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Five CR0OK6D CHAIRS By FAREMAN WELLS i^*^v*'*^**t*^^^<.^â- v^^^^â- .i,^^^^^^^.yi.J^^.,i^4^^4,*;i.^.i.^.^i..i.... â- YHOrSIS Adam Merlsion. a farmer'* â- on, •rtlcletl to u sullclior. niakea • brav« but unsucccHsful utienipt to tbwurt three thlvvea In a baK-Mmtclilng raid Th« hag was torn from the hands of a girl who exi)Iaiii3 that It contains the oay's takings of her lalhern shop. He atteini)t» to track llie thieves and reaches an old wanhouse. Adam •ntvrb the liuildlne uhlle the girl Watches the door Suddenly he heare tOOlKteilB. The man turns lo Ije Adam t •mi'luver â€" Cov\ Uie I'erkln. Adam, In his private h'uirs experl- niiins with bhori-wava wlrekss. WalUlrtg homeward, Adam iu nearly run d"V. !â-  b\ a latK*' .swifi car. He calls on I'rUoUla Norval, Ilir f:itliii- ri'oounis the history of five (ifiiiMtje clialrH he iH's.sf:J.sea. Adam U extremely (,azz\e<\ over the eonneelion of Corville Porkin and Montada who wants Ih? anllgue chairs. Then PriscUla Is splrii-d away. ADAM PLANS AS ATTACK After Adam had iiade hh state- ment, he found ihert: was just time to get to the Tfthnical College before Professor SUrling would have left. If everythiitg had been all right he would have been at work on his valve tonight. He was working out in his nriind a scheme for an attack «n Mr. Corville Perkin, and in that •cheme he was proposing to make use of the mysteric us powers of the valve. The Prcifcssor rfcceive<l him kindly. He was aware of the trouble in which he had been involved by the loss of a yountf girl from a picnic party at Pennymoor. and from what he had observed of Adam lately he had been able to make a good guess as to the BignificaMcc that loss was likely to have for bis inventive pupil. "Afraid you're too late to do any good to- night, Moriston," he greeted him half-humorously. "Vou look as if you'd been having a worrying time, my boy." "I came to get the circuii. 1 want to make an important experimen'. with it tomorrow." 'I'he Professor pursed his lips. It was evident he did not like the idea »L the circuit going out of his con- trol, or else it was that he consider- e(i himself to be in charge of the TO BE SURE YOU GET Fast Relief Oct Ini cA \i tiihlels or econornji:al txillle of J4 or I'xj at any druggist's. DOES NOT HARM THE HEART An Asi/irin tablet !,larts disinte- gralingassoon as it touches moisture. That means that Aspirin starts "taking hold" . . . cases even a liad bcadarh:', neuritis or rbenmatir puin idmosl instanllij. ,'\n(l Aspirin is sufe. Doctors prescribe it. For Aspirin does mil Itarin the luart. Ik- sure to look for the name Bayer in the f(jrm of a cross on every Aspirtii tablet. Aspirin is made in Canada and all drujjgisls lia\e it. Dcinaiid ami (Jet ASPIRIN HEALTH MEANS CHARM AND HAPPINESS Sparkling eyes and smiling lips •peak ol health and vitality. Clear skin attracts. The heulthyactivcgirt is both happy and po;-uIar. Pcrhap.s you are not really ill yet when the day's work is done you are too tired to enter into the good times that oihcr women enjoy. For extra energy, try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I( tones up your general health. Gives you more pep â€" more ch:'.-.n. '' .number chat 98 out of lOO w â- â- n report benefit. Let it help yuu too. experiments no^', and resented the suggestion of independent action. "I suppose you would not mind telling me the lines you propose to go on," he remarked equably enough. "I think it would be better if you did not know, sir, I am by no means sure of my ground yet. I'm in awful trouble, as you will have guessed, and I'm proposing to give the valve its fust exercise in the detection of (.rune. If I can frighten the truth out of one person, I think everything will come right. If I can't, 1 suppose I shall be in a worse mess than ever."' "That sounds very interesting in- deed, but 1 think you would be well advised not to experiment without the aid of a trained and, I think I niay say, a competent observer. In ycur present condition you are liable to become excited, and the most im- portant of your results might escape you altogether. What I mean is, you'll probably be so eontenieil about a matter that has no scientitic value whatever that you will overlook the subtler phases of your suliject's '•c- actions. I therefore propose to be present at this experiment. I can make the notes that you will certain- ly be too unbalanced to make, and without whicli the experlnnt will be, scientifically speaking, valueless." "I'm afraid it wouldn't do for you, sir. I am by no means sure of my ground yet. I am acting only on very strr.ng suspicion. If the man I'm after does not know anything about Miss Norval'.s disappearance there'll be an awful slink." "But my dear fellow, yuii surely give me credit, after forty years of laboi'atory experience, for being used to stinks. They are son.etiines very valuable indications to the trained minil. And as a matter of fait, I've none of the vulgar prejudices against stinks, I <iuite like 'em." "This'll be a legal slink, sir, if it conies to that, .Action for assault and battery and all that sort of thing. You'll be aiding and abetting if you come." "I never did any aiding and abet- ting as far as 1 remember," said the Professor iihilosojjhically, "One ought always to seek new exi)erienoes. Look here, my lad, don't you think it would be wiser to tell me all alinul it first, Tlien I'll lell you wbellur I Ihink I ought to come with you or not," It wa.s a great relief to the tor- mented Adam to tell all his hopes and fears to a sympalhelic listener, l.ut he insisted that be must be pack- ing up the apjKiratus while lie talk- ed, and in this the Professor thought it wi.-^c to humour him. lie even lent a hand to load the batteries into .Ad.iin's old suitcas*' and to i-onilect lip the circuit on a remov.-ible shelf. "I have begun to dislike your Mr. Perkin very strniigly, I'm afraid," h( lemarked half-way tinougli the narrative. "I fear already that I may (iiid it ditrii-ult to retain the scientific delacliment so necessary in tliesi' ex- jeiiniental stages. I had much the ?anie difficulty, I remember, in the little test 1 made on my wife's gold- l.sh. ]f you knew how I haled that goldtish I think you woubl niider- staiid." Undoubtedly he was trying lo chee.- Adam up by hli foolishneu, but in this he was not very auccessful, and when the youn^ man left the Col- lege half an hour later, staggering under the weight of his battery-load- ed suitcase, the burden on his mind seemed to exceed that on hig body. He made his way to Cavendish Street, where he had been staying for a night or two. Although the hour was late, Nor- val had not attempted to go to bed. He said the house seemed so liked a morgue now, that he never lay down in it without thinking of him- self as already dead. The rooms were untidy and undusted, but beyond all that there was an extraordinary sense of emptiness as though the soul of the place had departed. Norval found some plates and oddments and the two made a show of eating. As they did so he sudden- ly remarked: "You'll be surprised to learn that I have decided to let my chairs go at last." "Let them goT To whom?" "To your Mr. Corville Perkin, of course. He called here today and re- newed his offer. He also hinted that If he had a sufficient sum of money placed at his disposal he firmly be- lieved he lould do a great deal more for me in connection with the re- covery of my girl than all the police in the country. I feci I daren't re- fuse his aid, and the only way to get the necessary money is to sell him the chairs." "In other words he's blfackmailing you ill what looks lo be a perfectly legal way, and more than that, the cunning devil is getting the chairs ard the money as well, that is ht'.; getting the chairs for nothing. Don'l do it. Leave Mr. Perkin to me for R c<iup!e of days at least." "But what can you do Uiat you have noi already <lone?" "I can frighten the soul, if he haj one, out of Mr, Perkin." answered Adam boldly. He was confident now that the lawyer knew all about the disappear- ance of Scylla, was no doubt respon- sible for it just in order to secure the chairs by this specious offer of assistance. His proposal had a certain degree of cleverness about it, and forced a reluctant admiration from him. Perkin certainly was a remark- able negotiator. "I'm afraid it's too late to with- draw now," Norval was saying. "He's sending for the chairs to- morrow and bringing receipts for the linyments of the money between us," "Then don't open the door. Shut Ihe shop. Peciple will understand you doing tliat after all your troubles. Be out. That is, don't be inâ€" they might break inâ€" but unless they do, don'l show up," (To Be (Continued,) Are Proud Of Penitentiaries English Judge Says Jails And Courts Attract Visitors London, Eog. â€" People are t>roud of their penltentlarleu, according to Mr, Justice, Sir RIgby Swift, one ol the judges of the King's Bench. The Judge wa.s giving evidence before the Royal CommiHslon on the despatch of business at common law. "Nothing has created greater in- dignation in sorme parts of the coun. try than the closing of jails,'' declar. ed the judge. "No one would think that they wanted a jail In their midst, but I know several towns which were highly Indignant that their prisons stiould be taken away. Prisons bring people into town as visitors, to see It, and the same thing applies to tbe holding of assizes." On the Question of retirement of High Court Judges, Mr. Justice Swift who Is just 60 years of age, said: "No retiring age should be fixed. I speak without prejudice because I have almost reached tiie time when I am entitled to retire, and I am con- siderably below any retiring age which Is likely to be fixed. If a judge Is competent to do his work, I can. not see any rea-on why he should not go on doing It. Ample power Is already vested In the Lord Chancellor to get rid of anybody who by age or Incompetency silioiild be relieved of his judicial responsibilities." Saved by the Modern Nose Picture the consequences if the powers of smell which once belong- ed to the human race were restored. There can be no civilization without smells. To warm ourselves we burn coal and other fuel, producing smells which we do not notice, though if our noses were perfect they would be loathsome. In our houses there must always be tiny escapes of gas, which luckily our modern noses do not detect. Nor are they offended by the smell of the wool or cotton of which clothes are made, or the leather of our footwear and the thousand and one other odours whi.'h would become intolerable. BROWN LABEL - 33< V2 lb. ORANGE PEKOE - 40< Â¥2 lb. Gladiolus Popular In The Dominion "Have you seen the engagement ring Jack gave me?" "Yes; pretty, isn't it? 1 was sorry it was too large for me!" A Word Of Praise I wonder why we are so prone to censure and to blame? Can't we forget the faults, and seek for virtue and acclaim? I wonder why we always see the flaws and faults alone? ! Are there no virtues there? And are! the faults worse tiian our own? 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(I-.dilor'» Note: IVIany of Tur readers have already ubtained a character ttudy from (heir tiand- writing. Have YOU? The revela- tions will certainly interest you and they may surprise, you. The author renews his invitation to readers fol- lowing this week's article.) « i)( * I have another letter tliis week from u young lady â€" she is '21 years of age-who says she has fallen in love with a mariied man, and, to use her own phase, "simply cannot give him II))". Well, of course, the dcci.sioii ns to her future course of action miusl come from herself, but as she has written to me about her problem, I deduce hat she is worrying over it, and I um therefore going to give her my candid oi>inioii. Her own haii<lwritiiig shows that she is very affectionate and of a markedly sympalbetic. nature. .She ie,-<|)Oiuls very ren<iily to emotional influences, and I have no doubt that it was, ill the first iilace at least, this eager readiness to sympathise with others that led her into her present attachment. However, she also sent mo sonic of tbe writing of the man in i|ues- tion, also that of the. man's wile. And from my inspection of all three writing.'? I cannot but come lo the conclusion that this girl is makini; a very grave mistake. Apart altogether from the moral angles to this (|Ueslion, the writings tell me that this is the case, lioth tlie man lui I his vvii'c arc of the i-elf- MerH^theHabitof CteanTeeth Swee«Breatb SalinNiinI HeirHe^ltM Dentifric* Lotion Cream f« .Siti^Skia ihampoo mut AMOfuu tatt^ Issue No. 2t '35 a? inleiested type. They look after their own interests fir.-;tly and last- ly. I wouhl say that the man and his wife are well-suited. Hut I cannot say the same thing about the girl who writes to me and the man. I do not think that the man is seriously in love with her. He may be infatuated with her, but I suggest thai, if the girl insists on his getting a divorce in order that they can be married, she will find that what I say is merely the triitli. He is interested in her for the moment, but has no .sincere desire to ruin his present conditions of life and marriage. So I say to the girl who wrote me, in all sincerity, thai she is far too gooil to take tbe chance of ruin- ing lier life for the sake of this man Give him up. Vou will find happi- ness in other directions and in u more permanent manner. • * • I have a letter from a lady who signs herself -A.K., and the post- mark on the letter was lOdmoiiton. 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