AT «WARD. THIRHDAY, MARCH an. IX*
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By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
Author <it "t h< Millionaire
“The tillL'ree Ball
House III the Mist." "The Anieihyat Boa.'
COPYRIGHT.
How many American women in
lonely homes to-day long for this
blessing to come into their lives, and
to )>e able to utter these words, but
because of some organic derange
ment this happiness is denied them.
Every woman interested in this
subject should know that prepara
tion for healthy maternity is
accomplished by the use of
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table Compound not only restored me
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mother."
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BOB BS-M L R H ILL
looked none too grateful for this
confidence. Indeed. now that I look
back on this scene. I do not wonder
that he shrank from the responsibility
and tisik I'liue thnt evening,” I Inslst-
thus foisted upon him. ,
<■ !
"The Mt of paste shown us nt
“What do you want tne to <lo?” he
the Inquest wus never the gem Mrs.
asked.
Fulrbrotber wore on entering the al
“Prove something Prove that I am
cove. Besides, where all Is sensntion.
why cavil at one more Improbability? altogether wrong or altogether right.
Mr. Grey may have come over to Or If ¡.roof Is not possible, pray allow
America for no other reason
lie Is no- the privilege of doing what I con
knowh as a collecter. mid when a man myself to clear up the matter."
“Your*
has n passion for dlaiiioti 1 getting"—
There was apprehension, disappro
"He Is known as a colleetpr?”
bation. almoat menace In bls tone, I
"!u his own country.”
bora It with us steady ami modest a
"I wns not told thnt."
glance as possible, saying, when I
“Nor I. But I found It out.“
thought he was about to speak again:
“How, my dear child, how?”
“I will do nothing without your «auc
"By a cablegram or so.”
Knit tion. I realize the dangers of this In
“You—cabled—his name- to
quiry and the disgrace thnt would fol
In ml?”
low If our attempt was suspected lie-
"No. Inspwtor; uncle has a code, mid fo<-(. proof reached a point sufficient tu
I made use of It to usk a friend In Lou
Justify It. It I m n >t an o;*n attack I
don for a list of tlie most noted ilia
ineil.tate, but one”—
nmiid fanciers In the country. Mr.
Hr. I whispered In Ills ear for sev-
Grey’s mime was third on the list.”
era!
minutes, When I bail finished. he
He gave me n look In which admira
give
me a proli >nged stare, then lie laid
tion was strangely Klended with doubt
lf < hand on u y head.
awl apprehension.
"You are a little wonder," he de
"You are milking a brave struggle."
dared.
“But your Ideas are very
said he. "but It Is a fiopeless one."
very, However," he added,
■'I have one more confidence to re- | quixotic, Vi
p<s»e In you Tlie nurse w ho has charge suddenly growing grave 'something. I
of Miss Grey was in my class In the must udinlt, may lie excused a young
hospital. We love each other, and to girl who tlmlM herself forced to choose
her 1 ihiri'd appeal on one |s>lnt. In between the guilt of her lover and that
spector”- here my voice unconsciously of a man eateemed great by the world,
fell as he Impetuously drew nearer— but altogether removed from her and
"a note was sent from thnt sick cham her natural sympathies ”
“You acknowledge, then, that It Iles
ber on the night of the ball n note sur
reptitiously written by Miss Grey while between these two'/’’
“I ae« no third," said he
tlie nurse was In mi adjoining room.
I drew a breath of relief.
The messenger was Mr. Grey's valet
“Don’t deceive yourself. Mias Van
and Its destination the house In which
her father was enjoying his position as A radale. It 1 h not ainoug tbe possl
chief guest. Rhe says that it was bliltles thiit Mr. Grey Nus lind uny con
meant for him, but I have ilared to Metlon wltli thls erlme. He In au ec-
think that the valet would tell u dif centric man, ttiat's all.”
“But- but"—
ferent story. My friend did not see
“I shall do my duty. I shall satisfy
whnt her patient wrote, but she ac
knowledged that If her patient wrote you and myself on certain points, and
more thiiu two words tlie result must If—1 hardly breathed—"there Is the
have been nn unlutelllglble scrawl, least doubt, I will see you again and" -
Tlie change he saw In me frightened
since she was too weak to hold a ¡>en
ell firmly and so nearly blind that she away the end of Ills sentence. Turn
would have had t > feel her way over ing upon me with some severity, be <li’-
dared: "There are nine hundred and
the paper.” '
The Inspector started and, rising ninety-nine chances In a thousand that
hastily, went to Ills desk, from which my next word to you will la* to pre
he presently brou util the scrap of | mi | ht pare yourself for .Mr. 1 turand’s arraign
which hud already Il g u rd In the lu- ment and trial. But an Infinitesimal
quest as the myster ■lous communication chance remains to the contrary. If you
taken from Mrs. Falrbrotlier’s bund by choose to trust to it, 1 can only admire
the coroner. I’rvssliig It out Hat, ha your pluck and tlie great confidence
tisik another I ¡ok at It, tlieti glanced you show In your uufortunate lover."
And with tills half hearted encour
up In visible dlsconi[swure.
"It has always looked to us as If agement I wan forced to la1 content
many
written In the dark by an agitatisi not only for that day, but for
days, when—
band, but”—
I said nothing. The broken and un
CHATTER XL
fiulshed scrawl wus sufficiently elo-
CT
before
I proceed to relato
queut.
what happened at the end of
"Did your friend declare Miss Grey
those two weeks I must say a
to have written with a pencil and on ____ I word or two in regard to whHt
a small ¡ilece of unruled paper?"
"Yes. The pencil was at her bed happened during them.
Nothing linpiM'tied to Improve Mr
aid«' The ¡aiper was toru from n book
which lay there. She did not put the Durand's position mid nothing openly
note when written iu mi cuvvlope. but to compromise Mr. Grey's. Mr. Fair
gave It to the valet Just us it was. brother, from whose testimony many
He Is mi old man and had como to her of us Imped something would yet be
glen ms 1 calculated t > give a turn to
room for some tlniil orders.”
"The nurse saw all this? Has she the suspicion uow centered oil one
ti.au. continue 1 III In New Mexico. mid
that book?"
all that could be learned from him of
"No; It went out next morning with
any importune« win contained In n
the scraps. It wns some pamphlet, I
short letter dictated from Ills led In
believe.”
which he affirmed that the diamond
The Inspis'tor turned the morsel of when It left him w: s In a tiniqn • set
¡Nipci* over and over in bls band,
ting procured by hltnself in Fiance;
"\X lint Is this nurse s name?“
thnt he knew of no other Jewel similar
“Henrietta 1'iersou.’’
.iml that If toe false gem
I ly was moi'iud
“Does she sluin' your doubt* r*
set io .nr llxir ti tils own descri|>-
R<*
"I cannot nay.”
tloii t'»> pnibiblllt'es were t’uit the
"You have seen I ht often?”
Imitation stone hud been p it In plait»
“No, mil) the one time.”
of the real oue under his wife’s di
"In »lit» lllscris't ?"
re ' ni and In ome workshop 111 New
"Vurj Ou this subject she will I ms
York, ns she was not the woman to
like the grave unh'ss forced by you t •
take the trouble to send abroad for
speak.”
anything »he could get doue in this
"And Miss Grv.v?”
conutr- . Tlie description followed. It
”Shi' is still 111. too ill to be disturbed
w Ith the otic we nil know.
n so delicate culuckiiM
Thl« was imetlilng of a blow to III«
ng well fust.
I'Ubllc ophUo'i wuukl nuturnll.v re flee
,'iinl them
thnt of the husband, and It would rv
;ii*
Ion
e oct
quire wry str >ug evidence tuileisl ti
supposition of this
uumlmt a
ived mid seemingly
kln<! with <
u which tuv
extra vic
Yet truth of-
>u. ami. hav-
0
years of service, I cs willing to ac
knowledge to one so sensible and at
the same time of no much modesty as
yourself. This English gentleman has
•nutation which lifts him fur above
re it
any unworthy suspicion
not for the favor
n us by Mr. 1
had w!tl
ter resig
matter
uId create a li<
water uuprecede
rt-er, wldie falluri
ridicule on us which would destroy
sprlngi
til" ¡i-e-tlge of tlie whole force. Do
. The <
vou see my difficulty. Miss Van Ara- the past seven
Ude? We cannot even approach this been pending for the past
weeks aud was only completed dur
haughty and highly reputable English
ing the last day or two, Mr. .Morgan
man with questions without calling now being In charge ot the plant.
down on us the wrath of the whole He will add new machinery to the
English nation. We must be sure be factory, will add to the pr sent force
fore we make a move, and for us to of employes and will make a num
Is* sure where the evidence is all cir ber of important improvements. The
cumstantial, I know of no better plan plant Is already equipped to manu
than the one you were pleased to sug facture almost any kind of furni
gest, which, at the time, 1 wus pleased ture except chairs, and besides mak
ing furniture .Mr. Morgan expects
to call quixotic.”
lira wing a long breath I surveyed to do a general Jobbing business.
This plant has been in operation
him timidly. Never had I so realized
for a good many years and has been
my presumption or experienced such one of Eugene’s leading manufac
a thrill of joy In my frightened yet turing institutions, several men being
elated henrt. They believed lu An- constantly employed there.
Day &
I son's Innocence and they trusted me. Henderson have manufactured a
Insignificant as I was, it was to my great deal of the furniture they carri
exertions this great result was due. at their store and it is pronounced as
As I realized tills I felt my heart swell good as any that is shipped in from
and my throat close. In despair of a distance, There is on hand at the
speaking I held out my hands. He mill a good stock of all the kinds of
took them kindly anti seemed to lie lumber that is necessary to the nianu-
facture of the ordinary furniture,
quite satisfied.
Mr. Morgan will no doubt succeed in
"Such a little. trembling, tear fillisl his venture.
Amazon!” lie cried, “Shall you Imve
courage to undertake the task before
)ou?’ If not"—
i
"<>h. but I have," said 1. “It Is
your go.ilni-ss and the surprise of it
all which unnerves me.
I can go
through what we have planned If you
think the secret of my ¡«'rHouallty and
Interest In Mr. Durand can b
from the people I go among.”
"it can if you will follow our advice
Implicitly. You say that you know
the doctor and that be stands rea<ly
to recommend you In case Miss Pierson
Mrs. L. M. Beebe received the sad
withdraws her services.”
intelligence yesterday from her home
“Yes, he Is eager to give me a chani-e. in Nebraska that her youngest broth
He was a college mate of my father’s.” er, who lives in Montana, had died
"How will you explain to him your suddenly from pneumonia. He leaves
wish to enter upon your duties under a wife and three small children, a
father and mother and eight brothers
another name?"
“Very simply. I have already told and sisters. The news of his death
hlui that the publicity given my name comes to Mrs. Beebe as a sad blow, as
she did not know that her brother
tn the date proceedings lias made me
was sick. And the fact that they are
very uncomfortable: thnt my first case so near of an age and were compan
of nursing would require all my self ions through the early years of their
possession and that if he did not think life makes It doubly hard.
It wrong I should like to go to it under
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Lambert and
my motlier’s name, He made no dis family of eight children arrived from
sent, mal 1 think I can persuade him Argyle, .Minnesota. Monday, and ex
that I would do much better work as pect to make this their permanent
Miss Ayers than ns the too well known home. Mrs. Lambert is a sister to
Mrs. H. E. Pitts. Mr. Pitts informs
Miss Van Arsdule.”
“Y'ou have great powers of persua us that there will be several other
families arrive within a few weeks
sion. But may you not meet ¡«»op'.e Ht from the EaBt, ns they were arrang-
the hotel who know- you?”
Ing for their sales, and as
ion as
“I shall try to avoid people, and
their property interests ars lettled
my identity Is dlseoveriil. Its effect
thiv will be ready to start.
non effect upon oue we find It ditlie
Grant Roberts came up from Salem
to mention will give us our clew. If Saturday to spend Sunday with
He has been
h«- has no guilty Inti
t ill tlie crime, Springfield friends.
my connection with it as a witness working for the Brewer Drug Com
will not distnrb him. Besides, two pany since the first of the year, and
days of unsuspicious acceptance of me says he likes the Capital City fine
as Miss Grey’s nurse are all I vvnnt. I for the reason that there are so many
old maids and grass w idows there.
shall take immediate opportunity, I as
The starting of a public reading
sure you. to make the test I mentioned. room Is now being agitated by our
But how much confidence you will have citizens, and especially so by the la
to re;s>»« In me! I comprehend all the dles of the XV. C. T. U. We under-
Importance of my yudertaklng and stand they will meet with the Com
shall work as If my honor as well as mercial Club at their next regular
meeting and try to interest the club
yours were at stake.”
am sure you will." Then for the to co-operate with them in their ef
first time In my life I was clad that I forts.
Joshua Hill Is reported tn a very
was small and plain rather than tall critical condition with the third at
and fascinating like ao many of my tack of paralysis, of the 1 ft side.
friends, for he said: "If you had been This being his third attack in the
a triumphant lieauty. depending on past two years. It Is feared that it
your charms as a woman to win peo will result fatally. The previous at
pie to your will, we should never have tacks were on the right side.
The shingle mill started work In
listened to your proposition or risked
our reputation lu your bands. It Is earnest last Saturday, and is now cut
your wit. your ciiriiestness and your ting to its full rapacity and turnin'’
quiet determination which have Im out a fine grade of shingles, much
pressed us. You see I speak plainly. better than was expected.
S A. Rowles, one of Euge ne s I
I do so because I respect you. And social artists, has
-orne to Snringf
now to buiiiiess.”
Io locate permanently, and parcha
Details fol' ixveil. After these were the shop formerly owned by Ernes
well understood bc’weeti
I ventured Coleman.
to say: “Do you object would It 1»
Born —To Mr. and M ■s. Ar
March
15, 1
asking too much—If I requesteii some son, Sunday.
enllghtetii'.ieut us to what facts you daughter. News.
bnve discovered about Mr. Grey which
go to substantiate my theory? I might
work more Iutelllgeutly.”
s
.
.
(Continued Next Week.)
FURNITURE
FACTORY SOLD
TO ROY MORGAN
The Rind You Have Always nought, and xrhieb has uCen
in use for over 30 years, lias borne the ._^aatnre
and has been made under his per.
sonal supervision since its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in ¡hj^’
All Counterfeits, Imitations aud “ Just-iLs-goml ” lri. ¡,ut
Experiments that trifle with and e»»-’._„Ker the health
Infants ami Children—Exper-«*ce against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is A harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare,
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. it
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea anil V, iud
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy anc natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE
r.
CANNON S DISTRICT
ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
WEEK'S NEWS SUMARY
FROM SPRINGFIELD
CALKINS WOULD NOT
VOTE FOR CHAMBERLAIN
CASTORIA
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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