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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-04-25, Page 6THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1910 THE EXEJER TIMES-ADVOCATE 59 . by Eardley Beswick ★They’re So Convenient 'SALADS I EllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIH Hendringham Doubts “Haw, haw’, haw,” and Ha, ha. Ha," they chorused inanely and the two men lay back and rocked in their seats while the waiter poured their wine. “Glad you didn’t over­ hear that one,” Cope told him. “You might have spilled the wine." The waiter grinned at them benevolent­ ly and went away. -5‘Knebling and Hailsford .... both about a hundred miles on the way . . . one on the old road thro’ Gxford and the other on what is really the South Coast road. Con­ vey anything to you, Geoff?’ Cope’s ugly head was cocked inquisitively. The light shone pinkly through his ears. “Nothing whatever. I’ve driven both roads but . . .” “But you haven’t noticed any­ thing, eh?” “That’s about it, I’m afraid. At any rate nothing I can recall in con­ nection with this.” “Ah, well, it’s a good job you’ll be with someone who has cultivated the habit of observation. I can’t say I altogether like it all the same. What did our little friend Pandol- fius say to the suggestion that every­ thing might be burnt up, my dear.” He said the other man could take it from him that it wouldn’t amount to that. It’d be over in a second and they’d have plenty of time b?- :fore the petrol caught fire if they looked slippy. Anyway, he said, the lot had to be burnt up before the job was complete and then there would be nothing to show it wasn’t just the ordinary case of petrol ig­ niting after the crash. The job w'as •to get the goods away before the fire got too hot. I thought it all sounded to horrible and I found I just couldn’t sit still and do noth­ ing about it when I got home after business, so I came along here to see if I could find you.” Johnny Cope nodded his approval “We’re grateful to you for that,” he said. “Thanks to you I don’t think we shall be all burnt up after all. It’s a pretty neat trick though. In any case we look like having to pull up and in that case we’re pretty well bound to be searched." He mused. “Pity we haven’t another car we could send by the North Rd., going out of here as if for Sheffield and breaking North Road is. It puts the run but I elected to i “Well, why not let’s go tnat way? “Do no good, my dear boy. The trick they are relying on can be played on almost any road in Eng­ land today, worse luck. They’d ■watch us out of the town in any case and as soon as they found we weren't going the way they expect­ ed they’d telephone to move their men further afield. Operating as it were, on interior lines, they’d have plenty of time. They’d intercept us •on the North Road at any rate.” “Well, why not go separately? My old bus is in pretty good order, you know', and one of us surely’d have a chance of getting through.” “If we separated they’d lay for both of us, and we couldn’t choose which one it’d be that escaped, if one actually did. Pity we haven’t a third driver. They wouldn’t ex­ pect us to have that. If you garag­ ed your old bus in the town and someone took it out half an hour iater and started off on the Shef­ field road, they’d probably get clean through unsuspected.” “Why not me? I’d do it,” said Miss Silvane surprisingly. They stared at her, Hendring­ ham rather patronisingly, Johhny Cope with an almost congratulatory look of approval though had lit up. “What sort are you?” he asked. “Pretty good, I believe. drive a lot at home when things were more prosperous. I've driven most makes and my license is clean up to now.’ She spoke in her most matter-of-fact, efficiently secretarial manner, the manner that Hendring- ham least cared for in her. If she felt any apprehension, any excite­ ment, at the prospect of a long and lonely night on the road, she show­ ed it not in the least. The two men were staring at one another and there was an un­ friendliness in Hendringham’s eyes. Cope said, as if he were reasoning with a child: “It seems the best sug­ gestion, Geoff., really. I'd accept the chance of being burnt up with a lighter heart if I knew that the things that after all do matter the most were being trundled across the country in the unsuspected charge of our friend here.” Still Hendringham look obstinate. “I object,” he said slowly as if the words themeselves were heavy on his lips. “I don’t think we ought to let anyone else get mixed up in it least of all a woman." It was obvious that the girl resent­ ed his tone. She bridled slightly and interrupted his slowly express­ ed thoughts. “I suppose you don’t think myself, tested. “On you’re *TEA BAGS I’m capable of looking after Mr. Hendringham,” she pro- the contrary, and I daresay „___ a better driver than even Johnny here, but I don’t think this is a woman’s job, all the same.” matter whether a does sick that any job now- of this women from all Women old- are the did them, a case point. If .g across to join the about Mansfield, that nearly fifty miles on . . . well, it’s the way come myself.” it to her words. Once back in their with insincere reason of the The the vege- the wine action, with con- his eyes of driver I used to Many a Romanos The lives of many young people axe made miserable by the breaking out of pimples on the face. The trouble is hot so much physi­ cal pain, but it is the mental suffer­ ing caused by the embarrassing dis­ figurement of the face which very often makes the Sufferer ashamed to go out in company. The quickest way to, get rid of pimples is to improve the general health by a thorough cleansing of the blood of its impurities. Burdock Blood Bitters cleanses and purifies the blood—-Get rid of ydur pimples by faking B.B.B. The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont- it to an However, in pre­ minutes, I shall leave You two will remain, one another I hope, at pretend amiability, un­ with him, Towards nine o’clock he looked at his wrist-watch, “It’s almost time for a diversion,” he remarked, ‘This has been far too pleasant an evening for me to wish to bring unseemly close, disely three the lounge, to entertain any rate to til you hear the deuce and all of. a row going on in the hall. Practic­ ally everyone will rush out to see what is happening. You, my dear, will rush after them, only pausing at the entrance to switch off the electric light—second switch from the top at the right hand side. You, Geoff, will proceed to purloin candles from this estimable much neglected instrument.” Hendringham stared at him quiringly. “Yes, you will at least descend to petty theft, but you will be fairly safe—no one is likely to miss them for a long time, since no one has even noticed their existence for the last few days. Having secured them you will place them carefully inside Miss Silvane’s bag, which she will have left on her chair just as it is at this moment. You will, of course, handle them as if they were dynamite—they are, only more so.” “During the three minutes, or rather the two that remain,” he re­ sumed after a pause in which to al-' low his revelation to be duly ab­ sorbed. “If you cannot find a topic of mutual interest you will at least see that Miss Silvane has that note empowering her to take your car from the garage. Time’s up for me." He rose and taking with him the uncouth parcel, leisurely made his way towards the hall. For the next minute there was silence mained, himself garage, over, a some features. ’She said: “Thank you, Mr. Hend­ ringham. I will be careful of car, I really will.” At that his frown not that, of course,” tantly. “It’s nothing happens to the car. j pens to you I’m worried (To be Continued) CONTEST/ ANOTHER PURITY FLOUR *30 CASH between the two who re- and Hendringham occupied in scribbling a note for the Presently he handed this surly frown on his hand- OR ONE OF TWELVE OTHER 2nd Prize-$15 3rd Prize-$5 Ten Prizes $1 Each HERE’S ALL 1. Complete the last line of the jingle beginning: Says Purity Maid: “If you don’t want to lose, Purity Flour is the one you should choose, Far pies and all pastry, far cakes and for bread, CASH PRIZES DO: entries must be postmarked YOU 3. .All_________ not later than Saturday, May.4th, 1940. 4. Entries will be judged for origi­ nality and sincerity of expression. Simply write each entry on one side of a sheet Of paper. 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Oh, I’m fashioned idea meant to be guarded real thrills of life! plenty of things more dangerous than driving a car all night when the country was in need of and I thought it was almost of being at war again.” Cope spoke again at this “You’re quite right, my dear, we’re only able to do it without creating suspicion there should be no danger beyond the ordinary in­ cidents of long distance driving and women are undertaking those every hour of the day and night. And even if there was more than that in the issues are important enough justify the risk.” Transferring the Tubes “Seems I’m in the minority,” said Hendringham with a bad grace. “If you two agree I suppose it’s no use arguing, but I still think it’s not good enough. She ought not to be dragged into . . “You dragged me in once before . . . .” she -was beginning to say ungenerously, but Cope’s huge laugh drowned the rest of again they leaned chairs and rocked laughter until, by pretence, the laughter cascaded in­ to a mild form of hysteria, waiter, handing round tables, probably credited for a certain rapidity of “Settled.” said Cope, elusive emphasis, as the man moved away. “After the meal, Geoff., you had better slip over- o the Works, and' fetch your car out. Leave her at the garage across the way, with instructions that she is to be valet­ ed. From what I remember of your bus her appearance will warrant you in that. ' If you are quite nor­ mally open about it they will con­ clude you don’t anticipate using her for a day or two, which is natural enough if you are contemplating going up to Town with me. You can leave a note with Miss Silvane so that they’ll let her take the car out later. Ha, ha, ha.” More laughter from the diners, more smiles from a waiter obvious­ ly foreseeing a handsome tip out of a party so definitely jolly. Then the sweet, the cheese, the coffee, after which Hendringham, still scowling slightly, went off to carry out, how­ ever reluctantly, his part in the pro­ gram. He took his time, but his manner was still gloomy when he rejoined the other two in the lounge, where Johnny Cope was entertaining his guest, a picture now' of the perfect host, who necessarily is also a man of the world and who ostensibly has not a care in the world. The unlovely parcel in the sacking wrap­ per was nevertheless beside him on his chair, taking advantage of pro­ portions over generous for a figure so unaldermanic. There had been no sign of Messrs. Marsden, James and Marvell throughout the even­ ing, and the other occupants of the lounge seemed of a kind that not even the most suspicious would have associated with complicity in inter­ national espionage. 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