The evening world. Newspaper, January 21, 1914, Page 19

4 HRN . yr © The Evening World Daily , the engin eam: COMPLETE NOVEL EACH WEEK Mag he knows that you are on board be will Rokoff, with @ nasty grin, After Miss Strong had gone bel that night Tarzan stood leaning over the rail looking far out to sea, Every night he had done this @ince he nad come on board—sometimes he stood thus for an hour, And the eyes that had been watching hia every movement wince he had boarded the ship at A’ wiere knew that this was his habit. Even as he @tood there this night those eyes were upon him. the last straggler had left the deok. sa clear night, but there, was pon—objects on deck were barely di cernible, Presently tt figures crept atealthily upon the ape- man from behind. The lapping of the waves against the ship's aides, the whir- ring of the propeller, the thrubbing of , drowned the almost sound- ch of the two, ‘They were quite close to him now, and crouching low, like tacklers on a diron. One of them raised his hand though counting seconda—one—two—threa! As one the two leaped for their v! rrasped a leg, and before T the Apes, Hghtning though he was, could turn to save himself he had been pitc! over the low rail and was falling into the Atlantic. Hazel Strong wan looking from her darkened port across the dark sea. Sud- deniy a body t past her eyes from the deck abo It dropped so quickiy into the dark waters below that she could not be sure of what it was—it might have been # man; could not STNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. felt that she waa warranted { ct . in doin, any. She listened for some outcry from rafmay, (who was stolen. in infancy by a tribe of go. Hin reply disconcerted her. . above—for the always fearsome call, aot cee ater nut tmeeineat, "Very well, Jane,” he said. I ain “Man overboard!’ but it did not come. to after ig I a 4 trek devised by. Oko? ; ins back together. od But when t Tmunler bat & close she found still % upon which to hang a for land alone. Vorter’a dearest London, an CHAPTER 1X. : | ‘| form of a railway station - SA) in Northern Wisconal: ‘ emoke of forest Ms Jew over tho surrounding landscape, its following week. @crid fumes smarting the cyes of a She coming of the train that is to bew: them away toward the south. - lengor Archimedes Q. Porter, hands long coat, paces ba the ever-watchful eve of his faithful but absolutely refused Gccretary, Mr. Samuel T. Philander. until they had returned Twite within the past fow minutes he the trip was to consume hes started absent-mindedly acroas the for they were to stop trast in the direction of a ni Lone OW only to be rescued and dragsed back by the tireless Mr. Philander. nington for. ever augs Sane Porter, the professor's daughter, ridiculous trip. nd lifeless conversa- bis Mington’ invited e o fied takeh place that had biighted the And so it happened th: M Gibrettar. yacht, was apeeding to and on her deck sat a who gazed with sad ey Dut Willlam Cectl Clayton, Lord Grey @teke, was not one of them. wy! yy, Jeet,’ said Tarzan, ex- tending his hand. “God dieses you! § by,” replied the girl, faintly. mond-studded locket which “Tey to forget me—no, not that—I fingered. Her thoughts were forgotten me Jungle—and her heart ‘There ‘s mo danger of that, tear,’ thoughts. be answered, “I wish to Heaven that She wondered if the I might forget: #emembering what might have been. ‘You will be happy, though; I yeu, shall—you must be. You may t the others of my decision to drive my car on to New York—I don't feel equal él, & passenger steamer to bidding Clayton good-by. I want al- the east, the man sat Ways to: remember him kindly, bute 1 young woman, and the Tear ‘that I n sure known could ever have 1) Was back In his savage And upon the deck of When the y: person in.all the world I want. As Clayton stooped to pick up his” |, coat in the waiting room hi fell on Pearance had broken off. @ telegraph Diank lying face down upon Yes," he said, e floor, He stooped to pick It up, much, and that means, + thinking Sm portanc: which som one He glanced at it hastily, and very delightful denly he forgot his coat, the thet epproaching tral: terrible ttle piece of his hand. He read it twice befo could fully grasp the terrific woight of meaning that it bore to him, dropped. people ‘then ud Mins Strong, y—Professor “Jane Por When the had picked it up he had Jane Porter? Why, she Is the very best “I cannot sve what you are going and she motioned to u passing peen'an English nobleman, ¢he proud friend I ive in the world, We were do about it. ‘This vessel files the Eng- 1 Httle children together-—we have known teh flag. T have as much night on be more diMouit than vou wealthy posseasor of vast estaten— &@ moment later he had read it, and he each oth a or ages. disappointed, but 1 shall let my tnip to land wait a month; then we can go month was drawing to until at lust, discourayed and doubting, ¢ in Clayton was forced to go back to Eng- Clayton urged that the profeasor ac- cept his invitation to be hie guest in invitation which the professor's entire little famtly—Mr. lander, (Esmeralda and all. The Ships That Pa: EngWehman argued that once Jane was there, and home ties had been broken, us go back @ few months she would not #o dread the atep which to the little, wind-swept plat- whe had eo long hesitated to take. So the evening that he received Clay- The ton's letter Professor Porter announced fires hangs that they would leave for London the But once in London, Jane Porter was little party of aix, who stand waiting 7 more tractable than she had been in Baltimore. She found one excuse after another, and when, finally, Lord Ten- the party elasped beneath the tails of }i.8 around Africa in his yacht, she and forth under Pressed the greatest delight in the idea, y periods at various points of interes layton mentally anathematized T is in etrained a: It was “ord* Tennington’e ¢ ‘tiem with Willlam Cecil Clayton and cruise through the Mediterranean and Tarsan of the Apes. Within the little the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, and ig Toom but @ bare moment hefore thus down the East Coast, putting in & eonfeasion of love and @ renunciation at every port that was worth the seeing. lives and huppiness of two of the party, day two vessels passed in the Strait of ‘The smaller, a trim white could not bear to think that you had in the dim, leafy fastness of @ tropical rest. It would be s0 mach &lven her the beautiful bauble, that had easier than to go through life always Meant so much more to him than the intrinsic value which he had not even ‘am too much of a wiki beast lted upon the identity of the dainty yet to be trusted too long with the man craft gliding so gracefully through the who etands between me and the one gentle swell of the lazy sea, u cht had pagsed the man resumed the conversation that her ap- “I like America very hat it might be a massage of 1 like Americans, for @ country és only had what bis people make it. I recall one family from your Porter and exclaimed “Do you mean to tell me that you know t All was silence in the ship above—all was silence in the sea below, ‘The gitl decided that she had but seen a bundle of refuse thrown over- board by one of the ship's crew, and a moment later sought her berth. toward the south without pause. ‘Tar- zan spent quite a Httle time with Miss Strong and her mother. They whiled away thelr hours on deck reading, talk- another ‘excuse Postponement, or taking pictures with Miss Strong's P camera. When the sun had sét they CHAPTER X. walked, “ A “ ‘One day ‘Tarzan found Mise @tvong’ The Wreck of the “Lady fnoluded 41 conversation with a stranger, a m Alice.” he had not seen on Woard before. As he approached the couple the man bowed to the girl and turned to walk awa: 11K next morning at vreaktdat ‘Tarzan's place waa Vv. nt. Mise Strong was mildly cur! ous, for Mr. Caldwell had alwaya made it a point to wait that he might breakfast with her and her mother. As she was eitting on deck later Monsieur Thuran paused ta exchan| a half-dozen pleasant worls with het He seemed in most excellent spirite—his manner was the extreme of affability, Ae he padsed on Mins Strong thought what a very delightful man was Monsieur Thura The day dragged heavily. She missed the quiet companionship of Mr, Cald- well—there Wad been something about tim that had made the girl ke him sy. Vait, Monsieur Thuran," said Miss Strong; “you must meet Mr. Galdwell. We are all fellow passengers, and should be acquainted “The two men shook hands. As Tar- zan looked into the eyes of Monsieur huran he was atrick by the strange familiarity of thelr expressio "I have had the honor of monsiew oquaintance in the past, 1 am sure, gaid ‘Tarzan, I carinot recall the circumstances Monsieur Thuran appeared “E cannot say, monsteur, 1 have had that iden- to cruise Xe iI at ease, to be married the replied. to London. Aa “It may tbe so. a year at least, tical sensation myself when meeting @ from the firat; he had talked so enter- for indefinite stranger.” tainingly of the places he had #een— the peoples and their custome—the wild beasts; and he had always had a droll way of drawing striking comparisons between sa mi civilized nm that showed a consid edge of the former and a keen, though “Monsieur ‘Thuran haa been explain- ing some of the myateries of navi; to me," explained the girl. ‘Tarzan paid little heed to the con- Versation that ensued—he w: ing to recall where he ha sieur Thuran before. That {t had bees under peculiar circumstances. he was positive. Presently the sun reached them, and the girl asked Monsieur Thuran to move her chair farther back {nto the shade. Tarzan happened to be watching the man at,the time, and no- teed the awkward manner in which he handled the .chair—his left wrist was atiff, That clew was sufficient—a @ud- den train of associated ideas did the esting such @ to weloomed the break in the day's monot- ony. But @he had begun to becoi seriously concerned in Mr. Caldwel somehow she con- stantly associated it with the start she had had the night before, when the dark object fell past her port into the ea. Presently she broached the subject to Monaleur Thuran. Had he eeen Mr, het . at on a certain ard the east, young woman eg upon @ di Monsieur Thuran had been trying to find an excuse to make a 1 de- parture. The lull in the conver following the taoving of their position gave him an opportunity to make hi excui Bowing low to Miss Stronx, and inclining his head to Tarzan, he turned to leave th was with her man who had day,” explained the girl. Moneleur Thuran was extremely licitous. “Ef did not have the timate acquaintance with Mr. Caidwell, “He seemed a most eatima- meant to him, forest. eald Tarzan, “It the larger v “Just a moment, Nege passing toward Miss Stroug will pardon me 1 will 4 pie gentleman, however. Can it be that with another company you. I shall return in @ M0- je jy indisposed and las remained in It would not be strange.” irl, “It would not ; but for «ome In- explicable reason I have one of those foolish feminine presentiments that all jg not right with Mr, Caldwell, It is the atrangest feeling—it is aa though I knew that he was not on board the ment, Miss Strong.” Monsieur Thuran looked uncomfort- able. When the two men had passed out of the girl ht Tarzan stoppe laying @ heavy hand on the other's phoulder. “What hp asked. two fdly specu- {a your game now, Rokoft?" of course, that I am leaving France, as 1 promised ship," you,” replied the other, in a surly voice, Mansleug ‘Thuran laughed pleasantly. I met some " “f see you are,” suld ‘Tarsan; “but | “Mercy! my dear Milas Strong,” he while | was know you @o well that I'can scarcely gaid; “where in the worki could he be, then? We have not been within sight of land for days.” “Of course, it Is gi@iculous she admitted. And the B ‘not going to worry about it any longer Tam going to Gud out where Mr, Call- i believe that your being on the eame boat with me is purely @ coincidence. If I could believe it the fact that you disguise would immediately disabuse my mind of any such dea. “Well,” g*owled Rokoff, with a shru whom IT Hiked ile of m jut 1 the girl m toanl her as you, and from the fact imagine, my dear girl.” thought Mon- w that he was an untitled and pe! ‘Inde he answered, smiling. “You that you are booked ander an assumed sieur Thuran, but aloud he said; “By nilese beggar. lt D'Arnot'a cable- Would have difficulty in persuading any name I Umagine that T have more right.” all means.” i gram to Tarsaf, and it read one of the fact who had seen either “We will not discuss it, Rokoff. All “Hind Mr. Caldwell, please,” sie sitid 5 prove you Greystoke. Congratu. of you." I wanted to say to you ix that you must to the steward, “and fell him that hin "ARNOT, “LM qualify the statement, then,” @he keep away from Mins Sttong—sie Is @ friendy are much worried by his con- fe etaggered as though he had r- yiswered, with a laugh. “We have decent woma: tinued absence.” celved @ mortal blow. Just then he xnown each other for two ages—hers Rokoff turned scarlet “You are very fond of Mr. Caldwel!?" heard the others calling tohim to hurry ang mine, But, seriously, we are an If you don’t I sha pitch you over- ated Monsieur Thuran, the train was coming to a etop at Tittle platform: Like a mi ‘up his ulster. He would tll jeartbroke them abeut the cablegram when they “Going to lose her? “were ail on board the train, Then 6, gan. “Why, what do y ran out upon the platform just as the yest underatand. You ngine whistled twice in the final warn- that whe is married and 1g that precedes the first rumbling Je°« jand, you will seldom if coupling pins. ‘The others were on "Hye," raplled. whe: rd, leaning out from the platform of part of tt all is that ehe Pullman, crying to him to hurry. the man she loves. Oh: tied in thelr #eate, nor was it thing it ts perfectly. whe jon that Clayton discovered that her go, T nave felt ao < Pargan was not with them. Where is ‘Tarzan? he asked Jane Derson qutede of blood Port another car BOD OAIGS OF ba should not have gone to rible mockery culiarly positive. yo New York. Bian ‘of America than Is possible from She Me was pyt en him—and her. He wondered just her” What the effect of this knowledge 14 be on her. Would she st “Tam sorry f “And J am 501 rit oven,” y dear to each other as sisters, and now n dazed he that tam going to lose her I am almost “and the saddest minutes elapsed before they Marrying from a senae of duty subject that, although I was the only ‘at the last minuce TF woukt not let her invite me, for But Jane Porter ing in the world will ever prevent hor fo find the right words to explain 10 from marrying Lord Greystoke except she Porter the calamity that had be- Greystoke himmelf, or death.” ve & car window, He tx returning (0 herself that she is doing the onl) i FyEace. Oo soil ° orable ting that she can do, and noh- i n did not rely for the man ahe aid the girl, “for he loves her. tw aplendid,” replied. tae a is perfectiy He is the sort of man beard,” continued ‘Tarsan. “Do nv forget that [ am just waiting for som ated with him, excuse,” Then he turned on bis exclaimed and left Rokoff standing there trem- with whom one has a feeling of perfect ou mean? Ul, bitng with suppressed rage. could help but have confidence in Mr, Caldw: A moment later the 4o say that Mr Caldwell was not in lite 1 cannot find him, Miss and"—he hesitated—"'l have learned that his berth waa not o-cupied last night. J think titat I had better re- port the matter to the captaln. mean that now living in see her, He did not see the mau again for days, but Rokoff was not idle. In his stateroom with Paulvitch he fumed and swore, threatening the most terrible of revenges. “L would 1 night,” he eward returned is not marry ) it is ter ne te! throw od, him overboard to- were I sure that thone on bis person. 1 van- ked, and I told strongly on the hing them into the ovean "Mor dl exclaimed Miss ir were not such a Strong with you to the relations wie <i, you would find captain myaelf, It Is terrible! I know to the wedding, « way to enter his stateroom and search that something awfi! has happened. for the documents. My presentiments were not false, after witness the ter- Paulviteh smiled, "You are supposed all." It was a very frightened young worn- an and an excited steward who pre- sented themselves before the captain « few moments later. He Ilatened. to thelr atories in silence—a look of @m- cern marking his expression as Ue eward assured him that he hud sought r the minsing passenger In every part ship that a Damenger might be ted to frequent, pe- d hon to be the braina of this partnership, my dear Nikolas,” he replied. “Why do you not find the means to search Mon- sieur Caldwell'e stateroom—e Two ho fate was Kind to for Paulvitch, who was ever on the watch, saw Tarzan leave hin rooin without locking the door. Five min- fer Rokoft was wtationed where he could give the alarm in case Tarzan has conv! 1 @ald Tarzan. Ynarry him—to ba plain Mrs, 1 never him, but from what Jane returned, and Paulvitch was def!ly nd are you sure, Mias Strong, that % Suddenly the awful sacri’ eels me he must be @ very wonder: i its of the ape-man’s fall overboard last ich one of then must make lWomed person, It seems that he was bi @ before hin imagination, Then an African jungle, and brought up bY He was about to give up in despair “There is not the slightest doubt me the question: Will Targan claim Yerce, anthropold apes. He dad never when he saw u cout which Taran had about that,” she anawered. “Il canno @wn? ‘The ape-man had known the seen a white man or woman Until removed. A moment later, he way that it was a human body—there inte of the message before he CalM-" fessoy Porter and his party were ma an oficial envelope in his hud. was no outery, Lt might have been only jenled knowledge of jis parentake! jooned on the coast right at the threvh- A quick glance at ils contents brought a what I thought {t was—a bundle of had admitted that Kala, the ape oid of his tiny cabin, He saved them broad amile to the Ruasian'e face refuse, But if Mr, Caldwell is not ‘fhe tte mother! Could it have beeM From ail manner of terr fee love of Jane Porter? accomplianed the most S Several days after they reached Bal- (yaginable, ahd then, to *tmore Clayton broached the subject of fell in love with Jan (mm early marriage to Jane, im, though she never ‘Wat do you mean by eurly?” whe for ho@ promised herself ible beasts, and wonderful feats found on board I shall always be posl- tive that It was ie whom I aaw fall past When he left the stateroom Tarzan himself could not have told that an ar- cap the climax, ticle in It been touched a! my port.”” and she with Jeft it--Paulvitch was a past ma ‘The captain ordered an linmediate really knew Jt hix chowen Meld, and thorough search of the entire ship When he handed the packet to Ko- from atem to stern—no p k or cranny to Lord G Koff in the secluston of their stateroom was to be overlook Mise Strong re- 1 must “Mont wurmured Tare the larger man rang for a steward and mained jn his cabin, walting the out -L Want you gan, cutyein © pre- ordered a pint of ohainpa, vome of the quest. ‘The captain amket ¢ text upon which to turn the subje “We must celebrate, my dear Alexis,” her inany questions, but she could toll 4 on ax hal" He delighted in hearing Hazel Strong he aaid him nothing about the iniseing mai replied Jane. will take a bh, at least." “Tort -was. glad, for she hoped Bu that and embarrassed @ bad ‘bargain, but @he in- eral. ber whole talk of Jane, but when he was the sub- Jeet of the conversation he was bored galled tim to England mignt given a respite, for the girl's mother her delay the wedding. Sho joined them and the talk became gen- loyally to the The next few days passed unevent- could manage to 90- gully. The ven was quict. The “It was luok, Nikolas.” explained Paulviteh, “It is evident that he car- ries these papers always upon hie per- other than what ahe had herself seer during their brief acquaintance on ship- board, Hor the firat time ehe suddenly son—just by chance he neglected to indeed Mr, teaneter them when he changed coats a bs aeinutes since, nett there will ae hie post life. That he had beer je deuct pay when he vers his and educated in Parte wee less. I am afraid that will tmme- ali che Bnew, and thi meagre tnterens: it he was soon oky was sa arelye sas bene * From the shadows of the cabin two yw somewhat cynical, estimate of the latter. ¢ pped azine, Wednesday, that an Englishman should epeak Eng: lish with euch ® marked French accent acquainted with any of the Other passenger: “Only as had been with her through the olrcumstanca of casual meeting as fellow shipmates,”’ “Er—was he, in your opinion, Mise Strong, a man who drank to excess?’ “1 do not know that he drank at all —he certainly had not been drinking up to half an hour before t saw tha body fall overboard,” ah pawered, “for | was with him on deck up to that time." “It is very atranke,” sald the captain. ie did not look to me like a man who vas subject to fainting @pelis, or any- thing of that sort. And, even had he deen, it is scarcely credible that he whould have fallen completely over the rail had he been taken with an attack while leaning upon It—he would rather have fallen inside, upon the deok, If @ is not on board, Miss Strong, he was thrown overboard—and the fact that you heard no outcry would lead to the assumption that he was dead before he left the ship's deok—murdered,” The girl shuddered, : It was a full hour later that the Mat oMfver returned to report the outcome of the searoh, “Mr. Caldwell ls not on board, sir,” he said. “L fear that there is something more serious than accident here, Mr, Brent- ly." sald the captain, wish that you would nake a personal and very care- ful examination of Mr. Caldwell's ye, aye, af Mr. Hrently, and left to commence his in- vestigation. Hagel Strong waa prostrated. For two days she did not leave her cabin, and when she finally ventured on deck she was very wan and white, with dark circles beneath her ¢: aleeping, it seemed thi constantly saw that dark body dro} ping, swift and etlent, into the cold, srim sea, Shortly after her first appearance on deok following the tragedy. leur Tiuran joined her with many expres- sions of kindly solicitude, > sald the girl, wearily. I feel that he might have been saved had I but given the alarm.” “You must not reproach yourself, my dear Miss Strong,” urged Monaleur Thuran. “It wi no way your fault. Another would have done as you did Who would think that bec thing fell Into the sea from it must necessarily be a man? Nor would the outcome have been diferent had ‘wie an alarm, For @ while they wuld have doubted your #pry, thinking Wt but the nervous hallucina- tion of a woman--had you insisted it would have been too late to have res- cued him by the time the ship could have been brought to a Pp, and the boats lowered and rowed back miles in aearch of the unknown spot where the wagedy had occurred. No, you muat not censure yourself. You have done The girl could notyhelp but feel grate- ful to him for hig kind and encouraging words. He was with her often—almost constantly for the remainder of the voyage—and she grew to like him very much indeed. SMonsteur Thuran had learned that the beautiful Miss Strong of Baltimore was American heiress ‘uu very wealthy in her mn eight, and with future prospects that quii took his breath away when he contem- plated them, and since he apent most of his time in that delectable pastime it ls 4 wonder that Re breathed at It had been Monsieur Thuran’s inten- tion to leave the ship at the first port they touched after the dinappearance of ‘Turzan. Did he not have in hin cost pocket the thing he had taken passaie upon this very boat to obtain? There was nothing more to detain tim there. He could not return to the Continent fast enough, that he might board the first express for Bt. Peteraburg. But now another idea had obtruded itself, and was rapidly crowding his original intentions into the background. ‘That American fortune was not to be sneezed at, nor was its possessor a whit leew attractive. “Rapristl! but she would cause a sation in St. Petersburg.” And would, too, with the asslatance of Ler inheritance. After Monsieur Thuran had s#quan- dered a few million dollare he discov- ered that the vocation waa ao entirely to his liking that he would continue on down to Cape ‘Town, where he 6 dently decided that be had pressing e gagements that might detain him there for some time. Mius Strong had told’ him that she and her mother were to visit the batter brother there—they had not cided upon the duration of their stay, and it woukd probably run into months. She was delighted when she found that Monsleur Thuran was to be there ulvo. hope that we shall be able to coa- t our acquaintance,” she su! “You muat call upon mamma and mi soon a4 we are acttled,” Monsieur Thuran was delighted a the prospect, and lost no time in saying ro, Mre. Strong was not quite so fa- vorably impreased by hin as her daugh- ter, “1 do not kpow why I ahould distrust bln," she to Hazel one day as they were digoussing hin. “He seems & perfect gentleman in every respect, but sometimes there Is something about hi eyes—a fleoting expreavion which I ¢ not describe, but whieh when I see it me a very tneanny f @ gir! laughed you are a@ @illy mamma," #he aald. “T guppome #o, but I am sorry that we have not poor Mr, Caldwell for company instead.’ “And I, too." replied her daughter, Monsieur Thuran became a frequent visitor at the home of Huzel Strong’: uncle in Cape Town. His attention: were very marked, but they a punctillously arranged to meet the girl’ every wih that she ipon him more and more, Did she or her mother or @ cousin require un en- cort—was there a little friendly servive to be rendered, the genial and ubiquitous Monaiour Thuran was always available, Her uncle and his family grew to Uke him for hie unfailing courtesy and wil- lingness to be of service, — Momal Thuran was becoming indispensable. At lengy}, feeling the moment pro} tlous, 8 proposed. Miss Strong was atartled. She did not know what to way * me to depend 1 had never thou rat you cared for me in any auch way," @he told him ‘T have looked upon you always as a very dear friend, I ala! not give you my anawer now, Forget that you have esked mo to ve your wife, Let us go SECOND NOVEL Of the Series of 10 for @ long tine before etther spoke. January 21, Is more than friendship. 1 certainly have not thought for a moment that I loved zou." ‘This arrangement was perfectly eatis- factory to Monaleur Thuran. He deeply regretted that he had been hasty, but he had loved her for eo long @ timo, and 0 devotedly, that he thought that every one must know It. “From the first time that J saw ye Hagel," he eald, "I have loved you. I @m willing ¢o walt, for I am certain that #0 great and pure a love as mine will be rewarded. All that { care to know te that you do not love another, ‘Will_you tell me?” “T have never been in love in my life,” led, and he was au By Caroline Lockhart, author ces wl Sd a nating young woman from the East, “The Trail to Yesterday” By C. A. Seltzer, author of “The} ee; Two-Gun Men,” “The Range-Riders, &e. A real girl's adventure with 8) By Hesketh real man in a real country. “Don 0,” &e. A forest’ “Maids of Paradise’’ Holmes who hes sn wmcanoy By Robert W. Chambers, author of] for solving crime-myeteries. @ way home that night he pur- The Common Law,” “Lorra “ . chased a steam yacht, and & sane Siceettha ait Mieouat * | RC. An exiled America’s exploits inl “The Ship of Coral?” ‘The next day Hazel Strong enjoyed one of the happiest surprises of her life she ran face to face upon Jane Porter as she was coming out of a jeweller's out-of-the-way corner of Fi tania services to two women of] BY H. de Vere Stacpoole, author Lane ak Pie; Mee Lagnen ee “‘Balaoo’’ lence,” &e. Another : By Gaston Leroux, author of “The and,” with the Pelee eruption ‘a “Yellow Room,” &c. A French pro-| <limax fessor captures a “missing link” In “4 Fool and His Nos Py Borneo and transposes it into a man pe q By George Barr MeCatcheoa, suthor with decidedly startling results. Cherub Devine’’ of “Greesitch” “Tresion, ingle A rich young American becomes, By Sewell Ford, author of “Shorty,” The Torchy Stortes,” &c, A self. of a Gi poy a series of “Graustaerk tlor Jane Porter'’ she exclaimed In the world did you drop from? an't believe my own eyes “Well, of all thi * erled the equ astonished Jane. And here I have been wasting whole realme of perfectly good imagination picturing you In Bal- timore—the very idea!’ And ashe threw her arma about her friend once more ‘and kissed her a dosen times. By the time mutual explanations had deen made Hazel knew that Lord Ten- nington’s yacht had put in at Cape ‘Town for at least @ week's stay, and xt the end of that tine wae to continue on her voyage—thie time up the Weat Coast—and ao back to England, made millionaire buys a strange house and finds he has gained more than he bargained for. * guid Hazel, "and hat you knew the por An Instant later @ esaman “1 ai@ not know, Ja in a constrained volve, were arrange!, and tripe into the au rounding country to entertain t “Where."* concluded Jane, “fam to be Mr. Caldwell so intimately that his married, death could prove such @ ahock to you." from below. : Then you are not married yet?’ “John Caldwell?” questioned ‘My Gawd!" he cried. aaked Haz Porter. “You do not mean to tell me bleedin’ bottom's ripped ‘Not yet." replied Jane, and then. that you do mot know who this man float twenty minutes."* quite trrelevantly: "t wish | England ‘Shut up!" ro 3 ‘Were \a million miles from here.” “Why, y I know perfectiy “Ladies, go below eome Visits were exchanged between the wall who he was—his naine wae John things tomether. tile exeree ae yacht and Hasel's relatives. Dinners Caldwell; he was fi daonmdio: aa that, but we ve to take te. I wish I could believe Doate. It will be safer to be Ih, Hazel, moaned ihe gitl, “1 wish 1 could pS os". siete. believe It, but those features are burna: send competent men guest at every funotion, ® xo deep in my, memory and my deart Please, to ascertain the " dinner himself to the men of the party. tit 1 should rhcognize them anywhere the damag pn and managed to Ingratiate himself im 1, the world from among a thousand Sv@west thet you have the good will of Lord Tennington by others who might appear id many little acta of hospitality, Gay one Sat wee? Monaeur Thuran had heard dropped “what do you mean, Jan a hint of something which might result jiasel, now thoroughly alarmed. from thie unexpected visit of Lord go you think it ts?" Tennington’s yacht, and he wanted to 1 don't think, Hazel. I know that Provisioning of thé he counted gin on it. Once when he ¢n, was alone With the Englishman he took tee intnne OE EAI Orla been about completed, and « later the officer who had had returned to report. But tig. fon was scarcely needed to ‘ & moment later were ‘Wie the duties he had. suumessede {ime the ladies had returned to the ¢ anel” “LT cannot be mistaken. Oh, Harel, announced Immediately - % turn to America. "But not a word of gene ntstencrt oe 7 dead? Cam there nugaied group of men and women uA i dear Tennington—not a word +1 am afrakt not, dear,” anawerea ¢,ond of the Lady Allce was at of It. ‘Hazel, nadly, “I wish Hd sald ink ‘ell, air? ‘ou are mistaken, but 4 officer hesitated. dred and one little pieces corrobora: tive biomed occur to me that’ meant nothing to me while I thought that was John Caldwell of London, He !° said that he had been bern in Africa “Hor Ave tninutes the taay Atlee ity by Certainiy. I quite understand, my ¢, dear fellow.” Tenyington had replled. “But you are to be congratulated—rip- Ping girl, don’t you know—really.” ‘The next day it came. Mre. Strong, ‘Hasel and Monsieur Thuran were Lord ‘Tennington’a guests aboard his yacht. Mrs, trong had been telling them how much she had enjoved her visit t elved from her nttorhess 2 pare baa necessitated her cut- ing her visit shorter than the: tatended, se “When do you aall?’ asked ‘Tenning- jon. “The first of the week, I think,’ replied. es “Indeed?” exclaimed Monsieur Thu- ran. “I am very fortunate, 1, too, have found that I it return at once, and now I shall have the honor of avoom- panying and serving you. “That is nice of vou, Monsieur Thu- piled Mra. @trong. "I am sure that we shall be glad to place ourselves under your protection.” But in the bot- tom of her heart wan the wish that they ee fim. Why, she could not @ 1d. ‘Hy Jove!" ejaculated Lord ‘Tenning- ton, © moment later, “Bully idea, oy and educated tn France." been “Yes, that would be tri read: tee eae Jane Porter, dully. mold on “The frat officer, who searched his luggage, found nothing to Identify Jehn Caldwell of London. Practically all a arin. Tiverything that bore murmured . ‘We hype os he was travelling incognito his Arat two names—the ‘J. C,' standing for John Caldwell.” ‘Taran of the Apes took the name bow, tearing ou Jean €, Taraan,” sald Jano, In the oame heads aa it wentet Itelese monetene, “And he Is deed! high above them: » Haael, it is horr Me died all seemed to pause eigne in thls terrible ocean! It is un- Ky wv it that brave heart should ocean, and then dove have ceased to beat—that those mighty foremast Sensath tha naten muaclea are quiet and cold forever! In one of the the ‘That he who-was the personification of Tennington wiped m tear ‘ life end health and manly strength —he had not seen shoukd be the prey of slimy, crawling go down forever dhings, that"—- But she could go ‘. titul further, and with @ LUttle moan she loved. ‘ouried her head in her arms eobbing to the floor. a down For days Miss Por was ill, and ing water. Jane Porter would ee noone except Hazel and the {nto « Atful alumber—the Serce faithful Esmeralda. When at last she the aun upon her qame on deok all were atruck by the sad her. She looked about ohange that had taken place in her, She boat with her were three was no longer the alert, vivacious ton and Monsieur American beauty who had charmed and looked for the delighted all who came in contact with &8 the eye her. Instead she was a@ very quiet and ing to break the fearful) aud little girl—with an expression of that waste of hopeless wiatéuiness that none but Hazel 1 & "You, Tennington, ef cou: * ven- tured Clayton; ‘Mt must be @ bully iden if you had It, but what the deuce fe it? pac to ateam to China via the South Pole? ‘Oh, I @ay, now, Clayton,” returned ‘Tennington, “you needn't be so rough on @ fellow juat because you didn't happen to suggest this trip yourself— you've acted a regular bounder ever since we sailed.” “No sir," he continued, “it's @ bully idea, you'll all say eo, It's to take mall beat Mee ie ims Strong, and ‘Thu- strong eould interpret. le reas Eng je entire ty atrove their utmost xis | land with Now, lan't to cheer aud amuse er, bat all to no CHAPTER. Xi... . cork. . Occasiona @ jolly '" i sifereive, me, anny, old oy’ cried Sington would wring swan amie trom Baek to she Prigeiting. Clayton. ‘It certainly 1* a corking idea her, but for the most part ehe sat with T neve ould have suspected you of it. on re quite eure it's original, are you? “And we'll gall the first of the week, or any other time that auits your con- venience, Mrs. Strong.” concluded the big-hearted Englishman, as though the wide eyes looking out across the sea. With Jane Porter's illness one mis- ~ fortune after another seemed to ching were all arranged except the sall- on ee ne te Ne pa tne dat |, thing “above deck that was, postabio, eende ee tee cue ercy, Lord ‘Tenningion, you haven't Later two of the seamen fell to fighting emotion was one ef chagrin thet Ge.hed even given us an opportunity to thank in the forecastie, with the result that Deen so eusily bestek@y Males | * Tow much late decide whether we sball ong of them wus badly wounded with » — There was, thought 9 beans 13 accent, vOOr generous invita- nite, and the other had to be put in sible one chance in a hundred im . ° - mate fell over at night wai ‘00 ee fi sponded ‘Tennington."Welll make as drowned. before help cou rani lint tend. ao. be determined thas ke id Bood tine as any passenger boat, and you'll be fully as comfortable; and, any- way, we all want you, and won't take no for an anewer.” And a0 it wan qettied that they should @ail the following Monday, Two days out the girls were sitting in Hage’ bin, looking at some prints she had had finished in Cape Town, ‘They reptesented Ly The yaaht cruleed about the spot for what slight ten hours, but no of an was t ween he disappeared from the deck the coastethe ahi ‘bean into the ees. ec Sfouer tn than he bad Beceem Jovery member of the crew and His strokes were tong ane gueste gloomy and depressed after WOuld be many bours these sebles of misfortunes, All were "muscles would commence 5 apprehensive of worse to come, and this sue. As hi my, was especially true of the seamon, who Saat by alled all worta of terrible omens and the weight of his that had occurred during the Moved them. Hie and which 9nd % any questions, and early of the voyag Masel keeping up a perfect torrent of they could now clearly tranglate into the tie eame fime but comment and explanation of the vari- Precursors of some grim and tarrible papers in ite pocket. ‘ous scenes and peop! tragedy to come, Hg that he ati) hag “And here." who auld, suddenly, “here's Nor did the croakers have long to haed to to wait. The second night after the eenatice Bey @0 often intended asking you about him, drowning of the mate the iittle yacht than e knew that but I never have been able to think of was suddenly wracked from etem to pitch revenge © were toxether.” Hhe waa stern. About one o'clock in the morn- im little print #o that Jane ing there was @ terrific Impact that to obtain 41d not vee tiie face of the man ét por threw the slumbering gueste and crew Tarsan rom ny ‘berth. mighty ui Jolin Caldwell.” con- der ran through the frall craft; ehe lay one les Wis cant: Gas iaties atok Do you recall him. He far over to starboard; — th phe) said that he met you in America, He stopped. For 9 moment she hung ther — ed is an Englishinan with her decks at an angle of forty-five mente and was “L do not recau the name," replied degrees—then, with a mullen, rending Coon eg to Jane. “Let me see the picture.” sound, she alipped back Into the sea and jum oie bret righted. Instantly the nm followed closely trong night was densely black, though there jt wag the “Phe poor fullow was lost overboard on our trip down the coast,” ehe sad dim outiines of a a ste tuanded the print to Jan directi; rushed upon @eck, \oomed the women, THO aekeee Se over—— ‘Why, Hazel, Hazel-- bottom: ‘wave-washed, Gon't tell nie Cat’ he ls dead-drowned was liltle or no aed, Just off the DOF Gereict, Taran clamtbored epee Why don't you say that bow # din k mass could be dis- would rest there until at you 8! And before the asiou- orrned flouting low in the water, ‘He had no intention to there ished Ming Strong could catch her Jane “A derelic was the terse explana- to Porter had slipped to the floor in as of the officer of the watch. F- 4, awoon, emently the engineer busied on white ‘some semblance “ After Wa! had restored ber chum deck In search of the captain bagel 4 feu * t “That patch we put on the cylinder head's blown out, air," he reported, to consciousness ehe gat looking at ner “The Trail to Yesterday ee ete Th a = eorerry