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A SERIAL STORY

MY LADY:

A TALE OF MYSTERY.

By EDGAR WALLACE.

Author of "The Four Just Mon," "The Booret House" &o, &o.

CHAPTER XV. Mrs. Carawood put down the book. There was a long pause, in clock which the ticking of a

sounded with startling clearness.

"I've often wondered what sort of a chap was your husband," said Herman suddenly,

"My husband?" He nodded.

"Was he romantie, like you?" "No." She spoke slowy. "I think he made me romantic, though." She ruminated on this, and he did not break in upon her thoughts. "Life isn't easy, Herman," she

said at last.

"It wasn't for me till I came your way. But I bet you missed your husband when he passed away."

She nodded slowly.

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He paused effectively, before he launched his surprise.

"The old man

left me his busi-

ness."

"Mr. Fenner, you don't mean it!" She thought of the rough old hands, the cynical smile on the dead face, and understood.

"Yes, he did. A nice little business, Mrs. Carawood, and could be doubled and trebled, if only you could get people to put their backs into it. She did not attempt to conceal a smile. "What are you laughing at?" he asked.

"Those stars!" He regarded her suspiciously. "But really, I'm very, glad for your sake. What are you going to do about it? He worked hard, the old man...."

"I've hardly thought yet. But mark you, this makes no difference to my principles, none at all. A "Yes, I missed him," she said. thing like this broadens a man. it is. Experience "We're all missed in one way or that's what another, Herman," and changed teaches the wise. Herman, I want the aubject. "You look tired toto talk to Mrs. Carawood."

He said this with a

certain night. You must go to bed early."

He glowed at her in his dog-amount of importance, and the like way, telling himself how obedient Herman went out. wonderful it was for a little gut- ter Ind to have someone notice that he looked tired, to have someone warry because he was hot during a heat wave when everyone was hot. It was very strange, very wonderful, very happy!

Fenner sat up straight and ad- dressed her confidentially.

"That puppy been round again? In these terms did he speak of hester.

"No, he came the next day, but Maric saw him."

"If he comes round here again,

wring his neck!"

He watched her wistfully, as "Being kind....do you know, I'd do anything for you!" It was she took up a sock (it was Her difficult to say it, so much moreman's) and began to darn a hole in "I don't need anyone to defend "Then I wish you'd wash your-me, Fenner, but I expect we shan't self without me standing over you be seeing so much of your now sometimes," she said, with a grim you've come into his money?"

This sounded promising to him, humour,

"I will, Mrs. Carawood! ra jump off the roof! I'd murder almost a deliberate opening. people I'd kill 'em, and watch

"Mrs. Carawood, you are funny said Mr. Fenner ferociously, "I'll somehow," he jerked out.

"Funny? How?"

80 than to think It.

the heel.

SHANGHAI CRIME,

(Continued From Page Quandary of the New Judges,

WEDNESDAY,

SEPTEM BER

28-

COMMERCIAL AIR VEHICLE.

STRENGTH OF R100 DOUBLED.

London, Aug. 28. Although only the scanticst de- tafla have been made available in connexion with the building of the airships R100 and R101, It appears that the comprehensive rascarchies. qtinuously carried out, have lett to any changes from the original plans

Of course, one can understand the quandary in which a Chinese judge finds himself when asked to expol acmeone from the Settle ment. He is required to admit that the Settlement is something

These changes have never been outside of China and that Chapo!) 18 China and that a Chinese can officially indicated. Indeed, the public have been so successfully be thrown out of the Settlement kept in the dark that the building into Chapel. He cannot easily do of the airships has almost boen that and face Chinese public forgotten."

Some light, however, has been thrown on the recent developments piulon. On the other hand, Ir] he does not follow some such pro by Commander Burney, who pro- cedure, the Settlement will become vides an interesting comparison. full of crooks who operate in the The original plans in declaring the may be summed up as strength performance." ...Com richer foreign area and then take policy of determining the design, refuge in Chapei, just across before Boundary Road. This is an ex-Burney says that so important is traordinary situation which re- the question of strength that R100 quires extraordinary

is being built approximately at handled with some intelligence. Provisional

apparently

This great increase of structural During May, June and July, the double the strength specified by in this respect and 25 Chinese strength, proceeds Com. Burney, realized the need for some action were expelled during that period has been obtained by adding many correspondingly by the device of marking the tons to the structure of the hull, charge sheets. "Expulsion order to and leaving a stand. Returning, however, is smaller margin of lift avaliable for

an offence, which, of fuel and passengers. still not course, takes the sting out of the previous court's decisions.

Court

measures

the Air Ministry.

From a practical point of view the building of a vessel sufficiently strong to withstand the elements, would be useless, if it was unable to carry sufficient fuel to reach its destination.

A

The Provisional Court is headed by a judge of exceptional qualities, Judge Loo Hsing-yuan, and an effort is undoubtedly being made

The innovations include quar to live up to the Rendition Agree- ment and to the law. There have, ters, for the passengers and crews, however, been three changes of entirely within the envelope of the administration since the Court ship thus avoiding air resistance. came into existence, one of them This necessitated a prolonged being so complete as to result in investigation of the problem of of the ventilation and avoidance of any the resignation of some judges. The Court, then, has not danger from the proximity of the altogether been free from politi-hydrogen in the gas-bags." cal influences. There has also series of experiments were carried been a tendency on the part of one out using hydrogen fuel in motors or two judges to forget that they and the results were satisfactory. are in a court room and not on a It was found that an engine with propagandistic forum, with the re-hydrogen gave two-thirds of the salt that the Court has come in for horse-power that would be given an unusual degree of criticism with petrol.

The two main engines of R100 among foreigners.

can be operated with hydrogen Need to Strengthen the Court.

drawn from the gasbags. The The fact is that the Court is other four are operated with petrol or Diesel oil and the result is n The actual tinue to function and therefore, it is much more important that there 15 to 20 per cent. should be a strengthening of the effect of the innovations more than compensates for the weight in- position and prestige of the judges, curred in increasing the structural so that they can mete out sentences

strength. with the utmost fearlessness and] daring. In Western countries, tlie

the blood oozing out, and see 'em me to your door to-night; Mrs. functioning and will probably con-saving in the weight of fuel from

"It was that thing that brought wallow in gore, and roll on the Carawood. May floor"

I smoke a

e?" cigarette?

He took out a

packet of ornate "Herman!" Her voice was for-design from his pocket, exaruining bidding. "I shall think you've the picture with interest.

"Turkish Joys! Smoked by the been drinking if you talk like that! Murder somebody. You keep your

mind on dusting my shelves, and ladies of the Sultan's harem ac whole force of the Government and speed, and in the radius of its

"I hardly expected you to-night, Fenner," she said. "So soon after the funeral.".

cording to what packet says T

'You never

an hour."

**E

Its

In its carrying capacity, in its action, it will be far. in excess of I of public opinion stands behind a.

any other vessel hitherto bullt. "IS not breaking things when you can't understand them Turks. wash up there's no need for you should never want more than one judge in the execution of his duty. The question will be asked:

He is above politics and is protect- to roll people in gore! There's wife if I got the right one." somebody at the front door."

"You never know what you'lled by every device known to the law. the R100 a real contribution to the

case in China. If the judges re-just another stunt vessel?" It was Mr. Fenner, who enter-come to," she warned him, smil That unfortunately, is not yet the carrying vehicles of the world, or believe," says Com. Burney, "it ed with an air of solemn mystery. ing. "Experience broadens you,alized that they were in their posi- will be demonstrated to the world He was dressed in his Sunday Buit,

as you said just now. Bleeve smoked cigarettes before; I used tions not at the whim of some with a black band on the The gold watch-guard across his waistcoat was the one touch of to like to see you sitting there with political group but for good service, that a practical, commercial air gafety. He sat down before she your pipe. Someday, I shouldn't and if greater means were taken to vessel has been produced. invited him, with a weighty and wonder, we'll see you with a wife, secure them in a proper respect for maximum speed will be 62 miles and then you'll want another, and their office, the work of this new impress air.

another you're such a changeable court would improve. The new Nanking Government has appoint- ed as Minister of Justica, Chang's Mr. Justice Ford, of the Supreme man!"

He put down his cigarette care- foremost jurist Mr. Wang Chung- Court of Alberta, who is spending fully and looked at her reproach-hui, and this is a task for him, if his vacation in Britain and has There's one woman in the world the Provisional Court will function been sitting with Mr. Justice for me, Mrs. Carawood.. If she'd in such a manner as to put the fear Clauson in the Vacation Court to of itself into every robber and study legal procedure in England, Herman.

Carawood frowned at him.say the word I'd be the happiest murderer who comes into the. Set- said to a Daily Mail reporter: "Don't start that comrade non-man on earth. I'd think I was in tlement, there will be no need for Speedy justice in the real sense of Merchants Protective Associa-the word is the thing to be aimed sense again, Herman. I don't like heaven."

"But you're greedy. Surely it's

do the job. Until then, Shanghai better illustration of real justice "You told me, didn't you?" ask-enough to have a nice little busi-tions; the Court and the Follce wil at, and I do not think there is any ed Herman, looking guilelessly at ness left to you without wanting will be in the atmosphere of a administered speedily than in Eng-, English justlee is very Fenner, who pursed his lips and more."

"You know what I went. l'a crime wave-Geo. E. Sokolsky in land.

N. C. Daily News.

efficient indeed. nodded...!

"Well, perhaps I did, Herman, give anything.....look here, what perhaps I did, in the warmth of an would you say to having a nice you'd little car of your own to ride in moment. But expansive better give it up. Mrs. Carawood every time you thought you'd like don't like it: Mrs. Carawood's a breath of fresh air? How does

that strike you?" word.is law."

"I expect you felt you wanted, fully. cheering up, comrade," put in

it."

"I prefer buses. You called them the chariots of the prole- oftariat, last week, didn't you?"

Leaning back comfortably, he gazed at the ceiling through half closed lids. It was his way focussing his own attention.

He knew she was mocking him,

"Perhaps I've overdone the but refused to be discouraged. equality business a bit in the past,

"But supposing you had a nice

after all, Mrs. Carawood. As little car and a maisonnette, and was saying to one of the chaps Mrs. Carnwood, how about to-day, there's race-horses and honeymoon in Paris?"

As she examined him with cart-horses,' I says. "There's them, that has one spent of life and them amused eyes, she remembered, that has another. The conglo-with a little self-scorn, how, not merate mass of humanity consists many days ago, her fears had bred of individual particles each have a weakness which had caused her ing its own function to perform.""jto regard him with far greater

seriousness than she was Mrs. Carawood groaned,

willing to admit..

"Fancy talking like that in heat wave! What's the matter? Did the poor old man convert you before he died, as he said would ?"

he

now

She was spared the necessity of answering; the sound of Marie's dancing feet on the stairs came simultaneously with the squeal of "No Mrs. Carawood. Nothing brakes outside the shop. If the shall tear me from any principles. girl had been watching for John They are always there, shining like Morlays arrival, there was stars in the daytime. You can't coincidence in the dual appearance always see 'em, but they're on the of both.

jób

(To be Continued.)......

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