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aunt-cu. ' I i "It was from this step you` may be sure Ithat the second Emperor took his last view! of his father, said Tillizini, there isf your river." - , -- T . g 'l'I..... l....I....! .l__... L` ,-IV - - - pct. ; uuvur ureauuc 01 mus. . ` Whilst they stood upon the steps the; light continued. When they took a step: forward it w`ent- out. They returned to thef lower step and the mom was again illum-f inated. ' tum ,,:,., 1- .u- ' .u um umcr uumuucr. / I _'cent.s Va [1 Look! gasped Talham, and welhmightg syrup was he be astonished; for as.they put their foot ; farmers u 5 upon the lower stairs, the whole of t~he`couid be; inner chamber was flooded with soft light. 1 Lettuce an , It came from the comices in the roof and ance, the 1 was reflected down from the glittering -blue. 3 -bunch_ firmament of an artificial Heaven; ~ ,`being aake `W4 . ..I....4.:..l" ....:.i m..n_.._. :,, -- uruuum-.m, 01 an uruncxal neaven. It s electrrc! sand Talham m a whis- per. I never dreamt of this. lluilai L1..." ..t.....J ....-_ LL, _., .- auu Jail!`-VJ IJICIIIEFIVUD UHUB IHl'U IILICIY P130: They are balanced on an arm below, "explained Tllhzmi. ' I saw something of that sort in Burma years ago. no '9!` {Jun nynu Il\Il!V! dill` an IRA Ana..- lllilla BUII.` III IJUJIIIII JUDITH lIgUn ' He led the way down, and so they came. -to the inner chamber. I Lnnlzl onnnnrl "Pall-mum mu-I mall m:..k&: '_.|v uuu In ulsuppcurml. . 5 In a second came the tinkle of smashing Isteel. I H! .1, I . ' M - 1':-u :1 us; 9 1 IIGVU IOIICII IIIIU G IIIUBD UUVIVUEIIIU ICEB- He wiztched the yawning hole where the`? steps had been. Three had disappeared. ? Tn II fan! nnnnnu fl-unu tlnrnn alrnnlu kun`: I DlU]IB uuu UCClIo JIIICU UUAJ lll5II}J!JUlII'CU- > In a few seconds they came slowly back. and jarred themselves back into their place. "'r}:au urn Hnlvnnnnr` nn an arm 1-nnlnnv i cc}. _ I I thought 330," said Talham, "if we had! departed ffom the spirit steps we shouldi have fallen into a most unpleasant m'ess.". nu mfnhn fn iuauynina Lnln ml-snrn Hunt The Double Track Route J _ between um cApl_:l"ulll:l.ll-o I ` He placed `the statue on one of the whitei marble steps which ran down at either; side of him. For a moment nothing hap-VI pened, and then `the stairs -opened under ! .it and it diappeared. I In In cnnnnr` navnn 1-Inn lnlrln A` avnnu-lnn! no nuacuxuvulcu uuu ICC`) W0 H19 Spit": SWD3. V l He walked down gingerly. Halfway to! the bottom there were two little niches on; which stood carved representations of two; of the earlier Chinese deities. He stoppedl and looked at them thoughtfully. thenllean-" ing over he lifted one down. It was a tre- mendous weight and he staggered under it, but Talham was curious to see the result of his experiment. ` ` `Ll . ..l......-l `cl... ..a.....- -._ .._.. .1: `L. _.L:1.-' uy xuurwus. For a moment, he said witii a facet- iousness which seemed to Tillizini to be en'~ tirely out of place. we will regard ourselves as disembodied and keep I-to the spirit steps. ` HE rinmn ainani-Iv unlfnyniy `Al I ould see no sign of any such ornamel In afnnn `nnt`;u-nu Anvn :-.64 LI... uuux. we pan Genet Kep ID 3118111." i What arespirit steps?" asked 'I'il.l.izini in astonishment. `-`It's {In old Chinese idea, and you'll find it in at good many temples." replied Tal-,l ham briey. It is popularly supposed toi be the steps up and down which the spititsl of the departed pass to their devotions,[ and '3 never under any circumstances usedl by mortals. run-___ __ ___________` 11 |__ __:,1 , 93` 4- . l at V u sign or any sucn orname I. I . The steps leading dowr_1 into the in er room were clean and smooth. They were `of white marble save inethe centre was what appeared to be a carpet. On closer inspection this proved to be treads" of; jade, two feet wide and exactly in the centre I of `he stairway. ' . I `urhnnn urn thug 5-3-35 .4... V ....1.l l!\._I l U1 EIU at-airway. . Thgse are the spirit steps." said Tal- ham. we had better keep to them." What. nu-n~nnv-if .+.....9" ....1,-.: m:n:.;..: 3'voa vnnullsc Ill IVIUIH She now has a good appetite, sleeps ne, her bowels are regular, and her, nerves have greatly improv- ed. She has a good flow of rich blood which has cleared up her com-' ' plexion. She is much stronger, and fiwe are pleased with what Dreco has done. It is a wonderful medicine. ` Once let the stomach get out Qf Iorder and the otherorgans quickly . fail for lack of nourishment. 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V n .1; ,. . . -.. {And Sings the fraies ;of Dodd_ s Kidney Pills ` `sun: RECOMMENDS Tii-3?: TO ALL WH/O SUFFER_ llsblllll I am Shun. the son of the great mechan- ic _Shoo Shuniupon whom the door fell` when the Emperor passed. This my father] told me before the day, fearing the treach-.5 ery n fthe Ennuchs. - ' , V | e ,"`Behold the pelican on the left will with? the bronze neck- Afterwards the spiriti `steps. afterwards. rivers of silver, after-l wards door of bronze, here Emneror . . . . .1 behind a great room filled with most pre-i cious treasures." I guess he's a little wrong in the bronze door part of it." said Tillizini, it .s .pos- . `eible that there were two sets of disloyal mechanics planning to secure the Emperor s treasure, and made_ provisions for entering and retiring at the proper moment." ! That afternoon his men left singly and; in t-wos and threes making for the rendez~ vous, and when night fell, Tillizini and Tal- mum uuun um Jane bracelet. I He had-written down the words: engraved upon the bracelet. and now he read them - again. ' 1 H1 "M QL.-_. LL, . .. '- I . , ~~--- -- ~--- --~ auuu uiuuM:,-grceneu Wlln age. my `h3S9- W63" 80 *0 the tomb. t0`hiEht- The men scraped carefully away at its` - Talham could have let the tomb go--_.but_ foot. and then Talham on one side. and Til-- there was nothing` to _be gained by` thig_ J lizini on` the other, groped for the image Mount Li was onethe way to Tai Pan---the between the two stones. It was a long time two `expeditions could be accomplished in ' before Talham discovered his, but Tillizini'sl one night`, He could reach Tai Pan before was soon revealed- It had deteriomted the dawn, r {until it was little more tharl the thickness Soo would not be prepared for an early ; Of 8 Curtain I'll!!!-_ , ~ morning` rush upon his city` . ' ' Tillizini looked_ at it closely, it had been Prudence and interest dictated parallel lshlled 01`l!del.V hi these Old dishonest arti- courses. gsans, and even now its extemporised char- Talham had committe (] to memo;-'_v the in. ' acter was revealed in the` imperfection of structions which the dead builclere had left .l this 0lFClt_3- _ r --some of which apparently conflicted with" .`G0li It.-he heard Tlham STUM- thosze upon the jade bracelet. D088 it give at all?"` T-Tn l'\url un-H-I-nu An... IL- .~.A~ 1 ' " 5' ' ' ' ` ..,....v. 11 v an au nu vuc UUIIIU uwulguo. Pan-+--tvhel ' I q_,_ __,,,,II `- . I - - . _ The_9::is!?!7i9_i.n.sf.!i||l emu uuuum. . He would have met herat one `of the wayside stations on the Trims-Siberian; it's . horrible, Tillizini, horrible." Tillizini considered. One thing is evident, he said after 3'` while. Once you have penetrated the, tomb of the Emperor. you must clear out quick. Why not make the attempt to-l night, and leave China by way of Tai Pan.` You have fifty men, make a dash uponl Soo's stronghold and take your chance of e ' finding Yvonne there." 1 Talham thought for awhile. . That is one scheme," he said, .but~I think I know a better. I will leave twenty 1 men to defend this place, and use this as 5 Tnlknvn lIl\II'tl Ln..- I-A. LL- L., ` lazuu. llllllllll, mat 5 evment." My God, she may be in Tai Pan now, lsaid Talham. [1, __.__.l_l L__,_ . u . . - - - LUULCI a I The girl has been lured here by Soo," said Tillizini, that's evident." MU Gm-I aka nsnur kn :_ Tn: D..- .___.- auu vuun uxp IEHVO WWII 8 IIHIU ceremony. ' All messages that wentthrough Tai Pan would of course be seen -by S00, it was Cho Sin or nothing; . I-In ant knob on 4|... ..................n .....n :---_J He got back to the compound and found Tillizini making an inspection of the walls. Ulu U1` lllllalllgc I H19--- L__I ,, n u - I -.......... ....u-nu-5 nu umpcuuuu UL um WIIIIS. I ve bad`news, he said, and with re- markable brevitytold the contents of thef letter. ` 6'~l'l\L. N` I I I I ' ' ` uu uulp 5 I have received very bad news," he said, with which I will not assail your magnificentear; yet I would ask you this, where is the nearest telegraph town?" The Mandarin considered. . Thalia is one at Tai Pan," he said, look- ing straightly at the other, that `is the nearest. Otherwise you would have to go to Cho. Sin which is a hundred and fifty ii from here." Y'..L..II ..-.._I L- lII_! In, In 1 can I- ll IIUIII new. f`I'shall send to Tai -Pan," said Talham, and took his leave with 9. little ceremony; Hllilj that want. Hirnnuk Tn} Dun CHAPTER xx.. T The Tomb _ The Honourable stranger has received bad news," said the Mandarin. Tolham Ipudnul 0|` Id... LL......LA...ll__ -___I,I Vunu ucwa, Batu um muuuurln. Talham looked at him thoughtfully, could I he help? ' u A I I L. ...... ..:.....: ...._. 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'MA'rs_oN ~npqrEnoi Mu PHONE 9. BROWN (All Bighfs Reserved) y u: we won Reaching up inst clutch the` yaugxcea unu wan world shaking `events; as they had fallen in death so they remained. T V T Talham was a curious mixture`-of the ` sentimental and` t'he maetical. - The nractical side of him brushed the re- i lice aside with his foot as he walked for-` i ward. sending the gleam of his light` ash- ing up to the? roof.` . 1- Yes, -there were two sliver lamps; they 1 were `black under the`*tarnish but the deli- cacy of. the vworkmansliip was apparent. I Reaching un his ham-I 'r..n...... -....m m mu Vnruperor s_ tomb. For two thousand years they had laid thus. through all the centuries pregnant will: progress and with world shaking vents; they fallen in Ilnntla an +1.... lllllu He ashed an electric torch about the env trance to the cave. It was a. large, spa- cious plce carved out of a solid rock; at intervals around its grim walls were placed huge statues in fantastic shapes. extending `from the dim roof to its polished floor. ` Talham looked at them without awe. He felt something about his`-feet and ashed the light down; he was treading on 'a little heap of bones. Further examina- tion `revealed a dozen more such pitiful rel- ics of the long dead artisans who had per- ished that they might not reveal the secret of the Emperor's, tomb. +'IVl\ \l\lIn--4-` -~~ *' " I - ` l _ ; ucnuuv. UUy()I1fl Ill Talham under: telling them to will-, -Vuauuc ul me cavevwos revealed. ` From here on. they must depend upon their own exertions. The Chinamen declin- ed civilly enough to assist any fuither. So [far they had acted. in accordance with their tenets. beyond that they might not go. i understood. and r,dYn;o:anrI um... um, 10, ue neara `ramam Doesvit ataall? Yes, said the other, but gently! It .is any odrls on the connection being rotten with age ? , I Now, said" Tillizini. are you ready? now!" . L - I He put a gentle strain upon the ring sand it gave. ever so little. _ _ i He was afraid to out his full strength ;upon it for fear it broke away in his hand. 1 'Again. said Tallmm's voice. ' . Tillizini pulled gently.. Suddenly with- {- out `a warning there was `a horrible squeak which i seemed _could be heard for. miles. and the great door sunk as if the earth had: swallowed it up. `and the big blacl; en- trance of the cavevwos revealed. l From hm-n nn +1.-.. .......L -1-, I - mu-I-uu u1uucr_VU_V 1211888 010 G1.S'n0neSt lifti- "even char-t 'acter ;the circle. ' ' `_`Got it,`he heard Talliam it give nf.nll'I: IIUUI. Contrary to his ecpectations `there was! no engraving upon the panel. It was of solid bronze,ogree'ned with gage. The mpn nnrnnml nm-nfullu .......-. -1. in BARBIE.` DUI U [C door. Iy ucuurreu ID 11111]. I ` I see now," he said excitedly. It opens inward on hinges at the top." This probably was the case. ' They continued digging for half an hour before they reached the foot of the brbnze dnm-_ - ' I J Iu`um:e 01 we cavep , This was the only doubt that had been in 2 Talham s mind, but the explanation sudden- ly occurred to him. H1 ___ ______ H 1__ __:,| __.:., n Liv. uuu uuur was lua'UuV':l'e(l._ Although the hill fell steeply there seemed -to be no place from whence a door might slide down in its groves to block the.&en- !trance of the cave.\ 'I`L:- ....... A... ,...I-. _I_-.LL AL 1 I I I um uuu wuu U10 mu ()1 I5 [JOCKGE llllp. Here the hill fell sheerly, and it was the foot of a sharp slope that the top the door was disc<'>vere`d. Al6l........L 4.1.- Lxn Ln .1 I .1 uuu sun, CRSII/ll wwn Ieverlsn nasce. It was easier work than even Talham had anticipated, and after an hour's work Til- lizini`s spade struck something hard and xmetallic. ` , It s the.door," he said_exultantly. He _cleared away a space, and examined this find with the aid of a pocket lamp. Here the hi" fa" nhnnrlu and if mm: at. pwycu up W sue nmperor 8 E01110. , \The'-party dismounted at the foot of the hill, and tookshelter in a little galley, and six men only accompanied the two Euro- peans .in their climb. These carried spades and picks, a spire one each for Talham ` and Tillizini, and the eightmen attacked the soft earth with feverish haste. ....... ........... -..__1- u. _ _ . _ ,__ nun 1 - I Invu W muuub 141. It was eleven o'clock before -they de- bouched from the road, and picked a way across the rough uncultivated land which sloped up to the Emperor s tomb. ' .Th8'.D8`ftV Hinmnuntml nf. flsn `run! nf Flux compound cioaed -behind them. They had left twenty-three men under a trusted old officer who had been with Tal- lham in the Northern wars. and the remain- 'der of the party were picked up beyond the city walls. 7 ~ ` 'I"Lnn _...l.. ..I__X ;L. , I . 1 ` I-`I I Th od 1 th d ' h" led tyulgmft in e mu track w nch Tc ....... -I....-_ _9,u_.n u p .. . I Jaqll-4 I.lfll\I\I'I.i IJl\l'\l'lIl`l-J1` Piivluhedeevery Thursday sfternoon It the -Post Office Square, Barrie. Subscription Price--Conadn and Greet Britain 82.00 per_ year in advance (in arrears $2.50); United States, $2.50 per year in advance`. Both old and new addresseubould be given when change of address is requested. GAN- CELALATIONS--We find that most of our Iubsoribers prefer not to have their subscrip- tione interrupted in case they fail to remit Before expiration. While subscriptions will not he carried in arrears over an extended period, yet, unless we are notified to cancel, we meme the subscriber wishes the service `continued. Remittance: should be made by reghtued letter, money order, or cheque payable at per in Barrie. "an" n-.... I|.I:A-- ham, both men heavily armed, rode out into the dark streets, and the door of the compound closed behind them. 1'3... 1...: we a-.--a-- n---- -~-A --- ' _yuuu bunt MIC) mlgnvv not understood, and dismissed them, am to wait at +1-... I....u..... -: LL- muuu, ann cusmlssed them, wait at the bottom of the] ' Superintendent G. F. DOYLE. cavurlo wuuen I0 convey her to her lover. With no knowledge of the language. she had hesitated before accompanying them,| and had stood on the platform for half an hour before she at last yielded to the agi~ fated entreatiea of the officer in chargefof the escort,` a man with little English, and who knew that his-life depended upon his persuading the beautiful Weterner to ac- company him. Wku 1.-.: _..a m_n_,, lvcll uuu pale. So this was the meaning of it--the mean- ing of that telegram which had sent her flyiug across Europe into the barbaric re- gions of Asia, that had set her down at 3 little wayside station where a polite and tidy escort waited to convey her her lover. I HO knnwllin nf O-LA I ------ -- -`- `tense and pale. CHAPTER XXl.- ' l In the Yamen of Son E Yvonne Yale was in the little room which I ovexflooked the courtyard of the Governor's ' Yamen. She sat on the "edge of the kang, her-_ha'nds clasped on her knees, her face n '\:n Ilvnn LL- ..__'_V__',, , In -. .- mu: ucuu U1 Ille SEBIFS. I Talham and Tillizini whipped out their! revolvers and fired together, and again` came the laugh and something more omin- ous. the rumble of 9. moving door. ' They sprang up the stairs together. but: before Talhamzcould swing himself through. I the door had closed with a clang and a crash. They were trapped in the house of! the dead! ` I unma R*rL A"i' s ' uuc Lust: l'.`Jlll[)8l'0I'. , i Talham led the way upward. and was within twen=*_v feet of the silver door, when! somebody laughed, and the laugh rang hol-2 lowly throuzrh the vaultetd chamber. He looked up before he was conscious of what lwas happening, and before his hand could! drop to the pistol at his side, a voice calledl mockingly. ' van Lnun .u.....-1- LL, - ` I xuuumngly. You have ample time to complete your investigations. Captain~Talhan1." \I1 /W88 the voice of Soo'and it came from the head of the stairs. ! l`nl}mm .....l m:n:._:_: -- - - - ' Luc ugul. V \ ' He was seeking smnething else and prey sently he found it. A little box` -of jade upon the roof of which were the faded rem- : nants of an inscriptinn. More to the point there had been carved on its side the: words :1- . This is the secret of the philosopher." ; He` lifted the box and put it under his; arm. and made his way back to Tillizini. 1 We .can`t leave yet. said the detect.ive.%` all a quiver with excitement. He felt hei was on the verge of a great discovery. We: must find by what means this room is; lighied. . . i 'm..... L- _-_.-..r-if - Av - * ` l ' vual. u\V:i.ll(l`ln '1 at run. ' V I Perhaps we can come back." he said reiiretfully, for he knew that when they} had once passed through the portals they' would never. again visit the last home of the first Emperor. 1 I 'r..n...... 1-4 LL- - - ll5ll!ClI.- Then- he renxexbered the urgent Business! that axvaitedin Tai Pan vm.1...... ..._ -__ >:jQ . . .. . vvuu uau guuc UUWII TO 093! Wltn then` l0l'd. l f He madela rapid survey of the great stonel room. At either side he saw a square\pit, 9 and flushed a light down upon the white .' ,:Iems that still glittered and sparkled inl the light. T-Ya xivna ......L:..... _.&__u,- I - ` ivvuuc gum.-crlllg VVOOU. i Talhum surveyed them reverently. These 1 K then were the unfortunate creatures of joy, I who had gone downfo death with their lord. { I m.-nip n ran}:-I mnounu at L]... ....--L AA-A - unct um ave. " I He stepped down quickly and leant over; one of the tiny streams that wandered tor-5 j A tunusly through an artificial. garden. _It's quicksilver all right." he said. . At the far endof the room was a great l, block of polished black stone. and upon}; this tested a stone coffin. The pedestal% was reached by -three steps, but the steps `were indistinguishable. They were covered 1 ` with rags and ,as it seemed litfle pieces of` `white glittering wood. I : 'l`nllunn mi-"vn-Mn` `L --------- *4` "" Juuu uvcl`. "V i They looked down in silent wonderment.f There at their feet was Chinn--China as itf 1 was known to the ancients. with little town - I '_ ships cunningly mod=lled_. and the ever lg moving river flowed from hill to sea; 90?] it had been flowing for over two thousand; ` VBHPE _ J a let me see. , I 11- ._;_., ,1 I --- -- Stand on the step. said Talhum. and; G-9-.3m%iInZ6o.