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A SERIAL STORY

A TALE OF

MY LADY: MYSTERY.

By EDGAR WALLACE.

Author of "The Four Just Mon," "The Bucrat

Houso", &c.

JOHN MORLAY, hend of a firm

of commercial Inquiry agents. declines to investigate on behalf

of

JULIAN LESTER, a young man about town. the financial circum- stances of the beautiful young

COUNTESS

whose nurse

MARIE FIOLI

MRS. CARAWOOD, Julian sus

pects of having appropriated par of the fortune left the Countess her mother. Instead Morlay is persuaded by Mrs. Carnwood to become guardian to the Countesa.

JOE SALTER, an ex-convict, is caught burgling by Julian in his flat, and promises to assist the latter when required.

HERMAN is a' young 'man em ployed by Mrs, Carawood at her principal establishment

FENNER is an eccentric carpen ter, in love with Mrs. Carawood.

MR. MARTIN, an inquiry agent, is employed by Julian to apy ups Mrs. Carawood.

CHAPTER VIL

"No, pir, they are in the box, The bok wasn't so easy us

hought he'd be, but he let it out by accident, I pretended I was ling a line of safes, and he

billed

without trouble. It's a

vels box-strict to him to

'et me see it, but he wouldn't fall to far it has two locks, and she Arries the keys at the end of a hain which she wears round her teck. The bedroom door is always neked and the box itself is seldom pened, except when the young ady comes to town."..

"Did he tell you that?" asked Julian quickly.

The man hesitated. "He didn't exactly tell me that, ut I had to piece together the bits and pieces, and that is what I make ut. There is one thing I wanted a say, sir: I don't think I'd better een with you." When we were talking together yesterday in the street I saw Mr. Morlay pass and I'm sure he saw us."

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"Nonsense!" smiled Julian "The woman must know sooner or later that I 1-111 behind these

Herman came slowly back into jonquiries.”“ the shop.

Mr. Martin was curi atsit was "Hullo!" he said ungraciously. This business to be curicas. "Good morning, Herman."

"Excuse me, sir; you haven' Not so much of the Herman.* ** told me very much about Mrs, saic the youth, going red of face. Charawood. What is it you want "Do you want to buy a mantle to find? It would be, a much because there's nobody here to sellester job for me if I knew what It."

I mean, if et were after "My dear fellow-began Mr. saw your hand." Martin, the enquiry agent.

"My hand?" Julian, laughed "Oh, "Don't you dear fellow me" you mead If I took you entirely replied Herman loudly.

into my confidence?"

He looked round. Fenner had discreetly disappeared.

“And don't try to sell me any safes to keep my money in, beesus:

me whether Mrs. Carawood wants to buy a safe, because I've tolt you she doesn't want to buy a Rafe."

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

19, › MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

DAY-TO-DAY HEROISM. FUNERAL OF THE LATE

THE UNDYING SPIRIT

OF SELF-SACRIFICE. In every holiday-season a tale of fatal accidents turns pleasure into tragedy and in the holidays that have only just begun there have been many fatal accidents, in the air, among the fells, by road, by river, and by sea-amone them an accident so nearly. in- credible as death from the burst- ing of an abandoned shell. most of such stories the sadness is unrelieved; but some there are which awake not only sympathy with the relatives and friends of the lost, but a

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glow of admira

tion (which must do something to consule even them) for the heroism which the accident has

called forth.

Among such stories stands out that which was told in the coro ner's court at Bournemouth.

Four young people had put out sea in a sailing bont. About half

twenty-one

MR. T. R. PERCY,

REMAINS CREMATED AT

SHANGHAI

GIPSY LAW.

PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN CZECHOLOVAKIA.

Prague: The prevalence gipsies and other tramps who habitually prey on the rural popu- in Czecholovakia hns lation

of

The funeral service over the late Mr. Thomas Rogers Percy, formerly of Hongkong, was held on Tuesday at Bubbling Well Chapel, Shanghai, prompted the authorities to take being attended by a large number restrictive measures against this of business associates, fellow club-nomadic community. Henceforth members, and friends. The remains all wandering gipsies and tramps will be furnished with an identity were cremated.

book, which must be produced on demand. 15,000 of these books will be issued. The gipsics living in stationary settlements remain unaffected."

The Very Rev. Dean Symons read the service, and a male choir dung veral selections, including the closing number, "Abide with me." Because of cremation, there were The police and gendarmerie are no pall-bearers, but members of his authorised to take the measure- unit, C. section 1st division, S. M.ments and finger-prints of all P. Specials, neted as honorary pall tramps coming to their notice. bearers, Mr. D. McDonald presided and camps may only be struck at the organ.

with the permission of the authorities, certain municipal

areas will be altogether prohibited, and foreign gpisies, many of whom come from Hungary and Poland. will not be allowed to enter the country.

As various kinds of disease are It will be recalled that the late Mr. Percy died suddenly from heart rife among the gipsies, medical treatment are failure after an attack of pneu-examination and

He made compulsory. Tramps, whe- monia on the Sunday night. had been in the Far East for about the'r gipsies or not, found in the 10 years and was connected with possession of arms, are severely regulations the Canadian Pacific Railways for punished. Special about 21 years, serving here as gen-apply to the care of children who, erat passenger agent, and was at if not properly looked after, may one time in the Hongkong Office. be placed with decent families or Deceased is survived by his wife, brought up at a public equen-

tional institution. mother, a brother, and sister.

Although it had been requested that no flowers should be sent, large numbers of friends and as- The four occupants-they were tribute as well. a mile from shore it overturned.sociated business firms paid floral two brothers and two sisters, agcl from

to eleven- showed extraordinary courage, ti the words of the coroner, "cach in helping the others "and doing what was almost beyond their capacity to do." The elder sister swam, for shore to seek help; but the distance in roughish water proved too much for her strength, and she was drowned. The elder brother and the younger sister did. all that lay in their power to keep the boy of eleven above water. Eventually he, too, lost his grip;; his brother caught his foot in the; rear and both perished. the pounger girl was savagi by tà aloriness of me Boy Scouts. who had noticed her plight froma the shore and had put out in › Loat to her rescue.

NEW GUNBOATS.

TWO ALMOST READY.

The first two of the four new unboats completing at the Taikon In the Himalayas,

Dock for service on the Yangtsze should be ready soon. These There was the same spirit of vessels have been built by Messrs. heroism in the story of an alYarrow and Co., and shipped to the enture in the Himalayas, Major Far East for re-erection. The Minchinton, 21 officer, in th first vessel, the Paterel, which had

displaced in indian Army and an intrepid elin-her foremast

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"I don't know what you think the woman has been doing." Mar-ber was descending Mount Mun, typhoon this week, will be an addi- in went on, "but the only fact when he fell a thousand feet and tional unit in the Yangtze Flotilla have really discovered is that she was severely injured in the backend will be commanded by Lieut. I've got no money. And don't askeeps her valuables in a box under of the Gurkhas with him was Commander H. E. Heaton, late of battleship Valiant. The the bed. You couldn't get her able to walk away, though he ta the

had shared in the accident, and second ship, H.M.S. Tern, relieves unvicted for that."

Smith, the Woodcock. Lieutenant-Com- "I suppose not," said Julian, und Lieutenant Bain And then, after a moment: "I'll also of the Indian Army, who wa mander D. Garvey. The later wife.vesrals, Gannet and Seamew, will ake you this much into my con- on an expedition with his

to the replace the Woodlark and Robin. dence, Martin. I have reason to He immediately went off clieve that this woman is hiding rescue and succeeded in reach. The three gunboats to be relieved Vital facts concerning ing the spot, at great perit to his were built 30 years ago and are --er-young lady, the Countess own life, by kicking steps through worn out. The new vessels are of Marie Fioli. The Countess is, the crust of the show with his greatly improved, design, with believe, a very rich lady, though stockinged feet. Removing geared turbines instead of

It is coat and placing Minchintam.upou procating engines, oil-fired boilers she is ignorant of the fact.

ery necessary for me that fit Bain Smith dragged him slow instead of coal. higher speed, more down the snow slope. The paimodern armament, and more con- should know her"-he paused again, and added: "financial to the injured man was so gravenience for their crews. that he became delirious: position."

Martin smiled broadly. "She's the lady who does want to buy a safe," he said. "Don't you see How dangerous it is for a Indy to keep her money in a box under her bed?"

" didn't say that," said Herman, redder, and louder still.. His glare

whs ferocious. For second Martin thought he was contem- plating some violdht assault..

"I merely come as a business man," he began in a tone désigned to mollify and disarm. "to offer Mrs. Carawood a safe for keeping

tertain

Martin grinned knowingly. "I see, sir."

never-

theless he was thus brought some thousand feet nearer to safety. "That's the long and the shert But the rescuer could do no mor her valuables on easy terms." of it" Julia went on. "For cerd went off to seek further help.

"She ain't got any valuables on easy terras, anyway retorted Her-in reasons I cannot afford te persuaded four "very reluet man violently. "She earns all the wait or to make leisurely u money she gets,"

He walked to the door and flung it open..

"You come here spyin' and

the street.

I have quiries. decision quickly

to come to a

"I get you, sir. You want to know whether there's another

You're a

are. you

this

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at shepherds to go with hin, and showed them where the Majo lay. being so exhausted himself that be could. only follow by Darkness, fell, and crawling.

In this way it is hoped gradu- ally to check the inordinate num- ber of crimes which, nt present, make the countryside, particular- ly in the eastern parts of the Re- public, unsafe for the inhabitants.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,

The following is the list of loca share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

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Hongkong Bank, $1139 sa. Chartered Bank. £207 b. Marcantile A. & B., £32 Mercantile C., £134 n. P. and O., £9 East Asia, $68_n.

Marine Ins.

réci-

Canton Ins, $370 8. China Underwriters, $1.50 North China, Tls. 143 Union Ins., $292 a

b. Yangtoze Ins., $42

Fire Ins.

D.

D.

THE CAPTAIN'S PIPE.

WHY WRECKED PASSENGERS

WERE REASSURED.

About 50 members of the crew.

the Hudson's Bay Company's

little progress had been made. The Jour shepherds, disappeared.steamer Bayrupert (4.037 tons), Bajn Smith struggled down again which struck an uncharted rock in the dark; but when eventually near Farmyard Island, off the wall-equiped Early reached Labrador coast, on July 22, ar- Minchinton he was dead. So in rived at Liverpool in the Furness. this instance to the self-sacrifice Why steamer Nova Scotia, The was in vain. But the heroism Bayrupert was making her secondl trip from Ardrossan to Hudson mains; and it is something know that the spirit which risks Bay. all for the sake of another his not bassed away with the War The Times.

Under

nusin' round, trying to kid me who doesn't care whether she's

rich or poor." give you information.

I was a tactless thing to say. burglar- that's what For tuppence I'd send for the impertinent thing. Julian, not

casily perturbed,

slightly police.'

"I'd like to see Mrs. Carawood. nnoyed, but mastered his unver. Herman pointed majestically to association with private en quiry agents was distasteful to "Wait for her outside," he said.hing; but the situation was critical, and he was prepared to sacrifice a two days since It was

There were on board a crew of insidious stranger had strolled great deal in gain his ends. Here

62 and 30 passengers, who were into the shop, curiously enough at might be the opportunity of his

ali laken in beats to the uninhabi- the hour when both Mrs. Carawoodlife. He was not a bad man; he

todd Warnyard Island, where they and her woman assistant were out, was not essentially a good one.

spent three days before they were and by artful suggestions and cunEasy money without risk was a

A machine by which composers taken on board the steamer Kyle, ning questions had discovered cer-vital necessity, and a good, mar- tain intimate particulars regard-age was his life's objective. He will be able to type down their which had answered the S.0.S.

or several sent out by the Bayrupert. ing that lady's methods of busi-was as much in the market as the musical ideas in one

Mr. John Robertson, the cook. ness. She had a banking account: most impecunious debutante pilot- copies, as easily as, a letter is he knew that: and he had evened through society by a designing written by typewriter has just told a reporter:

of her mother. He liked Marie as much been perfeeted by Lajos Viragh, discovered the extent

When we felt the impact.sorar balance. More to his purpose, hes he was capable of liking any retired postal director at Buda-- had learned, through the inadverhody, and if he married her he pest. The model of the machine, of the crew thought we had hit soon up- tent betrayal of the youth, of, the would deal with her kindly and on whch Air. Viragh has been an iceberg, but it was

On a rock. big black box under the bed, a box considerately, would mange her at work for three years, is con- parent that we were which was kept locked and the key affairs with the most scrapulous structed of wood and rubber, and The fact that the master, Captain manufactured ma- Thomas F. Smilley, continued to of which never left Mrs. Cara honesty, and, secure in the posses- should the

renssured Kome wood's possession. For two days sion of a competence, would find chines prave as satisfactory as smoke his pipe Herman had lived in an agony of some other mission to occupy is the model, the work of composers who would have become afraid.

the and those obliged to read manu-

master's orders, remorse, sensing instinctively the spare moments.

He sent the man away with a script music will be enormously given out as quietly as if the ma extent of his betrayal, not daring)

wore doing boat drill, the boats to tell the woman he loved better modest sum on account and, pass facilitated.

were swung out when it was de- than life that he had been founding into his bedroom, re-brushed

cided to abandon the ship. The wanting. And now the remorse his hair, re-arranged his tie, and

women were first of all placed which was within him had concen- examined himself critically in the trated into a fury of insane rage, cheval glass. Marie was return him the youth had a seraphic the boats, and then these in the passengers and afterwards Herman looked round for a long-ing that day, and first new im smile.

Не "No sir. Mrs. Carawood's out."

the crow.

One boat was a motor- Handled brush and advanced pressions were everything.

"She's gone to the station, I supboat, which towed the others six towards. the Judas. Mr. Martin wondered, as he travelled towards

miles to Farmyard Island -,-a.|--- did not wait for reprisals.

Pimlico, whether there had been pose to meet the Countess?

"No, sir," was the reply. And

small island about 15 miles from He had withheld the news from anything in his bantering sugges-

a statement which

the mainland. Julian, but now there was no need tion that John Morlay was in love then came

"Mr. Morluy

We took plenty of stores with for further mystery. He could not with the girl. It had been a shot staggered Julian.

"Mr. Marlay?" He was, incre-s, and some live fowls, pigs, and gain more information from this at a venture: he hardly believed has gone to meet m'lady." source, and he hurried to: Bedford-it possible that people could be in

land. We made tents with boat square and met the young man love in the old story-book fashion, dulous. "Do you mean Mr. John Sheep, which we left on the is covers and oara. Fishermen flah as he was coming out. Julian and certainly John was not the Morlay?"

Herman nodded vigorously. kind of man who would be likely

"Yos, sir-3 very nice gentle-ing in the neighbourhood. gave us some wood, so that we could light "Well, what is your news?" to succumb to the fascinations" of

fires and we kept these going all With some elaboration the deteca pretty face. The girl's forture man."

"But why on earth-?" began tive told him all he had learned meant nothing to Marlay; of that and much that he had guessed.

he was convinced; for John was Julian and then checked himself. night as the temperature was low. "She's got about three thousand well-to-do, had inherited a con- "I didn't know that Mr. Morlay Herman coughed. He had pounds cash at the bank, and a siderable sum from his uncle, was a friend of Mrs. Carawood's?" turnover of a couple of hundred while the profits from his business already advanced too many confid- a week. I believe she's got shares were notoriously large.

Julian dismissed the possibility ences, and felt the need for cau- at her bank, but so far as I can

When tion find out she has no documents of without a second thought.

"I don't know much about Mrs. ho reached the shop in Penton- any kind."

"They're not at the bank?" asked street he found. Herman still Carawood's business," Jullan.

ruffled from his encounter; but for diplomatically.

turned back with his agent,

(To be Continued).

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Shipping.

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China Sugare, $13 n Malabons, $30. B.

Mining.

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b.

Benguets, $1.70 Kailans, 58:9 b Langkats, Tls. $17 h. S'hai Exploration. Tla. 3.15 b. Shanghai Loans, Tls. 51 b. Raubs, $4 b.

Tronche, 19/3 n. Ural Casians, 5i- n

Docks, etc, Kowloon Wharves, $115 sa. Whampoa Docks, $35 n. Hongkews, Tls. 142 b. New Engineeringa, Tls. 41 b. Shanghai Dacks Tis. 921 b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

b.

H. and S. Hotels, G H. K. Lande, $552 Realtys, $6 n. Territorials, $18. Humphreys, $12) Ba.. Princes Blogs, $95 b. Rural Lands, $1 n.

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Cottons. Ewo Cottons, Tls. $7.65 b Orientale, Tle $1.50 S'hai Cottons, Tls $47 n.

Buses, Trams.

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Miscellaneous. Amusements, $20 n. Canton Ices, $5 n. Coments (Comb.) $7 s. China Lights, $12 b. China Frov., -$4 Constructions, $1 a. Dairy Farmis, 3153 n. Dor A. Wing, 36 n. H'kong. Electrics, $53 Macao Electrics, $37 b. Ropes (Old $10 m. Lane Crawfords, $58. Mackintosh, $22 B. Bincures, 8 by United Abostos, $12 Watsons $112 Powolls; $56. Telephone 3.70

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