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[J IIUIICGL IIIJUII. '- 4Tligt-, gI s'uppose, obse1-yed the ,,s_a1'cas'tic. spi;'1`t,`is/why"you; carry 3 Lsixshoot ; . `and wea;-V fggt sales on- Tyoui'l L*7j7;ttii1_:p.s;; . .3 \.a`|`1a LU ulc IIUUSFIIUIU. Yo`t`1 v.the grip of a patent man- gIe, ?_f_?.dm1tted. W11}l`ia.mV; bI1,1t `letkme ;go. A we me a. c ance. ve -ta en nothging: Upon` my.Sam; I haven t.- I m a. but of ayconnoxszseur ik_e your- .sclf-_-and wanted to have a quiet [look the; Bodmin Collection. I'm no `,f_oI1-7's_I'1"ax1j .t r,eg_re't.\ it." I ve go} the ` ijghgsv Ac i:e.d:_1tio'als,' and I am a strict- lyi honest =In,),un. ' T Qnansnuann /AL:.-_.-.k.` `.A\.A n LeakL-'tliie.'f,V guv-nor. 3-Lemme go `and? LCIDIUII D. Thieves! Fire! Murder! _hov1ed. tlic _'grisly capton; *`~`Y-y-your not a ghost! groaned the man bencath, . ~ . I-I_'av,e VI the, g'rip:of-'a,ghost? in- quire "the tdp `dog, renewing his `calls /tor t'he-"housgzhold. . . .I4v....v_-- .1..- _._._ -r ayuxuuu nuuu l.llll!l.UCI"Clap. _ The ghost from the gallery, follow- ing, threw himself on the prostrate *bod.Vj of the burglar, pinning. him to the ground and shouting the while the crief demanded on such oc- lcasims. A V (sI`I_! - , , - I T10 i \ 1-. n In - As he turned to go he heard the ghost follow him He` was afraid to look back. H.is cautious exit became a`panic ight. And behind him sped tie ghost. Frenzied beyond the scope of mere word description, Wil-L liam swerved in his course, caught his foot in the corner of a skinprtig, and f,ell,sprawling', face downward-, on the oor. As he `fell his/gun dropped from his hand, struck the edge of a chair and exploded with a noise that in the oppressive silence. of_the night seemed `loud as_.a thunder.-clap. 'Php 0'I"It'If ;It'n11 GHQ lf9IAII\r 3.-`II-A... \.\'uI\;ulCllL D}JCCll'C- `Stork was a man of high courage- and of innite resource. His sinister avocatknn indeed, presupposes those qualities. But.--as is commonly the case with gentlemen adopting the career adventurous--he was as super- stitious as a peasant from the Bog of Allen. He would not have refused the challenge of a. couple of armed men; but the `hair of his head rose at the sight of at single uncorporeal presence. It should be bornein mind that this was .Wi1liam s rst ghost. His courage, " his presence of mind, his great powers of initiative 'failed him. I-lestood silently gazing at the ghost, and the ghost stood silently gazing at him. He drew his revolver from his hip pocket. The act was instinctive, automatic, unconscious on his \part. Fdr the next moment he turned quickly and tip-toed out of the gallery, reecting sadly that the- Less- more IH'oppner was not for `him, and that he -must console` himself" as best he might with the jewels which Miss Derry was even now conveying to the Panhard that awaited him in the lane. - . x. VA_ `__ `M ` _ u q H5-u. uu wuu uuw ctcrnal eyes." I 'William Storkhad run up against the celebrated Bodmin Ghost. For a fortnight ~VVilliam had been pottering about the neighbourhood in the inno- cent disguie o'f a- gray-bearded arch- aeologist. =It had been his business to pick up all sorts of information concerning the people. at the` Towers. And you may be sure that more than one old gossip had given him full particulars of the spirit that haunted the mansion and interfered now and then twith the comfort of its guests. But he had not for a moment calcul- ated on being confronted by the in- convenient spectre. I 'Qfr\I-I) `Iran A ..~n.... at L3--L V A muua cuuccuun. ' I With characteristic skill and cau- tion he opened the heavy oaken doors without causing a sound. He crossed into the gallery and-stopped dead. `For -here he was brought up "all standing, as they say at sea, by a sight which froze the marrow in his `bones and set him stony as a statute on the spot on which the iight of the grim vision had arrested rm. = ' An electric point shone above the portrait of,some dead Bodmin who had_ followed the profession of. the Law. He was depicted there by that pleasing and plausible painter, Sir Thomas Lawrence, in his judicial scarlet. And beneath the judge's portrait stood, the original, shave'n- faced and` crimson-clad, staring right on with calms eternal eyes. I 0-cup` can ---:----:----4-` .u.;uau\.\. Lu LIIC uuuuuu uauery. He was about to discover that his miscalculatioxi extended to the inter- iror -of the saloon containing the fa- mous collection. \ ur_-4.1. _u.-,- ,. A -In -in - VII?`-o Stork softly commenced to open the large double doors; that gave ad- mittance to the Bodrmn Gallery. HP Vif nhnuf fn. l`!.Et\l\1vAo- 61...; L2. um-uyyLLL|Lu. ' "J thought so, said Granger, with .1 hyenuic grin. Well, yer story a.in t strong enough, an yer only witness has,`dis.appeared . He took "out his _watch. Boys,`it s time to be mov- m`," he said, rising. ` One more word," said Wineld,` l have already demanded that I-be taken before the proper authorities, there to defend myself in a` fair trial. This youhave refused, and now.I tell you, that the action you have deter- minult upon is--murder! . r . |Iu\`|.\ 4.` kn uv|t\cv:r\ I on`! knIIr`n 1' ' '"`1`1', I~.c}l| _u_u;|uuuy. -Xena; .so`onhei marrow, that's;1.;p 1 (735.8. f C. cu quuuzu H1135 LJCTTY. 5`T'hat s right, young lady, urged Stork, looking at his watch and feel- ing, anxious about the. ightz of time. L'odlin s the friend, and quick s the words I ve got `to run into the pic- ture gallery for a minute. You slip off and do a. bit of quick change. Be nippy about it. You'll nd me zind the machine inthe lane. So long! l I1IO`P:!\r frnhrn -An 61-A uu. ua.a.\.1uuc' uruu: lallti. DO long!" He crossed hurriedly towards the entrgince to the picture gallery. The elbpmg pair turned to the wide stair- (`QED yuuu A111. :JlUll\ cucuuraglngly. "Tr-u_st hpm {pr all in all or not at all, quoted 'M1ss Derry. f Q t-I.l'II!IQ' 171-uuoqno `lIAQ- 7 --.._._J Jags-gq; _l._lL`l5`lIL>A'lI\a_' bu Jl`.l.lJgCW,-'dy5. ;'= Wlha`t;'wou_ld ,y`ou.Iad\r.ise! asked the; Captain.,- with something less than entI1'usf'j;a_`sm his,t_one. / "You -know=.'tphe,`1ay? of the estate I. suppose? inquired Stork. Perfectly, answered Hector. a You must open one of the win- dows of `the big dining-room. Th'at _,yv'i,ll let youout on the- terrace. Go along the terrace to the south and: downwthe steps. Go on south till you `come to a path that leads under the wall of the gardens. It takes you right to the plantation and there ru 5 through the wood. Keep to the path for half afmile. '1`~here- you ll come to a gate. It s open. The gate leads into a lane. In the lane you will nd me waiting for you in a motor. `Slip off, the pair of you, and get some Wraps and things. And if I were you,` `Missy, I d bring my jewel case along. It mayi come in useful. There s no knowin , as thesayin is. Do. you follow me? What P Duct `gnu- ;\..' ..-._LL _ ,,, uu. _yuu nuuuw '1u.c:.' vwnat 1" But how on` earth are you going to get a motor _at this uncanny hour? inquirefl the matter-of-fa\ct Strangeways. .`Vf\II In-uuun :5 L- ...- f`__A-' 99 ;-.auau5cw_1ys. 1 You leave it tc} me, -Captain..re-,` plied M1`. Stork encouragingly. "Trust him wfnr an 3.. all A- ...... ... ._eu M5: yuwcn L ._ .`-V9 . * V ""'.I knew` ' A,_ 1-1;e<;tor!- I felt. corn- dent that M`r; Sutt1a r.wa s sent here. to `he1p*us,. whispered the girl, turn - ing a, bright facej to Strangeways. .. m19f urntt` unn .n(I1v~;cAi, ..-`|...A ---u Sent. I'1`\I niwgata - v` a 1`f=en% "I' Tm _$'ourJ Tman'! said the stranger che;r 1ly.f V ` ' L ' '..I Danny" :67. 'Ll_s.\LA_| T (-1; --... Tin `emphatic s- nn? - " ___ ..---- ---u any-\v-I I.||- l$I\ylll5 \Jkl\/\r\ll Their immediate objective was Dover. They stopped once on the journey for breakfast and reached the segport h_t mid-day. ' ' `Q n-Anya Gkarn I-:9-van `f\ .\.._-L..-- I U99`: And it afforded "them the oppor- tunity of forwa.rdin"g to M-r."`Sutt1ar anteffusive. telegram of thanks in which they gave him the address of ethe'ga.ra_ge at, which they had left-the Pager!-t T J._ I {Q ZIQIILLICLDDJ `The telegrax `addressed Sutt1ar was never delivered. ` uvuv \JI|v a-_\. AlLl\l-\lG`Jo his gave them time to purchas a portmanteawand a`.Saratoga, as well as a few articles of wearing apparel; befofe boarding the Calais ["?*-. A A` I I -.1 .1 `I. GIIIIGI \In The'mzm-iage took place at the Paris` Embassy. ` } `rm... ...1........... "...a.:.. ..--..,: c.-;..1.._v- ...a-... `r `nine nnnn Ila: He unmasked the big acetylene lamps. He grasped the starting han- dle and listened for the utter that announced ignition. Then seeing that the ladv was comfortably covered in the wraps they had commandeered, he mounted the driving seat, took out the clutch,`put the speed lever into the.rst speed slot, and let the great car move easily along the lane. Soon she swung into the open road. The highway was broad and even. The lamps showed the course as with the\ light` of day. And after a mile had been passedthe fond driver had put her into her highest gear and was y- ing along the track at racing speed. 'I"`I.-:.. :..._..-.a:,._ _I_:, "In the ensuing struggle we.,a,p- proachcd the brow of the hill. With an oath, Joyce tore himself free, drew 21 pistol and, taking one step backward, toppled over. 1 ran. to the edge and saw him. lying below. "What became of the girl? When I looked around. she -had disappeared. "l L , . . . ...LA.. 5. '7 ....IJ (`_.....-....-`. ...-:6L uunnuvv ..Juu.Ia1 a cal, 11 1 may. I m sure the dear fellow would be- delighted, she answered eagerly- Mr. Suttlar is a. really kind, good. man, and I m sure he would do any- thing to help us. .`R43nu-van Ln clump. 4.. If .__- __---- -` - I cunus LU ucly U3. Seems to me as if we were about to `help .o1u-selves, said the male fugitive, alighting. U`! ,,,_.A_ I \ .- uuuul. Luc Jua.lIDIUll. l Presently Strangeways stood up in the car. He had heard, he thought, sounds in the direction of the house; land now be imagined that he saw lights ashing in the grounds around the Towers. He struck a match and looked at his watch. An hour ha gone by. V A `.-e..........1.:.....s.. a...-__..-J -g - SUIIC I) . "y `~'Somethin_g s happened, my `dear, he said surnedly, and I m gomg t0~ borrow Sutt1ar s car, if I may. l.l.\y(IaIuIo They waited long -, hours as it `seemed. Suttlar had failed them. He had fallen asleep, perhaps, or had en- countered some other member of the house party who had been unable"to sleep and ha.d taken to prowling about the mansion. D_._- ....'4I_, :04 , annual LIICILU, LVLII. Dulllar. . And when they arrived at the door in the wall, it was, as that `kind gen- tleman had indicated, unlocked. They opened it and passed through. There stood the Panhard even as he had promised. But the gallant owner had not put in an appearance. Strange- ways helped his excited charge into .the tonneau. Then he examined the machine. Her lights were all mask- ed; but he could see from the cap- acity of the bonnet that the engine was one of considerable horse-power. He rejoined Miss Derry in the tOI'l7 neau. I"I, uvc nau come In that Way.- That was the way by which 'Stt%mgeways and his charge had de- parted. They had picked up some wraps in the outer hall and sped off on the path indicated to them by their friend, Mir. Suttlar. AC1!` uvl-nan LL--- ..._..:____J _. .1 I uuu any a watcu UVCI` ms place 01 detention. Having said which, Ton; and his lordship retired. ` The servants, having disposed of their prey, proceeded to examine the premises by. way, of ascertaining the method of his entrance. In this quest they failed. For nding that the door of the outer hall had been. unbarred and was open, they incontinently and. illogically determined that their cap- tive had come in that Thaf HIDE fhn 111019 `--~- ---`-:A`` avbnlo Tom drew his red dressing gown. about his thin, old ngure. . "Xes, he admitted, "although I was after other game. I aimed at. a. pheasant and 1 brought down a crow, it seems. ` `offs A _ I . I - ` ` ` / I DI-\rllJo "Too late and too cold for/ your cryptic saymgs, '1` om, said his lord- ship; then, addressing the servants, he said, Lock the fellow up securely 3 IXIYQI` l'\:c f\|I\1\| rub. I II. N ' The young man looked into the` stern, bronzed faces of the miners.. Men, 1 am innocent of the crime with which you have charged me,' he began, in a low. but firm: voice. While crossing the -hill the day qf` the accident 1 chanced to encounter the unfortunate man, Pete Joyce. He and a young woman were seated on a rock. She was speaking as I came up, but I didn't catch what she: said. Suddenly Joyce jumped to his feet and struck his companion in the face. She fell and I, springing, forward, knocked him doWn---- , "That was only right an proper, ilgtefltlpted Granger; "but what came uter. ' r HI .1 I, nngggast; soon-vAI:u. -locked up; Seej captQr_ cheerily. ' Hf hrrnv-no no-v--~ Ia`! vnav Lullbll. VVCG-`Julia > Lord Hodqun, m pyjamas and a fur coat, came torwara to mterrogate hxs younger brother, who was the gnost 01 this partxcular narrative.-. "`-I`I(`|(\f fhlntr 1|f\II I-unc\.\.._._A AA `-- 5--um UL Lula` parucuxar narrauve.-. "Lucky thmg you happened to be about, 1`om, ? sad the owner of the Tower r|\A_A _` o - - uayuu . uxccruy. xjor gures w e now _See-1 ap- proachmg zrom, I pomts. Mr. btorx, cresttallen `bu? complaxsant, was an- iowed to use. A couple or footmen took hold OI him gmgerly, one on earner side. And hxs Kcaptor picked up the tallen weapon. In:-A :+m+.-.-.... .. .---=----- - ' Brevired Enilrelu from the Finest Malt and ops. /- `DuNi.oP s'rni.=::1' EAST ` B A R RM|;E ` BREW! N6 CHM PANY splendid Au; `and roirren. The Best and Brmlnest ` In cask and Bottle _.__. __'...- oalv svnnvvv Hy QCLLIICIJ set a watch over his place of nfinn brown. - _ . "`W e can get along wtthout him. muttered Granger, gnce more t_he un- disputed leader. lhen, to Wineld: Well, if ye`ve anything` to` say, out, with it. I"L,. uvr\1ui\1V 1111391 :lQ`l'\ GLA `P'H'o'nI" 1` 3'3- ` obsexvcd the. II\}- \llI\r III ,yI UIEHIGID V Saddlm hlS horse, volunteered Brown. ,MlII.. nnn n-pf nlnna nrlfhnluf 111151." his slx Ju}IIsW- ?,, . _ Wheres Wester: 7sa1d__ Granger, addressing no one :11 partncular. ucmldln he hnrce vnhn1t4-'-an-nvrl vv" (C`o;1tinucd from last 4week'_.5) ' A Boys, it's all over. Di mond Pefe s gone to Kingdom xCome. ' , IN. A -' The gray dawn was just breaking, d an on-lamp was doing its best to light the glooxr_1y,_ vault-like 1'-o_om in which Rollo -Wmneld stoqd facing` his six judges. Nllllqnu-p"c \/\/waster? sand Gt-nnam-' 1 (James Maninxn the Canadiaii Magazin,)` 4 .ooooN4>ooov'oo-oo99oo$90'9.'9 3 1 I.-rxvrv `A56 uurAA`r\ \--_.._ 3 O O O Barrie Branch. FiV'ev`i56riiii-i' % Act-MW} MAN;A!==' ! 6 Books and Statements of this Ban1;agg.ag;nua11ynsub;:i:a ta `Th a strictly independent atiiii-#1:. - ` . T L BETTER TO-DAY THAN :'EVER- ' v % M j Head Office. ` 3+ . x ` ` . in 7" _',;?;!y. . " V55`-L V;-ii * , v. \ ,, 3. _1,.j * -_---y-._-` one dollar opens an accoufiwihteiet Ais%added`5~ha1r`;;eaay` . I. A W1 His L%ast%Cl1ane I NCOPo|:{ir;.:.*','_1:,; 352}; `A4 gfdbp db uxc uullcln tuauvu uvvu_y. 4 . 0 ' .`Weowe you a ]1fe`g-.began-M.ar- low; but Wester silenced hxm. | (LL|lI\:LI` JK V\u LIVIIIV` l.Il\o ll ll|r I-wllao .,I-AI-1s hand" wa_s~caugh-t_m .a_warm I grasp as the mmers turned away. \X-AnmA uvnn n I3m__ knnrnn.T\/Tar- \JI1lIsCI UuC_yCu.\ I i . W'1l, boys, continued Wester, let s take _a. new vo-te. W{hoever s for Grangei-'5 plane hold up their hands. There was no movemen_t.f Very good. Now. who's for the lit- tle o-Id lady there? . . Fcive handse went up. u - Carried unanim.ous! he cried, ex- ultingly. "`Tha nk: yejh,~ . boys_ he added; -`.`ye ve done the: right t1;1n.g.? l U}. `Ln'\nQ:`- vuvnns .nnuunr'-|`l- :11` vi (I101-fl`! VVL:lI|v \v\IVVCll.L3.`,III IlIlJ'lJ\JLl\cI.. , Gr.'u1ger, throw up yet hands! l Wester s pistol` was levelled at Granger s `heart. Now--march!, 4 [Granger obeyed.-9 \ .`,VA" V '\l'\ul I, n1\u4d-:a-Anny` \X7..'..4..... l?.llBlgysl-, l l,C h\.lel!l:;.ieldlIllI.C`iIt?.s thxs: Yeh. can nish; this business gfs yell: r(1l)e?,x,1.t to, but W111 it help Pen 1 ye o , L Nn! wins Vthp' r9_enn1-mp ,,---vvvv;vvvVYT ` 14- urged yeh on, an even asked . for his death on the spot; I m; sorry.-foi'. that now, but the whole thing was fresh on me an my blood`was hot. V He ung a. lightning glance/down the road. Boys, he continued,` Di xn.ond Pete only said that the stranger knocked him. down. _Now,- /an here, with our blood 'coolei'; an lookin at` th_e`gra.v.e, Iaskv yeh: Can we sav that than`-. ..m...-I._. :. ..4--.... V! C! \v\ '99 GIVI` "`That s go: no-thing to do with us, was roared back, Wester wheeled, facing the other miners. ' I2.-ya , kn A-n:1;r` `:"n A-A--A `-4 uvL-`Lu\;_y ucuc f I-Ier voice died'aw'ay_in a deep sigh and she _lay inert m. Wsir_1eld s arm.s., ' V \ 9.71` I - ;I . _ n.. . - - us ulna. , '\ , ."Take that won1an.away! bawledl Granger, striding forward, his eyes on Marlow. But Wester was before him, K` I t`.D--I- f*--,_ _,_, `L _ Luv -c .c "`."ll:: ack, Granger. `back! -'he` thun- dered. Dor; t yeh see it s his moth- vvaa .uca.Iu agcuu . . Oh, Rollo, you are not guilty. They `say that you killed a man, but you did_n t--_I know `you `didn.Tt! Raising her,J1ead from.` 'Wineld s breast s1_1_e turnedher face to the sky. Oh, ,God,_ she pra.yed,- "show that he is innocent! Then con- vulsively she. strained him, to her bosom and'cried: - A ` 6013.11. 15.11. `L, uunvvul. auu Lucu. ` Rollo, R01 0, they -won t take you from mc---the "must not-they can- not-1ey dare ' '- ` `L143- iVI\:o\\ 1-`:no` . 3--. --- 1.. _ J V 7 W 1i<')ii<-;;"i{<.>lil7c)!. she,c\ried, Oh, God, what does this mean .3 IW`in-eld stared at "her for .several seconds, then. his arms encirclediher slight forms, and she was pressed to his heart.. The wicked light which had been blazing-in Gr'anger s. eyes "Became less erce as he gazed at the tableau thus presented to his view. Wester turned to his companions and said in a husky whisper: "Boys, it s her!_- _ Then that weak, quivering voice was heard again : `f\l. D.-.ll.. --_-- -_.x. -- -v n.IO He was interrupted by the clatter ofhoofs and the rumble of~wheel_s on the, hard road. A vehicle came up a.t a mad gallop and halted `near the group. Marlow sprang from. the seat and took in his arms a veiled lady whom he placed on the ground close to Winneld. She was `dre'se`d :13 nay` -wt--A - -A---':* vxuilu Lu vvruuuclu. emu W315 uressea in black and wore a peculiar little- bonnet with a` light border around its edge Where the white hair could be seen through her veil. With a piercing cry `she threw her . arms around Wime-ld.\ _ nuulcm at` me grave, 1 ask` xeh: Can we say that them words .1s strong enough to condemn this man? Would it be right-- T T ` 1 TI . ` - Cl` IIUI "No!" was 5` A __Q _;..!II 5; IJLIL We 'the' response. heln this little The nocturnal visitor was relieved to note that, w`l1ei'eas he. was able to show a confident and assured front, theyoixng things by thehearth were manifestly distressed, confused,- ap- prehensive. Hie object , therefore. should `be to conciliatei.-them and gel, a|.v\.l\ us Lucnu. nu ,una.L [It uugntu [III on the style of address and line of conversation best calculated to dis- arm suspicion- And he felt impres- .5_ed with the necessity of speaking in a tone inaudible bevond he four- square in which he stood,-Onee.ofi the two in'convenient".witnesses of \W'illiam's intrusion was a voung man` of about. twenty-ve. Him he at once. set down as an oicer in the , Mr. Stork had ascertained, no on. Therefore the young man was .3 visitor. The young girl who stood beside -him waseighteen years of age. She. also, he a.rgued,gmust be a vis- itor,-for the daughters of - Bodmint `were married women with children -of their,_,own-. This young'.,gir1 was sweetly virginal. ` V ` PIVI army. The noble owner of the house a For a_ few seconds, whi Adnder the condmons stretched out Into mm- utes," the three people stood rega,rd- iug each other. Then William `Stork instinctively settled on `his plan of Fampaign. `He walked slowly_ to- wards the watchers; smiled ingratiat- ingly,.and quietly and quickly took lstock of them so Ihat he might hit [111 af\rln A` QAACQBB sugar` `:..4. A` Ilk- waa uuw auuut Lu-cuter. e`He crossed the threshold,` and be- came aware in a moment of the, fact that he had made `a miscalculation. A. single electric burner` shone cold and steadily just above the.big open replace, and. under the li ht two people stood facing him. '%heyv had turned suddenly from the `white, but still smouldering logs. Although William Stork s entry ha3`been noise-i less, some instinct informed the pair of watchers of a third presence. The situation was not without itsVpiqu- ancy. ' ` 17-- _ P x vvuulu uavc LCIIIICU `cl. auu. JUU. His approachwas absolutely silent, for his patent leather pumps were provided with felt under-soles. With. a deftnessonly acquired after long and patient practice he opened" the door leading to the hall without be- traying himselihby a sound. He was now warm on the `scent, for the pic- ture gallery was on` the?" other side` of the ne o-ak-panelled hallwhich he was now about to -enter. I 1.]- ,._.-.......I LL- .I_,,-_1-_uu u u Among other things upon" which the enterprising operator. had calcul- ated was tha.t the inmates of Bodmin Towers would all be a-bed` at three o'clock in the morning, the hour of his visit. There had been ailong and exhausting run with the Cottesmore. The whole house party had been in the field." The after-dinner bridge had been slow and perfunctory. The last straggers in` the billiard-room had retired to rest before one. The house was silent as the grave. W'il- liam was in luck. It was what .he would `have termed a soft job. onnrnnnk virus n'\nr\`uutn`-. ..:`....L va uuu atasct uuauc an Illa lllc. Mr. Storkiyhad displayed a proper __consideration for the quality of the household on whom he was making this informal and nocturnal .call-. He was in evening dress. He invariab- ly dressed `for dinner, as he usually partook of -that meal in West End restaurants. His clothes were admir- ably cut. .He' write his watch in a fob, and from it depended a gold- mounted ribbon of `watered silk from which hung a bunch of seals. For the rest he was a. man of thirty, of military appearance, enhanced bya heavy cavalry moustache of blonde colour. - nvaaubug IUI it principal In NEW XOTK. . Natura-lly he had selected a" night! on which there was no moon. nel had negotiated an entry by means of 5a window in the `servants wing. A! plan of the ground floor of the man- sion made things easy to ~a-'gentle- man of `his professional "eminence. eHe walkedeoneditly through pas- sages which he had never trodden betore. His electric lamp discovered doors that conveyed from narrow in-! to broader, corridors. V .He simply opened them, and` oroceeded cau- tiously and noiselessly on his way, as surefooted as if hehad been free of the stately home all his life. ' lite: cIu\n`)' Ln.` .-I:.\..I..'.-..,I .. __--- - Th{t which William tork left out of his calculation mat cred a great deal, as `he was to discover later on. his pre arati_on_s` for \ the abduction of h.oppner s famous portrait or Lady Lessinore had been, - humanly speaking, quite pertect. Llhis paint- ingihung in the picture gallery at Bodmin Towers. And `Mr. Stork was working for a principal in New York. Nffnnll ha `QQA en`!-4-504' ` :""` F ...,,. ug1a|cu_aQ_1:upI[y, sprang t o_7.v fwi:dsv_hisfhors.e and vaulted into the _.saddle. " x -I v,Gio6d-bye, bo.ys, f `11e'.caIled out to his late `companions. Ye ll hear` . /from` -me again. Good-bye.T fa . - . V a 2 . ~ 1 ' - /W"-|_.|ll|l IIAOKAY. In Canadian Matazlne ' i 1 . ', I . -4' ` us: Z .. - - \ he 4 . i-8 iilil `$0; i j `i?1`.gI`c'`i,: jt Bessie? `Mr`1oiisr s I -mus1.:.\, 320. ? he...added , Quick- want to tell y'.h--- I m` idiferent from.wh.e`n I seen her first` .---I m-al_l right--now,! I ll never see ,ag1,1I1`1,` but she has canged_m_e her -.-2l'I . .~..-- ~... .9. - > 1se.%s.:;sa;: _.-- --u.. uvvvya LII. "CV31" See her again; but she changed me -.-an .I ll st_ay-right. See !-sh s .com_in to-.-g'oo d-bye.% _ ` H3e* turned _abj1'upt1Y} sprang t`o, `fWai'ds_his_ h ors.e the rsaddle. L - Mr. Sto1`k3s~>Miscalculation . - . . - IILILJJ. ' "Oh, God---Bessie-mothe-r! came from him. in low, broken accents. Had the morning light" been stronger the miners might have noticed.a.ve- hicle, attached to a powerful horse,` standing scarcely a quarter of a mile down the road in the sombre shadow of a tree. Suddenly the stillness was broken by a clear whistle. `Granger started. ' "'What's that? he cried, in a voicel less rm -than steady nerves would` indicate. The sound ' which had .~,:n-tled him resembled the rst`note or two of a bird beginning its mo-rn- in;,-; song to its Maker. , Granger pullcd himself together. _' ` "lf ye've any prayers to say; yeh ni.-l_v`s well say them, he growled. lint there came another il1t\!fl'l1p._'\ lion. Chaplin had come thus far, but \\'nul(l proceed no further. , _ . lirangerf I take back my vote, he Slllti. I `wonlt have this man's bimltl on my head. Before: 'Gra.nger_ could form a reply Bill ,W.es-tar. on horseback, shot out from the, yard of the shack and ga.llo`ped across` the |l1l(_*r\'m1ing space. `!'6aich~in8 the group he thre._w .hin1se`l_f;f\'rot'ti_~;.l_1is . Ore? . - . . '- .1 ' ,, Hr. .. - . - :10: I O i U1 ult: tau 5 HIIEHCIHI PQSIEIUII. ' C. . > 3 a . l\/(llloney, he sa1d_ sententnously, s 1'OSS. I ve handled hea s of it 313 myVtime. V A barrier of lt y lucre no end of a musance m cases of t is sort. ' ` ' 61111.- .1 - 1 . ' p ' o i KIIIU DUI `us W'e were thinking of running away, she added as a sequel to her first disclosure.` " ` " Ow\Y___3)9 !_'_ 1 \t i'l'Q. I IUVVGIILC auu Illa pay. _ I `Mr. Stork s interest in the happy pairbbecame redoubled when he` heard of the lad s nancial position. . Mlonev. he said sententiouslv. IIJVLI, 1 audit LCII '1V.l'l . -Dllllliir an. "Ih the matter of condences I m `a perfect Chance.r_\_r Lane `Safe De- nosit, replied Stork airily. Try me! I A . r`_ . - -. - nu. 5 ` Captain. Strangeways shrugged `his shoulders and ,said nothing. `MJGG T3au-1-uwrnnunA nun`!-.n 'n`t\an I-n a|`1`uuIucr5 anu ,sa.1u notnmg. Mass D_erry vmoved qmte `close to the stranger. A $.`J-I`-.u-r... .....A 1' ...... ..'..........-.uu -1... Lllb allallsclo , I b`H`ect'or and I are engaged, she exolained with downcast eyes and quivering lips; .but my people won't hear of it. I have the great misfor- tune to be 3;. wealthy `heiress, and Hector is'a younger son with his al- lowance and his pay. ' 'M-F Q6no`) a :I1`onIAn` :3 CL` Luann- My frienndsl are indulget enough to`tel1 me so, admitted the unabash- ed. marauder, as he bowed deferent- ially. `-I" k..1:......A!! ---L:..--;-.I .I_, _,- n 1, Bciys, `he.cried, "`I m. -gain". vita; make me more am)eal~t'o- yeh. ulf it, ':1.~:n't for me. p r ap'S"`Vyejl1 ,yvould1i t. 9 Sn set on takin* this max_1. s`f,V1if_e.L ldall G. .v- . T I believe,f whispered the girl shy- ly, "that Providence has sent you to our aid. ' V . . Sure thing; dear young lady, ob- served William conxdenly. Hector! she said, turning to her lover, I shall tell -M'r. Suttlar all. To. A-I... ......4.a..... -1 .'__-.I-.---- `ILA- utun I\--Lu ululacll. he lovers--for such they evident- ly were--did not accept the assurance as a hint that they n'1ight,iif_ so dis- -posed, retire to their respective rooms. The girl seemed eager to intervene in the conversation; and eventually she did, pale-faced and trembling. tothis effect :' V nut 15.. c.-..:-._ _-_.- 1;- -- - lucumuuug. LU HHS CTICCCI "Oh! Mr. Suttlar, you have a kind `face. I'm sure you are a good, good man! A (53, p 0 g - o c a . - I._lII3 llxqctllls. ' ' , V Just as if I should d o such a thing! said William, in a tone oi. hurt reproach. .Thanks for the assurance, said I the other. Assurance is the word! said Mr. Stork-to himself. TL- I--__-._ ass. ``I have merely .to 1 -equgst that- when you see our host and his guests to-morrow you will say nothing of this m'e_eting. ., . -Tuccl .-.. :1.` `I ..I.....|,1 -12- ;---L - ll. \lUU\J Ull IIIIII. VV`"a`.{ The young soldier by the hearth was not to be outdone in politeness, and proceeded to introduce himself and the lady with whom he had been discovered in what even a man in Stork s stratum of society` felt to be a comm-om.-ising situation. i lter o-unov-no :5 Q6-n......`--..-.~ ,9 L. --:-l J u \.\Jlll-Il|.\IlIlilDlll6 auuauuu. My name is Strangeways, he said in a hesitating way, and the lady is Miss Derry and although you and I are comparative strangers I am about .to-er--ask you a favour. s4,\,{., ,|_,,,.. ('~............ c........_-._----- `I ,UJ" Cl""'il5K you a ravour." My dear Captain Strangeways, I `am entirel at your service, said Mar. Stork, wit eusion. `?Pray command me. . Clll. lalllll GI ll]. But should introduce T myself, `said the gentleman _in the felt-soled footwear. I'm? Suttlar, Lord Bod- min s broker. I m a. pretty-stra.ight man across country, and, his ;ordship `S cnnd 9110111111 fn rnvrfn nab rlnnyn u-uu awlvaa \..uuuI.L_y, auu, Illa ,u1uaIup is goqd enough to invite me down sometxmes for. a couple of days hunt- lin . Good on him. 'What ? 'l`|_._ ____ -_.__ __I.I:_, L .1, vu.u1},'L|. \IC|. URI. Ill IIUIIM The small but awful procession crossc(l the now gray road -and en- tcrcd an adjacent field; and the dawn was sufciently advanced to reveal an open grave. -When =Wineld per- Cci\'cd the latter, a tremour shook his body. ' T (Ha fin,` Ilaoz-:n_n-uzxl-ham-" nan-In u.I.aIIU'W a..uu;vv1nI,le1(1 snputeax: . `~- .Come ba.ck--come" bak}-! but Wester, tu mug in he Sadd1e,+.w'aved his hat.inaV1`)artin- salute,_.;';51.nd was soon lost to view,-.;.in% the ,lo1id of dust raised by his h6rse s timnderng hoofs. The; 1-cs); ushiin `then east. em sky-herald of ' the -sun---spread to the zenith, giving promise of a bright day. ` - ' A l I`L- _...I-\ cw as-v. ---In It was the turn of thelyoung. man `now to cultivate a. conciliatory` atti- tude. .He accepted the proffered re- freshment 'and struck a light. But beyond acknowledging the newcom- er s _civility with the single word; Thanks, he said nothing. His un- easiness increased as though affected by the growth of "Mr. Stork s conund- ent famifarity. D... cl-.n..l,l :..._-.i...... ...--....un 'The two loiterers looked at each other, interchanging a glance expres- si_,ve_ of the utmosthelplessness and hoplessness; ;, Bill Stork continued: ' Never can manage to sleep the first time in a. strange bed. Got down here by the last train. Leven o clock before I got to the Towers, -so I went straight to my room. Had a heavy day on the Stock Exchange. lnd after I d got into my sables I fell asleep ina much too comfortable arm,~cha.ir. When I woke up just `now I felt I dare not go to bed and 1: uuuuul ,a unuugu LU auuc a_yawII. I lie` tossing awake there all night. And here I am. , See? Have arcig- arette,d_o, he said, passing his case [to the man. 3 -~Bessie`Mariow? s eyes .were.follo.w-, ing the gure on `Lhorsback. `Rising, ,_supported by Wineld; she cried :] " `Oh- call him-_.r-all mm imply! .....a I rid of them. u6{`_,_I _I _v. IIIJ U1 |IlClIIo "Couldn t sleep a wink, he whis-i pered low, putting his` hand before h}sinouth as though to stie a,yawn'. The two loiterers Innlced at each .19 , I- : cu u_y vv4n1u;x_(1,.`SnC CYICG` If ` call him-2.V-call him back~! V _ and Marlow and ,_"WineId' sh19ut`e4:!": _ ~` 5(".~..... L--1- ---- rs: cusclosurc. `iv 7 T f'Now? 1n'quxred_Mr. Stprk eager- J` (The -* eqdi) yu`un yugnapag L ` ' _ `YouA re-uxycommon hard on a fel- %!9 *!?t?$+f$+*``Y;;-T , suggested the IIIIHLKIV LIIJUIL la`:'1ll.l-llklcli "Time to be movin, I say, bawld `Crzulgcr. "Get out in front. 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