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» that th a has been s man tion, an b is one not without adventure----probably risk, Eagerly Pp into the land of romance for which her whole life ng, Miss Brown steps across the threshold and within finds suffering from a serious wound, who turns out to be Colonel , renowned explorer. He dictates tory to h or awa Rad an extraordinary story er-- taking down these notes--a & 'whole life may be affected by her of world adventure, intrigue and con. |¥0 tory cy the portent of which hardly penetrates her consciousness before last note is set down, Them he dead man lying behind a screen, the man discloses to her gaze the body of a Dessiter has killed as his arch enemy gave him a mortal wound from which he himself says he will mot recover. do with her notes and other papers With detalled instructions and caution on what she shall he entrusts to her, he dismisses her in the care of a servamt, Mergen, and a strong bodyguard mysteriously gonducts her to her home, bank to place her prec! doc The next morning when she starts to the ts in a safe-dep 'she is attacked by ruffians and saves her bag only because she it box as instructed, had strapped it to her wrist, and by the timely intervention of a stranger. She safely deposits her papers and then, glancing through the news- papers, sees a short account of the @iscovery of a dead man in Lom. n Square-----and a two-line notice of Colonel Dessiter's death. An Imposter The woman to whom the house belonged, a shadowy sort of person, seldom seen or heard, made a brief appearance, "A young gentleman has called twice to see you from some news- paper," she announced, "Some newspaper?" Miss Brown repeated. The woman looked over her shoulder, "He is here again. I thought I'd 3 0 1 [ Mit } » yon xnow," : A yong man with his hat in his hand gtopd upon the threshold and bowed, He was a very harmless. looking person indeed, and a com. plete stranger to Miss Brown, He wore old-fashioned gold-rimmed spectacles, ried the. familiar notebook, and' his manner was not only apologetic put a litile nervous, "Could you flavor me with five minutes' inte w, Miss Brown?" he begged. The lady of the house had al- ready disappeared. Miss Brown rose to her feet'in some perplexity, "I think that there must be a Mistake," she sald, . } The young man ventured to take @ step forward, He pushed the door L to behind him but did not close it, + Perhaps I have been misinform- ed," he began. "My peoples heard that you had been doing work for Colonel Dessiter, who died In the night. We understand that yon were there only yesterday, He was engaged, as 1s everywhere known, ppon a book of memoirs. My edi- tor would be greatly obliged if you would give us any informa- tion." Miss Brown waved her visitor to 8 seat, She looked at him for a moment thoughtfully, Was this, she wondered, to be the beginning of a mew epoch fin her life, during which she would have to weigh every word she uttered, be all the time in a state of suspicion and doubt? e young man appeared entirely hariiless, and there was nothing in his manner In any way ve. She much preferred him to the young man on the bus, t newspaper do you repre. sent?" she asked, "The Daily Dispatch." © ,,f "You have a card?" * "Not with me," he regretted, "I am fairly well-known, as is my pap- or. My name fs Philip Jackson, I often sign my articles." "And what is it you want to "know from me?" ; "In the first place, whether fit is true that Colonel Dessiter up to a late hour yesterday evening was dictating to i 8 chapter of his ces I "I bave nothing to say about thet," she answered, after 2 mom. ont's reflection, - "Can you tell me," he went on, a sudden little gleam ia his eyes, "whether you have in your possoss- fon any notes taken down from bim in tbe mature of unfinished My people would very much to produce anyth'ng he wrote, or even seid, during his last few "I have mothing of that sort available," Miss Brown declared. Her visitor A "You will uzderstand, madam," he continued, "that I am mot here @s 8 beggar. My paper is a rich one. We pay very highly for mat- we can use,. We will pay you given you during the last days." "The Daily Dispatch, you said your paper was," she murmured, af- ter a moment's silence. The young man inclined his head, Miss Brown took up the telephone book, A telephone was the one joint extravagance which she and her friend permitted. themselves, and this cost them llttle, as it was tak- en over from a previous tenant, She few, turned over the pages, and unhook- HT "Do you think that I'am afraid?" her blue eyes. "Unfortunately, I can see "that u are not," he admitted promptly, "It would pe better 'for you if you were-----much better 'In the long runt. ' " She pointed te the door "If you go quickly," she said, "it will be all right, Otherwise I am going to wave my hand to the policeman who is standing on the' opposite side of the pavement." The young man took up his hat, "You have nothing to fear from me in the way of physical violence," he assured her, "I do not belong to the department which exercises-- such---shall I say, pressure, I wish you good afternoon, Miss Brown. 1 warn you that before you are though with this business you will either change your mind or regret it bitterly, She made no reply, content to be rid of him, He let himself out by the front door, closing it carefully behind him, She watched him thread his way among the people in the crookeq little street until he disappeared in the alley. No more "What does it matter what pne does?" I'm nearly 30 years old, and half the good times X Edith," nd the receiver, asked for a num. er, "May I'ask to whom you are telephoning?" the young man ven- tured, "I am telephoning to the office of the Daily Dispatch," Miss Brown replied, "You have no card, and I wish to be sure of your bonafides before I enter into conversation with you." He smiled, It was meant to be a pleasant smile, but somehow or other there was a sour little twist at the corners of the lips. "Don't forget my name," he beg- ged--"Philip Jackson," And Then---a Bribe Miss Brown secured her connec- tion and requested a word with a sub-editor or some one in authority. "I am ringing up to know," she sald, "whether you have a journal- ist in your employ by the name of Philip Jackson, and whether you have sent him round to interview a Miss Edith Brown in Shepherd's Market, a stenographer?" "We have a Philip Jackson on our staff," was the prompt reply, "but we have not sent him to in- terview anybody, and he is at pre- sent writing an article in this office," "I am very much obliged to you," Miss Brown replied, and rang off * + * "So you are an imposter!" she added, turning to her visitor, "Somehow or other I thought so," The young man meade no direct reply. "We ean arrive, perhaps, now," he suggested, "at a more satisfac- tory understanding, You were at Colonel Dessiter's howe for two or three hours last night, during which time he dictated an account to you of his recent travels on the Continent, and I believe intrusted you with several documents, What are you going to do with the re- sult of your work?" ' Misg Brown looked at him stead- y. "You must be & very foolish per- son," she sald, "to come here apd ask me such questions--that is, if your seriously expect to be answ- ered." "Will you sell me your motes," the young man asked, "for £65007" 5 "I certainly will not," she told m, "Will you sell them to me for £10002" hy "You are wasting time." The pseudo-journalists reflected. "Supposing I offered you £3000 in cash for them?" "It T were a man, Miss Brown ssid, "you wonld bave been in the street by mow. As it is, will you Dleuse so ey. You don't seem to AWAIs 0 that r fosulting me." yoy ae "I wouldn't take ft like that if I were you," the young man advised quietly, "Three thousand pounds is a great deal of money, and it you preserve your present attitude you ers interfering, even 'hough pass- wery highly indeed for any notes which Colonsl Déssiter may bave' have had I haven't, I'm fed up with it, harmless-lcoking person eould de Imagined, yet somehow or other as she looked at him she gave a shiv- er, There was something about the very restraint of his manner, the monotonous lack of emction in his tone, even the way he talked, which seemed to her sinister, When at last he had disappeared slie went over to the looking glass and in- dulged in an angry grimace at her own reflection; she hated to admit ig fancles were creeping into her e, Until 7 o'clock Miss Brown was busy working for the young author in Hampstead, As soon as she had finished her task she pinned the sheets together carefully, glanced them through with an approving little movement of the head, but them safely away in a drawer and prepared to make a modest toilette, Just as she was putting on her hat there was the elick of the front door being opened by a 'atchkey, a familiar step In the passage, the door of her room was thrown open and a tall girl In sport clothes, carrying a suitcase, appeared on the threshold, "Frances," "In the flesh and rather much of it, Glad I caught you!" The two girls embraced, Perhaps Miss Brown had never hefore In her life been so glad to see her friend, "What a welcome!" the latter exclaimed, laughing, as she seated herself upon the edge of the bed, "What's the matter, Edith, Lonely?" "Not exactly, But what brings you up? I thought you weren't go- ing to be here until next week." The girl threw off her hat disclos- ing a neatly shingled head of fair hap and swung a shapely silk-clad eg. "I got absolutely fed up with the chickens," she confided. "So I put a few things into a suitcase and left Molly in charge. We'll go out and dine somewhere--whera there's some musie, if we can rn to it." Miss Brown endeavored to look severe, "How on 'earth, Frances," she answered, "can you expect to make chicken farming pay if you keep on leaving the place to look after it- self?" "I don't, There's Molile." "Mollie doesn't count, Besides, there's the expense," "The chicken farm mever will pay," Frances confided, "not any- thing that's worth while. Perhaps by the time I'm 45 and don't care 8 damn about anything, there'll be juet enough to keep me from spong- ing on my relations, and by the time I'm 50 or 65 1 may be able to get rid of it and live as an elder- ly spinster at 8 e¢heap boarding house. Horrible! Don't presch, Edith. Get into your best clothes and we'll go out and have some fun," Miss Brown, endeavoriaz to con- too ively. with mstiesrs of which you ceal her patisfaction, tock off her Miss Brown asked, with a flash in| Her friend smiled. "I have had a very lucrative com- mission," she confided, "Nothing in the world could have been more fortunate than your coming up. It's my treat." ] "Bless the child!" Frances ex- claimed. "It isn't going to be any- thing of the sort, and you xnow it, but what's happened to you?" You're changed somehow." ) Miss Brown smiled a little sadly. "You're clever," she acknowled- ged. "How am 1 changed?" { Frances looked at her long and thoughtfully out of her gray eyes. ! "Edith," she confided. "I scar- cely know, You look somehow as though something serious had hap- pened, as though there were sud- denly a background of unhappiness in your life, and--something else." "Go on, please." "I can't," Frances replied. "Give, me a little time, Perhaps I'll be able to tell you before the evening's over." Miss Brown leaned back in the cab and for a moment the light died out of her blue eyes. She was back in that fog-hung room with its strang odor and atmosphere of tragedy, listening to tha: wonder- ful voice, back in the throes of hero-worship, She was unconscious of her friend's curious scrutiny. Then a twinge of pain came back tn her heart, and her eyes moist. ened, Subconsciously she felt her- self grateful for the flood of {dle chatter in which Frances had chos- en suddenly to indulge, The Dancing Partner They dined at a large and popu- lar restaurant where, before the war, the sight of two young women at a table alone would have caused a great deal of remark, An epicure might' have found fault with the somewhat stereotyped meal with which they were served, hut to the two girls, whose evening repast consisted generally of scrambled eggs with tea, or some kindred variation, everything seemed deli- cious, When the coffee was brought, and Frances had lit her clgarette--Miss Brown never smok- ed--they were in a state of post- Drandial content almost masculine, Frances' feet were dealing finie 19 the music, "I warn you, dear littla mother propriety," she sald, "that if any one comes who looks In any way decent and asks me to dance, I} shall accept." { Miss Brown's expression was grave, { "It's hard luck mot knowing any; men here, Frances," sho sighed, "and you dance so beautifully, but I don't think I'd do that, Yourean't tell what sort of person you might get mixed up with," Frances smiled a little bitterly, across the table, H "What does it matter?" she de- manded scornfully, "What does it matter what one does? I'm nearly. 30 years old, and half the good times I might have had in life I haven't had because there have been things conpected with them which one shouldn't Go, or isn't sup-| posed to do, I'm fed up with It, Edith, You come and look after my chickens for a time and see how you'd feel," { "It's out of doors," Miss Brown argued, "it's a healthy life and a beautiful country," ] "Oh, shut up," was the curt re- joinder, "Don't be grandmotherly,! Edith, You live mueh more inten- sively than I do--you could even! have a secret and keep it," she add-| ed, with note of aggrieved meaning. in her tone--'but we're made of the same stuff, really we're neither, of us content--at least I know I'm not, and I don't think you are, | although you're too modest to ask yourself why * * ¢ I've made a! conquest, and I'm going to be ask-| ed to dance. I'm mot quite sure | about him, put there doesn't seem: to be any one else," | Miss Brown looked eritically a-| cross at the opposite table, and pe:-| mitted herself a slight frown of disapproval, Two men had been dining there alone, and the one to whom Frances had evidently alluded was slready upon his feet, straightening his tie with obvious self-consciousness, He was a big man with a florid eomplexion and unruly hair, His evening clothes fitted him badly, and he had the; air of being in {ll accord with his surroundings, Nevertheless, not- withstanding his coarseness of fea.' ture andsdbmewhat pompous ear-| riage, there was power in his face of a sort, in his straight, mouth, shaggy eyebrows snd firm jaw, His companion was of an al- together different type. He was much younger; he wore tortoise shell rimmed spectacles, and he presented a thoughtful, almost a scholarly appearance. His cornee- tion with the other man was hard to divipe, "I don't care muck for your ad- mirer," Miss Brown confassed. "Neither do I, particularly," Frances agreed. "He doesn't look 8s though he could dance very well, either, However, he seems to be wm' fate," : To Be Coptinued Tomorrew : H, for sidewalk ; i 7 | mony corn a Je 10 others oJ sidewalk on full} yx) COUNCIL MEETS Hold Court of Revision to Hear Appeals Re ; Sidewalks East Whitby Township Council held its regular meeting with all the mem- bers R Dearborn occu- pied the chair, tions were read from Messrs, Conant & Annis, W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C, Dixon Gra- vel and Sand 8 Gert, Osh nl Agric ture Health, awa, Departme : yartment of Petitions were received as follows: Shortt and 11 others Har- t and ¢ and Montrave avenues; from Jas. Silver and 22 others for sidewalk on the east 'side of Gibbon street. Moved by Major Smith, seconded by Mr. Warne that the plan of John Baker, being part of Lot 10, Concession J, be accepted when R. W, Grierson deeds the 66 foot road allowance on the north side of said plan to this municipality, and also with the understanding Mr, Baker will have said plan registered duri: 1928 and fyle a copy of same wit the Township Clerk, Moved by Mr, Ross, seconded by Mr, Lavis that the plan of F, G. McKenzie being part of Lot 14, Con, 2, East Whitby, be accepted and that the Reeve and Clerk be author- ized to sign same and have Corpor- ate Scal attached thereto. Moved by Mr. Lavis, seconded by Mr. Warne that the following be paid for sheep killed by unknown dog or dogs: --A. E. Grass, 14 ep $335; R. B, Smith, 15 sheep, $235; A. Nesbitt, valuer, $3.50; A, J. How- den, valuer, $5, . Council resolved itself into a Court of Revision to hear and dispose of the appeals presented in reference to sidewalks constructed during 1927. After disposing of the appeals Council accepted the special assess. ment roll as revised and then resumed general business, . Six tenders: were received for the construction of concrete cement side- walks in East Whitby for the current East from 'ear, y Moved by Wm. Ross, seconded by Major Smith that the contract for building the sidewalks on Buena Vis- ta, Gibbon street and Park Road north be awarded to T. B, Mother- sill and Co, and that the contract for building the remainder of the sidewalks now petitioned {for be awatded to Messrs, Holmes and Bews at the prices quoted in their tenders, Moved by Mr, Ross, seconded by Major Smith that the road allowance from the north side of Farewell ave- nue to the Toronto and Eastern road, on Riverside avenue, be leased to Dr, F, J. Rundle for 15 years at $1.00 per year with either party having the power and right to cancel said lease by giving a 12 months' notice in writ- ing. J by-law to authorize the borrow- ing of $70,000 from the Royal Bank of Canada by way of temporary loan for the purpose of school sections Nos, 10 and 11 was read three times and passed, A By-law to authorize the borrow- ing of $36,000 for public school pur- poses of school section No. 10 was given a first and second reading, A by-law to authorize the borrow- ing of $34,000 for public school pur- poses of school section No, 11 was given two neadings. 3 A hy-law to provide for borrowing $3,135.84 by the issuing of debentures to pay for the construction of certain local improyement works was read three times and passed, Moved by Mr, Ross, seconded by Major Smith that the deeds in dup- licate from L. R, Luke, C. M. Larmer et al be accepted and registered and kept on fyle with the township re- cords, Moved by Mr, Ross, seconded by Major Smith that the Reeve and Tredsurer be authorized to pay $10,- 000 to the trustees of S.S. No, 11 and $12,000 to the trustees of 8.8. No, 10 on their building program before the next regular meeting of this Coun- cil, provided said funds are required, Moved by Major Smith, seconded by Mr, Ross that Mr, Thos. Cook be appointed inspector in connection with the Bell Telephone Company trimming the trees in the Village of Columbus, Moved by Major Smith, seconded by Mr, Ross that the selling of the road allowance between Lots 14 and 15° in the 5th Concession be left over until the next regular meeting of this Council, Carried. Moved by Mr, Ross, seconded by Major Smith, that the following ac- counts be paid :--Harold Ashton, $14; G, Bishop, $25.50; J, J, Terwillegar, $14; Jno. Hall, $7.50; C. Farewell, $52.50; C. Wilson, $12.08; wi Pere- man, $180; J, M. Phillips, $852.53; A. Nesbitt, $33; Jos. Grose, $4.20; Wm. Crowell, $2225; Rd. Hall, $9180; Jno. Pollock, $17.40; Wm, Scatter- good, $56; I, Vinson, $3.50; Fk. Mc- Nally, $156.75; Jas. McNally, $90; Jno. Beckett, $240.38; G, LeGuerre, 1 R. Jollow, $189.20; Frank Vallant, $6840; A, Ross, $36; S. Mitchell, $57.50; L. Goyne, $234.50; Wm, Or- miston, $37.45; Jas. Rhine, $146.70; Ed, Fice, $15; O. Hubbard, $21; Jas, Clark, $145.13; Hydro Electric, $13090; A. Lyons, $5; A. Trimm, $9.50; R. W. Grierson, $9,200; A. Beckett, $103.50; P. G, Purves, $75. RETAINED AS COUNSEL Howard H. Shaver, Toronto, bar- rister, has been retained as coum. sel for the Ontario Liquor Board in cases that are expected to develop out of the recent seizures of quan. tities of liquor in export warehous- es along the border, near Windsor. Sir Henry Drayton, Chairman of the board, admitted last night that Mr, Shaver had been retained, but he refused to state whether or not the board contemplated any fresh move in the situation. I congratulate poor young men up- on being born to that ancient and honorable degree which renders it necessary that they should devote themselves to hard work. ----e. And o 3 1S SENTENCED IN PORT HOPE COURT -- Joseph Conasy Given Fifteen Days yo Driving While Port Hope, Aug. 5.--Joseph Con- roy, Oshawa, who figured in a car accident near Morrish last evening, appeared before Magistrate W. A. F. Campbell Saturday in Port Hope Police Court, on a charge of being intoxicated while driving a car and was sentenced to 15 days in the Counties' Jail at Cobourg. Conroy, in a very dishevelled condition, and apparently suffering from the effects of his aceident, pleaded guilty to the charge, and no evidence was taken, When ask- ed if he was the owner of the car, Conroy stated that he was not and that it had been loaned to him by a friend. Asked by the Magistrate what he had been drinking, he re- plied that it was grape wine which he had at another friend's house. Conroy's chauffeur's license was cancelled for two months, and an additional 10 days was added to the sentence if the payment of $11 costs 1s not forthcoming. Costs were arranged by telephone to Oshawa, Speeding along the provincial highway at break-neck speed, pur- sued by police in a second auto- mobile, a Star touring car driven by James Conroy, Oshawa, took to the ditch at a point opposite Da- videson's service station, three miles west of Morrish, shortly be- +|fore eight o'clock Friday evening. The car was demoiished but the driver escaped serious injury. He was later arrested by provincial officers. Early wm the evening, Constable T. Garrett, Newcastle, was notified that Conroy was asleep in a car, parked in a laneway at the home of Lorne Butson. When he reach- ed the lane, Conroy and the car had disappeared, travelling east on the provincial highway. Securing the assistance of Mr. Butson, Con- stable Garrett gove chase in a Ford car, owned by the former, but was unable to overtake the heavier and faster Star, driven as it was at a high speed, and with reckless dis- regard of dangerous turns and slip- pery roads, Mile after mile sped Conroy's car, . steadily drawing away from the police auto, until it was lost from sight, Several miles east of Newton- ville, Constable Garrett overtook his man in the wreckage of his uu- tomobile. A few minutes later, Provincial Constable. Storey, of Co- bourg, who had been notified of the occurrence, arrived on the scene and placed Conroy under ar- rest. He was at once taken to the lockup at Port Hope. R. T, Davidson, who resides om the provincial highway, at a point near the scene of the accident said he saw Conroy's car speeding east along the highway. At a point op- posite his residence, a front tire came off the car and it swung com« pletely around, swerved a consid- erable distance, crashed into the diteh and overturned. The automobile, lying with fits nose deep in the ditch, was badly damaged and aside from salvage of certain parts such as tires, head- lights, ete., is valueless, the top, frame, fenders, wheels and body being smashed. Conroy was thrown clear of the car ad it somersaulted into the ditch and suffered little injury be- yond shock and minor abrasions to arms and legs. He was exam- ined at the scene of the accident, POTATO GROWERS DISCUSS PROBLEMS Hold Profitable Meeting at Enniskillen--Grading Stressed Bowmanville, Aug. 6.--About thirty enthusiastic potato growers gathered at the farm of Arthur Werry, near Enniskillen, on Tues day afternoon, July 31, to discuss problems and difficulties In pro- ducing this crop. In view of the fact that Durham County is fast gaining prominence as a potato ap Hd For every" A TREAT that does them GooD Wien the children beg for something to eat in the afternoon, they want a treat. Why not a slice of Daintimaid Cake--they love it and it couldn't hurt even the youngest. yo rey t is "Wholesome, * pure, easily digested. § Dairy milk fresh every day, special soft cake flour, pure butter, fresh eggs and the kind of fine white sugar and flavoring you would use in your own kitchen, Just the kind of cake you would make yourself, yet it saves you an extra hour in the kitchen," 7» Ask the Canada Bread man who serves you end your neighbours to leave a cake with you to-day, CANADAGRBRFAD COMPANY MAKERS OF pre "DAINTIMAID CAKE « -- = SUFFER FROA( FLIES? Not only the tantilizing torment Ad od) ++ «but the danger of dread disease . . « " ond oven death. Flics are the filthicst ine oocts known. They must be killed. FLY-TOX fs tho scientific insecticide « . «casy to use « . . fragrant «+ «harmless to people . « . guaranteed. nr > growing county, this meeting was called by the Agricultural Repre- eentative, J. Y. Kellough, Port Hope, who was assisted by John Tucker, Chief of the Potato In- lspectobs for Ontario, and Frank Morwick, of the Chemistry Depart. ment, O. A. College, Guelph. Mr, Werry has this year about twenty. five acres of potatoes, made up of Irish Cobblers, Dooleys and Green Mountains, The soil on his farm seems to be ideal for growing po- tatoes, being a fairly rich loam. He has early and late plantings, and plots grown from certified seed, and plots from his own seed, and plots which have had an ap- plication of fertilizer and alous- side potatoes which have had no commercial fertilizer. Thus it was an excellent demonstration of the value of using high class seed and of the use of commercial fertilizer, In a short talk, Mr. Tucker pointed out a few features of po- tato marketing and also .gave an outline of the diseases which re- duce crop yields. Frank Morwick gave an interesting talk on the function of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash in the soil and on com- plete fertilizers for potatoes. Those present then were taken over Mr, Werry's potato field and some fea- tures were pointed out to themr by Mr. Tucker. It would appear that Mr, Werry has excellent prospects for a bumper crop and evidences of the careful cultivation and fre- quent spraying were seen on all his potatoes, It is to be hoped that more demonstration work will be carried on in this eonnection, The keynote of the marketing situ- ation, as explained by Mr. Tucker, is that Ontario potatoes must he graded properly if they are to com- mand the price which is being paid for Prince Edward and New Bruns- wick potatoes, 5 Ede et bl ad "meow NOT MOTE mans TRIS FeD aN . OFATRRY VR TRILTSTTIaieeTaolT ADw