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Flying; Courier by Boyd Cable ( H.M'TKK 1. Nuruh Sfunian, hurrying through the gale on to the Croydon aerodrome, overtook and passitl a young man in Iriither cout and hvhnet, and next in- st4Lnt haltc<i so abi^ptly that h« al- uvofit bumped into htr. "L'xcuHe Die," she said br«.>athl«s>sl^ and, lookint; about her with a bome what bcwildeiHMi expression, "Can you tell me which is Iho Indian mail •plane?" "Yes, iher*- hhv is," said tho lealher- I'lad man with a flip of his hand to- wards the biK 40-seater waiting on the lont-ret*.' floor out in front of the rfficen and rontrol tower. "But you'll have to hurry if you're goinf^ in her. We're due to take off in minutes now. Come along." "No, I'm not going niy-^elf," she ex- plained a.s she moval forward at his side. "I came to see some friends off uid traffic delays kept me late. But I only expected to see one machine." "Other two are a French liner and » Dutchman," he said. "But I'm afraid vou're late to set? your friends. All :he passenger H are in their seats by iow, and the .«teps will be taken away u a minute." "That's too bad," she exclaimed in ones of vexation "I'm her pilot," said the man. "I :ould pive a message to your friends i you like." "Oh, I'd be so jflad if you would, " Ae said gratefully as they came to rf»e little knot of i)eople standinfr tbout the steps up into the .saloon. 'My name is Miss Seaman, and my .'rjends are IKttor and Mrs. Byrne." "I'm Elliman â€" Glynn EUiman," said die pilot. "I'll give your me.<;sage and %\\ z.xk>\qk\w, for missiitg them. Time's ap, so I'll be off. But I'm sorry you're not coming with is," he added with a jmile. "Thanks again," she said, flashing a smile back at him. "And â€" yes, I'm al- most sorry my.^elf." He saluted her with a half bow and a touch of his fingers to the leather cap, and was tfrning away when a shout stopped and turned him. "Glynn! Hold on, Glynn," came the shout again, and the waiting group looked curiously towards the machine, w-ith another man on his heels strug- gling into a leather coat as he ran. The first man made for Glynn and taking him by the arm led him a little a.'^ide, speaking quickly. The second man made straight for the machine and clambered swiftly up. Next in- stant the steps were hauled away, the BXKx-tators were ordered to stan<l clear, and the big engines revved up from a quiet ticking' over to a long-drawn booming roar. The hugo machine be- gan to roll majestically forward, swing ponderously, and move off on to the 'drome. Glynn Ellim.in was still talking to the bare-heade<l man, but a moment later was left alone as the man made for the office rgain. Norah .Seaman, intently watching the liner gather way, lift her tail and go racing out across the grounds, and then slide smoothly and gently into the air, heard a voice at her side. She turned to find Elliman there. "Sorry I couldn't give that mes.sage after all. Miss Seaman," he said. "Why, what happeneil?" she ask.'d in surprise. "I thought you said you were pilot of ihat machine?" "So I was," he grinned cheerfully. "But the office ;.wil<hed me at the last moment with orders to hand over to another pilot, and stand by for some other special job." "Rather sudden, isn't it?" she com- mentiKl. "Do you get many of these •witches and sjKtial jobs?" "Not as often as I'd like," he said. "We've a prettj routine job as a rule. Hut there was a rumor floating round this morning that a pilot mit'lit be wanted to lake a machine through to India and maybe that's the job." They began to move slowly side by side towards the gate. "How interesting," she said. "You know, I half think I'd like to fly when I go back to India. I'm only lionvj here on a holiday, and then I gxj back to my father who is employed out there." "I say," he exclaimed suddenly. "Would >tm think it cheek â€" 1 mean, would you mind my asking you to have a spot of lunch with me here and hav;- a yarn about India. I was out there for j'eais, an<i know lots of people and places. We might dig up some nuilnal friends." She hesitaie<l a inoineiit, and n^' hurriedly renewed his plea. "Lunch will be all i-eady in tho hotel here. I have to drive in to the Ixmdon ofticc fcfter, ami I'd love to give you a lift in." "All right," she said with a little nod. "If you're sure I'm not keeping jfou from anything." "Great," he answered. "Come •long." Over their lunch they chatted about India, but it turne<l out she had only been there a year and all the tinrtc in one station, and as he did not know it or its people, they found no mutu- ally known friend.s. But they both en- joyed the meeting, and when Glynn Kllinian told her frankly that he was mighty glad he had been held back and so had this chance to know her, .the had t«> admit thit it had been rather pleasant. By the time he had her seateil l>e- .sidc him in his car and was driving out towards Cioydoii, his mind was very firmly made up that he was going to see a good deal more of her, and he told her so, smilingly, but wdth an evident resolve at the back of his half- joking words. "Ixwk," she cried suddenly as the car slowed a njoment in the traffic close by a newspaper boy carrying a plat'ard with h^.ivy lettering on it; "PRINCE FLYING TO INDIA." "I wonder if that is your special job?" she said. "I suppose you know who the Prince would be?" * "I dare say it's that Napalata chap who is crocked up here," he answered. "I read something about it being urg ent for him to get back to India." "Napalata is the neighbor State to where we live," she explained. "So na- turally I'm interested and know the .story as far as it has been published. The reigning Prince died out there re- cently; the one here is his eldest son and he is supposed to proclaim himself and take possession within .so many days. But his accident prevents him from travelling to get there in time; ad there's a rival claimant in Napal- ata who might make trouble." "Well, I suppose they'll just have to postpone the proclamation and taking hold," said Glynn easily, "or fly hivn out, if that will get him there in time. Y'es, maybe you're right, and that'.i the special job I'm booked for. Be rather a nice trip, I'd imagine. Sure to do the thing in style." "Let's get a paper and .see what it says," she put in eagerly. "I'm fright- fully interested." They bought a paper and pulled in to the curb to a halt while they read the scanty paragraph it gave to the item. Reports had been cabled from India that there was serious unrest and grave news of religious and racial ti-ouble being fomented in the State of Napalata, that persistent rumors were being circulated that the Prince in London was dangerously or even mortally injured and that the ti-ue facts were being withheld from his people in India. It is btilieved that only the presence of the Prince in his own capital could disprove these rumors, and it had been stated that this need was felt to be m urgent that plans were being made for the Prince to go by air to India. No confirmation nor denial of those plans had been offered however, by tho Prince's staff in Ix>ndon. "There's nothing much there thut we didn't know before," said Norah Seaman when they had read this through. "Except the bit about tho l>os.sibility of the Prince flying out." "Wonder why they don't say right out whether it's true or not," said Glynn, driving on again. She laugh- ed. "The usual secrecy of the Orient- al mind," she answered. "You kno.v them better than I do, but evefi I know what a pa.s,sion they all have for being mysterious and telling nothing." "That's true," he admitted. "But they'll have to double-padlock their secrets if they want to keep them from the press nowadays." As they drew nearer to town, shv asked that she might be dropped at one of the underground stations from which she could make her way to the house where she was temporarily stay- ing with friends. "When am 1 going to see you agjiin?" he demandeil, when he had found a station thai suited her. "Soon, I hope? What a'lout this evening?" She shook her head. "That's not possible I'm afraid. I know we are lyooked to go out somewhere tonight. And besides, you won't know what your orders are until you've been to your office, will you?" "Don't suppos<' 1 will," he admitted nduclantly. "But if it's this Prince (light job, they can't well Ik' chasing off tonight." "But you don't *ven know that is the ji>b," she pointed out. "I'll probably hear within an. hour, " he answered. * "I confess I'll Ik* most curious to know," she said. "Perhaps that's, de- plorably inquisitive of me, but it's really exciting to lie in touch with things like this. Anil the Oriental secrecy makes it all the more intrigu- ing." "Toll you what then," he said. "I'll give you a ring after I hear anything: certainâ€" this evening |H>rhaps. What lime will you be in?" They arranged an hour for him to I ring, and he noted the telephone num- ber. "And whe.. I phone," he added, "I hoiM! you'll let me fix another meet- ing as soon as I know what my move- ments will be." "I'd like to," she said frankly, as th: car stopi)ed. "And I'll ask my friends if you nay come along and i>ay them a call." "It's a bet," he said cheerily. "And I ring you this evening." He watched her disappearing into the station, turning to wave her hand as she went. (To oe continued.) 158 Men and Women Over 100 Years Old Sofia. â€" Recent luvestlgatlong revoal that there are 168 persons In Bulgaria who are more than 100 years old. This figure, in proportion to the total pupu latlon, gives Bulgaria third place for the world record, Lithuania being first and Portugal second. Of these 158 persons, only four have lived tbelr lives unmarried; elghty-flve are men and seventy-three are women; among them are 143 Bulgarians, four Pomaks, throe Turks, three Gypsies, two Jews, one Armenian, one Kutzovlacb and one Rumanian. Of the women, eleven have had five children, four had eight, eight have bad nine, tree had ten, one has had eleven, ono as had twelve, four have had thirteen, ane has had fourteen, one has bad fifteen and two have bad sixteen. Of these men and women, thirty- seven were parents before they reach- ed the age of 60, but twenty-eight be- came parents between the ages of 60 and 65, forty-on between the ages of 65 and 70, twenty-one between 70 and 75, nine between 75 and 80, while two had children when over 80. Longevity appears to be hereditary, for the parents and grandparents of these old people mostly lived longer than the average. Thirty-three of them are teetotalers, while 125 drink moderately, but only forty-eight smoke, a curious fact in a country which grows tobacco. They are all even-tempered, cheerful folk. Sixty-nine of them have spent their lives as shepherds or shepherdesses, forty-eight have worked upon the land, eighteen were servants, three were blacksmiths, two dressmakers, two gardeners and one nondescript. Only fifteen spent their lives as house- wives. Budapest. â€" Ayone really wanting to be a centenarian can do no better than settle in Verbasz, Macedonia. Of the 400 inhabitants twenty are over 100 years old and no death has occurred In the village foi' more than two years with the single exception of a new- born baby. The aged inhabitants eat, drink, smoke and avail themselves of all the village fun they can get. Physicians say the climate Is ideal but they have found no other reason for longevity in Verbasz. Exquisite Quality GREEN TEA nt Also in Black and Mixed Cold Hands, Feet, Due To Poor Circulation A girl came to see me recently, writes a doctor, complaining that her feet and hands were always cold and blue. Ill cold weather they were very uncomfortable and she found the trou- ble in her hands affected her work badly. I went into the question of hor diet and suggested the usual things about plenty of fresh meat, vegetables etc., but the most important thing I told her was to stimulate her circulation by exercises. When you get up in the morning take u cold hath (it your doctor agrees) or a bath with the chill off; get In and out of It quickly and rub yourself down as briskly as you can. Immediately alterwiirds do a series of exercises before dressing. Skipping is priiaps host; otherwise jump up and down on the toes at the same time whirling your aims rouiKl iiiul round al tho shoi^ders. Before, during and alter Ihesu e.x- 1 Amstoriiam ercises stand still with the head well j maintain its world reputation back and bicatho deeply through the! •> nose. CDiitiiiue the cxcrciss until you feel warm and just slightly tired, but stop if they make you giddy. At lirst you will do much less than you can later on. In addition you should liiku a walk once or twice a day. Diamond Trade On Up Grade ijovernment Aid to Employers Has Cut Labor Costs for Manufacturers Amsterdam.â€" It goes without saying that the diamond trade and the dia- mond industry in recent years have suffered seriously from events In fin- ance and economics. In a world of de- creasing prosperity diamonds are find- ing fewer and fewer buyers, while the people who arc still buying have, of course, smaller means available for the purchasing of precious stones. The direct consequenc! of this situa- tion In the diamond business has been a general demand for smaller stones; but at the same time the demand for expensive stones went on, although to a far smaller extent than before. This symptom was generally accepted by the diamond trade here as proof of the confidence which the public has in the stability of the value ot diamonds. Diamonds are found principally in SoiUh Africa, although they occur also In other parts of Africa and In South America. About 90 per cent, of the production Is controlled by the Dia- mond Corporation, Ltd., of London. This company has therefore power to maintain prices. With th decline in the world demand production was re- duced, and as a matter of fact most diamond mines were closed long ago. Because ot various circumstances prices of small stones are much lower than before, and the wage factor is playing a big role in the total price of the finished product. Wages of dia- mond workers, which used to be rath- er high, had to be reduced in order to meet foreign competition. The Dutch Government then came to the rescue of Holland's diamond in- dustry. It made an arrangement with the employers which provides for a special allowance on the wages paid for the manufacturing of small stones, thus enabling the Dutch Industry to fight foreign competition and at the same time maintain the high quality of its product, which Is rightly world- famous. This resulted in a distinct revival ot the diamond industry. Several thousand diamond svorkeis were put back on the job here, and It looks as though this number is going to be In- creased in the near future, although the goods which are most in derhaiid now require a lot of labor; because of government support the real wages w' ich the manufacturer has to figure ill the cost price ot the product are lower than at any time during the his- tory of Holland's diamond Industry. The manufacturers for their part are carrying on a "Buy Now" cam- paign, putting big advertisements In the newspapers over here, something which was never undertaken before, pointing out thut diamonds these days can bo bought at minimum prices, the "lowest prices in the history of the modern diamond industry," and ex- plaining the invesliueiit angle. Taken all In all. prospects seem hopelul for the diamond Industry and seems to he ready to KILLORAN GOLD SYNDICATE UNITS (CALLING FOR 400 SHARES) FOR $10 EACH Situated inTIHLKMONT. (U'KHKC (iOLD IHSTRK T For Full Inrnrmalion iinii Map Write* CORDINGLEY, PIKE & CO. 201? 'FAR 8LD0., TORONTO. Telept.on« Your Ordert Collect Land Plaster Deodorant Oyiiiiini is a naturally occuiriiig sul- phate ot lime and is found in vast beds or deposits In several provinces of the Dominion. Crushed or ground, it forms the wellknown land plaster. (Jypsum may he valuable agricultural- ly in furnishing lime for plant growth as .1 Is fairly soluble in water, but since this lime is comtiiiied with sul- phuric acid and is present In a neutral condition, It follows, says the Domin- ion Chemist, that the gypsum has no value for the Irealmeiit of sour or acid soils. Kor this purpose it can not take the place of ipilcklime, slaked lime, murl, or ground limestone, which, as is well known, are essentially alkaline in character. Land plaster possesses the property of â- fixliii;" ammonia and for this reason is largely used in stables and cow barns. Thus employ ed, sprinkling or dusting the finely ground material in the stalls, It serves to retain the niliogen in the very read- ily decomposahle .stable fluids, and In cidentally lo keep llie atmosphere of the building imrc nml ^wiri. lire from ammonia. "I-Nir me. deniociai v signl(l?s a democratic and hnmanilarlan program ' carried through in a democratic man- uer."â€" Thomas U. Masaryk. i Praises Harmony Among Canadians London.â€" Replyiiijj to the toast to Canada at the annual dinner of the Wolfe Society commemorating the 207th anniversary of Wolfe's birth, held at Westerham. Kent, Lieut.-Col. U. P. Vanier, who was guest of honor, said as a descendant of the first .set- tlers of Canada he was happy to pay tribute of admiration to the gallant Englishman Wolfe, with whose name he coupled that o' the gallant French- man, Montcalm. The monumen erected to the com- mon memory of two armies symbolized the harmony in which two great races were going forv i.rd like brothers, hand in hand for the greater good of the country over which they had fought years ago, he said. How To KEEP FIT When your phytual rrgulwitjr In diiturb«Kl, »nd y<m fe*l run-<lo«n and "he»d»rhey" th« Mine tiling to do is to take Amlr«wi Liver Salt ott teveml au'-rrMivt daya until th« normal rhytliiti is fully ro patAblialied. Aiidrema »iU give Natvira tha aid iha needs lo do th:a for you by atimulating tha inner cleansing func* tiona. Then, when normal habita »ra rec*:^- •red, follow tha Andr«wa Rulea of Health. Rat moderately. Get lota of aleep. freah air and exerciae. And take a bracing, effervca^ing ftaiia of Andrewa I.tvrr Salt onca or twice a week Skiatained gotxl health will amply repay yon. (tet Andrewi from your druggiat. In tint at 3.%a and AOc.â€" New. large bf<ttle, 7Se. ftr^ Agenta: John A Uuatub Co.. Ltd., Toronto > 4 ISSUE. No. 3â€"34 The Eye's Treasury Gold of the reddening Eunset, back- ward thrown In largess on my tall paternal trees. Thou -with false hope or fear didst never tease RIs heart that hoards thee; nor is childhood flown From him whose life no fairer boon has known Than that what pleased him earliest BtiU should please: And who iliath Incomes' safe from chance -as these. Gone in a moment, yet for life his own? All other gold is slave ot outward laws; This to the deeps of ether takes Its flight. And on the topmost leaves makes glorious pause Of parting pathos ere it yield night. â€"James Russell Lowell, Poems. to Czechs Easq Travel Prague.â€" The Czech State railways, with the idea ot encouraging travel by rail, are Introducing special coaches for dancers, with good dancing space, jazz band and buffet. Trains will be labelled "dancing," just as they are now marked "restaurant car," for ex- ample. Furthermore, a Czech inventor has invented for travelers, spectacles which throw shafts of light from the readers forehead on the book or news- paper he is holding. These are likely to be supplied on trains also. The glasses are a little heavier than the ordinary kind. The lenses are on the eyebrows instead of in front of the eyes, electric wires connecting these lenses with a small battery carried in the pocket. Ordinary spectacles may be worn with them. Surgeon Has Heart Attack Completes Operation, Dies Rome. â€" In the midst of a delicate obstetrical operation Dr. Giovacchino Triolo suffured a heart attack. He continued howevei-, and saved the lives of Mme. Luisa Giorgi Sorivalo and her baby. As he left the operat- ing room he died. .> He "Qn't Take It" Pittsburgh. â€" .Seeking a divorce, W. D. Carnahan said he had "turned the other cheek" to his wife, Isabella, for 30 years. He asserte<i she broke his shoulder witli .. potato masher, hit him in the face with a telephone direc- tory, and told malicious stories which helped defeat him in a school board election. The last straw, however, was when she called in a woman friend to *lielp beat him up, h> testified. "Tlie clergy, as a class, are timid, and afraid to speak out." â€" Dean nge. Discipline Child Without Any Fear Mothers Are Afrmd of Losing Affection So They Humor Children Nature arranges many things, and among them probably Is that very, thing shouted down so often by child experts â€" the desire of a mother to hold her child's love by humoring him. Somehow or other I believe It must be meant for a good purfwse or It would not be there. At the same time there Is something else to be considered. Civilization does something to us. The higher we^ go In intelligence and education the; more sensitive becomes the nervous make-up, and normal emotion is exag-; gerated. What Culture Brings Compare the average high-strung woman of any cultured nation with her savage sister. One a sensitive violin capable of a million tunes, the' other a primitive instrument limited' to a few. " Thus constructed, our civilized moth- er is vulnerable to hurt much too easi- ly. She fears too quickly and goes to great extremes to preserve what she' holds dear. The dearest thing to her! is the love of her child tor her. She puts it even above her love for him. I do not think that children love their mothers altogether as we are so often told, because they are selfish and their mothers mean merely con- venience and comfort. This does en- ter into it, of course, but I give all children credit for a higher emotion' than that. They love their mothers because they love them, that's all. Mother's Attitude Therefore, I think there is less dan- ger of a mother doing a little discip- lining than she may think. She must! put aside this exaggerated ..e.'" of los-j ing her boy's or girl's affection, be- come a little impersonal at times and' take the law into her hands. She will; have herself to fight, of course, but If; she stops and reasons thus she willl see there is small risk. "I cannot go' on letting Junior have, his own way. I -•is he grows older he will respect me! more because he respects himself', more. At any rate it is better to sac- rifice a little of his devotion to me now if it means that he will be a bet- ter man. .Anyway there Isn't a chance in a thousand that it will make any difference in his real love at all." There is one thing I think that does make a difference. This is age. A mother's control should be put to work early. When a child Is older he is more likely to resent any change of system on his mother's part. Observe a method in the distribu-' tion of your time. Every hour will â- then know its proper employment, and no time will be tost. â€" Bishop Home. ' How to Stop a Cold Quick as You Caught It Take 2 Aspirin rablets. Drink full glass ot water Rfpeat treatment in i hours. If ttir'^at is v>r^. :njsl' and dissolve :• Aspinr Tablets in 1 nail ^lass d water (nu Ka.-gie accoriing to directions iV oox Almost Instant Relief in This Way The simple melhou plclurcaabove is the way doctors throughout the world now Ircat colds. It IS recognized as the QL'ICK KST, .safest, surest way lo lr<>at a cold. For it will check an ordi nar>" cold almost as last as \ou caught it. Ask your doctoi about this. .\nd when you buy, sec ihal you gel .\s- pirm Tablets. Aspirin Omi Nof Ho m th» H*a> 7 is ine irauomark oi 1 he tlayer c^ompanv Limiicu and the name Bayei .n ihJ lorm oi a cro.ss .s on ca.-n taL'ioi. rhcy dissol' : amiost iiisianuy Ana ihus woik almost insiantlv when yju lakc ihem. .\nd lor n garplj Aspirin I ablets dissolve so compieiely ihey leave nc irritating parti- cles (iei a box of 12 tablets or bottle ot 24 31 IOC ai an> druitstore. ASmm^ rABLIT* ANC M/.0« ». ::*NAOA