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omeleeling
r fQr QOM. 'at this
day seems to be past', insofar as some
teams are concerned.
Appaln$ly the , objections that
have, been raaibed across Canada dur-
ing the present season have had lit-
tle effect of improvement. Hockey
players still belabor one another with
sticks, still push and niaul and trip
their opponents, and what used to be
a game demanding aG high degree of
skill and precision, is rapidly becom-
ing a contest in brute strength and
savage assault.
Typical is this note from, the Fort
William Times -Journal over which it
puts the caption "Sordid Spectacle":
"The league contest on Thursday
night in, the Port Arthur Arena be-
tween the Fort William Canadians
and the Port Arthur Bruins was good
practice for junior players who
aspire to become professional hockey
players. Blood was let when a play-
er swung his stick and caught a youth
on the opposition across the face. The
referees were pushed and cussed at.
Fisticuffs took place on the ice and
in the penalty box.
"Match penalties and 10 -minute
misconduct penalties were handed
out, something that naturally would
be expected. Butpunishments do
nothing to soften the sordidness of
the spectacle.
"Hockey is being killed by rowdy-
ism," the Sudbury Daily Star points
out. "It is being replaced by the shin-
ney that thekids played on the froz-
en ponds some 40. or 50 years ago.
Hundreds of professional hockey
fans have probably never seen a
game in which speed, clever stick -
handling and combination passing
plays emphasize the things that made
hockey famous."
However, hockey is still a great
game, and like the Lethbridge Her-
ald we are wondering "whether it is
becoming too rough for its own good.
A return • to the smooth -passing,
stick -handling days of the 1920's and
30's might well be in order."
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8EAFORTH, Friday, March 6, 1953.
Embargo Is Lifted
Producers of livestock in Canada
will regard March 2 as a red letter
day. It was on that date that the
year-long embargo against Canadian
livestock and meats entering the
.Lnited States markt t, was lifted. The
clove opened the door to the world's •
largest meat market.
Imposed when hoof and mouth dis-
ease was discovered in Western Can-
adian herds last winter, the embargo
resulted in government action, which
had the effect of stablizing beef pric-
,es 'despite the manner in which the
presence of the disease limited the
available markets.
The fact that the embargo has
been lifted within a year of its im-
position is an indication of the speed
and efficiency with which the Federal
Department of Agriculture acted to
stamp . out the disease. The per-
formance of Dominion veterinarians.
has never been equalled in any coun-
try in which has existed hoof ' and
mouth-, disease.
Shortly after the announcement
concerning the lifting of the embar-
go, President Eisenhower imposed
limits on the number of cattle that
anay be imported from Canada at a
duty of 11/2 cents ,per pound.. The
,. ceilings, which were agreed to by
Canada, the United States and 32
other countries some years ago, are.
. such that there will be little if any..
effect on the movement of Canadian
cattle.
The limits, effective April 1, are
200,000 head a year weighing less
than 200 pounds and 400,000 head
weighing 700 pounds or more. Cattle
imported in excess of these numbers
are subject to duty of 211:; cents a '
pound.
During the . days before the hoof
and mouth disease brought on the
embargo, Canada sold between.400;
+000 and- 500,000 animals, including
carcasses and live cattle, to the
States. The limits now established
are thus not likely to restrict in any
way sales to the American market.
While American prices are in the
main no more attractive than Cana-
'dian,, .prices, the fact .that the border
is .opened means a greatly expanded
market for Canadian producers. A.
big advantage accrues to those • in-
volved in the trade of pure bred cat-
tle. The United States has come to
regard Canada as a prime source for
its breeding stock.
The ,discov-ery of hoof and mouth
disease had serious results for Cana-
dian agriculture. But the extent of
the loss t6 not only the agricultural
community but to the Canadian econ-
omy as a whole, was held to a mini -
alum by the manner in which the
`crinis Was faced. by government of-
ficialsy and by the. introduction of
polieie's during the period of crisis
which ensured producers a fair price
for their product.
r � is Hockey Too Rough?,
ff one watches the sports pages of
be dally press there is hardly a day
„ W,,hrel; th r is not ,some reference
3r a Tio'ckey game having. ended in a
Yn which frequently the public
; rid All, Viii -often -one -or-more- -
rS 'ate :injured' in the fighting,
6 `that necessitates* ho,S' 1
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What Other Papers Say
Happy Youngsters
(Peterborough Examiner)
Children who have had a happy
childhood do not necessarily grow up
to be, spectacular adults. But they
have an attitude toward life, and a
capacity for happiness, which marks
them as the real salt of the earth.
They can meet the pressures of •
ordinary life with fortitude ; they can
marry with, a good expectation - of
happiness for themselves, their mates
and their children; they have quali-
ties of spirit which infect those who
know them, and make them better.
Anything which promotes the hap-
piness of children affection, kindly
discipline and the security which love -
gives and which money alone cannot
give -is promoting the good of the
state and the good of mankind. But
most important of all, it is creating
good, mentally stable, decent, happy
.people.
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Typographical Errors
(Owen Sound Sun -Times)
All newspapers are plagued by
typographical errors. ` There are no
exceptions. It is unlikely that any
issue of any paper was ever put on
the street without at least one of
these slips. The whole matter is far
from a joke among people connected
with the publishing business.
"Editor sand Publisher" hits, listed
the most common embarrassing er-
rors seen in the papers. Out of hun-
dreds submitted, there are 14 which
are thorns inAthe flesh of all editors.
They recur in Wanton pattern
throughout the columns of newspa-
pers. from coast to coast, and always
_:will- .so.._lon as papers are written
edited and printed by human beings.
$in for son. Cuties for duties.
Bride for bridge. Bridge for bride.
Fiend for friend: Plague for plaque.
Wrench for winch. Winch for
wrench. Metal for medal. Bother
for brother. Loving for living. De-
sire for reside. Mone ... oon 'o ., -
yn? farhn
e. moon. Uninformed for uniformed.
New Olaf ailtl,Ntke
Out of 12 applications kyle. i11JC-"
Ewen, of Parkhill, wag: tiotected ,bY,
Mitchell Town Couti�cil'as the new
chief of police. A single man he
is 25 years of age and silt' feot one
in height. His duties began March
1: Mitchell Advocate.
Exceeds Objective
11. L. Sturgis, chairman of the
T.B. Christmas seal committee, re-
ports the objective of $1,000 has
been exceeded. The gross pro-
ceeds reached .$1,05Q, leaving a net
of $1,020 r after expenses of the
campaign were deducted. — Exeter
Times-Advecate.
Purchase Ball Jackets
Recently &lyth Branch No. 420
of the Canadian Legion completed
arrangements to purchase ball jack-
ets for the members of the Blyth.
intermediate softball club, which
they sponsored last summer. The
jackets were ordered through R.
W. Madill and ie this connection
Mr. Madill and Mr. Scott Fairser-
vice were in Toronto Wednesday
afternoon of last week completing
the purchase.—Blyth Standard.
Surprise Party For Exeter Lady
Mrs. Louise Bleimmaert and Mrs.
Gerald Wurm held a surprise party
in honor of Mrs. James Cook, who
is leaving soon to join her husband
at Camp Borden. There were about
15 friends present Mrs. Warm pre-
sented
ro-sented Mrs. Cook with a china tea
service. Mrs, Harold Harness and
Mrs. Gordon Bieber wort prizes
playing cards and lunch was serv-
ed by Mrs. Wurm and Mrs. Joe
$lommaert. — Exeter Times -Advo-
cate.
Wins First Award in Competition
Robert C. Kennedy, elder son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. ,W. Kennedy, was
awarded first place in his class at
the Toronto Kiwanis Music Festi-
val. He competed in the 16 year
and under clarinet solo class, play-
ing Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), by
Kreisler. Robert first began play-
ing the clarinet when the Brussels
Lions Club Boys and Girls Band
was organized. He is also now stu-
dying the tenor saxophone.—Brus-
sels 'Post.
groaned th,,e lire department
made quick response, ,andy tIe
use of. chemicals. extinguished the
blaze! The kitchen cupboards' floors
ing, etc., were burned and the en-
tire apartmelst will haveto be -.re
papered.—Mitchell Advocate.
Holds Skating Party
Surprise Couple On Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jeffery
were surprised by a group of rela-
tives who visited their home to
help them celebrate their 25th wed-
ding anniversary. Mrs. Bert Bis-
sett read an address and. Mrs. Mil-
ton Luther presented the honored
couple with a gift of silver. Mr.
Jeffery expressed their appreciation
for the remembrance,after which
the evening was spent playing
games. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery were
married by the Rev. Duncan Mc-
Tavish at the James St. parsonage
February 18,-1928, and have since
resided at their present home on
Thames Road.—Exeter. Times -Advo -
'tate,
Fire Causes Apartment Damage
Fire damaged .the whole kitchen
of Miss Olga McWatters' apartment
in the Hannon building, Mitchell, re-
cently. The damage, amounting to
several hupdred dollars, contents
and building being covered by in-
surance. it is understood. Miss Mc -
Watters had been on night duty in
the Bell Telephone office and
around 11 o'clock next morning was
awakened by smoke fumes, the fire
seemingly originating in an elec-
tric refrigerator. She tried. to quell
the blaze with bedding, then sum -
About 500 members and adilier-
ents of Ontario Street' and Turn-
er's Churches participated in the
fun and frolic at Clinton Lions
Arena recently. A good hour's •
skating was enjoyed b'y young and
old alike. Then a lively hockey
game took place between Turners
men and . Ontario Street men. An
gus Brown acted as goalkeeper to
the former and Les Pearson for
the home team; -and are active con-
tenders for a spot with the Marie
Leafs. Score was 3-1 for Ontario
Street. A broom ball game was en-
joyed by two picked teams. Sev
eral brooms were demolished and
several men nearly 8p. Then an-
other half-hour's skating brought
the gala evening to lunch time
when coffee, sandwiches and tarts
disappeared like magic. — Clinton
News -Record.
Honored on 87th Birthday
John Hussey, retired railroader,
was railroaded into a delightful
surprise party on the occasion of
his 87th birthday when his daugh-
ter,
aughter, Mrs. Carl Schneiker and Mrs.
Earn MacLaren entertained .in his:
honor at the home of the latter.
Cards were played and supper en-
joyed by more than 30 guests. Mr.
Hussey was born at Kingsbridge on
February 16, 1866, and came tQQ
Goderich 36 years ago to wort
with the C.N.R., from which he re-
tired in 1934. During the war, at
the age of 79, he operated a power
saw at the Dominion Road Machin-
ery ,Company's plant here. He
spends his retirement quietly, is a
constant reader and, despite his
age, never uses glasses. He , is a
member of St. Peter's Roman Cath-'
olio Church, and the Holy Name Seo-
ciety.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Honored On 90th Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fraser, of
the 3rd line of Morris, entertained
in honor of Mrs. ,Fraser's father's'
birthday on Wednesday, February
18. Robert Shaw was born ion the
2nd line of Morris on the farm
where his nephew, Alex.Shaw, now
resides, Mr. Shaw's entire life so
far has been spent in this locality.
For 25 years he was a merchant
in Bluevale, where he lived later
in retirement. until six years ago
when he and his wife, the late An-
nie Fraser, took up residence with
their daughter, Mrs. Fraser. Guests
at the birthday dinner included Mr.
Richard Johnston, a cousin, Mrs.
Arthur Shaw, Mrs. J. H. Robertson,
Mrs. J. Mustard, Mrs, Robert Nich-
olson, sisters-in-law. 'Mrs. Arthur
Shaw and Mr. Johnston have also
passed• the 90th milestone. Other
guests included a daughter, Ber-
nice, Mrs. Heaslip of Dunnville, and
Miss Emma Johnston of Morris. A
social evening was enjoyed. The
guests were Mr. unci Mrs. Jack Cox,
a granddaughter', of Grey; Ralph
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaw,
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Shaw, Cameron
Mustard. Fraser Mustard, Mt. and
Mrs. J. Fischer and family, nieces
and nephews of Mr. Shaw.. The
celebrant- received many cards and
messages of congratulations, among
them a telegram from Premier and
Mrs. Leslie M. Frost of Ontario—
Wlingham Advance -Times.
Why Potatoes Spoil in, Storage
Potatoes do not always come out
of storage 'in the same condition
they went in. Some of the reasons
for this .are given by W. R. Phil-
lips, and N. M. Parks, Horticulture
Division, Experimental Farms Ser-
vice, in the .bulletin "Potato Stor-
age."
Too low temperatures cause a
sweetening of the potato due to
the accumulation of sugars. At
temperatures down to 40 degrees
F. this is barely noticeable except
with potatoes used for crisps, chips
or French fries. Below 40 degrees
F. the sweetening over a period of
time may become objectionable. At
30 degrees F. to 32 degrees F.,
sweetening quickly occurs.
Low temperatures can also cause
a breakdown in the flesh of the
potato. This takes the form of a
reddish -brown or mahogany colored
area. At 32 degrees F.. this re-
quires about 'nix weeks at least
and longer period's at 36 degrees
F. Some varieties are more sus-
ceptible than others, with Katandin
probably the worst offender. Irish
Cobbler is also susceptible while
Green Mountain is highly resistant;
Freezing — and actual freezing
does not take place ..finless the
temperature goes below 28 degrees
F.—causes the tissue to become
soft and watery when it thaws out
and the potato has a musty odor:
As in the field exposure to light
in storage causes potatoes to be;
come green and bitter to the taste,
When eaten, such potatoes cause
digestive upsets or may even be
toxic.
Sprouting is a natural develop-.
went -of the -potato- but can be -one
of 'the most serioub storage prob-
lems. Sprouting produces an lin-
mediate loss in tuber weight and
nutrient content. When sprouts
become long, matting occurs, caus-
ing an air 'seal and results in ex-
ceseive heating and suffocation.
A temperature of a8 degrees P.
is required to keep potatoes dorm-
ant At 40 degees F. a slight 8 -Wel-
ling Of leads ire -followed by sprotit-
leg at the o trelIle limits of stili'-.
age 'life; Teti'eratures above 4,1)
degrees F. can .be tolerated• only
for a few months.
In recent years chemicals have
been discovered whereby sprouting
of potato tubers can be retarded
For several months when held at
temperatures higher than those
considered ideal for proper storing
of potatoes.
Recently, considerable . success
has resulted from the use of one
o fthese chemicals (maleic hydraz-
ide) as a sprout inhibitor when ap-
plied to potato plapts aix weeks be-
fore harvgsting. When applied in
this way at a concentration of one-
quarter of one per cent of -active
ingredient, it retarded sprouting of
potatoes held in storage for seven
months 'at a temperature of 55 de-
grees F.
Methods of construction, ventila-
tion and temperature control, to
prevent these losses or materially
reduce them, are detailed in "Pota-
to Storage" copies of which may
be obtained from Information Ser-
vice, Department of .Agriculture,
Ottawa. As for Publication 882.
Soil Erosion—A Threat
' To Agriculture
Wastage of soil by erosion on
agricultural lands in many coun-
tries
ountries has seriously depletedtheir',
productivity. At present, •Canada!!
is one of the more fortunate coun-
tries, because the amount of perm-
anent damage caused by soil ero-
sion Is comparatively small. But
such damage is clearly evident in
all parts of the country where con-
ditions permit the washing or blow-
ing away of soil. Most 'farms are
affected by .soil erosion. to -a -gr -eat-
er or lesser e>rtent and many far=
niers are faced with the difficult
problem of trying to restore fer-
tility which has been depleted, be-
cause of the removal of soil by na-,
turas ageneses.
While it is impossible to deter -
thine exactly how much damage
the arable' lands of Canada have
suffered by loss of topsoil or by
ge1i4iig, a recent estintate-by soil',
Slti?ej"ors indicatel_kt a broad man -i
• j sontintied ori ago 6)
The mother wise is sure to employ
Canada's Food Rules when her boy
Is growing up Experts have found
Good diets help build
bodies sound.
Dept of National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago
"Nevertheless you are quite a:
celebt'ity in your way, and I. am
,glad to hear that your efforts are
being exerted on behalf of poor Mr.
Thoree "
From The Huron Expositor
March 9, 1928
Winter fishing through the ice
along the •shores- of Lake Huron
has been an. absolute failure thus
far. The slush ice, which extends
into the lake a considerable dis-
tance, has kept the fish in deep
water.
Mr. William Cooper, on the Lon-
don Road, has installed a fine radio
and is now enjoying some good
"Good gracious! Who told you
that?"
"It is 'common knowledge. Sev-•
eral friends of the vicar have men-
tioned it."
The little Aran was genntinely
concerned. He imagined his detee'-
tive efforts were known only to
himself and a few of the Netherton
police officers.
"Major Martinshawe . is a free
quent caller," Mrs. Fernley -Gibson
went on. "He is rather angry with
you, but I shouldn't take any not ce
of that. Sit down and tell me the
reason of this unexpected call."
There were a few questions I
wished to ask."
"Really! How remarkable! Need
less to say I am not likely to be
able to give you much assistance,
My attention was first drawn to
something •out of the ordinary when
people were refused permission to
leave the hall. At first I was tre•
megdously annoyed about it."
"Too bad! Presumably you were
not present when Mr. Rotherson
was taken ill?"
Certainly not. 4 am no admirer
of screen actors."
"Yet you attended the sale?"
"Not to stand gaping round a
matinee idol. Martin ,Rotherson
came of a fine old family and I
was quite prepared to accept him
on that account. His other claims
to=e'—fame did not interest me."
"So I believe: Alma told me they
were willing to -welcome back a
close relation, but she deplored the
publicity attached to his name."
"Do you happen to know any-
thing of the circumstances in which
the elder Martin Rotherson left
home?"
She laughed, genuinely amused.
"My dear Mr. Sharpe," she observ-
ed, "tact is not a strong point with
you. A woman's age is - supposed to
be a sore point.' However, I'll .con-
fess that I was two years old at
the time of the break. You'll have
to ask Alma.. Rotherson for further
particulars. She, at least, has ar-
rived at a time of life when birth-
days have ceased to be a bother."
"Still, I presume, she no longer
gets about as much as in her
younger days?"
"Alma Rotherson is an extreme-
ly agile person and has a finger in
a'.'dozen pies. You ought to have
seen her trotting round getting
people interested in the St Chad's
bazaar—the same one that had
such an awful climax."
"In that case I should. have ex-
pected her to have attended the
affair."
"But she did."
"You actually
Church Hall?"
We remained in each otlter's
company for at least half an hour.
Alma went early — before the
tragedy. I only wish I had accom-
panied her."
Morrison .Sharpe went home to
think this over carefully, There'
was no reason why the old lady
should not have been at the sale
of work, but it was disturbing that
nobody had mentioned the matter.
Suddenly he thought of the jest
he had ..made to Inspector Mat-
thews. Ridiculous, on the face of
it. No finger of suspicion could
possibly be pointed at the elderly
aunt of the film star. But there
was a faint chance that she had
held something from the police—
something of Vital importance.
Once agaifl'-he played one of
those strange games of chess on a
pieceless board. This time the
mental moves seemed to work out
programs.
An exciting game of hockey was
played on the Hensall rink Monday
evening, when Ailsa Craig .Juniors
avid Hensall Juniors were a .well -
Matched team. The Hensall line-up
included: 'goal, 'Scott Welsh; r.d.,
Roy,Smale; l.d., Harry Joynt; 1.w.,
Roy Pfaff; r.w., Harry Cook; cen-
tre, Lloyd Passmore; alternates,
Charlie Shaddock, Herb Huggarth,
Harold Munn, Milton Boyle.
'Mr. James ,Nolan's " chimney, at
Beechwood; took fire on Sunday.
Help was called and with the aid
of a fire extinguisher it was soon
brought under control.
Quite a number of the •sharp,
shooters from Dublin .and Beech-
wood were on a rabbit hunt Tues-
day. About 70 jacks were bagged.
The sale of Western horses held
by Robert Douglas at the Dick
House stables was well attended
and good prices were realized. A
seven-year-old filly brought $151; a
pair of three-year-old fillies
brought $294, and a pair of `fiver
year-old geldings $300. •
Mr. E. C. Chamberlain left Tues-
day morning for Toronto, where he.
has accepted a position in the of -
fine pf Russell Hardware Co. i.td.,
in that city. .
Mrs, Laird, Miss Janet Goven-
lock anda„Mr. R. Laird, Grafton,
N.D., and Mrs. W. H. Govenlock,
'Chicago, were here this week at-
tending the funeral of the late Miss
Margaret Govenlock.
The first blackbird of the season
was seen by Mrs. J. C. Laidlaw
early this week feeding on the
lawn of her home on Goderich St.
West.
Mr. 0. Klopp, Zurich, was award-
ed the contract of hauling 100 loads
of lake, gravel to that village at
$189.50.
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lair. Morrison Sharpe did not ap-
pear to hear this observation. Ate
any rate he made no response. His
mouth was closed sternly and!
there-was.aameer,glint in his eyes...
"Do you remember," he said "af-
ter a pregnant silence, "the last -
:words of Martin Rotherson?"
"Something to do with Cesar'$;
wife." a
"That's it -- should' be above•"
suspicion."
"Referring to Mrs. Thorne, -with-
out a doubt."
"Wrong again, Inspector. Wait
a minute while I set the chessmen.
up. I want to show you an end.,
game that insists on being a stale-
mate. After you've watched, go
home and dream about it."
Inspector Matthews s'ghed, ',vish-
leg he could fathom the workings
of the little man's strange mental
processes.
From The Huron Expositor
March 6, 1903
On Monday evening, as a token
of appreciation of her services as
orgahist in the Methodist Church
at Londesboro, Miss E. Carter, of
Hullett, was presented with a
handsome well-filled purse. The
presentation was made by William
Moon, while Mr. Braithwaite made
a fitting address.
Mr. Walter Rogerson, Tucker -
smith, has ,rented his farm on the
second concession, L.R.S., to John
E. Pepper. Mr. and Mrs. Rogerson
will spend a year or two in Mani-
toba and Dakota.
Mr. R. E. Pickard has' disposed
of his extensive business in Exeter
to Bennett & Smith, but he still
has branch stores at Dashwood and
Hensall, to which he will devote
himself.
The following were ticketed to
distant points this week by Wan.
Somerville; Miss Jeffery to Buffa-
lo; Mr. and Mrs. 'Patrick Munro'
to Montreal; Roy Scott to Buffalo;
John Staples to Windsor; Miss
Mary Lemon to Omaha,. Nebraska;
Miss Ila McLeod and Mrs. McLeod
to Cleveland, Ohio; Robert Lind-
say to Nannette, Man.; James L.
Grieve to Lauder, Man.; William
Berry and James A, Young to :Gil-
bert Plains, Man.; Sane Dickson
and Mrs. J. T. Dickson, o Mead-
ville, Pa.; James Longkid- Mr.
Long to their home in Eureka,
California..
A couple, of interesting contests
between the Seniors and .Colts of
the Seaforth Curling -Club terminat-
ed Monday evening: The first con-
test was between the senior mem-
bers and was for an immense tur-
key as first' prize, five pounds of
tea for the second, and 20 loaves
of bread for third. The turkey was
won by D. Hutchison; the tea by
Janes Dick, and the bread by Jobst
Turner, Jr. The turkey w.as• even
by James Dlek, .the tea."-bJohn
Beattie and the bread by Cardno
Bros.
The Colt�eg contest was for a pair.
of boots donated by W. H. Willis
"8c Sons; a knife by Sills & Mur -
die, ` and a' 106pound roast of beef
by Kennedy Bros. The boots were
'won by George Stewart; the knife
by G: P. Rogers, and the beef by
Ed: Hamilton,
Meagre,. W. 'Cudiitore and W. J.
'JSickton brought . in a string of 1:1'
herpba lid Otte lot opt istal dez
1{=
saw her at the
CHAPTER XIII
Kari' Eronfeld was on Mr. ` `orri-
son's Sharpe's list of people o be
seen again. Following his Ian of
going completely over the ground
covered by the police the enthusias-
tic amateur was beginning to find
this routine method both encourag-
ing and interesting. •
There was no difficulty 'n fin •ing
out the whereabouts of the agent
of the dead film star.
"There are one or •two th'ngs 1
want to ask," he opened.
"Shoot!"
"Perhaps you "are aware that
have been to New York and. to,
Hollywood?"
1First I've heard of it."
"While there I met
•Rotherson."
"go!" For the first time during
the interview Kromfeld betrayed
uneasiness.
"That surprises you?"
"Somewhat. She is a very elu-
sive woman."
"I found that out. Having seen
her I understand why you looked
so fixedly at Mrs. Thorne when you
saw her shortly after the tragedy.
That was because you were strucic
more than ever with 'her resemb-
lance to Myrtle."
"Oh, yes."
"But you knew them both inti-
mately, so why the intent examina-
tion?"
"What do you mean?"
"Myrtle Rotherson confessed that
she had been in England—in Neth-
erton. You had seen her there."
"You know that. She told you?"
"Exactly." Mr. Sharpe prevari-
cated without -compunction.
"It is correct. My promise not to'
mention it no longer applies. We
met by accident."
"And, of course, you recognized.
her immediately?"
"No. Not at •first. Those two wo-
men were so much alike they
might have been twins."
"You thought Myrtle was Mrs..
Thorne?"
"Only for a moment."
"Did she say what she was do-
ing in the neighborhood?"
"No. I guessed, Jealousy."
"Tell me what you thought when:
Rotherson died."
"That Myrtle had killed him. She'
would do that with pleasure to,
keep him from Margaret." '
"But her half-sister was married
and settled down."
"So it. appeared. Myself, I think.
the husband would not have mat-
tered if Martin had been willing to ---
take her back."
"Was he?"
"Who can say! I thought he
gave her the air again until he
died. After that it might have been
otherwise. Myrtle killed him be-
cause of Margaret, or Margaret
killed him because of Myrtle."
Myrtle
more satisfactorily, for he smiled "You think that?"
with satisfaction from time to time.• I "There is no other explanation, -
Martin Rotherson wasn't the
"king" after all. It had been -a
mistake to play him as such when
he was only a , pawn. And what
an important little piece that was,
threatening even the "queen."
As for Mrs. Thorne— He tap-
ped the side of his nose thought-
fully.
"Not quite correct," the chess-
master muttered aloud. "There
ought to be a mate at the end of
this, and all -I can manage is a
stalemate. Still, that's better than
losing."
It was with pleasure that .he wel-
comed Inspector Matthews r.when
that inquisitive officer dropped in
for a drink and a chat. •
"Found the real murderer?" ask-
ed. the Inspector.
"Glad to hear you use that word
'real.' It confirms my view of your
attitude. So it was Martinshawe
who put you up to making the ,ar-
rest?" '
"Something of the kind. Not that
I'll admit Thorne's innocence," •
"Perhaps you won't have to."
"Now we're at cross-purposes,
Mr. Sharpe. As I take it your view
is that the parson ought not to 'be
in custody. Now you seem to be
hedging."
"Only because I'm getting a
clearer conception of what was go-
ing on."
There's enough 'evidence against
him without adding, to it."
Mr. Sharp winked, "So you keep
telling me—to keep yourself con-
vinced. Be honest. He'll get off."
"Damn you, sir. You tangle me
all ways. What it amounts to✓iis
that your American evidence
makes all the difference."
"Didn't I understand that Myrtle
Rotherson .had disappeared beyond
all ken?"
"So she... did. Only the United
States pulite- live. maliageti . to,
track her after all, And she's
stworn, an affidavit.
"Ikle wonder you rushed over to
see thea
"Wieil, what are we going to do
about it?"
"3leven days only." 'Wen Wet
get t'eally busy there is going to
be 9. vers' grave miscarriage of ,Jus-
tice."
"i
theurght you were -under the
inilixesston -Quentin, 't Thorne ovId
get off in any cane?''
Both knew his habits. They could.
have got at ,his saccharinetablets,
somehow or other."
"What about Mr. Thorne? He'
is being tried for murder and You
have kept quiet."
"Perhaps I might have told be-
fore it was too late. It wasnone'
of my business."
"Actually, you were afraid," Mr -
Sharpe challenged.
"Of what?"
"Being implicated yourself. You
had access to the saccharine, knew'
all about Rotherson's business ands
were friendly with 'his •divorced! '
wife."
"Not reasons why I should" be-
come a murderer."
"Unless you knew.. that Martin
had tett his property to Myrtle, eh!
Suppose there had been talk of au -
other will? What better motive
than a conspiracy to kill him be-
fore
the change could, be effected
and share the spoils:"
"Ah! A frame-up. I had noth-
ing to do with It and wish not to
be mixed up."
"Withholding essential facts may•
amount to perjury. By, doing so
you have not only obs }cted the
course of justice but helped to put
a man in jeopardy. Better get in
touch with the police at once and
tell them the whole truth."
"O.K.! At once."
Mr. Sharpe was well satisfied.
Not that he had done much more
to clear up the mystery but Kron -
fold had been able to explain cer-
tain puzzling factors that had ob-
scured the affair. Now he knew'
more or less where he stood.
As he !boarded the train for
home he smiled at the thought of
Inspector Matthews' consternation
when Kronffeid began' to 'drive a
horse and cart through the,.fragile
structure of the carefully erected
-evtdeItce agalitiarthe MT,. laiiientira
Thorne.
"That," he thought, " 71 make
him tear his hair out by the outs."
Which was •almost literal! .ac-
curate. The, head of the Netherton
C.I.D. was in a sorry state of be-•'
wildertnent next erne Mr. Sharpe
sate; luta.
"What is all this?" he demand-
ed angrily. '''All you're Managing
to do is to introduce doliapll&atidns
that' lead nowhere. Thie 11roni'eldi'
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