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CHAPTER V ! liar-ma- n sprat. f iI readily aa If lFre ana putblng In thi to m aurpriaing tratig tlalL I bad left lb tbwf of lb fitom: ah flanml through ting It rtn tin) i bow. au4 her Bnl r buitnmllU enough. st4 m orda "You- - Mr. M I lw.ru tberv? 1 follow ried Jumped I br Into tb rmxa and bad bla feet ; for a aetond or two 4 m d.wf. M)thiru u-- Ito aa? ihii art af I (blAg a tiW, Flc) d fit lb tain atul p,,. r, hoard If Ihrn f r her. And i!lm-rF't ua I d ruld Pnd m lor t Ip li IniTf library lb that atul II w.T frm lb hi library, Th t a small lamp up lbi la lb rrnlrf ; tin aloud I) H laminin a aUrrf of I I top y a rur-.rPn- ! aa-r- . And I Ap? UilullhiP, of Ph m ila hal ' b a-- l. id! Fo her I'll rotifr-- r a I b rough. f.b-- t lot prut uif and I ibrp road IL Fb li up, ukd and Ibrp rot urr lo and ailppod lb 4ukar, !um In a roruor. a bi h I Pat nilng alrbr-- d lb was If llnahrd Cfa looking at aa Lm. i of I prr Tlop I dUlu aWp. aa rrr-laiknew Ihrrv maa mlublrf. trad rntaiq? lhal paper Pat n bul-nea- mixed up with. Wlmt I did realize mat litis the prohubliliy paa lhal If In her poMi-saloHi will remalm-he'd diniroy It. and then Pell then, rt of Ihinsf would hapM-all that I didnt Paul In happen. And so determined lo lake matter Into my own hnnda. I up early. I look (he will, got on my Mrycle, and el off for Hlnrk Gill Jumllon II paa still dark when I set out. I got down lo Carlisle and Iben, of course. It wna plain sailing up lo town. And you've pd the mill I" "Youre a good plucked un!" Maythorne said, pith obvious admiration. "You know at any rate how to act Well! this la a without hesitation. queer tale, Holt Ilow does It strike you?" "It may be," 1 answered, "thnt Mrs. Elphlnstene could give a perfectly proper and vulld explanation aa to how she became possessed of the will." Sheila turned on me like a flash. "Mervyn!" she exclaimed, I believe you think I should have asked her thnt before I stole the will and ran off with It to you!" I " "No no!" I protested. I believe you do I believe you do!" she exelnlmed. "A pretty fool I should have been if Id ns much ns let her know thnt I knew It was there! I know whnt would have happened If I'd told her that I knew whnt was hidden In the book! She'd have burned It before my very eyes. I know! No! knowing whnt I did, there wns only one thing to do, and that was to place d n, n tt "All!" crapltook on the tuhle. Mar-rasdal- aa (- -! Um s5'-i,-" c.l toil, r It quhst) on "Thre you are," La Mid J.inu-- s Malllren. fia occupation, I'ark lain w Mt-htfiua o argue I hut Mr. live with Ida aunt and bla unci. In law. I'.ut perhaps IotUnglcy know? Cottlnglcy knuua a ltd I lo ut know an) thing bImiui MuIlNon, Coitlt.glejr?1" Young titnn about "Very little 1 In a town. A bit foppish. H.rfjr way. IJve wlih Sir SumuIwnd Ijtdjr They any llla Malllson will come In for Sir Sniuiit-r- a mono)." "And tlmt'a oil you know. Cot-tingle- Matb., rcr)tbiug" 'Urtl, lot b'jiil, !. tViPd Pill. Pberoter and boaever a I bad g4 IL And In lb middle of lh nlgbt I gd op. and eiii down, and yd lb arer ou In lh dark, and then Jual aim. k a mnirh and of court on glnftr pat enough. I pul It bak, and Poid bark la bed. And then I her PSf no aleejv I Ml oh. I dnl know Mbnl I fell! There wa at hamL deiilry nnie.ert clo t lumber or noi! pbai My had ah Pith lhal will? Where did alt p-- t H ? By Phal menu? Wat he mixed up wllh? but I didn't d ire lo think oImiui plmt ah might be "1 0 It trl siimtlilh; btM- - lb Continued Well. Unit's thatr he wild. "We know a bit more now about Mnlllaon. I utilities lie's the mnn Mazareff spoke to at lluntlncdon and at York. Now, there's nothing much In that, hut It seems thnt Malllson was going north. And what I'd like to know la thin did he and MazarofT ever meet again? What we want to get at Is the relationship of MnznrofTs murder to the fact that Muzuroff had Blue Diamond Number Two on him when he was murdered. Ilow many people know thnt he had? Well, from all we can make out. here was a mun Malllson who certainly knew It Malllson had seen the blue diamond Number Two In MazurofTs possession. Probably, when they encountered at Huntingdon and at York, the blue diamond deal with Sir Samuel Ixieke was the We'll subject of their conversation. have to get and talk with Malllson, That certainly. And Armlntrnde? man has got to be seen, too he knows more than he's told; In fact, he's told And In the meantime, he nothing. must carefully watched. Holt! Is that man you left at the Woodcock, the chauffeur, Webster, a man of good Intelligence? "Websters a shnrp, clever chap," I "Smart trusty." answered. "Give me some telegraph forms. said Miiythorne. Holt, Im going to send Webster a wire In your name, telling him of certain things I want him to do there as regards keeping an eye on High Cap lodge. We shall have to go bock there. I expect, but It maynt be tomorrow. As for tomorrow, will yon two come here at ten oclock In the morning?" Crole and I went away, leaving Maythorne concocting his telegram to Webster. I bought the evening newspapers and went off to Jermyn street, resolved on going to bed at exactly nine oclock. I should have kept my resolution If, Just as I was about to make the definite move bedward. Maythorne had not turned up. Ive seen Sir Samuel Loeke. again, Holt," he said. Ive found out a certain fact that may or may not be relevant. About this chap Mallison, of course." Yes? I said. continued Mallison, Maythorne. went up north just about the time you and MazarofT did. Old Loeke wants to rent a shooting next year grouse moor, you know and he thought It would be a good notion If Mallison went and Inspected some shootings while guns were actually at work. From what he told me, Im pretty dead certain thtt Mallison was In the Immediate neignhorhood of at the very time you and Maza roff reached the Woodcock inn. Eh? I saw that he expected me to make some comment. I had no comment to make: all I could say was that I had never seen anything of Malllson in these regions. He smiled. Of course Why, no! he answered. you didnt or. I might say, wouldn't, if but still, that's ali in the clouds. Y'et Mallison was certainly there or thereabouts. I wonder if we shall ever find out all about it! I said. He gave me a queer, knowing look. We shall find out all about It, And when we do. Hoit." he replied. there'll be a fine surprise I Look here! Md ua ! piih t "Yea," She Answered, "I Know a Lot Moro Than That" the three of ua stood gazing at each other. A for myself, I felt utterly at a loss: Maythorne was quite calm. He drew a chair In front of the Ore, silently motioning Sheila to It "Miss Merchison Is here because something has happened," he said. "Exactly I" She thrust her hand Into some Inner pocket and drew out a folded paper. As quietly as if she were giving me an ordinary letter to read she held It out to me. "Mr. Maythorne Is right," she said. Something has happened. Thats the will I I brought It to you myself." I gave one glance at the signature at Its foot here, without doubt, was the will, made at York, of which Postlethwalte had spoken at the Inquest. I handed it across to Maythorne. Where did you get this. Miss Merchison Y he asked. The answer came promptly and shnrply with a certain hardness of tone. Stole It!" Stole it? From whom?" "No use beating about the bush, now ! 1 stole It from my own mother ! Maythorne and I exchanged glances : Sheila looked from one to the other. 1 dare say youve heard, perhaps known, of cases where daughters have had to tell the truth- about their own mothers, Mr. Maythorne?" she said. Well whether its wrong or not. Im going to tell the truth about mine. I stole that will from her this morning, because I knew shed no right whatever to be in possession of It, and when Id got It, I jumped on my bicycle and made ofT to Black Gill Junction, and caught the next train going south to hand it overt If I hadn't, who knows what would have become of It? Yes?" said Maythorne. Exactly. But you know a lot more than that. Miss Merchison. And we three are alone." She put her fingers together in her lap I noticed they trembled a little. I know a "Yes, she answered. lot more than that. Let me tell you, for its no use denying it, that my mother is one of those women who love money money, to her, means ail sorts of things never mind what. I saw from the beginning that as soon as it was put into her mind that MazarofT was really Merchison, the idea of getting hold of his fortune began to shape itself. Well, I didn't know what my mother might do: I dont know now, I tell you both, and at once, what site has done I only know that somehow or other she became possessed of that will, and that Tve stolen it from her and given It up to you. That came about in this way. Night before last, latish in the eve Jog, my mother did a most unusual thing for her. Some little time after dinner, she went out, sajing that she was going to se an old man who is lying III in the village. Now, my mother is not by no means an anxious sort about old men and It In frit-ud- likidt , A! of br la Ah safety." Miss Merchlson8 right," said MayThat was the only thing to thorne. And here It is, and tomorrow do. morning I'll hand It over to (role. Mind you, Miss Merchison, your mother, as Holt suggests, may have a perfectly good explanation as to how she got the will. But, under the circumstances, you took the best step you could." Sheila jumped up, suddenly, and began to button her coat. "Then thats all right," she said, Ive done my bit. anyway and now I'm off I'll sleep tonight. Where are you going? I asked as Wherever It Maythorne and I rose. Is, you must let me see you there, tafel.v?" Oh, you can do that," she an- - He Knew the Law The late Haley Fiske of Insurance fame told this story at an insurance men's banquet In New York. An American company," he said, opened a branch in eatern Europe and was soon doing well. visited the main A rich peasant office one day. insured his farm, and then said to the mansger: Now. then. sir. I must have ever) thing plain end clear before I go Exactly what would I get If my and burn were to burn down tontght?' Not more thun fen vear nrd not said the manager. less than three r 1 ILaA k iM (M kUkUmL Get your Hit nj tht ipecUl lit Sprayer Tula? I )( bfr r ?gcan smelling r Ul.ee IS Ubft llT MfHbtone pb ked op tb brnorli. and I eg an to huger It Turtiiug It dui.d to tbe dn at lb back, p rr. b nib It aa run!derb!y worn, and plied lotfM-t- ) Id ll atvkrt. "It avail entity klip out of any otK.m gon." be iald. "And I II op al Itelur's den, rbw to plrkf-tbe nbrre MazaruiTa dead body d !l aa found." turned on blm a quick, quet glance lhal ahlBed from blm to tbe bmnrh, and be picked up the brnorn again, and realored It lo bit Ft. Ion-lu- purkrt. "F to tb tbn g beat of jrour rect.lleo he It peter seen you' aald. "NreerT aha rejwated. "Never T all three went down lreruily fair, and lido tha atreet I g4 a and I g4 Into ll. laxh flh, and Flu-llMa)ilmrae aald god night and went off; oe. I .mi, act out on our ride to a Malda Vale. She audJenly laughed h)ly. aha Mid. "Were were "Mervyn ace lo you glad "Will It be an answer," Mid L "If I tell you thnt I'd been thinking about you all the evening?" "That a nice aner," ahe laughed. "Oh. well now dont leta talk well talk tomorrow, or next day, or aotne other day. Hut you ran hold my band. If you like, till we get to tbe end of tlie ride." hud In We held each other' silence all the way to Malda Vale. r mr I mw her safely In charge of her friend, and went hnck borne In tbe ame cab. . Wondering, of course-wonde- ring . . what next? CHAPTER VII The Misting Man I was hack at Aahlngton mansions soon after nine oclock on the following morning, and by half paat Sheila and I were walking down Edgware road on our way to Maythorne' office. Amidst the crowded London street, we were alone In a sense In which we rould not have been alone In the of Marrasdale, and the sensation wns as novel as It was delightful. Yet I knew It could not laRt, and wa had not been walking far when Sheila voiced exactly what I was feeling. Mervyn ! I'll have to go back, you know! she said. "I've done what I came for given you the will and now ril have to go home soon, anyway and face the music. Of course, tny mother has guessed long since what's happened. And there'll be a nice row! I shall have the liveliest quarter of an hour I ever had In my life. And I shall only have one retort to make not a nice one to make to ones own mother and thnts to ask her whnt she was doing with that will and how site got It? And, If I know her, she won't say." There may be developments before The it conies to that," I remarked. fact Is, we none of us know where we are. I dont, anyhow! I feel as If I didnt know what on earth's going to turn up next" I Anything may," said Shelia. In to these is. cases, the thing suppose he ready for anything and surprised at nothing." And at that very moment a surprise was within touching distance of us. Suddenly Sheila stopped dead and clutched my arm; turning sharply on her, I saw that she was staring as 11 fascinated at the open door of a tobacconists shop, a few yards ahead of us. soli-tud- (TO BE CONTINUED) Hard to Grasp Facts of the Stellar System At first the brain reels a little in the attempt to grasp the facts of the stellar system, even explained with the lucidity and exactness of which Sir James Jeans is a master. From the vast extensions of the sky he carries us Into the Inmost recesses of the atom, where the electron whirls around Its perpetual circuit several thousand million times every second, These numbers. says the London Spectator, are hot dazzle painting, and it is simpler to say that the electron travels as far in a second as our latest seaplane travels In an hour. Sir James Jeans has a happy fertility Aft , flies oi l.u.a. In Maid . a!c I u ail a tail jo ran get ud fe! lire nub U If )oti I ke" In I be "And said )JMbrt., "let 1 1! I rail f or )t0 nd b'log lo tuy office, Aud by e go out, I tb got ?! !., t, it. $ in my Mrrvtd ! tut Id lke to bo po, (Vtt to it lUM," Hket, FuJ.iruty, from oie tithe L and iald n Hi laid In ll. fijtt glare f lb latum an old-- f jt.;oied ratrt g?tn tn h, act In bn. Iiuv b t Filter, II looked rtu 'y al Ftirjtt, rfl tbal before?" "llve )ou ked. "1 biuii b "No!" Fbrlla, "Neefl replied l, rkuh Kill lKoc DiifawCarnlng d Murtvd Tbala MlerT aU mI4 "Well f, Maythorne throw the "T a i) l didu'l ," Vi In tipi Invub aa I Iter, alarmsI at l.rr, M.r Itajlinl, Lalf h)!y. aa M redlerted It out, but Pi r titan I, alol ah Utft Into lb ball l!-- llb br p It?" I ud How Wa It Cot? .( and daufMvr hit rral itmi la Mfhiua Thai main Utwii( Nila i raima i liia Lsk iiuairi ti.eie-at- .a iLrtk, blit M. Hi I hr ati4 d CHAPTER VI u Ml FUnt !ltlaM IlMtliR lJi Hull lAa liia aud hi atif-- fu."-AHr a i lit I FM1 lr I but al I wsiWd out of b lilt! Lad. aodopHied 1C, twotU, arrets at F-- u1jr - )- lak rtU ular III I tr-ub- ttr a d LI fW thdd r:ar-- r! ana lit 1 tipH-- " .. ttril, el? ah.Mt, e try outer a iiut u Urt ULltiI Udf aia p Maiarvfi a ul-- f Yt-- II hit-lkm king, THC STQHY dkr? ft lirlirtl iU ria fuUlid? Lett rtl I ft , rai-lpfty- 'J ) In such comparisons, and forcibly strikes the imagination when he tells us that If the carbon atom were to the size of Waterloo staelectrons would be represix wasps flying round in All the rest Is vacuity. emptiness; and so in the celestial spaces it Is immense odds against any given spot being occupied. "We live In a gossamer universe; pattern, plan and design are there in abundance, but solid substance is rare. .. Friendly Feeling for Birds That Kill Snakes Ail over South Africa !b crHary bird Is prelected by law sndruf(m. In ho totiMih of uni Ferret try bird were found three intliw, each atout a yard long, rletm liurda, and a quantity of cricket and lorufta. The bird baa no breilatlun In attacking a vbra or any polnonoua snake. It conic up quietly, then, owning It wings to Shield lit Mdy, (bodies upa the snake and usually kill or disables It before ll run strike. If the snake does manage to strike, the blow la caught upon one of lh wing, then the birds beak and feet flnlh the buslneva. Before eating Its prey, (be bird plucks out the feather which wa Put Health First v.ict AUttd'MifM a very aUcut minded Hill boy. One redd morning bU mother sent him to a bo well bundle! up, even to bla galothea. When he rred at bla desk kli tearber w quite oreprUed at Ua ked bits: appearance. Fh "Ilow did ) oO happen to Com to school today without )our hlrt7" Hilly looked hlmrtf over from Ms neck to hi fret and exclaimed: "Gee, gosh! I thought I took off my galrehre," Hilly a struck. 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