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ADMIT ONE fly SIDNEY HORLER SYNOPSIS. Whn Philip Crane arrives In London on a holiday, through a '-"Incidence of like namea he l liken for the crook Crane, who Is a tool of a band ruled by mynterluuM 'Empress." He r*cu,-s Margery Ferguon and learn* that her father Is held captive by "The Kmprens" In Mandllng. 1'hlllp got* to Handling and meets Charles Whittle, an American detective. When Crane In abdude.l Whittle .-alls In Scotland Yard. Margery coen to Mandllng. Crane Is |in|iM'hi .1 with .Margery's father, who drop* <ltad from rxhauatlon. I!lr< hull. the crook "Crane," (!* to London to warn tt,.> Kmijnss that the police are Mpleiou*. CHAPTER XXII. Cont'd.) Over by the window, through which he kept looking, Birchall fidnetd. It was as though he w.i-, expecting to see, in the street below, his terror take material shape. Meanwhile, seated at her bureau, the Empress calmly stud- ied documents. Only once did the speak. "Either sit down, or leave the room," she ordered curtly. Silence, disturbed only by the rustle of the papers a-, she turned them over. After three minutes he rushed erogg the room. "What are we hanging about here for?" he asked ; and, before she could reply, he had ripped the receiver off its hook and enquired angrily: "What about that trunk rail to Mandling? Have we to wait all night?" The Empress '<< and took the in- strument from his shaking grasp. With the unoccupied hand, she motion- ed him to a chair. "Ye*," he heard her say; "What's that? . . . No reply? . . . Are you sure? . . ." Birchail waited no longer. He was up in his chair and clawing at her sleeve. "Don't you get it?" he shrieked;! "the police the police!" And, as though he had been gifted with second sight, the door opened. "I am Superintendent Wat*on, of Scotland Yard," aid a deep voice. "I told you!" whined Birchall. But the Empress ignored the words. She faced the unexpected visitor with calm hauteur. "And I am Mrs. Aubyn St. Clair," he said ; "I demand to know the , - ea- son for thig intrusion." The reply came promptly. "We have received information that young gentleman named Mr. Philio Oranv is missing and that you arc oncerned with his disappearance." "I am concerned? You are joking." "On the contrary, I am very seri- ous, madam; no serious, in fact, that I must requcKt you to accompany me to Scotland Yard," He moved swiftly to one side as Bin-haTI attempted to brush pant him. "And you, too, sir. Tliom.!" rais- ing his voice. A younger man, also dressed in plain clothe*, came ijuickly from the hall. "We have ii cli uiitpide, and there'll be no display. If you behave sensibly, no one need be any the wiser," the 8u|*rintendent now said, turning once again to the woman. The words were sarually uttered, but The Empress knew I heir import. Once at the Yard, hhc would never get away. Bl'iff av she mighi, 'he net would cloM around her. "I refuse to accompany you," she iiid; "this is an insult, and I hll peak to my solicitor*." "You can speak to them after you have visited the Yard," won the inflex- ible reply; "it's my duty to warn you that if you refuse to come with me, you will be taken by force." She looked quickly round the room, Parker's Will Pay Mail Charges Both Ways ^i ml your cleaning to Park- er'n and you will always he sure of lovely renults. All garments are cleaned by j the famouft non-gasolene m Hli oil which makes clothes ! cleaner, fresher and absolute- ly odorlesH. Questions gladly aiihwered by our Mail Order Depart- ment. Postage charge** paid both ways. BARKERS J OYf WORKS tl/^ITtD CLEAN ERSs DYERS 791 Yonge St., Toronto Specialists In both Clothes and Household Furnishings ISSUE No. 17-32 but tho Superintendent was already by her side. "Very well," she said; "but some- one win suffer for this." Superintendent Watson raised a hand to his moustache. It was the nearest approach he ever made to a smile. CHAPTER XXIII. Determined as he was, Simon Stev- ensson knew that time was valuable. He had pretended to ignore Birchall's words, but he realized clearly that the British police, once they took up an enquiry, never relaxed their hold. So far, he had gained the honors but, brooding over the matter, he became more and more convinced that there would be a second visit to "The White House" that night. He must be pre- pared. To the servant who answered the bell he said: "Ferguson is in the cellar; bring him to me." If he went away and he was al- lowing the idea to sink in it would be necessary for him to take the for- ger with him. For Ferguson's work was only half done; there remained a good deal to be finished. His plans in this direction were rudely shattered. "Ferguson is dead," announced the returned servant. Stevensson rose swiftly and walked up to the man. "What's that you say?" he demand- ed. "Ferguson's dead he's conked out." "Dead? But who killed him?" "Not that other fellow. When I went down there, he was nearly blub- bing. No, it wasn't murder I reckon Ferguson must have had a weak heart and shoving him downstairs completed the job. What shall we do with the body?" Stevensson did not reply immediate- ly. Ignoring the man, he paced up and down the room. It would seem as though his luck were giving out that the cards were stacked against him. If only Whittle had been cap- tured by Grosner before he had given that information to Scotland Yard! It was no good reflecting upon thai now, however: this was a situation for a man and he had t face it. To stay or go. That was the ques- tion. With Ferguson dead, it would certainly seem as though he had bet- ter slip across to France for a while. He would ring up the Empress. The man still standing in the door- way attracted his attention again. "What shall we do with the body, boss?" A third voice answered. "I think you had better leave it where it is until we see it." During the next ten seconds, Stev- cnsfion did the quickest thinking of his life. "So you're here again, Mr. Laidley," he remarked. "I thought somehow you might turn up once more." The Folkestone police officer dis- regarded the pleasantry. "We'll cut out the compliments, Mr. Stevensson, and concentrate on your cellars." He underlined the last word and had the satisfaction of seeing the man wince. "I'm afraid I overlooked your downstairs department the first time I was here. Very careless of me, I'm sure, but I intend to rectify that now. Matthews!" he called; and an assistant stepped forward. "Watch this man," was the order he received. Stevensson kept control of himself. "You prefer me, then, not to be your guide, Inspector?" "We'll find out everything this time," was the significant response. "This fellow will do." He pointed to (he man who, a minute before, had brought his tale of tragedy to Stev- i-nsbon. He was not a free agent now; \ by a dexterous manoeuvre his hands: had been pinioned behind him by a sec- ' ond detective, and a pair of handcuffs ' xlipped round his wrists. "As you please, my dear Inspector," remarked the host; "but, nevertheless, I think it ia only fair to say that I shall register a protest in the proper i|unrters against this high-handed ac- tion of yours. I won't waste words oy saying that you have no justification for your suspicion, either against me or my house. By the way, 1 suppose you have the u.sual warrant?'* "In a case like thic, no warrant is neceMtary. 1 am acting on my own responsibility and with a full sense of what I am doing." "Very well. Gregory, please do whatever the Inspector uixhes. Obey This youngster, TUomas Hamilton, native of Los Angeles, denies In this graphic demonstration that radium water is dangerous. Sever* physical examinations have shown no harmful tendencies. "He's about the place somewhere, I have no doubt. Do you know where find him, Gregory?" "The last time I saw him about half-an-hour ago he told me he was going to the village." "Well, he can wait. I-ead on, my | lad, to these cellars of yours. It came out quite by chance, Stevensson, that this house was built on the ruins , f a monastery. I suppose you weren't aware of that fact?" "You are adding to my stock of knowledge every minute, Inspector." With a short growl, the police offi- cer turned away. Once outside the door, he and his companion were joined by a, comical- looking constable P.C. George John- son to wit. Johnson, in a laudable en- ', deavor to meet any emergency, *iad already drawn his truncheon. "You stay here, Johnson, and at- tend to anybody who comes in or at- tempts to go out." Laid ley would have wished for a more reliable addi- tion to his staff, but he had to put up with this material as being the best available. "Yes, Inspector." With the handcuffed guide going be- fore them, the small party crossed the hull and entered a corridor on the other side. "The wine cellar's down here," the man said, poiutjng ttf the wooden floor, Laidley nodded. He had a horrible suspicion that he was about to be made a fool of. He had merely his own intuition and tho information of that fool of a constable upon which to go. He spoke brusquely. "I want to see it not to be told where it is." The man touched something with his foot and the fioor opened slowly. Stretching down could be seen a flight of steps. A cold, raw air came up to them from below. (To be continued.) Wild Apples The frost, still heavy on the lowlands, won A radiance soon melted by the BUD. That gave It, and the river took the lost Quick splendor that had faded with th frost. Then Malcolm looked a moment as In doubt Across the river and the fields about Touched with the glory . . . He left the road and followed down a lane Leading to uplands bright above the plain. His free stride rustled dead leaves as he went Along the hill-path To him came the scent Of wild grapes heavy with their sweet- ness still Ungathered In the brambles oil the hill Except by birds ID flocks that now and then Arose uear him and settled down again. In one place opened eastward on the) slope He looked far back and saw the hazes grope Above the city he had left behind. Below him stood the cabin In the trees. The orchard, sweet with Its old mysteries Of blooms that faded, fruit that came to pass Ungathered always In the matted grass, Now greeted him with but one definite sound Of ripened apples falling to the ground. Glenn Ward Dresbach, In "Selected Poems." Jack "You seem strangely rest- less and 111 at ease for one of your quiet disposition." Tom "Well, you sec I try to re- spect my wife's wishes during Lent and yet believe me It's the only e- son of the year when I feel like kicking over the traces." you would me. You liim stand?" The mail Inwi-ivil Ii * hcud in a ges- ture of ,i' ii n> . . i !. . Had he not done so, his eyes i)iihl have told their own ' -lory. "And no liicks," mldid l.aidley. "Tut, tut!" imx'keil Slevciiss-on. "J ( iisk you, III. |n-i tm, what three iiltlr li"<lieil men hnve to tVar'.' 1 ' "On this trip, 1 inn taking no hanc-os," was the curl reply. "You might let me kn'\v where your Italian body-wrvant it. I've leard a lot iilm.i; that fellow rm-ntl.x, ui'il I *houlil 'ike \ --(> him.'' GERMANS TO EXPLORE ANDES. Heidelberg. Despite the hard timed, Germany will have at least one major mountaineering expedition In the Held this year, the Andes RecnnnoiHsanoe of 1932. It ban Just sailed (torn Bre- men for Peru. It has for object not | only mountain conquest but scientific I lesumli, and Professor Kncn/el of the' University of Heidelberg is Its neolo j gist ond KKoKi'upher. I'mfessor Tb. I lleii/.og of .Icna University looks after botanical exploration. The leader of the PNpedltloii it Dr. P. H. Bor- chfir. second vlre-prohlilont of the Oor- in, iii Alpine rliib. The < limbing Iciim is reel tilted mainly from members ' of IHN! year's Dvhvpiifnrtli I'xnVdilion to iln- llini.iln vj-j iiiul Krwin SrhiU'l- ili-r, >\lio proved their slur, heads it. 1 I in- luiitluilnr objective Is the Cordll- Ima Hlaticii. Hcsiilos iMonnl lln;m iHiiin, iiparly -'.'."lOfl fcMt hlRh, Hr a number of I'o.mm fnni nx yet climbed. International Friendship Promoted by Radio An international exchange of broad- casts IE a recent feature of radio which was explained to the Parliamentary Committee at Ottawa by Major Mur- ray, of the British Broadcasting Cor- poration. Periodically a British pro- gramme, for example. Is relayed throughout Germany by the German stations, and a German programme Is similarly relayed throughout Great Britain by the B. B. C. Major Murray said that apart from the value of International understand- ing and good will, this practice of In- terchange provides an advertisement which no enterprising country can af- ford any louger to ignore. It Canada had her Independent broadcasting authority so recognized as to be in a position to deal on equal terms with the other broadcasting authorities of the world, she would share In enter- prises of this kind. Among a multitude of internal ioual societies and organizations perhaps one of the most unusual and original Is the Soclete Internationale des Kato- vk-ards which has been established by the listeners of the Katowice radio station in Poland, and numbers over 2.000,000 members grouped In 67 cen- ters spread over almost the whole of Europe ami North Africa. This so- ciety Is four yearn old. and owes Its origin to an outhum of excitement by M. Stefan Tymleniecki. the musical director of the Katowice broadcasting station. Kxcept for Russia, Czechoslo- vakia and Portugal, all Rurope partici- pates in the organization which now has a special badge with the inscription "Loin des yux PICK du coeur," de- signed by Dr. Itnch of Vienna, one of the nio-i fiiiliii.-iii-.tic members. North Africa is also inn< h interested, while from time to lime letters are received from Japan and Ninth America, where a centre i< heinu established in Chi- cago. The frU'ii<Nhi|> l)piw-en ilie "Halo- vicards" manifests itself in various forms: the poorer members write and exchaiiRo photographs, the rich ex- change visits by earn, going sometimes from France to Cairo or Itucharcst. When th Katovicards meet one an- other at international events they start Immediate co-operation and show the same interest as in hitherto un- known relatives. This International frlvnilship over the ether has resulted in several marriages, several adoptions und also, perhaps, some advertising, but the great majority of people have ! been attracted by it without any self- ish Interests The Mall anil Kmpire, i Toronto i. England Likei Brazil Orange* Rio do Janeiro. England I* the greatest consumer of Brazilian oranges and biinnnaH, export figures for 1931 reveal. Out of a total of 2,054,302 boxes of ornnKPH exported by Brazil last year fully four-fifths were bought by Kng- land Total banana exports that year readied 7.855,752 bunches, half of which were napped to 1h Kngllsh nuirkel. -% _ ^ "t'hcei up, old boy." advised the married man. "You know 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have lovi-il i all." "Yes," agreed the rejected suitor, jiimlliiK a hunch of keys In bis pocket, "better for the florin). the confectioner, the messenger boy, the, i i--lauraiU waiter, the tuxicub man, the theatrical magnate and the jftti-h-i'." SAIAM TEA NOW BROWN LABEL SAME FINEST QUALITY London's Storehouse of Wines A vault that contains three-quarters jf a million gallons j.' wine has been shwn to several of London's distin- guished visitors of late. Known as the Crescent Vault, it is one of the won- ders of the London docks. Built 127 years ago, it is still in j use as London's main store for wines ' placed in bond. It covers more than three acres and house* row after row of gigantic barrels filled with wines that are slowly maturing. Here is port that has been around the wor.'d and sherry that was pressed from the grapes when the present generation was young. Here are marsala ard madeira. It is important to keep wine at nn even temperature, and that of tho Crescent Vault is regulated by means of gas-jets. These g'.ve off blue rays that made the surrounding darkness all the more intense. From time to time in the long cor- ridors, some of them a quarter of mile in length, one catches sight of a circle of faces, half- revealed by hand- lamps, bending over a cask, like thoge* of smuggler^ conspiring. The quiet io broken only by voices and by a mys- terious tapping made by the coopers as they test the casks for leakage-". They are guided entirely by the sound of the casks in respmse to their tap- ping. Twice daily they have to com- plete the round of casks. Eight m?n are kept busy on this job. Student* in Bulgaria Live on $5 a Month Lorn, Bulg. The average cost of maintenance for an out-of-town stu- dent attending the high schools In this typical provincial Bulgarian town Is s.". a month, according to the director of the "gymnasium," in which there are 1.000 hoys and girl?. Many of the village boys and girls Ilivnn even morf> economically. They go home every Saturday and return on Sunday, with a bundle of bread, cheese, dried fruit, and salt pork, to which they restrict their diet, adding now and then a bowl of sour milk or a portion of bean stew. Schools | are crowded fur beyond capacity and ; have two shifts dally, one beginning before dawn and the other cln-in^ long after dark. Another reason why som are i>!'';'- ed to see amateurs planting gardens In April Is that It often mf ans more ; I jobs for professional gardeners in June. The Christian Science Monltar. Gardening Hint Now is the time to study seed-pack- ed Illustrations to see what the seed* you are going to plant won't look like-. She "Did you see any sharks when you were crossing the Atlantic?" He "Yes, I played cards with a couple ot them!" SPECIAL OFFER Government Standun] Seejs for thrs (: 'iim garden. I 01. B*t Detroit Bad. 1 01. Carrot Chtnay. 1 ot. Badi.h - White Tipped. 1 01. F&rsnlp Hollow Crown. Pkt. CabbAg* Coi-tuhag-en ICkt. Fkt. 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