THE EUGENE U FFKI.Y GUARD.
and lie r»>-dy with all his wit when
matters reached a climax.
Such were the thoughts and such the
plans of the qul -t, attentive num who,
with his tray laden with coffee and
ice«, came and went an unnoticed unit
ai >ng the twenty other units -iml-
larly quiet and similarly attentive Ho
w-aited on lady after lady, and when,
i n tin- re ssuing of Mr. Duraud from
THURSDAY, MAY 21. HhiH
ten-pl.itei! addressing'’' had Just'be.»-
murdered and her great jewel stolen.
The shock was too much, ami as
there was no leaving tlie hou ■ then,
he retreate.l again to tlie llbrar where
lie devoured his auxieties m lence till
tile dia
hope revived again at sight
nioml fn the inspect >r's l-.ai . only tu
vaulsh under the machinations vt
io
be did not even recognize w li -n be t > >k
the false jewel from his hand
ry
Ari? 2
tray a id bis tv o cujis of cofft'e nobody
The American had outwit ted the Eng
Author < f "The Millionaire I aby." "The Filieree Bai:." "The
heeded and Uolaxly remembered.
lishman and (lie triumph i>f evil was
hoiiftc 1.1 the Mist." "The Amethyst Bex.” Etc.
It was all over In a minute, and be complete.
cauie out. still unnoted, and went to
Or so it seetnisl. But If the Euglish-
£OpYIUr>IT. ,EOC* T,l«i CDBUS-MERRILL COMPANY.
the siipjer romi for more cups of cof- man Is slow, he Is sure, Throw u off«
f< -
But that minute had set Its seal the tr ick for tlie time lie. ;g. Mr. Grey
o:i his heart forever. She was sitting had only to see a picture of the stiletto
there alone, with her side to the en in tlie papers, to feel again that, de
fl!APTER XXI- <Continuad.)
-igtllMd her splendor as that of the trance. so that he had to pass around spite all ap|s>arauces. Fairbro'.lier was
jtie woman who could never lie too
s,-i knew what all thia meant. lie gorgeous for his taste, and, alive to this In order to fact* her. Iler elegatu’e really not only at the bottom of tin
‘.«stood what was in his master-« unexpected opportunity, he made for and a certain nir sii e bad of remote*- thefts from which his »-ousin and him
, n< veil as if he had been taken this window with the intend >u of ness from the scene < >f which she was self li.-ld suffered, but of this frightful
J? hi« full confidence, and openly shouting up to her and so attracting the glowing ecuter when she sniiknl, murder as well. He made no open
awed him and i nude his hand loosen a move— he was a stranger iu a strange
n-..it hN part of the business with | her attention.
a!n< rity. even to the point of ) But this proved futile, ami. driven at little on th- ■dernier stiletto he hekl 'and and much disturbed, be les. by
lying 1 airbrother with suitable last to tile end of l.,s rvsuurc» «. he t ire close against itin* Ixittom of t!i<* tray. his fears for Ids daughter hut lie
But such resi ilution does not easily started a se. ret inquiry tl mgli li . olj
IXwnee» ns to the ability of one |
out a slip of paper from his notebook
p street
Well'-- "I to fill a waiter’s place ami in the dark and with the blinding yield, ami bls finger s sooit tightened - vale», whom lie ran acr >-• u
.mill whose peeullar adapi:
ity fur
f
,nal'e functions. It was }n< t : snow In his eyes wrote the lew brukeu aga a, this tin: e with it deadly grip.
KL ¡ir>t 1 h - l.’fl given him. Seventeen
He laid expe •ted to 1 loot
fl.1'11 of (his kind of work la» W. ' kr
sentences wldclc.lio thought would best
The aim of these inqulrl.
TWrs l >' p
1 ’’ wrl,,eu
i warn her without, compromising his tlie diamond a a he b ent over her and
(ear it would at- determine if. tlie person, v
...
i brave. That was when master. The means he took to reach dreaile-I doing
tract Ids eye ft'uil> beii' face and so cost piiy sh inns and three assist
£ was t! master and Fnlrbrother the
tier with this note I have already re
pi t he did not nieau to play lated. As soon as he saw it in Iler him tht* sight of that startled r»*cognl- ^emh-.-n orlng to nurse ba k
the’part I id out for him. for all h.’s hands lie tied tin* place ami took the tioii which would give the desired point on the top of a wild platen
ap,. rent acquiescence. He began ly first train west. He was in a pitiable to hi- revenge. But tlie tray, as be mote district of New Mexl. •
fo-jwlng the other's instructions. 11« condition w lien, three days later, ho held it. shielded her lireast from view, man lie had once entertained
own Inartl In England, and the
exchanged clothes with him and oth<w reached the small station fr mi which and when he lowered It to otrtlu •
n.. .varies, and took the train for l.A lie hud* origiually set out. Tlie haste, blow he thought of nothing but aiming ventures thus Incurred would make a
Junta at er near the time that Fff’.e tlie exposure, the horror of the crime so truly as t > need no oecond blow. Story In Itself. But the result seeme I
... ti e- s’ rted east. But once at iT be had failwl to avert, had undermined He had had his experience in those to justify ttiem'. Word can e after in
r iri -t red ’h -e r» Abuts Ills hitherto excellent constitution, and old years In a milling camp, and he numerable delays, very trying to Mr.
■ ■■ e- fr i : i New Yorl: he took a tlie symptoms of a serious illness were del not fear failure in this. YY’liat he Grey, that lie was net the same,
,»,<•. • :t < '"r«e front the o:n> ! ltd out beginning to make themselves mani did fear was her utterance of some though lit* bore the mime of Fair
brother. and was considered by »-very
fcrlri i. n »> nr e which finally broug'it fest. But be. like his indomitable mas cry, possibly his mime, but she was
t:into his master's write and land ter. possessed a great fund of energy stunned with horror and did not shriek one around there to be Fairbrother.
Mr. Grey, Ignorant of tlie relations lie-
ed hi:.1 : t the • ri e hour in New York. ami will power, lie saw that if lie was —horror of him whose eyes she met
tween tlie millionaire master and Ids
T’:i, i< i ' t lie <’! 1. Iristead of »hu»- to save Abner Fairbrother (and now with her glassy and staring ones as tie
man which sonietinws led to the hit
tl:.: h'::.- If i'P !u his room, he ex- that Mrs. I-'alrbiotlierWas dead bls old slowly drew forth the wea|s>n.
ter's
personifying tlie former, was con
YVhy
be
drew
it
forth
instead
of
.„vs ■ ■ i nc.liats desire to vl<:t muster was all the world to him) lie
fident of his ow n mistake and bitterly
n>:.ie neighlr-rln; mines, and. procur. must make Fairbrother’s alibi good by leaving It in her breast he could not
ashamed of his ow n »uspl. ions.
1nga g - ! !. r e. sta"ted off at the first carrying on the deception as planned say. Possibly Ins-au- e it gave him his
But n second message set him right.
t-T.ila'Ue
nt. I’e rc la north, lox; by tlie hitter and getting as s>on as tr n:ent of gloating revenge. When ir.
■ . -I »Io il
hl::, elf In the mountains, and wan possible to bls camp in tlie .New Mex another Insumt her hands flew up and A dt • i->n w a.-» l-eln-: ;
d; :..l till he found a guide intelligent ico mountains, lie knew that lie would the tray tipped and the china fell th? In New Mexico, and thio was how Ills
revuls on came, mid his eves opened to spy had found it < lit. Certain letters
enough io lend liimseif to liis plans have strength to do this, and lie went
two facts—the Instrument of dentil was which went into the sick tent were
■
ci-'i
i-led
1:1s
borne
fol
To tills guide li
about it without sparing himself.
still in his grasp. :lnd the diamond, on sent away agal.i. ami alw.i- to that
the few days .- i.io-mli-d to be g-iîle
Making his way Into the moiintalns. whose pos , ; i >n lie eouuted, was gone etc atlilie-s. He li id learn d tlie nd
asTlne him w< 1 nnd promtalng hl
he found the guide.and Ills Irir-ie at
dr. -s. It was that of Jan- s Wellgood.
pdlti ■: d m •
if. durir.g hls al». tlie place agreed upon and. payinc the from his wife's ' n o st.
It was a h
!e mo:, e it. Voiced C . Maine. If Mr. Gre. would look
■
'<-.!
I.i
t-ireulatlng
t!i<
Mare, he st
guh’o , uom.il f ir bis servic es t > insure could b • heard . ,>.u mchiug the alcove up this WeilgoiHl lie would doubtless
■ 1'
.li .1 tt quiet tot '
that he. »
: io back toward El —laugliiLg voice» that in ail Instant
elblng of the m in be * m so
Mae deep Into • ie i-iouniain«. bonnd Moro, where lie w -i n et end sent on to
would take on tlie note of hotrnr. And III. .-vest - * In.
for sw h and si k n camp.
Santa Fe as already related.
the music—all, how low it had sunk,
This gave Mr. Grey per nnlly sotne-
'ilavl: a thus providetl an alibi. n:>t
Sucli Is die real explanation of the as if to give place -to tlie dying mur tlilng to do. for he would trust no
only for liiuiself but for Ills master, well nlgli unintelligible scrawl found
mur he now heard issuing from her second party with a mes-sge infolvlng
too. In case he should need it. he took In Mrs. Fairbrotlier’s hand after her
Upsi But he wiij a man of iron. the honor of a possibly innocent man
tits direct road to the nearest railway dentil. As to tlie one which left Miss
Thrusting the stiletto Into tlie first As the place was accessible by rail
•Ution am! started on Ills long ride Grey's t edslde for this same house. It
place that offered, he drew tlie cur road and his duty clear, he look the
w.st. li did not expect to overtake was. alike in the writing and sending,
tains over the staring windows, then Journey involved and succeeded In get
the man In- had been personating, but , tlie loving freak of a very sick but
slid out with his tray, calm, speekless ting a glimpse in the manner we know
fortune was kinder than Is usual in | tender hearted girl. She had noted the
and attentive as ever, dead to thought, of the man .lanies Mellgoisl. This
«tx'h cases and. owing to n delay I look with which Mr. Grey had left her,
dead to feeliDg, but aware, quite aware time he re«-ogntzed Fairbrother and,
caused by some accident to « freight | and, in her delirious state, thought that
in the secret depths of his being Hint satisfied from tlie circumstances of
train, he arrired In Chicago wi hln a a line in her own hand would convince
something besides Ills wife Imd been the moment that lie would be making
couple of hours of Mr. Fairbrother, him of her good condition and make it
killed that night and that sleep and ni. mistake In accusing him of having
and started out of that city on the [loaalble for him to enjoy the evening
peace of mind ami all pleasure in the taken the Great Mogul, he Intercepted
dine train. But not on the same car. She was. however, too much afraid of
past were gone forev er.
him in his flight, as you have already
Sears had caught a glimpse of Fair her nurse to write it openly, and
It was not he 1 saw enter the alcove rend, nnd demanded the immediate re
brother on the platform and was care- though we never found that scrawl, it
and come out with news of the crime.
11 to keep out of his sight. This was was donb’le- s not very different in He left this role to one whose ante turn of his great diamond.
And Fairbrother? We shall have to
•*/ enough. He bought a compart- ap'ienriii'i e from tlie one with which 1 cedents could better bear investiga
go back a little to bring bls history up
had
coiifmuided
it.
The
man
to
whom
tion. His part was to play, with just to this critical Instant.
tuent In the sleeper and stayed in li
Uli they arrived nt the Grand Central it was intrusted «topped for too many the proper display of horror nml curi
When lie realized the trend of piild'.e
itatiou. Then he hastened out and warming drinks on bis way for it ever osity, the ordinary menial brought face opinion, when he saw a perfectly iuno
to
rem
h
Mr.
Ramsdell's
house.
He
to
face
with
a
crime
in
high
life.
lie
fortune favoring him with anothet
cent man committed to tlie Tombs for
gampse of the man in whose move did not even return home that night, could do this. He could even sustain Ilin crime, lie was first astonished and
ments he • as so Interested, followed and when he did put in an appearance his share in the gossip, and for this then amused nt what lie continued to
tlie next morning, lie was dismissed.
purpose kept near the other waiters.
him into the streets.
hsgaYd as the triumph of Ids »tar. But
This takes me back to 'the ball and Tlie absence of the diamond wax all
lairl rotber had shaved off his beard
iie did not start for El Moro, wise ns
Mrs.
Fairbrother.
She
had
never
had
that
trouble
!
him.
That
brought
him
before leaving El Moro. Sears had
lie felt It would lie to do so. Some
«laved bis off on the train. Both wert much fear of her nnsbnnd till she re nt tin cs to the is>lnt of vertigo. Had thing of the fascination usual with
vluiii-.sl, the former the more owing fc ceived ills old servant's note in the pe Mr. G<>y rt<’" nlzed ami claimed It’: •rim al- I. pt *n> ti- ir tlie scene of
• I*-enl ar ly of' his mouth which up culiar manner already mentioned. If so. lie. Aimer I’nirbrother. must re ills crime, that and an anxiety to s>-e
till i. w he had always thought best This, coming through the night and tlie main .lames YVellgood. the waiter. In how Sears would •conduct hlmseif In
to cev.r. Sears therefore walked lie wet and with a',1 the marks of hurry definitely. This would reqqlre more the southwest Tli,-it Sears had follow
bind him without fear and was almost U|s>n It. did inipre-s Iler greatly and belief In ills star than ever lie had had ed him to New York, knew his crime
bis heels when this owner of one ot led her to take the first means which ret. But ns the moment« passed abd and was the 4trotige<t witness against
■no contradiction was given tri tlie unl-
•'ew York's most notable mansions eu offered of ridding herself of her dan
him was as (ar from Ids th mights n<
lerrd v, ,th . spruce air the doors of a gerous ornament. The atory of this versaliy received Unpres-jou that Hi“ that lie owed him tlie warning which
»-i e hand w’.ih h had -truck tlie blow
we know.
pronihi. nt caterer.
null nil but balked him of his revenge.
Meanwhile a burning heart and a lad taken the diamond, etvn this
I “'l> . ..in- t|l(, p|ot now n„a
•Vlien therefore bv ret d In the patiera
ever.-thing to fear for his mistress, Kdiemlng brain Avere keeping up tbeii canse of anxiety left his breast, and be that ’’Abner Falrbrother" bad been
b* w.ilkisl the streets fqr some hours deadly work a few paces off under th» faced people with more nnd more cour
found sick In bis catup nt Santa Fe lie
1 .i state of great indecision. Thon Impassive aspect and active move age till tlie moment when be suddenly felt that nothing n.»w stood in tlie way
uients of the caterer's newly hired heard that »the diamond had been of his entering on the plans lie hud
■ I -r apartment. But li
™1 uo S .ner come within sight of it waiter. Abner Falrbrotber, whose rea found in the |>ossession of a man per-
framed for ultimate escape. On bls
’but a se >st. of disloyalty struck him, character no one had ever ls»en aide tr feitly strange to him and saw the ln-
departure from El Moro he had taken
f 1,1 be slunk away, only to come aid- sound, unless it was the man whe spector pass it over Into the hands of
the precaution of giving Sears the
— back when it was too late ami she had known him In his days of struggle Mr. Grey.
name of a certain small town on the
bvl started for the ball.
Instantly he realized that the crlsjj»
was one of those dangerous men whe
Trettibihu; with apprehension, but can conceal under a still brow and a of his fate was on him. If Mr. Grey const of Maim- where his mail was to
be »ent In case of a great emergency.
’ d strangely divided in his impulses, noiseless manner the most violent pas were given time to identify this stone,
He lia<l chosen this town for two rea
■’ng to serve master and mistress sions and the most desperate resolves ho iAbner Fairbrother) was lost nnd sons- first. tuK-suse he knew nil alsmt
without disloyalty to the one or He was angry with his wife, who was the diamond as well. Could he prevent it, having hnd a young man from there
' a ,o ’b* "fhcr. he hesitated and deliberately jeopardizing bls good this? There was but one way, and in his employ; secondly, becans»» of Its
Jf1'"1 "i’h himself till his fears for name, and he had come there to kill that way lie took. Making use of his
neighborhood to tlie Inlet where an old
iZse ter dr°T* h‘UI tO JIr' Ruul!*de,|■, her if he found her Haunting the dia ventriloqulal power*—he bad spent a
inuuch of bls had been docked for tho
mond In Mr. Grey's eyes; and though I year on the public stage fn those early
The ni-tit was a stormy one. Ths no one could have detected any change [ days, playing just sitcli tricks as these winter. Always astute, always precau
tionary, lie hnd given orders to have
L?’*!1*«''»
season was fall- hi his. look anil manner as lie pawed —he raised the one cry which he know
Ulis launch floated and proviiiloned, so
would
startle
Mr.
Grey
more
th«n
any
” high gala blowing down through the room where these two
that now he had only to send word to
b-i. As be approached tlie house, were standing, tlie doom of that fair other In the world, and when the dia the captain to have nt his command tlie
*hi
he knew It
-ls we know. Is one of tlie mod- woman was stnu k when lie saw the mond fell fr<>m his hand.
best possible means of escape.
‘ in the Riverside district, he eager scrutiny and in ieserlbalde air ■ would, he rushed forward nnd. In the i M.-anwblle bo must make good his
i
act
<
’
f
picking
It
up.
made
that
ex
heart fail hitn. But as be came of recognition with which this long,
position In C—. He did It In the way
got the full effect of glane- defrauded gentleman eyed bis own dia change which not only baffled the sn* we know. Satinfled that the only tlan-
plclons of the statesman, but restored
■h1’ 'ednctlva music and the mond.
ger he need fear was the discovery of
He had meant to attack her openly, j to him the diamond, for whose posses
t»tle of crowding carriages he
the fraud practiced In Now Mexico, he
sion
ho
was
now
ready
to
barter
half
1 ’ mind’s eye such a picture ot •eize the diamond, fling it nt Mr. i
hnd confideno* enough in Soars even 111
>ul f’tl mistress, threatened un Grey's feet and then kill himself. That! his remaining days.
bls present disabled ntate to take bia
to herself in a quarter she lit- had l>een Ids plan. But when he found , Meanwhile Mr. Grey had had his own time nnd make himself solid with the
Imrfng thia whole long
*zp,l- that he’ l-s«t all sense of after a round or two aiuoug the guests | anxieties.
pebjde of C— while waiting for the Ice
111 “ them deterred him. Mak- that nobody looked at him and nobody evening, he had been sustained by tiie
to disappear from the harbor.- This ac
1 tliqre his great choice, he recognizetl the well known millionaire conviction that tlie diamond of which complished and cruising made |sm«lble,
lull i-.
1 f"r R11" ^dfnnce with the In the automaton-like figure with the he had caught but one passing glimpse he took a flying trip to New York to
‘tvution of seeing and warning formally arranged whiskers and sleek was the Great Mogul of his once fa
■ectir* such pn|>»-rs and valuables as
ly cotnl<ed hair, colder purposes Inter mous collection. So sure was be of be wished to carry out of the country
Bet the
• presently perceived, wns vened. and he asked himself if It would this, that at one moment he found him with him. They wore tn safe deposit
ticabie. He could neither not be possible to come ujsm her alone, self tempted to enter the alcove, de but that safe deposit was In his strong
•• bn
t "xpect her to come to ■trike his blow, possess himself of the mand a closer sight of the diamond room in the center of his house In
k lb
anil settle tlie question then and there,
einwhfle time was passing.
If li ■ master was there— The diamond anl make for parts unknown no even went so far ns to take in his Elghty-«ixth street—a room which yon
before
his
l.'entlty
could
Ire
discovered.
ktt
hands the two cups of coffee which will re-member in conmwtlon with
His bead dizzy, and. sit
N ’« lie was among the carriages, He loved 1 fe even without the charm should serve as his excuse for this In Sweetwater’s adventure.
To enter bis own door with bis own
Hi At 1 ire l.een run over In his cast over It by th « woman. Its strug trusion. but his naturally chlvatrons
gles and It» han! bought luxuries fils
Instincts again intervened, and he set latchkey. In the security and darkness
his eyes had not suddenly cinated him
If Mr. Grey suspected
of a stormy night. s»-etned to this self
B. h * lighted
’ *“"’u window,
W'n<iow. the
me shade
anaae him. why. Mr. Grey was English and the cups down again'this I did not confident man n matter of no great
see—nnd tnrned his steps towanl tlie
t
bad lieen Inadvertently left
he a resourt eful American. If It came
Ilbrnrv with the intention of writing ri«k. Nor did he find it so. He reached
to an issue, the subtle American would : her a note instead. But though be bls strong room, procured bls securltss
fcw » ? ÍR window, which was only
win If Mr Grey were not able to point
and was leaving the house, without
ria, ' aleare his head, stood the to the flaw which marked thisdiamoud found paper and [«-n to band, be could having suffered an alarm, when some
i »M n #ee
8 woman clad In as bis own. Ami thia Fairbrother had find no wonts for so daring a request, Instinct of self preservation suggested
and i* came back Into t.'ie ha.I. oi.iy
w"; ’Parthng „tth jeweto. Her
provided against and would s’lreew! fn .
to him ths sdvlmbfllty of arming liisi
Jioar Cstt Uie w-ytneu be Ad
“ *ratd (yçŒ hta, but he see-
IX I* rould bold b* paaalciM 1» ’boe* I
•*: WKA • MM CU> u* w ■
oo^e
hat :
cazzn .
It
”.X
Maine, but he ivmeiulsTe<l where Sears
kept Ills. lie had seen |t often enough
ill that o'.d trunk lie had brou-bt with
hitu from the Sierras. He a .vordlngly
wont upstairs to tlie stpwa •<l's roont,
found the pistol and became from that
Instant Invincible.
But In restoriug
the articles lie had pulleil out lie camo
aero-.s a phot .graph of his wife and
l>st himself over It and went mad. as
we have heart! tlie dete.-tiv». tell. That
later, be sbouhl sueveisl In trapping
tills ii-ti-ctlve and slsmld leave tlie
house without a qualm as to his fate,
shows what’sort of man lie was in
moments of extreme danger. I doubt,
from wlmt I have heard of him smec
,
)
I
1
■
The Kimi You H ive Always Taught, »nd nliiv-b has aeon
iu use for over 30 years, lias bortve the ..^nature of
ami has been liuttle under his per
sonal supervision sim-e its infancy»
Allow no one to lec-eive you in this.
■»Il Counterfeits, Imitations nml “ Jn«t-as-g<MMl” are but
r.xporiuients that tritle with ami c>* '....ger the health of
Infants ai><( Chihlren—Expce'^ace against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
( a«t»M-ia 1« a linmilcss substituto for Cv*tor Oil, Pare-
iroric. Drops anil Noothiiitf Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opiutu, Morphine nor other Nareotiit
Mibstanco. Its agro is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
ami allays J'cverishnups. Il cures Diarrlurii anil AViml
Colic. If relieves Teething' Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It. assiiniliyt”:» the I-’ood, n-^ulates tlio
Stomach and Dowels, giving liealtliy tu*.< natural sleep.
The ( iii’dr -n’s Panacea—The M< ther’b . tend.
GENUINE
CASTORÎA
always
Bears tho Signature of
Uc ctitnc acruKu <i )>h<>t<»ir<i)>h ot hie wife
If he ever gave tw > thoughts to til»
mini after lie had sprung the double
lock <>n him: which. < .msider'.ng his ex
treme ignorance of who Ills victim
was or wliat relation lie bore to ills
own fate, was certainly remarkable.
Back again in
. lie made his final
preparations for departure. He had
already coiumunU-ated with tlie i-nptaiii
of tlie launch, who may or may not
have known bls p isseuger’B real name
lie says that he -<iip|>---I him to be
some agent of Mr. Fairbrotlier’s; that
among the first orders lie recclvetl from
that 4entleu.au was one to tile effect
that he was t > follow the instructions
of one YY'ellg i d as il tlu-y <■ .me I . >m
himself; that lie had done so. and not
till he Iciil Mr. 1 airbrotlier on board
had ho known whom lie was cx|>ect.sl
to carry into other waters. II iweicr.
there are many fvli.i do not I < iieve tlie
enptuin. Fairbrother bad a genius tot
rousing devotion in tlie men wlic
worked for him. and probably this man
was another Sears.
To leave (peculation, all was In train,
then, and freedom but a quarter of a
mile away, when the boat he was In
wils stopped by another and lie heart!
Mr. Grey 's voice <k'iaandlng the jewel.
The shock was severe and be had
u<M-d <>f all the nerve which hnd hith
erto made his career »<• prosperous to
etistnTu the euepunter with the culm-
ness which alone <-<>uhl carry off the
situation. Declaring that the diamond
was in New York, he promised to re
store It if the other would make tile
sacrifice worth while by continuing to
preserve ilia hitherto admirable silence
concerning him. Mr. Grey res|s>ii»led
by grunting him Just twenty-four
hours, and when Fairbrother said tlie
time was not long enough and allowed
Ills li.-uid to steal bminously to his
breii-t lie repi-nte 1 still more decisive
ly. •■Twenty-foiii- hours.’’
The ex miner honored l.rnvory With
drawing hi.« hand from Ids |>ri-nst, lie
brought, out a notebook Instead of. a
pistol and. In a tone fully as deter
mined, replied: ‘"Tlia diamond Is In il
pin-e inaccessible to any one but my
self. If you will put your name to a
promise not to betray nie for th” thirty
six hours I ask. I will id-;i: one to re-
(tore you t'>^ diamond bc'dre
o’clock on Frl Iny."
”1 will," said Mr.'Gr.-y.
5o the promises w- -• written
duly exclnuiged.
New York, ami
his launch.
Tlie iliamoud really was fn New
York, nml to him It seeiiie.l more poililc
to lire It as a menus of securing Mr.
□rey’s permanent silence than to fly
the country, leaving a man behind him
who knew his setwet nml could pre
clpltate hln doom with n word. He
would therefore go to New York, play
his hist great card nnd. if he lost, 1*»
no*woree off than he was now. He did
not mnnn tn lose.
But he bad sot calculated on any In
berent weakness in himself had not
calculated on Providence, A dish tum-
bled awl with It fell Into chaos the
fair structure of his dreams, With the
cry of “Grlzel! Grlzelf’ ho gave np
hla secret. his hopes nr.tl his life,
There was no retrieval. iw>s«!hle after
that. The star of Abner Fnlrbrother
hnd net.
Mr. Grey and hie daughter learned
very soon of my relations to Mr. Du
rand. but JhrotiL-h the precautions of
the ln p«-<-tor am! my own powers of
self control no unuplcfon has over
crouue.1 their mind, of the psrt 1 once
played In the matter of the stiletto.
Thi« wa« amply proved by the Invita
tion Mr. Dtirsnd and I have just re
ceived to spend enr honeymoon at
Dnrllmrton Manor.
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THE SKIDOO HORSE AND CATTLE TABLETS
NEXT WEEK -’ The Man of the
Hour."' one of the great novel« 6fth»
present time, will begin In The Guard.
Ho not overlook the opening chap-
t»ws on. Friday, May 22
MAKES YOLK STOCK LOOK LIKE THE TOP PRICK
Crush and mix in feed or salt. Proper dose in tablets
Vahos) Harne as Gold.
B G Stewart, a merchant of Ce
dar View, Miss , says: T tell rny
customers when they buy a box of
New Elfe Pill* that they get the
worth of that much gold In weight. If
afflicted with constipation, malaria
or billouanesa.” Sold under guaran
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Coat»-a no SawdnR. A»h«,. Chop Feed or Brin. A»k for and trvoaca-SKIOOO Condition
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Spavin Cure, Barb Wire Liniment. Pink Eye piatemper. Colic or Bone btiffanar Tablet*.
TAKE THE BLUE BELL LINE TO HEALTH
THEY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE A BLACKSMITH
A,k for ,nd try one« BLUE BELL Couth Syrvp. Pil« R«m«dy, Maa’s Pain Uaimaat. or
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General Ton». Bright Snnahma, Heart. Worm, Kidney, Headache. Summer Complaint, Sootturg
Tablet, for Children. Liver, Female Kegnlator or Qtuney Tableta.
For Mis by Hull's Rad Cross Drug store.
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