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Suppose that you, aroused tonight by the stealthy presence of a
masked prowler In your bedroom, covered him with your pistol Just as
he was about to plunge a long knife between your ribs— and discov-
ered he was an old friend. Would you turn him over to the police
and prosecute him, or would you assume he was crazy and have him
sent to an asylum? Perhaps you will find an answer to such a prob-
lem in this installment.
Previous installments told how Hugh Whitaker, thinking he was
about to die, married an innocent girl to save her honor, and left
the country immediately. Five yeare later he returned to New York,
healthy and wealthy, and found the wife, now a famous actress
known as Sara Law, engaged to marry Drummond, his old friend. She
disappeared. Drummond supposedly committed suicide, as her previ­
ous lovers had done. Whitaker was assaulted in the dark, and while
recuperating at the country home of his friend, Martin Ember,
discovered spies, fought them, and was helped by a charming and
mysterious young lady living nearby.
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held him ns he would have held an un­
ruly child. When a break In Drum­
mond's ravings came at length, together
with a gradual weakening of the inuu's
struggles, the detective turned to Whit­
uker.
"Sorry.” he said. “ I didn’t dare take
any further chance*. He'd have been
at your throat In another minute. It
Isu't ns If we had simply un everyday
crook to deal with," Ember went ou.
approaching the until. “ He’s not to
be trusted or rensoum! with. He’s Just
short o f a raving morphoninuluc, or I
miss luy guess."
With a quick movement he caught
Drummond's left arm, pulled the sleeve
o f Ills coat back to the elbow, unbut­
toned and turned back his cuff.
“ Hiimi— yea," ho continued, bending
over to Inspect the exposed forearm, In
spite o f Drummond's efforts to twist
away. “ Deadly work of the busy little
needle. Uood Lord, he’s fairly riddled
with punctures I”
"That erfplulns . . .” Whituker
muttered, sickened.
“ It expluius a lot,” Ember readjust­
ed the sleeve nnd turned away. "And
it shows us our path o f duty, clear," ho
continued, despite Interruptions from
the maddened drug fiend. “ I think a
nice little sojourn In a sanatorium—
whut?”
“ Bight,” Whitaker agreed, relieved.
“ W e'll see what u cure does for him
before we Indulge in criminal proceed­
ings— shall we?"
"B y ull means.”
"Good.” Ember glanced at hts watch.
“ I ’ll huve to hurry along now— must
be in town not later than nine o'clock
this morning. I ’ll tnke him with me.
No, don't worry— I can handle him eas­
ily, It's a bit o f a walk to the vil­
lage. but thut will only help to quiet
him down.
I’ll be buck tomorrow;
meanwhile, you'll be able to sleep
soundly unless— "
He checked, frowning thoughtfully.
“ Unless what?"
Ember Jerked his head to Indicate
the prisoner. “ Of course, this Isn’t by
any chance the fellow you mixed it up
with over on the beach—nnd so forth?”
“ Nothing like him.”
"Queer. I can't find any trace of
him— the other one— nor can I nocount
' for hltn. He doesn’t seem to fit in any-
CH APTER XI— Continued.
For an instant his captive seemed
— 13—
reluctant to rise. Ember moved to his
Ember pushed back his chair and. side and stood over him, balancing the
rising, strolled to the door. “ Moonrtse revolver in his palm.
and a fine, clear night,” he said, star­
“ Come,” he said impatiently. “ Up
ing through the wire mesh of the with you 1”
screen. “ Wish you were well enough
The man sat up as if galvanized by
to go riding with me. However, you fear, got more slowly to his knees,
won’t be laid up long, I fancy. And then, grasping the edge o f the table,
I ’ll be back day after tomorrow. Now dragged himself laboriously to a stand­
I must cut along.”
9 ing position.
And within ten minutes Whitaker
W hltaker's Jaw dropped and his eyes
heard the motor car rumble off on the widened with wonder and pity. He
woodland road. He wasn't altogether couldn’t deny the man, yet he found it
sorry to be left to his own society, but hard to believe thnt this quivering,
in spite of his half-hearted perturba­ shaken creature, with his lean and
tion and dissatisfaction, the weariness pasty face and desperate, glaring eyes
o f a long, full day was so heavy upon this man in rough, stained, soiled and ;
him that he went to sleep almost be­ shapeless garments, could be Identical
fore Sum Fat had finished making him with the well-set-up, prosperous nnd
confident man of affairs he remem­
comfortable.
Extinguishing the candle, the China­ bered as Drummond. And yet they i
man, moving with the silent assurance were one. Appalling to contemplate '
of a cat In the dark, closed and latched the swift, devastating course o f moral
the shutters, then sat down just out­ degeneration, that had spread like gan­
side the living-room door, to wait and grene through all the man's physical !
and mental fiber . . .
watch, sleeplessly alert.
An hour passed In silence, and an­
“Take a good look,” Ember advised
other, and yet another. Sum Fat sat grimly. “ How about that pet myth |
moveless In the shadow, which blended thing now?
What price the astute
so perfectly with his dark blue silk sleuth— eh?
Perhaps you’d like to |
garments as to render him almost In­ take a few more funny cracks at my
distinguishable— a figure as patient simple faith in hallucinations.
and imperturbable as any bland, stout,
“ I had a notion he'd be hanging
graven god of his religion. But In time around,” Ember went o n ; “ I thought I j
there fell upon his ears another sound, saw somebody hiding In the woods this |
to which he stirred, if Imperceptibly— afternoon; and then I was sure I saw |
drawing himself together, tensing and him skulking round the edges of the i
flexing his tired muscles while his eyes clearing after dinner. So I set Sum
shifted quickly from one quarter to Fat to watch, drove back to the village
another of the darkened living room to mislead him, left my car there and
and the still more dark bedchamber.
wnlked back. And sure enough— 1”
And yet apparently all that had
Without comment. Whitaker, unable
roused him was the drowsy whistle of to stand any longer without discom­
a whippoorwill.
fort. hobbled to a chair and sat down, i
Then, with no other presage, a
“ Well?” Drummond demanded harsh­
shadow flitted past one of the side win­ ly in a quavering snarl. “ Now that
dows. and In another reappeared more you’ve got me, what’re you going to
The Chinaman Caught Him Half Way.
substantially on the veranda.
Sum do with me?”
Fat grew altogether tense, his gaze
There was a high, hysterical accent
where.
However” — his expression
fixed and exclusively focused upon In his voice that struck unpleasantly
lightened— “ I daresay you were right;
that apparition.
on Ember’s ear. He cocked his head
he’s probably only some idle, light-
Cautiously, noiselessly, edging Inch to one side, studying the man intently.
fingered prowler. I’d keep my eyes
by Inch across the veranda, the man
Drummond flung himself a step
approached the door. It was open. A away from the table, paused, and aguin open for him, but I don’t really believe
you need worry much.
full, long minute elapsed. Even Sum faced his captors with bravado.
Within ten minutes he was off on his
Fat held his breath throughout that
“ W ell?” he cried again. “ W ell?”
lonely tramp through two miles of
Interminable reconnoissance.
Ember nodded toward Whitaker.
woodland and ns many more of little-
At length, reassured, the mnn slipped “ Ask him," he said briefly.
into the room. Another minute: no
Whituker shook his head. It was traveled country, nt dead of night, with
sound detectable more untownrd than difficult to think bow to deal with this a madman in handcuffs for sole com­
that of steady respiration in the bed­ trapped animal, so wildly different pany.
room ; with a movement as swift und from the cultivated gentleman he al­
C H APTE R XII.
sinister as the swoop of a vulture, the ways had In mind when he thought of
mnn sprang toward the bedroom door. Drummond. The futility o f attempting
Offshore.
Leaping from a sitting position, with to deal with him according to any code
“ You ask me, I think very excellent
a bound that was little less than a recognized by men of honor was
quick cure.”
flight through the air, the Chinaman wretchedly apparent.
Sum Fat tenderly adjusted the can­
caught him hnlfway. There followed
“ Drummond,” he said slowly, “ I wish
vas brace, and then with infinite care
a shriek, a heavy fall that shook the to God you hadn’t done this thing/’
bungalow, the report of a revolver,
Drummond
laughed discordantly. Inserted the foot in a high-cut canvas
sounds o f scuffling . . .
“ Keep your rnealy-mouthed compassion tennis shoe.
He stood up, beaming with benevo­
Whitaker, half dazed, found himself for yourself,” he retorted, sneering.
standing In the doorway, regardless of
Whitaker gave a gesture o f despair. lent Interest. “ You tnke It easy one
his Injury.
“ I f you’d only been content to keep out day or two— no wnlk much— Just loaf—
He saw, as one who dreams and yet of the way . . .
1 I f only you’d let no go see pretty ladies— ”
Is conscious that he does but dream. me alone— ”
“ Go ’way, you heathen—go clean
Ember lighting candles— calmly apply­
"Then you let Sara Law alone, d’you your teeth I" cried Whitaker, Indig­
ing the flame o f a taper to one after hear?”
nantly.
another as he made a round o f the
“ — and I think be ail well and
The Interruption was little short of
sconces. Sum Fat was kneeling on all a shriek. Ember motioned to Sum Fat, sound,” concluded Sum Fat.
fours, above something that breathed who quietly drew nearer.
He waddled away, chuckling. Whit­
heavily and struggled without avail.
"I swear I don’t know what to do or aker got up, and with the aid o f a cane
Whitaker's sleep-numbed faculties say— ”
made a number o f tentative experi­
cleared.
ments in short-distance pedestrianlsm.
“Then shut up— ”
“ Ember I” he cried. “ What in the
“That’ll be about all,” Ember Inter- The results were highly satisfactory;
name of all things strange— ”
posed quietly. At a glance from him. he felt little or no pain. On the other
Ember threw him a flickering smile. Sum Fat closed In swiftly and caught hand, he felt the advice to which he
"Oh, there you are?" he said cheer­ and pinioned Drummond’s arms from had Just listened was sound; it would
fully. “I’ve got something Interesting behind.
be unwise to attempt a neighborly call
to show you. 8um Fat” — he stooped
A disgusting change took place In within at least another twenty-foor
and picked up a revolver— “ you may Drummond. In an Instant he was strug­ hours.
let him up now, If you think he’s safe.” gling, screaming, slavering; his face
He resumed his chair on the veranda
“Safe enough.” Sum Fat rose, grin­ congested, eyes staring, featnres work­ and sighed. It was late afternoon, and
ning. “Had plenty.”
ing wildly as he turned nnd twisted In he was lonely. He Inclined to sulks.
He mounted guard beside the doer. his efforts to free himself. Sum Fat The trouble with him was (he began
Rheumatism Yields
to renllse) thut ho hud lived too long
a hermit. For six years he hud been
practically lioluted and cut off from Only rheumatic sufferers know
the better hulf of existence; femininity the agony of its darting pains,
had formed no factor In Ills cosmos.
aching joints or twisting cords.
But now, o f a sudden, ho had been
But
some few have not known that
granted a flash o f Insight into the true
significance of companionship between
a man and a woman who hnd some­
thing In common aside from commu­
nity In their generation. Not two hours
altogether of such intercourse hnd
been his, but It had been enough to In­
fuse all his consciousness with a vague
but Irking discontent.
lie had lashed himself Into n very re­ has been correcting this trouble
spectable transiKirt of resentful rage
w h e n o t h e r treatments have
when, chancing to lift his eyes from
their absorbed study of the planks utterly failed.
composing iite veranda floor, he dis­
Scott’s is essentially blood-food
covered a motor boat nt the landing in such rich, concentrated form
stuge. At once u smile of childlike that its oil gets into the blood to
serenity displaced the scowl
alleviate this stubborn malady.
The woman made the little vessel
Get a bottle of S co tt’s Em ul­
fast and, turning, came swinging up
sion o r advise an a i l i n g
the gentle slope to the veruuda, ease
friend.
N o alcohol.
and strength nnd Joy of living iubereut
The N u i w r g U i t
liver oil Ifl
In every flowing movement.
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No ImiiKlnuhte consideration, how-* 1
own Am erican U lw r»tu ilc i w h i c h
ever selfish, could have kept Whltacre I
itmkra it purr mtul pflU U hlt,
any longer In his chair.
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aker? Is there any connection
between Mist Fleke and Drum­
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QUIT MEAT IF YOUR
KIDNEYS ACT BADLY
(T O UfcJ C O N T IN U IC I).)
WHEN MOTHER WAS A GIRL.
She Wae Juet the Same ae Hsr Ultra
Modern Daughter in the
Way of Qadding.
Take tablespoonful of Salts if
Muck hurts or Mluddcr
bothers.
W e are a nation of meat eaters and
our blood is filled with uric acid, says
Mother finally became tired o f the ; a well-known authority, who warns ua
way daughter was uctlng, according to be constantly on guard against kid
to a writer In the Fort Worth Slur noy trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
Telegram, nnd she said to her: “ You
the blood of this Irritating acid, but
never do anything but gnd about.
become weak from the overwork; they
When I wns your ago I tried to take get sluggish; the eliminative tissues
some of the work off my poor moth­ clog and thus the waste la retained In
er's back. I didn’t want to spend al l ' the blood to poison the entire system.
my time with some silly, giggling girl
When your kldnuys ache and feel
like thnt chum o f yours." A fter lis­ tike lumps of lead, and you have sting­
tening to this, daughter went to grand­ ing pains In the back or the urine la
ma and said to her: "You must huve cloudy, full of sediment, or the blad­
hud un awfully easy time when tnur»- der is Irritable, obliging you to seek
ma was growing up. Sho stayed at relief during the night; when you have
severe headaches, nervous and dlsxy
home almost ull the time, and helped spells, sleeplessness, acid stomach or
you with the cooking, milking, wash­ rheumatism in bad weather, get from
ing und other work.” Then said grand­ your pharmacist about four ounces o f
ma: “ She helped me with the work? Jsd Salts; take a tablespoonful in a
I'd like to know when she helped glass of water before breakfast each
me. Day und night, week in and week morning and In a few days your kid­
out, she was running around with neys will act fine. Thla famous salts
some silly girl, und she never once is made from the acid o f grapes and
turned her hand to help tue with any­ lemon Juice, combined with llthla, and
thing. I made every stitch o f her has been used for generations to flush
and stimulate clogged k'dneys, to neu­
clothes, did ull her washing nnd ironed
tralize the acids In urine so It Is no
every rag she ever wore. Now, when longer a source of Irritation, thus end­
1 wus u girl 1 really worked. In my ing urinary and bladder disorders.
time girls didn’t run around like they
Jad Salta la Inexpensive and cannot
did in your mother's duy.”
Injure; makes a delightful efferves­
cent llthla water drink, and nobody
can make a mistake by taking a little
Why He Was Sick.
A mother whose son wus sentenced , occasionally to keep the kldneya clean
to the Marion county workhouse re- and active.— Adv.
cently from Juveulle court, entered
Nice Little Job For Him.
court a few duys ugo, und said that
She—Oh,
Jack, dear, I'm so glad
she wished to speak to Judge Frank
you've come!
Father Is so excited
J. Lahr in regard to her sou, says the 1
and disturbed. Do go In and calm
Indianapolis News.
him.
“ Judge,” said the woman, “ I was out
He— Very well. But wbat'a the mat­
nt the workhouse yesterday, and my ter with hi m?
hoy tells me hu is not getting enough
She— Why— er— I Just told him you
to eut. I think something ought to be wanted to marry ;ne.— Boston Tran­
script
dune about it.”
Judge Lahr assured the woman thut
No Older Than Your Face.
the son's assertion could not be true,
but when she insisted, he culled the Is true In most cases. Then keep your
superintendent by telephone uud in­ face fair and young with Cutlcura
Soap and touches o f Cutlcura Oint­
quired.
“ Hold the phone n minute,” suld the ment ns needed. For free samples nd-
superintendent, “ und I'll look him up.” dress, “ Cutlcura. Dept. X. Boston.”
“ Hello, Judge.” finally came hack | Sold by druggists and by mall. Soap
over the wire, “ thut man Is working 26, Ointment 26 nnd 60.— Adv.
us u cook, und Is sick toduy from eut-
Plunkvllle Society.
tng too much ut his work.”
“ Do you want a bit of society news?”
“ I gezxo.”
Cause for Alarm.
“ You know the lady you stated was
“ My nephew, Virgil I’ ucker, hnd
coming to visit me last week.”
been sick for quite awhile,” reluted old
“ Yes, madam.”
Blley Ilezzldew. “ nnd us soon as he
“ She’s gone.” — Louisville Courier-
was able to totter uround In the house Journal.
he wabbled out Into the kitchen, Pres-
ently we heurd a thud, and ran there
To restore a normal action to Liver,
to find hi in senseless on the floor. Kidneys, Stomach and Bowels, take
When he cuine to himself he told us Garfield Tea, the mild herb laxative.
that it wns practically nil over with A ll druggists.— Adv.
him— he new he would never be uny
better, for his fnce was so bulged and
twisted out o f shape thnt nobody could
possibly look ns lie did nnd live longer.
It wns sometime before we discovered
thnt he hnd been looking at himself In
the old mirror over the sink.” — Kansas
A BAD WRECK — of the constitution
City Star.
may follow in the track of a disorder­
ed system, due to impure blood or in­
The Bargaining Instinct
active liver. Don't run the risk! Doc­
“ You took your boy to a circus to tor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
reward him for being good?”
“ Yes. cures all disorders and affections due
And then he decided It wasn't much of to Impure blood or Inactive liver. The
a circus and tried to be bad enough germs of disease circulate through the
to make sure he wasn’t being blood; the liver Is the filter which per­
mits the germs to enter or not. The
cheated.”
liver active, and the blood pure, and
you escape disease.
Perfumery From France.
When you’re debilitated, and your
France exported to this country last
weight below a healthy standard, you
year more than $3,000,000 worth of
regain health and strength, by using
perfumery ond soap. This was nearly the “ Discovery.” It builds up the body.
double the amount bought during the
Sold in Tablet or Liquid form. I f
previous year.
your dealer does not have it, send 60
cts. for the Tablets. Dr. V. M. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. T.
In i Bad Way.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regu­
When expense and profit ran neck
late
and Invigorate stomach, liver and
and neck then the owner la not run­
bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules,
ning hie business; the buslneee la r o ­ easy to take as candy.— Adv.
tting Urn.
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