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TBM KVtiKXM DArfcT OCARD. FTUDAT, MAT 8, IQOit Ye Woman1, In theAJco'Ve By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN. jUttber of -n MUllo.tr. Brtnr HOWV - afttlCHt. IMft THE CHAPTER XVI Continued.) That's tli's?' ne murmured, feellnit 5 wonder. I should nlraost sny 1. suddenly ho pulled off the -V-wr and my henrt stood still In J,an'cy. If he qunllod-nnd how u be MP dolns 80 lf millty ? whnt toM would be removed from my I trea't- what nn Impediment from L action! Hut lie did not nnnll. iti'iiply uttered "n exclamation of o'n'iiia-r and laid 'he weapon nn t!ie table without even takln:; ,'l-r.etien cnverlw- it up. I 1 I,? nuitlered nn oatli, lint there no fear in it. not a particle. k disappointment was so Krent, my JliatiJU so unbounded, that, forget- tvwrd back and let the trtru with contents slip rro?n my kiiu8. iciTself In my dismay, I staggered and let the tray with all Its con sli;i from my hands. The crash f fallowed stopped Mr. Grey In the m mini;. Hut It did something 4 It awoke u cry from the lul ls room which I shall never for Wliile we both started and turn- sec from whom this grievous had sprung, a man came stuni- townrd us with his hands before ires and this name wild on his kiwi! Grlzel!" Fairbrother's name, and the CHAPTER XXII. r-VShe Wellgood? Sears? Who? I A lover of the woman eertain j ly. That was borne In on us J by the passion of his cry:' izel! Grlzel!" I liaw here? And why such fury Jr. drey's face and such amaze f in that of the Inspector? question was not to be answer- fl-uiil. Mr. Grey, ndvnncini;, laid firou the man's shoulder. "Come." j t.t", "we will have our conversa- ! h ai:o:!jer rerun." 1 ii:an. who in dress and appear- i Si "Led oddly out of place In those X rooms, shook off the stupor fcliicb lie had fallen and started to Hie Englishman.. A waiter l their track with the coup for TJaljle. JJr. Grey motioned hiiu ' IJke that back," said he. "I have I business nun before I eat I'll ring when j t yon.' 'hey entered where I was. As r closed I caught sight of the ytws fare turned earnestly to- a- In his eyes I read my duty Med "P my heart, as It were, to fbat? in that moment It was Ihle to tell. neit enlightened me. With a t, i-niorance of my presence, due My to his great excitement. Mr. turned on his companion the mo te had closed the door and, selz ,,le "liar, cried: Tu villain, whv have a:.vd "a your wife like this? Are eriT ne w,.ll .,.!-. Wither! This man? Then who " Was helm? minnl l.neL- to 5" 'be mountains beyond Santa ! Jp"1 Anything seemed possible -1 moment. moment .I?11116' dropplnz bis hand from "P Ulrot aa suddenly as he 4 K, Mr. Grey caught Dp the 'rota the table where be had I "i crying. "Do yon recognize 1 B,,lit! ,V7n5 """Me than any cry this 'M hu-.h.nd of the murdered . w man on whom no suspicion ki n",n wnom " hoI f tL J01""'1, nille awy at ,,,e deed, stared at the weapon ? .er ej.p, OV),r 1 th.fso - 1 If.irl k n'1 'pt'H''-,I guilt r-Ci ' ' 1 hn(1 -'XI'", MTr rp'Ion'le to the same 1 r. JJ""y equable countenance. V:Jj "n'' """nder of It held l tn II I wns In a "pi-faction. 80 'na- t "can-ely i atr-iii fracn-en-" at my fee'Q . "aer noticed Uiem. Wrench. I ?tn?v : I J! Ill . - "Th Fitijree B.U.- Th. niurilim BOX. fctC- Om - MiR6UI, '"MMIM.iMMO Mr. Grey continued to hold out. he pointed to the broken cup and saucer, muttering: "That Is what startled me Into this lietrayal-thc noise of breaking china. I cannot hear It since" He stopped, bit his Hp and looked around him with an air of sudden bravado. "Since you dropped the cins nt vonr wife's feet hi Mr. Ka'vVT nl.-ove." linNlicd Mr. t:rey with a.'.::.i:a.' ie sell possession. "I see tln-.t op:mri:'. v.s ';.. mi my. self arc no; in Wi,.- n,,. ... -., ret'Tt, hlllll. In-d villi lj't. 1 ii;-.;vM s:T- ensm. Then n ibe full ..voi!:-it of bis position crushed in on hlin his I::,,' assumed an a-'p'i-t startling to my i:n. accustomed eyes, and tliriisting hi: buna into bis pocket lie drew forth 11 small box which he placed In Mr. Grey's hands. "The Great Mogul." he declared sim ply. It was the first time I had heard this diamond so named. Without a word that gentleman opened the box. took one look at the contents, assumed n satisfied air and carefully deposited the recovered gem In his own pocket. As his eyes re turned to the man before him all the passion of the latter burst forth. "It was not for that 1 killed her!" cried he. "It was because she defied me and Haunted her disobedience in my very face. I would do it again, yet" Here his voice broke and It was In n different tone and with a total change of manner he added: "You stand ap palled at my depravity. You have not lived my life." Then quickly and with a touch of sullcnness: "Y'ou suspected me because of the stiletto. It was a mistake, using that stiletto. Other wise the plan was good. I doubt if you know how I found my way into the alcove, possibly under your very eyes: certainly under the eyes of mauy who knew me." "I do not. It Is enough that you en tered It; that you confess your guilt." Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand to ward the electric button. "No, It Is not enough." The tone was tierce, authoritative. "Do not ring the bell not yet. 1 have n faucy to tell you how I managed that Utile af fair." Glancing about ho caught up from a nearby tablo a small brass tray. Emptying It of Its contents, be turned on us with drawn down features and an obsequious air so opposed to his natural manner that It was as lf an other man stood before us. "Pardon my black tie," he muttered, holding out the tray toward Mr. Grey, Wellgood! The room turned with me. It was he, then, the great financier, the multi millionaire, the husband of the mag nificent Grlzel. who bad entered Mr. ltunisdell's bouse as a waiter! Mr. Grey did not show surprise, but he made a gesture, when Instantly the tray was thrown aside, and the man resinned bis ordinary :i:-eet. "I s. y.01 mi'lerstav.u 11. e. ho cr:c 1. "I. who have played host at many n bail, pns.-ed myself off that night as one of tile waiters. 1 came and went, and no one noticed me. It Is such a natural sight to see a waiter passing Ices that my going In and out of the alcove did not attract tho least atten tion. I never look at waiters when I attend balls. I never look higher than thl'lr ,r""s No one looked at me high- cr than my tray. I held the stiletto under the tray, and when I struck her she threw up her hands, and they hit the tray, and the cups fell. I have never been able to bear the sound of breaking china since. I loved her" A gasp, and he recovered himself. "That Is neither here nor there." he muttered. "You summoned me under threat to present myself at your door today. I have done so. I meant to re store yon your diamond simply. It tins become worthless to me. Hut fate ex acted more. Surprise forced my secret from me. That young lady with her damnable awkwardness has put my head In a noose, but do not think to hold It thre. ! did uot risk this In'.er rii.tr without precautions. I assure von. and when I linvc this hotel it will be as a free man with nro. of his mnld changes, won derful snd lnexpllcablo to me at the moment, he turned toward me, with a bow, saying courteously enough: "We will excuse the youug lady." Next moment the bum-l of a pistol learned In his hnnd. The moment critical. Mr. Grey stood directly In the line of fire, and the sndaolous man who thus held b:m at his mercy was scan-ly a fo,t from the door lending Into the hall. Mark Ins the desperation of Ids look and the steadiness of his linger on the trigger. I expected to see Mr. Gmy recoil and the man escai-. H'.t Mr. Grey I.-., his own. thiitwh be n:ade no move and did not vet ture to K;.eak Nerve) bj his courage. I sut.-im-.-l P own. This man m-.t .. e-cpe not must Mr. Grey .-:r.-r "J"?. .inlnst him runt I dlverte-J to ,rif Snrh mends were due one whoe food name I er,.'r iultrJ. 1 1 had so deeply rr lecre'"'- l"tiltd. I had but to scream. It COMPANY. WT j to call out Tjr the Inspector, but 1 1 rementbrnncv of the necessity we were now uiH.er of prescrvl:- our secret, of keeping m.m Mr. iircv the Ui'l that he had Le.-u under surveillance, vu even at that m.mnvit surrounded by police, deter.-e.l me. anil I threw myself toward tho WW instead, crying i out that ! would raise the house If he ' moved, and laid n.y finger on the but- : ton. j The IMStol swerved lev wnv Tli face above It smiled. I watched that lite1 -ST-JVVf-K! S Mr. liny titootl tlirePtly in the line o fi rc. smilo. lU'fnro It hriKulentM to Its full extent. I pressed tin) buttou. KnirhrotluT st:iml, tlroppwl his pistol and burst forth with these two words: "Iirnve girl ! The tone I van never convey. Then he mmle for the door. As he laid his hut id on the knob, he called baek: "I have been In worse straits than Ui!s!" .Hut he never had. When he opened the door, he found himself face to fuee with the iusiHvtor. CllAl'Tini XX'fl. TI'li, It v;n all explained. Mr. Grey, looking like another man. came into the room where 1 was endeavoring lo soothe his star tled daughter and devour In secret my own joy. Taking the sweet girl In his arms he said, with a calm ignoring of my presence, at which I secretly smiled: ThU Is the happiest moment of my existence, Helen. I feel as If I had re covered you from the brink of th grave." "Me? Why, I have never been so 111 as that." "I know, but I have felt ns If you were doomed ever slnco I heard or thought I heard In this city, and un der no ordinary circumstances, the pe culiar cry which haunts our house on the ore of any great mlsfortmio. I shall not npologlzo for my fears. You know that 1 have good cause for them, but today, only today, I have heard from the lips of the most arrant knave I have ever known that this cry sprang from himself with Intent to deceive nie. He knew my weakness, knew tho cry. Ho was in Durllngtou Manor when l.'eclHn OinU nnd, wishing to Btar tlo me into dropping something which I held, made uho of his ventrlloqulal powers (he hud been a mountebank once, poor wretch!) and with such ef fect that I have not been a happy man since In spite of your daily Im provement ami continued promise of rei-overy. lhit I am happy now, re lieved and joyful, and this miserable In 'in: would you like to hear his story V Am j on Mr.'tc; einnigh fr anything so trau'!'-? He is a thief and a murderer, out he Ik's l'"elin.'s. nnd his life has !. i-eii a eu his one and strangely intcr v.men with oiir-t. I Mi yni care lo hear about i t V lie Is the man who Htole our diamond." My patient uttered little cry. "nh. tell me," she entreated, excited, hut not unliealthfully, while I was lu an anguish of curiosity 1 could with di:Ilctilty conceal. Mr. Grey turned with courtesy to me and asked If a few family details would bore me. I smiled nnd insured him t the contrary, nt which lie set tled himself In the chair bo liked best and U'gan a tale which I well permit myself to prewnt to you complete and from other points of view than his own. Some five years liefore one of the great diamonds of the world was offer ed for sale In nn eastern market. Mr. Grey, who stopped at no expense In the gratlllcatiou of his taste In this direction. Immediately Bent bla agent to Kgypt to examine thp stone. If the ngent discovered It to 1m? all thnt was clainif-d for it and within the reach of a wealthy commoner's purse, he was to buy It. Upon Inspection It was found to be all that was claimed, with one exception. In the center of one of the facets was a flaw, but as this was considered to mark the diamond and rather add to than detract from Its raluo aa a traditional stone with many historical association It was flually purchased by Mr. Gry and placed among bis treaaurvs In bla manor house in Kent. Never a suspicious man, h took delight In eihlbltinr this acquisi tion to sncb of his friends and ac quaintances aa were likely to feel any interest In It, and It was not an un common thins; for b!m to allow It to paw from hand to hand while he pot tered over his oth r treasure and dis played this ami that to such as had no eyi for th" diamond. It was after one su'-h ocaxlon that be found on taking the stono In his hand to pis It In the safe he had had built for It !n one of his cabinet that it d!d not tr'k h! er with It usual foree and brllllanT. and on ex amining It rjosely it discovered tha absence of the telltale flaw. B Crock with dismay, be submitted It to a still P,- -Hd iMpectlon, wbo b found that what he held was not even a dia mond, but a worthless bit of glass, whi.'h had been suhstttuNil 1 y some L-i::u.i::i k.iave lor his lnv:di:a' :. gem. lr the moment his hun:! t wn ul niot equaled his sense of ..v He bad been so often warned of the dan ger he ran m letting so prtc. object pass around uiulcr all un bis own. His wife and f ricu.ls had prophesiel some such loss a this not once, but many times, and he had al ways laughed at their fears, saying that he knew his friends and there was not a scamp among them. Hut now he saw It proved that even, the Intuition of a man well versed lu hu Uian witter Is not always Infallible, and, Hshauied of his past lax tie ss and more ashamed yet of the doubts which this exjierlence called up in regard to all his friends, he shut up the false stone with his usual care and burled his loss In his own bosom till he could sift his Impressions and recall with some degree of probability the circum stances under which this exchange could have been made. It had uot been made that evening. Of this he was positive. The only per itons present on this, occai.'ti wen friends of such standing and reputt. that suspicion In their regard was sim ply monstrous. When and to whom, then, had he shown the diamond last' Alas, it had been a long month since he had shown the Jewel. I'eeilia, hU youngest daughter, had tiled In the In terim; therefore his mind had not been on jewels. A month! time for his pre cious diamond to have been carried back to the east! Tlmo for It to have been rocut! Surely It was lost to him f,.-n- 1,.. ,,1,1 I .ll.,..n , . '. . . i i i i i ' locate the nersoti who had robbinl h m Of It. lint this promised dllllculties. Ho could nut remember Just what persons he had eutertalued on that especial day In his little hall of cabinets, and, when he did succeed In getting a list i of them frotti his butler, he was by no means sure that It Included the full number of his guests. His own mem- : ory was execrable, and, In short, he -had but few facts to offer to the dis creet agent sent up from Scotland Yard one morning to bear his com- plaint and act secretly in hi:i Interests j He could give him enrte h!an-he to carry on his inquiries hi the diamond i market, but little else. And while tlii se.'tp.ed to satisfy tho agent. It did not lead to any gratifying result to him self, nnd he had thoroughly made up his mind to swallow his loss and say nothing nUutt it, when one day n young cousin of his living In great style In nn adjoining county Informed him that In some mysterious way be bad lost from his collection of arms n unique ami highly prized stiletto of Italian work manship. Startled by this coincidence, Mr. Grey ventured upon n question or two which led to his cousin's con tiding to him the fact that this article had disappeared after a large supper given by him to a number of friends and gentlemeu from Loudon. This piece of knowledge, Htlli further coinciding with bis own expe rience, caused Mr. Grey to nsk for a list of his guests In the hope of muling amojig them one who had been In hie own house. Hiff cousin, quite unconscious of the motives underlying this request, hasten ed to write out this list, and together I hey pored over the names, crossing nut such as were absolutely above sus picion. When they bad reached the end of the list, but two names remain ed uncrossed. One was that of a ratt'o pated youth who had come In the wake ! of a highly reputed cniineetlon of theirs and the other tint of an American tourist who gave nil the evidence. i gre..t wealth and h.nl p:e-.en:ed hders to leiidinir men in l.oniN.n whieli )ui 1 insund l.im ntteniin:n n t usually n-'-corded to fnreiuuer . Th; man's na::ie was r'airhmther, ;unl l ie iin'ineut Mr. (Grey heard It he ivealh-1 tin fact that an American with a per'iliar name, but '. with a reputation for wealth, hud been , among bin guests on the HU-pectcd evening. I Hiding the effect produced upon him i by this discovery, he placed his linger on this mime and begged his cousin to look up Its owner's antecedents and j present reputation in America; but, not content with this, he sent bla own agent over to New York, whither, as he soon learned, this gentleman had re turned. The result was an apparent vindication of tho suspected American. He wns found to be a well known cit izen of the great metropolis, moving In the highest circles nnd with a rep utatlon for wealth won by an extraor dinary business Instinct. To be sure, he had not always en Joyed these distinctions. Like many j another self u. ole man, he had rlst-u j from a uieulul jKisltloii in n western j mining camp to be the owner of a mine himself and so up through the various gradations of a sueesfiil life to a position among the foremost busi ness men of New York. In all those change be bad maintained a name for honfit If not generous dealing. He lived fn great stylo, had married and was known to have but one extrava gant fancy. This was for the unique ) ami curious In art, a taste which, lf re 1 port spoke tm, coat blrn many thou j sands each year. This Isst was the only clause In the report which pointed In any way to ward this man blng the pjtU4 ab j s tractor of the Great Mogul, aa Mr. ; Grey's famous diamond waa called, and ; ftie latter was too Jtiit a man and too i much of a fancier In tills line hlmaelf j to let a fact of tli kind weigh atpilnst i the favorable nature of the rest Bo be : recalled bla agnt, double 0lokd hi ; -a bluets and cmtlnned to confine h display of valuables to artiHee which did not suggi a Jewels. Thus three 'years pa seed, when one day be heard ' cr-ased to blush. He had not stfilen It. mention made of a wonderful diamond He would not steal 1 neons Id era ble which bad been seen In New Tort an object Ha bad -A"1 P"t It lo M I rrom Its deerrlptlon he gathered that pocket when he aawTT forgotten, paa tt.motbe ooe aurreptinonslr srv 4 orerjlrea to him, a It were. Thai straetW '.n his cabinet, and when, i after some careful Inquiries, he learih-.l ' that the name of its jmssessivr was Kairbrothor. he aw.-ke tn l..s oM pielois and dettO -i' M pi!e thi uiattiT to the Imttom -but e.-retly. . lie Mill tint tnu. h omslderatiou lo ; anaok n niun In liih posiii.m without J Know'nsr of no one he oo hid trust with ho delicate an Inquiry a this had . now Invonie. he dei'tUsl to undertHke j It himself, and for thin purpose em- ( braeed the tlrvt opportunity to mmii , the water. He took his daughter with him because he tiad resolvetl never to ; let his 0110 remaining child out of his I a I ttit. Hut she knew uothlng of his t plaus or reasou for travel. No one did. ' Indeed, only his lawyer and the police I were aware of the loss of his diamond. I His fit's t surprise on landing was to I learn that Mr. 1 alrhrother, of whose marriage he had heard, hail quarreled I with his wife and that. In the separa ' tlon which had occurred, the diamond 1 had fallen to her share and was con ! sequent ly In her possession at the pros ! en I moment. ! This changed matters, and Mr. Grey's only thought now was to tuir prlse her with the diamond on her per son and by one glance assure himself that It was indeed the Great Mogul. Mnee Mrs. Kalrbroihor as reported to U a ttcauilful woman and a great society belle, lie saw no reason why i he should not meet her publicly, and 1 that very Boon, lie therefore accepted Invitations and attended theaters and balls, though his daughter had suf fered from her voyage and as not j able to accompany him. Hut alas! He 1 Boon learned that Mrs. Kalrhmther was never seeu with her diamond and, . one evening after nn introduction at ! the opera, that she never talked altout It. Sit there ho w as, balked nn the very threshold of his enterprise, and, I recognizing the fact, was preparing to I take his now seriously ailing daughter 1 south, when he received nn Invitation I to a ball of such a select character : that he decided to remain for it. In the hope that Mrs. Fatrhrother would be ' tempted to put on all her spleinlor for so magnificent a function and thus i gratify him, with a sight of his own diamond, luirlng the days that Inter ( vened be saw her t-everal times ami very somj decided that, tn spite of her I retlcenre In regard to this gem, she was not sudlflenUy In her husband's confidence to know the Koeret of lis real ownership. This encouraged hlin to attempt piquing her Into wearing the diamond on this occasion. He talked of precious stones nnd finally of his own, declaring that he had a connoisseur's eye for a line diamond, but had seen none aa yet in America to compete with a Hpeclmen or two be had In bla own cabinets. Tier eyej flushed at this nnd, though she aahl nothing, ho felt sure that her presence at Mr. Itainsdell's bouse would be en livened by her great jewel. So much for Mr, G ley's nttltude In this matter up to tho night of the ball, It Is Interesting enough, but thnt of Aimer ralrbrother la moro Interesting still nnd much more serious. His was, Indeed, the hand which bad abstracted the diamond from Mr. Grey'a collection. Cnder ordinary con dition bo was nn honest man. He prized bis good naino nnd would not willingly rltik it, but bo had little real conscience, and once his passions were aroused nothing short of the object desired would content him. At once forceful and subtle, he had nt his com mand fnllnlle resources which his wan dering find ovenlful life had height ened almost to the pdnt of genius. II" saw tills tdotie mid at once felt an Inordinate desire to possess 11. lie ha.l eoveJe 1 oilier men's treasures be lore, bnf n-d as he coveted this. What li:'i beell I itigllig III other eases was n::m!a In this. There as a woman In ' Anterleu whom be ived. She was beautiful, nnd :-ho was splendor loving. To s"e her with this rinry u her breast would be worth almost any risk which Ids Imagination could pl lure at tint moment. Hefore the diamond had left his hand lie had made up his mind to have It for his own. He knew thai It could not be bought, ho he set nlroul obtaining It by an net be did not hesl tnte to acknowledge to himself ns crim inal. It u t he did not net without precau tion. Having a keen eyo and a profwr sense of size nnd color, he carried away from hla first view of It a true Image of the atone, and when he wns next admitted to Mr. Grey'a cabinet room be had provided tho men us fer deceiving tjie owner; whoso diameter he had sounded. ' He might hare failed In bis daring attempt lf be bad not tieen favored by a circumstance no one could have fore seen. A dnnpMer of the house. fVellln by name, lay optically HI nt the time, nnd Mr. Grey'a attention wns moro or less distracted. Kt 111 the probabilities ore that he would have noticed some thing amlsn with the stone when he en me to restore It to Its place If Just as he took 1t In his band tb'ra had not risen In the air outside a weird and walling cry which at once seined upon the Imagination of tl.u dinwn gvutle men present, nnd so nearly prostrated their host that he thrust the box be held unopened Into the safe and fell upon his knees, a totally unnerved him, crying : "The banaheel The bausheel My daughter will die!" Another band than hla locked the safe and dropped the ky Into the dis tracted father's pocket. Thus a superhuman daring conjoined with a speHal Intervention of fate had made the enterprise a successful one, and Knlrbrother, r!ler1ng more than ever In his star, carried thla tnratuable Jewel back with him to New York. The itltftto wll, the Inking of that was a folly for whlrh be had never the risk.' contrary to that Involved In the taking of the diamond, was far In excess of the g. atiticaiiou obtained he real I red almoM in.in.iliaiely ; but. hav- I ing tn.ule the break and ucquiVed the cu Q, he spared l:::n--elf ail further 1 thought f the con.eiineticey ami pros- ! ently ivni:icd his old life lu New j York, none the worse, to all appear ances, fur these escapades rrom virtue nnd his usual course of fair and open dealing. Hut he was soon the worse from Jealousy of the wife which his new IHisscsston had possibly won for him. She had answered all his expectations as mistress of Ills home and the expo itent of his wealth, and for a year nay, for two-ho had been perfectly happy. Indeed, he hail beeu more than that. He had been triumphant, especially on that memorable evening when, after a cautious delay of months, he had dared to pin that unapproach able sparkler to her breast and present her thus bedecked to the smart Bot her whom his talents, and especially I his far reaching business talents, had I made his own. Ueealllr.g the olo. days of barter and ! sale acoss the pine uiuler lu Golo- 1 rn-lo, he felt that his star rode high Mid for a time was salisiVd with Ills e lie's magui licence and the prestige she gave his establishment, lint pride ..o i.i.. .1 I in um nil, i--n n u im.iii 'i inn u.iuiiH 1 ambition, Gradually ho began to real- I;'-- lirst, that she was Indifferent to hlin; next, that she despised him and, lastly, that she hated him. She bad dozens nt her feet, any of whom was more agreeable to her thau her own husband, and. though ho could not put his linger on any definite fault, he noon wearied of a beauty that only glowed for others nnd made up bis mind to part with her rather than let his heart be oaten out by unappeasable longing for w hat his own good senso told him would never be his. Yet, being naturally generous, bo was satisfied with a separation, and, finding It Impossible to think of Iter in other than extravagantly fed, waited on and clothed, he allowed her a good share uf his fortune with tho one pro viso, that Khe should not disgrace him. But the diamond she stole, or rather carried off In her naturally high handed manner with the rest of her Jewela. He bad never given It to her. She" knew tho value he set ou it, but nut how he eanie by It, and would have worn It qulto freely If he bad not very soon given her to understand that tlu pleasure of doing so ceased when slid left his house. Ah hIio could not bo seen with It without occasioning pub lic remark, alio was forced, though much ngilnst her will, to heed h's wWioa and enjoy Its brilliancy In pri nt to. Hut once, when he waa out uf town, she dared to nppenr with this fortune on her breast and again whlli? ou a visit west, and her husband heard of It, Mr. Falrhrotber lunl bad the Jewel net to suit him, not lu Florence, as Ueara had said, but by a skillful wont man bo had picked up In great poverty In n remote corner of New York city. Always lu (trend of some complication, ho bad provided himself with a second facsimile In paste, this tlmo of an as tonishing brightness, nnd this facsimile he bad bad set precisely like tho true V 1 11 i . i ' v:; ' 1 Vf "Tht hiintlier. I Th Imnthm! Mydauyl ttr mil tlttl" tone. Thou lie gnve tho workman I.ikxi nml nent him ,rk In Hwltnir luiiil. TIiIh imitation In mutt! honhowed imiIkmI)', I nit liu kopt It ill WI13 In hln piKliot. Why. hii.hilnlly know. Mtiuli- tlino, h hml lino ronlliliiht, not of IiIh ( erline, but of his sentlnients toward hla Wlflt. llllll III,, (li.li.rilkll.lllli.ii I... I.n.l u... eretly nmile to pris-ivd to cxtreniltlea If she cotitllilli-l to disobey hlin This was n man of hli own nun or older, who hud known hltu lu hla enrly days nnd had followed nil bla fortune, lie had lioen tho muster of KnlrhrutlMir then, but he wna bis servant now, anil aa devoted to hla Interests aa If they were his own which, lu a way, Uiey were. For elg-titei'ti yenrs be had Vsl at the lattor-a rlKbt band. aatUflod to look do further, but, for the hurt throe, hla glancea bail atrnyed a foot or two beyond hla tnaator and taken In hla master-a wife. The feelings which thla man bad for Mrs. Fatrhrother wore peculiar. Hlie was a mere adjunct to ber areat lord, but ahe waa a very iforneous one, and, while he could not Imagine hlmaelf do ing anything to thwnrt hlin whoee bread be ate and to whoso rise be had himself contributed, yet If be could ro mnln true to hlin without Injuring her he would account hlmaelf happy. Tho duy came when bo had to decide be tween them, and, against all chances, giilnt hla own preconceived notion of what he would do nnder these circum stances, be chose to consider her. This day came when hi the nitdst of growing complncenc,' and an mtttoae Interest In Some new scheme traklfl temawled all hla powers, Abner ratr hrnfhM leaned frutn the Moen that v lfc, tHM,, i do you get trr wrrn a lame back? KUncy Trouble M.ik;s You Miserable Almost evervK-slv who reads the news- pa pcis in sure to know of the wonderful cure maue iy it. Ii Kilmer's Swamp- j RiH't, the great kid m-y, liver and blad n der remedy. fA It is the great men- miieteeuth century ; 1 1 1 u(iv-rM 1 it f t r vu r Jrsyft of scientific research eminent kidney and bladder specialist, and is wonderfully successful in promptly enring lame back, uric acid, catarrh of tho bladder and Unghl's Disease, which is the worst form of kiduev trouble. Dr. Kilmer s Swnmp-Root is not rec ommended for everything but if you have kiduev. liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. It baa Wen tested in x many ways, in hospital WOrk and in ptivate practice, and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has been made by which nil readers ol rthis paper, who have not L"'----v " 11 V . Jl L ihutic seui iree ov .n.m, jn-.i i-wfc ! mg more about ttatiip-Kt.nnd how to I lindout if vou have kiduev or bladder trou ble. When willing mention rta.unginis -.onerous oiler in tins paper and send your ... . f-vl'W UlKirCSS HI 1 T. Mlliai VN; Co., lUuglumlou, I N. Y. Hie regular -.muPlil tWtv-cciit and one- ---irriB-- dolhir size Is titles are nam of Bwnup-Roo. sold by all good druggists. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swanm-Kont. Dr. Kilmer s Swamp-Root. Hlu the uddrcsa, lUughaniton, N, Y., on tvery bottle. Groceries You will always find the best brands of Croccrics Fresh Green Vegetables P'lour and Feed No del.iyii, we have our own delivery Phone M.iln S3 G.,H. IRISH Mr. Clroy of KiikIIhIi . iini'llaiiu'iitiirf fuini! h.nl nrrlvuil In Now York on nu lnili'tlnltn vlKlt. Ah nn ciiusii wnu mi kI;,miiI for Iho visit bi-yond X nnturul i'.i'nIii. on tin part of thin onilnont s::ili'-;i:nm to m-o this Kivnt conntr)'. Mr. l-'alrlirothor's fi'iirs i-imoIilhI a suil iliMl i-lllnnx, anil he saw l.lnn-clf mlllL-tl mi.l fiCTVor illmrmi-J If th' illaiiioml !'V :u nnhnpiilly mil of Ills hatula. suiulil fall nnilor I lie ryi of Us owner,' who'O Hvomlng onli't U'iiUt lln losa bail nol furil ttioir,u:it docolvcd lilm. Wait liiT only Ioiik onotmll to imiko sure thnt lliu iIIsIIiikiiIbIioiI rurulKiior wns likely to iit'cvpl Hoclnl iitliMitlnna nml bo lu all probability wonM be bniimht In eon tnct with .Mr. Fnlrbrotlior, ho acut ber by IiIh iluvotiil servant n poroniptory tnossiiKO In which he ili-iunnileO back his (llnnionil unit, upon hor rofiji'mff iwj howl this, fgllowei !( p ),y another lir which h expressly stated thnt If sho took It out of tho nfo ilrpo'lt In whlclv he hint been tohl alio wns wlao enonRli. Jo keep It or woro It ao much n oncfti ilurlnir i'nCI next three months, b1h would pay for hor presiiinptlon with her life. This wns no Idle threat, thounh alio' eliose tn rc:ird It ns Hiirli. laughing lu the oll servant's fneo mul declarliiKT that sho would run tho risk If the uo-. Him seized her. Hut tho iiollou did not tioem to seize her at once, and her hus band was bei;liiulni; to take heart when he heard of tho Krent ball about t bo irlveu by the ltmnsilells mid re alized 1'iat If alio woro koIiik to b( I Miiptetl t i wear the dlniiioud at nil It would Ii-" at this brilliant function Riv en In honor of tho one mini be hail, i.ict c'iho to fear In tho whole world. Bi i: ., f.'hj the emotion ho wns un der, wntihi-il hlin closely. They hn.il both I smi "ii tho point of aturtluir for .Vcw :..u.,k-o to visit n mine lu whiclj' Mr. rnlrhnither wns Interesteil, mid he' wnllml with Ineoucvlvntilo unxlety to iw If Ida muster would chututo bis plans. It wns while ho wns in thla condition of mind thnt lie wns seen to hake his flat nt Mrs. I'alrlirother's piiHslritf fltfiiro, a menaro naturally ln- teniri'teil as dlreetiNl nitnliuit ber, but which. If we know the man, wns ruth- ' e,r "I"'"'1'"' '" nfl"l'r K-ln-t the busbiiiid who could rebuke and' threaten so benutlful a crenture. Menu while Mr. l-'iitrbrother'a preiiaratlonsi went on, nnd thrco wei'ka liefore the ball they started. Mr. Fnlrbrother hail bualneas In Cblcngo and liualni-ss lu. iJenver. It was two weeks and more before he reached 1a Junta. Honrs counted the days. At IJt Junta they, hnd n long eonversntlon, or, rnther, Mr. .lf Uolle-l Ulkul ii ., .1 Hears llslened. 'lliu sum of what bo anld wns this: He hnd mnde up bis mind to have hack hla diamond. He was going to New York to fret It He was going alone, ami as be wished no one to know that be had gime or that his plans bad been In any way Interrupted, the other was) to continue on to Kl Moro and, passing himself off as Falrhrtither, hire a room, at tho hotel and shut himself up In It for ten daya on any ilea hla Ingenuity, might suggest. If at the etui of that time Fnlrbrother alwiukl rejoin hlm well and good. They would go on to gether to Hauta Fe, but If for any, reason ths former sliould delay his re turn, then Hears was to exercise bla own Judgment as to the length of tlmw he should n-tnln hie borrowed personal ity; also as to Uio advisability of push ing on to the mine and entering on the work there, aa bad been planned between them. -n it 1 1 i 7 i J . tnom Um stllsttn vrhk-k (Continued Next Friday.)
