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r - I : , Vr-i"l'-JJ - al For In dldren. 1 .'ra'tri'T ' -T r: - . -.--- l i 'iV&getable PreparationforAs imilating BieFoodandBeguIa r. theStomnrfcs orvtBowels of Promotes Diestion.Cheerful- ness and Rest.Contains neither . Opium,Mofphine nor funeral. Not Harc otic . JtearOUtJ2rSAMUn.PtrCHBfl fomptan Seed' BkdU&Jm Anue&t ... 14&nM..rmJ.- Cmfid Sugar Aperfecl Remedy forConslipa Fton , Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness and Loss of Sleep. Facsimile Signature oF Uew'york. EXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. The door opened as be spoke, and Dr. Jenkinson came in. . "Doctor," I queried, "how far is it safe to Indulge this sick man? He f wants me to tell him a story" "Is it a good story?" asked the doc tor. "Why, yes; fairly good." "Then tell it. May I stay?" "Certainly," said Mr. Royce and I to gether, and the doctor drew up a chair. So I recounted, as briefly as I could, the events of the past two days and the happy accident which had given 4.1.-. J T V. A. 1 r T I we uit; ttuuresD x suuguu air. oucv a face was beaming when I ended. "And you start for France tomor row?" he asked. "Tomorrow morning. The boat sails at 10 o'clock." , "Well, I'm going with you!" he cried. "Why," I stammered,' startled by his vehemence, "are you strong enough? I'd be mighty glad to have you, but do you think you ought? How about It, doctor?" Jenkinson was smiling with half shut eyes. "IPs not a bad Idea," he said. "He needs rest and quiet more than any thing else, and he's bound to get a week of that on the water, which is more than he'll do here. I can't keep that brain of his still, wherever he Is. He'd worry here, and with you he'll be contented. Besides," he added, "he ought to be along, for I believe the ex pedition Is siiiS to be successful!" . I believed so, too, but I recognized in Jenkinson's words that fine optimism j which had done so much to make him j the great doctor he was. I shook our junior's hand again in the Joy of hav ing him with me. As for him, he seem ed quite transformed, and Jenkinson I gazed at him with a look of quiet ' pleasure. "You'll have to pack," I said. "Will you need my help?" "No; nurse can do It, with the doctor ' here to help us out," he laughed. "You : have your own packing to do and odds and ends to look after. Besides, nei j ther of us will need much luggage. ; Don't forget to reserve the other berth in that stateroom for me." xiv, x aaiu aim iusc 111 mie you in the morning." "Ail right; I'll be ready." The doctor followed me out to give me a word of caution. Mr. Royce was ; still far from well; he must not over ' exert himself; he must be kept cheer ful and hopeful, if possible; above all, he was not to worry; quiet and sea air would do the rest. ' I hurried back to the office to make my final report to Mr. Graham and to get the abstract which Rogers had promised to have ready and which was awaiting me on my aest. uur wormy senior was genuinely pleased when he learned that his junior was going with me. thouxh our absence would mean a vast deal of extra work for himself. The canvass of the city stables had been completed without result, but X suspected now that Martigny himself had hired the carriage and had per haps even acted as driver. Such an easy and obvious way to baffle our pursuit maU hardly have aseaped 1 ii -i i .r ESI! -i jl ;. g wt- i wu! n 8'-" ' ',, m Ym I T A Mystery f j O f)Q Of Two 't TUT til J Continents 4 il JtlLoUaday i t jfK STEVENSON j dThe it! 1 Have Bears - In Use or Over Thirty Years THK CENTAUH OMMNV. MCW YORK CITY. '! H'.4' Hill . Jill ywi WW finally bade Mr. Graham goodby ana started for my rooms. My packing was soon finished, and I sat down for a final smoke and review of the situa tion. . There was one development of the day before which quite baffled me. I had proved that there were indeed two women, and I believed them to be mother and daughter, but I could not in the least understand why the young er one had so completely broken down after the departure of the elder with Miss Holladay. I looked at this point from every side, but could find no rea sonable explanation of IL It might be, indeed, that the younger one was beginning already to repent her share In the conspiracy. There could be no question that it was she who had struck down Holladay in his office, that she had even refused to go farther In the plot, and that her companions had found It necessary to restrain her, but this seamed to me too exceedingly Im probable to believe, and as I went over the ground again I found myself be ginning more and more to doubt the truth of Godfrey's theory, though I could formulate none to take Its place. I became lost in a maze of conjecture, and at last I gave It up and went to bed. I called for Mr. Royce, as we had agreed, and together we drove down to Morton street. He, too, had limited his baggage to a single small trunk. We secured a deck hand to take them into our stateroom, and, after seeing them disposed of, went out on deck to watch the last preparations for depar ture. The pier was in that state of hurly burly which may be witnessed only at the sailing of a transatlantic liner. The. last of the freight was being got aboard with frantic haste; the boat and pier were crowded with people who had come to bid their friends goodby; two tugs were puffing noisily alongside, ready to pull us out into the stream. My companion ap peared quite strong and seemed to enjoy the bustle and hubbub as touch as I did. He flushed with pleasure as he caught sight of our senior pushing his way toward us. "Why, this is kind of you, sir!" he cried, grasping his hand. "I know what the work of the office must be with both of us deserting you this way." "Tut, tut!" And Mr. Graham smiled at us. "You deserve a vacation, don't you? I couldn't let you go without telling you goodby. Besides," he add ed, "I learned Just this morning that two very dear friends of mine are tak ing this boat Mrs. Kemball and her daughter the widow of Jim Kemball, you know." Mr. Royce nodded. L top, recalled the name. - Jim Kemball had been one of the best men at the New York bar twenty years before and must Inevi tably have made a great name for him self but for his untimely death. I had heard a hundred stories of him. "Well, I want you to meet them," continued Mr. Graham, looking about In all dteootlnas, "Ak. hare tbay areT and a younger and taller "one wno5e back was toward me. They laughed together for a moment, men the last ' bell rang and the ship's officers began to clear the boat. I turned back to the pier, but wag brought round an Instant later by Mr. Graham's voice. "My dear Lester," he cried. I thought we'd lost you. I want to In troduce yoa to Mrs. Kemball and her , daughter, who are to be your fellow j voyagers. Mr. Lester's a very In- J genious young man," he added. "Make him amuse you!" And he hastened i away to catch the gang plank before it should be pulled in. I I bowed to Mrs. Kemball, thinking to l myself that I had never seen a sweet j er, pleasanter face. Then I, found my self looking into a pair or Diue eyes that fairly took my breath away. "We'll not neglect Mr. Graham's ad vice," said a merry voice. "So pre pare for your fate, Mr. Lester!" There was a hoarse shouting at the gangway behind .me, and the eyes look ed past me, over my shoulder. " "See," she said, "there's one poor fel low who has just made it." I turned and looked toward the gang plank. One end had been cast loose, but two deck hands were assisting an other man to mount it. He seemed weak and helpless, and they supported him on either side. An Involuntary cry rose to my lips as I looked at him, but I choked it back. For it was Martigny, risen from his bed to follow us! CHAPTER XIV. 1 WATCHED him with a kind of fascination until he disappeared through the door of the cabin. I could guess what it had cost him to drag himself from his bed, what agony , of apprehension must have been upon him to make him take the risk. The Jourdains, puzzled at my not re turning, unable to keep silence, sus pecting, perhaps, some plot against themselves, had doubtless gone to the hospital and told him of my appear ancethere had been no way for me to guard against that. He had easily guessed the rest. He had only to con sult the passenger list to assure, him self that Mr. Royce and I were aboard. And he was .following us, hoping what? What could a man in his con dition hope to. accomplish? What need was there for us to fear him? And yet there was something about him some thing in the atmosphere of the man that almost terrified me. I came back to earth to find that Royce and Mrs. Kemball had drifted away together and that my companion was regarding me from under half closed lids with a little smile of anraeement. "So you're awake again, Mr. Les ter?" she asked. "Do you often suffer attacks of that sort?" "Pardon me," I stammered. "The fact is, I I" "You looked quite dismayed," she continued relentlessly.; "You seemed positively horror stricken. I saw noth ing formidable about him." No, you don't know him!" I retort ed and stepped, lest I should say too much. "I think we'd better sit down," she said, smiling. "Your knees seem to be Btlll somewhat shaky." So we sought a seat near the stern, where we could watch the city sink gradually away in the distance as the great boat glided smoothly out Into the bay. I confess I was worried. I had not thought for a moment that Martigny would have the temerity to board the same boat with us yet It was not so wonderful after all, since he could not guess that I suspected him, that I knew him and Bethune to be the same person. That was my great advantage. In any event we were in no danger from him. He was probably following us only tnat he mignt warn his confed erates, should we seem likely to dis cover them. Certainly they were In no present danger of discovery, and. per haps might never be. But his following us, his disregard of the grave danger to himself, gave me a new measure of bis savage determination to baffle us. I found myself more and more begin ning to fear him. ' , Siaould I inform Mr. "Royce of this new development? I asked myself. Then I remembered the doctor's words. He must have rest and quiet during the coming week. "I trust that I'm not In the way, Mr. Lester?" Inquired a low, provoking voice at my side, and I awoke to the fact that I had again been guilty of forgetting my companion. "Miss Kemball," I began desperately, "let me confess that I'm In an exceed ingly vexatious situation. The fact that I can't ask advice makes It worse." "You can't ask even Mr.' Royce?" she queried, wtth raised brows. "He least of all. You see, he's just recovering from a severe nervous breakdown." (To be Continued.) Invaluable for Rheumatism. I have been Buffering for the pawt few years with a severe attack of i lieu mat ism ami f jund that Ballard' Snow Liniment was the onlv thing thut tfv-t eatisfa.:. Hon ami te.'ulfd to a'"fviate r v pains. Mrh 24, Ml', Jol.n C. Dg?an. Kins man. Ills. 25i:.6o;anl $1 .0. Graham Jt Worths m Have your printing done at the Gazette office. We give you quick service and save you money. STEALER POUONA For Portland and way points, leaves Oorvallis Monday, Wednesday and Fri day at 6 a. m. Albany 7 a, n. 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