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f â- r V A- ( r / * •T ^ » The Quality Tea "SALAO/C ORANGE PEKOE BROWN w.N.H^MATURC^ SINOPSIS GHAPTSfl XX: Karen corroborate* llcCale's aunniaft about the family plot to kMV eoatrol of ^he fortune through Va.1- lalneoart. She also ea-ys that tt •maim Tenntca who found a scrap of a lettrr tn wbick Vallaincourt tipped fala band. Chapter XXI When Christopher Storm bound- ed in with his quick virile stride, McCale turned hurriedly to shake the yonng man's hand. He looked into the clean-cut face and spoke ))nick]y. "I'm in a hell of a hurry, Storm. You can answer just one question, if you will.'' "Gladly." He faced McCale with open candid eyes. 'How did you happen to give The Nest to the bride and groom? For avHionient Storm looked rat- tled, as if the question were far from what he had expected. Then be explained. "You see McCale." he said, "rm an architect. The Nest was a little house for nevvlywcds. I'd built it for a contest. It's a modern affair, as yon know if you've seen the model â€"all te latest gadgets, sun decks, and stuff." » » * 'Yes, yes," McCale interjected irritably. "Well, Veronica and I had work- ed on it together. We were prac- tically engaged and we thought when we did 'marry it would be just the place for us." His eyes were far away. "Exactly," McCale ^.aid. "I un- derstand that." "Then Curt came along." His Toice was bitter. 'Then it was a gesture? A defi- nite, backhand slap â€" " Not at all. I never would have done a thing like that. I'd had it in for Curt, all right, but after I had a talk with him, just the day before is â€" his death, he convinced me he really was in love â€" that he wanted ft» make N'eronica happy. I â€" well in a great big sentimental glow, I decided to deed them The Nest. That's all." » » • McCale studied him. He said finally, "Yes. That's just about what y I'd expect you to do." The telephone at his elbow rang and he made a motion for Storm to answer it. The young man spoke a few words, then turned to McCale. "For you." . "McCale here," he said, wonder- ing who could he calling him there. It was Ann. She sounded fright- ened, urgent. "Is it all right for me to spill?" she asked. "Go ahead." "Duke, I'm down at the drug- store under Shari Lynn's Hotel. 1 went there an hour ago and could not raise her. I thought she was still asleep. I came back just now. The police arc there â€" our friend Donlevy, and the homicide squad. The bellhops won't say a word, but. Duke â€" Duke â€" does that mean â€" ?" "Hold everything." McCale said. * Ignoring Christopher Storm, he" made a grab for his hat. « ♦ * Shari Lynn lay on her back, a weird, tragic figure in death. Her head was half under the table, as she had fallen, but not too far un- der to hide the staring eyes and the took of surprise and terror on her face. The patent artifice of her dyed hair accentuated more than ever her age and dissipation. McCale's eyes were grim as he noted the neat round hole in her chest, the pool of dark blood that had spillcil down her si<le, saturat- ing' her gown, soaking the carpet. His eyes swiveled around to en- counter two calm gra.v ones w)>ich contemplated him from the ex- treme opposite corner of the room. Ann Marriot sat astride a small theatrical trunk. She was holding the hand of N'eronica Bigelow, who «ag|[ed, white and hagK^rd looking, in a straight-backed chair. "Ann, why did you come back here, after you called mc ?" "Well, 1 saw two officers escort Miss Bigelowâ€" Wronica hereâ€" into the tobby, 1 thought: "Oood Lord, what are they up to with that poor girl noW So I came on up in the same elevator." "Good girl. But how did you manage to invade the premises?" "That was too easy. In fact, I was brought in as a prize suspect. Darned if the ^.levator boy didn't remember he had taken me up an hour before, so, of tourse, being properly awed by the majesty of the law, he just couldn't help whis- pering that bit of information at the door. Whereupon I was rushed in wiih a firm grip on m> elbow." Sh"* turned to Veronica. ".\re you feeling better. Miss Bigelow? Mr. McCale is going to get us out of here." * • « "I'll do what I can," he said, and there was genuine concern in him that came as a real surprise. He heard a soft tread behind him and turned to face the lieutenant. "Johnny-on-the-spot as usual, I sec." There was a shadow of a smile on Donlevy's lips. "Sorry I had to detain Miss Marriot, but she rather arranged her own entrance, so to speak, together with one cf my over-zealous squad." "Surely you're through with her now?" McCale was devastaiingly formal. "Quite, quite. She could have gone a half hour ago, but when I learned she had phoned you, I thought â€" that is â€" Miss Bigelow was a bit under the weather." He dis- reeurded \eronica studiously, his manner to her hard, restrained. So that's the way the wind blows, McCale thouglit. and said to .A.nn, "V<ni run along now. Wait fur me at the office." He looked at his watch. > * • * Then he added poii tcdiy to D<m- levy, though he faced Ann, I'll see that Miss Bigelow gets home safely, unless, of course" â€" he turned steely >eyes to the lieutenant " â€" unless you arc not willing to remand her in my cu.stody. " "Oh, quite all right," Donlevy said. .â- \nn nniriuered a few cheery words to the girl and went out. At the window. Donlevy spoke with an impatient gesture which took in the uliole room. ".\ little more of the same mess." he said. "Eh. my friiMul ;" McCale sighed. "Looks^like it," hi said bitterly. "The worst part of it all is that if I'd had my wits about me. it might have been pre- vented." "What?" "I w;".s here in this room talking with Miss Lynn about two this morning. I'm convinced by what she said that she knew something. When I came in I had the feeling that she expected someone else." * * « ".•\ little blackmail, what?" Don- levy's eyes showed their intent in- terest. "Ves." McCale began to prowl around the room. Ev'erything seem- ed iaSt the same as it had been. He stopped before the collection of snapshots and photographs he ' had noticed on the wall the night before. He pointed to a space. "Someone ban removed a picture," he exclaimed. Donlevy came right over. -"1 no- ticed that. But whose pictureâ€" that we'll probably never know. You didn't by any chance â€" " "No I looked them over last night, but didn't recognize anyone. What about the rest of the place?" "Oh, the whole joint has been searched. Bedroom torn apart. What they were kicking for is prob- ably gwic." * ♦ ♦ McCale let his voice drop to a murmur. "Then why in God's name are you determined to pin it on that girl over there?" He indicated Veronica. "Surely â€" " Donlevy shrugged. "The motive, my friend. The motive always comes hack to that. The motive has piled up in the last twenty- four hours." McCale sounded sullen. He knew only too well how it had piled up. "You satisfied?" (To Be Continued) Chinchilla Thrives on Baby Food â€" Charlie, a two-day-old chinchilla, is an orphan for all practical purposes. Bom in the California State Exposition building in Los Angeles of parents kept for exhibition, the motli€r chinchilla ignores her offspring, born in captivity. The caretaker says be is making progress on a diet of strained baby food. ANN£ HIRST Mother Blames Sen's Wife For Neglect DEAR ANNE H.KST: I am a * widow with a married son whom * I get to see only about once a * month â€" on ac- * count, 1 be- • lieve, of his Pl^^f^ * wife. I don't 11^^ «i^^ * think she al- * lows him to p^»^'4^ M * come to see 1- ^^ -^tf^ f â-  • me, for when r ' llfc^rT ' ♦ she visits her &;tfk5**^^l" ♦ mother for a bH^ I'.'i':]^ * few days he HHS^' ''^B * wants no one * but me They have a fine son *Nvhom I seldom see, and it is * grieving me to death. * I am 52 years old, and work * hard at a very responsible job. I * can't keep my mind on my work I * They live only a few doors from * me. I have never to my knowledge * interfered with tticm. * i told him I hope his son will * never treat his parents as they * have treated me. Don't you think * it will come home to them ? And * what do you suggest I do? I just * can't write the way 1 feel about it! â€" Broken-Htarted Mother. » • * * OFFER TO HELP [ One U'oy to win friends or family over is to make one's self useful to tliein. Have you offered to sit ivith the boy while his parents take the evening off? Reliable sitters, I hear, are hard to find, and I e.xpeet your help rvould be appreeiated. You could have the child to yourself, ic'/iiV/i cf course yru'd thoroughly enioy. Since your sen does not scent to kiiozo the cause of his wife's in- difference, it is probably due only to her thoughtlessness. Assume that, anyliozv. The fact that you lii-e close by, too, may be another reason. She Search no more, my lady, for t!iat slim., tr'ni >umnier casual! Pattern 4793 is the flattery you've been waiting for. No waist seam makes for easy sewing, good fit! Pattern 4795 comes in sizes 14> 16, 18. 20; 32. 34. 31). 38. 42. Size 1«, 2 1-8 vds. 33-in.; 'i vd. contrast. Send -TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (2.)C) in coin.i (stamps cannot he accepted) for this pattern to Kooni 421, 73 .\delaide St. West. Toronto. Print plainlv SIZE. NAME. AD- DRESS, STYLE MMUKH has to plan ahead to visit her own mother, but you are so accessible that she probably thinks each day she'll run in tomorrozv â€" and then something arises to prevent it. You knozv yourself that those whom it is easiest for us to see are just the ones we often seem to neglect. 1 uiiderstdnd how deeply you feel about this, and I hope you will not assume there is any personal reason, unless you have to. Go out of your way to do little thoughtful acts for your son's wife when you can, and take it for granted they will be welcomed. -^ Young people, particularly in their eearly married life, often seem selfish and thoughtless to older mem- bers of their families. They let their own friends absorb all their leisure, and of course they tike to be alone, too, in tlu'ir new privacy. Try to remember this, and lo re- Heve your mind ai.d heart of this strain It will do yc ur health no good, you know. • * V ESPECIALLY in ^ in-law situations * is it best to believe the best. Anne ♦ Hirst will help you to. Write her • at Box A, Room 421, 73 .\delaide * St. West, Toronto. Your Handwriting and You Aiex By S. Amott Handwriting and Reserved Friendship \\ hen letters f, g and y are written with small l(X>ps below the writing line, about twice as long es the letter above the line, it is an indi- cation that these writers are reserved and select their friends with care. Although such writers may be friendly and enjoy companionship,. they prefer to select a few people as their particular friends. This does not mean that they are snobbish ; on the contrary, they make excellent companions. They do not regard everyone as a close friend but prefer to associate .with a few. a Cr iff Tlurc are many signs in hand- writing that tell of unfriendliness or deceit. The most common of these and easiest to recognize is the open space at the base of the letters "a" and "o". It is, however, always well to check this sign of unfriend- liness with other signs in the hand- writing. These will be discussed in a later article. Anyone wishing a more complete analysis please send self -addressed, stamped envelope to Box B, room 421, 7i Adelaide St. West. Toronto. There is no charge for this service. To Antarctica A combined British- Norwegian- Swedish expedition is to explore the Norwegian territory in .\ntarctica in the fall of 1945. Under Norwegian command, scientists will study the geography, geology, aiul the plant and animal life of Queen Maud's Land, practically unknuwii until 20 years ago. but visited since then by se\cral Norwegian rx|)iditi»ii?. DON'T WAVER. Say • "MaxweU House". It's the dame marvellous coffee blend whether packed in Super-Vacuum Tin (Drip or Regular Grind) or Glassine4ined Bag ( All Purpose Grind ) . ISSUE 34â€" 1£47 Sunday School Lesson Judah's Last Days Kings 23:31 to 24:7; Jeremiah 36 Golden Text â€" The fear of the Lord prolvngeth days; but tlie years of the wicked shall be shortened. â€" Proverbs 10:27. The Northern Kingdom had fall- en before the hosts of Assyria, and its people, carried off into exile or dispersed, had become "the Lost Ten Tribes" of history. The Kingdom of Judah, or Southern Kingdom, lasted another 136 years, but it soon met its downfall and the exile of its people to Babylon. From that defeat and exile, however, there was to be a glorious return and a rebuilding of Jerusalem. Two things must be borne firmly in mind if we are to understand those times. Such lessons are particularly ap- propriate for the United States and Canada, for these democracies face new and" unforeseen responsibilities and dangers in their relation to the rest of the world. The two things to remember about Israel's situation are that the pro- phets of the time were more im.- portant than the kings and that Is- rael, too, had lost any isolation it might have had. A small tribal group, in the era before rulers and empires, had set out for world conquest and had now become a kingdom situated between great contending powers. It was al- ways, therefore, in physical danger and in the additional danger of al- lying itself w-ith one against the other and of the consequences of making a wrong choice. It was under these circumstances that the prophets urged against entangling alHanccs and appealed for a high integrity in Israel itself. The prophets could not alter Israel's physical situation any more than we can alter our "one world'' situation today. It is quite possible that even a highly moral and spiritual integrity might not have Spared Israel a fate of martyrdom. But what a differ- ent fate it would have been from going down in weakness and sin ! What is more to the point, the only real hope of Israel's safety and contribution to the nations lay in the preservation of her integrity. Inter- nal honor and honesty, avoidance of intrigues and entanglements, and wise diplomacy would have been her proper course â€" the course our coun- tries should be following today. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. Is it proper to fold napkins for the dinner table into fan^y shapes? A. No; the correct shapes for the diimer table are either the perfect square or the oblong, although the triangle may be used for breakfast and luncheon. Q. Shouldn't a hostess liave some- thing to read in the guest room ? A. Yes: a few late magazines, and, perhaps, a short, light novel. Q. Should a small boy who is ring bearer at a wedding wear a button- niere in the buttonhole of his jacket? A. No. Q. Should word be sent to the hotel to hold the room that has been reserved if one finds he is unex- pectedly delayed an<T cannot arrive on the day stated in his reservation ? A. 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