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by Agatha GimsTie CHAI'TER XXIXâ€" (Ck)nfd.) "I'd like a spot of face powder," said Emily wistfully. "I've left my {>uwder puff in the ear. And I know I'm ifimply shininjt with excitement." Violet led her up.stairs in search of this sedative to the nerves. "You've lieen wonderful," said Vio let. "So brave." "Not really," said Emily. "Under neath this camouflaKC I've been as wobbly a.s jelly." "I know," said Violet. "I've felt much the same my.self. I have been .â- so terrified this last few days â€" about Brian- you know. They couldn't hang him for murderinp Captain Trevelyan, but if once he had said where he was during that time, they would soon have ferreted out that it was he who engineered father's escape." "What's that?" said Emily, pausing in her facial repairs. "Father was the convict who escap- kI. That's why we came here. Mother and I. Pix)r father, he's always â€" been queer at timef. Then he does these dreak.;fal things. We met Brian on the way over from .Australia, and he and 1â€"" "I .*ee," said Emily helpfully. "Of course you did." "I told him everything, and between us we concocted a plan. We had plenty of money fortunately, and Brian made all the plans. The arrangement was that after father got away he was to go straight acros.s country here and "Tiide in the Pixie's Cave and then later he antl Brian were to be our two men servants. Vou see with our arriving so long beforehand we imagined we would be quite free from suspicion. It was Brian who told us about this place, and suggested us offering a big rent to Captain Trevelyan." "I'm awfully sorry," said Emily â€" "I mean that it all went wrong." 'it's broken mother up completely," said Violet. 'But I don't think it's really father's fault; he had an awful kick on the h.'ad from a horse about fifteen years age, and since' then he has been a bit queer." "Can't anything be done?" "He's very ill. It's pneumonia. I can't help feelinu that if he die.s â€" well â€" it may bi the best for him really." "Poor Violet," said Emily. "It is a. rotten shame." The girl shook her head. "I've got Brian," she said. Ten minutes later Emily was hur- rying down the lane. Captain Wyatt, leaning over his gate, tried to arrest lier p7ogress. "Hie," he .sai<l, "Miss Trefusis! What's all this I hear about Burn- »by?" "It's all true," said Emily, hurry- ing on. She burst in or Miss Percehouje with the explosive foi-ce of a bomb. And straightway she poured forth ♦he complete story. "What did say'.'" demanded Miss Percehouse. "I told you Burnaby was a jealous man. Friends indeed! For more than twenty years Trevel- yan has done everything a bit b<'tter than Burnaby. Burnaby was a nar- Tow-mimied, sniall-natured man. He let it get on his nerves." "Well, 1 had to come and tell you," said Emily. "It seemed so unfair you shoulil be out of everything. By the way, did you know that your nephew knew my Aunt Jennifer? They were having tea together at Deller's on Wedne.Mlay." "She's his godmother," said Miss Percehouse. ".So that's the 'fellow' he wanted to see in Exeter. Borrowing money, if I know Ronnie. I'll speak to him." "1 forbid you to bite anyone on a joyful day like thi.s," said Emily. "(Joodhye. I must fly. I must go up to l/onlon and see .lim's insurance company people and persu.it'e them not to prose«'Ute him over that little matter of the borrowed money." "H'ni," said Miss Percehouse. "It's all right," said Emily. "Jim will keep straight enough in future. He's had his lef.4on." "Perhai>s. And you think you'll be able to persuade them? "Ves," said Emily firmly. "Well," said -Miss Percehouse. "Per- haps you will. And after that?" "After that," s.aid Emily. "I've fin- ished. I'll have done all 1 can for Jim." "Then suppose we .say; what next?" said Mis Percehouse. "You mean?" "What next? Or, if you want it put clearer: Which of them?" "Oh!" .said Emily. "Exactly. That's what I want to know. Which of them is to be the unfortunate man?" Emily laughed. Bending over, .^hc kissed the old lady. "Don't pretend to be an idiot," she said. "You know perfectly well which it is." Miss Percehouse chuckled. Emily ran lightly out of the house and down to the gate just as Charles came racing up the lane. He caught her by both hands. "Emily darling!" "Charles! Isn't everything marvel- out?" "I shall kiss you," said Mr. Ender- by, and did. "I'm a made man, Emily," he said. "Now, look here, darling, what about it?" "What about what?" "Well â€" I meanâ€"well, of course, it wouldn't have been playing the game with poor old Pearson in prison and all the rest of it. But he's cleai'ed now and â€" well, he has got to take his medicine just like anybody else." "What arc you talking about?" said Emily. "You know well enough 1 am crazy about you," said Mr. Enderby, "and you like me. Pearson was just a mis- take. What I mean isâ€" well â€" you and I, we are made for each other. All this time, we have known it, both of us, haven't we? Do you like a registrj' office or a church, or what?" "If j'ou are referring to marriage, ' said Emily, "there's nothing doing." "What?â€" but I savâ€" " "No," said Emily. "Butâ€" Emilyâ€" " "If you will have it," said Emily. "I love Jim. Pasionately !" Charles stared at her in speechless bewilderment. •'Y<u can't!" "I can! And I do! And I always have! And I always shall!" "You â€" you made me think â€" " "I said," said Emily, demurely, "that it was wonderful to have some- one one could rely on." "Yes, but I thoughtâ€"" "I can't help what you thought." "You an' an unscrupulous devil, Emily." "I know, Charle.- darling. I know. I'm everything you like to call me. But never mind. Think how great you are going to be. You've got your scoop! Exclusive news for the Daily Wire. You're a made man. What's a woman anyway? Less than the dust. No really strong man neds a woman. She only hampers him by clinging to him like the ivy. Every great man is one who is independent of women. A career â€" there's nothing so fine, so ab- solutely satisfying to a man as a great career. You are a strong man, Charles, one who can stand aloneâ€"" "Will you sto)) talking, Emily? It's like a talk to young men on the nulio! You've broken my heart. You don't know how lovely you l(K)ked as you came into that room with Narracott. Just like something triumphant and avenging off an arch." A footstep crunched on the lane, an^ Mr. Duke appeared, "Oh! there you are, Mr. Duke," said Emily. "Charle.-, I want to tell you. This is ex-Chief Inspector Duke of Scotland Yard." "What?" cried Charles, recognizing the famous name. "Not the Inspector Duke?" "Yes," .said Family. "When he re- tired, he came here to live, an<l being nice and modest he didn't want his re- nown to get about. I see now why Inspector Narracott twinkled so when I wanted him to tell me what kind of crimes Mr. Uuke had con\mitted." Mr. Duke laughed. Charles wavered. There was a short tussle between the lover and the jour- nalist. The journalist won. "I'm delighted to meet you, Inspec- tor," he said. "Now, I wonder if we could persuade you to do us s short article, .nay eight hundred words, on the Trevelyan case." EJnily stepped quickly up the lane and into Mrs. Curtis's cottage. She ran up to her bedroom and pulled out her 8uitca.se. Mrs. Curtis had follow- ed her Up. "You're not going, miss?" "I am. I've got a lot to do â€" Ix>ndon, and my young n.an." Mrs. Curtis drew nearer. "Just tell me, miss, which of 'em is it?" Emily was throwing clothes hap- hazard into the suitcase. "The o.ne in prison, of cour.se. There's never been any other." "Ah! You don't think, mis.s, that maybe you're making a mistake. You're sure the other young gentle- man is worth as much as this one?" "Oh, no," said Emily. "He isn't. This one will get on." She glanced out of the window where Charles was still holding e.x-Chief Inspector Duke in earnest parley. "He's the kind of young man who's simply born to get on â€" but I don't know what would hap- pen to the other one if I weren't there to look after him. Look where he would be now if it wei'eo't for me!' "And you can't say more than that, miss," said Mrs. Curtis. She retreated downstairs to where her lawful spouse was sitting and staring into vacancy. "The living image of my Great Aunt Sarah's Belinda she is," .said Mrs. Curtis. "Threw herself away she did on that miserable George Plunkot down at the Three Cows. Mortgaged and all it wa.-s. And in two years she had the mortgage paid off and the place .. going concern. "Ah!" said Mr. Curtis and .shifted his pipe slightly. "He was !i handr<me fellow, George Plunket, but after he maiTied Belinda he never so much as looked at another woman. .She never gave him the chance," said Mrs. Curtis. said Mr. Curtis. (The End.) ff SALADA Orange Pekoe ^L ^^m ^^m Blend TIJ Fresh from the Gardens "Ah!'' TT iictually takes less " ^>u., ,^_^ than If worth of -«-.â€". I:i|tic RakiniiPowder to >n;«keacake, and you can count on good resultsâ€" e»ery time! No wonder f Ainadu's loukery experts •.«y It doesn't pay lo take chances with Inferior baki.ift powder. Bake with %faSlic and he sure! Plan a Beauty Routine For the New Year Planning a beauty routine and vowing to get your scalp, hair, figurj and complexion in excellent condition is on<- good way to start the Nmv Year. Take stock of youi cosmetic cab- inet and see .vhat ycu need in the v. ay of beauty preparations. Have you either a cleansing cream or a good cleansing tonic? If you uje cleansing ci-eam, remember .that a skin tonic is practic"al!y a necessity. Then, of course, you need a nour'sh- iiig or tissue cream. And a founda- tion cream or lotion. Besides the regular preparations, how about things with which to apply them and take them off? Using cos- metics is much easier and cc -tainly more amusing if you have on hand plenty of cotton, cleansing tissues and the like. How about youi rouge and lipstick? Do they blend or did you run out of one of them just before Christmas and neglect to buy a refill? Well, the holiday rush is over now and it's well worth your while to see that there is complete harmony among your various cosmetics. Have you been intending to get that bottle of hair tonic which you're sure will correct your particular scalp ef- fect? Nearly every woman needs something for a semi-weekly hair treatment at home and now is the time to find out what you need and how to use it. Have you discovered tiny little lines around your eyes this New Year? Better invest in a bottle of muscle oil. Record Broken Footwear Output "The -VuKUst and September produc- tion of leather footwear has broken all Canadian records. The output lu each month exceeded two million pairs,' declares Hon, II. II. Stevens, Minister of Trade and t'oinmercc. "Never beforo has the production for any month reached the two mil- lion mark. "Tills Is an Industry wliuli is mak- ing marked progress," commented the Minister. "The production in the flrst nin.1 months" of llt.'iS was 15,071, 4tj3 pairs, a gain of eJKht per cent, over the same period of V.t'M." MAGIC fVDE IN CANADA ••COM AIN.fNO.M l'M."ThH ktiitrin<-nt mi <'\fry tin U ymir itii*rant<.« iliat \UHc BakInU Towiter l« ttrr from alum or MU harmful Inin-.llfnt. jf ^5?â„¢*a?: BAKlNi Protect Child's Feet And Legs from Cold .Some mothers niwflle ihcir ihildron almost lip to the eyes in cold wea- ther; others don't give Iheni enough to wear in the bellff ilial they will become hardy Now there's a happy medium. The parts Ilia! niaKrr most are the ex- iromitics. Hands and feet, legs and arms must tie protected. You often see children with their chests swathed in heavy elothiiig, a thick Hiarf wound rontid their necks and not nearly lâ- noll^h rovi-ring on their legs Too iniicl) cli'Iliiiiii loniul the chest cramps the lungs; it prevents the child from niniiins alioiit, for he soon gets hreal bless; it also leads lo excessive pi-rsptratiim after exerciso which may be followed later by chill. Another thing to lenicniher is that if the extiemlljps are cold a larger proportion of the food Intake has to <-ha'King through the bush be used to provide heal wlitn It (s needed fur growth. Pen-Pictures Of Air Flights Passengers' Impressions of the Highways of the Sky Every day the aircraft of Imperial Airways (London) fly more than 6,000 miles, and during a recent period of six months they carried more than 30,000 passengers. Many travellers record In writing their experiences of their Journeys by air, and nothing could be more Inter- esting than to study some of the most xlvld of these Impressions. Here is a passenger's description of an ascent from Croydon: "The door of the 'plane closes. The engines spring to life. The machine speeds along the concrete and on to the grass. A gentle floating sensation. We have left mother earth and are soaring sky- ward. In one prodigious sweep tiie air- liner circles, like some gigantic car- rier-pigeon taking its bearings. Then it settles its course southward, the towers of the Crystal Palace glitter- ing in the sun." Here is a pen-picture by a traveller of his fellow-passengers in the air saloon during a flight to the Contin- ent: "Some read the morning papers. Others are impressed in the latest novel, or In an illustrated magazine. One or two are sleeping. Others gaze below, fascinated by the passing of the fleeting landscape." "England" â€" writes another voyager â€" "stretches like a jig-saw puzzle. The hills of Kent are like the waves of an ocean. Roads, streams, fields, weave themselves into a pattern. The Chan- nel is a sheet of quicksilver â€" the sky an azure canopy. Now we are over France, its sands glittering like gold. Casinos, hotels, golf coursts catch the eye. Past the historic forest of Crecy we fly, and then on mile after mile over the broad, flat breast of France. Cars small as beetles crawl along the straight road. Then red-rooted suburbs of Paris come out to meet ns. The Kiffel Tower points its finger at us. We glide down to Le Bourget." "Of a flight through fantastic cloud- shapes on a trip to Basle another pas- senger writes: - "Some clouds take on the semblance of monster mushrooms. Others have the appearance of a thousand tents in a military encampment. There are clouds like horseshoes. Others like snow-laden trees. Soon the world is entirely hidden, and streamers of va- pour glide past like ghosts." Passengers by the Empire routes find impressions crowding thick and fast upon their minds; but no thrills are greater than those they enjoy when making their passage above the Mediterranean in one o( the big 4- engined flying-boats. Here is an ex- tract from what one traveller wrote after a trans-Mediterranean trip; "Away ill the blue Crete is sighted. Cape Sidero Is now beneath us. How beautiful those islands off the coast appear! Brown rocks; a white circle of foam; water thai is emeraUl-gree i near shore, changing to peacock blue in deep water. Every ruck i i the sea- bed clearly visible â€" a magnificent sight! We roar over the islands of the Cyclades, with their pretty little sandy coves, atiil their farm-houses built of stotio How delightful is the aerial vipwl" While they arc on Ihe ground, as well as when they are up i the air, Empire air passengers see picturesQUe sights. Here is what one of them wrote after seeing a camel caraven during a halt at SJ^arjah, on the Ara- bian side of the PeiVian GuU': •There fell upon our ears a tinkling of bells. We listened. There wiis no sound of feet but the hells came near- er and nearer. At last from the dark- ness i-merged a camel, and behind him more camels, and more, marching on with noiseless padded tread, with im- passive faces and outstretched necks, round which the rows of tiny bells swung backwards and forwards with every step. That long caravan passed ill ghostly .silence." Watching wild life from the air forms om of the fascinations of a flight across .\rlca. Hero are one or Iwo extracts from passengers' impres- sions; "The siiii is up The desert is he- hind. .Vlready game Is appearing. The passengers hctuime excited. Just be- neath the void seems alive. Herds of buck scamper in all directions. One spies ostriches, ftixes, hyaena, and In- numerable small animals. Swarms of bustards are disturbed by the noise of the machine. Scarcely a minute pass- es without game appearing on one side or the other." "Khinos!" Khnuts a voice suddenly. There are three of the monsterB At the same moment three others appear on the other side of the machine, while herds of giraffes are everywhere." "Occasionally, if you are lucky, and in addition to elephants and other big game, you glimpse lions. One pilot tells of a magniflcent view he had of as many as twelve lions, young and old, standing about in the sunshine. The aircraft was flying low, and the lions, as they watched it, could be seen to lift their heads and snarl angrily." Sometimes, on Empire flights, tra- vellers have the experience â€" which they find specially interesting â€" of be- ginning a flight during the hours of darkness, or of making a landing after night has fallen. This is how a pas- senger describes a night ascent from Cairo: "Stretching across the aerodromes are paraftin flares. For the rest, the world is dark save for the navigation lights on the wing-tips. We dash along the line of flares and leave the ground as gracefully as a bird.. .4s the moon appears we are able to dis- tinguish a number of things. Immedi- ately outside the windows are the ghostly wings and engines, partly il- luminated by the moou, and partly by a bluish glow of fiery vapour from the exhausts. Twinkling lights appear now and then from towns and villages bordering the river. Ancient Egypt is asleep." Here is a pen-picture of a night land- ing: "Below lies the eternal jungle. The light is fading. Soon one can -see nothing outside but a black void. Forty- five minutes later a. number of small specks or light appear below. We are losing height. I wait, wait, wait. There is still nothing to see. Then suddenly the wheels toucii ground. Along the line of petrol flares the ma- chine swoops and comes to a halt. It is a perfect landing." Finally, here is a vivid impression of the speed of modern flight, as ex- perienced on a trip from Africa: "Roaring through space at more than 100 miles an hour! An armchair seat and limitless horizons during the day. A comortable hotel each night. One evening chatting to excited gold- diggers in the back o' beyond at Mbeya. A tew days later watching the sun rise like a flame in the heart of the desert. Above the clouds. Land- ing on the edge of primeval forests. Over the ancient Nile. Breakfast in Egypt, lunch in Greece, dinner in Italy. Talk about 'magic carpets." Why, here you have one in actual fact." Great ability without discretioa comes almost Invariably to a tragic end. â€" Gambetta It is a well known psychological fact that the conscience of children is formed by the influences that sui'- round thorn; and that their notions of good and evil are the result of the mral atmo.sphere tliey breathe. â€" Richter. I Australia's Hospital For Ailing Plants Consists of Operating Theatre, Surgical and Medical Wards, Isolation Blocks A hospital for the treatment of sict plants complete with operating theatre,, surgical and medical wards and isolation blocks, has been built at Canberra, the Australian capital. It is designed to save the eountr; thousands of pounds. The wards are glass houses screen- ed against the summer sun and warm^ ed against the winter frosts. In on« ward He the incurably anaemic plants. At night they need the help of a hug* electric lamp. Their wasted cells can- not absorb sufficient nourishment dur- ing the daylight hours. Through the glass walls of the "ward" next door can be studied ex- actly the progress ot disease upon leaves, and even roots ot a number ol infected plants which have been placed in enormous tubes. Next door, again, are cereals growing In beds equipped with a complex system of electric warmers to adjust the ground temperature. In the operating theatre, stems, beds and seeds are dissected to find out why fruit is small ind deformed or why crops are sparse. In the dietitian's department the effects of fertilizers are observed. In the bacteriological laboratory cultures are made of the germs which attack plants. "Short Anaesthetic" Displayed in London "Short anaesthesia," lasting from fifteen to twenty minutes, may be pro- duced by an anaesthetic displayed at the recent Medical Exhibition In Lon- don. The preparation, a new solution, is injected into the veins, and full sur- gical anaesthesia is produced in thirty seconds. "It will be particular- ly useful for reduction of fractures and other short operations," it waa announced, "and the patient will be able to put on his coat and go home in half an hour. The preparation 1« rapid in action, and the patient is rapid in his recovery. It might b« likened to the lowering and raising ot a curtain without the patient being aware that the curtain had been low- ered at all." • > One-Pot Stew Berlin, â€" The winter relief oom mittee compiling a "national cooll book," has asked German housewive( to send in their best recipes for th( one-pot stew compulsory ju German; ono Sunday a month. â-  "Paris," says the appeal patriotii ally, "has no finer recipes- than ouri See to it that your dishes are cheat and tasty." Here^s Quickest, Simplest Way to Stop a Cold ISSUE No. 2â€"34 Drink fullglass of water Repeat treatment in i hours Almost Instant Relief in this Way I,' throat is sore orush ,ind dissolv* 3 Aspirin Tablets it) a n.-ilf gl^iss of water and gargle according to directions iti box The simpie method pictured abo\-c IS the way doctors througlioul the world now ireai .•olds It is recognized as the Ql'ICK- EST, safest, .surest way to treat a (Sold. For it will check an ordinary cold almost a.s fast as yon'ciughl it. Ask your doctor about this. And when AtPIKIN TAU. rrs ARK MADV f -AMADA you buy see that you gel Aspirin lablcts. Aspirin is ihe iradcmark ot The Bayer Company Limited, and the name Bayer m the lorm ol a cro.ss .s on each tablet. They dis.-*ol\j almost msiantly. And thus work ahnost instantly when vou take them. And 'or a gargle. .^.<lplrm lablcti dissolve so com- pletely Ihcy leave no irritating narlicles f'.et a box of 12 lableij rr a bottle ot 2-1 or 100 at any drug store OOfS NOl hAMM