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I Secret of tbe Plundered Sife j By EMILE GABORXAU I --n. CHAPTER XXI. fContlnu-d.) But in th middle of th ulght all the symptoms suddenly changed for th om. The pain in th head was sne reeded by fearful oppression, aud the aick miin thus suffered torture trying to get hi breath: daybreak found him still tossing restlessly from pillow to pillow. When the doctor came early in the morning he appeared yery much surpris ed at this change for the worse. He in quired If they had not administered an overdose of morphine. Manuel said that lie had put the blister on his master, and the doctor's directions had been accu rately followed. The doctor, after bavin examined Menoul, and found his breathing hesvy and irregular, prescribed a hoary dose of sulphate of quinine; he then retired, aying he would return the next day. But Menoul grew no better. In spite of the most careful nursing his symp toms changed, but showed no improve pient. Each attack was more violent than the preceding. On the fourteenth day of his Illness, after lying in a stupor for several hours, he revived sufficiently to make Louis promise to carry on the ironworks, em braced hira for the last time, and sunk bark on his pillow In a dying state. Now, Louis was in reality a million aire. Two weeks later, having made drangements with the engiueer In charge of the Iron works to attend to everything during his absence, he took lils seat in the train for Paris. He had sent the following telegram to Raoul the night' previous: "I will see you to-morrow." CHAPTER XXII. Although now immensely rich, M. de Clameran resolved to make no change in his style of living, but returned to his apartments at the Hotel du Louvre. Louis' dream, the height of his ambition, was to be ranked among the great man ufacturers of France. He was prouder of being .called "iron-founder" than of his marqulaate. Louis now thirsted for the homage of the world. All the badly digested humiliations of the past weigh ed upon him. He had suffered so much contempt and scorn from his fellow men that he burned to avenge himself. Af ter a disgraceful youth he longed to live respected and honored old age. The 6 ret interview between the accom plices took place at the Hotel da Louvre. Raoul, having a practical turn of mind, said he thought they both ought to be contented with the result already obtain ed, and that it would be folly to try and grasp anything more. "What more do we want?" he asked his nncle. "We now possess over a mill Jon; let os divide it, and keep quiet. We lad better be satisfied with oar good luck, and not tempt Providence." But this moderation did not suit Louis. "I am rich," he replied, "but I desire more than wealth. 1 am determined to marry Madeleine; I swear she shall be love her; and then, as the nephew of the most eminent banker in Paris, I at once gain high position and public considera tion." "I tell you, uncle, your courtship will involve you in great risks." f "I don't care if It does. I choose to run tbem. My intention Is to share my triune with yoa; but I will not do so till the day after my wedding. Made leine's fortune will then be yours." "Yoa don't seem to anticipate any difficulty In carrying out your wishes," lie aaid, discontentedly; "how are yoa to account for your suddenly acquired fortune V "The banker, his wife and Madeleine tnust be Informed that Menoul of Oloion wished to leave bis fortune to our fam ily. Five days hence I will call on M. Kauvel, and confirm the notification sent Lim by my notary at Oloron that the money deposited in the bank now be longs to me. I will ask him to keep the money until I call for it, as I have no occasion for it at present Yon, who are so distrustful, my good nephew, may regard this deposit as a guarantee of my sincerity." "We will talk of that another time. Go on." "Then I will go to Mme. Fauvel and say: 'Being very poor, my dear madam, necessity compelled me to claim )our assistance in the support of my brother's son, who is also yours. This youth is worthless and eitravsgsnt.' " "Thsoka, my good uncle." "He has poisoned your life when he should have added to your happiness. He is a constant anxiety and sorrow to your maternal heart. I hsve come to offer my regrets for your past trouble and to assure you that you will have no an noyance in the future. I am now rl'h, and henceforth take the whole responsi bility of Raoul upon myself. I will pro vide handsomely fur him. "Is that what you call a scheme?" "Yon will see whether It Is or not After listening to this speech, Madame Kauvel will feel Inclined to throw herself In my anus by way of expressing her gratitude and Joy. She will refrain l.owever. on account of her niece. She will ask me to relinquish my claim on Madeleine's hsnd, now that I am rich, 1 will roundly tell her, No. Cha has been promised to me, and I must Insist upon this one article of our agreement This must be the price of my silence. And, to prove that I am not Influenced by fortune, I glva you my aacred promise that the dsy after the wedding I will settle on Raoul twenty-five thousand per annum. Louis expressed himself with such convincing candor that Itaol, an artist In knavery, was charmed and astonished "Beautifully done," he i-rlsd, clapping liis bands with glee. "That last sen tonce will create a rhsstn between Mad tun Fsuvel and her niece. The promise of a fort una for me will certainly bring my tnniber over to our side." I imp so, sum i.oun, with pre tended modesty. "Rut remember )ou luust scoru to receive any assistance from in. l ou must declara that you will brsva all privations, want, famine even, rather than accept a sou from base man whom you halt ami despise. Hut you know exactly what you art to ay. I can rely upon yoa for good act ing." "No on ran surpass rue when I am in terested In my psrt." "But this disinterestedness need not prevent you front resuming your dissipa tions. You must gamble, bet, snd lose more money thsn you ever did before. You must increase your demands, and say that you must have mouey at all cost You need not account to me for any money you can extort from her." "I can promise you, no time shall b wasted." "Now listen to what yon are to do, Raoul. Before the end of three months you must have exhausted the resources of these two women. You must force from them every franc they can raise, so that they will be wholly unable to pro cure money to supply your increasing de mands. In three months I must find them penniless, absolutely ruined, with out even a jewel left" Raoul was startled at the passionate vindictive tone of Louis' voice aa he uttered these last words. "The day on which you lead Mme. Fauvel and her niece to the extreme of the precipice, pointed out its dark depths, and convinced them that they are Irre trievably lost, I shall appear, and res cue them. Why, it will be the crowning scene of our drama. I will play my part with such graudeur, such lofty mag nanimity, that Madeleine will be touch ed, will forget her past enmity, and re gard me with favorable eyes. When she finds that It is her sweet self, and not her money, that I want, she will soften. No true woman can be indifferent to a grand passion. I dou't pretend to say that she will love me at first; but, if she will only consent to be mine, I ask for nothing more." Raoul was shocked at this cold-blooded perversity of his uncle, but Clameran showed his Immense superiority in viok tdness, and the apprentice admired the master. "Yoa would certainly succeed, nncle," he said, "were it not for the cashier. Between you and Madeleine, Prosper will always stand: if not in person, cer tainly in memory." "I don't mind Prosper or attach any importance to him." "But she loves him." "So much the worse for him. Six n-onths hence she will dlspise him. He is already morally ruined, and at the proper time I will make an end of Mm socially. With your aid I will so cover him with disgrsce and infamy that Mad eleiue will drive every thought of him from her mind, and her love will turn to hate." Louis tone of rage and vengeance startled Raoul and made him regard the affair in a worse light than ever. "Yon have given me a dastardly role to play," he said, after a loug pause. Still, 1 have never been rich enouch to be honest, but I must sav it aoes hard ith ma to torture two defenseless. of a poor fellow who regards nie as his best friend. It is a low business." "You are the most absurd, ridiculous fool I ever met," cried Louis. "An op portunity occurs for us to make an Im mense fortune. All we have to do Is to stretch out our hands and take it, when you must needs prove refractory, like a whimpering baby. I suppose yon prefer theft on a small scale, stealing by drib lets. And where will your system lead you? To the almshonse or the police station. You prefer living from hand to mouth, supported by Mme. Fsuvel. hav ing small sums doled out to you to nav your little gambling debts." I am neither ambitious nor cruel.". 4And suppose Mme. Fauvel dies to morrow. What will become of you? Will you go cringing op to the widower and implore him to continue your allow ance?" "Enough said," cried Raoul. anifrilv Interrupting his uncle. "I never had an idea of retreating. This arrangement suits me very well." Finally, after long debate and much recrimination the matter was arranged. nd they shook hands before separat ing. This vras the cruel scheme. How it was executed to the final point of forc ing Mme. Fauvel to assist Raoul in rob bing her own husband's safe we have seen. CHAPTER XXIII. Reaching Paris at 9 o'clock In the evening, not by the Lyons road, as he had said, but by the Orleans trnln, M. erluret hurried up to the Archangel, where he found the cashier impatiently awaiting him. "You are about to hear some rich de velopments," he said to Prosper, "and see bow far back into the past one has to seek for the primary cause of a crime. All things are linked together and de pendent upon each other In this world of ours. Valentine de la Verberie Is pun ished In lWi'J for the secrets of JH40. Nothing Is neglected or forgotten, when strru retribution asserts her sway, Listen." As Prosper listened to the narrntlve of events happening twenty years back It sounded more like romance thuu a statement of plain facts. All these In genious explunstion might be loicical. but what foundation uid they possess? Might they not be the dreams of an ex cited Imagination? M, Verduret did not tJiilhh his report until 4 o'clock in the morning; then he cried with an accent of tiiumph: "And now they .are on their guard, and sf arp, wary rascals, too; but they won't escape me. Before a week Is over, Pros per, you will be publicly exonerated ajid will wine out of this scrape with Tying colon. I have promised your father you shall. And now what have you bten doing during my absence? Have yon heard any news? ' At this question Prosper turned crim son. Rut he knew that it would never do to keep silent about his Imprudent Step. "Alss!" he stammered, "I read In newspaper that Clnmernn was about to murry Madeleine, and I acted ULe fool." "What did you dor Inquired Verdu ret, anxiously. wrote anonymous letter to M. Fa 1 uvsi" :. Yerduret here brought his climbed down upon the llttla tahla naaa l Bt with, such violence that the thlu plank ras i shivered. His cheerful face In an ant clouded over. tnst What folly I" he exclaimed, "how Id 10U so and ruin ararvtMnaT" col II He arose from his seat aud strode up id down the room ahllvl.uia nf I), and tenant below, whose windows shook with every angry stamp of his foot "It was night monsieur." he hesitat ingly said, "aud having- a violent head- Si n i iook a walk along the quay, nklng there was no risk In my enter- thi tng a care; mere I picked up a paper read the H resdfnl amimiiwia,, nd Did you not Dronilse tn fruit thing to me?" ou were absent nmimUup ami ...... yourself might hav beeu surprised by unexpected" 'Only fools are ever siiriirU..! committing a piece of folly." cried M. erduret. Impatiently. "To writ. . anonymous letter! Io von turn t.v ... you expose me? Breaking a sacred promise made to one of the few persons nm i nigniy esteem among my fellow lugs. 1 shall be looked upon as a liar, cheat I who " lie abruptly stonned aa le afr.l.l trust himself to speak further; after calming down a little he turned to Pros per snd said: 'The best thing we can do Is to try nd repair the harm yon have done." As M. Yerduret had anti..,ii...l iv.... per's letter had a terrible effect upon ii. rauvei. it was a terrible blow to a tan whose life hitherto ha.l been au un 'roken chain of nrosnerttr. whn .-..il.i recall the past without one bitter regret, without renieniberinv anv unrm, enough to bring forth a tear. vtut! His wife deceive him! And mong all men. to rhno n. enough to rob her of her jewels, and force her to be his accomplice In the ruin of an Innocent young man! After a long auu oainrui meoitRtinn th K.L.. n i . , , , - ' " until) decided to wait and watch his wife. mere was one simple means of ascer taining whether the diamonds hud been pawned. If the letter lied in this In stance he would treat it with the scoru It deserved. If, on the other hand. It should prove to be true! Hurrying Into jisunme rnuvels room In her ahacuce, he opened the door of tha rhifr,.,,! where she kept her jewels. The last dozen or mor Uii,.. velvet boxes, containing superb sots of jcweiry wnich be had presented to her, were gone! Twelve boxes remained. 11. nervously opeued them. They were all empty. The anonmuma letter v..i i.i the truth! Nothing but death could wipe out an njury of thla nature. Rut th i,i. terness of his reb utment enabled him to restrain nimsetr until the time for pun ishment came. With grim satisfaction he promised himself that his actlui would be as successful as theirs. The next day he reaned the fruit , his prudeuce. Among the letters which his valet brouaht h llfl at nnnn u- a r . bearing the postmark of Veslnet H carertiuy opened the envelope and read: fear Aunt it is Imperatively neces sary for me to see yon to-day; so do not fsil to Come to Yeainot t n-lll ... plain why I give you this trouble, In- menu oi cniuug at your house. ... t , "HAOrL." ' I have them now!" rrl,.il M .',..) trembling with satisfaction at the uenr prospect of vengeance. Eager to lose DO tltnV ha nnatiaY m drawer, took out a revolver and exam ined the hammer to see If It worked esslly. He Imseined himself alona .t . -(... ilsnt eye was watching his movements. 'jps.v. wno nail been instructed by M. Yerduret. stationer! herself at tl, i... hole of the study door, and saw all that occurred. M. Fauvel laid the nlstol (in Idal in a it- telpiece, and nervously resealed the let ter, wnicn ne men twig to the box where the letters were usually left, not wishing sny on to know that Kaoul s letter had Dsssed throtiirh his hnmla 1t m-- ,.i. absent two minutes, but, inspired by ths imminence or the danger, tiypsy darted into the study and rapidly extracted the balls from the revolver. Thank heaven!" she mnmmii. "ii.i. peril is averted, ami M. Verduret will now perhaps have time to prevent a mur der. I must send Cavaillon to tell him." mie hurried Into the bank, and Miit the clerk with a message, telling him to leave it with Mme. Alexander, if M. Verduret had left the hotel. (To be continued.) Origin or tho Monetary Name. "There has been a scnrclty of small change of late," sHd C. M. Bingham ton, for 4) year with the United State Treasury Department. "All ort of reason are assigned to ex pluln thl condition, but, whatever the excuse, It la vexatious. However, It I not o bad now In the way of ex change a It was In the olden time. "The early Italians used cattle In stead of coin. A person would some time send for change for a l.WJO-puuiu bullock, when he would receive a '2Ti pound aheep, or, perhaps, If he wanted very small change, there would be a few Inmlm went back. Tho liicoiiven lence of keeping a flock of sheep ut onn'a banker' led to the Introduction of bullion. "People often wonder where certain monetary name came from. I'll tell a few of them. "Formerly every gold watch weigh ed so many 'carats,' from which It bo came usual to call a silver watch a 'turnip.' " 'Troy weight' 1 derived from the extremely heavy responsibility which the Trojun were under to their cred itor. "The Roman were In the habit of tossing up their coin In the presence of their legions, aud If a piece of money went higher than the top of the enslgn'a flag It wan pronounced to be 'above the standard." Louisville Herald. Long Drawn Out. Wife Did jou notice bow full of his subject our paslor wa thl morning-? Husband Ye; and I also noticed bow slow he wm la emptytng himself or it. Candle KxtliiButsher, A grout niHiiy people who live In tho larger clttea and towns, and there fore can obtain gna for lighting and heating purposes, do not realise that there are many who live In tlia coun try or the outor otlon of the cities who atlll have to depend, on caudles or lamps to furnish artificial light. The novel contrivance shown lit the Illustration will bo of especial Interest to the latter, but It should, neverthe less, on account of the simplicity and to PAHPI.R KXUMlt'lHIlr.K. novolty of the arrangement of the parts ami the unique way In which they work, be Interesting to other. There 1 always great (lunger lu carry ing a lighted lamp, especially in going up or down stairs, and o ninny peo ple rcallxe this dnugor that tlicy pre fer to use candloa. The device shown here Is alinply an extinguisher for candies, being adjusted to extinguish the candle after a predetermined a in ou ut of the light has been consum ed. An alarm bell la attached to the extinguisher, so that It may be sound ed a few minutes before the extin guisher can operate to enable tho user to adjust It. The cap on the left of the bundle Is In the form of a hollow cone, plvotally hinged to the cylindri cal bracket which la secured to the candle. A small prong project upward from thla bracket, resting against the candle, while another pivot pin on the oppoelte side presses Into the can dle a short distance above the prong. Thl pivot pin works In connection with a striking head for the bell, so that whim the candle burn to the pivot pin the latter I released, permit ting the head to strike the bell. When the catidlo burns' further down to the prong, a colled spring release the cup, which rise and descends over the flame of the candle, extinguishing It. George Stevenson, of I'uuvdln, New Zealand, is the patentee. Ptorm Shield for Carriage. Driving, when the weather I flue aud cleur, Is certainly beneficial to old and young alike, and also an ex- KEEI-S TU OCCUPAKT HUT. coeUIngly pleasant recreation for those who are fortunate enough to be able to enjoy such .pastime. It I also a pleasure, when the weather U propitious, to those who are com pelled to drlvo around from place to RUSSIAN PRACTICE v. In the battle of Llao-Yang and In the general engagement lu the vicinity of Mukdon the Russian attempted to check the Japanese advance by mining the ground over which the assailants were expected to charge. Heverwl attack upon Port Arthur were repulsed In like manner. The above picture show the effect of an explosion of a land mine. Moat Miserable of Men. Entombed In a grim cattle on the outskirts of LIslMin are some of th most miserable men on earth. These are the Inmate of Portugal'! prison of silence. In thl building everything that human Ingenuity can suggest to render the live of It prisoners a hor rible, maddening torture I done. The corridor, plied tier on tier Ave stories high, extend from a common center like the tpoke of a huge wheel, Man Against Man. Whim Hnnntor Ilanna, n chairman of the National Republican Commit tee,, wa conducting tho campaign In 1WX) he wa annoyed by a man who applied for the position of messenger at the national headquarter. The man place on business, but on rainy or tormy day It la entirely a different matter, a It I prnctlca.ly impossible to keep dry and comfortable. For doctors and other whoso duties nec essitate their going out In a carriage every day, no matter what the woath; er may be, the itoriu li.eld shown in the Illustration would be of great value. The construction la such that . can readily bo attached or detached from a buggy top, and when lowered exclude the rain and wind, at the same time giving the driver free ac cess to the rein outside the storm shield. Thl shield can be made of any suitable material aud I supported on uprights, a shown In the picture, fastened by mean of hook on tho top and sides. A rubber drawing trlng lu the bottom of the shield hold It taut. On the front of the buggy top two hook are placed, to which the shield can be at Inched by menus of strap when not In use, And also when the occupant of the carriage de sire to get out. Edward B. Lynd. of Orleans, Ind., 1 the patentee. Uuld for llnrbera Customer. A barber has not much use for de vice of any kind, as all he need la a raxor ami some np and he 1 ready for business. Still, the apparatus shown here would bo of benefit to HOWS WHO I SJXXT IS Tt !. the barber aud customer alike, it object 1 to Indicate and display coa splcuously who Is entitled to tho "next turn." so a to allow of no mistake It la designed to improve the mcthoda at present employed lu barber shops for nerving customer and to Insure the serving of customer In tho order of their entry In the store, a feature being . a ticket holder, from which numbered ticket are withdrawn and distributed to the customer fur their designation, and also for displaying successively consecutive number de noting the service. When a customer enter the (tore he secures hi ticket Indicating hi uumlter "In turn." Each time the barber finishes with the cus tomer In hand he turn a small lever on the machine, which ting a boll and at the aame time change the number, which Indicate who 1 next euiiueu to uie rnair. lucre la no chance of a mistake being mado, and It would bo unnecessary for the cus tomer, as Is usually the case, watch ing and keeping In mind who Is ahead of him and when his turn come. The patentee n John L Khanahan of Wortblngton, Minn. WITH LAND MINES. W.V.'tlnsaK.,- .- I..- l called to tee the Kenator four dsvs In succession to present his application ana urgo hi claim. After hi fourth Visit Henator tin na aeut for the man who wa aervlng u messenger. "You saw that m who wa here Just now?" Inqulr Ilanna. "Ye, sir," said tho messenger. "Do you know what ho wants?" "No, sir." "Well, he wtnt yntir place, and I see III in again lie will get It" If Senator llatma never saw the per Hdsleut applicant again. Kvery girl should have a long braid so mat wnen ner brother want to pull something, tho cat'i tall will get an occasional rest 'mm ih i aH '1 f i ll ' An Honest Opinion. lttlnsral, Idaho, Nor. 14. (Hpeclal). Thai sure cur ha bwn discovered tor those sciatic plua that make ao many live miserable, I th firm opin ion ol Mr. U. 8. Co1on, a well known resident ol thl place, and lie doe not hesitate to say that cure it Disld'a Kid ney I'lll. The reason Mr, Col sn I ao firm In hit opinion it that he had Ihiste terrtlil paint and it cured. Kpeak Ing ot Die matter ha says: "I am only too happy to say Dodd'a Kidney I'lllt have done tne lot of good. I hd awlul paint In my hip to I could hardly walk. Disld'a K bluer I'lllt ttoptwd it entirely. I think they art a grand medicine." All Heist lo and Rheumatic paint ara caused by urlo acid in the blood. Dodd'i Kidney I'lllt make healthy aldnayt and healthy kldneyt strain all the mic add out of the blood. With the cause removed there ran be no iheutnattsin ot aclatiua. Opal Fossil of a miark. Since they were first discovered the famous opal field at White Cliff. N. S. W., have yielded many curious fos sils, particularly those of prehistoric marine life. Rut the latest discovery la a most extraordinary one, and will prove of Uie deepest Interest to the clentlflc world. It Is that of a foMlllr.cd, or rather opallsed" member of the shark family, which was found ou block No, tl. at a depth of thirty rive feet from the sur face. The Hydney press says that the pevlmcnt measures 3 feet tl Inches from the snout to the tip of the tall. The body Is In seven sections, the cir cumference of Uie largest of which (the head and shoulder portloui la eighteen Inches; each nvtloii 1 all Inches In length. 111 deeply Indented eye socket t thow plainly, "and thin Yeln of pur ple opal encircle the fish from tip to tip." At tho mouth these vein make an oblong and clearly defined course, though the continuity I occasionally broken. No particular a to weight are given, but a the fossil has been sent to Ixxidoii these ond other mat ter of Interest will toon lie deter mined. It wat purchased from tho II udrs by an opal buyer. Two Missouri Town. When the presidential struggle be tween Clay and Jackson was at Ita height It is related that a baud of emi grant from Kentucky and the then other Western Mates commenced to settle on the north side of the Missouri River and called their county Cla and tht county seat Liberty. At the same time another lot of iml. grant from Virginia and othrr South ern Htatca pitched their tent on the south tide of the lllg Muddr and called their county Jackson and Uie capital Independence. And so It re main to thl day. Clar stood for lilt. erty and Jackson for Indeueudeuce. Oak drove (Mo.) Manner. rlout Morrow. "Msdnm, your husband has boon mur dered and robbed." "Just my lin k! I forgot to go throuith bis pocket last night." Town Topics. Richard Croker recently sent a mes sage from Wantage, Knglaud. saying he wss rapidly forgetting all us knew about New York politics. Gratitude is th fairest blossom which springs from ths soul; snd th heart of man knoweth nous mors frsgrant. Ho ses ilallou. The banana produces to ths acre forty four times more food than ths potato aud 130 times mors than wh.-st. Poms of the beauties of Psrsla deco- rat their faces by painting figures of animals and Insects upon them. Mrs. Rosa Adams, niece of the late General Roger Hanson, C.S.A., wants every woman to know of tlic wonders accom plished by Lydia E. . I'inkham's Vegetable Compound. " Diab Mna. PiNgiUMi I cannot tell you with pen and ink what pood I. y ilia I'. I'lnkliHiit'i Vriretulilo Compound did for me, tufforlng from the lils peculiar to tho sex, extreme) lassitude and that all gone fuellnff. I would rise from my bed In the morning' feeling more tired than when I went to bed, but before I used two bottles of I -yd In. . lMnkiintn'a Weetahla Compound. I began to feel the buoy noy of my younger daya returning, became regular, could do more work and not feel tired than I had ever been able to do before, ao I continued to use, It until I was restored to perfect health. It I Indeed a boon to tick women and I heartily recommend It, Youra ery truly, Mil. Rosa Adams, 019 12th HU, I-oulsvllle, Ky."tiooflf0,f,f If o,t,lai nj 6ov ( tr proving f iwntn.M easnot t nruriwaaC Fit E 12 MEDICAL ADVICH TO "WOMEN. Don't liCNltikta to writ to Mm. I'lnkliimi. Him ulll iitulcrHtiUKl your man per fee ( y, ami will I ri'itt you with hliiitni-Ns. Her ihIvIco Is frr.o, mid ttm mldrcs la l,y mi Mas. No woman ever rc"rofta linvlmr written her, aud alio Iiua liolptxl tuouaand.
