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Jungl Half fh windows were broken and nailed up with boards. One wing \vas -iitirely in ruin.", only a few broken boarus remaining to mark its walls. There were fow signs of <lecay, how- ever, about the wall through wh'in.- gates they were peering, a wall which, massive and lofty, apparently com- pletely encircled the neglected re>i- , , donee. It was -o old that in places it chemist, is lummoaed to Porto Verde, They remounted their horses and rode 'was ahnost obliterated by dense e Breath Ben Lucien Burman THIS HAS HAPl'KNKI): (other took it. They chatted amiably s. Lincoln Nunnally, elderly American; moment, tl.un the two Americans left. Coat Frock Symbolizes Spirit Youth Puru in Brazil, where he encounters an old friend, Vilak who has sent for him. Vilak's cousin, Klise Mai-berry, an American girl, owns a colfce plantation near Porto Verde. The day N'unnally arrives Tony Barbetta, one of KJisc's foremen has been hit on the head with a club in the hands of Limey Potts, another foreman. Vilak bc-licves that it was something besides the blow of the club that killed Tony. He believes (i-iylord Prentiss, a reticent and for- bidding man, is involved in Tony's nnd other mysterious deaths. Vilak induces Nunnaliy to visit Prentiss' house that night. On the way to I'rentiss' they si^ht a party of natives working on a railroad. Nuirby is a tire, though the is hnt. Nunnjilly regards this up the narrow laiu> which led to the (growth of vines. But there were no higher ground above tho town and j gaps, no bulges indicative of weakness the pnrasol pine marking the fatal in the ponderous stones which formed occurrence of the afternoon. Kuarh- mg the tree, they dismounted again and tied their horses. All about them was a darkness ul it; there were, as securely fixed to one another as when they had first been [set there by the mason years before. .1 The detail, however, which caught most Stygian, but though there was| tho chemist's attention, was the barb- little light, the variety of sound was e(1 wire fencinir, which had bcc-n newly infinite. Hero a swelling brook mur- listened to toe top of the wall to a mured and by its murmur repeated the 'distance of three or four feet above it, story of a possible flood; there the pe -| meshed closely that it would have COVH whispered as its great flat leaves | barred the way to any creature larger rubbed against one another in the lhlm " squirrel. The bars of the spike- :< NOW BEC1.V THK STdtV. wind; there a screech owl called shrilly as it swooped through the dense woods ahead; thc-re a fallen twig rustled under the weight of a crfil snake stalking its nightly prey. As tipped Kate, of the same height as the wall, were protected in like manner. Two heavy iron crossbars showed along the inside. ''It's a . . er . . fortress. A posi- m \PTTH iv ! the chemist's eyes grew aeustumod to tiv forties," the old man murmured. the darkness, he could make out thei" Has hc al! this '"t-rcly to . . er . . . Their presence had been noticed, opening in the thorn thicket which hli kee P out or k(-0 P out visitor-'." One of the laborers, who appeared t companion had told him led to I'rc;i- be a s ' i.f fure:.ia:i. walked behind tias 1 fazenda. "Are we . n a dilapidated fn iijht car on a aiding, jag . . j n here?" he whispered. H.- ..appeared in a moment, followed Vilak nodded. "We are. Mutton up by an immaculately crhite-linened indi- that second button of your raincoat whose bearing immediately And put on that glove as I tr.i,| you. marked him as the chief. Hi< skin was dark, but it was the tan that c.>me< from long exposure to the tropical Nunnally obeyed slowly. insist er . . insist. Why is it neces- face was well molded, the nry ; On a night like this . . stilling. nose long and thin, the mouth sensi- tive and small. On his upper lip was Yes . . stifling." 'It's nn ounce of p;wi-nlion. a small, carefully trimmed mustache. Death's lurking everywhere ; ,l,ut here H,- was obviously a whit,- man, nd U n f onM that I don't know. What I've judging by the blackness of his hair :is ked you to do may help protect you" you ask me another question in next ten minutes I shall be put to the unpleasant necessity of sending you home, my dear Nanny," Vilak de- clared, as he ber.in examining trr- gate, "if I knew the purpose back of tho recent improvements en this wall, I wouldn't be here investigating. In- cidentally, this is the place wher.- the mastilf came out and attacked Klise. Be on your guard. I'll agree with y:>u that this is an excellent wall. t>\<\ Prentiss put it up. He was an eccen- tric old devil. Like father, like son. Though in these days there was sonu- need for a wall like this. Even wilder here than it is now and it was a very definite protect ion. Every house 'if consequence had something of the sort. "Seems to me they still need walls as far as any improvement in the ; population goes. Old Prentiss in par- ticular had to have something to keep out unwelcom.' visitors. He was al- jways gc-ttin^ into trouble with the na- tiVes in- his European neighbors >r ;even the government. Almost stood n . siege here once. I've heard. The son ihad that new wire put on about 710,OOO more Our increase in sales in 1929 over 1928 shows that there were over seven hundred and ten thousand additional SAL AD A users last year. IIClAf in AH TEA 'Fresh from the gardens' Lignite Analysis Looks Encouraging teeming non-inetallics, including i'ay products and other structural ma,- ' terials. in addition to non-metallic minerals. ' The in.'-od .ctiou of the report Jas Department Report Hopeful the following to say regarding soma c D -L'l-i.- L of the non-metallic products of the or possibilities tor Exploitation In a report 01. the unit-metallic min north: "The deposits of lire clay, llg- i nite and gypsum in the Moose i.ver i basin have recently been investigated oral resources of Ontario issued by j und nave verv interesting I the provincial department of mines. ties ' but win S to their I )re?ent '""f the result of analysis of lignite coal from Blacksmith Ranids gives an en- couraging view ot the possibility of ; exploiting; the 600.ono.non tons of II B - " The 'l* a ? facilities will be pro- nite in this urea. , vlded before the ned of 193 as the "The deposit at Blacksmith Rapids j relllt f the government's decision to ! extend the T. &. N. 0. to Blacksmith Is the only coal deposit in Ontario so , far located which gives promise of be- ' Falls - coming commercially important. "Lig- The extension of steel will be laid so as to take In the gypsum and nite is found on the Mattagamf river, j other '1*P*I " he river basin, but no seam of economic size or| ^ purity has been located. Ontario is i and always has been dependent on : . imported fuel or ou coke, part of which Is imp. i!'. . i and the remainder How to Handle a Gun A gun Is always a deailly weapon. Ail the smart young set are choos- ' manufactured In the provincp fr-ini so be careful how you handle it. ing the slim silhouete cont frock in Imported bituminous coal. I Whether a gun is loaded or cot, wrapped treatment. "The results of analyses and tests In never point It toward yourself or to- ll combines toi.es of brown, yellow; the samples submitted show that the j ward any other person, and white in lightweight twed im- : possibilities for its use, either as ; In carrying a gun through undo' T T '"Vr""" 1 '""'portant colors r.f Spring. mined, as partially dried material, or , brush, be sure that the muzzle Is ithsago, shortly after hlises hrst , it's sportive and so absolutely wear- after carbonization and briquetting ' pointed toward the ground, ami al- ^'[ s l ' om K ';'able fo rstreot. office or travel. treatment, are eood." read the report, j ways protect the hammers and trig- It's quite modern and emphasis I - "Tests on a l.i..,-er scale than those ger from whipping twig--, with your e bent over, ran a finger along the by p|ain wooUjn .^.^ hn ^ Mm ^ - yot aval , ab!e are necesgary before a . uaml . the p idero rate an gave , neck , im , rfm] ,, own sul . plif , e front Tho definite opinion can be expressed as, When hunting, never tire a gun at i border effect in pointed outline at! to Its relative economic value. Other anything unless you know positively light mill i . rwo i roper Wlra - upper edge is exceptionally smart. ' requirements of more Importance. what it is. Many a hunter has xhot A surplice vest of plain yellow pique however, are a knowledge concerning a companion by mistake. ,' lends lingerie touch. 'the extent of the deposits and the! When shooting at game be sure Style No. 172 comes in sizes Hi. 18. comparative cost of mining, and ; that you are not shooting towarUs f i i 'p j *]/ BCWv i I -j (i in, lo, v umi'ui <iti * ' into, i , i ii i jui auuuuu** twwi DM d the'stor tHt' r ''t | v>' 20yearS ' 3G- :!S> '"' 1U1<i " 1L> im ' h '' s lnlst - wlletller or not tnere ls a rea(1 >' niar- ' some domestic animal or some other 'In the medium size, it requiref**2V-! ' ket 'In- 5 '' at hand. person. yards of 39-inch material with 'i T ,, N n t=^, t . nc , nn Never crawl through a fence or hedge while the hammers on your gun are up. ket rlosf at haml. T. and N.O. Extension 1'remier Ferguson's announcement ' i* . if t a lapts itself splendidiv to woot , .,. , '' Ho's spread tho story barbed wire all about here is ,a high voltage current. I might be- ;lieve it, except for the fact thnt the | only respectable dynamo, in the neigh- borhood is on Elise's plantations and I know he's not getting power from ' gu' e '|g ' that. Still he might have rigged up j something. We'd better be careful " He withdrew a sm-ill wire from h-.s tpockct and began to .lick the massive lock. As he did so, the bru.=h on the 'y. giving number rnd size of such ! aniike that of air-dried peat," con- other sidem of the creek cracked loud- patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in j t | mles tno re ,, ort j,, a summary. "The I ,"'" """ stampior coin (co!n preferred; wrap! nojjta,, C0 iitent of the material, ' " : crepe : of the decision to extend the T. & N. ! 0. railway from Coral Rapids to I Hlacksmith Kails makes the result of; the analysis of Blacksmith Kails Us- HOW TO OKDKli PATTKKNS. nite ! the When riding in any vehicle always remove the shells from your gun. Never draw a pun toward you by the barrels or with the barrels point- coal of Immediate Importance In , , nR at _ or at boi , else opinion of flue-n's 1'ark ^officials . i He pimlculal . !v carefu: wltu a g Write your name and add -ess plain- i -| n co i or tho coa i in question is not w ,[,7 e ^j unlike that of air-dried peat," con- ; (1]o ' ly. Both men started. (To be continued. ) : He withdrew a small wire from his pocket and began to piok the iv e lock. Famous General Is Active Chief England's Anxiety Lord Byng Asks Power to London Night Clubs at Any Hour carefully) for each tin Service, 7fl West Adelaide St.. Toronto/' 'J a ',[",', ' an 'soll.I fueiroii the 'market" gun 111 a boat. Hctter remove nt if you expect to use It points over i liie side of the boat and not toward :'-'.iin-t a Never lean a loaded u tree or post. Never ke?p :i lo.uleil ^1111 the house. ' more than one million people Is the ! most omlnoua problem England faces | to-Jay. So declares "AuKiir" In the London ClulM In tho "metropolitan Fortnightly Kevlew (London). For a flubs, are'few years the country cliuig to the The report on the nonnietalllc min ernl resources of the province Is a new departure for the mines depart- ment since It brings together under! The permanent unemployment or on COTer a " the " ew "' formittu '" CUI " u " ^inard", for Neuralgia. around and the perfection of his intonation, a' They turned into the path. Towering hiirh caste Portuguese. trees rose ns gloomy sentinels above ' district," especially nlgl He bowed politely to the visitor*. |tho tangled jungle, while the mats of j proving nn Increasing source of wor j Illusion that the danger was a. tern" "You would wish something, caval-. vines and creepers swinging from the ry to tho metropolitan police. They porary one. he points out. But now hieros?" he asked. His manner was topmost branches showed like gigantic j have, Increanad In number from 1,285.; everybody knows It Is permanent, unmistakably that of one who could 'spiderwebs against the sky. The path In 1921, to 1.S23. In 192S. Before the! While foreign affairs have ostensibly be as much at ease at some stately 'continued thus wooded for a quarter i lic-PiiMlng commission Norman Ken i filled the foreground, he Roea on to reception in t .ri-j of tho Kuropean cnpi-iof a mile, then light showed ahead and | dall Assistant Conimlssionnr of the! any, '" reality KiiRland's chief anxi- tals us here with twenty-five section they emerged on to the shore of a j metropolitan police, outlined n plan f ety lias been unemployment. The hands in the jungle of Porto Verde. ,mall lake. Directly before them tho; formulated by Ixml liyng. chief com- ! standard of living in England, we are "Nothing, cuvalhiero," Vilnk replied land fell rather sharply to n creek,! mlssloner and head of Scotland Yard,' advised, Is menaced by unemplny- with equal urbanity. "We merely ride, 'then rose to nn elevation on the other j which would strengthen tho law by j merit. In this connection the great- see the torches, and walk over to look. 'side where several similar expanses' giving tho police ilie right to enter est danger of all s said to he the You come to protect the tracks from of water sparkled in the moonlight. any club nt any uour. | fact thnt "(hero n;-> already hundreds the rising river?" "These are a few of the lakes i Hyng had suggested, according to, of thousands of men and women, out "Yi'", senhor. We come from Avi- was mentioning to you," Vilnk whis- i Kendall, that when It was believed Ir- of work for years, who are content to los." He pulled a leaf off a palm tree percd. "If it were daylight you could' ''fKularltioa,. were occurring In nny| tako the ofllclnl dole na the supreme and began funning himself. "At Avi- ;,,,,<, t ne brickwork where some of them rll 'l>- slll 'h as sale of liquors after ! nnd of their ambition." This slipping los there is fear that the floods will be' navo i x >en dammed up. This is, the ! ' loura> " 18 P'ico should be able to! back Into n stnte comparal In with very bad. Many they think the great 'section thnt Prentiss' father developed ! ontu >' nt any time ami tako tho names thnt of cattle going to the trough, dam will burst. I hope it is not so. !. ln ,| t), a ^ th e quarrel was nil nbout i a "d addresses of tho persons, and also ' this writer alleges. Is more ilanger- It is not pretty, a flood. Nor cheap. 'After old Prentiss died the place was to arl ' os ' nr| y person refusing Biich ! "us to the race than If unemployment j It costs us on the railrinul much ^deserted for alxnit ten years I think j l"f r ii>nllon, or any person who was ' had bred revolution. Revolution- j money. Many, many reis. And it is Until young Prentiss came linck and ' )o " ovp( l to havo given a false immej arles, it Is argued, nt least have red; not a great rnilroad which runs only .occupied it. That's the house <lnwni an(1 n'l'li'css. ho police should nl.io blood In their veins, not sterilized a few hundred kilometers to the coffee |there." He pointed to a shadowy liavo Pwer to seize tlie club's books ' water. plantations nnd the Englishmen's j structure below them on the other side alul nny llfl " or thoy folln(1 - * Miin 's in the mountains. Nor is it rich, of the creek. Komlall empbaill -il that such regu- Kach year in the rainy season we j They descended the embankment on Iatlona '"ld not Interfere with the come. Here I will raise a track, there, which they stood, reached the creek,' comfl)l ' t I will make .strong a bridge, here 1 will ; an( ] crossed it, carefully picking their J"- lub - drive a pile. And perhaps shall 1'wn.v over tha wet stones. Thev saw , hllvo start hall Crnt lub - " Wo " no fcllr A DAY'S THOUGHT If, Invisible ourselves, we could fol- privacy of the legitimate , QW R ains , ,., bo , , hrouKh ft nduUd clubs need ( , ny nf hl!| , jft> nM( , know n| , h)g would bo liable to; crBt thoUKhts ,, ,, opea ,, n ,, x , etiea> "" y-u think yo-j will be here hj K h stone wall. "Why hns ho the . i nn n u i i i, i , Hce linteil by tho poilpo ... lamps? the old man asked. And . _ . , ,. , ,, lie shrugged his shoiildi-rs. "Tw:, they're singular lamps. Yes . . er . . ! l ' e " ne<1 by ' lo . pul) lc ' weeks, a month perhaps. I cann.M singulur" T he commission U consldm-Ing the There is much to do." KnZL 4U -. ti,, . . '"BKCstlon Since Inking onico as, wy. Vilak did not, answer. He was in- An altercation broke out between U-restedly looking between the heavy chief of tho metropolitan police in i volume.-- Henry fellow. ,, B A RULE There U a rule which we think , ,i . \ 1928, Loril BVIIK ha" mnde an especial would make all men constant, what- I, ' k ? ^fcl lf ? '>'\ wh ''h formed the massive (1| . ive JJ, ,.,,, , g ,.,, tl|olr nnlural , )ias . ,, ,, mt , s ^ ,::.' l^r\^r^ |lntrlfl.,, B .rrvl.e,... I n K rnatthl,, B -. ^ to the dwelling a few humlivd | r , lu . ||nllH ,, f law I OOliyjfvet beyond. They could see it clearly j ;:..' h-d il away; a,e argu- now, a long, low building, its RUMOR never willingly to disappoint a Just | and reasonable r\p vlation. mini en.Vd. " I'.'u-y arc tr.nili'.e.wme, 'broken by three short squnt towers. my vlllainl," In- snid, n.< lie n turned ' Kvrn in the moonlight its dilnpidatod Kuinnr IH a spark nt first, then n t' \.., in . "N'i nrorn a're there 'condition was apparent. A fourth , nrt> . ll "' 11 " eoiiflagrntUiu, nnd tJien How violently ilo ' rum.irs blow tlin i.i all Hi.. '. Lut 1. 11 llu railn ail W< town m-nr tho front had fallen and, 1 nslu!H ' " ls " ko a "warm of bees, sn l!s of popular judgment <. Mow few i i . ''ah." (bringing down the surrounding wall*,! " IG " lnr " you " Bllt " lnl " " le loi8 - v311 there I>B thnt can "lisi-i-rn bt-twccn \ ... . i- >l b.n ,-i (i-fiin-:. Thujhad left a gaping ho'o as though tho ' ^ ct rlil of tliom.- H. W. Shaw. j truth and tiulli llkmt-Hs. boiwoeu -1st rin-ture had suffered nn operation nt 1 > -~ shows and tnbstanceal Sir IV Sfd ISSUE No. !) '30 ItKo hands of an unskillful, mrgwn. Minard'-Th. Gr* White Liniment ncy. Paiiif People are often too patient with pain. Suffering when there is no need to suf- fer. Shopping with a head that throbs. Working though they ache all over. And. Aspirin would bring them im* mediate relief! The best time to take Aspirin is the very moment you first feel the pain. Why postpone relief until the pain has reached its height'.' Why hesitate to tako anything so harmless? Read the proven directions for check- ing colds, easing a sore throat; relieving headaches and tho pains of neuralgia, neuritis, rheumatism, etc. You can always count on its quick comfort. But if pain is of frequent recurrence see a doctor aa to ita cause. i SPI Rl N TRADE MARK RIB. .' cessihility there is not likely to be any production until railway facilities are provided. . i