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The Doom Trail ' — By — Arthur D. Howdei Smith Amthmr mf PORTO BELLO COLD. ffc. by Brantano’a.) WNU Sarvloe THE STORY CHAPTER I.—Harry Ormerod, pro scribed traitor to King George as a Stuart partisan, returning from France to London, rescue.** Alderman Robert Juggins from a band of assassins Jug gins proves to be the grandson of a former steward of Ormerod's father, to whom Juggins feels himself Indebted Ormerod tells Juggins he has aban doned the Stuart cause. (Continued from last week) “After Die passage of tlie Ihw, In ►pile of efforts to enforce It, Murray contrived to build up a clandestine means of shipping goods to Canada, and while the French are more pressed for cheap trade goods than they were, nevertheless they are better off than they should he, and our traders are put at a disadvantage. Now the time for which the law was passed Is ex pired. and the provincial government hath enacted It again. It comes up this afternoon before the lords corn mlssloners for trade and plantations, when Murray will petition for Its re jection." "liut surely he will lose.” Juggins shook his head. "I fear not. The best we can hope for is a compromise.” “Yet you say he is In alliance with the French and the Jacobites!" “I say tliul. Master Hurry, but I cannot prove It. Iteinember, even you. who have recently come from St. Ger main. had never heard of him. More over, he Is hand In glove with the Pelhams and all the corrupt officials In Whitehall. He hath buttered many a grasping hand, and If he can secure his operations a few years longer he will have laid the groundwork for Kug land's overthrow In the New world. "I leave to your Imagination the ef feet upon our people at home of a disastrous war with France at this Juncture. King George Is scarce set tied on his throne, and so good su ex cuse would pave the way for the Stuarts' return." "Yes. that ts true" I assented. “ "TIs a dangerous plot." Juggins looked at me keenly. "You are still desirous to Join In thwarting It?" "More so than ever. But I see not how I can he of service to you.” "If the lords of trade have received the orders I expect, then you can be of great service to me tw4 to your coun V A ♦% ♦* try. Come. >o„ .. nave your firs lesson You may attend me to the hearing before the lords of trade. I wish you to observe what passes at the hearing, and to study Murray. For If he wins Ills slay, as I fear he will, then It Is my purpose to send you to New York for such evidence as will wreck «ls conspiracy." "And I will go gladly," I said, a ilirlll of i xnllatlon in my heart at tin bare though' of a i inn's pari to ph lie collected soni documents am maps, placed them In n green stilt bag and gave ii to me to carry "And remember." lie catltlolied n at the door, “do you keep at least tw paces behind me. Speak only wlie I speak to you and hold your heHd low and your shoulders stooped. Slouch If you can. If any address you look stupidly at them and mumble an an swer. I will explain that you are alow wltted." But none of the men who stopped Master Juggins during our walk deigned to notice the humble 'prentice lad who followed him. 1 avoided all scrutiny and reached Whitehall with considerable more self-confidence than I had started with. The lords of trade sat In a lofty chamber of a dirty gray stone butld'.ng over against the river. At one end van a dais with a long, closed-ln desk across It. Behind this nodded my lords In periwigged majesty, live of them, two fut and pompous, one small and birdllke, one lull and cadaverous and one who looked like nothing at all. “That Is Tom Pelham," whispered Master Juggins, pointing at the last as we took our seats. But I had already transferred my gaze to an extraordinary creature who stood by a window on the opposite side of the room. It was-a black man, squat and enormously broad, whose long, powerful arms reached almost to the floor. As I watched him, fascinated, his eyes found my face and he surveyed me, apparently without any human In terest whatsoever, hut us a wild beasl might consider a fat stag when too ****** ♦% •*• *** ****** full to cure about a kill. Re was dressed in a bright red livery coat with gold lace, and the cocked bat which he held was covered with sliver »i* broidery. 1 fell Juggins tugging at my arm. “I)o you see hi in V” lie whispered. "I never saw anything so hideous in my life." I answered Juggins laughed, as his eyes fol loved mine. “No, 1 meant not the negro. 'Twits Murray I spoke of. lie sits several seats farther on.’' 1 looked us directed and picked out a nmu wlm lounged back comfortably in a chair, talking with a group of merchants Wlm seemed to hang on Id words. lie was elegantly clad, yet very uuletly, rather in the fashion of a fine gentleman than a rich trader. Though sitting, he showed himself to lie a large man of massive frame lie wore mi Immense periwig In tin prevailing mode, and there was about him an air of pride and self-confidence Though lie must have tieen middle aged, be curried himself tike a young man or a soldier "lie is no enemy to be slighted," I said. "No, lie thrives upon opposition : but—” A secretary rapped for order. "To the king's most excellent maj e-ty in council," he recited from a doc ument he held, "the humble petition ami representation of Samuel Baker. Samuel Storke, Itlrhurd Janeway and other-, merchant* of l.ondon, tradin', to New York, in behalf of themselves and the rest of the persons concerned lu the New York trade; which petition having been considered by his maj esty's council, hath been referred. wlt*i hi* gracious consent, to the lords com in'ssloners for trade and plantation* "You will note." whispered Mastei Juggins In my ear. "that the name of Murray Is not Included In the list. He appears tiere. not as the principal which lie Is. Iml at the reddest of tlwse merchants, who are his decoy* und ostensibly In rlielr In'erest ' “You have heard the petition and reference of ... . read,” gabbled BelliHln In whining voice. "We will now bear arguments by the opposing side*. Wlm appears against the pett tlon?” Minder Juggins rose beside me. His arguments were substantially those tie had used with me, bulwarked add! tloiially by a mass of facts and stalls tics. When lie sat down It seemed to me that no Knglisliman who though: of Id* own count:•}'■* Interest could re -1st tlie logic of Ids appeal. There was a siuintering of applause and then a merchant Introduced Mut ray, with tbs remark that tie bad kind ly consented to give Ids opinion, as he bad recently come on a visit to I.op don from the province of New York \vl\gre be was In residence. "The gentleman who preceded me.' began Murray, "and wtio, I am told once spent some time in our provlnct ir« y e:r* ago I* unfortunately labor lug under a misapprehension of tie situation It I* not. my lord*, ai the ' d the misfortune 'o be it n- e. Through tilt gra; -f i. "I • " two countries have It" b « ii mu -omc yi'.i - at peace with on due ip.| end their subjects In the Net world leui- striven not to he behind »*♦ ♦% ♦% ♦%****** ♦% ♦% ♦* iiand in drawing closer the bonds ol trade which In themselves are the besi preventative of war. “We manufacture lu tills country more goods of a certain kind than tv* can consume ourselves. These good are in great demand amongst the sat age tribes which Inhabit the Interim of North America. "Both Hie French and our own trad ers have use for these goods In til* fur trade, which Is growing lo he o: increasing worth to the London titer chants. If we withhold from lli* French the goods they require for trad ing with these tribes they will see! them from the manufacturers of tin Low Countries and (Jermany. Thu our merchants at home will he tie privet! of a profitable trade, and w provincials will not be bettered. Also the supply of furs for the London market, much of which comes from (lie French pot*. will he reduced. Ii seems lo me, your lordships, that this prohibitory legislation will only hat* crippling effects upon trade and bin der the good relations between Franc* and England and tlielr colonies." He suld much more In the same vein, whilst Juggins Itvlsted uneasily lu his seat and the attending mei chants and even tlielr sleepy lordship hung upon his words. For he was a ready speaker. When he sal down III* merchant who acted as master of cere monies caused a start of surprise, In which I joined, by bringing forwarif. handsomely dressed gentleman, wlios luced coat and gold-hllted sworn showed conspicuously lu such drab surroundings. "Twits Itaoul de Veulle; yes, Itaoul (le Veulle. whose mad exploits and e» capades, love affairs and gambling debts, had kept all Furls gossiping these past three years ami bail Ju-n driven him Into an exile, the fai ls con cernitig which IihiI I eon mysteriously secret. I had known I'e Veulle well. Now lie stood before us. Ills Imml some face smiling, bowing low befon Ihelr lnteres;ei! lord-hips In charm Ing. broken English lie repeated Ills brief message lie had been requested by his excellency the French ambus sudor to appear in tills matter In an swer to a plea offered by the petition ers to the ambassador for corrohora live testimony lo the Justice of theli assertions from a responsible French source. He himself—he shrugged apolnget lcally—as it happened was Canadian horn; lie was just starting upon Ills way to take up an appointment in the Canadian govern men t. He agreed tin hesitatingly with what Monsieur Mur ray had staled. (Mi helmlf of Hi* French government and of the Cana dlun authorities he begged to say that such legislation as New York wished lo have perpetuated would have most unhealthy effects upon the trade and politics of their two countries. Master Juggins sprung to Ills feet Ills honest face utlush. “Many of the assertions of Mnslei Murray and—’’ Pelham waved him lo bis seat. “We have heard enough.’' pro noun* ed the whining voice. "Y'ou have no oilier first-hand witnesses froii overseas?” “No, your lordships.” admitted Jiil stilts re • ly Continued Next Week Y ? ❖ ♦♦♦ t t I “BAR C MYSTERY” ! f ❖ A * Chapter play now showing every Saturday at the Lake * | Theatre starring Dorothy Phillips and Wallace McDonald | t t i CONTEST ? 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