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NEW SERIAL STORY.

THE MERAFIELD MYSTERY.

By R. A. J. WALLING. (Author of "The Third Dogreo," "Fatal

Clovo," otc,).

SYNOPSIS.

Sir Charles Mernfield, a mem-1

anyone

wait for a telephone message. You ought not to miss it.

"Yesterday's affair will probably

"J. W. O."

ber of an old Devonshire family, have mulle you feel unwell enough a good sportsman, but not a man to pass as seedy. I am going fish-

had muching. whom for

It is better for me to carry respect, is overheard in a heated on as if nothing unusual were on argument with his wife, formerly the cards. Miss Mary Sheen, a well-known traveller, by Mr. Franks, a local soliciter and Clerk to the Justices. Mr. Franks receives a letter from his friend, Major Overbury, distinguished" solicitor and barris- ter, saying he has been invited to stay at Merafleld Tower. Early one morning Franks is summoned by Lady Merafield, who tells him her husband has been murdered.

To say that I was staggered by this note from Overbury to his host is a pale description of my feelings. I made some exclamation.

"It 18 a strange note," said Lady Mersfield.

"Strange?" I repeated. "Good heavens, it is amazing! And you have no idea what it means?"

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HEALTH.

oughtn't to have said anything OUR DAILY TALK ON about it, but I couldn't help it. You'll know what to do, eh?"

My hand trembled as I held the I made some telephone to my ear. sort of reply to Tomlinson, and then put the thing up.

"Not the least in the world," Franks finds Lady Merafield she said. "Things happened on very calm and collected. She tells

Monday and Tuesday about which kim that during the war she had have no doubt Major Overbury been a nurse in France, conceal was going to tell me that night, ing her identity under the name

I could see at once what had of Mary Brand, as her father dis-But I never heard them. I don't

She had know that I want to hear them,peenrred. The hole which she approved of her action. been engaged to Overbury, and now," she spoke dreamily. "Bat had given to me was not the only later quarrelled with him. He did in case-in case-the note may be discovery made by Lady Meraseld not know of her marringe to Sir useful as a last resource if any when she went into the study. She had also found the revolver Charles, who, against her wishes, accident happens."

fear from which the shot had been fired "What accident? Do you had insisted on asking him to the house. On the night of the murder anything, Lady Merafield?" I ask and, fearing that it might in some way prejudice Overbury, she had she and Overbury had been talking ed. until a very late hour. Overbury "No," she replied. "I fear no-concealed it. had since disappeared.

CHAPTER VI.

moment.

thing at the

But one never knows, It might be neces- sary to use this. It rather shows that Major Overbury was acting

I will not attempt to reproduce) in the interest of Sir Charles, and the atmosphere of hatred and re- nyt against him, don't you think?” It is of the very first im- pulsion against Lady Merafield that. Immediately spread over the coin-portance," said I. "It ought to be tryside. I had boked her in the Shown to the police at once."," eyes, and I believed her.

friend-no na

As to Overbury, it was a little more difficult. Yet, on the whole. though men de foolish things in moments of passion, I thought Over-

"But no, my You are to keep it until it is reaily wanted, if ever. You are not the official lawyer in league with the police now. You are simply

En: I was wrong.

Lady Merafick, looking at my troubled face and my trembling band, said:

I think I know what it is." "The very worst could hardly

worse than this." said "Grafager, the delective-"

be

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DO SAILORS.CARE?

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bury was not such a fool as to have tried, helping me in a differe. Dr. Tomlinson, and they have a young man had a tombstone in made provisional arrangements for

done this thing. The puzzle was his disappearance. He was a very smart criminal lawyer. Ife musi know what the immediate mase- quences of disappearance would be And he had chosen to go..

and what we say in this room is hot heard outside it."

"as found a revolver in my desk of course. I missed it 'mmediately he had been here. forgot all about it, foolishly. have been expecting to hear

He has shown from him.

it to found it was the revolver that killed Sir Charles."

She had long ago exhausted my capacity for surprise at anything or did. But I could she said hardly believe she realised the full meaning of this.

I could not shake her from that position. This nole, which shows that both Merafield and Overbury I spent the evening following the had been through experiences inquest at Merafield Tower trying during two days which led up to

"You have not been candid to get a little way further into the the night of the martier, would inscrutable mind of Lady Merafield have been of the utmost valne to with me," I said. "When you told herself. I had pondered one ques-the inquiry. Rut she forbade me me about the note, you might as tion for an hour before. She knew to make any use of it unless-well have told me you found the where Overbury was-that was im-and then she said I should in- revolver as well." plicit in her first conversation with fallibly know when the time had

She could call him back, and come.

me.

he would come, Should I insist on 1 ought to have thrown off the I came to the con- ascendancy she set up over me. this course?

+

"I did not find it," she said. "Then how—"

"When Major Overbury rushed up the stairs and came to me

clusion that I should not. If Over knew that perfectly well-and in the doorway there, he had the, It was impos-revolver in his hand. I took it bury had been anybody else—a lay-yet I could not. man, with no knowledge of the law sible tri, refuse her. I made away from him, and dropped it

As it was, last effort. I said:

on that chair. When I got back - might have done so.

"But this might enable Over- my room afterwards I put it and locked it drawer bury to get himself clear of the in the

have must tangle at once."

up. The detective been an expert pick-lock!" She smiled over this!. "Lady Merafield!" I exclaimed. You can't see what this means!".

think. I can, my friend. Does it not mean that they will have me under arrest as soon as the detective can get here?"

1 resolved to let the question be.

But if Overbury had not killed Sir Charles Merafield, somebody had, and Overbury probably know What was who the murderer was. his motive for concealment?

On this point I begged Lady Merafield to be frank with me.

"might-but it might not." was her answer. "If it weązki,

then he knows of it, and he will take advantage of the fact it indicates. But, Mr. Franks, does "My friend," she said. "I know it not seem clear to you that Major no more than you who fired the Overbury has a particular and an shot. I only know that Major argent reason for avoiding all Overbury did not. If he desires to questions? If he wants to come conecal his knowledge, supposing heat into the open, there is nothing knows, I shall not take a single step prevent him from doing 90, to force it out of him."

Nor would she say what paised I am not going to do a thing between them before he left the which he evidently desires to

vaid." house, if anything.

I believe this woman

would

"I

"

Sometime, however, it is difficult to explain just why a person has himself tattooed. For example, black tattooed on his forearm and below this in flaming words "To the memory of my mother." One sailor at Liverpool had 16 feminine names tattooed on his back. The

sailor's trade is indicated by the connexion of tattooing with the fact that fifteen out of thirty men examined had mermaids as the pre- dominating figures in their personal art galleries.

In the process of tattooing, India ink, powdered charcoal, gun- powder, vermillion, washing blue or ink ara injected under the skin by means of a needle. Persons who have been struck by gunpowder or who have bits of coal dust shot into. the skin are thus tattooed. ac- eldentally.

In the tattooing process, the moistening is sometimes accom- plished by the saliva of the tat- tooer. As a result of this unsani- tary process, various diseases fn- tuberculosis, erysipelas, cluding abscesses, and some venereal dis- are transformed from the cac tattooer to the subject. Occasion- ally the irritation resulting from the tattooing process Rets up

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reaction in the skin which resulte in the development of tumours. It is very diflicult to remove a tattoo from the skin once it is placed on the surface.

of caustic substances

some-

I wiped my damp forehead. "Or sooner," said I. "I should be surprised if there were not a constable or two in the house now, instructed not to let you out of sight."

Very likely," she said.

The only methods are those "You remember that I asked you have jumped off the Tower if expected that. It is, indeed, the which involve peeling of the skin

reason why I asked you to take by the use for advice before the police came Overbury had asked her. Within

te pet care of that note, since I should which are in themselves You told me that if he very little while I was here. thought wisdom lay in concealment.stonishing testimony to her denen be in a position no longer what dangerous, unless used with to look after it. And, now, the great care by a competent person. you would advise that the policevotion.

sooner they do it the better I should be left to their own devices. Even as we talked in her room That closed the matter. wise then, it is a hundred times thing began to happen. The shall like it."

telephone bell rang, and. wiser now."

ane through for her from West- port. I made as though to leave he room. She signed me to stay is she took off the receiver.

the three sentences They were:

If it was

She begged me not to re-open the

question.

Here was 1, then, with a strong wish to help her and to clear up the mystery of Overbury's con-heard nexion with the case, and they de-said. liberately closed to me every; avenue of inquiry,

"You seem to want me to do nothing." I said.

"At present, what can be done? But who knows when something I rely on your may be needed? friendship."

a call

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"Lady Merafield," said I, "it is outrageous. You have only to say VOLUNTEER SPORTS. one word and the thing cannot happen. I have only to say one 7 word ".

she

Dr. Tomlinson, did you ghy?, "Yes, this is Lady Merafieid.... "No, not alone. Mr. Franks is here......

"But I shall not say the word, and you, my friend, cannot, b cause you have given your word of honour."

MEETING TO BE HELD ON KOWLOOŃ C.C GROUND,

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I was distracted. every direction for a means Then she put down the receiver, bring her to reason.

"And Overbury?" I said at last. and said to me, "Dr. Tomlinson would like to speak to you, Mr."What shout Overbury, if you are

Arrested?"

Franks."

Tomlinson was the man

who

Was

pose

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Artillery Company, Engineer Com- pany, Mounted Infantry Company, Armoured Car Company, Infantry Company. Scottish Company, Portu- guese Company, Reserve Company, Headquartere.

5.

The Corps will be divided up into, "Never lear for him," she said.the following nine units for the pur-

of competition for the unit. I gave her the assurance of it.

had done all the needful medical "He will be locked after."

But that was not what worried Challenge Cup presented by Lleut. "Who knows what may happen?" work at the inquest. He ᎳᎥᏞᎯ she mused, and paused. Then she Merafield's man. I took her place me. She might be able to ar Colonel L. G. Bird. D. S. O. Each unit range for the safety of Overbury, will have a distinguishing colour as added: "My friend, I am going to at the telephone.

but what would happen when follows:- tell you something-just in case it

"That you, Franks? I'm very may be important. When I went and you're there I can't tell Overbury learnt that she

under arrest? Would he not feel into that room and found Sir you how glad. I was going to

come forward at Charles Morafield shot, the servants and others hung back in the door speak to Lady Merafield, but I compelled to way. I suppose it was natural. As didn't know how to begin. It's ence? I looked down at him, I saw on the awful. Grainger, the detective- table by his chair-it was on the inspector who is fishing round on leaves of an open book-a note. You this business, has just been in to a revol- can guess when I show it to you see me. He brought in

onc chamber empty. why I picked it up. I want you to ver with

lia produced the bullet that killed keep it just in case--"

Lady Merafeld unlocked a drawer Morafield and compared it with of the desk beside which she sat, the contents of the revolver. It took out a sheet of note-paper, fold was the same thing-that is ed in half, and handed it to me. It say, it fitted. He was going off was a hurriedly written note on without saying a thing, but I paper head "Merafield Tower," and managed to worm out of him what had happened. I tell you it read:

Wednesday Morning. I was paralysed. He found it in drawer of Lady Merafield's "Dear Merafield, "After what happened on Monday bureau at Merafeld Tower. I'm and Tuesday. I think it would be pretty certain he's on his way to

auppose wise for you to stay in today, and Merafield now. I

to

I

That, said she, was as it might be. "I Major Overbury, thinks it right to make any move, he will make it. If not, well, shall see what comes of it.":

And that was all I could get out of her.

We

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include: 100 yards, The events I need not prolong the account 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, High of Lady Merafield's arrest, which Jump, Putting the shot, Obstacle Kace, 440 yds,, four men per unit,, In- yds., court. Grainger arrived while for unit Tug of War (eight a side has been given fully in the Relay Race (440 yds., 220 yds., 220 we were still in the boudoir, and catch weights), Veterans Race 75 charged her with being an yards.

Tent pegging, Mounted events: accessory to the murder of Sir Charles Merafield by Overbury. Wrestling on horseback, Musical

motor cycles," Open events: Relay Race, Mile, That night she slept in the She made no reply.

Tug of War, open to any of H. M. prison at Westport.

Forcea and H. K. Police.

(To be Continued.)

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