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SSE Mrs. E. Bagot Harte. FALSELY << | CONDEMNED CHAPTER XV.—(Continued). “That wretched Ellingham ought to € The world would be a mil- 1 times better without him,” was mental exclamation as he drove ay. “World. did I say? I ought to aid Hilda. Once he is well again Til not hay I shall have it out with him! stand quieily by and allow him to con- tinue here. living with her as her legal husband. Heavens! I won't be a party to so seandalous a proceeding. He night to have died decently and quick- ly. What right had he to cling on to life. knowing that his existence was a bane to Hilda and her child? The truth will come out some day. Those three detectives are down here still and-are thoroughly on-the qui vive for evidence, gleaning one piece of evi- dence here and another there. In the cud they are sure to ferret out the trui that the murderer is not far off. The fellow was a fool to try to live; live with the hangman’s rope always around his neck, always with a lie on What pleasure can life be to unenviable circum- his lips. him under such stances?” Guy sighed, folded his arms across his chest and leaned back. “i wonder what Reggie has been up he continued, thinking hard. “One‘can trust him not to have played oundrel’s part about Audgey., I shall go straight to Scotfand Yard.” in answer to his inquiries there, all entries referring to people found dur- ing the past two days, injured or other- wise, by the police, were looked through, but the name of Audrey Vil- lievrs was not amongst them. icre’s no entry respecting a young at vame,’ ‘said the inspector on ¢ “But perhaps you'd like just to look at the articles that have been found on thieves that we've arrested during the last two days. It might happen that we should obtain a clue by that means. Now, these things, for insiance, v >» taken off a pickpocket about an iv ago. He'd taken his ticke, to Paris and was waiting at the Charing Cross station when he couldn't i helping hiniself to a gentleman’s So instead of going to foreign | got to stay in his natite and for a time nothing there that I can recognize as belonging to Miss Vil- tiers,” said Guy, Another collection of stolen goods was then shown him. Suddenly some- ihat he bad seen before caught Cuy’s eyes i believe that this i: ned, quickly pur “fam certain mono right Beas if nd where was it found? as found on one of the lowest vf thicves—not one of the gentle- sort, sir. He and another man caught breaking into a house at Anne's Gate early this morn- ing. They're a desperate couple, those two men. But the one on which that was found is more of a coward other, but he's daring lad ' p i There's thin Miss Villiers’,” taking up a is hers. Yes; s on it.” It w queen purse than the enough.” Can I see the man?” “What for, sir? “i might be able to elicit information iim ihat will heip us to trace the of the purse.” You could, of course, sir. He’s been remanded to Holloway. You can go} ther I'l) give you a letter that will explain matters and make it easy for you to obtain access to him.” ‘Phat letter was written at once, | Quickly Guy drove across London. The governor’s permission for Guy to see the man, Thomas Lane was un- hiesilatingly given, and in the presence of a warder the man was interrogated. “Td nothing to do with ’er. It was Jim Stoakes that did that work. I ‘ur- ried away. 'E did it; I didn’t.” “Did what?” demanded Guy. “Why, chucked ‘er into the river. We came upon ’er, groping ‘er way along the Embankment’in that fog the day before yesterday. 'E and I we ‘ap- pened to be a-passing of ’er by. Seems there’aé been a cab accident.” “Ané—and-—-she was actually mur- dered—thrown into the river and drowned?” gasped Guy, in a horrified voice “iUs true, sir. I'm turning queen’s evidence about it, sir. I never laid’a ‘and on ‘er, sir. Jim knocked ’er down and ihen thre wer over into the riv- er Guy bad heard enough! Instantly his thoughts rushed off to Reggie, to whom the terrible news must be at once broken. “L have come to speak to you about were his first words as he en- tered his brother’s chambers. “You have? What of her? safe?” question was asked. Is she ! bounded relief. With painful eagerness Pact “Old man,’ I want—” “Step that! Don’t ‘old man’ me! Tell me quickly of the girl who, saye for your crime, might have been my wife. Is she well—safe? And where is she? I want immediate news of her! Don't beat about the bush.” “She has met with an accident.” “fs she fatally injured?” Dead silence followed for a moment, during which Reggie’s face assumed the whiteness of marble. “Yes.” “Where is she? Can ¥ go at once to | der aspire to having an aim for exist-| good without the aid of a knife. her?” Quivering lips framed those words. “No.” “Look here, Guy, if you don’t want to see e a raving lunatic in half an hour, tell me exactly what has_ hap- pened to the girl I love.” “I cannot tell you that, for I do not know. I am merely relying on the statement of a man who saw it done, and whose veracity cannot rank as above suspicion.” “Who is the man?” “A desperate character—a thief.” “What does he say?” “He says that she was murdered— thrown into the river.” “Has she been—been—recovcred?” “No.” \ “Then listen.” A trembling hand fell like lead on Guy’s shoulder, as Reg- gie said the two words slowly. “I won't believe what you say—I won't. Come with me to Scotland Yard. And —and—yes, get down my overcoat and help me on with it—and—oh! what was I going to say? Audrey dead! Murdered! It can’t be! Look, here, Guy, if you'll help me your level best to find her, I'll forgive you—you know what for. We'll be moderately friend- ly, if you'll help me now.” Huskily, spasmodically, each word was said. “Her body must be traced and buried. My darling must be recovered from— oh, heaven, what nonsense I’m talk- ing. Come along, hurry! You said that the man who's told ail is not trust- worthy?” “That is so, as I said just now.” “Then T sball not believe the worst until Tam forced to do so. I shall act as if the word ‘murder’ had never been mentioned, and go straight to all the hospitals.” “But they would have known at Scotland Yard if any one naswering her description had been taken to one of them injured.” “Oh, don't try to dissuade me from doing the only thing that offers me any possibility of finding her. If well she would have written—ill or dead she must be. Let us bope and pray it is the former, The man is probably only lying in order to incriminate another scoundrel.” “I earnestly hope that that is case.” First to St. Thomas hospital, then to Charing Cross the two brothers drove. Inquiries were made, all were fruith gigs ‘The day was waning as they drew up at the hospital doors. Yes, a patient was admitted who gave the name of Audrey Villiers. and Cariton Park as her addr nd they had written to Carlton Park, Carlton, at once. “But Carlton Park is at Arlington,” exclaimed Reggie, in a voice of un- “But that doesn’t mat- ter, though, now, as we have found her. Can I see her? IT come on behalf of her cousin, Lady Ellingham.” Permission was granted. Maddening doubts, joyous hopes, surged uppermost in his mind, as with noiseless footsteps he entered the ward. “Where? ‘he asked, in a choking voice. “Here, in this bed that we're stand- ing opposite to.” Reggie moved eagerly forward, then stepped back, staggered. the go to Guy's next,” said Reg- CHAPTER XVI. The patient was Audrey! But changed almost beyond recognition. “Reggie! she murmured. Instantly he was at her side, clasp- ing her hands so tenderly and gently. Then he leaned down and kissed her, forgetful of all but the joy of having found her. “You must not stay, sir. is not equal to it,” intervened nurse. He knew she spoke wisely, and stole away. “Well?” asked Guy. “Yes—it’s her! Thank heaven!” “How did it happen?” “She will not be equal to the strain of telling for many days,”. explained the nurse. “But it strikes me that she had a hard fight for her life with some one. Her clothes were very much torn and her hair was all loose and her face dreadfully knocked about and bruised, as you see. It was more than an acci- dent.” The men looked into each other’s faces. They guessed the cause of the fight; knew that it was in mad efforts to escape being thrown over the para- pet into the river that the fight had taken place. But she was found! ‘Til telegraph to Hilda,” said Guy, glad indeed to be the medium of send- ing her good news. “By Jove! It’s lucky that I was still at Arlington when her note of this morning arriv- ed. It’s worth going through anything to feel oneself of use to her. Without an aim:for existence, life is a blank.” There was no answer. Sorely inca- pable did Reggie feel of giving one. Could a man who/had committed mur- The patient the once more. ’ “I’m forgiven in a measure, but the fact that my hands are supposed to be blood-stained cannot be forgotten,” said Guy to himself, with a bitter smile. “Thank heaven, Hilda’s grati- tude will be genuine. I suppose I ought to be satisfied with written thanks. But why should I be? Even a moth may burn itself to death in a candle. He shuddered. The simile was an ugly one. “T don’t feel inclined to go back to Scotland Yard to tell them what we have discovered,” said Reggie. Taking part in a trial and giving evidence and that kind of work is always an ordeal for a girl. I'm calculating on her pull- ing through to a certainty; for I’m sure she will.” “ “She was on her way to see you at your chambers when the ghastly ad- venture befell her.” “Not alone?” “Yes. She wanted to solve the mys- tery that caused you to break off the engagement. She is deeply attached to you. Don’t embitter her life and your own by clinging to your resolu- tion to break off the engagement.” “I shall do what is right,” replied Reggie. As soon as she is quite well and strong I shall leave England. The engagement will always remain brok- en off.” Again Guy resented Sir George’s re- covery; again he yearned to tell his brother the truth. But no; the truth must never escape his lips. “We may as well part now,” he said, in a heart-sick voice. “I shall go back to Arlington by the first train to-mor- row.” “Do you intend to see Lady Elling- ham and to tell her how we found Au- drey?” Xen.” “To give you my candid opinion, 1 think you ought t6 write about it. I don’t think that you ought to be going so often to see her.” “Candid opinions are rarely appre- ciated. We all like to run our own lives. Good-bye.” But it was not the first train to Ar- lington that Guy took the next day. Hours spent in wondering bow he could escape from the complicated hor- rors of his present position caused him to sleep late on the morrow. It was three o'clock before he ar- rived at home. Lunch over, it seemed too late to call at Carlton Park. “T'll go there to-morrow,” he _ said. “If I went to-day I should only look like the bearer of bad news. Better pull myself round; try to forget that my hopes have been centered on that scoundrel’s death.” He took out a cigar ,cut off the end, lighted it, and proceeded leisurely to enjoy its comforting fragrance. At this moment a servant entered witha card. “Mr. Henry Cobb!” exclaimed Guy, mentally. “Who can the fellow be? No address—nothing to indicate where he comes from and what he is.” Then, turning to the servant, he added out loud: ‘What kind of a man is he?” “Respectable looking, sir. I rather think that he’s one of the detectives who have been down here for the last few weeks trying to find out who mur- dered that woman called Williams. Shall I show him in, sir?” Guy leaned forward and flipped the ashes off his cigar. What answer should he give—yes or no? To see this man might lead him, Guy Erskine, being forced to say or intimate many untruths. But he could be cautious. The fact of the man calling to see him denoted a threatening development in the position of affairs, and it was well to keep in touch with all that was hap- pening. om Til see him.” itably said. (To Be Continued.) A Vivid Picture. Jerome K. Jerome, the English hu- morist, was talking in a New York club about good writing. “What I like,” said Mr. Jerome, “what I try for, is a picturesque and vivid quality. I want my words to set real pictures before my readers ’eyes. This gift W. W. Jacobs has, and Ste- phen Crane, a man of genius, has it in perfection.” Mr. Jerome smiled. “ Achild had it, too,” he added; “a child passenger of the St. Louis, the boat I crossed on. This child attended a little concert in the saloon one night during the voyage, and on going below afterwards described the concert to his mother. 2 “What went on, Bobby,’ his mother asked. “He, with a frown replied: “Oh, there was a lady screaming, be- cause she had forgot to put on her sleeves, and a hotel waiter played on the piano all the time.’” Ade’s Father. At the Players’ club a story about George Ade’s father has been going the rounds. A friend said to the older Ade: “T hear that your son’s last play is a failure.” With a whimsical frown, Mr. Ade replied: “I want you to understand, sir, that my son writes so fast that he doesn’t need to have any of his plays _per- formed more than once. A Victim of the Kneipp Cure. The Crickett (on a certain Cleveland lawn)—I heard your brother was put out of business a few weeks ago. How did it happen? The Grasshopper—Oh ,the same old story—crushed by Rockefeller.—Puck; True, the pen may be mightier than the sword, but the pencil isn’t much stain Sea at fFHOWING | Tk WORLDS PROGRESS Phenomena of Chemical Reactions. Is there a wireless telegraphy in chemical reactions? In one of many recent experiments tending to give an affirmative reply, a large quantity of* @ chlorate and sugar mixture was pre- pared, & little of this was placed in a basin and while the rest of the mix- ture was held behind the operator in a large mortar, strong sulphuric acid was added to the former, causing it to ignite in the usual way. Immediately afterward the rest of the mixture blazed up, although it was impossible that sulphuric acid could have touched it. It is thought that a violent chem- ie Can Be Built Complete for the Small < Cost of $875. The accompanying sketch and! A Rochester Chemist Found a Singu- larly Effective Medicine. William A. Franklin, of the Frank- ground floor plans are for a subur-'}in & Palmer Chemical Co., Roches- ban cottage that should serve many who desire to build a neat, inexpensive dwelling. It is 24x27 feet and is set on cedar posts or brick piers. The walls are built of 2x4 inch studs, cov- ered with building paper and matched siding or clap boards. The roof and gable ends are shingled with stained shingles in two shades of green, to give it a mottled appearance. The clap boards are painted a creamy “ter, N. Y., writes: “Seven years ago I was suffer- ing very much through the fail- ure of the kidneys to eliminate the uric acid from my system. My back was very lame and ached if If ical reaction may convert the space in its immediate vicinity into a medium that will accelerate or. even induce chemical activity. If it be true the importance of the investigation can- not be overestimated. The prepara- tions and violent reactions that go on from day to day in a laboratory may be altering the molecular arrangement of the substances in the neighborhood of the demonstrative benches. Those in charge of chemical laboratories testify to the unaccountable altera- tions in certain substances. Again, does weather influence the communi- cation between one chemical reaction and another? The results of the ex- periments changed from day to day. Purifies the Water. A recent invention of a California man is an apparatus for purifying wa- ter, and one which can also be used for aging liquids which have already been bottled. The liquid is subjected to electrolytic action for removing all impurities, whether they be in suspen- sion or solution, and the liquid heated and any air within the bottle exhaust- ed. In the illustration is shown a cor- tainer, which can be of glass or sim- ilar material, having an electrode in the bottom. The electrode is in the form of a platinum wire, which is molded in the bottle. The neck of the bottle is closed by a removable cork stopper, an _ electrode extending through the center. This electrode is also made from a piece of platinum wire, and has its inner end, which is within the bottle, coiled, so that it can be adjusted to any length by stretch- ing or contracting the coil, the wire Purifies the Water, being flexible but not resilient. Se- cured upon the electrode is a cap, which engages the lower end of the cork. The use and advantages of the invention will be readily understood. When an electric current from a bat- tery, dynamo or other generator is passed through the two electrodes the liguid within the bottle will be sub- jected to electrolytic action, which will remove all impurities. In this way such liquids as beer, ale, porter, etc., which require the removal of all air, can be preserved. The current can be readily controlled by a rheostat or ba of lamps, so that the temperature to which the liquid is heated by the current can be controlled. For Pure Food. An important advance has been made in the United States with regard to standards of purity for food prod- ucts. The secretary of agriculture has been authoried by congress to fit standards, and in order that they may be just and reasonable he is authorized to call to his assistance the experts of the Association of Official Agricul- tural Chemists, and other experts, as he may see fit, to advise him in regard to such matters. The work of ascer- taining these proper standards, in col- laboration with the Association of Of- ficial Agricultural Chemists, has been committed to the bureau of chemistry. Already considerable progress has been made along this line of investi- gation and a number of standards of food products have already been fixed by proclamation. It is proposed to extend this work until practically all the substances used as foods, bever- ages, and condiments shal! have a fixed standard of purity to which all manufacturers may attain by proper care in the preparatioa of products of this kind. Pigeons Puzzied by Eclipse. Carrier pigeons released during the recent eclipse of the sun in Europe seemed much puzzled by the darkness. Some of them started off in a direc- tion directly opposite from that in which their cote lay. When, however, the eclipse. had nearly ceased other pigeons took the right direction at once. The flight of several of the birds was most eccentric. They first ascended to a great height and then descended on the roofs, to mount again soon afterward, describing huge curves in space, alternating with extraordi- nary zigzag and dizzy plunges. The best remedy for disappointment ‘Tis not to have too many wants. Ground Floor Plan. white, while the casings or trimmingt The cottage has a fire place in the living room, also a flue for kitchen stove. The inside is plastered and trimmed in the usual way. The ap life. overexerted myself in the least de- gree, At times I was weighed down with a feeling of languor and depres- sion and suffered continually from annoying irregularities of the kidney secretions. I procured a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills and began using them. found prompt relief from the aching and lamenes in my back, and by the time I had taken three boxes I was cured of all irregularities.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The Simple Life in a Castle. For a cultured person to relinquish his wonted mode of life, to dwell in a three-room cottage ,to be clad in cor- duroy or fustian, and to fare sumptu- ously every day on beans, cabbage, soup and black bread, would not be a return to the simple, but to the sordid One can live a simple life just as well in-a castle as in a cottage. — Race Builder. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ci " tutional disease, and in order to cure {t you must tax of doors and windows are pure white. | Internal remedies. 2 4 ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall Catarrh {8 a blood or consti Hall's Catarrh Cure fs taken ta- Catarrh Cure {s not a quack medi- cribed by one of the best physicians r years and t<aregular prescription was pri country Lt is. composed.of the beat tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the proximate cost of the building would | two !ngredients is what produces such wonderful ra- be about as follows: Brick work for cellar, walls, piers and chimneys, $75; Upper Floor Plan. carpenter work would cost about $600; plastering, $125; painting and glazing, $75; making a total of $875. Fireproof Paint. sults fo curtng catarrh absent all summer. would be anxious now about her re- turn. gists are OINTMENT falls to cure fn 6 to 14 days. 50c. Send for testimonials, trea. Z4 CO., Props., Toledo. . . We. ‘amily Pills for const!pation. F.4 Sold by Drug: Take Hall's The Shameless Man. Lawson—So your wife has been I should think you Dawson—I am. I’m afraid she’s coming back next week.—Somerville Journal. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching. Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Druj athorized to refund money if PAZ! Willie’s Idea of It. Teacher—Willie, what is the plural of wife? Willie—Mormon.—Dallas News. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SUFFER What is a good fireproof paint to | From Constipation, Bowel and Stomach use on buildings? An excellent fireproof paint for a shingle roof is red iron oxide with boiled linseed oil “for the first coat,! finished with a second coat of raw oil. This is a dark brown color and the can most durable of all kinds of paint, as the oil and the iron oxide make a tire system. death under the Trouble. Q- What is the beginning of sickness? ou ion. s Constipation? of the bowels to carry of tha e@ matter which lies in the w it d and poison ally the results name of some other af ‘i 4 os A ease.. Note the deaths from typhoid fevei chemical combination which is ab-| and appendici stomach and bowel sorbed by the wood or unites with aj trouble at the present time. metal roof. The quantity needed is based on the fact that one gallon of the thin first coat will cover four hundred square feet, and the second]; heavier coat will require a gallon for! two hundred and fifty square feet. If the roof is of shingles it is desira- they are laid on the roof. They will|! last twice as long as if painted only on one side after the roof is laid. A quick way of painting the shingles is to dip them in the mixed paint. Making Concrete Tile. Please explain the making of con. crete culvert tile? How are the bot tom rings made? I find trouble in re moving the bottom rings. In making concrete tile there should be several extra rings for every set of} ? molds. The molds can be removed in ture sive brain work, than any other disease. ble to paint these on both sides before | matism, colds, fevers, Q. What causes Constipation? glect to respond to the cali of n: ‘omptly. Lack of exercise. Exc: Mental emotion and i proper diet. Q. What are the results of neglected Constipation? A. Constipation causes more suffering It causes rheu- stomach, bowel, kidney, lung and heart troubles, etc. It is the one disease that starts all others. Indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, loss of sleep an appen Constipati to all phy their condition until it is too late. become confirmed invalids as a result of Constipation. strength are its symptoms—piles, is and fistula, are caused by Its consequences are known ans, but few sufferers realize Women Q. Do physicians recognize this? A. Yes. The first question your doctor asks you is “are you constipated?” That is the secret. Q. Can it be cured? A. Yes, with proper treatment. Tha common error is to resort to physics, such as pills, salts, mineral water, castor oil, in- jections, etc., every one of which is in- a jurious. They weaken and increase the six or eight hours (if concrete is prop- malady. You know this by your own ex- erly tamped in the molds), but the| perience. tile has to remain standing on the Q. What then should be done to cure it? A. Get a bottle of Mull’s Grape Tonic at rings for about forty-eight hours. But if one has the leisure time and can wait that length of time one set of rings will do. Concrete tile should not be taken off the rings until the concrete be- comes set hard enough so that it will not break; forty-eight hours should be sufficient time for tle concrete to set, so that they may be handled. the tiles are removed they should be kept wet for several weeks and out of the sun. Dampness in a Cellar. Frequently after a rain water stands in my cellar for a short time, leaving the floor damp and the cellor becomes I cannot drain ‘the cellar. What could be done to remedy the musty. condition? The cellar floor should be graded up a few inches higher at the center than at the sides. It should be floored with cement-concrete and a channe! about av inch deep left along the side walls. This should connect with a barrel which could be emptied when neces- sary. In order to get rid of the musty smell the cellar should be ventilated by opening the windows, and the walls and ceiling should be coated twice yearly with lime wash, and oc- casionally sprayed with a strong solu- tion of formalin, which may be pro | stampe cured at any drug store. | much as the 50 cent bottle. There 1s a great once. Mull’s Grape Tonic will positively cure Constipation and Stomach Trouble in the shortest space of time. No other remedy has before been known to cura Constipation positively and permanently. Q. What is Mull’s Grape Tonic? A. It isa Compound with 40 per cent. of the juice of Concord Grapes. It exerts a peculiar strengthening, healing influence upon the intestines, so that they can do their work unaided. The process is gradual, but sure. It is nota physic, but it cures Constipation, Dysentery, Stomach and Bowel Trouble.” Having a rich, fruity grape flavor, it is pleasant to take. As a tonic it is unequalled, insuring the system against disease. It strengthens and builds up wasse tissue. . Where can Mull’s Grape Tonic ba had? A. Your druggist sells it. The dollar ; bottle contains nearly three times the 50- cent size. Good for ailing children and nursing mothers. A free bottle to all who have never used it because we know it will cure you. 133 FREE BOTTLE . 1223-5, FREE. Send this coupon with your name and address, your druggist’s name and 0c. to pay Postage and we wi!l supply you a sample free, if you have never used Mull's Grape Tonic, aad Will also send you a certificate good tor 81.00 toward the purchase of more Tonic from your druggist. MULL's Grape Tonic Co., 148 Third Ave., Rock Island, Ill. Give Full Address and Write Plainly. 35 cent, 50 cent and 81.00 bottles at all druggists. ‘The $1.00 bottle contains abou six times as much as the 35 cent bottle and about three times as saving in buying the 61.00 size. The wine has a date and number on the label—take no other from vour druggist. A Literary Note. “I don’t think the editor read a line of my story.” “Neither do I; I notice that his mag- azine comes out as usual!” . ) “ ,