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A cop of Salada Sreen tea invigorates and refreshes II SALADA" GREEK TEA Fresh from the garden** The Bishop Murder Case A PHILO VANCE STORY BV S. S. VAN DINE SYNOPSIS A man known a* Cock Robin Is found with an arrow through the heart Then > young chap named Sprigg la shot through the top of th head. The mur- dMiT writes marking notes to the news- papers, Blgned The I'lshop. District At- torney Markham a&ks the aid of Phllo Vance In colvlnc the mystery. The following people are associated With the case: Prof. Ulllard,, his nelce Belle, and his protege, Blgurd ArntsBon, who hopes to marry Belle; John I'ardee, a neighbor with a passion for chess; Mrs Ijrukker and her Don Adolph. who la a cripple with a super-Intellect. Vane* learns that Drukker has lied to him as to his whereabouts on the morn- Ing of Itotiln'* murder, and derides to threaten him .n the hope of learning bets which he ha* b*eri keeping back. That same night Drukker Is murdered. Di'on going to the Drukker house they nd Mrs, Drukker dead from nhock In Drukker's study. It Is clear that the nurderer had visited the study imme- diately after killing Drukker. and that Mrs. Drukker found him there. CHAPTER XXX. (Cont'd.) Vance had been gazing lazily out of the window as Arnesson rambled on. The impression he gave was that he had scarcely heard the description of Drukker'g habit*; but presently he turned and fixed Arnesson with a languid look. "I say," he drawled; "would you mind toddling upstairs and fetching Drukkcr's note-book? Look in both the study and the bedroom." I thought I noticed an almost im- perceptible hesitation on Arnesson's pirt; but straightway he rose. "Good idea. Too valuable a docu- ment to be left lying around." And he itrode from the room. Markham began pacing the floor, nd Heath revealed his uneasiness by puffing more energetically on his cigar. There was a tense atmosphere in the little drawing-room as we wait- ed for Arnesson's return. Each of us was in a state of expectancy, though Just what we hoped for or feared would have been difficult to define. In less than ten minutes Arnesson reappeared at the door. He shrugged his shoulders and held out empty hands. "Gone!" he announced. "Looked in every likely place couldn't find it." Jle threw himself into a chair and rd- lightcd his pipe. "Can't understand It. ... Perhaps he hid it." "Perhaps," murmured Vanco. It was past one o'clock, and Mark- ham, Vance and I rode to the Stuy- vesant Club. Heath remained at the Drukker house to carry on the routine work, to draw up his report, and to deal with the reporters who would be warming there shortly. "1 feel so youthful, so simple, so Innocent,' Vance complained lugubri- ously. "So many things are happenin' nd they're bein' manipulated so in- geniously that I can't grasp 'em. It's very diRconccrtin", very confusin'. I don't like it I don't at all like it. Von wearin'." He sighed drearily nd sipped his tea. "Your sorrows leave me cold," re- torted Markham. "You've probably pent the afternoon inspecting arque- buses and petronels at the Metropoli- tan Museum. If you'd had to go through what I've suffered ' "Now, don't be cross," Vance re- buked him. "There's far too mucli emotion in the world. Passion is not going to solve this case. Cerebration in our only hope. I>et us be calm and thoughtful." His mood became ser- ious. "Markham, this comes very near being the perfect crime. Like one of Morphy's great chess combinations, it has been calculated a score of moves head. There are no clews; nnd even if there were, they'd probably point in the wrong direction. And yet . . . nd yet there's something that's try- ing to break through. I feel it; sheer intuition that ii to say, nerves. There's an inarticulate voice that wants to speak, and can't. A dozen times I've sensed the presence of somn truggling force, like an invisible ghos 1 trying to make contact without reveal- Ing its identity." Ma-khnm gave an exasperated sigh. Nurses Wanted Tim Toronto Boipital (or IncuraM**, In afmiatlon with Fordham Hoipltal, Hew York Clt offer* a Three Yonri' Coiir** ( ralninf to Young; Wumt.ii, having il>* reqnlred education, and - tron* of becoming nnriM. Tht* Foipl- tal hat adopted the elght-honr lyetem. f utille receive uniform* of the I % monthly allowance and '.ravcl- .' to and from New York. ir particular* writ* or M>pl .iperlntendeat. "Very helpful. Do you advise call- ing in a medium?" "There's something we've overlook- ed," Vance went on, diregarding the sarcasm. "The case is a cipher, and they key-word is somewhere before us, but we don't recognize it. 'Pon my soul, it's dashed annoyin' . . . Let's be orderly. Neatness that's our de- fcideratum. First, Robin is killed. Next, Sprigg is shot. Then Mrs. Drukker is frightened with a black bishop. After that, Drukker is shov- ed over a wall. Makin' four distinct episodes in the murderer's extrava- ganza. Three of 'em were carefully planned. One the leaving of the bishop at Mrs. Drukker's door was forced on the murderer, and was therefore decided on without prepara- tion. . . ." "Clarify your reasoning on that point." "Oh, my dear fellow 1 The conveyor of the black bishop was obviously act- ii.g in self-defence. An unexpected danger developed along his line of campaign, and he took this means of averting it. Just before Robin's death Drukker departed from the archery- room and installed himself in the arbor of the yard, where he could look into the archery-room through the rear window. A little later he saw some on in the room talking to Robin. He returned to his house, and at that moment Robin's body was thrown on the range. Mrs. Drukkcr saw it, and at that time she probably saw Druk- ker. She screamed very natural, what? Drukkcr heard the scream, anj told us of it later in an effort to estab- lish an alibi for himself after we'd in- formed him that Robin had been kill- ed. Thus the murderer learned that Mrs. Drukker had seen something how much, he didn't know. But he wasn't taking any chances. He went to her room at midnight to silence her, and took the bishop to leave be- side her body as a signature. But he found the door locked, and left the bishop outside, by way of warning her to say nothing on pain of death. He did' 't know that the poor woman suspected her own son." "But why didn't Drukker tell us whom he saw in the archery-room with Robin?" "We can only assu.ne that the per- son was some one whom he couldn't conceive of as being guilty. And I'm inclined to believe he mentioned the fact to this perso.i and thus scaled his own doom." "Assuming the correctness of your theory, where docs it lead us?" "To the one episode that wasn't ela- borately prepared in advance. And when there has been no preparation for a covert act there is pretty sure to be a weakness in one or more of the details. Now, please note that at the time of each of the three murders any one of the vario s persons in the druma could have been present. No one had an alibi. That, of course, was cleverly calculated ; the murderer chose an hour when all of the actors were, so to speak, waiting In the wings. But that midnight visit! Ah! That was a different matter. There was no time to work out a perfect set of circumstances the menace was too immediate. And what was tho result? Drukker nnd Professor Dillard were, apparently, the only persons on hanil at midnight. Arnesson and Belle Dil- lard were supping at the Plaza and didn't return home until half past twelve. Pardce was horn-locked with Rubinstein over a chess board from eleven to one. Drukker is now of course eliminated. . . What's the an- swer?" "I could remind you," returned Markham irritably, "that the alibis of the others have not been thoroughly checked." "Well, well, so you could." Vanco lay hack Indolently nnd sent a long regular scries of smoke-rings toward the ceiling. Suddenly his body tensed, and with meticulous care he leaned over and put out his cigarette. Then he glanced at his watch and got to his feet. He. fixed Markham with a quiz- zical look. "Forward, my friends. It's not yet six. Here's where Arnnssnn makes himself useful." "What now?" expostulated Mnrk- ham. "Your own suggestion," Vance re- plied, taking him by the arm and leading him toward the door. "W're going to check Pardee's alibi." CHAPTER XXXI. Half an hour later wa were seated with the professor and Arnesson in the Dillard library. "We've come on a somewhat unusual errand," explained Vance; "but it may have a vital bearing oR our investiga- tion." He took out v l)is wallet and unfolded a sheet of paper. "Here's a document, Mr. Arnesson, I wish you'd glance over. It's a copy of the official scoresheet of the chess game between Pardee and Rubinstein. Very inter- esting. I've toyed with it a bit, but I'd like your expert analysis of it. The first part of the game is usual enough, but the play after the adjournment rather appeals to me." 1 Arnesson too k'.he paper and studied it with cynical amusement. "Aha! The inglorious record of Par- dee's Waterloo, eh?" "What's the meaning of this, Mark- ham?" asked Professor Dillard, con- temptuously. "Do you hope to run a murderer to earth by dilly-dallying ovtr a chess game?" "Mr. Vance hoped something could be learned from it." "Fiddlesticks !" The professor pour- ed himself another glass of port and, opening a book, ignored us completely. Arnesson was absorbed in the nota- tions of the chess score- "Something a bit queer here," he muttered. "The time's askew. Let's see. . . The scoresheet shows that, up to the time of adjournment, Whitcf - that is, Pardce had played one hour and forty-five minutes, and Black, or Rubinstein, one our and fifty-eight minutes. Quite in order. But during the second sctsion of the gam* White consumed only forty-five minutes, whereas Black used up one hour and thirty-four minutes." Vance nodded. "Exactly. There were two hours and nineteen minutes of play beginning at 11 p.m. Bubln- ' stein's moves during that time took forty-nine minutes longer than Par- dee's. Can you make out what happen ed?" Arnesson arose and went to the lit- tle chess table, where he arranged the men to accord with the position of the game at the time of adjournment- "It doesn't strike me as a particu- larly unfavorable position for Par- dce," ventured Vance. Arnesson made half a dozen move*, | then gave a grunt. "Ha! This is rather deep stuff of Rubinstein's. As I know Rubinstein, it took him a long time to figure it out. Slow, plodding chap." "It's possible, isn't it," suggested Vance, "that the working out of that combination explains the discrepancy in time between Black and White?" "Oh, undoubtedly. Planning the combination took him all of forty-five minutes or I'm a duffer." "At what hour, would you say," asked Vance -uicletsly, "did Rubin- stein use up 'hit forty-five minutes?" (To be coi.tinued.) 4. The Rainbow's End Light of foot and eay of heart, He took the rainbow road With empty pack while others bore Ambition's heavy load. He sought llko them the pot of gold, But ever on his way He paused to hear the thrushes sing A roquifim for the day. He lingered where hill vistas spread New beauty to his sight; He saw the great hills wear at dawn Creation's holy light. The Autumn's loveliness was his, The Spring's ecstatic word; The lyric phrase of bird and bee Ills listening spirit hwd. He came belated to the place Where down tho hills descend Tho eager feet that seek tho gold Hung at the rainbow's end. They found no shlnlug pot of gold , Who took the trail with him And never knew his pack of dream* Was laden to the brim! Arthur Wallace Peach. 4, A Good Settler The motorist pulled up at a way- side garage for petrol, but he had to wait for sonic time while another customer was having his tlrps pump- ed up, "Was that man a prominent figure In these parts?" asked the motorist when the other hart departed. "You were very respectful and attentive j to him." Th'e garage proprietor nodded his head. "Yes, sir," he said; "he's one of the early settlers." The motorist looked surprised. "But he's still quite a young man," ho returned. "True enough," said the proprietor; "hut he pays his bills the first of every month." Three Generations in Teaching Post For 104 years from 1821 to 1925 j a teaching position at Southesmes (Mouse) France, was held succes- sively by Nicholas Grandjcan (1821 to 18B7), his son, Prosper (1867 to 1S99), and his grandson, Charles (1899 to 1925), according to L'Ecole ot la Vie, a weekly review of edu- cation published in Paris. 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HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin pre- ferred; wrap it carefully) for ach number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 -West Adelaide St., Toronto. Popular * and hit Dog SCOTTIE- What cam* before: Captain Jimmy I urgalned with General Lu to fly him to Japan In exchange for help In fitting up his plane to rescue Lieut Stone's brother Guy. from le bandits. He Is about to tart on his long trip across the Chi- nese Sea. General Lu sent for us In haste. He wanted to start at once. He had sold out his position aa General for a huge sum of money, which had just arrived, and he was anxious to be off before any of his officers found out and made him divide up his wealth. The following night we bid Guy and Jed Stone, good-bye, and be- gan our .rip under cover of darkness. Six hundred miles or more across the Chinese Sea waa no Joke. Many bad storms and typhoons sweep the waters, and heavy sea fogs make flying danger- ous. Once off the ground I could see we were In lor It. The air was Just full of bumps, and General La and his faJthful servant grew nervous. We tried a thousand feet higher up. and It was even worse. The plane tossed like a boat riding on a /ough sea. The sky gradually cloudea up and the wind grew In volume. The dark- ness and fog seemed to crowd us down to the water. Long curling waves with sharp white crests made any chanct of surviving Impossible, should we be forced down. Hour after hour wt flew along, steering by the Instruments. A cold wet drizzle blew right through our coats. I wrapped a blanket around Scottle. but the poor little chap still shivered. The past few days had been strenuous, and 'e were about fagged out. Most like- ly I dozed, for the next thing 1 knew I was being vigorously shaken. Scot- tie was barking furiously. Right under our wheels the waves lapped aungrily. I nosed the plane ill 1 - The gasollur swished around In nearly empty tanks. Flying against the wind hud exhausted our supply. We might have enough for another fifty miles. The dawn broke In a cold grey streak. I strained my eyes to see a large black object through the mist. Then .1 rocky headland emerged from the fog on our left. Carefully I banked the plane and nosed her down as close to the rocks ag I dared. It was a shaer precipice. At Its foot the angry waves dashed themselves Into white fury. Grad- ually the cliff descended within fifty feet of the water. Surely there must be a sand beach somewhere. Imagine my despair when the cliff began to rise again and ended In a steep crag without a single Inch of sandy beach. Soon we circled the Island, and it was simply a tremen- dous rolcanlc rock with straight, high sides. Suddenly v;e noticed a lire of white breakers i milo or two away. The water seem.?' 1 , shallow. As a last chance I followed It tvo miles, four miles, six our gasoline was almost spent, when right below appeared the nicest sand beach you ever saw, slop- ing gradually up to a little Island. Like a great many beaches, this one looked much harder and smooth- er than It really was. With the. motor cut out we hit, rolled a few feet in the soft sand, a then the plane went over on her nose. Dur- Ing all this' time General Lu was splen- did. Never a complaint. Never an argument; he sat quietly and calm- ly, waiting -for what might happen. Soon we kindled a roaring fire from driftwood, and dried ourselves out. To our surprise, General Lu began peeling off one suit after an- other, until he bad taken off about six. Then 1 remembered that some of the Chinese had a way of putting their suits on In layers. General Lu could afford plenty of suits, so why not have them? Meanwhile the question of food and water became f reusing. We set out to search without delay. (To be continued) Note: Any of our young readers writing to "Captain Jimmy", 2010 Star Building, Toronto, will receive signed photo of Captain Jimmy, free. GHocoiate Malted Milk The health-giving, delicious drink for children and grown- ups. Pound and Half Pound tins at your grocers. Work The gospel of work does not save touts, but it saves peoples. It is not a Christian maxim only, that tnoy who do not weik should not eat; i 1 , is nJso in tho erd a law of Nature and of nations. 1 nzy races die or Jecay. Races tnat v. oik. prosper on the ear*h. The British race, in a! 1 its greatest branches, is noted for its restless ac- tivity. Its life motto is Work! Work! Work! And its deepest contempt is reserved for those who will not thus exert themselves. Dr. Stewart (of I.ovedtile.) Daily Work Idleness is the key of beggary and the root of all evil. If the devil catch a man idle he will set him to work, ; find him tools, and before long pay ' him wages. Do not overwork yourself, nor sit up 1.00 late, and never continue any one mental employment after you aro tired of it. Southey to Coleridge. As soon as a man begins to love his work, then will he also begin to mako progress. Wha , we would do, let us begin today. Every good we would have must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. William James. Crochet suits, Insidiously out steadily, have nmib InroaiU lut.i beach motion. Juliette Cumpt n, uses blue and white cruvliot pyjamas. Full Mnrks "Why," asked the schoolmaster, "are the days longer In the summer than In the winter." Timothy, to whom the question was put, had a ready answer. "Because the sun fihlnes longer," he replied. "Yes, yes," the inajter returned. "But why does the sun shine long- er?" Without the slightest hesitation the hoy replied: "Because the night Is so much shorter." __. ____% .. J _ Self-Confidence "She hiul a quiet confidence in bein^ able to do whatever was needful for , her to do. She leaned on her neces- sities instead of being broken byj I them," says a biographer, of a busy and useful life. The statement is worth more than a passing thought, for the necessities that confront most lives can either be allowed to become a crushing burden or turned 'nto a staff that will aid on the journey or strengthen for hiptier climbing. A - It Is Inevitable that the entire bank- ing system must be socialized In tho public interest. Profeseor Colston \Varne. Spring Babies Are Brightest "Lady Luck smiles on the children of spring." Such is the conclusion of P. P. Blonsky, Russian psychologist, jriio compared the intelligence scores and birth months of a large number of Moscow school children. He found a significant difference in favor pf those born in the three spring months. Those born in the winter were dullest, he said. The children were all below normal and from poor homes. Blonsky ex- plained the differen e as due to the fact that children born in the spring get more fresh air, and that milk is cheaper then, so that parents can af- ford to buy it. The winter's children must spend their first months in a stutfy and often filthy environment. In summer the heai affects the children. It appears, he concludes, that the environment in which a baby gets its start partly determines the men- tality it will develop through life. Blonsky's tests have just been re- peated with a group of 2,925 children by Columbia University psychologists, as reported by Prof. Rudolph Pintner in the Journal of Applied Psychology, and a much smaller difference, con- sidered insignificant, was found be- tween children born in the warm and cold months. I would a.s lief poison people as tell untruths about them. Bishop Wood- cock of Kentucky. Summer COLDS Almost everybody knows how Aspirin tablets break up a cold but why not prevent it? 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