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Romance and Mystery.

Zora, the Invisible

By J. R. WILMOT.

(Author of "The Moorcroft Manor Mystory.")

CHAPTER XIX.

The Journey Northwards, There is a certain attractiveness bout an early May morning-a hint of virginal freshness; a promise of Spring almost fulfilled, and as the Ban kissed the greens and brown on Wandsworth Common, and sent the grey and mauve shadows chas Ing one another back to the undis- covered kingdom where shadows live, a akylark soared joyously into the deeping blue, canticles spilling

"I'm just off now to see if I can manage to find that house in Cadogan Gardens. I think I can," announced Blayne grimly.

"Want any assistance?" asked Webster, tersely.

"No thanks," amiled Blayne into the Instrument, "and If I don't see you before, I'm catching, the Brat available train north."

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Blayne left the box and hailed a taxi, instructing the driver to out him down at the far end of Moore Street, and.nt half-past six Blayne found himself entering the Gardens that breathed opulence from every window and every porch.

from his soft, brown throat

In the distance, London-the gia.ens was stirring from her slumber. The Incessant and some, say, muscial-roar of the

Fortunately the number of the traffe that dies away at midnight house had returned to him, and as to the merest murmur, and then he walked along a few minutes for a short period to complete later he found himself confrented silence, had begun again on the by the same elderly woman he had Arst note of its sleep crescendo, met the night before. and soon after the lark had winged "I'm afraid you're too inte, sir," from the eye's vision, the first husaid the woman, apologetically, in man forms came along the Com- mon paths, their bright faces turn ed citywards; breathing deeply of the first sweet breaths of the morn-

ing and finding life-if only for a moment--very "od.

answer to his inquiry for the mysterious Miss Freda Vane.

"How do you mean, too into?" "Misa Vane left last night, sir, don't know whicu. she will be back."

"Do you mean that she's gone for good?"

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used on each occasion as a decoy, But for what purpose?

Last night's affair was ingless, unless..yes by gad! that was it. He had been deliberately

placed out of the way so that he

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should not, catch that midnight, puzzle on another page. train to Bradford,

Yet here again B question Inevitably arose in his mind. How cauld Freda Vane have known that he was contemplating going to Bradford?. Hooker said she had called during his absence last! night, and at the time she had called no one knew he was going

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Blayne passed "hand over his that needed a great deal of ex- brow. There was something here pinining. If Zora, the invisible knaw his intențions several hours before, ho had made up his mind circumstances or, indeed, before

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had arisen for him to change it, then the battle was hopelessly Const, and boat anglers have cap one-sided and one in which he tured some large fish, one of 40lbs. could not reasonably be expected being landed at Herne Bay, to combat with any degree of success.

It was one thing, dealing with crook of flesh and blood whose rensoning processes were to some extent at least, of the same calibre as his own, and it was quite an- other attempting to pit his brains against a legend, a phantasmal being whose deductions were near- er to necromancy than anything "Oh, no, sir! She often goes he had yet encountered.

week-sometimes a There were anly Webster and away for a month. She keeps her rooms on himself who knew about the letter

None of these people suspected that behind a blackthorn bush, xix yards from the path, where the white snow of its bloom glistened with the dew,, lay the inert figure of a man, his heavy overcont tuck-I always get the rent, sir-in ad-written by Andrew Bail to Seal-

ed snugly round him; his soft fell hat crammed tightly upon lần

hend and a silk scarf Lucked across

his throat.

His body was concealed from view, by the low lateral branches of the then and could only have been seen by anyone who walked across to the bush to admire the bursting glory of the buds and to catch the full magie of their sub- ile perfume.

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(To be continued.)

nothing; knew nothing about last out his expressed intention of night's affair, Blayne told himself travelling to the north the pre- that he might have expected this,vious night.

was unlikely that the so-called Miss Vane would stay on at the house to be in when he upon her.

called

Twenty minutes later he let himself into his flat. Hooker, was there to grent him. Blayne was conscious of the man's amazed

And beenase none of those who crossed the Common in those early morning hours had time to in-scrutiny, and then glancing in the dulge a predilection for nature mirror, noticed that he presented study, Peter Blayne remained a somewhat dishevelled appear- hidden from the public gaze for probably an hour longer that otherwise might have been the euse.

When consciousness did return to him, like a lazy cloud struggling across the face of the sun, a sense of numbness assailed him. His limba felt almost immovable; a dull bewildering pain throbbed in hia temples, and when he opened his eyes to greet the sky, he closed *them again hurriedly, the glare

causing a burning sensation 'un der the lids,

Slowly his brain reeled from its stupor and hegan to function more normally. Diligently he sought to think back a little while and then, realising that he was aut in the open and not in his com fortable bed at Half Moon Street, he"filled his hugs deeply with the sweet, blossom-scented air, about him...

of

The effect was almost magical, He struggled into a sitting poal- Lion and found the sensation

which he had nausea, with awakened from his drugged sleep, evaporating. Life began to tingle in his limbs. His head felt clear- er, and looking across the Com- mon he saw an omnibus rumbling along the road in the distance."

With an effort he struggled ta

ance.

"I hope there's been nothing the mer sir? I waited up last night until nearly two o'clock. 1 thought you might have been rather lato, sir, and had gone on to the atalion without the

bay, air. had it here ready packed. You look pale, sir, too. Anything

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"A little drop of brandy in hol water, would be most acceptable. Hooker. I've spent the night Wandsworth Common, thanks to your friend, Miss Freda Vane- charming young lady, Isn't she?"

"My friend, sir! Excuse me, air, I don't recollect having heard of the Indy before." There was a wealth of indignation in Hooker's valce, and Blayne smiled as he noted his man's obvious discom- fiture. "I hope It wasn't anythine serious, sir, "

"Thanks, Hooker! Bring ine the brandy to the bathroom, then start on the breakfast. A good break- mind. While fast if you don't

you're waiting for the epys to get consult Mr. Bradshaw and ask him about the trains to Bradford." Blayne Was in his dressing room preparing for a hot tub.

mentioned "Very good, sir. 1 that your bag was still ready, sir."

Hooker withdrew, silently.

"I don't know what I'd do with-

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his feet, supporting himself without Hooker," Blayne told himself one hand on a bough of the black as he went to his latin. "He looks If ever thorn. He felt incredibly weak, after, me like a father. and found that his knees were I should lose Hooker, I'd have to lacking their accustomed rigidity, learn to organise life He looked at his watch. It was again and at my time of life, half-past five. More people were learning is rather painful."

111 hurrying across the Common In the adjacent kitchen, Mr. the direction of the road. One or Christopher Hooker busied him- water two of them regarded him with self with a kettle of hot curiosity" as he stood there mak-and a bottle. There was a frown}< ing desperate efforts to get his on his usually complacent brow bearings. Then the clund rolled and occasionally he paused, almost away completely and he remem subconsciously, in his Lasks bered. The house! The woman! though he were engaged in think- That infernal censer! Every-ing out a very complex problem. thing!

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He remembered that, he ought, Two hours later, spruce, clean by rights, to have been breakfast- and with a comfortable feeling of ing in a Bradford hotel, whereas having breakfasted exceptionally here, he was on Wandsworth Com-well, Blavne leaned back against mon with the last of those ac- the wielding upholstery of a first- cursed drug fumes filtering from class carriage of the train that rattled its way, northwards from his brain.

London.

The past twelve hours had been packed with a great deal that was not only mysterious but also Im- portant.

If Peter Blayne had not pos- sessed a constitution like a battle ship, he would not have been able to do what he did. He began to run across the Common towards

There was, for instance, Freda the road. At first he was aware Vane and her oriental suite of that his style was stiff and cramp rooms in Cadogan Gardens- ed, but as his objectivé drew Freda Vane whom, in those cloud- nearer, his limbs loosened and ed moments of d oblivion, he had recognised as the young vigour returned to him.

Fortunately at the junction of wonen of continental mien, who the road he found a call box and had given him "the bird" on the asked for Inspector Webster's train out from Oaktree. number, That' gentleman had. What part was she playing in been dragged from his bed to this curious jig-saw that had de- answer the telephone's insistent veloped out of Montgomery Gay summons. He was startled when nor's mysterious death? ek

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