NEW SERIAL STORY
THE MERAFIELD MYSTERY.
CHAPTER XIII.
By R. A. J. WALLING. (Author of "The Third Degros," "Fatal Gloro," oto.).
I had mentioned to Bannister that the local polies, being badly at fault, talked about enlling in Scotland Yard. When I returned home that evening I found they had already done it.
My wife told me Mason had
room, and Atkins
got some
Instructions, I don't know what they were, but he got out the big ear at once and went off. I re- member, because Lady Mornfield wanted the car in the afternoon, and I had to tell her that Atkins had it out. When I said should
I ask Sir Charles whether Atkins been ringing from Merafield would be back in time to take her. Tower. Twice in the last tenshi said No, I wasn't to bother minutes he had called up, and about it." seemed to be in a state of franti "When was that? In the morn unxiety.
ing?"
I got through to him,
"Yes," said Mason. "It was "Oh, sir," said he, "we're in before mid-day, Atkins got home dreadful state: two detectives about six o'clock in the evening. have been here. They say they're He had picked up Major Overbury men from Scotland Yard. They eat Merafield bridge and brought been poking about all over the him home with the fishing gear." house and pretending to find
"Oh, yes," said I, "Major Over things out. Atkins had gone bury had been out fishing that in the ear. Irimediately he came
day. What inck did he get?" back they arrested him, and have taken him off to Westport Gaol!"
"Good heavens!" said I "Wal have they arrested Atkins for
"I don't rightly know, sir. They Buy it's for being concerned. in the murder, although how he could be, concerned in the murder, when he was in bed, and fast asleep when the murder was done. I can't tell."
"I'll came over and see you after dinner. Mason," said 1.
Just like the police" said my wife, when I told her what had happened.
No luck at all, sir. Ho said it was a very bright day and the water was low, and he hadn't touched a fish for the day."
But
and
It was possible, of course. in view of my theories vaguely shaping themselves, it was on the cards that there was an under standing between Atkins Overbury to do something else than thrash the water of the river Mera that day.
If I could be certain whether the eseud chauffeur and Overhary were acquainted before the visit o Merafield, I should be fairly "How?" I asked. "First they arrest Lady Main-ertain of other things. And one field, who obviously had nothing to them was that if he mounted do with the death of her husband. fly at all that day, Oferbury was and now they arrest Atkins, who not on the banks of the river very couldn't have had anything, moreng. to do with it."
"Why?" inquired. "For the same reason. He's not that sort of man."
And somehow, though Atkins
I looked thoughtfully at Mason. who seemed to cling to me as the olid fact in a dissolving world.
I was pre-occupied with a ques- Alkins affect Mrs. Briscoe?
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LAWN BOWLS.
A FRIENDLY MATCH.
A friendly lawn bowls match be- tween teams representing the Dairy Farm and the East Point Recren- tion Club was played at the East Point club on Sunday afternoon, when the Dairy Farm team won by four shots. The scores were:
Dairy Farm
J. D. Thomson. J. Vickers.
A. Hanlon.
W. Macfarlane
(skip) .....29
D. McWhirter.' J. B. Hayes. A. Stovenson,
Enst Point.
F. Samways. A Webster.
R. Whiteford.
W. Lee (skip)
J. Hampton.
G.. M. Shaw
A. T. Hamilton. A. Macfarlane A. Henderson
..17 (skip) ..23 (skip)
Total Total....45
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 31, 1927.
CATCHING STRAY DOGS.
BRAVE OFFICERS.
SHANGHAI'S IMPROVED
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piracy and other perils of the son, and welcome any effort"made to
ง this end,
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I was on Home leave when the who send in twelve correct fore informed, of the methods adopted Sunning piracy took place, and the casts of the results of the English capture stray arrangements in connection with and Scottish Football League by the Police to dogs, which has recently appeared this presentation have been left matches (to be played on Saturday in the Press, it is interesting to In the capable hands of Mr. W. next, November 5th) act out in. obaerve the results of the new Wakeford Cox, manager of the the Coupon below. No goal scores system introduced in August last South British Insurance Co. Ltd. are required; only forecasts show- whereby stray dogs are collected and Mr. T. A. Clark, of the Unioning wins or draws.
MALARIA AND ITS EFFECTS.
During the Great War many soldiers who escaped gas, bullets and death returned home with health shattered by disease. To sufferers from malaria the ex- perience of one of them, Mr. Jones, of 54 Grove Park, Colwyn Bay, will he of especial interest. in Mesopotamia, that I had the Arst attack of Malaria," explained
"It was in 1916, when I was out
18, in two motor vehicles operating Insurance Society of Canton, In the event of no render fore of malaria were the miseries of
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some precicus clue-I don't think! Very mysterious about it.
Geing off at midnight to follow it up. However, I shouldn't worry, Mr. Franks. I don't think you will be bothered with a court in the morning. I anything happens I'll ring you first thing."
I thanked hira and rang" off. Then, so far from agreeing with Grainger about the quality of the gentiemen from Scotland Yard, I had to confess that I thought them rather smart. The question for me was whether I could be smarter. There was just a chance that I might, because I had an hour's
I per- start of them at least. ceived why they insisted on keep- ing Atkins overnight, although
they had made no charge against him. I perceived also why they had put off their mission that evening till midnight. Even in a warm night of summer the light was not very good at midnight. It was sound policy from their point of view.
But it was fortunate for me. At a quarter to eleven I had got my car out, and swung it into the
Farm. Before eleven o'clock I narrow road that led to Highcliff was walking across the little lawn again and knocking at the door.
Eleven o'clock is late in the country. The house was dark
on the ground floor. except for a glimmer in one room
A head was put out at an up-
the
of
Mr. Jones in an interview. "X came back to England very weak and ill. My health declined. rapidly, and added to the attacks nervous debility and low spirits. North and South of the Souchow Limited, and I am sure you will casting all twelve matches, a prize I had pains in the head, and could Creek respectively, says Shanghai Municipal Gazette. The Join me in an expression of ap of $25 will be given to the reader seldon get a good night's sleep. two Ford trucks are allotted to Preciation for the satisfactory way | who sends in the greatest numbor My appetite was very bad and I.
in which these gentlemen have of correct forecasts; and in the could hardly eat anything. two cr more police districts daily dealt with the matter.
event of two or more readers aand- and are under the direction of
There has necessarily, and for ing in an equal high number, the foreign sergeants or constables.
various reasons, been a long Inter-prize of $25 will be divided. Duzing September 544 dogs
The competition is in accord were selzed as compared with 140 Val between the actual happening and 174 during the corresponding of the piracy and this gathering ance with the rules published in courage the Telegraph during the weeks month in 1926 and 1926, and apart but the gallantry and from the much improved results, shown will be still fresh in your August 29-September 24. due no doubt
to a great extent memories. to foreign supervision, there is a considerable saving in man power, only 4 coolles being employed compared with 24 under the all system and one foreigner against 12 Chinese Constables.
The Officers' Thanks. We are sorry not to have Mr. to-day, but his Beatty with us duties keep him down South, and- the Hongkong Association is thus afforded the opportunity of join- It may be as well to point outing with us by making the pre Fortunately that no rewards are paid to dog sentation to him. coolies or others engaged in this both Mr. Hurst and Mr. Cormack work.
are able to be with us, and I have much pleasure in making the pre- sentations to them. I may mention that the recipients have chosen their own mementoes. Our best wishes for their futurg welfare and success, go with the gifts.
HOCKEY.
H.M.S. "TAMAR v. H.K.H. CLUB.
Following the presentation the two offeers expressed their grati The following will represent the tude to the Marine Underwriters' Club at King's Park on Tuesday, Association, Mr. Hurst remarking; 1st November, at 5 p.m. sharp-modestly that anyone in the same W. J. Lockhart Smith, L. A. R. eircumstances would have done Duncan, L. F. Nicholson, Major J. the same.
P. S. Greig, Rev. J. P. Murray, Rev. Among those in attendance at N. Evans, A. E. Pritchard, W. R.the ceremony were Mr. C. M. G. Greenhalgh, Capt. Jacobs-Lark- Burnie, Union Insurance Society com, W. A. Nowers and B. W. of Canton; Mr. W. H. Trenchard- Sampson.
DYNAMITE HIDDEN.
WOMAN HEAVILY SENTENCED.
was a puzzle to me and his pro-in: how would this mishap to Stairs window in answer to my tive of two month's imprisonment, China Insurance Co.; Mr. W. C.
And
knock.
"Who on earth is that?" It was the voice of the young woman who had served me with
eider a few hours before.
unnum-
Davis, Commercial Union Assur. Co.; Mr. T. A. Fisher, E. and S., Mr. A. W. Slater, chairman of the Shanghai Fire Insurance" Society of Canton; Mr. C. E. Maligny, New Zealand Insurance; Mr. A. R. Harris, Sun Insurance Office; Mr. W. Dexter, South British In- A fine of $100, with the alterna-surance Co.; Mr. A. C. Hay, North was imposed by. Mr. W. Schofield Bond. B. and S.; Mr. J. W. Pilcher, at the Kowloon Magistracy this Eastern United Insurance; Mr. F. morning on a married Chinese wo-R. Barry, Employers' Liability man who was charged with having Assoc. Co.; Mr. J. Breen, Assur- ance Franco-Asiatique; Mr. F. R. in her possession at an bered house at Kap Shek Nei
Lambe, B. and S.; Mr. F. W. James, Village, 35 sticks of dynamite and E. and S.; Mr. R. N. Swaan, Beck 1.600 detonators.
and Swann; Mr. H. C. Soneren, The defendant admitted the con- Java Sea and Fire Insurance Co. her a most important message?"
The head was withdrawn, and I stated that it belonged to her hus-Van Der Aa; and Mr. L. M. Howe,
band who had a permit to possess American
Asiatic Underwriters heard footsteps in the house.
and detonators, Co. Presently the door was opened. the dynamite
Sub Inspector Fallon, prosecut- The young woman stood there which he used for blasting stones. found concealed among some.coal holding a candle. She had thrown nightgown. some garments hurriedly over hering, said that the detonators were while the dynamite was found hid- den under fire wood in the kitchen. On seeing the goods discovered by the police, the defendant attempt.
"It is Mr. Franks," said I. am sorry to disturb you, but it in urgent that I should see the lady Will you have staying with you.
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Uncon-be able to preserve it very little you say I have been asked to bring traband was in her house but Lid.; Mr. O. G. Blom, Blam and in respect of matches which you
ceedings were almost incompre hensible, I was inclined to agree he arrangements Atkins had been with my wife that he was net that making with Mrs. Briseve that And, above all, the sort of man. However, the de- fternoon?
man whom Atkins had taken into tectives must have found some- thing suspicions, or they would the garden at Highcliff Farm? certainly not have gone to the It was likely to affect them all. Whatever purpose they had in length of arresting him.
When I saw Mason the affair maintaining secrecy, they would became a little clearer.
For I was convinced that evidently anger. had Mason sciously Kiven to the new investigators the soon or later the agents of Scot information on which they actedland Yard would discover Mrs. They appeared to have started Briscoe. What I had found fairly without any of the prepossessions easy would not present much dif- that misled the local police. They culty to them. I must remark began the inquiry all over again.ain that only the prepossessions saw all the servants, had the story of the local police, their obstinate re-told, brought out Mrs. Pono-onviction that the Merafield by-Fernside from the hotel in affair was a plain and straight: Westport where she was now forward crime of rather sordid staying, ransacked the house. passion, had prevented them from made everybody account for his or following up the clues that un- her movements not only at the doubtedly existed in abundance time of the murder bat since, and for expert brains. then detained Atkins.
Mason had told then. tial
"It's almost inexcusable," said 1. "to bother you in this way. Only the most urgent reasons would have made me do it."
SOCIETY ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
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Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks
All claims must reach this office think will be drawn, not later than Wednesday follow. ing the date on which the matches are played. No prize will be awarded for which a claim has not been made.
Before sending in your coupons, copy the list of your forecaste.
Compare this later with the pub-
and in 1926 the amount so expend-if poor girls attending this School,
ed to escape.
When questioned by his Wor-ed was 3227.60. ship, the defendant replied that! her husband had gone away some
where..
"Never mind that, Mr. Franks," said she. "Only I'm afraid Mrs. Erisene does not like the idea of receiving a visitor so late."
Later, however, she said "If she will listen to me for one that her husband did not actually minute, tell her, she will not re-have a permit but the person who gret it. If she doesn't, she will gave him the dynamite, must have
had a permit. ferret it very deeply."
"Will you wait a minute? I The defendant was convicted will tell her," said the young and, as stated, was fined $100. woman. Within the minute 1 was conducted into the farmhouse parlour, where, Mrs. Briscoe sat in the same wicker chair I had occupied in the garden. The room
this afternoon. When Atkins, the chauffeur, got back from his drive wherever he had been, he was de- lained by them and taken to the
Under the head of Education the Society spent for the nine months January to September 1927- $201.58 for books and Stationery, and $37.00 on tram, bus and terry The total fares for poor children living at a distance from school. expenditure for education in 1926 was $4.081.29.
The Council welcomes the estab- lishment in Hongkong of an Indus- trial School, conducted by the Salesian Fathers. The excellent work done by these Fathers tion and industrial training of
was filled with the perfume of police station at Westport. He is throughout the world in the educa- "Turkish cigarettes, and she held still detained there."
in her hand the same yellow-
lished results of the matches and you find that you have eight or more correct send in a claim for the prize.
Mark your envelopes "Football on the front and write your name
the envelope. (without address) on the back of
LOCAL TENNIS.
L. R. G. TOURNAMENT..
The following is the result of the semi-finals of the Ladies' Open Miss E. Lo best Mrs. Grigor; Championship Singles:
Mrs. E. Grimble beat Mra. Miles,
I turned again to Mason. "I don't think they are likely Atkins went out occasionally in to keep Atkins very long, Mason,"
"I should not be surprise the car, mainly looking after itsid 1.
They had made him if you saw him back to-night works, account for every absence he could Would you mind telephoning to remember, and then confrented me at half-past ten to say whether Atkins with these absences, which he is home or not?"
On Mason's ready promise to he had either not eared to explain. or could not remember in detail, to this I returned to Rosebank. Mason did not know which. My wife had retired wher: Mason At the end of his story I realised rang through at half-past ten. that Atkins had not been arrested. Atkins had not returned, and there but merely detained for inquiries.had been no message about him.
If I was to carry my theories
I had noted the little gasp shevonth is well known. They have There was, no possible charge to
tersea, and many other establish- 6-3, 6-4. prefer against him. He would be into action, I had to get immediate backed "Marcel Proust" I had disgave, but she did not turn colour a large house in London, at Bat-
Hitherto I had covered under the cushion.
a well-plucked girl.
in Great Britain. The at liberty within a few hours un-news of Atkins.
She was a type I should like to "And why do you come and tell mente
Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 6-2, 6-3. less the "supermen of Scotland avoided any direct relations with
me this i Yard were smart enough to dis-the police, for the obvious reason have studied had there been time
"Not for my
own amusement, Hongkong has always experi enced considerable difficulty in cover in ten minutes what I had that no policeman could ever pes--the type of the ultra-modern
you may be sure," said I. not been able to discover in days cibly understand why I had mixed young woman about whom I had of patient inquiry.
myself up in the matter at all read but had never encountered. thought you would be interested. finding employment for boys whe I thought I recognised their Here, however, there
I was to learn more of her, but I am certain you ought to be in have received no training in any method and theory. They judged opportunity of getting into touch just now there were many things-terested. Consider it is impos-trade, and the opening of this to do and only an hour to do them sible for Atkins to communicate Industrial School in the Colony Atkins to be a rather superior sort with them without danger of sus- of chauffeur who, if he were sulpicion,
"But still, Mr. Franks," said lieving the Society of this diffi-Grigor, Mrs. Miles beat, Mrs. Cook, I telephoned to Grainger, the de-in. The first was to establish in with you; I have done it instead. should go a long way towards re
her mind, the fact that I had come ficiently frightened, would give
with no hostile purpose.
she, "I do not see why. You are cuity. tective-inspector. away everything he knew.
was an
"Thear from Mason, at Mera- But I udged Atkins to be not that sort of man. The trouble forfeld Tower," I said to lim, "that him was that, once attention had you've another prisoner for the been drawn to him in this way; court in the morning. I rang up he would be unable to move a yard because no arrangements have without being shadowed. The been made for the attendance of diligence of the Scotland Yard magistrates,"
"There won't be any court in mon made my own job none the
the morning, Mr. Frank," ani Grainger.
more easy. If there was one thing I did not want it was to have
"But why not? You can't keep Atkins under suspicion. It would impede that reckoning between us the man more than a night without which had to come. It would slow charging him.”
"Of course. But there won't be down my approach to that 'ex- planation of the Merufield affair any charge, Mr. Franks." which was forming in my mind, I began to see daylight. There
St. Joseph's Home.
The finals of the qualifying round will he played off at the U. S. R. C. on Friday, 4th. November at 3.30 Ladies Club Championship Sia- P.m. Miss E. Lo v Mrs. E. Grimble. gles. The following is the result of the 2nd round:
Mrs. Tottenham beat Mrs.
Mrs. Hall beat Miss Carrothers, Mrs. D. Browne beat Mrs. Reming-
In our last year's report weten.
The Council is
"Mrs. Briscoe." I began-
a gentleman in an official position." "How do you know my name?"
"Yes," said I impatiently; "but
Gentlemen's Club Singles.-The "The young woman just men-
I have told you I did not come stated that the Little Sisters of tioned it, as a matter of fact, but here to talk about myself. Listen, the Poor had acquired & property following is the result of the 3rd
Atkins is, I think, at Ngau Chi Wan-near Kowloon round
the buildings Col Russell Brown beat G. II. I knew it before. How I knew, I Mrs. Briscoe,
in no danger. If I know anything City-and that can tell you when there is more
of him, the police will obtain no thereon were being converted into Rond, Rev. Alexander beat Major H. R. Remington. R. E. Tottenham time. I want to assure you that I
they want to discover. But they of both sexes. come to see you in a friendly clues from him to whatever it is suitable quarters for the aged poor W. B. Stevenson, G. W. Sewell bent
have a trail. They are starting pleased to announce that this new beat C. Grove.
It has out upon it at midnight. I am as and enlarged Home has started certain as if I were inside their its career of usefulness. minds that it will lead them to accommodation for 100 inmates, this door, and that they will be and later on when times are better the Little Sisters hope, to extend here before one o'clock."
the building, so as to be able to relleva a greater number of the aged poor.
and not to pry into anything you want kept secret. The important thing is that you are, I believe, in great and immediate danger, and if there is a way out of it for you
am willing to help." She looked at me very keenly
"Ah!" she exclaimed. and steadily for a full half-minute.
This time she was started, but Also, there was no knowing was a tone about Grainger that This was a young woman not
she did not lose her composure. what the Scotland Yard men would nobody could mistake. As he him- quickly rattled and not easily
She looked at the wrist watch she nose out even if Atkins, as was self would probably have said, the deceived.
"You seem to be a gentleman,"
wore. certain, gave them no assistanee. Scotland Yard men had "barged
"A quarter past eleven," she They might even nose out Mrs.in" and taken the law into their she said, still looking straight at
Grainger's nose was me; "but you have hardly been said, "And you are prepared to Briscoe. And that would be fatal own hands.
out of joint. Grainger thought doing a gentleman's job, have you? help me? It is very strange.” to my plans.
"It may seen atrange to you," So I reflected, with the agitated they had made what he would call trying to catch Mason standing by and looking a "bloomer." I felt confident that Sandys and spying me out here I replied, "but there it is, I want
to help you." dolefully at me. At length Grainger hoped they had,
"What happened?" I asked.
This was direct enough!'
"What do you know of me?" "Nothing at all I want to know "Well," said I, "that's as may "Mason, do you remember
"Two officers down from the whether Atking took out the car
appear in due time. But I want nothing. There are other reasons on the Wednesday you know, the
to tell you a piece of news, which why I wish to help you to avoid day Sir Charles stayed home ill?" magine sane men doing such a is bound to be unpleasant, without an interview with the detectives entirely on
Yes, air, I remember very well thing-insist on detalning him till causing you unnecessary pain. reasons of my own, friendships of Sir Charles sent for Atkins to his to-morrow. They've got hold of There were two detectives from Scotland Yard at Merafleld Tower
asked him:
་
Yard," said Grainger, "detained Atkins, the chauffeur, if you can
this afternoon?"
me at Dr.
my own."
(To be Continued.)
The
Mixed Handicap Doubles Mr. and Mrs. Grigor (Ser.) beat T. Lanyon & Misa Carrothers Mr. result of the Semi Finals:
and Mrs C. Grove (+1/6) beat Mr. and Mrs. James (Scr.), Mr. and Mrs. Remington (Scr.) beat Mr. and Mrs. Martin (+-4/6).
Mixed Doubles Club Champion- ship. The following is the result of the 2nd round
Help Hongkong's Poor. In presenting this brief record of the Society's work during the
Mr. and Mrs. Stark w.o. "Bst and year the Council feels that it can again appeal with confidence to Ball," T. Lanyon and Miss Car- the generosity of the Hongkong rothers beat. L. M: 8: Lloyd and the Street Sale of Roses on Thursham beat. A. D. Humphreys and public-both on the occasion of Mrs. Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Totten- day, 1st December, and at the Mis. James, Mr. and Mrs. Grigor "Al Fresco Fete" which will be beat Mr. and Mrs. Rernington,
The Committee will be "At held this year on the 4th Decem-
these two public friends at the Club ground, Peak ber. The Society depends almost Home" to members and their extension of Its work among the when the Hard Court Finals will be
played off, commencing at 8, p.m. appeals for the maintenance and Road, on Wednesday, 9th November, poor of this Colony.
"During these four years misery I was under the care of seven different doctors. They said that I was suffering from indiges- tion and anaemia. I tried seve- ral remedies but they proved of no avail. It was the beginning of Inst summer that I had the last at- tack of malaria, and it proved-a- very severe one. I was home for six weeks in a terrible condition; it was then that some friends ad- vised me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I commenced their use.
"Of course I did not feel much difference at first, but before long- they brought about a wonderful change in me. I felt myself get- ting gradually stronger, my appe- tite returned; and I was able to sleep much better. My friends were surprised at the wonderful change in my health. I am now quite well, and and work a plea- sure. I feel very thankful that I started Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and shall always do my utmost to recommend them."
Go now to your chemist and ask for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, or send $1.50 for a bottle, $8.00 for six bottles, to the Dr. Williams* Medicine Co., 60, Kiangae Road, Shanghai.
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