OUR⠀⠀ NEW⠀⠀ SERIAL
THE VANISHING VENGEANCE
CHAPTER XIX.
By DOUGLAS NEWTÓN.
qihor of "Double Crowned," "Low Ceilings,"" "Green Ladies," &c.
In the silence that followed this revelation of Otto Rigg's villainy
they heard a car start in the drive
outalde.
Martin Stannard crossed to the window, drew the curtain a little aside, and looked out. When the car had driven away he came back.
"Hugo's car," he said, "Lugo is going back to his house." He stop ped and thought, and then came and "What you tell me," he said, "means a change of plan. I think you are in real danger, Joyce, and vo have to save you. And I see a way to save you, I thinks. I've got to go now, but I'll come back for you. I'll get you away."
atood by Joyce.
"I'll go myself," she answered, with a slight shudder. What you
tell me decides me. I have somic money'll go by the first train to London."
"They won't let you, Joyen," said Staunard, simply. "Don't you un- derstand they simply can't let you? You know too much about their ly ing and trickery. If you get free and speak freely you'll tell a story that will pin them down-when my story is heard, They know that. They won't let you go."
"They daren't atop me," she said, but her tone was more courageous than ahe felt.
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He stood for a moment, his fine, lean face in thought.
"think I have thought of centre," he said, pre sently. is, perhaps, a final thing-that is, if there fe in other Dark House and take shelter there." way of escape, go straight to the
"Your mother made the santo offer, Martin," said Joyee."
"Of course she did," he smiled. "And we both mean what we say. if you are too hard pressed, go
here. You'll be safe."""
"Won't it give your-your hiding- place away, Mariin?"
"Even if they follow you to the no he smiled, "they won't find fear, my hiding-place. Have no my dear, and come at once if you are in danger.
And now will you switch out your light, for I am going to make what the story writers call my getaway by the.. balcony
"There's a man outside watching, Martin," he said, fearfully, as she switched out the light.
''
"I think you've learnt enough about me now, Joyce, to know that a man on the watch doesn't make very much difference to my move: menta,"
"You can hide yourself a little behind the boxes of plants," she whispered, going over to his side as he stood by the window,
"Yes, I know," he said. "4150d- bye, my dent."
"They dare anything, Joyce," he said, evenly. "There is too much at stake. They can't let you go.) "Good-bye, Martin, she whisper- If you move, they'll move too. ed. "But where are you going “* "I'm going to call on Hugo Shanly They'll stop you. They may do desperate things. Even if they while Hugo Shanly still fels ke; don't, they will bring up
is safe." some- thing against you that will allence
you.
4
"My dear," she breathed," "be [careful."
"More than ever now, Joyee dear," he breathed, and his fingers jelo on her hand,
PROPERTY SALE.
DES VOEUX ROAD LOT AT,
HIGH PRICE.
erected
and
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1928.
OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.
BANANA IS VALUÅBLE FOOD.
NO LONGER SUSPECT.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S" QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1255 ba Chartered Bank, $21 b. Mercantile A. & B., £32) P. and O. £10, n.
East Asia, $671b.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $627 b. Union Ins., $316 b. North China, Ins: Tls, 143 a. Yangtozo Ind., $461 b. China Underwriters, $21 n. China Fires, $215 n.
Property situated in Des Voeux Road West and consisting of 16 houses and four godowns of one storey each, were ,put up
The bauntia has forced its way it the China Auction Rooma yesterday afternoon
Mr. out of the foods looked upon with by E. V. M. R. de Sousa, and suspicion to the group that men although there was a fair attend-consider the staples of the human ance, only ono bid was received over, the opening price and the lot was dietary, knocked down without oppoaltion, at three and a half lakhs of dollars.
aj tropical For people in many
remaining portions of Marine Lote carbohydrate or sugar in the diet, The lot put up consisted of the countries. it is the chief source of No. 204 and 205 together with the This fruit is now abundant, easily buildings thereon known as No. 336, 338, 340, 342, obtained and available at a moderate 358, 360, 362, 804, and 366, Des 344, 346, 348, 350, 352, 354, 356, cost.. Voeux Rond West and four one
Because of the skin that covers storey godowns at the rear thereof.it, the banana reaches the pur expired term of 999 years from
The property is held for the un- chaser in a clean condition. It November 1864, having an area of
easily pected and therefore
Crown Rental of $472. 26,747 square feet at an annual rendily enten under any circum- stances. It requires no cooking, Opening at $360,000 with bids of but it may be prepared in a num $500 acceptable, only one call was ber of ways to add variety to its made at the minimum and the lot taste.. was knocked down to Mr. P.. T. LI for $350,500!
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the puzzle on another page.
K O
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send the money to the
Public
Trustee to defent Stannard, to pre- vent him taking their money
of the. Can-
Joyce's pulse quickened a little.
Water and Heat,
A comparison made by the United States Department of Agriculture jahowa that the banana has 75.3 per cent. of water as against 78.3 per cent. for the potato, 1.3 per cent. protein as against 2.2 per cent. for the potato, 0.6 per cent. fat as against 0.1 per cent., 22.0 per cent. carbohydrate as against 18.4 per rent, for the potato and 0.8 për cent. mineral matter as against 1.0 per cent.
The banana provides about 460 calories as against 385 calories for the potato. The 460 calories per pound provided by the banana may be compared with 290 calories for the apple, 240 for the orange, 670 for lima beans, 470 for green corn, 465 for green peas, 215 for beets, 210 for carrots, 145 for cabbage, 110 for apinach and, 106 for asparagus.
The banana does not interfere in
Ripens After It's Picked.
As most people now know, the Was that getting near it? All of banana is picked green and when them were directors of Consolidat-received is ed Exploitations, and Martin Stan-and hard.
"Nothing can silence me:"
any way with digestion if it is cat- en ripe. Any fruit when eaten "They can, as they silenced Annie Purvis."
And then, again, there was all in the green state may produce "O-oh!" shuddered Joyce. "But for an instant she felt the pres. those papera that were missing. digestive disturbances but the even if they try to put me in pri-sure of his lips on her palm, then All the papers of 19. In the case banana when ripe, or when cooked son I can still speak."
the curtains parted softly, letting in of every one of the men they had in the unripe stage, is easily "But will you be believed? You a strip of moonlight. Against that been taken. Why? What had Mr. digested. see how it is, Joyce, they know moonlight she saw his figure eronch-Dudley said? Hadn't he said that what you know. They will frame ing almost flat. The window 19-was the year a charge against you that will raake swung open softly, and no more solidated smash? everything you say seem to be lies than ajar. He was gone. They'll accuse you of being in con-- Joyee pulled the window to and
often still green spiracy with me, of trying to pro-adjusted the curtain. She went
The starch in it tect your own criminal ends by and sat in the chair by her bed. lying about them.
Oh. She felt far from sleep. More, shepard had been a director, too. Was is not broken down into sugars. they'll pose us being virtuous, and felt so nervous, so fearful, that she there something about that smash The fruit ripens and in the process they have money and they have simply dared not take off her that the publie did not know? the change from starch to sugars power. You'll be helpless in Otta fothes.
Was that the key of the mystery? takes place. An indication of the She sat for more than an hour It all seemed to point that way, ripening is the complete disappear- Rigg's cunning hands."
Joyce gave a little gasp, and her thus, thinking, until the little clock and yet Joyce could not understand ance of the green from the peel. voice broke, pitifully as she said: on her mantelpiece pointed to well it. The papers had made it plain Until the banana is fully ripe it "Is there no hope it all, Martin? after three o'clock, and she saw by that Martin Stannard by his theft should be kept at the room tem Are honest people so helpless in the the chinks in the curtains for she.was alone responsible for the Con-perature and not in the ice chest. hands of such blackguards?" hat not switched on the light solidated bankruptcy. Mr. Dudley, Cold will prevent ripening and the "They are If they don't neet, low again) that the moon luud gore, from the Public Trustee's office, hnd development of the sweet flavour. As to the vitamin content of the cunning with cunning almost as and the black darkness of the early had no doubt about it. The fact
that Martin Stannard himself was banana recent investigations by low," he said, grimly. "I know that morning hours was here.
thut he knew Eddy of the Columbin unversity in- is what I am doing. But don't be Her thoughts were always the in hiding showed afraid, my dear. Their day is same. She reviewed the whole cir- that he would be arrested if the diente that the banana has about nearly done. In quite a short time cumstances of terror that had police could place their hands on one-twentieth the value of purc Now I think I shall have dane some-sprung up since she had first seen him. His very callousness at times butter for Vitamin A, and is about thing which will have rounded of Martin Stannard and Seward Gam-seemed to indicate a certain strain equal to green peas for this vita- my task, and will lead to the end in had been found dead. She re of ruthlessness. Was he really a min; for Vitamin B it is about of them. Once I have got what I viewed Otto Rigg's attitude, hiserimist, as Otto Rigg had suggest equal to tomato juice and nearly to want they won't hurt you."
lies, his cunning, his duplicity.ed-or was he un innocent man try the beat milk; for C it compares "What are you going to do, She thought with a shudder of his fing to force blackguards to clear favourably with oranges and toma- toes. It is deficient in Vitamin D, Martin?"
cokibloodied ruthlessness. She saw his name?
the substance that prevents rickets.
"I can't tell even you yet, Joyce,"
he said. "But it should be soon over now.".
"Soon?"
"A mutter of hours only."
"A mutter of hours." she said, with a tremor in her tone., "And
until then?"
"I must ask you to be brave and wait,
"Here?"
.
"I think it will be safe here for the time, shall come for you as Hoon as I can."
"And-and If it isn't safe?" she Kaid, slowly..
1
He thought, put his hand in his cont pocket, brought out automatic pistol.
All
"This'll be a protection," he amiled.
that he was wicked, wicked right through. He was, as it were, not
a graven image of finance, as she had thought, but a graven image of etil.
Evil-yes, he was evil. And yet, as things stood, he was the man whom the law protected and Martin Stannard was the evildoer whom the kw hunted.
She always' cane back to that, the mystery of Martin Stanmard, and this "work" he was doing.
There was no doubt that he was doing something that drove these men, Olto and his friends, beyond the verge of desperation. He had some terrible power over them which crushed them with fear. -
He had called on Seward Gamlin:
as a result of that call Seward Gam-
"Oh," she cried, gazing at it in lin had taken his own life. He had horror. "I can't--I can't!"'
enlled on Henry Maker, and Henry "I'm not suggesting that you Maker had bolted in panic. He had should kill any one, Joyce," he said, called on James Fedden, and the with a sober smile. "I'm rather call had been such a shock that giving it to you as an alarm. If James Fedden's weak heart had anybody attacks you, tries to burat given way and he had died, open that door, or get In through Two men dead and one flying the the window, fire it, and fire it often, country because Martin Stannard And two men, Hugo Fire it into the air, anywhere,ad called. The more noise you make the better. Shanly and Otto Rigg, obviously You see, the police, In fact the whole so much in dread of such, a call that neighbourhood, is so jumpy that they were willing to murder Mar- you'll have a crowd running here in Stannard to prevent it,
at the first shot, And while there's!
And other things added to the
a crowd here you are safe. You mystery, piling it up. Those gifts to the sufferers in Consolidated Ex-
can tell them a story about burglars, ploitations were part of the my or or about me threatening you,stery. Each man, Gamlin, Maker, If you like."
Joyce took the pistol, but said: and Fedden, had eent huge sume "The crowd will go away in time to the Public Trustee as a result "Quite, but I guarantee they put of Stannard's call. No doubt about
that. Maker and Fedden themselves
a policeman on guard, and that will had admitted he had made them do queer Otto'n plich. And, in any this, Martin Stannard himself had case, morning will be here soon now, and you should be safe by daylight. admitted that he had posted Gam-
There was again the sound of a
lin's gift.
should those rich, hard-bitten,
car leaving outside. Again Mar- That was an amazing thing: why tin Stannard slipped to the window.avaricious men make those gifts "The police-sergeant and the deand then have died or run away? tective leaving," he said. "And Did Martin Stannard actually force that, I think, is a signal to me to be them to send that money? Or did going."
they, as Otto Rigg had suggested,
(To be continued.)
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