... BY JESSIE G. COURT The Bystander M Surprise Story ...

... *nd7ng II.-- A HUNDRED YEARS. By DELL LEIGH HIDDEN away amid a clump of tall poplars on the flat lands of Northern France the old château still stands, approached by what was once a regal drive, but which is now merely an excessively muddy lane, rut-seared and neglected. It remains a dull grey stone edifice of sixteenth century type, rambling and prosaic. But it is unique in a country of ...

... f How Muriel A \Carried On J THE STORY OF A ROAD ENGINE BY H. MAXWELL PERSONALLY I have always felt that Archibald was lucky when he married Muriel, though the general opinion was the luck was the other way about, and that Muriel was the lucky one when she captured Archibald. But Archibald himself had no doubt about it at all he knew he was the lucky one. Now I don't want you to make any ...

... aud Pats 3\1 V °n the Pack a BY H. MAXWELL^ THE STORY OF A PERFECT WIFE MAUD was flaw less, except for one flaw. At least, that was Monty's opinion, and Monty being Maud's husband, Monty's opinion is entitled to respect. Monty regarded Maud as perfectly wonderful. She was charming, affectionate, and clever. Maud managed Monty's house with such complete efficiency that there was never a creak ...

... Bra c !(e n BY KATHLEEN A. SIMMONS; TIRED? Just a little. One isn't any younger on one's silver-wedding day! Well, we're very near the top. Is it to be a rock or a brackeny bit? One of Donald's brackeny bits, please. Come along, then. Here we are. Sit down and i rest. That's better, isn't it? Much better. No one remembered us to-day. No, they were afraid. 1 Afraid Of hurting us. ...

... KpOght HawJ{sj BY 'NYONI'SUKU THE harsh clang of an electric gong beat into his head, and before the echo had died he was out of bed and stuffing himself into his clothes. He did this mechanically, his mind entirely bent on finding itself and ordering his senses, in a tenth of the time Nature requires for the purpose-- only niggers and people in books are ever deep in slumber one moment and ...

... Bystander Super-Scoops By Qu'importe? No. III. Earl Earwig's Exemption. THIS Is unquestionably the most stupendous serial ever let loose. Unchain- j ing a fiery mustang is like a white mouse to it. Tried on the cinema it shook the thing to bits and had to be hacked off with a pickaxe. It is absolutely the most palpitating transcript of human emotions that ever palped. f The manuscript can be ...

... //y III v JF/W- By C. M. FRERE SHE was very young when she became engaged to Geoff Mac- donald-- or, rather, when that nebulous thing called an understand- ing first came into existence between them. Geoff and she had known each other since babyhood her father and his had been at school together. It was more or less inevitable I that they should fall in love in fact, it would have been ...

... BY KATHLEEN A. SIMMONS WHERE did you leave the car? J ust round the corner. 1 Out of sisht. vou said Yes. It doesn't go with a bank of blue bells, does it It brought you to the bluebells pretty quickly I'm not ungrateful. Are you afraid it will get stolen Not I 1 Are you If so, I'll leave the engine going we shall hear it. Extravagant person Do no such thing. Sit down and look round you. ...

... r vN. y/ BY VIVIAN CARTER A' AH, Frederick! said Wilhelm the Wicked to the Court Chamberlain, who had come to give him the morning's domestic news budget, what bad news do you bring this morning? The worst first, please, as usual. Certainly, sire. The worst this morning isn't so very bad merely that the city of Spitzfeld is starving, and no supplies can be brought up in time to prevent a ...