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* v .. I/<^7not? eyed the great man doubtfully,
flggl' - k**. *What' la the gentleman to you 7"
Bwafejv"Absolutely nothing," contemptu
lolnlster Inspected his rings.
j "He has annoyed me at various
1' " '*Jtaiss/' continued Nora; "that is all.
' And his actions on Friday night wart
rant every suspicion I have entertalned
against him."
1 *^le ?' P?Hc? turned toward
1 I the- bandaged chauffeur. "You recogI
? nlze the gentleman?"
/ 9 "No, monsieur, I never saw him be
Tore, it was an old man wno engaged
f% W \ "He said that mademoiselle's old
It Tteacher was very lll-'and asked to: ua^flMBtstance.
I left mademoiselle at the
j /. (house and drove away. I was hired
^ ^jjl^from the garage. That is the truth,
Nora smiled disbelievlngly. Doubtfr.
BC;- less he had been paid well for that
*. "And you?" asked the chief of No-Bjjf
' Ta's chauffeur.
f rH^ 18 COTtAinly the gentleman, monImV
^ -sieur, who attempted to bribe me."
l^v}' j0^. /"That is true," said Courtlandt with
^ ^fasost calmnesB.
M ^ffAaderaolselle, If Monsieur Court
II - landt^wtehed. he couifi accuse you of
I m Attempting to shoot him."
m- "It was an accident. His euddcn ap<
Jm- % pearance in my apartment frightened
me. Besides, I believe a woman who
m . lives comparatively alone lias a legal
B^Vf ' and moral ri^ht to protect herself
B4;!^\, from -such unwarrantable intrusions.
? 1 wish him no physical injury, but I
Wam determined to be annoyed by him
L' no longer."
^ V'. The minister's eyes sought Courtf\,
' landt'e face obliquely. Stra ge young
man, he thought. From the expres|
-. aion of his face he mi^ht have been a
B-V spectator rather than the person most
( TjjdL' "Vitally concerned in this little scene.
And what a pair they made!
"Monsieur Courtlnndt, you will give
Y your word of hot or not to annoy
1 OT^jjCmoiselle again?"
\ f ^.,Pronil8e never to annoy her
a 1 khgain, ^
T jrT For *)rIe'e8t moment the blazing
J /\iyblue eyes clashed with the calm brown
I I (Anna Thfi laHor vera flrcf to HavtotA
, f \nej It was not agreeable
. V ' J to lo/ose Wa pair of eye? bui^ng
I \ r this # of one's self. PerlS^s
I \ f*<V. thi; PiAtlon was Intenslfled byI
If only therc^
Pv ^ longed
to ajtf out! jBhe was WV^irathful to
liotice the quickening throb of the
veins on his temples.
"Mademoiselle, Iv find no case
W j against Monsieur Courtlandt, unless
lift / ' 7?^ w'ah to appear against him for his
Pal / i forcible entrance to your apartment."
/ u&Hfra shook her head. The chief of
_ tsgJRlice stroked his mustache to hide
feHB s j^th e fleeting smile. A peculiar case.
the like of which had never before
come under hie scrutiny! "Clrcumr
_ f rtantial evidence, we know, points to
" him; but we have also an alibi which
is* incontestable. We must look elseW?\
where for your abductors. Think;
I have you not some enemy? Is there
j no one who might wish you _worry
1 and inconvenience? Are your" assoI
cistes all loyal to jrou? Is there any
|V "No, none at all, monsieur," quickly
ft and decidedly. A
i in my opinion, then, the whole af
jf v fair is a hoax, perpetrated to vex and
8 j annoy you. TI19 old man who em *"'
If ployei the clipuffeur may not have
B*- ft": been old. I.baVe looked upon all sides
I of thfy<ySfcir, and it begins to look like
K 'P" * Practical joke, mademoiselle."
H ... _y/" Ah!" angrily. "And am I to have no
K redress? Think of the misery I have
gone through, the suspense! My voice
HjB^ J* gone. I shall not be able to sing
BTf* ' again for months. Is it your suggeetlon
(hat I drop the Investigation?"
"Yes, mademoiselle, for It does not
^KE?t look as if we could get anywhere with
It If you Insist I will hold Monsieur
M Courtlandt; but I warn you the magis8
ttate would not hesitate to dismiss
the case instantly. Monsieur Courta
landt arrived in Marseilles Thursday
^HL v morning; he reached Paris Friday
morning. Since arriving in Paris he
has fully accounted for his time. It
HBX la impossible that he could have ar BT
ranged for the abduction. Still, if you
say, I can hold him for entering your
apartment"
H "That would be but a farce." Nora
H rose. "Monsieur, permit ine to wish
H you good day. For my part, I shall
j^H pursue this matter to the end. I beH
lleve this gentleman guilty, and I
i uuui ao my oesi u> prove li. I am a ;
\ woman, and all alone. When a man
HA \ has powerful friends. It Is not difficult ,
to bplld an alibi.**
j "That Is a reflection upon my word,
mademoiselle,** quietly Interposed the
minister.
"Monsieur has been Imposed upon,"
Nora walked to the door.
"Wait a moment, mademoiselle,**
~ said the prefect. "Why do you insist
upon prosecuting him for something of
which he to guiltless. whep yea could
have him held (or eemethlng of which
he la really guilty!" J
"The one la trivial; the other la a
serious outrage. Good morning." The I
attendant closed the door behind her.
"A very determined young woman,"
tnu6ed the chief of police.
"Exceedingly," agreed the minister.
Courtlandt got up wearily. But>the
chief motioned him to be reseated.
"I do not say that I dare not pursue
my investigations; but now that
mademoiselle Is safely returned, I prefer
not to."
"May I ask who made this request?"
asked Courtlandt.
I "Request? Yes, monsieur, it was a
request not to proceed further."
i ...i, *>>> '
* i uui n iici c ; I
"As to that, you will have to consult
the head of the state. I am not
at liberty to make the disclosure." j
The minister leaned forward eager- ,
ly. "Then there Is a political side
to It?" ,
"There would be if everything had
not turned out eo fortunately." ,
"I believe I understand now," said
Courtlandt, * his face hardening.
Strange, he hud not thought of it before.
His skepticism had blinded him
(o all but one angle. "Your advice to
drop the matter is excellent."
The chief of police elevated his
brows interrogatively.
"For I presume," continued Courtlandt,
rising, "that mademoiselle's abductor
is by this time safely across
the frontier."
To be continued.
DON'T MISTAKE THE CAUSE
Many Cheraw People Hate Kidney
Trouble And Ho Not Know It.
T>o you have backache?
Are you tired and worn out?
Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed?
Are the kidny secretions irrigular?
Highly colored; contain sediment?
Likely your kidneys are at fault.
Weak kidneys give warning of disJ
tress.
need the warning; don't delay?
l"se a tested kidney remedy.
Read tills Darlington testimony.
Mrs. J. Q. James, E. Broad St, Darlington,
S. C., says: "For a long time
I suffered from severe backaches,
symptoms of kidney complaints. 1
used Iwo boxes of Doan's .\ldney
Fiils as directed and they not only
relieved tlieaches and pains, lir.t reun
ved the trouble with the kidney
sr fi-pMons "
The ahove Is not an lsolatid case,
^jrs. James Is only one of many in
raas vicinity ait have ^ratetully enJcTMCDqanv'
If your ba t aches
?ki UI.jjv?.. *>v?!?
ask fbi' u Wdnev remedy - asK
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same that Mrs. James had. r?0e. all.
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How the Dutch Eat.
A Dutch meal is always reminiscent
of a game of cards, for the mother
'deals out all round the table, and when
that lir.st band is played out she deals
J afresh, and so on until the dish is
' empty.^Tliere Is no promiscuous serving.
as with us. and the quick feeder
(If such a person could exist in leisurely
Hollaudi reaps no advantage. If
meals are to he likened to games of
ealkls. orr meals in Dutch eyes must
look like games of "grab."?I?udon
Queen.
Cause and Effect.
"So you uiv not surprised that 1 pro
pose to you!" exclaimed Baron Fucasb
gushfully. "All. how wonderful is wo
iuuu'A intuition!" 1
"Intuition has nothing to do with
' the matter." replied the heiress. "I
read in yesterday's paper that your
creditors had held another meeting."Washiugton
Star.
Malaria.
It has been definitely proved that
the disease known us "malariu" Is 1
caused by tbe bite of tbe mosquito of '
the genus called Anopheles claviger.
The destruction of the mosquito, there- ,
fore, carries along with it the destruc
tiou of malaria. There is not much
doubt that sooner or later science will j
hit upon the ways and means of com- i
pletely exterminating tbe |>estlferous 1
Insect which is responsible for so much
loss to humanity.?New York American.
^ i
Unquestionably the greatest need *?f 1
the American city today is a hospital '
service which will not be beyond the 1
mean" of tbe average citizen who de.
ciines to be an object of charity and
who cannot pay the unreasonable
charges that are now imposed for private
treatment and accommodations. '
\~ GIVE IT NOW. | ;
Have you any cheering greeting?
Tell it out today.
j While you wait the M&ids and I \
message *
May have gone away. <
1 11 1 i
. \
UNCLE'S QUEER WILL
Young Legatees Discovered That
He Was Not So Very
Hard Hearted.
by j. m. price.
Lucy and I loosed at each other
when the lawyer came to that clauae
In Uncle Jabez's will. We did not
look straight but out of the corners
of our eyes. At least, I saw that
Lucy was looking at me, and so I
infer that she saw that I was looking
at her. Then we each stared hard
at the wall-paper.
"To my nephew, Arthur Bowen, the
sum of fourteen thousand dollars and
my property on Madison avenue, consisting
of the apartment house known
as 'The Maple Vine,' on condition that
he shall not marry the said Lucy
Stokes within a period of twenty
years, the said property and capita)
to be held in trust for him daring that
period and the interest paid to him
quarterly," the ferocious old fellow
had written. "And to my niece, Lucy
Stokes, the sum of thirty thousand
dollars, to be held In trust for her for
twenty years fol'owlng my death, and
the interest to he paid to the said
Lucy Stokes quarterly, contingent
upon her not marrying the said Ar
thur Bowen. And should the aforesaid
legatees marry during that period
the capital and property aforementioned
shall revert to the person
whose name is in the possession of
my lawyer. Mr. Griflls Coleworth."
It did not run p-raotlv in that wav.
but that was the sum and substance
of it. And the point was that Lucy
and I had never wanted to marry
each other.
"I congratulate you both heartily,"
said Mr. Coleworth, when he had
finished reading the will. He shook
hands with us. "I presume that the
C
"Horrible!" I Agreed.
contingency Is not likely to press unduly
hard upon either of you," he inquired
blandly.
"No, indeed no," said Lucy haughtily.
"I assure you that Mr. Dowen
and I have always felt quite an aversion
toward each other."
"Ye-es, indeed." I stammered. "The
thought of a, union has never entered
our minds at all."
"Quite so?quite so," said Mr. Cole
worth, rubbing his hands. And Lucy
turned away and began talking to
Mr. Jabez Stokes's housekeeper, who,
attired in deepest mourning, was
contentedly meditating upon her own
ample legacy of fifteen thousand dollars.
As I have said, I had never given
a thought to Lucy. My revered uncle
?our revered uncle?had been a suspicious
old man, and what Is popularly
known as a "killjoy." If he
thought he had done us an ill turn
be was grossly self-deceived. * And
yet?well, I had never noticed it be-'
fore, strangely enough, but the way
Lucy turned her bead away was quite
fascinating. Her dress became her
remarkably, and she was?yes, positively
pretty. If only Uncle Jabez
bad made our marriage conditional
upon our inheriting the legacy, what
...U T 1 -
nuuiu ffiim wuuiu Liucy Illive UODB I
She answered that very question. |
"Aren't you glad, Arthur, that 1t
wasn't the other way round?" she
Mked. "Suppose he had insisted
jpon our being married?why, that
would have been dreadful, would't
t?"
"Horrible!" I agreed.
"And poor Mr. Richardson would
tore been lust craay," said Lucy.
"Hot that that would hare made any
lifference, though. I mean so tar as
we are concerned."
S
\ , \
Mr. Richardson! Why, ho had boas I u
hanging round Lucy for flva years at j
leaist. Then she most hare been tfr tha(
cretly engaged to him! Her furtive- rou)
nesiV In not telling me aroused the dow
bitterest anger in me. I am afraid u<
that we did not part good friends.
It roust have been three taonths a]j
later, ubout the time when I received ..j
the first quarterly installment, that I ?
read t?P account of Mr. Richardson's
narriags to Miss Bunting. Oddly ^
enough, 1 experienced a sudden light- jjnc
ening of\my emotions, as though I ?.i
had been\ relieved of some dreadful (
burden. And then I understood. Al- dea]
though I hhd not been aware of it I g(
had actually, becft JerlTus or Mr. Rich- the
erdson! Yell Lucy ami T were utterly ?ee
tncompatioie \ in temperament, as we
had agreed a .thousand times. I an
We ran acrqss each other at Atlan- r^a<
tic City that stammer und stopped to ? .
.L?t v | mal
; jne
"Dear old Undo Jabez!" said Lucy B
ecstatically. "Do you know, Arthur? ; ?n<
I /Inn'# /tn^fnaoinor if f won *118
A UVU L UIIUU A V vv JVM ,
now?at one time I positively had a * c
sort of tender feeling toward you.
That was a long time ago, ot course,
or else I wouldn't have told you. 1 oul
really believe the keen old man must ea?
have detected It. Wasn't It- providential,
that clause in his will?" 1 r|e<"Yes,"
I said, and I was thinking j |he
all the time that Ludy's eyes were 18 1
bluer than any eyes I Had ever seen. yo^
And her hair was positively coppery \
in the sunlight I really could have ; *c
fallen in love with Lucy, if she had ^U8(
given me the least encouragement! i 8"c
"When did this feeling possess 8 "
you?" I asked her. j JJ
"O, ages ago," she said ^vasively. j
"Long, long before dear Uncje Jabez ma
died. I wouldn't have told ybu, only ' ^UE:
?well, I may be engaged shelly." the
"Who is he?" I yelled, starting out ^in
of my chair. t j J
"You are very impertinent," she an- ! can
swered, and walked away with her \ ^rbead
in the air, looking like a Titian 1 ')e
angel. con
I don't know why it was, but I felt h'8
utterly crushed. And presently I be- r'e<
gan to realize what was the matter wa'
with me. I was in love?and with
Lucy! Yes, positively my heart was 8WI
beating like a boy's when he first mo
experiences the divide passion. She ; *
meant everything in the world to me! aru
I couldn't wait; I hurried after he*.'.
I found her entering her hotel upon !
the arm of a smart, dark-haired fej- 1
low in that sort of suit that is adver- ria
tised as "a foittulollar suit for nine* *881
teen^Mtj/^Jk^^bowed to me ar.4
man!, A girl, of Lucy's tastelN^ tio'
sickened me. At least I hoped tha) 1
she would have shown a little di^ TCI
crimination in her choice of a mat? ^
instead of selecting or being select"
ed by a tailor's dummy! I wrote heF
a letter asking for an appointment
next afternoon at three o'clock.
I spent a night of torture. I passed
the morning walking up and down tip
board walk. At three o'clock I wa#?t
her hotel. Her maid handed me/a
letter. I opened it. I
"I am sorry, Athur, but I have/an
engagement with Mr. Clements /his
afternoon," I read. "Perhaps n?me
other time will do? I am leaving this
oirnti{nn> ??
WTCUili^ IU1"?
I dashed the letter upon the floor
and strode out of the room. , I had
reached the front door of th- suite
when I heard a voice calling m?* I
looked back. There stood ^-?ucy at "]
the door, dressed all in w^lte *nd Is!
looking like a saint. "<
"O, Mr. Bowen, I didn't g<* out after "]
all. I had a headache," she said, wai
"What was it you wanted to see me a w
about, Arthur?"
I reached her in four ftrides. ^
"Lucy," I. said, making no bones eftc
about It, "I have founJ oot. that I
love you. Will you ma'T me and let ^
Uncle Jabez go to?to the deuce?" "
I was so keyed up that I didn't
linnw what f woo oo/k'ine. Rut T.uov
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C. W. SM
ged me?my darling* \jqcj, vte
never tailed me in urtUng from
t day to this. She pet her anas
ad my neck sad laid her head
n on my shoulder and cried:
Arthur." she Bald, two minutes
r, "do you know I base loved yon J
the time?" *m
Sow Ions?" I asked Jealously. ^
Always, Arthur. Tell me, when A
you begin to lore me?"
Always," I replied. "And as for
:le' Jabez? R^H
(Veil let his money go," she said.
lon't care, so long as I have you.
iM
o we were engaged, and we took
train back to town next day to
Mr. tjoieworcn. i naa my iaat wn
? first Instalment of the income
iy for him. Lucy had spent most
hers, but I was determined to
te it good, even If it meant delayour
marriage for a few months
;er. Mr. Coieworth came out of
office at once and led us back into
ozy corner beside a real, old-fash?d
fireplace.
So you two young people hare
ad out that you are in lore with
h other?" he asked quizzically.
Yes, and we are going to get marI,"
I answered, and, planked down
interest upon the table. "There /
ny share and Miss Stokes will pay /
0, pshaw!" said Mr. Coieworth. \
>u dont have to pay that back. It \
t has reference to the future, you \ /
>w. I'm afraid?I'm very much
aid that the capital must go to
d party now."
Who is the third party?" I derided
savagely. 'Td like to know
t out of curiosity, because I'm sure
old scoundrel's money won't do
1 any good either."
Tr. Coieworth turned round. "I
nnf allnur vnn tn rnfow to tho lain
Stokes In that way," he said. "To
frank with you, it was with my
tnivance that he put that clause in
will. He wanted you to get, mard
and thought that was the best
F to hring it about."
"Well, he's had his wish," I altered
angrily. "Who gets tha
ney now?"
le pulled the will out of a drawer
I read:
"If the said parties shall marry,
n I bequeath the said property to
i first-born issue of the said marge.
or be shared among all the
lie of the said parties, the principal
be held in trust for the said X
hv the lyutian J
aed.'" IV
[*hat was the time Lucy look^'*
T hard at the wull-papt>r.
Copyright, tJU by W. (5. Chapman.' ^
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