a trisyllabic h iss of which each part was longer and moro em phatic lh au MRS. BEGGARSTAFF DISCOVERS THAT LUCY CARTERET Its predecessor. U nm istakably of h u man origin, though hh odd and nlurni- OWNS A BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE WHICH HAD Ing as the w arning of a serpent, it brought the girl from her bed lo her BEEN STOLEN FROM A VALUABLE COL feet w ith a sta rt. LECTION SOME TIME BEFORE H er m ovem ent w as a noiseless oi*e. T he m an who had sounded th a t stran g e call she discovered stealing Imm edi A b eau tifu l, w ell-bred E n g lish -m in im , nervous nnd suspicious, ately outside th e w indow ; Ids back E veryone should d rin k h o t w a te r flmls « h e n she h o ard s th e ste a m e r A lsutln. bound from Uven>ool « u s to It, so th a t she could see Utile w ith p h osphate In It, for N ew York, th a t h er statero o m m a te Is Mrs. A m elin Bcggiirsinff. m ore th an th e concave line of his before b reak fast. By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE a fa sc in a tin g w ealth y A m erican widow of ab o u t six ty years. T he girl dark, lean, shaved cheek, mid the back »■ ‘ Aotbor si = say s h er nam e Is Lucy C a rte re t an d th a t she Is going to Amerlcu to o f a long, narrow bead beneath a t h i ion wour.” t h i m a m k iw u " m eet h e r fath er, w ho has lived th e re m any years. S om ething about To feel a* fin e as th e pro v erb ial steam er cup w ith vigor well down over 1«. th e g irl’s m an n er m akes th e w idow w onder w h a t’s th e trouble. She fiddle, we m u st keep the llvwr washed Ids eyes. , kt k> Is m uch su rp rised to find Lucy possesses a m agnificent necklace which Almost Im m ediately th e hiss wns an clean, alm ost every m orning, to pre u > w Vun the girl said h er fa th e r hud given h er fo r C hristm as. sw ered by quick, light footsteps, and vent Its sponge like pores from clog ging w ith lu d lg estlb ln m a te ria l, aour th e voice of one ns yet Invisible, a Idle and poisonous toxins, say s a noted C H A P T E R II— Continued. voice of guarded accent but vibrant physician. —3— la usleep—a n d I w a n t to replace It "C ruveu, of co u rse 1 Now you m en w ith Indignation, “ W hat th e devil do If you get In-adachea, It's yo u r liver. The D ow ager D ragon glanced fo re before she w akes up.’* you incuti by buzzing me like Hint?'' If you catch cold easily, It’s y o u r liver. tion It, a d istin c t resem blance." and a f t ; but th ere w ere no o th er p a s "On© m inute, if you don’t mind. P er "T h is Miss C a rte re t says her fath er T h e girl trem bled. U nless h er senses If you wake up w ith a bad taste, sengers w ithin earsh o t, an d the p o rts hap s you cun tell m e so m ething—" gave It to her b ecau se of Its llkcucss w ere u n tru stw o rth y , she knew th a t fu rre d tongue, n asty b reath o r stom- behind them , though alight, w ere sh u t “On one condition," th e old indy slip- to hliu." voice b e tte r th an h er own. It seemed nrh becom es rune Id, It's y o u r liver. and sound-tight. "B etty M errileea," j ulated firmly. "You m ust let m e lu “W hat did you say th e nam e was, In ImiNissllde th at she could be m istaken. Hallow skin, m uddy com plexions, w a te ry eyes all denote liv e r unclcnnli- she said. on th e grouud Boor. I’ll not lift uiy full?" It wns agititi audible, th e response M M . Your liv e r I* th e BkOSt imjpor "You’re w arm —a s th e children say hand to help you tu uuythinp th a t's a "L ycy C a rte re t. But w hen she told of th e limn outside the window having ta u t, also the inoat abused and neglect In hide-and-seek." ' m ystery to tne." me sh e trip p ed and stum bled over escaped her. “ Yiqi In fatu ato a s s ! I s u it ed organ o f th e body. Pew know its “A h a!” th e Indy cried In trium ph. "I don’t m ind telling you In the least. so m eth in g th a t sounded auspiciously you kno«' b e tte r th an to tnke such fu n ctio n o r how to release th e dam m ed “Well, t h e n ! B etty doesn't m ean to T his Isn 't a ease—Just sim ple cu riosity like • 1 . 1 , 1 .- 'LM* for L ydia. a h T up I hh Iy w aste, Idle and to x in s. Most chances?" try to b eat th e custom s. She told m e on my p a rt. Did you ev er know a n y Talks re so rt to violent calom el, which "I.ucy C a rte re t—Lydlu C raven.” the "Oh. IF* nil right, lie 's up on the so herself. T h e row th a t m an Loeb body by th e nam e o f lllck s-L o rriiu er— d etectiv e m used aloud. I* a dangerous, sa liv a tin g chem ical boat deck, chltm ln' w ith som e s k i r t h a s kicked up ubout sm uggling h as in London?" “H elp me up,” th e D ow ager Dragon I m ade su re ut th a t before I luld for w hich ra n only bo used © rruslonally because It accu m u lates In th e tissues, scared h e r so th a t she’s m ade up her "B less my In co m e!" exclaim ed Mrs. dem anded excitably. " I’m g o in g dow n you. T ru st me." also a tta c k s th e (Mines. m ind to d eclare every blessed trin k et. s ta irs th is m in u te an d have a good BeggarstafT indignantly. "N o! Who E very m an and woman, sick o r well, " T ru st you to play th e fool I I>on’t So you see. Quoin, you 're sim ply w a st Is he—o r she?" look round th a t cabin. If the girl isn't you know every word you u tte r cun be should d rin k each m o rn in g before ing your tim e tra ilin g B etty M errl- b reak fast. a glass of lmt w ater w ith a "I don’t k n o w ; th a t's why 1 a s k e d ! aw ake. Q uoin," sh e added with a n i overh eard In th o se statero o m s?" m ation, a s th e d ete c tiv e gave h er his tr-sspooiiful of lim estone p h o sp h ate In Instinctively th e girl crouched In the It, to w ash from th e liv er an d bowels Quoin sm iled vaguely at his finger you—who know everybody. One ques- ' hand, “if it tu rn s o u t as we th in k —” tlon m o re: W hat do you know ubout I shadow of her b edstead, lu deadly te r tb<* previous d s y ’s In digestible m ater tips. “No, I'm not." he contradicted. "l!o|>e?" he suggested, smiling. your friend Mr. C ruveu?" ro r lest she be d etected ut her Involun lal, th e poisons, so u r bile and to x in s; Sirs. BeggarstafT sniffed suspicious "F o r my p a rt, I i o | h *. If it tu rn s out "Tud C raven?" exclaim ed the Dowa- ly. ‘‘I've guessed w rong?” as we hope, th is voyage Is going to be tary eu vesti Topping—so strong upou th u s cleansing, sw eetening an d fre sh e n in g th e e n tire a lim e n ta ry canal be ger D ragon lu blank um uzetuenL “F o r once in a way. T h e tru th la, I m ost am using. And I « u s a fra id of her sensitive perception* th e psycho fore p u ttin g m oro food Into th e sto m logical effect of th is su rre p titio u s p a s being b o re d !" don’t care w h eth er Sirs. M errilees de "W h at's he been doing?" ach. “N othing very d e s p e ra te : only m ak fra u d s th e governm ent or not. It's "T h en ," Quoin rem inded her, “you sage. Llm catonn p h osphate doc« not re But h er fenrs w ere quickly d issip a t s tr ic t th e d iet lik e calom el, because It over a y e a r since I left th e secret ing love to Mrs. M errileea. T hink ought to be very g ru tefu l to me.*’ service. I don’t like th e w ork—too she’ll m arry him ?" "I love you fo r It 1* Mrs. BeggarstafT eti. th e Interview term in atin g us ab ra n not saliv ate, for It la h arm less and "C ouldn’t say. She’s a flighty c re a declared a rd en tly . ru ptly a* It hud la-gun. you can eat a n y th in g a fte rw a rd s. It tam e—and having learn ed all it could "Good night !” th a t w ell-rem em bered 1* Inexpensive an d alm ost tasteless, teach me, I quietly dropped o u t and tu re. an d T a d 's trem endously uiuuslng. W hat concern Is It o f you rs?” volet* continued Incisively. "And for and any p h a rm a c ist will sell you a retu rn ed to my old field." C H A P T E R III “N one w h atever. You h av en ’t told the Inst tim e I w nrn y o u : I>»n't ap q u a rte r pound, w hich la su ffic ie n t for “P riv a te investigation, eh?” a d e m o n stra tio n of how hot w ater and "T h ere’s som e fun in th a t,” Quoin me w h at you know about him ." Long a f te r dark Miss C a rte re t w ak proach me ngaln ab o ard th is sh ip !" lim estone p h o sp h ate cleans, stim u la te s "W hy—o f c o u rse !—w h at th e w orld “B ut—listen ." th e o th e r pleaded said w ith m ild enth u siasm . “Odd ened. F o r som e m inutes she lay In and fresh en s th e liver, k eeping you lie 's an e n te rta in in g little lazy co n ten t, u n stlrrln g , wide eye* and th re a te n e d In th e one Breath. feeling fit day In and day out. jo b s—I love ’em. T h ey ’re generally knows. m an w ho cam e out of now here to cheer dream ing into o b scu rity . T he state- "W e got to get u stra ig h t an sw er out so very odd—unexpected besides." "Quoin.” th e lady Inquired w ith a us up about fifteen y ears ago. N ever room wns dusky w ith sh ad o w s; b u t <»f you change of tone, “you rem em ber th e " as heard of before one fine m orning deck lig h ts beyond th e open «'Indow “ I'v e given It a lre a d y —tw ice. For Joachim collection?” * w hen we nil w oke up to find he be- p o rts pointed w an sq u ares njmn th e i th e th ird tim e— n o !” W ith th is the w hite In terio r woodw ork. T he sw eep last sp eak er stro d e briskly forw ard. "Do I rem em ber i t !" Quoin p ro te st No rem edy can h o n estly prom ise to I of clean sea a ir th ro u g h th e room w as R ising ns silently a« any shadow , ed w ith rep roachful sin cerity. "I 1 as sw eet a s fresh cool «‘n te r to n Miss C a rte re t again tu rn ed tier face heal every e sse of eczem a o r sim ila r w ish I m ight hope ever to be repaid sk in ailm en t. B ut ltesln o l o in tm e n t, parched th ro a t. F eeling stro n g er nnd to th e p ort. fo r th e sleep I lost on th a t c a s e !” aid ed by ltesln o l Soap, gives such m ore h e rse lf for each delicious breath . T he inun who had hissed wns still “You never got a clue?" in s ta n t relief from tho Itch in g and lutmhly th e girl gar© th a n k s ; fo r It th ere, w u trh lu g th e o th e r wny. "N ever one. T h a t w as a m asterly bu rn in g , and so g en erally su cceed s In seem ed th a t, w ith th e passing o f the She fancied som ething sullen nnd cle a rin g th e eru p tio n aw ay fo r good, Job.” gale, th e ghastly Incubus of mnl-de- m enacing In the low ering Inclination th a t It Is th e sta n d a rd sk in tre a tm e n t "H a s none of th e stuff ever tu rn ed m er had been exorcised. j of his bead, th e stoop of big unrrow of th o u sa n d s and th o u san d s of physi up?” cians. Sold by all dru g g ists. Presently, conscious o f a pang o f I shoulders. , “Oh. plenty of It, h ere an d there— hunger, she touched th e rejientlng j Suddenly, w ith n m um bled word, m ostly in E urope. In fact. I’m told Getting Used to It. spring on h e r bracelet w atch —nn ex- In a rtic u la te w ith anger, he tu rn ed und th a t Joachim h as reassem bled m ost "T u rk ish w om en m uffle th e e n tire qnlattely sm all. Jew eled extrnvngnnce, w ent sw iftly aft. o f th e co lle c tio n ; but it h a s cost him low er p a rt of th e face w ith a veil, her f a th e r’s gift of th e previous C hrist- 1 five tim es his original o u tlay.” leaving only th e eyea exposed. Q ueer m as—and bent nn a tte n tiv e e a r to Its “T h ere are, o f course, pieces still costum e, eh ?" elfin chim e. E ight o'cloek. It wns too Do you believe that Lucy C ar m issing?" "I th o u g h t so u n til o u r g irls began la te to d ress and dine In public. But teret Is telling the trut|| and “Oh. n a tu r a lly !” w earin g th e ir fu rs th a t w ay."— L ouis as she lay in doubt, try in g to decide that the Is an honest, high.class ville F o u rie r Jo u rn al. “ W ell, th en ,” said th e lady delib w h eth er she w as really ns hungry ns girl; or do you think she ia one erately , “I d o n 't m ind tellin g you th a t she felt, o r would do b e tte r to deny of a band of shrewd crooks? th e re 's one piece I d istin ctly rem em h erself food until b re a k fa st, she heard The next installment brings im ber. on board th is ship—a m agnificent n sound from th e o u te r deck so singu portant developments. sardonyx cam eo.” la r flint In n tw inkling It focused her “T ru ly ?” drow sy, e rra n t w its. “W ould you care to see It? T hen— T he sound w as •‘I’s.st psHst-psssst," (TO UE CONTINUED.) lo o k !” M rs. BeggarstafT unclosed h er left h a m ’. In its palm lay Miss C a rte re t’s Almost Immediately the His AMERICAN WEDS A RULER I to sta n d th e strain . T hey a re not brooch 1 Answered by Quick, Light b eau tifu l h u t they nre m ighty efficient W ith a w ondering exclam ation, j steps. ; Alice Heine, Who Enjoyed Unusual when th e rig h t kind of {tower gets In- Q uoin bent fo rw ard to exam ine th e j Philadelphia, P a.— "Ono year nro I : side o f them . And you a re no less a Distinction, Soon Tired of Life longed. No money, so f a r as I know— cam eo, w hile Mrs. BeggarstafT reg ard wns very tick nnd I Buffered with jiaira I gentlem an because they fit you. T h a t as Princess of Monaco. ed « 'ith a triu m p h a n t sm ile h is bent i o r ju s t enough to enable him to live in my side nnd hark J m an Is honorable who m akes him self head. I t w as som ething to have sta r- j w ell w ithout w orking too h ard . N ow a until i m arly went resp ected by bis conduct nnd th e work Alice H eine, the only A m erlcnn wom tlc-d th e g re a te st living detective, days New York teem s w ith Just th is crazy. I went to he does. No am o u n t of {willsh can w hich w as precisely th e d istinction th e ty p e of unaccountable persons—de an to enjoy th e d istin ctio n —and suffer ato n e fo r a m ean Ideal. And no differentdoctors and keen-w itted old wom an accorded this cent, d iverting, w ell-bred, and three- th e d isillu sio n m en t—of being th e wife um ount o f toll cun low er the m an of they all said 1 hod q u a rte rs Idle. T h a t’s a ll—except I of a sovereign, w as born In New O r m an. female trouble and honor to th e level o f the beast. T he lik e th e m an." leans fifty-nine y e a rs ago. H e r fa th e r “T ak e It to th e light an d have a would not g et any tu g mny tie Insignificant beside tho "You never h eard he w as m arried?” w as M ichael H eine, u Jew ish b anker, good look.” relief until 1 would “H e Isn’t ! ” M rs. BeggarstafT ex and h er m o th er Miss Amelia Milton- lines, b u t Its work Is Just ns honorable “T h an k you." said Quoin, risin g In he operated on. I and o ften req u ires Just as m uch brains berger, who enme of a prom inent sta n tly and m oving fo rw a rd to the claim ed, dum founded. had suffered for four and skill to accom plish It.—-P ennsyl “I don’t say so. I only w onder. Of Lou'.slnna fam ily. lighted com panionw ay. w here he lin y e a r s l**fore this vania G rit. H aving m ade n fo rtu n e In New O r gered a long m inute, in te n tly Inspect course. If you n ev er heard he w as m ar time,hut I kept get- ried, you n ev er suspected him of hav leans, M ichael H eine se ttle d In Burls ing th e brooch w ith a sm all m agnify ting worse the more “ What Makes It Stop?" in g a d a u g h te r—you’re too pure- a fte r th e F ranco-I’ru ssla n w ar, and ing glass. medicine I took. Every month since I m inded.” T he follow ing com m unication lias rose to be a noted financier. H is “ U nquestionably one of th e m issing , was a young girl I hud Buffered with “T h an k you fo r nothing. • W hat are d aughter, Alice, becam e th e bride of been received by th e G alveston N ew s: ernmps in my sides nt periods nnd wes pieces," he declared flatly, retu rn in g , "S p ark sv ille—G e n ts: T h e gas en never regular. I saw your advertise the due de Richelieu, scion of an a n "and. If I’m not m istaken, oDe o f the you driving a t? ” “And If he h a sn ’t a d aughter, who gine you se n t ine sto p s w hen th e re 's ment in the newspaper nnd the picture cient F ren ch line. She bore him a son finest in th e collection. H ow did you In th u n d ern tio n Is Lydia?” come by It, p lease?” and a d au g h ter, a fte r w hich he died. nothing th e m a tte r w ith Its th a t the of a woman who had been saved from “Quoin,” said th e D ow ager D ragon The son Inherited th e title, nnd a few trouble. It w ouldent bee so bad If It an operation and thm picture wnn im “It's th e p ro p erty of th e young p er son who sh ares my c a b in ; nam e, Lucy solem nly, "I w arn you, If yon keep me years ago follow ed th e exam ple of his stopped fo r some reason and anybody pressed on my mind. The doctor had C a rte re t, fc'he's an A m erican, about on ten terh o o k s an o th er ln stu n t—” fa th e r by ta k in g an A m erican wife. know s th e re s reaso n s enough for it to given me only two more dayn to make “H ere you nre, then," th e detective Miss E lean o r D ouglas W ise of B a lti stop. I received th e book which you up my mind so I sent my husband to the tw enty, and has lived ab ro ad all her sent me wdilch Is nam ed w h at M akes drug store nt onco for n bottle of Lydia life. Now she's going to New York to ¡in terp o sed h a s tily ; “but keep It to more. join h er fu th er, who—she says—gave yourself. Y esterday afternoon, when Alice H eine, duchess o f R ichelieu, th e G asoline E ngine Go. I a in ’t rend E l’inkhum’s Vegetable Compound, nnd h e r th is on h er fifteenth b irth d ay .” I w as killing tim e In th e w ireless rem ained n widow rnnny y e a rs before It yet because w h a t's th e use reading believe me, 1 soon noticed n change and “T h e question Is, W ho is C a rte re t house, a m essage cam e In w hich I she w as won by the p rince of Monaco, it w hen I dont r a re w hat m akes the when I had finished the tiiir 1 hottlo I p e re ? " reud over th e o p e ra to r’s shoulder as whose p rio r m arriag e to L ady M ary gasoline engine go ns long as It goes was cured and never felt better. I grant “I’m not psychic,” M rs. BeggarstafT h e w rote It dow n. It w as fo r Craven, D ouglas H am ilton, an E nglishw om an, whleh m ine dont only occasionally. you tin: privilege to publish my letti r “ W hat I w ant to know Is W hnt and am only too glad to L t other women objected. “T h e woods a re full o f C ar- nnd ran som ething like th is : ‘Lydia had been unnulled by th e church. Life t e r e ts ; b u t I know none th u t th is child disap p eared . W hat shall I do? Await- w ith the sovereign p rin ce of the Mny M akes th e G asoline E ngine Stop. If k now of my cure. M rs. Taos. MuGotJ- resem b les In any «-ay. B esides, she Ing advice Ix-fore notifying police.’ co u ntry o f Monaco— noted principally you got a book railed th a t send ine •UAL, 3432 llartvillo Street, Bhiiu., Pa. h a s denied every relatio n sh ip I’ve sug- i Signed, ‘H icks-L orrlm er.’ And a fte r fo r Its g re a t gam bling reso rt, M onte one. I w nnt to know whnt m akes my g e ste d so fa r." a w hile C raven's reply « a s brought in C arlo— w as not a bed o f roses, and she gasoline engine stop when everything “B u t w e m u stn ’t fo rg et th a t, w hen fo r transm ission, ‘K eep a « a y from po- soon tired of It. T he p rince wus given Is O K nnd nothing’ Is the m a tte r ex bine cept th n t It m ust be a ro tten engine. found. th is p a te rn a l C a rte re t will lice. ' If girl doesn’t re tu rn , w ire me u divorce. a * Y q A O C M A R S afG .U.S.PAT Off “ IHRAM DIGGS." A ddressed, p ro b ab ly prove to be a p erfectly hon New York S atu rd ay .’ e st bourgeois w ho picked up th e cameo ‘IIIcks-L orrim er, eleven K ing C harles’ Reduce* Strained, Puffy Ankles. Lesson of the Tug. Lymphangitis, Poll Evil, Fistula. c a su a lly In som e out-of-the-w ay shop, court, Ix n d o n . W est.’ Now who Is T h ere’s nothing dishonorable In be S a n ta T u rn s S paniard. Roils, Swellings; Stops Lameness a t hom e o r ab ro ad . I’ve often th o u -h t ’L ydia’ to C raven If not w ife o r daugh ing a tng. In tim es of need n tu g Is T he « hole toy in d u stry of th e world and allays pain. Heals Sores, Cuts, th a t th e w idespread d istrib u tio n "o f ter, th a t w ireless m essages m ust ad w orth a thousand p leasu re boats. I t’s Is undergoing re a d ju stm e n t because of Bruises, Boot Chafes. It is a th a t loot m ight be tak en a s p re tty good vise him of h er d isap p earan ce? Not «’hnt a m an Is able to do and does (he w nr, and co u n tries th n t form erly SAFE ANTISEPTIC AND GERM ICIDE evidence in su p p o rt o f som ething I’ve his w ife ; fo r he refers to h er In his th a t tells w hat his w orth Is. Good Im ported th e ir stocks from tho coun Does not blister or remove the alw ay s contended w as a p o p u lar chi reply as th e ‘girl.’ If his daughter, clothes a re pleasant to look upon, hilt trie s of th e p resen t b elligerents nre m e ra —th e ex isten ce of a reg u lu r or he m ust he a w idow er." they a re o ften a h in drance In tim es now e ith e r hsiklng to new nourcee <rf hair and horse esa he worked. Pleasant to use. $ 2 . 00a bottle, delivered. Describe your case g an izatio n of social freebooters. You're A fter a thoughtful m om ent th e Dow- of d istress. Kid gloves m ay have u supply o r nre m aking th e ir own toyt. for special instruction* and H ook 5 M free. going?" he added a s M rs. BeggarstafT ag er D ragon exclaim ed, “Q uoin! T his place in th e fam ily pew nnd social Spain h as been nm ong the first to tak e A R S O K R I N K , J R . , sntlreprle liniment far mankind. r«. Strains. B slnfol. Knotted. Swollen Veins Conerw- s tirre d an d sa t up, p re p a ra to ry to ris- Joachim brooch—has it stru ck yoi* th a t functions, but the ways of the w orld ad v an tag e of the a lte re d dem and and e s tta l— <*nlf • lew dro ss required or an application. i-.w* In g . th e cam eo h e a rs u resem blance to uny- dem and to u gher stock In labo.s It Is m aking a stro n g bid fo r tho»ma4t0tB •> per bottle or dealers o r dotleered. “T h e p resen t ow ner of th is bauble , one we know V «. f. YOUNG, P.O.L, 40| Tsmylt It., Ipriscflsld, Mass. ta k e s overnlls, corduroy und buckskin of L atin-A m erica. lA SHEEP’S CLOTHING SAYS HOT WATER WASHES POISONS FROM THE LIVER If Your Skin Itches Just Use Resinol AN OPERATION AVERTE» A B SO P