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The Signal, 1929-2-21, Page 6... ---wq.,....._. • ,, ...__..,_ .0 " 1- -Thur lay. February 21. 18ZY. ' THE SIGNAL, _ GODERICH, ONT. The Tiger By EDISON MARSHA WHAT HAPI'E\ED BEFORE Dr. Long Is visiting Southley Downs, to which he in conducted by Ahmad IAts, an Oriental. There he meets Mr. Southle3., whom a detective friend, Alexander fierce, had told him to watch, and his sou Ernest Snuth- ley. Mr. 11.4ywa• ti and his son Vitas. wad then Josephine aluuthley, whom be had seen faint ou the train. Jos"- phine tells him the story of SouthleY Lowes and its 744044. which is not the ghost of •a human being but of a tiger. 1)r. lang has 14 quarrel with Vile' Hayward over Josephine, and finds that the Hays -tads Lace a strange au- thority neer the Soulhle•ys. Ile is or- dered to leave Southley Desalts. The rain prevents his leaving at once. Dr. Long and Emelt go out on the road In the ruin looking for the tracks of a tiger that Ernest nays are there. They find the tracks. Later Emelt enol Dr. i.t tog gee a- prowling creature le the hate of Southley Downs. This frightens the elder ila3word, who also sees It. Ernest Iwgins to feel that Ahmed Das i. iwrpetratiug some deviltry. The elder 1)ayward Is later found geed, his neek broken as If by a giant's blow. The coroner and pollee arrive In order to investigate. Because of the murder. Dr. Long must remain at Sewthiey Downs All the Berson. there are questioned by lnsps•tor Freeman. Dr hong becomes Jealous of the love be believe, to exile between Vllaa Hayward and Josephine. During the tannic of investigations of the (nine• Or. Long t.eevome•a auspicious of a man 'named Robin. Ile determine. to watch hTm. Robin turn, Out- 40 be -Alexander Pierre. the detecti e. NOW HO ON WITH THE STORY "But 1t seems you trusted everyone else." I glant•etl toward Southley and bis daughter. "Naturally Mr. Southley knew 1,. I came at his invitation --and your own, of course, too, le4ug. Miss Southley learned the truth just this evening, and I consider it a distinct reflection on the ability of her Lather and myself to judge ehuracttir that we salted so long in making her an ally. But 1 will say ---it's more her father's fault than mine." "You must remember that my ac- qualutance with my daughter who somewhat slight," Southley explained. "She has been away to school 00 much -only here a few' weeks. Bea1dea- Chronic Bronchitis is quickly and safely relieved bi Templeton', wonderful RAZ -MAH. Air. 11. Trucnuu•r. Z,iri,h, tent., got such relief from a simple of RAZ - .%11 that he fought a 11.00I.ot, Roll. as always, under Firarantee of relief or m.nry hack. Now he always- u*4'44 RAZ-M:Alt when he hoe an attack. Faye: "1 usually work the attack off in a few days. 'Then may pyo for a year or so withnnt another. RAZ- 111AlI in also wonderful for Asthma. At your druggist's. 121 RAZ -MAH sbe did know 1 didn't tell Father and smiles. Jo changed. It nn[ uottecd it Into the re.oa. in her eyes• a rising of the dellel0ua color that played .t' er la her Cheeks. Agate 1 :tw tks •mete that 1 had otan•elwl at that niglit In the draw - lug -room luny a I' t•)al,k'utIy there had been detelognactts In the mystery of which 1 was tat :iwatte, "Remember. we '. .4 need your ten too." Alexander t01.4 my host. Alexander and 1 walked together into the dntw'ingso'C1,1.'4'1011;1 m, and wee had • minute's talk at (4414 C,14 0f the st•iirs.. "1'm going to ins .room one's" he ex- plained. "It's a maid'. noun on the third fluor. hut It !ts my p4resise por- rectly. 1 hare a taw chenir:tl experi- ments to make." 'Of course it was you who de- stroyed the evidence a tlue white atone.' things. I'm berry more." aughter exchanged herself ',temed curious that 1 had moment 1 steeped ore Was a new light .\o( 41e,an.yed 1t. Me;rely guthervl„ it up. 1 wanted to mike elute blood tests. And It pained me to ea4se you and the in�eeector so nitwit 40441i i dnt- went." i "1 Imagined 1t would." Then we had a tittle laugh together. 1t was all tun plata • itet a deep Pro-' j fes*lornal jealousy existed between' Ruch fre•-Iauee experts as .Ylexantler-j and staff detectives like Inspel'lor Freeman. "But why in the world did you tear that idece from Ahm:id's shirt?" i .asked. Alexander laughed again --a hoc- ish , Joycean sound. that died quickly iu !the silent* of the room. afraid 'that is evidence of n:' 'quixotic nature," he staid. "But 1 t had to have a sample• of the blowod- sstalnr; ■nd 1 knew it. would break 1 Freeman's heart if I'tesok the whole. shirt. So 1 Jus4 tore out riu''pleee." He sobered and became very bud- n4sslike. That was one of the mar- vels of the man. One minute he was the best of 4omnadett•-b %ish• laugh- ing, Irresponeible. Mie next. h' was the tool -headed, Braless sleuth with every- nerve and mast*. alert. "There's work for tomorrow," he. wenton swiftly. 'You'll' hare your hart to do. So will Southley have his Part. and his two children. Tomor- row I'm going to take the boat on a little expedition- -over to the plateau. You are to meet 111e an the lauh at my return- just after nightfall. You tan Kaye' the inspector with you if you like. Southley and hie daughter will be close about, and they will know their Parts. The hour to strike i(1 almost here." -And Vila*? What about him? And Ahmad?" "Ahmad la the-•u*pected murderer. II'm afraid Vila* won't de." "Rut Josephine limit ley Weruld think (4therwi:ee," • I told him with 'some bitterness. "You must know- tlu41 they are allies. You couldn't have mimed that point." "Allies?" he whited coldly. "What de you mean' "She's going to marry him -that's whet I mean. And she's bitterly :against ane. Thinking teat her lover might be HO Used of t• murder of hie father she told the .•ter'tlre things Just Ri¢ht for This Weather SHRE EAT tligh in calories and warming carbo- hydrates -No fuss or bother --just warm in oven and serve with hot milk Made by The Canadian Shredded Wheat Company. Ltd. that lmplieated me and got hie to hold me here." Ile turtle(' and started up the stairs. "Sometimes. hr. Long," be told me .dowdy. ".our mental grasp is quite astonishing -for its perfect - and abounding *ptltude to make a 'terfe•t food of yourself." Atd he fell one to ponder in the hilts below. litepeetor Freeman -- who bud Warne( the truth at hast -and 1 walked down to the shore with Pierce at eleven "'Ask the next morning. The rowboat waited for my friend. and It. it were two strong colorer) nem to row. Alexander had put oat hip - boots and was armed with a heavy rifle. And it was 'slain to see that Freeman was entirely cnntempt11eus of. the whose'proceedings. "You're. n funny one, Pierce'," he spoke Jokingly- and at the Rime rime meant every word he said. "In the first plaee, coating with ell that singe scenery on yourself. It takes one eC you correnpnodeuce Reboot detective,. to do stunts like that. I suppose you thought that the murderer would re- .vgnize' your determined face from• your picture in the ne'wslmlter1-and ?mike himself w' -ire before you could get out the handcuffs." "Bather it different r1'awm. my dear ine'peetor," Alexander- answered him its he began to Sip the great cartridges into the magazine of the heavy title. "It wasn't the murderer I etas go frightened et. In the first place, 1 1didn't want you to leave the some 111 'disgust, as you might have done upon re,•ognizing Inc. You were doing teed � good work." "Pont needn't have been afraid of that. The man was already in m7 thaltds. And I'm glad you appeeviatt' the work 1 have done:" "Perfectly, Freeman, perfectly'. it was particularlc clever the way you found the shirt." • "Of course, you were In the hall all the rime?" "Of course. I wondered what you and my good friend bong were going to do." "1 ittPnorre you know Mit the shirt Is teeing to put the n'n4w' 144x1114 Ah- med'a nein?" "One ran never tell, inspector." "It's a plere 0f evidence that can- not be questioned-nithoug'h I admit the Mimi tests (4a to the authenticity of the stains IRIS not yet been made." "And besides, Freeman -there are other reasons why I thought it hest that ce'rhtin occupants of this house didn't recognize Inc," `Alexander went 011 "seriously. "1t would help out in I the end. I confess 1 don't care for disguises to; a retie. And now I must ,hid you good day, and go search con - der Jungle for the murderer of Hay- ward" Would You be a Magnate On $216 a Year? The Bell Telephone Company is owned by 15,300 shareholders and 95 per cent of them live in Canada. Over 50 per cent of them are women. The average shareholder has 27 shares and gets $216 a year on his money. The largest has 1,510 shares, which is less than one-quarter of one per cent of the total. The company has grown from a few telephones to over 700,000, but it has never split its stock and never departed from its policy of the best service at lowest cost. The monthly rates paid by neon• save rn Ontario and Queheo today ars tine lowest rates M the world for onmporal►i• aerobe. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA l. Freeman Laughed uproariously. i "With a rale, too:" 14e exulted. -I'd ' think.you were going elephant hunting Of all the quixotic entt'reria•.' Yon ean't believe that the murderer Is tale! at large, wheu 1 have hien nude'( my eon:sant supervision in the house'' Pierce. 1 have every admiration for roar qualities, but I assure' you .7041 are making the mistake of yon( of my lite 10 stay, an the awemp water glided beneath the boat. It was after nine when i soma the flash of a lantern across the water. Thin clouds were in the sky. and the 1110011 had not yet risen. The whoa( wtldereess world was blotted out by the shadow, and the eat light over the miler brought a queer flood of thoughts. i welcomed its approach. .\t the moment it seemed the only re- minder that life Will eexneed about this .reit. bleak estate th.• &rutltleys. Without It. It might hnve seemed a realm or 44' 4 %%bort 1111114 beings never (tame. And besides. the great Alexander Pierce w•It returning; from his expedition. and i (1!d not Enema" 4444? that thls gleam across the sestet' was the breaking of the light of truth in the darkness. 1 heard a step helod me. it w.w inspector Freeman. "1 see hes Coming jaw et, the time he pri misel." he maid with a note of wonder. The Boat drew up to the deer. and the colored men Rot out to make It fast. The lantern light erns dim. end I'could not see plainly. It ,*'eaicd to me that something WII''hiehtled h( the se;tum of the bort-(nmetIIing rather large but i couldn't see ?chat it was bemuse .4 rubber tarpullttl had leen thrown over It. But 1 did ewe ,tlex- anders fare ate bed, the lantern 1111 lo look 11 ns. mut It %ho4led hi. fen- rnre s . pintnly. ile seemed 'eurlotet, intent. "44' W44'.ked nn the pith. and three shadows rade Mark streaks soros. the Infilt that the lantern th1''w. They were of the three Sonthles.. who hnd come nett of the heave tl. (hoot us. They seal. seemed grave. determined. some- thing gleamed in the old man's hand. .\s ,%le'nnd4'r held the lantern blob. 1 -:1w whNt it went. it was :4 pistol. ••%hat's tide?" AlexapdPr asked. \-l'as's pistol." Southley replied. „You( told tete to get 1t." "flow did y0tt do it without arousing snspb(nri?" nothing realty to do with it. He was 'Took it from the drawer in the watching .\lun.,1 Ire's out ..( 1he library table. ile keeps it there In the comer of his ryes. daytime. Fatally entries it at night The lighting ette,•t wan one In w11deli Ernest end 1 left him with the excuse a great artist would have rejoiced. It that we bud to talk to mere of the eel- w•as.yellow- and dim. of (sane; and orad loiterer. at /their menages. .tow•- , perhaps it had •1 quality of unreality. phlnP just [dipped away." , The atmosphere of 4111[1,1...4 at any Alexander turnedto Ernest. "Ilow time .is distit...tly un,lietal. Their vts,nr the candles?" there was the gradation of shadows-- "Two horning In the library'. Alt •tusky (keno to *the fireplace. • but the others have been mi,tplaeed. a. yon �hadlnR °R toes deep, infer4e black. direr'tel." •I'rhr 1igh1 from !le two caudle met at "And the Rersants?" the very extremities, leaving a dusky "No en4' in the house but .Ahmad.".:4th Letw'eeii Vllas)' heal and The 111+peetor soddenly elated. Ilut shoulders twat a distinct shadow ou 1 tell you that isn't mate." ler (rind. the wall• blurred. however. by 'elle ''IIP ll gel away. .AIPseeder. 4011 effect of a ea:.dl4 tenses the. n40m. premised Tl:r shadow- thmwu by Ahmad was *omewhat gIl*:ng and duaky and dim epithet the curtains of the win- dows. • -(Continued next week) carter." "F:veryone las to make mietakes Ia.11H'tim es, Inspector," .'t:exandrr re- turned quietly. "Besides -'1 don't suppose you remember about . the breaking of the levee- how the mur- derer would have time t'• ,r4)- the isthmus to the p;nter)u, but coufdu't r*4libis go further?" 7 "i remember that perfectly well. But the real murderer didn't try nr eroxs at all. Ile came hick into the hwnse." "Then there's the matter of the scrat,hee--and the legend. and the rest 01' it. None of these thing* mn':t he overlooked, Freeman. And 1',I meet you both /noon after dark." We watched the ragmen tow• away across the dark swamp water. He 4" gone all afternoon. On.,' it seemed bol me that 1 heard the fars.R eehn of two rifle ghats, but I couldn't be sure. Freeman continued his itoe-til ttio:,+. Vitus .walked about oil the 'green hill- side like a hunted non, Tie 10447 aftrro....11 waxed hot. the ehadtwre lengthened. the sun . ant i4s glamor over all the waste of Ihe'nar'ttes. Twilight dr lined like`a white mist. and the wars began to crop out of the sky. The night life ..f tete marsh aw'akened--in.ieet and wind and bird had their chorus. I don't know where my thoughts were that long afternoon. 1 tied to read for a while. It wasn't a awlcc'ert. I knew that my stay at Southley Downs, so often threate:.ed. was at its end at last. Tomorrow we would at! cross the marsh to testify at the coro- ner's inquest; and 1 would never re- turn to Southley Downs again. The mystery and the charm would R0 out Is YOUR APPETITE POOR? PERHAPS by dieting or other mew, you have been treating the symptoms, rather than the cause. Loss of appetite, heartburn, sour stomach, are symptoms that the blood is impure. This explain, the successful use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pulls in .11 each cases. Here u • typical exampl:- "R began to feel easily tired," writes Miss Margaret White, of Parry Shand, "end when I eat down to • meal I felt i did not want to eat A doctor told tiled was anaemic but I made little progress with his medicine- When 1 saarted taking De. 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Zam-Buk is splendid for chapped hands. frost blte,chll- blalns, etc. Geta box to -day 1 am-Buk For QUiCK CLEAN HEALING, Z < 1 We carry a goes] stock of r Electrical Appliances, Fixtures, etc. Electric Wiring of All Kinds Un,nte, ,i,. n „n uly.htau.,n Frank McArthut ha.h:e"I'RIe'IAN Telephone 82 West Street Brophey Bros. THE LKADING Ft'VEK:U. DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS Ambulance service at all hours, da) er night. ''HONE.: "ton• 1_tiI 1<.,. -'4 (jOI)1 i11Cll premise. to keepa watch nut for him. He'll be gone when we get 1.4 the hol1RP." "i !spottier(' l'e1 see that he -.tidos 'run :levy." Alexander angnered we:4r- ih. ' F1e'il be -.there when we (vine. 1wm't Nam in'pe"t"r." Ile,turned to the others. "'sheen everything to It's the Bunk "What is hokum?" a foreign visitor ready. Miss Southley --if you will 70 wants to know. Well. hokum is With lmsta'et.r Freeman. Hlv arm le hoey, and hooey Is tripe, and tripe Is atone 14nd his nim 'sere. Southley. appleetuce, and aNlr»t I4'e is With. Yen and Ernest con take the tomtit and blah is baloney. and the Inquirer window+. Yon. Lair. will b' an un- may draw him own conclusions. prrjndierit witness. But you've got to know how 411 w-n1k s11ently.' "i know how. Fre stalked deer In the Welt." -(:art. Ther: you'll eo41* with me. .end now�-(ant goes the light." Ile lifted the 1',nterr, and tome( ' ,lawn the wick. Thal he blew out the 8nme. Of (•ours' i nnderstoeol. in oar 14.reseut position at the bnse of the hill. it would not be risible from the win - .!ow -s of the house. it would be visible aye nplrnaehed the house. Ind jest as the sladowe'fell a hand '..ohed mine. it was a warm hand. and -oft. and the Lingers rested a /tingle :lettering instant in any Is11m. It wase ttk' hard. too. and I had :1 single In- s;:int of "Heyer-todie.forgotten knowl- edge of Da power to soothe and hn:d. :and a tenderness beyond :111 rerk(m- ing. And 1 knew whose hand It *as. ")Inylb yen van midcr-tend after this." she whispered. "Perhaps yon won't e•efi.ter11ri 1111' 'a,." Then IIk4' a sr11141, deploy'ng In Fwet- I'4', we started climbing uj, the glop' •f the hill. t 11Vf• «ant :eft the others in the dark- ness. Alexander ,and 1 crept; to the Isostere door. "One seiln(I w'i11 siwdl the play," he whispered' to tax' In the In*tant that we suited At, It threshold. "Keep yu11r ('411'.4 144,4 ryes 04,41." Then wP crept through Into the lit- tle hull. The drab into -the library was often. but scarcely ally light (,411)4' through. So deep site the shadow that ,Alexander sans at once invisible. Wehell. eaIay'drnwn t on e thecoulOpls,tsit4' se of the tonwd ltsok throidugh nfo the library. But we left the pas. sage open. us. ,,\lexender had in- "structel. The reitson was simply that he 118(41)714? the man we had come to ttn1(•h might snot to make nn es(,41w through the doorway, and It w011111 41:4w' "tabled the plan for 111411 to Ree us on the way oat. Lying 01.lee' to the walls, It went( likely he would pests us by. itut sifter one glance Ottani/1i the 400r•wny i felt sure that no suc11 At- tempt would be 014(je'. The dnrknes4 f the hillside she linywnrd had .tied *meld, In fhb. man's mind. w'em more terrible than the room Itself. Thr library at Southley Downs snit tremendmisly Ion7. 11 hnd rows of wlndo*s at one Pnd, and the ether .awned into the hall. The 4,ta'e?ri4'R noel furnishings R•Pre anther dark. niter the mintier of Victorian 111,r*• ale' .\t otic 141,14' sus built the grant urepince% no* cheerless and cold. The(t Were rather many enrfains that wavered when the R•I11,1 blew. The mind was Hosing now. We timid feel It, damp Hort s4range, from the marsh, Agnlnet our faces. When 1 any that Vitas 1ieywnrd Rat alone 1 ,In not mean that there were nn other ocenpants In the room. There site one other, and i; is (rue that nt ' first i didn't see him at all. ile kept at the very edge or the candlelight. and h4' morel so softly. Rn l:n0htnlslve- Iy that it was very easy t0 lgnore his 11re*Pn.'P. i1 RAR Ahmad I)aa A white free Is s4'. a * enmpnratively v1Able in dim light. Tien le why lad diem going on to No Man's iand at night darkened their ?nem with temp Mack. ihut Ahmmd's 1nee watt na- nattilt dark. And It blurred In our sight. Sometimes, I Raw the whites ler his eyes ellen the candlelight whom. on them. Vibe lleyw.rd woe not trying to read ; and the feet that the light was toss (Im for easy reciting bad Holiday Spirits They had dined well. and were ruling home in a street tear. First Man: ''What time 1. It?" Seeond Man (after extracting a ambit lax from his iocket u1)d gazing at it intently t: "Thursday." First Man: 'Ilea telas• Then I've trot to get off here." J. R. 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