. Oliver.

aguuaaaannanu callhaal

'1 auppnae that it why we II!!! ., wand, The shock of the dip aa Ihl luiad. It brain into our drama. I mph"? P00? 90135 Lltwln ruahed up on disk W- M: cabin and lomehow fell over- board." I '

She looked at him as she aalr. there worda. He had tha laelinl that aha was studying him. warh- ing !or his raactiona. What were his reactions? was there -nythlna that he could say? What of the half-formed suspicions. which lurk- cd at the back of his mind? It am not, thoulh, tune lo DP9Ik Vet.

--it 1gn't easy to understand what happened.” he said slowly. Picks in: his words with care. "Ad- mittedly. there was a (01. But it was possible to see a yard or no ahead. So there was no reason why he should have blunder-ed l0 the rail without knowing. Again. there was very little motion. The sea was dead calm. So how did he tome to fall in?" Vanya looked him straight in

l

"I don't know," said Oliver. "Theoretically, he might have lost his head - become convinced that the ship was sinking. and have lumped over the side."

"But you would not'say that he did?” he asked.

"I wouldnt. I know nothing or him. Was he the kind of man to do that sort of thing? Had he tried to commit suicide before in his life? Had he been very depressed lately? Perhaps those are ques- tions which . Jan Kiernik can answer."

"He has answered ready." said the girl. ”It seems that the two of them were to- gether most of the time during the war. Jan says that Stefan was the last person in the world to kill himself. His actual words to me were: '1 have had to look after h-im all the time. He would never have jumped over the side with- out coming to me first to ask for permission."

Oliver looked thoughtful.

"it would be a good idea for Jan (-0 have a talk with me." he said. Wve m:zht compareya few notes."

Vanyais eyes widened.

”Youimean - that there things . . ."

"I've been rather puzzled about one or two points," said Oliver. trying to make his voice sound casual. But the girl was not de- ceived. She suddenly took him by the arm.

”I'hen you begin to know what I can only sense." she said. "There is something evil about this ship e and this strange voyage."

t'l wouldn't say . . ." he began; but she interrupted hiim.

"Please." she said. ”Donit try to hide things. I have already seen so much trouble. so much ev in the world. lam not likely to

them al-

are

' shrink from some more.”

”Ilhcre's nnthinsz that I can tell you,” he said. "It would be dif- ferent if I knew something. Or even if I had some reasonable sua- picion. Biit I haven't anything. I've spent hours thinking about it - and live made no progress. For example. there is Dr. Prinz. 1 don't trust him. I didnt believe the story that he told me when he asked me to join the ship. . ."

"Then why did you join?" Vanya

'asked. with a puzzled frown.

ohn Oliver smiled ruefully.

There isn't even a sensible answer to that." he said. "To be- gin with, I was bored. This voy- age promised a bit of excitement. I but Prinz down as a man in- volved in the stormy politics at nne of the small republics - prob- ably 1! Central American one. I reckoned that he was probably running arms in to assist a new drive for power.” He hesitated. ”I reckoned that I had no particular obligations to Dr. Prinz. who'd been out to deceive me from the start."

"And do you still think that drugs nr armaments explain this voyage?"

Oliver shook his head.

"I'm not nearly so sure about it now." he said. "lt's the carrying of passengers that has me worried. Iycan understand a passage being given to your father and yourself, After all, you have somewhere to go at the other end. There will be people to vourh. for you. Even if your papers are not quite 'n order that can. no doubt. be adjusted."

The girl nodded her head.

'T at is the case." she confirm- ed. "My father is being helped !by one of his old s-tudenta -s a Dr. Don Miguel Avaloa -e who seem! to have considerable influence in Buenoa Aires."

"I am nt surprised." said John "But what of the other pauengers? Are thcrexpeople at the other end waiting for them?"

"I think they are entirely de- pendent upon Dr. Rutter." the girl aaid. "But I know very little. I Imagine they have all been can, tinned not to discuss the future. Certainly they give nothing away." she paused. "Jan Kier- uik is the exception. But it la bacaule of what happened to Ste- fan Lltwln, and because he has guapiclona, that he la prepared to talk freely."

"It might be as well to arrange a meeting rather carefully," and Ollverk t

"You feel that there in some Ilanur atalklnl the thin?" no gain quickly. "I have the feeling that I am balai watched. It ml! In navy; but I aometlmaa lnva QM 14.. that we are all under aome aart of oboe uon. Tim!

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of tha crew

ara some " Oliver uld.

.. "l've never aaan more cut-throat bunch in .11 my traveli."

"I teal ao halplu "All tha tima than la father to look after. I cannot turn to him

P aaid Vanya.

1 dvl e. I do. 2:; '(u.:P3'atml "call tcruat .Dr. Prinz." an looked up unveil"!!- mieu la only you.” I!" "M ,,

"You can alvgaya coma to me.

aald oilnr. in min Hthtly: but the cartoon ax naaloa in hi: eye: ahowed her in he meant hit mu” m by gang is I pledge. "ll

you cannot - for rauon - come yourull. and an Klernlk. I shall know that the mange ll genuine if he pnflxas it with the word 'Promiae.' Don't hesitate- and don't worry. The Iltualion may not be bad as you think. liven no for tha crow an con- cerned, I hav two man who will do an I order." , (To ha continual!)

IIOOIFIILD I

The regular meeting 0! the Brooklield Womenla lmtltuta was

held a the home at M Robert Andrews. In the absmca of the prellaent tha vlca-presidents took charge of the rneetlnir.

Meeting opened by repeating creed in unlaon. Mlnutu of last meeting were read and alanad.

Roll call anlwe by ten mom- ben and one via or brought: col- lection 63:. -

Eleven momtau in o- paid in 81.00 toward: tho Ina:ltuta.tundo. There was no report tron lhl alck committee.

"l'hel-e was I dllcuulon on let- min a mum: teacher for tha

um; ICA lx

coming year. i

Mn. Wlllrad Wood ltoban, Carr wera appointed on the programme commlma for next meeting. g

Mrs. Wilbur ltauoil lnv-llad the member: for mat meeting. -

The meeting cloud by repeating the l.ord'a Pi-ant.

Two lntomtlna oonluta won :;,r:",,:f:":nm,' an n", pm. on by Mn. Pom. Itcuod metal nnat lemon raponda. and Min Bernice Wood. Klidatnau val aoauatntinaiaa

A dellcloua lunch wan aerved by a atatamant sea-mun to am. tha homeu. i 4.1!. (Roch) . llmkhahan. he

t

Forest Firefight

manaiuo-mu. Oct. an .' (om - no aawlon were canacrlpud for in now am...-.

alda at the body. which la dark. and the un. dcr ride of the wings. which 1. white. Juat hearing theae Ducks, you can be fooled into auppugln. there are two npaclaa. becauu male: chirp and peep on in. win, wheraaa famalaa Jive ; light "quack." . 11 made In large flocks. tlylnt VG?! rlpidly in com. pact linen. Their precipitous land. in; la a charactarlntlc. Apvpareni. 15' feelina the cold more than their even smaller relatives. the Green. winger, most of the Blue-winged left In September. It the two apcclu have not already combin. ed. they uaually do no once they reach their winter quarters in tha lower eastern atatea. When they are flying above eye level. it in poulvble thorn. The Green-winged have lighter undorparts, lhorter ncclu, and larger heads.

The Blue-winged commonly breeda through the prairie sec- tions of Canada. north to Great Slave Lake, and right across to the east coast. This is a bird pre- ferring small water: to large. Ita home is made on the ground, usu- ally only a few feet from aoma ahallow, marshy alouah or pond. in which gnvlronmmt vuetaroig matter, seeds, water weeds. and other food may be obtained. De- pending to a grant extent on camouflale. it often nuts right be- little I path, or even an occupied houae. Dead grauca and weed stems are used for the nut, which is lined with feathers.

On leaving home, the canny mothar bird carefully covers her eight t5 twelve pale but! eggs with the blanket of down that she had plucked from her own breast and

left ready for this emergency. She.

always returns atealthlly, sneak- in; up in a roundabout way through the true and wceds amidst which it has been placed. Then, Judging that her mottled brown plumage makaa her invisi- ble, aha remains immovable. al- lowing a atranger to come nur enough to touch her. Do Rdbina travel far?

Story of Victoria chosen Royal Film

, LONDON. Oct. as - (AP)-The King and Queen an going to tha movies Oct. so to no a llctlonal- lzed slice of family history. It": "The Mudlark," a atory about Queen Victoria and a little ragamuilm who break: into Windaor castle. The turn was produced in Brit- ain by Twentieth canary-Fox with

' Irena Dunno. tha only American in

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Interview at umontan that aoma V0

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mm the area had been delayed bacauaa or cut oonaorlptlon mm an out-hound train to light a for- cat rite in thin Province.

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the cut. playing "the role of Out!!! Victoria. .

King George hirmelt had an un- official. part in Idlactlng the pict- ure as the royal film for 1050. that is, the lllrn chosen for a royal per- formance.

The Royal Family had already shown an active interest in” tha turning of tha atory and had I lanathy dlaouuion with Miss Dunne- Quoen Mary. who had boueht "W caplea of the novel on Whlcll W movla la limo. incidentally ndvl-!- cd mu Danna that Queen victim: had a "meet voloo."

Queen Mary. who has not at- tended any of the royal film 991” lonnancaa since the war. has I" ranged to In tha picture in .pi-mu at her homo. '

but the committee which mlk” tha selection of the royal mm W need with a dallcato problem. Tl" picture cooaalonally mats vicwrll andtha thrill! with I famllllfm which the committee uIMHhthm?r: notbIptwItIorltl0ylll9w and they ydaoldad to lick I'uW""' n-on nuoklnaham Palace. V

In rapt they got a me55II9 ”3' in; in e cct that the King lwlf: he will see the same version 3" mm that la is be ollmd I0 V publlc. That daoldad the comm! y toe. and incidentally proved W". nolaca tor mu Dunne and TI!" tlath century-fox w

The ulootlon of Illu Dunne” I play a nrltlah quaan hsd 599 0 warn: of criticism in the V99”. inovia lnduntry hm. Then the M orltlca not on a vocal barrue V I It waa announced that the M can-proauc.-ed and cinema film 2' Man antarod in the list of

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