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; : tiality has no substitute v gardens L ADMIT ONE BY SIDNEY HORLER SYNOPSIS Philip Crane, a young aeroplane de- Igner. In London on a holiday, saves JUrtery Ft-guaon from death by snatch- tor her from hcneath u large car. On arrival at the Mid-Western Hot.-l. Is surprised to find n letter, written In code. addrMMd to htm there. That reeling an unknown girl calls on him In conneotlo.i v tth the h-ttcr. Resolv.-.' to see the adventure through, he goes With the girl. Judith Kelstead, to rce - pan named St<-venH!on. who Is expect- ing the "orook" Crane. faced by the first real peril of his life. he remained astonishingly cool. Per- haps, he was able to reflect, his Rugby football was helping him out. He played scrum-half for Truro. He was soon on his feet and when he stood up, the revolver he had snatched from t hand of the servant was facing Stevensson. "Keep away, I warn you!" he shouted. And the two men and the woman at whom the words were directed obeyed. His left hand fumbling with the door, he found the handle. One quick turn, and he was out on the steps of newcomer, although some j that soM-looking suburban house been mad to come. But, before he could reach the door, this opened, and a man appeared. Philip stared at him in astonish- ment. CHAPTER III. (Cont'd.) Stevensson crossed the roim and teated hinistK at a bureau. HP was Ja*t about to open a drawer wher. the locd peal of an electric hell rang through the room. For this years older, and carrying a far great- er air of sophistication, was the living image of himself! CHAPTER IV. For a moment there was a tense sil- ence. Then this was broken by the sound of a laugh. Philip knew thst Stevensson was expressing his satis- faction at the denouement. | Crane no longer hesitated. A Rugby '^Someont appears anxious t.o come ( footballer, he was always fit; and his I speed must have startled the man at j the door, for he made no adequate de- j fence when the other rushed at him. Perhaps the presence of his double in," he At that mr.rrcnt, Crane knew that h* was in roal danger. So far this man had been fencing with him. That had been obvious. But now, tho mask ' was totally unexpected; in any case, was partly off. Had that ring at the the quick thud of fists against his fa-e front door or wherever it was, been a eignal? He half turned to the door. "You're not going, Crane?" askej caused him to give round. One tug at the door, and with it which he knew now to be the head- quarters of a dangerous gang of crim- inals. A bang of the door, a few further flying footsteps, and he was in the Bayswater Road. Chance now lent a hand. A taxi- driver, noticing his haste, looked at him enquiringly. Philip gave the first address that came into his mind, a restaurant in Coventry Street. It was just as the taxi, caught fast in a traffic jam, had reached brilliant- ly-lit Piccadilly Circus, that he saw her. The very girl! Unbelievable and yet true! The girl he had drag- ged from beneath the wheels of the green car. What an amazing piece of luck! She was standing on 'he kerb only a yard or so away, staring flying open, Crane was half-way to straight in front of her. kis host. What could he say? "If you've got people coming " he fumbled. "Oh, it's only a friend of mine- the street. He caught a fleeting glanc.' of the girl, Judith, staring at him from a dor-way in the hall, as he rush- ed past her. Before he could reach the main door, however, the man-servant who had an- and a friend of yours, if it comes to swered the bell barred the way. From that. His brain was reeling. A friend of his? A friend of the real Crane's that was. Then the masquerade would be exposed; he would be shown up. "You really must not go," contin- ued Stevensson; "I can't allow it. When an old friend like " he smiled, and there was tho very devil in his grin " calls so unexpectedly, it would be churlish for you to leave- Stay there!" he snapped. Crane waited no longer. He had behind came a snarling voice, Stevens- son's, without a doubt. "Stop him, J/cssing! Stop him, I say!" The man-servant darted a hand to the pocket of his immaculately fitting coat. But even in the net of drawing a revolver, crane, had performed a second crashing feat. The two went down amid a flurry of arms and legs. Confused as ho was '>y his fall, Philip maintained his self-possession. Sur- prisingly enough, now that he was Wrenching open the door of the taxi, he stepped out on to the pave- ment. "You!" she said, breathlessly, as he reached her side. "Yes," he repdied; adding quickly: "I've got a taxi here. I want you to come with me. To talk. Why, you're ill!" "I'm afraid," were the words that came trembling from her lips. It was late some time after mid- night. Hut what did this new Philip Crane care? This was London, not in a sur!y tone. He had been afraid his fare was a bilker, and his temper had not folly recovered. "Somewhere quiet," he was told; "somewhere where we can have a meal by ourselves, and be able to talk with- out being overheard." The mechanical Jehu chewed the end of a luxuriant moustache. "W'ot you want is Cima's, Greek . Street," he said. And made a swerve ' such as only a London taxi-driver can make. Five minutes later, a broad-faced maitre d'hotcl, himself the proprietor of this little restaurant, was giving the couple a warm welcome. "Somevair qui-ct?" he repeated; inais, oui; this way, monsieur." He preceded them up a narrow flight of stairs, and into a small room on the right that was evidently reserved for small and essentially private din- ner parties. "No one will come here, monsieur. And now ?" producing a menu. "I leave everything to you." Once they were alone, the girl turn- ed to him with a quick, impulsive ges- ture. "I don't think I ought to have come with you," she said. "Why not?" "Because well, aren't you a perfect stranger?" With a quickness that might have startled his Truro friends, Crane held up a reproachful finger. "How can you say that?" he said "This is the second time we've met." The next moment he was sorry he had uttered the words, because a shud- der passed through the girl's slim body. Instinctively, he put out his arm and drew her to him in a protec- tive way. "Yes," came the faltering answer. "I'm sorry I forgot. But I didn't mean it that way. I meant . . ." "It doesn't matter," he said. "You're here, and I've been given a second op- portunity of talking to you. Won't you be content with that?" Ixxjking up into his face, she nod ded. Then, and before another word "Stevensson?" "Stevensson." "BuWhow?" "I was taken to his house in Bays water Road." "By whom?" "A woman. Look here, suppose I tell my story first? But are you strong enough to hear it?" (To be continued.) Present Wage Rate Maintained in Italy Rome. 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Won't you tell me your story?" "All of it?" "Yes but especially the part which has made you afraid. . . . But, first of all, drink another glass of wine." He filled her glass with Burgundy, and waited until she lifted it to her lips. "More," he urged; "it will do you good; bring back the color to your cheeks." It was with a little shaky laugh thit she laid the glass down. "I didn't believe I should ever meet a man like you," she told him; "I didn't believe there was one left in the whole of London." "But I come from Truro," he re- plied, hoping that the feeble jest would bring a second smile to her lips. "Truro? That's in Cornwall, isn't U?" "Yes, I came up today on a holi- day." Her face became blanched. "You must go back," she Raid; "you must not stay in London at least, you musn't ho seen with me." "But that's all rubbish!" "No!" And this time it was her hand that reached across the table. "It's a matter of life and death. You ' aw that for yourself this morning. . .' 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