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SERIAL STORY 4 ( i t * Murder on the Boardwalk y. BY ELINORE COWAN STONE Last Week: Christine goes to Inspector Parsons, tells him of Chandra and gives him the bonds. Parsons asks about her cousin's vision. Jaspar might know her op- tfclan, if police could find him. *you have already," Christine as- CHAPTER XII "Jaspar," Christine told the in- •pector very distincly, "was that beachcomber who got away last â- Ight." For a moment Inspector Parsons •Imply' sat and looked at her. Finally he said softly, almost as II to himself, "I wonder if any policeman ever got the whole <nith from any woman at any one Htne. . . You said you read that ««rly morning extra. Miss Thoren- •on. You must have seen the story about the abandoned launch the Coast Guard searched. Suppose I •hould tell you that, shortly after dark yesterday evening, this Jaspar rowed out to that launch and spent acme time aboard?" "Are you telling me that?" "In so many words." "Then," Christine surprised her- ielf by telling him, "if that launch really had anything to do with the â- lurder, I should say that Jaspar would have been too smart to stick kis neck out that way if he really murdered my cousin." * * « "I wonder" â€" again he seemed to change the subject;, but Chris- ^e waited warily â€" "if you were loo young to recall the abduction of Mrs. Talbert's nephew. Earl Talbert, about IS years ago. Who- ever engineered that was pretty â- mart, too. Mrs. Talbert paid a â- weet ransom; but the boy was BCver found." "I was 10 years old then," Chris- fe said. "Are you suggesting that had something to do with that, loo?" He ignored that. "This Jaspar was employed by Mrs. Talbert at that time, also, â- wasn't he?" "Ever since I can remember." "Can yon think," he demanded, *V>f anyone who might have sent that will to the newspaper?" "Not unless that was Jaspar, too. 4^«/^«t«TW<c/et, Crocheted purses. Take your choice â€" a shell stitch envelope bag fal straw yarn or a pouch of simple aiedallions crocheted in corde. Smart crocheted purses for pin- •loney. Pattern 87S contains direc- tions for purses; stitches; list of Btattrials. Send twenty cents in coins I«tamps cannot be accepted) for jbi* pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Pept., Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West. Toronto. VVrite plainly Pat- ♦frn Number, your Name and Ad- Uress. • . . . But why should he? It puts him on a spot as well as me." "Any idea where this Jaspar is now?" he shot at her. "No." * * * When, at length, he let her go, Christine went out with her mind whirling... If there were only someone she could talk to â€" someone who might have some key to this terrifying puzzle! As if in answer to her need, a girl's voice sounded in her mem- ory â€" breathless, huricd, fright- ened â€" "If there's any trouble, Miss Thorenson, call Main 2079. Ask for â€" " On a desperate impulse Chris- tine found a telephone booth, dialed the number, and asked for Lufille. . . It would be better not to give her own name, she decided; so when a girl's voice answered, she began, feeling her way guard- edly, "I wonder if it was you I talked to over the Beachmont ex- change night before last?... I was to call you, if â€" " "Oh, Miss Thorenson, I've been so afraid you wouldn't!" the other girl broke in. "And I couldn't think how to get word to you after you left the Crestview." "Well, I'm calling now," Chris- tine said. "Where can I see you?" "Let me think," the girl hesi- tated. "It wouldn't do for you to come here. They may be watching the house.". * * • They? Christine wondered. The girl was going on, "And I'd better not come ip your hotel." "Not if you don't like being watched," Christine told her dryly. "Half the newspaper men in Surf City are probably camped on the porch by this time." "Could you meet me about 9 â€" it will be dark then â€" outside the Paris Smart Shop?" "How should I know you?" "I'll be window shopping; and I'll wear a dark blue dress with a cherry hat and belt. I'll know you from your pictures in the paper. Don't speak to me; just fol- low â€" you know, kind of care- lessly â€" when I move on." It sounded so incredibly bizarre that Christine opened her mouth to refuse. Then, on one of her unpredictable impulses, she de- cided, "All right. At 9 then." "Wait!" the girl called sharply. "You won't â€" . say anything to the police?" "Of course not," Christine reck- lessly burned her bridges. * * * When she came out from the booth, she bought a newspaper. There was, she decided after one glance at the front page, such a thing as being entirely too photo- genic. As the girl Lucille had in- timated, there could be no mistak- ing the original of her published pictures. Already people were star- ing at her. She spent four of her cherished dollars for a wide-brim- med hat and a pair of sun-glasses. It was already 10:30 when she remembered that she was to meet Mr. Wilmet at that hour. Christine's confidence in her sketchily assembled disguise was strengthened when Mr. Wilmet, peering anxiously from the drug store, failed to recognize her until she spoke to him. "well, welll" he exclaimed, blinking at her. "You've done something to yourself. And a smart idea, too. One of those im- pertinent reporters follow.ed me two blocks trying to get an inter- view." Nevertheless, it occurred to Christine that the little man's sud- den notoriety had pleasantly titil- lated his ego. * * * He seemed »o disappointed when she explained about giving up her work â€" for she had decided that to go on would be impossible GETTING PREVIEW OF VICTORY unless she wanted to be hounded by curiosity seekers â€" that Chris- tine felt sorry for him. So much so that wlien he asked her almost wistfully to have dinner with him, she answered, "I have an engage- ment to meet a friend at 9; hut I'd like ever so much to have din- ner with you, Mr. Wilmet, if you don't mind my running away early." At first Mr. Wilmet looked crestfallen r then he brightened. "If it's Mr. Yardlcy you're to meet," he said hopefully, "I just heard them tell him at detective headquarters that tlicy might keep him till late tonight." "Oh," Christine said blankly, "so you've been to headquarters, too?" "Inspector Parsons sent for nie," Mr. Wilmet admitted. ".'Vbout not being able to prove where I was last night. As if I wouldn't have sense enough to get an alibi ready before I killed someone... Miss Thorenson, you don't suppose he really thinks I had anything to do with this?" "Do j'ou â€" I don't suppose you know what they wanted with Mr. Yardley?" "It was about his keys," Mr. Wilmet told her chattily. ♦ ♦ ♦ He had been afraid, she realized, that she might not ask. "His keys?" "Yes. I heard one of the detec- tives ask him how he .»could ex- plain having a key to Mrs. Tal- bert's car." The little man fairly glowed with his news. "He â€" you aren't dizzj, are you. Miss Thoren- son? It is hot." Christine was; but she steadied herself to ask, "What did Mr. Yardley say?" "He said" â€" Mr. Wilmet's inflec- tion deplored the flimsiness of Bill's story â€" "that he did sit in a parked car near the Boardwalk for a few minutes to wait for someone; but that he didn't know why he had that key, unless it was that when he got out, he forgot the car wasn't his, and seeing a key in the door, just took it out and put it with his others." Christine stood very still for a moment; but her mind raced, try- ing to sort and piece together scraps of memory. Mr. Wilmet was saying insis- tently, "Shall we say 7, then, at Decker's?" _ "Why, I â€" yes, all rig'ht," Chris- tine answered, and moved away, her legs dragging numbly as if in some hideous dream. If Bill's explanation had sound- ed pitifully thin even to Mr. Wil- met, how would it sound to In- spector Parsons' case-hardened ear? (Continued Next Week) TABLEJALKS Food Is Fun! Chantal, Jacqueline and Georgette Casine, 4-year-old French triplets, Ret a peek at victorious Allied atl;^ck on Cherbomg when Allied sol- dier lets them look through his binoculars at artillery barrage laid down by Yanks advancing on the port. It's a good idea to let small fry take hold of the kitchen duties once in . a while and fP^^i-. -^ give mother a rest. The children will enjoy doing new things and mother can feel she is contribut- ing to their all- round develop- ment. Naturally it isn't a good idea just to open wide the doors in the kit- chen and leave the children up to their own designs. What I'm sug- gesting is that they be allowed to. make up something they've watched mother do so often they know how. There's a lot of satisfaction in making cupcakes, especially if they are iced with tinted icings and sprinkled with finely chopped nuts. Delicate Cup Cakes, (Makes 18) f! cups sifted cake flour ' ii teaspoons double acting baking powder ^ teaspoon salt % cup butter or subbtitute 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, unbeaten % cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder and salt and sift to- gether three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually. Cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add flour alternately with milk, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth. .\dd vanilla. Bake in greased cupcake tins in a moderate oven (o75 de- grees) 20 min- utes or until done. Spread with con- fectioners' sugar icing or your fa- vorite chocolate frosting. Decorate with chopped nuts, colored candies or tinted coconut. The ballet originated in Rome, was introduced into France by Catherine de Medici, and didn't arrive in England until the ISth century. ISSUE 29â€"1944 SU NDA Y SCHOOL LESSON July 23 WOMAN'S PART IN NATIONAL LIFE Judges 4 and 5. PRINTED TEXT, Judges 4: 1-9, 13-16. GOLDEN TEXT. â€" Who knoweth whether thou art not come te the kingdom for such a time as this? listhcr 4: 14. Memory Verse: For Thou, Je- hovah, hast made me glad. Psalm 92: 4. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. â€" The oppression of Israel by Jabin, king of Canoaan, lasted, according to the chronology of Garstang, from 1221 to 1201, the latter year (1201) being the time of the great battle of the Kishon, which we will be studying today. Place. â€" The principal locality in our lesson, is the River Kishon, in the plain of Megiddo, in central Palestine. The Unhappy Israelites "And the cliildcen of Israd again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah . . . the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles." It was the Lord who sold them into the hand of their enemy, for He had a lesson to teach His people, and only in misery and suf- fering could they learn that lesson. It was their own sins which weak- ened them and made them an easy prey to the Canaanites. "And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twnety years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel." In their trouble and misery, brought on by their unfaitfulness to God, the people of Israel cried unto Him for help. As so many do, they prayed to God only when they were in trouble. Deborah, The Leader "Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time . . . and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment." Deborah was an inspired leader and chief, and roused the nation to action and with Barak led the army into bat- tle. She encouraged the people to trust in the Lord and look to Him for deliverance. Deborah's Plan "And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh- naphtali . . . and I will deliver him into thy hand." When the army of Siser.. had been drawn to the liver now dry, God would cause the rain suddenly to descend and the river would overflow its banks and the land become flooded. The heavy chariots would be imbedded in tilt mud unable to move, and then from Mount Tabor, Barak would sweep down upon them and slaughter the foes of Israel. Deborah and Barak "And Barak said unto her, . . . and Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh." Deborah ac- companied Barak right up to the hour of battle, and seemed to have been his strength and confidence. "And Sisera gathered together all his chariots . . . and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet." Sisera trusted in his chariots but God made them use- less, for they floundered in the mud, and the proud pagan captain had to trust to his feet and not to his swift steeds for flight. God's armies are invisible but they be- come very real to His people in time of distress. Israel Is Delivered "But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles, and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left." Israel was completely de- livered again. By whom? Deborah? Barak, the .'\rmy? No, by God who used them. It was the Lord's work and to Him Deborah raised her hymn of thanksgiving (ludg 8: 1-6). Disappointed Reports claim there is one dis- appointed woman in Saskatchewan. During the election campaign someone told her the C.C.F. would take her children away from her, if the party were elected. Right after election the woman waited for the C.C.F. to make good. She had 17 children and she was bitterly disappointed when she found out it wasn't true about confiscating the kids. You^ll enjoy our Orange Pekoe Blend "SALAD/C TEA CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke We have had such a grand week for getting the work done â€" and we are so thankful. Yes, the weath- er was perfect {or haying, even to that Wednesday when it was 96 in the shade, which, I must confess, was a little hard to take. However, we survived. Partner and I; we also got quite a bit of hay in that day â€" maybe because we didn't realise how hot it had been until we listened to the newscast at sup- per-time. Then we were so terribly afraid the intense heat would bring a storm. But it didn't â€" and we were glad! You see we were spe- cially anxious for the fine weather to continue because we were ex- pecting a friend from the city to help with the hay on Friday and Saturday. Inexperienced help â€" but very willing. Had he been able to stay longer there would have been a lot more hay brought in. However we are hoping for "Farm Commando" help next Monday â€" whether it will be experienced or inexperienced is anyone's guess â€" but we are thankful for help of any kind these days. * * • We had many a laugh at our friend's expense last Friday and Saturday in which he joined whole- heartedly. He had so little idea of what "haying" really meant. He had never s^en a hay fork in ac- tion and for that reason Partner had to explain why a load should be built a certain way and not just any way at all. It was amusing too, to watch him get his "wagon-legs". But he soon caught on and finally built a pretty fair load. But the first ones to come in were queer looking specimens! I can tell you we think pretty well of any man who is willing to spend a well-earned holiday help- ing out on a farm. .After all It takes courage to tackle a job you know nothing about â€" and there is no denying the fact that haying and harvest is hot, hard and heavy work. Maybe there will be a better understanding between town and country folk after the war than be- fore it. * * ♦ Do you know what we had for dinner last Saturday â€" I'll bet you'll wish you were here. Fried Chicken. . . how would that suit you? It was the first one this year. But perhaps it is just as well you were not here because by the time we Rot through there was' nothing left but the bones. Maybe I am wrong but I never can see the sense of economising too much on what is raised on the farm. .After all why shouldn't we eat as many eggs and chicken, and use as much milk as is good for us? In other words why not use more of what we raise and buy less of what we don't raise. Another case of â€" What is there that the vinter's buy, one half so precious as the goods they sell?" • ♦ ♦ ' The trains sound like rain; the sunset looks like fine weather â€" which shall we believe? Maybe neither â€" we will just go on work- ing and take what weather tht good Lord sends us . . . and hopt that it will be fine. VOICE OF THE PRESS LIFE-SAVING STREAM It is in order, that all physically qualified Canadians of the home front resolve to become regular blood donors, returning again and again where they are needed, just as our fighters r^lly again and again to the challenge of battle. The best blood of Canad;. is in the fight, and the remaining best blood must con- tinue to flow from Canada in a life-saving stream. â€" St. Thomas Times-Journal. WAR I â€" PART II Pres. Roosevelt is still hunting for a name that will identify this war for posterity. "The W^r to Fi- nish the War We Thought Was Fought to End War and Make the World Safe for Democracy" seems to cover the case in a mouthful and perpetuate a couple of slogans that were current and choice 25 years ago. Or "War I â€" Part 11" for short. â€" Ottawa Citizen. THEY GET STRIPES Because she has learned to take orders, a woman who has been a C.W.A.C. should make a good wife, says Dorothy Dix. Yes, but some of those gals have also learn- ed ta give orders. â€" Windsor Star. PROBLEM IN ETIQUETTE A problem in latter-day etiquette is whether the lady welder ought to remain seated in a smoking car if a gentleman is standing. â€" Stratford Beucon-Herald. CORRECTION No, Mabel; Edison didn't invent the first talking machine. But ho did invent the first that could b« shut off. â€" Owen Sound Sun-Times. The giant sequoias of the High Sierra do not ordinaryly produce many seeds until they are several hundred years old. 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