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a? PLACE gn HQNEY- MACGM CD. SYNOPSIS. Uleixnora do Toscana, wbs slnRlnp In "Paris, which, perhaps, accounted ror Ed ward Courtlandt's appearance there. Mul timillionaire, ho wandered about where, rancy dictated. Ho mlfiht bo In Paris one day nnd Kamchatka the next Following tho opera he Koes to a cafe and Is ac coated by a pretty younc woman. Sho xivca him the address of Flora Deslmone. vocal rival of Toscana. and Flora plv.es him the address of Kleanora. whom he Is determined to see. 5 CHAPTER III Continued. Oh, stubborn Dutchman that ho had been! Blind fool! To have run away Instead of fighting to the last ditch for bis happiness! The Deslmone -woman was right; it had .taken him a long time to come to tho conclusion that ebo done him an ill turn. His Jaw set, and tho pressure of his lips broke the sweep of his mustache, converting it into bristling tufts, warlike and reso lute. What of the pretty woman In tho Taverne Royale? "What about her? At 'whoso bidding had she followed him? Ono or the other of them had not told the truth, and he was Inclined to be lieve that the prevarication had its source in the pomegranate lips of the Calabrian, To give the old barb one more twist, to learn If its venomous point still held and hurt; nothing would have afforded the diva more de light When the taxlcab Joined the long line of carriages and automobiles' op posite the Austrian ambassador's, Courtlandt awoke to the dismal and disquieting fact that he had formu lated no plan of action. He had done no more than to give the driver his directions; and now that he had ar rived, he had the choice of two alter natives. He could wait to see her come out or return at once to his hotel, which, as subsequent events affirmed, would have been the more sensible course. He would have been confront ed with small difficulty In gaining ad mission to the house. He knew enough of these general receptions; the an- i "Make Yourself Scarce, Monsieur." nounclng of his name would have con veyed nothing to the host, who knew perhaps a third of his guests, and many of these but slightly. Uut such an adventure was distasteful to Court land L He could not everstep certain recognized boundaries of convention, and to enter a man's house unasked was colossal impudence. Dcyond this, be realized that ho could have accom plished nothing; tho advantago would jiave been hers, Nor could ho meet Iter an eho camo out, for again tho edds would havo boon largely in her favor. No, tho encounter must bo wbM tlioy two woro alono, Hlio must be Hurnrtaed. Blio must Imvo no tlrno t uo hor ready wit. An Idea pro Rt4 Jtiscif, It Appealed to Jilm at ill 2 that moment as quite clover and feasible "Waltl" ho called to tho driver. Ho dived among tho carriages r.ud cars, and presently ho found what he sought her limousine. Ho had taken the number into his mind too keenly to be mlstakon. Ho saw tho end of his dlfllcultice; and to went about tho af fair with his usual directness. It was only at raro times that ho ran his hoad Into a cul-de-sac. If her chauffeur was regularly employed in hor sorvlco, he would havo to return to tho hotel; but It ho camo from tho garage, thoro "wan hppo. Every man is said to havo his price, and a French chauffeur might provo no notablo oxcopOon to tho rule. "Aro you driver for Madamo da Tos cana?" Courtlandt asked of tho man lounging in tho forward scat. Tho chauffeur looked hard at bin questioner, and on finding that ho sat isfied the requirements of n gcntlp man, grumbled an nfflrmatlve. The llmousino was well known In Paris, and ho was growing weary of thcBe endless inquiries; "Aro you in her employ directly, ot do you como from tho garago?" "I am from tho garago, but I drlvo mademoiselle's car most of tho time, especially at night. It Is riot madame but mademoiselle, monsieur." "My mistake." A slight pause. It was rather a difficult moment for Courtlandt. Tho chauffeur waited wondorlngly. "Would you llko to make five hundred francs?" "How, monsieur?" Courtlandt should havo been warned by tho tone, which contained no un usual interest or eagerness. "Permit mo to remain in mademoi selle's car till sho comes. I wish to rldo with her to her apartment" - Tho chauffeur laughed. Ho stretched his legs. "Thanks, monsieur. It is very dull waiting. Monsieur knows a good Joke." A"d to Courtlandt's dismay he real ized that his proposal had truly been accok ted as a Jest "I am not Joking. I am in earnest. Five hundred francs. On tho word of a gentleman I mean mademolscllo no harm. I am known to her. All sho has "to do Is to appeal to you, and you can stop the car and summon tho po lice." The chauffeur drew in his legs and leaned toward his tempter. "Monsieur, If you aro not Jesting, then .you aro a madman. Who aro you? What do I know about you? I never saw you ba foro, and for two seasons I have driv en mademoiselle In Paris. Sho wears beautiful Jewels tonight. How do 1 know that you aro not a gentlemanly thief? Ride homo with mademoiselle!' You are crazy. Make yourself scarce, monsieur; in ono minute I shall call the police." "Blockhead!" English of this order the Frenchman perfectly understood. "La, la!" he cried, rising, to execute bis threat Courtlandt was furious, but his fury was directed at himself as much as at the trustworthy young man getting down from tho limousine. His eager ness had led him to mistake stupidity for cleverness. He had gone about the affair with all the clumsiness of a boy who was making his first appearance at the stage entrance. It was mightily disconcerting, too, to have found an honest man when lie was in desperate need of a dishonest one. He had faced with fine courage all sorts of danger ous wild animals; but at this moment he hadn't tho courage to faco a po liceman and endpavor to explain, In a foreign tongue, a situation at onco so delicato and so singularly open to mis construction. So, for the second time in his life he took to bis heels. Of the first time, more anon. Ho scram bled back to his own car, slammed the door, and told the driver to drop him at tho Grand. However, he did not re turn to the hotel. Mademoiselle da Toscana's chauf feur scratched his chin In perplexity. In frightening off his tempter ho rec ognized that now he would never be able to find out who bo was. Ho should have played with him until mademoi 1 selle came out She would havo known instantly. That would have been the timo for the police. To hido in the car! What tho devil! Only a mad man would have offered such a propo sition. The man had been cither an American or an Englishman, for all his accuracy In the tongue. Bah! Per haps he had heard her sing that night, and had como away from the Opera, moonstruck. It was not an isolated case. Tho fools were always pester ing him, but no ono had ever offered so uncommon a brlbo; five hundred francs. Mademoiselle might not be lieve that part of the tale. Mademoi selle was clever. There was a stand ing agreement between them that sko would always give him half of what ever was offered him in tho way of bribes. It paid. It was easier to sell his loyalty to her for two hundred and fifty francs than to betray her for fivo hundred. Sho had yet to find him un truthful, and tonight ho would bo as frank as ho had always been, But who was this fellow in tho Ba varian hat, who patrolled tho jido walk? Ho had been watching him when tho madman approached, For nn hour or moro ho hud walked up nnd down, never going twonty font be yond tho liinauKlno, Ho couldn't huo tho faco, Tim lone dark coat hud fl military' cut about tho hips nnd shout dors. Front' timo to time ho saw hi in Slanca up at 'tho lighted windows, Eh. well; there werothor womon In the world besides madomolsollo, several others. Ho had to wait only half an hour for hor apponranco. He oponod tho door and saw to it that sho was comfort ably soatod; then he paused by the window, touching his cap. "What is it, Francois?" "A gentleman offered mo five hun dred francs, madoinolaollo, If I would permit him to hldo In tho car." "Fivo hundred francs? To hldo In tho car? Why dldu't you call tho po llco?" ji"" "I started to; madomolsollo, but he rnnaway." "Oh!What wan ho llko?" The prima donna dropped tho bunch of roses on the seat bcsldo hor. "Oh, ho looked well enough. Ho had .tho air ot a gentleman. Ho was tall, with light hair and mustache But. na mm Leave the Room, or I Will Shoot" I had never seen him beforo, and as mademolsolla woro somo lino Jowels, I bade him be off." "Would you know him again?" "Surely mademolscllo." "Tho next timo anyono bothers you, call tho police. You havo dono well, and I shall remember it Homo." Tho man In tho Bavarian hat hur ried back to tho third car from the limousine, and followod at a reason ably safo distance. She shut off tho light and closed her eyes. Sho reclined against tho cushion once more, striving not to think. Once, her hands shut tightly.. Never, never, never! Sho pressed down the burning thoughts by recalling tho bright scenes "at tho ambassador's, tho real generous applauso that had followed her two songs. Ah, how that man PaderewskI played! They two had cost tho ambassador eight thousand francs. Famo and fortune! Fortuno she could understand; but famo! What was It? Upon a time she believed sho had known what famo was; but that had been when she was striving for It A glowing nrtlclo In a newspaper, a portrait in a magazine, rows upon rows of curiouj eyes and a patter of hands upon hands; that was all; and for this sho had given tho best of hor life, and she was only twenty-five. The limousine stopped at last Tho man in tho Bavarian hnt saw her LIVE ON FISH THEY CATCH Remarkable Breed of "Banker Ponies" Natives of the Coast of North Carolina. On the coast of North Carolina there aro several miles, of low, sandy shoro wbero nothing grows except a ooa rue grans, a few salt water weeds and wild parsley. On theso banks lives a strango breed of half-wild horses known as "banker ponies." Theso creatures aro generally about twlco tho slzo of Shet land ponies. Every year tho herd owners drive tho "bankers" into pens, brand tho foals with tho proper mark, and catch sotno of tho oldor animals to sell to tho dealers. North Carolinians sny that tho beasts must bo starved into eating grain, hay or grass, for they havo always lived on tho rank salt tnursh grass of tho marshes and on fish, Thoy catch tho fish for themselves at low tldo; with tholr hoofs thoy dig doop holes In tho sand below high-water mark, and when tho tide fall they groudlly devour tkv alight. Ills car turned nnd disappeared It had taken hln a wo ok to dlicorer whoro sho lived. Ilia lodgings wero on tho other aldo of tho Seine. After reaching them ho gave crisp orders to tho drlvor, who sat his machine off at top spood. Tho man in tho Bavarian hnt ontorod hla room, nnd lighted tho ins. Tho room was bnro and cheaply furnished. Ho took off his coat but retained his hat. pulling It down stll farthor ovor his oyos. llln faco was al ways In shadow. A round chin, two full rod- lips, scantily covorod by a blond muBtacho wero all that could bo noon. Ho began to walk tho floor Im patiently, stopping and listening w.hon ovor ho heard a sound. Ho wnltod less than an hour for tho return of tho car. It brought two men. Thoy woro wull-drossed, smoothly-nhnvon, with koon byes and Intelligent facos. Tholr host, who had novor soon cither of hla guonts beforo, caroloBtuy waved hi hand toward tho tnblo whoro thoro woro two chnirs. Ho himself took hi Htnnd by tho window nnd looked out as ho talked. In auothor hour tho room was dark and tho street deserted. In tho monntlnju tho prima donna gnvo a sigh of relief. Bho wan homo, It was nearly two o'clock. Sho would sleep till noon, nnd Saturday and Sun day would bo horn. Sho wont up tho atnlrs Instead of taking tho lift, and (hough tho hall was dark, sho know hor way. Sho unlocked tho door of tho npnrtmont nnd entered, swinging tho door buhlnd her. As tho act was mechanical, hor thoughts being other wlso engaged, sho did not notlco that tho lock failed to click. Tho forrulo of a cano had prevontod that Sho flung hor wraps on tho divan nnd put tho rones In an empty bowl Tho door opened softly, without noise Next, sho stopped beforo tho mirror ovor tho mantel, touched her hair lightly, dotachod the tiara of omernlds . . . and became an Inanimate as marble. Sho saw another. faco. Sho novor know how long tho Interval ot silence was. Sho turned slowly. "Yes, It is II" said the man, Instantly oho turned again -to tho mantel and picked up a magazlno re volver. Sho leveled It nt him. "Loavo this room, or 1 will shoot" Courtlandt advanced toward hor slowly. "Do ho." ho said. "I should much profor a bullet to that look." "I am In earnest" 8ho wan very white, but her hand wan steady. Ho continued to ndvanco. Thoro followod a crash. Tho smell of burn lng powdor flllod tho room. Tho Bur mono gong clanged shrilly and whirled wildly. Courtlandt felt his hair stir In terror. "You must hato mo indeed," ho said quiotly, na tho senso of terror dlod away. Ho folded his nnns. "Try again; thoro ought to bo half a dozen bullets loft No7 Then, good-by!" lie left tnc r.psrtrnsnt without another word or look, and as tho door closed behind him thoro was a kind of flnallty in tho clicking of tho latch. Tho revolver clattered to tho floor, and tho woman who had fired It leaned hoavlly against tho mantel, covering tier oyos. "Nora, Nora!" cried a startled voice from n bedroom adjoining. "Whnt has happened? Mon Dlou, whnt Is It?" A pretty, slcepy-oycd young woman, in a night-dross, rushed Into tho room She flung hor arms about tho Hingor. "Nora, my dear, my dear!" "Ho forced his way In. I thought to frighten him. It wont off accident ally. Oh, Cclosto, Colesto, I might navo killed him!" Tho other drow hor head down on hor shoulder, and llstcnod. Sho could hear voices In tho lowor hall, a shout ot warning, a patter of stops; then tho hall door slammed. After that, silence, savo for tho faint mollowing vibrations of tho Burmeno gong. (TO ni2 CONTINUED.) fish that aro stranded in theso hoIcB. Often they fight brlsky over an espe cially tempting morsel. In captivity theso strango horses aro Intelligent, but seldom aro oven in tompor. Onco tamed, thoy mako ex cellent draft animals, for thoy havo a strength that is disproportionate to their slzo. Foals that aro bred from "bankors" In captivity mako vnluablo animals strong nnd Intelligent Appetites, , Sir John Ludo nnd tho duko of Queensberry ("Old Q.") onco laid a wager for V. 1,000 on who should pro duco a man to eat tho mott nt ono sitting. Tho duko could not nttond tho contest, but his representative wrote "I havo no timo to statu particulars', but merely to acquaint your graco that your man beat his antagonist by a pig and an upplo plo." What must thoy havo caton ILondon Chronlclo. Not Square Meals, Prldo that dlnoH on vanity up sn conttimnt I'runkllu, EARLY METHOD OF CLEANING Use Sawdust for dataware Mixture of Salt and Vinegar tho Beat for Decanters, Etc If you would got tho noarost carpen ter to giro you a panful of nawdunt you could mako your, cut glass dlsfioe, and ovon your flno tfreHflod glans, das illng bright $. First wnsh each . djh thoroughly with warm soapsuds nnd then, with out drying It,-bury thotllah In tho saw dust Leave onch ploco until It In per fectly dry nnd then brunh it with n soft brtibh, taking, caro to reach all tho orovlccn? - ! . Ybjf can clon'n deenntora, enrnfos, tlnftgar cru'otn, etc., by using a mix ture of salt nnd vlnognr. To n wine glassful of vinegar allow n handful of salt Tut Homo ot thin In tho bottles', nhako It about well nnd'tho Htalnn will disappear. If you havo pudding or moat plo dlshoii thnt havo becolno brown, burnt and generally dlMgracoful looking by baking In tho oven, you can nlmout nlwnya romovo tho ntnlna by nonklng thoin for Bovoral houro In strong bornx and wnrm water. Greasy pots and kottlon, that boto nolr of tho wotnnn who does her own cooking, can bo cleaned with Ultlo dlfll culty by lotting them get wanned through on tho Htovo, then removing thorn to tho Hlnk nnd throwing In a handful of corn meal nnd rubbing thorn well with this. BURLAP AS A DECORATION Can Be Put to Almost Innumerable Usci In tho Making of a Tasteful Home. Tho woman who In oagor to havo a tasteful homo nt nmnll cost should ro metnbor tho many uses of burlap for Intorlor decoration. A couch that hna bocomo worn ond faded, but does not require ro-upholsterlng, may havo lt defects covered by a throw of burlap, using tho widest obtainable In n tan or other good shade, nnd cutting this suf ficiently long to hang entirely ovor tho couch ends. Tho oudn may bo fin- inhed by n wldo hem caught In plnco with green briar stitching nnd tho cover further ornnmontod by rtoncll- lng. if n tnn or brown burlnp linn boon selected a pretty utcncll design la a border, of nlno trees dono In greenn nnd browns. Burlap nlno makes beau tiful portieres, nnd Is oxcollont for up holstering chnirs, making boat or porch pillows nnd may ovon bo used no a floor covering. Halibut a La nafriiintfv. Cover tho bottom of a bnklng-dinh with two tnbleapoonfuls each of minced onion nnd celery nnd ono ot parsley. Plnco on this tho fish, after dusting it with salt and popper to tanto nnd brushing with molted butter. Bako In it quick ovon. Put two tn blespoonruhi of butter In a pan, add two of flour nnd mix; add ono pint ot cooked strained tomatoes nnd stir un til boiling; add one-half tenspoonful each of nrnco and whlto popper, Strain this around tho fish nnd servo with boiled potato balls banted with molted butter nnd dusted with mlncod pars loy. Woman's Homo Companion. Using Lemon Rinds. Everyone will bo glad to know of a way to savo your lemon rlnda nftor making letnonndo. uemovo as much as poaiiiblo of tho pith, cut tho rlnda in strlns. with scissors, about nnn. quarter Inch wldo. Oct ono pint of nuro grain nlcohol nnd put in a sinus jar; .Into this drop tho strips of lomon until you havo used ID lomonn. Thoy do not all hnvo to ho put in at tho samo timo. Tho wholo amount should Btand a week. Then strain through flno muslin. Thnt Is nil there Is to It and you havo tho puro nrtlclo with no coloring or flavoring nnd It is a flno essenco. Braised Sweetbreads. Uso Uttlo Individual baking dlshoa for theso. In tho bottom of each but tered dish put a Uttlo chopped car rot, colory, onion, n fow croon peas and dices of salt pork. Placo a par boiled owootbread on top of tho ves t-tables, If tho swectbrnads nro largo. half will bo enough, If d I fill Is used as nn ontrco. Cover with good clear stock nnd bako slowly for from forty fivo mlnutos to an hour. Boforo serv ing basto tho gravy and vegetables ovor tho uweothrendB to garnish. To Keep Celery Fresh. To koon celery fresh and crlsn. so thnt It will last for days, treat It in tho following manner and find it ox collont: Proparo It ns you would for tho table t lion wot nn old nlncn nt clenn linon In Ico-cold wntor, plnco tho celery in It and lay on tho Ico, Pineapple 8herhet. flroto two plnonpplon nnd mix twn quarts of wator ami n pint of sugar; ndd tho Jiilco of two lemons nnd (Im bouton white of four a'. i'luco lu u froow utiil frcczo.