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jl, Sign: . Attempts hove been and. on the if. of Elise Moriarty. and neural murders have occurrod net: the little town of Porto Verde, Brizil, outside of which Elise owns . plantation. Hat . main andnfmtector, Vilok, believes thst Frlo I'tentittt it responsibly for all the trouble. Word comes that the dam " Avila has burst. Elite, Vila]: and Lincoln Nunnsily, an age! chemist, ride to vm Prentiss. T y are flred upon as they he” Prentiu' hand: and Vilak learns that the Bood Naming is but a tune on the part of the natives to get Prentiss away from his homo so that they may mur- der him. The than gain he shelter of Prentisa’ house and warn him of the true state of tttuirs, then mute to defend themselves against an nt- tack. During tho attack by the natives Nunaily is wounded. ._ -Ne----- Mo swung his head back to his rilk and began to redouble the rate of hi. already rapid tire. "Cheer up, Nanny. Needed another wounded man to keep me company. You with your arm and I with the wrist I got the other night yin go around singing with t grind. ergan after we get out of thig, Make iron that way than you do with chemistry.” . CHAPTER XXIX. Yilak turned his blukened face from his riBe for an instant, .1301: f glance " the chemist, squeezed his shoulder "eetiotatelr. “Hard luck, Nanny," he said cheerilr. “Work for you. Elise." Elise had hastened forward to ex- amine the wound. Nunnally tried to prevent her. "No . . . " . . . No," he stammered- "tt isn't . . anything. . . . Just a scratch . . . A splinter of steel . . . a . . . " . . ' splinter. Fix it mvsell' . . . Need you It the win- steel . . . it myself dow." Elise did not heed him. She looked at the ftoor, now in places covered with an inch or two of water from the spring trickling in the corner. She found ct clan pool and in on instant had brought water from it and Wuh- ed the Wound. in the next had torn a strip of cloth from her dress Ind tied it in n tight bandage, checking the Bow of blood. anom: fa) " part of tie house. The dog bayed loudly. Prentiss' cadaver- ous body writher, his nngular fife eontorted with fear, his eyes were the cyes of a trapped beast. "Ther'" got- ten in . . ." he "nth. "Gotten in . .” Vilak shook his head. "No. Sure they haven't. I can see too plniniy. - The gray silk appeared like u great butterfly which had settled on his wispy arm. - A bell 'ttran. to ring in A bullet must hnve cut one of the electric wires around the lock" A man's silhouette appeared on the barbed wire which wertopped the wall. Vilak fired. The silhouette toppled. "Good Idea that extra wire. Makes them perfect targets. Don't think they'll try that again even if they do know now that it isn't carrying high vulture." The besiebers’ flrintt became desalt- ory. Vilak took advantage of the interval of inmtion to stretch his cramped muscles and light a eigaret. Tho match sputtered into the water at his feet. Ho gazed at is philo- sophically. "Hope none of you are susceptible to pneumonia, with all this water on the floor. Seems to mo I’ve been living in the liquid for the past month." - Me splashed over to the box of rartridttes, which for security against 1 stray bullet had been put behind a heavy wooden chest. Ho fingered the bullets thoughtfully. "No use losing our heads, but the cold Net has to be admitted that we’re in a pretty situation. Our ammuni- tion's running very low, our enemy is superior in numbers, at lent four times ourselves, I should say, Judging by the rifle bullets. At the most, even with no change of tactics on their part and with everything in our favor, we can hold them " only two hours or Po while it will be morning before anyone learns that the report of the flood is false and returns to Porto Verde. So we can expect no help there. A beautiful job this. Perfect. Jungle Breath .WTIWLEYS s/ow BEGIN THE STORY by BCI THIS HAS HAPPENED Life-like good gotf-ts and. up of many little thing! and: one of which help. the pun. than digestion-stead- nerves-clearer Main, m " factors that count and m gained from the (W . I ' N5 T q ng ey s. . I I! U f, tMiFiG, we: 111rtt)ii., vs T/tQ _ k (ti1ti',Cy 'IIT? ISSUE No. Ben Lucien Barman 1y planned. Perfectly planned. I ex- tend our friends outside my compli- meats." He t1ieked the ash from his cigaret. "If any of you have any ideas, they'il be welcome." Elise and the old man looked at him and shook their heads. Prentiss did not turn from his window, but kept his eyes fixed now on the gate, new on the house. Yitak stretched again, then returned to his post. A sound of chop- ping rose up from the creek, followed soon after by the rumble of a falling trem Elise glanced at Vilak questioningly. "A battering rum, probably," he said. "About time they thought of it. They'll try to break down the gate. And at the loss of a few men they'll undoubt- edly do it, for most of them can keep in the shelter of the wall." A few moments later they heard the dull, muffled booming of wood against iron u a log struck the gate. They fired. The muffled thunder continued, in short, regular intervals like the re- ports of some distant artillery regi- ment practicing on the range. The pile of cartridges grew smaller. The old man. despite his wounded arm, had resumed Bring. His rifle ismmed. Vilak cleared it. "Gate can't last much longer," he muttered. The spring in the corner gnrgied eddy, the water rose en instant, then trickled noisily over the stone door-sill. A brilliant green caterpillar, irritated by the acrid smoke of the guns, crawl- ed out of a crack in the rocks and be- gan climbing the wall. Some fright- ened, unseen nightbird dashed against the window; a jaguar how ed far " in the jungle. Vilak bolt betel. He became absorb ed in contemplation. his finger be- ehnnically pressing the trigger of his rifle; his eyes became the dull, dream- ing eyes of a philosopher in some Ti- betan lament-y; the thin film like a bird's inner eyelid crept slowly over the white eyeballs attain. Suddenly he put down his rifle. "A perfect idiot," he fiashed, as he hur- ried to the other side of the tower and began surveying the low plateau back of Prentiss' house. "Completely los. ing my imagination. For the second time in a week I've ignored it means of escape when it was crying to be used. Any powder or dynamite here, Prentiss?” _ much . . . A little," he whispered feverishly. "Uft over . ' blasting . . /or wall." His face was thurting. "Got I plan? Got a plan?" l Vilak nodded quickly. "Where is "i/iaher whipped away from the window. The mark on his forehead was quivering; f'Qynamite? . . Not it?" "Little shed.. . . few feet back here . . I "Ut's get it." They crept out the door, keeping to the shadows. They were not perceived by the attackers; in a moment they had returned to the tower room with two packages wrapped in dirty news- papers. These Vilak untied and, ex- posing a number of sticks of dynamite, examined them closely- "Still good all right. Not touched by dampness." He shot a glance toward the old man and the igrl. "Fire as fast " you can. Delay them. Time's the important thing now." The log boomed monotonously against the gate. He took the piece of twine in which one package had been wrapped and began rubbing it with the explosive to make a fuse. "What's your plan'. What's your plan?" Prentiss painted. "Not mine. Nature's. Should have thought of it at once, with that spring: gurgling there and soaking our shoes all the time. The water up in those little lakes on the high ground all around you is doing its best to break through and come down on us. We'll just give it a little assistance." He searched among the newspapers for a detonators "Blow up part of that retaining wall I noticed dammine that first fairly large lake back of your house. Do it with a pick if we have to, but the dynamite's quicker. Our friends outside said there was a flood. We'll give them one. Nothing original. The Dutch did it all the time when the country was invaded. Cut the dikes, if you remember." He tied the sticks in series of threes. "Not so safe here. Taking chances. Long chances. A lot of water up there. Don't know exactly how much. And we're only ten feet or no higher than the creek bed. Perfectly apt to get us as well as the others. But it's the only chance we've got.” The booming of the log ceased, prob- ably to allow the attackers to rest. Prentiss stared at Vilnk, half fearful, half incredulous. "Going to . . . let the lakes . . . down on us?” "Yea." "Wash us away . . . everything away." "it you have a less dangerous plan,' we'll be delighted to take it." Prentiss shook his head sullenly. Vilak swiftly rebundled the explo- sive in s newspaper and started to. ward the doors He turned to Prentiss. "Any way I can get through the wall'? Don't want to climb over unless I have "o. Almost sure to be seen", _ "There's a plaee. Old hinge sewer. Barred up now. But can get through if you know how, Straight line from kitchen” "“‘33§iié'£_ £65er and show me. Save time." "All right, Want to M gum at few feet back Illustrated Dreumuh'nm Lennon Fur- nished With Every Patten: . war." The two men diam-red into the darkness. Elise and Nunnally turned their black, sweating been an instant to watch them go, then silent- ly reamed their vittit at the windows. The battering of the log recommenced. The two defenders renewed their fire. Once more the battering cased. (To be continued.) BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON A nautical blue and white pique ensemble of French origin that would make any wee modern happy. a The brief skirt sways so prettily with its all-around box-plaits. The sleeveless bodice is of plain white pique. It is stitched to the skirt. - Style No. 3430 com" in sizes 2, 4, 6 and 8 years. - - _ For C601 days, wool Jersey in navy blue with the bodice of vivid red jer- sey offers a _defittite ehatyie. . .. 'French blue linen wiih bodice of dress of white linen with blue dots is adorable. Printed dimity in pink and white dress with jacket of pink pique is very pretty outfit. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20e in stamps or coin (coin. preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Whitby.-Thts freak egg champion- ship for this district is claimed on be- halt of a Rhode Island Red pallet by its owner, William Maw, ot Whitby. Ott the shell ot the egg recently pro- duced by the enterprising pullet, the taco of a clock with the hands indicat- ing five o'clock, is plainly marked. It has been suggested that the pullet de- termined to out-do the Oshawa hen that laid the “Teddy Bear" egg sever- al weeks ago. Use Minard" for Rheumat' m. A strong-minded woman and a weak-i ly gentleman came on board a trans-1 allantic liner. The pale gentleman retired to his cabin. and the strong woman tucked him up with shawls. Then she strode on deck and hailed the captain. “We'll ma'am?" asked the tskipper. "My husband is parti- cularly liable to sea-sickness. cap- tain." said the woman. The skipper nodded. “i've heard 0 t the com. plaint before, ma'am," he said. "Could you tell him what to do in case ot an attack?" asked the burly woman Mummy-N hope you were a good boy at the party, and didn't ask for a second piece of cake?" Tommy--'%'o, mummy. I took two pieces the first time "'Tain't necessary. ma'am the skipper. “He'll do it'. What New York Is Wearing ' The Mower I hatt Guaranteed Five o'clocks Eggs? replied Trees often strangle themselves with their own roots. Fo'rtunately. this takes time, and it it is detected, the attending parts may be cut away. saving the tree's life. Tree suicide. lime known and often overlooked. is described in Tree Talk (Stamford, Conn.), by F. A. Bartlett, who writes: "Many a tine specimen ot maple, pine, oak, or elm has taken its life of its own accord. It has not been killed by foreign agents. such as insects. dis- ease, wind, lightning, starvation, or unfavorable soil. but by the pernicious habit ot winding its roots about its Item. usually Just below the surface ot the ground, and gradually. but sure- ly, strangling its own lite-blood and cutting away its circulation. "There seems to be a greater tem dency on the part ot certain varieties of trees to resort to self-destruction than In others. The swamp maple is particularly prone to such means, though the practise is In no way cow nned to this variety, and may occur, and often does, in nearly all species, including the forest and orchard trees. “The practise of hariairi, or com- mitting suicide, is tar more common union; trees than ls generally recog~ nixed. "Norway maples. and particularly transplanted ones, are more apt to in. lure themselves than trees growing in their natural Mate. A perfectly nor- mal tree has a well-rounded trunk with buttressed roots ruunlng radlnlly tn all directions. As the tree grows older the buttresses become more ttttd more pronounced. The yearly growth ot annular cells ls much greater on the buttresses than the annular cells between the buttresses ot great roots. 'The wtfter has observed an avenue ot Norway maple trees nearly one. halt mile in length, the trees averag- ing eighteen inches in diameter, with more than one-half the trees in vari. ous stages ot root-strangulation, some already dead, some dying, and many weakened by ttelNnfiictiott. “Fortunately for the tree that is suffering. and when the period ot self- inflietion has not reached the stage of actual decay. there is a remedy, and that remedy is to cut away the offend- ing member. Sometimes severing the root will relieve the pressure, but it is often necessary to chisel away, chip by chip, the sirdling member, which may be deeply imbedded in the trunk, taking care not to break through the bar kot the tree. Careful work often saves the tree. Indication of root-gird- ling, or seelt-strangu1atiott, is apparent by the dull appearance ot the bark ot the tree on the girdled side, the am sence of large roots or buttresses. and tt general depressed area at the sur- tace and along the trunk. ‘In the transplanting of small trees care should be exercised that room are spread radially from the tree and not twisted into a small hole, tor who. ever does so is aiding and abetting the tree to Belt-destruction or suicide in later years." The End Mrs. Higgs--"' 'aven't seen yer 'ug. hand about lately, Mrs. 'lggins. I 'ope e's quite well." Mrs. 'eglns--"Didn't you 'ear? 'E got hit by a car an' got 'cunelusion,' my dear." died." ins. 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The soap ttlm ls not loaded or twlsted; it so happens that there la a curlous analogy between the con- tours of the bubble and the stresses In the alrplalte part whose cross-sectlon it represents. A cynic says: It you are given something for nothing, there is usual- ly something wrong with “something: Mlnard’n for Insect all”. FL, next step I: to menu” the Sales and Service try Your pride prompts you to keep your hair well groomed . . . then for the name reason smartcn Four dull, unpolished shoes regularly with a glossy "Nugget" shine -rtvaterproofs the shoes as it polishes. . wouid Toronto, Ont. Dominion's Appeal To Visitors Wide Inquiries from Many Lands Received - Phenomenal Motoring Growth Chandra -tiottal resources are I nation“ um or the tirtrt otaier. Ther compo" tho lodestone which each year (1an million. ot visitors to (In Dominion and they form a. source ot tenth which annually adds 3 large and rapidly growing item to the anion! income. There are, in net. few records in the tuna”: at Canadian development more interest. ilFor more remarkable than that ot the the to importance ot the Dam n. lon'l recreation! features. 60m Idea ot the "tram'dinarr, growth ot holiday u-ailic may be gain. ed from the records ot mums auto. mobiiu entering Canada in wee“ yet". In "" the numbar of ram entering Canaan tar touring parnowpi In: Ind steamship lines earn year, add tarm numbers to the thouunds‘ who holiday in Canada. Tipping and even wider Betd than the automobile. the“ omniutlons hue spread tho Dominion”: an as I holiday land literally throughout the world. Dian-icy (imam The most and traveller crossing the Dominion from east to west, clu- not but be Itruck by the sheer aircr- sity ot Candl'u natural futures. First there in the rugged Atlantic shore; then the great system of In- land lakes. sea in depth and sire; next I thousand miles ot rolling prairie; followed by the great barrier ot the Rockies, rlvalling the Alps in grandeur; and tinatir the sen. bath- ing with its warm waters the tar nun; Paeitie coast. All these contribute to the glorious panorlms ot a trans- continentni trip across (Jonathan ter- ritory. was 238,000 and during the MI yearn' up to 1920 this Muro Ind inc-reused to 4,509,000. Aside trom the plienn menu! increase of motor tourists. rail-) Baby Gets 1iixite.n In the Ion-mm The charm ot the Maritime Prov- inces is not easily depicted. These provinees--Nom Booth. Prince Ed- ward island Ind New Brunswick-are toned with the mellownen ot age that captivntes the visitor from newer reglonl. The snow-white lighthouse. crowning the lcilh that overlook the ten. the white sell of the ttsiting smack seeking it! sheltering cove. the quaint ttSherman'. cottagel that strangle up the hillsides. the shaded inlnnd road- and winding forest streams. the shrug-time mantle of blossom that clothes mile upon mile ot orchard valleys-all the“ nuggent the ele- llentl that blend to give the Mari- Home I, pictnreaqneness lugculiarly their own. Americans are never happier than when they no claiming n uorld rec- ord ot one sort or another and one proud patent in the United States re- cently ind sixteen baptismal unmet given to . detenceless baby, in the hope that this would make the child the bearer ot the longest name on rec- 0rd. Probably he considered vim: no prlnte Individuals were likely to beat the number ot Immune] name: be. stowed on Royal persona", and u the Prince of Wales has only seven, sixteen might seem to give a pretty good margin. Unfortunately for this etCvula'iorr. some years no me daughter of I Liverpool mm was given I Christian name tor every' letter ot the alphabet, starting with Ann: and ending “i'h Zulellu. Lamp Make __Plape Nowadays long "at: of baptismal nlmes aren't popular. There are too any torm- for everybody to an up-- and tCl ot them call tor "name in full." tt In no longer necessary to plane propellers or revolving to Inspect or study them. A 1 may cut through the air at Volutions a minute or at eecr speed. yet the icttering and on the fast-moving blade can as unity " it it Wore stand A new lamp, called the su- does the trick. It was Inven trio ot Westinghouse pugineel Knowles, L. R, Peters and Babies. The strohoglow is simple t pact; in (act. it tits in to an ordinary suitcase. When the beam of light is thrown upon the whirling propeller of n Airplane the blade's quiwrs and enginewnlue action can be sent with the unaided eye. The propeller seem- to sand still. The engineers point out that becuue ot the importance ot having the propeller and engine in perfect condition it is expected that the ItroboglOJ may be made . part at an airplane! required insepectiott before it hop: all. Yes! she bought a little Moth (Not the kind you get in cloth) And I tin ot chicken broth And " uronnut's regatta. And, by Tttt she took a letter Clear from London to Australia' “Take n letter-tala, , letter"-- Every day the um: demand made! Wu there nothing uny better For I Btmtttgratrhie Madman]! LITTLE AMY JOHNSON Baptitismnl Names Wheels Stationary I or revoking wheels My them. A propeller ttt the air at -100 re- 0 Btro a and com- " ordinary tt IQOP alr- Isignit e read tr still. I” low. W jbyl ter mo carn- "str. that doubt hurt Burre first l (In in Jule 22. Lotion ttu-The RI and the and Commit“ the. a: 1-10; t6-2lt. 0014 .-AU ye therefttre, and teat ti.m.--Hatthew M: '0. ANALYSIS ll ll (If 2* include I bath. w) the (we: " it! H _ nu INN Tl“! APPEARA 1-10. 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