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THE CANADIAN BANK OFCOMMERCE Way, [US uaouuy u1.l.a.115I:/ uuo Vvxnxy to the hand that held the ribbons] and, whipping from his pocked a card that read, Detect,:ive-Lieut-| enant Bxritz, `Police Headquart- Innn 3 `r\I\ uunm 4 n} l>hn nvvtxufrlnfn l Ullallb .lJ\l. 1_l;b, .1 Ulxuu .I.J.uu.\J\4LAuu. U- ers, he ung it at the prostrate; coachman _with the words, Call. there tomorrow for your rig." n Then, with the horsestraining at the traces in indignant sur-_ prise,- Britz drove at breakneck` speed down the avenue, turning; sharply at the first convenient; corner and heading east tovseards`; the mysterious brown-stoneii dwelling" wherein. he had held his interesting interview in regard to the ways of the Orient with the. Eastern sage.` I rnL- ._i,\H,.,_..:.,.... 1 . A , .. l'\I \l'l IL.-`I J.`JCl.Dl;U1 11 B055. _ -Thegalloping horse and Lhe|` swaying carriage shook the eeh- oes of the silent streets, and at I several avenue crossings;trail`ic "1 policemen started to halt the Gen '0 itral Office man. But in each in_,3 `stance the detective shouted, I213. am Britz, of Headquarters!" and S. that aver_ted_ interruption as he} dashed on toward the Swami s; house at top speed. Arriving! there, he hastily handed the rib-" bons to a patrolman who chanced _ to he at the end of the beat, and, I H followed closely by Fitch, he rant up the steps and pushed the but_lc ton of the electric bell. Inside F ;h `S h ti the house, the burr_rr of the lit- tle gong sounded piercingly. Britz and Fitch listened impatiently at` the outer door of the vestibule for responsive footsteps. but none came. Then the detective recall-` ed the thickness of the rugs and carpetsiin the house, and did not at once conclude no one was with- in. Until he had rung the bell several times in vain did he ac- cept the fact that the house eith- er was untenanted, or was occu-- pied by persons who did not see . fit t.o answer. A word to the blue- Joat on the sidewalk, accompan- ied by a ash of a shield onthe` :letective s waistcoat, had told him the visit was a matter of police business. Then Britz ran down the _teps and tried the base ment door. The detective was equally unsuccessful in his de- mands to obtain a response to his v ring of the lower bell. He ran up i 1 the steps again and once moreeg pushed the button of the electric` bell. No answer came. Britz|' turned the handle of the door.;` To his astonishment, it turned;` freely, and at a gentle push they door swung inward. The inner" door of the vestible was ajar.` Britz and Fitch entered cautious-_ ly. Their feet fell silently on the heavy Oriental rug.` They found` themselves in complete darkness.,. The glimmer from the street" lamp "did not penetrate "more thanl a foot or two beyond the inner door. Britz whisked out his elec- tric torch and turned "its minia_,_ ture headlight on the passage and; on the area leading to the upper part of the house. Hello! he called. Is any- body ih? . Silence as heavy and oppress- ive as the darlgness beyond the radiance of his litttle pocket lamp answered him again. The two men, the detective slightly in advance, walked quickly along the hall to the door at the rear, where Britz parted the portieres and looked i-nto thevfbig room in which he had interviewed the Eastern scholar. Its appearance was much the same as it had been on his preceding visit, save that as his practiced eye dwelt more persistently upon it, he noted the disappearance of many small ar- ticles, particularly a porphy Bud- dha that. had sat within a little. shrine upon the wall. The apart- ment had the seeming of having been subjected to a surface strip- ped by persons about to leave in a hurry. Among the Oriental ob- jects still in the` room was the arghileh from which the sage was fond of drawing a.smoker s consolation. 6I`1A..... -1. 09! 11111.4` 'E`4n'H :v\ nn d a 1 1 l l 4 4 UUllDUla.blU11. Gone, eh? said Fitch, in an 'i1ndertone.. Britz nodded. ` Think we had better look up- .'5l.H.l1' . asncu but: uuuuuz. - .With another swift nod the de- tective turned on his heel andle.d the way from oor to oor_unt1l'. they reached the top of the` house. They glanced into every`; room and explored the larger apartments thoroughly; All were empty. Here and there they ` found evidences of hasty pack- ing. In various rooms were, queer jmnbles of the'East and West-linen collars with single hairline stripes `of delicate tints lay beside Oriental scraps of. manifest neness. On one rack ',hung a Derby hat, on another a :turban like that worn by the 1 Swami, and like the kerchief i-Britz had found on the re es- cape of the Hotel Rennaissance. iOne of the most interesting nds .!w_as a scimitar with a jeweled . hilt and a blade of wonderful 7 keenness; Britz drew it from its L scabbard and wasabout to feel 1`:th_e edge when Fitch stopped'him fiwlth a sharp gesture. . TWA:-Hf nusnh -If I-in:-nfnnn-nf " stairs?". asked the doctor . 1\r:u.. .......1.I. . . . _ .-:94 ~nn.`l H Wlbll G. Dl.ld:l.']_J EUDIJUI U. Don t.-touch it, lieutenant," said the doctor; One never knows what criminal tricks these gbeggars play with their weap- ions. 1. LL- .I_L_-L2_._ I._._\_..,J Al `.1.-as I U115. As the detective looked at him ixvquiringly, he added: A nu-nnnt-I run Jan-n-run :0 no `123 .|ill`cl.\'U ]_JlUl\l`/Ll but: Luun. . , Br-it.z had ended his` explora- ftiun of the last table drawer, and I was turning to a lacquered desk, :the only piece of furniture yet,` unsearched, when Fitch, with a '. 1' . . Il`IIi1V!l\ nnnr\1ofn1rn-lnln 0]-31-n1 0`Y'lh, Interest at the cg/rrent rate is `allowed on oil of $1 and" upwards. Cnninl/attention is given to evozy account. Small account: are welcomed. Accounts may be opened and operated by mail. _ , _!4I, ll` quu 1115 [J , IIU GUUUU o A sword or dagger is as like- ly to be poisoned as not. In fact, [they prefer poisons to straight } fighting. . ' f`n~nu~:-nnn lvhnnn n1no'nn nnn `;`n [I611 D1116. Convinced there was no one in the upper part of the house, the two men descended to the main ioor and re-entered the `recep- tion room at the-rear. T ` urnL.:.. ..-..,. .n....:... A-.. 77 mam; L` blllDl7(ll LIIIUU, VV Ill/11 .L xuuxx, vvxunn u. _ c1'y'0f unmistakable alarm, grip- . ped his wrist and ,d1'agged him :;toward the divan, and with a ,.hound stoud upon its yielding surface. V .n___.-_ --.. ..-.:..1.|H ,...`:,1 +1..` l:lUl.l. LUUIH. ab l;l.IC',,I.Ua.l.. _ This was their den}? said Britz explanitorily, as he began ,a closer search of the room. 1 |VVe may nd a trace of them in J seine of their; papers. It s worth 1 la few minutes to make a hunt. 2 l(}et busy, doc! And the detec- - tive rummaged through drawer after drawer, Fitch following his _ example. They found many un- |usual articles, but nothing that gave an inkling of the direction Lofthe Hindoos ight-for it was {certain the Orientals `had depart- ed hastily, having gained their object in getting possession of the Missioner necklace. Britz `had no smallest doubt the East_, -`erners had anticipated him in the` Xliurglary of Mrs. De1aroche s iapartments. He did not believe any of the low-caste .Hindo0si would have been skillful enough to get into the woman's rooms, so near the top of the building. iln his opinion, the gems had been |lllched from Millirent s pillowi by either the Swanii or the` Prince. It was typical of the clever cunning.of the high-caste Orientals to take only the jewels and leave the casket. under the ipinow, so that Mrs. Delaroche 'should not missthe stones un- ;til the last moment. __ They must ;have picked the lock. Dnilvg .hnrI t'\I'\t`{)!" hie` nvnlnrsxn - bLll'li.l.UU. ' _ Jump up quick! said the doctor, plucking at the detective s arm as he spoke. "Dr-nil:-. Inn:-I nxvnnninnnn fnn rnanv l` perch, Gl Ill (ID llU DlJU1\U. Britz had experienced too many close calls in his career to waste time in questions. When any- one of whose friendliness he felt sure told him to jump, run or duck, obedience to the command _was his first .instinct--time en- ough for explanation afterward. ,He leaped to the springy sofa be- gside the physician, and turned 7to find the doctor's arm stretched ' tensely, ending in a quivering forefinger that pointed at` some- thing moving_ across the space between the divan and the door. Even as the two looked at it, the motion of the creatureceased, and two beady eyes were turned =iI1 their direction. Fitch drag- lged the detective to the other end ~ gof the sofa and begangclimbing ito the top of a tall chiffonier ,that stood against the wall. Britz {needed no further word from his `friend. The physiciaii s haste I . . . . :was sufficient indication that . they were in grave peril, and al- though the tall chest of drawers made slippery climbing, he was beside the doctorwith marvellous lquickness. VVheii both were safe- ily on the `top of the chiffonier, [Fitch lowered afoot and with a powerful shove sent the divan a yard or more -away. Then he drew his feet to the top of their; and bade Britz do the] `same. That done, Fitch mopped' his brow with a handkerchief which, crisp one instant, was ' limp the next. _ . Dnn411 nlnen D911 , `'10 lllllp LIIU IIUJKIJ. Pretty close call, he said, when speech was restored to him. `,`\Vhat is it`?casked Britz. What. is. it? exclaimed the doctor. Well, only the most dangerous thing innite wisdom has seen lit to place in that won- derland of the East." Snake? asked the detective. Snake! cried Fitch. That's not the word, man. It is the most poisonous serpent known to scientists--the terrible cobra di capello, of Hindostan. A single touch of its fangs is-the begin- ning of the end--the way to a swift finish. . - ['11- `I..- ...\...L:.-.-.A I \ CASTOR IA For Infants and children. the Kim! You,Hag Always Bought `Mina:-d's Llnlment cures colds us -y-vw---v--V ---vvv---_ _ 7 _` -__ , -:kccounts may be openecitgtho names `persons, A lrawalstobomadebynnyonoofthouorbythosurvivot. S50 JIILDII. (To be continued.) | awumvs JONES The Welsh soprano TEACHER OF VOICE PRODUC- |TION AND SINGING. Special ;lessons for repertoire, English and Italian. Studio at Mr. Geo. Monkman s, Mary St., Barrie. Phone 851). -For terms, etc. call an` . .L.upIu'n at-\ furl-runht-Intro ` {nan .l 1UL|.U OUU. .l.'U1 uwznuc, Uuuo, uunn at studio on Wednesdays. Voices tested free. I MAUD E. c[.AxToN, L.T.O.lIl- Piano and Vocal Lessons. In vocal work special attention is given to Voice Production. Studio in King Block. Phone 605 wuss ELSIE NELSON TEACHER ' OF PIANO AND THEORY. Studio at 67 McDonald St; Phone 681 K ALEXANDER GOWAII . Successor to Lonnox, Oowan 8: Brown _ Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of wills, guardianship and administration, and General Solicitor, Notary, Conveyancer, etc. Oices: Hinds` Block, No. 8 Dunlop Street. Money to loan. Barri-sie-rvs, '"'so'1'{c'ii2~'s'," `Mary Public,- Conveyancers, Etc. Money 4.-. 1;... ..4 1........4 -nn4nn A4` 9.4.... L \.ILIlI\J,' \J\Ill'CJ CIIIUULD J_'l\l\lo LVLKJLIC to loan at lowest rates of inter- est. Oices: 13 Owen St. (in the premises formerly occupied by the Bank of Toronto). Branch Office, Elmvale, Ontario. W. A. Boys, K.C., M.P. D. G. Murchison. BARRISTERS, Solicitors, Notaries Public and Conveyancers. Money to loanin any sums at lowest cur- rent rates. , Ofce 13 Owen St., Barrie, Ont. D. M. Stewart. Harry D. Jami.eson1 u now A -I-I3 '-__.I JJA.;L|.LI.LI.).L.|_'JLI., kJ\J1.41\.J1J.lJ1|., .L'1.l.LJ., Bank of Toronto Bullding, BaI'rie_ ,Money to loan. - ! CHARLES` w. PLAXTON T BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC... I {fa I)I1;lt"':"|v\t9 AJ1x1.I.1.I.Lt.IJ..1_'u.l., L)\J.lJl\J1.LLJ1l., Bibi. 606 Continental Life Building, southeast corner Bay and Rich- lmond. Sts., Toronto. GRESWIGKE 8: BELL ,BARR1STERS, SOLICITORS FOR lthe Supreme Court of Judicature of Ontario, Proctors, Notaries, Conveyancers, etc. Money to loan. Oices: .Pn Ross Block, Barrie. W. A. J. Bell, K.C. ` DR. H. T. ARNALL Office and Residence Corner of Toronto and Elizabeth Streets, opposite Elizabeth St. Methodist lhurch. Telephone 167. fhursday, December 1, 1918. um... DR. W. A. ROSS L.R.C.S., Edinburgh, F.C.P., Lon- don, Physician, Surgeon, etc. Of- ,ce and Residence, Dunlop St... Barrie. Telephone 165. (mcejil)7sHc51?ZJB?. a. s. Broad). Ofce and Residence, comer Elizabeth. and Bradford Sts., Barrie, Phone 105. % w. A. LEWIS, lV|.D., .m_ SURGERY AND GYNECOLOGY, especially. Phone 61. 56 Collier St., Barrie. on. A. J. ll-IUNTETR Late of Toronto, (Successor to Dr. Embree) Physician, Surgeon and Accoucher. Ofhe and resi- dence, 12 Burton Ave., Allandalo. Telephone 661. BARBIE IIAIOII. THE BARBIE PLANING MILL THOS. ROGERS, PROP., Builder and. Contractor. Manufacturer of Sash, Doors, Frames and` Blinds. All ,kinds of Dressed Lumber, Flooring. Ceiling and Moulding kept in stock. Dress- ing done on short notice.` Wood turning a specialty. Tanks made to order. The latest improved method for drying lumber. Fac- tory and Office, Cor. Sophia and Mary St. Phone 163. P.O. Box 685. on. MORTIMER Lvou 122 Bloor St. W., Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St., Barrie, every; Saturday. Diseases, Eye,` Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours 11 am. to 5 p.m. and by appointmen-t. Toronto Phone `North 3326. Barrie Phone No. 2. SIMOOE MARBLE WORK! Barrie. G. W. J. Eastman, Prop._ [R. G. Manuel, Mgr. Dealers in` Granite and Marble Monuments and Tablets. Only best material used and rst-class workmen em- ployed. Prices always right. Miss Doane is the only one in Barrie and..Allandale who handles corsets filled with Spirella hon- ing. It is unbreakable, non- rustable. exible, hygienist. sani- tary. Fit guaranteed. Maternity and nursing feature specials. Brass.ieres, blouse forms, misses and children g waists. At home Saturdays. 16 Charlotte St Barrie Represefx-t -I-nsurance C.ompani es of undoubted Financial Standing and A T `I (17111? A `llGT`l"I'1'| 1 TKTITVB You; p;sVs-age"ii<)';)kd tobrwfrom _all parts of the world. = - --_-;_.-:-gm THE msunmca Ivimu inn STEAMBOAT AGENT. Representing canadlan Northern P.0. Square. Barrie. Phone 441:. A- F3Li?V%|VW#59M S0N STEWART 8: STEWART n.`.A..--..--...... .. BOYS AND IVIURGI-IISON nave--. ---w._ City, Town and Farm Prbperties bought sold and Exchanged. Childrencr-y A Fun rLmm:n's C A s T Q R _; A `ALL STEAMSHIP LINES. on. E. G. TURMBUL: '1?-1 . A. F. A. MALGOMSON MEDICAL` LEGAL ` Accurady] % RAI U Tllected wit} uzuwn In of the 1 famous Iner Canadian I Railway away_ on` S with the do ir. Davhl Nicol] `at. (3 Out. F`ron~ day of hits at Arbrt Scotlana 1852, up to t of his dent life of the la vice-preside the C. P L -fascinating` M`) Z K & 4 .- Thu:-`sday, .._.-..._ Phones 255 & 59. Office. Kinig Bigch nbillties hi to the ex mtanding ` 8 wall. nu-uunuci-I.Au6 Many me: those that p o s s e s s David Mo hut few xm apply the that are. for the d ment. or a as he appli self. At a age he 5' life work. him as pla. one might great la In 1874 young Me-N Railway, w mentioned ronto wbe manager 0 . brought hi jer agent. Dominion --.._lLlI1L:.. '_1:i'tt1e' 1 rthe year t" that the la. British R1! with the IN 1.. anal treat tutu service of Eastern a made Gene There was the dufieg his advano portant ro himseif S . dentship vu Owing to i a Nose. an It would b I `V uunu u Such now norn bounds he froni ns:` .0! his an} gnidingzze drove the MCNMOH rn1_:- This was the p taken fro most sym work he deavorod t worked in above him towards n It is true brnsquema the basin! .rn|_, . L1nntroaL III ` 7+; ."; anowed h svwted to about hSn~ vwszwa in+n a sum his work. the 0.}? r\__1x \I{a;vi4(. path: ha eulr"fv n" 1'71- __ F5 `*5 ` LAJ; lYour Reading Needs} G01 31 In 0 s mark .; pend`. SOIIH.` the. makk itsolt romo not good chl It ' r easil throz who? ATi'iu?{&g 5%'s'rai1'}Baii g_ Prompt. Service. Touring Car for hire--Motorcycle for sale. 'run1'6u's GARAGE Phone 484. 15 clapper-ton St. Page six Tpansaqt a General Banking IMPITAL s15.nuu.nuo nssenve runu, :13,5ou.nnu Fir; & Life lnsu rance Agent A, number of Valuable Farms and Town Properties for Sale on the most reason able terms. ' BANK V61? TORONTO BUILDING - BARRIE Real Estate and Money to Loan 5 New 1% G-_|11i1h.m& 90- ` We Handle Everything in Fresh anti CutedMeats, Canned Goods. vFresh "IUA`l\`\`l\ 1.0-: Q... anon \vIIl\i\l 57593`-. \-IIIIC\I \ V\IKIO L'I\uDll Vegetables in Season. Orders Called fer and Deli'vered.- \Y.ur Patronage is Solicited. ` jjjQO1O A QC` u N D'ii" fXk E R8 BARRIB. ONT.` Mbrgue and ' Chapel _..___A -_. M.;"j.'BREff'IN I Street. % Phone 47311 9 The Barrie Undertaking A Parlors } w.n.ueany, Funeral Director 7 and Embalmer. Full line of all the latest Caskets kept in stock, in- cluding Grave Vaults and Oak Shells. W. D. Mlnnlkon, Proprietor Open Day & Night Phone 431 axpsm Moron REPAIRS SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS J. I. snssuut Business. `IT.-.1`- .. REPRESENTING : CANADIAN EXPRESS C0. JaS- Ar991.<!- _.- 0. fit`. I.....___ (Successor to the Late Meaford Webb) (Opposite BI-yson's Stoke) BANKERS 3cott s Established 179. `Are. Well Supplied l;EAL ESTATE "and INSURANCE V Open Day and Night T. BEEBRUFT &-0.I Bh`t-I)'l'I.;l-I6-C: I-809" .--`p-- In connection Bookstore _.._a_t__... Phone 82 IAILNTENGI 'I-h,.e1'e...was a big. market on Saturdaymorniug`. Potatoes` were $2.00 uhag and apples were $2.50 to 834.50 -a barrel. For ten Plymou th"'Rock pullets their own- er asked $6.00. Six-weeks old collie pups, three of them, were $2.00 each. There was not much change in the price of dressed meat. Butter clung tenaciously around the 40c._ mark, and in some instances 420. was asked. \ eyjy few eggs were offered. l)r'essed chickens were about. as ehieap as at any time in the year and a nice pair could be had for 90c. Caulliower, cut down till ~ one could hardly recognize them, were 100. each. _-__- -_ 4--1 prices were'- as fol- 1ows:- 0 0\ u 1 u u I 0 o 0400-"420- Eggs, dozen . . . . . . . . . . 45c-50c. echicken, dressed, lb. . .150.-16c. Fowl, lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .130. Duck, lb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170. ]Spring` Lamb, fores, . . . . 180. `Spring Lamb, hinds, lb . . ...21c. ;Pork, fores .. ....16c. `Pork. hinds, lb` . . . . . . . . A. . 18c. Apples-- . _ Wealthies bbl. . . . . . .$2.50 Snows, bbl. . . . . .. . .$2.50 Sweets, bbl.. .. . . `. .$3.50 Potatoes, hag . . .. . . ,. . . .$2.00 Potatoes, peck . . . . . . . . - 35c. Turnips . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 for 5c. Beets, bunch 5c. Gitrons, each . . . . . . 5c and we Pumpkins, each . . . . '. ._ 10-150 Musk Melons .. . . 10c. . Onions, basket . . . . . . .~ . . . 50c , Horse Radish, ottle .. .. ..15c. , Picklingcabb ge, head .. ..05e. icabbage, each . . . . . . . . ; . 10c |Cauliower, each . . . . . . '50-10c. .. Dried Sage, bunch . . -. . . . . .50. Summer Savory, bunch . . . . .50. Thyme, bunch S .. ....5e Clover Honey, 10-lb. pails . $1.50 ,Clover Honey, 5..1b. pail . . . . _75e. |Buttermilk, qt. . . .. .3 .. . .50. |Gream, qt. .. .. ., .. .,` ..30c. [Cream for whipping . . 2600 qt. (Nov. 30, 1916) Elmvale--Wheat $1.70, rye I90c.-$1.15, peas $2.00-$2.40, oats 560-700, buckwheat 90c.-$1.00, our $9.00_$10./10, `butter 400., eggs 40-420., dressed chicken 15.. 16c., dressed hogs $15.00, pota- toes $1.85~ bag. _ A A1liston-Wheat $1.65, barley $1.10, peas $2.25, oats 58-600., rye $1.30,- buckwheat $1.15, hay, ton, $10.00, butter 38c., eggs 450., potatoes, bag, $1.75, chicken 14- ln 1 Notes ashed or collected at the most favorable rates. n nnoh (`hauling drawn nn anv VLIUIA 16c. C11. Bradford-Hogs $10.50, wheat $1.60.'$1.65, barlety `$1.15-$1.17, oats 680., peas $2.40, buckwheat $1.20, rye $1.35-$1.40, turkey 230, chicken 16-18c., butter 40-420., eggs 40-420. ' .\ jw'ta'yner-Butter 37-400., eggs 40-41c., chicken 15-170. -r\4-.11I_.-_.I T1,`..- QAA K nvhon} leggs 4u-4zc. L`.-.\llingvwo'od -_- _Wheat "$1.60.. $1.70, oats 50-550.; barley 75- 90c., peas $1.60-$1.75, buckwheat 75-85c., butter 35-370., eggs 48- 500., potatoes, bush., $1.00-$1,20. ,-II,-_ 'II7'I___l. mn az\_au'o-tn UV-9 yvv-~vv~-'9 -v-----1 ~r---~ v-.-~-~- Orillia - Wheat $1.65`-$1.70, oats 60..63c., peas $1.50-$2.00, buckwheat $1.00-$1.25, rye $1.10- $1.20, dressed pork $13.00_$1 .00 chicken 13..14c., butter 37 9c., eggs 404420., potatoes, bag, 1.15 -$2.00, new hay, ton, -$10.00.. $13.00. Atu1:IbJ1@ and Carrage W. G. Malcomson S`A?r`unnAv MARKET 'HE Undeuigned has a 1 Paint Shop -over Hux- - table : Garage, next the Wellington Hotel,where he is prepared to do High-class Painting of Automobiles and: Car- riages. Make your at- rangements now to have your Car or Buggy re- painted. T l.llU`la l'd.VUl'i1ult7 lance. We cash Cheques drawn on any Bank in Canada or the United States. . Accounts collected. Sterling Exchange bought or -AIA ` . ozen 450-5 1, .15c.-1 b. .1 b .1 .`.1 '...2 `ores .. .. Iinds, lb`.. .. Prices on Application. Dbl. .. .. .. 2 id '.'.a ..( were` - ..$250 ..$250 . ..-35c. ......2 IO00IIIOIO5cI `... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. g... He .... ..;. ......~5c-10c. 1 .. .. ....5c. bunch .. ...5c. . .i1$.pali1T. b. pail` _7z5c. ..40c42c. ...45c-500. ..15c_16c. ....,..13c. ..17c. .. ...;18c. .h .. ....,.18c. CHAPTER XXII Hot on the Scent _ S Britz bounded into the inner I room and made a quick examin- ation of every window.. He "found marks on one of the;_.case- ments that told his practised eye entry had been made through the window by someone skilled in daring burglary.` It gave on the, re escape. Britz ung up the I sash and looked out. As he ex- L pectedthere was a long string of ladders and balconies that ended one story above the street. The . re escape was at the least -fre- '- quented end of the big hotel, and an awning threw a shadowfrom the arc lamp onthe globe big enough to afford opportunity for an agile man to mount on the shoulders of a comrade,`grasp the second-storey. window and swing himself up unseen.- He let I his eyes fall on the balcony one - mi s possession. storey below the window. On it lay something yellow, crumpled 1 as if dropped inadvertently. Britz I` ran down the ladder and returned E ` to the room with the object. It;` was an Oriental handkerchief` such as he had seen in the Swa- -~ T4 nu-no nnvvfnnfltr nlnin fn Fifi ` 1111 3 puaauaaiuu. - It was_ perfectly plain to Britz that the Hindoos had been before`. a hand with him in recovering the Missioner jewels. By this time he knew enough to be certain that their object in getting possession of the gems was even stronger than the professional pride that had actuated him to recover them for their owner. He was aware they had a reason yet to be ex- plained why they were in such a desperate hurry to take the stones of the necklace, or, at _least one of th_em--the Maharanee- to. India. Even now they might be aboard a vessel that would put to sea in a few hours, leaving` no trace of their departure. Or, it might be they were beyond the citylimits on their way to anoth.. er port of exit. He must stop them at all hazards. He leaped to the telephone, called Police Headquarters, got Manning on the wire, and asked the Chief to give personal attention to the requestl he was about to make. LL'1\'r-L:A-__ ._'lI A A . . .441- I! ,..-.,l Ill`) \/V0.3 GUUUII LU llla.I\U. Notify all precincts," said Britz, to stop every man of Or- iental appearance attempting to leave the city byvboat or train. Have "all they ferries watched, and send a double detail to the Grand Central station. Telephone the Associated "Press for a list of the vessels about to sail today; have the waterfront Watched for tramp steamers, and don t forget the small craft, both sail and steam T_I'nuvn wen`: -Pnuavirl {kn ;l\I`l7(\`LV`),, .e accommodation of farmers in this locality. Money to Loan on Mortgages. Agency Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Office Hours 10 to 4. T. BEEGROFT, .Manager. Sgecial attention will be given to t Dlll.Cl.ll U1 Gill, LJLII/ll -30.11 (.l.ll.\J n7U\.LI.llI Have you found the jewels? asked Manning, at the other end of the wire. u1u_n9 _ . . _ ..-;1 'n.._:1 _ ML; I.-.:n `J1 la1lU V'V1l C. No! roared Bri_tz, but lwill have them in a few hours, if you will make the bunch hustle to help me. Will you attend to :11 this yourself, Chief? I 'Dnnn\y~innrv occur-onnn flan! Mqlh UIIID JULIL DUI}, \.J.|l1\ J.l. 3 Receiving assurance that Man- ning would do so, Britz added. Please have a plain clothes man rushed here from the Sixty- eighth Street Station to report to me. Stop! Come to -think of it, I'll leave orders for him with the house detective. Where am 1? Hotel Renaissance. }0odby! '[)nt_ _ 1\IvI\v'\ an Inn 11f\li| nn 11UbUI 1lUllarlDDG,ll\/U. \Jl\l\JlJ1JJ Britz; even as he hung up the receiver, turned to the house sleuth and said: 111171.-.. 11.- .l..l.._..L3-... ..-l,. 1...-.- DIUUDII auu oyaxu. When the detective gets here from the police station tell him to take charge of this woman un..' til he hears from me. Meanwhile you keep an eye on her yourself. She must not leave this roam. Tell the precinct man if she tries to get out, to put her under at`. rest and takeher down to Man- ning. 1\:I'nAnvv\ 5 an:/J `Dunn: `l'II\l\;I\fI` 11.1115 . Madam, said Britz, turning` to Mrs. Delaroche with a tone of bitterness in his tone, you may have fooled me in this matter, but I'm willing to give you the benet of the doubt. You heard my orders? You will not be at`- rested for the present if you stay quietly in your rooms, but you must not attempt to leave and you must not cormnunicate with `uiythlody. Here, I ll make sure of t a, - - `IT. ....'_....'I LL- 1-I......'I....._._ .....l-.-- bll1:l: He seized the telephone inst.ru- ment- wrenched it from its con- nection, and` handed it to the porter. . 'I"o'|rn I-Ho} rlnnrnaloiun ha yui. msl. . Take that downstairs, he said, and don t put another tel- ephone in this room as long as Mrs. Delaroche occupies it, un- less you hear from me. And you, gentlemen, he said cuttingly to the bathrobe squad, I d sing- gest that if your insomnia is as bad as, that, you d better either go back to` bed` and count the sheep going over the stile, or else put some more clothes on and go for a walk. This show is ended." `And he showed, the group from` the room .and, followed by the porter, hurried out, leaving Mrs. Delaroche in her_ apartment in the custody of the house deter- tive, with only the solace of a single maid. ` 13-.34.. -'n..-`A 'I'\-n `I7`u'tn`In .-.n.4u'nnn DIIIEIG lnlaxu. Br-itz found Dr. Fitch waiting for him on the sidewalk, as he had arranged before entering the apartment of Mrs. Delaroche in the guise of a burglar, and in a single word told the physician how he had been. balked in the cthief object of his nocturnal vis- 1 . ~ K-'\I\. sold. 'i'I-IEABAIIIIIEEXA-MIl_l'ER AIID srrunnnv Inonnmo OF HEADQUARTERS BRITZ By Marcin Barber. Quick s the word now, doc!"3 said Britz. _ 3 Where ere you going, asked Fitch. i To head off the Hindoos,_ cried Britz. Let s get a cab.| But the last taxicab on the Ren-! aissance stand had been charter- ...) ..._. 1.---.. l....1'.~..- `I.-- A ..--.-..lL-- (Jal5Ql..I.\JC GU(aI.I.l.\.l ll(Ju\A IJKJVJLI. UIIDIL OWL` ed an hour before by a swarthy man who seemed to T)e in great `haste. That much Britz learned`; `from. the inspector in charge of; the stand. Britz and Fitch round_| ed the corner of the hotel.` Close `to the curb stood a private coupe. The coachman doubtless on a; long wait, was nodding sleepily.: Britz jerked open a door of the "carriage. an rvI1;n1r Mn nninrl nnr` .L' l.l;Ull VVIIU 1U11 agu uuu Iuun uuu to carry out Britz s suggestions] without stopping to ask ques- tions, sprang into the cab. Britz slammed the door with violence that awoke the coachman. Be- fore the driver could utter a word` |-o _A-4-_; 11.- -n..1..;:,. ..I..4..,.s:-...` |J.ULU UIIU ULLVUL uuunu uhuux u; vvunu 0-f protest, the athletic detective greachedthe box beside him in a ;single leap, pushed him off with a ishove that landed the amazed jjehu on his hands and knees onl the sidewalk, seized T snatched the whip, and put` the horse to a gallop. As he sped a- way, he hastily changed the whip 4n {kn lnnnr` {ho} hnlrl tho nihhnne the reins, | 1 I ua.1.L1a.5U. . "Jump in quick, he crled and! Fitch who long ago had learned! `4\ nnnu.-. nus} -Dv\V:`>n,n nu1ru-n-nn{;1\v~no I ` SIR EDMUND WALKIR. .V.0.. LLD. D.O.L. Puddle!!! . JOHN A1RD.Gun|lInuot. `A EV. FJON/II. Anft General Mann!`