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sea in the harbormaster's swift steam
launch.
Then began .t 1'aborious hunk in the
cave and the tennel by which it wag
approached from above. Morning light
filled the hollow place and the officers
working Methodically left no cranny
a long .slope and, after that, you have unexplored; but. -their combined of-.
to bend your head and scramble out forts by daii;ig1 t revealed little more
through a hole. You are "then on a , than 13rendon"had already found for
plateau halfway up the cliff." himself in the 'darknes's, Inspector
Lamenting the loss of time, Mark Damare;l returned to the steam launch
lent a hand and the launch was soon ' and bade the skipper go bade to Dart-
above high-water mark. Then,, with I mo j'Ve'11 ride home by motor from
Brendon in front and the light from
his torch upon the steps, they began , above," he said.
their ascent, Save for a drop of The launch was off and once more
blood here and there, the stone stair- Ithe chimney with the steps, the inclin-
way gave no el"; but when they had: ed plane beyond, and the ppiateau half-
reaehed its summit and the'subteeran-! way upt he cliff were all examined
can path turned to the left, still in a! with patient scrutiny.
tunnel of the solid rock, they marked
For hours,, until lord: began to
on the ascending scope, slippery with I deepen on - the precipices above them,
percolations from a roof, a straight the men worked as skilfully and
smear dragged over the muddy sur-
face.
For the last ten yards, ,of the tunnel
Mark had to go on his knees and Brawl.
Then he emerged and found himself
in the open air on a shelf hung high
between the earth and the sea.
" here Brendon saw evidences that
the dead weight dragged from beneath
had remained still a while,
"Where is the path from here?"
Mark asked, and Doris, proceeding
cautiously to the east of the plateau,
presently indicated a rocky footpath
that ascended from it.
Brendon desired to be at Dartmouth
as swiftly as possible, so that a search
might be instituted at dawn. Doria
considered whether he might make
best speed by road or water, and de-
cided htat he could bring Mark more
quickly to the seaport in the launch
than along the highway.
Brendon agreed and they descended r:
the zig-zag path and then, from the
plateau, re-entered the . tunnel and.
presently reached the steps again and
the cavern beneath. Extinguishing
the lamp, which still burned steadily,
they were soon. afloat.
Brendon directed Doria how to act.
"Tell Mrs. Pendean and the servant
to lock up the house and then join us,"
he said.
Doria obeyed and in ten minutes re-
turned with Jenny, dazed, and pale,
and the frightened domestic still
fumbling at her bodice buttons..
Doria's work- was now done and,
1 having directed him to take the women
BEGIN HERE TO -DAY. "I'll ask you to hold off until I've I back, Mark bade them all keep the
seen the poor chap. As a brother T i house until more news should reach
them.
In half an hour the news had
spread, Search parties set out by land,
have seen him end reported. ' t and Brendon himself, with Inspector
stablesutto
Mark Brendon, famous criminal in- ask it."
vestigator, is trying to solve for Jenny "Trust me. It's quite understood
Pendean the' mystery of the Mdichael.
that nothing shall be done now until
pearance of her husband,. I
Pendean is last seen in the company
of Jenny's uncle, Robert Redmayne,
when the two visit a bungalow being
erected by Michael near Foggintor
Quarry.
Blood is found on the -cottage floor
and witnesses testify to having seen
Robert ride away on his motor bi-
cycle with a heavy sack behind the
saddle. lamed the need for further delay. He
Jenny zees to live with her uncle, plained
r Redmayne, and Brendon vis- telephoned to Scotland Yard and pres-
its her there. Mark meets Giuseppe , entry returned to "Crow's Nest."
Doria, who works for Bendigo. On the 1 Doria landed Brendon and then put
road leading to his hotel, Mark sees off again, going slowly down the coast.
Robert Redmayne but fails to capture;
The night came at last; ---very dark
him. Jenny and Doria find Roberti overhead but clear and calm. The
and arrange for him to meet Bendigo. tide was just malting and midnight
NOW C: C) ON WITH THE STORY'. had struck when Bendigo Redmayne,
Bendigo spoke, not to Doria, but to' h rough -weather kit, stumped down
the man in hiding.
"Conte right out, Brendon," he said.
"The game's up for to -night."
Mark emerged and Giuseppe gazed
in astonishment,
"Corpo di Bacco e." he swore.
"Then yon heard env confidences.
You are a sneak!"
"Stow that, cried Bendigo. "Bren-
don's here bee>.use 1 wished it. Shall
I go out to the 1nan or has he gone?
"I am a servant for the moment, back," he said.
and my duty is to Mr. Redmayne," ! "They went back into the cave to-
Doria answered. "This is the mes- gether and I am to return within an
sage that I have been told to bring.1 hour."
He is hiding now near 'the place where j Doria smoked some cigarettes and
Mrs. Pendean and I found him, in a F then descended again. Jenny bade
cave beside the sea. It opens upon 1 Mark good night and retired.
the water and it can be approached by
you Damarell and two con , p
may not be regular, but common hu -
minty suggests that." .
With morning Bendigo proved
'grumpy and desirous to be left alone.
He came down to .luncheon and, -
After that meal, Doria conveyed Bren-
don in the. launch to Dartmouth, where
Mark visited the police station and ex -
his long flight of steps and went to
sex. Brendon and. Jenny stood above
under the flagstaff.
Anon they saw the flash of a ruby
and an emerald upon the sea westward
and soon heard Redmayne's motor
boat returning. Less than half an hour
had passed. Only Giuseppe Doria
ascended the steps and he had little
to tell.
"They didn't want me yet, so I ran
CHAPTER
VIII.
boat. But there` is a way also inside, i DEATH IN CAVE.
that enables him til creep down into,
the cave from the cliff.: behind it. He! Alone, Brendon regarded the future
will be in this place until his brother ° with some melancholy. Indeed, he
came`, to -morrow night after twelve. knew that in the long run such a
o'clock. He will light his lamp in the cheerful and versatile soul as Giuseppe
cave, and when the light is seen from was more likely to satisfy Jenny than
the launch, you will put in and come» he.
to him"
The return of the motor boat ar-
Bendigo turned to Brendon. rens.
B d t po
oria once more name back to
"Crow's Nest" alone.
"After the time was up, I ran in,"
he said. "The cave was empty. Now
I ani a good deal alarmed and I conte
aback to you."
• Much puzzled, Brendon delayed only
to get his revolver and an electric
torch. IIe then descended with Doria
to the water and they were soon afloat
1 again. The launch grounded her prow
on a little beach before the entrance
of Robert Redmayne's hiding -place.
Both
men
]anded. and Giuseppe,
made fast the launch. Then immedi-
ate evidenceof tragedy confronted.
g
them. -The lamp stood on a ledge and
flung a radius of light over the floor
beneath. Here had been collected the
food and drink supplied to Redmayne
en the previous day, and it was clear
that he had eaten and drunk heartily.
But the arresting fact appeared on the
beaten and broken surface of the
ground. Heavy boots had torn this up
and plowed furrows in it. At one
spot lay an impression, as though
;' some large object had fallen, and here
blcmi" Brendon saw blood—a dark patch al-
ey Pr;ote
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a", ", ready drying, for the substance of it
tyy was soaked away in the sandy shingle
.7n which it had dropped.
' Spots of b.�rod and the dragged im-
pression of some heavy body stretched
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days' work had produced no result
whatever.
Weary and•out of spirits, Mark left
the police• station and went to his
hotel.
He fell asleep at last, thinking not
of the vanished sailor, but Jenny Pen
dean. ��
Mark was early astir and with In-
spector Damarell he organized an
elaborate search system for the day.
Brendon proceeded presently to
"Crow's Nest," drawn thither solely
by1Bthougbts of Jenny. He found her
distressed but calm. She had tele-
graphed to her uncle in Italy. •
She was very nervous, desiring to
leave the lonely habitation on the cliffs
as quickly as possible; but she intend-
ed to await Albert Redinayne's de-
cision. .
(To be continued.)
Minard's Liniment relieves headache.
"Then you heard my confidences. You
are a sneak!"
steadfastly as men might work. Then
their fruitless task was done.
.The entrance of "Crow's Nest"
opened upon the highroad which tock
the police back to Dartmouth, and
here -Brendon delayed the car and des-
cended alone down the coomb to the
house. Mark inquired for Jennyt,, of
the frightened maid.
"Ask Mrs. Pendean if she can see
me a moment," he said; and the woman
'left hint to ascertain. But Brendon
was disappointed. Jenny sent word
that she could not see him to -day and
hoped he would take occasion to call
on the following morning, when he
would find her more composed•'
A surprise and a keen disappoint-
ment awaited them at Dartmouth. The
Cold? Practically Nothing. yy
"Holly cow, ain't this a cold day11
Down to zero I bet!"
"Oh, that's nothing—why complains,
at such a ,small degree of cold?"
In Safe Keeping.
A tailor called on one of his custom-
ers with his bili. The easterner was
in bed.
"You've brought your account, have
you?" he asked.
"Yes, sir; I want some money."
"Open my writing deck," said the
customer. "You see that drawer?"
The tailor opened one, expecting to
find it fuel of cash.
"No—not that one—the other!"
The tailor opened the second, which,
Iike the first, was enity._ He opened
another.
"What do you see tbere?" asked the
debtor. •
"Papers—lots of them," said the
caller.
"Ah, yens—that's right! They're
bulls. Put yours in with them. Good-
bye!" '
•
Some people make light of their
troubles by keeping them in the dark.
Minard's Liniment for sore throat.
Awful Example.
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Nurse: "What book do yon want to•
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Sick 011114: "' Robinson irusoe.' r,
Nurse goes out and returns with
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Sick Child: "What did you bring me
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SUN
LIFE
ASSURANCE • COMPANY
OF CANADA.
ILLION I. • RS
OF LIFE ASSURANCE IN FORCE
1925
ASSURANCES IN FORCE (net) - $1,021,097,000
An Increase of $149,460,000.
New Assurances Paid For - - - $193,477,000
An Increase of $56,011,000
Total Income - ° - . - - 69,147,000
An Increase of $6,901,000
Payments to Policyholders and Beneficiaries 35A41,000
• Total Payments Since Organization 219,239,000
Reserve for Unforeseen Contingencies 10,000,000
2$,640,000
Surplus over all Liabilities and Contingency Reserve
An Increase of $6,532,000
ASSETS at December 31, 1925 303,056,000
An Increase of $28,925,000
Policies In Force, Excluding Group Policies - - 411,492
Employees of Firms Protected by Group Policies 42,755
Dividends, to Policyholders increased for sixth successive year_.
now Directors pre:,cut the fifty"fifth annual report for your approval.
The Company's statements have for veto* reflected its nmelantly
(naming 00(110(011 and prosperity, btu' thioear marks on epoch to the
life on( the pr anlention. It has now passed tate Billion Dollars mark in
assurance in force, the amount afterdeducting reassurances being 81,021,
07.101.44.
.. Application for new -winner; have been the largest in `air Mystery.
nre'epi(101$220'sll 010 ,The. now policies paid•for numbered; 87,944.
bit the amount of 8143 (77.007.28 after tied acting amounts re•assured.1 c
new busineu for the year exceeds the Imlal amount of business the Company
had in torte only thirteen years ago..
. The gratifying ev'idoncea of ,pooh; and expansion exhibited in the
accompanying ,intens arc paralleled in re-ud In elrength and proftab e.
nes* Notwithstanding the general decline.- n intent rotes, the Cr npsny
Ilan been able not merely to continue, but toelightiy 1100810 its record in
ills einnect(na lie tee earned during theyear on tic mean Invested
Meets having been 841 per cent
Swell knots here con1ri10 (01 to produce tins `cub WA the least
EXTRACTS FROM DIRECTORS' REPORT
important being nn Incremt In el* dividends pati by come of the corpora.
lions 10 which the Company has substantial stock holdings.
Even more important 0,0 intcrexl yield has been the Advance in the
market value of Aur seeurttiso. Fee 'ninny years we,l,ave sppccdalisedin long
term bonds and preferred end eeenrhon stocks of outstanding corpora.
tions, both in Canada and in the United Stales, We are now reaping the
rewards of this policy. On tetua1 sales of municlpsl delnisturcmmd'other
tecuntles which hod risen to high premiums; we have realized a net profit
of S 215,772.41, while the increase in the value of securlks still held has
been mach pettier. •
The nredita earned by the Company, dining the year, based on the
mo
increase in the valuation of ' eecuri1100 ax made' by the goventment
itutharities, has been 521,5(0,284.0. We have lint thought it wise, however,
10 takeicrodit (mobil entire amount, and , , 1, have mark'.1 deduction o!
53,004000 from the official valuation Placed on our wets, (10 have, more-
over, added 92.0(.090 to our Contingency Accounts; bringing these up to a
total of 510,00,000.
1,0114,ing0110 practice 01 recent yews, we taro written off 5750,600 (1tmo
(betook vuln0Mnut !lead ()dice and 1'.rwtch Buildings, and other realestate.
We have also, by Bet ung aside an additional 91`10.01, further strength.
ened the special reserve to provide for possible water' longevity among
annuitants, bringing the total amount under the heading up to $1,104000
in excess of goverment requirements.
Diningthe tear we have paidor allotted 57,662,784.35 ae profits to our
policyholders. After deducting this '011 and the accretions to shareholders'
account and making the foregoing heavy 000C90101(4 we 11190 ecu been able
111 add 86 532.612,75 to eta undivided profits bringing the toll! (019150 ewer
all liabilities, Contingency.Accounts and Capitol up to 828,340,000 84. •
For the sixth consecutive year we are able to onnnance an intie1se
in the xate of pr0fils to be disu56utcd la our policy1olders in the ensuing
year . .
:.. To provide for thn.expansinn of our huninesc. it his been necessary
to make 00 extenatnn of. the ileal 0010s buildme, which has now b1egn
completed, and will be formally opened on the day of our;; nnual01
The bullring 19 devoted rtelooively to the ace of the Cool any. but a
le already 4v9dent that we 01001 et Once 0(0(110 101- 1011041 tang,
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