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ocauull. azuu '.l'ne Chief kind an old case, and they are only ` `from memory, not mots." I u.1.... n..'.._ (NV and a nian kilId.`~But they'll gind but the full facts." . -` 1 flnn land! ......1 l.L_L -4 . . - -- - 5 vvxuu um you ask t'0l".' "Two toy shops and a candy store," aid VV!ll.v. ' wuc Lull. 18.C[S." 1 Good land! and that girl is in this --this murderer s power," gasped Cle- ment, unable to think of anything else. It may not be the same teller. Mr. Sea`don." said The Chief kindly. It s case. and thev art: mm, mm-mm- 60(1- Creemore--Turkeys, scarce. sold up -to 45; geese, 25c; ducks, 20 to 25c; `chickens, 20 to 32c. `Numerous buyers. and between seven and eight tons of poultry. Christmas Market Prices Market reports for someof the points in Simcoe on Dec. 18. are as follows:-- . Bradrord-Tu1`keys. 45 to 47; geese. 23 to 26; ducks. 24 to 27c: chickensn 26 to 33c.. Eight buyers. and about 6 S ynex---Turl::eys, 40 to 490; geea. A22 to 25; ducks, 22 to 230; chickens. .23 to 29. Six buyers and four tons of -. oultry. ' ` ,- Orill1a-'I_`urkeys, 35 to 50c, with 45c -,~ the averageretail figure; geese 21 to I 25c; ducks. 22 to 250; ghickens, 22 to , 25c. auu; 25c. " ""."' `D14 $&&%&wwa&&m&a&mI gxwaamwiimwwag - - -"-"-"-' vvm` vnwwwwww >3 rid V . V V` g THE MARKETS Phbbbbhlc mmvmmiummmg ~ruuuul.',v . '"He's the very man I'm \v.a nt!ng 'myself. said Clement heartily. to tho ='s_urprise [of the captain---noth1ng-yet `cratad seemed able to surprise` The fC?`l`:`I`e?t;.' Can we go somewhere and tin. . Y1? INCLUSIVE. Luca I 28c - mother. uI_y. LL 5 working Buy ` Advertised Things. _4 S Examiner Adlets are great sales- rnen and they. work for little pay- 35 centsra week . El I TAILOR E88 g Adelgide St. ,--___.v--v-V--I85 I` WINNIE MKERNAN. 58 . 1 The three men went into the nrivate sitting room in the mana[:ev's office. The` first thing Clement did was to take his left hand from the pocket in which it had mposed since he escaped from the house in the sxmm Amnnnmn . - UIVIJ Ontario and D I33 Blake St., WELCH. CAMPB Chartered Phbne Main 5874. 5 1 H. J-. Welch, C.A. 4 W_ S, T-'I'nI`l\hy D- _ `wt.-'.LcH. CAMPBELL charter-nrl An-m ___________._+____ IVICTORIAN ORDER |A Barrie Bra ` Residence, 86 Vvorsley E ` WELL BABY 1 from 2 to 5 o`clocl:t e Annlinatinn :9-.. ...--_~ A , - B. M. SYLVESTER Teacher of Music Bandmaster Barrie Citi .. 'bzin}ln;1aster of 76th Toronto Scottish_Regt V Teach St. A ::uIvIUND HARDY M us. Bac.. I-'.T.C.M er of Piano, Organ, Vocal, and Musical Th eory, Organist and Choir-master of ndrew s Presbyterian Church medalist Toronto r`!n-an----`~ Andrew Presbyterian 113 Worsley St. A Phone 6.83. ' _ __ ; ,' DR. FRED A. ROSS Formerly of Drs. R Late Surgeon Specialist with the Emperial Army. 4% years. . eneral Surgery and Obstetricl especiaily. Offlce-140 Dunlop St., Barrie "Phone 710 _ P. 0. Box 1079 ,--__. -u...~uuouI.:t:--U01`. Elizabeth 'and Bradford 'Sts., Barrie. Phone 105. , Office hours: _ 9-10 a..m., 1-3 p.m., 7-8 p.m.. . MUSIC MAUDE E. OLAXTON. L.'l'.C.M. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared.,;or T ' tory of , Music examinations leading . up to and including A.'.I`.C.M ` istudio--King Bloaic -new teeung 0; none. "He's the head of the railway police ;orgo,n1zatlon." explained Captain `Heavy. Not the Dominion police. "man you. His name. by the way. is Joseph F!scal.eAnd. seriously, he'd like a few? words with you regarding that. ~r'rgbber,v." "un c n... .... -. .._.... 1...- __-_1_.u_-_ , DR. E. G. TURNBUI University, Office and Residence--Cor. land Sts.. I run... I..- Office . DAB (VI.- UK. "1 WI Physician and SI . 'Special`attention to tfice and Res`i_`qenAce:A -..au.: ` c.u.u:uLlO ce Residence: 5 v Phone 101 Office. hours: n to Obstetrics 0 Mary St. s-9.30, 1-2.so. 6-8.38. ` j I 1 I ,, - ' DR. MORTIMER LYON 122 Bloor St. West, Toronto. ice hours: 1 to 3 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m., 01: by appointment. Phone 213. A. '1`. Little, M.D. W. C. Little. M.B. - -__.-v QIII uucl. uuub) ---and-- DR. W. H. CARSON Graduate of Toronto Univc Office-'--58 Ca an..- - OI - rnone 61 ours: 8-9 a.m.. on. w. A. Lewis Surgery and Diseases of V lisssociate Coroner County of ---and-- uuuuu ucua usuul. uu ulc .|.`Jlll|Jl'U3. "II! he, by Jove?" cried Clement a- bruptly. glancing at the strong. intel- ligent face of The Chief with a. sud- -den` feeling of hope. "uR'R fhn Hna nf flan nnnvnu nnllnn , RADENHURST & HAMMOND BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS. ETC. Masonic Temple Building, Barrio MONEY TO LOAN ` PLAXTON &.PLAX`|'ON BARRISTERS, S0 ICITORS. ETC. I Offices: 707-8 ent Building Toronto, Ont. C. W. Plaxton. G. Gordon Plaxton James O. Plaxton av-vvruv I`: IVlCUUf\l\Ig 5-H: . xsuccessor to Creswicke & Bell BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. `MONEY T0 LOAN; Ross Block; Barrie . Barris;fr.' 'S'O1Yc'i't-c;;,'i\;c`>'t'a`1:'g.y, etc. MONEY TO LOAN. Ross Blogk. Barrie ' VJ] uce- Barrie. . -ALEXANDER COWAN Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining pro- bate of wills, guardianship and ad- ministration, General Solicitor. Notary. ' Convevarmnlv, an .......ouauuu. uenertu aoucno Conveyancer. ate. Office--H1nds Block, 8 DI Barrie. mrn-nnv n ;nu Lcxupxe nuumng, Barrie. " Branch Office---Elmvale. W. A. Boys, K.C., M.P. J. R. Boys. I -.--_---2 BOYS a. aovs o Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public . `Conveyance:-s, Etc. Money to loan at: lowest rates of H1- , tjrest. 0ff1ce-'-13 Owen St.. in Mason- ic Temple Building, Barrie. ' Brnnnh nffinn___T3Ivn1rnIn I ...v_.. , u --v Use Cutlcun Soup. Ointment and Talcum to promottnnd maintain akin yurity,~ akin comfort and; skin _1th; the tp dunno "and pu- _ . thg` Ointment to loathe 4 and _ R. _J. EDWARDS &'EDWARD8 - Architects and` Structural Engineers `18 Toronto Sta, Toronto. R.,.)'. Edwards. G. R. Edwards. B.A.Sc `Is at Q :0 ' ; (Over Frank Dutchen- s.-vgrocery store _Chiropra`ctors,' Drugless Therapists Spinal Adjustment and Massage ` Elect:-1c.~Vibratory and Magnetic Blanket Treatments , Patho-Neurometer Service Phone 405J for appointment _j -vIIrII-3 I"IUg LL`; BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. ETC. Masonic Temple Building, Barrie MONEY T0" LOAN ' ;j T T _ L. J. SIMPSON. M.B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 193 and Residence--Comm. 9: LI. J. DIUIA ie Re Clapperto sidenc 11 St Barri N AND e--Collier St ,, DR. E. TURNBULL duate McG1ll Unlver.-mu M `GORDON LONGMAN Barrister, Selicitor, Notary, etc. MONEY TO LOAN Ross "Block. Barrie A __ H; H. , ORESWICKE Barrister. Solicitor, Notary, ONEY LOAN. Rang Rlnnh 7 L. R. oar: CIVIL ENGINEER Dominion Land E Vke Sf__, `Rory-In " t Uniex." 4 "The Chief," echoed Clement vag-- uely. He saw a man of middle height with astonishing thick. square should-. ers standing by the captain's side. He wash.` man with a. firm. sunburned face in which big bones showed strongly.-I-Iis nose was powerful and high-bridged. and the skin round the ayes was dark. The eyes were extra- jordinarily steady and keen. and. since he was smiling. his face had a singu- itwiy pleasant. indeed, tender kindness `which tempered its undoubted resolu- tion. `Clement looked at this mamand `knew him for a staunch and extremely 'cana.bie friend at once. He said again, .""1`l}'e Chief?" "llna Ann I'|I\t\l\IAAnn` ll ...-l.I LL- ._-__l_I DUNCAN F. McCUAlG. B.A. Ennnncmnu w- n..-._---:-s_- .. .. -. .._.I II\ ----- -. _ DONAL6 ROSS. LL.B. QDTQTDD c-.\r ?ruvouu4\-5 _ w ursuER[ OF. NUI Branch St. Phone ` :LL CLINIC . -.. uuuuvnilitl Surveyor :t., Barrie. Phone 623 .__. _ -(,_-:---._.---> G.bR &. E. BURNS II.nhnn c .cvnu-snout :55 "BE-E`sMAKEnTT 'l"Al `In:-.rn-y `mm l.J!llBI'."' V " q's our policeman." said the genial bah am. `"1-Ie s down here to find out why you weren't arrested in the dia- mond tiara affair on the Empress." um! I..- I... 1'......mu ....:-.: ru.._.__..L _ , MEDICAL uawlcss, U A. : and Efflcincy Dept. __._____._______ ~ CHIROPRACTIC .. ..vuvulll_atJ . 59 Yong`e.St., . G. T) r`I*v\-`I Ancmu-:c1"s ,--v- -annnvun all. Collier St. 1.. 12.30-2 and 6.30-8 p.m.l _..=_.___..,___._... seu. &. LAWL/ESS Accountants in vm---- m '- u u VHTIOUIV Toronto University E 12.30-2 and c -.m,o .. LEGAL Hall UVI . ock, a"3unnop st.,' MONEY T0 LOAN I [I3 WOIJDLB IIUKCO IDTBO momns. "I ttied other remedies without Iuoeeu. I began using Cutieura Soup and Ointment and they helped me. and after ueingthtee cakes of Outienre Soup and two boxes of Gutieura Ointment I was complete- henled." (Signed) Mine Marthe ` Fineted. 2017 Baxter Ave.. Superior, Win. ` - II-- a\__.n_.-__ A, - ,, but - nge . Toronto Campbell, C._A. rm Surgeon. Obstetrics 3: la 9019 I . Box 1078 ll . Tel. 1053W _, , --`vinyl Gd-Io ' 1'. Elizabeth hnnn `In: ral IUumng. LM. degree. Phone 424 -A} 955$ 57. Montreal, rt tV1.I_,_u. ,.. sun was uuu wuu nugu. tea punpuejs that ltched and burnedbcaueing `me to scratch. Scratching caused erup- tions. and my clothing affected the breaking out on my arm eohhat I had to keep my arm `bandaged. The trouble lasted three months. "I cal-4| `.1... ......II__ _n.|_ ___- IV l Women Ly Simcoe' uxdy D3 doctor. St.. cor- one 275. 751W --~----we ncrvlc - rnone 5.-u Motor and Horse Equipment ' Con Mary and Elizabeth Sts., Barrio _ - vv- u. mmnlnun Funeral Director arid Embalmer Ambulance service Phone 431 Equlpmeng cm--.M..... --- --- - ~- .. _.. an: we `IV `' Estnl{|i;;:cd 1869 ' FUNERAL DIRECTORS I AND EMBALMERS .OPE_N DAY, AND NIGHT. Motor nunbulancc in connection BARR!-.`E." .o1_$rr.. -,/: 1-1.... 82. For interview and terms. apply *1` 62 Ross 81:. : BARRIE : Phone 249 ' V My trouble began on, my {Ice and left arm with large. rd pimples lhll: ltched and burned 4-mulna.-`mi. nvll 00 13111111! Cont:-alto Vocalist, Eln...a.:. `Singing. and .an.unx; VOICE PRODUCTION and SINGING (all examinations). v - v --r I -I.`O TO @U Organist and Choir-master Collner Street United Church All grades of ORGAN, PIANO and * THEORY: VOICE (911 nu-ow-n!nn tin-nn\ I 0 `do IJW ll} Funeral Director and Embalmer OPEN DAY AND mam 47_l:_Isz.be:1. St. : rho... 213 N--- vvd-Q&I`I If you have not plenty of water, bet- ter see 1`. H. Rutledge about drilling a well. I guarantee water and drill with gasoline--no wood or water to haul. I have two machines and the Drices are reasonable. Write or phone me and I will call on you. 1' [J nII'I`I -unto-- -` Horace Wi/lson, A.R.C.O. s'`61`i9`<) ':`2'r: Your `READING Needs ARE WELL SUPPLIED AT. rVl\IIw-nun - . . . _ ._ . __ ._ Harry Barron ".:'!lBl_l lllell` DEKHEKB (0 lV.l.0I'l`CI'eal'."' _ ' -Cl_e'me`nt thought for a moment. What 'jdi'd6tha.t mean? Did t mean that He- Iloisewouid stop in ontreal, or did -it `mean. she was merely changing trains there. in order to go to the place-- wharever it was-where Henry Gun- ning was lurking at the moment? That zaeemed the more likely, and it was the 'more dismaying.` She was going to mama unknown town in the tremend- 0 "ou`a(':0ntinent. It filled him with dreu h to think of it, ' 6 Id cnnrn unra fnnnkn an-nln LY` G, c;_ _;_ co IS OUR ADDRESS where we are equipped better than ever to attend to all your wants in the line of _ ....7 _--v- - av -canillllucr Published every Thursday after at the Post Office Square, Barrie. 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Mclntosh, Mg:-., 46'B'loor Street West, Toronto. ......u vocanst, I:_ntertainer and Elocutionlst ring. Speaking, Public Oratory and Dramatic Expression. / L /,, MULCASTER ST. Agent for M cClary s uy lull lu. MIIBIIU, .l'1BH.Vy," ne saw. "I ve been looking for you. old chap." `said the captain. `I want you to meet, The Chief." ` 'Dhn ("I\InI' nhknn (`ileum-`nab Crap`: I 52 Eiiubech sc. : Phone 952w 4...- , A FOR Hot Water Heating and PLUMBING i."Ru1'u-:15c1-:, Shelburne, Ont. P... BOX 122. - \ 1330"` `' &i..._: `The Barrie Examine.- Ilhlinhe Avaru 'l'\Inu-u.a.... _.. .w_ :" NCHARD3 PLUMBING AND HEATING `w. D. MlNl\_IlKlN W Cuticura H_eals% Large Red Pimples On Face and Arm P. LLOYD PERSONAL INSTRUCTION e teynote to the ra Plinn -5---`--- * EVERYTHING IN % REAL ESTATE , ___V .,....u.;uuer wishes ontinued. by registered letter, er, cheque par LII`) 32 ._-v v I -Juliana ;t, Entertainer and Ifinnieb 1` TRY ucnuurne, U Phone 122 Furnaces. '!:Xl;l'll [)lU I ' ' . _ "Sure. they're stopping off at Mon- "treat. her and her lady fren'. Didn't I `check their baggage to Montreal?" '\CIo'I"ne nt thought for a moment. What "BVOII 10 think 0! It... His` arm was touched again. I-Iel thanked the porter. turned, and saw the. captain of the Empress of Prague by ms side. Hello, Heavy." he said.l "Pwa. been lnnh-Ina f'm~ vnn nld nhnn " .yuuIu.wuIw uuw vvuuu nu auuuuvcus `l'.essi!-." said the porter. Some one `touched Clement's arm. somebody said. "8eudon."oid fellow . . ." Clement `waved his hand aside without looking `round. Just one minute." he said.` "then:-. to the porter, You're sure it fwas Montreal? I mean she wasn't --go- in'g further? Through to Sicamoua, for example?" "Sure. thev're storming nff at Mon. `onus. u inn`: ---cu. auwvv up uuvuwurpvo ! "None. air. Sihe seemed to expect that you was going to see her." ; "Yam" nnjd Slnndnn, Ha nnnla nnilm-_ appoint_ment of this morning. And `LKIIIL [UM '11-G 301115 LU HUG Ul'o" ' "Yes;'f said Seadon. He could under- Btand how bewildered Heloise rnut have been when he did not keep h1'ai= you're. sure she went to Montreal?" amr......nsu ....:.a on... .......a.... an... _..- uqpuuuauoyu nun vwvu --none uavluin oa._vevIwUo He had a.'bitter vision of Heloise.` travelling _ away from hirn_-away` through this vast country where com; munications were scarce; She was more completely in the clutches of those terrible and sinister people with every mile she traveled. and he was less able to help. He stared at the porter. "She's gone." he said. She ~--didn't the lady leave a. message?" i "new... ..i.. an... ..-...._- -___.--.| `uvvuulwtr up v-u cu-w vvvvup Clement Seadon was for the moment dazed by the dlsmaylng unexpected- neaeof the news. V H'e_`had lost. Mn Neuburg and -his gang had not wasted a moment. They had whipped the girl out of his reach. `They had effectually put a. barrier or . distance between him and Heloise. `In Oval` 1: hlfinn Ivlgnn nf uA`AlaA V RUG!!- all?" uuu, Author `of Low Ceilinga,'_' `G1-egn (Contlnud tram list foot) .5.`--L hm --;.- J-_ LL. __ _. DOUBLE CROSSED w. DCSUGLAS NEWTON ilings, _' Green La{iiee, ' Wes Prince of _Wa1es, etc. twetd Qmh; the nave .0381! 8. measage. _ A 9 The Chief-_stood up. reached for his 891;: hat. `Tha,t's It. `She z'otA themes- sage yghg was exnnnfhuv alumni 11.1- |as,a);,2|. mu. ".l.'ng_.t'8 It. `She R'0t_ sage -she was expgctlng about this IlUWw Yes. here are possibilities in my u.job," smiled The Chief. We got many means of heading oftrogues and find- ing out things about them." Z And I'm `going to give you another," said Clement. "This Sherlock Holmes business is contagious. Miss,I-Ieloise -- `wentt, because she had reasonto g'o.Ye I know theysmustghave petsusded A ism .;;point..they woui n't e have? persuhded,` er unless they had ,sqme h'1n8x.,t,o_ persuade, with. At the 4 lbattom" off this -jjo'u`rney there must; have been a. messag_e."s . 1 .. ..:f Chief-.'ntnmI nu mm..I.-.I 0.... LI- all; There is: but !rst,'how soon can}! get -to Mon_tre_al?" - ' 'I"n,1l(ing- in nu urnnw hula ..... --.. n . u uuslu. u-ace mm mrougn mlnig. pr you `might pick up something about -`him-in connection with British Colum. bla. He pulled out of here for Montreal - on the morning train, `see if that helps. "You've got all that? VVell. if it's nos.- , ble.= longwdistance me here at `the . rontenac about _Mlss Heloise Revs. The other stuff can keep. I'm pulling A . out myself by the night traln.?' A8 The Chief nut nixrn M... a....4..-- ,5 vuul now. H174 uul. nay:-,!eu: Dy me nzgnt train! The' Chief put down the instru- ment Clement `sald enthusiastically. .That's_ splendid,` it draws a noose `round them. We're bound to _trace them uuraun. noun or ,s1ca-mous." He gave r, the few details Clement had been able - to give of these men. If you can't flnd , out anything about `em in Records. 0l`_'= from the Dominion police, just flash, 'through to Sicamous or Rev'elstoke.! Got that? Next isn't so easy. I want to A hear son1eth1n' about a man who calls" himself Adolf Neubur.<.r.". He spelled lt out. Then he descrlbedhim with an accuracy whlclrwas amazlng, consld-3 ering_ he `had only had Clement's not very expert discrlptlon. 4`Thls teller` Neuburg seems to be an out-sizd bad, hat, but I can't place him. We haven't . come across him. I know. But `Just _ flnd out if there ? anything known.` You might trace h m through mlnig. 91' `might nick un something at... I -. , vs.` y. u v cu {un _-nutuuu-.H:-1. | Clement had just finished his picture of the master rogue when the tele- phone bell rang. The Chief picked up the receiver. *.'I`hat Mac speaking), This is the chief. .Who's about? .. .Ah_, Gatinen.u's there. Call him. . . Oh. `Xavier. it's The Chief speaking. I'm in Quebec on the Empress robbery case See here, there in a lady stopping off, at Montreal on Imperial No. 1. She is_a `Miss Heloise`Re,vs, she has a compan- ' ion with her, a Miss Meduse Sniythe. I want her trailed. -Find outwhere. she's stopping, if she stays in Montreal. If she isn't staying. find out where. she's going and by what train she lgoes.-- No don't interfere with her, 'Just.'find out what she's doing. Got `that? Next, I want to ..find out all i Gunning. and another called Joe Wan-' dersun. both of ica-mous." He lune details Clement had um... em. `you can about a feller called Henry. L IJIIB man. The Chief put out his hand to the`. telephone. I want Montreal. Miss"; _ he said into the receiver. "Get me` Windsor `Station. the Department of f Investigation." He hung up and turned ' to Clement. 'i.`his teller Neuburg is may have worked be ind others. The new to me. I've been thinking` about him. but -I can't place him. He must have come up from the States. or, he one class of life I 21 thorou;.rhl.v ac-' quainted with is bad men. I know all the leading lights, but I don't get him. . . .' .'.l`his Gunning feller-we'll` get ` news of easy. And we'll find out a- bout this Joe Wander_sun. He's Neu- hurgs traveling: companion.on this I ` trip. since Siwash stayed. hey?" Frans : we'll trail up Siwash Mike. .too. But `I this Neuburr: . . . .t}ive me an idea of. I him. Mr`. Seadon." Clement described Neuburr: as noint- edly as he could. while The Chief us-I `tamed with his smile,- as though it were' but a good story. but his level and cap- able eyes proved his -keenness. I'VI4n-n.-.4 I....1' .I-...L A1..I-- _ after full proof. .2; "And say, did another teller. a big gelleor by name of Neuburg. so out to-' a",'H I l He certainly did." said the efficient` Mr. Lahage. He. an a teller with i him. some one outside. had reserve.- tions on the morning train." "To Montreal? .' 'I.`o- Montreal." That finished the clerk. "And the next move, Chief?"_ asked Clement. for he knew that there would .be another move. He saw that The Chief had made it certain that Heloise --and the gang--were going straight through to Montreal. and were not leaving the train before; He was .be- ginning to appreciate the calm ability" and keenness, yes. and the immense re-4 sources. lying behind the genial smile 1 of this man.` 41 Tho (`IQIQP ac ...-L I_:__ u;_, ,u . sum: it (:Uunti`y." ` _ _ [ t _Oh. our system compares with they ' country." `said. The Chief genia.lly.| ' That porter told you he'd checked j Miss Revs baggage through to Mon`-E. ' treal? We'll begin by confirming that.'_fg 1 ' I-Ie pressed a bell. A girllcame in How 1 do. Miss Jeannette. I wonder whether you'd mind askingvlyir. Labage---he's 3 still at the rail reservation desk. isn't \ he?---to step along . Say. that's `real 3 nice of you. `- 9 In Mr. Labage came in. The Chief said 5 to him immediately. How are you keeping. Mr. Labage? That's good. 9 Now, I'm wondering if you can tell v -me if alady from this hotel and herle oompanioma Miss Heloise Rays and al MlssMeduse Smythe. took reserva-Ln tions on any train pulling out today?". t. Sure she did. Both ladies reservedfn on the Imperial, leaving at 1.15 fox-.b Montreal." ` ,' h "That confirms it. then." said Clem ment. The Chief only smiled. he was b after full I "Am-I nnv am nnnnu... a,.n-.. - -.1- -~ BY sm. -Lu v1uI1;1`e_a1'."' ` _ Talking to us won't hold you up," mid The Chief with unexpecfed pene- axauwuy pouce. Well. Canada's such` a. huge place. It's easy to vanish without trace in such a country." Oh. nnr vnfnnn l\l\O\\r\n:u-An. ....:4.1_` LI-r- II. III (HUG. . "Mr. Seadon is not quite sure about smiled the head of the police. . I 1 O Q I um umex. wim you now." Clement thought of Canada and its` vastness. Even the most astute chief of police would find it difficult to track a. girl through that immensity and do. it in time. M. a.....a..... a.. .._L - " ---v srnoavl-0 uu uu, Jul`. _BU8.0.0X1." g . So Seadon, told the whole story I from the beginning. He told every- , thing, indeed; except one thing. That . thing was the little lawyer's sugges- , tion that he should make love to and marry Heloise, and the fact that he !had. himself arrived at the conclusion `I that the little lawyer had talked wis- -*~ dom; `He did not talk of it, but per- ` haps the men who listened were not 1 unaware of his condition. The Chief 1 nsmiled even more humanly. Heavy.-i with a seaman s bluntnes. cried. "Ii remember Miss Reys. `a beautiful wo- '1 man. To think that a hack of scound-I rels . '. . `Still. old man. you've got _t The Chiet with now." ; t Clement thnngm mv n.......a.. .....s u- -- ~---~ au uruen was a thing` of terror. rt'8 even now. was happening to her. or was about to happen? He was tortur-- ~ 9 Y0`-1| `\Vhat would happen to her? VVhat.l 4 he!" ed by a. thousand fears. I %.V'.S That Neuburz: was going on before: !`989!`V3"~he knew was ominous. He was going i to deal with the inveterate Henry Gun- reservedfning so that he-would appear at his` for. best whenveloise found" him. From {his own experience Clement felt that laid 1319- . what Mr. Neuburg took in hand would was be done thoroughly. At Montreal they were met by .1. slim. sr. pleasant young man. with a quiet man- ) to- ' ner and a nearly bald head. A satisfy- iing young man. whose modesty cover- efficient ed a definite ability to think and do_ Ier things quickly. He told The Chief at; once that he had reserved accommodan tion for two on the next train out to` Cobalt. ~ 'l`wo?" asked Clement. . * Xavier Gatineau here is going` with P" you. Mr. Seadon. said The Chief. in- rewould dicating the quiet young man witha hat nod. Pa. our case. too. you know. '6' Heloise want to get to the bottom of that tiara business. Now. come along and have 'ere breakfast with me. We have time be- was fore your train E088. Xavier will tell 1 ability us anything fresh." - Anna v-13-! nvnv Han no..o..1......- _`-.- -V aw. I-$111911`. ` T ; .'"As far as the Dominion police could remenilser--L-it was a. good while back. you under-atand--!t` was a. matter of "murder. or -complicity in on murder. Something with a. lot or money In it, uuru u'up."- ` I "Ah." said The Chief. looking up.I smiling with his lips, but his eyesl (keen. There is something behind iti. . I --- _, ...~_, n nu... nu vvua vvauvcu. l.L':'.' ' 'i`he young man looked at The Chief. .-"before answering. The Chlefnqdded. ' Murder." he said quietly. : ,. Murder! Clement `fall back in his `chair;/staring _at the quiet, partly 'a.ld young man "who had made the cam statement. `\ '"An `an an `Inn T\. n....l...l-_ __1l-- --: Luucn wun tne U.=!.A., 1:00." ' a From the way he spoke, Clement thought that the quiet young man was holding something back. Abruptly' he leaned across the breakfast table. Did they sayvwhat he was wanted for-'." II..- ......_... ....... I-.'I_-.\ _- an 1 auuicuxulg uuuul. uunnlng." I i ` Our chap at Sicamous says he's a.` ," remittance man. That's a. `term in Brit. ,~--ish Columbia for a man who won't}; I work---a fellow who lives by sponging. I `-Gunning says he. has mine claims, and _: is a booze artist." The young man's eyes twinkled. That's our expression H I for a man given to drink, Mr. Seadon.` [I Nothing against him?" 1 V l' Nothing proven--to our knowledge, but his habits are bad, and. his com- '- pany shady." , . _ ' ' Have you found out anything a--` bout iwash Mike?' asked The Chief.? (!`N othing." t - ~ . . a `?Neuburg?" = . ' `I'm going to `hear from the Domin- ion `police--perhaps; or.'rather, they'll get on to you, sir. They don't place c him. But one of them said he had an Si idea that the description you gave was a _-like a man the U.S.A. police were at-; :4 ter. As far as he remembered. this man. 5, was wanted in Oregon, well, vconsid-.` cj erably more than two yearsago. They` u are going to look into it, and` get in touch with the U.S.A., too." 53 'Frnm H14: H31! HA annlra ('l.u....._4. is u u; ne sent. on somewhere." . I BE ."Tl1at means they don't expect to` -'make a stay in Cobalt. It also means 1 that if they left in a hurry it wouldn't, , be so .~eas,v' to trail them." commented` t The Chief. Well. we're warned .an_v-, how. I'll take steps. Xavier. If you losel the trail. or anything goes wrong. get; a message to me. I'll try and havei something at all divisions,` too. and` I'll send a general warning west. Now, . about Mr. Neuburx:?" , `. A division on the C.P.R. varies" ' in length from approximately 115 miles to 140; miles. All trains ii I chamre engines and crews at such U divisions. . He pulled out early on the west- * bound. He'll. have changed at North Bay. and so got to Cobalt last night. I * haven't been able to connect up with .Cohalt.-It's not on our system, you know." he explained to Clement. 'fNeu- hurg had another man with him. Both , only carried suitcases." | Anything' through from Slca.m,ous?" ' "Joewandersun is a. bad hat. We have his record. because he fell foul of us once over false declarations in way-sheets. He's got a shack at Sica-| ` 'mous. . .I've had a message through- from the station master there. Seems. I to be living more or less in retirement for` the present. Sicamous, anyhow. is. no more than a scattered handful of, shacks, no scope for a man who lives; "by his wits. That's what Wandersun; ihas been doing for years. He's done a` 4 term `imprison for fraud: it reads as ` though it were the confidence trick. 3 I He's a friend of Gunning's." ' ' "Ah." Sijd filament V'nn'xn: Hanna ruaa I1. u`u:uu U1: u'runn1ng's." , Al1.'_' said Clement. "You've heard something about Gunning. I I Our hh Elf` Qinnrnnnu navy: kn`- .-. ., V V 1, All through the night Journey Clem-I ;- ent was sleepless. He was thinking of .!I-lelolse and the danger she was in.` His own adventures with Mr. Neuburz` `:and his gang had taught him that. ' there was very little these scoundrelsl ' would stop at. and the thought of that I slim. beautiful and fine-tempered girl! at the mercy of creatures so base and i so cruel was thing of L \VOIl]d hnnnon in I...-...l) 1In-_L I .u may uito I118 pocket." ` {J no t Yes, and they got her to go` by that n train `because she'd be able to catch a ` I-connection out of Montreal, capped ~- The Chief. "She'll go out by No. 17. 1 wt "It's one of the few direct trains. She'll t nf get a through sleeper on that. Cobalt i r. . it is. Mr. Seadon. I `Ii But Cobalt` is an unhandyinlace to t _ I 81'. ' I 1 _ - . l I -3 It's just as unhandy a place to get 1: it out of. too. But it's Cobalt -she's gone c` ;to. take that as fixed. Mr. Seadon. 3 Before they boarded theenight train` t 9 fol Montreal they `learned over the '7 ` long distance. phone that`.the girl and .1` her companion had taken reservations a or Cobalt on the night train. ;\-`N to They also lenrnml nun a nu... ---- ` A UIB uuy. . He. too. | halt. ;wr uonau the night ,- 3 They also learned that a large man.` -answering unmistakably to the de- scription of Mr. Neuburg, with a com- panion. had left Montreal earlier in the day. - - I had booked through to Co- . - - The smile of The Chief became broader. Is your friend quite as hon-: vest as you think, Heavy?" he asked genlaliy. ' uapuuulg Lne nunucurrs on ma ankles. Ab-solutely. said Heavy in a new L giexed tone. "Though he doeswseem to zwe been trying to do Houdini stunts..| `and failing." ' T ' "Not altogether failing." smiled Clement. as The Chief's key "got to work. I managed to get out of this trap. just as I manaxred to get out" of the one on the Empress---the diamondi tiara trap."- "Ah_" smi 'I`hn (Wain? Inn1.:...... ..... .' they persuaded He-' - . They made her feel `that if she d_1d not start for Cobalt at ou u; to} ah-In . .1-uuu tersely: "Henry Gunning is "present ` at Cobalt." u(v,,3`,,n. n ....:.a nv-.~ _They went-down the. hill. to-the post .offi`ce--where,most of the notices were in French. The Chief's authority took them at once to a, iuperintendent who -had no difficulty i finding the dup- licate of a. wire which -Heloise Rays must have received late the night be- fore. The wire had come, from Sica- mous. It was signed by Wandersun 5 --that meant Joe'.s wife had sent it. It read tersely: t "Henrv flnnnlnm 8.-. '--------A V Gudning !;1an. Yopdsald she had -let- ters addressed to her at the Dost of- tlce. Come along. we'll look at that .message_." ~ ~ I Thnv urn-so an... 41.- Lnu - ` _1'Ha BARRIE EXAMINER _ . . . . u vvuIIu&G|t3' uuuwu Uul. ID) 801118 One not `C00 311,38 hought of his Job, and the rogues would take -tempered girllfrlght and all their work would be: as undone.- ` zerror. And after all, as The Chief flolntedi to VVhat,lout. Heloise could not be in danger` ng ox-`for a. day or two. and moreover. it [e tortur- I - was extremekv unlikely that she `could: get away from Cobalt before they 8.!`-' ring rived. ` (To be continued) te ` ., ---------4-- T workirig " mm L;u.tsp1n,I." ms Iert wnst. That redoubtuble man looked at it nnfmly, fingered it. sat upright slowly, .'m'd` turned on Captain Heavy a dry. menial smile. His eyes scrutinized the `pm-zzied face of the. captain. for but 3. moment,..then he turned back to Clem- ,q'nt. With the same movement his hand came out of his Docket. and in the hand-was 9. handcuftkey. In In -Aw-...4 ......: --.u.|. 1..-- -7, - fi Warns Against Doping Stom- :ach with Articial Digesten-ts.` ! Most people who suffer, either oc- casionally or V chronically from gas, sourness ,.a.nd indigestion, have now discontinued disagreeable diets, patent ~: foods and the use of harmful drugs. stomach tonics. medicines and artifi- g cial digestents, and instead, following "the advice so often given in these columns, take a teaspoonful or two tablets of Bisurated` Magnesiain a little water after meals with the result that their stomach no longer troubles them, -they are able to eat as they please and they enJuy much better health. Those who use Bisurated Mag-. _nesla, never dread` the approach or mealtime because they; know this wonderful` anti-acid and food correc- tive, wh_ich can be obtainedgfromvany good drug store, will instantly neut- ralize the stomach acidity, sweeten ;the stomach, prevent food fermenta- -tion, and without the slightest pain or discomfort. Try this plan yourself, but be certain to get pure Bisurated Mag-' 1 . I use. 9- nesifa especially prepared for stomach i . Gas pressure in the abdomen causes! 24. restless. nervous feeling and pre-` ; vents sleep. Adlerika removes gas in; _ TEN minutes and brings out surpris- mg amounts` of old waste matter you 1 never thought was in your system. Phis excellent intestinal evacuant is LI wonderful for constipation or stomach _ trouble. Don't wa.ste time with pills or __ tablets but get real Aderlka action!` _' Wm. Crossland, drugglst. i J-2 ; MAGNESIA BEST mi? : YOUR INDIGESTIDN! {Rstless Sleep Due ~ ' IEO Stomach Gas vvlun, UIUUUIHBI ulaluIIa, other forms of ` tory dlseases, and is ` excellent for buil up the after colds or flu. Money ref ' ed if any couch or `mlcl {n nnl-. ....l:.......u ..u-.. J--`--'--- uxwuenu tor ouualng u the after * flu, Momy?mf spy ` cough pr `ooldja not neheved after takgng } acconimgto d1rectiops._ Ask `izour dru ; Creomulaion Co., Limited, ononto, nt. I In 321.13%-t;1n?o?` colds, bronchial eat i 93f.`i.f3f'`_L`I?_.? .`?P? 9i.di8a88 IIn.IIJUU\lDG Cxe<;mu!sion Id the treatmgnt o Eeraistgnt oo_ugl_:s and satisfactory 4 UIVUUIUDQ \JxUUu.I|.l1BlUll 001168-IDS, In 80015100 1 to creosote, other elements which I soothe and heal the `membranes A and stop the lrntatmon and mammation, while the creosote goes "on to the stomach, is absorbed Into the blood, attacks the seat of the trouble and checks the growth of the I corms. . . u Iumolu was no uuIuuuLL.l\v,Y. In a moment. and with free hands. `Clement was rolling: down his socks. exposing the handcuffs on his ankles. The mnlln nf The (`hunt 1m......... ........~ uuu. uuu-nu: scan: 5LUW bu. . i Of _all knowp drugs creosote is recognized [ by hlgh medlpal authoqties as one of the greatest healing ncles for persistent couggas and colds an other forms of throat u tro les. Cmeomulsioncontains, in addition ...-4I.- _._.I 1...] 41 , 0 _ _ele_ments_which I ! uuvvuvwlv A cert.'x.!n small boy has already learned the saving: of time. that may be achieved by dealing with things In the mass instead of in detail. ~\Well." he said to his mother. short- Lv. before Christmas. I've written 11' letter to Santa Claus. and I think it!` covers everything I want." i 'I`haf's: zrnnd " no!/I |.:.. ..-..-L -- Persistent 00 he and cold lead to .-serious trouble._ on can sto them now` with Creomulslon, an emu 'ied creosote that is p[easax_1t to take._ Creomulsion is a new medical dlscovery With two-fold action, it soothes and_ heals the inflamed mem- I branes and inhibits germ growth. 1 mn lriuaiiv-I J-.---- ------`~ -' !uuvcl'H eveI`yt.nln{ 1 want." ; That's good," said his `What did you ask for?" `.T7h fnu Qhrxnn nail on ----3 1. wu [Dy mid W'!lly. ``A case of money and murder . . . ) that fits Neuburg, said Clement. Yes. ` 1he s a murderer: and a. thief..and-a.nd t that poor girl's at his mercy. We must: 3 do something." 1 I We can't do anything until you get ,. to Cobalt.` Mr. Seadon. Come now. you , mustn't lose your nerve." I DI!` `Lad. ---A-- - 4' u. u. uueun c 111'. mm." U pzuuu. : - - I He suggested getting through to Co-` balt by phone or wire and doing some- ' thing. It was only the soothing calm`: of The Chief. who. rightly or wrongly,;' trusted only his own system thatqulet-` `ed him in the end. He felt that there `was no good doing anything until he` `and Xavier Gatineau got to Cobalt. A . false step, a clumsy movement, a hint 3 thrown out .by some not too job; vrogues_ `take! I 9..x..-1.4. _n A-- ATHHEE ms cnusulsvnun ANl3EH%S|GNAl --...--.. \. nuav Juul HCl.'\'C. I [But that was a thing easier -to talk about than to do. Clement's nerves. ; very decidedly, had beco e jumpy. The thought that he had sit passive. while that murderer had his way wlthi Heloise filled him for a moment with` panic. l T-In uuuc-.vcu-nnbnn .-....L4..l.._. LI . V V - H 0 - -` I _ . . . . . . . . u nuung, nut. A.cl.U|Jo5. Are there many men answering to_ thexdescription of Mr. Neuburg?" | "No." said The Chief slowly; But then I don't know. An when we get the Oregon description we may_ find It doesn't fit him. I .A 1-nan nf` w-.n....-...'.\...1 ..--_,.:I, I wmcn n; uau reposect smce he escaped Yrpm house in the Sault Algonquin. pull up his sleeve. shake his arm. and so expose to The Chief the hundcuft still claspim,-' his left wrist. "`hRf FAl1nII`\f1)h`a n-can Innhn n! It