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LITTLE FLOWER SIYBJHVISION

The regular monthly meeting of the Little Flower sith-diviston of the Catholic “Vim-ads League was held on November 21st in the Churst Vestry. Mrs. William Ayl- ward presided.

The meeting opened by prayer, followed by roll call and the read- ing of the minutes of the last monthly mcctiniz which were ap- proved and signed.

A discussion FPRHITIIIIZ hare of Altar linons ensued. Mrs. John F‘. Maclnnis. Mrs. Ernest Rnssitcr. Mrs. Grover Coffin, and Mrs. Pal Murphy volunteered to do this work.

The chicken supper sponsored by the F. \\'. ll. was n huge sui-ccss. The sum of FFStlTIltl was icalized. The mono)‘ was givcn to the pas- tor, Rev. Father MacKcnnn. A sitc- cessftil card party was held at the home of the president, Mrs. Wil- liam Ayiivard.

A thank you letter was roccivod from Mrs. Jas. lllriclniiis for kiflfl- ness reccivctl from thc C. W. L.

during her rcccnt bereavement. it was movcd and seconded to send $10.00 to the "Relief to Britain" ftind.

It. was decided to collect cloth- ing for the orphanage. and also In pack Christmas hoxes for the sick and infirm in the parish.

The next card parttcs are to ho held at the homes of Mrs. Flrncst Rossiter. Mrs. Edward Rossitor, Mrs. Justin McCarthy and Mrs. Pat Murphy.

It was decided to hold no more meetings till January.

Meeting closed by prayer.

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CHAPTER VIII I!" FAYNE LIVES?

This shock. coming u it had iust when Carnot was hoping to glean much useful information from the Biarritz lawyer. seemed to O'Hara to bristle with sinister significance.

“Been poisoned?" he echoed questloningly. "What do you mean hy that? Was it. murder, or suicide?"

"I don't know the detsils yet." the French detective replied. hlm~ self obviously taken aback. "The information came through by ‘phone Just about the time you and I met outside. It seems our officers boarded the rapids at the last stop just outside Paris making their way along the train to locate Leamalre. An attendant, warning passengers that they were near- ing the terminus, had Just found him. He was sitting in a corner. as if asleep, but — quite dead."

“People aren't poisoned by ec- cident. as n rule, especially on a froth-journey." O'Hara proceed. “Looks fishy."

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"They'll be ringing from Paris. an soon as they've had time to investigate." Carnot. gestured u little impatiently. "It's n. nasty aet- back. I'd counted n great deal on what ii-e'd get out of Lemalre. Of course it‘: no accident. He may have got wind of our purposg. though I don't see that's st ell possible since it. was arranged after he'd left here. He may have felt the net closing round hlm. 1nd taken the quick way out as wisest On the other hand l! it's murder

He threw up his hands as if he swcpt away from hint everything not important at the moment.

"We shall know soon enough. nfsicur. bfcanivhile even if dead laiiyers tcll iin tales. it 1e pos- sible their tifficcs may he quite cloiiticiit \\'llll(’S5E‘5 for them. Thai or Ilciiimrc iiiusl. naturally be placcd under police occupation. and at. once. You'll pzirdoii me?"

Hc motioned O'Hara towards the back way evtilainiii: the short

' route I’)\' which he could roach the

without publishing he had just visitcd

main Nlilﬂlf‘. tlic fat-t that the pcrlcrtiirr.

"You'll 1w sccing ms quite soon. iiilsicur. Aiid~pEc cc» not a ivorri as yct ‘lo inadnioiscile or anvoni: else. of what I liaic told you"

O'Hara was no‘. '.\oi'i1\'iii<_'. Hc fclt a ccrlnui iiattirtil iintiaticiice cvcr all this. lIl_\'SIf‘l'_\' having an honest man's desire aluays to cut out tlic lTliiliiilll2.<. Bil‘ wilirc. gtvuis: a chaiicc. huricri llicnrsclir.‘ Lccp in inystciv. lic kn .', whilc making Illl ' ice fil=s about gcitizig at tiip

(fl-lords in.ii ‘. his only ﬂintcrcs! lay iii Liic tutti-nine of all this so fat" as Cariis safciy and iuturc we ('(Iil('El‘i‘.f"I 'l‘hc amaz-

‘s ~itoii li_v ihc French dc- iectivc that ;\.Il(ll't"‘\\' Fayuc was nciunliy still alwc lllPv'|ilf.~-lI true Wthat Caryl inns no longer legal tiWIlFV oi‘ thc cstate.

And. if again the French dr- lectivc were rizht. the Chateau iias probably acquired by money made h}: illcgci‘. activttics. Caryl. is she dcfiniteli‘ ltnew that. would not ivish to krep it. as O'Hara read her choral-tor. and he fclt. she ouzht to he told

Still. hc would scarcely go against. Carnotfs urgent. rcqtiest that nothing WRS as yet. to be said to her. So O'Hara preparing to drive back to thc Chatcaii curbed his imiiaiicnce seeing itotiiiiig for him to do at tiic momcnt, hut vi-rittah out for Caryls personal safety.

Hcr enemies from the little Car- not had said, threatened to be of it dccidcrtly unpleasant variety. That might seem to make any suspicions of Youscf I-Iusscin iind his friends look foolish conslderiiiq thclr oh- viousiy substantial social standing. I-Tvcn Carnot had thrust that pos- sibility aside as out of t.hr- question.

Nor did it. appear logical that flit: people responsible for those mysterious thrciiis would live so openly Ill (‘arvl Payne's gates as did the Ezypiiau and his friends. Oii the nthcr hand. (‘YHai-a argued the criminal Siiiiifllllic; offcctr» (‘c tlnevpcctcil coup hv thc slicrr. a. ~- parcntly suicidal bravado of hi. mcthods.

Also secminglv sound social standing may wcll cover a miili- itude of sins and O'Hara was not too iniprcssod by the airy way in which Carnot. had dism 1i these people. IS pr-wlialwlliii . As he swung his car out into the square he decide-d to take no chances but to adopt bold methods by deliber- ately cultivating the inmates of that smart, white villa mttside Caryls gateg and forming his own opinion from close and more con- tinuous observation.

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Hence. es he was passing the main pmstoffice he braked sharply A few yards away. Yoiisef Hussein and the military figure of his friend Captain Gale. stood at. the pavement edge. They were about to hail n taxi from a parking- placr in the square when O'Hara drew up.

"Going out. to Si. Pierre?" he asked: and- itaktiig that for grant- ed: “Can I give you a lift?"

“Good man!" The Captain jum- pod t.o it instantly". all smiles while the Egyptian -— equally plt-ased - wcnt through thi- gracious move- ments or an oriental salnnm.

"Thank you. Mr.—-O'Hnrn. isn't. it?" he accepted at once getting in. explaining: "Our own car hap- pens to be under repair, and won't he ready till to~morrnw. My friend Oliver had a slight. accident with it early this morning. driving to catch the Paris rapide. A military lorry from the frontier ran into

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suddenly remembering "that the Blarrliz lawyer, Lematre, had also been on that same train. "Not at all. In fact. he wired us from Paris, after reaching there, in any Ill was well."

Little more was said for n while apart from the captain's polite re- marks on the car, which certainly made more comfortable ridlnB than a Biiirritz taxi. But that. led Ynusef gradually to bring conver- sation round tn O'Hara himself. He was cleiii-ly interested to know m0§e about hlm. and O'Hara did not hide anything u; to his person- ul history.

"Of course I have not been in Egypt myself for some years." Yousef in turn showed n dulre to be quite frank, pursuing the sub- ject: "I had trouble with re- latives of mine there over en

estate which was left to me.

Others seemed to think they hut

more right. in it than I had. 50- I took myself to the CREW" safety of Europe leaving them to quarrel amongst themselves."

"It's rather amnzlnl ‘that bad blood ls stirred up when estates change hands." 01hr: commen- ted. as if casually and without much real interest.

It W55 e chance remark which had more effect even than he had hoped. In the driving-seat. he had the others behind him in the back of the car. But there was it little minor at an angle nbove an ashtray near his right hand and this reﬂected enough for him to catch n meaning glance pass be- tween the captain and Yousef. on whose thin lips n smile flickered for the briefest. second, before h remarked:

"It does not uem that you. who one; owned the Ohetelu lrluuc. benr any ill-will towards Mm

Fayne who now l, mistress there."

"Why should I?" O'Hara. with a clear run of road iihend glanced round over his shoulder at the other. "My mother's family sold the estate and that's that. It's not Mimi Fnyne‘: fault that. she has suddenly found herself owner of the piece."

"But - I should ny she is quite pleeeed about it. Buch l. very lovely old house. iind—-so it is com- mon knowledlk-qulte n bend- pome legacy to help keep it tip!"

"A combination. Ptiahe. not to be sneezed at." OJ-hre observed hesitated a moment. end then de- liberately naked: "Did you know hei- relative Mr. Fnyne whose death brought the legacy about?"

"By sight certainly." the other responded. adding: "There wasn't. much of that, either. 1 think. be-

tween the time I took the Ville Bl.

Pierre till we heard of Mr. Payne's

tragic death I only laid eyes on him-end that from a distance- perhnps three times. He wn rather a hermit. as perhaps you

may not. know?" (To Be Continued)

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