page ponn fBssgwHs v INSTALMENT XXXXI. "Neither do L" said the Doctor calmly. "I ha vent the rifbt kind of nerve for that sort of thing. It has to be done. Quick! They may be here any moment" The old man fingeied the weap-en a moment longer. He drew up bis gaunt figure. "I wont!" be rasped oat. The Rope of Pearls "Kb?" Dr. Moffett sharp eyes cut a blase through the green space that separated them. "You wont? When did you get so coming to her. But this one" he glanced crookedly at the girl didnt double-cross us, the way the other one did. She only did Thrilling ' Mystery Story In 30 chapters HEUUN UN DON foot He looked at the dim figure of his master, but Moffett did not appear to notice him. "I I cant do that sir," -he protested. m uuct enovn vo ssop a out- Aaeie mquirea. tl " "Summers?" Dale looked tin anri t- JASPER GOLF IN PROGRESS Gardiner White Was in First Round for Totem Pole Trophy '' JASPER PARK LODGE Sept 9. Gardiner White, noted golfer and runner-up in the Canadian ama teur championship, was the winner in the first round of totem pole trophy, the golf classic of western Canada, which opened on the Jasper Park Lodge course Saturday with a field of 7$ entries. With three-quarters of his medal handi cap. White defeated Old Man Par by two up. He counted 71 from the championship tees. Miss Cecil Smith of Toronto won the ladies' event by a score of 87, four down to the C.L.O.W. par. The tournament was officially opened by Hon. Dr. William Egbert lieutenant-governor of Alberta, who is also an entrant with his -Hurry.'- said the Picaroon, and a. J. Hills, assistant to the vice- his voice cut like steel nresident of the CN R who is can- Wlth a tottering gait the old tain of the Jasper Park Lodge golf man went across the floor. A week committee, stated that the re- small, sharp sound came, and the green ffhuntnaUoa faded out -Steady. Moffett!" The Picaroon afternoon under the auspices of the Cincinnati Canadian National Yacht Model Boston Club. 1 j piiuueu I vi n uutiw. iBOStOII A doctor 7 Are you uit" "No, but" with an anxious expression he studied her white, faintly smiling face "Paul Alns-worth is in the house. I fotmd him when I went to look for a telephone." CHICAGO CUBS DEFEATBRAVES Got Two Rons in Ninth Inning Rally Yesterday: Rrowns Lose Third Straight to Red 'Sox NEW YORK. Sept 10: The Chicago Cubs rallied for two runs in the ninth inning yesterday to defeat the Boston Braves. Hack Wilson hit his thirty-seventh homer of the season in the seventh inning. The Phillies 'scored five runs on six hits against the St Louis Car dinals and won easily. Pittsburgh Pirates won a hard hitting game from Brooklyn Rob ins at a result of a four run rally in tee seventh. New York Olants, behind Carl Ha bell and Fred Fltzsimmons, took a double neader from Cincinnati Reds American League In the American League, young 2d Welsh held Washington Senat ors to six niU and Chicago White w-wn w mu, Mf uipprc. limn urc cukbiiw, muc cMvp-ja nu wurui pnrec. Now the only light in the room.tionai golf will be played this week.! Detroit at Chicago was the yellow sheen of the two candles. The Picaroon waited on squeamish? You had no scrapie it his eyes had become accustom -about getting Miss Conway out ofj" to the different ilhtminatton. the way." then took a brisk step toward the "That was different She had it doctor. "Ah!" he exclaimed. "A green mask exactly the same shade of green as the light Talk about protective coloring! But what's - . . . . . ' ikl.in ,r. l . t- phorescent substance. The mask had to be luminous itself, in order There was the sound of foot-', to Mend perfectly into the general atena an the other btf nf tu Illumination. Now we'll see " table. A deadly look pierced the With a swift motion he tore the1 shuddering old man. Dr. Moffett's raak from the flocl5 face. Then! dim and frummlin ftenn atmn. he Stood SDettbo&nd. Itaritur ed over the weapon. ' "Good heivens!", he exclaimed "I wont forget this, Axeteon, he In a dun, hoHow voice. "Mr. Ferry -muttered aagrilj. "Weil, if you man!" wont do it then I must. The out- ! An hour had passed. .. . come wul be " j The two candles on the mantel He broke off with a startled ex- were still projecting their pale r --fcm. He had Just reached sheen across the floor. Alexander Wol lying on the floor Ferryman alias Dr. Moffett. oc-' ' ; : ker hand had foreetal- eupled a-hai-atthe-wtndow. He ; ' . With a laugh the Pica- was, a gloomy, silent man. and his r ;-d to his feet 1 hands and feet were bound with more, Moffett." he ad- curtain ropes. .Facing him sat Ax-! . "I can shoot eUtm, equally silent and gloomy, i ' if I cant see your his hands and feet similarly tied. ; ght where you are. And in a room on the upper floor n J I tell you to move. Joan of Arc was a prisoner be-He threw something hind a locked door. The ferocious ; " sof feet Caesar had been chained to a ..' what's that?" stammer- tree outside. jctor in a stricken voice. . The door opened and Dale walk-ouHet you wasted. And ed in. He had removed the trap-something else." His left pings which, in the deceptive ipped into the Inside poc- green light had given him super-. he left side of his coat flcial resemblance to Mr. Castle, out a voiome of ancient He dragged his feet a little, an : nee. "This Is Lobelia's unusual thing for him to do. and cent rains have put the course in i Sox wen. an excellent shape as it was during) Boston Red Sox inflicted the the recent Canadian amateur third straight defeat on St Louis warned. "One more move and I championship and that Judging; Brawns who have now dropped to wnai anyuouy eise would oo m a c uanuwij ai me p. ( TT 1 pinch like that. I wont do it!" imask. noticing a faint greenish j ft QI YclCllt ne wrew ine ptstoi irom mm, b" rawuawog ironi uic iaonc.j and it clattered noisily to the "Oh, of course! Some sort of phos- noor. falling close to the motion less form tying then. Models is Held Alex Wjlie's Boat Won on Saturday With Oscar Sather's Close Be hind; Four Boats Enter Considerable interest Alex Wyhe's boat was the winner 'American League covering the three mile triangular! W. course off the dry deck In 38 min- PhttodelpWa 91 utes. Oscar Sather's boat was close Nww York 71 behind and trailing were boats of dove land .. 69 Albert Palmer and Jack Gibson. JSt Louis 68 Only the four boats were entered. Detroit 61 "Paul!" She sprang up from the , . . First A Game of Season to Be PUyed chair she had occupied. "I Ja$t Thb Sa Mwt felt he was here! It must have Brta7"n"1 UWU UUi wlV 1WWW UW Ul HSS of OeuL' the book t his head was a trifle bowed, as If sounded familiar, but n you. i uw you wui ap- wnnnim wwn wwi perpiexiues. i sure" She his voice I couldn't Washington 53 Chicago anu Cieve- Today the Inter-provincial and land at Philadelphia games were state competition teams of six (postponed on account of wet players each will tee off. the total J grounds, medal round of all contestants for' Yesterday's scores: ie holes to be counted, while in the afternoon the mixed foursome handicap match against bogie will be played, the players to get 90 of the combined handicap. National League New York 8-10, Cincinnati 3-4. Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 9. Boston 3. Chicago 4. Philadelphia 9. St Louis 3. American League St Louis 2, Boston 6. Chicago 8, Washington 4. BIG LEAGUE STANDINGS Chicago Pittsburgh New York ,St Louis taken Brooklyn hi the yacht model race Saturday Philadelphia National League W. ..90 -.77 ..3 02 60 M -.51 49 L. 43 66 60 67 71 73 77 eo L. 42 55 61 63 71 78 79 85 Pet .677 579 536 .485 .466 .451 .412 .389 Pet .664 580 531 519 .462 .406 .405 566 Junior League Soccer Starts ArrtcgenwnU for the com vvtfvnsArvasMifr rvf 1 hs foil esKsk,Hiitsa nf naucMi suddenhr .. ., .. .. . t-rcate the tntek leather bind- "Did you set Cant Summers?") -.i. u w.- UK -uowc rwuu iuuc were T srrrg vj Aa A !. i . . . - . . . nufcof at a meeting tai mgni in uie He tossed the book on the Uble Winked his eyes, as If stow to un-, -yea-an accident." said Dale nbeUSent For an ancient volume it was a deratand. "Oh. yes. He growled awkwardly. "But it nothing ser- lJs ?? AnuZv rather big book of a form sughtty like a bear when I got him out teU3 .J, t tnmk Jl . M,ss 8 A, M" J . It , .i ..-. . . i , . ... reus, i am sure, i inms tnese rw- renfeaenting- Borden B. Street School: uu1 01 Uie uual Ui uru. x ta w y uie aame ftons"-wtth a glance at the two n straight at my heart. Oh, Axel-.hour." son!" I She scanned his face In the dim With an uncertain gait, his head light of the candles. "What else?" lolling unsteadily, the old man she inouired shrewdly. came forward. He gave her an uncomprehend "Axeison." said the Picaroon, lng look. "you are a vile old scoundrel, but' "You were gone over half an I shant forget that you refused hour." she pointed out "It didn't to do as this blackguard told you." take you .as long as that to tele-He looked out over the old man's phone Captain Summers." head. "What are those things on "No. it didn't? said Dale retur- the nantel?" tantly. "I had er a few other "Oh. to be sure. Green candles, things to attend to. I stationed' trnil Mum? Thai' n?Viv fh An mtVIn nt ttu mf . thai not stand out in this -light. More 'undesirable persons set in tilllr mn ni litp winnowu- misnrffAip .a. t a ww nm tviiw wsvawu tu e9 nac iliui Utruvs 3bI!lA Uktk ! V irr . . - . . inrosi. Tom tpe wau, wnere Ad- i am reaoy to mace good my cle had been sUnding, came a ' promise . to deliver ..the murderer trembling sigh of relief. '; of Miss Conway Into his hands." "Do you know, doctor. I didn't He gave a tired laugh. "Poor realiy think you would shoot" Summers! Even now he half sus-said the Picaroon. "But since you pec is that the Picaroon is up to bad to shoot, it was nice of you another trick. Bue he will come, to humor my whim and shoot He really ought to be here in an and R She was at the door before he ' arhrM Manness anu jvuu njuumv i Halleran had finished peakThg: She flung: The following schedule for the an excited question over hat fall was drawn up, the second half shoulder. "Where?" "Second ftocr. First door to the left In the hall." She was gone in an instant. Dale gave a sigh that was a little wistful. For a few moments he gased moodily at the door and then he stepped to the table and opened the bag which Dr. Mof-j f ett had paeked so hurriedly when ! he thought' the police were at the' gate. He emptied the contents on; protective cotoringl" Th Pkaroonjgummers arrives. Oh. I forgot ta' .HV, ehaclued ufeislngly. "Eight them;lpyotf, I didn't bring any ixJic4iZjt., a nuuu. uicu wiui me, out i orougni um- The old man twisted his head kins. It was he who set the goivc rnd hesitated. In motion and fired the shou "Light them." the Picaroon Bilklns con make as much noise sternly repeated, flourishing the as a regiment Best of jll, he Pistol just a Utile. docs as he Is told without asking Axeison obeyed. Soon two small questions." yellow flames shone through the She smiled a little. "Yes, yon kpnen Illumination. telephoned Summers and "One more thing. Axeison," said Bilklns at the gate. What else? r the Picaroon briskly. "I want you can tell from your looks that there to switch off the green light. You is something more." know how. Hurry!" ; "Yes, there' jls." He seemed re- The old man shook from head to luctant toproceed. .'J.l3Q tele- the table Anyone other thin to be played next spring: Sept. .14 Borden Street School vs. High School. Sept. 18 Booth Memorial School I vs. Borden. 8ept. 21 High vs. Booth. 8ept. 28 High vs. Borden. Sept. 28 Borden vs. Booth. Oct. 5 Booth vs. High. Oct 12 Borden vs. High. Oct. ls-Booth vs. Borden. Oct 2 High i. Booth. September 20 was set as the date for annual meeting of the there were several papers, and he gave them a hurried glance before teaue P arrangements were al- hc flung them Into the fireplace. f 861 m m.uo.n ' u,jL Vmu1 1 Doctor Molfetl chair and fa lanee. What are ""Hue, uaic u " " timed In the m a baneful r- olng?" he de-. ornlng," sald Dale, feigning a shiver. "It win take a $100,000 bonfire to thaw me out" He struck a match, Doctor Mof- feU strained violently against the Un,t ropes that held his hands and feet. Dale laughed quietly as he and watched them flare up and curl Into a black flake. "So much for your little game, ' Moffett All that's left Is ashes,, ' To Be Continued 'Tomorrow i in n rriiiii'i'iiu liiiii uii i r I 4 OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALLS Hnrlbh League First Division . Astonvllla 2; Derby County 2. Sheffield V.. If Mlddlesboro 3. ! Westham United 5; Newcastle Enjclfch Division Second Division Blarkpool 5; Nottingham F, 1. Charlton Athletic 4; 8toke City 4. Notts c, 2; Bradford City 0. Preston. N.E, 2; Cardiff 3. Southampton 3; West Bromlch Albion 2. . Wolwrhamton Wanderers Jj;. Reading i. '. I Sport Chat -Thistles and Regiment will meet1 this evening in what if the Scots j vrtn, may be the final league foot-1 ball game of the season. The This-' Ttles now have three wins without a loss in this series and will need just this one win to etneh. That it will go that easy, however, is not. expected and the soldiers will be) looked for to put up stubborn re-; sistance even if they have lost three games and won none so far' and have little chance to cop. Thtsj Is one of the Mobley Cup games postponed from last month on account of rain. -For the first time this year, the Rose Lake football team met defeat from the Bums Lake eleven on the Bums Lake grounds on La bor Day. the score being five to one. , This score, however, was hardly In-) ' dleative of the play which was. much closer than might be sugges- j ted. The teams were: Burns Lake: ! Engsdad; Pedley and Thomson: D. . TrusdelL O'Harra, Hauer; 8atter- strom. McKenna, Brown. McLeodl and Sandnes: Rose Lake: Mowat; Bach and Bach: Sturgeon. Kapley and Cra rimer. Mould. Faulkner. Mould, Mould and Bach. TRAFFICMEET IN WINNIPEG CNJt Man Expectv to be Elected President of American Passengers Officers Asso. ty third annual meeting of the American passenger traffic officers' association will be held In Winnipeg on the sixteenth and seventeenth. This convention will be one of the most important of the year in Canada since IX willJ three of aU the leading rsalwat companies in North America, those eligible to attend being trafflcl prestdenu, trainc managers ana general passenger agents. It Is expected there wtH be between two and three hundred present at the convention. Fooowmg the meetings, which win be held m the Fort Garry hotel, the visitors will be given a trip through the Cana dlan Reeky Mountains by the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways. This Is the first time In the history of the association that Its annual meeting has been he'd In Western Canada and elaborate ar rangements have been made to Insure Its success. The meettosgs will be presided over by the President C.N.R. OFFICERS PROMOTED? ii nrwj -ir i tin mj- a lit ii r-mmmtrt , f iiii a-. ut II IB m I ' IIII II I 1 WTJrin r"J W-f V III i iTar .' m m i j i II IgggggMSEMSk. 1 1 II 1 JlfMSlM.'VfHu slHHL I tt. ZMM . WwBsl E I ' W tm V VMMt Jjih mm ggggggggggggggggSj ii rxmj. 4QbHV UBsWI II V ii n ivrgtii ifrTH r mjaHk-sigjiiw i mw t nmtm igi sii i i g ii ct wj-jg . . l. -.Nw . ' u mvmW9 wiaJJsj'usssiMi ass I I maA-j i . . ikw ' i ' m .M warn vWSM fW ' AVSWnP "Oil II ggflUSMSWM fgggf II -ggn r .wf V. 3Hdn I H IggM lgM gggggfl II A. r m U VI i I PiUSHI W SSL .WIS J jj II Officers of the freight traffic di.;ar:ment of the . r..:. t " Railways protnin-ntly iv.noTnid in tht rwnt rf inrr. -: tionn are shown above. They ar: (1) J. M. Horn wh'. h?. noted Assistant Preigh' Traffic Manaucr. WVnr.ipejf ; 2i J ' who has been appointed Crn ral Fli ght it. Var. .uv. i Hateiy, wko bwvimi Grneral Frriirh: Aj.-irt. WinmpcK; ' Rtsevear, General Freight Agent, Win;iirK-g. who, on Bw. ir--after 52 years of service, and (.') F. G. A ims, Awi't.-n: i; Freight Agent, Winnipeg, whose duties are enlarged to give r.:m vision over rates and divisions. J. D. Rahner of St. Augustine. Florida. It Is expected that the meeting will elect as its next president H. H. Melanson, general passenger traffic manager of the Canadian WINN1PBO. Sept. 10 The seven-! Monai Katiways, Montreal. Mr. Melanson was elected first vice-president at last year's meeting. STOCK QUOTATIONS 'Courtev S D. Johnatou l.f. 1 TOr Ufaemrri.' MS. 1.18. Cork Province, Nil. lOty. Gvtten Belt X, 4. DunweU. 14. IS. George Copper, 5.00. 55, Georgia River. 34, 35. Gladstone. 5. Nil. Oolconda, TO. 71. , Orandvlew. 3U 33. Independence. 7, 8. Indian Mines, ft. 7. Inter. Coal At Cote. 33. 3. Kootenay Florence, 13. 13. Kootenay King. 42, 41. L. ic L, Nil. 3. Lakevlew. . 1. Mohawk, 3. NIL Morton Woolsey. 4. 5. Marmot River OoM. NO, 4. Marmot Metals. 3. 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