-A-w P Kt.i rnvppr : .' Etfi'" ' r i-i' W, i v W7 "T 1 . :,. i , 1 ;f C t : ", i .ij . Wr " ; Wi'SF. A ? Y iv " "' THEMIDDLETEMPLEMURDER A Detective Story cMH0M,iWrsw..AA.y,"ir. CctvriQM. "" ,nL ' "v"v It. BIiPHIOK laughed slightly nnd nmrnit hlg hand. "Mv eood young gentleman J" he said. You eiaggerato your own Importance. don't approve ol mouorn jouruunom or of its methods. In your own cue or ?'..- v,u nf nnmn absurd no- Ion that tho man John Marbury was In !0.ii.v one John Maltland, .once of Mar it Mllcastew and you have pcen trying ok'MenMlssDayllsheret- "".rStaln temper-In him ihlch. when onco roused, WJtatp tralght h It lug, ana w. u . IIC 100KCU IUO urn i" - "Mr. Elphlck," he said, "you nro hldentlv unaware ol all tnai "now. Ho I wl ten you " "s "i in Cm so back to my office, and I will r"A ., r. n-t,nf i An know, nnd give he truo and absolute proofs of what It know, nncl It you win uuuu,u jm Lf to read the Watchman tomorrow nornlng men you, "",'1p"'.ySf v, TiMr me dear me-! said Mr. El- phlck, bantering. "Wj i an ; .0 used 0 uitra-BcuoiiiiuiJui """ "v".; Watchman tnai dui um vm" knd Inquisitive old man, my good young Mr. so1 perhaps you will tell me ; n a Snsrro reflected for n second. . Then Iie.bent forward across tho table ncd ooked .the old barrister straight In the faC'l. .. . -- -..!.,.. IT ..III .ll "Ves," nc saw quieuj. t,f T bnnw hovnnd doubt. I know lliat the man murdered under the name .1 Ti,r, Mnrhnrv was. without doubt. Pt.i. Afoitinnrl. nf Mnrkct Mllcaster. and that Ronald Breton Is his son, Whom you loon irum umi. "'" t cnrrn imH rieatrerl a commete re venge for the cavalier fashion In which Jlr. LipmCK nan iremm uim ; .uu.u .n iiavo boon nITorued a more ample one than that offered to him by the old barrister's reception of this news. Mr. Elnulck a lace noi omy ien, uui changed: his expression of almost sneer ing contempt was wnuBionneu 10 uuc ilearly resembling abject terror : ho .Iropjed his pipe, fell back In his chair, KCrtrffl himself, gripped tho chair's arms, unci stared at pargo as 11 me roung man nail smmcni.v ucnouueen 10 lim lliat in anoiner raiuum ue muai IV lea 10 insiuni cakuu, nun wmhui nutck to we his udvuntage, followed it iii). "That is what I know, Mr. Elphlck mil if T rhnnse. nil the world shall know It tomorrow morning I" bo said firmly. 'Ronald Breton is tne son 01 tnc mur iered man, and Ronald Breton is en razed to bo married to tho daughter of ,be man charged with the murder. "Do you near tnat u is not mnt ,yr o( suspicion, or of Idea, or of con- Wtxe, H is fact fact!" .Mr. ripnicK siowiy lurucu ui ince (0 Miss Bayiis. He gasped out a few ords. "You did not tell me this 1" Then Spargo, turning to the woman. iiw that she, too, was white to the ips and ns (rlghtcned oh tne man. "I didn't knowl" she muttered. 'Ho didn't tell me. lie onlv told mo his morning what whut I'vo told 'OU." Spargo picked up tits hot. "Good-night. Mr. Mluhlck." he said. But before ho could reach the donr iiHhc ild barr iter had lcnnnl from hU mtiM and feized him with trembling lands, fwarzo turned nml looked nt lira. He knew then thut for sonio rcn- Ion or other ho bad given Mr. Septimus w"ii 11 iiorouguiy uau ingni. rf'Vell?" ho growled. "My dear yoiitir centlemun !" 1m- plorcd Mr. Elphlck. "Don't go! I'll I I'll do anything for,.you If you won't go away to print that. I'll I'll give you a mousnnri pounds 1" Spargo shook him off. K "That's enough I" he snarled. "?.ow. U nm off! What, jou'd try to bribe f iUK i Mr. rllphlck wrung bis hands. "I didu't mean that InrWri I didn't" he almost wailed. "I I don't know what I meant. Stay, young gen tleman, stay a little, and let us let us talk. Let mo have u word with you us many words as you please. 1 implore you!" nPHrco mado a linn nrrtenxn n( IiphI. tatlnn. If I stay," ho said at Inst, "it will onlj be ou tho strict condition that you answer and answer truly what ever questions I like to usk jou. Other iwise " lie inndp nnnthnr mnrn tn iin rlnnp and again Mr. Klpbk-k laid beseeching IisikIh on him. "htny!" ) Bin,. "I'll answer any thing jou like!" rilAPTKK XXVIII in,,tr. Of I'rocd Identity 'PAHGU tat down oguin in the chair '(hlch t hnil lliat laff u.wl 1n1.n.l n, rhc two peoplo upon whom hls'startliuc linnouncemcnt had produced nuch u i,...uu3 rmci. Aim nc rrcognlica as K Jooked at them that, while, thoy wore """, "wncneu, iney wero frightened In different ways. Miss Bayfls bad "irwiy recovered her composure; she rOW hat HOmhar nnil Llm.n nu A..Af v.. Wl j?irt)parB0,'" look w,tn something Knii . ""inco; ue tnougnt no otu wmi in ucr mind u certain DREAMLAND ADVENTURES THE LONG-AGO CHARM llr DADDY TIlIB lltfut nnrlitt-nnl (The Wild Ocete. fittlnn In Ihn Pllrll. hrina In Pntnti nxtt R.'flu IvAoriii to Me aiape 0 a coin. Hilly Vm the charm to ice whal will Aau Pen ) ILWS first little rub on the curl- ous coin which the Kimr of tho Wild r?so had broucht from the Hnuth lceniet to havo n funny effect on tho JwcafhtV Tho warm spring day suddenly turned to winter cold, then to autumn I'tlspness. then tn Hum mar hmt. It 'vJLai 8,Mlf tl18 scn6ons wero being turned I bck Hko 11 clock. inis made Peggy think of her wrist Rtch, ami sho glanced nt it. To her urprtee the hands were spinning back ward eo fast sho could scarcely see uiem, ,i'J?i"w.h,l,lilers' w'v inmped to tho inlddU of last year," shouted Billy. t.ui1?.1 "onklol Honklel You rt! iV lJV6 amon8 the u'811 boy of on day. Rub. rub the Long-Ago ffi,?,l".vd y?u shall have your wish"" ktTd ft'.K.,n ot WW Geese. Honklftl IT-i.i.i ti 1.1. 1 Ti.i V ll,..u i""1'1 UOUKIOl 1TIUCCSB K iff !Jd "ll?. w.nted. to roam the wild niiVT.-T nuLl tw" country belonged to nli 'f? 1 ' nub' rub t" Long-Ago charm lfl.M bonked IK7 U0018. sbnll have her Beautiful Blue !f hHliSj4 rtfwp as U to usk her of ..lhfl0Uld "l06 The effecta Vh-Vbt.flr,t rub b8d been natonUhlng iuh if.Vr? V't00 telllnB wbt another nHirtfLgbt do' I & trn time, back Anti'.thy yu babies again, ot. Indeed. .1.?!! Jura, time back eo far thnt fl,.- 'I"1 llinu DOCK to r,d not be there- at all . Hut Vesev nntli-pH ,.. mi ."uiu uoi oe tnero at all. J Peggy noticed that BUI . tlM-ftlK yoUnStr tbB? befor' nollb .mtflfrJ. F1?! WX tt King of.thq loSarSU,ffiK'- iW-P . ' UCCSQ. llOr thn Tltit.M.i1 T11.iA a inmv !"'.wfHi ,ic um iHiuk dtlh' "AWttliM -tJilii.l-illtfii'rtfh Vi 1 ir by J. S. Fletcher fear was battling with a certain amount of wonder that bo had discovered the secret. It seemed to blm that so far as sho was concerned tho secret had coino to an end i It was us if sho said In so many words that now tho secret was out ho might do his worst. But upon Mr. Septimus Elphlck tho effect was very different. Ho was still trembling from excitement; he groaned ns he sank into bis chair and the hand with which ho poured out a glass of spirits snoou ; tne- glass rattled against his teeth when ho raised It to his lips. The half-contemptuous fashion of bis reception of Spargo had now wholly disappeared; ho was a man who had received a shock and a bad one. And Spargo, watching blm keenly, said to himself: This man knows a great deal more than, a great deal beyond, the raero fact that Marbury was Maltland, and that Ronald Breton Is in reality Maltland's pod; he knows something which he never wanted anybody to know, which he firmly believed It Im possible anybody ever could know. It was as it be had burled something deep, deep down In tho lowest depths, and was as astounded as he was frightened to find that It had been nt last flung up to the broad light of day. "I shall wnlt," suddenly said Bporgo, "until you nro composed, Mr. Elphlck. T lfnvn no irfah to distress vou. But I sec, of course, that the truths which. I bavo told ynti arc or a sort tuoi cause you considerable shall we say fear?" Elphlck took another stiff pull at his liquor. His hand had. grown steadier, and the color was coming back to his facc- ..... ,. "If you will let me explain," he said. "If you will hear what was done for the boy's soke eh?" "That," uuswered Spargo, "is pre cisely what I wish. I can tell you this I nm the Inst man in the world to wish harm of any sort to Mr. Breton." Miss Baylls relieved her feelings with a scornful sniff. ... "lie says thnt!" she exclaimed, ad dressing the celling. "Ho says that, knowing that he means to tell the world in his rag of a paper that Ronald Breton, on whom every care has been lavished. Is the son of n scoundrel, an ex-convict, a ' Elphlck lifted bin hand. , , "Hiwh hush!" he said Imploringly. "Mr. Spargo means! well, I am sure I, am convinced. If Mr. Spargo will hear me " Hut before Knurco could rcnly a loud Insistent knocking came at tho outer door. Elphlck started nervously, but presently nc moved across mo room, walking as If ho had received a blow, and opened the door. A boy's voice penetrated Into tho sitting room. "If you please, sir. Is Mr. Spargo, of tho Watchman, here? He left this ad dress In case he was wanted." Spargo recognlred tno voice as tnai of one of tho office messengers boys, nnd jumping up, went to the door. . . "Wlmt in It. Rawlins?" ho asked. "Will you plcasa come back to the office, sir, at once? There'll Mr. Rath- biu'y thcie and says uo must sea you Instantly." 'All right," answered Spargo. . "I ra coming just now." He motioned the lud nwny, and turn ed to Elphlck. "I shall have to go," he suld. "I may be kept. Now, Mr. Elphlck, can I come to hco you tomorrow morn lag?" . .... "Yes, yen. tomorrow morning 1 re plied Elphlck eagerly. "Tomorrow morulnir. certainly. At 1111 0 clock. That will do?" lin "I Hlmll be here at 11," said Spargo. "Eleven sharp." J , He was moving away when Elphlck caught blm by tho sleeve. "A word just u word!" bo said. "Yoii--vuu have not told the tho boy Ronald of vhut you kuow? You haveu't?" "I haven't." replied Spargo. Elphlck tightened his grin on Spar go'n sieevc. Ho looked into his face boxecchlugly. "Promise me promise me, Mr. Spargo, that you won't tell him until you nave tccn mc lu tho morning! be Implored. "I beg you to promise me this." Spargo hesitated, considering mat ters. "Vcrv well I promise." he sold. "And jou wou't print it?" continued Klnhiek, ntill clinging to him. "Say jou won't print it tonight?" "I sbnll not print it, tonight," an sweied Spargo. "That's certain." Elphlck released his grip ou the soung mnn'a arm. "Come nt 11 tomorrow morning, he said, and drew back nnd closed the Spargo ran quickly to the office and hurried up to his own room. And there, calmly ccntrd in an eany-chuir, smok ing n cigar, and reading nn evening newspaper, was Rathbury. unconcerned und outwardly as Imperturbable as ever. He greeted Spargo with a careless nod and u Hinllo. "Well,." he bald, "how's things?" Spargo, half-breathless, dropped Into bis desk-chnlr. "You didn't como here to tell me that." ho said. Rathbury laughed. (CONTINUED TOMORROW) tho question in Blliy's eves. Billy quickly guvo the charm n bardcr ru.u tuon before. The rub did tho business. At once the seasons began to spin backward faster than tho bands on Peggy's wutch had done, while, the watch hands whirled thembelves Ait of eight. Spring, winter, autumn, summer, year after year nnd year after year flicked by llko a rapidly running motion-plcturo film. They went so swiftly they wero just a blur, but iu that blur Peggy and Billy could bee wonderful changes coming over the coun try. Houses, schools, churches, factories, all were vanishing us if being turned Into flamo and smoke bv tires that burned them up in less than n eccond. The newest buildings went first and then thn old. There was just a flash of log cabins set in the midst of a clear ing and then they saw only woods, woods, woods. As suddenly as it bad begun, the whirling back of tho years stopped. Peggy and Blllv looked about them with wondering eyes, They were upon the banks of a river in the midst of u beau tiful forest. It -was carlv eventnc on n balmy spring day and the woods weic Oiled with melody us hundreds of blids waroiea weir sunset songs, Peggy was about to glvo a cry of joy, everything In this forest was no lovely, when of a sudden, the .ours of the birds stopped, Something had frightened mem ana tney ueu away or crept si lentlr out of slsht. The King of tho Wild Geese bitsed a ouarp warning. "Hide I Uldol Wild red men are Camilla?!" leggy, Hilly und UalUy baqi dropped down quickly among the bushes and tail weeds, but not before they hud caught a glimpse of canoes being paddled swiftly down tne river. The naddleru were eav aaei half-naked Indians and in tho canoes with, them they bad a dozen.' tignwy. pound capyves. tn'temrtyn'fWlitiphp I't'ygy w -f in wwonwiTeprer ftogy wta r nf" rfilli lit r i rn " 1 1 L&HlTKy&i&Zu)SlUlMkh EVENING PUBLIC THE GUltiPSNow, Will You Be Good? NSU- WELL - NOW- ( to aftl. -..,, ." X Ao.VOuRE 1 i0 YOU THINK OVJb V tELL x S J f aw,w I i 1 ISatl ' E-. 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