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EATHON THE iAMOND BY CORTLAND FlTZSli-'MO NsWt SYr;oPSis of preceding INSTALMENTG: It has been ten years since Pop Clark v.on a United League pennant with his New Yorl< Blues. The sports writers, with the exception of Terry Burka of the Star, give them little chance. He bets $10 on them at 200 to 1 at the restaurant of Tony Mur- alio .a oambler, in the Broadway dis- trict. In the opening rjame with Phil- adelphia, Whitper, the visitors star pitcher, dies from a rifle bullet as he is ncarinn the homr p!ate. The Blues win. There has been ill feeling be- tween Larry Doyle, the Blues' rookie shortstopfi ex-Fordham star, and Whitper because Clark's daughter Frances had shown her preference for Larry. Detective Kelly suspects Doyle until he learns that Larry was talk- ing with Frances under the stands at Don't gamble with Weak Yeast ! BAKE WITH ROYAL -â€"always full strength I HATE THAT OfrÂ¥'TASn! I WISH l*P USfEP wr/M. the time of the murder. When the Blues are to open ii Boston, four of the Boston stars are injured Sid Stream, Nt â-  York gunman, wrecked their taxi by firing a rifle bullet into a tire. Stream is found dead and Terry receives by mail the warning: "Peo- ple who know too murh die "When Dirkin, Chicago star, dies just after knocking out a homer, and Pietro, the Chicago bat boy. disapepars, it is sus- pected that Dirkin was poisoned by handling his favorite bat. Terry sug- gests that it be soughi in the Harlem river, and that's where it is found. Clark sends Doyle to Newark. â- <K ^ "^ '' Each cake of Royal is protected by an air-tight tv rapper REALLY delicious bread de- mands an absolutely pure yeast ^ one that's full strength and pure. Otherwise, you run the risk of spoiled dough â€" heavy gray texture, a sourish taste and smell. You can always be sure of Royal Yeast. Every cake comes sealed in an air-tight wrapper â€" secure against contamination, its lull leavening power assured. And Royal is the only dry yeast that has this special protection. 7 out of 8 Canadian house- wives today insist on Royal when they bake with a dry yeast. They know it is reliable. For fifty years Royal has stood for highest quality. Be sure to ask for Royal when you buy dry yeast. Don't risk baking faihire with weak inferior yeasts. Send for tREE Booklet I'o Act uniform re- sults In breiid-buk- inft. it is important to keep the sponge at an even tempera- ture, rhe "Royal Yeast Bakt Book" ftives inNiructlona Cor the cure of iloufth. Send cou- pon for free copy of the book, Hiving 23 tested recipea for tcniptlnii brcnds, coiiee caV.'M. buna and rollf BUY MADE -IN - â- V CANADA GOODS Stnnd.iiJ Brands Ltd. Fniser .\ve. * liberty St. Toronto 2, Ont. Plcusc send me the frc* RoyrJ Yeast Bake Book. Na;nc Add To\vn_ -iV««(J«ce Ic:ue No. 16 â€" '37 fir h â- ^r-v have been waiting an eternity. She called his apartment hotel and when the operator told her he did not an.s- â- wer, she asked him if Mr. Bir.ke ha^l come back. The boy. who doubled on the switch- board and in the elevator during o£f hours, said he had not seen Terry go out. .A.lice wiiited until a quarter to one. She finally called Centre street and asked for Kelly and explained why she was calling him. When Kelly said that he had nei- their seen nor heani from Terry. Alice was in a panic. She blurted part o£ her reasons fcr her fears to Kelly When Kelly told her fce would go up to Terry's arartment. she j.ammeil on her hat and h'i.""i"d over there her- self. Terry had managed to get near the door, raise his l^gs and begin a sys- tematic rhythmic beating on his slip- pered feet against the door. He kept it up as long as he could and then stopped to reit. He was all iu. his head was splitting. He ached, he was sore and stiff and his throat and mouth felt like dried pieces of parch- ment. After a 'ong wait he tried it again, and paused because he heard voices just outside his door. He heard the lock turn and the door started to open ami then he fainted. When Terry recovered, he had to tell Kelly the entire story. Alice sat beside him and held his hand while he talked. The doctor had come and gone, and promL'sed that nothing serious would come of Terry's In.mp ou the head. Kelly plied Terry with ques- tion.'*. "So they thi. \i you know to<i much, eh?" Kelly askeii. "And I don't think you know anything at all. " "I don't. Kelly, really. I've just been the victim of circumstances." "It looks bad." Kelly sat back and pondered. "I don't tliink this attack should get into the papers, do you. Mr. Kelly?" Alice asked." It would make it dan- gerous for Terry.'' "It will be worse for him if there isn't something in them.'' Terry turned to .Mice. ' Kelly is right. If there Is no news item about it this . ang will wonder why. I don't any more of their interest. There was one brute this morning who want- ed to torture me." Terry shuddered. "Why not say that your apartment was entered, you were held ui> and robbed and hurt your head in an effort to free yourself from your bonds?" "That sounds reasonable. " Kelly said. 'We can keep the real reason to ourselves. This gang will think you are afraid to tell the truth. In the meantime, I will keep you covtred and perhaps in that way we will bo able to pick up a clue. You're sure you have no idea who the men were?" "Positive." "You're not holding back because you are afraid of the results?'' "Xo. I'd like to see them in jail once and for all," Terry answered ve- hemently. Most of the papers made quite a story of Terry's experience and ran heads saying that 'young newspaper man recently scspected by the police of complicity iu the baseball murders was held up and robbed in his apart- ment. "Mullins sug.gestod that there was probably something in the holdup which did not meet the eye, but his innuendoes died a natural death. The search for I'ietro and the sub- stitute bat boy went on. The nation was shocked l)y the terrible crime. Pierto had vanished completely. There was no trace of him after he left hia uncle's Bhop on Jerome avenue. A number of men were brought !n who were auspeclcd of being the substi- tute bat boy. but they were all mis- takes. The descriptions were so mea- ger that the possibility of his capture was remote. In the meantime, the po- lice were working on the poison and discovered what had been used, but refused to m^ke it l:nown to the pub- lic. In the shaft of the bat just where a man would grip it hard, the point of a steel phonograph nee<lle had been imbedded. The poison was smeared over the point of the needle. The heat of Dirkin's hand had softened and melted the poison and the impact of the and ball had forced the n"edle to juncture the skin. Thanks to Terry, the Boston acci* dent had been solved and it was through his suggestion to Kelly tiiat the bat ha' been found so quickly, but any further discoveries about the lat- est murder seemed beyond the power of the police. The days dragged by and nothing new was learned. The public, always hungry for new sensations, turned out in greatest nu-mbers whenever a game was play- ed, but their curiosity went unappeas- ed. For several weeks there were no new devlopments. The Blues played average baseball ami kept their posi- tion at about fourth place. The odds went down and there were some peo- ple who thought they might have a chance for the pennant, after all. The others still believed that not even a miracle would make the Blues a pen- nant winning team. Larry was a hit on the Newark team and. true to his promise. Terry kept his column full of Larry and the fine ball he was playing. The other men kidded Terry about the publicity he gave Larry, but Terry made no ex- planations, preferring to keep his rea- sons to himself. Whenever possible, Larry and Fran- ces Clark were together, as Larry no longer felt he was obliged to keep his promise to Pop Clark. During the weeks that followed Dirkin's death. .Alice, Terry. Frances and Larry were often together and found themselves speculating about the strange and un- explained murders. (To Be Continued i Trans-Canada Air Service to Open In September FLAN DAILV FLIGHTS OTT.^WA. â€" Daiiy fhjrhts on tno new trans-Canada air line may be inaugurated next September on the link between Winnipeg and Vancou- ver, Hon. 1- harles 0. Howe. ?*Iinister of Transport, told t'ne Hojse uf Commons recently. It is e.'cpected, the .\ill:.^tciâ-  su:d, that the trip will be maiie from Mon- treal to Wuicouver in sixteen hours flying: time, an airplane leaving Mon- treal every eveninir at S o'clock and arriving in Vancouver the ne.\t day. On the eastern leg between .Montre- al and Halifax it is estimated the planes will make the journey in five hours. Delivery ..f '.he necessary I'lyinjj eiiuipment is one of the important factors to deetrmine how soon the trans-Canada air service can be in- augurated the .Minister explained "Construction of war equipment" is taxing all the manufacturers to their capacity," he said, "but it is expected our machines will be ie- iivered by Soptembcr." TOF.ONTO OFF M.\IN' Lr Toronto will not be on tht Mne of the trans-Canada .A.ir ubt mails and passsangers fr ronto will be conneL-teii with the trans-Canada system by means of a branch line operating between To- ronto and Scotia Junction between Huntsville and North Ba.v), and the Minister of Transport informed .Oe-i- ton Massey (Conservative. Toronto- Greenwood) there will be no service between Toronto and Montreal or Toronto and Ottawa for the present at all events. The main line, the .Minister said, will cvnnect Vancouver, Lethbridge, Winnipeg, Kapuskasing, Ottawa. Montreal and Halifax. â€" ,^ yyi£^ ,yu> jiJ\iJi. QuA.iJk'QJt ru.caT' Buckingham CIGARETTE TOBACCO PACKAGES &V2lb.TINS ii'ij*** •,: vu. 'â-  \ Would Engage Unemplojmient To Repair Schools S'Uggestion Made in House of Ccmmons Aa Relief Measure OTT.WVA. â€" Irapro\ement of rur- Church (Cons., Toronto-Broadview). lief measure was urged in the House of Commons this week by Dr. J. J. M'.CCann (Lib., Renfrew South) as the 1937 relief bill was considered in c"ommit:ee of the whole. Many rurai schools were in a dil- apidated condition, said Dr. McCann, and local authorities had no money to improve them. If the government would appropriate a sum of money for rural school rehabilitation :t would provide much employment throughout the country and also im- prove the accommodation for the children. Scattering employment cmoughout the country in this way would ease the tension of the cities and check the drift of unemployed from the country to the urban centres where they '.ere becoming a serious bur- den on the taxpayers. The bill authorizing agreements with provinces for gratis-in-aid of direct relief and relief works re- ceived second reading without de- bate but ran into a long discussion in committee. Labor Minister Rogers promised to consider the position of large municipalities when agreement:s were made .vith the provinces in answering questions from T. L. reinforce police organizations to Dr. McCann urged the govern- ment to initiate a five-year plan, spending 31,000.000 a year on the reconstruction of rural schools. He also recommended a continued pro- gram of road building to open up the northern mining areas. C.C.F. Leader J. S. Woodsworth agreed the suggested program for reconstruction of rural .-Jchols was a good one but he was not satisfied with the system being followed of passing the burden along from fed- eral to provincial to municipal gov- ernments. Mr. Woodsv.-orth feared .i continu- ation of present policies would lead to unrest and he asked why the eov- ernmenr did not take steps to avoid troulile now rather than to build up reinforced polite organizations to re;iress anticipated evils that could be prevented "We rearm on sea, in the sky and on land becai:se it is o'jr imperious duty i:i face of the armamenis of â- Jtlrrs." â€" Benito Mussolini. FLATTERING! Here'.: a i'n'.tcri;v ei'sei'.'.l>!" ^"â- i*'* V-neck and ho.\y coat that will make you look young and slim. The charming liross ha.- a surplice bodice and deli.ghtful llared sleeves Plaits animate the hem of the slen- der straight skirt. Whether you choose a print crepe or sheer plain crepe, you'll find this spring ensemble wearable right into the summer. You'll sew it in a jiffy with the stcp-by-step Sewing Chart that is in- cluded" in the pattern. Style Xo. 3101 is designed for sizes"l(!, IS. 20 years, 3t. 3t!. 3S, 10. 42, -U, -1(5 and 41?-inches bust. Sir.o 36 requires G yards of 3!l-inch ma- terial with 2 yards of binding. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainljTi g,iving number and size of pattern wanted. Enclose 15c in stamp* or coin (coin preferred), v.rap it carefully, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, Ont. Try Salada Orange Pekoe Blend "SALAM ;?1 Home Hints By LAURA KNIGHI A Time-Saving Desao-t Now that spring is practically "in the bag' lets have springtime on the family table. However, spring fever makes everyone a little restless and no one wants to spend too much time in the kitchen preparing foods. There are so many otiier things to do in the spring, gardens to care for long walks to hunt for pussywillows and homes to re-decorate that it seems a shame to spend much time over the stove. A quick-setting jelly is the answer to many of your dessert prob- lems and is such a time-saver that yon will have hours longer to spend on other interests. Quick-setting jelly desserts just melt in your mouth and the rapidity with which they disappear is all the proof you need that they are timely and poular desserts, uo matter what season ycu serve them. Though nature is lavish with her colors in the spring, green is predom- inant and so a green jelly dessert is very appropriate for this particular time of year. Lime is a popular flav- our and the perfect shade and when .sarnished with apricots, you have a dessert that comes up to all the re- quirements â€" flavoursome. good-look- ing and abov.i a!! â€" t:;ne-savin.^. Apricot and Lime Dessert 1 package of 'luickseiting lime jel- ly: I pint hot water: Halves canned apricots: Cream cheese balls. Dissolv!' j.ijly ill hot water. Turn :u to mold. Chill until firm. Unmold. Gar- nish with apricot halves and cream cheese balls. .Serve with toatsed crack- ers. For salad, serve with mayonnaise. Serves 4. RECIPES FROM BOTTLES Dishes prepari'd 1:0:11 iooiis con- tained in glass beitles or jars should be particularly appealing. In many cases these are home-made dainties- made from one of grandmother's old recipes. In ail cases you are sure the food is in perfect condition â€" for it may be viewed tliioush the sides of its sparkling and transparent glass container. Take the followin-i for ex- ainpa'! W'.im could be liener'.' Shrimp with Mushrooms 2 (â- â- ,i;is nHik.'i >;:.-;;i;i): '. rup of mushroom:: : .l;:iic of '-j lemon; 2 tea- !-;)oons t<'uiato saaco: "-j cup stock; few bread cvuinis. i'"ry siirinips in pleiily of buiter. .-Vdd remaiuiu:^ :;:i;redicii;s. seas^:ii with salt. [)ep;ier and grated nutmeg. Then Sprinlcle w;;h p;:rs!py. Sfi-vc on i>lai;i or to:!:;t..-d bfc;"!. Crab Meat :n Aopic 2 tahlosp. oi:s u'tlaiiu; U cup col.l stock: 1 c'.ip hot .-itock: '„ cup chili L^uuco; 2 ti'.i.lespoons lemon juice: 2 sliopred. piclc'.cs; 1 lb. crab meal: 1 cup celery, diced; Sail: 2 drops of ta- basco sauce. 55oak gelatin iu cold stock. Add hct ::tock. stir u:;iil liissolve'd. Cool slight- ly, adl chili and tabasco sauce, lemon juice, and salt to taste. Cool until the "â- vtri-e Cc.uius to thicken. .-Vdd chop- ••^'ery. and crab meat. ' '>-â-  and set in Spiced Pot ivu*.^. Kni])ty ^^.i^â- â- <K\ pot roast into skillet. 1 heat thoroughly, r.otnove meat from skillet. To the hot meat juice iu the skillet advl: I 1 tablesjiooiis lard; 1 small onion ' chopped fine; -1 bay leaves; U cup i vinegar; ;i tablespoons sugar; 4 whole cloves. Thicken with tbr^'e t:ibL'snoens ol I flour rubbed smooth In ^ cup cold water. Placi meat back In this mix- ture â€" heat thoroughly. Serve piping hot. Old Fashioned Way Satisfies the Bees to for WELL.\.\D,â€" Bees ar sible to go modern," J. Ridgeway told the annual the Lincoln and Welland -â- Association. "They really don't have change," he added, "because 2,000 years the bee has been ex- peditiously going about its business under the most scientific scheme of political economy the worid has ever known." Mr. Dunn, who is 83. has been an enthusiastic beekeeper more than half a century. Dr. E. J. Dyce. Provincial .Apiar- ist, from the Ontario .Aigricultural College, outlined Government act- ivities in support of the industry, and declared 73,000 coloniese were inspected last year, an increase uf 20.000 over the r',.mber examined in 1935. The following officer.^ were named: President, Harry Haigh, Stamford; • â- : -'-rresiden:. 6. D. Wills. Jorda'i; ••-treasurer. H. C. ICillin-^, Welland. ' 'i'.e navy, like the air force. iM- '.ieves the best form of defense is a bold olTensive."' â€" Sir Samue! Hear,'. DEEP DRAUGHT STEADY â€" %^ FRIDAY FROM MONTREAL to Plymouth, Havro and London "ASCANIA", "AURANIA" "ALAUNIA", '-AUSONIA" to Belfast, Liverpool and Glasgow "ANTONIA", "ANDANIA" "ATHENIA", "LETITIA" Popular vessels, offering the full benefits of a sea voyage. 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