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DR. G. H. ROSS
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Surgeons
Graduate University of Toronto
Faculty of • Dentistry
Office over H. E. Isard's Store.
H. W. COLBORNE, M.D.
Physician and:. Surgeon
' Medical Representative D. S. C. R.
Phone 54 • Wingham
Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly
DR.S.GES'. C. REDMOND
M.R.C.S. (Eng.) L.R.C.P. (oad.)
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Dr. Chisholm's old stand.
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eiurgeons.
Office in Chisholm Block
19gNaleja "Street. Phone 29.
AS R ?441..rtt C. Calder
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Graduate University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine
Office—Josephine St., two doors south
of Brunswick Hotel,
!Telephones: Office 281, Residence is
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begour par.lou sir,"'i; e said
w'itlt a little hesitation; "I hope you'.11
forgive the liberty, but I liaw�kt, as 1.
was saying, something of.,a Personal
interest in that young womatn,'I hope
she's not .in any difficu'ity,i sir, I
hope that she has not been tiloing any-
thing that she shouldn't halve' done."
oz *e ") -vis;
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"You know altogether too lend
about italready," said the attornc.
hotly, "This precious Jane Perkin
of yours answers my advertiseirwn
for the cloak which you turned ore
to me. She identifies it, beyond ana
doubt, as anyone whom you had in
structsd in advance would be able to
do -identifies it down to a missing
button and a patch in the lining. How
far back does the joke go? Did you
find the cloak as' you pretend you
did, in Oak Ridge, near the Morgan.
house, or was the finding.of it part
of the game?"
A little gesture of rebuke and pro-
test from the doctor checked him very
abruptly.
"That was an :unwarranted thing .to
say. I believe that up to this morn-
ing, when you declared war upon ime
you thought that by instructing the-
woman to give my own detective m
own address' as hers you were giving
mefair
a chance to detect tlte.fraud,
It 'would be, I suppose,'if this were
a game of chess. But this is serious
business."
"We realize that as well as you
do," I started to say, but my chief
interrupted me.
"Can't' you penetrate our fraud' a
little 'further?" he asked, and his
tone now was openly derisive. "Does
it occur to you that Phelps here, with
the addttlonof `a skirt and shawl
might not be a sufficiently plausible
Jane Perkins to deceive the astute
gentleman you left' iii charge?"
There was a little pause the, for,
Ashton was too angry to answer'
The doctor's manner changed as he
went on. "What Phelps says is true,
We realize better than you do, I think
what is at stake here. We're' not try-
ing to thwart justice in the long run.
We are attacking this problem in our
own way, after giving you fair warn-
ing. ' We refused to guarantee that
our way would not conflict with yours
and we told you in so many words,
that you'd do well' to keep an eye on
us. You've the law on your'side,
You've all the power of the' state at-
torney's office, whereas we have no.
standing at all. If - you think we've
got the cloak, search us; search the.
laboratory. Where will you begin?
Still too angry. to'make any reply
Ashton strode out of the room, not ac
tually slamming the' door after- him,.
but shutting it decisively enough to
suggest that he felt like slamming it,
anti, the next moment we. heard his
motor chugging away down the ave-
nue.
have known how true that prediction
v was and how vitally :it was going to
s concern tis,
t "You are going to make sortie tests
r up in our rooms in The Mered,it:h;" I
asked, •
"I imagine," he said soberly, th•:ugh
his eyes sparkled with''excitenteot as
he spoke, "I imagine that our rooms
will be about the only place where we
will be secure; from interruption. I
could see it in Ashton's eye that he
meant business, 'and I'm pretty sure
that if we attempted to come' back
here after dinner and bring anybody
with us, our little party would sustain
a rude interruption."
All the' while he spoke, he was busy
gathering things, together, and as soon
as I had finished telephoning, I helped
him. Haste spoke in every movement
he made, and it was' not long before
�, I was thoroughly infected with his
excitement„ although I had only . a
u
=a
� g e idea what it was all about.
Not until we were seated in the cab
with a suitcase full of instruments at
our feet, did he say anything that
tended to clear up any part of the
mystery.
"It was a great piece of luck," ,he.
observed then, "we were able to send
Ashton away in such a rage. It won't
occur to him for some time to begin
making inquiries about The 'Meredi;
t"'Y'ou mean," I exclaimed, "'that the
address four -seven -0 ' OCadliiie we
nue was given in gocd faith, by a real
Jane Perkins, who is actually em-
ployed there?"
He only Toughed and told me to
wait and soe;.but the infection of his
voice and the eager expectancy in his
eyes made it clear that that was just
what he did believe, ;
"But," I protested, "even if it were
possible to imagine Jane Perkins as
having any possible connection with
the crime, it is inconceivable that she
would go and risk answering the ad-
vertisement in order to reclaim the
cloak and then give her own address."
He vouchsafed no word, of explana-
tion or argument but I could see
that my objection had not shaken him
in, the least. So, perforce, I waited
with what patience I could assume to.
see what would happen when we
reached '1'h,e Meredith.
The doctor turned over our bag to
a hailboy, with instructions that it be
taken to our apartment, Then he led
the way straight' toward the dining
room It was barely six o'clock, a full
hour earlierthan we usually dined,
and the room was almost empty.
The doctor hurried to the window
and looked out after him. Presently
he .turned • toward me with a long
breath of relief.
"We're all,, right so • far," . he ' said,
"He's gone straight 'on without turn-
ing the corner. `He' isn't going back to
The' Meredith just yet. Come along,
wen have no time to lose even 'as it
is. .Ashton° will, have cooled down by
bydinner time, and when he's cool
enough to let his Mind begin work-
ing again, he'll ,become dangerous."
Already. he was struggling into his
overcoat. I turned. to go to the other -
room for mine, when he called me
back and:sent rue 'to'the telephone.
"I think we had better, have a taxi"
he said. "It'll save some precious. tins,:
and. will enable us to take some of
our traps up to'the hotel with us,",
"Traps?"
" "
d ra S.
I inquired, P•ted.
"Some of our
q
instruments, do yatt mean?"
He nodded. "The chronograph and
tebephones," he said, "I fancy they'll
be all we'll need for any real test.
we shall want to , retake, but it will be
well to take something else for the
purpose of difnsing attention. Dere,
this piece of heavy artillery will just
serve the purpose. It's rather cum-
bersome, but - that nsak'es it all the
bettor."
"It won't' entirely destroy your ap-
petite to sit down to dinner in tweeds
will it?" he
asle:d, � e reallyha ��trr't
�
time for frivolities of that sort tlri:,
evening."
And yet his mariner when he took
the chair that 'Wilkins placed for him
and glanced over: the mean card sud
den became leisurely and deliberate.
y*He had e little chat with Wilkins tak-
ing • the advice of that gastronomic
expert as seriously as if a goad din
ner were the only subject that he
felt the slightest interest in just then.
The waiter got our order at last.
and went away with it to the kitchen
and Wilkins himself, with a grave iii-
clipation of the head, started to move
away, but the 'doctor called him back
"I wonder, Wilkins," he said "whe-
ther you can find out for me if there
is a c mber
ma'rl :
named Jane' Perk-
ins
-
ins employed in the hotel."
The man shot .a quick look of stir -
prise into' the doctor's face a look
quite at variance with his ordinary
stiff immobility.
"Yes, sir, 'there is such a young
woman working here," he said. "It
happens that I am acquainted with
her personally"
`"Ah," said the 'doctor in a tone of
satisfaction "that simplifies matters,
p.
I might have known that you would•
be to help W ihidris r
a,. ableep mist;. �14r ,, it; lap
pens that I 'very.'immcii wish to have a
littl:' conversation with that young
" . 4
wVt.,r r1an.
'��
.,r"
rlknts Inclined his headgravely,
Without a w r
i
, ,
"�.otril,ar•rang•ei( for. me ,vxntt,
your.. said,- the: doctor. 'I'd h ec to
'have 1r sentto myon: immediately
sifter 6,nrler."
W. J. l3'OYCE
PLUMBING AND HEATING
ou Night Phone .e58: Ng neS8
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The; in'trutnent lie indicated, was
on I":ht
e had never sv.:Ic;n before, it hav-
ng conic in that' onlyl
day 'from 1Itr,
tl ocle' makers,: The doctor Was s al"'
ways devising new instruments of done
sort t orno'
a ths'r•. This one looked str�it?-
ic.i
e .., r.
n�„ and Ishould have s uis-
1
rr,'
.,nl.d him, about it had not my rriirtd
r� e,ser er .,
t , full of other tltings,
i ou d better telephone at once,"
ie conciuded,` "If this 'sleet .storm
cepst a
.
r
P l , the wires are likely to be
own :before r7igYlzt." ;
Bo•o f as, s I think, , hrnl, would have
hones: Office Yob, Ie"td. 22
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NMI! /It #0,14 Qll„Vr"ena,j6111"uA,. r"aYYYuI"arYir"�.
Pen '; ' o surprised if we could
Tiler as was, a momentary si.ogee
o:
after tI, ..t. Both of us looked la rr
sorile sit "wise that the man di tot
answer, 1 'a face was unusually rave.
The Man Shot a Quick Look of Sur-
prise Into'.the Doctor's Face.
"I'm inclined to think not," said the
doctor, ""bet .unless I am mistaken
she's in a difficulty." •
' Wilkins' said nothing, but his -si-
lence'.was expectant. 'He was too well,
trained ' to, ask any questions, but it
was very evident that he wanted to
know more.
"I think I may venture to be: frank
with •you; 'Wilkins," the doctor re-
sented. "Of course, what I say is be-
tween ourselves, and. I want your
promise to say nothing 'of it to the
young woman in question,"
"yes, sir; certainly sir,"
"In the investigation of the Oak
Ridge'inurd,ef the. other' night -a cera
lain green cloak. was found, which in -
the' state attorney's office, is' believed
to have been worn by an unknown
woman who committed that crime..
That cloak was advertised' as found,
in the afternoon papers, and was' al-
most immediately 'claimed and: iden-
tified beyond a doubt. by this Jane
Perkins; who gave :The Meredith as
her address— ,
"She didn't ;.do it, sir," \?Villins in-
terrupted quickly. '""I'm sure ;she .can't
be guilty of the crime of murder•.•She's
a very quiet ,girl, sir -a good girl.".....
"I have made a little investigation
of that mystery on my own account"
said the doctor, "and I'm inclined to
think you're right. I should, however,
be glad to have some better founded
reason for that opinion. There •are
certain `circumstances which point, at
her directly enough to bring her un `
der serious suspicion Mid to make her
a good deal of trouble. If Mr, Phelps
and `I can convince ourselves in ad
vance, of her innocence, we will, glad -
13" do all that is within our power,
buds in representations,we wrill make
to 1Mir. Ashton acid otherwise, tv
shield her."
"That's very good of you, sir,"said
Wilkins. `"I'll see that she's sent up
to your room the: moment you have
finished dinner,"
There was another little silence;
still Wilkins kept his place beside our
table. Presently, after a little apolo-
getic cough, he spoke again.
"It strikes me, 'sir, tha. it might,
perhaps, be as well if the young wo-
man were not to know that she was
to be questioned. If she. is innocent,
it:would only fluster her, • and if she
is guilty, it would. give. her time to
prtpare.lierself, If you wish, I will ar-
range to have her sent to your apart-
ments, instead of the regular cham-
bermaid who works upon that floor,'to
prepare your bedrooms for the night.
In that way she'll .suspect nothing."
The doctor glanced at him shrewdly,
"That was a very able suggestion, Wil
"
kins,Th•tn14.
Y
sott for makingtt,
"Not at all,,sir," said Wilkins.
"For the present," the ,doctor'eon-
eluded, "you will remember that' you
are to say nothing of this conversa-
tion to anyone, either to the other
people in the hotel, or to --•-Mr. Ash-
ton."
"'Certainly not, sir."
The arrival of some other people
in the dining room called him away
just then,' and we, did not see binr a-
gainuntil we' were. half;'throtigh ou,
meal, Then, looking .we found'hi
1g up, trrt
standing silently n. his old place. '•
"`The matter is arranged sir;" 'he
said to the doctor, "The young ptr'-
son is at' her own dinnei'''just now, 4'
hut shell go up to: attatt 1 ,to your
room 1'r in: -a Cr half t about lie f to 'I'
L aLti
I
" "'
"Very y good, .said the :ii�iztor. "We
can, have.- our 'instr�untents,, rx ady b•
1
that time,"
"i
o
the word ...iri trtrrnertts�
At w d s the man
r
started,and looking.0 ' r
p, I ft�un�l,liirti
regarding the doctor witht'ittigttcer,
t en
ed rt ,r
, 1 f eel er:: resyior
r,
p
. ' `1�lort
est .,
...peaking • *.14, tirtid�tits, ir," he.
said, stammering Oliittle, 'there isn't
going to be any meshnerismn, or---”
The doctor interrupted him with a
full -voiced laugh. "No lrocus-pocus•
whatever, Wilkins; no black art, nu
clairvoyance, or anything of that surf
The instruments I speak of simply
serve the purpose ,of' a stop-wa..,,t,.
and the test is ' 'a perfectly sin.,
straightforward one,"
Then, seeing that the man was still
not entirely convinced, lie added, "You
can be present yourself, if you care
to be."
"That's .very good of you sir," said
the man. "On the young woman's ac-
count I will 'be glad to come, if you
can wait until I can leave the dining
room That will be about eight -thirty
sir,' I'd be sorry to keep you war mus;
but she i,trg'ltt be alarmed at any sort
of test, aid she has a good 'deal o
confidence in mire, sir. '"
"Very good,," said the doctor, "only
don't come tip to the room with her.
Follow along later, on some errand oe
other, and we'll call you in. Perhaps
we'll mak a little demonstration on
you in advance, just to give: her con-
fidence."
A look of decorous amusement an.
peered on Wilkins' facie.
"That will be very interesting, I'm
sure, sir," he said. As lie bowed him-
self away I could see that he was still
smiling.
"It's curious," I observed to the doc-
tor. "We've seen thatman daily since
we came here to The Meredith to live
but I got an absolutely new impres-
sion of him this evening. It never oc-
curred to me before that when he
laid aside his professional manner he
might be a thoroughly human, kindly•
old chap, with as many affections and
concerns as any of us, and with, per-
haps, about thesame opinion of our
reality as ifehave always had of his,
"We'd better get on,"said the' doc-
tor, suiting the action to the word.
"We haven't any time to waste."
(Continued next week,)
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SOUTH
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Tonsils are 'diseased,, MUST oper-
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the owner,William Lea <tt, will re-
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AUTO CASE, DISMISSED
In the action 'br'ottghht by Charles
Yaeger of Kincardine to recover $2,so
damages from IL, and H. Courtney of
Goderich for damages to plaintiffs
'auto in a collision theBlue Water'
attoi sronon.tt,W 1
Highway; on July 4th, ,r92d, the jury
Y
•fe5un,l thrtt the Plaintiff, b excessive'
speed, was responsible for t •. nt
and so dismissed the case
It seems that Yaeger's C
containing four people, in
`driver,. Charles les Yaefl'cr, kit•
a sideroad onto the Blue
intersection at the top
s
was eraslt;.d Into by a Chew, tourini
'driven by Harold, Courtney,'the hi
pact badly datnaged both veltir'
Courtney counter -claimed 'c,,
Indismissingthe ease
the fudgelgrasl
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Jury tel the to' es iutat:e the e1�ii a
J y tx n r>e
done to both vehicles in case of an
appeal, and in. response the
ed the injuries to Yeager's'car. at $20
anti to Courtney's bus at $7,.
Braden of the firni•of 'Braden ,
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