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^%«w mry^- >.M ^TT -B-HWIF memm Five CR00K6D I CHAIRS I By FAREMAN WELLS I â- Yvorais AdtuD MirlBtun â-  tarmer'a aoii, •rtlvled tu a aullcltur, iimkea • bra%'< but uiiauccMsful atumpi to ttiwurl three tlilaves In a bug-snaichlng rulu Trail buK was lorn fruin the hands of a (in who afterwurds explains to Adan< tbui II co'ilnlns (he day s takings of her father's (hop. He alienipts to track the thievfs ana reurhes itn old warehouse. Adanu •ntrrs the building while the girl watuheii ih* dnor Sudilrnly he hvurs (oolttlciia The man turns uui lo be Adam • •ni|il>>\«râ€" Corvllle I'erkln. Adam, In his private hours experl- Bkeiiis with 8hi>rt-wave wireless. Walking humauurd. Aduni Is nearly run .liiwr by u iHrite swift car. He calln on Prlsrllla Norval. Her (alhrr rfcninls the history of Ove eiitl<iue chairs he possesses. "NORVAL'S A FOOL"! It hail come at last. AH this ly- ing laJk of Mr. Moutada's Interest hud been leading directly up to it. Adam could now see a plan of cam- palKD iu the apimrently casual ap- proach. "I'm afraid Norval's In a â- very dlflitult pcsltiim as tar as dls- poiiing of his chairs goes," he re- marked. "Dlflicult. How do you mean?" "Well, ho Is under a promise that prevents him from selling witihout first giving an option to tlie original vendor." "Well, why doesn't he make the original vendor an offer and gut it over?" "He can't manage to locate the man." Ml. Porkln seemed annoyed at tlil.s nnhu.-.incs.s-like position. "What on eaitli does he propose to do then'/" toe aslii-d. "Wait until the chairs fall to pieces or the vendor turns up, whicliover happens first?" "He st'ems at u loss how to pro- ceed, sir. 1 iiin sure he would be deliglited to sell if he could see his way to doing so without breaking his agreement." "W'hat sort of an agreement is it? Have you managed to get a look at the document?" "As far as I know there isn't any document. It seems to have been Just a verbal agraement." 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Mom*. j ilAfr.il ____ "Legally, of course, that no doubt la the case, but Norval 8<K>ni8 lo feel that ho is very strongly bound by ^la promise even If It wa.s only a verbal one." "Nerval's a fool, obviously. Of course, It he's so comfortably off that he can afford to he quixotic that's his own afl'air. Ilut I should hardly have Ihouglit that things were so good with bini as all that." "They certainly are not. He Is, I happen to know, vMy hard-pressed at times. So much so t^'iat I have even suggested to him that he should offer to sell to tlK> new purcha.s«r under u similar condition, so as to safe- guard the rights of the original ven- dor under his pronu.'<e." Mr. Perkin's fare lit up. "Kxcel- k-nt!" iie cried. "We shall make a lawyer of you yet, I can see. 1 dare- say, too, Moiitada would be prepar- ed to purchase under those condi- tionsâ€" you know what these Span- lards are, patriotic to a degree we can hardly appreciate In this coun- try. Ju.st because Ihose chairs are supposed to be a unique example of ancient Spanish workmanship ho is prepared to go to almost any lengl.h to gel them. At the same time, It the original owner did at any time appear, 1 have a feeling that he would feel it a duly to see that his anoestral property was returned to him, a sort ot noblesse oblige, if you understand what 1 mean," Adam nodded acquiescence. He was not altogether disposed lo ai)- ply suoh a quality to Mr. Montada iis nobless oblige deiiote.s. hut one ' cannot say all that la In one's mind I when one is on the mat in the office of one's employer. "Ot course," Jli'. Perkin rcsunitd, "the fact of there being such a con- dition must be expected to reduce the amount Monlada would be pre- pai\Ml to pay. I imisl see him and lind out how he views t!io matter. You had better tell Norval thai 1 am see- ing my clienlâ€"don't mention Mr. Montada's name, of course. 1 must rely on your discretion there â€" and that 1 shall put before him your sug- gestion. You be prepared to do busi- ness at a somewhat reduced ligure, and see how ho takes it." Adam could not see Norval taking it at all well. He t)hought it would be best to prepare Mr. Perkin for opposition. He said: "Very well, sir. liut I think I ought to say tliat Mr. Norval â€" or rather it was his daughter, sirâ€" did not view my sug- ge.stion very hopefully. The condition actually seems to liavc been that he rfiould not let the chairs go out ot his possession witliout treating with the original vendor." The solicitor threw up his hands as if in despair. "How can anyone ar- gue with sucii a man?" he CJied. "A man tiiat apparently wants to quibble about llie exact wording of a verbal promise that has no legal existence whatever!" "I am afraiil that lie thinks tliat Ills honor )a Involved. He has a very strong aense of honor. And even if ho wanted to himself, i don't think his daughter would let him.'' "Ah, his rtuugliter. So we are up against petticoat lunueiice, eh? Do you know the lady?'' Adivm nodded. Someihow he pre- ferred not to answer verbally, "What's she like? Uoud-lonking, eh?" "Ur beautiful, I s^tiuld say sir." He had to si>euk out on a mat- ter that touched him so deeply an did this. "Ueautiful .eh? Well now, you're not such a bad-looking fellow your- self. What do you say to making up to her a bit, getting on her soft side and bringing her round lo uur point of view, eh? It ought not to be an unpleasant adventure, and it might prove to bo a profltablo one for you, eU?'' Mr. Perkin leered knowingly across the broad surface of the inter- vening desk. "I'll be damned if I do!" shouted Adam, losing control at last, " THBIE'S NONE," Mr. Perkin was too long experi- enced in cross-examinations to allow Adam's outburst to upset bim. He walled wilii astonishing pallenco un- til the youth had simmered down. Adam found himself stammering out a garbled mixture of explnnation and ai>ology which to his relief his employer took in exceptionally good part. "All right, Meriston." he said gently. "There's no harm done. If I had realized that you were already, er â€" interested in the lady 1 should have been more careful. Still, one should never lose sight of liho busi- ness side, least of all in affairs of the heart, and I feel I ought to be able to rely on you to use your in- fluence to overcome an opposition to what are as much her father's best interests as her own. In ntjher word.s see if you can make thcan under- stand on which side their bread's buttered, my lad." Ho made a gesture ot dismissal, and the dejected clerk, red with an- noyance at having so far given him- self away, made his escape. He was the more humiliated in that he knew himKi'lf to be In the right, and yet lo have elimlird down. The Bugges- tioii was au lusult t^'-iat any decent man would have iDHonted, and yet' Mr. I'erkin Ijud contrived to givel him the Imprt'ssiun that he hatl be- haved aboniliiiilily. For tho rest of the moruiug he tried to lose the memory of bin humlliatlou in a de- termined npplickllon to his work. For day.s after that affairs seem- ed tu be at H standstill. The office routine went ou unchanged, and bis valve development bad assumed to the skilful If prankish) hands of Pro- fessor Starling thu aspect ot a pro- longed and Intricuto scleutiAc Inves- tigation in realms far In advance, of his own attainments Fie paid regular visits to Cavendish Street, and tals friendship In that quaxter grew with every occasion more assured and binding. (To be Continued., EARLY HATS Startling Models Are Worn At Unique Angles "Irregular' is the word that best deseribles the midseason hats smart women are buying the.se days. When you throw your winter bonnets on the back of the highest shelf in the least-used closet, replace them with startling models that are made to be worn at unique and unexpected an- gles. You may like something which slants down in front and up at the back. Or, being guided by reports of Agnes' (that Pans couturier who al- ways doe.s such interesting hats) re- cent collection you may go in for a model that's just the reverse â€" off- the-face and down in back. Some of her creations are cut so far back in front that a band of ribbon is fast ened across the forehead not only to add a decorative touch but to make the hats stay on. FRILLY FEMININITY Other Agnes types include bon- nets, reminiscent of the Regency era; What Does Your Handwriting Reveal? GEOFFREY ST. CLAIR (Graphologitt) All liights Uescrved (Editor's Note: â€" If you have any problem that Is worrying you, or If you would like to find out the truth not only of your own character but that of your friend, take advantage of the author's Invitation to you, giv- en at the close of this article. He may be able to help you, as he has help- ed many others.) SLEEP^o^eSOUNDiy WAKE REFRESHED Take I have recent'y had some very In- teresting letters from readers who would like to know something about different phases of handwriting an- alysis. I am therefore going to deal with a few of these Inciulriea la this article, because I am sure that they will interest a largo number ot my readers. Is a signature alone sufficient for you to analyse my character from? Well, it you went to a photogra' pher to get your photograph taken, and he only 'snapped' your feet, you would wonder what w'ns the matter with him, wouldn't you? This may seem a trifle ridiculous to use as an analogy to your question, but there is a resemblance. However, the fiueslion you ask is Quito Justifi- able, because many people do be- lieve that a signature alone will re- veal their character. However, a sig- nature alone Is NOT sufficleut to an- alyse the writer's character. Very often, a signature is more what the writer thinks he is, or wha. he would like to be, rather than what he ac- tually Is. Not frequently. Indeed, you will notice that a person's signature is quite different from the remain- der of the writing, and 1 have seen some of tho most ordinary, conven- tional writing, revealing a very un- assuming character, and then the signature has been a -na.ss ot whirls and twists. The reason for this Is siniiily Uiat the writer puts all his repressed desires to "bo someone" into his signature. With the whole of the writing before one, it is not difficult to gee the real character be- hind the writing, but signatures are so often deceptive that 1 do not like to analyse a person's character merely from a signature. Doea handwriting discloie health symptoms or allmenta? This Is one of the phases of gra- phological work on which there is some considerablo controversy. There are handwriting experts who claim to be able to discern ailments from handwriting, and I recall that the late Mr. Jacobs of Ottawa claim- ed that his personal researches bad led him to make some astounding dis- coveries in the realm ot health and se.\ from handwriting. He claimed that he could discover the sex of an unborn child from the haudwrltlng of the mother. And recently, 1 am informed, some I'Veneh graphologists have discovered somo remarkable data on this same phase. But there Is by no means un- animity of opinion as to the extent to whloJi handwriting is a reliable in- dication of health symptoms, and this phase of graphology Is undergoing a good deal ot research, and must re- main indefinite for some tlmo to come. However, some ailments do show verj clearly In handwriting. Heart disease and nervous troubles are two of these. But, taking tho subject ot health generally. It Is unsafe lo lay down any definite claims as to what hand- writing will reveal. Next week's article will be devot- ed lo a particularly Interesling prob- lem that a reader referred to me for my advice. It is in the form of a letter from a fairly young woman who is in lovfi with a man whose wife wishes to return to him, ul though the man has instituted an ac- tion for divorco. There are some very interesting angles to this case, and it will bo discussed fully and frankly In next week's article. 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