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, NOVEMBER 7, 1907. Sl.SOPer Year A Tab. A nmlo-Indian SccrmtSmrvicm YOUNG , MISTLEY & C.iAII J>row Mcrrimart. CHAPTER XIII. t The Lady's PlstoL ? At breakfast next morning Colonel Wright explained at some length that as the stage manager had now ar rived, he failed to see any obstacle In the way of Wlnyard and himself in dulging In another morning's fishing. This proposal Wlnyard agreed to with his usual readiness, and imme diately after the morning meal they sallied forth together. According to arrangement. Wln yard went down stream, while the colonel fished up. While he fished, Wlnyard Mlstley was actually pondering over the ad visability of abandonlfig his new pro fession. What conclusion he might have arrived at it were hard to say, had he been allowed to think the matter out; but suddenly the new light shone upon It. A light all lurid with the hate of man, red with the gleam of aggressive treachery, yet shii|ing with the glory of a steadfast purpose. Among the solitary grandeur of his native hills, by the side of peace ful Broomwater, an event was des tined to tako place on this fa}r sum mer morning which left its mark on Wlnyard Mlstley 's life. It was here that the long pursuit, so steadfastly carried out by Marie Bakovitch, was to come to an end. 'As will be learned hereafter, he was fully aware of the girl's purpose, and even knew her name and description, but had al ways treated the matter lightly, ns the passing freak of a highly strung and ignorant girl. Now he was abort to learn his mistake; he was ab<M tojfaci a *u?deti and unexpect ed pftngy, alone and unaided, as he haCgkic^d most things in hie short lird9Al$ tfca reakit otitall was to be Appearance of a new ally, agaqplt the little god who had laid hls.fllpgefso skLUulIy. Dogged Brit ish pride. Joined ambition, determin ation and patriotism, and drove their small enemy shrinking back. Wlnyard Mlstley had made his un eventful way up the stream for about a mile, and was now approaching a spot where the water broadened out, losing, after the manner of earthly things, profundity in so doing. Hero were stepping stones and on each side a natural unmade footpath. Although ho was fishing careless ly, Winyard's eyes were fixed upon the water, and he therefore failed to perceive the form of a girl at the edge of the stream, upon the oppo side, and a little higher up. This young lady had apparently no intention of making her way across the stepping stones, being <lulto content to stay where she was. Every now and then she glanoed down stream, as if expecting some one; and yet when Mlstley appeared, unconsciously and placidly angling, she appeared surprised and some what disturbed. 4t first she made a movement ss If to draw back; and then, suddenly stepping forward, she resolutely planted herself at tho water's edge, with pale, agitated face and Quiver ing Hps, whllo her small, ungloved hand went to the rocket of her dross. Adonis was some distance behind his maHter, engaged in botanical dis coveries and therefore oblivious to all around him. With aggravating deliberation the fisherman came slowly on. The water below the stepping stones was of no use to him, so he rained his rod to gather in tho line and pass on. As he did so, ho lifted his eyes and found him self face to faco with the girl. Her attitude, the paleness of her lovely face, and the wild excitement gleam ing In her eyes, were instantly ob served by Wlnyard, and In a flash of thought ho connected her presence there with himself, and with the tall artist whose face he remembered having seen at Victoria Station on tho morning of his arrival in En? lanrt. ' * There was no ignoring the girl's evident excitement; ho could not pre tend to treat her as t\ villager, and pars on with a local greeting. For a moment tho ruddy color left his face; but It was not due to coward ice, for men grow palo In moment s of exc.ltrmout who do not know what fear Is. Then he raised his cap, but never smliod or incllnod his head. The girl Ignored his salutation, stnnllng motfonlcss and pale as a marblo ItRur. "I am Marie iiakovitcb," she sa(d, simply, the musical tone of her deep voice rising above the brawl- of the water. "I know," he replied. Even in face of he/ pale, set feature?, and under tho gate of her cold blue eye*, he could not check the qotver of his Hps. He was* too Chivalrous to'Jet, her seo his smlttC' !o he said:*"Jou hnvo caught At Then, rod In bnnd***.BJ?>pte4 '?*<? i tho rnn|'n< wa?e*'> fcttile ' rtiMhls "tood tip%pM*e lisal? mm urn mtvnr raised, watching these proceedings ?jnensilv. The brook sped past Wln ) ird's legs, rippling and laughing, while with Its voice mingled the mur mur of the pine tree* overhead, like , the sound of the surf on a deserted shore. Slowly he made his way across, feeling with his encumbered feet for each standing place, for he dared not remove his eyes from the girl's pale and defiant face. 8uddenty she seemed to realize what he was doing, and she raised one hand convulsively to her throbbing temples. Theu hastily she withdrew tbe other hand from her pocket. Mist ley saw the gleam of polished metal hashing In the sunlight, and a moment later he was facing the muzzle of a pistol, while behind it he still met those lifeless blue eyes fixed on his face, with no light of hatred in them. The sight of the little black orifice, with Its rim of blue steel, drove the smile from the young Englishman's I lips; but still he slowly approached ) her with the dogged coolness of his j race ? not blindly, but calculating his chances as if he were gifted with a dozen lives. "If," she exclaimed, in her pretty, ] Russianized English, "you come one ' step nearer to me, 1 kill you!" No reply came from his lips. The stream laughed on. Overhead the pine trees sighed, and far away in j the blue ether a solitary curlew gave . forth his weird cry of warning. Facing the mouth of the grim lit tle pistol, and with the same sure footedness he continued his way. Then suddenly the girl dropped her ?rm. "For God's sake, stop!" she hissed, stamping her foot on the soft turf. Still he came on toward her, with steadfast grey eyes fixed on her face. Then she slowly raised her arm again, and turned the pistol toward him. While facing it, he was calcu lating the chances with a deliberation that was surprising even to himself; and there flitted through bis mind the recollection of his own failure to shoot a disabled horie, because ita eyes met his without flinching. Tho bed of the stream was now rising at a gentle incline beneath his feet; a few more steps, and ho would be in shallow water; yet an other few, and that small white hand would be within his reach. Suddenly a streak of white flame almost blinded him, and a ringing | report well-nigh burst his brain. The little puff of gray smoke rose slowly on the breeie, and Marie Ba kovitch saw Mlstley standing in the shallow water. The sulphurous smoke had half choked him, and some grains of un burned powder ha<* flown into his face, causing a momentary sting; otherwise he was unhurt. The pis tol threw high, having been made to sell, and not to shoot with. He gave her no time to attempt a second shot. In an instant he was on the bank, having sent his rod quivering on to the turf beside him. He grasped her wrist, but not too fiercely, for even then he remem bered his manners, and the wrist was very small and shapely. She made no attempt to resist, and relinquished her ho'd on tho weapon as he firmly took it. Suddenly he felt the life go from her hand, and was in time to catch her as she fell, unconscious and helpless, forward into his arms. It took him a moment to realize what had happened; then he laid her gently on tho bank, and turned to get some water, which ele ment he supposed to be necesoary under the circumstances. Carefully holding his cap by the rim, he suddenly tipped it over, and cast upon the girl's lifeless face a cold shock of water, which imme diately trickled down her graceful neck in a most uncomfortable man ner. But what man, under tho cir cumstances, could have been expect ed to think of that? This vigorous treatment met with Its due reward, for Marie Rakovitch promptly opened hor eyes Just in time to save horself the infliction of a second capful. "Where am I?" sho inquired In i French ? that being tho tongue in I v/hich she prayed and thought, hav ing spoken It before any other. Winyard was ne*er averse to sat- ' isfyiug harmless curiosity; but to J answer this question was n matter j of some length, so he ignored It, aud ! said In the same language: "Now I you are all right again, Is it not ao? j Como, let ua sit on that great Btone. i There you will get the breeze." He slid his arm under the light form of his would-be murderess, and gevtly supported her toward the rock Indicated. Bhe allowed herself to be placed thereon in dazed silence, and then slowly raised one hand to the bosom of her dress. I ? ''I am afraid you are rather damp." said Winyard, apologetically, | but with a cheerfulness of manner j .which seemed to Indicate that all! had occurred for tho best. Then, ' being a gentleman, and perhaps n 1 little soft-hearted, he turned away, 1 This gave the girl time to rearrange the soft masses of hair which bad ' N beootne o little looosned. mmA to gin . on? or two cunninc ttttlo toickta t? j ker apptral, ?Uok a wo?Ha wltt o?tr kill her mun will atlll do. "Hero," he Mid, hoidiag forth ths cop of ids flask, "toko o littlo drink of-that." Obediently she took the metal eoi and drank. If only Iran Meyer could hare seen bow Winyard commanded and Marie obeyed, be migbt ban learned tberefrom an Invaluable lee* son, for tbe girl was of tbose who need to be domineered orer. and art happieet In obedience. What Iras Meyer, tbe thoughtful, failed to per* ceire in length and fullneea of year^ Winyard Mistley, the suporflcial. saw in exactly two minutes, and knew bow to profit by it. The water ap* peered to revive, her; a reawakening of life dawned in her oyee, and a faint pink, like the sunny side of a peach, rose to her cheeks. "Did 1 faint?" she asked; wlthont looking up; indeed ber eyes were on tbe cup she still held. "Yes; but you are all right again now," was tbe cheerful and Inspirit ing reply. Then she looked up, and appeared to recognise blm for tbe first time, for she started bsck, exclaiming, "Ob! oh-h-h!" and covered her face with ber hands, as if in horror of a reoollectlon Just rising in her brain CHAPTER XIV. A Belatod Telegram. Winyard Mlstley watched her In silence. He almost expected some ^hysterical display, or perhaps a rain onslaught upon himself. The color slowly left her face, and her level red lips were pressed together pain fully. "Now, do not go and npset your self!" he said, masterfully, as he picked up the cup she had cast from her. "Let us be business like and quiet. Do you feel better now? Is there anything I can do for you?" She looked at him in vague amaze ment. Then, pressing back her hair with both hands, she said: I "I cannot understand you English men. Do you know who I am?" "Oh, yes, mademoiselle," he re plied; "I know who you are." He stopped and ricked up the re volver which had so lately been pointed at him, and Marie Bakovitch watched In silence while he deiter ; ously removed the five remaining i cartridges and threw them Into the ' stream, much to the astonishment of Adonis. Then he politely handed her the firearm. . "I have a favor to ask of you, mademoiselle," he said, "and then If you feel restored, I will leave you." "Of me?" The poor girl wae-pite ously pale, but showed no signs of womanly tearfulness or emotion. "Yes," he replied, stepping nearer. "Will you tell me whether you were sent by your Government or not?" "I was not." "And yet," said Mlstley, watching her face closely, "your Government know of your purpose. They placed overy facility in your reach; they en couraged you as much as they dared M She winced as he emphasized the last word. She sat twining and in tertwining her ungloved fingers, but never spoke "They," he said, "found them selves outwitted by simple straight forwardness, which, because it was not their mode of acting, was not ex pected- by them. What they failed to do. by telling lies, breaking treat ies, and ignoring the commonest points of honor, they attempted to aocompllih by foul means, calling in the aid of a woman ? of a lady, mademoiselle, whose hands should never have been soiled by such dirty work. I shall never cease to regret that this occurred, and I need hardly tell you that the matter will rest be tween ourselves, with the exception of Colonel Wright, who must be In formed of it, not as a personal mat ter, but ns a question of policy. ' To yourself personally I bear not the slightest malice; but obllgo mo by telling tho man who signed your l nssport, who gave orders to the spy iMarloff to watch me and report to you, who, in fact, did his best to make you a murderess ? tell him that henceforth I work no longer from a sense of duty to my country, but from feelings of the fiercest hatred toward himself and his despicable pgents. Ah! you need not look frightened. In England we say what, we mean, and aro not afraid of" treacherous ears being ever on the qui vive to report every compromis ing word uttered in confidence." Me was roused at last, and the Rray eyes, hitherto so calm and rest ful, (lashed as only gray eyes can. I The girl rose and faced him brave ly; although of a singularly fobrllo [ and nervous temperament, she folt [ at that moment no bodily fear. "It is for my country that I strive, j and not for nny man," she said, In a I low, concentrated tone, which was I wonderfully musical. "I, too, am a | patriot, I, too, lovo my bome, and ; count my llfo as nothing beside my I country s go,>d. You have power, and you are a man whoso words are llatenod to; but for me It Is a differ ent matter. I am powerless, and can naver hope to raise myself to a posi tion of power. My life is of no value to Russia; but by losing it I could mske It of value. If, by that sacri fice, I could remove from her path an enoiny as Implacable, as Influen tial as yourself." Porcelvlng that Winyard Mlstley i br.d no Intention of h"ln* drafted Into an argument, and wns ln'1*??d preparing to leave her, Marie sudden- i ly changed her manner. ? jpo be ontJueed.) | i SOLUTION OfFERED | ? ? J A Plan For a System of Credit Currency Outlined A SCHEME TO OBVIATE PANICS Permanent Beliof From the Monetary Stringency, Declares the Chairman of the Banking aitat Currency Com mittee of the Hocfce, Can Be Ob - tained Only by That Enactment ? He Points Out the Cause of the Present Stringency and Outlines the Real Situation. ?.?"Te Z?fTkf 8pt<!"'?' 1>?t perma tarv alri? C Prcson^ mone wry stringency can onlv be hud through a system of credit currency I trade**0 1? m?et the re'll,'rement8 of wm ti.rLr' '""bie in e?M <,?i" * the opinion expressed by Renre aentative Charles N. Fowler, of New Jersey, chairman of the banking and S iin?T:!tee of t,,e "?sp Contrraa *> coming session of Congress, endeavor to have a law fssifed KPr0:ildinp -for orc'lit currency Lsucd by the national banks. Until Pern?an?nt relief is made pos sible by legislative enactment, Mr. be n Z ?RSen?d'- th? Si,Uatio" e met by the issuance of clearing house certificates, cashiers ' checks ?lid due bills of business bouses and manufacturers. til',!'" rcdc8^;;n^ b;.,sin7 ?*? Pr ' ? said tl?o Associated Press ? are essentially sound as evi denc-efl by the -increased earnings of the railroads and the fart that the ?,alue of our agricultural products this >ear are $o()0.000.0W) more than ?Jst > ear (which was the h\ir':est venr m om hivtorv), and are biinginsr to onr people about $7,000,000,000. Hu. nuhlic confidence has been ^cntll n,Ul C,Pd,t ?eri"?R,y affected; ^efore e.erv patriotic citizen from the President down, should do all in his power to restore that confidcnce parity. * eSS6lUlfll pros Cause of Stringency. "The caiih'e of the currency stiiu pency is that there is scattered broad niroughout the. country, at the nnnes, ln the wheat, corn aiid cotton 1,1 ? Pockets of the people or locked up about $1,300,000,000 of the reRerv0 money of the United States | most of which under a proper condi tion would be in the banks, serving as reserve. Temporary relief will be t,1!0 l?r<,ed use of current a !? m of cIe??g house eerhflcates, cashiers' checks and due b!ls of business and manufacturers during the next 00 days. The perma nent cure must come through a sys tem of credit currency expanding and contracting with the ordinary de mands of the smaller trade, precisely as cheeks and drafts do in the broad er field of commerce. "We have now proceeded far en ough into the present financial crisis o get a pretty clear perspective oi the real situation. The Real Situation. First?the condition is now gen eral, niching every nook and corner or the country. c#tificates, the United States notes and silver wif- ?C!ite8u?r, tl,e reserve money which the banks of the country have sent into the wheat fields of the West and Northwest, into the cornfields of tho \Vest and Southwest, into the cot ton fields of the South and into the country districts of all sections to settle up the year's business, I say? if these reserves now scattered broad cast overland were in the bnnks where they properly belong-there fo71 1 ,fo ,noncy pn,"? t|,is "The proof of this assertion is con clusive During the pnst four months here has been sent from the banks into the country districts approxi niately $300,000,000 of currency Of this amount $250,000,000 approxi mntoly now in the banks, would rinn nw? " 5"/"" ?f ,noro t,,an tl /2r,o, 000,000 credits or loans, and the pres ent crisis would have been averted. This result could have been accom plished without increasing the liabili ics of the bnnks of fhe country to the extent of one single cent. Lays Down Challenge. I challenge any man to contro vert this statement and submit the following as absolutely conclusive pi oof of the assertion. Tf the bnnks or the country in which $2.->0,000,000 had been authointized as they should have been, to ciente bank note credit ? as well a? bank book credits, and they had proceeded to convert this $2o0,000,000 of bank book credits in fo bank note credits the banks would not have been affected in auy degree or id any way whatever, and the whole country would have been amp ly supplied with currency with which to transact all the fall business." "How could this have boen done?' Simply bv authoring each bank to issue cashiers' checks to besrer. ' which is n curren credit. tJiat is, a credit that passes by mere delivery, requiring no endorsement. By this process credits would have been converted into bank note credits and as the reserves re quired for both forms of cerdits, should be the same, there could have been no change whatever in the situa tion. The bank dc.bt is the same, the amount of the reserve is the same. It has been only a matter of book-keep ing. An issue of current credit ade quate to meet the requirements of trade and currently redeemed in gold coin is a principle followed by every civilized country in the world exccpt our own. World's Basking Tower. "Mark this: The banking power of the United States iu 189!) wat about $5,000,000,000 and now ex ceeds $16,000,000,000 ? or equal to the entire banking power of the world in 1890, which Mulhnll placed at $15,985,000,000. Today the bank ing power of the entire world, out side of tl?? United States is only $21, 952,000,000, and of this amount 20 per cent, or more than $4,000,000,000 is in cashiers' cheeks or current credits. That is, credit currency ? and yet while tho United States has three-sevenths of tho banking powei of tho entire world, it has not oni single dollar of current bank credit, although the other four-sevenths of tho world's .banking power has the advantage of $4,000,000,000 current credits or credit currency. "On the same basis we are en titled to have $3,000,000,000 of cur rent credit or credit currency. "If this principle were broadlv adopted in this country as it should he, our bank reserves might be in creased by nil average of 9.92 per f*ent. to about 20 per cent, and our hanking/ liabilities remain practical ly the same. The Cashier's Check. "Can any one give a single reason whv we should uso a cheek book for credits to order and not use a cur rent credit of the same bank upon which to draw our cheeks Is not the cashier's check just as good as our check upon the same bank, in deed far better? when protected ? as it should be by a guarantee fund de posited with tho Unhed Stales gov ernment, many more times ample to insure its redemption in gold coin. "Tf the banking institutions of the country could exchango $1,000,000, OOrt of cashiers' checks for $1,000, 000,000 of reserve money now float ing around in the mines,; wheat, corn and cotton fields and this $1,000,000, 000 were added to tho $1,000,000,000 in the banks on July 1st, 1907, oui banks liabilities would be increased I only about S per cent, while our re- 1 -erve would be increased 100 pei vent.; it would be 20 per eent. and tins end alone is sufficient to justify tlio adoption of the principle of cur rent credits in this eountry." To Back Stamp Letters. New York, Special. ? The plan of back stamping; the date of receipt of all letters and first class mail, dis continued for a time in the New York post office, will be . resumed. It was thought that elimination of the back <ta*up would result in decreasing the time necessary in handling and de livering mail, but many complaints were made by patrons and the post :?flice department decided to resuiu" the practice. Attempt at Double Suicide. Sprinfield, Mass., Special. ? Lying in a precarious condition from bullet wounds near their hearts are a couple who registered as R. W. Ker wan and wife at the Highland Hotel. They were victims of a double shoot ing affray. It is learned that the woman fired a shot at herself in an attempt at suicide. The man then united the revolver and shot himself. Denied That He Was Robbed. ? Richmond, Va., Special. ? W. J. Pa vne, tho Richmond financier, who was said to have been robbed of a hand ^pg containing $14,000 in stock* and bonds, while on a Pullman be tween Washington and Wilmington, Del., Monday night, denies the rob bery. lie admits that his bag was misplaced, but says lie found it al most immediately. Requisition Upon Governor Glenn Ilarrisburg, Pa., Special. ? (lover nor Stuart issued a requisition upoi Governor Glenn, of North Carolina for the extradition of IJiehard Me lt wayne, who is wanted at York t'oi allcgel murder of Warren Peterso; at Spring Cove, York county, tw? weeks ago. McICwayno was traceo by members of the State police fore, to Charlotte, N. C., where he was ar rested and held by the local author ities awaiting extradition. It !s charged that New York City couldn't pet up an old homecoming week If It tried, as nearly all grown up folks were born somewhere elsp, snoprs the St. Louis (llobe-Democrat. New York should try a carpet-bag gers' jubilee. THE) WAYS OF BIRDS. 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