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$ â€"â€"â€" m o e com> "We only recognized you five minutes ago! We thought you were Farnesi or cne of the gang!" "Nome lst you go then 2t "S:nor Nome is dead!" "Hs was sho}; in the early hours of this morning . Someone in the barracks shot him! We think there was a quarâ€" rel atout your and one of the gang shcot him. The Commandant hbustled us off an hour ago. All the same, we should get away quickly. You‘re aground?" "Yes. wWent aground while I was chasing Farnesi and Company off her T‘ll toll you later.. I‘m trying to haul ner off." CHAPTER XV â€" (Contd.) "SENOR NOME IS DEAD" The ‘"Marian" stocd off at about a hundred yards. By that time Roger had picked them out; Kitty in her brown coat, Geoffrey in his grey pullover, Charlie and Cullen, all standing by on the foredeck while a beat was low>red "Thank the Lord!" said Roger. He put off his opz>rations with the kedge anchor until Cullen should come abcard. "Dont worry, Ilil sigt of the "Marian‘"‘ to putl hetr Kitty turned immediately and hailed Cullen in the boat below.Three husky French sailors had just climbed aboard besid> her. One carried a thick length of wood. the other a short iron bar Evidently Kitty had come prepared for cpposition. Roger‘s relief at the sugg:stion that the "Marian" should tow the "Glorious Kate" off, was checked by a suddeon thought. "ust a momentâ€"â€"!" he said. For Heaven‘s sake let‘s be quick beâ€" fore something else happens!‘ Kitty said. "We‘ll signal the Captainâ€"!" "Give me a chanc* to haul her off myself â€"â€"" "And wast> time? No! She turnâ€" ed from him and went to the rail. "Not so fas, please. 1 think you‘d better leave this to meâ€"!" He atâ€" tgnpted ;o follow her. He found his way barred by one of the sailors from the "Marian‘". KITTY SMALLBRIDGE: Daughter of Roger Kent‘s employer, She is somewhat spoiled and very obstinate but charming in her more rational moments. Five minutes later, the "Marian‘s‘ boat was bumped alongside. This time it was Roger‘s turn to put cut a hand and help Kitty aboard. She was breathless with relief. "Get back!" Roger said too confused for the mome lect bhis Fronch.| The ma him un:omprenenui wavirlg. "For Heaven‘s sak her. "Listen to me! He tried to thrust suddenly closed in ecme with the idea A N.A # o hh iss d He tried to thrust past the man who suddenly closed in on him. Having ecme with the idea thay they were to be paid for overpowering opposition. the nearest sailor thought he recogâ€" nized it and gave Roger a push. Roger struck out in blind exasperaâ€" tion. The sailor supn back. Kitty turned and eried "*Stop"! too The saflor at Roger‘s side hadi already brought lt:is stout length of wood down on Roger‘s head; and Rogor staggered and fell like a log. PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS ROGER KENT: Young, ambitious private secretary to E. C. Smallbridge, a business magnate. When Roger came to himself, he was Iving on a berth below:; he saw the cabin cciling above him first, dappled with reflections of light from the water under the porthole. An indefinable lightness an instabilâ€" ity, told him that the "Glorious Kate" was afioat, ani with that sen«ation the ~ recollsction . of previous events rwmhed into his mind. ~ *4 the ~ recollsction . of previous evyonts rwmhed into his mind. He lifted his head, then l>; it fall with a groan. aS a splitting pain thudâ€" ded in his temples. Kitty was bending over fim, Geoffroy hovering behind. "Better?" said Kitty‘s voice. "We‘r» afloat?" Roger inquired weakâ€" "Yes," "The ‘Marian ‘‘Yes; Cullen . her under wa} aboutâ€"â€"!" "You should have let us try thie kedge!" Rogor whispered. "Now, now, don‘t bother about that! That wretched man who hit you on the head! They»â€"daian‘t wrijerstandâ€"" Roger collected his strength and gazâ€" MOND NDAY, FEBRUCARY uncomprehending PUBLISHED BY sPECIAL ARRANXGEMEXT I‘ll signal the Captain ‘ to put a tow rope on ‘ towed her of"? and Charlie are getting ' wothing to worry e moment to recolâ€" The man stared at ingelvy. Kitty â€"was ? No! â€"She turnâ€" nt to the rail. se. I think you‘d ) meâ€"!" ~He atâ€" her. He found one of the sailors Roger cried to He was led at ner anxiously. nbitious | "You arrangsd beforehand what Nbridge, you‘d pay the Captain of the "Marian" aughter | for hauling the yacht off?" s She is| Kitty stared. Jstinate,f "Why, no!" rationali Roger let his head fall and shut his 4 | eves. 10941 the "What do I owe you â€"â€". : or your owners." she asked at once. "For that tow you gave us"? "I‘m me own Oowner," said Captain Ratchett. "so you can fix it with me." Gecffrey Paish, followed her on deck "Oh Geoff, what on earth have I done now?" Tears of mortification were running down her cheeks. "I don‘t know anything abou‘ marine salvage," sail Geoffrey, gloomily. "I‘ll have to fix this," said Kitty, "and after that I‘ll never make a move on my own iniative again! CHAPTER XVI TRAMPâ€"SHIP CAPTAIN Like owners of dogs who gradually tak> on a resemblance of their peats, Captain of the ‘tramp ‘"Marian‘ had a fazre which was a reâ€" markable reflection of the saliert featâ€" ur2s of his ship. I; was a narrow, long nosed, battsred, and none too clean. "Marian‘ both prepared to get under way, Captain Ratchet,; met her with ; cautious amiability. She was in a stat of fsverish dread at the posible con sequence of her final indiscretion. Ns "Go on!" said the Captain. "There‘s no craft in Manreal with power enough to have pulled her off. Why,. I shouldn‘t ba surprised if I haven‘t strained my own hull. Stuck fast, you were, and it coming on to blow, and a revolution going on ashore, yach, been stolsn, as you toli me earNer and these damn Dagces likely to kick up aA dust at any moment. You‘re lucky 1O nave your yacht at all madam!" ‘"Ah well,‘ said Kitty, preserving an outward calm she was v°erV far from felling. "We could probably have kedaged her off k > 3 . n ~imyy *J real! "Kedge her off. Well, 1 asn YyUVu/ If I‘v> s#rained me OWn hull getting her off. would you have shifted her an inch with the kedge"? Kitty with no faith whatever in Capâ€" tain Ratchett‘s strained hull, but SrOwWâ€" ing more and more faint with dread asked abruptly. j "Well, how much do you want?" Captain Ratchett pushed back his cap and scratch:da hi head, appearing to judiciously. "For a job like this," he said, "*1 wculbin‘; b* surprised if the sourt wouldn‘t award me nalf the vaiue of the salvaged craftâ€"I would‘t be at all s~arprised. Maybe they‘d award me But I ls>av® it to you â€" I leave it to you to make an offer." he conâ€" cluded generously. Kitty resovered hnerself with diffisulty she called to aid all that forcee of character which had lod her into s0o many disasters of late. "My offer won‘t be anythingz like When Kitty arrived in the yacht‘s motor dinzhy, while the "Kate" and the "Well‘, ~saidâ€" Kitty roing to be?" "My offer won that!" she said They walked up arguingy. Kitty sa him a twontieth of geostxd.: Captain wA smne. Kilty wouldn‘t aw the salvaged s~arprised. more.". But would sure. ALLlYy ©4 because they were British Junsdxcuon eaid that "British 1 ships the world over sure enough about it 1 a $A MA ABe nE At one pomt, ne said she must think the matter over. She went back to the "Glorious Kat»" under the jealous ey® om Captain Ratchett, and consulted Geoffrey and Cullen. Cullen was not sure of the position. Roger was still below®. sewe® i i o SUI sure encugn avy tradict him abs At one point the matter Over. "Glorious Kat2" I‘ve got to settle this up and down the deck â€"said she wouldn‘t 1 of the amount ho sugâ€" in Ratchett sa‘l nc tty said he could not sus were outside range of tion. Captain Ratchet!{ wWell, I ask you? own hull getting her shifted her an inch law, ran on BHP r." Kitty was it to be able to C What as not it | claim. (I‘m not gcing to lot that brut of a Ratchet; out of my sight until I‘v« dong.it." Tén minutes later both the "Kate‘ 'and the "Marian" were under way; th ‘"‘Kate" bound for San Raphael witk fCunen. Charlie and Rog:r; the ‘Marian bound for Marseilles taking Geoffre; .and Kitty â€" Kitty bent on getting legal advico in Marseilles and disposing There was cther end to "Well at least our v permanent â€" benefit," Cullen. â€"« "And that : S:nor Nome." "You said â€"it", said Roger paced up an The ‘Marian‘ had gone. He would hav« settle the claims of C And now what? NEWS FROM E. C. SM At nine o‘clock on thi the followinz day, E. C. Sm sitting in the libraryâ€" in hi villa playing patience. M as usual on another chal blanket:; he looked even m than he did when we first The "Marian‘"‘ passed while the "Kate" strugg San Raphae!l at half sy Manreal grew smalle in the distance, but put half an hcur with the fir» bore faintly on h dently the passing of T had caused trouble. it muUuSst g0 TO ist., the "Gloricus Kate"., pay for to her out Oof his own story and resign his job. There was nothing else legzal advic> in 1 of Captain Ra time. the "Marian‘ recedi on the port b:am. Tén minutes late trouble with _ th»e which h> attribut curs;>»s to inefficien! nesi‘s zgang. a sound outside he. stari and jangled his bell furio "Gullick! Gullick! Gullick appeared. "Yes, Mr. Smallbridge." "Didn‘t I hear some one Gullick opened his mo and then fell back to all walk into the room. "Miss Kitty., sir‘! Ssaid lated and withdrew. Smallbridge surveved ht ent of breathless silence. that she looked somewhat no means in her usual t that she looked somewhat pale, and by no means in her usual trim:; that her shcoes were dusty and that her costums, consisting of skirt and slacks and a brown teddv bear coat was an odd one for travelling in :â€" "Well!" he said. The single word conveyved a multiâ€" tude of meanings none of them very pleasant. "I‘ve come back." said Kitty quaverâ€" ingly with unusual pointlessness. "so I see!" said her father, with pent passion. And where, may I ask is ;he "Glorious Kate"? Six days ago I reâ€" ceived a wire from Kent saying h passion. ~And where, may 1 asns i> | ping C "Glorious Kate"? Six days ago I reâ€" | whom ceived a wire from Kent saying he* A va was bringing her here to St. Raphagl!. | table d Have I had sizht or sound of her sinc?? ; ing of No! Have I had word from any of yOU.) The cl No! What have you done with the | adornet vacht and where is Kent?" \very de Roger climbed shakily ; e **Marian‘ receding int would have to trust her claims of Captain Ratche what? > â€"~go to St. Raphacsl, deln to ‘the ‘agdvinture. CHAPTER XVII 11 half speec ind 1i WItLA handlin COPYRIGHT NVAS id Gullick, b« 1â€"aown one come?‘ mouth to reply j ‘allow Kitty to SMALLBEBRIDGE the evening.. 0o Smallbrid his St. R illen announ irboard._ eng with h His l¢ air, beneath a more impatient t saw him. At arted â€" listsened, cla 1€ produt id Ro the d pale, and by im: that her her costums®, lacks and a s an odd on: for a mom He observe: 11 id of from an damag tell hi mly z2e was ipha 2l MA OFF ON LEAVE THE R.C.A.F. WAY Evi nc gAnI ard l1¢ l DL | # # Surprise Party m Honour of Wedding Anniversary Event Ww plump in Mr. and Mrs. Sam Slack of 74 Fourth avenue. were guests of honour on Thursday evening at a sur'prise party in honsur of their fifteenth weddinz anniversary when a very large number of friends of the popular couple gath.â€" The c mins fif mins fifteen years ago, and have nuâ€" merous friends throughout the Porcu.â€" pine Camp, about one hundred of whom contributed to the event. A valentine motif was used in the table decorations, the centreâ€"pieca beâ€" ing of bright red roses and freesia. The cloth and wedding cake were adorned with tiny red hearts and a verv delirious lunch was sérved by Mrs. Fifteenth Wedding Anniâ€" versary of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Slack. ilI ned him Copy Dllil w 10 t ~and bring her"back here. On resday I had saying: he picked her up of Marseillss. and bringing her. That‘s all I know trv to be calm and bezin at the know what I did d s my rible ecorations, the Cc brizht red rcst oth and weddir 1 with tiny red licious lunch was upt een he first t fiftsen VE o Be Continued) acters in this story are enâ€" inary. No reference is inâ€" ainy living person or to any rivate company. it: Publishing Arrangement fault ) Maj fault. ‘nt I1s Soln ied Kitty. vou down. said Smallhrid nd ty, controllihsg her tears to resign!" sco. 14 ribou L 1nto then y sign!" said Kitty. "He 11 never forgive me He hates me! â€" Yoi ‘UaU}M ~SIW 01â€" â€"paguasaid a.xam'mou\( I §.18U.L AfeAaor fuseuwu QUoyA sump suUIUI | puUuB JO â€"Aa queseard e quaods aU1 pUut j ay; oAÂ¥ B ‘paatos sem‘ yount shnolPf{@Pp B °CC P2)] uO Calol. 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Kallio and Mr. wWalli. and solo selections by Mr. and Mrs. Slack. On behalf of the many friends preâ€" sent. as well as others who had been unable to attend, Mrs. C. M. Haapanen presented the guestsâ€"ofâ€"honour with a set of fine crystal ware, a mantle clock. a satin eiderdown, and a chenille bedâ€" spread, and a very pleasant social evenâ€" ing was spent. Later. the entire party went to the Hollinger Hall, where dancing was en joyed. Among thosa who attended was an outâ€"cfâ€"town guest, Mr. Mike Wer. C. M. Haapanen, Mrs. Emma Valenius, Mrs. Eino Valenius and Mrs. Lind, who were in charge of the arrange.â€" ments. PV an Ooulâ€"Ciâ€"fO0Own S$UuU nick. of North Bayv war savings held a danc which admiss war savings ies atteniing ', . C 7 Bv Ann é * 4 4 * the The numerous organizations in the evening at the of ual; will b> intsoreste fcliowing informaticn parcels cigarettes, lett: of â€"the scldiers at Gik drcss is not ;o contain Post Office Canada", b direct to Gibraltar . um be In an effort to increase the sale of war savings stamps the> Ca Bo Gi club reld a dance on Friday evening to which admission was in the form of war savings stamps. . . the young ladâ€" es atteniing brcought along one war :avings suamp, whiie the gentlemen paid i small cash amount along with a war avings stamps . . abou; sixty members vore present and dancing was enjoyed o the musi> of Henry Kslineck‘s orchesâ€" â€"~â€"â€"~â€"Coneratulationsâ€"»and _b e s L wishes to Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Lacy, whose thirtyâ€"fifth woedding anniversary takes place today. . . Mr. and Mrs. Lacy have been wellâ€"known and popular Timâ€" mins citizens for the past fourâ€" teen ysars, at present residing at at 34 Toke street, and both have a large number of friends throuzhout the . district . . . . on Saturday evening, some of these â€" frienas ° ceebrated the anniversary event at aâ€" social While on the subjz:et of soldiers; it is w:ll to note that every person in England, carrying on bravely , is a "soldier‘ .. . . elsewhere in teday‘s issue will be found a Istter from one of the "soldiers", the messiage contained in it being eccmforting and encouraging to all Canadians . .. it says that there is no shortage of essential foods in th> British and it also describes the newes: in a familyvy shelter. J:an Keon. Madeleine Frawley, Blanid and Agnes Evans, Mary Guillanardo, Davs Banning, Jim Cranney, Zita Callon, Sally Huntâ€" ley.( a visitor from,. Oakville), Tony Klowaty Ernie Kennedy, Elsie ~Sullivan. Olive Lafrenier, and Honrvy Donnovan, as well as Among thos:> who danced the hours away were Vic Copps Louis Dsiron, Ann McPherson, Annaâ€" bel, Lanz. Gregory Evans, Mary Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Evans‘ ‘} WwWill b> intsrestei to know the owing â€"informaticn ... . . to> send cels cigarettes, lettors, etc., to any the scldigrs at Gibraltar, the adâ€" ss is not ;o contain the words "base t Office Canada",. but is to be mads +t to Gibraltar .. .one detail, esâ€" lally to be ncted, however, is that words "Royal Canadian Engineers" to to written out in full, instead of Uusual "FR. C.~B.~ Dropped Between Stitches ie numerous organizations in the iect which are sending parcel= to soldiers as woll, as many individâ€" man Irwin, CO., anc h, administrative officer ird which ho must taks he gots out, and i McBain and M hostesses on F tork shower‘" i individual lunches veryone spent a hapâ€" f 4,30) m>n at m was evolved at the airport and disappeared to the south where it crashed a mile away. cnto the street, only to jump back in | alarm as a taxicab came whizzing up' in the middle lane. It stopped with a | squeal of brakes right on the line andg the Griver sat grinning at the 0‘1! gentleman. The old gentleman smiled | back, stepped in front of the cab, and1 wrenched both headlights cut of line. ; Then he marched across the. street,| looking more distinguised than ever. | The Neéew Yorker| ger and three crew members when the big plane crashed in the bush about a mile from the emerg:ncy landinz field at Wagaming. last Thursday morning shortly before. four Oo‘clock. Airlines technicians and experts from the Transport Department are checking the wreckage in an effort to find the cause of the fatal crash. Opsgrators in charge of the Wagaming airport said that the pilot of the airliner was appareintly cominz in normally for a landing whenâ€" radio communication with the plane suddenly stopped. The airport had previously given wind velâ€" ozity and direction to the plan» and had received the customary acknowledgeâ€" mont. The pilot had been instructed to use the northâ€"south runway for the landing and without explanation the plane passsd over the range station A distinguished cld gentleman was standing on the curb on Fifth avenue waiting for the lights to change. When he got the green light, he steppéed out The Dominion Department of Transâ€" port will conduct a full inquiry into the fatal crash of a Transâ€"Canadjda airliner that claimed the lives of nine passonâ€" ty %. lt ..0.0'.00' ## * .. * t * * ;%t * 00. .00. .00.00.. * * #..*®..*® 0.00.00.“ * b place at the Badminton Club were many friends of the guest of honour . the bake sale by the Gold Nugget Rebekah Lodge was a veory successful affair, with Mrs. J, Webb and Lawleéy in charge Of the numers3us "goodics" which were displayed. Conduct Inquiry Into Fatal Crash Of Big Airliner Cause of UCrash> Still Un« knownâ€"No Survivors in First T.C.A. Mishap. evening at the h>ome of ‘the "bride and groom," and during the evening. presented Mr. and Mrs. Lacy with a lovely gift in honour of the . . . the host>ss served a dslicicus lunch. Mrs. Hatton and Mrs. Harris preâ€" siding at the tea tabls . . . Mr. host>ss served a dslicicus lunch. Mrs. Hatton and Mrs. Harris preâ€" siding at the tea . . . 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