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The Hoiladay Ca^se A Mystery of Two Continents By BURTON E. STEVENSON Copyright, 190), by H*nry Holt and Cxmpanv u gotten it 11 a Pout M Mrtignj. I was thinking well, of something very different . I 11:i?I hi thought of danger." "No.* had I," she said quiekly. "liut 1 oh.; need to look up and see that dark tig :re ''filing over them. ami 1 cried oui, re. !y, i efore I had time to think." "it v.1a s . i: : that which saved them." "Yea; be , eh. I could tiiiuk afterward! I'd only to elose n\y eyes but night to see liiiu there yet, poeriug tlown at us. waiting his opportunity. And then, of eouvc. I \ u/.zled more or over the v.h r.e ttttng." "You shan't puzzle any more," I said. Then I laid the ets > It tore Iter, step by step. She listened witit clasped Iiantls and intent fe.ee, not speaking till I had finished. Then she leaned back in Ucr chair with a long sigh. "Wl.v l#'~ I.,. ?.!?? I *??!/, I l r? UVI 1 IU*V> UlUtlllK'U. "But you haven't given me your oxplanuthu yet, Mr. l.ester." "I haven't any explanation." I said helplessly. "I've huill up half a dozen theori-s. I>ut they've all been knocked to pieces, one after the other. I don't know win to think, unless Miss Jlolladny i? a victim of hypnotism or demem it of some kind." "Sometimes she's nice and at other 1inn < : he's horrid. It recalls 'l>r. Jekyll and Mr. Ilyde,' doesn't ItV "Yes. it does. Only, as I say, such an explanation seems absurd." "There's one theory which might explain it?part of it. Perhaps it wasn't Miss Ilolladay at all who returned from Washington square with the new tnald. Perhaps it was the other woman, and the barred windows were really to keep Mi<s Ilolladay a prisoner." "But she wasn't there!" I protested. "We saw her when we gave her the money." "Yes. in a darkened room, with a hand ago about her forehead, so hoarse she could scarcely speak." I stopped a moment to consider. "Keir.ember. that would explain something which admits of no other reasonable explanation, wont on my companion- "tho barred windows and I lie behavior of (he prisoner." "It would explain that, certainly." I admitted, though at first thought the theory did not appeal to inc. "You believe, then, that Miss Ilolladay was forcibly abductedV" "Undoubtedly. If her mind .vas going to give way at all it would have done so at once and not two weeks alter the tragedy." "Hut if she had brooded over It," I ybjeeted. "She wasn't brooding?at least she had ceased to brood. You have Mr. Hoyee's word and the butler's word that she was getting belter, brighterfinite like her old self again. Why should she relapse'/" "I don't know." I said helplessly. "Tliat affair last night lias upset me s.) that I can't think clearly. 1 feel that I was careless that I wasn't doing my duty." | "I shouldn't worry about It: though, of course," she added a little severely, "you've realized by this time that you alone are to blame for Martigny's presence on the boat." "Rill 1 bad to go t > the .lourdalns," I protested, "and 1 couldn't lmlp their going to him. To have asked them not io go would have made them suspect tne at once." "Oh, yes: but at least you needn't have sent them. They might not have gone at all ?certainly they wouldn't have Bono so promptly?If you hadu'i sent them." 'Sent theui*/" I repeated, and stared fit her In amazement, doubting if I had heard aright. "Yes, sent them," she said again emphatically. "Why do you suppose they went to the hospital so early the next morning'/" "I suppose they had become suspicious of me." "Nonsense! What possible reason could they have for becoming suspicious of you? On the contrary, they went after the key to those padlocks on the window shutters. Of course Martlgny had it." For a moment 1 was too nonplused to speak. 1 could only stare tit her. "Well, 1 was a fool, wasn't I?" I demanded Dually. "To think thai I shouldn't have foreseen that! I was so worked up over my discovery that night that I couldn't think of anything else. Of course, when they asked for the key. the whole story came out." "I shouldn't Ida mo myself to > severely." laughed Miss Kemhall as she looked at my rueful countenance. "I myself think It's rather fortunate that he's on the boat." "Fortunate! You don't mean that!" "Precisely that. Suppose the Jourdnins hadn't gone to him. lle'd have left the hospital anyway in two or three days. lie Isn't the man to lie Inactive when lie knew you were searching for the fugitives. He'd have returned then to Ills apartment next tn. ........ I-??>?- ? iw j u in.-, .,<mu iiiiiiiiimi\ ?mini iijiyo told him that you bad sailed for Ibiropo, and be had only to examine tbis bout's passenger list to discover your nauie." "But. nt any rate," I pointed out. "be would still have been in America, lie couldn't, bave caught us." "He couldn't have caught you, but a cablegram would bavo passed you lu mldoceau wanting bis confederates. If they bave time to conceal their prisoner, you'll never find her. Your only hopv jp In gUcUljiji tUcui uutfrcuarvX Auil there's another reason?since he'a on the hunt, you've another opportuulty. NVIiy not go imd have a talk with hint?that battle of wits you were looki "ut? forward to?" i "I'd thought of that." 1 said, "but i I'm afraid I couldn't play the part." 'The part?" "Of seeming not to suspect him. It's too great a risk." "The advantage would be on your sid she pointed out. "You could tell him many things which he already knows and which he iias no reason to suspect you know he knows. It sounds terribly Involved, doesn't It? But you understand?" "Oli. yes; I understand." "And then It would be the natural thing for you to look hliu up as soon as you learned ho was ill. To avoid kini will be to confess that you suspect htm." "But his name Isn't on the passenger list. If I hadn't happened to see him as he came on hoard I'd probably not have known it at all." "Perhaps he saw you at the same time." "Then the fat's in the lire." I said. "If be knows I know lie's on board, then bo also knows that I suspect hiui. If be doesn't know, why. there's no reason for him to think that I'll find it out. unless he appears In the cabin, whieh doesn't seem probable." "Perhaps you're right," she admit ted. "There's no use taking any mineeessar.v risks. The thing appealed to mi*. ' think I should eujoy a half hour's talk with him, matching my wits against liis." "Itvt yours are brighter than initio.' I pointed out. "You've proved it pretty effectually In the last few minutes." "No, I haven't. I've simply shown you that you overlooked one little thing. And I think you're right about the danger of going to Martigny. Our tirsl duly Is to Miss Ilolladny. We must rescue her before lie can warn bis confederates to place her out of om reach." The unstudied way In which she said "our" filled me with an unreasoning happiness. "But why should they bother with a prisoner at all? They didn't shrink from striking down her father." "And they may not shrink from strik ing her down at a favorable moment," she answered calmly. "It will be easier in France than in New York." My hands were trembling at the thought of it. If we should really he t oo la '? ! "But 1 don't believe they'll go to su.'li extremes, Mr. Lester," continued my companion. "I believe you're going to find her and solve the mystery. My theory doesn't solve it, you know; It only makes it deeper. The mystery, 'if tor 2)11. ! * Who nrn iliocn nnrtnlnV Why did they kill Mr. Ilollndnj'? Why have 1 hoy abtlucl(Hl his daughter? What is (liclr plot?'' "Yes." I assented. And nguiu I had n moment of confused perplexity. ' But after you find lier," she a?-ko<l, "what will you do with her7" "Do with her? Why, take her homo, of course." | "But she'll very probably he broken down, perhaps even on the verge of j hvsteria. You must bring her to us at "TftrK Mr. T.ester.* I saw the wisdom of her words. "That's very kind of you." 1 said. "I ntn sure Mr. Boyce will agree. But we have first to find Iter." 1 was glad for iny own sake ton. The parting of tomorrow would not, then, be a final one. Site left me presently, and for tin lionr or more I sat there and looked, In every aspect, at the theory she had suggested. Certainly there was nothing to disprove it, and yet, as she had said, It merely served to deepen ttie mystery. Who were these people, I asked myself again, who dared to play so bold and desperate a game? The illegitimate daughter might, of course. Impersonate Miss llolladny, hut who was the cider woman?her mother? Then iijc hiiimini iuusi nave laucn place in Vrnnee? her accent was not to lie mistaken but in Krnuce Mr. ilolladny had hccn always with his wife, liesides, the younger woman spoke English perfectly. True, she had sail only a few words?the hoarseness might have been affected to conceal a difference in voice?but how explain the elder woman's resemblance t > lliram | Liolladay's daughter? Could they both be illegitimate? lint that was uouI sense, for Mrs. Ilolladny had taken j her into her life, bad loved her? And Martigny? Who was he? What | was his connection with these women? j Thai the crime had been carefully ; planned I could not doubt, and it had j been carried out with surprising skill. Doubtless it was Martigny who had arranged the plot, who had managed its development. And with what boldness; He had not feared to be present at the inquest or even to approneii me and discuss the case with me. I tried to recall the details of our talk, impatient that I had paid so little heed to it. He had asked. 1 remembered, what would happen to Frances ' Ilolladny if she were found guilty. He had been anxious, then, to save her. no nna?yes, I saw It now?bo had written the note wliioli did save her; lie bad run the risk of discovery to get her free! I Ilul why? If I only bad a clew?one thread to follow! One ray of light would be enough. Then I could see my way out of this hopeless tangle. I should know how to strike. Hut to stumble blindly onward in the dark?that might do more harm than good. Yes, and there was another thing for i me to guard against. What was to prevent hlui the moment he stepped ushoro wiring to his confederates, warning them, telling them to flee? Obe might wait, watching us, until he saw that they were really In danger. I41 either ev^t tfeey cape. Miss Kcmball had been right when she pointed out that our only , hope was In catching thom unprepared. The impulse was too stroug to bo resisted. In a moment I was on my foot. But. no! To surprise him would lie to make him suspect. I called a steward. "Take this card up to M. Murtigny," I said, "In 375, and ask If lie is well enough to see iue." As he hurried away a sudden doubt soizisl me. Horrified at my hardihood. T opened my mouth to call him hack. Rut I did not cull. Instead 1 sank hack Into my chair ami stared out across the water. "M. Martigny," sahl the steward's i voice at my elbow, "answers that he | will ho most pleased to see M. Lester at once." [to re continued.] lie Hud References. ! In her hook "A Southern Girl In *01" Mrs. I>. Giraud Wright tells a capital story about General John (.'. Breckinridge of Kentucky. He was invited by a certain lady of rank In London to luncheon. The lady had just advertised for a footman. Mistaking the hour. General Breckinridge reached the house before the appointed time and by some accident was ushered into Lady Blank's pre: mire without being announced. The day was in June. Owing to the heat the blinds were drawn, letting in subdued light. Lady Blank, glancing ??t the advancing figure, to the astouishtnoul of the visitor, greeted liiiu thus; "Have you a reference from your last place?" The general took In the situation inslantlv and. with n twinkle in his eye, unobserved by the hostess, answered respectfully, "Yes, 1 my lady." "What were your duties?" was the next query. "Well, my lady, in the last three places I held 1- was vice president of the United States, major general in the Confederate army and secretary of war of the Confederate States of America." ' | XVIiett Lincoln Hail Few Friend*. I lu 1S<14 Lincoln was of all men the least coin mended by the Republicans in congress. On one occasion an editor visiting Washington asked Senator Thaddeus Rteveus to introduce him to some mem hers of congress who were favorable to Lincoln's re-election. Stevens led him to the desk of Mr. Arnold of Illinois. "There." said he, "Is the only Lincoln member of eougress I hat I know!" Stevens himself regard1 Lincoln as incompetent and weak. I mry Wilson (afterward vice preslueiit) spoke of biui as politically a failure. Greeley had u low opinion of liis ability. Ills personal friends, such as Washburn. Raymond and Thurlow Weed, believed his re-election an impossibility. Even Lincoln himself ut oue time doubted it.?II. T. Peck In i llookman. The Lord's Prayer. The question having arisen as to whether the English version of the Lord's Prayer is a true reproduction of the original as found lu Matthew, a native Greek scholar proceeds to an swcr it. Ho deals with tlie petitions In , on lor. translates each word with all the I shades of meaning of the original and ! then presents the wholo in this form: "Our Father which art In heaven, hallowed he thy name?thy dominion come : - thy (fixed) purpose ho done, as lu heaven, so, too, on earth. Olve us this day our mere (or simple) bread ftml forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors theirs, and let us not fall Into a tempter's snare, but deliver us from the evil one." Very Lively. i A Loudon paper relates that a crowd of sightseers scurrying across the rood front the Strand caused a partial block in the traffic. The lagging of a particularly pompous old gentleman roused i the Ire of u held up cabby. "Now, then, hurry up there, can't ycr?" he shouted. "Am 1 not hurrying, cabman?" was the mild expostulation, i "'L'rryln'?" snorted cabby, with a flick of his whip. "You're u-Juuipin' about like n hit o' stlekin' plaster!" A Diplomatic Amwrr. Admiral Drake when a lad at tiie beginning of bis first engagement was observed to shake and tremble vr much and, being rallied upon it, observed with a presence of mind, or, at all ! even is, or uuinor, in which even Nelson was lacking, "My flesh trembles at Iho anticipation of the many and great clangers Into which my resolute and .undaunted head will lead me." First Treaty of I'orimntouih. The first treaty of Portsmouth, N. II., was signed July 11, 1713, the contracting parties being belligerent Indians and the whites. The news of the treaty of Utrecht, which ended Queen Anne's war, reached the city Oct. 29, 1712. The Indiana desired a treaty, and It was formally signed on the above date. I,rnrnlnK n Lmion. Judge?You are charged with assault and battery. What have you to K!1T? I'risnnr>r?Vnt ? ? - ..v . - > w*. ? vi vuuri . Ft vrns snyln' too much Rot mo Into this scrape. Unite a Feat. Jvulgc? Who hit your car off? 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The man who knows all uUml tlie financial policy of the country frequently can't solve his own. It ii well to cultivate a kindly feeling toward everybody, but nt the same time keep a wary band on your pockotbook. The trouble with so many wise people Is that they are wise in the wrong direction. It io such a comfort to remembetr that you were well brought up when you are tempted to call a big fellow a liar. It is uo trouble to keep a good mau down when the flying machine inventor cotues along with an alluring invitation. The religion of some people is all right as long as It Is in the show win-' flow. The Real Old Man. Everybody shirks but father, lie hustles up all day; Digs in his jeans to discover the means Everybody's bills to pay. Mother takes in lectures. And so does sister May? Everybody shirks but father; He lias the bills to pay. Thought He Was Jagged. "You know, (lie first man who ever said the earth went round they locked up." I "What did they do that for?" "l'robnbiy they thought he had been drinkini? 1 ?<iiihtli>?? timn i.n.i n/>tuA,i I ? - 0- ?.?vj IIUU UVIIV-CU the effect themselves." Worse Hurt. "That dentist gives ine n pain." "Why don't yon take gas?" "Oh, I don't mind the operation if he would only give me an anaesthetic after It is over and he proceeds to take my roll away." Unscientific, There was an ohl lady Who didn't know beans. She raised up her windows And took out her screens, And then there came flitting Quite leisurely In A great big mosquito That lunched on her c^iln. She whacked at It soundly And knocked off its head, And then this old lady Took straight to her bed. This funny old lady Who didn't know beans Still suffers from fever Because she locks screens. So Large Around. "It is her ambition to have all of tlio? men at her feet." * "Af flint innrm11* /??! 1h?h mIxaI I V Uiuiuiutcu UU U V ill | ? II LI her sweetest smile, "It wouldn't bo uncomfortably crowded." No Consolation. "The Judge gave him thirty days and "Poor man! He will spend the time, but some one else will spend the . money." i Ui - Us V/ O Lea Arr Arr \ npetent men, we Leu 1 work build up * ri* ft Lea 1 he Saturday lheard-of figures, rters of a million I not mething never c f i hoc a weekly maga- boi ne good man in i . r ize a selling force rhe oughly and sys- _ i" shing company hia, pa. J Meals Also. ' |?ops ho give 5 way to seasick- a? \ ness?" ( * I ^ "Yes; he throws Uf l I < up lilo hands when _<^J /Vf he feels it coming V^z-vY on." ^ One Blot. "What is the witness' reputation for truth and veracity?" "Well, he goes tishiug for two weeks w\ every siumner. Otherwise it Is very good." I. " The Climax. She was married In haste, also in a swell ,i dress. 1 It just takes a second, you know, to say, " "Yes." ,,; Sho was married in haste, although now ? it appears ( Tho IVIlow was courting her all of threo ? years. Good Match. 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