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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1943-09-02, Page 2uality counts most —for that rich, satisfying l avour which only a fine quality tea yields, use . . THE EBONY TORSO Sy J. C. Woodiwlss CHAPTER. XXII "Well, the first thing I felt sure would happen, was that the police would want • to interview Mrs. Clara Abershaw, so she duly dis- appeared Froin Kensington, and changed her name and clothes as soon as possible. I moved her to They Frost's place in Rotherhithe, and we made our headquarters there from that time on. "Quite so," nodded Hopton. "But a completely unforseen thing .happened at that point, sir," Galesbourne wennt on. "The ex- citement of what had happened in Scutt's room sent Dave completely mad. He became savage and un- manageable, and I made things ten times worse by threatening to have him put away in an asylum unless he did as he was told. He broke out of the Vicarage that night, leaving a note to the effect that be would kill us all, one by one—the entire gang. "How he lived, and how he es- caped arrest, Heaven only knows, but the next I heard of him was through his scaring that woman In Ritson Lane and his attack on the policeman in Dexter Mews. I'd hardly recovered from that when I had another fright. You re- membered how you answered a 'phone call while you were wait- ing at the Vicarage, Inspector, • and got a lot of gibberish across the wire?" "Yes," nodded the Scotland Yard man. * * "Well, that . was my little friend Red Dave, threatening my life in a code we used to sometimes talk in. He repeated that ghastly warn- ing, at intervals, each day. "Undoubtedly," agreed Carling- ford, to whom the comment was addressed- ' -. "Well, WeII, tine had ' our memorable ehat, Mr. Hopton, and then you left the Vicarage and I watched you go up the street, from my win- dow. I saw you join Sergent O'- Mara, and decided to find out what your game was. I waited a few moments until you turned the corner, slipped on a coat and hat, WEN HENS ARE LOUSY.. .. 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As soon as 1 saw what had happened, I hurried back hone as quickly as possible, and waited a bit before going out again, ostensibly to post letters for the late collection, and, curiously enough happened to run into the officers who were going to your assistance, after Dave nearly kill- ed you in the ruined' house." * * ,k "Yes, I was surprised to see you there," Hopton admitted as he re- called the dramatic incidents, And what was your next move?" "I went back and thought the whole thing out, Inspector,". Gales - bourne went on. "And I was faced with a pretty grin problem. A homicidal maniac was' waiting to kill me, .almost at my very door, and the police were uncomfortably hot on my tracks. I made a quick survey of the situation. and de- cided I'd disappear at once fake a suicide in the Thames which would look pretty convinc- ing atfer my alleged nervous breakdown. So I told old Smith, whom I daren't leave for the pol- ice to question, and disappeared into, the night. We went to join my wife at Ikey's place, and I got one of his accomplices to dump my clef cal togs and that pathetic farewell note on the Embankment, and give the alarm that he'd seen a man jump into. the river," "We settled down quite com- fortably at Frost's," the prisoner continued. " When to my horror., I saw Inspector Hopton, looking in at the window one day, and at once recognized him, in spite of his disguise." "You needn't trouble to repeat your clever stunt with the cup-• board," Hoptou interjected. "What happened after you left Prost to kill me.with .that poison gas?" * "The arrangement was that I should return in an hour's time and help 'Ikey to dispose of your body," Galesbourne replied, • "Bat I happened to meet one of his pals —the man who'd helped me over the suicide stunt, and he told me Ikay had been murdered. I knew perfectly well who was respons- ible for the crime, for I'd foolishly told 'Red Dave' about the natural- ist's place some days before he went queer. I suppose he must have found we'd quitted the vic BRACH T -EYED BABIES 638 CA 8g 1 t(t ztqo anc at• N A auta`Ti' edea Could anything be sweeter than babes and blossoms in soft pastel colors on that gift crib . blanket or on your own baby's dainty linens? Just quick 'n' easy out- line and lazy -daisy stitch, There are small and large motifs, Pat- tern 63N8 contains ii, transfer Pat- tern of 13 motifs ranging from 71/2 x 93i to 13, x 11/2 inches; stitches; list of materials, Send TWENTY CENTS (20e) n chins (stamps cannot he. ac- :opted) for this pattern to Wil- ion Needlecraft Dept., Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Write plainly pattern number, your name and address, arage and realized we'd make for Frost's.". ""Phis Red Dave seems to have been pretty shrewd in spite of i.15 madness," commented tho Com- missioner, "His reasoning Powers weren't much affected apparent. 137." "He was a homicidalananiae with an imagined grievance against us a 11," replied Galesboune, "Apart from that he was abiiorm' ally sane and cunning," ".Well, go on," ;gsuggested Sir Iallar•d. "Out' one' hope;,.pow •was to get back abroad, and I got my wife and old Smith in°e at a lodging house in Kennington while I scoured Soho. each evening in hopes of finding a chap ` 7 knew who could smuggle us out of. Eng- land without too' many questions being asked. I'd' been busy doing that ,with Smith—when. I name back that morning — and — you know • what I found, inspector?" * * For the first time during his long statement the man's voice quivered with emotion, and he paused irresolutely in 'his narra- tive. "Yes, I liuow;" Hopton replied, "Red Dare • was an expert knife - thrower. I knew he'd done it' in a moment, and from ,,that time on my one idea was to get even with the little rat. Oh, I know he 'was as mad as a March bare, but : when he killed my girl? my. best . pal in the world—oh, niy Godl" His voice tapered off and end- ed in a half -stilled sob. After a painful pause he went on again. "I was mad for a bit -don't know what happened or where. Smith went, and the next thing 1 remembered lucidly was ringing at Miss Ferrier's bell. She was a friend of my . wife's, and• took me in for the 'sake of old times. 1 stayed there --in.. hiding until'. you came and arrested me." "And that's all?" inquired -the Chief, sitting back in his chair • and putting down the pencil. "I can't think of anything else except that the vicar's dog 'Spot' recognized I wasn't ,his master and bit ine. You can't deceive ani- mals, Sir Hallard. "No," agreed the Commissioner, "Anything else you want to ask, inspector?" "No, I think not, sir," relined Hopton. "Carlingford?" "Yes sir," answered the Divis. ional Detective -Inspector: • +I've reason to, believe the Prisoner arid his friends were `responsible for the bomb explosion in my office at Lambeth Police Station." (Concluded Next •Week) Hard" Assignments Generalissimo Chiang' Kai Shek's son cane back to Chiira from twelve years in Russia and asked his father for. a tough plate to try to work out the progressive ideas he had formed, says Collier's. Chiang Ching-kuo got what he wanted; he was made governor of New Mannan in Southern Kiangsi Province, a dis- trict riddled with corruption, overrun with bandits, shaken by clan feuds. Tramping on foot over the dis- trict he talked and listened to the grievances of the people; he set up a secret box where people could post suggestions or expose corruption; he visited the biggest bandit gangs unarmed and over wine bargained for reform and co-operation; he set up open court every Thursday afternoon where people night bring their problems to him direct, and ob- tain justice. Chiang Ching-kuo's work is at- tracting attention and capturing the imagination of the nation's youth. Some weeks ago, he came to Chungking to attend the na- tion-wide convention of the Sam'- inchui Youth Corps. The results of the five -point three-year plan, now in its third year, were care- fully studied. Aimed at political economic and social reconstruc- Hon, the plan specifically aspires to the attainment of these ob- jectives: 1. Everyone shall have enough to eat. 2. Everyone shall .. have clothes to wear. 8, Everyone shall have a house to live in. 4. Everyone shall have books to read. 5. Everyone shall have work to do. Sheep Browse Along English Roadways A member of the' Surrey Walk- ing Club, and holder of many trophies, 'has revealed how com- pletely the whole aspect of Eng- lish country roads has been altered by the war. He spent a recent week -end on a long tramp, staying at night at any wayside inn that was able to put him up. Gone is the time when it was Unsafe to walk on the crown of the road, The' pass- ing of a motor car was so rare that he caught himself pausing in, his walk to look back at it es it sped past, What interested him most was an occasional flock of sheep en- joying a siesta right in the Mid- dle of the roadway, He had not seen that for 40 years. $50,00 'For Grapes Price Approved Is $5.00 Per Ton Over 1942 Peak The recent announcement that the Liquor Control Board of On- .* taxi') had approved -a price for 1943 of 850.00 a ton fol` grapes to be Used. for wine making high- lights the importance of the wine industry .,to the agricultural inter- ests of the Niagara Peninsula. The grape clop is recognized as the most staple money crop of the fruit farmers :of the Niagara Peninsula. This is due not only to • an excellent regularity in :volume of fruit production but also to the important fact that the wineries afford a dependable market for from 50% to 70% of tha grape erop each season at an equitable price. . . The price 'paid by the wineries in each year agreed upon between the Ontario Grape Growers' Assoc- iation, the Niagara Wine Grape Growers' Association, representing the Grape Growers, and the Wine Producers' Association. The price so agreed upon has then to be approved as fair and eiuitable • by the Ontario Liquor Control Board. Once this approval is given it is inetinihent upon every winery to pay the agreed upon price. Peaches, plums and cherries this year have all been crop failures in varying degrees. The fruit 'growers of the Peninsula therefore 'have to look to grapes to provide all or a large part of their in- come, The .price of 150.00 per ton to be paid this year is 15.00 more per ton than that paidlast year. It is the price which the grape growers requested, and the members of the Wine Producers' Association ag•1'eed toy as being fair in view of conditions this year. In recent years there has been a great improvement in the win- eries and their equipment,. Today the Ontario . Wine Industry is a respected modern and efficient industry producing Ontario wines which are pure, of high quality, , and of excellent taste. This notable improvement in plant. equipment and quality of product in the Ontario• Wine In- dustry springs from the full recog- nition by the Grape Growers and the Wineries of the mutuality of their interests and from the whole- hearted :understanding and co- operation existing between them. It is a fine example of the ad- vantages to be gained by both ag- ricultur,al grower and processor through intelligent .and equitable cooperation. Sank by Milnes • The British Admiralty and Air . Ministry claim that, • since the beginning of the war, some 400 enemy ships have been sunk by Mines. Mines are laid by airplanes, by surface mine layers and by mine - laying submarines; it thus lies in the field of three-dimensional warfare. And as regularly as inines are laid, they are swept up by the busy mine -sweepers with their far-reaching paravanes, keeping open the lanes of nor- mal traffic. There is a story t id of the Great, War concerning a certain - channel leading to a British port;. 'that it was mined regularly by the Germans every night, and as promptly cleared by the Brit- '.h rit-•.h nine -sweepers every morning. One morning the commander of the mine -sweepers became cur- ious as to what would happen if he neglected his task, so only made a pretence of carrying out the customary sweep. That night came the German mine -layer to drop more mines, but it was Lown up by some of the mines left from the night before. It is said some of the captured sur- vivors were very angry at this betrayal of routine!' Honeybees contribute to the war effort by producing beeswax as a coating for shells and. air- planes. MAN FROM ZERO This '. sullen Jap Zero pilot, forced down on Vella Lavelle. in the Solomons, fell. into U. S. hands by a roundabout route, Chinese . plantation workers cap- tured Irian, eluded other Japs on the island and turned the pilot over to Americans rescuing sur- visors of the 1.1.5.5, Helena after Kula Gulf battle. TABLE TALKS SADIE B. CHAMBERS Summer Vegetable -Plates Poe. faintly serving, an attrac- tive vegetable platter is some- times preferred to individually - arranged plates—it's more likely to reach the table with all its component parts thoroughly hot! Here are a few vegetable -combi- nation suggestions which lend themselves to either way of serv- ing—and a recipe for a delicious Cornbread, to give r special touch to vegetable dinners: Cauliflower with cheese sauce; buttered green beans or spinach; -potato croquettes; garnish of chive -sprinkled tomata slices. Baked potatoes (cut, open and butter then) corn -stuffed baked green peppers; buttered sliced beets; sausage garnish. Onions with chipped -dried - beef sauce;; green. peas; fried to- matoes or eggplant; corn -ori -the - cob. FOR THE CORNBREAD 5 1/3 tablespoons shortening 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 cup Quaker Cornmeal 1 cup milk 114 cups Saxon Brand (pastry) Flour 'OR 1 cup and 1 tablespoon Quaker (hard -wheat) Flour 4 teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon salt To the soft shortening, add sugar; beat together to combine well. Beat and add egg, then add milk and Quaker Cornmeal. Mix thoroughly, Sift flour once before measuring; add baking powder and salt, Sift flour into cornmeal mixture, and combine well. . Turn into greased pan, about 101/2 by 61/2 inches, or the equivalent . . or into greased corn -stick pans. Bake in moder- ately hot oven, 375°, for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot. QUICK -EASY VEGETABLE IDEAS Mash left -over baked squash with salt, pepper, a little butter, and cream if necessary; shape as croquettes and roll in . Quaker Corn Flakes crumbs. Brown in oven. To 1 cup Aunt Jemima Ready Mix for Pancakes, add % eup salted cooked corn -off -the -cob. Add 1 cup milk or water, stir •and bake as ordinary pancakes. Serve with syrup and sausages or bacon. In individual baking dishes, arrange alternate layers of Muf- fets crumbs, sliced tomatoes, chopped onion,, seasonings and grated cheese; have crumbs on top. Dot ,vith butter., and bake 25 minutes in a moderate oven. Makes a grand luncheon dish! miss Chambers Nveicomus personal letters front interested readers. She is- pleased to receive shggestions on topics for her column, and in always ready to listen to your "pet peeves." Requests for recipes or special menus are In order, Address your letters to ""Miss Sadie Chambers, 75 West Adelaide St., Toronto.' Send stamped self-ad- dressed envelope if you wish n reps a. Nazi Deserters The Polish Telegraph Agency reports desertions from the Ger- man army in Poland are in- creasing. Between January and March 342 deserters were shot in Cracow. More than 300 officers and 750 other ranks await sen- tence for the Baine crime, STRAWBERRY PUFF 2 eggwhites Canada Corn Starch 2 tablespoons Crown Brand . 1/s cup strawberry jam Corn Syrup 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon Benson's or To unbeaten eggwhites add corn syrup and corn starch, which have been mixed well together. Combine thoroughly and beat all together until mixture stands in peaks. Fold in jani and lemon juice. Place mixture in greased top of double boiler, cover, place over steadily (but not vigorously) boiling' water, and let cook for 40 min- utes without removing cover. (Use a large double boiler as the mixture doubles its bulk.) Serve hot—plain or with cream, or with chilled Custard Sauce. SERVES 5. VARIATION—Replace the strawberry jam with an equal cjuan- tity of any other favourite jani or jelly such as grape, currant, rasp. - berry, etc. BIG REDUTI4. PRICE OF SM ES You can roll 44 best .quality Milq Virginia Cigarettes for ,190 ., . (plus papers) Men, who are now roll- ing their own with MACDONALD'S IYINE CUT TOBACCO, report that they. get forty-four standard cig- arettes out of every package. The popularity of this tobacco is grow- ing daily, because of its mild, .mellow smooth- ness ---• its consistently high quality. Cigarettes are easy to roll with MACDONALD'S FINE CUT TOBACCO and a joy to smoke. 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