STR\N(it ARShNCt .by A1IYN SLOW S Y N O P S IS . Jean appeared, however, he grinned Jea n G rah am an d h er b r o th e r E uan and moved eagerly to meet her. £tay on the R iv ie r a w ith G eo ffre y W in ton an d h is w ife D oreen, w h o lead s Euan " There you are!"' he called. The smile, »n to g a m b le at the C asino. Jea n c o a x e s however, died on his lips as he saw him to g o to P a ris. On the ro a d to P aris Jean fin ds a s t r in g o f p ea rls in E uan' s her wihilte, almo 1 livid fa ce and the p ocket. H e s n a tch e s the c a se fr o m her burning brightness o f her eyes. " Jean, *nd th e ca r cra sh es. T h e a ccid e n t is S iscov ered b y J e r r y G rant, w h o tak es her my d e a r!" ne ejaculated. j>ack to h is h ostess, H elen G orst. U pon " Jerry, I 'm sorry, 1 w ant to go learn in g o f E u a n 's d isap pea ra n ce, D o r een b eh a v e s in a stra n g e m ann er. M. home. D 'you m ind?" she stammered, R iv au x , F re n c h in sp e cto r, in v e stig a te s. nervously apologetic. H e did mind, G eoffrey W in to n te lls H elen th a t h is w ife 's p e a rls are m issin g . R iv a u x c o n abominably, but appalled at her evi fr o n t s Jean w ith th is a s the re a so n fo r dent distress, gave in. Taking her E uan's d isap pea ra n ce. Ji-an v is its E uan' s frien d , de L au rier, w h o m sh e d islikes, arm, he piloted her tow ards his car and lea rn s th a t E uan is In d ebt to him . aiid, in siler.ce, drove her home. M ean w h ile J e r r y G rant m eets M. P e ri" Jerry, what Lave you been doing to chon. fa m o u s d e te ctiv e , w h o p ro m ise s to " I t 's that damned Frenchm an who h er?" help them . H a v in g tea w ith de L au rier, has done this to her. Blast him," he Jean lea rn s th at he k n o w s E uan had " i e In a few words he explained and as p earls w ith him . thought furiously. When they arriv Orange Pekoe Blend Fresh from the Gardens Furious, Jean blurted ou t: " W ell, please don't spread y ou r accusations all over France. There is such a thing as a law o f libel." " L ib el!" Doreen laughed harshly. " I like th at! Y^u could no more attack me in a court o f law than-- " She broke off suddenly, fo r Helen had em erged from the sitting room accom panied by M. Rivaux. " A h !" cried t i e Frenchm an, his lit tle eyes hurrying fro n ro n e angry face to the other. " I find my tw o birds together. I kill them w ith ons stone. That is good English, n 'est-ce pas?" Helen also looked at the tw o and wondered what Doreen W inton w as doing there, a fter having avoided them all this time. Judging by, Jean's flushed face, she had com e on no very friendly errand. Jean stared at Rivaux and wonder ed, a. he drew' .> . small shining object from his pocket and tendered it to h er: " D o you recognize this, Made m oiselle?" W ith trem bling hands Jean turned the silver petrol lighter over and found, o r the bottom the initials, " E. G. from J. G." F or a moment she fe lt quite overcome at seeing this small thing which had belonged to her brother, and scarcely dared ask how or where it had been found. " W ell, M adem oiselle?" " Y es. It belonged to m y brother. -I gr;ve it to 'a im ." (T o be continued.) C H A P T E R X IV .-- (C on t'd.) B efore leaving the hotel Jean went into the cloakroom to pow der her nose and try to pull herself together before m eeting Jerry. Much as she liked liim , she wished that she need not see faim ju st then. She was ill no mood t o talk, w ishing only to be alone. She f e lt so ashamed o f sharing the ter rible secret w ith de L aurier, a man w hom instinctively she disliked. But *vhat could she do? H e knew so much, and could do Euan irreparable dam a g e i f he w ere to tell the police w h it jRpparently he suspected. A deep flush stain ed the g irl' s cheeks a t the thought tof that suspicion. H er brother a th ief 1 . So engrossed was she in her ^thoughts that she had not noticed that tw o other womer had entered the (Cloakroom and stood behind her, talk in g as they prinked b efore the glass. Suddenly, however, their voices rea;h jed her r,nd she cav gh t hei bre^ l| as tehe realized th at they w ere speaking &f her brother and herself. " My dear, they w ere w orth twenty thousand pounds," said one. " D 'you suppose he really took th em ?" enquired the other. " D oreen thinks it certain ." The first woman laughed shrilly. " M y dear, she should be m ore careJul who she invites to stay w ith her. A ft e r all, she only picked him up in li hotel in Switzerland." \ " I 'll w ager the g irl knows some th in g about then:." " The sister? M y dear, o f course she jioes. She probably took them." The blood rushed to Jean's head-- ^hen ebbed. She swayed on her feet an d caught the edge o f the washbasin to steady herself. Then she fled from Jhe cloakroom , h urryin g blindly down th e passage w ith the shrill voices still rin g in g in her ears. " O h !" she gasped. " H ow dare they? flo w dare th ey?" Outside, J erry wa? w aiting with im patience and ever grow in g jealousy %nd dislike o f M ax de Laurier. When in i . -- -------------------- ed at the villa, he follow ed her on to the loggia and stood helplessly watch ing her. " Jean, what i.; it ? Tell me, for heaven's sake, ' he broke out at last. In a few halting words she repeat ed w hat she had overheard. Grant's hands clenched as he listened, but fo r her sake he made light o f it. " My dear, what does it m atter? It doesn't make it true. They were ju st scandalmonger.!.' ' Jean shook her head hopelessly. Jerry did not Know what she did, or perhaps he wo ild l.ot be so charm ing ly optimistic. " Oh, Jerry, what am I to d o?" she exclaimed. " M arry me. t'arling," he raplied simply. " Oh, don't laugh at me," she said, with a sobbing catch in her voice. " Laugh at you? M y dear, I'm not. I love you, Jean. I love you terribly. I w ant to protect you, to lift you right out o f this. W on't you let me? " His arms stole about her and he drew her head on to his shoulder, where it rest ed golden as a primrose against his coat. But somehow, much as she liked Jerry and neede* his love and strength, Jean could not at the mo ment bring herself to think o f m ar riage. A fterw ards, perhaps, when she awoke fr o n this nightm are, but now-- she could not think o f herself, o f happiness. " Jerry, don't ask ms now," she w hispered. " W a it." H is heart seemed to pause as he asked: " May I ask you again? Soon?" When she ecstatic- grin broke over his f s l ^ R l t it faded al most immediately. " Jean, darling, you 're not cry in g ?" he exclaimed. She shook he) head, but a sob escaped her and t i m in g abruptly she went indoors, w alking blindly and bumping fu ll into Helen Gorst as she came from tha hall. Flingin g herself face downward on the sofa, the girl sobbed as i f her heart would break. Helen lifted hp- «> -- i t Grant. w ' v P B B V I -\ ' Tj'ACH cake wrapped in air-tight waxed -L / paper--R oyal Y ea st Cakes always reach you in perfect condition. They keep fresh for months--you can be s u re of suc cessful results because their full leavening power will not deteriorate. That's why Royal Yeast Cakes have been the standard of quality for over 50 years--why, today, they are preferred in 7 out of every 8 Canadian homes where dry yeast is I »sed in home baking. F R E E --T h e R o y a l Y e a s t B a k e B o o k t o u s e `-'h e n y o u b a k e a t h o m e . 23 tested recip es-- I .if brea d s, ro lls, b u n s , coffee ca k es! A ddress -.m dard B ra n d s L t d ., Fraser A ve. & L ib erty · , T o r o n to , O n t. A sk. t o o , f o r leaflet, " T h e ito y a l R oa d t o B etter H ea lth ." Modern resarch has made it possible SW A Y ZE GOLD R E VIEW for people of to-day to know more and F u ll I n fo r m a tio n to about ancient Chaldaes and Egypt than the Greeks did. By modern bo Swayze Huy eke Gold Mines tanical reseafche?Tphtloiogical Investi LIMITE'Ogations and archaeological discoveries 910 Sterling Tower, Toronto, Ont. the errors of the great ancient writers, Herodotus and Xenophon, can be cor rected, and modern horticulturists by their knowledge of the floras of Greece and Italy, Palestine, Arabia and Egypt can show where such great CHAPTER XV. authorities o f ancient times. DioseoThere was to te a gala dinner and rides, Theophrastus, Pliny and Galen by en joy in g a g lass aren't y ou ?" she snapped. went astray. or tw o each w eek o f <·----------" Yes, nearly," answered Jean quiet Spark lin g . Invigorating The true law of the race is pro ly. W henever " Then it's no use to keep on pre gress and development. tending that you don't remember any civilization pauses in the march o f conquest, it is overthrown by the thing." barbarian.-- Simms. " W hat d'you mean?" " I mean that you know a great deal The main stadium w-hich will be more than you will let on. Y ou m u st!" constructed In Berlin for the Olympic To maintain nature's rhythm In T ins - 3 5 c and 6 0 c . N ow , L a rg e B o t t le . 7 S c . Doreen stamped her foot impatiently, Games w ill hold 100,000 people. fo r Jean's quiet nearly drove her fra n tic and she had considerable difficulty in controlling t er tongue. " Do you mean about my brother's disappearance?" " A m ongst other things." Jean's lips tightened, but she said: " I suppose you mean your pearls?" Doreen snorted: " Oh, you see the connection?" " A re you by any chance accusing me o f stealing them ?" The g irl's voice was tense, but as steady as her eyes, which looked squarely into Doreen's. F or an instant DoTeen hesitated, then seeming to see the pit into w T hich she was being enticed, withdrew and snapped: " I did not suppose any such thing. Please don't try to pr.c w ords into my mouth which I did not say." There was a brief pause before she resum ed: " But it's all so absurd. H ow can a man diisappear I ke that? Y ou must know something." If throat is sore, crush and " How could I know anything? I dissolve 3 Aspirin Tablets Take 2 Aspirin Tablets. Drink full glass of water. in a half glass of water was unconscious." Repeat treatment in 2 and gargle according to " Oh, th at's what you say," said hours. directions in box. Mrs. W inton, impatiently tapping the ground with h e 1 foot and glaring at the other resentfully. Jean looked at her and jerked rather a n grily: The simple m ethod pictured above instantly. And thus work almost " Mrs. W inton, you seem to forget is the w ay doctors throughout the instantly when you take them. world now treat colds. that Euan is my brother. D 'you think And for a gargle, Aspirin Tablets dissolve so com pletely they leave I 'd hide anything which m ight help It is recognized as the Q U ICK no irritating particles. Get a box to find him ? Don't you suppose I want EST, safest, surest w ay to treat of 12 tablets or a bottle of 24 or him back?" a cold. For it will check an ordi 100 at any drug store. " God k n ow s!" snapped the other. nary cold almost as fast as you caught it. Suddenly Jean took a step towards her and in an insistent voice, asked: Ask your doctor about this. " Y ou saw Euan that last morning-- And when you buy, see that you that last night. Didn't he say any get Aspirin Tablets. Aspirin is the thing-- anything which would give us trademark of T h e Bayer Com a clu e?" pany, Limited, and the name Do-een flung >p her head: " What Bayer in the form of a cross, is on I know I have told the police." each tablet. Th ey dissolve almost she listened, Helen nodded. She too had heard the talk which was going about, r'ld it mwie her blood boil. Flinging& f- compassionate glance at her y o j^ P guest, she signalled to ·ferry ts^gro. A s he drove down the drive, Grant muttere^ savagely to him self. " Damn those g<SjS-m ongers. Curse Perichon, what's ^ F u s e o i him ?" Then as he passed t^ o u g 'i thfe villa gates he saw a youngffian Ui Llue lou rg in g against the w a ^ ^ t e i n g him belligerently, he drew ie him. " How iu follow Miss Graham abo jJV" he erked. The French man starte"a*W spj.arent surprise. " Pardon, M onsieur?" " You h«*rd what I said. N ow get to hell o u j f c y t Lefore I help you." The you^^^-ed him, then evidently deciding that discretion was the bet ter part o f valor, he shrugged and strolled off down the road, dance at the Hotel Riviera that night, fo r which Helen had accepted fo r her self and Jean to dine with her friends the Judsons. The girl had protested that she did not wish to go, but Mrs. Gorst had pointed out that it would be w'ell fo r her to appear. " You don't want to look as if you were hiding," she had said, so to please Helen Jean had agreed to go. But ju st as she w ss going indoors to dress that evening, Doreen W inton, whom she had not seen once since leav ing her villa, appeared, strolling across the lawn. " I 'm taking a short cut. Helen won't mind," she vouchsafed coolly. But she s t o o a a ^ te ftn d stared with f ix e d ix £ 2 ) M B f l P P ? g 'r -- She saw that- she was 'Jimiier and rather pale, with an ugly red scar showing on the edge o f her hair, but that otherwise she was young, very attractive, and maddeningly like that brother o f hers. " I suppose you're all right now, Male Chefs May Be All Right, But Make Cooking Too Fancy Newr Y ork.-- Male chefs are all righ t, but-- " People are sick o f imita tion French cooking. They want something on the table like mother used to make," declares Miss Char lotte Field. She is the only woman ch ef in any o f the large New Y ork hotels. " Men are good fo r kneading bread, but my girl makes better hot rolls than I can buy from any masculine bakery. " I don't see why women aren't as good chefs as men. The men who have been trained abroad may be more patient about some things, but men trained on this side aren't so hot. " They all go in fo r lots o f fan cy food with Frenchy names that don't mean a thing but that make you think you' re getting something very elabor ate. But give me m y own baking over any m an's, any day." M iss Field has 92 people under her. Men are perm itted to peel vegetables and wash dishes, but most o f her cooks are women. *----------" The world needs collaboration, and that presupposes the trust of nations in each other."-- Thomas G. Massary. " There is no harder work in the world than sin."-- South. *----------- Value of Modern Research W r it e f o r fr e e c o p y o f ANDREWS LIVER SALT H ere'S t h a t q u ic k W AY TO STOP A COLD Alm ost Instant Relief in This W ay BUY MABE-IN-C' * ISSUE No. 5-- ' 3* i DOES N O T H A R M THE HEA I T A S P IR IN T A B L E T S ARE M A D E IN r A N A D A