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{ | —_— | | The Empire’s Dream Amazing Adventures of a Gang of Thieves Who Stole a World-Famous Dia- mond of Fabulous Wealth. CHAPTER !1!.—(Continued). Anxious to be doing something, God: frey rose with alacrity and led the way down stairs to his car. In a few minutes they were speeding toward Mr. Griffin's bachelor chambers in Albany. The door was opened by a sober- looking man dressed in solemn black. “Anything for me, James?” gram just arrived, sir.” Griffin took the missive aud 7 Mr. studied it for a few seconds, “There is important news here, gentlemen; this wire is from my man Roop, and sent off from Farnbor- ough. This is what he says:— “Green motor BZ0634 broke down Farnborough night in question. Two men did repairs, but did not remove motor masks. “Sure, an’ ut’s the very wan. An’ can ye find out who owns the car?” i ink IT can manage that.” ffin took a book from a rack ed it. ar is registered in the name of Wilheim Blatterheim, and, strange- ly enough, he lives here on the landing above. I will ask James to see if he can come down.” In a few moments a heavy, sleepy- looking German entered the room. “I am very sorry to trouble you, Mr. Plaiterheim, but I believe your motcr- car is numbered BZ0634?” “Ach! I haf no modor-gar. Ivas in der bangrupey: gourt, und I haf zold | him.” “Then perhaps you can tell me the name of the purchaser?” “Ach! nein, I not him know. A man y to me, ‘I gif you vive hundred’ I ‘Done mit you.’ I dakes ar mon- Zz: z: ey. und he go off mit der gar.” And as this was all the information the Teuton could supply, Mr. Griffin him and he withdrew. very evident, gentlemen, that our friends, the enemy, are not fools; they have obtained possession’ of a car registered in another man’s name, so we cannot trace them in that way.” “Aw, yis; a clever lot, sure enough.” “Now, Mr. Brawn, I should like to the “It ke ask you one or two questions. Be- sides Miss Brent, you also told Miss Daur y of the sale of the Empire's Dream.’ Now, as you have not been in England for a number of years can you tell me how it is that you are acquainted with these ladies?” “Sure, an’ ut’s plain enough. Wasn't Kate an old sweetheart 0’ mine? An’ whin I clapped my eyes on her at London Bridge station I knew her at wanst, aw, yis. Leastwise, she didn’t call herself Daucey in thim days; she was bonny Kate Pilrig, faith, aye.” Pilrig! Pilrig! Kate Pilrig! Just a moment, Mr, Brawn.” Mr. Griffin consulted an index, and then unlocking a cabinet he took from it an album. Turning over the pages he laid it open before Brawn. . “Ts that your Kate Pilrig?” ith. aye, that’s the swate col- Jeen: that’s the bonny girl I knew be- fore I went to Australia. Sure, an’ ye must be acquainted with her, Mr. Griffin “fT cannot say that, Mr. Brawn, but I generally endorse these little me mentoes. Let me see what I have written on the back of Miss Pilrig’s photograph. ‘November, 1886, sen- tenced to five years’ penal servitude for extensive frauds. Supposeqd to have an accomplice named Jasper Garlick. Refused to incriminate him. Garlick never traced.” “asper Garlick!” CHAPTER IV. Joe Brawn sprang to his feet with a cry of rage. “Jasper Garlick! the man I am searching the world for. Aw, the villain; the double-dyed scoundrel. Aw, an’ poor bonny Kate to suffer for such a blackguard. I'll kill him, I'll kill him, faith, aye.” “Calm yourself, Mr. Brawn, and tell us what you know of this man.” Nawthin’ good—a smooth, lyin’ hound. Five or six years ago it was when he dragged his slimy caredss across my happiness; faith} aye, an’ "twas all on account of the ‘Empire’s Dr his is interesting, and may throw some light on the present case.” “-Twas my daughter, Mr. Griffin; me dear little Audrey, the best little girl in all the world. There was only the two of us, an’ we were happy up at Ballarat. Then one day ‘asper Gar- lick came to my tavern, aye, sure, an” a no-account man he was; but his gentlemanly manners an’ smooth tongue took the heart o’ my little girl in no time. I was dead against him an’ gave him the rightabout, sure, I did; but ye can’t kill snakes by just treading on their tails, an’one day I returned home to find Audrey gone, Jeaving a note to say that she had taken the ‘Empire’s Dream’ with her.” “What! She stole it?” - “Faith, no; ‘twas no theft, anyway. 1 always said she could have ut the day she got married to some dacent man, but the poor girl made two mis- | far. as Sydney, guard, an’ then she took a _ piece of gold ore instead o’ the diamont.” “And what became of her?” “An’ isn’t ut the business o’ me life to find out, aye, sure? I started look- in’ fer her at once, an’ I traced her as but after that not a whisper could I hear. TI sold the tay- ern for a good sum an’ then ‘started me wanderin’s, an’ whin Jasper Gar- lick comes face to face with Jge Brawn he'll owe me _ somethin’ he’ll ’ave to pay twice, aye, sure, once for my little Audrey, an’ once for bonny Kate Pilrig; aw, yis.” “I have known Miss Daucey for a number of years,” said Godfrey, “and I am convinced that she is no more connected with the robbery of the ‘Empire’s Dream’ than is Miss Brent.” “You have sentiment to account for your convictions, Mr. West. I=gpan only form my opinion upon Miss Pil- rig’s past record. However, you have lived in Richmond for many years; supposing you run down there on the motor, and we can give the lady a call.” “It is a good idea,” asserted God- frey, eagerly; “come, I can get you there under the half-hour.” In a few moments. they were once again in the car, a very silent trio, and, true to his word, Godfrey got them there in record time, At Lechmere House the door was opened ‘by-a young maidservant, who, recognizing Godfrey, immediately ush- ered them into the drawing room. “Is Miss Dauncey at home, Jane?” “No, sir; she went out about a quar- ter of an hour ago, and couldn’t say when she would be back.” “Do you know where she has gone | tor” “No, sir; I know that she had no in- tention of going out to-day, but a tele- gram came for her, ang she went off in a great hurry.” “Do you know what the telegram was about?” “No, sir; but Miss Dauncey was very much upset, and I think she had been crying.” “You think she was in trouble?” “Yes, sir.” “Do you know if Miss Dauncey had any visitors either to-day or yester- day?” asked Griffin. “Well, sir, I “Don’t be afraid, my good girl; if Miss Dauncey is in trouble we only wish to help her.” “I don’t know whether I am right in speaking about it, sir, but——” “Yes, yes; go on.” “There was somebody here late last night.” “Ah! Tell us all about it.” “Well, you see, sir, last night I had a very bad toothache, and Miss Dauncey sent me to bed early—about half-past ten. When I was in, bed I heard the front door bell ring, and Miss Daucey admitted some one. My tooth got so bad that I thought I would go down to the kitchen for some es- sence of cloves, and as I passed the drawing room I heard the sound of crying and talking.” “And could you tell who the visitor was by the voice?” “No, sir; I had my face wrapped up, and could not hear very well, but I know who the visitor was now.” “Miss Mary Brent, sir.” “Mary Brent!” echoed Godfrey. “Are you sure of this, Jane?” “IT am nearly certain of it, Mr. West, because when I came down this morn- ing I found this bag on the drawing room table, and I know it belongs to Miss Brent because of the silver in- itials on it.” “Ah, and that is all you can tell us?” asked Griffin. “Yes, sir; I think that is all.” “Do you know what time Brent left?” “Jt must have been half-past eleven, I think, sir, when I heard the front door shut.” “Ah, thank you very much. Do you think we might trouble you for a cup of tea, Jane?” “Yes, sir; the kettle is boiling. I will bring it in in a minute.” As soon as Jane had turned her back Griffin pounced on the little silk bag with the initials “M.B.” worked in silver silk. To all appearances it was emptly, but Griffin produced from its depths a little square cardboard. “The return half of a railway ticket from Liverpool street to Forest Gate, and the date stamped on it is yester- day.” “What does it all West. “That I cannot say yet,” answered Griffin, “but we are evidently on the track of a mystery of some sort, and I have but little doubt that it is con- nected with the ‘Empire Dream.’ Why Miss Brent, who is evidently not forcibly detained, should keep her whereabouts a secret, and why she should pay mysterious visits late at night to Miss Dauncey, we must find out. You two gentlemen have faith in both Miss Dauncey and Miss Brent; I, as an outsider, can only say that the conduct of both of them fs, to say the least of it, suspicious. I hope, anes men, that I may be wrong.” “I know Miss Brent too well to doubt her,” answered Godfrey. “An’ faith, if bonny little Kate is mixed up in ut at all, ut’s only another case of bein’ made a fool of by that Miss mean?” asked takes—first she went off with ‘a black- | dirty scoundrel, Jasper Garlick.” | without ‘Mr. Hammond, as he filled his pipe. | “Parrygraphs in all the noospapers, | fat rewards orfered, an’ nothin’ torked about but ‘Empire’s Dream,’ till it fair gives me the nightmare. An’ wot’s the good of it, I asks, now we’ve got it?” , “Don’t talk rubbish, Hammond; you'll see the good of it when you get your share.” “It amooses me, Mr. Winton, when 1 thinks of ther trouble as we’ve taken ter nick that there sparkler, an’ then "ave p’’ps to wait munse afore we can share. *Pears ter me more sense-like to go fer the reward.” “And divide five thousand instead ot about fifty? Have some sense, Ham- mond.” “*Pears ter me_ there ain’t much; sense in draggin’ gals inter the bi: my motter is——” “Confound your motto; the girl is my business, so say no more about it.’ You are quite sure she did not see you?” “Positive sartin; why, it was booti- ful the way we did it. Twist, he tackled the old chap, an’, by gum, he fought like a load of cats. I was stand- in’ back in ther shadder, an’ in looks’ the gal. In a twinklin’ I ’as ther rug over her ’ead, an’ we was out in the ear an’ Twist follers in ’arf a jiffy, then orf we goes like a runaway hin- gin. We nearly flattened two fellers at the start. One was a big, red-beard- ed chap, Tooked like a giant.” “What! a huge man with long, red hair, and wearing a slouch hat?” “That’s ther fellow, boss; do yer know him?” “Know him! Why, man, that was Joe Brawn, who brought the diamond from Australia. I’d have given you a hundred if you’d run him down.” “That’s a cheap orfer when it comes too late, but, anyway, orf we goes, an’ at the right spot we slows down, an’ I dumps the girl on the sidewalk tied up in ther rug. Mother Bailey was not far off, as arranged, an’ when we was clear she finds the poor lamb an’ takes’ keer on ’er.” “And you are sure she went to Rich- mond last night?” asked Winton. “Sartin; I follered her there, an’ I follered her back.” “Well, that is all right. I want you to clear out now, Hammond, and leave me this room to myself for an, hour. I am expecting a visitor. Buti mind you keep straight.” “All right, boss; I'll look after that. Ere. let me ’oo kit; here’s your visi- tor now, an’ of the fair sect, as I sup- posed.” As Hammond took his departure Winton settled himself in his chair and lit a cigarette as Miss Dauncey enter- ed the room. “Well, Kate, you have arrived?” “Yes, I have come. Why will you not leave me in peace? Have you not brought enough misery into my life without pursuing me still fartherg” “Frankly, my dear girl, because I find that you are a great assistance to me, I have confidence in you—in fact, I trust you.” “You trust me, aye, and I trusted you years ago, but that was a time when I thought Jasper Garlick was a man of honor; yes, I trusted you, and bitterly have I paid for my folly.” “Well, my dear Kate, I did not ask you to come here to indulge in heroics. Have you done what I requested?” “Yes, I have; but I have come here now to tell you that I am not going to be your tool any longer. I love Mary Brent as if she was my own child, and T will suffer anything rather than in- jure her in any way.” “Your sentiments do you great cred- | it, my dear Kate; but, while indulging them, would it not be as well to re- member that there is somebody else to consider besides yourself?” “] will not harm Mary Brent.” (To Be Continued.) Canaries Steamship Pets. Few and far between are the steam- ships entering the port of Boston that cannot boast of a canary. No matter how battered and rusty the craft may be one is pretty sure to find the canary somewhere in the rooms of the officers or crew. Its cage, as a rule, is a wonderful crea- tion of brass wire and lace, and the canary himself usually is a singer whose trill and whistle are of the best. The little songsters appear to en- joy life on the ocean. they inconvenienced by the motion of the vessel and the more the cage swings from its hook the more they warble. Sailors will tell you a canary is a mascot. Be that as it may the canaries are great pets. Frequently one may see.a sailor on the water- front lugging his bird and cage to some new berth. é 7 Coffee as Remedy for Asthma. Coffee is a very excellent remed) for asthma. Those who do not know how to cut short their attacks ana have not tried coffee should do so by all means. It often succeeds admira-, bly when almost everything else has failed. There are one or two little points to be attended to in taking cof- fee for asthma. In the first place it should be very strong—in fact perfectly black: Weak coffee does more harm than good. If made very strong much of it need not pe taken; a large quantity is a posi- ttive disadvantage, for it is less rap- idly absorbed and only distends the stomach. Then it should be given sugar or milk, pure “cafe noir.” It should be given on an empty stomach, for when taken on a ful! stands for the true theory of health. stomach it often does harm by putting “There’s a Reason. Read “The Road | continue an efficient servant of Uncle a stop to the process of digestion. Seldom are) jement in Mrs. Mer- Mrs. W. L. Merritt, 207 S. First Ave., Anoka, Minn., says: “Last win- ter I began to suf- fer with my kidneys. I had pains in my back and hips and felt all worn out. 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Icy. “T feel,” said the Boston girl, “that I have been on earth before in some re- mote period.” ‘“The’ glacial, maybe,” ventured the reckless man. ; Book Review. “Did you review that novel of 75,000 words?” “I did,” answered the book reviewer. “And your verdict is?” “That the count is correct. To be exact, 75,370.” Meager. “T recently read ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ for the first time.” “You seem disappointed in it.” “I confess I was. The -book men tions only one little Eva and one Law: yer Marks.” Only a Fence Between. According to the Standard,.a strang- er addressed the farmer’s boy across the fence: “Young man, your corn looks kind o” yellow.” “Yes, that’s the kind we planted.” “Don’t look as if you would get more than half a crop.” “We don’t expect to. gets the other haif.” Then, after a short time, the man said: “Boy, there isn’t much difference between you and a fool.” “Nope,” replied the boy, “only the fence.” The landlord CUBS’ FOOD They Thrive on .Grape-Nuts. Healthy babies don’t cry and the well-nourished baby that is fed on Grape-Nuts is never a crying baby. Many, babies who cannot take any other food relish the perfect food, Grape-Nuts, and get well. “My little baby was given up by three doctors who said that the con- densed milk on which I fed her had |ruined the child's stomach. One of the doctors told me that the only thing to do would be to try Grape- Nuts, so I got some and prepared it as | follows: I soaked 114 tablespoonfuls in one pint of cold water for half an hour, then I strained off the liquid and mixed 12 teaspoonfuls of this strained Grape-Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls of rich milk, put in.a pinch of salt and a little sugar, warmed it and gave it to baby every two hours. { “In this simple, easy way I saved baby’s life and have built her up to a strong healthy child, rosy and lau; ing. The food must certainly be per- fect to have such a wonderful effect as this. I can truthfully say I think it is the best food in the world to raise delicate babies on, and is also a deli- cious healthful food for grown-ups as we have discovered in our family.” Grape-Nuts is equally valuable to the strong, healthy man or woman. It to Wellville,” in pkgs. ‘ ‘ Catlin’s Paintings Were Declared to Be the Real Thing. Four Indians from a Nebraska ,res- ervation who came to Washington to dun Uncle Sam for some lands they claim were never paid for took a stroll through the national museum, says the Washington Star. They were anxious to see them- selves as others see them, so they in- spected the collection of Indian paint- ings by Catlin and looked long and critically at the life-size figures in- cased in glass, intended to represent Indian life in its various phases. “Ugh,” remarked Blue Feather, ap- pearing immensely pleased as he gazed on a cooking camp fire scene. “It is very good,” said Hiram Chase, who was guiding-the party. He, has been district attorney for Thurston county, and has been admitted to practice in the federal supreme court, the first fables many | Indian ever enjoying this distinction. “These exhibits are true and nat- ural,” he told the musuem officials. “And Catlin’s paintings of the early chiefs are exact reproductions of our men of that day. I am no art critic. I could not tell a Rambrandt from a Remington, but I know that Catlin’s pictures are the real thing, just as my father and grandfather used to look before Uncle Sam tried to make us different and wear his kind of clothes and eat his kind of food and let the West Pointers and Tommy Burns and the others do all the country’s fighting. “The only criticism the Indians have. to make of American art, as applied to themselves, is*the new artists, who have never traveled beyond the limits of Pennsylvania avenue. Any one who knows anything knows that the facial expression of the Indian of to-day is meek and subdued. Sometimes his face lights up like the setting sun at some pleasure or reminiscence, but he is never ferocious looking. The new artist ought to study evolution.” LESS DRINKING IN THE NAVY. Retired Admiral Says Conditions Have Changed for the Better. “The navy is not what it was in the old days,” said a retired real admiral while on his way home from his club one evening. “The amount of liquor con- sumed is in the proportion of a thimble to a barrel. It was not an uncommon thing, during my early career, for of- ficers to return drunk from shore leave and they were permitted to go to their quarters and sleep off the intoxica- tion. If an officer were to return aboard a modern ship under the in- fluence of liquor charges would be preferred against him immediately. “Why, I remember two of my ship- mates who had been painting the town with convivial colors coming down to the cutter awaiting them in a condi- tion which necessitated their use of both sides of the street. They got safely into the boat. It began to rain, and they hoisted their umbrellas. Up- on arrival at'the ship one of them slipped in mounting the ladder and fell overboard. The other gallantly jumped after him. No difficulty was experienced in getting the first un- fortunate, but the hero could not be pulled out of the water. Finally a rope was tied around his ankles, several men hauled away, and he was hoisted on deck. As he was dragged from the water it was seen that the obstacle to his easy rescue was his umbrella which had remained open. The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. There is a disease prevailing in this country most dangerous because so decep- \ tive. Many sudden HO} deaths are caused —B by it—heart dis- ease, pneumonia, heart failure or apoplexy are often the result of kid- ney disease. If kidney trouble is allowed toadvance thekidney-poison- MSc. ed blood will at- tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of the bladder, or the kidneys themselves break down and waste away cell by cell. Bladder troubles almost always result from a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel- ing badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, aud over- comes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often through the day, and to get up many times during the night. “The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root. is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-doilar size bottles. You may havea sample bottle of this wonderful new dis- covery and a book that tells all about it, both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil- mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper. Don’t make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp- Root, Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. SE NAN SS, The Patriot’s Boast. “Yes; he visited Rome, Paris, Ath- ens, London, an’ Vienna.” “An’ what does he say?” “Says Squashville’s good enough for him.” SHIP US YOUR CREAM TO-DAY, or write for tags and pric CRESCENT CREAMERY +» St. Paul. The more talk of culture there is around a man’s house the fewer good things he has to eat. WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM. Cash every day. Write for prices and tags. MILLER & HOLMES, St. Paul, Minn. It is only in novels that girls re- ceive proposals of marriage in a con- servatory. FOR BEST RESULTS SHIP BUTTER POULTRY, VEAL, BEANS to Jordan Bros., Dept. F., Minneapolis. Lightheartedness never comes from feeding on the froth of life. Talk is cheap—unless a lawyer is handing it out. WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP. buy furs and hides, or tan them for robes & rugs. N. W. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis. It takes more than smooth words to smooth out life’s rough places. ONLY ONE “BROMO QUININE” ‘That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for the signature of B. W. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 2c. Don’t let that saying that you “will be dead a long time” excuse you for making a fool of yourself. SICK HEADACHE “Why did you not let go of your umbrella?’ he was asked. “Well, you see (hic) it was wet there and I needed the darned thing to protect me from the damp.’ ” Squirrels Keep Policeman Busy. Policeman Curtis, who guards the east end of the White House portico, Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Dis: tress from Dyspepsia, Ian- digestion and TooHearty Eating. A perfect rem- edy for Diaziness, Nau- sea, Drowsiness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coat- ed Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. has had to stop a fight every day this week, says a correspondent. It has re- lieved the monotony of his work— the monotony consisting in telling vis- itors that “Yes, this is the White House.” Still, it has been a strenuous week. For a long time there were but three squirrels on the White House grounds, and of these one was ¢he ruler. He got the first hand-out of nuts from the tail pocket of Police- man Curtis’ uniform, and until he had eaten his fill and had buried what he thought he might need if he waked up in the night the ‘two others did not dare to approach. A newcomer appeared recently. He was waved aside by the boss of the squirrel bunch but he came right back and there was a fight. This has re- curred daily. No one knows yet who is the champion, as Policeman Curtis, being an enforcer of the law, has never let the scrap go to a finish. He has to lean down daily from that six- foot height and grasp the combatants by the scruff of the neck and pull them apart. He usually puts one of them in his pocket or under his arm while he feeds the other and sends him on his way. Long an Employe of Uncle Sam. The honor of being the federal em- ploye longest in service belongs to William R. Smith, who has been su- perintendent of the botanic garden at) Washington for 55 years. Mr. Smith is 80 years of age, a Scotchman by birth, but very much of an American -|in sentiment. He lives in a little house in the middle of the congres- sional flower garden, and there famous men have been accustomed to gather from year to year to talk with him about the’rare plants in the great glass houses on his little domain. He has many anecdotes to relate of the celebrated people whom he has met. Mr. Smith is over six feet tall and of stalwart proportions and bids fair to Sam for many years longer. They regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. 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