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CHAPTER XXV. CHANNELâ€"CRASHER Story ROWENA sSPEAKS UP Superintendent Willing was obviously somewhat disturbed by the plea put forâ€" ward by Sir Bantock Drew‘s niece. That was how he thought of the young woman who, leaning towards him earnestly, with one hand resting in the back of the settee which he occupied, .was daring to doubt his estimate of ‘the man Deeming, alilas Craven. She was "Sir Bantock Drew‘s niece," the ‘ndopted daughter, more or,.less, of a Tichman who was giving his service to ‘the Government. In his younger days he would have been conscious of the fact that she was pretty; handsome, he would have said toâ€"day. ‘But that was what he, as a policeman, expected the daughter of a *"*Big house" to be. Wellâ€"dressed, too. (Or wellâ€"groomed, he would say toâ€" day). But that, again, was what he expected of a woman of her position. She was wearing a wellâ€"cut country euit of sober tweed, such as a woman might wear to go to church in war time; and of course, he expected a woâ€" man of her position to go to church on a Sunday morning, whatever he might do himself, which was rarely that. That simple, dark, felt hat, which skhowed up her fair hair to such advanâ€" tage. That, for him, was just the hat for a woman of Rowena‘s position. He did not affect to be an expert on milâ€" linery, but often, in the course of his duties, he had thought that the sort of women with whom he had most to do, women who haunted the background of shady men of finance, gave themselves away by their hats. Women‘s faces were always a bit of a puzzle to him; but these women who sailed near to crime, or crossed the line, always helped a policeman by their taste in hats. They wore always something conspiâ€" cuous: something your memory could bite on. But not so this young woman. She was Bantock Drew‘s niece. But the astonishing thing was that she was venturing to defend a man under suspicion; and hang it all, the niece of a man like Drew ought to be on the side of law and order, every time. "But you‘re not a woman, Mr. Willâ€" ing. That makes a big difference. A woman knows by instinct whether a man is trustworthy. You have to find out by all sort of roundabout means, and sometimes when you are very sure, judges and juries don‘t agree with you." "You see, Mr. Willing," she was sayâ€" ing, "it isn‘t just a question of what you may have got written down in your note bookâ€"scraps of surmise, and odd points of behaviour. You‘re surely to consider the man‘s type, his character. John‘s brave and open, and as my uncle can tell you, utterly loyal and devoted to us He h#s none of the glib talk and cunning of the crooked type of inâ€" daividual. If anything, he‘s inclined to be slow and awkward in conversation. A man like that isn‘t a criminal." "Miss Drew, if you had known as many criminals as I have, you wouldn‘t be so sure." ‘ "T‘ve known juries go wrong Miss Drew," said Willing tartly, "rememberâ€" ing, no doubt, some of his professional disappointments. But I‘m just a simâ€" ple policeman. I am guided only by evidence. Sentiment, and, if T may say so without offence, sex appeal, don‘t enter into my calculations. You may like this young man â€"â€"" PAGE FOUR JOHNK CRAVEN: A mysterious young man, escaped from Germanâ€"occuâ€" pied France, SIR BANTOCK DREW: A wealthy industrialist with an important keyâ€" position in certain Government war work. ROWENA DREW: his niece, a young girl of attractive and virile perâ€" sonality. WANDA FANSSHAWE: A sophisticated young woman, who in other days, belonged to a Mayfair set. BERNARD FANSHAWE: Her prother; a sinister individual. The character in this story are entirely imaginary. No reference is inâ€" tended to any living person or to any public or private company. (Copyright: Publishing Arrangement with NFL.) Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food The Vitamin B1 Tonic Contains Vitamin B1 and Essential Food Minerals Extensively used for headache, loss of sleep, nervous indigestion, irritability, _ anaemia, â€" chronic fatigue, and exhaustion of the nervous system. 60 pills, 60 cts. Economy size, 180 pilis, $1.50. "Uncle," she began, "you mustn‘t let that man impose his prejudiced ideas upon you. He doesn‘t mean to be unjust, but he‘s a policeman, and he can‘t help making a beautiful theory first, and then looking around for facts that will fit it. You know John. You know he is loyal and conscientious and braveâ€"in fact, you must have been very much impressed by his character right at the beginning or you wouldn‘t have beâ€" lieved his story without having at least some confirmation of it. You can‘t have it both ways, Uncleâ€"I mean, you can‘t believe that he‘s both straight ana crooked at the same time." Craven, and if I‘m wrong, it is for the first time. But, then, my dear, can‘t I go wrong even once?" "Uncle! That‘s the very first time I‘ve known you to admit even the posâ€" sibility of being mistaken," and she laughed merrily. "It seems that you are even more imâ€" pressed by Craven than I am, replied Sir Bantock archly.} "But I will admit to being satisfied by his general openâ€" ness of character. In business, I‘ve alâ€" ways preferred the American way of backing my own judgment about a man rather than being influenced by referâ€" ences and testimonials. I did that with "But mind you," Drew hastened »to explain, “L haven‘t yet decided that I am wrong." He lowered! his voice as he spoke the last few words, for Superinâ€" tendent Willing was returning to the room looking much more pleased than when he left it. "Well, Sir Bantock," he began. "I have good newsâ€"good in the sense that it looks like being decisive." "I should tell you first," Willing said, returning to his seat, "that before comâ€" ing here I had arranged for some of our Special Branch people to call at ‘The Downs‘ this morning, and that telephone call was to report progress. They found there the four we had in mindâ€"and one other. I would embarâ€" rass you by asking you to guess who the fifth was. IT‘ll tell you. He was vour soâ€"called Craven." "You don‘t mind my niece hearing it co you? She‘s very discreet." "Not at all," Willing answered, and tried to make the answers sound conâ€" vincing. Rowena was conscious of the coubt in the policeman‘s mind, but she gave no sign of leaving. "Now, Rowena, my dear, don‘t interâ€" fere with the processes of the law," said her uncle who, up to now had been enjoying the dialogue far too much to interfere. "Do sit down. I‘m sure the Superintendent doesn‘t mind your stayâ€" ing, thought I warn you, you may be late for church." if Rowena disregarded the hint and took a chair opposite the visitor. As she did so, the butler entered to anâ€" nounce a telephona call for the Superâ€" intendent. As he left the room he looked a triâ€" fle anxiously at Drew and his niece. He would like to have put them in seâ€" parate rooms. A woman like that was not a good influence on Drew in this matter. And, indeed, Rowena was not, so far as the official point of view was concerned. "Yes, T do like him, and very much," proclaimed Rowena, straightening herâ€" selft, and pulling on a glove, quite unâ€" necessarily. ‘"But I don‘t see that that has anything to do with what I was saying." Drew made no comment, but looked CHAPTER XXVI AN END TO EVASION The group which settled itself in the library included the man who had been calling himself John Craven. He did not look in the least disconcerted. Three other men, on the contrary, were Oobâ€" viously full of suppressed fury, as was the girl, whose eyes were malignant in the glances they flung towards Rowena and Sir Bantock. One of the plainâ€"clothes men, an inâ€" spector, made a statement to the Suâ€" perintendent, reporting what had hapâ€" pened at "The Downs," with a special reference to the presence of Craven. "Soâ€"that was it?" The Superintenâ€" dent swung round towards the man who had called himself John Craven, and the latter nodded. "He came to let the police in after telling them some cock and bull story about us," shouted Fanshawe, livid as he half turned towards Craven. "But you‘re not getting away with it, any more than you‘re getting away with this John Craven swizzle of yours. There‘s four of us here who can prove that your real name is Geoffrey Deemâ€" ing, and that you‘re still wanted by the police for being.concerned six years ago in the Golden Cap Trust caseâ€"â€"" "I don‘t think you and I did personâ€" ally meet when you were after me six years ago, Superintendent," he said. "I skipped over to France too quickly for that to happen, andâ€"â€"we didn‘t beâ€" come really acquainted. It was a stuâ€" pid impulse of mint, running away like that. Just as it was a stupid impulse of mine to have stolen somebody else‘s name when T returned to this country recently. Howeverâ€"â€"" t "Perhaps you‘ll suggest also that it was a stupid impulse which has brought you into the company of these people, quite apart from passing on to them certain confidential information learnâ€" ed by you in the course of your duties as \Sir Bantock‘s secretary?" suggested the Superintendent drily, having meanâ€" while been listening to some whispered information from his inspector. "I‘m afraid you‘re quite mistaken." "Am 1?" The Superintendent laughed harshly, and moved forward with a piece of paper he had received from his inspector. He laid the paper on the writingâ€" table before Sir Bantock. It was a page from a looseâ€"leaf noteâ€"book, with cerâ€" tain matter pencilled on it, as the Suâ€" perintendent pointed out. Already they could hear the sound of wheels on the drive and looking up, Rowena saw two darkâ€"blue, police cars driving slowly up to the entrance. Preâ€" sently, Maddocks was removing hastily Willing‘s coffee tray, and Drew was holding the door of the library for a group of eight people, seven men and a womanâ€"a blonde, heavily furred, reâ€" sentfulâ€"looking woman, wearing just the type of hat Willing had expected; or so ha told himself. | "Are you denying g#hat this is your handwriting?‘* Willing asked sharply. "On the contrary, I admit it." "And you‘ll admit as well that you handed that paper with what‘s written on it to Miss Fanshaw in whose possesâ€" sion it was found before she came here?" "That is perfectly correct." "Thenâ€"â€"*" The Superintendent turned to Sir Bantock, who meantime had been studying what was written on the paper, and who now looked up. "I can assure you, Superintendent, that there is nothing on this piece of paper which has the slightest connecâ€" tion with isecret, confidential informaâ€" tion. On the contrary, it looks to me like a piece of bluffâ€"a hotchâ€"potch of the names of wellâ€"known contractors and several rows of figures wrongly gdded. It is a scrambled mass of words and figures that look impressive, but are obvious nonsense to anyone like myself who knows the business to which they are supposed to relate.‘ "I think T can answer that he won‘t said Rowena very quietly. "Might I add, sir," broke in Craven "that if I had intended any treachey, I would scarcely have written by hand on a page from my own pocketâ€"book," and here he threw a small looseâ€"leaf book at the discomfited Willing. (To be Concluded) hard at Rowena over the top of his npectacles. "And now we have the lot under out nands." "If you don‘t mind my niece being present, Superintendent, I‘m quite agreeable. But otherwise I shall have to spend so much time explaining matâ€" ters to her that T should gain nothing by permitting the interview to take place here." "There again," remarked the policeâ€" man "your fellow is the only one likely to make a fuss about the irregularity." Globe‘and Mail: United States solâ€" diers are carrying baseball with them to many strange lands. Henceforth the world series games may have added significance. "I‘ve not authorized any These people have merely been asked politely if they will make statements to us about a matter in which they may be able to help us." "Of course. Everyone is presumed to be innocent until he‘s proved otherâ€" wise," said Willing rather pompously. "But the point is, Sir Bantock, that I‘ve taken the liberty of telling my men to bring the party here. If you would care to be present at the interview, it might save you a lot of time later on, and perhaps some correspondence. It‘s a shade irregular, maybe, but the only man likely to make any trouble over that is your chapâ€"erâ€"Craven. We know the others too well." "Have you enough evidence to warâ€" r1ent arrests?" asked Drew sceptically. "Merely an invitation," said Sir Banâ€" tock, with a grim. smile. "Why should a person ‘know better‘ if his conscience is quite clear?" interâ€" posed Rowena, icily. _"An invitation which they know better than to refuse." THE PORCUPTNE ADVANCE, TIMM@NS, ONTARIO No matter what the age there is only one safe and sane way of reducing and that is GRADUALLY, through watchâ€" ing one‘s diet and exercising daily without fail. The only exception to this rule is when a woman is under the supervision of a doctor who insists upon rapid reduction of weight for the treatment of an ailment. When this is prescribed the patient is usually inâ€" structed to give up all work for the period of treatment. Reduction of weight through strenuâ€" ous Gdieting without exercising, is a rash decision. It devitalizes one and invites illness. One should eat balanced menus, in limited portions, and exercise for a perod of every day to reduce. It is quite possible that an overweight can arop four pounds the first week without feeling devitalizedâ€"in fact she might feel the better for doing so! But if she lost four pounds every week for five weeks and was still active during the day, she would certainly be flirting with poor health. Proper Weight Loss Two pounds the first week, three pounds each week following is the safâ€" est rate of reducing if one is fifteen pounds or more overweight. If one is less than fifteen pounds over weight then I would suggest that only two pounds a week be dropped for seven weeks. SsOLUTION: I suspect this girl in her late twenties has a job and uses considerable energy doing it, and posâ€" sibly more energy on volunteer war work. Under no cirecumstances should she reduce quickly. One must exercise to keep the musâ€" cles elastic and firm, and to keep the circulation of the body brisk. You all The weekly luncheon of the Timmins Kiwanis Club on Monday Aug. 21, 19383, at the Empire hotel, was one of the most interesting and inspiring held to date. There was a large attendance and a number of guests and all greatly appreciated ithe meeting. Among the guests for the day were:â€" Capt. A. E. Baker, maraging director of the Canâ€" adian Institute for the Blind, Toronto; D. P. Lawley, field secretary of the same noble association; Rev. Murray Tait, of Schumacher United Church, and many Oothers. Captain Baker was given a rousing welcome as he rose to speak and he spoke of the plans of the organization of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, which was stared in 1917, and ‘the basic ideas held by ‘the founders. ‘The Week of Wonders was in progress at the skating rink under the auspices of Timmins branch of the Canadian Legion, the week of August 21, 1933, and had many very notable feb.gu;qs In this connection mention was made of the splendid display booths of local conâ€" TUEDAY‘S BEAUTY PROBLEM: A girl who is about twenty pounds overâ€" weight and is in her late twenties, wishâ€" es to know how she can reduce at least fifteen pounds in two weeks. With the bathing season at hand, she wishes to be slimmer and will not buy a bathing suit until she has reduced. certns, all being attractive and the many lines displayed were proving a big altâ€" raction to the patrons. Aonther speâ€" cial display was that from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, which thowed the handicraft of these blind people, such a sbrooms, baskets, rugs, etc. As a very special novelty in the line of prizes the Legion secured a number of love birds and canaries. The Cochrane Band, under the leadâ€" ership of Bandmaster A. Croasdale, visited Timmins on Sunday, August 20th 1933, and the spirit of friendliness and neighbourly good feeling thus shown was fully appreciated by the town of Timmins, as well as the music furnished by the Cochrane Band. The Band was about 23 strong and was acâ€" companied by Mayor Mitchell the presâ€" ident of the Band. They were welcomâ€" ed by Mayor Drew who extended the hospitality of the town, and thanked them for the visit and the neighbourly spinit thuw shown. Exercise "Destroyer Race." Sitting on the floor with knees bent, and bracing herseK with her hands on the floor, FAYE EMERSON swings her knees from side to side, trying to touch the floor. She is seen in "ATIR FORCE" How Rapidly Can One Safely Slim‘ Read This Candid Discussion Beauty and You That the eniterprise and imagination of some boys needs very decided curb is shown by the following item from last week‘s Cochrane Northland Post, while it is equally evident that Magistrate E. R. Tucker will take the necessary steps to apply this curh:â€" I should advise this girl to begin her reducing at once, drop two pounds the first week, three each week after. In three or four weeks she could purâ€" chase a tooâ€"snug bathing suit and use it for inspiration to continue her reâ€" ducing program! She might find that she need not lose as many as twenty pounds to have a nicely proportioned figureâ€"and in three weeks from ‘date she would be eight pounds the slimmer and look and feel the better! (Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Cochrane Boys Showed Much Too Much Realism "An attempt at too great realism in play took two boys aged 11 and 12 into juvenile court and a third aged 16 into police court on Monday. Playing banâ€" dits on some similar game involving violent characters, the boys had trussed up two small boys, tying their hands with wire, and then shot at them with catapults. The victims or their parents felt that imagination was being carried too far, and charges of assault resulted. The two younger boys were let off on probation, and the older one was given six months, with sentence suspended on the understanding that no funther molestation occur.‘"‘ have seen women with deep wrinkles and flabby flesh rolls who have reduced too rapidly, or too much, or reduced without taking exercise or profssional massage. When one considers how many months it took for the extra pounds to accumulate it makes sense to take time to get rid of them. In August 1933, Sudbury hgd everyone stopped for bear stories. A bear in Sudbury walked down the main street, with half the popiilation vaulting fences and the other half following at a very respectabe distance. The bear upset parbage pails, cuffed a gentleman on the side of the head, assaulted a couple of policemen, chased one or two lame spectators and eventually landed on Ithe front page of The Sudbury Star. The bear was supposed ‘to be a tame one but nothing in Sudbury supposed to be tame can be depended upon. . = Try The Advance Want Advertisements An accident at ‘the corner of Fifth avenue and Hemlock street on Thursâ€" day morning, August 17, 1933, resulted in injuries to Ernest Lacy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Lacy, 35 Toke St. The boy was riding his bicycle along the street when the motor vehicle struck him, knocking him from his bicycle and causing him several cuts and bruisâ€" es as well as two broken ribs. The drivâ€" er of the motor vehicle at once saw to taking the injured young man to the hospital where his injuries were atâ€" tended to. The boy made good progress to recovery from the accident. prize waltzing contest at a dance in the Croatian Hall, Noranda." "Mr. and Mrs. R. Starling and children and Miss V. Boucher, left on Tuesday of this week on a visit to Mr. Stirling‘s sister at Sudbury." "‘Mr. John Convoy, of Kirkland Lake, spent the weekâ€"end with his sister, Mrs. M. Maher, First Ave." "Mrs. Robert Sinclair is leaving Sunday to reside in Toronto." "Miss Juliette ‘Thibeault® is spending a vacation at the home of her parents in Cobalt." "Jack Peters, of Toronto, a former popular resident, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. E. H, King." Among the local and personal items in The Advance ten years ago were the following: "Born â€"â€" To Mr. and Myrs. Lawrence Irish (nee Willa Robar) on Sunday, August 20th, at home â€" a baby girl." "Miss Mary Giroux, of Timâ€" mins, who has been visiting friends in Noranda, was the young lady to win the An editorial article last week in The North Bay Nugget summarizes the courage and resource of a young North Bay airman, who had practically no experience in fAiying, and whose part was that of bombaimer, but who took charge of the damaged plane and brought it safely home over 500 miles, though the navigator was dead and the pilot badly injured. The Nugget says:â€" "Larden was bombaimer in a huge R.AF. Lancaster bomber which was attacked and riddled by an enemy nighit fighter over the Alps. The pilot was wounded so badly that he was rendered unconscious. The navigator was killâ€" ed. Larden lifted the pilot from his seat and took over the controls. For five hours he guided the shattered plane in truly amiazing fashion. After diving from 15,000 feet to 3,000 to shake off the fighter plane which was still atâ€" tacking it, Larden took a course which to be thrilled by news of acts of galâ€" lantry and brilliance, but it is doubtâ€" ful if the residents of this city ever exâ€" perienced a greater feeling of pride and jJoy than they did yesterday when the word came through telling about FIt. Sgt. Allan W. J. Larden‘s marvellous "pinchâ€"hitting‘" flight from a point over the Alps to North Africa. The details of the epic trip and landing make it one of the finest displays of courage and efficiency yet to be recorded during ithis war. "FIt. Sgt. Larden is a bombaimer, not a pilot. He had never flown a plane more than a few nwinutes before and he had never even come near to being given an opportunity to attempt a landâ€" ing. But yesterday there unfolded a story of how Larden not only few a plane for five hours ito be climaxed by m perfect landing, but he did so under the most hazardous conditions maginable. ‘‘Many times since the outbreak of war has North Bay had special occasion With Navigator Dead, Pilot Unconseious from Wounds Bombardier Flies Plane. \Langdon Langdon North Bay Airman Brings Damaged Plane Safely Home Dean Kester, K.C. Barristerâ€"atâ€"Law 13 THIRD AVE. TY MMIT® MacBrien Bailey 2% Third Avenue JAMES R. MacBRIEN , FRANK H. BAILEY, LL.B. BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Bank of Commerce Building Timmins, Ont. Notice to Interested Employers and Employees T ITS 1943 Session, the Parliament of Canada amended the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1940. The effect of these amendments is to require that additional workers be covered under unemployment insurance. ' On and after September l1st, 1943, employers must make contributions in respect of the following employees: * (1) ALL PERSONS engaged in employment hitherto insurable, regardless of the amount of earnings, who may be paid on an hourly rate, on a daily rate, on a weekly rate, or a piece rate (including a mileâ€" age rate). * (2) ALL EMPLOYEES paid on a monthiy or annual salary basis, whose salary, including any cost of living bonus which may be received, does not exceed $2,400 a year. All employees, as above described, must pay their contributions as required by law. The combined contribution for each employee earnâ€" ing $26 or more a week will be in Class 7â€"63¢ a week. HUMPHREY MITCHELL Minister of Labour To Employers: Obtain unemployment insurance books from the nearest local office of ihe Unemployment Insurance Commission as soon as possible, for employees above described who will become insurable on September lst, 1943. To Employees: It is in your interest to see that your employer makes contributions on your behalf from Sepâ€" tember 1st, 1943, if you become insurable though this Amendment. UNEMPLOYMENXT ITNSURANCE COMMISSION S. A. Caldbick Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. MASSEY BLOCK TIMMINS, ONT. and South Porcupine ROFESSIONAL CARDS »14â€"26 but a plane with its racks still loaded with bombs, a plane with three damâ€" aged engines and 36 bullet holes. "No author of thrillers could put toâ€" gether a story more hairâ€"raising, with a hero more daring and more proficient. "Allan Larden always has been a modest, unassuming chap who held himself somewhat in the background, but those who knew him well were alâ€" ways aware of his quiet strength and stability and will not be surprised that he showed such coolness; â€"coutage and skill when an emergency presanted itâ€" self. Unlike an illustrious brother of his, Allan Larden was never prominâ€" ent in athletics, but no sport hero ever came through so nobly in a pinchâ€"hitâ€" Born â€" On August 7, 1943, to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gauthier, First Ave, a‘t St. Mary‘s Hospital â€" a son (Edward Michael) . + Born â€" on August 11, 1943, to Mtr. and Mrs. William Boychuk, ‘75 Maple St. â€"a daughter (Diana Agnés). Born â€" on July 22, 1943, to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Popescu, 13 Maple St. N. â€" a daughter (Judith Carol). eventually led low over the waters of the Mediterranean to a town on the coast of North Africa. And then he brought the plane down for a perfect bellylanding. . not an ordinary plane, ‘The regular meeting. of._the Home league took place in the. Salvation Army Hall, Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Captain Church opening the meetâ€" ing with a hymn and a prayer. The Bible Reading was given by Mrs. W. Mahaffy. ‘The members worked on their quilts and their knitting for the Red Shield. Lunch was served by Mrs. Paterson and Mrs. Gill. A pastponeâ€" ment of their picnic scheduled for last week was necessary due to the weather but will be held this week, again, weaâ€" ther permitting. ‘The meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. Church. ter‘s role as did this bomb@imerâ€"turned â€" pilot in guiding his bullet«torn plane on a five hour journey to safety. ‘"North Bay is right proud.of him." Regular Meeting of > Home League on Thursday Three Births Registered During the Last Weekâ€"end R. J. TALLON, Commissioner ALLAN M. MITCHELL, L. J,. TROTTIER, Chairman Ewiss Watchmaker Graduate of the Famous Horologh:al Institute of Switzerland Phone 1365 Third Avenue Arch.Gillies,B.A.Sc.,0.L.S. P. H. LAPORTE, G.C. P.0. Box 1591 Registered Architect Ontario Land Surveyor Building Plans Estimates, Etc. 23 Fourth Ave, Phane 42672 10 Balsam St. North, Timnhu. Ont. Accounting _â€"___. Auditing Bystems Insialled â€" Income Tax Returns Filed Phones 270â€"22%8â€"%86 P.QO, Boxr 147 THURSDAY, AUGUST 38TH, 1943 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 60 THIRD AVENUE Phone 640 Commissioner Timnmins, Ont. Emplire Blook Phone 362