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ladies do, you know. Feel it's un- lucky-that sort of thing."

ENGLAND'S MOST MODERN SCHOOL Cinema And Theatre In Kent Institution. HOLDS 1,020 STUDENTS

"Oh, Margaret 18 very practical," "Do you still say it's none of our

said Merrowdene, smiling. "Not at business

"Yes, I do. You've no reason to all superstitious. In fact, I believe She think that Mrs. Merrowdene is any-it was her idea originally. thing but perfectly innocent didn't like my being so worried."

Evans had got the information he England's most modern school woman."

The ex-Inspector was silent for a wanted. He left the other shortly has just been opened at Erith, Kent. afterwards, and his lips were set in It has a cinema and a theatre, a moment. Then he said, slowly:

London.

"I told you that we looked into her a grim line. The late Mr. Anthony public hall seating 1,000 people, and past and found nothing. That's not had insured his life in his wife's a miniature "flat" in which to teach quite true. There was a stepfather. favour a few weeks before his death. girls domestic science.

hla in- Accustomed to rely on

It cost £80,000 to build and has As a girl of eighteen she had a fancy

for 520 boys and for some young man and her step-stincts, he was perfectly sure in his accommodation

But how to act was an- 520 girls. father exerted his authority to keep own mind.

He wanted, not to It will be a "non-stop" school be- them apart. She and her stepfather other matter. went for a walk along a rather dan-jarrest a criminal red-handed, but to cause after the ordinary day pupils gerous part of the cliff. There was prevent a crime being committed, have gone home, there will be even- an accident--the stepfather went and that was a very different and ing technical, and other classes.

The theatre, which is equipped too near the edge-it gave way, and a very much more difficult thing.

All day he was very thoughtful, with all the latest limelights, drop be went over and was killed."

There was a Primrose League Fete curtains and spotlights, will be Accident that afternoon held in the grounds available to the whole district for "It was an accident. Anthony's overdose of arsenic was of the local squire, and he went to amateur theatricals.

In fact, the school is intended to an accident. She'd never have been it, indulging the penny dip, guess-

that ing the weight a pig, and shying at serve 88

centre. Erith's social tried if it hadn't transpired there was another man-he sheered coconuts all with same look of ab- Public danced will be held in the

He main hall. joff, by the way. Looked as though atracted concentration on face, he weren't satisfied even if the jury even indulged in half

"You don't think----~

were.

Crown'a .

I tell you, Haydock, where worth of Zara, the Crystal Gazar, that woman is concerned I'm afraid smiling a little himself as he did 80, remembering his own activities of another-aceldaat!"

his against fortune-tellers in his official

idays.

The old Captain shrugged shoulders.

"Well, I don't know how you're going to guard against that."

"Neither do I," said Evans, fully.

He did not pay very much heed to her sing-song, droning voice till rae- the end of a sentence held hin atten-

tion.

"I should leave well alone." said

Captain Haydock. "No good ever came of hutting into other people's affairs."

of

But that advice was not palatable

Other features of the school includes:—

Radiators in the walls and with ceilings; geography rooms

flat roofs for observation pur- poses; medical inspection rooms; and 14 acree of playing fields and gardeni.

Amongst the technical subjects that will be taught are force work, "—and you' will very shortly-pottery, landscape gardening, wear- very shortly indeed-be engaged on ing, printing, rug-making, leather- a matter of life or death-life or work and upholstery.

In a miniature flat, complete with death to one person."

room, kitchenette and "Eh-what's that?" he asked, bed-sitting

bathroom, girls will learn how to be practical modern housewives. They will be taught to cook by gas, electricity and coal-Reuter,

to the ex-Inspector. He was a man abruptly.

patience but determination. "A decision--you have a decision Taking leave of his friend, he saun-to make. You must be very careful tered down to the village, revolving —very, very careful.............. If you in his mind the possibilities of some kind of successful action.

Turning into the post office to buy some stampa he ran into the object

were

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"Yes?"

"Won't you come back with us and The fortune-teller shivered. Ins-have a quiet cup of tea, Mr. Evana?" ard Nov. of his solicitude, George Merrow-pector Evans knew it was all non- Was there a faint note of chal-

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sense, but he was nevertheless menge in her voice?

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"Yea"

They walked there, talking to-

dene.

He thought The ex-chemistry professor was a small, dreamy-looking MED gentle and kindly in manner, and

"Thank you, Mrs. Merrowdene. usually completely absent-minded.

ja mistake. If you do, I see the re-11 should like to very much." He recognised the other. and ault clearly, a death...

A death.gether of pleasant ordinary things. 27th Nov, greeted him amicably, slooping to

Odd, damned odd! recover the letters that the impact Fancy her lighting upon that! The sun shone, a breeze blew gently, had caused him to drop

pica- "If I make a mistake a death will everything around them was ground. Evans stooped also, more result? Is that it?"

sant and ordinary. the rapid in his movements than

Their mata was out at the Fele, other, secured them first, handing

"In that case." said Evans, rising Mrs. Merrowdene explained, then back to their owner with anto his feet and handing over balf they arrived at the charming old- пробову

la crown "I mustn't make a mistake. world cottage. She went into her: He glanced down at them in doing eh?"

room to remove her hat, returning so, and the address on the topmost He spoke lightly enough, but as to set out tea and boil the kelio suddenly awakened all his suspicions he went out of the tent his jaw set on a little silver lamp. Bnew. If bore the name of a well-determinedly. Easy to say-not so shelf near the fireplace she

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3rd Nov.

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From R

took

always drink it in the Chinese man- that he and the ex-Inspector were And there was no one to help him.]ner-out of bowls, not cups." strolling down the village together. He looked across at the figure of his She broke off, peered into a cup, land still less could he have said how friend Haydock in the distance, and exchanged it for another, with ¡it came about that the conversation No help there. "Leave things an exclamation of annoyance.

should come round to the subject of alone," was Haydock's motto. And

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You've been taking these bowls Haydock was talking to a woman. again." 10th Octing his object. Merrowdene of his She moved away from him and came

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step. He had let her know that he Buddenly be drew in his breath, recognised her, That would put her she had poured the tea into the on her guard. She would not dare, three bowls, Onett alba net before attempt anything, rash. There was him, one before bermelfy the other the question of Marrowdené. If he she placed on a little table by the could be warned.

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