Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-31
BEGIN HERO TODAY

Sir CnafleS Abingdon, engages
Paul Harley, criminal Investigator,
to find out why Sir Charles is kept
under surveillance. Harley dimes at
the Abingdon home. sir Charles
falls to the floor in a dying state.
DR.. McMurdoch %pronounces death
due to heart failure. Harley claims
that Abingdon was poisoned.
The last words uttered by Sir
Charles are "Nicol Brinn' and Fire
Tongue" Harley asks Brinn the
meaning of "Fire-Tongue" but
Brinn refuses to e~nlighten him.
Harley investigates the life of
Ormuz Khan, friend of Phil Abing-
don, daughter of Sir Charles. Nadia,
an Oriental, calls at the home of
| Nicol Brinn.
| NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Last night there was a meeting
outside London"
You don't want me to believe
there are English members? ?"
Eyes. There are many, But let
me go on. Somehow-somehow l
don't understandable finds you are
one"
my God!'
And you are not present last
night Now, do you understand? So
AAt o1AAbo AAAR W wa JPA NAAak - -
will be waiting at nine o'clock to-
night outside the Cavalry Club. The
driver will be n Hindu. You know
what to say. oh, my Nicol, my
sake! You know 1t ALL You are
clever. You can pretend. You can
explain you had no call. If you re-
fuse"
A discreet rap sounded upon the
door.
Nicol Brinn crossed and stood
hands clasped behind him before the
mantelpiece. IN" he said.
Hoskins entered. detective Ser
geant Stokes wishes to see you at
once sir"
Brinn drew a watch from his
wiastcoat pocket. Attached to 1t was
a fob from which depended a little
| Chinese Buddha. He consulted the
timepiece and returned it to his
pocket.
"Eight-twenty-ive," he muttered
and glanced across to where Nadia,
wide-eyed, watched him. admit
Detective Sergeant Stokes at eight
twenty-siX, and then lock the door,
VERY good. sir"
Hoskins retired im%perturably.
CHAPTER XVI
Nicol Brinn Goes Ont
Detective Sergeant Stokes was q
big, dark, florid man, the word
constable written all over him.
Wessex's instructions with regard
to Nicol Brinn had been succinct;
watch Mr.. Brinn's chambers. make
n note of all his visitors, but take nc
definite steps respecting him person
ally without consulting me-"
Armed with these instructions. The
detective sergeant had undertaken
| 1t I.NsA- .-Is-F. - $685. ..A-.
or less tedious up to the time thai
a f~ashionably attired woman of stril
ing but unusual appearance had in
CURED of the hall porter upon which
floor Mr.. Nicol Brinn resided.
In her ann the detective ser
geant had perceived something fur
tive. There was a hunted look ir
her eyes, too.
When, at the end of some fifteeT
or twenty minutes, she failed to re
appear, he determined to take the
initiative himself.
AS a result. then he presently
found himself in the presence of tn
immovable Hoskins: and havinG
caused his name to be announced
he was requested to wait in the lob
by for one minute. Exactly one min
ute had elapsed when he was shown
into the long. lofty room, which o
late had been the scene of strang'
happenings.
} not vote on the first ballot for Gen,
eral Cass, who was ultimately the
Presidential nominee. In 1860 The
rule was sustained and applied sc
as to require two-thirds of the whole
number of delegates elected to th'
convention, 303, although 45 vote,
were not represented after the with
drawal of many of the southern
delegates. 1t postponed the nomina'
ton of Douglas, but 1t is claimed
that 1t did not cause the dissensioi
In the party that resulted in tn,
| rival candidacy of John c. Brecken,
ridge.
Since 1850 there has been no for
midable opposition to the t~wo-third'
rule. Tt remains to be seen whether
there will be more than mere talk o
it in 1924.