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The al 13y CHi t S EDMONDS WALK Author of "The Silver Blade," "The Paternoster Ruby," "The Time Lock," etc. CHAPTER XVI.—(Cont'(l), There now could be no doubting that the two unrecognizable passeng- ers were determined nut to lose any of my movements. The circumstance had ceased to he merely curious; it was becoming positively disquieting. ! "Don't worry," my companion counseled. "Just leave it to me. I'll nail them guys before—" He broke off with an exclamation of surprise. He was staring back- ward, then all at once he stewed ttn�� regollect whether I efer heard the first names." All at once Aartsen's aft -repeated phrase, "the big, jolly fellow, took on a new and suggestive meaning. My father had been a large man, of gen- ial disposition, fend of his joke, and ns far as it went the lease fittecll him. ` Deeeribe the man more particle -1 lady, Aartsen," I eagerly requested, And the details which came back over the wire tended more and more to estnhlish the estonisltin'b'1't p g possr t t pealed several tunes—on five sees eessive days, I ltftetwardo .escortaln. Gd, The 011e Of that mortising was similarly addressed, but It seemed to indicate a conflict of purposes some- where, It w'ns worded thus, T,'orrls, attorney, I'ay no nttentlan to a11l,o&lsonloft about vitl- uable.[nail parc•e1. only peranue niter. eeted met. settee is le safe, Janleg'(41(8051. • (•]IIAL'TER XVII. 0n the clay of the attack niton Mr's, Fox there were two store happenings that deemed some attention, and then this narrative takes a stride forward to the first week in May. The interim is thus casually dismissed because nothing of importance fell; it was as if everything had come a standstill— as if the mystery were not to offer another single development, I saw Strube)" almost every day (luring the period, Ile was always busy, seemingly tteeteeplishing noth- ing, yet never was clowucast or dis- couraged, IIs grew unaccountably re- ticent, merely hinting at strange end unianaginable surprises that were in store for all of us. I assumed that this attitude was a pose behind which he hid a c escionsne•s of defeat and 1 G � failure, 'Late in the afternoon of the .day in question, however, the detective sauntered into my office with an af- fectation of careless indifference that quickened my curiosity more than if Ile had been excited and eager. -I surveyed him expectantly, and somewhat testily told hien to throw away the eig•ar he was smoking, Ile did so, cheerfully, and wrinkled his nose at me when 1 handed him a eight that was at least endurable. "I've nailed the owner o' the gray auto," he announced without pre- amble. Doubtless it is apparent by this time that a marked characteris- tie of Struber's was his unexpected- ness. I waited, and hi a moment he added: "It's :lir, Meyer 'Ilardnicles ma- chine. 'Know him?" I stared my bewilderment. "Meyer IIardwick's machine! Why un earth should he be so interested ]n my movements?" Struber shrugged his shoulders, "'T is kinda funny, ain't 'it? But it wasn't Hardwick that was shadowin' you. A pair o' private bulls from Frisco was a-usin' his auto; I haven't learned yet what their drag with him 1 t1'y any of my unserpassed pre'1'a- tions," she glibly pursued, "1 can anyway give you en opportunity to help some trend ---perhaps, eh, my dear? 1 po'tively remove all die- help I(igurements, such es birthmarks! . warts, wens, moles, tattoo -masks and every sort or blemish, restoring the skin to its original perfection. r'D'ye know of, anybody disflgeleed, say, by u hideous tattoo mark; deerle? I Just tell 'em Madame Carenssi can remove it --wipe it out like you'd, erase a thee( mark on a blackboard and all without pain or inconvenience or interference with engagements." Lois had drawn back and was star- ing at her with n sort of fascination. The woman hrjppened to glance around mud became aware of my Presence, Doubtless I was eyeing her with extreme distaste and for a sec- ond she was disconcerted; but only for a second, for at once she leered at me in a way meant to be ingratiating and came and gave me one of her cards also. I(To be continued.) ' ARMY DESERTIONS IN JAPAN, 1 Of course, your can buy cheaper teas, but Many Cammit Suicide Rather Than IFace Courtmartial. The frequency .of army desertion, as well as suicide of some of the de- serters, is causing some 0011041011 among the Japanese military authori- ties. Statistics show that diming cases de- sertion, year there were 956of d sertion, of which 93 per eent. were common soldiers. Tokio leads other cities with 184 cases, while there were 112 cases at Osaka. Out of the 'total, 258 soldiers were brought before the military court and punished, while 098 deserters voluntarily surrendered be -1 fore the flume days' grace had ex-, piretl 1 The increase of suicide among cle- serters is believed to be due to the re- ! duction of days of grace during the war from six to three days, the de- serter sometimes preferring to kill - himnself than face the shame of court-, martial, Deserters who surrender be- fore the three days expire are restor-, ed to the service with a light admoni-; tion, If they delay their return they become fugitives and are peremptor- I ily punished on their arrest by the round and curtly commanded our But, after all, why should the sir- is. It s a sone thug he amt tunnnn military coure chauffeur to stop, which he did so eumstanee be so improbable, though it any taxi livery. These two sleuths - promptly that I was pitched for- remain astonishing beyond the power has blew across the Mojave to where ward. of words to describe—that one of the they come from, and Hardwick has German Officer, "What yuh make o' that?" he ask- men with the diamond was my father? been out o' town a couple o' days—, me under his breath. At any rate, the idea immediately up in the mountains fishy'', they say Would-be Bomber My companion's manner already' set my brain to a piecing together of at the company's office. Now what had impelled me to look backwarsome of the loose ends, and for a few do yuh make o' that?" e WO. We had just crossed Alameda seconds after I had hung up I sat at I could snake nothing of it. I re - Street. The gray car was drawing in my desk in a state of high excitement, membered Hardwick's surprising twhile my thoughts fairlySew. 1 show' of feeling when I took him to v the emb rapidly where a man was ad- task for his treatment of Lois Fox. vancing from the sidewalk • There were my father's long years to meet it. Obviously he had signaller) in China and his familiarity with the And then I remembered the two per - it to sto country and language; I knew little sonals. I rallied Struber for having The to neou door swung open, the enough of the history of that period failed to see then. movements of all three being now of his life, and almost anything ;nightmarFor the barest fraction of a second be possible. 1 he looked crestfallen, but immediately d by nervous baste, and the p his jaunty self-assurance returned. newcomer was climbing in when Stru- I considered that everything that ber was stung to action. He sdden-, had happened possessed a Chinese, or "Yep, I missed 'em," he confessed. ly turned to our chauffeur with a at least an Oriental flavor. First of ''The L. A. papers don't carry person., sharp command that made that all, the ring and its ivory receptacle, cls every day, like as if this was Now young man obey on the instant, I which had been my father's, were un- York or Chi., so it ain't a regular "Here, you! Swing this machine questionably of Chinese workmanship. thing for us to tag 'em. One on me. round and rush that gray auto like Next came the diamond in a box that But, say, Mr. Ferris, I'm beginning to you meant to knock it off the street, I was a duplicate of the ring box, and see a lot I didn't see before.. . . Move! Hurry!" on top of that was Lois's box—Lois,Adios." Our ear circled and speeded up. Al- Fox, the daughter of Steve Willets. He was moving briskly toward the ready the other machine was itself Then Willets himself is discovered door when I halted him. gathering headway, coming toward us masquerading as a Chinese: what was I "Here, you tell one what you have manifestly with the intention of turn- his connection with the mystery? 1 in mind before you go. I'm lut- ing into Alameda Street before we i He must have been led to my office ficiently in the dark as it is." could get close to it. Struber was safe by either the ring or the dia-ifidgetHe paused and considered, inspect - in • the ins; of his hat. de at our ndwith impatience. He stormed mond, whichdtinter possibility at onceu"Nope," he decided at last, "I won't at our driver: suggested that he had been in touc "Beat it, you boob! Beat it! It's a l with the person who had mailed it to tell you nothing now. I mabe dear] • cinch you'II never get pinched for fast me. I wrong about what s stitring to my driving." + Then, going back to Miss Fax again skull, and till I know better I can al - The gray ear skidded into Alameda there was her mysterious correspond -1 ways look wise." Street, and darted away with its ent hailing from the Far East and the And so he left me. muffler open. An instant later we surmise that he and the anonymous I The second happening does not have crossed behind them, and I barely sender of the diamond were the same: to be treated at length, yet it can not glimpsed one of the figures in the right here, it seemed to me, one link be lightly dismissed. During the night tonneau derisively waving a hand at anyhow ought to be found. I of the day on which Mrs. Fox was us,Advancing a step farther, Tames attacked, she died, The anesthetic, It was plain that ourslower ma- - Strang had failed to appear at a stip-. it would seem, searched out an unsus- chfne could never hope to overtake Mated time; apparently he had van-, peeted weakness of the heart, and n •art thn4 h.' the gray racer•, and Struber once ;shed in thin air. Then, on the day 1 aunt was dead. 01x1 tenant was found more chew us to a halt, He seemed he was expected, at almost the hour, not in the least disappointed or put a man calling himself "S. Willets" ap for the cottage; Miss Fox moved to a out, however, by our failure. peered at the Republic Hotel, gave down=town rooming -house; and on the "Web," said I, "you missed them, , his place of residence as Johore, and , third day she was back at the office— And now they know that I know , then in turn disappeared. 1 a trifle paler, a trifle more subdued, they've been following me." 1 That my father, in some unaccount- her eyes tender with a light of added, The detective produced a soiled and able way, should be involved was a! suffering. My heart bled for her." tattered envelope and a stub of pen - 61. He jotted something down as startling suggestion, and before I death was to transform the An 1immediate Mrs. Fox's he called the next number I was sensiblepolice's : of a strong premonition that matters ; lukewarm search for a burglar into 1 laconically returned: i a determined effort to run down a "But I lumped the number. That's :were approaching a crisis, ! al] I wanted."Only one other of the calls has dangerous assassin, I I dismissed the taxi and we sopa- I arty bearing upon my story, It prow- l Nothing of note, however, occurred' rated at the entrance to the building ed to be a brother lawyer who had until the first week in May; and then,' where my office was situated. Two been moved purely out of curiosity to one morning, came the incident which' or three clients were impatiently question me about something of now I regard as the first careless act waiting my return, and Stub handed which, until be brought it to my at-' of our unknown opponents—for want me a slip of paper bearing several tention, I was ignorant. I of a better designation I call them' telephone numbers that S was expect - ever he shouted at me, "don't you such. ed to call up on my arrival. ever read the Times personal eel-! I was engaged in my private roost' For the next half-hour I was ab- umn?" when I was attracted bay a strange sorbed in business.. As soon as the ` 'No," was my reply. "What's on! feminine voice. It wasn't a pleasant' last caller was gotten rid of I called your mind?" i voice; it rasped and jarred and seem-, the first of the numbers, which prow- , " Weil," my friend bluntly advised, ed somehow out of place. I went to . last week. This rn 1 it is w'a•d_ woman in a shabby a cheap velvet' ed to be the Spring Street jewelers 'one addressed. to you appeared all the connecting cs yxnd beheld a cout. where Aarsten was employed. Within g dress, She was perhaps a second or two after I had announced ed differently. Better look 'em up." tp ps fifty, but her n my tante I recognized the Dutchman's That morning's issue of the Times coarseness of feature and bold man- vyice, still lay upon my desk; I sent Stub ner erased any veneration which her "What you t'ink, Mr. Ferris. I out for that of the day before. Al- I sex and years might otherwise have found the regord of your diamond," though I immediately turned to the I commanded, ! he said, "You'd nefer guess who the second advertisement (the one al- She had opened a sample -case upon other fellow was that brought the ready at hand), I give them here inIthe enol of 080 °f the tables nearest uncut stone to Opzoomer Brothers the order of theirappearance. Miss Fox's typewriter desk and was I ma add that I 1 11 )laying an assortment of wo'th distinct shock of amazement, and less perfumes, toilet snaps and cos -f the big, jolly fellow, I mean," 7 Peal thern with a ) I assured him that I was not good straightway started off on another metics in gaudy wrappers, and de- atg. "F ems,"- came the surprising in- frenzied but futile excursion of spec- spite Stub's tart reminders that can 1 elation. Here ],k the first one: vassing was not allowed in 111e build- formatiolt. ing, told Miss 1 ux's undisguised re -I 'What. I yelled. Do you mean 1'n:Its„N1 .. Intoe Perrin, :,rt,n•ney. pugnance of the woman, she was ex -I my father? ebeee' 110,11 'lefig1 in trwiliat,d1 01,mai, plotting their questionable virtues "0.h; That nowt can't tell you I this ,:,iinnn ,,,•.Int ..r ':,lu:nd,• "rail ( with a rude, familiar loquacity that just wrote down the last. names -- suggested liquor. 1 Willets—Perris—like that, I don't This was the personal that had ap- Miss Fox's attitude, naturally --_....... _ - . _ _ _... enough, was anything but a our a - ing, and i was onthe point of inter - ...........6430D D { G $ $71 0 N ---•+ 1 Molhnr Sc[ael's 3yND cort(et, and ntimulners i,t WIn, your digestion is faulty, woakaue tad Ito dianeKvv o:,tave ,ed haniahe5 t 2 many feeing and relieving her of the em- .m,rn ore ccrtal5 mad disease is invited. , ailment, which arlsejrom Indigeclleo. barna sment of the unpleasant wo- 1 roan' a persistence, when the ,;ruction 1 tonic -t turn that made me pause anal prick 111) my ears, 'Without warning, and without the least cc sultan a1 her leering talk I extolling, her wares, elfin suddenly ,wept everything bac' into the easel and snapped it shut. Then ::lie laid a ('Iwd mum Misn 1(,,x'c( desk. I "Ff 1 ert11't persuade you, deo•ie, to FOR 40YEARS THE STANDARD REMEDY wee. 4 siCDn,dalals, or (4(7(et e5-roaelet ofprioo, lOs 5511 51.00. 111,111242 bode. (05)4)55 throe "1-5 .e muck ne the sw.11eh A. I, WhtiYa @ Co. Ln(lTr.S, C,rald street Wosh Snlroca, FOR STOMACH AND LiVER TROUBLE 7015 Lieut. Robert ray, (lemma Army, who confessed he was In America to attempt to destroy Allied numi- tiou ships. To the Man Higher Up. Do you ever stop to think As your pen dips in the ink Which will separate some fellow from his job, What an awful thing 'twill be When your Letter he shall see— Hew his anxious heart will palpi- tate and throb? How about the little tot— Do you think of it or not? And the wife depending on him for her bread; And does something seem to say That they need his little pay? Does such a thought e'er travel through your head? Do you think of him I wonder— Of the marl who's serving under, Whose destiny you hold in your right hand? Is your thought upon him then, As you dip in ink your pen Which will east him out upon this frigid land ? Is he old and grey and bent? Could he never save a cent Thnt would help to keep his little family now? Was he lucky, just like you? Is he honest, brave and true? And did you take the word of So - and -So? Does it ever seem to you, That just what he's going through May be meted out to you some day in kind? Is your love for self alone? Is your heart as hard as stone? Do you ever have your fellow -man in mind? Do you ever, in despair, Kneel down and soy a prayer? Or, do you never, never think of Goll at all? He has prospered you, old boy, Clave you health 'and wealth and joy; So he careful when the axe you must let fall. When war was declared, white pee- pie of all nationalities in German rot- onics only numbered about 25,000. is undoubtedly the most economical and what appears to be 'cheap' in price will prove to be extravagant in use. The fresh young leaves a "Salada" will yield you generous value for your money. 13115 Calf Diphtheria• around the trees, The olcl maxim is Calf diphtheria is due to a specific infection, and is always a serious smat- ter. The trouble may appear with calves from three to five days old. Such calves refuse, to drink milk or suck. They show more or less dis- charge of saliva from the mouth.I These patches gradually develop into ulcers covered with a dead, granular or cheesy mass, which does not peed easily from the raw surface under- neath. There is considerable rise of tetnpet•atu re and an offensive odor• from the mouth. The trouble may . easily extend to neighboring parts, to the lining membrana of the nose, and 1 then there appears a yellowish dis- charge. In some cases the lining membrane of the cl'gee tive tract is similarly affected and then there is tendency to diarrhoea. Little pigs show similar symptoms. So far as now known the germ is a normal inhabitant of the intestines of ickens to youe tree, keep them theing your re, and they will destroy more insects than in any other way." The suggestion is a good one if not le - !Meting extra expense for fencing, but it is possible that some kind of movable fence should answer the pur- pose, as the fowls need not be con- fined except early in the season. healthy hoe's and eat prooa- biy always virulent, When the dis• , ease is prevalent, the virus is, of course, scattered everywhere. Very young animals are most easily and most seriously affected, but cases have been reported in calves and pigs six or eight months old, and even oc- casionally in adult cattle and (1(1011 hogs, The sores may be clehned with two per cent, ereoliu in warts water, anci then treated with Lugol's solution, ap- plied twice a day to the ulcers. Per- manganate of potash may ale° be used, two ounces to each gallon of water; made up fresh each time, as the mixture cannot be kept from day to day. Either treatment should be given to valuable animals about twice a day for from four to six doses. Frequent and thorough disinfection of calf -pens and calf -yards is one °f the first essentials in management. unsafe Lanterns. The season of Shorte.ed daylight brings its own peculiar fire dangers, One of these is theuse of the lantern about farm buildings. Of repent years, owing to competition, a low-priced lantern, which is a serious fire men- ace, has been placed upon the market. Instead of being securely screwed on the oil reservoir, the burner is simply slipped on, with the result that if the lantern is upset, the burner comes off and the oil is allowed to run out upon the lighted wick. The result is either an explosion or a serious blaze and unless speedily checked, damage to life and property. Poultry and Fruit. If the hens have the run of an or- I. chard they will not render as good service in protecting the trees from injurious insects as they will if con- fined in yards around the trees, While the orchard should be utilized, it gives much opportunity to the fowls to work over a large surface, which may to a certain extent lessen their vigilance Pride in the Country. We hear the term "civic pride" in the city. It applies just as much to the country resident. It means the pride that causes you to keep your premises clean and sightly and, pre- sentable to the stranger or passerby. And then you your: elf might get some pleasure out of a well -kept farm. Measured by the common standard, keeping your farm tidy actually adds dollars to its value and to the value of the products you have for sale. Let's clean up and stop breeding trouble on our farms. _. d• The inhabitants of the United King- dom receive, on an average, about seventy-five letters each a year. 'F.( 071 colds in the chest or sore throats, for rheumatism or stiffness; for sprain and cramps, "Vasellne" Capsicum bring a quick relief. -.Vaseline mut CAPSICUM Petroleum Jelly. mat In Canada It does all that a mustard plaster trill do. Is cleaner, easier to ap- Ply, and -win not blister the 81E1n. There are many other "Vaseline" preparations—simple home rem- edies that should be in every tautly.._"Vaseline" Carbolated, an antiseptic dressing for cuts, Insect bites, etc.; Analgle "Vase - Ilse," for neuralgia and head- aches; pure "Vaseline," for piles, chilblains, etc,, and others. AVOID SUBSTITUTES. Insist on "Vase. 14110" In 'original packages bearing the name, CI[as1HROUQII MIANUFAUI'UB- IN(1 CO., Consolidated, For sale. at 511 Chemist. and Cenral Stores. Free book. let on request. CHESEBROUGH MF'G CO. (Ceasclidatod) 18s0 CHABOT AVE.. MONTREAL. )3100 )24 }Enti 121, 13( Jn,:: , r• �i. 01114 z%00}210% Pain War upon Pain is a 'visitor to every home and usually 11 tortes quite unexpcetcdly, But you are prepared for every emergency if you keep a small bottle of Slosn's Liniment handy. It is the greatest pain killer ever discovered. Simply laid on the skin— no rubbing required —It drives the pain away instantly. It is really wonderful. a s dent 1011111Iiiiffin Latest Forecasts. Skirts that are flat back and front with fullness over the hips, combined with bodices that are tight at the, waistline, and trimmed with shawl- like ficltu effects over the shoulders, are taking on e decided resemblance to the old-time Spanish costumes seen in paintings of many of the old masters. Die r•ettu•n of Spanish taco is noticeable, too, and sweeping veils I are suggestive of the land of Car - 1 men. 'Then there is the sudden .iih- I terest in red,,Red hosiery, red danc- ing frocks, rd hats even --all bless ing with flame color -are much of the mode, Some of the fine old Span- ish embroideries are appearing on evening gowns and are rich in stone and fabric. A large quantity of plain Berges in lightweight quality, called serge foal- lard, are offered in new tints to tans, grays, sable and Bordeaux, This last color, by the way, probably will con- tinue its vogue for next spring.. In the woollen fabrics plain pat- terns dominate. However, a serge having a broken_ hair -line stripe set at intervals of one inch is offered. Some narrow black and white stripes are shown and also ehecks. The prin- cipal feature of the new materials is the fact that small patterns domi- nate. There are no large checks or eccentric stripes; in .other words, 110 conspicuous designs. A new idea is shown in a buttefly jabot made of net and edged with narrow Venise laee, Combinations of net with Venise edges and very fine nets shirred on to a•high stock foun- dation me shown in the fall lines. Georgette crepe plays a prominent part in high and in low neckwear. Some styles are trimmed with hand embroidery and narrow laces, and even plaited nets are applied as trimming 011 the Georgette craps styles, All coats have a certain amount of "spring" and the majority flare, some o1 modest lines for thernat- ionly figures and others in generous ripples. The circular flare which is by far the most graceful, by means of g'.odets, side plaits and shirring are the favored ways of achieving the new fullness for the skirt portion or hasque of the coat, The flare does not always start on the waistline; this is especially true in the longer models, where the flare starts several inches above the normal line, or on the hips, when the Russian style is favored. The influence of the Russian cos- tume prevails in children's clothes. A Lanvin coat of blue cheviot for a 10 -year-old girl has a close shoulder and upper arm fit, but it ie cut to flare prodigiously as it reaches the knees. Silver galon and many silver buttons adorn it, and there are convenient pockets set in lengthwise slits. The p s bonnet little b that i. pulled close over t o the ears and forehead is made of . matching velvet and trimmed with silver galon, The long gaiters and the gloves are of gray kid. Long, straigh corsets will remain in fashion, but it is noticed that the bust line is higher and the skirt a trifle shorter. The waist is a Stifle snugger.; All very slight chanties, but indicative of a gradual return to more pronounced curves. Corsets to match the ribbons in the lingerie are the fad of the jeune fine just now and fiesh- colored stays ere also favored, Coats are of every length, from the extended re(lingote that covers every bit of the flock to the little bolero that is so short that it appeal's always to be creeping. up to one's collar but- ton. LONDON FOOD PRICES. Ascension DDas Been Gradual 310ce - War Was Declared. Lo:1(lon food prices have to (late shown a general increase of 35 per cent, since the beginning of the war. Except for a panic rise at the very beginning of the tear, prices have mounted wills a disquieting and unre- taxing steadiness at the rate of a lit- tle more than 2 per cont. a month since the war began, The largest Dee took place last May, mainly on ac- count of: a sudden jump in the price of meat. It is thought that the naw taxes on imported articles will raise this percentage of increase. Present ph]oos have never been equaled in Englund, With the exception of the period froth 1872-1877, which was a time of peace and prosperity. There was at that time no interference with trade, ei,cl the high pikes which ex- tended to 1111 commodities were clue, not to shaft supply, but to extraord- inary demand. Most luxuries are comparatively cheap. The price of caviar is the sante ns•tt was 1 wayears ago. Grouse can fi be bought at 75 cents a brace, hares at 37 cents, largo pineapples at 37 cents and hothouse ghees at 1C theta a potted. Human beings generally step growing 1(t the age of eighteen, The Laurin County C'ounc'il award eighteen ,Iholarships every, term to 11oreeetic Ferrante training to be` cools$.