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OR, T1.1017E IN THE
RUB BARRETTE
CHAPTER V.
Once clear Albert Cat
mansion, the bar r;stcr vas bone
confess •t,t, a, sQusy sof indeftuite
aee% a feeling of uncertainty which
seldom characterize l , either his
thoughts or hie actions: He ad -
gritted as ranch to his :companian}
for Brett was a roan who would not
consent to pone finder an,v eire mi-
staneea,
" t is quite trine,'' he explained,1
"that our first duty must be to land
Mr, Talbot, atld, it is still more
certain that we will be able to ac-
complish that pert of our task; but
there are .elements in this inquiry
which baffle rale et present!'
"And what are they, sir?" rid
the detective,
`"I fail to see why Me. Talbot was
dragged into the Matter at all, On
the etraightf.Qrwercl asswziaptnon
that Turks were engaged .in the
pleasant oee;upatien of taking tatho'.
Turks .lives an assaaixlptiontt
ivhislr, by the way, I attach no
great amonut of er°edeuce--whys .did
they trot allow Mr, Talbot to gel
q.auietly to iris own bore`? It was
nut that they feared More, .speedy
dircovexy of their er_h e, The hour
wa'r then late;, it was tolerably icor-
tain that he wvoultl make no MON"a
'bleb might prove iiajuriuexs to them
until next morning, and then the
Wliule aaffir was bound to be dis-
c.verend by the po,r�.
cc in the ordin-
au„ree of events,,,
dont quite f llo-w `i?it, Fir,
� inter, with A pied it'n is
voice. They had, for the Make
luictuele, tarnea into the; Park,
XtQW Wanking toward II.yde
gar",
"What do;'you mean,
Mr, Talbot tetrad
si..laE2sea t. tt�,. until
i
3
Brett told the driver to swap out-
side tae Carlton Hotel, The roan
whipped up his horse and drove 'n
elle direction of Constitut•,on
evldentiy intending to avoid the
congestett treadle of I'ieadifly and
take the longer„ but more pleasant,
roarte through the Green Park and
the Miall,
By the way," said Brett, "did.
the deriver of the hansom which
conveyed 1'ttr, Talbot and, his corn-
pinion from Albert Gate on Mon
day night tel, you. which road h,
followed V'
-
"Yest" said the deteetive,
went this way."
Brett rubbed his hands, with
queer expression of tlhoughtfinl
pleasure on his keen face,
"Ain" be said, I like that.
is well to be on the scent,"
He diel not explain to his torn
fe sSielm) eonfrrere that it WAS ar
stimulate to his aaboneeding
d highly- strnirg nerves to
be WAS actually following
taken by the criminal
iFas pui'iuieg, The mere
eality to the chase.: ar
there could he
a mistake, though lie might expect
cheek at th§ Carlton, Arrived
re, Brett alighted,
op It, '
and Offitnell
t' re you going to make any in=
quiries in the hotel, sir 'r said Mr,
\S inter.
'Why should
"Dau have ailready
froth the management
sin even remeiely res
of the parties eeace:'13ed
cit ;?,e laatel,''
"g t s, sonfoiattal It, 1 l:ne,,x. I slid,'
•r° eci the salter, 'but. I eee ear sol
yeas so.,,
'
"That is a1D right," la h
Brett. "Came and tee me at ii:
chambers this eve
est is finished,.
ay he a•
aetton.
Once left fico'' laiiaiself, .Iir
at enter tate hotel, Ile made it an
variable* rule in conducting in-
Brie.& of this nature to adopt the
eh method of `jl•ceonstituting*"
ncidonts of a. crime, so far as!
a course was possible in the
near of the persons concerned, i
reasoned that a very plausible i
;,planation of the unexpected
i, ranee of the three strangers
e
Albert Gate mansion on� !-o
ty night had been given to Ja
Talbot. This young gentleman,
Jac
-i Bret,
d t
ar` i
�, c_ ia.ned
hat iia per -
any
reasen
aro at len, 1 a
'~e
n the in -
by that
determine
id
swords. arsicl as thereN are peoriaazps
nu politics in Turkey, we will, ea
it dyed retic or any other louti.voiced
aatljective which serves to take it out
tai the category of simple felony."
hart beats me, Mr. Brett,"
'.ti<t the det,cetive, viciously prod-
ding the gravel path with his stick.,
is bow you ferret out thesc queer
facts --fancies some people would
call there, as I used to do until I
knew you better."
"'I'11 this case it is simple enough.
By mere chance I happened to
read this morning that there had
been some little domestic squabble
in royal circles at Constantinople,
I don't know whether ;you are ac-
quainted with Turkish history, Mr.
Winter, but it is a well-recognized
principle that any Sultan is liable
to die of diseases which are weird.
and painfully sudden; for instance,
the last one is popularly supposed
to have plunged a long sharp scis-
sors into his jugular vein; others
drank coffee that disagreed with
them, or smoked cigarettes too
highly perfumed. In any case, the.
invariable result of these eccentri-
cities has been that a fresh Sultan.
occupied the thralle. Now, don't
forget that I am simply theorizing,
for I know no more of this business
than you do at this moment. but I
still think that you will" find some
connection between niy theory and.
that which' has actually occurred.
At any rate, I have said sufficient
to prove to you the importance of
not being too ready to make ar
rests."
""I quite see that," was'the
thoughtful rejoinder. ""But' you
must not forget, sir, that we in
Scotland Yard are bound by rules
of procedure. Perhaps you will not'
mind my suggesting that a word
from you to the Foreign Office
might induce the authorities to com-
municate officially with the Horne
Department, and then instructions
could be issued to the police which
would leave the matter a little more
open than we are able to regard it
under the existing conditions.''
"I will see to that,'" said the bar-
rister. "When does the inquest
take place?"
"This, evening at six."
'`It will be a,djournecl, of
course V
"Oh 1 yes ; no evidence will be
given beyond that necessary for
purposes of identification, and this
can be supplied by'the police them.
delves and an official from the Tui•-
kisii E,nba,ssy."
"Very well. You will mention
c n- one the theory i have just
explained to you?"
`"Not if you swish it, sir." co
I• do wish it at present. Which
:way are you going?" / c
"Straight to the Yard. ' t
mre that case °I will aecomv�.l�an -
y
you a portion of the `distance.
`Tley had now' reached Hyde Park it
•-_ and, hailing a hansom, t
NQ other emollients do so nitwit
for pimples, blackheads, red,
rough and oily skin, itching,.
scaly al Scalps,a
thin i1 and falling
Y 1? dry,I ins,.
hair, chapped hands and shapeless
sails, They do even more for skin -
tortured and disfigured infants,
Atthou5h Cvtteur; Sap and 9ant,nent are
¢o!d by tlrureis-i u nqd flgAI s.:everyeI'ere, A rttt•ra4
lag,r0 o; each. With sR-raga i>avattet. on on akin
414 hslr, win hx a�at x,tvk sFoe vet apV i tn'ra #*
reuttnura,"" Dept. ; Q, noised, t,3, S. A.
oidieial authorization from the Unit-
ed•Secretaiy to inquire into the eir-
u
adisappear-,
t; tii„t rz
cc'sof Talbot's t
a o s
ance and a promise that the Hotno
Office should be communicated
with.
.l1e desired to review the whole
cii:citnzstatnecs attending els;,
e mystery of iiiotlern life, and
It of his reflections quickly
apparent when he reached
sitlenee, for in the, first in- 1
he dispatched a telegram,
I nd then made several notes in his
private diary.
The telegram, in due course, pros
sauced an elderly pensioned police 1
with. But we will soon lay bands
on the gentleman, no fear. I, have
somehow suspected, Mr. Brett, that
your notion of a political crime • was
alai poppycock. It is a good big
brazee-faced steal•"
"'la it?" said Brett, his face
glistening with. excitement at the
intelligence so suttdenly conveyed
to flim, "Would you mind explain:
ing to me how this precious inter -
mat en reached your
(Tobe continued.)
CuARDING Cli'Qid'4. JEWELS,
;t Ileruarkably Strong Room in the
Tower of London,'
There has only been one attempt
to steal the Crown Jewels from the
Tower of London, and that, was
when the famous Irish adventurer,
"Colonel" Blood, attempted the
feat in 167i.. The clumsy methods
of the notorious C"Oel,tnei" are ant
to be compared with the subtle and
seientiac ways of the modern
crackseaan, bat even. the laiter—slid;
he possess the gens of a, dLzen
Ra?fleses—could :entreaty lupe to
steal the Crown Jewels from the
new Jewel Room, which is now cera
pleted in the Wakefield Tower cif
the Tower of London,
The #lourand walls aa'6 made; <af;
salad stone, whilee a IlOW steel grid
bas been built to enelose the plate-
glass lass regalia shone -case. The bars'
of this grid aro made of the finest
!tempered steel, the ends being em- j
bedded in the solid masonerry of the
!7
e
'
roof and flooring. Connected wit
this grid is a hidden electri
alarm, which instantly warns th
oirstodians of the Tower if a ba
are' wrenched ever so slightly,
'he doors of the Jewel Room ar
irton lined and fitted with the lates
in eonaplicated locks, The jewel
t i e
en,. ee will h f s i
lie automatically
n
closing steel cases, absolutely burg
lar -proof. While the room is be
ing completed the jewels are kept in
the Government strong -room, and
when everything is ready they will
be taken to the Wakefield Tower
under guard and mounted for public
exhibition in their pew cases be
rind the grid,
At one time it was proposed that
a trap should be constructed, so
hat, if necessary, the jewels eould
ie lowered through the stone floor
nto the dungeon beneath the Wake-
field 'Tower,: This dungeon, how -
ver, is below the level of the river,
and very damp; consequently the
chemic was aoandoned. As a mat-
er of fact, nothing has been housed
n this dungeon. since the Middle
Ages, when prisoners languished in
specter, a quiet, reserved man,
whom the barrister had'often em-
loved, Be explained briefly the "
aircinmstauces attending. Mr. Tal s
litot's disappearance, and .added--
"I want you to find out the n
names, and if possible the business
together with any other inforenat-
a a- tion y iii. sway happen to come across
i -of every person who lives Within
In a distance, roughly speaking, of
n" two 'hundred va.. Ls item the " rI
ton Hotel. The Post °fliee Dirac -
it tory and your own observation will.
n narrow down the inquiry corisider-
te ably. It is the unrecorded balance
of inhabitants with whore S am par-
`;" ocularly anxious to become dcfi-
nitely acquainted!' The man sa-
li luted and 'withdrew.
Brett imagined that he would now
tl be left in undisputed y
enjoyment for
- a few hours' rest before the Earl
of Pairholme kept the appointment
fixed for seven o'clock. But in this
of he was -mistaken.
Smith brought in some tea, which
e vas refreshing after his walk, for
the engrossing nature of the morn-
ing's occupation calked him to for-
t get lunch. A cigar and evening
paper next claimed his attention,
ct but he had barely settled down to
the perusal of a garbled account
- of events at Albert Gate when his
man again entered, announcing in
mysterious tones the presence of
Mr. Winter. Smith's attitude to
wards the myrmidons of Scotland
- Yard who o c i
o cars onall _s1
y
visited the
barrister on business, was peculi-
ar. He regarded them with suspic-
ion, tempered by wholesome awe,
and he now oracle known the arrival
Of the detective in such a manner
as caused his master to laugh at
him.
"Shote him in, Smith," he said
oheerily : 'the has not conte to ar-
rest. me this time."
Winter entered, and a glance at
his face brought Brett quickly to
his- feet.
"What is the matter`?" he cried
when the door had closed behind
the .servant.. `"You have received
important news?"
"I should think I have," replied
the detective, dropping into a seat.
"I was just writing a report in the
Yard when I was sent for by the
might be taken for granted, ha
not been selected by the Foreig
Office to carry to a successful issi
such an important and delicate sea
ter as that entrusted to him, with
out some good grounds for the fait
in las dualities exhibited by his su
periors. I3rett thought he. caul
understand the brother's charac
ter and attributes from bis favor
able analysis of the sister, and :
-was quite reasonable, therefore, t
believe that Telbot was a man n
likely to be easily -duped. Th
principals in this crime were evi
densly well aware of the trust re
posed in the Assistant Under -Sec
retary, and they, again, would no
underrate his intelligence. Hen
there was a good cause for Talbo
to accept the, explanations, whater
er they were, given him during the
conclave in the dining -room; the
effect of which, in Inspector
Sharpe's words, had been to ""puz
zle" the young Englishman. Fur
they, there must have been a very
potent inducement held out before
Talbot would consent to drive off
with .a stranger at such a late hour,
and when the cab was dismissed at
the Carlton, the excuse given would
certainly be quite feasible.
"Ih mast surely be this," com-
muned Brett. "The man explained
that he was a stranger in 'London.
that he lived. quite close to the
Carlton Hotel, and that he :found
it, convenient not.only for the pur-
pose of giving directions that would
be understood, but also for paying;
fares. to direct the drivers of hired
vehicles to go there and not to his
own exact address, which he had
found by experience many of diem
did not recognize, whilst his kpow-
ledge of the language was not am-
ple enough to enable him to de-
scribe the locality ; more precisely.
It follows, then, in unerring se-
quence, that. Talbot was conveyed
to some place within a very short
distance of the spot where I now
stand,"
He' looked: along Pall lylall, up
the Haymarket, and through Cock-
spur street, and he noted with some
degree of curiosity that there were
very` few residential buildings in
the neighboihoocl. Clubs, theatres,
big commercial establishments and
insurance offices occupied the bulk
of the available space. It Was a
part of his theory that none of i,ho
other great hotels in this district 1
uld harbor the criminals, other-
wise 'wise there wonld have been no -"
‘,"1„(3 'LO stop the hansom outside
h
Brett diel not talo
e longi to mal
the Tower.
I'0011 AGAIN
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Everyone,
A I3oston lady talks entertaining-
ly of food and the ehanges that can
be made in health by some know-
ledge on that line. She says:
"An injury to my spine in early
womanhood left me subject to se-
rore sick headaches which would
last three or four days' at a time,
and a violent course of drugging
brought on constipation with all
the ills that follow.
"My appetite was always light
and uncertain and many kinds of
food distressed me.
"I began to eat Grape -Nuts food
two or three years ago, because I
liked the taste of it, and I kept on
because I soon found it was doing
ire good.
"I eat it regularly at breakfast,
frequently at luncheon, and again
before going to bed—and have no
trouble in 'sleeping on it.' It has
relieved nay constipation, my head -
°AIDS
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COR ;TION"
,TOO orrrV M.+ s/1TRa11.1r , 14O4 #Dis4 a,Et1.
On the Farm
leetteeteeeseseeeekee s erw v
THE FORMATION OF THE SOIL
rl 'r
Vegetation begins with the va
simplest forms of plants, such "
lichens and mosses, and is,
course, very scanty at first. Tiles
plants on dying beeamo aG part
then soil, all of the plant nutrient
used by them beingthus returned
'writes Mr, Alfrred Vivian.
.Food that has once been used b
plants is very readily mnacle avail
tilde to succeeding crops throug
the process of decay. The soil i
now able -to produce a larger crop
as it,contains the plant food in th
previous 'growth in addition to til
added through the agencies detaile 1
above
In this Way the growth gradtnall,
becomes more abundant. Til
plants upon decaying give rise t
humus, and this increases the fer
tility of` the land both by being a
source of plant food and by increas
ing the water -retaining power. Hit -
mus is a very important factor in
fertility. During the decomposi-
tion of the plants, acid substances
are formed which act upon the
rooks in such a way as to hake
more of the plant food available,
One of the products of decay or
fermentation is carbonic acid, and
this is dissolved in the soil water,
and this gas-containing water is
an important help in disintegrating
the rocks.
As the nutritive materials in-
crease from these various causes.
the lower simpler forms;of plant
ife are gradually replaced by those
which are more highly organized.
With the advent of plants, like
our common crops. which bear
oots, other factors in the forma -
ion of soils are introduced. The
roots secrete an acid substance- that
las a solvent effect on the mineral
matter of the soil, and the • roots
iemselves also- assist mechanical
-
y in breaking down the rocks.
All are familiar with the tre-
mendous force exerted by: plants in
breaking apart rocks and stones if
once their tender rootlets obtain a
foothold in a crevice.,
The roots penetrate the soil
sometimes to great depths.' and as
they decay;after the death of the
plant, they leave little channels in
the soil which serve to carry, down
water laden with carbonic acid, as
well as to introduce the oxygen of
the air, that,` in its turn, is a factor
in bringing about chemical changes
in the soil, which assist in making
plant; food available.
Sooner or later in the process of,
soil formation, plants of the pulse;
family,• (leguminous plants), such
as clover, vetches, amidines, etc., are
iiitroduced, e,
If you dig up some of these planter
yell Will find little nodules or tu-;
bercles on their roots, These
' nodules arae the homes of warmer-
"ons bacteria, ishicll. enable . tiro?,.:
s ; plants to derive part of their food°°
of from the nitrogen of the ettnos
o phare, ,
of
li.11is peculiar property of leguin-
Mous plants is of great irnpoxtaece,
for it is undoubtedly nature's prim-'
cipal method of increasing, the sup,'
ply of nitrogen in the ground.
The nitrogen compounds accu-
li mutated by these plants eventual-`
s ly become a part of the soil tbrroiiglr
, their decay, thus adding to its for
e. tility, G.
et ,It will readily be understood that
tthe various agencies concerned it
the formation of the soil do not aet
>" separately nor necessarily in ta,ny.
e such order as that in which they,
0 have been disenssed.
As a matter of fry'
cesses described triik p ace srmx ,
- taneously, The lower plants do
not wait for the rocks to be pul-,
verized for we see such organisms
as. the lichens growing on rocks from.
which one would think it impos-
sible to obtain food, t
If the lichen is removed,, grooves
or farrows will be found on the
surface of the stone, duo to the
action of the plant. :
Nor are all soils formed directly
from the original rocks, for one nfy
the effects of we ,theriiag, etc., is
to separate such rocks as ,the gra-1,
nite into simpler substances, with
the result, for example, that- hugd�'
deposits of limestone are formed` in
one ,place . and in another whole
hills of sandstone. i
The soil" is almost constantly,
moving, for some of the same agen-
cies which form soils are continu-1'
ally carrying them away. Running
water grinds the rocks, but at t•he
sante lime transports the fine par-,
ticles to lower levels. ' It c is deep`
valleys in the surface of t
earth
and carries away the debris, ,cie „e,
positing it at various distances`
from its source. - I
This study of the:formation of
the soil then suggests .two things
that the farmer can do to prevent;'
the exhaustion of tui fertility.
The first is to treat the s< it ae'
to assist and hasten nature in' the
process of converting the plant cod
into available forms by mea11"s of
good tillage.
The second is i o •:•etui•n to
soil by means of raan.,re and festi-
lizei•s an amount of plant food
equivalent to that r.;moved .by the
5
ti*
t
aches have a�
e r 1
act call
ceased, . a
nd
;Y
I am in better physical condition
at the age of 83 than I was at 40. tl
"I give Grape -Nuts credit for re- 1
storing my health, if not saving my
life, and you can make no claim
for it too - strong for me to en-
dorse," Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Miele
Read the little book, "The Road
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TWO CRITICS.
speaker oft proclaimed aloud
That he could always hold a crowd;
He felt that he could prove it •
But of a paper's work, said he,
"The paper is no use to me;
For 'I am far above it."
Chief, and you could have knocked
me down with a feather when 1 An editor desirecl to find
heard elle reason. I suppose I am In that great speaker's enitured
actingrig g rightly ,in corrin at once to m nd
tell you, although in my flurry at
the time I quite forgot to ask the
Chief's per._rnission, bet as von are
mixed ,'i' an the case at talc request
of -the .f'or.ign Office. I thought you
ou?l.t to learn %hat had ha ne
� p
era " ; The speaker had no power to 'read
"`we11: til>Irat is ;t2" cried 13rctt, lith profit from another:
irnpa,tient at the other`s• careful And then: because they failed to sec'
ii ovitos Tliat each the other' friend should
I ':
e r',l` fhis," see. the detective. ba
A:Tr. T,.r.'v Talbot bolted f ro?n Lon-
don
or.it:eizeci, each ether.
Some genic for future leaders :
But in the speaker's sounding brass
Ile only' found what is like gas,
Despised by thoughtful readers.
n The paper had no voice to plead
don on T eeselay .in compa,r,y ,, _th :a I
1ayly They crossed over from
T. WATSON.:
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sn"t
Dove t� ,ails b the 1ni.dd� boat
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hot ,c?. , •i.. booked rapm>; for hit admire iii i a'.
r she imagines that he
.e �P] f gzrl in the Clan<1 a col,fimecl roman �iatex,
H • i'na hs*,. , e -nerve to write 'Fi',
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