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Full information f1T-om any Grand Trunk Ticket Agent or C. E. Horn- ing, District Passenger Agt., Toronto. IJIIIIII I II Catarrh Is a local disease greatly inu- enced by constitutlonal conditions. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is a Tonic and Blood Purier. By, cleansing -the blood and building up the System, I-IALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE restores I normal conqltions and allows Nature to `do its work. I I All Druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney. 8: Co.. Toledo, Ohio. ever. beyond mere idle curiosity about an old. forgotten case. I don t remember discussing it with" anyone else. and if I did! it doesn t matter. McCarty. Now that I think it over I can see that I must have mislaid it myself. I will d0u`ot1ess_n.'l it tomorrow." ' - T lIW___A! `I - LETTER mm {A MR8. wnmm Lc_y uu-I1-JG. rye @l.UU, ' Alliston-~Fall'wheat 1.25. oats 55c. oar~ ley 70c, rye $1.10. potatoes $2.50-3.00, eggs 34c. butter 40c. ' | u1'uua---:.VCW wnear $1.25. old wheatl $1.35. barley 50-650. oats 45-50c. rye 75c 31.00. buckwheat 85c-$1.00, peas $l.10-' 1.20. butter 35-37c. eggs 35-36c. potzroes 8l.25-l.50. ' Beeton-~Butter 35-40c, eggs 38c. fall wheat $1.15. peas $1.00. oats -10-45c, bar- ley 60-65c. rye $1.00. ~\";cfnn__AL`n" 'n.L..,.l 1 O! , , A V-' ' ` uzxuui1;_l`(f . . . . . . . . . Carrots . . . . . . . . . . Beets . . . . . . . . .. Savory . .T . . . . . . .. Sage` . . . . . . . . . . .. Radishes . . . . . . . . . Parsley . . . . . . . . . . `Vegetable marrow Turnips Potatoes . . . . . . . . . Com . . . . . . . . . . . . Celexy .~ . . . . . . . . . . Pumpkins . . . . . . . . Squash . . . . . . . . . . Nutmeg Peppers . . . . . . . . . . Buttermilk . . . . . . . Flnwers . . . . . . . . . . I ; ft 5'Ii'I!ILl!il!ii!ilHl!iiHiIsTii SATU R DAV` MAR KET . Saturday, and prices, with few exceptions, i ' seen, and pears remained the same. In some cases butter was lower and eggs higher than last week's quotations, and tomatoes -were the same way. What fruit was offered came lower. the season for most of it being practically over. Plums and peaches were not to be There was only a fair-sized market last` and apples not very plenti-i I `. ful.'`'Also there were no canteloppes offered. Pickling and canning season is here. and; onions. ciicurnbers, nutmeg, ground plums,` green tomatoes. peppers and citron were` purchased readily. The fact that the price; oi some of them has not lowered to any| extent did not seem to prevent their beingl disposed of. Potatoes were plentiful andl found ready purchasers despite the fact that they were ve cents a peek dearer ` than last week. Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40c to 45c lb. Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . ..c.....40c to 42c dozenl` Spring chicken ..; . . . . . . . .. 30c to 35c lb. Duck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . .. 45c lb. ' Apples - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30a to 50c peck Pears . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50c to $1.75 basket Citron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25c each Ground plums .. .3 . . . . . . . . . . .. 20c quart Tomatoes ,. . . . . .. 20 to 35c large basket} `Green tomatoes . . . . . . . . . 25c large basket ' Butter `ubeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10c qtli Cucumbers .. 100 to 20c doz., 35c per 100 Onions. large . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75c basket Onions, pickling 30 to 35c basket 1 Cabbage . . . .. 10c and 15c head ` rlurv-no . ' ` ' Toronto, 0nt.--I uuex-ed" , FIG 1: ram wnnltnnsg nnnrnm-I 4-,. t... .. `.1! 4 THEMARKETS ncnn-D 1 mAl1f\l: Orillia--New wheat $1.25. 1 kuv-Inn :0 R7... .-...... 4- Sun d Life of Canada JVV (Continued ext week) NEAR-BY MARKETS _.!\7m.- ...l...... m n: -- .`,3?.*=_-.""= -xvu I/U -xuu LU.` 40c dozen . 35 . 45c . . ..L '20 35 . . to 35c . . . . . . . .. 5c bunch . . a a - - . - o n . . . . . . . . ac, quart 5c and 10c bunch uu\I..Iv .25. old wheat` L ` 00, ..... IUD U` 5c to 25c 35c . . UU CHUH 80c basket .. 5c, quart A m.. .......1. I Uh IJLLIIUID I .. 5c each] 3 for 10v` .. $1.75 bag 20c dozen 10c bunch _ P FIE- ., With an Annual Dividend Policy in the- L LFLIAIULI each each , each I For fun 100 Peel St. -11 MAUD E. CLAXTON, L.T.C.M. Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conservatory of Music examinations leading up to and including the A.T.C.M. degree. Studio: King Black. Phone 424. 1::---;?` ! 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V Miss M. L. Nodwell, nurse Office 17 Owen St. Office hours 1.30-2.30 Visits must be arranged for throughdoctorl JOhn H 7:nn Qua |1'i_-__ I . I L. J. SIMPSON, M.B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and residence, Collier St.. corner of Clapperton St., Barrie. Phone 275 '4 3 ,- DOROTHY J. SARJEANT. A.T.C.M. TEACHER OF PIANO . Telephone 151, Barrie ` P.O. Box 88 4% --r DR. FRED A. ROSS (Formerly of Drs. Ross & Ross, Barrie). Late Surgeon Specialist with the Imperial Army. 4% years. General Surgery and Obstetrics especially. Oice: 15'0wen St., Barrie P.O. Box 1075 --anu-- C. S. DICKSON, B.A., Phone 61. 56 Collie uuvaavi IN LYU, Car, I Consultation hours, 11 I Barrie Phone, No. 2. "I".._,._L_ "\` BARRlE,' '<')N'1"." ` . on. vncron A. HART Graduate of Trinity University, Toronto; also Edinburgh and Glasgow. Specialty-Diseases of Stomach iO'ice: Corner Bayfield and Worsley Sta. Oice open until 8 p.m. daily ;-----_-:-------------- 4____.__.._.______........... DR. MORTIMER LYON 122 Bloor St. West, Toronto, will be I 91 OWE!) St" Barrie. even: .ahII-J-U , (( I on. H. T. ARNALL Associate Coroner County of Simcoo Oice. and Residence: Cor. Toronto and Elizabeth Sts., opp. Central Methodist Church. Telephone 167. . ' ( I an. F. sauce, M.D., C.M.. L.M.c.c. i Oice and residence. 60 B05 83.. } Third door east of Royal Victoria Hospital. 1 1 Telephone 256 30tfc ._______.____________________ - ..-4 5.14 lA\I\II-4 l.;l\I11VllLVL4l\ Published every Thursday afternoon at the Post Oice Square, Banie. Subscrip- tion Price--Canada and Great Bmian 82.00 per year in advance (In arrears $2.50); United State, 82.50 per year in advance. Both old and new addresses should be given when change of address is requested. CANCELLATIONS: We nd that most of our subscribers prefer not to have their srbscriptions interrupted in case they fai to remit before expiration. While subscrip- tions will not be carried in arrears over an extended period. yet, unless we are notified to cancel, we assume the subscriber wishu e the service continued. Remittances should be made by registered letter, money order, or cheque payable at par in Barrie. umca: uver bank at Toronto, Barrio. . Entrance on Owen St. Phones: Oice 241, Res. 314. P.0. Box 153 W. Richardson, L.D.S, D.D.8. 7c-yrly W. Randall Richardson, L.D.S., D.D.8. ` Thursday, September '15, 1921 ` Lac uwur on. west, Toronto, St., Barrie, every Saturday. Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat am. to 5 p.m. Barrie Phone, 2. BOYS &. MURCHISON Barristers, Solicitors, Notary I Conveyancers. etc. onev tn [nan at l.......-s ---L ' DRS. W. AND W. R. RICHARDSON Graduates and members of the Royal College of Dental Surgeo , Toronto. Oce: Over Bank ofrgoro o, Barrio. mu` nnnnn A- Jas. % _{\rnold FIEF IE I IIWK ,4._.__....___._____.._..... A. T. LITTLE, M.D. Oice and residence. 47 Maple Ave. Phone No. 213 31% DONALD ROSS. L.L.B. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Masonic Tpmnln `R..:lA:.... n---: unltli-ID Masonic Barrie Community Nurse 4 Mm M I mmumwn THE BARRIE EXAMINEE Du!-.li;~L...l ....----- '|`|-n ` W. A. LEWIS, M.D., c.M. SURGERY AND GYNECOLOGY ---and- f\ C lllanu In - -- - -.-DY- ` MISS NETTIE COLPITTS (holding diploma) 1' further information apply to 21 "' on. J. A. KEARNS PHYSICIAN AND summon PHELPSTON, our. Oinn hmu-n I91) .....a -In _ N MR5. W. B. DOONER TFIA(`.'Fl'I`.R mr D`I A\rn A number of valuable hm: And Town Properties for Sale on the most reasonable terms. ..v..u._ynuuc1a'. Cw. lowest rates of interest. St., in Masonic Tempk mm, aumu1'1'0R, ETC. Temple Building, Barrie Money to loan. o uxuux, LVO. 15 J. Money to loan rrll'.Ll'O_lUN, UNI. hours 12-2 and 7-9 p.m. -.--------------- u.uuc. umce nours 9 r .;.j T01-o'nt<; Phone. North 3320. . auaugcu lUl' E[ll`OUg1'l_(100tOl'I John H. Wilson, Sec.-Tress , ETUSIC AMEDIC/IA E3N'W- Are Well Supplied --....u, uuwu Aw, U0!!- Money to loan. Barrie an `H T` vi`, 9911:, lVl.D. :- o6 Collier St-. Barrio lllllo Goidon Plaxwl --: ., unrne .q.uy cu lihone 88! ' Public, VOICE Ill` 23-490 4930 RE.i1_EN )f Judi- rs, Con- I-n `An- LVV. 3ltfo ECI IL 'nlIl(| The hnu couple nf 4 open to :1 freely. It application nest .`m_\:0.~ which have "FOR sz u u nuanll ant. Om.- be found .~ shoulil be that it wi und ('l'x"\'i(',( -spray pun: get it -inn. Tl... 1...... llll HIIPIV house and th)runL'hl_v be t-nkor) m a thnr0ugh_ this is to After the 1 oodi g ':m brush. If `careful mm house has IL .. V. 1' }}}{. p()-.~t:'(l into 2 the 1 th fowl .\:__-,! I an Mull (- lplzly n c`msun us with vour building l`I"|I Il'\t l\I\4I-aunt: >x z XII lim- 'Fh11r;\ u uu| 1 ll .-in1iI:n:' u In] High Page Ten MAIL CONTRACT SEALED TENDERS, addressed to the Postmaster General will be received at Ot- tawa. until noon, on Friday, the 23rd of Sept., 1921, for the conveyance of His Maj- 'esty`s Mails, on a proposed contract for four years, six times per week on the route Angus Rural Route No. 1, from the 1st of January. next. Dr:nOnA nnfhuan lII\I|`.t|:v|:I\:- .._A.L -_ !_l___,,, PHONE g;_, BROWN 7 FIRE AND une: INSURANCE AGENT non THE m:s'r IN BAKERS BREAD HOME-MADE BREAD BROWN BREAD SANDWICH BREAD and I full line of PIES, CAKES AND PASTRY . Bakery and Snleshop: 001'. Elizabeth and Small Street. Real Estate and Mohoy to Loan Canada s Greatest Life Insurance Co. YOUR _ NEEDS Your Family Your Business Your Future Morgue and Chapel IN coNNEc'rIoN__ * be-:+aai-E sand 9HIcA<`-0 Unexce; Dining Car Service Sleeping cars on Night Trains and Parlor Cars on principal Day Trains. OPEN DAY AND_ NIGHT MONTREAL ,, TORONTO ECHTIQ ij sco1`i"s sooxsrom-2 Establishud I 86g V - tt-l`d;naor `Phone 32 at- _ -.._._, ..... -..-u-.-uu- He produced his key and opened the door` and together they stepped into the room. The pale wintry `rays of the` westering sun slanted obliquely ii: at the tall windows. gleaming mistily on the glass tops of the`- cases already veiled with a lm of dust, and" a stale, musty odor prevailed, as of an apartment long untenanted. a uuu. aurvls vlIllpl'8BSlOnS{ No. - It slipped my mind completely" and I forgot to ask Victor about it," his host admitted. However, as I told you, it can only be rmislaid." - tr nI-- - - - I ' qauus. `As they passed down the hall McCarty asked` suddenly: . " -Did you comef across that missing n- ger-print photograph yet, air; the one of Mrs. Jarvis` impressions? Nn '.]'f'Varvnnrl mu u-n-Ind ..,...........|..A.'..l-.' J. E. 31LL1rgcsf.Sr, _ Depot Agent Phqne 6|: Barrie vvuulu uuv nsumui uuuer my moi; sue reel. a nervous horror of the whole thing, [you see. However, she won t be `home for an hour or so yet-~-I persuaded her to allow Vivaseur to take her for a short run out into the country in his car after the fun-` eral, for she has `been cooped up for lays, crying her eyes,out, and I don t want `her ill on my hands, too. I ll be glad to show you a thing or two which will interest you. McCarty, and I assure you that `in spite of what has occurred I feel no qualms about entering` the museum where the re- sult of my life work is stored. Come a1o,ng'n l 'A| +1.... ....m...I .l....'... 4|..- .1._in Innnw-H - .,..`..... . \.I cut; -r vvu.-u. Any Uwu UWl{_ eyes. I promised Joan that the -museum would be kept locked until her marriage next month. -Nonwood hesitated. She vowed that unless I- gave her my word she would not remain under my roof; she` feel. nervous hnnrnr nf Hm mhnln H.:..... '..,... nut 21 wuuc, Dun 1 ve a Isrenlenaous Interest iu.it.. Many s the time in days gone that I heard of your collection but never did I think I d see it with my own bwq eyes. Y V\l4r\rIr\;anr` 7...... LL..4. LL- sat/r:A_y, su, uuvt: you. t , "Indeed. yes. It has been greatly aug- mented within the last year. or so," re-i plied the other. The rope with which old Ogilvy was hung by his own valet, "who afterward cut him down and gave the alarm of suicide; the germs of typhoid by means of which the notorious Doctor Ven- ner disposed of his invalid wife s rich re- lations, the furrier s knife which gured in the Rankin case, and many more came to me through various channels. When we were so tragically interrupted the other :evening `I -was on the point of showing them to you. s Couldn't you---'7 McCarty hesitated. Would you feel like showing a few of them to me now, sir, and telling me their `history? I suppose after what's hanpened you'll want to ght shy of the museum for a while, but I`ve a tremendous interest in if. Muvulylu 4-kn 1-irnn in 4...... ._.\-._ A-'L-L every Known form of crime," he remarked. I started it many years ago, with a smell bottle of Poison taiblets which, labeled `saccharin, had lain upon a. certain lady s boudoir table in full view for days while the authorities searched far and wide for her'rival s murderer. I,have added other relics to it as timewept on and opportunity offered until I atter myself that it is is fairly complete collection. i It is that! McCarty agreed heartily. But you ve not found much to add to it lately, sir, have you?" ' Tmlnml 174:: It lr-nn ILA-- ~-----`-- (Continued from Last Week) It's a wonderful cotlection you've `made, though, Mr. Norwood. McCarty. seiied artfully upon his opportunity. There s none other like it in the country, and you re the envy of the whole department." J .... .. ...... v..v_y U: uuu vvuuu: uvpcu Lulcllbc Norwood s slight dapper gure straight- ened and he stroked his pointed beard com-I placently. "`]'+ nr\I1n:n:u .. I..:L .: _._:.1-.__, ,r I yxaucnwly. ' It contmns a but of evidence of almost. u 1 known form of crune, I atnrtnrl if wnnrnr Ivnni-u ntnlx ....JLL .. ..... _l| IJJ IJGUUI \lOLlalIUCl >x< % >i< ..`.*; :&&&&$&$$&$*%&%$&&$;;%&%*q {rnzoni ."n|:":g::'l'I'oa':ac'3I':I`:.nl.i:9:.` 3:71 ` -n:'o""a'o r' .':}'3y'g'a'I'o'a"o'a'u'ui:'i'y' mll ly, yortllorougly, A ' to "tone and '0-1':-ongthon :'.'.:..:A :2.` r..'. "`.`:'*'" :a` pup sick h'udac'i`::s. nl.i:'v :.*bI|1 I T0l_.ll-0bI_'l'.lV1A-iI"lyIAll The Twenty-Six Clues BRANCHES Alndalo Bgrrie BAN IGFTORONTO OUR money is hardly . `earned, and as proceedsare received from sales of crops, hogs- and other live stoc_k, the money should be deposited in the Bank, where it will be safe until again required for farm operations. , S, ,,-.__-_a ____ __ Corner Sophia and Mary Street: Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Frames, Flooring Ceiling. Moulding, Water Troughs. Tanks, etc. ~ We carry in stock a large assortment of Rough and Dressed Lumber, B. C. Shingles and Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and Kiln Drying a Specialty. Dressing done promptly. ` (lnnnnlt lie with vnnr |'uI"I~"nn _Safety Deposit Boxes to`Rent There are always .men to recommend schemes and invest- -ments for your money, which. may or _may not be safe, but about which YOU know little or nothing. Let the man who gets money easily take the chances. `Keep your money in The Bank of Toronto, where you can get it when wanted. By Isabel Ostrandef nut: cuwicu my `nuuu since me discovery 9 of poor Evelxns body. You remember the affair, don t you? `It was a_ nine days `Wonder a decade ago. Hoyos was a for- eigner of somewhat obscure antecedents bur. supposed wealth who was. breaking into ' society of a. "sort by means of Wall Street. There were rumors of wild parties on his yacht -and one night `he disappeared from on board; weeks later his body was found in the river, fearfully mutilated, and the case was never cleared _up. But where can the wallet be? I -was sure I put ithere." nfL:I, L- L___,` \r.,, ,, H I "Of course! The Hoyos wallet!" Nor- wood's face `lighted eagerly and he turned to a tall cabinet against the side wall be- tween the replace and the corner where stood the case of nger-prints. It has not entered my `mind since the discovery of xmnr Evelvn's hnrlv vnn rovnnnulnnw AVlU\J?1I`Iry 5 Because I know yonve no time to be showing me all your collection now, Mr.` Norwood,' and the relics you ve `got just lately are `what I d rather know about than those of cases long past and gone. There was one thing you mentionedlast Friday night whilst we were all having din net with you. McCarty paused and then added: You were going to show it" to us. you said`; sir, but instead we came on the murder. I don t recall what it was ex- _actly but `was something you told us `held the only clue to a mystery that had set New York by the ears a good while ago.You'd only got it within a few days WUUU5 ' - About two months ago. This ve dollar gold piece is one of those made by the Delmore counterfeiting gang. It came into my possession purely by chance. f`W~hen was this, sir? "In October. Nonwood looked his sur- prise at the persistency of the question. Why are you so interested in the dates, . McCarty ?' `wllnnunnn 1 bunch: -nu. -c.. -... 52...- L- L, lvuli LCGL U1-llkllllx IU- -V ``It s a: wxcked-lookmg. kmfe, and no m1st;ake," commented McCarty. "Did you add` it. to your collection lately, Mr. Nor- wood ?- AL_._L _.,_ Ml " ` 1` :;r:u unlutua ngu, lVOX`WO0(l respon(1ed.; A_Here -are some of Dr. \enner s typhoid! 5 germs which` were found secretedin his ' bathroom after the fourth mysteriously `co- incidental death` from that disease in his household in as many months. He hadl placed the germs in the water cooler and} his insistence upon having that _}article in-i stalled directed the first suspicion against] him. `A friend in the District gA.torney".~', office who knows of my hobby procured; the specimen for me last summer. This; is the furrier's knife of'which I told you.i I do not believe that an implement with} a` keener blade than this exists. It was sewn into the ermine collar of an evening coat designed for Mrs.>Jud:s:on Grey in sluchi a manner that the point would penetrate the fur and `pierce the neck near the jug-l ular vein when the garment was fastened. A sudden death in the family sent Mrs... Grey into mourning, however, and shel gave the coat, unworn; to her niece. Thai unfortunate girl died in a taxi on her way to the theatre, as you may remember, and the ensuing investigation placed the blame on the establishment which had made the coat, but `it is very generallyisurmised who 1 the real culprit. is. 1 . If n u `\I1:II`.'nl",`nt\,r:ru1v l-:31: .-....l .... The..n!?.=;-r:!is%??EeiILi-[2 ?:lf*`4`ii| J....l..... .. Alnvu unu nu uuvau. waau L In; It was that! McCarty examined the rope with an air of absorbed 1'ofessiom interest and handed it baz;k.' `How long have you had it here, sir?" Lscv . - - - A I Phew! The room was aired~-thorough ly on`Saturday. but it is stuy in here! already," Norwood advancedzmd opened one of the windows wide. then turned and took from itshook upon the wall a. legth noose-. The Valet had cleverly fabricated a lot` of circumstantial evidence to convey verisimilitude to the suicide theory, but he made one fatal error; the peculiar form- t ation of the knot proved &nclusively that of knotted rope. This is the Ogilvyfi I the aged millionaire could not have ad- justed it himself, Moreover, it has a cer- tain odd trwist, as you can see. which was_ found to be the species of knot used in staking down balloons prior to an ascen-i sion, and investigation disclosed the fact thatfearly in life the valet.had been an exhibitor at county fairs; a parachute ` jumper. A nice bit of detail. wasn t it'?".i Hf. ._..._ LL,,LI77 1: n . - N..... J... uwu Au uvnn, FAA . Since the conclusion of the trial, eight- een months ago, Norwood responded. 'Her9 -are samnn nf Ur `[nnnnn,-.~ +.ml...;.I v y; Wasn't it at that dinner party you told them of it? The dinner they gave in their own home on Wednesday evening?" It may have been. Yes, I am under the impression that it was. Norwood s perturbation was manifest and `he added nervously. However, that is beside the point. You are probably right, McCarty. A thing like that doesn t disappear by it- self and no one'would have the slightest reason for removing it. I musthave mis- laid it in ' the excitement following the mur- der" T Mu`- \v_.___.-__u 79 ' 1. n . a - - ~ ?1IlrUl'. ll`! . Afterwards. .That is, I-1 think it was. Icannot remember exactly. There was a furtive reluctance in his reply which did not escape McCarty s ear, and he asked quickly: 1Iln.m`+ :4 no 41.... ..I:....-_ ___A-. _..,4 LI I IJJLIIJIBE `ulay uavc IIGIIIII U5 UJSCUSSHIE If 35 the table. But this is absurd! He has a superstitious horror of the museum and couldn't 'be induced to com; in here on a wager.` Besides, the wallet -and its con- tents would be of no use to him." Not- wood hesitated. I cannot think " 0 Did you speak of the wallet to the Jar- vises? McCarty interrupted suddenly. V I may have done 50. Yes, I believe that I did." Norwood s tone was con- strained. LKY)_l'___. L`. I ` - '- * IJCHUFU ll after. sir `.7 ILAL-_.__,, , um _yuu wnu: nu anyoouy about It ! ` ` Only my niece; Joan, and that was as week before the wallet actually came into my possession \when the woman first ap- proached me 'Wltl'l her offer to sell it, in fz'1ct._ Victor knew about it, of course, and Billings-may have heard us discussing it the till )lF!_ Rllt fllg la u.l1.an-rrll Wu Rm: n zuu uuuvluucu Luau II U238 U881] I-8K8!!! You said that you told a few people about it, sir? Who were they?" McCarty per- sisted, his breath quickening a trie in spite of his effort to appear calmly indierent._ Did you write to anybody about it? i nnlv -mv nip:-n` Inn" and H-".4 ......... ..: The Double Track between wan,',U}u5 nu lllal\U_,Ull rnuay: "Ye:-x. How did you know?" Norwood paused and then added im-patiently: "That has nothing (70 do with the disappearance of the wallet, however. I shall make _d thorough search for it tomorrow, and ques-1 tion Victor as soon as he recovers, but I am convinced that it has been taken! "111: nu`:-3 I-Hui nnn I-ALI .. (A... .......J. ,.L-~-L I ,__ -_.___..., u.. --u_,uu .1 uvAIu. ! o `,`z;ud you,got. the wallet from her last ['I`ue. A swift memory (if what the`. `butler had told him darted across McCar- ty's mind. Did she bring it to you late. in the afternoon? Was it -her you werei talking to in the parlor and could not be, disturbed when Mrs. Jarvis called to tell] you about the [experiment the professor` was, going to make_,nn Friday?" "VVDZ-X Hnw lrnu lrnnuy`7 KY ---- A-A4 \va.'~`n't sure of obtaining it until it was `actually in my hands. The woman had ibecn dickering with me for her price; but Iwas afraid until the last moment that she would back out of her bargain." } `_`Whil woman?" ' The one in whose possession the wallet- had been all these years; a former steward- iess, I believe, on Hoyosf yacht." ` u`___1 ______ ___L .1, n . .. c ,__v _-__-.. --......... .... u Iuuvpl vs-y_yuI5; I `_`Not copying. V -ic or cannot see to read ' notes, you must remember," Norwood re- pliiad testily. "I said he had transcribed them. During the last month. while he was familiarizing himself with the use 01 the typewriter I went ahead with my own I prepara:ion of a monograph on the various ~ objects in my collection and talked my subject-matter into a dictagraph for Vic- itor to\ transcribe in his leisure moments. `The dictagraph is in the library beside his typewriter and the cylindrical records for `it are kept in the drawer of that cabinet. iover there. He took a record or two to 'work on while I was awayitliat afternoon and the papers he put -back were those upon which he had typed what the machine lliad dictated to him. When I spoke of i anyone who might have access here_I was I thinking of strangers; those detectives from leadquarters or the Homicide Bureau or the men who came with the Chief Medical lixnminer to take the `body away." "Youill not be nding any of_ them mon- lkeying with petty larceny!" remonstrated `i-McCarty loyully. Who knew that you_ ihad the wallet. anyway. Mr. Norwood? . I Who did you tell? i ".\Y,\ ....._ "`L.L 2, I r ~ { IV l.|I \lllI .VUu`LCll -V. i _Nn one. 'lh:3t 15, only a few of my most gintnn-ate circle. the other amended. I j\.va.'~'n`t {actually ll Wu.`-6 Hfrld Hill flu: loaf vnnsnnnf 91-. x urzuucu. Befqre the woman brought it to you or ft:-`or. sir? | uuu unnu l\v_y -nun u.|\;IC Jll uuv LUCK. Who could have got. in here? Mc- Carty asked. His eyes had narrowed swift- ly `and there was a note of suppressed eag'erness_ in his tone which the other was too ezigrosserl. in his fresh `problem to he cognizant of. Didn t you say Captain` Marchal was with you in here that after- noon .ju.st before you left. to call on your friend the professor? Didn't Captain Mar- chul come back after you'd gone to put away some notes he'd -been copying? I 1\T,.o- nnnn .:.... 17:- __ _, 7.... vaavlll vvnavlw _vuu uau ]lul- It! "No, but anyone familiar with the mus- eum and my method of arranging its con- tents knows rhat Iokeep all documents and papers here." Norwood ran his ngers through his -hair. "But what am I say- ing? What possible object could anyone l I know `have in taking it`? Of course, it being a wallet, someone who had access here may have thought that it contained money and may have appropriafed it. It could have been seen through the glass door and the key Iwa:-a there in the lock." 6 5IIYl I I I U1 IUICDI _If you are sure it has been taken, sir, whoever did it must have known where to look. observed McCarty, Did you show the wallet to anyone after you got it or tell them where you had put it?" "KIA kn; ....-....... t._,:|:, -11 -1 scculg u, xur an mea came to me to take it along and show it to the Professor; I decided not. to do so, `because he is only" interested in poisoning cases--he is an em- inent toxicologist, you know-and when he is _engrossed in an experiment he resents bitterly the introduction of `any other tupic. I closed the door,_ of the cabinet but did not lock it ;' in fact the 'key is still here in the lock as you can see for your- self, McCarty. Someone must have taken if nnt rlm-inn Hm nv..:o....\....o c..n.....:._._ LL, ---:--r- -`ups--an ,Phones:- Office I63, Residzce 353 con, unuuaxuy. DUIHCUIIB IHUSE DBVC taken it out during the excitement following the discovery of the murder! But who would have any interest in it`? The case has been `.=;helved_ and forgotten, even by the authw orities. ' ' ,,`7,_. HA ._ u unuuuuus. vv uau unu vuc WIQJBE IOOK uxe`! V It was the usual-sized bill folder, of very ne grained black seal worn `brown at the edges, and contained two letters ` " Norwood broke off. What can have `happened to it`? Ivknow I did not touch it after I put it away here Iast Tues- day afternoon;" I never_ mislay anything and I had no occasion to open this cabinet again until Friday, just "before I went to Professor Parlowe's. Then I came to get out some data on a recent poisoning case that I" wanted to discuss with him, and the wallet -was here. I distinctly remember it nlnmr and almm it +.. 0}... !)....1'...;....__ seeing it, for an idea to to take { I -uauuuu uuuclbbauu ll: . I "Maybe you put it so`ii1ewhere_ else your- self. sir, by mistake. McCarty had ap- proached and stood looking over the other s shoulder. What did the wallet look like?" T; u... LL- .__ `in cataloguing the chllection. He cannot see to read the notes -and other papers, you know, `and these blank bobks are lled with my own private memoranda of the dierent cases in. which I have specialized. No one ever touches them but myself. I gcannot understand it!" -tn....v.... .....- ._.-L g. _.-- - 1" nil . nd n. 1`- ar- I I I 0 U ,. . h I 1 ., e a 1 V`! I .4 _ -., _. V- '---v, vs-vu ' The makerseof Lgdia .E. Pinkham I Ve etable Com un have thousands of suc letters as at above-the tell the truth, else 1;hey could not have ob- tained for love or money. This medicine is no stranger-1t has stood the test for more than forty years. TR #1.... ....- -.._ --_._.I2_ .o - ---v-ur -canton -av. II. :33` If there are any pomplicittions you do not understand wnte to Lydia E. Pink- ` ham Medicine Co. (condential), Lynn, ,I!l;ass-, uaux 171 Mass. T at! from weakness seemed to be d a the time, and had no ambition to do any`-' _- - thingorgoanyplace. ;._j ._ My nerves were in 1 " bad shape, I could not sleep at night, - and then came a breakdown. I read of Lydia E. Pink- ham s Ve etable Compoun in the newspapers and sev- eral of my friends A advised mete use it, and It sure y ut new life into me. Now I am quite_ab e to do all my own work, and I woukkstrongly` advise every suf- , fering woman to ve Lydia E: ,Pink- ' 1 ham s Vegetable mponnd a tnal._"-_- Mrs. CHARL_Es.WAxEL1N, 272 Christie St., Toronto, Ont. 7 , L , , , I O HTL- _-. Ten. Remarkable Story. of ` Sickness and Recovery. Phone I45