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When Philip Crane, a young aeroplane designer, arrives in London on a holiday, through a coincidence of like names, he is taken for the crook Crane, who is a lear.s that her father is held captive by "The Empress" in Mandling. Placing Margery in a céivéni;'Phlfi& goes to Mandling and meets Charles Whittle, an American detective. When Crane is abâ€" ducted Whittle calls in Scotland Yard. Then Margery disappears and Whittle is captured by the gang. However Abe pr xA egth qs AWhccisdiih do<â€" l X O apiae L Goldschmidt. a notorious criminal lawâ€" yer. effects his escape. The Folkestone police search The White House for young Crane. The Inspector was puzzledâ€"and not only puzzled, but angry. Watson of the Yard had expected him to get reâ€" sults, and the last thing he wanted was to let his old friend down. But there it was; he had paid his visit, made a thorough search, and nothing more could be done in that direction. Perhaps the visit at the Inn would yield a better result, but he was cerâ€" tain, in spite of his recent nonâ€"success, that the focal point of the mystery was still to be founa at "The White The arrival of the car at the Inn caused Mrs. Hamble to shake with exâ€" citement. This importantâ€"looking genâ€" tleman in uniform was a very differâ€" ent matter to poor plodding George Johnson, whose stupidity gave her inâ€" creasing anger every time she thought about it. the affair last night, I s‘pose? I told George Johnson to get on the teleâ€" phone to you." Inspector Laidley allowed a slight smile to pass over his grim face. "George Johnson! Who on earth is George oJhnson?" "Why, ‘e‘s the village copperâ€"1I mean policeman. I told ‘im particular to go straight back to the Station and get on the telephone to you." "My instructions came from S¢otâ€" land Yard, Mrs. Hamole." "Seotland Yard!" She spoke the words in impressed awe. x '“Yâ€"'_es. No'w, I want to get the full story from you. Please tell me everyâ€" thing that happe_ned." By this time they were in the landâ€" lady‘s private sittingâ€"room, and Mrs. Hamble, still all of a fluster, was lustâ€" ing the back of a chair with her apron. "That‘s the most comfortable one," she remarked, seating herself oppo site. "Well, it as like this: the young gentleman ho said ‘is name was Padâ€" denâ€"" "I don‘t know anything about that. He told me ‘is name was Padden, and that ‘e was recommended to Mandling by a man called Smith." "Afraid that her loquacity would swamp the material facts if he allowâ€" ed her to continue, the Inspector a»â€" plied a closure. _"Padden? 1 understood it was Philip Crane." C "(Crane or Padden, that doesn‘t matâ€" ter so much at the moment. Perhaps ke had a reason for giving you his wrong name. When did you first meet this young man*?" A "Yesterday mornin‘ early. â€" ‘E got ‘ere in time for me to get ‘im an ear‘y breakfast. A nice young fellow. An‘ when ‘e said ‘e wanted to stay a day or two, I was only too pleased to pus "im up. ‘E began asking me questions about the neighborhood right away, and I told ‘im as much as I knewâ€"â€" especially about that ‘orridâ€"lookin‘ foreigner livin‘ at ‘The White ‘Ouse‘.‘ Laidley stiffened. "A man named Stevensson lives there. I‘ve just come from calling on him." " *E seemed to beâ€"as I told Georze Johnson only this mornin‘. Appeared to‘ave somethin‘ on ‘is mind, ‘e did " "Yes; but ‘e‘s got a ‘orribleâ€"lookin‘ servant. An Eytalian, or somethin‘. Fair gives me the creeps every time I sees him." "Was Mr. Padden particularly in terested in ‘The White House‘?" "Well, ‘e went out just about dusk, and when ‘e came beck, ‘s ‘ad another gentleman with ‘imâ€". biggish fellow whose name ‘e said was Green,. Talked a bit Americanâ€"you know, Inspector, like those people on the films. It ‘apâ€" pened that I ‘ad the attic vacant, and I agree to put this man Green up as well.‘" In reply to further promptings, the landlady proceeded to relate .ow she was awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of a struggle in the next room : how she endeavered to leave her own bedroom, but found the door locked against her; how she then broke a windowâ€"pane in the hope of attracting attentior from a late "Now, come to last night, Mrs. Hamble." pac ~by, and how, being forced to wait until the arrival of Joe at seven o‘clock that morning, she had immeâ€" dintely sent for the village constable. "An‘ that‘s all I do know," she wound up. "But it‘s upset me so much that I can‘t tell whether I‘m standin‘ on me ‘ead or me ‘eels. What does it all mean, Inspector? ‘E was a nice en ugh young feilow. What does anyone want to Jo ‘im ‘arm for? Oh, 1 forgot to tell you," she added quickâ€" "Mrs. Hamble?" asked the Inspe:â€" "That‘s me, sir. of a band ruled by a mysterious CHAPTER XX. SYNOPSIS. ADMIT ONE You called about BÂ¥ SIDNEY HORLER. 'ly; "there is somethin‘ else. This | afternoon, who should arrive ‘ore but a young lady. From what I can make out, sho‘s a great friend of this Mr. raddenâ€"or Crane, or whatever ‘is ‘ name is Would you like to se ‘er, Insgector?" | . ‘"But if I do, my fatherâ€"you may i put him in prison." | The Inspector rapped his finger nails with a pencil he had taken from his pocket. The latter made her apology. "I daren‘t tell her the truth when she first comeâ€"she was that upsetâ€"‘" Margery sprang up. "The truth? What is the truth?" she pleaded; "I must know. _ Mr. Crane came down here to try to find my fatherâ€"to rescus himâ€"" Laidiey felt he was gaining ground. "Sit down again, Miss Ferguson, and try not to agitate yourself. As I Fave already said, I‘m here to help you. What‘s this about your father? Â¥ ho is your father? And what is is doing in Mandling?" "Must I tell you?" "It would be better so. I‘m quite _ure there is nothing you need fear." "But there isâ€"my fatherâ€"" She broke down completely. "You are very kind," returned the girl. "But what do you mean about my friend‘s disappearance? Mrs. Hamble was telling me that he has n.srely gone out for a walk, and chat he‘s certain to come back here." Over the speaker‘s shoulders, the Inspector caught the eye of the landâ€" "But first of all, tell me where Crane is." _ "This man came enquiring for my father. I was told to leave the ~som. When 1 came back, father had gone. I feel sure that man who called was a criminal." "Why do you say that?" "I have only my intuition to go tpon, but if father had gone away on an honest purpose, he would have ‘ wished me goodâ€"bye. He would have | writtenâ€"" I "Hasn‘t he written?" "Only a note with a few words on ‘it. It was headed *Mandling,‘ and ‘said: ‘Come and help me.‘" "Was this from your father?" "Yesâ€" it was in his handwritinz." "When did you get this letter?" "Five days ago." | "What did you do?" "1 would." So it happened hat, ih spite of a‘ll her precautions, Margery Ferguson found herself a couple of minutes later facing a police officer. At the sight of the Inspector‘s uniform, she trembled violently. "There‘s no need for you to be alarmed, young lady," said Laidley kindly; "I‘m here to help youâ€"to try to solve the mystery of your friend‘s disappearance. May 1 ask your "There, there, child; don‘t take on so, We both want to help you, don‘t we, Inspector?" AA4l e The Inspector signalled Mrs. Hamâ€" ble, and the latter left the room, reâ€" trrning quickly with some smelling salts. After these had been placed to the girl‘s nostrils, she revived. "You must tell me the whole story, Miss Ferguson," now said Laidley; "Jorn‘t distress yourself; take llyour time; but don‘t forget any detail. It may be very important." "We dorn‘t knowâ€"that‘s why I want you to tell me all you can. It may give me a valuable clue." She hesitated for a moment, and then said in a whisper: . "Fergusonâ€"Margery Ferguson." Mrs. Hamble, standing behind, patâ€" ted her on the shoulder. "It is more essential than ever that you should tell me your story, Miss Ferguson," he said. There was a aint of inflexibility in his voice now which she could not mistake. She sat for a moment with her head between her hands. The very thing which she had avoided for so long had taken place. But, having admitted so much, she supposed she must keep on. "Very well," she said at length; "I will te.l you." "The whole story ?" "The whole story." "In return, I will do everything I possibly can for your father." "Some weeks ago, my father left the rooms in Harlesden where we were living, without a word to me. A man with cold, cruel eyes and a thin, grey faceâ€"" _ "Thank you," she replied; and made no further quibble. e i wl "Stevensson!" muttered Laidley to himself. _ "Sorrp, Miss Ferguson; please go on." 4 : "Didn‘t you go to the police?" "No. I had the same fear then as I have nowâ€"that if father could ce traced, he might be arrested. ‘h1: was why I stayed in London; 1 smew I equld do nothing on my own. And l was being watched then. I moved from Harlesden and took & room in Pimâ€" ]ico." ; "I ha.ve already told Miss Ferguson "What could I do?*" "Now, tell me about the yourg man 99 a €. Cancer of the breast which begins in an irritation of the nipple, first desâ€" cribed by Sir James Paget in England seventy years ago, is rapidly becoming a preventable disease. When first described by Paget and until recently, Cancer of Breast Easily Preventable ) fant td Early Attention to Slightest Irrittaion â€" Prevents Future Trouble it was a hopeless form of cancer, beâ€" cause women paid no attention in the beginning to the little itching of the nipple, to its irritation until the nipple had become an ulcer and the cancer cells had invaded the breast and been carried throughout the body, making the disease hopeless. The studies of Paget‘s disease of the nipple during these seventy years have brought toâ€" gether convincing evidence that canâ€" cer may be made a preventable disease by giving people proper instruction how to deal with its simple beginâ€" nings. It is a very remarkable tribute to tge intelligent foresight of this great‘ surgical pathologist who wrote more than seventy years ago, that if women could be taught and influenced to pay more attention to the beginning of this irritation of the nipple, they could be protected by simpler means than the complete operative removal of the breast. Paget did not live long enough to ledrn that the disease of the nipple described by him need not be hopeless. The modern woman under the care of the trained nurse or midwife and the specially trained doctor, knows that any neglected irritation of the nipple is followed by a "caking," painâ€" ful mastitis of the breast which often ends in abscess. We know now that the incidence of abscess of the breast in women nursing children is less than one per cent., while formerly it was more than twenty per cent. Now woâ€" men are learning that the neglect of any irritation of the nipple when they are not nursing a child may lead to a cancer of the nipple which can only be cured by a radical operation, or to an involvement of the breast which as yet has never been cured by operation or irradiation. What a woman should know‘about the care of her nipples is simple: Durâ€" ing the bath the nipples should be washed and dried in the same manner as the skin on any part of the body. But when any tingling or burning is observed, or a redness, or scaling, or weeping or discharge, the nipple or nipples should be immediately specialâ€" ly cleansed with warm water and soap, using cotton, then with alcohol, then covered with vaseline and a piece of gauze fixed in place with adhesive straps. If there is not immeriate disâ€" appearance of the irritation, the paâ€" tient should consult her family physiâ€" cian. When the irritation does not disappear in three weeks under the doctor‘s direction, the family physician should refer the patient to a surgeon specially trained in the recognition and treatment of the earliest stages of cancer and the conditions that precede cancer. It is important that every woâ€" man know that in spite of treatment this irritation may not be relieved by this simple treatment. Then the paâ€" tient will have to go to the hospital and the surgeon, under local anesâ€" did you meet him? Crane," went on the Inspector. "How in slow, measured words, Margery detailed the second part of her narraâ€" "It was because I was afraid for his sake that I ran away from the convent today," she added; "and nowâ€"â€"" She made a desperate apâ€" peal to the Inspector: " You must find Limâ€"you must save him!" . Toh ve. They set a new girls‘ world mark for 500â€"yard .lay swim at Long Beach, Calift. They‘re Josephine McKim, Marjorie Lowe, Jennié Cramer, Olive Hatch and Norene Forbes. , hand propping up chin, (To be continued.) ns Five Winners Therefore, cancer of the nipple, like carscer of the skin anywhere is fast becoming a preventable disease. thesia will remove the nipple with & little bit of surrounding skin and some of the breast beneath. Right in the operating room frozen sections will be male from the nipple and the breast beneath. When no evidence of cancer is found in th microscopic section, the breast is saved. Should there be any evidence or suspicion of cancer, the complete operation must be performed in order to obtain the best assurance of a cure. mesbh ; And I turn on my back to rest, To lie on your fluid breast. Bright water and bright blue I fear your salty kissâ€" And I break your dangerous words With strokes like thisâ€"like thisâ€" Till my feet grate on the sand And I clutch it tight in my hand. Bright water and bright blue wave Burling around my cheek, Moist lip to my lip, Wave, I hear you sperik; And your words with subtlety slide Like a strong deepâ€"moving tide. You tell me that water is sweeterâ€" More delicate tissue than flesh, That water is freer and purer Than blood in the vein‘s troubled â€"Ruth Langland Holberg, in "Voices‘ French Women Collect Writings of Own Sex Parisâ€""The women of France may not y.t have achieved the right to vote, but high achievement lies to their credit in other directions." This statement is backed by two Parisian women â€" Mme. Marguerite Durand and Mile, Marie Louise Bougleâ€"both of whom have collectâ€" ed a mass of literary evidence of the doings of their fellow countryâ€" women since the earliest days of hisâ€" tory. Mme. Durand has lately placed her collection in the hands of the city of Paris, and the booksâ€"historical, political, legal, with some unique volumes: of great valueâ€"are now lodged in the Town Hall of the Fifth Arrondissement in a | library which bears her name. A small girl was entertaining her mother‘s visitor. "How is your little girl?" she asked. "I am sorry to say, my dear, that I haven‘t a little girl." ‘How is your little boy?" "I haven‘t a little boy, either." "Then what ave yours?" when in the hands of even a tenâ€" yearâ€"old child.. Another thing, Diaâ€" mond Dyes never take the life out of cloth or leave it limp as some dyes do. They deserve to be called ‘the world‘s finest dyes‘!" "The hard times and scarcity of money makes it more important than ever to economize. One way I save on clothes is by renewing the color® of faded or outâ€"ofâ€"style dresses, coats, stockings, and un derwear. For dyeing, or tinting, | always use Diamond Dyes. They are the most economical ones b;» far because they never fail to proâ€" duce results that make you proud Why, things look better than few when redyed with Diamond Dyes They never spot, streak, or run. ‘They go on smoothly and evenly. "THESE HARD TIMES" ISSUE No 14â€"‘32 Swimmer 8. B. B., Quebec. wave, _ Building done during 1931 amounted to $14,481.86. i# Vancouver Board of Trade Report, Mar. 8. . ... ) Vancouver Merchants‘ Exchange reâ€" port increases of export trade from the port of Vancouver as follows: Grain shipments gained 7 million bushels. Tbnna.ge of shipments increased by 400,000 tons over 1930. $ Exports of shingles increased by 84 million bundles. Bar metal by 52,000 tons. Apples by 33,000 boxes. New business reported by 215 mills to the West Coast Lumbermen‘s Assn. for week ending January 16 showed sales 21% over production, it being the 12th successive week in which orders exceeded productionâ€"a record since 1924. Pulp exports showed a gain of 12,000 tons. Exports of foreign cargoes increased by 10,000 tons. B. C. Electric Railway Co. is erectâ€" ing an $850,000 gas plant in Vancouver. Western Canada Weaving Mills, employing 140 persons. are enjoying splendid business. Commercial timber, _ 18,000,000,000 feet. Construction of two more ferry boats at a cost of $100.000 is seriously conâ€" sidered by City of North Vancouver. B.C.â€"The Crysdale Ry. Report on resources of British Columbia reveals: Cultivatable lands, 2,240,800 acres. Good coal, easily mined, semiâ€"anthraâ€" cite, over 480 square miles in Peace River unit. Above information supplied by C. H. Arnott, Industrial Secretary, Vanâ€" couver Board of Trade. Algoma.â€"The Employment outlook brightens in and around Sault Ste. Marie. By the opening of the 100 pound rail mill last Monday, it is exâ€" pected that the peak of jobless days is past. Export.â€"Dominion Bureau of Staâ€" tistics claim that exports show a surâ€" plus over imports, leaving a favorable ORANGE PEKOE BLEND 11 T he ~<C CANADA STARCH CO. Silver Lining ICK HEADACHE?" "Fresh hrom the Gardens" T CA ’ The loan means an Actual interest of 7% per cent., and with such sound !| security nearly 52,000,000 crowns ($13,000,000) was subscribed for at §once. Subj :t to the Government‘s luuct.lon the municipal authorities . will accept the whole of the subâ€" scribed sum. balance of trade amounting to $1,432, 170. This balance now amounts to $25,491,000 after 11 months. . F uhh oi apcutes PRp esn ty Om Sn c e Banking deposits in savings banks in New York State reached a high re cord at the close of last month with a total of $5,216,910,632. will open in April at Blind River. The McFadden mill at Spragge is quite likely to bo_busy soon. ‘-fiovafiio Lumber Co. will be operâ€" ating their camps back of Glendale on the A.CR. Copenhagen Loan Copenhagen â€" The â€" Copenhagen municipality bas just issued & "Cittâ€" zen Loan" of 30,000,000 crowns ($8,â€" 000,000) at 6 per cent., offered to the public at 97 per cent. and to be reâ€" deemed in two years at par. "Oh, don‘t let that worry you, After this I will send the maid up to crack it for you." "But I can‘t stand that hall room." "What‘s the trouble, sir?" "Why, every morning I actually have to crack the ice in the water pitcher." Mills of the Carpenter First Sown Things In some parts of the country the lmpununuaunovbem-ée. Js the vegetable garden it is advisable t run the rows north and south so thit there will be an even distribution of light. Iu the case of small vegetables such as carrots, lettuce and spinach, rows twelve inches apart will do, and about eighteen inches for taller stuff like melons and cucumbers. It is good economy to alternate rows of early and late vegetables Spinach and letâ€" tuce are planted between beans, car» contact with the seed but should be placed an inch or two below or to one side of it. Among the flowers those which usually seed themselves, such as Cosmos and Caledulas, can be plantâ€" ed just as soon as the ground is ready, and this is also the proper time to get in Sweet Peas Indeed, to be satisfacâ€" tory, Sweet Peas must be planted earâ€" ly and they do best in deep, open soil containing plenty of rotted vegetable Snaterial into which they send down their roots deeply in order to remain cool during the warm weather, PECU WmV EPPRRCCOOCCC rots, corn and the later things, which do not require full room until the first named are out of the way. The leafy vegetables such as spinach ,and letâ€" tuce, as well as the radish and the early peas, go in first. These are folâ€" lowed by the second planting of the flmu-eduuluhothelmoftho beets, carrots, the main planting of corn ten days to a fortnight later, An application of some quickly available fertilizer, a scant handful to about every fifteen feet of row at the time of planting, is advisable. This is best apâ€" plied dissolved in a gallon of water, and iju any case commercial fertilizer should not be allowed to come into A Big Help Gardeners will find the current seed catalogue indispensable in their operaâ€" tions. It is decidedly more than a mere sales sheet and will be found useâ€" ful not only in planning and ordering seeds but just as much so in planting, general care, ad in the harvest of the vegetables. The height of the flowers, times of blooming, whether they are suitable for such special purposes &s edging, screening, cutting and fragâ€" rance are all mentioned and are indisâ€" pensable facts in laying out & satisfac» tory garden. In the vegetable line the catalogue continues this useful service by listing different varieties under the heading of Early, Late and Medium so that one can have a succession of vegeâ€" tables right through the season. With unusual sorts, special directions are given in regard to care and preparaâ€" tion for the table. "What is the name of that selection your daughter played?" asked the guest, "That wasn‘t a selection," re plied Mr. Jackson. "It was forsed on Shrubbery Directions The majority of people apreciate the beauty of shrubbery, writes D. C. Shurâ€" man, + of the Dominion Experimental Farms, but for various reasons many fail to do any planting. It is never wige to attempt to do a great dea) in any one year. A little planting done each season and done well will bring surprising results in a short time. The cost of many beautiful fiowering shrubs is small; and everyone can afâ€" ford to buy at least one or two at & time. Do not plant shrubs too close to the foundation of the house, but try to picture them as they will be from five to ten years after planting, and alâ€" low plenty of room to develop the proâ€" per nature shape. If the earth is poor, as is very often the case around new buildings dig a hole about three feet in diameter and about twenty inches deep and fill with good garden soil, working in some well rotted manure. Then plant the shrub in the centre, beâ€" ing careful not to have manure coming in direct contact with the roots. Culâ€" tivate the surface occasionally for at least the first two or three years or till the shrub is firmly established and has made considerable growth. When the shrubs are planted in a shady position be careful to choose species® that do well in the shade. Order the shrubbery rose bushes â€" uit trees and similar things early and if the ground is not ready to plant on arrival, "heel in," that is, spread roots out in a sha}â€" low trench and cover with moist earth. If the upper woody part appears dry and shrivelled, cover that also. The main thing to remember is not to let the roots be exposed to the air even for a few minutes. Get them into perâ€" manent position as soon as possible and water well for the first few days. With larger shrubs and trees it may they had been sweethearts once, he embraced her. Then he started back. "Woman!" he cried, "what‘s that noise you are making?" ,Sh trembled at the anger in his also be advisable to provide supports against the wind in the way of stakes which hold the plants rigid, preventâ€" ing the roots becoming loosened. Prune back, and remove 11 broken or injurec branches before planting. With a sigh of relief he turned and mopped his brow. "Heavens!" he murmured, "I thought you were hissing me." After many years they met again, the old tragedian and the woman who had been a lovely Rosalind, and, since "I‘ve got a cold," she faltered. cerial April H trata such th thoi Lho-: ly th thon . exag tion, ther Ther whic sOuf e thro pent gard wide IL n Ne soug n cerpt brant shall U m ter ApJ ob IFT U M