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PAPER
By Matthew Weld
It was Mat au ordivars copy of
au ordinary evening paper. But
when the girl looked up from read-
• .ing it she saw that the man sitting
opposite her in the Underground
railway was the murderer. There
was the photo, and there was the
man, Her . whole tummy sort of
gulped with shock.
What would be best to do?
She was a shy, phnk girl, slim,
figureless; you could talk to her
dozens of times and still not know
her next time you met. Oh, and
fair, of course. But she was wear-
ing a red plastic raincoat. She sat
for a few seconds, thinking. Then
the train began to slow do wn, and
the man stood up and moved to-
wards the door,
She leaped up to follow hitt, It
wasn't till she also was at the
door that she realized she had left
the paper on the seat. But it didn't
matter.
What did matter was that now
he'd got his back to her, she wasn't
absolutely sure that he was indeed
the man. Her nerve Sailed her, and
she knew she must see his face
again before she dared enlist the
help of strangers to accost him.
Think what it would be like if she
made a mistake!
If she could only get alongside
him, or ahead, and get one more
good look at his face ---
They reached the top of the esca-
lator, and the crowd bottlenecked
at the exit.
Out in the street, the num paced
fast through the electric light and
the chillpf a winter afternoon. The
girl followed,
All at' once, just ahead of them,
appeared a shop with mirrors int
it. He slowed and pulled at his
tie and his hat. In the glass she
saw hint again clearly. It was the
man.
But at the same moment he also
looked past his own shoulder ht the
reflection and saw her, his eye,
no doubt, caught by the splash of
red in the glass. Did he remember
this same transparent scarlet mac-
intosh, this unmemorable pink
Monde?
The man moved on. He did not
look back.
The girl was now suddenly
possessed of genius,- She undid her
.raincoat, and in one spasm whipped
it off and threw it into a doorway
as site went by. Now she was no
longer a scarlet plastic raincoat:
she was a grey coat -and -skirt.
But now, as she hurried after
the Iran, she looked breathlessly
for help. Not a bobby in sight.
But there was another girl walk•
Mg along ahead of her, so she
caught up with her—a plump girl
in a satin blot se too small for lues,
as it turned out, and a moleskin
coat. Their feet went plinkety-plonk
in step, and then out of step, on
the pavement.
"Look, he,lp 111.1 Don't think I'm
mad, but that 0150 in front there
is Maitland, that murderer they're
looking for. I've seen his face. Get
help quick, and come after ane,"
* * *
The other girl didn't stop to
reason, She was dark. and quick
as a sparrow.
"How'll we know where you've -
gonle?"
"Walk beside ane, quickly, w'hfle
1 think."
"I' know!" cried the dark girl,
"Draw arrows on the pavement
to show wlticil' way you've gone.
Have you got a pencil?"
"Will a pencil show on the—
No, look, my lipstick! Now fly."
The dark girl darted off, and the,
fair one walked on after the mur-
derer.
The 10ant turned off into a side
Anytime Vacation
Time In Trinidad
ra And Tobago
with it, diversity of race , IUndo
temples and 110*111u ino4ques,
Trinidad 11114 a never -coding 111:cfn-
ation for ni,itor, whose Hirst sight
of the island is that of white
l ache, and stalely palm trees toss -
bog in the gentle trade winds:
A port of call for vessels of Cana-
dian National Steamships, Trinidad
and its neighbor, Tobago, offer a
perfect vacation for tourists arriv-
ing at any time of the year. During
the spring, summer and fall months,
the climate is sttell that it gives a
reprieve from the higher tempera-
tures found in continental North
America. The average year 'round
daytime temperature is about 84
degrees but at nighttime the mer-
cury drops to the low 70's,
There is no seasonal limitation
to activities and attractions in Tris
tided and hotels, clubs and restau-
rants are open throughout the entire
year. There are two "national"
games in Trinidad, from January to
Jute cricket takes top billing on
sports programs, while football
takes over from July to December.
Then, too, the sightseeing attrac-
tion of the island are always there
to intrigue visitors, no matter what
time of the year they arrive, Lo-
cated only 51 miles from Port-of-
Spain and easily reached by
steamer, rail or car, is one of the
seven natural wonders of the world
—the famous Pitch Lake at La
Brea. It is a vast basin of pitch
covering 144 acres in extent where
the pitch is dug out in great lumps
with pick -axes. As soot as the sub-
stance is dug out, fresh pitch gradu-
ally fills the cavity by natural pres-
sure from the sides and from below.
The pitch is shipped to the_ far
corners of the world.
Also on hand to fascinate tour-
ists throughout the year are the
Royal Botanic Gardens, the oldest
in continuous existence in the West
Indies; the unique Angostura Bit-
ters Factory; Mount St. Benedict
Abbey perched on the slope of a
mountain 800 feet above sea level.
Then, of course, there are the Hin-
du temples and Moslem mosques.
Next door neighbor to Trinidad
is the lovely, unspoiled island of
Tobago, which is known as Robin-
son Crusoe's island. 'While Crusoe's
experiences were based on those of
Alelander Selkirk in Juan Fernan-
dez, it was the island of Tobago
that Defoe used as the locale for
his hero's activities. And visitor's
are always intrigued by a visit to
11obinson Crusoe's Cave, located
only 10 miles from Scarborough,
capital of Tobago.
street, so she chalked an arrow
with her lipstick on the pavement,
taking care not to bend daluable
stockings at the knees. Then she
hurried on.
Then he turned off again, three
or four times, and each time she
drew a red arrow and followed him,
Then he turned into a narrow
alley, and again down a little run-
way into a dark court. She began
to feel afraid. Up to now there had
been no time for fear, but now
suddenly fear was in her stomach,
Had 11e recognized her as the
girl from the train who had sat
opposite him, reading that fatal
paper? If so, was he luring her
purposely into this dark web of
alleys?
She thought of her fiance and
her parents, and her little brother.
But she knew she had to go on.
She hoped very much that her
stockings wouldn't get hurt.
A last look back. Was help com-
ing? Or had tate lipstick arrows
got smudged out by feet?
Lurking back, so as not to be
seen, she followed hint into the
dark court, From here he turns
again into another archway, across
which old doors leaned and creaked
at each other, but no longer locked.
She ?narked her last arrow and
followed him.
Behind the door, the Strangler
waited for her,
or
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lay Tom. GREGORY
V
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5E1 YOUR RUBBERS ON THE MDR AND 111/1 MINUTES
LATER TJIERE iS AN ANNOYING PUDDLE OF WATER AR-
OUND THEM, THIS CAN BE PREVENTED 8Y A CONVENIENT
DRIP PAN, MADE FROM A DISCARDED 1161681108 OIL CAN,
CUT OUT PORTIONS OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM SOAR TO
FORMA SHALLOW PAN. SEPARATE THE SIDES AND BEND
THEM DOWN TO,FORM'AN OPEN4OTTOM TROUGH,
Booed By Brussels Communists. — Former Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, in Brussels for the International Europe
Movement meeting, was booed by a large crowd of Communists
when he made an outdoor speech. Police arrested 60 Reds, in-
- eluding senator's and deputies, during an organized attempt to
break up the talk.
Just which of the several methods,
of preparing the seed bed will give
you the best yields of grain crops?
is a question of interest to many
farmers. Is it ordinary plowing,
- sub -surface plowing, or disking?
Don't expect me to give you any
hard-and-fast answer, but here are
some figures that I believe might
-be worthy of your attention.
* l *
Tests trade in the past have
rainfall areas, straight plowing is
generally shown that in heavier
best. But where there's scarcity of
rain, the other methods have shown
up well as moisture saving devices.
Latest reports I've seen along
this line come from Cornell Uni-
versity. Here two-year corn tests
showed; plowing,'49 bushels to the
acre; sub -surface plowing, 39 bu-
shels: disking, 34 bushels.
* *
Wheat yields over a similar period
were; 30 bushels to the acre for
plowing; 23 for sub -surface plow-
ing; and„19 for disking,
r: * *
Oats went 29 bushels on the
plowed ground; 25,6 bushels on the
sub -surface seed bed; and 25.4 on
the disked soil.
* * *
According 'to tate Cornell folks
who made these tests, generally
speaking plowing gives a looser,
better aerated soil—and weeds are
less of a problem.
* * * '
If you keep your tractor oiled
and greased properly, the worst
enemy it has is dust. Dust that is
even too small to see %yin cause
wear. A new tractor runs smoothly
and snakes little noise, because the
moving parts fit closely together;
and the closer they fit together, the
more damage dust can do.
Air always contains a certain
amount of dust, no matter how
clear it may seem. And your trac-
tor uses plenty of air—about 9;000
gallons of it for every gallon of
fuel, Every time your tractor burns
5 gallons of gasoline, it will use
on the average enough air to fill
a 90 -ton silo,
* * *
The air cleaner on your tractor
is built to keep that dust out of
the engine. But the air cleaner can-
not do everything by itself, It stops
the trust by catching it in a bath of
oil as the air passes through the
Cleaner; but there Is a limit to how
much dust the oil can hold, When
the oil gets full of dust, the air
cannot be cleaned; dust will go
into the engine and wear out parts
in a burry. Your tractor will begin
to lose power; it will use too tnuclt
oil; and you will lose time and
money having repairs made.
* * v'
To help the air cleaner you mist
remove the dust that is caught.
Under average air conditions, writes
R. L. Patrick in The Progressive
Farmer, this servicing should be
done once a clay -before the trac-
tor is started in tire morning. At
that time all of the oil and dirt will
be in the removable cup on the
bottom of the cleaner,
*
This cup is easy to remove—
usually a single screw is all that
holds it on, Often this can be
loosened by hand, Remove the cup
and pout'off the oil, In the bottom
of the cup you will find a layer of
dirt. Scrape ottt, this dirt and rinse
the cup with soute.clean -fuel, Be
sure and'drys it out thea, as any
fuel left will titin the new oil placed
in the cup. Most manufacturers
recommend a pertain weight oil for
the aft• cleaner, and your owner's
'instruction ibook of your tractor
dealer will telt you what weight to
use. The saute weight oil as in the
engine is generally O.K.
There is a mark on the cup show-
ing how full of oil it should be.
Fill it to tliat point and replace the
sup. The right amount of oil as
well as the right weight is impor-
tant. Not enough oil wilt cause the
same trouble as too thin oil. With
-too much oil or oil that is too
heavy the air will have a hard time
getting through. That would be
much the sante as leaving the choke
on the carburetor partly closed..
Your tractor would use too much
fuel, and the engine might not run
right.
* * t
As I said before, servicing the
• air cleaner is a fairly easy job.
After ,you've done it a few times,
you'll be able to do it' in five
minutes or less. And when your
tractor is running under very dusty
conditions, It's a wise plan to ser-
vice it twice a day. The second
return to the field. Again this gives
-time can be after dinner, before you
the oil and dirt a chance to settle
while the engine isn't running.
* * *
Vibration can loosen the connec-
tions between the air cleaner and
the carburetor. Check them daily.
They will need tightening otdce in
a while. WIth loose connections air
may enter and not go through the
cleaner—and the result will be the
same as having no cleaner at alt.
And if the choke or the throttle
shaft on the carburetor becomes
worn and loose dusty air can enter.
Sometimes the intake manifold
may get rust holes. And dust enter-
ing such places has been known
to wear out tractor engines in a
shatter of just a few days.
Which will have to be all for a
few days—seven of them, in fact.
STILL ANOTHER FIRST!
The first industrial transformer
was invented by a Russian natural
scientist, Ivan Ussagin, it was
claimed in Moscow by Prof. Victor
Danilevsky, a student of the history
of Russian technical knowledge.
The first patent for a transformer
was received by a Russian electri-
eian, Peter Yablochlcov, in France
In November, 1876, the -professor
said.
According to Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica, the first successful trans-
former was demonstrated by Wil-
liam Stanley in the United States
and put in service in 1886,
In recent months Tess or official
Soviet publications have claimed
that Russians were the first to in-
vent the airplane, the glider, sub-
marines, helicopters, steam engines,
and a wool -combing machine.
STUCK PIG
In Mobile, Ala., a' housewife,
short of cash, guiltily Broke into her
baby's piggy bank, found only a
note inside: "IOU ,I5. (signed)
Daddy,"
New
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ALUMINUM LiLi11.D155GS.
Utility buildings of aluminum that
can be erected in half a.day, used
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if put on cement blocks, ran also
be a cottage, claims maker.
ELECTRICALLY OPERAT-
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Unlock; garage doors, opens them
and turns on yard and garage lights
while operator sits in car. Another
button in garage or inside house
seful
01osry 81111 lucks garags dopa' and
turns off light. Makers. -claim spec-
ial safety feature eiitninates pos-
nibilfty of accident to children or
pets playing near doors.
LAWN SPRINKLER. This
lawn sprinkler has relay valve with
eight outlets, each connected to
four sprinkler heads which take
care of one section of lawn each.
Relay valve sends water through
one outlet at a time for about a
!Moats., then .dtuuta to dens ours,:,.
is claned that sur! r.";,titteut
sp+a:g atlow's 1151114,,,t1? t a he•
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water runs off lawn,
PR.F-SET HOUSE L1 ARlttl-':11.
Temperature control that gets
'cnida warm when you want theta.
It's installed outside building. ad,
Mated for titre when rooms inside
should be fully warmed up. During
night it automatically shifts time
for tine !teat to go on as tempera•
ture changes. It is wired into reg.
alar room thermostat, which retalnp
control during daytime.
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