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'< < He/p The + Red Cress "SALADA TEA SERIAL STORY MURDER IN CONVOY BY A. W. O'BRIEN LAST WEEK: For a long time, the men stand at their lifeboat posts before the order to return to quarters is issued. Rollins re- views In his mind events and clues relating to the murder of Captain Tees, snd always Joan Oavaar seems to enter the picture. He determines to see Miley again, starts out from his cabin at night to find the lieutenant. On the way he sees a figure behind a pas- sageway curtain and dives for it. After a brief tussle, he jerks to his feet, finds he has been wrestling with Miley. * * GREG'S PLAN CHAPTER VIII "What's the idea, Harry, playing hide-and-seek'.'" puffed Rollins. Lieutenant Harry Miley rose lowly, ruefully shaking an arm. "Well, there's no doubt about what you're playing and you play rough!" A sudden silence fell upon them. "Why were you hiding behind the curtain?" snapped Rollins. Miley hesitated a second. "I might ask why you are prowling around this side of the ship at this boar?" "That's easy, I was coming over to have a chat with you." Miley laughed outright. "Okay, Gregory, that settles It. I'll con- fess that I was attempting to play sleuth and hide myself here in the hope of spotting anything unusual. You'll notice that the location la Meal lor the purpose. I can watch Oils exit, the one across the cross- passage and the one down my con-odor three oft he four exits from this deck." Rollins asked another question. "But why choose this deck In par- ticular?" His voice slowed to a deliberate tempo. "You weren't watching for me by any chance, were you?" Miley didn't answer. Instead, he beckoned towards the cross-pas- sage. "Let's go along to your cabin and have that chat you wanted." In the cabin, Rollins faced Miley squarely. "How about answering the question?" "I will If" Miley put emphasis on the words "if you tell me about last night. Just exactly what were you doing Just before the lifeboat alarm sounded?" Rollins felt ice water running down his spine, but he gambled: "I had been unable to sleep and was lying in my bunk reading. Sud- denly I heard a rifle shot from somewhere above, followed by a second. I threw on some clothes and was about to dash out when th elifeboat alarm sounded. "Realizing the commotion that would follow and the uselessness of investigating the shots at the moment, I grabbed my shoulder bag and mask and ..." Miley nodded slowly. "You get a clean ticket on that from me at least. You see, Greg, a sentry spotted somebody ou "A" deck and promptly ordered the person to stop. Whoever it was began run- ning away. He shot once high then a second time low, but the wanderer had opened a deck door and it stopped the bullet Just in- side was an emergency switch like ;n emergency levw on a train. He yanked it and ran. The sentry came through the door just in time to see a figure disappearing downstairs. He raced after the figure to 'B' and saw you alone In the corridor. That was that." Miley lighted a cigarette. "But that still doesn't e-xplain one thing," Rollins said. "What ?" "Just why you were apparently resigned to stand for hours, per- haps all night, behind the curtain. If I had been pulling something funny it's hardly likely that I would be slipping around corridors when I. knew the whole ship was on the watch for something." Miley shrugged. "I wa splaying a hunch, that's all. You'll notice a stairway from 'A' deck comes out a slight distance from where I was hiding." "Well?" "You'll boil If I tell you." Rollins felt that icy chill on his spine again. "I won't boll let's have it!" Miley leaned forward. "I was wondering, Rollins, If that nurse would be sneaking downstairs to Bee you. After ail . . ." Rollins slashed a right cross that caught Miley squarely on the. side of the face. He pitched sideways off the chair and landed on all fours. "Get up, rat!" snarled Rollins. Miley came shakily to his feet, blood trickling from the aide of his mouth. * * The ship gave a bad lurch to starboard, and Rollins went slight- ly off balance. Miley slipped Into a crouch and rushed him. A hard left uppercut caught Rollins square- ly on the chin. Miley sank a right In the midriff, and Rollins clinched. "Break clean, Big Shot!" Miley growled into the other's ear. Rollins pushed him away, his face white with pain. Miley weaved In again to meel a sharp left Jab. Then they were toe to toe, science gone to the wind. Above the groaning of the big ship's timbers came the thuds of pounding fists and the muffled gas-i>s of the fighting men. A savage right to the heart dropped Rollins to one knee. Miley stepped back. "Let's call it quits, Greg," he panted. "I didn't know you were so sweet on the girl, or I would have phrased myself a little more delicately. You took a wrong im- plication I wat wondering If she was taking you into her confidence or not, and thought I might over- hear something. . . " * * * Rollins rose slowly and sat ou the end of his bed. "C'rnon, Miley, " there's no use to parry legal thrusts uow out with it!" "Well, she has been reported HAPPY WARRIORS HOMEMADE BRAN BREAD All-Bran, popular morning cereal, goes into the making of this superb tasting nut bread. Spread with cream cheese it's fine for sandwiches. With butter and preserves, it takes the place of dessert. Directions for putting it together are given below. AH-Brn Nut Bread I egg % cup All-Bran W cup sugar ^4 cups flour 1 cup milk I teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons melted shortening J teaspoons baking powder % cup chopped nut meats Beat egg and sugar until light. Add milk, shortening and All- Bran. Sift flour with salt and baking powder; combine with nut meats; add to first mixture, stirring only until flour disappears. Bake in greased loaf pan with waxed paper in the bottom, in moderate oven (350'F. ) about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Yield: 1 loaf (4*a x <>' inch pan.) The three branches of the service being trained in Canada fo the Polish forces are represented in this photo. From left to right is an airman, a soldier and a sailor. Over their heads hangs the defiant eagle of the Polish Republic. Sailors and airmen are given only initial training at Owen Sound, the soldiers remain for a longer period before being; sent overseas. three times for being on deck af- ter 'Lights Out'." "Nothing serious about that I suppose she just wanted some air." Miley shrugged. "Yea, that's pos- sible. But she has also been seen on everal occasions with binocu- lars studying the Morse messages sent by light flahes from the bat- tle cruiser commanding the con- voy." He paused but Rollins said no- thing. "And, finally, another nurse told me this Davaar girl has been act- ing queerly. A stranger to all of them, she has kept to herself for the most part, but what bits of conversation they get out of her at the table would indicate that she knows very little about nurs- ing. You seem to be her sole friend on board and . . ." Rollins looked down at his bleed- Ing knuckles. "And what?" he ask- ed in dull tones. "And I had hoped that you might be able to help me out. I have kept my suspicions !roin the O.C. because they are admittedly hallow, but there is a question of duty. What I wanted to know from you, Rollins, is whether she has ever given you any hints, as to her background. . . Why she has kept to herself. . . What she may have seen during those jaunts on deck . . Where she camef from Rollins shook his head. "I can't help you there. She never dis- cussed herself." Miley seemed actually relieved. He smiled and stuck out his hand. "This dirty job of investigating was pushed on to me, Greg, and I don't like it. Did we run into a couple of doors?" Rollins stood up and shook hands. "That's it a couple of doors. You're off the track about the girl though." "I guess you're right. Just for- get the whole business." Miley tralg-tened his tunic and i-.-t't the cabin. * Rollins stood motionless, staring at in-- door. There was a hard giiut In his eye. He had gone in search of Miley to find out oue detail, and their strenuous session together had given him the answer. Rollins was apparently the only person on board ship who had seen the miniature light Hashes from "A" deck last night. His suspicion about a light being in- volved in the Tees murder was ap- parently unshared by Miley or anybody. The sentry who had reported the light on that first night had been left with the opin- ion somebody had been sneaking a smoke. Rollins lighted a rin.uvui> and inhaled deeply He felt, as sure as he was alive, that s;mie person aboard the ship was flashing a light from "A" deck eacil nij;iit about the same time and that he, Rollins, w:is the only one who had stumbled across the fact. If he reported his poiuloii to the O. C.. they would likely hide watchers on deck, and word would get around that something was up. The murderer might be. warn- ed, thus ruining any possibility of catching htm. There was only one thing to do. The next night would find him hidden in a lifeboat close to that busy spot, oa "A" deck. Either he'd get tlie murderer or the mur- derer would get him. This time the game would be for keeps! (Continued next week) How To Prolong Life Of Stovepipe Extra . care in putting away stove pipes this Spring is a good precaution against future scarc- ity. Pipes should be wrapped care- fully and stored in a dry place. Before this ie done -the inner surface of the pipe, .is well as the outside should be cleaned with a stiff brush to remove all carbon deposits. If the surface coating is sciatched, the area around it should be cleaned with sand paper or steel wool and given a coating of good heat-resistant paint. After this has been al- lowed to dry thoroughly all sur- faces of the pipe should b cov- ered with heavy oil, grease or hot paraffin. Finally, the pipe should b* wrapped securely in paper pre- ferably waxed paper and stored in a dry place. A similar proce- dure should be followed to pro- long the life and save the metal content of a smoke pipe of a furnace or any other removable sheet metal parts which normally collect furnace soot. Where a stove pipe has been partially destroyed, the service- able portions of the pipe should be saved. When a stove pipe is not pro- tected during the summer, the sulphur in the pipe, attracts moisture, forming sulphuric acid which eats away the iron. Pre- cautionary measures will prolong the life of a stove pipe many years. Radios Out of Action It has been estimated that on* of every ten domestic radio sets in Britain cannot be used because of a shortage of valve.--, batteries and skilled labor. COTTON FROCK Floating Island . The last Dutch ship to leave the bombed, fired and dynamited Java naval I: c of Surabaya lias arrived at an Australian port, says Newsweek. It got there without being caught by enemy patrols by rigging up a disguise that outdid any ruse ever used by the Japanese. The Dutch had fastened trees and other bits ol tropical scenery to their ship, thus giving it the appearance of a small island. Sea Gulls Warn Sea gulls, which alw::.\.s fly inland ahead of raiding- pi ncs, ar a valuable warning to ih>- fenders of England'* eoa-L By An-:u /.;'?..-: Right now you iiec-l a cotton frock that doubles for active sports wear too! Anne Adams offers you Pattern -1051, with a jiffy back buttoning, and a bod- ice enhanced by the smart square yoke and optional cap .sleeves. Pattern 4051 is available in misses' and women's sizes 12, 14, 16, 18. 20, 30, 82, 34, 36, 38 and 40. Size 16 takes 3% yards 35- inch fabric. Send twenty cents (20c) in coins (stumps cannot be accept- ] ed) for this Anne Adams pattern to Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Write plainly j size, name, address and style number. TABLE TALKS Did you ever stop to think of bow much eye appeal has to dx> with our foods? Add a garnish to a plain diah of pudding or cuatard and the value of that dessert multiples instantaneously. A little whipped cream in fancy form; some sliced berries; a few scattered nut meats; some jelly no matter how simple or how complex the garnish, it turns a plain dessert into a fancy one. Sugarless days need not mean "no desserts." Here are a couple of recipes for rennet-custards desserts that call for no sugar, no eggs, no baking or no boiling. Make these, add your favorite garnishes, place the finished pro- duct before your guests and your dessert problem ia solved for the day. Englith Rennet-Custard 1 package maple rennet powder 1 pint milk, not canned Ha cup chopped dates S cup raisins % cup currants % teaspoon cloves % teaspoon cinnamon 'B teaspoon nutmeg H cup cornflakes Mix fruits, spices and corn- flakes and divide among 5 or more dessert glasses. Make ren- net-custard according to direc- tions on package, pouring at once over fruits, spices and cornflakes. Let set until firm about 10 minutes. Then chill in refrigera- tor. Chocolate Date Rennet -Cu.tard ..!.. package chocolate rennet 1 package chocolate rennet powder 1 pint milk, not canned 20 dates Chop dates in small pieces and divide among 6 dessert glasses. Make rennet-custard according to directions on . package. Pour at once over chopped dates. 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No more long darning jobs, no unsightly patches, no expensive reweaving on your household linens. Just a quick pressing job, and your mending is done. And according to word received from experts, this patch is almost in- visible, and what's more, it with- stands a lot of laundering both washing and ironing. Patching wii-.M.ihji' household cottons and linens is not its only use. Holes in pants, raincoats, and other colored, heavy-fabric mate- rials can also be repaired if a spare piece of patch material is available. Sometimes it can be taekn ironi some concealed part of the article to be mended. Here too the process is simple. In order to be sure that, the new piece- will lit exactly into the worn place, ci;t through both layers at the same time, preferably with a sharp razor blade. Set the cut-out patch into the hole into which it ttts. Then fasten it permanently into place by a piece of mending material cut somewhat larger than the putcli and applied from the reverse slue. Cement it into place with jour hot iron. 60,000 Warbirds Australia's Quota Since the war began 250,000 men have applie.i I'or enlistment in the Royal Australian Air Force, .-.tales Australian Press Union. New South Wales leads with 90,- 000. Thon coined Victoria 00,- 000, Queensland 40,000, South Australia and West Australia 30,- 000 each, mean ing thai a man has volunteered for the U.A.A.F. ever live minutes since the war began. Not all the 250,000 men have beon accepted, but the call-ups have been sufficient to permit Australia to honor her undertak- ing to supply (jO.OOO trained air- men and ground staff under the Kinpirc air scheme. Since Japan entered the war the eagerness of \\.\>.\~.\.A* youth to enUt has be- come even more pronoun. -ed. Train Tasters To Test Egg Powder Art and Science of Egg Tailing Developed In U. 4. A team of 12 men is being train- ed In the art, and science of egg tasting at the U. S. Bureau of Home Economics laboratories in Maryland, relates The Toronto Telegram. Their job will be to Apply the taste teat to the whole dried egg powder being shipped to Britain under lend-lease agree- ment. The 1(0,000,900 pounds of whole dried egg powder repre- sents quite an astronomical num- ber of eggs, since it. takes three dozen -:cs to make oue pound of the powder. Very Uttle whole dried egg powder is used in the United States. American consumption, chiefly by bakers and confection- ers, is of dried egg whites or dried egg yolks, not whole dried eggs. The British housewife will re- ceive her whole dried egg powder through the Ministry of Food in a five-ounce cardboard package with a waxed paper inner lining, containing the equivalent of one dozen eggs, and will cost about 40 cents. Directions for use and instructions to keep in a cool place away from strong odors will be on the label. At the receiving end in Eng- land, Dr. C. S. 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It will give them a crispness almost like new and tile garments will last twice M long. I've tried it and it works like magic. If the gar- ment neems to need it, you ma; press slightly while dry. Care Will Make Rubber Last Longer Rubber is going to be increas- ingly hard "to get in any form. Rubber articles in tha home should be given the greatest care to make them last longer, lie- member in storing that rubber rots quicker in hot, damp places than in cool, dry places. Dust talcum powder or corn- starch in the creases or folds of rubber or rubberized articles for protection against cracking. Stuff paper in rubber boots or overshoes when putting them away. To make rubber gloves wear longer, don't wear them to polish brassware'or copper kitchen uten- sils, or when cleaning pans, with a ball of steel or bras& thread. There metals are enemies of rubber. 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