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Amazing Adventures i —_—}) CHAPTER 1[X.—(Continued.) Mary took. no notice of his re- narks, but allowed herself to be con- lucted up the evil-smelling passage. The back dooor of No. 14 was opened as they approached, and then she ‘ound herself confronted by—Montagu Winton. “Mr. Winton!” “Yes, Miss Brent, I would be surprised to see me; but some into this room, and then I can explain.” “But Mr, West—Godfrey—they told ne he was here.” “I am very sorry to-say that he is sere, Miss Brent. I would give you anything to spare you the pain I am tbout to inflict upon you.” “Oh, what do you mean? Tell me | what has happened to Godfrey, and why you are here.” “Knowing your affection for this nan it grieves me to have to tell you that Godfrey West is an utter scoun-; irel, and not worth the love of a good woman.” “I do not believe——’ “Wait. When some time ago I ask- +d you to honor me by becoming my wife, I found that you had glready oledged yourself to this man West. Although I accepted my dismissal, my ove for you has in no way diminish- 2dd and I would do anything in the wide world to obtain a share in your regard.” “Oh,,why do you reopen this ques- sion?” “Merely as a preface to what I am xoing to tell you now. When I hought you were going to marry a zood man I stood aside, but when I ‘ound him a blackguard renewed 1ope sprang up in my heart.” “Do not keep me in suspense. What io you know about Godfrey that makes you speak so bitterly against aim? “Would you marry the man that -obbed your father?” “Ah ‘ou m “Yes; I say that Godfrey West, af- er committing a murderous assault apon your father, robbed him of the Empire’s Dream.’” “I do not believe it.” “IT am not speaking without being ible to convince you. Out of my love or you I. set myself to trace the hief. I employed an expert detective, and together we tracked him down; and Godfrew West is now in this se, practically under arrest.” ke me to him, and let me hear he truth from his own lips.” “Come with me at once, but be pre- pared, for I warn you that he is nat a pleasant sight.’ He led the y up the narrow, | -reaking stairs, and Mary Brent fol- lowed with her mind in a whirl of | alarm. Winton opened the door of the small attick at the back, a dingy, damp-ridden apartment with a slop- ng roof. The place reeked with the fumes of alcohol and tobacco. On a low truckle-bed lay the figure of a man. His clothes were torn and stained with mud and blood. With hair hanging over his eyes, face un-| washed and unshaven, he looked dirty and unkempt. His mouth was wide »pen, and his breath came in stertor- ~ | ys gasps, and in one hand he ‘lutched a half-empty bottle of | whisky. And by the side of the pros- | | rate figure sat Perey Twist. With a ery of horror Mary darted forward and recognized the form of *her lover. | j “I told you to be prepared,” said | Winton. “But he—he——” 1] “Yes, madam, I am afraid he has | been indulging too freely. I am wait- i _ing until he regains his senses, and 4 then I will take him to where he will | have little opportunity of repeating this exhibition.” “But you—you same to Miss Ballara in Manchester.” are the man who the exercise of my duties I kept you under observation, as well as your mt lover. It is the best day’s work I ever { did in my life; the reward for the ‘Empire’s Dream’ has been increased - The Empire’s Dream Who Stole a World-Famous Dia- mond of Fabulous Wealth. thought you|’ | | “I am a detective, madam, and in} f “But he did not stedl it. He could not—would not do it.” “One moment, if you please, madam, and perhaps I can convince you.” He placed his hand in the pocket | of the prostrate man and produced a || leather case. Touching a spring the | lid flew open, and there, in all its daz- | zling glory, lay the “Empire's Dream.” | | i} to ten thousand pounds.” | Utterly stunned at this evidence of her lover's guilt, Mary stood stupe- fied silence. Winton gently touched q her on the arm. “Come away; it is not a pleasant sight, and you can do no good.” ¢. Mechanically she turned and left | the room, following Winton down- ’ stairs. 4 “J cannot say how sorry I am, Miss Brent——” “] will accept your expressions of sympathy, Mr. Winton; but the ques- tion I want to ask you is—can nothing be done?” “To save him, you mean?” Mary nodded. “ft do not know. You see, this man Twist has set his heart upon claiming the reward. It means a great deal to him.” “Can he not claim the money with- of a Gang of Thieves out implicating Godfrey? The reward is offered for the recovery of the jew- el, but says nothing about the appre- hension of the thief.” “That is true, but the one means the other. Supposing, however, that I could arrange with this detective for Godfrey West’s escape, in what manner would you reward me?” “Ah, I would thank you, and 7” “I should want more than thanks. Think, Miss Brent—Mary—is it noth- ing that I offer you? As my wife you would receive the devotion of a man whose one aim in life is to make you happy. I offer you love, a fair compe- tence, and the prospective title of Lady Loremuir. If the degraded man upstairs lying in his drunken sleep can inspire you with affection, can you not at least tolerate me sufficient- ly to allow me to make you happy?” “What do you want? I would do anything to save him.” “Then there is only one way to do it. Listen! Miss Dauncey is at Birmingham, I am going there im- mediately. Let me take you to her; she is your friend. From there we will go back to London, and within an hour of your becoming my wife God- frey West will be a free man.” “And—and is this—the only way?” “Absolutely. Shall I call Twist down?” “If it must be so—yes.” In response to Winton’s call Twist entered the room, and the proposition was laid before ‘him. “My dear Mr. Winton, there would, of course, be much glory to be got out of delivering Godfrey West up to justice; but as I intend to retire as I have claimed the reward it will not serve to advance me in my career by adopting such a course. If, as you say, you will add another two thou- sand pounds to the sum, I am quite willing to fall in with your wishes.” And so it was arranged. Mary, with the dull apathy of despair, cared not what arrangements were made so long as Godfrew West was to go free. Mechanically she allowed Winton to place her in a cab, and together they drove to the Brook House hotel. And there Winton got out his motor-car, covered his fair passenger up with rugs, and they started on their journey. As they passed along Castle. street neither of them noticed an open car- riage containing a lady heavily dress- ed in furs. As Winton and Mary Brent dashed past the lady half rose from her seat. * It was Judith Ballara. CHAPTER X. “Faith, no, kiddy, he’s not dead; he’ll turn up shortly—aw yis, sure.” “Don’t yer fink ’e’s a long time, Mr. Brawn?” “Sure an’ he is an’ all, Toby, but he knows how to take keer of himself— faith, aye!” Nevertheless, although Joe Brawn comforted Toby Bailey with his con- viction that Godfrey West would soon put in an appearance, he was serious- ly alarmed at the long absence of his friend. They had parted at Manches- ter after arranging to meet at Liver- pool in four hour’s’ time, and a whole day had gone by without any tidings. Joe Brawn went down to the bar of the‘hotel to refresh his troubled mind. Seated in a corner of the snuggery was a man with his hat pulled over his eyes, and as Brawn asked for his drink he looked up. “Good evening, Mr. Brawn.” “Lor’ bless me, sure an’ ut’s Mr. Griffin, faith, aye; an’ it’s glad I am to see ye—aw, yis, sure.” “I was just wondering where I should find you. Have you any news?” “Sure, an’ I don’t know. Mr. West left us at Manchester an’ hasn’t turn- ed up yit, faith, it’s anxious I am about him.” “And I think you have need to be. Mr. West’s motor-car was found yes- terday in a ditch about half a mile away from Heaton Park.” “Sure, an’ ye don’t say. poor lad much hurt?” “That I cannot say, for he is not to be found. I suspect he has been cap- tured by the thieves he was chasing, otherwise a man would not abandon an expensive motor car. Another thing; Mr. Dodson received a_ wire this morning from a woman named Judith Ballara at Manchester, saying that Mary Brent was staying with her and asking Mr. Dodson to come up. He sent me instead.” “Faith, an’ did ye see the bonny lass?” “No, I did not. It appears that while Miss Ballara was out Miss Brent re- ceived a wire asking her to come to Liverpool immediately; the message was signed ‘Godfrey West.’” “Then why didn’t the lad turn up here as we arranged?” “Because I suspect that the tele- gram was a forgery, and they are now both in the hands of their enemies.” “Be sure, an’ how did they know where Mary Brent was?” “Miss Brent’s whereabouts was known to a man named Percy Twist, who called upon Miss Ballara yester- day.” “Twist—Percy Twist! Faith an’ there was a man o’ that name came over in the boat with me from Aus- tralia.” And is the w. « “Then I have no doubt that he is one of the men concerned in the theft of the ‘Empire’s Dream.’ However, I hope to have some -news presently. My man Roop is making inquiries of all the cab-drivers at Exchange Sta- tion,.and I’ll guarantee him to ferret out the information I want, if any- body can do it.” : At that moment a little shabby- looking old man. entered the bar and |: called for a glass of beer. Almost immediately Griffin got up, touched Brawn on the shoulder, and the two passed upstairs to a_ private room, where the shabby individual shortly joined them. “Well, Roop, any luck?” “The very best, sir. Miss Brent ar- rived this afternocu and was met by a man, name unknown. Entered a cab and were driven by a roundabout way to a quiet street off Scotland road. Cabman saw them disappear up an entry leading to back of Hooker's Al- ley.” “And then?” “I made several cautious inquiries and found a stranger arrived yester- day at No. 14, name Hammond. Went to 14 and said I was looking for lodgings. House kept by Mrs. Crotch- ett. Didn’t think she could accom- modate.me. Did the polite and made an impression on the old lady and gave her five shillings to fetch a bot- tle of whisky. “[ found out that there was an in- valid gentleman in the house, but I could not find out who he was. It struck me that Mrs. Crotchett was afraid of talking too much, although the whisky loosened her tongue.” “An invalid gent! An’ could it be Godfrey, think ye, Mr. Griffin?” “It is very possible; but I think the fact that Miss Brent was taken to this place to-day justifies us in paying it a visit.” “Faith, an’ I’m with ye there. Come on. I’m just spoiling for a row—aw, yis, sure.” In a few minutes Griffin had made his arrangements and the three sal- lied out of the hotel, Roop leading the way. Half-way up Scotland road they heard a terrific blowing of police whistles, and with a rush and a roar a fire engine dashed past them. “Come on!” shouted Roop. “Let’s make a run for it—the fire is in Hook- er’s Alley.” They all three broke into a run, and sure enough, Roop’s words were true. From No. 14 tongues of flame were shooting out of the windows, and Mrs, Crotchett, in a state of maudlin ine briation, was bewailing the loss of her goods as she surveyed the scene from the opposite steps. “An’ the pore gentleman in ther back attic, ’e’ll be burnt to death; it’s murder, so it is. Oh, my poor bits o’ furniter an’ ther poor invalid gent!” “Sure, an’ did ye say there was a man in there?” “Yes—a pore gent as fell out of his moty-car; burnt ter death he'll be.” “Faith, ut’s Godfrey; an’ by the powers Joe Brawn’ll have ’im out—aw, yis, sure.” “Stand back, sir; ft fs madness.” But with one sweep of his arm Brawn cleared the two firemen from his path, and in another instant he had plunged into the burning building. (To Be Continued.) Uses for Austrian Recruits. Like the famous John Gilpin, the neir to the throne has a frugal mind and, it has been maliciously whispér- ed, sees great chances to exercise this virtue at the expense of the poor re- cruits, says Lady’s Realm. Scores of these who come from tne country are drafted off to the arch- ducal estates and do their military service there, much of it consisting in gamekeepers’ duties in the archduke’s phaesant preserves. The recruits are also used when improvements in the parks and grounds are being made. According to one story squads of them are marched about and made to do duty as dummy. trees while the heir to the throne stands at a distance and experiments as to where a clump of trees would leok best. _ The soldiers, being merely human, object all the more because there are no extra rations for this kind of duty. They have generally to shift for themselves and their miserable pay only procures them food far poorer than that which they would get in barracks, although that is not very sumptuous. is Slight Mistake. The brothers Eckstein were being entertained by one who was anxious to avail himself of their financial acumen. But as ill-luck would have it, the talk verged to other things. “Do you like Omar Khayyam?” thoughtlessly asked the host, trying to make conversation. It was the elder brother who plunged heroically into the breach. “Pretty well,” he said; “but I prefer Chianti.” Nothing more was said till the Eck- steins were on their way home, “Tkey,” gaid Abe, breaking a painful silence, “why carn’t yer leave thingth ath yer don’t understhand to me? Omar Khayyam aint a wine, yer cuckoo; it’s a cheese.” Telephone Pole 190 Feet High. Near Aberdeen the Independent Tel ephone company recently erected the highest single piece of wood telepnone pole ever planted in the world, says the Seattle Times. The pole is a single fir sapling 19¢ feet high and only eighteen inches in diameter at the base. The diameter at the top is five inches. The big pole was set to carry lines of wire across the harbor high enough to permit sail ing vessels to pass without interfer ence with the wires. HER GOOD FORTUNE. After Years Spent‘in Vain Effort. Mrs. Mary E. H.. Rouse, of Cam- bridge, N. Y., says: “Five years ago I had a bad fall and it affected my Kkid- neys. Severe pains in my back and hips became constant, and sharp twinges ~ lowed any exertion. The kidney — secre- tions were badly dis- ¥ . colored. I lost flesh and grew too*weak to work.. Though constantly using medicine I despaired of being cured until I began taking Doan’s Kidney Pills. Then relief came quickly, and in a short time Ff was completely cured. I am now in ex- cellent health.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Quite So. “I’ve just been reading about Mon- taigne.” “What of him?” “He said that whenever he saw a good thing he annexed it.” “Well,” declared the saturnine joke- smith, “he had the right idea for run- ning a humorous column.” Long Island Weather Forecasting. Place twelve onions in a row on Christmas day; name each after a month and put salt on their tops. Those on which the salt is melted in- side of twelve days will be wet months, according to Long Island weather science. MIX FOR RHEUMATISM. A prominent specialist gives the fol- lowing as a never failing remedy for rheumatism, and says if followed up it will effect a complete cure of the very worst cases. “Mix one half pint of good whiskey with one ounce of Toris Root Compound, and add one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take in table- spoonful doses before each meal and at bed time.” Toris Root Compound is a product of the Globe Pharmaceutical Co., Dayton, O. The ingredients can be procured at any drug store and easily mixed at home. Why They Roared. The Ormond beach was gay. “What are the wild waves saying?” inquired the girl. “From their sullen roar,” he answer- ed, “it is probable that they are mere- ly reiterating the general kick against the high prices that prevail here.” AN HALLUCINATION. Was Sure That Some One Entered His Room, Although Doubly Locked. “I was lying in a hotel bedroom one morning,” he said, “about half awake, when I heard a key rattling in the door. Much to my horror, the door opened and the maid came in to make up the room, or least so it seemed to me. I called out to her to leave and she did so. All this happened in a minute or less and I fell asleep again. When I woke up I remembered the in- cident clearly. “When I came to look at the door, however, I found that it was not only locked from the inside with the key still in, but that a bolt was also shot. I was sure that I had seen the maid enter, but when I asked her later if she had, she said that she had tried the door from the outside and hearing me call out had departed. As far as I can make out it must have been a very complete hallucination about see- ing her, called up in my mind in my sleepy condition by my fear that she might enter. I wonder if that has hap- pened to many persons?” OLD SURGEON Found Coffee Caused Hands to Tremble. The surgeon's duties require clear judgment and a steady hand. Aslip or an unnecessary incision may do ir- reparable damage to the patient. When he found that coffee drinking caused his hands to tremble, an Ills. surgeon conscientiously gave it up and this is his story. le “For years I was a coffee drinker until my nervous system was nearly broken down, my hands trembled so I could hardly write, and insomnia tor- tured me at night. “Besides, how could I safely per- form operations with unsteady hands, using knives and instruments of pre- cision? When I saw plainly the bad effects of coffee, I decided to stop it, and three years ago I prepared some Postum, of which I had received a sample. “The first cupful surprised me. It was mild, soothing, delicious. At this time I gave some Postum to a friend who was in a similar condition to mine, from the use of coffee. “A few days after, I met him and he was full of praise for Postum, de- claring he would never return to cof- fee but stick to Postum. We then or- dered a full supply and within a short time my nervousness and consequent trembling, as well as insomnia, disap- peared, blood circulation became nor- mal, no dizziness nor heat flashes. “My friend became a Postum en- thusiast, his whole family using it ex- clusively. “It would be the fault of the one who brewed the Postum, if it did not taste good when served. “The best food may be spoiled if not properly made. Postum should be boiled according to directions on the pkg. Then it is all right, anyone can rely on it. It ought to become the national drink.” “There's a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Wellville.” in pkgs. fol- |’ PLAY WILD PRANKS LOCOMOTIVES THAT SEEM FOND OF “JOKES.” Truthful Engineer Tells of Wid Ex- periences That Disgusted Him with That Especial Kind of Humor in Engines. “Bill,” said the engineer, “was tell- ing me about an engine out in the western part of the state the other day that did a queer thing. “They were standing all quiet enough at a station. The engineer was out on the board and the fireman was down on the ground doing some- thing. All at once, just how or why I don’t know, and Bill couldn't figure it out himself, the engine broke away from the tender and started off all alone down the road. “The first thing she did was to knock the engineer down and cut both legs off . She kept on down the line eight or ten miles, running wild. At-a crossroad she smashed into a train and that laid her out. “TI call that a pretty sad kind of a joke; but it shows what engines will do sometimes. Some engines are just about like folks in that respect. They are always looking out for a chance to fool somebody and play some kind of prank on ‘em. “The funniest engine I ever saw was one that I had myself out on the Western coast. It was the first one I ever took after I got my commission as engineer. “That engine fairly laid awake nights hatching up ways to make it interesting for us boys. If we were stopping to get a drink and I was down oiling up she seemed to know that then was her chance. She'd just start right out and buckle in like mad to get away from us. “You couldn’t trust her to stand a minute. She was just like some horses; she wouldn’t stand a minute without hitching when ske took a no- tion not to. “One time we came dreadfully near having an awful time with that en- gine. The K. & M. run right along by the side of our track for seven or eight miles in one place. We used to like to come out on that stretch to- gether. “Once in awhile we would let our- selves out a little there, though it wasn't strictly according to orders, and try the temper of our engines. The folks back in the coaches seemed to like it. “It was one dark night with a storm over the prairie. The rails were slip- pery and we hadn’t been making our time very well. We left Waupack 40 minutes late. “Well, just as we got fairly outside Waupack, where the K. & M. bends in toward our line, I felt the old thing give a mighty leap ahead. But as soon as I saw the headlight of the night express on the K. & M. I knew we were in for a race. Our engine was settling down for business. “I shut off the steam. I tried to keep the air on so that she wouldn't get away from me, but she buckled in all the harder. I began to get a little scared myself. “For the first mile or two it was about an even thing with us. We kept right along side by side. I could see that the men over on the K. & M. were doing their level best to keep up with us. The fire fairly flew out of their smokestack. And all the time were were not using a pound of steam. Still our drivers were just purring ’round and ‘round. “I could see.the heads leaning out of the windows of their train and J had no doubt it was the same way with our folks; they all wanted to win. We just rocked from side to side. The old engine was going to show us what she could do. She had the bitjin her teeth. “And we began to gain. She had it in her to win if you only let her out; Tll say that for her. She was the fastest engine I ever had anything to do with. You always had to hold her back. “Just as we were pulling into San Tone the thing that made my hair white happened. We were then two or three train lengths ahead of the K. & M. For quite awhile I had keen so busy trying to keep the upper hand of the engine that I hadn't had time to watch, the blocks. “All at onee I looked up and there right opposite us was a signal set against us. That meant that we'd got to stop and wait for orders. I shoved the air down harder than ever, but the old thing never cared. On she pounced like a mad animal. “I let sand on the rails and that made no difference. It looked as if we were bound for destruction. “It went on that way for five min- utes and I expected every minute A TEMPE Says Pe-ru-na is a Valuable Nerve and Blood Remedy. MISS BESSIE FARRELL. ISS BESSIE FARRELL 1011 Third Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., is Presi- dent of the Young People’s Christian Temperance Association. She writes: “Peruna is certainly a valuable nerve and blood remedy, calculated to build up the broken-down health of worn-out women. I have found by personal ex- perience that it acts as a wonderful re- storer of lost strength, assisting the stomach to assimilate and digest the food, and building up worn-out tissues. In my work I have had occasion to recommend it freely, especially to women. “T know of nothing which is better to build upthe strength of a young mother, in facet, all the ailments peculiar to women, so I am pleased to give it my hearty endorsement.” Dr. Hartman has prescribed Peruna for many thousand women, and he never fails to receive a multitude of letters like the above, thanking him for the wonderful benefits received. Manea-lin the Ideal Laxative. Recommendation. “It seems to me that I have heard most of the ideas advanced in your speech before.” “That,” said Senator Sorghum, “merely goes to show that they are good ideas which will stand wear and tear.” Has Its Limits. Miss Dolly—I just dote on New Or- Jeans. Life there is one endless round of gayety. Her Chaperon—How can it be an endless round, dear? New Orleans, you remember, is a crescent city. Billion Dollar Grass. Most remarkable grass of the century. for three rousing crops annually. One Iowa farmer on 100 acres sold $3, 800.00 worth of seed and had 300 tons of hay besides. It is immense. Do try it. For 10¢ AND THIS NOTICE send to the John A.. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., to pay postage, etc., and they will mail you the only original seed catalog -published_in America with sam- ee of Billion Dollar Macaroni heat, the sly miller mixer, Sainfoin the dry soil luxuriator. Victoria Rape, the 20e a ton green food producer, Silver King Barley yielding 173 bu. per acre, ete., etc., etc. And if you send 4c we will add a pack- age of new farm seed never before seen by you. John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse. Wis. K. & W. Why He Was Political. “Your father fs in polities,” said the stranger, “is he not?” “Yeh,” replied the boy, “but mom thinks he’s getting cured of it.” “How do you mean?” “Why, his stummick has gone back on him an’ he ean’t drink like he uster.” SSNS - nopvs ’s NSS 3 eIDNEY. Ri¢ EUMAT2EA il Diab e TES Ba THE ONLY : 7 HN Sanitary something would happen. Then ali at once she began to sag back. We could see the lights of San Tone a little way ahead and I knew we were just at the crossing of the K. & M. It wouid have cost me my job if we had run over that without stopping. “But she pulled up just at the cross. ing, as calm as if she never had been on a tear in all her life. I could hard- ly stand up when I got down from my engine that night, I was so weak. It took every particle of the sand out of me. “I)told ‘em down at the office that if they didn’t give me another engine 1 would quit the road. And I would. 1 was too old a man to have such jobs as that put up on’me! “But you can’t tell what any of ‘em will do. It’s interesting, but deliver me from engines that think they are iskars!”—New York Sun (A L ABASTINE| Durable ND, It is marvellous what a beautiful color effect can be secured in a room when the wall is tinted with Alabastine. There is a richness as well asa freshness and a dainti- ness about it that no other material gives, ALABASTINE Co. ~ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - NEw YORK City Do Not Take Any Substitute,