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â€"CHAPTER VI Hopton VYanishes "By jove, that‘s interesting!" cried Hopton triumphantly as he knelt down and examined the print. "There‘s no doubt this was made by the same creatâ€" ure as the other, sergeant. But what sort of animal d‘you think would have the intelligence to shove over that copâ€" ing as we passed beneath it? Get to the nearest phone box and ask the station to rush some men round here; whatever it was, can‘t get much of a start. We must have this place proâ€" petly searched as soon as possible." *RUREDAY. JUKE 23@D. 1834 "Roighto, sorr," nodded the officer doubling away and leaving his superior bending over the footmark with a tape measure which he had produced from his waistcoat pocket. The sergeant ran down the steps with surprising agility for so heavy a man, clambrered through the open window and blew his whistle to call up the officers whom he knew to be patrolling the district. MHMe then dashed on to the corner of the street, entered the ‘phone box and put through an emergâ€" ency call to headquarters. By the time he had finished two constables had answered his signal, and telling them To O‘Mara‘s astonishment, however, there was no sign of Hopton. He had comupletely vanished! The three men searched the premises from top to botâ€" tom, together with a stronz reinforceâ€" ment which had been rushed from neadquarters in a police tender, but nothing was to be found of the detecâ€" tive or the creature he was hunting. After half an hour‘s extensive exploraâ€" tion of every nook and cranny, Sergâ€" eant O‘Mara and his companions were forced to admit they were beaten, and, posting four officers in case of any further troubole, left the building to reâ€" port to Lambeth Police Station. in a few words what had occurred he sprinted back with them to the empty house . Hopton heard the sergeant‘s footâ€" steps descending the stairs as he beni cver the footmark, measure in hand, and entered the détails in his book:; It seemed so remarkable that here, again, there was only a single print. Was it possible that it could have been left by a oneâ€"legged creature? Yet, even supâ€" posing this to be the case, why should it only leave the single mark? If it had placed its foot in this puddle of slush, it necessarily followed that its damp, muddy paw could leave other traces the next time it came in conâ€" tact with the groundâ€"and yet there was nothing! He hunted carefully again, flashing the beam from his torch into every conceivable corner, but not a sign of mud or moisture could he see, save the marks left by the soles of O‘Mara‘s boots. Determined not to gsive up the search easily, he crossed to the open skylight and had climbed in again to examine the staircase, when he sudâ€" denly heard a suspicious sound from one of the rooms on his left and, throwing the door open, was just in time to see an indistinct ngure climb through the window and disappear. He leapt to follow it, and caught a glimpse of the dim outline of the thing he was pursuing. it had dropped on to a high wall, whose top was not more than two feet wide, along which it scuttled, without the slightest regrad for the sickening drop on either side. So dark and foggy was it, that Hopton knew if he wasted time in raising the alarm the creature would escape; he therefore made up his mind to give chase at once, in spite of the terrible risk. As he clambered over the sill, he could just see the shadowy form reach the end of the perilous crossing, swinmz itself easily upwards and scramble through the window of a house at the far end. The sight roused him to immediate action! He lowered himself on to the top of the wall and stepped warily forâ€" ward across that nightmare bridge. One false step meant instant death, but he deliberately dismissed that knowâ€" ledge from his mind, kept his eyes steadily fixed on his goal, and walked slowly on. He had almost reached his objective and actually had his hand against the wall of the house when the creature he was pursuing appeared at the window above him. The detective caught one fleeting glimpse of a fierce, hairy face and two flaming eyes as, leaning out with a savage, snarling cry, the thing struck at his upturned face. The attack was so utterly unexpectâ€" ed that, had Hopton not beem able to By John C. 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Straddling the narrow pier of masonry with his legzs, he made an instinctive dive for his hip pocket. | _ His murderous opponent having failâ€" ed in its attack, abruptly disappeared ; but Hopton had no intention of reâ€" ‘ maining in his perilous position an inâ€" | stant longer than was necessary, and .drawing up his legs, got his knees on tto the wallâ€"top, again scrambled to his | feet sprang upwards, clutched the sill ‘and drew himself into the house. He found himself in a deserted building |cvtdently marked for demolition, for the roof was in such a dilapidated state that it had partly fallen in and lay on the floor in a confused pile of debris, He switched on his lamp, picked his way among the wreckage and reached the doorway, from which the door hnad long disappeared, when a violent blow on the head bzhind felled him‘to the ‘groumd. The monster had been waitâ€" | ing for him! ; Dimly he heard a savage, half human ‘cry of triumph and felt his head wrenched back as something seized his throat in an iron grip . . . a strong, hairy paw, armed with talons, tore at l)ls flesh and then utter unconsciousâ€" ness mercifully came to release him ,from the tortures of strangulation. Chase Continued "HMe‘s coming round all right," were the first words the detective heard as he woke, to find several men standing round him, and made a feeble attempt to sit up. "Take it easy now, inspector," went on the voice, as a restraining hand was gentiy placed on his shoulder. ‘"The ambulance will be here in a few minâ€" utes." "Who are you?" inquired the injurâ€" ed man vaguely. as the memory of what he‘d been through flooded in on him with alarming suddenness. "It‘s all right; it‘s answered the person over him. "What the deuce has happene Hopton continued. "I thought I wa gone case as that brute gripped me "So you would have been if orne of the police officers hadn‘t seen you climb along that wall from the street below and given the a‘arm; your men only got here in the nick of time." It was the Rev. Galesbourne‘s voice that so surprisingly broke in on the conversation and which made the deâ€" tective gasp with astonishment. "Yes, it was very fortunate the conâ€" stable saw him" agreed the doctor, "Oor there‘s no doubt the monster would have added another officer to its vicâ€" tims." "It almost seems like an act of Providence that the constable happsttâ€" ed to be there, doctor," remarked the parson. "He tells me he saw Inspector parson. ‘He tells mene saw lNDSQ2CWI Hopton climbing across that wall and realizing something was wrong, the alarm." "Pity we didn‘t get here a few minâ€" utes earlier, sir," another voice joined in.â€" "Whatever this thing was, it eviâ€" dently heard us and made a getâ€"away. It‘s hurt his throat pretty badly." Hopton opened his eyes again and saw a policeman bending over him. "I‘m all right now," he said, realizâ€" ing for the first time that his throat was bandaged. "Still a lot of fight in me vet." "You really mlustn‘t do anything more tonight, Inspector!" cried the doctor firmly.. "You‘ve had a nasty shock, vou know!" "Sorry, sir, I never let little things like that stand in the way of duty," the detective assured him. "I was only temporarily knocked out, but I‘m perâ€" fectly all right azaim now. I‘m very thankful the officer acted so promptâ€" ty; his warning undoubtedly saved my life. Did he see the thing I was chasâ€" ‘"‘There‘s no doubt it was an ape," the detective assured him. "No hluman beâ€" ing could have been so incredibly sureâ€" footed. You say you‘ve searched tliis houwse thoroughly, officer?" "HMe says he just had time to see something scuttle across the wall in front of you, inspector," replied the padre. "But so quickly that it was gone before he had a chance to see it properly." ‘"Yes, sir,‘ replied the man. We heard something moving as we broke in, and a queer snarling cry, but there wasn‘t a thing to be found except you, has happened?" I thought I was a only the doctor," who was bending ‘"‘Then," said Hopton, "it‘s got away across the roof, We‘ll get up through that hole in the ceiling and examine the slates." "For heaven warned the do is falling to pie Mind vou don‘t Six partic field this ye of Canada. nounced b. ng LNnemseives UNTPOUZTN VIEC quite regardless of the danger they were running: and the sound of their cautious advance overhead could be heard by their anxious companions. (To be continued) The warning for the two offi« inz themseliveos Angus Shortt is continuing a bird life in Manitoba which carried out froum Churchill s to the International boundary this year will be chiefly in th of Dauphin. W. J. Wintemburg will make excavaâ€" tions in the vicinity of Waubaushene, on what may prove to be the site of an old fort of great historic interest. R. C. Hosie is continuing with his botanical studies of the region north of Lake Superior. [ational Museum of Canada Field Program Announced 3. You‘ll be impressed with Oldsmobile‘s big size and spacious interiors. And you‘ll appreciate the smoothness of the Kneeâ€"Action Rideâ€" and added comfort of Dual Ride Stabilizers. 1. You‘ll agree that the Oldsmobile Six is the most economical car you ever droveâ€"â€"measâ€" ured in more miles to the gallon, low conâ€" sumption of oil, and freedom from servicing. is continuing a study of nitoba which is being n Churchill southward _ sake â€" be careful!" or. 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Its great reserve of power answers your every need. Oldsmobile saves you money on Purchase Price Thrifty Mileage . .. and Low Cost Upkeep! MARSHALL â€" ECCLESTONK Ltd. performer smiled at and But bec the this programme entertained the audien during the intermission at the last av ning performance. She was a ve young lady,. about two or three yea old, and as the dancers left the flo she eagerly stepped out on the fo Shuffling her feet back and forth <sl had a good idea of what she wanted do) the voung miss tried to tap, as t] With the circus aq remarked the other elephants; they se Several tons of baby audience again, it will be stageâ€"stru« News travel fast and farâ€"and a lot as it goes along. A mer The Advance staff has receive ter from a friend in North Bay,. ing if the family home was on many buildings carried away many buildings carried away by the floods on Saturday last. The answet will probAbly be to the effect that the people in this supposedly "flooded‘ area. have not seen any houses floating the visitors the "town" and it was our good fortune to draw Mr. 8. A. Caldâ€" beck, the crown attorney of the disâ€" trict. He made an excellent escort and took us from Timmins to the adjoining town of Schumacher, the home of the Mcintyre Mine, and the town of South Porcupine, a few miles away, whore the Dome Mine is located. Other mines he pointed out to us were the Naybob, Delinite, Paymaster, Buffaloâ€" Ankerite, Preston East Dome, Moneta, Pamour and Hallnor. We hope none of these cause any sad recollections in stock market memories to our readâ€" ers! ond "Arrangement the visitors the Impressed with Progress of Timmins and the North Th ther 1ving becon t ) young miss tried to tap, as the ners had done. And she alsc at the laughing faces around het is not in the least embarrassed e seemed awfully disappointed : "her shoes" would not tap as er girls‘ shoes had done. If eve; ung lady does appear before ar "e again. it is not likely that shd fcllowin T rtIset rround gold ; s accustomed i k e "THE CAR THAT HAS EV ER Y T H| N * 1 LA report iperm. ort of the recont vi rmen to Timmins a S gIv Topic Phone 229 Showrooms 7 Third Ave., _ Timmins he last avt was a three yea: t the floc i the oo | forth <sh ind gather membe alking in | he here that i p° bv towns juUit=â€" _ the hnow 11 oft empli Occut vance and rF The applause orical featur hour ® A mM P1p tW1I orlcal Tealures was far : preciation shown to the of Lake twins, fiveâ€"yearâ€" of the Advance publish« pupils of Miss Baston." Dv( North â€" Ba Aberhart â€" i: million hem 11 J0 1J W 11 lbertans them by Come today for a free trial drive in an Oldsmobile Six. Note the low delivered price â€" and check the small monthly payments on the General Motors Instalment Plan. vho the ha n Nu ns should dem what he pron itchewan. WA 91 During the banquet upplied by the high and the Porecupine > members marched diners.. Hearty welâ€" the Empire Hotel at 1e town eciuncil and is., to use Bill Fry‘s Min id the members ners. H¢ by â€" May 0.. Langd Porcupine Adâ€" iation officials. ted these oratâ€" the apâ€" e tap dancing râ€"old daughters ler and of <the (a. rather Trart ne million dol« etâ€"rich â€"quick demand that promised the pPU ossiblv vaiued a Only thi i the new paid thei d uw vear ; DIC Addres t C\ . M AC iA M1 »Ter Too Many Transients in North Land These Das W n ThR no work of Mavor hom home of Roy Mumfor coe boy, where they we tertained by Mr. and At midnight another J to the railway statit where our coaches wet 6.45 next morning we when the train pull southibound trip." 3 In th 11 Bat I} 11 rti0t bu w M nin 1] it mlt ecasantly enâ€" s, oor us back t â€" Timmins, rked, and at awakened ncoge repreâ€" w from the _ bus to the Tmet T‘ program x followâ€" ic here j ‘or out n pri and a 1v they Â¥A l N8 al he he