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I .. Secret of tbe lly EMILK Bl OilAPTKIl VI. Proipr was triumphant; he li ml al met convinced hit father of hi Inno cence. Hut he had not time to rvjoke over ibis victory. The cH door opened and the jaller'a gruff voice called out: "It Is tliae for you to appear before the court." lie Instantly obeyed the order. A he was passing through the room full of poHeeraen he again met the man with the geld spectacles who had watched him so Intently the day he uraa searched. "Courage, M. Hertomy." he akl; "If you are Innocent there arc those who will help you." "Who la that gentleman?" he asked of the poMeewian. "la It possible that you don't know him 7" replied the policeman with sur prise. "Why, It Is M. I.eooij, of the de tective service," and the constable would hare cone Into a lone disquisition on M. Lecoij's detective abilities had they not arrived at the door of the Judge's room, which they entered. The Judge, M. Patrlgent, waa waiting to receive them, and at once began Pros per' preliminary examination. We need not cive It here In detail. When It canio to Madame CJypsy, the Judge aald: "Who Is thla woman V "Madamo (Jypsy waa a governess and If my cousin," replied Prosper. "She waa 'torn at Oporto, and came to France with a Portuguese family. ''Have you ever heard of thla Calda?" "Never, monileur." "1'he unfortunate man loved Gypsy. There la reaaou to believe that he ha since committed aulclde." The Judgo pattsed for a minute, aa If to give Pros per time for reflection, and thou added. Impressively, "Such la the woman for whoso lake you bavo committed a rub bery." M. Patrlgent had hoped to extort a cry of suffering from Prosper, wounded to the qulek. Hut Prosper remalued Im passive. Of all that the Judge had said be only remembered the name of Calda. "Why did you no longer visit a house where you had apparently been paying your addreasea to a young lady whose hand would not have been refused to you, o I am Informed by M. Fauvet, and you were aware of the fact, as Is shown by your own tetter to your father." "I bad reasons for my conduct which I cannot explain," "Did Mademoiselle send you away? Speak! I am bound to tell you that thla Is a point of great Importance to the prosecution." M. Patrlgent waited In vain for an answer. Prosper seemed to reflect deep ly. "Monsieur," said he, "there Is one cir cumstance which, In my trouble, 1 had forgotten, and which may help me to prove my Innocence. When the messen ger went to fetch the money from the Hank of France I only waited for his re turn to leave the ornce. I am sure I locked up the bank notes In bis pres ence. Oh! If he should have happened to have noticed the fact! At all events. I left the office before be did." "Very well," said M. Patrlgent; "we will take that man's evidence. Now you will be taken back to prison, and I would advise you to reflect seriously over the line of defense you are adopting." M. Patrlgent dismissed the accused rather abruptly, because he felt puxxled by the new fact Just brought to his no tice, which gave great Importance to the evidence of the office messenger. Aa soon aa Prosper had left he turned to the greffler and said: "Tell tne, Hlgault, Is this messenger spoken of by the accused the man ex cused from giving evidence In conse quence of a medical certificate?" "Yes, monsieur," answered Rlgault; "be sustained so grave an Injury by a fall tli at It haa been found ueceaaary to convey blm to the Dubois hospital." "Well, 1 will go there at once to take his deposition. Get ready all that you require, aud send for a hack." It is a long distance from the Palais da Justice to the Dubois hospital, but M. Patrigent'a coachman, stimulated by a promise, sent hi sorry steeds along at a racing pace. Would Antonln, the mes senger, be In a condition to givo his evi dence? That was the question. TJie director of the hospital wxin reassured the Judge n this point. The unfortunate rneonger had Injured hi knee rap. Ho Buffered stent pain, but his Intellect was perfectly clear. On seeing the Judge en ter, accompanied by his clerk with writ ing materials, Antonln guessed bis ob ject. "Ah!" said he: "I suppose monsieur la come about M. Hertomy'a affairs?" "Kxactly. Now, my friend, It was you who went to the Hank of France on the 27th of February for the sum that waa stolen? At whnt hour did you return with the money?" "It must have been five o'clock when I got back." "Do you remember what M. Hertomy did when you handed hlrn the notes? Now, do not be In a hurry; think beforo you answer," "Let me see; first he counted the notes, and made them Into four packages; then he put them lu the safe; and then It seem to me and then ho locked the aafe; and, yes, I am not mistaken, he went out!" When they retired M, Patrlgent said to BIgault: "This la a very Important piece of evi dence." OIIAPTBK VII. The Great Archangel Hotel, Mme. Gypsy'a asylum, was the most stylish building on the Qual St. Michel, A per son who pay htr fortnight's board In Plundered Safe GAUOKIAU advance Is treated with consideration at this hotel. Mme. Alexandra, who had been a handsome woman, was now stout, laced till she could scarcely breathe, always overdressed, and fond of wearing a num ber of Uashy gold chains around htr fat neck. She had bright eyes and white teeth: but, alas, a red nose. She loved a good dinner. She also loved her husband, ami about the time M. Patrlgent was leav ing the cspltal she began to be worried that her "little man" had not returned to dinner. She was about to sit down without him when the hotel waiter cried out: "Here Is master." "Why, bow late you are, my little man;" she exclaimed, aft she dropped her knife ami fork, and rushed forward to embrace him. "My back (s broken," he said. "I bnve been the whole day playing billiard with Kvariste, M. Fauvel's valet, and a 1 lowed him to win aa often as he wished. I be came acquainted with hire yesterday, and now I am his best friend. If I wish to enter M. Fauvel's service In Antouln's place, 1 can rely upon M. Kvariste's good wonl. And now, what does the girl say?" ".She I still upstair," answered Mme. Alexandre. "She suspect nothing; but to keep her In her present Ignorance be come dally more difficult. I don't know what the Judge told her, but ah came home quite beside herself with anger. She wauted to go ami make a fuss at M. Fauvel's; then she wrote a letter which he told Jean to mall for her, but 1 kept It to show you." "What!" Interrupted Fanferlot. "you hnve a letter, and did not tell me be fore? Perhaps It contains the clew to the mystery. Give It to me, quick." - Obeying her husband. Mme, Alexandre opeued a -little cupboard and took out a letter, which she handed to him. It bore the following address, written In a free, (lowing hand: "In haste! M. UAOUIi DH I.AGOHS. Care of M. I d Claroeran. Hotel du Louvre. Ironmaster." Mme. Alexandre leaned over her hus band's shoulder, and they both read the following letter: "M. Itaoul Prosper Is In prison, ac cused of a robbery which he never com mitted. I wrote to you three daya ago, and have no reply. Who will help Pros per If his beat fritnds desert him? If you don't answer this letter, I shall con sider myself released from a certain promise, and without scruple will tell Prosper of the conversation I overheard between you and Monsieur d Clameran. Hut I can count on you, can I not? I shall expect you at the Archangel day after to-morrow, between twelve ami four. NINA GYPSY." The letter read. Fanferlot at one pro ceeded to copy it. He waa delicately re sealing It when the door of the hotel office was abruptly opened, and the boy twice whispered: "Hist!" Fanferlot rapidly disappeared Into a dark closet. He had barely time to close the door before Mme. Gypsy entered the room. The poor girl wa sadly changed. She was pale and hollow cheeked, and her eyes were red with weeping. On seeing ber, Mme. Alexandra could not conceal her surprise. "Why, tar child, you are not going outr "I am obliged to do so, madam, and I came to ask you to tell any one that may call during my absence to wait until I return. You are so kind that I am tempted to confide In you; read thla not which a messenger Just now brought to me." In a tone loud enough-to b heard In the closet Mme. Alexandre rad th not: "A friend of Prosper, who can neither receive you, nor present himself at your house, la very anxious to speak to you. He In the stage-coach office, opposite th Saint Jacque Tower, to-night at nine precisely, and the writer will approach and tell you what he has to say." "And you are going to this rendez vous?" "Certainly, madam." And, without waiting to hear any more she went out. The, door had scarcely closed upon Mme. Gypsy before Fanfer lot bounced out of the closet. The mild detectlro wa white with rage. "What I Iho meaning of this?" he cried. "Am I to stnud by and hate peo ple walking over the Archangel, a If It were a public street? Come, make hnste and help mc, so that she won't rec ognize me." In a few minutes Fanferlot waa com pletely disguised by a thick beard, a wig, and n worklngman'a blouse. Mme. Gypsy had ten minutes' start of him; but he ran up the street he knew she must have taken, and overtook her. At Chatelet place she (trolled up and down several times, read the theater bills, and Dually took a seat on a bench. One minute be fore a quarter of 0 she entered the stage coach office and sat down. A moment after Faiiforlot entered, but a ho feared that Mmo. Gypsy might rec ognize him in spite of his heavy beard, he took a seat at the opposite end of the room In a dark corner. A the City Hall clock wa striking nine a man entered and without going to tlio ticket win dow, walked directly up to Gypsy, bowed aud took a seat bcaldo her. He was a medium-sized man, rather stout, with a ruddy face and fiery red whiskers. His dresa wa that of a well-to-do storekeeper, and there was nothing In hi manner or appearance to excite attention. Fanferlot watched him eager ly. "Well, my friend," he said to himself, "In future I shall rscognlz you, no matter where we meet, and thla very evening I will find out who you are." Despite hla Intent listening, he could not hear n word spoken by the Mrttnger or Gypsy. When the stout man bowed and spoke to her tho girl looked so aur prised that it was evident she had never aeeu hint before. When he sat dowu by her aud said a few words she Jumped up with a frightened look. A single word and look mad her resume her seat. Then, as the stout man went on talking Gypsy's attitude betrayed great appre hension. She positively refused to do I something; then suddenly she seemed to , consent when ho stated a good reason fur i her doing so. "What can all that mean?' said Fan ferlot to himself, as ho sat In his dark corner biting hi nail. "What an Idiot I am to have stationed myself so far oft!" He wa thinking how he could man age to approach nearer without arou Ing their suspicious when the stout man arose, offered his arm to Gypsy, who ac ceptcd It without hesitation, and together they walked toward the door. They were so engrossed with each oth er that Fanferlot thought he could with out risk follow thtm, find It was well ho did, for the crowd was dense outside, aud he would soon have lost them, ltrnchlng the door, he saw the fat man ami (Jjpsy cross the pnvemeut, approach a hack and enter It. "Very good," muttered Fanferlot "I've nailed them now. There la no use of hurrying any more." While the coachman was gathering up hi reins Fanferlot prepared his legs, and when tho hack started he followed at a brisk trot, determined upon follow ing It to the end of the earth. After chasing the hack for some time It finally halted. He dashed up, opened the door, only to find the vehicle empty "Trick ed!" he ejaculated. After the defeat ho determined to go and aee M. I.ccikj the next morning. CHAPTKIt VIII. At 0 o'clock Fanferlot was up It was necessary to rise very early If he wished to catch M. I.ocoq at homeand, re freshed by a cup of strung coffee, he di rected his step toward the dwelling of the celebrated dttectlve. The door was opened by Janoullle, M. Lecoq's old ser vant, who had the minutr aud appear ance of a grenadier. "Well, M. Fanferlot." ah said, "you come In time for once In your life. Your governor wanta to ace you." In the middle- of a large room curious ly furnished, half library and half green room, wo seated at a desk the same person with gold spectacles, who had aald to Prosper at the police office: "Have courage." This was M. I-coq In his official char acter. Upon Fauferlot'a entrance, a he advanced respectfully, bowing tilt hi backbone wa a perfect curve, M. I.ecoq laid down hi pen, and aald, looking sharply at him: "Ah, htr you are, young man. Welt, It seems you haven't made much pro gress In the Hertomy case. I know that you have muddled everything until you can't see your way out, so that you are ready to give up." "You are right, patron," said Fanfer lot. "Hut how could I go about an affair like this, where there was not even a trace or sign to stsrt from?" "Why, don't you know that on tho very day you were sent for with the com mlsssry to verify the robbery, you held In your great stupid hands th mn of knowing which key hsd been used when the money wa stolen?" "How? What?" "You want to know, do you? I will ttll you. Do you remtmbtr the scratch you discovered on the safe door? You thought that this scratch was made at the tlm of th theft Now, with what wa It made? Kvldently with a key. That being the case, you should have asked for th keys both of th banker and the cashier. One of them would have had some particles of the hard green paint sticking to It" "Idiot I" "You have rightly named yourself," said M. I.ecoq. "ThU proof stares you right In the face, -sod you don't see It! This scratch Is th sole and only clew to work th tas upon, aud you must go and lose the trace of It If I find th guilty party It will be by mean of this scratch: and I am determined that I will find him." "You must have been working up thl case, patron?" "Probably I have, but I am not Infalli ble, and may have overlooked no mo Im portant evidence. Toko a seat, aud toll inn all you know," M. Lccoq wa not the man to be hood winked, so Fanferlot told the exact truth n rare thing for him to do. "It seems to mo, Master Squirrel, thnt you have forgotten something. How far did you follow the empty conch?" Fanferlot blushed, and hung hi head like a guilty- schoolboy. "Oh!" ho cried, "and you know Rbout that, too! How could you have " Hut a sudden Idea Unshed across hi brain; he stopped short, bounded off hi chair, and cried: "Oh, I know now! You were the stout gentleman with red whis kers." HI surprise gave so singular an expression to his face that M, I.ecoq could not restrain a smile. "Then," said Fanferlot, clinging to hi Idea, "you have been more successful than Madame Alexandre; you have made the girl confess? You know why she leave the Archangol, and why alio does not wait for M. do Clamoran." "She Is following my advice." "Do you know who the thief Is, pat ron?" "I know no more than you do, Fanfer lot I am certain of but one thing, and thnt Is, that n scratch wa on the safe, door. We start from the scratch, see?" (To b continued.) Tho nmlo Sandwich Inlander hna a queer Idea of femnlo beauty. Ho ad mires bulk and plumpness. A woman weighing 260 pounds Is considered twlco as beautiful as on of 123 pounds. BEAR AD Recommends Pc-ru-im Tcs &t Itenr Admiral Philip HlchWn, of tlir I'nlted Stairs navy. In a recent let ter from Washington, D. l, (lives IV. rtiua tho following endorsement: "After ii si hk Pcrtinn for a short time period, I can now cliocrfully rec ommend our nliinblc remedy to any one who I In need of nn Invigorating tonic." I'lilllp 1 1 lib born. Hear Admiral J. A. Howell, U. S navy, write uotu Washington, I). 0. as follows: "I have used your reruns with sat isfaction, nnd ran rhrerlully recom mend tho remedy a an effective cure fur rough and told." J A. Howell. The highest men In our nation have Kb en IVruna a strong endorsement. I Men rupteeentlng all claarcs and sla- linns are rquallv represented. I'o-ru-na Is a Preventative and Cura tive Medicine (or Catarrh. Hon. K. 11. Fitch, formerly speclsl United State attorney, state of Vligln- Isn't tliutTlionulitfiilr Tea Hhe used to say she didn't en re how homely a man might be If he were only thoughtful. Jess Well, that's the kind ahe got for a husband. Tea Why, I heard he was any thing hut thoughtful Jess He's full of thought for him self. Philadelphia Ledger. Hrtva or Ohio, city or ToUbo, ,. I.VI1S l OIK iv, I " KatXK i I MSKEV makes oih that hs Is Hlr pannsr ot trie nrmot r J nisxsv.li Co .doing tuilnt In the i lljrolTilelo,l'oun t SHcl Hlsts sluie.sKl, stid Ihsl l.l Dim will y IhttiiHiof OSK lit'MIIIKtl iHll.l.AHH ti.f eseh and everyeaMintl Avaasil thalrannut be cuisd bv ihsuvsof Hall's CsviRUi rj'ss. rtlAMCJ. rlfhMIY. "worn lo te(ar m ami Hbrtll In my prsMnca, this eih day ol Deramrcr, A I'.tw, jlfcJ Notary I'ublls. Hall's Catarrh Cure la tatrn Internally, and eta directly on tft Mol and munitii surfaces ol Ibasrstem. KsmJ ..r Utlluiunlali. Irs. r. J CIIKSKY A CO., TolsJo.O. Bold by IirHscltl. Me. Hall's r4alljr llllt art th UiL, Work Itotli Way. Author Truly, this Is an unapprecla tlve world. Why, If I had written what McFadd has written I wouldn't be fam ous Ilk he I. Crlticus I guess that's right. And it McFadd had written the stuff you grind out b wouldn't be famous, either. Unite Unnecessary. "Jane," said the boardlug-house land lady, "pals Mr. Newman the salt fur his egg." "Never mind the salt, thank you," rejoined the latest acquisition to the ' fold, "this egg Is fiotio too fresh as It ! Is." Tho Klml Vim Hilvo AlivnvM r7fo j'.mitiiiin X Vljvfh.nituH.UC, iiaYvxvvs.sVLvvXNNvNs.wUTO':rrcfi itiro of Chun. II. J-lotclmr, anil Jiiih Ijcui iiiiiiIo under Jilx IiorHoiml mipervlHloii for ovrr JIO yonra. Allow no otm fc leo!vo you in tlilH. 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HIIRAL HIGHBORN Other Prominent Alou tify. la writes from tlm Census OKlce mild, lug Washington, D. 0, m "llo " People intinnt live lu tlm vailablo rll. mate of the Haslem anil Atlantic roast stales and ec liability to folds ami ........ i.. i -n...timi. Tho wide and imnic.in. . .......... - common prevalence, of them ailments la prool enough of tlm asrottlon. I have 'been no exception, hut 1 havn found a jsuro mean for combating those giraleil ohjictlons to thltcllmato, ami that Is lYruun. Taken a uiivcirw, cure for piesent ratanhal atlllctlons and a preventative of futurn distress of .l.-i LI... I I, II. I'llrh. .Mint ii.i ... - ..--- "I'o.rii-na n Very lit fectlvo Remedy." Hem. Itolwrt W. Davis, iiwiiiImt of rongiesa from I'lorlda, writes Iron houso of representatives, Washington, 1). (1., a loilows' "I inn oheerfulty lecotntneml jrout lemedy. 1'eruna, an very effective euro for rough, wild and ratairh." Holi er! W. Davis. Cold Not Promptly Cured nro Suro to Cause Catarrh. IVruna cures ratanh. That U alt that Dr. Ilailmaurlalm for It. Hut catarrh assume various phase In the human system. the day was when turn of pininln euro hesitated to glvo their testimonial to propilitoiy medicine for publica tion. This remains trim today of most proprlntory medicine. Hut IVruna. ii l.riiiii so lustlv famous. It merit are known to so many pt-oplo of high and low stations, mat no one nesnaira to see hi name lu print recommending IViuna. If you do not derive ptompt and sat isfactory results from the use of Petti us, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giv ing him a full statement of your rase, and he will be pleated to gho you hi valuable advice mall. Address Dr. Hartman, president nf The Hartman. Sanitarium, Uolumhii,0. In tbn Wrong; Plane. An angry woman walked Into n cro err'a shop lu u Ayrshire village and banged a piece of some yellow sub stance on the counter. Kb apokn .Scotch, of course, a Tit Hit report, but American will understand the word she used, since tunny nu adver tisement haa made the kind familiar. I "Thla," slm aald, 'I the soap that does the waehtn' o' Itself; the ap that makes every waslilu' day a kin u' glo rified feast, the soap that get a' the linen white as stinw an' as sweet a a hazelnut, and let the detlchtrd house wife play wl' the children; nn' hero I've been acruhblu' three mortal hour wT that lump an' got bae malr lather out o' It than I could get oot o' a brick." "I beg your pardon," aald the grocer calmly, "hut that Isn't soap. Your little boy wa here yesterday for half a pound of cheese and half a pound of oap. That' the cheese" "The cheese!" exclaimed the woman. "Then that accounts for Um Ither thing." "What other thing?" "I lay awatik the hale nlcht winner In' whit made the Welsh rabbit wo had fur oor supper tail sae ijucer." Those Irfivlnjr. Olrl. Amy On can drtss very nlcaty with out spending much It ou ouly ha a lit tl taste. May Then you ought to dress a goo4 deal betttr than you do. Amy Why. pray? May Well, you don't spend much, and I'm sure you hav but little taste. EX2IX3 ltuurli ., i... ...... .i... ..i Signaturo of ggpgBrgBBQnnv' tJn!t)tatM,teAiiiifrMttMMMjt..JlM. xsS5HjBPjplm-. t - j j. iA hi ritsUiiifti'-rfi ii i i iWTiiMJ ".