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By T. C. H. JACOBS
SYNOPSIS
Henry I..olt and his ward, Muriel
Itlainwaring, are staying at a Dartmoor
farm. Rat has a friend, Moineau, liv-
ing at Kestrel House, and is desirous
that Muriel marry Moineau's nephew,
. ayden Mercer, whom Muriel dislikes.
A series of mysterious disappearances
hay been alarming the neighborhood,
bio t Page, the vicar's daughter, being
the latest victim.
Another boarder at the farm is Perch
•r J Pyecroft, who is murderously attack-
ed ^. hile walking on the moor. Then he
, and his valet, Flack, set out to discover
the mystery of Kestrel House. Pyecroft
finds a locket belonging :o Iona Page,
nti also a secret underground passage.
Afraid of discovery, they return to the
farm. They give the locket to Chief In-
sp"ctor. Barnard, and he determines to.
go to Kestrel House and confront
Moineau.
CHAPTER X.—(Cont'd.)
Barnard waited some minutes be
fore he repeated his effort with the
knocker, this time with better results.
The big, oak door slowly opened and a
face appeared, a broad, red face
adorned with a pair of . remarkably
long cars, the outer margins of which
were pointed._ The low forehead and
close cropped, black hair emphasized
the breadth of the face. Two dark
eyes, set close beside a flattened .ose,
regarded the visitor suspiciously. To
the most casual observer it must have
been an unprepossessing face; to the
ethnological student it was the face
of a man -beast, without capacity for
humor or pity.
Barnard showed none of the sur-
prise he felt as he politely enquired
for Mr.,Meineaa and tendered his offi-
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The door was swung slowly open,
revealing the fact that the unpleasant
looking gentleman was clothed in the
conventional garb of an English but-
ler.
He crooked a large forefinger in a
beckoning gesture and as the inspec-
tor passed into the hall it dawned
upon him that the man was dumb. A
further surprise awaited him in the
manner in which the hall was furnish-
ed. No sign here of neglect or pov-
erty; every inch proclaimed wealth
and taste.
The mute pointe to a carved oak
bench and indicated that Ise should be
seated. Barnard sat down as the but-
ler glided awe, with th, noiseless
ease peculiar to the well trained ser-
vant. Something of a connoisseur
himself, he glanced around with ap-
praising eyes at the several pieces
which took his fancy.
While he was thus engaged, slowly,
unseen and perfectly soundless, a
small etching on the opposite Mall
moved and a pair of piercing black
eyes scrutinized him, As if made
conscious of their presence by the
very, intensity of their regard, Bar-
nard looked up, but scarcely had he
moved a muscle before the etching was
back in its place.
Somewhere a clock ticked, an - irri-
tating monotonous sound punctuating
with unnatural loudness the heavy
silence which pervaded the house.
Barnard moved restlessly; the tensijn
of the sustained silence •was beginning
to get on his nerve .-He. stoodsate e.nd
strolled leisurely across to examine a
handsome Chinese vase which stood in
a recess. As he trod on the' thick
Turkish carpet he, became aware of
an extraordinary thing, the floor had
moved under his feet. Had not his
every sense been keenly alert he would
not have noticed it, so very slight ',vas
the actual movement. With a ra )id
glance up and down he stooped swift-
Iy and raised the edge of the carpet,
and what he saw evidently satisfied
him, for he dropped the corner, and
stood up, to find the big butler stand-
ing at the foot of the stairs, motion-
less as a statue, but with an evil glint
in his close -set eyes.
Barnard had difficulty in suppress-
ing a start of astonishment. How
had the pian conte there so suddenly
and so silently?
The butler threw open the door
facing them, and motioned him to
enter, indicating by signs thathis
master would not be long in coming.
Left alone, the inspector glanced
around; as with the hall, the roost
was eloquent of a refined and discern-
ing taste, backed by wealth.
But he had no time for more than
a cursory inspection before lie heard
shuffling footsteps approaching, and
the door opened to admit the bent
figure of an old man, clad in a drab
dressing gown, and wearing a black
policeman was daunted for a;, mnent
by the overpowering sense of olne-1
thing unspeakably evil, ,
With slow, dragging steps 'K old
man moved across the room aluisank
wearily into an invalid's chat? sand-
ing by the fireplace. Barndtd;fiould
see his face now, and; harder •Irian
of iron though be was, he •;eon-
scious of an unpleasant the: Kr.
Moineat was old, unbelievab'' , he
looked at least a hundred. ¶t ` ose,
yellow -white skin hung in fo morn
his withered neck, and retain", 18ars
r-ard of dead flesh which had',' eked
in sea -water for a long perisuch
an unnatural color did it app $ 'But
it was the eyes which h hint;
though a pair of tinted tort shell•
rimmed glasses, perched on ti' • eat,
beaked nose, more or less oetured
then, he felt the piercing dl:l Less
of their power. The ld matt' 'and
-
ed him of nothing so much 'amt..
tient human -vulture.
He suddenly realized that lied
not spoken, and hastened to i the
omission:
"Good morning, sir," he snak-
ing a desperate effort to a ate r at
ease, "I am Chief Inspector i a said
of Scotland Yardi"
The old man received fife In
tion in cold silence, bre ,,i; otioi
to be suited. ;
"I'm sorry to disturb you'
continued the inspector, w,s
eau interrupted him :n a imate
ed voice: •
"Nonsense. Speak 'the tr
Barnard's jaw stipek out. 'l,iv
spat at him in such an offensive:;'
did more to steady hint than any
else could have done.
"1 ,,eg your pardon?".he sail
The cid man stabbed the air
long, withered forefinger:
"You're not sorry, dant? yott; .,Ale ese
the truth, and let me'tell "you the
have been out of my 'bed sincl
o'clock this morning. :What is i'
want? Quick about it. 1 cathe
to be quiet, not tobe pestered l
licemen,"
Barnard's mind was wo
lightning speed. He :had ',-
shock,
;shock, being totally uliprepare,
this withered human hokrors ` D
regarded Mr. Moineau -rets a cote
porary of Henry Holt. All '
conceived ideas , ire rapid]
going revision while he seal,
the best angle of approach:
"I've certainly not ,ohne
you, sir,", he said in b c
tone, "but just to ask p pe,few
which may be of constdera
ne in my quest. Doubtless
aware that there have been
of rather mysterious• disapp
from this region o 4hmoo
the last few months?"
"xes, what, about it? Nothin
in people disappearing, is th
snapped Moineau.
'As you say," agreed Barnard
fly, 'Vit. 1 have''been detailed °tar
vestigate the matter in tke event of
there being anything in/it. Person-
ally I think it a waste of time, but I
must obey orders., Now, one of the
persons; concerned is,'1'.iss Page, a lady
known to you, I understand?"
"Known to me! I've seen her once;
ifou
y mean the daughter .of the .ocil
parson. Well, granted I knew.•he
what about it?"
"A locket belonging to the lady wee
found in this vicinity." .' ".
"On my land?" a`eed Moineau
sharply. :'plainly, giving number and size of
such patterns as you want. Enclose
Barnard hesitater fora second; he
pre -
was watching the other. closely alio i 20c in stamps or coin (coin e thought he dE-tecteN' udden tight •f ',Fed; wrap it carefully) for each
ening of the thin lids;"and a fleeting n ` fiber, and address your order to
trope the wild eyes gleaming at hint
from Wind the tinted glasses. The
-ran was mad, unquestionably insane.
The muscles of his Face were working
in a manner horrible to witness, his
claw-like hands clenched and un-
clenched rapidly as they beat upon the
arms of the chair, Barnard half ex-
pected him to leap forward, and brac-
ed himself for action, but in a minute
the spasm passed, and Moineau fell
back in his chair apparently exhaust-
ed, his head lolling against the cush-
ion and his dreadful eyes closed,
(To be continued,)
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fore Moineau emitted a' dry, hard Adelaide St., Toronto.
chuckle:" ' ��:
"It was! don't bother to tell me Footwear Will Tell
any lies, Mr. PolicePien ':'And'.,may History of Indians?
ask who was the trespasser?" 5E ,
"The locket was found by one of iity Washington—Shoes 'worn by the
sten,' replied Barnard slowly. "1e ancient Pueblo Indians of the South -
came up the valley and crossed the west will help government natural
bridge into the plantation, where ho scientists follow their trail hack into
fuund the locket. At the time lie ba-. remote history this summer.
lieved the house to be closed and un- Different types of shoes, or sandals,
occupied. I was wondering if it cdttld . provide guides to periods of Pueblo
have been Miss Page's intention to Fall.. civilization, says Dr. Frank H. H. Rob -
upon you?" erts Pr., of the Smithsonian Institu-
"Very unlikely, sir, very unlikely. tion. He left last week to lead an
am. not so young and handsome as I
sed to be." A second time 1VIoineau
ave that hard, uninirtltfel laugh as
he stared at the inspector through his
glasses, with bright, unwinking ejee.
Barnard felt his temper rising,
there was something peculiarly uoath-
somne about the terrible old mane Ie
sensed that he was being regarded
with jeering contempt and soaxeliow
his normally clear head was becoming
unaccountably muddled.
"Do you get many. visitors, sit•?"• he
asked, mainly for the purpose of ,
ing
time to think.
"Visitors, no, what do I want With
visitors? Holt comes over to see me
now and again...he's an old ft~seud,
keen on entomology, likes fttiaonte
over here and admire my collection.
Occasionally helps lee with my' elec'
trical work; work, sir. which w POrte
day, not so far distant, gbh, n of
so far distant I say, work which
startle the world and give a bl ssin,
to mankind such as has neve been
dreamed of,
The rising voice, eharged with an
enthusiasm. entirely fanatical,' , tele
denly stopped. The hawklike ::ace
was thrust forward towards the in.
Spector as he asked in a hushed whis-
per:
teHow would you like to live for
ever, eh? Never to die, never to rot
in the grave, eh? Always young, al:
ways in the full bloom of inanhood,
what do you say to that, eh?" '
,Despite himself Barnard *rank,
velvet skull cap, which completely u
covered his ears, something after the g
fashion of a flying helmet.
One thing struck Barnard instant-
ly: with the coming of Mr, Moineau
there came a strange aura of malign-
ance, a subtle emanation from nis
body which struck a cold chill upon
the nerves. Even the dogged, human
bulldog beneath the veneer of the
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What came before: As Captain Jimmy
and his new found friend Jed Stone race
away from the Chinese bandits in an old
railway locomotive, Jed tells how his
brother had been captured by outlaws,
and of his vain search,
As Jed told ate the story of how
his brother had soundly iiltrasted
the bandit chief and how they had
carried him away into the hills in
revenge, it suddenly occurred to me
that these outlaws were the same
band from which I: had recently
escaped.
We were so interested in our plans
for .?getting him
free, that I failed
to notice another
train rounding the
curve until its
whistle shrieked a
warning. To make
matters worse, we
were backing up,
instead of .un-
ning forward and our string of
freight cars would soots be reduced
to matchwood between the heavy
locomotives.
The brakes would Bever stop in
ime—I switched to full speed ahead,
n hope that I could lessen the tin -
pact. The wheels spun and Bissett,
and it seemed that our locomotive
const jump the track.
Too late! There was .an•• ear -split
ing crash and it just elt..as if seine
ig giant had kicked the locomotive
ight out from under ti -.It seem
c1 as if she were going to turn right
ver, but someho-at'it ,Tield t'o the;
rails.
Looking back- we saw a' wr.tic !ti%
eed. The engine had plowed int?
the rear of our train of ten freight
ars. The first three were a mass
f splinters, the next two were .cross
ays on the track. The engine !t-
elt, after. causing all that trouble
ad jumped ,the track, and now lay
n its side in the ciitclt steaming and
ussing at a great rate.
The tracks looked as if a cyclone
act just passed by. Rails were
orn up, and tics scattered around.
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taking no further chances, promptly
fled,•
"1 guess we had better get out of
here before someone blames us for
all this", chuckled Je Stone. "First
thing you'll know som one or other
will want their old engine back" ----
let's go."
It seemed best to leave the freight
cars right !here. As quickly as I
could, T uncoupled the engine, climb-
ed into the cab and opened the throt-
tle. After roaring a:oug for a few
miles an Mea occurred to Jed Stone,
"How about cutting the telegraph
wires?"
Ts'ue enough, in a few minutes the
crew might decide to return and tele-
graph ahead, and then there'll be a
Whole parcel of Chinese troops wait-
ing for us, asking - Where we found
the engine. We slowed down to a
stop. In a moment I climbed out
and cut the wires.
We were still in enemy territory,
many, many, miles from Shanghai.
Somehow we must get to our air-
plane and get going. Every mom-
ent's delay meant just that much Less
chance of rescuing Jed Stone's
brother, Guy,
alive. On and
on I pushed
the old engine,
as fast as I dar-
ed.
The country
was fiat and
ti•m. i n teresting.
Most of the
timber had been cut away years be-
fore, and the ground almost barren
of veketation. Mile. after mile pass-
ed by, and after a time we began to
see an occasional soldier walking
along the tracks. Then a large wood
began to appear' on our left, stretch-
ing away to the horizon.
(To be continued.)
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Lost Villages of Conquistadors
Found High In Peruvian Andes
New York—High in the Andes
ilvfeuntains, northeast of Areyuipa, 14
villages, said to Imave been established
-at the time of the Spanish conquest,
Itave ; been located by the Shippee-
Johnson i'n
o t son Peruvian expedition. Robert
Shippee, coleader, reported the di5-
covery in a cablegram to New York
headquartem's.
Shippee said ten of them were "in-
habited, in good condition and appar-
ently with about 30 per cent, popula-
tion;
opulation; two more, practically deserted
and two completely abandoned." The
villages were found in the valley of
the Colcd, he said.
The villages originally were located
obviously terrified •many of the na-
tives. Others tossed their large -brim-
med hats into the air as if beckoning
to us," -
The expeditigon's headquarters here
said the Colca villages are believed to
have been built high in the 'Andes to
support silver and copper mines higher
up. Their importance dwindled when
the mines became exhausted, and, be-
cause of difficulty of communication
with the coast, they became isolated
and forgotten. They clo not appear on
governmental maps in Peru', where
nothing is known of the racial char-
acteristics of their inhabitants nor of
their economic, religious or social cus-
hy George R. ("Tuck") Johnson, co- toms.
leader with Shippee and cameraman
of the expedition. IIe chanced upon
them while flying in the vicinity of
Cuzo two years ago.
It was to explore, survey, ?nap and
photograph the villages that the ex-,
peclition last week moved its base
from Lima to Arequipa, 550 miles to ,
the south.
Shippee's cablegram said the upper
end of th Colca Valley was "un-
usually eroded with cliffs, several
thousand feet high, and somewhat'
similar to the Bryce Canyon of Utah. j
expedition to eastern Arizona seeking l We found the gorge to be about 3,000
relics of. Pueblo culture preserved for feet above sea level and the surround-
relics
by the dry climate there. ing valley, between 10,000 and 11,000."
Dr. Roberts will make his headquar- He added that an attempt would be
made to land in order to take motion
pictures,
ters at a place where ime hopes to find
relics of three Pueblo periods in suc-
cessive pages, one on top of the other. "In the towns, we rounded square
If be finds sandals, he expects diem to towers, indicating Spanish origin," ime
help identify the culture period in continued. "Nearby were many wheat
which they are located. fields in a great mosaic. Our planes
Little Bad in Every Man,
Chicago Scientist Avers
Chicago—Dr. Harold Lasswell, one
of five University of Chicago scientists
seeking to find out what `:It" is, said
he had interviewed from 300 to 400
persons—and was as yet unable to put
his finger on that elusive something
that makes 'a man a failure or a suc-
cess.
But he has found out some things
about human nature, and he had this
to say about the university students,
beggars and 'rich men, salesmen and
judges, who have been his laboratory
subjects:
"Every one of them has done some-
thing for which he could have been
Dat behind the bars had it been found
ottt."
Furthermore, he ncideci, evtary nide
vidual told on himself.
"We are a generation which lives
on newspapers just. as ratarpillars
feed on green leaves:" • "Winston
Churchill
Hubby: I lost a foursome to-
day at the woodsy limes.
Wiley: Why not advertise for
it?
Sirs. Neigh: "But isn't your son
rather young to join the Army?"
Mrs. Bore: "Well, he is young, but
then, you see, he is only going to
join the infantry,"
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