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COLONED DE LA ROCQUE
AT HEAD OF CROIX DE FEU"
Aiming at the dissolution of all political parties and the election of a parliament without parties, Colonel de la Rocque, head of the "Croix de Fen," as association of war veterans decorat- Although the organisa- ed for bravery under fire, looms as the current "Strong Man" of France, tion controlled by the Colonel was relatively unimportant up to the Paris rlots of last February, when many of its members were shot down by the police, it has grown to gigantic proportions since. De la Rocque, although a soldier with a distinguished career of war service in Europe and Morocco, refuses to arm his followers, said to number more than 100,000. He believes he can achieve con- trol of France by constitutional means,
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The hote
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H.M.S. Kent Due Here Next Monday.
SHIPS LEAVING WEI-HAI-WEI
The following diapositions the China Fleet were issued, Saturday:--
To Adventure
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an accident to this man."
I said it as it is spelt above, but She ran forward immediately. 1 while the boy crept forward another quelled a totally wrong impulse to interpretation of the phonetle word stop her, and a moment later she flashed into my brain, and the second was kneeling beside the man letter changed from an "a" to an asking, in a clear voice that matched on “e”.
her eyes, what had happened.
of
H. M. S. Kent, the former flag ship of the China Station, will leave Singapore on Tuesday and is due here next Monday,
"Wait! Stay where you are!" I ordered sharply.
Was this a trick?
day and is expected to arrival at from the back; advanced; stopped Peitaiho on July 26.
H. M. S. Berwick now at Sing- apore on her way Home, is due to
will sail on July 23.
B.I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for arrive in Colombo on July 25. She 1st and 2nd class passengers.
H M. S. Sandwich will sail from
to view him again; advanced again, and touched him.
Then I smiled at myself grimly. He'd gone off properly, there was no doubt about it. Still, it had been wise to take no chances.
and
"He's a sailor from the East!" cried her brother, his spirit released again in the strength of his sister's presence. "He was telling me about it when he fell off that rock.”.
"That, substantially; is the story," added. as she glanced at me. "I'm not really a part of it. I just
"Poor fellow," she said.
Then
"But he'll be all right," insisted her. brother, earnestly. "Once he walked right through a jungle with a poisoned arrow in his chest."
"He doesn't look much like sailor," she commented.
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I recalled a play in which a crook, covered by a revolver, had suddenly H. M. S. Sulfolk will all from gone limp and fallen forward: and Wei-Hai-Wel on July 25 for Chin- then, sitting safely in my stall, I wangtao, where she is due the had cursed the hero for a fool, as next day.
he had lowered his revolver and came along, I-I have bound up H. M. S. Cornwall will leave Wei- gone to the crook, only to receive his foot.""" Hal-Wel on July 25 for Tsingtao. a crack on his head for the sym- I mentioned the foot to show that more over his demise than did the ped out. I couldn't help it. I know H. M. S. Cumberland and H. M. S.pathy. I, now, was not going to be I had not been entirely quiescent. audience for whom he had been you're all right, 1 can read faces.
Better, believe, than you Eagle, which are now stationed in such a fool! Of course this was She looked at the foot and, to my created,
The girl, undoubtedly, had pluck. Either of you," she added, turning Wei-Hai-Wei, will sail and arrive going to be such a fool! Of course relief, passed the bandage. at Chefoo on July 26. H. M. 5. Ad- this was a trick! I made a careful her eyes ran up his body and rested She did not gasp, or start, or do any to her brother. "A saller from the venture will leave on the same circle round the man; viewed him on his face.
of the usual things. She just drew East!" a deep breath and said:
Her brother flushed. He had been "Well, he's hurt, and that's all very silent. He was mourning, mo that counts just now. Come on."
"I was, the sailor from the East. She rose from her kneeling post- "How was I to know, Sia?? be tion. I stooped and picked the in-frowned. "He told me." sensible fellow up... He stirred "Yes," she retorted, "and he told slightly as I did so. I was amazed you he had walked through a jungle at his lightness.
with a poisoned arrow in his chest "This way," said the girl. "I'laman with that constitution!" show you."
"Well-p'r'aps the arrow gaye him "Well, whoever he is, we must try
We did not speak any more till the what you said," he muttered. and get him indoors. It'll soon be
(we reached the cottage. It lay in
"Bravo!". I applauded. "Good de "When he fell I thought he hit his dark, and it's going to reiņ.“ H. M. S., Folkstone and H. M. S.
"What do you mean, whoever he a little fold of hills just off the main fence! And now where have, I slip Falmouth, now
at Wel-Hai-Wei, head," said the boy. are expected to arrive in Shanghai Fine doctor I am, eh?"
"Ah, that explains It," I nodded. is'7" asked hte boy. He had not moor-track. When I had got him ped up?” “
"I don't know that you have slip- heard my whisper, only her reply to inside the parlour and had placed on August 1, and Chinwangtao on
"We'd better get him, to the cot-it. "I've told you, Sia.
Oh, and him on a somewhat lumpy couch, Iped up." she answered honestly. July 26, respectively.
tage, hadn't we?" suggested the he's been shipwrecked with a lot of realised that we were up against Her voice was quiet and serious H. M. S. Grimsby is expected boy. "Can you carry him?" stolen jewels, diamonds, and another difficult decision, but I de again. "But he doesn't seem to here from Home at the end of this
I believed I could carry him. "Do you think you could lift him?cided to hear the girl's opinion behave the face of a murderer, either.
fore expressing my own.
- And, if he had escaped: yesterday, Whatever other qualifications I lack, she interrupted, turning to me. year.
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You must not think me hard-
I whispered: "He isn't a sailor." She shot another quick glance at me. Then said: "
Then will you?"
"Yes, certainly. But "What?"
"Well, I was just wondering
"A doctor,” she answered. "Or a polieman?" I duggested. "Perhaps both. Would you go?" "Well, what do you think?”, ""Why not?"
"And leave you alone with him? And then a little sound behind us Yesterday he broke into a house and made us turn. The subject of our stole that suit he's wearing. If he discourse was opening his eyes, and comes to while I'm not here, there's there was an odd, almost whimsical no knowing what he may get up to look in them,
"But-look at his condition!" :-* "Didn't you?" I challenged.
"Yes, I—I know I did," came the "I know all about his condition.
"Does it really matter who he la?" | H. M. S. Medway and the fol-hearted. Had it been my own cot-Her tone was a little impatient. lowing submarines are now sta-tage I would not have hesitated for "Even if he's not a sailor, he's not tioned in Wel-Hal-Wei: H. M. 3. an instant. But to plant a mur murderer!? : Olympus, H. M. S. Odin, H. M. S.derer, a man moreover who was "He is,” I replied.". Persus, H M. S. Rainbow, and H.making a desperate effort for She stared at me. So did the boy. M. S. Otus, and the following ara liberty; In the lonely cottage of a The boy was first to speak. He
It doesn't seem too good. I don't feeble voice from the couch. "You at present in Hong Kong H. M. S. boy and girl who were living by explained it. Oswald, H. M. S. Osiris, H. M. S themselves miles and miles from "Oh, I see what you mean!" he think he's dangerously hurt, though see-well, you both seemed to want Proteus, H. M. S. Parthian and H. everywhere, could not be done with exclaimed. But you can't call that probably he's been weakened by it. It was just a little salute to
Killing cauni hunger and ploughing across the adventurers." out serious thought. Of course, the being a murderer. M. S: Pandora.
moor but I'm not going to take any There followed a few momenta of H. M. S. Medway, accompanied man was helpless, seemingly, and I bals doesn't count!!! < by four submarines, is scheduled myself was by to look after things."Did you mean the cannibal chances. And I'm going to let silence. The eyes remained whim
sical, but apologetic. The room asked the girl
you take any."
She smiled faintly and enquired went round little, to leave for Tsingtao on July 25.
H. M. S. Phoenix is now on her! Then a new factor entered. The I shook my head. way to Wel-Hai-Wei
girl herself. She appeared sudden "This is the first I've heard of "Then what is the next step?
In that case, I demanded Bud-
are you? HM. S. Bruce is now in Welly round the rocks that obscured the the cannibals," I admitted. "He's "You or your brother will have to denly, "wh
exciting," he mur Hai-Wei..
track along which we had come and escaped from Dartmoor, Prison." go, I'm afraid, while I stick bere by Nobody
unemploy stood still in amazement
Now the boy's eyes nearly popped this man. Or why don't you both
ad- I am not going to wante para out of his head. I guessed his mind to together? Then you could look graphs describing the girl She had was spinning, and I felt not unlike after each other"
grew. "And who'd THE FAMILY WEDDING to be beautiful to fit into this queer a murderer myself, my victims Her smile
she asked: adventure, and I will merely state sailor from the East. But the truth look after
frank astonish Budapest. that she was. Her eyes, an I had had to be told, and now that I had I stared at The four sons of Janes Toth, anticipated, were like: her brother's, told it I wondered why I had with ment farmer at Janoshalom, married only they had, of course, greater held it for so long. After all, a claim to four girls of their village on the knowledge behind them and a plea- Bame day.
"The four" "couples went
to the Registrar for the civil ding, and then to the church
can be as Interesting to picture ourse
gination ass sailor, and to other
fides too muc underestimateć
sudden laught
I'm sorry
and
(and
ago:it.
dden
to have been
dnethe
Perhang it
queer sort of
feelin
left the Utile cottage
to find a doctor, that there might be
some more to come,