an.
PAGE
FOCH
Seven
1
-Dials-Mystery
By
Agatha
Christie
Copyright
by
Public
Ledger
INSTALMENT
XXXVIII
i
(Continued)
With
a
Sandbag
"Look
here
don't
be
scared,
either
of
you.
But
I'd
better
leave
yon
my
revolver.
I
meanjust
in
cue.
Ill
be
back
just
as
soon
as
I
possibly
can."
He
laid
the
revotw
down
on
the
little
table
by
the
sofa,
then
harried
off.
They
heard
the
front
door
bang
behind
him.
The
house
seemed
very
still
now.
The
two
girls
stayed
motionless
by
Bill.
Dandle
stm
kept
her
finger
on
his
Muse.
It
seemed
to
be
beating
my
fast
and
Irregularly'.
"I
wish
we
could
do
something,"
she
whispered
to
Loraine,
This
is
awful."
Loraine
nodded.
"I
know.
It
seem
ages
since
Jimmy
urent
and
yet
it's
only
a
minute
and
a
half."
"I
keep
bearing
things,"
said
Bundle.
"Footsteps
and
boards
creaking
upstairs
and
yet
I
know
it's
only
imagination."
"If
they
could
get
Bfll
"
said
Bundle
and
stopped.
Loraine
shivered.
"I
know
but
we're
In
the
house.
No
one
can
get
in
without
our
hearing
them.
And
anyway
we're
got
the
reporter."
Bundle
tamed
her
attention
back
again
to
BUI.
"I
wish
I
knew
what
to
do.
Hot
coffee.
Tou
give
them
that
sometimes."
"I've
got
some
smelling-salts
tn
my
bag,"
said
Loraine.
"And
some
brandy.
Where
is
it?
Oh,
I
must
have
left
it
in
the
room
upstairs."
"IH
set
it,"
said
Bundle.
"They
might
do
some
goad."
She
sped
quickly
up
the
stairs,
across
the
gaming
room
land
through
the
open
door
into
the
meeting
place.
Loralne'a
bag
was
lying
on
the
table.
As
Bundle
stretched
out
her
hand
to
take
it,
she
heard
a
noise
from
behind
bar.
Hidden
behind
the
door
a
man
stood
ready
with
a
sandbag
In
his
band.
Before
Bundle
could
turn
her
head,
be
bad
struck.
With
a
faint
moan,
Bundle
slip-.
pad
down,
an
uneenseteus
heap,,
u,on
the
floor.
The
Seven
Dials
Very
slowly
Bundle
returned
to
consciousness.
She
was
aware
of
a
dark,
spinning
blackness,
the
centre
of
which
was
a
violent,
throbbing
ache.
Punctuating
this
were
sounds.
A
voice
that
she
knew
very
weU
saying
the
same
thing
over
and
over
again.
The
blackness
spun
leas
violently.
The
ache
was
now
definitely
located
as
being
in
Bundle's
own
head.
And
she
was
sufficiently
herself
to
take
an
interest
in
what
the
voice
was
ytaf.
"Darling,
darling
Bundle.
Oh,
darling
Bundle.
She's
dead;
I
know
he's
dead.
Oh,
my
darling.
Bun-
die,
darling,
darllne
Bundle.
I
do
love
you
so.
Bunoleaarting-1
darling
"
Bundle
lay
quite
still
with
her
eyes
hut.
But
she
was
now
fully
conscious.
BUI'S
arms
held
her
closely
"Bundle,
darling
Oh,
dearest,
darling
Bundle.
Oh,
my
dear
love
Oh,
Bundle
Bundle.
What
shall
I
do?
Oh.
darling
one
my
Bundle
my
own
dearest,
sweetest
Bundle.
Oh,
Ood,
what
shall
I
do?
I've
kill
ed
her.
I've
killed
her."
Reluctantly
very
reluctantly
Bundle
spoke.
"Mo,
you
haven't
you
silly
Idiot,1
she
said.
BU
gave
a
gasp
of
utter
amaze
ment.
"Bundle
you're
alive?"
"Of
course
I'm
alive."
"How
long
havopu
been
I
mean
wiion
an
youADBmeaiaj
"About
flvofmmnSffaco"
"Why
iduQaJjpepfour
eyes
01
say
sesneunng?"
"Didn't
want
to.
I
was
enjoying
my'lf."
"Enjoying
yourself?"
"Yes.
Listening
to
all
the
things
I
CI
1
"J
-am
,
ij
m
w
at
m
.wwamm
nnrrrrTynBlCSal
BaZT
W
111
PJ
W
.
IVBnTBJ
raiti.'iT
-
nM
you
were
saying.
YouH
never
say
them
so
well
again.
YouH
be
too
beastly
self-conscious."
Bill
had
turned
a
dark
brick-red.
"Bundle
you
really
didn't
mind?
You
.know,
J
do
love,
you
so.
rtLhave,
lor
ages,
aui
i
never
aarea
leu
you
sa
...
.
.
"You
sUly
Juggins,
whv?"
said
Bundle.
"I
thought
you'd
only
laugh
at
me.
I
mean
you've
got
brains
and
j
all
that
you'll
marry
some
big-
j
wig."
"Like
George
Lomax?"
suggested
f
Bundle.
j
"I
don't
mean
a
fatuous
ass
like
dodders.
But
seme,
really
fine
chap
who'll
be
worthy
of
you
though
I
don't
think
any
one
could
be
that,"
j
!
ended
um.
Another
Proposal
"You're
rather
a
dear,
Bill."
"But.
Bundle,
seriously,
could
you
ever?
I
mean,
could
you
ever
bring
yourself
to?
slave
or
your
anything."
I
(To
Be
Continued.)
!
Local
Items
Important!
Pioneer's
Association
1
meeting
Wednesday
at
8
pm.
at
home
of
Mrs.
Jack.
Business
arrangements
for
March
10.
(40).
I
Mrs.
W.
Ross
Thomson
of
Ter
race
arrived
in
the
city
from
the,
interior
on
yesterday
afternoon's
train
for
a
brief
visit.
She
is
a
guest
at
the
Hotel
Central.
Mrs.
Geoffrey
Hamlin
and
young
son,
Edgar,
arrived
in
the
eity
on
erterday
altassoon's
train
from
Terrace
and
are
the
guests
of
Mrs.
3.
H.
Thompson,
Oraham
Avenue.
Westvtew.
There
Reports
mer
young
man
schoi
thU
city
tost
Ms
Em
I
accident
down
the
no
intonnaUen
of
a
seems
to
be
available
here.
H.
thatator-l
teacher
of
a
fMi
boat
st.
Little
or
lie
nature
I
was
played
by
Hanson
and
Farstad
and
Rhainlanders
and
other
old
ammtry4
.dances
were
featured.
.
Assistant
Superintendent
P.
O.
Russell
of
Smithers,
Divisional
Master
Mechanic
Archie
Watt
of
nadlan
National
Railways
will
be
here
on
Friday
of
this
week
for
a
company
fuel
conservation
meeting.
Owing
to
the
inclement
weather,
there
was
not
a
very
large
attendance
at
the
weekly
Cinderalla
Dance
of
the
Moose
Lodge
on
Sat
urday
evening.
Those
who
were
there,
however,
had
a
very
enjoyable
tine
dancing
to
strains
of
melodious
music
furnished
by
the
Premier
Orchestra.
B.
J.
Baeon
was
master
of
ceremonies
and
Ted
Rorvlk
presided
at
the
door.
TEA
SUCCESSFUL
The
tea
and
sale
of
home
cooking
held
Saturday
afternoon
by
Hill
Sixty
Chapter
I.OD.E.
was
a
suc-
!
r.raKTiit
nTinir.
nnmu
imiavnrnn
pi
weather,
the
sum
of
$25
being
re-
b
allzed.
In
the
raffle
of
an
embroidered
tray
cloth,
the
winner
was
'Mrs.
11.
B.
Rochester.
The
after
noon's
musical
program
Included
vocal
solos
by
Mrs.
T.
A.
Ross
and
little
Miss
Betty
Woods,
with
Mrs.
George
Hill
Jr.
accompanying.
TOO
LATE
TO
CLASSIFY
)
WANTED
Girl
to
help
with
house-'
work
and
children.
Apply
Mrs.
'
Good,
Suite
4,
Summit
Apts.
(42)
A
Different
Woman
"
law
traat
plenum
in
informing
pan
that
Knuektn
ImIU
kv
nrM
tmdm
fur
me.
I
hat
tten
treat
tugerrr
of
Utr
and
kidmtp
troubk,
and
After
trying
tm
btlk
I
am
a
difierml
trvmm.
I
had
t
tint
tip
mp
irflri,
but
thanka
M
Enuckn
SaHi
I
am
back
at
mrvt
again,
and
I
liw
ur
m
liSU
every
morning,
and
I
doml
hear
ci
Ik
littl
complaint
nam
wiick
ckili
ventnil)
get.
B
u
ktppitr
nd
bripkler.
I
ham
tncUd
nap-that
if
mm
and
pelf.
I
mm
43
ywt.
toy
6
yean.
ihali
tlrcvi
Maktp
recommend
Knucken,
and
tavaid
nut
be
wtUaut
Kxm
tniitei
in
a
lurry."
(Mil.)
M.
P.
OrttiMl
MM
o
th
lor
tBtmeOm.
Enucbeo
&JUKUCB
Siltf
(MJU
b
fli
obUlaabl
VUMHJACMV
At
M.
UlUg
druf
ami
SltVi
"Could
.
.
.
.
I
ever
,
brine
,
mvself
,
to
.
do
.
dfMrtroeot
um
in
juda
t
iu.
,
battle.
...-
I
A
battle
coattuu
eoouctt
tu
lait
for
4
or
&
"Marry
me.
I
know
I'm
awf
uUy
thick-headed
but
I
do
love
you,'
Bundle.
I'd
be
your
dog
or
your
mouUifc
good
ueaitb
tot
bU--cent
a
Uj,
FREE
TRIAL
OFFER
If
m
he
wtr
trted
k
in
k
now
a
if
lor
you
to
proxr
our
dlin
lor
uuf
jrour
dnifltit
lor
tr
n
liUAT?76r.
eowiou
ol
our
remUt
The
hottb-
twtir
TPr,.'''
"-
"lent
fcfSout
U.
your
,
.v.
Vou
rwvr
aikarMrd
to
Mm
iSST
lorouto;
lnt"nrn
eUBwjr'BS:
FINALS
OF
BADMINTON
Will
Be
riayed
Tonight;
Semifinals
Finished
on
Saturday
Finals
in
the
city
badminton
championship
tournament
under
auspices
of
the
I.OD.E.
Badminton
Club
will
be
played
tonight
as
follows:
8
pjn
mixed
doubles
Mrs.
V.
Long
and
C.
J.
Norrbkgton
vs.
Miss
Caroline
Mitchell
and
Frank
Rus
sell.
9
pm..
exhibition
game.
9:
IS
pin.,
ladies'
doubles
Miss
Caroline
Mitchell
and
Miss
Frances
R
MpMilhn
well
known
1iffi
crOHB
vs.
Mrs.
H.
L.
BftaoweH
ana
as
part
owner
of
the
Big
Bay
Lum
ber
Co.'s
sawmill,
addreggd
a
luncheon
of
thVanjwftyi
Board
of
Trade'
last
,weelcrorS:'ijreign
Mar
kets
and
What
They
Mean
to
Van
couver.
member
of
the
composing
etalf
of
The
Daily
News.
room
P.
M.
Ray
received
a
wire
this
morning
from
SoUoway,
Mills
Si
Co.
at
Vancouver
saying
they
never
had
a
man
named
Harry
Taylor
in
their
employ.
Taylor,
who
is
in
the
hands
of
the
police,
said
that
he
worked
for
them.
Despite
unfavorable
weather.
there
was
a
fair-steed
crowd
at
a
Scandinavian
dance
in
the
Metro-pole
Hall
Saturday
night.
Music
Mrs.
Shelford
Darten.
9:45
pjn.,
men's
doubles
A.
O.
Brand
and
Robert
Bartlett
vs.
Will
Lambie
and
Frank
Russell.
Ladies'
and
mixed
doubles
wiil
be
decided
by
the
beat
two
out
of
three
sets,
while
the
men's
doubles
will.!
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Robert
Young
will
J
be
the
best
of
five
seta.
Mayor
O.
be
sailing
on
the
Catala
tomorrow
.
H.
Orme
has
been
invited
to
pre-
aftemoon
for
Vancouver.
For
the
I
ent
the
prises
at
the
conclusion
ef
past
year,
Mr.
Young
has.
been
a
the
games.
In
a
semi-final
of
the
mixed
doubles
on
Saturday
evening.
Miss
Caroline
Mitchell
and
Frank
RUs-sell
beat
Mrs.
J.
H.
Horton
and
W.
Tobey
Jr,
15-8,
16-8.
In
a
men's
doubles
semi-final,
Frank
Russell
and
WH1
Lambie
wen
15-11,
15-11
from
H.
T.
Cross
and
Allan
Cross.
ELKS
WIN
BILLIARDS
Took
Fixture
of
Last
Thursday
Night
From
Canadian
Legion
1139
to
1130
u(uc
itftiuie
ueiwecu
ute
utuiov
dlan
Legion
and
Elks
was
com'
pleted
last
night,
the
Lodge
Men
scoring
a
win
by
the
narrow
aggregate
of
1139
to
1136.
In
the
final
deferred
games
results
were:
F.
O.
Pyle,
Canadian
Legion,
175;
C.
P.
Balagno,
Elks,
250.
J.
W.
Scott,
250;
A.
Denald,
181.
The
league
standings
for
the
second
half
of
the
season
are
as
follows:
G.
TU.
Av.
Canadian
Legion
S
9144
1143
Grotto
8
8497
10G3
Elks
8
9428
1179
Pride
is
as
loud
a
JSeggar
as
want,
U&
a
great
deal
more
saucy.
jVHallfas;
TELEPHONE
657
VALENTIN
DAIRY
FOR
S
KEEN
A
BRAND
Creamery
Butter
&
Cottage
Cheese
FRESH
PASTEURIZED
MILK
AND
CREAM
DAILY
Early
Delivery
Throughout
the
City
THE
DAIL7
KEi?a
MASSETT
SHINGLES
One
Hundred
Thousand
Shipment
Arrived
Here
Recently;
Is
Popular
Product
One
hundred
thousand
shingles
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
recently
from
the
Robertson
and
Simpson
sawmill
at
Delkatla,
near
Massett,
it
being
the
first
movement
of
shlnrfes
this
year
out
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Island
plant.
The
new
mill
in
Massett
Inlet
is
putting
out
an
excellent
product,
which
is
proving
very
popular
on
the
Northern
B.
C.
market.
An
attempt
will
be
made
by
the
company
this
year
to
enter
the
Alaska
market
as
well.
ARE
MAKING
HOCKEY
TOUR
Prince
Qeorje
Intermediates
Leave
For
Okanagan
to
Participate
In
Provincial
Championships
PRINCE
GEORGE,
Feb.
17.
The
Prince
George
hockey
team
left
on
Saturday
to
engage
in
the
lnterme-
u
diate
amateur
hockey
championship
of
British
Columbia
games.
After
participating
In
a
series
at
i
Quesnel.
with
four
district
teams,1
the
local
men
wUl
proceed
to
Arm-1
wards.
The
party
is
making
the
trip
south
in
three
automobiles.
Massett
Opposed
To
Regulations
MASSETT,
Feb.
17.
The
new
fishing
regulations
were
discussed
at
an
open
meeting
held
in
Martin's
Hall.
Local
residents
went
on
record
in
favor
of
the
open-door
policy
with
regard
to
the
Issuance
of
fishing
licenses
In
this
province,
no
restriction
of
the
fishermen's
right
to
change
fishing
grounds
at
will,
the
maintenance
of
a
competitive
market
and
the
cancellation
of
the
present
regulations
for
the
coming
year.
ROAD
VORK
ON
ISLANDS
1
strong.
If
they
win
there,
they
will
i
i
r,n
tn
vmon
tn
ntev
in
the
final
for
Extensive
Operations
Planned
the
provincial
cnampionsnip.
i'".M
7
.
C.
C.
Ternen
Is
in
charge
of
the
pb,ic
Works
Department
'
-.-14
"
'
HMRM
'
.
.11
team
as
manager
ana
memoers
are:
C.
Izowsky,
goal;
R.
Kerr
and
W.
i
Thompson,
defence;
Dick
Corliss,
i
Bud
'Graham,
Waiter
Nehrlng,
A.
j
Van
Somers
and
R.
Carson,
for-
For1
Extensive
road
work
in
the
Mas-
cett
vicinity
during
the
coming
year
is
outlined
by
W.
K.
Owyer.
district
engineer.
Two
and
a
half
miles
of
new
road,
extending
east
from
the
Sangan
River,
will
be
cleared,
graded
and
planked
this
spring,
besides
improvements
to
roads
already
constructed.
The
North
Beach
road
Justifies
considerable
expenditure,
because
more
traffic
is
handled
over
this
one
road
than
over
all
the
other
highways
on
the
islands.
Cash
Register
at
Massett
Is
Looted;
Thieves
Escape
MA86ETT,
Feb.
17
Thieves
looted
the
cash
register
in
the
store
of
James
Martin
and
escaped
with
a
sum
of
money.
The
case
is
under
investigation
by
Constable
Martin
of
the
Dominion
police.
ManyProspectt
it
lima
irirv
t
KivAi-TliS-c.
a,
mj
Ujj
t
On
account
(,r
senjavim,,,
vi
inn
ore
winrh
.-
WriF
Mi..
Buuu
1)Dcrt,
cav
uiere,
ncnrr-.s
nf
.
into
the
Taku
River
?
...
..
..
-im
wnue
it
wm
be
Mitv
h.fl
!
pectors
will
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words,
bravely
spoken.
Boy
ish
shoulders,
braced
to
lift
burden
of
responsibility
beyond
their
strength.
It.
is
a
tragedy
so
common
as
to
create
but
little
cSrrihicnt
...
children
starting
out
to
fight
life's
battles,
unequipped.
Have,
you
thought
of
the
story
behind
the
little
figure
that
urges
you
to
buy
a
paper
.
.
.
that
begs
the
chance
to
run
an
errand,
for
a
few
sorely-needed
coppers?
Have
you
imagined
the
plans
that
may
have
been
made
for
his
education
the
hopes,
held
i
in
happier
aays,
xor
ms
future?
And
have
you
considered
what
would
be
the
fate
of
yottr
boy
.
.
.
your
girl
.
.
.
should
you
be
taken
away?
For
the
burden
you
drop
must
be
carried
on
.
'.
.
on
the
frail
shoulders
of
jour
children
.
.
.
.
Or
on
the
broad,
sustaining
back
of
Life
Insurance.
Make
your
decision
today
.
.
.
and
protect,
with
adequate
Life
Insurance,
the
future
you
would
wish
for
those
you
love.
Any
Life
Insurance
representa
tive
will
be
pleased
to
discuss
die
details
with
you.
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