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FOUR
Seven
A
Dials
Mystery
By
Agatha
Christie
Copyright
by
Public
7-edper
INSTALMENT
XXXVI.
(Continued)
"And."
continued
George,
as
he
grew
more
Impatient
"
Eileen
has
very
serious
tastes
a
much
older
man
will
suit
her
better
than
some
young
Jackanapes
without
either
experience
or
savoir-faire.
I
can
assure
you,
my
dear
Caterham,
that
I
will
cherish
her
exauisite
vouth:
I
will
cherish
hv-er
it
will
be
an-
predated.
To
watch
the
exquisite
I
flower
of
her
mind
unfolding
what
I
a
privilege.
And
to
think
that
li
never
realized
"
Permission
Granted
He
shook
hit
head
deprecatingly,
and
Lord
Caterham,
finding
his
voice
with
difficulty,
said
blankly:
"Do
I
understand
you
to
mean
wrting
it
warmty,
much
to
the
lat
ter's
discomfort.
ah,
my
dear
fellow,
you
can't
want
'
anyway.
Never
say
too
much,
that
to
marry
Bundle?"
jwas
always
my
motto.
Grab
the
"You
are
surprised.
I
suppose
to
girl's
hand
and
let
events
take
their
you
It
seems
sudden.
I
have
your
!
course."
permission,
then,
to
speak
to
her?"
j
Bill
stared
at
him.
"Oh,
yea,"
said
Lord
Caterham.;
"But
look
here,
sir,
I'm
in
a
hurry.
"If
it's
permission
you
want
of
j
I
must
talk
to
Bundle
"
course
you
can.
But
you
know,
Lo-
j
"Well,
I
don't
suppose
you'll
have
max,
I
really
shouldn't
if
I
were
,
to
wait
long.
I
must
confess
I'm
you.
Just
go
home
and
think
it
over
j
rather
glad
to
have
you
here
with
like
a
good
fellow.
Count
twenty,
i
me
I
suppose
Lomax
will
insist
on
All
that
sort
Of
thing.
Always
a
Icominz
hack
and
tnlldne
tn
m
vhn
pity
to
propose
and
make
a
fool
cf
yourself,"
"I
dare
say
you
mean
your
advice
kindly,
Caterham,
though
I
must
confess
that
you
put
it
somewhat
strangeisv
But
I
have
made
up
my
roJWMo
flfrt
fortune
to
the
test.
1
masee3Htleen"
Wtffcftpfing
to
do
with
me,"
said
Lord
Caterham
hastily
;
"Eileen
settles
her
own
affairs.
If
she
came
fo'Mf
iMMtrow
and
said
she
was
going
to
marry
the
chauffeur,
I
shouldn't
make
any
objections.
It's
the
only
way
nowadays.
Your
children
h
make
life
damned
un-pJwwanUlfiyouidant
give
in
to
them
w
W-T6
t0
Bundle'
Vo
as
you
late,
but
don't
worry
me,'
ahfl
really,
orTtTie
whole,
she
is
am-
aimgly
good
about
it.
George
stood
up,
Intent
upon
his
purpose.
"Where
shall
I
find
her?"
"WeU,
really,
I
dont
know,"
said
Lord
Caterham
vaguely.
"She
might
be
anywhere.
As
I
told
you
Just
now,
she's
never
in
the
same
place
for
two
minutes
together.
No
repose."
"And
I
suppose
Mies
Wade
will
be
with
her?
It
seems
to
me.
Caterham,
that
the
best
plan
would
be
for
you
to
ring
the
bell
and
ask
your
butler
to
find
her,
saying
that
I
wish
to
speak
to
her
for
a
few
minutes."
Lord
Caterham
pressed
the
beU
obediently.
"Oh,
Tredwell,"
he
said,
when
the
bell
was
answered,
"Just
find
her
ladyship,
wiU
you?
T;11
her,
Mr.
Lomax
is
anxious
to
speak
to
her
In
the
drawing
room."
"Yes.
my
lord."
"Tredwell
withdrew.
George
sided
Lord
Caterharn'j
hand
and
"A
thousand
thanks,"
he
said.
"1
hope
soon
to
bring
you
good
news."
He
hastened
from
the
room.
"Well."
said
Lord
Caterham.
"Well!"
,
.
"Well!"
And.
after
a
long.
pause:
.
.
"What
has
Bundle
been
Up
to?"
The
door
opened
again.
"Mr.
Everslslgh,
my
lord."
As
Bill
hastened
in,
Lord
Caterham
caught
his
hand
and
spoke
earnestly.
Another
.Prospect
"Hullo,
BUI.
You're
looking
for
Lomax,
I
suppose?
Look
here,
If
you
want
to
do
a
good
turn,
hurry
into
the
drawing
room
and
tell
him
the
Cabinet
have
called
an
lmmedl
ate
meeting,
or
get
him
away
some
how.
It's
really
not
fair
to
let
the
poor
devil
make
ten
ass
of
himself
a11
for
some
s,1Jy
BhTs
prank."
"rve
not
001116
for
Codders,"
said
B1U-
"Didn't
know
he
was
here.
It's
"""aie
1
want
to
see.
is
sne
any
where
about?"
'
"Yo"
cant
see
her,"
said
Lord
Ca
!terham-
"Not
J"8
now-
at
&nY
.
George
is
with
her."
"Wett-what
does
it
matter?"
"I
think
it
does
rather,"
said
Lord
Caterham.
"He's
probably
splut
tering
horribly
ai.
this
minute,
and
we
mustn't
do
anything
to
make
it
worse
for
him."
"But
what
is
he
saying?"
"Heaven
know,"
said
Lord
Caterham.
"A
lot
of
damned
nonsense,
It's
all
over."
"When
what's
all
over?
What
is
Lomax
supposed
to
be
doing?"
"Hush,"
said
Lord
Caterham.
"Hen
proposing."
"Proposing?
Proposing
what?"
"Marirage.
To
Bundle.
Don
ask
me
why.
I
suppose
he's
come
to
what
they
call
the
dangerous
age.
I
can't
explain
It
any
other
way."
"Proposing
to
Bundle?
The
dirty
swine!
At
his
age!"
Bill's
face
grew
crimson.
"He
says
he's
In
the
prime
of
life,"
said
Lord
Catherham
cautionsly.
"He?
Why,
he's
decrepit
senile
I
I"
BUI
positively
choked.
"Not
at
all,"
said
Lord
Caterham
coldly.
"He's
five
years
younger
than
I
am."
"Of
all
the
damned
cheek!
Cod
ders
and
Bundle!
A
girl
like
Bundlel
You
oughtn't
to
have
allowed
It."
"I
never
interfere,"
said
Lord
Ca
terham.
"You
ought
to
have
told
him
what
you
thought
of
Htm."
"Unfortunately
modem
civilization
rules
that
out,"
said
Lord
Ca-
terham
regretfully.
"In
the
Stone
Age
now
but,
dear
me,
I
suppose
!
even
then
I
shouldn't
be
able
to
do
I
it
being
a
small
man."
j
"Bundle!
Bundle!
Why,
I've
,
never
dared
to
ak
Bundle
to
marry
I
me
because
I
knew
she'd
only
laugh
And
George
a
disgusting
wind-
i
bag,
an
unscrupulous,
hypocritical
old
hot-air
merchant
a
foul,
poisonous
self
advertiser
I
"Go
on,"
said
Lord
Caterham,,
"I'm
enjoying
this."
,
e
.'
i
"My
God!"
said
Bill
simply
artel
'with
feeling.
"Look
here,
I
must
bef
off
(To
Be.
Continued
Tomorrow
i
IIAOE.V
TAKES
COUNT
Walter
Hagen,
British
open
champion,
driving,
prior
to
abandon
lng
quest
of
$10,000
Los
Angeles
open
prize,
won
by
Denny
fSliute!
i
District
News
STEWART
Howard
Campbell,
Duncan
McLean,
Mrs.
M.
Stewart
and
Mrs.
F.
Young
have
been
elected
to
the
board
of
management
of
the
local
United
Church.
It
Is
desired
to
have
a
resident
minister
here
and
if
such
could
be
obtained,
the
congregation
would
soon
be
in
a
position
to
build
a
church,
a
building
fund
being
already
partly
raised
The
Winter
Sports
Club,
meeting
last
Wednesday
evening
at
the
home
of
the
secretary,
Miss
Davles,
decided
to
put
on
a
concert
in
the
near
future.
On
suggestion
of
H.
W.
M.
Rol-
stoh,
the
Stewart
Board
of
Trade,
THIS
IS
-
TN
.
mi
'
U
tiiiuk"
.
;i
(
people
"the
one
old
age,
So
been
in
with
If
your
would
Do
you
ance
at
a
general
meeting
last
week,
de
cided
to
ask
for
the
establishment
of
a
Canadian
immigration
officer"
at
Silver
Heights
in
order
to
assure
that
no
foreigners
can
illegally
gain
entry
into
the
country
and
se
cure
employment
at
'Canadian
mines
in
the
Salmon
River
district
Taking
in
a
large
quantity
of
supplies
with
them,
Alex
Plrle,
Charles
Samuel.
J.
McCabe.
S.
Lee
and
R.
L.
Sandy
left
last
week
on
their
return
to
Mezladen
Lake,
where
they
are
employed
by
the
Power
Corporation
of
Canada,
af
ter
spending
over
a
week
in
town,
The
local
branch
of
the
Cana-dion
Legion.
British
Empire
Service
League,
has
elected
officer
for
the
year
as
follows:
president,
J.
Scbtt;
Vice-president,
M.
Murphy;
6ergeant-at-arms,
H.
Wilkin
son;
chaplain,
Father
Emll
Leray;
trustees,
II.
Bennett,
J.
Scott
and
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INSURANCE
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JANUARY
22n
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the
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millions
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investment
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.Bennett.
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to
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treatment
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gangrene
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frost
bite,
is
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It
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not
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to
amputate
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member
as
was
feared.
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Stewart
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of
Trade
is
urging
the
establishment
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radio
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here.
Olah
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daughter
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Canadian
National
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with
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Montreal,
who
has
been
In
the
city
for
the
last
two
days,
returned
east
last
night.
He
will
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slops
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Moose
Jaw
and
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route
to
Montreal.
This
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Mr.
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first
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Vancouver
since
his
appointment
and
he
made
the
trip
to
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himself
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prior
to
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the
summei
season.
"We
are
looking
forward
to
a
much
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bus-1
a
year?
Would
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your
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