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The Moorcroft Manor Mystery By J. R. WILMOT (Author of "Where There's a Will", etc... ---- The eff CHAPTER VIL cavalier e effect of wal ca valking leisurely toy _~ lawn 'in e itinerant t towards the nanor had a str effect on the This hg A ue almost solely o the Uifference ological re- lion to similar stimulus, for it is I known that no two minds re- pond in precisely the same way vhen confronted with a particular Prisis, « The analogy . was thi with Binclair and eT a Turning suddenly from the win- flow, Merrivale dashed across the oom towards the door, only to find pinclair beside him a moment later ith a restraining grip on his arm, "Where are you going?" Sinclair emanded, with an abruptness that ather surprised his companion, "To see whether that fellow comes In through that door of mine," Mer- ivale replied, enthusiastically, "If he does, then we've got him, You emember what I told you about the hinges and the latch being well oil- "I don't see how any good will be erved by acting so precipitately," Binclair told him, at the same time bxtracting the key from the lock, 'What can you do if Morrell does ome into the house by that door? ou can't arrest him for murder -- ou haven't the remotest shred of RRA A svidepce, Think it over for a mo- Ment, | lifford, you'll see what I'm driving at" \ "Pm hanged if I can! Here we have an excellent chance of catch. ing him red-handed, and you and spoil the whole show by starting up an argument." There was a note of acute disappointment in Merrivale's voice, "lI prefer action to talk. When you've got a chance, take it, that's what I say. If the police wouldn't theorise so much about mur der cases we might have more crim- inals brought to justice. They go arguing backwards and forwards like adding machines and lose a lot of valuable time which might easily have been much more profitably employed, You're making the same mistake, Sinclair, old man." "I think not!" Sinclair's voice, un- like that of his companion, was Pleasantly calm. Not once did he etray any of the emotion he felt as a result of their discovery a few moments before. "Don't you see," he went on, "if Morrell is mixed up in the affair--and we have no definite proof that he is beyond the fact that we have seen him wearing a cava- lier's costume--we are going to give him the lead he is probably waiting for, If he has any idea that we suspect him in any way, he is going to be more than ever on his guard. 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But Merrivale was by no convinced. What Sinclair had means might good deal of wd contain a He admitted that the reasoning was, on the whole, quite sound, but if suffered from a certain sense of con- ventionality which was not at all in keeping with his own ideas as how bes} jo track down a arderet, ope you're' not forgetting ghost legend," he reminded Sinclair. So far as we are aware it might be nothing more than an utterly A norant superstition--a flight of fancy from which, 1 understand, country folk are mot altogether im- mune. On the other hand we have actually seen the figure of a cavalier crossing the lawn added to which we have recognized his features as be- lonnging to someone who has no more claims to the supernatural than we have, Ii there is a ghost at Moorcroft Manor who is responsible for murder, then we have solved the riddle with surprising ease, From what I can see, nothing could be clearer. We've only got to go and hand Morrell over to the police and the whole thing's finished. Can't you see how simple it is?" "It is because it sounds so simple that I prefer to take another line of argument altogether," said Sinclair quietly, "It is not always the most obvious things in life that are nec- essarily the most simple. Has it not struck you as just a little curious that if Morrell is responsible for the crime he should revisit the scene at so early a date? I am perfectly aware that criminal psychology is curious and abnormal; that murderers are said to be obsessed with an over. whelming desire to revisit the places where their crimes have been com- mitted, but history does not record their doing so within a few hours of the crime actually taking place. That is altogether too much for us to ex- pect." "Of course when you put it like that, I can see your point," Merrivale admitted, "but what I can't reconcile is the fact we have the story of the place being haunted by the ghost of a cavalier whom no one has seen and whom, quite probably, no one seriously believes, and the indisput- able evidence of our own eyes not five minutes ago." "Your legal mind was made for ar- gument," smiled Sinclair, as he switched on the light, "I suppose that by now the fellow will have gone to his room so we really cannot do more until after the police have been, By the way, Cliff, old man, could it he left to you to make arrangements for as many of the guests as desire it, leaving by the only train of the day? 1 don't suppose they will want to stay on up here now, and the po- lice can't have any objection, We can prove that everyone Was up in the east wing at the moment the murder took place." "You can rely upon me," replied Merrivale. "I'm rather good at mak- ing myself generally useful when oc- casion demands, I suppose we'll be expected to hang around until every- thing is cleared wp and Hel--Miss Overington decides what she is go- ing to do?" Merrivale glanced quickly at Sin- clair as he made the slip but the other man's face betrayed no sign that he had noticed it. "We'll discuss the whole matter in the morning," Sinclair announced, openinz the door. "See you at break- fast! Oh, and if you happen to see Morrell, not a word about our sus- PICTRRE "Trust me," answered Merrivale as he closed the door behind him. But: there was, little sleep for Sin- clair. His mind was much too oc- cupied to permit repose, In the first place there was the problem he had been discussing with Merrivale. Was Montague Morrell guilty of murder? Merrivale, being a lawyer, was well acquainted with the intricacies of circumstantial evi- dence, The fact that Silas Overing- ton's last words had reference to the phantom which was said to haunt the manor, pointed definitely to the conclusion that some connection exis- ted between the ghost and his death. This being so it was singularly easy, from the lawyer's way of thinking, to assume that, the phantom being known to assume the shape of a ca- valier, Montague Morrell and the ghost were definitely welded together 1 in one personality, and unless over- & NECEMRER 10, 1927 2 PACE S -! Pa * OUTSTANDING FUNCTION Radio (Continued from page 6) Nos ven Appreciation pro WRC, icale. popes phil. 9.48 8 . Vocal 10.00 WF. Dallas. to Male 1015 RON {326)~Deaver, Colorado Women's 10.30 WDAF (0)--Kansas City, Concert Uehepe, S17)--M is, Concert. 11.0 Pcie pea, fom KFi, KroA, KGO, KGW, Q, KOMO, KPO. 12 mid. KFT (469)--Los Angeles. "Famous usical pole ees." ve Cla SB ( ry by - ical talk. 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But what Merrivale did not know was that he (Sinclair) had encoun- tered the ghost in the long oak-pan- elled corridor leading from the east wing only a few minutes before dis- covering the crime in the library, If the person in cavalier costume he had scen disappear mysteriously was indeed Morrell then he must have OF YEAR FOR STUDENTS Lowe. : WFLA (517)--Clearwater, Fla Radic Rambi Telephone~-- 262 Four direct lines to Central Setray Coke Jeddo Premium Coal The Best Produced in America General Motors Wood * §' which Merrivale had, by chance, dis- | been making for the secret door " covered. In that way he had left the manor before there was any possi- bility of a hue and cry being raised. The argument seemed very sound. It was usible. But if Montague Morrell murdered Silas Overing- ton why had he returned to the man- or when he had an excellent chance of escape before the police could be notified? That was the problem that rplexed Sinclair's mind and distur- he i i fei: BER Carnival Gayely Reigns i Whea Over 800 Students Take Part in Program Al. ternating With Dancing-- Auditorium Forms Perfect Setting for Occasion COLLEGIATE 'FROLIC' mmussusssusn Carnival gayety ruled at the Oshawa Collegiate Institute lest night at the annual "Fyolie" which closed the day's commencement day exercises, Over 800 'students were in attendance for a program of exceptional merit alternating with dance numbers set to the hil- arious rhythm of the Collegiate Orchestra's colorful performance. The Auditorium was set as the stage for the night's merriment, Streamers of the old school's mingled colors of scarlet, emerald and gold formed a canopy over the throngs beneath, Gayly eolored balloons floated amongst shaded lights, and in every group there was evidence of those two splen- did tihnge: happy youth and school spirit, Merriment in fact ruled the evening. From eight o'clock until almost midnight the well and care- fully arranged program earried everyone with it in fits delightful arrangement, and that 'it was an outstanding success and even sur- passed the "Frolic" of last year, was the unanimous declaration of everyone present, Alternating with the dances were short numbers or skits given by the students, which was one of the great contributing factors to the evening's success, Some had taken several days to prepare and some had been concocted in a few hours but all were of real merit and were received with rounds of applause and laughter, Perhaps the most outstanding and most elaborate of the num- bers presented was that by the |upper form girls in thelr repre- sentation of a kindergarten school. Almost twenty girls took - part, some dressed as boys and the re- mainder as girls, all of the "good old nol day" type, with costuines which were In themselves ] in thelr completéness, ifth form acted as attempted ging- citations ervision ublle =e =e pi | Miss Meek } teacher a the and Lhe 1 under {ing numbers twhiep were were inde | Another brill lePhe Musicalel" | "Th Pattersor Waram, Cinnamon her su supert int numb 1 the ; § he number was in deed what was implied by until Marray Ki ected to ren der. 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