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^^^^^^^^^^^ CnicK O' Doom SYNOPSIS. Tho 3 of Hearts is the "death sign" employed hy Senena Trine in the pri vate war of vengeance which, through lils daughter, Judith, a wo man of violent passion like his own lie wages ugainst Alan I*iw, 6on of the mun (now dead) whom Trine held responsible for the accident which "??id ? him a helpless cripple. Hose, Judith's twin and double, learns of her sister's campaign against Alan and leaven her home to aid him, whom she loves. Under dramatic cir cumstances Alan Bares judith's Uro and so wins her love. Hut failure to shake his constancy to Rose kindles Judith':; Jealousy and settles her in her homicidal purpose. She ii large ly responsible for a shipwreck in Nantucket sound, from which Alan and Hose, escapes willi their friend Harcus, Judith pursuing in n charter ed schooner with a crew of cut throats. (Copyright 1314, by Louis Joseph ancej t ' I-STRANDED. Mr. Thomas Barcus picked himself up from the bottom of the lifeboat, where he had been violently precipi tated hy the impact of grounding, blinked and wiped tears of pain from his eyes, solicitously tested his nose and seemed to derive little if any comfort from the discovery that it was not ?broken, opened his mouth .. ..and remembered the presence of a lady. -?*- . "Poor Mr. Harcus!" she said gont ly. "I'm BO sorry. Do forget I'm here-and! say it out loud!" Mr. Uarcus dropped his hands nnd drooped his heat at the same time. "It can't be did," lie complained in embittered resignation: "the words have never been invented." In thc bows. Mr.'-.Law (who had barely saved himself a headlong plunge overboard when the shoal took fast hold of the keel) felt tenderly of his excoriated ^hfns, then, rteiug, compassed'the sea, sky and shore with the moonlight, in the distances blend ing into shadows; never a light or shadow, stealing sail In that quarter to indicate pursuit. "Where are we?" he wondered aloud. "Ask me an easy one," Barcus 're plied : "somewhere on the soutli Bhorc of the cape-unless. somebody's been tampering with the lay of thiB land. That's a 1 -hthouae over yonder." Alan took soundings from thc bows. "Barely two feet," he announced withdrawing tho oar from the water, "and eol-graas no end-" "Oh!" Barcus ejaculated with thc accent of enlightenment; and leaving the motor, turned to the stern, ovei which he drr ped himself in highly un decorativo fashion while groping .un do.-water for tho propellor. "That's the answer," he reported; "there's a young bale of tho said eel grass wrapped round tho wheel Which, t suppose, moans I've got U go ovt: ooard and Clear it away." L'*ce Mr. Lav/, he wore neither shoci nor other garments that could be mon damaged by salt water than They hat been-but ohly sllirt, trousers and t bolt. "If you've nothing better to do, ra: critical friend," bf? observed as lu ?..loped to hack and tear at the mas: of weed embarrassing tho propeller "yon might step out and give us i . trial shove. . Don't' strain, yourself ju?t see if you can move her." The boat budged not an Inch-bu Mr. Law's feet did, slipping on th treacherous mud bottom with tho up shot of hin downfall; with a might; ?.plash ho disappeared momfentarli; noneath tho surface;-and left his tem per behind when he emorgefl. As for Mr. Harcus,-he suffered Uk loss within (Ivo minutes; when, witl much pains and patience having free? the whoel, he climbed aboard am sought to restart the motor. Al ter a few affecting, coughs it relaps ed into stubborn silence. Studious examination at lengt brought out the Fact that the v.aac line tank was empty. -.-?' "Not so much as a smell left," Rai cus reported. "It's no use,'' he conceded at lengtl . "We're hero for , keeps." "Why not wodo ashore?'? Ros Trine suggested rriildiy from tho plac she ha?? taken In the stern In ord? to lighten the bowo. "It Isn't far and what's duo more wetting?" ' "That's the only sensible remar that's been uttered by any party t this lunatic entorprlie since you hov within earshot of mo, Mr Law," sal Mr. Barcus. "Respectfully submitted "Tho verdict of the lower conn stands approved." Alan responded. "But thero's no sense in Miss- Trii wruling," Bai rms suggested. Wc'i web-'?ted as lt ls; and be's too tired "Well, what then!" . "We can carry her. ean*t we?" II-THK ROCKET. ? "Geo!" ho grouted frankly, wht after* a toilsome progress ' from tl boatr Rose at length slipped from tl seat formed' by the clasped ham of the two men. "And it was me wi suggested this-" The girl responded with a Ayl laugh of the mvi.U natural effect lr agi nable-until It ended in a sigh, BJ .without Abe least warning she crum - led upon herbeif, and ..would have fa len heavily, in a dead faint, but f Alan's quickness. "Good Lord I" Barcos exclaimed, Alan gently lowered U?e inert bo; of th? girl to Oie sands. "And to thb I didn't understand abe was-ed near all In-chaffing her like that! I'd li to kick myself! "Don't be Impatient," Alan advis grimly; "I'm busy just at press?t, h , . Meant has you might fat rome water to revive her." It was aa order by ao mean? ea to fill: Barcas had only his cupped hands for a vessel, and little water remained in them hy the time he lind dashed from the shallows back to the spot where Kose lay unconscious. While the few drops he did manage to sprinkle into her face availed no thing towards rjusing her from Hie trance-like slumbers of exhaustion in to which she passed from her faint ing tit. . . . In the end Alan gave up the effort. "She's all right," he reported, releas ing Hie wrist whose pulse he had been timing. "She fainted. right enough, but now she's Just asleep - and needs it, (Jod knows! lt would ho kinder to let her rest, at "least until I see what sort of a reception that lighthouse is inclined to offer us." "You'll;go, then?" Harcus Inquired. "I'd Just "as lief, myself.." "No let me," Alan Insisted. "It's not far-not more than a quarter of a mile. And-s?e-'il be safe enough here, in yorir care, the little time I'm gone." Barcas nodded. His face was drawn and gray in th? niodn-glnre. "Thank God!" ho breathed brokenly, "you're able. I'm not." Ho sat down suddenly and rested his head OD his kuces. "Don't bc long er than you can help," he muttered thickly. He had come to the headland of the lighthouse itself before the ground began to shelvo more gently to the beach; and was on the point of ad> dressing himself to Hie dark and si lent cottage of tho lightkeeper when he paused, struck by sight of what r i tiU then had been hidden from him. - Tho promontory, he found, formed the ?astern extremity of a wide-arm ed If shallow harbor wbero rode at moorings a t^mBiderabli? number of small craft-pleasure vessels assorted about equally with' fishing boats. And barely an eighth ot a mlle on, long legged wharfs stood knee-deep In the water, like tentacles flung out from Gie sleepy little fishing village that dotted the rising grohnd-a commun ity of perhaps two hundred dwel lings. . Nor was this ail v even as Alan hove Uk view cf the village, he heard a ser ies of staccato snorts, thc harsh tol ling ot a bell, .the rumble of a train pulling but from a station. And then ho saw Its Jewel-string Of lights Van ish as'its noise died away diminuen do. Where ono train', ran, another, must He npod only now secure something Srevive Rose, help her p:.??ohow un e beach, and in.mother hoar Ot two of Zm certainty* i*?cy *v*o *\\\ an? ? op?w lng northwards, np the cape, toward Boston and the land ol' law and or der. ... A surly citixen, this ag mt, ill-pleas ed to have-his plans disordered by chante-flung strangers. He greeted Alen's breathless query with a grunt of ingrained churlishness. - ? "Nab.'' he averred, "they aie^ph moro trains til! morning; can't y* se? I'm sh ut Un' up?** "But ?rirel y thoro must be a tele graph station-" "You bot your Ufe they fa-right here in this depot An' I'm shuttln' lt up too." "But I must send a message." Alau fM Ell "Sure, young toiler. It always Is after business hours." "Won't you ?pen up again-" "I tell you nu!" In desperation Alan rnmmed a hand into his trousers pocket. "Will a dol lar influence your hotter Judgment?" be suggested shrewdly,. "Let's soc your dollar," the other returned with no less craft-open in credulity informing hts countenance. And surely enough. Alan brought forth an empty hand. "Make a light," lie said sharply. "My . money's in a belt round my waist. Open up your office. You'll get your dollar, all right.-' "All right," ho grumbled, reopening the door ot the telegraph booth and macing a'second light inside. "There blanks '.and' pencil. Write your mes sage. lt ain't often I do this- but I'll malee an exception for you." Alan delayed long enough only to make a few inquiries, drawing out the ! information that, for one who had not patience to wait the warning train northbound, the quickest'way to any city of Importance was by boat across Buzzard's Hay to New Bedford. Boats, it was implied, were plentiful readily to ho chartered. A time-table supplied all other need ful advice. Alan wrote his message swiftly. Addressd io Digby, his man of bUSlj noss in New York, it required thai gentleman to arrange for a motor-car to bc held in wniling in the water front ot Now Bedford from three a. m. until called for in tho name of Mr. Law, aa well as for a specisl train at Providence, on similar provisions. Me found bis sweetheart and his friend much as ho had left them, with this difference: that Mr. Barcus now lay flat on his back and snoring lus tily. Ho ,was placed quickly onougbr, however, by Alan's nows. But when lt was the turn of Rose thoy altered. None the less, lt had to be done. Alan hardened his heart with the reminder of their urgent ne ccsoity. and., eventually brought her to with tho aid of a few drops of brandy. Between them? they helped her up the beach, past the point, and at length to the door of the hotel, where -reanimated by the mere protniso of food-Bose disengaged their arms and entered without more assltanoe; while Barcus was deterred from treading her heels In his own famished cagcr by thc hand of Alan falling heav ily UpOu ld" arm. "Wait!" tho latter admonished In a half whisper.'"Look there." Barcus followed the direction of his ' gesture-and was transfixed by the sight of a* rocket spearing into the night-draped sky from a point Invis ible beyond th?.headland of the llght Tho two consulted ono?acother with startled *hd fearful eyes. i As With one voice they murmured one word: ??judith!'' To this Alan added gravely: "Or some spy of hera!" Then rousing. Alan released his friend, with a smart shove urging him across'the threshold of tho? hotel. -Oo on," ho imusted, "Join Rose :tncl got your supper. l il be with you > us soon as I eau arrange Tor a boat. Tell her nothlrffc rdOrc than that-that I thought it unwise to wait until ev erybody waa abed before looking ] round." ? i He turned to find lils landlord np- i preaching from the direction of tho t hotel barroom. AniL for the time it A seemed that the wind of their luck must have veered to a favoring quar- i ter; for tho question was barely ut- i tered before ino landlord lifted a wit- c ling voice and hailed a fellow towns man idling-nearby. I "Hey, Jake-. JHIO here!" Introduced as Mr. Breed, Jake plead- I ed guilty5 to ownership of the fastest and ,staunchest power-? raiser in the c adjacent waters, which he was avari ciously keen to charter. ? They observed it religiously; within ' ten min?tes they stood upon a float i at tho foot of a flight Of wooden steps 1 down the r,'.:]:% of the town wharf, while the promised rowboat of Mr. Breed drew in, at most leisurely pace, to moot them. t If the hoat-ownor's' indifference to Alan's clearly expressed wishes in 1 this respect exasperated, it was for bOtten in the relief of at length get- i tin? aboard and away from the wharf. ' Tlie burden of Alan's solicitude seem- 1 cd to grow light with every squeal t of the greaselcss oar-locks, with every I dip and splash of the blades which, I wielded by a crew of villainous conn- I tenance, brought them nearer tho i handsome motorboat which Mr. Breed designated as his own. It was not un- s - ,v .Two Men Shadowed Him, til Alan looked up suddenly to find Mr. Breed covering him with a re volver cf most vicious character that he had the least apprehension of any danger nearer than the offing, where Judith'.i schooner might ba lurking, walting for tts prey to como out and ?ie devoured. "I'll take' that money-belt of yours, young feller," Mr. Breed announced, "and IKJ quick about it-not fot getting what's in your trousers-pocket!" In thc passion of his indignation. Alan neglected entirely ' to play the game- by th? rule:.. The indifference ho displayed toward the weapon was positively Ainprofcflslornl-?for he knocked it aside as If lt had been noth ing moro dangerous than a straw. And in the. same flutter of an eyelash, he launched himself like n wildcat at tho throat of Mr. Breed. Before that ono knew what was happening he had gone over tho stern and had Involuntarily disarmed him self as we'1. "And just for this." lie added before getting out of earshot-"I'm going to treat my party to a Joy-ride in your pretty powerboat" ' Ho concluded this speech abruptly as Barcus brought them np under thc quarter of the power cruiser. Within'two minutes tho motor was spinning contentedly, the mooring had been slipped, ami the motorboat was heading out of . tho harbor. Within ?re she had left it well astern and waa shooting repidfy^West wardg?making nothing ot the buffets., of a very, tolerable sea kicked up by1} tho frcnhenlng southwesterly wind. '{ "My friend," ho observed languidly, ? "aa .our acquaintance ripons I am , more and -inorn lin;>r.>?uorf that seither t of tis was born to die a natural death, whetkdr.abed: or at the hands of those , ?who mlsllko us; but rather to bo ' hanged -.as.common pirates." "You have tho courage of -Ignor ances" Barons replied coolly; "If you'll tako the trouble to glance astern. I ' promise you a sight that will move 1 you to1 suspend Judgment for the time , being." , ( At this Alan sat up with a start J Black against the loora ot the Bliz- 1 abeth |sla?3s, through which they bad navigated whllci he nodded, shone the * milk-white sails of an able schooner I - Sheets ell taut and every Inch of ? oneva* fat with tho beam wind, she < footed lt merrily in their wake-a sit- ] rer pct spouting from her cutwater. III- HELL-FI UK. Hut by this stage in his history, Mn ^aw had arrived al a atate of mind mulline to surprise at the discovery bat he had once more failed to elude lie vigilance and pertinacity of the vornan who sought hts Ufo. He viewed tho schooner with no note display of emotion that resided n narrowing eyelids and a lightenipg )f the muscles about his mouth. "Much farther to go?" he inquired ireaently, in a colorless voice. "At our present pace-say, two .ours." "And will that enable us to hoV, our )wn?" "Just about," Harcus allowed, iquinUng critically at tho chase; 'she's some footer, than schooner; ind this is just the wind she likes >es;." "How much lead have we got?" "A mile or so-none too much." "Anything to bo done to mend mat ers?" "Nothing-but pray, if you rcmem ior how." In the end, they made it by a tiar 'ow margin. The face of Judith was llislincily revealed by the chill gray ight of early dawn to UIOBO aboard ho power cruiser as she swept up .brough tin? roachea of New Hedford mrbof aud aimed for the first wharf hat promised n fair landing on the nain waterfront of thc city. There was neither a. policeman nor i watchman of any sort in sight. ^ ' ^^^^^^^ Nor was there, for all his hopes and irnyers, based on the telegram to Dig iy, a sign of a inot-5r-car. Still,- not much of the street was re pealed. The docks on either hand were vailed and roofed, cutting off the clew. It they ran for lt, they must surely KI ovorhaulcd. Something must be lono to hinder the **ri?w o? tho schooner fiom landing. "Here!" he cried sharply to Marcus. You take Roso and burry'to tho streot ' >nd find that motor-cer. I know she's [ here..Digby never failed me yeti" [ "Hut you-" "Don't waste time worrying about ie.' I'll be with you in three shakes, 'm only going to-put a spoke in Ju ltth'8 wheel. I've got a scheme!" As for his scheme-he - had none it her than to give them battle; to sac .Iflce himself if need bo, to mako sure he escape of Rose. Sheer luck smiled on him to this .xtent. that In turning his cyo lighted m a four-fcot length of stout, three nch scantling; on excellently formld iblo club. itont three-inch scantling; an ex icllently formidable club. Hut soon, disarmed, bis case was ?(>fporale- -and there were two al "eady safe upon the dock and oth >rs madly scrambling up to re-cn orco them. Wildly cast abouL for' scmo substi ute weapon, he leaped toward a snail pyramid of little but heavy, tegs, and se?i??!; one, swung it over load nod cast lt fall force Into the ' nidrlff ?of his nearest enemy; so that 1 ibis- onodonblcdinpconvulsively,with, j i :dcki*h gr unt. and mnWio/i in ?%.ra J nrer tho end of the wharf. Hi fellow follower with - loe? in ury. But Alun had no timo to wen N r Whether Ibo man had tripped and brown himself, in his effort to es cape a second hur?dn? keg, or had i returned, .precipitately and heavily, o thc schooner. The keg. meeting with no reels-, ande, pursued him even to tho deck. ?hero tho force of Its Impact spilt is scams. Nfjnc of the combatants, - however. Mae least of all, noticed that the powder that filtered out was black ind coetw' Alar, indeed, had only he haziest notion that they1- were" -^owdcr-kess he used an ammunition. Thaf they were heavy and hurt when they collided willi human ?lesh and bono waa all that interested him In tim sanie breath be heard a friendly voice shout wa rn in g far up the dock, and know that Barcus was coming to his aid. A glance over-shoulder, too, dis covered tlie cuuso of the warning; two men who had thus far escaped his attentions and who wore maneu vering to fall upon him from behind. The bound required to evado them brought him face to face with Judith as she landed on tho dock. "Oh," she cried, "I hate you, I hate you!" "So, you've said, my dear, but-" Iii? ilnal words were not audible even to himself. In his confidence (now that Harcus was taking care of the others) nnd his impatience with tho woman, and In lils perhaps unworthy wish to demonstrate con clusively how cheap ho hold her Alun had toBBod ' Hie pistol over the end of tho. wharf. It was an old-fashioned weapon, and the force with which it struck the deck released tho hammer. Instantly 'the .44 partridge blaz ed into the open heda of a broken powder keg. And with a roar like Hie Trump ot Boom and a mighty gust of flame and smoke, thc decks ot the schooner were riven and shattered; Jier mast? tottered and foll. IV-ANTICLIMAX Alan came to himself -.upportcd by Harcus-his senses still roellnn from tho concussion Hint thunderbolt which he had so unwittingly IOOB ?cd-tho cloud of sulphurous smokt not yet dissipated by Hie wind. Judith lay at his .feet, stunnod; and round about other figures of mei insensible, if not, for all he coull I say, dead. Abd then Harcus wan hustling hin unceremoniously down tho whhrf. "Come! Come!" ho rallied Alan "Pull yoursolf together and beep i stiff upper lip. Rose is watting ii the car, and If you don't want t be arrested, you'll Btir your stumps my son! That explosion is going t bring the worthy burghers of Nei Bedford buzzing round our cara Uk a swarm of hornets.!" IBs prediction was Justified eve before it was made; already th nearby dwellings were vomiting hall clothed humanity; already a acoro, r pccplo wero galloping down" tower the. head of thc wharf; and in tbol number a nolicoman appeared as < by imaglc. And while the man hesitated, Ala crabbed him by tho shoulder, thro him bodily from the car dropped ii to his seat, cried a . warning t Rose, and th>*ew in the clutch. Th machine responded without ? jai they wero fi hundred foot distal from the scene of thu accident b< fore Alan was fairly settled in h place. Yet his congratulations were pr ?nalure; thoy w^ro not ten minut ent of tho environs of the city wht RCCD left her seat and knelt hehir his, to communicate tho intolll ronco "mt they wero already ./olr pursued. ' ' ' If A heavy touring car, she enid was, driven by a man. a womnri 1 tho soat hy his eldo-Judith the la tor. tho man an old emnloyo of lu father's by the name of Marrophi Marro phut! Alan remembered that ono. He could only trust tn his skill : a driver; and skill ls the lesser fa Hon tn such a race. .At they approached at expre speed the stretch where tho ros pnralled the tracks Alan sought hug the left hand side of the ros but in vaia. Ho heard the far toot-toot of freight locomotive... .. Tho sun swung in tho heavens li a ball on a string. Thero wa3 crush, a roar.. .." ..Thoro waa not lng-oblivion. Tho car had tuVnod tu?Uo, pl ning Rose and Alan beneath It... "Alan!" sho gasped. "You are r klHedT' "No-net even mueh hurt, I fane: he replied. "And youl" , "Not much-" The deep-throated roar of the comotlve bellowing danger ellene him. He closed lils eyos. . Then abruptly the weigh', was ll ed from his chest. HB saw a m dragging Rose from under the n chine, and saw that the man a Marrophat. And almost immedia ly someone lifted his head and sho den?, caught him with two hands J neath his. wm pits, and drew h clear of the machine. , And the face of his rescuer wa* ' face of Judith Trine. "Well, If you must know-; true. I csn't bring myself to 1 voa. I would to Ood I could. 1 I, I can't.. .. .. ..For all that, z shall die-I could not save you 1 would. And thia ! promise you: ? aball never sec Roso again bof yr.il die!'* .. And while he Stood gasping, swung from him and ran, uulc covering Uje little distance bctw him and the car. ?A? she jumied into Oils ami dr haU-rr-MscVma r'.?tcr/ Mnrropl ped down upon the seat beside swung the car away. It vanished in a dust-cloud a? ttvWg of railroad amplnvees s rc anded and assailed hie* s clamor ona questions. 7?ND OF* CRACK O' DOOM. (To Be CouUnued.). i, r -fil, >r^k- ri i * j. n ' '?'i ii? -- . Jigi? taLJea-i i ?H-,hw^>riKW*-?n''v. tffyuxiKrTi <. I wu.?.? *.. XJIS NORTHERN NEWSP1PER TELLS ABOUT SMITH A FORMER CITIZEN OF AN DERSON HAD MISFORTUNE .Red" Smith Wei More. Con cerned About Who Would Win, Then About Injury. When tho news reached Anderson that "Rbd" Smith, at ono time a member of the Anderson baseball team when this city was in the Caro lina league, had broken his right' leg, Just on tho ovo of the world's series, all tho baseball fans in town sympa thized with "lied" and felt sorry for him. Evidently this sympathy was misplaced, Judging by the following article which appeared tn tho New YorK Sun: "J. Carlisle Smith, otherwise Red, of tlie Boston Braves, got the word of victory yesterday afternoon In his own apartment at 360 Montgomery street, Brooklyn, overlooking Ebbet? Field, where- Just one week bettors, almost to tho minute he broke ' his right leg and spoiled his chance to toke part in tho world series with the Athletics. "Just at that time it appeared to a great many persons that he had also spoiled Boston's chances of getting away with tho championship. Onef of thoso to whom the accident did not appoal tn that light was Smith himself. He ?aid right away teat Deal would play the game and play it well and lt was a source of hogs satisfaction to Red yesterday, to leam that his prediction had been fulfilled. Ho was an enthusiastic as If he had been right there himself. "Smith got out of St. Mary's Hos pital about two hours , before the game began yesterday. He hasn't suffered a blt of physical pain since he was hurt, but his mental agonies have been Intense. The inning by to ling -reports of the first three games were brought'tb "him as he lay Ul his cot at tho hospital. His attend ants found these reports more effica cious in keeping tho third baseman quiet than all tho admonitions In tho world. Yesterday morning he told everybody he could stand lt bo longer and was going home. Bo home ho was tabea, with e new .pair of crutches and a great hunch that h's discharge from the hospital was a good omen for the Bravee. "An accommodating young maa across the street worked the tele phone to Manhattan during the game yesterday 'and kept Rad informed 'of every move his teammates? snsea When tho word- came that it was all over Red informed Mrs. Smith that he was going out for a walk and ina taw minutes he and his wife and Inn?o year-old daughter wero making slow hut1 steady progress to tho nearest drug store, "rom there he- toiophdn sd two telegrams, one to Manager Stallings and another to President James E. Gaff ney, telling them how ??lad he was. '. . Arrived back home Smith talked to the Sun man. "v ".You know,' he said, 'this leg of mino hasn't pained me a bit. Never did, When they took me away in the automobile .they gave'me Just a - taste of whiskey and I felt. myself getting hot up around the collar, bet there wasn't any feeling In my,leg. I've boen feeling this last week as if ?.orno one had tied a rope around mo ? and held mo in that ned. It looked sort of foolish to He-there whee the I hi ns didn't hurt at aRv * : "Tm going tomorrotr to have it X-rayed again Just to mike Cure that In putting r.n the cast they didn't aisturbth e setting of the "bones. They tell me that lt was a good setting and I suppose along In January. I'll be out running around again. I suppose I'll favor that side of ?? tot & long time. There Is going to'bo s hunch on the front of my ankle, but they say lt won't Interfere with my running. That ls where.the- ankle hone was splintered. I'm lucky that I didn't get anything worse.*" v - "Smith pal* bis > compliments to Stallings and Gaffney. 91s said he ildat want to work for two better ?nen and he didn't think there .wore two better men. The Smith family Including Red's crutches, will start for hU home In Georgia tomorrow." " ___. .J -,,, . CARD OP THANKS? An old Confederate veteran ex presses his appreciation of courtesies and attentions .shown him.. Mr.SrJit?r: I desire thus to give expression to rnv sincero?gratitude to the numerous rr lends who have visited and minis tered to me during mr long contras mont In Ute hospital following tho un fortunate accident which befell me on the 27th ot August last Thc kindly ministrations of doctors, nurses abd f Heads' shall be ever held in grateful remembrance. Tram'. .Iba depths ot my heart I thank them, L. J. SCOTT. Millions of Wood ?crews It baa been estimated that 4. wood screws are used