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by DOLAN BIRKLEY
One. morning, Janet Cooper s'•t'im-
ming teacher at a resort hotel h. Cal-
ifornia, finds the wealthy ,Mrs. 'Rod-
man (Nina) Arkwright hacked to
death in one of the swintming roof's
•dressing rooms. At the time, :.here
Are five hotel guests at the pool—
Kay Feldman, Nina's niece, who will
:inherit hen 'oney; Adele Kramer, ex-
wife of Nina's husband; Bobbie Gra-
ins, rich but unattractive girl who's
anxious to marry; Jack Seyfert, the
,your g man whom she hopes to en,
snare but who has been attentive to
-Nina; anti_ Joel Markham, young'
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G. E. IIA•LL i roprieter
chemist employed by Nina ,who was re-
cently heard saying that she deserved
killing Janet, fearing that Joel will
be accused. is afraid to reveal the mur-
der. It's rdiscovered. when Mr. -Jep
person, assistant manager of the ho-
tel comes to the pool with a tele-
gram is missing. : ' Janet remembers
old Mac, finds her body. After the
police, headed by Captain • Loring,
have arrived, it's found that the tele:
gram is missing, Janet hemembers
having seen Jepperson dray it during
the excitemen, but no one admits
picking it up.
CHAPTER IV
"Yoer're willing to swear that,
froth ten minutes to ten until twenty
minutes past, there was no one there
except Mrs. Whiting?"
"And the waiter," Janet added.
"George. 'Hels---,"
Her voice died away. She real-
ized suddenly what she'd, done. She
had denied seeing•her where Kay
claimed to have been at that time.
'Corcoran looked at Kay."What
{about' it, Miss. Feldman?"
"I can't help what Miss Cooper
1 says—S was there."
"At ten o'clock?
"Yes, at ten."
"It may interest all of you
As Captain, Loring looked et each know," Loring put in, "that the do
of the group in turn, Janet mw for for has tentatively placed the
the first time how ieol'd his eyes were. of death at about ten. Any posit;
Light blue eyes ;frosty and search- check you can give us on your wher
ing. abouts at that time will be, a gre
hen, he turned to Jepp.erson. "If help."
you dropped the telegram, it may He waited, and there Was a epeee
I nave blown out of sight somewhere. of tension and silence.
Let's look around."
IIle and Jeppetson began to search I' Janet spoke hesitantly. "If Mr
Whiting remorbers
'midst the shul}bery" that formed at "We'll check that," - boring sal
harder between the concrete edge of quickly. ,
the pool and the dressing -room buil- I Just then, one of the men with
dings. However, the telegram was -satchels came to the door of the
n't found. 1 men's quartme and: looked, out.
"I'm afraid I'll have to search you "We can't find that fire axe, Cap
people," Loring announced grimly. fain Loring, he said loudly. "I
.Kay suddenly laughed. "Where's I isn't inside either building. Th
your matron?" . murderer roust have taken it awa Loring stared at her, with him."
then reddened. "Since we haven't Loring's grins mouth tightened
one, 1 suggest that you ladies search "Okay, Schultz. Yost can come :ou
each other." t' here now and fingerprint these peo
Kay shrugged. I refuse to indulge plc. Don't forget that old guy eithe
in any :such perfor'inance." -.—the one named Mac."
Loring was nonplussed. Ile looked
at her with what was plainly an ap- . He walked to the door of the dress'
predation of her resources. ing quarters, bellowed Mac's name.
Bobbie said quickly, "1 assure you I
"The old guy thioles he's a detec-
haven't the telegram" tive." Schultz grinned, setting down
"Nor have 1," echoed Alede. hie bag and opening it. He glanced
to
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H. T. RANCE
NOTARY PUBLIC
Fire Insurance Agent
Representing 14 Fire Insurance
Companies
:Division Court Office, Clinton
Frank FingIand. B.A. LLB.
Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public
Successor to W. B•iydone, K.C,
Sloan Block --Clinton, Ont.
DR. G. S. ELLIOTT
Veterinary Surgeon
none 203, Clutton
IL C. MEM
BROTRERS LEAD BRITISH NAVAL AND LAND FORCES
Lieutenant -General Sir Alan Cann ingham, K.C.B., D.S.O., 1V1.0,, (right)
who commands, the British land forces in East Africa and los elder brother,
Admiral Sir Andrew Ounningh'ami G..C.B., D.S.O., C'ommanrler-in-chief of
the British naval forces in the Medit erranean, potographed during a re-
cent brief meeting in the Middle East.
Unemployment Insurance Commission
d The Unemployment Insurance. Plan
entered its second phase on January
27th, 1942 when benefits: under the
1 Unemployment Insvranoe Act became
payable. The Act went into opera-
s tion July let, 1941, when contribu-
tions from employees, employer a., •
e the Dominion Government ware ii,:,
ay made.
To be eligible to receive benefit, a
t worker must fulfill .certain condition;
set out in the Act- and regulations.
To avoid misunderstanding and dis-
t appointment by workers who might
file claim for benefit and then find
they :could not receive payment, Mr.
B. N. Watt, Manager of the Local
Employment and Claims Office has
Loring's suspicious eyes fixed. on up at Janet. "I'll start with you
Janet. "And you?" Miss."
"Well, I, The process of being fingerprint
Suess Ill have to take ed went on, each taking his or het
your word for it," Loring said sour- turn• Mac took great interest in the
ay. "Before I could get a matron retails of the process. Schultz kid
here, any one of you Melbas, could get ded him about taking up a new pro -
rid of the telepram if you had it:" fession,
He turned to Corcoran, "At least we "I might, at that," Mae rumbled
can search the men. Take then in- gazing at his smudged fingertips.
side." Corcoran had been studying his
Corcoran led Jack and Joel into notebook. "Say, you were here with
rhe men's quarters, The search, how- the rest of •thein. I guess I'll get a
over, did not take long, and they soon statement from you too."
returned. Mac grinned, es if pleased. "Sure,
"No luck, Captain," the detective
reported, you might as well."
"Name?" Corcoran grunted.
Have you finished
getting state- "McLeod. James McLeod. I'm the
vents from all these people?" Lar. janitor here."
Ler-
ng asked` "Acquaintace er relationship, with
"I haven't hers yet." Corcoran in- the dead woman? I guess you, didn't
clieated Janet. "Got all the rest." have any."
"Finish up, then."
Barrister -et -Law
Solicitor of the Supreme Coast of i
Ontario
Proctor in Admiralty.
Notary Public and Commiselower,
Offices in Banc of Montreal Bulldog
Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays 1
and Fridays.
• D. H.111C1NNES.. ? t
Corcoran fished out his notebook 1 "Then you're wrong, mister. Mrs.
anC o pencil,
Corcoran
began Arkwright got me this job. She was
g questioning Janet. sorry for me when my boy died, and
"My name is, Janet Cooper," site she Came personally to ask me what
old him. "I'm employed by the hotel she could do. I said---"
s a swimming instructor. "Wait a minute," Loring broke. in.
Relationship with dead woman?" "What interest did she have in your
"Iter mother and mine were son?„
Mende. When my mother died a Mac blinked. "Why, I goes every -
year ago, Mrs. Arkwright wrote and body knows that. Danny was an
offered to get me a position if I need- aviator, About four years ago, Mrs.
cd one. It was through her influence Arkwright took a notion to organize
dlat I was entplayed here. I believe a non-stop flight to that island of
she owned an interest in the hotel." hers in the South Seas. She wanted
"Flow did you spent this morn- her island to be—to be a. stylish re-
g'?"
s
d a
I'm supposed to be on duty at b gtprize to thetkifirst plane that lie Wai, so seinn :
the pool by ten but, this =miler, I it.,,
;vas a Iittle late. I went out on the Janet's mind Ieaped back to the
terrace at about ten mintues to ten, sine when the papers had been full
and saw Mee Whiting having of headlines about the proposer'
breakfast thee. She's a dear little hop to Wane. She remembered a
old lady, and I stopped to talk to picture of one of the pilots -a tail,
Iter, She had a letter from her son good-looking boy in a self-conscious
and insisted on reading it to me. It pose. Yes, that had been McLeod—
seas nearly twenty minutes past ten Danny McLeod.
before I got away," Well, my boy had a reputation
Corcoran seemed to straighten, to as a Beane Mae continued, "hut
get ready for something. he didn't have the 'Honey to, get ready
"Who else was on the terrace be- to enter the race. Mrs. Arkwright
sides this old lady?" he asked'., helped him. Not directly but through
"No one. somebody else, so It wouldn't look as
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FOOT CORRECTION
'by manipulation Sun -Nay, 1 reatment
Phone 207 l
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer lror Huron I in
Correspondence promptly answered,
Immediate arrangements can be made
for Sales Date at The News -Reword,
Clinton, or by calling Phone 203.
Charges Moderate and Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
HAROLD JACKSON
Licensed Auctioneer
Specialist in Farm and Household
Sales.
Licensed in. Huron and Perth
Counties. Prices reasonable; satis-
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For information etc. write or phone
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phone 14 -661. 06-012
THE.1VTcEILLOP MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company
Head Office. Seaforth, Ont,
Officers: President A. W. McEwing,
Blyth; Vice -;'resident, W. R.
Archibald, Seaforth; Manager and
See. Treas., M. A, Reid, Seaforth.
Directors: Wm. Knox, Londeshoro
Alex, Broadfoot, Seaforth; Chris
Leonhardt, Dublin, E. J. ,Trewartha,
Clinton; Thos. Moylan, Seaforth; W.
R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex McKee-
ing. Blyth; Frank McGrereor, Clinton;
Hugh Alexander, Walton.
:List of Agents:
.J. Watt, Blyth; J. E. Peper, Bruce -
field, R.R. No, 1; R. F. McKercher.
Dublin. RR. No. l:; J. F. Preuter,
:Brodhagea,
Any money to be paid nay be '•. p
to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of
'Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin.
- Cutt's Grocery, Goderieh.
Pasties desiring to effect\ hewer
, ance or . transact other business will
'be promptly attended, to on applies -
'Mon to any of the above officers a'd-
4ddreseed to then respective poet oil.
.fes. Losses inspected by the director
'CANADIAN ATIONAL
AILWAYS
TIME TABLE
Trains will arrive at and depart front
Clinton as (Melva:
Buffalo and Goderich Div.
Going East, depart 6.43 a.m.
Going Best, depart 3.00 p.m.
Going Waist, depart 11.45 a.m.
Going West, depart' 9.50 p.m..
Lasden Clinton
71MSg Iles* as 210, leave 8.08 p.m.
I saw
hat Miss leramer going away. She slipped out
Without geeing. me.".
Bark Beetles Threaten
To Invade Eleven States
A warning was issued in Stam-
ford, Conn., recently to the 11 east-
ern states scourged by forest fires
to guard against a new threat to
remaining trees through invasion of
millions of bark beetles. These in-
sects, which breed rapidly in the
stricken areas, have destroyed a
billion dollars' worth of timber in
the United States in the past 50
years,
Half -burned and weakened trees
form ideal propagating places for
the beetle, according to Dr. E.
Porter Felt, former New York state
entomologist and director of the
Bartlett Tree Research laboratories.
He added, "The threat extends to :
trees within 80 to 100 miles of the I
' devastated areas, the distance in-
sects are capable of traveling by ,
I wind -drift."
He advised early cutting down
and the utilization of all trees
weakened by the fires. This should
be supplemented by a close watch '
of all trees surrounding the burned
areas and the cutting of those af-
fected later, otherwise the beetle
may get out of control. He con-
tinued, "The bark beetles have been
responsible for killing large num-
bers of pines in the East and ever-
green trees in the West, where they
have been one of that section's
most serious problems. In 1876
bark beetles destroyed great growths
of spruce over large areas in the
Adirondacks." •
if she favored elm above the other
flyers."
Loring had taken something from
Itis coat pocket and was looking at it.
' With a lunge of heart, Janet saw
that it was. The sheaf of newspapers
clippings which Nina lied held in her
dead handl
"Your son was lost on that :alight,
wasn't he?" Lq'ring said, studying
tate clippings.
"Yes, he was.' Mac's pale eyes re-
flected the memory of his grief.
"They never found him nor the
plane,"
"And hirs. Arwright got you this
job after that?"
"Yes, It was right decent of her.
It hadn't been her fault my boy was
lost."
"Tell us what you've done this
morning," Loring. 'said,
As he let the clippings dangle
from his hand, Janet saw that the
top one was a faded picture of a hel-
ineted flyer.
"I got up about six." said Mac. "I
swept the halls in the servants' quar-
ters. Then, I emptied the trash bins
and carried the stuff to the inciter-
ator. I got through about ninethisrty,
and went to the servants' kitchen to
fix rtea cup of cocoa. After that, I
came down here. Cbul'dn't of been
'nore'n a few minutes after ten."
"Then ,you must have seen these
other people arriving one at a
time?" said Corcoran, looking at
his notes. "They all say they e
Imre after ten."
Mac's eyes Bickered. '"I saw ha.
Miss Kramer go'ng sway,' h
slowly. "She slipped out without see.
ing me. That wa1 ju:t after I'd come
down.,,
Adele put a hand to her mouth as
Imes from crying out. Her eyes
Were etapid with fright.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
(Th.. ..naractere in 'this serial are.
file:Moue)
outlined the necessary conditions for
the receipt of benefit.
A worker must have contributed
for 180 days during the two years
preceding the date on which claim for
benefit is 'made:
Secondly, he must register as un-
employed and prove that he is unem-
ployed ,and file application for bene,
fit at his Local Employment and
Claims Office.
Thirdly, he must be capable of and
available for work, but unable to old
Iain suitable employment; that is, he
must be physically fit, and ready to
Work, and his whereabouts known to
the Local Employment and Claims
Office so that he can be notified if a
suitable position is located for him.
Lastly, he must be willing to attend
or have good cause for not attending,
a course of instruction or training ap-
proved by the Unemployment Insur-
ance Commission, designed to make
him or keep him fit for return to
employment.
Mr. Watt emphasized the impor-
tance of the first statutory condition
at this time. No benefit claims can
be allowed unless 180 daily contribu-
tions have been made ,while engaged
in insurable employment, and workers
who cannot fulfil this condition
should not apply for benefit. Such
unemployed workers may, however,
register at the Employment and
Claims Office, and every effort will
be made to secure them employment,
Mr. Watt also stated; that a worker
who contributed for 180 days' and vol-
untarily leaves his position without
jut cause in the hope of drawing
benefit is not eligible to receive ben-
efit.
en.efit. Unemployment Insurancie Ben-
efit is available only to those who
THURS., MAR. 12, 1942
Clear. telepho -e lines &B-
ALL -OUT r
ALL- 0T
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.
on /ER n yy4Rrmir TEIEP/IONE rQCrfcs„
ehBE SURE you have the right
number . , .consult the directory.
SPEAK distinctly, directly into
themouthpiece. b'
ANSWER promptly when the
bell . rings.
BE BRIEF. Clear your line for
the next call.
There things may look tri/ling, but
an 6,500000 daily telephone ,,Atone
ells, they are very important. �,
become unemployed through no fault
of their own and who are unable to
secure a new job.
A FREAK CALF
Mr. Robert Wallace reports the
birth of a calf on his farm. The calf
has no eyes, and appearing where the
eyes should be are two tiny slits, but
there is no eyeballs, and of course
the calf eannot see. Otherwise it ap-
pears quite normal. Mr. Wallace says
this is his first :experience with a,
real freak, although he has had pre-
vious experience where a calf was
born blind.—Blyth Standard.
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