Widnes Examiner. — 1911-02-18 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

COW.' not be certain whether the talkers were iii the rear or in the front of me. How was I to trace the way back to that part of the mansion from whence I had come? In my anxiety to apy. I had not taken notice of the intricacy of the mazy route. Now I walked roond in a circle, always coming to the name quit from which I started. I wan absolutely tont. If me prying presence was discovered. I knew filial I should disappear—and I hated to think of death. There was a long life before me, of pleasure and love."  The stranger grew meant of breath and ceased speaking. Blandford saw that the candle WAR burning low, but he was too deeply interested, too eager to learn the sequel of this extraordinary history, to rare for that.  . . " How did you escape discovery?" he asked.  "I was agil, as a monkey. Above me there PAS it coloured glass donu., a thick gilt bar crossed the centre. Unwinding the broad sash encircling my waist, I tied my slipper to the end. and threw it over the roil The sash, doubled, would bear my weight, and I climbed to the dome, the glass was no artanged that the framework would open and shut at will.  'Twinting the milk hand again about my waist. I clambered on the roof, recloaing the aection of the cupola through which I had panaed. I crept along the roof till an oven window was reached, and peeped in. The TIMM was tenantless. Leaping lightly to the floor, I found myself in the servants' quarters and by chance reached the lower part of the manaion autotimer-1.m1."  The sleet mid wind chock the crazy window and rattled the door, drowning the mmaker's voice. Illondford tumid pale to the lips, crept forward to listen. Not a nound ! Ile unlocked the door, glaneed outside and saw two small dark ',Neelo on the landing, these be snatched up. and again turned the key in the lock. In his hand he carried a chauffeur's leather cap and a purse, which lie surreptitiously opened. "Four sovereigns and ten shillinge in ailver, Jam prepared for the landlord," said Alec, fairly ditickling in his delight. An hour before the panic of despair had acized him, when he thought of the bully who owned the house; with money Blaiiilforil was ready arid willing to snap his fingers in the man's face. "This purse yours?' he asked tersely. The stranger nodded. "And ttnin cap" My chauffeur's—where did you find it?" "On the lauding wtiein I opened the door just now. You must have laid upon it, or I should bate aeon the cap and tbe puree be-, tore."  This i• a part of a rile conspiracy," mutltred the man no the bed.  ..„.. " Will you allow in. to he banker till we leave this planer said Blandford, poeketting the parse. " Are we going together?" asked the other, feverishly, for he was oppressed by a sense of impotent helplessovis,  • By Jove, yes. my conscience. '  I don't want murder or  There wan a el Ultimeoue suppression that was irksome, each ~,,,, nent lost was a moment that brought nearer the chances of an inter ruption, and Blandford said sharply, It I ant to be your agent in unravelling the mystery surrounding your case, pleas boi,,h you, story, and omit nothing of mate. rial importance," he began, and at tint moment a loud thump on the door made bulb men start violently!  (To be Continued).  POLICE DOOR FOR LIVERPOOL  Ile Chief Creatable of Liverpool hes ordered a masher of trained police doge from Major Richardson's kennels at harrow to accompany the police in six outlying districts of Liverpool r a night Iluty. The du, are to act ea SCOW/ to give warning of anythfhg vowed ma the lest sod to defend the constable if isitackrd. The report, from other tower where then doper@ in um have Induced the Liverpool 'authorities 10 tette this step.