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I 4 k-- tv!:tg ey IV leitt, Ihel t'k drrl I laUiiblng softly over tl.S hen a hand was laid nn tuy arm, I looked shandy rund to e May thorn Jerke-- I a queer Herk, (Vllnqtry, Ihunib over hi left alioulder. sl'ettlly, and following lh grtur I saw. a few yards away, Shells, Mcyiburn, or other and a ntrarr man, l up for lh part of th conflnm-- d loafer, lh tri-- that Jud hanta about, and hangs kIh:L Guv'inr !" wild rottlnglry, as If Intrsel'iclng May thorn, ''ll.-i!- " I went up to Mavthom ai d Shells, Cot Hugh y t my heels. Tho loafer person mad a slinking movement to sottM-hod- eeybuw," ei4 go euinr Lrt tri e els-u- hlpred. liter!" rxi UlimtL e r.Ui,b eld id Miii-- r w W we na grr !" ys . nii-atv- e after her daughter," I euggeaud. And th will," b answered. Or lo find out whnt her dnughtrr's dun with lb will. Well Hare nr two mn wr'II have to hev a prrtty straight talk with tomorrow. V'r going lo Imv It ovit with Armlhtredr. After llmt, wrr going to Intrrilrw Hnlo. share n ml Porelavr, eibly with a lit:! police esKStanre, If need b. Hut tonight you end I ere going ta so kYe know wrhure Mrs. Elphlnston. el. o to be found end we'll go now and find bor." Where?" I asked, wondering If h had somq further Information. (an yon doubt?" he answered with She'll he found at Ashing-tolaugh. mansions where, I suppose, you've Just left her daughter. I want to nk Mrs. E.'piiinsion a question or two. And I may its well toil you. Holt she won't answer 'cm! Tonight, at nny rate." "That I quit expect," said I. "Jm.t so! p.ut she'll answer em Far-slave!- She went off on the Instant, without us much as a word, and 1 watch th house fifty envoafit of word London," M.i) thorn a .i I d. T1 eern of orre llotie ehlftod, Il!l ! wrv got oin of lh chief actor rim. at hand." Mr. Klphlnoton. of cour, ha llll Cot-tlng'e- bed runinn-ni- . lurlv there!" tt' , The thing Is, first, to put glance. them to her." We rede up to Malda Vale and got out of our cab some twenty or thirty yards short of Arlington mansions. Maythorne Immediately nudged my elbow. What did I tell you?" he said. "They're here, now!" In front of the main entrance to the flats a taxicab stood. And within It sat a woman a tall, angular, elderly vvnntnn, dressed lu somewhat rusty black, who stared straight In front of her until, attracted by our momentary halt and seeing our eyes turn In her direction, she gave us a quick side glance only to withdraw It sharply and to lock abend again, still more steadWe passed on and entered the ily. door. Ive seen that woman before, remarked Maythorne. as we crossed the At Marras-dale.hall to the elevator. the rear, and began lo study the contents of a simp window. Mavt borne gave me a glance that meant more things then 1 could realize. N'uvv then, Holt," he said, plunging straight Into business, Miss Murchison's given us a description of this man Purshive Just you give us another, so that Cottlngicy and this other imm of mine will know him to the Inst detuit. Here Johnson !" The loafer Individual slid close to ns, like a shadow sifted by a moving light, and he kept his eyes on me without blinking while I rapidly hut thoroughly detailed a description of Parslave. Cottirgtpy nodded at Maythorne, nudged the loafer, and they turned away, with seeming utter IndiiTerence. Sheila stnred after them In obvious wonder. Maythorne laughed and motioned us toward the end of I'raed street. You two young people can go oft Parslave Is as duty now," he said. safe as If wed got him Inside the Take my Jewel case at the Tower! advice go somewhere and have the day to yourselves. Leave all this to me the only thing Is that I want you, Ilolt, to look in at my office at six oclock sharp this evening. Now Im off! Ituslness!" " I saw So have I." I answered. her about the Woodcock in fact, I took her for the cook. What can site be doing here?" Mrs. Elphlnstone will know," he said. Put I shan't ask her that, now. Well what's this Miss Apper-ley- s number?' he went on, ns we Twenty-seven? were whirled upwards. Right 1 Now tlten, Ilolt we 4 4.4. 4 Minimum of Waste in Sardine-Cannin- g Not Included The librarian had missed some of her regular visitors In the children's room, one dry a little girl came in to the missing ones. who was a cou'-lOn being questioned as to where her cousins hrd been so long, she told the rt.rarlan they had had the scarlet fe- or. "but," she added, the rest of the v sre not guaranteed." n to- or next dey or the day after that." he said, with a significant morrow Mervyn!" Shs Whlspcrsd. Parslave! Con In There!" In a Down East sardine canning factory the only thing that Is wasted Is the odor. That may not he a dead loss, for there ore persons who assert they like the smell of a sardine factory. The scales are sold to the manufacturers of artificial pearls. The fish meal is In demand In Germany and In ttiis country. The waste oil Is collected and utilized In thc production of paints and varnishes. Even the tin cuttings from the cans are baled and shipped to England for reprocessing Into new sheets of the metal. . Down East sardines are sent to On In Java, when different countries. I rl4 I a id n(4r dr ! 44 Plant representatives sought a new market, the natives would have nothing to do with tiie little tislus boiled in oil." Two hundred free cases were offered If the prospective customers would place a 1,000 case order. At last the deal was made. The sardines were heaped high on trucks, together with a hand of native musicians, taken from bazaar to bazaar, and sold. Thus Introduced, there was no further difficulty in adding Java to ttie list of sardine consumers. New York Times. MVi! Mie Ajpertry be bad at tuub nor ica ftrrrd," im, Uiiboal ee a lap, rr. J:4 Aiprty emlnc it, rw w, obi J t t..r. end I rtirM, ebrrakl. U tuOfc( Into h (btdjt of It.lOf. Aa e nneadai Mei net bit-i- t already el It fall brlibl, atuud, l4.t fil.M end dehatt. by lb . laid. Mrs, Jjdiifikiuii Iklvud fbtlutlUy m I (1 etNJrf, la aa ril. tbair by lb bcrvh, Mr. tat lh di .tph.tufe ron-.rf- , if a rhatr la nacatag it budt cf ble attbrvr!t end et tnicntt)feirfid at t hi min end lo, in-- i no nurd. matter, (til Ue a reo--e U(e pe-m.kl-u yv4 let) n of (hat hi!" JthrRa M My-luend eayinc ith rtophee!. m tnxi In. ti e bp la la tpMk firM ur , , . Mt brol etf I her. r, father, Mey It. on broke iblnce t.T fur br. II ito(l for erd and look lb sard oat f M.eita'e ntouih. "Vour ileust.irre In lb rt;ht, Mre. 3 b!nlo," I. eel I In rool, Il'e up la fots la ylv accriile. f rMf mW atbrr ertot ra !- ('4 yt eo No, corn, Mr. Htrh-aha- r. rr1v Then silence fell upon us. We stood, each other. mutually questioning Sheila spoke first. Eeclesliares house I and Parslave In it? Then here's some devilry at work. Mervyn whats to be done? Of course, I see bow things are. sent Parslave here to hide!" Put I hod been thinking during that moment of silence thinking fast. There's only one thing to be done." Look here you do Just what I said. I tell you. Get a taxicab. Go straight to Maythorr.e's 103b Conduit street got that? and tell him exactly what's happened. Get him to come back here with you, and to bring his clerk, Meanwhile, I'll keep an eye on Parslave and that house. Now-bu- rry hr:ii-- l ee "Iourthope, Artiiinfrad, Mr. end Mm. I!1ph'nin all Irfi tor for tarii by tight o'dmk l rain thla nmrnlng" I band'd bark lb without ImjM.MMl-bit!- "Dr. Ecclcshare Surgery flours 0:30 to 11 a. m. 7 to 8:30 p. m." I hurried back to the top of the street, where Sheila was already hanging about Got him? she asked. I touched her arm with one hand, pointing with the other to the house at the further end of the street. You see that house down there? the one that stands out from the rest?" I see It I" Thats Eeclesliare's I Eccleslmre's, do you understand? Doctor Eccle-shnrEccleslmres good Lord! And H, cealalk w log la UVluirr'i trirgram, but each wont a wore ihrr roiuryrd a good deal of hl.hly lajoirfai.t Information Thl I What Wrlotrf Mid: y flit In i.r iiartu,! (if Ibrr Tin twin utter amazement: I4'e fllw hrrw Vhirr." Ier-alert- ! bn Just "I tell you I'anda tobacco ehp! Into lliat ehnp th I In (hat ktiop! Comeback!" Your rrrlalnT" I eeld. la In I lead rtrtclnl there! Walth for biro let me eland In Ihli almp door. know you?" Of tourttl If ht com this way, I'll allp Into tli la bliop and buy mint thine anything. If he goa the other hat la be follow, (iond Heavens! In Loudon?" here! doing It ua a drapery titllnlinint by which we were et finding. with a deep doorway Sholla allppod within Ita shelter; I. half hliblcn. kept nn eye on the tohnrconlKla door. And presently out mine a tall, wiry follow, obviously a countryman, hronr.ed In cheek and neck; lie turned along the pavement, . away from Sheila mine out of the doorway and gin need down the ' root. That's she enld. Hut I knew It was. What next?" We must follow Idm," I answered. "No mutter where he goes, I'm going to track him. Iaiok here! I'll keep n lit tie way behind him; you keep a little way behind me." So we begun our chase of this man who hod disappeared from Finish! on the night of SlazarolTg murder, and for whom the police had already Instituted a Farsluve went slowly away In front, ar.d Just as slowly Sheila sauntered after me In the rear, lie was an easy man to follow, and It needed little watchfulness on my part to see that he had not the ghost of an Idea that he was being followed. lie turned to his right sharply, Into Prned street, crossed the roadway, and a little further along the other side, turned again. Sauntering after him, at a considerable distance, I saw him enter the side door of a house a rather bigger, more pretentious house than those that flanked It Then he I hastened my steps, disappeared. walked swiftly past the house he had entered, and on the side door, on a dirty, uncleaned brass plate read, to , l Ut-ell- com rarslave's w "tf.r!llo, of rourc, mlhlrif from Marrnedxl? my ejvlc of kleiiborn e(-- l, w good tri;ghtful luiob la a d li,u; lh effrftl aOl eluot St it euiun.4 . lililH lenrw, I'.ul Ihel, efirf ell, !a M4hlag la da with It.! try, Ihuu.k It be ell la da with bh'H end m(!f. Al blf i k br link la Lrr frlrad a tv Cat, and lb. a wrnl mi la (uaduit MiH and )!i)tliana II Immediei-lweird a Irlrgram et mr, llrf Jo er. Half," I. eald. M ur men, drvriopiiH ntt. A wlrw from like any fatnily roan, with the pleaeant et.nslt.g fern! prei ling felu and yonder thr- - hnn wil In lh r want' dte mil away, lh Hillr In him . . , nn suoplrton of omr potato-n t4 wee la L leiliwb wMb L welling wad wee bring dflirq btfr w rvih4 My & thing bulk looked el ewrli triLrf end l ad lljl.lful, flid h 11 MryaP t inn II Mif Niirtl-nnil.rU- Mai rffi4MM mli4, lola 1 Ml.ff, 'ad qliul4t4 yha Mllinff Hull a I I Ula4 llult 111 Iff r UaMlair 4 It 1111 la II t4 I S Mt4ai wnr. V a ! tow. by ltr i tl Ik f IWy Hu4ml y, bl Dot atrhd long hr for ram out again, and rent my bow did yua Etphln-ti- li (niwalon eif. ill al.lrh U bow of MarerofiTe m 111 you. sf- -n Mr. Crolee Il c irt Mr. room. Early Handkerchief hm-4- I!iphlntn cnain(l eerily. Itul Mr. IJphinrtotjr hord lcmp'r end be lt. I low der you ; k la me m! Ilk "tt'bal IhslT" eh demanded, rlshl " J!y lady!" Inirnj;id Mey-IhoIt relia, and dn'l b fxiUh. Is Think a Lit). very wealthy man nmrdervd under most euplcloue be bit will la hie circumstance. lib pocket, with other papers, and valuables, and with r.Hncy. II M not only murdored, but he Is robbd of evrrylldnc he has on him. Nothing ran be discovered about his missing Then a few nlghte later, property. your daughter accidentally finds out that the will Is In your hands! What do you suppose the police authorities will any lo I hut, Mrs. Elphlnstone? I'm asking you." Mrs. Elphlnstone looked at him aa thoroughly obstinate and slight ty stupid people will look at a questioner: I could see quit weil t hut she was wondering, h"vv he dared and incere-monlou- s. lo Ih so dr Ilr AsnDnnaiiRi ried a QiHve Ann, who land flute ITC la 17 rlitldirn, elii rri.nol over gv . t4 ett uf Ei-- g blrtlt to l...m su tir, ( iMd I I'etl.findrr )It0. IUnlsitle yn etlll window for your krp ligbi In lb l lb, Olif, kdl'd( Ibat isvpj(r isruty vn different eya ruffe! r!l Wl y do you rbould I rould ItuUl ( 'wth HH I tend In ltd (Imieldyl Ibel? ntII . lO, ! W4e P!el Crtily II survived Infamy. Ibrr ar IMltiatu. h Jgk uf Gh.g lueUt-of bo died la I at ib M uf elrvrll, dMild IdwMuin hHi tlvnj hit, Only Tbl I dr oM Mlf M i' 41 Timlf JUkly Rayel ealUfioJ o v If era only un of ibetal ado log ly?" antwrml I'rrtn Jvl a RmUiir Wbela lh Tbnnha for lb Friend r CoratossrL bee look opevU-Ibe- i I li! e pKUipl.b-- l you gav hid nT and ouldnt pay attention 10 Another irlr, ht Jut a lil(ld . anything Icm than an airfield that expUn bow to develop oOc'l ur t S lra-run- and llellea Viaeyard Frt IX7 HEsi.u! tor Cl, Crl Out, In Italy bed la tlnrynrd and prtalucrd ration nf ln. In Ib Franc had S.l,C:r err and pruduerd NDJ.Il(',,,vt In. t yr In uf gnllon em clvua;, a Journey." 1 TsI.'A ('. au Thre I Could berdly Cfg!e k-- j Iny t hrcalfaal." Why da you llh grepcfrult?" open bolbr If most nf your fani wr cootlnu most of lb lo h eo. new one b 111 Tbm nhy dont !irr? Gulticrrv. I ndvlo Wear er. Ati memory. Com?" YI night yu go a day eui , Ar Welr-Piyou lo mok p It eiuitlie III nerve." Sorry. I'm n diver." If you rnnt lov least avoid them. will Nothing lo-fr- at ork. Faun. your enotuloa, at amuse a baby doesnt annoy grown folk. that SOFTENS WAT E IE pliiln-sMkc- Sir. Elphlnstone groaned once more audibly. Most distressing!" b murMost unpleasant. IlcatV mured. I I think, S!urln, that or yow know If I were you I I ttdnk I should say hove you got this er document I should really." Sirs. Elphlnstone vvlll have to say how she got It. and from whom," observed Maythorne. That will was without doubt abstracted stolen from pocket hy the man who murdered him. And, Mr. Elphlnstone, It Is later discovered in Mrs. Elphln-stone- 's keeping. IIovv came it there?" Sirs. Elpiiinr.tone suddenly gathered up her w raps and her umbrella and rose from her chair. What right have you to ask me questions?" she demanded, facing Slay-thorYoure not a policeman, as far us Im aware, and I don't know that youve any authority. I am going, and whoever wishes to se? me will find me at Short's hotel. Youll find me there, Sheila I snail not run after you again. "Thats a useful thing to know, Sirs. Elphlnstone," said Maythorne, still "You will no doubt, be pertinacious. called upon at Short's. This Is a matter of murder! And whether you like or, as It It or not, Mrs. Elphlnstone should be, Xlerchison I am going to know who murdered XIaznroff. If you know, you're already an accessory after the crime." Sirs. Elphlnstone was at the door by tills time, and her eyes were as hard as ever as she swept us all with Are you a half contemptuous glance. corning, Malcolm? As for you, Sheila, If you want m? again, youll have to " come to me. Otherwise She made a gesture which seemed to indicate that she washed her hands of her daughter and of everybody present; and without waiting for Sir. Elphlnstone, site marched off down the corridor. Mr. Elphlnstone shook his head wearily and despondently. He looked round at all of us as if he wanted to speak, but no words came, and he presently turned and wort after Ids wife. Maythorne closed the door, and glanced at us. You may think I was too explicit perhaps brutal with Mrs. Elpldn-stonhe said, but I don't believe any of you understand. Knowing what I do and Crole, of course, knows it j now I cannot keep this information from the police! It's Impossible! We know the police know that Slazaroft was robbed as well as murdered! That ; IIow did Mrs. will was on him! Elphlnstone get it? Site it shielding Now, somebody. That's the truth! then who is It?" Then, without waiting for any reply or remark, he tapped my shoulder and set off. I lingered a moment, to exchange a word or two with Sheila, and then followed him. Genuine Lewis High-Te- st Lye makes the hardest water soft and clear. Soft water saves soap . . clothes . . . and hands. Order genuine Lewis Lye from your grocer . . . and follow the simple directions as do thrifty housewives everywhere. Send for book on how to make washing comsoap at lc a bar pound and home-made JAMES D. SWAN, Manager of Specialties , The Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co., Dept. 30 North La Salle SL, Chicago SL-6- e, j The white handkerchief was considered had form iti ancient Rome. Although colored cloth squares were used for such purposes as headpieces, neckerchiefs and barber's accessories, the practice of mopping" or blowing'' In puidic was frowned upon hy the elite. 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