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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1947-07-17, Page 2G SYNOPSIS d'IIAPTlat X`:V hicCalo goes to the mule and rummages In the trunk, He ro.nes upon a large black sills han.dlter- thlef. Suddenly 3.1icea1e seems to see light: the handkerchief Is the key to toe wbole m'sI. rr. CHAPTER XXV "Very well. You don't tack. You do know why the murderer did not hill Sybil this afternoon," He was aware that she drew away from ]rim. "That was a mistake, wasn't it. not finishing the job?" She set her mouth in a bard line. Ile looked his exasperation. He shrugged then and turned to the door, where stood a startled Miss Bigelow. In time library once more, McCale called his own number. Ann aro- wered. "You dope," she said at once, "where are you? Of all the crazy things—" "Keep it." he growled. "Rocky there, Put him on." He waited a moment, tapping his foot impatiently. • "Hullo, boss." "Did you get those pictures? A list? Read therm off." * * "Okay, coning through. A couple of football players; some guys in a canoe; a petty officer; a jockey (no horse) ; a marine, kind of dejected looking; an array lieutenant; and whoops, an acrobat!" "You fascinate me, chum. Go on." "That's all." "Sure?" "Positively.' "Uh uh. Okay. Hop on over here." 6'Whcrc are you?" `tOli, forgot to tell you The Bigelow's. Make it snappy. This is the kill." He dialed headquarters, asked for Donievy "Donlevy, I'm at the Bigclows'. Can you get over here on the double quick? I've solved the Vallaincourt- Lynn business. Proof ? Of course I've got proof. Yeah, in twenty min- utes—sooner if you can. Goodbye." It carne—as he held the receiver a moment too long at his ear. He beard Donlevy put down his instru- Just what I thought. 4659 SIZES II.17 SKiRT Make with the needle, Juniors! Make this bustle-frock—it's swoon material! Pattern 4659 is a cinch to sew. Top and skirt are each ONE piece! Flirty back -cascade may be cut hip -length if you pre- fer. Pattern 4659 in Jr, Miss sizes 11, 13, 15, 17. Size 13, 3l•. yds., 39 inches. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toron• to. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STU11 11tUMBtR. L D 0 vd.rF.4t EKEArtincs nment. Then, so nearly after it that the sound was almost simultaneous, came another soft click, as someone else carefully cradled a receiver. McCale and Miss Bigelow were in the library. He leaned against the, mantle and spoke in a soft, ruthless voice. "This is the end, Miss Bigelow. It will be all over in a few minutes. The police are on their way." "Strange," he said. "Both you and I saw the murderer the after- noon of Curt \'allaincourt's death. Besides that, all the clues have pointed in the sane direction. I, at least, should. have remembered the complete picture of that afternoon." "Clues? Pointing to—?" She shook her head. "Yes—a figure in the dark outside the house that afternoon. Sybil bathed in sherry in order to drown out what she saw. A visit by Karen to The Abbey Club the night before. A picture missing from the collec- tion of Shari Lynn's admirers. A revolver in a family,' where, to ev eryone's knowledge, a revolver had never been owned, and last, but not least, not at all the least—this." He drew the black silk handker- chief from his pocket. Her brow wrinkled. `'But—but I still dou't under- stand." He went on, softly, inexorably. * * "The trouble in solving this crime. lies in the fact that in the failure of the original plot, everyone had a motive. You are aware by now of the plan to gain contra of the Big- .elow-millions through Curt Vallain- court. Stephen met Curt in Chicago, through Victoria or vice versa. Curt and Victoria had an 'affair, even though he Was married to Shari Lynn at the time. He and Shari probably had some sort of arrange- ment, for the only business Val- laincourt practiced was preying on wealthy women." Miss Bigelow's chin came up. She seemed to be steeling herself for what she knew was to come. "Valaincourt probably intended to marry Victoria until he found that the Bigelow fortune was con- trolled by you, to be passed on to Veronica at her marriage." "To Veronica's husband, Mr. Ale - Cale." "Yes, yes." He held up his hand. "How he obtained this information is theory, but not illogical theory. In view of the nonchalance of his character at that time and the open, too worldly outlook of both Victoria and Stephen, it is not wrong to assume that, in a moment of rail- lery, they told hint. Possibly they ,mentioned that he was barking up the wrong tree—that while you al- lowed Vicky and Stephen generous allowances, the real gold bags were Veronica's, with your and Sybil's approval, of course. Yes, the whole thing must have hatched before Victoria and Stephen came home to prepare the way, for in the mean- time Vallaincourt had to divorce S1,ari Lynn,, no doubt promising that when he got his hands on the money and salted away a few . million, he would renege and remarry Shari." * * "How horrible." She shuddered. "But Stephen and Victoria? What would they have gained" "That's where the real Machia- vellian touch came in. Victoria, no doubt, thought Curt would marry her eventually and that they would live on Veronica's money. You see, there were two women Curt fooled." "Fooled?" "Of course. But to go back a bit. Victoria brought Curt home as a friend she had run into in New York, He wooed Veronica, who for- got her childhood romance with - Christopher Storm overnight in the excitement of the biological spell Vallaincourt was able to cast, Everything was going fine, The wedding over, a few months for Curt to manipulate the Bigelow money, and Victoria would have Curt. Stephen would leave ---he tetougbt---Karen.» (To Be Continued) - Down the Hatch. --Just ad.we eat hot dogs and ice cream cones at curbside stands, Hollanders eat raw herring, product of the catch that makes, the little nation world's third biggest fish producer. Here Dutch women, faces skyward, enjoy a finny snack -10 cents a fish, and they sometimes eat five at a ses- sion—at Scheveningen Harbor, near The Hague, where 60 fishing boats haul in the day's catch. Woman -To -Woman Basis Is The ,' est YOU are a widow with a responsible * position, and a daughter in • her * 20's. Since your husband died, * your life has been lived to make * her happy. She went to college, * she embarked upon personal ven- * tures at your expense. You sup- * plied her with a fine social. back- * ground, a smart wardrobe, a * generous allowance, trips when she * wanted then. Yet today she is * your Problem No. 1. For the past few years she has withdrawn herself; more and more from you. She has shut you out of her personal life. You've planned vacations to please her, and at the last min-• a, ute she has dashed off with gir3, * friends who knew her .intentions'. * all along. Her dates are With nice * men, but aside from introducing. * them, she tells you nothing in her * heart. YOU raised her to think for herself, * you standing by . with guidance * when she wanted it. Why now does * she shut you so completely out of * her private life? • MOTHER OR FRIEND? FOR SEVERAL YEARS you've lived on the sidelines, ?mowing tloth- ittg that occupied her real thoughts. Your ilandwritir g Tiand You ou Alex S. Arnott What indications are there in handwriting that tell us the writer can be secretive? When yon see letters tied with a small bow or knot it tells us the writer can keep his own counsel. He refrains from being too frank. Any letter tied in this way is. a good indication of this, particular- ly in the letters "a" and "o." How secretive the writer can be is shown in the number of times the knots appear in the script and also in how closely the knots are tied, A very tight knot in- dicates more secretiveness than • a loose knot, When letters "a,"-' "o," "f," "y" and "g" are tied with . a knot you can be sure the witer is also persistent and will seldoin admit defeat. If the writer should be compelled to give way through force of circumstances, he will return later and continue where he left off. Anyone wishing a more complete analysis please send self-addressed stamped envelope to 13ar 13, room 421, 7'3 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. There is no charge for this service. "HRH I" Princess Elizabeth has just ac- quired her first automobile, which she will drive herself. Like all other .cars owned by the Royal Family, it is a Daimler, although lighter that those used by the Xing and Queen, and bears fho license number "HRH 1)' You've given up all personal desires. You could live with a woman friend and not be lonely, but you felt you surest keep up the home for your daughter's sake. Well, your girl is spoiled, for all your careful training. To her you are only the giver of good things. She has taken all your sacrifices for granted. She has conte to see you More as a father who pays her bills, to whom she owes no filial con- fidence.. THIS you must change. Make a * lift—not apart from her—but for * yourself. Visit your friends as you * please. Make your own dates. * Plan the vacation that pleases you, * and tell her she.may come along if * she likes. Don't question her any * longer about the future; you know * she is self-sufficient, knows her * way about. Sunday School Lesson The Problem of Sufferiang. Job 1:8; 2;7-10; 19:7-10'; 42: 1-5; James 5;11. GOLDEN 7 E 17, ---Endure hard ness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. -2 Timothy 2:3. At the outset of job's suffering a character appears other than the three principal speakers, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. It is Job's wife, and her words are in verses 9 and 10 of the second chapter. Arany wives have been a support to husbands in distress, at least giving helpful sympathy, and many husbands in a similar situation have been of great help to their wives. But Job's wife was no help—in fact she seems to have added to his troubles by her unsympathetic and nagging attitude. * *- * Apparently without any vital faith herself she virtually taunted job with his own faith, saying to him, in effect, "Now, where's your God? What's the use of your faith, when you're covered with boils from head to foot? You'd better curse God and die." Job surely was justified .in losing some of his patience, and telling her that she was speaking like a fool: "Thou speakcth as one of the foolish women speaketh." There were times when Job's faith and patient endurance were not so strong, when his suffering seemed greater than he could bear, and when he felt as Jesus was to feel, on the Cross, as if God had forsaken him. THEN gradually she will conte to look upon you as not especially a mother, but another woman with a responsible position — an independ- ent individuaVnith a life of her own ----whom others enjoy and respect. As 'yon withdraw More ' and more into • your own way of living, she will overcome her first astonishment and accept you as a person young enough to arrange her own life and enjoy it to the full. 7hen • she will see you as her friend of friends. otic who is inter- ested in everything she does and thinks, but who does not intrude. Her consideration for you zttil! in- crease as her respect increases, and you both will be drawn closer together. This is the way it usually works out—when a ,ostler stops being tnother to her only daughter. • * * * "THE SILVER CORD" only sepaiF * ates most parents and childrett`: ", * Break it—and learn to be their * friend. Write Anne Hirst about * it, at Box A, room 421, 73 Adelaide * Street West, Toronto. How Can 'I ? By Anne Ashley Q. How can 1 destroy the odor of perspiration, on the body? A. By bathing in warm water, to which has been added two tablespoonfuls of compound spi- rits of ammonia. This will leave skin clean and fresh. Q. sow can I make a good furniture polish? A. Mix equal parts of turpentine, spirits of wine, vin'gar, and lin- seed oil. Shake well and do not use much at a time. Q. Should milk be hot or cold when used for mashing potatoes? A. It should be hot. Lukewarm or cold milk will make the po- tatoes pasty and heavy. Q. How can I prevent tennis racket strings froin 'breaking? A, The strings should be cover- ed with vaseline before putting away for the winter. This will prevent them from snapping dur- ing the time the rackets are not in use. Q, How can I remove the scorched top or bottom of a cake? A. Grate over it lightly with a nutmeg grater instead of scraping with a knife, This w'lll leave a smooth surface for thefrosting. Q. How can I make sweet peas bloom well? A, When planting sweet peas they should run north and south to ntttko theta bloom well. tSSU:1 29 —1047 GLI©, 's ULLETIN Warn Entries Soon To Close For `Ex' Tests You don't have to actually come to the Canadian National Exhibition to take part its it. While it is located in Toronto, the C.N.E. is a national event which benefits Canadians everywhere. In the farm house, the church basements, in the municipal halls, the city apartments right across Canada, quitters have been at work since February, creating an original quilt snap of Canada. In the public and high schools, students have been designing space saving fittings for the hone and pre- paring all kinds of other ex- hibits .in' wood working, gen- eraI shop and home economics. Young brides-to-be are still working out their budgets for the $100 special prize entry. Student drivers are practising up for the safe -driving tests September 4, when they will be supplied with shiny new 1943 models to compete in the high school "Roadeo." Entry forms must be filed by all competitors, C.N.E. offi- cials point out in a warning note to would-be contestants. While some school competi- tions close earlier, most of the contests in cooking, sewing, handicrafts, special contests will close July 25. Entry forms must be filed by that date. They may be obtained direct f'om the Women's and Educa- tional Section, C.N.E., Exhi- bition Park, Toronto. It is not the mood of the moment, but the attitude of mind and heart— and will—that is the essence of fhith, and of trust in God. The Billie teaches consistently that the good and upright are secure in God's keeping, no matter what may befall them, bttt it does not teach that they are immune from trouble, The prophets held their faith, and were true to their mission, through deep persecution and suffering. But when Paul had listed all the troubles that could befall man, and all the forces that could war against him (Romans 8) his conclusion was that nothing could separate him from the love of God. That is the New Testament version of the Book of Job. Eight eggs -must be eaten to get the energy value found iv a quart of milk. IT RINGS THE ;ELL when you serve Maxwell .kliouse Coffee for breakfast. This delicious blend contains choice Latin-American cof- fees specially selected to give you extra -rich flavor. ntl ?•n a•�h1 1LSONE 419.JIS. And 15 other prizes of $5. CONTEST if 1 — Which sentence is coned'? WILSON'S FLY PADS ARE DEATH TO MEC tR1LSON'S FLY PADS IS DEATH TO FLIES The tint eighteen correct answers drawn will wins Contest #1 closes July 23, 1947. Winners names will be published in August. Send your answer along with the top flap, label, or target From any of the WILSON PRODUCTS below or teasonabte facsimile to: CONTEST #1 — WILSON FLY PAD CO Dept. 0 Hamilton, Ont DAT DUST INSECT REPELLENT ANTTRAPS INSECT POWDER FLY PADS MOUSE TREAT WILSON'S INSECT POWDER KILLS FLEAS, TICKS, UCL QED - SUDS. ROACHES, ANTS, SILVER. FiSH, WASPS AND CRICKETS. "Ali as reliable as Wikon's Fly Pods" ask for WILSON'S z WITH THE RED WHITE AND BLUE TARGET 0 CRUMB COFFEE CAKE Aur 1, Recipe Add 1 envelope Royal Fast Ris- ing Dry Yeast. and 1 teaspoon sugar to m/a cup lukewarm water. stir and ler stand 10 minutes Scald IA cup milk, add a tablespot.ns shortening, i/z cur sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cool to lukewarm. Add 1 cup sifted flour to make a batter. Add yeast mixture and 1 beaten egg Beat well. Add 2f/2 cups sifted flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead lightly; place in greased•bowl. Cover; set in waren place, free from draft Let rise until doubled in bulk. about 2 hours. Roll out dough to IA" thickness and place in greased shallow pan. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, ,until light, about 11/2 Pours. Prick top with fork and brush with 3 tablespoons melted shortening, Cream 3 tablespoons butter or shorten- ing, add 3 tablespoons sugar gradually. mixing well, Add IA cup slued flour, 2/a cup dry, tine cake or bread crumns, and IA teaspoon cinnamon; stir until well mixed and crumbly. Sprin- kle on top of cake. Let rise again in warm place about s/x hour. Bake iter moderate oven st 4000F:` about 20 minutes. a