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Zurich Herald, 1941-05-22, Page 3f i° maw A SCOLD ear Of HER Om owe wep romsrow T.N. COFFEE 1 NERVES "She was a loving wife and mother, until caffeine -nerves caused by too much coffee and tea gave her a brittle temper! How she could carry on at the children or her husband. But her. mother told leer about Postum and eeeneeee that was the end of nae," V • p Perhaps you, also, should stop drinking coffee and tea and switch to Postum. It you have head- ache, indigestion, restless nerves—try Postum for 30 days. You'll, enjoy this delicious mealtime beverage—and it is very econotuical. Order front your grocer. P221 guess ' SERIAL STORY M& E BY NORMAN KAHL. CAST OF CHARACTERS MARTIN SAYLER — a lawyer with too many enemies. DALE APPLEBY -- Sayler's stepson. RHODA WATERS — Appleby's fiancee. HAZEL LEIGHTON — Sayler's sweetheart. WINSLOW MARDELL -- a gam- bler. • GEORGE BARBOUR — Sayler's law partner. LIEUTENANT O'LEARY — poi. Ice investigator. * * * LAST WEEK: O'Leary escapes the bullet, discovers the intruder )s Riggs, the chauffeur. He sends the man to jail, studies the con- • tents of Sayler's safe, Riggs is an ex -convict, paroled to the attorney. ;There Is also evidence that Bar - pour had . been embezzling funds of the partnerhip and Sayler in- tended to have him disbarred. O'- Leary is not sure Riggs is the mur- derer. CHAPTER. VIII Sergeant Carroll tried painfully to suppress a yawn as he walked through the marble corridors of Central Police Station the. next morning. A policeman's lot, indeed, was not a happy one, he reflected. Especially when something like thin 'Sayler murder business came What annoyed Carroll most was that Lieutenant O'Leary should til1 insist on playing arouucl with the -ease after they, .had a man in Sail charged with the murder. As ear as Carroll was concerned, the /lark -skinned Riggs was plainly and simply the murderer. Sure, there were some cueer .angles about the others that hadn't leen cleaned up yet. But with a ,Orook like Martiu Sayler, there was bound to be plenty of funny 'inusiness. With a shrug of his shoulders, Carroll turned into the detective bureau. He nodded curtly to the Man at the desk and walked tii- ¢'ectly to O'Leary's office, The eveary sergeant was astonished to ,see how fresh O'Leary looked after elle harrowing experiences of only S. few hours ago. "Good morning, Sergeant," the lieutenant smiled. "Ready for a day's work?" Concentrate on Riggs after three hours' sleep?" Car- roll asked sarcastically. • "WeII, duck your head under a faucet or something. Both of us Will get a good night's rest when we clean up this Sayler affair." Carroll pushed his hat toward the back of his head and sank down into a chair. :`Chief, I thought we had that thing cleaned up. What ]t Sayler clad have George Bar- bour behind the eight -ball because he discovered. Barbour had beets dipping his fingers into the till? •Attd What if Sayler was going to toss Hazel Leighton overboard be - Cause he didn't love her any more? any �� ..• .-----715W,SA GS STAMPS is ISSUE 21—'41 C N1T COPY/VONT, 1104!9�. ?MA SERVICE. tt+iC. And what it he didn't want young Appleby to get any money be- cause he didn't like the Waters girl? And what if Mardell did owe him some dough on gambling ac- counts?" O'Leary tapped the desk with a pencil. "You think we ought to forget all that—concentrate on Riggs now?" "Sure." Carroll insisted. "He did the job." "How?" "I don't know. But he was the only one who had a gun and the time to do it." O'Leary nodded, "Sure, but what if it isn't the right .gun?" "Ain't we got a report on it yet from the ballistics expert?" The lieutenant picked up the phone at his elbow. "We'll see." He spoke cryptically into the mouth- piece for a minute, then placed the instrument back on the cradle. "Coming up," he said. Carroll finally took off his hat, aimed at the rack, and missed. "If it was Riggs' gun that killed Say- ler, let's forget all those other angles, Chief." "I'd be glad to . if I could find some more answers," O'Leary said, "If it was Riggs who shot Sayler, he must have done it while he was standing somewhere near that window in the study, Maybe he was pressed against the fire- place near the desk. That's the angle of the 'bullet. "But why would a murderer bother t0 Pen himself in on that side of the room? Wouldn't it have been much easier just plugging Sayler from somewhere near the library door where the killer would have had to enter? Then he could have made a quick get -away," Not The Same Gun Carroll didn't have a chance to answer. The .door opened, and a lean man, wearing silver-ritnnaed spectacles, came into the room. "Have you got the report, Mur- doch?" O'Leary inquired. Murdoch placed several sheets on O'Leary's desk. "Here it is, Lieutenant." Carroll got up and squinted down at the Papers. "Just tell me oue thing, Murdoch. 1Vas the gun we gave you early this morning the same ,one that knocked off Say ler'?" "No," the man ..said with eat• pphasis. e * 11 O'Leary's expression remained unchanged, but Carroll's face fell as he glared at Murdoch. "Looks like we start; all over again," he said to neo one hi particular. "It's the Baine kind of gun," Mur- doch explained. "But not the same gun, We checked and double check: - ed when we noticed bath weapons were the same make and the same caliber. But we just couldn't match the bullet we took out of Sayler with those we fired from this gun," O'Leary swung .back in his chair. "Okay. Thanks, Murdoch, Tell Sweeney to bring Riggs in .here, will you?" In a fees minutes, the: swarthy chauffeur was led into the room, :His Temper had been somewhat subdued during his stay in jail, but a slow -burning angel' still pervade ed his features. "I'm going to start fight oft by telling you, Riggs," O'Leary said, "that we'r'e not pinning a murder rap on you. We know you clidu't to it. But we're still holding you for attempted murder end larceny. Now to make everything easier, why don't yott tell us the whole story?" Riggs sat mutely, At first his eyes delated antagonistically at 0'. Leary and then at Carroll, Filially 11e looked at his feet, and his hands fumbled nervously. "Okay, when do you want; to know?" "Why did you want those parole P51101e?" "I don't know , I thought they'd look bad if you fellows found thele," • "You didn't like Sayler, did you?" O'Leary asked. "'Why did. you stay after your parole r'tlit out?" "He wouldn't let me go" °What do You mean? , , He iouidn't hold you atter' the four years were UP." Riggs twitted, his ;lips into a sneer. "Oh, yes he could, Not leg. ally, But he never did anything legally, He told me that if I over tried to leave Man he'd frame' me and get one sent back to the pent, He would have done, it, too, Ile did 11 to others.'' O'Leary pondered a moment, "Why did he want you;to stay in his employ?" "I knew too mucin, He deeded a chauffeur who could drive Minn around everywhere arid who .could run alt his dirty errands. I was perfect because I was wader his thumb. When my parole was over, f wanted to bust loose and. go into the garage business with my broth- er. He wouldn't let me. I ]fated his gilts. Fiver since I got out of jail, he's never paid Hie a salary. Just a couple of bucks for clgarets once in a while, That was the fee I had to pay for Iettin' him get me a parole." O'Leary waved his hand toward tate officers. The policemen moved forward to take Riggs away. "Thanks,' Riggs," O'Leary said. "I wish you hadn't got yourself into that mess last night. I'll do what I can to get you off lightly." When O'Leary and Carroll were alone again, the lieutenant said suddenly, "We're going places, Ser- geaut. We're going visiting?' Subdued, Carroll nodded glumly. O'Leary consulted his watch. "I'm going to give you two hours off, Sergeant," "Thanks, Chief," said Carroll, "Maybe 111 go clown to Bermuda." O'Leary ignored the crack. "The first thing I want you to do is to call Appleby and tell him to let all his guests go to their homes. They know Riggs was arrested, so they'll think the case is closed. Be back here at 11.30. I think we'll call on Miss Leighton first." Hazel Leighton's face reflected Most Popular Flower. 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The amateur gardener derives a joy which can- not be measured by money, and to those who visit the woods and mea- dows the wild flowers are an in- estimable source of pleasure and interest, from the dainty hepatica, which bursts into bloom as soon as the snow- departs, to the purple aster which presages the fading autumn, nature supplies an ever- changing and widely varied assort- ment ssortanent of flowers, each growing at its own season and in its own hab- itat and geographic range. LOUNGING. SLIPPERS FOR COMFORT Crocheted sandals with open toes or knitted sandals arc ideal for lounging or beach wear. May be made in plain or contrasting colors from scrap bag yarns. Pattern No. 923 contains list of materials needed, illustration of stitches and complete instructions for knitting and croch- eting the sandals. To order pattern: Write or send above picture with 15 cents in coin or stamps to Carol Aimes, Rooni 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto, her shock at seeing the two officers at her apartment door. She look- ed even older than she had nncler the kindly lighting system of Say- ler's ayler's home. Falteringly, she led O'Leary and Carroll into the living room and asked them to sit down, The iter tenant chose a stern -looking chair near a walnut secretary, placed in the center of a jutting solarium at one end of the room, "W'e're jest checking up on some loose angles," he explained, "Nott- ing to become alarmed over, Miss Leighton." Hazel nodded nervous agree - tient. "Anything; I can help you with, Lieutenant . , ." "You cab," O'Leary said' abrupt- ly. "That letter on the desk --play I see it?" Hazel sprang to her feet and started fvr the desk. "No please, it's personal," Her cheeke were crested with a glow of pink. . Ct'].pary snatched the letter from the writing table before she could reach it. "P11 just read the first few lines. If it has nothing to do with this Case, I promise I won't continue," "I'm not in the habit of letting other people read my correspond- ence," Hazel proclaitued angrily. O'Leary said, "I'm sorry," But he 'MIS already reading than letter: "Jed Darling: "I'nr afraid the party is oven Sayler bast rue corue'rrd and it was the only way out. The rat tricked roe and spoiled our game , , . and now all his little games- are • over forever. You 1111151 kliOW what 1 mean. You've read it in the papers be, now, "1 11tni't lonely what will wilt. hap- pen, but you've got to stick by nae. P11 get out of here as soots as I can. "I tried to pat the deal across the way we* had planned. Honest- ly I did, clearest. Sayler was just a little smarter than we figured. Maybe the next time , , . Hazel hadn't finished. The of- ficers had evidently interruptett her, O'Leary handed. the note to Sergeauit Carroll. (To Se Continued) How To Hang, Out The Wash Soilieone once said'there was a wrong and a right way to do ev- •erything, so here's the right way to dry your laundry. All large, white. things, such as sheets and tablecloths, should be thrown one- third' over the line and fastened very securely with pegs. Colored things should be turned wrong side out and dried in the shade suspended on the straight. Al- ways peg Sc that any stripes run vertically to the ground and never. let them go horizontally c'r they may ruts into the neat color. Woollens should be dried in mod- erate warpath, but not in direct sunshine or near a fire. Suspend sweaters on coat hangers or with a broomstick pushed through both §leeVes al d Weitz tj e home at nntervals 10 get rid of the woigint of water. .Another way to dry sweaters into ]gull them into shape and then lay thein all Et towel to dry. Silks and rayons should be slung over the line and not peg- ged, as pegs mark them, Dry in the shade, or by an 'electl'ic fan. TABLE TALKS By SADIE B. CHAMBERS Rhubarb : — Springs Inc.° apt rabie Frail With the coming 'of Spring nneal-planning is so much easier,; • As soon as Spring has actually arrived with: those delightful sunny days the keen homemaker begins- to watch the market for the early• fruit as a variation from the winter fruit,. Rhubarb is usually the early honored guest and is always so refreshing and gives zest to almost any menu, Rhubarb Crisp '/2 cup butter 'i cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg a j teaspoon vanilla 11/2 cups small toasted bread cubes 2 cups Kellogg's corn flakes 4 cups diced fresh rhubarb Blend butter and 1 cup sugar thoroughly. Add eggs and beat well. Stir in nutmeg, flavoring, bread cubes and corn flakes. Place half of mixture in buttered baking dish, Arrange rhubarb evenly over top and sprinkle with '/z cup, sugar; cover with remaining creamed mixture. Bake in mod- erate oven (875°F.) about 85 minutes until rhubarb is done. Yields 8 servings. Orange Refrigerator Pudding 1 tablespoon gelatin 1,6 cup cold water 11/4 cupsuice fresh or canned orange x/2 y� jcup sugar teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 egg whites 14 cup sugar cup whipping cream 4 cups Kellogg's corn flakes 1 cup melted butter 3 cup sugar Soak gelatin in cold water. Heat orange juice, sugar and salt to boiling point; add softened gelatine and stir until dissolved. Acrd lemon juice and cool. When mixture begins to thicken, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites to which the sugar has been added. Whip cream and fold in last, reserving enough to garnish pudding. Crush Corn Flakes in fine crumbs. Mix with melted butter and sugar. Distribute evenly in bottom of 8 by 8 inch square- pan. Press down firmly. Pour in orange mixture and garnish with whipped cream. Chill in refrigerator until firm enough to cut into squares. Yields 8 servings. Rhubarb Conserve 4 lbs. rhubarb 5 lbs. sugar 1 lemon 1 lb. seeded raisins 2 oranges ''1 cup chopped walnuts Wash and peel stalks of rhu- barb and cut in 1 inch pieces. Place in kettle. Sprinkle with sugar, add raisins, juice of orange and lemon and the grated rinds. Mix; cover and let cook one-half hour. Then bring to boiling point and let simmer 45 minutes, stir- ring constantly, Then add chop- ped nuts. Boil 5 minutes longer. Fill jelly glasses; cool anti seal. Crumb Pie (Request) This recipe makes filling for two large pies: One and one-half cups seeded raisins heated in water to cover with one and one- half cups of sugar. Let cool after a few minutes' boiling. Then mix one and one-half cups sugar; 2 cups flour; i} cup shortening. When thoroughly blended with pastry, blend remaining 1 cup of mixture and set aside. To the rest add 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, well beaten and 2 teaspoons baking powder. Have ready two pastry- lined pans (pie) and pour the cooked raisins into them draining off any excess juice. Then cover with batter and sprinkle thickly with the cup of crumbs taken out of the first mixture. Bake in hot oven till pastry is well browned and top delicately browned. Miss Chamber: welcomes personal tetters from interested reapers. She is pleased In receive suggestions on topics for Iter, column, anti IS even ready 10 Olsten to your "pet peeves." Requests for recipes or special menus are bi order. Address ;your teitera to trllxiss Sadie 13, Chant. ben, 73 West Adelaide Street, To. tomo." Send stttntped, self-adr1ressted envelope if you Ivis1 n reply. Daughters Said More Expensive Canadian income taxpayers should. be allowed to claim ex- emption for daughters over 21 who are attending, schools and colleges, G. 1%. Fraser, (Con. Peterborough West) contended in the House of Cotnutons, Elis reason: During this period parents frequently bad to spend more on their daughter; than at by ogler time. "I say girls and not boys," he said. "because a.. bey can get out during the summer and earn an extra dollar." "I had to do it And many other members and we aro the better f oi. EbW , s IJR0 Published by the Can» aria Stare ili Houle Berries Dept., is a vaX- uable lSoolafet entitled "50 Baking Secrets". Write for your 1'1Ekn copy now enclosing a Crowia Syrup label, to Canada Starch Homo Service, Dept J3, 40 Wellington Street East, Toronto. Laundering Suggestions Follow These Directions Anti You'll Be Delighted With the Results In washing, remember Haat alit white garments should be hung in the sun while colored clothes should be hung in the shade. * * 1, When boiling clothes place az unpeeled lemon cut in slices ht the boiler with the clothes to boil. 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