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+ thé incidents of t! CHAPTER XIV. (Continued) The Man tn the Woods. IRST of all he admitted that he must have improve mentally; a sound body poust hi some effect upon the mind. He rehearsed to himself the habits of the old days, when he had dragged himself lis! lessly out of bed each morning, and then dragged himscif listleasly through the day. He had been active enough mentally to scheme and rea- fon and to make some money. How had it been possible?—when be looked back upon the last ten years they appeared to his clear, re- Juvendted mind ike a bad dream. He had gone through them in « men- tal hase, buoyed up by liquor, and and scheming like and he knew now that on that machine he had put a ter- rible strain, and that if he had strained it a little more it would have been wrecked—high tension, high tension, He could sit down now and solve . & problem or pursue a line of reason- ng with ease; two months ago it uid have left him with a racked in and aching head. in that maelstrom where he had lfved the beat years of his life, the jwar cry had been money, bloody ‘money even, it mattered not. He could walk past a dozen groupe of mea on Le Balle street any time of the day, and be sure to catch one word always, “moncy.” Fraternity, charity or honor were unknown. Honesty was ti.cre, written large, but there is a difference, “How muca is he worth?” a man would ask in re- gard to some one under discussion, and, by the answer, promptly given in br} dollars, the absent man was weighed, : measured and placed. “He is a mill- jonaire” carried much more weight than “He is a man of ability, integrity and honor,” and yet that art of ac- cumulation is the simplest, most common of all the arts, for proof of which we have only tc observe all other arts. Douglass remembered that on one occasion he had been opposed to an acquaintance in a wheat deal, and that the man had lost, and that when he met him on the street that after- noon he had nodded and smiled in a ghastly attcmpt to appear indifferent. ‘Ten minutes later he was dead in his office, and the papers sal that his family was destitute. And as he sat there alone on No- body's Island a groat nausea for t old fight for useless dollars seized him, He thought with co that pushing, struggling, cursing mob out in Me world there, shouldering each other in a mad rusty to a preci- vice; lying, stealing, cheating for dol- ra, not that they might purchase HYeador fine raiment, or even wom- an’s virtue or man's honor, but that they might make them spawn and breea, or lock them in a box and let them rust. It was the game, not the money, in many cases. For himacif he knew it ‘was the game; if he lost money he had been outplayed, if Re won he waa the best player. It was the gam , once played, no other hazard great enough to be interesting. But even as he turned from all these things in disgust his mind wan- dered back to Bruce. He didn't care about the money, but he knew that one day he would go b&tk and fight. He had been beaten with marked cards, and he would play again, with marked cards maybe— it waa to be dog eat dog. ‘As he found himself drifting into this vindictive mood he sprang up and ran down to the beach. He would take @ long row in the canoe and for- get that old life and all connected ith it. He paddled off—he could handle a canoe as well as the next: man now— and out on the lake he began singing aloud, keeping time with the paddle. He remembered that he had seen nome water lilies up the river; ho thought he would go up and look at them now, for.on the day that Lady Mary came, he wanted to get a buge bouquet and give them to her. He found the lilies, with lots of beautiful buds, and then decided thi he would push on up the stream far as he could go on a little omplor- ing expedition, So, “still singing, he gent his canoe into the river. He soon reached the fallen logs nd driftwood which blocked the ‘stream, and after a little aimtess pad- dling about, turned the canoe and let it drift idly toward the lake. He lighted his pipe an’ puffed contented ly, humming a snatch of hie one song now and then, and occasionally strik- ing the paddle into the water to keep the canoe on its course. He was thinking with pleasant an- ticipation of his guests, the white haired friend hi 4 gained, and t girl who was nlike all other girl Shen, ag he swung around @ sharp bend of the stream, he heard @ crack ling in the brush, @ deer, no doubt— too bad he hadn't brought his rifte. He stopped the canoe quietly, fixed his eyes on the bank and listened in- tently. ‘Then from the bank, not ten feet away, @ shout rang out, followed al- most instantly by @ shot; he felt a The Evening World Daily Magazine, Friday, May fe 19iy- THE STORY OF A WALL STREET MONEY-DUEL A HE KING OF NOBODY'S ISLAND pourt Y ee eta omer, 0 the chee inte the stream locked in each One of the men was George; torn, disheveled, bea: he kmwew by the little, eyeo—Wilao! conéciousn he .waa vom in_the cabin with Georga ding over him. Slowly he recalled“ fternoon. “ done fi asked, woakly. 'o, I bg lh ag und is @ ave dressed went clear through, I have been waiting for you to come to so I could go for help. I'm going at once; it’ hard to lea: ¥9u here alone, but it’s “am I ” “peo there? about 11 Then it he mbved about the preparing to leave, the half-preed related what had occurred, Doug. Janp noted that his voice was mon- otonous and his fnce expressionless, something as the voice and fave of an Indian might be. He had svt Fone to Manitowiah, but had Loen watehing the canoe In the woods, He had not: told him of the trap-gun, nor of his vigil, hé had intended to kill the assarsin out of hand and lot the matter end there. Wilson had kept aw: ently suspecting som been crawling toward when he heard Dough singing on the river. George could not see him, but had. followed his movements by sound alone. He had, however, come close upon him, and caught ust as he raised his arm to ‘he half-breed had uttered his shout of warning and sprung upon Wil- fon, but too late. They had fallen together into the stream, and when George sw Douglass sinking he loosed his hold on Wileon and dragged the wounded man to the bank. Wilwon had escaped, and Ceo had made haste to fetch Do to the cabin. That was all. He finished his brief narration and hia var od rs leaving at the 8. en he came * ime, othe low came yo talk “Can you use your right arin?” Douglass tried and found ihat he could, . ‘I've put whiskey and water and this revolver here on the table where you can reach them. It's Wilson’ gun: he dropped it in the creek and T fished it out. He hawno gun, and I'm going to stop on my way out and smash hia canoe. There's no danger, but I'm going to put the pad- Jock on the door. I'll have help. here b ore morning.” ‘m_ not Douglass “only hurry, sing Nbigy “I'm sorry I botched the Job,” George said. ugiass smiled and held out hi hand; his companion pressed it instant, and was gone. Then the wounded man heard the lock anap on the door and knew he was alone, For a long time he lay quiet, thin! Ing. He could not understand this man’s idea of revenge. He remem- bered reading somewhere that re- venge which left the victim in ignor- ance whence his injury proceeded was no revenge at all. Bosides, the man had first warned him out of the woods, It could not be that he it~ «| to possess ‘himself of the island, that cours would point him out as the slayer. It wag a riddle, and he gave up thihking about it. An hour passed, and his body grew stiffs he tried to change his posi- tion, but @ sharp pain in his side warned him, to lie quiet. He knew that he must exercise all his philoso- phy and patience through that long night. He could move his arm freely, and he took a sip of water. The whiskey was there, too, but he would not touch that unless he grew faint. For many long, weary hours he la: there quietly, exerting all his will power to keep his mind calm and as Tuch at ease as possible. He knew that properly directed goen a long way in such a case. When he found his mind ing to the horrors of the turned {it into other channels. solved problema in mental arithmetic, tried to repeat old poems of his school days, did eve hing to tire his mind and keep it m morbidness and alarm. It was a hard struggle, a killing @truggle, but he made it manfully, and at last, long after mid- night, he fell asleep. o 8 © © @ When he awakened the dawn was just breaking. His head felt hot and eavy and his mouth was parched. He reached for the water, then, with his hand in mid-atr, he paused and liatened. From somewhere in the room came.a sound of deep, regular breathing. Hoe laid his hand quietly on the revolver, and Mstened again, The regular breathing continued; some one was nasleap on the floor, He turned his head painfully and looked In the direction of the sound, Then ® sense that something he had half- wished for, half anticipated, had come about, brought amile to his face and a sigh of relief to his heart it wus Lady Mary, CHAPTER XV. In the Vatley of the Shadow. poke her name softly, and i she awoke and smiled sleepily up at him; then, Tealizing where she was, she sprang hastily to her feet, and brushed the tumbled hair from her eyes. She came to the bed and took tis extended hand in both of hers. “I'm a poor nurse,” she said; “T found’ you sleeping, and I lay down to rest a minute and went to sleep myself, How do you feel?" “Better for your being pretty weak.” She laid her hand on his hot fore- here, but 1 00 be ‘ and I'll tell you all from his boat 4 ar? a area: d head, and he took it feebly in his own and carried it to his lips. “God bless you for coming, little Lady Mary. 1 had a feeling that you would come.” She smiled, but her eyes were wet with tears. Then she said in a low voice: “It was my fault that you were shot.” His active mind grasped the whole situation at once; all the perplexities about Wilson were cleared away. He recalled the surly manner he had sumed on the subject of Harrison’ Lake when they first met at Kauf- man’s, He loved the girl, and for some reason had looked upon Doug- I rival. Firat he had tried to want to tell Mary continued. *" Wild-Cat trail the day you left; he saw you kiss me, and misunderstood. le had wanted me to marry him for a year. He came to the cabia and made @ scene. I was stubborn and didn't teil him he was mistaken. Then he went away, I thought for good.” Her voice broke and she covered her face with her hands, Douglass reached up and gently drew her hands down and held both of them in his own. “Why, Lady Mary, you can’t blame yourself a bit. You mustn't think of it again. I'm going to be all night in a few days—that is, I'll promise to get well if you'll promise not to speak of the matter again.” Then swiftly it occuri that this madmay was at large and that If he knew of ber presence there his unreasoning jealousy might carry him to any lengths. ‘The thought startled him. . “Where is George?” he asked: “You didn't come here’ alone?”: ° . “No, George was with nie. He has not spoken a word sinée he told me of oat trouble.” Daugiase breathed a sgh of relief: “Where is your father?" Q “He was in . Manitowish when George came. Mac started for a doc- tor at once, They will be. here by this afternoon.’ “Do you think they can get a doc- tor to come here?” “Yes, there is a physician there who was with my mother when she died; he has often heen to the island, I sent him a note, I am sure that he will come.” She laid her hand again upon his head. ‘You have a fever; please don’t talk more, I have some medicines He watched her ¢ moved quick- ly about, unstrapping the little pack she had brought in, and disposing its contents about the room. She was a woman now, the child was gone, Rbe fixed & draught and brought it to him; then'she rearranged the pll- lows and handed him the medicine. He ay that her face was very sorrow- ul. “I won't take the medicine, and I won't promise not to talk unless you bring Lady Mary back." She made a brave attempt to smile and held the glass te his lps. He ed {t away. + i!) you promise?" Yes, anything, only please get well” “TN be out in a week,” he said. The medicine made him drowsy and soon he @ank into # troubled sleep. He dreamed of a little, bub- bling spring, where, in bis boyhood, he had often slaked hia thirst. The spring and all its environments had been long since forgotten, but in his dream he lay at full length before it. drinking, drinking deeply, but it had no power to quench hia thirst, and he woke at length, crying with parched ‘rs for water, Lady Mary was beside him in an instant with a glass of water dn her hand; he drank it eagerly; she gave him medicine again and he felt easier, but his head was hot and heavy, and his body was racked with pain, She Inid her cool hand on his forehead, and he murmured to her to keep it there. “How long did I sleep?” “It ts 3 o'clock; they will be here soon. Don't talk, try to rest again.” He sank again into a stupor, mut- tering constantly and unintelligibly. Then he awoke suddenly and looked —— WOULD YOU RISK UASEEW PERIL AND ALMOST CERTAIN NEXT WEEK’S COMPLETE NOVEL. *\” d' to him © RTAIN DEATH B @bout him wildly, @b@ 4 still by hla.side, and George Was Thtthe cabin. His face grew composed and he vege talking to her in a low yolee, \She sank on her knees beside the bed, and the half-breed silently left the cabin. She called him back in @ few min- die e atm ‘out i here; they could im out,” the sick man cried. “Well, wry oe He muttered to himself awhile, und then laughed aloud. ‘Hello, Hill; gs “No, I wasn't bored up woods, and I'll agree with you, there is something bigger than a ten-dol- lar bill in the world. Yee——' He fell to muttering again, and felt about .the coveriet with his right gen “\vhere the devil ig that revolver? He might come here again. I'll shoot ‘between those nasty little eyes if he does, He shan't hurt you, Lady Mary.” ‘Chen he became quiet and lay very still. The half-breed came to the pedside and looked at his face. Then turned quickly to the girl. § “He's sinking; we must give him whiskey.’ He poured a little in a glass, an she put her arm under his head an begged him to swallow {t He roused and took the whiskey, which, geemed to revive hima little: ‘ ving it to, him “You must keep a little at a time; doen't let him grow out on the uncorisclous. , ’m:* lng trail and see if I ¢an hurry, them. If 1 meet them I'll gall, to you." “Yes, co," she gried. », For an hour st knelt there. beside him, her arm, under his head, re- viving him with the whiskey. saw with terror thet he was: grow. ing weaker, and tl the liquor had legs and less effect. She talked to him, bogging ‘him to hold up. for, @ little longer, but he le no answer now. * Another hour of alternate sinking and rallying, add she drew her breath with a great gob; the whiskey was almost gone. » far away inthe ‘They ‘were comin : She gave him the last of the whis- key, and implored him to try to hold himself together. amijed: feebly, and tried to but the words were unint Then he lapsed into unconscious again. ‘There was a louk on Kis qluet face which could not mistake. she grew very calm then, and sat there, waiting, with here eyes on his face. Her lips did not move, but her heart repeated one word, hurry, hutry, burry. Bhe heard the quick beat of feet upon the path,.and as the three men came into the root, she rose, swayed a little, and fell into ber father’s arms. . The doctor, a@. tall, raw-boned, bearded man,,.more like a w: man than a physician, moved quickly to the bedside, took one glance at Doug- lass's face, picked up the nerveless hand, and without a moment's hesita- tion took a hypodermic needle from his case and sent its contents into the wounded man's arm, Mary recovered quickly and came at once to the bedside, “What have you given him?” the doctor asked, “Whiskey.” “Goon has saved tie ae. That ia, it may have saved it. All of you ett out of here now: will only excite hi the door and sad the bil q a te go to sleep—you, a want to have too many patients on tis isiand.” . Mary looked at him appealingly. His rugged face softened and he said tly: ° ba can't tell anything for a while.” Then they all obediently left tl doctor and hig pationt glone, A t hours tater the bi came out of the darkened room. juietly floor; George had PI came to him instantly, and both her hands in bis, “at's all right, baby,” he aald, “1 ging to pull him throngs ‘Then rou; “i face crinkled tm i jooked at her ah iy neath his bushy eyebrows, ing to pull him through a ah cf made no pretense mieups him, bat sald: verge is our friend but Tam po glad and . man the ft Geor : to i found. ‘5° But Godrge was not CHAPTER XVI. A Problem. IR the skilful ministra- tone of hie physician and Ayree, Douglass recovered rapidly. His wound was.an ugly one, but the greatest danger had been from the fever, and bis weakened condition from loss of blood, Within fa week he was able to alt propped up in bed, and talk freely with his friends. About this time the doctor took his leave. Mac, who had come in with some food supplies the day after their timely arrival, was to eseort the woodsman-doctor back to Manito. wish, Harrison, who was unremitting in his efforts to entertain and cheer the bedridden man, gave Mac @ lone list of books, papers and delicacies to fetch with him on the return trip. “It's only a question of two or three weeks now till you'll be as gi as new,” the doctor sald. “You ca: i thank the little girl here that Team in, or that I was of any use whe got here, for that sega nie maps Douglass held out his Vm thanking all of you ev hour,” he eaid. earnestly. Then Pm little awkward silence he continued with a touch of huskiness in his voice: “I've lived 'in'a different world from this 9} yours all,my life. 1 don't believe ever. knew what generous, Carts ested people there were on earth. God bleas you all. He saw that they weep a pe rassed is speech, wind he had. made it. No more wd aja on either side, and after leaving instruction: acts medicine and doctor left him. dit rrieon resumed the etery he was may, ang Mary hold ‘affairs. ae ~~ ence: that Lady Mary wi fan's com the oe “ss never cheerful, helpful. bi ‘eperved, 8B sorpetimes, tri He munee. change wi ble to any one. but him. Gevea it and was embarraseba beca! she had’shown-#o mueh solicitude for him while they were alone: He called her to the bedaide when they were alone.in the room one day and said: over her demeanor; the apparently not. percep- “What's become of that Iittle Lady’ Mary who was always laughing am cr amiled brightly, and left her Why, hete she is, a little-elder, & whereas rar ie it \ iting well because of you," be so glad that I knew what to a ‘and. that I could Pa a was, conscto! tt of the time, and I'll rer ort pone eS area nel m; A Thou my Yned and ‘kept ‘auth “Bho blusted hotly; ‘he saw it, and said quickly: “You don't, fee embarrasses about that, Lady Mary oy “Oh, ao, mo,” she said hastily. “I ge i oot “A, ould. au V2 auld ave dona || or The repli Ya noe” ‘pl ‘Douglass very Ww feltia little twinge at his heart strings, but sald nothing more. ; She stood for a moment looking at him curtously, then she withdrew ber hand from his and went about her duties . . ‘6 eo ee «© 6 One atrange thing had occurred on Nobody's Island: Geor, not re- turnéd after’ his sudden digappear- Are You Going Away for the Summer? dine and eosly matter. reading for six cents a week. 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He .won- at he ance oa Ge ase sure that he was a the woods, but could not hy he did got put in an Oodasional Mec was’ of companion, after mature eration @aidjbriefy: “He haa wert at * & atatement go obvious as Rot dered important, it the Cabin were did not fur ch at ‘know was in- teresting his hearer, and out the rest, Also, Dot Sart aed you Pieting Qn4 Incidentally show you how far nS. @way the last analysis may me pia: z on ee cguettine out of the ecepted. Une. a sounded bim on th orcutt, and he “What is the ase of t t in that Which fo ‘inexploabie y lerstand, the inveatiga- tion of which brings keen pleasure. betta “anticipeed trays n indie: this striving for the unattainable.” He picked up a volume of Poe's ‘work “Here is a great in: just eald. Kdgar Allen one of the m ly lomtoal minds of which we have any earord. An error in analysis or logto was nt once apparent to him. Take, for ¢: ample, ‘The Mystery of Marie Roge in which he t paper articles anent ag a der, and shows up such a mass. of. contorted logic and ridiculous rea- soning as to make the bonged actually pear humorous. Then he proceeds tion whieh was afterward fev jerw. found to be correct in every detail, “This, remember, was an actual o currence, not & tale, although his de- ductions ir in the form of a mory. A yet this man shows through all works a wild, haif- yond striving for an understanding of what ie not within the sco; human mind, a defect which has rather marred than beastified his wodrka, ao@ certainly madé him very unhappy. He looked upon a was fot content to rest in ns shade, ig Tepiied: Aor @¥EA to atop at auch detaile of tts growth and devel it Bee ie never found outs. i ere “His Wareasoning ambition ruined him, oF a8 least handica; ously ter useful work hee sublime egotiem of a man for exai to understand, sane ' tion of time, or the extent of space. He wastes his time and 1 —" tte in useless . oa eo 8 © @ The Ath day after the physician’, departure Mac returned, He Proust, among other things, a bundle of re; one of them a Chicago 4 as Douglass opened it hie eye on a pictured face he knew ell—a face .with cold, gray eyes 4 a slit for a mouth. He rapidly read the text which accom; at the Picture, Bruce was in Chicago run- ning a deal in wheat. After ‘ead~ ing the article carefully he laid the Paarl “ee nee fell into a brown ‘udy. For an hour he did not mov bey to fill his pipe, * 6 ie d' the intent e: of his Fhe the aume aston day when he had gat in his office and studied the ie nd But there was something @ise in: his. thoughta. now, something which helped wim to ar- rive at'd décision, At length he sald, half aloud, “Tit do it; everything con- ie probably the ‘heat thing lon to di Thi tlont” “Do you mean the moral or finan- celal ae “Finnclal, What of sucdeas?” it evening be said to Harrison: iat do you think abgut mpecula- re the requisites LJ “It i @ subject to which T have given @ ggod deal of study, and from cy srectis standpoint 1 am tolerably e ‘0 ailawer you.. 1 fol- lowed Speculation as a business for many years, I should aay that the prime requiaites, were pationge ‘and thought. . Bpeculators, as a rule, are not patient, and they seldom. think correctly, ‘The great army von. turers are imbued with the idea that the market ta a machine, and apend their time studying its past action on the theory that it may be expected to repeat its performances.” Douglas# asked several other quies- tlona, and Knew from Harvinon's re- Plies that he understood the subject thoroughly: He had opened the. mat- ter for the pu of dipoloping his plans {n regard to Bruce, and thia he prevently, did ie the atory of his des} in Rope @nd-ita’ outcome, and ended by stating that ea:#oon as he was able to travel he intended to return to Chigagovand try conctusiona with the man again. - When he had hear@ the story Har- rece was allent for a time, Then he said: “Lam sorry to hear of thia, partly for selfish reasons; we have grown to enjoy your ¢ompany very much. Anide from that, I fear that even vic- tory will give little pleasure, and on the other .hand you have ‘many chancea for loss, Aa I understand it, you are going after revenge rather than money.” , ‘Yes, | have begun to look upon money as lege important than here- tofore. I am determined to Bt, the game once more, however. le In on my ground now; I waa on his before.” “Ia he not in a position to crush mere preponderance of capi- he finds you opposed to him could he not consider hia own posal- bilities improved?” ‘Suppose I trade on his own side, parallel his own operations?” “He would certainly.@ind you a , hindrance, and in that event he could dispose of you and fortify his own } position by working against himeelt temporarily.” Douglass laughed, “That in all very true, but I tntend concealing my op- erations from him.” "Change places with him; could he conceal his from you?” “No, I don't think he could; that's ® fact.” “You are on the dangerous ground hed a tare facuity *” he of the se! looked any iI Harrison reflected @ few minutes, and then sald: “Lat me divert for a moment, be. You have seen the yed with dice th which one player casts two dice, abd then casta again for the uamber to repeat. If it repeaté he has won; Mf the uppermost spots total seven he ? loses. W! 5 ‘hat are his chances?” Dougiase Ngured for @ time, led: F ‘Why, I had npver studied the mat- ter, but I pee now, that seven would nd re- appear more frequently than any ©! other number.” “Exactly; it Is possible to make nevon in aix different Ways, and t chances of all.ather numbers, each way for seven. Two, for ample, can be made in but one wi and the same-is true.of twelve. Now 1 will ask you another queation. ‘Sup: pose you are casting with two dice and throw two sixes twice, what are your chances for throwing alxes at the third attempt?” Why the begt Riee “Now yéu have made my illustre- tion of logical conclusions for me. You have answered as ninety-nine intelll- gent men out of a hundred anewer. You have followed th Foe gonad juat étly what they were at ° hgeroun error. ting sixes on the third attempt are ly reduced.” “Let me reverse pose you cast twice for mixes anewo- cessfully; have y for making them on the third cast been res 1 do not think so, : WII you admit that sixes will ap pear some time’ Dy yy “Certainly.” “How do you fecontilé that ddmis- sion with the belief that. you have juat expressed—that each upmu ful cast brings you Bo nearer § fome time when they will appear, “Harrison,” Dougiass said, “you make.my bead Harrison lat to show you alysis wi a very brainy man. before be able to see for yourse! it careful thought, but if been direct would have been positive of former list analyate, “Has the question of the dice been agreed upon by logicians? I cannot yet believe the view correct. “Oh, yes; it is in no way original with me, dincumed An ® gre the same quest! pertinacity in error of ® of thinkers. ‘Tt was he, a question: Bup- t first directed my attention to question.” " i Mile picked up the voltime of Pos from the table.@ud reads, |: “Nothing Is more difficult convince the merely gen thrown twice layer at dice is mood caune foe bet- ing the largest. odds that sixes will not be thrown in @ third attempt. effect is usually chances tor rouee L-4 ge ae be preciecly as they aay, ordinary time; that -l# to say, sub only to the influence of the vari- ous other throws which may be ma by the dice. And this le a reficction which appears so exceedingly obvious that atter to controvert it are received more frequently with a de- risive amile than with anything like reapecttul attention. “The error hi involved, a gross error redolent with mischief, I can. not pi to expose within the Mmita assigned to me at present. With the philosophical it needs no exposure. It forms one of an infinite ries of mistakes which arise in the th of re through her propen. sity for seeking the truth in detall Harrinon laid the book aside, concluded; “Now I think I have proved that @ logical conclusion ts sometimes rather illogical.” “I wish T could have your assist- on this deal. It would be a him.” Harrison said am away from speculation forever, it has no attraction for me. Our dis. cussion leads up to one point, how- ever: the man who plays the deepest farce wins; and in the world of high nance he muat needs play very deep sometimes.” Douglass picked up the Paper, read some passages from the market news aloud, and commented on them, then he handed the paper to Harrison. took It, and as his eyes fell on Bruce's . ho gave “In this the palgn against?” “Yea; do you know him?* «4, No," | Harrison answered, slowly, no, I do not know him," and made no further comment. CHAPTER XVII. The Mother’s Blood. |T was on the first day that Douglass was out of bed that George returned. He came in late in the aft noon; his clothes were in tatters, bis face haggard, his frame emaciated, and his whole abpect that [o, of a man who bas undergone severe Y IMPERSONATING SOME ONE ELSE FOR THREE WEEKS IN RETURN FOR $50,000? THAT is IN ANOTHER MAN’S SHOES* @y vicT' ‘The man we have recently uses Woe ine all the thin sald very little, looking at the half: breed shrewdly as he told his He had gone for @ deer the sign, had followed ‘woods Sinks co we bc but bad only gone forest. At lngt Re got bis bearing) 4. and found George soon threw ground #4 elept haus! A little later Harrison, him as he lay hh paren Reg SE age hie face. It was worn cass Sires BEh Te ae ees - Indian. “The Mother ” Harrison’ aontty t0 nimeoit sea walked ave - 8 @ @ e@ 8 % Harrison told Douginas that night, that jhe would prepare to 4 hia own cabin the next day. nw ind eae Ce Tn RE Paine Beare Casale Sak Ce itis pore favorable cire " willbe, I am glad reach you in time. aed days on your SR, wasnt had intended inviting my- 2% “I have been refec: ter of which we o ake Shae Someries you are oe ae Sr seh to outwit him.” At formula| #8 itt ef In that brief a ft un SEES: 3) In the a halt ing about Ys say ” sald or it deceased aa here part! CHAPTER XVIII. The King’s Confession. 'T is now these months since, % health and learn to quit oj @rinking too much whis- key; I expected to be bored to death, but I haven't been, and I guess every- ; thing that has happened to me has” been for the best. “I've made two or three friends, the dearest < eves had. Even this half breed is more to me than any” one back there in the world I left. I've lived and had new experiences and taken an interest in everything and learned a lot; particularly that money © inn't everything—that it ten’t eves « 1 much of anything. I've been ghot, it’s — true, but that don’t matter, and I've — fallen in love, and that matters @ great deal. hoa “Yes, that’s the worst ot * the only bad of it, could cancel dopeless ef @ word I don't always believed that love nd passion in my philoso) jon m\ food and always wound up by old! that it wae moonshine, money, or something worse, and now ; Cee, pure love, honorable fove, ve, (To Be Continued.) The Book on the Stands Will Cost You $1.28, —==== You Get It for 6 Cents = ri vs a7