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Show MAGNA TIMES, MAGNA, UTAH Holy smoke spector?" If I knew that. sir. I should know what Tm here to find out," was Haigs reply. "Certain evidence came Into our possession In London which seemed to point to the fact that members of a gang of dope dealer, receivers of stolen proper-ty- , and other undesirable trade were tailing In your ship. The exact number of tho rooms occupied by them were discovered Got those numbers? I am almost certain I have. My list, however, was made from memory. But in a certain Paris cafe, which we believe to be a meeting place of these people, I recently had a glght of a certain man. Today he has Joined the Wallaroo, as a passenger. His room, booked In London, Is one of those which I have on the list I I think Its safe to presume, captain, that the other four suspecta should be watched?" "I entirely agree with yon. PAGE SEVEN 1 YU A HI EE SEE CfnffiU m By SAX KOHMtW 'mrvRIdHT laughs w.n.u. V Continued 7 can neTer pn woman pouted. Since like," she exclaimed. X have from me Chinn, H brought What wnr known any bapplneuL me? In It that to tell come you lift a ship, atlfle I wut embark upon sick In an air-jlpk i train, or be Something, I Bee In your CHAPTER 1 IJH? Hee See watched her,, tmil- - nia Inf. indeed a further Jour-must take, Uttle one, lc Mid, but surely yon welcome It ire yon so happy In the house a that you regret to gAtwami u There w which you Pa-h- kart Cairo? T hate small love At replied, and lees for Aswaml for Cairo. We in going, then, to Arabia? There, my g least, I hae my comfort wmata." Id the morning, Orange Bio im Be walked slowly towards her. 'You have nntil the dawn of Morrow In which to talk to me, a bewitch me with yonr bean-ty- , md make me more completely jow stove" Dimly the note of a gong sound'Go now tome place below. said Iuan Hee See. k joar room who haa arrived. Tbit Is I dull be detained, perhaps for an d to morasa. ' And started." That s rather teaviee Im real sorry 1 mean of you sald jact Rattray7 the-fl- rst officer, smiling bis slow smile. Dont you think so, doctor?" Doctor Ostler patted Eileens arm soothingly. At least Miss Kearney," he said, It makes a small change. We shall not be ashore again until we reach Port Said. Yes? And what does it matter, this mud and the gray sky? Ha ? Presently we shall be convivial with a little cocktail ha? And It make a small change. Eileen turned to him and laughed. The outstanding characteristic of the Austrian doctor, as she bad discovered during their short acquaintance, was his astonishing quality of soothing. They presently reached a hotel, turned Into the little lounge on the right of the door, and sat down at a table. Good Lord 1" said Eileen. Theres that ghastly woman with the chief 1" Near a pillar, leaning very close together across a small table, were the chief engineer of the Wallaroo and a big, dark woman, apparently handsome In her way, bat of a generously curving figure half-cast- e, not strictly fashionable. Good old Corky," said Jack Rat"Hes a fast worker. Hes to a small square room on the tray. of the bouse, fur well away with the Hon tamer." pound four "Look whos here!" Eileen exIriied very simply as an office, A claimed. uol Pasha sat waiting, Doctor Oestler and Jack Rattray Tt the gang assembled In the Their Iretinrant Suleiman Bey In Parle stared across the lonnge. towu known as the Chief, but here popular fellow traveler, Mr. Durham, was crossing to them. Ik wu in Egyptian gentleman of "Ha! cried Doctor Oestler. "It MUblisfaed position. Nevertheless, Is onr Mr. Durham. He la leaving to witched the door of the room ns yes? tiih a certain nervousness not I Yes, Rattray confirmed. fiddly In keeping with Moslem should like to have a final word with him before I go back to the Io Hee See itood framed In tto tpen t the ship.He never even said good by to doorway, looking Injtton, his eyes nearly closed, "lot tr an hour late. What is the me, Eileen complained. But totr. n tgliuflon?" Hh Ample, was the reply. jCot made a forced landing, J Way." the reedy voice wwded. I accept this explanation I would add that If such occur to others of onr com-to- y disaster lies before us like a flH which no man can pass." 1 have no fears, the Egyptian wed him. Here U the roll I tell you where every man of kt company is at the present mown" explains It, "Or should be." are out of reach, I admit, "t with the others w can get In if you desire It "I do not It. You are respon- dblt He raised a plump hand, pointed Index linger curled. I sot wi-- h to see your report Some de-lir- me that there has been no So, hitch good I am perhaps fool-bIn London everything went h!- - Since thle la our biggest '"tare, I thnnght that the auguries unfavorable. Very l,e coarse but handsome f'row "tare pf the Egyptian n y cloud passed. Its passage ntly detected by those nearly ejes of Ynan Hee See. ion at- - have been disturbed?" Toil' was very soft but In . mo-Mar- rredlbly t,t.-h- n Excellency I" Aswaml a "One of the men er alcrr.ed me on the night we In rd-- u " ,...Ko.' ?t was the Scotsman? He most watched ' , No, not Maelles. I distrust him when he Is sober. Also, I have tanged to replace him If necea-JJ- , Rllt Kid Brown ! exchanged a ,ranirer downstairs r,Mt'ulrant. He went down tin, 1rttTTartog. our second en-h,m he bad thrashed for breach 0f order.- - And this i4ift.Jer for some Bnsslan wPt (ta. was the only person In the 1,11 to h, - T rant TDa-t- at- he reported to me, admitting that he patter been Indiscreet tbtB.re a momentary silence; th, -- " ,0 to ly Ve - 11 ,nan, Tn'n Hee own words, exactreporteJ t0 Ton. lnclnd r'he dcrlPtlon , of this stranger." hlchL dot;Irately drab streets ad from the docks at Mar-tor- t , mor ulWthle quarof , several Inches to. . ctfy ltllow "(nplw,Mnl knd of light dIruJ,nbe,IeTab,y tor. . Sophistication Is Going Out- DEAN said recentA COLLEGE ly that being sophisticated is ation of viewpoint of judgment, of taste by the taint of frustration, the bitterness of disillusiogoing out of fashion. , Can it be trua that the craze for nment the poison of disappoinsophistication to appear blase, to tment the dregs of the cup of seem worldly wise, 'to know it poor experience. True, life is not alL to be hard-boile- d and con- ell beauty or joy or perfection. Neither is it all bitter or sour or temptuous of the simple things can it be true that modern youth wrong. One of the most powerful weapis through with it? And why? Is the advent of old ons in the hands of youtl is Us fashioned hats and ruffles so In- freshness, its faith to write on fluencing our point of view that its own slate only beauty and modern youth now wants to throw perfection. And when youth preSophistication into the discard? maturely dons the soiled and I think I know the reason, says shabby mantle of those who have woman writer of international known disappointment and faileputation. Modern Youth must ure, it docs right to call this by have found out the real meaning the name sophistication" a of the word. Poring over their synonym of adulteration. Thats clear enough." Haig mused. He la Informing friend Po lodoe that he has arranged to cancel from Port Said to Sydney and Is leaving at the former. He later tends the Information that there la friend on hoard, meaning Durham, of course. Durham thought he was spotted. He was quite right" Then, In order of date was an Incoming message which read: "Meurlce Paris sixteen to eighteen signed Pascal" Mr. Len Chows third message, addressed to Pascal hotel Menrice Paris" read: sellle signed Chow." At which moment came the sound of a loud rap on the cabin door. Dawson Haig hastily tinted glasses. adjnsted humped the taxi floua-- ? through the e Bell dictionaries they must have accidently bumped into the derivation of sophisticated." For "sophisticated" means adulterated. Look it up and see his I If it doeanAl a fitting label on that loss of youths natural and beautiful if a genius had tried freshness to express that warping of standards, that tainting of taste, that souring of outlook, that premature aging of all the sensibilities he could have manufactured no better word than sophisticated." For sophistication is an adultef-- Being Content pONTENTMENT Is the result of discerning the value of things we have and the conditions that enfold us. If the evil of the day is sufficient' thereunto, so is the joy. The gladness most worth having Is that which is at hand growing by todays highway. Pluck it: It will be s present delight and a future treasury in memorys storehouse. Bishop Charles II. Through Partly Open Door Acrose the Narrow Alleyway, Haig Was Watching. Dawson Eileen Kearney stood outside. In a green Jumper suit and beret, her cheeks freshened and her eyes breeze by sea brightened she looked absurdly young and dl turblngly beautiful. Syodicite WNU Servlc Youth' Fling Greater fling that youth takes, the more searmg an everlasting the lesson learned. He who begins many things fin- ishes few. Boys, do not forget that nothing makes an old man happier than politeness from e young man. The tendency to pessimism spells paralysis. Eloquence without conviction in the heart of the speaker usually fails to sway any great number. No one can brag casually. That its bragging always shows ' through. Two Temptations Whether to stay and try to stop v nuisance ormove away always a question. There is indeed a right of the wisest but there is no right of the strongest And come to think of it, it couldnt have a better name. If the wisest of us had tried to put a Seif6! Youth Doffing the Soiled Mantle of Those Embittered by Disappointment We cannot mold and control the materials of our outward environ ment till we have learned to master ourselves. Where to Stop Break crisp cooked bacon left It is hard to say just as much as over after breakfast into potato is necessary and no more. soup. It improves the flavor, The best books are the a of living minds. A cloth saturated with vinegar Crimes multiply where there Is and rubbed over brick tiling will no certain administration of jusmake the tiling look like new. tice. a,- -. More there are in the family, After frosting cakes dip a knife in htt water and smooth over the the more excruciating stories on each other there ere to tell at frosting to make it glossy. family reunions. a slices few of bacon If are Know Your Opinions It is more important to know placed in the bottom of tha pan in which a meat loaf is baked it will than to defend your opinions. No one in the crook business give it a delicious flavor. a ever seems to realize that it is Dont forget to coyer your overdone and therefore unprofitcrocuses and tulips before the able. frost gets into the ground. Cover Laugh at the world If you will, well with leaves and lay boards but dont whine about it. over the leaves so they will not blow away. a Brent After flowering plants have faded and been removed from piazza boxes fill boxes with small growing evergreens or pint Make thy recreation servant to thy business, lest thou become a slave to thy recreation. When preparing mustard add a drop of salad oil to it while mixing. This will greatly improve the boughs. Quarles. ,s a ip flavor. WNU Sarne C Anocutcd Nnrapapar You positively startled me, Eileen I" he said "Fn kMw(Maa. cut in quickly. Did anybody see I cannot say. But I must be pro-- , your tected from spch visit" No!" she said breathlessly. But 111 see what can be done. At about which time, Dawson I heard some one coming along the main alleyway and bad to run I" She etepped Inside and closed the THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING door. Its good to see you," Haig dey to hi Matt Kaarney. young American llvlns In London, ay good-bclared. But, according to our ar000,000 In conveying later Eileen, on board tha Wallaroo. The ahlp lameeta Im not rangements at Marseille Dawson Inapector homa On Kearney hla way Australia. gold to In love with Eileen. Haig la on the trail supposed to know you jet I What's much vary Scotland Yard, of Haig, Longa warehouse. happened? X of opium, which ha la convinced la concealed In Jo with Detective Norwich to Called, to other duty, Haig delegate Kearney, EBeelT replied, speaking This," warehouse In Kearney th While can. h and find out what th Lastnlght I was plcl. up am)1 carries away a notahook. which ho turn, over to Hrt W veiy rapidly: awakened by aome one hanging at a leader of a hand of International thieve la at Jo Lung r th los of hi notebook, h tends two of hla ,0'1"r,,1ft'r I distinctly beard Haig near cabin door. wlch and Kearney, one of whom h realise must have to the Wallaroo. Soon him say, 'Marconi message." la pussled over cryptic notea In tha book, referring but Kearney Is not overtaken. That would be Doctor Oestlere after leaving Kearney Norwich la murdered, seiiea Whtfa Haig Is poring over the book, a monstrous ereatura enter cabin," said Haig He stooped over It, and escape hie notes, scanning them rapidly on-tbe came to the last of several a Haig, with his cabin door locked, messages received by Doctor Oestyour friends can spare you for That must have been about moment I have a private message was rapidly making pencil notes, ler. served him. He half-pas- t three this mornlngr he for you. But I shant detain you while his memory had been nnable to complete his In- suggested. more than two minute" walked vestigation, owing to the unexpectIt was. Have you the message They left the house and In ed movements In the cabin which there?" seat a npstalr to where, upon Mr. Len faced that of I Dawson Haig smiled wrlly. an alcove outside the dining room, Immediately Chow. He much regretted the dishe brown It A soft have here, replied. was man certainly a waiting. order In which he had been comShall I read it to you? hat and a white raincoat lay beside pelled to lease the latters apart1 hen I can tell him. Yes, pleae do ment It had been this or discovery, you If Its the same Oh!" Eileen gasped, and clutched however. Durhams arm. Her face grew sudHaig stared at h r In a certain was Briefly, he had learned that Mr. bewilderment, then : This is It, he denly pale. Then this pallor was Chow, according to his passport said: swept by a swift color. an American citizen, and that he 1 havent Oestler passenfr ruts Wallaroo stood up. Dawson Haig a In been have England only could near home frightened you, Eileen? I conldnt week, or possibly less, at the time Ibjh keeper searthlght telL know . . other way. stop of any think that the Wallaroo sailed. He found He looked up smiling "Does that a receipted bill from the Grand Hoon came anything to you, Eileen? convey Frans Mr. was sufficient Hartog When tel Birmingham. It blankly, No!" she confess'! board the Wallaroo at Marseilles to to convince Haig that Mr. Chow had P beeirengaged upon-t- be frustrated watching big). "ItJ'ilt thq same. take possession of his cabin onhad Of course, you cant possibly know deck (both berths In which dope smuggling enterprise; had 1 must been reserved In London), through probably been responsible for safe what I'm talking shout, so narI vas In the bath While which to explain. In a partly open door across the port Sydney, was delivery this morning that sudden squall of row alleyway Dawson Haig apparently, he was booked. blond saw the tall wind and rain came. fo you reHe watching. himself Haig presently presented month, with bloody whom, German he member? stairs In the captain's cabin. There, be had seen coming down the Haig nodded. a whole hour, busily for remained Slar-coof the Restaurant Suleiman Beyl borrowed (he porthole and 1 had ojrened from the left his hid- transcribing books a number of Incoming fastened the door b.ik to freshen Onseen, Dawson Haig went op to the cap- messages and outgoing message re- the air In my cabin, and Doctor ing place and Peterson was room. Captain or dispatched by the suspect- Oestler, whose cabin adjoins mine, tains was lit- ceived which While some of the mes- must have done the wine, Because, seated at his desk, five. He was bad y ed seemed - innocent enough, when I got hack I n turned first tered with paper sage had been lyabout this voyage. The gold notably those sent by Doc- a lot of papers which wa7 a big responsibility. In the first other on my table bad been were loose obviously ing Oester, tor quite other troh-- b blown right out Into the main alley-waIn some sort of code. Diace snd now. to his sudden compiled this added been setand cabin e. hsd Haig went to his official from Scot- I didn't realize, until I looked appearance of an tled down before the Uttle table to out of this make could he what through them, that some of the pawaVright, captain," said Daw- - see didnt belong to me. There materlaL new pers man l sheets of notes In German, son Haig. Its my were known woman as e The resignedly. smiled snd supposed to be a some sort of sd entitle leaflet, and The captain and end muddle to me, In-- Miss Ednam, Mr. Lea Chow, and one or two other odds artist. Tf. complete vaudeville he confessed. "Whatever Doctor Oestler were the suspects which I gave to the stewardes askSTt ,U about? If thla fellow U a wbose names appeared In the Mar- ing her to find out where they had come from. I suggested, as his criminal why coni book of him was open, that they probably to flad mh door be t Studying a Ust of telegraphic Doctor Oestler. I was which the captain had bor- belonged to and be sent a message back, Tmpl. U room, wlrelees right, Haig the from rowed me. But later. wbetr l that Mr. Chows first two thanking another fragI found the wallaroo. discovered dressed. was to bad been addressed message wlth 100(1 ment London." LUung Causeway a dangerous L1L (TO BE COSTl'lEDt of 'brink members of Excellent," be murmured. International gang." now. We w hlch I think, explains HeUopolli e estab-Ushme- nt The be Doctor and Mr. Rattray, but a said, I hope you will take a stirrup were ten mllei from cup presently. Miss Kearney If Wd one. hitch." The French authorities have Just notified me," Haig went on, "that three other men all they could tface who were present at the restaurant I have mentioned. hae all set out by different routes for the Near East . . . Looks like a general assembly at some spot unknown. Its my Job to find that spot, captain ; because. If I do find It, t expect to meet there the man who murdered Detective Sergeant Norwich In Limehouse the night before the Wallaroo sailed." As a result of this conversation, a new passenger Joined the ship-o- nly a few minutes before she left Marseilles: a certain Mr. Smith, who wore tinted spectacle He was allotted a seat at the doctors table next to the distinguished Austrian scientist. Doctor Oestler. On the following morning one of the Chinese passenger Mr. Len Chow of New York, went to the parsers office. He had a serious complaint to lodge. While he bad been absent In the bathroom, some one riffed his cabin. Can you give a list of the miss Ing articles? asked Mr. Winter, the purser. Mr. Len Chow, his spectacled face unemotional, replied that none were missing. Then whats the row about?" The thief must be apprehended. He has rifled my papers. They are of great personal value." But no value to anyone else? No." Are any missing?" No." There was silence for some moment Ill make Inquiries, Mr. Len Chow, naturally," said Winter; but as you say he has stolen nothing, I really dont know how we are goDo ing to Identify this person. nog Causeway London" was the tel--e graphic address f Jo Lungs In Limehouse! f The messages themselves were Mmpie enough. They were these; One; "Arranged to transfer or igned Chow." 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