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By J. C. Woodiwiss
CHAPTER XVIII
"Well, Inspector," it said. "I just
wantde to say good-bye. You were
so busy stalking Smith that you
didn't notice me watching you
from the back of the window. That
was rather a clumsy omission,
wasn't it?
Hopton flung himself against
the door in impotent fury, but the
stout boards resisted all his ef-
Sords. From the room outside he
could hear the vague sounds of
m. heated argument between sev-
eral persons.
"That's wot we'll do, then,"
came the harsh tones of Ikey
Frost. "You leave 'ha to me, boys,
tied clear out. 'i er can come back
in an hour and it'll he all over.
Let me advise yer to breathe deep,
inspector 'Opton, and it'll he over
all the sooner.'
As he gave this grim advice
there was a strange hissing sound,
and the Detective ' became con-
scntus of a queer, smell .. , sweet
and sickening . , . that made him
choke and splutter.
*
Ills brain was already reeling
from the efforts of the gas. And
then, just as he had begun to a-
bandon hope, he heard his torment=
or give a half stifled cry of as-
tonishment and horror. The ex-
clamation was followed by a crash
and the sound of a desperate
•struggle:
Then came the thud of a falling
body, and a 'complete and terrify-
ingsilence. The grim stillness
was at last broken by the sound of
low; bestial chuckle of satisfied
vxuitation and Hopton strained his
oars to catch some fresh develop -
anent in this tragedy, ,hut nothing
further happened. The strange, in-
human. cry had unnerved him; but,
he regained a grip on himself and
1,t:ruck a match. The first thing he
saw was a thin trickle of some-
thing that came from under the
-deer and was quickly forming in-
to a. sinister poql at his feet .
something red nad horrible that
instantly• told its hideous tale.
Murder had been done!
* * *
1Hopton heard a voice calling to
him from the roam beyond.
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"Hello! Who's there?"
"1'm a police officer!" returned
the Detective as loud as he could
yell. "I'ni locked in here."
"All right, pal," replied the con-
stable outside. "I'll ]et you out in
a minute."
The Inspector step -tied out,
blinking, into the brilliantly light-
ed kitchen. 21he whole room indi-
cated the ferocity of the struggle
which, had so recently taken place.
The table was flung over in front
of the fireplace, and chairs, brok-
en pottery, plants, and cages were
lying about in -suggestive disorder.
At the Detective's feet lay the
body. of l:key Frost.
Hopton and the Constable made
a careful examination of the room.
and searched the house from top
to bottom. Galesbourne had evi-
dently been hiding in the Louse
for some days, for his clothes and
underwear were discovered in a
cupboard upstairs.
* **
Hopton had just refuelled to
Lambeth Station when he was call-
ed to the telephone.
"Inspector Hopton speaking," he
began smartly.
"Oct. good morning, sir," —77c le
the voice from the othe i' end of
the -line. -si'e've got a Mrs. Wool-
ston here. offering to give inform-
ation concerning the Galesbonrue
couple."
"Excellent. Sergeant," comment-
ed the detective. "Send her along
at once. please."
Mrs. Woolston was a typical ex-
ample of the poorer Loudon lodg-
ing -house keeper. •
"Good morning, 11r.+. Woolston."
began Hopton pleasantly. "Sorry
to bring you along here, but we're
anxious to waste no time. Now,
please telt me about this Mr. and
Mrs. Foote."
"Oh, they're ever so queer, In -
specter," she replied promptly.
"'Specia.11y the, old gentleman.
Never go out, they' don't, 'ceptin'
at night. Don't seen nater'I to
me."
"Can you describe them to me?" .
asked Hoptom
By the time she'd been talking
for five minutes. Hopton was com-
pletely satisfied as to the Identity
of her lodgers.
"Thank: you, Mrs. \Voolston,
there's no doubt they're the people
we want. Now the only thing to
do is to decide 'on some plan for
arresting them without causing too
much fuss. I think the only way
to avoid trouble is to take 'em by
surprise," he announced. "Yon go
hone and get their midday meal.
And while they're eating, you can
let in half a dozen of ne. and we'll
arrest 'em before they can put up
much resistance."
As soon as she had gone, Hop-
ton took up the receiver and made
his arrangements for the impend-
ing raid.
* *
About half -;past twelve the same
morning, a number of plain -clothes
police officers began to concen-
trate uuobstrusively in the lane
behind 112rs. Woolstotz's house. The
back door of 107 was cautiously
opened, and the face of Mrs. Wool -
sten appeared,
"Oh, do please come at once, In-
spector," she cried, almost in
tears, "I'in sure somethin's wrong
—somethin' terrible I'm afraid.
The two men went out this .morn•
in' an' they 'even't come back yet,
and left Mrs. Foote alone In the
sittin' room. Euverythin' was very
quiet, an' after a while, I thought
I'd. better make an excuse and see
wot she was up to, so I went along
pretendin' to look If the fire want-
ed naendin',"
"Well, what then?" Hopton
broke in impatiently.
"I found the door looked, and
couldn't make no one 'ear, al-
though I banged on it, ever so
land," oho replied,
'Vane on, .lads, we'd better get
Work of Beavers
Valuable To Man
Meadowlands and Dams
They Create Are Important
Tlie question of how efficient
the beaver is • as an engineer .will
probably always be a matter for
argument, says tho Sault Daily
Star. Sometimes when one ob-
serves the huge dans which the
beaver has built and the large
pontle ha has created, there is a
tenaeacy to list him as the lead-
ing engineer. Certainly he seems
to be able to pick suitable spats
for his work, although in doing
so he pays little attention to the
requirements of leis human neigh-
bors, as he floods out farms, high-
ways and railway tracks in Al-
goma on occasion.
Oil the other hand a writer in a
recent issue of Forest, ct; Outdoors
doelares that the beavers deserve
"less credit for intelligence than
for industry" and cites instances
where a heaver has failed to fel/
a tree so. that it will fall toward a
pond.
The writer in questiin takes the
'view, however, that over the years
the beavers have done a great deal
of work which is of value to man.
In particular he writes:
"In certain parts of the Rockies
as much as one-tenth of the coun-
try is flat meadowland built up
by the continued activities of
beaver. In size the meadows vary
from a few hundred feet to ten or
twelve square miles. That they
were produced by beavers is prov-
ed by remains of the dams, the
wood of which is sometimes found
to be carbonizing or petrifying."
Similar meadowland, also creat-
ed by the beaver, can be found in
Algoma, though not always on so
large a scale. An even more im-
mediate value from beaver dams
is found in the resulting impound-
ment of water which keeps canoe
routes open, provides water to
fight forest tires .and helps pre-
serve our fish.
A Quick Reply
Viscount Halifax. British Anm-
bastador, was asked at a confer-
ence of Congress of Inclutrial Or-
ganizations leaders:
"]f you were an American citi-
zen, would you vote for President
Roosevelt for a fourth tern.?" •
The quick reply:
"You make me an American citi-
zen and I'll tell you."
busy! Show us the way Mrs, Wool-
ston,"
' No reply answering his knock,
Hopton turned the handle and
put his shottlear against the clog)•
and burst it open.
In from of the fire. lay the body
of Mrs. Galesbourne. Her taea
was busied in the woollen ;max,
while the handle of a long knife'
jutted out from between her shoul-
der blades as if it had been driv-
en in iritlz ghastly force from be-
hind.
(Continued Next Week)
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Set -Up 'or Ironing
Ironing •need not be a back-
breaking task if you do a little
planning beforehand. First, pick a
comfortable place to iron—near a
window where there is a view and
where it won't get hot and stuffy.
The only limiting fatcor in the
locale chosen for ironing is that
the iron should be connected to a
wall or base; outlet—not to a Lamp
cord, which .doesn't have heavy
enough wire to meet the iron de-
mands. Pyan..the ironing set-up so
everything' wi11 be` within reach.
Use a low• .table or chair for the
clothes basket. A shallow pun of
water and a sponge or cloth to
moisten dried -out areas, along with
pins to fasten in pleats, should he
within reaeiiing distance. Hangers
or racks far holding ironed clothes
should be nearby. Try sitting down
to iron—it may seem awkward at
first because it's new, but with
practice it becomes natural and
easy. Usually, a high stool with a
back nest is most comfortable.
LE TALES
SAOtE B. 'CHAMBERS
More About Wartime Canning
As there have been so many requests for the hollowing timetable from
the Department of Agriculture's pamphlet on "Wartime Canning," I am
giving it for the column this week.
TIME TABLE FOR VEGETABLES
Pressure sterilization is recommended for non-acid vegetables. When
vegetables are sterilized in the boiling water bath, it is preferable to use
pint containers.
Vegetables
•
Preparation
Time of Sterilization
boiling
Water Setam
Bath Pressure
ASPARAGUS—Wash, tie in uniform bundles, stand
'upright in 2 inches of nater. lioiI 4 minutes. Pack
hot, add it tsp. salt to eachpint sealer, fill with
bolting water
BEANS, string or wax—Wash, string, cat in desired
lengths. Cover with water, bring to boiling point,
boil 4 )minutes. Pack hot, add '4t tsp. salt to each
pint scaler. Fill with boiling water •
BEETS—Wash and cut off tops 2 inches above
beet. Boil 15 minutes. Cold dip, remove shins,
pack, add a tsp. salt to a pint sealer, Fill
with boiling water
CARROTS—Use only very young carrots. Wash and
boil 5 minutes. Cold dip—slip off skins, pack, add
i4 tsp. salt to pint sealer. Fill with boiling water
CAUL1FLOWER—Wash, break into florets, Drop
into salty water. Let stand ?.x hour, cover with
water, bring to boiling, drain, pack sealers, add
: tsp, salt to a pmt sealer. Fill with boiling
water
CORN,, whole kernel—Cut corn from. cobs. Cover with
boiling water and bring to boiling point, fill sealers,
covering corn with boiling liquid, add % tsp. salt to
a pint sealer
CHARD, SPINACH or other greens—Wash carefully,
steam 5 minutes, pack in sealers, add % tsp. salt to
a pint sealer, fill with boiling water
MUSHROOMS --Wash and trim, large ones may be
cut in pieces. Bland. 5 minutes. Cold dip very
quickly. Pack, allow % tsp, salt to a pint sealer,
fill with boiling water
PEAS—Use only young, tender peas. Shell and
wash. Cover with water and bring to boil, pack,
add % tsp. salt to a pint sealer,' fill with boiling
water. Intermittent sterilization may be used for
peas, allowing 1 hour on each of 3 successvie days if
water bath is used
SWEET GREEN or RED PEPPER (pimentos) --'Wash,
remove seeds, boil 3 minutes, cold dip. Remove skins,
pack, allow 1 tsp. salt to a pint sealer, cover with
boiling water
PUMPKIN—Cut in pieces, remove seed and mem-
brane, pee], steam until tender, mash, pack
TOMATOES—Scald and peel, pack in sealers, cover
with tomato juice made from irregular very large
or broken tomatoes cut in shall pieces, cooked
over slow ;fire for 5 minutes. Strain. Allow '!s tsps
halt to a pint sealer.
Tomatoes may be processed in the oven (275° F:)
Pints, 85 minutes --- Quarts, 45 minutes.
2 40 10
3 40 15
J% 40 15
2 40 15
1 30 10
3 60 15
60 15
3 60 16
8 60 15 1
30 15
8 60 15
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Glaciers Provide
Canadian Ports•
The glaciers have come to Can-
ada's alai in providing tidewater
points behind the Alaskan Pan-
handle—the portion of Alaska
which stretches south alongside
British Columbia.
When the boundary line between
the Panhandle and Canada was
settled, the line went around each
bay so that at no point dict Cana-
dian land touch the sea. however,
since then some of the glaciers
have moved back and changer] the
coastlinte
At two points, bays now stretch
across the International Line, ac-
crier/leg to information reedy ed.
'ash New Coiner
For Ironing Board
If yoe',e using a pirre of new
n)ateeial to snake en i) enieg-,)oard
cover, before you put it on, wash
it out Morelia -My in rich suds th;.t
give the whitest' watt," Otherwise
wise
the fa.bric will scorch readily with
use Infidel-t:illy, old sleets Make
extr' geed cr>vt)., for leonine
board
Sleeve -Board Can
,e Made At Home
The cry has gone up for wash.
able dresses, But the more wash-
able dresses, the more ironing,
and somehow the sleeves and
shoulders of dresses never seem
to look right aimless a Slee~ i -hoard
Js ued, What do you do if you
haven't a sleeve: board ane% you
ean't find ane in the sto) epi" The
solution is easy. Lay a magazine
on a turkish towel. Roll the two
together so that the towel la on
the outside. Insert tete end er 'hnis
roil into the sleeve pea iron e„s if
on sleeve -board. it work . eiti-
frilly and -is e5.pc .ially hcl ' for
colored garnzenls which ch S111 I1 al-
ways be ironed eln . !E il.re ... - i3 to
minimize streaking.
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A Lew flormo a of ex- -•'"11-
110nel range has :31:C.i1011 'OF, Eng -
lisle southeast Cc„ t t]i1Er -:s
re. entry from the French r' :',5t
across the channel.
The gun is repce -r3 to I ,.e a
greater range then eey Cee. tier -
mans are known to have concen-
trated near Calais—.!:e nee
point to England.
Rolled Oatmeal Cookies
Sift hour; nmea.sure. Sift together with corn starch, laking
baking- ponder and salt (sift 3 tines). Cream shortening and geed-
ually blend in brown sugar and corn syrup. Add sifted dry in eedi-
ents slowly and work into creamed mixture. Add rolled oats alter-
nately with sour milk. Chill dough for several hours. Roll out and
cut with cookie cutter into desired shapes. Place on a grease'.i an
and bake in a moderate oven (tJ50 degrees F) for 12 to 15 eein-
utes. Serve plain or put together in pairs with favorite
YIELD: Approximately 3 dozen cookies about 2" in diameter.
VARIATON: Chill in oblong shape; slice with eharp • ke fe,
1 cup sifted pastry flour ?. cup brown sugar (firmly peak -
3 tablespoons BENSON'S OR ed)
1� CANADA CORN STARCH I. cup CROWN BRAND CO?N
teaspoon baking soda SYRUP
1 teaspoon baking powder
?ii teaspoon salt 1 cup rolled oats (u ,Looked
1/4 cup shortening 2 tablespoons sour milk
(If corn syrup is temporarily unavailable, replace the ti::a;n-
tity with 1s eup sugar.)
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