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Surprising Readiness I “I’m sure I'm rightl" Paw)» ox-; claimed. “If only Ashton had livoda,‘ he could have oieared this matter up‘ at once. I 199'. convinced that hel possessed papers which Would have‘ proved this girl’s claim beyond dis-' pute. According to what she toldi us just now, her father was married! in Australia and» she herself way| born there. There must be document! ary prpof of that.” 1 “Tell Mr. Methley it’s quite agree- able," answered Mr. Carless. “Um!” he muttered when the clerk had with- drawn. “Somewhat sudden, eh, Pawle? You might almost call it suspicious alacrity. I‘ll have Driver in here, and Portlethwaite, too; we’ll see if he knows which is which of the three of us. I’ll go and prepare them." “Telephone message from Methley and Woodlesford, sir,” he announced. “Mr. Methley’: compliments, and if agreeable to you, he can bring his client at once." At- that moment a clerk entered the room. He returned presently with his partner, a quiet elderly man; a few minute-s later Portlethwaite joined them. A quarter of an hour later Methiey was shown into the room, and the five men gathered there turned with one accord to look at his com- panion, a tall, fresh-colored, slightly grey-haired man of distinctly high- bred appearance. “My- Elient, Mr. Cave, who claims to be Earl of Eilingham,” said Methâ€" igy, by fivay aof introduction. “Mr. But the other' man smiled quietly and immediately assumed a lead. “Th-ere is no need of introduction, Mr. Meth-ley," he said. “I remember alil three gentiemen perfectiy! Mr. Cariess, Mr. Driver and Mr. Port- lethwaite!" He bowed to each man as he named him, sat down, and took off his gloves. The next instant an atmosphere of astonishment and sur- prise had been Set up in that room. For the middie finger of the man‘s right hand was missing! Viner felt, rather than saw, that the three soiicitors and the elderly clerk were exchanging glances of amazement. “You ciaim, sir, to be the Lord Marketstoke who disappeared so many years ago?" Mr. Carless asked. “I claim to be exactly what I am, Mr. Carless,” answered the visitor. “I should like to ask you some ques- tions,” said Carless quiet‘. v. “Did you see the advertisements which were isâ€" sued, broadcast, at the time of the seventh Earl of EZIingh-am’s death?” "Yes," answered the claimant. “Why did you not reply to them?” “At that time I still persevered in my i_n_1:ention_of never again having “Why did you not reply to them?” “At that time I still persevered in my intention of never again having anything to do with my old life.” “And since then you have changed your mind?" suggested Mr. Carless dryly. “To a certain extent only," replied the visitor. “I have no desire to as- sume my titie nor to require posses- sion of the estates. But I have a right to a share in the property which I quite willingly resign to my nephewâ€"" “If you sir, you a' Mr. Carts that if yo your map} bothtitia no bargai ta 1-. Your Gmmn‘ $93k Have you tried it? The tiny rich- flavored leaves and tips are sealed air-tight. Finer than any Japan or Gunpowder. Insist upon SALADA. The you prov ‘Dhew wi ISSUE No. 21â€"‘26 BY J. 8. FLETCHER Author of "th1: Many," ‘Barhw CHAPTER XX aré what you cIaim t 5 Earl of Ellingham,” s firmiy, “and I tell Middle of Things GREEN TEA that you an alumni said you 1 1‘9 “We certainly admit nothing, at present!" declared Mr. Cal-less with a laugh. “That those papers beiong- ed to the missing Lord Markets)ka there is no doubt, but your posses- sion of them at present does not prove that you are Lord Marketstoke 01' Lord Ebiing'ham. They may have been stolen!” “I thou ht it best to employ abso- llubely in ependent advice," replied the visitor. “And I still think I was right. For exam 19, you evidently do pqt adufltjpy a_im?" “There is another question I should like to ask. Why. knowing that we have been legal advisers to your fam- ily for several generations, did you noticorme straight to us?" * The claimant rose from his chair with a good deal of dignity. He glaqcegi at Methiey. “I do not see tha$ any good can come of this interview, Mr. Meth- ley," he remarked in quiet, level bones. “I am evidently to be treated as an imposber.” Therewith he walked out of the room; and Meth‘ley, after a quiet word with Cal-less, followedâ€"to be stopped by Viner, who had hurried after him. “In view of what I told you this morning, there’s something I want you to do for me," whispered Viner. “Yes?” said Methley. “What?” “That unlucky fellow Hyde is to be brought before the magistrate t0- .morrow morning,” answered Viner. “Get himâ€"this claimant there, to at- tend the court as a spectatorâ€"go with him! Use any argument you like, but get him there!" “I’ll do my best,” promised Meth- ley. “And I’ve an idea of what’s on your mind. You want to find out if Hyde can recognize him as the man whom he met at the Markendale Squgi'gend of‘ Lonsd_a_1e Passage?” “A most extraordinary coincid- ence!” exclaimed Mr. Carless excit- edly. “Nothing but a coincidence! I assertâ€"what is it, Portlethwaite?” “Mr. Cariess,” said the cIerk, earn- estly, “you know that before I came to you, I was a medical student. I was always particularly interested in anatomy in those.days. I've been looking attentively at what I could see of that man’s injured finger and I’ll lay aZ-l I have that he lost the two joints of that finger within the last three months! The scar over the stump had not long been healed. That’s a fact!” Methley nodded, and Viner went back. The men whom he had left wet: talking » excitedly. “The miadle finge'r of his right hand is gone!" said Mr. Pawle. “Re- member that, Carless!” “Well; that is my idea!" assanted Viner. Mr. Carless looked round with a triumphant smile. ' “I’lâ€"l tell you what it is!” exclaimed Mr. Pawle with sudden emphasis. “The more'we see and hear of this affair, the more I’m conVincsd that it is a conspiracy. You know, that fellow who has just been here was distinctly taken aback when you, Carâ€" less. informed him that it was going to be a case of all or nothing. He â€"or the folk behind himâ€"evidently â€"or the folk behi expected that they" a money'settlement consult. Cal.‘less,3 that man carefu‘fy A where and to who: flc W Tl imp aid ren : evenmg at marked that HAI fless, you ought to have refully shadowed. to see 3‘ whom he goes." ." muttered Mr, Carlessl M 1' 3V 1f XXI lawyer Mr. P went away Ie to effeét gone off to rkwi would iike the "H g'we said The logical position for the hall and staircase in such a plan la the centre of the house. so that all the rooms may be entered immediately from this hall. area 'l‘he nearer a house can be built in the form of a square, the less it will costâ€"the reason being that the walls enclosing a square are of the least length necessary to enclose a given In the accompanying house plan you have a nearly squane which has many of these advantages. 0n the ground floor, you notice, the main front en- trance door is approachable from the kitchen, Without crossing the living room excepting at one end, thus leav- ing the occupants of that room undis- turbed by the kitchen service. On the first floor each bedroom is entered directly from the hall, which is merely an enlarged landing. All the rooms are of fair size, and have the very necessary cupboard annexed. A very commendable plan you must ad- mit, and enabling the house to be erected at a minimum of cost, say $5,000. to tell me of a matWr which might come within the law, and on which he should be glad of advice. He then asked me if I had ever heard of the strange disappearance of Lord Mar- ketstoke. I replied that I hadâ€"and he went on to tell me Markets-toke’s' story. He said that Marketstoke, after a final quarrel with his father, left,England and eventually settled in Australia, where he henceforth lived under the name of Wickham. Ashton, his closest friend, never had“ the slightest notion of Marketstoke’s' real identity until his friend‘s last few days. Then Markets'toke con- fided his daughter to Ashton, giving him a quantity of papers, letters, family documents, and so on to prove her identity. He had a purpose. He left it to Ashton as to whether this girl’s claim, to the title and estates should be set up. “If, he said, he discovered that he was a worthy sort of young fellow, Ashton might let the secret die with him. But. in view of the possibility of his setting up her claim, he asked me some questions on legal points, and of course I asked him to let me see the papers of which he had 'spoken. “Now, on examining the papers, I at once discovered two highly im- portant facts. Marketstoke had taken good care to get married in his own .proper name, and there, amongst the documents, was the marriage certi- ,ficate. Further, his daughter had been icorrectiy designated in the register of her birth; there was a copy of the efiitry.” Mr. Pawle glanced at Vineir, and ,Vin-er knew what he was thinking of. The two,documents just described by Mr. Pe-rkwite had not been among the papers which Mefihley and Wood- ,lesford had exhibit-ed at Carless & Driver’s office. “Weil,” said the barrrister, “after iseeing these papers, I told him that his best plan, on reaching England, lwas to put the whole matter before the family solicitors. However, he said that before doing that, there ,were two timings he wanted to do. It should be stated that the cellar is excavated under the entire house, am- ple room being provided for heating, laundry and storage. Regarding the size of the lot, it should have a front- age of at least forty-five feet, to admit of a side drive to the garage. Substitutes are expensive any way you look at it faundered fingerie fasts fame?” Care in the method of wash- ing your dainty lingerie will repay you in much longer service. Mild, pure, bubbling re'a' ou in'muéh lon er seli'iyce?’ Mild, pure, bubbligng LUX suds will not harm a single delicate threadâ€"will not dull the most delicate colour. Lever Brothers Limin Toronto 333$; THE CANADIAN HOMEMAKER . col/wiry ' PLANNING . BUILDING . FINANCING DECORATING . FURNIsHING . GARDENING THE SQUARE PLAN HOUSE Built on concrete basement walls. this house would look well. finished in stucco, “pebble dash" or hand trowel- led plastering on common brick or hoi- low tile. In either case the outer walls should be well rendered and strapped before lething, to ensure a dry, warm house for winter use. Insulating the roof and first floor ceiling would be an additional precaution in this respect. Basement sash in small lights have added quite a charm to this otherwise simple home, and the entrance door and trellis porch give the necessary character to this important feature. “Now, on examining the papers, I at once discovered two highC'y im- portant facts. M‘arketstoke had taken good care to get married in his own proper name, and there, amongst the documents, was the marriage certi- ficate. Further, his daughter had been correctiy designated in the register of her birth; there was a copy of the efiitry.” Mr. Pawle gianced ant Vineir, and Vin-er knew what he waé. thinking of. The two,documen‘ts just described by Mr. Perkwite had not been among the papers which Mefihley and Wood- lesford had exhibifed at Carla-55 & Driver’s office. The roof should be shingled with col- ored asbestos shinglesâ€"say a warm‘ buff. The exterior walls of the house! if in brick, should be of a deep red? with White joint. Paint the woodworkl “Well,” said the barrister, ‘fafter seeing these papers, I told him that his best plan, on reaching England, was to put the whole matter before the family solicitors. However, he said that before doing that, there were two tlnings he wanted to do. One was to find out for himself if the young earl was likely to be a credit to the family; the other was that he wanted to consult the man who shared with him the bare knowl- edge of Marketstoke’s secret. And he added that he had already teIe« graphed to this man to meet him in Paris." “Ah! 3. look Ashton man?" thr: than “H3 did “He merely man who liv time and ha himser v91 Melbourne 4 H tters during a moment's stems {sly he turned to the old lawyer. I have been thinking over some- Jar/:5 By J. T. Findlay, Architect [ can tell n then b exclaimed Mr. Pawle with in Viner's direction. “Did @931 you the name of this d not!” Perkwite rrepiied. 31y told me that he was a lived in Melbourne for some had known Marketstoke and very intimatelyâ€"had left ke show t the ma) h Ashton 1 Armitste ; might be a t the coroner I suggest ard and prov rtain pamrs 1 peerage to r in pap-31's relating to the} eerage to me at MarseiI-' ll the story, as a witness. be proved by you that a g to be the missing Lord showed these stolen papâ€" In the meantime, get the mmon this man as a wit- :e care that he’s brought wcflfl/ drift/:5 BIT e dor a done,” he said. ner’s inquest was rst that I should rove that Ashton 1d d, "It seems shared the rtainly the w with him y the man Per said tant Effyrljfi‘f I326 l-N arm Ml ubt sage green or putty gray. Hardwood floors are laid throughout the interior â€"a very necessary item of expendi- ture, and undoubtedly the most sani- tary. Doors and trim in the living room and the dining room are of hard- wood, otherw?se thefinish throughout is pine for painting. Note the fireplace at the end of the living room, beside which is placed the glass door leading Almost every flower has a time for opening or closing its petals, and a par- ticular way of doing it. But there are some flowers which are regular clocks. and others are regular barometers. on to the sun porch. This house calâ€"1 be easily heated with warm air. Good plumbing and drainage is Included in the estimate of cost. “And to-morrow morning,” re- marked Viner, “Hyde comes up before the magistrate again, on remand." (To be continued) From time the Egyptian work and to him might 1in Readers desiring further informer tion regarding the plans and specifica- tions of this house should communi- cate with the architect direct. Address Mr. J. T. Findlay, 430 Talbot St., St. Thomas, Ont. The common “chick-weed” is sensi- tive to cloudy weather, and the "pim- pernel" or “poor~man's weather-glass," hangs its head at the approach ,of a storm. MinaLd's Liniment “When is the adjourned inquest?" asked the barrister. “Day aft-er toâ€"morrow," replied Mr. Pawle, after glancing at his desk- diary. There is a flower called "Four 0' Clock," which opens at that hour. The “Morning Glory" opens at three o'clock in the morning. and closes about nine or ten, according to its location. The “Evening Primrose” opens betyeen five and seven o'clock in the evening. Plants sleep just as animals do. When the little “Marsilia.” a water- plant, goes to bed, its four leaves meet with a “click” that can be heard. Some petals droop in slumber, and others fold crossways, while a few curl up fold crossway Iengthways. )nly Flowers That Tell the Time. MacLean l informatlo furnishing: reference book. Send copy. MacLean Build! 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