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The aZai'Ofr Mi J.S.FIetchei 1 VFi$i&--J THE STORY Msrryn Holt Is antfuirnl by a man ratlins hlmsslf MaiaroH at a traveling companion. Aftr a short tour they put up at the Woodcock Inn on Murrsnlsls moor. Th,y met, casually, Mrs. Elpblnnton and Sheila Merchl on. M&iaroft tella Holt they art hit wifs and daughter and that hla raal nam la Mtrchlson. That night Maiarctr fail to return to the Inn and hli disappearance la unexplained. Molt meets Sheila and telle her of MsinrofTs disap pearance. They go to her cousin's (Vernor Courthope) (hooting boa hoping to And eome word of Ma laroff. There they meet Mr. Armlntrade and Doctor Eccls hare. Holt Is questioned by Po lice Sergeant Manners and a re porter, Bownas. Masaroff't mur dered body Is found. Crole, Ma saroff's lawyer, and Maythorne, private detective, arrive. Valu able diamonds that Maisroff usu ally carried are missing. Mrs. Klphlnatone scoffs at the Idea that M.naroff Is Merchlson and produces apparent proofs of his death. A gun. stolen from Mus grave. Is found at the teen of the murder. ' CHAPTER III Continued ' The scrap of paper was a receipt for t registered letter, dispatched from Cap Town, and addressed to the Im perial Banking Corporation of South Africa, 605 Lombard street. London. Maythorne pointed to the date Jan uary 17 on the postmark. ".Vine months since," he remarked. "HoW long had Mazarurf been in Ene land when you met hlra at the Cecil?" "A few weeks," I replied. "As far as I know." "I know," said Crole. "He came to England In July about the end of the month." "Then the letter, or packet, or what ever It was, to which this receipt re fers, was sent off from Cape Town to the London branch of this bank some months before Manaroff came here," observed Maythorne. He turned the receipt over. "There's an indorse ment on the back letters and a fig ore," he continued. "See? F.L. D. 1. What's that mean, I wonder?" He carefully put away the receipt. "We'll Just keep the knowledge of thut to ourselves, for the present," he said. "If the police come here this afternoon, as they're pretty sure to, after that gun business, and want to examine his effects. let 'em. But I'll keep this scrap of paper to myself I want to work thlnzs up from It." The police came to the Woodcock a little Inter. They asked a lot of ques tions of Musgrave about his gun, and of me and of Webster about our move ments on the night of the murder, of Crole about the dead man's Identity position; of me again about the money and valuables he was likely to hare on hira. And In the course of their Investigations a fact came out of which I, until then, had been unaware. It turned out that after dinner on the night of the murder, while I was busied In writing some private letters, Mazaroff, who was naturally a sociable man, hud strolled Into the bar-parlor of the Woodcock, where a highly di versified assemblage had gathered farmers, cattle dealers, drovers, Idlers, all homoward bound from Cloughth walte fair. There he had made him self very agreeable, and had treated the entire company to drinks and cigars, which he paid for with a five pound note, taken, said the barmaid, from a notecase that seemed to be pretty full, and In open view of any body and everybody. This bit of news appeared to give considerable satisfaction and even re lief to the police officials, and Man ners, who lingered behind when his superiors went away, found It Impos sible to refrain from communicating lo Die JtilaJjcllef ..thaMhexwere. on tbe right line of pursuit. I communicated the police sergeant's notions to Crole and Maythorne. May thorne seemed to understand Man ners' standpoint "Following the most probable line," he remarked. "A sensible one, too. Here's an evidently wealthy man, traveling In a luxurious car of his own, puts tip at a roadside Inn, goes Into a public bar-parlor, lets It be seen that he's lots of money on him, and strolls out on a lonely moor after night has fallen. What more likely than that om' of the men before whom he's just pulled out his purse should slip after him, murder him. and rob him?'' "With Musgrave's gun?" I asked. "Nothing out of the way about that little detail !" said Maythorne. "What wu easier than for the murderer to take down the gun from those hooks, and slip out after MazaroT?" "That would presuppose a knowl edge that the gun was there," re marked Crole. "Precisely," agreed Maythorne. "There were no doubt local characters about who know quite well what was in this room and what hung on that wall,' I think Manners hag got hold Mystery 4 "'AS 1 l - H I of a good theory murder for the snke of robbery. But whether It's the right one or not urn!" "You doubt It?" I asked. 11 gave us a candid, confidential smile. "If you really want to know," he re plied, "I neither doubt It nor agree with it. At present I don't know where we are, I'd like to know a lot of things yet. In particular who was the man that Mazaroff said he wanted to see, hereabouts? PId he see him? If so, when and where? If he hadn't seen him, was he on his way to see him at the time of the murder? Again does this man, whoever he Is. know Mazaroff as Mazaroff or as Merchl son? Was Mazaroff murdered as Mazaroff. an unknown man here, or as Merchlson, a man who had been known here?" "Ah!" muttered Crole. "My ques tion!" CHAPTER IV The York Solicitor The Inquest was duly opened next morning. Crole, as a solicitor whom he bad employed In London, and I, as his traveling companion, Identified the dead man as Siillm Mazaroff, and told what we knew about him: Kccle share and the local doctor testified as to the cause of hit death: the men who had found the body at Kelver't den gave evidence as to the circum stances under which they came across It. At this stage an Interruption came through the entrance of Mr. and Mrs. Klphlnstone and Sheila, with whom appeared an elderly man of profes sional bearing; Manners, by whom 1 was sitting, whispered to me that this was Mr. Wetherby, Mrs. Llphlnstone'a lawyer. Wetherby lost no time In letting the authorities know why he and bis party were there. He said, addressing the coroner, "1 wish to make an application to you on behalf of my client, Mrs. Elphln stone, of Marrasdale tower. To sup port It, I shall have very briefly to refer to some past history. Mrs. Elphlnstone, as Miss Jean Linton, was married, some twenty-three or four years a;o, to a Mr. Andrew Merchlson, who formerly had some connection with this neighborhood. The marriage was not a success, and to put matters plainly, Merchlson, within a compar atively short time and after making due provision for his wife, deserted her, and. It was believed, unit off to the East. Eight months after he had gone, Mrs. Merchlson had a daughter the young lady whom you now see here. Miss Sheila Merchlson. Merchl son wag never heard of again until some years biter, when Mrs. Merchl son received news that he had been drowned off Mombasa, on the East African coast, while on a voyage from Bombay to Durban. From that time forward Mrs. Merchlson believed her self a widow, and In due course she married again, and became Mrs. Elphlnstone. Now I come to the cause and reason of my application. Yester day, Mrs. Elphlnstone was visited by two gentlemen now present, who have, I understand. Just given evidence Mr. Holt and Mr. Crole. On the Invi tation of Mr. Crole, Mr. Holt In formed Mrs. Elphlnstone that on the second evening after he and Mr. Maza roff arrived here at the Woodcock, Mr. Mazaroff told him that though he had a perfect right to the name he was now known by, having legally adopted it some years ago, he was In reality the Andrew Merchlson who had married Miss Jean Linton, and had left her. I need hardly say, sir, that this Is a very serious matter for my client, and I think It will be well for all parties If Mrs. Elphlnstone Is allowed to view the body of this dead man. In order that she may see If she can recognize It as that of Andrew Merchlson." "That seems, obviously, the very thing to do," agreed the coroner. "Perhaps you'll accompany your client, Mr. Wetherby?" There was considerable hushed ex citement In that room during the ab sence of Mrs. Elphlnstone and her solicitor. Some of the older folk amongst the spectators whispered the name Merchlson had evidently roused Bleeping memories. When Mrs. Elphlnstone, followed by Wetherby, reappeared, at the coroner's suggestion, she went Into the witness box and gave evidence. It compressed Itself Into this she could not Identify the dead man as Andrew Merchlson. Had the features remained unmolested, she said calmly, she might have done so, but as things were Im possible ! Crole, In his professional capacity, rose to ask Mrs. Elphlnstone a ques tion. "Mrs, Elphlnstone," he said, "had Andrew Merchlson a cast In his left eye." "Certainly, he bad," she replied. "A decided one!" ! (1 r T s Crole turned to the coroner, "Numerous witnesses can prove that the unfortunate gentleman Into whose death you are Inquiring had such a cast a squint In his left eye, air," he remarked, "lie also had n birth mark, la the form of n brown mole, or blemish, on his right forearm. That, however, Is not nn uncommon mark, I believe, and I don't attach great Importance to It. But I nut strongly convinced that further proof of the Identity of the deceased as Andrew Merchlson will be found, and I should suggest" "There need he no doubt about It!" exclaimed a sudden voice from the spectators. "The man was Andrew Merchlson !" I knew whose voice that was before I looked round. Old Mr. Hassendeano, whom I had noticed when Crole and I entered the room, had risen from his seat, and was smiling Informtngly at the coroner. "Mrs. Elphlnstone can't bo positive, I may as well say that I ami I knew Andrew Merchlson well enough In the old days, when he used to come here, and afterward when he was a young man I knew him, too, after he'd mar ried Mist Linton, now Mrs, Elphln stone, And my memory for faces Is remarkably keen, and I recognized him easily enough when I saw htm the other night. Andrew Merchlson, with out doubt!" "Where did you see this man, Mr. Hassendcane?" Interrupted the cor oner. "I saw him the night on which he evldeutly met his death," replied the old gentleman. "It was In Blrnslde village street, near my house." "And you are quite positive on this matter of Identity?" "I am absolutely positive! The man was Andrew Merchlson, whatever .ifa.'fi'-.'.'.V'.Vfc mm I. . I: II I I " ' . 'HI ' ," ' i t i. s i I mm Watherby Lost No Time In Letting the Authorities Know Why He and Hit Party Were There. he may have called himself of recent years." The coroner glanced at the solicitors gathered about the table at the head of which he sat. "I think we had better adjourn for a fortnight?" he sail. "Lmrlng that time " Just then a policeman opened the door of the room, ushering In a younir, spectacled man. .The coroner paused and glanced Inquiringly at him. The newcomer pulled out a carl case and, advancing to the head of the table, whispered a few words In the coroner's ear. I saw a look of some thing between aurprlte and perplexity cross the coroner's face. "We seem to be dealing with a strangely mysterious matter, quite apart from the death," he remarked. "This gentleman" he glanced at the card "Mr. Stephen I'ostlethwalte, solicitor, from York tells me that he saw accounts of this case In the papers yesterday, and has hurried here to give some Information. I suppose we'd better have It now?" Mr. I'ostlethwalte formally described himself as a solicitor. He produced a diary, and exhibited an entry which recorded call from Mr. Sullm Maza roff. "Mr. Mazaroff," he continued, "who wat a total stranger to me, Intro Scottish Abbey Holds 8ubject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, the trustees of Professor Noel Baton handed over the follow ing articles to the klrk-sesslon of Dun fermline abbey: 1. A portion of the skeleton of King Itobert the Bruce, namely, the metatarsal or bone of the greut toe. 2. A srnull portion of the outer leaden shroud of King Robert the Bruce. 8. A small portion of the tolle d'or In which the body of King Itobert the Bruce wus wrapped. 4. The remains of one of the Iron nails which were found among the remains of the coffin In which the body reposed. !. The remains of one of the tlx Iron rings, or rather handles, which had been filled In with lead Into the largest of two stones protecting the vault of the Bruce when first discov ered on February 17, 1318. 0. Twelve Rainbow Colors In the rainbow In the Inner or pri mary bow the colors of the spectrum are arranged In their order, red on the outside and violet on the Inside. In the outer or secondary bow tho colors are in the reverse order. r.ii' i duced himself as staying In York for a few days at the North Eastern hotel lie then informed mo that bo was a very wealthy man; that he bad made his money In various trading eoneoru In the East, and lately In extensive diamond dealings In South Africa; that he had now retired from nil this, had realized his various properties, and lodged nil the proceeds In cash at his London bank, the Imperial Bank ing Corporation of Smith Africa, pend ing Investment in this country. Then In a rather,. Jocular fashion be re marked that up to then, us he had no children, and no relations, lie had never made a will, but ho now desired to do so. He produced tt sheet of paper on which he had written out his wishes, handed It to me, and asked If I could put tt Into shipshape form. I told him I would have the will pre. pared for him, and he wus to cull anil execute It at any time after three o'clock that afternoon. He returned to my oltlce at half past three, when the will wat ready for hi signature. He duly appended that and carried the will off with him. ft was not until some days later that I found that I had omitted to give him his own original draft, which I found lying amongst some papers on my desk. I went round to the North Eastern hotel wjth It, myself, but learned then that Mr. Masuroff and his friend Mr, Holt had left for I'urham and the north, leaving no address. I therefore locked up the draft. Yesterday I read In the newspapers the various ac counts of what had happened here, and as I particularly noticed thnt Mr. Mazaroff bad been robbed of bis pa pers as well as his money and valu ables, I thought It my duty to come here at once and tell what I knew." "Much obliged to you, I'm sure, Mr. Postlethwnlte," the coroner said. "Now, according to you the diseased mini carried off this will In bis pocket. It appears from the evidence that everything he had on him money, valuables, papers was stolen, most likely by the murderer or murderers: presumably the will has gone with the rest. However, It's something to know that such a document wus In existence. You say he told you be was t wealthy man. l'id he say how wealthy?" "Yes. He toll me be was worth about eight hundred thousand pound"." The coroner leaned back In his chair, put the tips of Ms fingers big-ether, and looked round the court. Then be turned again to the witness. "I think we'll trouble yon to read that draft. Mr. Pot!ethwaite," he said, quietly. P"s:lethwu!te real amidst a dead silence : "This Is the last will of me. Sallm Mazaroff, of the Hotel Cecil, London, In the county of Middlesex and of Oil larling street. Cape Town, South Africa. I devlso Mtid bequeath all my estate and effects, real and personal. which I may dls possessed of or en titled to unto Mervyn Holt, of .v.a Jermyn street, London, absolutely, and I hereby appoint the said Mervyn Flelt sole executor of this my will and I revoke all former wills and codicils." This was all. But I was sul lenly conscious that nil eyes hud turned from the witness to me. The first thing that I was accurate ly coi. scions of after the crushing shock of the Jurli io:;c!o- , anii.iillice- Blent was ("role's v ea r. ri.,-o to my v.:, whisper- "Keen nub't iio't:- i Ing l!it.-:.:ly, "K 1 d ti t think I ti! ru I :;S v.;i f.M-lin;. nov.. t'.- t -p ;oi ! - i :ih:i !" bd more t!::iti In :ir the cori.ih-r, be, in -'now. er s- taiizel III h'.M clf nl! that the various peoj.li. In that room were th :iUng and wotiderlus. The coroner looked around at no body In particular. "I underhand that the will has not been found," be s iid. "The theory Is that It was stolen by the supposed murderer, with other of the ieoeaei g papers. Nobody knows anything about It, eh?" Wetherby was suddenly on Ids le;'s, with a sidelong glance at me. "As Mr. Holt, the beneficiary, Is present, sir," he said, "I should like to ask Mm If he knows anything about It?" "I know nothing ubout It!" I ex claimed. "I never heard of It!" Wetherby gave me another look; there was something cynical In It which I strongly resented. (TO HE CONTINUED) Relics of Robert Bruce fragments white marble and calm Stone "believed to be portion of the magnificent monument of King Hubert tho Bruce at Dunfermline destroyed by the Lords of the Congregation." The relics are preserved In nn or-.k glass-fronted cabinet placed alongside of tho abbey pulpit erected Immedi ately above the vault of the Bruce. fjmlon Mall. 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The section of tree which fell wat 23 feet In length, the outer part par tially petrified, but the core still In much the same condition at when tome volcano eruption burled It ages In-fore Columbus thought of bit west ern voyage. Several buried logs have been found i'-3 feet below the present sur face, but this was the first upright tree uncovered nnd It regarded as evidence that a dense forest existed there In prehistoric times. The rood of tho old tree were In a shale formation that was once rl.ii, fertile lonm, but which under pret lure of the lava bed became rock. Evidently tho hot lava cume quickly and covered the forest at once, for tho huge tree did not rntcli fire, nor wat It charred. Lava covered Un earth at (hit Kdnt ll'O f.-et deep, In various placet along the tunnel site drlllt have struck wood, some of the cores showing that old b'gt He from 113 feel to f.-et deep. 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