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., , .ta.ke um light away. Malcolm 13 he

d. - ..»ma,_.s an ‘,'.;‘};h;_ old boy," h. “u. to put I aw‘: to this bad luck. Hang.

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' d the my vii §3e.‘3§e’§§'idus3"§3m:'c'3 o°1- ~¥1»d=~‘h“- mn- Eg the police. and 1'5}: sure i-herd 2° -

you to help them.

Leaving Malcolm to entertain the some to set married man. I

. S 1 . d to ,corneille hur- sladz I thouxht Pd 6 him an good. (‘,’,‘,'§,'°.§,'.'. po°1°u.erpost, now only And so 1 had. it is hadn't come p. iew hundred yards awly When he 35°“?

Zrezumed he brought with him the " t. who could have dong mm ' 111. Chfl-D7” said Oomellle. “We was °’ Mu that closed path. but that can't

it have anything to do with it. A chie! would rather eat a boy's came for

'm-ljmpcslng in their night attire

L, d it the lac ';19.1§§hu.be1§‘ni‘:‘oeth caersrxilecf handcuffs

_Ind knobkerries. They found the disobeying him."

dead boy lylnz 9-5 ocmeme and

Malcolm lid left him;

“Been dead for about hall on hcur." Kerrxvalt announced ulte soberlv now. "Killed by a heavy IGW

vertebral column.“

more murdering there man

The native polloe. meanwhile. G°"°mm°’“ h°‘“'5 5'b°“'5- 01'

made a cursory examination 01 the

innumerable blurred tracks in the me ‘he WW9 0! C0m£11le’a

soft sand: and alter delerentially

warning Malcolm and Cornellle that were Y0“ 0V¢F there?"

they would be required to give evid-

ence at the inquest. they pr

to remove the murdered boy to the "You were down ar.7"t.l'le river?

the poor blighier scream.’

lice post. Dr. Kerrivalt. having Didn't you see anything

laden Malcolm a. most courteous gocdnlzht departed, carrying the

police lanlem

Malcolm led the way through the

r‘u'<2r, and as emerged on

with him.

when we go to him."

“How drunk would you say Kerri- mllht?

val; was, in actual iuct?" he inquir- ed; “and what the Hades was he E01113 on the river bank at that,

our?"

" <lne bit of acting it he wasn't

tight," replied Malcolm.

"Yes, I thoughl. so too, until we about it?"

d :1, 7, h seem a ‘Signalling!’ Channlng said in- mm that den boy u e E credulously. "What son, or signal- weu_ 3,nyv.,'a,y, we'd better go and ling? And who told you about 1:?"

ram. out Chan. and tell him about “They

shed his drink pretty quick then.

his boy. I'd like to know when

was doing there at mat. time. By W019 he was dime in-“

ad!" Corneille went on. strufi

o.her thought; "he was killed jolly near the th thr h the spruit that the of has cmefim

wonder whether the poor bllg

didnt know about it-—he'd only been back about 9. week. from the Rand mines. That makes it st

so he turned and strode towards

laid. "We'll just go in"

' the light of Malcolm's

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lion . ,_ .“';hat chap sleeps like a 103. he . - uu ' 1 when, ‘but not to-monvw nigh °“‘“‘““‘“ W” 5 ” °°" torch. er, to-night; rmnpemnea, and hair

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by "Yes," put in Malcolm, “but from the look 0! them I'm not sure they're s after all: they could so eas- 1 il becausedbythejerksuman es a. torch, when he's walking along with it. Anyway the bloke who carries the torch never stands still. in and he doe;n'L waste much time more odd. It makes that place de- over the signals. And then you serted enough during the (lily '-i1'})¢- k-“°"- he 35 - and still more deserted at night. There was no answer when. hav-

rb, gfgfipgfgy 1/fr iVu.‘3”3..i’fea ou§"§x’.u. room win. his

candle, to return in 9. new minutes carrying a. bottle at brandy, some

tumblers. and 3 lug 01 water. served them with generous

CHAPTER XVIII WHAT DID SAM Ell‘!

EEC.

gather with

not which Malcolm him

have some bearing on it at xnuglstracy in Bnsutolanéiwd,

:l‘AN’l‘0N BROTHERS. h we arflwd Mme“ nuu: smmg conmuu ;’._;‘;n mg, “W W,‘ D,‘ Km.“ ' somewhat less expensive than

their xormer nwotmg. but quite un-

McLEOD 0.‘ BENTLEY » P’. 3. 2, mac.

' ALEX W. MATHESON - ‘ 4 ITO-

OUT OUR WAY

boys are so that already. W85 300d When he came me lastnweek

an E.’ S E E 3 II- In E Q E

man. you can’: tell what will happen in Basutolnnd. Those not- ives will do anything. Perhaps an- other native was after Sam's girl and wanted to gel. Sam out or the at me back or the neck-—dlslocated Way. But anyway there's a sight

Dolloe find out. But," he m(t'.1a.imed, site, but learned nothing from the 5 Dafemly noticing {or the Iirgt

Malcolm's garment-s. "y0l1’l'e soaked!

"We went across when’ we heard

H "N°t’mn8 £0 see." Corneille replied. except for Sam—~and he was dead

"But. man Corneille, what were the you doing down there? What. time is vvvw We <=°meme c=u=h° "P ;:..:::2°.*::..V:“.:.2..:1:':,.Y.‘.::

"oh," Oorneille replied a lime lamely. “LhaI.’s a. long story. As a matter 01 met, Chm, somebody 00-5 some signalling over in Basutolancl, and weye been trying to find out what its all about. old you lcnow

louk like torch signals. Poor sum old Juple told Malcolm about them,

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onscua. nuesamo ms NOTHNGA soAPmoi>osHwe:ree. . .' CONEON.1'i.LWIPE.'

WHV MOTHERS GE!’

turrgig to Cor- neille; “ hey seem to l to noth- ing. Pm airsild, Cgfneill? I've been in t len th ached camnsle. Cor- 111311“ 1'0‘! *9 WP 01' 11°‘-him! mill‘: knogkecficént Cliar‘:rrI:‘llrlig('ia. bag; it all ts the trouble about being _ " d w. e and e as ::i(:lm))i;n1c<)(im were, he was in no we aeriously. You see everyt-_h1ns is mood to wait for charming no rouse still new in me. and I havent. stop- hlmselr from his usual heavy sleep. to

am. You mustn't take me

Dad for the exciting bl . the “Man, rd like to see those signals What about me coming with you next time?"

"Yes. rather." answered Malcolm; t—o:r rath-

pegonsnd no they drank, plied them with

silence ween

and hlmsell. and Ohannlng had to in content to let go with his c malty about the signals unsnthtle

The inquest was a purely tormal war. as most lnquesla on nntlves Carmine

and -

nine were summoned to give evi- dence. and they all rode over 60- . A, native‘:

point. 01 view, however lntelllcent or educated. he may be. is neoea.-;a.nly dmennt to that at u Enuopean — a

a'Iq)ed' and Marakaxs presence was chioxly 'due to a private desire on

The inquest. was held it the mar-

abash . "You're 8 line set oi young tel- slo til

ac, lke myglf, the bother of al.- ‘ in; use lnquesu. "

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BRINGING UP FATHER

OH- MV DAQLJNG BABY

Thimble Theatre. Starring POPEYE——._

VOU KEEPT U LTANK E WlT‘ H JU\CE.

TO THINK-I DE

VOTED MY LIFE TO BRINE HER

RY A E II: SHE HAD ONLY LISTENED TO ME-

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MY LAND! YOU CAN'T GO $\WlMMlN' TODAY--

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