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Edieor and Ptopriet.o
all. B121
ream 'worms "weae -ate to watemititot
row, trap. No, indeed.
"Very good," !said Alisois, coolly,
'I shall now write to Mr. Merker and
milted him to Bee me again.'
"Yon wouth not dare," Aud Dermot
thristina made it bound to the door 1
Ike that of an enraged panthereso.
oWhy not? .4.11 10 fair in lave and •
ear." ' 1
"You do not love Paul." I
"Iklo. But .1 love ruy father and zny
other's noemory, so if I can get at
the truth by pretendiug to nesery
Merker, veby-" ;
"If you dare to think of marrying
him," 'shrieked 'the infuriated memos/
"I shall have him hanged. No, 1 dO
not say Oise he murdered your '110
ther. But be bars ....lemmata& other
crimee, Ah, I did no give in Nigeria
without' keeping my •eyes open. PauI
dare not defy me: he dare not: he
dare not.. Go in peace, you little girl:
htuy Mamma de Dios a 'Om. 7. will act
now." •
"What will .you do?"
"I WM ace now," repeated Donna,
Chrietina, with a strange smile. "A
Dios Senora! There is no tnore to be
said, Walt"
"Vary well, Donna Christina, Isbell
wait. And Alison departed, consid-
erably pumsled 'by the WODIat'S hints.,
• CHAPTER XIV.
STARTLING NEWS.
Alison was so perplexed by the:
conversation of Donna Christioa that
she felt it wOuld be impossible to re-
turn to Brighton, unless she reported,
the same to Carver. Therefore shet
dld not go back by the five o'clock
train as she had intended, but sent:
a wire to Miss Yardley saying she'
was delayed, and then went on to
Duke Street. The butler •told her
that M. Carver was Mill absent, so
Alison asked permission to -remain in
Ms eitting-room ,until she could see
him. There wae no difficuety about
this, and the man's wife made her it
CUP of tea, which was very accept-
able after the fatigue of the day. And
an elm was luxurious to the extent
of having .particularly comfortable
cbairs, Alison made herself at home.
To pass the time she glanced through
warious newspapers and magazines
which bad 'accumulated on aside -
table, and on the whole managed to
keep ennui at a distance.
It was elope upon seven o'clock
when Carver appeared, and he woe
In the compasy of Fodio. The butler
told them both that a lady was wait-
ing, but tt never otecurred to Jim that
the visitor in question was Alison.
In a vague way he fancied Donna
Chrietina for bar own ends bad - come
to Duke Street, and was greatly as
tonished when he entered with Fedi°
at his heels.
"My dear girl. Have you been
waiting long?"
"For over two hours," said Alison,
rising to greet him, wbieh she did in
a formal tnanner owing to the pres-
ence of the young negro. "As Me -
hornet would not come to the 01000-
451» the mehntain cemes to Me-
hemet," she laughed, and turned to
Fodio. "How are you after your lake
expetience? My congratulations on
your esettee from Merker's trap." ,
"Thenk you, Miss Weldon," said
Fodio, looking at her keerily. "Then
you really think that Merker did lay
a trap?"
"I really do. And so wen you and
Mr. Carver when 1 tell you what r
have learned both yesterday and to-
day. My knowledge Is not very clear,
'perhaps, but strwtes show which way
the wind blows."
"I wish tt wouth blow strongly en-
ough .to waft Marker to Nigeria,"
said Jim, gloomily. .
'But not .strongly enough to waft
him Into the Commissionership," said
the girl, quickly, "You don't mean
that?"
"No, I don't. Nor do I think that
there le the least chance ot his get-
ting the post."
"Ile !teemed to be very certain of it
yesterdey."
"How do you know, Miss Weldon?"
asked FedIo, al/m.441Y.
m 'a450a ye.,!me down to see me about
"Oh!" Jim started, up from the
chair into whielt lee bad Dung him.
self. "So that is why he wanet In
the court yesterday, Why did he call,
Allem, and what did he litter
"One thing at it time, Jim. First
tell me why You did not come down
yesterdite, as your first telegram led
aunty and me to understand?"
"Carver stopped on my account,
Mists 'Weldon. After I was discharged
as being innocent, a Government of -
tidal to. 'who& I did a good turn in
Nigeria aaked me to come to the Col-
onial Office to have it talk, and Car-
ver frame witbt him."
.Tim nodded to endorse -this ante-
ment. "And to -day we saw a very
high Oficial indeed," he went on to
"Fedi!" with put through his facing,'
ma• asked to describe his exact
po-
Sition ln the Cloth country, which
marches with that called Apkem And
I am proud Of you, Fodio," said Car-
ver, enthesiasticalle earning to the
exegete. 'You eame out of that very,
etiff Mounination magnificently. I ane
quite sure thatethe °ends] whointer-
viewed you is quite Oe,rtain that eon,
ere the very man to 'deal 'with the
tribee and euphresselbetio." .• •
Alison clapped her hands with de-
light. "Splerielid," •'she. tried, "but
wthat will Merker say. He knows'
nothings.of elee." •
• "Well,. of eolirse, Mise -Weldon, he
hetet !hieing party in hie favour efne
he M' a white Man, and' both strong
and clever. But nose that it is prov-
ed that I wee arrested; wrongfither'
,the missionary socienok are all on
ray side, as they are merry they doubt:
eV me," '
"Lady Warby, who de Mr. Nether's
aunt, is against you," observed the
girl. "And she is thfluential ib re-
Sigioue cireles."
"Undoubtedly she is as your late
father told me," said the nemto, read-
ily. "I de not undervalue Mr, Mee-
ker eve. rival, but if it cameo to a
point of open war between us, I got
enough futon:cation from that Fiance
miselonary I. saw at Bordeaux to
snake thinge nopleashat Mr him."
seo o , ar ug
"Was that why father sent you
'It was, Miss Weldon. At a tole-.
shin -meeting in London your father
met an official lately returned from
Nigeria, who had been in the inter-
• ior. He told bit of Mr. Merker's
drastic dealings with the natives, and
how he was both dreaded and hated.
The French missionary was imagine-,
ed as it DM who had Weiler:et:I to
save several natives front Mr. Mer-
ker's brutalities], so in the interview
on the night he was murdered, your
father 'asked me to go to Paris the
next morning and see this ,man. .48
I told you, I did go, and had to travel.
on, to Bordeaux to find him. But
whets I did, 1 got a statement. signed
by the miestionary Vlach places Mr.
leterker.in a very bad light."
"In fact; be is a rotten as I al -
Ways said he was, Alison," broke in
atm, in a very decided tone. "He
shot natives and tbrashed several to
death, beeides setting some villages?
on fire. He ought ea have taken ser-
vice in the Congo, as he is exactly
the kind of 'beastwho would work
'band in glove with the Red Rubber
gang."
"Did you shove Ode statement to
the official at the 'Colonial Officer,
asked the girl, excitedly.
"Yes," said radio, in his deep, rich
voice, and veiy quietly. "14e was as-
tonituahred.th.,ren he read it and doubted
its
"You Bee, Alison, Mester looks such
a quiet, dandified chap with his drawl:.
83111 his eye -glass, that it le difficule
to believe he is such a brute. But.
this French missionary says that he'
he es quith willing to come over and
confront him. He saw Merker play-
ing the tyrant. Our dear friend can't
get past the testimony of an eye-'
witness."
"And we don't know. a11 yet." said
Fodloe refleettvena "When I saw
your father on that rata night, Miss
Weldon, he hinted very strongly that
by examining Ngevam he had learned,
[something which would not only pre-
vent Mr. Merker from obtaining a,
post under the Nigerian Government;
but which would place him in dan-
ger of arrest and heavy punisb-
relent."
"What has Mr. Merkel. done?"
"Your father did not say, and would
ttot Bay, until be was more ceetain
of what he knew. But he evidently
Was In poseession of facts which
Would completely ruin the man, And
for that reasson," added radio, slowly,
"I am of opinion that Mr, Marker
either kibled your father himself, or
got Ngiwam to do to. 'Carver there
does not hare my views." .
"Because I don't eee bow Writer
could have got into the bedroom,"
mild Jim, frankly, "cepecially as the
door was locked,"
"I don't know how he managed,"
maid Fodio, doggedly, "but he certain-
ly. either directly or iudirectly rid
himeself of the ozte Mao whq could
ruin him. And the fact that he knew
1 Wes in the house on that very night
points to the feet that We laid a trap,
'as Miss Weldon says." .
"Why do you say it, Alison?"
The girl glanced at the welch on
her wrist. "I. shall not have much
time to explain, as 7. -wish to catch
the half -past eight train front Vic-
toria."
"It's' only half -past seven now,"
Bald Carver, hastily. "lf you leave
here at eight in it taxi it will get you
there in plenty of time for the train.
I shall go with yen, dear. Meantime,
use the half hour to explain yourself.
Why did you come up?"
"Because I was so anxious to know
what was taking place," said Alison,
eandidly. "Your telegram was so
mysterioue that I thought froth 'trou-
ble had arisen." .
"No," said Foram heavily, "Carver
only stayed with me to see these of-
ficials and help we, I, shall not este-
tly forget what you bare done for me,
Carver."
"Oh, bogie" said :Elm, colouring.' "I
had a debt to pay, and I have done
my hest to pay it. I'd have died a
'mighty ' unpleasant death unless
you had saved me from that lion, Fe -
1116. But go on, Alison, what about
this trap?"
"Well, while welting here 7. ha'ege.
been thinking, over Deluge," said the:
girl, atter; a pause, and looking very ,
serious. "And I have, I think,solved
the problem of the locked door and
the rope from the balcony, You know,
elm, that from the evidence of Mrs.
Bottort we can te.tertain she did not
pat the latch -key lock inth 'order un-
til tome time after ten o'clock. Now
ler. Merker, knowing that Fodio wag
with my father, could easily have
watched for hi Miming out Then
It probably shock him that if he
could murder my poor father, Podia
wouId be accused."
"Yes! Yee!" gaid the negro, eager -
le, and grunted approval.
' Mr. Merker, therefore, returned be
the house and entered, eines the latch
key lock was. not yet in working or
-
tea If you rementhea Mrs. Elottort,
efter she bad sees Min Croutshaeo and
tiny father, heard the sound of foot-
-steps on the floor ebove the drawing -
room. I believe that was Mr. Mer-
ker hiding. It was then that' she put
the latch -key lock eight and went
lawn again to the kitchen. WIten all
Was quiet, I believe that Mr. ' Merker
sheered the bedroom."
"Throegh hie locked door," inter-
posed eineceeptically. '
• "We don't' know that it was locked
then," said Alison, quickly,' ''tor Mrs.
Bottort did not tre to open it. She
nerdy epoke through the, door to
ray tattier. Beside, my father was
erratic about locking his door: acme-
linies Ite did and sOM etinthf3 he didn't,
is I often found 'when I tame in tate
• end went to Ides him good -night. I
to not believe •the door was locked,
and it is certaen .that Mr. Merlyer
entered in that way. My tether had
• fallen asleep, or 'was dosing. Per-
tuipenefe mice of Mr. Merker locking
thehthor awoke him, or it may be teat
etr. Nether was searching the table
for the tetish, When not ;father woke
Kr. Metter .must itave. 'snatched the
tote froin the trophy arm over •the
table aod struck hina. Perhaps he
tiny intended to stuo my father, but
evidently in :his ter eel' at being dis-
Covered he struck heartier than he
thought. When he found what he
he lews.flecOr LEADS for T-Otfit -AMY tiCISHIP
gotirswaiiiirigersaisig
had done, he feared loot lg.rst Dot-
; tort should see him if he came down
tittli1tst ,1„tt1e therefore got die fetish
be searehieg In 111 he found it in the
d title drawer,. and thoe hied .
the rope, kept in cese or fire, to swing
'down to the etreet ,below. Tient the
rope was left d'anglizig: the bedroom
door was lockest and the trap was
laid HO thee 3101110 who had tatol seee
soy father alive,anaight he acemed:
I know this is all theory, eim," ended
Alison, Positively, "but I really be-
lieve that in the way 1 describe the
crime .wtte-comraitted." •
This time it Wall' Fedi° who clapped
his hamde. "I believe that you have
solved the whole. mystery, Mise Wel-
don. What do you say, Carver?"
"It ie a very feasible theory at all.
events," replied SIM, doubtfully, "brit
it will not be easy to nail Meeker in
that tvay., Of course Donna Christine,
wits asleep. under the influence of
"Was she asleep?" Oroke in Alison,
shaking her .head. "I am not 00_ sere
of that, him. To -day the hinted that
she eould ruin Mr. Merker, although'
she denied .that he haa committed the
crime. She might have been BUM-
clently awake th have ,scan him, as et
he ran up the stairs -which I believe
he really did, for remember tne
esound of feet heard by Mrs. Bottoit
Wes on the floor above thedrawbage
room -he might have looked in to
see Donna Christina and plot wide
her. I should not be !theorised hi
bear eleat she had seen lira, Jim. Her
hinbs to -day----" •
"Why did you see her to -day?", aske
ed MM. abruptly. "Did you come hp
for .the purpose of eeeing her?" '
"No', I just came to see yo,u and
Peden and hear what prevented you
coming, to Brighton. But as I was 10
town and had plenty of time, X.
thought I would call and see 'Donna
Chrietina, in order to tell her what
Mr. Merker had said." '
"Oh yes," Jim began to frown,
remember you Said that Merker had
called to see you at Brighton. Like
• his. confounded •cheek, 'Whet did he
"To marry me!"
"Alison." Carver jumped up with
a face like a storm cloud.
"It is true," she insisted.. "He ask.,
04 me to be his wife, and when I del
clined, saying that I was engaged to
you, he deolared that he, ;voted get
me by fair means or foul."
. "Dash him," shoutea the young
Men, onlY he used a stronger word,
"het bring the beast to book for this:
I'll wring his neck: I'll thrash ban
within an inch of his worthless lifo
Fodio rose slowly and laid a heavy
hand on his white friend's arm, "Calm
yourself, Carver. Mr. Merker'smine
ishment will come, and will be non!
the less light for being delayed.
recognize •at once his brutal manne
of getting his own way and throwing
aelde all decency and honour to get
"He isit brute," said Allison, eme
phatleallY, "and dangerous. How;
ever, TIOW that 1 have told you, Jew,
'don't fear anything."
In spite of Fotney's presence, the
young soldier strode across the room,
and catching Alison up from her °heir
kissed her ardently. "If that beast
dares to hurt a. hair of your ,head,
darling," he muttered, huskily, "I
shall kill him as I would e snake. And
he's •a jolly sight worse chart any ser-
pent that ever wriggled, the nelson-
ous swine!" And Jim became inco-
herent in his anger. '
"Be cram," advised radio, once
more. Mr. Merker's punishment will
tit ome, and not in a civilized form,
either, I should not like to die the
death he will die."
"Fedio,e said Carver, sternly, re-
placing Alison in her ,chair, "remem-
ber., you are now a civilized man."
"Oh, my friehd, I do hot for one
moment say that I shall kill Mr. Mer -
ker. But Ngievam has to be reckoned
Wi'tbitl;
iwam," echoed Allem, aston-.
isbed, "why, he has gone back to
Merker's eervice and evidently his
coming th I3un House was a trMk to
Athol the fetish. I don't believe the
story he told about Air. Nerker beat-
• ing him. And Mr. Meeker lamselt
said it was amegro with a hippopota-
mus whip who marked ins backeo
dreadfully."
"I saw Ng'wetri and 1 queationed
lig'wam," said Fodio, slowly, "both in
the presence of Mr. Weldon and out
of It, Mt. Marker did inflict the
wounds on his back., and Ng'weni
hated Ulm for it. Ile returned to Mr.
Merker for his own reasons, aed I
believe those are connected with his
desire to kill Mr. Marker."
"Why don't you find Ng'warn and
get the trutheout of htm?" waxed Jim,
13h.ahrtPliT.
snot so easily to do so, He
has vanished' fromthe house Mahler -
Item occupies In London, and where
he has gone I do not know. Before I
E,W you this morning, Carver, I tried
to find Ng'wani, as he unowe the sen -
nus crime which Mr. Weldon hinted
that Merker hull committed. But be-
lieve me, that leg'w,ain is biding his
time and will etrtke Mr. Merker when
he least expecte."
"1 hope 1,11 be in at the death," said'
Carver; savagely, for he dbuld not get,
over the daring of the explorer in
proposing to Alison. "Did you go to
eels Donna. Christina about hie Inso-
Mnce?"
"Yee," said the girl, "I dirt, as I
thought that Donna Chrlatina knew
something about the crime and Mr.
Writer's conneetion wale it. I think
fro the mere seriously now that Thave
se."
"What
dldshegniuch stailyt?"
he purpose, and
nothing very clear. Bat she hinted
a great deal. T am certain she knows
,all about Merker's very shady past,
Ms she confessed that she was In Ni-
geria with him." ,
"Ha! And she said that she was
not. The woirian's 'a liar. You can't
believe a word that, copies out of her
' "Oh, I think she, said Alison, dryly,
"new that her jealousy has been
aroused by lAn. Merker's proposal to
me. You ought to have some idea,
of what a woman, scorned will
n'My dear, as I am engaged to the
very eweetest woman In the whole
world, liove an 1 have any ideab 7.
tbizi,k women are all angels."
"end yet you elways doubted Don-
ee Christina."
"She's a black angel. Yes, indeed,
I always hvarued YOU, Alison, that
he and that confounded Marker were
plotting against your fether. It sem=
that I am right. But what does Don-
ee Christina intend to der
"Th see inerker
his behaviour. She cannot bring hert
sealfe:to believe that what I sald
ls
tr
"He will deny the proposal to you,
Miss Weldon," said leodio, Meetly,
"1 daresay. Howeve,r, he will have
10 deny it veex forcibly to twevome
Donne Celestine; wito has ''n
dreadful temper, However, not, 11
•Mr. Merkel' (Mee take asy 51051
against my safety, go at mice. te
Dortria---"
"Taee hope ' agetiest Yoe," :Mete
rueted Jim, furionoty, 7. should Mile
well like to esee him do it. You for;
get that tine is a civilized country.'
"1 don't forget thet Mr, Metter 0a
esery unscrupulous • man," referee;
Aileen, buttoning her cloak mid driovi
ing on her gloves. "Come, eine tench
up. Take Inc to Victoria Station, (14
there 15 not a minute to ioee if l wish
to catch the eighty -thirty train,"
"1 ant 'paining, dear. Poem, will
you wait for me 1101T, Or go to Your
own roomer' ' ,• ' • "
The negro,pondered rer a few mo-
ments. "I think it will be just as
well for me to go to my own lodg-
ings," he said, after a pause, "I have
Several people out beneng for
Nglwam, and I wish to, learn if he has
been discovered. Believe me, the
whole secret of the business rests
with that creature."
"And with Donna Christina," said
Alton, positively. Well, good -bee,
Fodlo, you cannot tell how glad I am
to hear that you are free and tbat
you have -as you say -left the count
without a enlist on your character."
Podio bent over her gloved' hand
and touched It With his epee "That
tut English lady should speak JO me,
who am a black man, in so kindly a
way repays all," he said, reverently,
"and rest 'attained, Miss Weldon, that
ti" that very daring man ever does try
tie work misehief, he will have Inc to
reckon with."
e "Poor Mr. !nether'," mid Alison,
with a amothered laugh; for now she
Aad told her story the kit much bet-
tor. "He has Donna Christina,
Ngiwana, and now you, ell against
hen."
"You can add my name to the Bet,"
said 31m, as he led her down stain
te the waiting taxi-eab, already sum-
moned by the butler. "Come what
may, I intend to thrash Merkel, until
hie own mother won't know him!"
and with this„ savage centiment he
drove eff to Victoria Station 'with
the girl, while Porno returned ro his
own lodgings.
For the next two days little pro -
gross was =the towards implicating
the explorer in the. crime. ' lie must
have given some plaueibleexplana-
tion to Donna. Ceristirea, for 'she gave
no sign: while Ngevam could not be
discovered anywhere, radio wes•em-
ploying , two or three oiever detec-
tives, arid as the dwarf., was conspicu-
ous by his odd looks, these at the
outset believed they would have no
difficulty in finding him. But 118 1184
vanished from amongst . theteethes
who were under leferker's care, and
none of these knew where the little
man bad gone to. Ae a bubble on the
water, Ng'wanie had vanished, end
rode) began to wonder 4 Metter,
doubtful of the dweres lioriesty, of
'purpose, had killed ben.
Metnwhile the Umendi cider hie-
vidhl 'Landon' with a. tremendous sen-
sation, Lor everywhere appeared pla-
cards on the hoarding with a retiree
sentation of "It" In blue colours on
bright yellow ground. Beneath were
a few lines offering alt enormous re -
'ward of ten thousaud pounds if tbe
sacred object was returned to Oth-
man. Fodio, at a clearly printed ad-
dress. /I was in va10 that both Cart
eer and several missionaries, together
with one or two Colonial Office pee-,
ple, protested against' such a huge
sum of money being offered. Podia
had the money, as his tribe was poae
sessed of much treasure. But he was
so anxious to obtain thee luck of bei
people again that lie did not hesitate
to squander the wealth in this lavish
way. Naturally the placards were
the talk of elm town, and hundrede
of people set'out to search tor "It"
A fornine such as tbie could not be
gained every day, so the whole of the
population went fairly mid in theft
endeavours to earn the reward. Some
people said Fedi° WaS crezy: othere
that he was an imposter; and inane
declared that the Colonial Office
ehould stop a silly‘blaelt man from
acting in so foolish a manner. But
po one could interfere, as Fedi° wall
quite capable of managing, hie owe
denim. .
"The very magnitude of tee reware
vvill frighten 141r, Merker," tabd Podia
Lo eim, "as he knows That an army
of, people Will try to earn it. If he
committed the trime he will have the
stone,' as he win be hard put to it
to escape front the thousands of eyee
that ere spying here, there and every-,
where for 'Re".
Fodio, there is method in
your madness I don't doubt. Still, ten
thousand pounds is a Meg:lane...price
to pay, for that stone" •
• "Not at nII., It 'means good leek to
MY Peoples, and success in my admia,
letration, Carver. With that stone
in my possession 1 man sweet the
whole be the tribe.e, more or Mae, in
Northern and Southern Nigeria." •
Jim said no more, and of coerce,
mince the discovery of "It" meant the
hanging of Mr. Weldon's, ascessin, he
did not object to the costly 'Means
employed by the young chief. Moan.
time, he went once to Brightoo to
describe the acquittail or Fedi° to
Alleon and ber aunt, after which he
came back te London to attend te tha
negro's businese and to keep a wateh
on Paul Merker. And there .was
doubt but what Fodio now' stood a
better chance than ilferlter of getting
the ruling post be so greatly desired,
At the same time, ma le !mite oi
the evidence • of the French raission-
ary placed before the Colonial Offita
t. a eremite, Aferker maintained his
pitmo in the application for the come
missimership. However the matter
would end,. Jim was unable to tell,
and tie his leave was running out be
was ,AMCIMIS that Bodie's bliTilless
should: be settled be the eliscomfitare
of Merker, before he iesturned to NI
-
merle with Alison he. ale Wife. nut
the gods took their own time in deal-
ing With these matters'.
Then tame Si bolt from the bitie.
Six days after that memorable con-
versation in the Duke ,Street rooms,
and while Londoa was etill seething
with the !mention of the colossal res
ward offered for the recovery of the
thtishe Carver received a distracted
Wire from Mies •Yardley, which stun-
ned him with Its evil news.
"Alison has disappeared," ran the
felegram, "come down at once!"
RAM happened to be present when
;fire iticeiTed this, and wee amazed by
the whiteness' of his friend's , face,
"Reed," mild Carver, hoarsely,
The negro did so, then looked 'ap
with a savage look In ois usually sad
,356,rytieds..-he which_boded 111 for the
kerie work" said Foclie, "anti now-"
"I'n hill the beast for this," said
eerson reentionea. "This' is Mert
shook violently.
Jim, calmly, And Invaili What he
he held out his hand, which eint
CHAPTER MI
wi I it S te tee
Needless 1,0 Say, Oa letllt 110
time ill obeying lb attentions- ,of Mlite
arcitcy, and, as the telegram 11rt4
I 4(111 sent 10 tIbe OM Ina
nearly the whole day to 1orik 111(0 7.145
matter. Porno' wished to acconipany
hire, eo that be might stand by Jim
as Jim hod steed by him, bet this
i,,otitig, man refused' the offer, '140 had
other and 11101te important work, for
the imam, to de, '
"It wile he bettor for you to call at
the Pike's 1-101,e1 and soil DOIllia Ceres -
one while 1 aln looking into nutetere
al Hrighton," explained Ca rye 4", W13.0
had lame rapidlY thinking out the
sit 141 den, "Remember what' Miss
telethon said about the woman's jenb-
ons.y. Now that Merkel! has commit-
ted himself, it One way, she will do
her best: to punish him."
"Ithit, we are not yet, Cana la the,
▪ ).. • Ibler IcO1' •
"You said yourselflust 1100' that
the d p pea ran ce or 341450 Weldon was
Merker's work," interrupted Jim, im-
patiently-. "And of course it is. There
is im other reason Why she semen
vanish le this sudden way. eleelter
threatened to make bet' his wife by
fair means 01 foul, and failing le
get his own wily, has carried belt
041.'
tt dere:say- you 050 right., Carver.
But 1. wonder how he managed; it la
11Ci easy to eerry off 8 leer tome
hely like Mies \Vehicle."
'Ob, lierker level ed her in to
seine hat of trap. I'm orr. now to
learn the details and then can act.
Meanwhile, see Donna Christine m10.
etildate her friend's treachery: She
it 1010 to go erszy,with jealous him,
and then our hands will he strength-
ened egainst the Islaceguarci. Meter-
.taTenoddlio" enderstante and Paha-
fully promised to act limier Carveret
orders without delay, as every mo-
ment ;Val; precloue, Then the young
Man went oft to Brighton, and while
jr the train sleeve to be pretient.uee
dor ,this new calamity.
"No wondee he had mistrustedMer-
iter when he had first appeared at
Bun Rouse, for :since thee things had
gone awry in every, way. First Me
murder ot the rather: now the abduct
Jim) of tee daughter. The whole
Maranon was perplexing and unusual
liu .a cononuaity, and Carven
cored only comfort ithrhelf with the
reflection lhat Alison was a singe-
ly brave, and clear-headed girl.
Though
she was In the power of this
unscrupulous scoundrel, either ea
enel or sea, Jim belt conrident that
she would be able to hola her own
nntil reseuetl. Aud wherever Metter
hail Miceli her; wherever he had bid-
detr her, in the long run she could
be discovered rind her abductor would
be mnished, The exploter, for once,
leid gone too far, and by bis Iasi, act
had leach] himself within hie power
co the mw,,And certainly Homer ob.
teeth- that is chance of geeeing, the
coveted post under the is.11gerian Gov-
ernment '1005 gone forever. ,
Miss Yerdley roceivett Career with,
Ites than her usual setenity, aittough
elm bravely assertea that 171. SOMG pe-
undiar way the disappearance of Alt -
500 *00 d ashboloc:iitnhge 1011(1,111s:twit:, coemim..
did not agree with teas philosellhio
posure' by explaining hie 'belief that
the girl was in the power of Merker,
of whose character and deluge he
gave a oivid sketch. All *the same,
Nies Yaredley persisted In bar °pain -
ism, and did so 10 semen), pleusibth
way that the Infected the downcast
Young man with ber hopes for' the
beet, The explanation of Alimmee
disappearance was as follows:
"Last night at nearly eight o'clock,"
said Miss Ya.rdley, "the dear girl re-
ceived a telegram from, you saying-"
"I never sent any telegram," inter-
posed Carver, rapidly, and frowning.
"Piave you the one Allem received?"
"No. She took i!, with bee to tite
lailway station,"
"To the railway station Why did
*I"Tgoomteheetreylo'i.i. l'he telegram, which
'Mae showed to me. said that mete
'would arrive by the nine o'clock and
wished her to meet you In. the first-
class waiting room, as you had some-
thing important lo • eey to her, Ali -
hen left here at a quarter to balf-past
the last X have heard of herei
'rire mataleastt expectednighi,kan back every
eight o'clock last night, and thatis
ver, anxiously. "Why did you net
"Time has been lost," fumed Cate
'moment. I fancied, that you • must
have had much to say to her, and dia,
not trouble. When 7. vegan to grow
anxious it was too late to .telegraph'
to you, but 1 did so theherst thing tale
r."?'n1liidmt!
morning,"
make ea" eth
D ics itt tbe'
railway station?"
"No, I thought it 'wee best for you ,
to do that," said Miss Yardley, nerv-,
�usly,"13e3ieva mte I acted for the
• quite sure you did; all th
tame I wish you had mode enquirler
However, 7. shall go at once to litto
station. In such a public place Kor
kor could tard1y have kidnapped An
4011 by forte, and else certainty aremelde
tekoctcrhaa7 gone with him of her MP.
• "Perhaps Mr, Merker has nathise
10 do with the matter."
aimmverygrmlyipouw
iRyeeethpc
at he 1170,"
s
Spirits, Miss Yardley. 7. than *DOR
Ming back Alison."
"Oh, len perfectly quiet," rents/ate
el the old lady, calling all be? rowan
lution to her aid, "ev,erything worke
tor good, and doubtless Alison has *
Recharge some debt of the 5001 -
But Jim did not wait for furthes,
explanations of Mises Yardley's thee
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