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his head quite suddenly, I s hould think. Perhaps when he realised it was going to snow that evening. I! Trevetyan were deed-he could keep that money and no one would ever know."
"Amazing." murmured Mr. Ry- croft. “Quits amasius. l never dreamed-But my dear young lady. how did you learn all this? What put you on the right track?"
For answer. Emily explained Mrs. Bellings letter, and told how she hsd discovered the boots in the chimney.
"It was looking at them that put it into my mind. They were ski boots. you see, and it made nie think of skis. And suddenly I wondered ii perhaps-I rushed downstairs to the cupboard, and sure enough there wcr two pairs of skis there. One pair was longer than the other. And the boots fitted the long pair —— but they didn’t ilt the other. The toe clip things weer adjusted ior a much smaller pair oi boots. The shorter pair oi skis belonged to a different
person.
"l-le ought to have hidden tbs skis somewhere else." said Mr. Rycroft with artistic disapproval.
“lNo-no," said Emily. “Where else could he hide them? It was a very good place really. In a day or- two ths whole collection would have been stored. and in the meantime it wasrrt likely that the police would bother whether Captain Trev- clyanhad had one or two pairs of
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Explosions Follow Water- front Fire
1A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire)
IAIIDON, sept. fld-A series o! explosions followed by bursts o! flame today drove firemen to cover as the £1,000,000 (#5000000) wap- ping warehouse fire blazed undlm- inlehed otter 30 hours.
Mounted police had control oi the huge crowds that tried- to surge for- ward after the explosions. The blasts were believed to have been caused by inflammable gases caught in pockets.
A river of thick blackecum- which had ohm been rubber-hoa- ted down Wapplng Street and 1m- peded the firemen. Other firemen attacked the flames from river lire- boats.
Was “Framed” Says Billings At Mooney Trial
(A. P. Dy Guardian's Special Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, sept. 26. — Warren K: Billings charged today that he and Tom Mooney. sentenced to lite terms for the 1918 Ben Fran- sisco Preparedness Day bombing, were “framed" by a private detec- Ive. Testifying in Motmefs latest bid lot freedom. a hebeas corpus hear- ing, Billings said Martin Swanson. special agent for e. public utility. asked him four days prior to the explosion to appear against Mooney ln n- nection with the bombing of a power line involved in labor trouble.
Billings asserted he refused and Swanson became angry.
When arrested after the bombing. Billings said Swanson sew him at police headquarters and told him:
"You were a damned fool for not going along with us end help con- vict Tom Mooney of the Tower bombing and save yourself from being sent to the penitentiary or being hung for something you haven't done."
Billings said he told Mooney of the incident. He said Swanson be- came angry and threatened to "get" him later.
W.M.S. Meeting At New Glasgow
Preslded over by Mrs. W. Clarke Elliot o! Sussex. 14.3.. the Fifty- ninth annual meeting oi the Wo- men's Missionary society (E.D.) of tht Prtsbytcrian church in Can- eda opened Wednesday morning in Westminster Church, New Glas- gow. The attendance is representa- tive o! every section of the field.
Prerentstion of reports featured the opening session, following sea.- ron of Prayer, led by Mrs. W. 1". Yorston of Cempbelltnn. Commit- tees were appointed on Credentials. Resolutions. and Courtcsies, and s Nominating Committee called.
The Correspondence Secretary's Report, iollowed by discussion, was read bl‘ Miss Annie Murray, New Glasgow. and the Reoo“ _ Bec- rutaryu new" by Mrs. it W- Orent. New Glasgow. Miss I. R. MoCurdy, Halifax. tabled the re- port on Education and Literature. Other reports were given by the lecret
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Hurrican e Moving Near To Mexico
(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wbe)
JACKSONVILLE. n». sent l! ...A fully developed tropical hurri- cane todag, moved slowly toward the Peninsula of Yucatan in Mex-
co.
Its position was charted at 10 s. m. by the weather bureau as about 190 miles sllslitly north of east of Cape Gracies A Dios. Nib sregua, and its movement was or. parently northwestward, a change in course since last night's advis- ory wheh it was reported some westward.
Vessels were warned to exercise caution in the northwestern Car- ribbean Sea south o! Yucatan and
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Crew A Dese rts, Arrested‘
(C. P. by Guardian's Special Win)
VANCOUVER, Sept. ail-Thirty- one deckhands and stolsers from the S. S. Wairuna oi’ the Union Steamship 00.. of New Zeslsnd were arrested today on charges of deseriion. The crew had previously refused to take the ship to see until s seamen satisiactory to their union is appointed to replace s crew member in hospital here.
The men walked off the ship earlier this week. Warrants charg- ing desertion were sworn out by the master and were served by Vancouver city police. Officers and stewards oi the ship remain- ed aboard.
Tweedsmuirs To Arrive On Oct. 24
(C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire).
OTTAWA. Sept. 26. - Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir. with members of their family and star! are expected to arrive at Quebec about noon, Thursday. Oct. 24. lord Tweeds- mulr will be sworn in as Governor- General of Canada in the Legisla- tive Council Chamber at Quebec the same afternoon it was announced by Sir George Parley today.
Early Monday morning Sir Ly- mm Duff, Chiei Justice of Canada will be sworn in administrator of the government with powers of Governor Genral between the time Lord Bessborough leaves and Lord Tweedsrnuir arrives. Sir Lyman will attend at Quebec to administer the oaths of office to the new Gov- ernor General.
“Rattler” the King 0i Saddle Horses
Rattler. As he derived his name. when trotting from the bellows- like noise within. This famous horse was raised at Bear River. in Kings county. by a man by the name of Ansus McPhee. a young man at this time. a scotch man who em1_ grated to the Island. when very young. Rattler was sired by the son of a thoroughbred stallion called the McKowan horse. The McKowan horse was by the g-reet Rancls Val- ley, a thoroughbred race horse im- ported from England in the 40's or
45.
Rattler was a light chestnut in colour with white points and white stripe on forehead- “angy in body. His dam was by the old Island breed French Canadian stock. ‘This trend horse would pace {or e. mile before the owner would bring him down to the square trot. The own- er went time and again to Char- lottetown in the saddle. with this grand horse. a distance oi 4d miles. and returning. when making a great burst or speed from the drop of the left hind foot to the drop of the fore, measuring s 1-2 feet. This horse had a very strong mouth and always had to be driven with a c rb bit. The owner hsd s bunch o neighbours shingllng his house when Rattler was in his palrey days. The word was no nails. not im. His wife. Mrs. McPhee. wriltarting the dinner.
"Rod" Anzlts. as he was called. brought Rattler from the pastino. putting the saddle on him. Away he went to sourls West a there was nobody doing business in sou. ris East at this time. a distance of nine miles. returning as the good wife was putting the dinner on the table for the men, with nails and rum. There were ct many cloeu and no watches. The men put the time down at one hour, es near as they could estimate by the sun. At s time when there weep parties going on along the north shore the McPheeb of Bear River went down to Goose River. s distance oi six miles. to a dance, it being on the festll/ll 0f Halloween. There was trouble coming on the letter pert of the night between the Meltin- non's of Goose River and lmPheeb
Goose River were able young men.
his chums. "You inter make for your horses." They started. Me- Pbee leading. As luck hawened "CHIN was a will we! ahead of the other seven mounts when sll oissuddemocingaeebigh rate ofepeed. hewesintheleadlome
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trick took the covering of! the new ilridge. s bed trick to do. Rattler. with his rider lumped clear and RoPhee turned ius mount until his mums ensue u». orderinlthemto so Imam! by the there, thus sev- lhl lhllr 11'9- Thil amid horse lived to be very old es his owner would never pert with bins-Cor.
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