New Britain herald., 1925-04-06
nEGIx HERE TO-DAY

around him on the bank of the mill-race. Fabian Wommersley and his crowd were staring like a pack of fools in the background, except the camera man, who, as the most intelligent of the lot, had gone for the doctor. John Grimes was stoop- ing over the inanimate, form of Sir Dudley. Kathleen and Ali were standing at the detectives elbow gazing into the inferno into which Mir. Colne had disappeared.
 "Hi, you, Grimes" said the in- spector shortly. "I want magis- trate - to take your daughters dispositions. Where Is the nearest? 7"
 The keeper replied that the doc tor, who had already been sent TOT, was a magistrate. There was no other who could be more quickly got at.
 Good" said Wragge, and he walked over and took a closer view of the unconscious baronet. His knowledge of first aid told him that Sir Dudley had been severely man handled as well as badly burned Kathleen had followed and tapped the inspector on the shoulder.
 Don't lose sight of him." she pleaded. He has tried to murder Captain Slater and myself, which is clear proof that he killed my broth CT. You see that I was right all along, don't you?"
 A gleam of human sympathy, tinged with unwonted humor' flashed in Wragge's cold eyes
 That will be all right, miss" he said soothingly. "The poor began can't run away. It will be time enough to sort out the sheep from the goats in this business when we have all calmed down a bit. We shall have to compare notes. though I am sure that yours and the cap tains have been the most trying experience of all."
 Norman objected to the tone oi the remark.
 Trying experience" he eXclaim' ed, He has kept Us prisoners, my self in chains, and then did his best to burn us alive. You are never going to whitewash the scoundrei Wragge? To be candid, have mis- trusted your handling of this case from the first. You have never reai'
 Iv treated him as George Gienis'
 ter's murderer
 You wait a little, sir, Wragg'
 strove against the rising storm
 Miss Glenister's very natural de
 sire for justice will be fully met,
 pledge you my word. Have a little
 forhearance. You must see how
 am pressed"
 Whether the young people saw I
 or not is a moot point never to p'
 decided. For at that moment th'
 arrival of Hinkley accompanied D! the village constable and half.
 dozen farm laborers, caused a al
 version. The old buffers joy at find
 ing his beloved former mistres
 safe and sound was unbounded, an'
 his concern at Sir Dudley's plight as involving the honor of the fam ily. was no less sincere. Mutual e& planations had hardly been eA changed when the advent or th
 doctor relieved Wragge of his prln :, cipal anxiety. Sir Dudley havin I been placed on a hurdle and dis :, patched to the Grange in charge c , Hinkley. the detective took the doc 1 tor aside.
 "There is another patient for yo :, in the keepers cottage, sir, but yo :, are also needed in your magisteri; . capacity to take her dispositions o YOU think it necessary" sal f Wragge, introducing himself o whats the beano - the skel'
 ion finger. case?" asked the genii e practitioner shrewdly.
 r Wragge nodded and turned Q ascertain the intentions of the bal
 onet's recent victims. Kathleen, ha il less and disheveled, was equal a the occasion. s1 "Hlnkley will give us beds at tf d Grange" she replied. And Captal n Skaters servant, to-whom we oV f our lives, will come, too. l wal il | you, Inspector Wragge, that yt |" will not get rid of me till my cous Il. is dead or in custody - yours
 that of some more willing officer @ wragge salutcd with profound T e spect.
 10 "I shall come up to the Grant d with the doctor the moment V have finished here, miss" he sal d We have to see an accident ca " at the keepers house, but we, shf d not be long"
 Mir Fabian Wommcrsley hi 70 msrshaled his company and W i'd already leading them across | i'd dam 10 pick up their apparatus al n. make their way hack to the cal 10 The director of the Amphibians pr after life found a sad delight m boring boon companions at his ia 10 orite haunts with the story of WI " he had missed by not keeping | TO camera man at work after Tit ga Naudiss" smash-up on the vi ng wheel.
 pr Leaving he ill-omened mill
 burn itself out ,Wragge and