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-- o The Moorcroft Manor Mystery by By JR, WILMOT (Author of "Where There's a Will", etc.-. : CHAPTER IIL Next morning Helen Overington was waiting to show Sinclair over the old manor. Together they visited after room, some of them hung ancient tapestries, others con- g priceless relics of other days. "It's all beautifully . preserved," commented Sinclair, who was inter- ested in antiques, "I don't remem- ber having seen anything quite so wonderful before. The place looks as if it had been cared for meticulously wer since it was built." . "Yes," Helen agreed. "That's what { can't quite understand, because fa- ther says we're the first tenants here lor fifteen years, and when we came In the place it hardly needed any tleaning at all" Morton Sinclair was silent. He was thinking hard. It seemed incredible. Much, however, as the young man was interested in the products of other ages, it was the gallery that jan around the hall that appealed to im most, It served as a portrait gallery, and hung in long, gilt frames were the portrait of thirty, or more, ladies and gentlemen mainly of the cavalier period, "Ancestors, I suppose," he ventur- pd. "Look at that old fellow over in the corner. What a face--or per- haps I should say, what a mask! That smile of his," Sinclair went on, "is sheer camouflage. Do you notice, Miss Overington, the peculiar droop at the corners of the mouth? I bet he was an old rascal in his time. He hides a great deal behind that thin veneer of a smile, don't you think?" "Now you come to point it out," Helen answered, thoughtfully, "I can jee what. you mean. He is rather jinister, isn't he? Now which of hose ladies would you say was his wife?" "I should suggest the stately danie next but one to him by the window," he mused. "She has a capable face, and her eyes flash determination. She'd need plenty of determination to live with that old fellow." "1 rather favor the delicate lady on his left," Miss Overington said. "I've always noticed that perfectly horrid men usually have very sweet women for their wives. how sad her eyes are. That woman suf- fered--quietly, as most women do." "You may be right," Sinclair smil- ed, "but 1 still stick to my fancy." "We won't fall out about that," the girl laughed, as they descended the itaircase to the hall. During the day the guests arrived, and Sinclair acted that Lady Isabel Forrester had beep true to her word. She had gathered her guests toge- ther with that fine sense of social discrimination for which she was not- ed. Silas Overington expressed him- self eminently satisfied with her se- lection and warmly complimented her upon her achievement, There was Sir John Forrester, a man nearing the middle sixties, and possessed of a martial bearing except on those days when his gout was in- clined to be vindictive, Of the others little need be said, except that all were particularly pleased with them- selves and congratulated their host on his taste in mediaeval architec- ture, Sinclair and Helen were standing by the window in the library when a sallow-complexioned young man entered, He regared the assembled guests with a slight elevation of his dark eyebrows. "He's father's secretary," the girl explained, "Father sent him up to London, a day or two ago on busi- I -- BoB BoeBesdo sd Cah A) 88a ah Be BeabeoSeateeieeBeotoodertoedeedoods Ca SA a J a J J A A UI STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT Low rental, CHARLES About 12,000 ft, of good dry storage space, conveniently locat- ed, with Canadian National siding, for rent either in whole or in part, ¢/0 Mundy Printing Company, | 'mited Telephone 35 or 312 M. MUNDY THE OSHAWA DALY TIMES ness and 1 expect he's just got back." _ The young man im question was introduced as Mr. Montague Morrell and he smiled blandly upon Lady Forrester and her coterie. Then his eyes sought Helen. They were searching, blac': eyes like glassy beads, and Sinclair was not slow to note the su' 1 change, scarcely per- ptible to : observer, which took place in his face, Then, as suddenly as it had appeared, it gave place to a smile. Sinclair totalled things up quickly. This man was obviously in love with Helen Overington. Those eyes had registered jealousy as surely as if he had openly trayed it by speech. Just then Clifford Merrivale arrived and his breezy personality immedi- ately attracted attention. He was a young man about the same age as Sinclair with fair hair and a pleas- antly pink complexion. He walked straight up to Lady Forrester and shook hands, and the way everyone crowded about him was evidence of his popularity. Sinclair, meanwhile, was watching Helen Overington's face covertly, He noticed a slight flush ascend her cheeks as Merrivale came into the room and then she turned to him with some inconse- quential remark--a sure sign, Sinclair told himself, that Merrivale and Hel- en had met before but that she, for some reason best known to herself, did not wish him to know. Lady Forrester presented him to Helen, and Sinclair noted that her greeting was cordial enough, but gave no indication that he was anything further than a complete stranger to her. "Hello, Sinclair! Anything hap- pened yet? Hope I'm not too late for the fun," he greeted, as Helen moved away from Sinclair's side ai- ter the introduction, Morton Singlair smiled, "Some- thing ought to be moving now that you've arrived," he said. "Hope you had a comfortable journey." "Top hole!" Merrivale exclaimed. "There was only one other person in the compartment the whole way. Strange sort of chap. Could hardly get a word out of him," "Not by any chance the gentle man engaging our host in quiet con- versation in the corner, eh?" Merrivale followed the direction of Sinclair's gaze, "By jove, Sinclair!" he exclaimed, "How on earth do you do it? the fellow right enough, I'd no idea he was bound for here. Is he a pal of Lady Isabel's too?" "Private secretary to Mr, Over- ington, I understand." "Don't admire the old man's choice. Looks a regular doper from Lime- house." The announcement that dinner was served interrupted any further spec- ulation concerning the antecedents of Mr. Montague Morrell, and the guests filed into the hall where a log fire leaped and crackled on the great hearth in the corner. The long table down the centre was garlanded with mistletoe and holly and Sinclair found That's | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 192) Ry oop Bis" For Perfect Bread NOTE: If you take YEAST 'u. our health, try tli: ne a ROYAL YEA& cake over night in tepid water with a little sugar. Stir well, strain and drink the liquid, Delicious when takea in orange juice. STANDARD ) €.W. GILLETT €O.LTD, TORONTO, CAN, that he is a particularly conscientious fellow." It was just when Lady Forrester made this announcement that Sin- clair noticed the butler re-filling his glass. Curiously enough, he had nev- er noticed the butler before, and the young man turned quickly with up- raised hand to arrest his ministra- tions, He was a portly old man, clean- shaven, with white hair and singul- arly light blue eyes.. Sinclair gave an involuntary start when he saw the man smile. The face seemed vaguely familiar, yet he could not quite call to mind where he had met the man before. In the sudden resuscitation of con- versation that followed Lady For- rester's remarks, the matter vanished from his cogitation, "Do you believe in ghosts, Mr. Sin- clair?" Helen Overington turned to him, smilingly. "I suppose I'm sufficiently modern as to say that I do not," he told her. "Although, mind you," he added, "there are times when I can't help to his satisfaction, that his place at the table was next to Helen and dir- ectly opposite Morrell who was main- taining a rapid conversation with an attractive brunette, During the meal, Lady Forrester demanded the attention of the as- sembled company and the laughter and chatter ceased as she rose to speak, "Our host," she said smilingly, "has a surprise in store for us. Moorcroft Manor, he has just confided to me, has a ghost of its own." There was a peculiar hush as she enunciated the last words. "lle tells me there is a quaint old legend" she continued, "that the ghost of a cavalier haunts the east wing of the house, and if Christmas is not the time for him to put in an appearance, I can't say a - The Advancing Hour W ITH every tick of the clock the moment of Oshawa's greatness draws nearer, Just around the corner-- a matter of days, and hours, and minutes--the spirit of Big Business awaits the big moment, ready to make of this city the busiest hive of industry in the Dominion, Acres of new plants, hundreds of new workmen, all wait- ing for the opening whistle to usher in the greatest year the city has ever known! a thinking that I would like to be con- vinced that I am wrong." "I don't believe in ghosts at all," she annonaced, emphatically. "Ii there is one in the Manor, and even if I should chance to meet him=-- which isn't likely--I should still think him more human than ghost." The guests were naturally excited at the prospect and an expedition to the east wing was proposed for mid- night, "Will you join the expedition, Miss Overington ?" asked Sinclair, "Of course I shall" "Then I think I'll come too," he said, quietly, watching Morrell ou the other side of the table, (To be Continued.) PROTEST AGAINST SMOKE NUIS AGE Letter From Resident In Bloor Street West Disirict Writes Council A complaint car council again last smoke nuisance Smith property on A letter was read fx ] Stacey protesting agiiict th ance being allowed pointed out that a | largely signed by re district asking that (li abated. Alderman Swanson the opinion that thi v for the Board of "fi with and his motion was approved, J. A. McGibbon actin; Purdy asked for permissior the vacant city propert: by i | n SLOTTISH LAWIS [KING AND QUEEN | NEED OF LONDON! \ pom | West End Magistrate De-| clares Prostitution is Necessary STREET OFFENCES | 1 Would Insure; y Court | | ber of industrial casualities, are here collected for the first time, of re "ta tie ie a "ded rrament | neet and hat body. on of street + ig ona gueation the investirating the gollniid mmittea 1 e in fr ata | sald: wre dria t havo and rambling n proct'tntion In a civili=~1 state, hut von must keap it down. Tt wanlq be a very calam- itons thing if there was an atvempt | to put an end to prostitution, ft | wonld drive it into private homes. "You ecannat irnore the strona- lest interes; in human nature It {would lead to the most horrible | offences." Mead and the other police court | magistrates were ca'led to testify | "You Tv ar "Lm deal daily with the offences which the committee is studying, Scottish Law Studied London, Dec. 6.-- Interesting evidence on the subject of Scot- tish law with 1esgard to street so- licitation was given Friday before the committee apnointed hy the ary, Sir William Joyn- son-Hicks, to investigate and report lon street solicitation and social cust-ms in the west end of Lon- don. Captain Hugh MacMillan, N.P., chairman of the committee, said the Scottish law in matters such as were under investigation was based on the Scrintures, He quoted a verse from Deuteronomy cotting forth the principle that two or three witnesses are necessary to establish the guilt of a person ac- Home Se rused of sin, and he sald th's had inepired® the Scottish provision in the law requiring corroboration in charges connected with street of-! fences. The chairman added that | a defendant in Scotland appeared | at only one court and could be tried only once there, and could not he tried beforehand by the newspa- pers, as in England. {In aswer to a question as to why, between 1897 and 1926, the num ber of persons tried on charges © prostitution had dropped from 2, 827 to 544 per year, the assistant secretary of the Scottish office said there was a marked decrease in all torms of crime in Scotland, INDINA GOVERNOR {IST STAND TRIAL (FELT of Attempt mer State | ~For | 3, B nd to oF | on AT SAFETY EXHIBIT British Monarchs Given Pratical Demonstration of New Devices London, Dec. 6.--King George and (Oueen Mary had a dramatic demon- siration of the working out of the slogan "safety in industry" here Fri- day, when they paid a private visit to the new home office industrial mu- | Soul, which was opened to the pub- | lic Monday. The efficiency of num- erous devices for reducing the num- which was forcefully illustrated to the King when he'was invited to feed a heavy power press--an operation which once placed the worker in grave danger of having his arm torn off. When the huge iron "plunger" de- scended King George found his arm suddenly swept asid® by a sliding rub- ber guard. A safety gadget was even more happily worked off on Queen Mary when she tried to oper- ate a series of rollers which in a mod ern industry is equivalent to a house- wife's iron. To the Queen's amaze ment, the machines suddenly and mysteriously refused to work. She had unwittingly illustrated an inven- tion by which a laundry worker's hand is prevented from being drawn into the machine and crushed or burned. Figures supplied to the King and Queen showed that last year 806 per- sons were killed and 139,157 injured in machines similar to some of those exhibited--30,000 fewer than in 1924. , before the committee because they Many of the improved methods il- lustrated for the Sovereigns are now in general use, KILLS WIFE IN SLEEP THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF New York, Dec. 6---Despondent because he was ousted as an offic- fal in a labor union, John Keppler, 654 years old, shot and killed his wife and then fired two bullets into his head at their home in New York, yesterday. He was taken to Wyckoff Heights Hospital, where 1t was said he would probably die. The motive for the shooting was found in a three-page note address- ed to "My Dear Friends." in nep- pler's writing, which was found by Ready to serve PAGE SE Off to school in a hurry, - easy to digest Vigor and health for young and old Delicious with cream or hot mil the police. "I tried to do my best as an of- ficial in the labor movement," the note said, "but was misunderstood and made many enemies of those who had been my friends". The po- lice were unable tc learn the name of the unicn, Mrs. Keppler was ap- parently shot while sleeping, the police said. MONEY IN LIGHT HORSES (Huron Expositor) speaking of horses, how will our farmers learn nat the day of the light horse, instead of being over, is only beginning? We do not mean the road of car- riage horse, although either of these is very scarce, but very marketable animals these days; but the saddle and hunter class. No finer horses And soon were ever bred than Huron Cow has produced, and we would like see our farmers get on the grou floor, because incredible as it mi seem to many, it is yet a fact th there is more money to he made day in the breeding of saddle ho es than there is in the breeding pure bred cattle and heavy hor combined, NEW FISH HATCHERY (Capper"s Weekly) The palm for unselfish parem hood should go to a species of eg fish is so constructed that he nee an unusually large amount of fo and though he has the accompan 'ng voracious appetite to satisfy he fills his mouth with the eg 'ald by his mate and carries thel until the eggs are hatched. COAL - COKE - WOOD Nut and Egg sizes, per ton, .............. $15.00 15.50 Stove size, per ton, Pea size, per ton, 12.50 Coke, per ton, 12,50 Best Anthracite Coal W. J. TRICK COMPANY, LIMITED 25 Albert Street Phone 230 -- Opens BS BD BBE US ES BESS BIN OHI BiB i Hendersons Toyland | Come and bring the kiddiess The most wonderful collec. tion of play things and toys conceivable to delight the kiddies, "Twas the Night Before Christmas" Fill the Kiddies' Stockings With Gifts Selected From 1oyland Flectric Trains, and Sleighs, Scooters, Tricycles Busses, Garages and Tink~r and Gramo- phones, Rocking Horses, Kin- dergarten Sets, Black Boards, Toys, Pianos Mechanical Trains all sizes, Automobiles Waggons F All the blessings of prosperity are in store for Osh, awa--they are the inevitable results of such an industrial expansion as this city will experience. Every citizen today has the opportunity of sharing in that prosperity, of assur- ing his financial future for all time to come. Oshawa Real Estate offers the surest field for profitable investment in America, and wise inVestors are securing every foot of if they can handle. Today's prices are remarkably low, and terms are such that anyone can handle one or more lots, F In Fairview Park No. 2, a block from General Motors, especially, many lots are being bought for profit. The hand- some profits that Fairview No. | has shown investors have indicated in no uncertain terms the direction of the greatest immediate growth of the city. A visit to our window will show you in a graphic way what nrofits in Lycett-developed property actually ar i Bagot and Metcalfe str struct an open air rn winter months. Such bul were necessary would be ere these could remain on the pi: for the city's use during ncxt su mer possibly for storage purposes. The matter was referred to the city property committee. Power to act was not authorized. A communication from Edmonton enclosing a resolution with regard to conditions and living standards in the mining area asked Oshawa Coun cil to pass a similar resolution call- ing for Goyernment action to reme- dy these conditions. The Finance Committee will discuss the matter. A request for a street light ou Rowe street south of Arthur street was referred to the City Property Committee. GILES, BRITISH AVIATOR, ABANDONS PACIFIC FLIGHT San Francisco, Dec. 4--Declar- that he would "take a long rest," Captain Frederick A. Giles, British aviator who planned to fly a bi- plane from San Francisco to New Zealand, announced here laté to- day that he had definitely abandou- ed the project. er, W. H. Rosewarne of Detroit, probably would advocate continu- ance of the flight with another pi- lot. | - a. yy ing he was "run down, all in," and | He said his back-' Lat- con- 0, , . eleya- , si wos un- { plans had J-bushel ter- am. N. L. Leach 1 A. L. Scarle of i 5, poomoacnt gran men, | to be counected with the en SC. g i | Test ples have been driven on the proposed wth the intention of | starting Luiiding operations at an carly date. The contract, it is un- derstood, provides for the completion of the superstructure in tame to re- ceive the 1928 crop. NEW SMALLPOX CASES IN KITCHENER SCHOOL Kitchener, Dec. 4--With the Jis- covery of two more cases of small- pox among the 'children of the Margaret Avenue School, there are pow ten cases in the eity. Tae vaccination of the Margaret Avenue pupils is proceeding, ana it is expected that this will prove a strong check on the spread of the disease. Jack of an of shirt, ust back from the laundry, and says: "Oh, well, we needed lace cur- fans anyway. " od dl DOLLS, GAMES, TEDDIES, DOLL CRADLES, TRUNKS, BUILDING and PICTURE BLOCKS PICTURE BOOKS, STORY BOOKS, FIRE STATIONS 4 . WITH FIRE ENGINES, ui Lots and Lots of Other in Toyland Ba "What is your definition ND p > mist 7" Jinks: "A fcllow who looks at his and and Billy dry Sets, Things and Trumpets, Street Cars and Busses, Trucks and Tractors, Steam Engines, Sewing Machines, Moving Piec- ture Machines, Magic Lan- terns, Stuffed Animals, Laun- Telephones, Drums - CARRIAGES, BEDS, i SONS |S RE RRR E RRS CECE IRR VRRSE VERON