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Zurich Herald, 1927-09-08, Page 2, 1! Real Quality 208 Pay lag less Calm only linear* poor tea. BY SAX ROXIMER. E 4 Beginning a New Serial of Eastern Mystery Where East Meets West. The Super -Detective, Paul Harley Extinguishes the Mystic Flame. CHAPTER I. A CLIENT FOR PAUL HARLEY. Some of Paul Harley's most inter- esting cases were brought to his no- tice in an almost accidental way. Al- though he closed his office in Chan- cery Lane sharply at the hour of six, that hour by no means marked the end of his business day. One summer's - evening when the little clock upon his table was rapidly approaching the much -desired hour, Harley lay back in his choir and stared meditatively across his private office in the direction of a large and 'very handcome Burmese cabinet. Harley's office whs part of an old d city residence, aid his chambers ad- joined his workroom, so that now, not- ing that his table clock registered the hour of six, he pressed a bell which summoned Innes, his confidential sec- retary. "Well, Tunes," said Harley, looking around, "another uneventful day." "Well," replied Innes, laying a card upon the table, "I was just coming in with it when you rang." Paul Harley glanced at the card. "Sir Charles Abingdon," he read aloud, staring reflectively at his sec- retary. "That is the osteologist?" "Yes," answered Innes, "but I fancy he has retired frcm practice." "Ah," murmured Harley, "I won- der what he wants. I suppose I had better see him, as I fancy that he and I met casually son:e years ago in India. Ask him to come in, wliIl you?" Tames retiring, here presently en- tered a distinguished -looking, elderly gentleman upon whose florid face reeted an expression not unlike that of embarrassment. "Mr. Harley," he began, "I feel somewhat ill at ease in encroaching upon your time, for I am by no^means sure that my case comes within your particular province," "Sit down, Sir CharIes," said Har- ley with quiet geniality. "Officially my working day is ended; but if no- thing conies of your visit beyond a chat it will have been very welcome. Calcutta., was it not, where we last met?" "It was," replied Sir Charles, plac- ing his hat and cane upon the table and sitting dawn rather wearily in a big leather armchair which Harley bad pushed forward. Sir Charles evidently was oppress. ed by some secret trouble, thus Hart- ley mused silently, as, taking out a tin of tobacco from a cabinet beside him, he began in Ieisurely manner to load a briar. Sir Charles slowly nodded his bead;, and seemed in some measure to re- cover confidence. "Briefly, then," he said, "I believe my life is in danger." "II'rn," said Harley, replacing the tin in the cupboard 'and striking a ]hatch. "You are naturally anxious for the particulars," Sir Charles presently re- sumed. "They bear, I regret to say, a close semblance to the symptoms of is the ideal sweet for chit. dren and you, too. It aids appetite and digestion, and satisfies the craving for sweets* ISSUE Ne. a we'll -known form of hallucination. In short, with one exception, they may practically all be classed under the 1 head of surveillance." 1 "Surveillance," said Paul Harley. 1 "You mean that you are more or less 1 constantly folloewd?" I do. "Anything else?" "One very notable thing, Mr. Har- ley. I was actually assaulted Tess than a week ago within sight of my awn house." "Indeed! Tell me of this." Paul Harley became aware of an awaken- ing curiosity. "I had been to visit a friend in the neighborhood," Sir Charles continued', "whom I am at present attending pro- fessionally, although I am actually retired. I was returning -across the square, close to midnight, when, for- tunately for myself, I detected the sound of light, pattering footsteps im- mediately behind me. I turned in the very instant that a man was about SIR CHARLES SAT DOWN RATHER WEARILY. to spring upon me from behind. He was holding in his .hand what looked like a large silk handkerchief," __ "What did you do?" "I turned and struck out with my stick." "And then?" "Then he made no attempt to con- test the issue, but simply ran swiftly off, always keeping in the shadows of the trees." "H'm," mused Harley. "A very alarming occurrence, Sir Charles. It Imust have shaken you very badly. But we must not overlook the possi- bility that this may have been an ordinary footpad." "His methods were scarcely those of a footpad," murmured Six Charles. "1 quite agree," said Barley. "They were rather Oriental, if I -may say Sir Charles Abingdon started'. "Oriental!" he whispered, "Yes, you are right." "Does this suggest a • train of thought? prompted Harley. Sir Charles Abingdon cleared his throat nervously. "It does, Mr. Har- ley," ley," he admitted, "but a very confus- ing Vain of thought, J leads me to a point which I must mention, but which concerns a very well known man. Before I proceed I should like to make it clear that I do not believe /or a moment that h:e is responsible for this unpleasant business." Harley stared at hint curiously. "Nevertheless," he said, "there must be some datain your possession which suggest to your mind that he has Borne connection with it" "There are, Mr. Harley, and I should be deeply indebted if you could visit my house this evening, when I could place this evidence, if evidence it may be called, before you. I find myself in so delicate a position. If you . are free I should welcome your company at dinner." Paul Harley seemed to be reflecting. "Of course, Six Charles," he said, presently, "your statement is veiny interesting and cu:rioua, and I shall naturally make a point of going fully Into the matter. But before proceed- ing ferther Hien e are two questions I should like to ask you. The first is this: What is the name of the 'well- known' man to whom you refer? And the second: If act he then whom do yru suspect of being behind all this?" Sir Charles' perplexity and ember- remanent lrbar-re anent grew more and maze mark- ed, "The one matter is .so hopelessly involved in the other," he finally re- pliecT, " Me here prepared; as I thought, with a full statement .of the case, r should wel- come a further opportunity of re- arranging the facts before imparting them to you, One thing, however, I have omitted to mention. It is, per- haps, of paramount importance. There was a robbery at any house less than a week ago." "What! A robbery! Tell me: what was stolen?" "Nothing of the slightest value, Mr. Harley, to anyone but myself,— or yself'-or so I should have supposed." The speaker coughed nervously. "The thief had gained admittance to my private study, where there are sev- eral cases of Oriental jewelry and a nunrbenr of pieces of valuable gold and silverware, all antique. At what hour he came, how he' gained admit- tance, and how lie retired, I cannot imagine. All the doors were locked as usual in the morning and nothing was. dieturbed." "I don't understand, then." "I chanced to have occasion to open my bureau, which I invariably keep locked. immediately immediately— I pe ceived that my papers were dis- arranged. CIome examination reveal- ed the fact that a short manuscript in my own hand, which had been placed in one of the pigeonholes, was missing." "A 'manuscript," mwmured Har- ley. "Upon a technical subject?" "Scarcely a technical subject, Mr. Harley. It was a brief account which I had vaguely contemplated publish- ing in one of the reviews', e. brief ac- count of a very extraordinary patient whom I once attended" "And had you written it recently?" "No; some .years ago. But I had recently added to it. I may say that it was my purpose still further to add to it, and with this object I had actually unlocked the bureau." "New facts respecting this patient had come into your possession?" "They had." "May I suggest that your patient and 'the 'well-known nian' to whom. you referred are one and the same?" "It is not so, Mr. Harley," returned Sir Charles in a tired voice. "No- thing so simple. I realize mere than ever that I must arrange my facts in some sort of historical order. There- fore I ask you again: will you dine with me to -night?" "With pleasure," replied Harley, promptly, "I have no other engage- ment." CHAPTER II. THE SIXTH SENSE. ""I" Paul Harley stepped into his ear in Chancery Lana "Drive in the di- rection of Hyde Park Corner," he di- rected the chauffeur. "Go along the Strand." Glancing neither right nor left, he entered the car, and presently they were proceeding slowly -with the stream of traffic in the Strand. "Pull -up at the Savoy," he said suddenly through the tube. The car slowed down in that little'. bay which contains the 'entrance to the hotel, and Harley stared fixedly out of the rear window, observing the occupants of all ether cars and cabs which were following. For three minutes or more be remained there watching. "Go on," he directed. Again they proceeded westward and, halfway along Piccadilly, "Stop at the Ritz," came the order. The car pulled up before the colon,- ade and Harley, stepping oat, dis- missed the man and entered the hotel, walked through to the side entrance, and directed a porter to get him a taxicab. In this he proceeded to the house of Sir Charles Abingel•dn. "Mr. Paul Harley?" said the butler, tentatively. "Yes, I ant he." "Sir Charles is expecting you, sir, He apologizes for not being in to re- oeive you, but he will only be absent a few minutes." "Sir Charles has been called out?" inquired Harley as he banded his hat and coat to the man. (To be continued.) Drives away pMi d's Liniment Sixty Years a• Dominion London Spectator—Tice descendants of the French and English settlers have long since agreed to work to- gether for the good of their common country, Canada, . , . However Can 'lea's' relations with Creat 1=lritaln and the rest of the 'Empire may be modified, no attempt will be made to alter the privileged position of Que- bec in the Dominion. The French. Canadians are in a minority, but their rights are secure. The disappearance of the ancient fend has confirmed in the fullest measure the expectations of the framers of the constitution. 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