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in "SA1AM TEA SERIAL STORY MURDER IN CONVOY BY A. W. O'BRIEN LAST WEEK: At the Court of Investigation, composed of Colonel tephenson, Captain Murdoch and Lieutenant Mlley, witnesses tell what they know of Teet* death. The *ntry explains he left his pott for time because he became ses- lek, and when h came back, he Mumbled ov rthe body of Tee*. Rollins Is questioned and admits ne saw Tees at sbout 11.30 and that he was out on the deck. Seek- ing to protect Josn, he lies snd ay* he was alone. * TO THE LIFEBOATS CHAPTER VI MtraculouHly, the February wind died around midday, and by three o'clock, summer rjaUilne oathed Mie convoy, now sailing the kindly Gulf Stream. Like statues the of- Acer* and men aboard "T 9" stood in formation around Hie flag- draped coffin containing the mur- dered body of Captain Tees. Only the gentle murmur of the ocean, swishing along the sides of the Uner, oould be heard. But the spectacle of the troop- ships, bumble freighters and ominous men-of-war, shuffling like clumsy dancers through a zlg- saggy quadrille, held no glamor to young Lieutenant Gregory Rollius as he sadly listened to the Angli- can padre's burial prayer . . "In the midst of life we are In death." Through the sounding of the lonely Last Post and Reveille came the heavy splash of the weighted ooffiu hitting Uie sea. "Ob God! Oh God!" sobbed Ilol- ttns through tlKUtt.-ne.. lips. A baud touched )iis arm, squeezing it gently. "You poor, dear boy I'm dread- tally sorry!" Abruptly be turned his bloodshot yes from the treacherously invit- ing swell that had Just swallowed (be body of bis friend. For several seconds he stared fiercely into her Tscy soul, then shook his heed. "You couldn't have . . I'm going easy ... I ..." She wai plainly puzzled. "What are> you talking about, Greg?" In reply, ho clasped one of her hands on .!. rail and pressed it ntil sta r, n like screaming". He talked ai be had never talked be- lore of s>ii - grand widowed mo- ttMr and young sister and his aocee. Those carefree days at McUill. Of gay episodes on skiing weekends In the Laurentians. Their plaus for that first leav IB London, blitz or no blitz. It was only hours later, as he \-.\j ka his bunk iu the lonely cabin, that u found himself wondering why hs hadn't told her of bis He h*fore the Court of Investigation, when he had said he was on the tbe deck that nght. The thought aad occurred to him once, but be had dismissed it on the grounds tost she would think he was put- tine on a gallantry act. As is the way with the Atlauilu In February, the weal/her hail made another lightning change In early venlng. Cold blasts slipped in with the da-like zephyrs and trsrcoaU appeared once more. Within an hour a gleet-like snow was lashing the decks and labored groans nil- coming from the scean greyhound's beams. 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He apologized for bursting In, but wanted to ask a few questions about '!' . -' background in the hope mum lead would be found. The old man, he added, seemed sold on the opinion that some sol- dier had committed the crime, due to the nature of the wound. There might have been some man with a gambling or personal jealousy motive or ... "Nothing doing then', Harry," Rollins rasped. "Tees lived a clr.m life and only gambled occasionally for a tenth of a cent in bridge. Now supposing you ask me what you really came to ask nte." * * * Harry looked at Holllns sharply. "Okay, Greg, if you don't mind me repeating myself. . . You wen; alone, weren't you, up there on deck, when Tees found you? Or were you trying to cover up some- body at the Inquiry this morning?" llnllin.- swung his feet out of the bunk. "What are you digging for? Why .should I want to cover up anybody? Maybe you have some idea of whom I'm covering ill) if I am?" "Hold your horses!" Miley cut In. "You needn't be so touchy. I've got an Investigation job hoved on me which you should want to as-' sist. My piirposu iu asking that question In simply that the sentry on duty saw un officer standing In the shadow of the lifeboat near the murder scene around midnight. I thought you might have a^eu one of the boys out there when put-s- ing with Tees and didn't want to put him on an awkward spot by admitting you left him there." Rollins was relieved In.t inaimK- ed to hide it. They chatted on friendly terms for a while before Mlley rose to leave. At the cabin door be paused ami asked casually: "By the way, Greg, who Is the swell nurse you're In- terested In?" Rollins felt his muscles tense but he managed to show a grin. "I suppose you'd like to know, huh?" s * Long after Miley left, Greg sat motionless on the Hide of the sway- ing bunk. Why the crock about the nurse followed the repetition of the query uliout his having been alone on dc-ck? Was It accidental or based upon some knowledge? Rollins stiffened as a thought struck him. That knowledge could have been obtained only from thu man at the rail. Or he pa ted the floor could the man have been Miley himself? He shook his head. No, tliut wouldn't do. If it had been Miley, he wouldn't be trying to focus at- tention on the fact with Rollins who might have seen him. It was an old failing, thought Grog, born of the habit of deliberately sus- pecting "the least likely" charac- ter in fiction mystery thrillers. Sleep came fitfully. The cabin was -terribly stuffy. Greg, opened weary eyes and looked at the port- hole. Regulations prohibited op- ening it during hours of darkness, but who would know the difference as long as he didn't switch on the cabin lights" He stcod on his bunk and un- screwed the heavy clamps. The cold Rust of wind und spray fairly took hitt breath, but H was grand, lie, Inliulnd deeply; then prompted by uoiiie impulse stuck Ills head out of the porthole. He couldn't we very far Into the night. The waves were mountain- ous and black all except for the water being cut by the snip it- self. Little flashes of light came trom the whltccapa. That would oe phosphorus. Toward the bow, it seemed not quitu so dark. He could clearly make out the side of the ship nil the way to the bow aud thrilled at IU groat strength and tireless- n.'.-s as it plowed through the Might. . . . Afterwards he often wondered what made him look up since it forced him to twist his head In a very awkward position, especi ally with the ship tossing about. But there wasnt a doubt 10 the world about It somebody was fluhing a small llht towards the sea! Rollins felt a surge of excite- ment, but fought it back. He must keep his head. The light was beiu? flashed trom "A" deck, and he could make out a human form bending over It. Apparently the person was holding the light ou top of the railing and standing in such a way as to hide the light from anybody on the ship. Suddenly the light was turned off and the form turned from, the railing. Rollins pulled his head back through the porthole. For a second he was frantic. What should he do? Wildly he banged the porthole shut, switched on the cabin light and began throwing on his over- coat over his pyjamas. Jamming his feet into MB slippers he swore as one reJuaed to receive his foot. He bent down to tug the slipper and paused, bent over, every fac- ulty alert. From somewhere on the deck above him had come the unmis- takable crack of a rifle. . . Even above the noises of the ship and the storm the sound was distinc- tive to one who had spent long hours on rifle ranges . . Yes, there was another shot! Rollins ran for the door, pulling the service revolver from his pocket as he did so. But with his hand ou the. door knob an ungodly din shattered the night. . . It was the emergency gong in the pass- ageway madly clanging a life-boat alarm! (Continued next week) Women In Britain Give Up Hairpins Women in Britain are going without hairpins and hairgrips so that the mild steel from which they are made can be turned into barbed wire as a defence against the invader. At present their ration is one fifth of the peace-time hairpin allowance of many millions a month. L!ut hairtrrins arc in even shorter supply; the number now In !',/ produced each month is only one twentieth of the quantity used before the war. The reason is that supplies of the mild steel for hairpins, commonly known as "iron wire," are rather more plentiful than the burdened, tem- pered steel wire for grips. Apart from material, labor supply limits the output severely. Some Nylon Money Is In Circulation United States treasury officials disclosed that currency printed on paper rinit.-iiniii'.; nylon instead of silk was put into test circulation a few days ago but no one seems to have 'spotted it. The first batch of the 100 per cent homemade brand of Ameri- can money was distributed by the Philadelphia Reserve Bank as a test to determine whether it wore us well as the old kind. General circulation of the new brand, however, must wait until the stock of silk-threaded paper is used up. Secret Service agents doubt whether anything but a chemical analysis would show the differ- ence between the new and the old. keep fresh longer if they arc stood with tho smaller ends down. Trailers Solving Housing Problem Boom times have come back to the manufacturers of trailers in the United States and they ars producing these homes on wheeli on a large scale, not for use on the roads, but as dwellings for workers in war plants, says The Hamilton Spectator. The devel- opment is another instance of the strange pressures that war brings in its train when world markets and sources of raw materials are disturbed. Government officials in Wash- ington estimate that the industry will turn out at least 50,000 of these house trailers this year, which is almost ten times the volume produced in 1941, and will swell the number of trailers in the United States to 250,000, scattered in two thousand set- tlements throughout the nation. All trailers made this year, how- ever, must be sold only to workers in defence areas and must also be of simple design in order to conserve supplies. They cost the government a little over $1,000, including un- derground services and utility buildings established in trailer settlements. They are placed fifty to the acre, are heated with gasoline stoves and supplied with electric current. They accommo- date four persons and rent at from six to eight dollars a month. Trailers enjoyed quite a vogue several years ago, then there was a slump until the American Fed- eral Security Administration be- gan to establish trailer towns for migratory farm workers on the Pacific coast. They are favored for war workers as a temporary type of dwelling in districts where the winters are mild and a hous- ing shortage prevails. They have the advantage, teir sponsors say, of not creating "ghost towns" and can easily be removed when a need for them no longer exists. But what about the rubber shortage? It is being met in thLs way: The American War Produc- tion Board has allocated four thousand tires and tubes to the manufacturers of the trailers. These can be used only for de- livering the trailers to the work- ers" settlements where the wheel- ed dwellings are placd on wooden blocks, the tires removed and re- turned to the manufacturer for successive deliveries. * * The ban on tires is compelling thousands of American war work- ers to migrate from the rural and suburban districts to urban centres to get close to their em- ployment. Trailer settlements have, therefore, become the only ready solution to an acute hous- ing problem. It is a condition that arises from the war and is likely to pass when the conflict ends. Aluminum It has been estimated that war- planes on the average need about seven and one-half tons of alum- inum. A big four-motor bomber may take over fifteen tons. In other words, 60,000 planes a year will require over 900,000,000 pounds of aluminum. Next year's announced objective is 125,000 planes. To avoid auto-infection: "Put slip covers on the seats and change them frequently and always drive with the windows open." GENERAL MACARTHUR AND HIS AIDE ... This is the first originnl photograph of Douglas Mar Arthur to come to U.S. from Australia, shows Gen. MacArtluir (left) and Lieut. Gen. George Brett (riuht) Deputy Supreme Commander of the Allied Force*, on arrival in Melbourne. Australia. TABLE TALKS By SADIE B. CHAMBERS Spring Vegetables ONIONS AS A SAVOURY DISH Fresh or cooked, mild or trong, onions all have a place. They can be prepared without creating- tears or leaving an odor on the hands. Do you know your onions? Slang expression as that may seem to be, it is one all homemakers would do well to think over for the onion family is a large and varied one. There are those that are so mild that they scarcely rise above a whisper, and some so strong that they seem to take the top right off one's head. Whenever onions are mentioned immediately the recipes do not meet the approval of all. I just had a letter enquiring if this reader of our column could use "garlic" as a substitute. To this we would make the reply: garlic, chives and leeks all are members of the same general seasoning family, but they should not be used interchangeably. It is well to know what purpose you wish to satisfy when you make your selection. For eating raw, we generally use the early spring onions or the mild sweet Bermuda onion. The yellow skinned onion or the red skinned are usually quite strong. When boiling if you do not wish the strong choose the milder; it is better than boiling in two or three waters, where you may be losing some of the vitamins in the pouring. Cream of Onion Soup 4 medium onions 1 '-v: cups water 2 cups medium white sauce Cheese Cook onions, sliced, in the water until tender. Kub through a sieve and add to white sauce. Pour into soup dishes and sprinkle with cheese (grated). Devilled Onion* 6 large onions 8 hard cooked eggs 'a teaspoon salt 1 ^ teaspoon mustard 1% tablespoons chopped parsley 1 cup mediutn thick white sauce Buttered crumbs Boil the onions until tendct and chop fine. Add the mashed egg yolks, finely chopped whites, salt, mustard, parsley and white sauce. Turn into greased ramekins and sprinkle with buttered crumbs. Brown under medium broiler or bake a few minutes until brown in medium oven. Peanut Butter and Onion Sandwiches 1 cup peanut butter "4 cup mayonnaise Bermuda onion Beat peanut butter and mayon- naise together -and spread on lightly buttered whole wheat bread. Slice onion very thin and put a layer over peanut butter before adding second slice of bread. Ml Chamber* welcome* perional letter* from Uteraited reader*. She la pleaaed to reeclve UBgectlon* topic* (or her column, and ! readr to ll*le*> to rout iipct iirci-." lleiue*t* for recipe* or pcrlal nil-mi* are In order. Addreii you letter* to "Ml** Sadie II. Cham- bora. 73 Weat Adelaide Street, To- ronto." o.-mi stamped *elf-iiddreued eavclope If tin nrl*h a reply. Ban On Travel Is Given Denial Thomas C. Lockwood, Dominion transport controller, in an inter- view recently said reports that restrictions on railway passenger traffic were imminent were "abso- lutely without confirmation." The controller said railways had made no request to him that passenger travel be reduced and said he had no intimation that such a request was likely in the immediate fut- ure. He said that reports about travel restrictions had been cir- culating in recent weeks. Mr. Lockwood said that Cana- dian railways were in "an excep- tionally good position to handle heavy war traffic." But he added that present conditions were con- tingent upon war developments. He said that passenger travel need not be restricted until such time as freight movements were delayed because of shortage of equipment or lack of accommoda- tion on rail linos. Many Old Notions Shattered By War f Government Not Confined to ' the Educated or the Great SNARES SELF Out In India an English Socialist lawyer and a little bow-legged In- dian dressed In a loiuclotli sit down to inako decisions that may alter i the destiny of an empire, perhaps I of the world, says The Ottawa ' Journal. What a leveller of old notions is war! * i Most ot us used to iimiRiue tli.n govi-riimrnt belonged to the few, to the rtluciiteil and great, to men who fcail boon schooled in traili- Caught by a string she was carrying to build nest, this robin finally was rescued by Chicago Humane Society members. tion. Today we see It In the Bands of people who have been thrown up from nowhere. An Austrian paperhanger rules the continent or Europe, threatens the whole world. A fourth-rate underworld journal- ist holds sway over 70,000,000 Italians. A Russian who was a fugitive iu the days of the Czars Is one of the mightiest figures in a struggle for world freedom. A man who, five years ago, got out a catalogue for a Chicago mail- order house, is the supreme dictat- or of United States war produc- tion. * * And so all down the line. Every- where proof that human brains, human greatness, or even capacity for great human .evil, have little to do with any class Oi- race or partic- ular tradition. Everywhere proof, too, that the assumptioi of racial superiority is as foulish as it Is dangerous. If that proof Is not enough for us; if we cannot learn from a Stalin auu the demonstrat- ed greatness of lltrssia, or from the greatness of a Chiang Kai-shek and the patient glory of China; then we are incapable of le-arning. Defeat For every apathetic American, Hans Habe writes in The Ameri- can Mercury, there is an Euro- pean or Asiatic in the hell of de- feat as a warning. For every American woman who believes that "life goes on as usual", there is an European mother, sister or lover who has no more tears to weep. Americans have no excuse for not knowing. The plague of de- feat is spread under their eyes. They have no excuse for the de- lusion that defeat is a national catastrophe. It is a personal catastrophe. When it strikes, you cannot speak as before, nor listen to what you would like to hear. You can neither write nor read except what the slaveholder com- mands. You cannot manufacture or trade as was your lifelong wont. You dare not choose tne profession or the place of resi- dence or ideas which silit you best. You must educate your children according to alien pre- cepts. Your most chcnsuou na- ditions, your heroes and si.ri.ng childhood songs are revised and humiliated. \ou may no longer eat, drink or breathe like u free human being. And this is defeat! SAV MOW* ^^i^^ Ay Staying at FORD HOTELS Modern, Fireproof. CoftvtmtPtly l::jifd lasy Parking as low HO highei $050 than L per person Montr Tor on and t/.u LORD ELGIN "'Ottawa JfX per person, 400 lovely rooms with radio!