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LAw\_.l uuuvu1`d.uUIl III U19 10111136. The hall-porter noticed them and says that the girl` appeared to bevery anxious ,and excited. She waited while. he went to his room and a-f- terwards they went out together. .In view of the two previous cases the affair is a complete mystery. I re-read the account of the a- mazing affair and then put down the paper in breathless `bewilder- ment. ` V \ IlI.-. 1.- --_Ll-- --A -- uuu acverux very valuable DXOCOB or jewelry and a quantity or what appears to be private papers. Rob- bery was certainly not the object of the mysterious attack. The Chicago pcirce have been communicated W 0 . . I ` I It has beenascertained that on his arrival at the hotel a well-drese Gd- fthi` hllndnnv-nn vnuins, ml-I o-An aua uL'z'Lva.L an (118 DUES! W9ll-dI`6S- ed, rather handsome young girl was awaiting him, and they had 9. hur- ried conversation in the lounge. The ha.1l'DOI'te]' noticed fhcn-n and naive uuur uuu. uauupeu Wltn U16 1(0) . The motive or the attack was un- :doubtedly revenge, but Mr. Masters had only arrived in England six hours previously. Search of his lug- -gage revealed that he had with him several very valuable pieces jewelrv and a auantv nf mun sleep. for in the room was a faint smell or Verbena. His assailant ap- parently rang the. bell afterwards and then slipped out, locked the door and escaped with the key. ' Th8 mntivn nf Han nffnnlr inns nu- -v- - wuvvu Prope;:t continue for the beef cattle man. A report -from the U.S. Department of Agriculture `stat- AG fhnf {Ii fhn TT1-fn fo6au Patna)- JJI-:pau`I.uIUun U1. A.5ru:uu.ure Stat- ;Js'tha.t in the United States fewer cattle. are being fed this winter than l7H.-__._ L- ._-._, ulucu cure in Selecting U18 C1UVeI' or alfalfa seed. Too often, says Mr. Wright, people go to some trou- ble and expense in securing plump, clean seed grain, and then put it, into a. dirty; field or drill in some; untested grass or clover seed which knocks out all the advantage of us- ing clean grain. A few extra culti- vations at intervals, to sprout and kill weed seeds in the soil, and care `in selecting the small seeds to go in with grain, ensures full value from the investment in the latter. LCLULUFS IIILISL IIUL U6 '1USL 3131112 01 it results are to be obtained from even the best of seed grain, points out W. H. Wright of the Dominion Seed Branch. Getting clean tested seed is an essential step in clean- ing up the farm from increasing the size of the crops, but with this must on rnnn nn1HwnHnn and 41131 on SIAU UL LIIU Ul.'UpE, Uul. VVLLII Lilli llll-[EL go clean cultivation and just as much care in selecting the clover nr nifnifn ann Tnn n`Pl-an aova I'll-st treatment dyes vaults . -or no mono; w ` w - u---on-vou- Here it is late January. and all over southern Ontario, where most of the wheat and fruit of the pro- vince is produced, the -fields are ab- solutely bare of snow, and have been so for several weeks. Farmers are getting anxious about this con- dition, as a sharp drop in tempera- ture to below zero would be hard on unprotected fields` and orchards. even without extremely severe cold, thawing in the daytime and freez- ing at night is not good for wheat and clover. A root or snow would be generally welcomed. 'rnm Factor: A better seed campaign" is un- der way In `Ontario this winter. with the emphasis u-pon clean and tested seed grain; but twcrother factors must not be lost sight of if rnnnifn am: in ha n1-nigh-mad frnm lUo0 LU (0-9: `There was little change in the quality of cheese made. In 1926 the -percentage of firsts and specials totalled 88.3: In 1927 87.4. In Ontar- io, which makeeover two-thirds of the Canadian output. the percent- age was exactly the same in both years, 92.6. Federal butter and cheese grading figures for 1927, now complete, show that butter upon the whole improv- ed in quality while cheese fell 9.- way a. trie. In pasteurized butter there were fewer "specials," but more firsts, and the combined spe- cials and firsts for 1927 total 76 per `cent. against 70.8 per cent. in 1926. In unpasteurized butter, the make of whi-chsis, dropping year by`year, the percentage of firsts rose from 70.3 to 73.5. "'I"I-int-A was `HM-In nhnncrn In #11:: FARM NEWS w&mm&&&&wmmam&w $tI<>I<>X0X0I0I0I0X0X<>I<>I0I nun vvv wpwuawu vnnnvnnug V Igbn an CIUU Poultry, Butter and Eggs Eggs. doz. 40c Ibo ntiooclcyootnclolao Cream, pint . . . . 35c Chickens, lb. 28 ovcooooqoucoonoonurooc IIIOlitltiililtltiiotll-II ............u.-u....'25-300 ooooovucctcoooco IIIOIIIIOOOODIIIIIOIOI Wood, loIa;d . . . . . 37.00-$8.00 The uncertainty of the condition . of the roads. particularly the side- , roads. following ,Friday's blizzard, - kept manyfarmers away from Sat- urday s market. some vendors from the" Shanty Bay section came by train sooner than take a` chance. Those who dldaventure the-trip by cutter or sleigh, however. reported conditions much better than they had anticipated. The fall of snow, while considerable, was not heavy '~ and drifting was confined to iso- 'v lated spots. The fury of the storm was felt ,much more to the west ` than to the east, for autos were through to .Oriliia and had navigat- ed the -Lake shore Road quite early in the day,`long before the snow- plow had made its appearance. ~.` Eggs at -Barrie's market last `Sat- ` urday -brought only 40 cents a doz- en. This is 10 cents-cheaper than at i this time last year. The hens have been laying well in mild weather and storage stocks are still heavy. Butter is the same price as a year . ago, 42-45 cents. Chickens a trifle ' cheaper at 28 cents. The buyers got most of them last Saturday, -for very few citizens ventured forth in t-he chilly atmosphere. It was 9 be- low zero. at 8 o'clock. For cream = 35 cents a pint is being asked as compared with 80 cents a year ago. 3 other prices are much the same: Qt. eeeeeegenseeseeeee Peppers. box 50c eeeeeeeeeeee Chinese turnips 5c, I e e e s e I 0 e e e I e 5-`10-150 eeeeeeeeeene ueeeeeeeeeeu Citrons 100, 8 for 25 IIIIIIIIIIIIIOII Vegetable Marrows . . . . . . . . 5-10c e e u e I I e e e e Cooking onions, 11 qts. . . . . . . . . 60c 4 `Sweet Spanish onions, 6 qts. 850 . B-..IA..... ..Ln.-_ _..-u 2..-- |FARMERS AT riomal Only Few Ventu?ed Out After Storm, But Roads A..- I`_0_ W EALILULM In a few moments the _sergeant returned, and ushered me into a small office on the opposite side of ` the. corridor where, at a -table, sat the well-known official of the Crim- inal Investigation Department. De- tective Inspector James Wade, Whose cleanshaven, rubicund coun-, tenance had been made familiar to the world by the picture papers be- cause, only a few weeks before. he had given sensational evidence at the Old Bailey in the great Ravenscourt Park Mystery in which a husband, had -poisoned his wife and two children, placed their bodies in a zinc-lined packing-case and de- spatched them to a well-known `firm of forwarding agents in Auckland. New Zealand, after which he had changed `his name and identity. gone up to Inverness and there married a wealthy widow. But by the astute- ness and patience of Inspector Wade . the crime had eventually been brought home to the culprit and at that moment -he was lying under sentence of death. . ' nv ,_ nynu. Iaov uvoua avu |,AJlu vv IIIBVL 58 `(Turn to page ten, plegse) (To _be cont1nu\e;1) Feed Fewer Cattle Getiing Anxious I. l_ I-LA 7-....__.__ .------, -... Are Eair 5 hardly do my ; work. My head gached eontmuall ; and Iwas so dis- `conraged that I could cr from morningtillni ht. I had anot `er I _. baby justoneyear ands -.-F odanditgavemealotto do. So I thou ht I would try Lydia E. Pinkham s egetable Compound, as I had read so much about it in the little books. I found a dierence right away as my head was relieved and my tired feelings gone. `My sister had been doing my washing and she continued doing it,_ as `she said it might set me back if I started to do it again. It sure did help me and I had taken just two bottles when my baby came. He is a fine big boy. _now nearly five months old. lam taking our medicine again and I am . able to o my work all b&my?elf now. e age I always recommend table `Compound to women, and especially to expectant mothers, as I believe they needhelp at those times.- Mrs. OLIVER Mnguan, 24 Harvey St., Chatham. Ontario. 0 WW `'.::..:: ***...:;"'.:%::.1sx=:s CO..N..-Fort Erie. Ont. 5 Read Mrs. Menard : Letter. ) Her Experience May Help EXPEETANT t DR. E. G. TURNBULI. Graduate McGill University. Mon- treal. Otfice and Res.-Cor. Eliza.- beth and Bradford Sta.. Phone 105 Otficb hours: 9-10 a.'.m.. 1-3 p.m., 7-8 pan. -----2--- Chatham. Ontario. - I want to t_ell on how much `good your medxcme Ehas done me. Be- =fore my baby ame I felt so weak and run- down that Icould i 3 wm-Ir M1! ham: - L. J. SIMPSON. M.B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence--Co11ler St., corner Owen, Barrie. Phone 275 -ji . DR. FRED. A. ROSS Formerly of Drs. Ross & Ross. Late Surgeon Specialist with the Imperial Army, 4% years. General Surgery and Obstetrics eepeclelly. Ottlce-140 Dunlop St... Barrie Phone 710 P.0. Box 1078 DRS. LITTLE &. LITTLE Phyoiciam and Surgeons, Barrio Office and Res.--47 Maple Ave. Office hours: 1 to 8 p.m. 7 to 9 p.m., or by appointment. . Phone 213. A. '1`. Little. M.D. W. C. Little, M.B. yet Office Office DR. W. }l1-I. CARSON Graduate of Toronto University P-hone 61 Office-58 Collier St. Hours: 8-9`a.m.. 12.30-2, 6.30-8 p.m.N (Continued from last week) CHAPTERVIV V I Contains some E-3ul'pi'iI0I At two o'clock in the afternoon- two days later, a sergeant or police conducted me down a long` stone corridor on the second oor or the great block or buildings known as New Scotland Yard, past t-he little door which gives entry to the Black Museum. wherein is preserved the relics of notorious criminals, to a. large bare room with a. writing ta.- ble and one or two chairs, where I waited. e I Tn a four vnnvvannl-a than nnunnnnf DR. W. A. LEWIS Surgery and Diseases of Women. Associate Coroner County or Simcee .._nnd_ DR. 0. A. ARNOTT _ (McGlll) Phyucian and Surgeon Office and Residence, '97 Elizabeth. lwnrrnnrlv 1):: Rm 19. non....\ a. A. uunu:-.11 NOTARY PUBLIC, `Conveyancer in- cluding drawing ot wills, deeds, ar- ranging of loans, etc. Insurance of all kinds. Executor, Administrator and Trustee. 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Barrie MONEY T0 LOAN EVA B1! \II Vvvlvnv It Qlv BXRHIETER, soLIcrro`n, m'i3c. Mnnnv 1-n lnnn Pnaa ."nh-my `Ran-in. III I II Ciitwvv Itlpx Birrlater, Solicitor, Note. y, Etc. MONEY '1`-0 LOAN Ross Block. Barrie. ari"l'31'fron 32 1'_1W_3_A5TJ'3R ST- 15 out AnDiu: ' where we are equipped better than ever to at- tend to all your wants in the (`line of . &I`&IVI"`I` Bax-r1;t;_1"..'S`;ii`c1tor, Notary, etc. MONEY T0 LOA-N "Drum `D!nnb Danni- DR. N. W. ROGERS Physicign and Surgeon Special attention to `Obstetrics [flea and Pndinnnno an `lhfnno E RADENI-IURST G. HAMMOND IAY\T\fEI`flIT`I'\(i nut-xc can--uA-- on--A .., u - w - u - - u nu Cult race 'and Residen , 97 "1'fz'abet (Formerly Dr. a'll s Office) Telnmhnm: SR7 PLUMBING AND HEATING UUIVUHIV ra WICKIUHIVM DIHI Successor to Creswlcke Bell 5 A cannon.-no.-- -4- ---:4: -u-can DUNCAN F. McOUA|G, B.A. nnnnaanr 1-n (`was-anrlnlrn L `RAH GIVE US A CALL Pinon: 180 PLAXTON `G. PLAXTON DONALD ROS8. 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Manager. (Over F. Dumber`: grocery store) Chiropractors, Drugleu Therapist! Spinal Adjustment and Massage Electrlo, Vibratory and Magnetic Blanket Treatment! Patho-Neuromethr Service Phone 405.1 for appointment Fr:n' interview and terms, up hr 62 Ron 81., : Barrio 1 Phone REGINALD GODDEN, A.T.O.M. Pupil of Ernest Salt: of Toronto TEACI-I-ER OF PIANO Phone 873, Barrio. VII Io IBIIIHIIO Cont:-alto Vocalist, Entortainor and .Elooution-lot Sing1ng._ speaking, Public Ora.- tory and Dramatic Expression IIUICCC VVIISOII, Aoocooo Organist and Chairman! Collier Street Unitod church All grades or ORGAN. PIANO and THEORY: VOICE PRO- DUCTION and SINGING (0.1 examinations) ATGIN THE? BARRIE \ Riuakvs 58 Elizabeth St. : v -uQfCu Ag;nt Tfor Mcclal-y : J R. J. EDWARDS G. EDWARDS uuulslbnnfn and `OnuA6nnnl Baal---n xuaruuu wan H; smue. Now that I have seen you and heard your explanation I do not think we can carry matters any further. As far as my Department is cmrcerned the Inquiry is closed." Thnnk vmx, Tn:nnn!'.nv~ xxraann 1' at once. ust e si e course treatment given you po 5 of solid esh (not ht), the blood is cleared of impurities and you et rnice, clear, hulthv akin. IRONIZED ST comes only "Mace Wilson, .ua.c.o. Oraanin -on-I n|.-: _____ -4 FOR Hot Water Heating and / PLUMBING WILI-`RED E. SMITH O.A.A. REGISTERED ARCHITECT MIDLAND, ONTARIO ALLAN DAL E L.O.l.. L_T T" ` .-----~ ` " Thurnday, January 26`, 1928 dill G. R. I. E. BURN-8 LT on. A. 3. BLACK Q :0!-mm-inn gnu ..-... -----1-----:--:---.- EDMUND HARD|Y` Inn, H-A E70 puaslulu. ` Certainly Mr. (Remington. Do by all means. And if you ever wa.vnt- my advice, just come along to me. I will, however, let you know the girl's address, if `Rossl can getilt from the Italian Deputy. I'll send it round to your flat." T T fhnnlrnrl khan Anni. ...-.1`l..--....1 LI._L CHIROPRACTIC , (___. VETERINARY TECTS` SOCIETIES aurgury I `P3 one 81 umwlli . u.A. and Efficiency Dept. MUSIC TRY . ----. --wlnnl `RIG Munro, retarv: ``_ r,(\1I$hIIhnl LU yULll' Lltlln I thanked him, muchTreI-ieved that :the suspicion cast upon me by the 'm,vster.ious girl had been removed. 1' annnnsu: it man hnnnnun 1' 1.43.: ....-...a -t. Phone 1131 Pumaocp IV! . Ian-la 628 aoury uuucc1'n'u1g yourselr." And you don't believe it?" I re- marked wlth a- smile. 'kTnny 1-hat 1' Innvrn -...... -.-... -...'| LS uuuuerueu ule mqulry 1s closed." Thank you. Inspector -Wade." I said. But -I on my part intend t6 pursue my own inquiries and en- deavor to clear up the mystery 1! possible." ' .(Avv1-nlnlv Mn tbnmlnmcnn In- I.-. ua,vau:u.;auu.s 51.1`; uuu UEBII 1`8II10V.6Cl. I suppose It was because I had acted frankly that Wade thus closed -the inquiry. As far as the official view went no crime had been committed, 1.'UIutu.`Keu Lne IHJIIOUS GOIGCCIVG. _ Well. tell me frankly, I asked. Do you believe `her rid-iculous story concerning myself?" ` I-Ie `hesitated. V ' No." he replied. The Whole at- fair is such a complete enigma that I confess I cannot see a ray of day- light yet._ I Neit-her can I." Beyond the allegation she has made against you the case does not really interest us," said the Inspec- tor. It is simply the matter of a woman found 111 -in thetvstreet and conveyed by the police to the hos`- pital in the ordinary course of events. -There` `the matter would have ended. -had I not been called in `by the hospital -because oi. the mystery of her identity."I`hen she afterwards told me that curious story concerning yourself. And V011 nn + hnnnvn I049" 1' A- -.... nu u-raavvll ssasvvv auuuu lll.Ul'Uo Yes. I'll wire to Cavaliere Rossi today. It is eviden-t t-hat murderous attempts have been made both upon this girl Erica Thurston`--it that is her name-and Doctor Campari, but- the `motive is entirely obscure. She will be discharged from the hospital to-morrow. ~ Where will she go? o She can't go very -far upon two pounds thirteen and three .pence. which is all she has in` her purse," remarked the famous detective. W9]`, fall ma fnnnlrlu T nu`-A"-3 uu.u5:5, U1`. J.1b`IIllIlg' says," Could We not obtain her address from Doctor Icampari?" I suggest- ed. When we know her `friends then we shall know much more." Von YH1 cup)... 5.. r!-_.__ I1.,,, -A V The round-faced, clean-shaven man seemed as much, puzzled as `myself. ` She will neither tell us her name, nor her address. "Is she deliberately concearing them? ~ . ` H!` Lhhnl- _- 111.- ,...u my I -- LIIUIII o' I think so. She remembers other things, Dr. Fleming sa.y`sT." IC0llId W9 rmf nhfnin haw orhinngu UH ]IUUl-IOU VI llllld LIVBII \lRJ| III] HIV UIUUU I5 glen:-ed 'a*nice, healthy skin. IRONIZED YEXST comes only in eaeant-tasting tablet torm-60 to 3 bottle. etor cvexybody. Doesnotupsottho stomach or cause an or bloating. SL1 UUlu . But she has told me a long and -very circumstantial story, of `how she was enticed to St. John's Wood, and .how she struggled with`you and tore out the 1-ink `from. your din- ner jacket. ' _ I know. `To me -it is a complete mystery how s'he obtained posses- sion of -it. I don't remember her touching me before she fell uncon- scious." I said. "But that both `the Italian Doctor and she should allege that I am implicated in the affair is astnund`in'g-" Ami H... 1- .u.......n.., Luau. 1 am unpucarea 1n U16 &1'f3.1!' is astoundllng. And then I describ- ed` the events of `that fateful night as -I have already chronicled in these pages. The unuuvurl nnnnl -1--- -`A---A~~ 51'a.vU u1qu1.:uLuru:u E0119. ' I have not the sghtest idea," declared. I- had no knowledge 0 her prior "to our -meeting in tin street." 'Dul- 1.1-... 1. ... J..;IJ ..-- - I4--- -- uu W LL-ll VBUSPLUIUII. `In an instant I saw that I had made a `faux pas, for it was evident that my knowledge of `her name wouldrbe proof of her allegation. At once I hastened to explain that the ' -name had been told me by Doctor` Campari, though I had never heard it before. HTI71-`nu.-. 2...... ..I...' n-.-nn 1.- __u__; I L UUI.UL'Uc "Where does she live? he asked me presently, speaking in a. rather grave inquisitorial tone. T hnvn nnf N1-no ufimkonat 1.8-- u 1' us xuy Uau, xul`. swans!" I. 38.10.` U Certainly. You were the person who found that mysterious girl who is still in scharlng lcross Hospital and who cannot give us `her name." T llhl If 'kn In aT4".I\'na 'H`\uuou_ That's 1nterestlng!- Then you know her name! How?" he ask- ed with suspicion. `Tn an instant 1 cont &h-no 1' L4! amount of.a.n`xiety." he added in his quiet good-_-humored manner.tHe:wa.s dressed quitedffterently from the. average detective. About titty. tail and broad-shouldered and- dark- haired. he wore a. smartly-cut black morning coat- wit-h gray-striped trousers, while -in his black cravat I noticed a. tiny -blue Egyptian scarab as a scarf-pin. I Van nn nnhf -lrnnnr vfhn AI-vlnnf I auaruu an a. scar:-pm. - You no` doubt know the object otvmy call. Mr. :Wade? I said. `rnrfninlii VA rnnng I-kg nnunnn. auu wuu Uauuul. gxve us 1181' 1181116." ."I know it. `She is Erica. '.|:hur- ston." '- . _ He raised hlsybrows slightly in surprise. , . "Ah! mhatia I..+........u.....| rm.-- BO! IRONIZED YEAST now. If not satised with nuiclr PARIIHI. mnnev Mr nnn hnl-tln will ha M e of the ux ureutzi unu uuarp. anuuung pains. To quickly banish this Gas, neu- tralize the acidity and cleanse and sweeten the stomach-nothing is better than the simple use of Bi- surated Magnesia (powder or tab- lets), which gives almost instant relief. Pleasant, harmless and _in- expensive Bisurated Magnesia -has been used and recommended by Doctors /and Druggists for more than fifteen years. Any good drug- gist can supplyyou-try it todag `GAS IN THE STOMACH Hunrs THE HEART Gas Presure. from a. `sour, Acid, Upset Stomach" is not only highly uncomfortable. but_some day may prove fatal! . `Wham unnr mania urn fnllnnrnil kn `JIVVU LaI.l When your meals are followed by bloating. a -feeling or tullyess and pains around the Heart,--you may be `sure that STOMAECH GAS'1s pushing and crowding upwards. That's the reason for tvheshortness of breath and sharp.'shootlng pains. Tn nuinlrlv hnninh fhln an nan- Ll1l..ull5'yld.UU- I had noticed, too, that as she` ap- proached it. she -had done so with hesitancy, as though she were not quite certain which house it was. The fact struck me as peculiar. Per- haps it was on account of her un- balanced brain, yet _it flashed across my ownlmind that perhaps she had only seemthe place in the night, and hence all the landmarks were un- familiar. mhnan C`vv|An `I ..........A H... 1.-..-- .|.d.lll1lld.l'a Three times I passed the house. risking whether she might be peep-' ing between the blind and the win- uuuuu Luv IIUHIUUF The house had the appearance of being closed and neglected. for althqugh it was noon, all the blinds were carefully drawn. `The steps and "windows had not -been cleaned for a long -period, while the lace curtains` hung limp and yellow. I notlced that she -had let herself in . with a latch-key, and it struck me as I passed that the place was un- tenanted. and that it was a. secret hiding-place. 1' ha}! nnl-Inn inn +1-an+ `nu aka` on- no: woman usasr now. u not sausnea with quick results: money for one bottle will be 9.;."`...`?..`E.;':`._ .....1`.".".`f`-,.?;`...';"`.$3. `}. :`."'%`a uuuax: uau. way up. wmcn 1 IIOEEG by its white. holland blinds. Then I dismissed the taxi, and about ten minutes later idled up the street to obtain the number. Tho IAAIILVA `Ant: 4"-A - - * A - H - -- A` VVII-LU: "All right, sir, said the yoimgish driver. It ain't the first time I've driven the 'tecs. I know `ow to do it. "It you Want to watch `er when she gets down I'll ave trouble with my engin . 'See?" And laughingat his own cleverness hem unted at the wheel. and drove acro Trafal- gar Square, keeping the bus well in sight. Along Piccadilly, Knightsbrldge and the Kensington Road we went, past Olympia, and on until we reached Hammersmith Broadway, where, near the station, the girl a.- iighted and walking along the busy King Street, turned into _a street nf an-mil I-m+ nnfhaan unu........1.1- nuts ou.`tH:'l'., Lurneu IHEO SIPGBI of small, but rather respectable- looklng houses on the left, which I noticed was rcalled Riverside Road. A: aha nrullnui um 4-I...-. ..a.......L 4.1.... uuuupu waa vuauuu IVLVU1`Sl.(.18 H.030. As she walked up the street, the taxi drew up near the corner, `and slipping out I watched her enter a. house half way up. which I noted hv H5: whifn hnnru-1 Blind: 'l`1nnn `I HIV 'lJl-I3: Several drew up. but she still stood there until one came along, its destination being Richmond, by way of Hammersmith. This she entered after quite a struggle. whereupon I slipped alongand told the taxi- driver to follow the bus, as there was a. lady whom I was out to watch. Ali nlnk -1.. H ....lJ LL- __-.'..._.n_L uawu. laws. At eleven o'clock on the following morning I stood at the corner of Chandos -Street. in the Strand, and after waiting about a quarter of an hour, saw a female figure in that . well-remembered old fur coat and battered hat emerge from the-hos- pita}. `She carried" in -her -pocket my onyx 1-ink, without a doubt. .She glanced up and down the `road swiftly, ; then crossed the Strand and walked past Charing Cross sta- tion where the crowd was awaiting the west-bound motor buses. At nnnn IT annr H-mo 4... annn... 1...... um weal.-uuunu 1110120!` DLISBS. At once '1 saw that to follow her upon an omnibus would be extreme- .ly difficult as she would at once recognize me, therefore _-I hailed a taxi and it drew up at the curb near the corner of Northumberiand Avenue. I gave the driver orders to wait. and then watched the girl, who. standing in the crowd, awaited the -bus. Q1.-;11Ana's1 Amati: um L.-L -1. _ _;.n1 nu.-co; an: uuu<:2uuu::uL, ulla wnere all are united to poison the minds of decent people and upset our civi- lized laws. Al Ah-mun. ..!...l.-...I- -._ LL- n-cu-__: , ,, Luau: uuuiu De`n0 greater. It is thatmy personal experience concerns. May you who read these `pages never be placed in such`sit- uation in which love is debarred on pain of death. where truth and honesty `are nonexistent, and where a11"are united in nniann Hm mum. Get new weight and strbzgth I swan LHU u`u(l.l. ` `Had I any suspicion of the low t cunning of my. unknown enemies, of ` their widespread -influence and ir- resistible `power, or of their un- scrupulous determination to pre- serve their secrets. perhaps. my courage might have -failed me. But it wasmy heart which upheld me. for from that day I.was plunged into a maelstrom of life in the un- derworld, of plots and plotting, a world where life was held cheap and the laws -defied, a. brutal; ignomin- ious world` of the unsexed, where honor, truth and purity were un- known, and where the only God `was gold. And `yet in that world, where death ever threatened me, and where life was only an existence from -hour to hour, there became re- ` vealed to me a great and wonderful 1ove-an all-absorbing affection such as -few men have ever exper- ienced and of which in all the world- ; there could beno greater. If in that mv nnnnnnol gvnnnhunnn A snowy, alu g.lU5AI.lVUo "751"i{{e'Eo1a Inspector Wade that I intend to take u-p the inquiry and devote all my time and energy to- ' wards solving the mystery. There is a deeplylaidplot to implicate me in some dastardly scheme. and I mean to learn the truth. and ex- pose those who are conspiring a- 'ga-inst me, I said, little dreaming" what evil my determination was to bring upon me, or of .the abyss of grief, misery and tribulation that was open tome because I dared to seek the truth. I`|'-Tod `I an`! .........x..:.... _g u__ .-,,- - luau Ill vva U153. uuu uupurnmen C. When I walked out thrbugh the courtyard into Parliament Street I felt undecided "ho`w` next to act.- Nnvnrthalnuu -`I nnlhspl Iuosnn `I1. Len. unuecxueu `now next to act.` . Nevertheless I called upon D1. ` Fleming at Charlng Cross Hospital, being received in his private room very cordially. 1 mm mm nf Inv man on urn-.. uu uu.ex'uaI;.|ng 1:0 mq-uu'e." It-certainly would. She is being discharged tomorrow. If she were watched, perhaps we would discover something. There is some strong motive for the concealment of her Identity. Of that, I'm positive." Y Inn:-n 641.8 'I......_..:.___ M-we C very uuruuzuy. I told him of my visit to Milan. my interview with Doctor "Campari, and at my conversation with In- spectorwade and its` results. I-Ie reflected tor a. few moments. TWIAH fhnr mhllfw nivn 6|-.5 II.-- nuuecwu -{or a. IOW momgxgts. Then the Deputy says that her name is Er'ica Thurston, and that something happened at Thames Dit- ton. Now that's curious," Fleming Jaidl assuming a thoughtful air. Only yesterday," he went on, the patient was speaking to herself in a halt conscious wayand I distinct- ly heard her say, `No, Erica. It is too dangerous! " That nlmnnt nnI\'Iwnnc II11vnnL fin... LUU uuuyvruuat` " That almost confirms what Cam- .par'1 let out. doesn't it?" I remarked. I wonder if she's known at Thames Ditton under that name? It would' be interesting to inquire." I It.nArfn!n1v umnm at... 1.. 1...a...... hence it did not concern the Crite- Iinal Investigation` Department. `When T wnlrnrl nut 1-In-nnwh duh: TH: BARBIE EXAMINER \J\iIn II Vlgllln BIIII DLl'UlI`$lI wit'i{'%I'EAs1' and IRON Pleasant to take-Qm'cIz re-r IIMQnn -.._. ...-J.l..'.. .- rxuuuus Luv uuuse-surgeon, were, the mode of treatment which had been adopted. 'Our Southampton correspondent, telegraphing later, states that the un-fortunate gentle- man -has not regained conscious- ness.- and that the police are greatly puzzled because the person who in- flicted the disfiguration must have first stupetled the victim. -It_is be-4 lieved that Mr...`Masters- was rend- -ered uhconkclous by gas while 9.-4 usnuus v_v'xucn 118-U. OCCUITBQ In Mllk on the same nlghnlcommunicated with C-harlng -`Cross Hospital \ by telephone and obtained from Dr. `Fleming the house-surgeon. there. the moe of frnnrrnnnf whinlri hm-I J'llllBl'1'Uull Edllblllldll nuuu-:u 01153- L. Masters. of Chicago, who had landed from the>Aquita.nia that afternoon. He was lyingv-upon his side, his silk pyjama jacket being torn away, and upon his shoulder there had been tattooed a. mark iii: an ,ill-formed letter E". - The mark was at once seen to be . similar in design and in execution to that found upon the shoulder of a. young girl discovered in Dean St., Soho, a shorttime ago. The un- conscious man was taken to the hospital -where the doctors, recollect- lng the extraordinary case in Lon- don and also the one equally mys- terious which had occurred in Milan An hn having nla-H6 Innovn~\un!nn&;uI cue P11151115 U]. LIKE USU. uuu 116.0. 50116 to the room to ndethe door locked and the key missing. No reply being vouchsafed from within, the porter raised the alarm. the door was forc- ed, and upon the bed was found an American gentleman named Chas. T. Mnafnva nf Fhlnnan nrhn hot` morning LNG LIUILUU WUFU uauuu LU the Great Western Hotel at South- ampton, .where 9. man was found unconscious in bed apparently sur- fering from acute poisoning. The night-porter -had '-been attracted by "the ringing of the bell and had gone 1-n I-`ha v-nnnn n fin:-I 4% nnn Innbn "U Ellfly uutazuu. The Evening News lay upon the table, my servant having placed it there as usual every night`. Abold "headline caughtmy eye, "The Tat- too `Mystery Again" `and I read the . folPow1ng:-- _T\n'v-inu H-an nnvdu hnrn-u nf 1-his l:0unWmg:- During the early hours of this morning the police were called to Hana (1:-an Wnnfnrn 1 -`l'n1'A1- 91- Rnnth- wnere me gxrrs got. nu! - I refrained from telling her what I knew, so after some further con- versation I left the little shop, re- passed the closed house, and an hour later returned to my high up flat in Queen Annes Mansions, over- looking ?St. James s Park. 'l`ha+ nxrnninm `I inn with ham 100K1l'1g fbio JKHIESU !J.'1l.'K. That evening I dined. with two men at the Royal Automobile Club, and went to the theater, returning home at half past twelve when, upon my table, I found a note from Inspector Wade giving me Erica. Thur-ston's address. It was Lady Erica `Thurston, Runswick Hall. Polegate Sussex. He added that `ha ow-nun! `I-and `hnnn vnrv 'Innfh tn I'Ul.-.`a.LB ausawn. nu uuu-!:u. Luau. Dr. Campari had been very loath to give her address, but he -had found out that she was the eldest daughter of a well-known peer, the Earl of Runswlck. `I ad-and vulink `kn 1nAu{n rn1r Hana a ovsooudcs III uKG`-QulGK 1 sults-or pay nothing why c with your akinnylmnztg? Whv 1.. L .K.Ul'lSVV1CK. I stood with the letter in my hand, utterly amazed. - Thu 'F`.vnn!m2- News lav unon the nazarueu. Oh, yes e will. e 1l come in at night. They never seem to go out in the daytime. `The girl does, but the -men never do. Then they are a. funny Iot-eh? Yes. -Nobody about ere can make 'em out-at least I can't. I wonder where the girl's got to? T v\n?v-ninnil P1-nrn fn`IH11Q hnr Wht mg wa.tcneu.. Perhaps he won't come back, I hazarded. `Ink `Inn in vnH`I 943' nnvna In of .ug vU:A\A* a. wvvu my -Ivan: IIIIQI. uannvvn That was interesting. `They had been living there While the girl was in the hospital. Evidently they won- dered what had become of her, yet they feared to -make inquiry of the po_1ice. That in -itself was highly sus- picious. Were they still living` in that closed house? If so, why were the blinds down and a pretence made of nobody being `at home? It seemed as though they feared be- ing watched.. Dm-hone: Inn mnn + nnmn hank. I vvucu. Lucy Utlll Cl"- -I purchased some more cigarettes and was just on the point of de- parting When I asked: Do they ever owe you anything? The younger of the men came in three days ago, got "some cheese and butter. `but e said e d come out without any money. so I let `in; `ave it. and. I aven t seen him. since." UL but: ULUUII luau. You re quite sure you've heard her called Erica?" I asked. "I`1nn+'a 14- min `I'J'nnlI-n Van LL.-5!.` auucu W16-ll it iaugn. I understand of course. sir. In love maybe-.-eh?" and she laughed with me. Well, she's quite a nice little thing you know-only I've never been able to quite make `er out. `Sometimes she comes in ere . in a dirty old -fur coat I wouldn't wear, and at` other times she's dressed -up like a fourpenny am bone--good clothes too, and smart. some people think she's an actress. I don t. She seems, 'owever, to keep the two men in Iorder all right. How old are the men?" I asked. t0ne s about fifty-five, and the other about thirty, sloppy unkempt fellows. They're often `in the -Crown. at the end of the road, and I think sometimes of an evenin they ave visitors, because they come in for brisket to make sandwiches of, and lots -of cigarettes. I don't know whether the girl ain't the daughter M of the older man. 'V7n-:9...` .....u.- .-.u.... --A..l-.- 'l.--...l IICI. UCIJICIL IHLVIUGX L uancu. That's it, sit`, Herika. Yes. that's what they call er." -1 nllwnhnan anvnn nan:-A nlnonn+4-nu VVIILUH rcuasureu 1161`. The fact is I'm interested in the young ls.dy-you ' understand," I added with a laugh. T llhnfnn A9 nnnvlan aha Tn a: nu you Know 8.D0llI ner." ``I `one you ain't a tec, said the young woman, instantly suspicious, for working-class London hlod po- llce officers in -plain clothes In ab- horrence. I ought not to `ave said what I `ave done." vnvvrn nnl -at-1.0-an o......- ....I Skin'ny; iId(oTiin-' %f,`!'n'$ 93.3." W?i3'?F wunl. .l. ave LIUIIB." You've said nothing wrong, and Pm" not a detective. I assure you. And I showed her my visiting card. which reassured her. 'l`h Font !- .11.... 1.-.-..........: 1.. 4.1.- L 6l5l\UUo Oh! I don't know. I always puts M er`down as a. -torriner. But I aven t seen any of `em lately. Do you know their names?" No. Never eard"em--except that g1rI-for I suppose sheTa1n t more- they call I-Ierrlcky-or3 something like that. ' llnrkn; -..... 4.-n ..__ 1.. -..L--.~-LA 11186 Ldt.` ` >WThat you tell me is extremely interesting," -I assured her. Do `tell me all you `know about her." T 'nn'n vnn nvh-no n Nrnn ....u 4.1.. ?es. Sofetimes "she speaks Eng- Vl1sh.quite well, ahd at others she Jabbers awaywith the men." "vnl`l'!`A aura aha : 1-un `lna-Hakll ,m.uuux`a away wan 12-I16 X11611." You're sure she's not English?" I asked. Fun! 1' `A\nn J. I-_-... 1- _1__-___ ....L_ tutu U. wuxuuu. . "Whats nationality are they?" I asked eagerly. e "I don't know, They're torriners. The men tten come in tormatches and cigare tea, and things. The wo- ' man buys quite a lot or things. Does er washln' for she gets soap and soda." ' Young -or old? Qultee young.V she replied. But the taie of them rorrlners is dttflcult 0 e .1) _ "Young!" I exclaimed. Has she ant fnhv Hh`V`I&`A!` llnnhn an-`A 1.1.... -U!5':)`t`1.ng!" Hae got fair shlngled `hair andeblue eyes? - ; "VAQ .QnIv\nf'!'v-nae: `aka QV\An`lQ `E-an ucuuu Ur uel`.llI11'6BlII . It occurred to me that I might learn from the neighbors something concerning the occupants ()1 the place, and with that object I called at a small general shop at the end or the road. Ot-the -stout young Cockney woman behind the counter I bought some cigarettes, and then. casually inquired whether ahe knew who lived at the house in question. V ' "nu nu: rm`..- .'..u1. 51...... ...x.u.. \[UULlUllo I V "Oh. the `muse with them white blinds!" she exclalmed. Some peo- ple named I-Ienslow live there. But lately some ton-lnersv `ave `ad it. I don't know their n_ames-two men and a woman. Wnrhno -nu.-.....1u-. ....- .n._..mo 1' dow trame. Yes, even in-the Winter daylight it seemed to possess an air ot mystery. Why had the pretty girl so steadfastly refused to give her name or her address? . " Y1 nntnn-v-ad fn I-no knf T nnlab ... _ . . . V . . V v V. vlubvyllo I am very pleased that you have called, Mr. Remington." he said pleasantly. "I `heard from Milan that you were on your way back, and I admlt I have been expecting you all "the morning with a considerable