Widnes Examiner. — 1899-03-10 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

CALIFORNIA PIG SYRUP CO., which is on every bottle of the genuine. Of all Chemists, r/ri and 14 A Depot :32 Snow Hill, London, E. C.  -1 see a younger man tnis time, toolisti, easily led, impressionable, and naturally straightforward He also is under the spell of the siren, and freedom will only come to him when it Nimes to his rival for the lady's affections. At twelve o'clock to-morrow night they are to be removed elsewhere." _ _  "And these," indicating the seal to which the piece of broken watch-chain had been restored. And these belonged to a man of stronger passions than either, and his fate is less clear than theirs. He is dark, stout, middle-aged, and uncultured, but is nevertheless made much of in society on account of his remarkable financial success. The same unscrupulous siren has been at work with him; and although I cannot see its outcome, I see a violent struggle. After that, all is darkness." With the last words, Madame Celia sighed heavily, after the manner of a person who is throwing off a great burden. The room was suddenly flooded with light, and everything looked commonplace and natural again.. "One moment," exclaimed Lord Alfred. "You mentioned a house in Hammersmith. Can you tell us exactly where it is ? " "I can tell you nothing more," was the grave reply, "for I am quits unable to recollect anything I see or say while I am clairvoyante." "Then can you not return to that condition ? I implore you to do so, madame, for great things depend upon our being able to trace our friends at once. And if money--" "Peace, sir!" was the impatient rejoinder. "My gift does not come and go at the will of the highest bidder. At some other time I may be able to assist you • but at present the effort would be useless; and I must ask you to leave me, for these ordeals exact their punishment in bodily exhaustion." There was evidently nothing more to be gained by pertinacity, and the three men departed, even Mr. Raleigh labouring under a strain of unwonted excitement; while poor Mr. Quicke could hardly control his exultation.  "Thank God t" he exclaimed, as soon as they were all three in the street. "Thank God, my boy is not dead, after all, for this woman says that he is a prisoner in some house at Hammersmith; and if every house in the district has to be searched before we are successful, he shall be found and liberated. So shall my old friend; and then we may find out who is to blame for all the mischief, though it isn't hard to guess." "I wouldn't be too confident if I were you, Mr. Rizzen-Quicke," advised Lord Alfred, "for we shall no doubt have unexpected difficulties to contend against; and it must be remembered that our foes are unusually cunning. Happily, they do not seem to be deliberate murderers as well as thieves, otherwise they would not have hampered themselves by keeping their victims in custody." "I have not the same opinion.of their leniency that you have, my lord," observed the detective. "If they hesitate at murder, it is entirely for their own sakes. A live man is worth more than a dead one any day, especially if he has a lot of rich relations • and I daresay they have some blackmailing plan in their. heads. Besides, people don't get hung for robbery and kidnapping; and it only shews extra cunning when such a gang as is now at work draws the line at murder. You see, my lord, so long as their victims are kept under safe watch and ward, they can't tell many tales; and in the event of their being charged with the capital crime, it is always possible for them to prove themselves innocent."  "But we are by no means sure that there has not been a murder committed," retorted Mr. RizzenQuicke, "for everything seems to point to foul play in the case of Mr. Moseiithal."  "Yes," agreed the detective; "things do look black in that direction, I grant. But if we were to go and say that we had got all our information from a woman in a trance, we should be pretty well laughed at for our pains, for that sort of evidence wouldn't be accepted in a court of law." "Evidence or not, I intend to act on it," said Mr. Quicke, and both he and Lord Alfred displayed such energy that, before they went to sleep that night, their plan of campaign for the immediate future was definitely arranged.