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SALADATEACOMPANYOFCANADALIMITED very feint tinge of color glowed in his 511n 41e'in afraid the end is near," the surgeon muttered. "Make the most of your oppartunity." Hegli pulled me to my knees be- side him. "This is Jack Naeli, 'Uncle Jaime," he said. "He is iny friend—your friend. He Will be with me in what- ever I have to do for yeti." Lord Chesby's eyee examined me celdosaellyrn'ost soundlessly from his lips. "Looks right." The syllables trkl ic- "It's treasure—Hugh." His eyes burned momentarily with triumph. "Know where—" "But who stabbeC you?"' 1 have often wondered what vr'ould have happened if Hugh had let hint talk on of the immure, instead of switching the subject. "Toutou," anewered the dying man, with sudden strength. "Tiger—that chap—others--against--hire." "But why did he do t?" "Wouldn't— tell— him— treasure ._said --torture— broke—aevay—Gyp- sies—" Exhaustion overcame him. "But who aro they, Uncle James?" "Toutou—worst— Beran— many— bad—lot." "Where did they take yen? Tell us and we shall have them arresta." The gray eyes glittered. talk—treasure--" "Where is the treasure?" I inter- posed. "How did you find it, Uncle James?" asked Hugh softly. That gay smile of triumph shone n his eyes for the last time. "Used—my—brain—all—laughed— nie—in—Hugh's—" And the life flickered out of him as we watched. Two weeks later, Hugh (now Lord Chesby) and I found in London an old friend, Nikka Zaranko. Nikka was of gypsy parentage end Hugh and I had bothmet him in the World War. He was now a famed musician, but upon hearing our plwis readily threw in his lot with us. Hugh and I were delighted with this, as Nikka would prove a powerful ally with his knowl- edge of Constantinople. We then went to call on Mr. Bel- lows, the Chesby solicitor. To him Nikka told a story that startled all of us. "I have always heard of the Treas- ure of the Buco:eon," he said, "but 1 believe it is also sometimes referred to as the Treasure of Andronicus. It is well known in. the Near East. I am a Gypsy. My father was Voivode Tzaibidjo, or King, of the Balkan Gyp- sies. I have heard, for instance, a story that a certain tribe of Gypsies in Constantinople guard the supposed site of the teeaeure. But I do not vca.4.11 for the story. "I- do, however, vouch for the state- ment that Lord Chesby is confronting an organized international band of criminals with many Gypsy members: and I do not believe that such a band w'ulcl waste time on any enterprise which they did not have good reason to believe would promise handsome profits. "I have heard, too, of this Toutou your uncle spoke of He is usually called Toutou Lafitte, but he has many other names. He is said to be a com- bination of bloodthirsty monster and intensely clever strategist. The band have ramifications in all classes of society, and there are few countries they do not reach. , I have no doubt, Hugh, they made arrangements in your uncle's case with some affiliated criminal organization in Ainerica." "Mr. Bellowes, I gatherers from Watkins that my uncle discussed his discovery with you," said Hugh. "Did he indicate precisey what it was or where he had fount'. it?" "Your uncle did discuss hie—ah-- fancied discovery with me. Aside from the fact that he had made it whilst at Chesby—" "At Chesby?" Hugh interrupted. "So 1 understood. He came in to see me just before he started far Con- stantinople the last time. I should describe him as considerably excited. 'By jove, Bellowes,' he said, do you know, I've found the missing part of the instructions?' "He never showed it to •me, and so far as 1 know he did not have it in his possession when he was here." Mr. Bellowes had the Charter Chest brought in- In it we found severel framed ,parchments, with glasses in front and back. The first frame contained a sheet of parchment, covered with minute black letter script in a rather corrupt form of mediaeval Latin. "That is Hugh's Instructions," said The Treasure of the Bunten By A. D. HOWDEN SMITH CHAPTER I. The messenger boy clumped off downstairs, and I let myself into my uncle's house never dreaming that I held the key to destiny in my hand— or, rather, in the pink cablegram. A samovar was bubbling in the studio, and my cousin Betty King hailecl me from the couch on which she sat between :ier father and Hugh. "Here you are at last," she cried. "Dad and I have come to say good- bye to you. We are going to Con- stantinople to hunt for Greek manu- scripts." "Here's a cable for you, Hugh," said. "It's from Uncle James," Hugh said, ripping open the envelope. "Listen to this: 'Sailing Aquitania today due New York eighteenth. Must see yeti immediately. Have made important discovery. Your aid essential. Family fortunes involved." 'He's after that treasure again! Oh lord! A sort of family curse. It's supposed to be lo- cated in Constantinople, and my uncle has spent most of the family's pro- perty trying to find it. That's why I have to make money in New York in- stead of playing the country gentle - Hugh then told the story of Lord James, one of his ancestors, a cru- sader. Lord James, on his way to Palestine, visited Andronicus Comnen- us, the Butcher, emperor of the east. Andronicus was immensely wealthy. He revealed the hiding place of his treasure which was in his palace, known as the Bucoleon, to Hugh's an- cestor. Soon after that Andronicus "Do you now, Jack,,said Hugh seri- ously, "I am beginning to think that something sinister may have happen- ed.. "And now I think of it, sir," amend- ed Watkins, "we 'ave been shadowed ever since we went to Turkey. Your uncle 'ad the Charter Chest sent up from the safe deposit vaults—but that was before we went to Turkey, to be sure, sir." Hugh jumped. "By Jove, he has been after the treasure! The instructions ieAbe'orig- inal parchment on which Hugh the First inscribed his command to bis son to go after the treasure—carefully leaving out, however, the directions for finding it." Our cleaning woman was still in our apartment when Hugh returned and she said nobody had called. I rang up hotels for two heurs—without any re- seult. At the end of my tether 1 was assassinated and Lord James thrown into prison. James' son, Hugh, headed an expedition, captured Con- stantinople and rescued his father. They returned to England and before James died, he passed on to this son the secret of the treasure. Lord James' descendants from time te time made futile efforts to discover the treasure, but from the :Arne of Elizabeth until the present, the search was abandoned. hung up the receiver and joined Hugh "But now Uncle James is mortgag- in gloomy reflection cn the couch. ing farms to finance his researches," Hugh concluded. "Then have you no definite knowl- edge of the location of the treasure?" asked King. "No chaet?" "There are documerts in the Char- ter Chest—" began Hugh. "What's that?" demanded Betty. "It's a terribly old oaken box, bound with copper and steel," explained Hugh. "We keep it in a safe deposit vault in the City—London, you know. These documents say that Jemes's idea was to have the treasure used for the rehabilitation of Christendom if any cause arose which would justify such a gift. Failing that, the money was to go to his descendants." "Well, I for one intend to believe in it," stated Betty, "and if your uncle wants any help in hunting for it, he can count on me." Betty is slim, with brown hair and eyes and a face that you have to look at and when she sets her head back— But of course I am only her cousin. Hugh jumped up, nervously crunching the cable in his hand. "There's no use!" he exclaimed. "I couldn't honestly encourage Uncle James in any More foolishness." When we reached the Aquitania's pier on the eighteenth, Hugh button- holed a passing steward. "Lord Chesby, sir? Yes, sir? Yes, sir, be was one of the first ashore. There was a gentleman to meet him, I think, sir." "That's queer," muttered Hugh. dumps in that neighboehood. A man "Wait, though, there's Watkins, Uncle and three women saw hint dropped James man." from. a closed auto." "Hallo, Watty?" Hugh greeted him. The dying man's eyes opened, a "Where's my uncle?" "Ah, Mr. Hugh! I'm very glad to see you, sir, if may say so, 'Is Ind- ship, sir? Why, 'e went off with your messenger, sir." "My fnessenger?" Hugh repeated blankly. "Yes, sir, the dark eastern looking person. Your man, 'e said 'e was, sir." "My man!" Watkins became suddenly anxious. "Three nothing wrong, I 'ope, sir? WRI LE Life—like good golf—is made up of many little things each one of which helps the score. Better digestion—steadier nerves—clearer brain, are all factors that count and are gained from the .e 41 wereLE ties Mews pea use of Wrigley's. After every meal 6.0 traean Ri6as Maims pep Keeps you awciim ISSUE Nri. J9—'30 CHAPTER II. The telephone suddenly jangled and unhooked the receiver. "Is this Mr. Chesby's apartment?" The voicekthat burred in my ear was trangely thick, with a butteral intona- tion. "Tell him they are taking what's left of his uncle to Bellevue hospital. It's his own fault the old fool got it. And you can tell his nephew -we will feed him a dose of the some medicine if he doesn't come across." Brr-rring! "Wait! Wait!" I gasped into the mouthpiece. "Who—" "Number, please," said a feminine voice. "My God!" I cried. "Hugh, they've killed him, I think, and I repented the message." . "We must catch a taxi. Hurry!" In the taxi none o.r. us Spoke until we came to the Lospital. The nurse on duty led us into a long room lined with. beds,- A high screen had been reared around one of them, and against its pillow lay a head that might have been Hugh's frosted mai lined by the years. "Uncle James!" His uncle was unconscious and a de- tective standing near told Hugh 'about the attack on him. "He was picked up corner of Thir- teenth street and Avenue C," said the officer. "There' e plenty of GYPSY r4 kyer. .100-40 with • • LOYAL YEAST CAKEs. are ti lIeleghtfal Change Try this recipe: 1 Royal Yeast Cake die. 1 tablespoon sugar eolved in one-half cup ll cup flour lukewarm water. it cups scalded milk 1 eeaspoon at Pour the scalded milk over the sugar, saltiaelibalttteerr. 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