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jQuality has no substitute 'fiesf/nmtfeyartkns* ADMIT ONE SIDNEY HORLKtt "Let's stop this foolery," said Crane crisply. "I'm going to get into that house; you can come if you like if not, I'm going alone." Birth of Modern Era Royal Bank of Canada To Be Shown I Issues Strong Report i 17 i j _______ I Profits at $5,44&; 327 fully cover regular dividends and usual appropriations Total assets stand at over $825,000,000 Liquid position well maintained, quickly available assets totalling $348,630,551. Celebrated Relics Obtained King's Robe and Wm. Penn Charters on Ex- hibit List London. A comprehensive survey of the period which Is generallly Further striking evidence of the un- usual strength of the Canadian bank- -i - and British, foreign and colonial pub- lic securities of 124,641,816. Call loam and the rapidity with which lotal ?' 6 - 293 ' 380 * naturally repre- sent a substantial reduction for the garded as being the beginning of mod-jit has been possible for leading Cana-j U)0ge , Cana(Ia be!ng down , 18> . ern England the latter half of the , dlan banks to meet the changed condl- ' 847 95 - of 3J cent _ and tnoge reign of Charles II. will be embodied , tlons Is afforded by the annual state- ' In an exhibition to be held in London ment of The Royal Bank of Canada, from January to March. j The report, which is now going for It IB intended to collect as many I ward to shareholders, is for the fiscal I Vflll* l-LTI.Iill.r Vi . 1- , . .. . V. , . .. OAtU exhibits as possible to Illustrate the year eDdln S November 30th. life of tho King and his court, the campaign of Worcester, the arts of the period and the beginning of science, together with portraits of and by fa- He turned away before the other mous characters of the reign. SYNOPSIS following night" me about London last The answer came with surprising When I'hllip Crane, a young aeroplane dMlgnrr arrive* In London on a holiday, through u coincidence of like names, he In taken for the Crook Crane, who la a ' quickness. K ni ,!re B ." band rjl ' d ** * m> ' 8terlo) " s He rescues Margery Ferguson an'l taken her to a convent. He then noes to Mantlllng In Kent to rescue her fa- , _ thr. Meanwhile, Charles Whittle, an I Crane? was the query. Famous Relics Loaned. Loans are being made from private a success. The Hudson Bay received a charter Company, which II. man could catch his arm, and, break- ing into a run, disappeared into the darkness. His spirit was roused, and nothing, he determined, should stand in his way. That sc.-eam. . . . Racing with head down, he was sud- receiyed a charter from Charle8 dcnly pulled up with a painful jerk, i 1670 _ au(J wag , naugurate(1 by Then, he had a vivid sense of pleas- 1 James Duke Q{ York _ am , prince Ku . ure; the obstacle into which he had i , g lendjng le(]gers and journal(> run was a huge gate that seemed ,o, contalning tne royal stamp| aml thes6 b composed of two parts. This, hej w|U thn)w ]ight <m gome of the cug . Wlth the large resources at Its dis- posal, the Bank has been able to readi- ly adjust Itself to the new conditions and at the same time maintain its characteristically strong liquid posi- tion. With the less active trade conditions, , the general business of the Bank, as English collections to make the survey ; represente(1 by commercial loaD9i was al)r0 ad over 37 000,000. The generally lessened business activity Is further reflected In com- mercial loans, which are $419,345,043, as compared with $444.815,877 a year ago. Letters of credit also show a reduction nearly $10,000.000 ob- viously due to curtailed international trade. Total deposits stand at $647,303,075, as against > 95,589,060 at the end of the 1930 year. The decline, as Is well known, has been principally In de- posits elsewhere than in Canada, those "Because I thougl t ody else." "An American crook named you were some- Philip Empreits lio|><-s" to bend Ferguson'* will | know a thing or two." "I shouldn't be surprised." Two blows ' coul J play at this bluffing game. to her own. In the meantime Philip i Harnble g Inn .inij Crane arrives at Mrs while recormollerlng- comes with an unknown assailant. to CHAPTER X (Cont'd.) That was sufficient. Blow after I "You've not told me yet what you're doing here tonight," he persisted. The man holding the torch seemed about to reply, when an astonishing decided, after a closer examination tomg Q{ (U d carried hammer A was the means by which cars entered | Qf furs by aiR . tion and left the grounds- But, like the wall in front of "The! White House," it was ornamented | with deep spikes, and it would be a j difficult job to clamber over them. Still, this represented an easier meth- od of entry than the wall, and, put- ting his left foot on a raised piece of j woodwork, he started to climb. The next moment, however, he fait. time. For example, the was not In under the candle was 'on a smaller scale, but shareholders In the Dominion being down only will be gratified In finding that profits' 17,160,000, and now amount to J479,- were more than sufficient to permit of 1165,064. as against $486,325,264. payment of the regular dividend at the Satisfactory Profits rate of 12 per cent and, in addition, The snareho!ders of the Bank o take care of all the usual appropria- be tlcularly lnter ested in the Hon. including $600.000 set as.de for - accoun{ and , SQOW , Dominion Government taxes. out of and when the last flicker gut- tered out the fur was sold. The Duke of Devonshire Is lauding part of his valuable collection of sil- ver from Chatsworth House, Derby- shire, while (he Duke of Portland is YK 3kMi.Uk thin S happened: from the roof of Philip ram-d at the whitish blob; . * ' ., " blow which he knew must be the other man's fact-. He heard the other begin- irg to breath stertorously this was keavy going for a man of his weight. Then, with a superhuman effort, he struggled free, and, with a last, final spending of strength, swung a terrible blow. His opponent, who had risen gaspingly to his feet, went down with i -The White House" came a blinding i glare. "Hell's bells!" Philip heard his com- panion exclain: "a searchlight! They're leaving nothing to chance!" CHAPTER XI. "Quick! Flat on your stomach!" Recognizing a leader's voice, Crane thud and, once down, stayed there.; obeyed the injurrctio.i instantly. Pausing only sufficiently long to regain his breath,' Philip bent over the prostrate body. But the darkness was still so intense that he had stroke a match. to himself being jerked I backwards, and, flne s temporarilly depriving Welbeck Ab- bey of a silver gilt toilet set and Ing made should be regarded as very i satisfactory. Profits for the year 'amounted to 15,448,327, and these liabilities shows total assets In excess 'added to the amount brought forward of $825, 000,000, a reduction of only 'from the preceding year brought the Assets Well Maintained The general statement of assets and amounted about 7 per cent, as compared with the amount reported at the end of the pre- vious year. In the light of lower corn- total available for distribution up to $9,555,105. Payment of the usual 12 per cent, dividend absorbed $4,200,000; after the first bewildering surpriss he realized that the gates were open- ing outward?. He had to scramble Society of Friends Contributes Many heirlooms are loaned by City quickly away to avoid being brushed Companies and the Middle Temple. aside as he lay on the ground. The Society of Friends Is sending Whilst he shielded the flame with ne hand cupped, he muttered in as- tonishment; the man he had knocked out was the fellow who had shadowed Kim in Ixmdon the night before, and who, when challenged, had turned away with some paltry excuse. Who was he? And what was he doing here? One or two things sug- gested itself; cither he was an outpost of the gang in the house, or, he had been watching the residence for a pur- poc akin to his ow... For a moment he was afraid that he might have killed the man. The word "murder" rose up before him in 11 its grisly suggest! veness; but, as he started to fumble with the other's waistcoat, with a view to ascertaining if his heart was still beating, the pa- tient groaned. Philip's sense of thankfulness jvas quickly cut short. From the house behind him, came a low, quivering cry of horror; a sound that might have been wrung from a man tight-gripped by a terrible fear or, again, from one whose resistance had been worn down by physical torture. Philip halted between two purposes. Should he wait for tho fellow he had knocked out to recover consciousness or should he risk everything in order to endeavor to get into the hause? That cry might have been forced fron the lips of the girl's father. He re railed tho struggle he had seen in the upstairs room not long before, am was able to imagine something o what was occurring. The captive, per haps, had made a desperate bid fo freedom, had been overcome, knockc( senseless, and, when he recovered cor. sciousness, had been put to some kirn of torture. Heavens! He couldn' stand by and allow that to go on. Yet, a:i he started forward he heard his patient move. His first .duty, It now seemed, was to him. Perhaps hn rouM get some valuable information from him. He struck another match, and, by iU light was able to see the man sit- ting up rubbing his face ruefully. The next second, the light from an electric torch flashed full in his owr. face. "Oh, it's you!" he heard; "young fellow, your punch is like a mule's kick. If my jaw isn't fractured in two places then I'm a lucky devil! What in the hell made you start that fracas, anyway?" Crane took his time in replying. All things considered, the other's tone was surprisingly good-tempered; but this generosity of spirit might be merely a "They may have seen us, but I don't think so," he heard the American say"; "we were standing in this bit of wood- land, remember. They've pinched that stunt from the gangsters. I won- der what's the idea?" By this time Crane had some to the realization that the man by his side was more a friend than an enemy. )f course, much remained to be ex- plained; but, if the other was speak- ng the truth, he could not be regarl- >d as a hostile force. He did a little talking himself now. "Sorry I had to knock you down," 10 said. "I thought you were a mnn rom the house sent out to spy." "Not on your life," was the em- >hatic reply. "I'm a detective ssr.t over from New York to make certain enquiries. And you?" "My name really is Philip Crane, jut I'm not a crook. I'm just an aero- plane designer come up from Corn- wall for a holiday in Ix>ndon." "Well, the rest can wait. We shall Have a chance for a longer chat later n." Crane was impatient. "Ix>ok here," he said. "Is there any chance of getting into that house to- night?" "Not if you want to remain alive, I should cay." "That be damned! There's a man in there who's being tortured I heard him scream just now." With the end of the sentence, the glare of the searchlight, after taking another long sweep, died down. Dark- ness encompassed them again. "I feel exactly like you do, yount? man," said the detective after a paute, "and, unless I'm wrong in my guess, I have just as much interest in what's going on here as you; but that search- light shows they're, on the watch. We must be careful." Crane's blood was up. "Careful! When a man is possibly Making no noise, he waited a de- ( some interesting charters which once velopment. This camo in the form of j were in the possession of the foun- a powerful motor car, which swept der, William Peun. These charters through the gate at a rapid pace. ' have Indian totem marks on them, i Nowwashisrhar.ee! He listened , which are regarded as proof of thej anxiously for the voice of men, but ' early trade with the American In- , none had come. This meant, he de- dlans. cided, that the gate was controlled by [ While few authentic articles of; means of some mechanical device clothing of the Restoration period re- probably electric, and operated either main, tho robe of Charles II. will be _* _ i modify prices and general slackening a contribution of $200,000 was made of activity, the maintenance of total to Officers' Pension Fund; the usual assets at such a high level should be 'amount of $400,000 was appropriated regarded as a remarkably good show- for bank premises and .fOO.OOO was ing. In keeping with Its policy, the : allotted for Dominion Government Bank's liquid position, as usual, Is 8 1 taxes. After meeting all these charges strong one, liquid assets totalling $348,- 1 the substantial amount of $4.155,105 630,551, or over 48 per cent, of llablll- was carried forward to credit of profit ties to the public. The principal ac- and loss Into the next fiscal year, counts Included among them are cash) The report will be submitted to items gf $150,286,891; Dominion and ( shareholders at the annual meeting to Provincial Government securities of.be held at the Head Office of the IJank $85,473,058 and Canadian municipal on Thursday, January 14th. from the house or the garage. view. In the jewelry section the for the second time. (To be continued.) Snubbed Noted in Britain Trend of Literature Running to Nineteenth Century Novels ' will he displayed. Relics of the Battle of Worcester! London. According to statistics of are coming from the Channel Islands, i trade amongst the booksellers, the where Charles took refuge after his nineteenth century novel is again He got in just in time. The gates | diamond and black enamel ear-rings swung backwards at such a rapid pace , which were once the property of Nell that he was almost swept off his feet Gwynne, "Sweet Nell of Old Drury." Imirers much more frequently than i sales of new editions -v ould suggest. As for Thackeray, he has always en- Joyed a steady circulation in a rather select circle. Dickens, on the other defeat by Cromwell. coming into faror. A small boom Is larlty In another. H would be very interesting to know whether his "Christmas Carol" Is read aa often at this season of the year as It used to be. London booksellers agree that amongst authors still happily with us, none has more consistently kept his A young woman went into a bank to Tne portrait of Samuel Pepys, one i reported In the sale of Waverley pllblic f or 40 years than Kipling. have a cheque cashed. of the most famous characters of the novels; perhaps this Is prompted by IT V UMwW vi , i i LUC 111' > > L 1 U IllUU 9 KCUUMfcVtV %* L i* f , "But, miss," the clerk told her. "you period, will adorn one important spot, j the approaching ^ celebration of the will have to get someone to Introduce an( j a letter written to his almost you before I can pay you the money equally famous diarist and contem- on this cheque." She stared at him disdainfully. "Sir," she said, haughtily, "I wish you to understand that I am here strictly on business. I am not making a social call. I do not care to know you." An Analogy "Maybe the railroads need higher rates, but $10 tickets didn't save the theatres when movies began to take the business." M. A. Hurley. porary, John shown. Kvelyn, also will be Walter Scott centenary. | Hurt Not the Spirit. The conjecture is offered that this Hurt not the spirit of your friend revival of the British classics is due, By the uncharitable thought; in part at least, to the fact that young Though sired in secret It is caught scholars of to-day are not compelled ' In lr and seeks its Journey's end. to read them as school tasks. The Morning Post remarks that by schools Round all the world It cries through Control of Grasshoppers Next summer's grasshoppers are be- Kolng off the classics standard, so to lug fought this winter by the United States Bureau of Entomology, says the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science. A survey is now In progress u the 'hopper coun- try; this will be completed soon, and speak, literary merit, like the pound sterling, may be finding Its, true level. Present Indications are, adds the space Too quieted for mortal mind; Yet at some hour shall you not find It peering from your comrade's face? It will then be known what steps, George Kllot, and certainly Steven- will be needed to prevent a serious j son, are being re-read by their ad- 'outbreak In the West and M " rth ""'' Morning Po'st, that Meredith, George I William Soutar, In the Glasgow Kliot, and even Stevenson are still in eclipse, though its own belief Is that Silence is a true friend who never betrays. Confucius. "ThlB fellow thinks he can sing: next summer. The normal method of like Caruso." "Well, they do say stopping an outbreak of grasshoppers as 'ow Caruso had a beautiful voice, ! is to distribute baits of ursenic-pol- tut 'ow could they know with hlmJHoned bran where the young Insects stranded on that island with nobody < crawl In the thickets before they get to hear him but Friday?" I their wings and move over a wide territory. Tho present survey should We judge ourselves by what we feel ^Irbw where It will be necessary for apablo of doing, while others Judge us by what we have already done.- H. W. Longfellow. private owners and State authorities to lay In larger supplies of the mu- nitions of rhcmfra! warfare. M ; blind in order to try guard. put him off his "Who nre you?" he asked curtly; "nd what are you doing here?" The man addressed, rising lumber- Ingly to his feet, chuckled. "I might put the same questions," he snid; "in fact, I might ask you a 'great deal more than that." "Well, you won't get anything out being murdered!" He felt a restraining hand on his shoulder. "Easy there; if you'd been in the crime racket as long as I have, you'd know that nothing can be done im- pulsively. Are you staying in the neighborhood?" the speaker broke off to ask. "Yes. At n pub called 'The Jolly Sailor'." "That's my hang-out, too. I was told about it, and hoped to get fixed up tonight. In the meantime, I loft rny traps at tho Station. I'll tell you what, Chane: You just slip oft* to The Jolly Sailor' and wait for mo there." "No f;ar! If you're going to start anything, I'm with you." "Histl" came a sharp warning from the older man. "I thought I saw some- one moving over there." "So much tho better," was Crane's determined reply ; "let's get at 'em. What we want is informationthe best way to get in." "You bloodthirsty Knglishman! All right; I'm game if you are. Follow rne, and keep closely in touch." 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