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-- Discover For Yourself GRE! To drink a cup is a revelation. Try it. T7? sidered one of the nctable sights of London and doubtless would have re- ceived suitable mention in the "Blue { Guide" had the room been accessible to the general public. It was, on the contrary, accessible only to the per- sonal friends of Mr. Nicol Brinn. The man at the window was inter- ested in a car which, approaching from the direction of the Circus, had slowed down immediately opposite and now was being turned, the chauf- feur's apparent intention being to pull up at the door below. He had seen the face of the occupant and had recognized it even from that eleva- tion. The watcher, who had been stand- ing in a dark recess formed by the presence of heavy velvet curtains @® MEA SERulcA ime 1023' BEGIN HERZ TO-DAY. Sir Charles Abingdon calls upon Paul Harley, criminal investigator, ! do you ask that question?" to dine at the Abingdon home and,!your mind?" when he arrives at the appointed time , the butler informs his the master is calling at the bedside of a sick friend. ! upward most amazingly. to call him to the home of the sick said, dourly. friend. Dinner is served and during the soup course Sir. Charles becomes suddenly ill and falls from his chair : was watching Harley curiously. "Why "I will'tell you in a moment," said and tells him he is much disturbed be- Harley, raidly, "but I have one more cause of constant surveillance by par-| question to put to you first. Does the ties unknown to him. Harley is asked . term Fire-Tongue convey anything to Doctor McMurdoch's eyebrows shot "I won't in- When Abingdon returns home he| sult you by supposing thet you Lave tells Harley of a false message sent chosen such a time for oking," he Harley's manner was almost fierce. "When I tell you why I ask these questions--and I only do so on the lighted room. He was a tall, lean of a Sioux. There came a tap at the door. "In!" said the tall man. cropped close to the skull. ing down at the card. nounced: "Mr. Paul Harley." across the room at Nicol Brinn. ward impulsively, hand outstretched the window belonged was justly con-] draped before the window, now open- ed the curtains and stepped into the man having straight, jet-black hair, a sallow complexion, and the features The door opened silently and a manservant appeared. He was spot- lessly neat and wore his light hair Crossing to the window, he extended a small salver upon which lay a visiting card. "In!" repeated the tall man, look- His servant silently retired, and following a short interval rapped again upon the door, opened it, and standing just inside the room an- The door being quietly closed be- hind him, Paul Harley stood staring Harley, after that one comprehen- sive glance, the photographic glance of a trained observer, stepped for- The Minnonite Migration No matter where they have settled, war has always followed the Mennon- ites; but now, at last, they have found a haven of refuge in Paraguay, where they will be permitted to live live without interference with their religious beliefs. Within a few years virtually all the 650,000 Mennonites remaining in Canada and many, if not all, of the 175,000 Mennonites of the United States will have migrated to the new "Land of Promise." A vanguard of about 2,000 Canadian Mennonites are now at work in the Paraguayan hinterland preparing the soil and building communities for those to follow, This extraordinary migration was begun under the direc- tion and advice of Brig.-Gen. Samuel McRoberts, chairman of the board of the Chatham and Phenix National Bank, New York City, who was chief of the procurement division or the ordnance department during the World War. It was to him that the Mennonites in Canada turned when they decided that the time had come for another long trek. As he is quot- ed in the New York Evening Post, General McRoberts says: "A committee of Canadian Mennon- ites came to me about five years ago, and asked me to help. them find a place where they could colonize. Why they came to me, I dont know. But they described what they wanted--chiefly a place where they could lead their pastoral life and be left alone by gov- ernments and free from interference or mixture with outsiders, and I agreed to help them. "The choice of a land quickly sim- mered down to Paraguay. Asia was out of the question because of politi- 'ical and religious turmoil there. East- POWDER in all your baking ~ Thats the way to assure success. | | Made in Canada. No Alum { : W E.W. GILLETT CO.LTDy | YORONTO, CAN. st { y i in a dying state. Dr. McMurdoch pro- nounces death due to heart-failure. Abingdon's last words are "Nicol Brinn" and "Fire-Tongue." GO AHEAD WITH THE STORY. "Go ahead," said Doctor McMur- doch and, turning to the side table, he poured out two liberal portions of whisky. "If there's anything I can do to help, count me at your service. You tell me he had fears about little! room; then: Phil?" understanding that my words are to be treated in the strictest confidence --you may regard the matter in a new light, 'Nicol Brinn' and 'Fire- Tongue' were the last words which Sir Charles Abingdon uttered. A snori silence ensued, during { which Doctor McMurroch sat staring i noodily down at the carpet and Har- iley slowly paced up and down the "In view of the fact," he said, sud- "Mr. Brinn," he said, "we have never | o., Europe would not do because of met before, and it was good of you|..onomic conditions. Africa is a Brit- to wait in for me. I hope my tele-| is}; colony and would not suit the Men- phone message has not interfered, nites. "The Mennonites wanted to with your plans for the evening?" get away from Canada because they Nicol Brinn, without change of|are chiefly German and were unhappy pose, no line of the impassive face there following the war. So I sent altering, shot out a large, muscular | Mr. Fred Engen, an experienced col- hand, seized that of Paul Harley in|onist, to Paraguay, and he found al- a tremendous grip, and almost in-|{most exactly what the Mennonites stantly put his hand behind his back! were seeking." "Had no plans," he replied, "He had," answered Harley, "and; denly, "that Sir Charles clearly ap- it is. madenning to think that he died | prehended an attempt upon his life, before he could acquaint me with|are you satisfied professiorally that their nature. But I have hopes that death was due to nature' causes?" you can help me in this. For in-| "Perfectly satisfied," replied the stance"'--again he fixed his gaze upon. physicien, looking up with a start: the gloomy face of the vphvsician--| "perfectly satisfied. It was unexpect- "who ie ti again. bored stiff. Take the armchair." rg Ting hed Oriental 'ith whom oir a had recently become acquainted?" Doctor McMurdoch's expression re- mained utterly blank, and he slowly shook his head. "I haven't an idea in the world," he declared. "A patient, perhaps?" "Posgibly," said Harley, conscious of some disappointment; "yet from the way he spoke of him I scarcely think that he was a patient. Surely Sir Charles, having resided so lo®g, in India, numbered several Orientals among his acquaintances if not among his friends?" F "None ever came to his home," re- plied Doctor McMurdoch. "He had all the Anglo-Indian's prejudice against men of color." He rested his massive chin in his hand and stared down re- hiec ively at the carpet. "gai Harley found himself at ga deadipel and it was with scanty hope of Slccess that he put his next ques- tion 5 the gloomy Scot. "Was Sir Charles 4 friend of Mr. Nicol Brinn?" he askeq "Nieoy cian. \ & T- ad In three long strides he crossed the room and locked the door. Brinn?" echoed the physi-|ed, of course, but such cases are by He looked perplexed. "You|no means unusual. He was formerly mea; the American milloinaire? I]a keen athlete, remember. 'Tis often bel¥eve they were acquainted. Abing- | 80. Surely you don't suspect foul Un knew most of the extraordinary. play? I understood you to mean that pone in London; and if half -one his apprehensions were on behalf of ars is true Nicol Brinn is as mad Phil." #5 a hatter. But they were not in any| Paul Harley stood still, staring 8€D.se friends as far as I know." He meditatively in the other's direction. en "There is not a scrap of evidence to support such a theory," he admitted, "but if you knew of the existence of any poisonous agent which would pro- duce efforts simulating these familiar symptoms, I should be tempted to take certain steps." " What had he eaten?" "Nothing but soup, except that he drank a portion of a glass of water. I am wondering if he took anything at Mr. Wilson's house." He stared 'hard at Doctor McMurdoch. "It may surprise you to learn that I have al- ready taken steps to have the remains of the soup from Sir Charles' plate examined, as well as the water in the glass. I how propose to call upon Mr. Wilson in order that I may com- plete this line of inquiry." "I sympathize with your suspicions, Mr. Harley," said the physician dour: ly, "but you are wasting your time." A touch of the old acidity crept back into his manner. " My certificate will be 'cyncope due to unusual ex- citement'; and I shall stand by it." rp 7 | For a Delightful Treat! WRIGLEY'S NIPS Delicious after smoking-- sweetens the breath, - soothes the throat and makes the' next smoke taste better. IER RNARRARRBRNRANY| ar 4 CHAPTER IV. INTRODUCING MR. NICOL BRINN. At about nine o'clock on the same evening, a man stood at a large win- dow which overlooked Piccadilly and rug before the large 0 he said. cocktail' has a rep! tends throughout world." Nicel Brinn, a py ited States, exhib} adroitness of that New York barten drinks. Paul Harl meanwhile drummj restlessly upon the "Here's suecess," mission." jting the er, ng his chair arm. merely nodded and Paul Harley set hi glanced about the si of which he had which no man coul amining. In this room the j most remote civilizg rubbed shoulders wi "I take it," said denly, "that you a stiff proposition." Paul Harley, ac from an ebony box | of Henry VIIL) had pushed across i his direction, stared the sallow, aquilin€ right. But how did "You look that were followed. you've come here." Harley leaned for Hernity. cainst he coffee table face. you know?" way. followed because I the biggest case of paused and smiled i shion. "A suspicio upon my mind tha also be my last case me?" "I' understand a Nicol Brinn. "The It's meat and drin big dangez." Paul Harley ligh watched the speaker "I have come to Brinn," he said fin a certain question' upon which I am Ww wrong, then, suppo in a position to ans am logically. comp also, that you stan life." "Good," said Mr getting sluggish." strides he crossed th the door. my career." Brinn. (Tobe. pntinued.) the Green Park. The room to which Used by puyeicians- in a high, monotonous voice; "I was Under the colonization plan which now has been in progress for five years, we read further, the Mennon- 'hard winter wheat' for which the State is now famous. "The agricultural value of the Jand in Paraguay, according to enerel McRoberts, was an important induc ment to the Canadian Mennonites. Their first report to their followers i "Manitoba and Saskatchewan describ: ed their 'Promised Land' as looking 'like an 'immense park,' wherein they found oranges, lemons, bananas, and cotton growing wild. v "It is said there are forty-two sects that have branched from the Mennon- ite faith, but still hold to the outd standing tenet of pacifism. These sects now number hundreds of thousands throughout the world, and all now- adays have their eyes on Paraguay." For nearly three centuries, says The Evening Post editorially, the Mennonites have been seeking a home free from war. In the course of this search they have wandered from one section of Europe to another. In 1683 on the invitation of William Penn, they went to the U.S., and in the lat-| ter part of he last century a number of them settled in Canada. But war followed them everywhere. Now, how: Paul Harley sat down, but in the restless manner of one who has urg- ent business in hand and who is im- patient of delay. Mr. Brinn stooped to a coffee table which stood upon the open fireplace. Sie lot / ur offer," return- "I shall accept yoff a ek ue ed Harley, smilinfi ion which ex- he clubs of the oduct of the Un- swift human dod, the mixed the ey watched him, fingers he said, "to my 5, but Mr. Brinn It was an odd tod a1 in silence. 6 glass down and hgular apartment often heard and ever tire of ex- boles met, and the ens of the world Brinn, sud- Wing a cigaret once the property hich the speaker p curiously into "You are Also--you Bomebody knows ward, resting one He a very grim fa- i begins to dawn Vif I fail it will You understand solutely," replied ke are dull days. to me to smell ed a cigaret and closely the while. you to-night, Mr. ally, "to ask you Unless the theory orking is entirely bing that you are ver my question I blled to suppose, yin peril of your "I was In three long le room and locked inard's Liniment ites will sell their present holdings in| ever, we are told, they are to be ams Canada and settle on 3,000,000 acres ong a peopl who are not warlike. The of fertile land in the upper Para-|Paraguayan army consists of only nuayan chaco the Indian name for 2,500 men, organized to keep order wilderness--about 1,700 miles above in the country's 171,815 square miles, Buenos Aires. The land belongs to 'and we read: "As the Mennonites dis a) > St rote ll 10 Ni; : owns a total of 7,000,000 acres ments had been made with the Casado ® ans. ment of 3,000,000 acres for the Men- | Literary Digest. nonites, Mr. Engen negotiated a SS ER charter from the Paraguayan Gov- ernment which gives the Mennonites every privilege they asked. We read on: "It amounts to the creation of a State within a State wherein the Mennonies may enjoy their chief re- ligious tenet, freedom from military service, as well as exemption from taking oaths and the privilege of run- ning their own churches and schools. "After a committee of Mennonites had approved the land and reported on it in glowing terms to their Can- adian brethren and the Government charter was granted them, prepara- tions for colonization began. A base was established at Puerto Casado, on the Paraguay River. Here a great hotel and several community houses have been built for the housing of the first colonists. A pumping station has been completed to supply fresh drinking water. "These first houses will be vacated by their present occupants as soon as --i a in Her Figure. daughter, built, and will be turned over to suc- | ceeding colonists as they arrive. coming families will water. gradually be wet " A iL along | public office or seeking 'the vanities the River Paraguay and the eastern of this world,' they are not likely to range of the Andes. After arrange- come into conflict with the Paraguay- Being excellent farmers, with a family to set aside 4,000,000 of the gift for organization, they will aid 7,000,000 acres, and a corporation had materially in developing this back been organized to handle the develop- ward South American country."-- Homely 'tis true but she's some one's their permanent homes have been! She goes to the beach but not in the: In- | She's not just afraid she'll get herself "I know I was | moved back into the interior. Com-! But the water will hide her one and hand upon the tabld nly. "I was|munication 'between these interior best bet. followed," he sald B® entered upon| families and the base will be main- tained by motor-trucks and bullock- carts. The plan of colonization al- most duplicates the movement of Am- erican pioneers into Ohio, Illinois, and Kansas. Among those pioneers, inci- dentally, were many ancestors of the BARGAINS New BICYCLE paid. 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