THE DAILY NEWS Fndav Aug. 23,. P AGE SIX word was brought to him by Thrilling Mystery Story 30 chapters 1 INSTALLMENT XXVnf. JyUZMAH LAN DON not matter greatly if he should nieet any one. On this particular He got up from the chair, nifrht almost any sr.it of conduct swayed a little, stroked his brAw would- pass unquestioned at the as if Buffering frpm a slight V;indermoore. He descended lG headache, and looked out over ( flights, then stepped to a hall the room. SttM there was no ca-, window which was directly be bailer o in sight. The room wu. becoming insufferably hot ami .tuffy. Unsteadily he made Ms "Wiy thrqiifh thtV eddying drowd, In tWe hall outside he removen hi mfk Mle he wiped the moisture from his forehead, then replaced it again. . . Tow?, Ijp , ove3 ta the winder-at Hie fftrthef nd aad drew th-frb' air into his fungs. Leaninr Out only slightly, so that Mr fiea'd barely showed beyond tht window frame, he looked dov into the black cavern below, the to the side. On . balcony about 20 feet away he descried two dim figures. A scarcely tfudiblt ncath the wfndow above. For an instant he looked back. The long hall, flanked by doors nun eithfir side, wars deserted. In the ceiling glowed a row ot frosted- lights. Cautiously he V.aned over the sill and looked down. He strained eyes and ears, "roth this lower level he could distinguish the flagged surface -"f the court. He snw a row of milk cans, a stack of packing cases, a cat slinking across the murky space, but there was neither sound nor movement. Disappointed, and wondering if he had reasoned falsely, he let his eyes slant upward .along the BOTTUO A GUARANTf t t-tt ITIMStr RODUCI Of SCOTLAND The Original Label look for it at Uie Vtniof't and limit on CRANfS "BEST PROCUJtAItLE" This advertisement Is not published or displayed by tht , - Liquor Ciritrol Board or by the ' Government of British Columhia Numbers made famous by Quality Due to the long list of famous men who have occupied "No. 10 Downing Street" as Premiers of England this humble sounding address is probably the world's most famous street number. Another far.ous number Is Seagram's "83", the premier Rye whiskey. Bottled horn the oldest stocks ot whiskey In Ctntda, the Government strip tells the ttbty. Thia Advertisement I not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. 10 tafto shape. Rack and forth his eyes- roved, searching every foot of space and presently they fastened art a point near the stack of packing cases. A blur, scarce ly distinguishable from its background, riveted his attention. It UvMu4vfflrmIe thtnp.nl first.- only a slight shade blacker than the d.arknesr which fwrmWTiff. "Protective coloring!" he mus ed. His eyes began to ache fron the intense strain. Little by little the blurry thinrr, began to differentiate itself from its surroundings. A shape stood out vaguely from the' shadowy mas sea. He gave a surprised start Then, leaning a little lower over the sill, he formed a tube with his hands and whistled softly. Something stirred in response; p.nlr of eyes seemed to be peer ing upward. "A d'ogl" Dale thought. "My hat off to you. Dr. Moffett. You have trained him for this job, of course rehearsed him very likely. Great idea." Dale grew thoughtful. Hr could admire the cleverness of vr. adversary, even a despicable one like Dr. Moffett. He saw the nlan clearly now. When the par Vet dropped from the balcony hedog would clutch it in hi 'nwa. and. by a prearrange? route, slink fit to a waiting cat -'tH T Wa'tfn'g master soryewhere 'n thf neighborhood. There wr hundr6iH of oars narked in tin-vicinity of the Vandermoore l-niht. Nobodv would suspect n 07 of rrrftfchief. If seen nt t!i 1ct. he would merely excite ad mirat'on for his cleverness. va!!. High up was a series oim- fjt P"ddnly D.tle .ierked up hl! head. A slight scraning sound of n window bein? slight puff of wind: "rejections, like birds nests' cautiously raisH "Satisfied?" clinging to a sheer elm. One oi It was Joan of Arc speaking, ..m h - knew, was the bancon of course, from the one little whinh Miss Caitle and Joan wrd he eould make a fairly ' A" '"ere Standing, but at itcarite lia' av to the1 trepd this distance hg coufd not de of the conversation on the bal- termine the exaet on.. t inv f more but Airain he looked "doWlt. 'strain- ciLi 't hit ' rest wm lndistintruishable. ing ears and eyes,- tili: Joath t6l VnnVd the black think that ffe 'had 'hialTa -miH-l dth 'below, then left the win- take. Again. -s- his- 'Dupijs rep-Jyi.-The man whs looking up- .votdtwr and,' disdaining the eleva- nonded to the- lower darkness, i tW (SftiRht the stairs. It. would the objects down the began to hn tU? : YTRY A NIP TONIGHT' Best procurable hnd e"hef' his ears. He glanced intwrc! "Ion" tve wall. mot of it d,, t"t v!ti Vere an'' W'ere an Iso- Inted li"ht. From a dark win dow little to the side nr.d t v l rnn; b'"her nn a head pro truded. A dim light fell on if from' the window just above, and Dale -could see it was a man's ward, toward the row of bal conies at the top. perh(ns at the very balcony where Miss Castlf and Joan of Arc were. Main riorlded. In ndrlitinn to the dog there, would be a watcher, of course, waiting to see if her should be a hitch in the proceedings. As well as he could in th dim lteht. Dale studied the shanc of the head and the long blond wig whf?h framed 't Pvidontly, the wstcher was one of the., merrymakers. And Dale thoupht he had seen that !lond head before. On the Trail of the Catmllero memory -Sot a cl" to the oilier speak er's identity. He was certain he had heard the voice .somewhere oerore. "One .hundred thousand." the , same I vole wnete on. s'U" nateel W qRp OH voice went on. "It's a nice little grubstake. Too bad It's got to be npllt, flVf ,ways. The hd turned For n liUnt . Dale caught a vague glimpse of a face, and then the head disappeared within tbe window "The caballero Paul Alnsworthl1' he mumbled. He was still gaatng rigidly w'ndow from which the wig-ged head had projected. One. two. glanced upward, rmie Jk mumbled . aklag her time." a votcetfh i-ue recognised tne vole Alnsworth. The Annie referred to could be none other than Joan of Arc. "Anaie I wise," another vole rc marked". It wm low and distinct, and Five ways.'1 Dale thought. Thivt . , , VU r? tlulf H.nmoa iWWhe..H ' -' V fW..r Ptlt1,rtrh I'irnics mailing band. He tried to cnecu ujem, y- V. " Pftjuw? JEW. tWttVLaU "Ml: ..onuiH.iHriiuM8.iiww Alniworth, Annie. Axcwon. m wn- way waa not to be counted, for she. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. The was dead, who were the other two? Chicago Cuba outjlugged the the. afiswrr eluded him. but by way ofl phiMies, gathering sixteen runs; rcmrerisaticn the other apeaker; . . -..-...i no around over the mind S or couTse. "Pittsburgh Pirates, who also won . Sd Zr at the'The lead of the Cubs is now nine window. 'Alnsworth was looking up oti and a- half games, which should the balcony. bc safe enough. "Wish "she would hurrj." he mtim-i Jimmy Wilson's homer in the bled peevishly, moving away from the'j'fnurlh with one Oil was the maf-wltidow ajaln. "Cn't lmaglh whafsipj-'r, 0f victory when St. Louis" deiayins her." 'r.nrdinals beat the Boston Ilraves. MB Oktntle prebnbly wants td took the papers over," AxelioH suggested. "A lot of good It will do herf It t aay It myself, I did a good Job copying thcxe papers. Even If she knows For rester's handwriting1 and IH bet she tuned by Dr. MoffeTt arid uetl Wm. for the purpcae of further Oh. don't crow." said AIMworth with his usual surliness. "Ill admit you are' clever at that sort of thing, but dbnt forget that a lot of elevev fergers are wasting their talehts behind prjson bars." So are a lot of clever blaekmallers," Axeljon retorted. A pause fell. Dale WM getting a deeper and more ce-mpre hensrt In sight Into Alnswortb's d-'nlble character: There teemed to b no limit o the man's nilatay. Even while his heart ae-hed far Mtos Oastle sueh an exhibition of treachery and mnmy filled him wHh loathing. Are you sure Mtas Oastle eame here alone?" Alusworth asked fn an undertone. "Positive Not worrying?" -rm just wtorng if be is quite '3e a !! Inks. I think tti "V! b capable of pHyHig s triek oa' us." VXbtii -ii -.he do? We tsken or-- -f n?jirt ewrv sort of sivprrx) he can 'Ht aorta -on us. haven't wo? I d n't - whore Umk's any rccm for tnckffy. Annie won't eren rout the mcray. MH Castle wlH hist drcp it over the railing, and Caesar ''l da the rest." "Oaesr." Dale thought. That wa.s 'ft dog, of ectirse. Another pause came. xthen Aalns-worth asked: "Did you see the man In JU&v,whlte toga with the purple "Oh, you mean the cockeyed one?" "I'm net so sure he was aa cock eyed as he looked. He danced vith JJtrs Oatfle,. fd afterward !he took her mt, on the balaony. I dan't like the way he fceted." "6-e bad to dance with somebody, didn't she? And It's the most nstural thing irr tbe world to step "out for a bit of fresh air after dance." Dale smiled. It was a lucky thing he had selected a mask that concealed more cf his feature than the ordinary mask did. His muscles were be-rtnn'ng m feel the strain of remaining motionless for o long. He moved a fo-t cautiously. "It'a all right." Axelson was savins. tout just nervous tonight. Everv Itklnr l AAtnv All fiffht Waii . -i . . : www 'miu, statu vjicii we MJ after Ferryman, eh? Ferryman la rich Not so rich as Castle, but he's got a lot of cola salted away. And he owes hie something for the way he gave me the sir. fd like to H V" stspned and caught his Breath ;nsrpiy. DWes foot. he moved r: 4.uni uc in. to bi, cramped position, rWn IavaI That umil ha 4h ' . . " ' : .J " . """.simek agauHt something. teenth flocr. JuM midway between th.f .. mi thft?.. Ax ground and the rof. The window wm xcialmf, ln t hoarse whUper the fifth from the central hall In a ,,,,.. ArriW0Tth- whispered back. To He ('mitli)iifd Tomorrow ' . in art inaunt The spesker waa Paul nFri.ARFKIll.il mFlHIHl milJ ti w had nconu owenon. , Dale tw0 p.lr, of n(J transversa corrldrr at the left. He switch A little click sounded, but no ! counted the doors as he passed them. llghU cam on. Th bulbs had either ;At the fifth from Me turn 1m stopped, remnved trim the sockets or atM the metal figures on the upper pertly unscrewed to forestall the very P-n wa mm r. was mj. mo. ining ne nad attempted to do. He waited a moment. There was no "It'a a plantr Axelson cried hear sign of life la the hall. Tbe orohea- ly. "We've rot to atob ltl Onirk -th. rtrai din on tne tcp floor was nearer y signal I" mmwrn irr. nun m moments nesi- n maian Iiarw UD. Then came a Utlo fee turned th k g to gently. Th starting sound like that of a frying door must ha ye been left unlocked In HW over fire. A amall streak of preparation lor a quick retreat if nee- flame shot Up ovef the window alll easary, for It swung easily inward. He Then two nalrs cf feet scurried ouickw kmiu atwa a on ana itsienea, dui no acrcsa the floor. The doer slammed ' Tunas eame from the interior. He With a soft chuckle Dale steoDed touched his hair, bla mask, his purple, forward and fumbled for the light trimmed robe, and without a. sound fixture As he had supected, the bulb steoptd insld. ,had been partly unscrewed to break Silently he moved forward, ap- the conrectlen. He gave It a few proncmng the window, only a gray twists and a bright light came on. He dim m tne darkiMU oncornpassed by saw a ipaolous room, an 6pen travel- sue rour wans, oaiy a rew steps he Wig bag on. the floor, a few toilet ar moved, across a rug that deadened tfcles on the dressing table. in aouno or his footsteps, then stop. H acted in great haste now. as if pod. in the gloom he could hear some each second were precious. He took one breathing, and he traced the sound two newspapers, saturated them with to a parol near the window. He wait- Ink from a bottle on the writing desk, ed a little, not quit certain how to formed them Into a small, compact proceed, and presently hfe eyes turn- bundle, tied a string around It. and ed ln another direction. Again he held It at arm's length. A smalt, ateady heard a subdued lntske of breath, trick! of Ink fell from the package. There were two watehera lh th room. Smiling, he atepped to the window. Holding his own breath he moved He looked down for a moment, then back a few steps. There was a sound let the Ink-klrlpplng package drop to of movement ln the front of the room, the grcund. A man's head and shoulders were all- ''Caesar will do the rest.H he houetted against the window. Tor a chuckled softly as he ran quickly from tnofnent iic, man leaned out and the room,. f- OF TRAVELLING SLOW it sounded vaqotly familiar to Dale, W. J. Crawford, the well known yt he could not ldenttfv It." flha trnfr r.rtue mm of FWewart knows we're playing this game to th who returned thl morning after a Gyros CHICAGO COBS GOING STRONG Iirobklvn scored nine runs in' the third inning, getting thirteen altogether. American League In the American League, bt. d-esn'tehe won't b; able to tell them Louis Brown raked three New from the originals." York Yankee pitchers to win with Dale started i little. Bo the papers !-(frP.n ,ft t.Mlnst seven scat- were merely copies! Well he had "-"tere(l wal!op8 which failed to Score uT,ethcouVf Tb. ?e!f W n for New York tibmi. ci couree. w were n oe re- ,f. vi. innrfli Mmn .nunc vjiuwc ,ri. ,,,o of the season by one run There were th"ee WhHe Sox errors in one inning when Chicago met Philadelphia. Yesterday's scores: National Iajile , Pittsburgh 6. New. orfc 1 Cln:lnnaU . 6r-oktyn 8t. Ltit 5. BistW -i'. " .tmerfenn; l.-ttgne Phlladelph a 1 C.Uer ; Washlnst , Djtaiit 1. Jtw fttrtt 0. St.' Louts 10. Boston at Cleveland, fatal. ma LEAGUE STANDINGS National League W. L. ni'oago It M MttaMai T 47 tw tak . gf. ! 58 SB Sr oU yw M C'notontl! W . 8" h!tClplAa 6"7 Bf.Jts rf 70 F-hUadotphts New ttk Cleveland St, Lsuis . Detroit . . . Washington American League W. L. ,..:,.r:. " S6 . ..i-ju;e ' 'i4 ,, .01 . 58 . ...63 At 66 6 ..ft... SI 64 Chicago 47 73 Boston 40 78 EMPRESS WINS I SOCCERMATCfi Took Itejjui'nt Into Camp lly of Two lo One(, In, league llvtiire lJt KvYnlnit i The football season reopeacd after tbe rain last night. wha th Kmpf Social Club defeated Regiment two td one in the taafoe' schedule for tbe MAlty Oup. The game was a wll contested one but. owing to cold weathr conditions, th attendance of tan was small. Then was no sosrtag in the first half but. soon after th opening of the second. Rg! mental enthusiasm soared high when Norrtngton scored for the oMIrs with a pretty shot. It was not long before Nlek Chenoskl equalised and then Marka gave the Cm press Club what wm to prove the winning gstl. William Barton w referee sod Alex Olapporton and Bm Currle acted ItneKrhen. mr.7Z IT nU Jr V, r "ZlT Jn hl,dlrTctlon t-t.ndt to m the , ...... . wk T u mkft 4Hi (on iiis nana iinnv (three flt;hU, and turned Into the the wall until he found the light competition l. aa follow: W L P fcs Thistle 3 0 4 Empress '. 3 1 4 Regiment 0 3 t SUPT.'S OFFICE ! WON SOFTBALL Sltll lias riianrr to I'lav Off In Can-nil In ii National I.cojne I In a scheduled sen ball game last night, the Superintendent' Office turned the table on the Drydoek. by beating them 0 to 7 In an evenly divided oonteat. This win for the Superintendent's Office still keeps It In the running for the play-off in th second half. Jackson arid Morrison played a very nice $am for th Office, while Smith and. Held showed up best for the Drydoek. The teams were: i Office Hclroyd, Harold, Morrison, Jackson, Lauton, Summers, Smith, WMt. streehan. , Drydoek Oawthorne, Howe, Kelsey, Smith, McKeown, McPee, Rdd McKen-rle. Th league standing for the second halt ot tit- seaeon Is as follows: W Station ,. s Drydoek 5 Bup'tf Office?; 3 Round House . 1 BASEBALL DRIDANIEL R. IIODCEN.an eminent physician, says that Beer Is a valuable Food for Health, Strength and Vitality) because It is easily digested and assimilated. It nourishes and Invigorates the system ! t ; 'Thruscof Beer Is to be encouraged, not only as " v ih aid to df(estIon, because 4t tends to Increase the flow of dlgestlveflulds and because of its highly nourlshmfcreactionwlthoutanydeleterlousefiects upon the human system. The undermentioned Beers are properly prepared. They are guaranteed to be absolutely pure. To safeguard the public thty are constantly tested by Analytical Chemists employed by the D.C. Liquor Control Board. t For tale In all Government liquor Storet and Betr Parlort. PILSENER LAGER PHOENIX EXPORT LAGER BLUE RIBBON EXPORT i: M mv Pt. .667 ,(0 . Ml .471 .443 "44-af ' .345 This advertisement is not published or d.-p'a Lr the Liquor ' Control Board or by the Go. n,n :( nl British Columbia. . . 1 T ' ..'. gLh U a Scot .... IT ill SH I Vi ll'nlil EXTRACTS FROM VICK-RS DIARY -1752 nnnrais vj not asavi. oat i r Native .Son of Canada, league u. Pet. ers. wltnriix wins and four lossei TW A I1V "Tarrying awhile at Southampton Brother John did find occasion to exchange scholarly compliments in French, with a liquor merchant of Le Havre This worthy man did blend with our Vickcrs' Gin a cordial named vermouth; which did make a most palatable appetizer. Guests in the Coffee Room of the Mariners Inn pronounced th? mixture araro treat" VI Stntr that far day- fevr' l" 0WT httv affmrnl thv minute olifi'"' Cfrt. iWrJi Vermouth and Blttm the perfect InpedUntt "fa MattMCocttait- Mi iuj 2 .714 nm riiiK .(inr. with tiviilwuse- 3 .623 and six lcMea,H billed to me j tnTT A jnn . . ... t-.-it v um.a II ToniKht nt 8:43. S. O. C. vh. fh? themselves " in th running nT, tune of one rtundrcd thousand berries, brief visit to the city, la so enthused It pays to go alow and move carefully, over the prospects of the flyln aaOiel DISTANT itKi.ATIVE Anyhow, there a no hurry. This party that he declares they will soon have a Golfing Husband So I took my Iron tlnue- league baseball after fair Week will last till daylight." regular alf taxi service fn Stewart. ' you know what an iron Is? for a few garnet at least. Alnsworth mumbled something under "The ad methods are too alow for , wife Of course, I've curled my own ' - hi breath. Dale was aearehln hu me," he declares. hair for year. Rube Marquard, recently appointed Jctd to But' I nrofearlon. in.lBoe. and evening in in vujr muowtu ,Ma 8 .143 u may be the last match before- next week's Exhibition sporting actlviUe and a good gam la expected. A uyro win at thl time would create an even more close and Interesting situation In ttrther, a Clev. Hlll' FINEST tOjNfBON rtLiuii rt JOSEPH Ir JOHN VICKERS 4 U). LONDON IJ5() tNCU.'.O DRY This advertisement i not publJheJ or displayed bj tk Liquor, ppntrol Hoi(rd r? bV-the Government of J Sport Chat; Uritjih Cqlumhia. Meter of 'TJ tcatri: hh, h. n p , ' teaf 1 oM. baseball .irce rr puofitrt" A famous men lni'X .lUitrfw if tt" licioe Siralte rtfi N1 not t K iitnpe' oiir the league landing and the service , .V'1 J, out to put . yw "0 for league ln ,wi M j honors by taking advantage of this op- Xv 5 pottunlty. On account of recsnt rain, mn or 1 1 v vuiu yj sss iivvrmi j T - a i.-ifiid seclln interest to l" of special in.