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A will left by an eccentric uncle. requiring the heir to discontinue his relations with an adventuross and marry a dowdy-looking girl is Anthott Cmpleat

Paid-up Capital orie the piquant situation around are Fund (1918) which an excellent farce has been ANCHES" AND" AUENCIES100

Datavist! Melbourne built under the title of "Afraid to Dobar Intermission on the record, and task to perform, and he set about Love," which was screened for the Glute put his question to the imagin'ry it in a cool, logical, forthright arst time at the Queen's Theatro Itaber Indy at just the right moment to business-like manner. He had do- and will be repented in to-day's Relat receive the record's response. cided that his little Canary must

programme. "It was all carefully figured out dle for his peace of mind: she'd

For Clive Brook who handles the London beforehand: he no doubt rehearsed probably made herself most part of Sir Reginald Belsize, the it in his laboratry. It was deuced annoyin'. So he arranged the inheritor of a huge fortune loft world man-simple, and practically proof date--like any judge passing sea- by his uncle, the denouement against failure. The record la. a tence on a prisoner at the bar proves to be an agreeable one, for large one-twelve-inch diameter, and then proceeded to fabricate to his delight, he finds that the should say and it requires about an alibi.

girl whom he has married in order LOUIS MANNIX, an importer

five minutes, for the needle to "Being something of a mechanic, to inherit the fortune, is not dowdy DA. AMBROISE LINDQUIST, traverse it.

he arranged a mechanical alibi after all, but a beautiful person Tho fashionable neurologist

"By putting the screams at the The device he chose was simple played by Florence Vidor. TONY SKEEL, A professional

end, he allowed himself ample and obvious enough no tortuo- subsequent lasuo is just a battle burglar

time to get out and order a taxi-alties or complications. And it of feminino wits between the new WILLIAM ELMER JESSUP, telecab. When the car at last came, would have succeeded but for Lady Belsize and the adventuress

In almost every SPORT there phone operator

he rode direct to the Stuyvesant what the insurance companies for the possession of the baronet are a good many PLAYS, in letter Club, where he met Judge Kedforn plously call an act of God,

In which Sir Reginald is shown at and played poker till three. If le "No one can furosee accidents, times to take but a somewhat golf there are just seven. - hadn't met the Judge, Test Banured Markham: they wouldn't be acel bored interest, he would have impressed. his pre-dental if one could. But Spots In the end, the advantureas. sence on some one else so as to woods certainly took every precau- is vanquished and retires have established an alib" tion that was humanly possible. ignominously from the combat, Markham shook his head grave-It never occurred to him that you leaving Lady Belsize in undisput

would thwart his every effort to led possession of the field and the "Good God! No wonder he return hero and confiscate the re-prize, speechless, the same feminine importuned me on every possible cord; and ho couldn't anticipato With this picture there is also voice said in a loud, distinct tone: occasion to let him visit this apart-my taste in music, nor know that I shown a Nowarcel and a first-rate "Nor nothing is the matter. I'm ment again. Such a damning would seek solace in the tonal art. comedy, sorry....Everything is all right, {place of evidence as that record "Furthermore, when one calls ....Please go home, and don't wor-must have kept him awake at on a lady, one doesn't expect that

night."

another suitor is going to hide The needle had come to the end Still, I rather fancy that if I himself in the clothes-press. It of the record. There WAB hadn't discovered it, he would | len't done, don't y' know..... All. slight click, and the automatic have succeeded in getting posses-in all, the poor johnny was beaten device shut off the motor. Thesion of it as soon as your serpent- by a run of abominablo luck." almost terrifying allence that de-ville was removed.

"You overlook the fiendishness followed was broken by a Aar- "It was annoyin' to be unexpect of the crime," Markham reproach-pionship, Vincent Richards beat 1 The idea of letter golf is to

donic chuckle from Vance.

edly barred from the apartment, led him tartly.

Kozelah (winner of the world's pro- change one word to another and "Well, old dear," he remarked but I doubt if It worried him "Don't be confoundedly fessional championship) 8-6, 6-3, 0-6, do it in par, a given number of languidly, as he strolled back much. He would have been on moral, old thing. Every one'a a 6-2.—Neuter's American Service. Into the living-room, “so much hand when the Canary's aunt took murderer at heart, The person || for your Irrefutable facts!" possession, and the retrieving of who has never folt a passionate There came a loud knocking on the record would have been com- hankering to kill some one is with- the door and the officer on duty paratively easy. Of course the re-out emotions. And do you think MISS outside looked In with a startled (cord constituted a hazard, but it's ethics or theology that stays face.

Spotswoode isn't the type who'd the average person from homi- in-shy at a low bunker of that kind.cide? Dear, mo! It's lack of 'No; the thing was planned scienti-courage the fear of being found feally enough. He was defeated out, or haunted, or cursed with by sheer accident."

CHAPTER LII

After a short silence, duringly. which the three of us remained

my!!

"W's all right," Markham formed him in a husky voice. call you when I want you."

Vance lay down on the daven- port and took out another cigarette. Having lighted it, he stretched his arms far over his head and extended his legs, like a man in whom a powerful physical fension had suddenly relaxed.

"Pon my soul, Markham, we've

remorse.

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New York, Bapt. 80. In the final of the American ladies golf championship at Hot Springs, Virginia, over 36 holes, Miss Glanna changed. Collett. of Rhodo Island boat Blas One solution is printed on an- "Oliserve with what delight the Virginia Van Wio of Chicago by 18 "He was another unfortunate people on masse-to wit, the state and 12 to play-Reuters Amert other page. circumstance. He was hiding input men to death, and then can Service. the cinset there when Siotswoode gloat over it in the newspapers,

"And Skeel?"

and the Indy cama

(To bo Continued.)

in at eleven. Nations declare war against ona Spotswoods, I'd say, is merely a It was Spotswoode whom he saw another on the silghtest provoca-rational animal) with, the courage strangle his erstwhile amoureuse tion, so they can, with immunity, of his convictions." all been babes in the woods," he fund rifle the apartment

vent their lust for slaugliter. drawled, "An incontrovertible "Then, when Spotswoode went! alibi-my word! If the law supout, he came forth from hiding, poses that, as Mr. Bumble, said, The law is a nas, n. idiot.-Oh, Sammy Sammy, vy worn't there a

He was probably looking down at the girl when the phonograph emitted its blood-chilling wails.

alleybi!... Markham, I blush to My word! Fancy being in a admit it, but it's you and I who've been the unutterable ass28.”

cold funk, gazing at a murdered woman, and then hearing piercing

Markham had been standing by screama behind you! It was the Instrument like a man dazed, bit too much even for the harden- his eyes riveted hypnotically oned Tony.

the telltale recoril. Slowly he "I don't wonder he forgot all came into the room and threw caution and put his hand on the himself wearily into a thuir, table to steady himself.... And "Those precious facla of yours!" then came Spotswoode's voice continued Vance. "Stripped of through the door, and the record's their carefully disguised appear answer. This must have puzzled ance, what are they?-Spotswoode Skeel. I imagine he thought for prepared a phonograph record—aja moment he'd lost his reason, simple enough task. Every ohe "But pretty soon the significance maken 'em nowadays.--"

of it dawned on him; and I can hin grinning to himself. Obviously he knew who the mur- derer was it, would not have "He really didn't need it, been in keeping with his character know. But it facilihied things, had he falled to learn the no doubt,

"Yes. He told me he had a workshop at his home on Long Island where he tinkered a bit."

The voice on the record Identities of the Canary's ad- is merely his own in falsotto-mirers, better for the purpose than

# "And now there had fallen into woman's, for it's stronger and his lap, like manna from heaven, mere penetrating,

"As for the label, he simply the most perfect opportunity for soaked it off of an orda'ry record, blackmail that any such charmin' He young gentleman could desire. and pasted it on his own. brought the lady several new ro- He doubtless indulged himself cords that night, and concealed with rosente visions of a life of opulence and ease at Spotswoode's this one among them.

"After the theatre he chneted expense. When Cleaver phoned a his gruesome little drama and few minutes later, he merely said then carefully set the stage so the lady was out, and then set to that the police would think it was work planning his own departure." "But I don't see why he didn't a typical burglar's performance. When this had been done, he take the record with him."

placed the record on the machine,

"And remove from the scene of got it going, and calmly walked the crime the one piece of un- out. He had placed the prayer answerable evidence? ...... Bad rug and bronze bowl on the strategy, Markham. If he himself cabinet of the machine to give the had produced the record later, Impression that the phonograph Spotswoode would simply have de- nied all knowledge of. it, and was rarely used.

accused the blackmailer of a plot.

I

And the precaution worked, for no one thought of looking into it.

distinctly.

"Oh, no; Skeel's only course was Why should they?... Then he to leave it, and apply for an asked Jessup to call a taxicab-enormous settlement from Spots- And I imagine everything, quite natural, y see, woode, at once, While he was waiting for the car that's what he did. Spotswoode the needle reached the recorded no doubt gave him something on screams. They were heard plain-account and promised him the ly: it was night, and the sounds rest aron, hoping in the meantime

Moreover, to retrieve the record, carried.

"When he fallud to pay, Skeel being filtered through a wooden door, their phonographic timber phoned you and threatened to tell

thinking to was well disguised. And, if you'll everything, note, the enclosed horn is direct Spotswoode to action.... Well, éd toward the door, not three feet he spurred him-but not to the action desired. Spotswoode, pro- away."

"But the synchronization of bubly met him by appointment his questions and the answers on last Saturday night, ostensibly to the record...?"

hand over the money, but, instead, The simplest part of it. You throttled the chap. Quite in remember Jessup told us that keeping with his nature, don't y', Stout fello Spots- Spotswoode was standing with know.... one arm on the switchboard when woode," the screams were heard..

spur

"The whole thing. It's

He merely had his eye on his amazing."

wrist-watch The moment he

"I shouldn't say that, now.

heard the cry, he calculated the Spotswoode had an unpleasant

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