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The DEVIL'S MANTLE: . taken a job with Tom Murchi. OT * Dunn," PETER BLAKE, secking ad- venture in the South Seas, has son, planter and trader, His employer is murdered and a stock of pearls is stolen by the assassins, who overpower Peter and carry him off to sea, insen- sible, in an open boat. He is saddled with the murder and robbery, the news of which Is brought to Australia by Her man Rand when he calls on Humphrey Garth, the wealth. iest man in Sydney, and his ate tractive daughter, Marion. Father and daughter are come pletely upset and Garth offers £3000 reward for the appre. hension of Blake as the mur derer of his friend, Tom Mur. chison. When Rlake comes to himself it is on a lonely island, where he has been nursed back to life by natives, From there he is taken by Captain Jose. phus Mumm on boavd his ves. sel the Break o' Dawn, for the reward offered because of a crime Peter never committed, The Break o' Dawn runs into foul weather and, the native crew regarding Peter as the Jonah, mutinies, Captain Mumm and Peter manage to subdue the crew, but ill.for- tune still stalks the Break o' Dawn, In a thick fog she is rammed by the Isis, the luxur- ious yacht oymed by Mr, Hum- phrey Garth--and sinks with the entire native crew, Peter rescues Captain Mumm and both are taken aboard the Isis, There Peter meets the girl of his dreams--the girl he had seen two years ago in a Lon. don theatre, In recounting his story, Captain Mumm heroical- ly guards Peter's identity and introduces him as "Alec Jaffray, secretary to Garth, approaches Captain Mumm and Peter with a proposition to secure and di vide the reward money, That seeks Marion on night Peter deck, and tells her his story, The Sequel "Well, Peter said steadily, "ev- erything begins with the war now- adays, though it was ended over two years ago. Like everybody else, I was in the scrap -- though only for the latter half of it. "I-- he smiled faintly--*I wasn't quite grown up when it began, you see. I was at the university, The O. T.C. togk me in hand, and I got over early in '16. About a year later, I was wounded and spent several months in a French hospi- tal, and--" "Oh!" she exclaimed quickly-- and laid her hand impulsively on his sleeve. "Seriously? Tell me about it." Peter shook his head, +*"I thought it was bad enough at the time, but I didn't know my luck. I came through without any permanent disability, But I mentioned it only as incidental to what a wanted to tell you, The old pater died suddenly while I was in the hespital. They didn't tell me for a while. When I got back to England on sick leave, things were in rather a bad way. The pater had always been con- sidered fairly well off, but it seems that he had backed a syn- dicate that had gone in for land and timber tracts out in Western Canada, and, as I believe they say in that country, was left hold- ing the bag. "It was rather a crash -- even the old place down in Sussex had to go. . "I didn't see England again un- til after the war, when I came back and was demobilized," Pet- er, continued, "I found things, the pater's affairs I mean, or mine, then if you like, about as bad as they could be. All that was left were the title deeds to what were apparently unsalable tracts ' of country out there in Canada, There was absolutely not a pen- ny of available cash, On that night when I saw you in London, my worldly possessions, apart from a fairly extensive wardrobe Save Yourself Bother and Cost! Re-roof with BIRD'S ASPHALT TWIN SHINGLES 'The moderate cost « By Frank L. . Packard Copyright by Public Ledger ] that was still unimpaired, con- sisted of £10 and a few odd shil lngs--what was left of my offic- er's pay." "Ten pounds!" she r ted al- most under her breath, "But-- but you said that for weeks after that you--" "yg pf the wardrobe," said Peter, and for the first time smil- ed with genuine mirth. "Oh, no; you mustn't think I walked the city treated as a homeless, friend- less waif! I could have borrow- ed plenty of money. There were many old friends of the pater, the old solicitor himself included, who offere it to me, But--well, I, --1 refused it, Some of them of- re me a situation. I refused that, too, There's a lot been blamed on the restlessness of the follows when they came back from the front, TI fancy it's rather | true, I had it--a pretty bad at- tack of it, It--it was that night in the theatre that kept me for those extra weeks in London." Peter paused again, but this time abruptly, for she had drawn in her breath with a sudden little gasp, "Do--o you mind my say- ing that?" he asked, his lips cur- ously tight. ""No-0," she sald slowly, "but I -=I---o0h, I don't know just how to say what I want to." "Let me say it for you, then," said Peter, his voice a Ititle out of control, "I think I know, It was an incident that you remem- bered -- that at odd moments now and then recurred to you -- that perhaps you wondered about a little ani perhaps wondered why you should wonder about it at all --and that, until tonight, you nev- er thought would hold a sequel." She fell to twisting the little signet ring on her finger again, "No," she said, without looking up, 'You--you are not entire- ly right. Sometimes, most times, it was like that, and yet there were times when IL was strangely sure that there would be--a se- quel." "I was always sure," sald Pe- ter, and din his voice there flam- ed' a sudden passion and an in- tense vearning that would not be denied, She made no answer, Peter, in a curiously jerky way, pushed his hand across his eyes His voice sounded strained, unnat- ural in his own ears, as he spoke again: Peter's Story of this re-roofing work will surprise you. Ask your roofer or dealer about it. Choice of a variety of colors in this Bird line, PLILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED for Toronto Jonge bale by CLEVE FOX HARDWARE 20 Simcoe St. South 15 Simcoe St, North a A I a Losfonl Ca = EX Phones 12 a a a a a BB Shido The Carew Lumber Co., Limited. 74 Athol Street West LUMBER MERCHANTS Estimates gladly given 'Requirements promptly filled and 1111 "I meant to take a year of it, 'wo years of it, anywhere--every- vhere, To--to find myself, if you 'now what I mean. If anything cropped up that appealed to me and offered an opportunity, it | would solve the problem; if not, then, at the end, there was London and the high stool of the counting louse, I we" out to India in the forecastle of a P. and O, boat, worked my way out, of course, From there I went to Ceylon, then across to Singapore, and eventually after a year pf knocking about with short stretches of shore life here and there, I stranded on the beach of Apia. For the next six months, a bit of a beachcomber I am afraid, I batted about from one island to another various jobs. I can't say that I had shaken myself down any, or had got much of a grip on my restlessness, Per- haps it was the last place in the world for a cure. Copra and na- tives! I don't know whether you know anything about the life in the islands, but---" "Oh, but I do," she interrupted, "I think I quite understand. It's rather deadly dull--on gome of the smaller ones, isn't it? 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It came in a low, involuntary cry from Peter--Ilike a sudden uncontrollable cry of hurt, The Black Past Again She drew back quickly, staring at him with suddenly startled eyes --and then quietly bent her head again, "But, of course, you would know," she sald, her voice shaken a little, *"Everybedy in this part of the world must know by now. Yes, it is the same Mr, Murchison who was murdered a number of weeks in his bungalow for the sake of a few pearls by a"--her hands had clenched on her lap, and her face was very white and set--"by a --1 can't call him a man, for it was done in Daddy.Tom's sleep--by a fiend named Peter Blake, It was father who offered the reward of £5000 that you must have heard about," She sprang to her feet, "Oh, why--oh, how did the subject ever come up tonight?" she cried bassionately, Peter did not move, His eyes were fixed on the deck, His hands, too, were clenched, clenched till the nails bit, but they were hidden in his pockets, Her father was the man who had offered the reward, She was the god-daughter of Tom Murchison! Daddy Tom! The bit- terness in her voice! Tel] her now he was Peter Blake and expect her to believe his story and his unsup- ported word--to still hold her faith! Only the insane folly of a madman would dream of that! If what she meant to him meant his all, he had only one chance--just one, This answered the question for him, There was only one way-- Captain Mumm's way, Marion's voice broke in upon him --quiet, normal, full of interest again, "Forgive me," she said as she re- seated herself, "Please do not let us say anything more about it, Won't you go on with your story?' Peter squared his shoulders, "There is very little more to tell," he sald--and wondered at the casualness of his voice, "After knocking about a bit more I finally ended up with Captain Mumm on the Break O' Dawn, the trading schooner that went down out there tonight--and the rest you know," "Yes," she said, "I--I see, And tonight--this is the sequel, isn't it? It seems so unbelievable, so--"' She stopped abruptly. "What is that?" she asked quickly, There was a sudden confusion of sounds aboard the ship--move- ment, an increased vibration, voices, footsteps along the deck. Peter 'turned his face to hide the sudden tightening of his lips, His mnd, in a torn, frenzied way, had already formulated the same ques- tion, What was it? Had they, after all, picked up Yar Lal or one of the others? He was Alec Dunn now. It meant disclosure, It was & beastly, horrible thing to mearsure 'his own safety against the lite of one of those poor devils. He made po effort to answer her question, Footsteps came nearer; a voice called her mame: "Marion!" "Yes, father!" "Oh, yes, of course of the {sland mis. she answered. $060 down, mew ick o some features, $4,3 Tu, So, 5 5 $4,00 bungalow. Sa oagse Cherry finish, Garage. Above houses are just off Simcoe St. N., in good lo- cality. A few choice 40 ft. lots. Highest point in Westmount, near Highway. $860 while théy last. J. H. R. LUKE OSHAWA, ONTARIO Office: 52 King Street East Phones: Office 871-931 Res. 687TW Phone 1560 Opp. Post Office "I'm here." And theh, as two fig- ures appeared around the coraer of the deckhouse, she rose from her chair again, "What is all this sud- den disturbance about? But first --you knpw Mr, Dunn; but I don't think Mr. Rand does. Mr, Dunn-- Mr, Rand." Peter found himself staring into the face of the man who had scowl- ed at him at the gangway. He took the proffered hand, conscious of a certain semse of antipathy---con- scious that it was mutual. "By Jove," sald Rand, with a qulet laugh. "I should have imag- ined that after your experiences]. tonight, Mr, Dunn, you'd have been tucked away in bed!" "No," sald Peter, a little brus- quely, "I'm none the worse for them," "Then you must have the cons stitution of an ox, Mr. Dunn; though, after all, I'm not so sure" --Rand was laughing quietly again, but apparently now with a desire to make himself genial and agree- able--'since Miss Garth's company would be a panacea for any ill." The words grated; and there was something in the other's intensely black eyes that belied the genuine- ness of the laugh that had accom. panied them. Peter, by way of answer, dug his hands in his poe- kets. His mind was restless again ~--upon Yar Lal again: "We're getting in the boats and going on again," sald Mr, Garth gravely. "Going on!" Marion drew in her breath quickly, "But--but those poor men out there! It--it seems like desertion, doesn't it?" It was Rand who answered, "Desertion! Not at all!" he declared emphatically, "You must n't think of anything Illke that! There wasn't a chance after the first half hour-- and we've been here for hours now, A lot longer than any other ship would stay under the same conditions," There was relief in Peter's mind --that somehow pricked his con- science because it was relief, "I am afraid there is nothing else to do, Marion," said Mr, Garth heuvily, "I think we would better all turn in," he added, "Come along." They moved away along the deck, Mr, Garth and Rand leading At the saloon entrance, Peter held out his hand--the two men had already gone inside, "But aren't you coming in?" Marion asked in surprise, "No," sald Peter, quietly, *Not yet, I couldn't sleep." He smiled quickly, disarmingly, "I'll keep the deck for a bit, My mind's too ac- tive, and it wouldn't he fair, you know, to toss around down there and keep old Mumm awake." "I.do not think that I shall sleep much, either," she sald, Her hand lay in his, 'But your thoughts and mine, though they may keep us both wakeful, will be far apart," he answered, 'Yours on those poor chaps; mine selfishly on myself," "Perhaps," she said; 'but per- haps, too, they will find something in common," His hand tightened a little on hers, "What do you mean?" he asked quickly. "Well, for instance," she sald-- and suddenly her face lighted, and a gleam of laughter dawned in the blue eyes. *'I shall be wondering a little, perhaps--because I could never, never picture you on a high stool in a London counting house!" She was gone, Peter went slowly back along the deck, and came to the two chairs again in the shelter of the deck- house, and sat down in his ows chair agaijp--and started at the other, Her chair, She had been sitting there. Here out of all the world they had met again. And he was Alec Dunn, Sleep! It was mockery to think of sleep. He sat for the most part with his chin in his hands, Sometimes he moved slightly, utterly unconscious that he responded to a protest from cramped limbs overlong subjected to one position, It was quiet here-- just the ship's noises, the steady throb of the engines, the wash of the sea. No one came near him; no one knew that he was there. "The breeze eddyipg at times {in gusts around the corners of the deck- house was grateful, cool upon his bare head. A star came out---a single star-- and hid itself coyly again behind a racing cloud." Rifts began to show through the drifting fog, Time was without measure, He was cramped, his limbs an- grily displeased at their abuse, when mechanically at last he rose and made his way below. At the foot of the main com- panionway a sailor--a quartermas- ter, probably, making the rounds-- stepped aside and touched his cap. The ship's bell struck once. Was that halfpast 12 or halfpast 47 Peter could not be sure. There was no light in the little elleyway. He fumbled for the knob of his stateroom door, "Who's there?" demanded Cap- tain Mumm, as though suddenly aroused from sleep. And Peter answered: "Alec Dunn." (To be Continued) THE TOPIC OF THE DAY (New York Evening World) Have you had your tomato juice There's an' "amazing fad for light-hearted, reavy-bankrolled sets. Many people have been tak- ing it for years -- to prevent rheumatism, diabetes and other ailments. But now it has become a fad and consequently, a daily topic of conversation--how to pre- pare the uice, how much to take of it and its results. Of course, it has not supplanted bootleg li- quor as a topic, but it is running aviation a close second. drinking tomato juice in certaim | CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN "THE CIRCUS" COMES TO REG- ENT THEATRE TOMORROW Charlie Chaplin in "The Circuss"! Peanuts .... sawdust . pink lemonade .... clowns, tigers, ele- phants, roaring , lions, acrobats, wire-walkers, and Charlie Chaplin in his brand new comedy will all be at the Regent theatre for the next four days commencing tomorrow after- noon. Written, directed and produced by Charlie Chaplin, "The Circus" was two years in the making and it is the' first Chaplin comedy since |- "The Gold Rush." Charlie plays a Wandering lad who is mixed up in a geries of hilarious adventures, chases, arguments and ovations that land him in "The Cir- cus" as a very fine fellow, Merna Kennedy, with red hair and just five feet, two, with eyes of blue, is his leading lady; she makes her screen debut in the role, Others in the cast are Harry Crocker, Henry Bergman, Betty Morrissey and Allan Garcia. ccording to those who have seen the big comedy, "The Circus" pre- sents the Chaplin of old, the Chap- lin of "Shoulder Arms," "Pay Day" and "The Pilgrim,"--the thumping, bumping little man with the trick derby and cane, the wriggling mous- tache and the feet almighty. Chap- lin himself announced during produc- tion of "The Circus," which was made at his own studio in Hollywood, that his new picture would be "a low brow comedy for high brows." 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