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7HE PARADISE MYSTERY
.'By J, S. Fletcher
CopvrioMt " w -Vr Knopf, me.
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nincrw.
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Aer brother
K'01? i..Ifc f leventetn.'are wards
"CK' .V nmiiorrf. Doctor Brvce w
DoF'.Itoni Bruce to owe
w"h "Juknlo atk hlm to ceate his
htr guardian to "' M ft
"""' icrcViHon which '"""
Baulori dim $ turnlnp me
erv'Mtrnu,t in mv opinion would
a J(" g JJ 'B&eru 'would con
YntTlUnv'nc. That; the plain
""AND HKHK IT CONTINUES
ivflTOnD allowed himself to take a
RA, Jnd.tcady look at Brycc. Tho
V long "'"L and ha dlamiued
lli na" ord' curiosity n aroW.
, Wt know whether you're tho most
a". ounB man I over moor
Ih.ih.r you'ro tho roost obtuse
WX th.l"t. anyway." interrupted
I assure you u '
BrKJ.
. .....Atf thnn. man.
rnn't OU SOS lor j'" -
-n ' ' . .. ..., vmi?" said
,ht the Blrl doesn't w
...rrf "HanK It! i
"Hang It! tor anym.-s
W v to the contrary, .M may ..
t.k hae other Ideas 1"
"5 1 had been staring out of
i jf for tho last minute or
tlde "' "d? J ,1 .hed and, lifting a
two, MUUB...J ---' nrd0. And
Mnu. I,u : ...... ... Mnrv Bowery
SrvUrTnUwhomho
iJd ono Sackvllle Bonham,
S "of Mr. FoUlot. a wealthy res.
. . , .hn close Tho two young peo
V 1 lauSg and chatting together
"Pf Lhan" run "n-tht direction 7 In
'h'1-, 'S Doctor nansford, you'll have
billon case -",tl"' KoI0t mother of
trouble tor Mr ' , ,e ot
jonder callow outl w no ,l 1Uv6"Jn(1Ie8
her0)e la""0,"' tSid you, and If her
Pf "hT,. himself wh anybody, she'll
,on unites hJ'"Blxact y who that any
',nt , vSS'd far better have support
Tm " nrsptrant 1 Howover-I
h.r-': &$? AanXd. "Ex-
't'noddntd silently, and Iton'tard.
fft'Jr'Brwe saw him crossing tho close.
U5.BJuminrlly dismissed ass s.a.u.
,., ,,. nione. stood for a moment in
MMltneatlv. and put It away In hw
e fi
yE GtJMPSA Beautiful Sight to See
By Sidney St
eoiieoi . i-YL, m ,.nrloUB drawers
7Sk H.via. Placing these
thlncs In a small handbag when a gentle
Up bounded on the door by . which
patients approached the surgery.
"Come In !" he called.
Thero was no Teaponse, filthough tne
oor was sllghtlv ajar; Instead, the
knock wan lepeatcd. and at that Bryce
crossed the room and flung the door
"a1' man stood outside an elderly.
illKht-ncured, qutet-looklng man, who
looked at Bryco with a half-deprocatlnB.
half-nen-ous air ; the air of a man who
u shy In manner and evidently fearful
of seeming to Intrude. Bryce a quick,
observant ejeB took him In nt a glance,
noting a much worn nnd lined face, thin
jray hair and tired eyes; this was a
mm. he said to himself, who had seen
trouble. Nevertheless, not a poor man,
' If his general appearance wah anything
to go by he was well and even expon
ihely dreBsed. In tho etyle generally
affected by well-to-do merchants and
city men ; his clothes were fashionably
cut, his silk hat was new, his linen and
boots irreproachable ; a fine diamond pin
(learned In his carefully arranged
eraat. Why, then, this unmistakably
furthe and half-frightened manner
which seemed to bo somewhat relieved
at the sight of Bryco?
"Is this Is Doctor Ransford within?"
asked tho stranger. "I was told this Is
his house."
"Doctor Ransford is out," replied
Brjce "Just gone out not five minutes
aw This Is his surgery. Can I be ot
use''
The man hesitated, looking beyond
Brjce Into the room
"Xo. thank you," he Bald at last. "I
no, I don't want professional services
I Just called to nee Doctor Ransford 1
the fdet is, 1 once knew some ono of
mat name It's no matter at present."
Brjce stepped outside and pointed
cross the closo.
,'t),or "nHford," he said, "went
.... ncre i ratner rancy ho's gone to
'"e Ucanery he has a case there. If
flou went through Paradise, you'd very
.rvT")et h m cdmlng back the Dean
1 wider " '" tl' far corner
Adrnr fonoWd DrC0'8 out-
'TOatr'sdlha7tr h Sa'd' wonder'"Bly.
wal r Ll'1,10.1,' I'rolected from thn south
ww of the cathedral Into tho close.
POMi mi1 'ilcl0!lure-"et"c.n tho south
of old fnmh. l anatl". "" --aiu ' u.i
l.. .mb3 and trees a sort of wilder
TherT's'lT ffitf? Pfladlse ""on't know.
fleaneiv .,n. " C.M ttcros3 " to th
' If "on U,Cllwy J'"" B-'U Uut ltc
toim.,tOUDoc,SrCrl55or almBt HUr
itranrmu?i,y.'wl l you." said the
tiu f tiuiiiu you.
BrKVh"ddimna.y,,n H,e J"-ectlon which
taJk-oX "nl1ateU.'...nn'1 Diyce went
i . bu uul iiiriiin nnri mi m
"Iter him'
Jo'u'll 11 ill!.'.1 K01;' hlm- "hall I 8"y
hat namc'? '"' ;, aske1' "An"-
itHBf.ranB,r shook ''la head
'IS llnnilltarliil 1.- ..
him, .-.. v.r"; '" '""". -
ee hlm sn,,, ' ' "e anHWered. "r
thanks "lcwhcror later. Many
Arjw return1? 'uWard Paradise,
comiiicted hi. S to.,tnq Burscry and
me a ?.a, rcparutlons for depart.
re than t. .' ?.".r .?.?. ..!?. lie
aiw Intn i, '""'" wirougn mo win
Be y stli i ,fttir.l,cn nMd B'lw M"fy
Ilk I'U LlUllfUIMI
"'o," ho
muttered
won't r, .. '"ul,Kr.pti to
-not A""'?.' exenango any farewells
himself.
-not beeniiHn n n b.u 'iny areweii8
because trsl,, Hansford's hint, but
"link, h,'i L. " Mea- If Ransford
JVr.KhcsTe A d'l. " "X of
fa?'we11Ub tlmo e"'" ,"
-and tiat' o11 ,' tn'.my departure
bonder who ,haf 'i'? J,U8t yct' Now I
onie one or n oldcl,nl was? Knew
he' nli?f, ,nHn"?nl'H name onco. did
hlih casr,?,,. ' .'l',Brord hlmself-in
than ,n!E, .e,kn v '."ore of Ransford
nhody "in Wri'.i 7cnc,sU'r knows for
heyonil ,n Wl'eHt. r knowB anything
Mtord'i"," XTt N. Doctor
A mere "ewitu I ' "inf Tto anyly'
nut nrjco u.mTii".1 lurn u" "Bain."
'he old housr . u.?,h0t .,0 Ret HWay "'om
ture of u far-?iUt 0"'cthtngyn tho
?,' 'he urVry ,vI,,.,Ah '!, wal,e, out
Mary Bew.rv yJiy, lh,0, sldo entrance,
otWK Bonha'n '.? tiftU Just,l"rted from
about t" vis.1?' " tl,,e Ba,do nd was
ard. came ,,iL.r tos in tlle "taW"
face to he'7h; slI0. "!,l I!ryco "et.
nuch from Lhl Blrl ""shed, not so
atlon; n?vcP aa9mcnt as 'm vex
?'of any e'mh1i.n" evcr" ""owed no
laughed . tnimme JnnBHi,mc2L' Instead. h
car.r' un('cprln0eJ1,Xn,;nndbnB which ho
bnUJte'uUn,iy,.,,'"-nod r- " I ad
'I eo-lwi hB,llJ ,?,n? lle remarked
13 my nrg reH.,i,aH '""Rlnss- This
"1 Iih" imfhi Ld7,f0r ('votlon."
ere m ,".?,"J"lt 'V av to you," an
NWV dlL?i ll He;l"n- hlm with a
Jouhiive hrouit ?e Kxcm( that
"A Very rSini U on yorlf.''
5rwe. "rmt!5hni"0 , "torti" observed
Your anger wo,vtrf la po ma,lco n 1"
? a. Say?" pt more ,han ahall
TtoMW.25Ky what you ilk . .,,h .
1 to .ay-TnTo' '"" "W. I have, nothing
marked Bryce. 'The phrase W one of
much. elasticity. 'But for the present
I go I"
He walked out Into' the close, and
without as much as a backward look
struck oft across the sward In the di
rection In which, ten minutes before, he
nad sent the strange man. He had
rooms In a quiet lane on the farther tide
or the cathedral precinct, and his pret
ext Intention was to go to them to leave
niB bag and make some further arrange
ments. He had no Idea of leaving Ayry
chcsler he knew of another doctdr in
the city who was badly In need of help:
ho would go to him would tell him, If
need be, why he had left Ransford. He
had a multiplicity of schemes and Ideas
in his head, and he began to consider
some of them as ho stepped out of the
C'oso Into the ancient Inclosure which
nil Wrychcster folk knew by Ita time
honored name of Paradise. This was
really an outer court of the old cloisters:
Its high walls, half-rulnous. nlmost
wholly covered with Ivy, shut In an ex
panso of turf, literally furnlBhed with
yew and cyprcaa and studded with
tombs and gravestones. In one corner
rpso a glgantlo elm ; In another a broken
stairway of stone led to a doorway set
nigh In the walls of the nave! across
the Inclosure Itself was a pathway
which led toward tho house In the
southeast corner of the close. It was a
curious, gloomy spot, little frequented
save by people who went across U rather
than follow the gravejed paths outside,
and It was untenanted when Bryce step
ped Into It. But Just as ho walked
through tho archway he saw Ransford.
Raniford was emerging hastily from a
postern door In the west porch so has
tily that Brycoi checked himself to look
at him. And though they were twenty'
yards apart, Bryco saw that Rnnsford's
face was very pale, almost to whiteness,
and that he was unmistakably neltated.
Instantly he ennnrctnri thnt neltatlon
with the man who had come to the sur
gery door.
"They've met!" musrd Bryce. and
stopped, staring after Ransford'n re
treating figure. "Now what Is It In the
man's mere presenca that's upset Rans
ford? Ho looks like a man who's had
a nasty, unexpected shock a bad 'un 1"
Ho remained standing In the arch
way, gazing after the retreating figure
until Ransford had disappeared within
his oivn garden ; still wondering and
speculating but not about his own af
fairs, he turned across Paradise nt last
and made his way toward the farther
corner. Thero was a llttlo wicket gate
there, set In the Ivied wall : as Bryce
opened It, a man In tho working dress
of a stone mason, whom he recognized
as being one of tho master mason's
stnff came running out of the bushes.
His face, too. was white, and IUb eyes
woro big with excitement. And recog
nizing Brvce. he halted, panting.
"What Is It. Varner?" asked Bryce
calmly. "Something happened?"
Tho man swept his hand across his
forehead as If ne were aazen. ana men
Jerked his thumb over his shoulder.
"A mnn !" he canned. "Foot of St.
WrvthaV Stair thero. doctor. Dead or
If not dead, near It. I saw It !"
Bryce seized Varner's arm and gave
It a FhaKe. . .
"Vm nnw whnt?" hn dpmanopn.
"Saw him fall. Or rather flung!
panted Varner. "Somebody couldn't see
who. nohow flung him right through
yon doorway, up there. Ho fell right
over tho step crasn r-
Bryce- lpoked over the tops of the
vews and cypresses at the doorway In
tho clerestory to which Varner pointed
a low, open archway gained by the
half-rulnous stair. It was forty feet at
least from the ground.
"You saw hlm thrown! ho ex
claimed. "Thrown down there? Imj
possible, man!" -
"Tell you I saw It." asserted Varner
rtoggedlv. "I was looking at one of
those old tombs yonder somebody
wnnts some repairs doing nnd the
tackdaws were making suoh a to-do up
there by the roof I glanced up at them.
And I saw this man thrown through
thnt door fairly nunc through it ! Ood !
do vou think I could mistake my own
"Did you sco who flung him?" asked
Brvce.
"No ; I saw a hand just for one sec
ond, bb It might be by the edge of the
doorway," answered Varner. ' I was
more for watching him! He sort of
tottered for a second on the step out
side the door, turned over and screamed
I can hear It now ! and crashed down
nn th flaes beneath.''
"How long sinco?" demanded Bryce
"Five or six minutes." said Varner.
"I rushed to him I'vo been doing what
I could. But I saw It was no good, so
I was running for help "
Brjce pushed him toward the busheb
by which they were standing.
"Take me to him," he anld. "Come
on!"
Varner turned back, making a waj
through the cypresses. He led Bryce to
the foot of the great wall of the nave.
There In the corner formed by tho anglo
of nave and transept, on a broad pave
ment of flagstones,' lay the body of a
man crumpled up In a curiously twisted
position. And with ono glance, even
beforo. he reached It, Bryce knew what
body It was that of the man who had
come, shyly and furtively, to Ransford's
door.
"Look!" exclaimed Varner, suddenly
pointing. "He's stirring!"
Bryce, whoso gaze was fastened on
the twisted figure, saw a slight moc
ment which relaxed as suddenly ns It
had occurred. Then came stillness.
"That's the end!" he muttered. "The
man's dead ! I'll guarantee that before
I put a hand on him. Dead enough !"
ho went on, as he i cached the body and
dropped on one knee by It. "His neck'fc
broken."
Tho mason bent down and looked,
half-curloualy. half-fearfully, at, the
dead man. Then ho glanced upward
at the open d&or high above them In the
walls.
"It's a fearful drop, that, sir," ho
said. "And ho came down with bucii
violence. You'ro sure It's over with
him?"
"He died jUBt ns we came up,
answered Bryce. "That movement we
saw was the last effort Involuntary,
of course. Look here, Varner! you'll
havo to get help. You'd better fetch
some of tho cathedral people some of
tho vergers. No !" ho broKe on sud
denly, as the low strains of an organ
came from within .the great building.
"They'ro Just beginning the morning
service of course. It's 10 o'clock. Never
mind them go straight to tho police.
Bring them back-rl'll Btay here."
The mason turned off towawl tho
gateway of tho close, and while the
strains of the orgnn grew louder, Bryce
bent over tho dead man, wondering what
had really happened. Thrown from an
open doorway In tho clorestorv over Ht
Wrytha's Stair? It seemed almost Im
possible ! But a sudden thought struck
him supposing two men. wishing to
talk In privacy unohsorved, had gono up
Into the clerestory of tho cathedral aH
they easily could, by moru than one
door, by more than one stnlr and sup
posing they had quarreled, and one of
them had flung or pushed the other
through the door above what then?
And on the heels of that thought hur
ried another this man, now lying dead,
had come to the surgery, seeking Rans
ford, and had subsequently gone away,
presumably In search, of him, and Bryce
himself had Just seen Ransford,
obviously agitated ami pale of cheek,
leaving the west porch ; what did It all
mean? What was tho apparently obvious
Inference to bo drawn? Hero was the
stranger dead and Vnrner was ready to
swear that he had Been him thrown,
flung violently, through tho door forty
feet above. That was murder! Then
who was the murderer?
Bryce looked carefully and narrowly
around him. Now that Varner had
gone away, there was not a human
being In sight, nor anywhero near, so
far as ho knew, On one sldo of him
nnd the dead man roso the gray walls
of navo and transept ; on tho other, the
cypresses and yews rising amongst the
old tombs and monuments. Assuring
himself that no one wns near, no eVe
watching, ho slipped his hand Into the
Inner brenet pocket of tho doad man's
smart morning coat. Such a man must
carry papers papers would reveal some,
thing. And Bryce wanted to know any
thing anything that would give Infor
mation and let him Into whatever secret
there might be between this unlucky
stranger and nansford, ,
W5U-HAM GONE ,
POO'S. HAttA HHR. TACE
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BEAUTIFUL. SIGHT A TRAN
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The Young Lady Across the Way
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THE STARTLING DISCOVERY
By FONTAINE FOX
SCHOOLDAYS
Du DV1G
The young lady across the way
sajs she hntp,n to see a candidate
try to dodge the Issues und If ho
only knew it what tlip people like
Is a man who comes right out boldly
nnd takes hts place ou the fence.
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Jfi- THAT WIULIE. MOST HAVE
"y SPENT A500T AN HOUR AFTER.
- WNCHEON iHeoTlNG WATERMEL.OM
sf VX SEEDS INTO GRAN PA'S BEARD.
SOMEBODY'S STENOG Everybody Needs Some Kind of a Vacation
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OUT FROM HER VACATION
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