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tit SERIAL STORY
SEC ET VYA S ° E
BY JOSEPH L. CHADWICK'
LAST WEEK: The stranger
offers Jim Mallory $25,000 if he
will tell him the location of the
Sonora and break his contract
with Jeffrey Hammond. Jim asks
of Eric Forbes it supplying the
money; the stranger says he is
not. Jim refuses the offer, the
ear.roger threatens trouble and
leaves. Jim tells Curly Bates to
follow the man, but Curly loses
him in a Miami bar. The Aurora
finally sails and Jim goes below
in a rubber diving suit to look
over the Sonora. He finds the
bridge wrecked and charred as
if by fire or exlosion. Jim plans
to go down the following day in
$petal suit. He talks over the
whole thing with Curly-l-lam-
cnand and Forbes not wanting the
Sonora salvaged, the crew being
`pent to China, Mary Larsen's cur-
iosity, the careful talker's bribe.
He decides there's something on
the Sonora.
* * *
EMPTY HOLD
CHAPTER IX
The Aurora rode out a gale
during the next three days. Jim
made his second descent to the
aunken ship when the sea calmed,
and fouial that task had become
more difficult. The ship rested
on a sandbar, and the bar in
shifting had thrown -it hard over
onto its starboard side, It meant
that the salvage work could not
be carried out by merely widening
the hatches. The manganese now
meet be brought out through the
side.
Curlycame down with him the
following day. They began cut-
ting huge holes in the hull. They
wore metal suits, with lines fas-
tened to the Aurora's winches by
a boom.• The crew above worked
the winches when the divers want-
ed to be moved.
It was slow work, cutting
through steel plates with torches,
and they couldn't stay down long
at a time. Finally Curly sug-
gested they use dynamite to has-
ten the work. They planted the
charge late that afternoon. They
phoned the crew to haul them
to the surface then, and when
they got out of their grotesque
metal suits Jim set off the charge.
The water boiled as the blast
went off, and the .Aurora's hull
gave a shudder. Bits of wreck-
age floated up.
* * *
Curly observed, "Now all we
need is a bottom to put the ore
ha" And, as though in answer,
one of the crew shouted, "Ship
to starboard!"
Jim saw a ship, crawling like
an insect across the horizon. He
went to the chartroom and got
binoculars. His face clouded as
he examined the craft through
the glasses.
He said, "It's that Cuban
schooner, Curly. The one we met
a couple of months ago, before
we found the Sonora."
"And that means trouble, eh?"
Curly asked.
"It's probably my careful-•
voiced friend." Jim kept watch-
ing the schooner. It was Diesel
engined, and it travelled fast.
"It's keeping to its course, and
it'll pass us by miles."
"It'll be back tonight, Spike.
It'll be back. I sug.r,r •t that you
radio Coast Guard headquarters
and let them know our position,
just in case."
"No, not that. Hammond wants
this kept secret. We'll keep a
double watch tonight. Whatever
the play, it won't catch us nap-
ping."
He went to his cabin and took
a revolver from the desk. He
knew that Curly also had a gun,
but the Aurora had no other
arms. This wasn't a pleasant
spot. Jim's face was darkly in-
tent as he considered what might
happen. He grew a little sore,
thinking that he was about to be
hijacked when his hands were all
but tied. He should contact the
Coat Guard and tell them what
was brewing, but Hammond had
asked for secrecy. Hammond did
not want the Coast Guard to know
that the Sonora had been sunk
by gunfire. Jim knew that, even
though Hammond -hadn't admit-
ted the cause of the sinking.
* *
The more he thought about it,
the more uneasy he became. He
grew suspicious of Hammond.
This man might have pulled a
fast one on him. Hammond him-
self might have that schooner
out, and Hammond might be back
of the Oman with the careful
voice and the careless money.
Jini thought a lot about that,
during the night while he stood
watch on the Aurora's bridge,
but gradually Hammond's actions
• seemed less suspicious. The key
was the girl—Mary Larsen.
She wasn't working with Ham-
mond. Jim was sure she was
in with the moneyed man. Jim's
anger increased as he thought
of Mary Larsen. She had tried
to play him for a sucker; she
was stringing along with that
careful talker; she had fallen for
Eric Forbes, was probably in New
York now as his secretary. She
wasn't worth being sore about,
Jim tried to tell himself, but
the trouble was he was in love
with her.
"Which," he said aloud, "is
one big laugh on me."
The night passed without any
visitors, and when the red sun
came up over the horizon there
was no sign of the schooner.
Curly went down to the Sone
ora at about eight o'clock. He
reported over the phone that the
dynamite charge had been effi-
cient. They could easily salvage
the manganese. He was going
into the hold.
He was down an hour, then
asked to be brought up. He was
in a Tritian suit, so the winch
HOMEMADE BRAN BREAD
A11 -ligan, popular horning cereal, goes into the making of this
superb tasting nut bread. Spread with cream cheese it's fine for
sandwiches. With butter and preserves, it takes the place of dessert.
Directions for putting it together are given below.
All -Bran Nut Bread
egg ?i, cup All -Bran
% cup sugar • 214, cups flout'
1 eup milk 1. teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons melted shortening 3 teaspoons baking powder
cup chopped nut meats
Beat egg and sugar until light. Add milk, shortening and An..
Baran, Sift flour with salt and baking powder; combine with nut
moats; add to first mixture, stirring only until flour disappears. Bake
in greased loaf pan with waxed paper in the bottom, in moderate
oven, (350°I'.) about 1, hour and 10 minutes.
Yield; 1 loaf (4.1,4 x :11 inch pan.)
LI MM WARRIORs
The three branches of the service being trained in Canada for
the Polish forces are represented in this photo. From left to right
is an airman, a soldier and a sailor. Over their heads hangs the
defiant eagle of the Polish Republic. Sailors and airmen are given
only initial training at Owen Sound, the soldiers remain for a longer
period before being sent overseas.
brought him up without the pau-
ses required by a rubber suit.
The boons swung his huge grot-
esque form onto the deck. Jim
helped him out of the suit, and
Curly's face wore a strained tight
expression. He said nothing be-,
fore the crew but jerked his head
for Jim to follow him to the
captain's cabin.
There, he said, "Spike, that'
foreward hold is empty."
Enough had happened because
of the Sonora that nothing more
could be surprising. Jim Mal-
lory's expression showed nothing.
"The aft hold, then?"
"If the ore is there, it's slim
pickings. The Sonora is a small
tub, and even a full cargo of
manganese wouldn't have made
you rich. Are you going to eat
into the aft?"
"I'll tear the Sonora apart,"
Jim replied, "and if I don't get
my money out of her I'll have a
chat with Mr. Jeffrey Hammond."
"You have a written agree-
ment with hint?"
"Yes, But if there's no sal-
vage I can't collect a cent."
Blacksheep opened the door and
stuck his ebony head in. "Spike,
suh, a boat am coming."
Jim picked up the revolver at
the desk and went to deck, The
craft was far off across the blue
water, but he was sure it was
not the schooner they had seen
the night before. He went yup
to the chartroom for glasses,
then from the bridge studied the
approaching boat.
Curlycame up, asking, "What
do you make of it, Spike?"
"It's a yacht. Hammond's, I
think. .And I hope so. I want
to talk with that man." •
The yacht bore down on the
salvage boat. It was trim of
line, and gleaming white. It. was
quite a bit larger than the Aur-
ora. Through his glasses, Jim
could see "Hammond Lines" let-
tered on its solitary funnel,
"Put down a boat," Jim said
to Curly. "Pm going aboard her."
"It niay be a trap, Spike. You
have led him to the Sonora's po-
sition, and we know somebody
wanted badly to know where she
went down."
"This is no trap. Hammond
wouldn't work that way."
Jim went to his cabin and
changed into fresh linen and a
white suit. When he carne on
deck again, the yacht was stand-
ing by a quarter of a mile off.
Curly had launched a small boat,
with one of the crew at the oars.
Jim went over the side and step-
ped into the boat. He gave the
yacht no look on the way, but sat
in .he prow with his back to the
craft.
Hammond hailed him as his
boat came alongside, then shook
his hand as he stepped aboard.
The man said, "Any luck, MaI-
lory?"
"No luck at all," Jim said.
"Neither good nor bad."
Over Hammond's shoulder he
saw Lois, darkly lovely, with ex-
citement in her eyes. And be-
yond Lois he saw Mary Larsen.
And that gave him a jolt. Mary
met his gaze steadily, with laugh-
ter in her eyes.
(Continued Next Week)
Marketing Basket
Now Fashionable
Signs of Vie times point to a
return to fashion of the market-
ing basket or capacious shopping
bag.
Curtailment of deliveries, and
conservation of wrapping paper
suggests that more time will in
future be given to the household
shopping. The habit of ringing
up the store at all hours of the
day for the odd ,item forgotten
in the first morning order, will
have to be cured. The latest
order of the Wartime Prices and
Trade Board cuts out, with a few
exceptions, the special delivery of
any parcel under the value 01
one dollar by any means—truck,
bicycle or on foot.
The patriotic shopper will in
future carry her own parcels
whenever possible, and co-operate
with storekeepers by putting in
her marketing basket all packaged
goods without further wrapping.
The general shakeup in house-
keeping methods will call for more
careful meal planning, and a re-
turn into the gentle sport of walk-
ing.
Floating Island
The last Dutch ship to leave
the bombed, fired and dynamited
Java naval base of Surabaya has
arrived at an Australian port,
says Newsweek. It got there
without being caught by enemy
patrols by rigging up a disguise
that outdid any ruse ever used
by the Japanese. The Dutch had
fastened trees and other bits of
tropical scenery to their ship,
thus giving it the appearance of
a small island.
CROCHETED ROUND RUG WITH FRINGE
„Nee eetee
This lovely round rug was made by crocheting carpet wasp over
old silk stockings, which were cut in strips, It is fascinating work
and a durable, attractive rug is the rhsult. Pattern No. 1053 con-
tains list of materials needed, illustration of design and complete
inst•ru ctio ns.
To order pattern: write; or send above picture with your name
and address with 15 cents in stamps or coin to Carol Alines, Room
421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto.
TABLE TALKS
Did you ever stop to think of
how much eye appeal has to do
with our foods?
Add a garnish to is plain dish
of pudding or custard and the
value of that dessert multiples
instantaneously. A Tittle whipped
cream in fancy form; some sliced
berries; a few scattered nut
meats; some jelly -- no matter
how simple or how complex the
garnish, it turns a plain dessert
into a fancy one.
Sugarless days need not mean
"no desserts." Here are a couple
of recipes for rennet -custards --
desserts that call for no sugar,
no eggs, no baking or no boiling.
Make these, add your favorite
garnishes, place the finished pro-
duct before your guests — and
your dessert problem is solved for
the day.
English Rennet -Custard
1 package maple rennet powder
1 pint milk, not canned
% cup chopped dates
3l cup raisins
'/s cup currants
's teaspoon cloves
% teaspoon cinnamon
y/a teaspoon nutmeg
s/a cup cornflakes
Mix fruits, spices and corn..
flakes and divide among 5 or
more dessert glasses. Make ren-
net -custard according to direc-
tions on package, pouring at once
over fruits, spices and cornflakes.
Let set until firm — about 10
minutes. Then shill in refrigera-
tor.
Chocolate Date Rennet -Custard
.-11.-package chocolate rennet --
1 package chocolate rennet
powder
1 pint milk, not canned
20 dates
Ohop dates in small pieces and
divide among 6 dessert glasses.
Make rennet -custard according to
directions on package. Pour at
once over chopped dates. Do not
move until firm — about 10 min-
utes.
inutes. Then chill in refrigerator.
Patch Holes With
New Resin Fabric
Piece Welded To Whole by
Means of Hot Bron
A tear i nthe middle of the
tablecloth—and it doesn't seem
worth reweaving. A rip in a sheet
—and you add it to the pile of
family mending. A worn spot on
Dad's shirt just where the point
of the collar rubs—and you know
from previous experience that
nearly any kind of patch will be
unsightly and spoil the looks of
an otherwise good shirt.
* * *
These are just a few of the
mending difficulties that Mrs.
Thrifty Housewife faces as she
sorts her weekly laundry. But they
need be problems no longer. With
the new resin -treated material
that's on the market, mending can
be done along with the family
ironing. Just take a piece of the
mending material, cut to size, lay
it under the torn place, press it
far a few seconds with a hot iron,
let it cool—and the job's done.
No more long darning jobs, no
unsightly patches, no expensive
reweaving on your household
linens. Just a quick pressing job,
and your mending is done. And
according to word received from
experts, this patch is almost in-
visible, and what's more, it with-
stands a lot of laundering—both
washing and ironing.
Patching washable household
cottons and linens is not its only
use. holes in pants, raincoats, and
other colored, heavy -fabric mate-
rials cern also be repaired if a
spare piece of patch material is
available. Sometimes it can be
taekn from some concealed part
of the article to be mended. Here
too the process ie simple. In order
to be sure that the new piece
will fit exeetly into the worn
place, ct,t through both layers at
the ea1,ke time, preferably with a
sharp razor hliele. Set the cut•altt.
patch into the hole into which it
fits. Then fasten it permanently
into place by a piece of mending
material cut somewhat larger then
the patrlt and applied from the
revet•oe: sial•. t'tanent it into prate
with your bot iron.
60,000 Warbirds
Australia's Quota
Sine the war began 250,000
men have applied for enlistment
in the Royal Australian Air Force,
states -Australian Press Union.
New South Wales leads with 110,-
000. Then conies Victoria 60,-
000, Queensland 10,000, South
A.ustraiia.and Nest Australia 30,-
000 each, meaning that a man
has volunteered for the ]l.A.A.F.
ever five mi1u1te since the war
began.
Not all the 260,000 men have
been accepted, but the call-up;,
have been sufficient to permit
Australia to honor her undertak-
ing to supply 60,000 trained air-
men and ground staff under the:
Empire air scheme. Since japan
entertd the weir the t tger.l1ti',, of
Ansi re, el se youth to cult has he.
'cane e.en more peenouneed,
Train Tasters To
Test Egg Powder
Art and Science
Tasting Developed
of Epp
in 11.•
.A team of 12 men ie being train-
ed in the art and science of eg4f
tasting at the U. S. Bureau of
Home Economics laboratories in
Maryland, relates The Toronto
Telegram. Their job will be to
apply the taste test to the whole
dried egg powder being shipped
to Britain under lend-lease agree-
ment. The 100,009,000 pounds of
whole dried egg powder repre-
sents quite an astronomical num-
ber of eggs, since it takes three
dozen eggs to ]make one pound
of the powder.
Very little whole dried egg
powder is used in the United
States. American consumption,
chiefly by bakers and confection-
ers, is of dried egg whites or
dried egg yolks, not whole dried
eggs.
The British housewife will re-
ceive her whole dried egg powder
through the Ministry of Food in
a five -ounce cardboard package
with a waxed paper inner lining,
containing the equivalent of one
dozen eggs, and will cost about
40 cents. Directions for use and
instructions to keep in a cool
place away from strong odors
will be on the label,
At the receiving end in Eng-
land, Dr, C. S. Hanes, of the Low
Temperature Research Lebo t-
atory, Cambridge, will conduct
taste tests as a further check on
the palatability of the product
before release for use. Dr. Hanes
has himself just been through
the egg tasting training in Mary-
land.
Seersucker Saves
Precious. Hours
With Red Cross sewing, de-
fence classes, and other new re-
sponsibilities, added to the daily
schedule of the average house-
wife, it's a happy day when she
can cut corners. And that's right
where the use of seersucker in
the family wardrobe steps in to
save precious hours over the wash-
tub and the ironing board. Seer-
sucker is easily washed and takes
so little ironing. It has a prac-
tical value for summer pyjamas
that can't be excelled. Blouses
and school dresses of this time-
saving material will help keep
the family in plenty of clean
clothes with a minimum of effort
expended.
For the best results, starch
the material lightly when washing
blouses and dresses. It will give
them a crispness almost like new
and the garments will last twice
as long. I've tried it and it
works like magic. If the gar-
ment seems to need it, you may
press slightly while dry.
Care Will Make
Rubber Last Longer
Rubber is going to be increas-
ingly hard to get in any form.
Rubber articles in the home
should be given the greatest care
to make them last longer. Re-
member in storing that rubber
rots quicker in hot, damp places
than in cool, dry places.
Dust talcum powder or corn-
starch in the creases or folds of
rubber or rubberized articles for
protection against cracking.
Stuff paper in rubber boots
or overshoes when putting theta
away.
To make rubber gloves wear
longer, don't wear them to polish
brassware or copper kitchen uten-
sils, or when cleaning pans, with
a ball of steel or brass thread.
The: -e metals art enemies of
rubber.
HOTELS
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