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V m r/y// BffeAK FAST f OOP SO CRISP AN0 GOOD IS JUST TH WAY - TO START ne MY! **& i TO THE HILT By Perciral Christopher Wren . CHAPTER XVI "Ar you a renegade so embit- tered against the government and army which have kicked you out with Ignominy that you have re- nounced your country ami gone alive completely, once and for 11?" asked Bailitzin. "Yes," replied Wendover. "And you are not prepared to assist the enemies of your coun- try?" "No." "Ah!" And this time the hand Jlvit lay along the arm of of the tl-air was raised.. There was a null ilun swift movement and Wend- ever (who had once experienced that sensation) felt as if he had fcren shot. But the pain was worse. Ticrnciating. unbearable. Almost lie screamed, and only with the C.eatest effort half stifled the cry that was forced from him by the sudden agony. He tried to spring to his feet, tuid in the act of risinp: received u stunning blow from the giant's huge fist, and a kick that for a minute prostrated him. "Sit up." said Bailitzin. Casping for breath, \Veiulover hud pulled himself together and with a great effort had continued to sit up. "Now I am going to ask you those questions again . . . Ar-' you a secret service agent em- ployed and paid by the British Government to spy here?" "I am not." replied Wendover through clenched teeth. Again Bailitzin rajsed his hand, ml again the gigantic soldier Mi-nek with all his strength. Thia time Wendover manured to receive- the- blow without a cry, and wondered if the pain and Hhiirk. were less by reason of the untiring effect of the first blow. "Are you a renegade, so embit- tered against the Kovernment and rniy who have kicked you out with Ignominy that you have re- nounced your country and gone alive completely, once and for all?" ". . . Yes." replied Wendover. "Ah!" breathed Bailitzin, and Un> hand did not rise. "Now then, Mr. Renegade, have you not only done that, but have *2 5? SENDS 1,OOO MUTISM CONSOLS", "LEGION". "MCDONALD'S MENTHOL", 'SCOTCH BUNDS" or "EXPORT" Cigarettes k aay slntle Military Addrtss Overseas to Ww Condition Aimy OVUSEAj Old CANADIANS IN UNITED KINGDOM FORCES (PMIpnid). Mail Onto and R*mlttan< io : OVERSEAS DtPARI MENT W. C. MACOONALD INC. P.O. BOX 1929, Pine, d" Am,.!, Montreal, Canada 1UlMB*|K( It Mr chwit It G. nmtnl ReiullMS SEND THE BOYS THE BEST % ISSUE No. 3143 you also become the enemy of your own country?" "Xo," replied Wendover. and as the arm began its languid motion from the horizontal to the perpen- dicular, shouted: "Xo! No! Don't . . . Don't" vainly, as the third blow fell. Wendover. dazed, giddy, what is known as "punch-drunk." as well as half insane with pain and wrath, stared like a trapped ani- mal at his!* captor. "Now I'll ask you that last ques- tion again . . . Are you prepared to assist au enemy of your coun- try?" Bailitzin's hand moved slightly. "Yes!" cried Wendover quickly. "1 thought you would." smiled Kailitzin. "I thought I should he able to make you see wisdom as well as feel it and taste it, eh. WtMiilovpr? You never thought you'd (eel the knout on your back, did you. when you were the su- perior Captain \Vendover of Na- pier's Horso?' * \Vhit was Bailitzin savin:.-" ". . . and the man who will make money out of smuggling guns to be used against his own people, will make money out of supplying information about his own people. Now then, supposing I save you your choice between being (logged to death with that whip not half a dozen comfort- able little cuts like this. but. strung up anil, cut to ribbons by two ex- perts until you die or. on the other hand, an even ruori* lucra- tive job than gun-running'.'" Wemloever had stared stupidly at the face that he would have givrn his soul for the- power to smash. "Well, speak up. I'm offering you a chance to work under me us a secret service ngent. Will you do It?" "Yes." "And first of all. will you go to the Singing Hadji of Siiffd Kot and help him capture Ciiltraza Fort?" "Yes." "You will, eh? Ah! You've trav- eled a long way since you were Adjutant of Najiier's Horse, hav- en't you? Traveled a long way since 1 last saw you. To be quite frank I shouldn't have remember ed you, recognized you. but for your cleverness in dressing nil as a British officer. Do you still pre- tend you don't remember me?" "Yes. I mean no. 1 don't. I can't" "fast your mind back to a re- ception at the- Russian Embassy in London once when you were home on leave. Do you remember a do at the India Office when the Russian Ambassador and his staff we-re Invited, and a levee at th% French Kmbassy when the Rus- sian military attache. . ." Ah! That was It. Of course. Of course. What was it this fellow had called himself then? He had a title in those days. Prince or ("ounl Somebody or other. He had fot-Koite.il his name. Why. and of course he had met him at Sybil's. But why did the man hate him so? Why had he treated him like this? Must be something personal. Sybil? Surely not. . "Remember? ! doubt If you will evi r forget me again by the time I've done with you. Great man in those days, weren't you* Didn't think you would ever kneel to me.. To me, who knelt, yes, knelt, to Sybil Kfoulkes and was refused. Refused for you. You! Look at you." So that was It, was It? But what did he mean refused for him? Sybil Kfoulkt'8 had never really been In love with him. Richard Wendover. nor he with he-r. They had never been engaged. What did the tool mean refused for him? "\Vrll, I'll look In and see you gain tomorrow and bring Paulov In case you are. still in any doubt a to what you had better do and in case I am in any doubt as to whether I will have you really flogged or not." And on the next day Bailitzin had again come to the cell and demanded an immediate answer as to whether he was prepared freely -and frankly and whole heartedly to take service under the Russian Military Intelligence Department concerned with Cen- tral Asia, Afghanistan and India, or would prefer to be flogged to deat'i. "Yi..i are willing to become an absolutely honest and faithful spy in the Russian Intelligence Service,* and willing to do all you can to help the Russians in every way against the British?" Wendover moistened dry lips. "Paulov ! " "Yes!" cried We-ndover. "I am." "Ah! And If I draw up a docu- ment in which you renounce your British nationality and allegiance and declare yourself to be a paid agent of Russia, a spy in the Rus- sian Secret Service, you'll sipn it. eh?" 'Yes. cried Wendover. "Yes, I'll sign it." "Ah! I've no doubt' you would. And what would your signature be worth? Do you think I'd trust you, you treacherous double trait- or? False- to \\\.- own country? Then you'd be false to UB. Before you die you are going to do a little more teaching, r <"e a little more information, but this cell will be your classroom and I will be the class. And you'll tell me absolute- ly everything you know about both the British and the Pathan sides of the Border. "Oh. you are going to have a great time here, friend Weiulnv^:, and going to be very useful while you last. In point of fact, you may last quite a long time if I feel you are really doing your utmost to give me every satisfaction. For a start I'm going to give you pen :! and paper, and you' are going to do the best you can tile lift you can. mind, my dt-ar Wendover to sketch the interior of tlie forts at Laud hi Kotal and AH Masjid. just to show us what you can do in that line: and as you luuv b< . n stationed in both, of them, you ought to be iiuili- useful. A.iyv.ay. you'll pet a'uofi! lli.L':.'-.:. if you are not." One day it being usual for Huil- itzin to torment .ind torture his victim at two in tile mo: n ins ;i often as at two in the afie-iioiKi the door of thn <<!] was ilir.ist opt n and a Pathan was thrown into the room. He looked auth- entic. Alter examining the cell as a rat niiirht its trap, curbing u mig- hts breath and invoking Allah, he squalled oil his heels and ?:i<>> ri ! in silence, hawked and -pat. lig'.it ed j biddi. blew cl.nnis of acrid stinking smoke and then addressed Wendovrr in a !ui:--!i a::d iro.ik- ins VOK-C. spt:aiiis suttural Pi:-i;- tu. Very clever imitrt;!. admitted GAY AND PRACTICAL F This flattering basque frock is pretty in cotton with gay, con- trasting banding. Anne Adams Pattern 4442 is adorable all in one color, too. Perfect for those informal afternoons, or shopping. Easy-to-make ! Skirt and sleeve trim is optional. Pattern 4442 is available only in misses' sizes V2, 14, 16. 18 and 20. Size 16 requires 3 1 * yards 35-inch fabric. 3 1 - yartls contrast banding, and 3^ vards ric-rac. Send TWENTY" CENTS rJ in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this Anne Adams pat- tern to Room 421, "3 Adelaide 3t. West. Toronto. Write plainly size, name, address, style num- ber. \\Yncl<ive>- 10 himsi'if. Most ci-'dit- able and convincing, Hut just the striking of the match :iad spoilt the show for this particular audience, inasmuch as it had shown on the man's risht yi-ball a tiny thickening of the co nc i. a sort of colorless spot that was almost like a r.ny bubble. and t!iat \\V:i<lovi-r knew only ton well. The in. in was Bailitzin and Imt for that almost mirtoi; I'.ible eye blim:.-li he would have deceived him comjili ! !y (Continued Next Week) Glaciers Provide Canadian Ports Supplies for French civilians in North Africa and for re-arming the French army there have totalled :'5ii.lM'i) tons. TABLE TALKS SADIE B. CHAMBERS More About Wartime Canning As there have been so many requests for the following timetable from the Department t.f Ap-iculture's pamphlet 0:1 "Wartime Cunning,'' 1 am giving it for the column this week. TIME TABLE FOR VEGETABLES Pressure sterilization is recommended for non-acid vegetables. When vegetables are sterilized in the boiling water bath, it is preferable to use pint containers. Time of Sterilization Boiling \i-getab!** Preparation Water Bath SeUim Pressure ASPARAGUS Wash, tie in uniform bundles, stand upright in 2 inches of w ati-r. Boil 4 minute.-. Pack hot, add 'z tsp. salt to each pint sealer, fill with, boiling water 2 40 10 BEAN'S, string or wax Wash, string, cut in desired lengths. Cover with water, bring to boiling point, boil 4 minutes. Pack hot, uud ' tsp. salt to each pint sealer. Fill with boiling water 3 40 15 BEETS Wash und cut off lops '2 inches above beet. Hoil 15 minute.'--. Cold dip, remove skins, pack, add '/& tsp. suit to a pint sealer. Fill with boilintr water 1'it 40 15 CARROTS Use only very young carrot*. Wash and boil 5 minutes. Cold dip slip off skins, pack, add % tsp. salt to pint sealer. Kill with boiling water 2 40 15 CAULIFLOWER Wash, break into florets. Drop into salty water. Let stand '2 hour, cover with water, bring to boiling, drain, pack sealers, .ami % tsp. salt to a pint sealer. Fill with bo-ling 1 water 1 30 10 CORN, whole kernel Cut corn from cobs. Cover with boiling water and bring to boiling point, fill sealers, covering corn with boiling liquid, add '2 tfp. salt to a pint sealer 3 fiO 15 CHARD, SPINACH or other greens Wash carefully, steam 5 minutes, pack in sealers, add '2 tsp. salt to a pint sealer, fill with boiling water 3 60 15 MUSHROOMS Wash and trim, large ones may be cut in pieces. Blanch a minutes. Cold dip very quickly. Pack, allow '* tsp. salt to a pint sealer, fill with boiling water : 3 60 15 PEAS Use only young, tender peas. Shell and wash. Cover with water and bring to boil, pack, add l y tsp. salt to a pint sealer, fill with boiling water. Intermittent sterilization may be used for peas, allowing 1 hour on each of 3 successvie days if water bath is used 3 60 15 SWEET GREEN or KED PEPPEK (pimientos) Wash, . remove seeds, boil 3 minutes, cold dip. Remove skins, pack, allow 1 tsp. salt to a pint sealer, cover with boiling water a * 30 15 PUMPKIN Cut in pieces, remove seed and mem- brane, peel, steam until tender, mash, pack 3 60 15 | TOMATOES Scald and peel, pack in sealers, cover with tomato juice made from irregular very large or broken tomatoes cut in small pieces, cooked over slow fire, for 5 minutes. Strain. Allow !* tsp. salt to a pint sealer '-s 15 05 Tomatoes may be processed in the -iven (275 K. ) Pints, 35 minutes (Quarts, 45 minutes. The glaciers have come to Can- ada's aid in providing tidewater points behind the Alaskan Pan- handlethe portion of Alaska which stretches south alongside British Columbia. When the boundary line between the Panhandle and Canada was settled, the line went around each bay so that at no point did Cana- dian land touch the sea. However, since then some of the glaciers have moved back and changed the coastline. At two points, bays now stre-tch across the International Line, ac- cording to information received. Wash New Cover For Ironing Board If you're using a piece of new mate-rial TO make: -\n ironing-ooard cover, before you put it on, wash It out thoroughly in rirh suds tl:..t give the whhi-st was.ii." Otherwise the fabric will scorch readily with use. Incidentally, olil sli.-ets make extr" gooil i-overs for ironing boards. Sleeve-Board Can Be Made At Home The cry has gone up for wish- able dresses. But the more wash- able dresses, the more i: and somehow the sleev~- and shoulders of dresses never seem to look right unless a sleevs-'ward is ue<l. What do you do it you haven't a sleeve-board ar:.i you can't find one in the store-* The solution is easy. Lay a magazine on a turkish towel. Roll the two together so that the towel la on the outside. Insert the end of this roll into the sleeve and iron as It on sleeve-board. It work> fuily and is espe ially helpful for colored garments which sho'.li al- ways be ironed single Ui i minimi/i; streakins. Bigger Bertha \ !:' W 'ill IMUII -11!) Of .. tional range has = !; i d b lis.'i southeast coa.sr three i the 1 :he channel. The gun is .]>" '*! to b i gr> a'.-r- range than .my :'::- ;:!- m.uis are known to hav- tra-Hil near Calais tin? ne point to England. Rolled Oatmeal Cookies S.ft flour; measure. Sift together with corn starch, bakins .-. baking powder and salt (sift 3 times). Cream shortening ami 2 ually blend in brown sugar and corn syrup. Add sifted dry i:iz ent. slowly and work into creamed mixture. Add rolled oats u nately with sour milk. Chill dough for several hours. Roll our cut with cookie cutter into deiired shapes. Place on a grease ! and bake in a moderate oven <:!.~>0 degrees F) for 12 to 15 utt's. Serve plain or put toge; ;;or in pair^ with favorite *~. YIELD: Approximately 3 dozen cookies about 2'' in diarr. VARIATON: Chill in oblong shape; slice with sharp k la, rad- :.- .ter- ur.d pan n:n- 1 cup sifted pastry flour 3 tablespoons BENSON'S OH CANADA CORN STARCH *i teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powiler U cup brown sugar ( firmly : ed) "t'e. 1-.-4- BRAXD C07.N '* cap CROWN SYRUP 1 cup rolled outs I uncooke i ^4 cup shortening 2 tablespoons sour miik (If corn syrup is temporarily unavailable, replace the <: tity with "3 cup su>:ar. ) '2 teaspoon salt UNTIL TOMORROW SOU UK I METAL ROOFING WELL CURBING HAY CARRIERS . .. the results off PEDLAR Research during wartime will be evident in New and Better ''Metal-Built" Products In common with other manufacturers across Canada, our job today i& to produce for war to our fullest capacity. Steel is on the critical list and ito use for civilian requirements is subject to rigid restrictions. This makes it diffi- cult for us to carry on our business in a normal way. Despite the wartime limitations which affect matcrVils, the present need for planning is imperative. So the w>rk of our Research Department goes on and when the Victory parades are over, our customers will be supplied with the most modern and improved designs of Metal Roofing and Barn and Stable Equipment, made to the Pedlar high standard of quality. RESEARCH ' PW . .1 . DTT^TTIT) "DT5OTHT TT J^JCJL/JL^lJrv JKX.VxJKJLH- Establiihed 1861 HEAD &FFICE , MONTREAL.. OTT*yy. - : HAW A, ONTARIO'