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"Thank you, Johnson," he s "you‘ve given me just the informat 1 wanted." Inspector Laid] chair so impetuou fAying. "The White ‘Ouse‘â€"a M was, from Southampton manâ€"an‘ terr‘ble fond ¢ used the cellars to keen say, and down by "All me life. I was born at Hythe, and came ‘ere when i was ten year old." "And that isâ€"how long ago?" "Thirtyâ€"seven years come Novemâ€" "What do White House "Not much ed on a ruin. "How long have you lived in t district, Johnson*" "Not arh‘inch of a clue; it‘s all as dark as night to me. Mrs. ‘Amble ‘ere sezs as ‘ow she thinks that gen‘icâ€" man up at ‘The White ‘Ouse‘ ‘as got somethin‘ to do with it; but I can‘t see as ‘ow that can be. I knows the gen‘leman in question. ‘E allus sers ‘Goodâ€"mornin‘‘ to me pleasantâ€"like. 1 can‘t think as ‘ow ‘e could ‘ave anyâ€" thin‘ to do with this ‘ere affair. O‘ course, there‘s that Eyetalian ‘e ‘as ‘angin‘ roundâ€"a narsty lookin‘ creaâ€" ture, as Mrs. ‘Amble says; butâ€"" The inspectc words. The Wh "I understand vestigating this you got any clue spector. they told started." P.C. Johnson made a clumsy atâ€" tempt at a salute, and then removed his helmet to disclose a steaming foreâ€" head. The In chair. Laidley seemed about to make some protest, but by this time, heavy footâ€" steps were heard outside, and the next moment the blundering form of the village constable thrust itself into "That‘s that George Johnson. Would you like to see ‘im, Inspector?" "Do you mean the local policeman?" "That‘s _ ‘imâ€"George _ Johnson." Raising her voice, she called in reply : "Come on in, George Johnson. ‘Ere‘s the Inspector from Folkestone wants to see you." view P.C. Johnson blinked "We shall find him all right," said Inspector Laidley, "don‘t you worry about that, Miss Ferguson." "But he may be dead!" "Then the mar who killed him w.‘l hangâ€"rest assured of that." "Mrs. ‘Amble!" called a voice from without. "Mrs. ‘Amble!" signer . _ .. _ _ "}4D° a young aeroplane designer arrives in London on a holiday, through a coincidence of like names, he is taken or the crook Crane, who is a tool of a band ruled by a mysterious "Empress." He rescues Margery Ferguson and Yearns that her father is held captive by ‘"‘The Empress" in Mandling. _ Philip "ou to Mandling and meets Charles hittle, an American detective. . When Crane is abducted Whittle calls in Scotâ€" land Yard. Then Margery goes to Mandâ€" Hng. Whittle is eaptured by the gang. However, Abe Goldschmidt, a notorious ¢riminal lawyer, effects his escape. The Folkestone potice search ‘"The White House" for young Crane. They assure Margery he will be found. ‘ When Philip Cra designer arrives in uo T 2o {7"*3 K :C&‘fi 4 35 02 n;\\\\g x) Thank goodness CHAPTER XX.â€"(Cont‘d.) # % $ £22,) â€"Christie ‘{fififi\Arrowroots ”(>/‘> oC th ne l rang up Folkestone me as ‘ow vou ‘ad alr () r stopped the rush « SYNOPSIS t in a years ago, nonasterv, the ADMIT ONE KNOW irned it an M i ve come, wine BY SIDNEYZ HORLER ver ut d in his ‘"someone to talk to," growled the ~_. jailer; and, with a harsh laugh, slamâ€" been in. med the door after him. n: have! Ferguson shambled forward. * € ‘ ‘"Who are you?" he asked in a wea‘k is all as voic.e; ‘fare you in"the hands of theso ‘Ampa devils like myself? Alre int 2 Pure/ Irc Arrowroot Biscuits, baked in Canada by Christie‘s since 1833. There is nothing better for your children. Your Mother‘s Mother gave her children "Christie‘s" Arrowroots, Canada‘soriginal de inâ€" an‘ idy ComiGn t ao anything with these, [, Crane walked across the uneven suppose*" He held up his handâ€"cuffed | floo]rd. knftlyt, am:l en:i:azored as b;?st he wrists. couldâ€"althoug A was clumsy Fergison started back. His who!e'enOUghâ€"to, feel if there was l body shook. | movement in the man‘s breast. But, "If they‘ve done that to you," he| 44ickly, he realized the truth; this said; "what will they co to me?" ’ weakling, who, in spite of his failings, "Pull â€" yourself together," Cranâ€" Perhaps deserved pity, had gone across found himself saying; ‘"they shan‘t| the border, | hurt you while I‘m here," he went on,| He was ‘dead.‘ i. endeavoring once again to instil some spirit into his companion. "If only I § In a "°?'!‘w‘b°"°' Stevensson was $ 9 »» acing a visitor, ‘n{}d get my hands freeâ€"â€" “Wi h o here»" }3 Moved by the words, the other exâ€" Â¥. NMve sou come. here"!". he amined the manacles. asked. He shook his hea Judith Felstead winced at the crudâ€" "It‘s impossible to wet those of wirn._ | ity of the ouestion. Here was anothar "The police coming here! Do you know what that‘ll mean? I shall be killed . . . they‘ll never run the risk of me being found! Iâ€"I‘ve been doing some work for them." Crane‘s pity overrode his contempt. ‘They wouldn‘t have the nerve to kill you," he said; "look here: you couldn‘t do anything with these, I suppose?" He held up his handâ€"cuffed He tried to put some courage into the stricken wretch. ""Yesâ€"but we‘ll be all right; you see if ye‘re not. The police have got their suspicions about this place, and they‘re coming here to make a search." Instead of giving the other confiâ€" dence, the words seemed to unnerve him still more. two should meet like this! Fellow prisoners, waitingâ€"unless he was very much mistake:#â€" â€"for a quick but merciless death. Before replying, Crane reflected how strange was this cireumstance; he had promised the girl that he would find her fatherâ€"but how ironical that the two should meet Vilka thiet ui. The jailer was not alone. He was leading :. bent, shrunken wretch with a weak, pitiable face from which had disappeared any semblance of manâ€" hood. Philip recognized him immediâ€" ately: it was the girl‘s fatherâ€"tlie A wild hope surged through him momentarily as he saw this open again. But any idea of escape was | quickly dispelled; one of the men who had so roughly handled him stood in | the doorway, a revolver pointing menâ€") acingly in his direction. I Struggling to his feet, Philip leanâ€" ed against the damp wall and looked across the cellar towards the door through which he had been hurled. This was to be the end, appayently. It might be that after the visit of the police, Stevensson would order him to be killed. With a big coup nearing completion, it was not likely that such a ruthless crook would harbor any mercy towards a man who was in his way and, providing he once escaped, could do him no end of mischief. { orger He had been hustled by the two men down a flight of stone steps, the covâ€" ering of which was so cleverly masked by wooden flooring that no one could possible have suspected their existâ€" ence, and then pitched forward so that his outâ€"stretched hands, still held by the manacles, were cut and bruised. The air was raw, and he felt a chill in his bones. So this underground vault was what Stevensson had meant when he said "downstairs." "You‘ve given me what I think is the solution to this mystery," was the reply. enquired. No substitute can be good enough ot on earth ‘ave I done now?" he CHAPTER XXI. to get those off withâ€" "Reading can become a dope habit. Booksickness is a modern ailment."â€" Henry Ford, HAPPINESS, HMappiness in life is usually found by the man who is looking for someâ€" thing else.â€"Henry Ford, Santiago, Chile â€" Industrialization of the Chilean fishing business is proposed by Don Rene Glavarie, a naval engineer, who has requested the government to give him a conâ€" cession covering the entire island of Santa Mario, off the €oast, to estabâ€" lish a large fish hatchery. "What do you expect me to do?" He was parrying with her, his lips were uttering words that had no meaning. 1t was only his eyes that could be relied upon. And these were deadlyâ€"full of cold hate. (To be continued.) cold. * "Why should I interfere?" he asked. "You say that, Simon?â€"after all that has happened? Is this your graâ€" titude?" "I‘ve come to tell you what has hapâ€" pened," she replied. "The Empress has turned against me. I taxed her with it this morning. She pretended otherwise, but I know the truth; she intends to get rid of me." Judith Felstead winced at the crudâ€" ity of the question, Here was another enemy, then. In a room above, Stevensson was facing a visitor. "Why have you come here?"" he , "That‘s nonsense! Look here, I‘ve | got something to tell you. I met your daughter in London." The lackâ€"lustre eyes stared at him. "My daughter. Margery?" "Yes,. Now, don‘t you worryâ€"she told me about her distress, and I took her to a place of safety. Stevensson was trying to get hold of herâ€"don‘t ’ you worry," he repeated, as the other | crumpled and staggored against the‘ | wall; "I tell you she‘s quite all right; I took her to a convent." ‘ "You‘re not deceiving me?" |__ "Of course I‘m not! I‘m telling you the truth. Why should I want to lie! t youâ€"aren‘t we in the same boat?! E It was through your daughter that I came down here. I promised to find you out and, if possible, get you away. It doesn‘t look as though I‘ve been very successfull ] He seemed about to add something else, but the head drooped on his chest, the body sagged, and then, with a gentle sliding movement, it slumped to the floorâ€"and lay still, "Is anything the matter?" asked Crane anxiously. There was no replyâ€"no sound save his own heart beating rapidly. "Don‘t talk any more," pered; "someone may be But, think you, my friend." & . . But we‘re not beaten yet. Someâ€" thing will turr up, you see. These swine won‘t be allowed to have it ail their own way." A sound outside made raise a hand. The eyes of Stevensson were ver "Rest! I wish I could die!" was the reply. ‘"Why don‘t you sit down?" he askâ€" ed; "there‘s a dry patch over there. You look as though you want some rest." the police, but, with a fresh feeling of pity, he touched the forger on the Philip imagined he knew full well why the speaker should be afraid of out a key," he said. "We‘ll just have to waitâ€"that‘s all. My God, the poâ€" lice," he went cn, muttering to himâ€" self. This is Edward Spink, the hatâ€" ter of Love Lane, who makes the queer leather lids for Billingsgate fish porters. His London shop is over 250 years old. to Industrialize Fishing MARHNEREATININOANTGGrnnammmsnnmmmersaae, EEaeennaneneannt Ferguson he whisâ€" listening | _ Grafting is not a difficult operation. ) The main thing is to get a portion of »| the inner bark of the scion, or twig *) being grafted onto the tree exactly 1/ opposite and tight up against the ‘inner bark of the limb of the tree, so 1/ that the two may grow together. When ’working on a big limb it is best to ‘/ take two or three twigs and insert * them around the edge of the sawedâ€"off ‘| portion with the two inner barks inl 3;(-lose contact. Later on when growth{ ‘) has well started remove all but ons j { twig. After putting together, tie tightâ€" | ly with raffia or some soft twine and i:cover all around the joint with graftâ€" |ing wax. It is advisable to get some â€" good Government bulletin on this subâ€" | ject before attempting the work. By | grafting one can repair a tree which ’ rabbits or mice have girdled and which would die without this treatâ€" I ment and can put a complete new top | on a broken down tree or one of a nonâ€"desirable variety, Grafting and training opens up interesting possibi‘â€" | ities to the gardener. One apple can ‘be made to fill the lace of three ordiâ€" nary trees if an early variety like the Yellow Transarent, or Astrachan, a good early cooker like the Duchess and a fine winter apple such as the McInâ€" tosh are all grown on the same trun). | By careful pruning and training shrubs and trees may be made to asâ€" sume weird shapes or almost as ornaâ€" mental as the hardwoods usually planted for this purpose. One may make bushy trees of climbing roses by only allowing a single stem trained to a stake and then encouraging this t> branch by cutting it off when it reaches a certain height. In Japan by judicious pruning and withholding of fertilizer and water pines and oals of very dwarfed proportions _ _.re grown ir pails and tubs. â€"Canadian If the earth is too wet there is grave danger of a nasty cold, not to mention dire consequences to the soil itself. Too early working will cause the latter to pack down hard and it may require a whole summer of constant digging and raking to get it back into its old crumbly self again. There is a simple test. If the soil crumbles after a little is squeezed in the hand or if it does not muddy the boots, it is safe to go ahead, but if it compacts into a ball, it is best to satisfy the spring craving with a good walk or a game of‘ polf. son who traces his ancestry back to a farmer before the ape feels an imâ€" pulse to get out and dig and while the modernist frowns on repression of any kind the experienced gardener advises extreme caution at this time. ROSES. WHEN SOIL IS FIT TO WORK. When this old earth really begins to warm up in the ;pring the normal perâ€" IN PLANTING SHRUBBERY AND ters a trie deever than they were planted in the nursery bed. Give the roots plenty of room, spreading them loosely about the hole, then cover with good garden soil, throw in a pail of water, fill in the remainder of the hole and press soil down firmly. In the case of trees and such single stem plants as lilacs, nrovide some support against the wind in the form of a stout stake and tie with soft twine cr‘ raffia. If the soil is oor it is a good‘ thing to add some good garden loam and also an occasional application of commercial fertilizer dissolved in water. Early spring is the proper time to set out most new shrubbery, roses, ornamental and fruit trees, climbing vines and other things purchased to make the grounds about the house atâ€" tractive. These should be bought from the nearest reputable source of supply so that they may be planted as soon as possible. In elanning this part of ihe garden it is important to secure plants that are suitable to Canadian condiâ€" tions and if satisfactory results are to be secured it is essent‘al that good stock is bought. One will find a wide range of prices quoted, just as in any other line, but here again as always, good plants, well grown, hardy and true to name cannot be sold at the lowest figure. Unless the plant is in | prime condition, with plenty of green bark, moist pliable roots and large live buds, it will have little chance, and if it lives at all a whole year will be lost in getting it started. After all, the actual cost of the nursery material is a mere bagatelle compared with the satisfaction which may be achieved. On arrival of the new plants, ths.-y' should be planted immediately in moist soil, but if this is not possib;e.l dig a shallow trench and "heel in" by covering roots firmly with soil. All shrubs, rose bushes, trees, and vines should have tops pruned back and they should be set in permanent quarâ€" ISSUE No. 15â€"‘32 GRAFTING AND TRAINING Garden Chats Seed Trade Aésociation Most modern museums are now built entirely without windows. Dayâ€" light, even when filtered through glass, has such intensity that it bas been labeled "the greatest enemy" â€"which are established on applicaâ€" tion when the cost of premises and ’certain maintenance expenses â€" are guaranteed by responsible local orâ€" ganizations. _ The teeth of all chilâ€" dren in the entering classes are examined, and any needed treatment is given if the parents consent. Reâ€" examinations and necessary â€" treatâ€" ments are givep at intervals of six months,. _ At the present time about 60,000 children in 130 schools are being cared for. _ An important feaâ€" ture of the system is the employ-‘ ment of women nurses who have reâ€" celved a twoâ€"year course in dental‘ hygiene in the Wollington training‘ school. ‘ No Windows in containing a large bamiuet New Zealand Establishing Dental Clinics in Schools New Zealand has a system â€" of school dental clinicsâ€"begun in 1920 In 1925 an expedition under Dr. Paul Norland made some interesting disâ€" coveries of Viking relics in Greenland, Most important were the ruins of a cathedral and a Bishop‘s palace, which boasted a main building 150 feet long In the Historical Museum in Oslo, Norway, three Viking ships are disâ€" played. One, found at Oseberg in 1903, was evidently a pleasure yacht owned by a woman of noble rank, and used as her sepulchre. The ship was apâ€" parently hauled high and dry into a hollow place, then roofed over and covered with earth, peat and stones. Two skeletons, both of women, were found on board. The recent discovery of a Viking ’cache of gems on the Swedish island of Gothland in the Baltic Sea, directs attention to other relics dug up during the present century that appear to trace the activities of these sea wanâ€" derers of a thousand years ago. These discoveries have been made for the most part in the Scandinavian counâ€" tries, and in Iceland and Greenland. Ruins have also been revealed on the North American continent suggesting that the Norsemen propelled their great galleys far to the west, but authâ€" ority is divided as to the Viking origin of these remains. ( Ships, Jewels, Rune Stones and Even a Cathedral Appear to Trace the Course of the Norsemen Relics on Two Continents Attributed to the Viki <I10 ARCHIVEsS TORonto GREEN TEA New Museums "Fresh from the Gardens hall. The ‘ The question as to whether the Norsemen discovered America, and if |they «did, how far they went into the country, has been debated for many !years. Similarities have been found | between ancient civilizations in Ameriâ€" ca and Norse culture, mounds have ,been ascribed to the Norsemen, and |runic writings and names have been ‘traced to Norse origins; but although it is probable that the Norsemen{ , reached America, no proof of their {having penctrated the country for any distance has been found. 2 No product in the world has as great a turnover as chewingâ€"gum. Ancient ruins on Sculpin Island, twenty miles off Nain, Labrador, were discovered in 1926 by Commander Donald B. MacMillan, and believed by him to be the remains of a Norse setâ€" tlement. of public exhibits, It causes many specimens to deteriorate by fading. "I used Diamond Dyes for the reâ€" dyeing, of course. I have dyed many things with these wonderful colors. They have saved me many dollars and have never failed to give perfect resultsâ€"smooth, even colorsâ€"fast to wear and washing. Friends think my things are new when I redye or tint them with Diamond Dyes. They do give the most gorgeous colors!" Mrs. G .C., Levis. Quebee "How to make my old short skirts conform to the new length was a problem to me until I hit on this plan I dropped the hems; and as the part that had been turned unâ€" der was darker than the rest, I re dyed the entire dress, after having bleached the goods, following direcâ€" tions in the Diamond Dyes package. In 1931 Dr. Knud Rasmussen, Danâ€" ish explorer, discovered in Ekjoldunâ€" gen Fjord, Greenland, the 1,000â€"yearâ€" old ruins of a house which was not of Eskimo origin, and which was believed to have been built by the Vikings. outâ€"houses _ must have been large enough to accommodate 100 cows, beâ€" sides horses, pigs, etc., and to have room for a smithy. The cathedral was evidently ninety feet long, with sevâ€" eral chapels attached. It was built of sandstone quarried near the settleâ€" ment at Igaliko. This was evidently the colony ruled by Eric the Red. FASHION HINT Levis, Quebec, + think that I should not be satisfied In heaven with harps and wings and streets of gold, If I should hear by chance a noise outâ€" side Like some lost kitten crying in the cold,â€" How could Saint Peter think my act a sin If I should tiptoe out and let it in * ‘"‘Bald! He makes a billiard ball look as if it bad a full beard." I think that There have been many cats I loved and lost, And most of them were of the mon» grel breed; Stray felines have a mighty power to plead, Especially when chilled by snow and frost, No matter if my cares I am engrossed, Somehow I fee} that 1 should inte» cede, They seem so much like human folk in needâ€" Life waifs by winds of hardship roughâ€" ly tossed. I ask this country to remembe: that rot only our great overseas trade, not only our sea communications with the empire, but that the duily bread of the British people depends on the British Navy. To what price would the loaf rise in this country if seaâ€"borne wheat and flour failed to reach our shorcs? Whatever figure the price went to, the fact remains that the great majority of our population would be unaole to buy bread. No capital ships have been laid down for nearly ten years. Since the war we have built only seventsen cruisersâ€"in the last four years five, whereas it is absolutely essential that we should have three a year to keep up on a level keel. . . . ' This is one of the boldest expediâ€" tions ever undertaken, Mountains of | which nothing is known may impede | or frustrate the explorers,. Watkins | plans to take food enough to last his , party a year, but he hopes to negstiâ€" | ate the transcontinental trek within ; four months. Let : facts: I find myself temporarily the civil head of the navy, it is my misfortune to introduce the lowest estimate that has been introduced since 1913. . . . Britain‘s Navy (By Sir Bolton Eyresâ€"Monsell.) My first thought has always been for the efficiency and welfare â€"f that great service. And now, when, by & piece of good fortune and good luck, "Joggp is pretty bald." If this journey succeeds it will ~eâ€" veal to civilization only a narrow strip across a mighty continent. Va:t stretches of unexplored country will remain as a challenge to the wor‘ d‘s most adventurous spirits for many vears to come. ’ Watkins is the 24â€"yearâ€"old leader of the British air route expedition to Greenland last year. In his Antarciic venture he will be accompanied »y many of the intrepid young men who braved Greenland‘s forbidding wasts. ‘The Watkins party will first attempt to mar a vast stretch of the unex= plored coastline from Graham Land to Luitpold Land. Then the explorers will strike out across the vast unâ€" known continentâ€"a distance of 1,400 miles of untirely unknown countryâ€"â€" using notor sledges and dog teams, Their cbjective will be to "secure lor the British flag the honor of being the first carried across the South Polar continent." In the course of their journey these young mun will attempt to solve the old riddle of whether the Ross Sea connects with the Weddell Sea, thus dividing Antarctica into two large continental masses. But science has by no means resignâ€" ed the task of exposing Antarctic see» rets. Byrd has made known that he plans another excursion into this vast unknown area. Still more interesting is the plan of H. G. Watkins, young British explorer, to trek across the frozen continent with sledges next winter. ators, meteorologists, and other scien~ tific men spent a winter and two sum» mers in the Antarctic. Yet it remais the most mysterious land on the glove, ludiÂ¥ inland fro the shore of the Ross Sea has been explored." Dozens of explorers have seen the Antarctic continent. _ Amundsen and Scoit trudged to the pole and left vivid talos of their discoveries. Admiral Byrd with his full staff of geologists, avi« ed," ~ays a recent bulletin of the Naâ€" tional Geographic Society, "of the interior only the pig-dnped sector Returns Visit to Antarctic "Although the South Pole has becm reached thrice and the c_oastline skirt» British Explorer Plans me give . . . some hard, cold â€"Margaret E. Bruner, Uâ€"0â€"4â€"4 4â€"0 + 4â€"6â€"4â€"4 shâ€"<b 44444 +â€"6â€"4 Plan Fl At Sunda 1¢n°C$