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"All right boys," he said. "Cet the kites in and make a harbour stow of it. We shan‘t be taking herâ€"out again ashorenowandyoucan:ronowmn you‘re through. â€"T‘ll mmdorymd it out for you. when: you're ready." \ “Yasmh-; (p'n" 't.he one man ansâ€" | Some two hundred yards ahead," the narrow channel widened.out into a perâ€" fect natural harbour almost surrounded by steep hills on all sides. iimmediately opposite the entrance a scattered : line of small white houses huddled . down by the waterside, with the hillside rislng ‘them in terraced stepsâ€" the dark«igr@ans beits of. olive . groves alternating with the lighter hue of the amall cane*plantation. The hillis swept up to a height of some eight hundred wooded with cedar and mahogany; and awhove and far beyond their dark fidges,e the distant sirras toweped malsively‘ against the evening sky. . The captain sighed .contentedly. He was glad to be back again after his ten day‘s absence. He had hated the noise and hustle of Havana and the long train journeys and as the sloep made its slow way across the bay, his eyes rested almost fondly on the straggling nouses strung out along the waterfront. When the sloop was within fifty yards of the white sandy beach, he made ‘his way forward to the bows. ‘The two negroes drew in the sweeps and Jlaid them along the deck, and a moment later the anchor plunged over the side into the clear water with a harsh rattle .‘The captain checked the cable and secured the afip aft again. youcan alncommrmhm it out for vou. when you‘re ready." PLANS FOR THE FUTURE As the sloop headed into the W the stead# fratieâ€"wind" was cut ‘off as though an invjsible barrier had been suddenly .drawn behind, and .she slid forward between ‘the rocky mns with gradually siackening speed. { "*"‘Sweeps!" Captain Selter . ordered;, and the two negroes slipped the 1008 aarsfromtheirropebecketsandmrust tmemovarmesidehetweent..ewhe HIWV, h o nc ie ut t n Â¥ e CC Om n o m in 2 2 90 0 c t which he had his home,Oapt. momsm- mm ter interviews his bank manager. in . He paused here, and the little knot of regard to a sugar estste*wmoh he (Bal- m,en divided with a subdued chorus of for ‘his reti,rement from flie ‘se8R. | m mk and grinned at him widely Thereafter he sails few miles up the : "Getting it all done ready to give coast to the coastal vmm An which yomselt a space for my work,. Bartolâ€" he luves. J L. . .l ‘lomeo? he asked jocularly in fluent tmusyounsmnmmwmm He presented them with some small Diana.. _ + JULILAN PECKER mflm Am chme leaving them talking excitedly Jcan lawyer. r~1 behind him, made his way up the beach Story 3 to the: md flart The One or two small shops wete dimly m;gfl%ffig;mww nghted and towands the end of the Only one Zh ter. nas been â€"pi 4 'vmm io ons s a o Snd the. action oftigt ’is o . o . af ane m i the 'sum glowlng ‘and ‘the grunting of the arized. synopsis ‘below. %llows and the musical clink of a hamâ€" Retm'ni Ssglfil ‘I merâ€"on the anvil indicated that Bartâ€" ng to e Hm pox:t, Jn the smith,> was working later tious young man who wants to marry aflngmmofwmmct thie short stretch o!water separating one time sailed with Baiter. . . ... â€"~|him from the beach. FATHER , ~an He shipped the sculls as the bow gratâ€" Iris priest in Ouba. mm m odon the harsh sand, and stepping out confides. ~|of the boat, hauled it up clear of the MAJOR ‘BALTER â€" m SBaiter‘s water â€"officionsly assisted by several brother living: the Ie: of. a refiredchndrenwhohddappearedfromno- regular officer in England. m!where the moment he landed. . They hiis seafaring" brother‘ as fll@fly au- were‘a queer mixtureâ€"ranging in colâ€" reputable. jour from the coal blerk of the pure DIANA â€" SALTER maar Bfl“fl'" negro to the pale lemon of the Cubanâ€" daughter and Tom Saitets niepe. {out they all appeared to be on terms . TOBY BISHOP Hardworking, ambl- ‘ of respectfiul ftriendship with him. 40wn after them, aft®and drew the dory up He passed down the short skulls into went the boat, and dropping rdled on ‘Train No. 46, connecting at North ".m. CM.R.No. 2 7, Mokois t lle ulid tor travel on C N. n. ; and Canadian National Railways Canailian National Railways {,f'c % x iy * > o se ts 2l im d ; 7 CA . o E. h ceX i l tIAF . iA v Ji (4 1 *R E: Y h o e . L +99 kaming amd Northern Ontario Railway Nipiasing Gentral Railway Company WILL OPERATE do Senor Captain." ~"I won‘t," the ca,pta.ln nromised. "We wmeooveritto-amarraw you and I and see what can be done about it." I Henoddedg)odnightbotherestof the group and walked on again. «~The ‘houses ceasgsed altogether in the course of the next hundred yards, and lthe road abruptly degenerated into a roughtrack that climbed sharply and ldtwgonally up the tree-clad hmside [ "Bueno!l You have bought it then, iRHenor Oaplmn?" the <little wizened asmlthn 'repoaned â€"~**After toâ€"morrow, I shall ‘be at your disposal! ‘There is much work to do?" } "I expect so," the captain told him. "What machinery there is on the estate ‘Is rusted up and useless. I’looktoyou 'to set it going again." m__ Nce ty Cl sn AAF inAmn figure of a mah who was hastening after â€"him> through the gloom. â€""Ah, padre, it‘s you, it is?" he said ‘"It‘s whats left of me!‘ the priest returned in English, with a strong Trish acneent. â€""I saw ye.come ashore and I‘m desthroyed with chasin‘ ye right ‘from the other end of the town! Well, how did it all go? Have ye got it?" â€" He was a short thickâ€"set man, with a chubby red face, afrd he was breathing heavily now as he stood peering up into the other‘s face through the dusk. .\\He was about to begin the ascent of this path, when ‘he heard himself hailed by name from behind. He turned at the shout : and recorgnized : the blackâ€"clad ~"Yes, T‘ve got it all right," the capâ€" tain told him. "It took the ‘best part of a week, but they caved in at last. Of course, they wanted the cash badly, and I knew it." â€" "Och, ye‘ll always get that : shillyâ€" shalying in this benighted country!" the priest told him. But I‘m glad to hear its all settied. You‘ve been wantâ€" ing something to give e‘re mind to for long enoughâ€"and now ye‘ve got it.â€" An what‘s more, it‘ll give steady work to some of these boys who‘ve been taking :\ "It is old, but it is good," ‘he said. "I worked on it when old Senor Valdez first bought it, and I say it is better than the stuff one can buy in these days. Don‘t go spending good money on Th«'e smlth spat down on the hot iron and wiped his mouth on the back of his ‘till I have seen what I can «Toâ€"morrow it is, then," the captain told him. "Good night, Padre!" "Good nightâ€"and good luck to the ‘new venture!" the priest responded; and he turned and began to make his way back through the village. The captain watched his portly form melt into the gloom and then set out ‘on his interrupted ascent of the rough track that led up to his own house. It was now completely dark save for the starâ€"sheen and once under the trees, the floor.. It was unlocked, As he did so, he thought he heard a ed it andâ€" pushed the door open. E fixin‘ ‘things so that the Government won‘t get to be hearin‘ about it? â€" And me a simple priest with no experience in these matters!" _ e c ‘srot so simple at that!" <the captain retorted with a chuckle. "As a matter of fact, I‘ve just written to my niese, giving her a hint of what‘s in the wind. I haven‘t said anything to her up till "Well, I‘ll not deny ye‘ve got reason for thinking that way," the priest adâ€" mitted with a sigh. "But man dear, I wish ye didn‘t think so much of it. ‘Fis something, ‘tis nothing, ‘as Shakespeare says." °E paused, and then added, more briskiy, "And anyway, that aoesn‘t excuse ye from making the proper disâ€" sal of your house and this new esâ€" tate. â€" That‘s pure selfishnessâ€"and ye know iIt!" . _ The captain laughed. guess it is," he agreed.. "Next time I go to Antilla, T‘llâ€"see about it. ‘That‘s a promise,And now ‘what about coming up to the house with me for a grink?" The other shook his head regretfully. "Just now I‘ve got to go up to the construction camp. ‘There‘s a poor felâ€" low there that‘s not expected to last the night out. The new _ road‘s costing something in human lives alreadyâ€"not to mention the way it‘s upsetting the folk down here. But if that invitation‘s good for toâ€"morrow eveningâ€"and nothâ€" ing else stops me â€"I‘ll be glad to step For eighteen months nowâ€"ever since ye came back from your English tripâ€"I‘ve had that ijetter of yours in me desk an‘ sittin‘ on me nflind at the same time. â€"It isn‘t treating me fair to give me the resâ€" ponsibility of having to deal with all your affairs, if ye should have the bad luck to drown yourself. "Twas ‘bad enough before, but now ye‘ve become:a landed proprigtor, ‘tis your plain â€"duty to make regular arrangements." : $ ly. "If ye‘d only déeposit the stuff in a bank like a civilized man, there‘d be none of this trouble at all, any_i* 7‘6}?’ 'the other interrupted. "Sure, isn‘t that the tricky part of it. Won‘t I have to be advisin‘ and "hglpin’ and now, b :t when she gets this letter, she‘ll know enough to come straight out here as soon as she hears from you that I‘ve cashed in. And with what I‘ve told her and that letter you‘re holding, you‘ll have the whole thing pat between y'Ul.h" *4 ‘ I‘ve never said I liked itâ€"and 1 aon‘t," his friend told him grumblingâ€" ~"On, this and that," the other told him vaguely. "He went up to the house and ‘saw Maruja, so she‘ll be able to tell ye all about it. But now there‘s just another thing I was wantin‘to ask ye. Did you see a notary while ye were in the city?" "Well, ye should have!" ‘the ‘priest chided him energetically. ‘"How long h'ave I bgen at ye about that same will? i o e e n i n in o i e en : EP PR The captain lopked at him through the darkness. "But I‘m not asking you to do anyâ€" thing about t,hat Padre," he protested. "It‘s only this other business 220 C PC 4. . And maybe I‘d lose the whole bla-med lot"’ the captain mbe_l'rupted "That‘s . queer ". the ~captain â€" said thomhrully "I*.didn‘t ‘think anyone knew me m Antflla-â€"-bar the bank manâ€" a’ger 99 ; “’I’d Hike to know what he wanted," the captain said. "What sort of quesâ€" tions was he asking about me?" ~â€" ‘"Too many for my liking. iBut 1 you mean did I make a willâ€"no, I ‘didâ€" nit 93 grimly. "No, Padre, I don‘t take that chance again! (I‘ve been struck onceâ€" and that‘s opce too often. I‘m playing for safety now all the time. I‘ve sweatâ€" ed for what I‘ve got, and I‘m not going to tisk seeing it vanish into thin air again." wl whosaidhewasan agent of sorts, from Antilla. Anditmtoocnrredome that he mmw nave been one of these labour agency men who‘re flooding the country with cheap nigger labour from shan‘t ‘he . goinz qutside the place tar" labour if IT.can helyp it." , TeE STRANGER JNQGUISTIIVE ‘"That‘s good enough!" the priest re» heartily. "I ‘didn‘t think ye would; but ‘there‘s been a strangerâ€"an liking. But if 5 i‘ m wmn;fourteen dflyfl,ofén?chanceinmdm .or of any martiage after the recent registraâ€" jon. ‘ 5 aecfloumxof ‘the: Nnucngl Registratâ€" on Act Mtra.tions, 1040, reads as follows:â€" _ ‘you can spare. ;pqwx‘v 4 Loiydad AA â€" AALIAA CA yulgtions who afterwards marâ€" ries or affihg‘es ‘"his or her place of residence ; shall â€" within fourteen ~days notify the . Dominion Statistician at ~Ortta:wapftheda’teothisorhermar- rlage, and ~of the â€"name and plaoe of residence, 0f the person whom he or sheâ€" married, or~of ~theplace of â€" residâ€" ence and post address to which he or she has removed, as ‘the case may be, and any (such person~who refuses, fails or neglects without lawful excuse, to ccmply with provisions of .the section, shall ‘be guilty :of. an offence and liable to a fine not ex-ceed- ing fifty. dollars.s . ++ ~~ .. : iss It wmfldfie well forall to note ‘the fact â€" that : â€"bhe Netiona! â€"Registration Aotreqxflres‘allhonom;yhe mminion on L 5o o es Sn‘ y ie m S id _ _ 44 s e sound ag of someone moving inside and he peered into ‘the intense darkness, with his own. figure siihouetted again- st thestarrysky j 3 s j "Maruja!" ,he called. _ . There was no answer and â€" atter a moment he stepped inside , and . groped his way. forwa.rd Teeling ,for the. edge of the table. The igmp would be standing upon it, hgknew but itptmledhimto think what had become of his houseâ€" keeper. He had.written to tell her that. he would pe back in the, afternoon or| evening ang it was very "unlike.her to. be away" frbm t‘ne house when hne was axpecbm T e He foumd the la.mp and removm.g| the shade and glass ,chmmey, strupk A match ; a.nd lit ,t.he wick ‘ 1 He had replaced the. shade and was in the act of turning up the wick, whenl his eyve wa.s O.ught by. a.slight movementl among‘the shadows on the oppasite side. of the‘ room, ‘and . he . glanced up 1n1 startled, surprjse to see a man‘s figure, framed in the, doorway “lead,tng through to the‘ back‘ of the house. 1 Sudbury Star : ~"Mussolini .and Hitler Narrowly Escape Bombing," says newspabper headline. But they were wax figures in Lonrdon museum.,~ © Selcqtmn of 'Remstranon Act under and ~their employment~ under British commmfi ‘In its .character as â€"the Allied ‘Hish Command. â€" The: British~Governâ€" -fment which has â€" granted necesasry ;cmdits wl assist‘ the Polish Governâ€" ment‘‘in ‘ the ; reconstitution of the Polish ‘forces. .: . â€" + ‘All Polish armed forces take an oath Of°* allegiance to the Polish Republic [ Here are further details of the agreeâ€" ment as received by the Polishâ€" OOP.SUI Generaliin Ottawa. ’ ; Polish . Navyâ€"Position .of . the Poflsh Ndvy and Merchant Marine con;firmed Polish naval units, since their esca.pe‘ tmm .the Baltic, haveb een collaboratâ€". ling with the British Navy.: . . F \Polish Air l'*omeâ€"mlready in training in Great Eritain. ‘It will now be lorga'.dized and; its: raniks corisiderably . .enlarged . by Polish men Thus addmaof ‘Ppoiand‘s new army, aoaemmymtofllhttovmsv m {rnnammout\dm troops in Great :Britain and ‘the Middle RPast and completed by a mobilisation ‘ot "Reélish citizens living in the United Kingdom :¢s well as by drafting Polish 'volunteers from other countries. ‘ . By agreement between the govern~. ments of «Great Britain and Poland, Polish armed fordtes are to be organized as an entity,.consisting of all the arms; of the services under Polish command. swear before Almighty God, one in ' the Holy Trinity, to be Aaithful to my Mother Country, the Republic of Poland. never to forsake my regimental colors and ‘to defend ‘the Constitution and the: honour ;0f a mmn soldier, to submit to the larw and to the Presicdentâ€"of the Repub]dc ‘faithfully to execute the orâ€" ers of my commanders and ‘superiors, to preserve â€"military. secrets, to fight. to my last breath for the cause of m;vl Mother ‘Country and in all things to conduct myself that I may live land ‘die" as: a true Polish ‘soldier. §o: help me ‘God and the Holy Passion of His‘Son.j from the Baltic, have been collaboratâ€" board" will select men‘ suiteble for the services The : Polish Air Force .will the Royal Air Mce Polish units will be used in thesa'me uni‘ts1 of ‘the Royal Air Force, Cireumstances like corresponding units: of theéq-gaw;‘ o. Firce will operate together and may. be used »iIn . support of: "the *Poush ‘Army centre. and NCO.‘s. t c . ow LE 2s onl . _otâ€"as qual.fifled sergea.nt.t cdok " for ‘ â€"each ust use‘ QGillett‘s Pure Fiake : Tyge ‘reqularly . .. . and you‘ll cep sink: drains clean : and runâ€"