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SYNOPSIS.
Andy
»<*’<1 millionaire miner 1«
dtfin* un.! ot-slrrt h h t|! drawn up, l«*nvln<
all hla property to the a« n *»f a *tot<*r of
whom
naw brand nothin* tor y* »r*.
and Wh’*«' ojarritrel nnitH’ 1st» d»«-« not
know
m <’<n «di
yewr* bwfwi*'
l»t»l left hla wlfr aflrr a <|«itirr<*.l In which
>»•» atru*h bar
lio lr»rn«‘d later that
•and thrlr d au*ht* I werr dcn«1 Th«» *g«n«>
a! Ifta tn New Ynrb. IntroduHn* Wilfrid
Ht**nnla, who ta
bla flan* *■<*, Kunt«’*
Traaa
» what h* w uld 00 if M WOfO
th« p* *•«-**<.r o( w«*nhh
In th»' law of-
H *• «if Carboy. I*»«aavant A Coiifi«*. at*
fornejra for th* eatata of M«lean. Ilo<vr
lbw» reports the ratult of hla ••'«rrh for
h«*trw of X!« Iran l|r . «»nrnaia tha fact that
hr ha« dla ivnrrtl that Melven’a dau<ht»*r
I* Itvln* WHfrtd Rlannla rrpllra to an ad
vrrt!»''ni*nt for Informathin mnorrnln*
•ila d«*ad m>*th«-r Martha MHean and la
told »hat li«* la thw h«*lr fn Andy M«*l«*>n*w
vnllltona
11« wanta to marry Funl»'« af
on«** but ah«* rraohttaly d«-murw II** meats
<*larn Paaafivant. frlvnlmia dnuthtrr of
attorney
Kunlce lx*« <unea h-alnua nt
Wlltr*»fa attentions tn Clara
>!** Kulida
n yacht and etarta nn a trip ah mad. th«
raaaavanta beln* ln< lud<d In the party
CHAPTER VI.
When Roger Hews was dispatched
to Pennsylvania as the confidential
agent of Carboy, Paiaavant A Cosine
to verify the strange story told by
Andrew Meler-n on bls death bed be
unearthed a far more curious and
complicated series of episodes. so
unusual and unexpected as to suggest
to hl* fertile and not over scrupulous
tu I nd a plot by which the knowledge
thus gained might be turned to hl«
own advantage In several «ray«
Briefly told, thia Is what he i dlscov-
ere<l after much painstaking piecing
i
together of fact and Inference:
When Minna Meb-cn found herself,
ns she supposed. deserted by her hus­
band so soon after their mnrrlage. un
able to tear the taunts and gibes of
the village women, she left the out­
skirts of llatleton. then little more
than a hamlet, and tramped across the
Mountains to Nantlc«>ke Here, being
n complete strang* r, she resumed her
maiden name of Minna Tod, passing
lienu'lf off as a widow, and making a
living by sewing and doing chorea.
Here • daughter was born to her. A
year and more had elapsed since
leaving Haslcton, when seemingly
authentic tidings reached her that her
husband. Andrew Meleen. had been
killed In battle
So to her the erst­
while fiction to came a cruel and bit
ter fact
Relieving herself a free woman, and
being still young and handsome, her
scolding tongue and fiery ti-miH-r
somewhat cooled by her misfortunes,
she permitted herself to be once more
wooed and won. this time by an arti­
san named John Trevecca.
In Iras than a year she presented
Trevecca also with a daughter, but
this time she died during her ac­
couchement. and the Infant with her.
and waa burled In Nanticoke, exactly
as Roger liewa reported Thia event
It must have been which reached the
ears of Andrew Meleen, denuded of
the one vital fact that Minna had
married again and that his own child
still lived
To the day of her death John Trevec-
ra supposed stio had been really a
widow when »he married him—a», of
course, did Minna herself The only
deception she had practiced consisted
In the concealment of her true name.
When Minna died. John Trevecca
cherished her first born, ths little
Eunice, aa hla own. bringing her up
under his name, giving her a good
lidlcg her
I . r
education, «ven ■«•tiding
to a
country seminary for a couple of
terms, then. In turn, he moved away,
and no one In Nanticoke heard of him
for many years.
Ho much of the past Roger Hew»
had discovered when he returned to
San Francisco to report to Mr. Car*
boy. We have seen how be sup­
pressed the essential facts, complete­
ly misleading the astute lawyer When
be went cast for good It «as with
the Idea of tracing John Trevecca and
hl« stepdaughter. He hoped that the
girl still lived, and that, fortified with
proofs of the foregoing facts, be could
eventually produce her aa the right­
ful heir to.the millions of old Andrew
Meleen- for that she was bls legiti­
mate daughter, born In lawful wed
lock, no one would tie able to gainsay
In the face of tho Oiililicf bo could
produce.
In one of two or three way« Hews
proposed to turn thia valuable secret
to bls own profit : If the girl were
alive and unmarried and In humble
clrcumstancea, he would try to make
her his wife and divulge the truth
afterwards; in which case Roger liewa
would hate somewhat tc any con­
cerning the spending and scattering
of old Andrew's hoarded wealth. If
the girl were already wedded to an
other, then he ho|w*<| to find bls ac­
count by selling her and her busband
the story on the best terms possible.
Thirdly, If neither of these thing*
were the case, then be could find a
market tor bls wares with Wilfrid
Stennis, who might be expected to
pay handsomely for the suppression
of the secret, thus Insuring to himself
a clear title to the property.
It was a clear case of ''Heads 1 win.
tails you lose!” So far r.s he could
see, only one contingency could de­
feat the major plot—the daughter of
Minna and Andrew Meleen might be
dead
Meantime, he had no objection
whatever to letting a wrongful heir
enter Into possession
The Intornia-
lion be pows«s»ed would hav« a sure
and certain market value In any case.
It took Roger Hews three or four
month« to trace the migrations of
John Trevecca, covering, as they did.
a period of ten or twelve years. But
run him to earth at last he did. and
found to his joy that Eunice was very
much alive, and well worth winning
for her own sake.
Hut one other
thing waa not so much to his liking—
tbe discovery that Eunice and the
man in possession bad been friends
for years, and were even then sup­
posed to be engaged lover«.
This
waa an adverse conjunction which tbe
aatutest mind could not have I mag
Ined or foreseen Indeed. It was of a
piece wUb all the other strange fac­
tors In the caae
However, Roger Hews was content
to play a waiting game, He was very
careful to keep out of Wilfrid's way.
but he lost no time In making the ac­
quaintance of Eunice and her step­
father. and at the time of Wilfrid s
departure for Europe Roger had been
for some months on terni« of easy
acquaintance with both of thrm. He
attended the Mme churcb as Eunice,
be Joined tbe ward club and thè lodge
to wblcb Trevecca belonged. and
among the decent denlxena of Mac-
dougal street passed as a writer, a
character which waa not belled by
appearances, owing to hla quiet,
steady demeanor and bl« careful
acting and dressing of the part.
Nor did It take Hews long to dis-
cover that there »»• a llttle rift in
the lute between Eunice and Wilfrid,
This exactly suited bls book.
Per-
haps a lews observant pernon could
have foretold such am outcome of
their odd romance
Anyway, thia
was Roger's opportunity As Wilfrid »
visits became fewer, and the coast
more clear, tbe other took to dropping
In of an evening, ostensibly to see
John Trevecca; or he would contrive
to meet Eunice at churcb and prayer­
meeting and walk home with her. He
even escorted her to th« park, to tbe
theater, and to »onio popular concerts.
Never by word or look or action did
be hint of any knowledge of her ac­
quaintance with Wilfrid Stennis. She.
on her part, from motives of pride and
delicacy forebore to allow Stennis'
name to pass her lips; old John
Trevecca was naturally close mouthed
about his own or hl« daughter's af-
fairs
So It waa a t bree cornered
game
At no time 1« the average «roman
supposed to be more approachable to
a determined wooer than when «be
has been deserted or <ieems berself
forsaken by another man. In propor­
tion aa the wound Is deep, so is the
healing process possibly hastened If
there be a sure and certain consola­
Hut Funic* Trevecca
tion at hand
was not an average woman; her heart
did not always rule her bead.
When nearly a year had passed
without mi much aa a line from Wil-
frld. Eunice deemed herself Indited
forgotten
What she had feared and
foreseen, ■he told herself, w.sa come
to pass; and "that woman," as she
termed
Clara
Passavont
In
her
thoughts, had probably won him away
from his early affection by her wile«
and her brilliant social attainments.
I suppose wo are not In his class
any longer,” «he said to herself bit­
terly "But she will never make him
happy; all «be care« about Is tbe
money."
She did not. nor would not. blame
Wilfrid, It was all "that woman's" evil
doings
Yet she tried her beat to
think of him as d<-ad to her. and to
face the fact that henceforth she
must piece out her life alune. But
It was a sorry attempt
Eunice had not been a woman had
she failed to see the drift of Master
Roger'« coming and goings
Hers
wa« too sweet a nature not to feel
honored by what she «upraised waa
the unselfish admiration of a passably
good man. II* had apparently suc­
ceeded tn Ingratiating himself with
her stepfather, and bls companion­
ship proved a rather welcome diver
•Ion In those dark days
But she
knew his love-quest was hopeless. and
discouraged hl« more marked atten­
tions. for she told herself her heart
was dead
Ho when Roger Hews prvssed his
suit—he never made love to her as
Wilf had done—she was ready with
her answer
"It cannot be. Mr. Hews.” she said,
as they stood In the dim old parlor
"1 esteem and admire you aa a friend,
but—I shall never marry."
"Perhaps I have been too hasty."
■aid Roger suavely
"In time, pos­
sibly. you will like me better
Le-t
me still be your friend and comrade.
I will not recur to this without your
permission, but some day 1 «hall ask
you again ”
She shook her head In token that
his was a forlort^ hope, but she was
too kind hearted to Inflict a hurt
where she could avoid It.
"On those conditions, then,"
Mid, "we may «till be friends; but I
shall never change my mind."
"Curaed upstart!" Hews muttered
when be found himself on the wrung
•Ide of the door.
"She loves him
•till! I wish he would get married
himself; then, my lady, perhaps you'd
sing another song!"
CHAPTER VII.
I
COLDS
■prat «wlmmer 1« spewed ' it on the
•and by some mad rushing breaker
Into those two years be greedily
crowded together enough vicissitude«
to last another and better seasoned
mind and body a decade at least Per­
haps his almost total lack of pregfoua
•octal training and preparation led th«
sooner to Inevitable aatlety; Il »as
like a starveling gorging himself on
a 12-course dinner of highly spiced
and seasoned viands
Certain It Is that his one over
mastering desire at last took the form
of an acute nostalgia- a longing to
get away from glittering generalities
and sybaritic luxury and settle down
somewhere to a life of plain and pol
i»h«d MH
Ho he left the Kestrel to follow at
leisure- the original yachting party
was disbanded long since—and came
home by the Oregon on one of the
last trips of that doomed grey bound
of the ocean
In appearance Stennis was not
much changed, save for a little more
fullness of face and figure, a rather
ttred look about the eyes, and—what
was more noticeable—Just a suspicion
of graynees tn the hair around the
temples And this at 30! In manner
he bad certainty Improved; you would
have at once set him down aa a well-
trained and well groomed man of the
world
An Intense and overweening craving
for simpler manners and homelier
fare led bls steps straight from the
pier to the little house In Macdougal
street, around which were clustered
by far the pleasantest memories be
bad ever known.
Eunice was at home, and herself
opened the door. so no retreat, no
denial, waa possible.
"Why!—Mr Stennis'" she cried la
genuinely astonished accent«. In the
total surprise of the moment It was
all she could find to say
As he stepped across the threshold
hla gate «ought hers, but In the act
of shaking hand»—apparently a mere­
ly perfunctory ceremony on the girl's
part —her eyes were veiled, and the
■ole token of emotion she betrayed
wa» a little tell tale red signal flag In
her usually olive pale cheeks.
"Have you no word of welcome for
me. Eunice?" said Wilfrid reproach­
fully
•'Surely!" was the answer. "We—
I—am glad to see you back
sound and looking so well,
did you arrive?"
I came
"Scarcely an hour ago.
straight here "
During the voyage across Wilfrid
had In divers ways pictured to him-
self thia meeting
There was to be
a sort of killing of the fatted calf,
although In no sense did he regard
himself as enacting the role of the
prodigal—be had been made tew much
of while abroad tor that And though
he knew tn his heart of hearts that he
had probably forfeited all right there­
to. In fancy be had dwelt with an In­
ward glow over the glad greeting
wblcb Eunice was to extend; he bad
even pictured to himself In a haxy
way her flinging herself Into his arms
and with tear-wet cheeks taking him
to herself again, But this common-
"How de-do,
Mr.
place,
everyday
Stennis?" and the total absence of
emotion, grave or gay. cool or ardent,
was tike passing at one step from the
hot sunshine of the plains of Loin
hardy to the Ice-crow n«-d steeps of the
Alpine summits beyond
It Dj« « < ;.J Rmw
|>r«d thr •«! • 1 hi:.*
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A WARNING TO MANY
Seme Interesting Facts Regarding
Health S.atistics.
» r< . c tu what extent
Few
their health de] pends upon the condition
of the kidneys.
The physician in near!
serious Hines», make» a c
sis of ths patient’» urine. He know»
that unless the kidneys are doing their
work properly, the other organ* cannot
be brought back to health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious result* ar«
•ure to follow
According to health
statistics, Bright'« disease which is
really an advanced form of kidney
trouble, caused nearly ten thousand
deaths in IV *, in the state of New
York alone. Therefore, it behoove* ui
to pay more attention to the health of
th< »e mmt Important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that ha*
bad remarkable success as a kidney
remedy is Dr. Kilme-'s Swamp Root, the
great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Rem
edv.
The mild and healing influence of this
preparation is soon realised. Lt standi
the highest for it* remarkable record of
cures.
If you feel that your kidney* require
attention, and wish a sample bottle
write to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton
N Y. Mention this paper and they
will gladly forward it to you absolutely
free, by mail.
Swamp Root is «old by every druggist
In bottles of two sizes—50c and 11.00.
Y nu CJn't low Utitdr« »nd
reap li«a It you plant
Perry'» Seed« y
(row cure. »hit
youcipect »nd in
■ prolualoa
and perfec­
tion never
»seeded.
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Homesteads and Timber Lands Located
It >our Term or Pioperty » Tor Sals
I Can Sell < QUICK for CASH
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PORTLAND. ORK
(TO IIK CONTINUED >
Clerk Knew His Business.
Up to th« night clerk's desk goes
Abe Petlmutter. a Chicago traveling
man. says Success Magaxlne. "I won
der," he says, "could you find me
somebody to play a game of ptnochl«
for an hour or two tonight?" "Why. I
say* the clerk. "I guess so,” »nd be
runs hla eye over th« register. "Boy.”
he call«, "psg- .Mr Gutwllllg " Before
long Mr. Gutwllllg Is found and Intro­
dticed to iti* pinochle-hungry Ferlmut
ter. and a gams Is arranged "How
did you know | played pinochle?" Mr.
Gutwllllg ask« the clerk. "Ob. I------ "
begins the clerk. Just then emerge«
from tbe bar a young man, triple piled
with wine. He staggers up to tbe
desk and say«: "Shay, I wanna fight!
Dye hear’ I'm lookin' fr a scrap!”
Thu« the clerk- "Boy. page Mr. Kelly
and Mr. O'Brien.”
After the Rate.
As a country Germany has few«, a
rats than any other In the world Tbl«
Is due to the Interest taken by the
government In their destruction, If a
boy applies to the mayor of bl« town
be is furnished with traps and paid
half a cent for every skin be brings
In large towns there «re 100 boys at
work all the time The cost of traps
and bait makes each skin cost the
government about a penny, but as
every rat destroys five dollars worth a
year, this mskes a tremendous saving
The mice, though destructive, are
not looked after by the government
it Is expected that every household
will protect Itself However, a reward
of a penny la paid for every thrss
sklua
Comfort In the Zoo.
If I have cares tn my mind. I eoma
to the too, and fancy they don't pa»«
the gate
l recognise my friends, my
enemle«. In count less cage*.—W. M.
Thackeray's Letter^.
SOUR STOMACH
"I used Cascarvts and tcel like a new
nan 1 have bren a sufferer from dys­
pepsia and »our »tom<ch for the lost two
rear» I have been tsking medicine and
uber drugs, but could find no relief only
'or a abort time. I will recommend
¿•■caret» to my friends as the only thing
'or indigestion- »nd ~>ur stomach «nd to
keep the liowels in good condition.
They are rerv nice to eat.**
rt-«wa«l.
Tula G-«»L
th. <>nt S-.,w Hlek.a,
nr Gnp<
IO
SOe N.rw ooM tn built T»>» <w»-
•ln» 1>I M »tatnp^l C C G l.aarvlnd w
•or, * r>-ur
i«g
Would Be Better.
Tn a lecture before th« American
Fisheries commission a Japanese a«-
sert» that be can educate oyster«.
Better educate the lobsters first.
$5.00 AN ACRE
IS pre re-re
tntunrew trema. Wa nrn Just <mrn-
nr tre ani. at «rat était to.tVBmere «oluny tn th*
I a* tn a* Sonnen Urne Mr a ico, ,1o.. p, Oylf -a.
or! n h.wra rate m • Pullman from Los Aneresa.
Trua Itnlta paralan anti. i>u.rt>aaaad f« aartv
ran»- l-irre pearhna. .brat,
l^.n. M-
¡Tnt^ÍS.'T" ,nd *"•*•*
FKKg
,Hfi**-ATION> Usd rainfall
A.l).nn'ne eavn
Ireareall» 'napretrei anal ap-
r M Vforatre. who haa bouaht lao
*rr*?
I,u7
»«rea and Join a eatony of antee«
preapte in ihn brat rimate and r rhaet land on
—rth SrewiI MSeaah
l.aat and nail» rhanew te
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Writes, mew C.
M WtatMEK CU. KXi Market »u San F
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tbe i < *. Ub • a*sjr nil a- *-<•* a»» t i»-U* •
ran«««! hr r<»Ma It rtir** Grip an«! ob-
• ? f *tr
and
Urtfr l*r.f Mtttiyon. ftVrt and
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Jaded and surfeited, ready to cry
Another Idea.
"Vanity of vanities, all is vanity,'
"Charlie, dear,” said young Mr«.
Wilfrid Stennis returned to hl» native
land after two year* of kaleidoscopic Torklna, "I want you to stop at th«
experiences In the chief capital« of market and get some egg plant."
“But I don't like It"
the Old World, He had plunged Into
ths vortex of "Ilfs, only to be flung
"No. But you like eggs I want to
out of tbs worry and whirl
a feed It to th« bens.”
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