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A Detective Story
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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
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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.
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