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3 It is in a class by itself. Ask for it. Ep e-- BEGIN HERE TO-DAY. | Sanwel Honeybun, his son, James, 1d Wilmot, a chauffeur, known as onkey Face, are suspected of the muider of Sis Francis Lathrop by Adrian Kivue, who as Lord Bulpeter and obtains evidence from Wilmot. Wilmot revenges himself by impris- on. ng-- Adela Larkin, sweetheart of Klyné. He forces Adela to write a decoy let- ter to Klyne. Klyne escapes the trap and calls upon Adela's father, Rev. Beptimus Larkin. Rev, Larkin de- ciphers a code in the letter. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. Klyne shook his head. "No, thank! you, Mr, Jessick," he replied. "I have St the hang of it, I think. "You knew that sooner or later you would fall under suspicion. You thought that by finding the 'red rain' and immediately reporting it to police authorities, you would convince them that you had nothing to fear from them, thereby establishing your inno- cence. "And when you learned that Mr, |be facetious. Roake believed that the blood had no-| hear' it wasn't you. thing to do with the der, | Honeybuns, after all. Bad thie: Revo A re lis dead, and the old boy is as good bribed the Reverpnd Larkin to have the performance repeated in his rain gauge, and again in the gauge of Dr.| Stantpage. You hoped that this would | prove to Roake that his theory was| right, and the blood was placed by practical jokers." Mr. Honeybun sighed in assent. Rodke cleared his throat. Though he had fallen into line with his "up- start" competitor, he had to assert himself occasionally, and the time for it had come. "You are not obliged to answer, but if you do, whatever you say may be used against you," he pronounced the ancient police wheeze. "Sir Fran- eis Lathrop was killed in the car, I presume?" "That is so. Half way between the Grange and this house. "Bearing in mind the warning I have just given you and that I am taking notes, who struck the actual blow?" pursued Roake. "I should have done it if I had had the strength, but--I had not," the old men avoided positive accusation of his dead son. "Handsomely spoken, sir," said the inspector, pocketing his notebook. Remembering the promise pledged to Monkey-Face's victim, he added: "I shall not arrest you to-night. I must confer with my superiors at the Yard as to the precise charge to be brought. You can sleep at home, but a local constable will be on duty at your bedroom door." "Sleep? My God!" groaned the virtual prisoner. » - > -. "What bell was that?" "I am afraid-that it was the front door." The question was put by Sir Guy Lathrop; the answer was tendered by his cousin Margaret, who had come Up to the priest's hole to see that the fugitive wanted nothing more for the ut it was mow very late--past midnight, in fact--and the lovers oould hardly believe that the police A 1 o -- would disturb the household at such an hour merely to make inquiries. "I had better go down and see," Margaret added. She stepped out on to the landing, and after closing the movable panel, descended the stairs into the dimly-lit hall in time to witness the admission by the gasping Jevons of Inspector Roake 'and Mr. Adrian Klyne. "It is all right, Miss Lathrop," Roake reassured the shrinking girl "| Honeybun, so as to geize any oppor- tunity for gratifying his revenge. "When Sir Francis eventually married Miss Margaret's mother he was not a bachelor, but a widower. "I established these facts from a photograph which I found in this very room, and I later verified them by personal research at Patney, where Sir Francis resided during the per- fod of his first marriage. As usual in my experience, there was a gossipy old maid neighbor to fill in all the blanks about Mr. and Mrs. Holloway and their infant son. 'Holloway' was the name under which Sir Frapcis concealed his identity during his brief residence at Putney, on the bottom step of the grand stair- case. in anger, but with a very sincere ad-| miration for the gallant part you have played in this inquiry. My friend Kiyne and I want to set your mind at rest, and to let Sir Guy loose again. Your father's murderer is dead, which is as good as saying that the murder- er wasn't Sir Guy." When a few minutes later, the young baronet entered the library, | Roake stood up and made him a stiff little bow. "All clear, Sir Guy," he tried to "You will be glad to "Twas them The young one as in custody at his own house." "By Jove, that's deuced smart of you!" the ex-suspect addressed the Scotland Yard officer, though his wink was directed at Klyne. "What- "Your father's murderer is dead." ever did they want to murder poor Uncle Frank for? I don't think that he was even acquainted with old Honeybun." "It falls to me to explain that," said oe "It was the toy horse gale liogitia 10 tiie oat against that used to stand on that clock that air ne a pertume gave me the idea of looking for a Fo Bg ged clue in the early life of Sir Francis. abroad - r_honey. the to "of the Of course; Inspector Roake-never saw pearls, bangs Fr, on 4s : the toy, because I had taken the lib- grass, While Tittle ie i erty of borrowing it before he came] POT J ay In ops i} on the scene, so he did not enjoy. the trout begin 0; Pp the brooks, same facilities. But prior to follow-| 21 in oon on' leaves B : ing that lucky inspiration I had dis-| Play in oJieds aes, The gar covered signs on the outside of the : A y } "] come neither in sorrow nor | "The past being satisfactorily ac- counted for; T tackled this end of the | job, finding a much Harder nut to |erack. My difficulty arose from the | | intervention of one who ought to have | known better, the Reverend Mr. Larkin, Rector of Cheverel. This gentleman was bribed by old Honey- bun to mystify the police and the 'public by procuring repetitions of the rain-gauge mstery. He, enlisted the {ald of his brother-in-law, a retired | London' surgeon - living at Ruxton in Suffolk, and between the duplicity and cupidity of these two worthies I very nearly misfired. Stampage, the brother-in-law, went to the length of writing Larkin to have me done in | by Wilmot, and but for my rescue by | an unexpected ally they would have pulled it off. "That ally was the Rector's daugh- ter, Miss Adela Larkin, to whom I owe not only my life, but my success in this case. Poor girl, she nearly paid for it with her own life. But as she has made me the happiest of men by promising to be my wife I must not glorify her as she deserves." "A thousand congratulations, Mr. Klyne," said 'Marguret. "I. have known for some time that I had mis- judged Adela and I deeply regret it. You have won a charming mate who will be a real partner to you." "You are quite right, Miss La- throp," growled Roake. "That dame is cut out for a private sleuth." Sir Guy atoned for the ill-natured praise by coming forward and warm- ly shaking Klyne's hand. It only remains to say that the elder Jessick did not share the fate that overtook the murderer of his son. In due course Wilmot was ¢ of the murders of James Jessick and of Roake's assistant, Blissett, expiat- ing his crimes on the scaffold. But the deviser of the red rain rust wak stricken with paralysis and died on the night when the young constable, posted by Roake, kept vigil outside his bedroom door. Only Good Tea Good Value. In tea, as in everything else, you get only what you pay for. Tea of good quality is satisfying and economical-- poor tea is a costly d'sappointment. A lot of poor guality, cheap tea is being oftered to the public to-day. ee ptpia Si ep---- April. (1686). = the nightin- 4! a 4 il i iH é i A SMART DAYTIME DRESS FOR _ THE JUNIOR MISS." 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The Governor observed that the recruit ment of boys under the banner of the Scouts would, more than any other movement, tend to give the youth a correct understanding of the idesls of citizenship. No province in India has perhaps shown a clearer realization of the significance "and 'imporfance "of this statement than Bombay. Ever since | its inauguration'in India the Boy Scout movement has been making remark- able progress, so that to-day there are nearly 25,000 Scouts and Cubs all over the country. Among them there is no difference of race, caste, or creed, and it is to this feature of the great movement that the Government look forward for help in solving communal ism, one of India's very knotty prob- lems. The number of Scouts and Cubs in Bombay is over 5000. ei------ ene ----" . French or foreign firms tah ahad in France who wish to employ a} worker who is not of French nation- ality must now get permission from the French Ministry of Labor. That he pleased full well both girls! Tom oh his' pipe played with such itl FF po = = Splendid and slow, the cruisers of the ~~~ night £5 » Swing silently along with low-hung| prows, 4 And not a ripple, in those depths arouse; Their arctic mastheads, hard and cold Farshining from sérene, unearthly Turreted beauty, piloted by stars! Oh, majesty, to fevered earth a boon! You are to men solace and calm abid- ing, y Who watch for you beneath" their window-bars " Shattering In foam against the sharpened moon! --Marina Wister; in Others." oR SRS, Wt Where are you going, Great-Heart? "To lift To-day above the Past; To make To-morrow sure and fast; To nail God's colors to the mast." Then God -go with you, Great. Heart! : --John Oxenham, in "The Vision Splendid." tl smi There are stated to "bs: 8,000,000 human beings still held in slavery. BABY'S OWN] __SOAP her. "Helen and height. wii ipa Unhurried, they through solemn | star-ways browse, i With frozen waves upcuried agginst - their bows, While fathoms of still air sustain thelr might. : Oh, great magnificence of clouds, night- riding! E54 walls of adjoining rooms ority "of house iformity ttering composition of paints and stains has | reached such a high stage of perfec- color scheme. To-day the tion that one veritably has the entire rainbow to choose: and there is no practical or artistic for the limitation of exterior ainting onial house. A small Colonial house painted gray-blue, set amid green fol- {age, is indeed a delight to the eye. The cafe-au-ait house may have ivory and green trim and a russet-purple roof; the gray-blue house may have a sage green roof and terra-cotta trim. : ox. 3 Stucco is closely associated with Spanish, Italian and French provin- cial architecture, 'which is essentially colorful: Stucco was: never in to be used fin its gray-white state~ Grays, buffs and yellows seem to be: the inevitable choice for coloring stucco houses when they are not left uncolored, and the many delightful are quite generally neglected. Pis- tache green, tawney, amber, gray- lavender and Italian blus present very pleasing and suitable substitutes." " CORRECT BACKGROUND. The color of the walls and wood- work of 'a room provide the back- ground or "setting" for the furnish- ings. If the background is not right, no 'matter how well selected or how good in quality the furnishings may be, they will never show to advantage. Colors also have a decided influence on temperament, afid the colors of too carefully pl The selection 6f the proper wall color depends on the and size of the room and the type of furnish- ' ings to be used. £ mand light wall' colors. Rooms with | 'northern and eastern exposure de- mand warm, sunshiny walls, and southern or western ones cool, re: is also es- sential. Woodwork is.a highly important part of the background, and the wrong woodwork can utterly spoil the: na everywhere -- the e nameled goin ware ig service and told riors CEASA iar colors color possibilities which stucco offers * our home surroundings can never be Pe