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© the fact that Mrs, SYNOPSIS Jean Graham and her brother, Euan, play on the Riviera with Geoffrey Win- ion and his wife Doreen, who leads FBuan op to gamble at the Casino. Jean coaxes him to go to Paris, While drive ing there Jean finds a string of pearls in Euan's pocket. He snatches them from her and th~ cur crashes. The ac- eident is discovered by Jerry Grant who takes her back to his hostess, * Helen Gorst. Buan is missing. M. Rivaux in- vestigates and he confronts Helen with Winton's pearls are missing. Jean Visits Euan's friend, de Laurier an. learns that Kuan Is in debt to him, y : Jerry Grant meets M. Perichon, fam- ous detective, who assists them Jerry proposes to Jean but she asks him to walt. The Baron insists on accompany- ing Jean to the Van Dyke party. The next morning Mrs. Van Dyke reports the theft of her famous diamond. Jean is discovered missing. M. Perichan dir- ects Grant and Washburn to the desert. ed villa, where Grant sples on de Laurier through a window, CHAPTER XXII "Signalling," commented Grant to himself. "Signalling to whom or what Was someone else coming to the vil- Ja? He began to feel uncomfortably apprehensive that someone might come in behind him and cut off his retreat; possibly that was why the MYSELF OUT " RUBBING AND | SCRUBBING Washes the Dirt Away... HY make hard work out of household tasks. ..with Gillett's Pure Flake Lye you can wash the dirt away! Just use a solution of 1 teaspoonful dis- solved in a quart of cold* water. It makes your home spotless without rubbing and scrubbing! Have Gillett's Pure Flake Lye handy whenever there's any ~ heavy cleaning to be done. Use it to get rid of toilet-bow) stains, * too--and for clearing stopped-up drain pipes, Kills germs and de- stroys odors as it cleans. Get a tin of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye today. At your grocer's. *Never dissolve lye fn hot water. The action of the lye Itself heats the water. v ° FREE BOOKLET Be sure to get a copy of the nev', revised edition of the Gillett's Lye Booklet. Tells you dozens by ALLYN SLOAN tance in the light of the Ga 3 3 AAA ALY was left unlatched, but th: in. thought that Jean might be some where within these walls steadied him He was in and he was going to stay Continuing to peer through the crack he sAw that the room must once have been very charming but that now it was covered with dust sheets which gave the place a very ghostly appear- one lamp which de Laurier had lit. The French man stood hesitating a mowen in the room, then glancing at his watch, seemed to come to some decision. Go- ing to a desk, he opened it with a key from his bunch and removed sey- eral papers which he burned, Watch- ing him, Grant felt his fingers tingle letters, or whatever they were--but he contained himself and waited. The darkness, silence und peril of his pos- ition, however, were beginning to get on his nerves and he felt himself shaking as with cold. But what was de Laurier doing now? Moving cautiously so as to see the further side of the room. Grant saw the Baron patting the wall, feel- ing along dts panels with his fingers. In a moment they found what they sought, for the whole central panel of the wall slid back revealing a dark hole large enough for a man to pass through if crouching. Stepping into this doorway, de Laurier swung the panel to behind him, whilst frantic with a desire to stop him to see those him from an invisible assailant. But he heard only the booming of the sea, and the painful thumping of his heart against his side, Moving with the utmost caution, he drew the re- volver which Perichon had given him, and levelled it at the place where he supposed the door to be; then with his other hand he flashed on his torch. After running it quickly over the wall on every side of him, Grant let out his breath with a gasp, replaced the revolver in his pocket, and drew his sleeve across his damp forehead. "Gosh!" he whispered. He had no idea how long this had taken, it seem- where was de Laurier? Switching on his torch again, he crept to the lad- der and looked down. It appeared to vanish into a pit of abyssmal dark- ness, but le supposed it must be there for a purpose, leading to somewhere, and undoubtedly de Laurler had gone down it, Gingerly he grasped the rungs which were damp with slime, and upon which his rubbered soles slipped, and began to descend. It seemed to him that he climbed down a mile before his feet struck solid ground, but suddenly he found him- self standing upon rock, with the hooming of the sea loud in his ears. Indeed, so near did the rushing of water sound that he feared that he stood on the brink of a pool. Afraid of moving he stood quite still, but turning his bead he saw that which again caused him to hold his breath and stand with every muscle ataut. Below the rock upon which he stood was a small sandy beach which ran out to where the sea broke at the narrow mouth of the cave. All was in midnight darkness excepting where a small patch of starlit sky showed with disgust Grant watched him. He his quarry in that way, Yet had he sprung out he would have done no -t good. His presence would only have been revealed and de Laurier would have shut the panel before he could have covered the intervening space. "Blast!" he breathed, hurrying with quick silent steps acrogg the room. He had seen just where the man's fingers had felt and began to run his own up and down the pale green mould- ing of the- panel. It seemed to him that hours passed as in vain he felt and pushéd and pressed the grooves of wood, and meanwhile he imagined de Laurier climbing to a secret cham- ber where, perhaps, Jean was in carcerated, With perspiration pouring down his face, he redoubled his ef- forts, but it seemed without avail. "0, Hell, Hell!" he sobbed in frantic frustration, jabbing the wall impatiently as wearily his hands dropped to his sides. But miracul- lously that last thrust had done what and almost knocking him over, the heavy panel swung back on its hinges, Grinning triumphantly, Grant step- ped into the hole. A cold damp air blew upon _his face and the booming sound which he had heard in the garden came to him again, but much louder and accompanied by the smack of water surging against rock. He had expected to find a staircase lead- ing upwards, and after a moment's breathless waiting, he pulled out his torch and began to search the rock above his head. But to his amazement it was solid and not very high, In- deed, it seemed that he was merely 3 hl in a small chamber blasted from the i rock. Yet de Laurier had vanished! Switching on his torch again, he searched the surrounding walls, and discovered a hole in the ground about five yards away, from which a lad- der led. ; "Oh, so we go down," he thought, then swung round sharply, for with- out warning the door behind him had closer, leaving him in the dark. "What ing stock still, Grant listened--. - Who had shut the door? CHAPTER XXIII. JERRY DISABLED Grant held his breath until he had not supposed that he would lose | his care and method had failed to do, the--." Breathing quickly and stand-' thought he would burst. Was someone "PON his back. Then whilst gagging in thé rock chamber with him? Was someone behind him? He listened, half expecting a blow to descend upon "ed up: "Like what?" framed in the rocky entrance, light- ing with a faint luminance the foam of the breaking waters. Against this "opening faintly silhouetted was a man's back, and every few moments "he flashed his torch in quick, short | stabs of light, De Laurier--signaliing! In a mom- ent he would be joined by others] whoever they were, and then it would be too laté. So ran Grant's, thoughts as wide-eyed he stared at the shadow of his enemy in the dark. For indeed he felt this man to be his enemy. For days now he had been hating him, jealously detesting him, and now he had other more tragic reasons for his hatred. Very quietly his hand went into his pocket and drew his revolver; then, moving like a cat and feeling cach step before he made it, he began to move, foot by foot towards de Laurier. The booming continued om- inously 'and the air was bitterly cold, but these things Grant noticed only subconsciously as he crept forward with his glance fixed upon that back. But suddenly he stood- still, one foot poised-- for, for some reason, his quarry seemed to have taken alarm. An exclamation escaped him and he made an undecided movement, leaning forward and peering out as if he had heard some startling sound. Grant listened too, and heard very dimly the I sound. of a motor--that of a speed boat perhaps. Was-it the boat de Laurier 'expected?-- The idea seemed j confirmed by the man's more frantic | signalling, although Grant moticed that the flashes were of a different length and sequence. " He moved on again, however until he found himself within two yards or so of the Baron and ready to spring, when as ill chance would have it, his ! foot struck a rock which was sticking , up through the sand and he pitched forward. With a snarl de Laurier swung round, whipped out a revolver and fired. The shot, which grazed Grant's y head, did not do him any harm, but for an instant he was 'stunned and hesitated fatally, The Frenchman's fist, which the Scot had so despised for its white effeminacy, landed with a mighty thud in his' face and he drop- ped and lay still. : Bending over the unconscious man, de Laurier, pulled off his tie and with it bound his hands securely together him with his own handkerchief, he answered a low whistle which came to him from outside, and a row-boat slipped into the cave on a wave. . "Guardi?" "Yes. What's happened?" asked the newcomer in a scared whisper. "Our friend Grant was nearly too clever for us, but not quite. Is every- thing ready?" Yes. But I don't like it." : De Laurier was still working away and binding Grant's feet, but he look- "Didn't you hear that boat?" "I heard something, but it can't af-. fect us, No one knows I'm here. Rivaux is following me into Italy." With a low laugh he stood up. "Come." 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Quickly!" de Laurier hissed. In a moment the boat grounded in ed out, running past the unconscious man to the ladder, up ~ which they scrambled with undignified haste. (To Be Continued) Recent Events + from Overseas WATER SUPPLY SECURE London.--At meeting of the Mtaro- politan Water Board here recently, Sir George Handover, chairman of the Works and Stores Committee, declared London's position in regard to water is quite secure for the immediate fu- ture. - He stressed urgent need for economy in use. 3 During the past 12 months there have been six droughts ranging from 16 to 30 days. . "As the sixth drought has been continued for a month with no sign of a break," Sir George said, "the board are all out to prevent waste of water and to secure a _de- creased consumption, -, "Fully 80 per cent. of our supplies fs derived from the Thames and Lea. Owing to the continuous loss of rain. fall the normal flow in these rivers is rapidly diminishing." CONTRACT BRIDGE BANNED London -- Henry VIII did not play contract bridge -- he had not even heard of it by 400 years -- but he forbade it! At least that much-married mon- arch passed a law still in force, which applies to that controversial game, The Suppression of Unlawful Gam- ing Act of 1541 is likely to prove a barrier to a series of bridge congresses arranged In different parts of the coun- try. The police authorities at Harrogale have Invoked the act and banned a bridge congress to be held there. 2 TAXIS ON THAMES London. -- The drowning man came up for the third time. He was a bit bored with his past life, "Taxi!" roared the drowning man. A sleek grey boat slid up. "Where to, sir?" sald the natty pi- lot. : "Westminster steps and make it snappy,' said the drowning man, haul- ing himself aboard. Because it LASTS and LASTS and LASTS The ssw Instast Rit La tented al TN n «ibe That's why 'RIL eolor | RIT for te--tatts as ne erdle | PRES of 'The n "surface" dys can. | A BO Rug RIC SO0AKS Into the heart of the material | Huston ito ebet 6 MYA ow | 5 onterar : ¥ pam | PES ' PRP SP AP { oR B34. wi 7 f Tooue No, 1 The ofher came Else. "Have youl the cave again and thé two men leap- It has come. 'The ribbon of the river is to be a city'= highway. Thames taxicabs! : : : - One was tried out on the river re cently. : ; A grey little cablu boat, holding 12, with 230 b.p., that split the way at 80 m.p.h, with her wash heaving and tickling the old barges by riverside, A new Thornycroft boat which may prove the forerunner of the type of craft for use in the projected fast water-bus" service. 4 The little boat discovered the street that nobody knew. She shot us from ster in a good half the time it would .take by road transport. And the fun of jt! The curling froth at her bows and the river pag- eant lilting behind us, These river cabs can be cheap. Ex- perts say that water-buses could ply the river at a rate of one penny a mile: That is the way to go to the office. R _~_s. -H MARRIES WIDOW "London -- Major Beaumont Thomas, Conservative M.P,, for King's Norton, Birmingham, is. to marry Mrs, Iseult Margery Hazelhurst., ~ > Notice of the marriage was given recently at-a London register office. lives at Newton Court, Church Street, Kensington, W. ' ; He 1s regarded as the best-dressed man in the House of Commons, Mrs, Hazelhurst is 37 years old, LAPPETS "OUT" London. -- Lappets are no more, And in case you should want to know what a lappet is, they were once officially described ag "graceful-head- dresses worn at court" in the Victor- 'fan era. ot In fact, lappets sere all 'the rage then, Now by an order of Queen Mary herself, they have hecome ex- tinct. Until recently the dress regu- lations for those attending court in- cluded' the word "Lace lappets may he worn." In the new copies of these regulations, however, the statement is missing. "We deleted jt because women going to court frequently asked us what lap: pets were, and we did not know," said office in an interview. The 'Queen decided that this old headdress was obsolete, and: the sentence was struck out. The fashion has not been seen at court for 30 years." 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LF -- Christian worker: than fidelity; humble grace that marches on in sun- shine'and storm, when no banners are waving, and there is no music to cheer the weary feet."----S. J. Nicholls. "Oh! it irradiates all our days with lofty beauty, and it makes them all hallowed and divine.'--Alexander Mac Laren, : A ------ ¥ "It goes a great way towards mak. ing a man faithful to let him under stand that you think him so.'--Sen: €eca. : ALY sRadiE 100 Years Ago Minnedpolis Journal: The new year of 1884 was well urider way. It was just 100 years ago. It was a year destined to fill a fairly important place in English history. The little girl who was to become Queen Vic toria in 1887 and Empress of India 'in 1877 was then 16 years, of age. On the new railroads trains were be- ginning to: tear across the country- side, filling: the peaceful farmers with astonishment and dismay. Then occurred the deaths of Charles Lamb and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Malthus, whose name still looms large in the annals of political economy because. of his: "Essay On Popul: .ation"; Edward Irving, great in. wood, founder of Blackwood's Mag: azine, and Alexander Chalmers of the "Biographical! Dictionary", 'had this date year inscribed on their losses 'to. letters, George Du Maurier, author of the immortal "Peter Ibbet~ gon" 'and of "Trilby", was born this year, as were Baring-Gould, whe wrote the words of the famous hymn, "Onward, Christian Soldiers", Sir John Lubbock of - "hundred - best books" fame, and Augustus . Hare, the -biographer. Among the famous books that appeared in 1884, and are 2 still living were Bulwer's "Last Days of Pompeii," Captain = Marryatbs "Midshipman Easy" and. "Jacob | Faithful," and John Galt's "Literary -Life". A Judge's Oath --A representative: of the Toronto Mail & Empire newspaper happened to beipresent in the Court of Appeal chamberet at: Osgoode: Hall when Mr. Justice John A. McEvoy was sworn of Ontario. ... . That oath reads, "I svessi Vicia... do sincerely promige and swear, that 1 faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King' George the Fifth, as lawful Sovereign of Great: Britain, the Seas, and. that 1 will: defend: Him to the utmost of my power against all traitorous conspiracies or, at tempts whatever which may be made against Hig Person, Crown and Dig. -| nity, and that 'I* will'do my utmost endeayour to - disclose and make- known to: His. Majesty, His: Heirs or Successors, all treasons or: traitorous conspiracies. and attempts. which I: of them; } without any -equivocation, menial eva: slon or 'secret' reservation: So help me Gad." ~~ Dog Hero Receives Bronze Medal New - York -- Mrs, J. Dyneley Prince, president of the New York Woman's League for Animals, be stowed 'a bronze medal on Chingy, a dog whose barks aroused tenants of a Seventh greet tenement In time foi ~ them: to" escape. a fire a few weeks ago. The dog's owner, Samuel speil 'man, perished in the fire with his wife and children. The dog escaped with a broken leg and: has been at the Ellin Prince Hospital for An. a> imals, where it will recelve the medal. Refuses to Play Opposite May West Hollywood - Ceorge Raft, screen | actor, has notified his producers he will not play 'oppdsity Mae West In Studio offftfals sald another actor, 'Wouldibe chosen, Héquences fn the ploture call for a number of cloke {ups of Miss West: with the back of Does Not Harn the Heart + Hp------ Wg .. was this : mera (LS f to wii afl; was: rec ported to have objected. : the leading man to the "No grace fs more necessary to te = the aspirational preacher; Willlam Black. ° tombstones. But to make up for these that in as; a: member of the High Court Ba will be.- Ireland and the. Dominions beyond ° may know: to be against: Him or any. and all this 1 do; swear a forthcoming . screen. production;