hr. but not unequally, mat oho«, for
whlla the doctor v u short, thtok-sot
an « nmscmlsr. but clumsy and awk
ward Uho a boar, David was tall and
slim, but Htho and slnowy as a pan-
thsr. Looked In each other’s arms,
thay seemed like a single hideous mon
ster In some sort of convulsion. As It
was Impossible for them In this dead
ly embrace .'to strike, they , wrestled
rather than fought, and bit with Uetb
and tors with hands with equal feroo-
* !*
A t the Instant when the two Infuri
ated man seised each other in this
deadly grip, Papeete feinted, while the
terrified mare backed the buggy Into
tbo bushes by the roadald« Romeo,
snorting
and r pawing
the
ground.
A
w "*«»
»
givu
uui
snuffed at them a moment as Is pro
foundly concerned ot their strange
maneuvers, then .turning Sway, began
to crop the rich blue grass In entire
indifference to the moults of this mad
quarrel between two foolish men.
The combatants surged and swayed
back and forth along the dusty road,
tripping and stumbling In vslsKSfforu
to throw each other to the ground.
Their danger lent them strength, and
their hatred skill. At last, after pro-
ms
share la ths lesa
as t u » Governin'
The Libsrlsa
ellttr to the «
" I have discovered your treachery
and fled.
PB PB B TA ."
He drew his hand across hie eyes,
drama bacarne comparativsly aaay. He took a piece of his cheek between hie
llatenad to thè brlef conversatton In thumb and first finger and pinched It
whlch by g well - constructed cbaln of to see If he wore awake, then road the
flctltlous reasonlnga thè Judge rtvsted words again, this time aloud: "I have
upon thè too eager mlnd o f tho chlld- discovered your treachery and fled.
wlfe tbo oonelualon that she waa trae Fepeota.” - “Treachery T”
ho
said.
When thls arch villa In had conoluded “What t-t-treachery?
Whose t-t-
hla arguments every ausptcloa had trsachery? Fled? Pled with whom,
vanished from her soul, and aa he rose fled where? I wonder If I am still
to depart she took him by the hand d-d-drunk?"
and bade him a kindly and almost a f
A t last, and almost with the rapid other. Suddenly and as If by a single
fectionate farewell. “Do not afflict ity of a stroke of lightning, the whole Impulse changing their tactics, their
yourself with this painful memory." mystery solved Itself. It fleshed upon right hands unclasped and began to
she said gently.
his mind that Pepeeta had abandoned feel for the other’s throat. A sudden
*1 shall not nsed to afflict myself," him, and In company with the man slip of David’s hold permitted the doc
he replied; “my memory will afflict he had so Implicitly trusted. The ser tor to turn him over, and sprawling
m e for I am as guilty as if the result pent he had nourished In his bosom across hla breast ho pinioned him to
had been what I had expected; and If had at last stung him! Tearing the the earth. Hla great hand etole to
In the coming year you And a moment paper Into eh red a and stamping upon ward the throat o f hts prostrate foe
now and then In which you can lift up the floor, he cursed and raved.
and fastened upon It with the grip of
a prayer tor a man who has forfeited
A purpose shaped Itself instantly In an Iron vise.
hla claim to mercy, I beg you to de his mind, and he began Its execution v, T he beautiful h o t turned pale, then
vote It to him who from the depths or without delay. He made no confidant, gT«w purple. This would have been
hla heart wished you Joy. G ood -by«" took no advloe; but having smoothed the last moment In the life of tho Qua
With many aaouranoea of her par his ruffled clothing and combed his ker had not his right hand, convulsive
don, Pepeeta followed him to the door disheveled hair so as to axeite no ly clawing the road, touahed a piece of
and bade him farewell. Whan she re comment sad provoke no question, he broken rock. It was ss If n life-line
turned to David bar face was' lumin passed through the hotel corridor and had swung up against the hand o f a
ous with happiness, and although ho office, greeting his acquaintances with drowning man. The exhausted youth
had begun already to experience a re his accustomed esse, and made hie untwisted the grip of the Iron hand.
n n a nffi sl>^.
... .
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.
action and to suffer remorse for his way to the Uvery stable. He went at A
flung
off the heavy
body, _
mounted
up
successful infamy. It was only Uks a once to the stalls riper* his famous on It, crowded the great head with Its
drop of poison In the ocean of hla Joy. team was accustomed to stand, and to matted hair and staring eyes down In
“Did I not tell you that all would hla astonishment and delight found hie to ths dust, seised the etone with his
be well?” she cried, approaching him horses both there.
right hand, raised It, and struck.
and extending both her hands. "But
“Tom.” he said to the hostler, “did
The effect of the blow was two-fold
tire to ceesMer the laws asd ptaette«*
how sudden and how strange It Is. It you hire s horse and b-b-buggy to a — paralysing tho brain o f tho smitten
other countries with refereaoe to the i
Is too good to be true. Dcannot real young couple last night?"
portstlon Into thpee countries of the pr
and ths arm of the smlter. Across tho
ise that I am free. I am like a little
“ I did not.“ answered tbo curly low forehead of the quack It left a
groom.
graat gaping wound like a Moody
sraeMees net to be unduly dUcrtmlnnt
ths United Stats« the mlahaMU
"I am In no mood for trifling. Out mouth. A death-like pallor sp read It
ties provided In the hill nrs ts « o lute foi
with It. you scoundrel!” ho cried, seis self over his countenance, the lids
Calesn ths President makes such s flodl
‘hen the maximum duties provided In
to think. It wishes to go; but It Is ing him by the throat
dropped back and left the eye« at-ring
bill— that la. SB Increase of X par cent
frightened. What shall It do. David?
With a sign of terror the groom In hideously up Into ths face above them.
valorem ever the SMStaia» duties— ere tc
In feres.
dicated his readiness to Come to terms,
TeU It! Shall It A y r
David’s arm, spasmodically uplifted
Fear has bean expressed that this po
“I also am too bewlldored to act had and the doctor relaxed hts grip. 8tUl for a second blow, was s u s p e n d e d In
conferred and daty Impensd on the
almost too bewildered to think,” he trembling, be told the truth.
air. He did not move for a long time:
live Is likely to load to a tarlg war.
said, with unaffected excitement and
“Do you know which road they and when, at length Ms Scattered
bes to express tks hops and belief that
anxiety, for now that the time and op took?"
senses began to return he threw down
portunity tor him to take so momen
/Ho waved hie hand toward Ken
the stone, rose to his feet and exclaim
tous a step bad come, his heart failed tucky.
ed In accents of terror, “I have killed
him. It was only with the most vio
"Put a saddle on Ham lot -ns. on Ro him."
lent effort and under n most pressing meo," he ordered, tersely . * '. L
He ooold not overookie tho fascina
neeesslty that h* pulled himself to
The groom entered s box stall and tion of the lifeless face and wtde-star-
gether and continue«:
let out the Mack beauty. The doctor Ing eyes. They drew him towards
“The little bird must fly, and Its glanced him over and smiled. And them; he stooped down and felt for the
mate must fly with I t There are too well he might, for every muscle, every pu l** which wss Imperceptible; laid
few hours before daylight and we motion betokened speed. Intelligence, hla hand upon the heart, but could not
Au .*.r,.
must not lose a single o n « But are endurance.
you sure that yon are quite ready? Ia
The pursuer made s single stop on I foil back limp a n d lifeless V
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*-■• —
your mind
made tip?
up? W
W ill you
you go
go with
wun his way to the river and that was at
Suddenly one elemental passion gave
me trustfully? Win frou accept what(- a gun store, from which he emerg ed place to another. Horror had displaced
carrying a pair of saddle bags « g Ms anger, and now in Its turn gave way
■he took his In her strong arms, arm. In the holsters wars two loaded to the instinct of oeK-prooervatlon. He
printed her first klsa upon hla lips, pistols.
looked toward the carriage and saw
and said: “I will go with you to the
He smiled as be mounted, haring a l that Pepeeta had fallen Into a swoon.
ends o f the earth! I will go with you ready consummated vengeance In his "Pcrhape she has net seen what hue
(Brough water and through fire! The heart. Once across the river and safe happened,” he said to himself, a n « a
future cannot bring me anything from upon the Louisville pike, he loosened cunning smile lit up his pels face.
which I shall shrink. If It lets us meet the reins. The horse, whose sympat » Stooping down, he soloed the loath
It hand In hand!”
h e tic heart had already been imbued] some object lying there In the dust of
Silently and swiftly they gathered with the spirit of his rider,( shook his I the road and dragged It off into the
together the few necessities of a sud long black mane, plunged fo'rward and thick shfnbery. Stumbling along, he
den Journey, stole ont of tho quiet pounded along the hard turnpike. His came to a hollow made by the roots
building sad hurried away to a livery hoofbeats— sharp, sonorous, rhythmical I of an upturned tree. Into this he
stable. Ia a few moments they were —seemed to be crying for vengeance;,] flung the thing, hastffy covered It with
rattling down the rough cobblo-stone for hoof-boats have a language, and moss and leaves, add stood staring
pavement to the river. The ferryman, always utter the thoughts of s rider.
stupidly at the rude sepulchre. He e x
who had been retained for this very
The forests, hills and houses flowed perienced a momentary feeling o f re
purpose, pretended to be asleep. They past him like a river. Occasionally he lief that the hideous object wss out
•roused him, drove onto the platform halted an instant to Inquire of some | of sight; but the consciousness o f hie
o f hla primitive craft and floated out lonely traveler If he had seen a horse | guilt and hla danger soon surged hack
upon the stream. As the boat swung and buggy passing that way. but he | upon him like a flood. In such mo
dear of tbs shore they heard music was cunning enough to conceal hla menta the mind works wildly. Ilka a
Issuing from the cabin windows o f a anxiety and to hide his Joy as svery clock with a broken spring, but some
steamer under whose stem they were answer made him more certain that | times with an astonishing accuracy
passing. It eras the “ Mary Ann.” They he was on the trail of the fugitives.
and wisdom.
listened. The music ceased for a mo
The road was perfectly familiar. Hs-
(T o be con1100*4.1
ment and a deep voice called out had traversed It s hundred times, and j
“B-b-bravo! Another song!”
not having to Inquire the way he had
They recognised it Instantly, and only to remember and to reflect An
Pepeeta pressed close to tho side of undercurrent of speculation had been
hor lover.
flo w in g through his mind ss to whore I
"You hear It for the last t lm «" he he should overtake the fugitives.
whispered.
For A i » 11* or two the road was per- I
The swift current seised the boat, fectly straight and the rider, shading ]
twisting it hither and thither till It his eyes, glanced along it. In the dis-
seemed to the now trembling fugitive tance a moving object attracted his a t right now.” As Miss Davis looked a
s symbol of the stream of tendencies tention, and as h# gased at I t long and |
upon which heshad launched the frail stralnlngly, the terrible smtlo once | little doubtful, he added. ‘‘He kin com«
bark*«ontaintng their untied lives. * more wreathed his whits lips. Thors back right away.”
The permission given, the two badly
‘1 wonder if I am strong enough to were only two things present to his (
carriage
upon ] soiled, half-starved sons of the moat
stem It?*’ he asked himself, aa the boat conecloueneee-t-the
grated oh the beach.
which he* was swiftly gaining, and the shiftless family In ths district shuffled
“Can w * And a minister who will fierce smiting of the horse’s hoofs] down the stairs. Vary shortly Jim re-
marry ua at this time of nightV Da which seemed to be echoing the the | turned, wearing a pleased and Im por
vid said to the ferryman although be cries of his heart for vengeance. On I
had been careful to ask this question he swept nearer, nearer, nearer. He | tant smile on his pathetic little flee.
“ I come as Mpn'a l could.
Pa’s
bettor*.
was now within halting distance, and
“Tw o blocks south and three east, his brain reeled; he forgot his discre brother’s dyln’ to Poplar,” ha an
nouncod, cheerfully. "That’s why pa
ssoond door on the right hand aids,” tion and hie plan.
he answered laconically, aa he receiv
“H a lt” he screamed. In a voice that | wanted mo.”
ed the fare.
cut the silent sir like a knife. %
“ But you weren't gone long— yon
Bach adventurers passed
often
A face appeared above the top of didn't stay home. I can’t see why
through his hands and their ways were the buggy, and looked back. It was
nothing now. The fugitive* drove hur- his foe. With a ; howl o f rag«, ha you wont at all," answered ths bewild
rtedly to the designated house, knocked snatched a pistol from the bolster and ered Miss Davis.
at the door, were adm iiud and In a fired. The bullet went wide o f the | "Why, ps'a coin,” explained Jim.
"Yes, but what has that to do with
few minute# the final act which sealod mark and- ths next Instant hs saw the
’ heir tot* had been performed.
whtp-lash out the air and deaoand on y o u r’ asked the teacher.
the flank of the startled mare. Tbs | “Pu had to have hts sospenderà,”
*
C H APTE R XL j
boggy lurched forward, and for an tk- I was Jim’s matter-of-fact reply.
Whan hs «w oks ths next morning stant draw rapidly a w a y., Overwhelm- |
• a lt e « Mias.
from a revel, the doctor crawled beck ed by the fear that he might bs baf
to thd hotel ss best h# could, his head fled la bis vengeance, he draw the
“Tbsas summer girls would rathe,
throbbing with pain, his wits dull and other pistol and fired again more wide waits than sat,” remarked the hotel
his temper wild. Stumbling up the of the mark than before
Mark.
tong flight of stairs which seemed to
He flunfi the smoking wsapons Into
him to reach the sky. be burst open the road, and again drove ths spurs In- I "Think n o r Inqtrirsd tho proprietor.
"Thay say so themasives.”
his floor and entered the room. It was to ths steaming sides of hla horse
empty. Pepeeta was nowhere to bs There could bo no doubt as to tho re- | "Then I guess I I I add a waits or
sees. It took him som* moments to suit of the chase after that Ths half- two to ths dance program and cut a
comprehend that ha did not compre maddened animal waa overhauling the couple of courses off tho dinner MIL"
hend. Than ha catted. ”P*p#etal Fs- fugitives perceptibly at ovary enor — Louisville Courier Journal.
mous stride, and In a few momenta
The aliene# at fi rat bewildered, then more shot by ths buggy and up to the I
Strikebreakers Blown Dp.
«used him, and ero atan« the eorridor head of tho terrified mare As bs did
Strut hers, O., D m . «.— A large house,
» «atorad David’s room. It, too, was so, his rider reached out hts loft hand |
occupied by tin workers brought her*
npty. Ho was now thoroughly aa- and caught the mare by her bridle
to break the strike at tho plant o f ths
American Sheet A Tinplate company,
was dynaatitsd early today. Ths hone*
waa occupied by the families o f Harry
s? if-urKstir. t r a «
Company and ether*.
Tbs fraud consisted
In tbs s s n u a t o t duty on nndsrwslcbts of
onsnr. Tbo Qovnrnmont has rocovsrsd from
ths Amarlcan Basar ReSnlng Company all
that It Is known to bava boon dofmudod
of.
Tbs sum waa racotvsd la fall of ths
amount duo. which might bevo boon r«cor-
arad by civil salt against tho bea »Urtarlo»
of ths fraud, but th«ru waa aa axprasa rss-
•rvatlon ta tbs contrast of aottioasoat by
which tbs settlomsat should not latorfars
with or asovoat tbo criminal prnaaentlon
of svory m s who was found to bo sub]set
to tbo asas.
Criminal prooeeutloaa aro sow pro co od la «
against a aamber of tbo Oovoramoat officer«.
the fundamenta! doctrinan of Tho Cr«saury Department and tho Depart
m policy, then baso grown ment of Justice ara »sartina svary sffort
of political Interest« som- to dlocovsr all the wrongdoer« Includine
the officers sad employes of tbo rómpanlas
who may bava been privy to tbo fron d«
It would seem to mo that aa hi restitution
of tbs fra ad* by Congr ess at praoaat. pend
ían tbs problag of tbo Treasur y Department
and the DeaSMWSat « Justice as evspsss« .
might, by glvtn* Immunity sad otborwla«
provo aa ambarraaamont la securing con
viction of the guilty parties.
Perhaps tbs most Important saostloa pre
sented to this Administration Is that of
Asro Falls to (Hound.
Borila, Dos. U .— A Wright aeroplane
which Captáis Begishardt was piloting
over Joksanisthal field today, lost its
halases sad p la n ««« to ths earth. Cap-
•pirita* Ad vico Obeyed.
London, D m . 14.—X sensation hs*
boon esnsed in society by the mysteri
ous
disappearance
of
Viscountess
Churchill, sister o f tbs Bari o f Lonsdale.
Lady Churchill arrived at 8t. Paneras
station with her spn and two daughters
picked up and removed to a hospital. November 28. 81* has mot been man
The extent o f Ids iajnriss wss sot dr since, although advertisements hav*
tcrm.nrd, Kngl*>h*rdt. who was a pupil besa published to trace her. According
to rumors, Lady Churchill recently Con
sto ted with a spirit medium, who as-
*n red her it wss her doty ta leave hor
husband, Viscount CkureMU.
confronting such other on tbo
ths quack black and terrible, tbs
*r whits end calm. Not a ward
■pokon, and Ilka two wild boasts
ring from a Jungle they sprang at
other’s throats. They were add-