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The Searer Bal wt ,a& A Thrilling Mystery. By Fergus Hume. Author of ‘'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab." Copyright, Then, to change the subject, he asked 1005) by, whe National Press Huatice to be aure to let him know all iraneplred between bimself and BYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, rake, "And give her my loye. Two nd tell’ her you ato innocent?” nator, she won't need to be told that, i. ‘ank, "Aunt Dorothy will never nalre, J Palleve that I did such « wleked thing: . »} Heaven bless her! the way, ncaaare guilt, Tanoagar is Suncealed By | don't think there hy any chance of rend Jarman *punio. Bee, Berry coming down?! SOT! VREAR, UNS east Not the slightest. Any suspicions he Vo entertained about my know- {n@ your whereabouts will be Atsstpated on which re the words, |bY the babble of Natty, I took. the a greates| ys to load him up with a story Mik to satisfy even the sus: ol % i T shouldn't the wouriet ded. Jarman, reflec- im, Den ° armas Wares PRDAD sin, ote, Bal ferry a’ orgached ine with BE, Ore nan Rinker mentions thee name in , (OnAGIM forcemt an the presence ot his housekeeper, Mrs, Coee. “Wall 7 Pee vestige dues of Whoreaga itis the name of er Anchor, daa Brorsovt, ait x"was you, ded ham haa the in his inion. no" mark of the Point at it Dene lott em fopneehing ike tO help him In acaulr- Fitts fort tune," You really think there {s a for- “After the talk of Natty about his birthday, I am perfectly sure that there {e a stent deal of money knocking about, It ought to come to you; but Berry's machinations, unless thwarted, will put (inte the pocket CHAPTER XII. | gins th But cette, Buon The Unexpected Happens. lott carted nha eedt ine Bart vee WW nO! arth’ Hhity “Denham offers’ to tall Jarman the jet bat” He cihat “hia unt. Dor: Ned envelone which contains ay sucret ten ‘pirth, This Jarman pro- owes to apc on_hie of the fortune the will die as Starth ald, Ho will follow poor Anphor to the other world in the same Ni Then Fan and ve ENHAM took his leave with Pro-| Horry will retire to D fuse thanke to Jarman for al afterward,” happily ever pleasant visit. He departed with- rule aa eet eft mi Land 3 out the least suspicion that Frank wa5| tne ‘mystery, Howey: a Pole Sea ane other than he was represented to be. Eustace drew a breath of relief when he dismissed him at tho railway sta- tion, vinced, i | "That ts all rights’ he thought, as| thing,” he suid. “Detter see those tam: | he took his. way homeward. "Denham | ¥<1h, it Mook” Raa Racn will représent me aa a kind friend, 241 town, Cok’ them Up when X returm to ‘will do away with any suspicion in the Berry mind as to my having @ card up| went ae and’ Prank toca Wmsar in my sleeve. Now I can make another|solo possession of the house, Miss move, ork Waited on him assiduously, and The next move was to sea Miss Doro: | tio" 4 suai As at tn hota oe eed thy Drake and learn all particulars | the experiment of letting her see the @bout the sealed envelope, Also Frank | photograph of Balls, which was his wished to know what had become of | tue reason for obtaining it from Mil- Bis effects, which had left behind | (red... Rrank dla prarye ee fn his London rooms. As his nearest Telative, It was probable that Mi Drake would lay claim to them unt! such time he should reappear. Eustace therefore decided to go a few days after Denham's visit, and called on Mildred to explain his absence, For ob- vious Feasong hp did not explain himaelt too fully, Not until Frank was proved innocent did Jarman wish her to know that nay was identical with Mr, O'Neil, ‘I @hall only be away a week, Mil- red,” said Eustace, taking her hand; c me eat Tae me in that time?’ am not! ly to forget you at Gl,” replied the girl wearily, “nildred, you are not looking well.” “Tiw weather is so trying,” she sald, hesttatingly, ‘and Walter's death has damped my spirits.” twish you would not dwell on that, my Gear. He was not worth it.’ “ati, he was my brother when all ts @aia and done, It he had only died @ natural death, I would not mind so much. But it ta terrible to think of his tregio end. Aro you making any attempt to discover the truth?” “Yea, My journey 1s conneoted with the attempt.” “Where are you going?” “No,” said Jeaeman, smiling, ‘don't ask me that, Not until I am succesa- ful will I reveal my methods. And at ei present I am groping in the dark.” aS, Mane cnatted, bright pag “Have you no clue?’ A ttentions Eustace hesitafed. “I can hardly say | he! ‘that I have, There are certain sus- picions in my mind which , OY TRY mot, prove correct. But when I return Z may be abdle to tell you something.” “Do your. suspicions still mores to the Lat yor throw some Ight on “tthe subject, She will probably tell me joey ,of your father's life than ehe told you,’ But Lancaster was not to be con- tion of the name was due to some other and less respectable caw It al 3 pe inal she knew Balkis light on woman’ the mystery of the binck ‘onnection with Starth, Frank determined to place the photograph where Miss Cork could nee it, and then, when she was moved to terror or surprise by the sight of the face, to insist on an explanation, What she sald might not lead to the detection of the true assassin, but it might rev veal something about Berry likely to show why he was conepining againat the life nad Uberty of am innocent man, of the scarlet bat was at tho bottom of Berry's rascalitles, Stil, if Mrank wished to win clear of his dimouttie It behoved him to try In all diroctloni on the chance of finding a clue to the mystery. Frank therefore displayed the phot. graph of the big negregs in a promt. hen are FOr the startles Mine Cork, and thon, took his way to Cottage. He found Daxrol there, “Dm go plad to see you,” Rad a orth in her precise voice. "Do you now Mr, Darrel?" ‘Naturally Fran eatd that he hag not the plesaiire, et wos introduced at once, Darrel 1! go hie hoayy eves with A Krunt and pal tals her attention 0 the boat ted my Neriry tag crs as jealous as rank an red, the cause gt this fecling, Th boa breaatn, ecaine our colt te tn better,’ aid Mrs. Perth, a “Brahig 8 Tsmoet in his usual to As een dostoring me. ti and looked lave I ever more convinced every day that he is the viotim of a conspiracy, But. hia jet, YOu betor naked. mFranit kent his countenance, although Gred—he again took her hand—twhen | he f ihe UAY eolaige Tm away I nt you to be kind to No relatives, poor fel- | him Don't let ei romes from ines pitiave, vou ever been dred nodded, but could not trust raed Fen eyeing Lan- Had oa ustained his rorutiny. u ye i Ne one je consulted! her | oy, ould never have , taken Mr, O'No!) for an Iriehma “Phat means you bay gait Mildred to Prank: ‘him fee! lonely,” would have nothing Of the secretary during the ab- eence of his employer. Daily she grow more and more ted ( the fo- called O'Neil, She learnt to watoh for ee eae to habe on his words. He nothing to her likely to be 4 Sonstrued into edmiration, and was al-|,,Mts. Part. with the, beast Intentions Ways oold and guarded in his utterance. | the Cirewart cum. "ius hen, But thts very coldness increased her | were In, Ming for him. She assured herselt that | ™HEAer " (was merely “liking,” but in her heart @he knew that love had awakened, The thought of this, coupled with the re- thembrance of her half-engagement to what} Bustace, made, her nervous and con- t the wan, wi fused, She could not meet her lov “atte. Usneaste aster?” @ye, and he returned to his‘home won-| ‘No, they have not” dering rev inexplicable change, How- age aver Why aia ever, he finally put ft down to griet for Ly H the logs of her unworthy brother, and, lieve aie” Met turning away Ys an sea on op béhel ‘ef tie marae sae @ friend of Lan- i ‘nd 14 HN ont? Tene Heald Baie Hoth, and. Dal ye 8 keen wlan ' wutetty, ¥ n glatice, re rid ‘o! ' enaid Darrel. st a few weeks,” replied Frank, calmly, imave been, In, Bootiand,” Ata an tall Ne ihe old lady, Jarman aayn, innacent. to prevont her from brooding, he asked Ont ala el Frank.to see her as frequently as he| could during bis absence, "Certainly," sald Frank, with an ef fort to be coe if you do not thin Ma meaty, find me: ot low ‘ane? Bho has never been in lo"! rout yea Lancaster, guiltily, Bi Ase When you start to, find ‘A Furnished: Room or Fiat, Why toam and wander ain nk of tl orn bat yon Te no: ‘ough you have Mildred, with he two men. os At Fat lent hn aan a tae Yndseay" oi | medicine to be spo to Four | ehifien m without you, or your ro vt : MADISON QU ARE GARDEN! it Ba i rel ee uN Hot in thi ‘Don’t Poison Baby. RYY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her child must have botnet iis o ieananaes to ninke " sleep. These drugs will Hepes 'W DROPS TOO MANY will produce the ‘EP ¥ROM WhIGH TE THERE Is NO WAKING, Many. are the children who have been killed or whoso health has been ruined for iito by baregorio, Iasaee hum and morphine, each of which isa narcotic Broduos ¢ of opium, Wie are pronibited | from peillng either of the narcotics named to ch’ hildren at all, or 7) ony body without labelling them ‘ poison.” ‘The definition of “narcotio” io: “A medtcine which relleves pain and produces sleep, but which in potson- ous doses produces stupor, coma, convulsions and death.” The taste ond emell of medicines containing 0) piu are iD ee and sold under the names of ‘* Drops,” ** Cordials,” ‘“ ote, You should not eal aey f what it is compe CONTAIN N. eS, te 3 hare Laer of Chas, H, Mother, Genuine Castoria always benrs the signature of A Powder Paper. A N ingenious and convenient sub- IT WILL PAY You to call and examine the largest v8, Jaty of novelty, ties mi SCRE ‘th bur stitute for the orinary complex- {on powder is simply a dainty booklet to be carried in one's chate- laine and to be used when occasion calla, and then with rapidity and with- cut courting notice. Are you at al) con- sclous that you aro “muggy” and that your faco 1s far from clear and dry, then all that {8 necessary to effect the requlstte Improvement {8 to tear a leat from this little volume, pass it over the cheeks and brow and consign it to the four winds, No puff, no pad, Is needed, ‘he whole operation is quietly and quickly performed. Dr. Lyon’s PERFECT Tooth Powder d beautifies t Gleaneen sud ber atitey the ‘sed le of refinement Be Bey, anaukrter ofa century. Very convenient for tourists. PREPARED BY Direct hi You can s con Sha RESUS yee SKIRT 42 BE, 9th St. a4 Y. FEW, DOORS FRI ‘TELEPHONE: Solleit Ac- for Diamonjs, Watches, Jewelry Direct from the wholeaiet, GSO CREAT SA me FY. Bmp Reference Ri Reverses ATeTeNGS celalonte: L. W. SWEET & CO» iS fe oP MAIDEN, LANB, New at hearin eevtegnienererairad 1 NEM frien TERS Rey Ure, Ait Monge AH) Mi ith Af) | Bere. AMUSEMENTS. _ 1 Trio, “D, Marina, a TWO * NEXT MONDAY "ea 2N¥¢ Sr ANaL al AS. (ee rae Wak | © Chal pie, Beautit °Psbuvenie Mal ih? rt Hota iBaturaa; 2 HAE OFAL EE NE gL a ina GEO. | Little “M. — Pohnny 4 CORAM: Jones.” ‘RE, ey yey, * 33! TRE hw Te ih eae tines Buturday. els dihteisty*h SAN ovat aay its Baar paKiYn one nie diecaas co. HORSE SHOW ‘Ten classes to be Judged to-night; Bad- mbinntion Horses (ladiew H, vy Marneas Horses, Single and to drive) ||| Store Closes at Hectic . AMMERSTEIN S35. ta 18 bis00, tinee Buel Day, he, and 604, Pianat Bie peg tsgt 4 (ee iy Bimimet i PASTOR'S isi eg eal alte ATH: UTR al ae eS Work nome, a Woh) AMORA Dated HAVE YOU brio AT M SEND THE YOUN Ra aear hate LL NEAT WEEK. iso ren string af fino om re, Me fat the | Tino TAL MILITARY. JOURNAMENT Management Milltary arate Lew “4 hae uti LESLIE cone mae Tones” ane SS en Palate thine.” aie Next Wesietbe y oath BaRRIEL Df rosld bran, COLO eet dec Sais) ae pata a ry Len pele Oe Moers & Littlefield, Bd. Stevens ce oe Grandsr2 aa Next wesi-JAMES HAGKETT. Tide way nid thath k' before you waste tlie ‘and carfare, too, ‘At Morhing World “*To' Let” ads, dow be of help to you. Se eae na res oie thy Nye Sl Do a ae BOo, ee, a fiak iki svt Vparvinieanant tt tna ; Ra Red sy USteohcaae ae ls see SA ul Uni ary ends FAMTANN | Pisbrall AREA EE BROOKLYN AMUSEMENTS, tee .! (e, Fridey Evening, gle Wrsosfe dor Another Sale Of Men’s SAMPLE HATS at $2 ‘Tris 18 another and the final shipment of the samples} from our best hat manufacturer, They are the carefully made models, representing regular $3.50 and $3 grades, in both Derby and Soft Hats. ‘'hey are finished in the hand-| somest manner, and are perfect in every detail. This morning we have about nine hundred hats in the eollection, In all the leading blocks produced by this manufacturer; the Derby hats) being in black end brown, and the soft hats in pearl, brown or black, All sizes, and in proportions to suit men of ull figures, Now at $2 each, Second floor, Ninth street, Men’s Fancy Worsted SACK SUIT. TRE HARD-TWisTED worsted is the most satisfactory fabric lever devised for the making of Men’s Clothing. There have, keen svasons when the soft, rough homeeptns and cheviots have been counted more desirable;, but in the service they ronder, in the beautiful lines that the tallor can secure with them, end the superb effect of the| garments, no other fabric equals the woreted—and it is a permanent) lshapeliness that the garments secure. They not only fit the man when he firet gets them, but they continue to hold their shape through long service, We do not get compluiits about worsted clothing, Of course, all of these arguments refer to pure worsted, in which no mercerized cotton is mixed, and nothing but absolutely pure wool fab- rica are ever used in Wanamaker garments, no matter what the price, We have a superb collectloa of Sack Suits {n fancy mixed worsteds, at the popular prices, $15, $16.50 and §13, Dowble-breasted Sack Stites for young men of 14 to 20 years are) lstiown in neat and fancy cheviuts and wool crashes, at $10, $12 and $15, Gecond floor, Fourth avenuc, UNDERWEAR and STOCKINGS For Men and Women Seasonable, serviceable sorts at popular prices: Wu At 180 n pair ih Bo—Of ay one e argh | potted inte’ sRiead, fet Blase, ailover M%o—Of im: Reh or ack open wore or striped. Store Closes 8.80 o'clock 5,90 o'clock. sted Sotfad *p fy fon, vith with apleached le une fronts oe pideoiscka, ‘ey Sea prolderad| se ; Ammorionnsmiade fk Uste Qf, gadet blue eattan. with polka thre a cuceeteat i ah cottan, striped, a im, wor nel im u parted at ethread, plain Diack. oF 1 | ae apo Meme Underwear ee cluster or small ribbed ef- wP Beane ‘ecruscolor ze Sead ital note, or Drawers. aire for $1—Of aT hw 1 Geman tiste a, In that black ot ant a mnebnmertseolon | eottan white, with openwork ankles of neat, | He Menace du dural Ce hed new designs. ceptional val " the tow” pric Children's Stockings Nott sth street, ‘Women's Underwear 5-0: rittbed Souler mot, winstis reran fae orth h, w Fine ribbed cotton tn ass ted ahadon Thrdad Vert of tan, ettimmed ain Men's Half-Hose | At 12%0 a ate Ot fust black cot. neck, sleeve: tee plain, or ith Sybleached antes | lesa, trimmed with thee or sree or feet; seamless, durable. of pietty designs, JOHN ~ WANAMAKER. Ta all tr Wr nite Swien-: nipped "Mas \Formerly A:T. Stewart & Con Broadway Fourth Aven 9th and LOth sts.) | For 5 Hours We Will Sel | (ets Peet Pespare, A “$2 White Lawn Waists for 69c, No Mall Orders. None C.0, D. Limit 2, Wuists are of sheer white lawn, some/aceand em. broidery trimmed, others all " embroidery trim, med; also some in ey Loutuanuls trimmed; pari $2 aes aR NE 6% e-Hour Lac+ Have Spectas Women’s black lisie lace Hosiery, all-over lace tothe toe, double heel and tne, warranted sizes 814 to 10; regular price 1 urday, from 8 to 1, pair. . 12 No Malt Orders, None Cc, O. D. Limit 4 pairs. Exceptionally Big Values in Children’s Dresses and Reefers. Children’s White Dresses, of sheer white m, (ucked yol trimmed with 'ace and medallion, full gathered skirt weoves, neat cuffs, lace trim; worth $2,: special, » deep nee collar’ hem, ful Children’s Reefors of All-Wool! Chiliiren’s Reefers of nytt Oheviot, —Icose back, . double-| Gluth, loose back, Souble-breanted, hrenated front, valtte” 2: 98 batiste, with small figurs; id oneat cults; skirt HA 1, 69 full tucked froat, ful sleoves gore, with open 3; value 3.00; special **Anntdersary”’ Hints in This Pretentious Clothing News. @ Now the boys are thinking of that day of days, Anniversary," when (he marching thousands look their proud- bp ; Every beady hatha ds is invite pee to Inspect the clothing play prepared for the occasion, i i belie Alnad nad t in plinei ot m bit too carly if you " ete Dign's th Elegant Dress he double breil ‘or Norfoll fr i tho every pla Sailor uite, ith Eton collars, or sian’ Suits, mixtutes 3) ¢ Ty ane” And serges "= 2.98, 3:98 the intent aprine cy #ehoot Fula double ‘brenaten or Nor- ss for 8 7 to 16, worth 1 98 Cogts and Reefers, of pretty op ot Tan Covert, for ‘ages ba) to 16, 1 Reofern have omb: ip ered emblems; special,. rer 12, 98 “8 Panta Bults |Biue Berge ¢ Double-Brensted nnd Nor if of agen Th tn 3, | folk Bolte, ) y anixtusea| woreh sige “Or, nfe7 8 t0 15, 2.60 it rH qualitles. bor Men, In #34 to 42, and for aa Youths of its have re- 6.95 gucea'” som Nenad made of Covert, from etic shee q d-broaking Kave “pate Bale at? aah? ant? Meontinued! ubleinaesl s6usr. 55 Al, English Baby Carriages eae body, varnished dark blue or green. Upholstered in English leather c'oth to match, Lined hood, Shy leet ie and patna Brass joints and ¢rimmi: Steel-gear, cushion rub! ih tire wheels, ename! finish to match 22. 80 “TAPERING WarsT” R'G CORSETS We show many new styles in this ‘atest model of the famous R. & G, make. They give the desired Taper- ing shapeliness tothe watst de. manded by the spring fashion, Prices: $1.00 to $3.09 Jersey covered, perfect model, correct measure. ments,,., .+-++.. 88 Initials for Leaiher Goods. Clearance sale, in sizes from %% inch to 2 inches,..,...,.8@ each Valenciennes Laces. A varlety of choice pat- terts, usually higher priced. ...., 28e, doz, Mohair Suits. ’ Black, Blue and Brown 9 gore Plated Skir: and Waist to match., 4.95 All R. & G. Corsets, whatever the price, are guaranteed to give satisfaction in every de ail, Millinery. Saturday, May 6th. Misses & Children's Hats, $5.00, value $8.00 to $12.00, Lord & Taylor | Broadway and Twentieth St, Fith Ave., Nineteenth St, | pe 1 | * | |A Few of the Wonderfal 15¢ Handkerchiefs, 39¢) )* Yitoen that Our Gres The filmy late hendkapoiet May Sale of affect on spe Py that women eect av enent-| |UNdermustins Holds, of Price, ‘They bave linen centres, sur> | | an remeans Blais Weston eset Timed’ with istitohed ruff se hematitched all linen initial Handkerchiefs; worth 15c,; 9c Bpeclal eee ceeverssree seeeerre Men's hemstitched linen unlaundered Hanke Acie wet 123 1g | spectal. ic $5 Trimmed Hats, $3.95. 100 of our or regular + Stiff certtalnesont witamed With ee jainsool jt) and qmpbroidery, with ace n xe t Gowns, surpil ‘ ie Ht hite 8 deep flounes, tri chon or Potiit de. regular priog For Satasday’s Buvers. $3.00 Oxford 1 for $1,93,— Women's welted, sole Oxford. ties, in tan Russia cal€ and patent co't, Gib. sons and Bluchers in patent colt and vici kid. Al sizes—soms of them to 8 EL. $2.25 Oxford Tiles for $1.45.— Women's hand-turo Oxford ties, in black and russet vici kid; Russia calf Hie and extension soles, with ribbon laces, Misses’ and Children's drt Colt But. otrew rosettes; sold ¢! at $1.39; here Saturday ANew Polo at aNew Price. Ask tosee it, It is made of imitation hair braid, hand braided crowns trim- med with, rosette of braid and hair brush; in black, brown and 98 blue; worth $1.48, Special, ic 25c. Ribbon, 15c. M78 and $200 qui, ee 5,000 yards is all we have of ghee aetuien ag guns rae tenava alana aan Woy $1.50 Shoes for 98c. Little Fel- lows’ Tan Vici Oxford Ties, sizes 9 to 13 1-25 children’s Tan Vici Lace, sizes 6 to 10 1-2) misses’, children's and women’s Tan Vici Oxford Ties, it. How long will it be here? Six-inch mesaline ribbon — black, white, navy, light blu, brawn, red, nile, ‘mals, reseda, royal ana pink. Every yard worth a full aoe) 15¢ Saturday, special.....0. ie} ton} Wie TemplingsiasValas Cur Second Great Pure Food Show) Is Arousin ng Keenest Enthusiasm. 85 Demonstrations. ree Samples, Goncert Every Day. Every day of this important Pure Food Expoaition has made record-selling for itself, Consider the rare savings in the items that follow, which form oniy a small percentage of the meny that are here, No Kal or Te/evhone Orders & “ile 8 to f Cnly. rom regu 10 Willet Brand Early Sune Sweet Sugar Pi 8 cans), 4 cant for. +4+++ Veeeeeees Chocoli ce ia