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She had one little peculiarity, though very quaint way of ex- pressing herself at times. For in- stance, "Lor-luv-a-duck!" favourite exclamation of-hers.

WAS A

Favourite Expression

-by-

GEOFFREY SUCKLING

"You look ace," I told him, "any

Of course Waffles would be there but why was he bending over Mrs. dower beds have got footprints."

Then, remembering that FitzPilla FitzPillsbury with a tape measure in bury was a keen horticulturist, I add- his hand, and why had the changed. ed: "Don't forget enklanthus splendi- Into evening dress at eleven o'clock ferous-allee name Chinese call make in the morning? Of her husband-Archibald-I pre-sat fa-makce very nice flower; fer to ray nothing.

Look very nice my garden."

said Ah Lum "Can do," steathily departed.

Waffics and I approached the house On the door-step was a stranger. He might be the thief.

I will merely asic you to recall, in connection with his transfer to west Africa two years ago, the last line of that famous little rhyme about the Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley Pen.

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ERIKSEN.At the Precious Blood Hospital on February 25th, 1930, Haldor Ingmar Eriksen, of 187 Prince Edward Road and for- merly of the China Maritime Customs, aged 48 years. Funcrul will pass the Monument at 5.15 p.m. to-day.

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Holy Land Deadlock

T I became acquainted with the

the lady's pearl necklace.

Singularly enough, the incident was never recorded in the Ilongkong papers, so allow me to give you the details.

Before I had time to figure the whole thing out, the infuriated hus- and band, malting a bee dive for Waffles, had clutched the poor fish by the rape of his neck and catapulted him half way across the roots.

which to carry ont my experiments.

By the time the soda water was ex- hausted I had finished half the whisky but could find no trace of any deleterious matter having been added. On the contrary, it was ex- ceedingly good whisky, and I had to ndmit that, whatever other fallings he might have, Archibald was mican

can judge of the staple product of Scotland.

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might

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further test, with plain water, perhaps be advisable, and i was just going to draw some when Wallies came in.

"Hullo, Waffles old boy!" I said, "can you tell me which is the cold water top? There seems to be rather a lot of them about to-day. I al ways thought we had only one. By the way, have you discovered whore anger-print it is7"

"Yes," said Wales, looking at me......... rather queerly I thought.

"Then whose is it?" I impatiently asked.

"Yours," he replied.

For Ave days the Mystery of the "Now, perhaps," he spluttered, "you Pearl Necklace iny unsolved. I had will be good enough to explain why been waiting for a break" us our

you were manhandling my wife!"

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American friends would say.

And then it came-and via Waffles of all peopic!

Ile burst into the office with: "I

1 jumped up. "Explain at once!"

We decided to contact him. "Excuse me, Sir," I said, lifting my bowler. "Isn't this ideal weather for: a little flutter? What about a few

It was obvious that, if any light Antamoks to start with? Or I can let you have some Peak Trams very were to be thrown on the situation, say, Chief! What do you think! I've cheap. They're always moving, you Wales was the only one to do it, for found out that the pearls were false)" know-going up and down every my lady was lying on the bed in

I said. day-so you're sure to make a hand the last throes of hysteria. ✩

"Last night at the hotel," he began, ☆ ☆

But it took five minutes before. some profit. Of course, if you pre-

Waffles, who was coinpletely winded, "I was shaking the wicked hoof, when On December 24, 1931, I was sit- fer

cut in Walt a minute, boss!" ting in my office and pondering over

nothing-only t-t-testing a theory." Footles. You've met Flossie, two problems (a) how to get hold of Wales. "Let me show the gentle was able to blurt: "I was d-d-doing who should I run into hut Flossie

And then, us he grew more com course?"

"I haven't had the pleasure. But a ghastly a euiting of enkianthus splendiferous man n nice line in Cottons."

"Shut up, you fool!" I hissed in

The whole thing's posed:

the go for my garden, and (b) how to get

sharebroker- "You're a

on!" You see, I I had mistake.

iden rid of my new assistant.

who was his car.

necklace might have come undone turning out to be a numskull of the not a haberdasher,"

Then the stranger spoke, and he

Artel Brst water.

made a most extraordinary remark.

"Who lei you out?" he asked. 1 drew

myself up.

The telephone bell ràng; I picked up the receiver.

"Yes, 1 om Mr. Suckling, the pri vate detective." I said, "and you?"

It's Mrs. FitzPillsbury speaking, of 904, the Peak."

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"I'm afraid I don't quite follow ou." I replied, "but, in case you are trying to be flippant, let me inform you that we are detectives, and that anything you say will be taken down, altered, and used in evidence against

The rude fellow laughed.

"I suppose you want your husband shadowed, madam?"

"Lor'-lt-a-duck! No! I've lost me you."

jaals."

recolled

At the word "jools" 1 slightly.

"And you want me to find them for you?"

"Ain't you clever! Of course I do. My husbin' isn't half cut up about it, and he's carrying on like anyfink."

"Please describe the jewels, madam, and where did you lose them?"

of

"Well, she's a bit of a gay spark, slipped down Mrs. FitzPillsbury's and when I mentioned about Mre. neck, so I usted her to kindly put on FitzP. losing her pearls, what do you the dress she was wearing at the think she said?" ball. I was taking a few measure-

"I don't know," I replied. "I give "it up."

ments when you fellows barged in."

"I say, Sir," he went on, turning to

"She said-and these were her very wordFearis! Palow! Pearls in- Archibald, "I think you owe me an shuttlecock!"

warrant Inside of an oyster shell, I'll apology-treating me like a blooming deed! Them Penris never saw the "Me owe you an apology!" gasped Before she got hitched to Archibald, Archibald, forgetting his grammar in her ladyship was in the chorus of. "I'm Mr. Archibald FitzPillsbury," the intensity of his fury. "Here, the "Belle of New York" with me. he sald, "and I guess you've come take this lounge lizard away," he ap- and she was always

I trend on "pearls." Woolworth about the neckince. Better go inside pealed to me, "before and see my wife."

Now why couldn't he have told us that before?

him."

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Mrs. FitzPillsbury was delighted to sice us. "It's me ten thousand dollar pearl No, she had not missed the neck- necklace what's I was went to anit at St. Andrew's Bull last night and ballroom had been thoroughly search I don't know whether it's been took ed....No, she did not suspect any

onc off from the or whether I dropped it.

Was she in the habit of lock

The Palestine talks in Lunden

have reached appear to impaase, a conclusion that was

were.

losing of her pearls ther Losing jootry is like second Mrs. FitzPillsbury raised herself nature to her, and, from what you on her elbow.

tells me, it seems she's still got the "Lor'-luv-s-ducit!" she screamed tubll.' ind, collapsed once more.

Wames and I faded away.

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Waiting for us on the rond,

Al Lum. My dejection found vanished as I noticed he held a cut- ting of one of the finest roots of

Now what do you think of that?" had to admit that, to say the least, his news was startling.

"then

"But if it's true," I said, we're in the soup-even if we do re We cover the necklace-beenuse I agreed to accept as payment ten per cent. of its value."

"Not at all" replied Waffles. "From my short- and none too pleasant-ac- quaintance with Mrs. FitzPillsbury, "Ah Lum." I murmured, patting P'm certain she isn't the type that him on the buckt, "you, at least, have

& CO., LTD. forecast before they commenced. Big as pirrons ears these pearls was ing her bedroom door at night? erkiantius aplentiferous I have ever

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At present the chances of Mr.seventy-two of them. Malcolm MacDonald heing able do you want to get them back for ask a lady! Better

Mr. Archibald. me?"

jewellery," to find any point of common

I thanked her, and Intimated that, donc your duty. Now, how about would admit to wearing imitation "I don't rule discuss my fee agreement between Jews and over the telephone." I told her, but with her permission, we would take the footprints? Did you find any?" "Only this," smlled Ah Lum, show- it happens to be $5.00 an hour, or, if a look through the house.

"You start at the top and work ing me the seat of his pants. "The Arabs on which a compromise you prefer to pay by results, ten per settlement can be reached are cent. of the value of the necklace down, Walles," I said, "and I will fa, wong herehe make one big step

start on the ground floor and work

on my backside" up.'

"Never mind, Ah Lum," I consoled extremely slim.

It was in the pantry that I came "Supposing It ain't worth quite across an important clue-a perfectly, "in England, people say you net Order of the Bont-belong very $10,000," she asked, "what then?"

"In that case, nadam, I should be good bottle of whisky with n Anger" honourable order.”

print on it. Pardon me, I mean: a content with an offelal valuation."

perfectly bottle of whisky with Was it a snigger I heard?-surely good finger-print on it.

The cases of Jews and Arabs which the respective delegates solemnly and laboriously repeat are already known to the British Government. The hoary facts have already been unearthed and laid before the Government by half a dozen official commissions to Palestine.

As bath cases are irreconcilable both sides are manoeuvring for favoured treatment by trying to frighten the Government with the international situation in relation to the strategic import- ance of Palestine in the event of another crisis.

when it's recovered."

Silence for several reconds.

not!

"T pay by results," she said. "Better come up and see me,"

I gave a suitable reply, and hung up the receiver.

Now for action!

I mobilised the staff.

"Wales McTurbot!-Ah Lum!" 1 called.

Waffles stepped forward.

"Yes, bosa?" he said.

And then he expounded his plan.

he "In the Gloucester Arcade," outlay, you can purchase a string of said, "is a shop where, for a modest artificial pearls as good-if not better

than the real stuff.

"I suggest we get a necklace made up, and hand it over to Mrs. FitzP. She's sure not to notice the differ-. "May be very honourable," he re-ence, and then all we have to do is plied, "but also very sore!"

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to bung in our bill It's as simple as falling off & logi"

I considered his suggestion. Yes, it seemed workable.

Arrived at the office, I got the staff to gather round me, and I produced

"Wales," I said, "we will adopt the bottle of whisky.

your plan and act immediately. By "Here," I told them, "is our only the way, I have decided to increase clue-but an important one neverthe

Waffles brightened. less. You will observe that there is your pay this month by $25...." a distinct anger-print on the neck of

"....which means," I continued. the bottle. I want you, Wales, to that, this month, you will receive

carefully laid the bottle in a des- patch case I had brought with me labelled SHARES, and was just about my attention to a boiled to turn chicken in the refrigerator, when most startling thing occurred.

The air was rent by lady's pier eing screams, mingled with hysterical laughter.

What on earth was happening? The sound seem to come from one compare the print with our Finger $25 less than last month." of the bedrooms, so I dropped the Print Register. It may lead us to chicken and dashed upstairs. Archi- the thief who stole Mrs. FitzPills- bald rushed past me and flung open bury's pearls. Meanwhile I

door.

His face visibly wilted. "I d-d-don't quite follow,"

will

ho

"To use one of your pet slmites," I empty

the contents into a jurt for Hammered. I blanched as I looked at his stop. As we entered, Mrs. FitzPillsbury examination in the laboratory. It is replied, "it's as easy as falling off a

Ws excitedly exclaiming, "Now, quite on the cards that I shall find log. Let me explain.

"This morning, in view of your dis- ing forchead.

"Don't call me 'boss?" I snapped. now, young fellow! Don't you get traces of dope, or and I lowered

poison!",

graceful exhibition of parlour tricks "Where's Ah Lum?"

fresh with me! I don't mind a bottle my voice-"even of Ah Lum was of beer and a bit of fun, but none of They both seemed suitably impress up the Peak, I made up my mind to A crisis is expected next All Lum appeared.

ed, and I despatched Ah Lum for half cut your salary by $50. Now, In- month in the Mediterranean as my gardener until I promoted him that!"

a dozen bottles of soda water with fluenced by the fact that the me a sequel to a Franco victory in assistant sleuth. Now he calls him- Spain and Mussolini's demands self the Charlie Chan of Hongkong.

"Ali Lum," commanded, "bring

What did it all mean?

on France, and the Arab delega-two pieces no. 4 disguise chop chop, GRIN AND BEAR IT

tion will continue to use

the

Then take ten cents petty cash, go Importance of a peaceful Pales-smoky smoky shop, and entchee this" tine as a lever to gain. their wrote on a piece of paper TWO

FLOR DE CABBAGIO CIGARS

back objectives.

"and don't forget to bring This is the position at present: change." The Arubs insist that Jewish "You Waffles," I said, "will plense; immigration must be stopped, try to forget for a while that you are land sales by Arabs to Jews the underpaid assistant of a famous must be prohibited, and an Arab detective and imagine yourself. a re- spectable charcbroker. Ah Lum will National Government must be give you the necessary outfit--bowler natty blue suit, horn- set up under which the civil and hat, gent's

rimmed glasses and spats. You may religious rights would be guaran- select a few articles of jewellery if you like, but don't overdo it. If you The Jews insist that Jewish lake my advice, you will not attempt to light the cigar that I shall give immigration must be continued you. A little judlelous chewing will and that on no account must the be quite suficient."

teed.

Jewish community in Palestine Having issued these instructions, 1 be relegated to minority status quickly changed my own dream, and. which, it is claimed, would wreck in a few minutes, quite a creditable transformation had taken place in the whole meaning and spirit of both my own and Waffles appear- the Jewish National Home. nnce. I agreed for once with a sug- gestion from Waffles-a buttonhole The position is a difficult one. certainly would put a finishing touch The Jews, however, appear to to the ensemble. hold the biggest end of the stick. Another factor has been intro-

duced within recent months Ten minutes later we were in the the attitude of the United States. Peak Trim and I was explaining to my balstahls the nature of the case The German persecution of we were embarked upon. the Jews has male a deep Like a hound straining at the leash, Impression on America and the Waffles was all agog when I described what I knew of Mr. FitzPilisbury, British Government cannot and he literally quivered with excite afford to allenate the growing ment when I happened to meation nro-British sympathy of the that she had once been known as the United States by according to At the precincts of no. 004, the

"Belle of Hoxton."

the Arab demands in Palestino, Peok, I called Ah Lum aside.

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I left him to his mental calcula- tions, and sent Ah Lum for a neck- less of 72 synthetic pearls "as big 19 pignons eggs."

When it arrived I set out for the Peak-alone this time.

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I rang the bell of no. 984.

"Master at home?"

"Yes"

I entered.

Archibald came forward. He look-- ed none too pleased.

"I have much pleasure," I said, "In Informing you that I have recovered Mrs. FitzPillsbury's necklace. Per- haps you will have a look at it, and, if it's in order, it will no doubt be a pleasure to you. to write me out o cheque for $1,000,"

"$1,000 be" he replied. "What shady game are you up to now? How can you have found my wife's neck- Jaco when she never lost it?"

"Never lost it!" I faltered. "What do you mean?".

"Exactly what I sny. My wife found it in her jewel case this morn- ing. She must have forgotten to put It on before she went to the ball."

The horror of the situation slowly dawned on me.

"And, if you're not out of the house in two minutes,” said Archibald, "I'll telephone for the police."

When you have time, come along: and soe my enkianthus apiendiferous. Just now it's in full bloom