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Copyright, i1912,
HI -1 *anted to tell yen Yes
all the vvay corning down Iterte
*anted to discover just wha you
were like."
,"You mean whether I could be
titisted?" '
She looked at me frankly.
71 "New 1 m simply going to
-you fully. I must There Is Do er
way: I thought it 'all pier and ver
again last night and de ' to
confess everything as soon m we met
this morning."
by A. C. McClurg
1 even, 'when the judge was allreehe
lived in town and could get no negteifil
to work out here because they believed
the place ties haunted. A : hayon
i
comes within a hundred ards Of the
rear of' the house, so ncealed by
trees and weeds as to be most invlat
ble until you stand on the baltko.' We
are only a little over tiventy rniles
from the Jgull. Altagethet thin *quid
l.c.)
make aiIdeal hiding place for Mobile
or New 'leans :thieves." ,
"Whet to you imean to der ;
The question ivas asked quietly,. and''
I glanced at her, noting the color had
returned to her cheeks.
"I? Why, remain and
1. suPrslAN_ ltYltl, 1 1.41.4P
is goitittO have a talk-
.orporrowirersiorereari.
CHAPTER VII.
The Decision.
NV that leanidoponly
ate myself with Philip _
ley's wife in a struggle to
tath for her What Witesi
her own„ all feeling Of doubt vat's!
and I became grimly confident a
t nal result.
"1 am glad. to know that," 1 Said, ' for
now 1 can work openly, knowing 6x et-
ty what 1 ought to do. 1 have felt I ke
h trat skulking iu a hole. 1 belie ed:
What those men told me. They on -
:danced me- with proofs 1 could,not %-
pore, but they must have lied. 1Wo id
It be possible for Plailig Henley eto
In a penitentiary convicted of eijme
"It Would not be," she return d ff al-
ly. "There was no time after I I ft
him for an arrest and coneictiOni T at
alone ,Is sufficient to convince me of
frandiand conspiracy. His remittanees.
Were amply sufficient"
"Then 'what do jou thinir has occur-
red?"
"Either one of two things," she
sobeft. "Be is dead Or helplessly
the power of those men whie 'sent y
here. Them?* no other conclusion
aibleThey had poesesSion of his
pers, even his Private. memorand
They knew -more of Conditions be
than Ihad ever been told. In my jud
ment, he is dead- Otherwise 1 cann
conceive it possible they would dare t -
tempt to carry out such a conspirae
The very boldness of their plan co
Vincea me they believed no one lived o
expose them. Tbey knew be was de4d
and belleied, 11 t still • lived, that I
knew nothing ot his inheritance. T e.
telegram announcing the judge's dea
I never saw. )it must have arriv
While Philip was too intoxicated
pup its, moaning."
"You know nothing, tben, of the t
men Neale and your- t:
"Net There la a Justus et -Vail, a
lawyer, in .the city. it found the na e
Itn the directory and nailed at his otEe.
He was away making political speech s,
had beei, gone two Weeks."
"Then the fellow assumed that nani
thinking I might be familiar with
and thus be impressed with the legal'
of tbe transaction. As to Neale; I vr 11
gO to the courtliouee in this county a, d
find out about him.. You haVe told e e
the whole truth about yourself uow?
"Absolutely, yes. ,Here is my m r-
rlage certificate; I have always kept it
With me. for I have been afraid t
him almost from the first. agave y
the name Bernard prithineingly,
that was the name he insisted 13 OD
jiving tinter. Is that all you wish to
-knowt"
'r "All now, yea 1 dust have eim telt
think and plan what is best for us
to do. I can already see ray duty ef-
ficiently clear, but not how to go ,at
It The fact is, Mrs. Henley"-
' ttWould it not be .better for you
call me Viola?" she interrupted, "k
one might overhear, and we must
thine to carry out the deception, I s
pose." .
-"Then, Viola" -and her eyes slid
• .17 flaehed trite mine -lithe .conditi
I have.' already discovered here in
house are no less strange and dan
ous than the mission which brou
us here. Everything looks bad. T
was murder committed in this house
last night" •
"-Murder!" Her face went White, bee
angers clasping ray sleeve. "Who frae
killed? Coombs? That woman?"
"Neither. A man 1 never saw he
fore. 1 heard the shot and found fin
en -
Intends to make sure w o I an no
tiy doubt and 'I may learn soiiething from
i him during the Interview.'
1 "What about mer "You had better reffemee to town[
traveling man on thei train said I -there
was a good hetet rsobahly Odom
has. sonae kind of 11 lig we eau Idriv
down in, 111 tisk him after break-
fast"
"Is it 'because pm do ot wish me
with you?" •
tl Shall .feel more free one,"i I re
plied, "for Vahan have onhly myself to
--
guard. 1 am used be t4lng care of
tuyselt. Besides. this is li ely to Prove
a - rather unpleasant • situation for a
lady."
And you eonelode I e n be of no
helpno assistance" --
The cracked voice of S
ufa up the stairs. the unex
sta rt ling both_
".1 reckon you all bette
nn' ea t."
She stood in .the light
duot watching nee end
the flight of st4s within
a word. The wonian Orn
ed, in advanceinto the din
-1Vh I. re Is Cootiibs?" I
erret It out
"Cclombs
ili Me
a.
11
10 to
nee
p.
en
ns
hie
er-
gbI
ere
ille came to
ted sound
cow' down
. -
)f the i front
descended
e'rehanging.
arid wane '
I
lag -room.
asked,, look-
ing about -curiously. ,
`!*Fle done eat already, int I reckon
eel' befound 'gain 'after nwhilei You
en met help Yersieves" •e• •
elk as viel sam-
g out coneersa-
e. bOth obSessed
‘1* e e no ea v or
• Ittil the meat,
-rem into safe c
with a feeling hat A*haterer we said
wat/ifi be orerh ard. The woman had
vsnistieti into the dnek passage fella*
tog toward the kitchen. Neither or
tem ate hen rt ilv ;ind as soon Rs • we
gf„.tred pUsheri 1.1 te•Ii our ch irs. lit was
a relief to getitut of the room, but as
we stood a moment in thie fronl door-
way breathing ,in the ft/sit alrI I no-
ticed a -giant !form appachin the
• house through the weeds.
-Coombs is coming al -tidy, der his
• Intervievie." I said hastily. "As, it may
be stonily, -perhaps you Iad. better re-
treat upstairs."
"I WM go," she said q
shall not leave title ha
remain,"
• She was gone before I
before I could even gr
purport of her deeision.
the flutter of her skirt up the stairiS,-
half tempted to rush after, yetiin-
stantly comprehended the ussness.
of any attempt at infilt3iencint her.
Even the short space of fur ac uaint-
ance had served to convince me that'
she was a woman of resource, a char-
acter and determination.
I heard tbe thud • of
upon the steps of the v
he had been drinking I
glance, and it wascquall
he planned to overawe
domineering.
"So yer've got through
,he began coarsely. "W
male? Thought 1 saw h
• "Yen .did." I returned
to
treed
a line
lying dead on the •floor or the, ear
Mona He had been shot in the qack
of the head throtigh an open windOw."
A.nd I told her the whole story.
Bewfiderekconsterinttion was c ear
ly nianifeeted ID the girl's ;white ace,..
and yet there was a firmness to -ths
lips that promieed anytbing but sur.
render. For an instant she seem4d to
"Oh, how terrible- I can ace
struggle to regain her.breath.
•
'realize that all you hare told me can
be fad. There were pirates along this,.
coast once -I. have read of them but-
._now-, in our age of the world. ev n tc
dream of such a sate of ,aftairs ould
he madness. What can it mean? 11aYt
you any theory?"
"Absolutely none. I am grop11g 15
the dark without a single clew. But
in my jildgment there are others than
Coombe. Settle and the creole Inv 'yell
about whom we know nothing."
"You mean there is a band, th t we
have stumbled into a rndezvo5 of
*outlaws?"
-I suspicion so. This plantatio has
been pracUpitily abandoned for ser5.
itill3t but 1
e whIe you
could etreak,
ep the full
• I followed '
oom feet
randLt That
reiiflze ata
r Meat that
ne by brutal
eatina hey?"
har's e fa-
✓ he
col
don't you have the • ood of your
family at heart? Do 't you want
to get for *bur fa y th very
,best? For internal ibitee s -the
'best ettediebee? For sores arid skin
,
diseases-tbe best oin eut? 1 go,
get Zs:en-Dula Motile a, - have
used Zam-Bule eayeth re is nothing
to equal RS soothing, eating power
In cases of skin dis }ides and in-
juries, and nothing s Suitable . for
sensitive skins.
This irbecanse Za k. ts Com-.
posed entirely of me net herbal
essenceeand extract , ad Os free
• from the masonous o orb* matt
' ter and harsh- mineral found in
• ordinary ointments.
Children, having came used Zora-
Iluk, will cry for it . when they
meet with an acciden.... They know
how quickly it stops th pain, and
heals, •
"Fixe it -for burns, cuts, bruises; skin
• Injuries, iles, eczema, bl od oison, ulcers,
chapped bands and cold or s.
5fte. box, 11 :druggists, tor Zara -auk 00..
'Toronto. -
lc
•
- lideniey h iter
"Mria Henley, huh! Think eer
uiI thet bitiff (met mar
"'Alit bine?"' • ,
"Aar, thiteEtettley rachet roil sprang
st ht-tollt yet being young Phil
con* hack."
"M I Boy toot?
"Ye r eiture did," eying me to some
e. "I reckon my ears heard- all
ht. Why„ whet are yer this morn-
?"
"If I ever made any such claim as;
t, Coombe, it was merely to assure,.
admittance. It's different 0115
reefer, and 1 atm going to he•just as
previth,you as you are with me. Is
t aware?" ; •
!"I -reckon," uneasily, notyet able to
;me my purposeand 'feeling his bluff
failure. "I ain't got within' -ter lie
bout so fur as 1now. Let's go In
de, wider we kin have it out quiet
ke." -
I followed tdm Into •the front room,
d he kicked out:a chair so as to -bring
y face to the 'windows. As 1. sank
to it I noticed a dusty mirror oppo-
ite which gave me a dim reflection of
e entire room. Coombs shut the door
1 tiding to the brick of the house and
at down facing one, hie big bands Oh
knees. His effort to look pleasant
slymade him , appear uglier the
uaLir
"Waal, go onl" e anti gruffly..
I crossed my 'egs comfortably and .
1 ned back in lit'he chair, quite con-
cious of thus a cllnit to his irritation.
y best cerd wee Cool indifference.
"There is not hunch to satet" 1, re.
ed dellheratelY„ "ru answer your
eations so far as „ -I dank" best, and
en:I'll ask o few of you. •The hid,
pstairs io Viola- Henley, Ow wife of
p Henley. She- has Come . down
re- to take legal possession' of this
operty. That hi the situation in a
bh infain 1arii.Iet:lPa3o tiake sr :asl0gets square
eaftndhses
"Obr he ma aged to 'articulate,.
'What is your I genie?"
"Tiredly as 1 1ave stated It Coombe.
the best of ny, knowledge Philip. ,
alley is dead t least he has Maim-
ated-and his vIdow is the rightful
Or to this esta .
"Waal, I rckor be ain't dead -not by
j tient I" '1
a felt the hot la od pumpin my, veins,
Id the man kn w this to be true, or
as he merely iakthg the claim for
ffect?"
"That, of co rse, remains to be
roved," I returnd smilingly.
"Oh, does It n wl SO does this yer
ife business, VO my thinkin'. Waal, it
met take long ter settle the matter,
elleve me. Wb are you enyhow?"
ii:4Mtianwaymeer?it alg-Gordon Craig:.
'Not •gulity.'
"A detective?'
"Same plea."
I thought he avea grunt ot relief:
'All right, the 1 reckon I 'got r• -e
amber, Craig. Yer after e little easy
�i oney. Smelt .w, yer caught on to
• e mirup doWn!yere ant framed up a
e coin. Might have
I hadn't .been on the
Wipe looldns girl -yer
thkit We -Were •••rlifhp, tit gii ve y u as*
orders tei look tine] 11:-?"
The blank •.xitt...,o•it to els fie e, wee
e Hetet if teettrieim
thinking. elate:0111'1hp; 11) 111.1•,1111 ie ins
next 'move. chis liamvieflev Ilia le (me
Ione
thing r - Wt wete 1111,) tug I
'band. As W441 PM 11 11P 1 its wils the
scheme of those WO epii:•;joirOlortt,
, had reckoned without stitileteut Iliutiwe
edge of the existing condltiong here.
But was this true? Would villains es
:shrewd as theybeguuitly of suc
lect? . Besides, they had *.assur
that the overseer would be nod
our coming. Suddenlyr there
back to mg memory a picatire of Met
murdered man in the rear room. Conel
he be the connecting link, the -byle rseer
sent by Neale? Only the harshest
measure would compel Coombs to ee-
1 knowledge the truth, ! drew u my
; breath, every nerve braqed for ction.
•
Then 1 jerked the pistol from my pook-
et and held it, glimmering �mblipusiy
In the tight, across my knee.
"You probably have some renatIn for
lying to me," 1 said coldly. "and now
I am going to give you an egeally good
reason for telling the truth. wbet du
you know about the echninistrat rs of
this -estate? There is one named eale.
Isn't there?'
led of
shed
Hie jaw in
erect
0
•
•cheme to cep-
orleed, too, aif
ob an posted.
kited up"-
• tDrep that, ,
libarply, leaning
im in the.eyerS
"Oh, too nice„
• "Yea, too nice,
twit th yourtongn
name again ea
there Is going]
. He laughed,' lo
big bandit, •
"I mean it," I went on soberly.
"Don't think -at am afiald .of you. No,
you keep your hands wherethey are!
If it comes to a draw you'll find me
1. quick enoughto block your game.
Now.- listen!" .
I made no display of a weapqn. He
•co.uld not • be sure that I was armed,
yet my right h4nd was hidden in tbe
side :pocket c4 my coat. The brute
and the C9wliji ettliftgled for Mastery
In his, face. .
'Tee told y the truth about who
we are- and 10 r purpose • in coming
here." 1 went n slowly and clearly,
"because 1 he e decided to fight la
the open'," Now . 1 want to know ,who
nthority you have on
tation. Speak up!"
me reluctantly,- but
e been a sternness in
ompelled an 'answer.
n the overseer." ,
en, from the ',poke ot
1
ombsI" I interrupted
• format and staring
• heyr e
or you to befoul even ‘
If you mention her
pt ip teras of respect
be trouble.
fling and closing his
you are -what
the Henley pia
The reply
there most ha
my faee -which
. "1 toldyer--y
• '.1.1 IWO spol
the place. Mt
grow Weedet '
• "Theta, none la' your business."
"It's the beidnese of the lady, up-.
stairs., Coombed and .1 am representing
her at, present. • It will be just as well
for you to b .civii. • Who appointed
you to this sition-the administrit-
' to'irrs'?"eckon n4 "
: "Ever hear lo a man named Neale-
• P. B. Neale?"
• "No"
'Jur Justus 0. Wall?"
He shook Ws .head.
"No one son, sou any word, then,
t were you ordered to
minava dam,
dlieurderlii her face went whitee
was lintel*/
rectum so."
• "How do you knew?!
"Waal," feeling it treeless to s ggle
against the antunent presented by the
bine steel barrel, "all i know is a
fellow' cam' 'long yere awhile back
• with steeper signed Neale, thinkint ter
• take my job."
• "Whit"happened to him?"
"(th„ he just 'natally ,got ldcked out
Inter the road, an' I reckon he's a run-
ning yet. Be *as a miserable 'Yankee
ruat,, an' I didn't bert the cuss none 10
speak of. • What yer askin' all this fer
enyhow," he questioned anxiously, "an
• fedrawin' that gun on Me?" • ,
"It seemed tcr be the only available
method a for 1 extracting information.
Pardon my inilstanme Coombs, but
Wasn't that dead man tip there the tel
lovr Neale sent?" •
"Not by a jugful," and I could see
the perspiration ;be out on his fore-
head. "Why, there wan't none enybow.
That guy skipped out north ag'int"
"Under whose orders are you In
• charge here?' • ' -
He was so tong In 'answering, his
eyes glaring ugly under -heavy browS,
that I elevated my weapon, half believ-
ing he meditated,an attack.
CHAPTER VIII.
• 'Circumstantial Evidence.
UDDENLY 1 beceme aware that
his 'glance was not directly
upon me, and 1 lifted my own
eyes to the surface of the tar-
nished mirror behind where he sat It
reflected the large portrait Of the late
Judge Henley banging on the opposite
wall, and -by the gods--/ thought 1
saw it move, eettle back into position!
j Was upon mg feet instaiitly, swing-
ing aside into a better position for de-
fense. - Before Ceoenbs could realize
what had occurred 1\hrtd the gun muz-
zle- at the side of his tread.
-Now answer," I commanded -sharp-
ter, "Whose orders putt yeti here?"
- He choked,. sheinking back helpless
ba the chair.. • .
"You won't alWays have. the drop on
me." .
"Well, 1 haveheow. Speak up. . Who
Is the man?"
Etenleye" he whispered, so
low I scarcely eanght the name.
"Whatr -
"Vfnal,• I told ger,". he growled re-
"Yerkin believe et not, just
as you please, but so, belp me that's
the truth. I reckon I rnow." „
• As I stared at bine half believing,.
half ihdreclulons, I became conscious
that.,she stood in the hail doorway.
Con -nabs lifted his head, glad of any
respite, and I glanced aside also, drop-
ping the pistol back' into my coat
pocket. ,
"You -you were quarreling?" she • 005 01 these big department stelae and
asked, coming into the room. "Yon thought it all out At first 1 determia-
were .so long 1 becanne anxious and
came down."
"Nothing seriotni," I assured her smil-
ingly. "Coombs here was a little re-
luctaut to -impart infOrmation, and I
was compelled to reSort to primitive
methOds. The result has been quite
satisfactory,"
"Kin I go tiow?" be asked uneasily.
"Yes, by way of the front door."
I watched his greiet hulking figuee
until he disappeth•ed along the path
leading around the hote. ! had no
5
His Face Was Covexed
ffin Pimples.
Pimples are not a serious trouble, but
they are,very unsightly.
Pinggs are caused wholly by bad
blood, an to get rid of them it is neces-
saryto purify the blood of all its im-
purities.
Burdock Blood Bitters has made many
remarkable cures; the pimples have all
disappeared, and a bright, clean; coxn-
piexion left behind,
Mr. Lennox D. Ceoke, Indian Path,
N.S. ewrites: "I am writing you a few
lines to tell you. what Burdock Blood
Bitters Ns done for me. Last winter my
face was covered with pimples. I gied
different kinds of medicine, and all
seemed to fail. 1 was one day to a
friend's house, and there they advised me
to use B.B.B. so purchased two bottles,
and before Ilad them taken I found I
was getting better. 1 got two more,
and when they were ;finished 1 was
completely cured. 1 find it is a great
blood purifier, andI recommend it to ali."
Berdock Blood Bitters has been on the
market for the past forty yeare, andi is
manufactured otdy by The T. Milburn
Co. Limited, Toronto, Ont
ewe
rear OatAs would eve& food
Ail I needed to guard against wag
treachery. Then I turned and looked
into the questioning eyes 'or the W0111811.
"What did you learn? What did he
oat'
"Only. one thing of real importance,"
I answered in subdued tone. "and
dragged that out of him by threat. He
Will not employed by Neale:Mud the
fellow Who was sent down 4lere to as.
sist es wasolisposed of in some way."
you mean?" •
"I suspect as much, hut Coombs
1 claims he was kicked utt the pince and
returned north."
For a moment she stood eitent. breath-
ing heavily, her eyes On aty tare..., in
the Pause 1 sew again thP pleture of
the old judge and remembered.
"Why Is he here, then? What au-
thority has he?"
"Come outside Into the garden and 1
will tell you the whole story."
In front of the veranda and to the
rigiat of the brick walk the _latticework
of a small summer house could be dis-
cerned' through a maze of shrubbery
and weeds. On a rustic seat wrerin we
were comPletely screened from 'bserva-
illOn. • With flushed cheeks and eyes
bright and miestioning she could scarce-
ly wet for me to begin.
"Now tell me. Surely we iire out o• f
Meat and hearing."
"I do not think,1 shall evei1 be entire-
• ly assured as to that until I know more
of our exact situation," I replied. speak-
• ing, cautiously. -We may ha re been
seep coming here, and those WPeds
wolIid easily conceal an ea vesdropper.
Th ,truth Is, I have gained very little
inf rmation of value and am as mystl•
• fiet4 is ever. If that fellow told the
truth It is beyond my understanding. 1
thi Ile he lied and yet cannot be sure,
p "
He chiliUip Henley." to be working under the or•
dees of
"What! impossible!"
"So I felt. and consequently hesitat-
ed to tell you, but now that 1 have
• een compelled to do so, I will explitin
In full. He said this under a uleutlee,
a condition which often insOlres men
• to speak the truth. 1 can Searvely
intigine Ms making up shell a story,
for he Is a dull witted fellow. and
even before • he had threatened to test
yoer claims to be Henley's wired"
"You. told him, then?"
"Everything, except the original
cause of our being here, 1 determined
this morning to tight in the open, 1111 -
der my own name. That Is the right
wuy, is It not?"
"Yes, I think so," and she lifted her
eyes to mine. "1 like you better for
that."
411 think 1 like myself better Milo," I
sad i with a laugh. 9 'confess I didn't
ca te much at first But after wbot
said the night of our arrival I
began to view the thing in a new tight,
and to despise my part in it. Yet even
then I felt • bound to carry out my
agreement It was only when you told
me your identity, that I felt free to
decide otherwise. I want to serve you,
and I went you to respect me. Down
In your heart you haven't really been
assured that I was not one of that
gang of conspirators. You came down
here to watch me."
"Noe-ino. I scarcely think I ever did
doubt you, only it was all very strange.
Nothing seemed real."
"WO are both getting our beada
above the mist now," 1 Interrupted
gently- "and deep as the mystery ath
pears, wben finally solved it will like-
ly 'Prove" a very 'sordid, commonplace
Affair. no mow thing is for us to
thoroughly understand and trust each
other."
"1 trust you." - And both her hands
were impulsively extended. "I have
from the very Bret. I did not come
• here to wab2h, but because 1 believed
in. you. Truly this was my motive
rather than al* thought of the prop-
erty.\ I came because -because I anew
you nedded me. I bad an inttinion
that yowere going into danger, to
soma trap ,\ Is Was not until that aft-
ernooa thate I realized clearly what
this all meant to me personally.
seemed to wake up as front a dread/.
Then I sat de in the rent room of
passuite 1 knew I 'must reTrifln t
• read it in the calm depths Of thote
eyes fronting tme in frank friendship.
A 'word, a single, mad, 111 considered
'word would sever the bond between
us es though Mett by 5 sword, With
ed to tell you everything, but I did -
did not know you at \all. I trusted
you, I believed in youteI-I had bo
test you, Gordon Orate \
"Ky. only" wonder is that you retain-
ed any cOnfidence."
"Oh, but I did," she insisted 'warm-
ly: "That alone brougbt ate here. I
came back to you that night because -
because I believed you to be a gentle.
man. 1 am eonvinced 1 ch.ose aright
Yon are the man I thought you to be.
1 am glad 1 came."
.11111101111101111MINEM miumpamisimmomummegioNnii
• I 'or an thetailt the hot blood coursed
through my veins. Wild words leaped
CAST° R I to my lips only to be choked back un -
143r Mara end Madan
•I spoken, although I scarcely knew what
str-ength combined to win the swift
Iii Usgo For over *sem 1 struggle. Impulse, made with sudden
board
• revelation of love, swept me perilous-
ly near to outburst, yet reason field
Olonatelre seflicleptle arm to restralo the flood of
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no
Bu
other 1 might hove dared all. Out
with her. She trusted! Ine-yese
as a gentleman. Should I MI In
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9 want to' ;
yo
h test of her taitb I co ad nerer
agflpi hope to regain -y place in nazi
es M.,
•
1‘ t's not talk of ourselves," 1 said,
rejeising ber hands, 4'but of what we
mut face here. I have told you that
CG° ibblse?'e'laims to be working under
e ,orders of your ° huis sband. that
th
. ‘
cannotclearly conceive early bOVir it
be, aud yet- be Might have ro-
d notice of his father's death In
•pos
coal
ceiv
•
tinnO to ass-tune:control of the estate by
telegraph or even by letter."
"11 hardly think Coombs bas been
he so short -11 timed"
e 'might have been the old over
however, and retained."
e. Yet how Weald Philip Henley
• thal be bid inherited the prop-
•
thought a. Moment seriously, a
crease in the center of. her fore-
.
f course I can (mist guess," she
ed at length, "but It Weald seem
be wos noted of _his ; father's
by one of . the- aditlinistratora
eubtless toidat the semehtime of
eritance. He was the only son,
ere were no other near trefhtivere
Outil 1* only natural ter him te
the bere and select dseervanot*thilerl•nti
he could
me is only one fact wifiele
your theory," 4-- acknowledged,
revise I would accept *gen toy
also. Coombs platelet Meatoned
nfront you with lienley to test
claim to being his •wifie."
ven that would not be impanel -
she admitted reluctantly, ."for
not bave known of the judge's
even before ---before I left Only
not believe it probable, as he was
condition to travel and had very
Money. Besides," her voice
gthening with contaction, "those
who sent you bere, Neale and,
w sucli
heme had they been u.ncertahl as
hthopu Henley's
bile; epiesvesnntesured
s.1 be
be is either In their control or
dead."
hCoombs lied."
*4 crimps, although still another sup.
tion is possible. SoMe one else
claim to be the heir."
ds was a new theory and one not
ureagenahle as it appeared at 'first
girt. 51111 11: was setfleiently
able, so that I dismissed It with -
much consideretion. She apparent;
ad this in my 'face.
is all giopiek in the dark until
We learn more," she went on slowly.
"Have You decided whit you mean
to do?" .
"Only indefinitely. I want to make
a careful -exploration a the house and
ds by daylight Tide may reveal
ething of value. Then we will go
• Carrollton before dark. 1 caunot
tent to your remaining here an -
r night after what has occurred.
es, we should consult a lawyee-
the beet we can find -and then proceed
uer his advice. Do you agree?"
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coughs, colds and lung troubles.
They are little tablets made up
fronYPine extracts and medicinal
essences. When put int() the mouth
these medicinal ingredients turn
into healing vapors, which are
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throat and bronchial tubes. The
Peps treatment is direct. Swal-
lowing cough mixtures into the
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as their
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Mc. box all druggists, or Peps Co,
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weinewededgMflaMMEMIIIMINIMIITEEd
-No, not when s65eT.- Under the
Influence of liquor he becomes a brute
capable of any meanness."
"Perhaps that may he the secret
• then. The °then bere ino.y be keeping
him Intoxicated and bidden away for
purposes of their own. Hovreeare, this
need not change our plans, Will yore
1 go in to Sallie?"
0.
"Yea; it will be a relief to be buy,!
1 to feel that 1 am accomplishing /ionise
• thing."
I stood upon the bench, from where
I could look out above tbe weeds elle
tangled busaes, and followed h4'
eouose to the house. At top of the;
steps she paused an instant to glance;
back and then disappeared within. Ile
waited patiently, knowing that if she
fedied to discover the housekeoperisaa
would give some signal; Meanwhilal:
1 watched the weed grown area abone
me carefully in search of any skilliteei
observing OW movements;
The knowledge that Philip Heniegii
was alive, that any discoveries 1 mighti
make . would heeefit hiro even mors'
than his wife, robbed me of some -'1.&.1
terest in the outcome. Nothing I hadi
heard of the man was favorable W -
his chamcthr. I felt profoundly con'
irinced that •whatever affection ht$
wffe might have once entertained tor!'
him had long ago vanished througli
neglect and abuse. My symathJ.01
Were altogether with her, and I had -
already begun to dream of 'her as free.:
She bad tome into contact with my,.
Itfe in such a. way as to Impress =di
toe-atty. We had been thrown togethg'i
er in strange familiarity. Uttle bil
• 1 had grown to appreciate hese
uty, net only of face, but also of!
?Womanly charahter.
I dreaded the rea at .
—
, .e___. .
kat Weald jibe return to 2
iske forgive the past'I Could not
tgnorant of the fact that ihe liked'
tne, fleeted me as a friend- Blit be-
yond this rather edieriess caininty r
$ssessed no =durance. She liAlft . not
the kind ever to compromise etas'
duty nor to pretend; No love for me,
even if It had already began to b1.00, -
room in her secret heart, Would make
her disloyal to sacred vows. 1 laneV .
that and deep down In nag own cone
ieclonsneas honored her the !more, evezdh
while I struggled against the inevi-
table. Yesterday I tnight have epoken
the Words a passion on my lips, buts
new they were sealed.
, I felt the pistol in my pocket, took
It out and made sure it was .in readi-
TIM, then advanced eattionsly fo-
rward the house, The hallwas emptet.
and so was the front roomt The latter
'appeared desolate and grim .in its •dls-
order and dirt My thought centered
on that picture of Judge Henley hang-
ing against the further wall. I could
never be satlsfied until I learned ab-
solutely what was eencealed behind
that heavy gilded frame. There was
mystery to this house, and perhaps
beret I had already tambled upon thd
secret. I opened tbe door leading to
the rear, silently, and listened. yhere
were voices talking at a distance, two
women, one a pleasant contralto, the
other cracked and high pitched. The
lady was doing her part; I must do
mine. I closed the door gently and
stole over toward tbe picture.
A black •bairclotb sofa with broad
mahogany arm offered two easy steps,
enabling me to tip the heavy fratne
sufficiently so as to peer behind, The .
one glance was sefficient= Underneath
was an opening in the wall much leas
in width than the picture, yet arapla`
for the passage a a crouched lbody,
The arm of the sofa tne.de egresi com-
paratively easy, vvialle the frame of
the picture. though appearing heavy
and substantial, was , in reality of
light wood and presented no ob.stacie
to an active man. The passage was
black, and 1 thrust tny head and shoul-
ders in, striving to discern eomethinte
of Its nature. For possibly three feet'
t eould trace the floor, but beyond tbat
, point it seemed to dliappear IWO hil• -
penetrable darkness. This nue of
change was so Magnet thut 1 surmis- -
ed at once it marked a deeceet to a
lower level, either by ladder or stairs. ,
eta
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pro
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fistimeiln
"41 yOu:Pcould go back to the house
and keePitiallie busy in the kitchen for
; *old her there et something
heo to give mg free' range of the
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bee.
sonke She lifted her hands
version. "It doesn't semi ass though
stand that. But," she added,
resolutely to her feet, 1 will it
wadi it. Of course I ought 10 40
t little'l can. Why, what le
sine"
stooped and picked the article
from the doer out of a litter of
leaves and held It to the Batt be-,
hex fingers. Alas she gaud bee
whitened, and 1 whoa her eye*
n met mine they evidenced fear.
hat -that was Philip Haulers
she said gravely. "Family heir -
he always wore it. -Ele must be
'emit it Would seem that be has
ben. The seal is a peculiar one, not
lik ly to be .dtiplicated. But 1 donlee
if • e is here uow, for he could bave
no reason for avoiding as. unless" -
nevi what you tnean," she te-
as 1 hesitated. "unless he 10-
ded: to repudiate me, ,to refuse me
e gn1tton
he that kind of aan?"
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LOOS( Motheri If tongue is coat
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Mothers can rest easy anew gMne
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Sick children needn't be coated to
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Millions of methrs keep it handy be-
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omitch, liver and bowels is prompt
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Ask your druggist for a 50 -cent bot-
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contains direttions for babies, ehuIdT1Li
of all ages and for mowumpa.