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AC Swe he cup is a new delight. Ask for it, BEGIN HERE TO-DAY. Samuel Honeybun, retired English countryman, Bids blood. In. his rain gauge on the morning of the mur of Sir Francis Lathrop. Sir Guy Lathrop, nephew, and en-' marry Ma to rgaret, daughter u Sis Francis, is sus ] of the urder. He escapes arrest by going into hiding. Meanwhile-- Adrian Klyne, detetive, employed by Margaret, working with Adela Larkin, obtained evidence against the Honeybuns and their chauffeur, Wilmot, called Monkey Face. In revenge, Monkey Face has cap- tured and imprisoned Adela in a cave and forced her to write a decoy letter | wits, Wilmot fighting for an idea that Silas Stampage of Ruxton." to Klyne. As he is about to drop the letter in the box it is snatched from girl's guard, and Adela prepared to leading the way to the study. him by an unseen hand. He returns to the cave. Adela asks: "Posted the letter?" NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. "No, missy," he replied. "The let- ter is mot in the post. came along and pinched it out of my hand as I was about to drop it in the box." Adela's face yielded no secrets to the searching gaze fixed upon it. She was quite alive to the interpretation put upon her transient smile, and she saw the importance of not per- mitting any more thought-reading. Nor was she much cast down by the obstruction of the letter and the dis- may it had evidently brought to the dictator of the letter. For Adela did not account for the "pinching" by the vagaries of some chance-met plun-| derer, but by the deep design of some- one hostile to Wilmot. And there was only one man she knew of hostile to Wilmot who was also capable of deep designs. letter had fallen into his hands all might yet be well. A moment later she had reason to hope that her surmise was correct and that the letter-snatcher she had in mind would not be long in coming. Wilmot drew a knife, cut her bonds and hauled her to hér feet. "Dance for me, dear," he ordered. "I will when I can move my limbs," came the answer with unexpected complacency. "At present I am too stiff for anything." The knots he had tied rendered the plea for delay reasonable, and the wretch watched the girl gloatingly as she regained suppleness by mas- saging her legs and working her arms in a graceful calisthenic exercise. Then suddenly she begarf to dance, at first swaying her body slowly side- ways, but quickly changing the step to a rapid gyration which at brief intervals turned her back towards her delighted audience. But on facing him again after the third turn-about she halted in her tracks and Wilmot found himself staring into the muzzle of a dainty revolver. "Put up your hands!" said Miss Larkin, And immediately she broke into a gurgle of laughter, noting the con- sternation of her captor as he obeyed. "Come off it, missy," he protested. "Lower that blasted pistol for h 's sake. It might go off, you not being used to such tools. This ain't a Wild West show, and you ain't no blooniin' desperado." But he negatived his pacific over- "flavored gum in' «coated Some. devil | If the "| for by Sir Trevor Hardman of the, Get Nips -- deli- "hey have all gone to Bed," said is , Mr. Larkin in a tone of mild protest. cious Peppermint or ph Beomfion "Miss to bed?" de- S-- | tures by murmuring under his breath quite audibly: : | "I ought to have searched the lit- tle--" "] want that right hand a little higher," said Adela. Her tone was perfectly friendly, if rather con- temptuous. | The right hand went up till a nod| told Adela's human target that the! desired elevation had been reached. | | The dexter hand of Wilmot was far { enough from his hip pocket to give a sense of security. There began a duel of eyes and! might enable him to break down the | counter any deviltry he might devise. | | At the slightest sign of movement she would shoot him, but she was sustain-| ed by the hope that the man of deep designs would arrive before she had | {to soil her hands with this foul crea- | ture's blood. | For three long hours neither of them stirred from the positions as- sumed when Adela leveled her revol-| | ver. She was beginning to despair of | [the letter having reached its adressee, | {or of his having been able to read the {cipher message she had interpolated: | What was to be the end of the pres-| ent impasse if he did not come she| | could not foresee. She could not stand | | there aiming a pistol indefinitely. She! { would have to have food and drink or | faint from gxhaustien. Pondering this, the question occur- red to her: Why, remain there at"all?| | Why not march the delinquent to the | police-station in the village at the {point of her pistol and charge him] with assaulting her? The pleasure of | | the prospect was reflected in her eyes, | {and she ought to have been warned! | that its reaction on her enemy had | | tensed his muscles and prepared him | i for action. i "We have had enough of this," she said. "You keep your hands above your head and walk out of the shelter, proceeding to the police-station. I shall walk behind you and I"will blow out your brains if you show any signs of playing the fool." "Right you are, missy," whined Wilmot. "Any port in a storm. You {have got me on toast, and I shan't | play the fool." From his point of view he certainly didn't. Holding his hand high he made for the door, but halfway to it he { swung his left arm down and knocked the lamp off the table, plunging the place into darkness. Whipping round like a wild cat, he had the girl in his arms, and as she was borne to the ground with his fetid breath on her cheek she sobbed as if her heart would break. | Lord Bulpeter's trudge to Hang-| man's Heath was without result. He! found that desolate spot unfrequented | except by rabbits, and he trudged back | to the:.inn in bad humor with himself | and all the world. To have to wait till six o'clock on the following afternoon to keep the appointment which he felt sure had been penned by Adela under compulsion was more than he could | stand. The obvious thing to do was to ascertain something about the latest] known movements of Miss Larkin. | She was capable of playing practical jokes and might not be missing at all. He sent for the landlord. "Look here," he said. "I have to go out again, but I am expecting In-| spector Roake. If he arrives hefove I return ask him to foilow me to the Rectory, and tell him I said things were nicving." The landlord gave the required as- 'surance and the gentleman vouched | C. I. D. walked down to the Rectory, and rang the front door bell. The, summons was answered by the Rec- tor in person. Adela for an instrument for reveng- y ing himself on me. That letter was =r meant to Ture me to Hangman's Heath rett the other: d If pr ¥ toughly a lto-morrow evening. couldn't make 3 J} |it sooner, because if letter had 7 TT __'/ |gone through the post I should not Pra . have got it in time. By a stroke of -------- luck I got held of it it and am ™ : > -- | prepared for instant action--if I only - -- ' |knew where to begin." wane "Would you let me see that letter S-- ar "Put up your hands," said Mise Larkin. other calmly. "Now, Mr. Larkin, shut that door and take me where we can talk. Your daughter is in grievous peril and I must have your aid in succoring her. It may conduce to frankness on your part if I tell you that the game is up. T have traced your connection with what is called the red rain mystery, and the con- nivance of your brother-in-law, Mr. "My God!" murmured Mr. Larkin, "If you had served your God as you have served a pack of murdering vil- lains you would not have to fear for your daughter's honor or life--prob- ably both," was the grim retort. "Read that." The sheet torn from Wilmot's pad, intercepted by its rightful owner, fluttered like an autumn leaf in the parson's quaking fingers, He handed it back after perusal with another ap- peal to a Maker who ought to have been thoroughly ashamed of making him. } "Every Sunday in church," pro- ceeded the visitor inexorably, "you mouth the words, 'When the wicked man turneth away from his wicked- ness and doeth that which is lawful and right he shall save his soul alive. That, I presume, is equally. applicable NURSES The Torento Hospital for Ineurables. 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Nowadays, with the de. velopment in musical rej ection by mechanical means, of Ww! the player plano and the phonograph are the best known um, it is not to be a 'musician necessary fo have music in your home, The simple love of music can be satisfied | from the wonderful store Waiting for you; to_take home and: release for {your enjoyment through the player roll and pho h record. " 'Music for the Home' is a splen- did motto to adopt; 'East, West, home music's best,' is enough, and, like the cheery optimism of 'A tome ~ a day keeps the blues away' has much to commend it. I$ you play or sing, be sure to give a few minutes to it each day. Encourage the mem- bers of your family to do so. Ar- | range musical evenings; invite those | without music in their homes to hear la little in yours. You will be doing them a good turn; but if you will do them a r one, suggest that they have ir own mtisical days land nights. 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