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Romance and Mystery.

Zora, the

Invisible

By J. R. WILMOT.

(Author of "The Moorcroft Manor Mystery.")"

Montgomery Gaynor, a wealthy diamond merchant, is found dead in bis office under mysterious circum- stances. Though the Home Office experts declare the this death was a natural one, Inspector Webster, of Scotland Yard, believes otherwise. He has called to his assistance Dr. Peter Blayne, a brilliant young medical criminologist, who thinks that Gaynor has been poisoned by some means which leaves no trace In the body. It is further discover

on the afternoon of his od that death he is visited by a young man who leaves hurriedly, after high words. Sonia Gaynor, with whom Blayne is secretly in love, lends the doctor to think that she is shield- ing someone, and that she knows more about her father's death than zho will admit. It is learnt also that Gaynor was not so rich as might have been supposed.

But how, when and where escaped him."

Ho realised reluctantly that he was at the loose end of the thread and that though the only logical method would be to follow that loose end until he had reached its source, he felt that it might sud- denly be severed and he would be left, in nautical parlance, "high and dry.".

As the young man turned all these points of view over in his mind 10 matter from which point he began to argue, ho invariably returned to Sonia Gaynor,

was conscious that no

The aight of her portrait at "Red Gables," where Mrs. Morri- son-that enigms of a woman who to use Webster's expression, had made "fair game" of them had once more brought the girl into his mental focus. Strive as he would, he could not get the rental pleture of her face out of his mind. This b gan to cause him no little perturba- Lion.

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VIVID SEA DRAMA AT THE

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Showing to-day for the last time, nt the Queen's Theatre, "Captain Salvation," a remarkable picture of the sea in the days of convict ships, tells the story of A young student, who wearies of the intolérance of the people at home and goes to sea, whore he meets with many thrilling ad- ventures. The picture is notable for its realism, much of the action having been filmed aboard a sailing ship at aca during an actual storm, Lars Hangon, Pauline Starke and Ernest Torrence head a large cast of players which also includes George Fawcett, Marocline Day

and Sam Grosso,

Comedy at World.

The Army of Occupation in Ger- many after the war furnishes a ser ies of humorous situations for "Buck Privates." Lya de Puth and Malcolm McGregor, the leading players, have considerable culty in getting married owing to

diff the local law prohibiting, foreign alliances. How they finally over come all obstacles is excellently told with Zasu Pitts, James Marcus and Les Bates in prominent roles.

Amusing Stratagems. "Forbidden Waters" tells an en- tertaining story of the stratagems employed by a young divorced wife to save her ex-husband from the wiles of an adventuress who seeks to marry him for his money. The

While in the vicinity of Oaktree, where Gaynor lived, an attempt is made upon Blayne's life by ments of a poisoned dart from a

Why should the pendulum of in- a blowpipe delivered from the grounds of a house known as "Red trospection constantly swing back Gables" where Blayne is told a num-to Sonia Gaynor?

For a long time Blayne tried to of Indians congregate. Several warnings are received all aigned think that it could mean only one Zorn, which, curiously enough, ie thing-that the finger of suspicion the name of an Indian idol which pointed Irrevocably at the raven-action moves briskly, and besides Blayne has recently bought from a haired girl with whom he had thrills, there is plenty of comedy. dealer in antiques. He gets Web-spoken in the summer-house. And Priscilla Dean takes the leading ster down, and together they call yet that was the very last thing part, with Walter MacGrail, Casson Ferguson and Dan Mason in sup at "Red Gables" to ascertain that Blayne wanted to believe.

At that moment Hooker knocked port. whether Mrs. Morrison, the tenant, and her daughter Natalie can give with the glass of lime juice Blayne them any information about Gay was in the habit of taking at about nor. Blayne goes back to the room eleven-thirty whenever he chanced for his gloves, and is amazed to find photograph of Sonia Gaynor In

the room.

(Now read on.)

CHAPTER XII Peter Blayne felt that he was getting himself into a hopeless tangle over

Gaynor cake. Never before had he been in pos- session of such a bewildering variety of facts which were not facts at all. At least that was how he figured, things out.

the

The Prince of Wales has sent

to be home in the mornings. £25 to the funds of the Oak Hill Blayne thought that perhaps Home, Suffolk, established under Hooker could help him because the auspices of the Institute of Hooker was one of those extremely Journalists. adaptable creatures with rather, un- expected views of life that usually had to be extracted from him by a long and painful process of getting him interested.

"Do you ever think seriously

about life, Hooker?" questioned Blayne, as his valet and general servant placed the glass on the stand at his employer's elbow,

who had stirred in him the latent savagery of the original Adam. He had met his Eve, although for Present purposes he must know her

'us Sonia,

Christopher Hooker blinked his large blue eyes in marked bewilder-woman

There was only one thing upon f which he had quite satisfied him- ment. Belf, and that was that Montgomery Gaynor did not die the natural air. death the Home Office pathologist to explain?" still continued to insist.

That MO

"Sounds to me rather like habit,

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guard the rights of the new To Blayne-this discovery was re- Italians in full enjoyment of markably Burprising surprising equal conditions with the Italians that he should be in love with any of all Italy. No measures of re- at all. How Webster pression or vindictiveness were would laugh if he were told, but tolerated against ex-enemies, but "I don't quite understand you, then Blayne knew that no one would special steps were immediately Would you be good enough be told-not even Sonia Gaynor her-taken to safeguard their interests self. You can't begin to love a and to invite their co-operation "What I mean," sald Blayne, “is woman for the first time and im-in the post-war work of general The savings of All the rest, Zora, Sonia Gaynor this. Supposing you became award mediately proclaim it to all and reconstruction. herself, the mysterious visitor to that something-the same some sundry, as if it were an announce the country folks in Austrian Gaynor's office on the afternoon of thing, mark you-hept happening ment of public importance. It was banks looked like crashing to matter a strictly private matter that, so nothingness along with the col his death, the repeated, if fantastic repeatedly.

went or what you far, was known only to two persons, lapse of the Austrian kronen, but warnings, Mrs. Morrison and her where you charming blue-eyed daughter at thought about, it was always the any Blayne knew that Hooker was the immediate establishment of a "Red Gables," and. the "niggers" same. What would that convey to the personification of discretion. rate of exchange three times who were said to have been seen in you?"

Sipping his lime juice Blayne higher than could have been the grounds of the old house-all these must necessarily remain little sir," said Hooker, his face expres- looked at the matter from a new secured in the open market saved more than half facts until he had sionless. That is what I was al-angle. low was all this going to this new Italian peasantry from sorted them out, entered them up in ways taught to call habit, sir. I affect his inquiry? Sonia Gaynor ruin. This mental ledgers, pigeon-holed think I once read in a book, too, had been markedly hostile not a Agricultural credits were also them and definitely decided their sir, that habit is something that bit like a maid to her devoted slave. saved by the Italian Government mutual relationship to a man's un-happens regular like and there With a grunt, Blayne realised that coming to the aid of the provincial being in love wasn't going to get and small farmers' banks, which, canny death in his office chair. being no accounting for it."

him any further at the moment. having been forced by the Vienna' It seemed nothing short of Blayne smiled.

"Quite good, Hooker. I have al-It might in fact, rather complicate Government to invest in Austrian amazing that all these things could have any possible bearing on the ways suspected you of being a book matters, and after all he really owed War Loans, found themselves in remember those it to Webster to get the matter embarrassment. Practically none case in question. One, or perhaps, worm. Do you two of them might conceivably fit books we found one very wet day cleared up. It must be cleared up. of the peasantry elected to flee the Bound to the and how you There was no question about that. advent of Italy. Ploeg Street, into whatever rough-and-ready at theories he might evolve, but some sneaked them off to the old dug-

For a moment Blayne's eyes rest-land by their hereditary mazo, a how one seemed to negative the out? I think you knew those booksed up on the squat figure of the system of small holdings, and other with bewildering consistency, off by heart, didn't you, Hooker? idol that was known as Zora sitting seeing these holdings safeguarded and now, nearly a week after he had

A peculiar amile spread across on his mantelshelf. taken up the case for Welister, ho was really no nearer than he had the valet's face. It seemed as if been at the time he had made his his mind, working slowly, had just first impressions In the dead man's readjusted itself to the line of thought suggested by his employer, but having grasped its point he was not slow in realising its signi

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any contract. the official Home Office report of committing myself, so to speak, ew Blayne as he recognised the de- teclive's voice. "A thoroughly re- sir." the autopsy and allow the Inspector Thon commit yourself by all Hable man who can be counted upon full control of the case and a rea- sonable time to prove his assertion. means, Hooker," Blayne told him, to do a little bit of shadow work; he'll want a car-a fast one, but Webster knew as well as anyone

peremptorily.

what's more important I don't want that the Chief Commissioner was not a man to be trifled with and

the job bungled.''

"It you come along you can have Webster. pick," returned Hooker certainly looked uncom-"But what's

"Pardon my saying so, sir, but should unhesitatingly say that

lady."

at the Yard,

that if he (Webster) did not report you were in love with the young your

the merry game?

some tangible activity in a day or two, there was every likelihood of the case being closed down so far fortable as he waited for Blayne to Have you discovered something?" as the police were concerned and give him his conge,

an arrangement made for the

"Thanks," Hooker," Blayne, "You're

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"I don't know for certain," smiled Blayne replied. "But I shall want deduclive your man to report to me immedi-

Coroner to resume the adjourned genius, and if you weren't so darn- ately. I'm just off out. Can you inquest and suggest to the jury ed useful to me here I should give send him round. In a car? Good, that the customary verdict of "Natural Causea" be returned, you a letter of introduction to Scot- then I'll give him five minutes to

land Yard."

There the matter would end and so

get along here. And Webster, don't far as the powers at the Yard were face was serious.

When the man had gone Blayne's let the big-wigs put you off. I'm perfectly aware that, we've not concerned a nasty little mark would

done much as yet, but try and in- unconsciously go against Inspector Of course, Hooker had been right. press upon them that criminal in- Webster's name,

He was in love with Sonia Gaynor.vestigation is a whole time job and Blayne realised this with much There was no getting away from a damn hard job, too, but when; the same poignancy as did Webster, it, and the more he thought about you've finished It there's a.tro- and he felt that for his friend's it the more he knew that he had mondous amount of satisfaction sake as much as for his own profes-been in love with her from the attached to it." sional reputation, he must move moment he had set cycn on her at Blayne heard Webster's hearty more rapidly than he had done to the first inquest proceedings a few laugh as he rang off. bring the matter to fruition. days ago. She was the first woman

.

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