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(Coprright, 1915, by Little, Brown & Co.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. Alan Jensen, & young United Biates Secret Service agent, goo to Canada on the trail of & © WANs of counterfeiters, In a hut there during © “ he meets two other travellers, Kerry Mal labte, @ gloriounty beautiful girl, and Peter Saint, & blind old French forester. He suspects they are Smmembers of the ging. ‘They also suspect his By help of @ Sdentity as @ Becret Service erent, wolf<ollle the Frenclsnai in rescuing Kerry Swedish giant, Di wolf<ollie. Unring the excitement down. ‘The three human surrivors fet forth through the blizzard toward ‘Camp Arayle the distant home of Kerry's father, ~ Om the way Kerry is lost in the snow. Jensen Reaching the camp, Jenren finds « counterteiiers. He leaves bis room at investigate, ‘This is diffien!t, because the exmp's Gwede laborers are in revolt. But he re CHAPTER XVI. (Continged.) The Message. HY don't you say some- thing?” barked Varick, looking at Jensen with puzzled eyes, “You act as if you were glad to 66 be out of It.” “I am not exactly sorry,” answered Jo Yensen frankly. « Jensen frankly. “Now that the plant 1s totally destroyed, I can't see what © ‘vise there is in going on, we have no proof.” « “¥ou are the proof,” answered Var- fo. “And you are going back with me to swear to what you saw here. That's enough to put it all over the old man, even if he does turn out to be the real Lord Cannonquest.” Jensen's face still lacked the enthu- siasm Varick expected to find there. A wudden light broke upon his mind, He grinned slyly, as he poked a Dandaged fist into Jensen's rib: “I gee, the girl, eh? Mallabee’s @augter. George! Man, I can’t blame you; she certainly is one thumping Seauty. If I wasn't an old married man (4 be smitten myself; the tender way she fed me that egg-nog was @mough to soften the heart of a @rissly. But, all levity aside, take it from me, a Becret Service man has mo business falling in love, and espe- cially not with a counterfeiter’s daughter. Forget it, eon; the chances are ehe is playing you for a sucker, anyway; knows the old man ta in bad and wants to steer you off. “Now I'll tell you what we have got to do,” added the man. “First drag that couch over close to the door to this wireless room; then help me back to it. Nobody gets to this wireless ex- gept over my dead body. I'll make gure that our connections with head- quarters are not cut until we leave here. I'd smash the instrument, but we may need to use it again ourselves. You can tell these folks that you moved the couch ao that I might have better alr. “Tl act sick a while longer,” con- tinued Varick, J moved the in 1 couch, “and, believe m il not need to act much either. I feel as if a decent punch from a healthy baby would put me entirely out of busine: Meanwhile, you manoeuvre with Mal- Jabee to get that outfit, and we'll hurry to Quebec. Crewly and I wero out on a hunting expedition, and the ides deserted us, see? That's what Pew explain to Mallabee, and we ratand mrust not let him know we uns each oth ‘With Jensen's assistance, Varick managed to hobble back to the couch, “Gee, but it feela good to rest these feet of mine,” he said. “Now you look up the Mallabees; they are remaining away a long time. Better cut the fiirtations, too, son, A Secret Service man has no business to mix mush with business, She's not in our class, gon, not in our class at all, We're the hounds, and she's the dainty little lady fox it’s our business to run down, |, believe me, she's as guilty as the old man; they always are, for all their pretty faces. Get me, son?” Bluft- ken Jim Varick, veteran of the t Service, lay back and closed hia eyes. “phe may have been maxing, a fool ‘of me, as Varick intimates,” thought Jensen, as he left the underground home and walked moodily toward the fails, “But for all that, I'll have no more to do with handing them over; T've done my duty, and it ends here; that's settled.” Jensen walked as far as the falls without seeing anything of Kerry Mallabee or her father, Travelling along the bank of Black Devil River, ¢ kept on up to where Stephen Mal!l- bee had built his dam. Aside from a few jagged blocks of cement that Ad up above the water, there was eft no sign of the splendid structure, a triumph of engineering skill and daring, that had been there but a few hours before. The river, filled with mush ice, had lowered, as the lake above the dam emptied itself, and now it was not more than a hundred * feet wide. The Mallabees were nowhere in wight, and Jensen decided they must have returned to the wireless house while he and Varick were sending tho ‘message to Chief Hilkie, Kerry Mall- abee was probably at breakfast. She would think it strange that he had deserted the sick man, yet he felt no desire to return there. He did not mean to return. As Jensen looked upon the wreck of Stephen Mallabee's great undertaking it seemed to typi! his own life, Upon entering the Secret Service profession he had never counted on being obliged to run down beautiful young women; least of all did he ex pect to be confronted with the nec aity of denouncing a men like Ste- phen Mallabee. Varick could return, he thought; ¢ Mallabees would look out for Baer og oe ak oe i rr en ‘of the § A Canadian Tale of Treasure and Mystery ANLE OQOODNHODOSDOOO ODODE DEMOS S: ® “WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS AND CAN HAVE—A_PERFECT FIGURE! ® The Summer Time Gives Every eee. Are You Too Thin Woman the Opportunity or Are You Too Fat? 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NE TFPOOOOWDODGOOHDGHGE any glory in it, raction Jensen ear @ step approaching until the person coming was almost at his side. Then he turned. It was Kerry Mallabe le nation. going about Although his method speaking peoples should be under a #! this may not have single government, and that the pres- . “It Is be- turning cold @ hand across his forehe: lips, cause I can't understand.’ One glance into Jensen's face and “Listen then,” she said. “It was my ent English Crown Government is been the most praiseworthy, he be- stroyed every bridge to ho: . Varick, had co! . she seemed to understand the wild gather who made the counterfeit the ideal form. The basic idea lieved it would eventually be of enor- piness, Nimrsoee te CES SBC OSe Katviasn's telng: iavblvedy. ol the whirl of feeling that was tearing at money—or rather, helped to make It, Is not bad,—you would see that mous benefit to your country, Lknow Kerry Mallabee's idea of the lenl- chief could not rid his mind of the his heart. for only the base metal centres were if it were your own country {hat your government will consider ency With which his government hunch that the old gold king was She held out her hands, palms made here, Had not Black Devil's that proposed it; but father failed to his motives and look upon the conduct Would look up her father's conduct Mixed up in It somewhere. Certainiy, down, but he did not take them. HIS Bed and his ithite mine been flooded take the Yankee temperament into of Canada's former Premier with might be true, yet going back would he thought, those wireleas message eyes fell before hers. : to-day or the United States Govern- consideration. He could not realize lenient ey ‘They may urge that he still mean betraying her father, ol ‘ermont,” pointed in that You bad, delin.@ent nurse,” she ment prevented him, he might have their passion for absolute leadership, Fecelve a reprimand through his own man whom Jensen had learned said playfully, “Yeu deserted your ernment, but that is continued to manufacture the spur- he could not see they would be sat- greatly admire, And tt meant losing _ It took Alan Jensen scarce another it. ious money until there was not a sin- jsfied with nothi: short of first “It will be entirely matter for her, the woman he loved, livi fifteen minutes to put annwered Jensen dully. “He gio good geld coin in your country.” place,” toad most careful diplomatic adjustment,” without her; he felt certain Of that, possession of the ess tial, facta, re- awoke and appeared so far reapvered ‘The enormity of this staten she continued, “and also extremely too, yet he could not deny her; he garding J. J. Kerrison, with whic that | came up here to ascertain what fairly staggered Jonsen, spoken, as it careful suppression from publicity. would go, Stephen Mailabee's daughter had re- detained you and your father, L was w, In her calm, even tones. CHAPTER XVII. What they will do to old J, J. Kerrison But returning over the trail will cently furnished him. Before another not sure but that you might have run “fut your father a criminal!” he Vanii 1 do not know, nor do I care—that mean a long delay,” he continued. hour had elapsed those facts were into some of the Swedish miners. exclaimed, “It is unbellevabl ‘anishing Hopes. cighty-year-old man once had the “Why not attempt to get Chief Hilkie confirmed and Chief Hilkle wirelossed ‘ou act oddly, said Kerry “My father ts not a criminal,” she $ he listened to Kerry Malla- audacity to propose marriage to me— on the wireless again, tell him all back to Camp Argyle that not only Mallabee, as she noted Jensen's aif answered proudly. “His jater life has bee's ntory of her father's DUt you may be certain that the con- this, and enable him to proceed had the old fox been cornered, but of indifference. “Tell me what is the heen dominated by an idea; it was y nection of Lord Cannonquest withthe against J. J. Kerrison at once? Oth. that the vast store of good gold coin trouble. Did father talk of his great that the United States and the! Do- colossal schemes, it fairly pian will be buried forever in the se- erwise it may be too late when 7 ar- Kerrison had concealed in an Paes while you were breakfasting t minion should become one Ah | took Jensen's breath away. cret archives of hg green Lord rive in the States.” doned prospect on hia ( aK! , gether?” nation, and that all America shou e sould ne yn your father ts actually Lord The idea that Ke estate had been une t “No,” answered Jensen, “But he be one united colony of England, Yet For a moment he could not Cannonguest?” asked Jensen. Obieet te rie, eine a ebee IENS ee gunrdes by book and Wisden did tell me. before breakfast, that he father is as bitterly opposed to war aa speak. ‘Then he blurted out patriot- “Certainly,” ahe answered, “Whom mind: If she hod been decivinn tic, until the arrival of the Treasury’ intended to leave Camp Argyle and he is possessed, call it obsessed, if you jeally: did you suppose him to be?" she would. This was a text ” ficlals, who Would supervise Its tran “I did not know who he wi netimes doubted if he so high in the world ‘Ironman of Canada.’ His hands’ he continued, when she interrupted go on board his yacht, and he offered to furnish an outfit of dogs und kc matics, with Peter Saint as a guid for me to return to Quebec, This sick man must be eent back with prefer, with this idea of an undivided America “Ten years ago father discovered this mine here and began experiment- ing, secretly, with radium, During Instead of objecting she became in- portation to the nearest sub-treasury stantly enthusiastic, "An excellent Chief Hilkie was not ordinarily a idea,” she cried, “why didn't we think demonstrative man; a single word of of it before? Where did you get your commendation from him meant more chief on the wireless?” than a dozen words from many oth- “Even with our credit but a thing of shreds and patches, the people of the United States would never con- sent to annexation to England, They ter Saint.” these experiments he isolated vast 5 hin Jensen considered : t against it with their last 7" n considered a moment, then ers; yet, having got his details out of Yes,” she said, an odd lopk filling quantities of ithite, found that it had bitoheasg aoacareiae es, I saw you taking note of them he remembered. “Why, it was at a the way, the chief took th er eyes, as she searched his fac the same specific gravity as gold and ounce » at dinner last night. Father was #» place called Craggmorie,” he an- send a purely personal messa; ‘And you, Boy, you are going too?” Could be made to give the true ring go I have always assured father,” zealous regarding this plan of hi awored Alan Jonse He looked toward her. His glance of gold, even when combined WIth angwered Kerry Mallabee, “But he 4 united English-speaking rac aggmorie!” exclaimed Kerry Mal. “Good work, Jensen,” was the fell before hers, he was about to that metal : Would not believe it. Mr. Kerrison he made the greater part of those labee. “They are in tune with us, and cheering sentence that came crashing stammer some hastily concocted About this time your _famous § ithite ntres with his own hand. we should have little difficulty in wh from the Camp Argyle evasion of her question. Then, sud- American gold king, J. J. Kerrison, has persistently told him that your Mr. Kerrison owns @ vast game pre- catching him again, Either father or “You beat us all to it, the « Genly, he knew he could not lie to Whom father has known since hi moneyed class who exert the greater serve called Craggmorie, situated I have been in connection with Cragg- case we ever handled.” her. ‘Her eyes seemed to fairly drag boyhood days, came to visit us while partly in northern Vermont, partly morie on the wireless frequently. Varick, too, now that he was con. political influence would welcome the jdea of becoming a colony of England. “T have tried repeatedly to discour- we were at Quebec He was a morose old man, very bitter against his own country. Father told Kerrison of his dream of a united America, Mr. Ker- rison offered to donate his entire for- tune to that end, and I believe he is almost @ billionaire. He even pro- posed that Canada make war upon your country and invade it “Father would not even consider war; but he continued to study the matter during the time Mr. Kerrisou was visiting us. Finally, together, they evolved a plan which father called ‘The Bloodless War.’ It was very simple. “Mr. Kerrison, with his brother, controlled a large share of the gold mines in the United States, His product was delivered at the United States mints in the shape of bullion; for this bullion he might receive either coin, paper money, or bank drafts. He usually elected to receive coin. “Their plan was to manufacture counterfeit from the comparatively cheap ithite and gradually substitute it for the perfect money, until prac- tidally all the gold coin in the United States should be spurious.” “But how was it possible to thus in Canada, and the coins were fin- ished there, When you told me at the Little Habos camp that you were age father in this plan of his, but Jt jnstructed by Tom Springvale to re- was useless. He and J. J. Kerrison turn with the package to ‘the Lenk,’ started life together as poor men; they | have risen high, and father's confi- dence in Kerrison is great, Both Kerrison and father are in- capable of seeing the thing from the point of view of the real people of the States; father, becauso he is so intensely British, and Kerrison, be- cause his disposition is so thoroughly soured, Father, although he loves me dearly, has not a high regard for feminine opinions, as you may have gathered from our talk together. Of late I have had to play the spy in order to know how matters were go- ing. Springvale would tell me little; he knew I was not in sympathy with the plan, and he was extremely loyal to father.” “And you pliable person?” sarcastically “Now, Boy,” she answered patiently, “do be sensible, From what I saw of you at the Little Babos camp, I knew you were a man to whom deceit was Although @ Secret Father sent a mossage to ‘Gold, Vers vinced Jensen had not been led mont,’ there last night, immediately astray by Kerry Mallabes, was quick after vour arrival, We will try to call to tender his congratulations. them “Son,” he sald, as he held forward Arriving atthe Camp Argyle under- one of his bandaged hands, “it you und home, Kerry Mallabeo sent are willing to shake the paw of one sen in to explain matters to Var- of the biggest chuckleheads in the . while she went to her fathe Secret Service, put it the T cer- ‘ather lying down in his tainly thought your story was a pipe said Kerry Mallabee, “He dream; but it wan the real goods.” was very despondent. I think T had Jensen stood cold before this show- better tell him something of conditions ef of praise from his associate and i at once. It seems like rubbing a raw his chief. In his own mind he could what n Springvale would have in- sore: yet he is in a better frame of not believe he deserved It, and the structed, you would have answered mind to be reconciled now to what fact that Kerry Mallabee had failed Craggmorie’ instead of ‘the bank’ must come than he will be later.” to second thelr good opinions of his when I questioned you. It was a far from enthusiastic conduct added to his despondency. Jensen was overcome with humilla- Varick who heard what Jensen had True, she had been moned to her tion. Was she to leave him no single to tell him of Case BM432, father's aide by one of the Chinese detail of Case BM432 on which he “Sounds kinder punky to me," he houxe boys immediately after having might believe he had outgeneraled deciared, as Jensen finished. ‘'You received the Inst word from Chief are gettin’ an ear full from that girl Hilkle: yet, thought Jensen, she I see that, all right. But, as for me, might, at least, have expressed her I'm naturally suspicious of all young approval before leaving, since he had women, and especially of young wom- fulfiiled her own wishes in the mat- en so all-fired seductive as she ter, She's got you hypnotized; but [ tell you, son, she hasn't hypnotized ma yet. Conquer the United States by ruining our currency and credit! Sounds very fishy, son, I think this is the bitter tru from his unwilling i can't!" he cried helplessly. Why not, Boy?" she asked caimly “Because it would be acting the part of a cad,” he answered, with hanging head, “But why, Boy?” she persisted. “I am a Secret Service employee, he blurted out desperately, and raised 8 to hers, expecting to see them with horror and hate. ‘Well,’ she answered slowly, with- out the slighest tonal change in her voice. “And what of that?” “Could it be \ oggieel after all, that she did not fully know of her fath- er's schemes?” he thought. It seemed so, and he must tell her; there was no other thing to do. Again his ‘lance before hers, as he spoke in halting sentences, the uttering of me was the keenest hurt of all his life. I was sent up here to run down @ huge counterfeiting scheme,” he said, “I know now that it was at mp Argyle the money was made.” In hurried, stumbling sentences he told her of all he had seen in the thought you were playing a p. All the ithite centres went to Cragg- morie, crossed the frontier there, ani, after ng finished, were carriea thence to New York, Chicago or sor e of t other big centres whe: Kerrisons banked, Had you been king truthfully, cording to seem to have been x nything from you, If Springvale was adam: hands, F have been putty. “I like that,” she returned, “Who was \t discovered the trail up here, managed to unearth father's secret coining plant, and has led me to tell him all I know of father’s plans? You unable to “he said, in your me a more interrupted considered Jensen CHAPTER XVIII. The Light o’ Love. HE days that followed while basement coining-room at Argyle substitute bad money for good?” ‘stasteful. 4 are too modest, Boy. Instead of failure, merely a foxy move of hers to hurry House end of {hs message he bad asked Jensen in wonterment, bi rides bah oe Ph aa you seem to have made smashing 8 back to a and ket her old he awaited Varick's recovery already despatched to Chief Hilkie, +4 r played the p HO ney) » Success. Certainly you are return- Man out of the way before the chic! yy desp E It was easy enough to do this "«¥ou are far from complimentary,” [ecu Cee Yon el haem Ghance to\meve apelnos inte to a point where the return Her eyes never once left his fac to save his soul, he could not have held any part of the story from her, during the transfer of Kerrison'’s good gold from the mints to the various banks where he deposited,” answered he declared a little sulkily, “Perhaps,” she returned, think your conduct stands to Varick’s further impressions were Journey to Quebec might be cut short by the entrance of Kerry attempted were alike the Mallabee and her father, Mallabes Most lonely and the most depressing Was he? He did not know, If he Wat Yet I were to believe all Kerry Mallabee your once he had begun, Kerr: . mt ’ had told him, he was, yet the irritat- ‘ y Mallabee, “Somewhere, while credit. Such work must be done, but him, he was, y wy "The plant has been wrecked,” he Kerriso ‘ 4 credit, : x ing idea what Tom Springvale had WS leaning heavily on his daugh- Alan Jensen had wet fniahed, “but I can swear to 1t8 ¢X- Inne was ia arena, epul pin it 1s not always the most manly thing Of ie Mit A delirium, va falne- (¢F'8 arm. His great frame was Stephen nearby mint was spurious with ithite centres was cleverly sub- stituted for the minted money, and to do.” Jensen found himself won- dering if she were about to counsel treason to the service. bowed; the lambent glow in his fine Mallabes was ill in his ray yen had been Faplaced with « chamber and required tho constant t istence, and for me to return means black ‘disgrace for you, for your father. hearted sire ever to efface from his mind. " was yet as difficult as The Sener bree te qunily invpomibie this they delivered the banks. ye. feason. why" i brought you doubt would persists atill he knew he Cor Ane AbIO AOTTOW. wank Attention of his daughter. Jenson saw moay be & coward, but 1 can't do it “The banks they selected were al- here," sho continued, “was becaure loved her. He thought, for amomenty weyrily into a chair. my daughter tet Only as ahe occasionally passed Kerry Matlabee came closer and Ways large depositories of govern- y father would perceive your eo ate erate anid’ he had be- "as Just told me who you ‘are and ‘rough the rooms, and their conver- reReiy, Matlabeo came closer and Tent funds, as well as Institutions ruged honesty as certainly as f did. | "Tom Springvale sald’ —he had be- wine you know of my pian for welds sation was limited to inquiries and I knew he would sound you on con- ditions in the Stat that, if he liked you, your opinions would carry weight with him, enpugh, I hoped, over which Kerrison wielded control. He was thus able to Influence the officials without their being aware of ing the English-speaking peoples into re one homogeneous nation, I fear it was but the dream of an old man and sad eyes held his as she said: “Boy, boy, I know all about it, 1 knew from the first, almost look of sorrow that suddenly over- spread her features. “Tell me, Boy," she interrupted ear- plies regarding her father's condi- tion of health, Mallabeo's yacht, cruising in the She “You amiled a little as she added what he was actually accomplishing, ' rt that a bloodless war ts an impossi- et 1 so that he would look more deeply nestly, “did Tom Springvale really jiity” Mf . haven't @ good face for keeping go that the ithite money even vtes into exact conditions in your country die?” have airendy ‘Oeon ancritced.” Four fetborhood of Ungava May, had became a part of the United States secrets. When I told you in the Little This has been going Babos cainp that I had suspected you of being @ Secret Service man, your expressive look assured mo that. my suspicion was correct. Your face, Boy, has always told me the truth, He gazed intently at her, Some- thing in the expression of her face made him think she had cared for the man, “Yes,” he answered, “that was all and be less guided by the biased and revengeful views of old J. J. Kerri- gon,” But you must have known I would be likely to discover what was going on here,” said Jensen, “and that it of those men were as brave fellows been communicated with by wireless, as ever lived, I would not have given “8 @ party from there was already Dick Evans alone for the complete on its way down the river to Camp realization of my dream, I thought it could all be brought about peace- Teal ae oe sce id gold reserve. on for years.” “Then this false coin is merely a substitute for the real money,” put in Jensen, “not counterfeit manufac i sear Yevad tee tha porpees OF anit true, {was with him when he died; fully; [ deceived myself. Iam sorry, ""e! 4 ae WR PORE Ane RGA: TE inet alo enewareds. Bo tar, Would be my duty to inform the but he did not confide ia me. I knew I shall do what loan’ to right the and ede, 2ONRS waster Vavick, “You knew! you knew!" he stam- Mr. Kerrison has kept every dollar Upited Mates Tavernment. | | |. 4 him merely as a casual acquaintance wrong.” ii jo Rabitan's aidiitul mine realized all that, too, and St Was at college. It waa pure accident, my strations the Secret Service man Jensen's heart went out In sympathy to this wonderful man; he knew what 4 confession of failure must have cost of the good gold money stored in an old abandoned prospect on his Cragg- morie estate.” mered, with hanging jaw, almost paralyzed with amazement. “And you deliberately brought me here to Camp ted you to do if father ube: de if fazer frost-bitten Imbs were rapidly ap up his plan.” Shi proaching a condition where it would be safe for him to be moved on the what I ex did not give gripped his shoulder and spoke very finding Springvale and that note at the reoal burners’ camp in Ver- mont.” Then, as 1) saw her eyes fill Argyle after you knew?" There was “But what possible end could such garnestly. “ y ke him, Still more did he admire him A y ‘And now you must take with sudden tears, he added, before no’ . z a trail toward Quebec, Jensen spent bite, unreasoning anger in his ques- @ substitution of spurious coin at- father's proffered outfit, ‘return tone “hun a swanee ta pealiy Gansider for not shouldering the blame upon tne, intervening time inaking Ae .s oo . Washington, and put them in posses- what he was saying: “You cared f “ . , and lonely exploring tours about th Tt was because f did know that ‘To the end that, eventually al- jon of the facts [ have given you him’ ying ou cared for My caumtiter: tells me you propose vicinity of Black Devil iver, t the I brought you here,” she answered most the entire store of gold poi “Remember, my knight errant,” ahe "thought 1 did at one time,” ahe e iikie, head of your ‘ ‘There was no pleasant anticipation sessed by the United States should consist of counterfeit coin, Then, through some pretext, father, with the Canadian influence, and Kerrison, with his newspapers, would foment a quarrel between the Dominion and the United States that should finally result in strong prospect of war. “Upon this, Mr. Kerrison, through his newspapers, would disclose the fact that a large part of the United States gold coin was nothing but worthless counterfeit, This state- ment, they expected, would totally Tuin the credit of the United States patiently. ow, don't be angry, Bo: continued, touching his cheek softly with her warm pink fingers, The gesture brought a hurrying memory that hurt more than if she had stabbed him with a knife. For a fleeting instant there was only hate and rage in Jensen's heart, as he felt the caress with which she had be- ‘uiled the giant Swede at the Little bos camp. “You deliberately made a fool of me!" he blurted out, trying to remove her hand from his shoulder, “Just as et Police, on the wireless and put ¢¢ r him jc in ponsession of auch informa- wan leaving tha, weenee ee iovee nable him to cause John jeaving her forever, without having Kerrison to surrender the gold coin had the courage to declare his pas: We have obtained through”—Mallabee sion ‘or to learn his chances, tire hesitated a moment, and his voice fealization of her high station, the shook as he continued—"have obtaln- thought that he was a mere nobody ed through fraud, for I suppose we kept him from telling her of his nay as well be blunt about this thing. Jove at course has my approval, My ~The by r daughter Is a skilled wireleas operator. inborn erie See ot nope If you will tell her the messuge you mit him to believe she might really wish to give your chief, she will be care for him, in spite of all this. wlad to send it for you. I hope you Neither could he realize that there will excuse me n I find the events night be something winning to her said, “your promise to fulfil my most high commission without questions: The code letter I found in Big Dan's tote bag told me that their plans were approaching a crisis. ‘This that has happened here will precipitate tt, The destruction of Camp Argyle and the death of thoxe miners has done much to bring father to his senses; his spirit ts almost broken, and I think T can convince him now; but there Is i J. J. Kerrison to be taken tnto account. He ts a bitter, revengeful old man and he will stop at nothing to humiliate the United States. Your answered slowly, “And father was anxious that we marry; but it had never progressed quite as far as an actual engagement. We were seldom able to agree, Tom and I,” There was that in her words which in Jensen's heart, knew Springvale had been a com- moner, yet Stephen Mallabee had ap- proved of his suit, Still he could not bring himself to tell her of his love. What had he to offer her, the daugh- ter of a lord? It was this and the thought that he was only an unim- portant unit in a profession for which him tion as will J, id of Big Dan and Tom Spring- and make it impossible for her to duty lies in Washington; you Owe US she had recently conf 4 of the morning have tired me greatly. fn, 01 vale finance a war. Upon this Canada nothing In loyalty here Roe had renenly conteamed Bhe HAO Twill soe that you are provided With itvnsee onion, etkon tenee ae The wind blew wandering strands would magnantmously forget her " "You can return,” she argued pa- Awe Boy. what is it te hee” aha an outfit to return to Quebec when- 9 5 , de ised and constantly tried hard to fight down. Varick was as eager for the day of return to come as Jensen was reluc- of her hair into his face and eyes. He felt the contact and caught the subtle perfume of her presence. It was as if quarrel and offer to stand back of the United States’ credit to any amount, if your country would consent to a tiently, “and tell them enough so that they will make Kerrison disgorge the millions of good money he has stored r you wish to go.” It_ required less than fifteen minutes for Kerry Mallabee to get Chief Hilkie asked rant?” ‘Are you still my knight er- © voured her face with longing he were being suffocated, United America with home rule, such away In his abandoned prospect at he must hav ow on the emorie wireless instru ‘ " y’ “At this moment you are being a ag the Dominion now has. kemoris, Kerrison’s motive was ct wit wae te his heart; yet. ment # slight delay was caused Vatiok could aievecchoutien hia foot fool, Boy,” she said. “No,” she d “This was father's Idea of a Bloodless » revenge for what he considered ontinued to remain a straight, by the chief | If, who, with Secre- without pain, apd Peter Saint de nied, ‘you are just being a boy; a War that he felt certain would result Jack of appreciation. Father's motive ding figure, silhouetted against tary of State Francis, had been at clared further delays would only de- man’ would wait listen before he in complete victory for Canada, with- alr came solely from a per- the cold, gray, northern sky, silently Cragemorio, engaged in wireless con- crease their chances of good weather would dare accus out the necessity of firing a single fect! la ambition to bind the awaiting his answer sultation with Washington before for the journey “Forgive me,” he begged, brushing gun, He believes that all English- English-speaking countries Into a “I will go,” he said slowly, his heart they left for Quebec, The dogs and komatics were made “ 9 —_ A New EVENING WORLD "SUCCESS MOVIE" HOW TOM “WON OUT No. 12—Advancement we ue WMustrated by WILL B, JOHNSTONE —— we se By Hazen Conklin [Copprigns. 1918, Prem Pesiahing Co. CH. ¥. ywaina World) eri( did ies a ob laa te ahha NEXT WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL IN THE EVENING | The Boss of Lazy ~~~ naman aeasesa By CHARLES ALDEN’ SELTZER |. Aether of “FHS TWO-GUN MAN,” “THB COMING OF FEB LAW,” ’ eA RERIIIR AT HR ‘ ‘From time to time My. Jones asks Tom about his progress at night school and ‘seems pleased at Tom's reports of good work accomplished. ‘Tom also Is ‘makihg good” in the office and within a few weeks is “raised” a dollar, By this time Tom has fecome fired with enthusi- asm for the law as pceaacal career for himself He has made himself familiar with the work Herbext had been doing and he asks Mr, Jones if he can take Herbert's place, ‘When Tom has Geen with Mr. Jones a year Her- Hert leaves, The death of an uncle has brought his father a little money and he is to be sent to law school, taking the regular day course, ‘Once settled in his new job Tom loses no line in ‘enrolling in a night school class, taking high schoo! studies, Because he Is in earnest he soon finds hinxe!f making excellent progress there, ready, four teams of nine each, with ami provisions camping materi: no that might be taken in comfort; tous ease” Varick termed it ag he in= spected the ledge that had been for the exclusive transportation of bis own huge person. It so happened that the relief from the yacht arrived at Argyle upon the eve of the day had been selected by Peter Saint for the start toward Quebec. Stephen Mallabee had so far recovered that was now up and about, and he de- cided to immediately abandon Camp Argyle. Thus with the two depart- ures the entire camp was nothing but bustle and confusion. The morning broke gray and cold, Breakfast bad been partaken of in the dining room of the underground home and, for the first time duri day "ind het both Kerry Mallabee r sat at the table with Jensen and Hel Varick wee, ta high feather at 6 prospect pottt back to civilization and carried the wen of the conversation during the meal. Jensen was moody and despondent. Kerry Mallabee addressed him pleas- antly sevora! times, as did her father; but thelr talk was confined to com- monplaces about the return journey, the best spots for camping, and how to gain the greatest amount of eom- fort over the hard trail in cold weather, After assisting Peter Saint to make everything taut on the ki Jensen returned to the un home with a heavy heart to say fare- bd to Kerry Mallabee and her ‘athe: room, Mallabee was sea! lowing thermal radiator that fur- nished the only light there. This morning Mallabes looked more as he bad when Jensen first saw him in the dining apartment upon the eve- ning of his arrival at Argyle House, His daughter, who had been handing him some medicinal table, turned and said: “Boy, you are going?” “Yes,” he answered haltingly, it~ ing hard to drown the hunger that was in his heart. “And I could not leave without Informing you and your father how ggeatly I appreciate your unvarying kindness to me since I éame to T have not de- served it. y fate that I should be forced to play the part I have in your lives; but I hope you will believe me sincere when I you that at no single moment since I really knew you was it my Roe ap He bowed and backed toward door. At his first words, Mallabee had risen to his feet. Jensen knew whether to expect an el denunciation or cold and farewell, but he entirely unpre- pared for what did come, ‘Mr. Jensen,” said Mallabee, hold- ing forward his hand and with something of the old fire in his voice, “You need no apologies, My daughter, Kerry, has made everything clear to me. ‘There has been nothing in your conduct that was not compatible with the course of true honor and,” he added vig- orously, “and jalty to the land of your birth, I am y fied. sir, to shake your hand, I shall hope, some time in the near future, to entertain you more hosiptably at my home in Montreal. I want to see more of you, and, if the States have other sons like you, I should like to know them, too. What I have learned since came among Us makes me feel that I have never really known our 4 bor to the south. I will leave it my daughter to arrange the date upon which you can visit us at Montreal—we shall be there for seve~ ral _months—while I impart a few final instructions to Peter Saint be- fore he departs.” After a hearty hand-clasp hen Mallabes strode from the om te farewell and hospitable invitation to visit them in Montreal raised Jensen’ pths of de Sapien. fe turned to where Ki Malla! stood beside a low table. Her ae was shadowed from the light; he not know what was there as she 3 “Father's illness has pre from erga before how my gallant knight has pro trust I put in him. Father sctseee now that what I did was wholly for the best and he has forgiven mi you, Boy, forgive me for having made you @ party in my efforts toward bringing him to @ realisation of what his great plan really meant?" Sho came @ step nearer, held out her hand and, coming, stepped into the warm upward beat of the light. He saw her face with its halo of golden hair, her sad eyes with their fender appeal Shak bed never failed to raw him since the joment haa mat her. ali sa) ‘e did not immediately take proffered hand. If she Sapected “te leave him with this sort of a formal farewell she was mistaken, he tho As she raised her face in wonder at his failure to grasp her hand he gased for one instant into her eyes with all the heartache that was consuming hie sou! Then, before she could speak, fore she could move, he had caught her (Bis ernie and was crushing her to his breast as he bi her listening ears: rot "Girl! Tam not going to % Camp Argyle without telling you ‘thet 1 love you, I love you, you, you.” He searched her eyes again. Then his lips found hers; willingly she re- turned his kiss for kiss, “You really care for me, Girl?" he asked, after the first moment of wild Joy had spent itself, “Of course I do,” she answered, “Haven't [ told you so in a hundred different ways?” “LT didn't know it,” he ani with a little smile of puxgled surprise, “Boy, boy always,” she murmured happily. “But I love you for it, I do love you for it ow (The End.) GOING AWAY FOR THE SUMMER? Remember The Eve- ning World prints each week a complete up-to-date novel —@ week's reading! Have The. Eye ning World sent to your sum . und them together in the liv- ted before