A
Romance and Mystery.
Zora, the Invisible
By J. R. WILMOT.
(Author of "The Moorcroft Manor Mystory.")
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Mrs. Morrison glanced at Natalie sharply. She had never known the girl quite an dimeuit before and she could not think, what had come
over her.
21 YEARS AGO.“
SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE
“TELEGRAPH” FILES.
The following items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended June 8th, 1907.
The rate of the dollar on de- mand was 28., 2d.
·
was stated that the establishment In the Legislative Council, it of a satisfactory system of pro tection against fire in a rural dis-
MONTGOMERY GAYNOR, have been talking about the police. wealthy diamond merchant, la Why are we all so Interested, in Mr. J. R. Wood, of the Land found dend under mysterious these people? Have we dope any-Offee, entered for his Course at circumstances. Dr. Peter Blayne, thing wrong that we need fear Lincolns Inp.
young medical criminologist them ?" who vis called in by Beat- land Yard, believes that Gay nor met his death at the hands of some person known as Zora, and that the poluon used was one not known to modern science. Sonia
trict like the Peak would involve Gaynor, the murdered man's "Of course, we haven't done any-large expenditure, which the Goy daughter, with whom Blayne finds thing wrong," she said, "but you ernment was
not prepared to himself secretly in love, gives him know what Government depart- undertake. the impression that she is shielding menta are like when you want to the man for whom Inspector Web help some poor, unfortunate for- ster, of Scotland Yard, is search-eigner, just as we are doing with Ing, as it is known that this man visited Gaynor on the afternoon of his death. Blayne also discovers that the Sons of Zora is a secret
Natalie crossed over to the win- society of Hindus, whose object is to undermine British rule in India. dow and pulled aside the curtain, Down at Oaktree, where the Gay- but she awung round quickly as she nors lived, is a mysterious house, heard the door of the room open and "Red Gables,” where live Ann Moraw the dark face of Kusha there. risen and her presumed daughter He spoke rapidly and in an un- Natalie, and where a number of dertone to Mrs. Morrison and Hindus have been 'seen at various withdrew silently. times. Blayne believes that "Red Gables" is connected with the my
atorious Zor
CHAPTER XIL
A Clever Woman.
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the Brotherhood. They are so apt to misinterpret motives, my dear, and you'd be surprised if you knew how Inquisitive they really are."
Certificates were secured, at am- bulance classes at the Volunteer Headquarters by Corpl. A. E, Wright, Gunners F. M. Crawford and J. L. MacPherson, and Sap- per A. H. Todd,
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Mr. D. W. Tratman was annoint- ed a member of the New Terri- torica Land Court.
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Bandits indulged in wholesale "Your unele won't be coming after all, darling," said Mrs. Mur- looting at Waichow, causing large rison, in a relieved voice. "Kasha's numbers of refugees to flee to just told me that he's had trouble Hongkong and Macao.
with the ear. My dear, if you only
knew how good Providence is to
UN.
"Red Gables" was the name of thing?" she asked, suddenly. "A before experienced.
Listen! Did you hear any- was something Blayne had never Oaktree in which
Mrs. Morrison was a portly Peter Blayne and Detective-In-ring at the bell, perhapa!!!
the house at
spector Charles Webster were more than normally interested,
Its outward appearance was de- ceptive, and the interior was not nearly so imposing from the point of view of size as the external shell would love led the itinerant, ob | aerver to believe.
Natalie Morrison was not listen-woman of the matronly type and ing to the other's words. She had Blayne's eyes watched her covertly. dropped disconsolately into a chair She betrayed no obvious sign of beside the fire.
annoyance at Webster's rebuff. In- stead, she smiled.
"Forgive me, Inspector, if I ap pear unnecessarily inquisitive,"
she purred, softly, "but it is not often we are honoured by a visit from such an awe-inspiring inalitu. tion as Scotland Yard."
That was all nonsense about the ear breaking down. Uncle C, was frightened, of something, that's what it was-frightened of the Yet its rooms were admirably ap- police; frightened of that pleasant- pointed and furnished with surfaced young man she had noticed prisingly good taste, for it only tog wandering along the narrow lane often happens that the more recent earlier that afternoon. But why?
"Of course, if you didn't know possessors of some of Britain's qld What had Unele G. done? Natalie him well enough to speak to," went houses spoil the artistic values of could not imagine Uncle C. hurting on the detective, "you can't possibly their possession by an introduction a fly, but if i had done something know anything, for instance, about of furniture and casements utterly-something that, perhaps, he had his private life
anything unsuited to the mellow atmosphere. never intended doing-then she
But Natalic Morrison was aur must help him. She could not allow that might help us in our in-
quiries?" prisingly urlistic and when-to- Uncle C. to be sent away to prison
"And even if I did, Inspector," gether with Mrs. Morrison-she and all because this Zora person had come to "Red Gables" she had whom no one had ever seen. except smiled Mrs. Morrison, "do you determined to make full use of her at the meetings had seemed to have think I should be so ungenerous as medium of expression.
taken, control of their lives. to regale you with scandal when the gentleman is no longer here to defend himself against it?!"
Little clae but old oak was to be found in the house. Three months ngo there had been a feverish yet methodical, hunt among the anti- que dealers of London for, suitable furnishings, and something like two thousand pounds had gone to wards the coal. Yet it was worth it, for the combination of age in building and age in furniture, cap- tured the essential spirit of the years an nothing else could. Anti- quity breathes a breath of its own and, whether we wish it or not, lives on in many mule forms around * US.
"
Ann Morrison, on the other hand, while outwardly calm and self-pos- sessed, was secretly afraid of what she knew must be coming. It was probably about the matter of the poisoned durt that afternoon. She had always said that Kusha would bungle things one of these days. If this man luyne was trouble some, why when't he put out of the way altogether? But it was not that so much as the fact that some- one might ring up while the police were here, and that would be awk- ward-very,
They had not long to wait before trim maid handed Inspector Web-
In a small, low-rafted room two women, regarded quch other inter-ster's card to Mrs. Morrison. rogatively.
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Blayne thought he detected a note of challenge in the woman's tone, and he could see that Webster was rattled at her evasions:
Meanwhile, the girl in the chair beside the fire had, not spoken. A frown distressed the pearly white- mess of her brow which had not escaped Blayne's scrutiny, and her whole attitude puzzled him. There were moments when she seemed utterly detached; as though she was oblivious, to the unusual Butle drama in the room.
"Sorry to have troubled you, Mrs. Morrison," Webster said politely. "Well, Blayne, we'd better be push- ing along," he added, turning to the younger man.
Ask the gentleman to come up." she said, calmly.
"There are two of them, ma'am," said the girl.
Mrs. Morrison had been looking "Then bring both of them up,quickly around the room as Web- Sally," smiled Mrs. Morrison. ster spoke.
A moment later Webster and
"Perhaps you would like a drop of something before you go?" she suggested hospitably, "a spot of whisky, maybe," saying which she
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Natalie Morrison was beautiful like a lily and with much the same delicate colouring. Her fair hair, with a hint of gold in it, was sel to the line of her emall, well-mould- ed hend. Her cheeks were flushed with the freshly fragrant bloom of Blayne entered the room and the youth; her eyes sparkled like two women rose to greet them. diamonds in frost, and her whole "Hope we are not disturbing you, bearing was that of a woman con- ladies," smiled the detective, moved swiftly over to the sideboard, Mr. Lilies, and of 15 members of scious of herself, yet woman to politely, and I hope also that our and with her back, turned to them the crew of the steamer Auk, in whom vanity may conceivably be an visit will occasion you no alarm, began to move the dezanter. empty and an unsatisfactory thing. There's no need for that, I may add.
The move was no unexpected that the Sinarango massacre of Last "You are sure you got the mes. We are merely making a few in- Webster was immediately on the
Seven of the accused have been sage correctly?" asked the elder quiries in the neighbourhood con-alert, and looking quickly in the low sentenced to death, three to life woman, apprehensively.
cerning the recent rather unexpect-rectangular mirror at the top,, EAW imprisonment, 13 to imprisonment "Yes, darling. He said quite dis-ed death of Mr. Montgomery Guy- that in moving the decanter for- for 10 to 20 years, and Afty were tinely that he'd asked the car to go nor whom, I am sure, you pro-ward her free hand had deliberately acquitted-Reuter through to meet him as he thought Inbly knew quite well. It is for pushed something over.
[The massacre took place last it just possible he might want to that reason we are here to-night. Thanks all the same, Mrs. Mor- December when Mr. Bell, Mr. Lil- come down for something. Oh Knowing him as you must have dear, I do wish he wouldn't do these done, perhaps you can help us in rison, but we'd rather not," he said, lies and a party went to Sinarange
glancing significantly thinen. One of these days he'll..." regard to one or two matters." Blayne, who was not sure whether Was first attacked, being
Natalie made a gesture of im- During the time Webster had Webster had seen the quick movestruck patience as she listened to Mrs. been talking, Blayne had been ment or not. Morrison's words. There were a watching the faces of the two wo Mrs. Morrison turned. great many things that Natalie did men. not understand, and one of them was this need for secrecy and enu- tion.
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towards
to collect the native tax. Mr. Bell
over the head with the barrel of an old Schneider und instantly killed. numbered natives, who
The
The elder woman's face was "I thought that as it gets so cold rifle Immobile; the grey, eyes hard and at nights that you'd...." glittering; the mouth pressed into Webster smiled and repeated his from 250 to 300, then attacked the marrow red line almost straight, thanks for the proffered hospitality, other members of the party killing "Why can't he come down if he The other-whom Blayne was Out in the hall once more, Blayne several of them.] wants? demanded the girl, im-surprised to discover was not the suddenly stopped. periously. "Goodness knows be me person as he had encountered "Didn't I have a pair of gloves comes down little enough and be- carlier in the afternoon-sat quiet with me when we arrived, Web- sides there won't be a meeting for ly beside the fire, scarcely paying stor?" he asked, innocently. "I a fortnight. I think it absurd that any attention to what the Scotland must have left them inside.' Uncle C, should have to obey im Yard man was saying, yet all the "Let ne fetch them for you,” plicitly everything that Zora saya, saune, Blayne was conscious that said the woman, quickly, I'm fed up with Zora, fed up!" she she was quietly listening and that "I think I remember just where puzzle on another page. ended, with emotion.
if need be she could repent the de- I put them," countered Blayne, and "My dear child,"
warned Mrs.tective's words pretty well off by before she could protest further Morrison, with a peculiar fear at heart.
he was already halfway along the
her heart. "You mustn't talk like "I'm afraid we are not going to hall in the direction of the room that. You don't know what you're be of much nasistance to you," mur- they had just left. saying. You know very well that mured Mrs. Morrison.
"You see He was prepared to make his
if Uncle C. comes down to-night, we have only been here a little over apologies to Miss Morrison, whom there'll probably be trouble. You three months, and while, of course, he expected to find there, but the know what's going to happen as well we knew Mr. Gaynor quite well by room was empty...
Quickly he moved across to the
I do. Those meddlesome detectives sight and reputation, not once did will probably be paying us a visit we have the opportunity of even sideboard where the decanter stood. before the night is out. Not that speaking to him. But tell me, In- But it was not the decanter but we're anything to hide-Oh, no,spector, why it should be necessary small frame turned face downwards But if Uncle C. were to come when to make police inquiries when a beside it that his eager hands they're hero they might ask awk-man has died a natural death? Is sought. ward questions about the Brother that quite usual?"
A gasp of amazement fell from hood, and Uncle C. would have to "Madan," begun Webster, "It has his lips as he found himself look, answer there and you know how re- not yet been definitely determined ing into the provocative eyes of urselessly Indiscreet he is. Can't quite how Montgomery Gaynor died, Sonia Gaynor as they looked at him you see, child, that we're in a dif- otherwise we should not be wasting from out of the photograph. ficult position?"
our time hera,”
(To be Continued.) Natalie nodded.
“I don't know why it is, but for daya now everyone here seems to
Blayne, glanced sharply at Web- (The characters in this story are ster. He was surprised to hear the entirely imaginary and no refer Inspector losing his temper. It'ence to living persons is intended.)
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Interest allowed on Current, Ánsorzia múð 14,000,000 $ized Deportia.
Tarma on application. ..$ 2,210,000
daeription of Bandog udfartt.
Loans granted on approvså poculilan, Special facilities for Home Exchange
KROV J. CHEN,
Every
HEAD OFFICE:—BINGAPORE, Branch, agancias and Correspondents in all | tranencied the principal elites of the world.
Erary description of, Banking and Exchangs busikan transacted..
KO LIUNG HDZ,
Manager.
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