SHEEP'S
CLOTHING
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
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CHAPTER II Continued.
Tlie Dowager Dragon glanced fore
and lift; but there were no other pas
sengers within earshot, nml the ports
behind them, though alight, were shut
and sound-tight. "Betty Merrllees,"
she said.
"You're wnrni as the children say
In hide-nud-seek."
"Aha!" the Indy cried In triumph.
"Well, then I Uetty doesn't nionn to
try to beat the customs. She told me
so herself. The row thnt man Loot)
has kicked up about smuggling has
scared her so thnt she's made up her
mind to declare every blessed trinket.
So you see. Quoin, you're simply wast
ing your time trailing Betty Merrl
lees." Quoin smiled vaguely nt his finger
tips. "No, I'm not," he contradicted.
Mrs. Beggarstaff sniffed suspicious
ly. "I've guessed wrong?"
"For once In a way. The truth is, I
don't care whether Mrs. Merrllees de
frauds the government or not. It's
over n year since I left the secret
service. I don't like the work too
tame and having learned all It could
teach me, I quietly dropped out and
returned to my old Held."
"Private Investigation, eh?"
"There's some fun in that," Quoin
said with mild enthusiasm. "Odd
Jobs I love 'em. They're generally
so very odd unexpected besides."
"Quoin," the lady Inquired with a
change of tone, "you remember the
Joachim collection?"
"Do I remember It!" Quoin protest
ed with reproachful sincerity. "I
wish I might hope ever to be repaid
for the sleep I lost on that case!"
"You never got a clue?"
"Never one. That was a masterly
Job."
"Has none of the stuff ever turned
up?" ,
"Oh, plenty of It, here and there ,
mostly In Europe. In fact, I'm told
that Joachim has reassembled most
of the collection; but It has cost him
five times his original outlay."
"There are, of course, pieces still
missing?"
"Oh, naturally!"
"Well, then," said the lady delib
erately, "I don't mind telling you that
there's one piece I distinctly remem
ber, on board this ship a magnificent
sardonyx cameo."
"Truly?"
"Would you care to see It? Then
look !"
Mrs. Beggarstaff unclosed her left
hand. In Its palm lay Miss Carteret's
brooch !
With a wondering exclamation,
Quoin bent forward to examine the
cameo, while Mrs. Beggarstaff regard
ed with a triumphant smile his bent
bead. It was something to huve star
tled the greatest living detective,
which was precisely the distinction the
keen-witted old woman accorded this
man.
"Take it to the light and have a
good look."
"Thank you," said Quoin, rising In
stantly and moving forward to the
lighted eompanionway, where he lin
gered u long minute. Intently Inspect
ing the brooch with a small magnify
ing glass.
"Unquestionably one of the missing
pieces," he declared flatly, returning,
"and. If I'm not mistaken, one of the
finest in the collection. How did you
come by It, please?"
"It's the property of the young per
son who shares tuy cabin; name, Lucy
Carteret. .She's an American, about
twenty, and has lived abroad all her
life. Now she's going to New York to
Join her father, who she says gave
her this on her fifteenth birthday."
"The question is, Who Is Carteret
pore?"
"I'm not psychic," Mrs. lieggarstafT
objected. "The woods are full of Car
terets ; but I know none that this child
resembles In any way. Beside, she
has denied every relationship I've sug
gested so far."
"But we mustn't forget that, when
found, this paternal Carteret will
probably prove to bo a perfectly hon
est bourgeois who picked up the cameo
casually In some out-of-the-way shop
at homo or abroad. I've often thought
that the widespread distribution of
that loot might be tuken as pretty good
evidence in support of something Pvo
always contended was u popular chl
nieru the existence of a regular or
ganization of social freebooters, Yoil'ro
going?" he added as Mrs. HeggurstatT
stirred and sut up, preparatory to ris
ing. "The present owner of this bauble
MRS. BEGGARSTAFF DISCOVERS THAT LUCY CARTERET
OWNS A BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE WHICH HAD
BEEN STOLEN FROM A VALUABLE COL
LECTION SOME TIME BEFORE
A beautiful, woil-bred Kngllsh-womnn, nervous and suspicious,
finds when she boards the steamer Alsntln, bound from Liverpool
for New York, that her stateroom mnto 1b Mrs. Ainelln lleggurstttff,
a fascinating wealthy American widow of about sixty years. The girl
says her name Is I.ucy Carteret nnd that she Is going to America to
meet her father, who hns lived there many years. Something about
the girl's manner makes the widow wonder what's the trouble. She
Is much surprised to find Lucy possesses a ningnlllcent necklace which
the girl said her father had given her for Christmas.
Is asleep and I want to replnco It
before she wakes up."
"One minute, If you don't mind. Per
haps you can tell me something "
"On one condition," the old lady stip
ulated ilrmly. "You must let mo In
on the ground tloor. I'll not lift my
baud to help you lu anything that's a
mystery to me."
"I don't mind telling you In the least.
This Isn't a cast? Just simple curiosity
on my part. .Did you ever know any
body by the name of Hlcks-Lorrlmer
In Londou?"
"Bless my Income!" exclaimed Mrs.
Beggurstnff Indignantly. "No! Who
Is he or she?"
"I don't know; that's why I asked
you who know everybody. One ques
tion more: What do you know about
your friend Mr. Craven?"
"Tad Craven?" exclaimed the Dowa
ger Dragon lu blauk amazement.
"What's he been doing?"
"Nothing very desperate: only mak
ing love to Mrs. Merrllees. Think
she'll marry him?"
"Couldn't say. She's a flighty crea
ture, and Tad's tremendously amusing.
What concern Is It of yours?"
"None whatever. You haven't told
me what you know about him."
"Why of course! what the world
knows. He's nn rntertnlnlng little
man who came out of nowhere to cheer
us up about fifteen years ngo. Never
was heard of before one line morning
when we nil woke up to tlnd he be-
Almost Immediately the Hiss Was
Answered by Quick, Light Foot
steps.
longed. No money, so far as I know
or Just enough to enable him to live
well without working too hard. Nowa
days New York teems with Just this
type of unaccountable persons de
cent, diverting, well-bred, and three-
quarters Idle. That's all except I
like the man."
"You never heard he was married?"
"He Isn't!" Mrs. Beggarstaff ex-
claimed, dumfouuded.
"I don't say so. I only wonder. Of
course. If you never heard he wus mar
ried, you never suspected him of hav
ing a daughter you're too pure-
minded."
"Thank vou for nothing. What are
you driving at?"
"And if he Hasn't n dnugbter, who
In thunderutlon Is Lydln?"
"Quoin," said the Dowager Dragon
solemnly, "I warn you, If you keep mo
on tenterhooks another Instant"
"Here you are, then," the detective
Interposed hastily; "but keep it to
yourself. Yesterday nfternoon, when
I wus killing time In tho wireless
house, n message came In which I
rend over the operator's shoulder ns
he wrote It down. It wus for Craven,
and ran something like this: 'Lydlu
disappeared. What shall I do? Await
ing advice before notifying police.'
Signed, 'JIlckH-Lorrlmer.' And after
a while Craven'H reply was brought In
for transmission, 'Keep away from po
lice. If girl doesn't return, wire mo
New York Saturday.' Addressed,
'Hlcks-Lorrimer, eleven King Charles'
court, London, West.' Now who In
Lydlu' to Craven if not wife or daugh
ter, that wireless messages must ad
vise him of her disappearance? Not
his wife; for ho refers to her In his
reply as the 'girl.' If his daughter,
lie must be u widower."
After a thoughtful moment tho Dow-,
nger Dragon exclaimed, "Quoin J This
Jouchlin brooch has It struck yon ilmt
the cameo bears a resemblance to any
one wo know?"
"Craven, of course 1 Now you men
Hon It, a distinct resemblance."
"This Miss Carteret says her father
Knvo It to her because of Its likeness
to nun."
"What did you say the name was, lu
iuiw
Lucy Carteret. But when sho told
me sho tripped nnd stumbled over
something that hounded suspiciously
Hsu -i,iu.- -Lid' for Lydlu, eh?"
i-ucy uirteret Lydln Craven," the
ueteciivo mused aloud.
"Help mo up." the Dowaeer Drnr-on
demanded excitably. "I'm going down-
suurs mis niluute and have n good
look round thnt cabin, If tho girl Isn't
uwuue. Quoin." sho added with nnl
mntlon. us the detective gavo her his
Hand, "ir it turns out as wu think "
"Hope?" ho suggested, smiling.
"For my part. hope. If It turns out
ns wo hope, this voyago Is going to bo
most amusing. And I was afraid of
being bored I"
"Then," Quoin reminded her. "you
ought to be very grateful to me."
"I lovo you for It!' Mrs. IleggorstnfT
declared nrdently.
CHAPTER III.
Long after dark Miss Carteret wak-
ened. For some minutes sho lay In
lazy content, unstlrrlng, wide eyes
dreaming Into obscurity. The state
room was dusky with shadows; but
deck lights beyond the open window
ports pointed wan squares upon tho
white Interior woodwork. The sweep
of clean sea air through the room was
as sweet as fresh cool waler to a
parched throat. Feeling stronger and
more herself for each delicious breath,
humbly the girl gave thanks: for It
seemed that, with the passing of the
gnle, tho ghastly Incubus of inal-dc-mer
had been exorcised.
Presently, conscious of n pang of
hunger, she touched the repeating
spring on her bracelet watch an ex
quisitely small. Jeweled extrnvnganco,
her father's gift of the previous Christ
mas and bent nn attentive ear to Its
elfin chime. Fight o'clock. It was too
late to dress and dine In public. But
ns she lay In doubt, trying to decide
whether she wns really as hungry as
she felt, or would do better to deny
herself food until breakfast, she heard
a sound from the outer deck so singu
lar that In n twinkling It focused her
drowsy, errant wits.
Tho sound was "Psst-pssst-psssst,"
AMERICAN WEDS A RULER
Alice Heine, Who Enjoyed Unustia
Distinction, Soon Tired of Life
as Princess of Monaco,
Alice Heine, the only American worn
an to enjoy the distinction and suffer
the disillusionment of being the wife
of a sovereign, was boru In New Or
leans fifty-nine years ago. Her father
was Michael Heine, n Jewish banker,
and tier mother Miss Amelle Mllten-
hcrgcr, who came of u prominent
Louisiana family.
Having mado a fortune In New Or
leans, Michael Heine settled In Paris
after tiie Franco-Prussian wur, and
rose to be a noted financier. His
daughter, Alice, became the bride of
tho due de Ulchelleu, scion of an an
cient French line. Sho bore him u son
nnd a daughter, after which ho died.
The son Inherited tho title, nnd a few
years ago followed tho example of his
father by taking nn American wife,
Miss Kleanor Douglas Wise of Balti
more, Alice Heine, duchess of Illchcllcu,
remained a widow tnnny years before
she was won by the prince of Monaco,
whoso prior mnrrlngo to Lady Mary
Douglas Hamilton, an Englishwoman,
had been annulled by the church. Life
with the sovereign prince of tho tiny
country of Monuco noted principally
for Its great gambling resort, Monte
Carlo was not a bed of roses, and sho
soon tired of It. The prince was given
a divorce.
Lesson of tho Tug.
There's nothing dishonorable In bo-
Ing n tug. In times of need a tug la
worth a thousand pleasure boats. It's
what a man Is nblo to do nnd does
that tells what his wortli Is. Good
clothes are plensant to look upon, but
they are often u hindrance In times
of distress. Kid gloves may havo a
place lu tho family pew and social
functions, but tho ways of tho world
demand tougher stock In labo, It
takes overalls, corduroy and buckskin
n trisyllabic hiss of which each part
was longer and more emphatic than
Its predecessor. Unmistakably of hu
man origin, though ns odd and alarm
lug as tho warning of a serpent, It
brought tho girl from her bed to her
feet with a start.
Her movement wns a noiseless new.
Tho man who had sounded that strange
call she discovered stealing Imiiicill
ately outside the window; his back
was to It, so that sho could see little
more than the concave lino of his
dark, lean, shaved cheek, and tho back
of a long, narrow head beneath n
steamer cap with vizor well down over
his eyes.
Almost Immediately tho hiss was an
swered by quick, light footsteps, and
tho voice of ono as yet Invisible, n
voice of guarded accent but vibrant
with Indignation, "What the devil do
you mean by buzzing mo like that?"
The girl trembled. Unless her senses
were untrustworthy, sho knew that
voice better than her own. It seemed
Impossible that sho could bo mistaken.
It was again audible, tho response
of the man outside tho window having
escaped her. "You Infatuate assl Don't
you know better than to take such
chances?"
"Oh. It's all right. llo's up on tho
boat deck, ehlnnln' with some skirt.
I made sure of that before I laid for
you. Trust mo.
"Trust you to play the fool I Don t
you know every word you utter can bo
overheard In those staterooms?"
Instinctively tho girl crouched lu tho
shadow of her bedstend, In deadly ter
ror lest sho bo detected at her Involun
tary eavesdropping so strong upon
her sensitive perceptions tho psycho
logical effect of this surreptitious pas
sage.
But her fears were quickly dlsslpnt
i.il the Interview terminating as nb
roptly as It had begun.
"Good-night 1" that well-remembered
voice continued Incisively. "And for
tho last time I warn you: Don't np-
proach me again nboard tide ship!"
"But listen." the other pleaded
nnd threatened lu tho one Urolith
'We got to get a straight answer out
of you "
Tvo given It already twice. lor
the third time no 1" With this the
Inst speaker strode briskly forward.
Blslng as silently as any shadow
.Miss Carteret again turned her face
to the port.
Tho man who bud hissed wns still
there, watching the other way.
She fancied something sullen nnd
menacing In tho lowering Inclination
of his head, the stoop of his narrow
siioumcrs.
.,.
Suddenly, with n mumbled word
Innrtlculate with anger, ho turned and
went swiftly aft.
Do you believe that Lucy Car
teret Is telling the truth and
that she Is an honest, high-class
girl; or do you think she Is one
of a band of shrewd crooks?
The next Installment brings Im
portant developments.
(TO I IIC CONTINUED.)
to stand the strain. They nro not
beautiful hut they aro mighty elllclent
when tho right kind of power gets In
side of them. Atid you nro no less n
gentleman because they fit you. That
man Is honorable who makes himself
respected by his conduct mid tho work
ho does. No amount of polish can
atone for n mean ideal. And no
nmount of toll can lower the man of
honor to the level of tho beast. The
tug may bo Insignificant beside tho
lines, but Its work Is Just as honorable
and often requires Just as inix-li brains
and skill to accomplish It. Pennsyl
vnnln Orlt.
"What Makes It 8top7"
I no following cominiinlcatlon has
been received by tho Galveston News:
"Hparksvllle Gents: The gas en
Kino you sent mo stops when there's
nothing tho matter with Its that the
trouble. It wouldent bee so bad If It
stopped for some reason and anybody
knows theres reasons enough for It to
stop. I received tho book which yon
sent me which Is named what Makes
tho Gasoline Engine Go. I ain't read
It yet becauso what's the use reading
It when I dont euro what makes tho
gasollno engine go as long as It goes
which mine (lout only occasionally.
"What I want to know Is What
Makes the Gasollno Engine Stop. If
you got a book culled that send mo
one. I want to know what makes my
gnsollno engine stop when everything:
Is O IC and nothing Is tho matter ex
cept that It must bo a rotten engine
hjiiam Diaas."
Santa Turns Spaniard.
Tho whole toy Industry of tho world
Is undergoing readjustment booiuso of
tho war, and countries that formerly
Imported their stocks from tho coun
tries of tho present belligerents nro
now either looking to new sources of
supply or uro making their own toya.
Spain has been among tho first to tnko
ndvantngo of the altered demand nu4
Is making u strong bid for the maski
of Latln-Ainertcu, , ;
SAYS HOT WATER
WASHES POISONS
FROM THE LIVER
Evoryone should drink hot water
with phosphate In It,
before breakfast
To feet ns flue nn tho proverbial
fiddle, wo Must keep the liver washed
clean, nlttioHt overy morning, to pro
vent Its spongo-llko pores from clog
ging with indigestible Material, Hour
bite and poisonous toxins, nays a noted
physician,
If you get hortdncheii, II'h your liver.
It you catch cold easily, it's your liver.
If you wake up with n bad taste,
furred tongue, nasty breath or stem
arh becomes rnncld, It's your llvur.
Sallow skin, muddy complexions, wa
tery eyes all denote liver unclcanll
ness, Your liver Is tho most Impor
tant, also the most abused and neglect
ed organ of tho body. Few know Its
function or how to reteano the dammed
up body waste, bllo and toxins, Mont
folks resort to violent calomel, which
Is a dangerous, salivating' chemical
which can only bo used occasionally
because It accumulates lu the tissues,
iiIho attacks tho lumen.
Every man and woman, Hick or well,
should drink each morning before
breakfast, a kIiimh of hot water with n
teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in
It, to wash front tho liver nnd bowels
the previous day's Indigestible mater
ial, the polHOiiii, sour bllo and toxins;
thus demising, sweetening nnd fresh
ening tho entire alimentary canal be
fore putting more food Into tho stom
ach. Limestone phoHphntn does not re
strict the diet like calomel, Iteeauso It
can not salivate, for It Is harmless and
you can cat anything afterwards. It
Is Inexpensive and nlmoHt tasteless,
and any pharmacist will sell you n
quarter pound, which Is sufficient for
a demoiiHtratlou of how hot water and
limestone phosphato cleans, stimulates
and freshens the liver, keeping you
feeling fit day lu nnd day out.
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Just Use Resinol
No remedy ran honestly promlso to
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Getting Used to It.
"Turkish women muffin tho entire
lower part of tho face with a veil.
leaving only tho eyes exposed. Queer
costumo, eh?"
"I thought so until our glrlB began
wearing their furs that way." Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
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until I nearly went
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they nil paid J had
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would not ;;et any
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huilsuu"ereilforfour
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timo.butl ltepti;ot
timr worse tho mom
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of n woman who had been saved from
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pressed on my mind. The doctor had
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