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by DOLAN BIRKLEY
p ng eeac zee a been attentive to Nina; and Joel
a resort hotel ii California, makes a Markham ,young chemist. It's be-
dreadful discovery one morning. In cause of the latter that Janet is
frightened:She fears he willbe ac
Bused of the murder, for he has said
openly that Nina deserved killing
When 'she sees the janitor, old Mac
start into the 'dressing rooms, to clean
them, she suddenly realizes that she
dropped, her bathing' cap in Nina's
roomy and that she must retrieve it
before Mac :finds it there. Taking Joel
aside, she tells him her shocking news.
one of the swimming pool's dressing
rooms, she finds the murdered body oil
Mrs. Nina Arkwright. Going outside
to the pool, she's too frightened te,
say anything to the five persons ga-
thered there -Kay Feldman, Nina's
niece, 'who will inherit her money;
Adele , Kramer, who's in love witis
Nina's husband.; Bobbie Craine, rich
but unattractive girl who's pitifully)
anxious to marry; d acic. Seyfert, the
voting rnan whom she hopes to en-
onare with her money but who. has
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CHAPTER II
Joel started ineredhlously. "Good
lord! Anct you haven't told any one?"
"No—I—" Janet stopped, trying to
force herself to be cahn. "I' don't
quite understand why I didn't, unless
it was the shock of finding her that
WAY."
She turned to Molt toward the door
of the women's dressing rooms. Old
Mae was still visible. Ile was setting
down his bucket, leaning his brooms
against the wall of the nearest cubicle.
"I must get my cap," she said in
a choked voice.
"Of course," Joel said, hurriedly.
`P11 get Mac out here, then you go
n. 'Or would you rather
"Oh, no! You mustn't • go near
here. If you do, they'll be surf than
H. T. RANCE,
Notary Public, Conveyancer
Vinancial, Real Estate and Fire In-
surance Agant. Representing 14 Fire
Insnraxce Companies
Division .Court Office, Clinton•
Frank Fingland. B.A.. LLB.
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Successor to W. B•rydone, K.C.
Sloan Block — Clinton, Ont.
DR. G. S, ELLIOTT
Veterinary Surgeon
Phone 203, Clinton
H. C. MEIR
rooms.
Way should this one be there with
Nina?, I. il, -I
Janet put the question out of her
mind and hurried from the room. She
almost ran down the corridor.
When she emerged from the build-
ing, the sunlight struck her in the
eyes, blinding her at first. Then, she
saw that the others were all looking.
at her Adele, Bobbie, Jack, ICay,
Joel. id ,.gyp,. Ij, ,i rj
And there was Mr. Jepperson, the
hotel's assistant manager, :standing
slightly in advance of the others. He
was a short, plump man with a bald
head, and always wore a gardenia in
his buttonhole,
He stepped toward Janet and held
out a yellow envelope.
"I have a telegram here for Mrs.
Arkwright. It's marked 'Urgent'' and
I'd like to locate her. Have you seen
her?"
Janet strove to look blank, "No. I
haven't seen her."
Joel said, "Perhaps she's in a dres-
sing room."
`I'll- call her," Mr.• Jeppersep . de-
cided.
He walked to the door of the buildr
ing, cailed Nina's name.
•When there was no answer, Kay
spoke up. "I'll take the telegram for
Aunt Nina. She'll turn up pretty soon
THURS., FEB. 26, 1942
Canadians Corps Headquarters Entertained
Visting Editors
This is the tenth in, the aeries s
,artieles written exclusively for th
weekly newspapers of Canada by Hutt
feraplin .of the Fergus News -Record
llir. Templin"flew to Great Britain
a guest of the British Council and we
given an opportunity to see what i
being done in Britain in wartime.
The South of England is full of
Canadian soldiers. One is as apt to
see a Canadian : military s uniform in
any part of the countryside south, of
London as in Trafalgar Square: itself
—and Trafalgar Square' is the meet-
ing place for all Canadians on 'leave.
I was up early on the, morning of
Friday, September 26th.. Breakfast
in the Savoy consisted of tomato
juice ,excellent rolls, tea, .butter and
marmalade. Breakfast was always a
difficult meal. There were no eggs.
The coffee didn't taste like coffee and
probably wasn't. The butter was cut
in pieces the diameter of a shilling
but about half as thick. The waiter'
said, the supply of marmalade was
just about done. Next month, there
wouldn't be any.'
if soup, followed by steak (the
c beefsteak I saw in England), ints
r j potatoes, carrots, jam,, cheese, cr
ors, rolls and apples. More mar
s acus, there was a half -pound of b
s in esch of the dishes. The of
s beside me told, ane it was margo
but. I' Wouldn't have known the
Terence. Later, there Was. a din
sion about paint. Somebody' said
Englislapaint 'didm't last any m
the oils; were all being used for m
inmargarine. Another remark
"Oh well, you can't eat your p
and' have it too." •
To complete the homelike at
/there ,there was a white table c
and a great bowl, of. lovely Eng
rosee,'picked from the garden bes
the house,
Second Division Demonstrates
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with broad valleys and chalk hills
on either side, Thera was no speed
limit. Then we carte to an ancient
town with narrow, winding streets,
The effects could be imagined.
To eliminate the worst of these,
two sweeping by-pass roads have
been built 'around English towns,
They lack the picturesqueness of the
old roads but they do speed up the
through traffic.
Finally, Colonel Mann gave us a
demonstration of the efficiency and
speed ,of the Reconnissance Battal-
on. He stepped over to one of the
wireless units and said a few words.
nside of three minutes, a stream of
universal carriers and armored care
vas tearing clown the road past the
pot where we stood, slowing down
or a corner and turning out of sight.
don't know how far away it was
when that wireless call went out, but
hat battalion must be trained to
standards that would do credit to a
ity fire brigade.
The Humber car was waiting at the
door, with a Canedian'flag over the
radiator. The driver crossed West -
minister bridge, skirted a noted
cricket ground and drove through u
part of London where there was about
one building destroyed in every block.
The great Croydon aerodrome showed
less damage than might have been
expected, for it was one of the first
targets in London to be bombed.
Troop on the Move
It was not long till we: were in the
area where Canadian troops were on
the move. That, was the time when
most of the Army in Britain was en-
gaged in maneuvers, trying out the
plan to repel invasion. ' In theory ,the
Germans had landed in the Southeast
but had been repelled. Then is was
supposed that another landing had
been accomplished south of Hull. unci
the defenders wore moving up to the
East Coast,
In order to leave the life of the
metropolis undisturbed, the Canadian
Corps was working it way around
behind London and Reading and then:
.reading northeast.
The day before, we had passed the'
artillery and the tanks, hour after
hour, cit the broad roads north of
London.. On this fine ' morning, we
saw the infantry on the move, truckj
after truck.
The fine ear in ,which I was riding I
developed ignition trouble in a little I
Barrister -at -Law I ! I ! i ti �' ®/ !x t t N.<✓a?�s'V(e"`'i k : ' ; i=a '`0^.:14`P\\h E
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
Ontario
Proctor in Admiralty:
,Notary Public and Commissioner. She pushed aside the shower curtain Then elle wa,i looking down ini
Offices In Bank of Montreal Bulb)bg at what lay on the floor.
Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Taeedays
and Fridays. I ever that you . . , Oh, I didn't mean and a n deliver it."
I "It's market private Miss Feldman, halter. I answered all his questions as I
that!"
Joel's eyes became thoughtful.
see what you mean. You're thin
ing of what I said the other nig
aren't you? .• About Nina deservi
to be killed?"
"I don't think you did kill h
"Thanks. And you're right —
dein 't."
he
ngiish village, A Chevrolet station 1
That afternoon, I saw a demonst
tion of the work of the Canad
Corps' in the Alderslrot area. Th
was a formal inspection of the R
' Canadian Regiment, drawn! up
its motorized equipment in the ba
ground. In nearby fields, I saw
soldiers using trench matters, a w
variety of weapons including to
guns ,once the favorite weapons
American gangsters, now useful
close -range fighting. There were p
able wireless units, - some small.
ough to be carried on a man's ba
others mounted) in trucks', The re
ment had plenty of Bren guns
larger anti-tank weapons. Even
rifles, with their shorter bayou
have several uses. now.
About one quarter of the Canadi
troops •were living in houses at th
time. Some of these were near
They seemed• to be quite naw,
were certainly modern. They we
used for sleeping only and ever
room, except the bathrooms, h
blankets and, equipment neatly pi
up where soldiers had slept.
There were •other things I sa
that day. The Canadians have be
building roads to eliminate hazy
and obstacles that might slow
an army speeding towards the coa
We drove along the wide Ridge Ro
wagon picked me up. The driver was i
ix chap from Hamilton, Laurie. Aud-
rain, official photographer, sat in the I
horror belt seat, With his cements and his
' light meters draped around his neck.
He hoped to come back to Canada s
after the war and edit a weekly news- f
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"1 I'm sorry."
it I "Private and urgent?" Jack' said well as I could.
itt, quickly. "What tate devil's Nina. been Captain pGplis at a littleil waved , us tl
ng ;up too?" and we stopped a pant, The
Joel hesitated a minute, then mo
v
ed toward the doorway of the dressi
rooms.
"Mac! Could I see you a minute
he called.
Mac came out. "Yes, eh,?"
"I want you to tell me about sone
of those records you set in your circ
days," _
"Do you? Well., I made some," M
poked pleased.
Janet edged behind the old ma
then stepped swiftly through the doo
other Canadian editors were there al- c
"It's that lawyer of hers in New ready.
, !York," said Kay. He always sends c
I' wires that way," Down the narrow street steady
, a sac y
Janet's• attention was caught by a stream of Canadian -built motor trucks
quiet conference now going •on be- p=ssed towards the west, A. soldier °
ng l tween Jepperson and old Mac. Then, in uniform directed traffic, keeping t"
Mac, shuffled through the doorway, it, moving, and motorcyclists buzzed a
?" begun to peer into the near dressing up and down, the lines, watching that '
, rooms. everything was in .order, Evidently °
e I"Just to make sure," Jeppes'eon said the Canadian Arniy,ltad done this e
nervously, tinning to glance at the
us others,.
Mac disappeared, the occasional
squeak eaF
ac q c of a door reached them. .Iep=
' person took out a handkereltief and
(inference with Gen. McNaughton
It was is the late afternoon that
ur care filed up a driveway bordered
ith hedges clipped in faney shapes
nd stopped in front of another large
nansiolt, this time the headquarters
f General McNaughton,--,Lieut-Gene
ral A. G. L. McNaughton, to be more.
recise. The em ing two hours were
Specialist in Farm and Household
Sales.
Li'censed in Huron and Perth
Counties: Prices reasonable; satis-
faction guaranteed, d
For information etc. write or phone r
Harold Jackson, R.R. No. 4 Seaforth, ]t
THE Mc$ILLOP MUTUAL.
Fire Insurance Company
ay of the wonton's quarters,
Turning to the lefttri
, she h
own the corridor to the last dres)
oom. She put her hand qn the door
nob, then jerked it away. Finge
rints! She rubbed the knob hat
with the palm of her hand, edged th
door open with, her elbow ,then step
ped in to face the drawn shower cur
ain.
For an instant, she stood rig)
knowing what was on the other side oC
that curtain and, dreading to face f
In the silence, she seethed to hear her
own heart beat.
She put out a shaking hand •and
pushed aside the rubberized curtain.
Then she,was: looking down in horror
at what lay on the floor of the 5110W -
patted his bald head.
He looked' at Janet, "Warm, isn't
I it?"
"Isn't it?" •she echoed. She felt
woocleu, frozen.
ng I Joel said, close to her ear, "Ceme,
on and swim. Try to act naturally,
r Jack's' watching you. He knows you-.
d re upset about something,"
e I As they moved toward the pool,
Janet looked up to meet Jack's eyes.
- It was as Joel said --jack' had. seen
Head Office. Seaforth, Ont. t
Officers: President. A. W. McEwing,
Blyth; Vice -President, W. • R.
Archibald, Seaforth• Manager and
Sec. Treas., M. A. Reid, Seaforth.
Directors: Wm.' Knox, Londesboro;'
Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris.
Leonhardt, Dublin; E. J. Trewartha,
Clinton; Thos. Moylan, Seaforth; W.
R, Archibald, Seaforth; Alex McEw-
ing. Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton;
Hugh Alexander, Walton,
List of Agents:
J. Watt,: Blyth; S. E. Peper, Bruce -
field, R.R - No. I; It F. Mci(ercher. be
Dublin, R.R. No. I; J, F. Preuter,
Brodhagen.
that something was wrong,
d; They swain once around the pool,
slowly. As they climbed' out, Janet
L•
thought, He's surely almost'there by
Her bathing cap had fallen - at
Nina's
'feet. She bent, snatched it up,
gan to back away, then stopped.
She hadn't noticed before i'Iml a
queer assortment of things were in
e shower, •Nina was in a bathing
it, but her clothes were strewn ov
her—a sport suit of reddish tweed,'
rust -colored silk blouse, stockings,
lack pumps, several pieces of under -
ear•. But that hat. , Nina
wouldn't have worn a green hat. With
ler tweed suit, Nina wore a high -
crowned black felt.
Clasped in her right hand was a
umpled collection of newspaper clip-
ngs.tThey were stained with blood,
the paper was blistered in el .o.„.
though it had been wet with water.
Queerest of all was the beak : tr
fie
,the straggling blue geran-
in
and, the clump of soil that had'
led from it. There weren't .any
owerpots in' any of ' the dressing
Any money to be, paid may be paid
to the ,Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of . th
Commerce, Seaforth, or, at Calvin su
Cutt's Grocery, Goderich, ei,
Parties desiring to effect inner- a
ante or transact other business will e
be promptly attended to on applica-
tion to any of the above offlcere ad- w
dressed to their respective post offl
eee. Lessee inspected by the director 1
. $ Al riIVAYS'
TIME TABLE r
Trains will arriee at and depart from B
Clinton as follows: d
Buffalo and Goderkh 1)iv, as
Going East, depart 6.43 arra.
Going East, depart 8.00 p.m. fl
Going •Treat depart 11,40 a.m. i
Going. West, depart 9.50 p.m, rol
London—Clinton
Aoiag'South ar. 2,50, leave 3.08 p.m. he
now.
At that same instant, carne a shout.
A minute later, Mao lumbered from
the dressing quarters, colliding with
Mr. Jepperson..
"Lord Almighty! Lord Almighty!"
he cried hoarsely.
Jepperson saved himself from fall-
ing by catching at a windowsill. The
telegram fluttered from, his' fingers
to the ground.
"Control yourself, ;Mar!"- he said
angrily. "Whets the matter?"
"It's Mrs. Atrkwright, sir! She's
dead in. there!" Mae gasped.,
"What!"
"Ml's. Ahliwright's dead in there!
All hacked. and battered! She's in
that end shower, and —
Jepperson pushed past Mac, and
disappeared into the building.
Ill a remarkably short time, he re-
turned, looking pale and shocked.
"Dreadful! Horrible!. Mac, go to the
hotel and call the police in Santa Morn
ica, Tell them there's beep, an acci-
d's'nt!" With the last word', Jepper-
son's eyes swept round the group of.
etoi}', who watched him. "Accident!
it. Go an, Mae! Ga on!"
P . me- •hurried, away, Ray found
kind of thing before, for there was P
never a hitch: a
On the corner stood a Iittle bake-
shop, but there wasn't a sign of any-
thing to eat in the windows or en the
counters. Two girls stood inside the
door and an occasional soldier, hiding
with This legs ' over the back of an
army truck, saw them and Waved,
Lunch With Major General Odium'
At noon, T was one of the six edit-
ose who climbed' out of cars in front
of the fine old house which was then
the headquarters of the 2nd, Canadian
Division: I heard later that', it was to
at one time a summer:. home of 'Queen n
Victoria. There I met Major General a
V. W. Odium, who has since gone to
Australia as Canada's comhnissioner
to that country. Many sof his staff
officers were with him, in spite of
the fact that they were more than
busy with maneuvers. No doubt
they lilted to talk to a group just
aver from Canada.
The meal tasted; good. After the
exotic cooking at the big hotels, this
was like Canada again. There Was
mong our most interesting' in Eng-
land.
While we ate tea and sandwiches',
standing around a table in a room
whose windows looked out on what
must have been wonderful gardens
in peacetime. General McNaughton
moved from one to another. He was
particularly interested in relatives
and friends in'Ottawa, for he had
been head' of the National Research
Council there. As a noted scientist,
as well as a soldier, I believe that
the General has a right to place al-
ost the whole alphabet after his
ame to indicate degrees and decor -
tions, He did not look well at that
time, and since then has been forced
to take a month •off to rest and re-
cuperate. I have never suet anyone
who knew him, who did not charac-
terize him as, "a fine fellow." After
that day, I could understand.
Having fed us the customary Eng-
lish afternoon tea, General McNaugh-
ton'took us upstairs to his own office.
It was large and airy. Maps 'hung on
all the walls, A. dozen editors, and a
few staff officers sat clown at tables,
with the General in the centre of the
horseshoe, and he gave a short ad-
dress and then answered every ques-
tion. There was no hesitation and no
evasion. Occasionally ,having told ns
methane, he would say that was not
publication, but that was the only,
friction. He kept no !secrets from
visitors.
Of all the editors' present, I seemed
e the miler one 'tatting notes that
moon. They were fairly complete,
king over them now, some months,
late
I find that they are still timely
valuable. At that time, Moscow
Petrograd were 'both threatened
the ,enemy. Since then, that situ -
on has changed, but;without alter
what General McNaughton said of
Russians and of the war in gener
It was in this.talk he coined the
mous phrase about the Canadian
her voice.."Good Lord!" she 'gasped.
"I've got to- ge and notify people!
Nina's lawyer, ° Her husband."
Jepperson cleared his throat, "I'm
afraid I'li have to ask all of you to s'°.
stay here until the police arrive." foo'
Kay, narrowed her blue eyes: "Then res
I "want to see my aunt!" his
r,.,� "I don't advise that, either, Miss
`eldanan, Mac was quite accurate in to b
din description.' You'd be -up -set." 4fte
"You mean she's really hacked'
up ?" Kay waited until Je er neePp son nod - ;lot
ded. "Then that couldn't have been. an and
accident. That would be murder!" I and
Jepperson flinched. "We'll leave by,,
that to the police.
(TO BEI, CONTINUED)
(The characters in this serial are
fictitious)
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Clear telephone Roes dor
ALL-OUTOD0 •
P UCT10N
Your telephone is part of .a vast interlocking sys-
tem now carrying an abnormal wartime load. Don't
let needless delays hold up messages on which pro-
, duction efficiency, may depend,
OTHER "WARTIME TELEPHONE rams"
40nBEuubSeU. 'ycusuahdo crtht.
gat ANSWER promptly when the
ILI bell rings.
BE BRIEF. Clear your line for
the next call.
USE OFF -PEAS hours for your
0 Long Distance Calle.
These things may look Wing, but.
on 6,500,000 daily telephone
calls, they are very important.
Corps being "a dagger pointed at the
heart of Berlin." More valuable,
perhaps were his remarks on equip-
ment, training and reinforcements,
Feeling that the important message
which he asked us to give Canadians
should not be condensed, i wilt devote
a separate article to the things which
General MsNauglhton said that day.
It will be the next in the series.
On other days, during my visit in
Britain, I met members of the Heade
quarters staff in London. One evening,
I had dinner with Major Charles
Stacey, whose task is to write the
official history of the part which the
Canadian Corps takes in the war. He
is a nephew of Mrs. Perry, formerly
editor of the Elora Express. Before ,
he tools over this present work, he was
a professor of history. He will do a
good job. Photographically, the story
of the corps, is also .being well looked
after, but there seem to be no Cana-
dian painters on the job. That is a lack
that should be remedied. I believe two
young painters are with a unit in Can.
ada, but apparently there are none in
England or Scotland,
Captain Gillis Pucell, our guide
that day, is back in Canada. He met
with an unfortunate accident a few
weeks after our visit, losing a leg.
when a canister, being dropped front
a plane, broke away form its pare -
chute and struck him below the knee.
VV S OT
VARIETY 9N PHOTOGRAPHY
Winter's on the way—and here's one fellow who'll like it. Have you
tried snaking any animal pictures recently? It's one easy way of adding
variety to your picture making.
DIII ft ever mem to you that you
may be in a rut—photographi-
cally?
ut— hoto a
P gr Phi
cally? That's an unpleasant thought,
I know, but as far as many of ns
are concerned We an all too real
possibility, The trouble is, we don't
practice variety in our Picture mak-
Ing,
For inetance, what have you been
dofng recently—just making pic-
tures of the family? That's what I
thought. Well, why not turn your
hand to a few landscapes and see
how many successful scenics you
can produce this week, Have you
been making nothing but small
prints? Then, if you want a new
thrill from photography, mane some
enlargements -a few really big ones,
or have your photoiinisher do the
job if you lack' an enlarger.
Variety in photography, you see,
doesn't have anything to do with
the bizarre or terrifically unusual.
It comes down to a matter of work-
ing,
orking, for a little while at least, on
some type of picture snaking that
is new and interesting to you—or a
type which you haven't tried' for
some time. •
Most of us, of coarse, do our pic-
ture making during our leisure
time, but 11 you want a pleasant
change, try taking your camera to
work,: Take it 'right into the cello,
or factory, or; on the job. Don't let
it interfere with your worhL-of
course that would he putting pleas-:
ure before • bu1iness--but in the.
new setting see if you can't make
it pay additional dividends in pic-
ture -making enjoyment.
-And say—how have you been
spending your lunch hour recently?
Many amateur photographers who
have to work these week ends, due
to the rush of defense work, keep
1n trim by doing their snapshoot-
ing during the noon hour. It's great
fun, they report. The subjects they
find range from pattern pictures of
automobiles in parking lots to can-
did snapshots of men and women
on the streets or at work 18 shops
or stores.
There's nothing which will
sltarpeu your picture sense more
than trying something new. It's a
constant stimulus because you can't
just rely on the old familiar angles
and methods. You can read about
picture malting until your eyes
won't focus, but if you really want
to have fun with your camera,
you've got to try things for your-
self,
Have youever explored the pox-
abilities of documentary ° photogra-
phy? Have you ever tried to males
a picture which might hang In a
National Salon? Have you done any
industrial, scientific, or natural his-
tory picture making recently? If
you haven't, why not try picture
making along one of those lines
today? Introduce variety in your
photography, and you'll discover
that there's fun ahead.
361 John van Guilder