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SYNOPSIS •
When Philip Crane arrives in 3.ondon
on 4. holiday, throtIgh a coincidence of
like names, he le taken for the Crooked.
crane. who• is a tool of a band ruled •b,Y•
• a_: mysterious. "Empr.ess.' - .Fie rescues
Margery Ferguson and learns that her-
captiveby .: "The EM-'
father is held p .
res's in 1Ciandling. • Placing Margery
, In • a convent; Philip goes to Mandliog
and meete ,Charles Whittle;. an me -
can detective. -when Crane is abducted
i e' calls .in Scotland- Yard.
serf. goe's to ;Plan is erYauf Young Crane. o . Watch awne. other ;feller...i.
•"'insprisoned, with, 8 Y , tions to e
•
drops „Plead. rt!or!'•• ' 41.WO ` $i code n.•'card '• em •taikin' for: •a tivhee, but then
•
Abe croak Grave, • flees. to I? in wet unit an' I 'ad me
everyth gr . P ,ci.
suspicions, flee?"`.
t`Qufi'e" rtght..o€ you officer." .
.afterr ,anotlt,er 'while,• I.• tiptoed
to the door, y. opened a; crack 'an' look
-ed in -:-Au oh, my-G.od, .sir,_,hexer
was that '-the rustic's face gtiv-.
*red- now in '.real. emotion="poor
feller lyin' there-" The recital' was
-too' much for the constab'le,• and he
raised both hands for a moment• to
his face -as though to. shut. Out •the.
dread l'sight. •
"Yon •.don"t. know the name of the
roan this poor fellow; was; watching?"
"Yes,. I '' do, site, • "Taus • a villain
called Stevensison. 'E mist be a
lain, 'cas-''e_'s-. gone.-. And 3 a.11, -u&
thought 'e'•was such : a .gen'leman! .,
Allua ; wished me., ,'good-mornin".
`pleasant -like. But if I could ce.tch'n.
now -t" .A'huge • begrimed fist w
• the red headed &u'1 clefiched-
-enough.• I caught him myself air he
that,
spect
'ehese Went e1lers awa3o•'e clan'' 'iso With
men.
• "Where?" ••
• ''Ove g.'there. They ravished;
that's, all 'I k v's." ,
kapWs."
"Have you seen anybody""
'"Not a. soul; sir. But: I knowed
that one e' the Inspector's men'' was
la this 'room, an' that 'e ?ad instruc•
a
n
* where he -and the.` Empress :are arrested;
Inspector: Laidler, .returns to the White%
Hoose for future investigation. Steven-.
• goose
to make ':a getta*dy• but Whit-
tie: forestalls him.' •
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apt (
Once inside . the house, .Whittle
found chaos reigning: 'A bewildered
poltiee Constable,,, his .helmet. awry,
,`And the perspiration• pouring down
bis°, face,, •was • endeavoring •t0• wake
himself understood by the group of
.men.. who;'' surrounded, him.. P.G.
gorge Johnson's plight world ;have
• been amusing in any. other • circum
stances; as .it' was, .itmerely.accen-
tuated the grimness'of the situation..
t:1`Twei have been croaked„ Charlie;'.
Filo-llogan ' annourteed-pointing-t<'
tie' fo re laid Side by side, on the
floor of the room furnished as. a li-
brary ' $ as
The '•An eriban detective . frowned'' , ,.
Tho. woman . was "Don't you •worry;. he's safe.
Who had .:,accosted him that morning
Was running away."
"Thank God for that, sir. ' Who be
you, may I:ask?"
"I'm • an American detective. My
-naive's Whittle. Tin a friend of Su
perintendent Watson: , at. ' Scotland
Yard. > t
"`Scotland Yard, eh? • 'Twee ,they'
who telephoned to the 'Inspector.
W of does ail this mean, sir?"
-"You'll learn 1.refore the , night's
out, Officer: Th'e thing 'at the mo-
ment is ;to find Inspector , Laidley
and his men. They're probably in
thosecellars, still. to you know
he your way about this house?"
aver been" in, it afore in me: life,
sir. Bat I do. know that there be the
said
cellers- cos Mr. Farrant who build -
no ed The 'White 'Ouse' a few years
Novi.
ago, spoke to me about then". 'E
•_ was' a. rare one •for 'is wine, was Mr.
11 me ex y._• . - FaiTan"t .„ . .
oa wi' ed his face. once again;
f ".Well, � we mast make a search,
declared ' Whittle • and, calling
in Curzon Street. Iii spite of her
•• hostility, she had .appealed to :him:
there had been a Piquancy about her.
"And this guy," Went On 'Hogan,•
• standing over the' dead", body. :of 'Mat
thews, "in a- Scotland'•York' dick --at
lariat Finny-Face:;over there nays he
.There's three others about - some-
wherean Inspector called LaidIey;
{ froni--Tolkestone -with- two of • his-
• Whittle ;thrust him, amiably on his.
nide
"Leave :this to• me, TIM," he said;
'Til try to speak his language,"
•• Conscious of the' deep- embarrass-
merit of :the village constable,, ,s
took Johnson''s sully ani, -let- him-
$ corner of the: room. ,
"It's all ' right,ofhicer," he s
kbidly; "don't you. worry • It's
blame : to you; I can see that. ". N
to aetl what's happened
Johns P•
a
with, yesterday's 'handkerc e}
"It's like 'Ell 'Jet loose;" hes said;
"I dunno where :' I' am. I've been gan, :who' was �• acting,•�as Chief
' ahoutin' for H'Ins eetor--- but of -staff, he disclosed the situation . to
the P
' him.
But the closest examination• of the
kitchen quarters revealed no trace of
the missing men. And of Under-
ground
nder
ground regions. there was not a
sign.
. can't get' no reply.
"Stead* 'now bit by bit. , It'll • all
come. right- in the end. Is it correct
• tit . there's a Police Inspector here'
' 'with two men?" •
"Yes, sir. Inspector •Laidley, from
• ' Folkestone.'Ercanue 'ere earlier this
afternoon, but couldn't find • anythin'.
Then, wheal called in at "The Jolly
Sailor,' I 'appened to mention . that
I . ]mowed. this 'ouse had' been built
on th"t. ruins o' a. monastery, an' that
it 'ad' ►deep cellars, an'• 'e was of.' like
$ shot. .'Thank .Yon: John�on,'''he
Said: now -you've given me'the• clue
to the mystery.' ,I—"
Whittle stilled the hubbub with an
uplifted hand. . •
"Did • you come' with the - Inspec-
tor?" -.
"Yes, sir. 'E told to wait in the
'all 'ere, an' stop anybody a -comm in
of -a-goin' out." > • .
"Where did the• inspector go?" a
""Ek went ,down to 'ave a look at,
these 'ere callers. Where they be, 'I.
dnnno-somewhere underground, I
s'ppode. Sharp as a' knife, 'e were;
collared one o' these crooks, shoved
•some 'andcuffs on 'im, an' then 'e
said: "Come' on me man, .let's h'in-
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Housecleaning?
USE PARKER'S
This is the time of year that
we can help you,
Send curtains, drapes, cush-
ions, cil'vers, etc., Or a won-
derful Parker; cleaning.
Dyeing, -too, of course.
Questions' on price and color
gladly answered, and postage
charge's on . orders paid both
ways.
foul
Paul Whitewall famous . for' hi
band and rhythm has gone in f
-'an intensive reducing ''program
losing -100. pounds to date.` •-: N
doubt: • 'diy- toast . and ..grapefruit
-hae proved effective. .
s
or
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urs• ooday.
'.ULD REEK -1E IN SPR'ING°l'•IM .
In :the spring of the year; when. the
r•longing to spend one's leisure :tit of
-.doors is eiecially insistent, Edinburgh
citizens are fortunate Not only have
they,the Gardens, , now starred with
#low e, s, which form a teen sweep
front. the south side of Princes strCet
down into the; hollow a niche was once
the: Mor' -Loch and •up again to the
Castle Rock, bat they are surrounded
by b ;jls which �conrbine ease of aececs
with ,a sense of remoteness ,from sly
life delightfully -refreshing ' to
tows dweller. Every week -end, partie.
•
o.
:of, Y'oung people make their Way up`
to the Pentland. gills where, after• a
short climb, they Might easily ima ;ine
themselves in the heart.of the High
lands, and ;where. they ,eau play the
ancient' game of: golf over fields betide
•
the. Swanston home of Robert Lola'is' less ,read than formerly. to
' : still � shown �Txot.s . > Warwickshire ;tales .. re ??,,
Stevenson. • The.. tree •5s. • their "alar it .: atnd • the T, rollope
beside 'the •burn :in a'feld f. 'tl'e x - . pop y' lish :; `Mr. Sem
= he u sed' to sit. and.. write; . ageel. is• net i fac-tb ed
hill, 'where u
. him. Cl " ' •reports; inl tact, that most .of the
all Edinburgh pread below loserg 14
� other hills and.'actu • eautstanding vt+.orl.s }n '•En lis liter
to the'cry"•are.'
" toot M e, attire are sur', of 0,;steady circulation,
d the f Y
4.1
:Fresh from the Gardens"
evidence, he :rinds, i
tient . All - the evi s Part Of- het` stock, in trade,, and there.:
a .. stloubt that'it•�has itsa'alue. Few
f"` he is no
work of -the .this,and': s t
ai s a d a
*from a n
tf m
g.fish ' b.
I would Y
great .authors .are never out Of punt. hctnsl,wivea w obi, unless she ware • •'
,Of ,Rusitin an: a cception is d E stranger at the
fishrr ife s costume-, e
ma e ' _,e r" stume
Georhe the traditionalco „p
u ntee .of fine haddy ,
which is ,a ,g, a}a .
Herrin'," 'r'fresh free the,• '
:and cullet Herit ,
Forth.."--1/4•Christia]n Science• 1VIsn-
1t i, _
Laidley forced himself to take
command:. ' . •• , '
"It's.: useless to talk like that; he
said.; `,`there must be' some .way'out."
But even as he spoke,' he realized•the
fa'sity of, 'the words. . The position
was becoming increasingly clear . to.
Tiim.l It was, what this young fellow
had said: Stevenson• had scored the
final • tlrick. ;No wonder the man had
smiled! -
The words of one of 'his men 'did.
not give reassurance.
"We -must he at 'least fifty feet
"down' here, • Inspector;" he ' said.
"Even. if We shouted, I.don't suppose
anyone would be able to hear."
"Shout as ;Hoch' as You like,' cried.
Crane;::it won't,,'do any good. We're: and the'memory of the great-hea-ted
'right down; in the-•. bowels. ,of, the man himself . more vividly before the.
arth." He felt this to be the end Public, A masque of; scenes from the
Until nova,' --there- tier-alway_s_l gra a `Vaverley NovelS is'in contemplatian
faint hope:. „ Eve utile .,sudden eiid of for the month o, vie, an •, • ere. is
the•enlisted•for;ger. tragic as-,this;was, .to be air eshibition.•oft pictures •and
'had' not , defeated ,. him completely ,manuscript of interest to Scott lo' Pi:s
looking ahead, he was able to realize in . the • National Gallery inuly.
that the death of her father might School' 'children will take ,part in • a'
prove a blessing to the girl. -At, least; pageant? -and there will also be' a• ser -
it
er
it would save her the agony of seeing.'vice in St., Giles'.• Cathedral and, a
him in the dock. Surveying it. phil'o- .eeremony at Dryburgh ; Abbey, in
sophically; it was.' the best thing that Scott's own. Border country: IA corn -
could have happened.. ' •mernorative •volume by. Prof: HH.J. C.
'Up to ,the present' moment, he.had . Grierson is' on -its wag!.
not thought se much of • himself c ,the .WELCOMING TEE STRANGER.
presence of the forger had made him •
Edinburgh has always° attracted the
concentrate attention upon his fellow student' from .other lands, and the
prisoner; for it was impossible to Scots have their own ways of making
look at -the .other, pian without think
them welcome. One of these is throu,h.
ing of the girl who was. waiting' fox `the medium of the Edinburgh :Inter -
him to redeem his promise. • national- Club which, though mainly
Promise! With'the others, he was intended• for students;, is open to men
destined to stay there and die.. and women of all nationalities open
election. ' Between thirty and forty
It was an' exasperating mortbide races have been represented in the
and Whittle .made no attempt to hide club during the past session.. The roll
hischagrin.• • • • countries is 'a feature of the
call -of
"I'm beginning to think, johonly club meetings, and vigorous handclap -
that your Precious cellars . exist only . ping - greets the nationals of , each
in your own mind, he said. • • count in tern, as they•:rise frsni
The Handling constable did not their seats in answer to the call. Froni
give way before the attack. ,time to time, members of one country
"Well, if they exist only' inthe or another entertain• the club in their
mind, where's the Hirrsgector an'the
own characteristic fashion. So there
other two men? • They left me de-
termined to find ,the cellars, an' if have been it, Chinese evening with
Chinese music ' and recitations, an
they haven't found 'em, where be English evening with English fdlk
they? If they 'ave found 'em, then it
seems tome to be our dooty to keeps ,dances done is'costume, and a Welsli
on tryin' lookin' for' them." .evening with rare Welsh singers to
Picking a word here and there Dirt :provide the,coneert.' Country dancirg
of the maze, there certainly seemed and community singing help to' break
some sense in the constable's re• the ice,' and na, effort is spared' to
marks. make the young people, who are often
"The hayseed's right, Charlie;" said birds of passage, feel at home' in -a
Tim Hogan;,; 'it ain't likely that the. strange land, and to show them the
Inspector, not 't%b' mention his two
best' side -of Scottish home life durii;g•
men, would vanish in the way they their -stay in Edinburgh. It is _hoped.
his completed i s , eventually to establish , an Interne -
seem iiav a done. Untess they. gave tem.' *House, to act as the headgear -
scent. chase and haven't got back'yet. Any -
••Trapped''• exrhinide the Tnspec- how," looking at 'Simon I Stevenson, ters of the eiub<arid as a elearinl,•
tor; who had been brought in and pieced. house for other international bodies
it was not an over-statenieut. This . in the city.
barrier, which was orf their side of•: CLASSICS 'FIND MANY
aly; aoinrng a amour o :. _. , aril Amon .those "who' have reiz0
which •runs -#rein tie-4astie -to the. • z g 'those Y: like the s onusl of so etll>ss COO'
alaee ; of Holyrood House, 'is' the them before, enc largely among Of ice and sparkling snow, '
Park, where rise in i'ugge3, 'growing nip to .appreciate them: Th , Or -pools that lie =in�•sh.•adows 'deep,
Kings 'interest ` in translations of foul
masterpieces is maintained.• The Ed
burgh gublie libraries are arranged
:on the modern ,open, shelf . system, and
readers have the advantage Of handl-
ing any number of books, and of see-
ing them •grouped' according. to sub-
ject, before making their • choice..
• •"5orrethilrit� Cook••
,grandeur. Salisbury' ' Crags -Scott's`
favorite walkand that Iion-shaped
guardian of the capital, Arthur's
Seat.
'SCOTT LOVERS PLAN ME
MORIAL.
Edinburgh expects to:celebrate the
centenary of Sir Walter Scott, whi^h
falba on September 1 this year, in a
worthy manner. In, appealing' for
£5,0.00, the Centenary Committee `air:-
nounces; its intention of making the
foundation . of ' a Lectureship in Scot-
tish Literature at the University, of
Edinburgh its principal_ project.' `In'
thus. establishing. a lasting memorial
to one who did more, perhaps, than
any' other to make the past of Se It..
land live again in poetry and :story,
FISIIWIVES ADD NOTE OF'
COLOR. • :
In days when national costumes are;
fast -disappearing, it is interesting to
see tbe 'Newhaven fishwives on :the•
streets "of'''Edinburgh, wearing 'heir
timehonored.'• striped petticoats and
shawls; and' carrying on 'their backs
the creel, or deep fish basket, sect?red
by means of.a" broad leather strap
which passes- across the ,forehead.
Their rough woolen coats of 'navy blue
the „committee is ,.carrying on „ the form close -fitting bodices : and v,•ide
Scott tradition ip a way.that he hint- skirts that open in front to show the'
self might well have chosen: T..e striped' petticoats,, and they wear' thick,
iGothic monument. in stone to his` mem- woolen stockings and stout shoes.. tai
.cry in , Princes.. street, beloved by festive occasions; the sober blue of
;many, earns its full meed of criticism everyday wear gives way.to gayer
from its modern architect and artist- colorings; and many shawls of Paisley
It -dates, as a living. lectureship will pattern are handed" down from.£notaer
,not: To mark the centenary, other to daug'.ter for generations and kept^
plansiare afoot to bring Scott'sw�rks heirlooms.; The; fishwife's outfit is
• • CHAPTER XXV.,
'•lie's 'dead," said a • voice; "his
heart gave out .a short while ago." :
The Police Inspector 'looked as his
informer..
"hat's your. name?" be asked.
"Crane." 1 :' •�.._. • • •
"Well, your trdubles are over, my
lad. Wg belong', • on .the Folkestone
Police. Word came through from the
Yard that you and : another man were
being kept prisoners here. Sounds
silly--"
"But it's true, my lad," said the In-
spector, a hint of : emotion beneath
the gruffness; . •"haven't I told you
your troubles are over?"I
As though soddenly recollecting,
the speaker turned .round.
"Where's that man?" he asked:
But the guide bad vanished. They
were alone.
One of the detectives oottbrust .a
hand:
"Look• at that'"' he cried.
" Coming` swiftly down front the
glow ceiling was what Looked .like a:
solid sheet of steel. Whilst they
stili stared, t 't de,
'the Dor, d when they irtshpri to it ' What the automobile has ,° ® REAPIERS
,
proved immovable. An analysis of. what Etli.lburgir
Brushing them aside, Philip beat taught ' women about , reads, as shown by the books takFn
upon it with his bare heeds. In the ; • out of Edinburgh public libraries, re -
space oL ten seconds, he had •been r household lubrication I veals that 50 per cent. of the total
dashed from the heights of joy to
i books circulated are books for study
the depths' of despair. This mire- Experience with motor cars has. and information' and volumes of sten-
culous rescue bad proved to be mere- • taught women that moving. par s
ly. •a mockery. In some- way, Steven- ( must be protecte d against •wear
'sson had outwitted his enemies and a film of oil. Many df them haven't
had scored tbe final trick. ilearned, however, that moving parts
inspector Lcaidley turned to him. • of sewing n•rschines, vacuum ;clean-
• "Do you, know anything about , era, Lawn mowers, washers, and
this?" he asked. • other Mechanical devices 'must also
";6 ---except that we shall "be left ; be protectedagainst dirt and rust.'.
here to die like rats in a hole. • It's j i -hi -One Oil not only lubricates;
Stereni son:'s doing. Re encouraged if also cleans and protects. It is.•
you to Come here, 110 doubt??" • .different from all othere, because
- Laidley gnawed his _loured lip. : iris a scientific blend of three high
"Cunning swine," he said tensely. •rade oils -- animal; Mineral and
.'"Yes 'conning swine' is right. He vegetable. 3411 -One is the oil you
• wanted to get you down here, .don't .hould use on mechanical equio-
WiJR1CS • liMl
qE p : cou • see? Aid be then pressed, on a ' •rmnt if you want best results.
trunci or sonratbhig, and he had you Don't risk your e•tpenslre house•
DYERS
sate while he got • away himself. bold devices using oil that doo'
1 e+ + 'r , . voice only halt`the job. Insist. on the u
ld
���� ��� � �• 1 n't It clear to •you t'ra>ie s
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was rising in hysteria. "And I. proal- reliable 3 -In -One. It costs, little
791 toil .e St. `Toronto d I riroinispd' „ The strain mare to boy and much less to u e
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talon
ISSUE No. 14—
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sad
was it ` toll; he had reached •..At good stores everywbere. For
the endg s of his eyndnranra; • It oily
. •rnr protection.• look for the trade
the '
r laoilired a 1o3li at tbe dead Fergtk; mark "3 -in -One" printed in Red on
eon to set All. his. nerves jangling. • ,.er y package. • ,
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dard literature.' The remainder, a -e
fiction and juvenile books of a goad
generat quality. • The number of leg-
istered borrowers is around 146,300.
E. A. Savage, chief librarian, recen,t:y
denied the statements sometimes made
to the effect that the works of famous
• authors are not read, or read re-
in a Chair, "we'll soon get to know.
Ever heard • of the Thi) rl I):,gree,
ctevensson?" he ask-'.
"Yon won't ;et a rh.i:ig• out Ir
ne." And it to r': '.r .het lite?";oar.
meant it:
"Let.ore have e ; s.l gh° at' him,"
=t•ggested 1I ,g n. ; ' it a g: irnace the'`
e,uld have rt.tiittl ,h°. c hoary pr••
n to rhulder.
"N'O--n.t yEt." nut w h e
hintralf to he i:r e quo.) :ary. ft
• likely .that t1 r'n:• r'^ulri Font% 'get
of hand.
1 T r, %'e °,•,,,ti,+,i+rets.)
And beds *here popsies grow.
The ocean on a summer's day, -
The, dunes across the bar,
The silver "moon when riding "high.
With one small; lonely star.
the sound ' of •something coot,+
I like
Of rivers 'broad and deep, restless,
And- night ..that _ lead_s each : .•
day.
To quiet aisles of sleep.
• -Lydia Lion Roberts.
•
"If the people of one nation 'go on• a.•
speculative spree, the world wakes up,
with! headache." -Ogden L. 'Mills,.
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b. •
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direct -to -consumer. a guaranteed
line -of .workmen's.: clothing.. Can
easily make $10.00. to $15.00 a day:
Write for complete outfit .to.
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Rost Office, °Box 413, Tero,�ito.
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