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whom he had followed emerge from what
he now knew to be the coachman's house,
and come swiftly along the opposite side
of the street under the high wall. He
drew little further into the shadow, in
which he and the constable stood, osten-
sibly to light fresh cigar But the wo-
man, who was still heavily yelled, looked
neither to the right nor the left; she
turned the corner of the big house and
went rapidly away in the direction of
Knightsbridge.
Mr. Tyndale, leaving the constable and
pursuing the same direction, occupied him
self IN little mental exercise. Whoever
the woman was who had sent the message
TO his cousin, and whatever information
she might have given to Millicent, he now
knew something of her and where she was
to be found if wanted. The immediate
question was, as it necessary to follow
her further" 81 think not" said Mr..
Tyndale to himself in answer. 81 now
know that the coachman's wife at that
place is i'll, | also know that she is what
the bobby called pretty bad therefore
it is a hundred to one on the chances of
her visiting her again and at night. Ergo,
if the Dwaync man wants to find her for
any purpose Of his own, consequent upon
what Mile may have to tell him, ! can
put him on TO her ana ne can come ana
lay wait for her himself"
This appearing to Mr.. Tyndale to be
the most sensible solution that any right
minded person could come to, he walked
forward until he encountered taxicab,
which he promptly entered, instructing
the driver to take him around to Sussex
square. Duly set down there at Sir Mich
olas Oxenham's house, he first command
ed the butler, who knew his ways of old
and took pleasure in humoring them, to
give him whskcy and setter, during
the consumption of which he inquired as
TO the whereabouts of his cousin. The
butler replied that Miss Oxenham was
closetcd with a party in the little library,
and that she had left instructions that Mr..
Ronald was TO be sent in there as soon
as he arrived.
Upon the young gentleman's entrance
to the place of consultation he found Mil
licent and Inspector Dwayne seated on
either side of a small table, on which, re-
posing on a sheet of notepaper, lay the
artificial eye which Miss Oxenham had re-
ceived earlier in the evening. The In
spector was looking extremely mystifed,
and Millcent very despairing. Mr.. Tyn-
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

INTELLIGENT OXENHAM, beautiful daugh-
lkl ter of Sir Nicholas Oxenham. becomes
engaged to her childhood sweetheart. Lieu
tenant John Dalrymple Lauderdale. Sir
Nicholas has become involved in financial en-
rrrprises with Mr.. Marcus Bartenstcin and
is near ruin. Mr.. Bartenstein tells Millicent
he can save her father, but will do so only
upOn one condition that she becomes his
wife When Millicent tells her fianCe of the
fnanCiers infamous proposal to her, he goes
straight to Mr.. BartenSteins mansion tu face
him When Mr.. Bartenstens valet opens the
door Of the library next morning. he sees
between him and the great fireplace the body
Of Bartenstein sprawled out stiff in death in
a pool Of blood already dry! And close be-
side him a half drawn SwOrd-cane.
Lieutenant Lauderdale, denying his guilt.
gives himself up to Inspector Dwayne OF
Scotland Yard. The Inspector shows Lauder
dale the Sword-cane with which Mr.. Barten-
stein was killed and Lauderdae admits own
ership. but says he had lost il some time
before. As they are talking. 4 cripple is adj
mitted 10 the Office. He tells the Inspector
that he had the cane in his possession at one
time having bought il from a man on the
street and sold it to the owner of an antique
store. The cripple has just finished his story
when a Spanish gentleman enters and claims
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there, and that the woman he had fol-
lowed was carrying the sick person wine
and grapes. He went back into Princes
Gate and walked past the front of the
big house. And there he met policeman
who was loungng gently along. Him, Mr..
Tyndale, adopting the role of inquisitive
sightseer, accosted ingenuously.
81 say" he said "which-officer-
which is that chap Bartenstein's house,"
The constable looked down, and seeing
nothing but Misunderstanding and dminu-
tive young gentleman who was smoking
remarkably fragrant cigar, smiled some
what and jerkcd his thumb over his shout
der.
THAT is it, sir" he answered
"Oh, this" exclaimed Mr.. Tyndale, step
ping back pace and examining the front
Of the murdered mllionaire's mansion as
if it had been a rare and new arrival at
the Geological Gardens. Dear me! Fine
place, officer"
The constable wagged his head.
"Ah" he said mcaningly. "They do
say first and last, that house and all there
is in it represents a good deal more than
a million o money"
Bless me-" said Mr. Tyndale "Um! !
wonder which room it was that the-the
affair took place in?"
"COmn this way, sir" said the constable,
lingering half-a-crown which Mr.. Tyndale
slipped into his hand. 81 can soon show
you that, sir, see it from this side lane.
There" he continued leading Mr. Tyn-
dale around the corner and pointing a fin
ger over the high wall "You see that
sort Of round tower in the angle there,
sir, with a turrct on top? Next two win
dows to that is the room, dead mans
study, sir, where the body was found"
Dear me-" said Mr.. Tyndale. Glow
Interestingly" He glanced at the tan-cov-
cred roadway. Somebody i'll, evidently"
he remarked
"Coachman's wife," said the policeman,
laconcalIy. "Prctty bad, hear"
Keep up big establishment, Barten-
stein, ! expect" said Mr.. TyndaIe.
The policeman said that Mr.. BartcnsteIn
did himself pretty we'll in the matter Of
horses, carriages, automobiles and SER
wants, and added that his murder was
rum 90, and that he'd like TO know who
did it. Mr.. Tyndale said that it was an
uncommonly rum 90 and that il wouldn't
be found out in a day. They continued
chatting at the corner for a moment or
two, and Mr. Tyndale saw the woman
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the sword cane belonged to his ancestors, one
of whom appended a curse that whoever
received it outside the family should die
sudden and violent death
INSPECTOR Dwayne finds that the antique
dealer, Abrahams. had sold the sword cane to
a mysterious character known Grandfather
Punctuality. Retiring to his Office. Inspector
pwaynp puts his hand on the latch Of the
cupboard in which he had put the sword
cane. And then sharp exclamation escapes
him, for the door had been forced open and
the sword stick had disappeared,
The Inspector suspects that Senior Oil
wares the Spanish gentleman who claimed the
sword cane. may have something to do with
the disappearance and goes to his Office. He
finds that he is an lmpOstor and is not known
to the real Mr. Olivares. In the meantime.
Millicent receives a mysterious message tell
ing her to meet a heavily yelled woman on
Primrose Hill if she wishes to learn some
thing of great advantage to her fiance. She
goes there to meet the woman. Handing Mil
licpnt glass eye the woman tells her that
she saw a figure leave the secret turret door
Of Bartensteins home the night he was muir
d"rrd and suddenly stop and begin to search
along the ground Where the manor woman
had stopped was where the glass eye had
been found. If the police find the person
who dropped this they'll have the true muir
derCr." says the yelled woman.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Mr.. Tyndale's Discovery.

DUT the little old gentleman in the old
n fashioned clothes and hat kept within
touch Of the woman until they both
came 70 the entrance in the Albert road.
Then she turned 10 the right, going toward
ST. Johns Wood; he turned to the left, to-
wards the York and Albany. And about
fifty yards further on he came up to a
quiet-loOkinC brougham on the box Of
which sat graye-faccd coachman, while
by the door stood an irrC prOachablc ser
ving-man who was Mr.. Tyndalc's valet.
"Everything laid out, Fcwster?" in
quired Mr.. Tyndale.
Everything, sir, is in complete rcadi-
ness" replied the valet.
"Then get on the box ana tell Kelly to
drive slowly after that woman ahead Of
US in black" commanded Nh Tyndale.
There are no buses along here, so she
can't get away before St. Johns Wood
station, unless she gets into a cab. If she
does, follow il. Don't pas, her, and f
she's still walking when you get to High
street by the church, turn into that for
a minute while ] slip out"
Then Mr. Tyndale got into the broyg-
ham, drew down the blinds and began 10
tear off his garments with feycrish rapid
itv. Ten minutes later he slipped out
again attired in q plain tweed suit. cloth
cap, minus his wig and wrinkles and,
a minute afterward in something Of the
semblance Of his real self, he followed the
yelled woman into the Metropolitan rail
way station.
Having a firm belief in the princi.
pie of making sure about everything
Mr. Ronald Tyndale, who overheard
his quarry ask for a ticket to South Ken,
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watching her from across the road Cit
was now quite dusk and he knew there
was small risk Of her detecting him), saw
her purchase some fine dollhouse grapes.
From this place she went to a wine-mer-
chants establishment, whence she present
" emerged with what was obviously
bottle of wine or spirits. This apparently
completed her purchases for that time,
and she set off in the direction Of the
park. Mr.. Tyndale following her at safe
distance. And after various turns, right
and left, he found himself in Princes Gate.
The amateur detective was now deeply
interested and informed himself that he
was going through with it. Up to now
he had chiefly been actuated by desire
70 find out who the woman was, and
to Millicent Oxenham had been so cryptic
a. to provoke the curiosity which was a
strong feature in Mr.. Ronald Iyndale's
character. Now that he found himself
in The immediate neighbOrhood Of Barten-
stems murder. il occurred 70 him that,
although he had no knowledge Of what the
yelled woman had told hi cousin, the
mere fact that she had come 20 Princes
Gate showed that she had some connection
with the affair which il might be well
for him to learn something about. A
vague notion shaped itself in his mind
that she might be one Of the servants who
had some secret knowledge Of the crime.
It was interesting anyway, thought Mr.
Tyndale, and he watched his game care
fully.
The yelled woman pursued her way IN
til she came 70 large house which stood
AZ corner. Down side street, which
seemed 70 lead TO stables and coach
houses and was but dimly lighted, she
turned and Mr.. Tyndale slipping into a
deep shadow, saw her follow high brick
wall until she came TO a small house which
stood between the end Of The wall and a
range Of stabling. It looked the sort Of
house that would be built for coachman
or head gardener, and was Of the same
style Of architecture and therefore in
keeping with the massive mansion at tho
corner. Into this house the woman disap-
peared, letting herself in with latchkey.
Mr.. Tyndale, seeing nobody about just
then, walked a little way along the side
street opposite the high wall and the
small house. Then he discovered that the
roadway in front Of the house was thickly
covered with tan, wherefrom his intellect
deduced the fact that somebody was i'll
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wi spair.
w. ooh" she said. How can you
think it possible that the police could track
anybody by that? Among all these mil
lions! You must think the police are su-
perhuman.'
We'll, miss, my poor father was de-
tective himself. and he certainly thinks
he was" said the woman dryly. Give
heard of criminals being traced by less
clue than this, as | said before. You hand
this to the man you know at the Yard,
saw you speaking to him this morning,
and tell him what you've heard from me
and I'll warrant you he'll make something
out of il; trust me! know some of their
ways"
But it is all so vague, so enigmatic"
said Millicent "If you would only tell
me your name, your address"
81 shall tell you neither, miss" said
the woman, resolutely. "Once more, |
tell you, no! No-not if you were to
offer me fortune. If it were known in
certain quarters that ! had been mixed
up-at least not that-but if certain
things came out which would come out
by my name appearing, ! should never
know a moments peace in my life again.
In fact, ! might as well 90 and throw my
self into the canal down there in the
park at once. Take this thing, miss, and
do as l tell YOU"
She deity slipped the artificial eye,
once more wrapped up in tissue paper,
into Millicent's hand, at the same time
looking carefully around to see that they
were not observed. Millicent took it with
repugnance.
"And supposing that all this is of no
good?" she said, as a last entreaty. "Sup-
posing the police cannot trace the person
who lost this-if IT really was that per-
son, which is mere suppositiOn on your
part-do you mean that, knowing what
you could say (for | am sure you are
the eyewitness you have spoken of as
somebody, that you really will not come
forward"
The woman showed some sign of i'm
patience.
81 have told YOU" she said, "that can
not, will not, shall not say more. Let the
police try on what have told you, keep
up some hope till they have tried. You
don't know their methods, l do. And"
here she lowered her voice still more.
"Dwayne's a sharp fellow, miss, and he's
on your side"
Then, without another word, she made
a jerk of the head and, rising, walked
away. And the little old gentleman, who
had been lounging about talking to the
children, seeing that she went off in the
direction of the Albert road entrance,
moved across the hillside at an angle
which would bring him into the patch she
had chosen lower down the park.
Millicent, following out her instruc-
tons, showed no recognition of the two
guardians whom Inspector Dwayne had
sent for her protection. She sat for a
little time and then left the hill. Once
she saw the yelled woman look around
and Millicent turned away in the other d.
rection. She had given her informant her
promise that she would not attempt 70
follow her, and she did not wish her 70
think that she did not mean to keep il.
And so in a few minutes these two who
had met under such strange circumstances
had drifted apart again.
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"And where may that be, sir?" asked
the Inspector eagerly.
Mr.. Tyndale assumed an air of gravity,
lowered his voice, and bent forward.
"The coachman's house, at the corner
of Bartenstein's garden" he said.
Inspector Dwayne uttered sharp click
of his tongue.
Gay, ayr he said. "The windows of
that place do look out upon the garden.
| have a plan of the whole premises in
my desk Just tell me how you traced
her, and what happened sir"
Mr.. Tyndale thereupOn narrated his adj
ventures of the evening, deducting vari-
Gus morals and conclusions from them.
MiIlcent regarded him with wondering
eyes and felt uncertain whether to laugh
or to marvel at his cleverness. But the
Inspector nodded approvngly.
"You did very we'll sir" he said. what
you've accomplished may be of great use.
Now Miss OXenham, and you, sir, don't
say word of this to a soul, just wait
The threads are drawing closer, they are
drawing closer"
"Quite SOC but around whom" asked
Mr. Tyndale.
Inspector Dwayne looked wiser than
ever at that question, and having re-
marked that this was a very queer world
and declined an offer Of refreshment, he
took his leave and presently departed in
taxicab, the artificial eye safely reposing
in his waistcoat pocket, and he himself
being very thoughtful and preoccupied.
He continued his journey in this mood
until his vehicle reached Regent Quad
rant, where a block in the traffic caused
his driver to stop and himself to look out
of the window. He was gazing idly at the
throngs coming and going from Piccadilly
Circus, when, as the cab moved on again,
he caught sight of two men entering the
Cafe Royal, on seeing whom he immedi-
atcly stopped the driver and made a hasty
descent in the street. For Inspector
Dwayne had recognized in those two men
the pseudo Senior Olivares and the man
who was the genuine Senior Olivares's
clerk, Fernandes.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Sword-Stick Again.

A THOUGH Inspector Dwayne made
~ all possible speed in leaving his
L = taxicab and paying his driver, and
wasted no time in waiting for change, the
two men whom he had just espied had
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. ouS SCoIiOtiy SdNt
sumo of her adven-
pointed rendezvous,
to a few sentences
Mr.. Tyn-
.tentively.
> he said, and /
the woman was
hats what | should
call a good clue.
All you've got to
do is find some
body who's lost an
artificial eye, more
green than hazel, l
think. :"
"Be S e n S ible,
Ronny!" said his
cousin.
"Ah, | wish we
knew W h o that
W o m an W a 81"
81 G h e d Inspector
Dwayne. 81 wish
I'd instructed one
of my young peo-
pie to follow her.
That woman, miss,
knows more than
she's told you.
rather was a de-
tective, was he?
More than her life
would be worth if
h er name came
out? All, indeed,
yes, I've no doubt
she knows a lot;
probably trying to
draw a red herring
across our path. |
wish | could come
across her."
Don't be dole
full, Inspector"
said Mr.. Tyndale.
"You can come
across her. The
fact is, | have just
left her.
yes" he con-
ii n u e d, c a m =
ly accepting the
looks of wonder
turned upon him,
you see, my fair
cousin, I was SO
inquisitive as to
who your unknown
c o r r e S p o n
dent might be that
! determined to
witness your meet
ing in my own per-
SON."
ar onny, you
weren't there :" ex-
claimed Millicent.
81 was there, my
dear, in the char
acter of a nice old
gentle m a n, and
you looked at me
several times and
didn't know me"
retorted Mr.. Tyn-
dale. "And when
your mysterious
lady left YOU |
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stepped into my WorshlpfuI aunt's
brougham, which | had borrowed
for the occasion and with which
| had exchanged signals from the
top of the hill, changed my old
gentleman's attire for these gar
ments and followed her to where
Mr.. Dwayne there can find her."
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view of the next car,
which the yelled
woman had taken a
seat. Arrived at
South Kensington,
he permitted her to
mount the stairs
and to leave the
station a little in
advance of him;
what with her tall
figure, her sable
Q arm e n is, and.
above all, her thick
wells, she was not
easily to be missed.
So, Mr.. Tyndale,
putting contentedly
at his cigar and de-
claring him S elf
that if it ever so
happened (for he
was a philosopher
and was fond of
telling himself and
his friends that you
never know what's
going to turn up,
that if he lost all his
wealth (Which was
an i poss ibility
seeing that his wise
parent had tied it
up som VIII a t
strictly, he would ,
most certainly
amuse himself by
starting a private
detective a g ency,
strolled behind the
object of his ac-
quain ia nee, re-
solved to follow her
wherever she went.
The veile d
woman first Of all
visited a fruit "a
erer's shop, where
Mr.. Tynd ale,
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sington, did precisely the same
thing, and then walked past her or
the stairs leading to the platform
with all the sangfroid in the world
To make still surer, when the train
came in, he deliberately entered
the same compartment which she
selected and sat down exactly op-
posite her. He was so salts
fed with the result of this
experiment that when they
changed trains, at Baker
street, Mr.. Tyndale INDUCED
himself by going into
smoking carriage, selecting
a corner, however, from
which he could command a
view of the next car, in
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By J. S. Fletcher,
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dale cheerily inquired how things
were going. Whereupon his cousin,
at. the detectives suggestion, gave
him a brief resume of her adven-
lures at the appointed rendezvous,
COMPRISING into a few sentences
all that was pertinent. Mr.. Tyn-
dale listened attentively.
"Well," he said, "and l
& dare say the woman was
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Continued on Page ls)
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CHAPTER XIV.
Threads Drawn Closer.

mILLICENT almost groaned with de-
W spair.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24
TRY THIS }
By EDNA PURDY WALSH {
Adhesive Tape for Picture
Frames

\ SIDE from the hairpin, it is doubt
A full if any one other household
article is as useful and versatile as
adhesive tape. When all it's medical
and surgical uses are mentioned there
are still other uses, such as picture
framing, to be filled by adhesive tape.
After the tape has been placed on
the glass and picture, it can be tinted
a neutral tint to harmonic with the
room. BY careful fitting of the cor
ners neat piece of work is secured.
AS insulation for electrical wires,
adhesive tape is specially handy. A
very fine tailored skirt can be effec-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-06-24

lively hemmed without seam by ap-
plying adhesive tape underneath, and
pressing with a hot iron. Golf clubs,
tennis rackets, and even the tops of
children's rubbers can be mended with
it. A slipping heel of a summer pump
is easily remedied by small strip of
adhesive.
An obstinate corner of a rug that
constantly turns up may be cured by
pasting small strip on the underside
at firm tension.
Adhesive wound around three or
four medicine bottles, holding them
upright and together will prevent them
splitting during travelling.
(S. 1927. Western Newspaper Union,
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prevents the bulb from breakage and
also throws the light in the place de-
sired.
Pictures may be hung without lad
der if the hook is placed in the spout
of funnel, and long pole inserted
in the wide end to raise the hook to
the molding After the hook is up
the wire can be easily slipped over the
hook by the pole alone.
A funnel makes good protection
for a fumfgating candle in disin-
fecting a closetful of clothing which
might catch on fire If the open flame
were left to burn. Place it over the
dish, and only the fumes rise up, leav-
ing the flame safely covered.
(@. 1927. Western Newspaper Unicn.)
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umbrella from which the bulky han
Ole has been removed so that they
can be easily slipped into the ground.
Even the umbrella which will not pro-
tect against rain will nurse and pro-
tect tender plant which would other
wise die from too much heat.
One young man made an admirable
shower bath by taking the frame of
an umbrella and sewing rubber to it's
tips to make curtain around him
while water was sprayed from above.
His curtain was Of course collapsible
SO that it could be folded away when
not in use.
20, 1927. Western Newspaper Union.)
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cloth will not be sufficient cover for
the fine particles if any pressure is
made on it, so another light finely
woven piece of cotton should be used
for an exterior cover before the silk
or silkalene is applied to the outside.
The cover should then be quilted in
the ordinary way, but the knots should
be made quite close together.
The finished cover will be lighter
than feathers, even though twice the
thickness Of an ordinary quilt. 1t is
an ideal summer quilt for the car
riage. and can be used for a pad on
the grass if baby is taken to the park
or to the woods.
&C. 1927. Western Newspaper Union.)