least a mile farther away from the village. Getting off the main road was like slipping ‘back to the preâ€"war age. Inâ€" stead of the familiar tarmac, his wheels hummed on oldâ€"fashicned waterâ€"bound macadam, and there were high untrimâ€" med hedj;es on both sides. Judging by the excellent little traffic passâ€" ed that way. Later he was to find that the hizhway, though a public thorâ€" oughfare, was virtually a drive to "Fairâ€" clough," the handsome Victorian home of Sir Timothy Wade. Major Mcosson was glad he had driven down in his own car becaus» there was no raillway station nearer than two miles, and the Wade residence was at least a mile farther away from Not ‘that it merely lodge gates, for, servi separated farms, it : join the main Leath other mile or so away An unexpected chstacle to immediate inve...,lga,ncn presented itself on the MaJorsgqrwm for Bellair Broome had not yet come back from London. He was sexmected on the midâ€"day train, a car havlng“afilready gone to Epworth station mesat him. Mosson did not wish to state ness, so merely said that ‘he to see Mr. Broome rather ut A footman ushered him into ant apartment overlockin|s a . turf ‘bounded by well tende beds. Presently a maid offere THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1939 side sma Lv. TORONTO 8.15 a.m. Ar. NORTH BAY 4.10 p.m. Lv. NORTH BAY 8.40 a.m. Ar. TORONTO 4.05 p.m. UNION BUS TERMINAL ./ NORTH BAY Look z. Low Prices CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC Mo AND BNFORMATION AY it merely finished at the for, serving a few widelyâ€" rms, it meandered on to in Leatherhead road anâ€" ind one rot n â€" retorted 1} cpen before t ine» called h Sir Timothy W a easy %o find, even eâ€"scale road map e of those little ht away from the s one sliill come: spite of the eve: London‘s suburbs as he hac policeman ‘ound abot Kin IT‘m 12 Phone 101â€"2â€"3 a pleasâ€" sweep of d fAiower d whisky his busiâ€" "desitf zently nmnaki1 omm $ and soda, a hospitable gesture he grateâ€" to his | fully accepted. h had While the Major was still enjoying really | the drink an enormous motorâ€"car came wast tim ; Whi 5l bearing. 0 nothing of ciated wit handeclasp hi+m handclasp was firm ai were rook steady. Not to betray a confidence him. few mome nearly coll A Y is difficult;: one traditionally beloved by the novelist. But we do not regard money as a barrier. I am not a poor man, and if Sir Timothy raises objecâ€" tions we shall :q our own way for all that." "You are very communicative, Mr. Broome!" "Don‘t you agree that it is as well I should be?" Major Mosson‘s eyes rested meditaâ€" tively on the speaker. â€" Then he blinked under the steadily returned stare. "M‘ves," he murmured. "At least we @A M C Broonge Tall, but up e stud private as firn Major was still enjoying enormous motorâ€"car came p the drive, which could be right of the lawns, and, a s later, the man he had ed with outside the assistâ€" liorer‘s room came to greet firm at 5. Felicite has been in Englishwoman. She ction, if that was what to ask." â€" He gave the s unusual as his uilt, he had the ®, There was type often assoâ€" retaryship. His d his keen eyes the sort of man by the look of cO. LIMITED i To his way of thinking it was an ugly plant, with feshy leaves and blosâ€" !soms shaped very much like | snapdragons. In colouring these had a base of pinkyâ€"brown slotched with venomous lookin{z gouts of blood‘red. \ The "mouth," too, was lined with crimâ€" !son. edged with a white toothâ€"like ! fringe. know where we stand." "Quite so, sir. You could easily find a motive for my interfering with Sir Timothy. Now, suppose we go and look at the conservatory. It ought to interâ€" est vou." far as he was able to judge, t‘he must have been in the early twenties, perhaps a few years younger than Belâ€" lair Broocme. Despite her fair colourâ€" ing, there was nothing insipid about her, nor could the description of "pretâ€" ty" suitably be applied. Her face showâ€" ed character, and the firm lines of the chin prodably came from the Watle sige of the family, whose strongâ€"mindâ€" edness was a byword. with that cream and roses complexion admired all over the world as "typically English," although as enviably uncomâ€" mon in its native land as anywhern else. "Very glad you‘ve come," she exâ€" claimed, with a â€" welcoming smile. Women so often did brignten up at the sight of Mosson, who at wellâ€"establishâ€" ed middleâ€"age retained an upright soldierly bearing, and possessed that quality which ingenders confidence. "Yes. Nobody else has been consultâ€" ed until we decided to approach Sceotâ€" land Yard direct. The servants take it for granted that he is on holiday, so do his friends and business associates." "I should have thought the unexâ€" pected absence of the head of so large a ‘concern would be serious." On the way they were joined by Felicite Delbos, unexpestedly blonde "We have been anxious," she ampliâ€" fied. "My unsle has never gone off like this before, so we both feel sure someâ€" thing is wrong." Broome She laughed. "That shows you don‘t know how big business is conducted," she replied. *"Uncle had to work frightâ€" fully hard in his younger days. Now there are executives and goodness knows who to do all the work. TI‘ve often told him he‘s the last man in the whole concern who would be missed. An absent office boy causes more disâ€" location. Nowadays uncle has only to take it easy and wait for the millions to ow into his coffers." "The business," Broome broke in, "is exceedin{zly prosperous. That is worth noting in case you had anyâ€"erâ€"Cusâ€" tomary suspicions." ‘ Major Mosson was glad to get outside ! and breath the purer air. Broome and the girl remained behind so he could decide whether it was possible to see througn the glass panes. Findin} this cut did not take long for, although thick foliage did form some obstruction it would be manifestly impossible for ianyth‘mg to take place unobserved by |anyone in the vicinity. "Millions?" the major repeated, with the awe of a man accustomed to thinkâ€" ing in hundreds. :I’m affraid so. Uncle is disgustingly rich. ‘One of the wealthiest men in the zountry." Mosson felt that Sir Timothy Wade‘s financial stability could be taken on trust. It would, however, be verified as a matter of routine. As tactfully as possible he put several questions relaâ€" tive to possible motives for his volunâ€" tary departure, only to come up against a ‘blank wall every time. Broome insisted the man must either have been forcibly removed, or else the explanation in the letter was genuine, although it rang so hollow. The disturbed orchid had been reâ€" placed. It hung down low enough for the basket to be grasped, so it was quite conceivable that it should have been dislodged during a strugf:ile, especially by an arm thrust sharply upwards. Standing on a short pair of garden steps the major was able to see where one of the blooms had been snapped off. as well as a number of bruised leaves. Some recollection of his schoolday Latin came back to mind. . Odontoâ€" elossum, wasn‘t it? And Odonto had to do with teeth. Carefully removing it from the hook he brought the plant dowrn for more comfortable examination. Splashes of a dark substance on one of the leaves attracted his attention. A SECOND NOTE "Looks like blood!" he said, pointing "I expect it is blood," Broome reâ€" plied. "*"Like many other orchids this one is carnivorous." "What?" "Don‘t be alarmed. It hasn‘t atâ€" tacked Sir Timothy and gobbled him up whole. Those things don‘t happen in real life and the largest meatâ€"eating flowers known can only deal with fice and small birds. The gardener feeds it with chopped liver." 5 PV T it out "U;h!" Mosson shuddered. "So that is Berenice Farlane! Not at all an enâ€" gaging voung lady." "It is a good job my uncle can‘t hear you say that," Felicite cbserved . "Berenice is his latest and greatest love. He paid nearly £1,000 for it." Mosson sighed. The puzzle seemed far too difficult. And, for the time being, action was prevented by uncerâ€" tainty. They could not say for certain that Sir Timothy had met with any harm. Was he,. for instance, still alive? The Both‘, meanirtr yourself and M THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Canadian Airmen Made Great Name in the Last War (By J. V. McAree) When the Great War broke out Canada had just one military aviator. In 1918 ‘there were 10,000 of them in training in Canadian camps. We think it no discredit to the Canadian Corps, whose deeds are an imperishable part our history, if we say that the very elite of our warriors were the airmen. It is a fact disclosed in the war that there are some young men who have a special aptitude for flying who might mot have so distin@ftuished themselves in any cther arm of warfare. It is alâ€" so true that some nations have shown a greater aptitude for acerial warfare than others, and it is not unduly boastâ€" ful to say that no airmen ever more distinguished themselves than the Canâ€" adian fliers, and that, as a nation, none other seems to have ‘become so airâ€" minded. |Conversely, it has been estabâ€" lished that ‘the Japs, however good soldiers and seamen they may be, have little or no fiying instinct. Why Canâ€" adians have excelled, we do not know. We merely guess that in aerial warâ€" fare a man is for the most part on his own. Initiative plays a large part in his success. He becomes a gladiator rather than a solider in the ranks or a cantain on the bridge of his ship No Canadian Air Force Canada‘s war fliers won their reputaâ€" tion in the face of many discourageâ€" ments. There was no separate Canaâ€" dian fiying unit. The airmen were not attached to the Canadian Army. They were merged with British forces on all fronts. This was because Genâ€" eral Haiz and Sir Sam Hughes, for some reason never wholly justified, wanted it that way, even when the time came when there were plenty of Notable Record of Airmen from the Dominion. letter could be a forgery to cover up murder. Such a supposition was startâ€" ling but, he felt, even less so than the kidnapping one. * Rejoining Broome and the girl, he strolled with them back to the house. A pile of letters had been placed on a table during their absence. With professional efficiency the seâ€" cretary began sorting them out, hesiâ€" tatin‘x suddenly as he came upon one addressed to him personally. "In Sir Timcthy‘s handwriting," he murmured. Before opening the envelope he passâ€" ed it over to Mosson, who noted grimly that it appeared to be the same texture as that sho#n him by the assistant commissioner. The stamp, too, was carefully gummed well up in the rightâ€" hand corner where there was no whiteâ€" edging to show on two of the sides. It was postmarked "Briphton," and the date was smudged. This time there had been carelessâ€" ness. Brighton was a large town with a machine canceller, so that the beâ€" ginning of a group of wavy lines near the central circle should have extendâ€" ed well on to the envelope. They were missing, and there was no indication of the sorting office machine being out of true. "Dear Broome," he read, "I enâ€" close a cheque for £25,000. Please cash this into one pound Treasury notes and await for further instruction.â€"T. Broome accepted it back and took out the enclosure: the white notepapetr "Now we‘re getting somewhere," Mosâ€" son exclaimed. â€" "Looks as if you‘re right and this is the ransom to be paid when the kidnappers‘ plans are perâ€" fected." ' England‘s women since the war began have been organized for serâ€" vice and put into uniform as essential adjuncts of the army,. Probably the largest women‘s organization is the Auxiliary Territorial Service, one of whose duties is to feed the troops while they remain in England. Here the King gets details of A. T. S. work from Company Commander Mrs. Arthur Corbett during his recent military tour of southern England. pink slip was neatly folded with Work of Women Territorials Interests King (To be Continued) Canadian fliers of the very first rank to form Canadian squadrons. This did nCt interfere with the individual reâ€" cords ‘of ‘Canadian fiiers; it did keep Canada as a whole from receiving the credit due this country for their memorable exploits. No official figures were ever issued, but when the war ended it was known that from 25 to 30 per cent of the Royal Air Force were Canadians. The chances are that in the present war the percentage will be still greater, and it may well be that the planes built and ‘the men trained in Canada will prove a decisive influâ€" ence. |Canada‘s war effort in the air will G@warf her |previous magnificent record. But it cannot fail to be inspirâ€" ing to glance at what was done in the years 1914â€"18 by Canadians who before the war were no better acquainted with submarines or camel troops than with aeroplanes. o Heroces But it was not until the war was far advanced that Canadians bezan to hear the names of Bishop, (Barker, Colliâ€" shaw, Rosevear and those other gallant and indomitable Canadians who took rank with the great British aces like Ball, McCudden, Fullard and Matnock. If we are not mistaken when the war ended Colonel Bishoep, V.C., had acâ€" ecunted for 72 enemy planes, and acâ€" cording to an official citation "his value as a moral factor to the Royal Air Force cannot be overâ€"estimated." In the annals of modern war there is surely no more thrilling event described in official language than that of Majot William George Barker, VXC.; "On the morning of Oct. 27, 1918, this officer observed an enemy two«â€" seater above the Foret de Mormal. He attacked this machine and after a short burst it broke up in the air. At the same time a Fokker biplane attacked him and he was wounded in the right thigh, but managed despite that to shoot down the enemy aeroplane in flames. He then found himself in the middle of a larze formation of Fokâ€" kers, who attacked him from all direcâ€" tions, and was again severely wounded in the left thigh, but succeeded in drivinz two of the enemy down in Earnest Pleas for Support for the Canadian Red Cross Too Old At 49 One of these great Canadian fying men, Roy Brown, who brought down von Richthofen, Germany‘s greatest air fighter, was rejected the other day when he offered his services to the air corps because he was too cld. He is 49. It seems to us that while a man in his late forties may be too old for modern acrial conflict he ought to be of inestimable value as a trainer for the actual combatant. Canada has a great reserve of this tested war stuff of which apparently little or no use is being made, spin. He lost conssiousness after this and his machine fell cut of control. on recovery he found himself being again attacked heavily by a large mation, and singling out one machine he deliberately charged and drove it down in flames. During this fight his left elbow was shattered and he a@zain fainted. and on regaining consciousness he found himself being again attacked, but nothwithstanding that he was now severely wounded in both legs and his left arm shattered he dived at the nearâ€" est machine and shot it down in fiames. Being greatly exhausted, he dived out of the fight to regain our lines, but was met by ancther formation, which atâ€" tacked and endeavcoured to cut him off, but after a hard fight he succeeded in breakin‘z up this formation and reached our lines, where he crashed on lardâ€" ing." Toronto, Nov. 16. â€"The $3,000,000 war drive of the Red Cross is away to a flying start ‘under the impetus of a nationâ€"wide appeal broadcast Sunday night by the country‘s leaders. Duke of Gloucester, Lord T‘weedsmulir, Hon. Dr. Manion, â€"Premier King Speak on Behalf of Red Cross. Canada heard earnest appeals from the Duke of Gloucester, by Lord Tweedsmuir, Prime Minister Mackenâ€" zie King, Conservative Leader Manion, Hon. E. L. Patenaude and Norman Sommerville, chairman of the Canadian Red Cross Society. The task before the Red Cross rijzht now could best be judged by its record of performance in the First Great War, the prime minister said as he endorsâ€" ed the appeal. *"The magnitude of its present task may vastly exceed that of the last Great War," he added. of the last Great War," he added. A proven servant of the national life in time of peace, the Red Cross becams in addition, in wartime, "an auxiliary of government," Mr. Mackenzie King said. Canada was told the Red Cross was not unprepared in this crisis. Within three days of the declaration of war, it was at work in every province. However, its ability to carry out its work of aiding the sick and wounded depended directly on the support givâ€" en it by every Canadian. "It is not alone on behalf of the Réd Cross that I join with others in making this appeal," said the prime minister. "Our own hearts will need much in the way of consolation before this terrible conflict is over. The only real conâ€" I‘ve got to think of my fuâ€" ture, No weak bones or poor teeth for me. No sir! I want to grow up to be strong just like the other kids. That‘s why mcther gives me Timmins Dairy Milk. And you know, I‘ve felt great ever since I started drinking it. But here "Well, it‘s like this.. I am wasting time when 1 could be playing. Why don‘t you start drinking Timmins Dairy Milk yourself. Y ou‘ll see what I mean! _â€" _ CLINIC AT GRAHAM‘s sHOE sSTORE 6 Pine St. N., Timmins, every day except Saturday Phone 11 for appointment or come in. FOOT SPECIALISTâ€"CHIROPODIST TIMMINS DAIRY S. J. MOERSCH, o.s.c. Why pst up with a foot condition that makes life miserable? Manyv of the most painful foot ailâ€" ments respond readily to proper treatment adminâ€" istered by a foot specialist. Don‘t suffer another dav! Foot Torture 4 6 *4 Free Y ourself From Gloucester‘s Message In a read by Mr. Sommerâ€" ville, chairman of the Canadian society, the DBuke of Gloucester, chairman of the British society, said Canada would find her effort in the field would reâ€" quire the "full assistance of the Red Cross Society," The duke was confid= ent Canadians would make it possible for that aid to be given. The problems faced by the. Red Cross are as vast and varied as those of the army itself, Lord Tweedsmuir, presidâ€" ent of the Canadian society, added. As with the army, the Red Cross had to be prepared for any emergency. Civilâ€" ians could show their gratitude to those making heavy sacrifices through this direct medium. Dr. Manion listed some of :the duties of the organization in the Pirst Great War, noted its broad peacetime activi«â€" ties, and stressed the necessity of makâ€" ing it possible to continue the whole programme now. The sacrifice of conâ€" tributing to its funds would be light indeed compared to the sacrifices made by thousands of octhers. In a special appeal to Quebec, Lieut.= Governor Patenaude ‘was certain his province â€" would subscribe liberally, especially as the province of Quebec has gained the greatest proportion of Red Cross membership since Septemâ€" ber. He recalled, too, that it was in Quebec that the junior section of the Red ~Cross started, now numbering 396.870. In a messamso read ville, chairman of the the DBuke of Glouce the British society, s find her effort in t quire the "full assis Cross Society." The Hidden (Exchange) Eventually the police traced him to a remote valley in the heart of the Highâ€" lands, where he had been living in little tin hat for the last three years.â€" English Paper. SOifation we in what we war may enta He wasn‘t going to be caught napâ€" ping! Wrong Equator * It is stated in an editorial that the country with the largest war chest will win. That rules out Germany, as the Fieldâ€"Marshal‘s biggest measurement is well below the wedal line. Slow But Sure He was vigorous and active to a deâ€" gree, and was always to be seen workâ€" ing in his cottage jgarden, wet or fine, week ihn, weed out. â€"Local Paper. After all, a weed a week mounts up Afte: in time One Advantage Owing to petrol restriction, it is said, the horse is coming back into favour. And one advantage of the horse is that on a frosty morning you don‘t have to pour boiling water over it before it will statrt. Onwardâ€"Germany‘s proud position in the world of scientific research seems to be greatly endangered by her attiâ€" tude towards scientific men, who are really forbidden to think for themselves. cience cannot advance when freedom of thought is denied. Belittling "It‘s up to everybedy to minimize his troubles in these days," declares a novelist. One method is to look at one‘s platcon sergeant the wrong end of a telescope. For Delivery n 141 rseive ) do. ‘r have will be found s have done, or may 1¢ i1€¢, or may the sacriâ€" of