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o THE IHfiKST. mtr.Y Gl'ARD, I UMAV. At (.1ST II. -m.ei Banse- -nrd gov- kim II menu to,ltb wealthy peoy - .. rfir " sbe rrbelaJ loo .b. flinched do faper, thought be. , conning - - LriMisi IniUncuveiy FT.. .t. .tire that f u u w Jmneceuary witnesses room." -W ud U 8e that we ore If- be added to Droom. t jou a few Bin , ,J perhaps some very ..j i vnnt All. r. .... th.m. His eyes (ace tor an Instant duel nd n 'mini pin atruallng on i 'So, wni is "r possible, please. I'm in 'i. kim t this Juncture L, woman was not par LMi Instead, her rath- VU lUll 01 eustriucoa. . . u.,.n llffhtllPM in ru i wuaiu dut ponied him for the Bar companion was the .two and quite as prepoa- lib were UBanj I thoueh they were Led I breadwinners. If tbey It wu now quite eviueui , qtnci tninaer wai it one. In truth,' be was irk feel el ttat aometnmg rais in the attitude of the hid ask how a person has to adopt a baby," was the f '"wopemon am to pro- w uwpi a naoy." prising remark that came 'So beld the Infant Ban- aid! letting angry. is to adopt It?" be asked hme," sbe answered, so I lha . I- '""" mareu. He ; bead to foot critical TWManul .. . r irapitDiy. it P lo dnd that .I,- Mr Swd looking. Sbe b" attraitk-at "nrrted woman?" he de- lred, with a furtive wmoanlon mi. i e Is jou, hu8bad?., rather, at his living there J"ldjonereagov. "mm me from hav- n",B' know." kith 1 " took K M -" over the - Ob M. - fc'nlesssup. kd In your Im.. He was ""u inaifftr. I ""'""Pyoa.- The child. ,lr. "'let I Tk. ."'. b"olUn. i,.. o n . ""oanil ts 1 Jane Cable concerned? May I Inquire the reason? i iiiiiuire the reason?" Bansemer'natunilly was Interested by this time. "If you have time to listen, I'd like to tell you how It all comes about It won't tnke long. I want some one to tell me Just what to do. and I'll pay for tiie advice, If it Isn't too expensive. I'm wry poof. Mr- Bansemcr. Per haps you won't care to help me after you know that I can't afford to pay very much." "We'll see about that later," he said brusquely. "Go ahead with the story." The young woman hesitated,' glaneed nervously at her sister as If for sup port snit-.flnally faced the expectant lawyer with a flash of determination In her dark eyes. As she proceeded Banse tner silently and somewhat dlsdalnfirily made a study of the speaker. He con eluded that she was scarcely of com won origin and was the possessor of a superficial education that had been en larged by coucelteduess. furthermore, sbe was a person of selfish Instincts, but without the usual cruel Impulses. There was little, If any, sign of true re flneiueut In the features, and yet there ivas a strange strength of purpose that puzzled him. As her. story progressed be solved the puzzle. Sbe had the strength to carry out a purpose that might further ber own personal Inter ests, but not the will to endure sacri fice for the sake of another. Her sis ter was larger and possessed a reserve that might have been mistaken for deepness. Be felt that she was hardly In sympathy with the motives of the younger, more volatile woman. "My husband Is a rnilroad engineer and Is ten years older than 1," the nar rator said In the beginning. "I wasn't quite nineteen when we were married, two years ago. For some time we got along ail right; then we began to quar rel. He commenced to" , "Mr. Bansemer is In a hurry, Fan," broke in the older sister sharply, and then, repeating the lawyer's words. "Be as brief as possible." There was a world of repiuach In the look which greeted the speaker. Evi dently .it was a grievous disappoint ment not to be allowed to linger over the details. "Well," she continued half pettishly, "It all ended by his leaving home, Job and everything. I had told him that I was going to apply for a divorce. For three months 1 never beard from him." "Did you apply for a divorce?" asked the lawyer, stifling a yawn. -"No. sir. 1 did not, although he did nothing toward my support." The woman could not resist a slightly co quettish attempt to enlist Bansemer's sympathy. , "1 obtained work at. St. Luke's Hospital For Foundlings and after that as a governess. But once a week I went back to the asylum to see the little ones. One day they I urougnt in a beautifully dressed baby- a girl. She was found on a doorstep, and In the basket was a note nsklng ; that she be well cared for. With it j was a hundred dollar bill. The moment j I saw the little thing I fell In love l with ber. I made application, and they gave me the child with the under standing that I was to adopt it- You sec, I was lonely. I had been living alone for nine or ten months. The au thorities knew nothing of my trouble with Mr. Cable that's my husband. David Cable. The child was about a month old when 1 took her to his mother, whom 1 hadn't seen in months I told Mrs. Cable that she was mine The dear old lady believed me; half the battle was won." She paused out of breath, her face full of excitement "And then?" he asked, once more In terested. "We both wrote to David asking him to come home to his wife and baby." She looked away guiltily. For a full minute Bansemer did not speak. "The result?" he demanded. "He came back last month." "Does he know the truth?" ' "No. and with God's help he never 'hall! It's my only salvation!" sbe ex claimed emotionally. "He thinks she Is his baby and and" The tears were on her cheeks now. "I worship nlra, Mr. Bansemer! Oh, how good and sweet he has been to me since he came back! Now. don't you see why I must adopt this child and why he must never know? If he learned that 1 had deceived him In this way he would hate me to my dying day.". The Infant was awake and staring at him with wide blue eyes. "And you want me to handle this matter so that your husband will be none the wiser?" "Oh, Mr. Bnnanmor" ih .Hn1 "It means everything to me! All depends I on Jhls hby. I must ajpt her or .Me I "''"m people won't let me keep her. ; J-n t It be done so quickly that he'll ( never find it out?" j '!Iow mnny peopU know that tie ; child Is not yours?" ; "My sister and the authorMes at the TJi,m; nat another soul." '".is possible to arrange the ndop- I- "nhlnr,. Tl". Mrs. C'ship w i A...ni.. ua ., ": win not nna it out. i ' 0;);d spoil er-1 n W" 8how he I" ow. ,( uuw way to avoiu uii-cov 'And that please?' "leave New York and make your r""e ,n ome distant city. That's the N"8 way. jf you remain bere there 2.K George Barr McCutcheon Author of "Beverly of Crausl&rk," Etc Is always a chance that he mav'tind out I see the poltlon you're in und I'll help you. It can be done quite reg ularly. and there is only one thins you'll have to fear-your own tongue" he concluded pointedly. "1 hate .New York, Mr. Bansemer David likes the west, and I'll go any where on earth If It will keep him from finding out -Oh. if-tou kn hn, , adores her!" she cried, regret and ec siasy mingling m her volcu. "I'd give my soul if she were only mine!" Banse mer's heart was too roughly calloused to be touched by the wistful longing In these words. Before the end of the week the adop tion of the foundling babe was a mat ter of record, and the unsuspecting Da vid Cable was awaiting a reply from the trainmaster of a big western rail road to whom, at the earnest, even eager solicitation of his wife, he hml m. piled for work. Ellns Droom made a note or tue .ree in the daybook at the office, but a.sked no questions. Banse mer had told him nothing of the trans action, but be was confident that the unspeakable Droom knew all about It even thouch he had not hoen Tionrnr than the outer office during any of the consultations.. CHAPTER V. WENTY long years had pnssed since David and Frances Cable took their hasty departure, virtually fleeing from New York city, their migrations finally ending In that thriving western city Denver. Then the grime of the engine was on Cable's hands and deep beneath his skin; the roar of iron and steel and the rush of wind were ever In his ears, the quest of danger In his eye, but there were love, pride and a new ambition in his heart Now, In 1S08, David Cable's hands were white and strong; the grime was gone; tbe engineer's cap had given way to tbe silk tile of the magnate, and the shovel was a memory. But his case was not unique In that day and age of pluck and luck. Many another man had gone from the bottom to the top with tbe speed and security of the elevator car in the lofty sky scrapers. In tbe heartless revolution of a few years he became the suc cessor of his western benefactor. The turn that had been kind to him was unkind to his friend und predecessor. The path that led upward for David Cable ran the other way for the train master, who years afterward died in his greasy overalls and the close fit ting cap of au engineer. One night Cable, rend the news of the wreck with all the Joy gone from his heart. From the cheap, squalid section of town known as "llallroad End" Cable's rising Influence carried him to tbe well earned luxury. The lines of care and toll mellowed in the face of bis pretty wife as the years rolled by. Her come ly figure shell the cheap raiment of "hard old days" and took on the plum age of prosperity. Trouble, resent ment and worry disappeared na if by magic, smoothed out by the satiny touch of comfort's lingers. She went upward much faster than her husband, for her ambitions were less exacting. She longed to shine socially. He loathed tbe thought of it But Cable was proud of his wife. He enjoyed the transition that lifted her up with steady strength to the plane which fitted her best as he regarded It. She had stuck by him nobly and uncom plainingly through the vli-lssltudes; it delighted him to give her the pleas urea. Frances Cable was proud, but she had not been too proud to stand beside the man with the greasy overalls and to bend her fine young strength to work In unison with his. Together, facing the task, cheerfully they had battled and won. There were days when It was hard to smile, but the next day always brought with It a fresh sign of bo;. Tbe rough, bard days la the far west cul minated In his elevation to the office of-general manager of the great mil road system, whose headquarters and home were In tbe city of Chicago. At taining this high place two years prior to tbe opening of this narrative, be was regarded now as one of the brain iest railroad men aud slated to be pres ident of the road t the next meeting. Barely past fifty years of age. David Cable was In the prime of life and uw Wness. Age and prosperity h.id l:u nrv.t hi in rrcatlv. The Iron gray "f his bnlr, the Keen irii:ntiM- face, the erect aniLfoldierly carnage or of his person, made ln a striking ngure. nis wife, ten years his Junior, "as "lie of the most attractive women In Chi cago. Her girlish beauty bad r. lined zr.der the blasts of adversity. ear U.1.1 UOt H.VU ;., . r , -lie wus tue iea.,,.r or ., .,-.aiu set. 1m Uejj social anil.itl.ms were not content I here was a higher altitude i f.lsh. luu's realm. Money. Influence and per severance were her allie, so.-lul des potism her only adversary. The tall, beautiful and accomplished : j daughter of the Cables was worshiped by her father with all the warmth aud ardor of his soul. Times then hen he looked in woml-r ., .i.i arbiter of not a few and for his life could not help asking mseir now the Creator had given , m such a being for a ehll.l -.,.,.,. ! "'s on tue tact mat she bore resem- oiance to neither parent For Years Mrs rnhiu n . i - "i.-u 111 no little terror of some day being found out. as we child grew to womanhood the fears gradually diminished, and a sense of security that would not be dls turbed replaced them. Then Just as she was reaching out for the chief prizes of her amliltlrm sho , .... to face with a man whose visage sbe never naa rorgotten Ellas Droom! And Frances Cable looke.t mh in the old aud terrifying shadows. it was late In tbe afternoon, and sbe was crosslne the sidewalk riage. waiting near Field's, when a man urusnea against her. She was con scious of a strange oppressiveness. Be fore she turned to look at him she knew that a pair of staring eyes were upon ner race. Something seemed to have closed relentlessly upon her heart One glance was sufficient The tall, angular form stood almost over ber; the two wide blue eves Innkiul rintt-n In feigned surprise; the never to be rorgotten voice greeted her hoarsely: "Good afternoon, Mrs. Cablol And how Is the baby?" "The baby!" she faltered. Struggle against It as she would, n Rnrt nf fiiaM. nntion drew her gaze toward the re markable face of tbe old clerk. "Why whv she's verv well thnnk rnn she Anally stammered. Her face was as wnite as a ghost with a shudder she started to pass him. Droom blocked the way. "She was such a pretty little thing, I remember." and then Insinuatingly, "Where Is her father novr?" "He Mr. Cable," answered Sirs. Ca ble, feeling very much as a bird feels when it is charmed by a snake, "why, he's at home, of course." "Indeed!" was all that Ellas Droom said, for she had fled to escape the grin that writhed In and out among the wrinkles of bis face. As her carriage struggled through Washington street an Irresistible some thing compelled Frances Cable to glnnce back. Droom stood on the curb, his eyes following her almost hungrily. - Half an hour later when sbe reached home she was In a state of collapse. Although there was no physical proof of the fuct, she was positive that Ellas Droom bad followed her to the very doorstep. In suspense and dread she waited for days before there was a second manifestation of Droom. There wus rarely a day when Bhe did not expect her husband to stand before her and ask ber to explain the story that had been carried to blm by a demon In the form of man. But Droom did not go to David Ca ble. He went to James Bansemcr with tbe news. James Bansemer's law and loan of fices were not far from the river and, It Is sufficient to say, not much far ther from State street. He who knows Chicago well cannot miss the location more than three blocks cither way If he takes city hall as n focal point. The office building In which they were located is not a pretentious structure, but Its tenants were then and st 11 are regarded as desirable, it may be well to announce that Bansemcr on rencn lng Chicago was clever enough to turn over a new leaf and begin work on a clear white page, but it is scarcely nec essary to add that the black, besmirch ed lines on the opposite side of the sheet could be traced through every entry that went down on the fresh white surface. Bansemer was Just ns nefarious In bis transactions, but he was a thousandfold more cautious. Droom sarcastically reminded hlra that be had a reputation to protect In his new field, and, besides, as his son was "going in society" through the Influ ence of a coterie of Yale men. It would be worse than criminal to deteriorate. Bansemer loathed Droom, but he also feared blm. He wus the only living creature that Inspired fear In the heart of this bold schemer. It Is true that he feared the effect an exposure might bare on the mind of his stulwart son. the boy with his mother's eyes, but he had succeeded sn well lu blinding the youth In the years gone by that tbe prospects of discovery now Bccmed too remote for concern. The erstwhile New York shark was now an eel. wily and elusive, but he was an eel with a shark's teeth and a shnrk's voracious ness. He bad grown old In the study of this particular branch of natural history. Bansemcr was fifty-five years old In tbls year of I.sum. He was thin ner than In the old New York days, but tnt bull-like vltroi imJ given v.j to the wiry strength of the leopard. Tbe once black hair was almost white and grew low and thick on his fore head. Immaculately dressed, ever straight and aggressive in carriage, he I soon become a figure of whom all eyes I took notice even In the most crowded I of CJilcngo thoroughfares, j Graydmi Bansemer. on leaving Yale with a diploma and some of the honors j of his class, urged his father to take blm Into his office and ultimately to make blm a partner In tbe business. James Bansemer never forgot the ma licious grin that crossed the face of ' Klins Droom "lien the young fellow made the proposition not more than ' fortnight before the Bansemer estab lishment picked Itself up and hastily I deserted New York, 'i bat grin spoke plainer than all the words In langaa .- , Take him into the otlice? Make tl..s honest, gray eyed hoy a panner'; It was no wonder that (I room g:-!:uied. ! and it is no wonder that he forgot to I i-mer ins muutii with his huge hand, as was his custom. The proposition, while sincere and earnest, was too Impossible for words. For once lu his life James Bansemer was at a loss for subterfuge. He stammered, flushed and writhed In the effort to show the young man that the step would be unprofitable, and he was sorely conscious that he bad uot con vinced the eager applicant. He even urged him to abandon the thought of becoming a lawyer aud was ably sec onded by Ellas Droom. whose opinion of the law, as be had come to know It, was far from flattering. Just at this time Bansemer was en- gaged in the most daring as well us the most prodigious "deal" of his long career. With luck It was bound to en rich him to the extent of $50,000. The plans bad been so well prcpured nnd the execution had been so faultless that there seemed to le no possibility of failure. To take Ills fair minded son, with the mother's eyes. Into tbe game would be suicidal. Tbe young fellow would turn from him forever. Banse mer never went so far as to wonder whence cume the honest blool In the "Good afternoon, Mrt. Cable! And how is the babyt" boy's reins nor to speculate on the" ori gin of the unquestioned Integrity. He had but to recall the woman who bore him, tho woman whose love wns the only good thlug be ever knew, the wife he had worshiped while be sinned. For years und years lie hud plied bis unwholesome trade lu reputations, sometimes evading exposure by the narrowest of margins, nnd he hud come to believe that be was secure for all time to come. But It was the "big Job" that brought disaster. Just when It looked as though success was assur ed the crash came. He barely had time to cover his tracks, throw the fig urative pepper Into the eyes of his enemies and get away from the scene of danger. But he bad been clever and resourceful enough to avoid the penalty that looked Inevitable and came off with colors trailing, but un captured. Perhaps no other man could have es caped. But James Bansemer was clev erest when in a corner. He bncked away, beld them at bay until he could recover bis breath and then defied them to their teeth. Despite their proof he battled them, aud virtue was not Its own reward at least In this Instance. In leaving New York be hoped that Ellas Droom, who knew too much, might refuse lo go Into the new terri tory with him, but the gaunt old clerk took all unnatural nnd malevolent de light In clinging to his employer, lie declined to give up his place lu the of fice, anil although he. hated James l'.an semer, be came like an accusing shadow Into the new offices near the Chicago liver, and there he tolled, grinned and scowled with the samo old faithfulness. CHAPTER VI. T first It was hard for James Bansemer to lieve that his henchman had net been mistaken. Droom's description of the holy eertnlnly did not corroaponu to what his memory recalled. Investi gation, however, assured blm that the Cables In the mansion near the lako were tbe people ho hud known In New York. Bansemer took no one Into his confidence, not even Droom. Once con vinced that the erstwhile fireman was now the rich and powerful magnate, he set to work upon tbe machinery which was to extract personal gain from the secret In bis possession. He soon learned that the child was a young wo man of considerable standing In socie ty, but there was no way for blm to ascertain whether Frances Cable bad told tbe truth to her husband In those dreary far west days. O Bansemer was rich enough, but avarice hud leeome a habit. The flight from New York hail deprived him of but little in worldly goods. Ills III got ten gains came with blm, nnd Invest ments were Just as easy ami Just as safe In Chicago as In New York. Now be saw a chance to wring a biindsomii sum from the rich woman whose only possession bail Is'en love wb"ii he first knew her. If the secret O'f June's Mm origin still remained l,v-l.e,l t:;t i:f heart the effort would U an easy lie learned enough of I'nid V however, to know that if le- siurc.l ll:c sti-ret the plan would be ir.ei:,es :i;id dangerous. It was this uncertainty thai kept him from calling at the t'alile homo; like wise from writing a note which might prove a most disastrous folly. Time and circumstance could be his only friends, and he was nivusto-ued to the whims of iKith. lie read of the dinners and entertainments given by the Ca bles and smiled grimly. Time had worked wonders for them. Scandal, he knew, could undo all that ambition and pride had wrought. He could well afford to wait. However, he did uot have loug to wait, for his opportunity came one night in Hooley's theater, tirnydon and he occupied seats In the orchestra near the stage aud not far from the j lower right hand boxes, it was during the busy Christmas holidays, but the I 'star" was of sufficient eoiisetpieneo to pack the house. The audience was no end of a fashionable one. Time and again some strange Influence drew his gazo to the gay party In one of the I lower boxes. . The face of .lr woman nearest to him was not visible, but tbe two girls who sut forward turned oc casionally to look over the audience, and bo saw Unit tbey were pretty, ouo excvptlouaily so. One of the' then wan gray haired nnd strong featured: tho others were quite too insignificant to be of Interest to him. The womau whoso buck he could see did not look out over the audience. Her Indiffer ence was so marked that It seemed de liberate. At lust he felt that her eyes wei upon him. He turned quickly. Tru enough, for with lips slightly parted, her whole attitude suggestive of In tense restraint Mrs. Cable was staring helplessly into tile eyes of the man who could destroy her with a word. The one thing that flashed through Bansemer's brain was tbe realization that she wns fur more beautiful than he had expected hor to bo. There was a truly aristocratic loveliness In tho rather piquant face, and she undenia bly possessed "manner." Muturlty bad Improved her vastly, he confessed, with strange exultation; age bad been kinder than youth. He forgot tho pley, seldom taking his eyes from the back which again had been turned to blm. Calculating, ha reached the concluslqu that she was not more than forty years of age. More than once ho made some remark to his sou, only to surprlso that young man glancing surreptitiously at the face of the more beautiful of tho two girls. Even In this early stage James Bansemcr began to gloat ovor the beauty of this new found old ac quaintance. In tho lobb." of tho thenter as they were leaving he deliberately doffed Ills hat and extended a pleasant hand to the wife of David Cable. She turned deathly pale, und there was a startled, piteous look lu ber eyes that convinced him beyond all shadow of a doubt. There was nothing for her to do but introduce htin to her husband. Two minutes later Graydon Bansemer and Jane Cable, strangers until then, were asking each other how they liked tho play, and Fate was at work. A few weeks after this scene at tho theater young Mr. Bansemer dashed across tho ball from the elevator and entered his father's office Just as Ellas Droom wns closing up. "Where's the governor, Mr. Droom?" he asked, deliberately brushing pust the old clerk In tho outer office. "Left some time ago," replied Droom somewhat ungraciously, his blue eyes staring past tho young man with a steadiness that suggested reproach be cause lie was out of the direct line of vision. "It is nearly d o'clock. He's never here after f." "1 know that be I asked you If you knew of his whereabouts. Do you or not?" Tho self confident, athletic youth did not stand In physical nwe of the clerk. "No," wus the slmplo and sufficient answer. "Well, then, I'm off," said Graydon a trifle less airily. Droom's overcoat was on and button ed up to his chin. His loug feet were encased In rubbers of enormous size and uncertain age. There must havo been no blood In the veins of this grim old man, for the weather was for from cold, aud the Btrcets were surprisingly dry for Chicago. "I ain closing the office for tho day," said Droom. For no apparent reason a smile spread over the lower part of his fuee, und Graydon, bold as he was, turned his eyes away. "I thought I'd stop In and pick up tho governor for a ride borne In my motor," suld be, turning to tbe door. "Yours Is one of the first out hero, I suppose," came from tbe thin lips of the old clerk. Graydon laughed. "Possibly. The company charges a nickel a ride, half a dime. Going down, sir?" Graydon had rung for tbe elevator and was waiting In front of tbe grating. A look contnlnlng a curious com pound of affectlonute reproach and a certain senile gratification at being made the object of the boy's conde scending raillery crossed Droom's coun tenance. Without, however, answering his question he slowly and carefully closed the door, tried It vigorously and Joined Biiuseuier at tho shaft. With Droom words were unnecessary when actions could speak for themselves. "SliJ living over In Wells streirf, Mr. DriM.iri?" wiiit on Oraydon. thorough ly at I''e with the man whom he had feared and despised by singes from childhood up. "It's good enough for me." said Droom shortly. "'Tlsn't Michigan I nvenue. the Drive or Lincoln Park as swell as 1 iiilevurd.Miiit It's Just rq or i'ver boiie to be." "There's nothing against Wells street, lint It got ashamed of Itself 0 hen it crowed the river." "TheOcail it l'lfth avenue." sneered liroom. "but It Nut the avenue. Is It?" ltanseiie r was surprised lo lio:e :l tone j n" afioctio-.iato pride lu the iiuestfoil. ) "No ludeisi:" "Oh. there's only one, Mr. llraydou," said the old clerk quite warmly: "our own Fifth avenue!" i "1 bad no Idea you cared so much j for swagger things. Mr. Droom." ob , served the other, genuinely sui'irlsed. "Even Bnuuhvay Is heaven lo me," 1 said Droom, some of the rusp gone ! from his voice. "Ooodby. I got this I way," ho said when tbey reached the sidewalk a little later. The young man watched bis gaunt figure as It slouched away In the semidurkness. "By lloorge, the old chap is actually homesick!" muttered he. "I didn't think it was In him." Droom had rooms over a millinery shop In Wells street There was a bedroom at the back and a "living room" In front, overlooking tbe Btreet from the third Btnry of tho building. Of the bedchamber there la but little 5roDoifl There inu a itorflcd, piteous look In her eye to say, except that It contnlned a bed, a wnshstiind, a mirror, two straight hacked chairs and a clotliespresn. Droom went out for bis bath every buturday night. Tho "living room," however, was queer lu more ways than one. lu one corner on a chest of draw era ntood Ills oil stove, while In tho op posite corner a big sheet Iron heater made Itself conspicuous. Firewood was piled behind the stove winter and summer, Droom lamenting (hat olio could not safely discriminate between the seasons in Chicago, Tho chest of jrawers contained his stock of pro visions, his cooking and tablo utensils, his medicine and a small assortment of carpenter's tools, lie had no use for mi icebox. A bookcase, old enough to warm the heart of tho most anient antiquarian, held his small and unusual collection of books. Standing side by side on (he same shelf were French romances and tbe Holy Bible, much bethunilml and penciled. There were scboolbookN alongside of sentimental love tales, Greek lexicons und quaint old fairy slorles, low books and works on crim inology; books ou botany, geology, anatomy and physics. In all perhaps I hero were 1100 volumes. A. life of Nn poleou revealed signs of aliuosl con stunt usage. There were three por traits of the Corsicau on the dingy green walls. The strange character of tbe man was best shown by the pictures that ailorucd or rather disfigured tin walls. Vulgar photographs ami prims were to be seen on nil shies. Mingled with these cheap creations were excellent copies of famous Madonnas, quaint Scriptural drawings, engraving of the .Saviour and nn allegorical colored print which emphasized tho Joys of benven. There was ulso u badly drawn but Idealized portrait of Droom. done in crayon lit the ago of twenty. This) portrait was one of bis prized posses sions. He loved It best because It was a bust and did not expose his longitu dinal defects. If Droom ever hud en tertained a feminine visitor lu hla npartuieuts. -there is no record of the fuct. Hut few men had seen the Inlo rlor of his home, and they had gono nwuy with distressed, perplexed sensi bilities. He cooked Ills own men Is on the oil slove and, alone, ale them from tho Hi de table that stood near tho heater. Occasionally he went, out to n nearby eating house for a lonely feast, ills) rooms usually reeked with the odor of liolled coffee, burned cabbage and grease, pungent chemicals and long suffering lied linen. Of Ills "front" loom It may lie said that It was kitch en, dining room, parlor, library, work ahop, laboratory and conservatory. Four flowerpots, In which as many geraniums existed with difficulty de spite Droom's constant and unwaver ing rare, occupied a conspicuous place on the window sills overlooking the street He watched over them with all the tender solicitude of a lover, sur prising as It may appear when one pauses to consider the vicious exterior of tbe man. (Continued Next Friday.) HI IIH( IIIHK FOIt TIIK Gl'AItl). CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. O The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Blgnaturb ot a :
