... THECORPSE THAT L AUG ITET) BY JOHN N. RAPHAEL A Story |i S of the |l Assizes jj aAZJ THE excitement round the door of a first-class carriage in the Wisbech express, which was still in Northampton station five-and-twenty minutes after it should have been well on its way through the green Lincolnshire meadows, was intense. Passengers, guards, policemen, and porters were all talking at the same ...

... Tk,. /f I J- By FREDERICK FENN WHEN James Mowatt came to London he was something of an enigma, and there are a certain number of people who hate mysteries. Though the hard-working members of the com munity are content to take those with whom they are thrown in contact just as they find them, there are a vast number of idlers who regard a person whom they do not understand much as certain ...

... l_j Jfoefflfc. By MARJORIE BOWEN Author of The Viper of Milan, etc. f A TRADITIONARY TALE OF THE COVENANTERS [NOTICE TO READERS. This story, by the talented young author of The .Viper of Milan and other historical novels, is on entirely different lines from, the generality of Bystander short stories, which have dealt almost entirely with modern life. In view, however, of the discussion now ...

... Ozam&A i -J^kn'Tferena^L Author of Bracken, Furze the Cruel, etc. TO discover the real nature of a woman, you merely draw a wedding ring upon that finger of hers which was once supposed to be in direct communication with the heart; quite a simple act, but as perilous almost as aviation; for something is bound to be wrecked-- old customs and friendships assuredly. And unless the four hands ...

... Uhe Inhumanity of Captain Vosper By VIOLET M. METHLEY 11 111 m tl THE senti mental and soft-hearted on board the Gigantic were thoroughly enjoying themselves. Isn't it perfectly sweet to see Captain Vosper with little Basil Lady Doubell whispered to Miss Stevens, her companion. Quite a picture Miss Stevens assented enthusi astically. And the captain always seemed such a hard man like iron. ...

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... t^ioiiSS^S J By R. RAMSAY I {This story is, by the author1 s own admission, a consequence of our recent discussion, 11 Sex and the Short Story11 As a result of that discussion, Miss Ramsay has been moved to show us, in vigorous outline, the evil consequences of the quality of Distrust. In doing this, she, incidentally, shows us herself how it is possible to pursue a problem of real life 11 and ...

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... jByGuyLys/e THE Vicar's daughter played the Dead March as only the Vicar's daughter could; the Squire bore up under it for a full minute, and then whis pered (most audibly) to his sole companion in the front pew, Let's get out of this. The two men made their way down the aisle. The Squire was a white-haired old man with a keen hard face; the other was a conventional Major, khaki-clad and ...

... f 5%e .yhzvv C No. VII.-- HIS MAJESTY'S DUCK-PUNT By RICHARD PINK \_uwmg to me very great success of mis series o j articles, we nave now arranged for a jurtnet series. At uie same time we have pleasure in publishing, jor the first time, the name of our brilliant contributor Mr. Richard Pink. 1 H.M.S. Ten-yen was neither speedy, lovely, nor comfortable. Her designers had, apparently, taken ...

... Jjytfiistin 7iarri30nj_ HELEN, Countess of Mountjoy, peeping round a corner of the red blind, looked up and down the street. The window looked out upon one of those cloistered squares still to be found in the great city. Gaunt and sooted stumps, that in summer were trees, stood in the middle of it, flanked in with the usual spiked railings. From the few lamps sparsely dotted round the square, ...

... THE END OF THE ROAD BY ARCHIBALD SULLIVAN ik A TRAGEDY OF TWO MARRIAGES i I MUST speak to you for a moment, he said, catching at her arm. You can't have any possible reason-- the case is over, and we're both free. Just as free as if we'd never met-- never been married. une nana wem. quicKiy upwaiu, icaujusung tiic thick folds of her chiffon veil. The noise and hurrying feet of the Law ...