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wrt SYNOPSIS. ne Fenty Rand, 55, a busipess man, is murdered in a cheap hotel in Gratton. Police find a womans handkerchief and & yellow theatre ticket stub, which is raced to Olga Maynard, a cabaret singer her handbag. James Rand, Henry' son, goes to Buffalo. He nieets Mary Lowell and falls in love with her, but Mary, 'When she sees Jimmy with Olga (they are hunting for the man who stole the stub and handkerchief), throws him over and becomes engaged to Samuel Church, a wealthy lawyer. Later she gives Church back his engagement ring. Olga and Jimmy see the man they are looking for and Jimmy recognizes him as one of two en who attacked him after he had received warnings to leave Buffalo. At the police station they recognize hls picture--Ike Jensen. Jimmy finds a let- ter from his sister Janet in his room. CHAPTER XXVIIL The letter was lying in the same spot where Mrs. King put ail his mail --on the little table beside the tele- phone. "From Sis," he murmured, at sight of Janet's familiar handwriting. "Wonder how everything is at home?" And then he frowned. "They're not salisfied with trying to bother me," he growled. "They re worrying the folks back home." For out of Janet's letter had fallen a single sheet of paper. It was writ- ten in the same scrawl that had char- acterized the two anonymous notes lie Lad received, ordering him to leave town. And it very briefly, but in plain language and with no salutation, stated that if Jimmy's family wanted to see him alive again they would per- suade him to return to Grafton--at once. That was all. "I haven't the faintest idea," Janet "what it's all about. . Jimmy, w ' you are concealing things from mother and me? The envelope was addressed to mother, but she happen- ed to be lying down when it came and, without giving it much thought, 1 opened it. "] havent shown it to her because sha worries enough about you as it is. But Jimmv, I'm afraid 1 wanted vou to go in the first place, but I can't bear to think of you there with this unnamed danger hanging over you. Do you know what it is? If you do, please tell me. If anything happened 10 you Mother and 1 would never got and I'd never forgive myself for 1g vou to go to Buffalo. told Barry Colvin about it. He still comes to see us nearly every € ne and I think he's an old dear. He's alarmed about it and he says h ng after you if you don't come There was more, but it dealt with f-~ily gossip and the state of Mrs. R 's health. The recurrence of the anonvmous warn'ng had Jimmy thoroughly en- roved. What had at first amounted to nothing more than an annoyance was now beginning to get on his nerves, He picked up his empty pine stuck it savagely in his mouth. t was not that he feared any- he told himself, for, he asked, e reallv contemplated harm 1 why would there be any warn- ir~. But it was the thought of this ur'vown person eternally keeping va oh over him and his affairs, know- ir = his.everv movement. . . . ¥a lay in bed for a long time, curs- i "self for his inability to banish > ing from his mind and go to ele * * x * a 1 morning, Mr. Hilton," and at th sry note in Mary Lowell's r the chief clerk of the Q. and P road locked up in some sur- 5 morning Miss Lowell. 1, er" 1. and rubbed his chin. } Mr. Hilton?" nothing," o vis desk. . . . "he had told her mother that morn- =~--1old her with definiteness and --that she had broken with Church. Tt was no use she had insisted when her mother had protested and, later, had cried. She didn't love him and never woyld. She hated him. She told of the incident of the dog and the little boy as if such a thing against any man were enough to damn him forever. "He thinks, Mother, that his money ean buy anything. He thought he could buy me with it. just as he thovroht he could buy the boy a new doe." And she had put on her hat and rushed off to work feeling strangely light and free. Shortly before noon Church came in the office, pulling papers out of his rocket, and immediately went into a caference with Hilton. Rut he was engaged very briefly 'and Mary sensed, when he came out of Hilton's inner office, that was only # nretext to see her. | "Mary," he said, leaning over her * desk, "you've had time to think it over u didn't mean you said to me yesterday." H:r fingers never once paused as w 1 "Oh aid, and bent i freon 8 1 meant it." she said shortly. Maa, you couldn't. = You don't iize what you're saying. Listen, 1 angry when that--that accident : 5 80 angry that I didn't even til it was too late. I g things to you and you Ying n me. I I was as sorry it it happened--just as sorry as you were." He held out his hand plead- ingly. : She paused in her typing and look- ed up at him. "You're not helping your case any by lying," she said cold- ly, and turned back to her work. His face darkened and his fists clenched. He was about te make some angry retort, but he controlled him- self. The door opened and Hilton came in, "Oh, still here, Mr. Church?" "Yes, I was just going. I'll be back later. Something more I wanted to take up with you." The door closed behind him. Hilton said to Mary: ny." He laughed. "He must be get- ting absentminded. He came in to sce me about a matter that we'd al- ready gone over thoroughly by tele- phone. "Oh, I beg pardon," he added hast- ily, his face coloring slightly. "I had forgotten you two were engaged." "Did he tell you that?" asked Mary. "Yes. Said it wasn't generally known, but that you'd announce it later. Told it io me in confidence." "Well, it's not true. At least, it's no longer true." He whistled and then stuck his tongue in his cheek. Finally curiosity got the better of him. "You mean you--you broke off with him?" "Yes--yesterday." At that he stuck his hand in his pockets and whistled some more. Fin- ally he said--and Mr. Hilton could be very amusing when he tried--"You see, Miss Lowell, T was getting all set to congratulate you. Now I con- gratulate you all the more." With which enigmatic statement he walked out of the room, still whistling. * * * "That's fun- The only thing that worried Mary about breaking her engagement was her mother, Mrs. Lowell, with her fondness for the material comforts and her memories of a luxurious past, had found much to enthuse over when Mary told her she had accepted Sam- uel Church. It would be a blow to her, of course. Mary knew that her mother had al- ready installed herself, mentally, in a fine home, with servants to carry out her orders and a motor car to take her wherever and when ever she wanted to go. Now that dream was ended and Mrs. Lowell would have to try to reconcile herself to existing on the necessities with very few of the luxuries she craved. Mary walked from her office to the water cooler, and while drinking she noticed the man known as Mac, sitting at his desk. A sudden resolution prompted her to walk straight over to him. "Mac," she said, "you remember Mr. Rand who worked here?" "Why, yes." "What was that you told him about money being able to buy anything?" His face reddened. "Why, why--" he floundered. "You were wrong," she said softly, and walked away, feeling a sudden pity for this tragic, war-torn boy. * * » » True to his promise Church drop- ped in again late in the afternoon. He didn't even make a pretense of seeing Hilton, but went to Mary directly. "I've got the car outside, Mary. Let me drive you home." He had a bunch of flowers in his hand. "What's the good of it?" she asked wearily. "Its no use. I've quite made up my mind." "Mary, you spoke in the heat of anger. We all do and say things we are sorry for when we are mad." "But I have had plenty of time to cool off. No, it's no use. You'll have to excuse me." She turned to the coat rack. "Mary, give me another chance. You haven't given me a chance at all. I tell you--" | "Mr. Church," she cut in, "I'm! through. Do I make myself clear?" | "Here, Mary," he had taken the ring out of his pocket and was offer- ing it to her. But she turned away from him and put on her hat. As she started out of the office he blocked her path. "I know" he cried, beside himself with rage. "It's that young pup, Rand, isn't it?" "Will you please get out of my way?" "No. Not until I've had my say. I'll tell you this. You'll never marry him, Do you hear me?" "All this melodrama is quite un- necessary," she said quietly. "Will you let me pass?" "No." i "Very well." She turned and walk- ed to the door of Hilton's private of- fice. It closed behind her, and he was left alone with his ring and his flow- ers, The first he shoved back into his pocket. The flowers he slammed into the waste basket. Then he march- ed out of the office. In the street below he jostled his way heedlessly through the crowd, chewing viciously on a cigar that he had stuck in his mouth. He bit through the cigar, grabbed it out of" his mouth and flung it away. "Mr, Church," said a voice at his elbow. It was Jimmy Rand. "1 want to congratulate you, Mr. Church." Jimmy offered .is hand, but Church snarled and turned away. "Young pup," he muttered, Walked down the street, leaving Jim- and they become one, but it is dificult to Sun tower of Mount Wilson observatory of Carnegie Institute of Washington, near Pasadena, largest solar tower in world, my standing in dumbfounded amaze- ment. (To be continued.) What New York Is Wearing BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON Illustrated Dre: nished With Kuve making Lesson Fur- 'y Pattern Romantic and charming perfectly expresses today's tunic frock. It's demurely flattering with its quaint puffed elbow sleeves and softly draped bodice in cowl effect. It's slenderly fitted through the hips and emphasized by the pointed treat- ment that is length giving. The circular cut of the tunic and the under skirt is cleverly handled in low placed fulness. Black canton crepe is stunning for this model enlivened with white at neckline, Style No. 2893 comes in sizes 16, 18 years, 36, 88, 40 and 42 inches bust. Black chiffon is lovely for Sunday night occasions, Flat crepe in plain or pmint is charming for immediate and later Spring wear. Size 36 requires 4% yards 89-inch with % yard 89-inch contrasting and 1% yards 35-inch lining. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number dnd size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20¢ in | stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap ' it earefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilscn Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto, rp -- When young people get married tell which one, Romance of Hollows In Ancient Trees Writer Laments Man's Tam- pering With Nature's Touch on Trees A concrete-filled cavity in an old apple or sycamore tree is just a hole filled with concrete. It may appear neat to the sylvicultural eye, but it puts an end to the mystery which is the rightful heritage of every hollow tree. It may prolong the life of the tree, but it spells death to the life that would normally go on in the tree. For the natural history of a hollow tree is a rich and varied story. First, perhaps, a little borer cut a tiny hole into the sapwood, Then eame a wood- pecker, hammering away at the wood, enlarging the hole and removing the juicy worm. And then the rain, soft- ened the wood about the hole; and, 1 rhaps, another woodpecker, enlarg- ing the cavity, cutting it out to pro- vide a home for his springing family, A bluebird or a screech owl may find it next, hiding comfortably away from wind and snow in its recesses; and a squirrel may follow, storing it full of hickory nuts or, if it be big enough, bringing up his own family In its warm depths. Or perhaps mice estab- lished themselves there; for wood mice are great tree climbers. And, finally, some moonlight night, a coon or a possum nosed his way into fit, scuffed out the squirrel and mice ng When Grandma came to our house To stay for good last spring, Willie Jones, across the way, Cried like anything. They have no Grandma at their house, No one to mend his toys. They're all so busy they've no time To play with little boys. But Grandma says if there's one thing She likes as well as girls, It is a little brown-eyed boy With a shock of yellow curls. Now Willie comes to our house, And brings his toys to mend. Hes' happy now that he has found .A loving Grandman friend. ------ ieee. Apply Antitoxin to Skin Vienna.--Mar_ed the use of external treatment for im- n.anization against diphtheria was an- nounced here recently by Dr. H. Baar and Dr. H. Benedict of the Vienna St. Anne's Children's Hospit "1. Under the process introduced by the Austrian Professor Lowenstein, diphtheria antitoxin was fubbed into the skin in the form of a salve, but required a long period to become ab- sorbed. Ar:l apply mustard plasters until the skin is reddened and then rub in the salve with greatly improved effect. A test of the treatment's effect on 100 immunized children by determin- ation of the quantity of counter-pois- in the blood and skin showed the mustard method improved the anti- toxin's efficacy from 13 to 27 per cent, also greatly accelerating the arrival Toromto. -- The sanctuary, rapidly reaching completion, is adjacent to the breeding station and is 98 acres in extent. ! are being erected and a six-foot wire fence will guard against depredations. It you spill candle wax on your things, put the spot ever a bath towel, smooth out the material where the spot is; place a clean blotter over it and press the blotter with a hot iron. Usually the spot is removed instanta- neously by this method. er "The cowboy vogue is fading out of the film world," says a Hollywood director, Amin: Owing to the business depression, some of the movie stars are going to keep the same husbands they had last winter. . * Fresh from the gardens' : | Airplanes Replace Dog-Sleds i in Alaska Nome Epidemic § Spurred Con mercial Interest; Lines Organized in 1928 Seward, Alaska.--Alaska is becom- ing more of a compzect territory through the medium of aviation. It once was a vast, sparsely settled land in" which eommunicaticn between fis- olatel points, required days or weeks of dogsled travel. Modern airplanes and skilled pilots have taken the place of malemutes, huskies and sled drivers. Days and weeks have been reduced to hours, The danger of isolated communities being nearly wiped out by plagues has been lessened. Only six years ago Nome, far away on Bering Sea, had to depend upon dog teams to de- liver quantities of serum to combat a diphtheria epidemic. That history- making dash of valiant dogs and their determined drivers, who covered 900 miles in five days when ordinarly such a trip necessitated ten to twen- ty days, has gone into the traditional tales of hardship and heroism that constitute. so much of the tercitory's past-life story. In the summer following the Nome tragedy steps were taken to establish the air routes that now cover the in- terior of the territory, although pre- liminary commercial' aviation had been started in 1923. In the summer of 1925, Nol Wien, former circus flier, amazed the na- tives by flying to Fairbanks. Then Joe Crosson came in with a plane A Grandma fend improvement in the Dr. Baar and Dr. Benedict of immunity and the two pilots began making : : mercy flights to .isolated communi ies, Sanctuary For Birds Codrington bird Ont, is The site The next big move establishment of rez near Brighton, vice between Alas%a ang Breeding pens -- Candle Wax "Why does young Mr Gay always knock at the door when he calls on you?" "He's afraid if he comes with a ring I may consider ii as a pro- posal." No more shooting stars! teen co en "I take aspirin to clear my head." "Oh, I see--sort of vacuum cleaner." trash and set up h keeping. It is a big hole now, but not too big, should the coon or possum have bad luck with the farmer's dogs, to accommo- date comfortably a pair of the great horned owls which we so often hear and so seldom see, which lay their eggs in hollow trees when the snow is on the ground and are done with family cares before most smaller birds have.built their nests. Every hollow tree has a story of its own; every cavity in the woods is worth investigating, And this is the safest time of year for such re-| searches, for even if the tree turn out to be a bee tree there will be no worse result than sticky fingers. sme iia Soprano Tests Her Voice On Sensitive Canaries Columbus, Ohio.--A young lyric so- prano, blind since birth, trains for her concert tours with the aid of 107 pet canaries, ~ In a white, airy room of her home, Miss Catherine Schneider, when she is not on the road, sings with the songbirds as she goes about her work of caring for them. ° The singer has found the birds have temperaments comparable to divas. They prefer classical music, Miss Schneider says, and are quick to fol- low her when she trills a bit of "La Boheme," or "Il Trovatore," Sometimes when her singing has not satisfied them they refuse to eat, she says. Often, when their mistress is away on a concert tour, they lapse into periods of silence, or sing half-| heartedly. | A chance meeting with a blind couple in Cleveland fourteen months, ago induced Miss Schneider to raise canaries. She began with six birds. --s i At an examination of a class in first- ald, a member was asked: "What would you do if you found a man {n'a fainting condition?" "Id give Ng some brandy," was the answer, if there were no brandy?" "I'd we ise him some." SAFE For NEURALGIA Prompt relief from HEADACHES, LUMBAGO, COLDS, SORE THROAT, - RHEUMATISM, NEURITIS, NEURALGIA, ACHES and PAINS DOES NOT HARM THE HEART > Made Possible by British Studies New Advantage for War Craft Lies in Exhaust Changes and New Type Propeller London.--The production of silent aireraft has at last been brought with- in the realm of possibility as the re- sult of many years of work by the Aeronautical Research Committee, which is summarized in a newly Is- sued report. Theoretically, the silent. bomber could be built if certain pre- cautions were taken in constructing and installing the engines and the ex- haust system and if a certain new type of propeller were used. Most of the noise made by aircraft comes from the exhaust and the pro- peller. Five hundred, 1,000, or more horsepower can be »roduced In the: internal engine only by the accom- paniment of a great deal of noise. The propeller, whirled at high speed by this: immense power, scarcely Is quieter. Yet, noises can be arranged to cut each other out and the prin- ciple of interference as a cure Is found to be fundamental in this new scheme. Exhaust Noises Located To determine how much of the ex- haust noise comes from the exhaust pipe and how much through the walls. of the exhaust manifold and exhaust piping, an aero-engine was run with its exhaust led into a virtually perfect. silencer. The noise was then reduced to a negligible quantity. The kind of silencer used in auto- mobiles is too bu.ky and heavy for aircraft if it is to be efficient. It also creates back pressure with loss of power, which cannot be allowed in aircraft. The only other way of silencing an engine exhaust--the way to which this report refers--is by' suppressing it by interference with another sound of equal intensity and frequen- cy and intensity will suppress each other at any point at which they are exactly out of phase, and it is this principle which has been applied to silencing airplane motors. The exhaust noise from all cylind- ers is first led into a common pipe, then the pipe is divided into pipes of unequal lengths, the lengths being calculated in accordance with the type of engine and number of revolu- tions a minute. A mutual cancellation of sounds results. While it is true that this method of silencing holds good for only ore engine speed, in practice aero-en- gines, particularly in large machines such as bombers and commercial liners, are run at constant speed. The maximum variation in steady flight is not more than 2 per cent. Such varia- tion from the speed for which the sil- encing system was designed only would produce a slight sound. Propeller noises can be eliminated by running the airscrew so slowly that the frequency of the vibrations it produces is too low to be audible. A four-blade propeller run at 300 revolutions a minute would not make any noise, but the size would be pro- hibitive, The principle of the inter- ference acoustic, (not aerorynamic) is invoked again, and the blades are so arranged that the noises they make- cancel out. The blades are arranged in the form of an "X" at intervals of 45 and 135 degree. The conclusion indicated is that it would be possible to produce an al- most silent airplane, but that at pre- sent It "would scarcely be Practicable, ei Horses, Like Children, Cannot Find Way Home Although horses have become scarce on city streets, it is not unusual to find among the alarms sent out daily from Police Headquarters an occasion- al request to hunt for a lost horse. Horses sometimes wander off from their usual hands of their own accord and a thorough search by various police stations will at last bring back to the owner his travel-lgving animal, Small boys are often responsible for the mysteriouss disappearance of horses, as children with nothing else to occupy their minds seem to delight in leading horses astray. The ability of lost dogs to find their way back home is common knowledge, but horses become bewildered when lost in the city. Without the aid of the animal is more or less in the same predicament as a lost child. Before the day of the automobile, horse- stealing in the city was a common oc- currence. In those days there were numerous shanty-like stables in lonely localities on the outskirts of the town. Gangs of horse thieves used to steal horses and take them to questionable stables where they would "doctor" the animals and sell them. -------- Canada's Reserve of Gold Normal Ottawa.--Canada's gold reserve has been completely rehabilitated and is now considerably above the legal re quirements. On Dec. 16th there was a Federal gold reserve of $108,321,000 against a Dominion note issue of i 000,000 while on the same day last year the gold reserve was $62,336,000 | and note issue $165,000,000. Fond Mother (holding baby): "How ears are." Fond Father (hope = urs "Maybe ey 'grow into them." . a policeman or other rescuing agency, *