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RUE IIARBl3E OR~~ Tl14 lEiN TÉ lia 148 çpgAMet t nos 1urec -~'Walters rosuined bis narratime: "O0n Monday evening, ai n , i* said, "about eight c'cIock, hie Ex- t cetýezioy and th*i. two secrtàrîe ver# d~ing dovustains, admt *tera lia4, iliue far, gene on vlth the satit routine as vas observed'evory proceding day. The worktnon quit- be ted work at six o'clock. The three Bi gentlemen went eut for a drive as i0011 as everything was iecked up, t and came in &gain at a quart er te o eight. Thcy did net change their clothos for dinner, se thero was ne w occasion te scarch thein, ais no one hiad gene upstairs since they b.d th descended soon after Sqix. Thcy wi liad barely started dinner wheu b sorne one called at the front door lx and 1 was sent for. The door bell: fu 1 rnay explaizi was always answered " by one o! the house servants, and aî lie, if neccssary, admitted any pcr- B Bou wlîo carne, closing the door; tî but thse ý isitor bail te b. examined l by the policeman stationed in the Y' pass~age befure hoe was pcrnitted te C coine amy further. On this oca- b slon I. went eut and feund tbreeà gentlemen standing there. They r were Turks, as could b., easily seenP hy their attire, and appeared to d, be persons of somo consoquence." r -What do you mean by the words a their attire V "' interrupted Brctt. "Were tliey dressed in European elothes or in regular Turkish gar- h '«Oh,' said the inspecter, "'I onl.y nuirtthafthtey wore fezes; other-< %vise they were quito accurately t clC-efed in f rocl coati; and the rest, t but tlîey were '%nmistakably Turks by th eir appearance. Two cf tbem 13 eûtîld skpeak ne English, and the thii'd, whco acted as the leader of P 'the party, first o! al addressed mse Il in French,' Finding I did mot un-a derstand hiîu, ho used very brokon, b but faiî-ly intelligible English. tA Wlîhat hoe wadted was te b. taken w -nt once te His Exoellency, Mohe- tl uîwt Ali Palia. I said that bis Ex- a ,elncy waa dining and that Peor- a Ihaps lhe bad btter auinth b 'morfling, but ho replied that hie business was very- urgent, and he 0 4ould net wait. Re made me un- derstand that if I sent in the. carda of hinîsoîf and his couipan ions tiiey h 'would certaialy b. admi tted i t 1. once. I, did, nt ee &ny harmi thia, %0 1 took thé three carde and gave them te Humailn, w'he vas crossing the hall at the moment." "AB the carde were pfintod in a Turkish characters yeu could net ' o! course, tell wbat Lb. naines t, w.ore," said Brett. & A look cf biank astonishmontb . rossed the inspecter' aface as he - teplieT(: "That is a good gues, but It is se. Tii. hietoglyphics on Lhe. piece of pasteboard were worso than , Jre'k-kw However, Hussein glanoed at tuons. IHI appeared te ho sur- pri3ed; he wenL into the dining -ruomn. Of course I bad notbing ý0lâe to de to let them in, which 1 4eid, accompanying thein myseif teo tbbc door of Lb. dinin-rna and malclng sure, befgthe door vas ced aex "low did yeu do thatl" said emile;-b «but there vaS slittie «tle cf no impotance," .aid rett. ,,But really it muet be," urgtd -ho inepecter. '<On. of them, :the- Ban Who spoke to mes bad a bad ýword.cut acrsi.i right chéek, ilst another squinited horribly;, Pesides, tbey were &Il elderty mon." "Pardon me, inipector," a"id 3rett, "but you admit, ne doubt, ,at this is a very remarkable ýrime I amn învestigating."p I ithould just think it is, air,"' 'ns the answer. , 1VelI, ,now doos it net etrike you 'at the perpetrators thereof, who were vot if raid to be scrutinized y yourtelf and by seyerai other >olicemen, and te be searched and ,rther scrutinized by a different ;et of officers when they came out igainc would ho very unlikeiy per- gns te bear about them such dis- Linguishing characteristies as would lead te their arrest by the first youthful police-consttible who on- ountered them ¶ 1 do net want'to b. rude, or te indicate amy iack of liscretion on your part, but., from ny point of vicw, I would -Vastly prefer mot te ho furnished with any description cf these three persofla, nor would I care te have seen t.hem as tbey entereýd or left the house." '<Well, that is very euriouis," sîd Inspector Walters, droppirig his hands on hi% knees in sheer amazement at such an extraordin- ary statement f rom a iman whose clearness and accuracy of percep- tion had been àso fulliy justified by the incident of the window-blifld. "And now, Mr. Sharpe," said Brett, "wlsat did yeu observe?"' "T carne oij duty at ton o'clock; posted my guards, andi recoived from Inspecter W alters an xe ancount cf what had'taken place >efore my arrivaI. Inspecter Val- ters b.d bardly quitted tho house, when one of the junior members cf tie mission came downstairs with a note which he asked me te send aL one by a constable Vo Mr. Tai- arU e quite sure ho was co of the members cf the mission VI said Brett. "gPerfoctly certain. 1 ha'e"seen him every proeus night for noir- Ly a . rontli, a* the gentleman often vont out late to the. Turk ish Rua bassy, and elsowhore. 1 sont tii note, as requeeted, ýand Mr. Talbot came back with the. constble ýn &bout twenty minutes. Mr. Talbot went upetairs accompanied by Hue- sein; HÀugsein came down, Wlàa oarhed# vent down Le the kitchei,, br'ought up more coKfe, and nevea appotard again. The neixi time 1 saw him vas about noon yestor- day, viiec wé broke open the door, and found hie doad body. At 11155 Mr. Taubot, aocompanied by OU' wbom Inspecter Walters bas 4e- senibed ais the epokexman 9f Ui. strangere, came down tii. tairi. Mfr. Talbot locked soeewhat pui- r.led, but net specially worrued, anud submittod liimself Leto théearchhig operation as meal. Thpý otiier man .eemed ho be. sur.pneed- by tis pro- cieedlng,- but Offered no objection when bis turn came,e and siisoifle I iivetht *.rbody vho came I ovwtin a i & lê b e iarched. .I1mnal tare that the investlaatiot i q Bodmar ttiom àttractive lfty.pet ýbomant 1-fthe secu- rit thaOp d th e 'a u s tb f the Cal~lunto the basieso Criorto or RaUylcrée, and te yeat by yoar the socurity to the.bond lavestor beoines greator à"i the uaféty qBond yed a veryllUberal rate of Ihterest when one takes into contideration the. blgh degree. of sccurity they offer. q Write for our bookct on Bond investmentu. ROYAL SECURITIES CORPORATION BAeK OF MoNf ME"BUILDrIN YOtIGE AND QUEEN BTS. TOIIONTO ector 1 - thtght 1Xet Earma Cènt. Ut nhe P" the railwa amoutited havlng ii than four figures foi out of u amounted crease of cent., on1 Trhi's wu crease in penditure traffi e r oord, shc and a ha amount b of which . sengert Isixty-ofle atable with me, I went upsta.irs, goods. ,and ascendesi te tho second stery, The nui Where I knew bis Excellency'is suite exclusive -*as aituated, and wbere I expected was 1,30 t. end Hussein asieep on a mat in large ine front cf the. bedrom door. The third cli Mat was thene, but ne Hussein. ponbapsu hlebn I went highor up te the roems Western occupied by the two assistants. 1 with its a knecked, but received no anawer. distance One door vas loclced; the ether aCCeUn1t, iras open, no 'k.went in, but' the erease of reom wa.s empty, and the bcd had cf thirdi net been slept upen. This seemed The.tfi s0 strange that 1 knocked loudly at are the1 the otiser door, with ne result. 1 beiiig al neturned te his Excellency's floer with,'abo a nd bammeresi at the door, which previeusl was locked, sufficiently te wake the 34 per s6undest ilooper that ever iived. wbich th fulis again. was useie.is, so I re- 14 per ce t#rnned dewnstairs and sent off t-vo nage han nýessengers post baste-ono te Mn. 'itabot, and tise ether toei.'Cern- MARC Miipsioner cf Police at Scetland People Y(ard. -Tiie man who vent te Mn r o Talbot'mi heuse returned-first, bning- on the 1 i#ug the stantli-ng information that tweîve 0 Xn. Talbot had net beeu home aIl , Eel he tiight, andi Unitis nucle and si e15turougb,* t4rr wene aneous te knov wherê h io.e, n'a., as they ha" neceived ne M"-,* c 'SUmg froa hum sauce ho qaïtted the. iuever 1*-uethe.previous night at 10.15. t l.il J ý ho Cemtt$sWoer, fc olce ae ry hiaseif a, littie Iner. $y that tinie ar1Mo Inspectr -Wtert had vracbed ber e, eu )prhlseturanof dey duty, and - f tet ifdOn 4hasty onslation vo dçcide4 '.to ing eo 1 roak 11u ail the. doons that vwere d<>. ti 1>ced,- coramnci4 vlth that cOf rork. 'tae secod assibtat. MIS. nooni vas oveicoat empty, and se vas helxe1nfdoes 311 #éîtiien apartmnt laving beên c-ier isai ýupw'ed dnn ii ih.W. theta $r1Uk* that, n tun o otioZt "fileen a"d jonc- àib ;1tiie_. -dean of the aante-rows e xact Ïiicvo dloovened, vas oiiy se-, lw sued by a sprng'latc, the. lowe o, brei ip1 net havizmg heen u. wW. M500h and at t] 4.v itredtheon.vefuu ~< i<î thfour ded uaen. IUasein, the ~tuer, Cie i ,envant, was neanest the. ddôr andi Of takil *ae Iying Ina ,crmpled-up position.- .om#tn, lKe iiad bgmi etab'be twice throu*gh maiéeî *~e 1>ek 'a»d ence through the. vrk cof L pina umii a1t the.bas, o!te 4aya' w c eck Bl.e20Uorcy ansitii. tv4 ettisft em ie ateidin, chairs, Xou but bad béeeu tabbed' thlrough iteiteresti an.The Mlistruineiit neesiinuit <es -il ~. v beu ~louii alu *gger r ma ag tol tlet 0 .Tbeie -vas ',ne e mebr In tba reoi of. an it os $lei fcep&t bt of 'punchIng %tItw [id wel"- L'o be-continubd.) a RÂILWAYB PRO SPER iluge l110 Wero b Fer tore Than Ptlou Year. id up capital invested in &Ys cf the United Kingdom lin 1910 to £ 1 t318, 16-0009 acreased by slightly More, ir millions sterling on thé, or 1909. The net earninge 'hidi dividends were paid d to £47,356,000, an in- Ef £2,222 9000 or 4.9pe the y.ar belon.. pe ps the net rsujt of an a both receipts and eok-1 es, says Engineering. The ceipts, the, highest on r.- owed an increase of three, alf millions sterling, the being 114.2 millon pôunds, £62,759,000 came f rom pas- trafâc and the remaining 3and a hall million f(rom inher of passengers carried, Bof season ticket holciers, 06,P729,e000, There was a Lroaso iii tho proportion of iss pasaenërs, chiefly due to the action of the Great 2Railway in doing away îecondý class service on long trains. This would not however, for the. total in- Ef 44,900,000 ini the number clasa passengers. eight rtm*ipts- a train mile higheùt "on record for 1910, Lbout 95 pence, compared out 71 pence for ton years dy. This la an increase of cent. during a.period in ho train mileago decreased ent., though Vhe.goods ton- ndled increased 21,per cent. 'HING LB HMD WORK. bare apt to thinik soldîore 6r walkens beause an army rnarch -coyera. only ton zoit. miles ôf grotund ýper da4& en a goodmany mn falout fatiguc, ot'Cmp f ait and thiw eè Cômfpltely don. up utthe theday But thé. soldier rthless1 "a 'Orst-rate walkert- a - mattor Iof foot-tons ýýOt Pot-,a Strong onss thtbe .-t'eaiîe it closely every re. Aliwayslo o h an Like ail good articles, whkM e to y theitiedOIItadLi Itfreque%'nd very closaiy îrnitated. b somo instances the'imitators bhave actually copied directions and other 'pinted niatter frôm our label word for word. 13De wise, and! refuse to purchase imitation artices for they are noever satisfactory. -nILst On OttIngsil I.t'S Lye and decline to accept anything that looks to be an imitation or that la represented to e b just as good" oor 11botter," or "4the same thing'." 1In our ~~ experience of over fifty years in business we have neyer known of an imitation article that bas been a success, for imita- tosare not reliable people. At -the bs ~I ) the just as..good " kindâ are orily trashy Iimitations, 80 decline them with thanks every time. E.W.GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED WINIEO TORONTOt ONT. MONTREALà DAINTY fIBRES. Milk Scones..-Boil a quart o! milk andi visn boiling take it off the, fine andsiûrt inte tise pan sul- ficient, catusemilte make a thick pasto. Roll eut very thin on a. pastry board anS eut jute circles- er triangles; bake on a hot g2idle for a few minutea. The scènes should b. put into a warmt napkin and sent ho'table at once. For a plain seeS cake rh. four ounfol cf clarifieSd, dipping into trequartera cf a pciund -of foôur,- andi add hall an ounce of -earraway 8eeds, four emenes ,cf'sugar, and o4e.,egg- beaten -in a qu.-. o f n' plunt cýuiik. Boiail&Üt6g"eter oy iaïherougily, place=,u a greae'tn ansi bako o n or uaaed Fer boulea. asaêtaeeoa six -pounds,' --Rov thi. tu tbe pan witiu water and cook slowly 14 tire on tire. heurs'; put in more 1 wat<er if iL begins te dry. Wheîu ready te serve, stir in tViree or four tablespoons cf butter. A car o! mushromcine oaSsed te ihis for tise who se desire, and if used sisoulsi ho put in at the finaL on top cf the ciiken.-. Ciseese Custeid.-Beat up four -g s add hall a cup ul f bolisg nuusmlk, four tablespoona gratod cheese, seasoning cf sait, pepper, and rosi pepper. Pour inte amall meolde, atinring ahl the turne se., as not Vo lot Vthe cheese settie. Stan- mhoiss a saucepan, allowing the vater'te corne vithxn haif an ic e! -thé 'top;-,limer kently until c"t. CuIt asucet cf bread and stamp them out'lu rounds -a littlée langer titan -tii m6uld-i,-Ptt iretablespoonti of butter> lut* a frying-pàsan md, mien -bot, frythe, bread a golden-celer. Diie1î-e oîîtard o- oa&cm aàd broya t~~o<- GaiafliVI apars^, CAInLFLWER. af resh cauIifoweTr, "thon drain t' carefully 1 Spinkle with wbite, Ii.PP'aIid i lace -on a hot <11mb. - 0v-p' fr t a-CU-pfûl cof tomatce >Waa'"aoe. snrînkWa w"h tnied -moud tic chopped pars3ley gr&tednutrneg. E anialittda e USES FOR SODA. Uses for -consmon washing sacdam:- One heaping tablespoenful of soda te a piist cf water (beiling) will clean the ugliegt -burnesi pan, by letting it soak 'a few bourà. - In beiling clothes a few table-' spoonfuls of soda intise water wilij eradicate stains frein clothes andi lend a sxuowy whiteneeà. I havof: used it on the finest-quality of white, goods with entire satisfaction.l. I""- will mot injure the material.- To clean a coffre or tea pet ssade, o! granite or lined with. porcelail:, fr11 up the ut-onsil witb cold watoYl set on steve Vo bail,- ansi add & lump, o! soda- as large as a hazeinut tot the irater. Lt cleanses perfectly. LU facit, sweetness ik maured alLer its usage in every instance. Te clean silver: Put ta level t*b1e-: spoonful in dish pan, add a quart, cf ôld~raerput -on tirete b*il" (put silver lin-pan. iu the oid ateër,) f eand wipe immediately - after duo f mater bele up.-Rsi:Pefcl.X$ shined i idvorwaiL" ithout' *iby trou. ble. ' -B RISLES FOR THE KITC1ET". 1 n the- finielri olSwater te exttacý.. tie «oo'dness.A 2. RoiteS meat shoùid.,ho eput intc.> hoet mater and boiled fer ton min,' utes befoe beimg allowed te sun. mer. Thiis sea up the, ibres amd, prevents tiie juitêi*s'cscaping - 3. Battons- shuld - b bat-on w»oW and ebould b. allo*ed te-ëari . fore they àar-- uwe,- lu n.der that the air may pnes intd' hoin.- 4.- VUse,& ot aveu for bn.ad, meat, pastay; use a' nkiderato oven for buwg, and lUrgo caâkes;-,use a slow o ven for nllu ddu .- When scrubbin g beards, seruf' .with the--'rain c i. eo.d.-- * BLÀCI<ANDi WRITE. -,~ Ilints for I3usy ilousekeepers. Rh,.. aUMdOtbe Valuabls lottemui e tlsunlar lla.rOst t. Womm polka Ilanj t'Notb lic like a fellow arn Ha Secreta prisone tije sub montstr Lcndýon Neari petition poor gi eigh tee S he ha g-allows in the In thou her sor frenzv, awaken he:r and ùf our once de and mro had die MilS -That, cclintry ISS9 ar o f ht r had har iflg of were be tbrough praying might, When tit 'on one for have ev than ci t enb. tures o that the sign PAR At el night, e up to t son and mne-es bearing Home hivery- ernor ments killits had 4 thé s' ~1 t