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D)id COPYRIGHMT 1914- / 1 SYNOPSIS. A curi'ous crowl of si htis Inv tc the riiyste-riotis bonue aof Jmtage. Ostriander', counity Judge antd '('i ie-nr itteise, fol lowing a vlitd woninii wi> lots gainteid entranee throutgli the gaites o' tt lulgii double 1irrit'i s sIsi'i'unIinrtg tlt. pla e. Th( wonra liits dispiaited hilt the judgi' is found in t (aiiii~ie h siate. IBel:t. his servant. alji-:u)s it :t lying condlition a1ti1 prev-nts i- iln'.-' It) a secret iloor. I.-1;t dies. '' I th.; auw'ikes. Mtiss W'i'eeks explains to lin whit lits occurrtd dolting his :.'-zurs. Ii,' sieretlyv discove-rs thet wher,-:thinus of ti' velle-d wonian. Sih' Iltov's to iii. II. wIr iow of it Inin tileil 1)efolv e hIl ftLk sinld e-leet t'at'titeel fill' 11:181' der yi rs b:for',. lie' cliighlt' is <i ;ag it I., lin' '!ie's son., from whlitn heI Is esir'ngl~t'. but1 thlt 1runr"d''r Is beltwee-n thl' lt".::. Sil- lin tis to (lit-i' her luistihiil's inertirv :ani; ;sks the .ltg 's 11hl. Aloti in ii,- roin I liehoriih S o'IvllI' re-ails th. n''wvsa i i'i' 11i1 il .ngs tellIng the story if thlt- mitreier of A!g'rtion Ilthe-rlih:; h~v John Sei1ill' I1n I I:ir iI I ltn . , It lv ytr-:r Tin-foret CHAPTER VI--Continued. "Ahi, .ludge Ostrainder." she ex claimed in a hasty buti not Unt i'a ceful greeting, "you arr1 v'ry punctual. I Was not looking fo' you yet." 'Then, as she noted the gloom under which he was laboring, she contiiued with real feeling, "ind eedl, I aiptreciate this Sacrillice you haVp made to my wishes. It was asking a great deal of you Io come here: bulit I saw no other way of making my point clear. oni'e oveir here, I ltgg l, and bi ni ee a littlii house out of thnes- st ones.oul don't mind the child, do you, judge? Slit lay offl'r i d liversionl if 0111' I'tr''eat is invaded." The gestlr' of di'avowal which he made was ctourteouts but insincere. lie dlid mnind Ite child, but1 he could not1 explain wly: besides, he must over colie such folly. '"Now," she (conllillt d as she re joined him on the place where he hail taken his stand, "I will ask you to go hark with me to Ithe hour when John Scoville left the tavern oin that fatal day. I ain not now on oath, but I might as well be for arty slip i shall make in the examt truth. I was mak lug Dies in the kitchen, when some one canie running in to say that lieu ther had strayed away from the front yard. And here I found her, sir, right in the heart of these ruins. She was playing with stones just as Peggy lear is doing now. Greatly relieved, I Wls taking her away when I thought I heard John calling. Stepping up to the edge close behind where you are standing, si'- yes, there. where you get such a broad outlook u1) and down the ravim-e--I glanced in the direction from which I had heard his call--- just wait a moment, sir; I want to know the exact time." Stopping, she pulled out her wvatch and looked at it, whil~e hte, falteinig up1 to thle v'erge wichiI she had po0n1teCd out, followed heri miov'emients i1th strange inltentsity as site went Oin to say in expllantationl or her act: "'The time is impt~ortanit, ion accounit of a cer ita in deinmnstration 1 am an x louis to ma1k e. Now ir yotu will lean a lIttle forwardi'o and look where I am pointing, yout will notice at the turn'l of the stream an sp51ot or giroud m11 ore open than11 thte rest. P lease keel) your eyes on tat spot, for it was there I saw att thtis very htouri twelve years aigo the shado(1w (if ani approachting fig tire; and1( it is thitere you will pr'eseitly ~ see onte si milar, ir the boy I have trIed to Interest in this experiment doeis not rail me. Now, now, sIn! We shouild see( hIs shadow before we see hIin. Oh, I htope the underbhrush and trees htave ntot grown utp too tick !I triedl to thIn them out tod(ay. Are you watching, sir?" Hei seemted to be, but she dared niot turn to look. Ilotht figures leaned, intent, anhd In anothter moment she iadh gr'ipped his armii and( c!lhtng there. "DIdl you see?" shte whiepered. "D~on't mind! the boy; It's the shadowv I wanted you to tnotice. Did you ob serve anytinlg marked abouit it?" She had drawn him back into the ruins. They were standing In thtat one secluded cortner undoer (lie ruIn ouis gable, and she was gazing upl at him very earniestjly. "Tell mte, jud~ge," she entreated as ho made nto effort to answver. With a hturried mnoistening of hIs Ups he met iter' look and responided, with a slight emphiae: "The boy held a stick. I should say that he wvas whtittlinig it." "Ali!" Hler tone wvas tr'iumphItant "That wasfl what I tothld imi to (do. idt .you see antything else?" "No. I do not understaiid this ex .Periment or what yen hope from it.' "I will tell you. The shtadow wvhic! I saw at a moment very lIke this twelve years ago, showed a marn 'whittling a atick &nd wearing a cai USE FOR PI The pineal gland, which has bee the subject of some remarkable e perimnents, is a small body, just b low the great lobes of the brain, thi is supposed to be the vestige of kind of third eye of our prehistoric a cestOrB among the lower vertebrate Whether it 'was ever connected wit vlsioX, however, appears to be doul: ftl 1'e degenerate organ stIll s Arotog fluid during early life and hi io]low IhlrixQc (ireeix C.l) Rh(Xaes DODD,MPAD COM fpazm with a decided peak in front. M3 husband wore such a cap-the only one I know of in town. What mor (lid I need as proof that it was his shadow I saw?" "And wasn't it?" "Judge Ostrander, I never thought differently till after the trial-till after the earth closed over my poor husband's remains. That was why I could say nothing in his defense why I did not believe him when he declared that he had left his stick be hind him when he ran up the bluff after leuther. But later, when it was all over, when the disgrace of his death and the necessity of seeking a home elsewhere drove me into sell ing the tavern and all its effects, I found sonething which changed my h(ind in this regard, and made me confident that I had done my hus band 1a great injustice." "You found? What do you mean by that ? \Vhat could you have foun(1 ?" "ills peaked cap lying In a corner of the garret. He had not worn it that day; for when he came back to he hustl(1 oft' again by the crowd he was without hat of any kind, and he necr rlturn'd again to his home h m know that. Judge. I had seen the sIiui dw of somne other mian approach ing Iark I lollow. Whose, I amt in this tow ii now to find out." .lIudge Ostrander was a man of kern perception. quick to grasp an idea, <quick to form an opinion. But his mind acted slowly tonight. )ebo rahi Scoville \.ondered at the blank ncr-s of his gaze and the slow way in which he seemed to take in this asto nii(lnlg fact. At last he found voice and with it gave some evidence of his usual acu 1111 . "Madam, a shadow is an uncertain foundation on which to build such an edilice as you plan. A dozen men might have come down that path with or without sticks before Mr. Etheridge reached the bridge and fell a victim to the assault which laid him low." "I thought the time was pretty clearly settled by the hour he left your house. The sun had not set when he turn1ed your corner on his nay home. So several people said who saw him. Besides-'" "Yes; there is a 'besides.' 1'm sure o' it." "I saw the tall figure of a man, whom I afterwards made sure was .\r. Etheridge, coming down Factory road on his way to the bridge when I turned about to get Reuther." "All of which you suppressed at the trial.'' "I was not qluestioned on this point, "'MadIam"l-hle wvas stand(1inig very near to 11er no0w, hemming hecr as it wvere inlto thlat dlecayinig corner-"' should hav'e a v'ery nmuchl higher opin1 ion of your candlor if you told me0 thlc whiole story." "I hlave, sir." lls hlandsl rose, one to the righlt hand wvall, tile other to tile left, and r'emainled there withl their palmis rest. inlg heavily against tile rotting iplas ter'. She wvas more than ever hlemmed ini; but, thlough shle felt a trifle fright ened at hlis aspect, whlichl certainly was not usual, 511e faced him withloul shrinkin~g and( in very evident surprise "it seems too slighlt a fact to men. tion, arid, indeed, I had forgotten It till you pressed me, but after we hlad passed tile gates and1 were well out 0on the highway, I found that Rleuthei had1( left her little pail behlind he: hlere, and we came back and got it Did you mean thlat, sir?" "I mleanlt nothing; but I felt surn you1 hlad not toldl all you could aboul that fatal ten minutes. You caml back. it is (quite a walk from the road Tihe man whose shadow you saw munsl have reached the bridge by this time WVhat did you see thlen or--herar?'' ''NothIng. Absolutely nothing. juidge I was1 intent oin finding the baby's pail andl having found it I hurriedl bach home all thle faster." "Arnd tragedy was going on or was ju~st completedl, in plain sight fron this gap!" "I hlave no dloubt, sir; and( if I hla looked, plossibly John might have bee: saved." The silence following this wa broken by a crash andl a little cry Peggy's house5 had tumbled downl. -'Tho small incident was a reulii' Both assumiedI more nlatuiral p)ostures "So the shadowv is your' great an~ only rpoint," remarked the judge. "1shall not dlesist, Judge Ostra, der." NEAL GLAND n been regarded as an agent inl devI C- opment, its diseased--~or excessive a- active-condition giving rise to pr tt cocity. Tissue preparedo from t a Ipineal organs of cattle hlas bieen fedl n.- dogs, chlickens and guinea pigs in s. mixture wvith milk sugar, similar :h kept duplicate animals hlavuig t- ceived milk sugar alone. In e e- case the animlals sulpplied with pin is tissue developed more raidl .c 94 are going to pursue this ail o'-latern ?" "I am determined to. If you den mne aid and advice I shall seek anothe Counselor. John's namie must be vii dicated." He gave her a look, turned an glanced down at the child piling ston on stone and whimpering just a litt. when they fell. "Watch that baby for a while," hi remarked, "and you will learn the lea son of most human endeavor. Madam I have a proposition td make you. Yoi cannot wish to remain at the inn, no: can you be long happy separate( from your daughter. I have lost Bela I do not know how, nor would I bi willing, to replace him by anothel servant. I need a housekeeper; som one devoted to my interests and wh< will not ask me to change my habit: too materially. Will you accept the position, if I add as an inducemeni my desire to have Routher also as an inmate of my home? This does not mean that I countenance or in any way anticipate her union with my son. I do not; but any other advantages she may desire she shall have. I will not be strict with her." Deborah Scoville was never more taken aback in her life. The recluse opening his doors to two women! The man of mystery flinging aside the reti cences of years to harbor an inno cence which he refused to let weigh against the claims of a son he had seen fit to banish from his heart and home! "You may take time to think of it," he continued. as he watched the con fused emotions change from moment to moment the character of her mfo l.1 I 1r"If You Deny Me I Shall Seek Anoth er Counsellor," bile features. "I shall not have my affairs adjusted for such a change be fore a week. If you accept I shall be very grateful. If you decline I shall cls pm tw'ergteadg ino oltay ecuson I aco a) meliN aet. And he aw hathe oul doit sawandwonere stll oe ji~i~t'" "i Yoal Denyve toSal wree Aeuthr bile feature. "Io shlnoon hao y "Ifour adjuste.o"sc hag e for amwek too yosubet thak bou judyg.aShuld-shoudldiwe Iavealc kees Uthem gtwo roeargae,?"dg iot(u ltrywelcomeind. IAnd cooe arihts If my liary wto. av"tb shoud wsh sawe thsle nwdd cit sawcs ov amil~o~elstill peoprelve hav shall hver tonerit theuerpa' .twIv yeiar as.'' "*I ail tooitrbothnk abotot. "Ande yhu-hould ak noe haf tes -ee toe geloked myharn,"n -"yo. anRuthe you tvo hae know kee . orceal. nmes." r egrd shou wisuderteene"ica "Ynes, maamt o liea ster Iecy ive. b have oremy rylonely hesn youi "I wille ti n aou ekeperan" "And pyeas may Thake otae of thes ment cotons:rom Olives namedisoa toint metiedrrnemyeari n your answuter wareth:nonb sa"Yaout ould rindprp . n reeadam. N sheroecy is ato hm maintaied. infuue as tomborenha ovtyer myd reasos feory re-minedouI yueae e. Tha yo hav a . to)fret tMnoRtheradspon poert tou he ageetr.'...,, - Jnor anllwerx wats: ren e,.t0 <"I thcaot o take p-,ck b w '-at Ihat saide aoyut my deomrr 'ac - arj ,,r e inrepatinwgm thi mahe lofed lth- brighter forc sie.Th. fahe remhat forrtmotmya. termilu eNe ln afeth irttrif ws fri fromr allntI-ca<'yusemoryh 1a itu, ni proesa bowt 1 o f yptt i~.,,. g 1vtoo. nm t o ff'l t from all~ 1 en un' bi Po13thrs ti'adt't yofn dogs f., eemed*Itt hal l41'easta monith ahad "oft ther df fren cy fo d calompant' ios. Onlyt '. p',ina tas -ufromal inyongtr~' amals t i ha nan'o ar ocill a news O t4~reaatmentt for~5 chidre oo.sufeimngto from eltod development~ others anCouneg Claim Leamda '- Te Uonirs. OnClyiforni tie ry sute rmoung womaltaherd andyla1 talyro n Stlftr rmarrdste developmet an scientists, but, thills College turps 0t1 S t' with Oliver. Between also a wail :Miaq. Do not mind that toar-drop. nane Y ma. -It Is rho last. t isses for my comforter. Come soon. r fn UTHrnr. Over this letter Deborah Scoville ?4 for two hours, then she rang for Mr I Yardley. o The maid who answered her sun a mons surveyed her n amazement. I was the first time that she had see her uncovered face. Mrs. Yardley was not long in con ing up. "Mrs. Averill-" she began, in r kind of fluster, as she met her strang guest's quiet eye. But she.got no further. That gues had a correction to Mnake. "My name is not Averill," she pr< tested. "You must excuse the ten porary deception. It is Scoville. once ocupied your present position i this house." Mrs. Yardley had heard all about tL Scovilles; and, while a flush rose t her cheeks, her eyes snapped wit1 sudden interest. "Ah!" came in quick exclamatior followed, however, by an apologeti cough and the somewhat forced an conventional remark: "You find th place changed, no doubt?" "Very much so, and for the better Mrs. Yardley." Then, with a straighi forward meeting of the other's eye she quietly added, "I am going to liv< with Judge Ostrander, Mrs. Yardley keep house for him, myself and daugh ter. His man is dead and he feelE very helpless. I hope that I shall be able to make him comfortable." Mrs. Yardley's face was a study. ii all her life she had never heard new: that surprised her more. In anothe: moment she had accepted the situa tion, like the very sensible woman she was, and Mrs. Scoville had the satin faction of seeing the promise of rea friendly support in the smile witl which Mrs. Yardley remarked: "It's a good thing for you and E very good thing for the judge. It ma; shako him out of his habit of seclu sion. If It does, you will be the city' benefactor. Good luck to you, madam And you have a daughter, you say?" After- Irs. Yardley's departur \Irs. Scoville, as she now expecte herself to be called, sat for a long time brooding. There was one thinj more to be accomplished. She se about it that evening. Veiled, but in black now, she wen' into town. Getting down at the cor ner of Colburn avenue and Perr street, she walked a short distance 01 Per'y, then rang the bell of an at tractive-looking house of moderate di mensions. Heing admitted, she aske( to see Mr. Black, and for an hour sa in close conversation with him. The she took a trolley car which carrie her into the suburbs. When sh alighted, it was unusually late for woman to be out alone; but she ha very little physical fear, and walke on steadily enough for a block or tw till she came to a corner, where a hig fence loomed forbiddingly between he and a house so dark that it was in possible to distinguish between it chimneys and the encompassing trees Was she quite alone in the seen ingly quiet street? She could hear n one, see no one. A lamp burned i front of Miss Weeks' small house, bu the road it illumined, the one rnnin down to the ravine, showed only dIar ened houses. Sire had left the corner and wa passing tire gate of the Ostrande homestead, whren sire hreard, comin from some distant point withnin, a l01 andl peculiar sound wvhich held her in movable for a moment, then seant hre on shuddering. It was tire sound of hammering. [learing this sound and locatinug i wvhere she did, she remembered, wit: a quick inner disturbance, that tih judge's house held a secret; a secre of such inmport to its owner that th dying liela had sought to preserve at the cost of his life. Oh, she had heard all about that The gossip at Claymore inn hrad bee: great, an~d nothing bhad been spare her curiosity. There was somethinr in this house which it behooved th judge to secrete from sight yet mor completely before her owna and Reui tiher's entrance, and he was at wvorl upon it now, hammering with his owa hand while other persons slept! N< wonder she edged her way along thi fence withb a shrInking, yet persisteni stcp She was circling her futmr, home and that house heldl a myster) As she groped her way along, eh had amplem opportunity to heaur agail the: in? ermnittent sounds of the harr rny-r, and to note thnat they reachel her rna.ximucem at a point where tin eli or th )0judge's study app~roached th Itttttat; Fat-tat-tot. She hate he soun d evemn while she whispered t herself: it Is just some household matte hie lai at work upon-rehanging ph tens or putting up shelves. It can b . nohing else.'' Yet on laying her oar to the fonc she felt her sinister fearn, return aind, with shirinekinng glanc -a into darkness which told hner nothing, shn added in fearful murmur to herself: "What am I taking Rleuther into I wish 1 knew. I wish I kenew.," T'O, Bg CONTINIJI.D.) the most wivefi, adcording to a specia dispatch from Oakland to the Nes York Sun. 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