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By C. T. PODMORE

CHAPTER I A QUEER SITUATION

“Steve Cordery —are you there?

The voice of half-dressed oldtof beating one hand upon man. who peered from the door of 0t his bedroom, sounded through thel

dusky hollows of the house. "Are you there. Steve Cordery?"

No res onse. He closed the door. and, hal -rlressed as he was. shuf-

fled back into bed

He was ill. For nineteén years skipper of a trading schooner of -h his own in the remote South Seas.

was not afraid to die. But the un- canny ldea of dying in a bed un-

nerved him.

Soon he got tip again, and from i his threshold called in a wanting.- impatlent desperate voice. "Stevel C-nrderv ~ ‘ill you come out. from, where you're hiding. and let me see l

‘Oil

respond .

There were definite memories and Id ideas at the bark of old Geoffrey|

Parmittt-ils hallttinations.

They were itiattcrs of which one

or two tier-sons in the past ha

shared some knowledge. authentic a5 things g0 in conversation _ a- board ship. and bascd on ancient rtitnot ‘I matters which ltlil-‘t illld alt is<tir~ sotrctlat‘ in those lati- ttitles. That '..t\‘.'.e=< swi-llitef. Danl

ship

skard. uas one. W110‘ lost l_ oone ‘ '

been lnrqci": Qil9$.\\\‘OTI(. At. . pote t

tilat, lt miiht have been two hitti-

dred years before his time. Some-

thitit: it“ had hoard about ‘he old

bilfTfiilPFfs indicated that it may

have been an affair round Cossirn-

bamr for it scented tn link up with l the fafo of ll-‘int-h and his pirate crrw. who hat! gone South a: the

time -_it we; said. to the Solomons -an'.l were not" - seen afloat any ’ their ship had

more. ‘Ales? lil" _ broken cn one, o those island reefs

where the frothy brown water

stvirletl .

If they ere the thieving murd- erers,‘ ' Pflflllllifl‘ had seen what rc aitlctl of Winch and hLs

crew Their dried and savage coun- enancea had their place in a sennit strlnr: of heads that swung from a remote rrossbeam in an ancient na-

tive death-house. After all the years thcsr- shrivelled faces had a

look of composure. as if they had

caught in their last. expression a

dim idea of peace. Steve Crirderys must be there. too. in some such

p‘ace. looking like that N0 more

hate. nor greed. nor vile‘ treachery.

Steve had paid for his prying into

the secret of Parmitteifls quest

treasure. WIlCll it was got. Geoff

had fought him violently in self- defencc: and in the last agony it was Steve who fell over the gun-

wale. and was lcft. And Pratt-d; cf, beastly natives huddled like black

ghosts bavond the ship's ‘arttern- lights. and took Steve's body from the water -—nli\'0.

In some obscure reading Geof- frey Parmitter had found that one of the lost possessions of the. Great Mogul of Cllvcfls day was a ‘ante.

square (llemiond sheeted with light.

jltust such a gem as lay in the little

velvet-lined box he had; poswibly this gem was IT. But evervtliing

he had gained from the advt-nttlre

was beautiful and aniazinz. more ‘than enough to realise all his dreams of wealth and en_10_yment,

dery come between. He. could not bear this shadow about the house and among his ideas. signifying

that; the treasure tyliich had

wrought such evil was now to con-

tlnlle its curse in London

These thincs made up the state of Geoff Parmitterfis mind just

now. When he realised that some-

thing must be done about it, he

sent for his son. George.

George Parmitter had heard hints of the treasure story from time to

time, btit had n0 belief in the. exist-

ence of something which he had never been allowed to see. What; had divided father and son was a social matter »simply that old Geoffrey would not hear of George's attachment. to Steve Cordcrys daughter. soplile. about whom George's mind was quite made up.

George was in his office in the Tottenham Cotirt-road. where he

was earning a living in some use-

ful lines of agency. when the mes- senger arrived. This was Jowle, an old man em loyed by Geoffrey to attend upon ilm at his little house on an outlying fringe of Tmting.

"Something serious." explained Jowle. “for he keeps in bed. every n w and then a-rriarin‘ ‘Tom Bowl- ing’ M, hls=c'f. ‘Ere a sheer ‘illk,’

and that stuff."

“NonscnseP said George. “He'll never be a sheer hulk if he lives till

he's ninety."

"I do blicve you," agreed Jowle.

They journeyed together to the scene of Geoffrey Parmitters travail, which, in fact. was a relic of old times. and had its . little Burden at the back and front. Jowle had a key. No one else was about. the place. From upstairs. as they entered. came a dismal groan- 1!!! sound followed by a powerful

adiuration: "Way the" Partnitter. ‘Faithful below ’e—"'

"What's all this noise about?" in- Mruoted George on the threshold

of the bedroom.

Geoffrey Pannltter was a huge bulk of a man. his face as red and apparently as hard as a brick. and his hands like gnarled oak. He sat straight up. showing the braces

over his thick shoulders.

"lfowle," he said, “You can go be-

Jowle retired downstairs, and George took a chair by the bed- Then old Geoff looked hard at his

Ion “I want to loiow," he said,

"if you're as pigheeded as ever. Are

u?

“Oh. yes." George cheerfully re- plied. "I'm your son. and you tell me I can't ever think of marrying flophfe Cordery. and remain on good terms with you; so what am

BRUISES

‘Fun’: nothing to equal Mind's. h "uh: hold". Aalhoptk, nothing. healing.

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“Can't be done.’

"Listen. The time's short," -said. "Steve Corderv was my mate Ion the Beloved. and he wa‘n't,

something happen- obody liked him. of niggers on one of the islands. The

"Horrible!" said George- ’ agreed old Geof-

y ate him, any-

know that. Her f ll. he's peaceful anyhow . . . I could only get him to say it. Now you can't have Sophie C be real rich as well. there's wealth ——a whole big for- tune —never you Steve Cordery tried 3 (v- out of l5, and I'd soon And again Steve Corderv did not it touch his people. lY to stick w Sophie. "I must, of course."

, “Right. You'll be hearing iwltat I've arranged -is that some- lbsdy coming here?"

l There was the sound of a our

George Pai-mitter. no more lu- ed than usual about the mat- went and looked through the

lo _ ‘Looks like a doctor," g "coming up the garden." “No doctor for me," his growled. "Its one of my 1m 9xl3eclllfiig; Jowle will let him

mc time or other. an idtliflfl its Ilfifl been murdered for jctvcs and unid Geoffrey Par-

mittcr llfltl ma nothing to do with tllulcs the man Jowlc

tishered into the room a. brownish.

sharp-eyed man. approachin

George Parmllter knew th management of certain nrop ' and investments of his father were in the hands of a city —Rt~ed. Price an tit ulltieh this was he did He had never been per- sonally in touch w

"This." said Geo itor, “is my son George.

f ed a bucketful of seed potatoes

ffrey to the vis-

be done about this n"l\‘ate business you've got in hand. You can tell him. it e by the table."

Noted Sportswoman Planning Expedition Into The Far North

J lily-Noted New

SIIIIIIEII GOLIIS

CATABRH . HAY FEVER

Wlnl you no a lufhror Id New Blllllh OITBOLINE Incl [$61- Ibol at in l0 loeomlu.

"NOBTBOLINI" clone haul, n01” running from non and was. loath» norenou uni hurnlng. Kill: gonna. fltnpn cpl-cud o! infection. ,

NBSTROLIIIE

591d by: l1. L. Worthy, l5‘! Queen it.

and ; Lllotmes .

In an lnterestln‘ oelemmg ‘b- ronto Shrlners presented flags to the 117th Wolf Cub Pack at. the Home for incurable Children.

With the oo-operation of the lo- oal Kiwanis Clu-b, Rover Scouts of Gait and Preston raised $400 to fl- nance a camp for underprivileged boys of tlwo communities at the annual Rover Fresh Air Camp at Drumtbo.

River. Alta. On u town lot provided by the town council each boy plant,-

and advance orders contracted for the entire yield.

A Boy Boout troop of rubber tree lfilfiers and “pest" coolles is dee- cribecl as one of the most unusual troops in Mala ta. Although unable t0 SDEfltk Englls . the boys have ‘>0.- come expert Morse signallers. 1n- cldentally Scouting has given the s a new and wider interest in life. Except for a rare trip, few of them had left the nibber planta- tion. but since becoming Scouts they go camping in other parts of Ma- laya, The estate provides the boys uniforms» on COIltlItlQn these {LN paid for by instalments out of their mtmthlv vases. The trootp is the 11 Epoh.

A night spent in hammocks aboard the historic old 74-pin ship "Im- olacalble" and a Sunday Service on the quarterdeok of Nelson's famous flagship "Victory", at Portsmouth. was the thrilling experience of 25')

year bazged a. record Stonel sheep in the Canadian

is contemplating a into the North, Ac- Mr. Lerner. recently do-China. and a robably will leave Jzi<pc=r by pack trai in order to complete ward prior to the

Hunting feats of lfichar-l Lerner are

(‘man into ‘he Cam minded the Sea. Scouts or Nelson's

sailor‘; wish that "Humanity should and W J. Oliver, famous

Sea Scouts from different section; of England. ‘The service was the annual occasion for reaffirming the Scout Promise. and was held in connection with the opening of Na- tional Scout Week. The Sea Scouts were addressed by Admiral of the Fleet Earl of Cork and Onvy and Commander in Chief. Portsmouth. who was introduced by Admiral B, S. Theslger, County Scout Commie. sioner for Hampshire. In his ud- dre-‘s the Commander in Chief re-

herolc death. and of that great

be the tvatchword of the British Navy for the world."

hotographer. and of the finest sp

iribuied m me Arm the largest. gatherings of young men

1s ‘vdpknown m m5“ ever a=sembled in England. attend- ern Canada for in i936 he calliglht a

swordfish off Cape

the North American record set by Georg 5'73 pounds taken o i927.

Device Finds

Some 5.000 Rover Scouts. one of

ed a Rover Moot at Gatton Park. Surrey, over the Whltsun week-end.

The purchase of a. "doll a month." to be given to the Boy Scouts for their ext Christmas Toy Shop. is one o the year-round activities of the Lethlbrldge. Alta... I.O.D.E.

A pilgrimage of 200 Roman Oa- thollc Boy Scouts from the Moda- waska region of New Brunswick

Lost Radium

July 7 'KCP) —A device which can locate emanations

of radium, valuable substance

to 40 feet has been _ Gordon M- Slirum. honorary secrcta Columbia Cancer

ill be used if any

said to be the m ac-iivity detector ev Raclirm is frcquen

has been known to be lost in bodies o dressings or fallen down drains when

converts electrical sound. When radium ensitlve filaments in harp clicks emanate.

radio-active body, the number of sounds ed near a radio- active body the soun hail storm on a tin roof.

attended the ‘National Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City. The pil- grimage was orlanized by District

CHARLOTTETOWN __c;uARprsN

OLVES GUM, FIGHTS GIVES EXTRA POWER AND MILEAGE...

Government, a gasoline ed characteristics. The clvance in eflicient hich promptly ls formed when your

CARBON . . .

e a patent from the Canadian useful and improv cl 3-Star do offer a Both now contai similar materia d oil. The formation of hard, d piston rings that rob you

formula must have new, improved Esso an motor operation.

dissolves the gum and other engine consumes gasolin deposits on your valves an power is definitely checked.

You ‘Have Two Choices of M‘ “°""’°"'°“‘w

Performance . . .

gasoline 1m erlnl conuinlngnu cient yI lead to eliminate d to give smooth power and nsthenewlmperinl f gum and carbon.

Oil has eve: made,

e are now more efficient than la of Esso or 3-Star. No other f these improved motor fuels.

These two leading brands of gasolin ever. No one can duplicate the formu gasoline can duplicate the performance o

solvent to keep you; engine

3-STAR

us gasoline bu long oiled by motorists u QXCQPIIOIIII quell . um-nbsorbin solvent. oer engine t an ever.

l: means more po

Commissioner J L. St. Onge. The boys defrayed their own expenses. ,

A "Parents Night" entertainment of the Thamcsvlllc. Ont- Boy Scoust was interrrptwd by an ur- vent renue=t from the lccal police for all Scouts to loin in a hunt for a missing stx-year-olcl boy Short- lv after midnight the Scouts round

i3 est sensitive radio- the bw asleep in I‘ CHI-awry“

A "monkey bridge" erected by the Scouts of Medicine Hat. Alta" at n Scout. Jerrboree drew so many in- terested comments that it was re- erected for dlsiplay on a vacant lot. The "monkey bridge" is a comtruc- tion of rope and sticks frequently spilt across rivers in Northern fn- a.

Consistently for the past two seasons on all week-ends and holi- days from ‘ft/Day until September

group of Boy Scottie have been p0!’- forming a fine piece of community service. perhaps little realized by many vlsttms to St. George's ‘Island

any have noticed four or flu neatly uniformed lads around the

Western Artistry In Clay Products

July ‘l —(OP) -—A ill be opened here Canadian Clay In-

Old Tm House at tibia popular park. But let, lack of caution in plac- ing hands or timers within rmch of the Zoo animals result in lattes m- scratches- and the toll i: many throughout the stnmmr- let any accident oecur on the grounds or inst children need etvistance in

cester. wil offer typlllrially western art c

son of Professor W. G. f University of Suka- depurtment. has

fect his line of art d souvenirs typical

All models are m

sourvenir beavers. and Indian figur . lectlon of figures by an archaeological n British Columbia sev- mtact replicas have

"d in an oil blst ected to but cf u Fahrenheit w light shade. suitable

mctfd is than n‘a tum-lg» and ilrb‘

m‘

PH" "fdcs ere mall" with a 9111"" °,l'

d

A display of th made at the Saskatoon lmiibition Jo I to l0 this your.

finding their tents. this sound of scouts is to rcnde; aid.

The residueof life is short. Ltve as on a mountains-Marcus Aurel-

be ‘ties pibk_ed_1n the ifio day were cooled, those morning kept much bette

Fatherland ' may The following morning they lefton

B honeymoon trip

MURPHY - DAVIDSON

Ancient Rites As Germans Wed

Tuesday, June 28th was the of a pretty wedding in the oh oi the Sacred Heart of Ma naby River. NB. Whe H. Elhattnn united bonds of nmtrimony Clam Mary, of the lat/e Mr. and Mrs. Daviunn, New Glasgow, NB. u; Francis Alvin. son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murphy of Barna-

travelllng costuml

were always mu was a navy suit with white accel-

Up0rl their ntum side in Barnaby Riv Broom is a. protperous farmer

_-_.__________ CLINT ON SCHOOL

d y. In a well-ventilat- ed shed they cooled throu temperature be ow th

BER-LIN. July 7 renounced the couple

eliar as soon as p

l ." I st d f my n ea o cooled more slowly than

"We march towards

to be. But many summe place to fight 1o

still seemed 01;! affairs to z

lore. utonic ritual frequent- ls used -with man A semi-religious sacrum troduced not long ag sectarian movement. 0 in a Berlin meeting ha mgement of swastika on of the Bible been "cleansed of all Jewish tel tm ed

0K!’ thou ready to take this woman u thy wile, and live with her in mur- c

to Ge toms?" He smartly guv salute and cried:

Honor £11 for June: de was attended by the e -1. George ister Miss C

tree. ept. in a refrigerator {at a kubtierine Pickerthlt 2. Lorne Warren. 2. Joan O'Connor. V! l. Vivian Bulllvwl. Warren. IV (BrJ-l. Jtmes 0'00?

nor. Grade Iv (Jr.)-1. Frank R-l Willard MeoKay, 3. Note

T101‘.

Grade 11-1. Jean Our. 1- 9W5?‘ 8. Florence ~ - 1 (SrJ-l. Marv Mac!!!

equal), i-l. Elton earn"!- Perfect attendance G1

tquotlng the Calgary Herald». a 1y n was ably supported by

even two or three days k

Pick Raspberries Early for Market

rtubo inOen-

nn‘ in an ankle length silk not aver tnffette. with hat end lhoog an

2 ill’: in the refrigerator, however, the lo mnlned the taken out. A delay more in putting rigeration greatly reduced the length of rnnined in nnrketeble

___._._-___.._ GERMAN‘ THROUGHOUT

u silk with white ac-

ceasoriel. Immediatelv 9,! they motored tto

ter the ceremony

e early morning l the home of the of

temperature, 0y moisture of the

"an thou rguuy w stand at u: ""1"" I dw! Wtlna- aide of this mun in the evmlm‘: to the le in behalf of the G 1 The couple was then have many children,

who was to eeve

a ome ven in their honor. The yo

hi1-

-- Grace Whitehead; t

Y~ e- -. _ ____

"CAP" STUBBS AND TIPPIE l

HOW THIS HOUSE IF IT V/ASWT FOR ME-

I DON'T KNOW

N'T CAP GO TO TH’ DOQRYI-MY L

MERCY! WHO CAN BE THAT BELL THIS EARLY

AND! OR _MILT?