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as blossoms in its flavour
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ed involuntarily its grip on the door,
which swung out past, me Witie g loud
groun. Another beans of light flashed
from the 4hadows cog e by, focused
on me and snapped off. • ,
"Amerrileanslcyl" 'cried - man's
eVee.
I heard Mm leap through the litter
of furniture, and dimly .SFIV him fling
him torch at me. It crashed against
the door, and I snatched upa hair
stooped. low end lashed at hie.' legs.
He tumbled in a heap. e •
1411 "Hugh; Nikkei" I shouted. at the
top of my lungs.
I had any hands full on the instant.
The Italian's helper reached, for me
first. I saw his knife in his hand,
and struck out with my fist. Being a
knifefighter, it was what te.least ex-
pected, and he went over. I ran be-
hind the large centre table, and as the
Italian and the other man -closed in,
I reared it on end and toppled it Al
them. They jumped apart, and I
found opportunity to heave mother
chair at the chap I had just enocked
down.
But I was in for a bad time. Teodor
eschi and the man who had, first rush-
ed nie were ugly customers. slipped.
behind the couch that stood in front.
of the fireplace and tried to Make for
the window. They headed ine.off, and
thieves," Nikka said when they had I drove a right hook to the jaw of ley
original foe that sent him.,seeeling.
left. "At least, some of them. The • •
Italian I made nothing of." Then the Italian was on me like a he -
"They said he couldn't speak Eng- man juggeTnaut. He swept aside my
lish," I put in. blows as though they were harmless,
"You didn't notice then, that he was folded me in Ms great arms and tossed
listening to everything that was said," _ne from him. I spun across the hearth
observed Nikka. into the fireplace, and brought, np on
"No, but I saw him read the rhyme all fours in the Ashes.
up there over the fireplace. He gave Every tooth in my head was jarred
me the shakes." by the crash, but I had no time to
As I spoke I looked up again at think of pain. I heard the gutteral
the overmantel where the Gothic char -
snarl of the gorilla -man behind me,
acters showed dimly in the light from and looked to see his knife descending
the smoldering logs and the rays of in a stab that was ;riled inside my
the sunset. I conned over the four collarbone. Desperate, I threw myself
lines deliberately. "Ye Prior's Vent."
backward against his legs, and he fell
The Treasure of the holm
By A. D. HOWDEN SMITH
BEGIN HERE TODAY
Lord James, the Crusader, was given
the secret to the Treasure of liucoleon
by tris Emperor Andronicus, The secret
has been lost, but the present Lord
James discovers It. He is murdered bY
a band of thugs and dies without reveal-
ing it to his successor to the title, Hugh
Chesby. Hugh then returns from New
'York to the family estate and begins a
sears The thugs follow. and while all
are at the funeral of Bugh's uncle, the
house is ransacked. Nikko. garanito,
war-i'me friend of Hugh's, and Jack
Nash, who tells the story, are Hugh's
bosom companions.
GO ON WWII THE noel's!
CHAPTER V.
I happened to look up at that mo-
ment and surprised the Italian in one
of his lightning surveys of the room-
"Mr. Teorloreschi seems ex.clusive," "Hugh," I said suddenly, "d'you
I remarked. happen to have with you the copy of
that other verse of Lady Jane's?"
"Oh, he?" remarked Mrs. Hilyer,
"He speaks no English and he is sen- He produced it from his pocketbook,
sitive about It." without speaking.
"What a gorgeous fireplace," said I spread the copy before me:
Mrs. Hil-yer. Putte downe ye Anciount riddel
In Decente, Seemelil ordour.
"Rether a quaint verse there, too,
I see. How does it run?" Rouse, 1 ye mystick Sybil,
She picked it out slowly. Vex Hymme who doth Endeavour,
Whenne thatte ye Pappist Church- Nor treate Hys effortte tenclour.
manne . And in the winking of an eyelid the
Woudde seke hys Soul's contents cipher leaped out before me.
Hee tookened up ye Vysshinge Stone "I've got it!" I shouted, and 1
And trodde ye Prior's vent. sprang up and danced across the
ka hearth.,
"Deuced odd! What does it
mean?" "Here?' I shoved the copy of Lady
Jane's doggerel in front of him and
"I haven't the slightest idea," I said.
Nikita. "Now watch!"
"You don't suppose then, could be
some secret meaning to those words, I took a pencil and drew it through
do you?" she asked. all except the first letters of the first
,e and last words in each line. So:
"I -wish you'd pick it out for me
1 couotered.
"A key to something else, you I. • • • • - • • 0.
know," she went on. "Our ancestors R. • . • • • • • . • • • . • . S• • ..
were fond of that sort of thing." V.. ..... .... ..... E
I felt something behind me, and N.. .... ... ...... t .....
turned my head. The Italian had left The result of course, was:
the table in the centre of the room and p
moved up to the fringe of our group. I
His green eyes, flaring with an un- R
canny vital force, were intent upon V
the rhyme on the over -mantel. N
He growled something in an under-
tone to Mrs. Hilyer, and she nodded.
"Fascinating as your room is, I am
afraid we must leave you, Lord Ches-
b , " she called over to Hugh.
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on the couch. Yet he was up again in
an instant, and chopping at me, with
foam dripping from his lips.
I had to run, and as I ran, I kicked
the fire -irons in his way. They tripped
him and his knife -went hurtling across
the room into a bookcase, But I could
not escape. His companion herdecl me
back toward him, and presently I was
battling to avoid his clutch. Once _
within his reach, I was. helpless as
child.
His arms wrapped me like' cables;
his wicked green eyes blazed at Inc
with insane ferecity; his teeth gnash-
ed at my throat. And his two friends
hovered near, watching for an oppor-
tunity to finish me with their knives.
Then I heard feet pattering. in the
hall, a cry of encouragement. '1 sum
-
moiled all my strength for one last
struggle.
"Shoot! Hugh! Nikka! Shoot!" I
yelled.
Teodoreschi lifted. me fromemy feet,
and tarried me face upwaiR in his
arms. I honestly think he meant to
gnaw through my throat. His pallid
cheeks gleamed with sweat. His eyes
were utterly inhnman. But an auto-
matic 'cracked in the doorway, and
was followed by a choking cry He he-
sitated, There were two more shots,
and he slammed me on the floor, with
a barking screech br defiance.
The next thing I remember was
Hugh pouring raw Scotch whisky
down my throat—and how good it
tasted.
"Did you get him?" I stammered.
"We got one fellow.," answered
Hugh grimly. "Or I should say,
Nikka did."
He switched the .orch on the body
on the hearth. There was a red
splotch over the hearth. The light set-
t ed on a dark, thin hooknosed face.
Watkins stooped, and almost in -
He erect.
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"Prior's Vent!" gasped Nikka. "He
has found something!"
"That. the secret to the location of
the treasure is in the Prior' i Vent!"
I added triumphantly.
"By the wi.y," Hugh interrupted, as We puzzled over the find, however,
they were ready to leave, "I meant to until bedtime, without reaching a de -
ask you: did any of your •people see cesion.
strangers around here the morning of
my uncle's funeral? I have reason to
think the house was entered."
I was amazed at the sudden silence
that gripped the room. The Italian
Todoreschi, already in the doorway
after a- curt nod of farewell, stopped
dead and stared hard at Hugh.
"Not th'at we've heard of," replied
Mrs. Hilyer promptly. All of us were
at the funeral. And if the servants
had noticed anything queer, I'm sure
they would have reported it to me."
"Thanks," said Hugh. "Would it be
too much trouble for you to inquire of
them, just the saine?"
"Not at all."
• "Thanks for the warning, Lord
Chesby. We'll let the dogs loose around was quiet. Outside of us three, only
the house after this at night," Watkins slept in that part of the
Teodoreschi, still standing in- the hollae•
doorway, rasped a single sentence, and After a moment's hesitation, I crept
passed out. The other flocked after downstairs into the entrance hall,
• • rn way in the pitch derkness.
passage that led from the hall into
the Gunroom, It flickered away, and
returned. Wishirig now that I had
CHAPTER VI.
It was a long time before I went to
sleep, and I suddenly waked ap.
The night was very dark, and there
was not even a hint of starshine to
light the room. I rolled over, and shut
my eyes, and promptly sat up in e , "It's the man that told us 'e came
I thought I had heard a sound. What ifeem you. On the Aquitania, sir!"
it was I could not say. It was very "Jack, did you recognize the third
faint, a gentle burring rip. man?"
I swung out of bed, reached for a I shook my head.
candle, thought better of it, and cross- "The Italian was the only one whose
ed to the door communicating with 'face 1 mese,
Hugh's room. It was ajar, and. I pok-' 'He is that same T„titou Hugh's
ed my head in. I could hear his gentle uncle spoke of."
breathing. Nikka's room beyond him Hugh leaped up.
"How do you know that, Jack?"
"I jusS know, that's all. He wanted
to bite my throat at like a tiger. Oh,
he's Touton, all right."
Hugh's face grew bitter -hard.
him like hounds over whom the hunts -"I should like to shoot the swine,"
A chink of light shone out of the short 'he admitted.
man cracked his whip. ,
"I think they are a party of polite
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And set in store,
Here where they cumber
The bay -strewn floor;
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To give them again
Their old bright hue. . . .
Oh, why is there no one
Climbing the stair,
To sniff their sweetness
And let in the air?
And why is there no one
Sorting them over,
To carry the best of then
Horne, to his lover9
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ISSUE No 21—'30
"You are very likely to have
opportunity," Nikka comforted him.
"Now, see heee, you chaps, what sere
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taken the automatic that lay on the ewe ping to de with this fellow I s .
table beside my bed, I stole into the ;We cen't bate any publieity, and while
Gunroom passage. The door was ajar tivou may persuade servants not to talk
and I cautiously peered in. •
The Gunroom was a pool of shadows,'
save only in front of the fireplace,
where a single ray of light played
upon a preposte.rous figure crouched
on the mantle shelf. The light came
from an electric torch in the band of
a second figure outlined against the
dying coals of the wood -fire en the
hearth. 1 caught once more the faint
noise like the prolonged ripping of gone mad. •..
about an ordinary burglary, you can
hush them up if it includes a killing."
"What's your suggestion?" asked
Hugh.
"RemoVe him secretly, and tell the
servents that nothing is missing and
we don't want the affair talked about,"
"But. Where?". asked Hugh,
"Use the Prioes Vent," I suggested. 1
They both looked at inc as if I had
teu,111 0.510ti vkieh had attracted my I (To be continued.) '
attention
• TiAt.
The light flashed on steel, and I '" 'elks
the Changeable Girl
She declares her heart
Is a wide open book,
And 1 fancy therein
I should like to look.
But her changeable mind
Flaps the pages about,
And what's written thele
I cannot find out.
The most vociferous preachers are
Often Wise whose 'Waal Spirits have
led them to think the deepest of fife'
—Olarenee Darrow.
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'realized that the figure on the mantle-
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on the panel of the over-nuintle con-
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ed, he Suipacied Ids efforts and barked
impatiently at his assistant. The x0
of light quivered and shifted upward.
For a fleeting rection of a second it
traversed the figure on the mantle -
shelf and focosed momentarily on his
head and shoulders.
I 'gasped. t !rile figuTe on the mantle -
shelf was Profeeeor Teodoreschi, the
Italian, who had -accompanied the
Hilyer patty.
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