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"How to make my old short skirts contorn to the new length was a prob- “ to no until I hit on this plan. I cupped the heme: and u the part $Bat had been turned under we: dialer In the rent. I redyed the entire .eee. the: having Notched the mode. “wing direction in the Diamond Dyes whee. “I need Dune-d Dye. for the Mye- Moleonree. in" dyed may on... with the" wonderful colon. In" in" and me my donor: end he,” - felled to [he perfect to aiu-e-a. even eoiortr--mat to wear end waning. Friends think II? “in! ere new when t nave or mm m- with Diamond Dyee. They doi give the lee: someone colon!" ' In. G.C., Levin. Quebec. "Not only have we thought it over," “id Markham, "but Mr. Vance has found the thing that was disturbing you. After we left here he showed Sk tt copy of ‘Tho Pretenders'." "Ah!" The exclamation was like a “I! of and. For days that play has Armsson before I leave here, and) "Another insane atrocity! It Gly hope for the best." Il Pt' waited till last night to warn A few moments later the tront door F "ec-. , opened and Professor Dillard appeal-uI No great harm has been done," all in the hall opposite the archway-.Iv‘me hastened to inform him. "We a, "arcely acknowledged io7rriiiii'ilound the child in time: she’s out of greetintt-he was scanning our 'l1'1elia,iiir,),riwr'; " if trying to read the meaning ofl 'eh'. our unexpected visit. Finally he put‘ She had been locked in the hall- . question. . [flout on_tht top floor of the Dnikker, "You have, perhaps. thought over what I said last night?" Nth, a long chanee." Markham was pessimistic. "But it can do no harm to try. In any event, I shall arrest Arnesson before I leave here, and hope for the best." "Undoubtedly. I've told you so from the first. And when he hears of the Little-Mitts-Muff" episode, it's not unlikely he'll supply us with the evi- dence we need." "You believe he knows more than he he told us?” mr--" He halted and stood looking down at the floor. "Yes! That's our one chance. We must confront Amos. can with what we know when the pro. feessor is present. The situation is sure to force an issue of some kind. The professor now will do all in his power to help convict Arnesson.” "Some way-yer" Vance began pac- ing the room restlessly. "We mar be able to vungle the truth out of him by subterfuge: he doesn't know yet that we’ve found the child. . . ' It's possible Professor Dillard could assist "But we can't let this thing so on," he declared feroeiously. "We must Mop this maniac some way." Reluvtantly Markham resumed his seat. Me saw the force of Vance’s argument. .“Oh, my dear fellowl What weight would a jury attach to a frightened tive-year-old girl's identiheation with- out powerful eontribut'ry evidence? A clever lawyer could nullify it in five minutes. And even assuming you could make the identification hold, what would it boot you? It wouldn't connect Arnesson in any wny with the Bishop murders. You could only prosecute him for attempted kidnap- ping,--' ehild's unharmed, remenr- ber. And if you should, through a legal miracle, get a doubtful eonvio.' tion, Arnesson would receive at mosh I few years in the baatille. Thatl, wouldn't end this horror. . ' . No, 150‘ You musn't be preeipitate." CHAPTER xxXvm.-(cont'd.) “I realize that the finding of the typewriter and the notebook is not eonelusive," concurred Markham. "But the identification by the child---" Drultlur ls suspected but the night he In to he questioned ha In louhd murder- ”I The shark kill:- Mrs. bulkier. "Art- "rerttly Fudge commits untold. Vance Imlwtrx hnwncr, another murder has hem commuted Pratt [Mllard 35k» them to his home, " m plain, trom his ro. IMI’II, that he uunpcrt: Arnesson. Word t'omn- of the disappearance of a little girl She In found half nutrocated In an rtoret In the Drukker home. A man known my Pod! Robin ll found Inn an arrow lnrou‘h the heart. Then . young chap named Sprig: la shot through the to) or the head. The mur- derer wrung mot-lung: noun nlgned The Ill-nap Dunne! Attorney Markham all: the and of ms friend. Phito Vance The following people are ”loaned wlln the use, Prof. Dillard. His nelce. lull. Sigurd Arncsnon, who hopes lo - Belle. John Punk: 3 nelshinor. Mrs, Druklur and her son Adolph. ' ISSUE No. 39--'3I The Bishop Murder Cast "SAMBA" FASHION HINT A “in of Salad. Green tear “Vital-ates and refreshes GREEN TEA * SYNOPSIS ‘Fruh m the garland A PHILO VANCE STORY BY B. B. VAN DiNE Yanee sat smoking pensively, his on on the Wall beyond. At last he spoke with quiet gravity. tion for attempted kidnapping through the child': identitetrtion." "Ah. you . . the child would know." A bitterness crept into the old marfe eyes. "thut, there should be some means of obtaining justice for the other crime.” no suggesuons .1381. night-had not sowed the seed of suspicion. . . ." “There can be no doubt," declared Vance softly. "Mr. Markham intends to "rest Mr. Arneuon when he re» turns from the university. But, to be frank with you, sir, we have pram. ally no legal evidence, and it is a question in Mr. Markham', mind whe. ther or not the law can even hold him. The most we can hope for is a convic- There was a vilence; then the pro- fessor asked: "What more have you to tell mel'" "Drukker's note-book containing his ttcent quantum resents-beg Te $0119. from his room the night of his death. We found this notebook in the attic wig; tht t1 yritgr.” "He smog; even to that?" It was not a question, but an exclamation of incredulity. "Are you sure of your conclusions? Perhnpc if I had made no suggestion: Just nitrV--had not sowed the seed of suspicion. . . I V FF I "She had been locked in the hall- closet on the top floor of the Drukker house. We had thought she was here somewhere-which is how we came to search your attic." Professor Dillard's head sank for ward. The professor showed no sign of being startled. "You were able to identify it?" "Beyond any doubt, Yesterday a little girl named Madeleine Mofftt disappeared from the playground in the park. There was a sheet of paper in the machine, and on it had already been typed: 'Little MisurMuffet sat or. a tuffet'." Vance regarded the other sympa- utetieally'for a moment, then he said: "We've found the typewl'iteh on which the Bishop notes were printed. It was in an old suitcase hidden in the attic of this house." "r--dcn't know." There was a rc- luetanee in the words. "He had tea here in the library, but he went out about half past pour, and I didn't see him again until dinner time." "Tell me everything," he said. "Don't try to spam me." Vance drew out his cigarette-cas "First, let me ask you a question Where was Mr. Arnesson between five and six yesterday afternoon?" When we had soak-(1 ourselves 'he professor lifted heavy eyes to Vance. who had taken a seat opposite to him. We drew up chairs. There was none of us, I think, who did not feel the need of a glass of wine after the har- rowing events we had just passed through. - "Forgive me. I'm not quite mpelf." He drew forward the little chess table and plaeedwlasees on it for all of us. "Please overlook my discour- tesy. "He filled the glasses and wt down. On reaching the library he paused by the sideboard and poured himself a glass of port. When he had drunk it he turned to Markham with a look of apology. The old man hesitated. "I had hoped not to be an instru- ment in the boy's conviction." His Fvoice held a tragic paternal note. But presently his features hardened; a vindictive light shone in his eyes; and his hand tightened oven the knob of his mick. However, I can't connider my own feelings now. Come; I will do what I can." . been in my mind, poisoning every thought. . . . ." He looked up fear- fully. "What does it mean?" Vance answered the question. "It means, sir, that you’ve led us to the truth. We're waiting now for Mr. Arnesson. And I think it would be ‘well if we had a talk with you in the, ‘meantime. You may be able to helm us." CHAPTER XXXIX .There wasnonc' "We also found the typewriter," did not feel the: pursued Vance, ignoring the question. He after the har. I "And Drukker's stolen notebook." 'ttd just passed Arnesson was at once on his guard. . "Did you really?" He gave Vance a rd ourselves mercanny look. "Where were these tell- 7 eyes to Vance, tale objects?" opposite to him. "UpMairs---in the attic." ing," he said.’ "Aha! Housebreaking?" w." "Something like that." cigarette-cas 'withal," Arnesson scofted, "I can't you a question ' wethat you have a ratrt-irtrn case “The iiitterenee is ttee shillings." he commenced to explain. "The lower berth in higher than the upper one. The higher price in tor the lower. It you want it lower you hive to so high- er. We sell the - lower than the lower. Moat people don't like the lower upper, although it's lower on BC. couut ot it being higher. When you, occupy an upper you have to go up 10' bed and get down to get up." I " an army or 6,500 iriipiiJiiii" are responsible for the expenditure of about £83.250.000 I you. The clerk rubbed " hands triumph- antly. “What's the dilemma?” asked the customer. berth?" The steamship omce clerk was be ing pestered by questions trom a pron- pective traveller. Finglly he decided to teach the man a lesson. Probably that is because, in a city, their natural food is often unobtaim able. In the country the main diet of the sparrows consists of hard needs. In the cities they eat breadcrumbs and soft scrape. This diet, it has been suggested, may be responsible for their broken tail feathers. London pigeons, now being rigor- ously kept down, have always had the reputation ot being unhealthy; now We are told that London sparrows are degenerate. A big city seems to be a bad place for birds. But it seems to be a fairly general phenomenon in London, and scientlats have now begun to take note ot it. There is a reference to it in a recent number ot a ecientifi: journal, in which it is described as "a very pecu- liar form of degeneracy . . . the breakage ot the tail feathers some time aYter the , run.” . The writer has recently noticed I number ot tailless sparrows in Lon- don suburbs, but didn't pay very much attention to the fact. He thought that they had been fighting, or had had I narrow t)tscape--b, the tail feathers- from a predatory at. Is the London sparrow loving its tail? London’s omfi!u ttttairs are handled against any tmc. A typewriter is not like a suit of clothes that fits only one person. And who can say how Drukker's notebook found its way into our attic? You must do better than that, Mr. Vance." "Now, sir," he said, "upper or lower "You policemen are so efficient. Fancy finding little Miss Muffet so soon. Remarkable." He wagged his head in mock admiration. "However, sooner or later it was to be expected. And what, may I ask, is to be the next move?” Armesrson became serious, and an involuntary frown gathered on his forehead, but this slackening of pose was only transient. Slowly his mouth twisted into a smirk, Vance did not relax his steady gaze. "We found her in the Drukker house, locked iv. tt closet,” he ampli- fied, in a low, even tone. "Sounds like a charade. What am I supposed to answer: 'How's little Jack Horner', thumb?' or, should I inquire into the health of Jack Spun?” The other's eyebrows went up with sardonic amusement. "We've found little Miss Muffet Mr. Arhesson." Vance looked straight into the man's eyes. fair As he spoke the door opened, and Arnesson stepped into the room. "Well, well. Another conference. eh ?" Hegave us a quizzical leer, and threw himself into a chair beside the professor. “I nought the case had been adjuuicated, so to speak. Didn't Pardee's suicide put finis to the af- "Yes, "there are some secrets so hideous that it is well for the world not to know them. A higher justice may often be achieved without the law taking its toll." The old profess/r nodde under standingly. l _ Markham was sorely troubled. He rose and walked the length of the room and back, his face dark with anxiety. When he sat down again' he looked ah Vance for a long while, his fingers drumming with nervous indecision on the table. "The innocent of course must be considered," he said in a voice of dis- couragement. "Ae morally wrong as suicide is, I can see your point that at times it may be theoretically justi-‘ fied." (Knowing Markham as I did,; I realized what this concession had: cest him; and I realized, too, for the‘ first time, how atterly hopeless he feltl in the face of the scourge of horror; which it was his duty to wipe ont.) I e . ' "H Mr.-Arnesson were. convinced that, our use against him was a,' strong one, he might choose suicide as a way out. That perhaps would Del the most humane solution for every one." P' Making it Clear Tails They Lose (To be continued.) ONTARIO ARCHIV- TORONTO "Yes, but he’s swallowed a penny," replied Skinner. In Britain more than 100,000 War widows have remarried, leaving only 140,550 still receiving pensions. "Norsetttset." he exclaimed "The child is only a year old." The neighbor gazed wonderingly at the harassed parent. "Our little Freddy is in financial trouble," he explained. Skinner brushed a hand across his perspiring brow. "An./thtng wrong?" asked the kindly neighbor. "You look wcrrie0." HOW ll0 ORDER PATTERNS. 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Similar "scares" have been started "The habit," we are assured, "is dam! . gerous. Microbes are ca"fried byI Silenced stamps. Even poisons may be absorb, Chlropraetor-t had I patient ed from the dyes, Ida! whove toitte-- A campaign has been started in France against what is called the "per- nicious habit" ot licking stamput We knew that we could not get away trom them, so we spiralled down into the harbor and taxied up to the landing. Dozens of people crowded down to the water front to meet us. curious to see what was going to hap. pen. Then a big automobile, driven try a chauffeur in uniform rolled up to the water front and stopped. Prom It alighted the snappiest Japanese oNcer you ever saw. Flying low over the island, we were struck by the wonderful beauty ot the country-alto we were impressed to see . couple of planes hurriedly leave the ground to Investigate us. Maybe those Japanese army planes weren't fast. They came up so quickly it made it feel as it we were tied to a post. Now and then the savages tunnel under the fence and attack some out, lying camp where -ctunphor la made. One or two ot the Japanese are always killed before the hr'td-hunteru are driven back, yet they continue to push right up to the guard tine, for the best camphor trees are found on the moun- tain slopes and the Industry is very profitable. trtilt hunt heads, in the mountains of Formosa. So dangerous are these sav- age men ot the hills that the Japan- ese have placed a wide road through the island, guarded by soldiers and u high fence charged with electric cur- rent. tia",'-;,, I ' f' N 2' A , But don't think that the Taiwan: are not Mill head-hunters, They’re just as savage as ever, and all efforts to civilize them have failed. Every you.ig boy is taught to steal through the woods and make his kill. Then he brings back the . ' f head of a fallen lllllllliEle enemy - for what . Taiwan girl would TA; 'lt ' have a youth who i _ had not proven his 1staltt bravery by bring- . - A ins her back a , head? ’ Yen, Mr, they Mill hunt heads in the mountains or Wttat can. mot-o: After the rescue of the crew of the burning lhlp. Captain Jimmy decides to fly over the island of Formosa and when the country ot the tread-hunting uvues‘ He and Captain Stuart mine " early in the morning. Are Stamps a Menace? WHILE-6 (?1',riltir: ct, - anuvwmy ait,l2U0lf,',,',l',fi'; The health-giving. delicious drink for children and grown- ups. . " Pound and Half Pound tins at you: (men. 75mm Chocolate Manet! Milk *ALMOND CAKES bola Try this Recipe for "Nearly every man who develop- a new Idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible and then gets di'ccouraged."-Ttomu, H. Edi- Wire-tmo! I don't want to hear any more of your back talk-Lite. 1mm time to time about paper money, or men about coins. But they have new-r caused any of us to refuse mom-y. t After a drive ot any mile. or more ‘we came to the end of the good road. lout we climbed and trudged up the Rteep path into the mountains. On oth sides were evidence of you Icamphor trees having been chopped 'down; here and them slumps bad been chopped apart and even roots, [ii? up, The roots, you know. are the richest in camphor. (To be continued.) Note: any ot our young readers writing to "Captain Jimmy," 2010 Star Building, Toronto, will receive idlis signed photo frre. cided we were all right. We could so where we pleased. Visit the can- phor camps-and they gave us In otticial guide and a car! We were too surprised tor words. l I introduced Stuart and myself not! explained that we were anxious to visit the compiler camp and see the article being made. By this time. the two Japanese army plane: had arrived and two very hot. irritated army oil- cera were on the scene. They all seemed put out - probably because they hadn’t found an opportunity to shoot us down or place us under arrest. They all asked us a Bock of quea- tions. When one would run out ot ideas another would take it up. Fin. a l I y t h e y brought us be- tn'" I magis- Irate and we answered all the F o l d questions t and a lot ot new in ones as well. r--~-~~ -'i7e"'-"F *7 - “I have the honor to present His Highness, Count Ouchl." He waited until we camo with“! speaking distance-but before be hell 3 chance to any e "Id. I naked tor the Governor ot the mend. In very precise English, he replied: the island UGiG permiuton. Any» war, there we were, so we light u fell make the beat of it. He certainly looked “to trouble, tor we know we shouldn’t hays ttown our Then, All of n sudden. they do Marie bulbs must be planted in the In". A good sullen! rule to tot. low in holding the time of naming h .to nit until alter the am be"! M short and uncertain weather. lun- hno. dropped. with you}; “an“. of succeu "an on be - tor If they no tttanted next “In! [lemons are likely to plan n new garden in the spring and to think of the {all as one of prepnn- “on for winter. Expert gardeners, Iowmr. urge the we of this set- Iol " one or preparation for next you. The father. looking at the discon- tented Teddy and the timid Susan. recalled e handsome building he had once inspected. whim rose from A well~kept lawn having beds of beau- tiful dove". Every nut of it had been newnlouely neat and clean. But the building had here on It: windows. --mntaerd by the Nation“ Kindergar- ten ”mention. 8 West 40th Street. New York City. These articles ere um weekly in our volumes. Fall Gui; rtGata, Mum Best Results "Welt, Theodore and I made great sterile“ to get this puure-and I have no "rrgutt---tntt it is worth it-- tor the children's sake." PM. the halt volcos were telllng In. Holmes how wonderful she was to then such a lovely ttttme-tttsd with two chlldreu! Her voice tioattNI back to them. Late in the utternoon, when Mr. Holmes muted in'the but way to avoid running into two adieu having tea with hi. wife in the living room, he would the children in the lib- run. and their been lighted at sight ot him. Ho started to smoke. and Sunni. who had been standing still telling Teddy he'd better not take down any of the neatly arranged boon to mad, In to get him an ash tray. Sheephhly. he accepted it. " AHomeToBe "No-rem on not. Why do you children louver have to pad to the neighbors? Huei't ynu a beautiful yard to pity in?" Tre child .lurned her eyes wlsttully to the trees whose Arm seemed made tor 'oritlgts-to the [nu that begged pr for little feet to romp on it. "Mother," she "hed timldly. "could I so to label's?" But her mr‘her an! them whou she clue out 'o wipe away the mu ks Teddy's than: had made on the ttOrch-and one turned on the In”: girl Indignmtly. Suazn Almost crin- Bed. She had tried very hard. and didn't even know the tper had blown About, but she and calm: Later, her mother discovered her deep In a book, and scolded her tor trying to min her eyes. Bum played tor 3 while. all by her-ell, boom-o other little girls were uncomfortable in Mrs. Holme'a pain- fully not house. And when she grew tired. Ihe stored her paper dolls away carefully between the leaves of at old mine. And although she looked about bet with worried eye. eye. tor all the scripts that might hove fallen att the paper spread to cut on, Ihe didn't see the pieces 1 careless broom had blown out on the carefully clipptd lawn - where thor done‘d fantastically about "Well - why curt you "tite-." She remembered having 'stopped him that very day, and tt made her mm sole. "Oh, tor pity'n “he, go! Go o-ttd don't bother me! But this In the Int time you an go. Why aren't you "tirrNd at home? Good. me knows I work myself to death keeping it nice - so you ought to be proud ot it. Now, be sure you turn back in an hour." aGu. This nMrnoon. when the immune outside seemed to call to 'itrer mother- to bring their darning out ot doors - it it must be done-- all". they watched the children play, Ihe spent the whole time dragging book- out ot “when, dusting them And repucing “main and order. "No, dear, " rather you stayed " home. You have such I nice place ttarre-everrbodr nu It's the prettiest pm: on the street-and I - I dont are tor you to visit "rit--rurh care Ieu not! of people." "But, Mother, they have a wide walk we an ante oo-We wan! to sine." Teddy appeared while Ibo was In the aide! of this work, and asked tt he might go over to John'a to play. She pulled him toward her, straight- ened his tie. jerked his belt and exam- lned his Immune. He submitted, In. own one namely appraising, an be noted her worried runner. “Teddy! You - not state on the porch! How my the. must I tell rout -t--tre metal And doel let your - dolls blow out on the lawn -4l hu Just been trtoqretd-nutd I want It to Mar aloe." And the harmed lookingr mother went Into the houee. u we. . very - house, ultras. lively located “on. shade trees end stretche- of - run. And Inside the house everythlng was immaculate, though it never quite stunned Mrs. By Rebeca Dunlap