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re ees CHAPTER XVII. (Continued.) “Marm, yer speaks my sentiments like as if it was meself. Orften ’ave I sed ter Monty, ‘’And it back,’ I sez, an’ ’e allus hansers, ‘Not much.’” “But you have the diamond now. Mr. Winton told me that you took it from him under the railway arch.” “Ho, the huntruther! Ho, marm, I’m hafraid Monty is a werry bad lit- tle boy. Why, marm, ’e deceived me, actooally led me ter believe as I'd got ther sparkler, an’, ’ood yer credit it, ’e on’y gave up ther hempty case. It was wicked, marm.” “Suttingly; but ’e ’on’t ’ave it long ‘when Nosey once gets ’im in ther green’ood, fer I tells yer in cornfi- dence, marm, as me an’ Twist is just fed up ‘ith Monty, an’ ’e ain’t amoos- in’.” “Well, I suppose it is no use saying anything further, so you had better go.” “An’ I'm much _ hobliged ter yer, marm, fer ther honner 0’ the hinter- view. Good day ter yer.” With a flourish of his hat Nosey went off, and Miss Dauncey followed at a distance. He had hardly gone a_ hundred yards, however, when he was sudden- ly pounced upon by two men and thrown to the ground. In another instant, despite his kicks and struggles, a pair of handcuffs were snapped upon his wrists. “Ere, wot’s this? Hinterfering wiv ther liberty o’ a British subjic! This is a houtrage, an’ it hain’t amoosin’.” “Game’s up, Hammond; you are our prisoner. We arrest you for complic- ity in the robbery of the ‘Empire’s Dream,’” CHAPTER XVIII. The jaded and weary man plodded heavily along the dusty road. A chill wind blew keenly between the hedge- rows, and night had fallen with un- usual blackness, unrelieved by any heavenly light, nor, in this primitive byway, was there a welcome glimmer of lamp or the comforting reflection of a wayside inn. But as the man forced himself steadily along he welcomed the dark- ness that enshrouded him with the satisfaction of a guilty spirit shunning the light of day. Unshaven, unwash- ed, dusty, and mud-stained, with the hunted look of the fugitive criminal and the reflection of apprehensive ter- ror in his eyes, it was hard to recog- nize in the shabby wayfarer the once smart and debonair Montagu Winton. With the promptings of a_ guilty mind, and inspired by a well-founded terror of Joe Brawn, he had crept out of Leeds like a thief in the night, and for three days, by devious paths and unfrequented byways, he had plodded steadily toward Nottingham. Although he had ample money in his pocket, he shrank from the publicity of a railway station, nor did he seek lodgings at the close of day. Speaking to no one, snatching a few hours’ sleep in what- ever shelter he could find, he wander- ed on, unaccompanied save by the black thoughts of his own mind. And with three days of constant brooding over the gravity of his posi- tion his guilty conscience had magni- fied a hundredfold the perils with which he was encompassed. Like many a man of criminal instincts, he was a coward at heart when the con- The Empire’s Dream > Amazing Adventures of a Gang of Thieves Who Stole a World-Famous Dia- mond of Fabulous Wealth. sequences of his guilt threatened to | overwhelm him, and now every labor- er he passed on the road and every vehicle coming in the distance in- spired him with a nameless dread. “A few more miles and I shall be there and comparatively safe. What a relief it will be to sleep in a bed once more! Oh, what a consummate fool I have been to twist my prospects into a coil like this, and all for the sake of this glittering toy, the ‘Em- pire’s Dream.’ Faugh! it has been a dream up to now. I hope Kate has sent my message to Twist and Ham- mond. I can trust her, but what about them? No, no; I will stick to the diamond, and if they try and more of their tricks I will fight; aye, I will fight to the death.” 4 In another half-hour the lights of Nottingham appeared in the distance, and, pulling himself together, Winton stepped out with some show of ener- gy. Entering the town he immedi- ately slunk off into the side streets, whose general aspect was more in keeping with his appearance. He had, however, to cross the Mar- ket Square, and here the newsboys were running about shouting their news. Summoning up all his courage, Winton entered a public house and called for a glass of whisky. He was just in the act of raising the g.ass to his lips when the door open- ed behind him, and a newspaper vend- er entered. “Arrest of one of the robbers of the ‘Empire’s Dream’—speshul.” With a cry of terror Winton turned sharply round, and the glass fell from his nerveless fingers and crashed on the floor. “Want a paper, sir? Arrest of one of the robbers*of the ‘Empire’s Dream,’ sir; capture of the remain- der of the gang expected any moment, sir—want a paper, sir?” Winton stared at the boy, open- mouthed, with terror; he could not for the moment grasp the situation, but had-some vague idea that he himself was being arrested. “Confound you! What do you want to bawl into my ear like that for?” “Paper, sir—speshul?” Winton took the proffered paper and crushed it into his pocket. Then, tossing a shilling on to the counter to pay for the broken glass, he left the house, and as the newsboy watched him go down the street he confiden- tially remarked to a companion that “that bloke ’as got the jumps!” And as Winton furtively dodged be- hind carts and dismantled market stalls in a well-meant endeavor to escape observation, there was a con- siderable amount of truth in the boy’s remark. The news which he had re- ceived with such startling sudden- ness had completely unnerved him. He walked along like a man suffering excrutiating agony, and tortured his mind with conjectures. What had happened? Who had been arrested? How much was known? Striking out of the town he went up the steep hill; then, throwing all caution to the winds, he walked quickly along the Mansfield road in the direction of Daybrook. Upon near- ing the village he climbed over a gate, and skirting the hedges he crossed two fields until he came to a lane, and a few hundreq yards aWay stood a lonely cottage. “At last—at last! Here I can find rest and food. No lights about, so there is nobody within. I hope the old dame has laid the fire.” He cautiously approached the cot- tage and listened. Not a sound. Then, producing a key, he opened the door and entered. The damp smell of an unused room struck his nostrils, and then he heard the currying of a rat across the floor. Striking a match, he groped in a cupboard and found a candle that spluttered for a few min- utes and then shed a ghostly light in the room. Going to the window he drew a heavy curtain across the already- closed shutters and then looked around him. The dust lay thickly ev- erywhere; spiders had spun their gauzy homes in heavy clusters from wall to rafters; and on the ember- strewn hearth was a litter of charred papers. “Twelye months since I was here, and I burnt those papers before I left. As no one appears to have been here since, my old caretaker must be dead. Well, so much the better.” Drawing a candle toward him, he produced the newspaper and turned if over eagerly. He soon found what he wanted. “We understand that a man named Hammond was arrested in Leeds two days ago for complicity in the robbery of the famous diamond, the ‘Empire's | Dream.’ secret until The arrest has been kept a now, as it is expected that this capture will lead to the ap- | prehension of a clever and dangerous gang.” As Winton read this paragraph the | sweat of terror stood out upon his | brow, and he looked around him ner- | yously. Going to the cupboard he found half a bottle of whisky, from which he filled a teacup. After gulp- ing down the fiery spirit he turned again to the paper. “The fool—the fool! How did he allow himself to be taken? Can he be trusted to keep his mouth shut? He is just the kind of man to save his own skin by implicating others.” turned to the paper again, and anoth- er paragraph caught his eye: “We regret to announce that Lord Loremuir passed away this afternoon after a short illness. For some years somewhat of a_ recluse, passing his time in retirement and devoting his wealth to the purchase of famous jew- els, of which he was passionately And then. in the stop-press column, another paragraph: “As we go to press an extraordinary rumor reaches us that the man Ham- mond, who was arrested in Leeds for complicity in the robbery of the ‘Em- pire’s Dream,’ has made a statement in which he implicates Mr. Montagu Winton, the new Lord Loremuir.” And so it had come. He had expect- ed the worst, and it had happened. It was evident that Hammond, in an en- deavor to save himself, had made a full confession, and if Kate Dauncey abouts it was quite possible that the | police were looking for him in Not- tingham at the very moment. He looked nervously around him, The sputtering candle burnt fitfully and accenutuated the gloom; the rats lulled into security by the quietness, scurried about the floor and added further terrors to his overwrought brain. Wit: a shudder he applied ! himself to the whisky again. With a gesture of impatience he | past the deceased nobleman has been | | | | | fond. The deceased having no male issue, we understand that the title | passes to a nephew, Mr. Montagu Winton.” and then sat buried in silent thought. | had informed him of Winton’s where- |. “Lost! all lost! and just as I could have taken up a new life and enjoyed it to the full, Lord Loremuir—bah! a fugitive hiding from justice, with nothing between me and starvation but a few pounds and this useless dia- mond. I cannot show myself—I dare not; my only hope is to get away and dispose of the ‘Empire’s Dream’ as quickly as possible. I must stick to it now and guard it with my life.” He took a packet from his pocket, and laid the “Empire’s Dream” upon | the table. , “A pretty thing, but is it worth the price I am paying for it? Well I——” As he glanged at the table he broke off suddenly with a half-articulated ery, for there in the center, imprinted in the dust, was something he had not noticed before. It was the imprint of a man’s hand. He gazed at it for a moment in fascination. Surely it must be a mold of his own making. He laid his own hand beside it, but the imprint was longer and broader. And then , as he shivered with fright, an arm was passed over his shoulder, a hand seized upon the “Em- pire’s dream,” and at the same time extinguished the candle. A laugh of triumph sounded in his ears, and then all was silent. More dead than alive, Winton grop- ed in his pocket.and found some matches. Fearful of what he should see, he looked around him. The room was empty, Raising the candle he examined the floor, and there in the dust were foot- marks leading to a door on the oppo- site side of the room. He strained his eyes in wild terror as he gazed at this door, and then nearly shrieked. Slow- ly and almost imperceptibly it was opening, and then a face appeared, “Percy Twist!” “Yes, it is Perey Twist. You have been a long time getting here, Winton, considering you left Leeds three days ago.” “I—I have been walking. How did you get hore, and why did you play the fool with me just now when you took the diamond?” “Because I wanted it, my dear Win- ton, and because I have come all the way from London to get it.” “It was safe with me. But what of Hammond—how did he come to be arrested? I have just been reading the news.” “Peraps you know more about that than I do. You have been plotting with Kate Dauncey, and she gave him up te the police.” “Miss Dauncey! Impossible.” “T should have thought so once upon a time, but I have the evidence of my own eyes. I sent Hammond out to’ the appointed place in Leeds to meet you, and shortly after I went there on a tram car. I saw Hammond talking to Miss Dauncey; then they parted, and in another minute Nosey was in the hands of the police.” “It is not true, Twist. Leeds was too hot to hold me, and I had to leave in a hurry. I sent Miss Dauncey to tell you where I had gone to.” “The more fool you, when you know as well as I do that she is hand in glove with Joe Brawn, Griffin and West, to say nothing of Mary Brent and Judith Ballara. However, as you deny the existence of an understand- ing between you, I may be able to of- fer further proof. When I found how matters stood in Leeds I left imme- diately and went to London. I real- ized that my only chance of getting out of the country was to ship as a common sailor, and with the purpose of carrying out that object I went to the docks.” “And you failed?” “I sueceeded better than I expected. After wandering about for some time I found myself at Plumstead, and there I scraped acquaintance with a man who occupied the _ position of chief stoker on the Olama. After ex- pending a considerable sum in liquid refreshment, I broached the subject of being taken on the voyage, and offer- ed a tenner if he could manage it far me.” (To Be Continued.) COST OF BURYING ANIMALS. You Can Get a Plot in a Regular Cem- etery for From $10 to $50. The home and cemetery for ani- mals in Westchester county which was started in the summer of 1906 has proved that there are enough persons thereabouts who wish to give their pets decent burial to make such an in- stitution pay. London and _ Paris found it out years ago. It will not only bury your cat or dog in a decent and orderly manner, but will furnish it with a comfortable home in its declining years. There is always a good number of decrepit horses and cats and dogs waiting peacefully for the end in pleasant sur- roundings, and in the cemetery are hundreds of small headstones mark- ing the last resting place of those who have passed on to the happy hunting grounds or whatever is the animal equivalent for heaven. No animals deserving of the other place are ad- mitted. It’s a regular cemetery, conducted with as much ceremony as if it were intended for human bodies. You can get plots of assorted shapes and sizes and at assorted prices. A burial in a single grave in one section costs $10 on a three years’ lease; in another $15 on a five years’ lease. Then there are plots which lease for five years at $20 and $25, and larger plots which you can get for ten years for $40 and $50. The top price of all is $50. The company will not sell a plot outright. It will care for a plot and the graves in it without extra charge for the term cf the lease, and after the lease has expired the graves | can be kept in order upon payment.of a small amount annually or for noth- ing if ornamental headstones or man- uments have be2n erected. TWO USEFUL COATS FOR SMALL GIRL, IN LIGHT CLOTH OR FINE SERGE, Can Be Made in Reefer or Open Style —Casily Put Together and Do Not Get Out of Order Quickly. Coat for Girl from Hight to Ten Years of Age.—This is a useful coat for spring wear if made in some light cloth or fine serge; it is unlined, the seams being bound with sarsenet rib- bon, and the fronts faced with ma- terial over French canvas. The right front is arranged in a wide plait,. fast- ened and ornamented with buttons. There is a second plait made each side that is continued over the shoulders to the hem at back; all the plaits are stitched the entire length. The coat fastens quite up to the throat, and is finished by a turn-down collar of dou- ble material stitched at the edge, the cuffs are of the same. PRETTY CAP FOR CHILD. Of Silk, Trimmed Around the Face with Wool Canvas. A cap for a child of two is made of silk and trimmed around the face with a band of wool canvas lined with silk and embroidered in the cross stitch. The material is of square mesh, not unlike linen canvas, and at the same time the threads may be pulled so that the band is finished on each side with Mexican drawnwork. The design used for the embroidery is a wreath of roses interwined so that they are a continuous vine around the cap. If the woolen ma- terial is not used for a trimming the design may be worked on silk by first basting over it some linen canvas. The stitching may then go through both that and the silk, and when the design is finished the canvas may be pulled away thread by thread. A cap of this plain variety is more becoming and more comfortable for a baby than are the very much trimmed and fussy bonnets that many children wear. Jumper Frocks. Jumper frocks of pongee and linen in either stripes or checks are delight- fully trig and practical. One French model has large buttons of light pongee in one of the onion shades, embroidered lightly with black and white, while lines of the brown ap- pear next the lingerie guimpe and on the collar and cuffs. Sharp contrasts are effective here and there, but as a rule they are used sparingly by the | best dressmakers. PYteg CPUC SCR iis PES SRenat ae Feo NCEE OV te Gat Nee ON ES TUR ER A ae tap EP TET IN DELICATE MARRON CLOTH. 3triking Gown Especially Adapted for the Young Girl. 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A white cloth gown that has been worn recently at Nice has a tightly sheathing skirt that is trimmed from bust to feet in front with loops of stitched white cloth and white cloth olives. It has a high belt of cloth, to which behind is attached a knee-long coat tail trimmed with pattes and but- Wabitual Conciipation May bepermanently overcome by : proper personal efforts with the assistance e one truly beneficial lexalive Materials required—2% yards 48 re run of gs a axe inches wide, and 12 buttons. a ich, bapa one to form epee Reefer Coat for Girl from Seven to bits auy sothat assistance nae, ure may be gradually dispensed with when re, be weeded asthe best of remedies,when required, areto assist nature and not to supplant the natur. al fanclions, which must depend alti- mately upon proper nourishment, Nine Years of Age.—A reefer ccat of serge is always a favorite with moth- ers for children’s general wear; it is easily made, and will not get out of order quickly. Our model is three- quarter length; the fronts are faced with serge, but the rest of the coat is lined with sateen. The large square proper efforts,and right Krang Senccelly collar is of double serge, edged with To get its beneficial effec S, always two rows of fine braid. Brass buttons} buy the genuine are used for fastening and ornament-| ¢ ~ RY oe Pak Syrup# Figs FliirfSenna Material required—1, yards serge manufactured by the 46 inches wide, two yards sateen, and ten buttons. CALIFORNIA Fic Syrup Co. omy so} LL LEADING DRUGCIST: Foal ah lar price per ile New Blouses Vary. There is one item in her wardrobe that no woman need to worry about this year, and that is her blouses, or her shirt waists, as she is apt to call them. No matter what her age or her figure, there is such a diversity of styles and designs that she need have no difficulty in getting what she wants. 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