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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-01-18, Page 2PAGE 2 SOLVE TRIS MYSTERY OF THE SPACIOUS ROMANTIC WEST KEITH MARLOW THE CLINTON NEWa RECORD Principal Characters , , Of the Canadian Mounted Police, re unity joined from Britain. COILIN ANSON Marlow's cousin, who had gone out t o. Canada sone years earlier than ,. Keith. CHET FRASER Friend of Keith, he later joins the Mounted Police. PAUL MARRABLE .... • , , An unsavoury character, suspected of trafficking. in drugs and chink with t1 Canadian Indians. GRACE ARDEN ..... Lives with her father in a remote part of the .mountains. DUNCAN MacLAINE Keith Marlow's fellow trooper, CHAPTER V "YOU ARRESTED HIM!" Keith did not know which to ad - 'mire most, the •slender strength of her body, the loveliness of her very dark blue eyes, or the perfection: of her skin. It struck him ae something like a miracle that any woman could keepsuch a complexion in •cold. like 'this. His own cheeks, he knew, were so blackened and cracked with frost that for days past shaving had been a misery. Keith had been wondering how any 'woman could venture through this forgotten wilderness with •only one •companion. He wondered no longer for this girl hadcharacter as well as beauty. The well -shaped forehead and finely moulded chin told of strong The Clinton News -Record with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION • 41.50 ,per .year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; $2:00 to the U.S. or 'other foreign countries. No paper .discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the pub- 'lisher. The date to which every sub- scription is paid is denoted on the label. e4DVERTISING RATES — Transient advertising 12e per count line for first insertion,. 8c, for each subse- quent insertion. Heading counts 2 dines. 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"Dry, warm and fit — thanks t you," he answered with a bow. "You saved any life," he added, ' "and don't even know your name." "I am 'Grace Arden," she said simply. "And you?" ' "Keith Marlow, Miss Arden." It seemed to Keith that the girl started slightly when he mentioned his name but he could not be certain Of one thing he was sure. „He had not seen her before. He would never have forgotten her. He felt that he never would forget her. She spoke again. "I need not ask who you are. You uniform tells me that. I take it that the man who ran away was your prisoner." "He did not run until you came. He was' waiting to hit me ever the head as I crawled out. Actually you saved me twice, from murder and from drowning." "Who was he?" she asked. "A man called Jake Dranner, He—" "I know. He murdered Joe Petty." She paused and`looked at Keith. "And it was you who tracked' and arrested him?" There was that in her look and tone which sent a glow -of pleas- ure through Keith's weary body. "My first job, Miss Arden. And a nice mess I've made of it." "Nothing of the sort. The ice break was no fault of yours." "But Dranner is loose again," said Keith ruefully. "You will recapture him. He has no dogs or food." "I hope I may, Meantime he is a very real danger. He is quite capable of trying to raid this camp to -night. Gil and I will have to; watch." "You will sleep," Grace Arden ordered, "You will meed all your strength for to -morrow's task. Gil ands I will take turns on guard," She raised her hand, "Don't remonstrate. Now we will hate supper," e Gil had flapjacks ready and a big pan of fried bacon. They ate quickly d and almost in silence. As they fin- d felted Keith •spoke. "Which way do.you go, Miss Ar- t den?", "North West," she told him and o pointed. "You, I think will be travai- 1l- ling in . the opposite direction." Keith I nodded dumbly. She went on. "There is a trapper's cabin at the South End of this lake. IIDimmerknows. this country, as I expect fee does, that is what he will make for." "Is there food there?" Keith asked quickly, "That I can't tell you. A' man nam- ed Masterman lived there last winter. He went out in the spring but whether he came back or not I don't know. ' We did not pass the place on ;mar way up. But that is where you will be Yom likely to pick up the trail" She paused, then spoke again. "I wish you all the good luck in the world, Mr. Marlow. If it were possible- I would lend Gil to guide you but my father is short of stores and we must not waste an hour," "You have done enough for me, and more than enough," Keith said warm- ly. "You have saved my life, fed me, and given me the best night's rest I have had since I started. I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am." "Then don't try," she answered with a delightful smile. She held out her hand. "Gil has packed, I must say good- bye." "One moment," Keith begged. "You will be coming out some time, Miss Arden, You will be passing through Sundance?" lieith's earnestness brought a slight tinge of colour to Grace's clear cheeks, She hesitated, then shook her head. "I think it unlikely, Mr. Marlow, My plans for the future are very un- certain." She saw Keith's face fall and smiled again. "But if I do come to Sundance I will let you know," she added. She gave him her hand.' "Goodbye and again I wish you good luck." An unpleasant sense of loneliness came upon Keith as he watched Grace Arden and Gil with their dogs and sledge, pass away and vanish among the serried ranks of tree, trunks. For as much as a minute he stood gazing after them and it was not until they were quite out of sight that he turned. to his dogs to make ready for his own start. The harness was in good condition but he went timer every inch of it, then carefully examined the feet of his dogs. While he worked Koltag watched him keenly. It is not usual for an experienced husky to take to a tend- erfoot, yet ever since the two had first met Keith, and his Teed dog had been friends. Keith had been a dog lover all his life and Koltag had brains to understand and appreciate this. Every day that they were to- gether their affection deepened and Keith had come to rely upon the. great dog's courage and intelligence even more than he would upon those qualities in a human companion. Satisfied that all was correct,. Keith 'packed his sleeping bag on the sledge land harnessed his team, but before leaving, took one last glance around his camping ground where he had mot the girl of Ills, drea_ans. A scrap of paper attracted his attention,, ly- ing close to the ashes of the fire and half guiltily"ire picked it up. Thele was just the chance that it might give him a clue—tell hien perhaps where Grace came from or where she was going. �The paper was part of an envelope of which three quarters had been burned and, if Keith was• looking for sensation, he found it. Only one word and half of another were legible. They were "Cohn Ans—,—" "Colin .Anson," he said in slow am- azement. "It can't be anything else. But what does it mean? •Colin has been dead for three years," Gil had made a delicious stew of venison with onions and tinned vegetables. This with coffee and bread formed the best meal that Keith had eaten for many a day. But it was the presence of Grace Arden that made the occasion so memorable. Keith could not keep his eyes off her. The more he saw of her the more clearly he realized that she was a woman of birth and education and the more west of Royal Bank) Flours—Wed. and Sat, and by appointment. 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Any money to be paid may be paid ;to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank el 'Commerce, Seaforth, or at Galvin •Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur• ince or transact other business will 'be promptly attended to on applies: ion to any.of the above officers ad- rdressed to their respective post off'• ees. Losses inspected by the director who lines nearest the scene. le wondered what she was doing here at the back of beyond. He ventured to suggest that it was late in the year for travelling so far North and to ask if he could be of any help. She laughed. "You need not worry about me. I know this country better, I expect, than you do. At present I am on my way to join my father." That was all she told him •about herself and Keith was left to wonder where her father' had settled and what he was about. Keith suspected that Mr. Arden must have made a rich strike some- where in these wilds. That would be good reason for reticence on the part of his daughter. After supper Grace gave Keith a cigarette, a small luxury which he had not enjoyed since leaving Sun- dance. She, too, smoked one. She asked Keith many questions about his work, but not oneabout himself. Nor did she tell him anything of her own life. When their cigarettes were fin- ished she got up. "Gil will take first watch," she said, "You can sleep peacefully. If any- thing' nything happens you shall be roused at once," A SCRAP OF PAPER Those agonizing minutes in the ice - hole on tap of his hard day's journey, had taken more out of Keith than he cared to admit, He was most grateful' to creep into his sleeping bag and had CHAPTER VI , hardly closed his eyes before he was' CLUES IN THE CABIN asleep. The next thing he knew Gil � was shaking him gently and started! A. red sun was rising as Keith up to ,sec a fire blazing in clear, wind- started his dogs South along the lake less darlmess and the breed with a shore. The snow was so deep and mug of steaming coffee in his mitten- powdery that travel was slow; the • ea hand, frost was keen but the wind had "You spoil me, Gil," said Keith dropped and conditions were infinitely smiling. better than an the prevlians day. With TIME TABLE "You make de most of him,' replied his mind full of his recent discovery, the other "You boilyour own coffee he moved mechanically, with the re to -morrow, sult that he drove right into a wind - "If I'm alive to do it," was Keith's fall and had to turn his team round a,m, thought and then he saw Grace Arden in order to get out of trouble. The par,coming from her tent and rose to incident, small as it was, gave him a.m. meet her. a shock. A sweet chance he would p.n. "'The storm is over, Mr. Marlow," have had if Dranner had happened she said. "Gil and I have a long to be aeywheile near. Cursing him- ammarch before us, ea we are starting self :for a fool, he deliberately put p.m, as soon as possible, after breakfast," the scrap of paper out of his mind ?h'ains will arrive at and depart Clinton as follows: /h alo and Goderich Div 'Going `East, depart 6.43. Going East, depart Bain Going West, depart 11.45 'Going West, depart 9.50 London, Huron &Bruce Going North, ar 11.21, lye. 11.47 Going South ar. 2.50, leave 3.08 from and devoted all his attention to his surroundings. Of course there was no trail. Snow had fallen for at •least two home after. Dranner's escape. But Keith was not worried on that score. He felt cer- tain that the man had made for Masternan's shack, The ground rose and Keitlh entered a stand of spruce so thick it roofed him with daikisess. When he had passed through this he could see the end pf the lake and, in a small clear- ing, a building. Ile focussed his glasses and examined it carefully. It was a solid-looking cabin of a much better type than the shack where Keith had first found Dranner, but no smoke rose from the chimney and there was no sign' of life about the - place. Keith tied his doge in -shelter and taking Koltag with (hien, made his careful way tewards the place. Pistol in hand, he crept through trhe trees until he was within a few yards of the place: Koltag showed no sign of excitement until Keith, cautiously eh -cling round the cabin, saw the marks of rackets on the new snow. Then the great dog growled low in his throat, and Keith saw at once that the tracks were those of Dranner. He had gone straight up the slope towards the West. Keith hurried back to the cabin. He had to know, whether Dranner had found food) or perhaps firearms. One glance was enough. Dh'ty dishes stood on the table, lashes in the stove were still warm. On the floor lay Keith's own rifle. The stock was smashed. He saw at once that Dranner had been unable to find cartridges for the weapon. He made a quick search and found flour,,baoan, coffee and other stores,' but no signs of firearms or ammuni- tion. It seemed unlikely that Master -I man had left anything of the sort behind him. Whether that was so or not one thing was clear. Dranner had all the food he could carry and was probably using his long legs to put as much distance as possible be- tween himself and the Law in the shape of Keith Marlow. Dranner had some three hours start but that was not vital. With his dogs Keith could travel faster than a man carrying a heavy pack. What was vital was the weather. Fresh snow would cover the murderer's tracks and already the sky was darkening. Keith hurried out, ran back to th sledge and at once got on the trail of the fugitive. "WHAT IS IT, BOY" The gloom increased. With despair in his heart, Keith looked again at the sky and, as he did so, a chill flake stung his cheek. Within five minutes it was snowing as hard as on the previous evening. There was one gleam of hope. There was no t111.,o wt v=� ��tU\\\1111110twng101umui!0'� . p/!,'G///(//Irl % rf+i�/U!!//////v�ao�//, ,r • Jit Story of Canada's Air Force Over CBC's Network The training • o f Canada's "war 1 a a birds," as they pass from their pre- liminary training at local flying clubs to mare advanced work at Camp Bor- den, and finally to Trenton, until they emerge, fully fledged, to take their place on Canada's defence, will be described' by the Canadian Broadcast- ing Corporation, "The Story of Can- ada's Air Force", on Friday, January 26, 8.00 to 9.00 ;p.m. EST, will also deal with R,C.A.F. op.eaations on the Atlantic coast, and will illustrate' the actual duties to which young flyers are assigned when they are finished wind, so for the time Dranner's tracks remained visible. ` They ran up a long ;slope among sparse trees,and at the top. tinned slightly to the left and led through a deep hollow between two •thick stands of spruce. The pass between these clumps was narrow, and it came to Keith that here,was the ideal spot for an ambush. If by any chance Dranner had found a gun in Master - man's shack here was where he would hide, ready to shoot down his put - suer. Keith halted his dogs and they, tired with the long uphill pull, at once lay down in th snow. With Koltag at his heels and pistol in his hand Keith went slowly forward. The cloud was passing, the snow thinning, but it was still too thick to see more than a few yards. With an inch cif new fallen snow on top of Dranner's racket marks the trail was not easy to follow yet Keith managed to do so, and was surprised and relieved to find that it went straight up the centre of the hollow. Koltag stomped and growled. Keith looked around, but could see nothing suspicious. He laid a hand on the dog's back. "What is it, boy?" he asked. Koltag was scratching in the snow, and suddenly Keith saw a thin cord hidden beneath the surface. Instantly he knew what it was. "Back!" he order sharply, but he was just too late; the dog's paw touched the cord. There was a heavy explosion, Keith was conscious of a violent blow on his head. and down he went, flat on his face in the deep, soft snow. (TO BE CONTINUED) THEM., JAN. 18, 1940 With their instruction, CBC Celebrates Birthday, of "Bobby" Burns The birthday of Scotland's national poet will be celebrated by the Caned - len, Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday, January 25, 7,45 to 8.00 p.m., when John Rae, Scottish actor who has presented Burns readings over the CBC, will be heard from the Montreal studios, in scloctions from the works of Robert Burns. Bob Bowman With the Troops in England. In the series of special broadcasts, "With the Troops in England", the first one, "London after Dark", on Monday, January 15, from 8.30 to 9.00 pan. EST, is to be followed on Jan- uary 22, at the same time, by another, giving "Scenes from Aldershot." These special programmes, in charge of Bob Bowman, the CBC's represen- tative with the C.A,S.F. in England, are heard over the National Network, In the first of the series, Canadian listeners were able to go with Can- adian soldiers on leave in London to war time night clubs and shows, and grope they way about the Empire's capital with them during a blackout. In later broadcasts, typical scenes are described from Salisbury Plain. CBC War Song Has Its Premiere Jess Jaffray, Toronto CBC bari- tone, who is to give the new sang, "Over Here for Oyler There", its world premiere on the OBC house of Var- ety programme, Friday, January 19, 9.00 p.m., has just returned from New York where he .attended rehearsals of Paul Robeson's new stage show. Sev- eral CBC personalities have collab- orated on the Canadian war song, which is specially arranged for this broadcast by Percy Faith. Jess show- ed his song to Robeson, who predicted that it would be a hit. TO PROSECUTE DRIVES FOR SPLASHING SLUSH Toronto motorists were warned by police that a charge of careless driv- ing could be laid against anyone splashing slush over pedestrians. Extreme caution must be exercised to prevent splashing, declared In- spector Edward Dunn. He saict drivers would have to slacken speed to pre- vent the softened mixture of niud and snow from flying out from the wheels. Theft Suspect Located By Means of Broadcast Although .the theft occurred near- ly a year ago,, thelaw doesn't for- get, Sa it was that Constable Hugh Johnston, of the 0rillia police foroa took particular notice of a eadno broadcast from New York City re- cently. About nine months ago, Sam Levine, an employee at the Palmer House in Orillia, was given a letter to take to the train, to be anailed one night. The guest, who asked :the favor of Levine took the letter, took the ear and was not seen about the hotel since that time, ' Although Orillia: police instituted an immediate Province -wide search for the missing man,. only the car was found, abandoned in Barrie. At times it looked as if they were about to lay hands on Levine, but always the trail grew cold and• nothing was heard for months, The theft generally forgotten, that is by everyone except police. Several days ago while sitting beside his radio at home off active duty, Constable Johnston was listen- ing to a broadcast from Fifth Avenue in New York City where people front many walks of life were expressing their opinions on world affairs. One man's voice interested the Constable as it had a familiar ring to it, as he gave forth some of his opinions, When asked his name, he said it was Saar Levine, As Chief Carson remarked, ",You run across some of the queerest co- incidences in this business. 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