Biliousness
Wand oí Sleep
The Devil-Stick
By lha Autlt« tf
CHAPTER XXII
(Continne.l l
Th« door open4*d to admit- Dr. Kt-
wnl>!
Both Hi« Major «ml th« Cre>1«
stared m him in surprise.
neither
for th« moment could gr«»p th« Id««
thul he had been bold enough to pre
sent hlmaelf before thoaa whom he
Im.I im » deeply wronged.
"Ah." Mid Ktwald. as complacently
• ■ «»er. "I thought I should find you
here. Major, but I hardly «xpect«d to
•e« Mr« Ikallaa."
"You villain!" crt«d that lady, start
ing from her seat
"Do you think I
«ant to aea you after all the misery
you have caused* Why. I refuse even
to remain In the same room with you'
And with a furious «csture th« Creole
awept past Ktwald and out of the door,
which nhe banged loudly Ktwald look-
•ad at th« door, shrugged his shoulders
anil turned politely to th« Major
"It 1« Just as well she Is gene," said
he. quietly. "It la better than our con-
Vrrsallon should be private
"I wish to hold no conversation with
a «. oundrel. air!" cried Jen, purple
with rage ."III have you turned out
of ths house."
"In that case you'll never hear what
I have i <>me Io tell you."
"What Is that. air?" demanded Jen.
In a calmer tone
"The truth’
My elory Is quit« dif
ferent to that of Dido."
"David’s waa different also."
"I know II. Hut my story ths true
«lory differ« even from Ihtvld’s Will
you hear It, Major, or ahall I leave
your house before I suffer ths disgrace
of twins khki-d outF
Th« Major considered for a few mo
menta befor« rfeply Ing
There was a
hinted mystery In the manner of Kt-
wnld which pusaled him not a little
Moreover, lie wished to know the tc-
tuul fa< la of the case, and now that
IHdo had fled, Ktwald was he only cne
wlxi co-,Id tell them. Acting upon these
«onsldernliona. Jen sal down again tn
Ida chair and sulkily gave Ktwald per
mission to remain and explain
This
the doctor proceeded to do at once
"As you are aware." said he. calmly.
1 escaped the charge Of murder, and
very right, too. seeing that I was Inno-
•ent of the crim«
But as to the Steal
ing of the body I am guilty. I am out
on ball, and must coms up for trial
soon. on ths charge that 1 spoke <>f
However. I am not afraid, as I can de
fend my eelf In a manner you little
dream of
But l»elng out on ball. I
oqqts to sec you."
' Te tel) me more Ilea "
?t. tell you th« truth, my dear Ma
jor; and I ««sure you that the truth
will surprise you not a little. But, uy
the way. Major Dido?"
"Kha has fled "
•’! know It. She was afrnld of me"
"Hardly." replied Jen, a trifle spite
fully.
"Yog have lost
the
Voodoo
Hton«. remember"
"Yea 1 was taken advantage of for
once In my life.
A cunning woman,
that Dido. Hho got permission to ace
me In prleon. and to talk to me alone,
under the pretence of seeing me about
her evidence
Knowing that 1 could
compel her to do what 1 wished hy
men ns of the Voodoo Htone. I saw her
with pleasure, as It was my Intention
to put the wonts likely to get me off -
to
prove
my
Innocence -Into
her
mouth. However, while I was talking
to her. she suddenly produced a phial
of the devil-slick failson. an.l threw it
tn my face, of course. I Instantly be
came unconscious. and It was
then
that she wrenched the talisman off my
« atch-chaln "
"Is the poison so quick Ln Its effects.
thenF
"t should think so," said Ktwald.
coldly.
"You saw how David fell In
court, after wounding his hand. I fell
tn prison quite as quickly, but as mv
•kin was not scratched, and the drug
only took effect through the nostrils. I
recovered."
"And when you recovered*"
"Ths gaoler told me that Dido had
called him In. saying that I had faint
ed. While they were getting me round
Dido went off with the Voodoo Htone.
Those about the prison had no reaaon
to detain her. ao she left
When I
found the Voodoo Htone gone." added
Ktwald, Impressively, "I knew that the
Idack wretch would
give
evidence
ngnlnst me, and that the gams was at
• n end.”
"Tou expected to bo hanged T* sug
gested Jen.
"Welt, no." replied the doctor, with
wonderful coolnees
"I did not expect
that. If the worst came to the worst.
1 knew that I could protect myself;
but I must admit tha he confeaelon of
my counsel. Mr. Harby, ook mo some
what by surprise."
"Poor David!" sighed Jen, thinking
of the young man cut off In the bloom
of hla youth.
"Poor David!" echoed Ktwald. with
• sneer.
"Foolish David, you might
•ay. to die for the sake of a woman."
"Yet you risked death for the same
woman."
"1 risked danger for the
woman’s
fortune." retorted Ktwald. with revolt
ing candor. "It was the money I want
ed. But death, no. I did not risk that "
"1 ana not eo euro of that. Klwald
How did you know that David would
confess In ao dramatic a fashion?"
"I did not know It. Major As I said
before, hla confession took me by eur-
ortae
Hull as I »«« Innot-enl. 1 knew
that I could not lie hanged.”
"Well." aald Jen. growing weary of
this
long • continued
conversation,
which s«<-med to lead Io nothing, "at
all events, you’ll not escape a long
term of Imprisonment"
’ Why?" said Kt Maid, with an agree
able smile.
’There are two opinions
about that.
Mine la that I shall go
free. Then." he added, coolly. "I In
tend to seek Harbadoea. and search tor
(hat black witch In order to recover
the Voodoo Htone.”
”1 hope you’ll get the change of go
ing; but I doubt It. However. If you
do g«| aa far as the IVul Indies, you II
find friends there
Mra. Dallas and
her daughter go i>ack to their estates
In HartwdiM-s within the month"
"Really!" Mid Ktwald. again ’Then
I may marry her after all.”
"Hho won’t have you"
”<>h. I think so. I have a means of
compelling her to marry me."
Jen Jumped up with a scowl.
Tm tired of your enigmas." he cried,
angrily. "Whal la It you wish Io tell
me?"
’The name of the person who com
mitted the murdsr!"
”1 knuw It Itevld Harby!"
"Not at all’
He accused himself to
shield the real person”*
'To shield the assassin F
gasped
Jen. thunderstruck. "And who Is the
assassin F
“Can't you guess from his aelf-accu-
Mllon? Why. the woman he loved!"
"Isabella?"
"Exactly. Isabella Dallas, and note
other, killed your boy. Maurice."
(TIAITKR XXIII
"IsatH-llii killed Maurice!" said Jen.
pushing be k hie chair
Imp isalble,
Imctor. You must tm mistaken."
’I don’t think ao!” replied Ktwald,
dryly. ”1 saw her do It. Ho did Da
vid”
"You must be mistaken’" Insist'd
the Major once more. "David was In
New York on the night when the crime
was comm It teed"
"Ity his own confession In court,
Davl<l was In the grounds of Mrs I Vel
la a on that night”
"Yes. yea You are right!" Mid Jen.
In a bewildered tone. "HtllL I cannot
believe that Isabella killed Maurlc-v.
Hhe loved him dearly, and had no rea
son to murder him "
"None In the world
Yet she cer
tainly took hie life
Come. Major, I
won’t worry you any longer with In
quiries.
Dido hypnotised tha daugh
ter to commit the crime, ae she had
willed the mother to steal the devil-
stick.
Isabella Is absolutely ignorant
of what she did. and flrmly believed
that I was the guilty person Now. of
course, she thinks l»avtd—by his own
confession—Is the assassin."
"But Itnvld confessed himself guilty
lo save her?"
"Of course; but iMbella does not
know that.
Hhe thinks—and. on the
face of It. with reason—that
David
killed Maurice out of Jealousy."
"How was It David saw the crime
committed F
"I shall esplaln.” said Ktwald. "Da
vid found out that Maurice was going
tn meet Isabella that night, secretly.
In the grounds of Mra Dallas, near the
gate, lietermtned to see the meeting,
ind to learn If there wna any hope for
him. he feigned a journey to New York
tn order lo lull any suspicions which
Maurice might have that he was be
ing watched.
Instead of going, how
ever. he concealed himself at a spot
where he could nee the galea, which
opened on to the highway Now,” add
ed Ktwald. with a side glance at the
Major, "It so happened that I also
wished to nee that moetlng.”
"Ilow did you know It was about to
take placeF
“I learner! the fact from Dido. Well.
I saw David In hla place of conceal
ment. and guessed hla reason for com
ing
Maurice appeared at the rendez
vous. and shortly afterwards Iaal>ell.v.
under the hypnotic Influence,
came
down the avenue.
In her hand she
held the devil-stick, and came swiftly
towards Maurice. He, not understand
ing tha deadly weapon with which ah«
was armed, came to meet her with
outstretched arms
Hhe thrust
the
devll-etick before her, and wounded
him In the palm of the hand. With a
cry ha fell—dead."
"Within the gates?" asked the Ma
jor. much agitated.
”Yva. within the gntea," responded
Ktwald.
"When Isabella had struck
tha blow, she dropped the devil-stick In
the grass where. If you rememlter. It
was found by Battsrsea. Then she re
turned to tha house by the little path
which leads thereto through the sur
rounding trees. The body lay In the
bright moonlight, full In the center of
the path, not a stons’s-throw from the
high-road. David and I rushed sim
ultaneously from our hiding-places,
end I explained hurriedly that the body
must not bo found In the grounds He
understood, and we carried the body ■*
to me road
Before we nad time to
lcli’u-rste what was to be dona, we
SOMETHING FOB EVERYBODY
»rd tl,s noise of approaching too:-
•tape, and afraid both of us—-of being
accused of the crime, we fled. Tfi»;i j
you came down the road and discover- |
"I hare aan! your valuable C»«carets
There are fourteen thousand oysters
rd the corpse."
sn>l I And them jwrfrct Couldn't do
of full also In a ton.
with* ut them
J have used th> m fx
’Yrs
I heard the poor lad's cry."
KlMlng and shaking baada ars rare some tim« for indigestion «ml Uli--u»ne«a
«»Id Jen. simply, "and I ran down at j
and am now completely cured
Recom
■-nee. You must have been very quick ly practiced In Japan.
tn your mnvementa.
I wish both of I
mend them to svvrvone <»nee tri«<i, y»u
Ja|<an«ee dMd are burled !n s
will never be without th'tn tn t!»e
you had been more open with ma."
squatting posturs. chin npon kn««s
faintly "-Edward A Mars. Albany. N.Y.
"I am afraid that would have l iei !
There la record of wheat growing t
itipossll'le. Major," aald Ktwald. rising
PWaMU. I'stouibl« r«<««t T««te
Ito G««4 Naser Hwk
W«M«a «r Gepa
You were so dielra« |.-.| over th« death In China aa far bark aa 3000 B. C.
IM.
a* MM N*v«v
ta Mik D>« r««-
of Maurice, and so unjust In your ha- '
«tn« latSM •taMWMl C C C Gaaraele«« 1«
The Bret recorded Tbaakagivlng was
trad of me, that It would have been '
the Hebrew feast of the tabernacles.
dangerous to trust you."
Turkey has a government tannery
"Am I unjust in my hatred of you?"
Mvrarbevr aed TbeeSev.
demanded Jen. getting on hla feet
”1 for such products as are needed In the
Msyerbeer. like Handel, composed
think not. Dr Ktwald. Your desire lo I at my.
best In a thunderstorm.
He bad a
marry I m l»ella. or, rather, her fortune, j
While 3,000-horso power locomotives room mads at the top ot his house
has been the cause of all these Illa, j
Dido was only your Instrbment. whom * are common In the United Htatee sad with glass roof and sides, su thst hs
you c ■m;>c!led lo work by means of th« ' many exceed that else, a 1,200 horse might enjoy Ibss« conditions to the
Voodoo Htone. That site l-etrayed you * power engine Is considered large In full wbepeier they
prtscntrd Ijtem
In th« end was your punishment. I lo ; continental Europe.
SelvM. It Is said that no licast of the
not blame her ao much as I do you
Add. no raven or nightjar, could scent
At twenty-ono, Alexander stood at
You alone ars responsible for th« death >
the approach of a storm more uner
the head of hla army on the plalne ot
of those two poor lads of mine."
ringly than Meyerbeer, and nothing
"Well, have It your own way." sail Tbeaaaly, Wilberforce entered pari la
Ktwald. carelessly
"t am a scoundrel n.ent, and Taa»o had begun his Im was allowed to interfere with hla soli
tary enjoyment of It when It arrived.
In your eyes. I dare any; but If you - mortal poem, "Jeruaalem Delivered,
Wherever he waa ho would leave at
will permit me to aee you to-morrow |
whlob took ten years lo cornplets.
at It •< he k. I shall ba aide to prove
the first premonitory rutnbla
Ojrstsr production In Canadian wa
that I am not quits ao black aa you !
Red. Weak, »«ary. Uateey Ey««.
lune painted ma.”
ters is steadily decreasing. Ths ylsld
Try
"I never want to set eyes on you fsll from 35.74? barrels In l»03 to 37,- R«ll«v«<l By Murln« Ky« H«m«<ly
kiitM Eur Tour Ey« Troubl«« Y -u Will
again." said Jen, bluntly.
Uk«
Murln«
It
Booth««
Me
at
Tour
?»7 barrels In 1»OT. Canada Imported
"Nor will you—after mid-day to- |
Druggist»
Writ« F-.r Ky« It—ks. I rea
1171.740 worth of American oysters in Murin« Ey« H«m«dy Co. Chicago.
morrow
But you will regret If you d > .
not grant me this Interview
If you I l*0S out of a total export of 344343J
Fatal lief*««.
are wise you will ar rang« to let m* . worth.
"7 bar« a chance to marry an old
coma here to-morrow al II. and meet :
To chuck New Jersey's destructive
man who has lots of monsy."
Mrs Dellaa and her daughter"
forest Ares, ths Stats has ordered the
"Why don’t youF
"Both of them will refuse to meet
"He hasn't any bad hablta and cornea
you
You mw Mrs Dallas to-day, how railroads traversing its pine for eels tc
clear the ground for Atty feet on each of a long lived family "—Chicago Reo
she behaved "
"Like the fool she Is." Mid th« doc side of the tracks and plow up and •rd-Horald.
tor. putting on hla hat
"Well. I a n gravel ten foot stripe to prevent ths
Moth«» vtn Bad Mra. win»l«w. Boothleg
going
Will you aee me to-morrow growth of brush egain.
•yrup th» b»sl rarnelr to uw los their chUdrej
mornlngF
turiug ihe leethlug period.
At
twenty,
Tintoretto
waa
one
ol
"Yes
I don’t know what possible
rsssuiM er reomiaeae«.
things you can And to My to tn« after the moot prolific and popular painters
thia Interview; but. as you make such In Italy; Schelling had grappled with
Mra. Upjohn—It adds eo much te
a point of ft. I’ll see you"
the philosophy of Kant; Galileo bad ona'a carea and worrlos to ba tn ao-
And ask Mra Ikallaa and her daugh dieeovered the ueo of the pendulum, Uiety.
ter to be present "
Mrs Highmore—Ah. yel! Our house
1-afayette waa
a major general, and
"Yea. I'll try and get them to come."
has been entered by burglars half a
llarriaon
voiced
emancipation
for
the
latter on In the day Jen aent a letter ,
dosen times since the papers began to
to 'Ths Wigwam.” asking Mra. Dallas - slam
’ record my «otnrs and comings.
■ > . ■•!!••- a Ith
r .!« i«•>t. r th« next
At twenty two Paul Potter painted
morning at II o'clock, lie did not eg- j The Young Bull,” now tn the ruu
plain that Dr Ktwald would be pres- j
muui at The Hague. Mid to tie one o!
• nt. as he knew the temper of Mra 1
Dallas. Whatever might be at stake, i the Aneat animal pictures on oanvaa;
hla
"Pleasur«« ol
even If It were to her own Interest, she j Campbell wrote
would mfuse to meet the m«n towards I Hope,” oa which his fame aa a pool
whom she bore ao strong a hatred ! reata; Farquhar had made fur hl 111 «ell
Therefore Jen decide«! to be diplomat - I a lasting name as a dramatist, and
Ic. and keep silent a» to the visit of I
Ktwald
During the afternoon a note ( Coude T»aa tbs most famous military
was brought lo Jen. In which Mra Dal general of hla time.
las promised to come and to bring Isa
bella.
Al II •'dock next morning Mrs Dal
las arrived with Isabella, the latter
looking wan and lil.
Even had the
Major hot promised to be silent, he
could not have brought himself to toll
th« poor girl th« truth st that moment.
After all. she was perfectly Innocent,
and had committed the crime unwit
tingly. Dido was the culprit, not IM
bella; and the Major felt a profound
pity for the mlMrable girl, who had
lo-en made a tool of by the unscrupu
lous negreas and ths evil-minded Kt
wald
’ Well, Major.” Mid Mrs Dallas, after
the Aral greetings were over, "whal did
that wicked man My to > ou yester
day F
lie captained how my poor Maurice
was killed.”
"Ah’” said IMbella. clasping
her
hands. "I am sure that It was that ter
ribis man who made David kill Mau-
rlc*. Oh. It 1 had only met Maurice on
that night. I might have prevented th«
quarrel."
"Did you meet Maurice, my dearF
"Of course not." replied IMbella. In
ths most truthful manner. "I did not
leave ths house, and Dido was with
me all th« time I expect Maurice was
walling for me. and that I la vid mw
him.
No doubt they quarreled, and
then the death took place. I had a
nervous headache, and Dido hypnotised
me
Wh«n I woke up It was too 1st«
to see Maurice."
The Major had learned all that ha
wished to know. and. not wishing to
pursue the subject, turned the conver
sation by explaining that Ktwald was
coming In a few minutes. Mra. liallaa
rose up In a cold fury.
’ Did you ask me here to Insult me.
Major F
"I asked you here at the particular
request of Dr. Ktwald”
"Why? What can he have to My o
my motherF cried iMbella, In sur
prise.
"Miss Dallas I know no mors than
you do; but he evidently desires to
stake a clean breast of this whole mis
erable business”
"I have heard quite enough about It."
Mid Mrs Dalian, marching towards tha
door, "and I refuse to meet that mon
ster of Iniquity!"
(To ba continued 1
A
Itwatae««
t'enfeeeaee.
"The Junior partner wants to see
you right away," announced the book
keeper
"I gucM It’s tbs bounce for
yours”
"Nix." responded the offir« boy. "Ho
only wants to And out what new play
ers have been signed."—Washington
Herald.
I'rnelIce To. I’reaehlag.
Clergyman's Daughter—Papa's sub
ject to-night Is to be ”Lovs One An
other."
Shall we go, Henry?
Henry—No, dear.
I think we had
better stay at home and practice what
your father la preaching.—8L Louis
Time»
There Is always some levity, even In
eicellont minds; they have wings is
rise, and also to stray—Joubert.
The eerenu-ny of electing a mayor
In a Iwlfry was performed yesterday
•«cording to ancient custom in the
parish church of Brightllngsea, when
I Arthur Lucas was chosen In succe»
ston lo the Rev Arthur Petwee, vicat
' of Brightllngsea. and aix mariners who
had
married Brlghtllng»ea
women
were admitted freemen of the port on
payment of elevon pennlui Into tha
treasury.—Loudon Standard.
The United States and the British
empire produce 32 7 per oenl ot th*
world’s gold supply. Germany end
France, which produce no gold, and
Humla. which produces
only
some
337.000.000 worth a year, feel compel
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prepared for emergenclee, such
as
sudden war. This la the reason why
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