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Full information from any Grnndl Trunk Ticket Agent or C. E. Horn- iug, District Passenger Agt., Toronto. J. E. BILLINGSLEY; I U\____A A_.__,. I'll, I sue 5:11 , toward him. I . T7... '__ _ IXCIAI I II He stood for a few minutes cheerfully contemplating the dreary stretch of water, and three sad water-tom which came pad; dling toward him in the hope of 'sust~'nam;c paddled away again, sadder than ever, for he offered no greater assistance to life than } a cheerful chirrup. T-In 4-an-nnrl m='n nknhn L'..-a...L_.. --._-- L- nauy u auuc 111619. The watch had stopped-he arrested his progress to wind it, deliberately -and with great earnestness. This done he continued his stroll. bearing down towards the Sr-r~ pentim-. "A -4-.....l I..- .. bu--. .~3----A ` " He walked carelessly, swinging his [gold- heeded malacca ca.ne--incongruously mag- nificent--and whistling softly and musically as he moved. . 7 The park was almost deserted, for it was dusk and the weather conditions were neither idea] not inviting. Occasionally the gusty wind bore down a ake or two of snow, and the skies overhead were sullen ` tang grey. a lung! --....L...l LL- _.._.._..`_ L-4--~ | - auu 51.17;. He had reached the ranger's house be- '._fore he examined a cheap metal watch which was affixed to his person by no more pretentious guard than a broad rib- bon. bearing a suspicious` resemblance to a lady s shoe lace. ' '1'}... .....s..L 1...! ..:....___I L- _ ., 1 I- ..., _r v--annoy}, IAAJIJ LIV EH w(Cun tir:ued on page 14) vnn unuvnuuul Do man examined the names care- bvvu, VJ. \.v,u1.Dc, J.U1 auuua. 5 Mrs. Wm. White, 44 Sebastapol oSt., Montreal, Que., writes: I nd. , Vicks splendid. I used it for head- lache and sore throat and also used _it on baby for. bronchitis and when [11 called in the doctor he saidit was |the best thing I could have done. I {have recommended it to others and they have used it. I apply it freely to the affectedparts and leave it to do its work. A'4_Ii I . ..... . _ Though Viks is new in Canada, it enjoys a remarkable sale. Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly '4.u.uuv:. van. 1. .q At all drug stores, 50c a jar. For ;a free test size package, write Vick `Chemical Co., 344 St. Paul St. W., Montreal. P.Q. ml.........1.. v.-..1.... :_ ..___- .-.. rs-.--- luv IUD vvuxn. UNDERTAKERS It takes Canadian bred stock to profit-=biy r;tand'Canada's climate. "Roy~l Quality" chicks are batched from pure bred heavy- Laying Canadian stock. They are sturdy, vigorous and grow into sure layers. `We guarantee 9? per cent safe delivery of Yay-old chicks sent to your station expfess repaid. You can select from any standard weed -Rocks. Wyandottes. Orpinhms. .::ghorns, etc. Km: should have a copy of our Baby Chick `w_ok. It gives valuable information to poul- u .-y r:'.I'=ers. Write fora copy to-day. Its free. I CANADIAN CHICK HATCHERY nnnnrfsw ant vn 0 ! r _ Thivcs stole 24 pure bred. sov\7s from an` . Illinois farm. first putting the animals under ether to prevent noise. voan --A5:-u IUIIEO ' The child is usually better next morning and the bad after-effects of internal dosing are avoided. Just as good, of course, for adults. . Mm. 117.... un.::... 11 n-L-r4- I nay .a.IAAa|A1J c When the little ones come in wet and sniffling, just apply Vicks over ,.throat_ and chest and cover with at annel cloth. Repeat at bedtime. ` Vicks acts like a liniment or plas- ter. . In addition, its ingredients, va- poriz_ed by the body heat, are inhaled all night long. "an nLIA 3.. ......_'ll._ '1_-LA_-_, -- ,A.n ! Treat one cold with Vicks vapo-l Rub, and, as in the case reported be; low, you will adopt this external` method for all the cold troubles of the family. TXTL.;.. LL- 1:J...L'l_ ,..-, TTELLS MOTHERS HOW To TREAT CHlLD S cows. `The Direct Action of a Vapor-E I ' izing Salve ls Best. I W10 LUI IAIIIIUIIII o The offering of wood was large and was selling from $9 to $12 a cord for maple. n Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 38-40c lb. Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50-55c dozenl ' Spring Chickens . . . . . . . .- . . . . . .' 27-28c lb. I Year-old chickens . . . . . . . . .. 24-25c lb. 'Ducks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 lb. Beets" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15c Carrots '. . . . .; . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-25c basket {Onions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40c basket lParsnips . . . . . . . . . .; . . . . . . . . . .. 5c bunch iTurnips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 for 5c labbuges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5-15c each `Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20c peck lSt.` Lawrence apples . . . . . . .. 30c basket 'Wealthy apples . . . . . . . . . . .. 25c basket `Snow apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30c basket . . _ . . . , . . _ _ . _ . . ,.. , There was a fair offering of vegetables, , but the demand was not large and no chang- 'es resulted in the prices. A few loads of- hay were offered at $12 for clover, and `$15 for timothy. The offering nf wand was Im-`op and was I Although the attendance was not large at the local Saturday market there was a good offering of produce. There was not . muchvariation in prices over the previous week. Butter advanced acouple of cents, :bringing the price to` 38 and 40 cents a `pound. Eggs remained firm in price, re- - tailing at 50 to 55 cents a dozen. The of- fering of poultry was fair. 1922 spring` chickens were selling at 27 to 28 cents a` pound, while older fowl was selling at 24 | to 25 cents a oound. l ..T""' "" """"' "." "' '""` """` v ' every Thuuday sftornoon at it Put Oioo Square, Barrie. Sulmrlption Pflco--0anada and Gust `Britain 82.00.90: rot in advance `(in arrears 82.50); United lulu; 82.50 per year in advance. Both old Dd new" addresses should be given when ange of addres is requested. CANCEL- LA.Tl0NS--We nd that most of our nib ....I.___ __.l._ _-L L- L--._ LI.4E_ ___L_-_A &%%$%&E%%%%&$$% ` nu-: MARKETS ;>x< 15`. m&&w$$mm&mm&wm ; _sAT_u`RoAv MARKET ' :1 7.!` uep I` UIAN lQR'SlL.l's I'll Departrv ant m8 In frnm . nn on ONTARIO Miss M. McArthur FURS RICMODELLED ANDV REPAIRED l Over Hurlhurt's Shoe Store. Barrie. 1. In. uawless. U. A. W.- S. Hulbig. Production Engineer. Manager, Cost and Efficiency Department. anc uuuuuuuug a campaign agamst lynching. V Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer: plan to establish a bank in Pittsburg. T ii: LAWSON, WELCH & CAMPBELL Chartered Accountants Phone Main 5874. 59 Yonge`St.. Toronto. H. J. Welch. C.A. G. D. Campbell, 0. A. T. E. Lawless. C. A. w. R u..n..;.. n-..4..-.:-_ 2-.- Ul DUI-Iii ID Iuquwwu. IIHIVUEH LATIONS-We of In hirer: prefer not to have their suhscrip Ions interrupted in case they fail to remit before expiration. While subscriptions will not be carried in arrears over an extended period, yet, unless we are notied to cancel. r we nuume the subscriber wishes the service continued. Remittances should be made by registered letter, money order. or cheque payable at per in Barrie. A J A Mnn'.urnn Iltlmn Eighty-one educators of Southern States are conducting a campaign against lynching. Brntherhnnd nf I.nnnnnn43un Dnnlnnnrn ulnuu L. VLHA I UN, L- I -Lul. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conservatory of Music examinatzipns leading up to [ and including the A.T.C.M. degree. St.udio---King Block. Phone 424. :.g ..._..- -uuuvu , uuuauudln, l -l.U.lIl- Te:zc-her of Piano, Organ. Vocal. and Musicalv Theory. Organist and Choirmaster of St, Andrew s Presbvterian Church. Gold medalist of Toronto Conservatory of Music and nf fl !!! ITnivaraHv nf Tnpnnln uuu. uncuuursl 01 10I'0nL0 uonservatory of Music and of the University of Toronto. H3 Worsley St. Phone 663 u -u `no IVIIIIIJUI-L Graduate of McGill University. Montreal. Office and Residence--Corner Elizabeth and Bradford Sts.. Barrie. Phone 105. Oice hours-9-10 a.m., 1-3 p.m., 7-8 pm. _ `on. rzo A. ROSS (Formerly of Drs. Ross 6: Ross, Barri.) I Late Surgeon Specialist with the Imperial Army. 4+}: years. General Surgery and Obstetrics especially. Office-15 Owen St., Barrie. lPhone 710. P. O. Box 1075. L. J. SIMPSON, M.B. . 7 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Oice and Residence-Collier St., corner 0! Clapperton St.. Barrie. Phone 275. -u u IIIII-IV (.1 UN 122 Bloc; West. Toronto. will be at 91 Owen St., Barrie, every Saturday. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation houm--ll am. to 5 am. Barrie, phone 2. Toronto. North 3326. -r -.-an nu--1.5. u |.lIIl.l'. Physicians and Surgeons, Barrie Ont. Oice and Residence~--47 Maple Ave. Office hours:- 1 to 3 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m., or by appointment. Phone 213. A. T. Little, M.D. W. C. Little M.B. -j --uuu-- DR. R. E. IVES Graduate of Toronto University Phone 61 O1ce--58 Collier St. Hours: 8-9 a.m., 12.30-2 p.m., 6.30-8 p.m. : 3- G-_3n1ith&6o. .. ... -- -uuuv-1:-.|_ Associate Coroner County of Simcoe Office arid Residence--Corner Toronto and Elizabeth Sts.. opp. Central Church. Telephone 167 nu-uvv HIVU VIULIN IUIIIUN Special attention to younger children. BOYD SYLVESTER Bandmaster Barrie Citizens Band. 120 Bayeld St. ________..__________________ C. W_, Plaxton. unvnn r. muuunlu, ILA. guccessor to Creswicke & Bell BARRISTER. SOLICITOR. ETC. . MONEY TO LOAN Ross Block, Barrie. Barristers, Solicitors. Notary Public Conveyancers, Etc. -Money to loan at lowest rates of interest. .Office--l3, Owen St., in Masonic Temple Building. Barrie. Branch Office-EhnvaJe. W. A, Boys, K.C., M.P. D. C. Murchison. EDMUND HARDY, Mus.Bac., F.T.C.M. r`......L.._ -t n:,,. A MISS E. GOSNEY TAILORESS Suits. Tor`-coats. Dresses. Etta. F 2 Adelaide Street, Ailandale. --a-uuvwulu \l\IIIr\l` lBarrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate of lwills. guardianship and adrninistration, and General Solicitor. Notary, Conveyancer, etc. 0ffice-Hinds' Block, 8 Dunlap 3t., Bdrm MONEY TO LOAN DOROTYI-[Y J. SARJEANT, A.T.C.M. TEACHER OF PIANO Telephone 151. Barrie P. 0. Box 88 Ms. W. AND win. mcmmoson Graduates and members of Royalollege of _ Dental Surgeon, Toronto. Office: Over Bank of Toronto. Barrie. Entrance on Owen S1; Phones: Office 241, Res. 314, R0. 130:: 133 W. Richardson, L.D.S.. I).D.S. W. Randall Richardson, L.1).S.. D.D_.S. Simcoe Marble Works l 200wen St., Barrie NERVOUS AND cHRor5ii DISORDERS PHONE 406 or'call at officeifor information on any disease. ---- I V.-- QCV\4V\4|I vvu . uuulc. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY: 15, 1923. II. In uuvvnnwv G I.'.IlIVHl'IU I8 Toronto 81.. Toronto. R. J. Edwards. G. R. Edwards, B.A.S, _* MAUD E. cLAxTou, L.1'.c.M.` Tam-hnr nf Diana gm! \Inr-al PIANO AND vIoLm' TUITION mt-in] nnnoinn 4.. -....._--- 1'" .- nAm:uHuIi*r 5. HAMMOND BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS. ETC. "onnn:n 'l"........l.. n..:I_I:__ ._ `I-5-,`-, -... v-u rue I-|-IIl\I Surgery and Diseases of Women Associate Coroner County of Simcoe :0!-|r` PLAXTON PLAXTON BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. nq';,.,,,,. -m-: o 17.... -n..:u:__ DONALD ribss. LL.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. ETC. Ilnannhn 'r'.m..I.. n..:|.1:..... n...._:- .au;pu..u.)1r4uD. cUu1U11UI\.D.. D111- Masonic Temple Building. Barrie MONEY TO LOAN rnonm: .5333; 4 I-6`; a;i.d`;ce 353 urxu.u.nJ1.1.u1\,, DULJDLLUIL, IDLU. Masonic Temple Building, Barrie Mmvmv 'rn Inna R. J. EDWARDS & EDWARDS II Tnrnnin Q0 Tap--0- xnuxbxu 1. nun, Dunn); 1 UL_u`J, 1'4 1 Offices: 707-8 Kent Building Toronto, Ont. plnvfnn fl f1.....l..._ `DI- DUNCAN F. McCUAlG, B.A. glint-Accnr fn (`J-n:uy;nIrn 1: null pas. LIEL: & urn: ...... __.1 A, , gnu. Dunno II. DUHII9 78 Dunlop Street Over` Reev's Jewelry Store. IXIYD Alvn nvvnrsnvvn V-`vents-. DR. E. TURNBULL 3 up run- DRS. BURNS &. BURNS '70 l'\n-.l-- Qa .. -1 on. Monmzn LYON WCTITI-IIROPRACTIC Are. Well Supplied at- ALEXANDE}? COWAN BOYS & MU RCHISON on. H.` T.`A`nuALL DR. W. A. LEWIS mu; 1.cu1pLc uunuulg, MONEY TO LOA MARC!-IITECTS MEDICAL MUSIC DENTAL ' \IlIII G. Gordon Plaxton. between MONTREAL A TORONTO ' DETROIT " -and CHICAGO Etc. THURSDA Kulc-.'nl( (-u and Eurupcu for surpriw guiuds of pm for keeping ing the pure tions were 2 . get of new c Europe Hit JJUJVPU In El! threatening feared by 1}: who by furc opinion in I compelled t know to kw _II `A l,_f, "\II\'V' lkl 071 all. It b(_*f.!iI a chance of Near East (-1 Turkey hind events took among stun.- side of 1110 \ I Ilf FIIIC \Il ||l(' V who us Mir] lnsurl Cashl `Order your monument now and have it ready to ...e_tearly in the.spring. ow stock` -of imported and domestic granite is well assorted, and prices right. Gainl `Paid Net I| ixpel 550` Earn` 51 ! 9P Page Ten _.---- 7- -- 7- - & Unexcelled Dining Car Service Sleeping cars on Night Trains and Pn1or Cars on principal Day Trainml Morgue and Chapel IN conm-:c1'IoN__ c. w. J. EASTMAN, mop. Phone 277 %' YOUR A _RAD_lNG NEEDS j- OPEN DAY ANDTNIGHT 150 NOT DELAY !Ir=,`BAR_I3IE_Ex.e-MI~I=tI3. R. G. MANUEL, Phone 721 _'_'_rHos. Roc;__I_zs 3:12-. Ina sco1`*t's sooxsroxz Establmiad lass OUIIV 3HE Depot Lye-:2`: -I-Phone Sb I Llfllo J. A. MacLaren, Editor W. C. Walls, M|nl(el' . Phone 82 Man. ~ uuuc. ` The second attempt was made when the ' ' ship was two days out of "Gibraltar, and was i a half~hearted effort to blow open the door 1 of the safe whilst the Captain was conduct- 5 I ing Church Service in the saloon. No guard { ,_had `been left in the cabin, the Captaini ! thinking that the thieves would be scared` } at making any further attack. and too. that ' they would hardly venture in broad day-= I` light. Again they were disturbed, and de- camped unseen leavingtwo pencils of nitro- iglycerine to indicate their intentions. f i Nor was `tlm Huh-A .....l .r:....1 .....I . | i5._.-uumu LU xnuzcate tnexr intentions. fl 5 Nor was the third. and -final and.---one may suppose---xnost desperate attempt any imore successful, but this time the thieves {were nearly caught. The Captain had :seized` his revolver the moment the ship : went aground for his crew was in the main Chinese. and he took no risks of a panic. | He was a:'med, when going back to his caiy I -. uuv ouuco n One cannot say -without reflecting upon an eminent firm of safe-makers whether the burglary would have succeeded. .but for the Captain's return; it is certain, how- gever. that the strangers had gone to work. ` in a most scientific manner and had {made 5 jamazing progress in the short space of time. - I-rm; - - ' I uu uuu 1lUUl'-- 3 The man had been sitting reading when he had found himself violently seized and gagged by two men, one of whom had switched out the light the moment thei assault was made. . The steward struggled, but he was power- ' less in the hands of his assailants, and for? a quarter\of an hour he lay upon the floor, 1 his back to the intruders, whilst they at-: tacked the- safe. I n n n R R _ _ _ `L ___V `A C I ` 5w 2 muuxer. 10!` me nlgnt was cold. : The cabin was on the boat deck. and in- 1 acceegsible to passengers except by invita- tion. To his surprise he had found the: big room in darkness and had put one foot over the weather `board to enter the cabin. when two men rushed past. him, knocking him over `in a hurry. He called for 3| 0uarter.master_ nnfm-ml H... ....|..:.. -...n 4:- - ,,,__ ...- -...... .uu..u.u pact uuu,. KIIUCKIIIS `In quartermaster. entered the gabm, and dis-5 covered his steward lying gagged and bound ' on the floor.. I f|\|,___ ____ l,, I I --- -` wan`, vv IHJJJJUJI. UXDILVUDHD ' MCODDIENDED 6 SOLD BY DRUG6l$1`s`6- OPHCIANS man on mu an can was Mvmu co.cauAo.vu -' uuuul. wxrn me smp s searcnughts showing! a clear stretch of water before him. he had 1 snatched a moment to go to his cabin to get a muffler. for the night was cold. 3 The cabin um: nn l\n knnl .l....I. _._J 2 ' wutvu nan veen maae during the voyage 5 Coming through the Suez Canal the Cap- ;' tain had been on the -bridge as isusualf when a ship is making progress through the . great waterway. He had left his steward: in charge of his cabin with instructions not " to leave the {apartment until he (the Cap- tain) returned. T Half way through the` Canal. with the ship's searchlights showing stretch of water hnfnm mm 1... 1...: I uuc uuuuu aunt ul I-[I8 uaptam S 0801!}. Here again Scotland Yard might have dismissed` the matter as a. mere commonplace at-, tempt to secure the isafet's contents by, some person or persons unknown. but for` th': fact that this was the third attempt. which had` been made during the Cominz through the Sum. (Yuma! H... nun, ! nuuuatcu.` . . That would seem rather a matter for the Trinity M-asters than for Scotland Yard, but for the fact that in the natural excite- ment attendant upon the grounding. a very determined attempt was made to. force, the Stulbb safe in the Captain's cabin. Here ,{ again Rnntlnmi Va:-A m:..l.o 1.....- A:......:..--.II uuu pawny lug wmcu my on me unannel. Off St. Margaret's. for some unaccount- able reason, she shifted her course, and be- fore anyboay seemed to realise what. was happening she was aground. No seaewas running at the time. the storm it will be re- membered occurred a fortnight later. and with the aid of two Dover tugs she was, refloated; ml.-. ___-..u , , -- 3 l (NURUUI On the 24th November. "in the year of the great storm. there'went aground off the Goodwin Sands the China-Orient liner Wu- song." She was a modern steamer of 6,000} tons, - built by the Fanfield Company in! 1900, and she traded `between London and the China,Sea. On the night in question she was homeward bound and was coming up the Channel" at half speed. a precaution taken by her skipper as a result of a slight and patchy fog which lay on" the Channel. 0 Rf `Hal-our-A9`: C A n n n m A - - - n - - ~ - --L auppuac uuue nu uclu uu: ueurer T;lln IB.In8. Tillizini has never greatly inter/asted him- self in Chinese affairs and though he had` been instrumental in bringing many men to their doom, yet, curiously enough, none of these" have -been inmates of the Celestial! Kingdom, so that he welcomed withthel welcome which a blase mind offers to! anything in the shape of novelty, the in-g vitation of Scotland'Yard to make himself.` acquainted with the'Society of Joyful In- tenaion. The story proper which is set forth here begins with the grounding of the China Packet. ` n._ LL- nsu, xv I -- -I - ICCIU. It concerns the tomb of . the Great Emporer-the first Emporer of the Chinese, who died two cen-L 'turies before the birth of Christ; it con- "e'-vs that extraor'dinary`gen7us and ad- venturer. Captain Ted Tp.lham--surely the most talkative man in the-world; it con- cerns too, that remarkable woman, Yvonne Yale. and last butcnot least, The Society of Joyful In_tention--tl1e most bloodthirsty organization the world has known. It con- cerns Tillizini also, for Scotland Yardi placedhim on his mettle, set him a chal- -lenging task, which threatened at one time to'bring ruin to. the greatest detective in Europe. That it likewise brought him with- in an ace of_ losing his life, I should not think it -worth while mentioning at this stage. but for the fact that scoffers might suppose that he held life dearer than*fame.R "I`:ll:-:..: I-..... .........`. .........LI-. :__;__-._;_.I L1-.. -.__.-- ..-._, --..__ ....__--.. ___ -. _-v. _ __-_. They `say of Niche-`lo Tillizini his pre- deeesso? in the `chair of Anthropology at Florence and the benefactor and more than father, whose [name Tillizini beats, that he spoke all languages save Welsh, but I have reason for believing that he never completely mastered the niceties of. our`` tongue. V Dnfelliilllilllf uric`-n I-A m..:4..i Ia uguc. ` 1 "Particularly did Tillizini wish ,to write] clearly in this story which I now tell (byl his favour and at his request) for it is a st.orylike none other I have ever heard or V read. TL _A-._--_____ LL, ._,`I 1- .1 __ The Double Track Route ..-vy nnnlvvvuv an any.-cu. an... o: -uuwvw- .-v-..- I You would have pardoned such extra- vagance of style as he displayed in his ex- traordinary narrative, remembering that he is of Italian birth and English is too full of -pitfalls to the foreigner for his liking. For of truth though Tillizini speaks and writes the three Arabies, Moorish (which I think is the purest,) Turkish, and Per- sian with considerable fluency, and though he knows at least. seven dialects in the Chinese", yet English with its bland and in- viting simplicity is a tongue which more than any other baffles and overawes him. nu I `v: I .I In-an U 0 Had Tillizini written this story on the! tomb` of vTs'in Hwang Ti (the King of Ts'in, who became Emporer literally) from the notes he had upon the case, it might have made a. greater and a better book. , ,,I,I I,,,, ,,J,A.J _, g%$%&&&**&&*$%*%**%*%%&&%g i$&&$%%$&$%%$$i$$%&$&$*$&%1 _(Autho1f of .The Four Just Men, Tatham Island, etc). A IIIIHTEII OF MEN Introduction By WALLACE (All Rights Reserved). `little dams at the extremities of his trons-" uuuc uy3_.pI'UuuuuV8. l A close examina_Lion might have revealed ers. for he had a trick of brushing his heels? together as he walked-a trick disastrousi to garments already enduring more than their normal share of wear. - .1 13171-1`K;3-'37:" 5` H SUN.WIND.DUS'l.` 6CINDERS ? QEOMMENDED BY nnuanlsrs-1.. nlnmuua I VIIIHUIUII v He was tall and straight, his shoulders were thrown back, his chin had that up- ward lift which seems part of the ph,vsiog- _nomy of all who have followed a soldier's ;career. His face, lean -anduwell-featured, {was tanned with the tan ofetrong suns. sand keen. c ld winds. and though the day was chilly nd a boisterous breeze swept] across the bare spaces of the park. he wore-` ineither overcoat nor muffler. The up-l turned moustache and the shaggy eyebrowsi suggested truculence, the threadbare suit,-4' for all its evidence of pressing and ironing, ,suggested that he had found patches-of life none t`t_>g_productive . I A A nan n.,n....1.-..4.1-__ ,;,!,I . 1 . - .l ' PEI`; ~ Ullcftua ' I '- I Beyond the fact that he had travelled as 6 `far inland as Lau-tcheu, that he had been 3 .arrested later at Saigon in Cochin China over some dispute with -a French naval D officer, and that he had spent a few months. 5in Kuala Kangsan in Perak, little could be! - ilearnt about him. Later Tillizini was de-I ~ xstined to meet him, and discover much at 8 first hand, for just as there was none so 3 perfectly acquainted with his life, so there! - `was none as willing to talk so `freely about E Cantain'Talham-as Captain Talham. II Here then. with the conclusion of Til- - ,-'lizini`s unstisfactory enquiries. the incident I "of the China Packet might have closed and: [have been relegated to the obscurity which His reserved for petty felonies, but for the 1 events -which followedthe publication of I [the ambassador s article. ) I Frnm lnnrnnn `I L..Il 41.- _LA--- ,.._.-.._ _ -v--nu A ulv. I I _A man wlalked carelessly through Hyde iPark_ with the air of one who had-no des- itination. `LI - _._-._ ;_n , 1 ' vuv AIIIUUBSIIUUT 8 article. From hereon I tell "the story, suppressing ..nothing save that which may appear too ;flattering to Tillizini. Such of the events :which Tillizini did not actually witnws. I lhave written from information affored me :by the principal actors in this strangest of {modern dramas. ` I | uuy . - -- V _ I [f Of Qaptain Talham_, only fragmentary in-' 3 or1at`1on was obtam_ab]e. _He hatj ap-J ;} )P.H~`nf4} held 9 commxsskon m a regiment ;of Irregular Horse during the South Afri- gcan war, and at the; coqclusion of hostilities` `he had gone; to Chma u_1 search of the ad- :j!\;;3rr;tl{1)rf;_. Zaxch at that tlme, the great Em- ! 81` . D........l `L- I--. LL-A .1, 1 c . .. . a inuuvuclg , Mr. de Costa. -whom Tillizini visited. was, I should imagine, descended from a Portu- .guese family. A short, stout man. rather . yellow of face. and bearing traces of his |de:~'cont. he seemed the last. person in the iworld to be suspected of commonplace fel- lonx} l`.....s..:.. 'lV-l"L...4_ __L 2,: lulv The first of theseA was almost be and suspicion. A Mr. de Costa. a shipowner of sort was one, and Captain Talham ws another. I 11.. .1- n- ., u ....... vugn ux tut nuts. I [The passenger list was a small one, but` it took a week to sort them out and estab- lish their innocence. For the most part they were customs oficials and British of-' ficers returning home on leave, and` the week,-end found me with only two doybt--i fu s. ' rnL- pr . n .. i - uuuuy . V I Whnsoever made the attempt upon the safe of the China boat were well aware of the -worthlessness of the"'safe's contents. and it was apparent that worthless or not. the burglars had decided that [to have, was' worth the risk. 7'-p1__ __A____,,, 1- . -- pu uuuu. III we worm. I This letter cameto Tillizini at a moment when he had ample time to devote to the elucidation of the problem. - \ nur Dalian 4'.-:....I mg ....,x :. .. ....-..I:.._ cluuluulalull us we prumenl. \ Our Italian friend was and is a peculiar man. He credited thieves of persistent characters. such as these men undoubtedly possessed, with intelligence out of the or- dinary. ' `Winn-nnum. ........I.. A..- ..u.-_.__; ..,,_ Al I I UCUQT In this particular mail there were no of- ficial documents whatever, the bag being made up of a number of his Excellency s personal effects. These"were in the nature of rare Chinese documents which his Ex- i ceencyhad sent for from his home in Che- foo. to assist him in the writing of an articlel ,which he is preparing for the `North Am-' jerzca Rx-.vEew`. As Signor Tillizini may `know. H.E. is an enthusiastic student of |Chinese history. and has the finest private !collection of historical documents relating gm chm. in the world. "I'V!.:.. 1-4;..- _....... A- m:n:-:_: -. , 1 report on the working of the new condenser |.||76.l\. llllll IUI-ILL. I "Ship s papers in envelope.--confidential| --a'nd a green mai bag." Tillizini was int ested. Green. mail bag?" The Captain nodded. . `That s the ambassador s bag and is brought from the court of Pekin to the ship by special messenger, and taken from me in London by a man from the Embassy.; I You see, he explained. the Chinese; `Government always sends its. mails l_ike{ that---its Embassymails I mean. I bring! em` every trip. They don t trust the Em-i bassy dispatches over the: Trans-Siberian; Iilailway. they think that the Russians go} t rough em. . ' "I see," said Tillizini. It was very clear what the objective had been. The green mail bagroffered an irre- lsistible temptation to somebody who knew its contents. . There wasnothing else?" ` I He shook his head. Nothing, he said. . There was little to do save to continue {enquiries at the Chinese Embassy. Here, however. Tillizini met with a check. Al letter. from the Embassy informed him thati \ nothing of the slightest importance was," contained in the bag. The letter contin- lledI'r-' ' I CG7_ LLE, , _ 4' I -I .I - 7' nun K-IILI IIIJC DC-IV. UUIII/Ill 3 u5I\cu LII` ' lizini. . A He took up` a sheet of paper from his desk and read. V - .-1_:_9_ _______ :_ ___,,_I.,,. , rl .- II 11121-ll, xuuuny uuu Uuxuuluuusuuvc. I The rum thing Is," he explained. that` there was no money in the safe--not so` much as` a brass farthing. .- . whuf (A fkn aufn nnn6n:n9" aubnol WWI ii/n tosecure 5. lifebelt; he `met the two in- ; defatigablc thieves, and there was a sharp I exchange of shots. ' :9 l>:rnn fl-an I4-n:'n1.~n5 inn:-A airman` n'nn fog. This time the thieves were armed also. Again they gvaded him and escaped in the UAUHQUSC Ul BLIUIB. I Qnnl-Inna` Vnpd nan` On :n5n-|r:nnv wssncotland Yard sent Tillizini to interview the Captain at the London docks, and be found him` an average `type of British sea- man, kindly and communicative. I Wm... ....... n.:..... :. W 1... ......1..:.....a Hu....l ILIULI B5 II `Ul I55 llllllilllsa :`What did the safe. contain?"-`asked Til- Chapter I. Introduces Yvonne Yale. ,II I - _ _ -_--__--a .... -- Cornonsophia and Mary Street: Ianufacturera of Sash, Doors, Frames, Flooring Ceiling. Moulding, Water Trougbl Tanks, etc. _ We carry iuwstock 3 large assortment ol Rough and Dressed, Lumber, B. C. Shinglos md Prepared Roofing. . Wood Turning and Kiln Drying a Specialty. Dressing done mmP.v- . Consult `us with vour building 2-...` ._______ `rm: muuuz .1-zxamuu.-:3" ..-.. .V....`....n.. aunuyac un cvcu wuue E88130. I In this world, he said. wxth no ap-, ; parent effort at oratory, existence is made tolerable by opportunity, and no aspect of \ ll -...n +;nu1n:3 luv-1 ......... 1 A\ I. .... .... vvlvnl uuv uuuu. I , ' I` "I don t know how to thank you." she ;hegan. and indeedshe was in some em- Ibarrassment, for whilst he -was obviously aT',L-m 11n-;n he -was ah obviously a very poor gt-nliemian, ~ 11.; awn.-"I .....J LL--- _.-r ' ` nun `;(`IlllCl!'1l.'l.. I I He smiled and there was good comrade- 1- ship and the ease which begets friendship ;.in the brief glimpse of even white teeth. , u~r__ '..L:_ N- 111 H . - n.uc_y uau UUILIC. ` He had -time now to observe the girl, a v grave and bewildered spectator of the scene. She was a little above medium height, and slight. Her hair -was bronze red and_ her face singularly beautiful. The skin was clear and white--so white as almost to sug- gest fragility. Her eyes were big and grey and the two curved eyebrows, so sharp of line as to recall the pencilled brows which the mid-Victorian poet popularised. were dark, and contrasted with the glowing glory of the hair above. The nose was inclined to be retrouse, and the lips were faultless iin shape, and a warm red..,/ She presented the effect which the beau- tifiers of the world strive to attain. yet fail. for here nature had in some myster- ious fashion. blcnded a':l colourings in a harmony. She was well dressed, expen- sivelv so. Her simple gown suggested the studied simplicity which has made one Paris house famous the world over; and there was luxury in the furs about her throat and in the huge muff which was sus- pended with one hand. A ur a '1. Illiaulll VII LU ! The fa} fully. I MALI- I` Luuy . E Noble Child, he read. Hope of the Spring. and `-`Star above the Yemen." He nodded his head. You may go," said he. and with twb little jerky bows the men turned and walk- ed quickly in the direction from` whence they had come. `LL. `l.....l 4:..- ..-.-_ A- J - -` auuulpc Captain Talham held out the palm of his hand, and the other impressed upon it the tiny Chinese character which stood for his name. One by one his fellows followed suit, 1 though they knew that death might be the I result of their disclosure. I Tim nil .....-. ------=---I -' `IUD nuuw yUU, H6 8810. , ' After 2: `little hesitation. the man who was evidently the leader, took a` little ivory: cylinder from his pocket. and unscnewedl it so that it came into two equal portions. The cylinder was `no larger than a thick nencvl, and less than two inches long. One half was made up of an inking pad, and atl the end of the other was a tiny circular` stamp. I nanfu:n 'T'nIL..... L-I_I ._.A `I, I - I ' 'uuc ruurm 01' Lmnmry Ulass. Great mandarin," said one of the three who had not spoken. We are servants of others, and it is said that `the wise, servant is dumb when the bamboo falls and dumb till he dies, when he is dumb for ever." . ' The tall man nodded. You shall give me vour hang that I; u may know you, he said. I 3 Affnr 1- "Ulla Lnn:6..:.... LL- -.._,, I , . ,:.._.:_._.__:.._._.__..-____ them Eleaiegmill uua gracious lulu oeaumui lapy Detore." "You lie, said the tall man calmly, for if that were so, why did you say `let `us go away until this pig is out of sight, and we will` follow the woman ?" The-`man he addressed was silent. Now you shall tell me what you mean." said Captain Talham, and drew from his I pocket the sky blue button, ngering it thoughtfully. . This time the men saw and understood and as if at a signal, ghey bowed low, recognising in the inquisitor a mandarin of [the Fourth or Military Class. F-rant mandarin " uni.-l A..- -1` LL- 4L._-- I nu ma` puczcet. I Why do you follow this lady, you dogs," he asked quickly. and the men shrank back. for he spoke in the hissing Cantonese dialect. ' |t`[,1___-II-._L 1_,.1 n - v Lllllll-UHUEC ululecl. , Excellent lord, said the speaker_ humbly, we are insignificant students [walking as is our custom in. the evening, and we have not the felicity bf having seen this gracious and beautiful lady before. 'Vnn Iio mi.-I H... fa" ........ ....I...I.. :n-.;y- uu U mug. The tall man nodded. He took from his` | waistcoat pocket a light `blue pofcelain disc and laid it on the palm of his hand. and: the three Chinamen -walked nearer and ex-; !amined it. They were puzzled by the demonstration . _ No savee." said the spokesman. ` Captain Talham replaced the btton `in his pocket. T V 7kuy An u... :..n___. `L: 1 1 .m aaulc uune: no asked. I Again the sotto-voce conference and the! leader of the three shook his head. : No makee walkee samee tirne." he said. Makee `waikee John alee samee. nicee I lnI.!y no b'long." Tho fa" vnnn n..JJ...l Y1 - A.._L ! I ' uu aavcc vuclu plujl. I `Hmexchanged a few rapid sentences with {his companions, and a smile flickerd mo- lmentarily at the corner of the tall man's? imouth and vanished.- _ , |- Hun. :.._ -._.. -..-IL -I` ' - rxuuuuu lulu vamsnea.~ !' "What for you walke this pieee lady` all same time?" he asked. l Ann:n OLA nI\A\ ...._.. --..l--,- I ' >` I M: vvflau` Wu? but: llB2Cl'DSC IHOVC. _ ! | Wxth ta Jerk of his head he beckoned` them, and after a moment's consltationi they obeyed the gesture. ' i . "Vv hltt do you wan: 7" he asked I "No savee," lis_pe_._d one of the men. I No savee them pxdgm. E `I't,nYI-honour` 11 `A111 -uni.-I ......L _ _ . _ . . _ , _!4L ; uuwufu. mm. 5* I'm so sorry to trouble you," she said breuthlessly; but these. men have been fol-, glowing me for two days-but never so" openly-g-" I; She . and appeared to be on the ; .m-rm of tears. I He -bowed -a little slyly. and glanced at the three Chinamen, who now" stood a dozen paces away. as though uncertain as to whatwas the next best move. : Ti1-lx ,n :nn1r -4 1.2.. L...` L- I I I l n vuccxxul umrrup. I He turned as`a sharp footstep came to lhim from the gravelled path. A girl was walking quickly toward him from the Ken- sington end of the Park. Something in her face attracted his attention-.--if ever fear was written in a human countenance it. was-written on hers. Then, into view round .a clump of "bushes, cameithree men. They were small of stature. and it needed no second glance to tell him their nation-f ality. for despite their European dress and their hard Derby hats, they were their` clothes in the negligee ,~.tyle which the 01-| iental alone can assume. The girl saw the tall man and came fn\l'n Yr` B i in u wvvv annmsfour.`