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The real of t Toveiine: is the oorer by the passing on of Wilton Lackaye, actor and wit, and one of the lining lights of that famous Temple of Humer--The Lambs' Ulub, New York. Lackaye was once invited to address an amateur dramatic society. After listening to a two-hours' intro- duction by the chairman, who would up with: "The guest of honor will now give us his address," Lackaye arvse, "My address is the Lamb' Club," he said. And that was all. It was Lack.ye who, having lost one of a valuable pair of cuff links, hung up the remaining link on the club bulletin board over this notice: "LOST--The mate to this cuff link. Will buy or sell." . LJ * Dung the "all siar" tour of "Tre- lnwney of the Wells," in which John Drew made his last appearance, Lack- tye, a member of the company---which also included Mrs. Whiffen, the "Grand Old Lady of the Stage," then B% years of age--was hutton-holed by two young lady reporters at Spring- field, 1llinois, who asked him to what he attributed the extraordinary suec- tess of the company. - LJ - Somewhat floored by the question --chuckles Peggy Wood, the actress, in her little book, "A Splendid Gypsy: Jolin Drew" --Lackaye suggested that they ask Drew. "We did," they explained. "But he seemed to be in a hurry. Do tell us." Reluctantly, and after due pause, Lackaye said: "Well, I'll tell you; * len's sex appeal." - * A human ttl story about Queen Victoria, as the young mother of eight children, is told in Hector Boli- tuo's fascinating biography of the Prince Consort--"Alb.rt the Good." One day, when the royal family was in Sc.tland, little Prince Leopold was naughty; and the. Queen threatened lo whip him. The Duchess of Kent --Vietoria's nother, who was pres- ent, pleaded for her small grandson (as grandmothers will) and said that it mace her very sad to hear a child it's "Ars, Whif- 4 "Not when you have eight, Mama --that wears off," said. the Queen. "Yor could nit go through that each a time one of the eight cried!" Which reca. fhe reply given by a mother to a quastion put to her b a stranger who an across her and ler brood of nine children, romping in a field. "Is it a picnic, children, ma'am?" fably. 'They're my children, and it is NO picnic," she replied. or are they your he inquired, af- Scon after Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" was published, the Prince Consort wrote to the poet, "apologiz- a Ing for intruding upon his leisure" $ --1I love that--and asked Lim to write hig name in a copy of: the book. Ten- nyson paid his patron a graceful com- pliment. He supposed that Prince Albert's appveciation of the poems arose from his seeing in them "un- consciously," an image of himself, * * Mention of Queen Victoria reminds me that Lady Duff Gordon, noted dressmaker, says in her lively and charming reminiscences "Discretions + and Indiscretions," that the old' Queen loved to have the leaves in her tea- erp read, and had learnt to read them herself from an old woman who lived near Balmoral, Occasionally the Queen would be persv .ded to read the "teacups for some members of the royal family, and this was considered 4 great treat, - * And here's a stolen peep at King that I always found about that royal couple iy affection for each minister & stern lecture to his six- an's comment to me afterwards. 'The Queen of Spain is lucky." . *. - Once, when visiting in Washington, Lady Duff Gordon was received by{ President Roosevelt. "I'm so pleased to meet you, Lady Duff Gordon," said "Teddy," shaking hands warmly, "I've just been read- aig your "Memories." "H> talked quickly," she recalls, "asking me questions and never wait- ing to hear my replies, and did not listen when I tried to explein that the 'Memories' he was talcing about were those of my husband's aunt, Lacy, Lary Goudon, who had died in the early eighties]? . Lady Duff Gordon tells an amusing 'tory of how she was unexpectedly called on to speak at an * Economy Dinner" in Pittsburg, during the World War, at which President Hoo- ver, then United States Food Admin- istrator, was the principle speaker. Mr. Hoover's subject was "Ecoromy in Food" and all the otl.er speakers and there were many--had stressed "Econoniy" in something or other. She followed Mr, Hoover. s » . "I fear I rather scandalizec the audience, for instead of the speech they expectec ("Economy in Dress in War- ime") I began: 'Ladies and Gentle- n en, the first thing I am going te tell .ou is that I don't believe in economy in dress at any time, and, above all, not in war-time, * * * After all, the wen don't wart to ome back to frumps, do they! And just think how fascinating the French women = are. You simply can't afford to neglect your appearance." As she went back to her. seat, she apologized to Mr. Hoover for her un- orthodox speze.. "He ~burst out laughing and patted me on the back," she chuckles. "'Never min¢, my dear, you have done very well,' he said. - "® * By the way, Lady Duff Gordon is a sister of Zliror Glyn, the novelist. Both spent most of their early child- hood in Canada, on a big ranch--just cutside Guelph, Ontario--owned by { eir maternal grandparents, although both were born in London, England. And you may not know that Lady Duff Gordon made dressmaking his- tery by staging the first mannequin parade. The first male visitor to a dress parade, she recalls, was Mr. As- quith (later Lord Oxford), who ac- companied his wife, Margot Asquith, and "sat calmly through the show, though I do not think he gave much attention to the models." reenter ies. Newspaper Rivalry In The Eighties In .he 1830's (says William Dodg- son Bowman, in "The Story of the Times"), William Mak peace Thack- eray, then a struggling and almost unknown journalist, was on the stalf of the London "Times," whils' young Charles Dickens was "racing about the ecuntry" reporting for "The Morning Chronicle"--chief rival of "The Limes." There was « deadly feud between the two papers, For instance, on June 13, i835 "The Times" described the "Chronicle as "a disgraceful morning print," ete, whilst in its issue of the same date, 4 = "Chronicle" lamented that "the poor old 'Times' in its imbecile rav- irgs," ete. And, say, didn't Dickens "cash in" cn that row when, later, he immor- talized the feud between the two local L'atanswill papers! : ho. ' Most of the work Thackeray un- dertook for "The Times" at that per- iod was book reviewing--always poor- ly paid. 'When his novels had brought him renown, and his pric 0. nad gone up, he sometimes lookaz Bie half re- gretfully at tho "daly days. "I turned ff tar better work then than 50 "How," he said, "and I want- ; exCmoney sadly; but how little I got for .1y work! It makes me laugh at v hat 'The Times' pays me now when I think of the old days, and how much better I wrote for them then, and got a shilling where I now get ten." relent ene. Father bad decided that he must ad- year-old son, The had been naughty, but did not seem to Spprest ate. and it was By 8. 8. " -- * i SYNOPSIS. Philo Vance, with a hobby for golvi / 2, . ho by. to ing]: Vance mysteries, pam pile Markham and led in after the fatal Et ng th as and' the wi nai of her sister al e wou 1a Tobias aw, ou gather wi with Sa hil ren. Jutta, Chester, bella, Rex and Ada pted) live in the old Greene SE Wy RAH) investi- gations reveal noting: then Chester is ound shot dead in hig room. Again Jootsteps are found ti. and rom 'the ntrance of the mansion, to Markham's office and informs that Rex has not told all he knows. Five minutes later word comes that Rex has been shot. Vance becomes convinced that the criminal is one of the family. 'The next near victim is Ada, poisoned by morphine, 'The following night Mrs. Greene died of strychnine poisonin CHAYTER XXJIL--(Cont'd.) Ada was sitting by the window when we came in, her elbows on the sill, chin in hands, gazing out into the snow-covered yard, She was startled by our entry, and the pupils of her eyes dilated, as if with sudden fright. It was plain that the experi- erces she had been through had cre- ated in her a state of nervous fear. After a brief exchange of amen- ities, during which both Vance and Markham strove to allay her nervous- ness, Markham broached the subject of the bouillon. "We'd give a great deal," he said, "not to have to recall so painful an episode, but much depends on what you can tell us regarding yesterday morning. You were in the drawing room, weren't you, when the nurse called down to you?" The.girl's lips and tongue vere dry, and she spoke with some difficulty. "Yes. Mother had asked me to bring her a copy of a magazine, and I had just gone downstairs to look for it when the nurSe called." "You saw the nurse When you came upstairs?" "Yes; she wad just going toward the servants' stairway." "There was no one in your room here when you entercd?" She shook her head. Lave been here?" : "That's what we're trying to find out, Miss Greene," replied Markham gravely. "Some one certainly put (he drug in your bouillon." She shuddered, but made no reply. "Did any one come in to see you later?" Markham continued. "Not a soul." : Heath impatiently projected him- self infu the interrogation. "And say, did you drink your soup right away?" "No--not right away. 'I felt a little chilly, and I went across "he hall to Julia's room to get an old Spanish sh wl to put round me." Heath made a disgusted face, and sighed noisily. "Every time we get going on this case," he cumplained, "something comes along and sinks us. If Miss Ada left the soup in here, Mr. Mark- ham, while she went to get. a shawl then almost anybody coulda sneaked in and poisoned the stuff." "I'm so sorry," Ada apologized, al- 1208t as though she had taken Heath's words as a criticism of her actions. "It's not your fault, Ada," Vance assured her, "The Sergeant is un- duly depressed. But tell me this: when you went into the hail did you see Miss Siballa's dog anywhere?" Sh2 shook her head wonderingly. "Why, no. What has Sibella's dog to do with it?" "Who could When 20 Spry Hom Your ter's room, did you drink your bouil- lon at once?" Van ' taste?" ; "Not paiticalit rly. Mother always likes a lot of salt in her bouillon." "And then what happened?" "Nothing happened. Only I began to feel funny, The back of my neck tightened up, and I got very warm and drowsy. My skin tingled all over, and my arms and legs seemed to get nu I was terribly sleepy, and I lay back' on the bed. That's all I re- member." "Another Heath. There was 2 short silence, and Vance drew his chair nearer. "Now, Ada," he said, "you must brace yourself for more bad news. . . Your mother died during the night." The girl sat motionless for a wo- went, and then turned to him eyes of a despairing clearances. "Died?" she repeated. she die?" "She was poisoned--she took an overdose of strychnine." "You mean . . . she committed sui- cide?" This query startled us all. It ex- pressed a possibility that cad not oe- curred to us, After a momentary hesitation, however; Vance slowly shook his head. "No, I hardly think so. I'm afraid the person who poisoned you also poisor.ed your mother." Vance's reply seemed to stun her. Her face grew pale and her eyes were set in a glassy stare of terror. Then presently she sighed deeply, as 'f from a kind of mental depletion, "Oh, what's going to happen next? .\ I'm afraid!" "Nothing more is going to happen,' washout," grumbled "How did said Vance with emphasis. "Nothing more can happen. You are going to be guarded every minute. And Si- bella is going this afternoon to At- lantic City for a long visit." "I wish I could go away," breathed pathetically. "There will be no need of that," put in Markham. "You'll be safer in New she York. We are going to keep the nurse | here to look after yoi, and also put a man in the house day and night until everything is straightened out." As we descended into the lower hall Sproot was just admitting Dr. Von Blon. "Sibella just phoned me about Mrs. Greene." He looked truculently at Markham, his suavity for the moment forgotten. "Why wasn't I informed, sir?" "I saw no necessity of bothering you, Doctor," Markham returned equably. Mrs. Greene had been dead several hours when she was found. And we had our own doctor at hand," A quick 'flame leaped into Von Blon's eyes. "And am I to be forcibly kept from seeing Sibella?" he asked coldly. Markham stepped aside. "You are free, doctor, to do what- A Musical Romance Tae in Canada. of France to conduct the business H. S$. HOLT, President We have examined the at several of the important br bi We have obtained all the opinion the transections of the Bank, which ha APPROPRIATED AS ¥ FOLLOWS) Montreal, 28th December, 1932. ever you desire," he said, z percep- tible chill in his voice. Von Blon bowed stiffly and went up the stairs. Shortly after noon that day Hem- ming departed forever from the Greene mansion; and Sibella took the 8.15 o'clock train for Atlantic City. 0: the original household, only Ada and Sproot and Mrs. Mannheim were left. However, Heath ;ave orders for Miss O'Brien to remain on duty in- definitely and keep 1. eye on every- thing that happened; and, in addition to this protection, a defective was sta- tioned in the house to augment the nurse's watch. i CHAPTER XXXII, (Friday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m.) At six o'clock that evening Mark- ham called another informal confer- ence at the Stuyvesant Club, Not only were Inspector Moran and 'Heath present, but Chief Inspector O'Brien dropped in on his way home from the office, The afternoon spapers had been merciless in their criticism of the po- lice for its unsuccessful handling of the investigation. Markham, after consulting with Heath and Doremus, 5 teisievasersn NOTE--The Roval Bank of Canada (Krance) has been Inegtporated under the laws of the Bank in Paris, and the atestu nd Habilitiey of 'Lhe Royal Bank of Canada (France) are included in the above General Statemen AUDITORS' CERTIFICATE 'To THE SHARBHOLDERS, I'RE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA: t of with the books ad accounts of The Royal Duk ot Canady, at Head Office and with the certif i during { the year we counted the cash and examined the securities information and explanations that we have required, and in our ve Some wn under our powers of the Bank. The above statement is in our opinjor the true Sondition: of the Bank as at 30th November, 1982, PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 30th November, irevedesaszinesese IH1S5,108.64 Profits for the year ended 36th Novemiver, 95, 0 4,861,849.34 A 2920.14 ? > CT ---- EE 912.4% samme Tan X 16.691 people Killed in Great Britain las Killed, 3,467 were pedestri Sanking Corenpomidents ,645,257.9, cling : : - pa 79,402,825.% Baby TERE: Securities tot 89,448,844.13 Debentures sod Stocks (noi 20.750,4441 «|. xutograph "fiend market vale); oo. avd} Axis eras 9,748,496.47 the greatest diffic fi 3 Bind Bivgpees ores 'and. Stocks Vedit'td . | natures from the Pope ean a solini, Colonel Charles Li ona a cia Ge i 95,6341 | Greta Garbo. : tame thawin Gentduon Sprats are found in British wats \ Jtbcks and other Securities of 4 suiclent mar- 36,400,142.54 between the months of Novemuer a. 1 February; no one ha: yet heen a'ie $355,929,915.58 Current Loans and Discounts in Canada (less rebate to discover where they.go during "he shiner af akisng TAI provh wiof iad $52,38097262 rest of th. year. : Current Loans a elsewhere than in Licences to keep cus are issucii ny Cited i in rane aa waan ews ae TO 167,441. 14 the London County Council to #Hiy Non-Current Loans, estima bein! debts OF esse. 4,013,872.16 0.562.200.47 places in the County of Londoh most 0 Bank Premises at not more than cost, less amounts written o 17,194,887. of these being in the East End. Th: re BE ea set iank. 0 243100154 are more than 1.000 cows kept fn (nis Liabilities of Customers Bondar Lotte 2089398071 way. ; Deposit with the Minlates Tor the pure s.326 848i08 Britain's wettest years ou recard 'Assets not included in the foregoing. Ge ------. Saas | were 1903 and 1924, with thirty-six and Ves s129.14 ,920. 14 thirty-eight inches »f rain respective ly, or The year 1921 was driest--only twelve and a half inches ¢ rain fell near lLon- don. The world's smallest nan is >3id 0 be a native of Bosnia, who is ninetecn and a half inches high. He iy = .y years of age, and runs a lam, Adu 5 refused many tempting oders to J» pear in public. : - In the matter of submarines, the United' Stat>s leads the world with camaef bo - eighty-two; France has eighty (but is TR ~ ~- M. Ww. WILSON. General Manager ities and Assets at 30th November, 1932, and securities at Head Office at the close Doties: have been within the 2, and it drawn up 80 as to ditclose 8 shown by the books of oe Bank: A.B. BRODIE, C:A., building another twenty-nine); Japan ' AS ss aterhoise & Co. } asin. has sixty, Great Britain fity-three, and - Montrea , Canada, 28th December, 1982. of P. 8. & SONS. Italy forty-six. 2 Knittin_ 1s enjoying shih a boom in Gt. Britain that the number of unem- ployed in the wool and xtil indusiry .| has fallen from 52,146 on Octuber 26, 1931, to 39,818 on October 24, 1932, White bread will be forbidden, uniil _$9,016,954.95 Commis No: 17a 12% ber per annum 000.00 t harvest, to soldiers, policem:n, i nex est, y min, No: 1 No: 1814 10 Pet annum EH and boarders in schools and colleges 33,850,000 in Rumania. Instead, they will receive Contribution to Officers' Pension Fund ioon08 rye bread and a kind of stiff porridge BE a Covent 200,080, made of maize. Tea 33 on Bank Note Gireulatlon., ... 0. aSa000 1932 threatens 10 rank as the most Balance of Profit and Loss carried forward. .... Fea, sunléss since 1889 in the United King $9.016,954.95 dom. " 7 i. §. HOLT, M. W. WILSON, The business in 'perfumes, oiiet President . General Manager water and bath salts amounts Lo $5), 000,000 iz America, where scents aie very widely used. Motor salesnicn even spray the insides of their wares with perfumes to attract women wir chasers. Doctors in Berlin may now carry an extra lamp on their cars. This shows a red cross on a green background, and © is for use only on ocepsions of ur- gency, when the policemen will set them through traffic as quickly as sible. Attorney was enough to make one realize that a corroding worry had undermined his habitual equanimity. Even Vance revealed signs of tensity and uneasiness; but with him it was an eager alertness, rather than worry, that marked any deviation from nor- mality in his attitude. "As soon as we were assembled that evening Heath briefly epitomized the case. He went over the various lines of investigation, and enumerated the precautions that had been taken. When he had finished, and before any one could make a comment, he turned p03. -- Proves Successful A saccessful surgical operation . i a type usually deemed impossib.e, the to Chief Inspector O'Brien and said: "There's plenty of things, sir, we ruight've done in any ordinary case. 'We could've searched the hkcuse for the gun and the poison like the nar- cotic-squad goes through a single room or small apartment--puncking the mattresses, tearing up the carpets, and sounding the woodwork--but in the Greene house it would'v: taken a coupla months, And even if we'd found the stuff, what good would fv have done us? The guy that's tear- ing things wide open in that dump isn't going to stop just because we take his dinky thirty-two away from Lim, or grab his poison. "After Chester or Rex. was shot | we could've arrested all the rest of the family and 'put 'em through a third. degree. " "But there's too much noise in tie | ks 'healthy for us to i a Salty like the Greenes. i ve got too much amputation of a limb trom a person whose blood does ngt clot, so tiul even the tiniest cut is likely to re.uit in bleeding to death, is reportea to Lae American Medical Association by Li. Alfred Blalock, of Nashville, Tennes- see. Says Dr. E, E. Fre in pis "Week's Science" (New York): i "The patient, a man *"lirty-n.ne vears old, was injured by a molur- truck. Blood transfusions and cth-t emergency measures care. -suctess ' fully for the immediate results of tte secident, but the victim's right aril was injured so severely that gan- ¢ giene set in, and an amputation 02 came necessar, if the patient wes ic have any chance for life. Knéwina 'that ha refusal of the pat.ent's blood to clot would make any ord.nary an. putation fatal, Dr. Blalock took €x- traordinary precautions.' "Every strand of muscle 1 other | iste which had to "e cut during the smputation first was tied indivic 'with surgical ligatures. All blood-vessels similarly were tied the skin and the bon: