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u r author or THS JTRMGrn MSB tf CAVENDISH Illustkations* v4‘WEIL : COPVRtOHT, BY RANDALL PARE13H CHAPTER VIII—Continued. —IS " “Yonr position Is unanswerabJe. I will tell you all I can, but that may not be much.” "You mean I am to question you?” "You may try ( but I warn you; I am a very difficult subject. I may answer and I may not. If I refuse, still you must pretend to be content Are the terms too rigorous?” "It sounds like a test.” "It is a test. I must remain a mys tery. not from any real desira to con- <-eal my identity from you, but ba rs use of a duty to others. Now I will tell you all I can.” "You greet me as Philip Serera to night. yet last evening I told you my name was Harry Daly. How did you know I lied? And how did you dis cover who I really was?” Her eyes sparkled with enjoyment. "1 knew that would be your first question The answer Is extremely simple. Did you wonder why I did not denounce you to those men In the •Cher room? Oh, you did I You knew you were there surreptitiously, la disguise, under a false name, mas- qoeradlng as a friend of that fellow Homer. You knew It—well, so did I.” “But how could you know that? What gave you such a suspicion? And, knowing It. why should you desire to protect me?” Til waive your last question; that can qalt its own answer." Khe leaned toward me and her extended hand touched J ring I wore. “liecauae men who wear a Yale signet of 1NW are not going to be con- net-fed with that kind of a gang." ahe said gravely. "nut." I exclaimed, bewildered, •‘bow did you re<-(*gnl*e the algnet?” "%ly brother sears one.” "Yoor brother ? In my rlaaa? You will not tell me his name?” “No. Mr Severn. I have reason to bHIrve you know him very well, or did a few year* ago. However, that was shy 1 trusted you ao suddenly. I pinned my faith on the honor of old Yale *111111 la shy I kept allent and asked rest to call at 247 Le Compte at reel " “! did ivi 11,** rather Indignantly. “And sas Informed there was no •Miss 0*4inrud' residing In the houae." “I auapected you might make some atu-h dtai-overy. Yet your coming was appreciated : It afforded me the oppor lunlty I sought to discover where you were s'oppfng and under shat name yon re\'tetered. To confess the truth, this »a , > r.y sole object In the sudden '.mention of Miss ('ournd.'* Then there Is no such personT’ "I would Intnlly go as far as that; ■ndeubtedly there Is; In f%ct > I know a very estimable stenographer by that name, hut she does uot reside on I.e (’onipfe si n-et.” .“But how could my Inquiry there hate brought you the Information de sired? I whs not asked my name.” “A boy got into the car with you at the corner, did he not—a Jewish boy? You paid no attention to him after that ; you bad no conception that he got off also where you did and was not far behind you when you entered the hotel. He did not remain long, merely long enough to assure himself that you were given a key from the Vox and went upstairs. That proved you to Ih> a registered guest. Ten minute* Inter he met me outside and told me what he had learned. Then I pak! him and he went away. Not at aH complicated, you see.” ■‘No, but even then your Information was Incomplete.” "Yet I found It quite easy to fill In the details. Do you recall your class picture, with the names printed be low? I copied those names—It was quite a task—and, In a way, memor ised them. With these In mind I ran back over the hotel register until I came to ‘Philip Severn, Washington, D. C, 0-145.’ Then I knew I had found you.” She laughed softly. "Then you did not return to Wash ington?” Tliere wils really no need. Be sides. cfmnnstances compelled me to change my plans.” The answer Instantly brought back to my mind what those circumstances might he. Her immediate presence, her ease of manner and happy mode of speech had for the moment obliter ated the dark crime with which she was associated. “Yon know of AJva's death, I pre sume?” * I asked, endeavoring to put the question carelessly. Her ftps were grave Again, but her dear eves met mine frankly. “I read what the papers said. It was very terrible. Who do yoc sup- pns 'ffd It T’ The police seem to have no daw,” I answered, astounded by her calm newt •*? wondered if you knew any- thl—* Re asked you to ride down wfrft him. did he netf* “Why yea, he did make inch a Mg* Of course, I only met him that night— you remember In the saloon, but he was very ^disagreeable even during the short time we were together, I would not have ridden alone with him at that hour for worlds. Mr. Krants and I came downtown together on a street car—he was the old man, you may remember. I asked him to escort me.” "I am very glad to hear you aay that” ‘‘Glad I Wljy, what do you mean?” her eyes widened, with sudden appre hension. "You did not suppose I was with Alva when he was murdered, did youT "Yst la U so strange, after all?” I defended, rather Indignantly. "In a way It seemed Impossible enough to connect you even Indirectly with such a crime. But I have only known you as an associate with these men. In truth, I know very little more regard ing you, even now. You meet them secretly, hearing credentials and or ders from high Junta conspirators, who are plotting against the very Ilfs of thetr country. You khow their plans and ire aiding them. Why, un der such conditions should I make sn exception In your case—merely be cause you are a woman?” “So you actually believed me capa ble of that atrocity? Perhaps you are Justified, if you think me a Chilean.” •‘Are you not?” “No. I am not a Chilean, Mr. Severn. I am an American girl, as loyal to my She sat motionless, with hands clasped In bar lap and ayes fastened upon me. The depth of her Interest In my recital was very apparent. "Then you Were not really a friend of that Horner? You told mo you were.” I laughed, the absurdity of the rec ollection coming suddenly home with full force. "I had to account In some way for my presence; that was the only In spiration which came to mind. It hap pened that Horner had adopted me and even given me a rechristening, wtiich I was compelled to accept.” < "Harry Daly, the name you^gave me?” "Yes. He ran across me prowling about In the dark and flashed an elec tric light In my faga. Before I could move the fallow thought be recognized me and Jumped at once to .the con clusion that l was there on the same Job he was ” "What was that?” i - ^"Robbery.” *The—the English money which wai to be paid over?” “Of course—It looked easy; all cash and no one would dare go after It by law.” "And Horner was In It—the agent? Why didn't he help himself before?? “How could he? It'was a mere let ter af credit to be cashed ia this coun try. He had to wait until It was transmitted Into currency. Besides, this fellow was not the real Horner; he la an American thief who has been operating In London. The raal Horner has been put out of the way.” “Good heavens I I am beginning to see a ray of light Who, thou, Is tho man?” “George Harris—‘Gentleman George’ they call him.” “And he actually mistook you for one of hla kind?” "He certainly did; extremely flat tering, wasn’t It? I am supposed to be one of the fraternity, In good standing —Harry Daly, whoever be may be. Unfortunately I am not up In crimi nal biography.” Her glance left my face and swept the room; then sought her watch again. ”1 am ao glad you told me all thlV she said gravely. "It la going to be a wonderful help when I have time to think. You are still willing to go where I ask, without questioning?” ”1 am even pleased to be asked— and trusted.” ‘Then we will go now. Perhaps It will be better If you deport first and wait for me outside at the entrance. She arose when I did. turning slightly so that the back of her broed* brimmed hat became visible for the first time. There, bravely displayed, was the ornamental dagger hilt I had believed hidden In my valise at the bUtel. The sight of It there vanquished my last suspicion. The Cuckoo Clock From pother By DORA MOLLAN "Why, Yes. He Did Make Such a Sug gestion, But I Never Liked the Man.” country as my ancestors. Will you ■crept hiy word for this?” “I certainly do, more gladly than you dream.” "Then let us talk no more about It.” ahe glanced at her wrist watch. “You have a story to tell me—how you came to he present last night?” "A mere accident put me In posses sion of certain Information that a co terie of South American conspirators In this country were receiving a large sum of money from friends In Lon don;” I explained briefly. “This money was to he expended either in the pur chase of arms or the killing of certain Chilean officials, leading to an over throw of government. My knowledge was extremely vague—not sufficient, You understand, to warrant my making any report to the United States au thorities. I had no proof beyond a rather vague suspicion. In truth, about all the clew I actually possessed was that these fellows met secretly at a certain number on Cans street. I was half a day In learning that Cans street was located In Jersey City apd I went over there that eve ning to seek blindly for further In formation.” "You knew the names of those In volved?" “Only casually. I had heard of Alva; that the agent bringing the boqdle from England was known as Horner and that the actual money ex change was t6 be made through Adolph Krantx, the banker.” "You had never seen any of these men?” “Only Krantz; I knew him by sight” ‘Then It was my meeting with Airs which led you to the fsetory?" “Yes. I had dropped Into the saloon because It was the only place to get out of the rain. When Alva arrived, it was perfectly plain to he seen you two had never met before. You went out together and I could not help but connect the whole affair together. The mud enabled me to trail you down the allky and good luck enabled see to gain so trance to the factory with out detection. That le about tho whole CHAPTER IX. Perend*s Cafe. A thousand questions were upon my Ups aa I waited Just outside the door, yet when she appeared, wrapfted from heed to loot In a raincoat, I asked nothing. The pressure of her hand on toy arm guided me across Broad way. Into the quieter streets beyond. . It was a dark, cool night, cloudy but without rain, and we walked rapidly, entering a region with which I was unfamiliar. Here was a strange sit uation Indeed, acting as escort to a woman about whom I knew next to nothing; voluntarily accompanying her on s mission of peril, with no con- ception of its nature, or the purpose ahe had In view. I glanced aside at her profile revealed by the gleam of a street lamp, hut she appeared in different to my presence. Intent only upon whatever oKJect she had In mind. We were In the gloom of the de serted block beyond, when she spoke abruptly, startling me with the In quiry. “Do you know a Russian named Waldron r "No. I have heard of him; that Is. if you refer to the agitator, the so cialist. That was his wife, wasn’t It, where you sent me this afternoon?" She turned toward me In surprise. “How did you chance to learn that, prayT T stopped on the corner, at the delicatessen store, and made gome in- in (© kr MeClur* N«w»pap*r SjrndlcaU.) Young Mr. Pepper stood In his own dining room, hands In pockets, pipe between his teeth, surveying the whole with an air of perfect contentment. His bachelor dreams were realized. . He was married at last to Mabel— this was the first day In their own home and they had been arranging their .wedding gifts, with delightful Interruptions to explain how wonder ful that they two had met and loved —and everything. "There is only one fly In the oint ment,” remarked Harry Pepper. "And that Is—” Pretty Mab^J hung on his words ex pectantly. “What is It, dearest?” she asked. ‘The—the cuckoo clock, honey.” ‘The c-u-c-k-o-o c-l-o-c-k,” she stammered, “why mother gave ms that —I asked her to—IT-o-y-« It, Horry 1” Tears brimmed her lovely eyes. Harry kissed her and assured her that he, too, had admired those Impertinent re minders of the flight of time, but al ways at a distance. T never expected to have one In my own home," he ended. -. ‘‘But you knew—you knew, Harry, that ! adore them—they are cunning. T knew It,” he admitted, "but thought after you married me you would not care for such ah absurdity. You see, darling, I’m tired at night after a nerve-wracking day at the office, and then to have a silly Uttle bird pop oat of ambush and remind me It’s time to go to bed—but never mind, PU get used to It after s while. “You’re sn old dear,” cried Mabel, bat while Harry Pepper smiled pa tiently his was no martyr spirit Came one morning when the neigh borhood was rife with tales of burg laries and tha Smith's home had es caped ransaclmig. Came another morn ing a week later when a frightened maid rushed upstairs and announced that the silver spoons had disappeared from the sideboard and that the cuckoo clock waa missing from Its accustomed pise* “I cannot feel sorry, darling.” said Innocent Mr. Pepper to his distracted wife; “but I will call up the police station right away,” and he did. He went to the dty that morning with a curious feeling of aatlsfsctlon. “Some discriminating burglar," he muttered Pd like to give him a tip about the blue glass vases that Aunt Lucretla donated—well, perhaps Norah will break them some day when she's dust Ing! I love my home—but some of the wedding presents!"- In the meantime Mabel Pepper had called up her sympathetic mother and related the story of the burglary. T really miss his cheerful little call," she added. “Never mind, dear." comforted her mother—“there are Just as good fish to the sea as ever were capght, and there are Just ts charming birdies as ever sang In s cuckoo clock!” So her mother told Mabel’s sad ex perience to great-aunt Lucretla and to Harry’s Uncle Benjamin, who called on her that day. In the meantime the police searched diligently for the mid night marauder. Mr. Harry Pepper lost his cheery bearing. ▲ troubled look came Into his eyes, and he made several griev ous mistakes in his work. "Hang the cuckoo*clock !” he muttered savagely one night after Mabel had confided ta him that It was wretchedly lone some all day there without him—add that the empty house seemed, more cheerful when she, could hear the cun ning little chirp ot the clock. "Hang the cuckoo clock 1” he criedj T never beard such a fuss made over anything In my life.” Of course Mabel was a sensible young woman, and thought of many other things, and had plenty of amuse ment to distract her mind, but for the moment her new home was paramount boL He must ba os ksast burglar r Harry opened the letter and read the penciled linen: “Dsre mr. Pssper^HsOrs yors clock, my wife wont havs it in ths houss, shs hates kookoo docks. Its the wlfee bouse and 1 let her have what ebe wants, rs- spAcfuly—nobudy you no.” The Peppers laughed until they cried, and the laaghter and the tears seemed to wash away all the soreness and the bitter feeling caused by the clock, “We shall keep them ell,” de clared Mr, Pepper generously, “to re mind me of my selfishness.” “We shall keep only one and ask permission to change the others for something else,” declared Mrs. Pepper, ‘and this being the ‘wife’s house’ you must let me have what I want!" Tt Is yours,” grinned Mr. Pepper. .‘Then—my • way Is that It Is our home—and we must both have what we waut—end the best way to do that Is to make up our minds to each like what the other likes—" and the rest was buried In the shoulders of her ad miring husband. ERROR COST ARTIST’S LIFE CALOMEL HORROR fTOLD BY DODSOH . i • How A. M. VHIard, French Draughts man, Unintentionally Violated Drastic Law of China. Of the design of a postal stamp that cost the life of the artist, the Trait d’Union says: “A. M. VHIard, a draughtsman of ex ceptional ability, was In 1849 employed In the Chinese customs office. He was requested to design new postal stamps to be issued on the sixtieth birthday of the emperor’s mother. “Proud of the distinction thus con ferred upon him, Vlllard did his best to satisfy the Petfn government, but made two fatal mistakes. He used the abbreviation 'Imp. Chins. Post’ instead of spelling oat ‘Imperial Chinese Post.' As a Chinese public official be was ex pected to know that the criminal code forbids any abbreviation In a public document under severe penalties. “Still worse was VlUsrd's other offense. One of his designs was In purple, the use of which color was the exclusive prerogative of the Im perial house, and % capital offense for any other person. “His artistic achievement and good Intentions notwithstanding VHIard was disgraced, and told that be deserved capital punishment for his unheard-of, even If unintentional, offense against the Imperial house. Tn deference to France (Vlllard was a Frenchman) he was not put to death, but sent on official business to Tibet, a mission that was considered another form of execution. And In deed Vlllard was never beard of after ward.” quirles.”. ^ She laughed, one of her soft laughs, with an odd suggestion of music in the tone. “Why, really, you are developing wonderfully. I must give you credit Well, then It may Interest you to know that I am going now to meet Ivan Waldron. The place where I believe him to be Is not altogether safe for a woman without an escort Your mere presence will be sufficient protection,"however; it Is not neces sary that you encounter him. By the way, what has become of your friend —Horner, alias HarrTiT’ "Dropped completely out of^ sight,” I admitted, “since early this morning. That chances to be why I feel some Interest in this man Waldron. It was a note from him. left at Costlgan’s saloon, which caused Harris to leave Oh hurriedly.” “Who brought the note?” she stopped suddenly, and faced me In the dim lamp light “A Jewish boy , known ss 'Sly Levy-' ” (TO BE CONTINUED.) i ■ ■ ■■ i» ■ ■ ■ « ■■ ■— i ■ 0 Positive Sources. The positive force of writing or of speech *: mast come from positive sources—ardor, energy, depth of feel- lug or of thought-—Htgglnaoo. „—I. A men who soys a mcen thing about sou isn’t half as muus os tho fee but I liked One Sunday morning, a couple of weeks after the burglary Mabel came down to breakfast and found the table gay with roses, while her chair was heaped with packages. "Happy birthday, darling,” sold her Yiusband, as he slipped a pearl ring on her finger. “1 must kiss you how many times—sixteen?” Mabel told him and then began to open her packages. “Such large ones, dear,” she exclaimed; "you must help me.” ' ' .s. * *' ^“A cuckoo clock—from mother. Just like the other one. Isn’t It, dear? Do liang It in the old place, Harry—there.” She squealed again when she found, that Aunt Lucretla had remembered her birthday with—k cuckoo clock. And .once more when Harry’s Uncle Benjamin’s gift was unwrapped and disclosed another cuckoo dock. “Three!” laughed Mabel hysterically. “Harry, what shall we do with them?" The more the merrier," said Harry gloomily. Thet to the hovering maid servant, “What Is It, Norah r “Please, Mr. Pepper, I found this on the back doorstep this morning.” She gave him a large package wrapped In newspapers. “What can tt be, Harry?” asked his wife cautiously. Tm aflrnld, dearest—yee—another dock!’’ He held It up and untangled the w sights. To one of them was fas tened ■ crumpled envelope. “IPs the one that was did he bring It beck?” Grave of John Howard Payne. In Georgetown, the oldest part of Washington, Is buried the author of “Home, Sweet Home,” the song which has been translated Into almost every language In the world. John Howard Payne was the American consul lo Tunis, where he died about seventy years ago. Many years later W. W. Corcoran, a noted philanthropist, thinking it a shame that a man who loved home so much should be buried thousands of miles away from it, paid the expenses .for the bringing of Payne’s body home. He was then burled at Oak HH1 cemetery, George town, In - the plot in front of tha chapel. The spot Is marked by a ped estal on which Is a bust of the poet Historic Mountain. . Plsgah, a mountain of the Abarim range, east of the Dead sea, from the top of which Moses viewed *»e prom ised land, has been Identified also with the modern Naha, a. rtdge wbtch projects westward from the plateau of Moeb, near the northeastern c$d of the Dead sea. It commands on extensive view of the whole of west ern Palestine. There are two sum mits, the higher, Ras Naha; the dower and outermost, Ras Slyagah. The lat ter commands the whole of the Jor dan valley, and Is probably Identical, says the Jewish Encyclopedia, with the “top of Plsgah which looketh down upon Jeshlmon.’ Speaking of Softness. “How beautifully soft It Is!” ho murmured as be sat on a low stool at her feet laying hit hand on her glorious whlto arm. “How less beautiful, but oh, how much softer r shu^ tenderly replied, laying her Jeweled hand on the top of his head. Iq Lenelyvllle. “Why bang around the station like this? Ne train far four hours.” .T want to aao If! can’t Intercept a Mk starting back for villa Courier-Journal. You Don’t Need to Sicken, Grip# or Salivate Yourself to Start Liver. You’re bilious, sluggish, Constipated. You feel headachy, your stomach may he sour, your breath bad, your skin sallow and you believe you need vile, dangerous calomel to start liver and bowels. '* Here’s my guarantee! Ask your drug gist for a bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tons and take h spoonful tonight If It doesn’t start your Uver and straighten you right up better than calomel and without griping or making you sick I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Take calomel today and tomorrow you will feel weak and sick and nau seated. Don’t lose a day. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegetable Dod son’s Liver Tone tonight and wake np feeling splendid. It Is perfectly harm less, so give It to your children any time. It can’t salivate. » o Largs English Cathedral. The new cathedral, now being bnllt In Liverpool, England, when completed, will be the largest In the country, with seating accommodation for folly 8,000 persons. It was commenced In 1904. ■ »■■■■ Cutlcura Comforts Baby's Skin When red, rough and Itching with hot baths of Cutlcura Soap and touches of Cutlcura Ointment Also make use now and then of that exquisitely scent ed dusting powder, Cutlcura Talcum, one of the - Indispensable Out! Toilet Trio. r ~~ Turned Down. Turn—This is an excellent picture you. Miss Betty. (Sentimentally) wish I owned the original. Betty—You may have ths negative. —Boston Transcript. lcur|^ P BACK GIVEN OUT? Ta Woarer* of Artificial Eyea. Wearers of artificial eyes usually re move their glass eyes upon retiring In order to rest the orbital tissues during the hours of repoee. This practice, absolutely necessary with eyes of the simple shell type (until comparatively recently the only kind used). If a disagreeable suppuration Is to be avoided, need not be followed by wear ers of artificial eyes of the double shell type, the type most commonly used today—this on the authority of Doctor Coulomb whose paper on this subject was read by Professor de Lapersonne at a recent meeting of the academy of medicine. This feature of double shell eyes Is attributable to the fact that, because of their special construction, they permit the tears to flow normally through their natqral channels so that the secretions are carried away Instead of accumulat ing In the hollow of the eye socket to cause maceration of the tissues.— From Le Petit Parislen. Is s dull, you up? Ar* you tired sad achy—tor tured with sharp, ■tabbing pains? Do you find it impoasibU to happy or enjoy yoor work? Then, look to year kidney*! When they weaken, tbs sys tem becomes overloaded with uric acid and backache, sharp pains, headaches, diszy ipella and onnary disorders ant- ■saRy follow. Help your kidneys with Doan’a Kidney fuu. Doan*a have brought new health to thousands. A North Carolina Case Mrs Sarah Howell. Third SL. Smiths#id. N. C., says: "I waa ta bad condition with my kidneys. They didn’t right and my back ached pained from morning until night I often got so diszy and nerv ous I COUld !y go. 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