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' A p y 4 #> J : ; V «- * V â- * >- «. It • . ♦ 'fc. * 4. k- ^ •> <* â- ^ "T SYNOPSIS CHAPTEH XXI: McCale Uiummoncd to ftkarl Ljnan'a aDartment. where Sharl bas tMB »^ot 10 death. He notlcea that a ytdurv la mlnslns from the wall. Chaflc, XXII Donlevy wrinkled his brow, "Come now." he said. "You're too romantic, Duke. I've got to be con- vinced. Besides, some of our clever- eit murderers are pretty younR women (A good American family »nd background, Then, too, my in- vestigatins staff, the DA.â€" they're »n satisfied. Everyone except you." He snniled. He was very sure of himself and confident. "Yes. I know. I seem to be unique. You're not arresting her?" "We can wait for an inquest, I think. And you â€" ?' "I want the truth, of course." Mc- Cale showed his tceih in a danger- ona smile. "I'm going on with the faiTestigation. as you know." « • » Beside McCale, Veronica Bigelow Uy back against the scat of the taxi cab, silent. She looked drained of all vitality, a figure of carved gray ttone in terror of her inner tboDght. There was the distilled essence of tragedy in her young face, a face too young to be so tarrassed, so liewiidercd. She seem- ed to have g'own up overnight, and Ihe grovv'ing had been too sudden, loo awful. McCaJe spoke to her gently. "I want to hf!p you, Mi^s Bigelow. Really I do. But first you've got to believe in mc. I must probe deep- er than tlie poh'ce â€" mavlie hurt you more â€" but your Aunt Adelaide ex- pects a miracle from mo. and so â€" " 'I know." She opened her eyes. 'A few more questions can't matter now. Go ahead." * * • "I'm taking it for granted that you were nowhere near your home yesterday afternoim at the time of the murticr. Right ?" "I wasn't, Mr. McCale." She was Eitcnse, earnest. "I can't say where I was at the exact moment, but 1 didn't kill Curt. 1 couldn't have. 1 . couldn't kill anybody. least of all Cnrt.' "Did vuu lo\e him?" Her eyes grew big as the question startled her into a consideration of the fact as it was. "I â€" of courseâ€" I suppose 1 did." She fumbled for words. "It was hke going round and round in a great surge of something â€" some- thing excitinj;â€" whenever lie was near me. whenever I thought of him- But it's nowâ€" now that I know that it's over, that he's gone forever- dead â€" that I wonder if it was love. I'm so empty. * * ~ * But how can I be sure it's the emptiness of lost love? "It's more I3teâ€" ohâ€" " She broke off, burying her head in her arms. "1 don't know." "I think 1 understand,' he said quietly. "About the scrap of letter you found â€" a letter to Curt." "Yes, that. I was sure it was from Vicky. She's always been so funny about Curt. Her attitude seemed to be that because she had known him first, she had priority rights over him. Something like that, t was shattered by that note and what it implied. And when 1 iccused her, she was so hard in spite of her denial. In a foolish moment I gave it to Aunt Addy. I was so upset." "I know that," he said. He hesi- tated, not sure whether to go on; then decided to risk her shock at what he had to say. "It is cruel, perhaps, to tell you now. ' he began, "but necessary. We haven't much time. The inquest is the d.\y after tmnorrow and â€" " "Oh, but do. I'm able to stand aajpthing after â€" " she shuddered â€" "after this afternoon." Tou see," he said blimtly, "the thing you suspected, the plot to gain BROWN ««.N.U.PEATUfiIl control of your inheritance, was real. It was a diabolical plotâ€" all were in it.' "Eut no â€" no. You're wrong, Mr. McCale Oh, I don't mean alxiut the plot. You're wrong in thinking 1 didn't know about it. 1 was so horrified . . . Well, I went first to Chrisâ€" .md . . ." * * • "You went to Chris Storm?" A signal flashed through his mind. He clamped his teeth together hard. "Yes. He was furious, of course. He wanted to have it out with Curt then and there, but I persuaded him not to. 1 said it was my Job and that 1 would do it." "And did you ?" "Yes. I went right to Curt before the rehearsal,. the day before â€" before he died. But you sec, I was wrong in one thing. Curt confessed to the orginal plot. That was true enough, butâ€"" "But what?" McCale's mind was working furiously, conjuring up all kinds of absurd visions. He pulled himself up abruptly. "You sec," she said carefully, a tremor in her voice, "Curt loved me. He really did. Oh, I know. He'd been a hellion all right. He told me a great deal about himself that day â€" about his past â€" about Shari Lynn. But for once, it was the real thing with him. He could hardly understand it himself, but there it was. He was truly in love for the first time in his life. He was going to turn his back on them all. We were going to be happy together. There wasn't anything they could have done after we were married." "Had he told them?" His voice was soft, insistent. '"Oh, no. I think he realized the danger, hccausc someone, was watch- ing him." "You mean â€" " " "Yes. He told me we'd have to bt careful right up to the hour of the wedding. He joked about . it a lot because he considered it funny. He .said, 'Set a thief to catch a thief,' or 'When thieves fall out.' Things like that. He supposed they were sus- picious because he'd been seen with Shari Lynn. The papers had got hold of it. you know." "Didn't he know who was follow- ing him about? Did he say whether it was a man or woman ?" "No. He said 1 wasn't to worry about it. That was all." She began to cry softly. So that was it, he thought. He remembered interpreting the light that smouldered so intensely in Curt's eyes. He remembered saying to himself, "If ever a man loved a girl â€" " * * * His reverie was brokeir as the, cab came to a halt. He looked out. They were in front of the Bigelow house. Veronica had stopted crying, was pulling herself toget'ucr to face the ordeal ol homecoming. He helped her out and paid the driver. He didn't speak until the taxi had driven off. * * * "That afternoon â€" the one before yesterday â€" when you and Curt came into the living room, he flashed you a signal with his eyes." "You noticed that?" "Yes. V\ hat dd it mean ':" "It meant that everything was all right, that he'd destroyed everything â€" his letters, his associations, every- thing that tied him to the past. It was as if he said" â€" her voice broke â€" "as it he said, 'Look, darling, the past is all finished. I'm clean." McCale blinked bis eyes, cleared his throat. ".\U right," he said. Then, "I'm not going in with you. Things to do. Lots of them. Chin up, now. I'll see you tomorrow. Good-night." "Good-night." She made an »t- tempt at a smile. "And thank you." (To Be Continued) Music in Bedâ€" .•\t a music merchants' conventioti in Chicago, Marry Ann Duns demonstrates a new invention that prom- ises to make confining illness or long convalescence more bearable. It's a small, lightweight fibre^lass piano designed for bed-ridden patients. ANN£ KIRST A Wife Who Is ^'Supremely Hapny DEAR ANNE HIRST: I think my • marriage is as near the ideal as • might be found. I am a supremely * happy wife of 10 years, and have • two boys, \^'e have a goal, 'happi- • ness for all.' This goai cannot be * reached except by careful and con- * tinuous planning, and WORK, * You can plan^ but without the • work it is no good ; and you can * work at anything, and without * planning it is no good too often. ♦ We all love each other, but we ♦ have worked and P.AID for our * happiness. "Before 1 rvas married I made a study of marriage and of home- making just at you thoroughly learn the basic studirs at school. I did not read cheap stories to satisfy my de- sire to learn about sex. I read books and life ti'/i iih iii'rr rec- conimendid by my physician and pastor. I took study courses offered at schoul and church, and I still do. 1 learned hotv to cook and how to sew. I chose this career early, and I prepared for it with all the earnestness and hard zvork you would prepare for any other career. "I was married -.ihetp 1 was 20. JVe have had problems, and disagree- ments, but the picture as a whole is a beautiful one. My husband is finer than I ivill efer be. How did I get him.. II' ell, I studied husband-get- ting, and made myself .grow up to be worthy of a fine companion. Everybody would not zcant my type of husband. He is thrifty, intelligent, sober, hord-icorkiug â€" not highly ed- ucated, not a professional man. He is a craftsman, and he is a good man. I say these things to point out the f.2ct that you do not have to be a professional to haze the fine things; but you need all the education you can get, and continue to gel I hat ts what I endorse. -K.C * Here is something every ^ivl of * 16 should read and follow. Thank * you for sending it. /( is really up to vou. * A PERSO.N can stand just so * much. If you need jympatbciic ad- * vice as to what to do, write .\nne * Hirst at Box A, room 421, 7i Ade- * laide Sl West, Toronto. Night Blindness During the war, foods of high vitamin A content were popular with aviators, because of their value in prevention of night blind- ness. Carrots rank high among vege- tables for their vitamin A content. This vitamin, say the authorities, is also important for good skin, healthy membranes, such as the lin- ings of nose and mouth, and for generally keeping tissues healthy. HORit FLoyumN! Plan to compete for the "SALADA" TEA special award at ;|roar loeal branch plowing match of the Ontario Plowtnen's Association. The winner of this award â€" for the best plowed land in jointer classes using horses â€" will receive a $10.00 cash prize aixl the right to conapcte in the "SALADA" TEA Trans-Atlantic Qass at the Interna- tional Plowing Match being held this year at Hemlock Park Farms, Kingston, on October 14, 19, 16 and 17. The winners of the "SALADA" Gold and Silver Medals for this event will also be awarded a trip to the British Islesâ€" all expenses paid. In addition, there arc twelve other rabstantial cuh prizes. For full information on how jou fluj qualify for tbcae awards, please communicate with your own hraoch of the Oacurio Plowmen's Association. THE SALADA TIA COMPANY OT CANADA. LIMITID, TORONTO Your Handwriting By Alex S. Amott and You The weight, or the thickness of writing tells us l>ow sensitive is the writer. When the lines are fine and slender it is a good indication of deep feeling and a desire for finer things; the finer the lines, the deeper the feelings. Such writers are unassuming, modest, shun boasrfiilness or anything which would belittle another person. Medium weight writing indi- cates a person of average feeling, who does not take to delicacies readily, l^ut tends to prefer sub- stantial things. Heavy lines show strength and power. They reveal lasting emo- tional tendencies, perseverance, diligence and the ability to carry out resolutions. Writing th."t is free from a mi.\- ture of heavy and light lines and is tonsistently even in pressure throughout indicates the capacity for pr<igressivtiiess. The above analysis can be made only when the writing is done in ink and when several pages of writing are submitted to evaluate the consistency of the writer's feelings. Anyone wishing a More complete analysis please send self-addressed stamped envelope to Bo.t B, roam There is no charge for this service 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Peat for Fuel Scotland is to make industrial use of its peat. A company has been formed in I;dinburgh to exploit the existing large deposits. The peat, which is comparatively easy to ob- tain, is to be used not only as fuel for limekilns and similar works, but adapted for the manufacture of chemicals. Only NINETY MINUTES to •«w this darling drawstring frock! So very easyl Pattern 4751 is one piece; NO battens, placket, or arm- hole, no wai.<t or shoulder seains! Pattern 4751 conies in girls' sizes t, 8, 10. 12, 14. Size 10 takes 2>A yards 35-inch fabric. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern, to room 421, 73 .Adelaide St. West Toronto. Print plainly SIZE. NAME, ADD- ' RESS. STYLE NUMBER. Sunday School Lesson Fall of the Southern Kingdom a Kings M:l-12; Jeremiah 37 Golden Text â€" Righteousness ex- alteth a nation : but sin is a reproach to any people. â€" Proverbs 14-34. The Kingdom of Judah was a •mall kingdom set between the great empires of the ancient world. It was always in some danger from its pow- erful enemies and especially from their ambition for conquest and world domination. The life of the people and the policy of their rulers were affected by factors over which they had no control. It would seem that our great North .American democracies have little in common with that small country. But our domestic life and our policies and actions are in large measure determined by conditions in the rest of the world. ♦ * • It was always so. The oceans once kept us comparatively isolated and we used our isolation so well that, instead of having our borders bristling with guns, as in Europe, we established and have kept the peace along an unfortified border of over 3000 miles between Canada and the United States. Despite the peaceful attitude and achievement of our two North American countries, we have within this 20lh century been involved in wars that were not of our own making. We know that we are not, and cannot be, isolated. * « « What, then, should be our course? We can learn from the lesson of Israel and the fall of the Kingdom of Judah. Whatever safety there was for that kingdom lay in the preservation of her own integrity, and in honest dealing with neighboring nations. It was this that prophets like Jere- miah proclaimed as the only right course. But neither King nor people would listen. They turned their own life into corruption. if we would heed the lesson of Israel, we would correct the evils in our internal life. Nothing would make us stronger for the inevitable part that we shall ha\e to play in world affairs. Big-Hearted Father: "When I was a litle boy, I always ate the crusts.'' Sonny Boy : "Did you like them, Dad?" Father: "Of cotirse I like them." Sonny Boy: "Then you can have mine. " ISSUE 25â€"1947 Everyone Prcmixed Home â€" In 5 Years! Today, more than two years aft.?r the final crash of Ocrmany, Britain's number one social prob- lem is housing. Millions of men, wonu-n and children are still living in inade- quate, tubst-ndard houses. Recent acknowledgement ')y Aneurin Bcvan, British Minister of Health, that the Government had to abandon the 1947 target of 240,000 completed houses was a blow to everyone. 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