PAGE FOUR to We 'Seven t Mystery By Agatha Christie , Copyright by Public Ledger . INSTALMENT XIV. TI1K STOHY THIS FA It Ckrry Wade 1 found dead In bed at viiiiuixa, M:eue 01 a pouse parry. SMM nilt. rtf nlim lSM1ra nlaM - i. ... ...who ywiyvM In nla mem to awaken him are Und up on a mimti. ine gusts are told t&at death resulted from an overdose of sleeping powder. Jimmy Theslger and Ronny pevereux motor to Gerry's home xejl death. . a !ter. Loralne. of Wade's LadT Eileen Brent known "Sun die flnrU ttjv Wari Via1 ivrltfn to his lter making reference to the C; .... . -J 1 - n . i . . . . i . t ucivu iiius. ounaie iceis certain mat Oerry was mjurdered. En route to Von don a man, mysteriously shot, ruggers into the road tn front of Elleen'a oar. It prove to be Devereut, who dying, whispers: "Seven Dials tell Jimmy Theslger." At Jhnmfi nimrtr "AnrM! flnl. Ixjralne. Tbe three of them act cut to inui tne murderer. From Gaptajn Battle at Ssrtland Yard Bundle obtains a lltt of secret societies. That evening with Bill Everaletgh, she visits )b Sevep PiaJs CJub. a watchman, Alfred, is rcotgntwd as a former footman at Chimneys. Cb Inert Minister George Imsx plans a party. He has received a warning letter from the Seven Dials Society. Bundle gets an Invitation. Mean time she hides In the meeting room NOW rOXTIVVP. TJIE HTORV Against the Law had thought it to be. She essayed a further inquiry. "Who is Mr. Mosgorovsky?" "Gentleman as runs this elub. Russian gentleman. A very clever gentleman too." once that this lock was a very different affafr. It was of the patent kind that would only yield to its own key, " 'Ignly ingenious, it Is," explained Alfred, "It looks all right when ODenerf Khplvps vmi b-nnw with a You'll 1 " get me Bundle abandoned the getting of j Jv ll information for the moment and proceeded to other matters. "A hundred pounds is a veryj large sum of money, Alfred." ! "Larger than I ever handled, my lady." said Alfred with simple pandor. "Did you ever suspect that there was something wrong?" "Wrong, my lady?" "Yes. I'm not talking about the gambling. I mean something fari more serious. You don't want to bt sent to penal servitude, ' do you. Alfred?" . i "Oh, Lord, my lady, you don't! mean it?" t I "I was at Scotland Yard the day before yesterday," said Bundle Jm- pressively. "I heard some very cuf 1 ious things. I want you to help rne.i Alfred, and if you do, well if things go wrong, I'll put in a good ; word "for you." : "Anything I can do, I shall be only too pleased, my lady, I mean, I would anyway." "Well, first of all," said Bundle, "I want to go all over this place from top lo bottom." Accompanied by a mystified and scared Alfred, she made a very thorough tour of inspection. Nothing struck her eye till she came j.6 the gaming room. There she noticed an inconspicuous door In, ft, corner, and the door wa$locked ' Alfred explained readily. "That's used as a getawayyirjur door on lo a staircase what comis uui in me next 3treei. iriat s. tna way the gentry goes when there a raid." w ; "But don't the police know about it?" "It's a cunning, door, you. set, my lady. Looks like a cupboard, that' all." . Bmile felt a rising excitement. "I must get in here," she said. Alfred shook his head. "You can't my lady; Mr. Mos- gorovtky he has the key "weii," said Bundle, other keys." Te Meeting Plice Bundle's eves brlehtened. She had found what she was looking for. This, she felt sure, was the meeting place of the secret or ganization. The place was almost perfectly planned. It looked so innocent you could reach it Just by stepping through from the gaming room, or you could arrjve there by the secret entrance and any secrecy, any precautions were easijy explained by the gaming go nr on in the next room. Idly, as these thoughts passed through her mind, she drew a fin ger across the marble of the man telpiece. Alfred saw and mlslnter preted the action. "You won't find no dirt, not to speak of," 'he said. "Mr. Mosgorovsky, he ordere the place to be swept out this morning, and I did it while he waited." "Oh I" said Bundle, thinking very hard. 'This morning, eh?" Next minute he received a shock. "Alfred," said Bundle, "you've eot to find me a place in this room where I can hide." Alfred looked at her in dismay. "But it's impossible, mv ladv into trouble and 111 YOu'll 'lose it" anyway when vou go lo "prison 'said Bundle unkind, ly. "But as a matter of fact, you needn't worry, nobody will know anything about It." "And there ain't no pla-ce," Alfred. "Look round for vour- self, your ladyship, if you don't be lieve pie.' ill Hide A PJacV to Bundle was 'forced, to admit that there Wft snrnRthtnir In tVifa'v. merit iBui she had-' the true -spirit of one undertaking adventures. "Nonsense." she said with determination. 'There has got to be a place." "But there ain't one." walled Al fred. Never had a room shown itself more unpropltlous for conceal ment. Dingy blinds were drawn over the dirty window panes, and there were no curtains. The window sill outside, which Bundle ex amined, was about four Inches wide! Inside the room th the table, the chairs and the cup- Doaras. The second cupboard had a kev in the lock. Bundle went across and pu)led it open. Inside were shelves covered with an odd as. sortment of glasses and crockery. . surplus stuff as we don't use." explained Alfred. "You can see for yourself, my lady, there's no place MSC H Ut CUU1U IJlUe. But Bundle was examining thn shelves. '"' ; v y ' " "Flimsy work," she said. "Now. then, Alfred, have you got a cupboard downstairs where you could shove all this glass? You have?i Good. Then get a tray and start to carry It down at once. Hurrv-. there's no time to lose." "You can't my lady. And It's' getting late too. The cooks will be here any minute now." "Mr. Mosgro-what-not doesn't Come till later. I aunnnse?" "Hp's npvpr hora miixh there are midnight. But, oh, my lady" "Don't talk so much. Alfred." said Bundle. "Get that tray. If you She perceived that the lock was J stay here arguing you will get In a perfectly ordinary one which to trouble." prooaDiy coma oe easijy unlocked) by the key of one of the other ( doors. Alfred, rather troubled, was sent tOvgSct likely specimens, Thj foufWthat Bundle tried fit-ted. She tiiTne& jt, penehe ' door and passed through. She found herself in a small, dingy apartment. A long table occupied the centre of the room with chairs ranged round It. There was no other furniture In the room. Two built-in cupboards stood on either side of the fireplace. Alfred Indicated the nearer one with a nod. That' It," he explained . .Bundle tried the cupboard door, tin' if was locked, and she saw at Doing what is familiarly known as "wringing hJs hands," Alfred departed. Presently he returned with a tray, and haying by now reanzeo. tnat-nw protests were useless, ha worked with avriefvous jfn- trorv nulla tiirnpteiniv ' -9 M H4II)II 40t.s As Bundle had seen, the shelves were easily detached. She took them down, raneed them UDrieht agalpst the wall and then stepped m. "H'm," she remarked. "Pretty narrow. It's going to be a tight fit. A Tiresome Cough Was Left By A Severe Cold m i .... . . ' r nt tmj--i ir n t -w t icw teagers ana mat on em. No-? ; -f vu .meruw, wmu, .a.., 'VEXi'Sti,, ,;i'ZZfVXt".?Z;:TJZ writes: "Some tlcne' ago I was seisej if? MP!f?73r i?9,'1 "A "Id that left mt witi the right spot and the-whole thina tirwome ranch. SWipgS open," I ''After trying different cough meii- bundle had turned around and ?ne;,.to. noAT'' m7 hu8b&nd brou"h .. . ' i w fully, The first thing she noticed was mai we goor py wnicn tney had entered was carefully .fitted round with baize. It must be com-1 pletely sound-proof. Then her eyes wandered to the chairs, There were SPVMi nf them thrno oan "Has to be oe done sometimes." Bundle nodded. Her rae. own sus- plclor leloru had hnri hPPn been correct, rr,, and th- the neverZIt sal sa,d Alfred- "Though the T room's ner What vu . Call n modus modus nnsranrll operandi urn, was much m,.,h as .. she .h. -Vou may used." irons." Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup which I started to taks at once, ani before I had taken several doses I Side and one rather more imposing l noticed a change, and when I had .' ... . . .I,- l.n,,l.. L in oesign at ine neaa oi tne table, j zdetslr -r"' -uu'4 " r'u Price, 35c a bottle Urge family sire 60c-; at all druggists and dealers; manufactured only by The T. Milbrn Co., Limited, Tompto, Ont. "I don't know," "Nonsense, you must have a gimlet perhaps you've got an aue- er. as well. If you haven't got what I want, you'll have to no out and buy it, so you'd better try hard to find the right thing." Inside a Cupboard Alfred departed and returned presently with oulte a creditable assortment of tools. Bundle sejzed what she wanted and proceeded to bore a small hoi at the level of her right eye. She did this from the outside, so that it should be loss noticeable, and she dared not make it too large lest it should at tract attention. 'There .that'll do," she remark ed at last. "Oh I but, my lady, my lady" "Yes?" "But they'll find you If thev should open the door." 'They won't open the door." said Bundle, "because you are going to lock it and take the key away." And if by chance Mr. Mosaorov- sky should ask me for the key?" 'Tell him it's lost," said Bundle, briskly. "But nobody's going to worry about this cupboard it's only here to attract attention from the other one and make a pair. Go on, Alfred, some one mlgtit come at any time. Lock me in and1 take the key arid come and let me out when every one's gone." I "YouH be taken bad. mv ladv.i YouH faint" I "I never faint," said Bundle. "But; you might as well get me a cock- tall. I certainly need it. Then lock ; the door of the room again don't forget and take all the door keys back to their proper doors. And.' Alfred don't be too much of a rab bit. Remember, if anything goes wrong, I'll see you through." "And that's that." said Bundle to herself when, havine served th' rnrlrrall Alfred h-i finnii.. j I .ivu mu .uiaui uc parted. She was not nervous lest Alfred's nerve should fall and he should give her away, she knew that his sense of self-preservation was far too strong for that. Hli training alone helped him to conceal private emotions beneath the mask of the well-trained servant. Only one thing worried Bundle. The interpretation she had chosen to put upon the cleaning of the room that mnrnlnor mlrrht h 11 WroniT. And if firwRiinrilc 'iloRrrt Inthe narrow conflnpi nf th rnn. board. The prospect of . spending long, hours' Jijjti for , nothing -wk noi attractive. MEETING OF THE SEVEN DIALS It would be well to oass over the sufferings of the next four hours as quickly as possible. Bundle found her position extremely cramped. She had Judged that the meeting, if meeting there was to be, would take place at a time when the club was In full swlns somewhere probably between the hours of midnight and 2 aJn. She was Just deciding that it must be at least six o'clock in the morning when a welcome sound came to her ears, the sound of the unlocking of a door. In another minute the electric light was switched on. The hum of voices, which had come to her for a minute or two rather like the farroff rpar of Jsea waves, ceased as BudderilaSiltjJjad begun, and Burfdle Keafa trie"sound of a bolt being shot. Clearly some one had come In from the gamllng room next door, and she Dald tribute to the thoroughness with which the communicating door had been rendered Eound proof. In another minute the intruder VWilSV came Into ItVI her line SSSSV Uf of vision 441USSSS -"-" wvv V MtV VMSVtUtlil Alfred-Uhat's rlnht. Yes. It can be line of vision that was necessarily done. Now I want a gimlet." 'somewhat Incomplete but which A gimlet, my lady?" .yet answered Its purpose. A "That's what I said." man, broad shouldered and tall power lilt DAILY KITTS wt'nitrraav. ,Tr mi ful looking, with a Jong black beard. Bundle remcmbffred having seen him sitting at one of the bac carat tables on ' the preceding night. This, then, was Alfred's mysterious Russian gentleman, the proprietor of the club, the sinister Mr. Mosgorovsky. Bundle's heart belt' faster with excitement. So little did she resemble her father that at this minute she fairly gloried In the extreme discomfort of her po sitton. ii Ills race Masked The Russian remained for. some minutes standing by the table stroking his beard. Then he drew a .watch from his pocket, and glanced at the time. Nodding his head as though satisfied, he again thrust hi hand into his pocket. and, pulling out .something that Bundle could not see. he moved out of her line of vision. When he reappeared again she could hardly help giving a gasp of surprise. His face was now covered by o mask, but hardly a mask in the conventional sense. It was notj shaped to the face. It was a mere piece of material hanging In front! of5 the features like a curtain In. which two slits were pierced for the eyes. In shape it was round and ort it was the representation of a Qlock face, with the hands pointing at 6 o'clock. 'The Seven Dials!" said Bundle to herself, And at that minute there, came new sound seven muffled taps. Mosgorovsky strode across to where Bundle knew was the other cupboard door. She heard a sharp click and then the sound of greet- ings In a foreign tongue. They also wore clock masks, but In their case the hands "were In a different position 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock respectively. Both men were in evening dress but with a difference. One was an elegant, slender young man Win .fXf nJRS .S19I&SS , p.f . mvlto, Ite cut. The grace with which he! moved was foreign - rather -than' even a Russian. The Proceedings Begin The American moved to the other side of the table and Bundle heard a chair being pulled out., "One o'clock's being a great success,' tie said. "I congratulate you on taking the risk." . Five o'clock shrugged his shoulders. "Unless one takes risks" He left the sentence unfinished. Again seven taps sounded and Mosgorovsky moved across to the Presently she had a view of the secret door, newcomers. I She failed to catch anything de F-M. Stationary Diesel Engines For isolated power plants where electric power is not available, and for standby service, Fairbanks-Morsa Diesel Engines have proven thoroughly dependable and remarkably low in power, operation and maintenance costs. 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He himself came round the table and took the seat next to the armchair at the top. Sitting thus,, he was" " dlrectty failhg"tiundle's cubr board. The eleganLflve o!clock took tPr rtAcorihAH , wirv nrd !n niJchalr that fjde was out of Bun clothes fitted him sufficiently well,'dle's sl8nt' but tthe American No. moved lnto her line of vteiop i4 but no more, and Bundle guessed ot hi. nsHnnamv VPn hfnr h , for a moment or two before he heard his voice. "I reckon we're the first to arrive kit this little meeting." A full pleasant voice with a slight American drawl and an Inflection of Irish behind it. The elegant young man said in good, but slightly stilted English: the place het to him. The third sat down. On the near side of the table also only two chairs were visible, and as she watched a hand turned the second really the middle chair down. And thenwlth a swift movement one of the newcomers brushed past the cupboard and i had much dififruitv in rMtintr took the chair opposite Mosgorov- away tonight. These things do not sky- .Whoever sat there had, of always arrange themselves for tunately. I am not, like No. 4 here my own master." Bundle tried to guess at his na course, their back directly turned to Bundle and It was at that back that Bundle was staring with a good deal of Interest, for It was hadthe back of a singularly ebautl-thought tlonaJlty. Until he spoke she he might be French. but!rul woman very mucn decollete. the accent waa not a French one 1 It Was She who spoke first. Her He mteht oossiblv. she thought, be! voice was musical, forelgn-with a dP sediwUve note in it. She was an Austrian, or a Hungarian. or glancing wwara ine empty ctmir at the head of the table. "So we are not to see No. 7 tonight?" she said. 'Tell me, my fiends, shall we ever see him?" That's darned good," said the American. "Darned good! 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