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HAROLD JACKSON •
Spe>rialist In. Faith and Household
Sales.
Licensed in Huron and Perth Coun-
ties. Prices reasonable; satisfaction,
guaranteed.
For information, ere., write or. phone
Harold Jackson, 12 on 658, Seaforth;
R.R: 1, Brucefleld.
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HAROLD DALE
Lleensed Auctioneer
'Specialist in farm and householdshies. Prices reasonable. For dates
and Information., write. Harold "Dale,
Seaforth,, or apply at The Expositor,
Office... -
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer For pitmen '
Correspondence promptly answered.
Immediate arrangements can be made
fora^les Date'at The Huron Exposi-
tor, Seaforth, or by calling Phone 203,
Clinton.. Charges moderate and .satis-
faction guaranteed.
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LONDON and WINGEA'M
NORTH
A.M.
Exeter 10.34
Hehsall 10.46
Ripper ....:"Sts.. , 10.52
Brucefleld 11.00
Clinton 11.47
SOUTH
Clinton
RM.
Brucefield ' 3.28
Kippen 3.38
Heiman 3.45
Exeter 3.58
C.N.R. TIME TABLE
EAST
A.M. P.M.
Goderieh 6.15 2.30
$olmesville 6.31 ' 2.48
Clintaaa' 6.43 3.00,
Seaforth 6.59 3.22
St. Columban .' 7.05 3.23
Dublin 7.12 3.29
Mitchell 7.24 3.41
WEST
Mitchell -11,06 9.28'
Dublin 11,14 9.36
Seaforth 11.30 9.47
Glial :on 11.45 10.00
Ooderich 12.05 10,25
C.P.R. TIME TABLE
EAST
Goderich
Menaet
Metlirw '
P.M.
4.20
4.24
4.82
Auburn ' 4.42
Blyth 4.52
�`'a'iton 5.05
McNaught 5.15
Toronto .. ' • • • •
WEST
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Meflatee
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12.03
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CHAPTER XIII
• • SYNOPSIS
ldareley Longstreet, broker, le
murdered on a trolley. Cherry
Browne, this fiancee, DeWitt, ''Chis
partner, DeWitt's second wife
Fern, his daughter Jeanne and her -
flance Christopher Lord, Pollux,
Cherr's vaudeville friend, Ahearn,
friend 'of -DeWitt, Imperlal'e, mdd-
d1e a -Latin; and Michael Col-
lins, brawny Lrish:ma.p, are with
him when the murder is. commit-
. ted. District Attorney 13rnns; in-
spector Thum m, ansa �grury Lane,
retired Shake/ p°ee;ean Actor, in-
vestigate. E:veryonre seems' to
have a grieve* against Long-
street.
ong
street. Another man is later mur-
dered. He is identified, as the
of the death trolley.
Bruno and Thumm believe DeWitt
killed Longstreet and .Weed, ;De-
Witt'is.tried for Wopd'a murder.
Lane proves his innocence:' ' De-
Witt, 'homeward bound, is 'murder-
ed on the train. His fingers are
rigidly. Crossed in death. the two
o'onductors show by their punches.
in De` ritt's ticket that. DeWitt
was a frequent passenger. Doubt-
less the murderer knew this. Lane .
finds a note in 'beWitt's safe, ,
post-dated four months, signed
Martin Stopes. "Get •ready, to'
pay," it, warns. "You may. be
first," Latex...Ctelllns attempts sui-
cide, . He swears" r innocence, al-
though •admits,., following DeWitt
on the trate. Juan Ajos, Uruguay-
an consul, tells Lane that. Martin
Stopes was sentenced in 1912. to
life imprisonment for his wife.
Murder, The evidence of his
three mining . partners -, Long-
s•treet,•beWitean•d William' 'ocle
ett convicted 'him. In 1924 Stopes
escaped.. Meanwhile, his six-year
old daughter has • iisappeared, as
well as Crockett.
"Martin Stopes is the X we have
een seeking=the man responsible
or- removing Harley Longstreet,
Charles Wood and John O. DeWitt.",
Thumm gulped. "I've never heatd
f hirer!' Hie nam'e's never come upt"
"What's in a name, Inspector? You
ave had the pleasure of seeing Mar-
in Stopes many, many 'times!".
All that afternoon his men •had
een disturbing the .t'urgi'd . depths of
au's New Jersey streams crossing
the path of the West Shore Railroad
and, ass •successive attempts with the
dragging -apparatus proved sterile.
It had grown quite dark by the time
the wet and weary party of men
reached• a stream near the town of
Bogota. Strong searohlights were set
up near `the .tracks and Lane + and
•Thumm stood watching the mechani-
cal m»vements of the workmen. There
was a shout from one of the men op-
erating_. a rowboat twenty feet• from
the roadbed. Another searchlight was
trained on the boat.
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"What is it?" roared 'the Inspector:
scrambling down the 'slope.
• "A .38, no doubt?" asked Lane mild-
ly.
",That's what it is.!." cried 7lhumm..
"Only one empty chamber, and I'll•bet
dollars to 'doughnuts that when we -
fire a bullet. through this ;barrel. the
markingsel jibe with that one we took
out of DeWitt!"
Idle old ,gnarled;. face. Then into the
room strode a burly, ruddy -faced man
' wtho regarded them truculently. He
had is powerful chin but his cheeks
•sagged slightly and there were unmis-
ttakable-sdgns of dissipation around his
eyes. Hie wall 'dressed in rough
tweeds, and jammed his hands Into
flapless pockets and glowered at
them.
District Attorney Bruno blinked his
eyes rapidly, but Inspector Thumm
was, affe ted in• a.'.eubtler, profounder
way. He whispered .(hoarsely: "Hlar-
ley feengstreet!"
"0, that deceit should dwell irk
!such, a gorgeous palace!'" said Aar -
ley 'Longstreet in the•splendid; voice
of Drury Lane.
Eighteen .a minutes past midnight
found: ,the:, police party seated' in one
of the rear, cars of the Weehawken -
Newburgh local train. '
Lane was swathed -in a topcoat, a
Wide -brimmed !last pulled over his.
face. He sat beside Inspector Thutnlm
sky`' the window, his head turned to
the pause, apparently either asleep or
absorbed in somme mental problems.
Thumme glanced; at Lane's; averted
head, sighed, and got ,to..his feet. He
tramped heavily out of the car, A1 -
most at .once he returned with •an ex-
citemlent-flushed face. He sat down
and leaned forward, whispering to
Bruno. "Something queer. ..Just
spotted Ahearn •and Imperiale in the
forward" oar."
The 'conductor appeared at the for-
wa.rd end of the coach and began to
collect and punch tickets. When; he
reached the police party he grinned in
recognition; • Thun;m nodded sourly
and', paid'the fare of the party in cash.
The conductor took from his outside
breast- pocket a number of standard
cash -fare ticketis,; placed them 'to-
gether, punOhed them at two Places•
and, ripping the tickets in half, hand-
ed 'llhumm one s'et, depesaiting 'the
other .'n a pocket . . ,
Met • ,nry Lane, the somnolent,
chose this instant to spring startling-
ly into life. He rose, whipped off the
concealing that and coat, and turned
to' face the oonductor. The man star-
ed •blankly. • Lane plunged his hand
into one of the patch -pockets of, his
sackcoat, produced a silver case' and,
snapping it open, took out a pair of
eye -glasses. He 'didr not put :them on,
merely regarded the conductor with a
refleetive, curious preoccupation•.
. The conductor's hand stopped in
niid-air, holding his ticket -punch. His
mouth 'Popped open, his; tall burly fi'g-
ure sagged, the winy coloring of his
faee vanished in a flood 'of dead -white.
Out of, his mouth came a ' single
ward: "Longstreet
The artificial lip of Harley Longo
street smiled and tris right hand; drop-
ping the silver case and eye -glasses,
went again into his, pocket and came
out clutching something metallic ,
A tiny click and the conductor tore
his eyes away from that sniffling face
to look down dazedlt at ;the hand-
cuffs on his wrists.'
Whereupon, Mr,, Drury Lane sniffled
again, this. time at the unbelieving
faces of Inspector Thumm and'. Dis-
tnict Attorney Bruno. Lane said
calmly: "Did you bring the inking -
pad as I requested, Inspector?" .
Thumm struggled to his • feet ani
while he gi' p'ed• the man's nerveless•
hand and p'roceed'ed to press it ori the
pad, 'Lane picked up from bis •seat the
discarded" topcoat, searched one of
the pockets, and brought forth -the
consular manila-' .envelope. Thumm
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"Careless of me:" mur tired Lane. •'In many ways the most cars
(nus element of the entire affair."
He fondled the wet weapon tender-
ly, Wrapped it. in a handkerchief and•
put the tiling iruto his coat pocket.
They had reached the police• car
now and rested gratefully against the
black door, Lane remarked: "In any
event, the disc -every of the revolver
where we found; it detinittly elimin-
ates any. ,opportunity of .'clime."
"you,mean that Collins now has a
perfect Out?"
"Judiciously phrased, Inspeector, The
local pulled into the Ridgefield Park
station at 1'2:3'0. Conine secured ' a
taxfceb before the train was out of
sight -this is important. From that
point on this alibi is (fixed by the taxi-
driver who was taking him In the op
posit° direction from the train to-
ward New York. The revolver could
not have been thrown .from the train
into the stream before 12:35, the time
the train passed over it. Even if the
revolver were'thrown into .the stream
by a person on'`"foot, he eou !d not
have leache'd> the str•eain before the
train, naturally." '
Quacey spoke into a telephone in
his wigger>r at The Ilatnlet as'Dr'ui'y
Lane sprawled in a chair.
"Yes, etr, Mr. Bruno, Tonight • at
cerci; 'you axe to meet Mr. Lane herd.,
and being iespeoto ' "Thtrimn and a
small squad of police in plait
•olotbes.'r 1/4,
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At the appointed time the door Of
the !library opened• •suddenly and Qua,!
etlel Blipped Ithe an dispeettlett. grin On
handed Lane the wet' Helene'.scion, of
the conductor's fingertips. Lane 'held
the paper side by side with the photo-
graphic prints; cocking his head .crit-
ically. Then he returned the wet im-
pression to the Inspector, together
with the photograph.
"What would you say, Ihspector.
You've compared thousands of these,
no doubt."
Thumm scanned them carefully.
'They look the same •to„me," he mut-
tered.
Bruno faltered to his feet. "Mr.
Lane, who -what-?"
Lane grasped the arm of the mou-
nded man in a not unfriendly man-
ner.,"Mr. Bruno, Inspector Thumin,
alldme to introduce one of God's
most unfortunate children, Mr. Mar-
tin Stapes, alias Conductor EdrW1arci
Thompson of the Weat Shore Rail-
road, alias an unknown genitl"eman on
the ferry boat, alias Conductor Char-
les Wood ! "
EPILOGUE
As it had done jive' weeks before,
an automobile wound up the road to
The' Hamilert with Ihspeetor Thumm:
and District Attt►r ley. rheic.
"The papers blame 111ornaed me
Stripes has eoeai ssed;r' said• ' Lane,
"Anything i:ntereetin ?"
":taftbrestitrg' to'1tie, said Bruno, ",but
,tr fitY'ptiCr i you ' fIs6* thee Okibet of
"On the cont ary," Lane smiled.
"There are a number of things in
connection , with him about .:Which l
am at sea."
From Bruno the learned that- It had
'been-Stgpes who in 1912 had discov-
ered a manganese mine, while he and
his partner, Orockett, were prospect-
ing in the interior of i,Truguay. •Be-
cause the tivo men needed capital,.-eto
work it they had taken In as part,
vers, on smaller percentages, two
other prospectors - Longstreet and
DeWitt. Stopes made it clear that
the Crime he 'had been accused of
subsequently was committed by
Crockett. Crockett bad attacked
Stopes' wife one night in a drunken
lust, while Stopes was at Vie nearby
mine, and when she resisted, had'
killed her. Longstreet had concocted
the plan whereby the three were to
accuse Steppe of the murder, and,
since no one knew the mine legally'^
belonged to Stopes, they -.could take
over the nein themselves -it had
been unregistered, - ••Crockett • w a s
shaken by hiss erime and accepted
the pian eagerly. DeWitt, Stopes said,
was dominated by Longstreet and
forced by threats to Join: the conspir-
acy.
The shock of his wife's death„the
realization of his partner's' perfidy
had unbalanced the • young geologist.
It was not until after his conviction
and imprisonment that he regained
his normal faculties. From that Mo-
ment this thoughts; -were diverted to
revenge, By the time of his escape,
close confinement had taken toll of
his features, although his body was
as strong as ever, and he felt reason-
ably certain he would not be recogniz-
ed byhis intended victims.
"These things,' however," concluded
Bruno,. "aren't nearly 'so important
now -to me, at least -as your eu.noan-
ny solution?" �,•
"In the street car murder one infer-
ence stood • out at once," said Lane,
"and I cannot comprehend how it'es-
seeped the intelligence of both of
you. The nature of the .weapon was
such as to make it apparent that it
could not be handled with the bare'
hind without fatal results to the han-
dler. I felt ,certain, then, that when
the murderer slipped the needled cork
into Longstreet's pocket, he must
have worn a glove. -Now we knew the
•cork was dropped in the pocket after
Longstreet boarded 'the •car, !P,,1ease
recall„ inspector, that 1 ,speetitleally
asked you at the termination' of your
recital whether gloves, ailing,' other
things; had been found; and you ' e -
pitied in the negative. 'So, although
the murderer was still ire the street
car, there was the peculiar situation
of an object, which must have been
,exiled in the cemni cion of„the crime,
not being found after the crime. `It
could not have been thro vn out of
"a"'window; no window was open from
a+ period even prior to the .boarding
of the Longstreet party. It could not
have been thrown through a door,. be-
cause Duffy opened and closed the
doors on the only • 'occasions when
they were Ilse& If the glove could
root have been thrown oalt of the can',
and yet it left the car, it could!'have
done so only on the person of some-
one. But only' one person left the
car! That wasrthe conductor, Charles'
Wood, sent by Sergeant Duffy' to
summon Officer. Morrow and notify
headquarters.
"So I was forced to conclude -wild,
as it seemed -that Wood had taken
the glove from the scene of the crime
and disposed of it somewhere. That
reasoning made him either the mur-
derer or an accomplice. Naturally, he
could not hate anticipated being
granted three opportunity to leave the
car and dispose of the glove. So he
must have accepted the possibility of
having the' glove found• on him- if
there were a•search and he. had Chad
no (Pportunity-te throw it away. But
es a conductor, handling money all
day long, he knew a glove on his per-
son would not excite suspicion.
(Continued Next Week)
Never ,
• The .people never gave up their lib-
erties but under some deliision.-Ed-
mund Burke.
Knowledge
He who' possesses a knowledge of
(loci and a knowledge of man wilTi3ot
easily commit sin, -The Talmud,
Faith- •
Strike from mankind the Principle
al°,,,,Faith, and men would, have no
more history than a flock of sheep. -
Lord Lytton,
Troubles
Lay aside your (roubles every now
and then and give yourself a treat.
('lay, say the doctors, is one of •the
best forms' of rest and relaxation af-
ter hard work.
Ideals
We are haunted by an ideal life,
and it is because we have within us
the beginning'- and the posedlbility of
IL -Phillips Brooke.
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No act falls friutless; one can dell
how' vast its power may be; nor
what results, enfolded, dwell within
it silently.-Bulwer.
Possessions
The true posPession of anything is
to see and feel in .it what God made
it for and the uplifting of the soul
by that knowledge is the poy of true
having, --G. Macdonald. '
Humility 1•
Humility is the genuine .proof of
Christian virtues; Withorit U'e iit;,tiier 1 e-
Serall our defectis,. !titin they aro
°illy ei"ualied oyer by Pride 'Which
60tleeala them Frein othersI,f;�rg�;�fj•,gd o8t M'
ttroitn ourstb'itres'r loo4oft$t1 `viYlft& 4 -
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The st ielled winter vegetables
show -be nerved 'regu'larly in every
Canadian home to assure the "two
vegetalt.10s.,, in addition to potatoes",
the daily • quota-- receMaten,ded `"by
autborities on food requirements:
Like other foods, vegetables must
be properly cooked and. attractively
served for maximum nuourishment and
full enjoyment. Some vegetables such
as cabbage and carrots lend them-
selves to being served rats while Oth-
ers must be cooked to be palatable.
The •best cooking methods for vege-
tables, baking and steaming, shoutd
be used' as oaten as possible. When
piling vegetables the cardinal rule is
use the smallest' amount of water,
cover- the saucepan and cook until
just tender. A11 vegetables need to
be ,salted while cooking to bring out
-their .flavor, and 'other seasonings
suitable for certain vegetables are
auger, pepper, onion and celery
leaves. Left -over vegetable liquir is
precious. Serve it hot in sauces, soup
and gravies or chilled in tangy vege-
table cocktails.
With the many interesting ways' of
preparing vegetables, the Consumer
Section, Marketing Service, Dominion•
Department of Agriculture, believes
that variety in vegetable cookery heed
no longer he a problem,.
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SOUPS THAT SATISFY
What could be more satisfying on
these crisp, cold days, than a steam-
ing bowl of rich cream soup? '
Combinations. of Canadian vege-
tables. fish or meat with all milk or
milk and stock bases can form the
main dish for a 'luncheon or supper.
Cream soups Are ideal for the chil-
dren and present a simple way to in-
clude some of their daily wily quota.
The Consumer Section, Marketieg
Service, Dominion Department of Ag-
riculture,. recommends the following
recipes for . cream soups and chow-
ders:
Cream of Lima Bean Soup
1 cup dried Lima beans .
3 cups •water
, 2 tablespoons minced onion
1 stalk celery
1 tablespoon butter or other fat
2 cups, milk
.;Salt, pepper and any other desired
seasoning. '
Soak Lima beans in water ever
night. Add onion and celery and
soak until` 'soft. This takes from 'ee
to s/4 of an hour. Heat milk in dou-
ble 'boiler, add better,. salt, pepper,
and any other seasoning desired.
Force the beans, onions and celery
through the sieve and add to the bot
milk:' Stir until thoroughly heated
and well blended. Garnish with chop-
ped parsley or crouton's. .-
.:•C{•teese Soup W ithe•Grated. Carrot-.
4 scrips milk
2 or 3 sliced onion
2 tablespoons ;butter
2 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons grated cheese
1 teaspoon salt '
Pepper
1 cup ..,finely grated carrot.
Grate the carrot and add onion and
cook together in the milk for five to
Q t8
op`. N1
tt er, #lour unJ_ry,
!itis' it�!!s `seated
,s.ruln and,,
sats gtl 14 consta iy
kle a41d
."rated 611614"^{;,
heat thrciugb: fora lgtnut€r oe "i'
and then Berta. ,
Dream' of (Mien Seep
Four to five mediiwt sizer!' 'gplons
sliced and ;Wiled: in eeetegh Water tai"
Cover. Cook • until soft. Drain and av
save any water, that is left er.
Foree the `onion pulp thfougl the'>
sieve. .4.dd the onion Puree (1)941)and water to cream: amp base made
from the 'following ingredients:
2•tahlespcons butter or other fat
2 tableapoos flour
4 cups milk
teaspoon salt.
Melt butter. add flour and blend.
Add milk and salt and, cook in top
of oduable boiler until slightly thick,
Corn. chowder !
1 small onion, sliced
3 tablespoons butter or •
3 .slices fat bacon chopped
°
2 tablespoons flour
3 cups cooked potatoes, cubed
2 cups canned corn
4 cups milk and potato water
Salt ;.rid pepper
Chopped parsley. •
Cook the sliced onion in the butter
or with the bacon until slightly
browned. Then add flour and blendwell. Add milk, potatoes, corn and
potatp water. Season to taste. Cook
three to five minutes, Garnish wth
i -
chopped parsley just before -serving:
SUPPER DISHES
What shall, 'we have for supper?
Something that is just' a little differ-
ent. Somethiing not too extravagant
nor •too difficult to prepare. Some-
thing that will keep your family' sing-
ing your praises for many a long day
afterward. -This is the veritable pot
of gold at the foot of many a Clouse,,
wife's rainbow.
The Consumer Section, Marketing
Service, Dominion Department of Ag-
riculture, makes the following sugges-
tions for supper dishes using some of
the plentiful and inexpensive Cana-
dian cereals,
Macaroni Beehives '
Buy uncut macaroni and allow one
long piece per person, cooking M the
usual manner. When done drain and
rinse in cold water. Brush ,inside of
custard cups or other individual
moulds with melted butter. Line the
cups with macaroni by coiling .pieces
around the inside beginning at the
bottom. Fill in the centre of the cup
with the •following mixture: •
2 cups cooked meat, fish or vege-
tables
2 £ablespoons,milk
1 tablespoon parsley
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter
-eYog.11.0 eg bs . --,
Grated' onions, salt and pepper.
Mix melted butter, bread crumbs,
meat, beaten egg, milk and season-
ings. Put this into the lined mould
and if desired "cooked macaroni can
.be •used• 'to cover' the top. Place in a
pan of water and thoroughly heat in
a moderate oven .about 30 minutes.
When ready . to serve unmould and
.'`4 VES
OF BREAD
INS RED
FONLY
PER CAKE
garnish with tomato sauce and suit-
able aecompaniments such h,s •parsley
sprigs, green pepper rings, lemon slic-
es, etc. This makes a most attrac-
tive dish and by varying the filling
you can always have a surprise.
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The rl,Ciialie le fully egl1lpped with
complete and modern %ray •and other
up-to..date diagnostic and therapeutics '
equipment. .
D r. J. R. Forster, Specialist in
diseases of the, ear, eye, nose and
throat, will • be at the Clinic the first
• T1Iesday in every month from 3' to 6
p.m. ......
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on the second and last Thursday in
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IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE,
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Physician and Surgeon
Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat '
Phone 90-W - Seaforth
s
DR. F..J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University of
Toronto.
Late assistant New York Opthal-
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HAROLD JACKSON •
Spe>rialist In. Faith and Household
Sales.
Licensed in Huron and Perth Coun-
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For information, ere., write or. phone
Harold Jackson, 12 on 658, Seaforth;
R.R: 1, Brucefleld.
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Seaforth,, or apply at The Expositor,
Office... -
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer For pitmen '
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LONDON and WINGEA'M
NORTH
A.M.
Exeter 10.34
Hehsall 10.46
Ripper ....:"Sts.. , 10.52
Brucefleld 11.00
Clinton 11.47
SOUTH
Clinton
RM.
Brucefield ' 3.28
Kippen 3.38
Heiman 3.45
Exeter 3.58
C.N.R. TIME TABLE
EAST
A.M. P.M.
Goderieh 6.15 2.30
$olmesville 6.31 ' 2.48
Clintaaa' 6.43 3.00,
Seaforth 6.59 3.22
St. Columban .' 7.05 3.23
Dublin 7.12 3.29
Mitchell 7.24 3.41
WEST
Mitchell -11,06 9.28'
Dublin 11,14 9.36
Seaforth 11.30 9.47
Glial :on 11.45 10.00
Ooderich 12.05 10,25
C.P.R. TIME TABLE
EAST
Goderich
Menaet
Metlirw '
P.M.
4.20
4.24
4.82
Auburn ' 4.42
Blyth 4.52
�`'a'iton 5.05
McNaught 5.15
Toronto .. ' • • • •
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12.03
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CHAPTER XIII
• • SYNOPSIS
ldareley Longstreet, broker, le
murdered on a trolley. Cherry
Browne, this fiancee, DeWitt, ''Chis
partner, DeWitt's second wife
Fern, his daughter Jeanne and her -
flance Christopher Lord, Pollux,
Cherr's vaudeville friend, Ahearn,
friend 'of -DeWitt, Imperlal'e, mdd-
d1e a -Latin; and Michael Col-
lins, brawny Lrish:ma.p, are with
him when the murder is. commit-
. ted. District Attorney 13rnns; in-
spector Thum m, ansa �grury Lane,
retired Shake/ p°ee;ean Actor, in-
vestigate. E:veryonre seems' to
have a grieve* against Long-
street.
ong
street. Another man is later mur-
dered. He is identified, as the
of the death trolley.
Bruno and Thumm believe DeWitt
killed Longstreet and .Weed, ;De-
Witt'is.tried for Wopd'a murder.
Lane proves his innocence:' ' De-
Witt, 'homeward bound, is 'murder-
ed on the train. His fingers are
rigidly. Crossed in death. the two
o'onductors show by their punches.
in De` ritt's ticket that. DeWitt
was a frequent passenger. Doubt-
less the murderer knew this. Lane .
finds a note in 'beWitt's safe, ,
post-dated four months, signed
Martin Stopes. "Get •ready, to'
pay," it, warns. "You may. be
first," Latex...Ctelllns attempts sui-
cide, . He swears" r innocence, al-
though •admits,., following DeWitt
on the trate. Juan Ajos, Uruguay-
an consul, tells Lane that. Martin
Stopes was sentenced in 1912. to
life imprisonment for his wife.
Murder, The evidence of his
three mining . partners -, Long-
s•treet,•beWitean•d William' 'ocle
ett convicted 'him. In 1924 Stopes
escaped.. Meanwhile, his six-year
old daughter has • iisappeared, as
well as Crockett.
"Martin Stopes is the X we have
een seeking=the man responsible
or- removing Harley Longstreet,
Charles Wood and John O. DeWitt.",
Thumm gulped. "I've never heatd
f hirer!' Hie nam'e's never come upt"
"What's in a name, Inspector? You
ave had the pleasure of seeing Mar-
in Stopes many, many 'times!".
All that afternoon his men •had
een disturbing the .t'urgi'd . depths of
au's New Jersey streams crossing
the path of the West Shore Railroad
and, ass •successive attempts with the
dragging -apparatus proved sterile.
It had grown quite dark by the time
the wet and weary party of men
reached• a stream near the town of
Bogota. Strong searohlights were set
up near `the .tracks and Lane + and
•Thumm stood watching the mechani-
cal m»vements of the workmen. There
was a shout from one of the men op-
erating_. a rowboat twenty feet• from
the roadbed. Another searchlight was
trained on the boat.
•
"What is it?" roared 'the Inspector:
scrambling down the 'slope.
• "A .38, no doubt?" asked Lane mild-
ly.
",That's what it is.!." cried 7lhumm..
"Only one empty chamber, and I'll•bet
dollars to 'doughnuts that when we -
fire a bullet. through this ;barrel. the
markingsel jibe with that one we took
out of DeWitt!"
Idle old ,gnarled;. face. Then into the
room strode a burly, ruddy -faced man
' wtho regarded them truculently. He
had is powerful chin but his cheeks
•sagged slightly and there were unmis-
ttakable-sdgns of dissipation around his
eyes. Hie wall 'dressed in rough
tweeds, and jammed his hands Into
flapless pockets and glowered at
them.
District Attorney Bruno blinked his
eyes rapidly, but Inspector Thumm
was, affe ted in• a.'.eubtler, profounder
way. He whispered .(hoarsely: "Hlar-
ley feengstreet!"
"0, that deceit should dwell irk
!such, a gorgeous palace!'" said Aar -
ley 'Longstreet in the•splendid; voice
of Drury Lane.
Eighteen .a minutes past midnight
found: ,the:, police party seated' in one
of the rear, cars of the Weehawken -
Newburgh local train. '
Lane was swathed -in a topcoat, a
Wide -brimmed !last pulled over his.
face. He sat beside Inspector Thutnlm
sky`' the window, his head turned to
the pause, apparently either asleep or
absorbed in somme mental problems.
Thumme glanced; at Lane's; averted
head, sighed, and got ,to..his feet. He
tramped heavily out of the car, A1 -
most at .once he returned with •an ex-
citemlent-flushed face. He sat down
and leaned forward, whispering to
Bruno. "Something queer. ..Just
spotted Ahearn •and Imperiale in the
forward" oar."
The 'conductor appeared at the for-
wa.rd end of the coach and began to
collect and punch tickets. When; he
reached the police party he grinned in
recognition; • Thun;m nodded sourly
and', paid'the fare of the party in cash.
The conductor took from his outside
breast- pocket a number of standard
cash -fare ticketis,; placed them 'to-
gether, punOhed them at two Places•
and, ripping the tickets in half, hand-
ed 'llhumm one s'et, depesaiting 'the
other .'n a pocket . . ,
Met • ,nry Lane, the somnolent,
chose this instant to spring startling-
ly into life. He rose, whipped off the
concealing that and coat, and turned
to' face the oonductor. The man star-
ed •blankly. • Lane plunged his hand
into one of the patch -pockets of, his
sackcoat, produced a silver case' and,
snapping it open, took out a pair of
eye -glasses. He 'didr not put :them on,
merely regarded the conductor with a
refleetive, curious preoccupation•.
. The conductor's hand stopped in
niid-air, holding his ticket -punch. His
mouth 'Popped open, his; tall burly fi'g-
ure sagged, the winy coloring of his
faee vanished in a flood 'of dead -white.
Out of, his mouth came a ' single
ward: "Longstreet
The artificial lip of Harley Longo
street smiled and tris right hand; drop-
ping the silver case and eye -glasses,
went again into his, pocket and came
out clutching something metallic ,
A tiny click and the conductor tore
his eyes away from that sniffling face
to look down dazedlt at ;the hand-
cuffs on his wrists.'
Whereupon, Mr,, Drury Lane sniffled
again, this. time at the unbelieving
faces of Inspector Thumm and'. Dis-
tnict Attorney Bruno. Lane said
calmly: "Did you bring the inking -
pad as I requested, Inspector?" .
Thumm struggled to his • feet ani
while he gi' p'ed• the man's nerveless•
hand and p'roceed'ed to press it ori the
pad, 'Lane picked up from bis •seat the
discarded" topcoat, searched one of
the pockets, and brought forth -the
consular manila-' .envelope. Thumm
• t .� .A
"Careless of me:" mur tired Lane. •'In many ways the most cars
(nus element of the entire affair."
He fondled the wet weapon tender-
ly, Wrapped it. in a handkerchief and•
put the tiling iruto his coat pocket.
They had reached the police• car
now and rested gratefully against the
black door, Lane remarked: "In any
event, the disc -every of the revolver
where we found; it detinittly elimin-
ates any. ,opportunity of .'clime."
"you,mean that Collins now has a
perfect Out?"
"Judiciously phrased, Inspeector, The
local pulled into the Ridgefield Park
station at 1'2:3'0. Conine secured ' a
taxfceb before the train was out of
sight -this is important. From that
point on this alibi is (fixed by the taxi-
driver who was taking him In the op
posit° direction from the train to-
ward New York. The revolver could
not have been thrown .from the train
into the stream before 12:35, the time
the train passed over it. Even if the
revolver were'thrown into .the stream
by a person on'`"foot, he eou !d not
have leache'd> the str•eain before the
train, naturally." '
Quacey spoke into a telephone in
his wigger>r at The Ilatnlet as'Dr'ui'y
Lane sprawled in a chair.
"Yes, etr, Mr. Bruno, Tonight • at
cerci; 'you axe to meet Mr. Lane herd.,
and being iespeoto ' "Thtrimn and a
small squad of police in plait
•olotbes.'r 1/4,
•
At the appointed time the door Of
the !library opened• •suddenly and Qua,!
etlel Blipped Ithe an dispeettlett. grin On
handed Lane the wet' Helene'.scion, of
the conductor's fingertips. Lane 'held
the paper side by side with the photo-
graphic prints; cocking his head .crit-
ically. Then he returned the wet im-
pression to the Inspector, together
with the photograph.
"What would you say, Ihspector.
You've compared thousands of these,
no doubt."
Thumm scanned them carefully.
'They look the same •to„me," he mut-
tered.
Bruno faltered to his feet. "Mr.
Lane, who -what-?"
Lane grasped the arm of the mou-
nded man in a not unfriendly man-
ner.,"Mr. Bruno, Inspector Thumin,
alldme to introduce one of God's
most unfortunate children, Mr. Mar-
tin Stapes, alias Conductor EdrW1arci
Thompson of the Weat Shore Rail-
road, alias an unknown genitl"eman on
the ferry boat, alias Conductor Char-
les Wood ! "
EPILOGUE
As it had done jive' weeks before,
an automobile wound up the road to
The' Hamilert with Ihspeetor Thumm:
and District Attt►r ley. rheic.
"The papers blame 111ornaed me
Stripes has eoeai ssed;r' said• ' Lane,
"Anything i:ntereetin ?"
":taftbrestitrg' to'1tie, said Bruno, ",but
,tr fitY'ptiCr i you ' fIs6* thee Okibet of
"On the cont ary," Lane smiled.
"There are a number of things in
connection , with him about .:Which l
am at sea."
From Bruno the learned that- It had
'been-Stgpes who in 1912 had discov-
ered a manganese mine, while he and
his partner, Orockett, were prospect-
ing in the interior of i,Truguay. •Be-
cause the tivo men needed capital,.-eto
work it they had taken In as part,
vers, on smaller percentages, two
other prospectors - Longstreet and
DeWitt. Stopes made it clear that
the Crime he 'had been accused of
subsequently was committed by
Crockett. Crockett bad attacked
Stopes' wife one night in a drunken
lust, while Stopes was at Vie nearby
mine, and when she resisted, had'
killed her. Longstreet had concocted
the plan whereby the three were to
accuse Steppe of the murder, and,
since no one knew the mine legally'^
belonged to Stopes, they -.could take
over the nein themselves -it had
been unregistered, - ••Crockett • w a s
shaken by hiss erime and accepted
the pian eagerly. DeWitt, Stopes said,
was dominated by Longstreet and
forced by threats to Join: the conspir-
acy.
The shock of his wife's death„the
realization of his partner's' perfidy
had unbalanced the • young geologist.
It was not until after his conviction
and imprisonment that he regained
his normal faculties. From that Mo-
ment this thoughts; -were diverted to
revenge, By the time of his escape,
close confinement had taken toll of
his features, although his body was
as strong as ever, and he felt reason-
ably certain he would not be recogniz-
ed byhis intended victims.
"These things,' however," concluded
Bruno,. "aren't nearly 'so important
now -to me, at least -as your eu.noan-
ny solution?" �,•
"In the street car murder one infer-
ence stood • out at once," said Lane,
"and I cannot comprehend how it'es-
seeped the intelligence of both of
you. The nature of the .weapon was
such as to make it apparent that it
could not be handled with the bare'
hind without fatal results to the han-
dler. I felt ,certain, then, that when
the murderer slipped the needled cork
into Longstreet's pocket, he must
have worn a glove. -Now we knew the
•cork was dropped in the pocket after
Longstreet boarded 'the •car, !P,,1ease
recall„ inspector, that 1 ,speetitleally
asked you at the termination' of your
recital whether gloves, ailing,' other
things; had been found; and you ' e -
pitied in the negative. 'So, although
the murderer was still ire the street
car, there was the peculiar situation
of an object, which must have been
,exiled in the cemni cion of„the crime,
not being found after the crime. `It
could not have been thro vn out of
"a"'window; no window was open from
a+ period even prior to the .boarding
of the Longstreet party. It could not
have been thrown through a door,. be-
cause Duffy opened and closed the
doors on the only • 'occasions when
they were Ilse& If the glove could
root have been thrown oalt of the can',
and yet it left the car, it could!'have
done so only on the person of some-
one. But only' one person left the
car! That wasrthe conductor, Charles'
Wood, sent by Sergeant Duffy' to
summon Officer. Morrow and notify
headquarters.
"So I was forced to conclude -wild,
as it seemed -that Wood had taken
the glove from the scene of the crime
and disposed of it somewhere. That
reasoning made him either the mur-
derer or an accomplice. Naturally, he
could not hate anticipated being
granted three opportunity to leave the
car and dispose of the glove. So he
must have accepted the possibility of
having the' glove found• on him- if
there were a•search and he. had Chad
no (Pportunity-te throw it away. But
es a conductor, handling money all
day long, he knew a glove on his per-
son would not excite suspicion.
(Continued Next Week)
Never ,
• The .people never gave up their lib-
erties but under some deliision.-Ed-
mund Burke.
Knowledge
He who' possesses a knowledge of
(loci and a knowledge of man wilTi3ot
easily commit sin, -The Talmud,
Faith- •
Strike from mankind the Principle
al°,,,,Faith, and men would, have no
more history than a flock of sheep. -
Lord Lytton,
Troubles
Lay aside your (roubles every now
and then and give yourself a treat.
('lay, say the doctors, is one of •the
best forms' of rest and relaxation af-
ter hard work.
Ideals
We are haunted by an ideal life,
and it is because we have within us
the beginning'- and the posedlbility of
IL -Phillips Brooke.
tr
No act falls friutless; one can dell
how' vast its power may be; nor
what results, enfolded, dwell within
it silently.-Bulwer.
Possessions
The true posPession of anything is
to see and feel in .it what God made
it for and the uplifting of the soul
by that knowledge is the poy of true
having, --G. Macdonald. '
Humility 1•
Humility is the genuine .proof of
Christian virtues; Withorit U'e iit;,tiier 1 e-
Serall our defectis,. !titin they aro
°illy ei"ualied oyer by Pride 'Which
60tleeala them Frein othersI,f;�rg�;�fj•,gd o8t M'
ttroitn ourstb'itres'r loo4oft$t1 `viYlft& 4 -
amu
The st ielled winter vegetables
show -be nerved 'regu'larly in every
Canadian home to assure the "two
vegetalt.10s.,, in addition to potatoes",
the daily • quota-- receMaten,ded `"by
autborities on food requirements:
Like other foods, vegetables must
be properly cooked and. attractively
served for maximum nuourishment and
full enjoyment. Some vegetables such
as cabbage and carrots lend them-
selves to being served rats while Oth-
ers must be cooked to be palatable.
The •best cooking methods for vege-
tables, baking and steaming, shoutd
be used' as oaten as possible. When
piling vegetables the cardinal rule is
use the smallest' amount of water,
cover- the saucepan and cook until
just tender. A11 vegetables need to
be ,salted while cooking to bring out
-their .flavor, and 'other seasonings
suitable for certain vegetables are
auger, pepper, onion and celery
leaves. Left -over vegetable liquir is
precious. Serve it hot in sauces, soup
and gravies or chilled in tangy vege-
table cocktails.
With the many interesting ways' of
preparing vegetables, the Consumer
Section, Marketing Service, Dominion•
Department of Agriculture, believes
that variety in vegetable cookery heed
no longer he a problem,.
•
SOUPS THAT SATISFY
What could be more satisfying on
these crisp, cold days, than a steam-
ing bowl of rich cream soup? '
Combinations. of Canadian vege-
tables. fish or meat with all milk or
milk and stock bases can form the
main dish for a 'luncheon or supper.
Cream soups Are ideal for the chil-
dren and present a simple way to in-
clude some of their daily wily quota.
The Consumer Section, Marketieg
Service, Dominion Department of Ag-
riculture,. recommends the following
recipes for . cream soups and chow-
ders:
Cream of Lima Bean Soup
1 cup dried Lima beans .
3 cups •water
, 2 tablespoons minced onion
1 stalk celery
1 tablespoon butter or other fat
2 cups, milk
.;Salt, pepper and any other desired
seasoning. '
Soak Lima beans in water ever
night. Add onion and celery and
soak until` 'soft. This takes from 'ee
to s/4 of an hour. Heat milk in dou-
ble 'boiler, add better,. salt, pepper,
and any other seasoning desired.
Force the beans, onions and celery
through the sieve and add to the bot
milk:' Stir until thoroughly heated
and well blended. Garnish with chop-
ped parsley or crouton's. .-
.:•C{•teese Soup W ithe•Grated. Carrot-.
4 scrips milk
2 or 3 sliced onion
2 tablespoons ;butter
2 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons grated cheese
1 teaspoon salt '
Pepper
1 cup ..,finely grated carrot.
Grate the carrot and add onion and
cook together in the milk for five to
Q t8
op`. N1
tt er, #lour unJ_ry,
!itis' it�!!s `seated
,s.ruln and,,
sats gtl 14 consta iy
kle a41d
."rated 611614"^{;,
heat thrciugb: fora lgtnut€r oe "i'
and then Berta. ,
Dream' of (Mien Seep
Four to five mediiwt sizer!' 'gplons
sliced and ;Wiled: in eeetegh Water tai"
Cover. Cook • until soft. Drain and av
save any water, that is left er.
Foree the `onion pulp thfougl the'>
sieve. .4.dd the onion Puree (1)941)and water to cream: amp base made
from the 'following ingredients:
2•tahlespcons butter or other fat
2 tableapoos flour
4 cups milk
teaspoon salt.
Melt butter. add flour and blend.
Add milk and salt and, cook in top
of oduable boiler until slightly thick,
Corn. chowder !
1 small onion, sliced
3 tablespoons butter or •
3 .slices fat bacon chopped
°
2 tablespoons flour
3 cups cooked potatoes, cubed
2 cups canned corn
4 cups milk and potato water
Salt ;.rid pepper
Chopped parsley. •
Cook the sliced onion in the butter
or with the bacon until slightly
browned. Then add flour and blendwell. Add milk, potatoes, corn and
potatp water. Season to taste. Cook
three to five minutes, Garnish wth
i -
chopped parsley just before -serving:
SUPPER DISHES
What shall, 'we have for supper?
Something that is just' a little differ-
ent. Somethiing not too extravagant
nor •too difficult to prepare. Some-
thing that will keep your family' sing-
ing your praises for many a long day
afterward. -This is the veritable pot
of gold at the foot of many a Clouse,,
wife's rainbow.
The Consumer Section, Marketing
Service, Dominion Department of Ag-
riculture, makes the following sugges-
tions for supper dishes using some of
the plentiful and inexpensive Cana-
dian cereals,
Macaroni Beehives '
Buy uncut macaroni and allow one
long piece per person, cooking M the
usual manner. When done drain and
rinse in cold water. Brush ,inside of
custard cups or other individual
moulds with melted butter. Line the
cups with macaroni by coiling .pieces
around the inside beginning at the
bottom. Fill in the centre of the cup
with the •following mixture: •
2 cups cooked meat, fish or vege-
tables
2 £ablespoons,milk
1 tablespoon parsley
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter
-eYog.11.0 eg bs . --,
Grated' onions, salt and pepper.
Mix melted butter, bread crumbs,
meat, beaten egg, milk and season-
ings. Put this into the lined mould
and if desired "cooked macaroni can
.be •used• 'to cover' the top. Place in a
pan of water and thoroughly heat in
a moderate oven .about 30 minutes.
When ready . to serve unmould and
.'`4 VES
OF BREAD
INS RED
FONLY
PER CAKE
garnish with tomato sauce and suit-
able aecompaniments such h,s •parsley
sprigs, green pepper rings, lemon slic-
es, etc. This makes a most attrac-
tive dish and by varying the filling
you can always have a surprise.
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