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Show ilien, without fouger, plunged iuio iny tale. B hen I bod donp "Are. you. sure yon. weren't followed?" she said. VI menu, If Jrou uerp. they now know you're In touch Kith vu.." ..' !' "I'm sure I wasn't" sad t: '.'. "till my words thp. car sidt'ped At the clilirch. ' , you' Can't gcr.'out here," said be girt We 'must find a uincfi quieter plaoe. "''lb-s- i lies, yon ' nP.iA't"hear . my story, 'tiit bnidcto'thecar-ain- t dont move, only a 'quartof-b- f nine.". She gate tfmns dlrecltuii'-'-lthe haufleur mid then sat back la her ' scut. . Fabric ..... . ni Dornford, Yates .WNUMr1, l mttliiJn a rafo, thinking mj liquor when 1 saw a enr going by OU he piutpsite. aide of the square. For a moment 1 mi't Then I whs up anil . blu'd .as I could. e C1r- - was. a cubrliil.-t- , very Ion nd hiimlsDiiio. SYNOPSIS and painted green, Rs .TT' ;v hood Wiii ralaotl, no (hat whoever , was : and bliieousln, Osrsy In ll was not to bt . but In front ffoof-- aSrtUMfl Austria. were Kilting two ohuuiTenr -sra fo cariKiftcfl portmlt 4 ftfcUUer but ous In a word, they were livery. Whllo I to - paint landscape. Cn-, hoaVo 1 Wearing gra.-- i tnnU-ifoe toroiit. John SSllln f. . , Koi-n- sftjs sLfsrws'wra: jgjy-g- o. f .morplng, - - aw::itin his grave wi. E g. within' known to SetelyJnbji maheijilmeelf letter with J thriist my um1 over tin? dTpp.pInif iSriiiina by ? b orgl.ve Ii'iim I Ka'bl. wane and Vftddrett OH. .It. . He., telle ficrnian, "4 hii rbaulteur. Barley, or but I have must urgi-n- i news. Hit frft adventurt. very. gra Import. t ilmi'f know who you are, but you're fr CHAPTER . dot-pl- I Continued they won't," auld Geoffrey. I'll fell you why. Those. four didn't come servant aat here to do Insomcbody's " or thata who' tbfelr victim was. What be had on waa a tunic, and some -- No, still dress their to the knee?" Hint peopHi JHte -Undressed, brown leather," said L flhe oid bouses-her- e I . .Ctoffrey. hodddd. -Very well. Uc waa wearing livery. Those four are here oirsoine job. and the murdered man pit In tlielr why. lie may have surprised them as you did: end so they just- trumped him off. But, unleu Im much mistaken, the o-be :done."' Otherwise, job remains burled Jilra " have wouldn't they And here for the first time, 1 think, the thought came Into my head that we Hood all three on the edge of some A girl was regarding me ns though I were less tlmn the dust, und as the car came to rest, a hand was laid oir my arm. How. can your news concern me,-I- f yon don't know who I am?" The words were spoken in English, with the fulntest American tom'h" and the tone waa less cold than Imperious. recognized your livery," I. said. Hasn't one of your men disap- 'I peared?" The girl never moved, hut her eyes looked straight Into mine, -What do' you know," she added, of one of my men?" ' I know Hint he's dead." said. J, I saw. her start at the. word. Spd a hand went np to her mouth. "And I know who killed him, snld, and I'll help you to rope them In. But wcII have to go grave adventure, carefully, beAnd now," uld Geoffrey, rising, cause they're a gang of four, and -IH lay before you the card that 've they're pretty hot stuff. Besides, they It's not a very nice didnt kill him far nothing. I mean, up my sleerei card, but It's going to count quite a lot I rather think there's a good deal behind the crime." . In this little game. I was staying with the Lyvedene The girl looked at me curiously. It Then she eat back on the cushions and Is Hampshire a few years back. a Goodwood party, end the lew glanced at her watch. els In the house Were worth a lot "I expect the police," she said coldWell, they were stolen sH' right. Bar ly, will be glad to hear any facta. The atatlon la In the next etreet" ley 'wasnt with' me,' but he'll reraeu her the caw." My speech wae Impetuous, I know, -and never would have been spoken If The Bell Hammer murders, sir?" Exactly. Three servant! end a policeman were murdered by the fellows who took those Jewels. ' They could 'have laid them out or tied them up bat they preferred to kill them, localise then they knew where they - -- . tu They never got the thle.es, but Anthony Lyveden told me a much as he knew: aed amongst other things he told me;, that the moment they heard of the. niatter .the police knew who'd done the job. Only one man. they snld, was ruthless and daring enough to go such lengths. Aud the man waa known as Tlinraoh.: Now tnut's all I know. This may or may not he the man. But If It Is well, from what I're Just told you. you'll gather that he. doeanit. like .witnesses." To my great dismay my cousin then snnounced that we must lie gone from the Inn as soon as we. could. We're nut to light these men. V.eU, the first thing to do la to vanish, for until we ere out of their ken, we cannot. iaftnek, but 'must', waste our time taking precautions against an attempt on your life More. At the moment not one of . those . wallahs knows you by slglit.'and that's a card which must not be thrown away. And now you go out end lose yourself In the town. Barley, and I will pack, and I'll pick' you up at nine In" front f 8t Jncquetf. ,1 shall give out we're going to Snlxhurg, and Ityrley can go to Hie atatinn and point the lie. W litre are , we going?" said L To Annabel, said my .cousin. 1 liked I had but a moment to choose my words: but to whip me so was and the blood came Into my face. On the other hand, I said thickly, the police may agree with you." what do you "Agree with me mon-trou- s, mean?" That It'a none of my business," safd the look' of the village and Im are they'll do- ns proud at The Reaping Honk. And now 'you pop off, my on. Every minute le precious,- - as you must see." 1 made uiy way out o). the" Inn, And when some servnnt- - or other ran after me. letter In hand, .1 took the missive from him as inn'rf In' a' dream. I dirt niit oMln 'Jhe :.ielter I. ,bad no need: for one. thing, it wna already open, and, for a if other, I knew wluil the envelope, held. And Unit wqs a hopinaker'a bill. That I nrtw felt "for from' easy, ij frankly confosa. I could not get awny from the fact that the enemies Hint I had- made were mi ordinary men. I'irsi, they had' frustrated the watch e had kept: then, they had gained Jkelr end, which waa, of course, to get to know Hie by sight for. someone, no doubt, was In walling, to see pie come t of the Inii And. lastly, tiiey had Informed me" In- unmistakable, terms "it they were fully aware that I had n them at work. All this, I may to little, more than an hour. As I fiiioreirthe UHHtng lAnrket, I vhat Geoff say. . It suddenly enme to my mind thnt ss like .a1 not", I tfnw wna 'being fol- - L - With thnt, I made her a bow and sauntered hark to my cafe. As I gained the pnvement, I heard step at my side. Then a chauffeur was speaking, hat i - -- t rey-woid- Wed h niched Sill' the torn the tallies on tliemnn who wns engaged. . 1 made niy wag out of the market ml Into an alley too nnrrow for carts to use. For more Ilian an hour I wandered he curlim streets, erosslng and Slnp-- P n n,"l Illing nnd turning hack, but J n,,vor set eyes upon nny one of the J11, ,,r on anyone else that I could Hrly suspect : nnd at last I deeldwl ,n fst nnd drink before making my st Jneipies'. Wheat has caused many shipamong them being that of the British steamer Antlnne, which sank In mid Atlantic In llKNL wrecks, hs o j rutlier'dled larf Tfovpipber, leay- lug my brother shd me. Wfre Aus- tfl'un, yoir know: but my mother j aught me English she waa American. '' My lirother Is younger than I am, gnd lu.cs away Just now: so I rather ni a he castle, altlmugb; (if course, he'a the Count. Tills duty takes me to My Salzburg once-a- :' month. Do You Ever Wonder I made the' . Imiriioy .by car four days ago. On the way. an attemiit was made Ift waylay me, and when I got through I .wai Whether thePain Remedy You Use is SAFE? ' .tiiey '.chased nm for thirty I . had , a . man wiiii me called Florin. . Three generations, of Fiorina have served-ou- r house.,' Ills futiier's has charge of 'all the my. warden keys. Well,' six men' Act. ns driving nilh-- s. . Ask Your Doctor n, and Find Out taking the duty 'by turns. Old Fibrin chooses the men, and fils son waa one of the six. Tie was on duty ' Inst night, anil tills morning he couldn't be found. ' Her voice 'to quaver, and I heard her. smother a sob. To see .her so near to weeping most have- wrung anyone's heart I'm mhst dreadfully ' sorry," I safX And Jf you'll let me help yon, well bring 'the' filjckgiiards to book. But you ira' my cousin whs right Florin was nothing to them, but he got In their way." , Yes," said the girt thats .clear. The got In their 'way." With a audden movement she turned. But yon must keep out of this,. Can't you go home?" I'm not going home, snld 1,' "till I've seen thin through." Don't be foolish," she said. This quarrel Is mine not yours. Young Florin was not your man.- Besides, you can do no good because they've got yotir number: lift n finger against them, and they won't do another thing till they've put yon out" The point la this, raid L :Thnt yon don't want to fight them with me la natural enough. Ive given yon Information which It was right yon should have, and that I frankly admit Is the end of my duty to yon: hut I owe that dend man a duty, and I'm going to do It" I broke off to mop my face. "My consln'a with me," I added, and so U mnn. his ' I wish, 7 said the girt, I could have a word with your cniigln. Do you think he could meet me this evening at at a farm thnt I know?" I'll, bring him with me," said I, wherever yon please." '. Ijidy Helena looked awny. "You can come If you like," she said. But I want to see him." Then she took np a large-scal- e map. and showed me Hie form. This wept by the name or Plumage and lay. soma four miles from Annabel, quite iy it- Dont Entrust Your be-gn- if Own or Your Family's Well - Being to Unknown Preparations - rPHE person to ask whether tha L'ABUIC firsla" for midseaaon " and spring are even at this early date staging a grout allow In big stores us well as stores not so big. If nerves are tired and winter gloom begins to pull why not slip away for a few hours from dull cure and go meandering down aisle after aisle .of Hie new materials? It will act like a tonic. Try It There are quite a few things to learn about the new fabrics. Generally speaking both the linens and the cottons are taking on a soft crepey finish which Is different. Then, too, there la a tendency toward rough spongy finishes and novel nublied weaves. Patterning show decided originality and In Instances are almost mousing. The modernized prints depict burs and music notes, or perhaps shell or fish motifs and the newest thing Is vegetable designs, and they are wonderfully Very new, too, la the Tyrolean button motif which lakes Us cue from the bright painted wooden buttons thnt adorn peasant frocks and mocks and Jackets. It Is well to keep In mind that cottretons are scheduled to play mendously Important role In the scheme of things. You will thrill at the sight of them. Tbs newer types are positively baffling In that they so often give the Impression of being handsome wool suitings or spongy soft unenviable linens. They are that good looking they mny be amartly worn about town, ' the new nubbed cotton tweeds muktog up most satisfactorily Into tailored Jacket suits. For the group the new materials are nothing less than Inspirational. One of the new comers In the realm of smart cottons of which yon will be wanting to onler a dress length at first glimpse la twin- - night-watchma-n - good-lookin- , i nodded. We shall be there." "And now," she said, I must drop Please don't stand still when you. you're out: start walking at once. And thank you very much for doing your duty to me. And and don't forget that that's ended. As I took her slim hand, her steady grav.eyes met mine. But my duty to "True." said I. Florin remains: and Im not so suro as I wns thnt he called upon me for vengeance." "Whnt else?" said the glrL lie loved his mistress." I said. As he died, he may hnve been thinking thnt she would be short of a mnn." And then I went out of the car and was sauntering down the pavement : STYLE ACCENTS ; Bjr CHERIE NICHOLAS ' Except for t crone wllh s bucket there seemed to he no one In sight AS the .Rolls sweit over a crossing and on to Hie Salzburg road I'm nlmusl sure" said Geoffrey, that we've stolen a march on our friends.' Of course they may slick to Barley, but that I doubt. And In any event he'll give them (lie slip at Salz- & sc beer." The man wlllidrew, snd. more endown burg. raged Ilian ever, I sat myself At Salzburg?" I cried. at my table and mopped iny face. Thai's right." snld my cousin. "He'll I had been used wllli contumely, as tln be In Hint city tonight. Tomorrow he'll though 1 had been some peasant, Tills by a girl whom come back to Yllbich, and there we worse for drink. . , , slinll pick him up ns soon as It's dusk." At Inst 1 n" You're Inking no chances," said. I. before car the looked up, . . . P'ycu blame me, John? I mean, ln' n,jr Jr,,h isiullng the return, of your letter was pretty snd Hie good work. Talk about a riposte. . v . the.d.w. . 1 And you mny ' have- been seen with "If V" obmy lady: to which rmie, ss she cn K,v' Jr"u 1,rt-v- . Job. whatever It Is. will go the served. on me acted This unadorned apology by Hie bonrd. snd Plmsooh end Go.'s olmrsi. All m reseniment one Jilos will be to do you In. She's With smart l'urislennes black with Uhed. goddess of no fool, this grsy-eyeon or tan or mustard or related the coin beige I got to my feet, laid a That's probably her American t iinea Is proving very Important color yours. . . . toil. my up nnd ph'Ueil table lilmid. And her Austrtnn mads her theme for mldsenson with promise of stand-offisThese old Austrian fam- Its Increasing popularity for spring. ilies are terribly strict" American women the For style-aler- t No .new and She mnds amends." said L exceedingly at tractive accesone could have been more more gra- sory pigskin sets, as Illustrated, offer a'n excellent opimrt unity to curry out cious." cousin laughed. My Just the roguish block nnd beige alliance. todlcr Id w again In a nilnnle, Goddesses are gracious," he saM For ophlstlcntcd tow n wear one could I toll tale. my you now please look behind you and scarcely conceive of anything euinrter one moment where alinll I tnke And fond." In the way of style accent than the keep your eyes on His noon when we stole tailored natural color pigskin trio or waa past long It of church St lf you please, to the Into Annabel. bag, belt and hat as complement to a jnciiues. berthed the car In the chic black coat after the manner picGeoffrey off moved As the car limes which grew filly tured. The vogue for leather trimmings girt. shnde of some I'm Helena Ynrlrk." said theh.min I the Inn, on the opposite from and trappings promises to be aa In yards and Y wrick Is the name of my the way. of latent for spring as It has been the side off. some seven mile CONTINUED 1 BE winter (TO through ouce and at I I car her ml nama ,(r' mi d 1 dyn- amite. In hand. Iler ladyship, sir, would he glad of yniir name and address." "Tell her ladyship Ibis: My name dues not nuillcr, and my address Ibis cafe unill I have finished my Wheat Is one of the most dangerous cargoes carried by ocean freighters, because It mny shift mid cause a heavy list, or, when wet. generate a gas that. In the heat of tlie hold, is an explosive as deadly as I Out to Fight Thece 'Men.. Wheat More Deatllv Ilian I)y luniitc as Ship Cargo Arrive for Spring Uv C1IF.RIE NICHOLAS self. At five o'clock, then?" says she. Were Firsts twine print, which looks more like a oft spongy loose woven linen canvaa than anything else. You'll love this cotton. It Is ool and casual, doesn't crush, hus practically no wesr-ou- t to It and Is every Inch rough-surface- d mart snd attractive to apneurancs. effect with brilIt has a liant print on either white or natural grounds The patterning Is Interesting, Including square dot motifs In bright poannt blues and reds on natural, also floruls In orange, green nnd brown. An allnver scroll patterning In deep red on natural Is, perhaps, handsomest of all The smart tailored coat frock pictured to the right Is fashioned of dnrk red an- natural Black grosgrnfo lilnda the Black bar collar and front dosing. buttons and pntont leather belt are used as trim accent. The other gown pictured la a spectator sports mode done In a soft Jersey type fabric of bemherg with whits' stripes on narrow deep toned grounds. The convertible neckline, ascot scarf snd graceful cape This sleeves are each fashion-righ- t handsome fabric wears beautl fully, resists wrinkling and Is cool, sleek and slim under your topcoat It Is shown also In white grounds with bright colored stripes for wear when the warmer days come. It tubs or dry cleans nicely snd easily presses slick snd suave new. 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