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I BY FREDERICK S. ISHAM.
Author of "Tho Strollors." "Un-
i udor fta Rose." "Tho Lndv of
tho Mount," Etc.
t Coovricht. 1900. hv tho Boobs-
xuorrui ioniDsav.
' "A lltUo contest with tho foils, a
fencing bontl Goodl" exclaimed For
sythe. Jocelyn Wray walked over to tho
group, and Forsytuo followed.
"Bravo, Ronsdalel" A number of
pcoplo applauded.
"IIo has won. Now tho rewardl
.What Is It to heS"
"Xot so fasti Ilcro are others."
"True." llonsdalo looked around
with ilils cold smile. Ills glanco vague
ly Included John Steelo and Captain
Vorsythc
"Count mc out," laughed tho latter.
"Not In my line, don't you know, since
I Joined tho retired list."
"Ilowover. there's Steele," Sir
Charles, pipe In hand, remarked.
"Do you use tho foils, Mr. Steele?"
asked Jocelyn Wray.
He moved forward. Lord Itonsdalo
stood near her, bending over with a
lightly proprietary air.
"V Steele looked at them. "Only
a little."
"Then you must try conclusions with
Lord Ilonsdnlcl" called out Sir Charles.
"As victor over tho rest ho must
. meet all comers."
"Nothing to bo put out by being
beaten by Itonsdale," interposed an
observer. "Had the reputation of b-
tng one of the best swordsmen on the
continent; has even had, I believe,"
with a laugh, "one or two llttlo af
fairs of honor."
"nonorl" Steele's glance swung
around, played brightly on tho noble
man. Tho latter's face remained impas
sive. He lifted his foil carelessly and
rwung it. The hiss that followed
might have been construed as a chal
lenge. John Steele tossed asldo his
coat.
Ilonsdale's eyes suddenly narrowed.
Expectancy made itself felt in his
manner. "Aren't you going to roll up
jour sleeveT' ho asked softly. "Dsu
ally And it gives greater freedom of
movement myself."
"Terbaps you nro right," Steelo said
coolly, and, following the nobleman's
example, he pushed back bis sleeve.
The action revealed the splendid arm
of the perfectly trained athlete, mark
ed, however, by a great scar extend
ing from Just above the wrist to tho
elbow.
"Bad Jab that, Steele!" cried Sir
Charles. "Looks as if it might havo
been made by an African spear!"
"No." John Steele smiled.
Lord llonsdalo breathed quickly.
"Recent wound, I should say."
"Not very old." said John Steele.
"If there's a good story back of it
we'll havo it later," Captain Forsytho
remarked.
Their blades crossed. Itonsdalo s
suppleness of wrist and arm, his cold
steadiness, combined with a knowl
edge of many flne artifices, had al
ready made him a favorite with those
of the men who cared to back their
opinions with odd pounds.
"Ten to five!" ono of the men near
her called out Jovially. "Odds on Itons
dale! Any takers?"
"Done!"
Jocelyn saw John Steele draw him
self back sharply Just in time. She also
fancied a new, ominous gleam In his
eyes. His demeanor underwent an
abrupt change. If Itonsdalo's quick
ness was catlike the other's movements
had now all tho swiftness and grace
of a panther.
"Hello!" Through tho swishing of
steel sbo beard again the man at her
sldo exclaim, mako somo laughing re
mark, "Perhaps I'd better hedge"
But even as ho spoke, with a fiercer
thrusting and parrying of blades, the
end came, A sudden irresistible move
ment of John Steele's arm and tho no
bleman's blade clattered to tho fioor.
"Egad! I never saw anything pret
tier:" Sir Charles camo forward quick
ly. "Met your match that time, Rons
dale." Tho nobleman stooped for his foil.
"That time, yes!" he drawled.
Steelo found himself walking with
Jocelyn "Wray toward the window.
Across tho room n footmau now ap
proached Lord Itonsdnlo and extended
a salver.
John Steelo's glance Hashed toward
Rousdale. Tho telegram, then, had
been for Ho saw nn lnscrutablo
sinllo cross tho nobleman's face.
A door closed quietly as Lord Rons
dalo went out.
Tho afternoon of that samo day thcro
arrived at tho village of Strathom
from London a discreet looking llttlo
man who, descending at tho Golden
Lion, was shown to a private blttlug
room on tho second story. In about
an hour ho was Joued by Lord Rons-
dale.
"Woll" ho epoko quickly-"! fancy
you havo a llttlo something to tell me,
Mr. Glllett?"
'"A llttlo something!'" Tho latter
rubbed his hands. "Moro than a llt
tlo! Tho special inquiry which your
lordship mentioned Just as ho was
leaving my olllce proved for a tlmo
most illusive."
You mean tho object of John
Steelo's visit to tho continent?"
"Exactly. And, tho object of that
visit solved, 1 havo now n matter of
greatest Importance to communicate.
bo Important It could only bo Imparted
by word of mouth." The jmllco agent
spoke hastily and moved nearer.
"Indeed! You havo reached a con
clusion, one that you sought to re
ject perhaps, but that wouldn't bo dis
carded?" Mr. Glllett looked at him earnestly.
"You don't mean It Isn't possible that
you knew all tho while?"
"Let us start at tho beginning."
"True, your lordship." Mr. Glllett
swallowed". "As your lordship Is
aware, we were fortunate enough In
tho beginning to find out through our
agent In Tasmania that John Steelo
camo to that place In a llttlo trading
schooner, tho Laura Deauo of Ports
mouth; that ho had been rescued from
n tiny uncharted reef, or Isle, on Dec.
21, some three years before. Tho spot,
by longitude and latitude, marks,
through nn odd coincidence, tho place
whero tho Lord Nelson met her fate."
"A coincidence truly," murmured the
nobleman. "But at this stage in your
reasoning you recalled that all on
board were embarked in tho ship's
boats and reached civilization, except
possibly"
"A few of my charges between
decks? A bad lot of ugly brutes. The
story of John Steele's rescue," went on
Mr. Glllett. "as told by himself, was
well known In Tasmania. A lawyer
by profession, he had been passenger
on a merchant vessel, the Mary Ver
non of Baltimore, United States. Thts
essel. like the Lord Nelson, had come
to grief. All of those in John Steele's
boat had perished except him. Some
had gone mad through thirst nnd suf-
" ""'"'IT- " I " If
THURSDAY, ,TU.N"rc 23, .1010.
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PORTLAND SEES
OLD PIONEERS
Eastern Bend MarKct Off, So Port
land Pcoplo Arc Buyinn City Im
provement Bonds to Keep Up the
Work In City.
PORTLAND, Juno 23. Pioneers of
Oregon aro honored gnosis of Port
land this week, tho occasion holng tho
nnnunl reunion of tho Oregon Pioneer
association. Tho white haired band
of emplro builders who blazed tho
trail to Old Oregon will bo greeted
by nn address of welcomo by Mayor
Simon nnd thero will bo other notnblo
talks. A big banquet at tho Armory
Is n featuro of tho rounlon.
Becauso tho eastern bond market
Is "off," Portland pcoplo aro buying
tho city's Improvement bonds , detor-
miuou mat neucrmonis snail go
ahead without dolay becauso of finan
cial conditions elscwhorc. Bids mado
for tho bonds by bond buying firms
of the eastern money centers woro fnr
below what was considered satisfac
tory by Mayor Simon. In fact tho
beat offer was to tako tho bonds nt
rertug. Others had killed their fellows j 01- This meant a loss to tho city
In a frenzy. Being of superb physique, innd then the securities woro offered
locally at par. Tho first block of tho
$2,000,000 Issue authorized to build
the Broadway bridge, amounting to
?250,000, is now being taken at homo,
so there will bo no delay or loss to
tho city.
Uufortunate children of tho city,
In whoso lives thero Is too llttlo sun
shine, wero given n treat this week
when Portland automoblllslts gavo
tho use of their cars for rides about
the city that wero much enjoyed
by the children. Wards of tho Boys'
and Girl's Aid Society, tho Children's
Home nnd tho People's Institute woro
tho rcceipltents of this outing nnd
it was a mappy bunch of chllldren
that toured tho city in tho big autos
for twoo hours.
having been through much physical
training" the listener stirred in his
chair "he managed to survive, to
reach the little isle, where, according
to his story, ho remained almost a
year."
"A year? Then ho set foot in Tas
mania about four years after the Lord
Nelson went down," observed the no
bleman, a curious glitter in his eyes.
"Four years after," he repeated, ac
centing the last word.
"Such were tho details gathered in
Tasmania," answered the police agent.
"Go on." said Lord Ronsdnlc.
"From the mate of the Laura Deanc.
the schooner that rescued him from
the isle, and one of her crew whom
I managed to locate at Plymouth, as
I have informed your lordship by let
ter," answered Mr. Glllett. "These
men now furnish lodgings to seamen
and incidentally shanghai a few of
them for dubious craft. Both of them,
the mate and the sailor, recalled the
man of fine bearing and education
whom they found on the little isle, a
sort of Greek statue, half clothed In
rags, so to speak, who made his per
sonality felt at once on these simple.
Ignorant fellows. At the spring on the
little island the seamen filled their
water butts. This kept them several
days, mixing labor with skylarking,
during which tlmo one of them picked
up something a pouch marked with
a name."
"Which was?"
Mr. Glllett leaned forward, spoke
softly; Lord Ronsdalo stared straight
ahead. "Of course," ho said; "of
course!"
"This, I will confess, startled, puz
zled me," continued tho police agent.
"I tried to explain It In a dozen differ
ent ways. Then It was that the lino
of special investigation helped. John
Steele's outing to which you directed
my attention was passed on tho con
tinent. After a good deal of pains we
discovered that ho visited a certain
large building In Parl3.
"This led to an inspection of the
tenants. They proved of all sorts and
kinds. Tho placo was a beehive. Hun
dreds of people entered nnd left every
day. At this tlmo I happened on an
Item in a periodical about some re
markable work In a certain lino by a
high c!as3 medical specialist. Hero is
the paragraph."
Lord Ronsdalo took tho slip of paper
the other handed him and brlelly look
ed at it. "You visited this person?"
"Yes, as bis oillco address was men
tioned as bciug in the largo building
we were interested In. But at tho mo
ment I had no suspicion that John
Steelo's pilgrimage to Paris could havo
been for tho purposo of consulting"
"An eminent specialist In tho lino of
removing birthmarks," read the noble
man, glancing at tho slip of paper, "or
othfr disfigurements"
"Oue quetitlon, my lord. Ho Is dis
cerning kuows that you ure"
"Knows? Yes. He found that out
ono day in Hyde park."
"And yet ho comes down here, dares
to leavo London, whero at least his
chances aro better for but why?"
"Why?" Lord Itonsdalo's smile was
not agreeable. "When docs a man bo
come illogical? When docs ho accept
chances, however debperate?"
"When?" Tho polico agent's tones
expressed vague wonder, "Why, when
thero Is a woman lu tho case," sud
denly "a woman or a girl."
"In there auythlng else you havo to
tell mo?" asked Lord Itonsdale.
"Only ono thing, and it may havo no
bearing on tho case. Home ono who
has not been seen in these parts lu
years, tho red headed son of tho land
lady whero tho Gerard murder oc
curred, has been buck iu Loudou, and
Steele's looking for him, for what pur
poso I don't know." Tho nobleman
moved quickly "But ho hasn't found
him yet. Apparently tho fellow took
alarm, knowing tho polico ngcut might
want him, and vunished again."
Lord Ronbdalo moistened his lips,
then got up and walked back aud
forth.
"I havo made my plans' ho finally
said. "And I lutend to act."
"Whero?"
"Here, and at onco."
(To Bo Continued,!
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