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. BEGIN HERE TODAY. | the word ‘Fire-Tongue,’ I didn’t read
Sir C harles Abingdon engages Paul ‘ any more.”
Harley, criminal investigator, to find “What was it about—the part you
cut why Sir Charles is kept under ’ did read?’’
hhnVeiJp—® 1 couldn’t make it out, sir.
home, l _ __________ ______
c-hiar in a dying state. Abingdon’s
last words are “Nicol Brinn”
“Fire-Tojtigue.”
Dr. McMurdoch pronounces death
due to heart-failure. II~r!ty elrvm'*
Sir Charles was poisoned and calls on
Nicol Brinn to, ask him the meaning
of “Fire-Tongue.” Brinn admits that
he learned its meaning in India but
l of uses to divulge the secret.
, Pp. •’ :*■ vestigates the life of Ormuz
Ehan, very wealthy Oriental, with
v.hom Phil Abingdon, daughter of Sir
Charie . is friendly.
GO ON WITH THE STORY.
me harder than you know. I want to
think it put.”
Then, as the detective continued to
gaze upon the back of Mr, Nicol
Brinn, suddenly the latter turned.
“Detective Inspector Wessex,” he
said, ‘there has been a cloud hanging
ovex* my head for seven years. That
cloud is going to burst very soon, and
it looks as if it were going to do
damage.”
Nicol Brinn sat down again upon
the settee. “Detective Inspector,” said
he “I give you my word of honor as a
gentleman that I last raw Mr, Paul I
Harley at ten-fifteen on Wednesday
night. Since then, not only have I
not see nhim, but I have received no
Communication from him.”
The keen glance of the detective
met and challenged tho dull glance
of the speaker. “I accept your word,
sir,’’ said Wessex, finally/ and he
Bighed and, scratched his chin in the
manner of a man hopelessly puzzled.
“To get right down to business,”
said Wessex, “if-Mr. Paul Harley did
not come here, where, in your idea,
did he go?”
Nicol Brinn spoke then in a low
voice. “It has come.” He too a step
toward the detective. “Mr. Wessex,’’
he continued, “I don’t tell you to do
whatever your duty indicates; I know
you will 'do it. But in the interests of
everybody concerned I have a request
to make. Have me watched if you
like—I suppose that’s automatic. But
whatever happens, and wherever your
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Tt i ----a,-, j “I couldn’t make it out, sir. Oh,Sir^ChX falls tt h*“1' I’”1 Celling you the’truthl It
■ . ..... Ahin^don’s'6eenied ™ tllat Eire-Tongue was
l” and' some sort of mark.”
* “Mark?”
“Yes—a mark Sir Charles had seen
“In London! Where in London?”
“O someone’s arm.”'
“What! Tell me the name of this
person!”
“I can’t remember, sir! Oh, truly
I can’t.”
“It was not Ormuz Khan?”
“No! I remember, sir. It was
Brinn!”
“Good God!’’ muttered Harley. “Are
you sure?”
“Quite sure.”
“How often have you seen Sidney
since your dismissal?”
“I saw him on the morning I left.’’
“And then not again until to-day?”
“No. He is a valet to a gentleman
who lives in The country.”
“What is the name of the place?”
“I don’t know.”
Paul Harley glanced at his watch,
crossed the room, and opened the door.
He lurried. “You can go now,” he
said. “But I don’t think you will find
Sidney waiting!”
It wanted only three minutes to
midnight, and Innes, rathert"HSggard
and arixious-eyed, was pacing Paul
Harley’s private officer-hen the phone
bell rang. Eagerly he took up the
receiver.
“Hullo!’’ came a voice. “That you,
Innes?”
“Mr. Harley!” cried Innes. “Thank
God you are safe! I was growing
desperately anxious'!”
“I am by no means safe, Innes!
am in one of the tightest corners
my life! Listen: Get Wessex!
he’s off duty, get Burton. 'Tell him
to bring—’’
The voice ceased.
“Hullo!—Mr. Harley!” called Innes.
jFt* tt o ■v'Iz'.tt
, . , | A faint cry answered him. Ho dis-
-what* was it that Sid- tjnctly heard the sound of a fall. Then
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Harley claims jn India, and then again in London-
CHAPTER XII.—(Cont’d.)
“It wa« in a box. He said I was
not to open the box until I put the
serviette on the table, and that it had
to be put by Sir Charles’ plate. It had
to be put there just before the meal
began.” '■
“Well?”
“That nieht I couldn’t see how it
was to ba done. Benson had laid the
dinner table and Mrs. Howett was
pottering about. Then, when I thought
I had my chance, Sir Charles’ Sat
_dowji.JxW4ihe«v?x'irmgr’ room and began
to read. He was still there and I
had the box hidden in " the hall stan d,
all ready, when—Sidney—rang up.”
“Rang you up?”
“Yes. Vie had arranged it. He
said he was my brother. I had to
tell him I couldn’t do it.”
“Yes!”
“He said: ‘You must.’ I told him
Sir Charles was in the dining room,
and he said: ‘I’ll get him away. Di
rectly he goes, don’t fail to do what
I told you’.”
* “And then?”
. “Another phone call came—for Sir
Charles. I knew who it was, because
I had told Sidney about the case Sir
Charles was attending in the square. ___ _
When Sir Charles went out I changed "Mr. Harley!”
the serviettes.” * ‘ ■ * *
“And now—•’
ney’ stole from Sir ’Charles’ bureau in
the study?”
“It wasn’t Sidney who took itr, I
took it.’’
“You took what?”
. “A paper.”
“You mean that you stole Sh*:
Charles’ keys and opened his bureau?”
“There was no stealing. He was
out and they were lying on his dress-
table. Sidney had told me bo do
it the first Hme I got a chance.”
’“What had he told you to do?”
“To search through Sir Charles’
papers and see if there w.as anything
with the word ‘Fire-Tongue’ in it!”
“Ah!” exclaimed Harley, a note of
suppressed triumph in his voice. “Go
on.”
“There was only one paper about
It,” continued the girl, now speaking
rapidly, “or only one that I could find.
I put the bureau straight again and
took this paper to
“But you must
paper?”
“Only a bit f it.
Sidney.*’
have read
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I
of
If.
the other receiver was replaced on the
hook.
“Merciful Heavens!” .whispered
Innes. “What has happened? Where
was speaking from? What can
I do?”do?”
It
CHAPTER XIII.
NICOL BRINN HAS A .VISITOR.
was close upon noon, but Nicol
Brinn had not yet left his chambers.
From that large window which over
looked Piccadilly he surveyed the
prospect with dull, lack-lustre eyes.
There came a knock at the door.
“In,” s-aid Nicol Brinn.
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“Don’t be alarmed, Miss- Abingdon,”
he said' kindly.
suspicions point, give me twenty-four
hours.”
Wessex, who had been watching the
speaker intently, suddenly held out
his hand. ‘It’s a bet!” he said. '
my case, and I’ll conduct it In
own way.”
“It’s
my
CHAPTER XIV.
WES&EX GETS BUSY.
Innes rose from the chair usually
occupied by Paul Harley as Detective
Inspector Wessex, with a very blank
face, walked into the office.
Detective Inspector Wessex stood
beside the Burmese cabinet, restlessly
drumming his fingers upon its lac
quered surfape.
“I am wondering what on earth in
duced Mr. Harley to send, that parcel
of linen to the analyst.
“The result of the analysis may
prove that the chief was not engaged
upon any wild goose chase.”
“By heavens!’’ Wessex sprang up,
his eyes brightened, and1 he reached
for his hat, “that gives me an idea!”
“What is it?”
“The message with the parcel was
written upon paper bearing the letter
head of the late Sir Charles Abing
don. So Mr. Harley evidently made
his first call there! I’m off, sir! The
trail starts from that house!” . _
Leaving Innes seated at the big
table with an expression of despair*
upon his face, Detective Inspector
Wessex set out. .
Arrived at his destination, he asked
to see Miss Abingdon, and was shown
by the butler into a charmingly furn-
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Tasmania Now Proposes to
Follow Our Lead and Map
Island Quickly From Air
Hobart, Tasmania The British
i airship mission; which has been visit-
i inq the AurtraMr.n Commonwealth
with tho view of mapping out empire
air routes and gathering information
under various heads in connection
with tho projected airship service,,
from London to Australia, has includ
ed Tasmania in its itinerary. :
According to the mission, the air-’
ship service between London and i
Avtra.Ha wi’l bo inaugurated in about'
two years' time. The meteorological
conditions for flying in Australia are
regarded as being moist favornbte, j
but the visibility in Tasmania Is re
garded as presenting some difficulty,
the mountainous country having a
tendency to bank up tho clouds, and
at certain times fog in tho northern’
part of the state would have to be
reckoned with. However, the mission
regards a service between Victoria
and Tasmania, as. being quite within
the bounds of practicability,
A much smaller typo of airship than
tho ones being built for the London-
Austra'lia trade would suffice, and
they would make the journey at a
speed of 60 miles an hour in four
hours, instead of 17 to IS hours, the
time taken by steamer, * It is prob
able that within a comparatively
short time an airplane service for
passengers aifd mails will be inaugur
ated.
The Commonwealth Government is
undertaking a topographical survey
of Tasmania, and the work will in
volve the employment of an airplane.
It will be the first time that ail air
plane has been employed in^such
work in Australia. Tasmania covers
an area of .26,0'00 square miles, and is
regarded as the most thoroughly
mountainous country in ts^e world.
Its greatest length is ISO miles and
its greatest breadth 190 miles.
Cyclonic depressions follow one an
other SO’ rapidly across the Great Aus
tralian Bight that every variety of
weather is commonly provided with
in a period of three or four days. The
altitude varies from sea level to
5,000 feet.
It is anticipated that the topo
graphical survey will occupy about
six months.
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That the damage done by St. Louis
tornado was caused not by air but. by
lack of air is revealed. The vacuum
force of tho tornado was responsible
for much of tho damage. It is this
forco which causes the walls of a
house to burst outward as if from an
explosion inside. . What the vacuum
does is to remove tho atmospheric
pressure outside which causes the air
pressure inside the house to push out
the walls. In this manner the St.
Louis tornado broke the outer globes
of 3,000 street lights, leaving the elec
tric-light bulb inside, still intact, in
many cases.
Club Hall Porter (to author):
“Capital book, that of yours, sir. I
saw a gent inthe lounging-hoom look
ing very pleased at something he
hound in, it.” Author: “Indeed, what
was that?” Club Hall Porter:- “A
Treasury note Tqr 10 shillings, sir.
Some body must have left it in there.”
Hoskins, his manservant, entered: ished little sitting room which was
“Detective Inspector Wessex would
’ like to see you, sir.”
Nicol Brinn did not turn around.
“In,” he repeated.
Silently Hoskins retired, and, fol
lowing a short interval, ushered into
the room a typical detective officer* a
Scotland Yard man of the best type.
Nicol Brinn turned and bowed in the
direction 'of a large armchair.
“Pray sit down, Inspector,” he said. -
Detective Inspector? Wessex return
ed the bow, placed his bowler hat upon
the carpet, and sat down in the arm
chair. Nicol Brinn seated himself
upon a settee over which was draped
a very fine piece of Persian tapestry.
Detective Inspector Wessex cleared
3his throat and did not appear to be
quite at ease.
“Mr. Brinn,” he said, “I am in an
awkward corner. I know you for a
man with a fine sporting reputation,
and therefore I don’t doubt your
word. But Mr. Paul Harley disap
peared last night.”
At last Nicol Brinn was moved. He
stood up, walked to a window, andi
stared out. “Just sit quiet a minute,”
came the toneless voice. “You’ve hit, Minard’s Liniment for Neuritis.
deeply impressed with the personality
of its dainty owner.
“Don’t be alarmed, Miss Abingdon,”
he said, kindly. “My visit does not
concern ybu personally in any Way,
but I thought perhaps you might be
able to help me trace Mr. Paul Har
ley.’’
“Yes, yes. I know where he went,
quite well. Benson, the butler, told
•me all about it when I came in.” Phil
Abingdon spoke very excitedly, and
took a step nearer Wessex. “He went
to call upon Jones, our late parlor
maid.”
“Something to do with a parcel
which he sent away from here to the
analyst?”
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(To be continued.)
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The squire’s pretty daughter was
examining the village school children.
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a miracle is?” The children looked4
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"Can ho one answer this question?”
asked the new curate, who w’as stand
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little gifl was suddenly .struck with a
brilliant idea. She held up her hand
excitedly. “Well, Jessie?” asked the
squire’s daughter, smiling approval.
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■ Pastor Says We Need Atheists
That atheism is essential if we are
to have any progress is the convic
tion of a prominent New York clergy
man. The Rov. John Walter Houck,
Congregationalist and pastor of the
Pilgrim Churct in New York, writes
.in the second issue of the new maga
zine, "Atheism which represents a
normal reaction from specific beliefs
or concepts, is beautitfully and hope
fully attractive. It is the only argu
ment which' assures us of blessed
revolt—which is the wellspring and
fount of progress. The theist experi
ences God through the moral life; the
pantheist through nature, and the
atheist, as well as the materialist,
through science.”
Dr. Houck points out that history
reveals men who were regarded by
their own generation as unbelievers,
were discovered by later generations
to have been most devout believers.
"These men,” he continues in "Plain
Talk,” "have been called atheists; and
have been the target of many inferi
ority complexes, only because they
denied some ortliodox concept of God
or religion familiar to their genera
tion, and because they sought a high
er idea. Socrates was, for the Greeks,
an atheist of this type. The atheists
of old weer devotees of physics, chem
istry, biology and philosophy. The
atheists to-day are in the field of
psychology. The atheist has been,
and still is, a nightmare to our religi
ous mind—quite foolishly.”
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For a Polish lady of leisure it is one
of the joys of th'te morning to sit in
an open-air cafe in Warsaw, and with
several of Jier friends Indulge her
fancy in cakes.
One of the most popular of the pas
tries for. which Warsaw is famed is
a red-currant creqm cake. It is quite
simply madert A layer of rather rich
short crust pastry is spread with red
currant’ Jam or with some of the
stewed’ fruit ‘well Sweetened. On top
of the' jam comes a thick layer of
whipped cream which has been mixed
wi^th some drops of juice, from the
rtresh fruit, tb give it flavor/ One par
ticular shop is tenowned for this
cake,- another has a reputation for a
special cream cake,- and it is oUperOf
the recognized tours to take the Visit-’
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Another ExpedHon
Search for the L'Noty Sir
Henry Morgan is Said
to Have Buried
The search for buried treasure go:»
on forever. Hundreds of years after
the pirates and buccaneers roamed the
Spanish Main, expeditions are still go
ing out with Ugh hope of discovering
the gold anil jewels and pieces cf eight
they are traditionally suppose d to have
hidden. Once in a great while the ex
peditions a^e successful, in spite of the-
amused smiles of the world at large,
and each such succes inevitably
prompts others to try tlieir luck in the-
search for some cached Eldorado.
The latest expedition, a dispatch
from San Francisco states, is headed
by Louis Morgan, a Texan descendant;,
of Sir Henry Morgan’s. Sir Henry was
a celebrated buccaneer of il?o seven
teenth century. The Morgan expedi
tion will go Central America in
search of some of l’ie loot which Sir ■'
Henry’s followers carried away after
the sack cf t!;e City of Panama in 1671.
Tradition has it that they buried valu
able booty somewhere near, a bayou in
tho region of Darien Bay.
Sir Henry’s capture of the City of
Panama was one of the most speeta- ■
cular exploits of his career. As a feat
of arms it was notable for its sheer
audacity. His men, although stal
wart fighters, were Iteavily outnum
bered at the start and bitterly op
posed. The fears of he inhabitants
were not groundless. After taking
the city the captors pillaged it. His
torians have arraigned Sir Henry
Morgan for tho cruelty and debauch
ery practiced by his men. And nt
kthe time the episode did not pass un
rebuked. The fact that England and
Spain were temporarily at peace, ad- *
ded-to-the gravity of the situation.
Sir Henry was ordered to return to
England under arrest, to explain his
actions. lie was not long under a
cloud, however, for he was a general
favorite at court, and his services to
his King had always been notable.
Sir Henry was forgiven, as he had
been before.
What happened to the loot taken
from Panama City, history does not
satisfactorily explain. But Louis
Morgan, who is going to seare.h fdr it,
has announced that lie will be guid
ed by a map, said to have been left
to his descendants by Sir Henry. The
parchment on which the drawing was
made came to the present owner from '
hiv father, Frank Pierce Morgan, the' ”
District Attorney of Victoria, Texas,
The story is that eight of Sir Henry's
men buried the loot for their leader
and that, as they were later mur
dered, only Sir Henry knew where
it was. Louis Morgan ’furthermore
-says that a distant relative of liis is
at present ransacking tho ruins of
the old city of Panama—-which gives
to the search the aspect of a family
.contest for family heirlooms.
s Louis Morgan’s expedition will, ac
cording to dispatches, set sail on tho
forty-foct auxiliary launch Saxoa,
He will be ■ accompanied by Captain
A. Pearson, a veteran skipper. They
i , hapo tq obtain' permission /rom of-
(Wtaia
ficials of tho Republic of Panama Io
make excavations at the spot Indi
cated on the map.
The life of Sir Henry Morgan has
been written many times; it always
presents new angles to tempt the his
torical writer. Unlike so,many o£ llio
great Elizabethan sea captains, he
was not a Devon man, nor even,
strictly speaking, an Englishman. Ho
was born in ,Wales in 1635. .It is Re
lieved that when a boy he was kid
napped and sold as a slave in the Bar
bados and later on in Jamaica. He
himseif denied this- report. At tj,ny
.rate, he went out to tho colonies
when very young and grew up there.
Sir.Henry’s early careerjas‘a sailor
and fighter attracted so much atten
tion that by 1668, when he had al
ready attained a measure of fame,
Sir Thomas Modyford, the Governor
of Jamaica, commissioned him do go
over to the mainland to discover the
details of a plot which, it was sus
pected, was brewing'against Jamaica.
Sir Henry not only got that informa
tion but pillaged Principe and cap
tured Porto Bello as well. Next year
he had a ship blown from under him.
A year or two later came the exploit
at Panama. After occasional repri
mands, to check-' liis impetuosity, tys
, was knighted and n^de Lieutenant
Governor of Jamaica. Though once
j suspended, he was restored to favor
j before his death in 1688.-—I4.Y. Timejf.
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