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BELLATR BROOME: Private secreâ€" tary to Sir Timothy, Also tall, but dark. Precise in his habits until arousâ€" ed, when he becomes a man of action. He is in love with Felicite, who returns his affection. MAJOR MOSSON: Employed in the Legal Department of New Scotland Yard. A pleasant man without manâ€" nerisms. Is called upon by the CILD because his experience is valuable, and, in its early stages, the case requires very tactful handling. CAPTAIN CAYTHERS: Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner. â€" Quiet, incisive, and efficient, but with a sense of humour, and known on occasions to employ unorthodox methods. FPriendly with Mosson, and knowing just how much rope to allow his colleague. PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS SIR TIMOTHY WADE: dubbed "Tim the Teaman" by the irreverent. Selifâ€"made millionaire, with hobby of growing orchids. Nearing sixty years of age, but wiry., He is the victim of a kidnapping plot which later involves his niece. FELICITE DELBOS: Tall, slim and blonde; unexpectedly English in apâ€" pearance and outlook, despite her French name. 8iz Timothy‘s sister married a Frenchman, but the daughâ€" ert was orphaned at an early age and has been brought up by her uncle. "THE CHIEF," alias MR BROWN": Was a high Army officer in the war, but after reverses and disappointments, turns his organizing talents to crime. Ruthless, but not cruel. With him are three other disgruntled Army men, each a specialist in his particular way. Synopsis of Previous Chapters SIR TIMOTHY WADE, selfâ€"made millionaire, has been kidnapped. MAJOR MOSSON, employed in the legal department at New Scotland Yard, but also a successful "semiâ€" amateur" detective, is in charge of the investigations. The only clues are a series of notes which arrive in Sir Timothy‘s handâ€" writing, addresed to his secretary, BELLAIR BEROOCME, who is engaged to FELICITE DELBOS, Sir Timothy‘s niece. MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1938 Broome is told to draw £25,000 from the bank, and await further instrucâ€" Dissatisfied with the methods of the police, Broome and Felicite decide to act by theinselves, and keep a fourth note naming a rendezvous from the police. ‘ They are taken by devious routes to a large country house, and told they are to stay until the next morning. Broom escapes and fetches the police, but by the time they arrive everyone in the house has disappearedâ€"including Broom escapes but by the time : the house has Felicite. (Now Read On) MISSING "MR. JONES" "No, I think you did the worst thing possible," said Major Mosson. "Up to the time of your getting away the kidâ€" nappers felt secure. They had got what they wanted so there was no. reason why the three of you shouldn‘t have been released in their own good time." "Broome opened his mouth to reply, but thought better of it. "What‘s more," Mosson went on, "it wouldn‘t have hurt you if they had vanished in the night, leaving you behind. Probably that was the intenâ€" tion." "Rub it in," Broome said, deciding it was time to put in a word. "I can see we were wrong from the beginning. Going off without consulting you, I mean." "That‘s as may be. From the police viewpoint I suppose it was. At least you had made contact. After that the thing to do was to keep quiet and use your eyes. It wouldn‘t surprise me to know that they intended to smuggle the three of you out and dump you on some lonely road as far away from the Manor House as possible." "What if they had?" "Why, your recognition of the place might really have come in handy then, especially if they had gone back, lulled into a state of false security." "Â¥ou talk like a book." ‘The Major relented. "sorry, old man," he said. "I know how you must feel. Believe m#, we are doing everyâ€" thing we can." "Yes, I know. But what do€°S i amount do? And what do the kidnap pers intend to do?" "Demand ably." "You don‘t mean to say. . . . "I do.> According to their ideas they nave been doubleâ€"crossed. Miss Delbos in an additional hostage, and they‘ll use her to get their revenge. Apparently they have been treating Sir Timothy well enough. Nevertheless, I wish you‘d had a word with him, or received some intimation from Miss Delbos." "She‘d have shown signs of agitation when I spoke to her through the door it anything was wrong." "Ss» 1 should imagine. That should be some consolation." Actually he was extremely perturbed at the new turn of events. Most «ularming fact of all was the increasing impudence of the kidnappers, which might conceivably be followed by more ruthless methods. Against this was the slight advantage to the police of having got them on the run. _With the recognition of Marsh Holâ€" low Manor as the hideâ€"out familiar meâ€" thaxis of investigation could be adopted. From this point they were not working so completely in the dark. An estat! agent was able to describe a tall, gentleâ€" manly client who had taken the house further ransom, probâ€" But what does it Then there were tradespeople who had called. Payments had been reguâ€" lar. In all cases the tenant had given the name of Jones, which in the light of later discoveries rather lacked imaâ€" gination but had passed muster. Reâ€" sidence had been taken up about a month before the disappearance of Sir Timothy Wade. Captain Caythers did not smile at the obviousness. The case was driving him into a state of unusual seriousness. "Quite so," he agreed. "And confoundâ€" edly well organized. A darned sight better than on our side." "I‘ve been expecting a wigging, sir," "H‘m, this isn‘t the time to give you one. I‘m not blaming you much. That fellow Broome has been the worst offender." on quarterly temncy, paying in adâ€" vance. Tt was fairly well furnished, but linen and other incidentals had been bought locally. "Planned well in advance," Major Mosson said, placing these facts before the assistant commissioner. "So I told him, good and strong. Of course he thought he was acting for the best in going for help. Instead we‘ve got a double abduction on our hands as well as rousing the gang to desperation Can‘t imagine how they got away, even with several hours start â€" which is giving the maximum. time provided Broome‘s absence was noticed almost immediatéely he climbed out of the window. All the police in the southern counties were looking for them before daybreak." "My belief is they headed north." "Well, that direction wasn‘t left unâ€" watched either." where and they can‘t have melted in the sun. They seem to have genius for going to earth." "I know that. Nevertheless the whole crowd slipped through someâ€" "It‘s quite impossible to examine every car on the roads." "Granted. And it is quite on the cards they didn‘t cram into one car." "How do you make that out?" "Don‘t forget the small saloon that picked Broome up first." ‘Doesn‘t sound to me very argument." "What made you think they went north?" "No particular reason. Mainly on account of the knowledge that the Surrey and Sussex police would be takâ€" ing the sharpest watch, being more in the know." "Maybe it isn‘t. Try and put yourâ€" self in a similar position. What would you do?" "That would depend on whether I had 8 tion." "H‘m, a military man‘s answer. Supâ€" pose you had, and the enemy had destroyed them?" “Wfiich brings us back to where we started. And I still think they went north." m‘;’r‘hén I should endeavour to break through at the weakest point." "North, south, east or west; it makes no difference," Mosson exclaimed. "All this only thickens the fog. What can we do to lighten it?" "I‘m put'ting Cranley and Tredeger on the case." "Packing me back to the legal deâ€" partment?" "Not yet, unless you‘re anxious to reâ€" sume your proper work. My men will be mainly coâ€"operating with the local police. Now they‘re officially welcome there will be plenty to do in the way of routine duties which may result in some helpful clues." ANOTHER DEMAND "The chief thing surely is to get those unfortunate people out of the clutches of the kidnappers." "And put a stop to criminal activiâ€" ties, old man." "I‘ll do anything you wish." "Good! You‘re persona grata at the Wade place. Go back and stick around for further developments." "More letters?" "I expect so. Broome won‘t be so sager to keep the next one to himself." Caythers was right. The secretary hardly let Mosson out of his sight ing the trying interval of waiting. When ‘he anticipated communication arrived he could hardly control himself. This time there was no attempt at camouâ€" Aage. It was a barefaced demand for i further £25,000, together with an open cheque signed by Sir Timothy. "Why don‘t they cash it straight iway and be done with it?" Broome demanded. Mosson poured him out a stiff drink ind explained patiently. Anyonée conâ€" aected with the kidnappers would be snapped up by the police as soOn as he showed himself inside a bank. "The gloves are off," he added. "Both sides know what they‘re up against. It is open and declared war." "Not open enough for me. When I think of what Felicite must be going through my blood boils and I want to among them. I could tackle all six it once gladly." "Six?" "The four I met at the old manor ind the other two, one who took my sar away and one who drove the small saloon." "Oh, I see! Probably they took a short cut and made up the quartet." It reminded Mosson, however, that they did not know exactly what forces were arrayed against them. ‘Tabulatâ€" ad descriptions only related to four. They wereâ€" Mr. JONES (probably "the Chief") height about six feet, fresh complexion arranged my lines of communicaâ€" The DRIVER of the SMALL SALOON Greting hair, bushy eyebrows, thick moustache, square set and of military bearing. Firm jaw, slightly "Roman" ‘nose. Small scar on the back of neck. Well spoken. Broome had ample opâ€" portunity to commit his features to memory. The MAN WHO HAD TAKEN AWAY RROOME‘S CAR. Fair. Very light grey eyes. FRewer particulars available ‘in his case but probably early middle age. greying dark brown hair, closeâ€"clipped moustache. â€" Educated speaker. Age about 45. The CHAUFFEUR. Certainly not the dismissed Tomkins, of whom no news had come since inquiries were instigatâ€" ed as to his whereabouts. The man who had brought the messages to "Fairclough" was also round about 45, dark, with grey streaks at the temples, cleanâ€"shaven, thinâ€"faced and prominâ€" ent nose. Confirmatory details had been given by various tradespeople, who only menâ€" tioned the four. No servants seemed to have been employed on the premises. The one they labelled "the chauffeur" for convenience was apparently a lessâ€" er member of the gang. One quality in common was that each was about 45. What peculiar conâ€" ditions were most likely to bring a number of people of this type together. Certainly not old school associations, aS cne of them at least belonged to A lower social strata by all appearances. Hardly likely business interests before becominge racketeers. What then? K Ks Ne h BA M = ; NN S e B0 Mc COd Cc 2 uon s The war. Tt came bo hxm in a flash. They were all just about the age to have served together. For the sake of arguâ€" ment he would suppose that since then things had gone wrong. Eventually the resort to crime. Wouldn‘t this, as well, account for the close attention to detail, as might be expected from men onCce accustomed to careful organization? If this was the case "The Chief" almost certainly had been an officer. Probably his closer companions as well, but less likely in the case of the chautâ€" feur. * Mosson felt sure his surmises were somewhere near the truth. How they had come together to form a kidnapâ€" ping syndicate was something he would dearly like to know. It might be taken for granted this was their first essay. Caythers‘ detectives had not been idle. To them belonged the credit of collecting every possible scrap of eviâ€" dence relating to the occupants of Marsh Hollow Manor. News of the double kidnapping was beginning to reach the public, n inâ€" evitability that could not be countered. Nor, indeed, were the authorities any too keen on hushing it up. Since Feliâ€" cite had followed her uncle into captivâ€" ity it became increasingly desirable to inconvenience the villains in every possible way. h poved A wave of indignation swept over the whole country. People had been conâ€" vinced that knidnapping was a peculiâ€" arly foreign crime which could not hapâ€" pen in their own wellâ€"regulated comâ€" munity. "If," said the ‘Morning Senâ€" tinel," in a biting leaderette, "the police are unable to safeguard the person of the citizen, things have reached a pretâ€" ty pass. The culprits must be brought to book and punished with exemplary severity." uo. t c Tt "Not," Caythers said indignantly, "the right kind of publicity, but we shall have to put up with it." He had come down to "Fairclough" on a personal tour of inspection. "Broome has succeeded in cashing the second cheque," Mosson told him, "which means we can expect to hear from the gang any day. Hardly any reason to suppose they‘ll make another attempt on the safe." (to be Continued) Rockâ€"Bursts at Teckâ€" Hughes Mine in Kirkland Rockâ€"bursts at the Teckâ€"Hughes | mine in the Kirkland Lake area, and methods of meeting the problem are discussed by J. D. Christian of th-el' Company‘s engineering staff in his| paper appearing in the November isâ€" sue of the Bulletin, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. The paper was prepared at the inâ€" vitation of a Committee under the chairmanship of J. C. Adamson apâ€" pointed for the purpose of studying jointly the cause, effect, and control of| rockâ€"bursts as a supplement to the inâ€" | dividual studies already in progress in | the area. Papers on rockâ€"burst probâ€" lems in the Wrightâ€"Hargreaves and Lake Shore mines will be published in‘ later editions of the Bulletin. Mr. Adamson in his foreward explains that the opinions expressed in the three papers are not to be considered as reâ€" presenting the findings of the Commitâ€" tee. At a later date, he advises, after a thorough joint study has been made of the local aspects of the problem and of current literature on the subject from other fields, it is the intention to publish the findings of the Committee as a whole. In a preface to Mr. Christian‘s paper, J. G. McMillan, general superintendent of the Teckâ€"Hughes mine expresses doubt as to whether rockâ€"bursts can be entirely prevented, and advises that to lessen their frequency and effect is the problem facing operators. The trouble most frequently occurs in "remnants" left to keep travelâ€"ways open, and as mining progresses on any large orebody, these pillars form the (Continued from Page One) in dark green trousers and yellow sweaters, with triangle pieces of cardâ€" board on their arms making windmills, was the setting for Hilda Burgin‘s solo, ‘"The Little Dutch Plate." During the number a groun of small girls gathered the tulips and the eight girls whose faces appeared around the plate perâ€" formed a Dutch Dance. Annual Concert by the Schumacher Public School Characters of this delightful perâ€" formsance were: Girl on the Plateâ€"Zora Perkovich. Boyâ€"MNick Jacksic, Girls Around Plateâ€"Julie Popuvich, Kathleen Corris, Shirley Johnson, Marâ€" garet Boissoneault, Mary Lou Landreâ€" ville, Daisy Prest, Sheila Bassett, and Barbara Hayword. Windmillsâ€"Freddie Mansfield, Allen Bullock, Desmond Kutchaw, Gordon Hannigan, Ian Johnson, Albis Battaâ€" gelli. Tulip Pickersâ€"Gloria Townson, Esâ€" ther Swanson, Maureen Lahey, Dorothy Brownlee, Kathleen Hill, Marlene Feldâ€" man, Annie Parilac, Cathgrine Pecaric, Lorna Miller, Frances Vrbanac, Betty Cummings, Nicolina Marini, and soloist, Hilda Burgin. A Christmas play, "The Dream Dolls" was ably performed by a group of boys and girls, who took their parts realisâ€" tically. As the story opened, Jack and Susan, who were working in a store to earn money with which to buy a coat for their mother as a Christmas gift, were discussing the joy their mother would find in this thought. While Jack is out for lunch, Susan talks to Debora, a rag doll, and dropâ€" ping her knitting, falls asleep. In her dream, the dolls which she has been dressing for Christmas come to life Santa Claus comes to collect the toys, and before long, all the dolls are claimâ€" ed by their happy owners. ‘Only Debora is left. When Jack returns and awakens his slumbering sister, she tells him of the dream and remembers that Debora was left alone. Feeling sorry for poor Deâ€" bora, she wonders if the doll will be left to lie upon the shelf until the followâ€" will be happy this Christmas, and alâ€" most tells Jack that she is knitting him a sweater for Christmas, then rememâ€" bers it is to be a surprise, and proudly states that she can keep a secret even if she is only a little girl. ing Christmas, but Jack unconsciously tells her that the doll will have a good home. Susan quickly understands, and asks if the doll will become hers, and Jack, unable to keep the secret, says that Santa Claus will bring Debora with his help, to Susan. Susan delighted with all the habpiâ€" ness of Christmas, says that everyone Characters in the cast of the play were: Susanâ€"Isobel Short. Jackâ€"Leon MacFarland. Rag Dollâ€"Velma Popovich. Santaâ€"Vincent Napier. Tin Soldiersâ€"Stanley Maletich, Donâ€" ald Cowden and Archie Plora. Sailorâ€"Walter Pavlica. Clownâ€"Johnny Kennedy. Dancing Dollâ€"Patsy Innis. Japanese Dollâ€"Marie Langlois. Mamma Dollâ€"Ida May Sutherland. Guestsâ€"Mary Cicci, Norma Killens, Catherline Waddle, Audrey Sherbin, Marie Wilson, Harvey Greer, Jimmy McGee, Frank Banick, Bernard Sampâ€" son, and John Maholovich. An intermediate chorus sang two numbers "Come Down to Kew" and "Good King Wenceslas", with Jack Tomlinson and Grant Barker taking the parts of the king and page in the latter number. The grade 8 ginls gave a splendid characterization of a comic sketch of "Catherine Parr."‘ Henry VIII was very angry because the breakfast egg was not cooked just as he liked it. The quarrel went from bad to worse, with Ediscussion about the other wives of the famous king. Horses and other matâ€" ters were dealt with before the final happy ending. Anne Marie Miller was King Henry, Hilda Burgin was Queen Catherine, the princesses were Betty |Killens and June Sutherland, and the | directress was Kathryn Lafontaine. ! The glee club sang Czechoâ€"Slovaâ€" {kian dance song, and Mary and Rosie ‘Rubic gave a talented exhibition of a duo dance, in their native costumes, while Angeline Mateljan and Mary Vidonic delighted the audience with a clever tap routine. LCW a% * 1t > Â¥% C ie d 2 ‘The senior chorus Ssang "Stars of the Summer Night," "The First Nowell," and with the audience joining "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," and "God Save the King." Mr. P. A. Boyce, principal, thanked those who attended the concert and invited all those interested in the work of the pupils to visit the school on Thursday evening to see the aisplay of gifts sent by Mr. Schumacher, who plays Santa Claus to the Schumacher pupils each year. only effective support. If they become overloaded they either drush or burst, depending upon the laracter of the rock. Perhaps the most noteworthy and successful method of attacking the problem, states Mr. Christian, has been the use of the diamond drill in stoping and pillar removal. This method has proved somewhat costly, but has allowâ€" PR EmE cetng proved somewhat costly, but has allowâ€" ! ed good recovery of ore which might otherwise have been lost. At the same time it has reduced the possibility of accident to an absolute minimum. Concluding, he states that no matter what theories may be developed as to the cause, effect, or cure of rockâ€"bursts, to be of service they must be capable of practical, economic application. Eath mine and each camp in this respect is a separate unit unto itself, and while the same general principles might apâ€" ply to all, the actual procedure adoptâ€" ed must of necessity vary from one to the other. ; Toronto, Dec. 16.â€"Col. George A. Drew, Ontario Conservative leader, said Wednesday that he made no referenced to the Canadian navy in any Edmonton speech. Col. Drew‘s statement followed that of Dr. George A. Macdonald, preâ€" sident of the Edmonton Canadian Club, who said Col. Drew did not refer to Canada‘s navy as "tin pot" in an adâ€" dress before the club December 7. "I was ahead of the papers on my way through the West and it was not until I returned to Toronto that I learned of the dispute which had arisâ€" en,‘‘ said Col. 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