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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-09-08, Page 6ft ft t I f * i ■ ' '■ • •••• 208 Paying less can only mean poor tea. BY SAX ROHMER. •A V'' . ....................... .... .. Beginning a New Serial of Eastern Mystery Where East Meets West. The Super-Detective, Paul Harley Extinguishes the Mystic Flame. if i .. CHAPTER I. A CLIENT FOR PAUL HARLEY. Some of Paul Harley’s most inter esting cases were brought to his no tice in an almost accidental way. Al though he closed his office in Chan cery Lane sharply at the hour of six, that hour by no means marked, the end of his business day. One summer’s evening when the little clock upon his table was rapidly approaching the much-desired hour, Harley lay back in his chair and stared meditatively across his private office in the direction of a large and very handsome Burmese cabinet. Harley’s office was part of an old city residence, and his chambers ad joined his workroom, so that now, not ing that his table clock registered the hour of six, he pressed a bell which summoned Innes, his confidential sec retary. “Well, Innes,” said Harley, looking eround, “another uneventful day.” “Well,” replied Innes, laying a card, upon the table, “I was just coming in with it when you rang.” Paul Harley glanced at the card. “Six’ Charles Abingdon,” he read aloud, staring reflectively at his sec retary. “That is the osteologist?” “Yes,” answered Innes, “but I fancy he has retired from practice." “Ah,” murmured Harley, “I won der what he wants. I suppose I had ■better see him, as I fancy that he •and I met casually some years ago in India. Ask him to come in, will you?” Innes retiring, there presently en tered a distinguished-looking, elderly gentleman upon whose florid face rested an expression not unlike that of embarrassment. “Mr. Harley,” he began, “I feel somewhat ill at ease in encroaching upon your time, for I am by no means sure that my case comes within.your particular province.” “Sit down, Sir Charles,” said Har ley with quiet geniality. “Officially i my working day is ended; but if no thing comes of your visit beyond a chat it will have been very welcome. Calcutta, was it not, where we last met?” “It was,” replied Sir Charles, plac ing his hat and cane upon the table ' and sitting down rather wearily in a i big leather armchair which “’Harley had pushed forward. Sir Charles evidently was oppress ed by some secret trouble, thus Hart ley mused silently, as, taking out a tin of tobacco from a cabinet beside him, he began in leisurely manner to load a briar. Sir Charles slowly nodded his head, and seemed in some measure to re coyer confidence. “Briefly, then,” he said, “I believe my life is in danger." . “H’m?’ said Harley, replacing the tin in the cupboard and striking a match. “You are naturally anxious for the ■ particulars,” Sir Charles presently re sumed. “They bear, I regret to say, a close semblance to the symptoms of a well-known form of hallucination. In short, with one exception, they may practically all be classed under the head of surveillance." “Surveiflance," said Paul Harley. “You mean that you are more or less constantly folloewd?" “I do." “Anything else?" '“One very notable thing, Mr. Har ley. I was actually assaulted less than a week ago within sight of my own house." “Indeed! Tell me of this." Paul Harley became aware of an awaken ing curiosity. “I had been to visit a friend in the neighborhood," Sir Charles continued, “whom I am at present attending pro fessionally, although I am actually retired, I was returning acresc the square, close to midnight, When, fof-‘i tunately for myself, I detected the sound Af light, pattering footsteps im mediately behind me. I turned in the very instant that a man wj as about .jk J DOWNSIR CHARLES RATHER WEARILY. you suspect of being behind all thls?" Sir Charles’ perplexity and embar rassment grew more and more mark ed. “The one matter is so hopelessly involved in the other," he finally re plied, '“thtat although I came here prepared, as I thought, with a full statement of the case, I should wel come a further ^opportunity of re-' arranging the facts before imparting them to you. One thing, however, I have omitted to mention. It is, per-J haps, of paramount importance. There was a robbery at my house less than a -week ago?’ “What! A robbery! Tell me: what was stolen?” “Nothing of the slightest .value, Mr. Harley, to any one but myself— or go I should have supposed." The speaker coughed nervously, “The thief had gained admittance to my private study, where there are sev eral cases of Oriental jewelry and a number of pieces of valuable gold and silverware, all antique. At what [hour he came, how he gained admit tance, and how he retired, I cannot imagine. All the doors were locked as usual in the morning and nothing was disturbed.” “I don’t understand, then." “I "chanced to have occasion to open my bureau, which I Invariably keep locked. Immediately—immediately— I perceived that my papers were dis arranged. Close examination reveal ed the fact that a short manuscript in my own hand, whieh had been placed in one of the pigeonholes, was missing.” “A manuscript," murmured Har ley. “Upon a technical subject?" “Scarcely a technical subject, Mr. Harley. It was a brief account which I had vaguely contemplated publish ing in one of the reviews, a brief ac count of a very extraordinary patient whom I once attended.” “And had you written Jt recently?” “No; some years ago. But I had recently added to it. I may say that it was my purpose still further to add to it, and with this object I had actually unlocked the bureau.’? ‘‘New facts respecting this patient had come into your possession?" “They had.” '. “May I suggest that your patient akd the ‘well-known man’ to whom Al referred are.one and the same?" 7lt is not so, Mr, Harley," returned *jir Charles in a tired voice. “No thing so simple. I realize more than ever that I must arrange my facts in some sort of historical order. 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It aids appetite and digestion, and satisfies the craving for sweets. flAfter Every Meai * 1 \s8Ul Nft. iU~’27 . 5 to spring upon me from behind. He was holding in his -hand what looked like a large' silk handkerchief." “What did you do?” “I turned and struck out with my stick." “And then?" “Then he made no attempt to con test the issue, but simply ran swiftly off, always keeping in the shadows of the trees.” “H’m," mused Harley. “A very alarming occurrence, Sir Charles. It must have shaken you very badly. But we must not overlook the possi bility that this may have been an ordinary footpad.” “His methods were scarcely those of a footpad," murmured Sir Charles. “I quite agree,” said Harley. “They were rather Oriental, if I may say so." Sir Charles Abingdon started. “Oriental!" he whispered. “Yes, you are .right." “Does this suggest a train of thought?" prompted Harley, Sir Charles Abingdon cleared his throat nervously. “It does, Mr. Har ley," he admitted, “but a very confus ing train of thought. It leads mo to a point which I must mention, but which concerns. a very well known man. Before I proceed I should1 like to make it clear that I do not believe for a moment that he is responsible for this unpleasant business." Harley stared at him curiously. “Nevertheless," he said, “there must be some data in your possession which suggest to your mind that he has some connection with it." “There are, Mr. Harley, and I should be deeply indebted if you could visit my house this evening, when I could place this evidence, if evidence it may be Called, before you. I.find myself in so delicate a position. If you are free I should welcome your company at dinner." Paul Harley seemed to be reflecting. “Of course, Sir -Charles," he said, presently, “your statement i3 very interesting and curious, add I shall naturally make a point of going fully into the matter. But before prckjeefl- ing further there are two questions I should like to ask you. The first Is this: What is the name of the 'well- known* man to whom you refer? And the second: If not he then Whom do » -------- Harley, engage- his car . ' CHAPTER II. .THE SIXTH SENSE. Paul Harley stepped, into in Chancery Lane. “Drive in the di rection of Hyde Park Corner," he di rected the chauffeur. “Go along the Strand?' Glancing neither right nor left, he entered the car, and presently they were proceeding slowly with the stream of traffic in the Strand. “Pull up at the Savoy," he said suddenly through the tube.- The car slowed down in that little bay which, contains the entrance to the hotel, and Harley stared' fixedly out of the rear window, observing the. occupants of all other cars and cabs which were following. For. three minutes or more l.e remained there watching. “Go on," he directed. Again they proceeded westward and, halfway along Piccadilly, “Stop at the Ritz," came the order. The car pulled up before the colonn ade and Harley, stepping out, dis missed the man and entered the hotel, walked through to the side entrance, and directed a porter to get him a taxicab. In this he proceeded to the house of Sir Charles Abingdon. “Mr. Paul Harley?" said the butler, tentatively. ‘ “Yes, I am he." “Sir Charles is expecting you, sir. 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