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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1953-02-20, Page 2SIS stabi d 1460 Ya Mclean, Editor i t blished at ,Seaforth, Ontario, ev-, ;Thursday afternoon by McLean Bros. erdber of Canadian eekiy Newspapers Association. they been, able toproject th • y.4 b tired ;heap Into the , t •• e �' lean the modern e ' ee t $e there .was of tilrOad, or a few Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.:70 a year. Single • copies, 5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, February 20 Huron Pledges Aid As, was suggested in this column Bast week, the people of Huron were quick to appreciate the extent of the damage in flood ravaged Europe. They acted equally fast in establish- ing the necessary machinery in or- der thht -their concern could more readily be shown in a practical man- ner. Next week is "Flood Relief Week" in `Huron, and under the direction Of a county -wide committee various or- ganizations in Huron are co-operat- ing to the end that the people of the county may make a substantial con- tribution to the suffering and unfor- tunate citizens of the countries in Europe which have been affected. Details of the campaign appear else- where in this issue. In launching the Canadian appeal on Sunday, Governor-General Vin- cent Massey, chairman of the Cana- dian National European Flood Re- lief Committee, indicated the extent of the disaster. In England, 300 have lost their lives, 18,000 are homeless and 140,000 acres of farmland are under water, Mr. Massey said. In Holland, 1;400 have drowned, 50,000 are homeless, and one-fifth of the country -438,000 nacres—lies under sea water. In Bel- gium, 10,000 people have suffered. "We have watched with sympathy. and understanding the trials which have confronted these three brave nations since the war. We have ad- mired their efforts to overcome the difficulties which they faced. Now, the blind forces of nature have struck a cruel blow at a time when the work of recovery is not ended. "It may be asked what is the ob- jective of the appeal. It is still too early to 'determine how much will be needed to help the victims of this dis- aster. I can only say it will be a very large sum indeed. "Such in brief terms is the situa- tion which confronts us. Countless sufferers need what we can give to help them. Canada has an abundance from which to give ; she has a fine tradition of giving. That we shall rise to the challenge of this emerg- ency, there can be no doubt," Mr. Massey concluded_ • When All Roads Were Bad The greater the conveniences we enjoy or the standard reached in the maintenance of public services, the more apt we are to criticize most vehemently those who are in charge. So it is with roads:' Mr. W. C. Gilchrist, managing di- rector of the' Canadian Good Roads Association, has been exploring the early history of Ontario highways, and in a recent speech quoted a let-. ter to a long -vanished periodical the Niagara Herald in 1801. The writer said he had lately had the misfortune to travel the roads of the Niagara district and he considered "miracu l>iusP his escape from "brokek neck, legs and arms." And this letter -writ - ter of 1801 added : "Besides the pains I endured oh my own account 1 had those of a feeling i toward distressed families in seem breaking down, falling into ep Wiles and bridgeless 'creeks iftoirYi whence it seemed impossible to the women and children g•thrOu;gh those like Pharaoh's t;r-ottgh the not Red but muddy tom of necessity needed ed' aild persevering. But ulc " h vii°bfi'en their reaoti n • oen fey .4 rough spots? r, • Rising on Tiine . • There are some ,•people who have trouble rising in the morning. Re- gardless of their good intentions, or of the array of alarm clocks with . which they provide themselves, it seems an almost impossible feat to jump out of bed at a predetermined time. For such people it appears there may be some hope for, from the , chemists' testtube there has emerg- ed the elixir of perfect punctuality, a small marvel of a pill. It is, in detail, three pills in ogle according to the Montreal Star, here is something to put one to s ep. All those flocks of sheep that h e to put up with being counted for the satisfaction of some silly mor- tal may now lie down and enjoy an unbroken night's rest themselves. There is something to keep one asleep. Let the blanketls fall to the floor and lie there. There is some- thing to wake one up at the proper time. The announcement says, after eight hours. Presumably an assort- ment would cover such situations as having turned in at four o'clock in- stead of eleven, a little more or less of this or that in different boxes: • Six Years Of Progress Under Liberal Rule (An Editorial in The Brockville Recorder and Times) The Liberal Federal. Government of the day, for all the sniping of its critics, has rolled up in the past six years a massive and impressive re- cord of sound national accomplish- ment. Now is a good time to take a hard loop at that record, a record of fact, of indisputable achievement. The record, in part: In the latter part of the past six years the cost of living has been reduced, in spite of the inflationary pressures that beset a booming economy. The national output stands at an all-time high of $23 billions. The same may be said for national income, with the average Canadian being better off than ever before in the country's economic history: Can- ada's population, from 11 millions in 1939, has risen to an estimated 15 millions at the present time. Cana- dian exports for the year 1952 will be in excess of $4 billions, about five times the pre-war volume. The expansion of basic industries and manufactures in the past five years, capital development, call it what one wishes, has amounted to about $25 billions. And, too, during these processes and huge gains, the Government of the day has been able to effect substantial tariff reductions in accord with the Liberal policy of steadily moving toward a freer and freer state of trade. These gains then are the major fiscal gains which the nation has made in six years—and they are gains which are largely responsible for a nation of 15 millions now rank- ing as one of the principal economic Powers of the world. And these are the .gains brought about in the main by the fiscal poli- cies of the high-calibre Cabinet of the present Liberal Federal Admini- stration. The management of Can- ada's overall economic progress in the past few years has found ap- plause far beyond the circle of parti- san Liberals. Brilliant American and British economists concede that the economics of this country have been handled as ably as if not more ably than any other country in the world today. This then is the record. Certainly the present Administra- tion has made mistakes — Govern- ments will always make mistakes as long as they are composed of human beings -- but, when the ledger is ex- amined and mistakes are compared with successes, .the latter in- quality, as well as quantity, dwarf the form- er. The past six years under the Lib- eral Administration have numbered some of the most historic years of development in this nation's evolu- tion. 'X'his, the positive side of the record, the Canadian people cannot p f►. ignore, dittoing or forget. Chief of Police Goes To Cilnton Chief of Police Oitbert- Robert- son, who came hero .front•- Bort'. Dover several months ago, tendered' his resignation to the tower couucii the Iatter part of the week and in- tends assuming similar deities in Clinton on Monday.—Mitchell Ad- vocate. Ten Babies Born At Hospital Ten babies were born during the first week South Huron Hospital was open. The boys outnumbered the girls eight to two, Four moth- ers and their babies have been dis- charged from hospital. Eleven med- ical patients were received during the first week of operation.—Exce ter Times -Advocate. Celebrate 54th Wedding Day Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seli, of Low- er Wingham, celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary quietly on Sunday, February 8. Although not enjoying the best of health, Mr. and Mrs. Sell still take a great deal of interest in everyday affairs, and Mr. Seli is well known locally for his keen interest in sports.—Wing- ham Advance -Times. • Present Gifts to Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Alex James and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Harburn called at the Lewis Docking home recently and presented them with an end table on behalf of themselves •and the neighbors of the 6th and 7th concessions of Hibbert. Mrs. Dock- ing thanked them and all the neigh- bors for their kind remembrance.— Mitchell Advocate. Civil Marriage Ceremony No. Two Magistrate D. E. Holmes, Q.C., officiated at a civil marriage Sat,, urday morning at the Court House, when Alban Hines, R.AC.A.F., Hale- ilton, was married to Kathleen Baechler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baechler, of Auburn. This is the second civil marriage perform- ed by Magistrate Holmes since the Act came into force a year ago.— Goderich Signal -Star. Returns Home Mr. Gerry Kestle, who has been a patient in London and Toronto hospitals since he was injured in an automobile accident last July, was discharged from Lyndhurst Loge, Toronto, on Sunday and re- tutned to his home in Stratford. He was brought to his home by his uncle, We H. Pollen, who re- ports him much improved and able to walk.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Honored On Retirement Twenty-eight years of . efficient service with the Purity Flour Miffs given by Archibald Macfie were recognized Saturday morning by the Resembled staff and employees of the plant. On behalf of the staff and employees, Mr. Joseph Moody, in the absence of Manager R. M. Menzies, made the presenta- tion Of a handsome smoking stand and accessories to Mr. ,Macfie, who made a suitable reply. He came to Goderich from Nottawa and was employed. with the company from 1924 until his retirement on Decem- ber 31, 1952.—Goderich Signal -Star. In Hospital After Traffic Accident Mrs. Marta Hoytema, of Clinton, wasadmitted to St. Joseph's Hos- pital, London, after a traffic acci- dent on Highway 4, near Clinton. She was a passenger in a car driv- en by her husband, Rev. George Hoytema, of the Christian Reform - upty Papers 00 Church at Clinton., when; , $kid ted into tyre ,ditch. ¶recipe rain bad coated the paveMent'with ice. No other car was involved. Mrs.' Hoytema suffered lacerations tp nose and forehead, and was kept in hospital for observation of possible head injury. The couple came to Canada from Holland early this winter.—Clinton News -Record. Tendered Reception A large crowd was present in the Blyth Memorial Hall on Friday night for the public reception ten dered Mr. and `Mrs. Kenneth Staples, of Blyth, recent newly- weds. Dancing occupied the major portion of the evening's program, with music supplied by Jas. Pierce's orchestra. Mr. and Mrs, Staples 'were the recipients of a purse of money, the presentation being made by Eddie McNeil, while John Pollard read the address. Ken re- plied, thanking those present for their kindness one -behalf of his bride. Mrs. Staples was the for- mer, Miss Shirley Ives, Colborne township.—Blyth Standard. Heifer Goes Berserk Joe and Ted Hunking had a rather harrasing experience one day last week, Joe was leading an Ayrshire heifer from one farm to the other, when the animal got un- ruly and attacked him. Finally breaking away, Ted came along in a truck and seeing the difficulty came to his brother's aid, where- upon the animal took a round out of him. Both men were bruised as the heifer attacked with her long horns. She was finally subdued, and then, according to Ted, went along quite peacefully. The boys were at a loss •to know just what had caused the animal to go sud- denly berserk.—Blyth Standard. Girl Hurt in Truck Collision Mary Ann Stryker, aged five, Ontario St., 4 inton, 'suffered a broken arm, b oken leg, and bead injuries when struck by a truck Tuesday evening, February 10. Ac- cording to Police Constable James Thompson, who investigated the accident, a truck driven by, Paul Schmidt, Stratford, was travelling west on Ontario Street, just west of Feet Street, when two girls came round the back of a car park- ed on the south side of the street and a little girl ran in front of the oncoming truck. She was knocked to the pavement, and the lady who also came from the parked car drove the injured child to Clinton Public ..Hospital. Later the little girl was taken to hospital in Lon. don.—]Clinton News -Record. Mildmay Man Buys Franchise Mr. Fred G. Newton announced last week he has sold his Chrys- ler -Plymouth franchise and garage business to Mr. Reg Armstrong, of Mildmay. The firm will be known as the Reg Armstrong Motors. Mr. Armstrong conducted a similar business in Mildmay `for six years an was active in -the Rotary Club and the Masonic Lodge there. He is a member of•the Unfted Churoh. He was born in Ireland and email - grated with his parents to New To- ronto 30 years ago, where he lived until moving to Mildmay. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong and two children, Bob and George, and Mr. Arm- strong's father, Mr. David Arm- strong, moved to Exeter last week. They will live in an apartment above the garage.—Exeter Times - Advocate. To The Editor Toronto, Feb. 16, 1953, Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Your editorial on the two-way traffic of immigration - emigration. with the accent on the movement to and from the United States, was very encouraging, with the following fact a standout on balance: "The fact of the matter, of course, is that today there are fewer Canadians leaving Canada to obtain employment in other coun- tries than ever before was the case. In addition, there is a greater in- flow of professional persons from the United States than' in the past." As a primary producer of food and fiber, I. take a special interest in this theme of a more appropri- ate population for this mighty land. I recall, for instance, the deplor• able fact brought „forward by one of the farm editors, that "according 'to the official figures on the move- ment of people across the nation's borders—inbound and outbound— during the hundred years, 1840- 1940, it is indicated that 6.4 mil- lion came in, and just six million left us." This latter is an anaemic and de- plorable picture, at any rate from the viewpoint of the builders of that 'Greater Canada' dreamed of and visualized by the pioneers. I note that your prairie contempor- ary (Winnipeg Free Press) .de- scribes the scene dolefully, but al- so factually,. as "a constant, un- ending hemorrhage"; but I am hopeful that things are on the mend; for it was only the other day that one of the authoritative observers wrote thus: "It is esti- mated that every day 1,000 new Canadians are born; 340 die, and 400 immigrate to this. country. This means that every day there are well over 1,000 new people to feed, clothe, and house." I was interested in the apparet unconcern with the outbound traf- fic, at the present hour. Here's hoping the flow (outbound or south- bound) is too shallow to be dan- gerous to the nation's pulse -beat, and no longer entitled to be described ominously as "toe exo- dus.' A GREATER CANADA Buying A Farm As the spring season approaches, there is usually considerable ex- change xchange between those who wish to buy farms • and those who wish to sell. Many farms are bought and sold before the crops are planted, so that the -new -owner can plan his production to fit his farming pros grana, r Of course whether a .man should buy a farm is the first decision to be made, but after you have come to the conblusion that you are in a position to buy a farm, the next important step i8 finding a farni that suits your purposes, or choos- ing the one that has the moat df the features you are looking for, This is not easy as rarely does one find a farm which fits all the re.. quitentente exactly. it miax be of :'real valve to a Matt looking for a farm to ask himself what he should consider before making his choice. Some factors which have quite an. influence are often overlpoked. One of these is rainfall, If you are considering purchasing a farm in an area or district somie distance from where 'you Are far`uiiTig at present, x look at the records for climate will help. -Phe--record of .the. rainfallwith.. at- tention not only to the annual av- erage but also to the distribution throughout the growing season, the variability from year to year, and the frequency of storms or "gully washers" should interest you. Some of these may 'be unfavorable to the type of production yon are consid- ering: A, second factor to consider is tate d'evelopmen't of the cominui5:ity. (Oaii'tiiitied on I1sge 6) J The bath is Fun When rightly done. It's a big part OF child training art. Dept. of National Man and Welfare. Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor February 24, 1928 • On Thursday evening a large number of friends and neighbors assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Horan, Beechwood, prior to their [departure to their .new home in Stratford. Frank McQuaid, reeve of MoKillop, and Mr. Wilfred Maloney presented them with a well -tilled purse. A rink composed of Seaforth curlers, consisting of Dr. F. J. Bechely, R. J. Winter, R. J. Sproat and W. E. Southgate, are in Toron- to this week taking part in the big bonspiel in that city. The severe storm at the first of the week has 'blocked, the roads badly. The snowplow opened the highday for cars from Stratford to Seaforth on Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas Jarmain, town, had the misfortune to fall at her home on Monday and fracture several ribs. The annual oyster supper under the auspices of the Cromarty Scale Company, was held at the home of Mr. Oswald Walker, all members being present with their families. Oysters were served to about 80, and the evening was spent in games and dancing. .A. number of Kippen sportsmen were out rounding up jack rabbits, as these animals are getting num- erous and are doing a great, deal of harm to fall wheat. Miss Dorothy . Welsh; Hensall, popular bride -elect of the week, held a very elaborate trousseau tea Wednesday, when guests number- ing 200 were present. The nomination meeting held in the Town Hall, Hensall, Monday evening to fill the position of reeve, resulted •in four being nom, inated, namely, Robert Higgins, Owen Geiger, William Consitt and Alex Smith. The contest will be between Robert Higgins and Owen Geiger, and promises to be anin- teresting one. On March 15, Andrew W. Dun- lop, Milverton, will open a repair and service department in connec- tion with the Chevrolet -and Olds- mobile garage, under E. E. Welch, Seaforth. The death of Louis Atkinson in Seaforth Memorial Hospital last Thursday came suddenly and with a deep sense of shock to his many friends here. He was a soldier in World War 1, and was severely wounded. -• a From The Huron Expositor • February 20, 1903 Mr. W. N. Watson, Seaforth, met with a somewhat painful accident on Saturday night Which will con- fine him .to the house for some days. As he was leaving for the offce he tripped on the leg of a chair, falling heavily on the floor, injuring his side. Mr. Ray Scott, of the Seaforth Electric Light Works, has accept- ed a "position as manager of the Tottenham Electric Light & Power Company. Miss Ida McSpadden, Winthrop, left this week for Cleveland, where she will remain for a period of time. Mr. George Love, of the 10th con- cession of McKillop, disposed of one of the best teams of matched colts last week which has ever left the township. He received the sum of $355 for them, Mr. John McLean, Tuckersmit'h, being the purohaser. Mr. Thomas Ward, Varna, has sold one of his farms adjoining the village, to Mr. William Denni- son, for $3,700. Mrs. F. C. McDougall, Hensall, had the misfortune while skating at the rink, to slip and in ,falling broke her arm between the wrist and elbow. The following were ticketed 'to distant points this week: Miss Hackwell, McKillop, to Detroit; Miss Miss Ida McSpadden, Winthrop, to Cleveland, Ohlo, and Mrs. ,Cum- mings, McNeil op, to •Wolverine, Mich. Mr. John Routledge, son of "Mr, Charles R•outiedge, Tuckersmth, but who is now located at Indian He d, Northwest Territory, bad a carload.of horses shipped there from Seaforth, consisting of 14 horses and a stallion. - At --the regular- meeting- cif -Wal. ton Public Library on Tuesday, the following officers were elected: president, Rev. A McNab; secre- tary, W. J. Neal; treasurer, W. J. Simpson; committee: R. M. Ctun- mings, Mimes Denniso i, Themes 1VIcradzean, James McCall, J. W. Morrison; librarian, 'Miss M. E; J'ohnsoh, ,The property of the late Samuel Madge, r borne, has been. sold to 1 rs. W1):soir, of the tendert i oa I. "•So much for a supposedly smart Piece of detective work," Matthews would have been tickled at that item, "I had a safety razor blade with me," she continued. "With 'it I sliced• off the bottoms of several of the chocolates anti mixed poison with the cream." "Where did you get the stuff?" "From a drug store in Chicago. Our restrictions are more easily circumvented than yours. It was supposed. to be for getting rid of a dog and I'd carried it about for months. You see this was not done on the spur of the moment." Her cold-blooded calculation was horrifying. "Then, of course, you wiped your hands on a church vestment," he prompted. "Youve worked it out correct- ly„ "What made you think Martin Rotherson would eat the sweets? We concluded that a man so par- ticular about his figure as to use saccharine would avoid them." 'Then you failed to check up on his habits. He had a positive mania for chocolates, and used to import them specially from Eng- land. I'd written a little note and addressed it to Martin, meaning to leave it on the chairman's table so that it would be concluded that the presentation came from .somebody connected with the function." "Why go to such elaborate length when it would have been simpler to have sent doped con- fectionery by post?" "Because he would have been suspicious. It isn't so easy as you make it sound to kill a person." "Thank goodness for that. No, I imagine I should look twice at anything to eat sent me by an unknown 'admirer,' especially if I was a public man with a number of known enemies. What next?" "Margatret came back just as I'd finished. I cleared off quickly and I don't think anyone saw the two of us together." "Was it possible that Margaret had turned over a new leaf and [really wanted to settle down quiet- ly?" "A leopard cannot change his spots." "They tell me she had taken up her parish duties very thoroughly and conscientiously." Her lips curled. "That woman was a better actress than she was a dancer," she sneered. "She pre- tended that there was nothing .be- tweenthem, that Martin was look- ing u,' his English relations, and that she had had nothing to do with inviting him to the sale of work. Would you expect me to believe that?" "No." But ,Ms. Sharpe was meaning the negative more as a tribute to her• implacable hatred than an acceptance of the motives behind Mrs. Thorne's appeal. "Of course y-ou wouldn't. I wasn't fooled. When I left I gloried in my action,, and only wished I could have been present to see him die. The newspapers told me all 1 want- ed to know, however. That night I crept in a back window- at the hall." "Meaning to get back the re- mains of the incriminating box of chocolates?" "Nothing of the kind. They didn't bother me. There was a chance that some of the helpers who had spoken to me that morning under the i mpressiou I was Margaret would throw suspicion on her. That -would have made the plan complete." Mr. Sharpe shuddered, What a fiend she was. Her very beauty and fragile feminity only made it more dreadful. "When the plot against Rotherson miscarried what did you think?" he asked, masking his repugnance, "Miscarried? You are talking nonsense. He is dead. I read it in the English newspapers and here in America., Poisoned at a church bazaar in a little country town. Poisoned, I tell you!" "Yes, yes," he said soothingly. "Be calm. We seem to be at cross purposes. If you have told the truth of your actions his death does not lie at your door." "I-1 don't understand." "Don't you know what the drug- gist gave you for the ostensible purpose of killing a dog?" "No. It didn't matter to me so long as it was effective. I told him it was a •big dog — an Alsa- tion," "Wie found cyanide in the choco- lates." "Yes! Won't that work on a buma.n being. I thought if I said a big dog it would make sure." "There was enough to wipe out half a dozen people. But Martin Rotherson didn't die from taking cyanide. He had something quite different—morphine." She looked at him uncomprehend- ingly and then burst into a flood of tears. "Oh, .bitter, bitter," she moaned. • "Who robbed me of my revenge?" "Don't ask me," Mr. Sharpe snapped, e q u all y disappointed, though in an entirely different man\ ter. "Perhaps you can throw some light on the death of your half- sister." "Wasn't it suicide?" He groaned audibly, "There was a box Of poisoned chocolates found by her side." "Then I didn't waste my time•" Ghoulishly she brightened at the thought that some measure of an old score had been settled: "It was not the same box you left in•_tho hall,"_he .-.exnlgiued. patiently. "Phe worst of this case is a plethora of potential murder- ers." "Aren't you going to arrest me?" she Asked as he,, ate for the door anxious to get' breath of fresh air as relief froth ti, eentaminatiug prese "1Vdtbingnce. in the world would please me trotter," wore hiss parting wards, Ad ,heart you're the 'tV'ick- etTest,woYnati I've ever Met, and tar nobody earl do anything about It in this world." As he left Iter shew as the very a personification of thwarted felinity' and the little man went straight back to•his own hoteland called; e for a bottle of disinfectant to beh emptied into a hot bath. That ware the effect Myrtle Rotherson had on• him. CHAPTER XI Thinking over his interview with the ex-wife of Martin Rotherson WA -- occurred to Morrison Sharpe that heehad left unasked several inter- esting questions. Was there, for one; any possibility of the Rev. Quentin Thorne having knowledge of the existence of his wife's in- tention. ntention. It seemed doubtful. The - vicar appeared to have been bliss- fully unaware of dangerous under- currents. He had taken Margaret on trust, like thousands of other me, no Peopleneven in vital matters, did: not go about delving into the past - Perhaps life would be more un- pleasant all round if they did. Oc- casionally long laid spectres start- ed to stalk again. When they did there was no telling what troubles would begin. Perhaps this was an example of secrecy being the prelude to trag- edy. Yet had the vicar of St_ Chad's known all about his wife„ her childhood and her friendship', with Martin Rotherson there might have been no marriage. On the other hand he might have decided/ to begin all over again on a basis • of love and•;.}Christian charity. All at once Mr. Sharpe thought he would like to talk over the com- plexities of this tangled case with[ somebody of trained intelligence.. That meant Inspector Matthews and none other. There was some- thing soundly satisfying in his con- ventionally policemanlike way o$' weighing up. the pros and cons of crime. ' Less than a week later he was- back asback in Netherton, Immediately on arrival in Eng- land Mr. Sharpe obtained bads numbers of all the newspapers with .reports of the police court proceedings against the Rev. Quen- tin Thorne. They made astonish-, ing reading. Facts had been marshalled against the accused that led inevit- ably to his committal to the As- sizes. Matthews had done his join very well. According to the evidence givers by carefully chosen witnesses, Thorne hater deliberately plotted against the life of Martin Rother- son, picking the opening ceremony' of his Church function as most convenient and safest for himself - Particularly damning was the- testimony that the vicar had sent a small jug of cream for the guest of honor, with the remark that he understood it was . customary irr. America to take this in place of the more usual milk favored inn England. This essential incident had not' been commented nn dur- ing the preliminary investigations,. an ommission explainable by the• common lack of observation of ord inary little happenings. Matthews had dug this out and' made the most of it, Admittedly' itn}ad' things blacker. According to the prosecutions. Thorne must have known of his wife's previous friendship with the film star. In examination it was, suggested that such knowledge could not have been kept back. They proved that Mrs. Thorne had gone to Loudon to visit R.othersoir and held that this suggested the resumption of an illicit relation- ship. Jealousy supplied the motive. , The poisoned chocolates found in the church hall, were produced` in support of the diabolical thor- oughness of the murderer. who pro- posed to make absolutely sure or success. Following up the first death and both to cover up his tracks and complete his revenge the second murder had been consummated. Put in such a manner there was little wonder that the" bench • of justices had decided that the case must go before a jury, with the evi- dent possibility of a verdict or "guilty" being returned. And all Mr. Sharpe had to go on was a fierce sense of logic and a private conviction that these things - could not be, coupled with the in- formation that the vicar bad not, at any rate, been concerned with. the affair of the poisoned choco- lates. Reaching Netherton the little puzzle -master lost no time before' calling on the inspector, who wel- c?med him with genuine pleasur, though allied with a suggestion of private triumph. "I expect you have read all about the case," die" observed. Mr. Sharpe scowled, "Yes. You confounded bobbies are making a shocking mess of it between you." "Surely you've seen the reports? We had witness after witness who—" "Who spoke what they thought to• be the truth. Yet half of it was all wrong, and the other hall had been twisted to suit the facts in- stead of the facts suiting the actu- allty. Listen to this part of the story to .begin with.;' Clearly and eoncisely he spoke of his interview with Myrtle Roth- erson. The inspector made no comment until he had finished- Then whistled. ""Queer yarn," e "And palpably true." "I don't doubt it. Nobody Could invent smell 11 thing, But It doesn't make so very nruch difference. '-If -1 Rotherson had taken the cyanide our case would fall to the ground M. view of your revelation. As it o we don't rely on the chocolates. t You haven't proved that the cream was all right and that was the• thing tliitt mattered," "Rubbish. A. smart Counsel wiI1 demolish that supposition in no time, Produce the remains of the (Continued on 'Paige '1) -t " • t ,4.