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agj- '3SS59E91 The Roupell Mystery By Austyn Granville CHAPTKIt XV. For period of two week Immediately following the death ot lime. Itoupell, both Harriet n.! Hmlb WWUan remain ed In a state at srcludon wllbln tb chateau. It; tbe provisions I Mm. Itou pell's Kill, ia the absence of other claim ant, her fortune was equally IlTlIt between her nieces. It was a lovely June moraine. Tb ctrl bad received no on since th death of their aunt. Harriet, however, did not Ioe sight of tb fact tbat b owed a duty to th Urine tt man el&h and wicked to pass the precious boim in mourning for on whom she could not re rail, white a fate so dreadful hung over her lover's hfad Emily, who readily Karmbvd the state of her sUter'e feelings, wi not backward in admlnNtering what comfort she could. She bad written nj eatedly to Dr. 1'anl Mason, urging blm to (pare neither labor nor money In hi endeavors to extricate Van Uth from hi terrible position. One morning, looking oat of the win dow, Harriet presently epled the sturdy figure of the doctor coming at a swinging It across the park under the treat tree, lie had arrived in Villeneuve by tb morning train, and made a abort cut arrow the fields iiutrad of coming by the road through the village. . . For the first thne sldce the doath of her aunt, Emily Weldoa waa ia tolerable spirit. The cloud which had lowered so hmvily orer the future seemed lifting at last. According to the report of Dr. Mason, there mi at last a possibility of the terrible ajwlfrj which enshrouded all their lire being cleared away some hope that her sister1 lorer. whom she bellered to be Innocent, would be freed from the awful charge which hunt orer him. As tbej- walked aloof following the path which led them through the forest of VtUeorare, much of Harriet's usual gaiety and sprlghtllneM of manner also returned. Her cheeks retained their color with the unwonted exercise; her puhe beat quickly again; the soft June breeze fanned her brow, aad her dark eyes retained their luster. Emily sm similarly affected. Her spirit rosa with erery step they took. She even laughed when a iittie rabbit, startled by their approach, sat upritht to look at them for a moment, and then dashed off into the underbrush. "I bad to laugh," she said, apologetically, "for If ever a rabbit showed surprise, tbat did; why, his expression was almost human." "It is possible tut may be. according to Man Werlow," remarked the doctor. "And who U Han Werlow f "He I a German friend of mine who has last retired a peculiar theory In re tard to the aouL His Idea is that the spirits of men anj women who bare mis behaved themselves oo earth, will at death enter the bodies of animals, there to undent) a certain penance for the, sins they bar committed en earth. It is quite the talk of Paris, where It has become the fashion to point out an old cab horse and say That Is Jlimt or Itobesplerr. workins out hU destiny. " Here Harriet was compelled to laugh oatritht. "How I should like to " your friend Hans Werlow! You must contrive to Inrite him to visit us some day. "Perhaps I shall, when all is brltht again," replied Mason, "and It shall be, if I can make It so, or rather. It Monsieur Cassagne can, for the matter is in bis hinds now. All t can do Is to wait and hopV Yoa seem to hare greet coaSdene in your friend, remarked Emily. "res, I hare. In times- of treat trouble we are apt to lean on someone. One Is (lad to bare somebody In such a crisis who can be trusted. It Is the pedal mission of the strong to support the weak." "As we lean on you," said Kmily, quietly, "for comfort In our hour of need." Her arm waa within his own, and her fair, white hand was temptingly near. lie placed his own upon It, with a gentle, reassuring pressure. The action was elo quent of assurance that she could trust to hi friendship to the last. A brother debt bare done the same, yet a strante thrill -went through her. He saw her momentary embarrassment, and height ened color, "For Harriet' sake and for yours, be said gently. Then to hi surprise and delight, her linger returned the pressure of his own. They seemed to say, "I understand you." The sun waa high In the heaven. It waa very warm. They were yet some dis tance fnsn Vertlera. They sat down on the mossy tnk under the shade of one of the trsnd old trees. Taking no credit to himself, he told them what La had learned of M. Cassajne' doints; bow thoroughly impressed be waa with the in nocence of Van Uth; how Indefatltably he bad worked, and what skill he had displayed In unraveling a far aa be had cone the cause and motive for the crime. "I don't see much to eat around here, remarked the doctor, finally. "No, not here, of course," said Har riet. "But there' a cottar up there by the edre of the wood, where I dare aay we can set soma excellent milk and per haps some white bread. It us to there at once. I'm perfectly ravenous. Without giving the other time to an swer, Harriet Weldon at once began to lead the way. Gathering ber dtkty afclrta about her, she leapt lightly acros a, sites waicn laicrvenea Between mo weaaaat's holdlag aid tbe edt t the iwoed, a4 turn! around, cried jatll j "Now, monsieur le docteur. Jou can exert your strength and jour gallantry on Rmlly. You'll have to carry her acrxrw. h's the worst hand at jump ing a ditch In the whole of France." "I think you'd better trust me. Miss Rmlly," said Mason. laughing. "As you will, then," she said, simply ; and the next moment his arms went around her. There are opportunttlet In our Hrei which come to us but . Fortune raps upon our door, and falling to gala ad mission, flees, never to return. Dr. l'aul Mason held In his arms the woman h loved bnt on earth. Her bead reclined on his shoulder. Her heart beat against his own. Htt eye looked languorously Into hi. It was an unpardonable liberty for a staid scientific gentleman to take Harriet's back was turned oward them. "I love jou," he murmured. Then he stooped and kissed her on the lips. She flushed scarlet. "Dr. Msson Paul" she exclaimed. He sprang scrota with her Into the field. Harriet was out of sigh:. Shs bad disappeared among the trees. "Forgive mev he crld, and he took her hand t-efore she could withhold It. "You tempted me beyond my streugth. say that you love me Just a little bit." "Why. noasrmel As If young ladies made confessions of that sort' She was blushing furiously. It became imperatively necessary to pause a little to allow her to recover herself. They were entirely alone. For a brief minntt they remained thus, looking Into each other's faces. Then they sauntered oo. band In hand srrois tb plowed field, to where Harriet, with her mouth full of bread and cheese was Impatiently awaiting them. "What's the matter with you twoTT she asked. "I -bought you'd lost your way." The train which bore Dr. Paul Mason back to I'aris that night must have been conscious of the reluctance of one of its passengers, at least, to leave the neigh borhood of Villeneuve. for never bad a short trip seemed so long and tedious to a certain pleasant facrd, thoughtful, mid-dle-atrd gentleman, who sat and thrum med impatiently upon the window looking out upon the night "She has promised me. was the bur den of hit thoughts. "She has promised me that on the day on which Van I.lth goes trt. she will be my wife." CHAPTER XVI. More than a week had elapsed since the departure of M. Casssgne. during which time bis assistant In Paris. Charles D'Auburon. bad received no word of him. One morning, however, he got a laconic message over tb wire: "Hue de Prov ence. - p. m. Tuesday," by which he rightly snnaUed that his chief woold meet him at hi lodging at the hour named. Almost on the stroke of the clock. D'Auburon hoard the detective climbing Ibe stair leading to bU apart ment. "He I pretty tired." cogitated the young Frenchman. "He come slowly. He was right. Alfred Caagae bad no hoot entered tbe room lliau be flung himself heavily into a chair. His faTM rtorc an rsprrvMHi 01 sunn. i umu was disorlerrd. He seemed dreadfully fatigued and dispirited. D'Auburon Lastened to relieve him of bis hat and light overcoat, and to take the hot wig from his bead. "You look worn out, old fellow," he eielalmed. "Pull off your boot and cuat, and make yourself comfortable." Thus Invited, Alfred Cassagne divested himwlf of these article of apparel, re marking as he pulled off bis boots : "I haven't had these off for Ibe last forly-elgbt hour and they were too tight for me anyhow.'- "Anything gone wrong? "To be brief, all our work of the past two weeks ha to be done orer again." -Whatr exeJalmel D'Auburon. "Do you mean to say ae are on the wrong track r "I will tell you right now, replied M. Cassagne. "It I a peculiar story. I soon settled tbe question as to where Graham was." N "You have found him, then? and It I not he who committed tbe crime? Ah, that Is bad. Our theory at once fall to the ground." "Not o fait. Don't anticipate me. However, I may tell you tha( Henry Gra ham had no more to do ttilh lb murder of Madame Itoupell than you or I had." "It Is very extraorlins ry." "Not extraordinary at all. Hut let me begin at the beginning. I left Pari hav ing in ssf poeion certain fact upon which I knew I could thoroughly rely. One of them was that Graham bad gone to Drillers, taking bis little son with him: another that be had been in corre spondence with a woman there whose first name wa Helene, and whom I firmly be lieved to be the mother of the child." "Yes, I recollect all that ; go on, pray ; what next'f" "Arrived at Helller. I Instituted every possible inquiry a to whether such per sous a Graham and bis son were known or had ever been known there. This search occupied tbe greater portion of my time I was about to despair when I stumbled across an old priest who told me that he had known the man I was In search of. "Are you a friend of hlsTf asked tbt priest. 'I am,' I replied. Then you will be shocked when you hear what hap pened to him. Com with me, and I ..will tell you hi story.' I followed tb priest. tell yea hi rtory. I followed lb priest, expecting to hear that t wa th teoat of tome charitable Institution, or having lo-t hit reason was roofing In some prl vale avium. Ule led the nay to his (urea, ana there in the little burying ground he pointed me out a gravew At Its hfad was a stone on which I read! -IlKNtfY UKAHAM. ' Aged tt2 years.' - , "Wast!" exrialmed D'Auburun. aston- tbed beyond measure. "Was It oar Hen ry (trshamr It can't be possible !" Tnrt Is not the slightest doubt about It. When I saw that tombstone, you can imagine bow I felt after all the time and trouble I had given this case. It was as It the bottom had dropped out of everything. The priest saw, no doubt. that 1 waa strangely affected. He attrlh nted my agitation to grief. "Tell m something about my poor old friend.' I said. 'I have heard that b was la wry bad circumstance. Did he die poorr "'Very.' replied the priest. "Hut he wss cared for by mother church. That stone was erected by his son. Ah I ho was a sad scamp, a willful fellow, who gave hi poor father no end of trouble. Hut that was the old man's fault, partly. He did not somehow care to have the boy with him. He lived up on the hill, him self, for years, in very good style b had money from somewhere, though I don't know where be got It. Hut th child, he didn't srem to be bothered about mm. a "'Didn't the child lit with hhnr I quired not that I cared to know, but hiid Inquired I wanted to keep the old man talking. I thought he might possibly drop some thing worth having. " N he went on he wa-i a garrulous old fellow. 'No, h didn't srem to care to have the. child with blm. Until h sit quite a big boy he remained In the care of a yoang couple ia the village. The woman, I think, grew to be quit fond of him. Hut he was aa unruly little rus es L'" "All this very serious. The result Is tbat we are no further than when w started. What do jou propcse to do now? ion re not going to give It up, are youV "Give It up ! I wonder at your asking such a question. Certainly I shall not give it up." "Now tell me," said the younger man. "what you propose doing? 1 aa Impa tient to know." M. Cassagne did not Immediately reply. He closed his eye Ilk one who think deeply. At last he ml : "I have mapped out a plan of action. And we must either carry It out on that line, or abandon It altogether. We have adopted from tb start, the theory that this crime wa not committed tor the purpo of robbery, but In the interet of some p-Tm who In some way would profit, either directly or Indirectly, by the death of Madame Itoupell. If w abandon that theory we have no other to work on. After Ibe most careful exam ination of all the facts and circumstances, I fall to account for tbe murder upon any other hypothesis. Henry Graham being dead disproves tbat theory so far a be Is concerned; but so far only." "Admitted ; but whom have you to take hi place? You most substitute someone, or your theory falls to the ground," re marked D'Auburon. "Not necessarily." replied the detec tive. "We may substitute an entirely un known pTvoo and rail him X." "Yea, that's all very well: but how to find hua ia the question." -To rbieh I certainly give you an other answer, fulaten attentively. I am about to begin my argument, and I want you to follow it aft pick .It to piece. Commencing on the hypothesis already laid down. I shall proceed tj demonstrate tro things . First, the murder of Madam Itoupell wa committed by someone di rectly Interested in getting her out of the way. Second, it was Ibe work of seme person who was acquainted with her af fairs, either by actually having known ber, or from Information gathered from someone mho was her Intimate. You must not forget tbe miming aill. portions of which are In my powIon. You roust not forget alio the circumstance j,Mn our ,blp. the Navy Departinetit surrounding this injslerioo crime. ItlreaP afr year ,ag approved of plana wa committed In the drad of night, The',, hour chosen by the murderer wns one at which he extorted to find the bouse en tlrely unprotected by Ibe presence of men, for the butler and coachman, recollect, slept over the stable and tbe presence of Van Uth and Chabot In the chateau that night wa a contingency totally un foreseen by bim, and one be could not have been prejred for. You may be sure that If lie bad forrseen It, be would hare postponed bis visit until some other occasion, for men or that stamp, though bold and unscrupulous, always take a Hill risk a posalble.- "Granted." acouW-sced fAuburcn. "Go on." "Tbe temporary chk that our theory ha received from finding tbat Henry Graham died before the murder was com mitted. In no way convince me that be waa not In any way Implicated. lt u appose that h knew of Ibe existence of this will, which disinherited him; that be contemplated its destruction at some time and loofided hi plan to an accom plice: tbat for a long time no opportu nity occurred like Ibe "bo wblrb did oc cur, when Van Mth left tbe chateau and tbe woman and her nieces wrre practically at his mercy." "Well. I will uppoe all that, if you like; but still maintain that when Gra ham died all motive for tb comtnlsalon of the crime was removed. What benefit could a third party not Interested at law in tbe disposition of Madame Itoupell' proierty, possibly gain by havlnr bar die Intestate. (To be continued.) g i .1 r t-T i In all France there are only 1,100 persona who are millionaires In our sense of the word (In dollars). Of millionaire In francs there are about 15,000, apart from the 1,100 alrMtl counted. . QAVC LTDRDDO III U1UV OHIO kUnUliO IN ilAl I UNFIT IT FOR BATTLE Gxpcrt Declares the (toasted Fight. Injr Ships Are .Merely Death Traps. AJIMOR BELT IS TOO LOW. Defects Out In and Construction Pointed Promotion System la Scorad. Henry Iteutrnlahl, associate of the United States Naval Institute atxl American editor of "Flghtlus Ship,' la the author of a startling article on "The NewU of Our Navy" la Ibe Jan. uary McClurvs, Mr. Iteuierdahl'a ex pertnesa on tural matters U not atlit- puled and neither I hla patriotism, He agree with lrrahlent ItooMvelt that a nary must be built "and all It training given In lime of peace" and with tbl In view he expoars defects In our first-class battle still and " morrd cruiser which all but make them useless aa a rrffclcnt units In a fleet on heavy tea and In real action. Mr. licuterdah.'s critlctstua apprar to be the more amaxlng on account of the contention that oyvet. If not all of the weak: points be etupbaslxre. will be acknowledged by sea-solus officers, "or. If tbe reader U suQclently lutrnwttd, by tbe testimony of hi own eyea." Ill principal points are tbe follow. Ing: That the shell-proof armor of the American battle ship I virtually be low tbe water Hue where It will do no good, leaving the broad side of the vra- el expoaed to the hell of the enemy i nat mi oetect has been pointed A BLOT OK THE out time and again; that other nation yearn ago rtxiciiticd It as fatal and sow hare nmior wrapped around the ilde of their war vessels from Ave to seteii feet above the water line. That, ilcspfku retiealed accidents on w.,,.h ,,, rrMl.M, . ,i, ship ar directly above an open shaft lending to the powder magazine. That other nations long; slncv recog nixed the criminal stupidity of thus en dangering Ibe Uvea of ofllcers end men and havtt remedied the defect by use of common souse and ordinary precau tionary measures. That, without regard to the protest of experts, our battle ship hate been built " low that If the sea Is heavy and still are In action, the sea would wash over the ve4t, rentier some of their most effective gun useless and practically leave tbe ship to tbe mercy of the enemy. Tbe oflicpr In the American navy wlm command the battle sil and ujuadrous are too old; that tinder ex tstluif coudltlou young men ennnot at tain crmtmand, and that the ftervlco I badly crippled ns it result. , That there I too much "bureau man ngemenl" In Wo sh I ujfton ; too murli red tM.- In the Navy Depiirtuient; that American geultis Is stlrlcd because of the bureau's Immersion In details, qtid that with the Hccrotnry of the Nary h civilian, be should tmro a board of expert advisers. Other matters are dwelt on. but the foregoing are by far the most Impor tant. An afternoon's fight on water sealed ilitftsla's fate In tbe recent war with Japan, says Mr, Iteuterdahl, and the same may well be true of the next war Into which this nation Is plunged. To Issue Is so Important and tho stake so Irememloua tbat the sea power wbcu Is prepared In every restiect to ueet the crista will be tbe victor. DISASTROUS MINE ACCI DENTS IN RECENT YEARS. Live tt 1MU Alt.Ion rolllerr. South Wale. '." MK Fralervllte, Tnn lUri-ltoIUng Mill mine, Pennsyl vania llxW-Hnnna, Wyoming llOI Uikawsnna mine, IVntnyl tanla , ,,.,..... I WH Terclo. California. ,,.... . . 11-UJ Virginia City, Al.... ., HI 'J I IVJ Ml ItHkV-Zlea-irr. Ill, 1M Welsh coal mine '-',, MVV Dlatnondrlll. Wjoinlng .... IISWV-Kurlslsk, lluwl V 11UV-M, K. A V. Coal Company. . M jlsV! Princeton. Ind J HKV. Coal mine In Prul M IHCO Wilcox, W. V M imxj-lllueflelds W. Va ......... . UK Johnstown, 'a jj tt.d Century, W. Va 'J IIMV Durham. England ' Ud Dutchman mine, lllotiurg. N. M 15 HUM Courrlere mine, near Calais. France .......... ...1AV,W IfXsV Japan IbOO-Oakhlll. W. Va i(HV West Fork, Va... UKX", Quarto, Colo 11)07 Saarlus, Prussia ltsT Prlmero, Colo 1007 Fayeltevllle. W. Va.... Ilr7 Kaarbruck. Prussia J.VI 'it 75 '."J C0 Nl lis) :va 73 Hi I 470 II'.' IT XJS Ml lls7--ljis Ksperantas, Mexico..... Hi)? -Forhacb, tlermany 11)07 - Monongahela, P. .......... IP07 - Toyoka. Japan lts)7- -Tslng Tau, Chin ... ........ lt7 Negaunee, Mlth. lt07 -Monongsb, W. Va.......... I W)7 Yolande, Ala. ...... ....... i ' FARMINO IN A DESERT. Thsre Are Colonising Fosslbtlltl Even In Death Valley. The erase of "homcetaklng" which l seew to have reacbtd It limit lu the etsiloe of Death Valley a a cotonlxlug powlblllty With Hie Idea of trans forming tbe mol arid and roost deso late purtloo of tbe great American des ert Into farm land, a number of tract have been botniwtakrd. Intention srs- tern hsve lieeo ttlantied. arxl other I preparation are now In progrwa for I l-xlnnlng tbe reclamation of IV-ath LAST CHAPTER. Valley A rnllnxid Is already built frntn Oreenwaler, at the southern end of the valley, In the borax works owmd by the celebrated "llorax" Hutltti of SO mule lift m fame, and there Is au auto mobile stage linn through the valley. Ktcn enthusiast do not claim that piping water from Trle'upe peak aero the Funeral range Into tbe val ley I also under consideration. GkLxSP Money I suffering from bad circulation An Aurora (111.) physician ha dlscuv ered tbat peanuts are a Weauty diet. Tbl ought lo be a circus for some people. An Hastern banker says, MW want more common sense." We v.snt also mors dollars, which are not so rummou now. If price of bread and meat keep on coming down, pretty soon Hie average man can afford to eat three meal a day. Chief Hprybuik, the Indian who drank a quart of blue paint. I carrylrg the "decorative Interior" fad toBu extreme. With 1.300,000 dlvon suit In ten year, the United Htate I plainly In need of a national "Htay-Marrled Association." After a while It may dawn on the army recruiters that the average soldier doefn't look upon $13 a month as any great graft. Hecretary Cortelyou la trying to ha pless u with the fact that stocking wtr made to b worn and not to hoard money In. Jamea J. Hill tay tbe railroads need billions of dollars. From present pros pects, it will be some time before the get 'em. An Italian count on American heiress married turned out to b sn ei-coavk-t. Bora of tbe other counts haven't yt beta ctavlettd. IVJ7 Quiets Cough This Isono reason why Aycr'a I Cherry Pectoral Is so valua I blc In consumption. It stops the wear and tear or useless couching. But It does more li controls ihclnllammatlon, quiets the fever, soothes, and hcas. Sold for 00 years. Af st'i Cr?r rsrt'.rO hat Wa tUr Ilia poMi'tf mm. II SfMsM lta VrraitMr!-wUtUs) II, TaUtT, Wsss. K4 f . O. A M 9 ""t". tlv ir.ryirTsi i luitrAtttiX mil. RttgtMM. tiers Kasra Mnatnn recovery iy heeplrtK lh Avar's Pills. bowels renutar with ..ere Mslki.4. Do yen with lo tbnMs a wlfs? Vllp a ""In, Or sdect your lot In Ills? Flip a cola. Of two evil make no choice. Hars your time, and strength, and vole, Ttms's a Utter way t ttJolcl Flip a cola. Peat briquette ir now being mails at Norfolk. Mais wlih a mtrbmr. Th peat Is rut up by revolving inlir Ilk a mt chopper and Ihrn pretsol IhrouiH dla In rontlnuou bar, whl'h Is slkrd Into trhjutttes by a kalft operated auto matical). Ferry's Free 8d Bosk. For halt a centnry thmisand and thoutand of fanner and gwtdsner have regsrJeil "Kttiy's Heed Annual" a th best guide not only for th bur in ol iredr, but far tlilr planting and rare. Dally nfartnre to Its It it srwl Illustration prove It lo be the actual beginning of a iucreful season. Tb nw edition foi 1001 Is now ready for free walllnf to all who writ to th publishes for a copy. It Is a high tribute to Ibe bout el D. M. Ferry A Co. that tao gvntrs lions hsre planted Ferry's Heeds, each succeeding year adding to Id eonfl. Jrnce that "ed troubl" will nam silt when Ferry's ired are planted aa "Fcrrv's Heed Annual" tays they ihould be. Another temaikable fratttro devsl- oped by th lious ol Kerry I the mtlh o-l of distributing seeds to draUis thtoughout the country so Hut the nlantera every where can seuufe l their home store exactly what they want when they want tt, with the absolute saluretic that It Is fresh and feitll. Kveryone ihonld rend at once to D. M Kerry A Co., Dstrolt. Mloh , for the 1U0S edition of Ferry's Heed Annual." Sf4. ll take you a long tint tu pas a given polM, said tb tulnut hand, en passant. "I may U slow, answered tb hour hand: "but It take you all of sixty sir rulnute to catch up with me. Mini I He. 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