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erected 1)V workmen sent down from Jmndon by


harbour. aerial


wires and masts is u


in^jpecUng iiut io


*>i*.wi Punch Wilkinson. He has


mvslerious communication from 1 uncli . 11 1 f ......\.L .....1


in l•llni^ne.ss <


a secret expedition of immense importance. Punch arrives. He explains to tlie aslonislied Inn wlint tlieir mission is. Puiicli says that lie—and lie only of all the famous scientists of tlio day—beliovcs tlia t the extraordinary weather changes are directly attriliutablo to Bonio malignant and brilliant I'umaii intcllccL working on now scientific lines. They stoam slowly nortliward up the coast. On llio atlor- noan of tlio second day, when Piiiicli is gett­ ing vorv excited and is glued to his lusHm- meiits, the yacht is off a dan^ro iis reef. The ■weather is perfect, the soi Iiko a duck pond, tho l>an>inctor liigb. Suddenly, a t an in s ta n t« warning and utterly wilhout prr'cedent or narollel in England, a I rightful local storm arises and strikes the sliip like an uiie.x- pooled blow from an assassin. nie Bhip is utterly TSTCckod on Uio rooks, bhe sinks. Ian EvdmH, lasw consciousness bclioyinR tliat Punch ami all bis crow are dead. Ho nwakos, brni.sed all over but fithorwise unhurt, on a


strip of snnd at the fcot of him is


over i:(M,n in his life. CHAPTER I I .—(Continued.)


. . . . As lio lay there exhausted, weary beyond


words, gazing round the rich room iii wliicli ho lay with incurioua oycu, tho taiiosto* m Olio corner of tiie room moved aside ami <lis-


closotl a door ol o;ik, wliich opened. Two people ciune into the room, botli lie


gown and whito apron ami collar, bometbiuR rosombliiig tliat of a nurse. She was tall l>e- yoml I'lio average heiglit ol women, but per* loctly proportioned. Ho liad time to take in tliese details a.s they came towiu*ds ll»e UhI ami t lu n he saw lier face. He gave a little


biiw, were women. Tile Olio who led tho way wore a dark blue


quick intalie of hreath. Tiio hovert^ ami almo.st terrihle beuut\


socnied to be the product sculptor’s brain, not Yet


Iho woman was head was


black hair—that is


surmounted by alniocit dark blue m cer lU


groo, Serco. Beneath hcav


ot ordiiiarj* human li'^‘* fitai-tliugly


t)f a painters real.


luxuriant black was acquiliue to a do _ ....................... .-y liinck eyebrows, were


eyes wliieli sooiiie.1 full of Intent lire. All old goddiss of file Komiiiisl .Mitjeslic, ovor-


wlu'liiiinn, not ol tlii.s dtiy. . . . IJeliiitd her, carryini.; n tniy, "'nx the gir


who Itnd found him on the roclis. Ihis girl rdso, inn saw, wn.s tnll, but the other dwnrl-


"1 her. •• Niglit, niid Spring muriiing li . ,


liineolf n-i they npiirimdHsl. Ah. you are awake,” said the l.nll wmiinii


greal. orchestral llute.


With supple grace she knoll down boside file bed and felt his pulse,


, . , Mttcli liotler, Beatiioe,” she ^ d to the . , .


other girl. And thmi to lu»,^.‘‘ You’ve had iho luortt Tuarvellous csu.ipe, vSir,” ..


who seemeil te he all nil tiiirty years ol age. Her voice wins devp, lew and niasieal, like a


Her


a groat coronet of ail ^^lm


u;»*i lu PauiaR tho iiiosii hcautilul girl ho has 0''er He which


dock of his stc.sm-yncht in Hai w icli ...... curiouri


to I I .—Tlio ,'!!^!!-.’:''if


wme


Iiavo been received a


—


certain to know.” Tliero was a slight einxiha^s on tlie you ”


Lerprctotl Uio qiicstiuii in it, lor slie s;ud “ i haven’t told j ’ou my name. 1 am Ileatricc Knyvett, wliose name, J suppose, you aie


wliicii puzzled laii. Ho had never hc^ud ol Professor John


Knyvelt before. ” 1 must explain,” lie was beginning to


suy, when slie came to tlie bedside and bent «)vcr him. ” Explain nothing,” she .said in a wiiispor, her faco suddenly growing grave. I f you can remember nothing ol.se, icmem*


her i-hat. God knows J. Imvo no wish to alarm you.


alarm, but L liavo heard certain things and I?erhaiis tlicie is no need for


my lather is ill in l>ed. Hush!” In a second slie had straightened herself


and was arranging Uie roses in the bowl upon tho table. Jan liad hom’d nothing, but her sonseH were quicker than his, for abnust im- iiKxUatcly tho door oi>cued once more and the tall lady camo, followed by a iiiaii.


lau


closed his ej’os for a second or two. Tlierc had he.ui somothiug .so kind luid yet so ur­ gent in tile girl’s voice th a t ho ti’ied to im­ press lier warning iqiou liis mind. Whal- ovor hapiKiiK’d, he must not forget it. He knew tliat ho was in a confused s ta te ; ho could not Uiiiik consecutively for very long, and it was absolutely no use to wonder what sho meant. He must just remember llie command. That was all. A moment afterwards when he opeiunl his


Ouco slio caught his glance and perhaps m-


frowning. The rest, or tlio ma.ssago, Jiad done him so much good th a t ho inoved him­ self witli scarcely a twinge ot pain. Sur* prised a t Uiat. ho lowered the bedclothes from liim and gently rested on a great rug of tiger skin. He swayed a little, but found th a t he could stand upright, and could also walk slowly but eomewimt unsteadily. 'I'lio return of physical power tilled him


Ho sat up in bed, sUirmg a t the door and . 1 PERSONALITIES OF


MOVI-LAND. ‘BACK SEAT.


nnth delight, a.s he stole over the room to­ wards tho door, h u t tins was oddly ininglixl with fear. Ho folt th a t lie was doing sonit^ liung ra.sh and dangerous, looked round him cautiou.sly’ ojid pj’cparcd to scramble back to bed a t a moment’s notice like n dct<*ete<l


schoolboy. He lieard no sound, however, but when he


pusluKl aside tho tapestry, lie found timt ho


uas indeed a prisoner. “ Tills is queer, by jove,” he said aloud, nodding to liiniself, as if ho had made a dis­


covery'. Well, he would explore his prison as well


as he was able. Ho felt his way round tho tapestry towards tlio great oriel window which d'seended to witliiu three feet of tJio floor, and ix’Ci>cd out cautiously. Au extraordinary panoramu met his gaze. Yes, i t was indml a tower. Immediately


wlio was expected to reach 1x>ik1oii on Wefll nesday, is tlio famous daughter of tlie equally famous Mr. A. “ Bill” Brady, Uie tlieatrical and film play producer. Slie is a New Yorker by birth, and after some years m a Now- Jersey Convent, studied in Boston for (iraud Opera. She in now’ ono of the star film ictrcssos for Bealart.


Alise Alice Brady, rJie latest scri'ou ^tar


held the 17 th B Oddie, Steward.


Court Baron oi


’ The List of 'B-na AVtUiaiu Anun-sUi AViiliam Arniit-tea|


'Iho popular Bcree narlistes Ii>lna Murphy


and Johnny W'alkcr, both of whom were m. cently promoted to stardom, aro busy on the final scenes for tho first production in which tiiey arc co-starred. Tliis picLiire a t present bears llie title of “ IJve NVires,” and further details will bo announced shortly. ““••t-jC-I**""


Aunouncement ooincs Irom Fox to tho


lyes, ho forgot Uie incident entirely. The tall huly was standing by the Ih.kI talking in a low voice to tlie imm who had afxompanied her and pointing to Ian. And the man was the man with the laco


tha t liad lerrilied him on the bench. ” You had botlor go now, Ileatrico, dear,’’


said tho tall woman in her tluto-liko voice, iiL which there was an mimistakeahlc niidor- uuirent of command. ” LVon is cfuning to ma.'“


.sago Mr.------’’ she stoiiped short ” Ihi.s


gentJeman.” ” Very well, Cleojiatra,” the girl an.swere<l


.and with a glance a t lun slio went quietly out of the mom. Was i t fancy or was there a linal waniiuR in her glance? Ian tonltl nut say, hut he rogi.'-iered the impn-ssion. . Ills attention was immediately mvnpiod by


le!ow was tlio lo.if'ol’ a large building which siomed to Iiavo Iko?!! Uu* hall of the old castle and terminated in two battlemontcd towers very much like the one from whicli he watched, though much smaller. Oireetly to tho right there wore otlier roofs, and chim­ neys of more modern construction and, below them again, Iho broad wall; on tlic top of the nia.‘>uvii walls wliicli ciiclastHi the whole castle. Ho looked down thus upon this great olu.sterof buildings, and it gave Jiim an extra- or<liiiai'y* sense of hciglit ami loneliness. But when his eye swept further, he. gave a gasp <yf admiration. Over the l>attleineute<l walls, far down Inflow, lay the sea, an immense gli.stening floor. Some ijuarler of a mile away were t-lie frowning clilfs of the main­ land. on tho top ol wliich lie (-ould see tho purple Yorkrtliirc moors, and Inflow them a tiny hamlet of whilewa.slicxl Imusi's and with tile grey tower of a church. At! tins distance and froin his height the village appeared like a child’s toy. As hi.s eye niasierod diflail after detail, he


shortly be seen in anothor beautiful picture of heart interexst, eiilitlo<l- ” Tlie l.miq>-


olfeet th a t Shirley Mason, tlie win.'Mime littio star wliase captivating personality and clever portiayal.s have endeared lier lo pic- tim'gocrs J in uglioul


tlie country, will


ligliter,” ail adaptation of Maria S. Cuininin.s’ popular novel of the same name.


tolls of a litile girl who llirough a mi.^umler- standing is parted from her mother aud en­ trusted to tho care of an old woman addiciod to drink. 'I'he poor cJiild .sulfei’w terribly, being compoUcd to slave from morn till night for hor heartless guardian.


'Iho story ‘When things


som blackest, sunshine comes along in tho form of bn old Inmpligliter. Tho latter’s syinpatliy is arouscHl by the girl’s unhappy existence, and he adopts her. Some montlLs


Picliauor, James B ■William Anuiisioad, PrcsentmoiitiJ by Tiamas Dobson


Xiiomas AimiL-io. lUeliard B.ockdoi John Brawne, Flo John Brown, Sain Amercements lor Jolin AVeatbie, Ki< Richard Clarke,


tuniod his c;ittIo iuL a trespat^s ou tJu‘ la. tra ry to a pain foi tboroLu’e ho is in u the pemilty of vjs. Toomas Dab'-on ii


of tlio goods or chat pound a t liowor Hi pound those beasts parca] according to


tlie 8amo case furui in in mercy. Asset*


the Court vs. Tho original mim


hontmeui-s in greau “ AVhorcsia their i


form'ly tha t no m:in| or horses or any oil or street al.*out tl neighbor might ho i by hnuingo bi.s eoru' *c. vpofi eu‘y trwpasficr lo lone; fieu’ail tvme iijs. ni; “ W e ’ find'- Tnn


p’sentable vi»n ilu' eeu’all tynur;


the man a t his side, who was now uiking olf Ids cfiut and rolling up his Mlecve.s iircpfira- tory to tlio inassago. Onco more luii experi­ enced a di.stinct ilirill of honor. It lasted but for the fraction of a sectnid, for cominoii- seiise rea.sscrtcd itself and he knew iu> earthly


li'iir wbirh ! rea.'-oii whv Uiis iK.*r.son .should In* capable (jf ^


The tall woman ,s.aw noth- in I'im; In- ivns just, i.n or.li.iary JJirectly llie .skilful lingers tniiched 1dm.


another Kciisution wn.s rejieatoil. A real vitid fniTC. a doiinito feoJiiig a.s of a current of electricity, scenUHl to pmir from tin* piinh- ing, stroking, kuoaUing hands. I t was cx* traordinary, as strong and real as tlie feeling ono liad when ono held the tenniimls of an | leetne battery, a rontimimi.s, stxithing i


Kiid 1.. 1 n'nM-k” Tliat’ moment; or two. Ho ghiiued up to find tlie most, comrorting,” lie said after a


j black-IuiijXHl woman looking down upon him with curiously questioning cyos. Silo incliiietl her Iieiui. ” I.eon is a wonder­


i


Sho said i t cohlly, impumnially ,:»*> it it had . to bo ;;;ud, but she took no intoiost.


|


” I have,” .said Ian, ” hut the yacht, my . friend and the crew—”


j 'rile tall woman shook Ikt read. “ I fear i |


you must resign yourself,” she .said in her i hcautifnl x>a6.sionlc.ss voiro. ” I havi.in’t;


heard llint nny of ihem survived, and mdee<l, |


1 fear it i.s im\>o^<iiblo.” SVithout. saying another word, .she turned


” and understand anatomy. It is a mirnele, hut you haven’t a single bone lirolten. 'I he sinews here and there are terribly strained and you aro cruelly bruised. Howovor, mas- sago and tile proper linimeiitfi will make thati all riglit in timo. lint you muHt rerogni.so tliat yon aro sulfering from sliock .and ho Content to remain here in perfect qniot until


” 1 linvo been a nur.se,” .she said ImeHy. • , , • ,


yon arc cured.” She turned to the girl with the eorii-


more himself. He .sipi>od hoi'f tea froin a spoon obediently as a child, and then, when ho ('ouid take no more, lie hiwke. ” Where am I , please? And whom have I to ihaiik


sula of tlio Yorlt.sJiiro coa.st wlien* I live* witli my father, who houglit it and re.stored tie*


for this kindncfts?” '* Yon ai’o on wlmt is ealkHi Plonks Koi’k, tlio girl answered gently.


coloiirod hair, ” il you will slay he,r<.’ and give him a littio of tlii.s hrotli,” .she said, ” 1 will go and fetch IxMm,” and rising to lier feet sho .swept out of the room with tlie grace and ease of a swan u|K>n a lake. ^mehow, directly she Inul gone, Jan felt


down tho bctFclolhe.s and iiegnii ti) tool him j all over with skilful hands.


ful masseur,” slio said. During the oiKWation the man's faco was


constantly clo’-o lo Jnii’.s. .Although it was an ordinary faco eiiougli. thmigli sliglitlv sallow, tho tJiunght camo to tlio patient that he was looking a t a mask, nut a human countenance a t all. I t scorned th a t tho real man. tlio driving force, wa.s conceuIoLi, for all the sensation of humanity tho follow gave— tho normal sense of contact with another luunau being—ho miglit have been nothing but a gn*at animated doll. Doll! Yew, that was it. As tho word iiiado to him .Ian ex- perionci'd a definite tremor of cobl—not phy.sieal cold exactly, a cliill about tlio heart. “ I supjx)so you never expected to .'^ce nu*


ulivo when you caught .-ighl of me on the Ik'ScIi,” he romarke<l to tlio masseur. “ In- docsl, 1 am a man caught back from the dead if ever man was.” 'rim reception of his words starthxi him beyond measure.


: The :


Children’s Corner. ‘WVV'WAAAfV'VVW'W W W'W W W/fl STOIHKS TO HKMFMBKU.


reimmbt red to do an net of ehivalry as he waa leaving the world. ih ‘ was Sir Victor Buxlm, who died at


That is a fine .story of the dying man wlio


i bcivil tliai lus new eiiantfenr might ho ini.s- jmlge'd. ami In* wrote ihi.s note “ Bollingham, yon liclped mo well Inst


Fpping from the results of an accident in lii.s motor car. He left the nieehanic’s seal to get; into another, ami fell out, breaking his leg. 'Hio log was amputated, and Sir A'ictor ditxl, hut as he lay dying fie reinem-


It was as though the


; eiiongli. A^m must bo very enrefnl not to be ' rougli with him.” ! TaslaiiUy tho man straiglilemsl him-elf ami withdrew from the room like an automaton. Ho .liad lint six)ken a single word during the


, wholo of tho timo. “ AVhat. a very inld pei.-on.” Ian said.


** It is a penin­


old castle some yi'or.s ago.” “ i t is a miracle.” Inn munmired. “ I t is iiidet'd, .sir. Yesterday alU’rnoun, I


I The tall woman smileil rather cm-ionsly. “ T cannot tell you In's history now.” she .‘•a’d “ but it i.s .a strange one. AVo find him very useful liere.” “ A'ou arn very kind to me. Miss. . . .”


ho hesitated for a moment. “ Sworn Is my name,” .she said. “ 1 am


was walking on Uie Imttlements, eight him- dnnl feet abovo the level of tlie .sen. and I felt tho storm was coming. 1 saw your .ship some miles away and then a great wall or > cloud and water «H‘med to leap up from no- whore and ovenvhelm it. I t tvoh drcadlul, and 1 .sent ju'oplo down to tlio beach to sw if they could reseuo«fliiyoiu*. and lolejihoinKl to lho*<onstgnards on tlie nminlaml. lUit it was of no U-se an<l wo all thought^ the lK>at uas lost w’ilh c'vcryone on iMiard. Then oniTy tliks morning I went down to tlio heaeh to bathe. Wo liavo a littlo funicular railway whieli runs do^vn t<i tho beach, and 1 go down to hatlio every morning. Ono of my father's men, who camo down with mo to work tho lift found vou wodginl l>ciwoen two rocks, and then l ' saw you too. You wore quite unconscious and we managed to got you up


lu re. That is nil.” There w.as a silence, for tlio Inugunr wan re­ |


: (ou.sin to Miss Kiiyvell. the yofing lady you saw just now aiul in wliose fatlier’s liou.‘;e you are. Xow you imust talk no more. think a gln.ss


not hurt. you. After you’ve taken them, pha.st^ ^ and go to elcop. Host for your


tliis wine ami a biscuit can­ \


, nerves is wliat you want more than anything else.” Again lie wai conscious of a Itrooding


warm electric current wlueh was playing all ow r hih Ifody. wn.s wuddenly mum.>irn‘d a huiulrcKl lotd. His limh.s gave a convulsive jerk, and ho tliought tha t ihu dull l>ead\ eyes .suddenly glowiKl with liglit and faded. \ .sharp exclamation came from him. and then Urn woman he had heard called C|«m>- patra ” inU*rveiie<l Imstily. “ That will be all Leon, for the pi'ineiit.” filior-^iid. “ 1 tliink the patient lias liad quite


niglit, and 1 ate. inm-li ohlig«al to yon and others who brought mo in so c4irofnlly. The accident wa.s no fault of yoiira.' Thanking you, T. F. V. Buxton.” 'l1iis clnvalrons tlionghi of a dying man


saw, on one of the outer hattlcments, a curi­ ous erection of ironwork which rose into the air and made a web of girders against the hackgnmud of tlio .sky fnwn iho top of a louml iiriek building with a eliimney. f t wa.s not an ordinary chimney, Init obviomsly tbat of sonio place where ni.ochincry was IiousckI. A film of smoke was coming fnmi it now, ri.s- ing straiglii uiiwards in the still afternoon


.ai r. 'J’hen he wuv somet.liing so extraordin.ary


tliat lu* ruhln’d his eyes, thinking his sight had decxflvLKl him. From the oraiic-like erec­ tion of in»n girders, something like a groat snake stretched away into tin* distance to­


wards tho I’lilfs of the mainland. Ho sLind again—ye.sl the tiling, whatever


it was—and i t S'^cmed a« thick as a man’s body, went away in a great; curve to tho top of the clilT a quarter of .a mile nwny. where it seomod to end. n.s far .n.s he could sec, in another building ju.st like tho one below him on tho haltlemeiits, tJiougli no bigger lo the view than a Imui) of .sugar.


(To he Continued.’)


found in .lohu Ih Ainoe Michaelnian !.i


oath of John Broun “ Whereas their


th a t en’y inluibitani


_ bumo who sufferetb *" ncighl)or.s goed- ti yni|H)Und all er any ffould, v|M)U ins <!ei:


tho sum of vs ” AVo finde Tho


accoringe to lili^ l the aloue named I>oundingo o boast BrowiH'N m the I.'*"


the paino. M -Tid some of vs.” Court Baron oi K:


later the l.iiiijilighter dit^s, hut not hoi ore - unknown to him.self—lie has laid the founda­ tions of h.s change’s future hai»pim’{»i by bringing her into contact with her mother. A (‘harming rouiaiico is woven into iho story, whicli adds greatly to iL< interest. Also there aro fM.'veral thrilling incidents, iiielnding a firo and explosion on a ship in harliour, wliicli has been very Wu'ctively reproduced. Great care was exeici.sed in th(» holection of tlio c;t.st, which in addition to tlie star in- cludc« the wcJl-known adtor, IL'Vyniond McKee, in tho leading male role; l*>Jtrin Booth Tilton, am! Albert Knott. Howard M .Mitchell. w!ii> directed the Tox succosm's ” Her Elephant Man ” and “ AVing Toy,” supervi.sod the filming. Altogotlier it is ««tfo to say that “ Tho Lamplighter ” i.s the Ih'-t production in which .Miss Ma.s<-)n has yet nppcaiefl.


—


Itrings to mind a story told some years ago in .Aly ,\laga/.iiH*. a story of one of those groat hoartod, ordinary men who work our min06 or drive our trains or stoke our sliiiw o plough tfur fields. Hcrtiism tliere i« in a nnillitudo t»f tT»em. as true and geiiemns and ready a.s the courage of the liatilelield. The man who to!<l tliis .story wa.s


say which wa.s tho most trying moment ho had known in his miaiiig life, and this wlnil he .said. 'I'liore is no more tlangerou.s part of


to


mining than sinking the shaft. If yon are working at the bottom and anything falls tlioro IS not much chance of escape. My inotlier Flijah. Sam Brooks, and Nat AVeb- sier, Were sinking a .-.haft. The proper cage and maeliinery had not xvi heefi nut down, so wo Innl to he hatihsl up iwo jit a time in the bucket, and getting out at the top was daiigm-ous. A slip ati the top, nr a falso Mving of the huckel, was certain death. “ On llii« day Fdijah and Nat AVehsler


ful woman of tlio speaking stage, Klsu* Fer- gti-mi wa.s ono of tlio last among tho famoiw artists of the drama to become as.so(‘iaicd with the motion picture art. .Miss KcrgUMni is representative of the liigli clns-s picture drama, and her ixipularity, Imth in tliis country and abroad, is entirely in kwping with lier great lii.'itrjoiiic talent. Her career hn.s deinandtHl much of hor in the way of hard work and persistent effort, but her great ainbittion to aeeompliRli bigger things, no matter li-*w sucevvifni tlie past nmy have been, has reeultod in her prt'sent envi.ablo prestige ;ls an actre.^. Born in .New York (Jty, AiiguHt Iflth, ISS3. lier first up|K\arance was at the Madi.s*m Square Thcattv. in New York . Her initial appearance in London was with Lawrence D'Orsav ns Klla .Soaford in “ Tho Karl of Pawtucket.” at the Play-


t ’oiisidei wl l)y many to he the most beauti­


Tiioin:is Li'-tcr. K 'p| of Thonmf- Li‘-t‘‘r Kovemh'r. BB'h 1 Anurceineiii-- loi John AV' .-tine.


Moncke-. Geiuiemar Janio- Sturziker


e.‘ioh.Prosonlinents l.y The occupior'i oi


Baiisor of Ntniko !ai of tho Pinfold Pa said Thoina.s r>aii-i‘i same to t’a'l ini<* e formerly laid in tli'- of the Court \‘nd- r A paine laid by ■'


p’son or p’soiis wui-. grauo any -odds ' forfo'.t for e't.ery <l AVco p’sent dolm HorjJ-' Man-nif


S o m e t h e Manoj


anoyance to * «* -a laio a paine teat, n or his sui'ccv«i>rs Be horso nmnour I'nin


Aimitstead house sb:'-ll unt-et


iijs. iiijd. A


his Bwellingimnse repainj the .-ame Maic next rpon p: Weo laie a pay


A ’co pVent .b'hn


shall in.akc' the r.nci' nt curit' ler. tob'ie it 11 ill.


as itjs


and BoeiMlin he; Vphoulden oi:.‘ h.al e>nd th roof aecopi Court therefore "•


A ’oo p'.seiu th>


iijs. iiijd. A


A ’oo p’sent tl


flatt and the V'laf yeato a t t the flat in tho aocu.ston;e-


thorcvjK)!! made said o-cupiors n) A


A ’ce lain a pain


house end b<* in i.wncrs or occupi' made .as ninye b n-’t otiierwise vpc


want flrfit. Tiiey had reached the hank, and we were preparing for tho bucket-, which was to (‘omo down for ns, when wi* heard a loud midden .shout>, Tyonk out! and we f«flt tlnit soimflMKly was falling <lown tho pit. Belli of us squeezed flat against the side, and knew that in a moment or two tin* falling man would ho dead, if we weiv not. “ You can think a great deal in a socoiul


qiio-ttioiiing look which elfeclo<l him unplea.’--- nntly, and then suddenly slie smiled. The proud, ratfier cnie! mouth wa.s


traiisforme<l. The aspect of restrained puwiT ami watelifulmws disappeared. Sho was radiant, with a vivid Southern radiance, which made her ten years younger in a fla.sh. He smiled in answer—he could not help it,


and hemling down she just touchcHl ono hroi‘;e(I wrist with lier long .«:|emler fingeis.


“ Go to sleep like a good hoy,” she said


turning and the soup made him long for , sleep. Ho did not closo hifl eyes, however, > hut watchcHl tlio girl ns .she adjusted the vnr- ' iows tilings iq>on tho table, watched her wath


.. .sunssi of gentle pleasure, for she wn.s very lovely. Her very presence Foemwl soothing. Ho wondor«xl ivho shn really was, find why bIio lived U|X)n this dewflate island. Tlio tears camo into tho young man’s cye^,


and as Xhoy did so, his agony of grief was int-einsifuyl by a slTango littio human touch. Upon tlio tnblo by the Wsido, was liifl


own watch, a j>air of gold sloovo links, hiH favourite briar pipe and a .silver cignrotU* case which horo tlio mom>gram Tl.C.W.


and tuiTUHl away. Sho gave liin\ ono more glance at tJie dmw,


and then as .slio dis;\p|)eare(l, ho not only lu’ard it close, hut, without jXLHsihility of a mistake. Ian hcaixl the elick of thi> kev in


♦ Copyright in United States of Amorica. | sat to a painter for I,ady Afacboth horsolf-


enmo over him tvith lemnvtxl force. I’orlmps it was the shock he had undergone—of (ourso it. might f>o that—and yet. what a confound­ edly queer houso he had got into! The younger girl’s warning glowed out in his brain as if in letters of fire against a dark iMickground. Tim man with hi.s magnetic touch, and masklike face, the umistinJ room , in which he lay, the dark woman miglit have


recognised had !>eon with him from tlio first,


ilio lock. A Iiannting fooling of nneasinesH, which iio


or two, ami my ono thought was, ‘ U is Flijah or N a t? ’ I t was Nat He was kill'd at our feel, and with hia last word.s had shout<d to warn ua. “ The .seconds of th a t fall were tlm inott


terrible I have iwer know, ami wc wore all unnerved. A’ou see, Nat was my friend, and Klijah my brother, and 1 knew i t mast be


ono of tJtem.” Couhl juiytlung he inoiv ehivaJrOus land


<lramatic than tliat last shout l><>ok out? .And lie was just an <»idinaiy man.


^ — A L h IN ON15 PIECE.


han.*vna. Tlien he looked up at daddy, and smiled Uie inquiring smile which meant troublo for Uio old man. “Bad,” ho s.iid, softly, ‘sup­ posin’ I ’d been twin.sP Bad shuddertxl; but it wa« ueccssjuy to dlssemblo somoUmes. “Well, (’itxngie,” be said, “.supiiosingF’ “You’d have bought tho oUicr boy a l>anana, too, wouldn’t you?” “ ‘T should ecrfalnly have l>ongbt the other Ifoy, su. you call him, a banana,” said dad austerely. “Well, diul,” said the dear little fellow, “you are sur^y not goin’ to obeat me out of a banana ’coa I ’m all in ono piece, arc yo^r


Georgio Imd just finished eating a fine ri}K


house. For several years motion picture com­ panies Itad endeavoured to eocure her scr- vires, but without ^.uccct>■<. She tclt that in order to given her bexst efforts to tiie a r t i t would bo wise to wnil imtd B had d.'vol pod to a higlur artistic plane. Like many oilier stage c-lebritics, i t wa.s only tentlv that. Mi<s Ft‘rgu.xon felt the ar t offerea a scoix’t in which slie could properly give 1 oT Ofuleavoura. A


N


Nicholas Hedsiin of trespass "D


Peas. AATllinm Harui


xjd. <ib [ id l- I Defendant mi m« F/.lward Clark


attorney and pie- of Oisburne A ('ll f'h. Bflendant Jury find a A


Pbdntiff is in tl uajus t claim. Thomas T.ister


’er ’hen approaclied by


officials of tho Famous Players- Lasky lx)rntion, handling proclurtions of tho most lair.oufl stars in the world. Miss Forgtwn do* cidod th a t sho might safely apjwnr in pto- turas without loss of personal prestigo. IB**" initial picture was Robert llicbens’ Bar- bary Sheep.”


—


boa jii.st compJetod her ninth piettm' en­ titled “ Big Town Ideas,” under Um <breo-


Tho Imantiful young a c tn ^ , Eileen Percy,


tion of Carl Uarbaugh. According to aoocmuU, it i« a com^y-dmma dealing wita


n young girl’t •miHiion to see Now Many humorous situations occur, which cui- minnlo in a charming romance. Mi« 1 ^rcy has alroadv comnience<l work on


OuUon^i, tKa Mpvlar actor who hr made a director, will superriM tho filming.


entitled “ Tho Canyon Kid.” PbiJo ■fJP


a t tlio date of t in Novemb r. 1 who fimv-iH'di-l h born 20tb Novt Mary T)-one an B.'eember. When a persoi|


O nir t.” it f-flinif amerced, atid tl was usu'dlv Jury “ affeerod I t vr\]\ bo no


h i lf i |


i


doo Iton afler late before his \eato t- .-h.all forfeit for e A


AViv b»e a patm


party was nmerc four pence. Tl> Lord ,a.s part of Court Baron » TlioinnH Lister, of Tliomas Taste 1047. Thomas Aiecrc'm''uts


John Westbie


Jamw Rrowno Trfllcwave and Ple,aft. WflUam lord


Blakebume of xxxviijs. Befei


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