,
..,
Thrilling
'
Mystery
:Story.
In
30
.chapters
SHADOW
cw
is
mar
m'sapr-
-'saaaaaa''
-w
w
f
-
M
4HEHMAN
LAN
DON
"
"
"
11
I
1
1
svxorsis
While
Captain
.Sumnitrs
la
mdlte.tlnz'
on
the
eseapadts
of
The
Picaroon.
i-wnom
ne
is
convinced
is
reany
bis
irlena.
mall
we'll
dispose
of
it
now."
"Very
good,
sir."
The-
versatile
Bilkins
vrought
a
small
stack
of
jed;-a
taunting
reply.
It
was
.al
ways
.good
stragy
to
meet
threats
with
derision.
But
how
had
the
mysterious
"Doctor
loffett,
if
irw
I
deed
he
were
:the
author
of
the
'note,
-discovered
that
3Iartin
Dale
was
The
iPicaroorf?
"
"The
deuce!"
Dale
softly
exclaimed.
.
...
...
,
0ntll
now
he
had
supposed
"Send
them
a
hundred.
NaT.ru
'4JT
mak
it
twn
hnnn-
he
I,brary-
the
bedroom,
the
din-
sir.
V
"
blllJJK
CISC
I
thinir
that
Bilkins
was
utterly
destitute
.of
imagination.
"Let
me
see
the
silly
thing."
.
Bilkins
handed
him
the
Jetter.
took
another
sip.
spread
out
his
"
""T
."l
.V
TV
legs
and
sank
a
little
deeper
into
E?sted
P
WW
d.e"v?nr.
at
the
Immense
ea
chair.
!
wjuare
at
6
o
clock.
That
ntuum
mart
Siimrnnrs
"
Was
8hortlv
after
the
termination
even
the
kitchen.
reach.
His
disquieting
impres-
ffa-a
-.
i.
.
I
X
.
1
.
a
Bilkins
.opened
a
plain,
Z
T
1,1
WnelD,e
v
square
,1
c
shape.
u
He
.heard
a
Bilkins
,
return
closure.
His
brow
wrinkled.
"This
tr,bdgin?.
gait
aV
is
a
queer
one,
sir.
'Throwing
'"u
'
'11
r.r
a
nm
rocks
Is
not
a
healthful
occu-
.1:e1.he1ftood
aMhe
',rP
pation
ior
-people
who
live
In
I
u
""!,
"
,
T,
T
vnnQavr-glass
a"nlooki"
houses.
A
word
ioi
-warning
J
'inv
at
the
should
.be
efficient
for
The
""Jg.Jj"!'""1
a"d
Up
at
the
j'-icaroon.'
1
here's
no
j
enatiire.!
,
8jr
'
u.ouweDs
on
tne
Drain,"
he
"No,
there
wouldn't
be."
Dale
t0ll
7h?L
Jeaned
back,
an
odd
mile
play,
"e
ontlnuetl
tomorrow)
ing
jiDout
his
;Ijps,
;and
.contem-,
plated
the
puzzled
face
of
his
CT
A'TFAM
t
TC
A
M
servant.
Jt
was
indeed
a
lucky
Ulfll
illl
liiiilfl
WHITE-WASHED
AT
SOFTBALL
The
largest
crowd
of
fans
of
the
'..
o-
.i.
tto
nf
riaia'a
tno,-i-u...
...!
fi.
season
was
out
last
nicht
tn
spp
UbBiltall
out
of
proportions.
Castle.
The
circumstances
mlitiAJdi
;ho?t
man
'
nthine,
r
ever'th1-
8
.
The
office
boVroutclaVsd
the
Dale
nodded.
"It's
a
bit
tanta;'of
fSffSST
"
SS'JSr'ffi
IWtoTat?
!!olnyenthrghfaPhdCo
-certainly
have,
si,"
g.
fon
team
culd
not
get
go-
size
might
oonUjn,
But
Summers
.
"By
the
ay
.Bilkins
I
see
you
g,
tlmt
cameo
Th
m
ThS
I.
a
good
scout
T.11
yu
what
to
have
neglected
to
lower
the
ig,
nd
f
time
tty
W
do,
Bilkins.
In
the
morning
you
shade.
People
who
live
in
glass
lost
in
the
second
half
The
will
send
him
a
box
of
cigars
with
houses
should
always
pull
down
Soups'
boys
batted
Holtby
into
mar
comrrflments."
.,,.
the
blinds."
every
corner
of
the
lot.
,
,t
the
eronas,
sir?
Bilkins
"Sorry.
ir,"
and
Bilkins
pro-
Supt's
Office
Holroyd,
W.
II
.
'l9.?d
h.oc??d-
ceeded
to
romoHv
int
ffi.ef
Tobey,
Harold.
Morrison.
W.
'B.
t
"les
"the
veronas.miKins.aum-
Tobej-,
Laulen,
Taylor.
Summers,
mers
will
apprecinte
them.
They
ini
18
flPl
K'f9
nouse.
R
E
Tobey
will
appeal
to
Ms
mwe
of
hu-'
No.
thank
flewa!
A
sheet
f
station-Styles,
Mair.
Downey,
nior."
paper
and
an
envelope,
Bilkins:"
Horton,
Skattebol,
Mcintosh
I
Holtbey,
Stalker,
II
.
SkattebdlJ
nor
a
sense
or
numor.
Ky
me
flection
Dale
wrote
painstakingly
Said
he
wanted
to
see
you
on
a
"
7.
T
7
'
personal
matter.
He
waited
a
lit-1
Doctor
Moffett:
Thanks
for
tie
while
and
then
he
went
the
advice
respecting
rocks
and
away."
I
glass
houses.
My
reply
will
be
Dale's
eyes
traveled
over
the
1
delivered
Jn
.person.
charmlBgly
furnished
little
He
inclosed
a
dollar
bill,
ad-snuggery.
His
nostrils
expanded
a
dressed
the
envelope
to
the
per-
.4.triA
1
annnl
rnlnmn
nf
iha
Vaw
Vav.1
WRIGLEY
SWIM
TORONTO
AGAIN
Water
Must
Be
Warm
Enough
or
Event
Postponed
for
Day
TORONTO.
Ont.,
Aug.
5.
!Sure
he
went
awa.
Bilkins?"
Sentinel.'
and
chuckled
as
he
K;
a9f
VSSSSSl
Hf7
li.
..pnuse
-of
Canada
s
national
life,
..itr
it
i
j
i
sealed
u
it.
.
'Well,
I
left
him
in
the
drawing
'has
been
accorded
a
prominent
room.
When
I
looked
In
half
an!
A
little
walk
will
do
you
good,
piace
on
the
program
of
activities
hour
later
he
was
gone."
jBilkins.
Take
this
and
mail
it
not
of
the
Canadian
National
Exhibi-
Dale's
nostrils
vibrated
again,
less
than
ten
blocks
from
here."
tion
to
be
held
here
this
month.
.
r
1
-
.
?
n
1
.11TUV,
'Ul-
......1
i
I
t
TIia
iimvM'fl
irMnfaat
nnm.nl
r
lis
Beemeu
to
pcrcvivc
a
iijui
iiib
usuui
uuiiucbiiuiiihi;
t.iui
v-
in
the
air
that
did
not
come
dbedienoe
Wllklns
took
the
letter
position
has
arranged
a
list
of
from
the
glass
at
his
elbow.
'and
withdrew.
Dale
finished
his
Ports
events
ashoe
and
afloat
"Can
you
describe
him?"
I
drink,
lighted
a
cigarette
and
,
TfiimL
Pr
WC
Tall,
straight,
good-looking,
(again
picked
up
the
warning
note.)
p0r
the
third
year
in
succession
well
dressed,
about
30."
pile
studied
the
typewritten
char-
the
C.N.E.
In
conjunction
with
"Splendid,
Bllkinsl
Concise
and
meters
carefully.
They
showed
the
Wrigley
Interests,
will
hold
the
comnreheneive.
You
have
de
'(.evidence'
of
a
battered
machine
famous
$50,000
world
champion-
.-(pihod
n
coodlv
nortion
of
the!
and
a
laded
ribbon.
The
allfrn-
ship
swimming
marathons.
The
v.
t...
o
nn.i
4.n'mn
..
trr,,iA
nnrt
'ft,.
..lcoure
will
again
he
laid
out
im-
Jew.
I
suppose?'-
,
were
slightly
nicked
al;
th
ffi
His
-Srcasm
was
wasted.
"No.
The
ribbon
had
once
been
;green.
j
ZJify
beiniT
held
t?ii
Fridav
SuJ:
slr,"
said
-Bilkins.
"Come
to
think
I
"Green
again,"
he
TOurribled.
I
Ust
23,
opening
day.
and
the
men'p
of
it.
he
had
only
one
arm.
One
sleeve
I
don't
know
whether
It
was
the
left
or
the
right
was
empty."
.
Dale
grew
thoughtful.
Once
again
he
consulted
ihe
tall
glass.
Again
his
eyes
roved
over
the-
.room.
Finally
he
shrugged.
"I
shall
have
a
busy
day
to
Then
he
fell
to
studying
thswim
on
Wednesday,
August
28,
phrasing
of
the
note.
It
was
not
at
n
distance
of
15
miles.
difficult
.to
read
a
threat
be-.
It
has
been
stipulated
that
the
.twNn
fh
lines.
"Yon
nr
the
water
shall
be.at
a
temperature
of
Picaroon,
nnd
I
know
.
It,"
the
degrees
or
warmer
at
tne
noun
writer
.nust
have
said.
"Keep
meTthe
ot
being
out.
of
my
way
or
1
11
expose
you.'
,
)1b
sp,ash
wJHlbe
jsortponed
to
theS
ine
tnreai
qiq
not
worry
uaie
following
day.
Natatorial
star
greatly.
To
.show
how
lightly
he
from
all
over
ihe
world
have
al
morrow,
Bilkins.
If
there
Is
any
regarded
dt,
.lie
had
Just
djapotch-
ready
forwarded
their
entries.
i
151NNINGSIN
BASEBALL
GAME
Six
'Pitchers
(Took
,1'art
and
Final
Score
Was'Brooklyn
8,
...
Chicago
9
--
that
-Captain
Summers
was
the!
NEW
'YORK,.
Aug.
G.
Brook-only
person
who
entertained
de-
lyn'urid
Chicago
fought
for
fifteen
finite
suspicions
in
that
.direc-'
inninga
-before
they
ended
one
otfl
tion.
Then
there
was
Miss
-Castle
th
(bitterest
games
played
thiaJ
of
course,
whom
he
had
taken
l-ason.
There
were
six
pitchersJ
into
his
confidence
only
that
af-'S'
"k"n
U8'"g
two
lernoon,
relying
on
the
fact
:that
.flltUliiirtrh
made
a
five-run
rallv
there
were
no
witnesses
to
ihhr
n-.fh
ninth
hut
falM
hv
on
run'
confession,
but
even
more
upon
her
loyalty
and
sense'
"of
Jab
Lpiay.
Summers
was
not
given
to
blabber,
and
it
was
unthinkable,
that
Miss
Castle
should
have1
betrayed
him.
No,
the
secret
must
have
leaked
out
some
other
(Martin
,tai.
mt.
Atexander
Perrjmatrf
letters,
lie
sat
down
""""
and
opened
w
ay
calls
and
requsts
Uat
strange
!bappen-1
cl""a;
"e"f"
ire
nondered
tho
riddlp
fnr
Ponuerea
tne
riaaie
ior
one
of
them.
"Mrs.
Pett
11
dnjw
at
282
Bank
street,
the
houaeneittos
li
ng
,,,
ithe
one
In
which
he
lives,
be
Investigated
tAxelson.
a
watchman
employed
by
Ferry-
.'tnan
to
guard
the
house
in
which
.he
illved
before
he
moved
next
door
after.
iM
wt'e
had
deserted
hbn,
ha
heard:
:
footsteps
and
seen
an
eerie
areen
lliht.
Juat
aa
Ferryman
Ls
sbowmt
the
cap'
ruin
a
picture
of
hi
wle.
the
teiephona
ringi
and
a
voice
tens
-of
rinding
wcman'i
body
at
382
Bank
Street.
Sum-li
mv-
anrt
F?rrvmn
hiirrv
ttMre
t
"The
Pcaroon,"
who
prey
upon
the
rtthjl
and
then
off
era
the
return
ills
;losrt
-on';
ithc
payment
of
10
per
oent-of
tts
varue
to
xbarltjr,
ha
wrttten
mxe
to
Adele
rOartle,
requesting
a
meeting
in
Central
IPark.
Adele
has
had
a
terrifying
experience.
She
was
taken
to
a
strange
house
whore,
through
a
queer
green
light,
she
could
g.lmpe
only
the
outline
of
a
man
calling
himself
Dr.
Moffett,
who
tem
her
"he
TMSWa
evmence
which
would
convict
her
father
of
being
connected
with
rf
crooked
financial
deal
and
send
him
to
prison.
Mr.
Castle
tells
Adele
Dr-
Mof
fett
demands
blackmail
of
4100.000
.Eummeri
continues
hi
Investlgatlona
ana
find
a
band
from
a
Verona,
the
ape-rial
ort
of
clfur
Martin
Dale
smoke.
Tbe
cantata
and
Dale
meet
In
a
restaurant
and
save
that
Dale
knowa
aomethlnc
about
a
green
light
and
admit
that
here
are
few
Verona
in
the
country.
Summers
lm
nothtnar.
Adele
and
Dale
meet
.
He
tells
her
he
was
present
during
her
strange
Interview
wtth
Dr.
Mnffett.
which
took
Dlaoe
t
Bank
Street,
and
promises
to
help-)
her.
Dale
calls
st
293
Bank
Street
and
tsll
Axetaon
he
knows
that
the
ded
wnman
la
alias
Okmwav.
Axelaon
denies
know-her
or
Ir
Moffett
as
itoe
Ferryman.
rktie'B
aWenti'w
la
held
by
.the
wataa-eotlnc
of
the
library.
.INSTALMENT
TQURTEEN
'
An
Adventure
in
the
Night
Bilkins
was
a
'
servant
par
excellence
deaptte
hia
sluggish
villainous
features,
his
sluggish
movements
and
his
predilection
for
his
master's
cigars
and
prewar
stock
of
Scotch.
He
switched
on
the
light
in
the
den,
fetched
slippers
and
dressing
gown,
poured
an
amber
liquid
into
a
tall
.glass,
added
seltcer
and
ice,
and
placed
the
concoction
at
Dale's
elbow.
i'
rM
..
Dale
sipped.
"Any
callers,
Bllkinar
"Captain
Summers
phoned,
sir,
'but
he
left
no
message."
j
Dale's
gray
eye
twinkled.
:He
ter.
"The
Club
Nocturne
sends,
md"
,
,
two
tickets,
with
their
cnmnli-l
Now
and
tben
he
sniffed
sus-!
ments,
for
their
opening
next
Picol,ly:
88
if
sensing
a
strange
Tuesday
night."
"Generous!
Anything
else?"
The
League
"for
the
Suppres
button
"Send
them
the
.two
Club
Nocturne
tickets."
"Very
good,
sir.
Here's
a
Jetter
from
the
Friends
of
Poor
Chil
dren.
They
are
In
need
of
funds."
and
elusive
quality
in
theitmos
phere.
Time
after
time
he
gazed
intently,
with
brow
knitting,
-al
sion
of
Frivolous
Conduct
would
some
Pllshed
surface.
It
was
be
pleased
,to
receive
a
conlri-iuncom.fortab,e
to
have
the
highly
sensuizea
mma
tnat
is
ever
lastingly
groping
ior
hidden
impalpabilities,
that
searches'
ior
things
lying
just
beyond
the
reach
of
the
hand.
In
a
mood
of
growing
irritation
to,
reach
the
Giants,
the
final
score
-being
11
to
10.
Jones
of
Boston
held
fit.
Louis
to
three
scattered
hits,
.while
the
tea
party
team
made
five
runs
to
win.
'
Washington
snowed
Detroit
under
with
21
runs
and
St.
Louis'
and
Philadelphia
split
their
double-header.
Theirs
was
the
only
scheduled
meet
in
the
Amer-
o-
-
l
while,
but
in
the
end
he
was
lean
League
"
"
r:
"
SltVt"
forced
to
eive
it
un.
Slnwlv
h
Following
were
the
scores
for
juui
Mvuntany
ui
-n
uniiici
i
V
"Awful
bore,"
Dale
Interrupt
inMvea
aD0Ut
tne
room,-his
minfl
ted.
"Give
the
lady
my
compli-iin
a
curious
state
of
restlessness,
ments
and
tell
her
to
go
to
the
devH."
.Gravely
'Bilkins
made
an
an-
now
jind
thenpicking
up
a
book
or
a
piece
of
bric-a-brac,
his
thoughts
circling
round
the.
notation
and
opened
.another
Jet-1
war?'nff
nofe
and
the
one-armeQ
the
day
American
League
Si.
Louis
fi-7,
Philadelphia
tl-8.
Detroit
5,
Washington
:21.
National
League
New
York
11,
Pittsburgh
10..
Philadelpliia
7,
Cincinnati
6.
Boston
5,
St.
Louis
0.
Brooklyn
8.
Chicago
9.
j
Sport
Chat
j
To
borrow
.the
language
of
the
Hig
Leagues,
tonight's
.ball
game
between
the
Sons
and
-the
Elks
is
a
crucial
one
.The
wuy
that
the
league
has
tightened
up
means
that
every
game
won
or
lost
'by
any
of
the
teams
at
this
time
gives
the
winner
a
place
in
the
Here
is
one
marked
'personal'
ll",
"V
l
'
T
f
that
seem-1
8Un
and
the
unfortunate
loser
ed
to
be
just
just
beyond
beyond
his
his
mental
mental,
u..
has
ui.
j
i
.ii
n.
"Jlead
it.
to
amble
down
to
the
cellar.
until
they
can
dig
themselves
out
by
'topping
-over
one
of
the
leaders.
The
last
game
played
between
the
Son's
and
Gyros
has
been
protested
by
the
I
Sons,
and
if
their
-protest
is
allowed
this
game
tvill
'have
to
be
replayed
at
some
later
,da)e,
if
.it
has
any
bearing
on
the
'final
standing
of
the
teams.
"With
the
weather
Ideal
again
today,
another
capacity
crowd
at
Ihe
local
lot
Is
looked
ior
tonight
And
with.tyoth
the
Sons
and
Elks
at
full
strength
a
.good
brand
of
ball
is
sure
to
tbe
supplied
for
the
fans.
STOCK
QUOTATIONS
B.
C.
Silver,
1.35,
1.45.
Bayview,
2,
Nil.
Big
Missouri,
1.57
1.60.
Cork
Province,
10.
10l2.
Cotton
Belt,
Nil,
50.
Dunwell,
Nil,
18.
Duthie,
57,
Nil.
George
Copper,
7.40,
7.55.
Georgia
River.
34,
35.
Golconda,
1:03,
1.04.
Grandview,
43,
43'a.
Independence,
9,
Nil.
Indian,
4,
Nil.
Inter.
-Coal
&
Coke,
35V4,
36.
ootenay
Florence,
15Vx,
15.
Kooten,y
JKing,
40,
41.
L,&
L.,
2,
4.
Xucky
Jim,
0,
10.
lMohawk,3,
4.
lortonVoolspy,
44,.
Marmot
River
Gold,
34,
4.
National
Silver,
13,
14.
Noble
Five,
61.
63.
Oregon
Copper,
24,
25.
Tend
Oreille,
6.20,
6.25.
Premier.
1.80,
1:90.
Porter
Idaho,
45,
'Nil.
Reeves
Macdonald,
1.B0,
1:85.
Rufus
Argenta,
"Nil,
30.
Ruth
Hope,
86,
Nil.
Silver
Crest.
5Vi,
G.
Silverado.
85,
90.
.
Silversmith,
.8,
Nil.
Slocan
JCing,
4,
5.
Snowflako.
46,
4CV4.
Sunloch,
2.05,
2.15.
Terminus,
Nil.
10.
Topley'
Richfield,
25,
27.
Torie.
70,
Nil.
Wellington,
6,
Nil.
'
Whitewater.
55,
63.
Woodbine,
4,
5.
Oils
Adwnce;
14:00,
Nil.
Am-litanxitied,
'il,
40.
At
A.
fJiGopsolidated,
4.1516.
'Dever3sh."Gl.
Go".
Foothltls.
Oil
&
Gas,
7.00,
8.00,
Home.
23-75.
24.00.
Mayland,
'9.80,
10.00.
-Mcleod.
.
4.16,
4:75.
Royallte,
J50.0Q.
Nil.
Dallas,
:2;80,
:2.-87.
United.
1.14.
aj5.
freehold,
1X3.
1.65.
Sterling
Pacific.
2.0IJ,
2.08.
Mercurjr.
a.U5,
139.
Tumor
Walley,
liOB,
1-10.
ALL
MUST
GO
Madame
Annette
has
just
returned
from
the
south
and
to
make
room
Tor
new
fall
goods
arriving
soon
not
one
garment
must
remain
on
our
racks
after
this
drastic
reduction
event
is
over
with!
The
startling
low
prices
speak
for
1hem-selves!
.
Savings
range
from
one-third
lo
one-half
,aid
In
many
'instances
Ihe
prices
are
at
actual
wholesale
cost
and
even
less.
The
savings
will
surprise
sssi.
Vvp.iA'
I
Vtum
ttrlirrtt.
.
41
r
I
v
hl
a
:
Jill
i
DRESSES,
REDUCED
to
$3.95
Such
values
wil!
receive
your
immediate
attention!.
Every
.dress
is
a
style
winner!
The
savings
are
more
than
halM
The
matorials
alone
are
worth
the
prices
that
we're
asking
forthe
entire
dress.
Regular
values
to
$19.50.
Coats
at
Cost
Price
$12.75
Out
they
go
regardless
of
cost
or
loss.
Not
one
must
remain
Some
are
luxuriously
furred.
Others
are
exquisitely
tailored.
High
grade
fabrics!
Many
copies
of
Paris
imports.
1
Regular
values
to
$47.50.
Ensembles
Reduced
Evening
Dresses
$8.95
Dress
and
Sports
Ensembles
-with
long
and
short
jackets.
Complete
with
Frock
to
matdi
.ots,
Prints,
and-
other
high
type'materia'B.
New
skirt
effects
and
fascinating
trimmings.
Regular
values
to
$45.00.
$6.75
Choosing
.from
this
greatly
under-priced
group
you'll
effect
savings
of
a
lifetime!
Sleeveless
styles
for
.e-ning,
dance
and
theatre
wear
A
Y
ssj
of
high
type
materials
.
Choicest
of
colors
and
trimmings.
Annette
Ladies'
Ready-to-Wear
Limited
Third
Avenue
and
Fifth
Street