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Monday, November 17* 1924. — , THE EVIL f SHEPHERD i riktjE.Phillips Oppenheim nWtroiton/ Irwin** X ’ v ' V r % The atmosphere of the place was ‘languorous and delicious. “Leave us here,” Margaret In sisted with a little exclamation of content. Neither Cynthia nor I • want to go any further. Come back and fetch us in time for our ap pointment.” After a time the men rejoined Margaret and Cynthia and then came Thfnothy, suddenly face to face with ■Sir who had escorted a little party of his guests to see the fountain, and was now returning alone. You have been visiting, I am glad to see,” the latter observed. I trust that you are amusing your selves.” Excellently, thank you,” Francis replied. “And so far," Sir Timothy went on, with a faint smile, “you find my entertainment normal? You have no question yet which you would like to ask?” “Or.iv one—what do yon do with your launch up the river on moon less nights, Sir Timothy?” Sir Timothy’s momentary silence was full of ominous significance. “Mr. Ledsam,” lie said, after a brief pause, "I have given you al most carte blanche to explore my domains here- Concerning the launch, however, I think that you bad better ask no questions at pres ent.” “You are using it tonight,” Fran cis persisted. -1 Will you come and see, my ven turesome guest?” “With great pleasure,” was the prompt reply. Sir Timothy glance d at his watch. — “That,” he s aid, “i s one Y vf-rhe matters of which we will speak at a quarter to twelve. Meanwhile, let me show you something. It rnay as it ha s don e me.” The three moved back towards one of the arched openings which led into the ballroom. “Observe, if you please,” their host continued, “the third couple who pass us. The girl is wearing green—the very little that she does wear. Watch the man, and see if he reminds you of any one.” Francis did as he was bidden. The girl was a well-known mem ber of the chorus of one of the principal comedies, and she seemed to be thoroughly enjoying both the dance and her partner. The latter appeared to be of a somewhat or dinary type, sallow, with rather puffy cheeks, and eyes almost un naturally dark. He danced vigor ously and he talked all the time. Something about him was vaguely familiar to Francis, but he failed to place him. “Notwithstanding all my precau tions,” Sir Timothy continued, 44 there, fondly believing himself to be unnoticed, Is an emissary of Scotland Yard. Really, of all the obvious, the dry-as-dust, hunt your-criminal-by-rule-of-three kind of people I ever met, the class of detective to which this man belongs can produce the most blatant ex amples. •• “What are you going to do about him?” Francis asked. Sir Timothy shrugged his shoul ders. I have not yet made up my mind,” he said, I happen to know that he has been laying his plans for weeks to get here, frequenting Soto’s and other restaurants, and scraping acquaintances with some of my friends. The duke of Tad chester brought him—won a few hundred from him at baccarat, I suppose. His grace will never again find these doors open to him. *» Francis’ attention had wandered. He w^4. gazing fixedly at the man whom Sir’Timothy had pointed out. “You still do not fully recognize our friend, the latter observed carelessly, ‘4 He calls himself Man nel Lolto, and he professes to be a Cuban. His real name I under stood, when you introduced us, to be Shopland.” “Great heavens, so it is!” Fran cis exclaimed. “Let us leave hlrh to his precari ous pleasures,” Sir Timothy sug gested. “I am free for a few mo men ts. We will wande r round to gether.” They found Lady Cynthia and Wilmore, and looked lu at the sup per-room, where people were wait ing now for tables, a babel of sound and gayety. The grounds and win ter-gardens were crowded. Their guide led the way to a large apart ment on the other side of the hall, from which the sound of music was proceeding. “My theater,” he said. “I won der what Is going on. ' They passed Inside. There was * small stage with steps leading down to the floor, easy-chalrs and round tables everywhere, and wait ers serving refreshments. A girl was dancing. Sir Timothy watched her approvingly. “Nadia Elllstoff,” he told them. “She was In the last Russian bal let, and she is waiting now for the rest of the company to start again at Covent Garden. You see, it la Metzger who plays there. They Improvise. Rather a wonderful per formance, I think.” They watched her breathlessly, a spirit In gray tulle, with great black eyes now and then half closed. It Is ’Wind Before Dnwa,’ ’’ Lady Cynthia whispered, I heard him play It two days after he com posed It, only there are variations r now. Bhe is the soul of the south wind." “The curtain went down amidst rapturous applauie. The dancer had left the stage, floating away into some sort of wonderfully-contrived Will, to provide amusement for your guests. "Mr. Wilmore, Tbeg that you w® • be reasonable,” Sir Timothy expos tulated. “I saw your brother box at his gymnasium in Holborn. My agent made him the offer of this fight. One of my conditions had to be that he came here to train and that whilst he was here he held no communication whatever with the outside world. My trainer has ideas of his own, and this he in sists upon. Your brother in the end acquiesced. He was at first difficult to deal with ns regards this condition, and he did, in fact, I be lieve, Mr. Ledsam. pay a visit to your office, with the object of ask ing you to become an intermediary between him and his relatives.” background, within a Tew the principal comedian of day was telling stories. Sir led them away. •'But how on earth do you get these people?” Lady Cynthia asked. It Is arranged for me,” Sir Tim othy replied, I have an agent who sees to it all. Every man or woman who Is' asked to perform, has a credit at Cartier’s for a hun dred guineas. I pay no fees. They select some little keepsake. Margaret laughed softly. 44 No wonder they call this place a sort of Arabian Nights!” she de clared. «£ “Well, there isn’t much else for you to see,” Sir Timothy said thoughtfully, My gymnasium, which is one of the principal fea tures here, is dosed just now for a special performance, of which I will speak in a moment. The con cert hall I see they are using for an overflow dance-room. What you have seen, with the grounds and the winter-garden, comprises almost everything.” They moved back through the hall with difficulty. People were now crowding in. Lady Cynthia laughed softly. “Why, it is like a gala night at the opera, Sir Timothy!” she ex claimed. “How dare you pretend that this is Bohen/a!” “It has never I ;-en I who has described my ent tainments,” he reminded her. “Yhey have been called everything — orgies, de bauches—everything you can think bnvc np'-er ventured myself to describe them.” Their passage was difficult. Every now and then Sir Timothy was compelled to shake hands with some of his newly-arriyed guests. At last, however, they reached the little sitting-room. Sir Timothy turned back to Wilmore, who hesi tated. “You had better come in. too, Mr. Wilmore, if you will.” he in vited. “You were with Ledsam, the first day we met, and something wliieh I have to say now may in terest you.” “If I am not Intruding,” Wilmore murmured. They entered the room, still jeal ously guarded. Sir Timothy closed the door behind.him. CHAPTER XIX T HE ing to apartment the older was portion one belong- of the house, and had been, In fact, an annex to the great library. The ' walls were oak-paneled, and hung with a collection of old prints. There were some easy-chalrs. a writing-table, and some well-laden hookcases. There were one or two bronze statues of gladiators, a won derful study,of tworarestlers, no minor ornaments. \i}yr Timothy plunged at once into what he had to say. “I promised you. Lady Cynthia, and you, Ledsam,” he said, “to di vulge exactly the truth as regards these much-talked-of entertain ments here. You. Margaret, under present circumstances, are equally Interested. You, Wilmore, are Ledsam’s friend, and yon happen to have an interest In this partlcu lar party. Therefore, I am glad to have you all here together. The su perficiai part of my entertainment you have seen. The part which renders It necessary for me to keep closed doors, I shall now explain. I give prizes here of considerable value for boxing tests which are conducted under rules of our own. One is due to take place In a very few minutes. The contests vary in character, hut I may say that the chief officials of the National Sport lng club are usually to be found here, only, of course, In an unoffl rial capacity. The difference be-' tween the contests arranged by me. and others, is that my men are ■ here to fight. They use sometimes an Illegal weight of glove and they sometimes hurt one another, If any have two grudge of the against boxing J^ternlty another, a one and that often happens, they are permitted here to fight it out, un der the strictest control as regards fairness, but practically without gloves at all. You heard of the accident, for instance, to Norris? That happened In my gymnasium. He was knocked out by Burgtn. It was a wonderful fight. However, I pass on. There is another class of contest which fre quently takes place here. Two box ers place themselves unreservedly In my hands. The details of the match are arranged without their knowledge. They come Into the ring without knowing whom they are going to fight. Sometimes they never know, for my men wear masks. Then we have private matches. There is one tonight. Lord Meadowson and I have a wa ger of a thousand guineas. He has brought tonight from the East end a boxer who, according to the terms of our bet, has never before en gaged In a professional contest. 1 have brought an amateur under the same conditions. The weight Is within a few pounds the same, neither has ever seen the other, only In tills case the fight 1s with regulation gloves and under Queens berry rules.” “Who is your amateur. Sir Tim othy?" Wilmer asked harshly. ■ I Your brother, Mr. Wilmore," was the prompt reply. “You shall see the fight if I have your promise not to attempt in any way to interfere.” Wilmore rose to his feet. “Do you mean to tell me,” be de manded, “that my brother has been decoyed here, kept here agaloyt U* GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS “He began a letter to me,” Fran “and then mysterl >» “The mystery is easily explained,” Timothy continued. “My train Roger Hagon, a Varsity blue, the best heavyweight of his occupies the chambers above yours. He saw from the window arrival of Reginald Wilmore— was according to instructions, they were to come down to Hatch together—went down the stairs to meet him, and, to cut a long I story short, fetched him out of your office, Ledsam, without allowing him to finish-his letter. This ab solute Isolation seems a curious con dition, perhaps, but Hagon Insists upon it, and I can assure you that he knows his business. The mys tery, as you have termed It. of his disappearance mat morumg, is tnat he went upstairs with Hagon for several hours to undergo a medical examination instead of leaving the building forthwith. • • "There is one other feature of my entertainments,” continued Sir Tim othy, “concerning which I have something to say—a series of per formances which takes place on my launch at odd times. There is one fixed for tonight. cun say little about it except that it is unusual. I am going to ask you. Lady Cyn thia, and you, Ledsam, to witness It. When you have seen that, you know everything. Then you and I, Led sam, can call one another's hands. I shall have something else to say to you, but that is outside the do ings here." “Are we to see the fight in the gymnasium?” Lady Cynthia in quired. Sir Timothy shook his head. “I do not allow women there un der any conditions," he said. “You and Margaret had better stay here whilst that takes place, it will probably he over in twenty minutes. It will he tim e then for us to find our way to the launch. After that, if you have any appetite, supper. I will order some caviare sand wiches for you,” Sir Timothy went on, ringing the bell, “and some wine." Lady Cynthia smiled. “It is really a very wonderful par ty,” she murmured. Their host ushered the two men across the hall, now comparatively deserted, for every one had settled down to his or her ehosen amuse ment—down a long paiduge, through a private door which he unlocked with a Yale key, and Into the gymnasium. There were less than fifty spectators seated around the ring, and Francis, glancing at them hastily, fancied that he recog nized nearly every one of them, Sir Timothy and his compan ions took their chairs amidst a buzz of welcome. Almost inune dlately, the man who was In charge of the proceedings, and whose name was Harrison, rose from his place, “Gentlemen,” he said, “this is a sporting contest, but one under usual rules and conditions. An amateur, who tips the scales at twelve stone seven, who has never engaged in a boxing contest in his life, is matched against a young man from a different sphere of lifer who Intends to adopt the ring as his profession, hut who has never as yet fought in public. Names, gentle men, as you know, are seldom men tlonqd here. I will only say that the first in the ring Is the nominee of our friend and host. Sir Timothy Brast; second comes the nominee of Lord Meadowson.” Wilmore, notwithstanding his preknowledge, gave a little gasp, The young man who stood now within a few yards of him, careless ly swinging his gloves in his hand, was without a doubt his missing broker. the pink of He condition; looked well only and well in not but entirely confident and at his ease. His opponent, on the other hand, was a sturdier man. a few Inches shorter, was nervous and awkward, though none the less de termlned looking. Sir Timothy rose and whispered In Harrison’s ear. The latter nodded. In a very few moments the preliminaries were concluded, the fight begun. Francis, gina or a moment or two’s solitude in which to rearrange his somewhat distorted sensations, found an empty space in the stern of the launch and stood leaning over the rail. He heard Sir Timothy's voice a few yards away, and turned to look at him. He had Just come from below, and had paused oppo site a man who had been standing a little apart from the others, one of the few who was wearing an overcoat, as though he felt the cold. In the background were the two servants who had guarded the gang way. "Mr. Manuel Loito,” Sir Timothy said—"or shall I saw Mr. Shopland? —my Invited guests are welcome. I have only one method of dealing wfth uninvited ones.” The two men suddenly stepped forward. Shopland made no pro test. attempted no struggle. They lifted him off his feet as though lie were a baby, and « moment later there was a splash In the water. They threw a life belt after him. “Alwaya humane, you see,” Sir Timothy remarked, as he leaned over the side. “Ah! I see that even In his overcoat our friend is swim mer enough to reach the bank. You find our methods harsh, Ledsam?" he asked, turning a challenging gaze toward* 1 the latter. Francii, who had been watching Shopland come to the surface, shrugged hla shoulders. He de layed answering for a moment while he watched the detective, disdain ing the life belt, swim to the oppo (To be continued) — Our Daily Stoty | His Handsome Gaoler By WALTER J.JDELANEY *1 Israel Meyers, Drosses,” was the sign over the doorway of the bank-like building I entered. Twetity years agone Israel Meyers had graduated from a one-horse junk buslpess to the dignity of m scrap-iron yard. Twelve years later he had gone into “drosses." Never a burglar brought his booty to Israel Meyers to be melted up past Identification. Israel was honest. That was why he was rated “C," which means “$325,000," and “H6,” which means "the highest grade of credit. Of all this I, Roy Burley, was thinking. I came on duty bent, but with a pleased, expectant as well. Israel'lived with Ills family at the rear pf safe-filjejl the counting room nnd its great vault, and a part of the household was Miss Iola Purcell. Sno was not a rela tive of the drosses man, but for three years had been his stenog rapher, bookkeeper and private sec retary. As a commercial reporter for an agency that was the credit censor of the world, I had to visit the place on my round of duties sev eral times during the year. Just now I%ad come on a special mis sion. It appeared that Meyers had paid down $10,000 on the purchase of a large mine. It was a rare bar gain, but the seller wanted to be sure the balance would come along In stipulated installments. Our rat ing guaranteed it, but I wanted a new financial statement to be sure we were I entered the counting room, to It untenanted, sat down beside desk and waited. Upon the desk lay an open letter, Just received. At a I saw it was addressed to Miss Purcell and from Meyers. It told her that the manager of their great branch house in another city had disappeared "'1th almost its en tire cash capital, which meant “fail ure and ruin unless—” A step behind me prevented my reading further. It was Miss Pur cell, but I had already gained a great tip. The house of Israel Meyers was insolvent and that item of news belonged to my agency. As I spoke such words as “casual call,” “new statement” and the like, she smiled graciouslyand took from the desk a oigned audited state ment showing the business In the most solvent condition in the world. _..... . ....................1............. of twenty-fifth,” she re minded. “By the way, as you are here have you ever looked over our stock - ? NoT’ She led the way to the open vault doorway guarded only by the heavily barred Inner door. She bowed me ahead of her —click! The door had crashed to upon me, shutting me into the vault a helpless prisoner. I watched my captor run to the front door and close and lock it to prevent any in trusion. , “Do you understand?” she asked, with a doubtful smile playing about her lips. “I think so,” I rejoined; with a shrug of my shoulders. “It Is clever. You know that I compre hend the house is on the rocks. How long can you keep it quiet?” “Twenty-four hours,” she an swered with confidence, and by that time we will have tided over the stress. You are the only one who has received a hint of the truth.” II Duty Is duty, and with freedom I should certainly have sent my unfortunate news broadcast. I was cleverly trapped,” I admitted. “Listen/’ spoke my fair gaoler; “you will be glad of my action later on. I will pass through the bars whatever food you care for, and cigars. I will talk to you, read to you. There Is a piano In the nearest living room. I will, if you choose, play and sing for you. “Charming!” I laughed! truly so. But what of the penalty to me of remaining absent from my work ? “You shall not suffer for it,” said Miss Purcell, quietly and re assuringly. Then she left me to sleep on some blankets she had \door. passed through the bars of the About the middle of the night 1 awoke. I heard a strange boring sound. I lay still and watched. They bored , a hole through the floor and a human hand probed about to locate the trap lock. I seized It and shouted out. In a few minutes Miss Purcell appeared. I explained the situation. 44 Burglars,” she said, “Let of the hand. With go to you here, I do not care court an explanation with the police." It was daylight when she went to the street door to receive cy nn early telegram. She read It. smiled and passed it to me. “Have raised the hundred then sand from my brother, It ran. “Crisis past. Home tomorrow.— Israel Meyers.” “You can go—and thank yon for your company ” she said naively “I would like to call again.” I remarked. “Do so. Mr. Meyers will feel be owes you something for saving hit treasures from the burglars.” “And you?” I Inquired pointedly. “I would like an opportunity t« show you that I can be a pleasant hostess as well as a cruel gaoler.” I am a frequent visitor at the Meyers house now and iola seems always glad to welcome me. Israel Meyers has offered me a good posi tion, and Iola and I are to be mar ried. ((£). 1124, Western Newspaper Union.) HOW THE FIGHT STARTED a. << I reckon I’ll go to the circu: next Sat’ed’y,” said Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. “I’d kinda like to see that there troupe of trained baboons they’ve got. _ W’yn’t you stay at home and look at your own children?” asked Zeke Yawkey. And then the fight began. 11’ Columbus, Nov. 17.—Columbus’ girl, who for more than week has puzzled local hospital has broken her al profound silence, last night of her loss of memory. The young woman answered all directed to her by a reporter as best she but was unable to disclose identity. Though she doesn’t know who she is, she believes her age to be 80. She possesses more than av erage intelligence and talks with an eastern or northern acent. Paris, Nov. 17.—Here is a French sport writer’s description of the Sox-Giants game: The baseball. “What is that? On the field the players in their carious uniforms give the impression of escaped convicts, but what muscular strength, what agility is forthcoming in captur ing the ball. r ** The pitcher (thrower of the bail) stands in the middle of the field and throws the ball. >4 The batter, stationed at a cor ner of the field, should intercept to She was unable to explain why she was without shoes and hat when she was picked up on the streets the morning of November 8. Why she was in possession of a Bible she did not know. The strange girl, who for many days was forced to live by food through tubes, now eats of her own accord. Her condition has improved considerably, but, according to her statement last night, her memory is practically a blank be yond the past few days at the hospital. Hazy Recollection. She has a hazy recollection of some things, however, and al though she does not remember who her mother is or where he is, she believes that she is alive. She expressed the desire to return to her........ ' ....... Where her »home is the girl is in utter ignorance, according to her statement. GEORGIA AND TECH TO MEET IN 1925. Atlanta, Nov. 17.—Announce ment that the University of Geor gia and Georgia Tech will play football November 14, 1925, was made in a joint statement of Georgia and Tech alumni here Saturday. A forecast of the re sumption of football relations tween the one tiyne ardent and an cient rivals was made early in the year, but today’s announcement of the fixing of the date is the first knowledge that the public has been given that plans for the game, certain to command wide interest, have been finally ed. SATURDAY’S FOOTBALL SCORES Georgia, 7; Auburn, 0. Vanderbilt, 3; Tech, 0. Centre, 17; Alabama, 0. Virginia, 6; V, P. I., 0. Sewanee, 10; University of Carolina, 0. V. M. I., 10; Kentucky, 0. Yale, 10; Princeton, 0. Brown, 7; Harvard, 0. Bucknell, G; Navy, 0. Minnesota, 20; Illinois, 7. Columbia, 14; Army, 14. Dartsmouth, 14; Cornell, 14. Michigan, 16; Ohio State, 6. Tulane, 26; Tennessee, 7. BOBCAT ADDS HAZARD TO GOLF LINKS Near Peekskill, N. Y., the Sleepy Hollow country made fa mous by Washington Irving, there is a golf club that has a live haz ard in the shape of a fierce bob cat which is about eight times as large as an ordinary cat. It ia a magnificent animat and it fre quents the golf grounds frequent ly enough to be considered a haz ard. SOMETHING HE LIKES • • Have you anything to say?” “I have, Your Honor, most as suredly a desire to state without reserve or circumlocution that the penalty imposed should be in keep ing, or, as it were, commensurate with my station in life, which has hitherto been one of no inconsider able importance. ♦ » 44 Well, you seem to have a lik ing for long sentences. Ten years. M When It Comes to Describing A Baseball Game the French Sport Writers Are Good Ski Jumpers IN CHICAGO ARE Chicago, Nov. 17.—Nearly 1,000 gunmen, crooks and gangsters were arrested in a week-end round-up of the underworld char acters in Chicago and will be brought to trial Monday on the multitude of charges on which they were sought. The arrests were made in a de tective bureau drive following Mayor Dever’s instruction to clean-up the city. At the Des Plaines street sta tion alone 450 men are being held Clamorous friends and relatives anxious to furnish bail crowded the station Sunday night. Follow O'Bannion Killing. The crusade against gunmen followed the publicity given to gangsters in the dramatic shoot ing of Dean O’Bannion, beer king, whose slayers are still at large. Sunday night police were still ; searching for Mrs. Ernest A. An | derson, who was kidnaped. She was driving home with her husband Saturday night, when four men in an automobile forced to Anderson car to the curb and halted it. The men seized Mrs. Anderson and carried her off in their car. TIFT TEACHER WRITES MUSICAL COMPOSITION Korsyth, Nov. 17.—Miss Ethel Abbott, of the piano department at Bessie Tift, announces a new musical composition, In My Ca noe, whidr abe dedicates to Miss Dora Brinson, head of piano. Miss Abbott will receive ^;he song from the publishers at an early date and hopes to make a wide distribution of it through the state of Georgia. She has written, several songs heretofore which have proven popular with the public, one of which she dedi cated to Mrs. 0. P. Ensign, head of voice at Bessie Tift. ORGANIC CHANGES •. I hear that Dick has become engaged out in Colorado. •» 14 Yes; the funny part is he went out there to save his lungs and lost his heart. Buick Continues its Leadership For the aeventh consecutive In winning and in maintain year Buick hat first choice ing this enviable position of space at the National year after year, Buick ha* Automobile Shows. Thit demonstrated conclusively signal honor is awarded an- that the true value of any nually by the National automobile is reflected in Automobile Chamber of the consistency with whkh Commerce to the manu- the public buys it. facturer-member having the Since the introduction of the largest volume of business 1925 Buick models, public for this preceding twelve patronage has increased to months. an even greater degree. SLATON MOTOR COMPANY C. W. SLATON, Prop. 109 East Solomon St. Phone 680 When better a u t om obile* built, Buick will bnfld them P '■V -&. : .0 ? "r this ball and^ return It into field of play, The ball should touch first the earth. “It not, and if it is captured by an adversary, the batter ia without, “If it has touched the ground the batter should arrive at the base (which is indicated by a sack on the ground) before the ball, retaken by the defense* should reach this very same sack. "All the while these American spectators encourage the players with terrible cry*. *» STRAY ‘PIGS COST $50 FINB . Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 17.—Arthur Fowler was fined $50 because his pigs strayed into a neighbor’s yard. KILLS AUNT OVER CABBAGE Paris, Nov. 17. : A quarrel be tween the two women o fer a cab bage resulted in Mme. Hortense Podu murdering her aunt. WRIGLEYS m Chew every it meal after st It stimulates appetite aad •14s dlgcitlaa. It makes your food do yea more good. Note relieves that stuffy leeliag alter hearty eatiag. White** teeth, k ksweeten* Uk brent; and rk tr* the goody L-a-s-t-c. 1 rnli \ I ■ ?he IS iOJik *j| It may not be a link—it may be but a mere nut—loose of course, but loose enough to come all the way off after you start your car. When it does happen, then there is a terrible accident and you wonder why. If you would let ns examine your car more often it would have been averted. By the way, speaking of weak links, how about your tire chains, wet rainy weather will soon be here and yon will need them. We have on hand a complete assortment of various We sizes of the best known make. have selected -our line from those which experience has proven to be beet suited for the conditions pre vailing in our immediate section of the country. The prices are right and we are certain to please you. Stallings’ Garage N. 8th St. Griffin. Git.