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COPYRICTMTr 1914- oAP SYNOPSIS. A curious crowd of neighbors Invade -the mysterious homne of Judige Oatrandee, county judge anid eccentric recluseI fol lowing at veiledi wonoan wiho proves to be (he wkdow Of aL man triedl before the judge and electrocuted for int~rder years before. Aler <ilughter 14 etugagecd to the judge's sont, from whtom lie Is estratnged, but the mnurder Is betweeni the lovers. Bihe plans -to clear her husbanti's mnemtory and asks the judge's aild. D~eboralh Scoville readls the newslumper elippitig,, telling the story -of thie mullrder of Algertiotn Etheridge by Jlhn Scoville in Diark liollow, twelve yeatrs before. Thu Juidge and~ Mrs. Sco ville meat at Spenicer's Folly and shte shows hfitn hiow, onl the (lay of the mnur -dJer, she satw thet shadlow of a mian, whit ting ak stick and wearitig a lonig peaked <lip. Thle Judge enigages her and her datilghter lIttilet to live with him In hits sinvsterious hoitw. D~eborah and her law yer,. Black, go to the police station and see the stick used to murdeor 1Etheridge. Sheo discovers a brokent knife-bladle poltt <-mlbeddeed In It. D)eborah anid Reuther go *o live' with tihe judtge. Deborah sees a portrait of Oliver, the Judge's sou., with a black batid paltited aceross the eyes. That !light s4he fiuds, Ili Oliver's rootti, it. til Will th a mak lIke the( shalowedl onle, 11114 a knife with a broken blatle-point. Anomi ymlous1 letters anid a talk with Miss Weeks Increase hier suspictoris aiiail fears. She flinds thatt Oliver was fiti the ravine an the mnurder night. CHAPTER X-Continued. She had rather have died, nay, have had Rteuther die, thanl to find herself forced to weigh and decide so mto mientous a question. For, however tihe migh1t feel atbout It, not a Single illusion remained as to Whose hand hadl made use of John Scoville's stick to strike down Alger non Etheridge. How could shte hiave l When 81he Came11 to ieceo the whole story together, and weigh the facts "lhe had accumuitlated against Oliver With) tho Which had proved ,,o fatal to her husband? Deborah shuddered Aye, the mys tory had cleared, but only to on abroud her spirits anew and mnake her 101ng with all her bursting heart and shuddering soul that death had been her p~ortion before ever she had es sayed to lift the veil held down so tightly by these two remorseful mien. But was her fault irimediable? The only unansiwerable connection be tween this old crimeo and Oliver lay in thle evidence she had herself collected. As she had every Intention of sup pressing this evidence, and as shte had smnall dread of any one else digging out the facts to which she only pos sessed a clue, mighit shte not hoipe that any suspicions raised by her Iiquiries Would fall like a house of cards when she withdrew her hiand fromn the top-. pling structure? She would make her first efforL and soo. Mr. Black had heard her comi plaint; he0 should be the first to learni that the encouragement shte had re - * - - & . . . A"You croan ot, asigwomen beinvmost cntysdg andou ethought rendse atdue ouppoe wio daropiet benr the samge nd eoa cov)ited h rer ears frn na nit whmheiistress ged, bt the e mre Biac betwe . Thhvr.e omansde httertcfetfr her hubndereoy n sks the c ad ~horarich covledso hhe~wlair tiniii~ tellte storyr of hemureror allrnthathasidos at John Se bewtchingar linw twoman yeas iefro.'ro extend to( her. dSind. 4110 met a Sedcr' simply from ne shwslu ow o teious tof the nthan do:,she aw te s.Iw ouldmii but e ~aiTe rtder bygge rand fahe dauhtr te is why live me inho hurops home fleo, just wher there yemiac to to tome julcestaetion anr Her eiyeves awidoend knifeblae egarde ('aloiedIit. simulrationdo euhrrise 'nlve with cme up or soee al verti yo Olvr hed ge som n whith a lad Blaktook twroor the es. hed andgh folehids iner fi erroo : a allb sid hi a ndil hlin hemc one atoi au wnfe~ith lea frkn baes: t.Amou "Dnono lets pla aboutk wihe Mis Weey lonreasr le. Youavianouncezd yul inenion thf maingw in uthe ravte o thesmurer htmnwoi.oree "Do Ayou- th -kConurontiuet l~toi aongress?"n on't ho now. he boyht feloutm wtlno ainleailsion withcongre s. to t~1cnse came to piehce thes who st en' aogtenndwihth.at C. I12 hxles )ODD, MiyAO gi cojvyPAm/ . merited the doom accorded to John Scoville. Your only reason for this if you are the woman I think you lies in your fear of giving further op portunity to the misguided rancor of an irresponsible writer of anonymous epistles. Am I not right, madam?" Beaten, beaten by a direct assault, because she possessed the weaknesses, as well as the pluck, of a woman. She could control the language of her lips, but not their quivering; she cou:d riteet his eye with steady assurance, but she could not keep the pallor from her cheeks or subdue the evidences of her heart's turmoil. Her pitiful glance acknowledged her defeat, which she already saw mirrored in his eyes. Taking it for an answer, he said gently enough: "That we may understand each oth er at once, I will mention the person who has been made . the subject of these attacks. He-" "Don't speak the name," she prayed, leaning forward and laying her gloved hand upon his sleeve. "It is not neces sary. The whole thing is an out rage." His admiration was quite evident. It did not prevent him, however, from saying quite abruptly: "Men who indulge themselves in writing anonymous accusations sel don limit themselves to one effusion. I will stake my word that the judge has found more than one on his lawn." She could not have responded if she would; her mouth was dry, her tongue half paralyzed. - What was coining? The glint in the lawyer's eye fore warned her that something scarcely in consonance with her hopes ani wishes might be expected. "The judge has seen and read these barefaced insinuations against his son and has not turned this whole town topsy-turvy! A lion does not stop to meditate; he springs. And Archibald Ostrander has the nature of a lion. Mrs. Scoville, this is a very serious matter. I do not wonder that you are a trifle overwhelmed by the results of your ill-considered investigations.' "Does the town know? Has the thing become a scandal-a byword1 Miss Weeks gave no proof of ever hav ing heard one word of this dreadful business.' "That is good news. You relievt me. Perhaps it is not a general topic as yet." Then shortly and witb law, yerlike 4irectness: "Look over these. Do they look al all familiar?" She glanced down at the crumpled sheets and half-sheets he had spread out before her. They wero similar ii appearance to the one she had picked up) on the judge's grounds, but the language was more forcible, as wit ness these: WVhen a man is trusted to defend an othe~r on trial for his life, he's supposed to know his business. H-owv camne John Scov'ille to hang. without a thought be. in.g given to the man who hated A. IEtber idlge like poison? I could name a cert'ain chiap wh~o more than once in the old days boasted that he'd like to kill the fellow. And it wasn't Scoville or any one of his low-downt stamp either. A highm and mIghty name shouldn9 shield a man who sent a poor, unfriended wretch~ to his death In order *to save him own bacon. "Hlorible!" murmured Deborah drawing back in terror of her owr emotion. "It's the work of some im pilacable enemy taking advantage oj the situation I have created. Mr Black, this man must be found ani made to see that no one wvill believe niot even Scoville's widow-" "There! you needn't go any fur ther with that," admonished the law yer. "Have you any idea wvho this per son is?" "Not the least in the world." "I ask because of this," he exiplained picking out another letter and smil ingly holding it out toward her. Shi read it with flushed cheeks. Listen to the lady. You can't listen tc any one nicer. What she wants she cat ge4 Thmere's a witness you never saw or hecard of. A witness they had never heard of I What witnose? Scarcely could she lift up her eyes from the paper. Yet there was a possibility, of course, thai this statement was a lie. "Stuff, Isn't it?" muttered the law. yor. "Never mind, wve'll soon have hold of tile writer." His face had taken on a much more serious aspect and she could no longer complain ol his indifference or even of his ear casm. "You will give mg another opportu nity of talking w ni you on this mat will rettu D should be way ight before aybe uam. of th t fthot pla aftor vers 'be te~*n ter," e here :yob t p A like'th, sted linto ,h lihe been th 'o'pb these at's iinus. tions. I may even 14ad 'toj6losing the home which has beeoa' s fortu nately opened .for' you. If is oc curs you niay count on my' f dship, Mrs. ScoVille. I may hav9 filed you once, but. I will not fall you t les.!. Surprised, almost touched, she jield out her hand, with a cordial 0Thank you," in which emotion struggle4. with her desire to preserve an appearance of complete confidence in Judge oss trander, and incidentally in his son. Then she ttrned to go. The lawyer appeared to acquiesce in the movement of departure. But/ when he saw her about to vanish through the door some impulse of compunction, as real as it was surpris ing, led him to call her back and seat her once more in the chair she had so lately left. "I cannot let you go," said he, "un til you understand that these insinua tions from a self-called witness would not be worth our attention if there were not a few facts to give color to his wild claims. Oliver Ostrander was in that ravine connecting with Dark Hollow, very near the time of the onslaught on Mr. Etheridge; and he certainly hated the man and want ed him out of the way. The whole town knows that, with one exception. You know that exception?" "I think so," she acceded, taking a fresh grip upon her emotions. "That this was anything more than a coincidence has never been ques tioned. He was not even summoned as a witness. With the judge's high reputation in mind I do not think a single person could have been found in those days to suggest any possible connection between this boy and a crime so obviously premeditated. But people's minds change with time and events, and Oliver Ostrander's name uttered in this connection today would not occasion the same shock to the community as it would havE done then. You understand me, Mrs. Scoville?" "You allude to the unexpected sep aration between himself and father, and not to any failure on his part to sustain the reputation of his family?" "Oh, he has made a good position for himself, and earned universal con sideration. But that doesn't weigh against the prejudices of people, roused by such eccentricities ie have distinguished the conduct of these two men." "Alas!" she murmured, frightened to the soul for the first time, both by his manner and his words. "You know and I know," he went on with a grimness possibly suggested by his subject, "that no mere whim lies back of such a preposterous se clusion as that of Judge Ostrander be hind his double fence. Sons do not cut loose from fathers or fathers from sons without good cause. You can see, then, that the peculiarities of their mutual history form but a poor foundation for any light refuta tion of this scandal, should it reach the public mind. Judge Ostrander knows this, and you know that he knows this; hence your distress. Have I not read your mind, madam?" "No one can read iny mind any more than they can read Judge Os trander's," she avowed in a last des perate attempt to preserve her secret. "You may think you have done so, but what assurance can you have of the fact?" "You are strong in their defense," said he, "and you will need to be if . the matter ever comes up. The shad ows from Dark Hollow reach far, and engulf all they fall upon." CHAPTER Xl. Changes. "Reuther, sit up here close by mothe: and let me talk to you for a little .while." "Yes, mother; oh, yes, mother." Deborah felt the beloved head pressed close to her shoulder and two soft arms tall about her neck. "Are you very unhappy? Is my little one pining too much for the old days?" A closer pressure of the head, a more vehement clasp of the encircling arms, but no words. They were sitting in the dark, with just the light of the stars shining through the upper panes of the one unshaded window. Deborah, there fore, had little to fear from her daugh ter's eye, only from the sensitiveness of her touch and the qutickness of her ear. Alas, in this delicately organized girl. these were both attuned to the nicest discrimination, and before the mother could speak Rleuther had started up, crying: "Oh, how your heart beats! Some thing has happened, darling mother; something which--" "Hush, Reuther; it is only this: When I came to Shelby it was with a hope that I migi'it some day smooth the way to your happinese. But it was only a wild dream, Ret(ther; and the hour has come for me to tell f'ou so. What joys are left us must come in other ways; love unblised must be put aside resolutely anid forever." HQUOTATIONS *t r wrapped and put in one *poaing Christmas, each package e giver and receiver. Let the ,part af old Santh "They~ te body bss retired for tbti hoe,- Till each article in endugh; "~They sa 1j9 the samne seige. A quo' Zelieve it rn each' Daokage and the epau'ate piec .of, p t teceit th ' a itself again .t4 ereld yourig girl sppke it %ay une pected bravery;And calm. "I -have long, agp done th tm ao I've bad no hoee trom the A look with which Oliver accpt t 'i refusal to go on with the cer.1niony was one of gratitude, Mpther, I cai never forget that.. Relief struggled with grief. Would you have me chert ish any further Illusion after that?" "Then you will not think me unkind or even untenderifj say that every loving thought you give now to Oliver' Is hurtful both to yourself and to me. Don't indulge in them, my dailing. Put your heart into work or into musid, and your mother will bless you. Won't it hell) you to know this, Reuther? Your mother, who has had griefs, will bless you." "Mother, mother!" The next morning found Deborah pale-almost as pale as Reuther. Knowing its cause herself, she did not invite the judge's inquiries; and anoth Dr day passed. With the following morning she felt strong enough to vpen the conversation which had now become necessary for her peace of mind. Bhe waited till the moment when, ier work all done, she was about to Leave his presence. Pausing. till she "aught his eye, which seemed a little loath, she thought, to look her way, she observed, with perhaps unneces 3ary distinctness: "I hope everything is to your mind, Judge Ostrander. I should be very sorry not to make you as comfortable as is possible under the circum stances." Roused a little suddenly, perhaps, from thoughts quite disconnected with TIA She Hold Out Her Hand With a Cor dial "Thank You." those of material comfort, he nodded with the abstraction of one who ree ognizes that some-sort of acknowledg ment is expected from him; then, see ing her still waiting, added politely: "I am very wvell looked after, if thai is what you mean, Mrs. Scoville. Bels could not do any better-if he evei did as wvell." "I .am glad," 'she replied, thinking with what humor this would have struck her once. "I-I ask because having nothing on my mind but house keeping, I desire to remedy anythinj which is not in accordance with you, exact wishes." His attention was caught and by the very phrase she desired. "Nothing on your mind but house keeping?" he repeated, "I thoughi you had something elso of a very par ticular nature with which to occup) yourself." "I had; but I have been advised against pursuing it. The folly was too great." "WVho advised you?" The words came short and sharp just as they must have come in those old days when he confronted his an. tagonists at the bar, "Myr. Black. He was my husband's counsel, you remember. He says that I should only have my trouble for my pains, and I have come to agree with him. Reuther must content hersoll with the happiness of living under this roof; and I, with hope of contributing to your comfort." (TO BE' CONTINU1CD.) Foxy Pa. "He is very popular with his wife of late." "And him such a flirt. How does he do it?" "She called him uv the other day and1 said: 'Hello, dar ling,' and he recognized her voice and replied: 'You have evidently made a mistake; I am not your darling. hbave the dearest, sweetest, most beau. -tiful wife in the world, and she ia the only-. woman I permit to call me starling!' "---Bouston P'st. ie bundles all being hidden tbe night y well! be great fun hunting and un, ITS STATUS. 11 me you have a new baby at your y It~s new, but its l so rel s second-hand." All' .N . IE.f.. .... U "Ou ZU~jv~r is :alg kz~ed end id iur tongu ath bad; stom a sour , b i0ntipated, But qon't takea 1-..t makel you sick, you may O$p a day's work. Calomnel ie or quioksilve which causes neo s~lkof the bones.' 'Calomel crashes . ur bile like dynamite, breaking it u$.'hat's when you feel that awful nausea and cramp. Ing. If you want to enjoy the nicest, gen tlest liver and bowel cleansing !you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your druggist or, dealer sells you a 50-cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under my personal money-back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your Circumstantial Evidence. "Jimmy," said the fond mother to her smart nine year old, "what became of that fruit cake I made for you a.' a treat yesterday? Did you eat it?" "No, mamma," answered Jimmy, with a grin; "I gave it to the teacher instead." "That was very nice and generous of you, Jimmy," complimented his mother. "And did your teacher eat it?" "Yes, I think so," answered Jimmy. 'She wasn't at school today." CARE FOR YOUR HAIR Frequent Shampoos With Cutioura Soap Will Help You, Trial Free. Precede shampoo by touches of Cu ticura Ointment if needed to spots of dandruff, itching and irritation of the scalp. Nothing .better for the com plexion, hair, hands or skin than these super-creamy emollients. Aleo as preparations for -the toilet. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv. Crushing. It was the morning after a visit from the Zepps, and a certain street "some where in London" was sprinkled with broken glass. There was the usual crowd of spec tators, among whom was a timid-look ing man in spectacles, who at last ven tured to speak to the constable on duty. "Is this the result of the air raid?" he asked nervously. The policeman looked pityingly down at him as he replied: "Well, now, and d'ye think a stone done it?"-Answers. "Hah Do?" Among the recruits to Kitchener's iriy are, of course, many who are ignorant of all military etiquette. One of these was sitting alone in the messroom when the colonel stalked in. The "Tommy" was seated on the edge of the table swinging his legs and puffing at a cigarette. The only move he made was a jerk of the head, while he grunted something. The colonel was not accustomed to being treated like this. "Attention!" he roared. "What do you mean by failing to salute your commanding officer?"' The recruit was frankly surprised. .He even took the cigarette out of his mouth as he answered apologetically: "Nay, theer's newt wrong, sir. Ah said 'Hah Do'" LACK OF MONEY Was a Goduend In This Case. It is not always that a lack of money isa benefit. A lady in Arit. owes her health to the fact that she could not pay in advance the fee demanded by a spe cialist to treat her for stomach trou ble. In tolling of her case she says: "I had been treated by four different physicians during 10 years of stomach trouble. Lately I called on another who told me he could not cure me; that I had neuralgia of the stomach. Then I went to a specialist who told me I had catarrh of the stomach and said he could cure me in four months, but would have to have his miong~y down. I could not raise the neces sary sum \and in my extremity I was led to quit coffee and try Postumn. "The results have been magical Ij now sleep well at night, sonielhikig I had not done for a long time; the pain in my stomach is gones and I1 am '0 different woman. "Every time I had trieid to'etop' cof fee I suffered from seyere headacbes, so I continued to dr'ink it,'although I had reason to believe it was inijurious to me. But when. I had Postum to shift to it was different. "To niy surgrise I did not -miss cof fee when I begani to drink Postum. "Coffee ,hsd been steadily and surely killing me and I didn't fully realize what waso doing it until I quit and changed to Postutn." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. 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