The Cotton Factory Times. — 1901-04-12 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

CHAPTER IL—Suspicion at once falls on Ben Mellor, who has gone to Bournemouth for his holiday. Mellor is • tall, handsome young man, whose inclination is to adopt the stage as a profession. He bas frequently appeared with great success on the amateur boards, and his natural aptitude enables him to dress and act like a member of the upper classes when he is on his holiday. On his Bournemonth trip he " dignisee himself as a gentleman." In this character he meets with an adventure, in which he rescues a yonng lady from drowning. This young lady turns Oct to be Miss Hathershaw, the only daughter of his employer, who has had her educated and brought up in the South of England. Atelier promptly falls in love with the young lady, and she, after the manner of romantic maidens, cherishes tender thoughts of the brave man who has imperilled hip life to snatch her from a watery grave.  In Chapter 111. love's young, dream suffers a rude awakening. Miss Hather-haw is summoned home to attend her father's funeral. The Chief Constable of Eureka receives information pointing to Ben Mellor as the probable murderer. He instructs Inspector Brill to proceed to Bournemouth to arrest Mellor on a charms of wilful murder.  Chapter IV.—lnspector Brill has a theory of his own. It is Eureka Wakes, and one of the attractions is a travelling theatre. At this theatre a new melodrama has been announced, founded on the netherchew murder. In the hope that he might pick up a easeful idea, Inspector Brill hie attended the rehearsele and first performance. He recognises in the Author the leading tragedian, whose stage name is Marmaduke Montruoreney, a former resident of Eureka, one Mark Mellor, the uncle of Ben Mellor, who, after an absence of twenty Tears, has coine back to his native town in this disguise. The inspector also remembers that, before leaving Eureka, Mark Mellor quarrelled with Mr. Hattersbaw over some patents, and putting together these facts and iraternal evidence in the drama itself, comes to the conclusion that Mr. Marmeduke Montmorency may be able to throw sorne light en the mystery. He has, however, no present option but to execute the warrant with which he has been entrusted. He does so, and brings lieu Mellor bask to Eureka in custody. CHAPTIIIt V.—Mellor is brought op at the Eureka Petty Beasioeit. James Golden, the butler to the murdered man, testifies that he last saw .uirn alive at ten o'clock on the Friday night, when he laid his simper in the library and rill's told he did not need to wait, as Mr. Flathershaw intended to work late. Mellor is enabled to prove an alibi, as he can account for every moment of the two hours from ten to twelve mid:night, at which hour be left Eureka on the train. Mise Ilethershaw, who is present at the magisterial inquiry, :recognises in Mellor her rescuer at Bournemouth. she invites hint to accompany her home to the Lower Grange. Cuanza VT—The ection takes place it the Lower Grunge. Miss Hathershaw attempts to dismiss from her mini all her former thoughts about Mellor, but feels that she owes him some reward for the service he rendered, and some compensation for the suspicions that hays been cast epee him. She has an idea that promotion in the mill will be the proper course, and, confessing her ignorance, gets bins to talk of the conditions of mill life He describes those conditions as they appear to him. Miss Hatherabaw suggests floatmg the concern and thus ridding herself of All respell!!!hi:htv. Mellor advises her not to think of forming a limited company, but to try a profit-sharing scheme. arsirVll.—Mellor, on returning from the Lower i Suet by Inspector Brill, who, without saying anything e uncle Int his suspicions, tells Mellor that his identiaZel s acting at Owd Knnete'e show. Mellor and daerromisneencie from a portrait is his possession, a to .p— y e him a visit at the first opportunity. The rernanider of the chapter describes the return to work after the holidays, the difficulties the minder at Hathershaw Mill had to encounter on &MOODS of the increased speed, and the sending of a deputation to ask that the extra speed shall be taken off.  Chapter