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By J . R. WILMOT (Author of “ Wlicro There’s .a Wil l,” etc.) CII.-U'TKH XV. Morton Sinclair icarccly know whoilior


lio rogrettc’d accepting llie invitation to .Moorcrolt Manor or not. Jn tuio rt»spo(;t— tliaL of Hok*n Ovorington—ho Iclt >*lraMgoly glatl, hut ol tho ovont.s tliat liad tollowod lie uass not >o .mho., For one* thing .Sinclair, hoing a .''tudent of boauly in all iti> inani- folil forms, iiad a conscuMitiiju.s horror of all tlliMg^ ugly hoi-au.>o. in his miii<I. Midi things iu.’»o almost always a.ssociateil' with .'•omeihing ovorwliolmingly ovil. lio ha<l tliscnssod t liat point of view with .Snjiorinlendeni Nelson shortly af ter Clilforil Merrivale had intimated Ills intention of going down into Jh'imiley, ami )ia<) fotiml an at tent ive listener. N'eNdn was a man who hail |>erini(tei! him-


.M.’ll an etiiifalioii wimdei'fully eomjnohen- sive, in .spite ti) tlie fat.'t tliat his nanu’ iiad novel’ ttdonieti an aeademic seroll in the archives of our universities. * I .should say,” .-aid Nelson, willi a .-mile, iliat if vtm were to consult tuir portrai t


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they portrayetl the (Ireel; tyjie of beauty with hnely dii-eHod features like cut marhle. hut. on till' otlK'i' hand, they oould never he called ugly, of even eommoniilaee.’’ “ My theories thi not jjartieularise sts re­


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at lile, <-rime is not always an individual mat ter at all.


gards imliviiltnUs.’’ Sinelair exjilained. •’ Xo mat ter liow ugly a thing may Ik; you will always timl the tieauty of perfect eretls- manship. ^'our criminal m:iy he handsome hilt the type of mind h«* represents i.s ugly, matiile-tiy ugly.


'I'o my way ol’ looking If yon look a little deeper


— as 1 luestiine you are aei-uslomctl to do- - tlie criminal i- the priKluet of a i-olleelive- meiilal s tale eoiiirilmteil to hy other.s wlio nor only form the motive for the act, but wlio. coiiseionsly or tiiicon-etou.-ly—it nialvOs no ma t te r—form the bac-kgrottml and tlie atiiicj.sphere for the dce<l.” “ Your reasoning i- certainly novel,” the


afternoon—Decemher 2Hr<!—.Morrell had hoeii -ent ilown to London, I’rnm Hrindley, hy Overingtoii, to sign .some doenments re- gartling tlie trsinsfercnee of slmros in one of file eompanie.s Overington conlrolled. 'Diat lie did not imt in an ai)|)oaram‘e at tin* nllice of tlie .-olicilni’s, .-eemed to in- <iicale th:i t all lliat was not well, and a let ter was .sent to -Moon-roft .Msumr imiinat- iiig to Uvei’inglon what Inid transpired re­ garding llie i-heipies. Tlmt le t ter Overing- lon rec<Mve<! a tew honr.s before he was found murdered.”


.Velson psiiise<I. watching the efi'ei-ts of '


Ills nar rat ive on the young nnin. Wh:tt lie Iiad said Iiad alfectetl Sinclair deeply. Ho was ilisappointed. In liis own mind he uiis eontideiit lliat Morrell had never i-oiiimiiied the {;riitie, hut had he h<>en a-lu'd for Ids rea.soiis lie would have been quite unalile to give them. It' was ju.-t a uehulou.- “ .-omc- thing. ’’ which he could not iletim* in won!-, that told him he was right. “ I will admit that ymir evidence is <e^-


gallery dtiwn at liie Yard, ymj might alter vonr opinion. .Some of the most emiitent Ilf miir<lerer- liave been lemarRahly hand- .-mne.


linns as ,vot. sir, rogsirding tlte ntembers of tlie domestic staff. You can ([uitc under ­ stand, sir, th a t the present unceriaii tty phu-es mo in 51 rather tlillicult position.” “ Of eoiirse, (Metive. I slionld li.'tve meii-


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lioned the iimttor soon :itter Mi.ss Overing­ ton left. She has in-tnieteil me to mtike 51II a n ’singements, :ui(l as J am going down into Hrindley li r-t tiling in the morning to see Hie agents, I will let. you know tlefmiiely hefore liineli. 1 thiit’i expect, howeyei’j^ that we shall reipiire their .services sifter tiu* end of the week, :iml yon may lake it as Iveing ipiite certain ihiil Mi.ss Overingten lias no int4*iilioiis of conliimiiig with tlu* lease. Hut you may rest a-sured tlml all of you will Ik* treiited in a -cnipnloii-ly fair


manner ,” “ Thtink you. -ir. I merely mentioned the


mat ter hecau-<* -everttl ot tlie .-ervinils, in view of wli5it lias happened, want to he sihle to look out for [ihu’es tor tiu* .New N«*ar. There are .-ovend hol<.*ls, I iindorstaitd, .sir, i liat are iisiitilly pre.s-od for a-' istaiice 51I tliis lime of the yeiir.’’ “ Do you lliink you will he ahli* tti get


tixetl up yotirsoli, (il4.*aVL‘-^ I suii tohl tiiai iiniiiy of the gentry thes<* <!avs an* much too jioor to indulge the luxury of a huiU’r .” A ghost of a .smile tlitled 5irr<*-- the old


siination lor long,’’ he r<‘pli<‘d, with quiet eonlidem<‘.“ “ I Imve no <lowt*i that L


imin’.s fsiee. “ A good hiitler. sir, i.s iu;\u*i’ out of 51


.'.hall till a wsint -oiiiewluTe. -ir .” .Sinclair wiitclu’d Itim acco-- the room,


lainly formidahle.’’ Sinclair agreed, readily, “ Iml 1 would not go .-o lar ;i- to .-ay that' a man will re-orl to mur<ler ju-l- heean-e lu; has laid liim-elf open to a charge of emhez/.lement. ^‘oll have no evitleiice — other than purely cireuin-tsilit iai—on which you could arr.'iign iiim before a judge and ju ry on tlie eajiital eliarge.” “ l*m ipiito willing to lake my ehnnee on


th a t , ” the Stiperinl<‘n(l<’nt intimated care- hb-.sly. “ You -ee ilie motive is perlectly plain. .Morrell waiileil to munler his em- jilover hefore liie tliefts were <li-eovere<l.*’ “ I ’m afraiil I'm not \ e l eonvimed.”


ami draw tlie lieavy hlue ciirtaiMM Then, liaving swilclu'd *111 the t.;ill. .-I5iiid-lamii tliat .'lotid on «ou* sjth* ol the tiivplaci’. lu* imiNi’ii noi-i’h’—ly iici'o-.s tlu’ room towiinl- tlu’ <loor,


(To he coniinnod.) (The eliaracters in this story are entirely


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.'siiiehnr a--erled. “ IN’fliap- it is tliat I'm uiiu-usilly ohstimite, init there are* .-(;\eral pha-e- of llie pre-ent m.v-tery I hat perple.x m<*. ami tlie more I pomler over tln’iii, tin* tmin* howihlered I become. Kor iii-lame, tliere’.s the gho.-t e))i-ode. Do you .suggest tha t -Morreil wa- tin- plianlom cavsdierr” “ That ghost .-tory i- the re-ult ol a dis-


Superintondenl atlmitU’d. “ Ihit how tlo y«m apply y»mr theoides to the pres<;!»t ea-e ? Kor i iistami’. it i- olivious tliat the murder was committed hy an individual, there be­ ing no evidence to -nppor t the theory tha t he—or .-h<‘, lor I have not yet ritleil out the po-sihi!ity of their being a woman in the ea.-e-- was aideil in llu* a r t l»y a -eeond party. Do you .-eriou-ly sugge-l that the imirderiT i- part of an organi.-ation ol' which, at pre-eiit. we know nolhing. an<l llnit lie is lint a tool in tJie initial .-dieme*'” “ My tin’orie- are purely liypotlietiral, of


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(‘onr-L>,” an-wcK’d tlie young man. “ hut f .-hould say that , if only we lonld isolate it. we would di-roviT that more than one p<M- .'on is assorialed with the murder of Sila.s Uveringtoii. .M\' rea-on- lor -aying this are that , -o far, w<; havN- Ik-oii unable to di - ro\er an\ tangible mnti \( ‘, and that , in it- ab-enre, we liave to presuppo-e its A


’\i - lenee. rules - we do tliat, we g»’t no-


wloTe at all .’’ Nel'oji inilled slowly at his well-tilled


-iiotiM li:iv<* toM ^'on bi-injT’ I drew \oii into tlii- di-rn-.-ion that I ' lo alrea<l\' made up my miml about this ;iffair.” I">lowly, he -looped down and lighU’d tin* .-pill at liie firr. -t raightei i ing hiin-ell and applying it to the large, blark how I of hi- pipe. Then, amid a fog of -moke, he methodirally nipped the hunt ing end of the paper and replaced tile half-roiisume<l -pill in the jade green receptacle aho\‘e. lie tinted tin.’ lool; oi a-tutii.-hment on


.'siiirlair a- a rclre-liing tonic. “ Yon -ec,” iio coiitiinied. .-ali-fied that


pipe, and. rising from hi- rliair, rros-ed o u ’f to the fireplace ami s^.lt!rled a paper .-pill from tlte mantelpiece. “ rm afraid I halt; yon at a rather had <li-a<Ivantage, Mj’. .'Sinclair.


onlereil liver,’’ -miled .\el-on. “ Tlnoe Inive lieon occa-ioiis wh<>u I’ve .-oen them my-elf. Tln’v're convincing ,-pecln’-, too. The more convincing, the inoie malignaiil the nmlacly. Ymi know a- well a- I do, -Mr. Siiichdr. that p.-yddi: phenomena are not given to that -oil of tldng, ami the sooner \v<‘ get <lown l») lael- lh<’ lieltei’. 'I'liere lias lu’en lar loo mueii gho-t isdk in tins ca-e aireiuly.” Sinclair wa- aluint to meinion to the «le-


tective lliai lie ami .Mernvale bail .'ceii .Morri’ll returning to ilu’' .Manor in l l ieyar ly lionr- of Chri- tma- morning in tlie giii-e of a cavalier, hut n ’lnemberiiig that .-mb :i .slateim’ni wouUl merely add to ilie weiglit of • onviction lo .\<‘l-oii - th«‘orie-. he celraiiied, tlnmgh he was half inclined to ask liim now. if .Morrell'- alibi Iiad been |»roveil, the <lea<l man’- .-ecretary conlil have lieen seen liy Idm coming along ilnit dimly-lightml eof'-idor .-hortly afi«T the mnrdor )i:id been <’ommiiie<l. It was plain t*) Simhi i r that N’elson was


ipiietly coiilideni tliat lie hmi got tin* r ight pig hy tin* e a r - - , or. at lea-t. he wouhl have as .soon a- Morrell wsi.s esiptureil, whicli «*vent. if .Nel-oii'- laiili in the re.-onnelul- m-s of Scotlaml Yard wa- to he helievtM, would Ik; accoiupli-lied -pev’dily. In .-pile of lids he wanted to -liake that lailli to


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.its foundations, hut Imw lie wa.s lo ilo it. he .seaiT’ely lcm*w. Tin* (h'leciivo had loiill ii|) a lornddabU* wall ot eviilenci; that no Marc of liypolhetii-al trumpet- could <-vcr linjic to flcnioli-li. ami wiK*n ne.\i the <lo- icctive .-poke. tlie pro-iK‘(;t of -ueh an ac’hievi’im*nt was iiiorc* rcimite ihsin ever. “ I’m af»jdd I haven’t -nci’i'edcd in con­


Sinclai r - lace. Init hi' wa- not ih<’ type of man to .-mile o\e r a i-olleagm-’- lM‘WiidK.‘r- nient - and lie had < oine to r<-gai<! .Morton


liis pi|ie Wa- Initning to hi- di-crimlnat ing ••at i-laci ion. “ I rm- in-d ihi- morning a nia-- oi


iiiieiT'-t iiig <’\ iih‘iicc trom livad-


i-iined not to jni-h my im e-tigaiion- at tlii- eml any fnriher .


even in the mo-t well nianiu-d enterpri.-e. -onu’lhing -eeiii- to havf gone awfv, loi’ from inloriiiation lei-eiveii iroiii Me—1>. Ki’iidail and Uatervin. ol i.iiu-oln'.- Dili l’’ields. Overiiigioii’.- -olieilor-, a eheipie lor oiiL* tiion-aiid poninl.s ilrawn on the .Mei- ceiles Hank in Tlirea<lneevlle--tieel. wa- not paiii. .-iiii[ily lieeait-e a hriglil memlK’f ol ilie -lalf became -mhieiily Mispiciou.s a- re­ gard- the indeiiiuy ol the payee ami re- U’lred the mai ler to the manager wlio. in turn, got into eommuniialivm with (tvei- ingioii’s solicitors lor conlinnaiion.


-Miu’rell. I bale .-nilii-ient material in my • P-patcli-ca-L- to obtain a prima laci<’ case agaiii.-l him. It may imer i ’si you to know that .Morrell, taking advantage ol liis in- lunati* po'itioii witli Ownnglon. Iiad been .'luce—fill ill ileframling his t'mplo\cr *il a cun-iileiahlo amount ol money hy iiuaiis v.1 tinged eln-ciiie-, I have heri; wiili me one ol ilio'A* eheijm-. TIk; lorgery i.-, nn- iloiihledly. the work oi a master liand. Whether jt is Mom’ll’s own workman-hip I have yet to di-eover. It it i- not. then I will eoiieede yon a jioiiit on your arguments and hclicvK’ tlial .Nlori'ell is in-l »)Ue ol an iirgani-ation.


in’\i«in witli thi- crime i- -Mr. .Montague lint, as .-o otimi hapjK’tis.


fill’ if thill imrtieular clivijue bad ije<n genuim*, there would, no doiihl, have lieeii eoiisideralile mii»lea.sanlne-s helween Over- inglori and llie Hankers. .1 lie I'lerk in «iue.s- tion wlio liaiidled ilie elietjue - it w a.- a • liejireT ’ one. iinirk you - -remeinlM-re'd lliat only a week hefon* he had seen that iimn <-omirig out ol a (ireeiiwieh pnhli(.--lnm.-t* witli -Morrell, who wjis well-known to tlie oifuers ol the hank. On that occasion, Mom’ll was not wearing his usually im- iiiaculate clotlies ami, from what the clerk


.-iiy-. there was no <hmhl tlntt .Morrell and ti lls' man- name of W'eyman—were oli- viously tlie l)e-t of friends. .Seeing ilisii a previous elie<]U** ter llie same amount Itad lieen ea-lu’J hv t in- man le-s than a tort- night hefoie, it was. perhaps, only mitura tliat 51 certain aimmiii ol suspicion shftuUl


be created. •• The matt wa<, of course, vetiue.sted to , ,


W'lit ’I !<*"■ nioineiits. while the manager nununintoil with llio cUt U’.s


Imt. whon llio ucu'li'inim wiis miuvMt.i .vtop insilk' the nnimiKfr s mom


(lverini:ton'.s


(lisnppmimil. inatU'is,


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Oyeriimton's cliei|Ucs tinless couiiU.r.sij,nu bv tlie sinnaturcs of bis .solicitors, niitd fur ther instructions were issued. *. I t 50 h:ipl«ned th a t on tha t part icular


wircil to every branch of i„


tlio eonntry


solicitors, to


sn iillor tn .stop payment ol ’I'liis lie liinl


niitnriiDy clinclu'il onsultation tcitli


instructionstions wero tlie Mercedes liiink of


•• It wa.s certainly a risky tiling to do,


' juar ter - in le.-pon-e i<i certain line- »)| in- \o-t igal ion I telcgra|ilied the day al ter i ar rNed.


l’’rojn that *.'\ideiice 1 am in- 'I'he man I want in I'on-


vincing you. -niih.’d Ncl-on. iris he knockeil the grev aslies Ifotn the how! ol hi- pipe. •• Hut I may as well tcil you 1 have not arrived at toy pre-eut coiiclusioiis <’ntirely on llu* evidence* ot the lorgcry incident. [ liaV4’ another «';iril up my -leev«’ aii^ :oe if you l ike-which, when I play it. will. I am c«'riaiii. .-«*al .Montiigue .’^lorn'M's doom. Tin* young man’- 4'\c- inirrorcd hi- in-


terc-t in lid- in\-U'l'ion- promnimeimnl . Wlnit woiiM yon -a.'’. ’ Ncl-on continued,


fiuii’tlv, ill Id- usual maller-ol-laet tone. if r we'-e to tell \ou that •miy an ’miur


I.a/.ani- .M<‘ml«‘l in tlu* \\ alwoi tli-roa«l ami pnrcha'4'd a -hor i -hamlhal / laggvr ot unuiue


n'Mlurv a n l i 'p ic - '” SitU’lair ga-ped iiivolnntanl.v. Never


before I’ould he .'emeiiiher hear ing -uch .i fii'ilaih* of damidng evidinic*- tlirecteii ;it the Mi-peciod pei'on. He lell tlial in- li i ' l iiiiprc-uni of the detective reipiiicd ini- lucdiate rcvi-inii. lie had -Uspeeleil him ol being .-low and ca-v-going. but now . . . a new p<*r-oiialit\ Inul Im'cu iK’vcaleil to him . . . :i man vitally elli- icnt and liionnigli lo


the la-l ilcgrec. •• I can iOilv -av.” Sinclair admttUKl. wiHi


mm.mil l i . lk—la—. It


all.’ CI I .UTKH XVI.


lai<l for him in tin’ ph-a-atii j)ro\imiiy to the playing tire. Nelson, -o l{ng<*r.- Inul


in till* tea. .'Sinclair r a t lu r liki-d (Jleave. Tlie re w 51- .'Oim*t hi ng reiatilely ari -loerai ic ahoni the man. It wa- not e.\pr<*.--e<l so mtu'li in the iininner ol hi- -peeeh :is in the general alnio-jihere ot him. Mo-i hull*’!'-, .'•inclair told him-elf. were ratlier lilte that. I*<*rli:ip- it wii- their coii-iant contact with genti lity through wld<’li iiu*y were um.on- .-eiou-ly ah-oi'lied the mental eitlu*r ol Idgher -]iliere-. llnit wa.s re-poiisihle. Interesii ’dly. Sitielair walehe<l him pour


.Mr. .Merrivale to -5iy he woiil<l he returning, tlmugli 1 ;il'o gatlu*»ed tlisil lio miglit Ik; <lelainetl in Hrimlley. However, I .shoiiM serve i t for that nuniher, I ihinkd’ “ Very good, sir.” Kor a* few moments Sinehiir »)hserveil the


thre e r ' ' llu* hutho’ im|uired, in a low ple;i-aiii voii*e. “ Tlu* ."^npeiintendenl, .Mr. Merrivsde 51111I your-4‘l t . ‘’ “ As far as 1 know. (iN’sivo, I understood


old 1115111 ar ranging ilie tilings on the table ra the r needlessly. “ 1 don’t lliink I .shall he want ing any-


tiiing else, Hloave,’’ Sinelair intitnaied. Tlie Initlor looked up. He .seemed mtlior


apprelieiisive, the young man thought. •* Begging your ]uirdoH, sir, hut there is


51 mutter of .somo importame 1 would like to inenliou. 1 litive received uo iiistruc-


t4*a from llu* .-ilver teapot wuli the care of 51 eonm>i—eur. “ I -uppo-e, -if, iliere will Ik* iliutuT lor


am) alrmul.v the -lnuli*w- weia* ciT-ejiing acro-s the long, oak-rattei'ed room willt .stealthy pei'-i-letue. (Heave, the gfcy-he;ule«l hni ler. hroughl


It wa- four o'clock, llie room,


.<inclai»’ t*'ok tea alone in the dining­ .-mall oriagb'iial lidile had lu’cii


iiilorined him. had goiu’ down iiil*i Hrindlt.'.N’ al ter itujidmig the w heieahouls el (o'lieral I'o-i Otlii »*.


theorii’- ar<* correct. ait'*r 'b u t i' v.-iy tahli-hiiienl ol .Mr.


l.clorc .Morrell caiight tlio_ iiort h-hoiiml t rain to l.i'cil- oil ( lii'i-tina- I'.vt*. lu* walked into tlu* ini-cellaiietni- i—


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loie of llu; ]>k’5i'5iniesi Lli-trici- ot ilie town, Lymlhnr-t .•'chool oceupie- 51 lofty position


clniriiiiiigly tirrtiiiged kiiulergsirten room completely tilled wih the latest a|iparati i‘^ tor teiuliing hy the .MoiUa—oii .system, wit’n stu'roniuiiiigs that iiialu* for tiie h;i|>pitu’-- :iml eoiitentniA’iit of the youttg-ler iiist A


eiic<--. and dining cooiii- i*i«nijiU‘lo a wi’ll- eqiiiiqieii 5iiid «’\cA'lleiil -clnml. !'.\u*ry ciin- -ider.’ition i- giv'eii to the health :iiul hapjii- ne-.- Ill eiieli iiuliviiliial child. I)eli<*5ite and h;icl;w 5ird ehiblren ix'ceivL* the I’rineipars -|ieci:il ciire and at tent ion. The hite-t re- .-nlt- o\ the entimnt- for the Higli Sciiooi ;ind (It simiinir School -how - i \ -ucce-'i’- out ol -eV4*n caiididiiie.-. 'flu* |iliy-ic:i) develop­ ment of tlu* <’liildr<*ii i- 5if}iiev.’(l liy lacilitiea tor gymnasium 5iiul ihiiieiiig dur ing tlu* winter term-. 51ml ii'iinis and -wimmiug in tin* siunmer u*rm. 'I'he high moral cMirac- tef. lM*ha\'iour


tlu* tiisi-tloor. which are 5il-o amazingly bitty ;ind \e»v hright , 5ire spleiulidly eqiiippi'*! for more .-erions work. Tlu* s|ieciiiu?ns of hiimliwork. art ist ic driiwing- :iiul other works ot [lupil- iirouiid t!u-e room-, inmuMliately .-how liio talent- llnit ;ii’e heiiig di'veloped in tlu* young mind.-, -liowing a liiglt -tiimhird of work that .-pC5ik well lor tfio'c in I’lnirge. Well iii'niiigi’i 5iM(l 'i iot!c"ly l•l♦•5nl <loniiitori«’s. iom>*ni-


.‘ith. Inteie-teil parent- are cordiiiily in vii<d tc \i«‘w the .M'hoo! 5ind nm t ih l’riiifi|>5il.


LOST NERVE FORCE. Mal -nui r i t ion the Cause.


When \oij lind xoiir-t.-Ii exlnm- ted ;i !irc


your day'.- work, aiul lo.i unlit i*i <lo 5in>- ih in g in your lei-ui'e luni r - : wlu'ii yon leel \e' \ \ tin'l l at night


It iiicaii- ti i5it your - to r e of nerve force is .-4*riou-ly depleted.


5iiui yet ciiiiiiot .-Icop. I'\‘iilur«* to take pronqit


nutri t ion of the nerves; in a woi<i, they arc lieing starved. The t reatment i- 'eally quite .-imiile: you mu-l noiiri-h your m ive.s with tiu* one lood they iu*ed- new rich blood. .Nothing so .surely rem;w- the ,-upply of .strong red blood a- Dr. Williams' pink lull-: ili.it aecoiints lor their .-line-- in .'o maiiv ca-c- ot nerve trouble tliat have refii-cd to V ield lo otlier t iK-aniieiit Hy Imihiing up tlie hlooil with Dr.


William-' piidt pill- yon will resio'e vonr apjietile. improve your ilige-tioii. -treiigtlu’ii yotir ent i re -y-lem. am) reinlom* >owr nerve- with tlie extiel «.*lemenl.s they iieeiL So it you an* a victim ol nerve exinni'-


tion. he-dn Dr. Willisim-* I'ink |)ill- at once: yon will ilms .-oon tree vonr.M'll Jfoni ( lepn-- ion. ir riialiiliiy and headaches, 5uui reg;iiii vom* initnral Imoyancy ot -pir ii -. .\ll clicmi'ts -i ll tlie-4*. pills. ;i-. ltd. box. ,\-k tor Dr. Williani'.' pink pill- - nothing ct.-e will do.


Ttie t'u*hl-mou-e wliieh hel<l tip the Kent


v. Hants malcli at ( ’anlerhury wltile it crossed the piteh is not tlu* t\r.-t. :nmnal to iliterferc willi tlie progre.-s of the gteat game, olisi*rves tluv Manehoster (Inanl iat i .” A few years ago at laird'.s :i 'Varsity match was in ter rupted hy a eat . whii*lt solemnly procoede<l to short leg and there .settleil <lown to perform her toilet, am! on the .value ground the Kion v. Harrow match was once held np by the apjHniraiice on the piti*h of*a lien pheasant, iirriving .siuidonly irtun no one knew wliere, and <lisappearing SIS mysteriously. At an importaui' match in Herefonlsliirc, too, a portly toa<l wsis (li.seoveretl liopptng . ;icro-s tlu* popping ctease, and play iease<l unti l i t had been removed to tlie neare.sl diteli : wliile a faimnis howler of former thiys used to possosn u .stuffed .swift which ended its career in curious fashion on the hold. A ball I'nmi the ha t (tf ti redoiilttablo .slogger hi t and killed i t iifi i t flow, and, to the slogger's intense <lisgust,'botli bir<l and ball dropped into tbe bands of a fieldsman.


.-te[i- lo remedy tin* tronhk* may lead to 51 .-erion- nervou- hreakdown. ‘!'hi- io.-s of nerve lorn; I- due to mai-


5iii4*luling “ l.ymliiur-i ” Sciioo! i- often i'oiiuiiciit<‘d upon. Mol only hy their ptirenl-. hut 5ill witli whom t luy coim* in conliict. Tlu* next t«*nii coriiiiu*iic<‘s on Septiiiiiie


;mk1 tone *0 llie cliild'eri ’liU’i'iiig .-clioo!-lii<*. The ihi'^-rooiii- on


.-ehool gates. ;im(! e\c<’IIeni afiTitigemenl- in the sr hnol it-elf iM’ovide tor ilay and weekly lioa fdcr.-. On liu* gi'otiml tloor is a spaejou- and


in the heiilthie-t p5iri of the County Horotigli of Hurnley. ;iml is now supplying 51 hnig tell need. Kor children of parents wiio-e le-ideiice lies out-idi* tlie hormigh. 'Im- 5iml car Imiiiiies I’lmhh*- them to 5ilighl at the


ingf. Me.ssj


.son, J . W {larnetl .


C O U N T Y S E S S IO N S . Monday,


“ Be Prepared.”


motor i-yili.-t, was pnl to 51 goo<I de;il <d iiicmiV4*ni«*iic<' through tailing to lairry hi> motor driving Iic4*n-e when pa —ing through the Hnr - t (u'4‘en 4|i-trict.


Ari’liihald Douglas Scott (10). it Shaw In aeioivlnjus*


vvitli a promise nnuU* to INC. Siiiitli, ih*- femlanl. produced his lie4;ii-e- taken out 011 .liiiu' l l t l i - l4 ) the Siiaw poliis' on lii- i'4*turn, and, a.s a lir-l uth'mler. tlo-* ca-o against liim wit- 4li-nii—4'd on pavmeiit > eusts.


> “ Get t ing Away Wi th I t .”


wa- cyrling home trom tlu* ilireclion oi Tliornli’V. at 11-11 p.m. 4in July Ml-t. witl:- ont a light, on llu* cycle.


wlio .s:iid 4lelend5int ignoisd a r4‘(iU4‘-l to ■stop, got out his own iiiachine and vvs’iit in pnr.suii of tlu* deliiiqU4’til. Wlu’ti llu* lat ter was 5i.slv4’4l vvliy lie 4ii4l not .-loii' when n ’lpu’.steil lo ilo -o, his aii-wei’. ;iccoi<ling to the coM-tidiU’. was ” I thought I cfuibl g4*t ;iway with rt.” Tlu* nnuhine wii- voul ol any i;imp. and, leimmied ol llie lighting lA'-trictioii-, ilefendaiit wit' oishi^d to pay


I’.C. W;itKiii'on. Hohert Hatiihcr (17). al-o


Anothe r Police Pur sui t (1


was <'ltarg<*d with a -iniilar olieiu Miim* liim* ami jdaee. He. too, .straight 4-oiir.-e. tailing to hc4‘d of aullioi'itv. W hen ovt-rliaiib'd


4'a t ch l i im .


Cliij'[*nig. at (lu


W’ a i k i i i - o n lu* wa - - a id lo havu* d<'clar*’4l ( [u i le o p e n l y l i i s l ie l ie f t h a t th e ma n in b l i i 4* c o u ld not


. I h * . to o. liai)


no lamp , ami th i s wa - h i - tir.-t o l ie i i c 4*. Hut


lu* iu'glei - l 4‘d to a | q i 4*5i r h c l o i e th e


lU -mh a n d tlu ; tine wa - 4loul ) l 4'4l to lO' , Obvious.


j'listimo ill Cliipping. A third cii.-e was urbUiglil hy P . t ’. Watkiii-4in in wliich HoIk‘11 Wliari4m. of C!iip|iing. vva- con-


4-eriu’il. Hut itohert 's iimre mature i-x- peri4.*iice ilouhlle-s k'd him to appr4'ci;it<* the lolly of playing “ liaie ami hotiiul ” with tlu* police 51-. wlieii accosie<l on Thorn- ley i o;ul 5iml a.-Ked vv liy he was w itlioni light' at ID-Io iMii., he wi-i-ly oh-4*rved that he “ would have t«i try ami g4*l one on,’' Tlu* lon-tidde agieA'd Unit it wa- ilc'irabie. hut hrought llu* ca-e to court , all tlu* .-auie, ami *>-. wa- added to tlu* “ U'4*a-m’y.” (irat ifying ilu* ile-ire of lii- 111 >ear- old


von. <k;ollr«*y. to ilrive a moloj* <'ar, co-t I’hau-t Melling


l:i_ilu*r. a tine «•! L'l'. Tlu*y apjK-ari**! to- geilu’r, tlu’ -on Ii4*ing 4harg4*d with <lriving a car vvitlioijt tlu* r«'4pii-iti; nccn.-4'. ami tin* ]p5iter with “ empbiying ” an iinliccn'i-d pcr.'on to drive llu* vK-nicb*. P.C. W'aikin-on. «'omei*ne«f in tlii- inr-


oi Holton, tlic hul -


lluT cji'e lioni (.hipping, .-aiil it wa- in coti-eqiu’nce «'f iiitorniati»m he ii5i4i iK’ceivK'il ol an accitk'iii iu H4*-k4*ili l.am*. that lie vi-iii*d liie place in ijue-iion ami. in llie couJ’.'i* of In- impiirie-. a-ke4l Ceofifey if lie w 51.S vlriving tlu* car wlu'ii tlu* mi-hap occnrrc4i.


anil as leiuiily iulmilted that iu* had no lii'eii'C to drive. Nor Inul In- fallu*r any tt ’sefviiiioM- ahoiit tlu* matl4.*r.


Wits amliilious to ,-ee wlial lie could «lo, “ anil .” the tallu*r aikk’d, -iimewhai riu*- fiilly. no doubt. “ I hail let liim ilrive only a h'W vard- wln*n tlu* lu-ciiii'iil Inippeiied.” “ W’hat i- \ 4iur sigA*!'” llie Magi-trale.s’


'Hu.* liui


( ierk 5i-k*'d iiie embryonic ilriver. “ Sixteen ami 'a hidt.“ vi'a'^ llie reply. “ He i.s t«)ii young to «lriv«.* a car .nul is not 4-niitk'd to lake out a liteii-e." >aul


SniK r ini4*iuh*m W'ilkin-on. .Mel ling , 'e i iior l u lm i i t i d t h a t


lu* k n ew


.'Itch I') Ik* llu* «:i-e. Init e x p h i in e i i t h a t he wa - V4*r> *‘i i l l in - i a - l i c .


!’«> let h im laki*


tlu* wheel Hir a tew i i i imi le - wa - a m i - l a k i ' lor whicli lie wa - .-or ry, ;iiid il - lumld mit o c c u r a g a in . Supernit i'mlenl W’ilkin-on : Tlii- i' tlie


I'lr-l oftence '111 ea> ll Cil-e. Colonel Parker : W'.* con-iiler t!u* latiier entirely re-poti-ihle and vve tine him f_’. the I'll will he di ' tai —c«l


Tlu rU'e aga 1 ii't p;i\tm-nt ol 4


HOMING. Tlu


HHIIHiK.VOirm nninbei* i*f birds


Hi; <-lv Intrn :;orth was


Kederat ion tlu; K.\( !•:.


Iil|eiut*'d ce irom


Section being as lollow-; pothwi'M. Hi-liton, 1 ,H70; Sharpie-,


m the Hridgi-


-uh ot tin* Kast


!i*y. l.diil ; .lolley Hio-.. Hisjiton. Margerison and llohi4.*n. Hishton. M;u'-ion, Hi-litoii. l.IU” and l.d'fL’ : Hr«i'.. Ai-i rington. 1 ,d*jn; MeriK-r and Son. W'lialk*y, l.dOl: Hi’iiding. .\c4iington. l.IiHl: Dr. H;ii'Ic4*r, Clitheroe. (.'litlieioe.


l.Tot); Stntf


.'-^liarpb's. W'OIHT t arn! Hinh.


.'■^liitt iimi Ihrch. l.l’-u. TKP HACK.


Clitheroi* .'•^onth Ixiul i:iemh«‘i's;


.'•^itini


11.S. : -Jl'" hini> hy and C»i5it»'s. 1.41!': Dix W’. K. Marker.


J.401: Dr. W'. K. H.uk.*r. I.f'ii): Hiu-lien ;nul Hornhv.


bird- :


Hror:.. l.dDl; (L .Medelev, l .TM: Major L. Cr .vn.


IMVA: C. O’.Neii. 1,441 : H.


Morris. 1.4i>4: d. Hireli. 1.4J": C. O’Ncjl and l.-J*-!: 11. Morri-. l . ’MO; d. Hax-


ter, l . ’ J’i ’.’ ; H. Sharpic'j. l . l’Pd. HACK KHO.M .MAN'CHTSFIKLD. ClitluToi* Homing .Soei**ty : H. 'I’tunlin-on


l.h M ; W’hiitsiku'r ami Ha rr i'on, N’ntli'i* Hros., 1,4.V): Walihank ami Soti. l,44-> and 1.401; \Vhiilak<*r and Hiirri.'on, I . - ”*/ and l.L’*'4: Wallliimk and .'4on, am! I.‘d75); 11. Scott am) .'-on. l,l?.*i*^- |) r Harlmr, l.L».V> and 1 .‘J-VJ: W'allhinik ami .<on


l.'d’.’**^: Coiiam and Tlionijfon. W’luM’t* the law i


law. (L a tin .) Truth often eiuisi * hatreil.


iineertain, Hiete is (L.'Uin.)


THC HAT TR/c/c


Acre's cur fast 6ou.*/er uho fills them with fear.


Bails go flying, captain sheds tear.


The hat trick is certain, they shake with dismay,


Oar team wins the match—and the prize, O.B J.


STRONG ALE


BREWED BY DDTTOK'S BLACKBURN BREWERY. LTD,


.EAT CS KILLS


iiti. FIm, FUn, BMtl»,kili>Mcta U .u , l * .


Dead Flies don’t bite. Use Keating’s.


' • £»'-■


i ' '" ’y “ rj 'I


Mr. F. MOORES MEETING HOUSE, SAWLEY.-w


; MASSAGE AND CHIROPODY :: Prompt attention to messages by Post


Q. B. J. D l i f fa n s . . J


l.KCi and 1.1(1.4: ,1. He>i. i,4il4: W. .'^■oti. A. Tlnnnlier. 1.4!»o-


.1. Sha rph- . \:A'2<: .1. Hc.-t. 1,:W7 and l.:l**7. W’hallev and Di-lri»l. eight meinhcrs. (U .Major L. Hrci*n, I . IPJ ; W’alhui*


J M l


W’liai. 1 X A :


CD iciff r T fc OM S


(-XPLAINtO 'I'lu* hu! promptly acijiiie-ced Nociunnd tilling iiin.-i Ik* a lavourite A Chipping yoiilh, .lolin Hobh'ii (17).


CHEAP PREPAIDS (ON LAST i’ACIE.)


'lu; following cla-f- of Adverti.'*4‘nu-ir. kF.MlTT.VNU'K- .\K!‘. sKNf WITH Tlil


Hetiive Colonel T’nrker (pre.«id. H. . As-heton, T. i l . riiomp- Carli-it’, W. Haii-on. and .N.


or Kor Sale. Ku-. (pnvale viile.' trmk* or n-giilar hiisiiie-s .-iile-. ivv*^;


an* cliarg4‘d ;is lolb Oiu*


Worils. 12


•• Ai'i'ly •.\dvcn i-ei* ami


L'4 40 4,d


1


1 ii'4*rt ion. 1 1) 1 4 1 d 1 !) - d


1 ii-.‘rlioii-'. 1; ' *n lull' d


Thrc 4'


2 d . . 4 0


2 0


4 d .} (I


'Inn*-.-


im*:in- ihal tin* ii.iiu** and iid'H. • atlverii-cr may ho <ditaiiU''. AdviTt i'or ami 'I'nm*- ” Oliu • .


W'lier** lulveri i'*4*i>' u-ing H"\ roquire rcplioN loiuiinling 4'\tra Ol. sfioiibi he rcnutt4*d ’ ! wliero tlu’.v int**nd to i-all .i* • !or t lo*in no * \ t r.i cii.i; g(* 1- Hox Niinilici'.


B U S IN E S S SA L E S .


“ Writ** ( Ho.x .Nniid.er or iniii... ' llial r**pli*'- to tile ad Vert i-elie'.''•. made hy f•■(t4'^ only, ad d i ....... box nniiih**!’ or ini i ial ' . < “ .\'!v<‘ii


lie .'«*nt hy J.IO'I on reijlU-Sl. .e < " by 51 .-t:itn|H'd and loMr**-..-*'': po't, 4-ar<l. Sales a[qK'rtaiiiing to regnki:-


are a4'iK'[iie<l tor in-erlion in ti.>- .Sales lolunin ai- the followin'^ •.r.-' On**


rillee


. k«’i>t a t he V oic»* hv P. (^


"Word'. In-ertioii. 1 :i''*M lon'. i . 1*.' 1


... ...


lM ... 4'!


.. ” ') . . 4 ( 1 2 A ... 4 d ’) 4


2 () 4(1 ... 4 i) ... d 0 . .


14 In-erli 'in- iloidih* tlu* pri'*' HIHTHS. DKATH-.


ACKN'OW'LKDCMI’kN'I'S. IN .MKM .MAHHI.VCK NOTK.'KS. Ik.


Mirths. Death- and .ti l^now I.-igr:


prejiaid. an* an'epted at l’ 'I . hooki’tl. 4 ’- 4'aeii; In Meinoiiai '. (prepsiid), 2!- i)Iu- dd. for eiu-h i - .r ver.si*. or h‘— than four line-; 4,0 plus \j- lor 4*a4-h four hne- .1: h‘—: .Marriagov. :f prepai<i. 4 d ; :’


okcl. HMAM. I •; ... 4 (' and fiiiie- '' nth'*-


'• ' J 7; d (piue


7 t; ........


v\Tu*n UKK.


namely, Situations \'su:ani or W..iiied Hoij'»’s to Let. Articli’s Lo-:


•'-•v


\A PCI


WHEN YOU REQUIRE A TAILOR THINK OF


R O W E OF


KING STREET, CLITHEROE J>.\ DI i:s AN I) (T LN’TLUM KN ''i


GEliUlNE BESPBKE TAILBR ERIL


The B.B.S. jtnarantces Sec ur i t y and L ib e r a l


BUILDING SOC IE TY 13. 4.H1M


SAVE % BURNLEY


Intere-t , tax tree. 2). CHCKCH bT..CUTHEKOE


t SHA.V brviJf hllhNLLY. FjitSem* \ Hamiboilom.


; V..'-. • > . /•; .1 /' J ! A,:cO .• v..::Kf lijr.cj


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