Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1928, Page 90

L THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTOX, D. C. JANUARY 8. T1928--PART T. The Ninety-Ninth Thread Angus Had Convictions, but No Proof, and 3 Life Was at Stake. HI Hon. George Angus, pleased with the world and happy at the freedom from sartorial re- straint indulged in at his fa- vorite annual_holiday, strolled | display, large eyes, artificially alo-g the Jaan at Goodwood toward | ringed: fe the srandstand, his brass lamps and showy ca There was no mistaking the won —a slightly faded type, with o of fair hair, of which she made waiting for the 0 bers to go up for | of coarsening. the next race. She was standing by the door of the At the corn~r of Tattersall's inclos: | car, her card in her hand, talking ure he came face to face with Charles | eagerly to a man with a keen, ha:d Hunley, the fameus King's counsel. a | face, thin lips and narrow eves, but fellow member of his club. but & man | with a pasty, almost green, complexion with whem he had only the sliahte: He was watching the horses go by, acquaintance. Rather to his sueowise, [and the very way he slanced at thom t - barr'ste stopped him - The usuall seemed to indicate knowledge, The casual greetinzs were exchanged, and | woman hung upon his scant words fierward Hunley took his companion | They scemed to be without com Ty the am and lod him back alons | paniens. but a large luncheon baskt the lawn stood open there were two or ST wand Anzus” he asked. | three emp azne hottles scat- “whether you reme er the Coulson | tered avound. Presently there broke case, about four vears | the hoarse murmur of voices that, Anzus shook his head. fwith the accompanying bugle, denoted “Can’t say that 1 do.” he confessed. | (he start of the race. #What sort of a case was it The woman thrust her hand into hor “1 suppese it was hefore ¥ou en-{phag and took out a small handful of tered upon vour peculiar line of activ- notes. She passed them over to the ities” the K. C. mused. “The case | pauffeur, who hurried off toward the was the Crown vs, Coulson, and 1 was | hookmakers. Then she climbed to the for Coulson, back seat of the car and stood there “And the { holding the glasses to her e “Murder! Goodwood v rge’ We got it reduced during that day the heaing to manslaughter. and the | The xun was warm. but not. oppres. | said, turning. 1o hin visitor. -yt | FAUDE and Jooking around Angus wis Jury, It they could have dune so. would | sive. the south breeze brought with 1t | Hunley told me your story, and 1)oiiigied by the letter « L iy have let the man oil altozether. Would | 4 fiavar of the sea. The lonz rows of [ saw you at Goodwood T hig e S It bore you i § Just rum over the case? | gents among the cool of the trees| *I suw you tao, #ir,” Coulaon ob- | by, A bresently the pasicq iHto. tab RLASI von iy i . replind, | WOT® more than ever inviting. served I felt that you were inter- | gitting room, the s ot thie Niragedy: Ot course mol. Anguk Teplicd Royalty was present and the boxes | ested—T knew that yon were, when |- inspeetor took. AN By the el The numbers won't be up for ANOWNEL | were filled with women in gracefal | nited In' the R A, C. thelostire | '] don't khow. thit Theress mocn o \ e e e o men | Summer costumes. The long season | Whether 1 should find Ada and ' show you of interest here, sir,” he re. paseed his case O lnp met i had come to an end and the world | ridew marked The chalk marks show onter leoked theus ?ii‘v':,'»'u j was on holldav. _Angus, from the ratls | Angus nodded sympathetically whilra {onelt lody Wi Ivins. Toson bl i P s {in front of the lawn, watched the | hope vou've zot over all that nonsense | apround the room s much as you like Sl finish of an unexciting vace. joined | vou were talking to Mr. Hunley." he My job this morning is just o see if e Acenuntant's clork, | 1S Triends in their hox and afterward | sid | iere are any bLullet marks in the he bezan. “and engaged to be married. | Stiolled to Tattersall's . “Perhape T have, and perhaps 1wails, Nothing else has been tonched, Atmost ot s ot Al viage his| Mr. Sammy Martin greeted him | haven't, sir.” was the qui veply. | Anzus, with a little shiver, drew Almost on the eve of his marriage his{ G lene g necepted his test | *Ha 1 ¥ bl PR shiver, drew up| Fancoe Stad him for a wealthy sports. | heerfully, and accepted his modest | “Have You seen the papers this morn: [one of the hiinds and ook stock of T Cauteon Tearned that for months | et With enthusiasm. ~Angus, while he | ing | the surroundings. ‘The room was fur. the had been planning this and that | A3ked for some other prices, glanced [ “Not yet," Anzus admitted { nished with a certain “mount of osten. ety given her to use in | 8t the little man who was entering his| “Better read ahe a certain shoot. | tation—heavy plush ch . a thick preparing for their marriage had been | PMe in 2 book. He had gathered inz case first, sir, hefore I explain my [earpet, a number of ornaments, a pi squandered. In a fit of rage he at-|(fom Hunley’s description that the | business.” Conlson susze | ano draped with faded silk, photo. tacked the man, There was a tremen. | Contral fizure in this sordid drama| Poter Bra pissed across a news. | siaphs in sdlver frames, even i fow | dous fight, and althouzh Coulson was | NAS barely: more than middleaged. | paner. Anzus gave a little start as | fans upon the walls, I a corner of | the smaller and the weaker, he so in.| The man's hair, however, was iron-| he read the headline {the room was & small writing table, | sred his opponent that the fellow | ETaY. hix face almost phenomenal. | MAN AND WOMAN FOUND DEAD| “ilave vou the key to this, inspec. | Siter aied “on wa< arrested and | He was like the tragical lay figure « IN HAMPSTEAD FLAT {tor Anzus asked. | tried, but under the cireumstances got | Some ventriloquist—the perfect hun, There were very few Tetaile. Al The inspector nodded and selected off with tares years for man.|aUomaten. One conld searcely believe | man named Merridew. o hetting | on . Gl hter that he really heard or that the words | azent, and a woman had been discov- | “We've heen through the content Anzus nedded. “With zeod-behav- | that passed fiom his lips were not | ered by one of the servants at Carns. | he observed “Very little, except bills | for remittance,” he ed, “when will | mechanically contrived | forth " Buildinzs. Hampstead, dead, [ and sporting tips. We dign't disturb il e it As he turne . Angus ran into | early in the morning. h shot | thinzs more than we could help. There | “He’s out now.” Hunley announced. | Hunley. “Well. T've s2en both figures | through the head. A revolver had | wasn't anvihin . to lonk fo | {in your little drama,” Angus _confided. as they moved off together. “They are, in their way, interesting. Is there anything to be_done?" othing. I daresay the whole thing vill fizzle out. I've been talking to Coulson. “What did he sav?" 1 asked him why he ich work when T happen *I've just seen him." “Where? On the course?” The barrister nodded. 1 went up to het with Sammy Mar- tin in Tattersall’s ring.” he confided, and 1_noticed that he had a mew clerk. 1T didn't recognize him at first. | He's a pale, undersized. shrunken lit-| tle fellow. Then lie looked up and 1| knew him. He khew me. to0.” as doing 1 10 know “Rather a comedown for him, isn't | that hix old firm would have tak 17" Anzus suzgested. 1 should have | him back. His only reply was that thouzht. if his case had excited so| he could never hear the life back in much sympathy. one of his pals could have found him a better job. | Hunley looked idly into the faces of | the passersby. “I'm afraid it's one he | chose himself, Angus. You see. I kept | my mouth shut, of course, for I wasn't | £oing to do anything to azgravate the | his old office He was peifectly satis. fied. Martin told me that he was the best clerk he'd ever had.” You think he's onl. en the job to watch the race-courses? Angus sked. I'm sure of it, was the terse re. case against him. but it fell to my lot | pyy. to teli him at the hospital that the ~ LR I I man was dead and that he'd be charged with murder.” SU "{!! Angus sure of it on the fol- Nasty job that!™” lowing morning before the first Yes, but not in the way you'd have race. There wzs no mistaking the thought,” Hunley continued. taking | out his glisses for a moment and Jooking at the numbers that had just stiff little fizure in plain dark clothe: and derby. In an unostentatious way gone up. “1.3.5 8 1L I you want to be off. I'll finish presently.” Angus glanced at his card. Nothing *There's onl place bettin; Besides, I'm are telling me.” e SWWELL," Hunter proceeded, put- tinz his glasses away. "l rather funked telling him, but he sim- piy raising himself a littie in the bed and smiled. ‘You know what it means?" I warned him. He Jooked at me for a moment. as though he didn’t understand. “You think 1 mind? he asked. “Tell me’ he went on, ‘dg you think they’ll hang me” ‘Not a chance of 5t 1 axsured him. “The churge will probably be reduced to manslaughter, and I should say that you'll get a light | senten { doinz.” he decided. one horse in it and no 1 shall have a rest. interested in. what you He smiled again. It wasn't a smile, | Angus. It m me curious to know | what was at the back of his mind. Ard then 1 asked him, point blank. He hesitated only for a moment. “The first Juxury I shall enjoy when I am free he confided, “will be to deal with Ada ax she destves 1o be dealt with, I hadn't the strength that night.’ . . . The man’s character came out in the brave be- ures that mizht once have 4 in his hand, |been good, but that showed signs now he followed his principal out of the inclosure, after the last race, a soiled blue mackintosh buttoned up to hi chin_for shelter against the sudden squall of rain. his satchel under his a his eves fixed upon his empla er's broad back. Angus watched the two climh into ‘a_car and start off Londonward. A’ few minutes later Anzus, driving his own coupe, had to draw up while the stream of automo biles cvawled by on their way to the main voad Among them was the red A car, also turned Londonward, * ok % ¥ PUTER BRAGG. alias Pudsy Pete, Anzus’ partner, had ahsented him self tn Monte Cavlo for two months, S0 Anzus, after Goodwood, found him: self with o prolonged vacation on his honds. Yet when he strolled into-his office, hronzed and cheertul on the first day of his return to London, he found, seated in his clients’ chair, the little man whom he had never alto. gether forgotten his gentleman is waiting to see you ™ Peter Bragg expliined, after he had shaken hands, 1 wouldn't confide his business to me. you would remember him." “1 remember you, of course Angus The K. €. shrugged his shoulders. “My dear fellow,” he |vlvh|lw|‘n_|n, “he announced his intention of killing them. He's seen to enter Merridew's flat; he's seen to leave. His revolver is found there: the two are de; ST know,"” Angu narked, says he didn't do it K. C Mfed. pry man's nerve breaks now and then. “can T look ov “If you wish t aive you a card to Ryan the rooms’ with pleasure. of il cotland Vavd, Hu's in chin He'll be-there [ tomorrow, 1 heliey | Henley” drew his ease from his | pocket, “seribbled on the back of a cand, and passed iU over (o Angus, As | though by common consent, they dined thenceforward withou a mention of | Coulson’s name. Anzus spent the vest | of the eveninz in the neighborhood of Carnsforth Buildings. | At 11 o'clock on the following morn. {ing Inspector Ryan and Angus as. cended by the elevator to the fifth floor of the Carnstorth Buildings, and | the former exchanged a word or two with the policeman who was on guard iu the entrance to the flat. That conversation probably Conlson’s life, for the intery “Just ¥0,” Anzus murn * E K K By L. Phillips Oppenheim HE insnector turned the key and | the top slid down. Inside there a blotter and an inkstand, Th ANGUS, WHEN HE STROLLED INTO HIS OFFICE, BRONZED | AND CHEERFUL. ON THE FIRST DAY OF HIS RETURN TO LONDON, FOUND SEATED IN HIS CLIENTS” CHAIR THE LITTLE MAN WHOM HE HAD NEVER ALTO! FORGOTTEN. | | | terday—and SHE SAW NOTHING OF THE 1 IFICANT LITTLE PER- SON A FEW YARDS AWAY —BUT HE SAW HER. pointed out, “that, according fo my| “Robh. vou've heen right to stay free |he afyaid of me any mors. There's, little hall, and for a moment Angus theory, was written by Merridew on | from women. You know what Ada's my gun. ‘Do s 3 please” And. | made no reply. He was looking at the the night of his death to his brother. | been to me. Worse and worse, 1I've with that, he turned his back on us<| dilapidated letterrack. But for a If there ix any other explanation of i been wetting for weeks and months. |and went ot heard the lift chance that letter might have mold- the tragedy hesides the obvious one, | Yesterday I went to a doctor. He down, A she was all excited like. | ered there behind the worn tape while it i= to be found there. didn't spend. five minutes over me; “Fhank Heaven® she exclaimed, “Jim. | Coulson was hanged. The deputy chief commissioner | lo at me in a queer, old-fashioned | I'll have a drink on th She went| “It's a matter of ps; turned to the porter. | sort of way. ‘Are vou honest™ he|toward the sideboard and I picked up | viction agatnst circum “Mr. Merridew is a member of the | nsked. *You don't Know what's the |tha pistol. “There's another: hesides | sir,” he said, after a pau: club? he inquired. | matter with you? “I'll be hanged it T him means to make an end of vou, my | guilt seemed a certainty, and yet ae “He’s a member, sir,” the man ad-|do.; T told him. “or I wouldn't have | woman. 1 s 1 that's the man'man to man I felt that he was telling L “but he ain’t often here. spent a guinea coming here’ ‘You've | vou've heen poisoning for the last |me the truth.” . ‘ou know where he is now? [ either heen taking or you've been ' three months. With that she squeal. | * x % did hear”* the man \-«nmrm!.l.'\-'-n 1 vlfllmhl,\' for the last but I shot her . . . “that he was in France somewhere.” | three months,” he said. “1t's zone too ' oo At ve! WO months later M. Coulson, “You don't know when to expect | far. Tshould get intn 2 hospital quick | - Ive Bad three drinks. Bab. T've smartly dressed in a light gra him_bac| | it 1 were you. I can do nothing.' | uInG & S S0l ot T | Suit. with racinz-glasses swung around Not_exactly, sir. A good few as | » Bob! What do you think 6" © IO 10 here . anvthing left it's | his shoulder and carrying his derby 'n alls here savs he owes them money.” | % ! vours, but there won't be much., 8o his hand. presented himself at Angus’ T]h'l vh"llr\n\]' Chiet commi | Ll » heen n Qugen wigiit. T o Jim.” office. He was accompanied by a very Witarew e 18Rt Croi e [back to Carnsforth Buildings an, g oo . ing_youn; ., ne; e8s- m taking possesxion of this letter | found Ada there. [ didn't tell her e e phrti sl e in the name of the law.” he announced | 1 had found out. 1 didn't tel) | 100, e LB €l oM pe. | “I've called to know what fee T owe curtly. “Have you a room where we 1+ was: brolles athpugic s | PIECSE 108 lettee I (neenvsiobe | f L Sn et i e e i cin be alone for a few minute tty well guessed it but while we ot AT e e is my wife—Sam Martin's daughter. he man ushered them into a bare | were sitting there, who should com: | g P & | She'd like to help me pay it. tittle waiting room and turned on a jet | but little Coulson—turned up this very letter.” he asked—‘you're| " yngug smiled B of gas. The deputy chief commis-| night after all the months we've to swear that it came| LyGo what's his life worth to you. <ioner cut the flap of the envefope. | dodged him. 1 thought he'd found the the postiis glle txusl wa Mrs. Coulson?” he asked. He spread the letter out upon the ta- | couraze, at last, and 1 just faughed ook it from the postman myself, | war Rob: can do noth It's all up with me, “spent my last shill Ada k time you get this out. | “Evervthing in the world,” the girl | ble. The three men read it together | It secmed like saving me a job. He €ir." the man replied . answered. | 8 Carnsforth Buildin; [ came in, and Ada was scared. He took | The deputy commissioner shook | jiow's your book today?* Angus “Hampstead,”N.W. [an antomatic pistol from his pocket | hands with Angus. inquired. . {and laid it upon the table. u don't| It there is one thing in the world.| “We're lizht on Arioso, sir,” was the ing to help vou. need to be afraid of me any more, he | Mr. Angus” he said. “that could | smiling reply. . anywav. 1 have said quietly. ‘U've found a girl and | reconcile us to the activities of you| “I'll have a fiver each way, then.” ing—sold car yes | I'm going fo settle down. As for you, | amateur gentlemen. it is the fact that| “You're on a fiver to nothing. sir.” nows it. By the Ada’ he went on, ‘I've been meaning | you have vision. You have saved us Coulson anmeunced. “And it's the I =h to kil vou for months I Yo aven't worth it. all gave gone 1 was wrong n need never lad shock this time, anyhow They had passed out inte the stuffy | h bet I ever took in m: (Conyricht. 1 lite™ Y Trains Below Trains in Subways - BY STERLING HEILIG. underzround. Yet. even so, it does PARIS, December 30 tha queerest t of all—you find LL in the same week, ntly tiiat one line whirls its cars cbove the with the following London an of people N:l ng In ancther nouncement, Paris received a b Chicaxo commission, come to b " s what it m commend Three stories of subway. They show for a new subway in Chicago. The .articularly af the great central Place members of the commission stared. rOpera. You go down broad stairs muttered, laughed a what they saw. They saw 60 mile cut by a single co through the xoft sto to a usual subway to await your train, if vou desire to go north-by-west. But would you n west or east® Then vou descend another flight. to a similar biz station. where trains nd all but wept at of railway lines mpany in tunneis ne under inhabited Paris and given up to circulation. An- stop ixlx;u-‘m.uh the equally big sta- other company has cut dozens more on 3 3 Lo of miles in transversal lines. And But if you would cross the river what cireulation” the Latin Quarter. you must go down In 1901, its third year. when the | eper :\'e:i by a i\ni ml; :( lv;:fi,i"' Metro had got well into the people’s tais—and away = your new tra habits—"Metro” is short for Metro rushes. underneath two subway lines politan Underground Railway —it ear absveitt om&‘:l‘m‘_e::e:::;‘r‘.w e tied AN AT 116 passengers, by number Now. in New York recently s of tickets s In 1926 the Metro vear-old economist slept in subway sta alone had 628,504,269 passengers. tions and trains every night for four "So. taking inte aceount the enth months, at a cost of one icent fare pulath 4 per night. population of 4,000,000 of Greater © it i . Pavis—that i, the mclosad eity plus k \J:l)’.‘ . he mu ¢ h.\}:‘T':\-d $300 in siburbs lnkes with i b Jitney hotel saik st e sua v a: womian Under the complicated. super-spa 3. woul: Toue Maten o cious Place de 'Oy lar econo md child would talke one Metro ri o u l"‘-\l\_\ x-“ lvnlmt:r:“:xT;.n. "«:‘m every third day and ot of ma g O & ng course, it is the repeaters who really U alnost Yo .-n;:\-;x:-l make up the number-—workingmen i e A and women, prople Koing 1o business i A women to shop and children to school creep into and sleep (beeides 1 8 But how did they all get about only B eingtraiv one level afte W few years ngo? S 9 With all this, you see, the over The real trouble must come abe t suffered. On 1 welock at night, when trune stop Angus kept him in view for the better \ been found by the side of the man, {pen, Angus decided, had probably heeng round lines have nti' & o g —from e T i thel part of an hour. He saw him walk |vnd an arrest wax expected hourly 1 Within 10 18t fow days, wnd| the contrary, for one horse omnibus T e i L v s secountant’s clerk, maving money ey.| M0W!Y Dast the seats on the lawn, | Angus threw down the paper amd there was still ink in the pat. T hefore 1300 there are now ten St the first going-to-work hour t oy ek, wondertal at hin” ob, | PAUSINE to examine every car, watched | turned to his visitor, | blotter ho Jifted vut and took to the | buswes, ' For one horwe va there are Sl thougiit the world of by his employ: him make a circuit of the tents un.-u-“ Well nght. {20 motor ]nlm cars and trolleyy on Bl AV ntsrval ' the - stathenn ers—they 1aid for hin defense, by the | FEIreshments were already being dis-| “1 have some facts to Jay hefore here’'s an uldtess of a letter Kere, [rally on the open strocte. And not Stairs and cars must all be cleansd vp by—a man whom ail his neighbors | PENsed. waited for him half an hour|yon,” the latter announced calmly, [IDepeete . hé remarked [only that, the Metro is no lenser the 1nd sprayed with ® nicesmelling dis Yiked, zithough the men called him |*hile he made a tour of the grand | se listen, 1 Kiled & man because | Ingpector wannot greatly inter- | only u| I lk'l""l:d’ I“-'IH- Ax st }‘j'“l intectant Father & milkaop, and he Ly there, gust | #4049 and boxes, and finally, on the |of that “woman and went o prison for |ested [Ahaa eSS ONCLb SERHRVERAN Perhaps London amd N come Tark from. the borderiand be. | other side of the railings, walked slow- | thres years for it Since my rele Might have been wiitten at any | undergronnd lines of the *Nord Sul farned how to purify such con toeen life and desth. and in perfeet| ¥ toward the front of the K. A. C.|1 threatened the woman and Merridew [tUme,” he commented. “Besidex, we re | from Montmartre's hilly streets down ind assages—where peook sy pdlogorad bet oto | inclosure. with deathe Tiat 1 common know! | 00t looking for the murderer, are we? | across the River Seine and over to sweeps at all hours. sincerity “1 me thet bh el Jet W0 | ienly Hhe. sed cer sppesrsd- mdge. They have toid & Uosen people | He's safe under fock and key.” | Montmornusse, where American art llone uf folks leave dust & “He has probably changed his mind, | OVen, o, as Angus noticed. With a | of thelr terror of me. 1 visited Mepri- | Angus mide no reply. Heowis hold. | Iats and others pretending to be artists ok bl g et Wier atl th . & | little wenne of disquietude. The man|dew's fat last night, knowing the | 0§ the fazment of hiotting paper up fand writers see thele own dreams, Just persons after this time in prison,” Angus kb . : e b , f |10 the window, {un tourists xee Montmartre. > SR ved, Jand we ve there, still along—| woman wis dining With bim there ’ TR TR SR e i Ab Yl bt 1 W e A Hianiey ahirassed Sis shouliers. v"";" \’...‘.ur.n in blue, 3 ’. ‘v«nh;hum‘nk {’iw w\-,n]- r 1!-mm| ll.; Illu‘ .:]l v”i [I “'r|.|.'1. |m.hlu 1y : ).p‘,‘.h..-ln.nL 1;:#:"”‘““‘ m‘v”"m .I“ o ‘m"" ":' ‘”"“ .‘ b hat :l. nderground abedes we “Mashe,” he ad ed, b ey | the brilliant coloring of her lips, her | ) cw I8 mine helieve that 1 last letter written by Merridew o | " ¢ _ st Meto = s = 2o == be Gike w sanitarium—serene i S o Vi | 6muren neemed e Dinched d Mo | Wan Ave 10 ¢ntcs and s e Mat. | i e b & brother. TS b | Chrter”and o Graimt sy wnd's | 1N PARIS SURKAY. A1 OPER STATION, THREE LIVES CRUSs 08 1, [ 8, Syactomsercne in pretended not to recoghize me, but 1| eyes deeper set than on the day be |vet I did not shoot elther of them. [dressed to R, Mervidew, but !vmvh“ tans The & niinutea ||" every | TOP OF FACH OTHER: TRAIN N0 L AT TOP OF PICTURE; hal? a bilion peopls pass—well, Chi tell you, Angux, there was exactly the | f9e. They drove into their place. |They were ulive when 1left them. 1| hanged if 1 can read the rest of it, i su~>uu'um|'" |‘| s alone dil RAIN NO 2, AT MIDDLE LEFT; TRAIN NO 3, AT BOTTOM. AE0 18 going to have her own dit #amwe Jook in his face when § talked | The man Nt o cigar and stood about [have nio ldea how they met thelr | The inspector wan only eoncerned | More 000,000 miles transit last | ultiess 1o bim that day in the hospital and | With his hands in hix pockets. The |death. 1 know perfectly well that 1] with finishing up the technleal detafls | ¢! | round charter, except for two abiee: that of London only when it passes e b when | said good by 10 him before he | woman sat, for a moment, looking Illlu"«lmll be arvested hefo dny n.iur his perfect case, Ho did his best London In blgger than Pavis. But [ tons - they do tot run just where the | northaouth under the ne River ! S Phei X ety to st e e A 3 aver. Wil you do wh et gor | however, to decipher the vamainder of | When the ChIcago commission went Faiinvay ought £ 1un And (s are too | Vet oeewhere (o croes evacty the Streams of Wheat. TS What has b ame of the woman? | wiightly dixordered halr. Ax soon n | m [ the naresm, hay £2 ok feep down, tegularly, beneath the It hecomes & duplicate o TR et o 5 Argos asked {rhe was watisfied she, oo, stepped 101 Angus wat back in bis chalr, A At “1Us I Mervidew, Esquive, all! Stdden o uncement | Metro tunne! York elevated in the far far . nveyars used to carry hat e where the drama of the | the urf. }.,1 Kpeechlessness win upon lim [ PIht,” e decided, and (0% at wome [ A% mide (o them |7 Vet, quite ne curfousty, we find ac | West end of Pards, while in the extreme wheat in some of the huge grain g comes in. Bhe 8 here, on the | Ang then, up the broad walk be| “There must be u oh elub tn W, o2 Are you attaching | “We are kolng 1o completel over | fya: anhway Hines Aipping even below | SASE near the Bastilie, it comes ont TES COnsist of belts, in one case at apme, with Der batest vietim, and §|qwoen e liwes of cars, came the e | eeas myselt,” Contwon bo- {unyfmportance to thi, wiv? haut oue_own underground system.” | ey Geamiba’ depth (n onder 10 = el RIRIY an the surfce, Wit e st b oo A e s perfectly convineed that Coulson | bookeniker's olerk I oddid not kil the | i mueh,” Angus sald carnestly, |20l the Londoners, “in spite of the ] peath the viver, And elsewhere, on | U008 fac Gpen the stavesd, o0 tor an ) 0898 M o canvas and rubber. b only accepted i joh with I Angus had expected anything | CWhAL B you ko there for, Gen? | sopy e face of 1 goulon s undoubt tha. dondan wentem b em fypparently leved comrse, ey suddenty | ORI Gy ey ® lrchon broad, - amd raekg gee bookmaker hecauns baown WAL Aramatic, he wan doomed 1o dinsap. | Peter B anbied patiently 1o the murdorer, *Curiously noush, T el A g and most up G date ek e neses inte G ate and be EThese quecr thinss Banpen where | Borzontal wliers A e point where or tater hell come ucross Ber, | poggment. The man and woman| “To (el them that 1’4 chianged my wever, although he plended gailty o e L come elevated lines Fihe gronMd level of s is iVt | 4 stream of wileat fuile upon o VOr minsen the races L Food wide by side, Gilking now and | mind, | have tarned i new Jeaf st affalr, this e he wwearw || A% for Bavis, 10 b amaging that ] pho Baris Metro In, of course, 8 tun ed * as the Freneh sav. Bar 3 1 thoie Rl ,.,,'“,,h. bigiomghn g s vou ever apolam so/tiar?'* An- | LT Al U et Tore h- T e 30 18 e’ that ho never killed either of thews [ P did not have sll this long Before, | o wost of e tine and 8 - e | present S0 mile the Matro 1 o {turnedt Wo for & shoet. it e e, “Hhe oughi to be warned™ e pousensing in uppearance than ever, | “If your prosent story s the tr people. Very well <itn a thin chance ;'"'\:‘ caually amasing that Pavia has it | N B o g “‘;:‘;;“‘;‘x:::""\m: . e ke Y an he puffed stolidly v his cigar. At one,” Peter Bragg vemnrioed, ©1 thing | enough, ot ets give him that chince, | 10w, { e - | xeneral tovel, g, 4 Ao it he said. 8 thought |, ¢ | hhas 1 v Wit nny one ol | ChICago hus taken only 100 yoars to SN 3T " Ut (he xram auickly 4 021 'y thie, Angs, bacaite. ope | \re It Seemed as though U unluter | 0kE, aoincldanes s inad’ you. il | 1€ e AANIE ore woie any one e | ChISAES BB Lakat noly 108 yeuca to A SEA MYSTERY. e 4 omentun ina sivey or two of your little exploite haye | o0 kg ARREEN i o ey e WD i e help us, the world's greatest cities. But Paris e th heveam it from talling e e e e | without vecogniiion ] | : st n\r. Coulwon - continuv, | _,;,:k"”“x'.m““’:,‘ LG (he nspec: | Wan alieady” a kreat husiness conter | [ 14 @ cuvious faet that the bha ! shed 65 about as big as a chestaut. | 9% The SWigtly running fae belt, and of Bffalr might interest sou. Knowing a fittle in the ]'m"l,]me:l,“':“"’”\'4""’, angus ‘l" hentd abane] . "0 e asibetiily, | of trade and navigation in Julius Coe nacle. Whivh is w0 well Known to | 1t s believed that whates sometimes | W0S0 ean unbeoken stream, 1t is the wen. b afead ther='s nothing “"”'" ‘,'"" Shoferch ""“"‘ e i i T 'I“"‘ Pusbenn e | 105, LI e ¢loh of two ayllables In|SAE'S tine, 2,000 yeurs ago, And tn[const dwellers nind seafuring men., | vub themadlves agalust ahips i th jlardiad from one emd of the grea we could G, unless we could eep| O I8 bet Immolilily of his face. He |thie police, o worry plong e ORI | W, CL 2 distrien,” Amgis wont on. |81 the Tinie sinee 1 hae grown il seems to have heen the least kinown | atempts e vl hemselves of then hrehouse 1 the ether When it s them spart, and 1 honestly 161l you | 1K ok i ram sis ity n ’/‘lllxh‘mm- O e fhre ot 1t et D0 van mind my taning my men on |1 has between twa and threa willion [ for many years to selentists of any | unwelonme tenants e i Shcheree wheat from st 1§ don't helleve thut's possible. §] DBYIOUN cutiouity. yei with an uir of |iethy e o it M ST discover the Tetter, of course, | Propie inaide fte ety walln—a city | of the myviad forms of lite o the | Desiite theic feeble power of vicin e Bl nta a hopper. A movatle Ve tie Teehn 1hat it mhe were 1o ] PAUENt expectsncy. He reached the :,r (o one 'u‘n, it L guiity, L nat 19180 notlliE WithOuL you." e ilen long aml fve miles browd, | sea. Soindefinite and ks were e [ baomacles cannot e lng when e F0ame called 2 Stepper™ carvies & suge her name and bury herself in | He was in the act of paseing :'v l:rlul |m\ Nn'\"‘ mmly’m.vmn | e tspector suilled wstraddle the River Selus—until the | tesults of tnvestigations in fts vase droved of dehe wavs found iy sah ‘v'-e‘- oneach wide, one heng placed rancien, or New York, or the | ¥Pen. hy some chum 1he won i | n I Ang s askoed. Why, vou ko tight abead, sie* he | 1S entieth centiry found 1t suddenty | that antil a vein Wovears aso the pWater, thaie ave still cevtaim Kinds {mich above Frel ol the belt: the fetunds, or the steppen of | W0ked up suddenly. Khe sow nothing | The man shook his head warerd Ve B0l b able to ewear {CTAMDeE B all i communteations, | Wrnacks wis elissed with e ot [ ERE TVe el water One natieal | HEIEE Ve T a cune. nassing o ry. he'd fing her Ha's tha |2 Uhe susignificant little pernon u few | L cannot,” he adimitted, <1 am just 5"ty the condition of thess wille - Tt | Horse cave and horse omnibuses, twe | limea. sithotgh 1t ts really 1 orustas |18 speaks of o spectes e (tlacavered | the upper voller amd beneah ¢ ungged sort. Ise'd come quier- | Y4 OWuY=hut be puw her Nk every ane el Wil b8 should | gake me wtont an foe, 1 shadl [ EO0EE car Tines each of compriomed [eonn, 10 s developed® fom Geesw i | Gstened G the tail feattiers of & ik | OWer ane, and the sudden chay Iy wiong one dey and before she knew, | N7 8 muscle of hin fuce moved. hetleve myseld guilty 001 ddn't know [ et Heotind Yard afteswnrd * e and electiie power, and s steam | mtng Bves amd atiches e to [ The commoanest e the sesstle [ HICCHOR. Caives the wheat te. st Yt @ e Ahpere that queer smite of | WE slackened: its wpeed, howaver, | wasn't Angus, W the sheet of blotting | PeIC vaivoad suommed up all 10 D, | rocks e tibers, Whioh 1 never | G heil, T WBich enerust the IR the Belt ke the happer Bin 1 e s i 1 present trouble, | S0 I el d gote ook from Wi | Ui e whot §ean Agan decided. | paper i bis ok, Gk s leays Hostddenly Ui 2000 vear-old busd [ Fonyves asaln inless toen ot By furee, | Eeks Between tide marks on the sen . bacire | anther ke the tittle fellpw | POKel and mide w note of the o | “hut § warn von noen center beeame lke o growing | There prevatled deving the Mididle | coast iy e w taon treared eniently ones, | 0 o8 the esr he mun wnd wom | “You paednt trouble the ather | TEINL By who bursts Bis bittons Auton o | Akes a4 cnrtons supecstition that the | ABOIE the most st ing deseription Distilled Gold. 3 b e woman he'll swing oy | YO0 9gatn huey with the cards, bt erapted, P oot golng 1o attenpt |l s Jurely bty when Angs, | Diles g maltiplied in Paris at Now [hainacle was the egs o o misratony [0 @ baniicle s that of anoiher s - ! e Chtfeun atood in Coulson's Wiy |t get aay. 1 stall e avvestod e |8 with two of in Strand e Yorkers have not yet loacnd 1o cvomn | gome. the viis o attached (o the LIS Thed selentist 3 larnacde way - QCCORIMNG 10 4o eminent Bren iere tx the woman? Angus in | he batter uddiewsed Win, and Angus. | fore the diny 18 out, of conrse. 1 shall | ployes, started the vounding oy the Purin strects without hodily visk [ B onches of trees thnt sverhumg the [ he said e he s cristacean tived by 1 chemist, 5O In the electiie ¢ Wi grto ot Py IOVIng W slep torward, heard his | wpend the night in priion, (rying to] the social clabs i the aistrict And trofley and motor car Ines began { water Not antil 10 was found that fIs hond and deking #s twad inte s wace babie freel e 3. . vome 19 bin feet Bnd brush. | 4UEstion Imagine whint happened primed by W 2000 wan nearly 10 | eronsing even the saers 1 Champe Biv: [ 1hs Bl hid e nesting place n the | Wonth by its kegs Brpina VIV Ml A temperature W e some cgarette wehes from e | IS your masters name Cal |0 One word more” Angis bogged, | o'clock When he found Linselt seated | sees against all prstosts + R APOLIC vomioms and came Bouth duving | Bavnackes beang o that class of | 2400 degiees Contigiade. In twe o veaisteont of bix neat geay tweed o, |1 he dnuquired =" Andiew Pallent Win hand upon the W ke opposite the letter puck of the Alpha | was sacrificing her beauty to A Ehe polan W ERter was ThE G S evisiaceais (at fneiides olsers aimnd [ ese minites from 100 te 140 grame She's i the third wutomobile trom | 1, 5vdenha \ w w0 aquestion of suicide snd [ Clob i Denter st Wt watel [ ean Wiy IOV I (e Bt R | et the vier of Vi 1ot SRS e e S the entrance i the front row,” he he chuuffeur whook hin head. Lnurder, 1 wuppone?” W better I the vaek and watth 3| P steatn, hed heoome s et and |as the harnacle goass Dpedia, which wmeans curled - teet ML fte the state comfiged, “dressed N vose—you cant Hve ot at Blampstead " he | 0wy eiontd there be? was e [ Bor the aecival of Bnspeetor Btyan . 4| inexpected hat for the Workd's Baie [ Phore are soveral spectes of (s | et Matehed fram eggs: the ) S0 VAOE T condensation wion * wibniuke hor=—with & iargs bat. G Carnmtorth Buldings | youeiees ve jolite oevastonnd member pausiog on hin | of 100 the underground of o g Btrange He erustacean, bk (e sork Vonms ione way vesembile the adults foolt ey, this gollen v o s s iy o R et Vo Uhere Moridew At R Wil ot ganced toward him part of Facke wis given over G e JHAE RIves e sl owies e geatest T Rnees s Tom s ess e mew i [ G nasses and cubde veaatals W 3 PPttt ool il So5 e i ’ were ddications af the fact frompany af the Motrapolitan Rl | onble s ihe spectes (at Gastens 1 Rrmacte oI it as @ ee swin | ite Tenperatire s ehuilithon. gt ds ~Sedrphoq sl R it e Phapb vou very ek, Couton | ANGUS Qined a fow aightn aftn it e Al Club wis seavoely an [ wav'™ m de what it could MY e e G e B IR S Cmimme. wih one oo s b solves Wb te caton. whas et e empat el Ao g i A ot int A veminrhiahle vese nidinee i winrd, wt bl elub with Hunbey entabtlabioment of bigh soctil standing Vet umdergronid tinnels wove nofof vesschs i e clisters and neves | eas amd one shell Several nes does | asment of st s N is gt ed S e war Chichenter with some [ e wallked on Vi weard . wan | e 0 Gicnd s et Wit Avsgin Do only on anntety et | 0ais aeve e (e quon paeEaiaies e s e ke e aey i inderse O aporathon of maniiing | i the o of caniite o i iy «Biihds e ended e ookt ncter e bt sand ” Angus obiser ool O detter shonld vt wheve 10w [ of 10 A Pavis Kiew aiite well that Fdock G thete demonal T EIIY G apieavs with 1nn envess 12 1ol Sohl and capeen ooppor | s s ey e, were | Wn o b Iefy Vet, aw o pawwed | Tiuntey nidded ooy Al e vl e e fpeoton [ Vst et Car e ot s senen | e bl wlse it el ] o am o shelis AL e SRe o] i T an s e s 2 St o 8w et | WD few bches of Angum. ihire FIY ool e mtiered e BOUEW IRt st i v stopped ontaibe | et st tumneied e e ancient I ovgnigsins aie of 1 Fa o e elopine it 1 ceases 1 vy s -n.\luu L L T e T d ud 1 e 300 Will,” o ok dghe wbEn of s UG 0 e i s e s e il Lt ondy e s pockon Bimeelt g s ]enienmbee quaneies ot e contine g ing places et e iise itk on L iehes el 1 some con enient st | st A When W K At ey duy, & g eyl [ty piny fo ot lie's captatn G e ety ool contasianon of | iumeisesantly Bk o siias | i Sonerimne 1 el ]I e o i o e |t e e Shm e . i ko e was dookdng st e mamme when ot Fdefend G 30 b had a leg | ee amade ke o Phie il il vupning for miles (n the st I ventites svan Inta the faws ol ihe | g o Knd of comeit whorohe W glues | iivns an comacs it a e, I v e spararsd. Angos[fos ey 1 Arawin e by | mtand an, bt b st T make | Borme ot e foo 1 thie il copmim etane, abve which o B it T ons oF the st aitie st Phon canes 3 mata [ LR ate, faains orein 40 axssen v stiolled from the lewn 1o the | some aitaetion he fafled 1o auslyse. | ihings worse, ha's dost his Hery povter, wh had 1) Me faet, tofwhich amd with which e oity s doven wE watiee hat the leviathan [ auviiosts T lees s bivaie shetl | e b a Ao e e Kosal Avtomobile Club inclosure wnd| Angus went up (o make sume mmall| winis (o plaad ol ety atupened wilonce - Angus advaiost ey been it OF e dboin tn oty pewerlean teand e eves aml acanives (s ohae [aok - This 1 o o el et g e O b nsi sl d Msild o |0 suppee there's no Aot that he | 1o giest e new comers i Tha vatavoiiie, i tth, - 0ght foope With e small ovustacean, Which | avievistio feathens feas, and 1@ VAo [ af - Inetaiie 1re it weih Jooking cur, pointed ved with Awgis Bnad glinpse of Wim vwas ms'did @ 7 Angis saked, Thore s the detter, napecton e have boen wsed winder the BEst WEer At i argwat 2to, When WIRE (e | i ai enticely new shell | SONE e PO W Cassias