THE
SYNOPSIS.
Younr Hush Whltnlter's doctors tell
him ho has but a few months to live, nml
his sweetheart Jilts him. Ills frleml. Voter
Btnrk, flmls him disconsolate nml proposes
n ca voynRc. Whllnkcr rims nwny o a
strnnge town nnd tlmls young Mnry I-nil-Islns.
deserted hy the man with whom
she doped, about to commit suicide.
One about to die surely must
feel more at ease about his
future If he Is conscious of hav
ing really done some good In the
world. And In the scheme of
things beyond our understand
ing perhaps a single big unself
ish act one that saves another
from a grievous deed will bal
ance our million mean little
transgressions and leave us
with credit on the Big Book.
In the installment given here
there's a mighty fine story In
volving just this point.
CHAPTER III Continued.
"I didn't have tiny money to speak
of, but I had some Jewelry my moth
er's nml ho was to take that ntul
pawn It for money to get married
with."
"I see."
The girl In her turn went to ono of
the windows, standing with her hack
to the room. Whltaker drew a chair
for her and took a seat a little dis
tance away, with a keen glance ap
prising the change In her condition.
She seemed measurably more com
posed and mistress of her emotions,
though he had to Judge mostly by her
voice and manner, so dark was the
room.
"Don't I" she cried shnrply. "Pleaso
don't look nt me so "
"I beg your pardon. I didn't mean
to"
"It's only only that you make mo
think of what you must bo thinking
about me "
"You've had a narrow but a won
derfully lucky escape."
"Oh! ... But I'm not glad . . .
I was desperate "
"I mean," he Interrupted coolly,
"from Mr. Morton. The silver lining
Is, you're not married to a black
guard." "Oh, yes, yes!" sho agreed passion
ately. "And you have youth, health, years
of life before you!"
lie sighed lnaudibly . . .
"You wouldn't say that. If you under
stood." "Have you thought of going home?
Have you written to your father ex
plained?"
"I sent him n special delivery three
days ago, and nnd yesterday a tele
gram. I knew It wouldn't do any good
but I ... I told h!in everything, lie
dldn t answer. He won't, ever."
She bent forward, elbows on knees,
head and shoulders cringing.
"It hurta to!" she walled . .
"what people will think ... the
shame, the hitter, bitter shame of
this! I've earned my punishment."
"Oh, I say"
"But I have, because because I
didn't love him. I didn't love him at
all, and I knew It, even though I meant
to nmrry him. ..."
"But, why In Heaven's name?"
"Because I was so lonely nnd . . .
misunderstood and unhappy nt home,
No mother, never daring to see my
Klster (sho ran nway, too) . . . my
friendships at school discouraged
nothing In life but my father to bully
me and make cruel fun of mo because
I'm not pretty. . . . That's why I
ran nway with a man I didn't love
because I wanted freedom and n little
happiness."
"Good Lord!" he murmured beneath
his breath, awed by the pitiful, childish
simplicity of her confession and the
deep damnation that had waited upon
her.
"So It's over!" sho cried "over, and
I've learned my lesson, and I'm dis
graced forever, and friendless and"
"Stop right there!" ho checked her
roughly. "You're not friendless yet,
and that nullifies nil the rest. Be
glad you've had your romance and
learned your lesson "
"Please don't think I'm not grateful
for your kindness," sho Interrupted.
"But the disgrace that can't bo blot
ted outl"
"Oh, yeB, It can," ho Insisted bluntly.
"Thero's n way I know "
A glimmering of that way had only
that Instant let a Uttlo light In upon
the darkness of his solicitous distress
for her. Ho rose nnd began to walk
and think, hands clasped behind him,
trying to make what he had In mind
seem right and reasonable.
"You mean beg my father to tako
me back. I'll dlo first!"
TROYING "ANGEL
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
"There mustn't bo any ntoro talk,
or even any thought, of anything llko
that. I understand too well to ask the
Impossible of you. But (hero Is ono
way out n perfectly right way If
you're willing nml bravo enough to
take a chnnci. a long chance."
Somehow sho seemed to gain hopo
of his tone. She sat up. following him
with eyes that sought Incredulously to
believe.
"Have I any choice?" sho nskod.
"I'm desperate enough . . ."
"God knows," he said, "you'll have
to bol"
"Try me."
Ho paused, standing over her.
"Desperate enough to marry n mnn
who's bound to dlo within six months
and leave you free? I'm that man
the doctors give mo six mouths tuoro
of life. Will you tako my name to
free yourself? Heaven my witness.
you're welcome to It."
"Oh," sho breathed, nghast, "what
are you saying?"
"I'm proposing marriage." ho said,
with his quaint, one-sided smile.
"Plense listen: I came to this plnco
to make a quick end to my troubles
but I've changed my mind about that,
uow. What's happeued In this room
has mnde me see that nobody has
any right to hasten things. But
mean to leave the country Immediate
ly nnd let death tlnd mo where It
will. I shall leave behind me a name
and a little money, neither of any coa
eolvnble use to me. Will you tako them,
employ them to make your life what
It was meant to be? It's a little thing,
but It will mnke me feel n lot moro
tit to go out of this world to know
I've left nt least ono decent act to
mark my memory. There's only this
far-fetched chnnci I may live. It's n
mllllon-to-one shot, but you've got to
hear It In mind. But really you enn't
lose"
"Oh, stop, stopl" she Implored him,
half hysterical. "To think of marrying
to bcnellt by the deuth of a man like
you 1"
"You've no right to look at It thnt
way." Ho had a wry, secret smile for
his specious sophistry. "You're being
nsked to confer, not to accept, u favor,
"It's a Bargain."
It's Just an net of kindness to a hope
less mnn. I'd go mad If I didn't know
you wero safo from -a recurrence of
tho follv of this nfternoon."
"Don't 1" she cried "don't tempt
me. You'vo no right. . . . You
don't know how frantic I urn. . . ."
"I do," he countered frankly. "I'm
depending on Just thnt to swing you
to my point of view. You've got to
come to It. I mean you shall murry
me."
Sho stared up at him, spellbound,
Insensibly yielding to tho domination
of his will. It was Incvltnble. He was
scarcely less desperate than she and
no less overwrought nnd unstrung;
and ho was tho stronger;' In the na
tural course of things his will could
not but prevail.
Tho lust trace of evening light had
faded out of tho world beforo they
wero agreed. Darkness wrapped them
In Its folds; thoy wero but as voices
warring In a black and boundless void.
Whltaker struck a match and ap
plied It to tho solitary gas-jet. A thin,
blue, sputtering tonguo of flamo re
veakd.thcm to one another. Tho girl
still crouched In her armchair, weury
and spent, her powers of contention
all vitiated by tho losing struggle.
Whltaker was trembling with uorvoua
fatigue.
"Well?" ho demanded.
"Oh, have your own wny," alio Bald
drearily. "If It must ho . . ."
"It's for tho best." ho Insisted ob
stinately, "You'll never regret It."
"Ono of us will either you or I,"
sho said quietly. "It's too one-sided.
You want to give all and ask nothing
In return. It's a fool's bargain."
Ho hesitated, stammering with sur
prise. Sho had a habit of saying tho
unexpected. "A fool's bargain" the
wisdom of tho sago from tho Hps of n
child. . . .
"Then It's settled," ho said, business
llko, offering his hand. "Fool's bar
gain or not It's a bargain."
Sho rose unassisted, then trusted her
slender lingers to Ills palm. Sho said
nothing. Tho steady gtiro of her ex
traordinary eyes abashed him.
They left the hotel together. Whlt
aker got his change of n hundred dol
lars nt tho desk "Mrs. Morten's" bill,
of course, Ineltided with his and
bribed the bell boy to tako tho suit-
case to the railway station and leave
It there, together with his own hand
bag. Since ho had unaccountably con
eelved n determination to continue liv
ing for n time, ho meant to seek out
moro pleasant accommodations for thu
night.
Tho rain bad ceased, leaving a
ragged sky of clouds nnd stars In
patches. The air was warm and heavy
with wetness. Sidewalks glistened llko
black watered silk ; street lights mir
rored themselves In fugitive puddles
In tho roadways; limbs of trees over
hanging the sidewalks shivered now
nnd ngnln In a hnlMieartcd breeze,
pelting tho wayfarers with miniature
showers of lukewarm, scented drops.
Whltaker, taking his heart and his
fate In his hands, occoted n venerable
gentleman whom they encountered us
he was on the point of turning off tho
sidewalk to private grounds.
"I beg your pardon," hu began.
The mnn paused and turned upon
them a saintly countenance framed In
hair llko snow.
"Thero la something I can do for
you?" ho Inquired with punctilious
courtesy.
"If you will bo kind enough to di
rect me to n minister . . ."
"I am one."
"I thought so," snld Whltaker. "Wo
wish to get married."
The gentleman looked from his face
to the girl's, then moved aside from
the gate. "This Is my home," ho ex
plained. "Will you bo good enough
to come In?"
Conducting- them to his prlvnto
study, he subjected them to a kindly
catechism. Tho girl said little. Whit
oker taking upon himself the brunt of
the examination. Absolutely straight'
forward and Intensely sincere, he cumu
through the ordeal well, without being
obliged to disclose what ho preferred
to keep secret. Tho minister, satis
fied, at length culled In the town clerk
by telephone; who Issued the license,
pocketed his fee, nnd In company with
tho minister's wife, ucted as wit
ness. . . .
Whltaker found himself on his feet
beside Mary Lndlslas. They wero be
ing married. He seemed to heur tho
droning of tho loom of tho Fates. . . .
And they were man nnd wife. Tho
door had closed, tho guto-lutch clicked
behind them. They wero walking
quietly side by side through tho scent
ed night, thoy whom God had Joined
together. Neither found anything to
sny. At the station, Whltaker bought
his wife n ticket to New York and so
cured for her solitary uho a drawing
room In tho sleeper. Whltaker pos
sessed himself of his wife's hand-bug
long enough to furnish It with a sum
of money and nn old envelope bearing
the name and address of his Inw part
ner. He explained that Drummond
would Issue her un ndequnto monthly
allowance und ndvlso her when sho
should huvo become her own mistress
once moro; In a word, a widow.
Sho thanked him briefly, quietly,
with a constraint ho understood too
well to resent.
Both, perlmps, wero sensible of somo
relief when nt length tho train thun
dered In from tho Kast, breathing smoko
and flame, Whltaker helped his wlfo
aboard and Interviewed tho porter In
her behalf. Then they had u moment
or two alone In tho drawl ng-rooin, In
what was meant to bo their first and
lust parting.
Sho caught him suddenly by tho
shoulders with both her hands. Her
eyes sought his with n wistful courago
ho could not but ndmlrc.
"You know I'm grateful . . ."
"Don't think of It that way tlioujrh
I'm glad you nro." j
"You're n good man," sho said bro
kenly.
lie know himself too well to bo nblu
to reply.
"You mustn't worry about me, now.
You'vo made things easy for mo. I
can take euro of myself, and . . . 1
shan't forget whoso name 1 bear.
Ho muttered something to tho effect
that he was sure of that.
Sho released his shoulders and stood
back, searching his face with torment
ed eyes. Abruptly sho offered him her
hand.
"Good-by," sho said, her lips quiver
ing "Uood-by, good frleml I"
lie caught tho hand, wrung II
clumsily and pnlnfully and . .
realized thnt tho train was In motion
He had barely time to get nway . .
Ho found himself on tho station plat
form, stupidly watching the rear light
dwindle down tho tracks and wonder
ing whether or not hallucinations were
a phase of his malady. A sick man
often dreams strange dreams. . .
A voice behind him, cool with a trncs
of Irony, observed;
"I'd give n good deal to know Just
what particular brand of foolishness
you'vo been Indulging In, this time.
Ho whirled around to face l'utot
Stark Peter quietly amused and vorj
much tho master of the situation.
"You needn't think." said he, "thai
you have any chnnco on earth of escnp
lug my fond attentions, Hugh. I'v
fixed It up with Nelly to wait until I
bring you homo, a well man, before
wo get married; and If you refuse tc
be my best man well, thero won't In
any party. You can make up yotii
mind to thnt."
CHAPTEn IV.
Willful Missing.
It was ono o'clock In the morula;
beforo Whltuker allowed himself to In
persuaded; fatigue re-enforced everj
stubborn argument of Peter Stark's tc
overcome his resistance. "Oh, hnv
your own way," he said at length, un
consciously Iterating the words thai
had won him a bride. "If It must
bo ... "
s
Whltaker has consented to go
seafaring. But his mind Is on
the girl he has Just married.
What do you think he will do
now?
s
J
cro in: CONTINUKIJ.)
BEST TONE FROM GOLD FLUTE
Experiments Have Amply Demon
strated That Employment of Pro
clous Metal Is Advisable
By somo pretty experiments with or
gan pipes of different materials I)r
ljaytou Clarence Miller, professor of
physics In tho Case School of Applied
Science, Cleveland, 0-, has proved that
the quality of to no In a wind Instrii'
ineut depends upon Its material fat
moro than Is generally believed. Writ
ing of Mutes In his book, "Tho Sci
ence of Musical Sounds," ho says:
"Tho traditional Inlluenco of dif
ferent metals on the flute tone am
consistent with tho experimental re
sults o1-tallied from tho organ pipe.
Brass and German silver nro usually
hard, stiff and thick, and have but lit
tle Inlluenco upon the air column, and
tho tone Is said to be hard and triim-pct-llko.
Silver Is denso and softer,
and adds to mellownoH.fof the tone.
The much greater softness and density
of gold adds still moro to tho soft
masslveness of the walls, giving an ef
fect llko thu organ plpo surrounded by
water. Klnbornto analyses of tho tone
from flutes of wood, glass, silver and
gold prove that tho tone from the gold
flute Is mellower and richer, bavins
a longer and louder Borloa of partial
than flutes of other materials."
Unforeseen.
Helen was attending her first party.
When refreshments were served sha
refused a second helping to leu cream
with a polite "No, thank you," al
though her look was wistful.
"Oh, do have somo more Ico cream,
dear," thu hostess urged.
"Mother told mo I must say, 'No,
thank you,'" explained tho little girl,
"but I don't bellovo she know the
dishes wero going to be ho Hinall."
Excess of Speed.
Tho motor car shot down tho hill nt
tho speed of an express train, and
then overturned, pinning tho driver be
neath It. Tho village policeman ap
proached pompously. "It's no tiso
your hiding tinder there," he said stern
ly, to tho half-smothered driver. "You
wero exceeding the speed limit, and 1
must liavo your numo uud uddrew."
IF BACK HURTS USE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Kill less incut if Kitlnoyn feel liko
lend or Hlndtler
bothers.
Most folks forgot thnt the kidneys,
llko the boweln, gut nltigglNh nml clog
ged nnd need u flushing occasionally,
else wo huvo backache nml dull misery
In tho kidney region, severe heartaches,
rheunmtla twinges, torpid liver, nold
stomach, sleeplessness nml nil north
of bladder disorders.
You nlmply must keep your lridnoyn
nctlvo nnd clean, mid tho moment you
fool on ache or pain In tho kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jnd
Hultn from any good drug ntoro hero,
lake n tnblospoonful In n glann of wa
ter before breakfast for n few dnyn
and your lddneyn will then not flno,
Thin famous naltn In made from tho
acid of grapes mid lemon Juice, com
bined with llthlii, nnd Is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys nml stlmulnto
them to normal ncttvtty. It also neu
tralizes tho acids In tho urine no It no
longer Irritates, thus ending bladder
disorders.
Jnd Raits Is hnrmtcss; Inoiponslro;
makes n delightful offorvotcont llthln
wntor drink which everybody should
tnko now nml thou to keep their kid
neys clean, thun avoiding serious com
plications. A well-known local druggist Ray ho
soils lots of Jnd Snlta to folks who bo
llovo In overcoming kidney trouble
while It Is only trouble, Adr.
Author No Asset.
At a local bazaar they were offering
autographed copies of books by In
dluiiupolls authors.
"Hero Is a very delightful book, suit
ablo for a gift, and autographed by
tho author. Only a dollar and a
half," said thu smiling manager of
tho booth.
"A dollar and a half I" gasped tho
prospective purchaser, a Uttlo woman
who held her tempted purso clone to
her breast.
"Yes, a dollar and n half. Tho nil
tograph, you know, has an especial
value."
"Why, I can get n copy of thnt
hook at a downtown store for n dol
lar." "Yes, I know you can, but not au
tographed by tho author."
Tho prospective purchaser's faco
suddenly took on a look of high wis
dom and then sho blurted:
"Oh, well, I know who wrote it, nuy
how." Indianapolis News.
FOR SKIN TROUI1LES
That Itch, Burn, Torture and Disfigure
Use Cutlcura Trial Free.
Tho Sonp to cIpoiibo and purify, tho
Ointment to soothe mid heal. Thoy
usunlly afford Immortlnto relief In
Itching, burning eczemas, pimples,
dandruff and most bnby skin troublen.
Thoy also tend to provout Uttlo nkln
troubles becoming great If used dally.
I'reu Hiimplo each by mall with
Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura,
Dept. Ii, Boston. Hold ovorywhoro.
Adv.
No Firebug.
Father I guess that young man of
yours Is all right, daughter, but he'll
never set tho world on flro.
Daughtor I should say not; bo's In
tho lnsurnnco bualnuss, Boston Tran
script. Constipation can bo cured without
drugs. Naturo'n own remedy Holocled
herbs la Gnrfleld Ten. Adv.
With the Fingers !
Says Corns Lift Out
Without Any Pain
You reckless men nnd womon who
uro pestered w'th corns nnd who hnvo
nt least ouco a wook Invited an awful
death from lockjaw or blood poison
nro now told by n Cincinnati authority
to use a drug called froozono, which
tho moment n few drops nro applied
to nuy corn or callous the soreness la
rollovcd nnd soon tho ontlro corn or
callous, root and nil, llfta off with tho
lingers.
I' reozono dries tho moment It la nn-
piled, nnd nlmply shrivels tho corn or
callous without Inflaming or even Ir
ritating tho surrounding tissue or
nkln. A small bottlo of froozono will
cost very Uttlo nt any of tho drug
stores, but will positively rid ono'o
toot or orory Hard or soft corn or
hnrdonod callous. If your drtigglHt
hasn't any froozono ho enn got It at
any wholcsalo drug houso for you.
Adv.
A BAD COUGH
Is risky to neglect. Take It In hand, and
safeguard your health by promptly taking
PISO'S