PAGlllvLu "ilfiU QQGQQGQHEQ Pirates In Fact And Fiction \Vaiers Where No Vessel ls Safe By CAPTAIN PATRICK CLIFFORD. (Author of "Pirate Cruise", “Men Without Fear”, etc.) Oh, so she has arrived, Clancy heard him say. Good! Then she shall have her share, and also that little present you brought for her. Send hrr (lOWIl, and bring the iiirtn. lie replaced the receiver with o. slight click and went on talking to a man in the room with him. You see how it ltappeitcd, Lee. the Blavk Pirate siiid. My bt-t-Liii with the wretched gigolo. Cauti- ously Clancy peered through the curtains. What he saw filled him with a queer mixture of humo and horror. ‘ In the centre of the mom stood a ta‘l, rather heavily-fleshed Chin- (‘:3 \t.'oinan. Her face was marked with lincs of savage ferocity and her thin mouth, opened in a fierce smile at. her luckless captive, re- vealed fangs like those of a she- wolf. She wore Chinese travelling- dress. and many jewels, the ccwt of which Clancy could not even guess ‘ iinp the body snnii-itihere in the French Cont-e-sion. and make it look like robbery-nnd-murder-— anti llfllllw- ii.» lnL<l‘.l'i-ZC.S. His voice t‘ , _. . ‘the \'Ol(‘f‘ of tho at. Hc knew of her, and once his Illdil \'.IlO li.tu bruuitlit 012a Burn- Honk Kgng 1cm“ had very near- Low to ‘he secret chambers. 1y captured her. For years she had l .-li ' not fail. he replied quiet- - " it ‘iliW ~ now hiin enter it iiiomcnt rt-iiii-iiiii; foot- . stir that he was the heavy body of the d ivoiiian. A door clicked ruled a. savage gang of pirates op- erating lli the Canton Delta, a chieftiiiiisliip originally he'd by her husband. She had cut his heart out one night on learning of his affair with a younger lady, and her resultant crimes in his stead were marked by a. satiageiy far ‘nd the lTflCk Pif- exceeding anything previously known on the China Coast. This lili1l5t‘(’ill“(l like was the woman Clancy now ~ :~l out iviitcltcr, there LU suttml iii the big room l‘ t tltmr was flung open, and ' - Pix-nit- called out in knew, who had made possible the Gigantic piracy; it being clear that she had provided the Black Pirate with men for the 10b Apollo Hubbard stood shrinking against the far wall. a look of ali- , tilt Plotter of the \"l'.\l, Wealth l.~' now {Pitt -.tiiiusciiit-iit for your ‘i tiiirs. gigolo had been provided Chinese male attire to reiface the dress-clothes in which hc had been removed from the Gigantic Suddenly he started. a: the woman crasked a ridiiig-tvhip she carried. Conic! she shouted in English. Oh. please Tbegan Apollo, and done well, Unknown Person, came in a wo- ". " as "Thxl and ' ' the arch-fiend ...t‘fl her. So this is the‘ fllli picusotl. ‘ (tear, what are you going to n1 .. _ Oh d t "h llll v groomed a feeble male i let out a no? flit Shem Step2,“ ‘1 ‘- _ ‘ closer and roug e w ill voice in Engnish. \.Von’t you lei. Shawn, news; his thjnglyqflgd :o—‘.\/Il'~s Reval has offered to ..om, you know . beyond price. my friend. the Black Pirate. This lady has long wanted amusing white ‘ male friend. all, you shouldn't grumble. is infinitely richer titan some t‘it\ dlntr old souls you were so ' iii. :0 aboard the Gigantic. ii I wa. dead groaned poor‘ shoulders. Next moment the mas- sive female had the young man by the neck and wa; examining him like n horse Apolio wriggled. and got a ham-like hand on the side of his head, for his pains. At ed on a course of action. Steppintz from his hiding-place, he tnck l three swift strides towards Ma- | dame Ling, and his gun descended Al" “ .i ‘-~°- _ with all his force on the woman's i)“ “'15,! be "-515" l m0“ "n" head. Clancy caught hei- and eas- P Tlmilmé "if W“ 1'10"“? behavc ed her to the ground, checking a ili<t‘lf in Madame Lings harem. 5i1l‘i‘l'f‘(l tiic other mun. You are [Z01 4 inland tonight. And now. my friend, I shall leave you with Ma- dame, while I go to attend to her financial affairs. ‘Aiabdyiiiifi? WHEN you feel ' out - of- sorts, when you've no appetite, or stom- arli gives trouble, cry from Hubbard as he did s0. . Keep quiet. you idiohhesnztpped ' I may not look it, but I‘m a Brit- l ish detective. Where is Miss Reval I On the other side of the bit: l room, hissed the gigolo eagerly. Oh. do you think you can save her? Shc was so good to me. I'm going to try. replied Clancy. Now, let's get out of here. l-le cros- ' sed the room and looked out into the treasure-vault. It was empty- The Hack Pirate had probably gone for some trusted henchmen to aid him with Madame Line's Clancy heard n few words ex- changed in Chinese, and the door closed, leaving Madame Ling alone ject misery on his white face. The 1 with y that moment. Major Clancy decid- . | Dragging the others with him, he AMorningSrnile THE LATE SKINNER aver lived was skinner-broad- minded, big-hearted, and brilliant —yet he died with all his talents unstipected." "How did you come about him?" "I married his widcw." to rind, out FROTII “Man, ye dlnn£t_ken what torture L, .. _ "Well. what is it?" "I suffered it yesterday when the barber had my mouth fii'o lather and I sat watching the soap boy gi’e a customer my umbrella." Major's face. ‘Then a little cry of happiness escaped him, as he heard her lovely tinit-e: Major Clancy ~olt God! It can't be! away from the door. I'm going to shoot this lock away", ' A moment later ihcrc was 1| lotiti report, muffled to a iarge cx- ' tent by the folds of the coat. Twit-ti more the detective fired. thziu littrled his bulk against the door. l? crashed inwards and he staggered] into the room. Next golden-haired girl hail ' ~clf into his iiriii». The i-riom wit; furnished as comfortably as the others Caucy had seen. Sally hail been provided with a stilt of blue, silk pyjamas and looked like a l dream. Slit- l‘ i ohviiiitsfti brenl \i'0f‘])lll.'!, him "er and licr child- ilikc relief a: she clung to the bit ilr-tectivc, ivtis inost moving to hint. ' Sally seemed unaware of his cf- fectlve Chiitese disguise Only his voice and his strong arms appeal- ‘ed to liei" ‘ Itfiriiiicl. Michael: I've been t drcatniug about _\‘01l,.$llL‘ cried, half l thystericallv. Take me away. dear. Clancy kissc-d her witliotit hesita- ‘tion, then gently pushed her away. We haven't o socoild, darling, he i iPIIIlGIIIICPCI. Ccmc on. I'l; i out rOlllPllfflV. The hots lllllni have ' l been heard. he reitsonetl, but. I there was just a chance he might , ‘ ‘Jet his prisoners safely up in the ‘lift. Otee there, ll? cciflri shoot it out while Sally and Hubbard Ho? l}'.l'ti_\‘. ’l'litii'.~ wciiltl he cars cut- litle the Clint. Ho. and he could cover their retreat. Fritnticztll_v' lie led the way to-l wards the lift, then saw tn his, horror that it was coming down. Q barely hull time tn thrtL-t then and llllllzPlf safely behind a pilc 0i' ca ks, Iaeiere tire lift stopped rind four men leaped through the doors. In the lead wits the tall masked figure of the Black Pirate, who held two rnict‘. the Black Pirate vaut to where s; 5 a 5? , “U .5. .- ‘l in n raced act-ow the .Sitlly‘s door gapcd open, as he rttii other men appeared from the mouth of a corridor, and within two minutes a score of armed l ‘Probably the greatest man that It is though. he replied. stand i tllC? Wbmarfs Realm ‘fSoctal and Person" WUAICUIAN lfFas 5H! I u!" ‘K people‘ siig ' cyem i oh. well, the yo l ask is that the Students May Ban Public [Dorothy no] Glrll Getting New Petting IIHI Lovemaking and “N ecking” Have Become so Common That Young‘ People Beheve 1t Should be Discontinued, at Least Out n, {,5 gmwgpapei-otfmieofotirll-Ixest has atalitixlil afncamplisn to suppress public Wit-BIC. l-fld authorities u, m“ vigorous measures to chase Cupid ofi the campus. Lei; us hope and pray that fill! "mm will sweep the country, for there is no Other one thing that gets more upon the nerves 0! the beholder; and fills us with a 811E999! nausea than the lpeotaolc 0f modem 3'0""! doing its love-making wiui a. mm dIsreiw-i “Med of the time, the place and the pmprletie! that makes us blush for those who have no sense of shame for themselves. said that there are thinBB that are worse than immoral. They are bad taste. ,. htly queasy to loo and go tiring. The contention of the moralists, on the with TNT or aiiplane stunting or automob the young compared to ‘ gets as drunk on kissc ponsible for what they do as , ciiff into the precipice below. They say that ritiges that cnci .11 Atoriius for girls; that if the Boy Friend i and the Girl Fi- i lllll0l' it would in the Open Spaces is one of them. schools of thought- And bad cess to them! petting is the first aid to most of the unsuitable mar- tiop of the slide whose bottom is would sit on one slde of the room iend on the other and megaphone their sentiments to each save them, and the balance of the world ,a lot of trouble. The third point of view on petting, which is that of most of us. is —- ungsters are going to pet. Nobody can stop 'em. y do it in private and n divorce; that it is the French say, in their billing and cooing. We are tired of seeing girls with the are driving automobiles and are so dis the car that they are a menace to ever of looking at cuddl '- on the shoulders of their escorts. I with tlleil’ arms around their sweeties. all the kissing and the fondling get you |ii1g of calf lovers. holding It would be such ivoultl do their petting at. home instead of abroad. Oiie ivonders anyway, they do not realize that th i Good Book says. ‘ poetic in one settii y only o. physical thrill? public petting. ting. armed men still stood on the lift, which had been and was now descending, with fur- ‘ ther pirate reinforcements. Gripp- a .llliv flr-iw-this a the (Chic t\li.it .\li<. Frank Lamothe, st. t"..=i..-.l1a=.-, (_)nt,, . _ Ie, was underweight. didn't lit and inter EAUIIR I nut. with acitl indi LSIiOB and I-iodinr: the folded garment direct- ly over the lock, he thrust his re- volver into the folds. ‘Then he cal- led sharply. tehrGrzltlfn Medics Discovery Miss Reval, are you there? This '“° t" ‘$1.’? iféiit.‘.'f."’éa..“ii.ti¥; 1-1 Mal" <71""°Y~ .§t....t.,.-r;' ', l gm, There was a moment's agonis- bv linguists. ing silence, duung which great bead of perspiration swept the Caréiplk ttiomfortublo Knit bi-et... - . ,_ . A / at rr~_'.'__ . tied-stitch is used for this pullover with lovely accents. Open the izrztcefttl raglan shoulders and edges the unusual bib ef- . Lllilillfli‘ buttons at neck line and tie belt above the ribbed t- rite cit-tails. In a soft shade of yarn, this model serves as a they dragged it camera ‘i I don ‘t; know. 56C. coeducational universities mats the lchool A cynic has Now considering petting, there are three The one held by the petters is that it ls an innocent diversion and that anyway, it is nobodyb business where they do it, and that i1 it makes other k at long-drawnout kisses they can shut their other hand, is that playing lle racing are safe sportsfor petting parties. They say that a. boy and girl can s as they can on bootleg liquor and be Just as ines- any sot who stumbles over the brink of a ir arms draped around youths who tracted between love and zuldlng ybody on the street. y little things at the movies with their he We are sick ads piliowed We are so fed up with b0ys Wfllkllll And we are. oh, so weary of be- and the necking and hand-hold- a blessed relief if only the beliefs what is the matter with the young people that ere is a time and a. place for all thinss. as the D0 they not. know that the thing that ls beautiful and 1g is common and vulgar in another? Is love to them Is there nothing sacred to them about: it that ‘ makes them want to hide it in their holy of liolies, and that would make tlic nifecl that it was profuncd if ‘ Cil lcd upon the rabble to look at it? riiment ,but something for the candid Have young people n0 sense of _‘ tires of fun they make of themselve "All the world loves a lover," to lattgh at him when he displays h people should look ridculous and com arc petting and caressing each other, cttsier to understand why we are always embarrassed atuthe spectacle of It is because we feel that we are should have been private and that we should not So it is good news that the down the streets and Are lovers’ kisses no longer a sac- humor that they do not see what fig- s when they do their courting 1n Dub- says the old proverb, but it. also loves is emotions like any bumpkin. Why mon and unsophisticated when they They just do. seeing something that young are going to crusade against pet- It will spare us oldsters our blushes. DOROTHY DIX sent hidlllg-plflCe 0f Princesses D0 Their Christmas Shopping iiloiisn for may occasion. l t I'll can be obtained in sizes l2, l4. l6 .18 and 20, and. includes w tvorkiniz instructions, assembling and flnishhg chart. tl-te pattern and inslructionsflor all of these designs, in stamps or coin tcniii preferred) to The Charlottctovrn ~r|lr~‘.\'0l'k Department. i u‘ this coupon. in The (hinitiilrttiwn Guardian Net-til ‘Ntlfk Iicpt. Print your name and address plainly. l IIINHZN N". ‘H5 SIP-it .\tltil't..n— — —-— -~ -— — - — — Province l-ii_tt_ _._... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .~ . ppm; llftl Ettzbaeth £11.11 Princess M: , the look of thzngs Princess M. .,,aie sticks out her royal little tongue. “P ~01 11B one of London‘ l8 mt inclined to ha imam... the duty by The searchers were now spread- up , ing out and at any moment the fugitives might be disovered. Wihh a faint . _ , fiaiis were ataiiablc. Clflltt’ in" Sallv nnd Apollo, Clancy his- gasp of relief Clancy saw the »i 1;‘ . rm t» - .a.~ ll nod- “f. - . ~ .” - - . ' gllillllltcttlitéinor Shld §l,1§ri,§.a,d§ £91,355 3mg“ op_ hcaid their lt-atlri _call out iii sod-in their ears. ‘ lift arrive and disgorge more pir- “0! "yi Dry posite and Clancy strode across Chinese, and with a siiiltint: hrztt- = When that lift comes down, Iin ates, who instantly joined the Pierce.‘ Golden the céncrete floor‘ rea ised tha/tdhe ordered l! ‘Jfdllg to shoot my way into it. searchers. Medical Discov- The door was locked and the compute -“-‘-‘~‘1\-\ Hi .i i i. t '1 Folcw ine! ’ ‘lilac conflnued HY? lfyfll! Want detecetive whipped off his coat. M‘ U10 Wilt‘- flllllill‘. Hcic are the Quzcii, Prince-s s largest department st res. From ve her picture taken. Bee how she And this All we ct force u sto have to asnst, as the It is 171E COOK'S CORNER BRAZIL NUT PASTE Two cups brown sugar, 1-8 tea- hions 1'4 Literat JANUARY 3, 193; ‘i ar The Housewife And Her Activities Jpcon salt, l cup thick sour mun, I tellmon vanilla, l2 Brazil nuts, peeled. Couilbine sugar, alt and cream and lfllt over direct heat until dis- solved. Cook, stirring constantly until a candy thermometer regis- tsrl 238 defies I"., or. the mixture form a soft ball when tested in cold water. Add vanilla and beat to l. thick, dry paste. Pat out in a buttered square cake Dim Ind P115‘- the whole Brazil nuts into the nir- face. Out so that a. nut is In the centre of each square, or if you prefer, the nuts maybe chopped and to the paste, then molded Into a loaf, chilled and sliced. NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS Here's l New Year's resolution Any one can make and keep; It will help one‘; constitution, And enable one to sleep. "I will try to keep 1mm fretting when I cannot seg the nun: I will try to keep from getting Into quarrels I may mun. "I will try to keep from grieving Over troubles that are past; l will try to keep believing Things will all come right at last "I will try to keep from signing When I ought; to smile, instead: I will fir? to keep on trying To deserve to get ahead." NECKLACES ARE IN THE NEWS -PARIS SAYS FRUIT N are in the news. Paris suggests one of fruit blackout-tents, no less, complete with gilded leaves strung on a mesh of twisted wire. Good on a dark green or wine-colored frock. And for those of you who can never make a. scarf behave itself. try the effect o! a thicldy twisted necklace of small beads to match the scarf and wear it. outside. LOLLIPOPS Two cups sugar, 2-3 611.9 lltzht 001'" syrup, 1 cup waiter. a few drops peppermint flavoring, red food coloring. Put stigar, syrup and water into a saucepan and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cook without stirring to 310 degrees F. or until a little in cold water becomes brittle. Wash the crystals from the - sides of the pan with a. wet cloth wra/pped artoun the tines of a fork. The last; part of the cooking must. be done slowly to prevent burning Remove from the lc-at and add oil of peppermint and also a few drops of food coloring. Stir Just enough to mix well. Drop from the tip of -" a tablespoon on to a greased baking sheet. Press n wooden skewer or toothpick into the side of each lolli- pop. Loosen the lollipops from the pan before completely cold, to pm- vent. breaking. TABLOID Stale marshmallows, if put in the bteadbox with the bread, will re- gain the. right degree of moisture. AS IT AGES The rubber apron will st-me- times get sticky as 1t gets old. Try sprinkling it with talcum powder after its next bath and see if that does take away the stickriess. PERFECT SERVICE To receive the maximum service from the vacuum cleaner, the bag should be emptied regularly once a week. Ii: cannot do its best when it. has to contend with all that accumulated dust in the bag. CHOCOLATE CARAMELS Three squares of unsweetened chocolate 2 cups sugar. 1 1-2 01113 thin cream. 3-4 cup corn syrup, 1-4 teaspoon sot. l-2 teaspoon var.- illa. Combine chocolate, sugar, syrup. salt and 1-2 cup cream. Place over a flame and stir constantly until the sugar is dissolved and the mix- ture boils. Continue cooking to 238 degrees F‘. stirring constantly. Add the remaining cream _aiid cook to 246 degrees F. or until the candy forms a hard, toffee-like ball in cold water. Remove from the fire add the vanilla and turn into o. well-greased pan. Turn from the pan when cool and cut with a. OUT OF SIGHT If the down quilt is soiled and needs recovering and it Just can- not fit into the budget this year. why not keep it in the closet dur- out when it is to be used? It will serve its purpose without being on display and spoiling the mp- pearanoe of your bedroom. HOMEMADE SLIP COVERS ' If you are going to make a slip cover to hide the shatbby chair , form a thick paste. l can of tuna. fish into small pieces, irig the daytime and just bring ‘it l mlbaperflutfltflq W011"!!! willfitutitflwrn HOUSEHOLD HINTS D0 w" clam your illr-bsdtet gloves at home? Hen! how, Rub the leather surface with , little furniture polish on g 510g] gandpolish withaclean duster. I'm ts repeated until the dirt ceases l4 show on the polishing cloth. m the fur aide, warm salt 1n the over and rub well mm u» fur takes away all grease a. brush with a stiff, clean b )1 completes the job, ms ..___. _Never throw away odd p19“; q luioleum-they are slump mm- vellvva for lishflne u xii-e mu, quickly. Cut them into short atriipt like firewood and when you ha“ no time to make paper screws 1r the morning, just place halft dozen pieces of lino on top of thl mil-Per with coal over them, Light l the PM)" and you will have I blazing fire in a few minutes. Talking of carpets, did you into‘ that you could wash a skin rug at home most efficiently? spread m; rug on a flat surface and scrub with a solution of soap flakes and hot water. Don't soruib boo hard_ just hard enough to move the dirt. Rinse in clear, cold water by wtp. lug the rug with a. clean cloth mn- stantly wrung out in it. Throw tn; rug over your clothes line to dry, chooselrig a day with a good breeze. A final hard brush with a stiff clothes brush will malts the m; as good as new. TUNA FISH REPLACE CHICKEN Front Detroit came this recipe for chicken a la. king without any chicken in it. Take tiwo talble_ spoons of butter, two tablespoon of flour, two cups of milk, n pinch o! salt, a. pinch of , Mix w Break up n the size of strips of chicken. Add a bit of pimento and a small can of green peas. Mix all together and 000k for about twenty minute; over a small fire. serve on toast. This will serve sir. Pastry boards, rolling pins and wooden bowls may be kept whits he"? ‘lmue- WWI) each camlnel for the winter by all means shrink and sweet if cleaned from timeto l" Waxed Pllpei- Refill‘? makes the material before making it up. time with lemon juice and allowed "hm" 45 squflw- Then thei-Lcanwbe no shrinkage todry in the sun. 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If she only knew the magic of a Iow-calory diet, Mrs. Stout would limit her meals for a few weeks to 1,200 calorie: a day, lore two pounds each week. She'd abandon her usual 485-cal- cry shopping lunch-hot chocolate. whipped cream, and doughnut-for tea with lemon, no calories, and a small refreshing fruit salad of only 100 calories. She'd start her reducing program right, with a cleansing 3-day liquin diet. Then she'd concentrate on slimming, pep-building meals like this complete dinner of only 500 cal- ories: 2-3 cup cream of spinach soup, V; pound broiled cslfs liver, 1A cup squash, 1A cup cole slaw with boiled ttiressing, l canned peach, black cof- ee Melt pounds away healthfuily. You'll find complete low-calory menus for two weeks in our SZ-page booklet. Liquid diet. Exercises Weight-building program, too. Send 20c in coins for your copy of The New Way To A Youthful Figure to he Gurndian Home serv- ice. Address. Be sure w write plainly your Name, Andres», a/nd the Name of booklet. _____________ Name _—'_'§ti?§t_AEtti7Jr_ _ City ‘ Province . with high vee neck. It's charming in street length and S0 wearable in crinkfe crepe at the throat neckline Ind W‘?! short sleevcs.....licitlcss or with a tied swathcd sash. A whltfl Pllllt WEIR is another per- fect cliolcc for this easy to sew dress t4) brighten, your sombre wintry wimirobe. Both models arc made with the same pattern. Style No. 3236 is designed for sizes l4. 16. l8. 20 years, 32, 84, 86, 38, 40, 42 and 44-inches bust. Sire 36 requires 3 3-4 yards Of 39-inch material. Send fifteen cents 05c) In stumps or coin (coin preferretii WTBp coin carefully. address to Charlottetown Guardian giving:- Style N0. 3238 Slze..... .., ,,... ~ Name ‘iii. Street Addreu -_-__-_._______ .____ City Province _.._..___.___ Huge lynx muffs and shaggy lynx jiiukcts are worn by the smartest. women these days. A lynx muff may be carried with uiitrimmetl coats, in any color. and a lynx Jacket is as smart for sports u for evening. GUIDES and viii-til '