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THE TIMES,AJDVQCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO. THURSPAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24ft, 1045
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The story thus far: Lesley Saun
ders goes to South America to visit
her sister, Edith, whose husband
is a pilot foi’ Brett Hawley’s air
line in Guayalagos, and soon finds
herself deeply ip love with Drett,
The aix1 line's troubles ai’e complex
and involve several fatal crashes,
and at least once sabotage is evi
dent. Edith tries to discourage
Lesley’s interest jn Brett and urges
her to encourage the wealthy Senoi’
Miguel del Santo. Lesley, trying to
be agreeable and not being too sure
of Brett’s feeling for her, sees con
siderable of Del Santo and finally,
a few hours before Brett is to fly
a contract shipment across the
mountains, discovers that Del San
to is the saboteur- behind the air
line’s disasters. Trying to get to
Brett to warn him, she is inter
cepted by Del Santo’s secretary,
Estella Vargos, and two men.
Bound and gagged in a car heading
for the * harboi’ she hears Estella
exclaim, at the sound of Brett’s
plane taking off, that she has sent
him to his death.
her arm. “What are
about?”
me go!” At his touch
what she had said
you
she
and
m. by ..
Rita Hanson
O, A. C. Discovery Fights
Water Core in Turnips (Gives Gmn<iRe/ief\
CHAPTER XI
After Estella’s incredible asser
tion that she had sent Brett to his
death, the car started again and
swung out to the center of the
road. They were heading foi' town,
Lesley heard the motor of Brett’s
ship fade away and at the same
time anothex* motor fade in along
the road in back of them.
Everyone else in the car heard
it, dnd everyone looked back to see
the battered old airport car throw
ing dust into the moonlight as it
came tearing along “The road. The
chauffeur swore and the big pow
erful motor of their car surged into
life. They skidded wildly in the
mud around the right angle turn
leading down the narrow, danger
ous descent down into town. The
old airport cai' came more slowly
around the curve, dropping behind
and Estella said triumphantly,
“They could catch us bettei’ with
a horse. Hurry, the yacht is ready
to sail the moment we get aboard.”
There was another sharp right
angle curve banked on one side by
a step slope. As their car swung
around the corner, the chauffeur
shouted and jerked the wheel,
throwing them off oh one side of
the road. The airport cai* was
parked squarely across the narrow
dirt road. Nick had cut across a
deserted field, gaining time while
they went around.
The big ear had come to a stop.
Nick and Jimmie ran over to
car and were met by guns in
hands of tjie two men in the
with Lesley.
“I knew something funny
going on,” Jimmie said to Nick.
Then, “We want that
away youi' guns.”
The two men knew
Jimmie xxoi* Nick had
selves. One of them laughed,
that car out of oui’ way before we
get impatient.” He waved the gun
and the other one started to get out
of the car.
Lesley was in an agony of fear.
She knew that the boys would
fight, guns or no guns. Estella was
leaning forward, gripping the front
seat" with her two hands. Lesley
looked at the hard shape in the
girl’s pocket. She had Telt it when
Estella had been sitting next to
her. It was easy to get .her hands
out of the handkerchief handcuff.
They hadn’t bothered to tie her
well, and she had been working at
it. She slipped her hand loose and
into Estella’s pocket. The hard
reassuring metal of a revolvei’ met
her touch and she pulled it forth
as Estella whirled violently.
“Put up your hands,” she said
in a quavery voice. “All of you!”
Hex' mouth was thick with the feel
of the cloth gag she had just pulled
out and slxe felt a little foolish, like
she was overacting. “Throw 1
your guns,” slxe commanded,
got Estella covered.”
In a moment everything
Changed. She was out of the
weak now, so that Jimmie’s
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felt good, And Nick was forcing
the two men and a weeping Estella
toward the cur, |Ahd then Lesley
remembered what she had forgotten
in the rush of the moment. “Nick,”
she gasped. “Brett’s taken off, And
Estella says he won’t come back.
She says she’s killed him!”
Nick stopped dead still and
watched Estella clutch her face in
sudden hysteria,
“It’s true! I loved him and*now
I have killed him! Oh, I can’t stand
it!”
Nick reached her in one step. He
grasped
talking
. “Let
realized
struggled like a trapped animal,
Then suddenly she collapsed into
Nick’s arms and he carried her to
the car. He and Jim tied the three
men together in the big car and
Nick directed Jim to drive them to
the airport and call the police to
find out what was going on. He
and Lesley took Estella in the other
;car. They took her into Brett’s
house when they arrived at the
airport and Nick shouted questions
at her mercilessly.' She covered
her face with trembling hands and
would not talk. When Jimmie came.,
in, Nick said, “Jim there’s some
thing wrong. Radio Brett and tell
him to come back.”
As Jim started for the radio
room, Estella said dully, “He won’t
be able
dio out
lie took
They
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“I know how it is. PH send him
back, I promise I will.” ’
Windy handed him the map,
“Keep reporting back here, And if
you notice any bugs . , , any bad,
kinks in it, remember ’em for me!”
“I’ll give you a detailed report,”
Jimmie promised. “And PH take
good care of your baby,” He waved
his hand to Lesley’ and grinned at
them all. Lesely caught her breath
as she looked at him. He was a
daring young flyer, superbly sure
of himself, cocky and grinning. The
next moment, as he flashed past
them on the take-off he looked
completely happy.
■ There was no sound of breathing
in the little group that watched
that maiden flight. Their eyes fol
lowed the black shape down the
runway as it gained incredible
speed. Then suddenly the wheels
were free; the ground was sliding
farther and farther underneath and
the ship nosed into the sky for the
first time. Lesley saw tears
Windy’s eyes as Jimmie banked
dipped the left wing in salute,
pointed the nose straight south
released her power, and in a
seconds he was out of sight.
“Now, we’ve got things to do,”
Nick said, breaking the spell.
“We’re going to get to the .bottom
of this whole business!”
Estella burst into tears. “I can
tell you nothing!- I don’t know
anything! I was only their innocent
bool in this terrible business!
will tell the police that? Tell
I was sorry and confessed?”
Nick pulled her by the
roughly. “Shut up! We’re
into the radio room and talk!”
Windy went in, too. Already he
was talking to Jim, keeping .both
their spirits up by questioning him
on the technical points of his plane.
Lesley remained outside a moment,
for she saw something coining up
the road. It was a horse-drawn
cart carrying Ernie, Swede, Jerry
and the two girls, Edith and Mary
Waring. They had felt that some
thing was wrong when the two cars
had pulled out so suddenly and
they hurried over as fast as they
could. Lesley was obliged to go
over the whole painful story and
as she was finishing, Nick came to
the doorway. “Where’s e Murray?"
he said. “Didn’t he come back
you?”
No one .had seen him. In
compact little colony everyone
ally knew just where everyone else
one had
evening,
made a
She had
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girl, so put
that neither
guns them-
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put his ra-
just before
aghast and
“You’d, bet-
“A big airplane
down
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of
an
the
started foui' or five years ago, but
the borax treatment was not given
serious consideration until about
two years ago.
Accompanying Dr. MacLachlap
on his tour of the plots at Exeter
were Prof. J, E. Howitt, head' of
the botany department at the col
lege « J, J. Johnson, district fruit
and vegetable inspector; Lorne Oke
and Seth Winer, of Canadian
Canners
FR<?M SNIFFLY, STUFFY DISTRESS OF
Awfc Cata/r/ff
You
them
arm,
going
body and all her
it. Jimmie said,
under his breath
to hear you. I
of commission
off,”
stared at her
Nick said menacingly,
ter tejl us everything, Stella!” She
was silent. “Stella, what’s going to
happen to Brett Hawley?”
After a moment, she said in a
hollow voice,
with a machine gun is waiting for
Brett in a high pass four hundred
miles from here. The pilot has - or
ders to shoot him down—to kill
him.” w
“Oh!” Lesley felt all the breath
go out of her
strength with
“Good Lord!”
like a prayer.
“And Brett never carries as much
■as a revolver with him!” Nick
breathed. When he looked at Es
tella his eyes glittered in a way
that made her cringe from him. He
spat out the words; “And you . . .
you female Judas, delivered him up
to that and then say you love him!”
“I do love him! No matter how
he treated me I loved him! But I
was afraid ... I was mad with
'fear! I had to do it!” She was
.blubbering now and her beautiful
cruel mouth hung loosely open
while her hands twisted into ugly
shapes. Nick was frowning and
pacing the room. Lesley said, “Nick,
we’ve got to do something!” and
Estella sobbed, “There is nothing
to do! He is on his way to die! Oh,
I want to die, too!”
Nick said, “Don’t worry. You
will if anything happens to Brett.”.
Jimmie said. “There may he a
way—Nick, come on!”
Nick gave Lesley the gun and
they hurried out. They stopped in
the radio room, and she heard them
talking to Windy. Then Wiifdy
called Brett over and over until
Lesley wanted to scream with ner
vousness. Then a few minutes later
she heard the noise of an airplane
motor warming up out on the run
way. She ran to the window. Out
ride, in the clear moonlight a snub-
nosed, sleek-bodied bullet moved
up the runway. Smoothly the mo
tors hummed as it turned grace
fully and headed back toward Nick
who was standing by the hangar.
It was Windy’.s plane! The super
speed plane that Windy had
dreamed . of and toiled over for
years! It was out of the hangar
and taking the air at last! Lesley
started for the door. Then she re
membered Estella mnd said, “Come
on out here with me!” pointing the
gun at her fiercely, Estella said,
“You fool, stop playing! What have
I to run away for?” She ran beside
Lesley across the field to Nick who
was waving his arms and
who was running now
rather dazed. Lesley said,
what are you going to do?”
He said, “It Was Jim’s idea. It’s
crazy, the ship’s never .been tested;
we hardly know if it’ll fly at all
, . . but it’s a Chance!”
“That plane wiirgo 400
hour/’ Windy declared,
•can handle her he can
Brett before he gets to the pass
“He’s
doesn’t
can do
ously,
Jim brought the
in front of them,
heart,” he told Windy, He tossed
a leather-bound map out of the
cockpit, “Mark the pass for me
and i’ll set going!”
Lesley looked up a him. “‘dim,
bo careful, Please he careful,” *’*«■*.
“You want Brett back,” he said.
taking a chance,
work there
for Brett,”
isn’t
Nick
A dust mixture containing fine
borax has been found most satisfac
tory ip lighting water -core, one of
the most serious diseases to attack
turnip crops. This development,
result of five Years research at the
Ontario Agricultural College,
Guelph, was revealed in Exeter
Tuesday of last eek bv Dx\ J,
MacLaehlin. associate professor
botany at teh college, following
inspection of test plots in Exeter district
The borax mixture was tested on
two-acre portions of abbppt 15 tur
nip fields. Through the co-opera
tion of the Exeter Branch of Cana
dian Canners, the dust was applied
with a pea duster, when the tur
nips were, as Dr. MacLachlin de
scribes it, “about thumb size.”
One-third of the plots checked
Tuesday showed very promising results. In portions of the fields
which were not dusted, one-half of
all the turnips showed signs of
water cope, The dusted portions
were either entirely free, or con-
taind so few turnips with it that
they would be considered commer
cially clean.
There was one exception to this,
in which water core developed in
dusted turnips. However, it was
noted that turnips in this field
were in general of poor quality,
and the water core so advanced
that observers were of the opinion
that it started early in the season
before the dust had an oportunity
to prevent its development.
According to Dr. MacLachlin, all
the dusted fields will be cheeked in
the near future, but, from present
indications, “dusting shows excel
lent promise.”
Outlining the origin of the ex
periment, Dr. MacLachlan said:
“As most growers Know, water
core is caused by lack of available
boron in the soil. Since soil appli
cations of borax have not been
satisfactory in most turnip dis
tricts. it has been necessary to re
sort to spraying and dusting with
this material."
Spraying was originally tried, but
found to be not as satis-
as dusting. The O.A.C.
aimed at overcoming the,
of water core actually
Reception and Dance
A reception and dance for Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Mills (nee Alice
M. Brown) was held in Kirkton
Hall, Friday evening. The hall was
filled for the occasion, Dancing
was enjoyed to the
was provided by Mrs,
Clifford Brock, Harold Bell,
Ridley.
honored
a piece
honored
a beautiful
envelope of
part in the
Penhale, Mr.
C. Hawkins.
with
their
usu-
was. It was strange. No
seen him anywhere that
Then suddenly Lesley
small surprised sound,
just put the missing pieces of a puz
zle together. And everything fit.
In hei* mind she saw and heard
again the scene in the little desert
ed courtyard of del Santo’s house,
and. the voice that she couldn’t
place! She heard the words, “Don’t
worry. I won’t let you down! To
night’s the night!” Why hadn’t she
recognized that clipped soft speech
as Murray’s Why hadn’t she done
something about it?
She said slowly, “I know who is
that aumed plane that’s
for Brett.” As
with growing
with certainty.
they started
horror, she
“Yes, Mur-
piloting
waiting
at liei*
nodded
ray!”
(Concluded next
The battle at the pass.
week)
Windy
looking
“Nick,
miles an
“If Jim
overtake
But if it
much we
said serl-
to a stopplane
“She’s a sweet-
it was
factory
project
effects
Hughes-Currie
In the Laidlaw United Church,
Hamilton, Ont., oix Saturday, Sep-
tembex' 22. Marjorie Alice Currie,
daughter' of Mr. W. H. Currie and
the late Mrs. Currie, ■ Hamilton, be
came tlxe bride of Pte. Donald Le-
Roy Hughes, soxx of Mr. and Mrs,
E. J. Hughes, Exeter. Tlxe Reverend
J. A. Tuex’ officiated.
Giveix in marriage by her father,
the bride whre a white satin gowxx
trimmed with Queen Anne lace. She
carried a bouquet of white gladioli
and red roses. Mrs. S. L. Ivey was
'the matron-of-honour, dressed in a
pink sheer' dress and carried pink
gladioli and roses. Miss Helen
Drury was the bridesmaid wearing
a blue sheer gown and carried
white .gladioli and pink roses. Mr.
S. L. Ivey was tlxe best xnaxx axxd
Mr. J. A. Crawford, Jr., was tlxe
uslxpr. Miss Merle Prisnell sang
“Oh Promise Me” and “Because.”
The reception was held at the
Oraxige Hall at wlxieli the groom’s
mother, dressed in a black suit
with black and white accessories
and wearing a corsage of red roses,
received the guests. Mrs. L. Scales
received the friends of the bride.
She* wol’e a powder blue dress with
black accessories
roses, Following
bride..and groom
trip to London
bride travelling in a red wool dress
with navy accessories. The couple
will x'esidb in Hamilton at the home’
of the bride’s father,
and
the
left
and
also wore red
reception the
for a wedding
district, the
The old narrow roads where two
cars could barely pass are being
replaced by splendid wide highways
on which six or eight cars can col
lide at once.
Instantly Relief from catarrhal misery
starts to come when you put a few
drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol in each nos
tril,Va-tro-nol is so effective.results
are so good.because it (1) reduces
swollen membranes, (2) soothes irri
tation, (3) helps clear away
congestion,., and thus makes
breathing easier, Many catarrh f jrOps
sufferers say it’s the best relief I Just a t
they’ve found. You, too, will \ *’ork 7* ubl« h
like the way it worksl Try it! \wh«r(3 ,r
VICKS VA-TRO-NOL
music which
Fletcher,
Lorne
After
couple
of the
couple
Elford and John
lunch at which the
treated everyone to
bride’s cake, the
were
coffee table and an
money,
presentation were Mr,
W. Hern
Russell then
cere thanks,
by singing of
Good Fellows1
dress was given.
Dear Alice and Russell:
We, your friends of Winchelsea
and Elimvijle, have gathered here
to-night, as a sequel to the more
noisy occasion of a week ago when
several of us came to your house
as upivited guests but were most
royally welcomed.
We extend to you our coongrat-
for
over
our
will
cake,
presented with
Those taking
and Mr
expressed their sin-
which was followed
“For They Are Jolly
The following ad-
ulations and best wishes
smooth sailing as you voyage
the sea of matrimony. It is
Sincere wish that good fortune
and that your
be free from
smile upon you
course may ever
rocks and shoals.
We have always . „ . .
Russell as one of the fine lads of
the neighborhood and we have
very pleasant memories of the
■many days we spent together in
thought of you
the little red school house.
As for you Alice, we have found
you during the past year a good
friend and a willing helper and we
are overjoyed that you are going
to remain in our community.
Now we ask you to accept
gift as a token of our esteem
good wishes and we trust that
years that lie ahead, will hold
for you much joy and happiness,
—Signed on behalf of the
inunity,
this
and
the
LOCAL NEWS
com-
Mrs, Stanley Mosier, of Chicago,
Ill., spent the past week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Schroeder.
Mr. Jas. Jewell, Mrs. W. J. Mc
Alister, Sr., Mrs. W. J. McAlister,
Jr., and Bill and Ted, also Mr. and
Mrs. M. T. Patterson and John, all
of Strathroy, spent Sunday with
Mrs. John Parsons.
Able Seaman John Westlake, who
has just arrived back from over
seas,
with
have
with
lake,
Caven Auxiliary
The September meeting of Caved
Auxiliary Women’s Missionary Soc
iety, was held on the
home of Mrs, David
President,
meeting with the call
The Devotional exercises were tak
en by Mrs. Hatter reading from
the 46th Psalm and. the prayer
from Glad Tidings,
intercession, prayers
for the peoples of
and Formosa. Mrs.
gave an interesting,
Christian Church in
Japan, bravely carrying on through
years of war. Reports of the 60 th
anniversary meeting of the Huron
Presbyterial were given. This meet
ing was held in Knox Church God
erich with all auxiliaries represent
ed. A story of the years proved
so interesting it was decided to
have it printed to be available to
all the members.
Mrs, Sillery
21st, at the.
Millar, The
opened the
to worship.
In a period of
were offered,
Korea, China
Carmen Cann
study of the
China and
on Monday of last week along
Mrs. Westlake, of London,
been visiting this past week
his mother, Mrs. Rhoda West-
of town
A fellow has to be a contortion
ist to get on these days. First
he has to keep his back to the wall
and his ear to the ground. Then he
must put his shoulder to the wheel,
his nose to the grindstone, keep a
level head and have both feet on
the ground.
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