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NEW SERIAL STORY
THE MERAFIELD MYSTERY.
CHAPTER XVI
By R. A. J. WALLING.
Author of "The Third Degree," "Fatal Glove," etc.)
I spent the hour and a half before leaving for London in get ting my lunch and collecting literature to enliven the journey; It was not bookstall literature, and Ynu It was somewhat expensive. cannot get a Lloyd's Register at "the price of a novel and the shipp
ping papers are many.
But
1"blew in," as you might say,
he did not know her address.
Very important, sir?" asked the porter, sympathetically, seeing me nonplussed.
"I'm
Rather," I answered." only in London for a day, and I' pecially wanted to be able to get in touch with the professor."
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'Chemical Aspects, and ask you all sorts of questions about it. They may not know anything About Mr. Quance unless you tell them. But if they do, the first thing they will want to know is whether Professor Newland Is
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
1927.
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likely to have sent it to Mrtrines associated with the Quance for a correction. You mingtang. It's all for face. may think it to tell them that the professor might have done, so if Mr. Quance had been in England, but that. as he is in Germany it
Children's Instincts.
In a weak moment. 1 once, gave is impossible, and you may think some picture text cards to the
The general manager looked
grave,
"It's a serious matter to with- hold anything. from: Scotland
Yard." he said.
* PENANG DISPUTE.
Letter from Dr. Hoops.
The letter addressed to the Chairman of the Visiting Com- mittee to the Penang General Hoa- pital, by Dr. A. L. Hoops on Octo- ber 15, was as follow:
(Continued from Page 7.)
imagined, and this Committee, con- siders that It would be a derelic- Kuo-tion of their duty to the public
to consent to work so fettered. "We therefore now resign, "As we have held this position in connexion with the hospital to safeguard the public, we consider fit to add that Professor Newland children of our street: It was at our duty to inform the public of has a large number of scientificght thing in their narrow, drab, the reasons for our resignation and friends and correspondents, to monotonous little lives. Now we therefore intend-to-send-copies.
always assailed with the of this letter to the press," any of whom the chapter might am have been shown. If you should question, "Have you got any put it in this way, I am sure you pictures?". This morning we had friend Mr. Quance." would be doing service to your great fun ever it. About twenty youngsters, kicking up a fearful din, were either, blocking my path or hanging on to my coat and were all hugely trousers,. We
"In accordance with a resolu- enjoying the mock struggle when a policeman, fearing an inter- tion passed at a meeting of the "Km afraid I can't help you, sir, "I don't ask you to withhold any national incident, hurried up and Hospitals Board, held in Singapore, and I don't know anybody that thing," said 1. "but merely to re-forcibly peeled the boys and girls on Oct. 11, 1927, I have been re- It was with these that I amused
They might be able to tell from being led by Scotland off me. We were all sorry to stop quested to draw your Committee's myself during five mortal hours, you in Gower Street, where he yard into inferring things that I the gume, but the policeman was attention to the fact that their hunting for the name of a ship gives his lectures, but there'd bem suce will prove to be mistaken, much relleved? It this country duties are inspectorial, and that, if Terpsichore. 1 found Terpsi-nobody there now; It's a pity It is possible, of course, that the children are wiser in many ways in future, any information is re- chore or two, but neither of them Mr. Quance is away, too."
Dame of Mr. Quance may not be than their elders, because they quired by your Committee on points was the sort of ship I wanted.] "Mr.----?" 1 queriëd,
mentioned at all. In that case, still follow their instincts. and of administration, staff, buildings, There was a tramp of the name, "Mr. Quance, sir. Don't you would you feel bound to bring it know a friend when they see one.etc., the Committee should address which, after dancing across the know him? He's almost like a son in yourself?"
Even.at the best, our poor human themselves to the Chief Medic
leads 4.9 astray. How Ofleer, who is the responsible local Atlantic in the cotton trade, was to Professor Newland-bit of n
The general manager pondered reason now according to "The Shipping professor hintself. They do say this.
much more when it is not only head of the Medical Department, Gazette) aid up in the Fal that he's every bit as clever as
"No," he said; "I don't see why unenlightened, but actually per and not to anyone subordinate to There was a Medway ketch which Mr. Newland: anyhow, they work
I should."
versely trained! "Three People's | him. did gusting voyages--with together. Mr. Newland put him
"And if they should mention it, Principles," for instance, will "The members of the Board fully cement, no doubt,
for the club. But Mr. Quance would you see any difficulty in never make a Nation think-at realise that it is the aim of your No ship namel Terpsichores away, too. He's been out of telling them that Mr. Quance is least not the adults. All that can Committee to improve hospital con- would, answer my purpose London for a good many weeks, in Germany-giving them exactly bg hoped, is that it may lead the ditions in Penang, and they ap and concluded by the time the did hear that he was gone the same information you have children to think, and to think preciate the time and thought Jabroad to find out what those been good enough to give me?" Furiously! But you must catch which, as busy members of the train ran into Paddington.
before. they become I made 'n bundle of all that Germans are doing in the way of
"No" the general manager red them
Community, you have given to this "students." Then, it is too late statistical junk and left it at the oison gas. Bet, of course, that's peited. "I don't see why should,"
matter." Then, after I had thanked him
We have not been behind' the clokk roam before set put on the mis hearsay,"
A Misunderstanding. "Well" said "thanks very for his promise. he said casually rest of China in celebrating the major business of my visit, which was to get ahead of Scotland Yard. much. "I'm sorry to have troubled thing of which I did not under anniversary of the Republic, and Contrary to statements, appear
It's a pity. I shall have to stand the full import fill long expressing our joy and thank- Rossiter's letter,' with the dueu-von- ment whose source, he wanted to wait till I come up again. By the after. I had risen to go, and we fulness for all the blessings, re-ing in the Fenang press, there is trace, would reach them next way, what did you say Me. Quance talked a little about Professor ceived these past sixteen years. no provision in the 1928 Budget- Newland's work and discoveries, morning. What i had to do must wus called?” be done that evening. My London: club was one of the big "caravan puzzled, "Oh, do you mean his and something occurred to him
name? Mr. Bertransuddenly. series," and I often stayed at anfront
"I believe we had a letter from "hotel instead of going there. But Quaney, sir. Don't mention it," :
What he forbade me to mention owland not long ago. its advantage for me on this era - sion was that it had a pond library was not Mr. Quance's front name, tellus where you could common "and a most intelligent woman in the trouble he had taken toeate with him if you want to find near by was about to close for, the provision might have to be made:)
inform me. Nevertheless, was Quaces whereal is. Half
charge thereof. So I engaged my rom, had a hurried dinner, and at once got to work.
sequently
"Say, sir?" He looked at me, just to round off- the. Interview The Middle School was to have which is, of course, still under!
a rante." sceedingly grateful to the chaffy orter. Fle had saved me a lot of anning about.
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on, but I was scarcely listening.
"Chapter. Five!"
1
I interrupted his description of the end of nowhere by suddenly sitting down again.
"Sir." I said, "I have reason to believe that is about the propisi of chapter five that Scotland Yard will want to inquire when they come. It is the proofs of chaffer fire that they will bring with them."
con-
through the holes. Unfortunately before barbed shafts were driven the conjurer was not quick enough, and he yelled with pain as the the audience rushed the stage and shafts pierced him! Thereupon, knocked the box over.
A Tragedy.
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discussion-for a new General Hospital at Penang, though the acting Colonial Secretary, at the last meeting of the Legislative Council, strigested that before the 1929 Supply Bill for im provements to the Penang Hospital.
special
The matter" will doubtless be ventilated at Monday's meeting of the Legislative Counell, and it is possible that demands put forward by the Penang members on behalf with some success. of the Penang hospital may meet
It is know that proposals were put up to fovernment as far back as 1921 for a new General Hospl- tal at Penang, but Government un- dertook the alternative of carrying out extensions, and alterations to the existing establishment
additions made at the me.
Judging from the criticisms of the Penang committee it would neem evident that hospital work in Penang has now outgrown the
The published correspondence makes it clear that the im- mediate point in dispute between committee is the refusal of the the Hospital Board and the Penang Board to allow the committee to question officers junior to the Chief Resident Councillor, Penang. Medical Officer at Penang and the
Soldiers had to shoot a bull which gored a farmer to death on
Robert Parks. Was his farm near Dundalk. The far- terribly mangled by the beast, mer. Mr. which stond over the hody and re- party was summoned Irem Dùn- used to be driven off. A military dalk and shot the animal. Mr. n large Parks was a framer in way, and a cattle-breeding expert.
given an open air entertainment. but wing to the rain, at that time. the entertainment was postponed till last wight. "Just then, when ne at the licensed gambling Houses Bight, four soldiers, in uniform, carrying loaded Mauser pistols entered and went off with $300. day's takings. The He turned to a shelf of its being the My flying visit to Londoo bad
searched one of its boxes, pulled news of this got about, and pro- been determined by a feature of
The next morning I was in Bed-out a letter writter an thin ruled (duced a feeling of insecurity in the the printed donument which prob- ably meant nothing to Rossiter.old Street, Covent Garden, by paper such as on finds in second-crowd of three thousand people Two girls gave an exhibition of If it did, he gave no sign of kanwn clock, seeking the offices of class French hotels, and passed gathered to watch the performance ledge. I had seen at a glance that Messrs. Hatley, Marlia and Co., his glance over it.
Italian figure dancing. They were It was a nek-and- it was not a chapter in a new hook,ublishers,
"Ah, yes," he said. "This is it: to be followed by ave others. hat the proof of a chapter in an neck business with Scotland Yard, old one, with revisions and addi-if they had anybody there whose instructions, about - proofs, sent: The five girls, however, refused to nhby was chemistry, they would from Crozon, saying that we sha come on the stage because they tions It consisted almos' entire-
wet chapter five from Quance, who did not consider that the previous ly, of algebraical calculations, be loge on my heels.
is correcting a formula. hadn't The The general manager was a numbered from 4 to 66.
on the ples that they were "not four largest were printed from little annoyed at being disturbed seen it before, Croven-you know we had received sufficient ap the original plates, and were can-before he had got through his it? It's a little town at the plause.. They excused themselves
much darker andotters. Still, he received me. end of nowhere. in the north-
western extremity of Brittany ready." While the audience was heavier than the other four, which Yes, he said, they were issuing a
of conjuring tricks. One had been freshly set up in new row and revised and enlarged fast the sort of place Newland waiting there was given a series type. One of these was the No.edition of "Chemical Aspects" would go to where may nesisted of a man getting into a box 53 referred to in the manuscript would be out in the autumn.im and he knows nobody. Near perforated with holes. The iden Professor Newland was revising the sea, where he can laze and was to get him out without the nate. new edition of the book, what-it. but he was away, and the pro-stay. or move on, and no curiosity knowledge of the audience and ever it was, had been ordered, and ess of correction was rather hung on anybody's part- it would probably appear in the up. So, they did not know where The general manager wandered autumn lists of the publishers, he was they believed in France. As they would not be out for some Professor Nowland was very fond time, my task was to find the of an infirmand holiday in France, and never left any address My original edition of the work.
My frionil the librartung rather interest in the matter was
The general maunger was Inok- raised her eyebrows at hy in
the fitur at my professional card. quiries. 1 was natally on
I was sitting quietly at home, at hunt for law or general literature. With Scotland Yard behind me, and it surprised her that I should was compelled to risk something. be taking for works en chemis risked a good deal in the next
the time, knowing nothing of all ignorant of a tragedy, happening try. She produced several which we minatus. It included the
these goings oh. I was equally eould reject with a look at their chance of being thrown out of the
"Good heavens!" he exclaimed. at that moment almost next door, exterior They were at big office and the chance of being kept enough to contain the aile and there till Scotland Yard arrived. "What have they to do with it to me. Two men were quarrelling
How did they get hold of it? "
over the custody of some women "That's a lang story," I said, who had come into their posses- voluminous calculations of which But risked it.
"The questipu may seem inper- I was in search. But I ran down the quarry within five minutes,ment," said "and 1 won't ask "But will you take my word that sim.. It was a question of whe She, took from the shelves" two von to answer it unless you feel the fast thing Mr. Quance would was to get the money. in the Professor Newland heat of the argument one broke that you can. Do you know I want, or whither Mr. Quance was assisting either, would be that Scotland his flash light over the other's Pressur Newland in the revision Yard should be able to connect head. The other retaliated by imprecations and earsing horribly. those proofs with Mr. Quance? driving a knife into his body.all the way to the execution gf his book?"%
"I don't know," he replied. "It It might be in the last degree; The knife still sticking into him, ground, and until their brains: Of course! I ought to have
the wretched man started running. were blown away.
I met Mr. Cheung this morning. "But I don't know anything ofte got, as far as the open-air thought of it inmediately. Before would have been the most natural distrus for him." I opened either of them I was sie hing in the world. For. Mr. Quanes, that one of these hooks would.con-is Professor Newland's most trust you. Mr. Franks," said he.
spectators, he fell dead before the Bible Society colporteur, and he tain the chapter that had been colleague--almost his other have only your bare word. And theatre, and there, before all the I knew him many years ago as a
But I happen to know that Scotland Yard, you know"
Even as he was speaking the stage. With their nerves already still goes far into the country selling books. He told me of an sent to Atkins, the chauffeur at self. Mernfield Tower, or had reached Mr. Quance left for Germany back him, somehow.
in July, and is not yet reiurned blow fell His telephone buzzed on edge, the audience broke up.
He stopped to take up the receiver
ing on the walls of the Yamen, village. He offered her a tract.
"What is it about?" she asked. I turned to chapter five of London."
know that for a fact ?" and listened.
and very highly coloured too. The Not there. "Chlorine Cases,"
It is about the true God." "One moment," he said. But chapter five of "Chemical asked
Then he looked me straight in new propagandists evidently have
great faith in "eye gate!!!
She asked her nephew to read it "Of my own knowledge Aspects" was the thing itself. In
The posters represent the Com-aloud. When he came to a sen- the proof of the revision two for him here a day or two before he the eyes for some seconds..
munists in a very unflattering tonce, "Men and woman of all mule had been altered and two went. He told me he hid a long "They're here, Mr. Franks.
"Your friendship with Quance," guise. We see a sword. marked Nations should acknowledge and added. The chapter was much int but did not say what it was. you are not an honest man"
the "Chinese" Nation," which has worship the only true God," she' He mentioned the Rubr. and longer than in the original.
He rose from his table, pushed just several the head of a tousled rose in her excitement and clasped That was all I wanted to know. Munich, and Berlin, and said whispered, It was nearly nine o'clock. But something bent going right away,
open a door, and said: "Better get red hair quffian, marked "C. P." her hands. I must go a lot further if I was to Slesia."
must tell you the reason of in there. Here, take this!" And There is a regular series of these to keep in front of Scotland-Yard.
from which he had been' reading. The whole Province is A suggestion in Overbury's letter my turiosity," mid 1. "I re- he placed in my hand the letter illustrations. decided my next step. Professor present, quite privately, as
I was a little astonished, but I peaceful and kept well in hand. It is good to know that there in
I found myself in a tiny That" is to say the government- Onel" Stanley Newland was a member lawyer, a very close friend of Mr.
no langer of Overbury's club, the Fifty-Two. Quance, who is well aware of his went.
But by a curious apartment' where the, publisher paid agitators are To the Fifty-Two Club, accord- whereabouts. ingly. Newland was not there. chain of accidents, Mr. Quance is kept some boxes of documents and employed. The people have no He would not be there to-morrow. quite likely to be dragged into ahúng his hat and coat. The door natural animosity against foreign- when certain His address?--Ife lived at a flat most unpleasant affair unless the was a mere framework covered ers if they are only left alone.
But facts of his journey to Germany with green baize. I heard every The tragedy is. at. the top of Park Street.
ed up to a pitch along certain it would be no good, so the porter can be established. Naturally, his thing that passed in his room ng weak-minded individuals are work- artificial lines. When the govern- informed me, to call there-it was friends wish to keep his name out though I had been in it
You know him closed up. Professor Newland of it altogether.
ment policy suddenly changes, these misguided groups unavoid- left for his annual holiday abroadwell?" about a fortnight ugo-France,
ably retain their original impetus; and their passions carry them along for a while in spite of the government halt. They have to suffer for views which were taught them in the first place by the gov ernment. Three such men were shot here the other day. Still in- toxicated with Communist pro- paganda they were foaming "out
volumes in royal netavo:-
Chiorial Gases. Newland." "Chemical Aspects of Modern
War. Newland."
the porter believed.
met
"Yes, intimately." "You don't think he is the sort Mrs. Newland? Oh, there was of man who would mix himself in no Mrs. Newland-she was long any shady business?" since dead. There was a Miss "No, I should say he was the Newland, but she did not live at soul of honour." home with her father.
She was
"Well, sir," said 1, "to-day
If
"Send them up," he said through the telephone, and presently they were' acttling down to business. "From Scotland Yard, I be (To bo Continued.) lieve?" the publisher began.
Passengers leaving by the Em something on her own account, maybe, or to-morrow at the latest press of Aain for Manila yester like most of these young women in think you are likely to have a day included Mrs. Allen Cameron, modern times. She came in now visit from Scotland Yard. They Mr and Mrs. F. S. Harrison and and then to call for her father-will bring a proof of a chapter of Major H. G. Lee Warnere
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A new set of pictures is appear-old lady of 78 he met in a remote
"I am so glad!" she exclaimed, "The government schools have now been telling us there are no gods.
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