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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1942-05-14, Page 7Help The Red Cross 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 Modern, fireproof, conveniently Located, troy Parking ,s low as no higher Chun 00 per person FOR MAP s, FOLDER. writ,, FORD 55105 CO Mon trool ISSUE 20—'42 U