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The Brussels Post, 1938-12-28, Page 6YNIffeeflfaufeffferf "Sportsman riles High" by Lawrence Keating Synopsis Detective Da» Colwell of the Graber-Vael private detective agency is aaigned the job of shadowing McDonald whose wife tears gangater enemies are plot - ling to murder him. McDonald ie killed in spite of l"olwelt"s watch- fulness, Now, with McDonald dead the smuggling ring which he led has become disorganized. Colwell risks his life to gather evidence by playing one against another. CHAPTER XV "Look out! Hey!" The truck driver careened his vehicle nearer the edge of the road at another mad lunge of her ear. "Xeep away! Get that thing away from here!" The second man leaned out. "Go on, honey—we don't want an accident," he begged. "Listen, this thing would bust your car to kindling. You too!" He all but pitched at the coupe as it veered at him and his comrade jerked the truck aside. The man shrank back inside the cab. "—drunk and crazy as—" Col- well heard. Irite went into a new series of corkscrew Iunges and a new series of gestures and calls. The coupe kept edging the big truck nearer and nearer the edge of the road. The driver was increasingly nerv- ous; his companion tensely awaited the crash. It came. A final reckless swoop brought a harsh scrape of fenders. The truck lurched away to avoid a bad smash-up. Its double rear wheels mired in the soft shoulder of the road and the driver abruptly was bereft of strength to get it back. •There was a prolonged sucking eound, a series of yells and warn- ings from both occupants of the truck—then a crash. Collision One headlamp shattered against !< tree. A. fender scraped its tire. The big five -ton truck with Acme Carriers, Inc., V. S. Customs Bond - 443, Permit 229, painted on kite side, came to a dead halt. Irita also stopped. Colwell slipped un- seen out the far door, a long, keen edged knife in his hand. He hur- ried to the rear of the truck. Irita climbed out with the air of a woman scorned and about to do something important. She car- ried a heavy wrench in one hand. "What d'you mean, runnin' into me?" she demanded shrilly as Abe went to meet the pair. "What you taikin' about? Look - it that busted light!" the driver moaned, pointing. "Who's going to pay for that, huh? Damn all drunken drivers! A. woman, too. Why—„ "Who says I'm a woman? Who- saysit? I'm a lady. Thasswhat I am!" She straightened proudly. "I'm a lady. What you mean bend- ing my fender? Have you arrest- ed. Terrible driving. Want to kill me? Cantcha see where you're going?" Site carried it out with zest, as if she enjoyed it. But it was hard, hateful work. Brits declaimed, complained and berated them. She had the men perspiring. They be- gan to think she was right and that they were wholly wrong. Un- til at length she seemed to lose .interest, and turned back to her coupe. "Teach you good lesson," she muttered crankily, "Do it again'n I'll have you arrested." With that she banged the door on her side, started up the motor, and backed gingerly from contact with the truck fender. Colwell, crouched low beside her, veaited until they were a mile away from, the truck, Then he straightened with a sigh, "That was a rotten job to ask you to. do. But Irita, you did it nobly, And we've got 'em in the rear deck—bruehes from Holland.. It was right on the edge of the tailgate waiting, to be taken!„ They. wheeled at a fast pace down the concrete road. "Two hundred and fifty thousand in snow! Irita, that'll put us—" "Dan!" Her exclamation was followed by a leap of the coupe that threw his head back, At the same instant she swerved aside, A sedan shot at them through the dark. it bore no light, and irite, at sight of the thing lunging from nowhere, had to act with split-second precision. The ears seemed doomed to meet head-on; but at the last pos- sible instant the driver of the sedan twisted aside and Irita's twist gave them a foot between. Glass tinkled. There was a thin sprayon the girl's arm, Again it tinkld as the second orange stab of flame cane from the other ear. Its tires shrieked on the concrete. The car plunged like a piston•to back and turn. The spray of the rear window stung Colwell's cheek. "Irita—step on it—they're turn- ing! I'll give 'em something to chew on, but git! It's Graber and Quillen and Vael!" A Hunting Accident Colwell sat reading a newspa- per in his office on the eleventh floor of the Lawyers and Doctors Building, in the suite formerly occupied by that well lcnown de- fender of criminals, Arthur Mc- Donald. The opaque glass corri- dor door had been replaced by one of metal finished in imitatigh of walnut which bore the simple inscription: The Federalist. Tran- soms were of metal and immov- able. Such glass as the suite still boasted was bulletproof. Dan had treated himself to a box of fifty cent cigars of the brand Otto Graber smoked, este en which he puffed luxuriously as with his feet on the desk and powerful body tilted back in his chair, he absorbed the day's news. He took the cigar from his mouth, flicked ashes on the floor, and re- placed it. Sighing, he turned a page of his paper to read the Around Town colmn. "'Word reached us today'," he read, "'that Otto Graber, partner with Horace Vael in a local detec- tive agency, suffered a hunting accident four days ago. Graber and a party of friends were start- ing from their camp near Ewing, Pennsylvania, early one morning when one of their guns acciden- tally discharged. Graber suffered a shoulder wound which local doc- tors pronounced not serious. Otto, well known as an aviation enthus- iast, expects to fly his Monogram plane back to be at his desk in the sleuth agency next Monday morning'. " Dan puffed interestedly on his cigar as he re -read the item. His eyes squinted at the window. Gra- ber had a neat alibi worked up. Very good. Even to the "acciden- tal" discharge of a gun. But as a matter of fact the "accident" had occurred out on the Telegraph Road when Graber just barely missed getting that two hundred fifty thousand dollars worth of snow which Colwell now was of - feeing to sell him for forty thous- and. CHAPTER XVI He tossed the newspaper on his desk. Yawned and stretched. It Laura Wheeler Offers Four Lovely Scenes In One Pattern COPR woe, l4fEDLEC50PT 5,1N10E, INC. PICTURES FFATTEFiN 1909 Embroider these lovely scenes as pictures or pillows for gifts, ' •s'inating and quick to do, they'll be most acceptable. Pattern 1909 ns It transfer pattern of 4 picttires\dla x 5 tnchee; materials re• illustrations of stitches; color chart and key. enty cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this gin Needlecraft Dept., 78 West Adelaide St., Toronto. ;tern number, your name and address. wad: tiresome waltin;;: Colwell Wished the boys would meet his price and get the thing )vol, Forty thousand from Graber, forty slag from Quillen. Each side nct;ng in• (lcpentlently, the same Boston bag of snow sold 'both Puttee-- if it could be so worked --would net Cottrell a sweet eighty genet!. ills telephone tinkled, "Graber or Quillen?" Dan asked without a moment's hesitation. "Olt, hef- ty! I'm here till 1 get my price or rot, By the way, it goes up five thousand a day from now on. You fellows have to pay 01e for all the time I'm wasting. You think 1 en- joy putting off my little vaea- tion?" About to replaee the ear piece, be listened. A grin overspread his blunt face at the torrent' of heated curses, Dan felt gingerly of the adhesive tape crisscross on his head. "Certainly I'll sell to Graber! First conte, first served. So you boys fell out again? Yes, yes, I know, Otto is ambitious'that way. So it's every man for him- self now—and that goes for inc toe " An Appointment He listened a moment. "Never mind threats --. ring me up when you're bringing in the cash. Where can you make a buy like this? Sure, I know, But that two hun- dred and fifty G's wasn't all your money. What about McDonald and Graber and Vael? Probably Catterby too. "No, I'ni sitting tight." Of a sudden his eyes kindled as the voice at the other 'end changed. "What, Okay? This afternoon at three? Well, I tell you, Lefty; as a special favor, see, I will hold the stuff for you. It's a deal. But elearie by Otto. Getter a take name he had rented the hail suite sau.tn. Helen leaned to the match he cupped, then sat back in her. chair and illew a little wriggling smoke ring. "Why notbe reasonable?" Colwell feigned surprise. "As. if I'm not]" • • Helen Fano took a tiny memo pad from her purse, and a patent- ed pencil. Ac she talked she wrote a few words, slowly and careful- ly. "You're not a very good in- surance tisk these last few days, After all, fifteen thousand is more than a private detective earns' a month. Or it year. It's a lot of money. Hard to come by. And you could have it so easily!" Helen purred. "Fifteen Is chicken feed. Look here," he told her earnestly, "I'm boosting the price five thousand a day. Tomorrow, forty-five thous- and. Next day, fifty. Take it or leave it. Maybe I'll use the stuff myself,' Dan grinned, "Why not? There's enough to last till I'm eighty." "You'll never live to eighty." Finishing Iter writing, she handed the slip to Colwell. He read it, raised his eyes to hers, and tucked the paper away. "How much did you bring?" A Man For Half An Hour "Twenty-five," she said. "Nothing doing. Waste of time. Just out of cussedness. 1 want forty. You tell Graber Pm not coming down and he can send you back with forty or not at all." • Ile spoke with impatience but it seemed not to register on the girl. She smoked her cigarette in silence. The telephone rang. "No," Dan said into it directly, "you Spanish Women and Children Were Killed By These Bombs 1' A picture made from an accompanying bombing plane showing two bombers of General Francisco Franco's insurgent aerial armada, dropping their deadly missiles on the city of Valencia, miles below. Wide -spreading smoke of fires caused by other bombs, tell the airmen of their good aim. not a minute after three! Remem- ber, when you come, come alone. Else you don't get in!" He hung up. The grin deepened on his face and Dan laughed aloud. So Quillen had given in: he would buy! But he could not raise forty thousand in cash until afternoon, he said. Colwell rub- bed his hands with exuberance. One signed up—that was great! Nov to hook Graber. . Forty-five minutes passed. Dan stirred at the sunmtoIS of the buz- zer. He swung his feet from the desk, felt for the gun in his shoul- der holster, and moved for the door. But without touching its knob he stealthily opened a wire wall screen panel. The person outside .could not see in, nor would any tiny pinpoints of light suddenly show through yellow kalsominc, But Colwell could see nut, and he raised one eyebrow as he recognized Helen Fano. Ile thought a moment. That he unlocked and unbolted the door. "Hello! Come in -- if you're alone." She smiled. As more than once. before he was stru.a: by her regal grace and the simple, yet effective costume she wore, The little mar- oon hat tilted archly over her hazel eyes matched the rabbit -s bah maroon wool dress that show- ed through her open !mink coat. It was chilly out today with the .crisp tang of winter, Colwell smiled appreetatively, He cloaed and locked the door with rare. "Well," he said, "you've tapped nip wire and probably have to dictephone planted, so I'll have to be polite, won't 1? Have a chair. The inner office please, Cigarette? i hope you b,ounht a fat wad of Graber's money, pear you and lie are thick again. She smiler] up at him, shrug- ging. They both ivere awnre that every word said could be heard can't come in, Otto. Your little messenger here is enough for no''. Anyhow, I want to get better ac- genie— 'What's sgvaie— "What's that?" His face chang- ed as be listened, "Oh, Som- mers! Sorry, I expected someone else. What is it?" "Now Hir. Colwell, you gave strict orders not to be disturbed," the building superintendent went on. "But I'm afraid 1 need to get a man in your office for about half an hour. Steamfitter. Oh, he's dependable! The suite next yours burst a radiator and they're all connected, and he must get in your place to shut it off. Built Inc one suite, you see, but when Mr. McDonald took separate space—" Colwell considered, frowning. fie could rely on Scanners, of course: ho had plaid the man enough. "Well," he said in some reluctance, "all right then. Pro- vided you bring him up. I watt to see you with him so there's nn mistake, but of course you don't need to come in." (CONTINUED NEST iSSU1,) Just Harried! "Please don't shoot—we're just married," was chnike(1 on the bask of the tar in which Sir, Charles 'Dunstall Evans, Hireling -ham -Imre at'nio' British official, left Steel- e/dem fon' his honeymoon, NERVOUS? Do you feel so nervous you want to scream? Ate you onus mut irritable? 1)o you ocoht !home denraat, to you? 1f your nerves ninon edge try LYDIA 2:. PINKIIA M'S VI;ItloTAnld; (Axl POUND. ft alba helps Nature eulm rtul0'rtng nerven. For three generations one wnmtn has loll another how 111 1 n 'sndliug through" with Lydia A;, Pinkhom s Vet:outdo Compound. tt helps Noture tone up ria syntei, Ihu lessen- ing the discomforts from tin ftmetionnl dis- orders which women must endure. VGCBTA't(LFrrt l.YIUUNlit1'INtf1IAAl'3 New Year's Dinner*Menu Contest Winners , Second Prixe Goes to Mlies Janet White ate, R,R, 1, Flora, Ontario PI..AN O1TF MUEP'"NU ("itl1C ROAST 'PURI 41' O'i',R FFING CRYSANR1I➢ItRYSTUSAUCE IIAS1l1 D POTATOES GLAZED CARROTS 1,t0EDEA Rri9'l' AND CELPIIY FRU IT SAL SAND AD NUTS PLUM PUDDING GREEN PEAS PICKLES AND OLIVES STERLING SAUCE CANDY COCTE'E OYSTER STUFFING tis' cupful bacon ?alt, 3 tablespoousful chopped onions 2 quarts or bread cubes 2 cupfuls of milk 10 which lee cup• tuts of oysters have been cooked, Salt and Pepper to taste 112 cupful or water taken from that in wind) 2 cupfuls of celery, cut into small pieces, here cooked. (The quantlties given are for a small turiuoy). Scald the milk, add the oysters and cook until the edges curl. Re- mote the oysters and cut into small pieces. Cut the celery into small pieces and cook- iu a little boiling water until tender. Melt the bacon fat and add lite chopped onion, and fry until golden brown. Add the bread cubes, the milk from the oysters, and the liq- uid from the coleys. The bread should be moist but not soggy. More or less liquid may be needed depending on the dry- nese rynese of the bread. Add the cooked oysters and celery. season to taste with salt and pepper, cover and' cook, stirring constantly for about 7 minutes until there are no hard bits of bread left in the stuffing, Either fish or calmed oysters may be used. MOLDED BEET AND CELERY SALAD ee tablespoon of gelatine 2 tablespoonfuls of cold water ee cupful of boiling water ees, teaspoonful of salt tablespoonful of sugar le, teaspoonful of prepared mustard 2 tablespoonfuls of mild vinegar 2 tablespoonfuls of chopped onion 2 cupfuls of cooked beets, diced 1 cup of finely cut celery Soak ,the gelatine In cold water for 5 mieutes, add the bolting water and the salt and the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the mustard, vinegar and onion and set aside to coni, Weep the )nixtere begins to set, fold In the .dried beets and fire dot celery and turn into cold wet molds. Serve unmolded on lettuce with mayonnaise, garnished with celery eerie, STERLING SAUCE ;y otpful of butter 1 capful of brown sugar 4 tableapeontule of ereant 1 teaspoonful of vanilla Cream the better until light; add' the brown'Seg'et' and continue the crea)uing until the mixture Is vory light and fluffy. Add the cream very graduallY, elle .In the vanilla and serve with plum pudding, — Miss Janet \\thltelaw','11,11, 1, More, Ont - arise MRS..S. T. JORDAN, CHURCH ST. MARKHAM, ONT„ WINS THE THIRD PRiZE GRAPEFRUIT JUICE ROAST GOOSE BROWN GRAVY PLAIN BOILED POTATOES TURNIPS (MASHED) BEETS PIQUANTE CELERY APPLESAUCE PICKLED WALNUTS ..PLUM PUDDING WITH II AIID„ SAUCE ' GRAPES — RAISINS NUTS — CANDIES TEA " BEETS PIQUANTE 3 medium beets cooked insalted water till tender ee cup water beets were evoke In, cut -beets foto cubes, reheat in the , following sauce 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons Corn Starch ant cup vinegar 1/1 cup creaa, 1 teaspoon sugar % teaspoon salt Few grains cayenne pepper. Good! FROZEN PLUM PUDDING Mix one tablespoonful corn starch, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, half teaspoonful salt. Pour over lhls stirring all the time, one pial i.nt milk, with two tablespootlfues Of corn syrup• Cook over 1101 water 1(11 well clone. Add I,wo eggs slightly beaten. Let cook three; or four min- utes. Remove from stove, Add half cup Sultana raisins (which isle been soaked In boiling water ter 10 minutes) also add half cup of al- monds, flavour with one tablespron- ful vanilla, when cold add one pint cream and freeze as usual. — «!rs S. T: Jordan..Sarkbaln, Ontar!a. FOOD FOR BEAUTY 'To most of us, dieting is spines - mous with reducing! However, the food hos numb to do with the qual- ill' Of our skin, teed', hale and our o31S. The first axiom 01 beauty, as it Is of good health, is to maintain the system clear. Frosh fruit and vege- tables should be taken regularly. Dried prunes and figs are excellent ton, and been will supply ntr'@ssa'y roughage. Miik is a good aid to beauty, aid ran' eggs will matte teeth street; and help to prevent decay. as well as Improve the texture and growth of the hal'. Some foods are definitely harm• tuI to the looks and should either u0 avoided or eaten but rarely. And highly seasoned dishes, Walt sauces, titled roods — nit spell danger to beauty. Too much meat is unwise, and pastries and confecilnus need to be taken oltiy sleeringly. If you have an oily shin, avoid fried and Weft foods: lake lots of brat. fruit and salads Instead. Women with dry skins tci11 bene tit considerably by tetieg plenty of butter and 'ream. Almand and brazil nuts aro good, too, Vegetables such as shinaffi, sew rots, turnips and lean' -lettuce bring extra sparkly, 10 the eyes. Liver laid lthtdney are helpful. too. The following 1051'lelz are testy informative and deal completely 110111 11514 1 -un same, atourri'nL 11 1110 areal 0)11,15010 r n 1 no, everything depends on the 1�.0 you (111)001 •, be: 1111 don't 1,0 dioroltrnged• t.,rlt(t., efita 1,9 111 tlntural -hadee, g 1 v 0 0 Ir,r1( to hull' 1(e lost youth. Tole tit all dreg 0toros 0n0 11011111.5, parlors. Issue No. 53—'38 A with these set/jests. 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