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Elisge began to laugh suddenly and softly, catching her lower lip between her teeth. "It‘s all right. Not hysterical "How‘s Barbara?" asked Molly, as the car slid slowly away from the railâ€" ings. It was the pleasure of Mrs. Ralph that she should be known to her nurse by her christian name. "Oh, Barbara‘s all right. As marâ€" tyred as ever, but she seems able to enjoy it again these days. What will she do when she hasn‘t any reasonable excuse for keeping you any longer, Nurse? She depends on you for symâ€" pathy, you know." Molly smiled, but said ncthing. It was folly to argue with Elise in this mood; and impossible, of course, to agree with her., s â€"I was just thinking how sweet Mailia was to her when she came here the first time. ‘The poor simpleton thought They stepped out of the train, and she saw them, and made a small, fierce gesture of her hand. All her moveâ€" ments were sudden and most of them ungainly, but in repose her sullen face ecculd be hnandsome. "Your train‘s ages late," she said. "If I‘d known I was going to have all this while â€"to waitâ€"â€"" girl lounging at thewheel: "Elise. I suppose she was at a loss for something to do." Severn leaned forward to look. There was one of the Montalban cars drawn up outside the paintedprallings, with a girl lounging at theewheel: ‘"*You‘re amusing yourself at my exâ€" pense, I think," said Molly. "No, I assure you. I‘m curious about motives, that‘s all." "And I about murders." The end of the platform slid into view, expanding rapidly alongside the train. ‘"Here we are. And I rather think someone‘s come to meet us, too." "I don‘t know. Perhaps you don‘t choose to let me in at all." She heard him langhing to himself, very softly. ‘‘My dear girl! If you will court anxieties on behalf of other people. I don‘t know how I‘m to keep you out." Molly looked away from him, looked out of the window at the cool evening sky overcast with clouds, and the little planatation trees flanking the embankâ€" ment. They were nearing the station of Ashurst Green, which was the nearâ€" est to Montalban. ‘"Your position and mine," said Fevern, smiling, "are rather delicately different. I am the person involved in this mystery. I have a right to be conâ€" cerned for my safety. Where do you come in?" CHAPTER XII SIR JOHN PROTESTS In the train from Ashford to Ashurst Green Severn and Molly sat facing each other, the only remaining occupants of the carriage as the journey neared its end. BARBARA MONTALBAN: Wife of Ralph. MAILIA DAUNT: Met her death at Montalban in mysterious circumstances LAWRENCE â€"SEVERN: Secretaryâ€" companion to the veteran Sir John. ROBEPRT, Junior, crippled in a road smash (unmarried). RALPH : (married) CHARLES, 21 (unmarried). and two unmarried daughters ELSIE and CLEONE, WHAT HAPPEXED AT Story MOLLY BALISON: A young London nurse, specializing in the care of childâ€" ren. SIR JOHN MONTALBAN: Head of the Montalban family nearly ninety years of age. ROBERT MONTALBAN: His son, who has been master of the family seat for twenty vears. He has three sons: PAGE STX SERVICE BONUS: Good Timber For the Camps ofâ€" ABITIBI POWER PAPER COMPANY LIMITED at Iroquois Falls â€"Smooth Rock Fallsâ€" Timmins WAGES: Cuttersâ€"16 foot Pulpwoodâ€"4ULbe to 10c per pieceâ€"Board Charge 95¢ per day. General Labourâ€"$2.10 per day and free board. Teamstersâ€"$2.45 per day and free board. Loadersâ€"$2.20 per day and free board. (Applications from those now employed in War Industries will not be considered>), BUSHME N PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS One way will be allowed those who work 2 centinuous months. Both ways will be allowed those who work 4 continuous months, In addition to wages and earnings, Day Workers and Piece Workers after working {dmthuous months are cligible for and will be paid A scr\iu‘ Bonus of.$5.00 per calendar month for cach month workâ€" ed in camp from the date of employment. PUBLISHED BY sSPECIAL ARRANGEMEXNT Good Camps @ AT MO "But, Lawrence, don‘t I tell you, my gocd fool, that this fellowâ€"â€"â€"" "Oh," said Severn, "I see. That‘s the way the wind blows, is it?" He slipped his hand under Sir John‘s arm, and turned him firmly towards the bower. "Let‘s be comfortable. Sit down here, sir, and we‘ll see what it‘s all about. T wouldn‘t worry about him. He has to ask questions. It‘s the reaâ€" son for his existence." Walden looked at Severn and shook his head. "Only indirectly, Mr. Severn More about you, really." "He wants to know all about me," said Severn. "And if we don‘t tell him "This fellow," said Sir John, pointing a trembling hand, "this fellow has the effrontery to waylay me up here and start asking me questions about my moneyâ€"my banking accountâ€"â€"" Sergeant Walden, a shade pinker than usual, looked at Molly and Severn over the old man‘s shoulder, and the ghost of a smile visited his face. Severn asked coolly: "Whatever have you been doing, sir? Resisting the police in the execution of their duty, at least." ‘"Ha, here‘s the man himself. This is lucky. Now, sir, if you‘ve any more questions to ask me I‘d be obliged if you‘d put ‘em in his presence." ‘"‘Don‘t stand there mooing at me like a cow," shouted Sir John. "I won‘t have it! I won‘t have you pokâ€" ing your nose into my finances. What I do with my confounded money is my own affair, and I don‘t allow anyone to dictate to meâ€"no, nor to influence me, either. What, do you think T‘mi in my second childhood yet? Influence me, indeed!" He turned aside in an impatient jerk and saw Severn approaching at a good pace up the last curve of the path, with Molly at his heels. And Sergeant Walden it was, still solid and unruffied, backed sturdily against one of the stone urns with his hands in his pockets and his bowler hat over his eves, trying to calm an exceedingly angry old man who leaned forward and thumped the flagstones with a walkingâ€"stick for emphiasis. ‘"Who on earth can be teasing Sir John?" wondered Molly. "I can guess," said Severn. "Sergeant Walden!" Severn and Molly walked up to the belvedere through the lengthening, cool summit of the ascending path they blue shadows of the trees. Near the heard the old man‘s voice raised in autocratic anger. They halted and looked at each other: Severn looked at Molly. "Tired? Or would care for the walk?" "Thanks, yes, I‘d love it." "Then we‘ll both go and escort him home." He opened the door, and helpâ€" ed her out. "Thanks for fetching us. That‘s one walk I certainly wouldn‘t have relished at this hour." ‘"You‘re both off duty for the rest of the evening, I know. But I think it would be advisable if you went up to the . belvedere, for grandfather, Mr. Severn.. He went up there alone after dinner. The car entered the drive, and threading the trees, came between the empty gateâ€"posts where the inner garâ€" den gate had been. Flise swung it round into the approach to the bridge, and pulled up. Molly was glad that the journey to Montalban was a short one. Her mind was already full of Mailia, without this wanton recall of her name. sure enough she‘d found an ally at last against the heartless Montalbans. Think of it! That poor innocent pourâ€" ing her injuries into Mailia‘s earâ€"and Mailia turning her head about to show Ralph how lovely her profile was. It‘s crazy, isn‘t it?" Good Food _NOt a word! Annoyed, though. T could tell that by his face. Startled, too! Stared at me, and opened and shut his mouth, and plunged off and left me. Of course, I suppose he was Irom the window. EF ever did, too." "What â€" did Rob Severn, staring dow hands. ‘"Told him m head for busines Robert. I told back rgain. Do wasn‘t much poi: then. It was to about it. Exce; someone did doâ€" by Jove." He th with his stick, "It was a better "That Charles would her in time?" ‘"‘No. That I was a { moneyv." Severn and Molly lsoked at each other quickly, with eyes suddenly bright and eager. "Does he know about it?" asked Severn. "How did he find out? Not from me!" â€"give her rope enoughâ€"and she‘d have hanged herself with Charles sooner or later. Boy isn‘t blind, or soft, either. He‘d have seen through her." He added rather sadly: "Robert thinks SO, _ haven‘t forgotten, sir. You were 'considerably annoyed about it at the time:" Severn‘s month twitched, but remained serious. "The reason Walden approached you when he knew T was away was that he wanted to find out I‘d encouraged you to shell out; and you seem to have convinced him pretty thoroughly that I didn‘t." "What was true?" "That I was an old fool. No one but a fool would have tried to make a barâ€" gain with that woman. It would have been better to let her stand for a while He looked at Molly:; his smile was reassuring. Her _ eves questioned him halfâ€"hopefully, halfâ€"afraid to hope too much. Certainly the revelation, obâ€" tained in Severn‘s absence, that he had violently opposed his employer‘s intenâ€" tion to pay off Mailia seemed to wreck. the case against him. "It was true, though," said Sir John suddenly, in a subdued and thoughtful voice. "Walden‘s just a policeman. It isn‘t his job to believe a thing; he‘s got to prove it. I‘m glad you remembered how peculiarly rude I was, sir." "A halfâ€"witted child could have seen it without asking such fool questions," said th_e_ old man testily. "Don‘t mind who hears it! I told that fellowâ€"in plain terms, I fiatter myself, that you did all you could to prevent me from trying to pay the creature off. Told him you were deucâ€" ed insolent and offensive about itâ€"and so you were, mark you." ‘‘There would have been, if it had happened as he fancied. I think the good man had an idea I was going fiftyâ€"fifty with Miss Daunt in whatever we could get from youâ€"and that she tried to do me down. By the way, you don‘t mind Miss Balcon hearing all this? You mentioned it first, you know." "As a matter of fact, sir,‘" said Severn calmly, "until he talked to you I have a shrewd suspicion he thought I‘d done that." : "You?" Sir John spluttered scorn, "Letting your imagination run away with you, Lawrence. Ridiculous notion. There‘s no sense in it!" Molly and set off down the hill away from them at his broad, rolling stride. "I assure you, young woman, that fellow‘s mad. Bah! Raving mad! Does he think I pushed the girl out of the window?" **These things take time, sir. I‘ll say goodâ€"night." He raised his hat to Molly and set off down the hill away from them at his broad. rolling stride. "I‘m sure you wouldn‘t, Sir John," said Walden heartily. "But I‘m policeman. I don‘t have to take anyâ€" thing on trust. If it‘s any consolation to you, I don‘t mind telling you you‘ve done Mr. Severn a good service." "I‘m extremely glad to hear it," said Severn, with a smile. "Well, do you want me? Or have you finished with us for toâ€"night?" "Confound you, Lawrence! You‘re talking Greek yourself now. "I don‘t understand what‘s going on. When a fellow comes badgering me about my personal staffâ€"asking if they‘re perâ€" fectly trustworthyâ€"Hang it, does the idiot imagine I‘d keep you a day if you weren‘t?" drily, "No one who has lived in close contact with you for four years can possibly. imagine you‘re at all suspectâ€" ible to influence." "Naturally, you had to be sure that I wasn‘t stillâ€"influencing him." Sir John showed signs of returning to the conflict. He gave an impatient snort. "Influencingâ€"what on earth is all this talk of influence? Am I to be talked round, and talked overâ€"â€"* "That‘s all right, Mr. Severn, sir. I think I‘ve got just about all I can exâ€" pect. I don‘t think it will be necessary to worry him again." "I hope notâ€"for your sake." "I‘m sorry, tco, sir, to have had to go behind you, like this. But I think you understand that, too." Walden came a little nearer to the bower. Molly sat down on the other side of Sir John:; she was silent, and no one heeded her. what he wants to know, he‘ll only take steps to get it elsewhere, Bo, with your permission, sir, we‘ll let Sergeant Walden have his say." The idea wasn‘t mine," said Severn 110M‘ Know why. There h point in letting him know as too late to do anything Except what they claim d doâ€"that very night, too, He thumped the flags again tick, and his eyes flashed. better ideaâ€"if it happened. iy belief the creature fell indow. Best day‘s work she 11im COPYRIGHT a fool to > â€" say?" â€"asked into his cupped He‘s I have have dropped better my son > came ‘There ive her THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO North Bay Nuggetâ€"Despite the rubâ€" ber shortage, the dwindling tin supâ€" plies, no new cars, refrigerators, radios and a dozen other items, things in the US. are not so bad. Only today we read they had a fiveâ€"year supply of whiskey. angry becaues I hadn‘t consulted him. Robert wouldn‘t have approved of ofâ€" fering her money, Me‘d never have been so weak himself, 1 quite see that." "No," said Severn, in the same fiat tone, "I suppouse not." Blue and green shadows coloured the near waters of the lake. Where they stood there was no light that was not | *‘We‘re looking," he said, "at the ruin Oof a leviathan. All thisâ€"the house, the grounds, the peopleâ€"is only halfâ€"alive. And the half‘s dying fast. I don‘t say it‘s wrong that it should die. It had beauty, it had much good, but it had more evil. a dark age or hlstory, better wiped out and forâ€" ‘gotten She had known that he meant it, every word. He was not in the habit of revealing his thoughts or his feelings, and the outâ€"burst â€" for Severn that sudden quiet, measured statement cwas an outburstâ€"set this night apart for ever in her mind. "In two generations more," said Severn deliberately, "this will be brokâ€" en up. All this will go. The park will be cut up piecemeal, and the Keep will be just a Norman ruin for visitors to stare atâ€"probably with noticeâ€"boards tacked up on the walls." ‘"And you‘ll be glad," said Molly. ‘"*No, I shall be sorry, pecause I‘ve known it; but the world won‘t have lost anything." 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