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in' out?” whispered. Napoleon, and received anotlier punch," -

In three minutes, he was allów- ed to speak.

"Well, I s'pose your hush tacties are the correct thing," he murmur- od, but sometimes I'm fast mod about big noises. Ho's gone now, anyway. Who do you suppose ha WAS

"Why do you suppose?" replied Leonard.

"Haven't the ghost" sald-Napo lean. "Have you?"

Yes, I've a ghost but I'm not certain."

"Let's hear your guess. My hat-not old Griddle?”

"It might have been Griddle,” "Your tone has an unconvincing ring, dear lad. Let's hear who you. think it might have been besides old Griddl«?"

"I'd rather not say for the mo- mont, if you don't mind. I've a roason. And, In any case, I may be wrong. I'll sot Jim, our hotel foot-hound on the track to-morrow morning early, and maybe he'll Identify the prints. Meanwhile, I'm rather interested to know what's behind us

"Darling!" protested Napoleon. with a gulp. "Must you?"

"I thought the cave ended here." Leonard wont on, "but it doesn't scom to." Ile turned, brought his flash-lamp into action again, and played it on the rocks. "By Jovel" he exclaimed. "Look there-that twist. You'd take it for a blind alley, but it's not!".

He slipped forward, and began, to adge his way between two rocks. "Wait a bit, wait a bit," muttered Napoleon "Damn it all, the bless- ed boat couldn't have squeezed it- self through there."

"I'm not looking for the hont now,"

answered Leonard. "I'm looking for something else."

"Joy," whispered Napoleon, and followed.

There was just room to move. aldoways through the narrow pan- Bagowny. Beyond, the space widen- ed, and an inner cave was-revealed.

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"Cheerful hole, isn't it?" com- monted Napoleon. "If anybody was in the outer cave and wanted to bottle us up in here, it would be easy,"

"Why should anyone want to bot- tle ua

up in here?" enquired Leonard.

"I don't know. I just said it would be easy if they did want to.

| By the way—what's, that 'some-,

thing else' you're looking for?"

"Can't you guess?" asked Loon- ard.

"I can, but I don't want to. I s'pose it's that johnie who was murdered and who has dia- appeared 7"

"Quito right. When I WAB searching before, I didn't strike this spot."

"And were possibly spared n gruesome sight."

"I wonder! But it would have to be a pretty hefty fellow to carry such a load all the way from the foot of the gap."

"And to carry the lond away again afterwards," added Napo leon. "Because you, note, the aforementioned load is not here"

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"It might-be-a-lounge-auit,-or-a. sea merchant's uniform-"

"The seaman's uniform, for in- stance, to which this wha attached?"

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He took from his pocket the Bold button which he had found up. on the cliff top.

"Ah," replied Napoleon, reflec

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"Assuming it was ever carried here at all. Well, we don't know.. We're knocking our heads against a brick wall, Does it occur to you that the beds at the Mermaid Hotel are wonderfully comfortable, and that-oh, Lord. Now what in it?" Leonard was staring at a sharp knob of rock that protruded from the wall near the passago. "Hallo I have found thing', ho murmured, bonding forward.

"Cheers! What is it?" "This."

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He stretched out his hand, and took something off the pointed profection. Napoleon Advanced curiously, and regarded the find.

"Bit of dark blue sorge, Isn't it?" he asid:

"Yes," nodded Leonard. "Some one's cont or sleeve barged against

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defendants woro tavo of them, "But has it occurred to you," The first defendant was alleged to interposed Leonard, "that possibly have used an iron drill while the our somcono never had to carry a second used his fists in the load at all that his victim wasn't dend?"

"You know, old chap," observed Napoleon Truelove, after absorbing this suggestion, "your Ideas aro just too sweet for anything.".

(To be Continued.)

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THERE'S GROVE, CURVE - THE

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