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"also a homer. up Terry, - question him, and warn him he knows too much. He swears his beats are due to lucky hunches. have been Kelly, Ilewark. there, is sold to Boston, and is be. coming one of rlayers in the league. from New York." as they began a systematic inspeec- ticn of the room. com>letely and thoroughly. about uneasily. Dowéll paused. about Scotter?" and steady guest here at the hotel." nolizcable 7" ) - "Ie was a very quiet man. spent a great deal of time in hig - room. He liked to do Jigsaw puzzles; you have had a sample of that, dd not fraternize with the rest of the men as most players do. Lot alcofness. to be alone. and was sometimes rude to" women who tried to. get his autograph," that you are apt-to find about single rien," 5a. and while he was polite to the maids, there was never any complaint about h'm in any way. guest in many ways." talk with the maid who" takes care of this room. comes up at once?" from cam2. She was a tall, thin, pale yel- Jow Negress who walked up brazenly OR RELL IRNII XXX XXII IHX HXHXHXHXXHXIIXIHI IXIA ne io. IX] 80] Sm 4 ------------ n et 4 qv! % - 1 bo! 1, Hd nt rt > 7 I] 4] 4. 4] DR J i 5 J Synopsis of Preceding Instalments: It has been ten years since Pop Clark won a United League pennant: with his New York Blues. As the season opens the sports writers, with the exception of Terry Burke of the Star, give them little chance. He bets $10 on them at 200 to 1 at the restaurant of Tony Murallo, a gambler, in the Broadway district. From the first game, in which Whit. per, the Philadelphia pitcher, is killed with a rifle bullet through the heart after smashing out a home- run, death or injury cripples the Blues' opponents. Both Whitper and Larry Doyle, the Blues' rookie shortstop and ex-Fordham 'star, had been attentive to Clark's pretty daughter, Frances, and she had shown her preference for Larry. When four Boston players are in- jured, Burke learns that Sid Stream, ~ notorious New York gunman, wreck- ed their taxi with a rifle bullet through a tire. Stream is found dead and Terry receives by mail the warning: "People who 'know too much die!" Terry has the news first when . Dirkin, Chicago star, drops dead from poison after hitting The poison comes from a phonograph needle fixed in the handle of his favorite bat Pietro, the Chicago bat boy, .disappears mysteriously. Masked gunmen truss gag him, Both Terry and Doyle suspected by Detective and Clark sends Doyle to Larry plays good ball the most popular "Nix. You stay here until I hear Terry watched Dowell and Klein They went over it The manager was still standing Finally he coughed. "What do you know "Nothing really." He was a good "Any peculiarities that would be He He It was rather a certain He was amiable, but liked , He was woman shy, snobbishness, "None of the general things, then, "Ch. no!" the manager hastened to "He was a confirmed bachelor, He was an ideal "You may go. I'd like to have a Will you see that she The manager nodded and backed the room. The maid soon 'up with it as soon as it came in." i EXXXXXXXXAXOOEOOOOOBDOBEDODODIOO IRR HO) X LC to the inspector and said, "I don' know nothing about anything! 1 knocked on the door about 9.80 and Mr. Scotter said he wouldn't be going out until noon." ° "Were you in here last night?" "Yes, sir. 1 came in about 9.30 and turned his bed down the same as I do every night." ' "Was there u jigsaw puzzle on the table then?" The inspector turned toward the table near the window. "Yes, sir." "Was it that one?" She walked across and looked at what was left of the puzzle, "No, sir." "Are you sure?" "The one last night was nearly finished. There were just a few pieces left to be put in." "You are positive of that?" "Yes, sir. Mr, Scotter was very particular about his puzzles. I knock- one off one day when I was 'cleaning and he was powerful mad about it, and one time he came in unexpected and found me putting in some pieces and he gave me instructions to leave his puzzles alone. Very touchy he was about them." or "Did you ever sce that one be-- fore?" "Not that I remember, but when he is here he has so many of them I wouldn't say." "He always has a lot of them in the room?" "Yes, sir. He keeps them stacked up on his dresser. He rented them from the' bookshop. They would send them over three or four at a time." . When the maid left, Dowell said to his man, "Look through that batch and' see if there is a bill or anything to tell which shop 'rented him the puzzles." There was a bill in one of the boxes for three puzzles. There were three boxes of puzzles on the dresser and the empty box that had contained the puzzle sprawled out on the table. "That one isn't part of this lot," the man explained. "Are you sure of .that?" the in- spector asked. Be "I've checked them and they agree with the bill." Dowell grunted. "Call the mail clerk and have him come up." The mail clerk was a thin, pale young man who slid into the room a few minutes later. "What kind of mail did Scotter re- ceive?" Dowell asked. : "All sorts of letters from all over the country amd many packages." "What kind of packages 1 "From the sound of most of them when you picked them up, I'd say they were probably jigsaw puzzles. It was a"known fact in the hotel that Mr. Scotter spent a great deal of his time doing puzzles.". ~ "How long has he been here this time?" ' "Four or five days. The team came back last week." "Any packages this trip?" "There was one this morning that came through the mail. I sent a boy "What time was that?" "I called Mr. Scotter and asked him if he wanted 'it sent .up and he Vg 'A \ in " fAr-27 ening, 1 cup sugar, President Says News-Gathering - Association Lived Up To Reputation TORONTO, -- Addressing the an- nual general meeting of the Canadian Press, the cooperative news gather. ing association of the daily newspap- er publishers, President W. B. Pres- ton of the Brantford Expositor made "| tuation during the past year. "Euro pean complications," he said; "pre- empted the front pages of the mews. papers and there were many times since last we met when another world conflagration seemed practically un. avoidable, THe threat of war almost continuously upon us brought the na- tions -to.the very brink of another "| struggle, 188 "Démand from the newspapers for. the latest {information has seldom been more intense and the responsib- ilities resting upon news gatlering organizations have been most severe. 1 am glad to say that The Canadian { Press, through its London Bureau and {ts alliances with the Associated Press, Reuters and Havas, has lived up to its best traditions and perform- ed a great public service by giving 'a very complete coverage of all the news, while maintaining its reputa- tion for speed and accuracy and the general reliability of its reports," The president went on to refer to the careful coverage of the difficult political situation occasioned .by the Sdeial Credit experiment in Alberta, to the reorganization and enlarge- ment of the London Bureau last win- ter resulting in a much expanded and more intimate report of the news of the old country and the Empire, and to the successful experiment last summer of a Canadian Press picture service, whose logical development in time would be the carrying of an all. an interesting survey of the world gi- £, Canad picture service by telephoto -alongside the news, Referring to the recent retirement of B. H. Macklin, Mr. Preston sald: I would like to remind you that the be- ginning of our cooperative association goes back 30 years to the establish. ment of the Western Assoclated Press "in Winnipeg in 1907. That young organization ewed much to E. H. Macklin of tue Manitoba Free Press, first its treasurer and from 1913, its president. A man of vision, he never lost sight of the ideal of a national news association, That doc. trine he steadily preached to his con- freres in the east with an eloquence of phrase .so characteristically his own. * His. unremitting missionary work finally bore fruit in 1917 when the. four sectional néws associations 'were knit into one which has become the Canadian Press of to-day, < "Mr. Macklin gave the new organ- ization his warm-hearted support and on every occasion he has taken the long view of the future of our cooper: ative association, He could have been président any time these score of years but ha preferred to remain in the background, though even his mo- desty could not refuse the office of honorary president, created in 1924, to do him-hounor.. History will acclaim him the Father of the Canadian Press." Queer World! Putting Back tre ~ Clock: Every Geran univers.y man must hence- forth defend his honour by sabre duels, "An affair of honour," it is officiaily stated, "may deal with love, mmeney, and rep: tution of self, fam- ily, or Fatherlard.," 'The sabre is 3 ft. long with a quarter-inch round- ed tp, razor-sherp. Aftcrmprh: Tt 13 nearly twen.y- three years since the war started and yet list vear fourteen new cases wore sdmicted te St. Dunstan's--all those of me. whe have now gone blin~ ag a resul! of having been gass- el. During the lust five years near- Hints KNIGHT Cookies For All Occasions Unlucky the child of four or forty who lives in a house without a cooky. jar. And unlucky the cook who never knows the thrill of mak- ing a variety of fancy and very tasty cookies. There are so many occasions when you will be glad that the. cooky jar is full. These lovely spring days, for instance, when the children come home from school rav- enously hungry--give them cookies. to eat.- They can take them outside and eat while playing. + Long, sunny afternoons bring. many of your friends to your door while strolling and with a host of dainty cookies on hand, you need have no hesitation in asking them in for a cup of tea, ac- companied of course, by any of the cookies for which the recipes are given below. These dainties well made, which necessitates using the finest . and best cake flour on the market, will establish your reputa- tion, not only among your adult friends but among your younger acquaintances. : Cookies for parties--cookies for every day---cookies for high days and holidays--all can be made from these recipes with the aid of a few fancy cutters and a little imagina- tive decorating. "Nut rlorentines Two cups sifted cake flour, 1 tea- spoon "baking powder, 4 teaspoon salt, % cup butter or -other short. 2 eggs, well beaten, 3 teaspoon vanilla, % cup nut meats, chopped, % cup brown sugar, firmly packed; - % teaspoon vanilla, 1 egg white, stiffly beaten. Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder and salt,and =ift again. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar said yes. It was a little after nine o'clock." ® " Dowell went over to the waste- basket and pulled out part of the morning paper, some torn letters and a large shéet of wrapping-paper. He studied it for a moment and then handed it to the clerk. 1 "Was that the one you saw this morning 7" The clerk looked at for a moment. "Yes, sir, 'I remember the printing, It's very bold lettering and it has the room number, too." It was indeed bold lettering. Terry could see it from* where he sat and it looked, as if had been done with the end of a match-stick, (To be Continued.) 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Remove from pan, Makes about' 8 dozen cookies, a ~ Coconut Cream Jumbles Three cups sifted cake flour, 8 4 tea spoon soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 1% cups sugar, 2 eggs--well beaten, 1 cup 'heavy sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla, Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder, soda, and salt, and sift again. Beat sugar into-beaten eggs. Add cream, vanilla and coconut and mix until blended. Add flour and mix well. Chill thoroughly. Roll % inch thick on slightly floured board. Cut with floured. cooky cut- ter into 3-inch..circles. Place . far apart on ungreased baking sheet and bake 'in-hot oven (400 degrees F,) 12 to 15 minutes, or until done. Makes 30 cookies. (One 'cup sweet cream may be substituted for sour cream and soda in this recipe.) 'Swedish Cookies Four cups sifted cake flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups butter, 1 egg -- well beaten, 1 teaspoon vanilla, Sift flour once, measure, and sift again. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy, Add egg and beat well. Add flour, a small amount at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla and blend. Shape into 2 rolls, 1% ins. in diameter, chill overnight, or un- til firm enough to' slice, and. cut in cooky press. Bake on ungreased cooky sheet in hot oven (400 de- grees F.) 4 to 5 minutes, or until These rich cookies are especially refreshments, When sliced, they may be decorated attrac- tively with bits of candied cherry, angelica or citron, chopped nuts, col- ored sugar, or decorettes. « For your 2 SEEDS and GARDEN SUPPLIES Remember thats "You find the best of PERRON'S", Y SPECIAL Send 15 in Siam an u will receive a fackage of Satlslan, pansion No. 2549, and r magnificent sead catalogue, Tully (Ilus= trated, 172 pages, several in natural colours, and most completé In Canada, 6 com; In Ca: / A a W-HPERRON x CO SEEDSMEN EN RSERYMEN T9335 STLAWRENCE BLVD, MONTREAL , the street, -without, a driver. With «+o they're PI so delicious! . dainty little circles of melting joy that actually make -- soups, salads and snacks taste 17 two hundred new eases have been admitted, : Fxpensive Buttonhole: An English ~arnation valued at £1,000 caused great interest at » display in New York. The higk price. is due to the fact tbat only the first plant of the » new variety can be used, as the seeds sc!dom breed true It-takes about five years to develop. Don't Want Money: Nearly 80,- 000 unclaimed accounts exist in the Post Office Savings Bank, They range from a féw shillings to hun- dreds of pounds - the average work- ing out at about £16. Snake Slakes with Beer: There was pdacticallf a riot when a travel. ling sulesmsn: entered a bar in Syd- rey, New Youth Wales, with a 10 ft.- long snake "-urled round his neck. Rat the snake caused no trouble. Wher: his master ordered a pint of beer, it curled its head down to the glass and enjoyed a drink, A name for every letter of the al- phabet, from Ann to Zenus; is the proud possession of a London wo- man, Age Means Nothing to Maria Zo- garska, a Polish woman. She'is 65 years old, has been married for near- ly 40 years, and looks like a young woman of 20. The closest medical examination has failed to find any trace of age in her, \ ' Cross-Purposes Our favorite story of the week is about a nurse and a truck-driver. The nurse, an efficient young lady named Pauline, was walking along Fifth Avenue one bright morning, on her way to a private' case, when she saw a truck rolling slowly down no hesitation, she ran out, hopped onto the running board, and. applied the hand brake. The truck stopped, ; and Pauline, wanting to go right |. through withthe thing, began look-. ing around for the driver, Just then a man appeared on the sidewalk, and she said, to him, "Is this your truck?' He said yes, it was. "Well," Pauline said, "it was rolling down the street." "I know it was, lady," the fellow said, wist- Tobacco Men Get More Pay N ment i : Also ow Avie in. Quebec, A * Hours : MONTREAL, -- Chairman Gustave Francq of the Quebec Minfmum Wage Board announced last week a conference of workers and employers in the province's tobacco, cigar and cigaret manufacturing industry ap- proved new wage rates ranging from one to four cents an hour higher. - The new agreement, effective Aug 'ust 1, cuts two hours from the indus. try's 60-hour week and provides that at least two-thirds of all employees, instead of only 60 per cent, as at the present, must receive a $12.60 a week wage, pald workers with two years' "experience. L ' Beginners' wage will be $7 a week, Wage scale are slightly lower outside Montreal district, : About 4,000 women workers are af- fected by' the new schedule, Birds, as a rule, do not use their nests for sleeping purposes. Only the rent incubating the eggs remains in the nest at night; the other par- ent usually sleeps nearby, INSTANT fully. "I was pushing it." GAS i | 9. 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He is in receipt of what ht be termed a good salary, and he was trying te find out how many weeks in the year ok he works to pay for various outlays - he had to meet. His conclusion was this: : Income tax ii... finn 3 Weeks Rent i Br on Heat AR Blectric light and water .... 2 " Life fnsurance , EE Sickness ...... " wie n Vacation © cei. 2 " Car, plate, gas tax, Insur- ance and gas, plus depre- Slaton "ini mins 3 » Church and charity . 2%" Clothing, shoes, etc, . 2 h Occasional help ..... 1 5 Food ete. ou. 12 Lf Furniture, dishes . 1" Total .......... tai 40 . This gentleman admitted his figures may not be exact, but he is satisfied tile of the year he said he had saved ex- actly ten weeks' wages, and was wondering "what had become of the other two weeks earnings for which 'he could not account. It was rathera novel way of "trying to get an ade- quate idea of where his money had gone. He lives well but-not in an ex- travagant way, but finds he has put in 40 weeks of the 62 in 'the year fore he has anything left for saving or investment. 'His conclusion is that a man does well if he saves one fifth of what he makes and believes a man on a lower salary could not save more than one-tenth, Eat With Knife" - 1837 Part of Deportment For Fair Sex of Century Ago LONDON, Eng, -- Have customs and manners changed considerably since the Coronation of Queen Vic- toria in 1837? 3s A deportment handbook of that date, "Dedicated to The Fair Sex of Great Britain," makés amusing-read- ing nearly 100 years after its publi- cation. . Miss 1837 had to remember that the good table manners were easential to social success. She was implored by the author never to 'convey food to your mouth with your knife -- it is ~ Jonly to be used as a divider." The art of being a good listener | was also included in a young lady's social education. Evidently there was nothing "so brutally shocking, nor so. tion to the person that fs speaking to you." A debutante of 1837 was not en- >| couraged to make casual- friends. "La. dies 'usually have a proper sense of their own importance," one chapter states, "and therefore it is hardly ne- cessary to say that if a gentleman presumed. to recognize you in the street, from the circumstances of tis having dancéd with you at a pub'ic ball, you will not return his salute, but will cleverly avert your head, so that he will receive due cognizance of your rebuke." ; : Digest Magazines Increase. All persous who have occasion to enter the premises of newsagents these days wust have been struck by one recent development. That is the sudden and extensive increase in the numter ot pocket-size 'digest' maa. azmes, According to the New *Re- pubic there are now thirty-nine of thace 'publications being issued, and more aré in the making. Apvarentiy, the majority ot the di- gest tiagazineg are thriving. which sugpests that if their numbers in vreare and their circulation rises thoy will soon threaten the suprem- acy of the very publications whose pages they have invaded for their contents. Already the leading poc- ket-s'te magazines are finding it nc- cessary to uy more and-more. orig- ina: .naterial. Will the 'paradox arice of the digests having .not eno gh stuf to digest? Will the dirests ther begin to 'digest each othec't Or will they become to en increasing degree the conveyors of first Land nuterial? Unique Calendar VANCOUVER.--A Chinese per- petual calendar invented by Jung Jin Sow, Vancouver Chinese, is in the city archives, It reveals days oft the week and month for any date from the year 1 B.C, to the year 9999 A.D., and is in the form of a cardboard disc. Four small screws when twisted in the correct combina. tion reveal any calendrical informa-. tion desired. il di ai A car that is streamlined per. fectly for a speed of 30 miles an hour is not streamlined perfectly for a speed of 60 miles an hour, p Figures arly Wages * = mt fr eo One Stratford gentleman who likes - completed his iicome tax y are approximately so. At the end ~ working to get money to pay out be- little forgiven, as a seeming inatten. - (28 » L "W 4 h < » » K * ' ¥- a 3 LS R ~ b » -- } art KJ 2 -,